SEPTEMBER 2015 OCTOBER 2015 Take off your radar West

SEPT 2015
Take off your radar
West Central
REGION PARTY
Sept 11 to 13 @ TBA...
Quincy Off-Road Park
~~For non-routine activities on the calendar, and other upcoming events, look inside for flyers or notices with more details ~~
OCTOBER 2015
SEPTEMBER 2015
Sun
Mon
Tue
1
Wed
2
Thu
3
Lincoln Land
A.B.A.T.E.
Officer’s Mtg
6:30 pm
Northenders
VFW
6
7
8
Labor
Spfld Day
Mile
9
13
16
14
15
10
21
22
23
17
11
18
28
29
30
Tue
Wed
25
Thu
Lincoln Land
A.B.A.T.E.
Officer’s Mtg
6:30 pm
Northenders
VFW
12
19
4
5
6
7
26
8
Fri
Sat
2
3
NEWSLTR SJMC
ARTICLES
Run
DUE
TODAY
9
10
Chapter
Fall
Ride
For our
Toy Run
11
12
13
14
ABATE-IL
No E-BOD
BOD only
1pm
UIS Spfld
Halls HD
See
Flyer!
27
Mon
1
Halls H-D
Open House
See Flyer
Lincoln Land
Chapter Mtg
Northenders
VFW
Stockyard Rd
7:00 p.m
24
Sun
Sat
5
NEWSLTR
ARTICLES
DUE
TODAY
DRB
Committee
Meeting
ON BREAK
VIR
Mtg
7pm
Rte 66
Hotel
20
Fri
4
15
16
18
19
20
LLABATE
Contact
Ministries
Toy Run
25
21
17
ABATE-IL
E-BOD 10:30
BOD 1pm
UIS Spfld
Lincoln Land
Chapter Mtg
Northenders
VFW
Stockyard Rd
7:00 p.m.
Our Toy Run!
22
23
24
29
30
31
Vintage
Iron
Riders
7pm
Rte 66
Hotel
26
27
28
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’S REPORT
MEMBERSHIP REPORT
Bobbi Ozanic
Paula “Pi” Allen
Membership Report as of Sept 2, 2015
Number of members due each month:
Oct: 40 Sept: 28 Aug: 25
Active: 596 Inactive: 1908
14 New Members Since 8/1/2015
MEMBERSHIPS DUE IN OCTOBER 2015
CAULK, LONNIE
CHASTAIN, DEB
CHASTAIN, TODD
CLYBURN, GREG L.
CONNER, DENNIS S.
COSTA, MELINDA S.
DOOLEY, JOE R.
DOOLEY, NANCY
FLETCHER, JASON
FURKIN, COREY
GAYDOSH, JAY F.
HART, BURT
HAYES, DEBBIE
HAYES, SCOTT
HEATON, DOUG
HOELZEL, DON
HOSKINSON, JAMES M.
HOSKINSON, MUFFN HOGAN
HURST, GEORGE
KLOCKE, JIM
KOEHLER, WENDY
KOHLER, RAYMOND F.
MEACHUM II, ROBERT R.
OZANIC, BOBBI
OZANIC, GENEVIEVE
PAINTER, BOB
PARRISH, MERIDITH
RECHNER, CYNTHIA K.
RICHARDSON, JAMIE
SCHAFER, DEAN
SCHAFER, JAN
SHELTON, DUG
SHELTON, RENE
SIMPSON, JACQUE
SIMPSON, MICHAEL
VAN EMAN, JAMES
WHITEHORN, CHRISTINA
WHITEHORN, GARY
WIEZOREK, CHARLES D.
JACKSON, RON
LaBONTE, MIKE
MILLER, RICK
OLIVER, BRIAN L.
OLIVER, RUTH E.
RICHARDS, ALFRED "SHAKE-NBAKE"
RICHARDS, LORI ANN
SCHMULBACH, FRED
SCHMULBACH, JANET
SOLOMON, LEROY T.
SPENCER, BRYAN
SPENCER, DEBBIE
MEMBERSHIPS DUE IN AUGUST 2015
ANTONACCI, DAVE
ANTONACCI, DEB
BAILEY, CALLIE A.
CASTELON, PETE
COLLINS, RALPH E.
EASLEY, JEREMIAH
GEAREY, KATHIE
GUSTAFSON, ALESHIA
GUSTAFSON, DAN
LEACH, LARRY
LEACH, ROGER
MARCUM, KEN "Skinny"
VICE PRESIDENT’S REPORT
George Hurst
News from regional and BOD meeting.
Regional party is postponed until next spring. Key people to the party
weren’t able to be there so it was cancelled until next year.
Articles in some newspapers say the State of IL is lenient with 4wheelers and the laws pertaining to them are lax. Be prepared.
The budget for next year was brought up at the BOD meeting.
A.B.A.T.E. is paying our lobbyist $6,000 more than last year. A motion was brought up and passed that we give MRF $4,000 instead of
the $10,000 given last year. If you’re not an MRF member, now
would be a good time to join. Only 3% of A.B.A.T.E. members also
belong to MRF and their membership numbers are down.
January 15 & 16 will be the date of the 2016 State Seminar here in
Springfield.
George, V.P.
MEMBERSHIPS DUE IN SEPTEMBER 2015
CHRISTEN, JEFF
CHRISTEN, LISA
COY, JIM
DUFFY, SEAN
FARRIS, JIM
FARRIS, SANDY
GHEEN, DAVID
GLOSSER, DOUGLAS M.
HAMILTON, KATHY
HARMS, MARK
HELM, BILL WEEDHOPPER
HELM, DONNA SUNSHINE
HILL, RICHARD
We want to thank everyone who
worked on the Governor’s Ride at such short
notice. I want to name organizations and names
but at a later date at the chapter meeting because I must get the
newsletter to print after this holiday weekend and I’m behind.
Howard Nation has worked his tail off all year for this
organization at the state level, with the bike raffle. All of which
came to an exciting close giving away the prizes at The Mile.
Time for him to get started on next year ~ no rest allowed here!
I think that is all I am going to say for now, I got to go. And
Mom, I am sorry you got sick from me. So did Howard, Stacey
and my nephew Jacob Furlow. That is contagious at its quickest !
Thank you everyone for all the work you do, President Bozanic
MUSCH, CRAIG
NEAL, JOHN A.
PEHLMAN, ED
REBBE, CHRIS
SMITH, RHONDA B.
STAMBAUGH, JIM
STAMBAUGH, SHIELA K.
WALBERT, JR., ROBERT L.
WEBB, RACHEL
WILLIS, BILL
WILLIS, CONNIE
ACTIVITIES COORDINATOR
Alice Furlow
A few words after the long weekend: Thank
you to everyone who helped at The Springfield
Mile for the State Bike Raffle, it was a great
success. Look here in the newsletter for the
chapter’s Oct 10th fall ride to help support our Contact
Ministries Toy Run and mark your calendar for the Toy Run!
Alice Furlow
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS !!
(Our next meeting is 3rd Thurs Sept 17th!)
RICKEY ALLEN Sr.
CONROY, ELIZABETH
CONROY, RON
KREN, STEVEN
LEONARD, TOM
LOEFFLER, MICHAEL H.
LOEFFLER, STASI L.
MILLER, BRANDY K.
MILLER, ROBERT H.
MITRO, JERRY S.
MITRO, RHONDA
McLEAN, DAVE
McLEAN, LINDA
NIELSEN, NEIL
Downed Riders Benefit
By: George Hurst, Chairman
The final numbers for the benefit were down a little but still
pretty good. The number of members who helped the day of the
benefit was real good. Several people sold raffle tickets in advance.
Others brought door prizes and auction items.
We thank all of the people for what they did for the benefit.
Bobbi, Howard and George have several hundred hours in trying to
make this benefit a success. We have over 600 members who this
benefit is for. If we don’t get more pre-benefit help next year I won’t
be putting in as much time next year as this year.
We are the Downed Rider Committee Chairman, Treasurer
and Secretary. We need some members to step up and help make the
benefit even better next year.
Chairman, George
A special “Thank You” to our local Dealerships, Accessory shops and Businesses
For their support of Lincoln Land A.B.A.T.E.’s 2015 Membership Initiative.
Remember to frequent these establishments and support their businesses.
Motorcycle Dealerships
Hall’s Cycle-------------------217-789-0107
Hall’s Harley Davidson----217-528-8356
RTD Motor Sports-----------217-528-5859
Overturf Powersports-------217-544-0126
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
M/C Shops & Accessories
Capitol City Motorsports--217-679-1358
Knucklehead’s---------------217-789-1488
Pam’s Jailhouse-------------217-744-7267
Pony Keg Leather-----------217-544-3774
Lou’s Cycle Service---------217-438-6043
Proudly Supporting A.B.A.T.E.
Lincoln Land ABATE’s
27th Annual Toy Run
Contact Ministries
SAVE THE DATE
Sunday October 18th
Leave 1:00 pm Shop n Save Dirksen Pkwy
Gather afterward at one of our great
Sponsors for food and fellowship!!
Chapter’s 20 x 40 Pole Tent
Tent Coordinator
For the chapter’s tent, setup, rental….
Howard L. Nation, Jr.
ol_hodrod@hotmail.com ~ (217) 341-6483
MEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR
Dwayne “Rudedog” Rudolph
Fellow Members,
Well, hopefully we have a couple more months of
riding ahead of us. While on your rides, please don’t
forget to recruit some new members. When our riding season comes to an
end, we still need to try to pass along the word about ABATE and get new
Brothers and Sisters to help us fight the fight. There are only a few more
bike nights on the roster for this year, after that it is up to me/us to figure
out ways to bring in new membership. I am always up for suggestions so if
you have any, please share them. I just did get my computer up and going,
so I am working on the paperwork that Brett Molone brought up at the
meeting on what ABATE has legislated for or against. That will be
available in the near future.
ABATE Roadside assistance program section
I use the roadside volunteer program as a roadside assistance program
and a recruiting tool. That’s what it is meant to be, volunteers willing to
come out and help a fellow ABATE Brother or Sister in need. All
volunteers for this program are willing to hook up a trailer or method of
transportation and bring a needy ABATE member to a point of safety. As I
have always stated, they may not be able to take you to a dealership or to
your home, but they should be able to get you to a restaurant or a Walmart
parking lot so you can get further assistance.
IMPORTANT Please Read!!!
I spoke with State Officer Paulie Ward and she has approved me to head
up the Statewide assistance program. (The White Bi-fold card with
volunteer’s phone numbers). I will be contacting everyone on that list to
validate their cooperation and interest in the program. If you are on the list
I will be calling you to verify you want to continue being a standup
member there to help your fellow ABATE bikers. If you choose to be
removed, I will remove you from the list. If you have a trailer or method
of transporting a member and their vehicle and choose to be added to this
list, please contact me at 217-622-9275 (Call or Text) and I will gladly add
you to the list of volunteers.
We need this program to exist and to be maintained. Last thing I
want to happen is any one of us to break down with nobody there to help
or disconnected phone numbers. Even if you are in a vehicle and not on
your bike I am sure someone can at least come get you to a safe area for
further assistance. Let’s work together to make this program work for all
of us ABATE Members.
Please sign up to be a part of this roadside program. We are here
for each other’s rights, let’s be there for their safety as well. Thank you.
A Brotherhood Aimed Toward Education. Just think what riding
would be like without ABATE.
Ride safe everyone.
Rudedog, Membership Coordinator
SAFETY & ED COORDINATOR
George Hurst
After a couple of postponements we had the
CPR and safety class. We had a good turnout of
people wanting to learn or refresh themselves on
how to help others when needed. Thank you
Dellann Stutsman for making the class interesting
and the price reasonable.
The farmers are in the field so the deer are
everywhere. Be aware.
Promote motorcycle awareness, George
Lincoln Land ABATE Officers
President
Bobbi Ozanic
(217) 836-3336
bobbi.ozanic@sbcglobal.net
Need a Sound System?
Contact: Mark Werries
(217) 638-4247
Mark_w1@sbcglobal.net
A.B.A.T.E. Member
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
Saturdays: $1 Bottles/Cans
Wednesdays and Thursdays is
Bucket Night !! Which is ...
4 for $7 Bottles/Cans
Sangamon Ave ~ Stockyard Road
Motorcycles/Poker Runs Welcome
~ POKER RUNS WELCOME ~
Volleyball, Check it out !!
Vice President
George Hurst ~ See Safety & Ed
Secretary
Barb Leach
(217) 502-2608
abate.leach@gmail.com
Legislative Coordinator
Josh “Ski” Witkowski
(217) 816-2646
joshua.witkowski@gmail.com
Activities Coordinator
Alice Furlow
(217) 638-3914
afurlow@aslts.com
Public Relations Coordinator
Tim Henson
(217) 836-8570
TimLHenson@comcast.net
Safety & Education Coordinator
George Hurst
(217) 306-1944
georgehurst1221@gmail.com
Products Coordinator
Lynn Steinmetz
lynnette1@live.com
(217) 691-3840
Membership Coordinator
Dwayne “Rudedog” Rudolph
(217) 622-9275
rudedog181@sbcglobal.net
Co-Membership
Howard L. Nation, Jr.
(217) 341-6483
ol_hodrod@hotmail.com
Dude’s Saloon
~ Under New
Management ~
11th & Ash ~ Springfield
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. Daily
Drink Specials Daily
Noon to 1:00 a.m. Sunday
2nd Drink Free with this Ad
$7.50 Bucket Wednesdays
Pool/Free WiFi /Darts
VIDEO GAMING
The KEG
(217) 544-3700
Open Noon to 1:00 a.m. Daily
Motorcycles/Poker Runs
Newsletter Coordinator
Open ~ And it hasn’t been puttin’
itself together in 2015 ~ Whatya
gonna do about it? Mama O says:
“Get Involved” ~ Bobbi O
Sergeants-at-Arms (2)
Stacey Furlow
Dellann Stutsman
Downed Rider Committee
Chairman: George Hurst
Treasurer: Howard L. Nation, Jr.
Secretary: Bobbi Ozanic
LONGBRANCH
TAVERN
Main Street ~ Athens, IL
LINCOLN LAND ABATE
Advertising Sizes And Rates
1 PM TO 9 PM
~ A.B.A.T.E. Sponsor & Member ~
1/8 page (3.75” x 2.25”) = $15 per issue ($180/year)
Sponsor (3” x 2”) = $130 for a full year/12 issues
1/4 page (3.75” x 4.75”) = $25 per issue
1/2 page vertical (7.75” x 4.75”) = $40 per issue
1/2 page horizontal (3.75” x 9.75”) = $40 per issue
Full Page (7.75” x 8.75”) = $70 per issue
Host of the Annual Downed Rider Benefit
Classifieds: Members $5 Non-Member $7.50
~ Video Gaming is Here ~
OPEN SUNDAYS
4136 N. Peoria Rd.
217-528-3337
Contact: Bobbi Ozanic
bobbi.ozanic@sbcglobal.net
(217) 836-3336
Open 7 Days a Week
Mon - Fri: 10:00a - 1:00a
Sat & Sun 9:00a - 1:00a
VIDEO GAMING and AMAZING FOOD
(Payments due before the ad is published)
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 #9 - Sept 2015
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
Lincoln Land Chapter Fall Ride
HARLEY RIDERS
Old Route 36 ~ Riverton
(217) 725-4794
Sunday ~ Food …. 3 Drink Chips $5
Free Pool ~ Horseshoes ~ Bags
Wooded Backyard
RTE 97 NORTH OF PETERSBURG
Welcome ALL Poker Runs & Bikers
OPEN 7 DAYS
Come Ride the Buffalo 
Saturday October 10th
~ Proceeds to our Toy Run ~
Supports Contact Ministries
Leave from Dockers Tavern
Route 54, Spaulding, IL
3 Stops $5 to ride per person
Games and Prizes at all stops
Food at Dockers at the end
Kick stands up at 1:00 pm
Mt Pulaski/Illiopolis
Buckhart/End at Dockers