Chapter “N” Newsletter

Jackson, TN

Website http://GWRRA-TN-N.org

Volume 5 Issue 1

January 2013

Chapter Officers

Chapter Director/

Photography

Tony & Lori Douglas

tony_douglas@live.com

Phone: 731-676-9917

Chapter Assistant Director/

General Store

Eldon & Debbie Seaton

eldon.seaton@yahoo.com

Phone: 731-845-6069

Membership Enhancement

Sandy Hayes

shayes1122@charter.net

731-845-6025

Treasurer /COY 2013

Diane & Avery Davis

damron@centurytel.net

731-689-3719

Chapter Educator

Shannon Seaton

Seaton1997@msn.com

731-343-0203

Chapter Staff

Historian/COY 2011

Billy & Shirley Mullins

35bmullins@charter.net

731-645-7823

Webmaster

Joe Terket

jterket@yahoo.com

731-420-9572

Newsletter Editor/

Photography

Sandy Hayes

shayes1122@charter.net

731-845-6025

District MEC

Chapter COY 2012

Reginald & Kim Seymour

reginald&kim@hotmail.com

Phone: 731-676-9917

District Directors

Richard & Becky Griffin

1921 Warmingfield Dr.

Murfreesboro, TN. 37127

Ph. 615-890-1578

bluovalg@comcast.net

Region N Directors

Alan & Carolyn Little

alanlittle02@yahoo.com

Director of GWRRA

Jere Goodman

540-623-0447

director@gwrra.org

Chapter Meeting 1st Saturday every month

Old Country Store, Hwy 45 By-Pass, Jackson, TN

Eat at 5:00pm Meeting at 6:00pm

GWRRA Chapter TN-N

Cover 1

Director news 2

Asst Director news 3

Chapter Educator 4

Couple of the Year 5

Member Enhancement 6

Member Thoughts 7-8

Polar Bear Run Fun 9

Chapter Visits to Q and Z 10

Polar Bear Run Pictures 11

Winter Event 12-13

Getting to Know Members 14

National and Region News 15

District News 16

Spring Fling Flyer 17

2013 Conferences 18

Calendars 19-20

Misc. Info, Find a Friend 21

Sponsor Ads 22-23

Next Mtg Mailer 24

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As I sit here writing this letter, we are all preparing to go to Winter Event. It is Thursday morning at 3:00am

and I am at work. I have so much to do today to get things ready to leave Friday morning. Try to get everything

we need for the Chapter to be in order for the GREAT FUN we are going to have. Sandy Hayes our MEC has

been very busy also, getting things together. She has done a GREAT JOB as the MEC and just think, a year

ago, we tried to get her to join just to do the newsletter and she didn’t want to. Boy has she come around. Our

Chapter is very Proud of her for jumping in and not only taking the newsletter over, but also the MEC and go-ing out and buying a Trike and learning to ride it in a couple of months. She is all about GWRRA!

By the time you read this, Winter Event will be history for this year. Boy did we have a BLAST. All the

GWRRA friends we have across the state have come together for a GREAT BIG PARTY again. As usual these

folks were going to have FUN and FUN it was. If you missed this, you missed it, but wait; we still have Spring

Fling coming up in the near future. District Staff has put their self out again. They have done an Awesome Job

and there’s more to come. So, check out the District Calendar and mark your calendars for all the events that

are forthcoming. Chapter TN-N is going to be involved in a lot of classes and events this year, so look for us

coming down the road.

Chapter TN-N did it again, we brought home 5 Plaques and 2 Certificates. Talking about being SURPRIZED!

We had the Best Costume Chapter, Best Individual Costume, Second Place Best Mascot, Webmaster of

the Year and Largest Chapter Attendance. Sandy Hayes had the 4th Quarter Newsletter and Eldon

Seaton had the 2nd Quarter Recruiting. You know, even if we had not taken anything, we had FUN and we

know that we would have gone away with that! Any time you can have FUN you are always a winner.

On Jan. 28th we traveled to Chapter Q’s meeting trying to get the West/Middle Tennessee Traveling Plaque, but came up short. Chapter Y had the winning ticket. As usual we had a Great Time and FUN. We still went

home as a Winner because we had a good time. I was volunteered for the Solo Cup shoot-out with Ed Grazier.

Now that was FUN!

On Feb. 2nd we will be giving away the Tennessee Traveling Plaque at our meeting. It will be fun and we

guarantee that you will not be disappointed so we hope to see you there. On Feb. 9th we will be hosting a

Medic First Aid/CPR Class, Co-Rider and some other classes. So, if you can come, we would love to have

you. Class will start at 8:00 AM; come early and have a good breakfast at the Old Country Store.

Don’t forget Spring Fling coming up. You will want to get registered before the 5th of April, which is the

deadline for early registration. Let’s all go have some of the BEST FUN you will ever have. The District Staff

has worked very hard on this one and it is going to be AWESOME!

Until then,

Ride Safe, Ride Often, Have Fun

Way to go TN-N. We had 23 members gathered for Winter Fest and everyone

looked like we just stepped out of the Great American Train Robbery movie.

Best Costume Chapter

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Well, I am sitting here trying to get this done before the dead line. Here it is the end of January, and it seems

like it was just Christmas. This is going to be a fast year. Wonder what the Ground Hog is going to see?

So let me think—in January we have had the Polar Bear Run, our regular meeting, a trip to Columbia’s meet-

ing and won some wood to be given away at our February meeting. Then we went to Clarksville’s meeting and had

a good supper but we did not win the wood there. Debbie and I rode the Trike and had great weather both ways.

We all went to Winter Fest and boy did we have fun or what. Last year we thought it was amazing that we could win what we did; but this year was even better. We came away with 5 plaques and 2 certificates. We even won the

last quarter for the Newsletter. Thanks Sandra, for doing a great job! And what did Joe do? He came away with

WEB MASTER of the year. This was his very first year at doing our web page and he won the coveted award. Great

job Joe!

If you have not looked at the pictures on the WEB, you are missing a lot of good memories. We all looked so

good in our outfits. Tony now has a picture of himself and his wild bunch. Check Nolan out, (Billy The Kid), look-

ing good. He may have to shave now.

I don’t know how we could have had any more fun than we did, but look out Spring Fling, here we come.

Got to go—looking forward to seeing everyone at February meeting to welcome some other chapters who are com-

ing to get some wood.

Ride A Lot, Be Safe, Have Fun

Best of the Best

Debbie and Nolan take

their luck to the game tables.

Two bank robbers elude sheriff’s posse and then stops for pictures. Risky?

Everyone gathers to enjoy picture memories of the year. Smiles makes it worth it all.

Horse gets away from Eldon and he tries to rein it in. Nolan waits his turn to ride into the

sunset.

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RIDER ED ‘GIMME 5’

TOPIC: Why Should I Take a Rider Course?

This question is one that many of us find easy to answer. What we may not understand is

why anyone would need to ask it. There are some riders in each of our chapters that choose not

to participate in an instructed Rider Course. Let’s examine this and try to understand why, and look at what a Rider Course can do for you.

Some may say, “I’ve been riding for years. I don’t need to take a class.” Others will boast about the miles they

have accumulated on two wheels and ask “what can they teach me?” Have you ever tried to persuade someone

with that attitude that a Rider Course might help them be an even better rider? Their position can be so negative

and so strongly put that you don’t want to talk to them about the benefits of rider training. Sometimes, people

hide their self doubt behind a curtain of confidence and bluster. Is it possible to have all the knowledge and skill

necessary to avoid any accident? Well, if one chooses not to ride very far or very often, then perhaps it is possible.

But I wouldn’t want to bet my life on it!

Do you remember a single season in your riding career without at least one close call or near miss due to an-

other motorist’s driving behavior? How about a single month? If you ride around the state or across the country,

you expose yourself to many different situations that require anticipation of all the possible actions of other driv-

ers. You have to be prepared to counter with the proper response – whatever their action – and do it in a split sec-

ond! A motorcycle Rider Course helps prepare you mentally and physically to execute the kinds of maneuvers

called for by a driver’s unexpected actions. We look upon these classes as an opportunity to learn and improve

our riding skills in a safe environment.

The instructors are trained to spot the little techniques during range exercises that riders tend to forget to em-ploy on the road. They provide reminders to all students in a positive manner. Their trained eyes and constructive

comments are geared to put each of us on the path to being the safest riders we can be. This can help with your

attitude and performance on the road. Being reminded of the best techniques to execute different skills does not

hurt at all. It is painless. The practice and coaching helps to improve our skills, whether we never knew the tech-

nique to use, or just need the occasional reminder. Hey, who doesn’t appreciate a reminder from time to time?

Especially when it is about something you want to do correctly and safely, but may have just forgotten the best

method.

In athletic training we are taught that practice makes perfect. And when you practice something you enjoy

doing, it’s just a lot of fun! Practicing motorcycle riding maneuvers in a closed parking lot with someone else (the

instructors) monitoring the range to protect the riders from outside hazards helps you focus your attention on the

task at hand – becoming a better rider!

On another level, taking a Rider Course will help you qualify for advancement in the Rider Education Levels Pro-

gram, to Level II or above, or keep you current in your present level. And there is one more thing to remember

about all GWRRA Rider Course offerings. Nobody fails! Everyone who completes the course receives a course com-

pletion card. There are no minimum performance requirements. You are asked to push yourself to improve your abilities. You won’t get better at it if you don’t try. Sign

up for a Rider Course today. You will thank

yourself later!

Ride Smart & Be Safe! Bruce & Melissa Thayer

Former MI Asst. District Rider Educators

brucethayer1@comcast.net

Our Motto...

"Safety is for Life"

Our Mission...

" To Save Lives Through Quality, World

Class Education"

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Greetings from the Horse Farm. Let me give my fellow Goldwingers a word of advice. If you don’t raise

horses now—don’t start. One or two head is fun but when you get 10 it becomes a real job. Pictures of my horse

adventures will follow.

Chapter N has been busy for a winter month. Our Polar Bear Run was attended by almost all our members.

We celebrate New Years with members of Christian Motorcycle Association. This year we had some of the West

Tennessee Riders group to also share a FUN time at the Old Country Store.

Our meeting room was full for the January Gathering. Tony had to leave early to go to work so Sandy took

over and explained our new contest and got everyone excited about Winter Event.

The very next week we went to Chapter Z—Columbia to capture the Mid-Tennessee Traveling Plaque.

Sat. Jan.19, we worked on the chapter scrapbook. We had a good time just looking at the pictures. Sandy

made chili for our lunch and we had a great time.

Now we are on our way to Winter Event. TN District Chapters watch out, Chapter N is on the move AGAIN.

Part of the horses got out of the

corral. We tied these to the hitchin’

post while we looked for the rest of the horses.

Great American Train Robbery with Train Patron-Diane and

Desperado Avery. Wanted—Desperado. Mean look-ing and could be dangerous. Last

seen riding away on his horse and waving his gun wildly in the

air.

Fun at Polar Bear Run. It was cold.

Avery and Tony visiting at Chapter Z while everyone finishes dinner.

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Didn’t you have fun this month? Chapter N packed a lot of fun into a lot of activities. We kicked the month off

with our annual Polar Bear Run. It was a cold day but two trikes braved the cold and made the way from Parsons

to Jackson. Boy was it fun. I made my first Polar Bear Run on my trike! Eldon led the way. We shared the Polar

Run Day with the Christian Motorcycle Association. With the prayer for the meal, we also received the annual

“blessing of the bikes”. I have my sticker proudly displayed on my trike. Have I told everyone that I LOVE my

trike!! Chapter N makes the meeting with 21 members, 2 guests and the members of the Christian Motorcycle Association.

At monthly gathering you will have to imagine the game we played (oops, someone didn’t get pictures). Two

basketball goals we attached to Preacher’s and Reginald’s head. Precious and Shari then attempted to toss the

balls into the goals. Way to go Precious—you’re the winner. Some would say that she kept moving the starting

line. We had special quests for the evening that included 2 visitors from the Christian Motorcycle Association and

3 visitors from Chapter Q. Special recognition to Dennis and Jan Peterson-Couple of the Year for Chapter Q.

Way to go chapter; we had 26 members present for the meeting.

January 12th took our members to Columbia to “chase some wood-The Tennessee Traveling Plaque”. And

what would you know—we came back with it. A total of 10 members traveled to Chapter Z.

Winter Fest started was on January 26th with Leadership Training on January 27th. Chapter N was ready for

this FUN. We won 5 awards including largest attendance. I am so proud of Chapter N. You guys rock!! We had

23 members attend Winter Fest. And what makes that incredible is that we average 26 at monthly gatherings.

Almost all members were able to attend Winter Fest. Way to go!!!

We closed the month with another chapter visit to Chapter Q, Clarksville, in hopes of bringing the Mid-dle/West Tennessee Traveling Plaque back to rest with the Tennessee Traveling Plaque. But it was not to happen

on this visit. Chapter Y walked away with the plaque. However, Tony, Sandy, Gerry, Thomina, Eldon, Debbie,

James Rosenthal, Jeff and Bill Henson attended the meeting. James Rosenthal is a new member and his

very first meeting was the visit to Chapter Q. Way to go James!!!

I have prepared picture pages on all the visiting. You are gonna love this!

Mark Your Calendar

February 2, 2013, Monthly Gathering: February 23-24, 2013, Horizons, Lebanon: March 2, 2013, Monthly

Gathering: March 16-17, 2013, Officers Certification Program, Lebanon: March 23, Chapter Y Fun Day, Mur-

freesboro: April 6, 2013, Monthly Gathering: April 25-27, 2012, Spring Fling, Camp Jordon, East Ridge:

Visiting FUN!!

Chapter W2-3rd Saturday, eat at 6:00 meet at 7:00, Perkins, 1340 S Germantown Rd, Memphis.

Chapter K-Last Saturday, eat at 5:30 meet at 6:30, Family Restaurant, 100 Suzanne Dr., Dickson.

SAFETY FIRST

THEN ALL THE FUN YOU CAN HANDLE

Our special guests who

came to gathering

see what all the fun

was about.

District Staff at Chapter Z. Look at those smiles!!

Looking the part for the

Great American

Train Rob-bery. Al-

ways with a smile. Way

to go Kim.

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Member Thoughts:Member Thoughts:Member Thoughts:

From the desk of Jacob Seaton:

Hello everybody. We got Christmas over and had to go back to school. It’s not too bad though, we were out for

bad weather and then we got out for the flooding.

I have not been doing much, sitting around the house playing games. Hayley got her Driver’s license and Mom

is making me ride with her back and forth to school. If she does anything wrong, I will tell Dad. She is going to

mess up and then I can get what I want from her. HAHA!

Just a small note from Hayley Seaton.

I hated that I missed the first meeting of the year, but I am a Cheerleader for Riverside and we had a Basket-

ball game that I had to go to. Pepaw said we missed a great time. You saw Jacob’s note about my diver’s license. I

am so excited. My 16th birthday was perfect. Out to dinner with all my family, whipped crème in the face and

my diver’s license, too.

Hope to see all of you at the February meeting. Now for a picture I hope you like and one great sign that I like.

Check this out:

I like my football.

But I LOVE my iPhone!!

Somehow my feet seem to get all tangled

up. It used to bother me but then I found

this wonderful sign. So me, don’t you

think?

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Member Thoughts:Member Thoughts:Member Thoughts:

WELL CHAPTER MEMBERS, I HAD A GREAT TIME AT WINTER FEST. YOU KNOW, NOT MANY YOUNG TEEN-

AGERS GET TO DO WHAT I AM GETTING TO DO, AND THAT IS GETTING TO TRAVEL AND HAVE FUN. GET-

TING TO GO TO ALL OF THE EVENTS THAT I GET TO ATTEND WILL HELP ME AS I GROW UP TO BE A PER-

SON.

DID ANY OF YOU GET ANY DAMAGE FROM THE STORM? WE DIDN’T, BUT IT WAS SURE LUCK. WE GOT

OUT OF SCHOOL THE NEXT DAY BECAUSE OF TREES DOWN. WE WERE OUT OF LIGHTS FOR 2 DAYS. WE

EVEN GOT OUT OF SCHOOL BECAUSE OF THE SNOW.

HOPE TO SEE ALL OF YOU AT THE NEXT MEETING. HAVE FUN AND BE SAFE. SUBMITTED BY NOLAN.

JUST A LITTLE JOKE FOR THE DAY.

NOLAN NATION

Horse races. Nolan gets a little late start and never catches up

with Eldon. Ride ‘em cowboy.

Eldon waits for others as every-

one arrives for the Polar Bear

Run. Only two trikes braved the

cold on January 1, 2013. Yep!

Eldon and Nolan was one of them.

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Best of the Best of Monthly Gathering

Al you should know by now that if you do not come to Jeff on the prizes, he will come to

you!! I think that was a bottle of shampoo. HA!

Janet is the first recipient of the coveted Deer Poop Award. Let’s

see, you backed into a vehicle in your driveway. It was Don’s. And

you have a back up camera on your car. Yep!!! Good job. Enjoy your

deer poop award.

Eldon decided to get in on the hugs before Jeff. Debbie had a winning

ticket in the prize drawing.

Janet, is Jeff trying to say your are tall? He does not skip ANY hugs.

I think Reginald is a winner. But Jeff is hanging on for dear

life.

Kim says, “Oh no”. I didn’t really have that next winning num-

ber. “Thanks Reginald for telling on me.”

We have a lot of fun and when we are not having fun, we are visiting with members.

No, we do not allow visiting chapters to get out of

the fun hugs at the ticket drawings. Did you have

fun Jan?

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Best of the Best Visiting Chapters

Z and Q

We can understand Jeff’s antics but that’s a Couple of

the Year and the current Assistant District Director.

Chapter N Captures The Tennessee Travel-ing Plaque with 10 in attendance. Yes, I

said 10—the other 2 (Shari and Shannon) were out shopping. Hmmm!

Chapter N travels to Chapter Q’s gathering

but could not capture the Middle/West Ten-

nessee Traveling Plaque. The Spoils

went to Chapter Y.

Cool Hand Luke (Jeff) with Diane and Avery at Chapter Z. Was that Avery telling Jeff to get his own chair?

Mary is not sure what this

is. Jeff caught her by surprise.

Jeff just being his cool self while visiting with other members.

How did these three get up here first? Noth-ing camera shy about Jeff, Tony and Nolan.

Tony and Ed “volunteered” to play Red Solo Cups. Those

rubber bands just did not get the job done. But Tony won.

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Best of Polar Bear Run

James brought 2 special guests to Polar Bear Run. Thanks James.

Hey, whole lot of hugging going on. We are a hugging bunch.

Al and Bernedette Seward travels from Dyersburg to join the Polar Bear

Run..

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Best of the Best at

Winter Fest

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(1) Desperados and Posse. (2) Three Patrons from the

train-Sandy, Diane, Debbie. (3) Bank Robber—James and

Nancy, a train patron. (4) Sheriff—David and Train

Patrons Jeanette and Kim. (5) District looks over the table

decoration competition. (6) Sheriff—David and Train

Patron Jeanette . (7) Wyatt Earp (Tony) - Best

Dressed Individual. (8) Part of the posse and rob-

bers were missing. Still be-ing pursued. Don, Eldon,

Nolan, Jeff, Billy, Avery. (9) Cake walk fun for Preacher

and Gattie (little g).

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(10) Group Hug—Tony, Jeff and other chapters’ members.

(11) Sheriff Don and train patron Janet.

(12) Cake walk—Shari, Janet, Teo, Gattie Jeff, Nancy.

(13) Desperado Jeff and Train

Patrons Shari and Shannon.

(14) Desperado Nolan.

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(15) Desperados—Eldon and Jeff.

(16) Mascot—Buckey (2nd Place).

(17) Sheriff Billy and Train Patron

Shirley.

(18) Cake walk fun and popcorn

break—James.

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Best of the Best of Winter Fest

Shannon, now what was this called again? Do you give lessons. This looks like a talking chicken doing the twist. She had is down pat and boy was she having the time of her life.

Look folks, we will show you one more time. It is as easy as one, two, three.

Now do you have it? Let’s try it again. What, no takers?

Now I think I know where Shannon gets her dance talent.

I could not get the picture with Jeff

doing the floor moves. These two are having fun. Way to go Shari.

This started out as a line dance. Then something went terribly wrong. No Jeff,

it was . . . Left, Left, Left.

This is Chapter N having FUN!!

Tony and Kim on the floor during the line dance.

Line dancing was popular with Chapter N.

Teo had no problem on the dance floor either. And Tony was all over

the floor with all the dances and the rest of Chapter N.

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Getting To Know You

Gold Wing Road Riders Association TN-N

My name is Oliver Welch, “Big O” to my friends, and I want to tell you a little about myself. This idea of

sharing little known facts about each of our members is a great idea that will allow us to get to know more

about each other in Chapter N. So I will start with a little about my roots.

I am one of those individuals who has lived all their life in the town where they were born and raised. My

home has always been in Trenton, TN, where I still live today. I have put in my time working and have been

retired for the last seven years. Now I spend time with family and with having fun with my Trike.

My first Goldwing is the Trike I now own, which is a 1999 Goldwing Trike. I have put quite a few miles on

my Trike and my favorite trip was to Olympia, Washington.

I became a member of the Gold Wing Road Riders Association (GWRRA) in 2011, when I also joined our own

Chapter N.

I am married to Gattie Welch and we have two children. Our children are grown and live here in Trenton as

well. Some of our favorite hobbies other than riding motorcycles include fishing and hunting.

Gattie and I have been very active since joining Chapter N and have participated in my activities and road

trips to other chapters. But one of my favorite memories since joining GWRRA is Chapter N’s Fun Day of 2012.

Teo—Oliver (Big O)—Gattie (Little g)

Pictures were a part of The Great American Train Rob-

bery of 1903 at Winter Fest.

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News From National

Wing Ding 35 at the TD Convention Center (formally the Carolina First Center) in

Greenville, South Carolina, just minutes from the airport and historic downtown. The TD

Convention Center will feature a newly renovated 280,000 square foot exhibiting hall,

on-site parking, and an award-winning culinary staff!

So plan on riding in, parking the bike and enjoying the ceremonies, hundreds of exhibits,

manufacturer demo's, seminars, entertainment and more all in one location! We look

forward to seeing you in Greenville, South Carolina next July 3-6, 2013!

Copy and paste the link below to your web browser to register for Wing Ding 25 at

Greenville, SC.

http://www.wing-ding.org/

News From Region N

Alan and Carolyn Little have known each other since high school. They grew up about

eight miles apart in rural North Carolina, some thirty miles east of Charlotte. Carolyn

says she was smitten when she saw Alan driving his big red Farmall tractor through

downtown Oakboro. They were married in 1969 and have two beautiful daughters (and

two fairly good looking sons-in-law). They’ve been blessed with five drop-dead gorgeous

and sweet granddaughters, ages 8-16. The one relation-ship they fight hard to main-tain is the one they have with those little (and not so little) girls who call them Poppy

and Nana. The Little’s introduction to GWRRA began in 2002 when they joined North

Carolina Chapter T-2, located in Albemarle. They instantly felt at home with these wonderful people, and knew

they wanted to spend more time with them!

Sometimes it seems like a blessing, and sometimes it seems like a curse, but their involvement in anything

they hold dear almost always leads to a total commitment. This has been a part of their character, even before

GWRRA. They noticed that the people who seem to “get more out of” anything are the folks who go “all-in”. They

are both Level 4 in the Rider Education Program, as well as Rider Ed Seminar Presenters. They have also both at-

tained Master University Trainer status, and are OCP Trainers. This past October, Alan was recognized as the

2012 Region N Trainer of the year.

Alan and Carolyn were chosen as NC T-2’s Chapter Couple of The Year in 2007. They were selected as the NC

District Couple of The Year for 2007-2008, Region N Couple of The Year for 2008-2009, and International Couple

of The Year for 2009-2010. For the last two years, they’ve served North Carolina as District Trainers.

Their history includes 23 years in the United States Air Force / NC Air National Guard. Alan retired as a Senior Master Sergeant. He was employed in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School System as the Electronics Department

Supervisor and later with the Stanly County School System, where he worked as a Computer / Electronics Tech-

nician, retiring in 2009. He loves gardening, yard work and ‘playing’ on his tractor. Also, target shooting is a sweet

release!

Carolyn worked in the Stanly County Tax Assessor’s office as a Personal Property Supervisor until she retired

this past July. She loves scrapbooking their family and travel photos, and thinking of projects for her husband to

take care of! Her real joy is spending time in the mall with her girls. She and Alan are involved in the music pro-

gram and other activities in their church.

They own and enjoy riding their black 2002 Goldwing, which was driven by NASCAR driver Lake Speed in the Kyle

Petty Ride Across America in 2002.

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News From District

Friday, April 26

Spring Fling 2013 Daily Schedule (Subject To Change At Any Time)

Friday, April 26

8am-5pm Pre-registration Packet Pickup Arena Lobby

8am-5pm Combo Day Pass/Show Ticket Sales ($12) Lobby

8am-6pm Vendors Open Display Area

8am-5pm 50/50 Ticket and Goody Sales Cindyland

8am-10am Guided Ride Checkin Cindyland Rider Ed Table

10am Guided Ride Arena Parking Lot South End

8am-11pm Couple of the Year Competition Amphitheater

8am-12pm TRC Course Work East Parking Lot (behind lake)

9am-10am Rider Ed//Co-Riding Host Hotel Rm 1

9am-10am LTP High Impact Leadership Skills Host Hotel Rm 2

8am-9:30am Coker Tire Museum Tour Registration Cindyland

Rider Ed Table

10am Coker Tire Tour Starts Route Map Provided

10am-1200pm Rider Ed//How to Judge a Bike Show Host Hotel

Rm 3

10:30am-11:30am Rider Ed//Team Riding Host Hotel Rm 1

10:30am-11:30am LTP People Based Leadership Skills Host

Hotel Rm 2

11:30am-12:00am OPENING CEREMONY Amphitheater

Thursday, April 25

10am-4pm Guided Ride/Check in/out Host Hotel Parking Lot

12pm-5pm Preregistration Packet Pickup Lobby

12pm-5pm Day Pass Sales Lobby

12pm-6pm Vendors Open Display Arena

12pm-5pm 50/50, Goody and Ticket Sales Cindyland at the

flashing light

12pm-4pm Chattanooga Visitors Bureau Lobby

3pm-5pm Couple of the Year Social Host Hotel Rm 3

12pm-5pm Light Parade Registration Cindyland Rider Ed Table

(none accepted after 5pm)

5pm Daily 50/50 Drawing Cindyland at the flashing light

5:30pm-7pm BBQ Meal for pre-registered with meal ticket Picnic

Pavilion

6pm-10pm Rider Ed//TRC Classroom Host Hotel Rm 1

6:30pm-8:30pm Light Parade Classification & Staging Picnic Pa-

vilion Parking Lot

8;30pm Light Parade Depart from & Return to Pavilion

9pm-11pm Hospitality Room Open Host Hotel Rm 3

1pm-11pm Hospitality Room Open Host Hotel Rm 3

1pm-1:30pm Door Prize Drawing/Ticket Sales Cindyland

1pm-2pm Rider Ed//Trailering Host Hotel Rm 1

1pm-2pm LTP Planning a Chapter Event Host Hotel Rm 2

1pm-3pm Talent Contest Amphitheater

1pm-5pm Bike Games Pavilion Parking Lot

2:30pm-3:30pm Rider Ed//Riding in Heat Host Hotel Rm 1

2:30pm-3:30pm LTP Getting To Know Yourself Host Hotel Rm

2

6pm-6:30pm Talent Show Winners Perform Amphitheater

6:30pm-7:30pm BLUETASTIC FANGRASS Amphitheater

7:30pm-7:45pm SHEILA Van Dyke Amphitheater

7:45pm-8:45pm CODE BLUE Amphitheater

Saturday, April 27

8am-3:30pm Registration Open//Day Passes Arena Lobby

8am-5pm Vendors Open Display Area

8am-3:30pm 50/50 Ticket and Goody Sales Cindyland

8:30am Bike Show Classification Front Parking Lot Row 1

8:30am-9:30am LTP Coaching and Mentoring Host Hotel Rm

2

8:30am-9:30am Rider Ed//Different Elements Host Hotel Rm

1

9:30am Best Dressed Chapter and Individual Amphitheater

10am-11am LTP Conflict Management Host Hotel Rm 2

10am-12pm LADIES ONLY RALLY Host Hotel Rm 3/Pool Area

10am Bike Show Front Parking Lot Row 1

10am-11am Rider Ed//Crash Scene Response Host Hotel Rm

1

10am-2pm Guided Rides Arena Parking Lot (register at Rider

Ed table)

1pm-11pm Hospitality Room Open Host Hotel Rm 3

1pm-3pm Bike Games Pavilion Parking Lot

1pm-2pm Rider Ed //Night Riding Host Hotel Rm 1

1pm-2pm LTP How to Have Fun at a Rally Host Hotel Rm 2

2pm FINAL DOOR PRIZE DRAWING Cindyland

2:30pm-3:30pm Rider Ed// Going, Going, Gone Host Hotel

Rm 1

2:30pm-3:30pm LTP How to Participate in GWRRA Host Hotel

Rm 2

5:30pm Closing Ceremony Amphitheater

ARM BANDS MUST BE WORN ON YOUR WRIST AT ALL

TIMES

**ALL DOOR PRIZES MUST BE PICKED UP NOT LATER THAN 3:30 PM SATURDAY**

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GWRRA Anniversaries

Tony & Lori Douglas 2010

Jeff, Shari & Shannon Douglas 2010

February 2013 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2

TN-N Monthly

Gathering

3 4 5 6 Al Seward 7

Al &

Bernedette

Seward

8 9 TN-N

Classes 8:00

10 11 12

Janet

Rinehart

13 14 15

Bill

Henson

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17 18 19

Ann McMahan

20 21 22 23

Anna

Duren

24 25 26 27

Eldon

Seaton

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TN District Horizons

Other Classes

TBA

TN District Horizons

For more information on Horizons see http://www.tngwrra.org/events.aspx

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GWRRA Anniversaries

Reginald & Kim Seymour 2009

March 2013 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 TN-N

Gathering

TN District CIDM

Class

Maryville

3 4

Linda Kirk

5 6 7 8 9

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Daylight

Savings Time

Begins

11 12 13 14 15 16

OCP

Lebanon

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David Scates

19 20 21 22 23 TN-Y

Fun Day

24 25 26 27 28 29 Good Friday

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For upcoming events, visit TN GWRRA (http://www.tngwrra.org/ District Website) or GWRRA (www.gwrra.org/ National Website) to see what is going on in the near future.

Take time to read the other Chapter Newsletters, they are full of information and fun to read. It keeps you in-

formed of what is going on in the other Chapters.

Bob’s House of Honda in Jackson, TN. and Joe’s Cycle Shop in Bolivar, TN. are very supportive of Chapter TN-

N. If you are a GWRRA member and need something, be sure to tell them. They will give you a discount on

anything you buy, but tell them before they ring you up. Let’s support these businesses!

For upcoming events, if you want to see a flyer or registration form, visit

www.tngwrra.org, all flyers and registration forms are on the Events Calendar.

Program Details:

• For every five new memberships you recruit (households), you will receive a gift certificate with the

equivalent value of a Family Membership - $55.

• You must recruit new memberships only, not renewals. Each membership (household) counts as “ONE”

regardless of the number of family members in the membership. (They will however, count under the Find

-A-Friend pin and T-shirt program.)

• Gift certificates are non-transferable and will have a one year expiration date.

• There is no maximum number of gift certificates that can be earned.

• Free years are issued and redeemed in the form of a gift certificate that is sent by the Home Office.

• Upon achieving the count of five new memberships (households), Members have the "option" to

redeem gift certificate(s) for:

♦ GWRRA Membership Renewal

♦ GWRRA Official Merchandise

♦ Wing Ding Registration

♦ Chapter Charter Fees

• Memberships recruited during special events (mall shows, rallies, motorcycle shows, etc.) qualify for this

program.

• Life Members may use the gift certificates for GWRRA Official Merchandise, Wing Ding

Registration or Charter Fees.

• Free year’s membership may be applied toward consecutive years necessary for Life membership.

• Trial membership applications may be used for the recruiting efforts. Membership fees must be paid to

qualify for this Find-A-Friend program.

Visit GWRRA’s web site: www.gwrra.org or call (800)843-9460 or (623)581-2500 (in Phoenix) for more informa-

tion.

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Gold Wing Road Riders Association

Forked Deer Wings

Chapter “N”

Sandy Hayes

Newsletter Editor

P.O. Box 751

Parsons, TN. 38363

Ride Safe, Ride Often, Have Fun

Next Meeting

February 2

Old Country Store

Hwy 45 By-Pass

Jackson, TN Eat at 5:00p, Meet at 6:00p

Friends for Fun, Safety and Knowledge

Gold Wing Road Riders Association

A Not-For-Profit Organization