MAPLE CITY WINGS GWRRA Region D Michigan Chapter W ADRIAN, MICHIGAN APRIL 2014 Finally Next Month We Ride! Chapter W! 2012 Michigan Chapter of the Year! Monthly Gatherings Join us at our next monthly gathering at the UAW Hall in Adrian! The hall is located at: 1360 W. Beecher Street Adrian, MI (M-34 at the US-223 overpass) Our Monthly Gathering is held the 2nd Sunday of the Month at 8:00am with a social time starting at 7:30am. We will have coffee pot on and the doughnuts ready. Come and enjoy the camaraderie of your fellow GWRRA Members and our Chapter W Family! Our next Gathering is May 11th Hope to see you there! Gold Wing Road Riders Association Friends for Fun, Safety and Knowledge! YES! May thru October we meet at Family Kitchen parking lot at Treat Hwy & US-223 6pm then group ride to the restaurant. Remember if you are riding with the group make sure to do your T-CLOCS! See page 4 for the check list or click the link to it from the Chapter W website. Please show up with gas in the tank and be ready to ride at 6pm. If you will be meeting us at the restaurant please call the person doing the dinner rides at the number on the calendar before 5pm so they can include you when calling the restaurant before the ride starts. I don t know about you but it has been a long winter and I m ready to ride! Patti & I attended the Chapter R Mystery Dinner. Why is it a mystery? You will have to check it out next year to find out. But it s always great FUN. Patti and I have attended the last 3 years and this was a first time for purple potatoes! Next up is the Chapter J Mall Show and it is Yep! I got the Oogley! Next time I will their 24th annual show. Take a break from what remember what month comes after May! your doing and stop by the Jackson Crossing Mall to see how Chapter J displays their bikes. Then on Wednesday April 30th it s the Men s Ride to Pigeon Forge, TN. We have a full ride schedule - Just click the link on the chapter website for the Chapter Google Calendar, The District Google Calendar or the Chapter W Ride Schedule. I m sure you will find something that fits into your schedule. We can t do everything and I find that very true. Even though I d like to participate in everything on the schedule I always have something on the calendar that won t allow me to be there. If only I could be two places at the same time. Mark your calendars for the Chapter W Campout and Fish Fry! July 18-20 at the Totem Pole Campground in Petersburg/Summerfield located at US-23 Exit 9 - Call 734-279-2110 to make a camping reservation. The Fish Fry will be on Saturday the 19th! If the weather is good and anyone would like to ride to the steps of the State Capital on Thursday May 1st. It s the Kick-off of Motorcycle Safety Month please call Ken Kintner @ 902-9893 the day before for details. ARC / TRC course schedule is out and many of us need to take the course to stay current in the levels program. Patti and I will be registering for the Sunday June 22 course in Stockbridge. Cal & Beth will be taking the ARC course on Saturday May 10th. Also on the Schedule is May 3&4 in Ionia, Grayling June 14&15, and Sault Ste. Marie on July 19th & 20th. You can find the registration form on the District website chapter event page. If you don t have internet and would like a registration form please feel free to give me a call! Finally mark your calendar for May 15th at 4:30pm when we will ride to Waterford, MI to get WALDO! Details at the May gathering! Hoping for good weather and a great ride! Senior Chapter Directors, Page 1
Tanya White Love these new Toy Run Shirts. Have you gotten yours yet? It will with a lot of thought and prayer that I have made the decision to not become the CD of the Chapter at this time. I have been contemplating what to do and it just seems like at this time I do not have enough time to do this job properly. So I will stay Co-Chair of the Toy Run with Scott, but have to decline the CD position. I have thought long and hard about this decision and cannot come up with a really good answer but the time factor. I hope all of you understand and hope that someone will step up and take this position. If someone would like to become the ACD that would be fine also. It takes someone who really wants to do this and put in the time it takes. I have become actively involved with the marketing at the office and a couple things at Church and do not seem to have enough time for other things. I will continue to be a member and ride with the group and hope all will be good with Chapter W. Scott & Sherrie and Craig and I went to Archbold, to Mom's Dinner last weekend for a short ride. It was very nice on the back of the bike, riding along with Craig. We got my CB radio installed and I could hear him but he could not hear me. After a couple of things, it now works and we can talk to each other, so I will be able to ride with the group either as a co-rider on the back of the Goldwing, or as rider on the Silverwing. We are looking forward to riding along with the group to dinner rides and other things. We are looking forward to doing some camping this year also. Both the trailers are still in the office building, but they will need to come out soon. The sun was shining so nicely on Sunday that we had a really hard time not riding but it was Easter. So happy Easter to all and can't wait to ride along with you. Thanks for all the support and encouragement along the way. Submitted by Tanya White, ACD Need Chapter Shirts Call Vicki Philo 605-0592 FOR SALE BUNK-HOUSE CAMPER --QUEEN BED --COOLER WITH INS. BOX --ALL OPTIONS -CALL BOB WETHERELL AT 517-605-5228 Page 2
Fred Probst RIDER ED GIMME 5 Don t ride till you perform T-CLOCS checklist on your bike! T-CLOCS chart is on the next page or you can click a link on the Chapter W website to print another copy. Submitted by Chapter Educator Fred Probst Fun Fairy Report Waldo is at Chapter E - Hope for good weather on the 15th when we will ride to get him! Poor Waldo The Chapter W Wolverine! Gone Again! Chapter E - GATHERING Is the 3rd Thursday of the month! Elks Pontiac-Waterford 2100 Scott Lake Rd Waterford, MI Social time at 6:30 PM and gathering at 7:00 PM. Page 3
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March 30, 2014 Kent & Annette Naugle, Dave & Bev Seeburger and Dick & Karen Papworth made their way to Nashville, MI for the Pancake Breakfast! April 12, 2014 First timers at the Mystery Dinner District Directors Kim & Sandy Bargeron. On the menu ICE Cream, Cole Slaw, Bread & Butter Pickles, Chips, Cookies, Fruit Cocktail, Purple Mashed Potatoes, Meat Balls and more - Not necessarily in that order... Our ADD Bob Natter in the Klink! Ken & Patti were present at the Chapter R Mystery Dinner Granddaughter Jolee got locked up in jail too! Something about a fork on the floor under a chair or something like that... Page 5
April 12, 2014 Continued New District Trainer Ken Kintner present patches to some of Michigan s new certified trainers! Bob & Nancy Natter, Craig & Cindy Bennett and Ben & Mary Gawrylowicz. At The Race Track Inn we had entertainment! Harold s Place Page 6
April 13, 2014 Dick Papworth wins the 50/50 drawing Randa went over the T-CLOCS Checklist Randa Probst wins the District Raffle Tickets Griewahn s & DeLines wedding anniversary on the SAME DAY! AGAIN! Patty Szmanski won Chapter Pride but no Queen of Hearts Ken gets the Oogly for not knowing what month comes after May when talking about dinner rides... Page 7
2014 MI-W Couple of the Year Bob & Marcia Kinsey Directors of GWRRA Ray & Sandy Garris director@gwrra.org Region D Directors Lee & Kay Tieche leetieche@hotmail.com Region D Couple of the Year Rudy & Linda Copeland Michigan District Directors Kim & Sandy Bargeron (989) 689-5443 Michigan District Educators Bruce & Melissa Thayer (734) 740-7847 Assistant District Directors Southeast Section Bob & Nancy Natter (734) 421-8250 2014 Michigan Couple of the Year Gary & Carol Williams 2012 Michigan Chapter of the Year The Chapter W TEAM Senior Chapter Directors (517) 902-9893 Assistant Chapter Director Tanya White (517) 263-3510 Chapter Educator Fred Probst (517) 424-8241 Secretary Pat Szymanski (517) 263-4196 Treasurer Deb Bailey (517) 436-3735 Membership Enhancement Marcia & Bob Kinsey (517) 458-6807 Newsletter Editor Tanya White W-News Reporter Suzy Stoddard (517) 263-7754 Brag Book Beth DeLine (517) 263-1550 Sunshine Person Karen Papworth (517) 451-8435 Goodies Dick & Karen Papworth (517) 451-8435 Awards, Plaques, Pins Dan Bailey (517) 436-3735 Chapter Ticket Sales Kent & Annette Naugle (517) 423-7884 Fun Fairy Patti Kintner (517) 902-6222 Public Relations OPEN 2014 Toy Run Coordinators Tanya White (517) 263-3510 Scott & Sherrie Griewahn (517) 263-6008 Ride Coordinator Cal DeLine (517) 263-1550 Road Captains: Cal & Beth DeLine (517) 263-1550 Scott & Sherri Griewahn (517) 263-6008 (517) 902-9893 Kent & Annette Naugle (517) 423-7884 Dick & Karen Papworth (517) 451-8435 Fred & Randa Probst (517) 424-8241 Ed Philo (517) 605-0417 Dave & Bev Seeburger (517) 436-3391 Craig & Tanya White (517) 263-3510 Men s Tennessee Ride April 30th, May 1st, 2nd, & 34rd 2014 Reservation Info: Pigeon Forge Inn & Suites 28926 Parkway Pigeon Forge, TN 37863 1-866-708-8610 Ask for Bob or Mark Mention - Don Stoddard for room rate - Total for 4 Nights $192.84
Poor Waldo The Chapter W Wolverine! Gone Again! Chapter E - GATHERING Is the 3rd Thursday of the month! Elks Pontiac-Waterford 2100 Scott Lake Rd Waterford, MI Social time at 6:30 PM and gathering at 7:00 PM. CHAPTERS IN THE SOUTHEAST SECTION OF MICHIGAN Page 9
W Gathering Ken Kintner May Events 3rd & 4th ARC / TRC in Ionia 10th & 11th ARC / TRC in Pontiac 11th Chapter W Gathering 15th 4:30pm GET WALDO! Chapter E Gathering 17th 11am Chapter J Burn Camp Challenge Fred & Randa Lead 5/26 Memorial Day Parade Tecumseh Big Boy 8am Parade Lineup 9am 30th 31st Indiana Spring Warm-up! Chapter Directors (517) 902-9893 Chapter Educators Craig & Tanya White (517) 263-3510 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 Teresa Bacon 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Mark & Patty Szymanski 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 ARC ARC 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Don & Brenda Garner Ralph Poe 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Memorial Day Parade Rick Marsh Ken & Patti Kintner Artesian Wells Winchesters JR s Brooklyn Grasshopper GET WALDO! Chapter J Burn Camp Challenge Indiana Spring Warm-up DINNER RIDES Selected by: Cal & Beth DeLine Rides leave Family Kitchen (Treat & 223) parking lot at 6:00 pm If you are joining at restaurant CALL reservation to (517) 263-1550 B4 5:00pm 5/7 - Artesian Wells Sports Tavern - US12 & 127 Cement City, MI 5/14 - Winchester s Restaurant - 7950 OH-109 - Delta, OH 5/21 - JR s Hometown Grill & Pub - 11551 Brooklyn Rd. - Brooklyn, MI 5/28 - Grasshopper - 445 Airport Hwy. - Wauseon, OH ARC ARC May Birthdays 5/6 - Rick Marsh 5/7 - Teresa Bacon 5/15 - Ken Kintner 5/26 - Ralph Poe May Anniversaries 5/4 Mark & Patty Szymanski 5/19 Don & Brenda Garner 5/20
THE 30th ANNUAL TOY RUN WILL BE September 14th 2014 Important Dates for the 2014 Season NATIONAL EVENTS July 3rd - 6th WING DING 36 - Madison, Wisconsin REGION D EVENTS September 11th-13th 2014 REGION D RALLY/Convention - Kendalville, Indiana MICHIGAN DISTRICT EVENTS July 31st - August 2nd MICHIGAN DISTRICT RALLY/Convention - Midland, MI CHAPTER W & Area Events Wednesday Night Dinner Rides (see calendar) April 23rd - 27th May 15th May 17th June 8th June 22nd June 27-28 June 29th July 18-20 August 9th August 15th - 16th Aug 29th - Sept 1st September 14th September 20th Chapter J Mall Show - Jackson Crossings Chapter E Gathering to GET WALDO 4:30pm Chapter J - Burn Camp Challenge Chapter L - Picnic in the Park Chapter E - Fun Run Northern Section Campout - Gladwin Co. Fairgrounds Chapter D2 - Back to Hell Chapter W Campout - Fish Fry on Sat. the 19th! Chapter S2 - Picnic FEAST! Chapter G - Midnight Ride East Central Section Campout - Vassar, Michigan (See Flyer) Chapter W - 30th Annual TOY RUN Chapter C - Diana s Soup Dinner (For more information on region & district events go to the events page on the Michigan District Website.) www.gwrra-mi.org Page 11
G.W.R.R.A. of Michigan, Chapter W 820 Toledo Street Adrian, MI 49221 GUEST COPY The Gold Wing Road Riders Association Friends for Fun Safety and Knowledge! Directors Ray & Sandi Garris Region D Directors Lee & Kay Tieche District Directors Kim & Sandy Bargeron District Educators Bruce & Melissa Thayer Chapter W Newsletter Staff Senior Chapter Directors Asst. Chapter Director Tanya White Chapter Educator Fred Probst Region D COY Rudy & Linda Copeland Michigan District COY Gary & Carol Williams Assistant District Directors Southeast Section Bob & Nancy Natter