Chapter I Team Director Bruce Watkins 573-450-8050 5151flyer@charter.net Assistant Director Vacant Treasurer Jan Bacon 314-489-2418 jlbacon28@gmail.com GWRRA MO CHAPTER I Missouri District Jackson, Missouri May 2018 www.orgsites.com/mo/gwrrachapteri District Team District Director Ken Lueckenotte & Jan Schanbacher kluke45@aol.com Assistant Director Vacant Treasurers Glenn & Carol White mrnash23@sbcglobal.net Membership Enhancement JP & Jana Wicks jwshamonwing@charter.net Membership Enhancement Karen Bristow 573-576-7877 karenm11511@hotmail.com Ride Coordinators Mike Starkey 573-450-2544 Dick McClard 573-382-2101 mcclard@live.com Rider Educator Marty Hall akamhall@yahoo.com Medic First Aid (MFA) Coordinator/Trainer Jerry Blatt & Scooter Beatty mowingnut@charter.net Motorist Awareness Program (MAP) Vacant Technical Coordinator Dick McClard mcclard@live.com Motorist Awareness & Webmaster Marlene Cloude 573-270-8225 qmcloude@sbcglobal.net Newsletter Editor Connie Thompson 573-212-2137 wehit25@hotmail.com 2018 Couple of the Year Dick & Judy McClard Fun Committee Karen Bristow 573-576-7877 Karen Hardison Friends for Fun, Safety, & Knowledge NEXT MEETING: Thursday June 7, 2018 6 PM Delmonico s University Coordinators Bob and Jan Wills wingnjeep2@live.com Patch Shop John & Nancy Hofmann jennlhofmann61@gmail.com Vendor Coordinator Randy & Kathy Gibbs mgibbs54@gmail.com Newsletter Editor Jennifer Murray js_murray@hotmail.com Webmaster Dale Kaiser kizetemp1@gmail.com District Couple of the Year 2017 Chuck & Trish Smith cnt95@hotmail.com
What s happening in your Chapter: Riding weather has been a little sporadic lately, but it appears good weather is about here to stay. Many have braved the unusual weather to get in that occasional ride between the rain drops, but now even the most timid can pull up the kickstand and head out on the open road. Dicky McClard and Mike Starkey have planned lots of rides for us to enjoy and we can t wait to join the fun. Chapter I has always been known as a riding group and with all the rides scheduled, I m sure the riders will enjoy this year. Thursday Ride-to-Eats are also getting into full swing now that the weather is allowing us to ride in something other than our car. Thanks to each of those who choose were we eat for the month. For the month of May, Gary Hardison has chosen The Hickory House in Jackson on the 10th and Jay s BBQ in Marble Hill on the 24th. Some other great activities and rides are planned for this month. They include The Crawfish Run, Mingo Swamp Ride, Giant City Ride, Niehaus Days, Sirro s Pizza Ride, I-55 Coffee Break, Tower Rock Ride and the Missouri District Rally. I m sure there will even be a few impromptu rides thrown in for good measure. So look for a very busy and FUN month of May for Chapter I. A quick word about the I-55 Coffee Break Thank you, Glen Dirnberger for heading up this worthwhile Chapter I MAP event. It is always a great time and an excellent opportunity to show off our beautiful bikes to the public, while at the same time letting motorists know we share the road with them! Ride Safe Bruce Chapter I Director A bit of history. As we celebrate our Chapter 23 year we would like to think Donna and Dennis Albee for starting off the next 23 years with a fantastic party at Dexter BBQ in Cape. A chance to relive the past and look forward to the future was enjoyed by all those who attended. Jan Bacon and I were unable to attend due to another event we had planned long ago, but we would like to share a bit of Chapter I history. Attached is a copy of the Charter for our Chapter dated April 15, 1995. It was signed by our first Director Stanley Lurk and GWRRA Executive Director Edward Price.
Open Chapter Position Treasurer With Bruce stepping back into the position of Chapter Director, a new Chapter Treasurer will need to be appointed as GWRRA s policy precludes the Chapter Director and Chapter Treasurer from living in the same household. The Chapter Treasurer is an important, but not a time intensive position. If you feel you would be interested and have time for the following, please talk with Bruce regarding the position. Basic knowledge of Excel or a willingness to learn; Active in the Chapter attending most Socials and participating in other Chapter events; Ability to make monthly deposits in the Chapter bank account; Have expense reimbursement forms approved by Chapter Director prior to issuing checks; Forward a copy of the Chapter s financial spreadsheet to the Chapter Director a week prior to each monthly Social; and Complete the Year End Financials by the due date as noted by GWRRA National I am happy to assist in the transition and answer any questions you might have now about the position, or should you be appointed and have questions down the road. Jan Bacon Chapter I Treasurer WOOHOO!!! FUN! FUN!! FUN!!! This year the Fun Committee will be selling chances on a gift basket - a different theme each month. The money raised will go into General Fund and part of it to the Christmas Food Baskets. This will be done at the first Thursday social gathering. Karen B Karen H
Motorcycle Awareness Coordinator by Marlene Cloude The month of May is Motorcycle Awareness month all across the nation. Yet, accidents involving motorcycles continue to happen at an alarming rate. We know the most common causes of motorcycle accidents related to other vehicles: A car pulls out or turns in front of a motorcycle. A car changes lanes on the highway running into a motorcycle. A car runs into a motorcycle stopped at an intersection. The motorcycle awareness we need is to deal with these situations as riders, as effectively as possible, is squarely on our shoulders as responsible riders. This is what happens expect it and assume it will every time. Ride as if that car IS going to pull out or turn in front of you. Be prepared to react to it. Every car, every time. Constantly be aware of your position to surrounding traffic on the road and don t ride in blind spots. Don t assume that car next to you sees you if the driver needs to swerve, I ll bet he d rather hit you than a truck. Move out of the situation. When vehicles crowd in on you, get out of the situation as soon as possible. Position yourself to be visible when stopped. Don t sit right behind a car. Move out to create a silhouette that stands out from behind. Keep the bike in gear and have an escape route ready in case you see that car running up on you too fast. We have a key MAP event coming up this month, thanks to Glen Dirnberger stepping up to continue the long standing I-55 Coffee break coming up at the end of this month. This is one of our best opportunities to help the motoring public see us, hear us and become aware. Please take an hour or so of your day to help with this event. If you want to be safe, take safety into your own hands. ALWAYS pretend you re invisible, and ride defensively. We try to educate with motorcycle awareness activities, but Ultimately, it s your responsibility to ARRIVE ALIVE. Marlene Cloude, Chapter I M.A.P. Marlene Cloude MAP Director
Motorcycle Awareness Coffee Break: Saturday, May 26, 2018, southbound rest stop, Fruitland, Oak Ridge exit 110. Some are meeting at 5:30 AM, D-Mart Fruitland. Others meeting at 6:00 AM at rest stop to help set up. We will be set up till 2 PM. You can come help set up early, or you can arrive at any time. All help welcomed. Please bring snacks to offer to our visitors; we will have lemonade and coffee available. Contact info: Glen Dirnberger 573-986-8911, or email gadcog@netscape.net. Thanks for everyone's help. Chapter I 2018 Ride-to-Eats Thank you to the following Chapter I participants who have signed up for Ride-to-Eat s this year. Unless otherwise stated, all RTE s will depart from the Jackson Walmart at 6 PM and go directly to the restaurant. Month 2 nd Thursday Organizer 4 th Thursday Organizer May Gary Hardison Gary Hardison Hickory House Jay s Marble Hill June Karen Bristow Karen Bristow July Gary Huffman Gary Huffman August Mike Starkey Mike Starkey September Picky Bollinger Picky Bollinger October Don Hesse Don Hesse November Dennis & Donna Albee Thanksgiving December Bruce and Jan Watkins - Sandy s Place Cape Airport meet there If you have signed up for a Ride-to-Eat. Please contact the restaurant to make a reservation for our group on the date you selected generally we have 15-25 show. Contact Bruce Watkins at 573-450-8050 or 5151flyer@charter.net to let him know the name of the restaurant, the address, what time you plan to arrive (for those that want to meet there), and if you plan to incorporate a ride afterwards. Bruce will forward this information to Connie for the calendar in the newsletter and will add to the Weekly Informer. Thank you.
Makin' Tracks Riders enjoyed getting together to ride, play, eat, AND CELEBRATE OUR ANNIVERSARY!! Thank you to everyone for your participation!
Missouri District Rally May 31 to June 2, 2018 Branson, Missouri Wingin the Ozarks Ken Lueckenotte, District Director Cell: (573) 680-6238 Home: (573) 659-4641 Kluke45@aol.com Host Hotels: Southern Oaks Inn Angel Inn Econo Lodge Serenity Inn 3395 Shepherd Hills Exp. 3311 Shepherd Hills Exp. 3269 Shepherd Hills Exp. 3355 Shepherd Hills Exp. (417) 335-8108 (417) 334-2300 (417) 335-6776 (417) 336-6600 $59.99/night + tax $57.99/night + tax $59.99/night + tax $49.99/night + tax Pet friendly $25/1X Fee No Pets Pet Friendly $10/night Pet Friendly $10/night Campers: Willow Tree RV Park, 3381 Shepherd Hills Exp., (877) 922-6766 Liability Release (ALL registrants must sign) I agree to hold harmless GWRRA, the co-sponsoring organization, and any property owners for any loss, injury to self/property by any reason by participating in this rally. Rider signature: Co-rider signature: Date: Date: All Pre-Registration forms must be received by: April 30, 2018 NO REFUNDS after May 15, 2018. FREE meal at Golden Corral Thursday 5/31/18 for all full registrations. 1 400 registrants receive a free rally pin. Registrants before st 4-30-2018 receive DUB card for $250.00 drawing. DJ by Sonny Heidebur, FREE lunches, Discounted tickets to Clay Cooper Show, Sights & Sounds Theater, Showboat Branson Bell, White Water, Silver Dollar City, Titanic Museum, Ride the Ducks, Drafts Bar & Grill, McFarlains & Golden Corral, Branson Ferris Wheel, Oklahoma Wind & Kansas Twisters. Huge 50/50 drawings daily, giveaway tickets to shows, gift baskets and much more!
Registration Form Please print clearly Rider: State: Chapter: GWRRA # Exp. Date: Email Address: Street Address: City: State: Phone numbers: (home) (cell) Co-Rider: State: Chapter: GWRRA # Exp. Date: Email Address: Street Address: City: State: Phone numbers: (home) (cell) Please complete the items you want: GWRRA Member Registration $30 X = $ GWRRA Member Registration after 4/30/218 $35 X = $ Non-Member Registration $35 X = $ Non-Member Registration after 4/30/2018 $40 X = $ Day Pass Registration $20 X = $ 13-15 yr. (w/paying adult) $10 X = $ 12 & under (w/paying adult) $00 X = $ MFA Refresher Course $20 X = $ Ride the Ducks $25 X = $ Rally T-shirts (Short sleeve, light blue, Gildan Ultra, large logo on back, small logo on front, crew neck) S, M, L, XL $13 X = $ 2X $14 X = $ 3X $15 X = $ 4X $16 X = $ REGISTRATION TOTAL: $ Make checks (include registration) payable to 'Missouri GWRRA' and send to: Carol White 605 Della Street Versailles, MO 65084
May 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat **Meet at Jackson Walmart & everyone ride together Otherwise go right to the location 6 Crawfish Run Mingo Swamp Boardwalk TBA 1 2 3 Chapter I Delmonico s Jackson 6 PM Meeting 7 PM 7 8 9 10 Stooges Jackson 6 PM Tammy Biri Sam & Angela Davis 4 Crawfish Run Ron & Nancy Poston Karen Bristow 5 Crawfish Run Chapter B Motorcycle Awareness Conway Rest Stop 11 12 Chapter B-2 Pre Season Warm Up Camp Branch Church Sedalia, MO 13 Giant City State Park TBA 14 15 16 Judy McClard 17 18 Niehaus Days Mike Woeltje 19 Niehaus Days Sirro s Ste. Genevieve TBA Chapter G Charlie s Buffet 20 Niehaus Days 21 22 23 24 Jay s Marble Hill ** 6 PM 25 26 I-55 Coffee Break 110 MM, SB 6 AM 2 PM Barbara Dittlinger Mike Chaplin Chapter Z Mystery Ride 27 Tower Rock Altbenburg TBA 28 29 Jan Bacon 30 31 MO District Rally Brenda Snider May 31 Jun 2 MO District Rally May 3 6 Crawfish Run 7 AM Jackson Burger King 7:45 Sikeston Burger King
June 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat **Meet at Jackson Walmart & everyone ride together Otherwise go right to the location 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Chapter I Delmonico s Jackson 6 PM Meeting 7 PM 8 9 Chap W-2 Bike Blessing & Show Chap B-2 Roundabout Scavenger Hunt 10 11 12 13 14 Lil Country Store Toward P&G ** 6 PM 15 16 Linda Bollinger Donna Albee Gary Hardison 17 18 Vonnie Donze 19 20 21 22 23 Chap O Motorist Awareness Night 24 25 26 27 28 Bills Place Biehle ** 6 PM 29 5th Friday Bingo 30 Chap G Weekend Ride
2018 Chapter I Calendar of Events MAY May 2 Chapter IL-Q Social 3 Chapter I Social - Delmonico s, eat at 6 PM, Social at 7 PM 4-6 MACH 18 (Crawfish Run), Vicksburg, MS, Marlene Cloude: 573-270-8225 6 Mingo Swamp, Boardwalk, Rt Z, Lunch in Puxico, TBA 7 Chapter Z Social 10 Ride-to-Eat: Hickory House, Jackson, 6 PM 13 Giant City State Park, TBA 18-20 Niehaus Days 19 Sirro s, Ste. Genevieve, TBA 24 Ride-to-Eat: Jay s, Marble Hill, Jackson Walmart 6 PM 26 I-55 Coffee Break, 6 AM 2 PM 27 Tower Rock, TBA 31-2 Missouri District Rally JUNE Jun 4 Chapter Z Social 6 Chapter IL-Q Social 7 Chapter I Social - Delmonico s, eat at 6 PM, Social at 7 PM 14 Lil Country Store, 17742 St Hwy 177, Jackson (before Proctor & Gamble), Jackson Walmart 6 PM 28 Bill s Place, Biehle, MO, 10001 Hwy B, Exit 123 & I-55, Jackson Walmart, 6 PM 29 5th Friday Bingo JULY Jul 2 Chapter Z Social 4 Chapter IL-Q Social 5 Chapter I Social - Delmonico s, eat at 6 PM, Social at 7 PM 12 Ride-to-Eat, TBA, Gary Huffman 26 Ride-to-Eat, TBA, Gary Huffman AUGUST Aug 1 Chapter IL-Q Social 2 Chapter I Social - Delmonico s, eat at 6 PM, Social at 7 PM 6 Chapter Z Social 9 Ride-to-Eat, TBA, Mike Starkey 18 Missouri District Appreciation Picnic Jefferson City 23 Ride-to-Eat, TBA, Mike Starkey 28-1 Wing Ding, Knoxville, TN 31 5th Friday Bingo
2017 Missouri District Calendar of Events MAY May 5 Chapter B: Motorcycle Awareness/DOWDS, Conway Rest stop: 10:00 AM Contact: BC Coleman: 417-844-4758 12 Chapter B-2 : Pre Season Warm up, Camp Branch Church, Sedalia: 9:00 AM Trish Smith: 573-569-1279 19 Chapter G: Charlie s Buffet Ride, Lincoln, MO, TBD Contact: Andy Talken: 573-645-8730 26 Chapter Z- Mystery Ride, Location: TBD: 9:00 AM Contact: Cheryl Engelman: 314-537-6518 May 31-Jun 2 Missouri District Rally in Branson JUNE June 9 Chapter W-2--Bike Blessing and Bike Show, Friendship Village, Contact Enrico and Linda Della Croce: 314-210-4890 9 Chapter B-2 Roundabout Scavenger Hunt, Versailles City Park, Versailles---10:00 AM, Carol White: 573-378-7100 23 Chapter O: Motorist Awareness Night @ the Park Carshield Field, O Fallon: 5:30 PM Karen Kaufman: 314-402-8271 23 Chapter G: Weekend Ride to Chillicothe, IL; Di and Tom's; home of the big tender loin; time TBD, Contact: Andy Talken: 573-645-8730 JULY AUGUST/SEPTEMBER Aug 28 Sep 1 Wing Ding 40, Convention Center in Knoxville, TN. See Website for information and registration form. http://wing-ding.org/ IF ANYONE HAS... A 1500 CC AM FM RADIO AND CASSETTE, PLEASE CONTACT ERNIE 573-472-4413 OR 573-475-0327
Fords Custom Bikes 2109 Boulder Crest Drive Cape Girardeau, Mo 63701 573-334-9768 Wednesday thru Saturday 10:00 AM -- 5:30 PM Along with being a yearly sponsor of Chapter I s Fun Run, Fords Custom Bikes offers a 10% discount and free shipping to GWRRA members on apparel, parts and tires. Contact Joe to special order that safety chrome or aftermarket metric part. Be prepared to show your current GWRRA membership card. We want to thank the Fords for offering this benefit to our members. Let s shop local and buy local. FOR SALE: 2007 Aspen Classic motorcycle camper, or could be used as a small car pop up camper. Easy set-up, king bed, air cond., awning, add-on room, aluminum wheels, under bed storage, cooler rack/cooler, and numerous other items. Excellent condition!!! $3000.00. Private Message John David Bollinger via Facebook or call 573-450-8434.