BREAKFAST MEETING:  Saturday, February13th, at 8:00 AM at South Everett Denny's #7868, located at the SOUTH WEST corner of I-5 Exit 186.  Address is 132 128th St. SW.  Phone is (425) 355-2210.  Gather round Cats and have a great breakfast.  We will hear some words of wisdom from Bud, have  a Safety Lesson, discuss our rides for the year and generally have a good time.  Bud still thinks the coffee is great.

DINNER SOCIAL:  Wednesday, February 17th, at 6:30 PM at Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que in the SOUTH WEST corner of the Everett Mall.  The address is 1206 SE Everett Mall Way in (where else) Everett.  Phone is (425) 353-1600.  Your host this month is Ron and Loretta Slusher (yea, same as last month).  Dave's has salads, hamburgers and sandwiches in addition to their barbeque items.  Join us, you'll be glad you did. 

STAFF MEETING:  Thursday, March 4th (the only calendar date to issue an order) at 6:30 PM.  Meeting is at Phil and Judy Holmes home, 6905 22nd Dr. NE in Tulalip.  Phone is (360) 659-8079.  From I-5 Exit 199 go WEST on Marine View Dr. to 23rd Ave. NE.  Turn RIGHT (N) on 23rd Ave. NE to Sturgen Dr. Turn LEFT (W) on Sturgen Dr. to 22nd Dr. NE.  Turn RIGHT (N) on 22nd Dr. NE to 6905 (on the right, RV Trailer in driveway).  We need to get the final planning  for our Fun Run completed and we need all the help we can get. 

VISITATIONS:  To publicize our Fun Run we visit other chapters meetings to distribute our flyers with entry form. 

            Tue. Feb. 9th - Chap. H in Lyndon, Fairway  Restaurant at 1726 Front St. Dinner at 6 PM, Meeting at 7 PM.

            Sat. Feb. 27th - Chap. A in Kent, Old Country Buffet at 25630 104th Ave. Breakfast at 8 AM, Meeting at 9 AM.

            Wed. March 10th - Chap. BCD in Surry BC Canada.  More info at a later date.

            Fri. March 12th - Chap. Y in Enumclaw, Crain Corner Restaurant at 39929 264th SE.  Dinner at 6 PM, Meeting at 7.

            Sat. March 27th - GWTA Chap B in Stanwood, Jerry Andal's at 27021 102nd Ave. NW.  Breakfast at 8 AM.

OTHER ITEMS:  The WA District Rider Safety-Education Workshop is Saturday, February 20th in Buckley.  It is being held at Rainier Hills Christian Fellowship.  The address is 23711 Entwhistle Rd.  The cost is $20.00.  Flyers are available at the District Website:  www.gwrra-wa.org.

Chapter D has a Bowling Challenge on Saturday, February 13th, starting at 1 PM (this is the afternoon of our Breakfast Meeting day).  The Location is Monte Lanes in Montesano, address is 222 E. Wynoochee Ave.  Cost is $7.50 for 3 games.

SUMMER RIDES:  Our staff has put together a list of Chapter rides for the year.

            March 13th - After our Breakfast Meeting we will ride the Fun Run route.  This will take most of the day as we won't

get started until about 10 AM.  Come with a full tank of gas and we will eat "somewhere on the road".

            April 10 - NO MEETING - This is our Early Spring Fun Run.  It's time to WORK!

            May 8th - After our Breakfast Meeting we will ride to Bellingham and tour the Radio Museum.

            June 12th - After our Breakfast Meeting we will ride to the Underwater Museum in Bangor.  This will include ferry rides to and from the Kitsap Peninsula.

           July 10th - After our Breakfast Meeting we will ride US 2 EAST thru Levenworth to Cashmere for some Ice Cream.

           July 15th to 18th is the GWRRA Washington State Rally in Port Townsend on the Kitsap Peninsula.

           July 31st - we are planning a day ride EAST on WA 20 to Diablo Dam.  With some advance planning we can ride the boat across the lake to the dam and have a lunch (Package Deal).

           August 2nd - This will be a full day ride EAST on I-90 to Ellensburg, SOUTH thru Yakima Canyon to Yakima and "Miner's for lunch, then returning WEST on US 12 and WA 410 and the East Side of Mount Ranier.  This will be a "hot and cold" trip.

            August 14th - After our Breakfast Meeting we are planning an overnight campout at the Hoh Rain Forest.  We may make it a loop trip around the Olympic Peninsula.  This one needs further coordination.

           Sept. 3rd - 6th - Gold Rush Campout in BC.  This is a GWRRA Canada event.

           Sept. 11th - After our Breakfast Meeting we will be doing another overnite camping trip.  This one will involve a longer ferry trip to the San Juan Islands.  This event needs further coordination.

           Sept. 12th - This is the Ride for Kids event in Carnation.  This is a individual event, not a Chapter event.

           Oct. 9th - After our Breakfast Meeting we will have our Chapter Cider Run.  This is still in the planning stage.

IN OTHER NEWS:  The Dec. Dinner Social had a low turnout, about 8 I think.  The Jan. Dinner Social had an even lower turnout, only 5 (at the Golden Corral no less!).  If the Feb. turnout at Famous Dave's is no better we will have to rethink the concept.  At our January Breakfast Meeting the members were outnumbered by our guests.  There were 11 guests from other chapters and 6 from State.  Visitation season is in full swing.   At our Ride Planning meeting on Jan. 30th Bud announced that he expects to be moving to Hayden, Idaho soon,  probably in April.  This is part of the sale of his business, Trikes Unlimited.  Part of the deal is he provides on-site training for up to 2 years.  We will have a "long distance" Chapter Director for a while. 

Bud says he and Sandy will drive over the pass each month for our Breakfast Meeting.  A 600 mile round trip for breakfast is extreme dedication!  I think the rest of us are going to have to pitch in and pick up the slack.

Thats all for now.     RON