The Countdown is on

Well, the first Canadian Championship of Bike Building is less than 2 days away!

I'm nervous and excited! There is one dark spot in all of this and that is the Mayor of Grande Prairie and the Grande Prairie RCMP.

They are not happy that we are letting everyone wear their club riding gear, they have started posting signs about outlaw colors and making a fuss like we are all a bunch of hoodlums.....
Beaverlodge RCMP have just recently taken over the town of Wembley's policing duties and have had a very high presence in Wembley since they took over a little over a week ago.

I am asking you to be careful - please make sure your gear is legit and watch your throttle hand.
They are going to be out there in full force so DON'T take any chances - please!

I am posting the map of how to bypass Grande Prairie to avoid the worst of it, but remember - the police will be doing their jobs above and beyond because they don't like us, ride accordingly.

Other than that small fly in the ointment, mother nature seems to be smiling, and that's a good thing!
The Championship competition is going to be incredible with builders from New Brunswick, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, the NWT, Alberta and BC competing! Chica, Tom Langton, Heather Ireland and the kids from the Bike Club arrive tomorrow, the press starts arriving tonight.....

Look forward to seeing everyone that can come, its gonna be a blast!

The Pastor's Ass

The pastor entered his donkey in a race and it won.
The pastor was so pleased with the donkey that he entered it in the race again, and it won again.

The local paper read: PASTOR'S ASS OUT FRONT The Bishop was so upset with this kind of publicity that he ordered the pastor not to enter the donkey in another race.

The next day, the local paper headline read:
BISHOP SCRATCHES PASTOR’S ASS

This was too much for the bishop, so he ordered the pastor to get rid of the donkey. The pastor decided to give it to a nun in a nearby convent. The local paper, hearing of the news, posted the following headline the next day:
NUN HAS BEST ASS IN TOWN.

The bishop fainted. He informed the nun that she would have to get rid of the donkey, so she sold it to a farmer for$10.The next day the paper read:
NUN SELLS ASS FOR $10 

This was too much for the bishop, so he ordered the nun to buy back the donkey and lead it to the plains where it could run wild. The next day the headlines read: NUN ANNOUNCES HER ASS IS WILD AND FREE

The bishop was buried the next day.

The moral of the story is, being concerned about public opinion can bring you much grief and misery and even shorten your life. So be yourself and enjoy life. Stop worrying about everyone else's ass and you'll be a lot happier and live longer!

Sent in By Barry & Cindy in Red Deer

King Ring Nancy plays at the Canadian Championships!

Check them out at www.kingringnancy.ca
They will be the opening act on Saturday night!

Motor Home Parking At the Bike Show

Well - after a bit of a hiccup we can finally say that:
Any one wanting to pre book a camp site can now call Colleen Holler at 780 -766-2567
We now have the stalls staked and are good to go.

Please remember these are just stalls – there is no power.
Septic services are available through Country Pump Out for a small fee or at Sunset Park

See yah at the show!

So - did anyone notice?

Yah - the paper was only 10 pages. We didn't have enough advertisers for 12 pages and we had tons of info to try and get out.

They say necessity is the mother of invention. I thought ok - we have all of the toy runs coming up and all of these businesses that advertise in the business directories, why not a pull out you can pin on your cork board or stick on the fridge.

Makes for a great little phone directory and event guide.

I'd love to do something like that for each province....maybe one day.

Hope you all stay safe out there - ride smart.
BD Betty

Hay River NWT Toy Run this Weekend!

This just in from Robin Weber up in the NWT Aug. 19th - Gather at the Hay River Visitor Info Centre between 1 - 2 pm

67 Photogalleries now ready to view

I now have 67 albums for you to view.

These are the photos that have made the paper and all of the one's that didn't...
I hope you enjoy them and if you see yourself - add your name to the photo!
Ride safe out there!