Monday night, November 9th we plan to meet at the Mexican Restaurant on the square in Winterset. We have been there before and the food is very good.
Reminder, our chapter meeting will be Saturday, November 14th at Felix and Oscars in West Des Moines, at 6:30 p.m.
Sunday, November 8, 2009
November Impromptu Get together
Monday, November 2nd, the chapter decided to have an impromptu gathering and check out the new Smokey Row restaurant that opened in Des Moines. It is just off 235 near Martin Luther King road. It is a corner shaped building. There is a lot of room in the restaurant with a small parking lot and some side street parking. We had a several come and we had a great time! The food was good and there were many choices of salads, sandwiches, coffees, teas, desserts and more.
We have had supper rides to the Smokey Row in Pleasantville and this is set up very similar.
We have had supper rides to the Smokey Row in Pleasantville and this is set up very similar.
Fall colors
Steve and Connie rode out to Dubuque the 3rd weekend in October hoping to see some great fall leaves. Some had changed but not as many as expected. We stopped at the Field of Dreams film spot and checked that out. The weather was cool and windy.
We did a Riverboat ride down the Mississippi River on a Paddleboat cruise. It was chilly that day and the leaves were not as bright and colorful as we had expected. We did get to see some bald eagles flying over head.
We took a long ride as the weather began to warm up some and rode by Breitbachs Restaurant in Ball Town. It is now open although we didn't go inside to see what it looked like or to eat. The outside of the building looks a lot like it did after it burned the first time.
We did see a few colorful leaves and had a long ride over into the Wisconsin side and back down and across the river to Dubuque.
It seems like the leaves became more brilliant and colorful during the week after we got back from this trip.
Now in November, most of the leaves are gone or piling up in the yards to be raked and bagged.
We did a Riverboat ride down the Mississippi River on a Paddleboat cruise. It was chilly that day and the leaves were not as bright and colorful as we had expected. We did get to see some bald eagles flying over head.
We took a long ride as the weather began to warm up some and rode by Breitbachs Restaurant in Ball Town. It is now open although we didn't go inside to see what it looked like or to eat. The outside of the building looks a lot like it did after it burned the first time.
We did see a few colorful leaves and had a long ride over into the Wisconsin side and back down and across the river to Dubuque.
It seems like the leaves became more brilliant and colorful during the week after we got back from this trip.
Now in November, most of the leaves are gone or piling up in the yards to be raked and bagged.
Iowa's Best Tenderloin
Someone read in the newspaper that Goldies, in Prairie City, Iowa was voted as having the best tenderloins! So of course, we needed to go check this out!
Goldies is a very small ice cream stop that serves food. It has some tables and a few stools up to the counter. The tenderloins are very big and very good! Their ice cream is really good too!
The restaurant has been extremely busy more so than they every expected, since the article came out in the paper. We have been back several times and you may sometimes have to wait to find a place to sit, but the food is very good and worth the wait!
If you are 4 wheelin, go check out the Neal Smith Prairie/Wild Life refuge nearby. It is on gravel and you can drive through the park and see wildlife (unless they decide to hide from you). There is a large statue of a buffalo as you drive into Prairie City near the Caseys as you come into town.
Goldies is a very small ice cream stop that serves food. It has some tables and a few stools up to the counter. The tenderloins are very big and very good! Their ice cream is really good too!
The restaurant has been extremely busy more so than they every expected, since the article came out in the paper. We have been back several times and you may sometimes have to wait to find a place to sit, but the food is very good and worth the wait!
If you are 4 wheelin, go check out the Neal Smith Prairie/Wild Life refuge nearby. It is on gravel and you can drive through the park and see wildlife (unless they decide to hide from you). There is a large statue of a buffalo as you drive into Prairie City near the Caseys as you come into town.
Our first Chapter Meeting October 10th
We had our first fall meeting of GWTA Chapter H Friendship Riders of Iowa on Saturday, October 10th at 6:30 p.m. at Felix and Oscars in West Des Moines. We reviewed our agenda and discussed several different things in our by-laws, keeping them the same. We renewed our Chapter Registration.
We discussed our Christmas party and it will be in December. More info to come later. We are having elections at our November meeting. We did vote on our Chapter Family of the Year for 2010! Congratulations to Pam and Bob.. we feel you are perfect to represent us.
our favorite Beveridges! :)
We continue to use our blog as our newsletter, so if you have something to add, please get it to us so we can put it on the blog. If you checked out a new restaurant, if you went to a GWTA event, something about your family, a trip or ride...whatever you want to share...
Nebraska Fall Follies.. there is some confusion on the dates, some say the second weekend in November and some say the weekend of the 21st. Not sure how many will be going this year.
We have some snow birds that are anxious to leave since the weather has been cooler already!
We are going to do the blankets again for Operation First Response at a get together in January. More details on that later.
The next Chapter Meeting is Saturday, November 14th at 6:30 p.m. at Felix and Oscars.
We discussed our Christmas party and it will be in December. More info to come later. We are having elections at our November meeting. We did vote on our Chapter Family of the Year for 2010! Congratulations to Pam and Bob.. we feel you are perfect to represent us.
our favorite Beveridges! :)We continue to use our blog as our newsletter, so if you have something to add, please get it to us so we can put it on the blog. If you checked out a new restaurant, if you went to a GWTA event, something about your family, a trip or ride...whatever you want to share...
Nebraska Fall Follies.. there is some confusion on the dates, some say the second weekend in November and some say the weekend of the 21st. Not sure how many will be going this year.
We have some snow birds that are anxious to leave since the weather has been cooler already!
We are going to do the blankets again for Operation First Response at a get together in January. More details on that later.
The next Chapter Meeting is Saturday, November 14th at 6:30 p.m. at Felix and Oscars.
September Supper Rides and Impromtu
Our September supper rides were fun. We had some that decided to 4 wheel it, but those of us that rode had a chilly ride but enjoyed the conversation and good time. We had several come to the Kin Folks supper and we had a great time!
October was to be impromptu rides but as the weather seems to be getting cooler and surprise! snow!! we only had one ride, still with some 4 wheeling.
October was to be impromptu rides but as the weather seems to be getting cooler and surprise! snow!! we only had one ride, still with some 4 wheeling.
Applefest in Woodbine
The last weekend in September, some of our members decided to ride over to Woodbine for Applefest. The temperatures were cool in the morning and we got a few sprinkles but when we got to Woodbine, the sun came out and it was a very nice day. The guys found a place to sit and visit and the girls took off up town and checked out the many gift and craft ideas at the craft show and checked out the flea market. We went back and joined the guys for the Chapter Z get together with really good food, entertainment and a camp fire.
We stayed at a motel and then worked our way back home going through the Loess Hills and back roads. It was a good weekend. We always enjoy it and we thank Chapter Z for their hospitality and great time!
Mrs Welaxn
We stayed at a motel and then worked our way back home going through the Loess Hills and back roads. It was a good weekend. We always enjoy it and we thank Chapter Z for their hospitality and great time!
Mrs Welaxn
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