Last Minute Region C Info
Region
C Rally 2008
Nebraska City and Catron Camp
Camping at Catron Camp: Check in does not start until 7:00 pm
on Thursday night for outside camping and dorm rooms are available Friday
morning. There will be generators to
provide electricity for campers. There
is no smoking on the grounds of Catron Camp.
For anyone wanting to put Catron’s address in their GPS it is 609 N 60
Road, Nebraska City.
Private Suite:
May 30 is the last day for bidding for this private room for Friday and
Saturday nights. Turn down service;
breakfast in bed, chocolate covered strawberries and wine, private bathroom are
all a part of this package. Bids can be
placed by sending an e-mail to highbidder@gwta-c.com
by midnight May 30th. Hosted
by South Dakota/State Directors Tom and Sharon Hilgemeier.
Tail Gate/Meet and Greet/Thursday: Best
Western Hotel Parking lot
2515
S 11th St,
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm. Bring your own sack dinner and beverage of
choice. Then visit until check in time
at Catron Camp. Please be considerate of
the paying guests of the Best Western.
Hosted By Illinois/State Directors Jack & Joyce
May
Kick-off Ceremony:
Opening ceremony will be at 9:30 in Kimmel Lodge at Camp Catron. General info for the weekend will be
presented. Introduction of Region C
staff. Preregistration 50/50 will be
drawn. Announcement of the 2008-2009
Family of the Year. The unveiling of Region C 2009.
Bike Blessing:
A bike blessing will be conducted in the parking lot of Catron from 10:30
to 11:00 by Gary and Betty Smith.
Guided Rides/Friday:
Rick Hinrichs and his State Staff have been planning some wonderful
rides that include Nebraska
City and the famous
winding Loess Hills.
Seminars:
Burt Wagner, Region C Safety Director will be conducting two seminars. One is an “Introduction to the GWTA
Rider Education Program” on Friday afternoon from 3-4. The second seminar is “Connecting Electronics
to your Goldwing”. Both seminars will be
held at the Program Center/Catron.
Dirty Bingo:
There will
be two games of dirty Bingo at 4:00 on Friday in Kimmel Lodge. Each gift should be about a $5 value and
wrapped. Please bring one prize for each
game that you wish to play. Hosted by Illinois.
Camp Cook-Off/Friday: 3:00
pm until hot dog roast at 5:00 at fire pit below lodge. If you have slow
cookers that need to be plugged in earlier the kitchen of the lodge is open. Bring your Dutch oven, crock pot, box oven or
whatever you cook in, your supplies and copies of your favorite camp recipes to
share with friends. Food will be served in conjunction with the hot dog
roast. People’s Choice Award will
be presented to the winning entries. Contact
Donna McCullough at DMccull63@aol.com
or visit with her at the Rally.
Hot Dog Roast/Friday: 6:00
on the deck of Kimmel Lodge at Camp
Catron. Bring your lawn chairs and enjoyed hot dogs
and cook-off dishes. Hosted by
Iowa/State Directors Rick and Patti Harvey.
Ice Cream Social:
Following the Hot Dog Roast. Cost of the ice cream is one personal care
item or $2 per bowl for Project Response. Diapers, wet wipes, shampoo,
deodorant, razors, etc..
Luau Pool Party/Friday:
8:00 Friday night get ready to Luau with music, dancing, limbo and
excitement. Hosted by Wisconsin/State
Directors Jeryl and Sherri Vonderheid.
Continental Breakfast/Saturday:
Doughnuts and coffee will be served in Kimmel Lodge from 7:00 until the
doughnuts are gone. Doughnuts are from The
Doughnut Shop in Shenandoah,
IA. Continental breakfasted hosted by Nebraska
Rod’s Power Sports Open House/Saturday: Guided
rides will be leaving starting at 8:00 and staggered every 15 minutes to ½ an
hour as needed. Signup sheets available
at registration. Service bays are held
open from 9-1 for GWTA members. Call
Rod’s for more information 402-423-6230.
Please be sure to take advantage of this opportunity. Make sure you leave in plenty of time to make
it back for the auction which starts at 3:00
Auction/Saturday: Held in Kimmel Lodge from
3:00-5:30. Each chapter is asked to
bring 2-3 items for the auction. A
percentage will go to Helping Hands, a local charity-Project Response is
a crisis center that provides support and advocacy to victims of domestic
violence, sexual assault and other related issue and the remainder will be
used to help support Region C. Bring
plenty of money to not only help support Region C, the best Region in GWTA, but
also hopefully you will bring home some new treasures.
Dinner and Awards Ceremony/Saturday: Dinner
is catered by Valentino’s Pizza and will be held in Kimmel Lodge. Due to seating limitations around tables feel
free to bring your lawn chairs and eat on the deck of in the yard. Tables will be taken down for awards and
closing.
Show and Shine/Saturday:
Show off our beautiful bikes to the city of Nebraska City. Congregate in the parking lot of the Dairy
Queen at 8:30 after dinner.
Light Parade:
The light parade will leave at approximately 9:30 and tour through the
city. Proudly show off our GWTA and bike
colors. Coordinator Dave Telford, Region
C Board Representative.
Dairy Queen: Dairy Queen will be staying open late for us
to enjoy ice cream after the light parade.
A portion of their proceeds will be donated to Project Response.
Bonfires: There will be a bonfire each
night. Feel free to bring your lawn
chairs, favorite beverages and camaraderie and join in the fun. Look for the blazing to fire to know which
fire pit will be used each night.
Church Service:
Sunday at 7:45 am at the amphitheater there will be church music playing for
meditation and quiet prayer time. Church
service by Nebraska State Chaplains, Gary and Betty Smith will begin at 8:00
am. In the event of inclement weather
the service will be held in Kimmel Lodge.
Thank you to Nebraska/State Directors Rick
and Kandie Hinrichs who have been hard at work to host this year’s Region C
Rally.
Thank
you to all of you who have registered for Region C Rally. We look forward to the hugs, kisses and
camaraderie of all of those that make up the family of GWTA. Ride safe on your way to Nebraska City. Randy and I will see you all on Thursday,
Friday or Saturday of June 6, 7 and 8th.
Randy Nelson and Jen
Lipe
GWTA Region C Directors
402-290-1376 Randy cell phone
402-290-8690 Jen cell phone