Gold Wing Road Riders Association
PA CHAPTER “G” – NORTHEAST REGION “B”
www.pa-g.org
June 2009
CHAPTER DIRECTOR
Don & Kathy Weaver – 476-7906, 460-4720
ASSISTANT CHAPTER DIRECTOR
Dave & Cindy Arnemann – 474-9118, 450-6042
TREASURER
Audrey Hershelman – 864-6350
CHAPTER EDUCATOR
Paul Wolfe – 868-1403
MEMBERSHIP ENHANCEMENT,
COY COORDINATORS
Steve & Carol Daley – 438-2401
NEWSLETTER
Marc & Laurie Sanderson – 835-0308
CHAPTER COUPLE,
50/50 TICKET SALES
Ken & Nancy Woodcock – 739-2587
RIDE COORDINATORS
Chip & Mary Lou Love – 835-9423
SUNSHINE
Dave & Becky Groves – 881-3984
MAD COORDINATORS
Paul & Sandi Wolfe – 868-1403
HIGHWAY CLEAN UP
Dave Timko – 476-7157
GREETERS
Joe & Sue Dzeskiewicz – 796-3686
ADVERTISEMENTS
Steve Daley – 438-2401
HISTORIAN
Don Goodwill – 882-2938
CHAPTER VESTS/CLOTHING/PATCHES/PINS
Sandi Wolfe – 868-1403
ACTIVITY DIRECTORS
Barb Sherman – 774-8657
Karen Johnson – 796-3812
CAMPING COORDINATORS
Lonnie & Barb Sherman – 774-8657
PHONE TREE
Marge Augustine – 833-7907
WEBSITE
Don Weaver – 476-7906
PENNSYLVANIA NORTHEAST REGION
D/D Chuck & Evelyn Stone – 814-652-6554
AD/D Dana & Danise Hartle – 814-938-7136
AD/D Jake & Cheryl Lewis – 814-832-2302
AD/D Gordon & Pat Geissler - 610-367-7920
AD/D Tom & Renee Wasluck – 570-474-1014
REGION “B” DIRECTOR
Lorraine & Earl Knight – 401-723-5959
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From Your Chapter Directors
“If you got em, smoke em.” I think I remember that being said in an old World War II movie. When they had a break in fighting action, they would have you smoke your cigarette while you had the chance. The commander would say “if you got em, smoke em.” Well, I would like to play off that theme and say: “if you got em, ride em”. Meaning, if you have a Gold Wing, ride it!
We especially need riders for some of our chapter events. For the first time in years we did not have enough riders in May to participate in the Zoo Parade. That was a shame. But, we have lots of upcoming events that we can ride in. We have a Poker Run coming up this month, June 21st at Mill Village Fire hall. We need for all Chapter Members to come out and support this event – “if you got em, ride em.”
With all our Ice cream rides, dinner rides, Chapter rides, etc. coming up, let’s all make an effort to get out and support these events. Ask a friend to join you. Summer is short, let’s enjoy it as friends: “if you got em, ride em”. Speaking of ice cream rides, we have had some really good rides so far. We have had a great turnout at most of them (I know… all Gold Wingers like Ice Cream!). Thursdays appear to be working fine for us.
We also have our All Chapter – West coming up in July. This is going to be a great event. Here are some of the numbers I have from my spreadsheet (you really didn’t think I would not have some numbers for you?). So far we have reservations from 11 PA Chapters. We have 30 Campsites booked. Over 71 people have registered (all full registrations). Wow! We need to make sure that our own Chapter G members have all made their reservations. We have a very limited number of campsites left at the campground. If you are staying there, book it now (let me know if you have any problems). Either way, you will need to fill out the registration forms and get them to Kathy Weaver as soon as possible. “if you got em, ride em”.
Kathy and I are off for a ride down to Kentucky.
Let’s have some fun! J Ride em!
The Dream Weavers…
Don & Kathy
Pymatuning Brown Bag Picnic Ride
Here’s the scoop on the Pymatuning Picnic ride scheduled for June 27th. This ride is designed for all Gold Wing members. It will be a relatively short ride (100 miles) with a leisurely pace and a very scenic picnic stop. This is a brown bag lunch ride. Bring your own lunch.
We will be leaving from the Burger King on Rte 832 (Sterrettania Rd) and I-90 at 10:00 AM on Saturday the 27th. We will head out 832, down 98, and over 6N to Albion to pick up our west county friends (Curt & Jane, Lonnie & Barb, Bill & Maggie, and anyone else wishing to meet us in Albion). Then we take a few secondary roads (all paved) toward Pymatuning Reservoir. We will pass through Pymatuning State Park in Ohio as well as Pymatuning State park in PA.
We will stop for lunch at the Jamestown Beach picnic area in the state park. This is a beautiful spot on the shores of Pymauning reservoir. We will continue our leisurely ride around the park and over the spillway. Our next stop will be at the Pymatuning Wildlife Education Center. We should be able to see bald Eagles and maybe Osprey there. They have a very nice museum as well. From there we will ride on to LeSeuers for …. Ice Cream!!! If you have not been to this country store, you are in for a real treat. After that last stop, we head for home.
This promises to be a very nice ride. Something for everyone – a relatively short ride, brown bag lunch and lots of beautiful scenery. But the best part will be sharing the adventure with our Gold Wing friends…
See you there….
Rebecca’s Personal Care Homes
443 E. Smith Street, Corry, PA 16407
(814) 664-8855
Nikole Groves, Administrator
47 West Street, North East, PA 16428
(814) 725-2678
Renee Proper, Administrator
David and Rebecca Groves, Directors
Patches, Pins & Clothing
To order patches, pins and clothing contact Sandi Wolfe at 868-1403. Checks should be made out to GWRRA, Chapter G, but given to Sandi.
Shirt prices range from 9.95 to 19.95, are gray in color with Chapter patch outline on the front. Shirts are ordered in lots of 12. The next order will be placed in Spring 2009. I have a few shirts in stock, so if they are your size you can have them right away.
Contact Sandi to order a vest. You can either order from Dreamer Fashions or supply your own. Sandi has the patches and will sew them on for you.
Dreamer Fashions
1895 W. Beresford Rd.
DeLand, FL 32720
1-386-740-9952
You can have embroidery on the back instead of the patches. Your choice.
Some prices are as follows:
· Vest (from Dreamers) 27.50
· Embroidery 8.50 (approx)
· Large 10” logo 12.00
· Rockers for 10” logo 6.00 each.
· Small 4” logo 5.00
· Hats 5.00
· PA Pins for Chapter Bars 5.00
· Chapter G Bars 2.00
· District Rally Pins for Bars 5.00
PA Chapter G Ride Schedule 2009
Sat, June 27th - Weaver ride to Pymatuning. Leave Beechwood Restaurant at 10:00 AM.
Thur, July 2nd - July 4th - Wing Ding, Oklahoma City
Thur, July 16th - July 18th - Roar on the Shore
Fri, July 24th - July 26th - All-Chapters West. Sparrow Pond Campground, Waterford PA
Sat, Aug 1st - Chapter Q Poker Run, 10am – 3pm
Fri, Aug 7th - Sherman ride to the White Turkey, fireworks to follow in Girard, PA. Meet at White Turkey at 7:00 pm
Sat, Aug 8th - Chapter N Poker Run
Sun, Aug 16th - Wolfe ride to Yorkshire Inn. Leave Shell on Peach Street, time TBD.
Thur, Aug 20th - Aug 23rd - Keystone Rally in Johnstown, PA
Sat, Aug 29th - Arnemann ride to Mentor Ohio (Garfield Home) Leave Burger King Sterrettania Road at 9:00 am
Sat, Sep 5th - Chapter N ride to Sara’s and Presque Isle
Mon, Sep 7th (Labor Day) - Chapter Q BBQ, 1pm
Sat, Sep 19th - Roussel-Dupre ride to Letchworth State Park. Leave Sheetz on Buffalo Road at 7am. $6 admission
Sun, Oct 4th - Hershelman ride to Franklin Apple Fest
Greetings from your Assistant Chapter Directors
Wow, here we are June already. I have not gotten to ride as much as I would like to with my co-rider, I have done a bunch of miles solo (see the Niehaus ride). I hope that that changes soon.
We have a very busy, fun, and exciting ride schedule starting in June with poker runs, scheduled rides, and charity rides. And it doesn’t stop there, in July we have rides and All-Chapters West, August we have rides and the State Rally it is all going to be fun. I hope that everyone can enjoy and participate when they can.
By the time you read this I will have the Ice-Cream schedule completed and on the web site. I can tell you that we will continue to go to different ice-cream stands around the area. The Ice-Cream ride on Thursday June 11th will be to Buffalo Wild Wings with Chapter O for our own Bike Nite, we will have a roped off area in the parking lot and the Patio will be reserved for us (in case of inclimat weather they will move us inside). Our (Cindy & mine) ride has been rescheduled to August 29th that is a Saturday. We also have several poker runs that I hope Chapter G gets good turn out for.
We are going to need some volunteers to plan and get ready for the State Rally games this year. I know that we had a great time at the games last year and I for one am looking forward to this years games as well. So have some ideas ready when I call on you to help with the games. I would like to have a plan in place before the All-Chapters West, and then after that we can really get down to work.
Please remember that with all we have going on that we need to remain safe. Keep the shiny side up and enjoy every moment.
Dave & Cindy
More Stuff
First of all let’s dispense with the notion that the way to keep cool is to ride in a tank top, shorts, sandals and a pair of sun glasses. Not only are you exposed to the damaging, drying effects of sun and wind but should you have the misfortune of falling off your bike you’ll experience what it feels like to get the belt sander massage.
So now you know what kind of stuff I will be talking about for probably the next two articles and that is summer jackets.
What’s the difference between a summer jacket and a versatile three season jacket? A three season jacket will usually offer a good amount of insulation and often have controllable vents. A summer jacket will offer a good deal of airflow but very little or no insulation, and usually open mesh body panels rather than controllable vents. Summer jackets range from full, open mesh with no liners for hot days, to some with liners to block the wind and possibly the rain and others still with two liners – one for wind/rain and the other insulated for heat retention. How versatile you wish to get is dependent on the weather conditions you may encounter on a daily ride, week end ride or cross country tour. The old scout mottos “Be prepared” is most apropos and remember to plan your ride with protection in mind.
So let’s take a look at the features of some riding jackets keeping in mind that depending on the type of ride and season you may need to carry more than one jacket or a very versatile jacket.
Aerostch Darien Light – Priced at $397.00 www.aerostich.com
Made of HT200 denier nylon Gore-Tex fabric and has all the Darien’s features including a pair of hand warmer pockets, two large pockets on the chest, one on the wrist, waist adjusters and a huge reflective patch on the back. The jacket is expensive because first of all it is made in the US and it’s the only jacket here with an actual Gore-Tex breathable membrane, which means it will keep you dry but won’t become clammy on warn days.
Alpinestars Force Air – Priced at $179.95 www.alpinestars.com
This is a very sporty jacket. Its shell is made of 600-denier polyester fabric that has been coated with a thin layer of polyurethane for strength and water resistance. Foam inserts in the chest and back are flanked by polyester mesh inserts on the sides and sleeves, and there’s an internal mesh liner all around. The waist offers a pair of accordion stretch pleats and adjusters with hook-and- loop tabs at the hips. For protection check out the CE-approved shoulder and forearm protectors and there’s a pocket for an optional back protector. Feel the breeze cool you down on a warm day but feel the breeze on a cool day and you will be cold.
British Motorcycle Gear Adventure Jacket – Priced at $279.00 www.britishmotorcyclegear.com
The Adventure’s 500-denier nylon outer shell is loaded with features that include a removable one-liter hydration system with water tube, detachable mobile phone pocket, front cargo pockets and a waterproof inner pocket. When it gets hot open the sleeve vents and deploy the zip- open back vents. Hotter still?? The sleeves fully zip off and/or you can always utilize the hydration system. If that’s not enough, use the pocket in the lower back to hold an additional two-liter water pack. With no thermal liner the Adventure is vulnerable to lower temps however the lower back pocket contains a lightweight black nylon jacket shell that throws over the main jacket and zips up fully to add some warmth when needed. It includes CE armor in the shoulders and elbows.