WE WILL MEET AT THE MCDONALDS IN TROUTDALE AT 10:30AM TO RIDE TOGETHER AS A GROUP

Transcription

1 Oregon Trail News April 2018 Chartered in May of 1987 IMPORTANT NOTICE!! NO CHAPTER GATHERING AT THE BOMBER WE WILL BE GOING TO THE MULTI- CHAPTER GATHERING IN THE DALLES EVERYBODY IS INVITED - SO COME JOIN US FOR A NICE RIDE & FUN! WE WILL MEET AT THE MCDONALDS IN TROUTDALE AT 10:30AM TO RIDE TOGETHER AS A GROUP Our website location is: We are on Facebook at:

2 Chapter Director Chatter Spring has now come upon us and I hope that you have started getting the dust bunnies removed from your 2, 3 or 4 wheel motorcycle/ vehicle. With that being said we are looking at having some Fun, Training, More Fun this month. So, get your schedules out and come join in on the FUN! FUN: Starting the first Saturday in April, 4/7/18, come join us for a potluck dinner at Rick and Kathy Mashek s house at 4pm. Their address is 123 Holmes Lane, Oregon City. After dinner, we are going to play Left/Center/Right or LCR. If you haven t played LCR, you haven t lived! You will need to bring a minimum of $5.00 in quarters per person or $10.00 for two people. If you want to just come and watch and just be social, that s ok too. LEARNING: If you would to learn more about what is going to be happening with our Oregon Chapters and Oregon District, come join us at our yearly Multi-Chapter Gathering with our Oregon District Director- Mary Hunter. The event day is 4/14/18. We are meeting at Spooky s Pizza in The Dalles, Oregon W 6th St Dalles, Oregon We will be eating (no host) lunch at 12:00PM and the gathering will start at 1:00PM. ALL MEMBERS ARE INVITED so please come with us. SAFETY: Rider Education is always very important. Don t forget if you would like to sharpen your skills, we have two classes you can sign up for but don t wait too long as these classes are limited number in class allowed. ARC- April 22, Wheel bikes. TRC - May 6th, Trikes If you would like to attend, you need to reach out to Bob or Dawna Hitch at FOOD: This month s Dinner Social Winner is Art Ashby and his favorite place to eat is The Corner Saloon, 2509 SW Borland Road, Tualatin. It will on April 20. So, let someone else do the cooking and come on out and enjoy dinner with Art and the rest of the Chapter OR-I Family. Dinner time will be 6pm. Please let Art or I know by the 18 th if you are able to make it so we can let the restaurant know. Just for FUN: 4/22/18 Let s go for a RIDE. It has been requested that we take a fun little ride on Sunday s after church, so we will be having our first one scheduled for anyone who would like to go out for lunch and ride. Mark is setting up the ride and so if you would like to give him some ideas for short-medium length local rides, please reach out to him so we can have a fun enjoyable afternoon. I will be taking my car, so if you would like to go with me, let me know. I m looking forward to seeing you soon. Ride Safe- Drive Safe and Love Life..because you can =) Bijou and Mike White GWRRA-OR-I Chapter Director

3 FROM THE DESK OF THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: There will be an all chapter meeting on April 14th in The Dalles. This is where Chapter G,H and I will gather to have a District wide meeting. It will be a great time for everyone to see one another. Plan are underway for the Oregon District Convention to be held in Turner, OR from June 7-9. See the newsletter for the registration form. Reminder, the End of Season Campout in September will be hosted this year by Chapter I. We will be returning to Feyer Park Campground in Molalla. The dates are Friday-Sunday, Sept 21-23, Please see the flyer in the newsletter. Registrations at the park need to be done no later than June 15th, so hurry and get your reservations made. There is still room for the Oregon District Rider Education weekends for ARC (2-wheel) on April 22nd and TRC (trike) classes on May 6th. Both classes will begin at 8am and continue till about 4-4:30pm (with a lunch break). We will have ARC instructors coming from Washington to help us out. Both the classroom and range portions will be held in Stayton. Please see the newsletter for the flyer/registration form for details. Chapter I will be paying 1/2 the cost ($15.00) for current GWRAA members, so you will then need to send a check with your registration form made out to GWRRA Oregon District in the amount of $15.00 for your class. The classes are limited to 12 bikes (co-riders may attend at no charge) so hurry and get your registrations in. There are many activities coming up this year and we hope to see you at as many as you can make. Keep the shiny side up and the rubber side down. Dawna Hitch, Asst Chapter Director. FROM THE DESK OF THE RIDE COORDINATOR Hello everyone. Chapter I had their Blarney Ride last month with over 1,000 pounds of food collected for the HOPE food bank in Oregon City. Great job to everyone who participated. Chapter G came in first place and Chapter I in second place for the number of pounds collected. Plans are underway for our fund raiser in August called Hot August Days. Stay tuned for details. Just a reminder, if you have any special rides you would like to go on this year whether it is a dinner ride or a ride following the meeting, please let me know so we can get it planned on our calendar. Keep the shiny side up and the rubber side down.

4 The Passing of a Great Man I know that this is a long time in coming. RIP Gordon Gerbing We are sad to report that our Father, Gordon Gerbing, the inventor of the heated jacket liner for motorcyclists and the man who set the standards for the industry, has recently passed away at age 87. Dad was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 64 years, Marilyn. He is survived by his 5 children and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Dad was a man of many talents, but what defined him most was his compassion for others, his desire to help other people. Born in 1930, for much of his adult life he was a minister, with study at Milwaukee Bible College and a Math Education degree from East Texas Baptist College in After teaching junior high Math during the week and ministering on Sundays, he started a small machine stop business in Maple Valley, WA, about 25 miles south of Seattle. In the mid-1970's, he noticed in Winter his motorcycle riding employees arriving for work shivering and needing to take some minutes to first warm their hands before beginning work. Dad never rode a motorcycle, but he figured there must be some way to keep these guys warm. His first idea was to tap into the exhaust with a hose wrapped around the rider. Well, that did not work. After one night noticing our mother Marilyn's electric blanket, the next day Mom no longer had wires in her blanket. The heated jacket liner for motorcyclists was created. And so was Gerbing's Heated Clothing and the industry of heated clothing for motorcyclists that followed. The idea caught on slowly, particularly since many bikes of that era had an underpowered electrical system. Gordon had no money to start a business, supporting a family of 7 on not much of an income. But he could advertise the best way, to meet his new customers in person at many motorcycle rallies, especially throughout the summer. He attended as many rallies as he could, at first sleeping in his car and loading up on peanut butter and jelly sandwiches before he left home. What he enjoyed most was showing how comfortable people could be, introducing the concept of heated clothing to his soon to be appreciative audience. He made many friends through those early years of the 80's and 90's, and enjoyed much for what was becoming his life endeavor. In 2000 a great opportunity arose. He was invited to Milwaukee, Wisconsin to present his products to Harley-Davidson, with the likelihood of his heated jacket liner and heated gloves becoming official H-D products. The meeting was a success. Enjoying his newfound possibilities for growth and market-wide acceptance of heated clothing, on the flight back to Seattle tragedy struck. Dad suffered a stroke that almost took his life. As now a former minister, with no formal business training, and someone who basically enjoyed meeting people, talking and showing them how to be warm, he was not the kind of person who pursued the legal intricacies of his business. The result is that after his near-death, he lost his company. Still named Gerbing's Heated Clothing, there was only one Gerbing son left in the business as the rest were terminated. Dad no longer had any connection to Gerbing's Heated Clothing. In 2011 the company was sold and the dream of Gerbing's Heated Clothing vanished completely, with no original employees now left.

5 The good news is that Dad worked hard, as he always did, and achieved a remarkable recovery. By 2013 he, and two of his sons and daughter-in-law, were ready to once again move forward, to continue the profession that they loved and missed so much. That was the beginning of Gordon's Heated Clothing. After starting from nowhere, then growing Gerbing's Heated Clothing to a multi-million dollar business, and then losing everything, not even retaining a pension, Dad once again started a small, family business. Dad insisted that everything we ever sold would be made in the USA, the only heated clothing company to exclusively support USA manufacturing jobs and USA quality across the product line. We joked with Dad that he is one of the few people to have one business named after his last name and then another business that took his first name. Saddened by the loss of our Father, and our Mother one year earlier, we are heartened that Gordon could leave this world being once again involved with making and selling heated motorcycle gear. It was his passion. When he left us he left knowing that once again his motorcycle clothing is keeping riders warm. The Gerbing Family *************************************************************************************** Some FUN things to know that could win you cash or prizes! Chapter I members, wear your Chapter colors and vest to our Chapter gathering and if your name is drawn from the bag and you win $$CASH$$$. Chapter colors consist of any of the embroidered shirts that has our Chapter I logo on them. The grey, burgundy or the current green is honored for the drawing. Bring to the gathering a minimum of 5 any cans, bottles that have a deposit on them and trade them for a drawing ticket at the Chapter gathering and you could win a nice prize. We started drawing for monthly dinner social pick. When your name is picked you get to take us to your favorite place the next month. Art Ashby s name was drawn at our March Gathering for our April Dinner Social. Art s favorite place to go is The Corner Saloon, 2509 SW Borland Road, Tualatin. It will on April 20 at 6:00pm ************************************************************************************ Good Food and Excellent Service! We had 9 Chapter I members attend March s Dinner Social at Elmers in Portland. Sorry you missed it. John Costello s favorite place has always been Elmer s since he was with the Force. It was great seeing our new members Dave and Kathy Webb, Dorothy and Don Winterfield, Dianna and Fred Borke, and of course John and Patty Castillo and Bijou.

6 2018 BLARNEY RUN SETS NEW RECORD Mike and I would like to say Thank You so much for your participation in this year s Blarney Run. With it being our first year to experience the event, we hope to help make next year s event even bigger. As you see the attached photos you can understand why Sharon was so excited about what we do for Megan s Corner. Thank You Dawna and Bob for putting this year s event together. Bob you did a great job with the ride. Kathy Meshak did a great job with the Blarney Stew and making sure all who was hungry was feed. Dorothy and Don, Thank you for getting the yummy donuts from Krispy Cream. Dianna and Fred, you did a great job with 50/50, as the winner won $100.00!!! Dianna, Thank you for donating the Irish quilt which brought in additional dollars for Megan s Corner. Of course, Mark and Art, Thank you for decorating the room and getting us in the spirit of the Blarney Run and for doing the final sweep of the run. For all the rest of our Chapter I members, Thank you for your donation of canned foods. This year I wanted to bring in a little more fun so I had a trophy made by Don Weber. The trophy will be a traveling trophy that will go to the chapter that brings in the most food by weight. All in all we had over 45 in attendance. A NEW ALL TIME RECORD was set LBS was collected. Trinity Riders/ CMA= 13 LBS Chapter Washington A = 40 LBS Chapter Oregon I = 656 LBS ( 2 nd Place) Chapter Washington P= 34 LBS Chapter Washington X = 78 LBS ( 3 rd Place) Chapter Oregon G = 943 LBS ( 1 st Place) Once again Thank you to all the Chapters you came to support the event. Without you we would not have been able to make this a successful event. Trent, Congratulations on the Chapter Challenge! We look forward to next year s Challenge. Game ON 2019 =) Bijou & Mike White

7 **************************************************************************************** HOW TO CHECK YOUR RIDER ED TRAINING RECORDS Want to check on your Rider Ed Training records, Go to: Click on the button titled My R.E. Information Login in using your membership number and password (Click on My R.E. Information Tab along the left side of the webpage -Username= Membership Number. ie or ). Password= is the Numbers in Your Address + Membership Expiration Date (MMYY) ie. 12 W. 6th st only 12 would be used followed by your membership expiration date. ie. If your membership expiration date is 01/15 Then your password would be On the Rider Ed website select the records you want to review. Chuck Bonnett GWRRA MT District Educator THANKS CHUCK FROR THE INFO

8 GWRRA OREGON DISTRICT RIDER EDUCATION ARC-APRIL 22, 2018 TRC MAY 6, 2018 CLASSES ARE SCHEDULED FOR BOTH 2-WHEEL AND 3-WHEEL RIDER EDUCATION INSTRUCTION WHEN: ARC (2-WHEEL) SUNDAY, APRIL 22ND TRC (TRIKES) SUNDAY, MAY 6TH THE INFORMATION BELOW WILL BE THE SAME FOR BOTH CLASSES: WHERE: REGISTRATION: Classroom Portion: Will start at 8am Sharp. Stayton Fire Department 1988 W Ida St Stayton, OR Range Portion Will start approximately 1pm Power Yamaha 333 Sublimity Rd Stayton OR Send your Registration form to: Bob and Dawna Hitch 708 N Second St, Silverton, OR Include your check made out to: GWRRA OREGON DISTRICT COST: $30.00 PER MOTORCYCLE DEADLINES: ARC: April 2, 2018 TRC: April 22, 2018 QUESTIONS: Contact Bob and Dawna Hitch at

9

10

11

12 BIJOU WHITE CHAPTER DIRECTOR DAWNA HITCH ASST CHAPTER DIRECTOR BOB HITCH RIDE COORDINATOR DIANA BORKE TREASURER KATHY MASHEK MEMBERSHIP & SOCIAL COORDINATOR MARK BROOKS DIRECTOR OF 1ST IMPRESSIONS MIKE WHITE NEWSLETTER EDITOR GREG DAWSON WEBMASTER DOROTHY WINTERFIELD DIRECTOR OF HAPPINESS & CARING The TEAM is always open to new ideas. We can always find some way for you to help strengthen the TEAM. Because we joined GWRRA for the Fun, Safety and Knowledge, it takes you to make it happen. April Membership Anniversary Nobody joined in March!! April Birthdays Toby Weiss, April 3 April Anniversary Mark and Art, April 19

13 MONTH DATE EVENT LOCATION CITY APR 1ST EASTER 5TH TEAM MEETING - 6-8PM FRED AND DIANA BORK'S HOME PORTLAND 7TH RIDE/POTLUCK/GAME NIGHT PORTLAND 8TH ROSE CITY TH OR DISTRICT ALL CHAPTER MEETING SPOOKY S PIZZA 3320 W. 6 TH ST -- 1PM THE DALLES THE CORNER SALOON 2509 SW BORLAND RD TUALATIN 20TH DINNER SOCIAL - 6PM 21ST CHAPTER G GATHERING 8AM LAKESIDE VILLAGE RV PARK SALEM 22ND OR DISTRICT ARC TRAINING STAYTON FIRE DEPT/POWER YAMAHA STAYTON 28TH OR H GATHERING 9AM PHEASANT CAFÉ HERMISTON MAY 3RD TEAM MEETING - 6-8PM MARK BROOKS HOME TIGARD 5TH CHAPTER G- RIGHT TURN RIDE SALEM 6TH OR DISTRICT TRC TRAINING STAYTON FIRE DEPT/POWER YAMAHA STAYTON 12TH CHAPTER I GATHERING 8AM BOMBER RESTAURANT MILWAUKIE 12TH ROSE CITY OR-500 PORTLAND 19TH CHAPTER G GATHERING 8AM LAKESIDE VILLAGE RV PARK SALEM 26TH OR H GATHERING 9AM PHEASANT CAFÉ HERMISTON 25TH- 28TH WA-L SPRINGFLING BENTON CO FAIRGROUNDS KENNEWICK, WA 28TH MEMORIAL DAY 31ST TEAM MEETING--6-8PM BOMBER RESTAURANT MILWAUKIE

14 Oregon District Chapter Gatherings Time to Ride For Friends, Fun & FOOD!! Chapter G Salem 3rd Saturday at 8:00 A.M. Lakeside Village Comm. Center 3110 Turner Rd. SE. Salem. Chapter I Oregon City 2nd Saturday at 8:00 A.M. THE BOMBER RESTAURANT SE McLoughlin Blvd Milwaukie OR Chapter H Hermiston 4th Saturday at 9:00 A.M. Pheasant Cafe 149 East Main St. Hermiston Oregon District GWRRA

15 Like GOOD NeiGhbOrs, the GOLDwiNGs are coming OREGON DISTRICT RALLY JUNE 7, 8, 9, 2018 Oregon Christian Convention Tabernacle 5605 Jubilee Dr. Turner, Oregon Please bring a Teddy Bear and Can of food for community drive. OPENING CEREMONY FRIDAY JUNE 8, 10:00 a.m. Pre-Registration Post May1, 2018 Post Mark after May 1, 2018 Life Member $15.00 X = Life Member $20.00 X = Member $20.00 X = Member $25.00 X = Non-Member $25.00 X = Non-Member $30.00 X = Meals-4 Meals Friday Breakfast and Dinner, Saturday Breakfast and Dinner for $20.00 X = ($20.00 per person plus bring 1 Large can of stew for Hobo Night) Grand Prize Tickets ( $100.00) $1.00 ea X = Pre-Registration 50/50 Tickets $1.00 ea X = Camping RV per night $25.00 X = Cabins Sleeping per night (first 9) $25.00 X = Grand Total $ Make check payable to GWRRA Oregon District. Mail to Angie Allen, 1004 Randal Way, Independence, OR Any questions please call Mary Hunter (Oregon District Director) Agreement: I/We the undersigned agree to comply with the rules governing this event. I/We hold harmless GWRRA, its officers, representatives, and event sponsors and any property owners for the loss or injury to personal property by any reason by participating in this Rally. I/We have read and understand this form. Rider (signature) Date Co-rider (signature) Date

16