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June 2020 - NEWSLETTER / BULLETIN

Jere & Sherry Goodman Director of GWRRA jeregood@aol.com sherryjill@aol.com

Susan & St. George Huttman Director’s of Eider Ed director-re@gwrra.org

Clara & Fred Boldt University Director toledotriker@gmail.com

Mike & Barri Critzman Director’s, Motorist Aware-ness Program itsawingth-ing@hotmail.com

Ken & Patti Kintner MI District Directors (517) 902-9893gwrramiteam@gmail.com

National & Michigan Team Contact Information is listed on last page

Hello everyone!

As business start to open up in Michigan we are watching closely to see how things progress. We are still hoping to hold our Michigan Rally on August 13-15th. If you pre-register and it gets canceled you will get your money refunded. The registration form is posted on the website and in this newsletter. Early bird drawing will be from registrations postmarked by JULY 1st so get yours mailed in today! Pre-registrations will need to be postmarked by July 31st. After that you will have to register onsite and as you can see on the registration form you can save a few bucks if you pre-register.

Some members have been getting in some group rides. Patti and I did get one ride in so far and she did that with a “Stress Fractured” hip. She is doing well after hip replacement surgery. Thanks to all who have taken our prayer requests to heart, said kind words on Facebook and sent her cards. It means a lot to both of us. She gets staples out this week and will be starting some

therapy. She is also going to meet with the oncologist to decide on treatment as they found some cancer that has re-emerged after she had a bout with it years ago.

There are GWRRA training classes still happening online using Zoom! See the June schedule and join in the FUN!

Is your chapter having Zoom meetings? If not and you have a “Techie” in your chapter who can help get you started have them contact us for help! It’s more important than ever to stay in touch with our current members. The district has hosted a couple of FUN Night Zoom meetings just to catch up with our friends across the state or next door and Zoom is a great platform to do just that.

Do what you can to stay safe on and off your bikes. We hope to see you all in the near future!

Ken & Patti Kintner,

District Directors

Ken & Patti Kintner

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Pam Robinson is the 1st place winner of the $10,000 Grand Prize in the Michigan District Raffle.

Pictured right to left is Ken & Patti Kintner, Michigan District Directors. Pam Robinson, South Central ADD and D2 Chapter Director, The Winner, Eddie McDougle, Michigan District Treasurers. Rob Robinson, South Central ADD and D2 Chapter Director. Pam Robinson sold the winning ticket!

Michigan District $10,000 Raffle Winner

Third Place 1,000 Winner - Carol Hip-

pensteel from Baldwin, MI - Sold

by Edie Milligan Sharp Chapter K2 .

Michigan District $1,000 Raffle Winner

Dale Ducan, Chapter Mi-J. Sold by Dale Dun-

can

Congratulations to Douglas Soule!

Michigan District $2,000 Raffle Winner

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District Educators

Dennis & Felicia Schulte

Let’s Ride,

Enjoying the fresh air and sunshine is really important during stressful times. Waving at all those other motorcycles on the road makes you feel so much better about life and your hobby! Just to keep us on our toes, here is a great article filled with reminders about safety.

Posted in: Rider Training and Safety | by Liz Jansen | May 11, 2018 May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, so we’ve assembled a range of tips to increase your awareness of what you can do to share the road with other road users safely.

Ride Like a Pro 1. Take a skills refresher course with a professionalorganization. Off-road courses are ideal for teachingroad riders how to deal with the unexpected on theroad—like obstacles or loss of traction. Pro-ridingcourses teach valuable defensive riding skills andincrease your proficiency.2. Ride defensively and confidently, not timidly orfearfully. Anticipate what other road users are going todo and be prepared to react appropriately.3. Practice. Head to a vacant parking lot and practiceslow speed and emergency maneuvers.4. Ride within your skill level. Most of us don’t havethe skills or ability to tap into the full power of ourbike. Proficiency and muscle memory take practice andsaddle time to develop.5. Ride smoothly. You can react a lot more quicklythan any vehicle out there, but that doesn’t mean youhave to turn, cut in and out, and make quick moves thatstartle others.6. Scan your environment. Mirrors don’t tell the wholestory, though, so do a visual scan as well.

Ride Responsibly

7. Ride within the speed limit. If you feel the need forspeed, take it to a track.8. Follow other vehicles at a safe distance. Motorcyclesrequire less stopping distance than other vehicles, butallow enough distance in front of you for the vehiclebehind you to stop, especially if it’s a loaded truck!9. Slow down in inclement weather. You may have theskills to ride safely but consider that you’re sharing theroad with others who may not have the same degree ofproficiency, or attentiveness. You’re also less visible inrain or fog.10. Know and follow the rules of the road. They applyto everyone. Other drivers anticipate that you’re goingto follow the them and make their decisionsaccordingly.11. Move away from poorly secured loads. It’s better tobe in front of them than risk having an object hit you ora mattress land on the road in front of you.12. Ride sober.13. Ride unimpaired. Illness, stress, and medications,both prescription and over-the-counter, can weakenyour ability to operate your motorcycle safely. If you’retaking prescription meds, ask your doctor or pharmacistabout the drug’s effect on you, and the potential effectsof combining it with other meds or alcohol.14. Maintain a clear line of sight. When this ischallenged, such as in traffic, increase your followingdistance.15. Conduct traffic checks by scanning yourenvironment while waiting at an intersection or trafficlight. Proceed only when it’s safe.16. Assume the proper blocking position at a stop,including optional angled position for right turns.17. Ride in the correct tire track. This will changedepending on the circumstances and the number oflanes of traffic, but is never in the middle of the lane.Generally, on a two-lane road, ride in the left tire track.18. Maintain an appropriate gap between you and thevehicle ahead of you when stopped. It gives you roomto maneuver if your environmental scan alerts you todangeer

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Reduce Distractions 19. Use intercoms only as needed and keep your chatting to an as-needed basis only.20. Keep audio chatter to a minimum. That includes listening to music, chatting with friends or your passengeron your intercom. There are enough competing inputs without adding to what your brain already has to pro-cess.

Increase your Visibility 21. Make yourself visible with high-visibility reflective gear, especially on your upper body, where it’s morelikely to catch the attention of drivers.22. Apply reflective strips to your bike.23. Use hand signals in addition to turn signals. That movement may be what gets noticed.24. Add accessories to your motorcycle that make you more noticeable, like a high-decibel horn and accessorylights. Just don’t blind oncoming traffic.25. Check blind spots before moving away, when coming to a stop, and before making a lane change. Motor-cycle training programs teach riders to check (blind spot), signal, check, before making a lane change.26. Refrain from riding in another driver’s blind spots.27. Tap your brake light when decelerating. It alerts other drivers to your change in speed.

Dress Like a Pro 28. Wear appropriate gear. Fatigue, heat, and cold impair judgment and your ability to react. Dress for the rideand the weather, and be prepared to adapt to changing situations.29. Wear proper fitting gear, done up properly. It’s better for gear to be snug rather than flapping in the breeze.In the case of a mishap, snug-fitting gear better protects you from abrasion and holds armour in place.

Be a Leader 30. Choose your riding partners wisely. Riding as part of a group—two or more riders—carries its own eti-quette and responsibilities. It’s wisest to accumulate skills before riding with others.31. Don’t give in to peer pressure to ride beyond your skill or comfort level.32. Be courteous to other drivers. When they see you driving responsibly, they’re more likely to do the same.33. Keep your cool. Getting angry and into a confrontation with another driver does nothing to diffuse the situ-ation. In addition, while you’re focused on him, someone else may be getting ready to cut you off.

Keep Your Bike in Top Shape 34. Keep your motorcycle well-maintained. A breakdown while riding can lead to a crash.35. Check brake lights, turn signals, and headlights regularly to make sure they’re all working.36. Check your tires before your ride for sufficient pressure (refer to your owner’s manual, not the markingson the sidewall), adequate tread, and any irregularities or embedded objects.

Still hoping to see you on June 20th for the ARC and TTRC Rider Courses in Pontiac!

Dennis and Felicia MI-DE

District University Coordinators & TEAM GWRRA as University Assistants

Rick & Joy Hebner

DUC Corner (District University Coordinator)

We hope that all of you are doing well. The month of May is not over yet and the University has trained more than 1000 with the class offerings. It has been great to see some of you on the Zoom trainings.

It is a little different sitting through the Zoom sessions than in the classroom. One of the neat things is there are people from across the states and Canada in the training classes (kind of like being in a class at Wing Ding). Another great thing is you get information from all across the countries, learning the things that others do and have done.

If you have not checked the training classes out yet, it is not too late. The June class offerings are out and can be found at GWRRADOT.COM. So please go to the GWRRADOT.COM website and check them out. That is the same place you can register for a class. If there are class that you want to attend, you will want to get registered soon. The class sizes are limited, so don’t wait - we would not you to miss out on the one you want. We hope to see you on a Zoom training soon.

If you have problems, please reach out to us and we will help you out.

We hope you all are doing well. Until next time, remember training is FUN (as well as educational).

Rick & Joy Hebner Senior Michigan District University Coordinators

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June Check TimesAll classes are CENTRAL TIME!! 2020

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 101-02 2 301-02 3 202-04 4 201-06 5 6

Co-Rider

3:00pm Central Time

Recruitment

7:30pm Central Time

Retention

3:00pm Central Time

Newsletters

7:30pm Central Time

7 102-02 8 202-05 9 203-04 10 103-02 11 101-06 12 13 Riding in the Heat

3:00pm Central Time

Member Benefits

7:30pm Central Time

Women n Leadership

3:00pm Central Time

Riding in the Rain

3:00pm Central Time

Riding in the Dark

7:30pm Central Time

14 202-03 15 203-04 16 101-02 17 201-04 18 19 20 Chapter MEC Role

7:30pm Central Time

Women n Leadership

3:00pm Central Time

Co-Rider

7:30pm Central Time

Managing Change

7:30pm Central Time

21 22 103-03 23 102-02 24 101-06 25 106-01 26 27 Riding in the Rain

7:30pm Central Time

Riding in the Heat

7:30pm Central Time

Riding in the Dark

3:00pm Central Time

Levels & MyRE

3:00pm Central Time

28 202-05 29 202-04 30 Member Benefits

7:30pm Central Time

Retention

7:30pm Central Time

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Biker Bash Hosted by Chapter V

June 12, 2020 – June 13, 2020

Join us for a Camp-out, Fun, rides, campfires and jokes

Everyone Welcome Campground Rate $20 a night Duplex – Sleep 6-8 $65 a night Cabins – sleep 4 $42 a night

TO RESPECT SOCIAL DISTANCING WE WILL NOT HAVE ANY MEALS OR GAMES.

For more information contact: Kim Bargeron, Chapter V - Phone 989.689.5443 or cell 989.205.7426 Glenn Wegner, Chapter Director - Phone 989.835.5385 or cell 989.274.3308

Reservations: St Louis Campground 8489 N Bagley Rd St. Louis, MI 48880 989-681-2581Mention – Goldwings For Group Rate

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Rally Logo

Concept by COY Dave Frazer and Finished Design by Ken Kintner

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Gold Wing Road Riders AssociationMichigan District Rally

August 13-15, 2020Osceola County Fairgrounds

101 Recreation Ave. Evart, Michigan 49631

Theme: PIRATESPlease Type or Print CLEARLY

Advance Registration FormRiders Name GWRRA # Exp Date

Co-Riders Name GWRRA # Exp Date

Address:

City: State or Prov. Zip Code

Telephone #: E-mail: Chapter:

EARLY BIRD REGISTRATIONS MUST BE POSTMARKED BY MONDAY July 1st, 2020SPECIAL: 1 EARLY BIRD DRAWING WINNER - Prize $100.00 Drawing At Opening Ceremony

Number Registering X $23.00 Children Under 12 Free Total: $

LIFE MEMBERS - CDs - OUT OF STATE DISTRICT TEAM MEMBERS - POSTMARK BY JULY 31st, 2020

Number Registering X $15.00 Children Under 12 Free Total: $

REGULAR REGISTRATION: POSTMARKED BETWEEN JULY 2nd and JULY 31st, 2020

Number Registering X $25.00 Children Under 12 Free Total: $

Master’s Breakfast (Breakfast Limited to 300 people) All you can eat! $10.00 PER MASTER X $10.00 Total: $

On-Site Registration ONLY! After July 31st, 2020: Member: $30.00 Non Member: $35.00. Children 12 years and Under Get In Free.

NO DISCOUNTS DURING ONSITE REGISTRATIONCamping Fees: Thursday - Saturday ONLY is Payable with Registration - Early Arrivals or Stay past Sunday AM must pay Fair Office!

All RV CAMPERS - ANY SIZE: $20.00 Per Night Thursday - Saturday # of Nights X $ Total: $

BIKE CAMPERS or TENT CAMPING: $17.00 Per Night Thursday - Saturday Campsites are First Come First Serve. NO ADVANCE SITE SELECTIONSSite Occupancy Will Be Available Beginning FRIDAY 8/7/20 at Fair Office Building! Osceola Grand Hotel, Evart, MI 231-734-0470 Mention GWRRA Michigan Rally for discount rates.

Lone Pine Motel, Clare, MI 989-386-7787 24 miles east of Evart

Rally Shirt Orders MUST Be Postmarked On Or BEFORE July 24, 2019. No On-Site Shirt Sales!Short Sleeve TEE Shirt with Logo: $19.00 Each for Small to X Large $24.00 Each for 2X Large or 3X Large

Small: Medium: Large: X Large: 2X Large: 3X Large Shirt Total:$

Payment Method: Check or Money Order Type An X In The Box:

CheckMoney

OrderCheck

Number:

TOTAL DUE:

Rider Signature: Date:

Co-Rider Signature: Date:Refunds By District Director’s Authorization Only. Please Do Not Reduce Or Alter This Form

Make Check or Money Order Payable to: GWRRA DISTRICT-MI Mail Registration and Payment To: Eddie McDougle, MI District Treasurer, 17515 Louise, Southfield, Michigan 48075 Any Questions, Please Call Ken Kintner At (517) 902-9893

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Vacation Station RV Resort www.Vacationstationrvresort.com

Ludington, MI

September 18th & 19th 2020

A 5 Star Camping Resort

Every site: Full hook-up including Cable and WiFi

Rates: $35 per night includes two adults – additional charges for extra people

per site

Cabins available for $75 per night or Park Models available for $99 per night

Come early or Stay additional nights for same rate – up to 7 nights

For Reservations: 231-845-1100 – mention - Goldwing Road Riders Group

Must make reservations before September 1st

Meals $20 pp – two breakfasts & two dinners

Hosted by Chapter V

For more information contact:

Kim Bargeron, Chapter V - Phone 989.689.5443 or Cell 989.205.7426

Glenn Wegner, Chapter Director - Phone 989.835.5385 or Cell 989.274.3308

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Gold Wing Road Riders Association

Michigan District

Road Safari 2020 We thank our Former District Directors Bob & Kim Scott for coming up with the idea of the Road Safari back in 2017. We hope with your participation, it will continue for many years to come. We have had greater participation each year and hope this trend continues. The main purpose of the Michigan Road Safari is to promote motorcycling to places you may never otherwise visit right here in Michigan. We want you to have fun with this. If you are unable to make the trip on your bike, make it by car. I’m sure we will all see places that are new to us, or that we haven’t been to in a long time. Grab some friends, have them sign up, then let’s go ride! The registration fee is only $10.00. You’ll get a booklet with the location log that covers the driver and one passenger. The driver and passenger are both eligible for the 2020 Road Safari T-Shirt - Provided they both visit 12 of the 16 locations. If they both visit all 16 locations, they are both entered in a drawing for $100.00 that will take place at next year’s (2021) Wingless Weekend.(Need Not be present to win!) You can ride to the locations in the order of your choice. When you reach a location, write the date and time in your book. And feel free to post a photo or two on the GWRRA Michi-gan Face Book page to help promote the Safari. If you make 12 stops, you can pick up your T-Shirt & Booklet at our winter event Wingless Weekend 2021. If you can’t make it to Wingless Weekend - just send $10.00 with your booklet to cover shipping of shirts and Safari book return. The Michigan Road Safari is open to all Motorcyclists! There are GWRRA chapters planning group rides to these locations. So get connected and join in the FUN! Once you see how much FUN we have, we welcome you to consider GWRRA membership, and we don’t care what you ride! Our motto is “FRIENDS for FUN, SAFETY and KNOWLEDGE! The 2020 Michigan Road Safari runs from now thru October 31 , 2020. Just remember we want you to have FUN and RIDE SAFE! Please tell others about the Safari and how they can get their own 2020 Michigan Road Safari Booklet.

Ken & Patti Kintner 517-902-9893 GWRRA, Michigan District Directors

Ride Safe & Share the FUN! Make it to 12

of the locations and get a 2020

Road Safari T-Shirt!

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GWRRA Michigan District

Road Safari 2020 Booklet Order Form

We will need address where to send booklets: (Booklets cost $10.00 each) (Checks are to be made out to GWRRA DISTRICT-MI)

1 Booklet per bike covers driver and passenger Send order form along with your chapter check to:

Bob & Marcia Kinsey 12170 M-156 Morenci, Michigan 49256

Chapter: ___________________

Number of Booklets: _________

Total Enclosed: ______________

Your shipping address

Name: ___________________________

Street: ___________________________

City, State, Zip Code ___________________________

Better yet: Bring your chapter check to Wingless Weekend where you can pickup your booklets to save the district on shipping costs!

Chapters and members can purchase booklets at Wingless Weekend or by sending in this or-der form. The Road Safari is open to all motorcyclist not just GWRRA members. Spread the word and use it as a recruitment tool!

Share the FUN!

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NATIONAL, DISTRICT, AND CHAPTER EVENTSEVENT CHAPTER DATE LOCATION TIME

Road Safari RulesMichigan District

2020 Riding Season

Road Safari Order FormMichigan District

2020 Riding Season

JUNE

Campout - CANCELED Chapter Z June 5-6Annual Fun Run - CANCELED Chapter E 6/6/2020Biker Bash Chapter V June 12-13 St. LouisOhio Buckeye Rally - CANCELED Ohio District June 11-13 Wooster, OhioRider Ed Class ARC & TTRC

Michigan District 6/20/2020 Pontiac

Wing Ding - CANCELED National June 30 - July 4

JULYRider Ed Class ARC & TRC

Michigan District 7/11/2020 Grayling

AUGUSTPicnic Chapter S2 8/8/2020Michigan District Rally Registration

Michigan District Aug 13-15 Evart, Michigan

Rider Ed Class TRC-RMichigan District 8/14/2020 Evart, Michigan

SEPTEMBERCampout Chapter ON-H Sept. 11-12Campout - Vacation Station Chapter V Sept. 18-19 Ludington, MI

Friday and Saturday

Fall Officers MeetingMichigan District 19-Sep Ludington, MI Saturday

Anniversary Party Chapter Y 26-SepOCTOBER

Anniversary Party Chapter F2 3-OctAnniversary Party Chapter V 10-Oct

DECEMBERChristmas Party Chapter S2 14-Dec

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NATIONAL & MICHIGAN DISTRICT TEAM

CONTACT INFORMATION

KEN & PATTI KINTNER Michigan District Directors ken@vplenawee.com patti@vplenawee.com Phone 517-902-9893

BOB & MARCIA KINSEY Assistant District Directors Southeast Section Goodies Sales rkinsey@tc3net.com Bob Cell 517-458-4438 Marcia Cell 517-403-1956

ROB & PAM ROBINSON Assistant District Directors East Central Section Rob’s Phone: 248-255-5859 bjr365@comcast.net Pam’s Phone: 248-255-5860 pjr365@comcast.net

PHIL & CHAR SMOCK Assistant District Directors North Section Phone 989-737-6533 pcsford@yahoo.com

RANDY & CHERYL WIGGINS Assistant District Directors West Section cwiggi@comcast.net Phone 231-557-4792

DENNIS & GAYLE JISA Membership Enhancement Coordinators wingcoy@chartermi.net Home Phone 248-627-6320 Cell Phone 248-330-3245

SUE HARTLEY District Sunshine Personshartley000@gmail.com Phone: 313-608-9100

Dave and Carolyn Frazer Couple of the Yeardfrazer3397@charter.net Phone: 989-662-3397

DENNIS & FELICIA SCHULTE District Educators michridered@gmail.com feliciaks@comcast.net Phone 989-269-3998

RICK & JOY HEBNER District University Coordinators Rick, rickheb@hotmail.com Home (989) 667-5752 Cell (989) 274-8202 Joy, joyful57@hotmail.com Cell (989) 245-7926

BRENT & SANDRA BLACKBURN District Ride Coordinators brent.a.blackburn@gmail.com sandra.e.blackburn@gmail.com Phone 248-627-5714

EDDIE & CHARLENE McDOUGLE District Treasurers mcdouglemidt@gmail.com Phone 248-559-6239

GARY & CAROL WILLIAMS District Motorist Awareness Program Coordinators C.O.Y. & I.O.Y CoordinatorsMedic First Aid Coordinatorspankyncarol@juno.comPhone 517-262-0896

NEIL FEIKEMA Assistant District Ride Coordinator nealfei@gmail.com 321-629-4789

KEN KUIPER - District Webmaster District Newsletter Editor kekuiper@outlook.com Phone 586-201-7901

Vendor Coordinators Earl & Bobbi Gerard Email squ11997@gmail.com Phone (419) 460-4079

Dale Duncan Individual of the Year DADUNCAN001@aol.com

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TEAM GWRRA

Jere and Sherry Goodman

Directors of GWRRA JereGood@aol.com 540-623-0447

Bob and Nan Shrader Director's Assistant floridadd@msn.com 352-424-0686

Bruce and Barb Beeman Director's Assistant brucebee-man01@gmail.com

507-438-7063

Chantal and Francois Se-guin

Director's Assistant chantal@lesseguins.com 613-913-4578

Tom and Renee Wasluck Director's Assistant tom.renee11@gmail.com 570-239-2353

John & Shawn Irons Director's Assistant iron-sline3414@gmail.com

405-747-4618

Clara and Fred Boldt Director of the University toledotriker@gmail.com 319-240-4269

Larry and Penny Anthony Directors of Membership Enhancement

mepgwrra@gmail.com 205-492-9728

Mike and Barri Critzman Directors of Motorist Awareness

itsawingth-ing@hotmail.com

760-486-3406

Randall and Janet Drake Director of Finance financedirec-tor@gwrra.org

720-480-2800

Susan & George Huttman Directors of Rider Ed director-re@gwrra.org 828-368-2249

Allesandro Boveri & Mariarosa Bruzzone

Director Overseas alboveri@gmail.com 39-33-537-0468