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Taylor University Pillars at Taylor University Wandering Wheels Newsletter Ringenberg Archives & Special Collections 12-1-2010 Wandering Wheels Newsletter, December 2010 Wandering Wheels Follow this and additional works at: https://pillars.taylor.edu/wanderingwheels-newsletter Recommended Citation Wandering Wheels, "Wandering Wheels Newsletter, December 2010" (2010). Wandering Wheels Newsletter. 21. https://pillars.taylor.edu/wanderingwheels-newsletter/21 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Ringenberg Archives & Special Collections at Pillars at Taylor University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Wandering Wheels Newsletter by an authorized administrator of Pillars at Taylor University. For more information, please contact pillars@taylor.edu. t yzj.7uzD.GgG3.zz;r lGt'56NEWSLETTERstNcE 1964 DECEMBER 201OFOOTBALL I WHEELS' REUNIONVh:rt a surprisel \71.rat rvas intcnded to be :ru in-nocent, "He1., -Mheels is going to be open lot vis-itors Friclay ancl Saturday of T-a;,,lor Unir.ersityiHomecoming !(/eehend," balloonecl into ar-r allout reunionl Both \ilhccls' vcts and lorrner'l'U"footballers" strcamed in all day Friday and Sat-urdal,l 'I-l-re chitcl'rat \vent non-stopl Thc greatthinq abouL r isitjng ri-rrh old fi ienclr i. I'rc,"r hctl;:; ::ril.L.i-..: -..:r-i ::r.,.--- .r:-r:.i:.-i:a. I -.::;:rl;embellishr-r-rent is one ol God's besr giiis. Thedictionary says that embellishment is "to improvea srory by adding details, often fictitious". \Wecountless similar groups. Our youngest coast tocoaster was 12 and our oldest 841 Our ridershave ridden on every conceivabie kind of bikeyou can imagine, from homemade to the latestI'rigl'r tech units.common. Theco:rstcrs was $Quote from coast towhen Idifficultrecurnbents are1966 coast toI tell myself that"Sometimesoverng a bacl day or with athe Rockv Mountains once, and if I cogJd dothar, then I co v deal with aIt kitive--even 38 to coasthad a lot ofthatl The irnportant thing about you.call is that the more colorfirl tl're recall, rhedynamic tl're rell story must h:rve beenlL,leven years of lootball stories and overol -iTheels' stories pointed quite clearll.HeavenlyFather'shand ofblessing!Mike Sonnenburg, second fromIeft, the inspiration for the reunion.be our 68Joe Prillwitz, Devee Boyd and Coachrode Doug Hassan coast to coast.Doug was born blind.Near the end to coast.coast to coast lor 45 yearsl twellThe 2010 trip hadall the markingsof success as ournumcrous previouscoast-to-coast tours.Over 3,000 have celebratedtouching both oceans!"Thanks, Ceoff, for the cake!"2010 coAsr r0 c0AST(68th coming up)"\,X7hen are you going ro quir?" or "\X/ho'" goingto take over when you quit?" \)7ell. believe ir ornot, Janech and I are calling the 201 1 crossingour last coast to coast: Oh, we'll keep a steadyflow of trips going, but no more "seven-week-ers1 969 Coast to Coastsmoll wooden crosses lcrossAmerico. Tne message reocls: "lf aoufind this cross in gour nonds PLEASEdon't throw it owdu! Pleose wss iton to someone ond teil tnem'Godici#siofr* $r:i perso**r s!'"'the cross on ond keep it going. Tnesecrosses dre ploced in tne ground osl, o rignt Eg omputee, wolk droundthe perimeter of the united sroresand.Bisl fot caun*a, Asf*cu*,antfieir dis1bi$ti€s:&WH EELS' KITC H EN-RETREATHOUSE\We have kept my grandson, Levi \Williams,busy r.ith several "Kitchen" projects. Dana, our"jack-of-all-trades" maintenance guy has super-vised and pitched in, along with others from the'STilliams' clan.Had enoughlMany handsmake for lightwork.The nerr'giants of theTexas Prairiesl One of two replacementwindows in swimming pool.\\'fLar a varien' of activities take place in thebuildine. Our u.eeliends arc booked year-roundllith lamilv leunions and church retreats. Dur-ir.rq tl.re rveek we h,rve a lot of birtl-rday partics,special intelest gloups, srnall business confer-ences and collcgc planning teams th21t use thebuilding. as *cll.()nc i'oLrtl'i eloup fi'om the Church of the Breth-ren in Roann, Incliana, star.ed five days and did1oc.rl cor.n lrr r-rrr itv u,ork projects.nnels present specialchallenge!Audrey found a secret drug!Long long trail winding.i!t"Welcome'l..all the rvav across the U.S.lRoann team memtrers gettingready for the bread linelHelping in.theaccountaRt, gets one off the'.. .: .:,bucketlist!AI Smith, Wheels'Mission accomplished!-lFLORIDA #I AND #2C)ur yeally treks fronr Cocoa lleach to Key -Westhave resulted in some enduring friendships. \7ehave been hostecl by the same cl'rurch friends forseveral years. Our night's stay the second day ofeach of the tours is in Fort Pierce ar the North-sicle Christiar-r Fellowship. \7e norrnally leave :rdonation lbr thc use of tl're facilities. P:rstor Jit.nBiles sharccl u,ith rne that our donation monicsof severa] thousand doil:rrs over the vears havcbe cn passerl ,rlong to aici ir-r their church m jssion-arv projects...ROADSIDE DOG''Janech and I have a riding workout routine ofabout 17 to 20 miles each evening, weather per-mitting. \7e have settled on a liglidy traveledsecondary route, and maybe see halfa dozen carsduring the hour and quarterworkout. About 30minutes into the ride we are greeted bv a blackand white sheep or cow herding dog. By "greet-ed" I mean he gets down on his be11y, squishedinto the grass, trying to make himself invisible.As rve pass him, he leaps up and l-rerds us ondown the roadl His hair is flattened back againsttVer received word last surlrrrrer tl-rat Ron Valutis.a member of our 2006 coast-to-coast scootertrip, passed arvay Ron, a retired Detroit schoolteacher and laitliful servant, used rnuch of hisretirement time to cncouragc people in dlingssacred.Rosalie Valutis, Rons wife, had accompaniedRon on her own scoote! coast to coast...real"scooter buddies". Their red and blue scootetswere ridden to the funeral parlor by two grand-sons and left near the casket during the two-dayviewirrg. After the memorial service, Ron's bluescooter was ieft with the casket and the twograndsons rode the red scooter back to the Valut-is home. Brings tears to onet eyesli guess it goes witl-r the territory; as a programages, so do its participants. \7hat a joy to haveknown the ones who have passed in the lastyearlCHINESE VISITMcn'rbers of thc Wheels' sponsored Chinese1988 coast-to-coast toul asked ifrve coulcl de-sign a short U.S. trip for them. 'l'hey wanted tore-live some oltheir trip experienccs lrorn i988.So, Jancch and I createcl a four-day trip. Tirel'really u,anted to r.isit in Amerjc:rn h,rIncs, st;each nighr, alrangemcllts u,ere rnade for Anieri-c.rn hosr lamilies to pick up the iihincsc encitake tlienr to rheir,\rnerican hontes...a irlcssinglol both "tl're hosteil" ancl "tl're hosts"l V'Lr.'clspjcl<cci ul-r tlrc team of 2.5 at thc Indianrpolis air-porr rt 1:00 A.Nt. and bused thern bar:k to Llp-lanil lor a shc,rt nigl.rr's rcst. The lolLovri,rg .1a),,Saturdal-, rve clicl a short tour tahing irr i1 co{cr..1br-idge, snacks at tl-re )J,pworth LInite.l N4i:tlrcclisLCilurcl-r in Matther'r.s, Indiana, :rnc1 tiren a r.isitto a 1i,000-acre fann oper:rtion. The (lhrncsccouldn't belic.rc three merr larmed rirc u,l-.ole,i,000 acres. Bov, u,eit they irnpressed,.vith tli,::il. ,-,i-:ll. ,.1:11,,;r'..: -.Hand in har-rd u'ith theilr.Ltis storv isof\Theeis'friend, GilesHe had beenhis ea;'s :.re piiuccl llar eglinst l'ris:'int. he is sarisiied and re-see u-\ a0nr -ant1.:,l.iort1r'.tircn nairslail r.. ..,rnr ccancer overCANCCIpiocedurescancellede\.eJl'r\ c 11 rniss br oilre recaris: lt ir-irertcrcciludy Cole with their kids. Pat and Judyed staff the 1988 Chinese crossing.with an upcoming FallBreakaway bike ridelCarler--\,"Ve'li rliss himi Gli.'. ,ln,l iloii: 'i: .a trt:iLil p:rt oi thc'.. . . I r. .:.1 :lj' '. \\ ,\ r'l,i -( tirt\ rt'.rr:ir,,rtt :,r. r-. tt:.i.. l)r,tti gr.rtcd this lcals i)]ili;p ,r iih i.,ir pr=sencc. -\h.' lied ple nrr' ,ri firrnct'ri ith-much ro briinr Iia ..'. iriil rli) .1bucltlies :urrolln(l her ivirh gor:clor,t ,,rn i-.]a.k:rrrl rvhitc iL,qione.l lovei,aii1{ila f, Z(5i toi 1;I!olina,videdpfo-ridea roller coasterthat would rival any two-rveek ride in America.On Sunday, manywa\. ascooter view! Van Burcn, Indiana. C)n the"shep"MOTOR SCOOTERSThe motor scooters help keep many of our older,Paul Staup, "Pookie" to some of us, was atVheels' favorite. He worked very closelywith the program, providing leadershipon many trips. His passingle{i a real holein the roster oflfheeli vem ofyeais past!Yet another friend, Larry Y/alcott, dad ofMike -Walcott, both former riders with\7heels, will be missedlMatthiiws, lNr:'Ep1aror11, U-C offers snacks::: to Chinese.IIiarreChinese riderdwarfed byU,5. farmingequipment!thewofld!lriend invited the gang to visit his horle.l\4ike Hubcr, thc trappcr, had bobc:rt, r:1cccon,coyote and skunk skins...some e\.en rnadc intoblankets. Mike showed then'r some fbx lr-rrs, asr'vell. They rvantccl to buy rhcrn. 1in sure ourh'iends pr-rrch:rsec1 at lcast tcn peltsl On dorvn tl'reroad, a visit to an under€gound railroad houseusetl at tl-re l-rcight ol the slave period. 'l-he hcrstsin Van Bureri rvelcomed the riders. Thc V:lnren Lior-rs Club provided dinner, ,rnd sc,onaftcr, thc (lhincse rvere lr.hi-.lieri lvav byC)ur "y.hiriu,ind" rvas dying dorvn! '1.1're Bernefanilies pickecl up oru lriends lor tl-reir overnightttre followingt0\\,11Thr' !rorLl. l-r-L.i itlrtetl thcir r i.it t,, :lr, l. .\. rn\:l: ]:: :r-:.- -i.::.,i :el;r.tl ,ri i:. \.::: ';:.r.l,r.:, ::r-:'::r-: :.:ghligh:. r.t,rr. ::::.:r:: ::: - --'-ian.i. \\ :i,;-rin Su, rheil guidr. said rir.rr ;ircr .ilrOur Chinese visitors."East" nreets "West"land thenLI.S. hosts lor thc nisht.Van Buren, IN,Lions CIub puton real spread.Carfield greetinB Chinese in \"an Buren, lNN{id-rvcst biking and homestal,s were, ! "'Forr " Chlrese laclies rt ith trapper's iurslChinese get buggy ride on sulky tracklocal Chinese cuisine.$reatl{our.{4ysEnd.g deprylil$.'wsyetr,,'lr: .,r',.:,What a show...Ami*h boyr breaking a,young horse!:.iethanoi plant cn route--great expcrictrceland his wife Lisa hosted us. They live justof l\4arion. \7e camped out in their back-Beautiful setting!rlay lvc locle to \X/abash, Lrdiirn:r, thefirst U.S. city to "electrically light" its' streets.Sund;ry we stayed overnight in Lagro where wcvisited a dairy farn-r--some even hand milked acou.ll Our hosts were o1d friencls, Bob and ClaraSu-an. Our third clay's ridc took us ro Hrtnting-ton and our seconcl rcscrvoir ctossing. lMe hadotet Sf) nl-ritrt- tt 'i ,: r 'lLr I- i' i : l- ,",:5 ,."-\X4reels'luncha crainclose ofwas 1nDryof theMark'sdid a greatrneall DayL,,rst south(Everythingin Berne,noonmust see! 'Weons toshow.John Legge, Wheels'vet and owner ofoperation.rack forrescue! A newbike by an upscalerelurbishes bikesYosef and BirhaneTekler'volci, t'ith hosts, Ceoif andCarolr n Sch*artz.nway.spirir ofol interest enof the CardinalGas Ciq., Incliar-ra. tomade us toD"yshotbeaLifelastS* issx.ithRoad 1Amish lane.\Xte sropped olfTRAILBLAZER "KIDs"--future coast to coasters!Real "hands on/' experience!- -:r,: r, 'L' i: ,,'. '' l' i' r: 'rl : '' 'tt's a daa;s'wflrk firo.clfcret:,,' .,- r l' : .'1,.but o tifetime commitment for o pig!IN CLOSING...(lod has certainly seen fit to watch over our program and, espccialll,, our croast-to-coast bicycle tripsl It u.as a harddecision to make...20l1 our last transcontinent:rl rur.rl Kreo in minJ. huneycr. rve'll fill the voicl with othcr crcitinsbi.r-clins ootions!Your gifts ovcr the ye:rrs havc helpcd fuel our "ongoingness"! Thcsc .lavs ,rre touqh or-r all the not-for-profit operations.\ile continuc to oper:rte in thc spirit of, rvl-ren it's time to move on, t'e'I1 thankiLllv rn;rke our next move. Bur fbr rightnow, you, our yr:ar-in-ycar-out sullport liiends, are our bottorn lineIThe book, T}riT,us llaryq.rIlM{q, b1' I\,{asaru tnroto, tclls thc storv oi contlitions rl-i,rt ,rffect rhe ftrrming ollr.irter'iTater crystals irre inclicarive of the quality of water. E,nroto fbr,rncl rhiir \\'ords can impact tl-re quality of r'r,atergratituc{e:rndlove*.ereshowntothervarer,perlectcn-sra1srcsulred. Thcu'ateru.olrldnotfbrmcrvstalshate or kill was shown to the water. I know thatt a bit of a stretch. G.K. Chesterton says that gratitude isform of thought. Gratitude is the only virtue that God expects. 'W/hen our hearts are grateful, blessing isliorl one qencretion ro the next.l)ur l,-r:rr hl.:,,ri r. I:..i '.', irlr:r,,ini::t l.LL: (,R{i 1] L llE: {H i 5t,t4You don't know a man untilyou walk in his shoes!]AN - JAN 26E,B 092011 TRIP SCHEDULE. SE,P 1S EP 09\X'esr Coast of Michigan27''7;=-Z#.i7*;--s#':W-+aj1:n6B6gV euerpul 'pueldn . loz xoa 'o'dJ€nals/ilaN /sPaqA - slaall^ Surrapue^,uI'{ 16 - JUN 3o

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