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MUDBUG NEWS
Friends for fun, safety
And knowledge
www.chapterlam.com
NOVEMBER 2015
CHAPTER DIRECTORS
ROBERT & JOAN PARTIGIANONI
Hello Mudbugs,
As we now are in the fall season, I can believe that we will have a little
better weather for riding. Joan and I just got back from Mississippi District Rally. It was held in Gulfport/Biloxi Mississippi which is right along
the Gulf Coast. We got to ride on the Goldwing as the weather was
supposed to be beautiful and it was great weather going and coming
back plus while we were there.
The rally had moved off the beach and was now on Highway 59 going
from I-10 to the beach on Highway 90. There were 3 hotels all owned
by the same person and he opened them all up to the GWRRA
event. He even closed off some parking lots and put a very large
30x100 foot tent up for the main events. The weather as I said was
great and even during the daytime there was a nice breeze with about
78 degree temp.
The free supper with many events was great and lot of fun and
laughs. Then we had a police escorted lights show run for about 10
miles down highway 90 along the beach with lots of people along the
beach to see our bikes and lights.
Chapter LA-M has several events coming up in the next 3 months. We
will be doing our Thanksgiving Dinner, and Christmas Dinner and Christmas Party. Of course there is the Polar Bear Run on New Year’s Day.
Our November and December Gatherings will be on the Thanksgiving
and Christmas Dinner nights and only last about 10 minutes each.
Robert and Joan Partigianoni
Chapter Directors Chapter LA-M
ASSISTANT CHAPTER DIRECTORS
TOM & NEVA REED
The Love of Riding
Hey guys not much to talk about this month as I have been out
sick. But I would like to talk just a little about the love of my
Wings. Even while laid up with some bad intestinal infections I
had a desire to ride my wings. They have been laid up in the
garage for almost 2months now untouched and unloved. The
other night I was feeling well enough that I went out and cleaned
up Julius for about 30 minutes and you know what my bike not
only looks better, but I felt a lot better as well. I rode her to
work this morning and again back home this evening. Of course
it rained even though both the local weather and the weather
channel said there was only about a 10% chance of rain. Well
that did not matter because I was riding. I can honestly say that
other than my family not much makes me feel better than riding
my wings. So what is all of this leading to, well its simple just
ride. I am going to make a short ride this Saturday if it is not
raining, just to get Julius out of the garage and me off of my
duff. I would love to go the Galveston, but I am just not up to a
ride that long yet! So think about it if the day is not bad and you
have a little time, do them TCLOCKs and take your wing out for a
spin both you and your bike will be better from it.
CHAPTER EDUCATORS
MICKEY&MARY SEARELS
Be Alert and Watch for Deer this Fall . We should always be alert and
focused on riding. A rider's best response when encountering a deer is to
use both brakes for maximum braking and keep their eyes and head up
to improve their chances of keeping the bike up. If the crash is imminent, and there is enough space to swerve around the deer without leaving the roadway, use maximum braking and attempt a swerve in the opposite direction the deer is traveling just before impact.
Wearing full protective gear, including a DOT-approved helmet, will
help prevent injury in a crash.
Training is everything. It helps make life-saving maneuvers second
nature to riders. Motorcyclists of all skill levels should always take advantage of training courses PLPS. They will become safer and better
riders.
PLP at the Legion in Deridder is November 14 at 8 AM this will help
improve our skills and show us where we are at and get us ready for a
riding course in the future and above all it is allot of fun!!!
Hope to see you there!!
We also have a PLP in Lessville also soon
Mickey and Mary Searels
La-M Chapter Educators
CHAPTER M AND
DISTRICT MOTORIST AWARENESS
COORDINATORS
MICKEY & MARY SEARELS
Chapter M
MAD MudBugs
I want to say thank you all for the great job you all did in the Deridder
Fair !! It is not about one person it is all about the team!!
From all the reports I got everybody had fun and it was a great success. This
was the most material ever given away in MAC history. Also we gave away
over 300 Wing Worlds!! Save your Wing Worlds we will be needing them
again!! Next year we plan on doing the Lessville Fair as we will switch back
and forth because we are so close.
Also I want to say thank you to Dr Ardwond for coming from Lake Charles
and sitting in, he is a survivor of a very bad accident on his Goldwing which
him and his wife survived, he has an amazing story and is involved in The
Motorist Awareness Campaign
Thank you all for taking over while I was in the Hospital and packing up ,
bringing my bike home, and all that you did.
Remember we-will never know who's life we may have effected, or what
motorist that will LOOK TWICE AND SAVE A LIFE. Because of the handout or
the chat you had with many of them at the fair.
Mickey and Mary Searels
LA-MAD
District Directors
Red & Brenda Roussel
Hello Wingers,
Well Rally seasons are over and we had a great time in Oklahoma. The state park was beautiful, the
lake was breath taking and Oklahoma District Staff did a great job entertaining everyone, we
dressed up for the Halloween Dance and I excited to see all eighteen members for Louisiana to be in
costume. I want to thank Chapter D for showing up to represent Louisiana. We took a hay ride and
had hotdogs with the other members who attended. Some of the District team also went to Mississippi to enjoy their rally
Chapters D, K and O and everyone else who were involved, whether as a training are a participant.
As I said last month we need to start focusing on LTP and MEP training to teach chapter skills and
involvement of the membership and knowledge of what Chapter Life is really about.
Well in November the District Team will be heading to the yearly Region Business Meeting. We’ll be
obtaining information coming from National to past on to the Chapters.
Until next time continue to have fun, ride and attend training Seminars.
Red and Brenda Roussel
LA. DD
504-512-1212
Gold Wing Road Riders Association
Jack Wagner Region H Trainer
By The Book
Do I Have to Own a Goldwing?
Have you met someone who would be a good fit with your GWRRA Chapter? But they don't ride a Goldwing. Encourage them to join. Did a GWRRA member sell their Goldwing and either quit riding or purchase another brand of
motorcycle? Encourage them to stick around. Most of us know there are two categories of GWRRA membership,
Full Members and Associate Members. To be a Full Member one must own a Goldwing or Valkyrie motorcycle. Associate Members are those who either own another brand of motorcycle, or maybe no motorcycle at all, but
are still interested in being a part of GWRRA because of all we have to offer. It was recently announced that Associate Members no longer pay any more than a Full Member to enjoy all of the benefits of GWRRA membership.
So, other than not having a Goldwing, are there other differences between being a Full and Associate Member? The short answer is 'not really'. They can participate equally in any and all activities at all levels with only 2
exceptions – and one of those can be overridden in extreme circumstances. Associate Members are not eligible to
become Directors or Assistant Directors (at any level) and they may not participate in the Couple of the Year selection process above the Chapter level. Yes, Associate Members may be honored as your Chapter Couple of the Year
– they just cannot participate in the District selection process. Yes, an Associate Member can hold team positions,
even the officer positions such as Trainer, Educator, Membership Enhancement Coordinator or Treasurer. The exception I mentioned that might be overridden; in the rare instance of a Chapter facing closure due to no Full Member assuming the Directorship, a qualified Associate Member desiring the position can be considered as an alternative to closing the Chapter.
So don't be a Goldwing 'snob'. Embrace Associate Members and encourage others to join and participate as an
Associate Member. Who knows, they may realize owning a Goldwing really IS for them! Its a great way to grow
your Chapter.
For more information on types of memberships, refer to the Officer Handbook and New Member Orientation
Guide.
The more you know, the better it gets!
Jack Wagner
GWRRA Deputy Director
Region H Trainer
Louisiana District Webmasters
Fritz & Johnette Beter
Sending, Replying and Forwarding
Emails
Nowadays almost everybody is on the internet and uses email on a daily basis. Securing your Personally Identifiable Information (PII) is a must. Protecting your email address from spammers is
another thing you should be doing daily. Helping your friends with their PII and their email addresses is a very easy thing to do. This month we will give you some simple steps to help protect
your family and friend’s email addresses.
Sending Emails
When sending emails to multiple people that may not know one other, use the BLIND COPY (BCC).
This way, all of your recipients will not see each other’s email addresses. In the event that one of
their email accounts gets hacked, no one else’s email addresses are viewable in that email.
In the TO portion of the email, insert your email address and in the BCC, insert your friend’s email
addresses. This way, you get a copy of the message that was sent out and nobody else sees the
other addresses.
Replying To Emails
When replying to emails, never use the REPLY TO ALL option unless you have to. Sending an email
to everybody may result in offending someone that you may not want to. Once an email is sent, it
is FOREVER. This could open up a can of worms and start the email wars that may
never stop. Also, when replying to an email, delete the information at the top in the body of the
email. Info like the FROM, and the TO, and any email addresses listed. The person that sent it,
knows who they are and all of email addresses take up space that is not necessary or needed.
Forwarding Emails
Last but not least, the forwarded email. This feature uses all of the above suggestions and can be
the worst of them all. When forwarding an email, useALL of the suggestion above. This way all of
your friend’s email addresses are hidden, all of the extra junk is out of the body of the message
and everyone gets the information clean and secure.
Riding On A Wing And A Prayer
Fritz & Johnette Beter
Louisiana District Webmasters
webmaster@gwrra-la.org
Friends for fun, safety
and knowledge
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November Birthdays
EVENTS
6th BJ Ashfield
10th Bob Irlan
17th Mary Dunn
21st Gordon Myrick
23rd Warren Alderson
Anniversary
6th Rocky and Debbie Houser
14 Nov - PLP practice at American Legion in DeRidder on Hwy 112 8am till noon.
14 Nov - Thanksgiving Dinner, Diamond Baptist
Church in Rosepine 6pm with monthly gathering
21 Nov - PLP practice at Leesville High School from
8am till noon.
MAKE MEMORIES WITH OUR GWRRA FAMILY
19189 Lake Charles Highway
De Ridder, La 70634
Toll Free: 800-519-0311
Tel.337-463-8110
Daryl Jernigan
General Manager
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