GOLD WING ROAD RIDERS ASSOCIATION FRIENDS FOR FUN, SAFETY AND KNOWLEDGE

ILLINOIS CHAPTER S October, 2019

CHAPTER DIRECTOR ASST. CHAPTER DIRECTOR TREASURER MEMBER ENHANCEMENT COORDINATOR RIDE COORDINATORCYNDI EUBANK LINDA KOCHER DONNA JACOBS RUTH SKELTON NEAL GRAHAM

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GWRRA WEBSITES: NATIONAL - www .gwrra.org/ ILLINOIS DISTRICT - www .gwrra-ildistrict.com

Meeting on 2nd Sat. of each month at The Holiday Motel and Restaurant, Jct. Hy. 50 & 130, Olney, Illinois. Eat at 6:00 p.m. and meeting at 7:00 p.m.

NATIONAL EVENTS

June 30-July 4, 2020... Wing Ding 42. Springfield, Missouri.

ILLINOIS DISTRICT EVENTS

Nov. 2............................OPS meeting, 10:00 a.m. Neihaus, Litchfield.Jan. 24-25, 2020...........Winter Warm Up, “Cruising together for 40 years.” Raymond, IL.July 30-Aug. 1, 2020....Summer Rally, Rock Falls, IL.

OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS

Nov. 3.....Chapter D2 meeting at The Hangar Restaurant. Eat at 5:00, meet at 6:00.Nov. 15...Chapter S Dinner Ride to Tin Cup in Noble. Leave Newton at 4:30, leave Olney Rural King at 5:00.Nov. 16...Chapter S will have its meeting date changed to the Thanksgiving Dinner at the Ruritan building in Dundas. Bring dish.Nov. 19...Chapter D2 Dinner Ride to Pere Marquette Lodge at 12:00. Leave Altamont Casey’s at 9:15 a.m.Dec. 1.....Chapter D2 meeting at The Hangar Restaurant. Eat at 5:00. Bring $10 gift.Dec. 7.....Chapter PI Christmas PartyDec. 14...Chapter S Christmas Dinner and meeting at the Ruritan building in Dundas. Bring $10 gift and dish.

CHAPTER S NEWS

Chapter Director Cyndi Eubank opened the meeting and welcomed those in attendance.

Clarence Smith led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance and a moment of silence forour troops everywhere.

Cyndi said that she, Brian, and Denny Allison, attended the Chapter PI Ham & BeanDinner in Paris.

She announced the dates for our Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners and meetings.See schedule of events for those and other upcoming rides and events scheduled.

She advised that Greg Wyatt, who we listed in last month’s newsletter as being seriouslyinjured in an accident, was now recovering and in rehabilitation.

After the drawing for door prizes, the Attendance drawing and 50/50 drawing were bothwon by Clarence Smith.

The October Birthdays and Anniversaries for Chapters S and D2 are as follows......

October BirthdaysOct. 1......Connie WoodardOct. 4......Pete WipfOct. 4......Nancy HutchingsOct. 12....Sarah MetzgerOct. 12....Gary RaheOct. 15....Debbie VaughnOct. 16....Nina PinnickOct. 20....Randy LauderOct. 29....Max RohrOct. 31....Rich Worman

October AnniversariesOct. 4......Aaron & Hillary BeardOct. 17....Don & Wanda PasleyOct. 30....Rich & Cassie Worman

Prayers and health concerns......

Jay MoffittDon PasleyDon & Judy StollJerry McKnelleyMarilyn WigginsGordon SchollCharles LathropJeanie LemkeLinda DeboltDonna JacobsGreg WyattDorothy Croy family

Last month’s Brainteaser...What is the most consumed drink in the world after water?

Answer.........tea

This month’s Brainteaser..Where is CocaCola’s secret formula kept?

Another reminder to be alert riding atthis time of year. Watch for slow farmvehicles; stopped school buses; farmingdebris on the roads; and more deeractivity.

Be extra careful out there!

Until next month, Smitty

Betcha’ didn’t know.................

Ship Staterooms - Travelling by

steamboat was considered the height

of comfort . Passenger cabins on the

boats were not numbered. Instead they

were named after states. To this day

cabins on ships are called staterooms.

Cob web -The Old English word for

“spider” was “cob”.

Showboat- These were floating

theaters built on a barge that was

pushed by a steamboat. These played

small towns along the Mississippi River.

Unlike the boat shown in the movie

“Showboat” these did not have an

engine. They were gaudy and

attention grabbing which is why we

say someone who is being the life of

the party is “showboating”.