Chapter Chatter April-May 2015 Region B Chapter NH-A NH-A Website www.gwrranha.org Who's Who In Chapter NH-A Chapter Director David & Bonnie Bolster gwrra.nh.a@gmail.com 603-624-0268 Assistant Chapter Director Scott & Cheryl Smith ssmith22559@comcast.net Chapter Treasurer Julie Bernier Chapter Educator Richard Bernier Chapter MEC Glenn Daniels gwrra.nh-a@comcast.net Chapter Ride Coordinator Paul Morrisette Chapter Webmaster Finn Nielsen Chapter Photographer Leanne Clayton Chapter Newsletter Editor Ellen Morrisette mrselm4ever@gmail.com Chapter NH-A meets monthly, (except December) at 7:00 PM on the third Friday of the month. Location: Wingate Hall, Bethany Chapel 54 Newbury Road Manchester NH 03103 From the Chapter Director April is over and while we have had a few warmer days to make us want to getoutonourwings,springwarmthis STILLholdingout!ThursdayeveningasI changedtheoilinourbike,snowflakeswerefalling! February, the month of romance ended with the NHA Valentine s Dance.We had 28 starryeyed folk attend, including Ron & Susie Black from NHE and our District Director, EdHeathandhiswife,Denise.Aphotobackdropwasset upsocouplescouldgetapicturetakentocommemorate theevening.thecostoftheframedpicturewas$5.the NHA chocolate fountain was up and running with all kinds of dunkables available including pretzels, angel food cake, pineapple, bananas, strawberries, and rice krispysnacks.chocolicious!entertainmentwaspro vided by DickBernier s Nickelodeon.We danced our socksoff!a KissingBooth challengeofajarfilledwith HersheyKissesandHugswaswonbyJulieBernier.Other door prizes were won by Ed Heath, Denise Heath and DavidBolster(whowonaheartshapedboxofchocolates thathegavetobonnie.)the50/50rafflewaswonbyron Black.ItwasafuneveningwithValentine ssmilesforall! OnSunday,March8th,11NHAmembersvisitedChapter G sgettogetheratthegreensiderestaurant@lochmere CountryClub.TheycertainlyserviceaBIGbreakfast.Dick BernierheldaCORIDERSeminaraftertheregularmeet ing and NHA was able to capture the flag and take it home with us.later that afternoon, we held our ride planningmeetingatsal spizzaonsouthwillowstreet,in Manchester.Sal s is one of our sponsors.the meeting
Chapter Chatter Page 2 From the Chapter Director (cont) was run by our Ride Coordinator, Paul Morrisette and 12 members helped develop the NHA ride calendar for the 2015 riding season. We welcomed a new member Norman (aka Skip) Lamay who also attended the ride planning meeting.thanks for joining us and helping us out,skip! OurMarchbowlingdineoutwascoordinatedbyourAssistant ChapterDirectors,ScottandCherylSmith.Theydidagreat jobwiththiseventatparkplacelanesinwindhamnh.ron andsusieblackcaptured theflag takingittonhe.theflag is CERTAINLY traveling these days! ItwastheWINGSinMONARCHCOUNTRYonMarch22when 16ofuswenttotheVerizonCenterinManchestertoseethe ManchesterMonarchtakeonthePortlandPirates.ITWASA RUMBLEINTHEJUNGLEastheMonarchswonthegame31.It was a special day as the Monarch celebrated the birthday of theirmascot,max.hopemaxhadasmuchfunonhisbirthdayaswehad!
Chapter Chatter Page 3 From the Chapter Director (cont) ScottandCherylSmithtraveledtoNHE schaptergettogetheronmarch29th.theywere hoping to bring the flag back to A but unfortunately, they were out numbered by three membersfromnhg,somikevaillancourt,nhgchapterdirectorwithsomehelpfrombob andmarilynspraguetooktheflaghometolaconia. The End of Winter Bash hosted by Maine Chapter C was held on April 10th11th.Three couples from New Hampshire attended including our very own Glenn and Laura Daniels. DinnerattheMuddyMoosewasdeliciousasalways.Theicecreamsocialisalwaysahitas wellasthegames! NHA smonthlygettogetherwasfriday,april17th.wehadsal spizzafordinner.yummy asalways.24folksattanded.wewelcomedsomeofoursnowbirdsbackwithachaptera serenadeofannemurray s SNOWBIRD. Spreadyourtinywingsandflyawayandtakethesnowbackwithyouwhereit camefromonthatday. Maybeitdidn tsoundgreatbuttheycertainlyknew thatwemissedthemandaregladtheyareback!oursingingalsoimpressedourvisitor,don Ziniti,whowasinvitedtovisitourChapterbyRonandBarbFilteau.OurChapterandDistrict Educator,DickBerniertalkedaboutTCare,the me partoftclocs.tcareisacheckofflist fortheridertomakesureweareingoodconditionforriding.our50/50winnerwasjulie Bernierwhotookhome$50.
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From the Ride Coordinator: Hello Everyone! Thanks to our new GWRRA member Mother Nature, who has provided some very awesome weather for riding!!!! So far no rain outs! We are now into the riding season and looking forward to the next event. Participation has been great. As we all arrive for these events, it s difficult to tell the difference between the shiny chrome and the smiles. The riding season is moving forward at high speed. The last three rides have been well attended. On May 2 nd. The mice out ice out ride had a wonderful day for a trip around Lake Sunapee. As always the turn out was great. On the 9 th the NH-A/NH-G Garage day saw 5 bikes participated. Even Bonnie got in on the action! A new nickname.. aka Oil Change Bonnie! She did a great job. I think all those that went, learned something about their bikes. On the 17 th of May there were 19 bikes and at least 22 people. Dave led an awesome ride as always. Bonnie was the historian on the trip. A shortage of time meant that some places on the agenda were by passed. Perhaps this ride could be an annual history ride. What we didn t see this year we can get to next year. Thanks to Glenn Daniels for doing a stellar job as tail gunner!!! Just a reminder that in warm weather, a small cooler with plenty of liquid would be a good idea. Maybe someone could figure a way to load a keg on a trailer with ice water. Wouldn t that be something to see! Thanks again to all. Paul morrissettep@yahoo.com Suggestion Corner: New Ride for the R.C.!!!
!!~~Final word from the Editor~~!! The Rules: 1. There are none. 2. There never were none. 3. There never will be none! Thanks for reading! Thanks to all our sponsors for their support! Please send in any suggestions for next time! ELM