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Friends! Friends! Friends! December – the month of gifts, Santa,
and the magic of believing . . .
When we took our first ride with Chapter G we had no idea of the
gift my Longaberger business had
brought into our lives. We were hooked after that first ride and
have been blessed to be a part of this
group on so many adventures in the past 11 years. Not only has
the G provided us with many
adventures but also with friends who have shared not only in our
adventures, but also in our
celebrations, our heartaches, our life changes, our tears and
our laughter. We have learned that no
matter the season, being members of Chapter G has blessed us
with the gift of a lifetime. So as we end
a year like no other we have ever experienced, we want to thank
each and every one of you for the gift
of your friendship and wish you a new year filled with the magic
of believing and the warmth & joy you
have brought into our lives. Rick & Kim Artmayer
GOLD WING ROAD RIDERS ASSOCIATION
“FRIENDS FOR FUN, SAFETY, AND
KNOWLEDGE”
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1 December 2020 G Newsletter
Chapter Team Directors Rick and Leah Cridin
(859)534-5292 [email protected]
Assistant Chapter Directors Randy and Kim Pommier
859-466-1558 [email protected]
Treasurer Luanne Williams
(859)331-9475 [email protected]
Membership Enhancement Jerry and Luanne Williams
(859)331-9475 [email protected]
Ride Coordinators Chuck and Judy Norris
(859)586-7084 [email protected]
Technical Educator OPEN
[email protected]
Pins & Patches John Keiter
(859)640-2704 [email protected]
Awards Coordinator Gary Heil
(859)341-7484 [email protected]
Historian Carol Redd
(859)356-1083 [email protected]
50/50 Coordinators Dean & Kim Hedger
(859)743-2665 [email protected]
Webmaster Kim Artmayer
(859)534-5351 [email protected]
Motorist Awareness Coordinator Charlie Hobbs
(859)689-4955 [email protected]
Newsletter Editor Donita Nardi
(589)379-5141 [email protected]
Social Secretary Rena Hobbs
(859)389-4955 [email protected]
2020 Couple of the Year Chuck & Judy Norris
(859)586-7084 [email protected]
2020 Individual of the Year Pam Haines
(859)750-8901 [email protected]
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2 December 2020 G Newsletter
Here we are in the final month of 2020, which is a very
bittersweet time for Leah and I as it is also our final
month as your chapter directors. The past five years, with the
exception of the last few COVID19 months,
have been filled with so many wonderful memories. We have had a
really great time with all the different
activities and are so thankful to all of you for participating
and making such fantastic memories for us.
A special thank you to all the talented members who made up our
staff of officers and coordinators. We
have had the pleasure of watching you all work your magic for
the benefit of the chapter and really feel
blessed to have been surrounded and supported by all of you. You
have given so much to our members
and nothing the chapter has accomplished would have been
possible without you. Each of you has a very
special place in our hearts.
To our members, we also owe you all a huge dose of gratitude for
the support you have shown us, and for
sharing your time with us on rides, trips, dinners, special
events, and by attending the gatherings and
rallies. You are the reason behind all that we do as directors
and staff, and you are the basis for all the
fun.
We have devoted a lot of time and expense with everything we
have enjoyed since joining GWRRA in 2005.
This year Leah said she was going to track our expenses just to
see how much we spend on our GWRRA
activities. Well as you might imagine, that number has become
quite skewed for 2020 because of COVID
and that might just have worked out in my favor! Just kidding
with that, of course, because it has all been
worth it.
One of the biggest joys of the Christmas Party is the
announcement of the new chapter Couple and
Individual of the Year. With the unfortunate cancellation of the
party, we are going to take this opportunity
to announce the 2021 Couple and Individual of the Year. Wait for
it……. Congratulations to Chuck and
Judy Norris and Pam Haines, who are remaining as our chapter
Couple and Individual of the Year. We put
a lot of thought into the program and realized that these
deserving members were cheated out of
everything the program stands for due to the cancellation of
everything they would have been able to
attend representing our chapter. We felt it only fitting to
continue their reign to give them the opportunity
to enjoy the honor for which they truly deserve. Please join us
in congratulating them and let’s all support
them as they visit other chapters once this pandemic is
over.
As we previously stated, we aren’t going anywhere. Chapter G is
our home chapter and we plan to
continue to attend as many activities as possible. Please join
us in welcoming Randy and Kim Pommier,
who will become Chapter Directors on January 1, 2021. We know
they will do a great job!
Merry Christmas!
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3 December 2020 G Newsletter
December brings with it the Holidays and this sparks a
mischievous string of antics by Randy. He loves to
celebrate Christmas by dressing up like The Elf on a Shelf and
putting himself in precarious positions.
Many times when I come home I will find him sitting on the
counter in the kitchen or on top the mantle in
the living room. Sometimes he will actually leave the house and
take his show on the road, going to the
Mall to harass shoppers, but he especially likes going to the
grocery store and sitting in the cookie aisle
with a bunch of open cookie packages. It’s funny how store
managers aren’t so jovial this time of year.
We wish you all a delightfully wonderful Holiday season and hope
you make time to have some FUN!
Hello Chapter G Members,
Please spread the news about how much fun Chapter G and GWRRA
members have and all of the benefits
that come with our GWRRA membership. We are always looking
forward to meeting new members.
We know how important our families are so please stay safe and
healthy during the Christmas holidays.
This year will look different, but hopefully next year we can
get back to some type of “normal.”
Also, please check your membership cards for expiration dates to
ensure that your membership is current.
Please contact us if any of your contact information has
changed. If you have any questions or need
assistance, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Our Chapter G Membership Enhancement E-Mail Address is:
[email protected].
Please check out all of the GWRRA benefits by visiting:
GWRRA.ORG
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4 December 2020 G Newsletter
Due to not having any chapter gatherings, there is no Chapter G
treasury business to report. We hope to
see more smiling G faces at the monthly Zoom chapter calls that
help us talk to our members and check in
on how everyone is doing during these difficult times. Hopefully
soon we will be able to get back to our
50/50, door prizes and hugs. Enjoy the Christmas holidays!
Merry Christmas to all! The end of this unusual year is closing
in on us and it also marks the end of the
mileage contest for 2020. Whenever you stop riding for the year,
please record your odometer reading and
send it to me. If you participated in the contest last year, I
have your beginning reading. If I do not have
your beginning odometer reading you can furnish it along with
the ending reading. If you ride multiple
motorcycles furnish the ending reading and beginning reading if
necessary, for each and advise for which
bike it belongs. The deadline to submit data is 11:59 P.M.,
Sunday, January 17, 2021. Since we are
meeting virtually, you will have to email the information to me
at [email protected].
Names:
______________________________________________________________________________
Ending Mileage:
_______________________________________________________________________
Total Mileage guess for Chapter (Rider):
____________________________________________________
Total Mileage guess for Chapter (Co-Rider):
_________________________________________________
Please be safe during this Holiday month.
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5 December 2020 G Newsletter
I hope everyone is safe and well after the Thanksgiving Holiday.
For most of the year I have been writing
about the Levels program and the advantages of participating.
Many members are part of the program,
but with the absence of monthly gatherings, it can be easy to
forget one’s current Level status, or all of the
classes one has completed in the past. Fortunately, every
participating member can check their status
and history via the GWRRA website, any time, night or day. I
will explain how you do this.
1. Go to the GWRRA home page (gwrra.org)
2. Under the logo at the top of the page is a blue bar of 10
tabs. Move your mouse over the Programs tab.
This tab should turn gray and expand across the page with eight
tabs.
3. Move your mouse to the Rider Education tab and click on it.
You should be taken to the Rider Education
home page.
4. On left hand side of the page will be 15 light blue tabs.
Click on the My R.E. Information tab. This
should take you to the Levels Database login page.
5. Enter your username and password and click submit.
6. If you do not know your username and/or password, click on “I
need help logging in” at the bottom of
the login box. You will be taken to the Member Login Help page,
which explains what information is
required and where to find it. There is also an option to have
your password emailed to you.
7. Click on Return to Login to go back to the login page.
8. Enter your username and password and click submit. You should
now have access to the Levels
Database and see your name and city, state, and country of
residence. If you are part of a Family
Membership, then every member of your family will also be
listed.
9. Click on View to be taken to your personal information. The
top section shows your Member Information
like name, address, phone, and email. If any of this information
needs to be corrected, call the home
office and they will correct it. The bottom section of the page
shows your personal Levels information. Only
the most current data is shown here. To see all your completed
training classes, move your mouse over
the word History, or click on All History. If you think any of
your information in the bottom section is
incorrect then contact me, your District Educator, and I will be
happy to help you get the information
updated.
With the 2020 riding season all but finished, now is a great
time to reflect on what you have done in the
past, and plan for what you want to do next year. The Rider
Education Database is a great tool to see your
past accomplishments, and to assist you to know what you need to
plan to meet your goals for next year.
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6 December 2020 G Newsletter
Did you know a herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the
slowest animal, and when the herd is hunted,
it is the slowest and weakest that are killed first? This
natural selection is good for the herd, because the
general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by
the regular killing of the weakest
members. In much the same way, the human brain can only operate
as fast as the slowest brain cell.
Excessive intake of alcohol, as we all know, kills brain cells,
but naturally it attacks the slowest and
weakest brain cells first. In this way, the regular consumption
of beer eliminates
the weaker brains cells, making the brain a faster and more
efficient machine.
That is why you always feel smarter after a few beers.
Greetings all! I just wanted to make this my last
official/unofficial act as the Kentucky District Director lol.
While Liz and I where the District Directors we had the honor of
nominating some very deserving and hardworking
members for Senior Awards. The first was Jeannie McKenzie to
Senior District Trainer. Next was Jerry and Luanne
Williams to Senior District MEPC and Rick and Leah Credlin to
Senior Chapter Directors. Big congratulations to these
folks.
We wanted to give these awards out at a special event or a
chapter gathering, but due to the pandemic all events and
gatherings stopped. These folks worked very hard for many years
volunteering their time and energy to the Chapters,
District and GWRRA. Their dedication and selflessness helping
Liz and I at the District level and the Chapters was
outstanding. We could not have done all the things required of
us without them. Please let them know what a great job
they did and congratulate them on becoming Senior Award
recipients. You Guys ROCK!!!!! Thank you for all you have
accomplished and continued success in all your future
endeavors.
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BIRTHDAYS FOR DECEMBER 2020
12/07 Kim Hedger
12/12 Chuck Norris
12/21 Paul Hartke
12/18 Rick Cridlin
12/21 Jesse Baker
12/30 Randy Pommier
ANNIVERSARIES FOR DECEMBER 2020
12/12/09 John & Robbie Feldkamp
12/23/93 Tommy & Goldi Lakes
12/27/69 Rick & Arlene Otto
12/27/71 Pete Heiss
12/29/60 Windy & Joyce Quire
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year!
If you have any information that needs to be passed on to your
Chapter G family, please contact me at:
[email protected] or phone me at (859) 689-4955. Ride
Safe!
We can almost put 2020 in the rear view mirror. Now we can look
forward to Spring Fling, Wing Ding and
LOTS of good riding :)
Do you need to get a gift for someone on your riding list? I
might be able to help. I have lots of things
that might want to show up under a Christmas tree...
It has been a trying year, but that'll soon be behind us; 2021
will be a good year to ride and explore.
As your bike spends the winter resting (for most of us), we can
all think of the good times to come next
year,
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
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9 December 2020 G Newsletter
Hello to all the members of Chapter G. The month of November
2020 has passed us by and I hope that
you all were able to do have a Happy Thanksgiving with or
without having the normal family gatherings. I
know it was different for the Norris family which usually has
25-30 family members at our home for dinner
and, thanks of course for football. This year was nothing even
close to that. We had a Dinner Ride that
went to the Oriental Wok in Ft. Mitchell. Ice cream rides have
ended, but we have managed to still have
some decent days for riding during November. Keep checking the
website for updates. Make sure if you
have suggestions for 2021, that you submit them to Randy and Kim
or Chuck and Judy. Not sure what next
year is going to be like but we still need to plan and hope for
the best with events. If you submit something,
either a ride or dinner location, please include some
information like address, city and state.
This Holiday season will be different, but hopefully everyone
can stay safe and enjoy small family events
and hope we all spend more time understanding the reason for the
season. We hope that we are able to
have some Holiday get together as planned on the calendar.
Please be sure to check the calendar for
events. We will update with any changes ASAP.
Judy and I want to wish everyone a Very Happy Holiday. We also
want to thank everyone for allowing us to
schedule events and for your support and participation. This
year as your COY we have not been able to
visit other Chapters as have the past COY’s. We want to thank
the membership for selecting us and
allowing us to represent the Chapter during 2020.
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December 2020 5th Chapter G Christmas Party. HOWEVER, we are
still collecting new toys for the Steinford Toy
Foundation on this date (December 5th) at 2:00 p.m. in the
Hebron Kroger parking lot. Just look for Rick’s truck! Please note
that gifts for the foundation are not to be wrapped. This year our
help is needed even more because most of their fund raising events
have had to be cancelled.
8th Chapter Get-together - ZOOM call
12th Dinner ride - Festival of Lights –Cincinnati Zoo
January 2021 1st Happy New Year Breakfast - Cracker Barrel, Dry
Ridge, KY. Eat at 9 am
12th Chapter Get-together- TBD
16th Dinner Ride - TBD
17th Today is the deadline to have 2020 mileage submitted.
February 2021 9th Chapter Get-together - TBD
20th Dinner ride - TBD
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10 December 2020 G Newsletter
Congratulations to those who are celebrating their December
Chapter G anniversaries
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when throughout the Norris
house,
Not a creepy creature was stirring … not even a mouse.
Judy hung her stocking by the chimney … and she did it with
care,
Even though her husband, Chuck, was not expected to be
there.
For it was 1972 and Judy knew … in both her heart and her
head,
Chuck was deployed on the USS Enterprise; she was living in
dread.
For she had not heard a word from Chuck … in quite a long
span,
So, for their 1st “married couple” Christmas, she’d be minus her
man!
There was utter confusion … and so much was the matter,
Judy was close to a meltdown … and nerves that would
shatter!
Since so much time had passed without contact … she considered
divorce,
But I’m totally happy to report … that didn’t happen … of
course!
They lived in California then, but thanks to her parents, she
was lucky,
Because for Christmas that year, they flew Judy back to
Kentucky!
Unfortunately, that’s when Chuck called Judy … from San
Francisco,
He was on a 10-day leave and was truly ready … to party and
disco!
But then Chuck needed money … since she was in the Bluegrass
State,
And with only ten days to see his Judy … Chuck simply couldn’t
wait!
Once again … their parents rescued them … and quickly sent money
galore,
For, as per Judy, she and Chuck … were known as being “military
poor”!
The next time Chuck called her … he was in Denver … (for
goodness sake!)
Next day he called from Texas needing money …. he couldn’t catch
a break!
At 2:00 a.m. Judy, a neighbor who was a pilot, her 2 brothers
and her mom,
Beat it to the airport in Louisville, Kentucky … while trying to
remain calm.
But soon they gave up … accepted the circumstances … and all
agreed,
That Judy’s first Christmas as a newlywed … would be Chuck-less
indeed!
So that Christmas Eve found Judy miserable … as she pondered
this endeavor,
But then … Chuck burst through the door and it became the BEST
Christmas ever!
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11 December 2020 G Newsletter
Now Chuck and Judy had each other … that’s all they ever wanted
or needed,
And each knew that the pure joy of December 1972 could never be
exceeded!
At least that’s what they first thought, but changed their
minds, and now agree,
That joy was surpassed in December of 2016 … when they joined
the “G”!
Well, it’s Christmas time again. That’s what I hear each year
when December rolls around, but in my line
of work, it’s not a true statement at all. You see, my name is
Norbert and I’m an elf. For our population of
little people, Christmas is not isolated to one month out of the
year; it goes on FOREVER!! As soon as the
big night is over, we start work on the next one. I tell you,
it’s exhausting…holly jolly - bah humbug. But
that’s a whole other story. I’m here to tell you about my view
from the back seat.
The North Pole is way too cold and precarious for motorcycle
riding. I’ve been reading your newsletter and
it sounds so nice to be able to relax on the back of a bike and
just enjoy the ride, but my view is a bit more
chill, in a colder sense. The sleigh only launches once a year
so there are no joy rides, no dinner rides, and
the closest I get to an ice cream ride is when my glass of milk
freezes over. I’ve had the “honor” of
occupying the back seat of Santa’s sleigh for a couple hundred
years now. I’m good, what can I say…
Christmas night finds three of us stuffed into the back seat
with the giant bag of toys, an emergency bag of
magical reindeer dust (don’t want to be caught without that),
and an abundance of fresh cut Christmas
trees for those impoverished children on the “nice” list who
couldn’t afford one. It’s no secret that the Big
Guy does discriminate, but only on the basis of naughty and
nice.
The bag of toys and the trees dwindle as the night goes on, but
the sap…oh the sticky, smelly, sap is the
worst! It latches onto your skin and no amount of licking or wet
wipes will make it release its grip. Once
you get it, you’re stuck with it…literally! I remember one
particularly sappy year when all three of us were stuck
together
and glued to the seat under that giant bag of toys most of
the
night. We were just stuck there and all Tilly could do was rant
on
and on about not being able to post to Facebook. It was not
a
good night. My point is, even if your main view is of a big
fat
helmet, you are so lucky to be riding on the back of a
Goldwing.
My view from the back is always of something else big and
fat!
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Northern Kentucky Chapter G
Gold Wing Riders
Gold Wing Road Riders Association
December 2020
Newsletter Editor Donita Nardi 31 Needmore Street. Walton, KY
41094
Chapter Team Director – Rick and Leah Cridlin
NEXT GET-TOGETHER: Tuesday, 12/8/2019 - To be determined based
on state guidelines. Please
watch for information to follow.