ride with us and make memories
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September
2018
Meeting at IHOP—212 Madonna Rd.
San Luis Obispo Sept 2018 gathering 2nd Sat the 8th
7:30am breakfast, 8:30am meeting. After gathering ride leaves approximately 10AM
RIDE WITH US and MAKE MEMORIES. Serving SLO County, northern Santa Barbara County
and parts of south Monterey County.
Gold Wing Road Riders Association
http:\\www.gwrra-CA1L.org
Birthdays & Anniversaries in September.
NATIONAL: PRESIDENT, ANITA ALKIRE
DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
Directors (DD) Nancy & Bob Clark - [email protected] 661-317-1395
Educators (DE) Linda Harmon - [email protected] 661-256-9106
CHAPTER CA1-L AREA CODE 805 UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED
Chapter Directors (CD) Doc & Kathy Boyd - [email protected] [email protected]
934-1919
Couple of the Year (COY) Bob & Barbara Dowdy 550-2760
Assistant Chapter Director (ACD) Larry Clark - [email protected] 610-1040
Individual of the Year (IOY) Charlotte Roberts
Treasurer Charleen Wilks - [email protected] 231-9493
Correspondence Secretary Bob Dowdy - [email protected] 610-2892
Newsletter Editor and Historian Jack Durant – [email protected] 736-6995
Membership Enhancement Coordinator Barbara Dowdy - [email protected] 550-2760
Ride Coordinator Ron Newman - [email protected] 878-2188
Camping Coordinator OPEN
Raffle & 50/50 Ed Leonard - [email protected] 772-7066
Sunshine Person Charlotte Roberts — [email protected] 466-7361
Webmaster Jeff Robinson — [email protected] 574-4995
Store Manager Linda Stark — [email protected] 202-9038
Birthdays/Anniversaries are good for you, the more you have, the longer you live.
That must make celebration cakes a health food.
Billy Rae Raetz 2, David Marler 9, Breanna Couts 23
Thomas & Alanna Owen 11, Ted & Nanci Sabatini 20
Upcoming Rides / Events
GWRRA Rider Education Program. Immersing yourself in the REP and signing up for the levels program will greatly enhance
your riding experience, increase your co-rider’s confidence in you, and elevate the trust of
your fellow riders.
The more you participate, the more fun you’ll have.
The GWRRA Motto:
“Friends for Fun, Safety, and
Knowledge”
• Sept 3 Labor Day, Federal Holiday.
• Sept 21-23 1st annual Boyd’s backyard Campout. See flyer.
• Sept 22 First day of Autumn.
• Oct 5—7 Shaver Lake Campout. Details TBA.
• Oct 7 CA1V V Run. Victorville. See Flyer.
• Oct 13 CA2R Rally at the River. Redding. See Flyer.
• Nov 3 CA1C Coyote Spaghetti Feed. La Quinta. See Flyer.
• Nov 4 DST Ends. Set timepieces BACK 1 hour.
• Nov 11 Veterans Day. (Federal Holiday observed Monday Nov 12.)
• Dec 1 Chapter Christmas party at Dick & David’s. Flyer coming soon.
See flyer in this issue for information on next year’s California District Rally.
September is Nat iona l Su ic ide Prevent ion & Awareness Month
FROM THE DESK OF THE CDs
Do c & K ath y B oy d
September already?!?! Next thing you know we’ll be talking about Christmas. But before we get to Christmas, we still have some amazing rid-ing weather and rides to enjoy. Talking about enjoying rides, the Aug 25th Full moon dinner ride turned out to be better than I could have imagined. With dinner at A-Town Diner, Doc & I were joined by Charlotte, Ken, Kevin,
Darleen, Mike & Melanie. We rode through the east side of Atascadero, Templeton and Paso Robles. At times the moon was shin-ing through our windshield, then around a couple of winding mountain curves it was in our rear view mirror, then back to the windshield. I’m not sure but I think Kevin was taking us in a big circle. Doc kept say-ing I think I've seen that white picket fence before. It was perfect weather with great friends that makes the whole ride so mem-orable.
Speaking of friends making memories, we have Barb, Bob, Linda, Ken, Ron, Charleen and Larry on the road to Wing Ding 40 having the time of their lives. Can't wait to hear their stories when they get home. September 21st to 23rd is the Boyd's first annual back yard campout and chapter din-ner. See flyer for details.
We have another campout planned for Oct 5th to 7th at Shaver Lake. Ride Smart, Ride Safe, Doc & Kathy
September 2018
Bob & Barbara are on the road to Wing Ding, along with Ken & Linda, Ron & Charleen,
and Larry. Enjoy these random shots Barbara has sent me along the way.
T h e B o y d ’s f i r s t a n n u a l b a c k y a r d c a m p o u t .
September 21 to 23rd 4332 Franklin road
Santa Maria CA 93455 Doc 805-714-0542 Or Kathy 805-714-0044
[email protected] Call or email for more details and Reservation.
Come join in on the camping fun even if you’re not a camper. There will be: • Tranquility Koi pond. • Indoor bathrooms with shower. • Swings. • Bonfire, marshmallows and story telling. • Morning coffee bar. • Pet therapy room. • Speakeasy seating area with a small pond. • Saturday Chapter ride. • Saturday Chapter dinner, please bring a dish to share.
Plenty of room for all kind of campers.
WHAT COULD YOU DO?
If you were a super hero, what could
your power be? Perhaps you could just
give up a little bit of your precious
time and donate a pint of blood to save
a life. Make a habit of it and
FIND THE HERO IN YOU!
There is currently a blood shortage
and you’ll be welcomed with open arms
when you arrive to donate. To find a
location near you, Call 1-800-715-3699,
or go to the web at
www.unitedbloodservices.org.
Someone will be sure to call you
“My Hero”.
Chapter CA1L meets at the IHOP on
Madonna Rd. in San Luis Obispo,
the second Saturday of every month.
Assistant Chapter Director
L a rry C l ark
On assignment at Wing Ding. You can catch up with my
adventures in next month’s edition.
Hello Chapter members, The latest version of chapter hats, which some members are already sporting, has been discontinued by the supplier. Stay tuned; different options are being researched and are being discussed. Still working to get a price on vests. Barbara Dowdy has been so kind to sew on patches for new members, which will help out a lot, thank you Bar-bara for all your hard work you do for our Chapter, we appreciate you so much. If you are in need of anything let me know and I will get it to you ASAP. Listed below are items you can order from the “SLO WINGS Chapter Store”. See Linda for more information. Chapter Vest __________________________________$ TBA (patches and logos are extra) Blue short sleeve shirts__________________________$30.00 Blue long sleeve shirts __________________________$ 33.00 We also have lots of “bling” for the ladies, come see me and I will be more than happy to fix you up. Remember to always keep the shiny side up.
Member’s HS Pictures Here’s a fun project. Send me your High School senior photo. Scan it and
send it in .jpeg format. Include what high school and year you graduated. I
think it would be great fun to see our members in their teen-age years. I’m
running close to the end of pictures available to me. If any of you would like
to participate in this fun project, please get your pictures to me ASAP.
Charlotte (Fidder) Roberts
Belvidere High School
Class of ‘58
Belvidere Illinois
Mike Ridgway
Hello “Gold Wing” riders. My name is Mike from Chapter “Q”, and I am here to
help if I can. During our trip to “Wing Ding” in Montana two of our Wings broke
down. It cost one rider approx. $1900.00 the other about $2100.00 to get home.
This really bothers me to no end! I went out and purchased a “Motorcycle /
Trike” tow unit for my pickup truck. Now I am retired, so I have all the time in
the world! I would like to offer to any “Winger” that breaks down and after us-
ing all of their “AAA” towing benefits and any other tow services and they still
are not home, CALL me and I will go get them FREE, just pay for my gasoline and
buy me a hamburger.
THANX Mike.
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