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Washington District Newsletter WWW.GWRRA-WA.ORG
JANUARY 2010
BBoobb aanndd PPaattttyy SSppeenncceerr
DDiissttrriicctt DDiirreeccttoorrss
OUR 30TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR Happy New Year and Happy 30th Anniversary to everyone in the Washington District! I wonder how many of you out there have been members since 1980 and had any idea back then that you would still be involved 30 years later. We’d like to hear from you! Please drop us a line or an e-mail and share some of your fondest memories with your GWRRA family over the last 30 years. We’d like to publish them in upcoming district newsletters throughout the year, in celebration of 30 years of “Friends for Fun, Safety and Knowledge”!
It seems that every year, January brings change and this year is no different. Due to the logistics of the year-end chapter financial paperwork, it seems an appropriate time for some chapters to also make their officer changes. This January we have several Chapter Director installations and they’re coming up quickly. They are as follows: (January 2
nd, Garry and Maxine Alexander for
Chapter “V”) - (January 3rd
, Jim and June Dutton for Chapter “B”) – (January 8th,
Dean and Christie Kalles for chapter “Q”). Please get out and show your support for these new officers and their staffs, and while you’re at it, don’t forget to thank the outgoing officers for all their hard work. It’s a great way to keep active during the slow riding season.
How many of you existing and former Chapter Directors and Assistants knew what you were getting into when you took on your positions? Based on my experience, I’d venture to say “None”. Something new for 2010 is the upcoming “Officer Training Series”. The Leadership Training Division has put together a one day training session designed to give current and new chapter, district and region officers the tools needed to guide their chapters, districts and regions. The dates for these sessions are now listed on the district calendar. Please check out the date for your area and plan to attend. You won’t be disappointed. Our District Trainer, Mike Briggs, will cover a lot of material in a one day session, while keeping it fun, and you will all walk away feeling a little more confident in your positions.
I know it’s been said before, but it bears worth repeating. As your District Directors, our goals for 2010 are to increase communications between chapters and district and to encourage and increase participation in each other’s events. I hope the weekly “What’s Happening” e-mails are helping to keep you informed, and I encourage all of you to stay involved and support your fellow chapters by attending their events. Last, don’t forget to mark your calendars for our 30th Anniversary District Rally in Port Townsend, “Cruising the Olympic Peninsula” on July 15th - 17th. It’s going to be a lot of fun!
Bob and Patty Spencer District Directors
AROUND THE DISTRICT
*** CHANGES ***
Chapters V, B & Q will have
new CDs installed at their
January meetings. The dates
are listed below.
*** EVENTS ***
January 2nd Chapter V will
install new officers at their
gathering, Federal Way Old
Country Buffet at 8:30 AM.
January 3rd Chapter B will
install new officers at their
gathering, Bremerton Eagles at
8:30 AM.
January 8th Chapter Q will
install new officers at their
gathering, Puyallup Hanger Inn at
7:00 PM.
January 15th–17th Chapter P will hold their Ocean Retreat at
Long Beach and y’all are invited
to join them.
January 23rd Chapter I will
host their annual Casino Night at
Fort Murray. This year’s theme
is “Back to the 50’s”.
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
2010 District Rally
“Cruising the
Olympic Peninsula”
July 15th-17th Port Townsend
Rider Education
District Westside Workshop
February 20th Buckley
Region I ARC/TRC/TC
April 16th-18th & 24th-25th
Belfair and Bremerton
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JJoohhnn aanndd BBaarrbb SSmmiitthh
AAssssiissttaanntt DDiissttrriicctt DDiirreeccttoorrss
2010 – HAPPY NEW YEAR!! 2010 is finally here. Hard to believe it has now been a decade since the famous
Y2K. First and foremost, we want to wish you a Happy New Year!! With the start of
the New Year, there are a lot of people who are making their New Year’s resolutions.
Whether it’s losing weight, quitting smoking or some other vice you may have or want
to have, we wish you luck and success in your quest. This New Year also means that we get to prepare for many of the
great events planned in our district over the course of 2010. This being the Washington District 30th Anniversary, it will be
an exciting time to get to know and visit with folks at our District Rally in July - which is now only 7 months away...Woo
Hoo!! There are already many events on our ride calendar this year and more are coming in every day. So much to see
and do, we can hardly wait. Have you looked at the calendar and started preparing your list of events and rides for 2010?
We have and we’ve determined that we need to have more vacation time to be able to attend everything we want to
attend. We’re getting closer to riding season, which is something we are all look forward to. Most of us who don’t ride
year round are already tired of the car and the inclement weather, so as the days tick by, we get more and more excited to
join all of you on the different events and get to visit with you and relax and have fun. A new year is a new beginning for
many of us. The last year has really impacted some people in a negative way, but now is the time to throw away last year
and, with a little luck and some hard work, change it for the better in this new decade.
Until Next Month...Get out and do something!!
John and Barb Smith
Assistant District Directors
“We could certainly slow the aging process down if it had to work its way through Congress.” - Will Rogers
“Be careful about reading health books. You might die of a misprint.” - Mark Twain
GGaarryy aanndd DDiiaannaa DDoommaass
AAssssiissttaanntt DDiissttrriicctt DDiirreeccttoorrss
HI EVERYBODY December has been more like January. The cold for the first couple weeks was down around 0, then freezing rain after that. I was able to get the wing out for a short ride yesterday. Can’t wait for warmer riding weather.
Diana and I, along with some Chapter L members, went over to visit Chapter R’s Christmas Party. The food was good and we had a great time. While I was there, I
talked with John and Dee about their replacement as CDs. They want to step down as CDs in February. So far they haven’t had any luck in getting anyone to step up. I’ve talked to one of their members that I think would do a great job but haven’t had any success yet. I plan on another trip over to Walla Walla next month to discuss with John & Dee who they think will make a good replacement.
By the time you read this, Christmas will have come and gone. I hope everyone had a great Christmas and will have a very Happy New Year. With the New Year, a lot of people make New Year’s resolutions. My resolution this year will be to ride safer then I have in the past. I had over 13,000 safe miles last year but I also had some close calls. The Rider Ed classes I’ve taken helped me get through the close calls. More training will be on my agenda next year. My challenge to our members is to take at least one class during the next year.
Ride safe and keep the rubber side down.
Gary and Diana Domas Assistant District Directors
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IS PRACTICE REALLY NECESSARY? Probably the majority of the riders and co-riders belonging to the GWRRA have
evolved to their current skill level after years of riding, many riders coming from a
background of much smaller bikes than the behemoth Gold Wing that most of us ride.
However, even with a background such as this, does this mean that practice is still not necessary or critical to continued
safe riding? I would argue NO…practice is still necessary to keep our skills honed razor sharp and to possibly learn new
skills in the safety of a practice environment. To support this concept we need only look as far as any of our community
police departments. Motor officers are usually the most skillful and experienced motorcycle riders in any community and
yet regular practice, even on a daily basis, is a way of life for them. An added benefit to practice, particularly in a specific
practice area, is that it is usually done among friends. This can often lead to a shared learning experience.
Unfortunately, the attitudes of motorcyclists toward safety, and the need to practice, vary greatly. The Motorcycle
Safety Foundation (MSF) has stated that the safety of motorcyclists is affected by their attitudes toward skill development,
their ability to practice risk management, and the influence of their riding peers regarding such issues as protective
apparel and riding while impaired. Some motorcyclists emphasize safety in motorcycling activities while others give it little
thought. Sadly, there is little in-depth information that specifically addresses the effects of peer pressure, attitudes toward
safety, and the individual rider’s ability to recognize risk and react appropriately.
According to current MSF affiliated research, knowledge of rider peer pressure and motorcyclists’ attitudes toward
safety appears to be primarily anecdotal. While peer pressure has been studied extensively regarding teenagers and
drug/tobacco/alcohol use, nothing major has been done on mature, and not always positively experienced, motorcycle
riders.
While many riders appear to believe in the efficacy of rider training programs to enhance their skill development and
increase their safety while riding, a good number remain untrained and therefore may miss important safety messages.
The prevalent rider training program in the United States (i.e., the BRC taught as part of the MSF curriculum) teaches skill
development, risk management, the use of protective apparel, and the danger of riding while impaired. The GWRRA also
has an excellent training course with its flagship Advanced Rider Course (ARC). These training programs and many like
them are an excellent way to maintain skills. In fact, for the GWRRA Levels Program, we actually need these programs to
maintain our individual rider levels and proficiency.
A superb way to supplement a continuing skills development process, and one that I intend to promote within
Washington State, is the Parking Lot Practice (PLP) Program developed by the GWRRA. A relatively new program, the
PLP was developed as a member benefit to “Remind and Refine” their riding skills and help to save lives. However, in its
current configuration, the GWRRA PLP requires certain specific elements in order to be properly implemented. The
GWRRA is concerned that PLP’s are conducted in a consistent manner in accordance with GWRAA guidelines and any
pertinent State Motor Vehicle Training guidelines. Because the State DMV requires some form of licensing to conduct
rider classes, the GWRRA has designed the PLP to ensure that no coaching is done while conducting a PLP. Great care
has been put into the design of the “GWRRA Motorcycle Parking Lot Practice Guide” to ensure that a trained Facilitator
can successfully conduct a PLP without the need to coach.
For the Washington District, a major problem that we face is that there are no trained PLP Facilitators in the State.
Hopefully, we can rectify this situation by offering for the first time a PLP Facilitator Certification Seminar at the next Rider
Education Workshop on February 20, 2010. The seminar will be offered at 2 different times at the RE Workshop. My
hope is that we can have at least one representative from each of our 19 Chapters across the State be present for the
training and become certified to conduct a PLP for their respective chapters. For more information please feel free to
contact me at: [email protected]
Dave and Sheila Chavez District Educators
“I never drink water because of the disgusting things that fish do in it.” - W. C. Fields
“Until I was thirteen, I thought my name was SHUT UP.” - Joe Namath
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JJoohhnn aanndd BBaarrbb SSmmiitthh
DDiissttrriicctt WWeebbmmaasstteerrss
NEW YEAR AND NEW STUFF… Well, the New Year is here and we want to wish you all a Happy and Prosperous New Year. So Long 2009, Hello 2010. The District calendar has been updated with the new events for 2010 and there are a lot to choose from. There are more and more events and information coming in every day. We’ll continue to add more to the
website, as the events are finalized and flyers are being created, and posted for the membership to choose and pick the events they want to attend for this next year. In addition, over the course of the next year, we’ll also continue to update the District Website, adding new features here and there to make the site a little better and more user-friendly. Information is power, so the more you know, the quicker you can make the right decisions. And this is especially true for picking events that you want to spend your free time doing and enjoying with friends. If you’d like to see something on the website, please drop me a note/email and, depending on your suggestion, we may be able to accommodate it.
I’ve looked at several of the websites throughout our district and many of these are looking really good. For all you
chapter webmasters, great job and keep up the good work!!! You are making a difference.
Until next month…
John and Barb Smith District Webmasters
CHAPTER O BUILDS BIKES FOR “FORGOTTEN CHILDREN” On Friday morning December 11
th, Seattle country radio station KMPS held their annual bike drive in support of the
“Forgotten Children’s Fund”. Our District Directors, Bob and Patty Spencer, have been involved with this charity for several years and are responsible for putting crews together to build bicycles, while the KMPS radio morning show host, Ichabod Caine, and the “Waking Crew” broadcast live from a different location each year.
This year the Bike Drive location was at the Port Orchard Fred Meyer store, so Chapter O was called upon to assemble bicycles while KMPS radio broadcasted live from the site. Chapter O Director Ken Smith was contacted and he put John Scrivner on the task of lining up a crew of bike builders. So at 6:00 am on a cold Friday morning, Chapter O members John Scrivner, Pat Holmes, John Siefert, Fred Schmidt, Jack Davies, John Morrison, Bill Biltoft and Mike Gilmore joined Leah Gray and Dave Steik from chapter E and Bob and Patty Spencer were at the Fred Meyer store with tools in hand and went to work, as listeners called in to purchase and donate bicycles.
As a special treat for the bike builders and audience that had congregated, KMPS arranged for a live show featuring country music star Joe Nichols and local violinist Geoffrey Castle. After Joe Nichols performed a few Christmas songs, he joined our chapter O team to assemble a bicycle and then met with fans and signed autographs and CDs. We lost Patty as soon as Joe showed up and she was first in line for a hug from Joe. She’s been on a cloud ever since. The Bike Drive came to an end at 10:00 am and was a great success! Over 250 bikes were assembled that morning, and KMPS listeners had donated over 650 new bicycles to the “Forgotten Children’s Fund”.
All bicycles are delivered by a “live” Santa on Christmas Eve or Day, along with a helmet, a new coat and other gifts and food stuffs. For more information about the “Forgotten Children’s Fund” and how you can donate your time or money, go to their website at www.forgottenchildrensfund.org. This is a great organization with a touching beginning and a worthwhile cause.
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THANK YOU FROM MIKE AND PEGGY
I wish to express to all of you that have called, sent e-mails, and shared your concerns in person or concerns given
to Peggy regarding the tragic event of November 29th. The loss of four officers was a hard hit to my law
enforcement family. It consequently became a hard hit to my extended family and friends outside of my profession
and your support to us has made it easier for Peggy and me to deal with it. It has also shown you care about us and
for that we are truly blessed.
I had the privilege to work with two of the Lakewood officers before they were employed by Lakewood. They
were great people, very caring and true professionals. They did not deserve the brutal attack that was brought
against them nor did their families. The community support that has been extended to Lakewood and to officers
beyond Lakewood has touched us in a way that we cannot always express in words. You just have to know you have
lightened our burden and it means a great deal.
I wrote to one of my friends via e-mail that I was honored to have known Tina and Greg. I was honored to have
worked with them and shared good times with them. They could be counted on when it was needed the most in any
situation. It is good to see the community support to their families when they need it most.
I just wanted to say Thank You to all of you for your support, your caring, your prayers and thoughts. We are
blessed with great friends who care for us and share our load. You have touched our hearts and enhanced our lives
and we are sincerely grateful.
Mike and Peggy Hudnell
SOME RANDOM THOUGHTS
1. I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.
2. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.
3. I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.
4. There is great need for a sarcasm font...
5. Was learning cursive really necessary?
6. Map Quest really needs to start their directions on #5. I'm pretty sure I know how to get out of my
neighborhood.
7. Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.
8. You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you know that you just aren't going
to do anything productive for the rest of the day.
9. Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after Blue Ray? I don't want to have to restart my collection...
again.
10. I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten-page
research paper that I swear I didn’t make any changes to.
11. "Do not machine wash or tumble dry" means I’ll never wash this-- ever.
12. I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello? Darn it!), but when I immediately call back, it rings
nine times and goes to voicemail. What'd you do after I didn't answer? Drop the phone and run away?
13. I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day.
What a waste.
14. I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.
15. My 4-year-old son asked me in the car the one day "What would happen if you ran over a ninja?" How do you
respond to that one?
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2010 EVENT SCHEDULE
JANUARY
15-17 WA-P Winter Retreat in Long Beach
23 WA-I Casino Night at Camp Murray
FEBRUARY
6 District Chapter Leadership Skill Program
(Seattle)
13 WA-D Bowling Challenge in Montesano
20 District Rider Education Workshop, Buckley
26-28 WA-P Mall Show in Longview
MARCH
5-7 District Chapter Leadership Skill Program
(Olympia)
12-14 WA-D Mall Show
20 District Chapter Leadership Skill Program
(Portland, OR)
26-28 WA-E Surf Watch at Ocean Shores
APRIL
2 WA-Q Auction and Dinner in Puyallup
3 WA-M & R Joint Breakfast in Prosser
10 WA-C Spring Fever Fun Run in Everett
16-18 Region I ARC/TRC/TC courses in Bremerton
18 WA-N Brown Bag Auction in Spokane
24-25 Region I ARC course in Bremerton
MAY
1-2 WA-M Fun Run and Campout in Yakima
1 Brothers Power Sports GWRRA Appreciation
15 District Officers Leadership Skills Program
(Moses Lake)
21-24 BC-G & K Victoria Days in BC
28-30 WA-L Desert Spring Fling in Kennewick
(This schedule is subject to change, so please check on the websites for current information.)
JUNE
4-6 WA-R Blue Mountain Rendezvous in Milton-
Freewater, OR
5 WA-H Farmer’s Parade in Lynden
5 WA-B Harvest Run
12 WA-D Duck Hunt in Aberdeen
17-19 OR District Rally (Warm Springs)
17-19 WY District Rally (Rock Springs)
29 GWRRA Wing Ding Couple of the Year selection
30-July 3 GWRRA Wing Ding (Des Moines, IA)
JULY
1-3 GWRRA Wing Ding continued
15-17 WA District Rally (Port Townsend)
23-25 MT District Rally (TBA)
30-2Aug Region J Rally (Saskatoon, SK)
AUGUST
14 WA-O Whale of a Picnic
21-22 WA-Z Chicken Run/Campout in Centralia
26-28 Region I Rally (Tillamook, OR)
29-Sept 2 Region I Migration to Idaho Rally
SEPTEMBER
1-2 Region I Migration continued
2-5 ID District Rally (Kellogg)
3-6 WA-B Campout at the Ocean
17-19 WA-P Oyster Feed at Long Beach
OCTOBER
9 District Leadership Conference
23 WA-Q Halloween Dance in Puyallup
22-24 WA-F South Hill Mall Show
NOVEMBER
6 WA-L Veterans’ Day Parade
DECEMBER
11 WA-D Festival of Lights in Montesano
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Washington District Chapters
Meeting Chapter Contact
1st Friday
Puyallup WA-Q
Dean & Christie Kalles
253-845-7177
1st Saturday
Federal Way WA-V
Garry & Maxine Alexander
253-770-3866
1st Saturday
Toppenish WA-M
Ron Hafsos
509-697-4415
1st Saturday
Milton-Freewater WA-R
John & Dee Maplethorpe
509-382-3187
1st Saturday
Vancouver WA-X
Dee Hall & Vanora Volk
360-254-2343
1st Sunday
Bremerton WA-B
Jim & June Dutton
(360) 692-3466
2nd Friday
Enumclaw WA-Y
Don & Marlene Weikart
206-915-8107
2nd Saturday
Everett WA-C
Bud & Sandy Wells
425-788-1734
2nd Saturday
Pasco WA-L
Alex Piper
509-546-0846
2nd Saturday
Centralia WA-Z
Jesse & Eva Valentine
360-273-0992
2nd Sunday
Aberdeen WA-D
Erv & Phyllis Granahan
360-249-3463
2nd Tuesday
Lynden WA-H
Chet & Kathy Renskers
360-332-4765
2nd Saturday
Longview WA-P
Charles & Reggie Porter
360-636-0519
3rd Saturday
Bellevue WA-E
John & Barb Smith
3rd Sunday
Olympia WA-I
Doug & Donna Deskin
360-754-2903
3rd Sunday
Spokane WA-N
Dale & Shirley Dufner
509-924-3698
4th Saturday
Kent WA-A
Sam & Doreen Grubbs
425-572-0617
4th Saturday
Port Orchard WA-O
Ken Smith
360-876-6737
4th Sunday
Tacoma WA-F
Jim Duncan
(Please contact the Chapter Director when you schedule a visit.)
Two people can look
at the exact same
thing and see
something totally
different.
PLANNING THE RALLY TRIP
Like many of you, we start planning our rally
trips during this winter “downtime”. In addition
to plotting our route, we like to check out
community events held during the rally. For your
edification and entertainment, here what’s
happening in Port Townsend while we’re there.
(Each event listed contains a link to the details page in a community calendar www.ptguide.com.)
Thursday, July 15th:
Northwind Reading Series: Port Townsend Writers' Conference Poets
Jefferson Land Trust Bingo Nights
Blues Legend Magic Slim & The Teardrops
Friday, July 16th:
Making Violin Bows - Paul Siefried (Free Admission)
Concerts on the Dock: Deadwood Revival
Sailing aboard Pleiades on Port Townsend Bay
Saturday, July 17th:
Building a Swampscott Dory Workshop II: Sawn Frames, Bottom Transom, Stem and Set-Up
Port Ludlow Friday Market
W.S.U. Master Gardners Friday Plant Clinic
Castle Key Live Jazz: Bruce Cowan Trio
Studebaker John and The Hawks Blues Band
Summer Courtyard Music Suppers
Sunday, July 18th:
Puffin Cruises
Adult women only - Learn to Sail
Port Townsend Farmers Market
Castle Key Live Jazz: Le Trio Dimanche
Olympic Music Festival: Mozart Festival
Tim Halpin & The Better Half
Danny Schmidt Concert
So check out anything that looks interesting to
you and maybe we’ll see you there
Shirley and Dale Dufner
District Newsletter Editors
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WASHINGTON DISTRICT STAFF
District Directors Bob and Patty Spencer
Asst District Directors John and Barb Smith
Asst District Directors Gary and Diana Domas
Rider Educators Dave and Sheila Chavez
Leadership Trainers Mike and Lynn Briggs
Treasurers Deb and Chuck Buell
Membership Coordinator Carmen and Dan Weakland
Stores Lynn Briggs
Webmaster John and Barb Smith
Couple of the Year OPEN
IOY/COY Coordinators Dan and Carmen Weakland
Vendor Coordinators Peggy and Mike Hudnell
Newsletter Editors Shirley and Dale Dufner
The website has contact information: www.gwrra-wa.org
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
27 28 29 30 31
NEW YEAR’S
EVE
Partial Lunar Eclipse
JANUARY 1
HAPPY
NEW YEAR
2
WA-V CD
Installation
3
WA-B CD
Installation
4
Trivia Day
5 6 7 8
WA-Q CD
Installation
9
Balloon Ascension Day
10 11
International
Thank-You Day
12
Stephen
Foster
Memorial Day
13 14
Ratification Day
15
WA-P Winter
Retreat
16
WA-P Winter
Retreat
16
WA-P Winter
Retreat
18
MARTIN
LUTHER KING
JR DAY
19 20
21 22 23
WA-I Casino Night
at Camp Murray
24 25
Opposite Day
26
Australia Day
27
28 29 30
Full Moon
31
Call your family
today –
just because!!
FEBRUARY 1 2
Groundhog Day
3 4
Thank a Mailman
Day
5 6
District Chapter
Leadership Skill
Program (Seattle)
Your life can be changed in a matter of minutes by people who don't even know you. And visa-versa.
REGION I STAFF
Region Directors Steve and Sandra Henicksman
Assistant Directors Mike and Peggy Hudnell
Assistant Directors Hank and Marilyn Smith
Rider Educators Lee and Anna Nelson
Asst. Rider Educators Eric and Mona Carlson
Leadership Trainers John and Dianne Kester
Region Ambassadors Tom and Mozelle Edwards
Treasurer Diane Covert
ME Coordinators Donna and Doug Deskin
Newsletter Editor Dianne Kester
Webmaster Dave Covert
COY Coordinators Dale and Dale Dufner
Couple of the Year Bud and Peggy Nading
Individual of the Year Ken Harvey
The website has contact information: www.bigskyregioni.org
GWRRA Exec. Director Melissa Eason
The website has contact information: www.gwrra.org