Gary & Susan Premech, Chapter AB-A Directors · Jan 8-10 Calgary Motorcycle Show 2016 Jan 11 Jan Monthly Meeting Maritimes Motorcycle Trip (cont) Meetings are at Fox Hollow Golf Club,

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Coming Events

Nov 9 Nov Monthly Meeting

Nov 28 Christmas Party

Dec No December Meeting

Jan 8-10 Calgary Motorcycle

Show 2016

Jan 11 Jan Monthly Meeting

Meetings are at Fox Hollow Golf Club, 9th Street and

32nd Avenue N.E. Dinner at 6:30; Meeting at 7:00 PM.

Hello everyone,

H ere we are again, that time of year

when the bikes are put away and

the days are getting shorter.

Old man winter waited until the beginning of

this month to finally give us a taste of what’s

on its way. Our snowbird members have left

to get away from the snow, and if the last

couple of years are anything to go by, they’ll

have a taste of snow in the deep south them-

selves.

We hope that all those that will be attending

this year’s Christmas Party will continue to

enjoy the food, dancing, and comradery that

we have enjoyed over the past years.

November 9th

will be our last dinner meeting

for 2015 and for most of us, we won’t see

each other until Monday, January 11th

for our

first dinner meeting of 2016. Remember

though, we still meet every Sunday morning

for breakfast at Fox Hollow.

Till next year,

What’s Inside

October Meeting Notes ....................... 2

November Region Report .................. 3

News & Notices........................................ 4

Meeting Info .............................................. 4

Classifieds .................................................. 5

Calgary Area Team ................................ 5

Fall Turkey Dinner Excursion ......... 6

Social Activities Calendar ................. 7

Do you know? ........................................... 7

Remembrance ........................................... 8

Maritimes Motorcycle Trip ............... 9

Maritimes Motorcycle Trip (cont)10

Maritimes Motorcycle Trip (cont)11

Lazy Dawg Motortrikes ................... 12

Pair-a-Dice Trikes ................................ 12

Gary & Susan Premech, Chapter AB-A Directors

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Wing Wag November 2015 Page 2

October 50/50 Winner

Gary Premech

Brian Hooker talked about a video

and a book regarding high-

performance motorcycle riding.

He also shared the document he

has received from Iron Butt Asso-

ciation regarding his endurance

feats during the latest 3-Flags

event.

Bruce Buckley talked about a company that his son

and a partner operate called Streamline LED. The

company can give our members good deals on

lighting and safety products

2 Under Ar-

mor fleece

hoodies, cour-

tesy of Tracy

Boyda won by:

Dan Lenke

Shirley O’Brien

3 Hilti hats, courtesy

of James Tremblay

won by: Lance Medcalf Fred Rea

Lorraine Balding

Rechargea-

ble emer-

gency flare,

courtesy of

Streamline

LED won

by:

Gary

Premech

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Editor’s Note: Gilles Fournier reported on the October meeting

and I wish to extend many thanks for his efforts and assistance

with the newsletter the last few months.


W ow, time seems to be flying by at

a tremendous pace. Quite a lot

of our members have moved

from the riding season to the

winter. It is a big change and I hope every-

one will enjoy the new experiences.

Pat and I are here in Surrey at least until the

middle of January. My medical treatments

are about half finished and we need to keep

seeing the doctors until then. I’m sure look-

ing forward to getting back to riding in the

warm weather!

We have some wonderful events happening

next year. Our Region J Rally is taking place

in Red Deer and then Wing Ding is going to

be in Billings!

Registration for our rally will be available on

our website by the end of November. The

Innisfail Chapter has been very busy and has

worked with the Region to secured a venue,

caterer, and hotel. Thank you to their team.

We also have some other chapters who have

volunteered to do an event at the rally.

Thank you to those chapters as well.

There are still lots of opportunities for your

chapter to host an event. Please contact me

and let me know what you would enjoy do-

ing.

Wing Ding is going to be fantastic! I was

told last week that there are already 795

registrations received for Wing Ding. This is

beyond anyone’s dreams. Head office has

been blown away. Let’s continues this pace

and show them that we in the west really

come out and support our events!

One cool fact about the registrations for

Wing Ding is that Alberta is the area with the

most registrations! There are 99 registra-

tions for our members in Alberta. Congratu-

lations at being the best!

The Reno Rendezvous will be happening

again next year! The dates are July 7-11.

This years’ event was a lot of fun. The

Grand Sierra is a great venue and treated us

really well. There will be lots of fun activi-

ties and rides available. It is very casual and

the hotel is so large you don’t have to even

leave the building!

In January, we have the motorcycle shows

coming up in Vancouver, Edmonton, and

Calgary. I know we are having booths at the

shows so please come out and help man the

booth in your city. It is a great way to meet

new people!

Please be safe, and please support our veter-

ans on Poppy Day, (Nov. 11)

Con Williams, Region J Director

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Rain, snow, or shine, we meet for breakfast

every Sunday morning about 9 AM (Fox

Hollow opens at 8:00). This is a great year

round way to stay in touch with your

GWRRA friends. So, if you have missed the

opportunity to join us for breakfast recent-

ly, why don’t you come on over to:

Fox Hollow Golf Club,

9th Street and 32nd Avenue N.E.

Monthly Meetings

Monthly meetings are held on the 2nd Mon-

day of each month. This is a time to share

information and to meet old and new

friends who like to ride together for FUN,

Safety and Knowledge. See you at the next

meeting at the Fox Hollow Golf Club, 9th

Street and 32nd Avenue N.E. Dinner at 6:30

PM; Meeting at 7:00 PM.

MEETING SCHEDULE

DAY/DATE

November 9 .................... Monthly Meeting

December .................. No Monthly Meeting

January 11 ...................... Monthly Meeting

“Friends for Fun, Safety,

and Knowledge”

Come ride with us.…

…..Everyone Welcome!

For the latest updates on what

we are doing and where we’re

going, check out our website:

www.goldwingcalgary.com

Greeting Cards: If you know of any member, their spouse, or immediate family who would appreciate receiving a greeting card from our Chapter please contact Judy Istvan, email address judy.istvan @ nucleus.com. Judy will arrange to send the appropri-ate card on behalf of the Calgary Chapter. Veterans Food Bank: Please remember the men and women who committed themselves to ensure the freedoms that all Cana-dians enjoy every day of our lives. Bring your non-perishable food items or monetary contributions to the Monthly Chapter Meet-ings and help support the Veteran's Food Bank. Thank you to all who choose to support this worthwhile cause. Used Hemet Donations: Jim Baker is collecting helmets to be sent to Chad, Africa. If you have any helmets that you are no longer using please consider donating these to help protect a person in another country where helmets are not only too expen-sive for some to buy, but difficult to find. Do you know...where this is?: If you have distinctive pictures of places you have visited on your Gold Wing motorcycle or trike we would like to share them with our readers. Submit your picture as an email attachment with the specific name and location in the body of the email to wingwag @ telus.net. Then watch for your picture to appear in future editions of Wing Wag. Details of the picture and its location will be in the following month’s edition. 2015 3-Flags Classic: At the September meeting we heard a few members talk about their 3-Flags ride. Brian Hooker has set up a webpage detailing the trip including some pictures, some stories and comments from those that rode with him. For those of you who were unable to get a card with Brian's webpage at the last meeting, or were unable to attend, the site is:

www.brianhooker.com/3Flags2015. *Please note the F in Flags has to be a capital.

Bo Wasilewski Ride Blog: These are all rides I'm sure most of the chapter members have taken, but there are a lot of photos. To get the chronological sequence, one would have to go to the first posts and work backwards. There were 2 GL1800's in this group of five. http://borderlessbikerboysaugust2015.blogspot.ca/ Sunday Breakfast Winner: We had a big winner at the Sunday, October 11th breakfast. Jim Baker rolled 5 "ones" and walked away with half the pot, a cool $136. Well done Jim!

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CALGARY AREA STAFF

Chapter Director Gary & Susan Premech (403) 238-8478 Chapter director @ Goldwing calgary.com

Assistant D’Arcy Leslie (403) 274-5890 Chapter Directors assistant chapter director @ Goldwing calgary.com

Quartermaster Ken Braun (403) 862-6546 quartermaster @ Goldwing calgary.com

Newsletter Editor Lisa Miller (403) 288-0845 editor @ Goldwing calgary.com

Treasurer Eric Roberts (403) 256-7683 treasurer @ Goldwing calgary.com

Ride Coordinator Bob Van Nes (403) 251-1646 ride coordinator @ Goldwing calgary.com

Rider Educator Kim Coubrough (403) 912-9116 rider education @ Goldwing calgary.com

Rider Course Terry Burrill (403) 333-9914 Instructor rci @ Goldwing calgary.com

Special Events Ron Syroishka (403) 256-0912 Coordinator specialevents @ Goldwing calgary.com

Webmaster Bill Haggerty (250) 493-0153 webmaster @ Goldwing calgary.com Membership Tracy Boyda (403) 279-0383 Enhancement mec @ Goldwing calgary.com Coordinator

Classified Ads

The Classified ads are free to all members and associ-

ates of the GWRRA. While advertised items do not have

to be Gold Wing related, we do insist that all ads pertain

to motorcycling. Ads will appear on a space available

basis for one month. Should you wish to continue to

run your ad for a second or succeeding month, you

must resubmit or renew your ad. Deadline for submis-

sion is the first Monday of each month. To post an ad

or if the item is sold or the offer withdrawn, please con-

tact Lisa Miller at: editor @ Goldwing calgary.com

GWRRA TOLL FREE NUMBER (CANADA & US) 1-800-843-9460

NATIONAL LEADERS

Executive Directors Ray & Sandi Garris director @ gwrra.org

Region J Directors Con & Pat Williams 604-951-9441

Assist Region “J” Directors Arnie & Janet Tucke 604-462-0822

Region “J” Rider Educator Larry Harland 403-328-0233

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I t was a beautiful crisp Fall day, Sun-

day, Oct 18, 2015; when 22 club

members embarked on a trip to Bear-

berry, Alberta which is located 25

kms. west of Sundre at the base of the foot-

hills in southwest central Alberta. It’s a hid-

den gem close to the eastern border of the

Banff National Park and belongs to the Mu-

nicipality of Mountainview Country.

The valleys and foothills stretch for miles to-

wards the mountains. It’s also a place where

wild horses mingle with moose, deer, and

elk. Black bears also roam the forest floor

and chattering little squirrels peek from the

branches of tall spruce and pine. To the

first settlers, this was “God’s Country.” The

scenery was simply outstanding with the

snow covered mountains acting as a back-

drop.

There was a convoy of 7 mottos

(motorcycles), 1 trike, and 6 - 4 wheel

vehicles. The day started off with high

clouds and the threat of showers with a

temperature of about 8 degrees Celsi-

us. As we headed north on the QE 2,

the skies started to lighten up with tem-

peratures reaching between 12 and 14

degrees. It was early afternoon when

we arrived at the Bearberry Community

Center. We were all greeted with big

smiles and there were several happy

volunteers preparing dinner behind the

scenes. It truly was a welcoming com-

munity Fall Dinner complete with a se-

lection of salads, an assortment of sea-

sonal vegetables (smashed potatoes,

peas, sweet potatoes, turnips), gravy,

turkey, homemade stuffing, served with

my favorite - whole cranberry sauce,

fresh buns, beverages and an unbeliev-

able array of homemade desserts. I think I

must have had at least 4 different desserts –

but don’t tell anyone – it will be our little se-

cret (tee hee hee).

After filling our bellies, most of the group

headed back to Sundre to fuel up and we

made our way back through Water Valley

with a stop in Cochrane for what we thought

would be an ice cream treat (as you know

most club rides have at least one ice cream

stop). However, not this time. The line up

to McKay’s ice cream parlor was far too long

and moved ever so slowly. So, most of us

opted for a coffee at the coffee shop adja-

cent to McKay’s.

It was indeed a perfect day for a fall ride.

The company was great with no incidents

and everyone went home happy and a little

heavier I’m sure. In closing, I would be re-

miss if I did not mention how well the motto

and vehicle convoys rode – it was outstand-

ing!

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Ron Syroishka, Chapter AB-A Special Events Coordinator


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Ron Syroishka, Chapter AB-A Special Events Coordinator

ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY

Our Annual Christmas Party will be held once again at the Austrian-Canadian Culture Cen-

tre, 3112 – 11th Street NE, on Saturday, November 28th, 2015. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.,

buffet dinner at 6:30 p.m., dance to follow. The cost is $42/person and tickets are lim-

ited. Tickets will be available at the Sunday morning breakfasts and November 9th

Month-

ly Meeting, and are also available by calling Gary Premech at 403-238-8478 or

Ron Syroishka at 403-471-2600 or email at [email protected]

COLD WINTER SATURDAY NIGHT EVENT

If you have any ideas for a social event, say late January/early February please send them

to Ron Syroishka at wingit @ telus.net. More to follow.

BUNCO NIGHT

Based on the success of the last two Bunco Nights that were held, we will be having a Bun-

co Night in the New Year. More details to follow.


Our soldiers, sailors, airmen left

Their homes and friends behind

To do their part in this fierce strife

To benefit mankind.

They gave their blood, their limbs, their sight

Their days of youth and gain.

How can we prove to those who fought

It was not all in vain?

They shed their blood so willingly

That in peace we might live.

They gave their all for freedom’s cause

What is there we can give?

Stout hearts to strive for victory

And willing hands to work

Each at his task however small

Let no one ever shirk.

Let us give our assurance

That in the days to be,

The bloody wars and death and hate

Their children shall not see.

But in the world they fought to make

A truer, better place

There’ll rule supreme a creed of love

And tolerance for each race.

So shall their sacrifice for us

Be in some part repaid,

While in the hearts of living me

Their memory shall not fade!

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By Elisabeth Agnes Miller, written July 1944

(My friend and former neighbor who passed away May 13th

of this year at the age of 98.)


Text & Photos: Sandy Morrison

T he Afternoon of June 30

th

was the day I

was to leave for Kelowna then the next

day to Seattle for the flight to Boston in

the late evening. Weather warnings

came out that there would be a chance of severe

thunderstorms from Golden to Kelowna. I decid-

ed on a different route for my own safety which

was south then to the west all the way to Seattle.

This meant leaving early in the morning.

July 1st

— At 3:00 a.m. my bed vibrator came on

to shake my bed as time to get up. I’m deaf so

hence the bed vibrator & not the sound alarm. I

got up and caught a flash outside. There was

the thunderstorm and a downpour. Not good to

be leaving now, hopefully better by 3:30 (my

goal) so I waited, had breakfast and checked the

weather forecast. It said that the rain would

cease at 5:10 a.m. so I waited. It finally eased at

4:40 so that was when I left.

I motorbiked from Calgary to Cochrane and con-

tinued west for Radium Hot Springs. At Radium

I stopped for gas as well as a few minute break

for a drink. A young gal was screaming at me

for help as her car was rolling backwards out of

the gas station on a slight hill. It bounced over

the first curb, continued on and slammed into a

stop sign at the next curb. She was running

backwards at the rear of her car to try to stop it

but then got out of its way. Fortunately, she

was not hurt as it could have rolled over her as

well. There was minimal damage to the rear of

her car but the stop sign was bent 75 degrees.

Two other guys and myself helped to push the

car back up the hill to the gas station.

I left for Cranbrook, Creston, and the USA bor-

der. I continued on for Seattle and arrived at

5:00 p.m. I took the ferry for Bainbridge Island

to store my motorbike at a friend’s place for ten

days. I had to hurry to get back to the Seattle

airport. I made it in time for the 11:05 p.m. de-

parture to Boston. Whew!

July 2nd

—

Many thanks to the Eagle Riders shop,

they arranged a taxi to get me to their shop to

pick up the motorcycle. It’s located in Fox-

borough, Massachusetts. The motorcycle was a

yellow and black Harley ‘Electra’ with 3 bags

which was fine. My friend, Ward had his BMW

sports motorbike. We motorbiked northwest

and stopped at Gloucester because of its fishing

history and to explore Ispech hoping for a lob-

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ster meal, but there were too many people.

Then on through New Hampshire to Portland,

Maine. We had to hurry from Boston to Portland

to board the ship by 4:00 p.m. for the overnight

trip to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. I was exhausted

from the recent overnight flight from Seattle to

Boston. Thankfully, I had a good sleep in the

two-bed cabin we had booked for the journey.

July 3rd

— We arrived at Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

and travelled to Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. More

interesting fishing history like Gloucester and

more steep hills to go down a few blocks to the

wharfs. We walked around the town and then

left for Peggy’s Cove. Wow, it’s so special with

the lighthouse, the rocks around and the big

waves crashing against it. We took lots of pic-

tures and continued on to Halifax.

That evening in Halifax we got a room and

walked down to the wharf. We bumped into a

deaf group from across Canada attending their

big meeting so we chatted with them for a while.

Fireworks came next (much to our luck) they had

been postponed from July 1st

, Canada’s birthday,

due to heavy fogs that night. The fireworks dis-

play was good and was much enjoyed. Then we

walked back up the hill to our room.

July 4th

— We motorbiked across Nova Scotia to

Truro then to Prince Edward Island. We crossed

the Confederation Bridge which took us only ten

minutes. We went to the south and west of

Prince Edward Island to see the red sand beach-

es. After that, we explored around and went

north to the National and Provincial Parks. The

beaches and dunes were just beautiful. I would

not mind living there for its quietness and nice

countryside. We rode to Charlottetown to get a

room for the night. Michel was the host and the

room was good with two single beds, laundry,

and breakfast. I had a good sleep and we left

the next morning to return to Nova Scotia.

July 5th

— We were in a hurry to catch the ferry

to Nova Scotia so we could get to Cape Breton

Island. It took us an hour and we made it in

time to board. We motorbiked along the Cabot

Trail around the north tip to the National Park

and then south. Nice views of the ocean and

lots of curves and potholes to watch out for. We

stopped at Sydney Mines and got a room.

July 6th

— We motorbiked 20 kms to Sydney to

see The Big Fiddle. The fiddle stands outside

and is 14 metres tall, weighs 8 tons, and was

made by a welder in 2004. I was impressed. We

then motorbiked to the terminal to catch the fer-

ry to Port Aux Basques, Newfoundland which is a

6 hour trip and arrived there at 6:00 p.m. We

stopped at Steady Brook for the night.

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July 7th

– 10th

— We motorbiked north and east

and stopped at Indian Arm to get a room. The

host recommended we go further north to

Twillingate to see the icebergs and whales. So

we went up to Twillingate an hour away and saw

some icebergs and humpback whales but they

were a little too far away to see well. On the way

back south we stopped for a big lobster dinner.

We traveled back to our room in total darkness.

The next day we continued on to Gander, Cape

Spear, and St. John’s. Cape Spear is the furthest

east point of all the coast in North America. St.

John’s is a delight to visit for its museums, hous-

es of many colours, and Signal Hill where there

is a fort built during 1670’s by the British.

July 11th

– 13th

— We took the ship from Argen-

tia near St. John’s to North Sydney and got a

room for the night. From North Sydney we mo-

torbiked south and stopped at Baddeck, Nova

Scotia where Alexander Graham Bell lived; the

Fundy Bay in New Brunswick; Camden, Maine;

and Freeport, Maine and arrived at Foxborough,

Massachusetts to return the motorbike. We bid

our farewells and I went to Logan International

airport for the overnight flight back Seattle.

I arrived at Seattle and took the ferry to Bain-

bridge Island to pick up my motorbike, and chat-

ted with my friend Dean, and his wife for a

while. Then it was time for me to catch the ferry

back to Seattle then to Vancouver on my way to

Victoria. I have residences in Victoria and in Cal-

gary because of work.

Traveling in the Maritimes was just fantastic. I

motorbiked 5000 kms and enjoyed great sites.

I would go there again soon!

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Gary & Susan Premech, Chapter AB-A Directors · Jan 8-10 Calgary Motorcycle Show 2016 Jan 11 Jan Monthly Meeting Maritimes Motorcycle Trip (cont) Meetings are at Fox Hollow Golf Club,