GoldWing Road Riders
Association

Northeast Region B

Chapter PA-I   DECEMBER  2011

Gatherings held on the third
Saturday of the month at Eat N’ Park, 1355 Bee Line Highway, DuBois, PA.

Brunch is at 11:30 AM with the gathering to follow at 1
PM
Visit our website: www. pachapteri.com

Chapter Officers and Staff

Chapter
Directors:                                                                                               Assistant
Chapter Directors:

Tom
& Lois Conner                                                                                                 Mel
& Jodi Lufsey

149 Cherry Street
119
Beers Road

Punxsutawney, Pa. 15767                                                                                      New Bethlehem,
PA 16242

814-938-5958
814-275-1271

[email-masked]
[email-masked]

Treasurer
& Goodies Managers:                                  Chapter
Educators:

Paul
and Helen Long                                                                                                              Dave
and Sheila Reams

95
Spruce St, Luthersburg, PA 15848                                                                    323
Albion Rd.  Punxsutawney,
PA 15767

814-583-5479                                                                                                          814-938-9557

[email-masked]                                                                                          [email-masked]

Chapter
Couple of the Year 2010-11                                                                            Ride
Coordinators:

Ray
and Doreen Snyder
Dana and Danise Hartle

814-583-5619                                                                                                          814-938-7136

[email-masked]                                                                                         [email-masked]

Membership
Enhancement & Information Coordinators:                          Webmasters:

Dick
and Mary Lou Hetrick
Tom and Anna Adams

814-856-3222
814-375-5356

[email-masked]                                                                                     [email-masked]

Ambassador
of Fun:                                                                                           Album
Coordinators

Danise
Hartle                                                                                                          Ken
and Debbie Smith

814-938-7136                                                                                                          724-286-9439

[email-masked]                                                                                             [email-masked]

Greeting
Card Coordinators:                                                                             Newsletter
Coordinators:

Bill
and Pam Crissman                                                                                           Bill and Peg Zortman

814-256-3570                                                                                                          814-653-8851

[email-masked]                                                                                        [email-masked]

Motorcycle
Awareness Coordinators:                                                             Newsletter
Staff:

Bryan
Simanic
and Bev Hudsick                                                                             Dave
and Susan Moore

814-371-3836                                                                                                            814-653-2091

[email-masked]

District Officers

District
Directors:                                                                                                Northwest
Assistant Directors:

Tom
and Renee Wasluck                                                                                        Rick
and Andrea Riek

570-474-1014                                                                                                          814-255-3147
or 659-4247

[email-masked]                                                                                                                       [email-masked]

District
Educator:                                                                                 District
Couple of the Year:

John
Steele                                                                                                            Barry and Rhonda Blyler

Region Officers

Region
B Directors:                                                                                             Region
B Couple of the Year   2010-2011

Ed
& Dottie Bahrenburg                                                                                         Kevin
and Robin Sedlack

FROM OUR CHAPTER DIRECTORS:

The Final Chapter,

Hi Folks, what a beautiful weekend
we have had as I write this Article.  I hope everyone had a nice
Thanksgiving Holiday and had a chance to visit with family and friends. The
nice weather allowed us to put on a very nice showing at the Reynoldsville
Christmas Parade. We had 9 Bikes in the Parade followed by the Float. A BIG
THANKS needs to go out to George and Kathie for all the hard work they put into
the float once again this year. What a beautiful display of lights and the
Christmas Spirit. A total of 36 members showed up to be a part of the parade. Then
we all went to Fatmans for dinner and some good ole Chapter I fun and laughter.

I would like to pass along the results of the
District Raffle for the past year. The chapter sold over 325 Tickets (not sure
of the exact number) and received back an amount of $412.50 for our charity,
“The Arc of Jefferson County”.

You still have time to get your
reservations in for the Christmas Party. See the Flyer in this Newsletter for details.
I need all reservations in by December 7th. Don’t miss it.

Well, as the head line reads, this is our Final newsletter
as your Directors. We would like to send a very heartfelt thank you to each and
every member. I have answered many of the same questions from people outside
the chapter. How hard is it to direct that many people and keep them all happy?
And my answer is always the same; it is very easy with a group like this. Yes,
we have had our moments and have learned from them.  I know many areas that
I could have been better at, but hopefully we have given you a few moments to
remember and to talk about for years to come. I feel one of my bigger
responsibilities as your Director was to find someone that would continue to
lead this Chapter into the future. Lois and I feel very much at ease that Mel
and Jodi Lufsey are that couple. They are prepared and well equipped to be your
next directors and we are very proud to have them as our friends. So, if you
were to ask me what I thought of as a very big moment in the past 3 years, you
might think I would say it was when Cindy Marconi was named as the District
Someone special for 2009. Or maybe one of the many Big Trips that were put
together or all the weekend adventures we had. Or the many achievements as a
Chapter we had at the 2010 District Rally.

All good examples I could use as a proud moment, but you would say
no, that’s not the big one. It was the Announcement that the Chapter was
selected as the 2010 District Chapter of the Year. That would have been plenty
big enough, but then the Announcement came that the Chapter was selected as the
Northeast Region Chapter of the Year and would represent Region B at Wing Ding
in Knoxville, Tenn. Wow, what great accomplishments, but
you would still be wrong. Because if you were to ask me of a moment that really
sticks out and told us we might have done a decent job, it would be from
February of 2011. That was an evening that Lois and I were on our way to the
Chapters Valentine Dinner. We were running a bit late, and in fact, would be
the last to enter the dining room at the Clarion Hotel in Dubois. As we entered
the doors from outside and walked into the hallway, all we could hear was laughter
and joy coming from the dining room. Lois and I both looked at each other and
at the same time said “Well, we must be doing something right.”
That was a moment, among all other great moments, in the past 3 years that
seems to keep popping back up in my mind. So, Lois and I leave you with a simple
message, Laugh and have Fun; that is what this Chapter has been built around
for years and that is when you are at your best. We have been proud and honored
to serve as your Directors, but we are even more proud and honored to have you
as a friend. See you at the Next Chapter Function.

Sincerely, Tom & Lois Conner

Attend and Win,

I need to let everyone
know of the mistake I made in our last Newsletter. I had said that no one had
won the month before.

Dave Marconi let me know that his name was drawn and he had won.
Thank you, Dave. With that said, there was another $20 up for grabs
at our November Gathering. The name was drawn, a familiar name that has been at
many gatherings lately, Haley Skinner.

Unfortunately for Haley, this was not a gathering he attended. We
missed you Haley. The Next Drawing will be at our February 2012 gathering.

Come and join us for your chance at $40.00.

From Your ACD’s

I
write this article on the eve of Thanksgiving because I fear I will not have
any other time this weekend. With a meal tomorrow and football games on TV, I
am sure a long nap will be in my future.
I am sure I won’t shop on Friday, but there are still things to do
to prepare for winter.

I
am excited about the Christmas Parade, but with having to get up early Sunday
for work, I will have to let someone else write about it in his or her
article.  I just know at this point
the weather is supposed to be wonderful, and I am hoping to see a good
attendance for the event. Thank you, George and Kathie, for everything you do
to make this all happen.

This
is my last article as your ACD; my next will be as your Chapter Director.  This is also the last newsletter for
Mary Lou Hetrick as our Newsletter Coordinator. Mary Lou has served us well but
has asked to step down and Deb Smith will be replacing her.  Dick and Mary Lou Hetrick will still be
doing our Membership Enhancement and we have reserved her column under Chapter
Chatter, anytime she wants to write an article. Thank you so much for your
years of service.

It
is important for me to direct this to Tom and Lois as their term as Chapter
Directors comes to an end.  It has
been great working with you and I appreciate the time we have spent
together.  It has been an
interesting ride both thru good times and times that decisions had to be made.
Decisions such as moving the gathering place from Fatman’s to
Plyler’s and back to Fatman’s.
Then, when Fatman’s closed, you led us to Eat N’ Park with a
change in meeting time. I know those were difficult times for you, but then
came the good times.  It was your
vision that led this chapter to become Chapter of the Year in the District and
Region.

I
am actually hoping my time will be just a little less stressful, but then it
wouldn’t be as much fun.  I am
so grateful for those of you that have agreed to serve as staff and I
appreciate everyone’s support.
Enjoy the upcoming Holiday Season and I hope to see you at the Christmas
and Anniversary parties.

Take
Care All

Mel
& Jodi

PA-I RAMBLINGS

By Peg Zortman

Bill & I have recently attended a couple of PA-I events
where you all welcomed these ‘old dogs’ to the ‘new
pack’.  We thank you.

Now our first experience was called the ‘Harvest
Feast’ and was advertised as a gathering of those who ride to come up
with a ride list for the next riding season.  Our ride coordinator, Dana Hartle, had
reached out to chapter participants to join him at the Simcox Party Barn and to
bring along a covered dish (with something in it) and an idea for a ride.

Attendance was very good.  We all got the message…
‘covered dish with something in it’ and the Feast part of the
evening was a huge success.

Kathy had it announced where the ‘new’ people
could find the powder room; and we wondered where the ‘old’ people
should go.

Then Dana and his trusty laptop took center stage and the
main reason for the gathering began.
Yes, we came armed with ideas for rides…  a return of the dessert/ice cream rides
is to be continued… perhaps a breakfast instead of a lunch monthly
gathering in the summer months… the possibility of a BIG TRIP to Michigan
was discussed… Nashville
and the Grand Ole Opry were on the list, as was the Dan Stitt Memorial
Ride.  Visiting other
chapter’s events was high on the list as were the MS 150 charity ride and
the PA Dist. Rally in Gettysburg.  New
York was discussed. Rock City
near Olean, and
Cuba,
NY’s cheese plant and what about Letchworth. And I’ll bet
additional ideas are still welcome.

Yep, the session gave our ride coordinator a lot of
ideas.  Dana says even those who
didn’t say anything spoke volumes with body language… only Dana in
person can explain that.  Now Dana
and Danise will work at sorting all this out and putting it in understandable
format and handing it out to us in the form of the 2012 Ride Schedule.  Good luck, Dana and Danise!

Before we were allowed to disperse Sheila Reams informed the
group that there were several ‘new’ people in attendance…
people who had never experienced a special ritual.  Before we knew what was happening Bill
& I along with a good size group of other innocents were lined up and
piloted by Sheila through the steps to the amazing climax of the PA-I Toody-Ta.

Yes, Old Dogs can be taught new tricks.

Our second experience was the regular gathering of the PA-I
participants at Eat-‘n-Park in DuBois.  Now it’s not that Bill & I
haven’t been to a gathering before; but this would be the last one the
Conners would chair as our Chapter Directors.  Our Christmas party will serve as our
December gathering then December 31, 2011 Tom and Lois will return to the simple;
but important job of ‘Chapter Participant’.

Thanks Tom and Lois for 6 years of leading this ‘herd
of cats’ group first as Assistants and then as Chapter Directors.

OUR PA-I CHAPTER NEWSLETTER

By Peg Zortman

HERE'S HOW THE NEWSLETTER CURRENTLY
WORKS:

1)
People send information to Mary Lou Hetrick.

2)
Mary Lou puts it all together and sends a copy to Peg Zortman and to all
those with an email address. (Around the end of each month)

3)
Peg adds the District newsletter (condensed version) which is provided
by Pat Cole  (Pat has been kind enough to send Peg a copy each month and
Tom also forwards it.)

4)
Peg can add copies of various event fliers such as Wing Ding, the
District Convention and special events that PA-I is having or planning to
attend if they aren’t already part of the newsletter.

5)
Bill Zortman prints a hard copy of the newsletter – Zortmans also
add an address cover and print address labels for the snail mail recipients.

6)
Dave and Susan Moore get the hard copies. collate the newsletter and get
it to the Post Office.

Note on contact info:

Peg and Mary Lou currently get
information for additions to or deletions from our email and snail mail lists
from our Chapter Director, Tom Conner.

Beginning January 1, 2012 Mel
Lufsey will become our Chapter Director and Deb Smith will be putting the
newsletter together and sending the email version.  Zortmans will still print the snail mail
version and Moores
will continue to send it out.  I
mention this so that if your contact info should change, be sure to let Mel
know.  He will see that it gets to
the right place.

COSTS OF THE HARD COPY NEWSLETTER:

PA-I
has always PAID THE POSTAGE for the newsletter however, we have always had it
PRINTED FREE OF CHARGE.

When
PA-I was started in 1986 Zortmans’ place of employment permitted them to
make the copies free of charge.

When
Bob & Joanna Crawford became the leaders Joanna’s place of employment
permitted her to make the copies free of charge.

When
Bob & Kim Rudolph were our leaders the information went to Zortmans who had
started a print shop which they ran from their home.  Laser Printing Company printed the
newsletter free of charge in exchange for advertising.

When
Laser Printing Company closed about 4 years ago, Zortmans continued to print
the newsletter at no charge to the chapter.

As
I recall Dick and Mary Lou Hetrick also printed the newsletter free of charge
for a time.

THINGS TO REMEMBER:

1.    A
chapter newsletter is NECESSARY to getting and retaining your Chapter Charter
and should be a monthly communication to the members.

2.    The
newsletter format is of our own choosing but must contain the Chapter name, or
initials (PA-I) and the GWRRA national logo.  The Region, (B), District, (PA) and
Chapter letter, (I) designation should be visible along with the month and
year.

3.    According
to the Officers Hand Book, “…the central purpose of the existence
is to be a communications medium for and to the Members.”

4.    Your
chapter newsletter is your lifeline to what is going on in the chapter,
district, region and all of GWRRA.

5.    Every
participant in the chapter may, and is encouraged, to write articles for the
newsletter.

6.    All
members who participate with PA-I should receive a copy of the PA-I
newsletter.  This can be via email
or snail mail.

7.    A
copy of the PA-I newsletter is sent to our National Office in Phoenix, to our
Region B Director, to our District Director and Assistant and to each Chapter
Director within our District.

Mel Lufsey and his team are in the
process of giving our newsletter a much needed upgrade.  You will see a new format after the
first of the year; but the PA-I newsletter will remain “…a
communication for and to our members.”

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…A friend is like a pocket---you can
never have too many of them…

Hi Chapter I,
November has come and gone! Some snow, some nice weather for a short
ride !!  We had fun at the Fall
Harvest Dinner on November
5, 2012 at the Simcox Party Barn.   Thanks Kathy and George for
everything you do…we do appreciate you so much !  We had a large turnout of both food and
members and guests.  We visited with
each other, then we ate and ate some more ! Danise thought she would have her
“dessert” first !  Go
figure…..

We had so many good things to eat from lasagna to scalloped
potatoes to caramel apple dessert, shrimp, various appetizers  and motorcycle cookies.   And much, much more… Then
the fun began with the Toody-Ta dancers !
And dance they did !!

Thank you Sheila and Ray for getting all the new (and a
couple of ‘long time’ members) up to date with the Toody-Ta,
Toody-Ta, Toody-Ta-Ta dance… After we all had a “good hearty
laugh”, we had a Ride Meeting with Dana as “Ride
Captain”.  We went over
several things from this year’s ride schedule (some good and
some…not so much) and handed in some potential ride destinations for
2012.  I, for one, cannot wait for
the new ride schedule to come out next year !!!!  I know it will be filled with fun rides
and trips for all !

The Gathering on November 19, 2012, was Tom and Lois Connor’s last
official Gathering as Chapter Directors.
They are looking forward to continuing in the Chapter as just one of us
now.  Thank you Tom and Lois for
being good leaders for our Chapter !

The Christmas Parade was a huge success.  There were 37 people in attendance for
the Chapter and 9 bikes were there too ! After
the Parade, all of us went to Fatman’s for a fantastic dinner !  As I looked around the room,  I saw all the fun, friendship and
compassion for each other in the Chapter.
What a great group to be a part of !!!!

Keep
Smiling….I always have my camera and if I don’t, someone else does
!!!!!

See you at the Christmas Party….

Merry
Christmas!

Deb
and Ken Smith

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CHAPTER CHATTER------------------------------by MLH

This being my last newsletter, I am writing with mixed
feelings.  I have really enjoyed
doing this, but at this time, I must pass the job on to Debbie.  Thank you all for the help and support
you have shown me.  Special thanks
to Peg Zortman, Pat Cole, Patty Hoffman, and Dana Hartle for showing me the way
and getting me out of “jams” over the years.

Please give Debbie the support you have shown me, I know she
will do a good job for the chapter.

On a sad note, please send cards and prayers to Brian and
Drinda Smith, on the passing of their son, Joel.  Their address is; 21358 Route 119  Punxsutawney,
PA  15767

HOPE TO SEE YOU
ALL AT THE CHRISTMAS PARTY!

QUOTE
FROM KANSAS
FRIENDS----

Money will buy a fine dog,
but only kindness will make him wag his tail.

From our Chapter Couple of
the Year-----

Hi everyone! Hope that you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Our
Thanksgiving was great; we had all our kids home and a new grandson that is
four months old now. They all came to see the Reynoldsville Christmas Parade.
Ray and I rode our bike and joined 8 other bikes in the parade with our
show-stopping (lights & music) float following us. Thanks, George and
Kathie, for another outstanding job! The weather perfect and it was a beautiful
evening. After the parade, we all ate at Fatman’s (including our family)
and had a great time! Cindy Marconi brought homemade iced sugar cookies that
she and her granddaughter made, while Dave Marconi was giving out coffee and
hot cocoa with whipped cream; thanks, Dave and Cindy! Kathie Simcox was busy
making sure that handing out colored necklaces lighted us all up. Ray decided
to go to K-Mart that afternoon to purchase some blue LED lights to decorate the
back of the bike and up around the antennas. During the parade, everyone was
wearing a Santa or elf hat. Clyde B. and Dave M. even had elf hats that wiggled
around! It was too funny! Our son took this photo of us in the parade. He is a
photographer for the Air Force. The next event will be the Christmas Party and
I can’t wait! Hope to see you there!

Take Care!                  RAY and DOREEN SNYDER

CHAPTER BIRTHDAYS and
ANNIVERSARIES-------

Dec. 1—Beth Hetrick
(Beth shares her day with her #1 grandson, Brett McGee.)

3—Peg Zortman

12—Leland
Miller

17—Helen
Ball

20—Deb
Smith

21—David
Moore
23—Tom and Anna Adams

27—Jim
Buck

31—Mel
Lufsey
HAPPY DAYS AND
MANY MORE TO ALL!

31—Gary Schill

Hello Chapter I,

In my efforts to talk about
things that are interesting and educational, I would like some help. If
you have a subject that you think needs discussed, one that is of interest to
the chapter, or one that is safety based, let me know. It is at times
hard for me to come up with good stuff for our gatherings. SO, help me
out to help everyone out. Got an idea, send it, call it, let me have it some
how. Share it! You never know who it may help.

As winter snows will soon be
here remember safe driving practices. Following distance, stopping distance,
speed, etc. Many of the things we do on our bikes also work just as well in
autos. Drive carefully and keep SAFETY FIRST!

Thank you, Tom and Lois, for
all your efforts as CD's.

Thank you, Mel and Jodi,
for your willingness to become CD's.

Please remember there is no
holiday season without Christ.

Merry CHRISTmas to all and
to all, see ya soon!

Dave

[email-masked]

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WHITE CHILI

1         Tablespoon  salad
oil

1
clove  garlic, -- minced

2        whole large  chicken
breasts, -- skinned, boned, cut in 1" chunks

1       15 1/2 to 19 oz. can
garbanzo beans, (chick peas), -- drained

1
medium  onion, -- chopped

1
teaspoon  ground cumin

1       10 to 16 oz. can  white
kidney beans, (cannelloni) -- drained

1             12
oz.  white corn -- drained

2         4 oz. cans  mild
green chilies, -- chopped

2       cubes/envelopes  chicken
boullion

hot pepper sauce

1/4  pound (1 c.)  Monterey Jack cheese, --
shredded

parsley sprigs for garnish

About 1 1/2 hours before serving:

1.    Preheat oven to 350*.In small saucepan, over medium
heat, in hot

salad oil, cook onion, garlic and cumin until onion is tender.

2.    In 2 1/2 qt. casserole, combine onion mixture with
chicken, white kidney

beans, garbanzo beans, corn, green chilies, boullion, and 1 1/2 cups water.

Cover casserole and bake 50 to 60 minutes, until chicken is tender.

3.   To serve, stir in hot pepper sauce to taste.  Garnish with
parsley.

Serve with shredded cheese.   Makes 8 servings.

from "Joan Fish, GW Chapter K"

NOTES :
Joanie says:  I use one can of chilies and less water to make chili
thicker.

Can also be cooked in crock pot.  This is surprisingly good--even
"Fish" likes it!

(Joanie's husband is nicknamed "Fish", for those of you that
don’t know him!)

Chapter PA-I 2011
Christmas Party

Saturday December 17th
5:00 PM meet & greet/5:30PM dinner

At the
Roseville Grange, Brookville,
Pa.

Dinner Choices:
Baked Ham or Baked Steak with all the trimmings. Yes, Noodles too.

Cost is $15.00 per member. Non GWRRA $18.00

If you wish to participate in the Gift Exchange, please
bring a $10.00 gift for each person participating. Please mark it MALE or
FEMALE if it is gender specific.

Reservations
must be made by December 7th,
2011. Please send check made out to: GWRRA Chapter PA-I and mail it to Lois Conner along with the bottom
of this Flyer to 149 Cherry Street.

Punxsutawney, Pa. 15767. any
questions can be asked by emailing us at [email-masked] or calling
814-938-5958.

______________________________________________________

NAME :__________________________________

Chapter :
_________________________________

Baked Ham : ___________  Baked Steak : __________

CHAPTER PA-I

When: Saturday,
January 21st, 2012

Where: Roseville Grange, Brookville,
PA

Time: Social Time 5 PM, Dinner 6 PM

Dinner Choices: Stuffed
Chicken Breast or Stuffed Pork Chop with Salad, Mashed Potatoes, Noodles,
Vegetable, and Dessert

Directions: Sets on
right, 4 miles west of Brookville on Rt. 322

Cost $16 for GWRRA Members
- $18 for non-members

Come join us for this
special time.  We will have Mel Lufsey and friends, doing some comical
skits and yes there will be the usual Chapter Roast.

Reservations should be made
by January 11th, 2012. Please send your check
made out to GWRRA Chapter PA-I and mail it to Jodi Lufsey along with the bottom of this flyer to 119 Beers Road, New
Bethlehem, PA. 16242.  Any questions email us at [email-masked] or call us at 814-952-3036.

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Name_____________________________
Chapter______

Stuffed Chicken Breast_______ Stuffed Pork Chop______