December 2015 Friends For Fun, Safety & Knowledge Chapter ON-Q Team Chapter Directors Dave & Barb Pason (613) 961-1710 Assistant Chapter Directors Paul & Sheila Haller (613-966-1805) Chapter Couple Of the Year Terry & Judy Archbold 613-969-0429 Rider Educator Richard & Val Buon 905-725-7150 Member Enhancement Coordinator/Public Relaons Paul Haller (613) 966-1805 Treasurer Dave Lawrence (613) 398-1938 Social Events Planning Barb Pason & Judy Archbold 613-961-1710 613-969-0429 Sunshine Person Judy Archbold (613) 969-0429 Pins and Badges Andrea Randall (613) 967-4390 Ride Coordinator Al Randall (613) 967-4390 Newsleer Editor/Hug Collector Terry Archbold (613) 969-0429 Chapter Photographer Dennis Beer 905-721-0894 Webmaster Dave Pason (613) 961-1710 GoldWing Road Riders Association Region K, Chapter ON—Q Quinte Region Belleville, Ontario, Canada H i again, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Dave and Barb Pattison !! Where has the year gone? There was no shortage of places to ride to this year, just a shortage of available days for some of us. This makes it important to plan ahead for the coming year and block the time needed to ride to places and events that interest you. The ride and event schedules will be up on the website soon so check http:// onq.regionk.ca/events.html for details. We will try to ride more to the Western side of our chapter this coming year if you help with restaurant and destination ideas towards the Oshawa area. On the biking side, the roads are still great after the morning chill burns off so I hope you get a chance to ride a couple more times this year; this coming week will be in near double digits again. Just watch out for slippery paint lines and shadows that could be leaves or black ice. Rode my bike to West City Powersports today for the brake recall and while I was glad for the seat heater and chaps it was good to be out again. Some people have already forgotten to look for bikes and I had to stave off a “Bluehair” in a Sonata who tried to pass me on the right in the curb lane !! If your baby has not already been put to bed please be careful. Watch for seminars this Winter to help prepare your mind for the new season. Speaking of great days to come, block booked rooms are available for our Region Ral- ly in Woodstock, 22-24 July 2016, some people are considering the Region L (Atlantic) rally as well which is in Truro NS, 28-31 July. And, some are planning to attend the Region J (Western) rally in Red Deer AB, 26-28 August before heading to Wing Ding in Billings MT, 30 August – 3 September. Come ride with us !!!!! On the social side, our Christmas Party tickets are available until the food order cut-off on November 30th. JOIN US for a fun, fun night with Your Canadian Directors Bob and Carolyn Pinet and Region Directors Brian and Lyette MacKay. Hosts are needed for other Winter events so, please contact Judy. See Barb’s social section later-on in the newsletter for more info on upcoming events and Email or call us if you need additional info and/or tickets for any event. Keep up- to-date by referring to our web site http://onq.regionk.ca/events.html. And as always, please take care and watch out for the other drivers who have forgotten to watch for you. Happy Trails from your Friends for Fun Safety and Knowledge, Dave & Barb Pattison (CD) FROM OUR DIRECTORS: DAVE & BARB PATTISON
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December 2015 Friends For Fun, Safety & Knowledge
Chapter “ON-Q” Team Chapter DirectorsDave & Barb Pa�son (613) 961-1710 Assistant Chapter Directors Paul & Sheila Haller(613-966-1805)Chapter Couple Of the Year Terry & Judy Archbold613-969-0429Rider EducatorRichard & Val Bu�on905-725-7150Member EnhancementCoordinator/Public Rela�onsPaul Haller(613) 966-1805 TreasurerDave Lawrence(613) 398-1938 Social Events Planning Barb Pa�son & Judy Archbold613-961-1710 613-969-0429Sunshine PersonJudy Archbold (613) 969-0429 Pins and Badges Andrea Randall (613) 967-4390 Ride CoordinatorAl Randall(613) 967-4390Newsle�er Editor/Hug CollectorTerry Archbold(613) 969-0429 Chapter PhotographerDennis Beer905-721-0894WebmasterDave Pa�son (613) 961-1710
H i again, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Dave and Barb Pattison !! Where has the year gone? There was no shortage of places to ride to this year,
just a shortage of available days for some of us. This makes it important to plan ahead for the coming year and block the time needed to ride to places and events that interest you. The ride and event schedules will be up on the website soon so check http://onq.regionk.ca/events.html for details. We will try to ride more to the Western side of our chapter this coming year if you help with restaurant and destination ideas towards the Oshawa area.
On the biking side, the roads are still great after the morning chill burns off so I hope you get a chance to ride a couple more times this year; this coming week will be in near double digits again. Just watch out for slippery paint lines and shadows that could be leaves or black ice. Rode my bike to West City Powersports today for the brake recall and while I was glad for the seat heater and chaps it was good to be out again. Some people have already forgotten to look for bikes and I had to stave off a “Bluehair” in a Sonata who tried to pass me on the right in the curb lane !! If your baby has not already been put to bed please be careful. Watch for seminars this Winter to help prepare your mind for the new season.
Speaking of great days to come, block booked rooms are available for our Region Ral-ly in Woodstock, 22-24 July 2016, some people are considering the Region L (Atlantic) rally as well which is in Truro NS, 28-31 July. And, some are planning to attend the Region J (Western) rally in Red Deer AB, 26-28 August before heading to Wing Ding in Billings MT, 30 August – 3 September. Come ride with us !!!!!
On the social side, our Christmas Party tickets are available until the food order cut-off on November 30th. JOIN US for a fun, fun night with Your Canadian Directors Bob and Carolyn Pinet and Region Directors Brian and Lyette MacKay. Hosts are needed for other Winter events so, please contact Judy.
See Barb’s social section later-on in the newsletter for more info on upcoming events and Email or call us if you need additional info and/or tickets for any event. Keep up-to-date by referring to our web site http://onq.regionk.ca/events.html. And as always, please take care and watch out for the other drivers who have forgotten to watch for you.
Happy Trails from your Friends for Fun Safety and Knowledge, Dave & Barb Pattison (CD)
FROM OUR DIRECTORS:DAVE & BARB PATTISON
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SOCIAL EVENTS COORDINATORS: BARB PATTISON & JUDY ARCHBOLD
Hello everyone,This is it, the end of another year! The executive has planned the dinner nights and some of the activities for next year. Any-one with some good winter activities, please come forward, or if you would like to host an event, contact Judy Archbold at 613-
969-0429. Dave and I will be back in Florida where we will ride away the winter with the MnM chapter. We will be back towards the end of April to resume our normal duties, just before riding season.November 14th was appetizer night at Pattison’s. There was an option this year to make it or buy something. No pressure, and half in attendance opted to buy, this will set a new trend. We had a great time with friends.November 22nd was our breakfast at the Northway, good to see all especially Bob and Doris, Terry Brinklow and his grandson Mitch and our new chapter members Craig and Glenda Alderson. The sign up sheets for the next dinner night at the Royal Coachman, Napanee was circulated with 12 already signed up.November 24th brings us to Boston Pizza with dinner at 6:30 and time for shopping or movie before or after.December 5th Christmas party at 413 Wing. 230 North Murray st. 6:00 for cocktails, 7:00 dinner and entertainment to follow. Bring something for the food bank. Door prizes and spot dances to be won. Bring dancing shoes!!!January 23rd (Saturday) 6:30 chapter dinner at the Royal Coachman in Napanee, Hwy#2.Special seafood buffet night. Sounds Yummy.Bye from Barb, see you in April, I am leaving you in Judy's very capable hands.
Barb &Jude
Francois and Chantal Séguin
Assistant Regional Directors, Region K (East).
Francois and Chantal Séguin were appointed Assistant Regional Directors, Region K (East) in September 2015. GWRRA members since 2005, they have held the positions of Chapter Secretary, Newsletter Editor, and Chapter Director ON-F. In addition they are PLP Facilitators, University Trainers for Membership Enhancement, Rider Education and Leadership Training. They each have their own F6B Goldwing, are both Master Riders, are members of the F&B Drill Team and hold Medical First Aid and CPR Certifications. As the 2014/15 Region K Couple of the Year, Francois and Chantal managed to visit every Chapter in Region K and partici-pated in the Couple of the Year Event at Wing Ding 37 in Huntsville, Alabama. In addition to being Assistant Regional Di-rectors, they are currently the Regional K Coordinators for the Couple of the Year Program, and the Chapter of the Year Program. Outside of GWRRA activities, Francois and Chantal are actively involved in Scouts du Canada and have been active in the Foster Parents Program.Brian MacKay and Lyette Babin-MacKayRegion K Directors.
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GWRRA Social Events Schedule 2015Breakfast Gatherings are held on the 4th Sunday of every month, excluding December.
Where: Northway Restaurant, 205 North Front St., BellevilleTime: 9:00am
DATE ACTIVITY TIME DETAILS
June 16 Dinner Night 6:30 PM Prime Time Steakhouse, N. Front St., Belleville
June 28 Breakfast Gathering 9 AM Northway Restaurant, Belleville
July 4 Mexican Theme Party 7 PM Randall’s, 31 Joyce Cres., Belleville
July 14 Dinner Night 6:30 PM TBD in Picton
July 26 Breakfast Gathering 9 AM Northway Restaurant, Belleville
Aug. 8 Norm Carr Memorial Belleville Fairgrounds
Aug. 9 Chapter B-B-Q & Ride 10 AM Ron & Esther Nowell, 1191 Hughes Landing Rd.
Aug. 17 Dinner Night 6:30 PM Linguini’s, 257 N. Front St., Belleville
Aug. 23 Breakfast Gathering 9 AM Northway Restaurant, Belleville
Sept. 15 Dinner Night 6:30 PM Chuck’s Roadhouse, 305 N. Front St., Belleville
Sept 27 Breakfast Gathering 9 AM Northway Restaurant, Belleville
Oct. 6 Dinner Night 6:30 PM Thai House Restaurant, Belleville
Oct. 16-17 Mall Show Quinte Mall– Volunteers NeededOct. 18 Chapter K Breakfast 8:00 AM Depart from Tim Horton’s, Bayview Mall
Oct. 25 Breakfast Gathering 9 AM Northway Restaurant, Belleville
All dates & events are subject to change. Always check the newsletter under Social Events or our website for updates. Changes are also reviewed at our Chapter Gatherings on the 4th Sunday of the month, excluding December.
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The Photo Page
Photos from our Halloween Party. As you can see, those who attended had a good time. Why not come out and join us next time we have a get-together?
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Pins & Badges:Andrea Randall
QUAN. DESCRIPTION PRICE
3 10” Griffin Crest, Red $11.00
3 10” Griffin Crest, Black/Gold $13.00
1 10” Old Style Crest, Black/Gold $10.00
2 4” Griffin Crest, Red $5.00
1 4” Griffin Crest, Black/Gold $5.00
2 4” Old Style Crest, Black/Gold $4.00
I have a list of what is available to order. If there is anything in particular please let me know and I will see if it is on the list.
QUAN. DESCRIPTION PRICE
4 Chapter ON-Q Rocker, Black/Gold $20.00
2 Small Upper Senior Rocker, Black/Gold $2.00
2 Chapter Director Rocker, Black/Gold $2.00
2 Operations Rocker, Black/Gold $2.00
3 Region K Pin, Large $7.50
8 Region K Pin, Small $6.00
Lots Chapter Q Pin Bar $4.00
THE WILL
Jim is on his deathbed and knows the end is near. His nurse, his wife, his daughter and two sons are with him.
He asks for two witnesses to be present and a camcorder to be in place to record his last wishes,and when all is ready he begins to speak: "My son Charles, I want you to take the Mayfair houses.""My daughter Sybil, you take the apartments over in the east end." "My son Jamie, I want you totake the offices over in the City Center.""Violet, my dear wife, please take all the residential buildings on the banks of the river."
The nurse and witnesses are blown away as they did not realize his extensive holdings, and as Jim slips away, the nurse says, "Mrs. Rutledge, your husband must have been such a hard-working man to have accumulated all this property".
Violet replies, "Property? ... The idiot has a paper route!"
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W inter comes, winter goes; Mother Nature can’t seem to make up her mind. I’ve not heard of anyone being under the weather so I hope everyone is avoiding colds & sniffles and that you all have had your flu shot. Al Randall is coping well with his
daily treatments in Kingston. Let’s hope it stays sunny and warmish so those germs will stay away!Sorry to have missed the meeting on Sunday but family duties sometimes interfere.We wish you a Very Merry Christmas and a healthy & Happy New Year!Here’s an appetizer recipe I found in my favourite Christmas cookbook. It sounds easy and good if you like dates. Hope you enjoy it.
Jude
SUNSHINE PAGE: JUDY ARCHBOLD
Ingredients:
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Directions:Beat cheese, corn syrup, & maple flavouring in a small bowl until smooth.Stir in dates and first amount of walnuts. Chill overnight.Shape into a log.Roll in remaining walnuts. Chill until ready to serve. May be frozen if desired.Makes 1 log about 1½ in, (4 cm) in diameter.
Date Nut LogFrom
Company’s Coming For Christmas
Cream cheese, softened 8 oz 250 G
Corn syrup 2 tbsp. 30 ml
Maple flavouring ½ tsp, 2 ml
Chopped dates ¾ cup 175 ml
Chopped walnuts ½ cup 125 ml
Finely chopped walnuts ¾ cup 175 ml
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Friday morning we leave Greenville behind us. Along with Wayne & Lois, Laurie & Sylvia, we head east into the Appalachian foothills, to work up an appetite for breakfast. Somehow I find breakfast more enjoyable after riding for a half-hour or so. Soon we come to a small town called Pickens where I pull a hasty U-turn in front of a restau-
rant. The street has a severely sloping shoulder near the curb and I nearly dump the bike trying to get off. Everybody laughs except Sylvia who still remembers getting dumped off their bike on the way to Greenville. We enter the restau-rant which proves to be my favourite type: an old building, rickety floors, antique pressed metal ceiling last painted in 1956, assorted jugs, pulleys hay-rakes and other antiques hanging from the walls, good food and lots of character. Lau-rie and Sylvia are obviously nervous. They are accustomed to eating at Denny’s or MacDonald’s and are distinctly averse to eating in any establishment which does not seem to be on the state health inspectors list.
We assure them that it is OK as we sit down and order. While eating we discuss plans for the trip home. Laurie and Sylvia will head up to Cherokee and take the Blue Ridge Parkway north.Wayne and Lois will accompany us as far as Franklin where Wayne wants to visit a business acquaintance. Doris and I will head west to Chattanooga. Laurie thinks he has found a hair in his egg. Sylvia loses her appetite.
After a while we are moving again, waving goodbye to our friends as we head toward the North Carolina line, into the ever increasing splendor of the Great Smokey Mountains. Moving west on route 64 in a slight rain shower we meet a familiar bike. It is Laurie and Sylvia. It seems they took a wrong turn out of Pickens and got lost. After a brief exchange on the CB they are gone. The mountains prevent more than a mile or so of communication. We motor on as the rain clears up and the sun turns the dampness to mist on the mountaintops.
The road twists and turns among the mountains through a couple of gas and ice-cream stops. (I always gain ten pounds on a two-week bike trip). In early afternoon we crest a mountain ridge and spot a scenic look-out park on the right. I wave to Wayne as I hit the brakes and pull into the parking area and he follows us in for a bit of a leg-stretch. About a hundred yards up the trail Doris stops and sits down on a big rock. “I don’t feel like climbing a mountain”. She says, “I’ll wait here till you come back.” Since it will only be a few minutes to the top I go on with Wayne and Lois. The full significance of this incident will not be clear for another year.
The few minutes turns into a half hour. The lookout is a good mile up the mountain. The view is ok but not worth the effort. We retrace out steps back down the mountain where Doris is waiting. In a few minutes we are on the road again, and a while later we reach Franklin. We stop at the town park and say goodbye to Wayne and Lois over a cool drink. We have a week of vacation left and tentatively hope to see Memphis before going home, so we are soon heading for the Ten-nessee border. We spotted a campground on the map and we want to get the tent set up before dark.
The road west from Franklin is straighter than before so we make good time. We stop in Murphy for supper, before heading on to Hanging Dog, where the campground is.The restaurant is small, the patrons colorful. Our bike attracts attention. “Yew came all the way from Canada on thet thang?” Outside the restaurant we see people picking fruit from a tree. I ask a local at the counter what they are.
“Wha them’s plums. Y’all can pick some if’n yew wawnts.” I thank him for the tip and take our burgers to a table. We eat while choking with laughter listening to the conversation of some of the most endearing people we have encountered at the next table. As we are finishing our coffee the man who we questioned about the plums approaches our table, pre-senting us with a double handful of juicy yellow plums. “Y’all kin hev these if’n yew wawnts” and dumps them on the table. He seems too shy to engage in conversation and soon disappears. The plums are succulent; we devour them all.
An hour later the tent is set up and we relax for a while before turning in. The price of a campsite at Hanging Dog is four bucks, but the facilities are sparse. It is a forty yard hike to the water faucet and the John. Shortly after we bed down for the night Doris comes to the realization that we should have washed the plums before eating them. She makes that forty yard hike many times during the night. My chuckles at her discomfort turn to chagrin about daylight; my re-action to the plums was only delayed for a few hours. We stop every twenty miles on the road to Chattanooga.
Wingin’ It by Bob Hagerman
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W/P= Weather Permitting R/S= Rain or Shine
RIDE SCHEDULE:AL RANDALL
Ride planners & leaders are needed for those rides not yet planned.Chapter rides following breakfast or alternates will not proceed in rainy weather.
DATE LEADER DESCRIPTION COND.BreakfastMeetings 9:00 A.M. 4th Sunday of each month at Northway Restau-
rant, N. Front St. Belleville.W/P
Coffee Nights 7:00 PM Every Tuesday at Tim Horton'sBell Blvd. (at Reid's Dairy) Belleville
R/S
Hooky Rides(Not Shown Below)
10:00 AM Every Wednesday from Tim Horton'sBell Blvd. (at Reid's Dairy) Belleville
W/P
Evening Rides 7:00 PM Every Thursday from Tim Horton'sBell Blvd. (at Reid's Dairy) Belleville
W/P
May 2 Richard Button Parking Lot Practice & Tire Repair, Location TBD. W/PMay 24 Open Gathering & Ride W/PMay 29-30 Richard Button ARC, Location TBD W/PJune 1-6 Americade Lake George R/SJune 6 Dave Pattison Settlers Village. Leave Tim Horton's Bell Blvd. @ 9.00am W/PJune 14 Alternate Sunday Ride W/P
June 17-20 Reno Rendezvous R/SJune 19-21 Paris National Rally (Canadian Vintage M.C. Group) R/SJune 27 Wrench Day, Button’s. 342 Lorindale Dr. Oshawa W/PJune 28 Breakfast Gathering & Ride W/PJuly11 (Rain Date– 18) Bill Tryan Observation Ride, Hub Point– 725 Casey Rd. Belleville W/PJuly 24-26 Region K Rendezvous, Woodstock, Ont. R/SJuly 26 Gathering & Ride W/PJuly 30-Aug 1 Region L Rally, Wolfville, NS R/S
Oct. 18 8:00 A.M. Dave Pattison ON-K Breakfast– Depart Tim Hortons, Bayview Mall W/POct. 25 Gathering & Ride W/P
Oct 11 Open ON-Q Chapter Colour Run W/PSept. 13 Alternate Sunday Ride W/P
July 31—Aug. 3 Donnie Collins South-Western Ontario Get-A-Way R/S
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Classifieds
Bike For Sale
Due to family illness, I've decided to sell the bike and trailer, used only 2600 km this year. It is one owner, purchased & serviced at Lindsay Cycle, maintenance records from 1st oil change. Always stored in heated basement, never dropped, trailer is professionally colour matched.Includes helmets with intercom, jackets, Gerbings heated jacket lin-ers, rain suits, bike cover, etc.Mal Jones 705-745-8338 or email: [email protected]
GWRRA RIDING JACKET FOR SALEHas inner coat and shoulder and elbow protection pads. Size is 2X.. Asking $100.00Would make a great Christmas gift.Call Bill Tryan 613-969-0702 or email-"[email protected]"
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Classifieds Page 2
Margaret and I are selling our Gold WingIt is an 2012 airbag model with only 22000 kilometers and is in excellent condition with lots
of extras .Asking $22,900.If interested you can also click on the link to Kijiji: http://www.kijiji.ca/v-view-
Larry and Margaret NesbittChapter Directors, On-B Ottawa Valley Wings
GL 1800 SERVICE RECALLThe formal notice of the GL-1800 brake recall has been released and owners can expect to receive a letter from Honda Canada soon. However, Honda dealerships are ramping up for the recall by or-dering parts and if you call your dealer and provide the VIN of your bike or trike, they will make an appointment to swap out the parts. Details are in the Honda service bulletin attached to this email.
For the Belleville area, West City Power Sports expects the first of the parts to arrive on Friday and they are making appointments for the following week onwards. For those of you who have already put your machines to bed for the Winter you will be able to have the recall fix implemented in the Spring.
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A Note To Our Readers:
This newsle�er is sent to all Chapter members as well as to other Chapters and members of GWRRA. This list includes several members who do not par�cipate in Chapter ac�vi�es for one reason or another. With that in mind we would ask that should you not wish to con�n-ue receiving this newsle�er, you contact the editor, Terry Archbold, at [email protected] to unsubscribe.
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