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ARIZONA DISTRICT NEWS

GOLD WING ROAD RIDERS ASSOCIATION

ARIZONA DISTRICT

February 2016

ARIZONA DISTRICT

STAFF

District Directors

Garry & Kerry Woo

Assistant District Directors-N

Jim Oliver

Assistant District Directors-S

Dennis & Debbie Ammons

Rider Educator

JD Ladner &

Heather Richards

Assistant Rider Educator

Frank Nemeth

Motorist Awareness & Asst.

Educator

Dave & Dee Gormley

Sunshine Person

Dee Gormley

Medic First Aid

Rich & Joanne Sturgeon

Treasurer

Dennie & Karen Long

Newsletter Editor

Wayne & Wendy Stark

Webmaster

Chuck Ainsworth

District Store

Gay & David Redline

Membership Enhancement

Cindy & Ken Kelley

Leadership Trainer


Vendor Coordinator

Dan & Donna Humphrey

COY/IOY Coordinator

Diane & Lumpy Lumpkin

District COY


District IOY

Diane Lumpkin

B y the time you read

this we will have had

our annual Officers Meet-

ing. We hope that all of

you had a great time and

came away from the meet-

ing with a lot of infor-

mation and some new ide-

as. We would like to wel-

come to the team our three

new Arizona Chapter Di-

rectors, Chapter A Mike &

Susan Hagen, Chapter G

Linda & Wally Johnson

and Chapter K Mike &

Nancy Hrigora. We know

all of you will be there to

help them to make this year

a great success for their

chapters. We would also

like to thank all of the

Chapter Directors who have

agreed to continue. We

look forward to working

with all of you.

The numbers are already

rolling in for your District

Rally in October. If you

have any ideas or sugges-

tions for the Rally, please

feel free to share

them with me. We

have added an ARC

and TRC course to

the Rally events. If

you have already

registered and would

like to take one of

these courses, it is

not too late. You can sub-

mit another registration

with just your information

and the course you want

added.

We have a lot of events

coming up in the next cou-

ple of months. Please

check your calendars and

come join us. We have

fundraisers, 40 to Phoenix

and a lot of Chapter rides

on the horizon.

Home Office is having a

“Lead Like You Ride”

seminar on March 5th from

8 am until about 4 pm at the

home office. If you would

like to attend please let me

know as they do need a

head count for this seminar.

They will be providing

lunch for all of the partici-

pants.

There will be a CPR

First Aid class in Tucson

February 13th. If you need

the class please contact

Randy Wasser, Chapter A

Educator by the 10th of

February. We have a large

classroom and three in-

structors so there is plenty

of room for anyone who

wants or needs the class.

We look forward to

sharing all of the new

events and opportunities

with you in 2016.

Garry & Kerry Woo

FROM THE DESK OF THE DISTRICT DIRECTOR

Inside This Issue: District Staff Articles, CD Articles, District COY/IOY

Articles, Upcoming Events, Touring AZ, Chapter and Region F Directories

ARIZONA DISTRICT NEWS 2 February 2016

Friends for Fun, Safety, and Knowledge

L ast month, your Dis-trict Staff introduced

themselves. For this month, we’ve been asked to give a bit more infor-mation about our interests, years riding, etc. So, for a brief history, I’ve been riding since my late 20’s. My first bike was a Honda 50 which I used to drive back and forth to work and college. After being blown off the road by high cross winds, I decided I needed some-thing bigger and able to go over 30mph in a head wind!! My next bike was a Tri-umph 250 which was great for what I wanted. It also allowed me to go play with the other dirt bikes, so I began getting involved in hill climbing, racing, etc. Also, I didn’t like the col-or, which was a red, so I sanded the tank and fend-ers down and re-painted them a British Racing Green. Over the next ten to fif-teen years, I owned more Triumphs, including a Bonneville 650, a BSA 441 Victor and finally a Royal Enfield 750 twin. You might say I was hooked on British bikes!! Moving to Arizona in 1984, I needed economical transport to and from work, so after a few years,

I bought a Yamaha 650 twin. Nice bike and it served the purpose. Then,

in late 1989, I bought a used Kawasaki Voyager XII. Had this for about a

year before dropping it rid-ing home (I hit a big river rock that was spinning due to a car hitting it). A year later, I bought my first Gold Wing. It was a 1985 Aspencade. I kept this bike for a bit over 5-years before selling it. No more bikes until a year after I retired in 2009. In March, 2010, I bought a used 2005 GL1800 and a month later, joined GWRRA and Chap-ter R. I would have to say, that’s when the fun really began. Anyway, early last year, I traded the ’05 in for a 2015 GL1800 and the riding continues. I find I love riding, and will often take to it, rather than my truck. It’s just more fun!!! So, other than my love of riding and the Gold Wing in particular, my oth-er love (besides my beauti-ful wife) is model trains. I am a train junkie!! This includes a nice bedroom layout I built shortly after buying my home, along with occasional rides to railfan the real stuff. Be-tween the two, model rail-roading and riding my Gold Wing, I’ve combined my two most enjoyable hobbies!!! So, if we’re on a group ride and anywhere near railroad tracks, you might not have to guess where I am!! Jim Oliver CD-Chapter AZ-R Asst. Dist. Director –N [email protected]

From Your Assistant District Director-North

Chapter R CD



T here are a lot of things in our life that are Mutually Exclusive.

The dictionary explains mutually ex-clusive as “Multiple events that logi-cally cannot occur at the same time.” Examples: • Go to the intersection and turn left and right. How can you turn both directions simultaneously? • I’ll have my hot chocolate cold? Can the hot chocolate be hot and cold simultaneously? Sure, it can be warm but it cannot be hot and cold at the same time.

Now let’s look in our “own back

yard.”

Fun – Safety – Knowledge

Here we have three propositions

making it even more complex. Is it

possible to have Fun, Safety and

Knowledge at the same time? I

contend that it is possible.

As GWRRA staff members, it is our

duty to provide our members with

Safety through Knowledge. The

more you learn, the safer you can

become. Knowledge is an ongoing

process. That’s why GWRRA has so

many and varied classes and semi-

nars.

I know, Safety and Knowledge are

serious but people will not want to

attend these classes if they can’t have

Fun doing it.

Don’t forget to have Fun. Dennis & Debbie Ammons

From Your Assistant District Directors-South

I t has been a very busy month transitioning to

the District Educator posi-tion and I must thank Rich Sturgeon for all his support and assistance. There are five new chapter educators in the Arizona District and I would like thank them for stepping up and volunteer-ing to a challenging but rewarding position. They are: Randy Wasser Chapter A, Connie Richtmyre Chapter S, Wallace John-son Chapter G, Gary Bow-ers Chapter P and Richard Sturgeon Chapter E. I en-courage all Arizona Dis-trict Chapter Educators to work together to provide the entire district the op-portunity to attend yearly

seminars and training. This can only be successful if all the members take ad-vantage of the hard work the educators and seminar presenters do to make this possible. So please be in-volved as best as you can. Feel free to forward any rider education suggestions my way or topics you’d like covered in the news-letter. On a personal note I enjoy riding as everyone in GWRRA does. Finding errands to do just to get on a bike and ride taking the long route seems to be a common personal trait of mine. At times I forget the actual errand I set out to accomplish. Currently I ride my 2008 GL1800, Can-Am RT Limited Spyder

and the Honda CTX 1300. A good friend and fellow GWRRA member from CA-1F is well versed in personal hydration and de-hydration. He sent the fol-lowing email to those on the CA-1F email tree which I feel should be shared with all. He agreed so here you are by Dick Long. “We are watching the Vi-king Seahawks game. The air temp is 2 degrees F. You can see the players' breath condensation in every breath they take.

That graphically shows how much water your body gives off with every breath. In addition, the capacity of air to hold water is directly proportional to the temper-ature. The colder the air, the less water it can hold. That means the more water the breathing will take out of your body through your lungs breathing cold air. There is a bit more to it but it shows why you need to hydrate even in cold weather. Enjoy the game.” JD. Ladner

From Your

District Rider Educator



W hat a wonderful day

we had on January

23, 2016 at the Arizona

Rider Expo at GO-AZ Mo-

torcycles in Scottsdale, Ar-

izona. GWRRA joined

with several other motor-

cycle clubs and organiza-

tions to reach out to all

motorcycle riders. A beau-

tiful day was had by all

and also a great day to ride.

We were joined by

our National Directors,

Ray and Sandi Garris, our

President, Anita and JR

Alkire and members from

Chapter R and some mem-

bers from Chapter D.

Look around you and

enjoy this great weather we

are having. We could be

knee deep in snow

and have more com-

ing down, as is be-

ing experienced by

the eastern and northern

regions. This is the time

we get to know and enjoy

our “winter members”

more. This weather is why

we endure the 100F tem-

peratures from May to Oc-

tober in Arizona.

Remember in GWRRA

you need only to be in-

volved as much as you

want. Still, the more you

know and do, the more fun

you and everyone else can

have.

Cindy & Ken Kelley

From Your Membership Enhance-

ment Directors

T he GWRRA Uni-

versity is an all-

encompassing education and training

institution with two main purposes—

1) A vibrant, dynamic source from

which well-trained leaders can con-

tinue the practice of education,

coaching and mentoring;

2) To provide Members access to

some of the finest safety, profession-

al and personal, education and train-

ing in the world. This is the educa-

tion and training they would have to

pay thousands of dollars for some-

where else. The University is to be-

come the keystone supporting the

organization as it is today and devel-

oping leaders for the organization of

the future.

I am constantly amazed at the re-

sources we have available for GWR-

RA members. GWRRA University

offers education in three areas:

Rider Education The GWRRA Rider Education Pro-

gram (REP) is intended to make the

motorcycle riding environment safer

by reducing injuries and fatalities

and increasing motorcyclist skills

and awareness.

Membership Enhance-

ment The purpose of the Membership En-

hancement Program (MEP) is to en-

sure that GWRRA members at every

level in the organization have an en-

joyable experience while participat-

ing in the many opportunities GWR-

RA provides. To make a long story

short…we want you to have FUN!

Leadership Training The Leadership Training Program (LTP) curriculum focuses on leader-

ship skills while understanding that

knowledge is an enabler of those skills. Though some of the training deals specifically with skills needed

in a GWRRA leadership position, other training deals with Life Skills and Member Orientation topics that

will enhance the member’s life both within and outside of GWRRA. In general, our training is designed to

reach visual, verbal, and kinetic learners; our goal is “something for everyone.” It is the intent of the LTP

to deliver training in a professional manner and to make certain that training is a fun learning experience

for all participants.


From Your District

Leadership Trainer

This month’s topic:

GWRRA University



I t is said, that the only “Constant” in the Uni-

verse is change. Some change is for the better, some, not so much. There are changes coming to the GWRRA Rider Education Program this year, and I am happy to say, they are for the better. Much of it will be behind the scenes, but some will be clearly apparent to those who have taken seminars and courses in the past. The following is taken directly from the new GWRRA University web page, (New training modules and the way we conduct training is being revised. The notion of sit-ting and listening to a

trainer present a Power-Point® presentation is be-ing replaced with partici-pative, interactive, and FUN training experienc-es. The old staple of: “We’re going to tell you what we’re going to tell you, followed by the ‘we tell you’, and wrapping up with, ‘here’s what we told you” is going to fade away.) Behind the scenes, or-ganizational changes are being made to streamline and consolidate the differ-ent divisions under one umbrella. Feel free to take a look at the GWRRA Uni-versity Web page. Simply go to:

www.gwrratraining.com and look around. No pass-word, or secret handshake needed. Another change is the addition of the “Lead Like You Ride” program. “A highly interactive, fun, training experience to help you learn to use the same leadership mindset and principles we use when we ride to lead your chapter, district, region or program. We can also use these same principles and tools to improve our own per-sonal and professional lives.” We have one com-ing to the valley on March 5th at the home office. The Rider Education Program belongs to you,

the members. You already have everything you need to take advantage of the seminars and courses, your GWRRA membership.

Frank Nemeth

From Your Assistant District

Rider Educator

J ust a couple of notes this

month.

1) Please note the changes

in the District Rally

Registration (and see

the ARC and TRC of-

ferings).

2) Starting in this Febru-

ary issue, we are fea-

turing our Arizona Dis-

trict Chapter Directors.

You will find them

with varied back-

grounds and experienc-

es. This month, we

have CD Articles from

Chapters A, E, G, R, S,

and U. I’m sure you

will enjoy reading

about them as much as

we did.

3) Please look at our

COY/IOY section that

we have now. Here,

you can see the Arizo-

na 2016 COY’s and

IOY’s listed by Chap-

ter!

4) Sometimes as editors

we get some unusual

articles submitted to us.

This month, Diane

Lumpkin, our District

COY/IOY Coordinator,

provided us with a

handwritten article dur-

ing the District Leader-

ship Meeting at Casa

Grande. So we thought

it would be cute to post

her article AS IS. ;-)

But don’t worry, we

typed it and put it on

the next page in case

you can’t decipher it

(she has beautiful

handwriting!).

5) One idea for future ar-

ticles is how each

Chapter will ride to

Wing Ding 38. For

Example, Chapter E

has already booked all

hotels with routes and

itinerary. It would be

interesting to compare

how we get there and

back.

6) Staff: the deadline for

submitting your March

Articles will be Friday,

February 26. As usu-

al, we will send out

reminders via email

prior to the deadline.

Wayne & Wendy Stark

From Your District Newsletter Editor

http://www.gwrratraining.com



H i, my name is Linda

Johnson, I just be-

came Chapter Director for

AZ-G. My husband is

Wally Johnson; we

have been married for

50 years. We have

been members of

GWRRA since

2007. We moved to

Arizona four years ago

from Anderson,

IN. We were selected

Couple of the Year for

Chapter E there, and

were quite proud to

represent our chapter

here, at the 2011 Dis-

trict Convention in

Tucson. The first

Chapter we attended

here was Chapter K in

Tucson, the people were

great and asked us to visit

again. Since we now live

in Green Valley we found

the Chapter here to be

quite friendly so trans-

ferred our membership to

Arizona. Since then we

have made several Gold

Wing friends here but still

keep in touch with the

friends we left in Indiana.

Wally bought his

first Honda in 2003, it was

a Shadow and did he ever

have fun, me I said no way

will I ride that. He then

purchased a Valkyrie,

again I said, no way am I

riding that, I want a con-

vertible, he said no way,

they’re too dangerous. His

next purchase was a Gold

Wing in 2006. I tried and

went on a few short trips

but still preferred 4 wheels

touching the ground. He

attended Wing Ding in

South Carolina, Wing Ding

in Oklahoma, trip to Min-

nesota, etc. I stayed home

knowing he liked the Gold

Wing best. (of course feel-

ing sorry for myself) When

he decided to trike his bike

I said, three wheels are bet-

ter than two.

Shortly, thereafter

we had a family reunion in

Colorado and I said why

not take the bike. We had a

really fun trip and were

gone for two weeks. Not

bad I said, let’s do it again.

The next trip was to Arizo-

na, and you know the rest

of the story.

I feel very honored

to have been asked to be

the Chapter Director and

am looking forward to

working with my chapter.

Linda Johnson

CD Chapter G

520-604-2020

[email protected]

From the CD of Chapter G

mailto:[email protected]



S nuggled on the western border of Arizona and

California, and on its Southern Border by Algo-dones, Mexico. Yuma has a base population of 120,000 people with a surge of an additional 70,000 peo-ple during the winter months. The majority of Chapter members consist of winter visi-tors. The Chapter is named “Coast to Coast Rid-ers”, after the single span bridge over the Colorado river that used to be the only way to get to California from the East Coast for 1,200 miles. Home to Fort Yuma, the Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, and Yuma Proving Ground (which is the size of Rode Island at 1,300 square miles), and a recent-ly renovated downtown area, Yuma is an interest-ing place to live and visit. For movie buffs, the origi-nal movie, “3:10 to Yuma” was shot in Yuma, AZ, but the new version was not. The Star Wars movie, Re-

turn of the Jedi was filmed in the

dunes close to Yuma. Howard Cart and his wife, Evelyn Kuida stepped in to cover the Chapter Director’s posi-tions for Chapter AZ-U

when the previous Direc-tors moved out of state. Howard and Evelyn both worked at the Yuma Prov-ing Ground where they met in 2003. Evelyn was the Occupational Health Nurse and Howard was the Direc-tor of Law Enforcement and Security and later ran the Government Services vehicle fleet of 1,000 vehi-cles. Howard was born in Elkhart, Indiana and served 21 ½ years as a military policeman and criminal investigator in the U.S. Marine Corps, then transi-

tioning to a civilian work-ing for the military in 1991, retiring at Yuma Proving Ground. Evelyn who was born in Califor-nia, worked as a nurse for 44 years. Beginning her 44-year career she worked in

the private sector, then the Veterans Administration, the Navy, and then at the Yuma Proving Ground in September 1997, as the Occupational Health Nurse, where she retired after being diagnosed with cancer. Beginning her fourth year of survival from cancer, Evelyn is the bright light in any room. She enjoys life and enjoys talking to people. Just pri-or to Howard’s retirement from YPG, he fulfilled a lifelong desire to own a Honda GoldWing. Having

experienced a motorcycle accident 35 years’ prior on a 920cc Yamaha Virago, Howard purchased his 2013 red GoldWing in Scottsdale, Arizona. The Cart’s also decided to buy and rebuild a 1981, 1100cc

GoldWing for Evelyn to ride, then put a voy-ager trike kit on it. With Evelyn being unsteady from her cancer treatments and a later injury to her shoulder, she is unable to ride a motorcy-cle so she likes supporting Howard and the chapter by transporting the equipment and other items in the family car.

Submitted by Howard Cart

Editor’s Note: Please sup-port Chapter U when they

hold their “Fun” Raiser at Yuma on March 12.

From the CD of Chapter U

FUN IS JUST AROUND

THE CORNER



Hello everyone, Larry and Gale Howard, Directors of Chapter AZ-E in the beautiful city of Sierra Vista. We were asked to write a short article about the two of us and the chapter. We joined GWRRA in 2004 while in Califor-

nia. We joined Chapter CA-1Q in Buena Park. While there we were given a good introduc-tion to what GWRRA is all about. We had an outstanding time with a

great chapter and met many friends and made many memo-ries. Then in 2010 we decid-ed to retire from our jobs with the Navy and move to Sierra Vista, AZ. We joined Chap-ter E just in time to find that they

were looking for a new Director and no one wanted to step up. Soooo, rather than lose a chapter that we had just joined, I stood up and there the story begins. (to which Gale asked if I was out of my mind). We are now into our sixth year as directors and we have enjoyed most everything about it. We accepted the position of Assistant Dis-trict Director in 2013, and stepped down just this year so we could devote more time to our chapter and some personal items. Prior to GWRRA we had many hobbies of which my favorite was driving drag cars. No matter how fast or how quick I went, it wasn't fast enough. Due to my job transfer we had to give it up, which was probably a good thing as it was a never ending money pit. Larry & Gale Howard, CD for Chapter E Cochise Wingers

From the CD of Chapter E



I t is hard for me to imagine a world without motorcycles

and if I do entertain that vision it is a gloomy place to

live. I grew up on a Montana cattle ranch in the Bearpaw

Mountains during the ‘70s when Evel Knievel was the

biggest name in stunt riding. We had turned the horses

out to pasture and started using motorcycles to work cat-

tle and ride the fences. My first Honda, a SL70, began

my love affair with machines. That little Honda was so

reliable and fun it was my ticket to many adventures even

if there were some long days in the saddle. My brother

and I learned to ride on the principle of “Pain is a good

teacher” and I must have crashed thousands of times in

that rugged country before I learned my limitations. My

brother Russell and I outgrew our SL70s and at age 12 I

got my first full size motorcycle, a Hodaka 125. I can

still remember that gorgeous chrome plated gas tank,

what a beauty!

Notice I was wearing all my safety gear! The face shield

kept those grasshoppers from flying into your face at high

speeds and covering up skin was important in case of a

crash in all that dirt and rocks. I learned a lot about being

a mechanic as I was responsible for keeping the bike run-

ning. Machines became a hobby of mine and probably

influenced my decision to volunteer for submarine duty

in the Navy. Those fast attack boats are amazing war

machines and the one I was assigned to had its keel laid

when I was two years old. The name of the boat was

USS Guardfish (SSN-612) and it was my home during

four years of the Cold War. I saw a lot of the world in

that boat but mostly through a periscope.

USS Guardfish Commissioning December 1966

After I got out of the Navy in 1986 I played around with

some old Triumph street bikes and learned to keep a Tri-

dent running. That was sure a challenge! I finally left

San Diego and moved out to Arizona in 2002 where I

soon heard about the Motorcycle Mechanics Institute.

That is a great school and I graduated from the early and

late model Harley-Davidson course in 2004. I really

learned a lot about bikes at MMI and soon folks begin to

learn you are a mechanic which is how I found my Gold-

wing. My 1986 Aspencade had been sitting in a garage

for over 10 years with only 36,000 miles on it. I fixed it

up for the guy to sell but buyers were few and far be-

tween during that last recession so I ended up buying it

from him cheap.

These Honda Goldwings are some well-engineered

(Continued on page 10)

From the CD of Chapter S

“John Read in July 1973”

“USS Guardfish Commissioning December

1966”



cruisers and I ride mine every day. This was also my

ticket to meeting all the nice folks in GWRRA who share

my passion for riding. It is an honor to serve as an of-

ficer in the organization and I look forward to a New

Year and more adventures on the road.

John Read

GWRRA Chapter AZ-S Director

Scottsdale, Arizona

(Continued from page 9)

S usan and Mike moved to Tucson in July 1998

from Las Vegas, Nevada, where they had met in 1989. Susan’s mother also worked for the Base Com-missary with Mike. She introduced Susan to Mike after he went on a bowling tournament with her and thought they would be a good match, and the rest is history! They married in 1990 in Las Vegas in the Candle-light Wedding Chapel across from Circus Circus, one of the many chapels on the Strip. Theirs is a blend-ed family; Susan has three daughters (living in Vail, Chandler, and Henderson Nevada) from a previous marriage and Mike has one son (Orlando, Florida) from a previous marriage. They have eight grandchil-dren, with six in Hender-son NV and the other two living here in Vail. Susan has been working at Raytheon for the past

five years. She is al-so the Board Secre-tary/Treasurer of their Fast Horse Ranch Homeowner’s Association, their

neighborhood borders the scenic Cienega Creek Re-serve. Mike is an Army brat

and has lived at a variety of military posts, most of them in the United States, and one overseas assign-ment in Germany. As a civil service employee, he transferred to Davis-Monthan AFB and works in the Meat Department at the Commissary. He’s al-ready worked 32 years and is eligible to retire.

Mike bought his first bike which was a Gold Wing in 1978, a candy ap-ple red GL 1000. His dad eventually bought it when Mike bought his second bike, a burgundy GL 1100 Interstate. Mike and Susan currently ride a blue and silver 2012 GL1800 Air-

bag model, which they purchased March, 2012. They have ridden 54,000 miles on it since then. Shortly after buying their current bike, their son-in-law bought a Harley and joined the chapter on the annual Sierra Vista New Year’s Day ride. Their longest trip was one made in June to Orlan-

do and up to Georgia, where Susan met Mike (“fly and ride”) and they rode on to North Carolina and Virginia, then to Ten-nessee. Susan flew home from North Carolina and Mike rode on to Missouri before riding home. Mike and Susan attended their first Chapter A meet-ing February, 2013 and decided to join GWRRA right away! They are Mas-ters in the Levels Program. They enjoy every minute of riding - especially riding their bike to visit their family in Chandler, Sierra Vista, and Las Vegas. Mike rides to and from work from Vail. Their fa-vorite ride is: In 2014 Mike attended his Region F Rally and both rode to their first Wing Ding. They bowl weekly with a league, also keep busy with yard work and occa-sionally foster dogs for Arms of Angels Rescue here in Tucson. They have four dogs, two cats, and two parrots of their own. Mike & Susan Hagen CD Chapter A

From the CD of Chapter A



From the Pen of Your District

COY/IOY Coordinator

Editor’s Note: Please see the next page for

the typewritten version of the notes



H i my name is Rich and I

have been married to my lovely bride JoAnne for 35 years. We both have been in GWRRA for over 20 years and are Lifetime Grand Master Tour Riders. We both were Couple of the Year for Chapter E for 2015 and Couple of the Year for Arizona District 2015-2016.

We both held many positions in GWRRA. I’m currently Arizona MFA Coordinator, Chapter E Educator and JoAnne is the Chapter E Treasurer.

JoAnne is into Doll Making and myself, I’m into guarding the couch and TV. Also any honey dues she can think up.

We ride a 2003 yel-low Goldwing that JoAnne bought me for my retire-ment, she a keeper.

Since joining GWRRA we have had a blast and hope to have many more enjoyments.

We are looking for-ward to representing Re-gion F as their Couple of the Year.

Rich & JoAnne Sturgeon

From Your District COY

T he District Meeting is

over now.

What a great meeting.

So much information was

given out.

A new COY handbook

was given to me at the

meeting. This handbook

should be online very

soon. So please keep

checking so your new Cou-

ple and Individual of the

Year can read “what’s

what.”

Please don’t forget to

get me their names, ad-

dress, phone numbers and

email address.

We will be having a

meet and greet for all new

Couple and Individuals

come May 21st. More in-

formation to follow.

Remember to make

your Couple and Individu-

al feel special. If you or

your Couple or Individual

have any questions, have

them contact or email me.

Diane Lumpkin

520-885-5709

520-403-0759

[email protected]

District COY/IOY Coordinator Notes (from previous page):



Chpt Couple of the Year Individual of the Year

A Dave & Dee Gormley

C

D Mark Norris & Patty Trapp Howard Lightner

E Wayne & Wendy Stark

G

K

O

P

R Roger & Bev Cameron Bob Apple

S

U

X

Table will be updated each month as more Couples/Individuals are recognized

ARIZONA

COUPLE OF THE YEAR 2016


GWRRA Proclamation GWRRA Proclamation

ARIZONA

INDIVIDUAL OF THE YEAR 2016

Diane Lumpkin

Photo courtesy of Chet Shupe, AZ-D

Arizona ~ Chapter Couple and

Individual of the Year Recognition for 2016



Upcoming Events

Mar 5, 2016 ==> Lead Like You Ride (Phoenix Home Office)

Mar 12, 2016 ==> Chapter U Fund Raiser

Mar 19, 2016 ==> Chapter A Fund Raiser (Chili Cook Off)

Apr 2, 2016 ==> Chapter S Fund Raiser

Apr 9, 2016 ==> Chapter O Fund Raiser

Apr 13 to 14, 2016 ==> 40 to Phoenix

May 7, 2016 ==> Chapter E Fund Raiser (Hug a Bug)

May 27 to 29, 2016 ==> Region F / NM District Convention

(Albuquerque, NM)

Jun 11, 2016 ==> Chapter P Fund Raiser

Jul 7 to 9, 2016 ==> Reno Rendezvous (Reno, NV)

Aug 11 to 13, 2016 ==> CO District Convention (Montrose, CO)

Aug 31 to Sep 3, 2016 ==> Wing Ding 38 (Billings, MT)

Oct 8, 2016 ==> Chapter D Fund Raiser

Oct 28 to 30, 2016 ==> AZ District Convention (Havasu City, AZ)

Nov 19, 2016 ==> Chapter R Fund Raiser

Dec 10, 2016 ==> Southern Chapters Christmas Party



D10. London Bridge: Remember

the old kid’s song “London

Bridge is falling down”? Now

you can see the actual structure

which was deconstructed,

shipped and reconstructed on

Lake Havasu. An interesting

tribute to Ye Olde England along

the shores of the Colorado Riv-

er.

D11. Poston Internment Camp:

One of the ‘dark ages’ of Ameri-

can history was the internment

of people because of their herit-

age and this is a reminder of

what can happen when xeno-

phobia takes over. Here is the

remnant of a Japanese-

American internment camp

where thousands of American

citizens were held during World

War II.

D12. Yuma Territorial Prison:

From Arizona’s ‘Old West’ days

this is a prison famous for its

notoriety. It was only open for

20 years but became a symbol

of isolation and brutality in the

prison system.

D13. Yuma Proving Grounds:

You’ve seen movies about Rom-

mel “the Desert Fox” and his

tank battles. Well now you can

see where many of the Ameri-

can tanks that fought were

trained in desert warfare.

Tanks, long-range guns, etc. are

all on display and the museum is

a history of warfare in the 20th

Century.

D14. Organ Pipe Cactus Nation-

al Monument*: Along the Mex-

ican border this park has some

interesting cacti and great de-

sert scenery. Some of the road

is gravel, but you can ride out to

the picnic grounds on a nice

paved road with fantastic scen-

ery.

D15. El Dorado Inn: From here

in Nogales you are looking south

into Mexico. Recent history has

changed what was a bustling

border shopping mecca into a

drug and smuggling center, so

be cautious, but enjoy a mo-

ment at an historical place.

D16. Patagonia RR Depot:

Pretty scene in a wooded area

and the beginning of Arizona’s

wine country. The Inn provides

a place to stay and a great steak

restaurant.

D17. Coronado Nation-

al Monument*: South

of Sierra Vista this park

was along the route

Spanish explorers used

to enter Arizona in the

1600’s. Pretty scenery

and a very nice visitor

center. Look south as

you enter the park and

you’ll see the fence built

on the Mexican border.

D18. Lavender Pit Mine

[Bisbee]: Arizona is the

‘Copper State’ due to its

many copper mines and here is

one of the large pit mines. If you

have time to take the Copper

Queen Mine tour, do so, it is

well worth

the time to

see how

these mines

operate.

D19. Gads-

den Hotel

[Douglas]:

Named for

the Gadsden

Purchase, which brought south-

ern Arizona into the USA, this is

an historic hotel with a beautiful

staircase that is great to photo-

graph. They also have a nice

restaurant to eat at and rooms

to rent if you want to stay the

night.

D20. Geronimo Surrender Cen-

ter: This is where the famous

Apache renegade finally surren-

dered to the US Army ending 20

years of war. A great memorial

with an easy place to photo

stop.

D21. Portal Store &

Lodge: One of the

Arizona towns you

have to go out of Ari-

zona to get to. Enter

from US-80 after it

crosses into New

Mexico. The town is a

gateway into the east

side of the Chiricahua

Mountains and a mecca for

hunters and fishermen. Fuel up

before you head in – there are

no gas stops here.

* National Parks and Monu-

ments usually have a fee. Buy a

‘Senior National Park Pass’ for

$10 for access to all of these.

Visit our website at:

www.gwrraaz.org/district/touring-

arizona/

TOURING ARIZONA [January 2016]

We are blessed in Arizona to have such a variety of unique topography, history and ‘odd’ places to visit.

The Touring Arizona program was designed to create guidelines for GWRRA members to visit many of

these places and to reward them for their accomplishments. For 2016 we have expanded Touring Arizona

to 125 stops. Each month we will discuss at 10-12 stops from the 5 Regions of the program. We hope

you’ll visit many of them.

FEBRUARY – BORDER TO BORDER Region ’D’ [Stops D10-D21]

http://www.gwrraaz.org/district/touring-arizona/




Photo by

Chet Shupe, AZ-D

TOURING ARIZONA – PHOTO TOUR

WHAT IS TOURING ARIZONA?

Touring Arizona is a photo tour of various places around Arizona, a magnificent State to

tour and one full of surprising wonders. For each place you visit, take a photo of yourself

and your motorcycle*. Each photo counts as points on the tour and you will receive hangar

bars to add to your pin.

* We realize there are some places you cannot take your bike into, or occasions

when there is no one to take your photo. We will accommodate those incidents.

Just let us know. Please be honest about your photos and visits.

WHAT IS THE TOURING ARIZONA PIN?

A beautifully engraved 1” x 2” pin with the label “AZ-District, Touring Arizona” surrounding

the Arizona District symbol. Hangar bars come with each area of the State you complete points for.

WHAT ARE THE LOCATIONS IN ARIZONA WE HAVE TO VISIT?

The points of interest (POI) are organized into five (5) geographical re-

gions; Colorado Plateau, Central Arizona, Southern Arizona, Arizona Route

66, and Border to Border region covering the outer corners of the state.

There are 125 Points of Interest included in Touring Arizona. You need to

send at least fifteen (15) photographs from an Area to receive the hangar bar for it. Send them as a group or one at a time,

however you wish.

WHAT KIND OF PHOTOS DO I NEED TO TAKE?

Photos must be taken after you start the program, so take the time to re-visit some stops you've already seen. We will not

credit any photos dated prior to your sign up. Photos must be digital (50-300 kb) or in print format. If you can include the date

& time that is better; otherwise let us know when you were there.

WHAT IF I’VE ALREADY BEEN THERE & DONE THAT?

Well, maybe it’s time to do it again. We like to say it’s the voyage, not only the destination, which makes riding your motorcycle

such a delight. Chapters are encouraged to take part in the program by recognizing rider accomplishments in articles and dur-

ing monthly meetings. They are also encouraged to include these POI’s in ride planning. Chapter recognition for the most POI’s

visited by chapter members will be recognized by the Arizona District. We will track and report member participation to the

Arizona District Director for further recognition.

NOTE: Although this is a GWRRA program you do not have to ride a Gold Wing. You do need to have a GWRRA membership,

either as a Member, a Family Member, or an Associate Member. See Bill Trask for more details.

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST AND WHY SHOULD I BOTHER?

The cost is $10 per person, for which you will receive the Touring Arizona pin, and the rights to each of the five hangar bars for

the areas of the State. Not only will you get a beautiful, unique pin for your vest, but as you add more hangar bars you gain

bragging rights and perhaps the chance to talk to others about some great places to visit.

For more information, registrations, maps, etc. visit the Touring Arizona page at the AZ District website:

www.gwrraaz.org/district/touring-arizona/

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS: WW [Bill] Trask Bev Cameron

623-252-8849 623-877-7732

[email protected] [email protected]
















GWRRA#: Master #:_

GWRRA#: Master #:_

Address: City:_ Zip:

Phone:_ Email:

Chapter: (include District, e.g. AZ-G CA-1)

Rally Registration: $25 per GWRRA Member #_______x $25 = $__________.00

Non-Member -Registration: $30 per person x $30 = $ .00

Dinner Saturday night: $27/person (check choice below) x $27 = $ .00

Chicken Piccata #____________ London Broil # ____________ Vegetarian # _________________

Masters Breakfast $17/ person (Master s, Guests, Educators) # x $17 = $ .00

CPR/First Aid: F i r s t T i me $20/person # x $20 = $ .00

Renewal $20/person #_______ x $20 = $__________.00

**ARC ____________ TRC ______________ #________x $20 = $__________.00

Rally Shirts: Long Sleeve T-Shirt: S-XL=$19; 2X=$20; 3X=$21; 4X=$22

Short Sleeve Polo: S-XL=$24; 2X=$25; 3X-4X=$26 Add Name (1st or last) pre-registration $2

T-shirt # ; Size Sub-Total $ .00

Polo # ; Size Sub-Total $ .00

SHIRT TOTAL $__________

Registration Only Special Ticket Prices. 50/25/25 Drawing will be at Opening Ceremonies:

50/25/25 $5.00 = 6 Tickets; $10 = 16 Tickets; $20 = 40 Tickets .00

Door Prize $5.00 = 6 Tickets; $10 = 16 Tickets; $20 = 40 Tickets $ .00

Grand Prize $5.00 = 2 Ticket; $10 = 8 Tickets; $20 = 20 Tickets $ .00

TOTAL ENCLOSED: $ .00

I/We agree to hold harmless the GWRRA, the sponsoring organization and property owners for any loss or

injury to myself or my property by reason of participation in this event.

Rider:_ Co-Rider:

Make checks payable to: GWRRA—AZ DistrictMail Registration and payment to: Dennie Long

924 West Bosch Dr. See www.gwrraaz.org for latest info Green Valley, AZ 85614

ARIZONA DISTRICT

CONVENTION

“Meet You At The Beach”

October 28 - 30, 2016

Host Hotel:

Nautical Beachfront Resort

1000 McCulloch Blvd Lake Havasu City, AZ 86403

Tel: 1-800-892-2141 ext 702 or 442 Reservation Code 309107

Ask for the Gold Wing Riders

Rates ($99, $109, $119)

*Newly added*

ARC

&

TRC

Classes**

http://www.gwrraaz.org/



ARIZONA CHAPTERS: MEETING DATES / PLACES / CONTACT INFO (1/26/2016)

CHAPT AREA MEETING DAY MEETING LOCATION CHAPTER DIRECTOR

AZ-A TUCSON 3rd Saturday,

8:15 AM

Golden Corral

4380 E 22nd St, Tucson Mike & Susan Hagen , 520-990-4472 E-Mail: [email protected]

AZ-C LAKE HAVASU CITY 4th Saturday,

8:00 AM

Schlotzsky’s

2144 McCulloch Blvd., Lake Havasu

Open

AZ-D MESA

(East Valley)

2nd Saturday,

8:00 AM

Old Country Buffet

6625 E Southern Ave., Mesa

Teena/Ted Prentice, 602-438-9660

E-Mail: [email protected]

AZ-E SIERRA VISTA 1st Saturday,

9:00 AM

Golden Corral

798 South Highway 92, Sierra Vista

Larry & Gail Howard, 520-459-0079


AZ-G GREEN VALLEY 2nd Saturday,

8:00 AM

Coyote Grill at the San Ignacio Golf

Course, 4201 S Camino Sol, GV, AZ

Linda & Wally Johnson, 765-617-7977


AZ-K TUCSON 4th Saturday,

8:00 AM

Golden Corral

6865 N Thornydale Rd, Tucson

Nancy & Mike Hrigora, 810-923-4117


AZ-O OATMAN 1st Saturday

8:00 AM

Perkins Restaurant

2250 Highway 95 # 26 Bullhead City

Greg Brown, 760-500-3084


AZ-P PRESCOTT 4th Saturday,

8:00 AM

Golden Corral

1901 E Hwy 69, Prescott

Sandy Gaston, 928-830-7448


AZ-R PHOENIX

(West Valley)

3rd Saturday,

8:00 AM

Old Country Buffet,

17125 N.79th Ave., Glendale

Jim Oliver, 623-694-6356


AZ-S SCOTTSDALE 1st Saturday,

8:00 AM

Deer Valley Airport

702 West Deer Valley Road, Phoenix

John Read, 480-406-5871


AZ-U YUMA 3rd Saturday,

8:00 AM

DayBreaker Cafe

10800 Interstate 8 Frontage Road,

Yuma, AZ

Howard Cart, & Evelyn Kuida, 928-210-9721

[email protected]

[email protected]

AZ-X CASE GRANDE 4th Saturday

8:150 AM

Foxtrot Cafe at the Casa Grande Air-

port, Casa Grande, AZ

Mike & Mary Anne Melby, 520-431-0155

Email: [email protected]

They are reported to be from Prescott, Arizona...



Region “F”un Officer Roster for publication by Region, Districts and Chapters Revised 1/26/2016

Region Directors

Keith & Teresa Morrison (505) 922-9250

Keith's Cell - (505) 414-7239 Teresa's Cell - (505) 414-7238 [email protected]

Assistant Region Directors

Joyce & Rioreck Elm Home 970-619-8140

Joyce cell: 303-803-3748 Rick’s cell: 303-803-5378 [email protected]

Assistant Region Directors

Cathy & George Diaz (949) 551-4896

Cathy's Cell - (949) 302-8664 George's Cell (714) 813-6989

[email protected]

Assistant Region Director

Mark Davis

505-379-1210

Region Educator

Mike & Ruth Burke 209-536-1318

[email protected]

Assistant Region Educators

Michael and Dorie Werner 303-795-6059

Assistant Region Educators-Medic First Aid

Joel & Marti Winkler 626-969-7486

[email protected] [email protected]

Assistant Region Educators-Motorist Awareness Coordinators

Cliff & Char Simpson (602) 904-0219

[email protected]

Region Trainer

Garry Howland Cell - (303) 324-7769

[email protected]

Assistant Region Trainers

Harry and Amy Jenkins 505-730-6267

Region Treasurer

Patti O'Neill-Esposito & Sal Esposito (408) 639-0415

Cell - (408) 639-0415 [email protected]

Public Relations Coordinators

Dennie & Karen Long (262) 366-6206

[email protected]

Region Membership Enhancement Coordinators

Kenneth and Cindy Kelley 623-229-9339 623-297-3620

Region Store

Sallie and John Baldwin 602-708-4121

Couple & Individual of the Year Coordinators

JoAnn & Jim MacLean (661) 251-5420

[email protected]

Couple & Individual of the Year Assistant Coordinator

Rich Mason (561) 315-5213

Region “F”un 2015-2016 Couple of the Year

Andrew & Sherry Smith (303) 923-8342

Region “F”un 2015-2016 Individual of the Year

Paul De Baca (303) 332-5268

Webmaster

Tom and Lisa Evans 575-652-3144

Newsletter Editors Tom and Vicki Lorenz

714-968-4393

Public Relations Coordinators

Dennie and Karen Long (262) 366-6206

Convention Vendor Coordinator Donna Pickens 661-726-5145

Donna’s Cell 661-547-2733

Assistant Vendor Coordinators Jan and Ken Pedder

Jan’s Cell 661-810-7606 Home 661-943-7014


mailto:[email protected]?subject=Region%20F





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