Volume 1 Issue 5
www.gwrra-ohioe3.org
07/27/05

Finally, the triumphant return of the Chapter E3 newsletter! Sorry for the hiatus but between everything that has gone on and the illness and injury we haven’t taken the time to publish a newsletter.

Our regular chapter meeting was held Friday July 22nd at McClure’s in Pomeroy, with 22 members in attendance. We were pleased to welcome several visitors especially Fred & Sabrae Brown, Chapter Directors from Chapter FL1-S of Plant City Florida. Fred and Sabrae we in the area for a family reunion and we were pleased that they joined us for our meeting.

We were all saddened to hear about Lee Spaun’s daughter that has been diagnosed with cancer and is beginning chemo-therapy. Our chapter has decided to provide them with a donation and we plan on presenting it to them shortly after our Wings on the River.

Other announcements that were made during our meeting were, that our Bug Run/dinner ride scheduled for Friday July 29th has been cancelled so we can prepare for Wings on the River on July 30th. Our overnight ride to Twinsburg Oh. has been cancelled due to lack of interest, we hadn’t had anyone indicate that they were interested in going and it is too late to try and get hotel room reservations, maybe we can try and schedule it again next year.

• 22% of motorcycle fatalities were related to braking or steering maneuvers.
• 30% of fatalities were attributed to no maneuvers taken to avoid crash.
• One-half of the cycle fatalities occurred when the vehicle was negotiating a curve.

 but improves your visibility during the daylight. GL1500 and GL1800’s are both dual beam head lights and it is always a good idea to replace both headlights when one burns out. Keep in mind that there are higher output bulbs available then the stock version.

They are of course, much more expensive then the stock replacement especially when you are replacing both bulbs. But they do provide you with a marked improvement in night illumination.

After all if you can see that deer standing along the edge of the road 30 feet sooner you have a much better chance to react and avoid a serious accident.

August 6th & 7th—E3 Overnight Ride to Twinsburg to the Twins festival HAS BEEN CANCELLED
August 13th & 14th Buckeye Timeout
August 20th—C2 DOWN ON THE FARM @ Bob Evans Farm
August 20th—E3 Dinner Ride - Jan's Diner Winfield WV (Meet at Holiday Inn in Gallipolis at 6:00 PM) Several of us will be attending Down on the Farm and will meet at the Holiday inn to ride to Jan’s Diner.
August 26th—Combined C2 & E3 Meeting 7:00 PM at McClure's in Pomeroy
September 2nd & 3rd C2 Labor Day Ride – Outdoor Drama and ride to Beckley WV
September 3rd thru 11th E3 Vacation Ride thru the Blue Ridge Parkway ending up at Pigeon Forge for Rod Run - Leave McDonalds in Pomeroy @ 9:00 AM—If anyone is still interested please contact Paul Darnell ASAP, accommodations are limited. At the present time we have a total of 5 couples planning on taking this vacation ride.
September 16th—C2 Meeting 7:00 PM at McClure's in Gallipolis
September 23rd—E3 Meeting 7:00 PM at McClure's in Pomeroy
September 24th—E3 Dinner Ride - 5:30 PM @ Grinders Athens OH
 

Paul's Corner

Hello all, well I must apologize for not getting a newsletter out before now. I just haven’t felt up to par and have let a lot of stuff slide. I am feeling better and hope to be able to ride in a few weeks. I really felt that I would be back on the bike before now but I guess the damage was a little worse then I thought. I finish up physical therapy this Friday and hope that I can continue to improve quickly. I am planning on riding the Wing on the Vacation Ride to the Blue Ridge Parkway in September. I am happy to say that our bike is repaired and ready for me to climb on whenever I am up to it.

Don’t forget that C2 will be having their fundraiser on August 20th and if you can please come out and support them. We have a dinner ride scheduled that same evening so we will be meeting at the Holliday Inn in Gallipolis at 6:00 PM instead of at the Pomeroy McDonalds. That will give everyone a chance to stay longer at C2’s fundraiser before heading out for our dinner ride.

We had a great turn out for our July 23rd dinner ride to Jimmy Columbo’s. We had a total of 6 bikes and 2 four wheelers that made the trek to Parkersburg WV. Joining Linda and I on the ride were Dave & Paula Carr, Dick & Bev Fetty, Greg & Kim Roush, Cliff & Carol Hitt, Rex & Kathy Cumings, Tom & Sandy Taggart, Roger & Becky Lutz. Of course we had a good time, good food and we ended up back at McDonalds for some good old ice cream afterwards.

Our Ride Coordinator Rex Cumings and I have been discussing the possibility of making a leaf ride back to Tennessee in October. There is Holiday Inn Express near the Blue Ridge Parkway that offers a really nice tour package in October. We will check it out and let everyone know if it looks like something we can put together.

Also don’t forget that August 12, 13, & 14 will be the West Virginia State Rally just outside of Ripley WV. The “Waller in the Holler” looks to be a fun time and it is just around the corner from us. If you can take some time and make the ride up and support them this year. It looks like they have a lot of great things planned for the event. Check out the flyer with this months newsletter.
 

It looks like the next scheduled ride coming up will be our dinner ride to Jan’s Diner in Winfield WV on August 20th we will be meeting at the Holliday Inn in Gallipolis at 6:00 PM instead of at the Pomeroy McDonalds.

The big event for the year will be our vacation ride to the Blue Ridge Parkway in September. We will be leaving the McDonalds parking lot at 9:00 AM on September 3rd.

Look for information on a possible October leaf ride, we’ll keep you posted as it gets closer.