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Indiana Chapter Q–2
“Wings Over the Dunes”
JULY 2006
Volume 8, Issue 7
“ Summer Is Here”
Had a good meeting this month again. Want to
Congratulate Chuck Thomas for winning the “DUH” award.
Seems he backed his trailer into a tree because he didn’t want
to hit his new garage. Quite a few funny ones this month but
Chuck won hands down. Berti bid on surprise package in the
auction and turned out to be a brain. Yes, I said a brain.
Looked pretty real to me but turned out to be Jell-O. Nice job
Ken.
We had 25 members show up tonight and among
them was Scotty and Ella Cripe. Good to hear from them and
needs help at Wing Ding. If you are available for a couple
hours, contact Scotty.
Don’t forget that we have Ride for Kids on July 9th.
We will “LEAVE” at Bob Evans at 6:30. If you want to eat
breakfast, do so before hand. Bob’s opens at 6 AM so might
Visit Us!
Our gathering place: Pantheon Restaurant
Located at: 5900 US Hwy 6, Portage Commons
Shopping Plaza, Portage, IN
When: Last Monday of every month
Time: 6:00 pm to eat – 7:00 pm to meet
Table of Contents
CD Article
Assistant CD’s &
Dinner Rides
Rider Educator
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not have time to finish. Our donation is real close to 5 hundred bucks so please join us on the ride.
Had good luck at the ANNA ride this year. Many
door prizes were won by us. Tickets to Railcars-Marty’s gift
certificate and lucky Donna Newbold won a ‘FRISBEE”.
Way to go Donna. The ride was real nice and we earned pins
and new T-shirts. Had dinner at Boundary Waters in Demotte
which is on the ride schedule. It’s one of the best.
The dessert plate was won by Ken and Judy. It was a
wonderful array of cakes well decorated for the 4th. Top that
one, Ken and Judy. Ride safe all.
R&R
How would you like to earn a FREE one
year membership or more? If you sign up three new
members, you will receive a year’s membership
absolutely FREE, sign up six and get two year’s free.
We have made it even easier for you. We
have made out packets with a letter introducing
ourselves and inviting new guests to join us and a
membership application in a small envelope you can
carry with you and place on the seat or dash of fellow
gold wingers to help our chapter grow. Don’t forget to
put your name and Q–2 on the membership
application so you will get the proper credit for the
new member.
Table of Contents
Page
Classifieds
5
Q–2 News
6
Birthdays & Anniversaries 6
Other Chapter’s News
7
Table of Contents
Page
July & Aug Event Schedule 8
2006 Ride schedule
9
Campland Ad
10
Calendar
11
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From Your Q-2 Chapter Directors
Ray & Donna Newbold
Hello fellow wingers and friends. Wow what great weather we have been having. We hope all of
you have been able to do a little riding. I know every chance we get; we are on ours and going.
We had our annual garage sale on May 27th. We want to thank all of the people who donated things
for the sale and all of those who came out to help. A special thanks to Dale & Linda Shurr for letting us
use their garage. For anyone who was not there at the garage sale and ever wondered what Kevin Case
looks like in a dress! Well all I can say is that is was not a pretty sight. (But we did get pictures)
There were a few of our chapter members go to the B&E appreciation day event on June 2. Chapter U2 was putting on a benefit for “Ride for Kids”. We did our fund raiser for “Ride for Kids” at Camp
land on June 17th. We had quite a few members there to cook and help out. We really appreciate the ones
who showed up in 96 degree weather to raise money for our fund raiser. Again a big THANK YOU, we
could not have done it without you. Also, a big thank you to Campland for letting us set up on their lot.
Also for spending a lot of their money to help us out.
We have a lot of rides and campouts coming up in the next few months. We will have sign-up
sheets at the meetings. If you plan on going to some of the things we have planned, please sign the sheets
or else call us so can make sure we have enough reservations. Also if there is a ride you would like to see
or put on please do not hesitate to let a staff member know. We would be glad to help you set it up.
The camping and shopping trip for July 21 & 22 has changed a little. We will be camping at
Michigan City campground instead of Warren Dunes State park. When I called for reservations they were
all booked up. We will be camping at Michigan City campground on 421. We will leave for Saugatuck
MI Saturday around 9:30 or so. If you would like to come and join us for the ride, come on by so we can
all ride together. We will spend the day in Saugatuck, shopping, eating and sight seeing. Then we will
come back to the campground and just hang out.
We will be doing the Ride for Kids on July 9th. Hope to see a lot of support from this chapter, remember this is a really good way to “HELP THE KIDS”. So please show up or else donate.
We did the “ANNA” ride on June 24. There were about 16 from our chapter to showed up. Some
of us camped on Friday night, and did the ride on Saturday. We found a really nice campground by
Renesslaer. We do plan on going back there to camp again. They made us feel very welcome.
Please remember, we are getting a lot of new faces at our meeting and dinner rides. Please introduce yourselves and make them feel welcome. We were all new at one time or another and we know how
we felt when someone made us feel welcome. Have a great month and Ride safe, Ride fun and enjoy life.
Ray & Donna Newbold
Beware of “The Book”
Indiana Q–2 Portage, IN
Region D
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From Your Q-2
Assistant CD
By Ron and Joe Ann Byers
Hi fellow wingers and friends. The month of
June was a lot of fun. Ice cream rides, dinner rides,
dinner and a movie night, the ANNA ride and camping. There was 16 from our chapter that participated
in the Anna ride on Saturday and there were 139
bikes on the 95 mile ride. The goal this year was to
beat last years donations of $50,000. We didn’t hear
if they beat that figure.
They held an auction after the ride and had a
baseball autographed by Ryan Sandburg and a couple of tickets to one of the Cubs games that went for
$550.00. They had a Napa Mini Chopper that was
raffled off too. Our group won quite a few of the
door prizes.
We have had a busy month and July will be
also. There are 11 or 12 people going to Wing Ding
in Nashville Tn.
Well, to all ahappy 4th of July and a safe
one. Joe Ann & I look forward to seeing each and
everyone at the dinner rides, campouts and all the
other activities thay are planned.
Please look at the calendar and come out
and ride with all of your friends.
Ride safe and be HAPPY
Ron and Joe Ann
Chapter Q–2 would like to thank everyone for being part of our
organization.
Newsletter Editor: Jan & Larry
Webmaster: Butch Stidam
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By Kevin & Mona Case
FROM THE DINNING
ROOM
Hi every one in our Q-2 family of friends, Mona C
and my self (Kevin C) are taking all requests for any
dinner ride you would like. Not only can you pick
the spot to eat you can also pick the night. Now you
can’t beat that .
JULY
4 - Wing Ding NO DINNER RIDE
11 -The Port Chesterton
16 –Ice Cream Ride Hobart D.Q.
18 -Nowhere Bar & Grille Saugany Lake
25-Brewski’s Valpariaso
August
1-Northwoods Rt.41 Scherriville
8-Matey’s Michigan City
13-Ice Cream Ride Oink’s New Buffalo
15-Maria Elena’s Portage
22-Carlson’s Michigan City
29-Boundry Water’s Demotte
Remember that the dinner rides will be leaving Thomas Honda
at 6:30 sharp and run every Tuesday through the Summer and
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Region D
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GWRRA Rider Education
Jim & Donna O’Rourke our Asst. Rider Educators
ERC & ABATE COURSE
I’d like to start by saying “Hello” to everyone
in Q-2. I’d like to extend a big “Thank You” to Larry
and Jan for their time as rider educators and a big
“Thank You “ to all the officers for their vote of confidence in asking Donna and Me to fill their shoes. I
hope with Donna’s help I can be as informative and
helpful as they were.
This first article was brought about by two
events. Donna, last weekend, took the ABATE beginner riders course and I just finished the GWRRA
experienced rider course. Dale and Linda Shurr also
attended the ERC. All I can say is simply ‘if you
haven’t ever taken this course, you really should consider it the next time it’s within reach.” After talking
about our weekend sessions, Donna and I have come
to the conclusion that both courses are really quite
similar. The biggest difference is quite obvious,
Abate starts out with hours of classroom material and
provides little 200cc bikes, while we are riding our
Goldwings. They are possibly the most massive machine to attempt to finesse through a “figure 8.”
So, what did I learn? I learned that you can in
fact do a “U” turn inside a box not much bigger than
a single car garage without putting your feet down. I
found out that what Donna and I were both taught,
though separately, and at very different levels, really
does work. You can actually have better control and
turn tighter by not looking in front of the bike but by
turning your head to where you want to go. (Put your
Chin on your shoulder if necessary). There was a lot
of zig-zagging between cones set up to emulate various situations. We did a lot of emergency stopping
while straight, around corners, while turning and obstacle avoidance.
My telling you about all the finer points can
never take the place of you personally taking the
course yourself. I thought I was pretty good, experienced rider, sure of myself and my abilities. I found
out something. While I was sure of my abilities, with
the knowledge gained from these instructors, and
practice, I got better. Nothing really miraculous, but
I’ve but I found out some things I didn’t know this
bike could do. I also found out some things I didn’t
think I could do. It’s a great feeling when you realize
you’re not too old to learn a few tricks, even a better
feeling when you realize you just came away a safer,
better prepared rider.
Ride safe, Jim and Donna O’Rourke.
Indiana Q–2 Portage, IN
Region D
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The Classified Corner
For Sale
1995 GL 1500 SE
31K MILES, 2 TONE GREEN, LOTS OF EXTRAS
$ 10,000 OBO
DAN OR DEBBIE MAPLE 219-464-1960 SELLING DUE
TO HEALTH REASONS.
Swisher Trail Mower
14 horse electric start, 48” cut. $600 Firm. Call Al
Alliss 219-996-5202 or e-mail aalliss@netnitco.net
1981 1100 Interstate w/Sidecar
AM-FM Radio Match set Texas Sidecar. $5,000.00.
FIRM. Call Ken Maynard @ 269-469-9698
For Sale: 2 WHEEL TOW DOLLY
For towing with car, has brakes and a spare tire with only 140 miles.
New $2400.00 asking $1600.00 Call John Davis 812-232-4753
Let Jan know if item has been sold or to place your ad for next month by e-mail
at larbuch@comcast.net. There is no charge for classified ads. Reach over 100
people. Classified ads are not required to be strictly motorcycle wanted or for
sale, advertise anything you want or want to sell. The deadline is the chapter
meeting.
Visit Our Web Sight At:
http://gwrraing2.tripod.com/index.htm
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Chapter Q–2 News And Happenings
2006 Events
Your staff is putting together a calendar for 2006 events.
If there is anything else you would
like to do or anywhere you would
like to go, please let one of your
staff members know so we can try
to include it in the annual calendar.
Check out page 9 of this newsletter
for a complete listing of scheduled
rides and events.
Page 11 has a two-month
calendar of events for easy viewing.
We are also in need of volunteers to lead rides and activities
during the year. If you are interested, please let one of your staff
member know that as well. We are
looking forward to making 2006
full of day and overnight events,
but we need your help and suggestions. Please help support your
chapter by suggesting and attending events.
Please Remember : Thankfully
there are no illnesses to report .
Chapter Colors
Show you belong to a
great organization…wear them!
Everyone wears their colors to
the meetings, but what about to
dinner on Tuesdays, or to other
functions. You don’t have to
wear your vest and all, how
about a teal shirt. Answer: 90%
Sunshine Gal
Please contact Linda
Shurr at 219-477-2453 or E–
mail: shurrs@verizon.net with
the names of anyone that is sick,
injured, or has passed away so a
card may be sent and thoughts
and prayers can be passed along.
The Chapter Store
We have plenty of
goodies in stock! See Joe Ann or
Donna to purchase your pins,
patches, flags, and we now have
vests. Vests are $15.00 each and
are available in a variety of
sizes. We also have new polo
style shirts available for purchase for $20.00. Available in
sizes S, M, L, XL, XXL, and
XXXL (additional charge for
XXXL).
Coffee Break Rides
If you have any suggestions for a Ice Cream rides, please
let one of your staff members
know so it can be arranged.
The ice cream rides are at
6 P.M. at Thomas Honda. Check
out the calendar on page 11.
Dinner Ride Schedule
All dinner rides are scheduled on Tuesday nights. Check out
the calendar on page11 for the restaurant selection for the next two
months.
If you are unable to ride,
but would still like to join in for
dinner, meet at the restaurant at
7:30 pm.
JULY
July 20 –Linda McPeek
July 26 –Jim Richardson
July 29-Jan Buchwalter
July 17 –Dale and Linda Shurr
July 30-Dick and Mary Wood
July 31 –Mike and Jackie Fenchak
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Region D
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Other Chapter’s News and
Cripe
Jennings
Wilson
Hunter
(To other chapters: If you would like
a chapter event placed in our
newsletter, please e-mail the
information to Jan Buchwalter at
Larbuch@comcast.net
Overby
Monthly Gatherings Throughout the State
Sun
Mon
Tue
H-2 7:30 pm T-2 7:00 pm
U 7:30 pm
1st… of
the month
Wed
Thu
F-2 7:00 pm
P 7:30 pm
R 7:00 pm
U-2 7:00 pm
O-2 7:30 pm
Fri
Sat
Y 7:00 pm
B 7:00 pm D-2 7:00 pm C-2 7:00 pm B-2 7:00 pm E 7:30 pm
D 9:00 am E-2 7:00 pm J-2 7:00 pm H 7:30 pm G-2 7:00 pm
2nd… of
T 7:00 pm
J 7:00 pm
V 8:00 pm
the month K 9:00 am
L-2 3:00 pm
G 7:00 pm
N-2 7:00 pm
Z 7:00 pm
F 7:30 pm A-2 7:30 pm S-2 7:00 pm
M-2 6:30 pm
L 6:00 pm
M 7:00 pm
P-2 7:00 pm
C 6:30 pm
Q 7:00 pm
W 5:30 pm
3rd… of
the month
4th… of
the month
Last… of
the month
I 9:30 am
Q-2 7:00 pm
A 7:30 pm
N 7:00 pm
R-2 7:30 pm
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Region D
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Chapter Q-2 Event Schedule for
JULY & AUG 2006
July
July
July
July
July
July
3rd - 6th
9th
21st - 23rd
22nd
30th
27th –29th
Wing Ding
Ride For Kids
Camp out
Covered Bridge Ride
Memorial Ride
Homecoming
Nashville,Tenn.
South Bend
Michigan City Camp Ground
South Bend Start
TBA
Marysville, Ohio
Aug
Aug
Aug
Aug
12th
19th
25-27
31
Lighthouse Ride
Picnic
Camp out
Region “D” Starts
Everywhere
Woodland Park
Eby Pines
Lebanon In.
Visit Our Web Sight at:
http://gwrraing2.tripod.com/index.htm
Wing Ding: July 3 - 5.
Ride for Kids: July 9th (South Bend).
Covered Bridge: July 22
Honda Homecoming: July 27th through the 29th.
Michigan Rally: Aug.3rd through the 5th
Indiana Beach Buffet: Aug 20
Ronald McDonald: Sept. 9th
Region “D”: Aug 31-Sept 2
If you would like to organize and lead a ride during the riding season just let one of the
Staff know and we will schedule it. Need some idea’s so give us a hand.
.
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June:
June 16, 2006
June 21 – 24, 2006
June 24, 2006
Dinner & Movie
Honda Hoot
A.N.N.A. Ride
Portage, IN
Knoxville, TN
Renesslaer, IN
1 day
4 days
1 Day
Wing Ding
Ride For Kids
Dinner & Drive in
Camping/shopping
Covered Bridge Ride
Honda Homecoming
Nashville, TN
South Bend, IN
Valpo, IN
Saugatuck, MI
Rockville, IN
Marysville, OH
4 days
1 day
evening
2 days
1 day
3 days
Michigan Rally
Pin Ride
Ice Cream Ride
Chapter Picnic
Indiana BeachBuffet Ride
Eby Pines
Region D Rally
Midland, MI
“Lighthouse”
Oinks, MI
Portage, IN
Monticello, IN
2 days
1 day (Jim & Donna)
evening
1 day
(Saturday)
1 day (Sunday Morning)
Bristol, IN
Lebanon, IN
2 days
3 days
“Pin” Ride
Ronald McDonald
Swan Lake Ride
Dinner & Drive In
Last Ice Cream Ride
Apple
Indy, IN
Plymouth, IN
Valpo, IN
TBA
1 day (Kevin & Mona)
1 day
1 day (Ron & JoeAnn)
1 day
evening
July:
July 3 – 7, 2006
July 9, 2006
July 15, 2006
July 21 – 23, 2006
July 22, 2006
July 27 – 29, 2006
August:
August 3 – 5, 2006
August 12, 2006
August 13, 2006
August 19, 2006
August 20, 2006
August 25 – 27, 2006
August 31- Sept 2
September:
Sept. 9, 2006
Sept. 9, 2006
Sept. 10, 2006
Sept. 23, 2006
Sept. 30, 2006
October:
Oct.
Oct 14, 2006
Oct. 21, 2006
Oct 28, 2006
Fall Fest
“Mystery Ride”
Coffee Break
Halloween Party
???????
TBA
Ray/Donna’s
1 day
1 day (Ray & Donna)
morning
evening
November:
Nov.
Nov. 5, 2006
Nov. 23,2006
District Meeting
Coffee Break
HAPPY THANKSGIVING
TBA
1 day
morning
1 Day
Dinner & Movie
Christmas Party
Coffee Break
MERRY CHRISTMAS
TBA
TBA
TBA
your house
evening
evening
morning
ALL DAY
December:
Dec. 2, 2006
Dec. 9, 2006
Dec. 17, 2006
Dec. 25, 2006
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July 2006
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
3 Wing Ding 4
NO
DINNER
RIDE
Starts
9
Ride For
Kids South
Bend
16
10
6 Wing Ding 7
17
23
24
12
13
14
15
18 Nowhere
19
20
21
Camp Out
Michigan City
22
26
27
28 Honda
Homecoming
29
Bar & Grille
Saugany Lake
25
Honda
Homecoming
Brewski’s
Valparaiso
30
Memorial
Ride
8
Ends
Dinner &
Drive In
Frisoli’s 7pm
The Port
Chesterton
Ice Cream
Ride
Hobart D.Q.
Camp Out
11
5
Camp out
Trip to
Saugatuck
Honda
Homecoming
31
Dinner Runs are weekly. Meet at Thomas Honda. Leave at 6:30
August 2006
Sun
Mon
Tue
1
Wed
2
Northwood’s
Scherrillville
6
7
8
MATEY’S
Michigan City
9
Thu
Fri
3
4
5
Michigan Rally
Michigan Rally
Michigan Rally
10
11
12
Lighthouse
Ride TBA
13
14
15
16
17
18
20 Indiana
Beach Buffet
21
22
23
24
25
27
28
Ice Cream
Oink’s
New Buffalo
Campout
Eby Pines
Maria Elana’s
Portage
Carlson’s
Michigan City
29
Boundry
Waters
Demotte
Sat
19
Campout
Eby Pines
30
31
Region “D”
Starts
Picnic
Woodland
Park
26
Campout
Eby Pines
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Jan Buchwalter
IN Q–2 Newsletter Editor
2965 N. Strawberry Ln.
LaPorte, IN 46350
JULY 2006
(Not responsible for errors or misspellings.)
GWRRA National Staff:
Executive Directors
Don &Cindy Brock
263-581-2500
E-mail: dbrock@gwrra.org
GWRRA District Staff:
Region D Directors
Tom & Sandy Taggart
740-753-2214
ttaggart@frognet.net
IN District Directors
Butch & Margaret Micheau
260-726-9534
E-mail: bmmicheau@jayco.net
Assistant District Directors
Mike & Susan Jennings
260-356-6103
Scott & Ella Cripe
574-825-1695
E-mail: gwing2001@msn.com
Paul & Pat Overby
812-985-9384
E-mail: poverby@evansville.net
Lonny & Karen Hunter
765-779-4187
Email:moccasinpath@yahoo.com
Bob & Diana Wilson
765-664-2971
E-mail: rwilson@indy.rr.com
GWRRA Chapter
Q– 2 Staff:
Chapter Directors
Ray & Donna Newbold
219-762-5472
E-mail: rdnew11@verizon.net
Assistant Chapter Directors
Ron & Joe Ann Byers
219-962-9339
E-mail: Arby49@aol.com
Chapter Newsletter Editor
Jan & Larry Buchwalter
Email:larbuch@comcast.net
Webmaster
Butch Stidam
219-759-6924
E-mail: easyrider45@verizon.net
Rider Educators
Larry & Jan Buchwalter
219-326-5382
larbuch@comcast.net
Asst. Riders Educators
Jim & Donna O’Rourke
219-477-4324
Treasurers, Recruiting & Retention
Linda & Dale Shurr
219-477-2453
E-mail:shurrs@verizon.net
Ride Coordinators
Kevin & Mona Case
E-mail: kev1mona@comcast.net
Sunshine Gal
Lovely Linda Shurr
219-477-2453
E-mail: shurrs@verizon.net