AND BINGO WAS HIS NAME OH..................

Cathy Bissett hosted the first BSLR Bingo Game. Lots of fun, 25cent cards and Many cash prizes. Including a Jackpot prize and a Donation of $20 to our BSLR bank account. Thank you again, Cathy.

A BIG THANKS TO YOU PAT!

She hosted a wonderful Holiday Potluck for the Buckeye State Lady Riders. All the food was very tasty.

Did any one happen to see this post on Facebook? (Compliments Tammy Johnson and ETSY.com.)

It reminds me to get creative and start knitting those Christmas gifts. It also reminds me to let you all know about the BUCKEYE STATE LADY RIDERS HOLIDAY DINNER. December 1st at 6pm. Please respond to your Evite email if you want to join us. We'd love to see you.  RSVP to Pat (patbohio@sbcglobal.net) no later than November 25th Tell her what food you are bringing, to get directions and how many people will attend. 

Take a peek at our photo page as we went to Shadow Box Live to alleviate the symptoms of PMS.(parked motorcycle syndrome)

Stay warm out there, Susan

Complete the Annual Mileage Contest!!

ATTENTION, BUCKEYE STATE LADY RIDERS!!

Midnight last night marked the end of the WOW annual mileage contest. If you entered earlier this year, with your April 1st odometer reading, run outside and get your current odometer reading and send it in. Quick--do this before you hop on your bike again in the cold, rainy future!

Entries, whether by email or snail mail, must be sent/postmarked by November 15. Go here and then scroll ALL the way down to the bottom of the page, to the Ending Mileage Form. There you will see your options for submission. Don't forget to read the instructions on the form, please!

Feel free to post your mileage, no matter how big or how small, whether your bike's total or your annual total this year, in the comments section on Facebook.

Love Your Officers' Meeting

 Hello! Tonight's meeting is being held slightly farther south in Clintonville, due to our typical Panera Bread location being already spoken for.  Global Gallery is located at 3535 North High Street, which is just north of North Broadway and on the west side of N. High. (At the intersection of North High and Dunedin.)

Why the short notice? Because, frankly, the officers are a little tired. Leading an amorphous and diverse group takes energy, and the only reward we get for our efforts is job satisfaction. There hasn't been a lot of that this summer. Margaret was the one assigned to posting this blog, and truthfully, I wasn't sure what to say or how to say it.  At first, I thought, we'll do the end-of-year sort of "how do you think we're doing and what do you want from BSLR?" Then I realized that four voices weren't necessarily being heard that way, and it was precisely the four that end up trying to organize and sort out what goes on in our group. Maybe we're trying too hard? We don't know. But we've been thinking about it and talking among ourselves about it, and if you want to hear what we're thinking and feeling, then meet us tonight at the Global Gallery. The menu isn't nearly as robust as at Panera's, but the chai is exceptionally good! We reserved the back room from 7-9 pm--their schedule is a little different than Panera's.  Rose and I will be there by 6, as we have some picture swapping to do, and you are welcome to hang out.  If you don't like their food choices, there are a few places up and down High Street where you can get something and bring it in.

Ride to Stockport Mill!

This will be cool, no matter what the temperature! This Saturday we ride to Stockport Mill, a working water-driven mill that provides its own electricity to the restaurant on the premises. It's quite a story, actively grinding wheat and making electricity until 1997, changing hands through time, then after a lengthy restoration--just a couple of folks passing through town on their Harleys--it returned to powering turbines in 2006.

A lovely ride, of about 2 hours, just outside of Wayne National Forest, gets us there in time for lunch and meandering. Departure is from Motohio, with kickstands up at 9:00 AM!

The route is available in the link above, and as you can see, one doesn't have to go back the way one arrived. You can ride back on your own at any time, or with the group. In fact, if you can't make  the KSU time, you are welcome to find your way there later. Fun and flexible, with food! (The 3 most important aspects of any ride. ;)

Hope to see you there!

 My favorite rock and roll band The Who,  couldn't have said it better..... There ain't no cure for the summer time blues........!   The dog days of summer are extra hot this year,  I hope everyone is having a fun and safe summer and staying cool as best you can.

     Whew!  The past few weeks have been packed full of things going on;  riding with the girls to the WOW National Convention in Greenville,  S. C. was a blast and a road trip not soon to be forgotten.    Margaret, Rose, Dee and Maggie are on their way home from  Carson City, Nevada and the AMA Women's Motorcyclist Convention. I cannot wait to hear about their ride and all the adventures they've had. Traveling on the motorcycle in the extreme heat our country has been having takes some planning to be somewhat comfortable.  I know it was pretty tough riding through North Carolina and South Carolina in 100-105 degree heat and those girls have been riding through it for 14 days! 


  There are plenty of rides going on in the month of August.  On Saturday, August 11th, we have planned a ride with Cathy Bisset planning the route. More on this soon but she said it will be an all day ride to eastern Ohio.  Put it on your calendar! There are many new members who we've not had the opportunity to ride together so I hope some of you newbies will be able to make this ride.
On September 2,  our president of WOW,  Sue Frish  wants all of the WOW women to celebrate 30 Years of WOW by taking a ride together or next best thing, riding with your chapter! We will start planning a ride for this great milestone for women in the sport of Motorcycling.  Carol has expressed interest in taking a weekend ride in the fall, anyone interested? I am!


 That's all for now.
More soon!  I wanted to keep in touch with everyone and let everyone  know to stay cool and ride safe!
Also, don't forget to check your last issue of Women On Wheels to vote for our future Trustees. Christine has been putting in lots of time for our club and wants to remind all of you to VOTE!


your wind sister,
Dru Pritchard

About Tonight's Meeting

In life, as in riding, adaptability is a requirement! We are not the only ones to discover the delights of using Panera's community rooms, and someone else out-reserved us for our usual Clintonville location. Our fallback location, up in Dublin, is available, so that is where tonight's location will be. To repeat:

Tonight's meeting will be held at

6665 Perimeter Loop Road

Dublin, OH

We realize this is not convenient for many of you, and we apologize. (Its location may be why it was available.) We originally thought we could move our meetings to Eurobike Night in Grandview Heights, but that is tough to negotiate, parking wise, and getting table space can be tricky, too. Hmm. I sense a theme here-- that popularity has its drawbacks, sitewise, at least!


We will try to do better about scouting out more central locations. Panera Bread will likely continue to be a favorite, though, since has good space and good food.


Despite the change, we hope you will be able to make it to tonight's meeting. We will be discussing general standards for group riding--culling through resources and reviewing what we think should be our own standard for the Buckeye State Lady Riders.