Region “D” Director Ohio District Director GWRRA Director

Region “D” Director
Lee & Kay Tieche
11290 South 45 East
Elizabeth, IN 47232
Ph. 812-579-6500
[email protected]
Ohio District Director
Rudy & Linda Copeland
Ph. 937-498-1651
[email protected]
GWRRA Director
Ray & Sandi Garris
Ph. 602-404-6875
[email protected]
Asst District Directors &
Da5e & Sally Slonker
740-397-8467
[email protected]
District Educator
Bill & Katie Wilson
1141 Paulin Rd.
Poland, Ohio 44514
Ph. Bill 330-507-3552
Katie 330-507-2999
[email protected]
GOLD WING ROAD
RIDERS ASSOCIATION
October 2014 Newsletter
www.ohiovmohicanvalleywings.com
Meeting 4th Saturday 5:30 PM
Buehler ’ s Restaurant Ashland
CHAPTER STAFF
Chapter Directors
Dennis & Cathy Carpenter
419-929-8385
[email protected]
ASST. Chapter Directors
Jim & Donna Lust
419-462-5337
[email protected]
Chapter Educators
Shirley & Gary Helbert
419-368-3464
[email protected]
Assistant Chapter Educators
Bob & Reda Stinemetz
419-938-5252
Dinner Ride Coordinators
Bob & Reda Stinemetz
419-938-5252
Chapter Ride Coordinators
Lawrence & 5era Swineford
419-281-3549
[email protected]
Newsletter Editors
Larry & Bonnie Oberholtzer
419-289-1715
[email protected]
Motorist Awareness
Larry & Norma Franks
419-368-3371
[email protected]
Phone Tree Coordinator
5era Swineford
419-281-3549
[email protected]
Membership Coordinators
Carl & Marge Crider
419-529-3599
[email protected]
Chapter Couple
Larry & Bonnie Oberholtzer
419-289-1715
[email protected]
Goody Table Coordinators
John & Julie Hochstetler
419-869-7538
Chapter of the Year Coordinators
Da5id & Dolores Swineford
Da5id 419-651-3047
Dolores 419-651-9509
[email protected]
Chapter Treasurers
Guy & Janice Kirkpatrick
419-281-2651
[email protected]
Chapter Historians
Chapter Webmaster
Dean & Shelley Skinner
Dean 419-357-2004
Shelley 419-357-2345
[email protected]
Public Relations
Gary & Shirley Helbert
419-368-3464
[email protected]
Hello E5eryone,
The weather is finally cooling off but that means old man winter is coming sooner that we think. I would like
to thank e5eryone for a great bike show attendance. This year they awarded two bike awards instead of
one. Da5id and Dolores were one of the winners and, because I'm getting older, I can't remember who the
second winner was. I guess you will ha5e to fire me!!! or make sure you attend our next gathering on Saturday, September 27th, to find out who the second winner was.
Our Chapter had a great turn out for Chapter B's Children’s Ride (formally Teddy Bear Ride). Remember
that our Teddy Bear Ride is Sunday, September 28th, and yes, the Ashland Hospital will gladly accept new
teddy bears and all other new stuffed animals and toys, so lets ha5e a great showing from our Chapter.
Thanks to e5eryone for showing up for our annual Chapter Picnic. Hope e5eryone had a great ride, time,
and lots of GREAT food. If you missed the picnic you missed my famous French fry's and onion rings. We
want to thank Da5id and Dolores for helping Cathy and I for making this years picnic a great success.
For this years Labor Day parades, we had beautiful weather and a great ride, food and fellowship afterward.
Thanks to all who attended both parades. Keep your Newsletter handy for information on up coming rides
and Chapter e5ents.
Please keep our nation, military, sick and reco5ering in your prayers. Until next time.
Your C/D'S (not for long) Denny & Cathy
Hi All,
The October Gathering is our yearly Halloween Party. It will be held at our house on Saturday the 25th at
5:30 PM.
Bring a co5ered dish to share and your own be5erage. We will supply table ser5ice, water, and coffee.
We will also ha5e hot dogs and smoked sausage to roast.
Hope to see you all there.
Jim & Donna your ACD’s.
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One Bridge Too Many by Collen Campbell
You wake up and see the sun shining. Looks like a good day for a ride. The weather report agrees. It will be
sunshine and a high in the mid-sixties. The current temperature is 40 degrees. You know about the windchill factor, so you bundle up to stay warm during the ride. After a pre-ride check of the motorcycle, you’re
off.
Twisting down the back roads, you’re enjoying the ride and the scenery. There’s a bridge up ahead. Shouldn’t be a problem, you’5e already crossed se5eral bridges. As you start to cross this one, something happens. All of a sudden you lose traction on both tires. It’s almost like the motorcycle is skiing across the
bridge. You make it to the other side and regain traction and control. Although your ner5es are a little unsettled, you continue. The main difference now is you slow down before crossing any other bridges. The rest of
the ride is une5entful. Still, you can’t help but wonder what happened.
The answer to this mystery is simple—ice. E5en though the weather report indicated the temperature was
40 degrees, which is abo5e the freezing mark, temperature readings are taken at certain locations, such as
airports, downtown, and radio stations. Temperatures in rural areas can, and usually are, lower than what
they would be in urban areas.
Why on this one particular bridge there was ice, but not on the others? Se5eral factors are in5ol5ed. One is
the amount of traffic that crosses the bridge. Friction from tires and heat from the exhaust of 5ehicles can
cause ice to melt where the traffic flow is moderate to hea5y. This doesn’t mean you should still be wary of
bridges in these types of areas. It could still be on the shoulder or on the least tra5eled lane of the roadway
and bridge. Bridges that are lightly tra5eled could easily remain iced for longer periods.
What about the roadway leading to the bridge? Why wasn’t ice on it? The ground acts as an insulator and
will maintain a certain degree of warmth. Bridges are open and exposed, plus they are usually made of metal and concrete; thus lacking the ability to create warmth enough to melt the ice.
What to do to pre5ent a similar situation from occurring? First, understand that temperatures may 5ary from
area to area. Some areas, such as near the coast, will be warmer than others especially in rural areas and
further north.
Second, when temperatures are near the freezing mark, e5en around 40 degrees, use caution around bridges. Always suspect there may be ice on them. Better still, wait until a little later in the day, when the sun has
had time to warm the bridge and melt the ice.
Third, slow down prior to reaching the bridge and reduce lean angle. You want as much a5ailable traction as
possible from your tires.
Finally, what should you do if you hit a patch of ice? Squeeze the clutch in and coast through it. A5oid any
abrupt changes in speed or direction. Once past the patch of ice, slowly ease the clutch back out. The key
words here are “slowly ease.” Ne5er grab or squeeze the brakes on ice.
Stay alert to the conditions of the en5ironment. Remember that it constantly changes and the rider must adjust accordingly.
Shirley "Cupcake" and Gary Helbert, Bob "Stimey" and Redajean Stinemetz, Rider Educators
HIDDEN NUMBER
August’s hidden number was Reda Stinemetz.
It was on page 6 in the co5ered bridge picture.
Reda found her number and will be enjoying
her free meal.
Look closely ladies. Yours could be in this
issue.
August Report
Meeting attendance—40
Le5el 1– 10
Le5el 3– 17
Le5el 2—2
Le5el 4– 8
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Hello E5eryone.
Well the pool is closed up for the season and it is 50 degree's out as I am writing this so I am thinking fall is in
the air. We had a great turn out for the bike show at Drug Mart and they picked two bikes this year. Congratulation to John & Julie Hochstetler for recei5ing First Place and Da5id & Dolores Swineford for recei5ing Second Place. Drug Mart presented them with gift cards. A big Thank You goes out to Dennis & Cathy and their
daughter for putting on a great meal at the Chapter 5 Summer Picnic. We had a great turn out and great
weather for the picnic also. We also had good turn out for both of the parades o5er Labor Day weekend and
dinner rides to The Barn in Smith5ille and Edie Ryan’s in Coshocton. Both were really nice rides and good
food as usual. Thanks again 5era for letting me know my grandson was about to fall off the bike as the ride to
Coshocton must ha5e been a little too long for him and he fell asleep while we were riding a great twisty road
out of Coshocton. Keep an eye on your calendar and ride schedule as we still ha5e plenty of good rides
planned for the future. October is some of the prettiest riding of the year and hopefully plenty of good weather
still coming our way. If you ha5e any items or photo's you would like to ha5e put on or taken off the chapter
web site please let me know and I will gladly take care of that for you. Keep our members and their families
and our 5eterans in your prayers.
Dean & Shelley Skinner Webmaster & Chapter Historian's
John proudly displaying his first place prize
Chapter 5 lined up at Drug Mart Bike Show
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Da5id & Dolores showing off their 2nd place award
Hello Fellow Gold Wingers,
Well the weather is sure getting that fall feeling to it. I like the cool riding weather much better than the hot
weather. We ha5en't made it to many of the e5ents, but enjoy the ones we do attend.
We still ha5e a little riding time to enjoy, so watch your calendar of e5ents so you don't miss any. I will keep
this short.
Remember to check your membership card and don't let it expire.
RIDE SAFE, CARL & MARGE, YOUR MEC's
Lined up for the New London Parade
All dressed up and ready for the Ashland Labor
Day Parade
Hi All,
We ha5e had a lot of good riding weather and some great times this past month.
We ha5e not attended as many chapter functions this past month because we took a couple mini 5acations
at the same time some of our Chapter Rides were scheduled.
The se5eral rides we did attend were, as always, full of lots of good fun and fellowship.
The Drug Mart bike show, Labor Day parades followed by dinner rides were well attended and, as always,
enjoyable.
A special thanks to Denny’s cooking skills and Cathy’s planning for once again filling us up with great food
and the games that made for a 5ery enjoyable afternoon at our Summer Picnic.
E5en though the weather seems to be changing there is a lot more planned for the rest of the season so
keep those e5ent calendars handy and plan to attend as many things as you can.
Larry & Bonnie, Editors
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A full Parking Lot
Denny working his magic
Waiting for the food to get ready
Lots of food
Eating
And Eating
And Carl ate to much
Cathy made this sign so we would know
where to go and also to put herself in the
running for another “DUH” Award
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Shelley was so excited to recei5e the
August “DUH” Award. Be sure to ask
her what she did.
9th
9th
14th
16th
24th
25th
29th
4th
14th
We were pleased to ha5e our new NCADD’s
Da5e & Sally Sloanaker join us at our August Gathering
Dave Starcher
John Hochstetter
Dean Skinner
Marge Crider
Bonnie Oberholtzer
Dave Stillion
Tom Beck
Progressi5e Drawing
The progressi5e drawing for the month of
August was won by Donna Lust. Donna was
not present and lost out on the $15 prize
money
Be sure to attend the August Gathering with
your GWRRA card to claim the prize.
Next months drawing will be for $30.
CHAPTER 5 RIDING SONG
Brian & Jenny Linn
Carl & Marge Crider
(Sung to the Army tune
Caisson’s go Rolling Along)
O5er hill, o5er dale,
We will hit the pa5ed trail
As Chapter 5 goes rolling along.
Up and down, in and out,
Counter steer and ride about,
As our Gold Wings go rolling along
When it’s time to ride
we hope good weather’s on our
side
Please keep those rain clouds
away
For wher-e’er we go
You will always know,
Chapter 5 is still rolling along
There is no meal at Buehler’s because
of our Halloween Party at Lust’s
LEA5ING TOWN
To help sa5e the economy, the Go5ernment will announce next month that the Immigration Department
will start deporting seniors (instead of illegals) in order
to lower Social Security and Medicare costs. Older
people are easier to catch and will not remember how
to get back home.
I started to cry when I thought of you. Then it dawned
on me ….. I’ll see you on the bus.
PS. Be sure to send this to your kids and relati5es also
so they know what happened to you.
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October 2014
Sun
5
Mon
6
Tue
7
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
Loudon5ille
Fair
2
3
4
8
9
10
11
Team
Gathering
12
Leaf
Ride
13
14
15
16
17
18
Leaf Ride
Rain Date
24
25
Marge’s
B-day Ride
19
20
21
22
23
Ch 5
Halloween
Party
26
27
28
29
30
31
Supper
Ride
Wednesday, October 1st, Loudon5ille Street Fair Ride, Big H 6:00
Sunday, October 5th, Team Gathering, 3rd St. Brethren Church, 4:00
Saturday, October 11th, Leaf Ride, Big H 9:00 AM, Brown Bag lunch and bring se5eral Quarters
Thursday, October 16th, Marge’s Birthday Ride, TBA, Big H 6:00
Saturday, October, 18th, Leaf Ride Rain Date
Saturday, October 25th, Ch 5 Gathering & Halloween Party, 5:30
See Lust’s Article on page 2 for details,
See page 9 for dri5ing directions from Ashland
Tuesday, October 28th, Supper Ride, TBA, Big H, 6:00
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MOHICAN 5ALLEY WINGS-OH5
CD’s Dennis & Cathy Carpenter
126 New London A5e.
New London OH. 44851
NORTH CENTRAL SECTION CHAPTERS
CHAPTER B 3rd Sunday, 9:00A.M. Buffet Breakfast Gathering to follow. Liederkrantz 1001 Sil5er Lane Mansfield,
CD Joe & Jackie Woodmansee Ph. 419-683-3403 Email [email protected]
CHAPTER C3 1st Saturday C-3 9AM Breakfast 9 AM Gathering Kartels Kitchen, 4741 Pearl Rd. (SR 42 S.)
Strongs5ille, Oh.
CD James (Da5e) & Barb Hicks Ph. 216-509-4836 Email [email protected].
CHAPTER I 2nd Saturday 5 PM Dinner 6 PM Gathering 2nd Saturday Ryans Family Steakhouse 3743 Burbank Rd, Wooster, Oh. CD Bob & Becky Benjamin Ph. 330-276-5900 Email [email protected]
CHAPTER P Last Sunday, 8AM Breakfast 9AM Gathering, Copper Top Restaurant, 5740 Center Rd. 5alley City
CD Ron Marcinko 330-416-1460 [email protected]
CHAPTER W 2nd Sunday, 6PM Ryan’s Restaurant, Route 95 East, Marion, Oh.
CD Bill & Sandra Spires Ph. 740-341-4240 Email [email protected]
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