Chapter Director
Assistant
Chapter Director
Gary & Cindi Umberger Mike & Denise Stevens
Treasurer
Membership
Enhancement Couple
Deb & Harley Holmes Jerry & Deb Wiese
Rider Education Second
Chance Guy
Dallas Risling Dallas Risling
Chapter “Joker”
Newsletter
Editor
Dick Cornett
Denise
Stevens
Chapter
Couple of the Year – 2009
Bob
and Marvene Courtney
August 2009
Newsletter
Chapter Director
Thoughts
The weather
has been superb, the days have been long and busy and the riding has been
great!! And summer is passing us by too quickly, we think. CJ will be in school in a little over two
weeks. Our vacation was great and our
stay in Tulsa was so much fun. Wing Ding
provided us with entertainment, friendships, fun and shopping. Ah, the shopping. The bike is beautifully pinstriped, has new
chrome and the trunk even got organized.
It is ready to go and we have more fun and riding planned, so join us if
you can or enjoy you ride wherever you go.
Chapter
News
The July
get-together was at the Village Inn in Norfolk.
What great place to eat and the hospitality was wonderful and we each got
a free piece of pie from them. We had 51
friends gather for an evening of sharing and fun. A BIG THANK YOU TO Dick and Kathy
Cornett for co-hosting this evening with us and a BIG THANK YOU TO Jaye
Adkins, her staff and the Village Inn for their hospitality and all the door
prizes they donated. Thank you to Mike
and Leah Cornett and Trike Central for the door prizes they donated also. Mike and Leah support us with door prizes and
friendship throughout the year so the next time you are in Norfolk stop in and
say hi and thank them for their support of our Chapter.
Supper rides
are being very well attended and we had to order more participation pins. Cindi is trying to get them distributed so if
you have not received yours let her know and she will get them to you. 20 GWRRA members signed the book June
18th at the Down Home Bar and Grill and 18 members signed in on July
23rd at Ole’s in Niobrara.
It’s never too late to join in for a ride and some fellowship and fun on
the Thursday Nite rides. We have 5 or 6
more selected rides to go on.
Have you
gotten your new Roadrunner pin yet? They
are very nice and only cost $3.00 each.
Please see Deb Holmes or Denise Stevens at the next get-together to get
yours. We also have the Chapter
roadrunner hats available for $13.00.
See Gary or Cindi to get one of those. The yellow MAD T shirts are in and
we will have them for you at our next get together.
The Big news
in the Chapter is Mike and Denise Stevens are now our District Rider Educators
taking the place of Bob and Charlotte Lake who have moved on up to Region E
Assistant Rider Educators. The bad news
is (at least to us) that Mike and Denise are stepping down as our Assistant
Chapter Directors. They have really been
our support and we would not and could not have done this Chapter Director job
without them. We thank them deeply from
the bottom of our hearts. We now need a
new Assistant Chapter Director and are appealing to each of you to please
help us out. If anyone is interested please let us know.
Rider Education
1. if the bike is heavy laden take some of the weight out of the trunk
and saddlebags and this will lessen your burden
2. be sure the bike’s engine is stopped, make sure the bike is in gear as
you do not was the bike to roll as it is being
lifted
3. if the bike is on the right side engage the side stand prior to
raising the bike
4. with your back to the bike grab the left handlebar with your right
hand and passenger grip with your left hand bring your body to a 90 degree angle
against the seat with your hips to the seat itself
5. place your feet shoulder width apart and cock your knees slightly, do
not crouch as if you intend to squat-lift the bike up- your back should not be
bent as all – the bike is raised by a pushing motion by your leg muscles and
your hips- not a lifting effort
6. shuffle backwards and upwards a couple of inches at a time and push
with your hips- the bike will start to raise- TAKE YOUR
TIME
7. when the bike is almost upright- using your right foot lower the side
stand fully and settle the bike’s weight on it- if your bike fell on the right
side you will engage the side stand prior to
lifting
8. step away from your bike- it will stay upright.
CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE JUST RAISED YOUR FALLEN BIKE. CAUTION: THIS WILL NOT WORK ON A TRIKE. This is something you can practice at
home. All you need is a heavy blanket or
mat to lay the bike on and then upright it, I saw a lady do this at Wing
Ding. She said that she would not be
able to do this but alas, she did it.
RIDE SAFE,
Dallas
Nebraska
District News
The Region E Rally theme this
year is “Pirates Wing’n on the Mississippi” and there will be a contest for each
district. Each district can design and
bring a flag 1 foot high by 2 feed wide.
The flag needs to include the District, Region and Chapter and it and CAN
NOT be professionally done and it can be any type of material, color or
design. If you are interested in helping
with the Flag that will be brought to the Region E Rally please contact Lance or
Diane. We need volunteers to help run
games on Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 12pm and 1pm to 330pm. Illinois and South Dakota will also help with
the games. Anyone willing to help at any
of these times please contact Lance or Diane to schedule a time. All the Districts need to provide one male
and one female gift basket for the raffle tables. Please let us know if you would like to take
care of getting this done.
Nebraska District
Chapter Get-Togethers
Chapter NE-C
3rd Sun. of the month
Choice of Host
12pm
Chapter NE-NE
3rd Wed. of the month
Choice of Host
7pm
Wednesday August 19 Sidelines Bar & Grill Wakefield,
NE
Chapter NE-O 2nd
Sat. of the month D&K’s Gretna, NE 8am meal 9am meeting
Chapter NE-SE
3rd Sat. of the month Rod’s Powersports Lincoln 10am
Chapter NE-W Check with John Oliver or Steve Knode
12pm
Please
check District web page for the latest information on where and when the
Chapters are meeting.
Region E
News
The Region E Rally will be
held Labor Day Weekend Sept. 4-6 2009 at the Quad Cities of Moline, Davenport,
Bettendorf and Rock Island of Iowa and Illinois at the Ramada Inn which was
formerly the 5th Season Convention Center 6902 27th St. Moline, IL
the cost is $73 per night. Reservations can be made by calling 309-762-8811 or
www.thefifthseasonhotel.com. Don’t forget to mention you are a GWRRA
member to get your GWRRA room rate.
We just received a packet of information
from Dave Carter on the Region E Rally fun and games. It sounds like they have some really neat
games lined up and that the businesses and city of Moline, Illinois are excited
to have the Rally there and are involved with some of the games and
activities. We have the information for
registration and accommodations or you can find all the information on the
District Website gwrrane.com and click on the Region E link.
National
News
Wing Ding 2010 is in Des Moines, IA Watch for dates and events in your new editions of Wing World Magazine. We have heard that it is planned a little earlier next year and will be over before the 4th of July. We also heard a rumor that they are planning a BIG parade. The biggest of its kind ever so be looking for the details.
Your Chapter Directors have started an
Honor Program. Gary will dedicate a
Chapter Get-Together to a couple or an individual. We care and appreciate each and every one of
you!
Honored
Couple/Person
Mike
& Leah Cornett and Maddy
Dallas’ Second Chance
Corner
Things are going well in the 2nd chance corner. We are currently a wee bit ahead of the same time last year. If this pace continues we WILL have a fun drawing at our Christmas Party. Tickets are only .25 cents and you can buy as many as you want. You may use any tickets that are left on the table, just sign your name and get them to either Rita or me. Thanks to everyone who has participated. Dallas
August Birthdays and
Anniversaries by Gretchen
BIRTHDAYS – Kay Hoffman Aug. 12, Carla Peters Aug. 24,
Dennis Rodby Aug. 25,
Bill VanBrocklin Aug. 26 and
Bob Hoffman Aug. 30
ANNIVERSARIES – Don & Pat Bouska Aug. 2, 1958, Mike
& Denise Stevens Aug. 14, 1976
Mike & Leah Cornett Aug.
18, 19--, Jerry & Deb Wiese Aug. 25, 1973 and
Marc & Renee Risor
Aug. 29, 1997
Congratulations
50-50 winners: Marie Lunde, Wally Wallace (IA- Chapter
E), Vern Hjorth, Sharon Schutlze, Jan Wallace (IA- Chapter E) and Bob
CourtneysDiane Brozek, Mike Stevens and Leah Cornett
Door Prize winners: Jerry Wiese, Jim Stark, Mike Stevens, Kenton Cole, Marvene Courtney, Joyce Tacey, Shirley Hoffart, Bob Hoffman, Betty Schroeder, Leah Cornett, Joan Sonnichsen, Les Coughtry, Dennis Schultze, Dick Cornett, Kay Hoffman, Sharon Schultze, Diane Brozek, Bud Greene, Roger Tacey, Jerry Hoffart, Dallas Risling, Mary Lou Stamm and Kevin Sonnichsen. Village Inn gift certifcate winners:
Village Inn Gift Certifcates: Dee Rebensdorf, Sharon Schultze, Deb Wiese, Dennis Rodby
Gift from Trike
Centeral: Vern Hjorth,
Duane Schroeder, Kathy Cornett, Jaye Adkins
We had a raffle for two unique Goodie Bags make for us by a fellow Chapter Member that raised $56.00. The winners of the Goodie Bags were Bob Courtney and Chuck Steffen.
Don’t
Forget our Next Get-Together 7PM August 19
Sidelines
Bar and Grill 206 Main St. Wakefield, NE
Hosts for
2008
August Dennis & Carmella Rodby and John & Dee Rebensdorf
September
Gary & Paulette Gross and Harley & Deb
Holmes
November
Duane & Betty Schroeder
December
Jerry & Deb Wiese
Upcoming
Events
Aug. 8 Parade
Wayne,
NE
Aug 29-30 Mystery Ride it’s a
surprise!
Sep 4-6 Region E Rally Moline,
IL
Sep 10-13 Davis Rally New Hampton,
IA
Sep 26-27
Chapter Annual Fall
Ride North Platte,
NE
Wayne, NE is celebrating its
125th anniversary and will be having a Parade on Saturday August
8th at 630pm and we have been invited to ride in the Parade. We will gather for the Parade at 6pm at the
west parking lot of the Rice Auditorium to ride as a group with Duane Schroeder
and company. Please contact John
Rebensdorf at
mailto:johndeer@inebraska.com or Duane Schroeder so they can get a
slot for our group possibly at the front of the
parade.
Your Chapter Directors along with several others are planning a couple of
fun filled rides for the upcoming months.
First there will be a Mystery Ride on Saturday and/or Sun August
29th and 30th, at the time of this writing it is still a
mystery even to those planning it. We
will have all the details at our next get-together and online. Actually the finalizing of the plans is in
the works. Please feel free to call us
for the details if you need to plan ahead. FYI - You can join in the mystery
ride for all of the weekend or just part of it.
Everyone should be able to have enough time to return home on Saturday
after we reach our destination. You may
only want to ride for the meal and return home.
Please join us for some FUN!
Secondly in September on the 26th and 27th the
Chapter will have an annual fall ride.
This time we will be going to North Platte to visit some of the
historical and interesting sites of NE out there. We plan to visit the Archway Museum near
Kearney also. More details on times,
lodging etc. will be in the next newsletter.
Don’t
Forget the Davis Rally in New
Hampton, IA. Group and riding times and Information can be obtained from Marvin
Blunck, Dennis and Carmella Rodby or Gary & Cindi We will be meeting our
friends from Chapter C also. There are
some who are camping as usual in New Hampton and others who are staying in a
campground in Charles City, IA and others who are in motels. If you are interested in going to the Davis
Rally contact any of the above people listed and we will get you all the
details.
Gary
& Cindi have a complete calendar of events for the SD
Chapter
Supper
Rides
Chapter Directors Gary and Cindi have decided to join the Nite-Out Riders again this year for a couple of supper rides each month. Chapter members Shirley Hoffart and Cindi Umberger line up the roster and contact the restaurants for the Nite-Out riders so if you have any questions about the schedule please feel free to contact Cindi or Shirley. Chapter Director Gary will choose at random which restaurants Chapter NE will ride to. This year you will receive a participation pin and we will track attendance. At the end of the season there will be some prizes given out. Please join in the fun and spend some time riding and “eating” with us. Dinner is at 7pm.
Aug. 13
Wiebelhaus
Recreation Crofton, NE
Aug. 20
Jerry’s Hilltop Randolph, NE
Sept. 3 DW Pub Ewing, NE
Sept. 17
Cozy Corner Café Verdigre, NE
For
Sale
- 1994 Honda Aspencade with only 30k miles, CB radio, Candy Apple Red, Looks very nice and a trailer that was
bought
last year that has not been used or pulled.
Both have always been kept inside.
Contact Ken Eggers 402-368-5649
RIDE
SAFE
Gary & Cindi
Umberger
402-360-2282 or
402-360-0294
EMAIL
Address
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UMBERGER
MIKE & DENISE STEVENS
BIGUMPPY@YAHOO.COM MIKEDEN@GPCOM.NET
DEB & HARLEY HOLMES DALLAS RISLING
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Things you can learn from bikers….
If you wait,
all that happens is that you get older
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