Steve & Diane Gottschalk - GWRRA ILLINOIS...

Steve & Diane Gottschalk

GOLD WING ROAD RIDERS ASSOCIATION

January, 2018

GWRRA—ILLINOIS DISTRICT

From Your District Directors

Friends for Fun, Safety and KnowledgeFriends for Fun, Safety and KnowledgeFriends for Fun, Safety and KnowledgeFriends for Fun, Safety and Knowledge


Greetings from Southern Illinois:

GWRRA 2018; the year of RIDING and having FUN is here!

The Winter Warm-up will be in Springfield Illinois at the Abraham Lincoln Hotel, January 19-20, 2018. Friday: MFA renewal course, 50/50, COY/IOY selection, modules/seminars, day games, skits, costumes, eve-ning family game night and DJ (music through the years). Saturday: Casino games, 50/50, modules/seminars, Chapter competition, RE guest speaker State Policeman Joey Watson (Motorcycle Summit), virtual bike show, Medallion scavenger hunt, closing ceremony dinner. The Illinois District website has all of the information. Please come join us for a weekend of friendship, fun and knowledge. Now that the New Year party is over it is time for the District Team to outline our 2018 goals. The District Team gives their time and energy throughout the year to serve you, the members. We want to get everyone in-volved with their Chapter activities this year.

We want to stress to each and everyone the District Teams’ commitment to you and to GWRRA. As prior Chap-ter Directors, certified trainers and instructors, we have the leadership skills to help with whatever problem you may encounter. We are always available to listen, discuss, and to solve issues. The bottom line is you are part of the IL District family.

We want Chapter Directors to facilitate their Chapters with minimal oversight from the District. We will pro-vide any requested help; be it Rider Education Training, University Training Classes, or Member Enhancement Programs. We are in place to ensure all Chapters Directors have access to the tools to make you safe, knowl-edgeable, and have fun.

Chapter Directors please notify Diane Gottschalk, Couple of the Year Coordinator, of your Couple and Individ-ual of the Year selectees for 2018. Please include a 4x6 photo of your chapter couple and/or individual of the year along with page 1 & 2 of the resume. We would like to have pictures available for display at Niehaus Cus-tomer Appreciation Weekend in May. It would be really great if their picture were taken at the chapter social when your couple or individual are announced. 2018 will be a fun year for all. The District Team is in the midst of planning some great fun filled activities and events for everyone to enjoy. Please feel free to contact any of the District Team members at any time. Ride Safe and Have Fun!


2018 Illinois District Winter Warm Up

Competitions:

Scrapbook:

Books in chronological order, telling a story of events/achievements in the past year. Judged for creativity, captions, general theme of GWRRA, layout, quality of photos and artistic qualities. At least one chapter rep must be registered.

Mascot:

Owner identified, entrants must possess a sense of humor, able to be safely attached to ride on motorcycle, show GWRRA Chapter location, pin, patch, etc, promotes safety. At least one chapter rep must be registered.

Banner:

GWRRA initials, full name of association or helmet logo, District Name or initials and motto. At least two chapter reps must be registered.

Chapter Shirts:

Dress, polo or t-shirt, chapter picture of members wearing chapter shirt must be accom-panied. All displayed on chapter table. At least one chapter rep must be registered.

Chapter Centerpiece:

Centerpiece will be a display from one of your favorite decades. The display will be placed on your chapter table for the weekend and judged by you and a set of judges. The display should be no bigger than 18” x 18” x 10”H. Let your imagination go! No wet products or sand please.

“Remembrance Table”: You may bring photos for the table to honor our never for-

gotten members.



2018 Illinois District Winter Warm Up

Hospitality Room:

This will be open on Friday for four hours and Saturday for three ½ hours.

Joey Watson, Illinois State Police:

Joey will be here on Saturday afternoon from 2-4:30pm.

Scavenger Hunt:

Will take place on both Friday and Saturday.

Seminars, Modules and MFA

We will have MFA refresher course offered on Friday morning 8am-noon. Planning a Chapter Event, Riding in the Rain, Mountains, Hills and Curves will be of-fered Friday morning 10am-11:30am. Team Riding, Talk to the Elephant in the Room and Crash Scene Response will be of-fered Friday afternoon from 1pm-2:30pm

Distracted Drivers, Co-Rider Levels and Retention is important will be offered on Satur-day from 10:30am-Noon.

Games:

Come join Friday games from 1pm-3pm and relive games from the past. Saturday we will have Casino games from 9am-11am.

Chapter Skits:

Skits can consist of 2 or more people. They are usually allotted 5-7 minutes long. Have

fun with it and go back in time to your favorite decade.


Asst. District Directors: Central

Virgil & Connie Booker



Winter Warm Up is just days away, if you haven't registered yet, you need to hurry. Your District Team has been working very hard for you in planning this terrific, fun and educa-tional event, we need your support. Motorcycle State Trooper Joey Watson will once again speak on motorcycle and driving safety. Joey's training seminars are high energy and places safety behind your handlebars where respon-sibility belongs, 94% of all accidents are operator error. After recently attending the annual win-ter motorcycle conference hosted by IDOT in Springfield I learned the following statistics. In 2016 37,461 traffic deaths occurred on our nations roads of this number over 5000 were motorcy-cle riders. In Illinois last year 161 motorcycle rider deaths occurred, up 2.8 from prior year, 138 of the 161 riders did not wear helmets. Come visit your friends and shop the many new vendors this year. We planned this event just for you so attend this months Winter Warm Up. Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and stay safe this New Years weekend Virgil & Connie Booker



Asst. District Directors: North

Gene & Annette Shields


We are now in full Winter mode up north. With temperature this morning of 2 degrees it’s not what we would like see but a fact of Mother Nature. We would like it to be in the 70’s so we could do some riding. But that will have to wait for spring before we get decent riding weather.

Up north we had a white Christmas with about 2 or 3 inches of snow on the ground. Speaking of Christmas, we hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Looking forward to Winter Warm Up on January 19th & 20th in Springfield at the Abraham Lincoln Hotel, hope

you can make it. Got lots of activities planed so everyone can have Fun, see you there.

Illinois District Couple of the Year


We have enjoyed our year as Illinois District 2017 Couple of the Year. It has been rewarding and exciting to represent the District at Rallies, chapter meetings and on rides. We have been able to tell people about our experience as District Couple of the Year everywhere we have traveled. We did talk with other motorcyclists on our 50th Wedding Anniversary Cruise. We started our year by celebrating Gene’s 70th Birthday the day we were chosen as the Couple of the Year. Went to many other District Rallies through the year, from Indi-ana, to Tennessee, to Illinois, to Missouri, to Minnesota/North Dakota, to Wisconsin and Region Rally in Iowa. Then we celebrated our 50th Wedding Anniversary just before our daughter was married and we left for 39 days of cruising the South Pacific. We made ports in Hawaii, Fiji, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Australia then changed ships and went to another port in Australia before going to New Zealand, making many ports there. Then we just celebrated Annette’s birthday followed 2 days later by our daughter’s birthday. Of course we had a few Christmas parties along the way to attend. So it has been very busy around our house. Now we are getting ready for the Illinois Winter Warm Up and meeting the new 2018 District Couple of the Year.

Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Asst. District Directors: East

Pam Waller

Greetings and salutations form Eastern IL, Well, here we are again. A new year will be here sooner than we would like. Time to start planning all the activi-ties we would like to do for the year, including Winter Warm Up that is coming up January 19

th and 20

th in

Springfield IL. Tom is hoping the weather will be nice, so he can ride the MC and be a “real man” for the second year in a row. The district team has been busy planning activities for everyone to enjoy. Have you made your reservations yet? Since we are on the far side of the state, we don’t get to see everyone on a regular basis. I am looking forward to seeing you there. Hope you can make it. Until next time.

Hello Everyone,

Happy New Year, yes the New Year is here and the bikes are put away. Even in the southern part of IL. it's cold. Soon we will be riding and we'll have warm temps again. But for now, lets think about our up

coming riding season.

With the new changes in GWRRA, we will hopefully accept the new ideas, we will have to change with it. Change comes in many ways during our lives. We change when we get a new job, when we move, when we get married, when we have a family and when we retire. We change sometimes not

even knowing we have changed. But change is here, so lets put our best foot forward and go with it.

With the New Year upon us and every Chapter putting their ride schedule together, don't forget to send me your schedule. GWRRA would like every Chapter to share their rides with other Chapters. We can begin enjoying each other activities and learn how other Chapter do things that might just be different then what you do. Each Chapter does things different then others. What works for your Chapter, might

not work for every Chapter, but you won't know unless you try.

So like I said please send me your rides ([email protected]) when you put them together and we will get them out to all Chapters and hopefully we can enjoy a bigger and better riding season for

2018.

Hope to see you all at our IL. District Winter Warm-up in Springfield on Jan 19-20.

District Ride Coordinator

Bob Adams


Treasurer: Nancy Mallett

Happy New Year!!

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and are looking forward to a fantastic 2018!! It is time for all Chapters to start finalizing their Financial Reports. You need to submit the following: Financial Cover Sheet December Bank Statement Financial Report Copy of Filed 990N

Equipment List (if your Chapter has a new Director)

If you are changing Chapter Directors, your equipment list will be filled out on both sides and signed by both incoming and outgoing Directors.

These forms can be found on the national website. Go to Officers, Officer Resources, Financial Informa-tion Page, Annual Reports. (http://gwrra.org/oconnect/officerresources.html)

In order to file the 990N, you will need to wait until after January 5th before it is available on the internet. (https://www.irs.gov/990n) KEEP A COPY OF THE RECEIPT OF THE FILING OF YOUR 990N.

When you are prompted at the end to make a copy, do so. The receipt will not be sent to you sepa-

rately.

Information Needed to File the e-Postcard

1. Your Employer Identification Number (EIN).

2. The tax year.

3. Legal name and mailing address. Example: Chapter A

4. Name and address of a principal Officer. (The Chapter Director)

5. Website address if the subordinate has one.

6. Confirmation that the subordinate’s annual gross receipts are normally $50,000 or less.

Be sure the documents are signed by both the Director and Treasurer in Black ink in all appropriate places. Make a copy of the signed documents for your Chapter’s records (keep for 7 years) and mail the originals to the IL District Directors.


IL District Directors

904 S. Maple Street P. O. Box 83

Cambria, IL 62915-0083


Inside Story Headline


District Educator

Steve & Jeanine Brungard

Skill Level

How good are your physical riding skills? Have you ever taken a training course to improve your rid-

ing? Consider all the skills you need to ride safely –– are any of them giving you trouble?

Steering quickly

Slowing or stopping quickly

Cornering lines and body position

Lane position and smooth cornering

Throttle control and speed management

Coordination of clutch and throttle

Shifting smoothly

If you doubt your ability in any of these areas, the solution is to set aside time to practice and im-

prove. A training course is the best way to do it, but you can also practice riding techniques on your

own. Spend an hour or two, at least once a month, on an empty parking lot working on your low-

speed turns and braking skills.

You can also work on your skills while riding. Before you head out, ask yourself: “What am I going

to practice today?” Pick one skill at a time such as front brake use, keeping your eyes up, or looking

through turns, and focus on improving that technique.

There is an old saying among police motor officers: “Train at 100 percent, ride at 80 percent.” Your

skill level should always be greater than your comfort level. Training will help you get there.

Office of Traffic Safety

A Division of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety


District MFA Coordinator

Larrie Wiggand


I just wanted to submit to you a brief introduction.

As your new District MFA Coordinator, I wanted to clear up any confusion that there may be about the program. I am aware that there hasn’t always been the best communication between the chapters and members and this program. I want to do my best to clarify and eliminate that as much as possible.

First, the program is not going to go through a tremendous amount of change, but will remain basically the same. You will still need to take a MFA/CPR class to keep your levels current, if you are a level 3 or higher. As a chapter director or ride coordinator, if there are several your mem-bers who need a class to be current, please schedule with me and I will coordinate a time that will work for everyone. For those basically south of Peoria, I will more than likely conduct your class. Those up north will have Dan Davis and Kris Andre for instructors. Sue Allhands is also available to hold a class for you, if she is in your area.

Books will need to be ordered through me, so I will need a list of your members taking the class, a check from your chapters checking account made out to GWRRA Illinois District and mailed to me at: 26 Brentwood Ct Pontoon Beach IL 62040. Your original roster will still need to be sent to me and I will take care of it from there.

It will be necessary for you to use the approved instructors who have taken the most recent up-date to be current in your levels. This is very important in order not to have any issues later. I appreciate your understanding and cooperation in this as we move forward with all of the changes in our organization.


District Motorist Awareness

Larrie Wiggand

As we come to the end of another calendar year, it is always a good time to reflect on the

year just past. Hopefully it has been a good one for you and yours. There are always issues

that we must deal with and it isn’t always easy sometimes. I know for myself personally that

has been the case. Last year was especially difficult with losing Kimi and dealing with that

aspect of my life. But time marches on and we have a choice, do I live in the past or do I

move forward? For me personally, I chose to move on. January at Winter Warm Up I was

honored to be selected as your Individual of the Year and did my best to represent the Dis-

trict and everyone to the best of my ability. Little did I suspect that my life would take such a

dramatic change as it did. To have found someone who would want to spend the rest of their

life with me and to enjoy it as fully as we have tried to do, is beyond my greatest expecta-

tions. Hopefully that will be an encouragement for everyone, that even though, especially

as we get older, circumstances change, we can move forward and continue to live our lives. As we prepare to start another year, it would do us well to get ourselves ready. Karla and I

attended the 7th Annual Motorcycle Winter Conference. Virgil Booker was there with us

also. I had the opportunity to attend last year with Steve Brungard. It is a very interesting

and informative conference and deals with how IDOT is dealing with the issue concerning

motorcycle safety and basically everything dealing with motorcycles. Most attendees are

instructors with the state who teach the BRC at the various universities and local colleges.

A.B.A.T.E. and G.W.R.R.A. Have been invited every year because of their commitment and

teaching also of motorcycle safety. It lasted from Wednesday at noon until Thursday around

3:30 or 4. They always have several speakers at the conference and they always have much

to offer. One of them is Mehdi Nassirpour, PhD, he is the manager of research and Evalua-

tion, Bureau of Safety Programs and Engineering at IDOT. He has over 35 years of experi-

ence in conducting research and evaluation studies, 24 of which has been with transporta-

tion safety, traffic records and statistical analysis of highway safety projects. Professor

Nassirpour always has a lot of statistics about motorcycle issues, especially regarding acci-

dents and the causes of them. Invariably it seems that our biggest issues are with ourselves.

Motorcyclists tend to be their own worst enemies. Therefore, education, as well as taking

the riding courses are so important. Making ourselves seen, riding with other traffic and be-

ing safety minded while we are riding, are all very vital to our survival as we ride. No one

will be as concerned are interested in our safety as we ourselves will be.


They always display some antique motorcycles for everyone to observe. They are always

interesting to show how, like with everything, motorcycles have evolved over time. This is

especially true with regards to safety features on the bike, as well as with the rider. Some-

thing new this year was the electric motorcycle. They are a sport design but do have some

range and speed. This was very interesting how far they have come with the technology

for these. While the first electric bikes predate the previous century, they haven’t always

had a lot of interest or technology to advance their cause. That certainly is not the case

anymore.

Another speaker was speaking from the PowerSports business. As we well know for our

association, we are a group that is getting older and there is no one really taking our

place. This is true in many aspects of life in many organizations. He addresses this issue

from the business aspect of it. It seems that the millennial generation, which is that group

who were born from 1980-1994, are the largest in history, even surpassing the baby

boomers. Financially speaking, this group will not reach their peak earning age until

2020. However, they already control a large chunk of liquid assets, an amount forecast to

be about $7 trillion by 2020. By 2025, they will control 46% of all U.S. income. They are a

very different generation, being the first completely digital one, living almost entirely on

their smartphones. Because of their lower earning power, they are much more focused on

value rather than loyalty or convenience. They also carry a much greater student loan

debt than their parents did. These are areas that as an organization we would do well to

focus and understand better. As we go into the new year, we need to realize and understand that our world as we have

known it is constantly changing. If we refuse to recognize these changes and realize that

we are not the largest generation anymore, we will cease to exist as an organization. The

younger generation coming in behind us does not have the same view of the world as we

have always had, mainly because of various circumstances, that our own generation has

created. Change is never easy, but perhaps we need to realize that nothing ever stays the

same and we either change with it or get left behind.

Larrie Wiggand: Continued from Page 8


District University Coordinator

Jean Potwora

With the fall colors coming, have you taken your 5X7 Horizontal picture

for the WWU Bike Show Contest.

Remember no people.

Categories are, 1500, 1500 Trike, 1800, 1800 Trike & Other.

Trophies to be awarded

District Photographers

Jean & Walter Potwora

Winter Warm Up Bike Show

Hope everyone had a great Christmas, and are ready for the changes this New Year is going to bring to the GWRRA family. I am looking forward to those changes. We need to build our family, encourage new people to join our family. When was the last time you asked someone to join you for a social or a ride or just a dinner with your GW family or for an ice cream? We al-ways have fun when this GW family gets together, and there is always room for one or two more. Make it a New Year’s Resolution to ask someone to join you at a GW event. You never now what might spark another’s interest.

When talking about Resolutions, what about learning something new this year. “They” say we should learn something new every day. Can you say that is something you do? I try to do that, and I try to help others to do the same. With the new style of class, let me help you or your chapter bring some training into the non-riding season. Classes should be fun as well as im-parting knowledge, let the University Instructors help you or your chapter. Why not offer classes for more than just your chapter? This is a great way to share knowledge as well learn or give new ideas. What works for your chapter, might just help another chapter get motivated.

Hope to see everyone at Winter Warm-Up. Come and see how much fun you can have, and you just might learn something, or you might go home with a new friend or family member.

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Membership Enhancement Coordinator

Mary Adams

Happy New Year New Years resolutions are always one of the first things we talk about every year at this time. It is almost something we will never be able to stay with for the next 12 months.

A lot of these resolutions fail because they’re not the right resolutions.

And a resolution may be wrong for one of three main reasons:

It’s a resolution created based on what someone else (or society) is telling you to change.

It’s too vague.

You don’t have a realistic plan for achieving your resolution.

Your goals should be smart — and SMART.

That’s an acronym coined for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time-bound.

Specific. Your resolution should be absolutely clear.

Measurable. This may seem obvious but figuring out how to measure something can be more difficult than you think.

Achievable. This doesn’t mean that you can’t have big stretch goals.

Relevant. Is this a goal that really matters to you, and are you making it for the right reasons?

Time-bound. Like “achievable,” the timeline toward reaching your goal should be realistic, too. That means giving

yourself enough time to do it with lots of smaller intermediate goals set up along the way.

As Membership Enhancement Coordinators, our job can be the most fun position in the Chapter, but it is one of the most important positions as we are the ones responsible for reaching out to all new mem-bers and prospective members. It is us, MEC’s, who be the ones to bring something unique to the Chap-ter Socials. There many ideas going around and we will be putting together to share by February.

This will be one of my goals for you.

What will your goals be for 2108?

Scrapbook:

Books in chronological order; telling a story of events/achievements in the past year.

Judged for creativity, captions, general theme of GWRRA, layout, quality of pho-tos and artistic qualities.

At least one chapter rep must be regis-tered.

Chapter Centerpiece:

Centerpiece will be a display from one of your favorite decades.

The display will be placed on your chapter table for the weekend and judged by you and a set of judges.

The display should be no bigger than 18” x 18” x 10”H.

Let your imagination go!

No wet products or sand please. Mascot:

Owner identified

Entrants must possess a sense of humor,

Able to be safely attached to ride on mo-torcycle,

Must show GWRRA Chapter location, pin, patch, etc, promotes safety.


Banner:

GWRRA initials or

Full name of association or helmet logo.

District Name or initials and motto.

At least two chapter reps must be regis-tered.

Chapter Shirts:

Dress, polo or t-shirt,

chapter picture of members wearing chapter shirt must be accompanied.

All displayed on chapter table.


Winter Warm Up Chapter Competitions



Chapter

Couple

Of the Year

Barb & Marvin Prather C Paul Turk

Jim & Nancy Sporlander D2

E Carolyn Laurie

Warren & Kathy Randall G2 Carol Slighting

Tony & Donna Gaitros I

Mark & Diane Shields L

Jim & Gail Caminiti O Ron Hahn

Ken & Sara Dilman Q Carolyn Thompson

Randy & Melody House Z

Al & Jean Trautman Nurzyk Z2

Individual

of the Year Chapter


Chapter Anniversaries (As National has them listed)

Chapter I - January, 1982

Chapter S - January, 1985

Chapter G2 - January, 1991

Chapter Z - January, 1996

CHAPTER “T”


Chapter C- Gilman, 2nd Friday, Pizza Place 7 p.m. social

Chapter C2- Freeport, 3rd Thursday, Rt 20 Bar & Grill, 6pm eat-7pm social

Chapter D-2 –Effingham, 1st Sun; Martin's IGA Iron Horse Cafeteria, 6pm eat-7pm social

Chapter DK- N Aurora, 2nd Tuesday, Oak St Restaurant, 6pm eat-7pm social

Chapter E – Gillespie, 2nd Thursday; Miners Family Restaurant, Eat at 6 pm

Chapter G- Sterling, 2nd Wednesday, Pizza Ranch, 6pm eat-7pm social

Chapter G2– Fox Lake 4th Sunday, Dino’s Den, 9a.m. eat, 9:30 social

Chapter H2- Galesburg, 1st Tuesday, Sirloin Stockade, 5:30pm eat-6:30pm social

Chapter I – Decatur, 2nd Saturday, Whit's End, 9am

Chapter L- Rockford, 4th Tuesday, Stone Eagle Tavern & Restaurant 7pm

Chapter N- Quincy, 3rd Monday, The Coach House, 7pm

Chapter O- Troy, 2nd Saturday, Alfonzo’s, 6pm eat-7 pm social

Chapter P1- Paris, 4th Thursday, Main Street Café, 7pm

Chapter Q- Carbondale, 1st Wednesday, Bandana’s, 6pm eat-7pm social

Chapter R- Peru, 3rd Wednesday, The Right Spice, 7pm

Chapter S - Olney 2nd Saturday, The Holiday, 6pm eat-7pm social

Chapter T- Springfield, 2nd Sunday, Parkway Café, 6pm

Chapter U – Vandalia, 3rd Monday, Ponderosa, 6pm eat-7pm social

Chapter Z- Metamora, 4th Sunday, The Flame, 5pm eat-6pm social

Chapter Z2- Oakbrook Terrace, 2nd Sunday, Denny’s 8am eat-9am social

ILLINOIS CHAPTER MONTHLY SOCIALS


Asst. District Director—North


815-761-5271

Email: [email protected]

Asst. District Director—East

Pam Waller

217-822-6984


Asst. District Director—West

Jack & Hazel Burton

217-224-1740


Asst. District Director—Central

Virgil & Connie Booker

217-801-8814


Asst. District Director—Chicago-land

Dave & Sandy Ginger

815-751-6420 815-393-4629


Rider Education

Steve & Jeannie Brungard

618-283-0496


Asst. Rider Education

Kris Andre

630-373-3633


MFA

Larrie Wiggand

618-444-4121


MAP

Larrie & Karla Wiggand

618-444-4121


Membership Enhancement

Mary Adams

815-535-8349


Treasurer

Nancy Mallett

618-303-6778 I


Asst. Mec—Fun Coordinators

Sonny & Lisa Gales


University Training Coordinator

Jean Potwora

618-259-2358


Ride Coordinator

Bob Adams

815-535-6576


Webmaster

Roy & Cheryl Miller

618-560-9453 / 618-560-9289


Newsletter

Mary Adams

815-535-8349


Photographer

Jean & Walter Potwora

618-259-2358


Patches/Shirts

Martha Ribbing


IL District Couple of the Year


Il Chapter L

IL District Individual of the Year

Larrie Wiggand

IL Chapter O

50/50—Raffles

Ron & Lorie Heffelfinger

815-335-2151


Meet the 2017

Illinois District Team


District Directors

COY/IOY Coordinators

P.O. Box 83 Cambria, IL 62915

618-889-4036


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