May

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May 2010
AREA REP - Lorraine Jarvis
ljarvis2@cogeco.ca
TREASURER – Chris Spence
REGALIA – Lynda Johnston
Ontario Chapter Breakfasts
EAST 1st Sunday, 10:00 a.m.
Brian Crites (613) 938-3257
KAWARTHA 3rd Sunday 9:00
a.m., Golden Wheel Restaurant
Hwy 28, Frazerville, just north of
Hwy 115
NORTH 3rd Sunday 10:30 a.m.
Camelback Rest. HOJO call Ron
Vaillaincourt (705)235-2028
NORTHERN TRIANGLE 2nd
Sunday 9:30 a.m., Bayside
Restaurant, 354 Atherly Rd.
Orillia
NORTHWEST 3rd Sunday, 9:00
a.m.,
WEST 4th Sunday, 10:00 a.m.,
Country Hearth Restaurant,
Komoka.
Hi Everyone.
Wow, 30 plus degrees and it’s only May. If this is a sample of what’s
to come, we will be in for a very hot summer. But, the season is so
short, let’s just enjoy it before it’s gone.
May 2nd breakfast saw 47 members and 7 bikes. Dale went home
$86.00 richer, Shirley T will enjoy her $10.00 gas card and Paul will
dine on us at next breakfast.
May 16th breakfast was attended by 41 members and 31 bikes shone
in the parking lot. What a great sight. Beautiful weather brings out the
best. We welcomed 2 new members, Hana who rides a BMW and
John P who enjoys a ST1100. Once again, Ben and Margo struck it
rich going home with the 50/50 pot of $88.50. Donna S won the gas
card and Georges won the micro clothes.
May 7th is set aside as National Female Ride Day, and once again I
planned a ride for the ladies that I know who ride their own bike. I
guess Mother Nature was a little put out, as she doesn’t ride, so rain
was with us from the start to the finish. Sue C, Julie, a customer from
where I work Shirley and myself decided to show our commitment and
had a great ride, even if it was wet. Thanks ladies, hopefully we will
have nicer weather next year.
Just a reminder that June 6th breakfast will be at Smitty’s Restaurant in
Burlington, arrival between 8:30 and 9:00 am and we have arranged to
have our September 5th breakfast at The Galley Pump on Wentworth
St. No. in Hamilton, same time for arrival.
June 26th is our night to run the 50/50 draw at Welland County. The
discounted price per person is $11.00 and must be paid in advance. If
you aren’t sure you can make it, you can pay at the gate and I will try
to greet you and get you the discount when you arrive, but no
promises. Our charity this year will be Canadian Diabetes and we will
present them with the money we raise at their Poker Run in August. I
hope to see a good number of members there in support of a good
cause.
Thank you to everyone for their wonderful donations for our soldiers in
Afghanistan. I took 5 very full boxes to Trenton on May 21st and
hopefully they will arrive before they open Canada House and can be
enjoyed during their open celebrations on July 1st. Our soldier Laurel
is moving on and her replacement has promised to keep in touch with
us.
Thank you to Ron J for leading a ride at last breakfast, anyone else
who would like to share your ride with others, please let me know and I
will make the announcement at breakfast. It is always nice to have
some options available to the members, as I can’t seem to get anyone
to step up as a road captain.
Until next we meet;
Ride safe………… Lorraine XL+
Chosen Soldier
It is so nice to have an individual who can contact
us usually on the same day. Given several
members donated cash for our project, advantage
was taken of this speedy communication to ask her
help to decide what should be purchased. The
following is her reply:
Personally I believe everyone would agree that she
need not apologize for telling us what they would
enjoy. This is the sort of message that makes our
task easier and more satisfying in the knowledge
we are fulfilling their longings for the comforts of
home.
The pictures below speak to the generosity of our
membership!
Hi,
That's great that you're sending another package, it
should arrive just in time for us to open Canada
House (we're aiming for 1 July to cut the ribbon).
The condiments would be a great addition to CH
and will help to 'livin' up the food' from the DFAC.
uhm...
Ketchup - Heinz please
BBQ sauce - Bulls Eyes has a Guinness flavoured
one I think, or anything hickory/ garlic flavour, Salad
dressing - ranch, creamy cucumber, Caesar,
raspberry vinaigrette, or anything vinaigrette
really (low cal if possible, the ladies are sick of
"salad cream" and the guys don't really eat salad)
There is a possibility that I will be moving to another
camp in Kabul so just in case could I ask you to
address the package to Captain Clint L (at the
same address you use for me). He is one of the
new Canadians here in KAIA and has agreed to be
the POC for care packages for the Canadians. My
fate is as of yet undetermined, but I should know by
the end of the month.
Mail is moving quickly now, so the package should
only take 3-4 weeks and should be here in time for
CH opening and BBQ =)
Thank you so much for all the support! It's great to
hear from home. I'm drafting another adventure
story and trying to upload some photos to go with it
so you should be receiving something by the end of
the week.
take care,
Laurel
After this message she was contacted to ask if they
needed any more decks of cards to which she
responded:
Hi Again
The decks of cards we're actually good, but other
games would be fun so we have a selection. What
about those weird ones where you have to do
charades, or draw stuff, or even TWISTER... that's
the best house warming present EVER!! Definitely
good for a few laughs when the stress level is
elevated and we need to let loose!
This is not a shopping list by any means, just some
ideas. Thanks again for all the support from the
group!!
Laurel
Lorraine is hoping they get there by Canada Day
There was a story on last night’s news regarding a
number of NATO members being injured by a
bomb. This is the group Laurel is attached to and
raised questions in our minds. Before we could
message her to ask about her well being she sent
out a brief email titled “I’m safe”. She is OK and
helping out her NATO comrades.
Lorraine had further contact with her and she
mentions what effect the recent bombing had on
her personally.
“My brain is a little scattered after yesterday's
events, but I think we did receive 2 packages in the
last set. I remember I split things up, food type stuff
and other type stuff and brought it to the weekly
hockey game for all to dig in =) It's funny, I'm trying
so hard to remember, and I can't picture it right
now... too preoccupied I guess, busy focusing on
my soldiers and not so much on myself. I was not
out on the road, but one of my soldiers was, she
was driving one of the trucks. Physically, the
injuries are not great she will recover fine but
emotionally the driving team (made up of many
nations) is pretty broken and everyone is pulling
together to get through it.”
Sadly it looks like we may lose contact with her as
her assignment has changed, but she has
promised to keep in touch with us in the future. Also
she has given us a new contact person as per the
highlighted passage above.
Lorraine has delivered the latest batch of goody
boxes (five in all) to Trenton on the 21st. There was
some worry about her gaining access to the base
because that was the day that Col. Parker was
being repatriated. However there was no problem
encountered and she was quickly on her way to
Kingston.
Breakfast at the Bistro
Recently one of our breakfasts was held at the
Bistro which is in the Burlington Seniors’ Centre.
Every month, Joe V along with a group of
volunteers provides breakfast to seniors.
This program had caught the eye of the MP for
Burlington who paid a visit to the facility for
breakfast.
He was very impressed how this program has
helped improve the lives of the elderly in the area
and issued an article to the local newspaper.
It is nice to see people such as Joe who volunteer
their time and energy to assist others, get
recognition for their efforts. Kudos Joe!!
To read the whole article click on the link below:
http://www.insidehalton.com/opinion/columns/article
/814911--did-stevie-approve-this-letter-mike
For more information about Breakfast at the Bistro,
please contact the Burlington Seniors’ Centre at
(905)335-7888.
Motorcycle Definition
The recent purchase of one of our members
(Bruce) of a Spider and an email containing the
picture below, made the article in this month’s AMA
magazine more interesting.
The Federal Highway Administration in the US
wants to attempt defining what a motorcycle is.
Does it have two wheels, three wheels; are the
wheels in line, is it open or enclosed? Do you sit
astride it? Does it have a steering wheel or
handlebars?
Defining what constitutes a motorcycle has become
important because many manufactures are
exporting three wheeled vehicles including trucks to
the US.
A futuristic machine in Dubai
(with thanks to Margo)
The gist of this is to avoid the more stringent safety
requirements for motor vehicles than for
motorcycles. Their concerns about this change are
obvious in nature.
The International Organization for Standardization
better know as ISO are in charge of VIN. The
standardization for these is scheduled to be done
this year, so they have a vested interest in this as
well.
The bottom line is the Federal Highway
Administration wants to do is revise its definition of
motorcycles and two and three wheeled vehicles to
better separate motorcycles, mopeds and motor
scooters.
If anyone wishes to make comments send them to
submissions@ama-cycle.org.
Bunny and Margo’s BBQ
They have invited any interested persons to come
to their abode in Blenheim, ON for a get together.
Some people will be arriving on Friday the 9th of
July. On Saturday there will be rides in the local
vicinity followed by a barbeque. They are going to
supply the food. (BYOB) Departure will be Sunday
the 11th.
There is room for camping on their grounds and/or
their neighbors. There are two motels in the area:
The Silver (519)676-5156, Chatham St., Blenheim
and The Queens, Talbot Trail Blenheim (519)6765477.
Their address is 44 Drummond in Blenheim. Click
on the link below for directions. (519)676-7692
Directions to Bunny and Margo’s Place, 44 Drummond, Blenheim
http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=44+Drummond+St,+Chath
am-Kent,+Chatham-Kent+Division,+Ontario+N0P+1A0&sll=42.331551,81.985731&sspn=0.022906,0.041499&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=44+Drummond+St,+ChathamKent,+Chatham-Kent+Division,+Ontario+N0P+1A0&ll=42.339974,81.989229&spn=0.011451,0.02075&t=h&z=16
June 6th - the breakfast will be held at Smitty’s in Burlington, 1035 Brant St. Directions are on
web page under Club Events or click on the link below.
http://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en&q=smitty's+restaurant+burlington+ontario&ie=UTF8&cd=1
&sll=40.157838,92.523149&sspn=13.419156,42.994298&hq=smitty's+restaurant&hnear=Burlington,+ON&t=h&c
id=4528326946809810043&source=embed&ll=43.349711,79.814301&spn=0.043565,0.083599&z=14
Smitty’s Family Restaurant 1035 Brant St, Burlington
Sept. 5th - the breakfast will be held at the Galley Pump in Hamilton, 365 Wentworth St. North.
Directions are on web page under Club Events or click on the link below.
http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&q=galley+pump+hamilton
+ontario&sll=49.891235,97.15369&sspn=41.172332,87.451172&ie=UTF8&hq=galley+pump&hnear=Hamilton,+ON&t=h&
cid=14833438914986019443&ll=43.273018,-79.840307&spn=0.043558,0.082998&z=14&iwloc=A
Galley Pump
2010 Events
June 4th - 6th
June 5th
Old Bones Retreads® Rally Wayne, Alberta
Cayuga Kinsmen Poker Run for Cystic Fibrosis, Kinsmen Club
Cayuga
home.cogeco.ca/~cysticfibrosispokerrun
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June 7 -12
Americade, Lake George New York,
http://tourexpo.com/data/index.php
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June 12 -20
Laconia Bike Week, http://www.laconiamcweek.com/
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June 14 -17
Retreads® International Rally, Hickory, North Carolina
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June 26
Ride for Sight Parade, Woodbine Racktrack Rexdale & Hwy 27
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June 25 -27
Ride for Sight, Mosport International Raceway Bowmanville, Ontario
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June 26
The Hot Ride, Philthy McNasty's, Burlington, www.thehotride.ca
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July 2 - 4
New Liskeard Biker's Reunion http://www.bikersreunion.ca/
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July 4
Run to the North Wall XV, RCL Br. 594-3920 Huron Church Rd.
Windsor, ON http://www.northwallridersassociation.piczo.com/?cr=7
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July 13 -15
Ontario Provincial Retreads® Rally, Thunder Bay, Ontario
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July 20 -22
Western PA Retreads® Rally, Cambridge Springs, PA
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Jul 24 -25
Canadian Biker Build Off, http://www.canadianbikerbuildoff.com/
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July 30 -31
East Central Regional Retreads® Rally, Battle Creek, MI
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August 8
Chapman’s Ride for the Cure, Boxed Meats, Nebo Rd. Ham.
http://chapmansridetoacure.com/Home_Page.html
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August 26 -28 Four Corners Retreads® Rally, Cañon City, CO
August 29th
North Wall Riders Poker Run, RHLI Club, Hamilton
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Sept 8 -11
New England Retreads® Rally, Rutland, Vermont
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Sept 11
Ride the United Way Poker Run, Kiwanis Club, 200 Jones Rd.
Stoney Creek, www.rideunitedway.ca
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Sept 18
Fenwick Lion’s Club Biketoberfest, Centennial Park, Fenwick
http://biketoberfest.ca/Index.htm