.Chapter P was granted Chapter

status in 2006.

TX Participants are dedicated

to the GWRRA motto:

“Friends for Fun, Safety, and

Knowledge".

Chapter P meets on 2nd

Thursday of each month at

In this issue:

Fun, Safety, and

Knowledge

2

Members Stories and

Photos

3,4

Sponsors 5,6,

7,8,

9,10

Medicine Park OK Trip

TX District

Events

11

12

12

Wings of Granbury-Chapter P

1

P’Tittitioner

May 2013

Gary and Becky

Wheatley,

Directors of Chapter

P

Chapter Directors

garyw@century21shooks.

com

Assistant Directors:

Vern & Kathy William-

william2857@aol.com

Don Walker

Chapter Treasurer:

Ray Lusby & Barbara Rus-

sell brussell28@yahoo.com

Safety / Educator:

Brian Handleson

bchandlson@sbcgobal.net

Membership Enhancement

Coordinators:

Bob & Connie Whan

bwhan55@yahoo.com

Couple of the Year:

Ride Coordinators':

JB Wilson jbwil-

son141@embarqmail.com

Web Master:

Brian Neal

Newsletter Editors:

Joe & Jean Jones-

joe.jean.r2009@yahoo.com

Fun, Safety, and Knowledge

Happy Mother’s Day

Animal Hazards

Swerve or Panic Stop?

It doesn't happen very often but even while traveling on a freeway you can suddenly be confronted with an animal in your path. Certainly

it happens with some frequency in the country, and on city streets you must be ever concerned about usually domesticated types.

Those of us who ride in the country tend to confront five types of animals with some regularity: deer, dogs, cattle, birds and horses in

roughly that order of frequency. On surface streets there are usually just two varieties: dogs and children (both an animal and wildlife in

my book.) Dogs on a freeway are usually road kill before you get to them.

If you see an animal in your path, given plenty of warning, the obvious best move is to slow down and give it as wide a clearance as possi-

ble. However, in the case of an animal that 'was in front of me out of nowhere' situations, you have an immediate decision to make ... to

swerve and try to avoid it, or to panic stop.

That is a false choice to make! If you think that you can figure out where a deer is going to be in the next 5 seconds, you are dead wrong!

But more than that, if you think that you can, in a panic, swerve your motorcycle and retain control of it - not run into oncoming traffic,

or the side of the mountain, or off the road, or over-steer it into a crash after avoiding the animal, or swerve right into the animal which

has jumped into your new path, then you are probably also of the opinion that it can't happen to you in any event.

If you hit a cement truck at 5 mph you will probably walk away from it. If you hit ANYTHING while traveling at 50 mph or faster, you

probably will not. The difference is your speed. Swerving does not reduce your speed. What it will do is give away some control.

Your best move is almost always to try a CONTROLLED panic stop. Do not lose control of your bike. Minimize the speed of impact. If

you are good, and practiced, you might not hit anything at all. Even if luck is against you you will probably still walk away from it.

I can hear it now: "Even if it's a child?" Absolutely! If that child decides to make a dash for his/her life and chooses (like you) the wrong

direction to run in, then you will hit that child with a greater (faster) impact swerving to avoid him/her than if you try to stop the bike.

Of course you aren't doing 50 mph or greater on city streets, right? You are covering your front brake while riding on city streets, right?

Play the odds in your head before you get into the situation. Condition yourself - bias yourself - panic stops are not a bad thing

Brain Handleson

Members Stories and

Pictures

Kerrville &Three Sister’s Ride

Starting Home on Sunday Lukenbach Store-Joe and Gary Group gathering at store Rooster in Yard

Joe Jones inside Lukenbach Store Ray, Barbara, Kathy, Vern and Becky Vern, Ray, Barbara, Joe, & JB,

Gary, Becky, Dennis,

Sherry, Bob, Connie,

Barbara, Ray, Lavern, Malcolm

and ,JB,

Photos by Sherry Watters

and Jean Jones

Cont. Members Stories and Pictures

Wild Seed Farm

We left in a fog on Sunday, but it cleared up

quickly. And the sun came out. We arrived

at the Wild Seed Farm. We all went in to

see the Patio furniture, outdoor items and

flowers. We came out with fun items, cop-

per wind chimes, flowered skirts and tank

tops, and hot cocoa. There were plenty of

Bluebonnets to take pictures of. Then we

were off to go find lunch at Dairy Queen in

Johnson City, TX. We drove by LBJ‘s

Ranch on Hwy 1. The ride started getting

hot in the late afternoon! Guess after all

the cold and cool weather we have had, 90

degrees feels very hot to us. Can’t wait for

the 100’s! But we had a breeze so that

helped us.

Thanks for the great ride!!!

Jean & Joe Jones,

Joe and I wanted to thank you for the enjoyable trip to Kerrville on April 13th &

14th. We were not able to come on Friday the 12th because Joe was officiating

our daughter’s wedding on Sat. afternoon. So our ride was short and sweet. We

rode down on Sat. evening, about 6 P.M. and got there around 10 P.M. I won’t do

that again, There are way too many dear out there at night. We saw 4 of them

crossing the road. Three in front of us and one behind us. I never worried before

the accident. But guess being injured changes things. I prayed a lot. And we did

get there safely.

We enjoyed Lukenbach, TX and we had never been there before. I loved the

roosters that were running around the yard.

Kerrville Trip

Bob Whan

General Manager

Sponsors

J. David Hunt

Business Manager

Brad and Deanna Mohon

Dutch Wilkinson

1451 E. Pearl St.

Granbury, TX 76048

(817)573-8846

Brent A. Gough

Financial Advisor

313 FM 1187 North

Aledo, TX 76008

Bus: (817) 441-9011 Cell: (817) 657-2035

TF: (888) 441-9112 Fax:: (888) 812-7393

brent.gough@edwardjones.com

Sponsors

Wear your vest or chapter colors to the monthly gathering and

receive your non alcoholic beverages free!

Compliments of the good folks at

Spring Creek, Granbury, TX.

GWRRA

invited to

come riding

CMA- Trip

May 31-June 2, 2013,

Two Day trip-2 hrs. and 50 minutes. ride to Medicine Park, OK

Things to do:

The Holy City of the Wichita's, Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge,

Rides to Water falls, and Mount Scott’s beautiful Views

Camp or stay in a Hotel nearby

Lake Lawtonka Camping– $8-$15/night-580 529-2663

Hotels in Lawson-book your own-$50-$63 and up.

Ride info TBA via emails.

Contact: for info and RSVP-Tell us your plans, camping or hotel, etc. Joe Jones @

joe.jean.r2009@gmail.com.

The Holy City of the Wichita’s

Mount Scott

We will be leaving from Al-bertson’s parking lot off of

Santa Fe and Hwy 180 in Weatherford. Meet Friday,

May 31, at 1:45 P.M.. KSU 2:00 P.M. Contact Joe for

more info. 817 800-8158.

GWRRA

We're on the Web

Wingsofgranbury.org

Wings of Granbury

Chapter P

FUN, SAFETY AND

KNOWLEDGE

Visit website at: www.gwrra-

la.org

Texas District Convention

Texas Gumball Rally 2013

May 16-18, 2013

Wichita Falls, MPEC Center

Visit Website: www.gwrra-

tx.org

Arkansas District Convention

May 23-25, 2013

Visit Website: www.argwrra.org

Kansas State Convention

September 13-15, 2013

Abilene, KS

Visit Website:

www.gwks.hoWing Ding 2013

July 3-6, 2013

Greenville, SC

Visit Website: www.wing-

ding.org

Oklahoma District Convention

October 3-5, 2013

Visit Website: www.gwrraokla.org

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OPERATIONS

DISTRICT DIRECTORS

DAVID & CHRISTINE VIDRINE

ASSISTANT DISTRICT DIRECTORS

TREASURER

DIANE SHULTS

ENTERTAINMENT COORDINATOR

KENNY SHULTS

218 642-4619

VENDOR COORDINATOR

OPEN

LEADERSHIP TRAINING

LEADERSHIP TRAINER

OPEN

MEMBERSHIP ENHANCEMENT

COORDINATORS

JIM & ALVALIN WOODUI

254 468-2079

2012-2013

Couple of the Year

Mike & Robin Thacker

281 686-8892

Couple of the Year

Coordinators

Dave & Jean Simmons

325 382-4469

Newsletter Editor

Christina Vidrine

832 217-6432

Webmaster

Tom & Diane Spraque

858 756-6071

District Website

Www.gwrra-tx.org

TEXAS DISTRICT

Chapter P Rides

May 11– Thursday-Albany &

Ft. Griffin, KSU @ 8:30 A.M.

Starbucks, Granbury.

May 16,17, & 18-Gumball

Rally, Wichita Falls. On your

own, no group ride.

May 31-June 2—Fri., Sat., &

Sun. Koinonia Riders –CMA

Medicine Park, OK trip. See

flyer on page 10 for info.

June 13-16--Republic of Tex-

as Ride. (ROT Rally) Contact

Bob Whan.

June 22-----Loco Coyote for

lunch. Contact JB.

Events