K2 WING N News. Chapter K2 VOLUME 2, ISSUE 8 August 2017 IN THIS ISSUE

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1 Chapter K2 IN THIS ISSUE CD News 4 th of July Parade SPONSORS Texas District Team Group Riding K2 Team Tips from Donna K2 Members JULY BIKE NIGHT By the Book -Jack Wagner August Calendar & Rides MEC CELEBRATION & Tagomatic BIG BEND For Sale Editor Notes HUMOR Rally Flyers 1

2 Chapter Director Hello Chapter and Friends. We fared well and had a lot of fun in the Castroville Fourth of July Parade. We also made the District Newsletter read about what happened there. Our second Bike Night at Sonic went well. The bike night purpose is so the community can see our motorcycles out. They think twice when they see a motorcycle group. Dino and Curtis each fared very well. They were the big winners of a $25 gift cards from Sonic and Walmart. Hope this hot weather starts cooling down soon. The heat has scared a lot of you all off. If you wear the right gear you can ride with no problem. Looking forward to seeing more of you all get back out on the road. Wing Ding 39 (Aug. 29-Sept. 2, 2017) is coming around the corner. I hope you all made your reservations by now. Don't forget our Big Bend Trip (Oct , 2017). This is going to be nice ride up there. We are also planning a trip to go up to the Lone Star Rally (Nov. 2-4, 2017) in Galveston. This is always a lot of fun even if you go for the day. There are tons vendors. Armando Vasquez our ACD will be having surgery today. Please keep him in your prayers for a speeding recovery. As you remember from our last Gathering Donna's position as Educator will be going to District. Her official title will be Ride Coordinator. She gets a big break on her paperwork. Lucky her. As we talked about in our July Gathering, the Regional Team has been eliminated to just three levels: GWRRA Chapter Level, District Level and National Level. This will help chapter directors out tremendously with communication. Pat and I received a huge surprise. We were inducted into the GWRRA Hall of Honor. We also received nice heavy badges and patches. A copy of the certificate is in the newsletter (pg. 2). I am now also part of the GWRRA Texas District Team. I became an officer Mid-July and will serve the GWRRA Community as well as our Chapter. It takes volunteers lots of time and effort to keep all this organization going. We will be planning our 2018 District Rally very soon. The Rally will be better than ever. The new District Team is full of energy and knowledge learned from past officers who will continue their support. See Ya Soon! Michael Pineda aka Shrimp Man 2

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4 4 th of July PARADE Castroville, Texas Pat & Michael K2 Country Wings Donna W. Esther & Dick Mary & JD Jesse & Gina Donna C. & John Donna W., Can Am Aurora, Esther & Robert Robert s Trailer Dick & Esther K2 Country Wing 4

5 Support our Sponsors Tell them you are a GWRRA Chapter K2 Member 305 Main Street Bandera, TX (830) Old US Hwy 90E Castroville, TX (830) IH-10 West, San Antonio, TX (210)

6 TEXAS DISTRICT TEAM TITLE NAME PHONE District Directors Jim & Alvalin Woodul Assistant District Director Dan & Donna Rymarz Assistant District Director Tom & Dawn Sprague District Treasurer Tim Brooks Membership Enhancement Coordinator Lyle & Sheri Altes COY Coordinator Lyle & Sheri Altes Chapter of the Year Coordinators Sheri Altes District Trainer Cliff & Gillian Allen District Educators Randy & Kathy Reese Assistant District Educator Chris Schoenthal Motor Awareness Coordinator Scott Finnell Entertainment Coordinator Open Position Vendor Coordinators Michael Pineda Couple of the Year Sal & Phylis Pesta Activities Coordinator Open Position Gold Wing Road Riders Association GWRRA Region H GWRRA TX District GWRRA Chapter K2 6

7 Chapter Director (CD) K2 TEAM Michael Pineda Assistant Chapter Director (ACD) Assistant MAP TX K-2 Chapter Treasurer (CT) Member Enhancement Coordinator (MEC) Chapter Educator/ Ride Coordinator Chapter Individual of the Year 2017 Newsletter Editor/ Webmaster Sunshine Girl Chapter Couple of the Year 2017 Mascot Armando Vasquez Richard and Esther Flack Mike Pineda, Jr. Donna Wilson Pat Pineda Myra Pineda Curtis and Dale Tondre K2 NINJA 7

8 TIPS from Donna I am confused! Don't know if I should start singing Jingle Bells or practice "trick or treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat" or go shopping for the biggest turkey I can find in the frozen foods. Have you noticed that along with the back to school supplies, some stores have already stocked their Halloween candies and decorations? Some have also added Thanksgiving stuff, while others have added all three! Granted the days are now getting just a tad bit shorter, daylight wise, but really! Daylight time is growing shorter but the temps are soaring! Triple digits now in multiple days straight. Just gotta get the air conditioning fixed on that Spyder. It just keeps blowing hot air, hehe. With the higher temps we have decided to do just breakfast runs, and end the rides before noon until the temps start to drop again. There will be a couple of evening rides to balance out the next few weeks. Although it will still be hot, later in the evening it will start to cool a bit. If you have a favorite breakfast spot or dinner spot, please send it my way or on to Mike. Might as well enjoy our ability to get out and live life! As previously noted, some of the rides that have been postponed or canceled will be put back on the calendar in cooler weather. If you have special needs health wise when on a ride, please let me know so that we can ensure your needs are met. If more frequent gas stops or health breaks are needed, just say so. No one will complain, believe me! In the group riding class we recently participated in, a question was brought up regarding lane changes and cross over. You have probably been on a ride when someone left the group during a staggered formation. The rider in the left third of the lane crossed over to the right third of the lane and everyone else followed suit or vice versa. It is far safer for the person in the left or the right lane to just move up one position and everyone behind follow suit. Going back to lane changes, there really is no need to cross over in lane position changes. When the need arises to change lanes, if you were traveling in the right lane, on the inside nearest the centerline, as the lane changes to the left lane, you will now be on the outside lane nearest the ditch. The only person who should change positions is the lead bike, as it should always be in position nearest the centerline so that a good line of sight is available. As always, ride safe and be seen! Donna Wilson Ride Coordinator 8

9 9 Candy Palmore Kaitlyn Pineda Shannon Rangel Bill Tompkins Curtis Tondre Dale Tondre Charles Williams Imajean Williams Dino Woods Mary Woods Robert Yanez Julie Fields-Zellous Cheyenne Zellous Robert Hanus Michael Lehman Jesus Lozano Elva Lozano Gabby Lozano Gina Martinez Jesse Martinez Tammy Miller Greg Odom Wanda Odom Marion Palmore Keith Bennett John Camacho Donna Camacho Josh Dambeck Laney Dambeck John Diaz Aurora Dietrich Joshua Dambeck Laney Dambeck Jesse Dunn Gloria Dunn James Farley Monica Farley Cori Hanus

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11 SONIC DRIVE 6:00 8:00 pm RIDE DEPARTURE LOCATION CORNER STORE KSU at 8:00am 1598 US Hwy 90 E Castroville, TX Get Directions Phone number (830)

12 By the Book The By the Book articles are intended to help familiarize Volunteer Leaders and GWRRA members with the policies, procedures, and information contained in the GWRRA Officer s Handbook (OHB). A copy of the Officer s Handbook can be found at - Click on the Officer Connection tab at the bottom of the page; then select Officer s Handbook in the upper right-hand corner. Please feel free to reprint these articles in Region, District, or Chapter newsletters THE IDEALS OF GWRRA The most important ingredient for a successful Association is the Member. Where do we find them and how do we make these people interested enough to want to become one of us? Before anyone can be successful in selling GWRRA, they must first sit for a moment and determine the reason they joined. Each of us had our own reasons it may have been the emphasis on keeping each other safe when riding, the 'G-rated' family atmosphere of our events or that we know the best places for food and desserts. In most cases the motorcycles brought us together and it s the relationships and ideals of GWRRA that keep us together. Let's take a closer look at these ideals: PROMOTE SAFETY - This will help us continue to enjoy our hobby. We can also enjoy the fact that we are doing something to protect others by teaching them safe riding practices. We are saving lives! PROMOTE FRIENDSHIP - Among ALL of the motorcycling public. What better way to enjoy our way of life than 9 to make friends and share with them? PROMOTE THE POSITIVE IMAGE OF THE MOTORCYCLE RIDER We must always keep our best foot forward. PROMOTE FUN - This is the glue that holds it all together! PROVIDE A MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE - GWRRA will provide a money-back guarantee to any Member that is of the opinion the Association has failed to live up to their expectations. It really does boil down to Friends for fun, safety and knowledge, and we back that up with a money back guarantee! There are good reasons for the way things are. The more you know, the better it gets! Jack Wagner GWRRA Deputy Director Region H Trainer 12

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14 K2 Country Wings RIDES/EVENTS August 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat August 1 6:15 pm - 8:15 pm pm 8 pm Willie s Grill & Ice House K2 Dinner ACADIAN CAFE :00 pm - 8:00 pm am 12 noon K2 BIKE NIGHT 6:15 pm - 8:15 pm The Guenther House 6 pm 8 pm K2 Gathering at PIZZA HUT 6:15 pm - 8:15 pm Trail Rider s Steakhouse 8 am 12 noon IHOP K2 Dinner - DQ WING DING 39 AUGUST 29- SEPTEMBER 2 WING DING 39 AUGUST 29- SEPTEMBER 2 WING DING 39 AUGUST 29- SEPTEMBER 2 WING DING 39 AUGUST 29- SEPTEMBER 2 WING DING 39 AUGUST 29- SEPTEMBER 2 14

15 August 1 Tuesday August 5 Saturday August 8 Tuesday August 12 Saturday August 15 Tuesday August 19 Saturday August 22 Tuesday August 26 Saturday August 29 September 2 KSU 6pm KSU 8am KSU 6pm KSU 8am ACADIAN CAFE 1289 SW Loop 410, San Antonio, TX 6:15 8:00 pm EVENING RIDE: Willie s Grill & Ice House IH-10 West San Antonio, TX BIKE NIGHT SONIC Drive-In, Castroville, TX 6:00 8:00 pm BREAKFAST RIDE: The Guenther House 205 E. Guenther San Antonio, TX K2 Gathering Pizza Hut 945 Old Hwy 90E, Castroville, TX :15pm Meet & Eat 6:45pm Gathering EVENING RIDE: Trail Rider s Steakhouse 1031 C Street Floresville, TX Dairy Queen Castroville, TX 6:15 8:00 pm BREAKFAST RIDE: IHOP 1133 W. Oaklawn Rd. Pleasanton, TX WING DING 39 Grapevine, TX 15

16 Member Enhancement Coordinator Hello Chapter K2, Summertime is here! That doesn t mean you stop riding your motorcycle or going to motorcycle events. Get out and RIDE. We make several rest stops and encourage staying hydrated. Encourage other people and friends to ride and have lots of fun. We want to invite you to our future events coming up. Take a look at the newsletter, calendar and events listing to see where you might want to participate. If you have any potential new members and not sure on how to talk about GWRRA. Please let the Director know and get their contact information , phone number or address. He will communicate with them. Let s continue to make our Chapter stronger in working together and supporting the community, events and rides. Take a look at the Chapter Calendar for upcoming Events, Rides, Tuesday Dinners, Bike Night and more. Remember the GWRRA motto of Friends for Fun, Safety and Knowledge. Thank you! Get up and let's have some fun! See YA SOON! MEC GWRRA Mike Pineda, Jr. Friends for FUN, SAFE & KNOWLEDGE 16

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18 Happy Birthday and Many More! 8/20 - Myra Pineda Happy Anniversary (None this month) If your birthday or anniversary was this month and you aren t listed, please let TAGOMATIC us know. We will list it next month. The object is to figure out where the picture of a person s bike is and then get there, take the same picture but with your bike and send it to Pat at gwrrachapterk2@gmail to put in the monthly K2 Wing n News. So here are the rules 1. The picture must have your motorcycle in it. 2. Once you find the place you must take the picture as close the same way as the original. 3. Then you must send your picture from the same location. 4. You must have FUN doing this. More rules will be added if needed. JUNE TAG NEW TAG JUNE TAG (on left) still not found. Keep looking 18

19 BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK FOR SALE Oct , 2017 Oct 25 8:00 am Breakfast Castroville 1. KSU 9:30 Castroville 2. Stop in Uvalde gas Murphy USA, stretch 15 mins 3. Stop in Del Rio eat at IHOP and Gas up Del Rio, Texas 4. Stop in Sanderson, Alvon Gas Station, gas up and stretch 5. In Alpine 330 miles 5 hours 15 min. Oct am Breakfast in Alpine 2. Ride to Big Bend and River Road Oct Museums and Shopping 2. Visit Ghost Town and Historic Sights Oct 28 Ride all day Return trip Oct am Eat breakfast 2. KSU 930 Alpine 3. Stop in Sanderson for gas up 4. Stop at Langtry. Roy Bean Museum (Free) 5. Stop at rest area Pecos river for pictures 6. Stop in Del Rio lunch and fuel 7. Stop in Uvalde for gas up 8. Sammy's restaurant in Castroville. Say Good bye HONDA SHADOW COLOR: Black MILEAGE: 1500 PRICE: $3000 CONTACT: Dick Flack

20 EDITOR S NOTES Only 5 months for Hard to believe how fast the year is going by! We are looking forward to Wing Ding 39 later this month. K2 members going to Wing Ding 39 are going on motorcycles, RV s and others in cages. REALLY EXCITED ON GOING!! We had a remarkable month in July. Chapter K2 s Bike Night s at Sonic continue having an excellent turnout! Riders shared motorcycle tips, riding stories and advice. Sonic gave free drink coins to riders. Participation tickets were also passed out to riders who rode their bikes for a chance to win a $25 gift card. We had 2 WINNERS!! Congrats: Curtis Tondre and Dino Wood. It s August and summer is still around. To keep out of heat, we have added Saturday Dinner Rides as suggested by members. REMEMBER to keep hydrated, the weather is hot and it will drain you quickly so drink all the water you can. This is a must. Get out there whenever you can and enjoy the ride. Well I think that is it for this time, take care, ride safe and HAPPY TRAILS EVERYONE!! Ride Safe & Often! Pat Pineda aka: China Girl 20

21 HUMOR Different Vacation Billy Bob and Larry were talking one afternoon when Billy Bob tells Larry, Yaw know. I reckon I m bout ready for a vacation. Only this year I m gonna do it different. The last few years, I took your advice about where to go. Three years ago, you said to go to Hawaii. I went to Hawaii and Sally got pregnant. Then two years ago, you told me to go the Bahamas, and Sally got pregnant again. Last year you suggested Tahiti and darn if Sally didn t get pregnant again. Larry asks Billy Bob, So, what you gonna do this year that s different? I m taking Sally with me. Country Wingers, have you been on an interesting trip that you would like to share with the Chapter? Do you have a joke or a recipe you would like to share? All submissions will be considered! This is your newsletter so let others know what you have been doing! your contribution to Pat at gwrrachapterk2@gmail.com 21

22 RALLY TIME You do not want to miss the FUN! T-Fest October 7, 2017 Harker Heights, TX K2 Country Rally October 14, 2017 Castroville, TX Wings in the Park October 21, 2017 San Antonio TX Wing Ding 39 Aug. 29 Sep. 2 Grapevine, TX 22

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