WingWords M A R C H 2018 Gold Wing Road Riders Association The theme for Wingless Weekend 2018 was Mardi Gras. The decorative touches such as the stunning archway and the inspiring backdrop were a testament to the creativity of the GWRRA Chapter NL - A members. Canadian Atlantic District It is said that Laughter is the best medicine. If this is true, our members should never be sick for very long. On talent night, there were comedy skits from the Moviegoers, Uncle Bill, Da Boys, and Ron and Bev Clark. Rick and Anita Feltham, Tony and Carol Masters, Gerry Russell, Doug Tricco and Charles Cook, in true Newfoundland style, provided the musical talent for the evening. A great time was had by all! The movie Wild Hogs was quite entertaining and nostalgia was evident during the slide show of earlier GWRRA times! The Iceberg Alley Riders Olympics brought out our competitive spirit. The games were quite fun and the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners with the best course times were Zane Saunders, Mark Williams and Brian Parsons. The Dinner and Dance brought out the costumes. What a wonderful display of ingenuity and colour! The winners of the best male and female costumes were Mark and Dale Williams dressed as the Jester and the Playing Card Queen. Chapter NL-A Friends for Fun, Safety & Knowledge Congratulations to Charles and Andrea Cook and Donna Evans for receiving their next level in the Rider Education Program. Thanks to the 2018 committee for making this such a memorable event. See pages 3-5 for some photos.
PAGE 2 Chapter Directors Message Hi Iceberg Alley Riders, Well the clocks have sprung forward and it s officially spring according to the calendar (March 20) - it will be soon time to get the bikes back out of storage and shine them up for the upcoming riding season the ride schedule is being put together so if anyone has any suggestions please send them along. Wingless Weekend 2018 was a huge success what a great time it was we want to say a big thank you to everyone we cannot have these events without all the help and participation especially to the committee ( Zane and Cindy, Doug and Gail, Bev and Ron, Lez, Elaine and John) and Perry for the music. Decorations and food and entertainment all made for a fun filled weekend. We had our first seminar on Wednesday March 7 Trailering with instructor Gord Murphy very interesting topic and discussions next seminar scheduled for Wednesday March 28 (topic and location to be announced) We would like to wish all our chapter members and their families A Happy Easter we hope this Easter holiday fills your home with peace and joy and lots of colourful Easter eggs. Friends for fun safety and knowledge Don and Gerri
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PAGE 4 The Talent Da Boys Tony, carol and the Band Rick, Anita and the band The moviegoers Ron and bev sylvest
PAGE 5 The and Games Chillin The Winners of the Games with Gerri See you next year at wingless weekend!
PAGE 6 Ride Schedule for May 2018 Day/Date Wed, May 2 Sat, May 5 Wed, May 9 Sat, May 12 Wed, May 16 Sat, May 19 Wed, May 23 Sat, May 26 Wed, May 30 Ride Description Around Town Tune-up: Turn right and leave via Harbour Arterial Rd, westbound. Head east on Outer Ring Rd exiting at Torbay Road north exit then on towards Flatrock. Return via Torbay Rd and head to downtown St. John s, across Water St, up Hamilton Ave, out Topsail Road and finish at MacDonald s for a coffee for those interested. Run to Bay Roberts: Leave via Harbour Arterial Rd westbound continuing on Peacekeeper s Way and CBS Bypass Rd to Seal Cove. Continue along Route 60 (R60) with a stop in Brigus, drive through Cupids and on to Bay Roberts for lunch. Return via Veteran s Memorial Highway and TCH. Run to The East: Depart right via Old Placentia Rd turning right at Commonwealth Rd. Continue to Robert Howlett Memorial Drive (R3) and take left at Ruby Line. At Bay Bulls Rd/Main Road turn right towards the Goulds. Take left to Petty Harbour Rd, pass though Maddox Cove and continue to Cape Spear via Blackhead Rd. Return on Blackhead Rd via Shea Heights to Water St. then on towards Signal Hill, finishing up at Tim Horton s on Torbay Road for coffee. Westward Bound Vol 1: Take TCH to Whitbourne and stop at Irving/Tim Horton s. Backtrack and head up the north shore towards Blaketown/New Harbour and continue to Hearts Content, stopping at Legges Restaurant for lunch. Return across Hearts Content barrens to Carbonear and on to Bay Roberts via Veterans Memorial Highway. Turn at Bay Roberts and head to South River taking R60 to Holyrood, with a stop at Irving. Continue on R60 to Manuels then on to CBS Bypass Rd to home. Evening Exploration: Take TCH and exit on R63 towards Avondale. Turn left at R60 and proceed towards Conception Harbour. Turn right at Kitchuses Rd and follow through Conception Harbour keeping left at road fork and travelling on to Bacon Cove. Leave returning via Conception Harbour and continue to R60. Turn left and tour through Chapel Cove and Harbour Main, if time permits. Continue R60 to Tim Horton s in Kelligrews. Head east on R60 to right on Foxtrap Access Rd then left on CBS Bypass to town. Westward Bound Vol 2: Take TCH to Whitbourne stopping at Irving/Tim Horton s. Heading west to Long Harbour hill, turn right at Chapels Arm/Normans Cove (R202) and follow towards Belleview. Return to TCH and head eastbound to Long Harbour turn-off taking right to Long Harbour (R200). Take left at R101 and continue to Argentia Access Rd (R100). Turn right on R100 towards Placentia and stop at Three Sisters in Placentia for lunch. Return home via Argentia Access Rd (R100) and TCH. Out and About: Turn right on Old Placentia Rd and head to Harbour Arterial Rd turning right. Take east exit onto TCH to Karwood Drive turnoff and take ramp right to Kenmount Rd. Via roundabout take Kenmount Rd extension to McNamara Drive turning right. At Topsail Road, turn left and continue to St Thomas Line and turn right. Follow St Thomas line to Portugal Cove, turning left on Indian Meal Line. Continue to Torbay turning right on Torbay Rd. Take left onto Marine Drive and continue to Middle Cove beach for coffee (NOTE: bring own thermos of coffee /other). Leave Middle Cove beach, turning left and continue along Marine Drive through Outer Cove back to Logy Bay Road. Turn left and head Downtown, west across Water St, up Adelaide St turning east on New Gower to Longs Hill, Freshwater Rd and out through Kenmount Rd. If longer time at Middle Cove beach, ride will exit Logy Bay Road at MacDonald Drive and head west along Prince Philip Parkway and out Kenmount Rd. Motorcycle Awareness Bike Show Avalon Mall; OR Southern Tour: Turn right and head east on old Placentia Rd turning right on Commonwealth and continue to Robert Howlett Memorial Drive (R3). Continue through Bay Bulls to Port Kirwan on Southern Shore Highway (R10). Turn left at Fermeuse for Port Kirwan. Return via same route to Ferryland for lunch and then home. Circle Run: Turn right and leave via Harbour Arterial Rd westbound continuing on Peacekeeper s Way and CBS Bypass Rd through Seal Cove (R60) to Holyrood. Take Holyrood Access Rd (R62) to TCH exiting east to Witless Bay Line (R13). Cross Witless Bay Line to Robins in Witless Bay for coffee. Return to town via Southern Shore highway (R10). Turn at Main Road, Goulds and continue to Topsail Road. All rides start from A&W on Old Placentia Road in Mount Pearl. Wednesday night rides Kickstands up at 6:30 PM, sharp. Saturday morning rides Kickstands up at 10:00 AM, sharp, unless otherwise noted. NO RIDES WILL BE CANCELLED. If members meet at established times and decide not to go, due to weather or any reason, that is their call. A more detailed ride schedule is provided so you know where we are going and affords anyone late to the start, to be able to catch up if they so choose.
PAGE 7 Clode Sound Motel & Restaurant June 15-17, 2018 Clode Sound Motel & Restaurant Charlottetown, NL A0C 1L0 Reservations: 709-664-3146 Located in Charlottetown, 245 km west of St.John s in the middle of beautiful Terra Nova National Park, just a short 1 minute ride off the TCH at 8 Main Street. In their rooms, they have all the amenities you will need to enjoy your weekend stay. A short drive will bring you to the Eastport Peninsula to the west and to the Bonavista Peninsula to the east. Visit their website for more information: www.clodesound.com
PAGE 8 GWRRA Canadian Atlantic District Rally August 2-5, 2018 RESET YOUR T-CLOCS WITH A WINK AND A NOD Tour. Celebrate. Laugh. Outplay. Connect. Stay Awhile. In 2018, the GWRRA Canadian Atlantic District Rally comes back to Newfoundland and Labrador. And in Newfoundland and Labrador, we know how to have and host a great time! The Rally will take place at the Capital Hotel, Kenmount Road, so book your rooms early! We also have a block of rooms held at the Ramada St. John's, Kenmount Road, which is our alternate hotel for accommodations. The hotel rates, hotel contact information, and group block information have been provided on the following page. You must reference the group block information in order to get the group rate. We encourage you to become a tourist in your own province and showcase the beauty of our home, our friendliness, and our quest for fun to those who will be visiting. After all, we live in a unique place, we foster friendships that last a lifetime and if we don't know an individual, we will still greet him or her and smile or maybe even wink and nod. Newfoundland and Labrador rocks!!! If you have suggestions for the Rally, please reach out to one of our committee members. We welcome your input! Mark Williams Dale Williams Zane Saunders Cindy Butt Don Dawe Gerri Dawe Doug Tricco Gail Tricco Lez Snow
PAGE 9 GWRRA Canadian Atlantic District Rally August 2-5, 2018 RESET YOUR T-CLOCS WITH A WINK AND A NOD Tour. Celebrate. Laugh. Outplay. Connect. Stay Awhile. The 2018 Host Committee for the Canadian Atlantic District Rally is pleased to announce that a schedule has been developed for the pre-rally rides, as noted below. If you are interested in being either a road captain or tailgunner for these rides, please contact the Ride Coordinators for the Rally, Don Dawe or Zane Saunders. Pre-Rally Rides Saturday, July 28 - Clarenville, Hodges Cove and Southport, lunch in Goobies Sunday, July 29 - Castle Hill Placentia, lunch in Placentia Monday, July 30 - Vernon s Antique Toy Shop, Swift Current, lunch in Goobies Tuesday, July 31 - Irish Loop, lunch in Trepassey Wednesday, August 1 - CBS Highway, Bay Roberts, Hearts Content, lunch in Heart s Content Please note that due to the ever-changing weather conditions and road construction, this schedule may change at any time up to the day of the ride. Rides are also subject to demand and the availability of any listed venues. Any ride-associated costs (including lunch, admission to sites) are borne by the riders.
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PAGE 12 Mr. and Mrs. Brown had two sons. One was named Mind Your Own Business & the other was named Trouble. One day the two boys decided to play hide and seek. Trouble hid while Mind Your Own Business counted to one hundred. Mind Your Own Business began looking for his brother behind garbage cans and bushes. Then he started looking in and under cars until a police man approached him and asked, "What are you doing?" "Playing a game," the boy replied. "What is your name?" the officer questioned. "Mind Your Own Business." Furious the policeman inquired, "Are you looking for trouble?!" The boy replied, "Why, yes." A teacher asked her students to use the word "beans" in a sentence. "My father grows beans," said one girl. "My mother cooks beans," said a boy. A third student spoke up, "We are all human beans." Q: Why can't a motorcycle stand up on its own? A: Because it's two tired. Q: A cowboy left Montana to go to Texas on Friday and came back on Friday. How did he do it? A: He named his horse Friday. Two travellers sitting in a kayak were chilly, so they lit a fire in the craft. Unsurprisingly it sank, proving once again that you can't have your kayak and heat it too.
PAGE 13 Birthday Celebrations March 6th Ches Miller 12th Jessica Thorne 13th Terry Handregan 16th Rick Coish 16th Gerri Dawe 18th Steve Brenton 21st Don Noseworthy 21st Jim Fox 28th Bev Strickland 30th Michael Roberts 31st Gerard Kavanagh 31st Donald Dawe April 3rd Amanda Coish 10th Carol Masters 10th Sandra Gosse 18th Ashley Newman 22nd Frank Harvey 27th Cathy Lane 28th Larry Wall 28th Perry Langmead 29th Donald Cleveland
PAGE 14 Monthly Gathering Our Monthly Meeting will be held on Sunday, March 25, 2018 at Mama Soulas at 10 am. Please register by the deadline to ensure that the restaurant has enough food available. We will be ordering from the menu and will pay the cashier. We will place our orders at 10 am and will start the meeting once everyone has ordered after the food has been served we will break and then resume the meeting after the meal. Next meeting is SUNDAY April 29, 2018 AT mama soulas
PAGE 15 Mar 25 Mar 28 April 4 April 11 April 18 April 25 April 29 Breakfast Meeting at Mama Soulas @ 10 am Seminar Night (location TBD) @ 7 pm Coffee Night at Mama Soulas @ 7 pm Coffee Night at Mama Soulas @ 7 pm Coffee Night at Mama Soulas @ 7 pm Coffee Night at Mama Soulas @ 7 pm Breakfast Meeting at Mama Soulas @ 10 am Four wheels move the body but two wheels move the soul.
PAGE 16 Chapter Directors Donald and Gerri Dawe Assistant Chapter Directors Treasurer Jim & Bonnie Fox 2018 Chapter Couple of the Year Mark and Dale Williams 2017-2018 Region L Couple of the Year Donald and Gerri Dawe Web Master Art Osborne Chapter Photographers John Clarke & Lez Snow Newsletter Editors Mark and Dale Williams Ride Coordinator Membership Enhancement Coordinators - Public Relations & Recruitment Zane Saunders & Cindy Vey Butt Membership Enhancement Coordinator - Community Relations Elaine Clarke Chapter Greeters Motorist Awareness Frank & Alicia Tilley Lez Snow Assistant District Educator Doug Tricco
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