T H Gold Wing Road Riders Association Northeast Region B, Maryland District, Chapter B www.gwrramdb.org Where Do You Want To Go? E L I N E Submied by K Trass With the New Year well on its way and spring approaching the tle is a queson I have every year. I am a blessed guy, Kids gone, wife has her own calendar (which is overflowing with acvity), I have a prey freehand in where I can go. I have been on this quest to go to every district rally in the lower 48. If it were not for some mechanical difficules the last couple of years my quest would almost be done. So what you will read in this piece is not where I am going but my methodology in determining where to go. The first consideraon one must take into account is me. How much me do I have to go anywhere? This is the most basic element in planning a ride that will take mulple days. Vacaon me is precious and unless you work as a teacher like me it is difficult to get two weeks off at a me. During my Navy me and when I did work all year round most trips were what I could do with a four day weekend. As an IBA rider any place within a 1000 miles was possible, for example here to St. Louis. So how much of your me do you want to put on your bike vs me at the stop is the queson of the day. Time decided, now where to go? Before I centered on a goal of GWRRA District aendance I pondered the queson a lot. I would base my riding on a central theme to pick locaons. A theme such as food fesvals. I made a list of the favorite foods I like and then search the web and see if there a food fesval around that protein, fruit or vegetable. Surprisingly for almost every food I enjoy the most there is a fesval around it. The fesvals I aended that year included the Vidalia onions, buffalo wings, mushrooms, fried chicken, crawfish, oyster and chili. I sll have on my list to go to the Garlic Fesval in Gilroy, CA and the Hatch, NM Chili Fesval. I have also had themes like museums, bar-b-que, roller coasters and family visits. (Continued on page 4) Vol. XXVII Issue 2 February 2017
Historian WILLING WORKER BEES Chapter Director Charles & Shirley Dorsey shydee@comcast.net Couple of the Year Charles & Shirley Dorsey shydee@comcast.net Goodie Store Proprietor Charlene Fogg charley.r.fogg@gmail.com Ms. SunShine Lillian Cruz 301.257.2557 Newsletter Editor Kenneth Trass trass5gw@comcast.net Assistant Chapter Director Lillian Cruz 301.257.2557 lillian.cruz-bradford@comcast.net Member Enhancement Coor. Hamp & ShaRon Conway Motortist Awareness Coor. Kenneth Trass trass5gw@comcast.net Visit & Mileage Coordinator Shirley Dorsey shydee@comcast.net Special Events Coordinator Regina Smith reggiesmitho@gmail.com Rider Educator Bruce Hill, 301.856.2329 bruce.hill8@verizon.netl Treasurer Kenneth Trass 301.430.5119 trass5gw@comcast.net Webmaster Aaron Cain acain64@yahoo.com Ride for Kids Coordinators Lillian Cruz, 301.257.2557 lillian.cruz-bradford@comcast.net Ride Coordinator Hello MD Chapter B, January was our first Gathering as the new Chapter B Directors, thanks to everyone for attending, after the Gathering we had our Chapter Business Meeting. Members in attendance said both were good meetings. Shirley and I presented Aaron & Toni Cain a plaque for their tenure as Chapter Directors from 2014 to 2016; we also presented Grayson Dixon a plaque for his tenure serving as Assistant Chapter Director from 2009 to 2016. Grayson also served as the Goodie Store Proprietor January 2009 to December 2012, and Fund Raiser (Raffles) especially the Car Raffle, January 2009 to 2013. Each of these members has done an outstanding job for the Chapter. Their continued positons on the Chapter Staff with special thanks are: Aaron will serve as Chapter B Logistic Coordinator and Webmaster. Grayson will serve as Community Outreach Coordinator. Special thanks again to the other members & volunteers serving on the Chapter Staff, they are: Lillian Cruz - Assistant Chapter Director, Ms. Sunshine, Ride for Kids Coordinator Kenneth Trass - Treasurer, Newsletter Editor, Chapter of the Year Coordinator, Motorist Awareness Program Bruce Hill & Regina Smith - Rider Educators Charley Fogg - Goodie Store Proprietor Hampton & ShaRon Conway - Membership Enhancement Coordinators Regina Smith - Chapter Special Events Coordinator Page 2 Harry Dockery Chapter Greeter Winter Open House, 28 January 2017: Special thanks again to Kenneth & Deidre Trass for the great Open House on 28 January, the Theme was Louisiana Style, we had 17 members in attendance, the food was great! Chapter B Members, Bruce & Julia Malson: Bruce Malson shared the following regarding Julia Malson: Julia has been battling Stage IV, Glioblastoma Multifome brain cancer for the past year and is in Hospice care. We ask our GWRRA family to keep us in your thoughts and prayers as we transition this life phase. Bruce and Julia Malson served as Assistant Chapter B Directors and Newsletter Editor when Shirley & I served as Chapter B Directors; they did a great job serving in these positions. They were selected as the MD District Couple of the Year, Region Couple of the Year and they were also selected as the 2002/2003 GWRRA International Couple of the Year. They were the first couple from MD Chapter B to be selected for District, Region and International Couple of the Year. We ask our GWRRA family to keep them in your thoughts and prayers through this difficult time. Information for cards and calls of well wishes is below: (Continued on page 3)
(Continued from page 2) (301) 336-4710 (Home) (301) 943-9010 (Cell) 1613 Pebble Beach Drive Mitchellville, MD 20721-2375 Region B Raffle Tickets: At the February Gathering we will have Region B Fund Raiser Raffle tickets for purchase; the cost is $5.00 per ticket. Each Chapter has been given tickets to sell to support Region B; the proceeds go to Rider Education, GWRRA Training, Region Membership Enhancement and Regional Business Expenses. Saturday, February 18, 2017: Next Chapter Gathering is Saturday, 18 February, we will eat at 8:00am and the Gathering will start at 9:00am, Golden Corral (At the Boulevard) 1001 Shoppers Way, Largo MD. Saturday, February 18 th, MD Chapter H 20 th Annual Spaghetti Bingo: We will meet 2:30pm at Rip s, Rt. 301& 197 (Bowie, MD) and travel to MD H spaghetti Bingo. Please bring your EZ Pass. 12 March 2017 Visit MD Chapter L (Easton, MD) & MD District Bowl-A- Thon (Glen Burnie, MD): We plan to visit MD Chapter L for their Gathering on 12 March and then travel to the District Bowl-A-Thon after Chapter L Gathering. Time & Location of Departure to MD-L: 7:00am we will meet & depart from Rip s, Rt. 301 & 197, Please bring your EZ Pass. MD District Bowl-A-Thon: Sunday, March 12, 2017 is the MD District Bowl-A-Thon; the cost is $15. We need everyone who has not indicated that they will participate in the Bowl-A-Thon to please do so and bring your $15 to the February 18 th Gathering so that we will know how many bowling lanes we will need as a Chapter. Lillian Cruz is the point of contact, her email address is:lillian.cruzbradford@comcast.net.. Updated 2017 Ride Schedule: The updated 2017 Ride Schedule is posted on the Chapter Website. Chapter B Fun Day, Saturday, May 6, 2017: We need Door Prizes for Fun Day, Point of Contact/Coordinator is Regina Smith, please let her know ASAP if you are able to donate door prizes, have questions, or concerns, Regina can be reached at reggiesmith0@gmail.com. 50/50 Winners & Golden Corral Gift Card Winner: At the January Gathering were the following winners: Charles (CJ) Johnson won the 3 rd place drawing. Marcus DeBaun won both the 2 nd place and 1 st place drawings. Marcus also won the Golden Corral Gift Card drawing. Congratulations to both Winners! Suggestions and/or Comments: If you have any suggestions or comments relative to the Chapter, please do not hesitate to let us know. Remember this is your Chapter and we need your suggestions and comments! Charles & Shirley Dorsey MD Chapter B Directors 2017 MD District Couple of the Year GWRRA Life Members Grand Life Members Former District Directors Always Look Twice, Motorcycle Riders are everywhere RIDE AWARE Share the Road
(Continued from page 1) If you are looking for ideas or places to go here in the area and naonwide I would suggest parcipang in some of the various tours you can find on line. I have parcipated for the past 5 plus years (and this year in the Tour of Honor, ( hp://www.touro@onor.com/ ), it s is about vising memorials for veterans and first responders. If you are a rally person, Lighng Customs (hp://www.lightningcustoms.com/motorcyclerallies.html ) has a comprehensive list of types of motorcycle based rallies (Non-GWRRA) to look at. If vising GWRRA rallies trips your trigger then you can start with Wing World magazine then go the region sites to get link to the district you will be vising. For those who are looking to something out of the ordinary take a look at this group, Team Strange out of Minnesota ( hp://www.teamstrange.com/ ). These folks have great imaginaons and offer out of the ordinary themes for rides. If you want to stay local, Maryland s Tourism site (hp://www.visitmaryland.org/) can give you some ideas. If you have the trip planned and you want to augment the ride with some good roads to run, I use MotorcycleRoads.US (hp://www.motorcycleroads.us/). This site has over 3200 roads mapped by state that are considered to be good motorcycle roads. They have them listed in four categories; redctwisty, bluecsweepers, greencscenic, and (I never use) browncgravel. More mes than not it has been worth detouring 30 40 miles to roll thru these roads. The final consideraon is lodging. It is best to decide how far you want to travel each day and make your reservaons accordingly. If you re like me you don t know when you are going to shut down, you put yourself at risk for finding lodging when you want to. There are a lot of folks on the road in the summer months and aher 8 PM lodging becomes a premium. Once I stopped one night in central Montana, only to find out there was a wedding in town. The six hotel/motels within 20 miles of the town were fully booked. I ended up traveling 30 miles off my route to find lodging. Now when I lodge day to day, I make my reservaon around 4 PM where I project I will be aher 8 PM. My tool for pukng together my routes is the Garmin mapping program, Base Camp, and it s predecessor Map Source. It has served me well for a long me. Google maps is a more accurate map so I somemes use it to find a locaon not in Base Camp but difficult to manipulate to customize a route. That s all folks!! Please have a great riding year. Commercial Message: If you have a ride you d like the chapter to take, suggest it to our leadership. They are open to inputs. If you need help planning the route I would happy to assist. Joke of the Month Long To Live Joke of the Month This biker lady has a heart attack and is taken to the hospital. While on the operating table, she had a near death experience. Seeing God, she asked, Is my time up? God said, No you have another 43 years, 2 months and 8 days to live. Upon recovery, the woman decided to stay in the hospital and have a facelift, liposuction and tummy tuck. Since she had so much more time to live, new roads to ride, she figured she might as well look nicer. After her last operation, she was released from the hospital. While riding her motorcycle home, she was run into by a delivery truck and killed. Arriving in the front of God, she demanded, I thought you said I had another 40+ years? How come you didn t pull me out of the path of that truck? God replied, I didn t recognize you.
From Your Assistant Chapter Director Many of the current members may not remember Bruce & Julie Malson. When I joined in 2001, they were active members. They held multiple positions in the Chapter, Rider Education being their passion. Under their reign they worked and the Hive had 100% participation in the Levels Program. The taught the Co-Rider Seminar and made sure that the Hive members attend the Road Captains course. They championed the Master s Level for the Hive. Because of their leadership, today I am a Level 4 Grand Master Tour Rider. Thank you Bruce and Julia! The year they were selected as GWRRA International Couple of the Year was also the first time, that anyone Chapter held all four levels simultaneously. I don t believe that has ever been repeated. The couples were James Bradford & Lillian Cruz- Bradford, Chapter; Richard & June Reynolds, District; Hampton & ShaRon Conway, Region B; and Bruce & Julia Malson, International. Page 5 Both Bruce & Julia are to this day passionate about the Motorist Awareness Program (MAP). They were selected as GWRRA s International Motorist Awareness Directors. They created the first seminar taught by GWRRA and brochures that were distributed to the riding public and sister Regions and Chapters. They raised the Motorist Awareness Program to the next level. They created the MAP patch which is still in existence today. Reggie Mitchell is part of the Couple of the Year family. He and Renee were Assistant Chapter Directors of Chapter B. Please continue to keep him in your prayers. Spaghetti Bingo is right around the corner. While visiting Chapter I, Chapter H mention that registration was low for their fundraiser. I want to reminder everyone about the importance of pre-registration. This allows them to plan for space to accommodate the event, and food purchases. As a Chapter we need to support our sister Chapter events so they intern will support us. Our Fun Day and Motorcycle Rodeo are quickly approaching. For us to be successful we need them to share the love. Upcoming Events: MD-H s Spaghetti Bingo Fundraiser, February 18, we are departing from Rips (Routes 301 & 197) at 2:30 p.m. This will allows us to find parking. Space is at a premium. If you have registered by now, see the flyer in this newsletter. Maryland District 2017 Duck Pin Bowl-a-Thon Fundraiser, March 12, Glen Burnie Bowling Center, 6322 Ritchie Highway, Glen Burnie, MD 21090. Doors will be opening at 11 a.m. The Hive is putting together a (Continued on page 6)
Notes from the Educator You Are Getting Very Sleepy by Robert Vaughan It s our two archenemies, fatigue and drowsiness, talking to us again in their usual mono-tones. They are indeed powerful, but they can be beaten with a little knowledge and planning. Let s practice the old adage.know your enemy. What are fatigue and drowsiness? Fatigue is a weakness or weariness resulting from physical exertion or prolonged stress. It can be both physical and mental. Drowsiness is a state of lowered consciousness, reduced alertness, and dulled perception. Knowing what they are is only the first part. We also need to know what causes them and how to fight them. They usually occur in pro-longed riding because of monotony, tight schedules, heavy traffic, or bad weather. After two to four hours of continuous riding, the central nervous system becomes fatigued, senses become dulled, and perception is lowered. Highway hypnosis can sneak up on you. Highway hypnosis is the drowsiness caused by lack of visual and physical stimulation while riding. Several things contribute to it straight, unvarying roads, riding alone at night, few riding operations and being surrounded by the monotonous engine sound. How can you fight these enemies? If you ve had a hard day, physically or mentally, you need plenty of sleep before riding. Don t plan to start for Big Bend after work. Go home. Sleep. Leave the problems of work behind and get a fresh start in the morning. Plan the trip for no more than two hours of straight road at a stretch. Vary your speed, lane, and lane position. Listen to the radio, or better yet, talk on the CB or to your corider. Take rest breaks. They help to raise alertness levels. Riding demands more attention and requires more skills than driving. You need that extra edge --not just when you start your trip, but always. A little planning can keep you sharp and safe for the whole trip. From Your Assistant Chapter Director (cont) (Continued from page 5) team. The cost is $15 per person in advance and $17 at the door. District is accepting team registrations only! Please let me (lillian.cruz-bradford@comcast.net) know if you want to join the fun and bring your payment to our next Gathering on February 18. Northeast Region B Fun Day/Northeast Region B Couple of the Year Selection Process is Sunday, July 9, 2017. I will be reminder the Hive through July of the day trip to Pennsylvania. As a previous Maryland Couple of the Year, I know how up lifting it is to see in the audience members of your own Chapter and District smiling back at you will participating in the selection process. I hope everyone can ride/drive up for the day and support Charles and Shirley Dorsey, 2016 Maryland District Couple of the Year. Way to go Charles and Shirley!!!!!!!!! Finally, I wishing every member of the Hive a Happy Valentine s Day! Page 6 Lillian Cruz Grand Master Tour Rider Maryland District COY Coordinator Maryland B Assistant Chapter Director Look twice and save a life!!!
2017Maryland B Ride-Social Schedule and Event Calendar Page 7 MARCH DAY EVENT TIME RALLY POINT 4-Mar Sat CPR Class at Collington Station Clubhouse, 375 Johnsberg Ln, Bowie 9:00 AM 5-Mar Sun Visit Chapter "I" - 35794 Aviation Yacht Club Road, Mechanicsville, MD 8:00am WAWA RT 301 & Mckendra Drive, Brandywine, MD Eat & Meet @ 9:00am 7-Mar Tue Chat and Chew 7:00pm BBQ, Bowie, MD 12-Mar Sun Visit Chapter "L" - Denny's, 8493 Ocean Gateway, Easton, MD 21601, Bring your EZ Pass 7:00am Rip's RT 301&197 Bowie, MD Eat @ 8:00am & Meet @ 9:00am 12-Mar Sun District Bowl-A-Thon, 6322 Ritchie HW, Glenn Burnie MD 12:00pm Will be departing to bowling alley after our Chapter "L" visit 18-Mar Sat Chapter Gathering 8:00am Golden Corral (At the Boulevard) TBD Sat MD District Staff Meeting, Adam's Rib, 169 Mayo Road, Edgewate, MD 21037 9:00 AM Rip's RT 301&197 Bowie, MD APRIL DAY EVENT TIME RALLY POINT 1-Apr Sat Visit Delaware "B" Seaford, DE Pizza King 300 West Stein Hwy Seaford, DE, 6:00am Rip's RT 301&197 Bowie, MD Eat @ 8:00am & Meet @ 9:00am 4-Apr Tue Chat and Chew 7:00pm Carolina Kitchen, TBD, Brandywine, MD 20613 8-Apr Sat Chapter "I" Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser/ Chapter Gathering, Elks Lodge, Temple Hills, MD 9:00am Clinton Cycles, 6709 Old Branch Avenue, Temple Hills, MD 20748 9-Apr Sun Visit Chapter "C" - Golden Corral, 6701 Chesapeake Center Dr, Glenn Burnie, MD 7:30am Rip's RT 301&197 Bowie, MD Eat @ 8:00am & Meet @ 9:00am 15-Apr Sat Chapter Gathering 8:00am Golden Corral (At the Boulevard) 16-Apr Sun Easter Sunday 22-Apr Sat Visit Delaware "A" AND Philly Cheese Steak & Mural Ride 6:00am Rip's RT 301&197 Bowie, MD /Will depart for Philly after DE-A
Greetings & Salutations from Ms. Sunshine February Birthdays Frank Monroe 2/4 Warren Little 2/7 Bob Riley 2/12 February Anniversaries Eric & Linda Waters 2/14 SICK AND SHUT-IN Please continue to keep Bruce and Julie Malson And Reggie Mitchell And All of our sick and shut-in s In your prayers. Page 8
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Maryland Chapter Gatherings Maryland District Directors - Bruce Hill & Regina Smith (MD-B), ((301) 856-2329 / (703) 971-0175 MD-B - 3rd Saturday, Eat 0800 Meet 0900, Golden Corral, 1001 Shoppers Way, Largo MD, C/D Charles & Shirley Dorsey, 301 843-7721, shydee@comcast.net MD-C - 2 nd Sunday eat at 8 am Meet at 9 am Golden Corral, 6701 Chesapeake Center Drive, Glen Burnie, MD C/D Tom Prentice, 410-969-0372, tomp913@verizon.net MD-F - 3rd Sunday 8 am Eat/ 9 am Meet Golden Corral, 17635 Valley Mall Road, Hagerstown, Md C/D Jeff and Jeanie Kauffman, 301-667-5617, J_Kauffman@myactv.net MD-H 4th Sunday eat at 8 am Meet at 9 am Golden Corral, Route 40, Aberdeen, MD C/D Judy & Shane Patishnock, 410-939-4780, Winglady08@hotmail.com MD-I - 1 st Sunday eat & meet at 9:00 am The Riverview Restaurant at the Wicomico Shores Golf Course, 35794 Aviation Yacht Club Road, Mechanicsville, MD C/D Roger & Rose Tenbrink, 240 508-0079, rtwanderer1@yahoo.com MD-J - 3 rd Sunday eat at 8 am Meet at 9 am, Bob Evans, Waugh Chapel Shopping Cntr, Gambrills, MD C/D Terry Gardner, 410-255-3672, a90098@verizon.net MD-L Gathering 2 nd Sunday eat at 8 am Meet at 9 am, Golden Corral, 29311 Cecil Dr., Easton, MD C/D Jeff McCarter, 410 251-6882, mccarter@4-shore.net Gold Wing Road Riders Association Northeast Region, Maryland District, MD-B 808 Jackson Valley Ct Bowie, MD 20721