February - Iowa Chapter E

VOLUME 16, ISSUE 2
February 2016
The Soaring Eagle
Gold Wing Road Riders Association
Iowa Chapter E
Region E
CHAPTER E TEAM
2015 – 2016 Couple of the Year
Mike & Linda Huppenbauer
Chapter Director:
Kevin & Cheryle Miller
319-520-5391
[email protected]
Chapter Educator
MAD Coordinator:
Delbert Stephens
319-752-0451
[email protected]
Assistant Chapter Educator
Assistant MAD Coordinator
Event Coordinator
Connie & Boomer Franklin
217-224-6361
[email protected]
FROM YOUR CHAPTER DIRECTOR:
Hello everyone, I hope the New Year is starting out good for you. We are
less than 40 days till spring so hang in there and soon it will be time to dust
off the wings and start the riding season. I know I am looking forward to
this.
With that being said what better way to start the riding season off than by
attending the Iowa District Safety Weekend May 13th & 14th. Classes fill up
fast so you need to get this in early to insure your spot.
Chapter Treasurer
Leslie & Jim Rainbolt
319-520-8068
[email protected]
Member Enhancement:
Public Relations:
Bill & Carol Cook
IA District Safety Weekend
May 13-14
Come on out to DMACC in Ankeny for indoor classes as well as classes on the riding range.
You must pre-register to be guaranteed a place in a class. Registration Form
HINT: Fill in the form before you print.
319-754-6483
[email protected]
Newsletter Editor
Gwyn Jones
319-795-0539
[email protected]
Also Chapter O has invited us to their Kalona Day’s
You & your Chapter participants are invited!! Payment must be made up front.
We need to pay for all reservations {Directors, this is just like last year, if
you want to get the list & money, we can work with that, just let us know.}
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WE ARE ON THE WEB
http://iowachaptere.weebly.com
There is no February meeting because of our
Sweetheart weekend @ Nauvoo Family Inn & Suites
1875 Mulholland St., Nauvoo, IL
February 13, 2016
“Have Wing will Travel”
DON’T MISS ALL THE FUN AND FOOD!
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Note from Lonnie
Hi everyone, I have info on our Kalona Day for shopping & eating on March 19, 2016. If you want to
meet us {Diane & Lonnie} at 11:00am & leave at 11:15am at Riverside Casino on Hwy 22, just east of
HWY 218/27,{turn into the Casino at the stop lights & we'll try & be in the first parking lot on your
right, Dark Red Ford Edge} & follow us for shopping. OR I'm attaching a map of the area and you can
go shopping on your own. Just be sure to be at:
HIM Hearth-N-Home cooking www.hearthnhomecooking.com/
At 3:45 so we can eat at 4:00. The cost is $20 per person; this includes meal, tax & tip.
The map will also have the location of HIM Hearth-N-Home Cooking
If any questions during the day, I will have my cell phone on: 319-631-8680. {Lonnie}
MENU:
Good joke
A Mennonite woman will prepare a meal of Turkey, Roast beef, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Hot
Vegetable, 2 salads, Homemade Bread and Dessert, along with drinks of Ice Tea or Coffee.
OK now as you all know we will not have a gathering in February, instead we will be hosting our
28th Annual Sweetheart Weekend --- February 13th
If you have not already sent in your preth
registration form and if you are wanting to buy a 28 annual Sweetheart shirt(s), you need to do this
soon. Dead line for the pre-registration drawing if February 1st and if you are ordering shirts and
want them the day of the rally then you need to have this in also by the 1st of February.
Until we meet again
You’re Chapter E Director
Kevin Miller
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FROM OUR CHAPTER EDUCATOR:
HEY!
Wasn't it just last month I was talking about putting the bikes and trikes away for the
winter. Now I want to talk about ordering your tires, air-filters, and taking care of any recalls.
If you can get it into a shop now's the time. Just have it all taken care at the same time.
Hurry up spring, hurry up!
Be safe my friends
Delbert Stephens
Chapter E Chapter Educator
MAD Coordinator
319-752-0451
[email protected]
NOTE FROM YOUR CHAPTER E DIRECTOR KEVIN:
I have added a new page to Chapter E’s web site called “Safety/ rider-Ed”. This page has information
about Safety weekend T-COCS for both bikes and trikes. It also has information about MSF courses
and their locations. I have also added a link to the Honda Goldwing Recall, so you can check this to find
out if your bike is one of the one’s one the recall list.
I hope this will be useful to some of you. You can access this page by going to our web site
http://iowachaptere.weebly.com/ and under the Newsletter link you will see a link “Safety/Rider-Ed” or
here is the direct link to the page http://iowachaptere.weebly.com/safteyrider-ed.html
IA Chapter E newsletter and other chapter events are now available by clicking the link below:
www.iowachaptere.weebly.com
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Ronald Mc Donald Corner News:
Cruise night is April 30, 2016 from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Heartland Harley in Burlington, IA.
Once again Val and I will be asking for help on this fund raiser. All proceeds will go to the
Ronald McDonald House in Iowa City, IA. We will need baked goods all wrapped for sale and we
will be doing ticket sales for 50/25/ 15/10. I will have more information later.
August 7, 2016 is the Ronald McDonald Ride to Iowa City, IA. When more information becomes
available we will set up the time and place to meet for the ride up.
I have already received information from Iowa District that the Ronald McDonald House would
like us all to concentrate on household items and food items, not that they would refuse
clothing, but they have enough at this time. The Ronald McDonald wish list will be available at
our gatherings, and also don’t forget to keep pulling those pop “Tabs”.
Gary and Val Duckstein
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Monthly Get Together
FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS
Cheryle Miller
Kenton Cole
Carol Cook
Todd Kester
Gracie Cole
Tammy Duckstein
Deb Ryner
Everyone Welcome!
Feb. 5
Feb. 8
Feb. 10
Feb. 18
Feb. 22
Feb. 22
Feb. 23
2nd Saturday of each month (except
February, November and December).
Tender Trap.
2222 Summer Street
Burlington, IA.
Eat at 5:30 p.m.
Weekly Coffees on Wednesdays at 5:30
p.m., various locations, see the Activity
Coordinator article in this newsletter
FEBRUARY GWRRA ANNIVERSARIES
Richard Pardall
Jessie Shuler
Gene & Sheri Bowerbank
Feb. 8, 2005
Feb. 22, 2006
Feb. 28, 2006
rd
Feb 3
Feb 10th
Feb 17th
Feb 24th
Coffee’s for FEBRUARY
Culver’s
Napoli’s
Tender Trap
Casa Fiesta
Burlington, IA
Burlington, IA
Burlington, IA
Burlington, IA
2016 UPCOMING EVENTS
(All subject to change)
Feb 13th
28th Annual Sweetheart Weekend
Mar 5th
Missouri District Spring Fling
th
Kalona Day (Ride to Kalona with Chp. O)
Mar 19
th
April 30
Heartland Harley “Cruise Night”
th
th
Niehaus Customer AppreciationDay
May 13 – 15
th
th
May 13 – 14
Iowa District Safety week- end
nd
th
Jun 2 – 4
Missouri District and Region E Rally
th
Jun 12
O Roger Ride Scott County Park 9 am
nd
rd
Illinois Summer Rally
Jul 22 – 23
th
August 7
Ronald McDonald Ride
th
August 28
IL. R Surprise Run
st
rd
Aug. 31 -Sept. 3 Wing Ding 38
Sept. 25th-26th
Iowa District Rally
Nauvoo, IL
Lake of the Ozarks
Kolona, IA
Burlington, IA
Litchfield, IL
Ankeny, IA
Branson, MO
Pontiac, IL
Iowa City, IA
LaSalle, IL.
Billings, Montana
Toledo, IA
Please double check the event dates listed above each month, as they may change from time to
time.
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ON THE LIGHTER SIDE
Three bikers walk into a truck stop
An old man was eating in a truck stop when three rough-looking bikers walked in. As they passed
the old man, the first biker pushed his cigarette into the old man's pie, then laughed and took a
seat at the counter. The second biker picked up the old man's milk and spit into it. The third
biker turned over the old man's plate before joining the others at the counter.
Without saying a word to the laughing bikers, the old man put his money down, got up, and left
the diner. One of the bikers said to the waitress, "Not much of a man, was he?"
The waitress replied," Not much of a truck driver either. He just backed his big rig over three
motorcycles!"
They walk among us:
The pedestrian light on the corner beeps when it's safe to cross the street.
I was crossing with an 'intellectually challenged' co-worker of mine.
She asked if I knew what the beeper was for.
I explained that it signals blind people when the light is red.
Appalled, she responded, 'what on earth are blind people doing driving?!'
She is a government employee.....
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CHERYLE’S CORNER
Materials
The Dow Chemical Company 10″ STYROFOAM Wreath
1-2 packages red and white cupcake wrappers
9″ sheet thick craft foam
Roll red crepe paper
10 small white pom-poms
1 yd. red check ribbon
Hot glue and gun, 10-12 round toothpicks, scissors, straight pins
Instructions
1. Wrap crepe paper around wreath and secure ends with straight pin.
2. Wrap approximately 18” of ribbon around the top of wreath for a hanger. Pin
or hot glue in place.
3. Flatten cupcake wrappers with hands. Pin wrappers around the wreath.
4. Cut 10, 1/2” square pieces from craft foam. Gently pinch the center of 10
cupcake wrappers. Hot glue craft foam pieces to the wrong side (non-design
side) of wrappers.
5. Hot glue 1 white pom pom to the center of each wrapper from step 4.
6. Gently insert a 1” piece of toothpick into the center of each craft foam piece
and hot glue in place.
7. Arrange and insert the 10 toothpick/cupcake wrappers around the wreath.
8. Add more wrappers if necessary to even out design.
9. Create bow and hot glue to the top of wreath.
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BEST ENERGY FOODS
Winter Concerns when
Shoveling snow!
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Do a little at a time.
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Pushing snow may be easier than lifting
every
Shovel full.
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Then stay away from coffee or something sugary.
“Your body processes the caffeine and sugar too
quickly.”
1.
Yogurt contains essential B vitamins which
your body uses to convert other nutrients
into energy. Choose low-fat plain yogurt
and add fresh berries if you wish.
Hold the handle slightly to the side of
your body as you push the shovel along.
That way, if the tip of the shovel hits an
uneven part of the
concrete, the handle won’t suddenly
poke into your abdomen.
2. Bran muffins complex carbohydrates
Drink plenty of fluids before, during, &
after shoveling.
3. A hard-boiled egg is an excellent source of
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Don’t hold your breath while straining to
lift heavy snow. Breathe through the lift.
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Wear boots having good grip so you
don’t slip and fall.
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Looking for a snack that will keep you energized?
If you are not physically up to shoveling
safely, hire someone or ask a neighbor
to do it.
provide long-lasting energy, plus bran
contains magnesium to help convert
carbohydrates into energy.
protein and B vitamins.
4. Peanut butter is packed with protein and
magnesium. Choose the all-natural or low
sugar kind. Try it with celery stick or a
banana.
5. Trail mix is made with dried fruit,
assorted seeds and nuts, is loaded with
iron, protein, and complex carbohydrates.
It’s a good yogurt topping. Make your own
trail mix by combining Cheerios, dried
apricots, cherries, bananas, raisins, along
with nuts and pumpkin seeds.