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| SPRING....2003 MARCH 19TH |
| WELL, WELL, WELL. I THINK WE CAN SAFELY SAY THAT WINTER IS OVER...KNOCK ON WOOD..EH? RECORD SNOW AND LOW TEMPERATURES IN OUR PART OF THE WORLD FOR WHAT SEEMED LIKE AN ETERNITY..BUT, FROM THE NUMBER OF BIKES I'VE SEEN ON THE ROAD THIS LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, AND THE WARMER TEMPERATURES, LACK OF IC4E, I'LL DECLARE THAT THIS WINTER IS HISTORY...OH, AND THE TULIPS ARE COMING UP IN THE YARD TOO.!!! QUITE A FEW OF US TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE WINTER MONTHS TO WORK ON OUR BIKES--THAT'S WHAT WINTER'S FOR--I THINK EVERYONE IS READY AND ROLLING...DAWN'S BIKE IS ROAD READY FROM HER ACCIDENT LATE LAST YEAR AND SO IS DAWN...NOW IF ONLY THE STATE WOULD COOPERATE AND LET HER RIDE WITH THEM LOUD PIPES....ROB'S SPRINGFIELD CHIEF IS BACK SCREAMING DOWN THE HIWAY,..AND I MEAN SCREAMING...MY CHIEF IS READY FOR THE NEXT 12,000 MILES.. IN FEBRUARY, WE HELD OUR FIRST CHAPTER MEETING OF THE YEAR AT THE BELLA VILLA RESTURANT IN SMYRNA, DELAWARE....A COLD AND RAINY DAY....ATTENDING WERE JIM AND KATHY FROM WILMINGTON, WHITEY VASS, SMYRNA DE., BUZZ AND DAWN, CLAYTON DE., ROB AND CAROL, HARRISBURG PA., FRANK AND JOEY, MILLINGTION MD., FRANK D., ST. MICHAELS, MD....THE MEETING COVERED CHAPTER DUES, EVENTS CALENDAR, AND A CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS TO FILL OPEN CHAPTER POSITIONS.......ANSWERING THE CALL WERE: FRANK DEAK.....EVENTS DIRECTOR DAWN JOHNSON.....SECRETARY/TREASURER ROB (LEFT HOOK) STOCKARD.....SGT. AT ARMS.... THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR HELP AND DEDICATION.......... PIZZA, SUBS, HOT WINGS AND BEER WERE THE CALL OF THE DAY. THE MEETING ADJOURNED TO WHITEY'S HOUSE FOR SOME OF TRUDY'S KILLER CHEESECAKE AND FROM THERE TO JIMBO WILHELM'S TO VISIT OUR DOWNED BUDDY..... MARCH'S MEETING TOOK PLACE AT "RANCHO GONZO" IN THE DELMARVA SNOWBELT....THE GET-TOGETHER WAS A COMBO CHAPTER MEETING AND SURPRISE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION FOR JOEY....EVERYONE HAD A GREAT TIME,..ESPECIALLY JOEY. IN ATTENDANCE WERE ROB S., BUZZ AND DAWN,JIM AND KATHY AND THEIR DAUGHTER REBECCA,..FRANK AND JOEY,..WHITEY AND TRUDY, GUESTS,,,LARRY AND LISA AND JUNIOR AND EVELYNN.....MANY THANKS TO ALL WHO HELPED MAKE THIS A SURPRISE FOR JOEY,,,,AND SPECIAL THANKS TO EVELYNN AND JUNIOR...... DURING OUR MEETING, YES, WE HAD A MEETING TOO,..WE DISCUSSED STARTING A BANK ACCOUNT FOR KEEPING CHAPTER FUNDS AND BENEFIT FUNDS, EVENTS, AND THE NEED FOR ROAD RULES WAS MENTIONED... OUR BASIC RIDE SCHEDULE OR UPCOMING EVENTS CALENDAR HAS BEEN SUBMITTED BY FRANK D. THIS WILL BE POSTED TONITE OR TOMORROW...TRUST ME!!!! :-)) THE GROUP IS PRESENTLY WORKING ON OUR ROAD RULES...THE FINAL COMPILATION WILL BE SUBMITTED FOR DISCUSSION AND ACCEPTANCE AT OUR APRIL MEETING ( PLACE TO BE DETERMINED) ANY AND ALL SUGGESTIONS WELCOME...... AS MOST OF US "LOCALS" ALREADY KNOW, THE INDIAN SHOP IN DOVER DELAWARE HAS BEEN CLOSED..THIS HAPPENED DURING THE WINTER..OPERATIONS HAVE BEEN MOVED TO THE SHOP IN WILMINGTON DE...NOW KNOWN AS LIBERTY CYCLE .....FROM MY EXPERIENCE AND THAT OF OTHER RIDERS I ASSOCIATE WITH, I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE SERVICE AT LIBERTY CYCLE HAS BEEN TOP NOTCH...WE SUPPORT LIBERTY CYCLE... UNFORTUNATELY FOR SOME OF US THE RIDE TO LIBERTY CYCLE IS NOW OVER 100 MILES..I SPEAK MAINLY OF THE SOUTHERN PART OF OUR TRIBE. IT IS CLOSER TO GO TO WALDORF MD. (ACROSS THE BAY)..I CAN'T TELL YOU OF THEIR SERVICE BUT I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING NEGATIVE. ALSO COMING SOON IS AN INDIAN DEALER IN ANNAPOLIS MD.....NOW THERE'S A DAY TRIP FOR YOU..WE'LL HAVE TO VISIT.. RIDE SAFE..RIDE OFTEN --GONZO-- |