Hello all, we met last month in the great state of Indiana for a GLVROC
conference. We had a wonderful visit and food. Where are the pixs form
the event. That love toy should get out there for all to see ya know.
Take care and see you on the road this coming year. Matthew

* Sarah Szafranski's funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Damian
Parish, 5220 W. 155th St., Oak Forest.

* Connie Woolfolk's funeral will be at 4 p.m. Saturday at Leak and Sons
Funeral Home, 18400 S. Pulaski Rd., Country Club Hills.

JR Allas - Crest Hill, IL - USA - jrallas@...
1990 VN750 "Miles" - 34K mi - VROC#1585 - WARB#156
http://www.vroc.org/view_profile.php?user_id=1551
"Vulcan 750 Info Site" - http://jr_allas.tripod.com
"So many miles of road - So little time..."



JR Allas [VROC #1585] wrote:
>
>  'She doesn't deserve this'
>
>
>      Friends, loved ones of Rhoda McFarland mourn her violent death
>
> February 8, 2008
>
> CREST HILL -- Friends and family gathered Friday to mourn the
> senseless slaying of former pastor and retail manager Rhoda McFarland.
> "Rhoda, she doesn't deserve this. I know that," said long-time friend
> Donald Newell of Joliet.
>
> "What had she done?" Newell said, leaving the question hanging as the
> grieving passed by McFarland's flag-draped coffin.
>
> Rhoda McFarland's wake began Friday afternoon at Word of Life
> Christian Center in Crest Hill.
>
> McFarland was the manager of the Tinley Park Lane Bryant store where
> she and four customers were shot to death. A Mokena woman survived the
> attack with a bullet wound to her neck. She is in protective custody.
>
> McFarland's wake was in the same church building where she once
> worked. She was a pastor at Embassy Christian Center in Crest Hill,
> which has since been renamed Word of Life Christian Center.
>
> In addition to working for the church and managing Lane Bryant,
> McFarland also was an employee of Nicor and served in the Air Force.
>
> Sources say McFarland called 911 from the store to report the attack,
> which her dad did not know.
>
> McFarland¹s funeral will be today at Word of Life Christian Center
> following a 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. visitation, said her father, Hilton
> Hamilton.
>
> She will be buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Joliet.
>
> *Members of Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas, plan to picket
> today at the funerals of two of the victims.
>
> They are scheduled to picket at the funerals of Sarah Szafranski, 22,
> of Oak Forest, and Connie Woolfolk, 37, of Flossmoor. The church
> members are known for demonstrating at funerals of fallen American
> soldiers.
>
> "The wrath of God is pouring out on this nation," said Shirley
> Phelps-Roper, an attorney and daughter of church founder Fred Phelps.
> Phelps-Roper said soldiers are dying in Iraq and Afghanistan because
> of the "homosexuals and other sins of America."
>
> Phelps-Roper, a prominent member of the WBC, suggested that the Tinley
> Park shootings were "God's will."
> *
> But Newell, a friend of McFarland for the last 25 years, said, "People
> really need to get close to God and find out what God is."
> He wondered aloud about men committing acts of violence against women.
> "
> "It's just traumatic," he said. "For what reason? I don't know. I'm
> still trying to gather myself."
>
> Jim Hook of Sun-Times News Group contributed to this story. Contact
> Joe Hosey at (815) 729-6054 or jhosey@...
> <mailto:jhosey@...?Subject=Story.Response>
>

'She doesn't deserve this'


       Friends, loved ones of Rhoda McFarland mourn her violent death

February 8, 2008

CREST HILL -- Friends and family gathered Friday to mourn the senseless
slaying of former pastor and retail manager Rhoda McFarland.
"Rhoda, she doesn't deserve this. I know that," said long-time friend
Donald Newell of Joliet.

"What had she done?" Newell said, leaving the question hanging as the
grieving passed by McFarland's flag-draped coffin.

Rhoda McFarland's wake began Friday afternoon at Word of Life Christian
Center in Crest Hill.

McFarland was the manager of the Tinley Park Lane Bryant store where she
and four customers were shot to death. A Mokena woman survived the
attack with a bullet wound to her neck. She is in protective custody.

McFarland's wake was in the same church building where she once worked.
She was a pastor at Embassy Christian Center in Crest Hill, which has
since been renamed Word of Life Christian Center.

In addition to working for the church and managing Lane Bryant,
McFarland also was an employee of Nicor and served in the Air Force.

Sources say McFarland called 911 from the store to report the attack,
which her dad did not know.

McFarland¹s funeral will be today at Word of Life Christian Center
following a 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. visitation, said her father, Hilton
Hamilton.

She will be buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Joliet.

*Members of Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas, plan to picket
today at the funerals of two of the victims.

They are scheduled to picket at the funerals of Sarah Szafranski, 22, of
Oak Forest, and Connie Woolfolk, 37, of Flossmoor. The church members
are known for demonstrating at funerals of fallen American soldiers.

"The wrath of God is pouring out on this nation," said Shirley
Phelps-Roper, an attorney and daughter of church founder Fred Phelps.
Phelps-Roper said soldiers are dying in Iraq and Afghanistan because of
the "homosexuals and other sins of America."

Phelps-Roper, a prominent member of the WBC, suggested that the Tinley
Park shootings were "God's will."
*
But Newell, a friend of McFarland for the last 25 years, said, "People
really need to get close to God and find out what God is."
He wondered aloud about men committing acts of violence against women.
"
"It's just traumatic," he said. "For what reason? I don't know. I'm
still trying to gather myself."

Jim Hook of Sun-Times News Group contributed to this story. Contact Joe
Hosey at (815) 729-6054 or jhosey@...
<mailto:jhosey@...?Subject=Story.Response>

--

JR Allas - Crest Hill, IL - USA - jrallas@...
1990 VN750 "Miles" - 34K mi - VROC#1585 - WARB#156
http://www.vroc.org/view_profile.php?user_id=1551
"Vulcan 750 Info Site" - http://jr_allas.tripod.com
"So many miles of road - So little time..."

We Got home about 4pm. All but about 40 miles was rain. Some hard. Were
in a warming mode now. We had a great time and it was great Hanging out
with my extended family for the weekend, Good folks, Good times! I
posted here cause of the tribute to brother Wolfman Rest in peace. I
hope all had an uneventful trip home..............Lug

An Acer 399 at Walmart. However I plan on returning this machine and going
for a larger system. I do think I will get another Acer just the next model
up. This machine is the perfect diminsion for carring on bike. It is also a
nice machine to use. It just dosnt have enough ummp to run my programs. The
salesman thought it would but offered me to return it if it didnt. This
would be a perfect machine for a beginer or for work but it wont last me
long without upgrades so I just as well take it back and get what I need.
Atleast I got to try it out and see how much difference between my old one
and new. I will go for a Duo Core processer and a gig of ram now and that
should cover me.



1994 Kawasaki Vulcan 1500a8 BUBF
http://tinyurl.com/bdtb4
Mick (lugnut) Overbaugh
Angola, In
Vulcan Riders Owners Club member #14199
Lug_nutt@...





>From: Roseman <tarose@...>
>Reply-To: GreatlakesVROC@yahoogroups.com
>To: GreatlakesVROC@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [GreatlakesVROC] New Member
>Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 22:36:01 -0400
>
>At 08:46 PM 8/10/2007, you wrote:
>>HEHE it should have been Larry. I am not used to the deck top PC key
>>board.
>>My laptop took a healthy crap! I got a new laptop today and I am just
>>getting used to Vista. So far its not so bad other than its not compatible
>>with any software. But I am finding the drivers I need at the websites.
>>They
>>need a SP2 for Vista with updated drivers. Oh well it will take a bit to
>>iron out the wrinkles. 1st impression I like it.
>
>Congrats on the new machine.  What did you get?
>
>___________________________________________________________________________
>Roseman - Central Ohio
>2006 Nomad      (Kermit Green and Silver)
>VROC 18761
>1992 FJ1200ABS [sold]
>   website                               http://www.roseytimes.com
>   riding blog                   http://roseytimes.blogspot.com/
>   GLVROC 07 Spring rally        http://www.glvrocrally.roseytimes.com/
>

HEHE it should have been Larry. I am not used to the deck top PC key board.
My laptop took a healthy crap! I got a new laptop today and I am just
getting used to Vista. So far its not so bad other than its not compatible
with any software. But I am finding the drivers I need at the websites. They
need a SP2 for Vista with updated drivers. Oh well it will take a bit to
iron out the wrinkles. 1st impression I like it.

1994 Kawasaki Vulcan 1500a8 BUBF
http://tinyurl.com/bdtb4
Mick (lugnut) Overbaugh
Angola, In
Vulcan Riders Owners Club member #14199
Lug_nutt@...





>From: Roseman <tarose@...>
>Reply-To: GreatlakesVROC@yahoogroups.com
>To: GreatlakesVROC@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [GreatlakesVROC] New Member
>Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 18:22:15 -0400
>
>At 05:34 PM 8/10/2007, you wrote:
>>Please Welcome Larrt to our Group. Larry I sent you directions to your
>>email to get you to our new forum. Untill You get approved and
>>introduced there feel free to post here and someone will be along to
>>chat. This is not a shy group LOL. BTW Luv ya Brothers...oops and
>>Sistas. See you at the Rally on Friday..............Lug
>
>Welcome Larrt.  Based on Lugnut's note, see ya at Interlochen!
>
>___________________________________________________________________________
>Roseman - Central Ohio
>2006 Nomad      (Kermit Green and Silver)
>VROC 18761
>1992 FJ1200ABS [sold]
>   website                               http://www.roseytimes.com
>   riding blog                   http://roseytimes.blogspot.com/
>   GLVROC 07 Spring rally        http://www.glvrocrally.roseytimes.com/
>
HEHE it should have been Larry. I am not used to the deck top PC key board.
My laptop took a healthy crap! I got a new laptop today and I am just
getting used to Vista. So far its not so bad other than its not compatible
with any software. But I am finding the drivers I need at the websites. They
need a SP2 for Vista with updated drivers. Oh well it will take a bit to
iron out the wrinkles. 1st impression I like it.

Please Welcome Larrt to our Group. Larry I sent you directions to your
email to get you to our new forum. Untill You get approved and
introduced there feel free to post here and someone will be along to
chat. This is not a shy group LOL. BTW Luv ya Brothers...oops and
Sistas. See you at the Rally on Friday..............Lug

Please Welcome Larrt to our Group. Larry I sent you directions to your
email to get you to our new forum. Untill You get approved and
introduced there feel free to post here and someone will be along to
chat. This is not a shy group LOL. BTW Luv ya Brothers...oops and
Sistas. See you at the Rally on Friday..............Lug

hi im new here and i am looking for people to ride with on the weekends
mostly i live in grimsby and have gotten familar with a few of the
roads now (i come from above the lake so my north south compass is
still needing fine tuneing ) i have a 1500 nomad '99

hi im new here and i am looking for people to ride with on the weekends
mostly  i live in grimsby  and have gotten familar with a few of the
roads now (i come from above the lake so my north south compass is
still needing fine tuneing ) i have a 1500 nomad '99

Good Morning all!  My name is Kevin Miller and I'm from Middlebury, IN.  Been in VROC since 2005 (VROC 15506), and figured it was time I got involved in the local group also.  Hope to meet a lot of you at the rally this summer.  (If summer ever gets here)  so I can put face's to names.  I have already met Lugnut and Pipemaker.  My ride is a 2003 1500 classic.  ride safe!

----- Original Message -----

From: wilsing3

To: GreatlakesVROC@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 9:23 AM

Subject: {Disarmed} [GreatlakesVROC] NEWBY

HELLO EVERYONE, GLAD YOU HAVE ALLOWED ME TO BE PART OF YOUR GROUP.
I HAVE A 99 NOMAD THAT I PURCHASED IN WINTER 0F 06 AND HAVE NOT BEEN
ABLE TO KEEP MY HANDS OFF IT. IVE ADDED A TOURPAK, 4 SPEAKERS, CD
PLAYER, AND OF COURSE CHROME. WILL POST SOME PHOTOS OF IT ( MAYBE ME)
LOOKING FORWARD TO SOME LOMG RIDES THIS YEAR. FROM MILWAUKEE/GREENBAY
AREA. CHEESEHEAD, I GUESS YOU COULD CALL ME. MARK

HELLO EVERYONE, GLAD YOU HAVE ALLOWED ME TO BE PART OF YOUR GROUP.
I HAVE A 99 NOMAD THAT I PURCHASED IN WINTER 0F 06 AND HAVE NOT BEEN
ABLE TO KEEP MY HANDS OFF IT. IVE ADDED A TOURPAK, 4 SPEAKERS, CD
PLAYER, AND OF COURSE CHROME.  WILL POST SOME PHOTOS OF IT ( MAYBE ME)
LOOKING FORWARD TO SOME LOMG RIDES THIS YEAR. FROM MILWAUKEE/GREENBAY
AREA. CHEESEHEAD, I GUESS YOU COULD CALL ME.  MARK

----- Original Message -----

From: JMachiela

To: GreatlakesVROC@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2007 12:19 PM

Subject: {Spam?} {Disarmed} [GreatlakesVROC] Re: Yahoo! Groups: Welcome to GreatlakesVROC. Visit today!

Hello. Jason here, new member. I recently got an 06 Vulcan Classic 900
after being a yamaha person for many years. I look forward to chatting
with you folks about keeping it running well and maybe taking part in a
group ride.

I'm new to riding in chicago, and if anyone knows any shortcuts from
the north side out to some nice windy roads sans traffic, i'd love to
hear 'em.

Ride safe,
jason

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That's good to hear about Laconia, I hadn't really heard anything
about it. My friends have already done Daytona, Sturgis and Myrtle
Beach (I missed them all because of work) so they're pretty set on
making this one. I'm just happy to be going SOMEWHERE lol

I will definitely keep Angola i the back of my mind though. You never
what a weekend might work out for :)

--- In GreatlakesVROC@yahoogroups.com, Roseman <tarose@...> wrote:
>
> At 08:54 AM 4/8/2007, you wrote:
> >Hi Roseman,
> >
> >I saw that in VROC about the Angola Rally, unfortunately I'm going
to
> >Laconia, NH with some local friends the week before that. I don't
> >think my boss would appreciate me taking a second week off, no
matter
> >how much I would love to lol
>
>
> You lucky dog.  Laconia seems like one of the best rally around,
and
> least hyped by all the rags.  Have fun!!!  If you change your mind,
> the Angola rally is primarily the weekend (friday
night/sat/sunday)....stop by.
>
______________________________________________________________________
_____
> Roseman - Central Ohio
> 2006 Nomad      (Kermit Green and Silver)
> VROC 18761
> 1992 FJ1200ABS [sold]
>    website                               http://www.roseytimes.com
>    riding blog                   http://roseytimes.blogspot.com/
>    GLVROC 07 Spring rally
http://www.glvrocrally.roseytimes.com/
>

Hello. Jason here, new member. I recently got an 06 Vulcan Classic 900
after being a yamaha person for many years. I look forward to chatting
with you folks about keeping it running well and maybe taking part in a
group ride.

I'm new to riding in chicago, and if anyone knows any shortcuts from
the north side out to some nice windy roads sans traffic, i'd love to
hear 'em.

Ride safe,
jason



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Hi Roseman,

I saw that in VROC about the Angola Rally, unfortunately I'm going to
Laconia, NH with some local friends the week before that. I don't
think my boss would appreciate me taking a second week off, no matter
how much I would love to lol

Hi Roseman,

I saw that in VROC about the Angola Rally, unfortunately I'm going to
Laconia, NH with some local friends the week before that. I don't
think my boss would appreciate me taking a second week off, no matter
how much I would love to lol

--- In GreatlakesVROC@yahoogroups.com, Roseman <tarose@...> wrote:
>
> At 07:28 PM 4/7/2007, you wrote:
> >Thanks Hammer, I'm glad I found this group. Hopefully I'll get a
chance
> >to ride with some of you. I'm watching the VROC Great Lakes
discussions
> >for info on rides and what-not, and I'll also check in on this
group
> >until it meets its apparent demise :)
>
>
> Yahoo has pretty much hit is demise!  We are all on www.VROC.org.
> In June, we have a mini rally in Angola, IN.  It is listed in
Events
> in vroc, and also on the GLVROC Rally webpage listed below.
>
______________________________________________________________________
_____
> Roseman - Central Ohio
> 2006 Nomad      (Kermit Green and Silver)
> VROC 18761
> 1992 FJ1200ABS [sold]
>    website                               http://www.roseytimes.com
>    riding blog                   http://roseytimes.blogspot.com/
>    GLVROC 07 Spring rally
http://www.glvrocrally.roseytimes.com/
>

Thanks Hammer, I'm glad I found this group. Hopefully I'll get a chance
to ride with some of you. I'm watching the VROC Great Lakes discussions
for info on rides and what-not, and I'll also check in on this group
until it meets its apparent demise :)

Thanks Hammer, I'm glad I found this group. Hopefully I'll get a chance
to ride with some of you. I'm watching the VROC Great Lakes discussions
for info on rides and what-not, and I'll also check in on this group
until it meets its apparent demise :)


--- In GreatlakesVROC@yahoogroups.com, "JACK" <klunderstorm@...> wrote:
>
> A big hello and welcome to our most recent members...have a good
> time...hammer
>

A big hello and welcome to our most recent members...have a good
time...hammer

Jason We have moved our forum the Main VROC chapter where we have the
Great Lakes chapter listed as a sub Forum. If your not already a member
go to WWW.VROC.ORG and sign up. You can find our chapter in there.
While your waiting you can post any questions you have here as we are
keeping this group open for storage and such. We look forward to seeing
you at VROC. Welcome aboard and congrates on the 900 its an awsome
scoot.....Lug

Hey Gary even though were using the VROC site we are keeping this one
open for storage and they is pics and links here also. Feel free to
browse around and we will talk at you in the VROC forum.......Lugnut

Jack,

 

On the main board, go to the web forum.  If you scroll down that page past the tech talk, you will find Great Lakes VROC has it's own page.  Wooo Hooo.  If you belong to vroc already, you do not need to do anything to move, because any vroc member can now post to glvroc.

----- Original Message -----

From: JACK KLUNDER

To: GreatlakesVROC@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2007 1:15 AM

Subject: {Disarmed} Re: [GreatlakesVROC] GLVROC is moving!!!!!

Hey Lug...got a couple of questions for ya....where are we on the VROC main site, and how do I move there? (I'm not too swift when it comes to these kind of things)

hammer

Mick Overbaugh <lug_nutt@msn.com> wrote:

Do to problems over last few months we was in need of a new home. I
ran a poll in OCT where You chose the VROC server over Yahoo. I
stayed with Yahoo for awhile to if they would improve. But they have
got worse by deleting good members, Bouncing post, and double post
and more problems I wont list all. When a spoke with a few of you at
Nashville Saturday you expressed concerns also and I took note. I had
a couple request to try The VROC Main server again as we had met the
goals Ken want before granting us a site there. I ask Ken yesterday
when I got home and he replied today saying we are welcome to have
our GLVROC on the main server and it would take a little while to get
it going. However as of 15 minute ago the site is there! I will leave
this site up untill we all get moved. Any one not a member of VROC
needs to join you can list you are a member of GLVROC and that will
get you approved. If you have any problems you can post here and we
will help you get set up. You can leave pics here if you want and we
will keep the Yahoo for storage and other uses. I would like our
first post there to be a thank you to Ken Bass For moving us to the
main server. I consider it an honor to have our group there as he is
very choosy about who he adds to his groups. It has been an honor to
be a part of creating your Great Lakes VROC. Thank you for allowing
me the privlage of creating this great group and thanks to Boomer for
his hard work helping to keep the Yahoo site running. I wish Tim
Snake Acree was here to be apart of this move. He will always be
apart of this group. I am going to personaly ask KT to join us in
June at the rally they had planed to attend.

---

Now that's room service! Choose from over 150,000 hotels
in 45,000 destinations on Yahoo! Travel to find your fit.

Jack,
 
On the main board, go to the web forum.  If you scroll down that page past the tech talk, you will find Great Lakes VROC has it's own page.  Wooo Hooo.  If you belong to vroc already, you do not need to do anything to move, because any vroc member can now post to glvroc.

----- Original Message -----

From: JACK KLUNDER

To: GreatlakesVROC@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2007 1:15 AM

Subject: {Disarmed} Re: [GreatlakesVROC] GLVROC is moving!!!!!

Hey Lug...got a couple of questions for ya....where are we on the VROC main site, and how do I move there? (I'm not too swift when it comes to these kind of things)

hammer