Newsletter
THE WINSTON WANDERERS NEWSLETTER
An Affiliate of the Tarheel State Walkers Volkssports Association, the American Volkssports Association, and the Internationaler VolkssportVerband
Vol 25, No 2.................................February 2010...............................Editor: Dick Feldmann
February 16th Meeting at Olympic Restaurant in Colfax
The next club meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 16th, at the Olympic Family Restaurant near Colfax. The restaurant is on West Market Street about half way between Kernersville and Greensboro. To get there, take I-40 to the Sandy Ridge Exit (Exit 208, Farmers Market Exit) and turn north to West Market. At West Market, turn right (east) and the restaurant is about a quarter of a mile on the left. For those not wanting to use the interstate, take West Market from Greensboro or East Mountain from Kernersville to West Market. The restaurant has no street number but it is in the 8900 block and directly across the road from Boone Fabric at 8905 West Market.
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Walking with the Prez:
Hi All,
Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, February 16th, at The Olympic Restaurant in Colfax. We have eaten there many times and have always gotten good service and good food quickly. The weather has been playing havoc with our walking schedules, having to cancel our Hickory event. We were going to look at the Alexander County walk in Taylorsville on the way home from the Hickory walk. That was postponed to be after the Mocksville walk this past weekend but snow and ice this time for me. The walk has been sanctioned, just not sure where the trail will take us. Our Burlington walk only had 2 other walkers besides myself, and they were from Cary. I hope that all of you who went on the Savannah trip enjoyed yourself, I know that I have heard a lot of good comments on it.
Our 25th anniversary is approaching and there have been tentative plans made to celebrate it after the Bethabara walk on May 22. So mark your calendar and stay tuned for more details as they become available. Our next group walk will be on Feb 20th at High Point 10 AM. The starting point will be open then so you don't have to find a rest stop before arriving. The following Saturday we will be walking both Greensboro trails with the park walk in the morning starting at Tannenbaum Park at 10 AM.
Asheville Amblers will be celebrating their 30th Anniversary on Saturday, April 24th. The walk doesn't start until 11 AM at Holmes Educational Forest, where the walk and cake are free! So drive on out and enjoy the other half of the state.
I want to send out "GET WELL" wishes to Delphine Johnston who is at Baptist Hospital recovering in the cardiac ICU. I also want to send out a special thanks to Beth's Hallmark & Gift Shop and Amanda Cohen-Bright for being our loyal corporate sponsors.
See you on the trails or restaurants,
Lloyd
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In Case Of...
from Loren Little
We volkssporters tend to be an independent and, at least in our own minds, invincible lot. We head out alone, as couples or as groups with no doubt that we will successfully and safely complete our intended walk, shopping trip or any other outing. But what if the unthinkable were to happen and we were to not make it to the end of our outing?
Not a problem! We have our identification documents and insurance/Medicare cards in our wallets/purses; and we may even have ICE (In Case Of Emergency) or "911" numbers identified in our cell phones - all of which are - - securely stored in the trunk of our car which is probably parked somewhere near the start point of our walk. But who knows where we are, what we drove to the start point or where it is really parked? Probably no one but us.
Okay, so someone does know where we went, what we drove and where we parked. And they are able to get to our (remember, securely stored) documents. What information will they be able to glean from those documents? Certainly name, address and maybe basic insurance information. Significant medical conditions and medications being taken? Allergies that could have severe implications in emergency treatment? Primary Care Physician? Who should be contacted and how to contact them? Maybe, but my guess is that in most cases the answer is "Probably Not." Some recent events in the life of our club have served to highlight some of our vulnerabilities and how little we really know about each other.
I would urge everyone to devise a document that they will carry with them with any information they would want known early-on in case of an emergency situation in which they were not able to adequately communicate. I would even suggest that multiple copies be made to maximize the probability of having at least one copy with you at all times. (We now have copies in our wallets, our hats and our backpacks.) Hopefully, none of us will ever need this document, but I think it far better to have it and not need it than to be in the hospital ER or ICU with all these questions unanswered.
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CLUB NEWS
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Ralph & Sandra Barnes: 1000 km, Kathy Cockrell: 200 events, Sara Gosnell: 575 events, Vivian Harless: 75, 100 & 125 events, Greta Merrick: 700 events, Wayne Oak: 3400 events, Ramon Rubio: 275 events & 3000 km, Peggy & Tommy Southard: 275 events, Maris Southard: 10 events, Deborah Wapner: 575 events.
BUS TRIP PHOTOS: We are putting together a CD of photos taken on the bus trip to Savannah. If you have photos to share, send them to Dick Feldmann. The email address is rwfandwbf@aol.com. The address is a front end only, he has roadrunner and can download large files easily and quickly. We want all types of photos: walkers, diners, squares, buildings, scenery, drag queens, etc; whatever you saw. You could also download them to a CD and bring them to a meeting or a group walk. He can also handle paper photos and negatives.
MEMBERSHIP DUES: It's that time again to renew your commitment to the club. The form is at the end of last month's newsletter. Fill it out and send it to the treasurer. Or better still, fill it out and bring it to a meeting.
ALEXANDER COUNTY: We have sanctioned a regular event in Taylorsville on April 17th. This will provide Alexander County for those doing the county program and a nice walk through a county capital for everyone else.
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UPCOMING GROUP WALKS
PINEVILLE ON2/13: The walk will start at 10 am at the Hampton Inns & Suites, 401 Towne Center Blvd, phone (704) 889-2700. This walk is in a residential area, around a small lake, through a cemetery and the main street of Pineville with quaint antique shops and restaurants.
DIRECTIONS: From I-77 south of Charlotte, take I-485 east 3 miles to Pineville Exit 64B (Hwy 51 south). Turn right off ramp. After 2nd traffic light, turn left onto Towne Center Blvd before the Burger King. Hampton Inn is on the left.
HIGH POINT CITY ON 2/20: The walk will start at 10 am from the parking lot behind the Visitors Center on Green Street. From either direction on Main Street, turn onto Green (It is a one-way street so follow the arrows). Then turn left into the parking lot behind the Visitors Center.