May 2016 - ABATE of Illinois

MAY 2016
On Tuesday May 10th Sangamon County
declared a Proclamation officially declaring
May Motorcycle Awareness Month. Our very
own Josh Witkowski was there to receive it as
a representative of Land of Lincoln A.B.A.T.E.
~~For non-routine activities on the calendar, and other upcoming events, look inside for flyers or notices with more details ~~
May 2016
Sun
Mon
1
2
Tue
3
Wed
4
Awareness
Rally
8
June 2016
Thu
5
Fri
6
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
1
Lincoln Land
Officer’s Mtg
6:30p
Northenders
VFW
9
10
11
12
16
17
18
19
13
20
Lincoln Land
Chapter
Meeting
7pm
VFW
22
Fun
Run
#4
23
29
30
24
25
26
Thu
2
Fri
Sat
3
4
10
11
17
18
24
25
Lincoln Land
Officer’s Mtg
6:30p
Northenders
VFW
Downed
Riders
Meeting
6:30
VFW
15
Sat
7
14
5
Fun
Run #3
6
21
13
12
7
8
Downed
Riders
Meeting
6:30
VFW
14
15
Window
wash at Rail
Spliters
12-2p
27
28
9
16
Lincoln Land
Chapter
Meeting
7pm
VFW
19
20
21
22
23
State Party @
Menard County
31
26
27
28
29
30
To the best knowledge of Lincoln Land ABATE, all event times, dates and locations are accurate at the time of printing and are subject to change or cancellation.
President
George Hurst
We had 64 people at the April meeting, including a lot of new faces. Sweet and sour
Meatballs, and pasta with meat sauce is on the menu for May so far. With the bad
weather around the state the number for the Awareness Rally was down. A lot of the
out-of-towners were at a very good pre-party.
Most of Lincoln Land must have been out of town this weekend. The turnout of members at both events was down.
Remember to carry membership applications to hand out when your talking
A.B.A.T.E. to people.
A lot happens between the time this newsletter goes to print and the meeting. Come to
the meeting soyou are up-to-date on what is happening.
Promote A.B.A.T.E
George
Vice President
Stacey Furlow
Hi everyone,
I just want to remind everyone to mark your calendar and come out to
IDOT on Sunday May 1st for the Awareness Ride to the Capitol.
This is a good time for everyone to come out and show your support for A.B.A.T.E.
and motorcyclist’s rights. It’s also important to show the politicians at the Capitol that
we are a force to be reckoned with!!
See you all there!
Stacey Furlow
MEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR
Lincoln Land members,
We are having another great year. Our new member added to our roster right now stands at 67 for
the year. If we can keep
up the great work, we will be on track like last year. Thank you to those that have signed up new
members this year. Let’s make sure we go out of our way to make them feel welcomed and appreciated as they should be.
By the time this newsletter hits your hot little hands our riding season will be in full swing. Be safe
out there and make sure you do your pre-trip inspections on your motorcycle before every ride. It
might make the difference of life or the alternative.
Make sure you carry at least two (2) membership applications in every vehicle so you have an opportunity to allow someone who rides to sign up to protect theirs and our rights. We as “Bikers/
Riders” (same thing) need to let the public know we are increasingly decreasing in size and are less
than 2% of us are ABATE members fighting for 100% of all riders rights. If you can’t get a person to
sign up, please invite them to our meetings and FUN RUNS to get to know us a little better. I have a
sheet that states what to say to perspective members I can share with you if you want. Just Email or
text me, and I will get it to you. Thank you.
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***** We are still needing a few spots filled for the Membership table at the Summer Thunder
Tour stops. *****
I have a list of towns not covered. Maybe if this is your home town or close to it, you can help
Lincoln Land Membership out by signing up to help. It would be greatly appreciated
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IT’S A WHOLE NEW ATMOSPHERE NOW, COME CHECK US OUT.
This month’s Social Hour 6:00pm will be “Italian Food” Themed
So bring something Italian to the Social Hour please if you planned on bringing something.
REMEMBER, IF WE GET A NEW MEMBER OR GUEST, MAKE SURE WE ALL GO OUT OF
OUR WAY TO MAKE THEM FEEL WELCOME These are our new Brothers or Sisters.
Rudedog
Lincoln Land Chapter
Membership Coordinator
Riverton Village Tap
305 Jefferson Street
Riverton, IL(217) 629-9120
Games - Video Gaming
Free Food and $1.50 -16 oz. cans on Sunday
CO - ACTIVITIES COORDINATOR
Charlie Wiezorek
Hello brothers and sisters. I want to thank all of you that came to the Awareness Rally
pre party, Awareness Rally, and the Fun Run that followed. You are the ones that makes
these events so great !!!
FUN RUN #3
May 14, we will be staging at the KMART on Clearlake next to the Shell gas station . We
will put kickstands up at 3:00 sharp. We will be ridding to Decatur for the Prairie Land
Abate Chapter sponsored event, the Java Pollock cancer benefit. This is a great way for
our Lincoln Land Abate Chapter to show our support for another chapter in our area.
FUN RUN #4
MAY 22nd, We will be staging at Gary's KooKoos Nest, kickstands up at 1:00.our stops
will include
Coyote Den in Salisbury food provided
Trading Post in Oakford
Then through Middletown
Conrad's in Riverton food provided to finish the FUN RUN. Let's make this a great run
and show our ABATE supporters how much we appreciate what they do for us. Hope to
see you all at these events, bring a friend or two so they can get to know us as well.
RIDE SAFE
Cheers Lounge
2323 N. 15th
Video Poker, Pool Table & Juke Box
Drink Specials
~ Mon., Wed., Fri.: $1.50 Beers ~ Tue.: $2 Well Drinks ~
~ Thursday: $3 Three Olives ~
~ Saturday: $2.50 Fireball & $3.50 McGillicudy Bombs ~
~ Sunday: $9 Buckets & Bloody Mary Bar ~
Open 8 a.m. to 1 a.m. Daily
Saftey & Ed
George Hurst
May is Motorcycle Awareness Month. That doesn't mean they are looking for us, so look for them as
always.
At one B.O.D. meeting the safety cables along the interstate were brought up. If nothing is happening
about this issues I will ask why not and see if we cant get something done about this hazard.
Ride aware
George
Host of the Annual Downed
Rider Benefit
LONGBRANCH
TAVERN
Main Street ~ Athens, IL
~ Video Gaming is Here ~
OPEN SUNDAYS
Downed Riders Benefit
By: George Hurst, Chairman
Everything is coming together for the
benefit. We received several items for the
auction including a guitar. We have a lot
more auction items than we did at this
time last year. I have a dozen bottles for
the wagon. Please continue to bring
items and get some raffle tickets ay the
meeting
George
1 PM TO 9 PM
~ A.B.A.T.E. Sponsor & Member ~
RTE 97 NORTH OF PETERSBURG
Welcome ALL Poker Runs & Bikers
OPEN 7 DAYS
Come Ride the Buffalo 
CO - ACTIVITIES COORDINATOR
Alice Furlow
Hi everyone,
This is going to be brief because I am in the middle of getting everything ready for the Awareness
Rally Pre-Party and I’m running short on time. I am hoping that I will see all of you at the
Northender’s VFW for this event!!
CALL TO ACTION – MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!!
The window wash with IDOT is all set up and I have received our box of information and
the banner.
The date is Saturday, May 21st 2016 at the Railsplitter Rest Area just north of Springfield. It is
at Mile Marker 104 – We are scheduled from Noon to 2 PM.
This is a great time to come out and meet people from all over the country and spread the word to
“START SEEING MOTORCYCLES” !!!
See you all soon, Alice
Proudly Supporting ABATE of
Illinois, Lincoln Land Chapter!
Your Friend, Tim Butler
87th District
Room E-1
Stratton Building
Springfield, IL 62706
Phone: 782-0053
Paid for by Friends for Tim Butler
Lincoln Land ABATE Officers
JD’s Cues & Brews
2256 N. Grand Ave. East ~ Spfld, IL
Pool Leagues - Men’s & Women’s
Darts - Men’s & Women’s
Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. 6 days a week,
& Noon to 10:00 p.m. on Sunday
Pool Tournament Every Saturday & Sunday
Call us at 217-523-6996 for details
Motorcycles Welcome!
DOCKERS TAVERN
Rte 54 in Spaulding, IL
Sangamon Ave ~ Stockyard Road
Saturdays: $1 Bottles/Cans
Wednesdays and Thursdays is
Bucket Night !! Which is ...
4 for $7 Bottles/Cans
President
George Hurst
(217) 306-1944
georgehurst1221@gmail.com
Vice President
Stacey Furlow
(217) 638-3912
afurlow@aslts.com
Treasurer
Bobbi Ozanic
(217) 836-3336
bobbi.ozanic@sbcglobal.net
Secretary
Charissa Reed
(217) 341– 7956
CReed9714@gmail.com
Legislative Coordinator
Josh “Ski” Witkowski
(217) 816-2646
joshua.witkowski@gmail.com
CO - Activities Coordinators
Alice Furlow
(217) 638-3914
afurlow@aslts.com
Charlie Wiezorek
(217) 331-4644
roadking20011957@gmail.com
Public Relations Coordinator
Howard L. Nation, Jr.
(217) 341-6483
ol_hodrod@hotmail.com
Safety & Education Coordinator
George Hurst
(217) 306-1944
georgehurst1221@gmail.com
Products Coordinator
Kathryn “Bad Ktty” Monroe
(217) 652-5041
kathryn03@casscomm.com
The KEG
11th & Ash ~ Springfield
(217) 544-3700
Open Noon to 1:00 a.m. Daily
Motorcycles/Poker Runs
Drink Specials Daily
2nd Drink Free with this Ad
Pool/Free WiFi /Darts
VIDEO GAMING
Membership Coordinator
Dwayne “Rudedog” Rudolph
(217) 622-9275
rudedog181@sbcglobal.net
Newsletter Coordinator
Dennis Reed
(217) 891-0339
DennisReedABATEnewsletter
@gmail.com
Sergeants-at-Arms (2)
Dellann Stutsman (217)473-2295
lacefiredog@yahoo.com
Coyote Den
6123 Main St. Salisbury, IL
(217) 626-1322
Mon-Fri 1p-1a
Mondays open dartboard
Saturday 12-1a
Tuesday's open pool table
Sunday 12-10p
Butch's Pizza & Video Gaming
Daily Drink Specials
MOTORCYCLES WELCOME!
Proud A.B.A.T.E SPONSOR
Chapter’s Tent Coordinator
20 x 40 Pole Tent
Brett Malone, Coordinator
Brett-Cindy@comcast.net
(217) 971-0080
Save the Dates!
*More details to Follow*
BIKER’S AGAINST CHILD ABUSE®
Abe Lincoln Chapter
2nd Annual 100 Mile Ride Saturday, May 21, 2016 Awareness Table:
Sunday, May 29, 2016 (Memorial Day Weekend) and
Sunday, September 5, 2016 (Labor Day Weekend)
2nd Annual Ride and Fundraiser Saturday, September 17, 2016
P. O. Box 20338, Springfield, Il 62708 /217.303.6696/ AbelincolnBaca@gmail.com
Memberships Due in MARCH 2016
BAST, JAMES - BAUMAN, MICHELLE S - BONEFESTE, JIMMY M.
BROSAMER, SHALLON -CALL,JOHN - COCAGNE, DENNIS L. - DENNIS, DAVID C.
DENNIS, SUE - DeVAULT, JR., KENNETH D. - EVELAND, JEREMY -FELTS, JERRY
FOUTCH, DEANNA - FOUTCH, FLOYD - GATTON, GERARD -GIACOMINI, CAROL
GIACOMINI, DARRYL - GRABLE, NATHAN - HENRY, GREG - MINSER, JOHN
McCORMICK, DEBBIE -McCORMICK, GEOFF - McGLASSON, HARLEY D.
NIELSEN, NEIL - O'NEAL, MIKE -PERCY, JAMES -POKORA, JOHN W. - RANKIN, DOUG
SMITH, LORI ROBIN - SMITH JR., ROGER E. -STOLLEIS, MICHAEL A.
STONEKING, TERRY 'STONEY' - TEDROW, DONALD - VUJOVICH, MICHAEL
VUJOVICH, MICHAEL -WAGNER, DIANE - WALBERT, MRS. TERRY - WALBERT, TERRY
Memberships Due in April 2016
BARBER, BRAD - BARNETT, DAVID W. - BARNETT, MARYAN - BELER, GENE E.
BUTLER, REP. TIM -COCKERILL, MARTY - COOLEY, TRACY - CROFT, JR., TOMMY
ENYART, STEVE -FOSTER, CHARLES -FOSTER, POLLY - HAGSTROM, MISTY
HAMBLEN, JEF - HARRIS, CHARLES L. -HAYCRAFT, SAM -HUBBLE, LEE - KOCHMAN, BILL
LEACH, JOSHUA - LEWMAN, CHRIS J. -LEWMAN, MICHELLE -PIERSON, GRAY
ROBERTS, JOSEPH - RUETER, JOHN R. - RUETER, TRACY - SCHAIVE, CHAD
SHANER, LARRY - SHANER, NANETTE - STEUCK, TROY A. - UMSTATTD, JULIANA
WHEELER, TONI -WILLIAMS, CARY A. - WILLIAMS, MARTINA - WILSON, LARRY
Memberships Due in May 2016
ACHAS, CATHY - ACHAS, PATRICK - ANDERSON, JOHN - ANDERSON, PAULA A. -BAIRD, TOM
BALTIMORE, KIM -BARBER, TIMOTHY A. - BUTLER, CHRIS - BUTLER, JEF
CONSTANT, STEVE -CORNELL, PHIL "Pacman" -DOZIER, NATHAN - DUNN, MARK
EARL, ROBERT L. - EDWARDS, BOBBY J. -GRESHAM, JUSTIN - HALE, ANDREW
HARVEY, STEVE - HEYEN, MIKE - HUSTON, JEFF E. - JONES, CHARLIE
JORDON, WILLIAM "RICK" F. -KIESOW, DAVE - KIESOW, TOMMRA - KRAUS, BILL
LEONARD, DENNIS -LINDGREN, LARRY L. -MAHONEY, KEVIN - MASON, JACOB
MORENZ, DENISE P. - MORENZ, RICHARD M. -PARKER, JOE -PARKER, TERESA BONE
PATAROZZI, JO - POLLETT, SUSAN - REDPATH, MARK -REED, CHARISSA -REED, DENNIS
REERES, GRACIE - RENCH, JASON - SCHAFER, ROBERT - SCHROEDER, JILL
SCHROEDER, TADD P. -SMITH, ROB "JOKER" - SOKOLIS, RICHARD E. - SQUILES, COY
SUNLEY, DANNY - TIPPS, BARBARA - TROAX, WAYNE -UTLEY, ROGER
WALLACE, TIMOTHY - WATT, RAY
HARLEY RIDERS
Old Route 36 ~ Riverton
(217) 725-4794
Sunday ~ Food …. 3 Drink Chips $5
Free Pool ~ Horseshoes ~ Bags
Wooded Backyard
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(Payments due before the ad is published)
Motorcycle Awareness Month (Again)
May 2016 Public Relations
Josh “SKI” Witkowski - Public Relations
joshua.witkowski@gmail.com
I am writing this while listening to a great band ( Jukebox Casanova ) at our awareness rally pre-party, looking forward to hundreds of bikes riding together to the capitol tomorrow. By the time you read this, we will be well in to motorcycle awareness
month.
ABATE officers will be working on proclaimations from local governments, media interviews, and all of the “public” parts of
this month long awareness campaign, but have you thought about what you can do to help the effort?
It’s easy to promote awareness on your own. Talk to friends and coworkers. When someone says “Great day for a ride”, say
“yes it is, that’s why thousands of people ride in this state every day”. Do you use Facebook? Post something about being a
motorcyclist, and also a mother, father, daughter, or son. Take the time to remind people we are out there.
In addition to reminding people we are out there, take the time to explain why you ride. Yeah, most won’t get it, but those few
that do might just spread the word about riding. Also, remind folks of all of the charitable causes the community supports, or
the thousands of visitors and millions of dollars motorcycle tourism brings into the area. There are many different ways to support motorcycle awareness.
Traditionally, awareness has only been a few press releases on a large scale and a rally. These are good things for us, but they
should be backed up by personal experiences. I hope that with your help, we can make awareness a more personal thing for
those out there who don’t ride.
That's all for now. I’ll see you at our next membership meeting Thursday May 19th at the VFW Hall at 7 p.m. - SKI
MEMBERSHIP REPORT
Paula “Pi” Allen
Membership Report as of April 27th, 2016
Number of members due each month:
March: 37
April: 33
May: 52
Active: 650 Inactive: 1931
21 New Members!! Since 3/1/2016
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!
NEW SINCE 3-1-16
BARBER, BRAD
BRANHAM, BILL
FORRESTER, BRIAN L.
FORRESTER, GAIL M.
HILL, LELAND
KIMSEL, JIM
KYLE, PATRICIA
LARSON, RICK
METEROTH, JENNY
METEROTH, MICHAEL
MILNER, CAROL LYNN
NATION, ASHLEY
NUDO, DAVID
NUDO, DAWN
REBBE, DONNA LEE MAY SPA, ANTHONY R.
STICKLER, LES
WHITE, DAVID
YOUNG, BRIAN
YOUNG, CHERI
JULIAN, CHRIS
(Our next meeting is at 7p Thurs April 21th!! )
Stand Together or Hang Separately
May 2016 Legislat
Update
Josh “SKI” Witkowski - Legislative Coordinator
joshua.witkowski@gmail.com
Recently, I saw a police dashboard video were a Utah Highway Patrolman pulled over three members of the Bandidos MC. He
accused them of following too close to each other, and stated side by side riding was illegal in Utah. He then tried to accuse
them of illegally carrying firearms when they had valid permits. Throughout the stop he treats them as threats, and finishes by
taking their pictures and documenting them.
The truth is revealed by the video. The Bandidos were following all proper laws. The Patrolman admits that the purpose of the
stop was to document the members, not any infraction. His backup is heard saying, “Bandidos, I’d write them for everything I
could”. Five miles down the road after this stop, these men were stopped again by UHP.
These men were lawfully traveling and were subject to police action just because of their membership in an organization. We
are guaranteed freedom of association by the First Amendment, yet these patrolmen took it upon themselves to punish free men
for exercising that right. This is the blatant type of profiling that motorcycle rights groups like ABATE are hoping to put an end
to. Across the country, several states have passed or are in the process of passing laws that prohibit this kind of activity.
How does this kind of profiling affect the community? It allows a negative stereotype of bikers to flourish in the public. It continues the fiction of the “motorcycle gang”. Motorcycle clubs are not gangs. They are a free association of like minded brothers
and sisters. I know what you’re thinking “But SKI, what about those club members that get arrested?” Ok, some bad apples get
in, but you know what? We don’t treat other groups this way. How many members of the statehouse have been arrested for various crimes? What about our Governors? Despite how much our goverment may irritate us at times, I have yet to hear anyone
refer to it as a criminal enterprise.
When the myth of the “motorcycle gang” is allowed to spread, we see policies that hurt all members of the community. Most
notable of these is the “no colors” policy adopted by businesses. Wearing a vest that belongs to a group? These places don’t
care if its an old school MC, a christian group, LEMC, or a veteran’s group. All are treated with the same broad brush because
of this myth. Locally, we have a business that has this policy. Mowie’s Cue on Toronto Rd has a “no colors” policy. When I
called them about it, I was told how they didn’t want the wrong kind of biker in there. The problem with this misguided policy
is it reinforces the image of a “bad biker” to the public. When the public buys into these myths, it makes it easier for government and law enforcement to profile or harass us. If the public is against you, then they will support efforts to “crack down” on
bikers. They won’t care what kind of biker is targeted. In other words, if we don’t stand together, we will hang separately in a
court of public opinion.
It is our responsibility as brothers and sisters of the road to put an end to the lie of “motorcycle gangs”. We must stand together
to show the public how ridiculous shows like “Sons of Anarchy” are when compared to real life.
Bills in the SENATE
HB4105 - VEC CD-BLUE DOT TAIL LIGHTS - ABATE SUPPORTS - This bill allows for the blue dot style taillights. It has
passed the House, and a Senate committee with no opposition. ABATE expects this bill to pass the Senate soon on its way to
becoming law. - Call Senator Andy Manar’s office at (217) 782-0228 and ask him to sponsor this bill. Senators Brady and
McCann are sponsors, Illinois State Police support us, and it passed the house 114-0.
As always if you have any questions about the legislators we are supporting, or the issues we are working on feel free to email
or call me. I’ll see you at the next chapter meeting Thursday May 19th at 7 p.m. at the VFW on stockyard road. Until then, keep
the rubber side down and the shiny side up - SKI
A.B.A.T.E. of Illinois, Inc.
Lincoln Land Chapter
P O Box 5774
Springfield, IL 62705-5774
~ Lincoln Land Chapter Newsletter ~ Published Monthly~
Issue #3 - March 2016
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
A special “Thank You” to our local Dealerships, Accessory shops and Businesses
For their support of Lincoln Land ABATE’s 2016 Membership Initiative.
Remember to frequent these establishments and support their businesses.
Motorcycle Dealerships
Motorcycle Accessory Shops & Businesses
Capital City Motorsports--217-529-8850
Hall’s Cycle-------------------217-789-0107
Hall’s Harley Davidson----217-528-8356
Overturf Powersports-------217-544-0126
World of Powersports-------217-528-5859
Capitol City Motorsports--217-679-1358
Coyote Den (Salisbury)------217-626-1322
Knucklehead’s----------------217-789-1488
Lou’s Cycle Service----------217-438-6043
Pam’s Jailhouse--------------217-744-7267
Pony Keg Leather------------217-544-3774
Trailblazers Pub--------------217-679-2456