NEWSLETTER MARCH 2016 Welcome to Gold Wing Road Riders Association Oklahoma Chapter B!!.Meet our new ROAD CAP- TAINS!!! Thanks to Kay and Smitty Smith, GWRRA now has five more trained road captains to make our rides more pleasurable and most of all SAFER. We had three from Chapter B in the course: Gina Fredman, Allison Fredman and Carol Haynes. Next time this course is available make sure you take it!! Before you jump on your bike for the spring season, make sure everything is in good working order. Then jump on and come to our next event. Hope to see you all there!!! WHAT S UP AHEAD Chapter Director 2 Assistant CD 3 Chapter Team 4 From the District 5/6 From the Region 7/8 Rider Education 9 Motor Awareness 10 MEP 11 COY 12 Judy and Etceteras 13 Tech Talk 14 Becky s Kitchen 15 Go Fun Me Page 16 Let s Ride 17/18 Foto Fun 19 Calendar 20 Upcoming Events 21 THE END 22 CHAPTER MEETINGS 4TH TUESDAY GOLDEN CORRAL, SHAWNEE, OK DINNER 5:45 MEETING 7:00 Where the wings come back!!!! 1 Friends for Fun, Safety and Knowledge!
CHAPTER DIRECTOR OK-B SHAWNEE, OK CAROL HAYNES carouselranch@hotmail.com 405-255-3589 Hello Everyone, Yes, spring break is coming this month for the school age set. With the good weather, the kids will be playing around their houses and in the streets. Be cautious and alert while riding in neighborhoods. Keep scanning up ahead and be prepared to do those quick stops we have all practiced. This month is very busy for Chapter B. We have four dinner rides, a chili cook-off to attend, Region H Rally in Marshall, TX, Chapter M s Anniversary, Chapter E Anniversary and finally the Louisana District Rally. So get those bikes or trikes out, clean them up and do a spring check. Review your T-CLOC S. I hope you will come join us for all or some of these fun, safe and family friendly events. Please feel free to contact me or Kay with any questions about Chapter B, Shawnee, OK. Always FRIENDS for FUN, SAFETY and KNOWLEDGE!!!!!! HAPPY ST PATRICK S DAY Where the wings come back!!!! 2 Friends for Fun, Safety and Knowledge!
CHAPTER B ACD KAY SMITH Ldyky@yahoo.com 405-201-3600 Where the wings come back!!!! 3 Friends for Fun, Safety and Knowledge!
CHAPTER B TEAM MEMBERS Carol Haynes Chapter Director carouselranch@hotmail.com 405-255-3589 John Owens Chapter Treasurer wingman26@hotmail.com 405-273-5453 Paul & Becky Lawson Membership Coordinators tinbender135@gmail.com 405-203-1163 Paul and Becky Lawson Chapter Couple tinbender135@gmail.com 405-203-1163 Mark Thrasher Technical Director methrasher8587@gmail.com 405-408-7463 Becky Lawson Recipe Coordinator becksy3477@gmail.com 405-318-8958 Kay Smith Assistant Chapter Director Ldyky727@yahoo.com 405-201-3601 Smitty Smith butch850@yahoo.com Rider Educator 405-201-3601 Kay Smith Motorist Awareness Ldyky727@yahoo.com 405-201-36 Carol Haynes Newsletter Editor carouselranch@hotmail.com Robert & Voleta McClure Webmaster b-ok@sbcglobal.com 405-550-9144 Judy Mott Fun Activities Coordinator jkmott44@gmail.com 405-777-6508 Smitty Smith Chapter Photographer butch850@yahoo.com 405-201-3600 Where the wings come back!!!! 4 Friends for Fun, Safety and Knowledge!
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Oklahoma has so many beautiful parks with incredible scenery. LET S GO VISIT SOME and possibly win some money for doing it. I hope to plan a few ride days where we can visit multiple parks in one ride. Ride somewhere, have a picnic, rest up and then ride home or possibly do a stay over and ride home the next day. GET IN TOUCH WITH KAY OR I AND PURCHASE YOUR RIDE PACKET. THE PACKET IS $15.00. I think this is a great way for us to get out and ride. And, it helps support our district. Where the wings come back!!!! 6 Friends for Fun, Safety and Knowledge!
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FROM THE REGION 2016 REGION H EVENTS February 27 Chapter X Anniversary March 6 Chapter E Anniversary March 12 Chapter M Anniversary March 17-19 Region H Rally March 31-April 2 Louisiana District Rally April 6-17 40 To Phoenix April 8-10 Spring Camp-out, Muskogee April 22 24 Kansas District Rally May 19-21 Texas District Rally May 26-28 Arkansas District Rally June 2-4 June District Rally June 4 Chapter N Anniversary June 25 Chapter K Anniversary July 7-9 Reno Rendezvous August 13 Chapter P Anniversary August 20 Chapter P Full Moon Ride August 31-Sept 3 Wing Ding Billings, Mt Sept 16-17 Chapter B Anniversary Sept 29-Oct 1 Oklahoma District Rally November 5 Chapter P Crock Pot Ride Where the wings come back!!!! 8 Friends for Fun, Safety and Knowledge!
RIDER EDUCATION WITH SMITTY SMITH A Message from Your Where the wings come back!!!! 9 Friends for Fun, Safety and Knowledge!
MOTORIST AWARENESS DIVISION WITH KAY SMITH Motorist Awareness is being safe and making sure everyone sees you and you see This says it all so LOOK TWICE and SAVE A LIFE, share the road. KAY SMITH CHAPTER B MAP OKLAHOMA DISTRIC MAP Where the wings come back!!!! 10 Friends for Fun, Safety and
PAUL AND BECKY LAWSON MEMBERSHIP ENHANCEMENT/coy TERMINOLOGY New Member Orientation Guide Rev. 11-2015 As with any organization, there are terms you will hear which may be new to you or may have some unique meaning within GWRRA. We've attempted to identify and define some of these. However, if you hear something not described in this Guide, feel free to ask your Chapter Director. Charity or Toy Run: You will find that people in this Association have a big heart and like to help the less fortunate. Many times a "charity" or "toy" run is held where you will meet at a pre-arranged point with a new toy. With the assistance of the local law enforcement you may be "escorted" to a children's hospital or ward to deliver toys to children with critical and even terminal illnesses. Visits are also made to nursing homes, homeless shelters and other similar places to share some joy and happiness. Couple of the Year: The Couple of the Year Program was started in 1988 as a way to recognize couples that best represent the qualities and ideals of GWRRA and its Members. The program starts with the "Chapter Couple of the Year" and proceeds to "District Couple of the Year", "Region Couple of the Year", and finally "International Couple of the Year." All are based on a friendly selection process and the Couples of the Year serve for one year. At the International level, the selection process at this level includes Region Couples of the Year from both the United States and Canada. Beginning in 2013, GWRRA instituted an Overseas Couple of the Year program to represent the Countries outside the United States and Canada. For more information, please see the "Couple of the Year Manual" available from your Chapter Director, or go to the Membership Enhancement Program website at http://mep.gwrra.org. Dessert or Ice Cream Ride: This is similar to a "dinner ride" except, as the name implies, a stop is made for some sort of dessert like ice cream since most GWRRA Members love ice cream! Dinner Ride: Most Chapters schedule dinner rides (year around by bike or, in bad weather, by car) to their favorite restaurants. Normally these rides will be published in the Chapter Newsletter or in the "Annual Ride/Activity Schedule." These rides will start from a designated point and may be a short ride or a longer ride with a final stop for dinner. Field Events: These events can be either on-bike or off-bike. On-bike events are done at low speed within a designated area and are designed for fun! Off-bike events are similar to on-bike events except they are done off the bike. Plaques, trophies, certificates, or other forms of recognition may be given to recognize the winners within each event. Fifty-Fifty (50/50): To help fund expenses, tickets are sold (where legal) and are based on a random drawing. Half the money (50) is given away, typically in increments of 25, 15 and 10 and the other half (50) is deposited into the treasury. 50/50 tickets may be sold (where legal) at Chapter Gatherings, Conventions, and other Events. Poker or Observation Run: A Poker or Observation run may serve as a fundraiser for Chapter, District or Region. There are many formats, but these are basically conducted as follows: You sign in, pay a nominal fee and receive a set of directions for a scenic ride. During the "Poker Run," you may be required to stop at certain checkpoints and draw a card or draw all your cards at the end of the ride when you check in. As in poker, the best hand wins a plaque, trophy or certificate. An "Observation Run" is similar, but requires that you answer questions about sites along the route. The person who answers the most questions correctly wins. Where the wings come back!!!! 11 Friends for Fun, Safety and
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JUDY AND THE ETcEteRAS!! Hi All We just got done with our first scrapbook meeting of the season and all went well. We got several pages completed and they look AWESOME!! All the new ideas are fantastic and beautiful. Another award-winning book in process. Thanks to all who came. We are going to get the scrapbook up to date for the Region H Rally. ELECTION JOKES: 1. If the people of a democracy are allowed to so, they will vote away the freedoms which are essential to democracy 2. ELECTILE DYSFUNCTION: the inability to become aroused over any of the choices for President put forth by EITHER party 3. Some never vote for anyone; always against the others 4. During the election campaign the air is full of speeches and vice versa BOOM our white buffalo mascot is in the process of getting of a makeover. As you girls know, makeovers take time. New clothes, new hair, new shoes etc. What s a girl to do!!!!!! Planning some fun days. Let me know of a place you would like to enjoy. It s going to be a fun year. Come when you can. Try not to miss out. It takes all of us to get this done!!!!!!!!!!!! Where the wings come back!!!! 13 Friends for Fun, Safety and
TECH TALK WITH MARK THRASHER Hi All, I have been telling you that TECH DAY IS COMING for a few months. Well, guess what that day is finally here: SATURDAY APRIL 16th. We will meet at my house at 10 am and start immediately. For those of you who have not been to my house, check with Carol. She can lead you from Shawnee Honda. Bring your oil change materials, light installations, parts etc and we will get it done. Also, I have another suggestion. If you have something hanging around your shop that you have removed from your bike and that YOU no longer need, BRING IT. Let s have a little treasure hunt. You can swap it, give it away or sell it. Like a little bike swap meet!!! Ladies/gents, like before, bring a side dish or a dessert to help finish out the meal. Let s have a great day and get things fixed on our bikes/trikes!!!! Where the wings come back!!!! 14 Friends for Fun, Safety and
BECKY S KITCHEN By Becky Lawson YUM! YUM! YUM! Where the wings come back!!!! 15 Friends for Fun, Safety and
On this new page you can place any item you have for sale, for trade, barter or whatever. A fun place to make to some extra funds for any FUN event you may have coming up. Paul Lawson 405-203-1163 HP DC5750 DESKTOP BUNDLE $100.00 Here are the details Specifications: CPU: Amd Sempron-2.0 GHz Memory: 2 GB DDR2 upgrades Available Hard Drive: 80GB Hard Drive Operating System: Windows 7 Pro x32 Optical: DVD-ROM Video Card: On board USB Ports: 6 USB ports Keyboard: Brand new Keyboard and new Optical Mouse Condition: GRADE A REFURBISHED Ethernet: 10/100/1000 Mbps, Gigabit Includes: Desktop computer with recovery partition, Keyboard, Optical Mouse, Power Cable, New Canon Pixma ip2820 printer (brand new still in box), Gateway FPD 1760 monitor (17 inches measured diagonally) This is a REFURBISHED computer with everything needed for a first time operation. Or maybe you need a system to backup your photos, games or document files. Whatever!! This is a great buy and I have more money invested than the $100 I have invested. Bought this for a friend and before I asked him if he wanted it. My loss, your gain. Where the wings come back!!!! 16 Friends for Fun, Safety and
LET S RIDE Wow! There are so many cool places to visit in Oklahoma on a bike or trike. Spring is coming, the weather is warming and rides are in our future. Let s take a minute or two to visit some cool day and over night riding points in Oklahoma. Maybe you will want to say LET S RIDE and go to a few. These rides are listed as the top five western Oklahoma rides in travel OK. I will only go over a few: ROUTE 66 EAST FROM MIAMI TO ARCADIA TALIMENA NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY OK-20 THROUGH CLAREMORE AND SPAVINAW OK-10 FROM TAHLEQUAH TO GREENLEAF STATE PARK OK-123 THROUGH BARNSDALL AND BARTLESVILLE. Let s take a look at OK-10 from Tahlequah to Greenleaf State Park. For those of you who are doing the State Park Challenge this may be a way to check off some of those parks. Located in Green Country, Highway 10 runs east to west for the first hundred miles, then north to south for the remainder. Begin your scenic tour north of Tahlequah and follow the serene banks of the Illinois River on a relaxing jaunt south on Highway 10. Follow the highway s path through breathtaking stone bluffs and lush forests and remember to keep your speedometer low, as Highway 10 is known for its curvy lanes and winding, low visibility turns. Pull your motorcycle over into one of the many river outfitters that directly line this gorgeous highway and float down the Illinois in a raft or canoe, or travel south to Tahlequah s Cherokee Heritage Center for a dose of American Indian Culture. Continue your scenic tour at the Fort Gibson Historic Site, located just north of the highway. This historic site, in operation from 1824 to 1890, was the Where the wings come back!!!! 17 Friends for Fun, Safety and
first army post in Indian Territory. Between the 80 acres, 29 historic buildings, numerous archeological ruins and exhibits, it s living a piece of American history. Continue the smooth ride south to Braggs, home of Camp Gruber Recreation Area and Greenleaf State Park. Or, visit Greenleaf State Park and wind your way through spectacular scenery complete with hiking trails, an 18-hole miniature golf course and abundant wildlife viewing. Number 1 Number 2 Number 3 Number 4 Number 5 Tahlequah Fort Gibson Fort Gruber Greenleaf State Park Illinois River Where the wings come back!!!! 18 Friends for Fun, Safety and
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GWRRA CHAPTER B SHAWNEE, OK MARCH 2016 CD CAROL HAYNES 405-255-3589 carouselranch@hotmail.com ACD KAY SMITH 405-201-3601 Ldyky727@yahoo.com Where the wings come back!!!! 20 Friends for Fun, Safety and
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HAPPY ST. PATRICK S DAY See you all next month!!!!!!!!!! Where the wings come back!!!! 22 Friends for Fun, Safety and