Burrton – KromeKitty

Kold Kar Kitties: Burrton, KS – October 14, 2023

Posted on October 15, 2023October 15, 2023 by kkadmin

Two words: cold. windy. One more word: thankful. That’s how the day started yesterday for the October Ride or Drive to Burrton. When we all arrived at the meeting destination, it was super windy and cold and we were thankful to be driving to Burrton. Well, everyone except for two “intrepid” (quoting Tina) Kitties who arrived on motorcycles. Who were these crazy, uh, I mean intrepid Kitties? Stella and Beth! They slapped on all the leather they could find and said, “We ain’t scared of no cold wind, we’re riding!” And ride they did! They said it wasn’t that bad. I said, “Really? Because I was cold in the car!” Way to be tuff Kitties Baby Gap and Beth!

It was so cold out when we arrived at the QuikTrip that I looked at Tina, who was one of my car-sheltered buddies and with imploring eyes, said, “I don’t know how I’ll take roll call from inside the car.” Tina picked up what I was throwing down and said, “I’m not as bothered by the cold as you. Do you want me to go around and check Kitties off your list?” I responded, “Well, if you insist.”

Thank you Amish!

It was so cold out, that I didn’t know how I was going to take pictures of the intrepid Kitties and those few brave enough to stand outside before departure time. Fortunately, Stella telepathically knew Janice wasn’t leaving the shelter of the car and went into action snapping pictures of Kitties inside and outside of cars. Thank you, Baby Gap!

The weanie Kitties consolidated ourselves in cars and at 10:30 sharp, we pulled out headed to Burrton with the car I was in, driven by Pat, leading the caravan. It was a short, easy drive to The Barn (said the person who was comfortable in the backseat of a car sipping hot tea) where we met up with Kathryn, Donna, Sheryl, Dawn and her guest, Karen (who was not a “Karen” at all!) who drove directly to the restaurant. Speaking of guests, Serena also brought a guest and Brandi was an absolute delight! The Barn was ready and waiting for us and we were immediately seated.

Because it was so cold outside at the QuikTrip, we decided we would sell the 50/50 tickets at the restaurant. Houston, we have a problem. Jennifer has the tickets. Where is Jennifer? Has anyone seen Jennifer? Has anyone heard from Jennifer? It was time to face reality…Jennifer is MIA, along with the tickets. Lily and Donna Crays snapped into action and confiscated a couple of sheets of order tickets from the hostess stand and started ripping them in pieces and selling them. One ticket cost you $5.00. We wrote our names on the ticket and threw it in a baggie, that somehow magically appeared. Congratulations, Julie, on your $53.00 windfall!

The wait staff were super quick and awesome and food came flying out of the kitchen. While we waited, there was lots of lively chatter and I had a very interesting conversation with Sonja and Kim about unusual things that have been found by medical personnel in “nature’s pocket”, which ironically became a topic of conversation at my lunch table. What is a “nature’s pocket” you ask? Well, let’s just say only ladies have one. We’ll let it go at that.

I spent some time chatting with both our guests, Karen and Brandi, and I REALLY hope they decide to join KKMC because me loved them so much! They fit in beautifully!

After filling our bellies with good food and asking Karen to draw the 50/50 ticket, we piled outside to get the group picture. It had warmed up just a smidgen, so I put my big girl panties on and braved it. Our waitress snapped several pictures and before everyone scattered to cars and two bikes, I yelled “Don’t leave! I have an important announcement to make!” On October 7, 2018, Sheryl joined KKMC and she was presented with her 5-year patch! Congratulations Zipper! It’s been a joy and pleasure having you as a member and friend these past five years! I can’t wait to make more memories with you!

Thank you to all the drivers yesterday! We appreciate you stepping up and “taking the wheel!”

And that’s the proverbial mic drop! I wish we could have wrapped up our 19th season with ALL of us on bikes, but the important thing is we all were still together. 2023 was a great season of rides and mad props go out to our Excursion Kitties Kathryn, Tina and Donna for planning and executing them for us. They were at the top of their game each and every month. I am, we all are, so grateful for your outstanding organization and leadership! I also would like to thank all the Lead Riders and Sweep Riders who served this year, along with those who volunteered when the scheduled Lead Rider couldn’t attend the Road Trip. For those of you who are newish to KKMC, getting Lead Riders each month used to be such a painful process but not anymore! So, thank you for that!

We welcomed six new Kitties to KKMC this year and each of them fit in right away and became valued and important additions to our Club. Thank you, Diane, Cina , Joanna, Adelle, Carol and Beth for taking a chance on us and saying Sign Me Up! We can’t wait to make more memories with you and get to know you even better!

Thank you to Stephanie and all her assistants who took pictures over the entire season. Our events and rides are forever memorialized by your amazing photos, and we all appreciate you, especially Stephanie, for always being on the job!

And, of course, thank you to each and every one of you for showing up! I know there are a million things that demand your time and attention. The fact that you set those aside on Kitty Day is what makes this Club so successful. Your loyalty and love for KKMC and your Sisters is clearly evident and it truly touches my heart. Thank you for coming with great attitudes and whatever may be going on behind the scenes at home, you all also put that aside and arrive with a smile and “Let’s have fun” spirits. Thank you all for that!

This now begins the Winter Event season beginning with the Soup Potluck on November 4th.

Submitted by

Janice “Queenie”

KKMC Founder

October Road Trip – Burrton, KS

The 2023 Final Ride! How did that happen so fast?!

Meeting location: The QuikTrip near the intersection of 37th and N. Ridge Rd. – 4051 N. Ridge Rd.

Meeting time: 10:00 am with kickstands up at 10:30 am.

Distance: 25 miles one way from the departure location.

Lunch: The Barn

14 Day Forecast: High of 76° with mostly sunny skies. There’s a small chance of rain. I’ll continue to monitor that.

What you need to bring: Cash for the 50/50 drawing (six tickets for $5.00.)

Lead Riders: Dawn Morse and Tina Callender.

Sweep Riders: Donna Crays and Beth Miller

RSVP: Please indicate if you are Going or Not Going by no later than end of day Thursday, October 12th.

For those of you who purchased cycle shades, please be sure to bring those with you. I told the company who made them that we would get a group picture. So that all the shade and non-shade bikes aren’t jumbled together, those with shades should plan to park to the SOUTH of the pumps at the very east end facing Ridge Rd., parking two bikes side-by-side. Do not back your bikes in, just parallel park. If there is enough room, we may even park three bikes abreast. Those without shades should park in the same location, but park at the very west of the line. It will be easier to get the picture at the QuikTrip than at the Barn as we may be scattered.

If you haven’t gotten your two rides in, this is your last chance to wrap that up.

MEOW!

Barn Kitties in Burrton – April 23, 2017

Posted on April 27, 2017June 3, 2018 by Janice Friedman

What a pleasant departure for an April ride. Normally, the days leading up to an April ride are filled with indecision and stress. There are usually dozens of emails shared between myself and the Excursion Kitties scrutinizing every change in the weather forecast. Plans A, B and C are devised in the event the 50% chance of rain turns into 80% chance of rain. Well, not THIS April my Feline Friends! While the day before the ride to Burrton was very cloudy and cool, Sunday, April 23^rd, dawned with abundant sunshine and no wind! Let me repeat that. NO. WIND! So, although the temperature was only in the high 40’s by the time we all were leaving our homes, the sunshine and NO WIND made it feel warmer. Well, for everyone except Sherri Carver who left her house HOURS before the rest of us, but more on that later.

As I pulled off Highway 96 to find the Kwik Shop, the first thing I noticed was a Quik Trip. What the heck? When did they put that there? I swear – Quik Trip has planted their stores all over the city and having planted this one right where I said we would be meeting at a Kwik Shop could pose a problem. And sure nuff, a couple of Kitties had pulled in the Quik Trip and were waiting for the rest of the Kitties to show up. Fortunately, a Kitty who knew that we were to meet at a KS and not a QT pulled in and drug them down to the right gas station.

And here’s another departure for the Burrton ride….the Kitty attire! There were splashes of red, green, purple, orange, pink and combinations thereof all over the place when the Kitties proved that you don’t, in fact, have to be a little girl or ballerina to wear a tutu! For those of you who weren’t able to attend the trip, here’s the back story….

Way back in June 2015, we traveled to Atchison, KS for an overnight trip. After a full day of riding, with a stop in Topeka for lunch, we quickly changed into something more comfortable. For most of us, that meant shorts or capris and flip flops. But not our wacky Kitty Sister, Maureen Stout! She changed into….wait for it….a skirt! Of course, she was given all kinds of grief and assaulted with comments such as, “who brings a skirt on a motorcycle trip?” and “well, aren’t you the fancy one” and “she’s just trying to make me look bad in my stupid capris.” Now fast forward to the next ride in July and Suz Tiede decided she wasn’t done with Maureen just yet and wore a skirt to the departure location. Suz made a comment that July morning about what’s next on a motorcycle trip – tutus?? Well, Maureen was a great sport about it all and let just enough time go by before exacting her revenge so no one (meaning Suz) would suspect anything. She decided that yes, Kitties CAN wear tutus on a motorcycle trip and rallied a number of the Kitties to do just that! Sure, we got pointed at – snickered at – and eye rolled at, but we all looked so pretty in our tutus that we decided that April will officially be named Tutu Month and from this date forward, all April rides will have two dress code requirements…a Kitty shirt and a tutu! Well, in Dawn Morse’s case, a fourfour with her longer, fuller version of a tutu. That’s Dawn for ya, if it’s worth doing, it’s worth overdoing! Suz hooted and hollered over the joke on her, but was a little put out that even Dawn’s Trunk Monkey had a tutu to wear and she didn’t. Knowing she would feel that she was just as worthy of a tutu as a Trunk Monkey, another Kitty brought an extra tutu for her to slip on, as well. There, are ya happy now, Suz?

After all the fun of looking at tutus and other people looking at us in tutus, we welcomed three new riders to the Club. Brenda Berry, who isn’t really new to the Club as she joined after the last ride in 2016 and attended the Winter Events, was making her debut ride with us; Tricia Carruthers; and Sherri Carver. This would be a good time to talk about Sherri for a minute. It seems like for every long-distance Kitty we have, there’s someone who has to outdo the last. First, we had the Augusta girls of Nellie Taylor, Linda Moreland and Suz Tiede with a 24-mile trip to get to the middle of Wichita. Then, Amy Hammer said she could do better than that with a 27-mile ride in from Newton. Not to be outdone, Brenda Berry said that ain’t nothing, I’m going to ride in 34 miles from Milton. Kathryn Langrehr thought she had it in the bag when she moved to Hutchinson just she could say she came the farthest at 46 miles. And then there’s Sherri Carver, who said “I got all you bitches beat! I’m going to ride in 165 miles from Oklahoma City! I dare one of you to try to outdo me – go on – just try it!” Uncle Uncle! You win, Sherri! I think your record will stand unchallenged for…well, ever… and your official Kitty nickname is Hard Core Kitty!

After introductions were made for the benefit of the aforementioned new Kitties and safety and route instructions given by Kathryn Langrehr, we were ready to roll out with one thing on our minds – Barn Food!

Like a stabled horse, Kathryn Langrehr led us right to the Barn door and after navigating a dicey entrance into the parking lot and pulling in wherever we could find a parking spot, we debiked and stretched our tired muscles from the grueling 34-mile journey. Nellie Taylor did her best to round everyone up, which was like herding cats – oh wait, we ARE cats – to get everyone inside. There we were greeted by The Barn staff and assigned our very own waitress who led us to a long string of tables that were all ours. While some Kitties ordered chicken strips and salads, Suz Tiede and Colleen Williams ordered a cow. Perhaps they didn’t intend to get the whole cow, but that’s what appeared on their plates. Seriously, the size of that chicken fried steak was off the charts huge! Instead of a side of mashed potatoes and green beans, it should come with a side of a to-go container! (Side note: I found the notion of Colleen ordering such a gigantic meal rather perplexing since in all the years I’ve known her, I’ve never seen her eat more than thimbleful of food. I guarantee she’ll be eating those leftovers til Turkey Day!)

During the meal and after we stopped gawking at the side of beef on Suz’s and Colleen’s plates, lots of patches and pins were sold, new Kitty snap jewelry was admired, and Kathryn Langrehr counted out the 50/50 cash. Holy Fur Balls! We got 80 bucks in this here flame bag! Someone is going with home with 40 bucks! Please let it be me. Please let it be me. Please let it be me. It wasn’t me. We gave the honors to a patron at the Barn in drawing the winning ticket and BRENDA BERRY was the lucky Kitty who got my 40 bucks! I’m trying to not be bitter since it was Brenda’s first ride and all, but I swear if I don’t win this year, the claws are coming out!

After several photos at the table, which involved yours truly doing a heave ho with her not so limber body onto a high-top chair, we were ready to get that customary group photo. Here is what we’ve learned over the years….get everyone in formation BEFORE we recruit someone to take the picture, which is exactly what we did and then accosted, uh, I mean asked, a couple who just got off their bikes to snap a couple of pictures. Turns out the couple is from Andover and several of the Kitties put on their marketing hats and told the gal all about our Club. Suz Tiede told me, uh, I mean asked me, to go get a Kitty card for her. Given that she lives in Andover, she might think she lives too far away to belong to a Wichita Motorcycle Club. Silly girl….she’s not even a contender.

It was a perfect April ride day with some of the best women a gal could have the privilege of riding with. We’ve officially got 2017 off to a great start and I’m excited for all the memories we will make together this year! Those on board for the “Barn Kitties in Burrton” ride were Janice Friedman, Brenda Berry, Kathryn Langrehr, Melaina Phares, Amy Hammer, Alice Friedman, Maureen “Skirt” Stout, Christine Allsman, Denise “Squirrel” Johnson, Tricia Carruthers, Colleen Williams, Suz “Tutu” Tiede, Nellie Taylor, Linda Moreland, Dawn Morse and Sherri “Hard Core” Carver.

Barn Kitties in Burrton – April 23, 2017

Posted on April 27, 2017June 3, 2018 by Janice Friedman

What a pleasant departure for an April ride. Normally, the days leading up to an April ride are filled with indecision and stress. There are usually dozens of emails shared between myself and the Excursion Kitties scrutinizing every change in the weather forecast. Plans A, B and C are devised in the event the 50% chance of rain turns into 80% chance of rain. Well, not THIS April my Feline Friends! While the day before the ride to Burrton was very cloudy and cool, Sunday, April 23^rd, dawned with abundant sunshine and no wind! Let me repeat that. NO. WIND! So, although the temperature was only in the high 40’s by the time we all were leaving our homes, the sunshine and NO WIND made it feel warmer. Well, for everyone except Sherri who left her house HOURS before the rest of us, but more on that later.

Way back in June 2015, we traveled to Atchison, KS for an overnight trip. After a full day of riding, with a stop in Topeka for lunch, we quickly changed into something more comfortable. For most of us, that meant shorts or capris and flip flops. But not our wacky Kitty Sister, Maureen! She changed into….wait for it….a skirt! Of course, she was given all kinds of grief and assaulted with comments such as, “who brings a skirt on a motorcycle trip?” and “well, aren’t you the fancy one” and “she’s just trying to make me look bad in my stupid capris.” Now fast forward to the next ride in July and Suz decided she wasn’t done with Maureen just yet and wore a skirt to the departure location. Suz made a comment that July morning about what’s next on a motorcycle trip – tutus?? Well, Maureen was a great sport about it all and let just enough time go by before exacting her revenge so no one (meaning Suz) would suspect anything. She decided that yes, Kitties CAN wear tutus on a motorcycle trip and rallied a number of the Kitties to do just that! Sure, we got pointed at – snickered at – and eye rolled at, but we all looked so pretty in our tutus that we decided that April will officially be named Tutu Month and from this date forward, all April rides will have two dress code requirements…a Kitty shirt and a tutu! Well, in Dawn’s case, a fourfour with her longer, fuller version of a tutu. That’s Dawn for ya, if it’s worth doing, it’s worth overdoing! Suz hooted and hollered over the joke on her, but was a little put out that even Dawn’s Trunk Monkey had a tutu to wear and she didn’t. Knowing she would feel that she was just as worthy of a tutu as a Trunk Monkey, another Kitty brought an extra tutu for her to slip on, as well. There, are ya happy now, Suz?

After all the fun of looking at tutus and other people looking at us in tutus, we welcomed three new riders to the Club. Brenda, who isn’t really new to the Club as she joined after the last ride in 2016 and attended the Winter Events, was making her debut ride with us; Tricia; and Sherri. This would be a good time to talk about Sherri for a minute. It seems like for every long-distance Kitty we have, there’s someone who has to outdo the last. First, we had the Augusta girls of Nellie, Linda and Suz with a 24-mile trip to get to the middle of Wichita. Then, Amy said she could do better than that with a 27-mile ride in from Newton. Not to be outdone, Brenda said that ain’t nothing, I’m going to ride in 34 miles from Milton. Kathryn thought she had it in the bag when she moved to Hutchinson just she could say she came the farthest at 46 miles. And then there’s Sherri, who said “I got all you bitches beat! I’m going to ride in 165 miles from Oklahoma City! I dare one of you to try to outdo me – go on – just try it!” Uncle Uncle! You win, Sherri! I think your record will stand unchallenged for…well, ever… and your official Kitty nickname is Hard Core Kitty!

After introductions were made for the benefit of the aforementioned new Kitties and safety and route instructions given by Kathryn, we were ready to roll out with one thing on our minds – Barn Food!

Like a stabled horse, Kathryn led us right to the Barn door and after navigating a dicey entrance into the parking lot and pulling in wherever we could find a parking spot, we debiked and stretched our tired muscles from the grueling 34-mile journey. Nellie did her best to round everyone up, which was like herding cats – oh wait, we ARE cats – to get everyone inside. There we were greeted by The Barn staff and assigned our very own waitress who led us to a long string of tables that were all ours. While some Kitties ordered chicken strips and salads, Suz and Colleen ordered a cow. Perhaps they didn’t intend to get the whole cow, but that’s what appeared on their plates. Seriously, the size of that chicken fried steak was off the charts huge! Instead of a side of mashed potatoes and green beans, it should come with a side of a to-go container! (Side note: I found the notion of Colleen ordering such a gigantic meal rather perplexing since in all the years I’ve known her, I’ve never seen her eat more than thimbleful of food. I guarantee she’ll be eating those leftovers til Turkey Day!)

During the meal and after we stopped gawking at the side of beef on Suz’s and Colleen’s plates, lots of patches and pins were sold, new Kitty snap jewelry was admired, and Kathryn counted out the 50/50 cash. Holy Fur Balls! We got 80 bucks in this here flame bag! Someone is going with home with 40 bucks! Please let it be me. Please let it be me. Please let it be me. It wasn’t me. We gave the honors to a patron at the Barn in drawing the winning ticket and Brenda was the lucky Kitty who got my 40 bucks! I’m trying to not be bitter since it was Brenda’s first ride and all, but I swear if I don’t win this year, the claws are coming out!

After several photos at the table, which involved yours truly doing a heave ho with her not so limber body onto a high-top chair, we were ready to get that customary group photo. Here is what we’ve learned over the years….get everyone in formation BEFORE we recruit someone to take the picture, which is exactly what we did and then accosted, uh, I mean asked, a couple who just got off their bikes to snap a couple of pictures. Turns out the couple is from Andover and several of the Kitties put on their marketing hats and told the gal all about our Club. Suz told me, uh, I mean asked me, to go get a Kitty card for her. Given that she lives in Andover, she might think she lives too far away to belong to a Wichita Motorcycle Club. Silly girl….she’s not even a contender

It was a perfect April ride day with some of the best women a gal could have the privilege of riding with. We’ve officially got 2017 off to a great start and I’m excited for all the memories we will make together this year! Those on board for the “Barn Kitties in Burrton” ride were Janice, Brenda, Kathryn, Melaina, Amy, Alice, Maureen “Skirt”, Christine, Denise “Squirrel”, Tricia, Colleen, Suz “Tutu”, Nellie, Linda, Dawn and Sherri “Hard Core”.

Janice – KKMC Founder