June Monthly Meetings. Golden Corral. Friends for Fun, Safety, and Knowledge. Inside this issue: Chapter Directors, Dave and Betty

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1 Monthly Meetings 3rd Thursday 6:00 pm eat 7:00 pm meeting Golden Corral 3360 Green Mount Crossing, Shiloh Friends for Fun, Safety, and Knowledge June 2014 Niehaus Days have come and gone and I believe everyone has survived. We had a good year but not as good as last year. I don t believe the crowd was there. Friday was just miserable cold, wet and windy. Saturday was a little better and Sunday was better yet. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the members who volunteered their time and energy to make this successful. There is always a certain few that work tirelessly for the better of the Chapter and never ask for recognition. To them I say Thank You without your help it could have not been done. Betty won a Cobra exhaust system, Dan won a $50.00 gift certificate and I also won a $50.00 gift certificate so I feel Chapter O was well represented. Betty was real excited about the exhaust system so being the nice guy that I am it was installed on our bike. We had a Mystery Dinner Ride on May 31, and we had 12 riders show up. We went to Springfield and had lunch at Quaker Steak & Lube Grill. If you have never been there take the opportunity and go. There is plenty to see and the food was excellent. Next door there was a sporting goods store that had a full size Ferris wheel in the center and Ray being the adventurist person he is bought two tickets to ride but was more than willing to share with Mary. I also purchased two tickets for Betty and myself so we could go for a ride. I would hate to say how many years it has been since I rode a Ferris wheel but it was very enjoyable. Take the time to support your Chapter Events, the rides may not be the greatest but the friendship of fellow rider will be. We all have a lot to be thankful for so get out and enjoy life. If you have an idea for a ride make your voice be heard not set back and complain about where we should have went. Look left, then right and one more time to the left before pulling out from a stop. Chapter Directors, Dave and Betty Visit our Chapter O Staff Chapter Directors Dave & Betty Story drstory1@aol.com Assistant Director Dan & Martha Ribbing logos95@sbcglobal.net Treasurer & COY Mike & Karen Morgan mkmorgan74@charter.net Member Enhancement Carol Evans connie1024@yahoo.com Educator Martha Ribbing logos95@sbcglobal.net MAD Coordinator Larri Wiggand Individual Of the Year Bernie Lavezza Webmaster & Newsletter Roy & Cheryl Miller rlm1123@charter.net Chapter Host Carol & Dan Evans Inside this issue: Officer s Articles 1-5 Member s Article 6 Member s Corner 7 Calendar 8-9 National, Region & District Flyers For Sale & Sponsors 17-18

2 2 I sit and type this as the television in the family room beeps the all too familiar severe thunderstorm warning tones. There is nothing unusual about that except that today it concerns me more than usual. This afternoon we enjoyed the company of over 100 of our dearest friends. Today was the celebration of the 15 th anniversary of Chapter O. We had guests from Chapters far and wide, guests from the District, and lots of chapter members all joining in games, good food, and good times. We were fortunate enough to have not only our current District Director, but also the gentleman that shared the responsibility for the creation of our chapter, the then-current Director, Chet Stevens from Berwin. We'd like to express a heartfelt thanks to both of those people for traveling the distance to join us in our celebration. We took a photo if the remaining Charter Members that were in attendance at the party, Lloyd and Linda Acup, Bob and Jill Moore, Ed and Sue Roberts, Martha and yours truly. Forgive me if I miss anyone but I remember seeing members from Chapters E, U, Q, S, D2, G, H2, and PI and I probably missed some. It was fantastic! I would have liked to have spent a little more time visiting with old friends but I got involved with the food preparation and, we all know, there's nothing as important to GoldWingers as having enough food prepared. We'll try to get back to as many of those visiting chapters as we can to offer a personal thank you but, if we don't, rest assured we appreciated your attendance. We sincerely hope the severe weather holds off until everyone gets safely home. If we may back up a few weeks here, we'd like to extend a warm thank you and a hearty well done to everyone that gave their time and efforts to the fund-raising booth at Niehaus Days. We didn't fare as well as last year but we still did well. It's the efforts expelled by the members at the fundraisers and the participation in the chapter activities that bring on the festivities we discussed in the earlier paragraph. Keep up the good work guys and gals and we can't help but fulfill the motto of our organization. We are truly Friends for Fun, Safety, and Knowledge. I know it's a little early in the year to bring it up but Dave and Betty have already informed us they are stepping down as of the end of the year. We've agreed to handle the duties of Chapter Director but we can't do it alone. We are definitely going to need a new Chapter Educator because Martha is sure she doesn't want to have both positions of Director and Educator. We haven't spoken to the current staff about retaining their respective position and we'll be doing that as time goes on. If there is a position you'd like to have a little more information on, let us know. We promise we won't assume you're volunteering just because you asked to be more informed. We'll explain the tasks expected of the position holder and then you can decide if you'd like to give it a shot. Then we'll speak to the current person in the office and let them decide if they'd like to stay in or let someone else handle it, There's no obligation on anyone s' part. Please remember, it's not MY chapter, it's not YOUR chapter, it's OUR chapter and if we don't work together it won't be anybody's chapter! Talk to us about volunteering. Dan Assistant Chapter Directors Dan & Martha Ribbing 2

3 3 From the desk of Martha Ribbing Rider Educator I spoke of the evils of sunscreen and dehydration at the gathering the other night and I think the following article, written by renowned motorcycle safety enthusiast James Davis, is a timely piece for the season. Martha Cooling Down In Very Hot Weather Evaporation is everything By: James R. Davis Riding when the temperature is well in excess of 90 degrees can be dangerous to your health. Unless you take care to keep your body temperature under control even rides as short as an hour can result in heat-prostration or even sun-stroke. Many riders know that if you keep your neck cool, because the large veins that feed your brain are so close to the surface, you greatly diminish these health risks. There are two very popular devices that are simple and effective in this regard. One is called a 'cool collar' and is made from a tube of bandana material that contains some water absorbing beads sewn into it. The beads increase in size about 50 TIMES over when they are dry. Thus, when dry, these collars store easily and take up very little room. But getting them wet is not as easy as it sounds. That is, you have to take a dry collar and submerge it in water for up to 1 hour before it has absorbed all the water it can. That hour is often not available to you when you need it. The reason the collar works to cool you off is that it takes even longer for the beads to dry out than it did to get them wet. That is, water will evaporate from them over a several hour period. Any evaporation activity cools - but only marginally so from the wearer's point of view. That is, within half an hour of putting one of these collars around your neck, even if it had been in a freezer before you put it on, the collar will be very nearly at the temperature of the air around it. Far better than these 'cool collars', I have found, is the original design of them (sometimes called 'Kool Kollars'). These are usually made of terry-cloth sewn together in such a way as to contain a pocket into which a zip-lock bag is placed. These are filled with ice! This type of collar REALLY cools your neck as the ice melts, AND they drip cool water. That dripping leaves the front and back of your shirt sopping wet over time which provides a huge source of evaporation - i.e., it helps to COOL! At every pit stop you make you can refill the 'Kollar' with ice (just pour in a glass of ice water, ice and all). The bead filled collar cannot be rapidly cooled again once it has gotten warm. Thus, you usually find that people that use them have two - one of which is always sitting in an ice-chest. One more way to handle high heat - those of you that wear skull-caps (helmet liners) can simply saturate them with water before putting them on. This works very well indeed, for about half an hour. Further, of course, simply pouring water on your shirt helps a great deal - again, because it provides a huge area over which evaporation takes place. While on the subject let me remind you that your wet shirt is not the only large area that evaporates - all of your exposed skin does the same. Thus, you NEED to DRINK lots of fluids too!!! Copyright by The Master Strategy Group, all rights reserved. (James R. Davis is a recognized expert witness in the fields of Motorcycle Safety/Dynamics.) 3

4 4 MEMBER ENHANCEMENT COORDINATOR We have all heard the saying that I was at the right place at the right time when an opportunity presented itself. That is what happened for Chapter O on Friday night May 23. Everything seemed to just fall into place to make the MAD event a huge success. It started off with Jean Potwora and Dan Evans setting the event up with one of our sponsors. It made the sponsor happy and gave Chapter O an opportunity to present material to the public on MAD. s and personal invitations went out to other chapters and individuals asking them to attend our event. They heard the message and decided to attend. We had five different groups that attended our event. They were Missouri Chapter Z, Illinois Chapter E, Blue Knights, HRCA23, and Illinois Chapter O. I don t think I have ever seen that many different groups at any of our activities. We had a total of 24 bikes and trikes at the event. The groups came from every direction. Everyone seemed willing to participate. Ray and Mary Ruder put their mascot Clyde the Camel on their bike to entice spectators to stop at the event. Bob and Jill Moore came with their trailer and Bear mascot. Bob and Jill Moore had baby bears in their trailer and gave one away to a child that was excited to see all the bikes, lights, and mascots. Carol Evans MAD BIKE SHOW at GRAB N GO There were lights galore on many of the bikes and this made the people turn their heads to look. Rich Stallard turned on his lights and made them dance. This was a real show stopper. We gave out material and also talked to prospective members. Walter Potwora gave a ride on his trike to a lady that had never been on one. When they returned, the lady was excited and couldn t believe how smooth the ride was and anxious to possibly get one. If the event is what it takes to get new members, then it might be something that we consider repeating. I want to thank all from the organizers, participants, guests, and sponsor for making it a success. I am looking forward to a repeat performance. Carol Evans MEC 4

5 Chapter O met on May 31st for a Chapter Mystery ride. What a pretty day it started out with. We met at the Shell gas station in Hamel, IL. There were six bikes and twelve people. We have a friend from our home town, Lincoln, Il. named Donnie Osborne that had told us about this spot to visit. He also rides motorcycles and had been there. North we rode to Springfield, Il. We ended up at a little restaurant called Quaker Steak & Lube it was really neat to see. It had all kinds of different cars and motorcycles hanging from the ceilings upside down. You had to see them to really appreciate how neat they looked. After checking out all the cars we had a great meal, food was really good. After our stomachs were full we thought we would stop over and check out a place called Scheels. It was a nice big mall with all kinds of stores. In the middle it had a big Farris wheel. First ones to ride were Mary and Ray Ruder and they really enjoyed it. You could have a bird s eye view of the whole store. Everyone did a little shopping and then we were on our way again. We rode back on a two lane road and took a nice scenic ride until we rode into a cloud. Dave was riding slow trying to miss it but it did catch up with us. So we ended up stopping at a little restaurant and having ice cream. Everyone thought it was a good idea. We all sat enjoying the ice cream and good company. After the rain had slowed down we all ended up going our own separate ways after a very enjoyable day. Betty Story Assistant Director 5 5

6 Missouri District Rally Wing the Ozarks Branson, Mo Jun My Co-Rider and I have been looking forward to this trip since we reserved our room last year. There were some doubts though that we would be able to make this trip due to my illness and recovery process earlier this year. I m so grateful for all the prayers that helped me recover completely and allowed us to make the trip. We showed up at the designated time and place that was posted on the Chapter Calendar for several months. We waited until 8:05, when no one else showed up, we were off to Branson. As last year there was a possibility we were going to hit some rain, well this year we did hit the rain on the way to Branson, but with the proper rain gear we were able to continue on our way without incident. It s always good to see familiar faces when going to these events and the first person we met was Tom Woofie Braun. We were welcomed by several other Missouri members as well. We met up with the rest of the Chapter O members that went to the Rally this year, Dan and Carol Evans, Ed and Sue Roberts, and, Walter and Jean Potwora, along with Wayne and Shirley Schmidt from Chapter E we all enjoyed the free spaghetti dinner the first night. During the Opening Ceremonies we were introduced to the GWRRA Directors Ray & Sandi Garris. I do believe there were more vendors at the Rally this year with Niehaus being one. Missouri really went all out, by getting several local business to offer free items with one of the tickets given out, in addition to offering coupons for meals. This just shows how much Branson businesses appreciate this GWRRA event. Friday, started off with watching Redell Morgan change an air filter on a Honda Goldwing Sherry gracefully offered up her trike for the demonstration. Redell started with taking off the seat, then the console, side panels, then onto the other two layers before finally getting to the air filter. I do believe it was the consensus of the group and understanding why the motorcycle shops charge what they do for changing out the air filter. During the process I do believe Sherry was having some doubts about her trike ever running again. But everything went back together with no parts left over, and it even started back up. Afterwards we went to the Brett Family show they are a very talented group and we really enjoyed it. A few events did get rained out on Friday and the vendors had to shut down during the down pour. The rain did stop before the light show at Branson Landing. On Saturday, my Co-rider and I enjoyed an observation ride along Bull Shoals Lake and took the Peal Ferry across it. The rest of the group watched the Kansas City Twisters Drill Team perform they 6 6 said it was an awesome performance. During the closing ceremonies it was announced that Bruce Watkins was promoted to Region E District Director. I m glad to say everyone arrived back home safe and sound. Now onto to other rides for the year.

7 7 May 15th Meeting Highlights 21 regular members 14 Guest Illinois District - Mary & Bob Adams, Bob & Vicki Fowkes, Tom & Pam Waller, Chet Stevens, Connie Godfrey, Chapter E -Wayne & Shirley Schmidt, Chapter U - Steve & Jeannie Brungard and Bill & Bonnie O Guinn Dash for Cash - Chapter O is currently in the lead with 168 points Door prizes - $ Jay Grant, $ Larri Wiggand, $ Chet Stephens Sponsor donations: Ravanelli s Chris Ribbing, Uncle Linny s Sue Roberts, Bobby s - Cheryl Miller Golden Corral - Gwen Grant & Connie Godfrey, LottaWatta Creek - Lorraine Kolling Culver s O Fallon Carol Evans, Culver s Collinsville - Bonnie O Guinn Culver s Edwardsville Chet Stevens Niehaus Tom Waller, Pam Waller & Jay Grant Belleville Honda - Jay Grant Mary Adams presented Jean & Walter Potwora Chapter Ambassador award Bob Moore will be replacing Jean Potwora as Roxana Bike Memorial Liason June 23rd - Bill Sugg June 26th - Barb Jett Trish Bishop June 28th - Ed Haggerty July 1st - Karen Gurley July 3rd - Jean Potwora July 6th - Vina Haggerty GWRRA ANNIVERSARIES Bill Sugg - 28 years Dan & Martha Ribbing - 15 yrs Ed & Vina Haggerty - 11 yrs Jim & Frankie Eckert - 7 yrs Ron Hahn - 6 yrs June 24th David & Judy Roberson June 28th Dave & Betty Story June 30th Henry & Sharon Ludwig 7

8 Jun 22nd Jun 25th Jul 2-5th Jul 6th Jul 9th Jul 11-13th Jul 16th Jul 17th Jul 20th Jul 23rd Chapter "O" 15th Anniversary Party - Conoco Phillips Park, Kendall Hill, Woodriver Ice Cream Run - 6:30 pm Freeburg, DQ N State St., Freeburg Wing Ding 35 Greenville, SC - Madison, Wisconsin Chapter Ride - Monastery Museum, Teutopolis Powhaten Rest. KSU 11 am Ice Cream Run - Maryville, Bobby s N Center St., Maryville (M.A.D location) Chapter Ride - Motorcycle Museum, Iowa Cracker Barrel, Caseyville KSU 9 am 2 Quality Inn North, 5055 Rockwell Drive, Cedar Rapids, Phone: (319) Ice Cream Run - Red Bud, DQ S Main St., Red Bud Chapter "O" Meeting 6:00 pm Golden Corral 3360 Green Mount Crossing Rd, Shiloh Chapter Ride - Lambert s, Sikeston, Mo Mc Donald s, Columbia KSU 9:00 am Ice Cream Run - 6:30 pm Trenton, Dairy King W Broadway, Trenton Jul 24-26th - Holiday Inn, Mt Vernon GWRRA rate $84.00 Jul 30th Aug 6th Aug 7-9th Aug 13th Aug 16th Aug 20th Aug 21st Aug 24th Aug 27th Aug 29-31st Sep 3rd NEEDED PICTURES AND ARTICLES OF UPCOMING EVENTS Roy and I will not be attending Chapter O Anniversary, Wing Ding or the Region E Rally. I would appreciate any help if you can write an article or send me pictures. I will do my best to include all pictures in your article, but if it leaves me dead space I can t fill, I will have to eliminate some pictures. Also, Roy likes to use the pictures on the index page since this is the first page people see when visiting the Chapter website. It is sad to say some people like to specify how a picture can be used even when other members are in the photo. When we receive a picture it may end up on the website, photo page or in the newsletter. Please remember our objective on the website and in the newsletter is to supply information and to show how much fun you can have when you participate. I would like to apologize for the delay on posting pictures to the photo page. With Roy s illness, work and a new computer and operating system I fell behind. I plan on catching up within the next week. Cheryl Miller 2014 CALENDAR of EVENTS Ice Cream Run - 6:30 pm Grab N Go Frozen Custard Pontoon Road Pontoon Beach Ice Cream Run - 6:30 pm Collinsville, Culver's United Dr., Collinsville Region E Rally - Hotel Mead & Conference Center - Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin Ice Cream Run - 6:30 pm Edwardsville, Culver's old Troy Rd., Edwardsville Chapter Ride - Kimmswick, Mo McDonald s, Columbia KSU 10:00 am Ice Cream Run - 6:30 pm Freeburg, DQ N State St., Freeburg Chapter "O" Meeting 6:00 pm Golden Corral 3360 Green Mount Crossing Rd, Shiloh Chapter Ride Museum of Transportation McDonald s, Columbia KSU 11am Ice Cream Run - 6:30 pm Belleville, Eckert's S Green Mount Rd., Belleville GWRRA Weekend at the Opry for more info visit the website Ice Cream Run - 6:30 pm Troy, DQ Edwardsville Rd, Troy 8 8

9 continue 9 Sep 7th Sep 10th Sep 12-14th Sep 17th Sep 18th Sep 24th Sep 28th Oct 1st Oct 4th Oct 8th Oct 12th Oct 15th Oct 16th Oct 17-19th Oct 22nd Oct 25th Oct 29th Nov 5th Nov 8th Nov 12th Nov 20th Nov 26th Dec 10th Dec 17th Dec 20th Chapter Ride - Metropolis Good Ol Days, New Baden KSU 9:00 am Ice Cream Run - Highland, DQ IL-143, Highland Southern Illinois Ride-In DuQuoin, IL Ice Cream Run - Red Bud, DQ S Main St., Red Bud Chapter "O" Meeting - Golden Corral 3360 Green Mount Crossing Rd, Shiloh Ice Cream Run 6:30 pm Collinsville, Culver's United Dr., Collinsville Chapter Ride - Elephant Rock State Park Cracker Barrel, Caseyville KSU 9:00 am Ice Cream Run - 6:30 pm O'Fallon, Culver's W Hwy 50, O'Fallon Chapter E 30th Anniversary meet at Shell Station, Hamel off I-55 11:00 am Ice Cream Run - 6:30 pm Belleville, Eckert's S Green Mount Rd., Belleville Chapter Apple Ride - Meet at the Flying I-255 & Hwy 111 KSU 10:00 am Ice Cream Run - 6:30 pm Edwardsville, Culver's Old Troy Rd., Edwardsville Chapter "O" Meeting 6:00 pm Golden Corral 3360 Green Mount Crossing Rd, Shiloh River s Edge Resort Eminence, Mo meet at McDonald s, Columbia KSU 9:00 am Ice Cream Run - 6:30 pm Grab N Go Frozen Custard Pontoon Road Pontoon Beach Halloween Party location to be determined Ice Cream Run - 6:30 pm Columbia, DQ S Main St., Columbia Sponsor Dinner 6:00 pm Uncle Linny's Pontoon Rd, Pontoon Beach Training - Location to be determined Ice Cream Run - 6:30 pm O'Fallon, Culver's W Hwy 50, O'Fallon Chapter "O" Meeting 6:00 pm Golden Corral 3360 Green Mount Crossing Rd, Shiloh Ice Cream Run - 6:30 pm Edwardsville, Culver's Old Troy Rd., Edwardsville Ice Cream Run - 6:30 pm O'Fallon, Culver's W Hwy 50, O'Fallon Ice Cream Run 6:30 pm Collinsville, Culver's United Dr., Collinsville Chapter "O" Christmas Party - Shiloh Eagles Club, 100 Eagle Dr. Shiloh 2015 Jan 23rd 25th Illinois District Winter The Chateau, Bloomington PH: GWRRA rate is $89.00 per night Check the Chapter website at for last minute schedule changes & updates & up coming Events 9

10 National, Region & District Information 10 DASH FOR CASH 1st place 2013 Let s do it again! Dash for Cash - Other Chapter Meetings Eat 6 pm Meeting 7 pm July 1st - F - Ryan s Steak House, 4615 Broadway, Mt Vernon July 2nd - Q Bandana s BBQ 309 E Main St, Carbondale July 7th - Mo Z Ponderosa 3601 Jeffco Blvd Arnold, Mo July 10th - E Miners Family Rest. 304 S Macoupin St., Gillespie July 21st - U Ponderosa 2727 Veterans Pkwy, Vandalia 168 Points Mark your calendars Rally Registration forms on Chapter Calendar & website under Event Flyers WING DING 36 July 2-5, 2014 Madison, Wisconsin REGION E RALLIES 2014 Nebraska/South Dakota June 19th 21st Quality Inn Ogallala, Nebraska Minnesota/North Dakota July 18 19th Best Western Plus Mankato, Minnesota Illinois District July 24 26th Holiday Inn, Mount Vernon Wisconsin District Rally September 12-13th Wintergreen Resort Lake Delton, MI Iowa District Rally September 26-27th King s Pointe Storm Lake, Iowa Region E District Rally August 7-9th Wisconsin Rapids, WI 10

11 11 Article from GWRRA National E-Newsletter A Big Wisconsin Welcome! The City of Madison, in partnership with the City of Middleton, Wisconsin, will be hosting a free, Wing Ding Welcome Party for all registered attendees! National Officers Directors Ray & Sandi Garris director@gwrra.org Directors of Divisions/Programs Dave & Gwen Carter Rider Education Director Tony Van Schaick Leadership Training Directors Paul & Cheryl Brosher Member Enhancement Directors Bob & Karla Greer July 1st, 2:00pm - 9:30pm On John Q. Hammons Drive and at the Hilton Garden Inn 1801 Deming Way, Near Greenway Station in Middleton, WI Get to Madison a day early, grab your registration packet (or register onsite) at the Alliant Energy Center anytime between noon and 5:00pm, and then take the scenic drive to Middleton for a big Wisconsin Welcome Party featuring live music, food and beverage vendors, and more! 2:00pm - 5:30pm Angels and Outlaws Dane County's hottest new band! 6:00pm - 9:30pm Madison County Dane County's best band! Enjoy the Food Court featuring Falbo's: Pizza and Sandwiches, Club Tavern: Burgers, Brats and fresh roasted Corn on the Cob. Plus, kettle corn, pies, chocolate and more! Beverages by Pepsi and desserts by Hubbard Avenue Diner! Wing World Editor Kevin Whipps Global Affairs Director Dan Sanderovich Deputy Directors Central (Regions E & H) Bill & Dea Ann Gray. CATCH THE TROLLEY TO HISTORIC DOWNTOWN MIDDLETON, WISCONSIN! Tuesday, July 1, 3:00pm - 10:30pm, from the Hilton Garden Inn. Downtown Middleton features the National Mustard Museum, quaint shops, a 50's style diner famous for pies, and much more! Check out visitmadison.com/wd36 for the trolley route and more! 11

12 12 Article from Region E Newsletter REGION E TEAM Directors Bruce & Barb Beeman bbbeeman@charter.net Assistant Directors Bob & Nicki Fowkes Assistant Directors Lance & Diane Brozek Assistant Directors Bob & Diane Phelps Rider Educator Jerry & Sue Allhands Membership Enhancement Brian & Tammy Anderson COUPLE OF THE YEAR Leadership Trainers Bill & Nancy James Medic First Aid Mike & Jan Buzick Treasurer Fred Rennpferd & Robin Pettit Webmaster Bruce Watkins Newsletter Don & Cheri Walloch buckybadger@charter.net Patch Shop Wally & Jan Wallace swallace1943@gmail.com Public Relations Walter & Jean Potwora INDIVIDUAL OF THE YEAR Belinda Schearf Our Region Team has been preparing for another great Region E Convention, on August 7-9, 2014, in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. You are invited to a free ice cream social at the Honda dealership Thursday evening and then relax in a great hotel with your friends. A hospitality room filled with cookies will be hosted by the Missouri District this year. We will have guided rides for your pleasure provided by our Wisconsin members. There will be vendors from everywhere, fantastic off-bike games brought to you by the Illinois District. The Region s Educators are preparing to test your skills with on-bike games you will enjoy watching if you don t wish to participate. A lighted bike parade through the city streets of Wisconsin Rapids will be organized and led by our friends in the Wisconsin District. We have a great parade route thanks to the police department of Wisconsin Rapids. Back at the hotel, a lighted bike show will follow the parade with awards to the best lit bikes all being organized by the Nebraska South Dakota District. We will have an awesome (shine & show) bike show with awards and a special Best of Show award all being coordinated and judged by the Iowa District. A Talent Show featuring members of our Region will happen Friday night so get your friends together and participate. Our Region s Couple of the Year and Individual of the Year will be selected to represent us at Wing Ding next year. There will be competitions for the best hat, shirt, chapter banner, newsletter, and scrap book being organized by our Membership Enhancement Team so bring your stuff and show us your Chapter pride. There will be seminars, the 2015 Calendar photo contest, a District Team competition which will test their fishing skills and we have found a great food vendor in Ben Hanson Park so you can have lunch along the beautiful Wisconsin River. Minnesota North Dakota will be serving us as rally security (not that we ll need any) to hold the doors open for us (ha ha). Remember how much fun we had last year in Norfolk, NE? This year s theme is Playing Hooky in Wisconsin so when you use our Hook 2 incentive you can save on your registration expenses. HOOK 2 INCENTIVE: Step one, you must have attended the 2013 Region E Convention to earn a free registration; Step two, get two friends who did not come to the 2013 convention to come with you to the 2014 Region E Convention; Step three, both of you fill out the registration forms and mail them together along with your friend s registration fee (yours is free); Step four, prepare yourself for a weekend of fun with all of us at Hotel Mead & Conference Center in Wisconsin Rapids, WI. Example: Bob & Nicki attended 2013 Region E Convention; we need to recruit four people (two people each) to the 2014 convention to get our registration free. Bob & Nicki Fowkes Region E Assistant Directors 12

13 DISTRICT TEAM District Director Mary Adams yahoo.com Asst. District Director Southern Steve & Diane Gottschalk Leadership Trainers Sandy & Steve Schlager MAD Coordinator & Educator Dan & Linda Davis MFA Coordinator Mike & Jan Buzick District Treasurer Sue Allhands Couple of the Year Wayne & Shirley Schmidt Individual of the Year Nancy Hutchings Newsletter Editor Dennis & Jean Bose Webmaster Gary Dabney Patches Lorie & Ron Heffelfinger Photographers Jean & Walter Potwora Article from Illinois District Newsletter Illinois District Rally Competitions Theme: American Heroes Mascot Competition SCORING You may participate in each Competition once. Mascots must be submitted for judging only by fully registered participants. Cannot be a LIVE mascot! For judging purpose, a Mascot must be able to fit on a 20 inch x 20 inch table space. Judging will be based on having the following: Evidence of GWRRA identification - Any patch, pin, etc. with GWRRA name or logo (0 to 20) Chapter, District & Region designation displayed (0 to 15 pts) Appropriate to theme of convention (0 to 15) Creativity (0 to 25) Overall Appeal (0 to 25) Total (Maximum Score = 100 Points) Windshield Cover Competition You may participate in each Competition once. Region, District, Chapter designation displayed (0-15 pts) GWRRA Logo (10 pts. ) Motto - Friends for FUN, Safety & Knowledge. ( 10 pts.) Is it personalized Member name, town, ext.. ( 0-15 pts.) Creativity (0-25 pts. ) Overall appearance( 0-25 pts. ) Total (Maximum Score = 100 Points) GWRRA Hat Competition You may participate in each Competition once. Region, District, Chapter designation displayed (0-15 pts) GWRRA Logo (10 pts. ) Motto - Friends for FUN, Safety & Knowledge. ( 10 pts.) Must be personalized Member name, town, ext.. ( 0-15 pts.) Creativity (0-25 pts. ) Overall appearance( 0-25 pts. ) Total (Maximum Score = 100 Points) 13 13

14 Continue 14 GWRRA Shirt Competition You may participate in each Competition once. Region, District, Chapter designation displayed (0-15 pts) GWRRA Logo (10 pts. ) Motto - Friends for FUN, Safety & Knowledge. ( 10 pts.) Must be personalized Member name, town, ext.. ( 0-15 pts.) Creativity (0-25 pts. ) Overall appearance( 0-25 pts. ) Total (Maximum Score = 100 Points) Baking - Cookies - Cut out Can not have CHOCOLATE in them. Baked by a member of GWRRA. Must include recipe with display. Must display nut allergy warning. Must be presented on a disposable plate. Must provide at least 1 dozen. Display must not be bigger than 12x12. Can be in Theme. All cookies left over will go to the Hospitality Room. You may participate in each Competition once. Baking - Cookies - Drop You may participate in each Competition once Can not have CHOCOLATE in them. Baked by a member of GWRRA. Must include recipe with display. Must display nut allergy warning. Must be presented on a disposable plate. Must provide at least 1 dozen. Display must not be bigger than 12x12. Can be in Theme. All cookies left over will go to the Hospitality Room. Candy - Non Chocolate You may participate in each Competition once Can not have CHOCOLATE in them. Baked by a member of GWRRA. Must include recipe with display. Must display nut allergy warning. Must be presented on a disposable plate. Must provide a full plate. Display must not be bigger than 12x12. Can be in Theme. All left overs will go to the Hospitality Room. Hotel Door Decorations GWRRA Illinois District is not liable for any damages to your hotel room door. It is registered in your name and you will be held responsible. You may only use Painters tape on the door itself. Any 3M or other hanging devices must be placed on top of the Painters Tape. Size is not limited but must not prohibit use of the door. Must be 3 dimensional. Lights are an Option. 14

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18 18 GWRRA IL Chapter O Dave & Betty Story 228 Clarence Dr. Red Bud, IL