Women in the Wind International, Inc. Issue 192 Jul/August 2017

“There are a lot of things that this group of fine womendoes for many others, and me but a few things standout above all. A month before my husband passed, hewas very ill and had been unable to ride his motorcyclefor several months, since the tumor was quite large andin his abdomen. The Sol Sisters decided to host a paradein our neighborhood, dressing up their bikes, and them­selves in super hero ou"its.”

WITW Sol Sisters Chapter

Shootin’theBreeze

In This Issue:President Report Pg 3 •Chapter Listings Pg 4•Officer Updates Pg 6•WITW National Parks Patch Pg 10•WITW Proposed Bylaw Addition Pg 11•Our WITW Facebook Page ­ Have You Joined? Pg 11•The 39th Annual River Run Pg 11•Chapter Chats Pg 12•2017 WITW Safe Mileage Application Form Pg 21•WITW 1K 2 Day Pg 22•Member Updates Pg. 23•

Ladies Who Lunch ­ Ride CA (photo bomb!)

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International OfficersPresident ~ Cat GrabowskiWITWPresident@aol.com

Vice President ~ Nancy Ihasznihasz@hotmail.com

Secretary / Safe Mileage ~ Dee NormanWITWsecretary@yahoo.com

Treasurer ~ Jett FordWITWtreasurer@gmail.com

Merchandiser / Founder ~ Becky Brownwitwusa@aol.com

Canadian Administrator ~ Myra Abstreitertwistedboot@gmail.com

European Administrator ~ Allison Harnessallison@live.co.uk

Historian ~ Jennifer Frank “Lil Bit”WITWhistorian@aol.com

Newsletter Editor ~ Alani SelveyWITWstbeditor@gmail.com

Web Mistress ~ Donna “Where2­RoadRunneR” McKaleWITWwebmistress@gmail.com

Safety ~ Cathie SiglowWITWsafety@gmail.com

Maintenance ~ Karen JurasinskiBITCHN38@yahoo.com

Motorcycle Rights ~ Shari DiCarloshensonmrc@yahoo.com

Shootin’ the Breeze Submission Info:1. Submission deadlines:February 1; April 1; June 1; August 1; October 1; December 12. Include your Chapter name in the subject area of your email.3. Article limit: 400 words4. Photo limit: One (1) picture5. Photos must be attached as a separate jpg, tiff or raw file6. Please make sure the picture is an original (unedited), the bigger the better. Small pictures are not

good for print.7. E­Mail all submissions to the Newsletter Editor (WITWstbeditor@gmail.com)8. A reply will be sent to you acknowledging receipt of your submission.9. Submissions received after the deadline will be in the next issue.

Membership Address ChangesPlease send all membership address changes via snail mail and/or E­Mail to:¨ Jett Ford, WITW International Treasurer, 496 Redwing Rd, Chula Vista, CA 91911 ¨ E­Mail: witwtreasurer@gmail.com

Women in the Wind International, Inc. Founded 1979 Editor’s NotesThis is my last issue of STB as the WITW newsletter editor, and I very much appre­ciate being able to serve you for the past two years. When I took on this role, how­ever, little did I expect the loss of two jobs in a year—the challenges of working in biotech, LOL.

Over this past year we moved from San Diego, CA to Boulder, CO, and most re­cently to Washington. My son in Portland, OR sent us info regarding a lovely home in a beautiful wooded area, but before we were able to visit, it already was under contract. So, we instead moved into a Van­couver, WA rental.

Well, life is often full of surprises, and after spending a week unpacking boxes, we de­cided to take a break and visit Mount St. Helens. Along the way, we were reminded of the house that brought is here, decided to check, and saw the house was back on the market. We toured it and made an offer on the same day!

Well, our offer was accepted, so LOL, we are moving yet again! Although tired, we’re excited about our next move, and we feel fortunate to be able to live in such a lovely area.

So in farewell, let me share a photo of the Columbia River, and please do let me know if your ever in Washington. xoxoxo

WITW STB Editor—Alani Selvey

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They Want To Be Us!By Cat Grabowski, International President

Ride CA is a WITW regional event, bringing together the California Chapters (and then some) for afew days of riding, feasting and enjoying each other’s company. It was my good fortune that I wasable to attend and enjoy the company of some of the nicest people, not to mention ride some absolutelyawesome roads! I am most grateful for the generous hospitality extended by International SecretaryDee Norman and the Ladies of Chrome and Leather Chapter. I flew into southern CA, stayedovernight and rode up to Cambria with their group. International Safety Officer Cathie Siglow did

a wonderful job on choosing a beautiful route up to the event. It was a pleasure riding with them.

The Lady Hawks Chapter did an outstanding job of hosting the event at the Cambria Pines Lodge in Cambria, CA. It was attendedby more than 100 members, including sisters from Canada (Edmonton), Arizona, Nevada, DC and, of course, New York! The Re-gional Grant funds (provided by the organization for established multi-day, annually held regional meetings with more than fivechapters and twenty members in attendance) were used to subsidize the Friday evening repast with locally grown strawberries thesize of golf balls, cold cuts, rolls, cheese, crackers, cut fruit and other delectable delights.

A good time was had by all at the banquet on Saturday evening. I was pressed into sharing the story of “The Bee Dance” with thegroup - an all too real incident that occurred on the ride up. Some of you may have seen it posted by Sol Sister Carol Kropp onour FB page. It was the opening to a most entertaining tradition they have - each Chapter in attendance regales the group with thetelling of a Spoon Story. To say they were entertaining is to sell them short. These were tales that ran along the edge of beingbeyond belief…. but they really happened. Each story brought the house down. Some were even reenacted, in part, by the actualparticipants. Each story was secretly judged by Marcia “Sparkle” Moore from the Diamond Roses Chapter - who flew intoSan Francisco from DC, picked up a rented bike and rode down to the event. Both she and I were ineligible to win as we had notridden our bikes to the event….

The Sol Sisters Chapter won and had the privilege of taking the spoon home. Now when I say, “spoon,” I mean, “SPOON.” It isginormous! This thing has to be four (4’) feet tall and, yes, it’s chrome. The rule is it must be transported by motorcycle - no car,no trailer, no anything other than by bike. I had the pleasure of accompanying Fran George, who had the honor of carrying thespoon, for her chapter, back to southern CA. You should have seen the looks…. She appeared to be a large, ice cream sundae, orcup of tea from afar! Or was it a really tall sissy bar? (think Easy Rider)

My gracious hosts changed things up a bit on our ride back and took me on Angeles Crest Highway by way of Tujunga CanyonRoad. Ladies, I can’t thank you enough for an exhilarating tour of some up and down west coast twisties with the most incredibleviews. LOCAL’s Elin Thomas (and Sparky) made a great “rabbit” to chase over the miles of serpentine asphalt. Yes, sparkswere flying as I scraped my boards on more than one turn. And I also proved the theory that you will hit whatever you look at - itwas a rock the size of a golf ball that had rolled into the road from the side of the mountain… I had the whole lane, but, yes, hitthe rock.

Another interesting twist to the weekend occurred when we had two “guests” attending with chapter friends who, literally, paidInternational Treasurer Jett Ford their dues and signed up on the spot. They want to be us! While at Ragged Point with thegroup on Saturday, a young lady, on holiday with her retired police K-9, Dawson, was so taken by our group that she wants to startup a Chapter in Ventura (Has three women on her street who ride.) She wants to be us!

You see it in people’s faces as they gaze out of their car windows, aheads turning to follow us as we pull into a parking lot, querying,in wonderment, “All women?” They want to be us. I was fueling up at a gas station and gave a chin wave to a gentleman sittingin the front seat of a car, driven by a woman, as he stared out the window while they pulled out. They want to be us. I rememberthe big, pink Cadillac pacing me on the Interstate. And when I looked over, the blue haired driver, grinning from ear to ear, gaveme a thumbs up and sped off. They want to be us. How many times have you incurred the envy of total strangers just by beingyou? They want to be us!

It’s not just how we act or what we do; It’s who we are. It’s our enthusiasm. It’s our example. It’s our courage and daring. It’s ourheart. That’s what the world sees… And they want to be us!

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Officer Updates—President

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WITW Chapter Listing

CANADA:AB—Canadian Cougars ChapterBox 20022Leduc, AB T9E 6R2 Canadawitwcanadiancougars@gmail.comAB—Chinook Outriders ChapterBox 45 Site 6 RR6 LCD9Calgary, AB T2M 4L5 Canadachinookoutriders@hotmail.comAB—Desert Dolls Chapter729­19A Street NEMedicine Hat, AB, Canada T1C 1R8desert_dolls@hotmail.comAB—Drayton Valley Chapter4833­54 AvenueDrayton Valley, AB T7A 1C3 Canadacindy.campbell@westpemsafety.com AB—Edmonton Chapter51116 Hwy 60Spruce Grove, AB T7Y 1E1 Canada wildrosesedmonton@gmail.comAB—Prairie Roses Chapter939 Manor Place SERedcliff, AB T0J 2P0 Canadamsbhaven18@gmail.comAB—White Line Drifters Chapter5611­56 AvenueRockty Mtn House, AB, T4T 1H7 Canadarockychapter2013@gmail.comAB—WindSun Riders Chapter315 7A Avenue SouthLethbridge, AB T1J 1N3 Canada witw.wsrchapter@gmail.comBC—Saddlebags Chapter109 North Patterson St.Prince George, BC V2M 3H9 Canadawitwpgriders@gmail.comBC—Shiftin’ Sisters Chapter115­2550 Hollywood Road NorthKelowna, BC Canada V1V 2S6witw­shiftinsisters@hotmail.comBC—Skeena Valley Riders Chapter7­1753 Kenworth StTerrace, BC V8G 4P2 Canada susan_kaulbeck@hotmail.comNT—Midnight Sun Chapter5121 Forrest DriveYellowknife, NT X1A 2W5 Canada witwmidnightsunchapter@gmail.comON—Northern Curves of Steel Chapter1 Maxanne CRE Unit 5Sault STE Marie, ON, Canada R6B 6G6witwnortherncurvesofsteel@yahoo.comSK—Bridge City Thunder Chapter3154 33rd Street WestSaskatoon, SK Canada S7L 6V5joanne.peat@sasktel.netSK—Highway Hunnies Chapter201 Woodland AveBuena Vista, SK S2V 1B4 Canada ShellyAnne888@gmail.com

GREAT BRITAIN:Dragon Riders Chapter50 St Peters RoadUpwel Wisbech,Cambridgeshire Great Britain PE 14 9EJallison@live.co.ukWolf Spirit Chapter2 Wycliffe RoadHaydock, St. Helenes, MerseysideGreat Britain WA110PSwitwwolfspirit@hotmail.com

PORTUGAL:Pink Riders Chapter61 Aldworth RoadAlgarve, Portugal E15 4DNWITWPinkRidersChapter@hotmail.com

UNITED STATES:AR—Disturbed Sisters Chapter1013 Redwing TrailMountain Home, AR 72653witwdisturbedsisterschapter@gmail.comAR—Maiden Voyageurs Chapter288 Country Rd 824Gamaliel, AR 72537arkansasnutgurl1@gmail.comAR—Rebel Roadies Chapter11674 Windy HillRogers, AR 72756boogie4379@gmail.comAZ—Cactus Cuties ChapterPO Box 3701Kingman, AZ 86402witwcactuscuties@yahoo.comAZ—Desert Diamonds Chapter6234 N. 31st AvenuePhoenix, AZ 85017witwdesertdiamonds@gmail.comAZ—Desert Divas Chapter2091 Monazite Pl.Lake Havasu City, AZ 86404ruby_spark@yahoo.comCA—Faultline Riders Chapterc/o Rachel AragonPO Box 94, San Jose, CA 95103WITWFaultlineRiders@yahoo.comCA—Fire and Ice Chapter4717 N. Arthur AveFresno, CA 93705WITWfireandicechapter@gmail.comCA—Ladies of Chrome & Leather Chapter5398 Greenbrier Dr.Riverside, CA 92504WITWLOCAL@gmail.com CA—Lady Hawks Chapter8250 Toro Creek Rd.Atascadero, CA 93422des12sara@aol.comCA—Sol Sisters (San Diego) Chapter8525 Summerdale Road #249San Diego, CA 92126witwsolsisters@gmail.comCA—Steel ‘n Hearts Chapter3474 W. Jensen AveFresno, CA 93706witwsteelnhearts@gmail.comCA—Wild Gypsies Chapter1624 S. Cotta StVisalia, CA 93292witwwildgypsieschapter@gmail.comCO—Mtn & Desert Sisters Chapterc/o: Virginia SemlerPO Box 1683Bayfield, CO 81122mds.witw@gmail.comCO—Rocky Mountain Chapter4868 Barn Owl DriveFrederick, CO 80504info@witw­rmc.orgCO—Valley Vixens Chapter0283 County Road 63South Fork, CO 81154mkmillermink@aol.comCO—Wind Dancers Chapter615 Peace DriveGrand Junction, CO 81504msvicky_biker@yahoo.comCT—Daughters of Odin Chapter46 Goodspeed AveMeriden, CT 06451mteverestdream@cox.netFL—Bad Girls Chapter2701 Southern Pkwy WBradenton, FL 34205WITWBadGirls@yahoo.com

FL—Bay Area Chapter19001 Norller Ct.Lutz, FL 33548witw­bayarea@hotmail.comFL—Curves & Chrome Chapter501 Oak Hill Circle Unit 41Lakewood Ranch, FL 34232witwcurvesandchrome@yahoo.comFL—Dangerous Curves Chapter931 Woodbridge CourtSafety Harbor, FL 34695mszleszinski@aol.comFL—Ironhorse Roses Chapter14365 Evans Ranch RoadLakeland, FL 33809witw.IronHorseRosesChapter@gmail.comFL—Island Breeze Chapter2316 NW 9th PlaceCape Coral, FL 33993chica.witwib@gmail.comFL—Livin’ in the Wind Chapter305 Antigua DriveMerritt Island, FL 32952livininthewind@rocketmail.comFL—She Shore Riders Chapter4725 Brae Burn AveSarasota, FL 34234mjallen7@comcast.netFL—Silver River ChapterPO Box 772952Ocala, FL 34477silverriverchapter@gmail.comFL—Space Coast Riders Chapter944 Ginger WayMelbourne, FL 32940sherrishields@gmail.comFL—SunShine Sisters Chapter 8112 Stirrup Cay Ct.Boynton Beach, FL 33436witwsunshinesisters@outlook.comFL—Wicked Sisters Chapter521 SW 26th StreetCape Coral, FL 33914KC521@comcast.netGA—Georgia Peaches Chapter225 Paces Overlook TraceDallas, GA 30157witwgeorgiapeaches@yahoo.comIN—Hoosierettes Chapter11115 Ohio StreetCrown Point IN 46307­8054witwhoosierettes@hoosierettes.orgKS—Blue River Angels Chapter1431 Colorado StManhattan, KS 66502witw.blueriverangelschapter@yahoo.comKS—Oz Outlawz Chapter200 W 2ndTopeka, KS 66440jleecoats52@gmail.comKS—Roaring Thunder1043 N. 135th RoadMinneapolis, KS 67467jodykiefer15@gmail.comLA/TX—Vagabond Sister ChapterPO Box 1645Kingsland, Texas 78639witw.vsc@gmail.comMA—Nor’ Easters Chapter36 Locus StHaverhill, MA 01830witwnoreasterschapter@gmail.comMD—Iron Eagles ChapterPO Box 5Cavetwon, MD 21720k.loerich@outlook.comMI—Great Lakes ChapterPO Box 193Wyandotte, MI 48192mgermer784@gmail.com

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MI—South East Michigan Chapter692 OakDundee, MI 48131Kknapp0407@yahoo.comMN—Red River Valley Chapter3310 Village Green DrMoorhead, MN 56560beckijo@midco.netMO—Show Me Sisters Chapter1708 California StJefferson City, MO 65101cmalone75@gmail.comMS—Dixie Angels Chapter16254 Henry House RoadSaucier, MS 39574pambelk@southbell.netNC—Carolina Coastal Chrome Chapter5001 Glen Cove DrSouthport, NC 28461witw.triplec@gmail.comNC—Hudson Valley Hoydens Chapter77 Radcliffe CourtClayton, NC 27527witwhvhc@gmail.comNC—Iron Horse Maidens Chapter10209 Glenburn LnCharlotte, NC 28278witwmaidenschapter@gmail.comNC—Sinister Sisters Chapter10209 Glenburn Lane Charlotte NC 28278witwsinistersisterschapter@gmail.comNJ—Jersey Girls Chapter564 Dupont Street—Rear HousePhiladelphia, PA 19128witwjerseygirls@hotmail.comNJ—Jersey She Devils ChapterPO Box 113Leeds Point, NJ 08220JerseySheDevils@yahoo.comNJ—NJ Renegades Chapter318 Palmer RdDenville, NJ 07834info@njrenegades.orgNJ—Rolling Stones Chapter1091 Windlass DriveManahawkin, NJ 08050jerseypearl@comcast.netNJ—Jersey Shore Riders Chapter618 Carroll Fox RdBrick, NJ 08724witwshoreriders@gmail.comNV—Desert Curves Chapter1850 Slideview WayWashoe Valley, NV 89704desertcurveschapter@gmail.comNV—Sin Sity Sisters Chapter5109 Wildroot RdLas Vegas, NV 89130honicone@aol.comNY—Black Rose ChapterPO Box 913Pleasant Valley, NY 12569BlackRoseNY@optimum.net NY—East End Girls Chapter25 So. Bay AvenueEastport, NY 11941witwEastEndGirls@gmail.comNY—Freebirds Chapter609 Kings HighwaySaugerties, NY 12477witwfreebirdschapter@yahoo.comNY—Long Island ChapterPO Box 2305Seaford, NY 11783downtoearth111@gmail.comNY—Red Riding Hoods Chapter34 Stratton RoadNewark Valley, NY 13811redridinghoods@stny.rr.com

NY—SLV Vixens Chapter264 LaComb RoadNorfolk, NY 13667mmmarks40@yahoo.comOH—Akron ChapterAmy Kruger260 Woodlawn Reserve Rd. Akron, OH 44305akrug_99@yahoo.comOH—Central Ohio Diamond Girls Chapter13296 Summerfield WayPickerington Ohio 43147hotdeb71@gmail.comOH—Chrome Contessas Chapter4595 E Sprague RdSeven Hills, OH 44131WITW.ChromeContessas@yahoo.comOH—Maverick Airheart Dollz Chapter876 Westbrook RdDayton, OH 45415witwmadchapter@gmail.comOH—North East Ohio Chapter2133 19th StreetCuyahoga Falls, OH 44223president@neowitw.comOH—Sisters of Anarchy Chapter625 5th St. NWNorth Canton, OH 44720cpritt58@yahoo.comOH—Toledo Chapter5725 Bluegrass DriveWalbridge, OH 43465witw.toledo.pres@gmail.comOK—Dreamcatchers Chapter11110 W. 835 RdFt. Gibson, OK 74434Shelsta17@aol.comOK—Leather Angels ChapterPO Box 3214Bartlesville, OK 74006oklthrangel@sbcglobal.netOK—Pink Pistols Chapter31505 Homer Lane RoadShawnee, OK 74801womeninthewindpinkpistols@yahoo.comOK—Twisted Sisters Chapterc/o Stephanie HatterPO Box 4873, Tulsa, OK 74159skh1972@yahoo.comOR—Babes By The Bay Chapterc/o Angel Springer62744 Old Wagon RoadCoos Bay, OR 97420kjohncandles@msn.comOR—Northern Women Chapter31801 Driver RoadTangent, OR 97389witwnw@yahoo.comOR—Wild Rogue ChapterPO Box 1528Phoenix, OR 97535terrie@dsharley.comPA—Silver Hawks ChapterPO Box 24Lackawaxen, PA 18435laurlayton@yahoo.comPA—Susquehanna Valley Chapter460 Harvest DriveHarrisburg, PA 17111witwsvc@gmail.comPA—Vivacious Vixens Chapter118 Allyson LaneShohola, PA 18458vivaciousvixens@hotmail.comSC—Low Country Ladies Chapter119 Heron LaneGoose Creek, SC 29445witwlowcountryladies@gmail.comTN—4­Season Sistas Chapter409 Bivens LaneNiota, TN 37826witw4SeasonSistasChapter@gmail.com

TN—Angels ­n­ Steel Chapter112 Laural DriveSpring City, TN 37381Raneeroush@gmail.comTN—Dragon Gypsies Chapter939 Houston DrSeymour, TN 37865witwdrgngyp@gmail.comTN—Steel Magnolias Chapter897 County Road 180Athens TN 37303bambiewilliams@gmail.comTN—Whitewater Diva’s Chapter171 Doc Evans LaneBenton, TN 37307les22sball@gmail.comTX—Bayou City Sisters Chapter7002 Stonewall RidgeRichmond, TX 77469witw.bayoucitysisters@gmail.comTX—Gulf Coast Tempests Chapter3217 Scenic Shore DriveSeabrook, TX 77586witw.rumrunner@gmail.comVA—Diamond Roses Chapter4406 Worchester Drive #22Woodbridge, VA 22193WITWDR@gmail.comVA—Honey Badgers Chapter701 Oxford DriveVirginia Beach, VA 23452jtlt@aol.comVT—Green Mountain Spirit Chapter279 Parker RdPittsford, VT 05763GrnmtnspiritWITW@gmail.comWI— Milwaukee Area ChapterPO Box 270512West Allis, WI 53227­0512witw@womeninthewind­milwaukee.orgWI—Wisconsin Northern Lights ChapterW5317 Loon Lake CircleShawano, WI 54166pforrest1@charter.netWY—Afton Saints & Sinners ChapterPO Box 1764Afton, WY 83110hairmagic@silverstar.com

WITW Probationary ChapterListing

AR—Moonshine Runners Chapter PO Box 423Lead Hill, AR 72644moonshinerunnerswitwchapter@gmail.comBC—Saltwater Sisters1413 Prince Rupert BlvdPrince Rupert, BC, V8J 3X1 Canada

Please Double CheckYour Chapter’s Information

Please send Chapter changes to:Cat, Jett, Donna & Alani (pg. 2)

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Officer Updates—Vice President

Officer Updates—Secretary

My cat, Snickers, and I are in my office amidpiles and piles of papers related to Medicaid.I am filing a request on behalf for my Motherwho now requires skilled nursing, and she israpidly running out of money. My cat has theright idea; she is sleeping on a pile labeledSocial Security. My other Cat, of theGrabowski family, just reminded me I am twodays late with my STB ar$cle. This providesanother good reason to postpone goingthrough the piles of papers. I am currently making mental lists for my an­nual summer trip. This year it will be a li%ledifferent. I am riding my bike to NY to visitMom, back to PA to visit two daughters, andmee$ng up with Cat Grabowski and MauraTurner somewhere around Allentown, PA.We will then head west and grab DonnaMcKale on our way to Denver. My last cross­

country trip out west was fabulous and I ex­pect nothing less from this one. I am hopingto get to Denver and hooking up with somemembers that are not going right back homeso I can play a li%le longer. I love to sight seeacross this beau$ful country of ours. I amhoping to hit some of the Na$onal Parks onmy trip as well as the WITW display in theNa$onal Motorcycle Museum in Anamosa,Iowa. It is nice when you don’t have a sched­ule and a Husband who is taking care of thehouse and, of course, Snickers, the cat. I lovemy life.We had a change in the logo items that wereavailable from the She Shore Riders Chapter.The license plates/picture frames were nolonger being made. A chapter inquired aboutthe license plates and wanted to buy someor make them. I told everyone they were dis­con$nued…but ……wait. A hundred or sowere located in someone’ garage. So, SheShore Riders are back in business with the li­cense plates and photo frames. I am gladthey are available because we have a lot ofnew riders and they are so very cool. My li­cense plate says WITW and with the plateholder, no one has to guess what WITW

means. The fact that I am no longer going to be VPis star$ng to hit me. I may have to have a boxof Kleenex when I write my last ar$cle. Thishas been a wonderful journey from the $meI joined WITW 27 years ago and I am lookingforward to more. I am hoping to be able todevote more $me to my local chapter andencourage more riders to join our group. (The following is a shameless plug): I am alsolooking forward to mee$ng the many Floridariders who will be a%ending the FloridaChapter Challenge on Sept. 22 and 23. Wehave a guest from out of state returning fora second $me. You will recognize her by thebag on her head. Hope to see you there.

NancyIhasz

I had such a great $me at Ride CA which isthe California regional chapter event andwas hosted by the Lady Hawks Chapter. Thisyear it was held in in Cambria, CA which isabout five miles from the Pacific Ocean andjust south of Hearst Castle and Ragged Point(just below the area where I am sure yousaw on the news the landslide that took outHwy 1). The whole area was beau$ful andthe weather cooperated at least un$l it was$me to ride home – then, it got really hot bythe $me our group made it home. I must say

I was quite impressed with how Lady Hawkspulled off the event with minimal membersin their chapter. It shows that even thesmaller chapters can not only host these re­gional events but should start thinking abouthos$ng an interna$onal mee$ng by hos$ngwith another chapter. Oh, I almost forgot tomen$on, that my chapter, Ladies of Chrome& Leather (“LOCAL”) will be hos$ng the 5th

Annual Ride CA in 2018 and it looks like wewill be having it in Big Bear which is a beau­$ful area in the San Bernardino mountains.Check it out for yourself at

h%p://www.bigbear.com/. At the $me of wri$ng this ar$cle, we havejust started making plans so stay tuned . . . I have spoken to numerous members fromvarious chapters who say their chapter is toosmall and that their area is not the best forhos$ng an interna$onal mee$ng (not closeto an airport ­ a must, and no hotels in the

area that can accommodate a large event).For the mee$ng in Hershey, PA, there werethree chapters who jointly hosted it and I be­lieve only one of those chapters was fromPA. It is such a great experience to host aninterna$onal mee$ng. My chapter jointlyhosted the winter interna$onal in 2013 inPalm Springs, CA with the Sol Sisters chapterof San Diego, which was over an hour awayfrom my chapter and probably at least twohours from San Diego. We had a few “fieldtrip” weekends where we met in PalmSprings during the planning stages and hada lot of fun doing it. So, my point is, THINKOUTSIDE THE BOX! Now, another en$ce­ment is that it usually adds money to yourchapter ki%y. The t­shirt sales itself brings ina lot of money. So, I would like to ask thatyou please give serious thought to yourchapter hos$ng a future interna$onal meet­ing. I look forward to seeing you all in Denver!!

DeeNorman

Howdy WITW!I recently a%ended the Ride CA event inCambria, Ca. What a hoot – special shout outto Lady Hawks and everyone who helped.Beau$fully executed. What else can I say? Alovely $me with everyone, including our

Canadian Sisters! I LOVED hanging out withCanadian Cheryl, just watch her around thewater, eh. My favorite part of course was rid­ing along the coast and seeing this line ofmotorcycles in front and behind – we allknow what that feels like! Wow, I want to doit all over again. I’ll not be riding to Summer Interna$onal’sthis $me around. Work is always in the wayof what I want to do, right? I’m a flying inthough! Golden, CO was my very first Inter­na$onal (Na$onal back then) in 2002ish,eons ago. I was so amazed! Between the “of­ficers mee$ng”, riding to lunch as a hugegroup, classes, the fair across the street,

s$cking my head in the cut out, and finishingoff a fancy dinner with a guest speaker (along $me female rider – a pioneer of sorts ifI recall right). This was also the first $me Imet “Becky Brown” on that Friday nightmeet­n­greet. She approached me as thoughshe knew me and said, “San Diego would bea great place for a Na$onal.” I was like, “yup”and thinking “ah sheeze, I think I just agreedto something!” You all know how Becky isLOL. Well, we did not host a Na$onal un$l2007, so I was off the hook! Included hereare some pics from 2003 – awfully low reso­lu$on. I have one of Lil Bit too – first $me I

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Officer Updates—Treasurer

JettFord

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The weather I have been wai$ng for all win­ter is finally here and riding season hasbegun. This is my 42nd summer of riding andit is s$ll as exci$ng as it was when I firststarted. My chapter just had our 39th annualride commemora$ng the very first ride thatstarted what is now WITW. Many things havechanged since then but the one that is mostamazing is that years back when I would hearfrom a woman interested in WITW I wouldsend a handwri%en le%er through the postalsystem. Now everything is so fast and seeingwhat our chapters are doing is immediate. Iam so proud every $me I open Facebook andsee group photos of members and everyone

having a great $me riding and showing offtheir bikes. I am truly proud to be thefounder of this organiza$on! Members comeand go as do our officers. I truly miss the peo­ple I work so closely with for many years likeGale Collins who was our President for somany years. With each elec$on I lose closefriends but I know that Nancy Ihasz and I willalways be in contact. And now Alani is leavingher post as the STB editor. I always worrywhen there is a changing of the guards withthe newsle%er, but Alani proved that Ishouldn’t worry because she took over thedu$es running. She has done such a fantas$cjob, and again I will miss her style. Good luckto the next editor and look to Alani’s work asa bar to reach. As the person in charge of merchandising Iam always looking for new ideas and thisspring we started selling our logo in gli%eriron­on ho"ix. We have them in both silverand gold. They can be applied to just aboutanything you can put a hot iron to. Shirts,jeans, flags, and I even saw where members

were pu'ng them on their bike covers. Wesell them for $5 each and encourage chaptersto order them as a group to keep the postagedown which keeps the price down. Also, I have just ordered a new batch ofjacket pins. They are 1 inch round and wehave been ge'ng them in pink, purple andturquoise but this $me I ordered them alsoin red. The cost is $4 but we limit sales to na­$onal mee$ngs because if a member boughtone and wanted it shipped it would have tobe sent as a package and cost more than thepin itself. I do have another idea which is thatI can send them with any shirt order whenordering our logo shirts. Just tell your chapterto add in pins when ordering shirts. Thanks to all of you for making me proud ofwhat WITW is in 2017.

Officer Updates—Merchandiser / Founder

BeckyBrown

Con!nued from page 6met her. Sold everything, rode across thecountry…I was in awe.Sorry to have missed the last two issues ofSTB. Time seems to get away from me whenit comes to wri$ng out an ar$cle. There area few important things however that Iwanted to share with you quickly:

PAYPAL: When using PayPal – pay as•“GOODS/SERVICES” not as “friend.”Spread the word please!New Member Applica$on is ready.•

Wanted to make just one applica­$on for any type of regular mem­bership, and or/or changes.Includes the PayPal note above. Iwill be pos$ng and sending tochapters.Along those lines – when members•transfer chapters, or are returningmembers, ensure the incomingmember completes an applica$on.We need that li%le waiver signa­ture for both YOUR chapter andWITW in general. Time changes alot of things.

I am experimen$ng with automat­•ing some func$ons of the member­ship and order process. Thissummer is my slow $me at work(school district) and so I will pushthis out to you as soon as I can getit perfected.

That’s it really, my big news items. Financialreport will be provided in Denver as well asaddi$onal updates. I appreciate all the sup­port you have given me over the last twoyears. This job has brought me so muchpleasure; I get to see first­hand what you areall capable of, I’m proud of YOU my sisters!

Finally, Summer is arriving in England andour April showers of extended and ex­treme propor$ons look to be coming to anend. May has been a busy month forDragon Rider sista’s a(er struggling tokeep off the road salt and muddy remainsfrom our beloved bikes we have polishedthem to within an inch of their lives and

rode them out chasing every glimpse ofsunshine. Mee$ng up 3 weekends out of4 to ride outs and events, and a couple ofget togethers in between, it looks like it isgoing to be a busy summer. Elsewhere in Europe, our ‘Pink Riders’sista’s have been busy in the sunshine andare preparing to a%end Europe’s BikerMecca, from Moto Clube Faro, is Faro 36,the 36th Bike mee$ng of its kind, to beheld July 21­23rd in the Beau$ful Algarve,Portugal. The Faro Motorcycle Rally is the biggestbiker gathering in Southern Europe anddraws in around 20,000.

Its appeal is simple; hot and sunnyweather, sparkling sea, great roads andplenty of live music and entertainment.Billed with Highlights to include; 24 hourbars, Live concerts each night, Ero$cshows each night, Bike Show, TradeStands, Biker Fair, Ta%oo stands and con­test as well as Camping, I guess there ispre%y much something for everyone lol. Allison Harness

Officer Updates—European Administrator

AllisonHarness

Issue 192 / Page 8

Howdy from the Historian! The quil$ngprojects are looking awesome!THE LAST CALL FOR T­SHIRT QUILT DONA­TIONS!!!ONLY 3 MORE SHIRTS NEEDED !!! The T­shirt quilt cataloguing previous interna­$onal events is almost complete and readyfor s$tching! The last corner looks so sadand lonely, let’s fill it up! Please dig deep –clean those drawers and closets! Let’s getthis beau$ful piece finished! Let me knowif you need an address where to mail yourmaterial or drop it off to me in Denver.The back patch quilt has also been such asuccess that we’ve started a second quilt!It’s so unique to see the different colorsand decora$on styles of the chapters all inone place, so be sure to get yours included!Any back patch is welcome ­ old or new, aswell as current, folded, or disbanded chap­ters

Going right along with the quilts are thephoto slide shows. Just because you don’thave a physical item to donate doesn’tmean you can’t par$cipate in our history.Send in photos!! Snap one of your chapterback patch to be in the patch libraryslideshow. Group photos from previous in­terna$onal or regional events are needed!The new logo merchandise slideshow is inthe works so don’t part with your valuedtreasures, send me a photo ­ anything witha Windy on it; chapter produced for saleitems, special event goody bag items, inter­na$onal event shirts ­ I want to see it all ! Our library project is so much more thanjust STB. Everything mul­$media about WITW. I’mdocumen$ng outsidesources that have recog­nized Women in theWind! If there was a mag­azine ar$cle, YouTubevideo, TV news clip ornewspaper blurb ­ pleaseemail the historian acopy. It can highlight thestories of the completechapters, individual mem­bers or special func$ons.The history projects are inthe works so keep those

dona$ons and photos coming! Every pieceof our history counts to preserve for the fu­ture and the more material provided, thebe%er it will be for everyone! Feel free todrop me a line or give me a jingle aboutwhere or how to send a dona$on! My won­derful ideas can’t come to life without yourhelp! Make our history great by sending inmaterial! As always, enjoy making your own history;ride safe and ride o(en! Smiles thru the miles! Jen .... aka.... Lil’Bit

Officer Updates—Historian

JenniferFrank

Sisters, summer is here! Hope to see all ofyou in Denver at our Interna$onal Meet­ing! June Safety Event: Chapter Presidents andSafety Officers, please send informa$onabout your June Safety Event to me by July15, 2017. Include a descrip$on of theevent, the date and the number of mem­bers who par$cipated. If two or more chap­ters par$cipated, please tell me how manyfrom each chapter! I hope you had funwhile improving your skills! Con"nua"on of series of ar"cles on GroupRidingCommunica"on: A few years a(er I joinedWITW Ladies of Chrome and Leather, I be­came Road Captain. I had a lot to learn!However, I had a wonderfully wise SafetyOfficer/Sweep (Twig) who taught me a lot.One of the most valuable things I learnedwas to communicate with the Sweep.While we did not have electronic commu­

nica$on systems then, I learned to checkon her o(en. On longer road trips shewould be well aware of the traffic ahead ofthe group and take the le( lane if shethought we were approaching a slow truck,closure of a lane, or heavy traffic. Once Ibecame a be%er observer of the roadahead, it was almost like she would readmy mind when we needed to speed up,slow down, change lanes or pull off theroadway. Twig also let me know when we

were holding up traffic so that I would finda safe place to pull over to let traffic goahead. I suspect that every chapter has afew members like Twig – those who have

ridden enough to be wise but not loud orobvious about it. The SWEEP, Tail­gunner, chase bike, drag orother term, is the last rider in the group,large or small. This rider should be one ofthe most experienced and skilled riders inthe group. She should carry:

phone or contact informa$on of•Lead and of des$na$on$re plug equipment •jumper cables for bikes •compressor •first aid kit •sealed medical informa$on on•each riderblanket or sun cover of some type•water•extra bungee cords, string, mask­•ing tape or other connectorssmall orange traffic cones, if pos­•sible

Why does she have to carry all this? Shehelps any rider who pulls out of the groupand needs assistance. She may also be thefirst responder if there is an accident. DUTIES:

Help Lead with pre­ride talk, such•as review hand signals or reviewlane changes or emergency

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Officer Updates—Safety Coordinator

CathieSiglow

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Con!nued from page 8communica$on if any rider needsto pull out of the group.Help line up riders at star$ng•point. Have slower or riders withspecial concerns placed behindLead or in front of the Sweep.Signal Lead when all riders are•ready to leave start loca$on or in­termediate stops. Watch for traf­fic as the group leaves.Sweep always keeps the Lead in•sight. She may need to ride in anypart of the lane to do so. Maintain the pace of the group as•determined by the ride plan. Nogroup member falls behind her. Secure the lane when Lead sends•signal back. May secure another lane if she•sees that group is approachingslower traffic and will need to

move lanes. Lead will decide if thegroup is to move, however.Watch roadway ahead of Lead to•predict any safety issues forgroup.Stay to assist any rider who has•pulled out of the group un$l shehas fixed a problem or has re­ceived roadside assistance, suchas AAA. This may be several min­utes or hours.Communicate with Lead via•phone if there will be a lengthyissue so Lead can take rest ofgroup toward final des$na$on. If the group is separated, assume•the Lead of the balance of thegroup to the next des$na$on orfinal des$na$on.Communicate with surrounding•traffic for lane changes, turns orother issues that affect other traf­fic or safety of the group. Thanksother drivers for their courtesy.

Talk with any member who lags,•does not stay in her track or hasany other problem. This may bedone with the Lead if necessary.De­brief with Lead at major stops•and end of ride as to group dy­namics.

If the Sweep needs to leave the group tohelp another rider, the last person then be­comes the Sweep. Keep this in mind whenforming groups, especially for longer trips.NOTE: For the safety of the group, decideahead of $me how an empty space in thestaggered group will be filled – all riderscross over to other track OR rider behindempty space moves up to fill gap. Witheither method, all riders must know whatis happening.See you in Denver!

I can’t believe that it is June already, I swearthe older I get the faster $me flies. By the$me this is published vo$ng will be over so Iwant to thank everyone who took the $meto vote in this year’s elec$on. Please let theofficers know if you have any sugges$ons onimproving the process for the next elec$on.It has been a privilege to your MotorcycleRights Coordinator.PMS (parked motorcycle syndrome) shouldnot be an issue now for most of us. I hopethat everyone is out enjoying riding. Remem­ber be safe out there, every year it appearsthat cagers are becoming worse drivers and

not paying a%en$on to the road.Summer Interna$onals are right around thecorner and many of us will be riding to Col­orado. I look forward to seeingeveryone there and having fun.Many of us have our CWP and carrywhile traveling, please educateyourself on the laws in the statesthat you will be visi$ng. Below is a map of the helmet lawsfor each state as a FYI. I was sur­prised last weekend when 9 of usgirls from the Low Country LadiesChapter rode to Florida for a girlsweekend and on the way homewhile stuck in traffic in Georgia a guyon a bike rode up the shoulder ofthe road with no helmet. Hestopped to talk to us and one of theladies pointed at her helmet, helooked surprised he needed a hel­met but pulled one out of his saddle

bag. I’m not sure if he didn’t know Georgiahad a helmet law or if he didn’t realize hewas in Georgia.

Officer Updates—Motorcycle Rights Coordinator

ShariDiCarlo

Some bikes have an adjustable air suspen­sion. It is an inflatable air bladder built intothe shocks.The shocks are set at a “preload” se'ng. Thismeans the shock themselves have an adjust­ment on them and are set at a factory levelwith approximately a 180lb person on thebike. There is usually 5 adjustment se'ngson a shock and preload is usually at 3. Whenyou add a passenger or luggage or both tothe bike the suspension needs to be beefedup so handling of the bike is maintained.

With the addi$on of air suspension, you addair to the bladders for a more comfortableride and less or no “bo%oming out”. Most bikes with air suspension must be donemanually. There is a spot to a%ach a handpump and like pumping up a basketball (Iwon’t start on the whole football thing, Con­nie) add air to a desired level. They look likeshort valve stems and there is one each forfront and rear shocks. On the newer CanAm’s there is a pump built in which is ac$­vated on your dash panel screen. There is a maximum amount of air the shockswill handle. Front are usually less than theback. Front is about 30­35psi and back is 55­60. Double check with your dealer or in yourowner’s manual for max pressure. !WARN­ING! do not use a regular air hose to add air.You can rupture the air bladder. Always usea hand pump which can be purchased fromyour dealer or a(er­market shop.

Don’t know how much to put in? Increase in5lb increments un$l your ride feels right. Andif you have a memory like mine write downwhat the se'ng was for the load so you canset up before you head out.Now if you don’t have air adjust shocks andyou feel your suspension needs to bechanged you or your dealer can change thepreload on your shocks. It usually takes a spe­cial tool that you can get if you want to do ityourself. Note to Can Am’s owners while re­searching for this ar$cle I found that the ad­justment area is prone to breaking if notdone correctly and I advise you taking it to adealer to adjust preload.One last thing. You may have air shocks andyour at max pressure but when fully loadedyou’re s$ll bo%oming out. Then bump up thepreload on the shocks!Un$l next $me happy and safe.

Officer Updates—Maintenance

KarenJurasinski

Issue 192 / Page 10

WITW National Parks Patch 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Event starts February 1, 2017 Collect fifteen National Parks* stamps in the spaces provided on the form Submit a completed form to receive your WITW National Parks Patch

Name (print) _________________________________________________________________________ Chapter_____________________________________________________________________________ Email Address _______________________________________________________________________ Mailing Address Street_________________________________________________________________ City ________________________________________ State/Province_________ ZIP _____________ Yes, I visited all these National Parks on a motorcycle Signature __________________________________________________ Date ______________________ Scanned PDF* files may be emailed to: WITWPresident@aol.com (*PDF files only - no JPEG, TIFF or PNG) Hard copies may be mailed to: Cat Grabowski

WITW President 11 Robinson Ave. Medford, NY 11763

*Includes National Parks, Monuments, Seashores, Historical Sites, Historical Trails, Forests, Battlefields, Lakeshores, Preserves, etc. wherever you can get a stamp.

Issue 192 / Page 11

WITW Proposed Bylaw Addition

Proposed Bylaw Addition

Please review the following proposed addition to the Bylaws for discussion and vote at the upcoming Summer International Meeting.For those unable to attend, comments may be submitted to the Executive Officers for inclusion in the discussion at the meeting.

ARTICLE 4 ­ MEMBERSHIPLegacy MemberA. A Chapter Member who meets the following criteria

1. Paid membership for twenty five (25) years cumulative2. Served in leadership as an officer in either a local or international capacity3. Participated in charitable works with the organization4. Rode their motorcycle to five (5) International Meetings

B. Candidates for Legacy membership shall submit a request for Legacy member status to the Executive Officers for review andapproval.

C. Legacy members shall have their International dues covered by the organization.D. Legacy members shall enjoy all privileges of a Chapter member.

Have You Joined Our WITW Facebook Page?

Members, are you part of our private facebook page? It is for our members only and we post lots of photos, no­tices and information on our events. You must be "let" into this private page by requesting entry at:https://www.facebook.com/groups/2342553754/?ref=bookmarks

The 39th Annual River Run, Toledo Ohio

This photo was taken on June 4,2017 at the 39th annual River Runhosted by the founding chapter inToledo, Ohio. Please mark you cal­endars for the 40th that will be heldthe first Sunday in June 2018. Wewould love to make this a monu­mental event for WITW. More de­tails coming next year.

Cactus CutiesKingman AZ

WITW Cactus Cu$es Chapter have beenvery busy during the Month of April, Heal­ing Hooves Poker Run, Yuma Prison Run,Laughlin River Run. May was even morebusy­ Interna$onal Female Ride Day, FunRun, 9th Annual Ladies Only Ride with TheWITW Sin Sity Sisters Chapter, Williams, AZget together with the WITW Sin Sity SistersChapter, Flags Over the Hoover Dam forMemorial Day. Just about every weekend

we have something happening. Coming upthis weekend Ride California. I guess youcould say we can’t get enough riding, whichI’m sure lots of the WITW members readingthis understands the joy of riding. A motor­cycle isn’t just a vehicle to move you fromplace to place—it’s an experience every$me you ride it. In a car, everything you seeis just more TV. You’re an observer and it isall moving by in a frame on a motorcyclethe frame is gone. You’re in the scene, notjust watching. Motorcycle riding is the ul$­mate freedom. Chris$ne Allen

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Chapter Chats

Desert DollsMedicine Hat AB, Canada

What a great kick off to the Riding Season!Desert Dolls Medicine Hat Chapter is offi­cially 17 members strong! Welcome toDeanna Cullihall, Peggy Reding, Raine Dar­byshire, Michele Sheehan and Cathy Engel!We are so happy that they could celebrateour 15year Anniversary with us and Inter­na$onal Women’s Ride Day!

Ge'ng out and doing some riding is thenumber 1 thing on our list right now as wellas focusing on Safety and group riding pro­tocols. Our routes are planned and we arejust looking for some coopera$on fromMother Nature!I can’t wait to let you know how successfulour Charity Raffle for APARC is! We are get­$ng down to the last bundles of $cketsavailable and the draw will be June 13th!

Christine Prud’homme

Chrome ContessasMentor OH

Happy 1yr Anniversary Chrome ContessasJuly 8 : How it all began.It all started one winter when our dearfriend Dionna packed her bags and her mo­torcycle and le( the cold and gloomy win­ter of Ohio and headed to sunny Florida. Itwas there she met a lovely group of womenthat invited her to join the Island Breezechapter. Life got in the way and Dionna was neededback in Ohio. Over long winter nights andhot coffee, Dionna and her friend Rhonda

talked of star$ng a chapter in the LakeCounty area of Ohio. They knew what theywanted and knew they needed that thirdperson to get the chapter started. Theyknew just the person.Then there were three. With an invita$onto a hot meal and a plan on paper, Dionnaand Rhonda, now known and Hilltopperand Rockin R, called their good friendNancy and pitched the idea and invited herto join the club. Nancy was immediately in­terested and it was at that mee$ng thethree ladies founded the Chrome Contes­sas Chapter of Women in the Wind. Soon there were four. Nancy, or Seabiscuit,as she is fondly known, could not wait toshare our ideas with Rochelle. Rochelle didher homework and learned all that shecould about Women in the Wind. Whenshe arrived at the first mee$ng, she hadknowledge and her dues. She was onboardand excited. Rochelle, now known asChelle, was member number four.

All it took was “faith, trust and pixie dust”for member number five. Chrissy, alsoknown as Tink, listened to what the groupwas about. When she a%ended her firstmee$ng, she quickly knew she enjoyedbeing around these crazy women. She wasreluctant at first because she did not havea lot of $me in the saddle. However, shesoon realized these women would be justwhat she needed to get more comfortableand get more wind in her face. It wasn’tlong and she became member number five.Chrome Contessas Chapter completedtheir proba$on period in July of 2016 anda%ended their first summer interna$onalsin August 2016. Hilltopper made the tripback to Florida to join up with her firstWomen in the Wind family, the IslandBreeze Chapter for another great confer­ence. Their next steps are to ride, grow,and ride some more!!!!!!!Rockin’ R

Diamond RosesWoodbridge VA

Gree$ngs Wind Sisters! It’s that $me ofyear, riding season, and your DiamondRoses Sisters, have been doing just that.We’ve had members a%end events all overand having a great $me represen$ngWomen in the Wind. Our member Turtle,on her new Spyder rode to and a%endedthe 10th anniversary event in QuebecCanada. Sparkle flew to San Francisco,

rented a bike, and rode Rt. 1 and 101 to at­tend Ride CA 2017 with over 100+ WindSisters. LT and Compass rode to and at­tended Girl Track Day in North Carolina. The following are posts featured on Face­book over the last few months, check usout!

4/22To top off our annual safety event, wehosted a dinner meet & greet with a round­table discussion on safe riding habits with

members of WITW Diamond Roses Chap­ter and some awesome female riders of theDMV area. Orange cloths to celebrate Mo­torcycle Awareness Month (May 2017).4/25In a special elec$on, Cindy “Cinner” Shield’swas named Vice President 2017. Lisa “LT”Thompson resigned her role as Vice Presi­dent to head up the new WITW Honey

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Badgers Chapter. Lisa remains a member ofWITWDR and our Safety Officer.4/29Charity ride to honor and support FemaleVeterans. First stop Na$onal Museum ofthe Marine Corps in Quan$co, where wewere honored to meet the Mon"ord PointMarines, and fellow Marines of the Associ­a$on. Truly a historic moment to spend$me with such great service members.h%p://www.mon"ordpointmarines.com.Final Des$na$on: WIMSA at ArlingtonCemetery. We greeted the service mem­bers of Honor Flight (WWII Veterans).

5/6Sixteen female riders celebra$ng Interna­$onal Female Ride Day. WITW DiamondRoses Chapter and WITW Honey Badgersmet up for lunch at Lowery’s SeafoodRestaurant (Great food and service by theway!) in Tappahannock, VA. We braved rainand cold temperatures on a cloudy stormyday on a ride spanning 144 miles. 5/20Great ride today on the East Coast SistersRide. Four chapters, 15 riders and a lot offun had by all lunching at the Shady MapleRestaurant in Lancaster County, PA. Greatfood great camaraderie!!

Join us for our nextadventure or we’llsee you in Denverand the SummerInt’l Mee$ng 2017

7/14­16 WITWSoutheastern Sis­ters RideJoin us as we ridethe waterfalls ofSouth Carolina. Wemeet up inGreenville, SC. Allare welcomed and invited.If you dream it, want it, JUST DO IT!

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Chapter Chats

Dragon GypsiesTellico Plains TN

Congratula$ons to Ginna Harrison for be­coming a life$me WITW member. Here’s arecent picture the Dragon Gypsies visi$ngChief Vann’s House. Ginna is the Gypsyspor$ng the vintage Nancy Ihasz original

design WITW Tee.And now a song (because I just can’t helpmyself):

The Gypsies went down to Georgia, theywere looking for a meal.

They were in a line, making real good!me, riding their shiny steel.

When they came across the mountain toan old man smoking hot

The Gypsies jumped up off those shinybikes, the man said “Girls let me tell you

what.This here is the famous Colonel Pooles’

lovely TajMaHog

And this right here is exactly where you’lleat your favorite food!!”

Thunder on the mountain ride girls rideBarbeques cooking on the other sideChicken and pork are wai!ng for you

It’s worth the ride to Poole’s barbeque!The Gypsies are ready for a great season ofriding and spending as much $me as possi­ble with each other on the road. It’s allabout having fun! – Dragon Spirit GypsySoul!Jenifer Smith

EdmontonEdmonton AB Canada

This month I’m sharing a photo of theladies from our Edmonton / Wild RosesChapter who got out there in recogni$onof the 2017 Interna$onal Ride Day. Theweather was on their side for a change ­itwas sunny, few clouds and fairly warm forup here at this $me of year. There were 10bikes in all & everyone was eager. Many rid­ers had been an$cipa$ng this ride for awhile having recently freed their bikes fromthe confinement of winter storage. A goodturnout ladies. The day ended with a pitstop at Original Joe’s for a bite to eat andmuch needed beverage of choice I’m sure!!This year the photo contest for the Edmon­ton Chapter is water towers (opera$onal ornot ­ prove it!). The Interna$onal Ride Daygroup managed to find three water towerswhile touring the towns surrounding ourcapital city ­ that’s a good start gals. With areasonably easy to spot item on the agendafor this year’s contest, I’m sure there willbe more ladies willing to par$cipate in thischallenge. The last few years have beenrather slack for entrants so let’s get out

there and snap those pictures of as manywater towers as possible. Don’t forget to in­clude your motorcycle in the photo and, ifpossible, the town name if it’s on the bal­loon or posted on an informa$on sign closeby. Good luck to ALL who have started tocompile their collec$on. And for the restIt’s not too late to get in the game!!Earlier this year I had relocated to BC so Ihave not been an ac$ve member of theWomen in the Wind Edmonton Chapter in2017. I was reminded that the STB is in­tended to be a brief overview of what ourChapter has been up to in the currentmonths. In the last 5 years, I’ve sharedmany of our Chapters rides, rallies and ram­bling moments by being a par$cipant in thegroup ac$vi$es. Quite honestly, especiallyduring our long winters when we can’t ride,it’s not easy to come up with new materialthat is news worthy or interes$ng. I re­sorted to include a variety of riding events& personal ‘an$cs’ I have experienced overmy 38 years in the saddle. Just because Iconsidered these happenings exci$ngenough to share with you through STB,there are some who disagree. Whether it’sme or my stories ma%ers li%le but the en­thusiasm and pizazz with which they wereintended to deliver has diminished. For this

reason, you are currently reading the finalar$cle you’ll have to endure. I have enjoyedsharing our rides, our up & downs and thehighlights of our Chapter and many of myown, memories, moments and of coursethe numerous wildlife encounters I’ve ex­perienced over the years. It was my pleas­ure to have a pla"orm like STB to sharethese with you. A special thanks to Alanaand Je% for their pa$ence & pu'ng upwith my lack of technology & tardiness dur­ing their $me as editors of the STB. Ride safe, put the miles behind you andenjoy the journey ahead! Cheers JaneR.

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Highway HunniesBuena Vista SK Canada

Garden planted? Check. Flowers planted?Check. Pool up and running? Check. Weedspulled? Check. Oil Changed? Check. NewTires installed? Check. Bike checked over?Check. Let the good $mes Roll!!! The riding season is in full swing here inSaskatchewan and it has been Marvelous!!!It seems like it’s been forever since we have

been riding this year! Saskatchewan is a windy province and thelast month it has been more than justwindy it has been blustery with winds ashigh as 90km an hour, that’s 56 mph for oursouthern sisters. Not only is this riding con­di$on uncomfortable it is also dangeroushere. I haven’t wanted my Sportster andme to land in the ditch, so I have had to se­lect my riding days. The future looks bright with the WITW In­terna$onal Ride Day on the horizon wherewe have planned a trip to meet 2 otherchapters (Bridge City Thunder and PrairieRoses) for a sleep over and sister $me inSwi( Current, Saskatchewan. So lookingforward to this trip and hanging out withmy sisters.We also have some members who will betrying out for the “I Did It My Way” patchesin a few weeks. Our Leanne has been busyplanning out the route, checking for gassta$ons and booking hotel rooms. We arelooking forward to being able to see somenorthern parts of Saskatchewan that wehaven’t seen before.

We have had a number of planned rides al­ready and it always amazes me how wedon’t forget how to ride in forma$on andsafely. Every year it seems that we get bet­ter and be%er at riding in a group and moreconfident in each other’s ability’s. Junebeing the month of safety, I am looking for­ward to see what the Highway HunniesSafety officer has in store for us this year.What are we going to learn new or whatare we going to work on as a team? Themembers who co­ordinate this safetymonth ac$vi$es always come up with somefantas$c and fun ideas. The a%ached picture is of us Hunnies whomet up with the WITW Bridge City ThunderChapter at a favorite ice cream shop onMay 6th for the Woman’s Interna$onal RideDay. It was a great day to hang out andshare some laughs with some fantas$cladies! Keep the shiny side up and Happy RidingEveryone!!!Cara – VP

Chapter Chats

Hudson Valley HoydensClayton NC

‘It’s a Hoyden thing!’ Update for 2017: Afew of us a%ended the winter event in FL,and it was quite memorable with Randi get­$ng ‘sister of the year’ 2016! And Nancybeing $ed for 1st place with Lisa in the scav­enger hunt challenge. We had a blast withold and new friends/members on the westcoast of FL. Thankfully no elevator issuesthis $me, lol. The $me spent in FL also ledto Joyce (a former LI chapter member) be­coming a Hoyden Chapter member, andge'ng her patch on April 1st, since Joyceand the Chapter had relocated to NC.We are excited to grow in this new state.We get together and ride o(en, since theweather is good ALMOST ALL YEAR. We did

a Mother’s Day ride and lunch, what be%erway to spend the day? Randi recently metup with the Carolina Coastal Chrome ladieswhile in Myrtle Beach for Bike Week andhad so much fun, which included beingfilmed for a Russian rock video. A fewmembers started collec$ng park stampsand plan to do the 1k in 2 days challengeon the ride to CO in August. We hope tosee many of you there! Please don’t forgetto VOTE for the WITW Officer posi$ons. Ifnot present you can vote online. FYI ­ Randiis running for Editor of STB. Words from our VP, Nancy: Riding acrossthe lower part of the country, twice thispast month, not only enabled me to get my1k in 2 days patch but also be the 1st toearn the Na$onal Park’s Patch. So much funand history learned made this patch veryenjoyable. It’s amazing what I learned and

how beau$ful this country is. Keep thestamp paper on your bike and look for thatNa$onal Park, Monument or Site ­ I guar­antee you won’t regret it. Although watchthe $mes you visit, a lot of stamps can onlybe accessed between 8 and 5. Good Luck!Randi S

Ironhorse RosesLakeland, FL

Ironhorse Roses’ Chapter has been busyriding this past quarter. We had a newmember, Linda Sundey, join our chapter, sowe took to the road!To start things off, we went to the westcoast for Interna$onal Female ride day. Wetook a ride along the coast and met up with

other female riders, both WITW and ourspecial Motor Maid sister, Heelz. It was anunexpected perk to join our fellow sistersalong the Ozona trail! We had dinner inYankeetown and headed home a(er sun­set. It is strange when you have not riddena(er dark for a while, and how dark it reallyis! The 100 or so miles went well and we allenjoyed the a(ernoon and evening ride.Leesburg bike fest was another event Lindaand I a%ended; seeing the motorcycle wallof death exhibit, shopping, then heading toa new place along the lake for somesteamed shrimp. It was a blast!Our big trip this quarter was the 1K, 2 Day,do it our way. We had originally planned togo to Mobile Alabama, but the weather in­dicated high probability of heavy thunder­

storms so we decided to head northeast.(Glad we could do it our way!)We made a loop from central Florida toTi(on, Macon, and Augusta Georgia hi'ngall the HD dealerships then Savannah GAbefore hi'ng Jacksonville, Daytona, OcalaNa$onal Forest and back to our respec$vehomes. We submi%ed out paperwork andput in over the required 1,000 miles in ourloop.We shared laughter, bonded as a chapteras well as a sisterhood and had a fabulous$me.This week we were delighted as we re­ceived our patch and special note from Cat!

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Chapter Chats

Ladies of Chrome &LeatherRiverside CA

Hello from the wonderful state of Californiawhere we just wrapped up a%ending the4th annual Ride California hosted by theLady Hawks Chapter. They did an amazingjob on the event which was put on in thebeau$ful area of Cambria, right on thecoast in Central California. We were part of13 other chapters that a%ended and fromLOCAL we had 28 members that made the5 hours journey. The weather was perfectand the sisterhood was unmatched. We es­pecially enjoyed the ride up Highway 1 toRagged Point with a stop off to see the Ele­phant Seals. We really appreciate all of theLady Hawks effort to put on a great event.We had the pleasure of having our Interna­

$onal President Cat Grabowski a%end andride up with some of our LOCAL ladies. Wewill never forget her “bee story” and all thememories that were made this past week­end. The picture highlights just an exampleof some of the an$cs that went on over theweekend. LOCAL will be hos$ng the eventnext May 18­20 if anyone wants to put it ontheir calendar. It will be in the beau$fularea of Big Bear/Lake Arrowhead, about anhour north of Riverside. We are super ex­cited to plan this fun, growing, and whatseems to be becoming a regional event. LOCAL is fortunate enough this month toalso a%end a “Ride to Live” class put on byone of our local police departments. Someof our ladies a%ended one by another de­partment not too long ago. Even thoughthey were challenged, they said the classwent a long way to help them become amore confident rider. We are so fortunate

to have the opportunity to have a chapterwith such a big focus on Safety and are ableto have this made available to our mem­bers.Cheers from sunny Southern California.Hope you all have a great summer and RideSafe!!Karen Sco%

Con!nued from page 14Thanks Cat for making this happen; we hada great $me!! Thanks to Linda and RitaSufor pu'ng in the $me and dedica$on to trysomething new and difficult. I love my wind

sisters and all the $me and miles we get toshare! You can always catch our pictures onFacebook. RitaSu downloads our adven­tures on the Ironhorse site as soon as wereturn. Thank you RitaSu for always captur­ing our memories and being our photogra­

pher! Today we prepare for our Venice, FLweekend on the beach trip. So, un$l next $me, Rubber down!

Choochie

Low Country LadiesGoose Creek SC

The LowCountry Ladies embarked on ouryearly girls­only trip over the Memorial Dayweekend. KSU was pre%y early inCharleston on Saturday. It was a fairly hotride to Gainesville, Florida where wechecked into our hotel to cool off and goget dinner. The next day we headed off toour only planned des$na$on, Single Vision

Sanctuary. Our sister Pam’s high schoolfriend, Carl Bovard, is the owner and oper­ator. We knew the road leading to the prop­erty was dirt so we sent our scout, Kim, onher trike to see if the road was okay to ridedown and our VP, Martha, rode with her.The rest of us pulled off the road andparked in a gravel lot wai$ng for word.A(er what seemed like forever a “non­de­script white van came to pick us up”. Wewere wondering if we should get in theback. No candy or jumpsuits were given sowe figured we were okay. It was a goodthing they were able to get us because theroad was not in a condi$on to handle mo­torcycles no ma%er how good you were ontwo wheels. A(er signing our waivers, weall were introduced to Carl and many of theanimals that have come to live there. Letme tell you, this is a place to visit. Many ofus took the interac$ve tour, which allowedus to not only learn about the different an­imals that call the sanctuary home, but alsoto touch a few. We got to feed a ruffledlemur named Tarzan. We got up close and

personal with a caracal and fennec foxes.Pam even got to water down Bruiser bear!On our way out Carl introduced us to twonew wolf cubs. They were too young totouch but we got to see them. This is a wor­thy sanctuary so check them out atwww.singlevisioninc.org. We really enjoyedour $me there. More riding for some out toCedar Key. Monday came too soon for thetrip home. Traffic caused a highway danceparty and more backroad riding. Lil’ sister,Jeanne’, had her first long ride experienceand let me tell you, we all think she is readyto take her permit test and get her ownbike. The back seat of mine isn’t very com­fortable!We are looking forward to seeing everyonein Denver and again next February inCharleston! Un$l then, keep the shiny sideup!Tabatha~Road Captain

Milwaukee AreaWest Allis WI

The summer of ‘17 ­ coming right up!We’ve got a couple new members ­ Bonnieand Pam, and a busy season star$ng. Dawn,Mariann and I did the ABATE Ridin Out Win­ter party, 3 of us are also ABATE members.Mariann, Pauline (now of Northern Lights)and I are also in the Bri$sh biker coopera­$ve, will be a%ending the 40th BBC rally inJuly. Dawn and Mariann are leading a ride

June 3rd to Port Washington for Pirate Fest,and no, I don’t know if they are ridingdressed as pirates. June 4 is BrewtownRumble, an eclec$c show of old, new,Bri$sh, Japanese, American, German ­ ANY­THING­held in streets of historic Pabstbrewery area. Summer is fes$val season inMilwaukee, and you can park closer on amotorcycle. Interes$ng, wonder if 3 wheel­ers will park separately ­ events like themassive Summerfest park bikes TIGHT.

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Northern WomenTangent OR

Gree$ngs from the Northern Women chap­ter! Our group met and planned a long rideto Hood River for our July mee$ng. Someof our hardiest riders rode in despite im­pending rain. We are also con$nuing plan­ning routes and stops on our way toInterna$onals in Denver in August. Routesare s$ll being planned and choosing whichNa$onal Parks to dri( through to and fromColorado. We are ge'ng excited about thistrip!Summer is off to a slow start in Oregon withrain con$nuing into June. Pu'ng awayyour three­season gear and pulling out thesummer gear o(en brings to mind replac­

ing or upda$ng old, worn out gear. Everywoman knows what a nightmare it is to buyblue jeans and gear shopping is no differ­ent. Each brand fits differently, some runlarge or small, those needing plus sizes ortall lengths will not have as many choices,and while ordering online offers more siz­ing it also offers more lack of fit headaches. Not only do the musculoskeletal differ­ences mean that men’s gear does not fit uswell, but also that helmets (yes, even hel­mets) are shaped for men’s skulls. Onlyabout 6% of helmets on the market areshaped for women’s skulls, made by Schu­berth, resul$ng in us trying on what feelslike hundreds before finding one that fits.The lack of available women’s gear onlycompounds fit and safety issues. You reallyhave to shop around to find what you need.

Women are one the fastest growing groupsin the motorcycle industry (approximately25%) and yet men have more than three$mes the choices when it comes to gear.Manufacturers need to catch up and don’thesitate to tell them that when you’reshopping.Word of mouth is the s$ll one of the bestways to find out about gear fi$ng women—these days primarily on the Internet in theform of reviews and feedback posted bywomen. One of the largest lists of gear re­views specifically for women’s gear is onthe Web Bike World site (h%p://www.web­bikeworld.com/women­motorcycle­cloth­ing/), so it is a good place to start. See you next edi$on, ride safe!Submi%ed by Sharron Fox

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Mtn & Desert SistersBayfield CO

Hello again from the SW corner of beau$fulColorado! We are in the throes of earlysummer here and all of us have been ridingevery chance we get. We are thrilled towelcome our newest member, AprilBergman! She lives in Pagosa Springs andhas been riding along and a%ending ourmee$ngs for quite a while. We are so ex­cited that she will finally be spor$ng ourpatch. Welcome April! The accompanyingpicture is of our new sister. By the $me this

ar$cle comes out, we will have taken partin our June Safety Awareness ac$vity,watching the Ride Like A Pro DVD. The nextday we plan to ride the required distance(and more!) to par$cipate in the Iron Bu%Challenge and, of course, apply those great$ps we are sure to see on that DVD. Can’twait to report on that! Our best wishes goout to our sister Daryn Herrington who, bythe $me this ar$cle is in print, will havemarried her sweetheart Dave in the gor­geous se'ng of Costa Rica. Congrats tothem both! Un$l next $me, keep yourknees in the wind ladies!Virginia “Sarge” Semler

Con!nued from page 15We’ll find out ­ I believe we have 5 3­wheel­ers in chapter ­ Triumph, Harley, and can­am.I’m s$ll not comfortable on 2008 triumphBonneville t100 ­ anybody out there have a

t100 and think it’s top­heavy? Anothersymptom of switching from a 1971 Bon­neville that I’ve ridden for 30+ years ­ Ihave, however, go%en used to the fact that(a) it shi(s on the wrong side (old Brit vs.new Brit) and (b) the new one has brakes(strong squeeze manual vs. finger touchmodern). You can laugh if you know me,

but also, it’s, like, too perfect ­ approx 700on her ­ always been more comfortable onbikes and in cars that have been around theblock some ­ like me! Send a message ­ doyou ride an old bike?

Ride! Pay a%en$on! marj

New Jersey RenegadesBloomingdale NJ

For the New Jersey Renegades, 2017 is offto a great start! May 1st marked our 10th

anniversary, which we celebrated both atour May monthly mee$ng with the originalfounding five members in a%endance, andwith our annual anniversary ride on May6th (which coincided with Interna$onal Fe­male Ride Day)! Thanks to Paige Barnhill,Lisa Carbone, Beth Lacobelli, Missy Infield,and Deb Ireton for their dedica$on to start­ing New Jersey Renegades!This year, NJR is focusing our charitable giv­ing on a monthly basis. Beginning at ourJanuary mee$ng, each member can submither choice of a charity and a vote is cast tochoose one for that month. Dona$ons arethen collected at the next monthly mee$ngand the member makes arrangements toget those to the charity. Proudly, NJ Rene­gades have already made dona$ons toMontclair Emergency Services for theHomeless (MESH), First Reformed Churchfood pantry, Randolph Animal Shelter (a nokill shelter), and Jersey Ba%ered Women’s

Services. Montville Animal Shelter will beour June charity.We Renegades have lots going on, even inthe winter months. Our annual holidayparty was January 14th of this year. Hijinksand gi(ing and delicious dining were theorder of the evening! In February, we hadour annual PASTA dinner at Nancy’s home(bet you can guess why her road name isSaucy!) and Bad Biker Movie night at DZshome! Yeah, the movie was as bad as youmight guess and loads of laughs!And of course, NJ Renegades have been rid­ing! A warm weekend in February had usriding for freshly made hot donuts! Ourseason really got underway in April withseveral rides to many interes$ng sites, in­cluding Raymondskill Falls in PA and FETCHin NY State! Our best rides always includefood and as o(en as possible ICE CREAM!Our season will con$nue with lots morerides and charity events!

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Rocky MountainFrederick CO

In recogni$on of June’s Safety Awarenessfocus Rocky Mtn chapter will soon be hon­ing our riding skills with a Ride Like a Prosafety training class as I write. A Ride Like aPro class is offered at 2017 Summer Inter­na$onals, preregistra$on is required thruwww.ridelikeaproco.comWe’re so excited to host you in Colorado!There’s so many great scenic rides in Col­orado and we have quite a few describedon our website www.witw­rmc.org. Pleasenote temps are usually cooler at higher el­eva$ons, weather can change quickly, es­pecially at al$tude, and there may be gravelon the roads. Here are a few notable rides to consider asyou’re traveling thru Colorado with a fewNa$onal Park patch stops. Lots of twistyroads to choose from for a short or longer

ride. Hwy 285 up to Conifer, to 73 over toEvergreen then back down to Golden. TrailRidge Road thru Rocky Mtn Na$onal Parktakes you above treeline; Hwy 50 fromCanon City past the Royal Gorge and alongthe Arkansas River to Salida; Hwy 50 westthru Montrose with a stop at the BlackCanyon of the Gunnison Na$onal Park; theMillion Dollar Hwy between Silverton & Du­rango crosses Red Mtn Pass ­ breathtaking;Independence Pass, Mt Evans Rd, and PikesPeak are also among the serious twis$es.Mt Princeton or Co%onwood Hot Springsare great stops to soak weary bones inBuena Vista. Garden of the Gods and PikesPeak are great scenic rides in ColoradoSprings. Bishop’s Castle is a cool stop ifyou’re headed south. A couple other Parkspatch opps are the Great Sand Dunes, andMesa Verde in southwest Colorado. I’mpar$al to a ride down Hwy 285 thru ‘SouthPark’ where a stop in Fairplay offers achance to visit South Park City, then headsouth onto Hwy 9 south & east on Hwy 24;

be sure to stop at Wilkerson Pass for mag­nificent scenic overlooks east and west,then head east to Woodland Park; two op­$ons here if you’re heading back to Denverarea – north on Hwy 67 to County Rd 126offers a twisty ride back up to Hwy 285; orif you prefer you can con$nue east on Hwy24 to Colorado Springs and head north onI­25. We’ll share our favorites, just ask.Where ever you ride, ride your own ride,ride safe. See ya down the road, Kat H.

SaddlebagsPrince George BC Canada

Here in Northern BC, we have has a wetand chilly spring. Some of us had our bikeson the road for a while, some only a shortfew weeks. As the sun is out to play, so aremost of us on our beloved motor babies.Pavement beneath us, purring of our mo­tors, and the wind in our faces is the bestform of relaxa$on and stress control. Our ladies have been very busy this springplanning our annual fundraiser, Ride forThe Cause. This year the funds we raisedwere dedicated to our Hospice House, aplace near and dear to many of our hearts.

As I could not a%end, I was very pleased tohear we had more riders register and moremoney raised this year than last. This isgreat as to me it is a sign that the riders inour community have fun at this yearlyevent and by word of mouth we are grow­ing, maybe even known as the fun group,definitely known as the “Pink Ride”. Givingback to our community is a great way for usto adver$se what an amazing group ofladies we have in our group and the amaz­ing things we do, most importantly, havingfun.Speaking of fun, planning is in the works forsome day trips, overnight trips, longer trips,and of course the WITW Canadian Rally! Aswe start to plan, excitement fills the air.

Some of us will stay close to home, andsome of us will travel afar. Any road trip ona motorcycle is a great trip as far as I amconcerned; I think it is safe to say we all feelthe same. Stay safe on the roads out there fellow sis­ters, and may you have many km of pave­ment under you this summer. Rememberto make memories every ride!Enjoy your summer of riding and hopefullywe will see some of you at the CanadianRally this August.Chris$ne PlatskoWITW Saddlebags ChapterPrince George, BC Canada

Sin Sity SistersLas Vegas NV

Gree$ngs to all our sisters in the wind!Las Vegas, Lake Havasu Sin Sity Sisters cametogether with the Cactus Cu$es in April tosupport the Healing Hooves disabled ridersprogram, a great cause. I know from per­sonal experience that people with specialneeds benefit greatly from interac$ons withhorses. The poker run helped to make pur­

chases that are needed to keep this awe­some program running, so we were happy tohelp.Of course, where there is a gathering ofWomen in the Wind chapters, fun and frivol­ity will follow.We chose to stay in the 1860’s silver miningcamp of Chloride located in the CerbatMountains of Arizona, home to Shep’s Min­ers Inn for the poker run. Shep’s is an oldadobe Inn originally used for passengers ofthe Bu%erfield Stage Lines to rest theirweary bones a(er their grueling trip thru thedesert. The Inn is s$ll somewhat off the gridwith no tv, patchy cell service, and quirkyrooms, and it’s said that spirits of past visi­tors remain. Sure, hope they didn’t mind allthe dancing and singing that went on. Sup­posedly there’s a video of the party that tookplace, and should be entertaining to watch.Keep your eyes peeled for it to be posted toour WITW site. Want to give a great thankyou to the Cactus Cu$es for the hospitalityroom. They went all out and provided great

eats, refreshments and fun! Also to the InnKeepers, Natalie, Laura and Jonny. o niceand very accommoda$ng. We love you!Next up on our calendar is our annual Maytrek to Williams, AZ, the Gateway to theGrand Canyon. This has become a favoriteweekend getaway for the SSS, and we lovewhen our sister chapters join in on the fun.The ride is beau$ful, meandering along oldRoute 66 with old towns, and historic spotsalong the way. Our trip includes a stop at ourfavorite lunch spot, Lilo’s of Seligman. Getready Lilo, we’re heading your way!It is such an honor to have all my Sistas shar­ing the joy of riding. We always have some­thing to look forward to, and knowing thatgood $mes or bad we got each other’s backsjust makes it all the be%er!Till we “Shoot The Breeze” again. Safe trav­els, and keep making those memories Sistas!Much love, Moonie, SSS Lake Havasu City, AZ

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Sol SistersSan Diego CAFeatured Sol Sister Ques$onsWhen was the first $me you ever rode amotorcycle and what was that like? It wasthe end of 2005 and my late husband, Eric,was $red to paying upwards of $5.00 forgas in his truck and decided to return toriding a motorcycle to work. Being slightlyadventuresome, I told him I would like tolearn how to ride and didn’t want to bethe ‘bitch on the back’. I wanted to be thecool wife, so I learned – li%le scary, but ex­hilara$ng! I was in love! When did you buy your first motorcycle,what did you get and how many bikeshave you owned since? We bought theYamaha 250 from another female riderwho had used it as a starter bike, and Ikept it for about as long as she did – longenough to take the MSF course, and thevery next day, a good friend of ours whorode said, why don’t you try Eric’s bike. Iwas terrified, but felt the peer pressure,and agreed to ride it down the street to anear by park and see how it felt. It wasabout 10 minutes later that I zoomedpassed the house with my full­face helmetup yellowing, “This bike was made forme!” It was the best excuse for Eric to up­grade and me to keep his Kawasaki Zx6e,some refer to them as ZZR 600’s. I just soldmy bike few months ago and it fit like aglove. BUT, I have since inherited my latehusbands BMW 1200C and ge'ng used to

it.How did you first find out about the SolSisters and decide to join? My good friendand interpre$ng colleague Bonnie invitedme to join a few weeks a(er I took thecourse and I’ve been a member ever since. What do you enjoy most about being a SolSister? There are a lot of things that thisgroup of fine women does for many oth­ers, and me but a few things stand outabove all. A month before my husbandpassed, he was very ill and had been un­able to ride his motorcycle for severalmonths, since the tumor was quite largeand in his abdomen. The Sol Sisters de­cided to host a parade in our neighbor­hood, dressing up their bikes, andthemselves in super hero ou"its. We toldall the neighbors and received such greatpraises that kids were going to give ourlemonade and neighbors were going to setup chairs and wave on all the women… Itwas going to be the best parade ever! Un­fortunately, he was taken to Emergencythe day before, then admi%ed to the hos­pital that night, the evening before the pa­rade and passed a few weeks later. For hisfuneral, the women provided an escort forthe hearse, some of the women I hadnever met, but have become quite closeto since. I could name more things I enjoy,but it was during that $me, that I’m for­ever grateful and touched.Do you have a nickname with the Sol Sis­ters and if so, how did you earn it? I havea nickname, Sunday Girl, but Sol Sistersdidn’t give me that name. My bike how­

ever, got her name from a fellow member.My Zx6e was “Daisy”, as in “oopsa­daisy”.She was named a(er I dropped her twicein my driveway, which had a steep incline.I do not have a name for the BMW yet.What is something you’d love the WITWorganiza$on to know about you— perhapssomething many of us don’t know aboutyou? I’m an open book with folks, so I amnot sure what people don’t know aboutme. I’ve been a professional sign languageinterpreter for almost 30 years, and go towork every day in apprecia$on for havinga wonderful career with amazing peoplewho challenge me daily. When I’m not onmy bike on the weekends, which seemslike I’m hardly riding anymore, it’s becauseI’m seeking more balance in my life, camp­ing with my girlfriend Sharon, and friends,in our new Retro style 2015 Winnebago.And, I’ve been compe$$vely bowling sinceI was thirteen and finally shot my first 300­game December 2015.

Southeast MichiganDundee, MI

Let’s Ride! The weather finally broke herein Southeastern Michigan and us WITWgirls couldn’t be more excited.

Before I begin, let me introduce myself, myname is Gypsy, I am the newest officer ofthe Southeastern Michigan chapter. I wasappointed secretary when Trigger, our for­mer secretary was appointed Vice Presi­dent. We also added a new road captain,Lil Bit. We have a great team of officerswho look forward to some amazing rides

with all of our wind sisters. We also wel­comed our newest member, Karma to ourgrowing group of ladies.

What have we been up to? Whenever theweather reached temperatures close to60, some of us are always willing to ride.We have a%ended a few of the local bikenights and also made it to ride a few $mesfor ice cream and dinner. Some$mes inthat order. A(er our April monthly meet­ing the sun was shining and we headed upto Elizabeth Park where our picture wastaken along the waterfront. We a%endeda Blessing of the Bikes at Tori’s church.Some of us weren’t as brave as others andhad to cage it since the temperatures werebarely reaching 45 degrees. The Churchprovided us with donuts and coffee a(erthe blessing. We all walked away withsuch a happy heart.

One of our sisters, Kood, was fortunateenough to be able to a%end Daytona BikeWeek and our President, Dyna is headingback from a rainy trip to Louisiana. Our

Treasurer, Rapunzel in prepara$on to openher new restaurant, Dickies BBQ, waslucky enough to be able to ride around inTexas while not in training. Our Sergeantof Arms, Knee High, was married in earlyMay and we all got together to wish herwell on her marriage.

At the beginning of May we had our firstmandatory UP Day. Our road captains, LilBit and Tinker, checked everyone to makesure that we all had the proper endorse­ments and insurance, they checked ourbikes for proper $re pressure, tread, lightsand turn signals. A(er the bikes checkedout, some of the girls headed up to a localshoo$ng range to try out their shoo$ngskills.

Lil Bit has put together a calendar ofevents that just keeps growing. For thosewho can’t make it to one event, no wor­ries, there is always another one the nextweekend.

Gypsy

Vagabond SisterMansura, LA

With Summer Interna$onals being held inGolden CO this year (and Pike’s Peak call­ing to challenge many of us) we felt ad­dressing Al$tude Sickness and otherdangerous riding condi$ons for our JuneSafety Project would be appropriate.We’ve pushed the $me frame for the AMSsegment so it could make the deadline forthis issue of STB.

Stay tuned to the Safety page of our web­site for segments on Heat Exhaus$on, Hy­pothermia, and Fa$gue.www.witwvsc.weebly.com/safety.html

When to STOP & Call It A Day!

Al"tude Sickness (aka AMS, Acute Moun­tain Sickness):

AMS is believed to be caused by brainswelling due to the lower barometric pres­sure at high al$tude. Though it is rarebelow 8000 feet, it can occur with anyrapid ascent of several thousand feet.

It is diagnosed at high eleva$ons by thepresence of a headache and any one ormore of the following; dizziness or feeling“light­headed”, loss of appe$te or nau­seous, weak and $red, difficulty sleeping.Assume it is AMS un$l proven otherwise.

Never con$nue to ascend with symptomsof AMS, it can rapidly progress to High Al­$tude Cerebral Edema (HACE) or High Al­$tude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE), either ofwhich can be fatal in a ma%er of hours todays!

HACE produces confusion and loss of co­ordina$on and may not be recognized bythe person suffering from it. HAPE occursmost o(en in young, fit people, frequentlypresen$ng on the second night at al$tude.Shortness of breath, wheezing (or otherlung “crackling” sounds), and blue­greylips and fingernails are symptoma$c.

If AMS is ge'ng worse, or symptoms ofHACE or HAPE are present, go back downto the last eleva$on that was free of symp­toms, typically 1500 – 3000 feet lowerthan where sickness began. Acetazo­lamide (a sulfa drug) may be given astreatment while symptoms persist.

The best defense is preven$on. Whenpossible, spend a night at each increase of3000 feet in eleva$on. This gives the body$me to acclimate to the pressure changes.Be sure to hydrate! Increased urina$on isnormal at al$tude as heme concentra$onoccurs. NSAIDS can help avoid mild AMSdue to their an$­inflammatory proper$es.

For more detailed informa$on, visit the In­terna$onal Society for Mountain Medicineat www.ismm.org or download the LakeLouise AMS Diagnos$c worksheet atwww.ismm.org/tl_files/infocenter/AMS_Worksheet.pdf.

Deborah L. Halstead (aka ~Gypsy~)

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Chapter Chats

SunShine SistersBoynton Beach FLThe SunShine Sisters in South Florida hopeeveryone is having a great summer andge'ng in lots of miles for the riding sea­son! We’ve enjoyed our two wheel $mewith many ou$ngs and adventures and gotto spend lots of $me with an assortmentof WITW sisters!

A back road adventure took a group ofmotorcycles to the hidden treasure ofSolomon’s Castle. The castle is the home,gallery and workshop of interna$onallyrenowned ar$st Howard Solomon. Theone of a kind works of art include metalwork, wood carving, stone cu'ng andstained glass throughout the building andgardens. Lunch at the boat in a moatrestaurant capped off the adventure. Wewere able to share a deligh"ul a(ernoonwith our sisters from the Island BreezeChapter.

A coastal breeze that brought the tang ofsalt while viewing the ocean described theday’s journey that took us in and out of thebarrier islands along the coast of Floridaas we made our way to the Twisted Tuna.

As the name evokes, it is an eclec$cseafood joint right on the marina withlocal fish and daily entertainment. We en­joyed the eats and conversa$on with oursisters from Space Coast Riders and Livingin the Wind Chapters.

A lively ride under the scorching sunbrought us to a funky li%le eatery on thewater. Camellia Street Grill grows theirown vegetables and serves locally caughtseafood in the heart of the glades. Wecooled off with a wild air boat ride throughthe Everglades that brought misty watersand stunning scenery, although only onelonely li%le alligator. We were able toshare this exclusive Florida ou$ng with oursisters from the Long Island and Black RoseChapters. We indoctrinated Jill “Jilly Bean”Hardy­ Hobbs as our newest, and firsttrike, riding chapter member.

As fun as it was to welcome a new mem­ber, we had an equally sad $me sayinggoodbye to our oldest chapter member.Kay “Mags” Culbertson passed away a(era brief ba%le with illness. Kay holds thehonor of being the first SunShine Sistersmember. She is riding on angel wings now,but we gave her a great farewell as wegunned our pipes in a loud and emo$onal

good bye.

While we’re not looking forward to theheat and hurricane season, we are lookingforward to the pool par$es and twilightjaunts that summer will bring. Everdina“Dutch” Vi$ello and Connie “Casper” Pe­terson have already completed their 1K,2Day, My Way challenge and are buildingup their stamina, the rest of the SunShineSisters are working on our endurance forthe summer excursion to Denver. Lookingforward to seeing everyone in the MileHigh City!!

Where ever you are and whatever you do,keep the shiny side up and enjoy yourknees in the breeze! Ride safe and rideo(en!!

Smiles thru the miles!

Jen … AKA… Lil’ Bit

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Wisconsin Northern LightsShawano WIWelcome from Wisconsin! The WITW Wis­consin Northern Lights Chapter held ouryearly chapter mee$ng at Colie’s home byFremont, Wisconsin in March. We welcomeback a previous member, Mary Beth Or$zand a member that joined late last year,Harriet Holmes (aka Baker). Harriet and Imet in 2004 in Toledo and subsequentlystarted the Wisconsin Northern LightsChapter. Welcome ladies!It was nice to see five of our eight membersshow up for this yearly mee$ng. We try tocover a lot of topics and it may be the only$me we see each other, all together, duringthe year. We’re hoping we can see Carolthis year and will plan accordingly! She win­ters in Florida and just got back to Wiscon­

sin in early May.For our Safety por$on of the mee$ng,Bethany used Colie’s Kawasaki Concours todiscuss bike riding ergonomics and the “C”in the TCLOCK pre­ride motorcycle inspec­$on method for Controls: Levers, Cables,Hoses and Thro%le. We learned a lot espe­cially learning why Colie incorporatesclothes dryer cleaning sheets into her bikefor winter storage. Thanks Colie andBethany for helping with the safety discus­sion.Our main event each year is riding to theWITW Summer Na$onals. We have about7 ladies interested in riding to Denver thisyear and some of us are doing the 1K 2Dayride on our return trip. Hope to see you allthere safely!Look. Live! — Pauline Forrest

WITW Hudson Valley Hoydens Chapter

WITW Hudson Valley Hoydens ChapterWITW SunShine Sisters Chapter

Be a member of WITW during some part of the contest term Not be involved in a traffic accident (whether at fault or not) within the contest term Not be disqualified due to late, incomplete or incorrect form.

Each eligible participant receives: “Safe Rider” pin (first year participants) 2017 rocker to attach to “Safe Rider” pin

A plaque will be awarded in each category with at least three eligible participants:

Top 5 Mileage (Chapter) High Mileage (Chapter Member) Associate Member Professional Rider (one who uses her bike for a living, e.g., motor officer, motorcycle messenger, roving journalist, etc.). This does NOT include commuting to and from work on your bike.

Participants whose logged mileage over the years as a member of WITW adds up to 100,000 miles or more will be recognized as a member of this club.

Participant’s membership must be in good standing during the contest. If membership status changes during the contest, the current status on October 31, 2017 applies. Mileage reported must be accumulated solely by the member who submits the form. If more than one bike ridden by a Member is entered in the contest (including rentals), a separate form must be submitted for each bike. Beginning AND ending mileage must be witnessed and logged by an employee of an authorized motorcycle dealership (holds license to sell motorcycles) or an officer/ safe mileage representative of the Member’s chapter. This includes rental bikes. Participant must ride a minimum of 25 miles for the year reported.* * Broken odometer must be witnessed and logged by an employee of an authorized motorcycle dealership or an officer/safe mileage representative of the Member’s chapter. Members submitting forms indicating their odometer is broken will receive credit for zero (0) miles but are eligible for Safe Mileage pin and rocker. A member involved in a traffic accident during the contest term will not be eligible for Safe Mileage pin and/or rocker but her miles will be recorded for the 100,000 Mile Club. Beginning mileage must be witnessed no earlier than November 1, 2016. NOTE: 2016 Safe Mileage participants may use the ending mileage from 2016 form

(for the same bike) as the beginning mileage on 2017 form!

Ending mileage must be witnessed no later than October 31, 2017. Forms must be postmarked no later than Nov. 15, 2017 Absolutely NO late forms will be accepted for Safe Mileage pins or year rockers Member is ultimately responsible for her own form. Fill out form COMPLETELY and mail entire form to:

Dee Norman, WITW Int’l Secretary P.O. Box 13221 San Bernardino, CA 92423

Check here if your odometer is broken.

Check here if you were involved in a traffic accident on your bike.

MI or KM MI or KM MI or KM

ASSOCIATE MEMBER

Professional Rider Previous WITW Safe Rider

Member Name: _______________________________________________ Email Address: _________________________________________ Member Address: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ City, State/Province, Zip Code: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Make/Model Bike: ______________________________________________________________________ Year Bike: _________________________

Beginning Mileage ________________ Ending Mileage ___________________ TOTAL MILEAGE __________________ CHAPTER NAME: _______________________________________________________ OR

Beginning Mileage Ending Mileage Witnessed by (print): ________________________________________ Witnessed by (print): _____________________________________ Business/Title: ____________________________________________ Business/Title: __________________________________________ City, State/Province: _______________________________________ City, State/Province: _____________________________________ Signature: _______________________________________________ Signature: _____________________________________________

By signing below, I am attesting that beginning mileage

was witnessed and verified on or after Nov. 1, 2016.

CERTIFIED MAIL WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

By signing below, I am attesting that ending mileage

was witnessed and verified on or before Oct. 31, 2017.

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2017

WITW 1K 2 Day - I did it my way!

1,000 miles must be completed within two consecutive days (may do all 1,000 miles in one day) Begins February 1, 2017 Must be verified by a local Chapter Officer (Signed and office noted) If using kilometers, must achieve a minimum of 1609 KM in total Verified document must be emailed, mailed, or handed in at an International Meeting to receive patch Multiple member submissions in one email/envelope accepted and preferred

Scanned PDF* files may be emailed to: WITWPresident@aol.com (*PDF files only - no JPEG, TIFF or PNG) Hard copies may be mailed to:

Cat Grabowski WITW President 11 Robinson Ave. Medford, NY 11763

Remember - Safety is a priority. Ride responsibly. Name______________________________________________________________________________ Chapter_____________________________________________________________________________ Email Address _______________________________________________________________________ Mailing Address Street ______________________________________________________________________________ City ________________________________________ State/Province_________ ZIP _____________ Odometer Mileage /Kilometers (circle one) Day 1 Date _____________ Starting ___________________ Ending ___________________ Total ___________________ Day2 Date _____________ Starting ___________________ Ending ___________________ Total ___________________

Two Day Total ___________________ mi /km (circle one) Verification Chapter Officer Name/Office (print) ___________________________________________________________ Chapter Officer Signature ____________________________________________________________________ Date __________________________

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New Chapter MembersAnne Larson Associate MemberCharlene Trago Associate MemberBarbara Tyler Associate MemberGeri Baker Babes By The BayAmy Rugh Babes By The BayAngela Cardella Blue River AngelsTami Killham Blue River AngelsBrenda Waters Blue River AngelsVal Pepin Chinook OutridersMindy Walliser Chinook OutridersMindy Walliser Chinook OutridersGosia Paszczuk Daughters of OdinDeanna Cullihall Desert DollsRaine Darbyshire Desert DollsCathy Engel Desert DollsPeggy Reding Desert DollsMichele Sheehan Desert DollsStacy Hanger Diamond RosesLori Anderson Dragon GypsiesPamela Ielmini Faultline RidersRita Julian Faultline RidersDe Ann Brown Fire & IceJennifer L Bartholomew Honey BadgersBarbara Hansel Honey BadgersLinda Sundey Ironhorse RosesCarol M Carman Jersey GirlsApril Bergman Mountain & DesertPam Glenn Oz OutlawzLinda Long Oz OutlawzPeggy Seidl Oz OutlawzAmanda Warren­Brennan Prairie RosesKathy L Byers Red River Valley

Deborah J Morales Red River ValleyJoni Schmitt Red River ValleyGina Lippolis Rolling StonesRebecca Bradt Show Me SistersTracy Torres Sin Sity SistersJill Hardy­Hobbs Sunshine SistersEA McBride Sunshine SistersBrenda Menist Sunshine SistersMags Omalley Sunshine SistersBeth Duda ToledoNeidera LaForrest ToledoDanette Rodesky Flores Toledo

Probationary Chapter MembersSaltwater SistersJacquiline BromleyDawn KnaptonCindy MacDonaldJillian Moncton Milnes

Associates Needing to RenewGlenda Oliver (Mar 2017)Diana Lange (Mar 2017)Diane Badere (Mar 2017)Eva Abbie Garren (Mar 2017)Maggie Mcnally­Bradshaw (July 16)Lisa Bradley (July 30)Dawn Johnson (Aug 27)Jennifer Melton (Sep 8)

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Membership Updates & Published Sisters

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Key Dates & Events

PRSRT STDU.S. POSTAGE

PAIDPERMIT # 1040LEESBURG, FL

34748

2017August 3­6, Summer International Meeting ­ Denver, CO•Hosted by WITW Rocky Mountain ChapterAugust 17­20, WITW Canadian Motorcycle Rally for Women ­ Nisku, Alberta Canada•Hosted by WITW Canadian Cougars ChapterSeptember 22­24, Florida Chapter Challenge ­ Dunnellon, FL•Hosted by WITW Silver River Chapter

February 15­18, Winter International Meeting ­ Charleston•Hosted by WITW Silver River Chapter

Women in The Wind International, Inc496 Redwing Rd

Chula Vista, CA 91911witwtreasurer@gmail.comwww.womeninthewind.org

2018