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1THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Motorcycle Week 2015
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WINNI DENIM & SUPPLY CO.
Open Mon - Sat: 10am - 6pm /Sun: 11am - 4pm28 Weirs Rd. Gilford, NH (Next to The Wine’ing Butcher) 527-8228
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Ninety-one year old Alice Matthewman sits on the back of her grandson, Kris Johnson’s motorcycle. Kris has been giving Alice a ride to Bike Week every year since she decided to give up riding there on her own. Alice has not missed a Bike Week since the early 1970s.
Missing Bike Week is not An option For this 91-YeAr old
It has been about forty years since Alice Matthew-man went to her first bike week in Laconia, riding there on her own motor-cycle riding next to her husband, Rodger.
Since then she hasn’t missed one.
This year, at ninety-one years of age, Alice is look-ing forward to continuing her streak when she rides to Weirs Beach for this year’s Bike Week on her grandson, Kris Johnson’s bike, a tradition the two of them have been carrying on for a little over ten years now.
I had the opportunity to talk with Alice last week. I had to wait until she took a break from cutting the lawn in front of her home.
Alice, who will be ninety-two in August, moved to Alton in the mid-1970s from Stowe, Massachu-setts. Her husband, Rod-
ger, who is now deceased, worked as an engineer and Alice, worked at a variety of jobs, including for the
Stowe Police Department where she helped trans-port prisoners to Maynard, Massachusetts for incar-
ceration.“It was really just DWIs,”
said Alice. “Stowe was a nice, quiet place and we
didn’t have anywhere to keep those being held so we took them to the next town.”
She also worked at a variety of other jobs in Massachusetts before they moved permanently to New Hampshire, where she continued to keep busy.
“I pretty much did it all,” said Alice. “I think the only thing I didn’t do was work in a bank.”
Alice retired from the workforce for good last year at the age of 90. For years she had worked on weekends cleaning rental homes for seasonal rent-als.
Alice was also an avid water skier, a sport which she didn’t take up until she was in her mid-50s and only gave up for good about seven years ago at the age of 84. Along with her daughter they won their share of the competi-tions as a shelf of trophies
by Brendan SmithWeirs Times Editor
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caitlyn MatthewMan Photo
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Wednesday, June 17thCovered Bridge Gypsy Tour.
200-mile guided tour includ-ing up to 10 covered bridges throughout scenic NH. Tour leaves Rally Headquarters at 10:30am.
Fire & Iron Ride. Leaves from Junior’s Crush House at 6pm. Line-ups begin at 4:30pm.
Motorcycle Demos Headquar-ters: Demos from HD, Yama-ha, Victory, Indian, & Can-Am. Harley-Davidson H.O.G. Pin Stop, P&A Display, and Heri-tage Harley-Davidson mer-chandise tent at NHMS.
AMA Sanctioned Shawn P. Farnsworth Memorial PRO Hill Climb: Canaan, NH, 12pm. Hosted by RidgeRunners Pro-motions.
Biker Build-Off: Laconia Road-house Build-Off Tent, 9–1pm, 2–8pm to see progress.
Bike Paint-Off Contest: Laconia Roadhouse Build-Off Tent, 9–1pm, 2–8pm to see prog-ress.
Ride-In Bike Show Sponsored by Haymond Law Firm: Loca-tion Junior’s Crush House: 10–4pm, 603-455-0458.
Best of the Bikers Pool Tourna-ment: Shooter’s Tavern, RT 3, Belmont, 7pm.
Chrome Hill Vendor Center & Live Music at the NazBar & Grill: Naswa Resort, 11am–close.
Music at the Marketplace: Stage One 12:30 - 4:30pm & 6:30 -11:30pm at Patio Garden Res-taurant; Stage Two 12–4pm &
6–11:30pm at Stageview Grill.
M/S Mount Washington: Dock-side Weirs Beach with Live music. Shuttle boats available between Weirs Beach and Meredith.
Cornerstone Outreach Minis-tries: Safety food stop. Route 9, 24hr/8 days, 603-352-2616.
Free Coffee House: White Church, Tower St., Weirs Beach. 9am–10pm. AA Meet-ings at Noon & 8pm.
NA Meetings. Methodist Church on Tower Street. 10–11:30am & 6–7:30pm. www.GSANA.org for info.
92nd Rally Anniversary Cel-ebration & 25th Anniversary Celebration of Laconia Motor-cycle Week Association: Naswa 3pm.
Heritage Harley-Davidson: Miss Chrissy the Patch Queen, Volusia County Pinstriping,
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Laconia Motorcycle Rally has a rich history dating back to 1916. This is the 92nd year and the American Police Motorcycle Museum is commemorating each rally leading up to the 100th with a unique one-of-a-kind metal sculpture (See attachment) This piece is 44 inches by 28 inches. We are thanking all those who support our museum with a free raffle ticket for every paid admission to the museum. The drawing will be held at the close of business on Saturday, June 20th. Artwork was created by Chris Twine of Patriot Customs in Southbridge, MA.
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• Bikini Bike Wash• LIVE MUSIC: Those Guys - 11:00 - 3:00
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FRIDAY, JUNE 19TH
• Bikini Bike Wash• Pig Roast & BBQ• LIVE MUSIC: Carolyn Ramsay Band - 11:00 - 3:00
SATURDAY, JUNE 20TH
• Bikini Bike Wash• LIVE MUSIC: Rippin’ E Brakes - 11:00 - 3:00
142 Manchester St. • Concord NH • 1-800-HARLEY-1 • 603-224-3268 • www.heritageh-d.comTake exit 13 off I-93, ride south 1 mile we’re on the right! (Only a 30 minute ride from The Weirs)
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2015FOOD & BEER TENTALL WEEK! **Please Ride Responsibly
CK5, food and beer tent
Fireworks Show!!! Weirs Beach at 10PM. Rain Date. Thurs-day June 18th. Sponsored by Progressive and Presented by Atlas Fireworks.
Thursday, June 18thGuided Tour: Leaves from Rally Headquarters to Makris Lob-ster & Steak House. Leaves 10:30am. Live music and promos all day!
“Ride to the Sky” at Mt. Wash-ington Auto Road: Motorcycles only! Arrive before 10am and passenger rides free! Weather permitting.
22nd Annual POW/MIA Free-dom Ride…. “THE RIDE TO THE ROCK” & 27th Anni-versary of the Vigil: Meet at Winnipesaukee Crossing, Kickstands up at 6pm sharp. Line-ups at 5pm. In honor of POW/MIAs and families.
Motorcycle Demos Headquar-ters: Demos from HD, Yama-ha, Victory, Indian, & Can-Am. Harley-Davidson H.O.G. Pin Stop, P&A Display, and Heri-tage Harley-Davidson mer-chandise tent at NHMS.
Big Air Jumps & Stunts Show. Makris Lobster & Steak House, Concord. Noon until dusk. Live music and promos all day!
Biker Build-Off: Laconia Road-house Build-Off Tent, 9–1pm, 2–8pm to see progress.
Bike Paint-Off Contest: Laconia Roadhouse Build-Off Tent, 9–1pm, 2–8pm to see prog-ress.
Custom Bike Show: Historic Train Station next to Kramer & Hall Jewelers, downtown Laconia, 10–4pm, 603-455-0458. Railroad Station Mer-chants’ Favorite Bike in the Show, 2pm.
Burrito Eating Contest: Historic Train Station at Burrito Me, 1:30pm.
Bikini Contest at the Naswa Resort: 3–6pm.
Tattoo Contest: Laconia Road-house’s Build-Off Tent, 7pm.
Best of the Bikers Pool Tourna-ment: Shooter’s Tavern, RT. 3, Belmont, 7pm.
Chrome Hill Vendor Center & Live Music at the NazBar & Grill: Naswa Resort, 11am–close.
Music at the Marketplace: Stage One 12:30 - 4:30pm & 6:30 -11:30pm at Patio Garden Res-taurant; Stage Two 12–4pm & 6–11:30pm at Stageview Grill.
Paradise Beach Club: Live Mu-sic & Special Events all week!
Bikini Bike Wash. Junior’s Crush House in Gilford. All week, weather permitting.
Tower Hill Tavern: Live Music & Special Events all week!
M/S Mount Washington: Dock-side Weirs Beach with Live music. Shuttle boats available between Weirs Beach and Meredith.
Cornerstone Outreach Minis-tries: Safety food stop. Route 9, 24hr/8 days, 603-352-2616.
Free Coffee House: White Church, Tower St., Weirs Beach. 9am–10pm. AA Meet-ings at Noon & 8pm.
Weirs Shuttle Train: Shuttle service from Meredith, Weirs & Lakeport for first weekend and then Thursday thru Sunday. For rates and schedule see ad in this Rally News and on hoborr.com.
Unveiling of 1927 Indian Laco-nia Police Motorcycle: Ameri-
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can Police Motorcycle Mu-seum. Our bike build this year is a 1927 Indian Police Special with Armor Plating. Unveiling and dedication at noon.
Heritage Harley-Davidson: Bi-kini Bike Wash, Those Guys Band, Miss Chrissy the Patch Queen, Volusia County Pin-striping, CK5, and Drag Spe-cialties Truck on site!
NA Meetings. Methodist Church on Tower Street. 10–11:30am & 6–7:30pm. www.GSANA.org.
Rally in the Valley: Meet the Valley Riders for breakfast. ‘Yesterdays’ in Jackson Vil-lage, 8am.
A Tribute to and for Motorcy-clists: An evening to hon-or advocates, activists, and awareness supporters, such as Sherm Packard, Rick Gray, and Betsy Lister– hosted by Paul W. Cote All are welcome. 7-9pm at Hector’s in Down-town Laconia.
Friday, June 19thGypsy Tour: White Mtns.
Leaves Rally Headquarters at 10:30AM.
New Hampshire Motor Speed-way: www.nhms.com. 92nd Anniversary of the Loudon Classic: 8am.
Big Air Jumps & Stunts Show. Makris Lobster & Steak House,
Concord. Noon until dusk. Live music and promos all day!
Motorcycle Demos Headquar-ters: Demos from HD, Yama-ha, Victory, Indian, & Can-Am. Harley-Davidson H.O.G. Pin Stop, P&A Display, and Heri-tage Harley-Davidson mer-chandise tent at NHMS.
Biker Build-Off: Laconia Road-house Build-Off Tent, 9–1pm, 2–8pm to see progress. Peo-ple’s Choice Award on Satur-day, June 20th at 4pm.
Bike Paint-Off Contest: Laconia Roadhouse Build-Off Tent, 9–1pm, 2–8pm to see progress. People’s Choice Award on Sat-urday, June 20th at 4pm.
11th Annual City of Laconia Bike Show: Opechee Park, 11–1pm. Benefits City of La-conia, 603-455-0458.
Swap Meet! Opechee Park, 8am-1pm. Benefits City of Laconia. Vendors, call Dick 603-455-0458.
Hot Legs Contest: Laconia Road-house Big Stage. Sponsored by SickBoy Motorcycles. $500 in cash prizes given out. 8pm.
Championship Best of the Bik-ers Pool Tournament: Shoot-er’s Tavern, RT. 3, Belmont, 6pm.
Chrome Hill Vendor Center & Live Music at the NazBar & Grill: Naswa Resort, 11am–close.
Music at the Marketplace: Stage One 12:30 - 4:30pm & 6:30 -11:30pm at Patio Garden Res-taurant; Stage Two 12–4pm & 6–11:30pm at Stageview Grill.
Paradise Beach Club: Live Mu-sic & Special Events all week!
Tower Hill Tavern: Live Music & Special Events all week!
M/S Mount Washington: Dock-side Weirs Beach with Live music. Shuttle boats available between Weirs Beach and Meredith.
Cornerstone Outreach Minis-tries: Safety food stop. Route 9, 24hr/8 days.
Free Coffee House: White Church, Tower St., Weirs Beach. 9am–10pm. AA Meet-ings at Noon & 8pm.
Weirs Shuttle Train: Shuttle service from Meredith, Weirs & Lakeport for first weekend and then Thursday thru Sunday. For rates and schedule see ad in Rally News and on hoborr.com. Swap Meet: At the City of Laconia Bike Show. Opechee Park, 8–1pm. 603-455-0458
Bikini Bike Wash: Junior’s Crush House all afternoon – weather permitting.
Heritage Harley-Davidson: Biki-ni Bike Wash, Carolyn Ramsay Band, Pig Roast, B&B Scoops Ice Cream, Miss Chrissy the Patch Queen, Volusia County Pinstriping, CK5, and Drag Specialties Truck on site!
NA Meetings. Methodist Church on Tower Street. 10–11:30am & 6–7:30pm. www.GSANA.org for info.
Saturday, June 20th5th Annual “The Jesus Ride”:
Lowe’s parking lot in Gilford, 11am. Bike blessing before – All are Welcome! Pastor Russ 978-815-7486.
Rally in the Valley: Guided ride to LA Harley (Lewiston, Me.) leaves at 10:00 a.m. Show your wristband for free lunch and 10% off any purchase (ex-cept bikes), promo’s and live music by The LA Harley Band 8:30- 11:30.
Motorcycle Demos Headquar-ters: Demos from HD, Yama-ha, Victory, Indian, & Can-Am. Harley-Davidson H.O.G. Pin Stop, P&A Display, and Heri-tage Harley-Davidson mer-chandise tent at NHMS.
New Hampshire Motor Speed-way: www.nhms.com 92nd Annual Loudon Classic: 8am. Modified Motard Double Points Race, Moat Mountain Leg-ends Road Course Series: 11am. Big Air Jumps & Stunts Show. Makris Lobster & Steak House, Concord. Noon until dusk. Live music and promos all day!
Biker Build-Off Awards: La-conia Roadhouse Build-Off Tent, 9–1pm, 2–8pm to see progress.
Bike Paint-Off Contest Awards: Laconia Roadhouse Build-Off Tent, 9–1pm, 2–8pm to see progress.
Chrome Hill Vendor Center & Live Music at the NazBar & Grill: Naswa Resort, 11am–close.
Music at the Marketplace: Stage One 12:30 - 4:30pm & 6:30 -11:30pm at Patio Garden Res-taurant; Stage Two 12–4pm & 6–11:30pm at Stageview Grill.
M/S Mount Washington: Dock-side Weirs Beach with Live music. Shuttle boats available between Weirs Beach and Meredith.
Weirs Shuttle Train: Shuttle service from Meredith, Weirs & Lakeport for first weekend and then Thursday thru Sunday. For rates and schedule see ad in this Rally News and on hoborr.com.
American Police Motorcycle Museum: Special Vintage Mo-
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torcycle rally in our field with bikes from the teens through the sixties. Weather permit-ting, a vintage parade through Meredith at 12PM.
Heritage Harley-Davidson: Bi-kini Bike Wash, Rippin E Brakes Band, T-6-D Stunnas, B &B Scoops, Miss Chrissy the Patch Queen, Volusia County Pinstriping, CK5, and Drag
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Brewfest at Steele Hill Resorts. Open session 5-8:30pm, $30 per ticket. VIP tickets avail-able. Visit www.steelehill.com/brewfest for more info.
Sunday, June 21stNew Hampshire Motor Speed-way: www.nhms.com
US Legends: International Rac-
ing. 92nd Annual Loudon Classic: 8am. Moat Mountain Legends Road Course Series: 11am.
MotorcYcle ride For Better BlueBerriesThe owners of Hermit Woods Winery, a boutique winery on Main Street in Meredith, recently turned a business trip to Ellsworth, Maine into an opportunity for a great motorcycle ride. The riders met with the owner of the Merrill Blueberry Farm there to discuss ways to get the highest quality blueberries for their wine making process. Their goal being to recreate one of their exceptional blueberry wines which they labeled as a “reserved” selection and have cellared in limited quantities.
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The Red Hat Band (Tavern) 8pm-11pm
Karaoke in the Tavern 8:30pm-11:30pm
WhiteSteer (Beer tent) 2pm-5pm
JAM SANDWICH (Tavern) reunion show
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in Alice’s house will at-test.
Alice developed her love of motorcycle riding from her husband Rodger. He had long been an enthusi-ast before he met Alice.
“He used to go to col-lege riding his motorcycle,” Alice recalled. “He didn’t have a car when he was younger.”
They married in their early twenties and Alice got her own bike, though she can’t recall the make or model. They did come to a Bike Week event or two before they moved here permanently, but it wasn’t until they became residents that the annual pilgrimage began.
Now, having not missed one in all those years, Al-
ice can’t seem to recall any bad incidents she wit-nessed.
“For the most part every-one is always very nice and just having fun,” said Alice. “Even nowadays people will ride alongside and ask me how old I am. Everyone is always so friendly. I re-ally look forward to it.”
Alice hasn’t been against having a little fun herself
on the yearly trip.“Kris and I will usually
get off and walk around and maybe I’ll have a beer or two once we get to Weirs Beach,” said Alice, who is particularly fond of Bud Light.
At the age of eighty, Alice finally got her first Bike Week tattoo and then at eighty-five, another one.
“I was planning to get a third one at ninety, but I didn’t.” said Alice showing off her two tattoos above her ankle, one of a hum-mingbird and the other a flower.
Besides chores like mow-ing the lawn, Alice keeps active on a regular basis, swimming every day in
Lake Winnipesaukee early in the morning or doing laps at the Margate Resort at least three times a week in the winter. In fact, Alice credits her high energy level at 91 to those morn-ing swims and a couple of Bud Lights at night.
“In the summer I like to take my morning swims bollocky,” laughed Alice.
Just last year, Alice had knee replacements done.
“They had to kick her out of rehab early because she was doing so good,” said Caitlyn Matthewman, her granddaughter.
At the lakefront commu-nity where Alice lives year-
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$10.99 All You Can Eat Biker’s Breakfast Buffet*
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Join us at the 5th Annual Psychic FairAt Weirs Beach Community Center
Located next to the Weirs Fire Station 25 Lucerne Avenue, Laconia, NH 03246
FREE ADMISSION! DOOR PRIZES!OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC
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There’s a lot going on in Wolfeboro… TIKI TUESDAYS!
Enjoy live music of Ron Drolet on our Deck from 6:00-8:30 PM
Drink Specials and always great food!The Winnipesaukee Belle’s
THURSTY THURSDAYS have begun!Thursday June 18th 6:30 pm – 8:30 PM
Enjoy DJ Bobby Freedom and fun prizes and giveaways Cruise, great music and cash bar. 21 and up!
$20 per adult – only $15 for Generals Club Members First come first serve!
Belle boards at the Wolfeboro Town Docks Starting in July we have our
SUNDAY SUNSET CRUISELive music of Ron Drolet while enjoying
the Sunset on Lake Winnipesaukee $20 per person ~ only $15 for General Club Members!
Want to become a Generals Club Member?? Come on in…We will tell you how!
Buy tickets online: vetscount.org/events/winniwineFor information call 603-968-9330
or visit us online at www.thecman.com
Start your Festival Right with a Pre-Winnipesaukee Wine Festival
Beach Party at Town Docks!Tuesday, June 23 at 6 pm
Toes in the sand, sangria in your hand . . . Beach party!Enjoy Bogle Sangria, fun beach food and live music outside at the Town Docks’ beach bar!
3 Winnipesaukee Live Auction Getaways:Nantucket Seaside
Church LandingAdirondack Cabin
10th Annual
WINE FESTIVAL – 2015
Wednesday, June 245:30 to 8:00 pm
Church Landing, Meredith, NH
Mill Falls at the Lake is offering special overnight rates for Festival guests. Call 1-800-622-6455 to reserve your Winni Wine Fest rate.
ProceedsBenefit
New!Start your evening with a
VIP ReceptionExclusive higher-end
wine sampling and commemorative glass. From 5:30-7 pm in the
Carriage House.Event runs until 8 pm.
$75 per person
Hosted by the Common Man Family &Martignetti Companies of NH
$50 (donation) - $60 at the door
round, it’s not unusual to see her, in the winter, shoveling the snow off the dozen or so steps that lead down to the lake or other winter related main-tenance projects.
The trip to the Weirs for Bike Week is definitely one of the highlights of the year for Alice and her eyes light up when she talks about it.
“Kris really is great about it,” Alice said. “We will usu-ally go on a nice weekday during Bike Week. He’ll call me up and say ‘okay, get your pants on and get ready to go because I’m coming over.’ I really enjoy the ride itself, it takes me back, it’s just a lot of fun.”
Meeting Alice, one can’t but take stock of them-selves and realize that life really is what you make of it and every day living can be a grand adventure if you want it to be.
The One Hundredth An-niversary of Bike Week is only eight years away and I believe Alice is already looking forward to it.
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Alice Matthewman and her granddaughter Caitlyn Matthewman stand on the dock by Alice’s favorite daily swimmin’ hole, Lake Winnipesaukee.
LACONIA mOTOrCyCLE WEEK 2015 LACONIA mOTOrCyCLE WEEK 2015
8 THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Motorcycle Week 2015
Scenic Lift Rides
$12
719 Cherry Valley Road • Gilford, New Hampshire • GUNSTOCK.com • 603-293-4341
Adventure Park • Camping • Hiking
Why not take a
Different Ride?
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