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Gold Wing Road Riders Association Southeast Region “A”

South Carolina District

NEWBERRY SALUDA WINGS

Friends for Fun, Safety and Knowledge Volume 16 Issue 11 November 2013

Birthdays & Anniversaries:

Region “A” Officers

Director: Jim & Sue Jackson

Region A Couple of the Year:

Buddy & Kim Summer

SC District Officers

Director:

Phil & Judy Stone

Assistant Directors

Craig & Karen Miller

Mike & Mary Coral

Buddy & Kim Summer

District Trainer

Roy & Anita Fosnight

Rider Educator

Jerry & Teresa Hill

Asst RE/MADD/COY Coordinator

Bill & Judy Dunaway

Membership Enhancement

Rich & Jean Kitko

Treasurer Margaret Caughman

Webmaster

J.W. & Yolanda Worley

SC District Couple of the Year

Buddy & Kim Summer

Chapter “S” Officers Director: Bill Wilson

Assistant Director: Jane Brinck

Rider Educator/Ride Coordinator

Dee & Bob Collyer

Storekeeper: Doris Singley

MEC/Photographer/COY

Glenn & Donna Bumgarner

Treasurer/Newsletter/Webmaster

Chapter of the Year Coordinator

Kim & Buddy Summer

Motorist Awareness Coordinator

Jon Horning

www.GWRRASC.com

Inside This Issue:

Words from the Director 1

Birthdays & Anniversaries 2

Upcoming Events 2

Wedding Invitation 3

Asst Chapter Director 4

Membership Enhancement 5

Rider Education 6

Mountain Ride Pics 7

Editor’s Comments 8

It’s a busy time of year and we still have plenty of riding to do

before the 2013 is just a fading

memory. Ten members attended Chapter I’s Traveling Plaque Capture and to our

surprise, Chapter S ended up with it. We are giving it away on November 23rd

at San Jose at 12 noon.

Other events this past month were our mountain ride on November 2nd

with 19 participating and Fall Maintenance Day at the Bumgarners on November 9

th with 21

members in attendance. Thank you to all those who supported Glenn and his family

during his mother’s illness and passing. The Goldwing Family is always a part of every member’s family.

Upcoming events include Wayne and Marianne’s Wedding, our Chapter Christmas

Party, Veterans Ride, Whitmire Christmas Parade, Boys Farm Toy Ride, and the Redneck Christmas Parade. We may even find time to attend Chapter O’s monthly

gathering, since we have do not have a monthly gathering in December. Also, we

have a frostbite ride scheduled on January 1st to kick off 2014. Hope to see you

there.

Congratulations to Jon Horning for stepping up to the position of Motorist

Awareness Coordinator. Thanks Jon for supporting your chapter.

Bill Wilson, SC-S CD SC Traveling Plaque November 23, 2013 San Jose Restaurant, 11 to eat, 12 Noon to meet

Next Chapter Gathering

Chapter S November 16, 2012

11 to eat & meet San Jose Restaurant 2041 Wilson Road

Newberry SC 29108

Chapter Director

Bill Wilson 501 North Wise Road

Saluda, SC 29138 Phone: 803-940-0311

Email: billwils1946@aol.com Web: www.scs.gwrra-regiona.org

Words from the Director:

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Danny Dowd (8/01) Nov 22 Dwight & Callie Rae Scurry(3/09) Nov 24 Buddy & Kim Summer (9/92, 6/02) Nov 28 Kim Summer (6/02) Dec 4 Buddy Summer (9/92) Dec 31

*( ) - Join Date

Is this “King Titon” or “Queen for a Day”?

“S” won the Traveling Plaque from Chapter I on October 26th.

EVENTS DATES LOCATIONS Monthly Chapter S Nov 16 San Jose

Gathering 11 eat & meet Newberry, SC

SC Traveling Plaque Nov 23 San Jose

Capture from Chapter S 11 eat, 12 meet Newberry, SC

Chapter S Christmas Dec 3 Scurry’s Home Party 6 pm Saluda, SC

$15 Chinese Gift Exchange

Columbia Vets Ride Dec 8 Carolina Honda

Escorted to VA Hospital 2 pm Columbia, SC

Bring a wrapped gift for a Vet

Whitmire Christmas Dec 14 Broad Street

Parade starts at 12 Line up 11 Whitmire, SC

Boys’ Farm Toy Ride Dec 14 76 Cycle Shop

To Opera House 2 pm Chapin, SC

Bring an unwrapped gift for infant to age 18 / Donations / Gift

Cards also accepted

Waterloo Redneck Dec 15 (TBD) Mt Olive Community

Christmas Parade 3 pm Laurens County

Frostbite Ride Jan 1 To Aiken County

Meet at Bill’s House 10:30 for lunch

SC District Officers Jan 11 Wingate, 108 Saluda

Meeting 8:30 – 5:30 Pointe Ct, Lexington

Florida District Mar 20-22 Worldgate Resort

Convention “Renaissance Faire” Kissimmee, FL

Alabama District Apr 3-5 Ashbury Hotel

Convention “Roman” the Bay Mobile, AL

SC District Convention May 1-3 SiMT

2014 “Wings over Cartoon Land” Florence, SC

Georgia District Jun 12-14 Dillard House

Convention “Goldwing Roundup” Dillard, GA

Wing Ding 36 Jul 2-5 Alliant Energy Ctr

“Light up the Lakes” Madison, WI

Mississippi District Oct 16-18 Courtyard Marriott

Convention Gulfport, MS

Birthdays & Anniversaries: Upcoming Events:

Photo of the Month:

SC Traveling Plaque:

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Together With Family And Friends

Marianne Begemann Smith And

Wayne Earle Shunamon

Invite you to join Them as They begin a new chapter in Their lives as Husband and Wife

At two O’clock on the Thirtieth of November Two Thousand and Thirteen at Their future

home site 417 David Jones Road, Saluda, South Carolina

Reception to immediately follow at the home

of Mr. E.H. (Bill) Begemann

416 Andrew Coleman Road, Saluda, South Carolina

RSVP By November Twenty Third by calling or texting Cell 573-528-6991 or call House 864-

445-3724 No Gifts Please

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We would like to thank you for your thoughts and prayers, as well as your calls,

during our time of sorrow. The chapter’s donation to the Whitmire Rescue Squad is

greatly appreciated. Glenn and Donna Bumgarner

From the desk of your ACD:

Hello everyone,

Once again, I have missed most of the activities in October and early November, this has just got to stop!! I was in Ohio again the latter part of

October and my back is still giving me fits and keeping me off my trike. I think I saw some big alligator tears around my trike the other day

when I went out to check on her. She’s sad that she’s not getting out and enjoying this beautiful fall weather!

I did attend the chapter Maintenance Day on November 9th at Glenn and Donna’s. It was a cool and breezy day but we had good fellowship, good food and those that needed work done on their bikes got it done. It was great to see so many of our Chapter S members in attendance!

Kaye and Larry’s grandson Ethan, is in Levine Childrens Hospital in Charlotte, NC. Ethan is 15 and a sick young man. As of this writing,

(Sunday, November 10th) they don’t have a definite diagnosis so please keep Ethan, Kaye and Larry, and all their family in your prayers.

I am so hoping I will be back on my trike in the near future! Don’t forget to dress appropriately for the cooler weather. Also, be watchful of

the falling leaves, especially on wet roads, and the possibility of frost on the roads in the shaded areas in the mornings, those things can be very

dangerous on a motorcycle!

Until next time,

Your ACD,

Jane Brinck

Asst. Chapter Director:

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The colder weather is setting in and for some the riding season is over, but we continue to get out and visit the

mountains and other places of interest. Our ride to the mountains was a great ride, and we enjoyed the scenic view as

well as the fellowship. It was a perfect day for a ride, and we spent most of the day on the road. We also rode to

Chapter ” I” and captured the plaque. We will be hosting the other chapters in South Carolina this month at San Jose

Mexican Restaurant.

Even though the weather is getting too cold for some people to ride, remember to tell other bikers you see as you are

out about us and invite them to come and visit with us at our monthly meeting and ride with us. If you need any

promotional literature, please let us know.

Our fall maintenance day was a fun-filled day with some maintenance, lots of good food, and great fellowship. It was a

little chilly, but we had plenty of hot coffee and hot chocolate to warm us up, as well as the outside heater on the deck.

If you were unable to join us, we missed you, and we hope you plan to join us next year. We recruited two new

members that day, Carol Sanders and Terry Lake. Both of them have been participating with us, but they are now

members of our “Best Overall Chapter.”Please welcome them to our GWRRA family and fill them in on our chapter

life.

Bill announced at our maintenance day that we would not be able to have a bake sale to raise money for the Newberry

Boys’ Farm and suggested that we make donations to the cause. We had a good response, and we appreciate your

donations.

We look forward to seeing you at the monthly gathering and the plaque attack.

Donna Bumgarner bumgarnerg@bellsouth.com

Membership Enhancement:

Chapter S got the

Traveling Plaque on

October 26 from

Chapter I:

Glenn & Donna, Carol

& Gordon, Wayne,

Bill, Roger, Jon,

Buddy & Kim

attended.

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Well, it is that time of year again. T's the season for giving. How many of us have been on a toy ride? How about a mountain ride to see the colors? Or how about a ride, local or otherwise, for the kids or the veterans? I've got one more ride we can go on and this one can be done any time of year. Let's do a ride for safety. When we ride for safety we do not have to bring a toy for a child or bring food for the hungry or homeless or a blanket for the veterans. When we ride for safety it is all for our self and our loved ones. We need to remember to check our tires do we have the right amount of pressure in each tire, is there enough tread to ride safely? We have to be sure to check our brakes, do the front and back brakes work, do our lights work when we put the brakes on? Are we dressed appropriately, is our clothing layered or do our "lectrics all work? All of these things are done to help keep us and others safe. Many people are unable to ride by this time of year due to the weather but we can ride all year long due to our warmer climate so let’s be sure to be very safety conscious. Let’s make every ride a ride for safety so we can continue to have fun and fellowship.

Chapter S Mountain Ride November 2

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Rider Educator:

Dee Collyer Ride Educator

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Jon took photos of the view from Cesar’s Head. Bikes took a rest break on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Curves on the way up Hwy 276. Jack in the Devil’s Kitchen. Breakfast in Easley.

Chapter S Members warmed up with a hot breakfast at the Starving Artist Café in Easley, South Carolina.

Mountain Ride

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Last week when the chapter was having Maintenance Day, Buddy and I

visited Chapter A in Anderson and took a trip to Georgia for their annual

Wind Down. We rode the trike and it was a very cold, dark ride from

Anderson to lower Georgia Friday night, but the “unknown” was the fun

part. We rode roads that we had never been on and saw places we

probably won’t see again. There were people at the Wind Down that we

hadn’t seen in years, so it was a trip worth taking. We enjoyed

representing Region A as their couple and we met so many new friends.

All in all, it was a great trip!

We have two new members sign up with Chapter S. Please welcome

Carol Sanders and Terry Lake. You have been with us on events and rides, so we already feel like you are part of our

family. Welcome to Chapter S.

There’s many charity rides and events coming up the next two months and Goldwingers will be there to support these

happenings. Thanksgiving is definitely a time to give thanks. Buddy and I are so glad to have the opportunity to

experience and enjoy it all. We are so fortunate! We have home, family, and friends to be thankful for. Don’t forget

the small things in your life that make your world preasureable. See you on the road.

Kim Summer buddykimsum@gmail.com

Editor’s Comments:

Maintenance Day

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Maintenance Day