Friends for Fun, Safety & Knowledge GOLD WING ROAD RIDERS ASSOCIATION MINNESOTA DISTRICT • REGION E • AMERICA ’ S HEARTLAND CHAPTER R NEWS Chapter R Team Directors Robin Pettit & Fred Rennpferd 507-236-1436—Robin 507-327-3098—Fred [email protected]Assistant Director Vicki Holst 507-421-2575 [email protected]Rider Education Dean Plank 507- 250-0711 [email protected]Motorist Awareness Ricky & Bonnie Johnson 651-341-8337 [email protected]Membership Enchancement Wade & Carolyn Nelson 507-438-5774 [email protected]Treasurer Al Horejsi 507-775-6488 [email protected]Sunshine Coordinator Barb Beeman 507-440-8092 [email protected]Historian Open Editor Open From your Chapter R Directors Robin Pettit & Fred Rennpferd Hello Chapter R Friends! As I’m writing this article, we’ve set up for the mall show. Our HOG chapter friends have joined us again this year. Saturday will be a full day of seminars with enough time in between to visit with our friends and finally having supper together at The Plaza Moreno. Sunday we are there again from 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm. Hopefully the rain will stay away so we can get our bikes home. If not, we’ve all ridden in the rain before or if it’s raining too much, the mall will most likely allow us to put our bikes in an empty room for a day or two. The month of March flew by and here we are at April. As the old saying goes, “April showers bring May flowers”. For motorcycle riders, it means the rain washes away the salt and sand on the roads, making it safer for us to ride. If you’re a Facebook member, be sure to follow Chapter R’s Facebook page. Ricky & Bonnie Johnson are the chapter’s Motorist Awareness Coordinators and they do a great job of adding motor awareness posts. Please share these posts to your own Facebook page to help spread the word about - Continued on Page 2 Monthly Newsletter April 2017 www.gwrramnchapterR.com Socials are held at the Pizza Ranch in Austin, MN, on the third Saturday of the month begin- ning at 6:00 pm for the months February-July, September & October. January Social at Dick & Barb Ochs’ home. August—BS Session—New Richland City Hall, New Richland, MN 11:00 am November—Chili Dump/Calendar Planning—Dick & Barb Ochs’ home 3:00 pm December—Christmas Party TBD 12:00 pm
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Friends for Fun, Safety & Knowledge
GOLD WING ROAD RIDERS ASSOCIATION MINNESOTA DISTRICT • REGION E • AMERICA’S HEARTLAND
CHAPTER R NEWS Chapter R Team Directors Robin Pettit & Fred Rennpferd 507-236-1436—Robin 507-327-3098—Fred [email protected]
From your Chapter R Directors Robin Pettit & Fred Rennpferd
Hello Chapter R Friends! As I’m writing this article, we’ve set up for the mall show. Our HOG chapter friends have joined us again this year. Saturday will be a full day of seminars with enough time in between to visit with our friends and finally having supper together at The Plaza Moreno. Sunday we are there again from 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm. Hopefully the rain will stay away so we can get our bikes home. If not, we’ve all ridden in the rain before or if it’s raining too much, the mall will most likely allow us to put our bikes in an empty room for a day or two. The month of March flew by and here we are at April. As the old saying goes, “April showers bring May flowers”. For motorcycle riders, it means the rain washes away the salt and sand on the roads, making it safer for us to ride. If you’re a Facebook member, be sure to follow Chapter R’s Facebook page. Ricky & Bonnie Johnson are the chapter’s Motorist Awareness Coordinators and they do a great job of adding motor awareness posts. Please share these posts to your own Facebook page to help spread the word about - Continued on Page 2
Monthly Newsletter April 2017 www.gwrramnchapterR.com
Socials are held at the Pizza Ranch in Austin, MN, on the third Saturday of the month begin-
ning at 6:00 pm for the months February-July, September & October. January Social at Dick
& Barb Ochs’ home.
August—BS Session—New Richland City Hall, New Richland, MN 11:00 am
November—Chili Dump/Calendar Planning—Dick & Barb Ochs’ home 3:00 pm
- Continued from page 1 motorcycles to other drivers on the road. You can find Chapter R’s Facebook page by searching on GWR-RA MN Chapter R. There is a calendar change for July. Bruce Beeman’s ride scheduled for July 29
th to Waterville has been
moved forward a week to July 22nd
. This is to accommodate a cherry picking adventure to Door County. If
picking cherries directly from a tree is something that you’d like to do, please contact Don & Cheri Walloch
at [email protected] or call 715-459-2449. Don & Cheri are GWRRA friends from Wisconsin who
have been cherry picking for years and they have invited their Region E family to share in the fun. This
event is scheduled for July 28th & 29
th.
Monday, April 10th we will be gathering at Applebee’s in Austin for supper. Plan to meet there at 6:00 pm.
Saturday, April 15th is the April Social at the Austin Pizza Ranch beginning at 6:00 pm.
Sunday, April 23rd
is the annual Walter’s Ultimate Feast breakfast. Plan to meet at the Walter’s fire hall at
9:00 am.
Finally, April 29th is the MN/ND District Ops meeting. This meeting is open to all GWRRA members. One
of the items on the agenda is awarding the 2016 Chapter of the Year and Chapter R submitted our applica-
tion. They will also be discussing the MN/ND District Rally
held in Owatonna in July. With the rally right in our backyard
this year, we hope that many Chapter R participants can at-
tend.
If the weather cooperates this month and you’d like to put to-
gether an impromptu ride, let us know and we will get the
April 01 Northbridge Mall Bike Show in Albert Lea - 10 - 5
April 01 Supper at Plaza Morena (Northbridge Mall) at 5:00
April 02 Northbridge Mall Bike Show in Albert Lea - 12 - 3
April 10 Supper at Applebee's in Austin - meet there at 6:00
April 15 April Social - Pizza Ranch in Austin at 6:00
April 23 Walter’s Ultimate Feast - meet there at 9:00
April 29 MN/ND Spring Ops Meeting - Owatonna
May 03 Supper at Whistle Binkies on the Lake - meet there at 6:30
May 06 Trimble’s Open House - bring bars 10-2
May 13 Basic Rider Course II - Riverland Comm College Albert Lea
May 14 Dean’s Spring Ride - leave Stewartville Kwik Trip at 9:30
May 17 Ed’s Supper Ride to R & R Roadhouse, Walters - leave Albert
Lea Hy-Vee at 6:00 pm
May 20 May Social - Pizza Ranch in Austin at 6:00
May 21 Chapter Q Roundup 11-2 Hanover City Hall
May 28 Potluck at Kluender Camper near Rushford at noon
May 29 Memorial Day
June 06 Ed’s Supper Ride to Geneva Bar & Grill - leave Albert Lea Hy-
Vee at 6:00 pm
June 10 Chapter O Bug Run - Dr. Mudspringers
June 11 Dick’s Mitchell Dam Bar Ride - leave Albert Lea Hy-Vee at
Noon
June 13 Roy’s Supper Ride to Uncle Alberts in Eagle Lake - leave Al-
bert Lea Hy-Vee at 5:30
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Spotlight on Members
Vicki Holst
Our member Spotlight for this month is Vicki Holst from Kasson, MN. Vicki is a horse riding Instructor and started riding motorcycle in 2009, and has been a member since then.
She riders a 2001 White 1800 she calls “Whitie” and pulls a big trailer behind!! Never know what you might need.
Vicki has been very active in Chapter R holding the following offices, Assistant Director, Membership Enhancement Coordinator and Rider Education. She was the Individual of the Year for the Region E, MN District and Chapter R.