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GWRRA Chapter IN-O November 2018 Chapter Directors Charles & Kathy Friedman (812) 550-2693 [email protected] Assistant Chapter Director Becky Cassitty (812) 983-4209 rcturkeymomma@frontier. com Rider Education Vernon Hunt (812) 454-5763 [email protected] Treasurer Diane Angermeier (812) 499-3577 [email protected] Web Master Dan Roberts (270) 748-0301 [email protected] Newsletter Editor Cathy Roberts (270) 748-1168 [email protected] Historian Becky Cassitty (812) 983-4209 rcturkeymomma@frontier. com Membership Enhancement Wendy Bengert (812) 454-4574 [email protected] Couple of the Year Jim & Wendy Bengert (812) 454-4574 [email protected] The Golden Eagle Gazette Chapter IN-O meets the second Sunday of every month at: Archie & Clyde’s 8309 Bell Oaks Drive Newburgh, IN 47630 We eat at 5:00 and meet at 6:00. Everyone is always welcome! chaptero.elementfx.com Evansville Fall Festival Parade October 6th 2018 Vernon & Diane

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GWRRA Chapter IN-O November 2018

Chapter Directors

Charles & Kathy Friedman

(812) 550-2693

[email protected]

Assistant Chapter Director

Becky Cassitty

(812) 983-4209

rcturkeymomma@frontier.

com

Rider Education

Vernon Hunt

(812) 454-5763

[email protected]

Treasurer

Diane Angermeier

(812) 499-3577

[email protected]

Web Master

Dan Roberts

(270) 748-0301

[email protected]

Newsletter Editor

Cathy Roberts

(270) 748-1168

[email protected]

Historian

Becky Cassitty

(812) 983-4209

rcturkeymomma@frontier.

com

Membership

Enhancement

Wendy Bengert

(812) 454-4574

[email protected]

Couple of the Year

Jim & Wendy Bengert

(812) 454-4574

[email protected]

The Golden

Eagle Gazette

Chapter IN-O meets the second Sunday of every month at:

Archie & Clyde’s

8309 Bell Oaks Drive

Newburgh, IN 47630

We eat at 5:00 and meet at 6:00. Everyone is always welcome!

chaptero.elementfx.com

Evansville Fall Festival Parade October 6th 2018

Vernon & Diane

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Chapter Directors

Chapter Directors

Charles & Kathy

Friedman

Director’s Desk

Hello Chapter O!

Wow, it’s hard to believe that we are at the end of the Ride List.

October sure went fast and it was a busy month. September and October

together only seemed like 30 days in all. We have had some great turnouts

for the rides that I think everyone has enjoyed. The Wednesday evening

rides have been huge turnouts and a lot of fun. I know we haven’t made all

the rides but sometimes things must be done around the house. LOL! The

fun isn’t over, we will have things going on all winter long when possible. You

can’t help but have fun with great people, good food, and your bike stories.

One thing in October was the Fall Festival Parade. There was a great

showing for the parade and we all looked good. Thanks to all Chapter O

riders for putting on such a nice show for the parade. It was on the warm

side but thanks to the building shade and drinks we all made it just fine.

In November we have the Christmas Parade on the 18th at 2:30

PM. The hot line will let everyone know when we are to be lined up, and

where. We will decorate the bikes in Christmas theme. As always, NO

throwing of candy and cannot dress as Santa.

Also coming up is the Chapter Christmas party. It will be on the

1st of December. At the November get together more info will be given, so

don’t miss the gathering and or the party.

We have plenty of rides to look forward to next year, but for now

we have the time to think about the rides we did this year and places we

saw. Over the next few months it would be nice and a big help to write an

article for the newsletter about your rides. Good or bad. The winter

months are slow and it is hard to find material to put in the newsletter.

Everyone wants to hear about the trips and places everyone goes. Someone

might decide to go there later on because you had so much fun and

enjoyment or stay away because of your trip.

Until the next AIS time, be safe.

Charles and Kathy

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Rider Education

Vernon Hunt

Rider Educator

To All Members and Members to Be,

Riding season is about over and as sad as it is, we will have to park

those mighty steeds in the barn until next year. This will be the time to

make a list of the items you will need to do before you hit the open road

next year. This is a sad time of the year, but this is the time of year to

celebrate the many holidays we are so blessed to have.

There are a lot of things that we need to consider when looking

toward next year’s adventures when we will travel the open road on those

two and three wheel steeds. A lot of us travel by ourselves and others

travel in groups. It doesn’t matter how we travel on these roads, but the

main thing is to make sure we are prepared to do so in all respects.

There will be a First Aid and CPR class on March 2 -2019 and we

need to have at least 12 people to have the class. If we have 18 or more, we

will have two instructors. Dennis has made this possible and said we can

have the classes at his place like we did the first time. This is a very

worthwhile class and I believe this can benefit all of us not only on the road

but at home also.

We need to think also about the ride schedule and if there is a place

you think that would be a great ride for all of us, please present a request,

so we can put it on the schedule. Keep in mind the distance as we are do-

ing this on weekends. If you have an idea for a mystery ride, please present

this also.

I would like to say it has been a great year of riding with the Chapter

O group. This organization has brought so many great times and brings us

together as a family and lets us meet other people in our adventures on

the roads traveled. Let this chapter be known to all the others as we grow

more in the future.

Ride safe until we meet again,

Vernon Hunt Chapter O Ride Educator

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District Rider Education

Rick & Debbie

Warmels

District Rider

Educator

Sniffle, sob, shrug, snort. The end of the normal riding season is upon a lot of us. For

those of you who don’t like cold weather riding, you’re probably preparing your trusty

stead for its long winter nap. As you’re doing those chores or at your next gathering/

dinner ride, how ‘bout thinking about or discussing this past riding season. Did you

ride as much as you wanted? Did you have any close calls? Did you feel as comfortable

riding as you did in past years? Is there something you felt like you could do to make

yourself a better rider?

For you co-riders, did you feel as comfortable riding this year as you did in years past?

Did you think you had any close calls (your definition may not be the same as your

rider!), is there something you’d like to work on, or your rider to work on, to improve

your quality of ride?

Now is the time to take stock about the good and bad of the season and put into place

your plan for next year. Is your riding gear shrinking and you need to invest in some

new stuff? Are your tires reaching the end of their safe life? Are you riding your bike

with the confidence you want/need? If there are some riding issues you’d like to address for next season or if you just want

to be the best you can be, start planning on taking a rider course next year. Co-Riders,

if YOU want your rider to be the best they can be (your safety is directly tied to their

riding skills), start getting on them NOW to sign up for a rider course!

Your Indiana District has a fantastic cadre of instructors willing and able to put on

classes anywhere in Indiana. We can teach Advanced Rider Course (ARC), Trike Rider

Course (TRC), Two-Wheel Trailering, and Trike with Trailering. All count towards

your Levels certification. All we ask is we have enough students to make it worth the

time and effort needed to prepare for and present a course. We’d love to have 12

bikes but we’ll do a class with 4-6 bikes. We also need your help in finding ranges we

can use. We need a relatively flat, paved area close to 310 x 210 feet. It can be a little

smaller and can have some light poles. In a perfect world, we’d have an area twice that

size where we can run an ARC and TRC class simultaneously. In a little less perfect

world, we’d love to have a range where we can train ARC/TRC on the same patch of

ground on a back-to-back Saturday and Sunday (saving us a lot of prep and travel time).

We’ll also need some sorta classroom facility. Nothing fancy just lights, chairs, tables,

power, and a potty. GWRRA has insurance and can provide that information if you

have a site thinking about letting us use their lot.

NOW is the time for YOU to help US get ready for the 2019 riding season. Talk

about this at your gatherings, holiday get together, or at an upcoming dinner ride. We

want you to be the best you can be while out riding your bike.

Until next time……..

Rick and Debbie Warmels

Indiana District Educators

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Minutes of Last Gathering Diane Angermeier

GWRRA ANNIVERSARY

Larry & Suzi Krack members since 2009

Dan & Cathy Roberts members since 2001

☺ Pledge of Allegiance

☺ Guests: Father Dan Friedman and Jack Winterheimer

☺ Reviewed Chapter O birthdays & anniversaries and past rides &

events

☺ The Evansville Christmas Parade will be on Sunday November 18

at 2:30. Meet in the Civic Center parking lot

☺ Chapter O’s Christmas Party will be on Saturday December 1 in

Henderson

☺ The Fall District Meeting will be held next weekend

☺ Winter Rendezvous will be February 22-23, 2019 in Shipshawana

☺ The Missouri Rally will be May 29-June 1, 2019. Paul Davis has a

group going and encourages Chapter O to go. A shirt for our

members to wear is being considered

☺ Charles Friedman gave a short safety talk on fall tips for riding

☺ The assistant district directors, Pat & Gerda McKee have stepped

down

☺ Paul Davis talked about the Virginia trip that they went on

☺ Charles encouraged members to write articles about rides and

trips taken like the great article written by Jim Swanson about the

fall trip to the Ozarks

☺ Biker bucks was won by Charlie Willett

☺ Candy jar was won by Linda Willett

☺ Next gathering is November 11, 2018

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November

11th

Veterans Day

November 6th

Election Day

November

22nd

Thanksgiving

November 2018

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3

4

5 6 7 Charlie Willet’s Birthday

8 9 Larry & Suzi Krack’s Anniversary

10 Vernon Hunt’s Birthday

11

12 13 14 Charles Friedman’s Birthday

15 16 17

18 Ed & Betty Schreiner’s Anniversary

19 20 21 22 Bob & Mary Hoagland’s Anniversary

23 24

25 26 27 28 29 Willie Wilson’s Birthday

30

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Events Page

November 2018

1. 11th-Chapter Gathering

2. 18th-Evansville Christmas Parade

December 2018

1. 1st-Christmas Party

January 2019

1. 1st-Polar Bear Ride

2. 13th-Chapter Gathering

3. 25th-Wingers-N-Waves Cruise

February 2019

1. 10th-Chapter Gathering

2. 22nd-23rd-Indiana Winter

Rendezvous

March 2019

1. 10th-Chapter Gathering

2. 25th-April 2nd– 40 to Phoenix

April 2019

1. 14th-Chapter Gathering

May 2019

1. 12th-Chapter Gathering

2. 27th-June 7-Wingers-N-Waves

Cruise

3. 29th-June 2nd-Missouri State

Rally

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November 4th Remember to Fall Backward

Last Road Trips 2018 Dan Roberts

After a hurricane canceled our planned trip to Maggie Valley, and we were home safely

from a diverted trip to Missouri and Arkansas, I still felt that yearly itch to ride the

Smoky Mountains. In my opinion, the mountains in that area are the best place in this

country to ride. Cathy and I decided to take an October trip to Alcoa, TN and ride the

western part of the mountains. But we had a big problem.

The trip to Arkansas proved to be a rough one for Cathy’s trike. First, the rear

section of the front fender broke during the trip. I tried to glue it before we returned

home, but that didn’t turn out so well. On another day, Cathy told me she kept hearing

a strange noise, like a tire rubbing. I thought this was the front fender occasionally

rubbing the front tire, but after inspecting it, I couldn’t see that it was rubbing anything.

She also told me she lost control on a curve pulling the trailer. She went into the

oncoming lane and thought the trailer had pushed her there. I didn’t discover what

caused that until an under the trike inspection at home revealed an air shock had come loose on one side of the trike kit. And finally, on the last day of the trip, something hit

one of her fog lights and broke it. Repairs had to be done before we could head to the

mountains.

With the trike still under warranty, I decided to take it back to the selling dealer.

A call to Motortrike revealed this was the best thing to do. I was told that warranty

might not cover everything if I did otherwise. I loaded the trike in the trailer and headed

to Sunrise Honda in Searcy, AR. This dealer does not keep Motortrike parts in stock, so

I left the trike with them and headed home. In the meantime, I ordered a new fender

and bought a new set of LED fog lights for the trike. We decided that we would pick up

the trike when it was repaired and then head straight for the Smoky Mountains.

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Last Road Trips 2018 Dan Roberts

After getting a call from the dealer a couple of days earlier, we headed out on a

Saturday morning for Arkansas to pick up the repaired trike. The weather changed

dramatically to temperatures in the 50’s and 60’s for highs. I hadn’t had time to replace

the fender (the dealer kept the trike for 2 1/2 weeks), but I brought it with us so I

could change it out when we got to Alcoa. The trip to Searcy is a long, boring ride, but

traffic is usually light. It started raining very hard about 50 miles before we got there,

and didn’t let up. I loaded the trike in the pouring rain, and after strapping the back of

it down, I was soaking wet. We trekked on east from there on Interstate 40, where

the traffic is never light, and stayed the night on the east side of Memphis. The rain

continued the next day while we traveled to the mountains, but tapered off when we

got past Nashville. The weather was very nice when we got to Alcoa. We had a nice

dinner at a nearby Texas Roadhouse, and I changed the fender on the trike so it would

be ready for the next day’s ride.

As far as the weather goes, our first day in

the mountains turned out to be the best. We started the day out in the 50’s, but ended up in the high 60’s

for a very pleasant and sunny day. We headed

towards Townsend because we wanted to ride the

Foothills Parkway. Upon arrival there, the entrance

to the parkway was closed for road repairs. We

decided to keep going towards the park. We always

enjoy going through Cade’s Cove to see what

wildlife is out. We have been pretty lucky in the past

and have seen black bears about 50% of the time.

This day would turn out to not be one of those lucky

days. The park was packed with vehicles and people

like we had never seen. The 11 mile loop around

Cade’s Cove took about an hour and a half. After leaving there, we rode through the

main section of the park that goes over the mountain range. Surprisingly, none of the

trees had started turning colors yet. There were an enormous amount of people in

this part of the park as well. When we got through the park, we stopped for lunch and

gas in the Cherokee Indian Reservation. We headed on through Bryson City and onto

28. This is a very good road to ride as it goes by Fontana and Cheoah Lakes. We got

to the Deal’s Gap Motorcycle Resort and stopped for a break before tackling the

Dragon. It was later in the day and there were not as many motorcycles as we have

normally seen there. They had a sign there that said they were closing for the season

at month’s end. We took off up the hill to start the Dragon as Cathy reluctantly led

this time through the twisties and switchbacks. It was a great ride, and we followed

129 back to Alcoa.

Taken from

Cade’s Cove

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Last Road Trips 2018 Dan Roberts

The weather was calling for afternoon rain on the second day as we planned to ride

the Cherohala Skyway. We would have to go through the Dragon either in the

morning or afternoon on this day and since riding switchbacks in the rain is not really

fun, we headed for the Dragon and rode it in the morning from north to south. Again,

it was a good ride, but as we headed for the Cherohala, the skies continued to look

pretty gloomy. Light rain started just about when we entered the Skyway and

continued throughout most of the trip across the mountains of the Cherohala. It was

beautiful even in light rain. In this area we noticed some color change in the leaves of

the trees. When we reached Tellico Plains, we stopped at an old favorite, the Telicafe.

The rain had stopped, but the skies were still gloomy as we ate lunch. By the time we

finished, rain had continued, so the rain suits went on and we rode on for about an

hour back to the hotel in Alcoa.

On the third and final day in the mountains the weather was the coolest since

we arrived there. Our goal was not to ride as far as the previous days, so we set out

for Gatlinburg to ride the nature loop. This loop starts at stoplight number 8 and loops through the national park. Gatlinburg contained a huge amount of traffic where

we walked the bikes through. We finally got on the nature trail after a stressful ride

through the city and found the loop to be more crowded than we have ever seen. We

first rode this beautiful road many years ago and barely saw anyone on it. We have

seen a bear on it in the past. On this day we had to go so slow that it reminded me of

a crowded Cade’s Cove a couple of days earlier, but even so, we enjoyed it. The

mountain streams were very full of water and there are places of interest to stop and

check out if you choose to do so.

After leaving Gatlinburg and having lunch in Pigeon Forge, we noticed the

Foothills Parkway was open, so we headed down it. This road is great and has scenic

pull offs to stop and enjoy the view. On a previous trip on this parkway, we were

following a couple on a Harley when a huge black bear jumped out in front of them.

The bear ran down the road a short piece in front of them and then went down the

side of a mountain. I guess we are always hoping to see a repeat of that, but it was

not to be on this trip. We

rode the parkway about 12

miles and turned around rode

it back to the entrance. The

trip from there ended with ice

cream at Apple Valley in

Townsend and back to the

hotel.

The next morning we

headed home to rest up for a

day and prepare for a planned

weekend trip with Charles and

Kathy Friedman.

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Last Road Trips 2018 Dan Roberts

This was to be our second annual fall trip to Brown county and Edinburg, IN

where there is a sizeable factory outlet mall the ladies like to visit. We also planned on

visiting Nashville and wandering around the different shops. I don’t think we did much

resting in between trips, though. The bikes had to be unloaded, the mountain of luggage

we had in the truck unloaded, the bikes needed washed, and we needed to repack the

small trailer for the overnight trip. But this was all easily done in the day and a half we

had before we headed out again.

Now we had been eyeing the weather for the weekend trip all week, and it was

definitely going to be a chilly one. Saturday had a projected high in the 60’s, but Sunday

was to top out in the low 50’s. We left our house about 7:30am and headed north to

meet Charles and Kathy. This would be the first time we were in full cold weather gear

this year. Not even in the mountains did we have this much clothing on. The heated grips

and foot warmers on the bikes proved to be very valuable and Cathy enjoyed her heated

seat on this morning.

After meeting Charles and Kathy we started our trip. Charles led us on secondary

highways and back roads all the way there. South-

ern Indiana is beautiful and it has fantastic motor-

cycle roads to ride if you know where they are,

and Charles does. One particular road that we

rode on the way was 450. It runs out of Bedford

and goes through Williams and Dover Hill. This is

an amazing road! It twists through a national forest

where the trees are beautiful and even the little

town of Dover Hill is one winding curve after another and is fun to ride through.

Our first destination was the mall in Edinburg. When we got there the wind had

already started to pick up, but we shucked our riding gear in the parking lot and

proceeded through the maze of stores. I think the girls were trying to ditch us the whole

time so Charles and I couldn’t see what they were buying. They weren’t very successful,

though. The wind continued to increase to the point where it looked like a storm was

coming. High winds came, but no rain. After going through the mall we loaded the ladies’

loot in the trailers and walked to Ruby Tuesdays where we had a nice meal. The wind

kept increasing when we got back to the bikes to head to the hotel. The temperature

had dropped and the high winds made it difficult to put our cold weather gear on in the

parking lot. It had turned very cold and the GPS said we had about 40 minutes of riding

time to get to the hotel in North Vernon.

Upon arrival in North Vernon, it was dark, the wind was still howling, and some-

thing just didn’t seem quite right. The town was very dark and we found ourselves blow-

ing through a traffic light that we couldn’t see. Most of the traffic lights were out in this

city. About half the town had no power. We couldn’t find the hotel because it had no

power. We turned around, relying on where the GPS was pointing us, and turned into a

very dark parking lot of a very dark hotel. It was cold, the wind was blowing hard, and I

was wondering how the hotel would check us in with no power. There wasn’t anywhere

else to go. Hotels were full everywhere in the area. Turns out the hotel operator

anticipated the power outage and printed out his reservations of guests for the night.

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Last Road Trips 2018 Dan Roberts

We had no trouble checking in, but emergency

lights in the hallway and a few candles at the main desk

was all the light there was in the hotel. We were just glad

we had a place to get out of the cold weather. The lights

came on in some of the rooms and just parts of the hotel

for the night a short time later, and luckily our rooms had

power. The heaters, however, would not work for the

night. The hotel was still without one leg of power from

the 3 phase system that services the hotel. The next

morning it was a frigid 28 degrees outside. Without heat

we still stayed comfortable in the room. Only half of the breakfast room had

power, but the hotel still provided breakfast as best they could. We could hear

the hotel manager trying to explain to the power company on the phone that

they still did not have full power.

After hanging around until almost checkout time, waiting for the temperature to rise a little, we donned our cold weather gear and left the hotel. The plan to

go to Nashville was scrapped, and I was kind of dreading the cold ride home.

We rode for a while and decided to stop at a Bob Evans in Bedford for coffee.

We ended up eating lunch there, and hung out long enough for the

temperature to warm up a little more. This began

the most enjoyable part of the journey home. We

rode that great rode 450 again with a couple of stops along

the way. Williams Dam was one of the stops. A sign posted

just upstream warned boaters at a loading ramp of a 17 foot

drop off at the dam. Looking at the dam it was easy to see

how easily it would be for a boat to just run right off of the

top of the dam and crash below. Our next stop would be

Hindostan Falls. This is a natural falls on the White River a

little south of Shoals. There is a rock formation all across

the river that creates the falls. A little down river is another

huge rock that goes almost across the river as well. There

was a person and his truck out on this rock fishing when we

stopped there. After a little research on the internet, I

learned that Hindostan Falls used to have a town there with

about 1200 people, many of whom lived on boats. Disease

and economic conditions eventually killed the town.

After leaving the falls, we moved on until we crossed

I64 and made our final stop of the trip. We said our

goodbyes and Charles and Kathy went home on the interstate and we went south on

231. Even though the weather of the weekend hampered us a little, we didn’t let it stop

us from enjoying the ride and the trip in general. This trip will basically end the 2018

riding season for us (unless we get some warm days to ride). I can’t wait until the leaves

start popping out on the trees next year so we can hit the road again.

Williams Dam

Hindostan Falls

Cathy bundled up

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Fall Festival Parade October 6, 2018 Diane Angermeier

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Pennyrile State Park Becky Cassitty

We had 4 bikes and 6 riders: Charlie & Linda, Jim & Mary, Jack,

and Becky. We met Dennis and Debbie at the restaurant.

Eat

more

chikin

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GWRRA National and Indiana District Contacts

GWRRA National

President

Anita and JR Alkire

[email protected]

Rider Education

Tim and Anna Grimes

[email protected]

Membership Enhancement

Larry and Penny Anthony

[email protected]

Indiana District Staff

District Directors

Ray & Melinda Faber (765)

307-0134

[email protected]

District Ride Educator

Rick & Debbie Warmels

(206) 740-2321

[email protected]

Assistant Riders Education

Dennis & Debbie Juncker

(812) 457-8486

[email protected]

Membership Enhancement

Wendy Bengert

(812) 454-4574

[email protected]

Ride Coordinators

Tim & Wendy Watson

(502) 419-0989

(260) 503-4447 [email protected]

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GWRRA National Event January 25, 2019

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GWRRA National Event March 25th-April 2nd 2019

10th ANNUAL “40 TO PHOENIX”

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GWRRA National Event Wing Ding 41 Aug 27th-31st

2019

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GWRRA National Event Wing Ding 41 Aug 27th-31st

2019

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Missouri Rally May 30th-June 1st 2019

Hello Goldwingers!

Attached is the registration form for the May 30 – June 1, 2019 Missouri GWRRA District Rally

for your review and submission.

The 2019 Rally is pleased to offer you new attractions. Ride on the ‘Branson Scenic Railway’ at

2:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 30th or 2:00 p.m. on Friday May 31st, 2019. The ride boards at Bran-

son Landing and lasts 1 hour and 45 minutes. It is a 40 mile round-trip excursion through the pan-

oramic Ozark foothills. You will go through tunnels and cross bridges & trestles. Your travel will

be on vintage passenger cars pulled by the BSRX 98 Locomotive (1951) and the BSRX 99 Loco-

motive (1962) through Southwest Missouri or Northwest Arkansas. Being a commercial railroad

line, The Missouri & Northern Arkansas Railroad will determine the train’s direction of travel de-

pending on the freight traffic just prior to departure. Historical narration is provided. There are 3

Budd Dome Lounge cars (1947, 1952). Seating is unassigned and you are encouraged to tour

through the entire train. All the cars have been restored and refurbished to offer the same first-

class experience and ambiance to today’s passengers as to those they carried 50 year ago. There

is a concession area aboard the Silver Lake Car (1951) that offers refreshments for purchase.

And of course at the end of your ride, there is a gift shop in the train depot that carries many train

items. It is suggested that you make your reservations through the attached GWRRA Registration

form as early as possible.

The 2018 GWRRA Rally had an attendance of 576 people. Thank you Goldwingers! We aim to

please each of you with the return of fabulous vendors, a new caricature artist, the highest cash

50/50 drawings daily in rally history, free meals, great discounted meals, and new vendors. And

let’s face it … we have reasonable hotel accommodations.

This year we have Sight & Sound Theatre’s SAMSON Biblical show discounted for you. This is an

unforgettable exploration of the story of Samson. Sight & Sound Theatre combines original music

and script with acting, special effects, vibrant costumes and live animals. You will follow the jour-

ney of Samson as he fulfills his path of obeying God. Samson was born with great strength and

grew to face many trials, tribulations as well as triumphs. This is an immersive production and

one of the best attractions in Branson.

Come to Branson … I don’t think you will be disappointed.

Ken Lueckenotte

G. W. R. A. A. Missouri District Director (573) 680-6238 (Ken’s cell) [email protected]

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Chapter IN-O is affiliated with the Gold Wing Road Riders

Association. It is located in Indiana’s District. The chapter was

chartered in 1988 and has members from Evansville, Indiana,

Southwestern Indiana, and Northwestern Kentucky.

The Gold Wing Road Riders Association is the world’s largest

social organization for owners and riders of Honda Gold Wings

and Valkyrie motorcycles. We are actually a large family who live

by the following motto:

Friends for Fun, Safety, and Knowledge

Chapter IN-O meets the second Sunday of every month at:

Archie & Clyde’s

8309 Bell Oaks Drive

Newburgh, IN 47630

We eat at 5:00 and meet at 6:00 Everyone is always welcome!