Gold Wing Road Riders Association
Nebraska/South Dakota District Newsletter
From Lance &
Diane Brozek
Senior District Directors

Gold Wing Road Riders Association
Nebraska/
South Dakota District Newsletter
From Lance &
Diane Brozek
Senior District
Directors
News from the Home Front for March 2010
Last week, a
fellow motorcycle enthusiast passed away.
Dan Brozek, my brother, died due to complications after a surgery to
remove scar tissue from previous surgeries.
He was a proud owner of a Honda 650L, which used avidly around the
farms. He will be greatly missed. It was a comfort to us and our family to see
and hear from many of you during our time of sorrow. Thank you all for your overwhelming
support. We are truly blessed to have so
many friends that care.
The flyer for the 2010 Nebraska- South Dakota District Rally was sent out
earlier last month as a PDF. Hope everyone got it and could open it. If not let
us know and we will send you a copy.
Update on the rally later in the
newsletter.
Wing-Ding is in
Des Moines IA next year. We have Hotel Reservations at the
Holiday Inn Downtown at Mercy Campus.
Don
& Cori Griffiths- Assistant District Directors
2552
14th ave east, Columbus NE,
68601 H402-562-8138
C402-910-6540
Dallas
Risling- Assistant District Director, North (South Dakota)
1004
burleigh, Yankton, SD 57078 H 605-665-7526 C605-660-3608
Chuck
& Linda Steffen- Secretary- Treasurers
89050
hwy 81, Crofton NE 68730 H402-357-3704 C402-360-0574
Gary
& Cindi Umberger- Chapter Directors NE-NE
Po
box 622, Randolph, NE 68771
C402-360-2282
Tim
& Theresa Krueger- Chapter Directors NE-C
1842
320th ave, Albion NE 68620, 402-447-6032
John
& Sherry Oliver- Chapter Directors NE-W
Po
box 283 Scottsbluff NE 69363 H308-436-3616 C308-631-1643
Earl DeCosse- Chapter Director SD-A
605-582-3575
Jack
& Anne Barnard- Chapter Director NE-SC
308-381-8062
19810
maple st. Gretna NE 68028 H402-991-0596 C402-637-4545
Mike &Denise Stevens –
District Riders Educators
55592 hwy 12 Crofton NE
68730 H402-357-3704 C402-369-2108
Steve & Amy Hodges-
09-10 Nebraska District Couple of the
Year
60052 Victory lane Scottsbluff NE 69361 H308-635-1496
Steve & Jenny
Knode- 08-09 Nebraska Couple of the
Year
210096 wildcat dr Gering NE 69341 H308-436-1977
Dick & Mary Lou Stamm –
Patch Shop
2471 13th ave
east Columbus 68601 H402-564-3540
Adolph & Shirley Liss –
Webmasters
729 west praire, Albion NE
68620 H402-395-2850
Bill &
Nancy James- Leadership Training Division Coordinators
1324 scott
rd, Papillion NE 68046 H402-593-8183
Bob &
Doris Roberts- Chapter Directors NE-O
Ronny &
Carol Aden-Newsletter editors NE-SE
205s
Vermont st Cortland NE 68331 H402-798-7731
Philip
Kelly- Region-E Individual of the Year
1518 Mockingbird dr Scottsbluff NE 69361
H308-635-2725
Deb
Pritchard Nebraska Individual of the
Year 09-10
Po box 1083
Scottsbluff NE 69361 H308-783-5661
Chuck
Steffen- District Event Promoter
++++++++++Upcoming
events in the Nebraska /South Dakota District+++++++++++
Chapter NE-O, Second Saturday of
the Month at D&K’s in Gretna NE eat 8:00am-Meeting 9:00am
Chapter NE-SE, Third Saturday of the
Month at a Restaurant to be determined at 12noon
Chapter NE-NE, Third Wednesday of the Month at place chosen by Host at
7:00pm
Chapter NE-C, Third Sunday of the
Month at place chosen by Host at 12noon
Chapter SC, Fourth Saturday of
Month usually meet at United Vets. Club 8:am. Place to be determined, Jack will
keep us posted with E-mails.
Please note the change above for Chapter W,O and SE
Remember to check District web page to find Chapter news letters and the latest information on where and when the Chapters are meeting.
Rider Education
A long time ago, or so it seems, you probably prepared your bike
and parked it for the winter. A few days ago our local news station
informed us that we had 90 days below 40 degrees! Now for the good news,
Spring is around the corner and the temperature will be going up so that means
the riding season will soon begin! You have probably checked the oil,
replaced any worn tires and preformed a T-CLOCS inspection, dusted off the bike
and are ready to go.
Do you have your emergency contact
sheet in your bike and is the information current? Do you have your
I.C.E. numbers in your cell phone?
Keep in mind that although you are
ready to ride the other drivers may not be expecting or have forgotten to be on
the lookout for Motorcyclists so be extra cautious and presume that the other
driver may not have seen you. Have a LONG and enjoyable riding season.
Take care and Ride Safe!
District Rider Educators
Mike & Denise Stevens
News From Your Leadership
Trainers
March LTD Newsletter: OCP
Nancy
and I participated in the first Region E OCP (Officer Certification
Program) presented in Davenport IA. There were about 60 attendees
which included District Directors, their Assistants plus the Region
Operations Team, and 12 OCP trainers from 6 states in the Region [ND
& SD don’t have LTD Trainers]. What was interesting was
seeing people’s perception before and after the one and a half
day class and then their reactions during and at the end of the
program. Everyone seemed to have a new outlook on the program as
well as their positions. We came away not only believing every
member deserves a well-trained leader but also that the leaders
believed it also and everyone came away learning new things regardless
of how long they had been a GWRRA member.
Here is a quote from Dave Carter [past Region E Director and now Region
E LTD Trainer] newsletter, “In Region E the LTD Trainers who have
been given this task have until August 31, 2010 to get all Directors
and Assistant Directors certified. The seminar is open to ALL members,
not just officers.”
In NE we won’t set the date for training until after March 10th
replies. However, as was sent out earlier, there are ample
opportunities to take OCP - the soonest being in Des Moines, IA on
March 20 and 21. Let Bill and Nancy James know by March 10 if you
plan to go to Des Moines. If you have any questions at all about
this program and the timing, give us a call.
Nancy & Bill James
NE District Leadership Trainers
‘… every member deserves to have a well trained leader’
The
First of the year is the time to nominate the 2010 Chapter Couple Of
The Year in each chapter. Please let us know the names,
e-mails, and phone numbers of your new Couples for 2010.
www.visionaryventures@hotmail.com and for Individual of the year please the same applies.
For those couples that wish to go on
to district,the Resume forms are attached. These forms will need
to be sent to Doris and Bob Roberts 19810 Maple St. Gretna, NE 68028
for each couple that decides to go on to District Region and
International level competition. In addition the membership dues
must be paid up until the end of the year 2010. This form with
photo need to be in our hands no later than the end of April 2010.
(these forms will be in the couples portfolio at each selection
process, they are probably the first impression that the judges will
see). Individual of the year can also use this same form Just
plainly mark it Individual of the year. Individual of theyear is
a way to honor a single person or a marries person that has a non
participating spouse, it is a Region program in Region E.
Membership corrections to the GWRRA
organizations National Data Base can only be done by the members
themselves. There are three ways to do this. see attached PDF
file updating your membership information.
You can do this one of three ways:
Call Customer Service – 1-800-843-9460
Email Customer Service - CustomerService@GWRRA.org
Go online – www.gwrra.org/members
To update your information online: Go to www.gwrra.org/members
If you have never logged on to this sight, you will first need to obtain log-in information.
This can be done by clicking on the Welcome (Log-in) page where instructed. After you
complete this process you will receive an email with your user name and password.
After you have received your user name and password return to the Log-in page and on
the left side of the screen click on “Manage My Records”.
Click Continue. Enter your user Name and password.
Click Continue. At the Choose prompt you will need to arrow down and select the
option you need to change.
After you have made your changes you will need to click the Submit Changes button.
This will update your information. When you have completed all the changes you need
to make, be sure to log off.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact Customer Service at the email address or
phone number listed above.
There are many errors that need to
be corrected and your Chapter Member Enhancemet person will be happy to
point out any errors he sees with the latest report that came
out. I can see members that are listed in the wrong chapters,
there are lots of email errors as people change those a lot.
Remember only the member can make these changes but only the chapter
Director , Membership enhancement person or yourself by getting a
password and managing your own individual account can see the report
information.
Have you ever been to a chapter
KickOff Party? A Kick Off is designed to get a new chapter off on
a good footing by helping them get started with some 50/50 money for an
empty bank account, it lets them know that there are some GWRRA Friends
in the area for them to visit. It is a way to meet a new
enthusiastic bunch of great people that like to do what we like to do
(Ride & Eat). Iowa is pretty good at making it a priority to
attend a KickOff and we would expect to see some from every Iowa
Chapter ATTEND THE IOWA CHAPTER CC KICKOFF CARNIVAL, SATURDAY APRIL 17,
2010, CHEROKEE, IOWA, COMMUNITY CENTER 530 W. BLUFF ST. 10AM TO 4 PM Go
West at Fareway corner. Community Center is across from High School.
This chapter is the Home of The Sioux River Valley and Gateway to the
Scenic Loess Hills. Lodging Bestwestern 712-225-5701, Super 8
712-225-4278, Skyline Motel 712-225-2544. GAMES, FOOD, PRIZES
50/50. WILL WE SEE YOU THERE NEBRASKA??? / SOUTH DAKOTA???
We will be Rollin on the River with you in June District Rally So.Sioux NE
Bring a friend to GWRRA it's easy just help them buy a motorcycle.
The Roberts
Doris & Bob
402-991-0596
Cell 402-637-4545
19810 Maple Street
Covington Addition
Gretna, Nebraska 68028-4299
visionaryventures@hotmail.com
Special of the Month
We will start running a special that goes form newsletter to newsletter.
This monthly special will be:
Lower Chrome Cowl for GL1800...$80
It will run till the next newsletter or till I run out of current inventory...12 on hand right now
Also Bike Butler in either 20oz or 32oz with mounting hardware. $45 until supply gone
Mike Cornett
Trike Central
1206 Logan St
Norfolk, NE 68701
(402)379-2243
The Rally 2010
Rally vender, Dick & Mary Lou Stamm have many venders lined up including a big name pin striper. A full list coming out soon.
Chapter W will be doing the Bike Show
Chapter NE will be doing the swap meet
Chapter C will be doing the ice cream social
Chapter O will be serving the hot dog feed with many others helping line things up
Bob & Doris Roberts will be doing the Couple of the Year program with Phil Kelly helping with the Individual of Year Program.
Mike & Denise Stevens will be doing some pretty cool stuff with Rider Ed.
Many other people have volunteered for stuff and we will need all the help we can get. We also hope we did not forget anyone that volunteered already
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Ride Safe, Lance and Diane Brozek 53006 865 RD, 402-582-4726 402-649-1422 (cell) |
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