Welcome

Now the rains come! Today was a slower day - no riding with rain & cold.

The convention officially started today with the welcome meeting from 9:00 - 11:30. Guest speakers were Lewiston Mayor, Larry Gilbert and Auburn Mayor, John Jenkins. Lewiston and Auburn are twin cities. Both men were very interesting speakers but Jenkins was definitely the entertainer. We found out later he is a motivational speaker!

Golden Life members were recognized at the meeting. Golden Life have been members for over 50 years - some over 60 years. The lady in the picture on the far left in the yellow top is the daughter of Dot Robinson, Motor Maid founder.

At 2:00, we had a district meeting. Diane went over some upcoming changes and discussions that will take place at the Business Meeting on Thursday. Some of the issues will be voted on at that time. Further discussion was held regarding our district putting in a bid to host the 2012 convention in NY. A vote was taken and 14 out of 19 voted in favor of putting in the bid at next years convention.

After the district meeting, I went to the Checkers Meeting to hear what it was all about. Checkers are used for the Dot Robinson Timed Road Ride tomorrow. After listening to what has to be done - down to seconds - I decided against it, especially since rain is forecasted.

At 7:00 p.m. there was a Motor Maids social at FastBreaks, a local biker bar. Due to the rain, shuttles ran every 15 minutes from the hotel to the bar. Helen and I went over but decided not to stay - it was packed! We went back to the hotel on the next shuttle and had dinner in the dining room. I went back to my room and relaxed.