CA1M HAPPY NEW YEAR 2018 GOLD WING ROAD RIDERS ASSOCIATION, INC. RIVERSIDE/SAN BERNARDINO California District - Region F

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1 GOLD WING ROAD RIDERS ASSOCIATION, INC. FRIENDS FOR FUN, SAFETY AND KNOWLEDGE RIVERSIDE/SAN BERNARDINO California District - Region F HAPPY NEW YEAR 2018 CA1M JANUARY 2018

2 GWRRA CHAPTER CA1M Staff Chapter Director Jerry & Lois Cowan (909) Asst. Chapter Director Jim & Suzanne Back (951) Treasurer Gary Blackburn Ride Coordinator John Somma and Tammy Dvorak Asst. Ride Coordinator Linda Flechtner 50/25/25 Chairman Judy Hoeft Sunshine Sheree Tegal Store Manager Rebecca McGovern (951) Newsletter Editor Steve & Sandy Damico Web Master Steve Damico Historian/Photographer Cheryl Huizenga Meeting Minutes Linda Flechtner MEC & Motor Awareness Trent Reid Phone Tree OPEN Advertising Glenn Maness Public Relations Glenn Maness Chapter Pride Sheree Tegel Chapter Charity Coordinators Shirley Blackburn Lou Olson Couple of the Year (COY) John Somma & Tammy Dvorak Individual of the Year (IOY) National, Region F, and California Staff National: Director of GWRRA Ray & Sandi Garris (800) Motorist Awareness Mike & Barri Critzman (760) Region F: Director Mark Davis Educators Mike & Dorie Werner Member Enhancement Cindy & Kenneth Kelly (623) California District Directors Nancy & Bob Clark (661) Asst. Director Don & Beth Kuellmer (925) Asst. Director Robert & Linda Harmon (661) District Educator Linda Harmon (661) Chapter Meeting: Second Sunday of the month at Pepper Steak Highland Ave. Highland, Ca Breakfast at 8:00 a.m. - Meeting starts at 8:30 a.m. Activity Meeting: Monday after the 2nd Sunday at Flo s 5626 Van Buren Blvd. Riverside CA pm 7pm ( 2

3 Jerry & Lois Cowan CA1M Chapter Directors Hope everyone enjoyed Christmas with family and had a nice New Years. December we had several Dinner rides plus 41 members showed up at our Christmas Party. Dianne, Lois, Denise, Tracey and Suzanne did a great job putting it together. With all kinds of interesting games and as last year we found out more about our friends with the What was your First or Worst job question. As we have discussed before GWRRA has made some changes for next year such as no Region Rally and no Chapter Educator. We now have a Ride Coordinate Officer and an Assistant, which I will announce at our meeting in January. Also because of the cold weather and low attendance on our dinner rides, we are only having our dinner rides every other week and will discuss when things warm up if we change back to every week. John is still going to do his breakfast rides and he has planned several overnight rides We have several rallies coming up soon. Chapter I's Rally on the 10th of February and Chapter R's Rally in March. Be sure to sign up. In March, Glenn has set up miniature Steam Train rides for us again. So if you re not going to R's Rally this can be an alternative. We have use of the train half the day, bring your grandkids and a picnic lunch for a day of fun. Last year we had about 5 other Chapters come to join us.. Come join us for the ride. Jerry and Lois Cowan Chapter Directors 3

4 CALIFORNIA District Directors Nancy & Bob Clark By the time you read this we probably will be in the new year of 2018 a year of changes and opportunities. Bob & I hope you had a wonderful holiday season with friends and family close around you. We will begin our adventure this year at Officer s Conference where we will come together and learn about how our focus will be on fun and riding. Hope you will be joining us. We will not be submitting an article monthly to the chapter newsletters after this month. Quarterly you will be receiving a District Newsletter along with all GWRRA members, but please feel free to contact us anytime with questions, concerns, or just wanting to visit. We love to hear from you. With that being said, Bob & I wish you a wonderful new year of fun and adventure as we travel these roads together. Look forward to seeing you out and about. Hugs, Nancy & Bob 4

5 On the Road Again CA-1 M Tour Director s John & Tammy HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!! The chapter would like to welcome Linda Flechtner as our new Assistant Ride Coordinator. She will assist in all ride coordinators job duties. Welcome, Linda!!! We would like to welcome Patrick Green to the chapter, he and his wife Sandy live in Loma Linda and Pat says, " I want to ride with this group". Welcome, Pat & Sandy. We are planning some overnight trips this year and we hope that there will be one or two overnight rides that you will join in on. The first trip is in March. We are going to Morro Bay, near San Luis Obispo. This trip is scheduled March 16, 17, 18 Friday, Saturday, and Sunday We are staying at: Rockview Inn and Suites 1080 Market Ave. Morro Bay, CA Nick Patel March 16 & 17 $ for two nights Give him John Somma's name or the chapter # CA1-M Continued on pg. 6 5

6 Continued from pg. 5 The other trips we have planned are to Julian and "The Living Desert" in Palm Desert. These rides will be planned later in the year and will be overnight or two nights, we haven't solidified those trips as of yet. Just a reminder, we have our planning meeting every month, all are welcome.. Come out and help plan every month for the Chapter. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ JANUARY CALENDAR JANUARY 3 Pie Ride to Rodeo Burger in Norco JANUARY 14 Chapter Meeting at Pepper Steak JANUARY 15 Activity Meeting at Flo's in Riverside JANUARY 17 Pie Ride to Eureka Burger in Redlands JANUARY 21 Breakfast ride to Riviera Family Restaurant in Rubidoux JANUARY 27 District Convention in Bakersfield JANUARY 31 Pie Ride to Norms in Riverside ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ First Rally is on February 10 for CA1-l Valentine's Day is on Wednesday this year. Plan on joining the chapter for a special evening, more info to follow. Come out and join your chapter for some rides, fun and friendship!!!!!! Tammy & John Chapter Ride Coordinators Linda Fletchner Assistant Chapter Ride Coordinator 6

7 Precision Riding with a Flair! Tigger Swing? Infinity? Roger s Mix? Diamond Burst? Any ideas as to what these are? Well up to a couple of years ago, neither did I. Then while attending the 2015 California District Convention in Bakersfield, I was asked to operate a camcorder and record the performance of some group of Goldwing riders that called themselves the Gold Angels Precision Motorcycle Drill Team. OK I said, but what is a precision motorcycle drill team? Merriam- Webster defines a Drill Team as an exhibition marching team that engages in precision drill. If you substitute motorcycle for marching, you get the Gold Angels Precision Motorcycle Drill Team. A team consisting of several motorcycle riders and performers demonstrating incredible precision maneuvers on Honda s luxury touring bike, the Goldwing. Think of it like what the Thunderbirds do in the air, the Gold Angels do in a parking lot. So how did it start you ask? In 1999, a group of Goldwing riders from Southern California decided to watch the Arizona drill team perform at a motorcycle rally. They were so impressed that they convinced the Arizona team to show them a few drills and maneuvers. Being instantly hooked, the California riders decided to form their own motorcycle drill team. Thus, the Gold Angels Precision Motorcycle Drill Team was born some 18 years ago. Some of the founding (Charter) members are still actively participating today. That first year the team grew to 10 riders and they held practices twice a week to hone their newly discovered skills. During the 1999 California District Rally in Bakersfield some of the AZ drill team showed up and joined in on the performance. That was similar to pouring gasoline on a fire. They were seriously hooked and wanted more! In 2004, the Gold Angels were personally invited to participate in the International Drill Team competition held in Nashville, TN. The team performance was so impressive, they received a standing ovation for two new and innovative formations. That always looks good on the resume! The Gold Angels are a Not-for-Profit organization and never charge for a performance. Since its inception the team has focused on fundraising events such as the San Diego Toy for Tots, Elko Motorcycle Jamboree and Camp Pendleton s Motorcycle Safety Days. Many of the GWRRA chapters request the Gold Angels to Continued on page 8 7

8 Continued from pg. 7 perform at their individual rallies. The team also performs at many district, region and national events along with some local community events. Each team member is a volunteer and responsible for the costs associated with his or her motorcycle. These costs also include all travel expenses incurred during a performance and all practices. These riders do it because they truly enjoy it. So, what lies ahead for the Gold Angels? In February, they will be performing at CA-1I s Valentine s Ride. March finds them at CA-1R s Rally in the Valley. Contact the Gold Angels today about performing at your chapter event! For more information on the team visit them at or find them on Facebook. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor or making a donation, feel free to talk to a team member or them at: contact@goldangels.com Stay tuned! In the upcoming month s I will be introducing each of the team members. Ride safe and Ride often, Michael R. Douglas 6

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10 Sunday Monday 31 December 1 January 2 HAPPY NEW YEAR Tuesday Chapter Meeting Pepper Steak Highland 8:00 am Breakfast 8:30 am Meeting After Meeting Ride John S Breakfast Ride Rivera s Rubidoux John S Loc#2 8am Planning MeetingFlo s Riverside 6pm Dinner 7pm Meeting ALL MEMBERS WEL- COME

11 Wednesday Noverber Thursday Friday 3 Dinner Ride Rodeo Burger Norco Steve D Loc#2 7pm No Dinner Ride Saturday 17 Dinner Ride Eureka Burger Redlands John S Loc# 1 7pm NO Dinner Ride Officers Meeting Bakersfield 31 Dinner Ride 1 February 2 3 Norm s Riverside Glenn M Loc# 1 7pm NO Dinner Ride CA-1I Valentine Rally Covina Linda F Loc# 1 7:30 am LOCATION # 1 LOCATION # 2 LOCATION # 3 LOCATION # 4 LOCATION # 5 PK. LOT BEHIND Carl s Jr. - MT. VERNON/E. SANTO DR. - COLTON RIVERSIDE LA SIERRA METROLINK STATION INDIANA & LA SIERRA PARK AND RIDE, NEAR I-10 FWY & YUCAIPA BLVD. ON HAMPTON DEL TACO, UNIVERSITY PKY. SAN BERNARDINO TOM S FARMS TEMESCAL CANYON RD. I15 /TEMESCAL CAN. 11

12 JANUARY BIRTHDAY S B Joanie Tardie 1 B Ingrid Barge 5 B Jerry Danton 11 B Mike Luckinbill 26 A Dean & Lou Olson 22 JANUARY ANNIVERSARIES 2/11 12

13 ALTERNATE LEAVE LOCATIONS FOR RIDES #1 North end of the Wal-Mart shopping center on Mt. Vernon and Washington off the 215 freeway Colton * LOCATION 1 I-215 #2 Riverside LaSierra Metrolink Station Indiana Ave Riverside South of the 91fwy East of La Sierra #3 Park & Ride North of the I-10 freeway, off Yucaipa Blvd. on Hampton Zendejas is our #1 leave location. Located at the North end of the Wal-Mart shopping center on Mt. Vernon and Washington off the 215 freeway. Leave locations will be noted on the ride calendar according to number, as listed on this page. Leave times are Fueled and ready to ride. 13

14 NO FIND TOYOTA THIS MONTH #4 Del Taco on University Parkway exit off the 215 North go East to parking lot on the left San ALTERNATE LEAVE LOCATIONS FOR RIDES #5 Tom s Farms Temescal Canyon Road Entrance South of Mexican Restaurant Corona 13 14

15 Meeting date/time Chapter Chapter Director Meeting Location 1st Saturday Bob & Linda Harman Greenhouse Café 1169 Commerce Center 8:30 AM Breakfast CA1A Lancaster 9:00 AM Meeting 1 st Saturday 7:30 AM Breakfast 8:30 AM Meeting 1 st Saturday 9:00 AM Meeting CA1Z CA2W Russell Johnson Steve & Teri Rippe Marie Callender s Rancho California Rd Temecula Brooks Ranch Restaurant 4131 S. Chestnut Ave. Fresno 1st Saturday 7:00 AM Breakfast 7:30 AM Meeting 2nd Saturday 9:00 AM Meeting CA1R CA2N Kenny Devor Denny Keeler Mimi s Café Lake Forest Dr. Lake Forest Golden Corral 3737 McHenry Ave Modesto 2nd Saturday 8:00 Am Breakfast 8:30 AM Meeting 2nd Saturday 8:30 AM Meeting 2nd Saturday 8:30 AM Meeting 2nd Saturday 8:30AM Meeting 2nd Sunday 8:30 AM Meeting CA1F CA1I CA1L CA2J CA1M Stephan Sprenkles Lorraine Nygren Doc Boyd Willy Walker Jerry Cowan Broken Yoke Café 1851 Garnet Ave San Diego Mar Y Tierra Restaurant 1118 W. San Bernardino Rd Covina IHOP 212 Madonna Road San Luis Obispo Hometown Buffet 2050 Diamond Blvd Concord Pepper Steak Highland Ave Highland 2nd Sunday 7:00 AM Breakfast 8:00 AM Meeting 2nd Sunday 8:30 AM Meeting 3nd Saturday 9:00 AM Meeting 3nd Saturday 9:00 AM Meeting 3nd Saturday 7:30 am Breakfast 8:30 am Meeting 3nd Saturday 7:30 AM Breakfast 8:00 AM Meeting 3rd Saturday 7:30AM Breakfast 9:00 AM Meeting 3rd Sunday 8:00AM Breakfast 8:30 AM Meeting 3rd Sunday 7:30 AM Breakfast 8:00 AM Meeting 4th Saturday 9:00 AM Meeting 4th Saturday 7:30 AM Breakfast 8:30 AM Meeting Last Saturday 9:00 AM Meeting 4 th Sunday 8:30 AM Meeting CA1Q CA2R CA1C CA1S CA2Q CA2S CA1B CA-C CA1V CA2A CA2K CA1K CA1D Janieta Villagrana John Severson Cindy Frazer Ken Thomas Tim Hallock Sal & Patti Esposito Larry Gillett Thomas Whitson Pat & Sharon Riley (961) John & Debbie Whitled Becky Carroll Ken Freeland Cliff Kennish Black Bear Diner 7005 Knott Ave Buena Park Vittles Restaurant 2385 North Street Anderson Burgers and Beer Dinah Shore Rancho Mirage Carrow s 2401 Harbor Blvd Ventura Black Bear Dinner 5100 Hopyard Road Pleasanton Omega Restaurant 90 South Park Victoria Milpitas Lorene s Ranch House rd St. Bakersfield Elks # Riverside Blvd Sacramento Maxwell s Wika Rd. Apple Valley Old Salles Café 2062 North J Street Tulare Benicia Grill II 2390 N Texas St. Fairfield Denny s 8222 Topanga Canyon Blvd. Canoga Park Paramount Elks Lodge 8108 E Alondra Blvd. Paramount 15

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19 Newsletter Policy Chapter CA1M s newsletter is distributed free of charge to GWRRA members or GWRRA boosters who participate in the Chapter activities. The newsletter is also distributed free to all advertisers and certain motorcycle related businesses or interests. After four months of non-participation as determined by the Membership Chairman, Newsletter Editor or the Chapter Director you may be removed from the mailing list. You will remain off the mailing list until you participate again or you make other arraignments with the Newsletter Editor or the Chapter Director. Remember, the newsletter is what we make it. Please submit articles that you think will be interesting or informative to other Chapter members. The articles may be about your favorite ride, bike accessory, or just a funny story. All articles submitted may be edited at the discretion of the Newsletter Editor, depending on the space available. Controversial subject matter may not be submitted. The News Letter Editor is human and may from time to time make mistakes. This is not cause for nomination for the bell. If you nominate the News Letter for the bell he will quit and this job will fall to you. Please submit your article by or typed letter to the Newsletter Editor by the 19th of the month to be in the next month s newsletter. Material in the newsletter may be reprinted without permission. Newsletter Editor sd547mail@gmail.com Steve & Sandy Damico 547 E Cherry Hill St. Ontario, CA SUPPORT RATES Business card $ 5.00 per month, $ per year 1/3 page $ 7.50 per month, $ per year 1/2 page $ per month, $ per year full page $ per month, $ per year 19

20 Jerry & Lois Cowan CA-1M Chapter Director 170 Fulmer Court Colton Ca, First Class Mail January 2018