Volume 1 Issue 3
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03/09/05

Cabin Fever has come and gone. It was a great time as always. Attendance this year was 632, which set a record. We had two new couples go with us this year, Ike & Judy Spencer and Bob & Shari Kincade. Both couples have been initiated, and we all had a good time supporting them through the ordeal. There were 88 GWRRA members that went through “Oogy Boogey”, 120 went through “In The Barn” and 99 members got “Measured”.

The theme for next years Cabin Fever is Hawaiian Luau , anyone that would like to create a logo for the event we need to have them to turn in at the April 2nd Officers Meeting. If you are interested let us know.

At our February meeting, it was agreed by all our members to donate all of the meeting proceeds to Gary Hart, who lost is wife Sharon to a courageous battle with cancer. Gary & Sharon have been long time members of GWRRA and were past Chapter Directors of Chapter J2 at Coolville. We collected $100.00 to give Gary to help with his necessary expenses.

Buckeye Rally is June 17th, 18th, and 19th. Please let us know if you plan to attend this year’s rally. The rally will be in Ashland Ohio this year and there are several nice Hotels available. Paul has already made reservations at the Amerihost Inn and said he would be glad to make reservation for anyone else that would like to stay there. Just let him know for sure you plan on attending and he will take care of it.
 

Our Saturday night Dinner Ride and Bowling night on February 26th was a great success. We ate at the new Golden Coral in Parkersburg WV and I think everyone had a good meal. We missed Linda and Paul Darnell who couldn’t make it following Linda’s surgery. She is getting along OK and we wish her a quick recovery. After dinner we all rode over to Emerson (im er some) lanes for a great evening of fun. All the members and their Kids and Grand kids had a great time. We had a total of 24 people attending.

Our Saturday evening dinner ride on March 5th went to the Cools Spot in Coolville Ohio. Nancy and I, Paul and Linda Darnell, Al and Kay Graham and Roger and Sharon Black attended and we were happy to have John and Percilla Shuler and Wilbur Ward and Trina Barrett join us for the evening. As usual we ended up at McDonalds afterward for an evening of talk and ice cream, not necessarily in that order.

Our next dinner ride is scheduled for March 19th and we are planning to ride to Larobies Pizza in Gallipolis Ohio. Can you tell who plans the dinner rides, it has to be someone who likes pizza (Paul). We will be meeting at McDonalds in Pomeroy at 5:30 PM.

The Safety Sunday on March 27th at Gallipolis was very interesting both for rider and co-rider. It was a day that was very knowledgeable plus the women learned how to pack the bikes.
 

This months tech tip is a simple one, be sure to take a few minutes before you roll the bike out for the spring riding season to check those tire valves. These valves can cause a blow out that could cause an accident.

Don’t forget that we will be having a safety checkup at Ronnie Russell's garage April 17th. It will be a good opportunity to get your bike ready for the spring riding season.

March 18th—C2 Meeting 7:00 PM at McClure's in Gallipolis
March 19th—E3 Dinner Ride - 5:30 PM @ Larobies Pizza Gallipolis OH
March 19th—C2 Chili Dump -@ The Kyger Creek Employee Club TBA
March 25th—E3 Meeting 7:00 PM at McClure's in Pomeroy
April 2nd—Chapter Director meeting, Columbus, Ohio
April 2nd—E3 Dinner Ride - 5:30 PM @ Dawg House Athens, OH
April 15th—C2 Meeting 7:00 PM at McClure's in Gallipolis
April 16th—E3 Dinner Ride @Sonic Drive-in Nelsonville OH - Meet at McDonalds 4:30 PM & Movie Night Movies 10 Nelsonville OH
 

Paul's Corner

I am really looking forward to the Tennessee Rally, Linda and I had a great time last year and we can’t wait to go back. It looks like we will be meeting at Bob Evans In Gallipolis around 10:00 AM on Thursday April 21st. Anyone wanting to attend this event needs to make their room reservation as soon as possible, we will be staying at the Park Tower hotel again this year. It is a nice hotel and is right across from the rally.

I know that everyone is wanting winter over with as soon as possible. It will be nice to finally get a few nice days where we can get out of the house and maybe even take a spin on the Gold Wing.

I want to remind everyone that they are invited to attend the Gold Wings and Ribs Festival Planning meetings each month. We need every ones input to make the event the best we can. This months meeting will be held on March 28th at 7:00 PM at the Chamber Office in Pomeroy. Please not that this is different than the date on the monthly calendar. The calendar shows the meeting on March 21st, but the correct date is March 28th, please try to attend if you can.
 

Our Dinner rides are going great, I am really glad to see such a good turnout for each ride. I know it is hard for everyone to make each ride but we have been having some good attendance at our rides.

Our next Dinner ride is at Larobies Pizza, I really don’t like pizza but I’ll force myself to be there. Chapter C2 will be having their Chili Dump at Kyger Creek that same evening, so we will probably swing by and crash their party on the way home.

Before you know it Spring Fling will be here. It will be April 22nd - 24th in Pigeon Forge, TN. This is always the kick-off to the rally season and it’s in one of the prettiest areas of the country. Keep this one on your calendar, it is the true sign that spring has sprung.