GOLD WING TOURING ASSOCIATION
EMERALD CITY WINGS
Chapter “A” - Seattle Washington
JUNE, JULY, AUGUST 2009 CHAPTER “A” SEATTLE
OFFICERS
Becky’s Buzz
and S T A F F
Well it’s HOT now. It is 11:00 for Meagan and I to get away from
am on Wednesday the 27th and it Seattle for awhile. Paul’s daughter
CHAPTER DIRECTORS
Paul & Becky Behan is already 92 degrees on our deck (Samantha) came over from
(206) 431-8996 in the shade. Thank goodness Paul Othello with her family and stayed
put in air conditioning a few years with Paul for father’s day. We had
ASSISTANT DIRECTORS
Bill & Kathy Perkins ago. How Sassy, our cat, can stand a house full and all four
(206) 368-8966 this heat with all her fur, I will never granddaughters in the hot tub and
understand, but she is out there then sleeping all over the house
CHAPTER TREASURER
Di Hennings
someplace catching moles! on Sunday. It was fun though.
(206) 878-9090 We had a pretty good garage On Sunday the 21st.
sale at Margie and Jeff’s house in Meagan and I went to Port
50 / 50
Bill & Suzi Raybell
Renton in June. We made about Angeles to see my step mom (she
(360) 225-6895 $625 for our treasury. I’ll see if I is 93) and make sure all was well
can find some pics. over there. I enjoyed
STP COORDINATOR
Then most of us went to the driving my little car
Jeff Richards
(425) 277-8985 Family Campout in Ellensburg. I instead of the
will post pictures of that function wheelchair van for a
SUNSHINE also. Paul wasn’t able to ride that change.
Lorraine Stiers Continued on page 6.
far in the van so my granddaughter SASSY
(253) 927-0634
and I made an appearance on
RIDER/SAFETY ED. Saturday and stayed for dinner. It
John Lawson was real windy. Maybe we ought to
(253) 941-1496 look for a less windy area next
PHONE TREE year. Ed Klemisch roasted a pig as
Margie Richards usual and it looked like everybody
(425)277-8985 was enjoying themselves. The food
NEWSLETTER
was really great. It was a nice ride
Becky Behan
(206) 431-8996
behan3746@comcast.net Chapter Meeting Information
Our Chapter Meeting is held on the second Sunday of every month at:
DENNY’S Restaurant
5700 South Center Blvd.
Tukwila, WA
(206) 246-0476
Breakfast is at 9:00 am and the meeting starts at 10:00 am.
The next Chapter meeting will be on August 9th.
(Chapter Business Meetings will be held as needed.)
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August 2009
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
Anniversaries 1
Dan & Karen Alexander 6/3 Ted & Molly Reitz 6/27 Paul & Becky Behan 8/4 Chap. “Q”
Rich & Patty Meagher 6/7 Dennis & Deven Jefferies 7/14 Chuck & Sandy Judkins 8/7 Chili Dog
Bob & Karen Sweeney 6/26 Bob & Lorraine Stiers 7/24 Mike & Mary Pierce 8/29 Run
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Packwood Chap. “L”
BBQ Burger Bust
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Chapter Chap. “U”
Meeting @ Family
Denny’s Campout
16 17 18 19 20 21 22Chap.“Z”
Chap. “U” Taz Fun Run
Family Oregon Oregon
Campout State Rally State Rally
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
Oregon
State Rally
Birthdays
6/9 Molly Reitz 6/30 Bo Bollinger 7/31 Chuck Littlefield
30 31 6/13 Melanie Rigsby 7/1 Karen Sweeney 8/7 Dan Alexander
6/21 Luisa Klemisch 7/18 Tom Kennedy 8/12 Becky Behan
6/22 Emily Klemisch 7/22 Lorraine Stiers 8/23 Chuck Judkins
6/25 Jonathon Lawson 7/30 Rich Meagher 8/29 Joe Wolfe
Sign-in: Al & Di Hennings
After Meeting Ride: Nothing Planned
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REMINDERS
AUGUST
1st, 2nd: Chapter “Q”, Chili Dog Run, Cascade Peaks RV Park, Randle/Packwood (hwy 12).
9th: Chapter “A”, Meeting @ Denny’s, Breakfast at 9:00 and meeting at 10:00.
15th: Tracy Jo Lawson & Jim Quinton are getting married.
15th, 16th: Chapter “U”, Family Reunion Campout in Conconully.
21st to 23rd: Oregon State Rally, Grants Pass, Oregon.
22nd: Chapter “Z”, Tasmanian Fun Run, Starts 287 Emery Rd. @ 9:00 am. $10.00 ea.
SEPTEMBER
4th to 7th: Region A Campout, Salem KOA, 8372 Enchanted Way, Turner, Oregon.
11th to 13th: Chapter “A”, Lazy A Daze. (This may be just a tentative plan!)
12th: Washington GWTA State Officers Meeting in Ellensburg.
20th: Chapter “Y”, Harvest Run, Sunnyside, WA.
OCTOBER
2nd: Evergreen Speedway in Monroe.
10th: Wing Washington Banquet, Renton Community Center.
Chapter Pride
Every month, at our general chapter meeting, we draw a Chapter Members Name to win the Chapter
Pride prize. To win, you must be wearing the chapter colors of a red shirt and black pants or blue jeans.
Also, a name pin or name printed on your shirt.
To encourage more guests to join us, we have added a “GUEST” name to the bag. If it is drawn, the guest
must have on their chapter colors and name as well. The first guest to sign the guest book for that meeting
will be named to win the prize.
The size of the prize will increase by $10 each month that no one claims it and will
start over at $10 when someone claims it or when it reaches $100.00.
MAY was for $20.00 and Patty Meagher won!
JUNE was back to $10.00 and Ed Klemisch won!
We had no meeting in JULY because of the STP . . . .So,
the amount for AUGUST goes back to $10.00.
BE THERE AND WEAR THOSE CHAPTER COLORS!
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Melanie Makes The Dance Team
Melanie will be going to Meeker Middle School next year and really
wanted to try out for their dance team. So for an entire week she went to
their practice and on Friday May 1st tried out for the 2009/2010 team.
Her eyes were about the size of saucers when she saw her name on the
list and almost bowled me over when she jumped up into my arms. She
was so excited she made both of us get teary eyed! Some of their
activities throughout the school year include performing during half time
at a Seattle Storm basketball game, competitions with other local schools
dance teams, assemblies, sporting events and the school spirit events.
She is going to be one busy kid next year! This also means mom might
be a little busier as they require a great deal of parent involvement to help support the team.
I am very proud of her for all the hard work this past week. Margie
KRAINS CORNER DINNER
On Saturday June 27th about 10 Chapter A members went to dinner at Krains Corner
Restaurant near Enumclaw. The restaurant is in an old house that has been added on to and
has lots of old stuff in it. As they were having a hard time with the Green River Gorge
Bridge being closed for so long, the bridge just opened up again Friday few days earlier
then expected, so it was decided to try and go and leave a few bucks with them, it is good
food also, it was a very nice evening and so good to see Paul and Becky out with us, they
were at the garage sale also "A" had , he is coming along and that is good news. we went
Sunday we went to Chapter V's root bear float fundraiser, in talking to them it seemed to be
doing well , was a nice warm day for it so that helped. We really do need to do more dinner
outings as all seemed to enjoy them. Loretta
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WASHINGTON STATE RALLY
SUPPORT OUR TROOPS
The State Rally was held in Sunny Hot [90 to 100 degrees] Ritzville, WA over
the 4th of July, 2009. 13 Chapter "A" members attended, setting up camp in no
shade, but thank goodness for the canopy's and shade on other side of a building
as there was no wind just hot days. Things were kind of spread out, some things
held in the gym, some in high school others in another school, just had to walk
different places to them and in the heat. A and V did the Dirty Bingo on Friday and
that was well attended and all seemed to have had fun. Grazing on Friday. had to
be held in the gym due to hot weather. Saturday, after drill team preformed, " A "
started setting up for Bike Games which was next to the park and shade so it was
cooler there. 10 Bikes participated and only one person bit the 'wiener' off! 1st Place
winner was , 2nd place was ,3rd place was , and Dot Lily won the random drawling.
Thanks to Chapter V for their help.
The Light Parade had 93 bikes so there was quite a nice show of American
Flags and Support the Troops stuff, (Chapter V had a really nice Support the Troops
float). The town folk came out to watch. They said, “Chapter "A" had wonderful
seats to watch "V" decorate their bikes”.
In keeping with the theme they collected small items to send to the troops. It
seems they did quite well and had a lot of companies paying for shipping to get
them there so that was great. They also had 2 young Army men on site all week-
end. One was shipping out in a week and the other one soon. They seemed ready
to go wherever they are sent.
At closing when plaque's were given out Melanie got one for youngest
passenger. Chapter "V" won largest chapter and Don and Carol Sims are staying on
as State Directors one more year. Missed those of you who could not make it this
year also. That is about it . Loretta
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Continued from page 1 . . . . .
Thanks so much for the Chapter A members that made it to the State Gathering in Ritzville and put
on the Bike Games for everyone over there. I heard it was really hot. I also heard that our state directors,
Don and Carol Sims, did not step down but will be doing a state gathering at Ritzville again in 2010.
Hopefully, Paul and I will be riding again by then. Also, a BIG THANK YOU goes out to Chapter V for
helping out with the games.
Thanks again to those of you that worked the STP on the weekend of the 11th and 12th. I may even
have a couple photos of that function also. Sorry, I guess not! Thanks anyway.
Paul and I are still vanning up to the U of W for his rehabilitation twice a week. They stand him up
each PT session and also work his arms and shoulders. What is holding him back now is getting the
strength to hold himself up. He is very weak from his first couple of months in the other hospitals when he
wasn’t moving much. It is slowly coming back though. He still feeds himself, brushes his teeth, he has tried
shaving with a safety razor (usually I use an electric on him though) can get water for himself from the
refrigerator door, and get himself out of the house in an emergency if he is in his chair. He has a great
sense of humor and has learned how to get a hold of the TV remote control and surf the stations.
Last Saturday, we loaded up the van and drove down to Woodland to the Raybell Inn for dinner.
What a great escape for us and a lot of Chapter A members that went down to camp and RV. Thanks to
Bill and Suzi Raybell for the wonderful time and hospitality they showed us and all the great eats. It was
like visiting a five star resort. I look forward to Paul walking and being able to go visit again. A beautiful
place, a great view, and wonderful stories from everybody.
My printer just died so this will be later than I had hoped. Paul and I went to Staples for a new printer
on Wed. in that heat. Whew! Nasty. It took until Friday for me to get it hooked up, but as you can see, it
does a pretty good job.
Did I mention that we had a flat tire on our way to the UW last week. Well, we got through that and
were only 10 minutes late. That’s all for now, ride safe and enjoy the summer. Becky
GARAGE SALE
PICTURES
at
Jeff & Margie ‘s
House in June
June Garage Sale Action
Garage Sale Employees
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2009 FAMILY CAMPOUT
Getting the dinner ready on Saturday
Ed’s
Roasted
Pig
“Sweethearts” Jim & Tracy
The water was great!
Just relaxing and enjoying the sun!
Luisa, Bill and Bill’s Stallion.
Dirty Bingo in action.
SEATTLE, WA
CHAPTER “A”
EMERALD CITY WINGS
Emerald City Wings
Chapter “A”
Paul and Becky Behan
3746 S.W. 107th Street
Seattle, WA 98146