Photo-Op Next Friday!!

Okay, ladies, don't forget! Next Friday, May 4th, is International Female Ride Day, and WOW hosts a photo contest--the winner to be announced at the Ride-In this July. The photo above is our entry from last year.

This year, we'd like it to include as many hard-working members as we can, so the photo will be somewhat later. It will also be somewhat closer. We will meet at 5:45 PM near Tuttle Mall, at the United Dairy Farmers located on the corner of Tuttle Crossing and Bradenton Ave. We will leave there by 6:00 and be at the photo shoot by, oh,  6:05.  I hope the light will be good enough, and that Debbie Drake will be on hand with her photo wisdom to make it all good.

Traffic is always a treasure, so if you can't meet up at the gas station, you can still meet us at the Field of Corn itself. The actual photo shoot will be at the corner of Franz and Rings roads, at the concrete cornfield sometimes referred to as "Corn Henge." Entry is on the south side of Franz Road. Here's what you're looking for:

The photo itself will take more time and patience than you likely expect, so please bear with me while I try to put it together. Afterward, we will ride up to Olde Dublin for sustenance.

Hope to see you there!

~~Margaret

Stop in and say "Hi!

Don't forget that on Saturday, March 31st (tomorrow, as a matter of fact! Don't let it be said that we give you too much advance notice. ;)
several of your fellow Buckeye State Lady Riders will be (wo)manning a booth at Independent Motorsports Recruitment Fair.

There will be a slide show (nobody knows about it except Margaret, until they read this...) of pix from past rides, also balloons, brochures, and, quite probably, brownies.

Even if you aren't hosting at the table, please stop by and say hello to us, and possibly gush enthusiasm at whomever is passing by at that moment.

Cheers!
~~Margaret

Taking Suggestions!

Ah the winds of spring!  It still is winter by the calendar but today I am sitting here at the computer and outside the winds are howling.  Soon it will be St. Patrick’s Day and then the first day of spring on March 21!

Hopefully all of you are thinking of warmer weather and days riding our motorcycles.   After our last officers meeting, we are suggesting that each of you start thinking of what you would like our club to do this riding season -like ride!  Often!  Have you been on a great road or been in an interesting part of the state?  If you have been riding with other groups is there a ride that you thought was challenging, scenic, or was there a cute little place to eat in some small town?  Bring your suggestions to our monthly meeting on February 28th!

All of us have busy lives with family, work, church or children.  We are proposing that at our meeting, we plan a ride on the 2^nd Saturday of each month and possibly a ride during the week maybe on a Tuesday.  That way we can put these rides on our own personal calendar and it is something we can plan on weather permitting.  Any impromptu rides would be great also, but these planned rides will make it easier for some members to make plans to join up with our club and have fun.

I hope all of you have been checking in with Women on Wheels® Facebook page about our upcoming summer rally in Greenville S.C.  as this is the best way to stay abreast on the itinerary and hotel information that might be good to know. You should start thinking about getting reservations made and sending in your money for the registration.

Susan, Rose, Margaret and I have thought that perhaps a separate meeting for anyone interested in going to South Carolina on Saturday March 3^rd at 10:30 at the Panera in Dublin off of Avery/Murfield road. We could discuss who would be leaving when and I know Rose has some great routes thought out like Cherahala Skyway, the Devils Triangle and I’m sure most of us want to ride the infamous Tail of the Dragon at Deals Gap!  

Keep browsing all those bike catalogs, drooling over gear and gadgets. It will be warm soon and we will be out riding.

Dru

WhoooHoooo! Motorcycles!

Forget February Blahs!

 Join the Buckeye State Lady Riders this Saturday, February 11th at 10:00 AM for our own, specially-guided tour of the American Motorcycle Association's Hall of Fame Museum. Our guide will emphasize women and motorcycling, and especially talk about the upcoming Women's Conference, hosted by the AMA. By the way, you can enter to win a 1948 Indian Chief, pictured here. (Pausing to drool a moment . . . )

 If you have an AMA membership, you get admission for half-price. If you are a member of any other AMA-recognized motorcycle organization (HINT: bring your WOW card! Or any other MC membership card.), you get $1 off admission. If you haven't joined AMA yet, you can join at the museum. There are some notable benefits, such as free Mo-Tow membership, and various discounts.

After a couple of hours oohing and aahing together over all things motorcycle, we will lunch together (at a place yet to be determined.) Come join us!!

NOW! Do it now!!

It's here! Today is sign up time for the Motorcycle Ohio safety classes! Go here! to register. There are 6 slots left in the Advanced Rider Course (ARC) as of this writing. Last year, sign-up didn't start until 8 AM; I guess they started earlier this year.

When you register, post it on Facebook, along with the whichever class you choose, and the date. That way, others may get to join you.

Hang tough, women! Summer's coming!

Meeting Updates

Greetings from the other side of the Holidays! Dru & I hope you had a great Christmas and New Year, and Hanukkah and Kwanzaa, too. 2012 is already rolling with some new plans for our January meeting, as you may have noticed on the calendar.

On Tuesday, January 24, Tamela Rich will be speaking at our meeting, and it will be held at Motohio in Reynoldsburg, instead of the Panera Bread in Clintonville. She is sponsored by BMWUSA, and is touring with the International Motorcycle Show. The picture on the left is from the cover of her book, Live Full Throttle, which chronicles her cross-country motorcycle trip to raise money/awareness for breast cancer. (Yes, that is a pink bra across her windscreen.) I haven't read the book yet, nor heard her speak, but I believe it is as much about the cancer-fighting women that she encounters as it is about the ride. I expect her to give some insight into long-distance riding, which will help all of us with our sights on South Carolina in July.

Speaking of South Carolina, I hope you all caught my Facebook note about trying to reserve a block of rooms. I can't do it single-handedly--they won't let me. I reserved 2 rooms, each with 2 double beds. That is the most one person can do. We will have to organize into sub-groups, I think, and when everyone has a room to rest her head, we can ask them to place us in close vicinity by the names on the reservations. There is time to organize this, so I'm not really worried, but thought I would give you all a heads up.

The January meeting will be at 6 pm, still, and to avoid interrupting the speaker, we will be using handouts to convey Buckeye State Lady Rider information. Yes, there will be food.

Ann Allen has been industrious on our behalf!  In addition to scouting out this speaker, she is firming up plans for a February outing to the AMA Museum in Pickerington.  More to come on that soon!

Ho-Ho-Ho!

It's time! Time to celebrate being Buckeye State Lady Riders!! Join us at the home of Rose Nicol, our Ride Coordinator, from 5pm to 8pm this coming Saturday for our Holiday Party. Spouses/significant others are welcome--and, in fact, encouraged by the other members' SOs to please come. Most of you have already elected what dish you will bring to pass along, but late-comers are still welcome.

Click on the event posted on the blog calendar to get the address, or call/email Rose. (She is much, much better about timely responses than I am!)

I hope we see you there!

--Margaret

More Holiday Parties!!!

If you're not all holidayed out with our upcoming meeting on 12/10 at Rose's, here's more opportunities to hang out with more of our Women On Wheels® sisters to the west in Dayton.

The Wright Lady Riders of Dayton are having two get-togethers in December.
12/1/11: Spaghetti Warehouse Dayton at 6pm. 36 West 5th Street, Dayton, OH 45402.

12/15/11: Golden Corral at 6pm at Golden Corral on Miller Lane. 6611 Miller Lane, Dayton, OH 45414.

If you're interested, please e-mail Deb Posey (sndyesop@yahoo.com) to let they know you're coming. Everyone's welcome! They're a great bunch of ladies and it's a wonderful opportunity to make more friends.

- Christine