District NE/SD - Chapter “O”

July 17, 2019

Gold Wing Road Riders Association

Officers & Staff

Directors John & Cheryl Papson cornhuskerjohn@yahoo.com 402-292-7923

Treasurer George & Cheryl Lapka George.lapka@centurylink.net 402-339-9003

Newsletter Editor Jim Drawbaugh jdrawbaugh@msn.com 402-592-1849

Web Page Editor John Papson cornhuskerjohn@yahoo.com 402-292-7923

Membership Enhancement

Coordinator Rick & Robin Saunders rs10473@gmail.com 402-895-7965

Sunshine Lady Angie Vogt angelavogt@rocketmail.com 402-369-5091

50/50 Raffle Jeff Vogt jefferyvogt@rocketmail.com 402-269-2697

Couple of the Year 2018 George & Cheryl Lapka

Come join us for a gathering of Friends for Fun, Safety & Knowledge!

Aug 10, Sat. - NE-O will meet at the Golden Corral Buffet and Grill located at 1511 Gregg Rd

Bellevue, NE. (just off of Cornhusker Rd and US 75). Breakfast will begin at 8 AM and the

Get-Together at 8:30 AM. Buffet is all you can eat or you can order off the menu.

Birthdays & Anniversaries July Birthdays July Anniversarys Angie Vogt July 06 None Christy Novak July 09 Rick Saunders July 25 August Birthdays August Anniversarys Robin Saunders Aug 22 Bob & Charlotte Lake Aug 09 Marlene Wilson Aug 24 Doug & Kathy Rice Aug 13 Jeff Vogt Aug 31 Dave & Sally Raddatz Aug 14 Bill & Nancy James Aug 22

What’s Happening in Chapter “O”

From the Directors Desk

John & Cheryl Papson Chapter "O" Directors

~ NE-SD District info ~

It’s not too late to sign up for our District Rally in Broken Bow, NE. We’ll be having fun from July

25 Thursday till July 28 Sunday. Registration per person is ONLY $30.00 and non-members add

$5.00. This year will provide a lot of great rides in the Sand Hills area.

~ Chapter “O” ~

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!

HATS OFF to Jeff and Angie for hosting our 2019 SUMMER PICNIC. Not only did they provided

us with great weather, but the best hospitality anywhere. Not to mention the greatest burgers and

hot dogs. Special thanks to Bill, Nancy, Les and Janie for helping set up.

Our June Sponsor Ride to Dairy Queen was lots of Ice cream and fun. As the grandkids say “It was

the best day ever!” As always, our sponsor was happy to see us.

Our July Dinner Ride had 5 Bikes head out to Round the Bend Steakhouse for a delicious meal. We also had a nice, short and sweet ride after dinner thanks to Bill and Nancy.

Our short July meeting was enjoyed with friends and a quiet breakfast, while most of our members were enjoying the great north at the Minnesota & North Dakota District Rally. On July 20 we’ll have our Chapter Sponsor Ride to Storm Lake Honda located at 3040 Expansion Blvd, Storm Lake. We'll meet in the parking lot of JCPenney, located at 3333 Marketplace Dr., Council Bluffs. At 8:45am. Clutches out at 9:00am. We may have to stop at our sponsor Dairy Sweet in Dunlap IA on the way home for food.

On Aug 24 Saturday We’ll have a Chapter Dinner (Lunch) Ride to POP and DOCs. Located at 123 N 1st Ave, Decatur. We’ll meet at Burger King, Located at 6602 N 99th St, in Omaha, at 10:15am clutches out at 10:30am. Also on Saturday, Sept 28 we’ll double up with a Chapter Sponsor Ride to Rod’s located at 1030 Saltillo Rd, Roca. And a Chapter Dinner Ride Lorton Lounge, located at 8 Cypress St, Lorton. This should be a FUN time. We’ll meet at Kum & Go, 11205 Wickersham Blvd (80 & 370). At 12:15pm clutches out at 12:30pm. Spend some time with our sponsor and then go to dinner. Hope to see you there!

~ UP COMING EVENTS OUTSIDE OF “O” ~ July 26-28 NE/SD District Rally, Aug 8-11 Region E Reunion Aug 27-31 WING DING 41 in Nashville, Tennessee All members going to Wing Ding ~ Please volunteer to help the District - If you are planning on attending Wing Ding and HAVE NOT already registered, we have a Free Registration that our District (courtesy of Anita and Home Office) will be giving away in a drawing at our District Rally. Send me your name so I can put it in the drawing, and if you attend our District Rally you will receive another ticket to put in the drawing. Sep 20-21 Iowa District Rally.

~ LAST NOTE ~ Chapter Challenge for 2019. We made it easy for all to achieve, our chapter challenge this year is to participate with other chapters and their events. Please join us in finding new sponsors for our chapter. Remember it’s never too late to participate in our card and stamp roundup, and of course feel free to join in the levels program. As always we look forward to any new members or visiting guests at our meetings. Cheryl and I will be stepping down as Chapter Directors on Dec 31 2019. As always you’re invited to join us in finding new leadership for the chapter, or step up and become an officer yourself for FUN, safety and knowledge. We look forward to seeing you again next month at our next Chapter Meeting on Saturday Aug 10th at 8:30am. Breakfast at 8:00am at Golden Corral Buffet and Grill in Bellevue. Thanks to all, for the help and support you give. John & Cheryl Papson Chapter “O” Directors

From Our Members

As the NE/SD Membership Enhancement Coordinator, I want the welcome the newest members to Chapter O.

Brad and Rhonda Hoffman of Omaha Hope to see them soon on one of the rides or at a chapter meeting. I’m sure all of you all will make them feel welcome.

I also want to welcome back to Bob and Charlotte Lake. Glad to see they have rejoined!!!!

Nancy James

NE/SD District Membership Enhancement Coordinator

From Bill & Nancy

Well, Riding Season is definitely here and many of the riders from Chapter O have been adding

up miles.

In May, 7 Chapter O members journeyed down to Branson, MO for the MO Rally. This is one

of the largest rallies in our area and they had over 600 attending this year. There was great

riding but one of our very own had Trike problems and ending up staying a few more days to

get it fixed. Not to worry the local GWRRA members came to his rescue and helped him out.

Ask Les Delano for more details.

In June, 5 Chapter O members and an Oklahoma relative started out to the Hellbender Ride.

Al/Marlene rode to St Joseph, MO for lunch with us and then headed home. This was the

NE/SD district ride but a small group from NE-NE, NE-C and NE-O really enjoyed the ride.

BUT, again one of our own O members had Trike problems. Yep! Just ask Les Delano for the

details. Several nice people from Stewartsville came and offered help. One motorcycle rider –

Wes even got his truck and trailer to haul Les’ trike to St Joseph, MO after he made several

calls to get help.

On July 6, NE-O had a very nice dinner ride to Round the Bend. I believe there were 12 O

members there and as always the food was great. Those there also got to see Bob Lake’s new

Harley.

On July 11, 9 members from NE headed to the MN/ND rally in Fargo, ND. 7 from NE-O met 2

from NE-C in Watertown, SD for the first leg of the trip. We then all headed up to Fargo the

next day for the start of several days of fun. The highlight was NE/SD NE-O [6 members] and

NE-C [2 members] winning the baseball game – see the pictures below. I was totally delighted

to see our NE/SD team score 8 runs before the other team even got up to “bat” or should I say

“throw.” They won the first round of the ladder handily. The second playoff round wasn’t quite

so easy. In fact, as I was helping MN with the game I looked over and they were 4 runs behind.

But never fear – Big O and C came through and they moved on to the finals. Suffice to say they

started the last game adding up the runs and finished with a FLURRY – But then again that

makes sense since the team name was Fury.

This is what the game looks like. Next to it is the final ladder showing our on Fury in 1st Place.

We continued to have fun throughout the rally. There were several states outside of MN/ND

there but NE/SD was the largest district from out of state. At closing ceremonies we had a great

banquet and later gathered with old friends and new [one hilarious fellow was from Canada and

kept us laughing all night]. We ended the evening saying our goodbyes and looking forward to

next year’s MN/ND rally in Worthington, MN. Our hats off to Renae and Bob Hicks [New

MN/ND Directors – first rally] and their GREAT TEAM for putting on a fantastic rally. Don’t

miss next year’s MN/ND rally as it will surely be fun.

On the way back we again had Trike problems. NOPE it wasn’t Les this time. Ask Bill for

details. Thanks go out to a local man near Salem, SD for coming to our rescue. There sure are

a lot of nice people out there. We stopped overnight in Yankton, SD and had dinner and then

went out to the Gavins Point Dam for a nice little ride.

So as you can see there are lots of fun rides and more coming. Some of us are heading out to

Broken Bow, NE for the NE/SD rally. We invite you to join us. We will be leaving on

Thursday, July 25. Just let us know if you are interested.

Bill and Nancy James

2019 Chapter "O" Chapter Challenge

Riders Name (please print)

GWRRA #

Co-Riders Name (please print)

GWRRA #

CHAPTER VISITED DATE TYPE OF

ACTIVITY

SIGNATURE OF CHAPTER

STAFF (for rider)

SIGNATURE OF CHAPTER

STAFF (for co-rider)

NE-C

NE-NE

NE-W

Cabin Fever 2/22-

23/2019

NE / SD District Rally 7/25-

28/2019

CHALLENGE RULES: This is open to all GWRRA Members that participate in Chapter “O”. Challenge dates

are January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019. Visit all of the Nebraska Chapters listed. The Cabin Fever and

Nebraska / South Dakota District Rally are also listed on the sign-off sheet and may be used as Wild Cards to

take the place of a Chapter visit. A Chapter VISIT means PARTICIPATING in any social or event that a

Chapter has. Sheets should only be signed if a member participates in the event. Please complete all information

at the top of this sheet before turning it in to your Chapter “O” Director. GWRRA members that participate in

Chapter “O” should send completed sheets to:

John & Cheryl Papson 2009 Morrie Drive Bellevue NE. 68123

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Calendar of Events

July 20 Sat - Chapter Sponsor Ride to Storm Lake. Meet at JCPenney, (3333 Marketplace Dr, Council Bluffs, IA) at 8:45am

clutches out at 9:00am.

Jul 25 - 28 Thr - Sun ~ District Rally – Broken Bow, NE.

Hotels lnformation:

Arrow Hotel 5O9 S. q Ave. 308-872-6662 $86.@ Full Breakfast and Covered Parking

Boarders lnn and Suites 215 E. South ESt. 308-872-6428 $65.00 Continental Breakhst

The Cobblestone Hotel and Suites 2750 S. 27 Ave. 308-767-2060 $86. Continental Breakfast

For more information - District NE/SD Website at www.gwrrane.com

Aug 10, Sat - Chapter Get Together

NE-O will meet at the Golden Corral Buffet and Grill located at 1511 Gregg Rd Bellevue, NE.

(just off of Cornhusker Rd and US 75). Breakfast will begin at 8 AM and the Get-Together at 8:30

AM. Buffet is all you can eat or you can order off the menu.

Aug 8 - 11 Thr - Sun ~ Region E Reunion Ride In – La Crosse, WI. The Region E Reunion Ride-It will be held in La Crosse, Wisconsin, at the Days Inn, 101 Sky Harbour Drive.

Come join us in La Crosse and enjoy some of the best roads in the State of Wisconsin and Minnesota, while

reuniting with your friends! The roads in this part of Wisconsin and Minnesota are the best around. We will also

be setting up an evening dinner cruise on the Mississippi River after a day of riding. For reservations please

contact the Days Inn at 608-783-1000 or visit them online at http://www.daysinnlacrosse.com for more hotel

information. The hotel rates are $59 per night plus tax when you mention GWRRA. This rate will only be held

until July 8, 2019, and then it will go to $99 per night plus tax - so make your reservations early. Please email us

after you make a reservation so we can keep you up-to-date with details of the weekend

(dcwalloch@gmail.com). We are getting information about a dinner cruise one evening and there will be routes

to share. More details will be posted on the upcoming website https://www.regionereunion.weebly.com. On

behalf of the Beemans and Wallochs we look forward to seeing you again as we renew friendships in La Crosse,

Wisconsin!

We are excited to be going to the La Crosse area. Many great roads to ride. ____

We will have guided and self-guided rides for your liking. ____ No fees – just riding fun! ____

We will be staying at the Days Inn by the Airport. ____ Days Inn Conference Center 101 Sky Harbour Drive

La Crosse, WI 54603 608-783-1000 CONTACT: Barb and Bruce Beeman 507-438-7063 Cheri and Don Walloch 715-459-2449

dcwalloch@gmail.com

Aug 24 Sat - Chapter Dinner Ride to POP and DOCs, We’ll meet at Burger King, Located at 6602 N 99th St, in Omaha, at 10:15am clutches out at 10:30am.

Aug 27 - 31 Tue - Sat ~ Wing Ding 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. Sept 20 – 22 Friday to Sunday- Clydesdales of Boonville, MO. Will try to set up a Saturday tour but will need a headcount by August 1. Warm Springs Ranch, 3118, 25270 MO-98, Boonville, MO 65233. (888) 972-5933 closes at 3 PM

All paved and walking tour [about an hour] is about a quarter mile walking total. Benches all around

to rest. No pets on the tour.

: the cost to the walking tour for Clydesdales is $15 per person. The comments below the highlighted

were from their website.

If there was enough interest in the VIP tour of the whole farm we would need 12-16. Otherwise we will do the

walking tour.

Take a look at their website – it is pretty neat.

https://www.warmspringsranch.com/

Recommend buying tickets in advance. Highly recommend VIP Tour (especially if you get a group to go so you

can share cost). VIP Tour is 90 minutes. They take you out in fields to see different age groups of Clydesdales

(and you get to interact with them), tour inside facility. Only done once a day, only sell one $500 ticket (we split

among 15 so worked out about $35 each), but can have up to 16 in group. It was awesome.

Bill and Nancy

Sept 28 Sat - Chapter Sponsor Ride Rod’s & Chapter Dinner Ride

Lorton Lounge.

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Also, below is what rallies are scheduled this year that we know of.

DATE WHAT WHERE MOTEL Conf

# Registered

2019 Year

7/13/2019 NE-O Chapter

Mtg

7/20/2019 NE-O Sponsor

Ride Storm Lake

7/25-28/2019 NE/SD Rally Broken Bow, NE Arrow Hotel, $85, 308-872-6662

8/1-3/2019 IL Rally Danville, IL

8/7/2019 Grotto West Bend, IA Park View Inn [Bernie] $67.45 2 Qn or 1 Kg 515-887-3611

8/8-11/2020 Reg E Reunion LaCrosse, WI Days Inn - 101 Sky Harbour Drive - $59 per night 608-782-1000

8/10/2019 NE-O Chapter

Mtg

8/24/2019 NE-O Dinner

Ride Pop n Docs

8/27-31/19 Wing Ding Nashville, TN

9/14/2019 NE-O Chapter

Mtg

9/20-22/2019 Clydesdales Boonville, MO

9/20-22/2019 IA Rally Oelwein, IA Knights of Columbus-2102 S Frederick Ave- 319-283-1572

9/28/2019 NE-O Sponsor

Ride Rods

9/28/2019 NE-O Dinner Ride Lorton Lounge

If you know of anything that is going to happen in the future,

please e-mail John & Cheryl Papson cornhuskerjohn@yahoo.com .

The more we know, the more will go. So let’s keep everyone in the loop.

Keep an eye on the Web site happenings page for ice cream and dinner runs.

For more information and flyers, visit the

Chapter 'O' Website at www.gwrraneo.com

District NE/SD Website at www.gwrrane.com

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Visit the web sites below for more GWRRA news.

Chapter 'O' www.gwrraneo.com

District News & Links (From the District Website)

www.gwrrane.com

National News From the Wingin’ It Newsletter

www.gwrra.org

Thanks To Our Sponsors!

We thank the following businesses for supporting our Chapter "O" and encourage you to patronize them! Please

http://www.rodspowersports.com/

http://www.gretnacycle.com/

http://www.dilloncycles.com/

345 S WASHINGTON ST Papillion, NE. 68046-2439 402-339-8510

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