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CHAPTER T
GOLD WING
ROAD RIDERS
ASSOCIATION
CHAPTER “T” TEAM
Chapter Directors Gary & Susan Yoder
814-634-9723
Assistant Chapter Director Position open
Treasurer
Bill Phillips
Membership Enhancement Andrea & Rick Riek
Chapter Couple of the Year
Roger & Tammy Snuffer
Ride Coordinator
Mike & MaryAnn Scheve
Newsletter Editor
Bill & Dawn Wilgus
Birthday & Anniversary’s
Peggy & Marty Yommer
WEBMASTER
Pachaptert.com
Rick & Andi Riek
FACEBOOK COORDINATOR
Tammy Snuffer
NATIONL AND DISTRICT TEAM
GWRRA LEADERSHIP
President
Jere & Sherry Goodman
Pa. District Director
Harold & Diane Jackson
Pa. Assistant Director
Chris & Christie Hull
Pa. Assistant Director
Mike & Shirley Prince
Pa .Assistant Director
Tim & Crystal Brakebill
Pa. District Treasurer
Sharon & Ed Golonka
PA Membership Enhancement Coordi-
nator
Position open
PA District Rider Education & MAD
Chuck & Evelyn Stone
PA Asst. District Rider
Education
PA District Trainers
Gerry & Bonnie Vanart
PA District COY Coordinators
John & Glenda Leib
District Couple of the Year
Chris & Christie Hull
District Webmaster
Mike & Darlene Ammerman
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Groundhog
Day
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Lincolns
Birthday
13 14 Chapter
Gathering
Valentine’s
Day
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Presidents
Day
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Chapter
bowling
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February 2020
Gary and Susan Yoder
Directors, Pa-T
From The Directors Desk,
Here we are headed into February and I'm figuring only two more
months to go and we should be looking for Spring. Say I'm optimistic but
it doesn't hurt to hope does it? Anyway, it will be here before we know it,
and off we go on more Chapter Ride Adventures. That’s where we need
your support. Your ride ideas and suggestions determine what kind of ad-
ventures we share in for the year. It doesn't have to be an over night ride,
just anyplace that you would like to share with your Chapter Family. A pic-
nic ride, a dinner ride, and everyone loves ice cream rides. I can't tell how
many times Susan and I have traveled places, and thought how nice it
would be to be sharing in our adventure with the ones we love to ride
with, and consider as our Chapter family. I’ve seen some great ideas on
Facebook, that some of you have shared, I will include those on the 2020
Ride Schedule. Just to give you a sample, a day trip to Streets of Shoppes
in Lewisburg, PA.,and a trip to Poka Dots Ice Cream in Fairmont, WV. Well!
This year we’re gonna git-r-done. OH! Wow I almost know how the Presi-
dent must feel, not just saying were gonna do it, but making it happen!
There will be Dinner Rides, Picnic Rides, and favorite Ice Cream shops to
visit, not to mention a few rides we didn’t get to do last year, such as the
Hillbilly Haven Ride, and Bill’s Antietam Battlefield Ride. Plus any other
suggestions you might have to share. I’m excited already, sure hope
Spring gets here soon.
Tid Bits From last gathering. There were 14 members and two Guests,
Chris & n Christie Hull, ADD was there to promote the COY Fun Day at
Clearfield, PA. Dick Duppstadt was the member whose number appeared
in the newsletter and would have received an additional $5 worth of 50/50
tickets but did not attend. The Ball Game amount was $89 with no winner.
The 50/50 of $20 was won by Susan Yoder.
PS. Don’t forget your sweetie on Valentines Day, remember Happy Wife,
Happy Life!!
A few February Special Dates: Eat Ice Cream for Breakfast-first Saturday of
the month
Feb 1st National Freedom Day / Feb 1st Spunky Old Broads Day
Feb 2nd Ground Hog Day, Superbowl Sunday
Feb. 3rd Feed The Birds Day / The Day The Music Died, Buddy Holly,
Richie Valens, and The Big Bopper died in a plane crash 1959
PAT
Directors
Gary & Susan Yoder
Andi & Rick Riek
Membership Enhancement Coordinators
Greetings fellow Chapter T Gold Wingers,
Well, we are now in the month of February, one month closer to SPRING. It also is host to the Super Bowl and Groundhog Day. I was very pleased to hear that Punsxy Phil predicted an early spring. I’m sure everyone will agree that spring can’t come soon enough. Don’t forget that Valentine’s Day is on the 14th and that date is our Chapter T gathering.
We had our first Chapter T bowling event in January. 6 guys 5 ladies took to the lanes. I believe the women beat the men in total points but who’s count-ing. We had a great time and went to the Summit Dinner afterward for an early dinner. No matter when we all get together, we have fun and spend the entire time laughing and joking.
We will be putting our ride schedule together soon, so if you have any ideas, please let Gary know so he can include them on the schedule. Hopefully, Mother Nature will bring us good riding weather this year.
Q: How is a Harley Davidson like an old dog? A: They both like to ride in the back of pickup trucks.
Andi Riek
Chapter T MEC
HAROLD AND DIANE JACKSON
PA. DISTRICT DIRECTORS
It’s February and I’m sure you have heard we are in a new decade! The whole month of February will be 02/2020 and the second day of February will be 02/02/2020. Oh, my what fun we can have this month with twos and zeros. Does anyone know what day will have the most “2s and zeros”? Will it be February 02 or February 20? This month is the drawing for the PA District raffle. Good luck to everyone who purchased a ticket. Thank you to each and every one of you for selling the raffle tickets and turning the money in on time! Chapter checks will be distributed at Officer Conference in April. Officer Conference is April 19, 2020 at the Trinity United Methodist Church in Clearfield, PA beginning at 10 am. We encourage all officers to attend. RSVP’s are due to us by April 10th. This year you and/or your chapter and the district need to come up with some recruitment ideas so, we can recruit new members in your chapter. Please let us know what your idea is. FUN Day is March 14th! All 2020 Chapter Couple of the Year, Chapter COY Coordinators and Chapter Directors are invited to join in FUN Day. The event is being held at the Trinity UMC in Clearfield. The church is providing lunch for $5/person; the fee will be collected at FUN Day. RSVPs due on March 6th. Have you registered for the PA District Rally? This is the last month you are eligible for the $100 cash drawing with a full registration. The PA District Rally is being held May 14-16, 2020 in Altoona, PA at the Al-toona Grand Hotel. And this year’s theme is “Ride Back in Time”! The dis-trict team has been working very hard during the year and have many FUN things planned. Don’t forget there are several extra events to consider signing up for on the registration. Thursday evening Welcome Party that includes a meal. Riding Classes: Advanced Rider Course (ARC) - space is available Trike Rider Course (TRC) - class is full - waiting list only
Road Captain Course (RCC) - class is full - waiting list only
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GWRRA Medic-First Aid course on Saturday - space is available (Fee is for class supplies) Book your room by calling 814-946-1631 dialing directly into the Altoona Grand Hotel; room rate is $95 & includes breakfast Thank you, Chapter Directors and Chapter Treasurers, for turning in your 990N and year end financial work on time. Have you looked at the 2020 Calendar of Events on the PA District website? The year is going to be very busy with chapter gatherings, rides, dinners and ice cream. We hope you are planning on attending the PA District Rally, All Chapters West, district rides and Wing Ding. Remember to always ride safe! Harold and Diane Jackson Your PA District Directors
FROM YOUR PA DISTRICT EDUCATOR
Hi Everyone:
Some of us are starting to think about getting out on the road again.
Since we are closing in on the 2020 riding season and most of you are
working on getting your bikes ready to go, we need to start to refresh our-
selves on the procedures that we will be using this riding season.
SAFE PASSING
Think about what the other driver might do and what you should do when
you pass.
When you must pass another vehicle, Motorcycle operators offer these
safety tips:
Look well ahead, especially on a two-lane highway.
Leave enough room to pass safely and don’t assume that oncoming traffic
will slow down for you.
Make sure that you are in a legal passing zone and above all else, check
the yellow centerlines and look for “No-Passing” signs.
Be certain that you have enough distance between you and any on-coming
traffic to safely pass the vehicle in front of you. You will have to exercise
caution here and briefly ignore the two-second rule as you move your ve-
hicle into a passing posture. Although you will not be using the two-
second rule, weather conditions, road surfaces, terrain and traffic will play
an important part in determining your safe following distance as you
begin your passing maneuver.
Communicate with other road users. Use your turn signals to alert others
of your intentions.
Check your blind spots! More often than not, other road users (vehicles)
have a tendency to linger along-side motorcycles.
Look in both mirrors and make a head check before you move to avoid
cutting off another vehicle or running it off the road.
Make your pass quickly, but do not exceed the speed limit. If you must
travel over the speed limit, the pass is illegal and unnecessary.
Once the passing maneuver is complete, signal you return to the right
land and don’t slow down! Give the vehicle behind you plenty of room. If
you have to slow down, this could irritate the driver behind you and may
also be another sign that you passed illegally.
If you are riding in a group, the same rules above apply except that when
the leader decides that a pass is necessary he should notify the tail gun-
ner to secure the lane and when notified by the tail gunner that the lane
is secured the entire group on the leaders signal should move out into
the passing lane, make the pass and when the tail gunner reports to the
leader that he has cleared the vehicle being passed return to the travel
lane in the same manner.
Passing is one of the more dangerous maneuvers in motorcycling
and should not be taken lightly.
Again, we encourage everyone to get involved in the Rider Educa-
tion program to improve your riding skills and knowledge so that you
and your passenger enjoy the ride and return home safely.
Remember, ATGATT.
Ride Safe and Ride Proud
Chuck & Evelyn Stone
PA District Educators
WINTERTHING 2020
On January 9th – 12th, Steve Skupas, Deb Messer, Bill and Dawn Wilgus,
Mary Ann and I attended the Maryland/Delaware District Rally held at the
Hyatt Place Dewey Beach hotel. We had good if somewhat chilly weather
during our stay.
The Wilguses and Scheves made their annual trek down to Ocean City for
our traditional crab cake dinner which was excellent.
Steve and Deb attended several seminars and the rest of us did our recerti-
fication for First Aid/CPR.
There were some vendors and a flea market on Saturday which had quite a
collection of riding gear. (I scored a like new pair of SIDI riding boots for
$25)
The Match Box car races were a bust for Chapter T, the best we could man-
age was a 2nd place in one of the heat races.
Saturday’s banquet was outstanding and the awards ceremony afterwards
held a surprise for one of “Chapter Ts” couples.
Congratulations go out to Dawn and Bill Wilgus who won the “Top Prize”
!!!!! 074228
In case you’re wondering, Top Prize was a two night stay at the Hyatt Place
Hotel on the water and $300 cash!!!!!
If you’re looking for a way to unwind after the holidays this Rally is the way
to do it.
Mike and Mary Ann
Way to go Bill
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
6th Gary Yoder
18th Carolyn Short
22nd Roger Fields
28th Mary Alice Deist
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
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Hope everyone is healthy and happy!
14th Leonard & Snooks Lottig
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