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Chapter B News April 2020 Pennsylvania

Chapter Officers

Feature Article

Meeting Loc. & Times

Recent Events

District Educator

District Director

Asst. Directors

Directors’ Corner

PA District Rally News

How to Ride in the Rain

Events Cancelled or Postponed

Game Night at the Simmons

COVID-19 :The Basics to Know

Gold Wing Road Riders Association

2020 Chapter Officers and Leadership Positions

Chapter Directors

Ron and Sandy Spence

Email: [email protected]


Ph:717-989-2948

Assistant Chapter Directors

Jay and Pam Bomberger


Ph:717-566-6467

Don Engle


Ph: 717-587-5252

Membership Enhancement

John Parker

Email:

[email protected]

Ph:717-584-5620

Treasurer

Connie Breneman


Ph: 717-684-7627

Sunshine Persons

Richard Shutt


Jeanne Parker


Special Events Coordinator

Pat Simmons


Scrapbook Coordinator

Pam Bomberger


Merchandisers

Gerry and Bonnie Kerkeslager


Chapter Visit Coordinators

Gerry and Bonnie Kerkeslager


Special Advisor

Barry Ness


WEB Coordinator

Don Engle


Ice Cream Coordinators

Bob and Libbie Grumbine


Ride Leaders

Jim Duff


Rob Simmons


Duayne Keen


Newsletter Editors

Craig & Sandi Lenhard


[email protected]

Individual of the Year 2020

Richard Shutt

Couple of the Year 2020

Bob and Libbie Grumbine

With the uncertainty of the impacts from

the current medical crisis, Chapter B has

rescheduled its annual Spring Fling event

to September 19th 2020. See the new

flyer for details.

Welcome to Jane Leid our newest member. You can see Jane on P7, lower right picture, long blond hair.

What Happens When It Rains

Road surfaces soak up oil and other

substances during the dry periods, which

are then lifted to the surface by rainwater.

The most dangerous time to ride is in the

first hour of a heavy rainstorm, when all of

that junk has been lifted to the surface of

the road, but not yet washed away.

Paint, cats-eye reflectors, and tar snakes

all become a lot more slippery in the rain.

The worst is metal. Manhole covers, and

those idiotic steel plates major American

cities place all over roadways when

they’re under maintenance are death

traps in the rain if you’re not ready for

them.

Look ahead, plan ahead and ride smoothly. Never allow yourself to be caught riding over this stuff then

suddenly find the need to panic brake. It simply won’t happen.

Water sitting on the road surface gets between your tires and the road, reducing grip. That’s why there’s all

that tread on your tires; its only job is to remove water from between the tire and the road. The rule of thumb

is that the more tread there is, the more effectively water will be removed. A rainy day is not the time to be

using a set of slick tires you bought from your racing friend. Actually, no time is, but that’s a story for another

day.

Motorcycles benefit from having narrower tires that slice through puddles and are less likely to hydroplane

than a car but it can happen. If you do find yourself hydroplaning, avoid the temptation to get on the brakes

as it will only make things worse. Put steady, strong pressure on the foot pegs, relax your grip on the bars

and ease out of the throttle, slowing down until you regain grip.

If you have to ride through deeper water, make sure you stay upright, smooth, and steady. A constant throttle

is your friend; your brakes and a chopped throttle are mortal enemies. I’ve done 100s of feet in water that’s

inches deep, and the rules are always the same. Keep your vision high, your inputs smooth, and your

momentum steady. While I won’t hesitate to ride carefully through a pit of low-level flooding caused by rain

pooling, I would never, ever try to ford a flooded river or over a submerged bridge.

What You Need To Watch Out For

Even on a nice, clean, level road surface, grip levels are going to decrease. You won’t be able to brake or

accelerate or turn with nearly as much speed or force.

This applies to everyone else on the road too, but car and truck drivers tend to be a little less aware than

bikers. You’re already riding defensively; in the wet you need to be even more careful around other vehicles.

Their vision is reduced, their braking distances are increased, and the odds of someone spinning across the

road into you or just generally doing something unpredictable and stupid grow enormously.

That same spray also reduces your own vision, making it harder for you to see ahead. Plan ahead and take

evasive action in plenty of time

What You Can Do

Slow down. Not only does doing so ask less of your tires and grip levels, but it will give you more time to look

ahead, identify hazards and come up with a plan for avoiding them. It’ll give you more time to read road signs

and decrease your braking distances too.

Relax your body – when you tense your arms & your fingers, your responses are jerkier, more aggressive,

and less precise. All the exact things that make low-grip situations worse.

You need to focus on riding more smoothly. Steer with your feet, not your arms. Gentle pressure on the pegs

one way or the other is a good way to smoothly manage your direction. Keep those eyes high so you can

make slow, deliberate changes to your path.

You don’t need to react to every little loss of traction or bar wiggle. Let the bike handle those things for you.

Contrary to popular belief, your motorcycle actually wants to stay upright! This is mostly due to the

gyroscopic forces of your wheels and even your crankshaft. If it skids a little, or bogs in a deeper part, a

measured reaction is what will get you through. Relax, enjoy the sensation of your bike moving around a bit

more than your used to. It’s fun, if you let it be!

Breaking Through Braking Myths

Braking is always approached the same way, only you should amplify your good habits in the wet. Slowly

squeeze the lever to load the front tire and compress the suspension. Then gradually increase force until you

achieve the desired degree of deceleration. You can brake quite hard in the wet. You just need to do so

smoothly and progressively.

Some people will tell you to avoid the front brake and use the back more in the wet. Those people are very,

very wrong. Do not do that. 1: Your back brake lacks the feel you get from the front brake. What do you find

gives you more feedback? Your gloved fingertips, or the sole of your thick boots? 2: Your front brake still

provides far, far more stopping power than your back ever will, even in the wet. You can use the back brake

more if you want to, and you can get more value from it in the wet if you use it smoothly, carefully, and

mindfully.

Actually, that applies to all your controls. Accelerate a little more gently, a little later and just try to be

smoother. If the back wheel lights up in wheel spin—don’t panic! Maintain constant throttle, lift your vision

further down the road and wait until it all comes together. Then, if you feel the need to take a moment to

compose yourself, ease your speed back down and regroup. Or, smile, because you just did a big sexy

power slide in the wet and got through it safely.

Riding in the rain, just like riding off road, is all about being smooth, gentle, and precise.

Space Invaders

Cars don’t always react to the weather the way we do on a bike. That puts the onus is on us to make the

space. Let cars pass you more often, take your space on the road with some assertion. I like to ride in the left

-hand wheel track of the right hand lane in the rain. It allows me to keep out of the puddles pooling near the

curb, and also prevents drivers trying to pass me on the underside – where those same puddles can impact

their steering unexpectedly.

Always, always, look in your mirrors when braking, but be especially vigilant in the wet. Low grip means it’s

easier for a car to run up your backside at a stop light or sign, and low visibility means they’re more likely to

see you late and panic brake. You won’t hear the tire squeal the same way in the rain, so use those mirrors

constantly.

At traffic lights, if it’s safe to do so, stop ahead of or between other traffic, using it as a free crumple zone. If

you have to stop at a red light all by yourself, sit to the outside, rather than square in the middle of the lane,

but not on the paint. Doing this means anyone who does blow the light due to a skid will safely slide past you

– hopefully.

Gear

We like to think our Wings are highly visible but in the rain are they really? Wearing Hi Vis clothing will help

you to be seen especially if it has reflective piping (reflective material) and should you go down, you will be

protected more than just wearing rain gear.

https://www.rideapart.com/tag/braking/

UPCOMING EVENTS For event addresses or directions see Chapter B’s

website: www.gwrra-pachapterb.com

April

Dinner/ Ice Cream scheduled at the Park City Diner for the month of April has been cancelled due to the re-strictions on gatherings. If anything changes, we will send out a group email.

Hart Apr. 27-Newsletter Deadline to Craig & Sandi Lenhard at

[email protected]

Occasionally, it is necessary to change this calendar of events. Please consult our monthly calendar on the PA-B

Chapter Website (see above). And...when in doubt—

Contact Ron & Sandy Spence

at [email protected] or

[email protected]

Or call 717-989-2948 (Ron’s cell)

717-989-2947 (Sandy’s cell)

Chapter Gathering

Chapter Rides

SIGN UP FOR RIDES ON

THE WEBSITE

Click the link below to get details about rides under the Calendar/Register tab on our Chapter website.

http://www.gwrra-pachapterb.com

NEXT GATHERING

will be

April 25, 2020 at Enck’s Banquet Hall

1461 Lancaster Rd., Manheim, Pa.

Eat 9:00 a.m. 9:30 meeting

See page 11 for a full list of April events

http://www.gwrra-pachapterb.com

Birthdays and Anniversaries

April Anniversaries

25th Gerry & Bonnie Kerkeskager

26th Greg & Karen Hurst

April Birthdays 4th Don Engle

5th Sarah Heisey

6th Jim Burr & Eric Claver & Sue Hess

7th Kathy Fazio

8th Ron Spence

9th Pam Bomberger & Donna Viera

11th John “Max” Miller

12th Libbie Grumbine & Barry Ness

15th Ron Armstrong

19th Ruth Ann Greathouse & Duayne Keen

25th Greg Hurst

29th Joyce Horning

This Month’s Funny

A blonde gets an opportunity to fly to a nearby

country. She has never been on an airplane anywhere

and was very excited and tense. As soon as she

boarded the plane, a Boeing747, she started jumping

in excitement, running over seat to seat and starts

shouting, "BOEING! BOEING!! BOEING!!! BO....." She

sort of forgets where she is, even the pilot in the cock

-pit hears the noise. Annoyed by the goings on, the

Pilot comes out and shouts "Be silent!" There was pin

-drop silence everywhere, and everybody is looking at

the blonde and the angry Pilot. She stared at the pilot

in silence for a moment, concentrated really hard,

and all of a sudden started

shouting, "OEING! OEING!

OEING! OE...."

A guy is 86 years old and loves to fish. He was sitting

in his boat the other day when he heard a voice say,

"Pick me up." He looked around and couldn't see

any one. He thought he was dreaming when he

heard the voice say again, "Pick me up." He looked

in the water and there, floating on the top was a

frog. The man said, "Are you talking to me?" The

frog said, "Yes, I'm talking to you. Pick me up. Then,

kiss me, and I'll turn into the most beautiful woman

you have ever seen. I 'll make sure that all your

friends are envious and jealous because you will

have me as your bride." The man looked at the frog

for a short time, reached over, picked it up carefully,

and placed it in his front breast pocket. Then the

frog said, "What, are you nuts? Didn't you hear what

I said? I said kiss me and I will be your beautiful

bride." He opened his pocket, looked at the frog and

said, "Nah, at my age I'd rather have a talking frog."

Game Night at

Rob & Pat’s Home

Some might say that there was not a

lot of game playing going on but, the

Simmons hosted a large gathering of

family and friends with plenty of fun

and good conversation. Many board

games however, felt rejected as their

box was never opened. Oh well,

maybe next time.

MARCH Ice Cream Gatherings

FROM YOUR PA DISTRICT EDUCATOR

Hi Everyone:

The Riding Season is closing in on us with most of you taking your first ride of the season starting in May.

The following are just plain old common sense, but when common sense is in short supply, the numbers change on the statistics page.

BACK OFF DUDE: Space is the best protection you have between yourself and the people who are not you. Keep your distance from others, so you have more time to react and more space to adjust when someone else does something stupid.

TO SOME PEOPLE A YELLOW LIGHT MEANS GO FASTER: Many crashes happen at intersections. Cars that turn left in front of you and cars on the side streets that pull into your lane are the biggest dangers. Always be looking for potential hazards, and anticipating how you will react. If a car can cross your path, assume that it will. That old saying about assumptions? It doesn’t apply here.

WHAT ARE YOU A PSYCHIC OR SOMETHING? It’s pretty-simple – if you have the right skills you can react a lot quicker and help avoid crashes. Studies show that most riders involved in crashes either under brake the front tire and over brake the rear, or do not separate braking from swerving or choose swerving when it’s not appropriate. Knowing when and how to stop or swerve are critical skills to keep your butt off the ground.

IF ONLY EVERY LINE WAS STRAIGHT, BUT WHAT FUN WOULD THAT BE? A common cause of single-vehicle crashes is riders running wide in a curve or turn and colliding with the roadway or fixed object. Be alert to whether a curve remains constant, gradually widens, gets tighter, or involves multiple turns.

BEING AFRAID OF A LITTLE PIECE OF RUBBER DOES NOT MAKE YOU LESS MANLY. Potholes, wet or icy surfaces, railroad tracks and tire scraps all increase your chances of going down. Avoid obstacles by slowing down or going around them – duh, right? On slippery roads, reduce your speed, use both brakes and try to keep your bike as upright as possible. When crossing railroad tracks, it’s safer to stay in your lane rather than try to turn to cross at a 90-degree angle. For track and road seams that run parallel to your route, cross at a 90-degree angle. For track and road seams that run parallel to your route, cross at an angle of at least 45-degrees to avoid catching your tires.

TURN MAN: Traffic lights don’t hate you. It’s just that some of them don’t turn green until they receive a signal from a metal detector buried in the pavement. But, sometimes bikes don’t have enough metal to make them work. Seriously, just try to locate a detector – usually a square or octagonal pattern of thin lines in the pavement – and ride along it.

IF THEY CAN’T SEE YOU, YOU DON’T EXIST: Many crashes happen when the driver of a car doesn’t see you. No surprise there. So, help yourself by wearing the proper clothing, using your headlight and riding in the best lane position. And, before making a move, always let people know what you’re doing by using the correct signals.

Evelyn and I would like to wish everyone a Happy Easter on April 12th, and remember ATGATT.

“Ride Safe & Ride Proud”

Chuck & Evelyn Stone

PA DISTRICT EDUCATORS

Assistant Chapter Directors’ Page

As March comes to a close, it has been a very different way of Chapter life for all of us. It started out with a few ice

cream visits to Katie's Kitchen, which is always a good place for some good old home cooking. There were 16 Chapter

members present, a big thank you for all that attend on a regular basis.

Congratulations to Bob and Libbie again for being Couple of the Year. They were escorted by Ron and Sandy Spence for a

day of fun in Clearfield, Pennsylvania. They were introduced to other COY members throughout the state. Maybe at our

next gathering, they can share about their exciting day with all of us.

Next event was game night hosted by Rob and Pat Simmons. We had a wonderful time, and there was a delicious array of

food. The men were talking about motorcycles, camping, future trips… you get the picture. Now for the ladies, they were

laughing up a storm and were playing games. A night of fun by the beautiful fireplaces were had by all for sure (thanks to

Rob for keeping the fires burning).

We had an early morning Chapter visit to PA-V in York County. We saw a beautiful full moon setting in the western sky on

the drive down. Congratulations to Gerry Kerkeslager for taking home the 50/50 money prize. In addition, his ticket, that

everyone was given that attended, was drawn and he received a gift card. We had other Chapter winners too. Bonnie

Kerkeslager and Sandy Spence answered trivia questions about Valentines Day. We have some smart Cupids at our

table!!!

Pam and I miss all of you in this time of uncertainty, but I’m sure we will get through this and we will be together again

real soon. Each and every one of you are in our thoughts and prayers for a healthy and safe outcome.

Wash your hands and enjoy this season of Spring,

Jay & Pam Bomberger

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

COVID-19 has certainly changed American lives and has impacted just about

all the social interactions we enjoy. Until things get back to normal, please

keep in mind the following: Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after

exposure. Look for: Fever, Cough, Shortness of Breath

If you develop emergency warning signs for COVIV-19, get medical attention immediately.

Emergency Warning Signs Include: Trouble Breathing, persistent pain or pressure in the chest, new

confusion or inability to arouse and, bluish lips or face.

This list is not all inclusive. Please consult your medical provider for any other symptoms that are severe or

concerning.

Call you Doctor: If you think you have been exposed to COVID-19 and develop a fever and symtoms,

such as cough or difficulty breathing, call your healthcare provider for medical advise.

Directors’ Corner

What’s Happening in April

MARYLAND CHAPTER H SPAGHETTI BINGO POSTPONED DATE T.B.D.

APRIL 1, ICE CREAM CHALLENGE STARTS, (postponed) APRIL 18 OFFICERS CONFERENCE (canceled)

APRIL 18 OFFICERS CONFERENCE (canceled) APRIL 18 GARAGE DAY (postponed)

April 25 PA-B Gathering $9 for continental $14 full breakfast. Fee includes room rental.

May 2 5:30-10am Motor Awareness Display at Kinzers Fire Hall Description PA-B will have a display at Kinzers Fire Hall educating folks about Motorcycles. Don Engle will have a presentation via laptop. People are invited to man the booth and/or talk about Motorcycles.

May 16 8am-12pm Flags Up Event (if approved by the Verterans Administration) Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Indiantown Gap Rd. Annville, PA. Meet at Veterans Memorial for instructions and team assignments. Four people required per team. Contact Mike Yavor for more information or questions at 610-823-7127.

May 8, Stag Ride (ladies welcome) 6:30am-5pm Depart Sheetz on Prospect Rd off RT 30. See our Web page, sign up.

Spring Fling May 9th Have you made your reservation yet? See last page. Meal will be catered by Mission BBQ. No ticket sales at the door, you must be pre-registered. Check the Chapter Web site SPECIAL EVENTS tab for more information. Sign up on-line and be sure to let your friends know you will be attending.

May 14-16 District Rally-Altoona Grand Hotel 1 Sheraton Drive Altoona, PA 16601 Ph: 814-946-1631

The best part of the year has come for motorcyclists with warmer days that bring new growth, and the beauty of nature! And just like that, we are turned on our heads. The work of off-season upgrades to bikes, and planning of events is put on hold as our world is turned upside down. Even trying to get together as a chapter family is impossible. We are excited to get out on the road and then…… something called coronavirus turns normal every day activities into a chore and we wait to see what will be shut down next and how long. Everything seems normal until you get out and about. We have to cancel all chapter activities and wait hoping there is normalcy coming. This is a very fluid situation and may change every few days. April will be a month of hope as to when and how we pull out of this. Early May could still be difficult in Lancaster County although we have hope conditions will get better. We must be cautiously optimistic about motorcycle awareness presented at Kinzers Fire House on May 2nd, and District Rally 14th-16th . As you know we have shifted Spring Fling to September 19th because of apprehension of our members as to uncertainties remaining immediately leading up to Spring Fling and of the venue reopening as it is currently closed until April 12 and possibly beyond. Gatherings are an important part of chapter life so we will continue to investigate a way to meet virtually. There will be no ice cream socials or events through April 18th (no April fools). We continue to keep April’s gathering on the calendar hoping change comes. Updates will be sent out as they develop. Sandy and I would like to wish all a Happy Easter!

Until we see you sometime,

Be Safe, Be Healthy,

Ron & Sandy

District Directors’ Page

It’s April and the first day of April is known as April Fool’s Day. Wouldn’t it be nice to wake up today and find out the coronavirus was one great big joke but, it is not. COVID-19 virus is a very serious communicable disease and I hope we all are doing our part to slow down the virus. This is not the first pandemic but, we are more mobile and more reliant on the world for our supplies than we have been in the past. Other pandemics have been influenza, tuberculosis, malaria, mea-sles and smallpox to name a few. Some of us have lived during these times and many have re-ceived vaccines to prevent these diseases. Several from the PA District had plans to attend the FL District Rally in March, but it was canceled. All of us are canceling gatherings, meet and eats, rides and other activities the chapter had planned. Please keep everyone informed by using GroupWorks. It is an excellent communication tool. As we are practicing self-distancing, remember that your GWRRA family and friends are missing each other. Take time to use some of the great inventions we have to keep in contact by call each other or use some method of video chatting. We don’t want anyone to feel isolated and getting de-pressed because they are not having any interaction. So please take time to say hi hope you are ok or do you need anything to our friends and extended family. If you did not see the notices, Officer’s Conference scheduled for April 18

th has been canceled. We

had planned on distributing the visitation awards for 2019 Roll for the Dough and the proceeds from the PA District lottery. Both checks will be mailed to the Chapter Directors this month. Thank you again for your participation. Hopefully, the isolation will not extend into the summer and May will be a month we resume our nor-mal life style. As of today, we our not canceling the PA District Rally. The Altoona Grand Hotel is remaining open and is optimistic that all their schedule of events will take place. If you have not sent your registration in and are planning on attending the rally in Altoona, please get your registrations in this month. April is the last month to register and the registration is $55/GWRRA member. The date is May 14-16, 2020. Get you registration in by May 14, 2020 for All Chapters West (ACW) – June 12-14

th – Treasure

Lake KOA, DuBois, PA; registration is located on the District website at www.gwrrapadist.org. This is a great weekend to meet people from other chapters. Come join the FUN! Your host for the event is chapter PA-I.

Additional district events will be itemized closer to the event date. Keep watching GroupWorks and looking at the 2020 Calendar of Events on the PA District website so, you know when events will resume. Wishing you all a Happy Easter! Remember to always ride safe! Harold and Diane Jackson

http://www.gwrrapadist.org

April 2020 – Birds are Chirping must be Spring

No new members this month. Did have an email from George Heck in Lebanon, have sent him some information, he is

friends with Carl and Bonnie, we might see him soon. It is my understanding that we do have a new member whom

some of us have met her name is Jane Leid, she used to be employed at Leola Motor Trike. Please make Jane

welcome.

An update on Roll for Dough – The best laid plans had to be changed due to the Corona Virus, so everything planned

after the PA-V visit was either cancelled or postponed. It seems like the lack of activity by everyone, not just Chapter B.

Even with all that Chapter B does have six points. By achieving 20 points the chapter will get back half of our annual

dues. When we get back to visiting come out and join the fun, we will visit many of our GWRRA friends and share the

experiences of “Fun, Safety and Knowledge”. All of this makes Chapter B appreciated by our other GWRRA family

members while we enjoy sharing the camaraderie and making new friends.

So, as I write this article, Jeanne and I have returned home from Florida safe and sound. As you know, we did get

together with some of our Chapter B family for lunch. We had a “Bee” lunch in Clermont FL with Jim and Patti, Jay and

Pam, Carl and Bonnie, Wayne and Kim; it is always nice to share the Lord’s bounty with Chapter B. We also visited the

Lakeland FL GWRRA Chapter (Fireballs), Jim and Patti, Wayne and Kim and ourselves; we reunited with some old

GWRRA family from Florida.

I am still working on updated rosters, received the year end information and will have all the rosters completed shortly. I

am making calls to members who do not have email regarding newsletter access and finally will be doing our annual

“permission to share” info for that roster.

As of this writing, all March Tuesday nights social/ice cream, have been cancelled and the location for April is Park City

Diner. Hopefully some activity can be resumed in April but right now the status is uncertain. These social evenings

every week are unique to Chapter B and are part of what makes us the chapter that we are. They are a special time,

normally a lot of fun and a great time to get to know your Chapter B family better.

During April, we plan to stay put except for essential visits to doctors, etc. Hopefully by the end of the month Chapter B

will have a gathering. In the meantime, stay safe keep the virus in mind no matter what you are doing so that it does not

spread any further.

It was decided as I write this to postpone our Annual Spring Fling to September 19th, See new flyer on P15.

“Chapter Pride”, is important when we are out as a group, eating out, doing a fund raiser; we want everyone to know

who we are, so that they can appreciate our safe riding and good behavior. We have in Chapter B, not only beautiful

machines; we also have a wonderful group of people with a common interest. So, continue to make us proud.

If you know a motorcyclist, any brand, invite them to a gathering, a chapter function or a chapter ride, that is the only

way they can get a good look at us. We welcome all riders/co-riders to come enjoy our events, we promise a good time.

John W Parker III GWRRA PA Chapter B

Membership Enhancement Coordinator

[email protected] Ph:717-584-5620

COUPLE OF THE YEAR FUN DAY

Every year this event is held in March to welcome, honor, and encourage chapter couples in PA to participate in becoming District CoY and then International CoY. On March 14 we left our house at 5:30 (that's AM), picked up Ron and Sandy and drove 3 hours to Clearfield. When the sun finally came up, we realized how desolate north western PA was--no blooming flowers or trees, no tilled fields, dormant grass. We are so blessed living in Lancaster County. Former chapter B couples told us there would be games and fun activities, but maybe due to the virus, this part of the day was cancelled. Except for a delicious lunch, the day was devoted to reviewing the manual for district participation, meeting the other 5 couples and hearing about their chapter life, mock interviews by "judges" who were the chapter Directors, and questions from John and Glenda Leib who are the PA District CoY Coordinators. Ron would be disappointed if I didn't include this story. After we were welcomed, the first order of business was for each couple to go to the front of the room and give a 3-minute impromptu talk. Since B is the beginning of the alphabet, guess who was first. What was supposed to happen was Ron would escort me to the front and Sandy would escort Bob. Well, I just "bolted" to the front (maybe to get it over with) leaving Bob with two escorts. Hey, we were the guinea pigs! Although we are content just to be your chapter couple for 2020, we enjoyed the day and our time with Ron and Sandy. Closer to home we decided to get something to eat at a 50's diner in Hummelstown so called Pam and Jay to join us. Jay was available but had already eaten. However, there was room for chocolate ice cream. A good time was had by all and possibly the last GWRRA event not cancelled due to the coronavirus.

Hope everyone is safe and healthy----Bob and Libbie

Tips for making the perfect cheese ball recipe:

1. You can use crunchy or creamy peanut butter. I used crunchy for this so I could have little bits of nuts inside.

2. Make sure your ingredients (butter and cream cheese) are room temperature for optimal mixing.

3. I filled this with peanut butter chips but you could use chocolate chips or even chopped peanut butter cups. Make it a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Cheese Ball!

4. You can make this up to 2 days ahead of time, making party prep a snap.

INSTRUCTIONS

1.Cream butter, cream cheese, and peanut butter until mixed (using a hand or stand mixer). Mix in vanilla.

2. Add powdered sugar, 1/2 cut at a time, and mix until combined. Mix in peanut butter chips.

3. Using your hands, form the mixture into a ball. Wrap it in plastic wrap and place it in a bowl. (This is to

prevent the ball from getting a flat bottom). Chill until firm, about two hours or overnight.

4. Depending on how long you chilled the ball, you may need to let it sit out for 30 minutes or so to get the

chocolate chips to stick. Place the mini chocolate chips on a plate. Unwrap the cheese ball and roll it in the

chocolate chips, using your hands to coat and press them to make them stick.

Serve dip with your choice of dippers, like pretzels, cookies, or celery. Serve room temperature or store in

refrigerator for up to two days before serving.

https://www.crazyforcrust.com/peanut-butter-cheese-ball-dip/

INGREDIENTS

• 1/4 cup butter softened

• 4 ounces cream cheese softened

• 1 cup peanut butter your choice; crunchy or smooth

• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

• 1 cup peanut butter chips1

• 1-2 cups mini chocolate chips

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Chapter B News...compose yourself, ease your speed back down and regroup. Or, smile, because you just did a big sexy power slide in the wet and got through it safely. Riding in the