CUSHMAN SCOOTER RIDE

   May 6 – 7, 2016 Amarillo, TexasThursday, May 5 – Arrive Fort Amarillo

Friday, May 6 and Saturday, May 7 – Cushman ride on Historical Route 66

Friday – Leave Amarillo from Fort Amarillo at 9:00 AM on Historical Route 66 West for Vega (fuel stop)
Adrian – for photo op at midway point of Historical Route 66 between Chicago, Ill. and Los Angeles, CA
Endee, NM for fuel stop, lunch and tour of Russell’s Museum with plenty of time for viewing

 Return ride back to Amarillo to leave approx.. 2:30 – 3:00 PM

 Friday night dinner will be at Dyer’s Bar-B-Que in Amarillo
 Saturday, May 7 – depart Fort Amarillo at 9: 30 AM on Route 66 East all the way to Groom to see the

       Saga of the Crucifixion of Christ Statue Memorials
Lunch will be at The Grill in Groom
Next stop will be Colonel Charles Goodnight’s restored historical ranch house at Goodnight, Texas. This tour will be approx.. 1 ½ hours long with an entrance fee of $5.00 per person for those who take a guided tour.
Return to Fort Amarillo with Mexican dinner at The Plaza

 Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings will be socializing at Fort Amarillo in their large room we have reserved for visiting. Everyone is welcome to bring your favorite snacks to munch on. No door prizes for this ride.
 This trip is for the ladies as well on both days to tour with the guys. For further information call Berry @806-336-2902 or Pete @806-683-6690.

 April weather brought what I will call the “Fixin’ to” weekend. We were fixin’ to ride, it was fixin’ to rain’, and mainly we were fixin’ to eat. 

The guys loaded up and rode to lunch in Sterling City on Thursday. Then they rode to Robert Lee to eat lunch on Friday.

Hop on, we’ re riding!

Ladies’ Shopping and Lunch trip to San Angelo, Tx

Margaret Trevino, Mrs. Gully, and Chrysti Love

Ben & Gene Sargent, Tyler, Wyatt and Jennifer; Lana, Benita and Winston (the dog)
Richard and Sue Miner; Armando & Margaret Trevino; Jack Miller; Jerry Krenek; JJ Mooney;
Brent Landry; Richard Kesselus; James & Jane Press; Johnny & Joyce Pearce; Frank & Jeanine Turbeville; Doug Shomette; Chrysti & Raymond Love; Jim Press; Tommy and Debi Goode all met at James and Jane Press’s Pecan Grove Bed and Breakfast for this year’s ride.

Jane made a breakfast feast and then the riding began.

The following are pictures Debi Goode took on Saturday morning. The riders’ pictures are from Margaret Trevino.

Thanks for the pictures and the memories of a great time together with our Cushman friends.

At Bill and Belinda Beck’s request, the Shamrock ride will be replaced by  Spring Creek Cushman Ride in San Angelo, Texas  August 5th, 6th, & 7th, 2016.
We have a weekend planned for campers at Spring Creek Marina and RV Park, San Angelo. Make your own reservations ASAP by calling 325-944-3850 and mention you are with the Cushman group. A 1 night deposit is required with a 7 day cancellation charge of $10.00. Less days notice will be charged 1 night’s cost. There are deluxe cabins at the park for $125.00 per night. 50 amp service is $55. per night and 30 amp is $44. per night.They will honor Good Sam’s for a 20% discount and there are “taco” cards (which we will have available at the campsite) for a 10% discount.There is a screened building we will be able to use for meals. No Air Conditioning but plenty of trees.

More plans as we get them made. Come for a weekend of friends and fun!

See Lake Nasworthy in the background of the screened in pavilion.

For those who don’t have a camper, there are deluxe cabins in the park.

Contact: Raymond Love 806-759-8870 or Ben Sargent 325-234-5963

This ride will replace the Shamrock Ride this year.

Martin and Jane Stafford hosted a great meet . The weather was wonderful and they had a turn out of 12 scooters.  Thanks to Margaret Trevino for sharing her pictures. Full story in next newsletter.

   
    
   
Sorry for this last picture being lower resolution.
 

As a Charter member of the  Cushman club, Horace will be missed.   

Martin and Jane Stafford invite you to Loop for 2 days of rides and visiting.

The Loop Community Building has been reserved for the Cushman weekend. There are camper hookups by the building if you want to camp. Brownfield or Lamesa have hotels if you need a room.

On Friday, March 4 there will be a poker ride that will meet and leave at 9:00am or as soon as it is warm enough. A morning ride will follow the poker ride. This ride will end in Seminole for lunch.  The afternoon will be open so you can enjoy the company or a ride. Supper will be at a local restaurant or on your own.
On Saturday, March 5, Martin and Jane will provide breakfast burritos at 8:30 at the Community Building. A poker run is scheduled to leave at 9:00. A morning ride will follow the poker run. 

Further plans will develop. The weather forecast looks good and we hope you will come for this first planned ride in West Texas area.

I have added the Texas Tiddler’s Ride to the Calendar of Events and a PDF file icon titled  Tiddlers.jpg will be at the bottom of this post to download for the registration.
In December I received this from Dennis Leggett:
“We are hosting a 200 mile road enduro in East Texas on May 14, 2015. It will be the Texas Tiddler Endurance Run, with two 100 mile sections, one to start at 8:00 am and finish at 12:00 noon, break for lunch, leave at 2:00 pm and finish at 6:00. This is an opportunity for enthusiasts to bring out their little bikes for a fun day in the Piney Woods! There are four classes-Class I is 0-60cc machines, Class II is 61-125cc, Class III is 126-250cc and Class IV is for stock Cushman scooters. Pre 1990 machines can add 2 points for each year before 1990 (ie a 1960 model gets 60 points). Class I bikes leave on the hour (8:00 for the start), Class II & IV on the half hour (8:30), Class III on the second hour (9:00). This gives the smallest bikes 4 hours to complete 100 miles. There may be secret checkpoints and skills and chance contests to make it interesting. The start and finish will be at Boles Field Recreational Area in the Sabine National Forrest near Shelbyville, Texas and the mid point will be at Sawmill Town USA in Newton, Texas. If this is something the Texas Cushman Club would be interested in please let me know. Thanks, Dennis Leggett Texas Cushman #11, Cushman Club of America #77.”
This has been sent by Ross Murphy:
“Here is an event thats coming up here in East Texas in May. There is a special class for stock Cushmans. Dennis Leggett is a member of the Texas Cushman Club and is hosting this event. This is the second year that he had had this. It is a single day ride of about 200 miles. Doug Moore and I rode this last year and it’s a hard day of riding. I would like to see a lot more Cushmans this year. Hopefully if you could put this on the website we could generate more interest. Thanks
Ross”

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Do not miss the finest swap meet in West Central Texas! The Big Country Swap Meet in Abilene, Texas on March 25-27th features concrete surface. permanent, climate controlled restrooms and food concessions. RV Electrical hookup available in designated spaces, separate RV hookups for overnight campers. Lights and FM radio/PA systems. Pull through spaces available. Easy access for trailer rigs. Close to hotels and restaurants if you prefer. It may be the best swap meet experience you ever have! Pre registered spaces are $35, at the gate $40. Ask about our half-price Car Club Package, too!
Put it on your events calendar NOW, and tell your Cushman friends about us! We need your help to get the word out!

Find all the info here: http://www.bigcountryswapmeet.com Like and share our posts on FB, too! https://www.facebook.com/BigCountrySwapMeet/

See you in Abilene

Randy Young

  When Raymond and I would attend Cushman events in the decade of the 1990s, we would see this sweet girl with her grandparents. 

This is Jennifer Wyatt. Her grandparents, Ben and Gene Sargent, were faithful to include grandchildren in their trips to Cushman meetings.

She and Tyler Johnson married and began their own family. And their own Cushman traditions. 

Tyler has restored a Silver Eagle with Ben’s guidance and help. Here is Wyatt showing off his joy of knowing this scooter will provide him and his dad more fun in the coming days and years.

 
Jennifer has been involved with the Cushman friends all these years. Her college degree in teaching will give her more skills that will make her a Newsletter Editor extroidaire. Jennifer will need your help: to make her a Great Editor, you are asked to send information, calendar events, and news. Use the texascushmaneditor@gmail.com email.