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GWRRA Ohio District
December 2019 Newsletter
OHIO. It’s not the Destination.
It’s the Ride.
Ohio District Team Roy & Becky Jones
District Directors
Margaret Moore
District University Trainer
Doug & Lynn Kerst
North Central
Assistant District Directors
& COY/CHOY
Coordinators
Darrin Ebright & JJ Hooker
Southwest Assistant District Direc-
tors & Vendor Coordinator
Karen Ballou
District Treasurer
Newsletter Editor
Robert G & Angela Williams
Interim District Educators
Randy Young
Southeast Assistant District
Director
K. Greg Smith “Cherryhair”
District Ride Coordinator
VACANT
District Membership
Enhancement Coordinators
Linda Copeland
District Medic/First Aid
Coordinator
Doug Kerst
Website Coordinator
Randy Young
District Special Events
Coordinator
Gary Ballou
District Motorist Awareness
Ohio District Team
Rudy Copland
Northwest Assistant District
Director
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to one
and all. We hope that everyone has a healthy and
prosperous new year in 2020. I want to thank every-
one who par�cipated in the 2019 Ohio Trek adven-
tures, we hope that you had fun, did some riding and
enjoyed seeing at least one new place in Ohio. The
2020 Trek Booklets will be available at Cabin Fever
and this year we have dropped the price to $10.00 for
the booklet. The rules remain the same and we will
again have the $100.00 ride challenge for all who do
12 of the 15 Trek Rides and turns their booklet in.
At the Officers mee�ng we informed everyone
that due to a lack of par�cipa�on Buckeye Time Out
has been cancelled. Par�cipa�on is down everywhere
but especially at Time Out. We are hoping that by
cancelling this one event and that by combining sec-
�on picnics we will be able to con�nue the rest of the
Ohio District Events. This will be up to the member-
ship. If you want the events such as Cabin Fever and
Buckeye Rally and District Picnics to con�nue then
please come out and enjoy the events and par�cipate
in the ac�vi�es.
As was men�oned at the Fall Officers mee�ng,
Na�onal is again asking for our help in increasing
membership. Anyone can offer a free month trial
membership to GWRRA. This offer is found inside the
Gold Book. Na�onal is asking that we use this month
free trial membership as a recrui�ng tool. I am asking
that everyone try to add at least one recrui�ng event
to your Ride Schedule. Not everyone knows about
GWRRA, awareness of our existence is everything. So
increase the awareness, be visible, wear your chapter
colors, your vests to any GWRRA func�on dinner
rides, ice cream rides, pizza nights, the more people
see us the more aware they are of our organiza�on.
As you are comple�ng your ride schedules
please keep in mind the following dates: February 6th
-8th
is Cabin Fever at Salt Fork State Park Lodge. April
18th
is the Spring Officers mee�ng in Obetz, May 9th
is
Motorist Awareness Day, Buckeye Rally June 11th-
13th
at Wayne County Fairgrounds; Wing Ding starts
June 30th
-July 4th
. Fall Officers mee�ng will be No-
vember 21st
in Obetz. Please understand that the
Officers mee�ngs were made on dates that the com-
munity center had open. Some�mes chapters have to
rearrange gathering or chapter event dates to accom-
modate these dates. When we were Chapter Direc-
tors, there were many years that we had to move
things around. We understand that this is not always
easy to do, unfortunately this is some�mes necessary.
Other dates to add to your ride schedules are
other chapter fund raisers. I have no�ced a large de-
crease in aAendance at Chapter fund raisers in the
past couple of years. Please make plans to go out and
support your fellow chapters and GWRRA members.
Fundraisers should be exactly that, FUN for both the
host chapter as well as all those who aAend. I know
that we always have fun at the events.
Here’s to a safe, fun, holiday season and to a
fun, safe prosperous New Year for all of us and for our
organiza�on.
Roy & Becky
District Directors Roy & Becky Jones From the Director’s Corner
Assistant
District Directors
Doug & Lynn Kerst
Lynn and I want to say that we missed Chapter
I road kill stew but it was for a really good reason that
we had our third grandchild at 4:43 that aEernoon.
We both think that it was more important to see our
grand baby than going to an auc�on. I also think most
other folks would agree. We plan to aAend next year
unless there is another one born around that �me
(hehehe).
We had a good �me checking out Salt Fork
Lodge aEer the officer mee�ng and looking forward
to having Cabin Fever there. It is 13 miles off the In-
terstate and half is on route 22.
Here is a link talking about a motorcycle rider
that goes against all odd to keep doing what he loves
to do. hAps://www.motorcyclecruiser.com/inspiring-
story-dave-barr-an-amputee-motorcyclist-who-rides-
around-world. Check it out for an inspiring story.
I hope everybody is having and going to have a
good holiday season and a safe one un�l next riding
season.
North Central Sec�on
Rudy & Linda
Copeland Even though the weather has not been conducive
to riding this November, we have managed to keep
ac�ve with GWRRA events. On November 2nd we
aAended the annual Road Kill Stew sponsored by
chapter I. On the 5th we ate pizza at Marian’s and
then enjoyed T2’s gathering. I helped Robert G. Wil-
liams instruct an MFA (Medic First Aid) for Chapter B
on November 9th in Tiro, Ohio. We were then sur-
prised on Monday the 11th (Veteran’s Day) and Tues-
day the 12th to be blessed with 4 1/2 inches of snow
and a temperature of 4 degrees.
November 16th was the yearly fall officer’s
mee�ng in Obetz. Much informa�on was passed on
to the officer’s who aAended. For something different
this year it was decided to have a west side sec�on
picnic (combining northwest and southwest sec�ons).
It will be August 8, 2020 at Tawawa Park in Sidney,
Ohio.
AEer the officer’s mee�ng, the district team trav-
eled to Salt Fork Lodge to check out the facility for
Cabin Fever. Registra�ons for Cabin Fever are now
posted on the district web site. The theme is “Famous
Duos.” We look forward to having a lot of fun with
this theme. Be aware that Bigfoot may make his pres-
ence known.
On Monday November 25th we aAended Chapter
S’s gathering where we observed 22 chapter B mem-
bers take the traveling plaque from chapter S. It
looked like a sea of red shirts versus a sea of blue
shirts. It is so much fun watching two chapters have
so much fun with the traveling plaque The next even-
ing we aAended chapter N’s gathering in Lima. We
hope everyone had a blessed and enjoyable Thanks-
giving.
With Thanksgiving falling as late as it possibly can
we hope everyone enjoys the short �me before
Christmas. We will be very busy the first week of De-
cember aAending various chapter Christmas dinners
and par�es. December 5th is chapter T2’s party at CJ
Chumps in Huber Heights. Friday night December 6th
will find us in Kalida at chapter N’s party. Rosie Sand-
ers says she has wrapped many presents for the bingo
game. We will then be in Arcadia on Saturday Decem-
ber 7th enjoying the evening with chapter A. The next
weekend will find us very busy with our annual “Feed
the Seniors” program with chapter F. On Saturday
evening December 14th we will shop for 12 families
and purchase their Christmas dinner for them. Then
on Sunday we deliver the food to their homes. This
experience gives one a whole new meaning to helping
others during the Christmas season. We will then end
the year with chapter T2 on December 31st when we
have dinner and a movie.
We want to wish everyone a MERRY CHRISTMAS
AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
Rudy and Linda
North West Sec�on
Assistant
District Directors
Assistant
District Director
Vacant
This could be you as the Assistant District Di-rector of the North East Sec�on of Ohio. Ok, long �-tle, but ADD can have so many meanings. I like—”you are the ADD-i�on to our great District team. “ How about- “ Being on District team ADDs to the fun you get from being a Goldwinger”
Ok, a liAle sappy but all true.
If you are interested in becoming part of a good working team, doing a liAle hard work and hav-ing a lot of fun, please contact Roy or Becky Jones, Ohio District Directors at:
North East Sec�on
Some of December Fun
Holidays !
Safe Toys and Gi�s Month Tie Month
Human Rights Month Tomato/Winter Squash
Month
Dec 2—Cyber Monday-wear out that plas�c card
Dec 5 —Bathtub Party Day
Dec 7—Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
Dec 9—Pastry Day
Dec 13—Na�onal Guard Birthday
Dec 16—Chocolate-covered Anything Day
Dec 21—Ugly Christmas Sweater Day
Winter Sols�ce Wreaths Across America Day
Dec 21—Chanukah Begins
Dec 25—Christmas Day
Dec 26— Boxing Day
Dec 28—Pledge of Allegiance Day
Dec 31—NEW YEAR’S EVE—Don’t party too much
And so many more…..
Margaret Moore
District University
Coordinator
District Training
To All
I would like to thank everyone who has par�cipated
in a training class this year. By your par�cipa�on you
help yourself and everyne else have more fun. Learn
more and develop friendships that will last for a long
�me.
Margaret Moore
Ohio District Trainer
WING DING 42 WILL BE IN SPRINGFIELD, MO
ON JUNE 30-JULY 4, 2020.
Robert G & Angela Williams
Interim District
Educators
Hello Fellow Riders
‘Tis the season of joy, thankfulness, hope, and
thoughSulness.
It is a �me to celebrate,
A �me of remembering friends, family, friends that
are like family;
Those who have passed but s�ll live in our hearts and
memories
And those s�ll physically here with us.
So, Let’s celebrate!
Merry Christmas!
Happy Hanukkah!
Joyful Kwanzaa!
And Happy Holidays to all!
As we look forward to a Happy New Year!
Hoping that this season of joy, thankfulness, hope,
and thoughSulness
Follows you each and every day!
And so, a toast-
“Love and joy come to you, and to you your wassail,
too”
Robert G & Angela WILLIAMS
Interim District Educators
330/802-2429 [email protected]
OHIO, It's not the des-na-on, it's the ride.
Motorist Awareness
Coordinator Gary Ballou Notes from the field A Second Reminder: As every chapter prepares your 2020 Ride Calendar, remember to set aside the second Saturday of May (May 9 in this case) to do something to observe the 2nd annual GWRRA National Motorist Awareness Day.
“The Next Big News” is that the GWRRA Motorist Awareness promotional materials, public service audio clips, videos, brochures & presentations are finally available as links on our Ohio District Website. (Yay!) Here’s how to find them….
Go to the Ohio District Home Page at https://ohiogwrra.org/
Put your mouse pointer over the
“Programs and Information” heading
and you’ll see something like this ..
Move down & click on the “Motorist
Awareness” heading and you’ll go to our
new Motorist Awareness Home Page
Use the scroll bar on the right edge of the page to scroll down …
And you’ll find LOTS of neat resources inicluding tri-fold brochures, videos, a kids’ coloring book page and other aids including several PowerPoint presentations and Presenter Guides that you may use to share our “Please Look Out for Motorcycles” message with public groups
All of the materials are here for your use BUT remember that the Tri-Fold brochures and the PowerPoint presentations are the copyrighted property of GWRRA and may not be modified or used by other organizations without written permission.
If you have any questions or need assistance, please feel free to reach out to me at [email protected]
A safe and Happy Holiday Season to all !!
Doug & Lynn Kerst
COY/CHOY
Coordinators
It’s hard to believe that it is all most the end of the
year. Just a couple of reminders for all chapters
Please let me know who your 2020 couple and individu-
al of the year are.
All chapter’s that are planning on going for the 2019
chapter of the year. I will need score sheets and all papers post
mark for Jan. 10. Also if your chapter has a 2019 individual of the
year that you would like to nominate for the 2020 district indi-
vidual of the year I will need your leAer post marked Jan. 10 al-
so. If you need to know what would need to be in the leAer the
informa�on is on the district web site. You can also email Doug
and I or call either of us.
Cabin Fever will be here before we know it. The district
team is working hard at the planning of the weekend. Lots of fun
and games will be had by all. Plus you get to sit by a fire and visit
with all your GW family of friends.
Cabin Fever is going to be held at Salt Fork state park.
All the informa�on and registra�on is on the web site. Plan to be
there for opening we will be selec�ng the new chapter of the
year, 2020 couple of the year and also I hope the 2020 individual
of the year.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all. Doug and I
are wishing everyone safe travels if you will be on the road for
the holidays.
.
K.Gregory Smith
(Cherryhair)
District Ride
Coordinator
Hello to all Ohio GWRRA Members. As of De-
cember 31, 2019 my commitment to Roy & Becky
Jones Staff shall be fulfilled as per agreed upon when
I was offer the posi�on of “District Ride Coordinator”.
It has been an “Honor and Privilege “to work and be
associated with the Fantas�c Ohio GWRRA Chapters
& Memberships.
To know many of you and interact with has been
“Fantas�c”. I’ve had numerous Great Awesome �mes
and Riding with this Fantas�c Group of Ohio Gold
Wingers!!!
With the Guidance of the Lord I did my best to serve-
assist-help in whatever ways I was able too.
I REALLY would like to “THANK” the members that
came to me aEer the 2019 November Oho GWRRA
Officer’s Mee�ng and Thank me for all that I have
done for them and their Chapter. Now Ladies & Gen-
tlemen this is touching and this what GWRRA Family
is about.
For with the Lord permission, I would like to cross
paths with y’all into the future.
Have a Fantas�c Merry Christmas & Wonderful New
Years & Happy Holidays. Remember Jesus Christ is the
Reason for the Season!
Till our paths across once again.
Sincerely,
Mr.Cherryhair
(AKA. K.Gregory Smith)
Former Ohio GWRRA Ride Coordinator
Doug Kerst
WebMaster
I would like to thank everybody that re-
sponded or gave me sugges�ons on the website. I
have goAen nice comments from local to na�onal
team members on what I have done. I am always
working on ways to making the Ohio district web-
site the best in GWRRA but it takes input from mem-
bers with sugges�ons to get it there. Keep up the
great work on sugges�ons or either finding mistakes
that the website has and leVng me know. I was con-
tacted by one chapter that says that the map of their
gathering place was wrong and I am working on got
this corrected. Please check out your chapter infor-
ma�on so that other members or new ones know
where to go.
My email is [email protected].
HTTP:\\ohiogwrra.org
Treasury Notes Karen Ballou
Ok, I have talked about all the pages in the financial report, talked at the breakout session at the Officer’s Mee�ng last month, and even drummed up the courage to do the module of Checks and Balances at the Officer’s Mee�ng. I HAVE TALKED ENOUGH..My tongue is �red and I am out of words. I want you to send me your words, specifi-cally your HAIKUs for the New Year. 2020 is a special date, as all double number dates are. The
first decade of the 21st century is over. Think
about that. We won’t see the next double
number date 2121. A Haiku can be about ‘almost’ anything, but needs to follow the
5—7—5 format
(that’s 5 and 7 syllables, like “newsleAer” is 3 syllables.)
Send your New Year Haiku to me, Karen Ballou at my [email protected] email. If you want your name authored with it, let me know. Otherwise, I will publish anonymously.
BE CREATIVE…… HAVE FUN !
Calling all poets, word smiths and even
normal people.
SEND ME YOUR NEW YEAR HAIKU
Had I known I would Live this long, I would have done
More Exercising
This one is for my hubby:
SPORTS
Basketball, Hockey
Who really cares about those.
I need my baseball.
OHIO FIRSTS Things you didn’t know that Ohio
Was the First to Do...or did you ??
1. First state to enact laws protec�ng working women. (bet she s�ll went home and made dinner)
2. Believed to be the first state to elect an African-American to public office (clerk of Brownhelm, Ohio , 1854)
3. First full-�me automobile service sta�on opened in 1899.
4. Cleveland claims to have erected America’s first traffic light on August 4, 1914. (now they seem to be every 10 feet; progress ! )
5. First concrete street in America was poured in 1891 near the Logan County Courthouse, Bellefontaine. (wonder if it lasted more than a year without potholes? )
6. Cleveland also claims the site of the first pedestrian buAon for the control of a traffic light. (why bother? Everyone jay-walks)
7. Akron was the first city to use police cars. ( I like the horses beAer..)
8. In 1865, the first ambulance service was established in Cincinna�. (had to have been out-of-network )
9. Cleveland was the first city to be lighted by electricity. (At least Cleveland was the first city in Ohio, right MarieAa?)
10. The first professional city fire department was in Cincinna�. (did the Cleveland traffic light flash red? )
TRIAL MEMBERSHIP
Mail to GWRRA-PO Box 42450, Phoenix, AZ 85080-9942
WHAT’S HAPPENING WHAT’S HAPPENING WHAT’S HAPPENING WHAT’S HAPPENING
NEXT in OHIO ??????NEXT in OHIO ??????NEXT in OHIO ??????NEXT in OHIO ??????
2019
December Winter Time Haiku—
Winter is now here .
Bikes hibernate til Spring time
What do I do now ?
2020
February 6-8 Cabin Fever
Salt Fork Lodge and Conv.
Center, Cambridge, OH
THEME—”Famous Duos”
April 18 Spring Officers Mee2ng
Loca2on TBD
June 11-13 Buckeye Rally
Wayne County Fairgrounds
Wooster, OH
June 30-July 4 Wing Ding 42
Springfield, Missouri
November 21 Fall Officers Mee2ng
Loca2on TBD
Springfield, MO
1999