A.B.A.T.E. OF ILLINOIS, INC. NEWS MAY 2016

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MAYNEWS
2016 ABATE
OF2016
ILLINOIS, INC. NEWS
A.B.A.T.E. OF ILLINOIS, INC.
MAY
THE MISSION OF A.B.A.T.E. OF ILLINOIS IS TO
PRESERVE THE UNIVERSAL RIGHT TO A SAFE,
UNRESTRICTED MOTORCYCLING ENVIRONMENT,
AND TO PROPOSE AND ADVOCATE ACTIONS THAT
CAN BE TAKEN BY ELECTED OFFICIALS TO
PROTECT AND CONSERVE THE NATURAL
RESOURCES OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, AND
ENSURE THROUGH PROFESSIONAL
MANAGEMENT THAT SUSTAINABLE USE, RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND ENJOYMENT OF
THESE RESOURCES IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS
AND FUTURE GENERATIONS
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MAY 2016 ABATE OF ILLINOIS, INC. NEWS
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LEGISLATIVE REPORT
By the time you read this the 26th
Annual Safety and Awareness Rally
will be history. I sure hope this was
a great weather weekend with lots of
bikers in attendance.
Our DC Trip members will have
returned home but not in time for the
BOD meeting to give out a report.
I believe this trip was a trip of very
strong members who also met up
with Kirk “Hardtail” Willard, president of the Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) for what is turning
into our yearly meeting with
NHTSA. This is at least the 4th annual meeting (could be five, I lost
count) we have had with NHTSA
and not meaningless meetings either.
We have had very good friends
named LaHood who has opened
those doors with the rusty, squeaky
hinges to the NHTSA offices.
This is the importance of keeping in
good graces with legislators, both
state and federal, after they leave
office as you never know when they
will reappear and in what capacity.
Former Congressman, Ray LaHood,
was asked by President Obama to be
his Department of Transportation
Secretary in his first term. WOW!!
Ask the Good Lord for some assistance and look what happens!! That
couldn’t have worked out better for
us. We had a sit down with Sec. LaHood and also with Pres. Obama’s
pick for heading up the National
Highway Traffic Safety Association
(NHTSA) who actually works and
reports for the DOT.
Now enters Darrin LaHood who
won the race for the seat Aaron
Schock once held and the tradition
CONTINUES!! This is the 2nd year
Darrin has gotten that door open for
us and has stated he will CONTINUE to open that door for us. Who
would have believed a bunch of “dirt
bags” would be able to sit down and
talk safety issues with Federal Bureaucrats? I would have as I know
exactly about your resolve and determination for what we want and
need for good safe transportation.
My point for all of this is --- Remember our friends who have
helped to make our lives easier, safer, and more enjoyable while riding
in this great state/country. When
they leave their office you never
know where they will end up. Many
go back to their homes and get involved with local or county politics
and there are those that move on to
other state jobs and they can be just
as helpful on that level as they were
on the state/federal level. There are
many former state legislators out
there that can be quite helpful to us
and a few of them are Wayne
Rosenthal – Director of IDNR, Rich
Brauer – Assistant Director of
IDOT, Susana Mendoza – Cook
County Clerk, Tom Holbrook – St
Clair County, Chris Lauzen – Kane
County Board Chairman, and this
list goes on and on, too many to
mention.
At our Legislative Day Reception I
witnessed Ernie Steele and other
members telling State Rep. Pat
Verschoore (72nd), (who is not running again) thanking him for all his
support throughout the years. Before
all of the legislators take up their
new seats we need to thank all of
those that were our friends while we
still have a chance.
This is where we are at as of
4/10/2016
HOUSE COMMITTEES:
HB5987 We OPPOSE -------OFFHWY VEHICLE USAGE STAMPS
–This bill was pulled by its sponsor
HB6151 We SUPPORT -------VEH CD-DATA RECORDING DEVICES ----- This bill was held for
now
HB6281 We OPPOSE -------- VEH
CD-2 YEAR REGISTRATION --This pulled by its sponsor
SENATE COMMITTEES:
HB4105 We SUPPORT ----VEH
CD-BLUE DOT TAIL LIGHTS –
This bill past Senate Transportation
and is sent to the Senate floor for
passing
SB2841 WE OPPOSE --- ATV REGULATION AND
SAFETY --- This bill held (for now)
by sponsor.
Ride Safe
Bob
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Brothers and Sisters,
As I write this, we have had a pretty typical April. Some warm, good riding
days, and some cool, rainy (or snowy)
days that make me question if spring is
really here. I hope you have been able to
get out and enjoy some time in the wind.
By this time of the year our calendars are
filling up with rides and events, usually
multiple to choose from every weekend.
When you choose which one to attend,
do you think about where your money is
going or what you are supporting with
your attendance? Not that its bad to help
raise money for kids or cancer treatment,
but why choose their event over the
ABATE event?
Authority and Accountability.
Some call policing a necessary good,
others will say it is a necessary evil, regardless it is necessary.
Freedoms held dear in a democracy depend on order and justice.
Those that hold the authority to enforce
order and justice require accountability.
Hello everyone!
Hope you’ve all been able to get out your
bikes for the first spring ride, the weather
has been pretty hit and miss but it sure
felt good to be riding. By the time you
read this the Awareness Rally will be
history and hopefully Mother Nature will
have blessed us with a beautiful weekend. Plans are full steam ahead for the
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ABATE is here for you. The funds
raised at these ABATE events are used
to further the motorcycling related legislative and educational efforts. The legislative efforts cover on-road and off-road
issues, while the educational focuses on
educating others on how to interact with
us on the roadways and educating riders
on making smart riding choices.
If there is a specific event or ride you
would like me to attend for your chapter,
please email me the details. I will make
every effort to attend, but cannot make
any promises until I look at my calendar.
Those holding authority should hold subordinates accountable.
Thus, trust is compromised.
Once a subordinate can justify actions in
a way to appease superiors impropriety
can flourish.
state party and we’re looking forward to
a great time with everyone! Please see
the flying in this newsletter for more information.
Ride Smart – Ride Free,
J. Ryan Hubbard
4/16
Help spread the word,
Legs
mer!
Ride safe & Ride often,
Roger & Barb
We’re keeping this short and sweet this
month and look forward to a great sum-
If everyone signed up one new member we
would be twice as strong. Sign up 5 new member
and earn your next renewal free.
Get your tickets now
and start selling for
the cash raffle.
Contact Pauli at the
state office.
Always carry membership applications with you to share with
anyone you see riding. Invite them to meetings, events and invite
(309) 343-6588
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Hi Everybody, So Happy that Spring is
working it's way down here. Hope to see a
big turnout for the Freedom/Awareness
Rally on the 1st of May. I will have the
Products Trailer at the BOD meeting on
April 30th and the Rally. I will have
event shirts, along with all the other goodies. Come join the fun, riding around the
Capital with a big group is way cool.
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them to be a member.
Speaking of cool, I now have two different size cooler bags, a 12 can bag for $20
and a 24 can bag for $25. These will be
great to tote around the State Party and
other events. It's not to early to start
making plans to attend the State Party
with your Chapter. Hope to see big
turnouts at both the Freedom/
Awareness Rally and at the State Party.
Ride Safe Ride Free.
11" by 15"
double sided
and $18.00
each
Peace Tracey
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We are members of the E-board. You can look us up on the website or see the list on page 24. Stop by and say hello when you see us at
meetings and events. The next 2 events are the Safety and Awareness Rally on May 1 and the State Party on June 23-24-25.
I am letter M…….. Carla Enburg, Newsletter Coordinator
Thank you!
Thank You Starved Rock Chapter for
your $149 donation to Safety & Education.
Thank You Southern IL Chapter 27
for your $200 donation to Safety &
Education.
non-motorcyclist father found
out that he was riding and was
very upset. He is very
anti‑motorcycle and forbids
our son from riding. The father claims that he can get a
court decree prohibiting our
son from riding. Can he get
such a decree from the court?
D-DAY REMEMBERING JUNE 6,
1944 - PLACES TO RIDE BEFORE
YOU DIE: OMAHA BEACH -DOG
GREEN SECTOR
On my way over to ride the Pyrenees
Mountains, I stopped and paid my respects
to those that died at Omaha Beach in Normandy. It is unusual for me to ride anywhere but in my own country, but if you
ever get the chance go there. And I promise that you will never forget what was
done there.
On June 6th, 1944, among the many units,
Company from the hills of Virginia was to
hit the beach at Dog Green Sector in a Higgins boat (the kind used for invasions)-not
a good place to be. All 200 of them in that
landing craft were from Bedford Virginia
(a wonderful place to ride to if you are
riding the Shenandoah Valley). They have
a monument on the town square to the 176
men of Company A that died when the
ramp of their landing craft dropped and
exposed all of them to German MG 42
machine guns. At 1500 rounds per minute,
the boys from Bedford didn't have a
chance.
The MG 42 sounds like a chainsaw when it
is fired - probably the most dreaded sound
at Omaha Beach. So distinctively terrifying
was this machine gun that the Army developed training films to help our troops deal
with the psychological trauma of facing
this weapon. It made a sound like ripping
cloth. Our boys called it crudely - Hitler’s
zipper. It bothers me in that I am pretty
sure the Bedford boys knew what they
were in for when the ramp on that Higgins
boat dropped. The thought of dying for my
county is ok with me, but dying before I
even had a chance to shoot back is not. I
gathered some sand from Dog Green sector; I couldn't help it. I put that sand in an
hourglass and set it on my desk to remind
me of what they did and what a bad day is
all about.
After I left the beach, I had to visit the
Colleville cemetery where some of the
Bedford boys and many others are buried.
It overlooks Omaha Beach and by any definition is a holy place. It is hard to talk
there - draw your own conclusions. The
gravestones are marked with the name and
state of the fallen soldier. Indiana, Illinois,
Ohio and Missouri are inscribed on too
many.
Before leaving, I thought Omaha Beach
was a long way from home for those guys
and I wondered how many of their folks
were able to visit the graves before they
too, passed on. That most of their loved
ones didn’t get the chance to pay their respects is bothering.
P.S. Our guide took us by the cemetery
where the Germans are buried. I didn’t ask
to go there and he did not ask if I wanted to
go. If he had, I would have said no, after
all I had lost family in that conflict. I
learned there was a 13 year old German
soldier buried there, and there was a marker that said, “Most here did not pick the
fight or the cause”. I think, I am glad I
went.
WHEN THE EX HATES MOTORCYCLES
Q. I am a member of ABATE and got
your contact information from the monthly
ABATE magazine. I have a question for
you which will hopefully be an easy one to
answer. I have a son whom I share joint
custody with their father. This past summer, my son developed an interest in riding
on motorcycles. As a single mom, I struggle in keeping him interested in activities
that we can honestly share. He is fully
equipped for rider safety. I am a very
skilled and well trained motorcyclist and
usually only allow him to ride with me. His
A. You have asked a good and complicated question. [I am assuming you have
sole custody of your son.] The court has
considerable discretion in its ruling on this
issue, but the judge should know that this
activity is permitted by law, as is football,
soccer, cheerleading, gymnastics, climbing
and many other sports/activities - like flying in a small plane.
First, I would make every effort to educate
your ex with statistics demonstrating that
motorcycle incidents involving minors are
almost non-existent. This is so because of
the extreme care most parents and others
take when riding with a minor child. You
will be able to show that incidents of injuries to minors from a motorcycle crash are
less than with with football, gymnastics
and other school sports.
You could also argue that riding as a passenger on a motorcycle is safer than being
a cheerleader, for example. As we know,
injuries from that activity are eye opening.
Educate him about the riding skills of others who may take your son riding. And let
him know that those skills learned while
riding will improve your son's skills when
he starts driving.
If you do wind up in court, then you must
go through the same education process for
the judge. Find out if the judge rides as
many do. Be prepared to prove the riding
experience of all of those involved. Bring
in your driving and insurance records
demonstrating your safe nature and prove
it. Bring your son's safety equipment to
court and show the judge. Check with your
local motorcycle safety instructors who
may provide helpful expertise to the court.
In short, educate the court that your parental decision is within the norm of American
life and that riding is part of that norm. If
the judge rides – HE ALREADY KNOWS
THIS. If you get into a jam or need statistics for the above, call me.
MIRACLE RIDE Reminder - First
Week End in June - NEARLY 5 MILLION RAISED FOR THE KIDS!
Since 1993 this office and thousands of
motorcyclists have been raising money for
the kids at Riley Hospital. As usual, the
Miracle Ride will feature a ride on the
world famous Indy 500 Motor Speedway
as well as our trade-mark motorcycle runs.
Join us, Bob and Tom, the Governor and
10 thousand bikers in raising much needed
funds for Riley Hospital for Children. For
more information see our web site,
www.miracleride.net. A big thanks to all of
our sponsors, volunteers and those who
serve on the Board of Directors of the Miracle Ride Foundation, Inc. And a big
Thanks to Allison’s for again sponsoring
our gathering site. See you at the Miracle
Ride. Rod
TRAILER PARK AND MOTORCYCLE JUSTICE - Just What Can A Park
Owner Get By With?
Note from Rod: ABATE LEGAL has received questions relating to mobile home
park restrictions on motorcycles. Here is
the question:
Q: I just moved into a mobile home
park. I am on a very limited income and
my motorcycle is a primary means of
transportation. My bike has stock mufflers
and is no louder than most of the vehicles
in the park - actually a lot quieter than
most of the trucks. The park rules bar motorcycles from the park at all times - no
exceptions. Can they get by with this and
do I have to comply?
A: Let’s first determine if the streets of the
park are public or private. This is very important in determining your approach to the
park. If the streets are private, your burden
is considerable. If the streets are public you
will have an easy time in winning your
point. Most states that have laws governing
rules in mobile home parks and most require that the rules must be reasonable.
The Illinois law can be found at 765 ILCS
745, the Mobile Home Landlord and Tenant Rights Act. In Illinois for example,
such rules are valid only if the rules
“promote convenience, safety and welfare
of the tenants, preserve park property from
damage or distribute park services and
facilities to the tenants:”
In Illinois, I would argue that a general
prohibition of motorcycles is not enforceable unless your motorcycle runs afoul of
these validity tests. For example, if your
motorcycle complies with noise and safety
issues, how can the park argue such a bar
would promote the safety of tenants and
preservation of park property, etc.? Accordingly, you should request a meeting to
demonstrate that none of the prohibition
rules apply in your case. Be armed with
evidence that your motorcycle complies
with all noise, safety and emission requirements. The gist of your points is that a general bar of all motorcycles is simply not
reasonable.
The law in most states require some connection to reason before a general bar to a
legal means of transportation could be
sanctioned. Most regulations like these are
directed toward those who would disturb
the peace of residents with motorcycles
that are loud and speed. As to the latter,
speed can be controlled by means other
than a general prohibition, like fines or
expulsion. Excessive noise can be controlled in a similar fashion.
I smell a park owner who just does not
want to deal with these issues. Use your
powers of persuasion that motorcycles
should be encouraged. For example, parking is less of an issue, and noise in many
cases of smaller commuting motorcycle are
almost stealth like. Help convince him that
motorcycles are an advantage in the park if
speed and noise rules are strictly enforced.
Suggest that stiff fines could be the solution.
The Indiana law can be found at Indiana
Code 32-31-7, Landlord Tenant Relations.
I.C. 32-31-7-5(5) states that a tenant must
comply with all reasonable rules and regulations in existence at the time the rental
agreement is entered into. A tenant must
also comply with amended rules and regulations as provided in the rental agreement.
Again, arm yourself with evidence that a
rule prohibiting motorcycles is not reasonable.
The Ohio law can be found at Ohio Revised Code Chapter 3733, Manufactured
Home Parks; Recreational Vehicle Parks,
Recreation Camps, Park-Camps, Marinas;
Argicultural Labor Camps. In Ohio for
example, such rules are valid only if the
rules are not unreasonable, arbitrary, or
capricious. So arm yourself with evidence
that the rule against having motorcycles on
property is unreasonable, arbitrary, and/or
capricious. He may say “uncle”.
There is also a provision that requires a
resident to conduct yourself in a manner
that will not disturb the other park residents peaceful enjoyment of the park.,
which may be the owner’s reason for the
park barring motorcycles.
Most laws also require certain notice provisions as set forth above. Call me if you did
not get a copy of the rules and regulations
prior to signing the lease. If you have been
a tenant for more than 30 days, let’s find
out if the park owner was considering a
motorcycle prohibition at the same he was
selling you on the park. This is especially
important if he had knowledge that you
owned a motorcycle when you signed the
lease as this could be a form of fraud if he
slipped this past you at the time you signed
on.
WHEN TREES GET YOU DOWN WHAT TO DO AND WHO TO NOTIFY
Q: I was in a bike accident Monday. A
tree was hiding the stop light and I didn't
see it until the last minute. I locked it up
but ended up sliding through the stop light
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and hitting a car. I was given a ticket for
running the red light. The officer told me
that I could go to court, plead my case
about the light being hidden and get the
ticket dropped. He basically admitted that
the light was hidden. Now, people are telling us to sue. We are not sue happy people
but if the tree had been trimmed this would
not have happened. What can I do?
ABATE member.
A: Ther e ar e a number of things you can
do to help yourself out and preserve facts
for your case. You are like a lot of folks in
this country that have never filed a lawsuit
and understandably want nothing to do
with that process. Sometimes a case like
yours can be resolved simply by making a
request to the court that is well documented and compelling. In order to get to that
position, get a series of photos approaching
the light from the lane in which you were
riding. A simple camera photo will do. If
the city has already cut the branches, get
photos of their recent modification. Statements of the adjoining property owners and
others witnessing the trimming by the City
should be obtained as soon as possible.
These witnesses demonstrate that the City
had notice of the hazard. You will have the
burden to prove that the light was obscured
at the time of the crash. If the City (you
need to make sure they had the responsibility for trimming the tree) has not trimmed
the branches yet, a notice by you to them is
in order. A copy of the cell phone photos
should be emailed to them immediately.
RoadHazard.org sent a notice, which
should help. If you have a copy of the police report, send it to us. If not, we will
order one for you. That will be useful in
both locating the police officer who responded, as well as identifying how he
documented the accident. He may have
listed critical witnesses who can confirm
our facts. You will need a statement from
him admitting that the tree obscured the
light asap before he forgets about your
case. You must also notify your insurance
carrier of your crash in writing. And send
them a copy of your photos and a copy of
the crash report.
When you are making a claim against a
government entity, you will need to make
sure you place them on notice of the accident. Most states, including Indiana, require that a specific notice be given to the
government entity within a certain time of
the incident. If you fail to do that properly
you can lose your claim. In Illinois, suit
must be brought against the government
entity within one year of the incident. In
Ohio, there is no notice requirement, but
the suit must be brought within two years.
Good luck and if you have any questions
call us.
ROADHAZARD.ORG
Well the weather has finally broke (unless
you’re in Indiana, I’m sure we’re due for
snow any day now) and motorcycles are
once again prevalent on our roadways. One
thing that we are sure to come across with
the passing of winter… POTHOLES!
Please do your fellow motorcyclists a favor
and report potholes and dangerous roadways to RoadHazard.org. We pride ourselves on getting problem areas fixed and
safe for riders. Thank you from your fellow
riders and safe travels.
Ride Safe & Free,
Rod Taylor
ABATE Legal Services
abatelegal.com
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answered confidentially unless otherwise
authorized and only after the matter is concluded, except when authorization for publication anonymously or otherwise is given
for pending matters. Remember, injured
ABATE members pay only 28 ½% of total
recovery and expenses as approved by client, consistent with and conforming to applicable state law. Elsewhere, you may pay
33 ⅓%, 40% or even 50% of your recovery. ABATE members are not charged for
recovery of damage to your motorcycle,
and have access to a 24-hour toll-free telephone number. Call us at 1-(800)-25RIDER. Questions? Submit them to:
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REGION COORDINATOR
REPORT
Hello from your NW Region Cocoordinators Sandy Murrell and Bud Lein.
The weather is getting better and better
for riding, so lets’ hope it continues.
May is Motorcycle Awareness month. We
want everyone to be safe so we need to
ride on the defensive at times, as there are
obstacle’s out there that could hinder us.
Some chapters have signs/banners they
put up in their region so the general public
is aware that riding season for riding motorcycle is here.
Some of us have already ridden, so I hope
you have T-Clocked your bike so there
won’t have to worry about problems occurring with your bike. Other things we
need to be careful about is sand on the
roads, especially at the intersections and
those nasty pot holes. I know they are all
over, but up in the northern part of the
state it seems they are the worst. Just
watch out for them and be extra careful.
Don’t forget that some chapters are doing
Summer Fun Run books, so if you want to
do some destination rides that you have
never been to before, contact the following chapters who are doing them: Freeport, Kishwaukee, Thunder Rock and
Open Roads. I am sure they would be
glad to sell you one. There are rewards at
the ends, so it may be worth a good investment.
Want a destination ride during during the
week????Every Wednesday night starting
April 6 and running until October 5 Freeport Chapter is promoting Bike Night at
Logans Bar & Grill, Freeport, IL from
5:00 p.m. to 8:00 pm. Come up, over or
Hello again. Wasn’t it lovely to have a
couple of warm days before the cold returned? Someone should smack that
prophesying rodent with a shovel. Don’t
call PETA on me; I’m just kidding. Sort
of.
The Freeport chapter celebrated our 30th
anniversary with a great shindig. The food
was good, the music was grand, and the
company was even better. We had a wonderful turnout and hope everyone enjoyed
themselves. There was speechifying by
some of our officers as well as Freeport’s
Mayor Gitz and State Representative Bri-
down to Freeport and help promote this.
SAVE THE DATE:
Convergence Run, Saturday, September
24, 2016. Would love to see a good turnout. The date was changed, but we wanted
to accommodate as many as we could, as
it would have fallen on the same weekend
as State Party. See flier for details, or call
Sandy or Bud if any questions.
Freeport Chapter had their 30 Year Anniversary celebration on Saturday, March
19 at the Masonic Temple in Freeport.
What a great milestone to celebrate!!!!
Not only did their own chapter members
attend, but there were people come from
other NW Region chapters to help them
celebrate. We are all brothers and sisters
and should support each other. The food
was good and the band was wonderful. It
was fun night for all. Thanks to those that
attended.
MAY CHAPTER EVENTS:
Freeport Chapter- Memorial Ride, Saturday, May 14, 2016. Ride starts at Freeport Cycle & Machine1345 Business Rte.
20 East, Freeport, IL and sign up 11:00 –
12:00. Cost is $10.00.
Kishwaukee Valley- Awareness Parade,
Saturday, May 14, 2016. Lineup is 10:0010:45 a.m. at Carlson Ice Arena, 4150 N
Perryville Rd., Rockford, IL and ending at
Kegels Harley-Davidson, Rockford, IL.
Leaves at 11:00 a.m. This is a free event.
Blackhawk Chapter- Bears for Buddies
Ride, Sunday, May 15, 2016. Meet at
11:00 a.m. at Rock Island County Courthouse. Leaves 12:00 noon sharp and ends
at ILLINIEWEK. Bears donated to Children’s Therapy. Food and beverage provided by Blackhawk A.B.A.T.E.
Blackhawk Chapter- Run for the Wings,
an Stewart who is a pretty witty guy. You
can check out some of the photos taken at
abate-il.org/Freeport. Steve Latham was
awarded 2015 Member of the Year for all
he’s done to forward the cause. Congratulations, Steve, and than you.
The Freeport Journal Standard ran a great
article about the anniversary on March
20th. If you’d like to read it, it can be
found at journalstandard.com/
article/20160320/
entertainmentlife/160329997/0/rwd or if
you’d prefer not to type that much, go to
journalstandard.com and type abate into
the search box. Feel free to disregard the
first photo.
money, unless you ordered a couple of
“doubles”. Just ask Fred and Rhoda!
Spring was here: the day of this writing it
hailed, snowed, rained, hailed again,
snowed some more, and had a low in the
30’s. Therefore that means riding weather was here!
If you finally get to ride: Keep ABATE
apps in your saddlebags! Talk about
ABATE to other bikers! If they aren’t
members, give them and app! Tell them
the benefits of being a member of ABATE
of Illinois, Inc!
Enjoy your ride but please make smart
decisions when you ride. Be prepared, be
watchful, be safe, be smart. It’s your
choice.
Starved Rock would like to welcome new
members: Karen and Kevin Bramel, and
Jacob Bramel from Marseilles, Eugene
Potaczek from Amboy, Sarah Barnes from
Ladd, Bill and Monica Longbein from
Magnolia, Jim DeMuynck and Debbra
King from Spring Valley.
What Starved Rock Has Been Up to:
The March meeting was Sunday March
6th at JD’s III in Magnolia. There were 57
members and 5 guests present. Mike
Ocepek won the membership drawing.
On March 26th 14 members and 1 guest
attended the Comedy Night at the Illinois
Valley Super Bowl in Peru. It was a laugh
filled night and a great place to see a pair
of comedians for a reasonable amount of
We had our April Meeting on Sunday
April 3rd at 1PM. It was at the Illinois
Valley Super Bowl in Peru. We had 64
members and 5 guests present. Door prizes
were awarded to members Rick Brandt
and Susan Spayer. The guest door prize
was awarded to Todd Glover from Open
Roads! Birthday Boy Ron Cisco won the
membership drawing and donated $50.00
back to the chapter! Thanks Ron!!
Upcoming Starved Rock Chapter
Events
Monthly Meeting Saturday April 30th:
5PM at the Paramont Club 2411 Saint
Vincents Ave LaSalle, Illinois. There will
be a dinner buffet for $10.00.
26th Annual Safety and Awareness Rally Sunday May 1st in Springfield. Begins at the IDOT parking lot at
2300 S Dirksen. The parade leaves at 1PM
for the Capitol. The Starved Rock Chapter
will meet at the Flying J Truck stop
(Denny’s) in LaSalle. Kickstands up at
9AM. Arrive early if you want to have
breakfast before we leave.
IDOT Windshield Wash Sunday May
15th: at the Willow Creek (Paw Paw)
Southbound Rest Area on I39 from 11AM
-1PM.
Buffalo Range Shooting Park Customer
Appreciation Days May 14th &
15th: Starved Rock ABATE will have a
booth for information & signup and 2016
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Friday, May 20, 2016. Meet at
Wiebler’s Harley Davidson
parking lot in Davenport, IA.
Ends at JR’s in Wheatland.
Free ride.
Kishwaukee Valley: Memorial
Run, Saturday, May 21, 2016.
Sign up is from 9:00 a.m. –
10:00 a.m. at VFW Post 2955,
11385 2nd St., Roscoe, IL.
Cost is $15.00 per person.
Open to the public and all
bikes welcome.
Freeport Chapter: Memorial
Day Parade, Sunday, May 30,
2016. Line up at 9:00 on Main
Street in front of Walker Mortuary. Parade is at 10:00.
JUNE CHAPTER EVENTS:
Big River: Down Riders Run,
Saturday, June 11, 2016. Sign
up is from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30
a.m. at Denny O’s in Fulton,
IL. Ride ends at Kingpins in
Fulton, IL. Cost is $10.00 per
rider.
THUNDER ROCK: Fun Run,
Saturday, June 11, 2016. No
cost. Meet at Mobil gas station
at Winnebago corners at 10:00
a.m... Kick stands up at 10:15
a.m... Riding to New Diggins, WI.
Starve Rock Chapter: Membership Run.
Sunday June 12, 2016. Sign up between
9:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. at Blue Collar
Bikes in Spring Valley, IL. Kick stands
up at 10:30 a.m. Cost is $15.00 per rider.
There is a breakfast there for donation.
Ends at Mendota Moose in Mendota, IL.
If you are not an ABATE member and
Our monthly meeting was held March
20th. I’ll hit the highlights. Rumor of a
motorcycle curfew that’s making the
rounds on the internet are false. Just like
with the evening news, not everything you
read on the net is accurate. Buzz pointed
out that the rain we’re having can camouflage potholes and be a hazard so be cautious. We’ll be manning a booth at the
Stephenson county fair again this summer.
Stop by and say hello.
The Spring Memorial Run is scheduled for
May 14th. You can sign up from 11-12 at
Freeport Cycle and Machine located on
Busn Rte 20 on the east side of town.
ABATE of Illinois State Bike Raffle tickets for sale.
Machelle’s Spring Run: Sunday May
22nd: 9:00am - 5:00pm starts at Machelle's Backstreet 959 9th St, LaSalle,
Illinois 61301. This is a run to benefit Relay for Life Team: Dawn's Apostle Creed
X3. We will have an ABATE Booth set up
during sign up! Starved Rock member
Machelle Urban is the owner and a great
friend to ABATE!
Monthly Meeting Sunday June
5th: Mike's Brownstone Pizza at 1PM in
Troy Grove, Illinois.
Chapter Membership Run Sunday June
12th: Starts at Blue Collar Bikes in Spring
Valley and will end at the Mendota Moose
with a buffet dinner. If you join ABATE
as a new member, you will ride in the run
for free. Cost is $15.00 a person to be in
the run. Join us for friendship, food, and
fun!!
Illinois Motorcycle Freedom Run to
Marseilles: Saturday June 18th. We will
have a membership booth and State Bike
Raffle prizes at the downtown festival.
The Illinois Motorcycle Freedom Run. On
June 18th, 2016. We Honor and Remember. Learn about the mission of the Illinois
Motorcycle Freedom Run and the Middle
East Conflicts Wall Memorial. http://
www.ilmotorcyclefreedomrun.org/
Sunday July 10th we have been invited to
ride in the Oglesby Parade to honor Home
Town Heroes: The event organizers are
hoping to get 200-300 motorcycles to
LEAD the parade! The parade begins at
you sign up to become one that day,
the ride is free.
Northwest Region Co-Coordinators
Sandy Murrell- Freeport Chapter- 815291-7956-sanlee2@aol.com
Bud Lein- Open Road Chapter-815378-2997-blein47@gmail.com
Doug Van Horn has the Mann-iac
books. They’re $15 and contain 24
stops in IL, IA and WI. Pick one up. Cards
will be drawn in the fall.
As I mentioned last month, the Freeport
Memorial Day parade takes place May
30th. We’ll be gathering to line up downtown in the morning. The parade starts at
10. Please join us.
Our May chapter meeting will be held at
Logan’s in Freeport on the 15th beginning
at 12.30. As always, everyone is welcome.
Ride safely,
Jeanne Raia
1PM.
Monthly Meeting Sunday July
17th: 1PM at The Gunsmoke Grill in Cedar Point, Illinois. The kitchen will be
open. Gunsmoke Grill & Cedar Creek
Ranch is owned by Starved Rock ABATE
member Mark Williams. This is a very
cool place to visit! It’s located at 249 IL
Rt. 71, Cedar Point, IL
61316. Phone (815) 446-4017. Check it
out! Good food, good people, good music,
and a great atmosphere!
Tentative Chapter Picnic Saturday July
23rd at Katchewan Lake Campground in
South Streator. The campground is owned
by Starved Rock member Chris Wildy.
Day of Riding on Sunday August
7th: Details to follow. We hope to meet
for breakfast and then ride! More details to
follow.
Mendota Sweet Corn Festival: August
13th&14th. We will have a member ship
booth set up and will be selling tickets for
the 2016 State Bike Raffle prizes.
Monthly Meeting Sunday October 2nd
at 1pm: It will be at Ron Sisco’s on Rt. 52
west of Troy Grove on the north side of
the rode in his tool shed. Take a dish to
pass and your drinks. If you want to take
lawn chairs that would be ok. The address
is: 287 N 37th Rd Mendota, IL 61342
(815) 539-5259
Nora Kleckner
PR Officer-Starved Rock Chapter
LOCATION: King Pins, Fulton, Illinois
ATTENDEES:
1) Jim Rathburn (Ozzy)
2) Alisha Moore
3) Jacquie Turner (Jax)
4) Brian Briese
5) Jeff (Spyder)
6) Jerry Phillips (Chief)
7) Richard Petersen (Biggy)
8) James l'heureux
OPENING STATEMENTS
1) Jacquie Turner nominated as Temporary Secretary. Accepted (Jeff/Chief).
- Angel needed to step down/resign from
the position due to personal reasons.
- Jacquie would very much like to step into
the position, but had to decline as a 3rd
shoulder surgery is scheduled 4/13/2016
Let the fun times begin with the open
roads, crisp air, laughter, group rides, and
sharing ABATE with others. Wear your
ABATE and chapter clothing proudly.
Have your bike in excellent running order,
make good choices when riding, ride safe,
and ride free.
Have you made plans for the summer to
see the American Pickers at Antique Archaeology, rides to leather shops, places of
interest in northern Illinois, shop for a new
bike at dealers, socialize at bars and grills,
get a great meal at some “hidden” grills in
the area, try or participate with this year’s
Sturgis Rally? If you answered “YES”,
then you must have one of our books for
the SUMMER BOOK RUN. If you answered “no” or don’t know what I’m referring to…then you need to contact one of
the committee members for the books and
get your very own book. Books are $10
each and you have until September 30 to
get your books stamped at the stops. There
are 50 stops in our book spread out in the
Northwest Region of Illinois from Route
47 to the Mississippi River and I-80 to the
Wisconsin border with a couple outside the
area. We are giving away cash prizes to
those who visit at least 40 regular stops
(stops must stamp your book) and at least
one “bonus” stop. Those who accomplish
this feat will have chance(s) in a drawing
for the cash prizes. Post party will be Saturday, October 1 (all books must be turned
in by 4 pm on this day and drawing for
cash prizes will be at 5 pm). Over 150
books have been sold…so what are you
waiting for - call Steve on (630) 552-7825,
which will render the dominate arm/hand
without function for a few months. Jacquie
will also be moving to Texas later this
year.
- Currently there are no chapter bylaws
regarding nomination; volunteers are accepted.
- Open Nominations for a full-time secretary position no later than June 2016.
- Discussed the creation of bylaws in the
near future.
2) Motion to skip secretary notes from
previous meeting. Accepted (Biggy/Jeff)
NEW BUSINESS
1 ) New bank: First Gateway Crédit Union, Fulton, Illinois
-Closed previous account in Savanna, Illinois
Reasoning: There are two authorized persons allowed to manage the account; Jim
Rathburn and Alisha Moore. The Savan-
nah Bank required Jim to be at the bank
for Alisha to obtain detailed account information, requiring Alisha to make numerous trips to Savanna to little or no avail.
2) Motion to pay mileage to Alisha for
trips to Savannah Bank. Alisha stated "no
need" and denied the motion.
3) Downed Biker Fund
- The checkbook was in the negative.
* with new officers in position, moving
forward, the current balances in the new,
First Gateway Crédit Union account are as
follows:
- New checks are on order
- Two signatures are required: Jim
Rathburn / Alisha Moore
4) No new membership list has been received since January 2016
- Jim will call for an updated document
5) New Supporting Businesses
Todd on (630) 552-3507, Bill on (815) 786
-8171, or Linda on (630) 552-3828.
EVENTS:
The spring Train Run was on Saturday,
April 2. Kevin and his committee worked
hard planning an exciting day for everyone
including the train ride, prizes, card games,
new places, new faces, give-aways, and
having a great time. 65 anxious participants boarded the train in Aurora at 10:20
am to begin their adventure. Stops included The Sanctuary in Brookfield, The Garage in Berwyn, and Phil’s Bar & Grill in
Brookfield. Each place offered wonderful
hospitality, food, sports memorabilia, and
a good time. The Sanctuary was on three
levels full of sports themes, video games,
big screen TV, and all around fun; The
Garage offered a rustic cabin theme with
sports memorabilia and jello shots; Phil’s
had their famous taco bar and big screen
TVs. Kevin and his committee offered
50/50 chances, door prizes, poker hands,
and a great time.
Motorcycle Safety and Awareness:
The month of May has been designated as
“Motorcycle Awareness Month” through
proclamations issued by many local and
county governments, as well as past and
current Governors of Illinois. Our goal is
to raise awareness levels in all motorists,
that motorcyclists are returning to the
roads and highways in greater numbers.
During Motorcycle Awareness Month, our
members will be distributing motorcycle
safety posters and public service announcements at a Windshield Washing
event on Saturday, May 21, from 11 am to
1 pm at Casey’s in Sandwich and the new
Casey’s in Plano.
Plano Car and Bike Show - Sunday, July
17, time to be determined, at the Plano
American Legion at 510 E. Dearborn
Street in Plano. We’ll be working with our
friends at the Legion and also participating
in the show. The state bike will be here so
come visit us and check out the car/bike
show.
Turn Back Time Auto Show in Sycamore is Sunday, July 31, 10 am to
4 pm. This is a huge show that offers much more and lots to do. Our
Chapter members will be there and
so will the state bike raffle. Oh,
BTW, this is a stop on our Summer
Book Run project.
Proclamations have been taken to the cities
of Plano, Sandwich, Yorkville, Oswego,
and Somonauk as well as Little Rock
Township and DeKalb County. All should
be approved by their respective boards and
returned to submit to local media. All municipalities were very kind and receptive
working together for Motorcycle Awareness.
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- Per Alisha, motion for Mr. Z's Bar &
Restaurant, Thomson, Illinois is joining as
a supporting Business (Jeff/Biggy)
EVENTS
1) Motion for Downed Biker Fun Run to
be moved from 6/25/2016 to 6/11/2016.
Accepted (Jeff/Biggy)
- 6/25/2016 state party scheduled
- Jim to work on advertisement / flyer
OLD BUSINESS
Secretary position open
- addressed in Opening Statements
COMMENTS / OPEN DISCUSSION
1) Suggested fund raisi
- Bike rodeo
- BBQ
- Weigh locations options for further
discussion.
MOTION TO CLOSE MEETING
Accepted (Biggy/Jeff)
Check our Facebook page at Open Roads
ABATE for more details, other events, and
to share comments. Call Cliff (630) 5467519, Patti (815) 498-6025, or Nancy
(630) 742-4016 if you have questions or
suggestions.
Submitted by Linda Oleson, Public Relations Director
Pictures:
The 2016 Summer Run Books are available for $10. Buy yours now. Call Steve on
(630) 552-7825, Bill on (815) 786-8175,
Todd on (630) 552-3507, or Linda on
(630) 552-3828 or any Open Roads Chapter member.
Some of our members welcoming Train
Run participants - Northwest Region cocoordinator Bud Lein, Open Roads Chapter Safety and Education Chairperson Nancy Glover, Nancy’s sister-in-law Marie
Helm, Open Roads Chapter member Val
Lincoln, and Open Roads Legislative
Chairperson Sam Mataya.
FedPac chairperson
Membership Meeting - Next membership
meeting is scheduled for Saturday, June
25, 6 pm, Plano American Legion. This
date may be changed because of state party. Come visit us and see
what we are up to.
Dennis “Cleaver” Yeager had a great time
on the train fun run.
pool tournament and chili cook-off.
tickets into the event buy one now for $10
and get one free.
Here is a list of your Blackhawk events for
this year. May 14th Windshield wash at
Mile marker 28 on I-74 heading south, we
will meet at the Mc Donald's at 9:00a.m.
by the Quad City airport and ride out together, May 15th Bears for buddies meet at
the Rock Island County Courthouse signup
at 11:00am leave at 12 pm sharp, entry fee
one stuffed animal or stuffed bear ride
ends at Illiniwek Park Hampton, lunch
provided at the end of the ride. May 20th
run for the wings meet at Weibler's Harley
Davidson at 5p.m. leave at 5:30, casual
ride to JR’s, Wheatland Iowa for wings.
Order placed just before pulling out so
they are ready when we get there. June
19th Island Cr uise. June 24th through
the 26th Abate of Il state party Peter sburg Il. July 16 Blackhawk’s River Rally,
August 6th Sunset r un. September 16th
through the 18th Stateline Rally Keosauqua Iowa. September 24th Membership
Appreciation party. October 29th Haunted
loop run. November 12th Family fun night
and bowling. December 3rd broomstick
This starts
are busy season as we are doing our Motorcycle awareness events and getting
started with all our motorcycle events.
We had our first official bike event April
Fool’s run, but due to weather only 3 brave
members stayed on bikes and the rest of us
were in cars and trucks to utilize the heat
as the high was 31 degrees, we had two
routes planned and stuck to the shorter run.
Thank you to Neighbor’s Bar and Grill for
the awesome food they provided at the end
for us.
By the time this paper is in your hands we
will have had our 16th Annual blood drive
and membership drive combined and we
are hoping with the various media coverage that we have an awesome turn out.
The month of May is busy for us as a
chapter.
We have three Monday’s in a row booked
at two separate locations to accept Proclamations and thanks to our Officers that
have stepped up to help me be in two places and accepting the Proclamations for the
chapter. This year I changed how I send
the Proclamations out and up the number
we sent out as a chapter. We have had
great response and will be personally accepting some from cities and villages we
have never or not have been asked to accept them from in a long time. We have
had some different media outlets accept us
reaching out and will help to spread the
word about what we are about and some
upcoming events like the blood drive, our
Awareness Parade we have and our Memorial Run for the Veterans we do every
year. It shows that hard work and determination do pay off.
We have the following May events:
May 14th Annual Awareness Parade leaving Carlson Ice Arena in Loves Park, IL
and ending at Kegel’s Harley Davidson in
Rockford, IL. For those who don’t know
the area this is a route down a major road
that is a highly traveled road, we do have a
police escort along with police blocking
intersections for our safety and there is a
lot of visibility of the Start Seeing Motorcycle Sign and us on bikes, this is our local
effort of helping to show people we are out
there with hopes of saving those of us who
enjoy the freedom of the road from not
being seen. One less fatality is the goal to
what we do.
May 15th is the window wash event. Look
forward to hearing some stories of people
that are talked to while washing some windows and spreading the word about
A.B.A.T.E.
May 21st Memorial Run from VFW in
Loves Park, IL ending in VFW in Roscoe,
IL for the Veterans who fought for the
freedoms we enjoy in our day to day life.
We will be having some fun runs, a kid run
and other great new runs this year all from
suggestions of our members on what they
would like to see.
Our activities girl Becky has been busy
getting everything set up she is already
Blackhawk Brian Enburg here.
Hello
To keep you up to date on our meetings
and times I have listed them for the entire
year here. The name has recently changed,
but the location has not. The Red Angus
Bar and Grill 1443 1st street Silvis, right
on the Silvis border and across from Green
Chevrolet.
Meeting dates for 2016 as follows, 2nd
Sunday of each month at 1:30PM. May 8,
June 12, July 10, August 14, September
11, October 9, November 13, December
11.
As far as Bike nights this year we have
several in front of the River Rally as follows. We will be at Ducky’s Andalusia on
these dates. April 21st, May 12th, June
2nd, June 16th, June 30th, July 14th. Then
we will be at Choppers East Moline on
these dates. May 5th, May 19th, June 9th,
June 23rd, July 7th. Come on out and see
us.
Also this year for our River Rally we will
be raffling off the following: 1st place
Marlin 30-30 rifle, 2nd place Kel Tec pistol 9MM and 3rd place 1 night stay at the
Clarion in Moline, this is a motel package.
Chances are $3 each or 2 for $5. Raffle
tickets are available now, if you want tickets for yourself or to sell give me a call at
309-738-1769. The Blackhawk River Rally will be July 16th, so get your advance
To keep up with in the moment events or
upcoming Blackhawk goings on, check the
web site often. Blackhawk Chapter of Illinois A.B.A.T.E. - WIX.com.
Here is the latest. The State has changed
their policy of signing up membership to
receive a free membership. In the past it
has been sign up 10 members, get a free 1
year membership. Now the policy is sign
up 5 members and get a free membership,
this is retroactive back to January 1st 2016.
So get out there and get that member
signed up today to get your free membership when you reach 5.
See you all down the road,
Brian Enburg Benburg@aol.com E-mail
Cell #309-738-1769
into October with all the planning. You go
girl. Rock those activities.
We started a ride book this year for $10.00
per book with some great stops that were
suggestions from our members.
As members of A.B.A.T.E we are constantly fighting to keep the freedoms that
we currently enjoy. We say a big THANK
YOU to the officers and board for all the
countless hours they spend that we don’t
even know about.
Anyone interested in receiving our newsletter or flyers for our events. Please email
myself at cathy.kvachapter@yahoo.com.
Cathy Davenport
Public Relations Officer
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Hey NE Region,
I have a question for everyone. You’re
out riding on a beautiful Saturday afternoon, hopefully we’ll get one of those
pretty soon, you pull into a gas station,
you see a couple of people on their bikes
at the pumps fueling up, what do you do?
Do you pull up to a pump, nod in their
direction, fuel up and go on your merry
way? Or do you get off your bike, walk
over to them and ask them if they are
ABATE members?
I have another question for everyone. Did
you know that you now only need to sign
up 5 NEW ABATE members to earn a
FREE membership? Just 5, that’s all!
A handful of membership applications
doesn’t take up that much room in your
saddlebag, keep them handy, so the next
time you run into folks that may not know
what ABATE does, talk to them, hand
them an application, what have you got to
lose, the worst they can do is tell you
they’re not interested. (Don’t forget to
write your name on the application where
it says “Where did you hear about
ABATE?”, so that you get credit for signing up a new member.)
If you need applications, talk to your
chapter president or contact me and I will
be happy to supply you with some!
May happening’s in the NE Region:
Sunday May 1, 2016 – Peotone Swap
Meet Will County Fairground – 10 am-4
pm
Wednesday May 4, 2016 – River Valley
Meeting – Beef O’Brady’s – 7 pm
Saturday May 7, 2016 – Southern DuPage Chapter Shooters & Scooters –
Bono’s Pub – NOON
Wednesday May 11, 2016 – Will County
Meeting – Cantigny VFW – 7:30 pm
Saturday May 14, 2016 – Chicago Chapter Spring Fling – LaBaugh Woods –
NOON
Tuesday May 17, 2016 – DuKane Chapter Meeting – West Chicago American
Legion – 7:30 pm
Wednesday May 18, 2016 – Windy City
Meeting – Montford Pointe Marine Assoc. – 7 pm
Wednesday May 18, 2016 – Chicago
Chapter Meeting – The Brewery – 7:30
pm
Thursday May 19, 2016 – South Suburban Meeting – Glenn Makers American
Legion – 7 pm
Monday May 23, 2016 – Southern DuPage Meeting – Bono’s Pub – 7:30 pm
Thursday May 26, 2016 – Northern Meeting – Anastasia’s – 7:30 pm
Check out the NE Region Online Calendar for more information: https://
teamup.com/ks8d89d639db0c4f71
Happy Almost Spring!
We have some dates set up for fun times.
Spring Fling: May 14th at LaBaugh
Woods. Gates open at noon. Advance
tickets can be purchased at Harlem Addison Auto and at the meetings. We will
have vendors, biker games, kid games,
food (while it lasts) and beer. Come out
and bring the family and friends for a
great day.
Day at the Ren Fair: August 20th.
Same ticket code as usual. Flyers are now
available at the meetings! This is always
a great day to spend with friends and
family. And remember, the ticket code is
good while Bristol Fair is open, July 9th
thru Labor Day.
From our President: We are going
GREEN to save some Green. What does
this mean? It means that we need your
email address if you want to get the
Chapter newsletter. To save money we
will not be sending them out anymore.
There will be 3 ways to get a copy; 1) via
email, 2) on our website and 3) come to a
meeting and pick up one of the few we
will print up. If you want it sent via
email, just email me and I’ll put it on our
list. My email is at the end of the article.
Continue to email me if you want you
copy via email. I’ve had a lot of responses so far!
Bring your club event flyers to the meetings. Pass them around! Make sure you
get a copy to me so that I can add it the
news article. I need a 3 month advance
notice.
Stop in and see what some of the clubs
are doing. MOB usually has something
going on Friday nights. LAMAS is another great place to stop and visit!
Chicago Motorcycle Guide: is all new
thanks to our chapter member Skip Robinson. He’s worked hard to get it back up
and running. You can add your chapter
parties/runs at
www.chicagomotorcycleguide.com or
email Skip at CgoBiker@ameritech.net.
Our lovely Safety and Ed director needs
volunteers to help out at the schools. Diane is running for a County Office so she
needs help with classes while she is out
campaigning for votes. Please contact
Diane for dates and schools!
Check the website,
www.chicagoabate.com, or come to the
meetings to get the information early. We
are planning some great events that you
do not want to miss!
Meeting Dates:
2016 Meetings
May 18
June 15
July 20
August 17
September21
October 19
November 16
December 21
Membership Meetings are on the third
Wednesday of the month at 7:30pm at
The Brewery at 3848 North Harlem
Ave, Chicago.
We are geared up for our second annual
Shooters ‘N’ Scooters on Saturday, May
7, 2016. Meet at Bono’s Pub, 2029 Ogden Ave. in Lisle at 12:30 p.m., then ride
over to Article II in Lombard for target
shooting, then back to Bono’s for fun and
prizes. $50 a person includes mandatory
safety orientation, 9mm pistol rental, 20
rounds of target practice, and 5 rounds of
competitive target shooting. Prizes will
be awarded for top 3 accurate shooters
(poker target). Questions? Contact Phil
Chopp at 630-632-0921. Order your tickets online at
www.shootersnscooters.com. This event
is limited to thirty people, so if you want
to go, be sure to get your tickets now.
We are also busy planning our 15th annual Topless Tour held on the first Sunday of June, which this year is June 5,
2016. Tickets and t-shirts are available
on our website,
www.southerndupageabate.org. This is a
great country ride with over 100 miles
Dawn Winterfeldt
NE Region Coordinator
815-839-6318
Dw4ever29@aol.com
Debbe “Moon” KuppinJ
(MamaMoonK@att.net)
stop-light free!
Both events are held rain or shine, so we
hope to see you there!
Our next meeting is Monday, May 23,
2016, 7:30 p.m., at Bono’s Pub, 2029
Ogden Ave., Lisle IL.
Diana Rebechini, Legislative
Southern DuPage Chapter
drinking ] + All the traffic is going in the
same direction! No need to street race.
Be safe.
Hello from So. Suburban,
Historically, Illinois has always gone
hand to handlebar. In the middle of the
nation with mostly flat land to ride
through there is plenty of motorcycle
things happening. The racing season is in
full swing rain or cold. In the past there
was a big time Hill Climb in Cary [ I
seen pictures ] now I go to Polo, Il. For
the Rock River Riders hill climb on Fathers Day.
How about the Peoria TT Races [ what a
great track ] Many great drag race tracks
like Byron or Cordova. Well into the 50’s
the Springfield Mile was the race track to
win.
All flat track motorcycle races led up to
this mile for the season final. If you won
THIS race you were champion of the
YEAR. It is still one of the fastest dirt
tracks in the world and they have 2 major
races on major Holiday weekends. The
idea here is to pick a venue, pick a date,
pick a route, pick up your friends… and
go for a RIDE. Many of these and other
tracks like ‘Blackhawk Farms’ also have
race training days or grudge matches
where anyone can go racing if you pay a
fee, pass tech inspection, wear proper race
gear and have the right attitude. [ no
Short and
sweet this month, folks:
The book run books should be available
for purchase in any of our stops. Please
buy a book and have fun riding to different places all over northern IL this season.
All Will County members should have
received a postcard listing the dates for
our planned dinner runs. Please plan to
attend as many as you can.
Our Safety and Ed program is going well
UPCOMING EVENTS
5/29 Legion Post #474: 2 bands with Pig
Roast 11am till 10pm $15 Advance $20
@ gate.
Whiskey & Harmony then the Hard Rock
Fossils. Dinner about 5pm, beer till it’s
empty.
Non Abate $35 comes with 1 year membership!!
South Suburban’s Summer Bash ‘Rights
of Summer’ 8/27 Frankfort VFW # 1493
3 Bands, 4 Kegs, VFW kitchen has the
food available. Vendors, Bike events,
door prizes, bike show and more fun to
join in with. Advance tickets $15. @ gate
is $25.
9/23 ‘Midnight bike tour Chicago’
lineup? @ 7pm. More info at meetings.
10/29 South Suburban Halloween Bash
11/12 Candle lite Bowl night.
12/03 Kids Christmas Party then Adult
Party that night.
Many more events going on in our neck
of the woods, come to our meetings with
some friends and make your plans!!!
So. Suburban Vice Leo O’Connor
since our S&E Coordinator, Paul, retired.
We've given presentations to over 300
kids as of this writing, with many more on
the way. Job well done, Paul!
Our Products Coordinator had to resign
for personal reasons. We're looking for a
person or team to sell our products at
events and meetings and maintain the
inventory of products. Please contact
Mike or me if you are interested.
Respectfully Submitted,
John Faulhaber
VP, Will County Chapter
River Valley ABATE
May is Motorcycle Awareness
Month!!!
River Valley Brothers & Sisters,
We had a GREAT meeting last month.
I want to thank everyone who came out
and especially those that braved the
cold and winds to bring their bikes and
signed up for the Summer in the Saddle
Contest. Remember, if you couldn’t get
your bike to the April meeting, you can
bring it to any membership meeting up
to and including the September meeting. Final mileage will be taken at the
October meeting, and your bike MUST
be present. Prizes will be awarded to
the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners at
the November meeting. (Cash prizes
will be determined by the amount of
bikes registered)
At the last meeting, the members asked
if it was possible to have more weekend
meetings. It is definitely possible for
next year. We are committed to our
schedule for 2016, but I will look into
scheduling more weekend meetings for
2017. I am thinking that the majority of
the weekend meetings will take place
during the riding season, that way we
can finish the meeting and, weather
permitting, take a ride afterwards.
A few months back, I took on the responsibility of NE Region Coordinator.
I was worried that this new job would
interfere with my main focus, the River
Valley Chapter. In some ways it has. I
find myself getting bogged down with
the little things, like returning phone
calls, e-mails and such. One of my officers, Paddy Brennan, saw that I was
getting a little overwhelmed and he
graciously offered to assist me with
these things. I am happy to announce,
that Paddy Brennan, current River Valley Membership Co-Coordinator, is
now also the River Valley Chapter Vice
President. Thank you Paddy for stepping up!! If you find it difficult to reach
me or I do not return a call or e-mail,
please reach out to Paddy, you can find
his contact information on our chapter
website: www.rivervalleyabate.org.
Speaking of the NE Region, I cannot
express enough how important it is for
all of us in the NE Region to support
each other. Each chapter has events
coming up throughout the year. Some
of these events are just for fun and
some of the events are that chapter’s
main fundraising event for the year.
Whatever the case, consider attending
other chapters’ events and show your
support. Just this weekend, Dave and I
attended the South Suburban Bunny
Bar Hop and Adult Egg Hunt. This
event was free to attend and we had a
great time!! I haven’t been on an Easter
Egg Hunt for many (many) years, and I
had a blast looking for eggs and excited
with the prizes that I won. (Especially
my little light up rubber ducky!).
ABATE stands for A BROTHERHOOD AIMED TOWARDS EDUCATION. So let’s put a little more
BROTHERHOOD into the NE Region!
River Valley will have an information/
membership booth set up at the May 1,
2016 Peotone Swap Meet from 10 am –
4 pm. (Please note that the date has
changed for this event. It was on the
calendar for May 7, 2016) Come on out
and see us, and remember that Mother’s
Day is the following Sunday. Can you
think of a better Mother’s Day gift than
an ABATE of Illinois Membership? I
certainly can’t….
By the time you read this, the 3rd Annual River Valley Spaghetti Dinner will
have come and gone. I will have a report next month.
Did you know that you can earn a
FREE Membership from ABATE of
Illinois? Yes, I said FREE. How you
ask? Easy! Sign up just 5 NEW
ABATE members between January 1,
2016 and December 31, 2016 and you
will earn yourself a FREE 1-year membership. FYI, members are NOT required to own a motorcycle or even ride
one, they only have to be passionate
about preserving and protecting our
motorcycling
FREEDOMS, so please keep that in
mind when recruiting new members.
(When you give out membership applications, please make sure you write
your name in the line that reads “Where
did you hear about ABATE?” to make
sure that you receive credit for signing
up that member.) If you need applications let me know, I have plenty to
spare!
The next River Valley Membership
Meeting is:
Wednesday May 4, 2016
7 PM
Beef O’Brady’s
547 Main St
Bourbonnais
(Next to the Jewel/Osco on Route 102)
I look forward to hearing from River
Valley Members. Please feel free to
contact me with any questions, concerns or ideas. Check out what is happening in the NE Region this year:
https://teamup.com/
ks8d89d639db0c4f71 River Valley
Chapter website:
www.rivervalleyabate.org
Until next time…
Dawn
815-839-6318 (call or text)
Dw4ever29@aol.com
Windy City Chapter
The “In Memory Of “ Program
If you have a special member, vendor, sponsor or supporter that
you would like to honor with a memorialization you can do so in
the state paper.
There is a fee of $25.00 per issue to run this business card size
memorialization. Send a picture and a brief write up for this
special person. This can be emailed to
abateilnews@hotmail.com. You can do this as a chapter or an
individual. If you have any questions about this please send
them to Carla at abateilnews@hotmail.com.
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for out there they have been great to me.
I Thank God everyday that at my age I
got this opportunity with a great company.
A couple of reminders May 1st meeting
is the Awareness Ride to Springfield
leaving VFW Creve Coeur 10:00 AM to
ride to Lincoln to meet up with other
chapters then to Springfield this is the
most important ride of the year so get
them bikes ready to ride.
Rally in the Valley is going very well
going to be a great party. Grand National's is going well more to come.
Meeting for Grand National's always 3rd
Tuesday 6:30 Driftwood.
Off-Road event to be announced later
still looking for a committee please get
involved with all these events we really
need the help.
Hello brothers
and sisters. looks like Spring is finally
upon us and warm weather means good
riding weather. Save for the extremely
windy days in the beginning of April,
hopefully the wind will lay and the riding will be much more enjoyable. The
chapter made a donation to American
Legion Post 100 in Washington, IL. for
help in buying supplies to do repairs on
the Legion Hall building. Being as we
have our meetings there and not charged,
it the least we could do to help out. We
have our meetings there, second Sunday
of the month at 1pm.
We had our four chapter chili cook off
at Hogs N Dogs in March. We had a
great turn out and look forward to next
years event. The Rally in the Valley is all
set and all the bands have been lined up.
We still are looking for volunteers to
help out Friday and Saturday. If you can
give an hour or two it will be greatly
appreciated. It takes a lot of manpower
and volunteers to pull off a great event
and to make it fun. Hopefully the weather will cooperate this year and it is nice
both days.
Hope everyone has done the T_Clock
each time they begin their ride and make
sure you always have a extra jacket or
hoodie on the bike in case the weather
becomes cooler in the evenings. Also
keep hydrated and take frequent rest
stops to let the blood circulate through
your legs and feet to get back to riding
and be less fatigued. Hope to see you at
the next meeting. This is Snowman,
stands up, let's ride!!!!!
Hello
Pathfinders
Blessing Of Bikes is Saturday April 23rd.
-10am..At the Crossing - Mt. Sterling IL.
There will be Bike Blessing 2016 stickers available as well as a Chapter fun
ride after Blessing. Road Captain -Mark
Phillips will be determining the route.
We welcome brother chapters and friends
to attend. We are hoping for a beautiful
day. Pathfinders are kicking off new
chapter event " Bike Day's ". This will
start with Sponsor Jay &Nancy's in Golden Il. Saturday - April 30th. 2 pm.-6pm.
There will be Karaoke by Invation Entertainment of Quincy Il. Games and raffles during this time. This is a twist on
Bike Night's. To promote visiting more
sponsors in our area on regular bases.
A huge shout out to Officers and Committee members for stepping up all the
hard work in organizing and setting up
fun events for this years rides and monthly events for chapter members and
friends. Chapter membership is growing
slowly but steady. We would like to see a
few more members step up and help with
events and be more active in the chapter.
We have had a awesome response back
from Sponsors and Brother Chapters on
how organized and professional chapter
events are handled and set up. Thank you
to new officers for stepping up to the
challenges and returning officers and
members who serve on these committee's. Sponsor & Membership. Annual
Cook Out is at Lloyd and Brenda Leenerts house Saturday - May 14th. 5:30pm.
Everyone is welcome to join us and bring
a friend or two. W.C.R. Committee
members will be meeting May 14th.
5pm. also that evening there.
Pathfinders President Tim
Kendrick and Vice President Lloyd
Leenerts is digging in literally on ATVUTV Mud Sh?t Sling Event. Pathfinders
Chapter will be hosting a ATV-UTV
Mud Sh?t Sling Saturday - July 9th. sign In starts at 9 a.m. We would love to
see other chapters in West Central Area
and other regions off road enthusiast join
the fun. General Public fee is 5.00 a person. 20.00 a rider fee per class. Look on
Pathfinders Facebook page for posting of
rules and event. Food and music, Pathfinder Sponsor, Demo's. by Smith Brothers Powersports ., TNT Taders and more
are also planned. No Alcohol will be
allowed during this event.
A Memorial Ride or Kevin "Cap"
Goudschaal is planned for Saturday July 23rd.more details you can watch for
more details on flyer. Free Food and
Music along with a Fun Run Ride is
Planned to Cap's favorite stops.
Pathfinders Chapter is selling. AR15.
223-Wild Gun Raffle tickets 1 for 10.00
or 3 for 25.00 We will be sell these April
- November to help raise chapter funds to
do more events and activities. You do not
need to be present to win. Must hold a
IL. F.O.I.D. Card and wait 24 hours for
pick up after drawing Nov.13th after
Chapter Meeting at Ridge View Winery
in Mt. Sterling Il.
We would like to extend open arms and
warm hearts to our Brother Chapter
Members Lost wanting to stay involved
in Abate functions. We would love to see
you join any of the West Central Chapters and stay current members.
Hello Brothers and Sisters,
Hope all is well with everyone. As most
of you know I finally got my dream job
with Kroger's Refrigeration department I
have been at it for over a month I don't
believe there's a better company to work
Well enough said.
Let's Ride
Trapper George
Oceans Of Love & God Bless All
Pathfinders Chapter Secretary,P.R.,
Sponsor, & Newsletter Officer
Spring is finally here and hoping that
mother nature will be good to us and
provide us with some beautiful weather
soon!!
By the time this article is printed, Central has had their first scheduled fun
run of the year. It was a very chilly
day for the Shake Down Ride but we
had a very good turnout. 2 wheels and
some 4 wheels came out for an afternoon of riding and a good
time. Thanks to all of our area bars
that provided us with super hospitality!! With our first ride we also started
the 2nanl Sore Bunz Mileage Run. It
will be interesting to see the miles
some riders will put on their bikes this
year. Also April 30th is our scheduled
Awareness Parade starting at Reimans
in Kewanee and traveling to Nees in
Galesburg. Sign up is 11 am till 1 pm
and bikes will roll out around 1:15
pm. Sunday May 1 is the State Awareness Ride to Springfield and I know
that Central will have some members
attending.
May brings us again to having our
yearly scheduled Windshield Wash on
Interstate 74 north of Woodhull May
7th. It is always a good day and great
way to promote awareness. May 21st
we will also be having our 2nd Fulton
County Youth Ride with sign up from
11 am till 1 pm at The Brown Jug in
Trivilo. This ride will have us traveling to different locations in Fulton
Brenda Leenerts
County. The proceeds for this ride go
to our 4 youth riders to help with some
of their expenses that they have during
their season!! Last year we endured
one of the roughest days of riding for
this and hopefully we have a beautiful
day and some great support for these
kids!! They are our future!! Heading
into June we will have our Shake
Down Ride on the 4th. Signup will be
at Nees from 11 am till 1 pm. Also in
the works we are going to have a bike
night this summer. June 10 we will be
at Gimpys in Rio, July 8th at The Corral in Galesburg and August 19th at
The Woodshed in Monmouth.
This year Central IL ABATE celebrates their 35th Bash August 2628. Mark your calendars now. Plans
are in the works to make this the best
yet. We are also raffling off another
883 Sportster. Tickets are available
up until the day that we draw. Tickets
are 2 for $5 or $3 each.
Our scheduled general membership
meeting is on the 2nd Sunday of the
month at Harley's Pub in Galesburg at
6 pm. BOD meeting is at 5 pm. Please
come and attend to see what the chapter is got in the works. As always we
also like to hear from everyone and
always looking for ideas/suggestions
on getting the word out about
ABATE!!! Also follow us on Facebook for any upcoming events and
chapter info.
Ride Safe!!!
Dawn Lair
Spoon River
Riders Chapter
REGION COORDINATOR
REPORT
Spring is close well the warm weather is
couple of things remember to T-CLOCK
your bike and YOU ,and your Passen-
Hello
Members, Neighbors and Other Friends!
Your Old River officers and reps for 2016
are:
President - Diane Ragan 820-5374
Vice-President - Ed Storm 774-1035
Secretary - Lisa Best 774-7809
Treasurer - Kim Wiley
Board Rep - OPEN
Alternate Board Rep - Diane Ragan 8205374
Activities - Alan Ragan 820-5374
Off-road - Bruce Hancock
Legislative Rep - Darrell Best 774-7809
Safety-n-Ed - Darrell Best 774-7809
Public Relations – OPEN
Feel free to call them with your questions,
ideas, and to help plan an event. The
Chapter is looking for someone to help
with the social media. Our facebook
needs help. It would also be nice to have a
web page. Help!!!! Please. We may be
calling on Liberty’s webmaster for a
hand, so if you, Glen Brunson, have not
yet been contacted, beware.
In our continued attempt to find a good
State Line Riders
Chapter
Howdy State Line Riders,
Our March meeting at the Hideout Bar &
Bait went well. We had 42 members
present. Big thanks to Derrick Carlson
for having us. Vice president Rey Montez led the meeting for president Tom
Rutledge who is recuperating from back
surgery. The May 14th poker run was
Hello
all
and
keeping it short,
A big shout out to all that helped with our
annual Easter Egg Hunt to make it a huge
success and the smiles on the children
were priceless. A special thank you to the
Lincoln Community High School Nation-
Hello Everyone... Our
chapter is about to get busy, as we'll as, all
of the other chapters. If it ever warms up
outside, there will be a lot going on and
things to do. So, when you get back out
there, make sure your bike and your body
& mind are ready for riding. Please ride
safe and smart, watch for pot holes, grass
clippings, and stuff laying in the road that
could cause a accident, and as always,
watch out for cagers. I hope everyone can
attend the Safety Awareness Rally this
year. It's always a great event to attend.
There will be a list of our chapter events
Hello Iron
Riders and ABATE nation.
Our April meeting was well attended.
Thanks to those members who were there.
Most of our discussion was around
our July 30th Barb And Bruce Memorial
ger lets make we all are ready to ride .
Chapters please make sure you have an
up dated list of officers and contacts into
the state office manger after every election in case we need to get in touch with
your chapter. Ok now on to the fun stuff
May 1st Safety Awareness rally would
day and time for our meeting, they have
been changed to the first Wednesday
(wing night) of each month at 7 PM at the
Sit-n-Sip. Our next meeting will be on
April 6th. We hope to see you there.
like to see a Large number from the East
Central region as usual we will stage at
the IDOT building and ride to the capitol
at 1pm . June 3, 4, and 5th will be Eastern’s Summer Boogie and the East Central Region party will be held in conjunction with the Boogie . July 23rd we will
don’t feel any older but you may after that
night. There was great music featuring
Doug Meeks (always a good time).
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have a camp out at the Piatt county fair
grounds more details to come . A lot of
chapter activity's get out and enjoy .
Thank you to all for your support
Scooter
by Crossroads and Liberty for “Operation
Windshield Wash”. I will be leaving the
Chapel at noon to be to the rest stop (if it
is open) from 1 – 3. Afterwards we generally find something else to do for a while.
The State Party will be held June 23rd 26th. It is always a good time.
After years of dedication to attending the
Board of Directors meeting on behalf of
our Chapter, Larry (Hawkeye) Lieb is
finally turning it over. Thank you for all
your service as Board Rep Larry! Al Ragan and Ed Storm will be taking that position. Thank you guys, we hope you enjoy
those long Saturday meetings!
Come attend the monthly meetings. They
are held at the Sit-n-Sip in Shelbyville on
the first Wednesday of the month at 7PM.
We hope to see you there.
Don’t forget to check out Old River
ABATE’s facebook from time to time to
see if anything is planned or perhaps even
impromptu. Feel free to coach us on how
to use our facebook more effectively.
What has happened lately?
On Saturday, April 9th the Moonshine
Rally happened. I don’t know how it
turned out since it has not happened as of
this writing... but it is suppose to be cool
to cold. We will hope it is dry and everyone has a nice ride (and moonburger).
On Saturday, April 23rd the Blessing of
the Bikes took place at the Best Wedding
Chapel in Shelbyville. It hasn’t happened
yet either but I am sure there a good turnout. I enjoy seeing friends from the home
area as well as the neighboring chapters.
Liberty Chapter comes through and enhances the event by having their shakedown run. I hope you get to ride with
them for a while since I can’t, I get to
work.
The evening of April 23rd at the VFW
there was a big annual birthday celebration. Happy birthday Rick Wiley, Dennis
Wade, Dave Reifsteck, Al Ragan, Jamie
Meeks, and Betty Meeks! We hope you
What is going on?
As in the past we are running around
Shelby County in March and April reaching out to each of the mayors in Shelby
County so that they, like our governor can
proclaim May as “Motorcycle Awareness
Month”. In 2015 100% of the Shelby
County mayors cooperated with that
awareness program. Good job to those
who went riding with a purpose (Rick
Wiley) and if you get a chance, thank
your local mayor. This year I am getting
helped out by Rick Wiley (again) and
Larry (Hawkeye) Lieb. Thanks guys!
Hopefully, like last year the Shelby County mayors are concerned about the safety
of motorcyclists in their communities.
Sunday May 1st is the Safety & Awareness Rally to the Capitol. Weather permitting it can be a great day. There are lots of
motorcycles to look at. There is a fun parade ride through Springfield ending at
the Capitol and a lot of riding to the event
and back.
On Sunday, May 23rd we will be joined
discussed and this is what is
planned. Our meeting will be at 10:30
before the start of the poker run at member Tony Shervino's Westside Bar at 119
W Oak Street in Watseka, IL. Sign up
for the poker run will start at 11 with a
$10 entry fee and kickstands up at
noon. Bikes, cars and trucks are all welcome. The stops will be Ne's Place in
Piper City, Kettle's Tap and Grill in Roberts, Lake Bar in Sibley, The Sand Trap
in Gibson City and member Tim Nolan's
Piper's Place in Rankin. We are looking
at a 100 plus miles run. Be ready for a
good ride. Piper's Place in Rankin, being
the last stop, will have food for us when
we get there.
We are piggy-backing our meetings with
events to help keep everyone's calendar
open. The June meeting will be before
the summer party at president Tom
Rutledge's house at 212 East Wyman St
in Hoopeston.
Yard signs (Watch For Motorcycles) are
available on a prepaid basis. T-shirts and
hoodies will also be ordered, also on a
prepaid basis.
Tell your friends about ABATE, recruit
new members and lets grow this chapter
into something. We are 207 members
strong right now. Being this is a group
activity,all members are encouraged to
attend the meetings and events. We can
surely use all input from everyone.
State Line Riders ride safe.
al Honor Society for there help filling the
tremendous amount of eggs we had at
Logan Lanes and to all that donated to the
event. List we put together at our last
chapter meeting and hope we did not forget anyone that donated cash, candy, bikes
or toys.
C.J.Sweck, Heather Ashby, Ron & Lois
Thornton, Johnny Jacks, Jack Mer-
reighn, Rick Hennessey, IGA, Walmart,
Kroger, Ron's Towing, Americian Legion Post 263, True Body Works, Anerician Septic Softball Team, Big R,
Thorntons's, Quick N Easy, Duvall's
Automotive, Lincoln Theater, AAA
Siding.
Cathy Green for heading that up.
We had a great time attending a couple of
other events the Bike Blessing hosted by
Lois & Ron Thornton and the Chili / Pool
Tournament hosted by Children Of The
Corn Chapter and sending thanks to both
for the invites and we will be attending
many more in the future.
We also gathered up some donations for
the Special Olympics thanks to Daren and
Let’s ride!
Brother Darrell
Later,
Frank
See you at the next meeting,
Jack
with this article if any other chapters would
like to join any of our activities, or if you
have any questions about them call me 217
-412-4801. I would like to say congrats to
Julie Pratt for wining the Walther 9mm in
the E.C.R. gun raffle. Something else all of
us A.B.A.T.E. members need to work on is
MEMBERSHIP!!! Numbers are really
dropping down state-wide. I can't imagine
why people would not want to be an
A.B.A.T.E. member with all we have to
offer. We all need to get our numbers up
by getting new members and old ones back
and getting people involved. I don't even
want to think about what it would be like
having restrictions. So whatever kind of
sales pitch you have to get people to join
and get involved best start using it. We
have a lot of good people in our chapter
and I want to thank them for being apart of
it. Below are our events - you can also
Like our Facebook page to see upcoming
events.
Sat, May 7- Sign Day @ Air King - Decatur; 11A-1P
Sat, May 21 - Sign Day @ 5-Points Intersection - Decatur, 11A-1P; Chapter Mtg to
follow
Sat, June 11 - Flag Day Run Starting @
Coziahr HD; Signup 10A-11A
Sun, June 12 - Chapter Mtg @ Cookout @
Lincoln Trails Park Harristown @ 1P
Sat, July 16 - Car/Bike Wash @ Wild Dog
Saloon Decatur, 11A-2P
Sat, July 30 - Overnight Run to Alton Details TBD
Fri, Aug 5-Sat, Aug 7 - Bike Parking @
Air King during Decatur Celebration
Sat, Sept 24 - Chicks-N-Charge Run - Details TBD
Sat, Oct 15 - Scavenger Hunt Run - Details
TBD
Sun, Dec 11 - Chapter Meeting & Potluck DAV Decatur @ 1P
Veterans Run. This run will begin at the
Sit-n-Bull in Hudson IL, sign in will be
from 11-1. The final stop will be Kicks in
Towanda. Kicks serves food, and has a
nice beer garden overlooking historic
Route 66. Come on now, a great day of
puttin around ending with great grub and
live music right next to the original motor
freedom highway. All this while helping
out Veterans and Families in need! You
must put this on your calendar. My son
and I are preparing for the live music and
plan to bring in some special guests to perform for ya.
help with something desirable to have in
the auction.
We would like to have a couple special
items to have a silent auction. Please get
ahold of any Iron Riders officer if you can
Until I see you guys again, Ride Smart and
Be Safe. Jim
Now get out there and ride!
Steve
NEXT MEETING June 4 ath Sit-N-Bull in
Hudson, 1:00.
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The April meeting was held at Elliott's
Corner Junction in Pontiac on Sunday
April 10th at 1:00pm with 14 members
attending. After calling us to order, Brian
led us in the Pledge of Allegiance.
The March meeting newsletter as published in the state paper was accepted.
Sonny gave the Treasurer's Report. The
Treasurer's report was accepted.
Brian gave the Legislative Report. Bills
we are Supporting: SB2869, Highway CD
Recreational Trails Fund, provides that
money received under the Recreational
Trails Program should not be used for general highway maintenance. HB4315, provides that Illinois Route 66 license plates
can be affixed to motorcycles having an
engine over 150cc. Requires the Secretary
of State to issue a version of the Route 66
This newsletter is brought to you after the 2016
Spring Fever Run. First, a big thank you
goes out to Greg Cler for heading up this
first run of the year. We had 10 bikes and
23 people register for the run. Jim Brewer
won the fire safe drawing and decided to
take the $500 cash prize, so there will be
another drawing for the gun/fire safe, more
information to come. Marble hand was
won by Sheppy Cler. Dan Hutton and Alan
Zehr had the honor of being the biggest
losers in the marble hand and split $5 for
their luck.
Heads up EASTERN members! We need
you, there are so many activities, events,
and opportunities to get plugged in and
make a difference for bikers everywhere.
The first step is to come to our meetings
the 2nd Sunday of each month at the
Rantoul Pizza Pub at 1pm. Your input
counts and don’t forget to bring a friend
who isn’t a member yet.
The Summer Boogie is starting to take
shape, thank you to all who are helping
make this event happen. This year Eastern’s Summer Boogie will also be the East
Central Regional Party and the 30th anniversary of Eastern IL ABATE! Please contact Jerry Reifsteck @ 217-898-5140
NOW to volunteer. We need people to
work shifts at the front gate, sling some
Hello everyone,
I must say this weather has been typical
for our area...doesn't really know what it
wants to do. Not a lot to report this month.
We are working on putting together a motorcycle run for the chapter on May 21st.
We are still hammering out the details for
the route. As in the past many of us will
be attending Summer boogie ( Eastern
party) which is also the East central ReAmerican Red
Cross –
Tracy Peterson spoke to the chapter to
answer questions about our upcoming
blood drive Aug. 19 at the VFW in Mattoon from 2-6 PM. A person can donate
blood six times a year. She thanked our
chapter for their willingness to sponsor a
blood drive.
Vice President –
3/20/16 I & Bonnie Brunson, attended a
safety motorcycle class at Coziahr Harley
Davidson dealership. About 40 others attended from area A.B.A.T.E. chapter. Jodi
West, from Prairieland ABATE, conducted
the class with Mike Koester, ABATE of
Illinois, Inc. Safety Coordinator. This class
was definitely worthwhile. A good presentation of this motorcycle awareness and
safety program. I would recommend others
to attend if they get the opportunity. Lessons were about T-clock checklist, awareness of motorcycle conditions, how to ride
smart, equipment, road hazards, rider impairment, proper signaling, defensive driving, and a lot more. So I sign out by stating, "MAKE SMART DECISIONS, ride
safe and be responsible for your ride.”
4/2/16 I & Bonnie Brunson; Joel and Carol
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license plates in a form appropriate for
motorcycles. Bills that we oppose:
SB2841, provides that any person under
the age of 18 who is operating an offhighway vehicle on public land, shall be
trained and certified through a Stateapproved off-highway vehicle safety
course. The Legislative report was accepted.
There was no Safety And Education Report.
Al gave the Public Relations Report. Fliers
are up for the Broomstick Pool Tournament, and TV and radio spots are running
on local cable access and local radio stations. Al is going to Springfield to meet
with state officials about land for the ATV
Park. There was some discussion about
property. The Public Relations Report was
accepted.
Mark gave the Activities Report. There is
a Broomstick Pool Tournament at Scotty's
Place in Pontiac on Saturday April 16th.
Sign up is from 12pm to 1pm. Must be at
least 21 years of age to participate. The
Heartland Chapter Memorial Run is coming up on Saturday May 21st. The Activities Report was accepted.
There was no Membership Report.
Sylvie gave the Products Report. New
products that were ordered have arrived.
Prices from the vendor went up, so we
need to raise the sale prices. Older stuff
that isn't selling may be marked down to
help sell them. There was discussion about
finding another t-shirt maker that has lower prices. The Products Report was accepted.
Under Old And New Business, the chapter
bought raffle tickets for the East Central
Region raffle and won a 9mm pistol.
There was discussion about re-raffling the
gun to raise money. Need to talk to Scott
Carter about the legalities. A motion was
made to sell 500 tickets to re-raffle the
pistol. A chapter member offered to make
the tickets. Larry suggested getting tickets
from Office Max. The motion to re-raffle
the pistol was approved. Al will handle the
transfer to a local gun dealer. Chiggerfest
will be at a new location, moved from
Moores Mill to Ray's place. A question
was asked if we should have a greeter at
meetings. The Pontiac Sportsman's Club is
having a Mothers Day breakfast on Sunday May 8th.
The meeting was adjourned at 1:40pm.
The chapter thanks Elliott's Corner Junction in Pontiac for hosting our meeting.
The next meeting will be held at Krossroads in Cullom on Sunday May 15th at
1:00pm.
beer, among other glamourous duties. This
year we will have some new rodeo events
that are sure to be crowd pleasers, riders
start practicing! Don’t forget Barb’s
Bloody Mary’s will be available on Saturday morning as a cure for your Friday
night shenanigans.
There is still time to finish filling up our
Boogie Book. If you have any questions in
regards to pricing and what pages are still
available contact Deanna Zehr @ 217/6437374.
July Events:
Eastern’s first 4th of July float will be in
Rantoul’s parade! We are looking for Motorcycles golf carts, and ATV’s. You are
welcome to ride in the parade, if you want
your bike trailered please
contact us soon as space is limited. This is
a family friendly event you can ride, or
walk. Come help us celebrate our freedom
and educate the public as to what ABATE
stands for. For more information contact
Dan Hutton @ 217/530-2054
7/10 - CHAPTER MEETING! Activities
@ 12:30pm, General meeting @ 1pm
7/16 – Moonshine run! Meet at the Buffalo
Wild Wings in Savoy, registration starts at
9am and kickstands up at 9:30 sharp. There
will be one stop for fuel in Charleston.
Have you friended us on Facebook yet?!
www.facebook.com/easternillinois.abate
Or find us on our website as it has lots of
info on events http://
www.easternillinoisabate.com/
Looking forward to seeing you at the
BOOGIE, come enjoy the shenanigans
with us!!!!
Ride SAFE!
Dan and Aerika Hutton
May Events
5/14 – Roll the Bones Run will start at the
Oasis in Penfield this year. Breakfast is
available starting @ 6am and sign up for
the run will start @ 9am. Bikes ROLL at
11am sharp. For more info give Mike Mahorney a call @ 217-504-3124.
@ 12:30pm, General meeting @ 1pm –
This meeting was moved from the 8th due
to Mother’s day
Pics below:
Greg Cler, Jim Brewer, and Romeo.
2016 Spring Fever Riders.
June Events:
6/3-5 SUMMER BOOGIE and East
Central Regional Party @the Rolling Hills
Camp Grounds, Penfield IL. For more information and volunteer info contact 2016
Boogie Chair Jerry Reifsteck @ 217-8985140
@ 12:30pm, General meeting @ 1pm
gion party this year. It is the weekend of
June 3-5 ....I encourage everyone to go it
is a great time and it's always nice to support other chapters. State party will be
June 23-26 in Petersburg. It is our chapters job to handle the field events. A lot
goes into this job and we need all the support we can get...so I hope to see more
members attending this year. We will
also be working to get the property
cleaned up at Rays....YES I said
it...Chiggerfest is moving back to its original home this year! We are looking to
Wannanmacher attended East Central
meeting in Decatur at Prairieland ABATE.
Scott Carter, East Central Coordinator,
held the meeting, where he made a strong
statement on how we ALL need to do
more to get more members into ABATE.
Many other chapters attended and gave
updates on what they do to get more members and what activities they have planned.
I highly recommend members to attend
East Central ABATE meetings. Very good
information and a great way to meet others
from ABATE chapters and see what they
are doing in their chapters. At this time no
date has been posted on next meeting
when it is I will let ya'll know.
East Central Region Raffle Winners –
1st Julie Pratt 9 mm
2nd Doug Mahler Crossbow
3rd Brian Hoenes Concealed Carry
(Mattoon)
4th Jane Smith 5 yr. membership
5th David Hall 1 yr. couple membership
(Humboldt)
Legislative/State Board –
HB6281 changes registration to 2 yrs. And
increases late fees
SB3279 increase late registration fees by
50%
start cleaning up in June between the party's. We will keep the Facebook page
updated for any changes. But please know
there will be some changes this year...we
will have LIMITED camper passes due to
the smaller space, as well as no golf carts
or Atv`s allowed. I ask that everyone take
some time out and bring your voices to
our meeting ...we NEED our chapter to
grow and we need new ideas and input on
what we can do to make that happen.
Chapter meetings are the 1st Thursday of
each month at the Eagles in Bloomington
ABATE opposes the above bills.
You may have received information about
free insurance as an ABATE member. Yes,
all members are provided AD&D insurance as a benefit of their membership. If
you send in the card and have a problem
with the insurance agent, please let Joel
Wannenmacher know so he may report it
to the State.
Activities –
April 9 – Moonshine Ride – we had 4 riders attend – 3 of which were women riders
– GO LADIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!
April 23 – Blessing of the Bikes/
Shakedown Ride – meet from 10 – 11 at
The Local on 45 will ride to Best Church
for blessing by Brother Daryl
May 1 – Annual Safety & Awareness Rally
May 7 – Membership Drive at Mattoon
Kawasaki – 10 am to 3 pm
May 22 – Windshield Wash on I-57 –
leave from Lytle Park at 11:30 am
May 28 – Spring Fling Run for Camp New
Hope by Scott Tucker – details to be announced
Make sure to check out our website. If you
haven't visited the website it can be found
at: http://libertyabate.org/
starting at 7pm as well as the last Thursday for the activities meeting. And remember that we have a cash drawing for
the membership at each chapter meeting.
..as of now the pot is at $400 for the May
meeting. We are also having open nomination`s for officers with the voting in
June. Until next month....
Ride safe and ride smart
Melissa
We can be found on Facebook at: https://
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They Say It Is Your Birthday.....
Birthdays in April that were accidentally
omitted –
Becky Williams 4/45
Wendi Fruhling 4/27
Todd Gardner 5/2
Jeremy Smith 5/2
Valerie Tucker 5/2
Joseph Monfort 5/4
Carey Paxton 5/6
Robert Adamson 5/8
Tom Simpson 5/15
Maria Graziano 5/16
Memberships due in MayAmy Abbott
Joseph Abbott
If you have an email address, please let me
know at onfire@consolidated.net so I may
email the newsletter to you. Let me know
if there is anything you would like to see
in the newsletter or anything you need
posted.
NEXT MEETING
May 22, 2016 at Lytle Park Mattoon, IL.
Officers meet at 11 AM (all members welcome) and leave for Windshield Wash on I
-57 at 11:30 AM.
See pictures on page 20
“We can hang together
or we can hang alone.”
Benjamin Franklin
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Liberty Chapter
pictures.
Moonshine Ride pictured
left to right: Susie Hexum, Alan Ferguson, Bridget Adamson, Twila
Simpson.
Maria Graziano, owner
of J&M Novelties &
More, holding a banner
that Speed Graffix (Zach
Helton) made for her.
2016 Liberty ABATE Officers pictured left to right
in back: Joel Wannenmacher, Cathy Curl, Zach
Helton, Bonnie Brunson,
Carol Wannenmacher,
Susie Hexum, Carey Paxton, Dennis Arnold, Glenn
Brunson, Alan Ferguson,
and Gary Reynolds.
Children of the
Corn Chapter
Hello from Apple
creek. I would like to remind everyone
that our meetings are held on the first
Wednesday of every month at 7 pm at
paradice in Whitehall. We need more
people to attend ! If you aren't a mem-
The April
meeting of Shoal Creek Chapter was
held on Sunday, April 3, 2016 at the
Vandalia VFW by President Elmer
Nordyke. Al McDowell led the chapter
in the Pledge of Allegiance.
There was no secretary’s report. Treasurer Terrie VanHuss gave her report. Jim
Pryor reported on current legislation.
There was nothing new in membership
or newsletter to report.
Jamie Ward of Safety & Ed reported that
she has an upcoming presentation at
Vandalia High School. She will be working on the fall school semester educational sessions before school closes for
the summer.
There was not a State Board report,
products report, or SW region report.
Activities report was given by Eric
Hello Fellow Freedom Fighters.
We had a great meeting tonight (4/9). A
lot of information was covered. It appears that April is going to be a very
busy month. Starting with a swap meet in
the morning (4/10) in Belleville; Another
Swap meet April 17th in Grafton; Membership booths are going to be set up at
the following events as well - Ted's HarHello
Backroads and All ABATE members,
Please note time and place change for
May meeting!
May meeting will be Saturday May 14th
at 11:00 am at Water Sreet Bar in Evansville, Il.
May already! Here’s hoping we get a lot
of good riding weather, we need it. Make
sure your bike is checked out so it don’t
let you down some where you don’t want
to be.
Had our meeting on Saturday, had 6 members present. Trying a change of time for
Our next
chapter
meeting will be May 5th @ 7:00 p.m. It is
to be held at Kretzer's Grill & Bar in
Hoyleton. We have voted on the Josh
Melton Scholarship essays. And Next
month we will reveal the winners of this.
There will be two. One student from Carlyle High School & one from Breese Cen-
ber yet , you are still welcome to see
what we are about. We donate to hospice, we have a teddy bear fund, Christmas for kids, and donated to our towns
egg hunt . We do good things and you
can be a part of it too!!! We had our
Ward. Half of the 300 cook out tickets
have been sold, please get out there &
sell the other remaining tickets for a
good turnout at the cook out. Ride and
Roll books are available for sale. There
will be a group leaving for the Blessing
of the Bikes at Bald Knob from Vandalia
Denny’s at 8 am on Sunday, April 24th
if you are interested in going. There will
not be a meeting in May, as we will
leave the Hillsboro McDonald’s at 10 am
to ride to Springfield for the Freedom
Rally. Saturday, May 7th is the Windshield Wash at the NB Raymond rest
area from 1 to 3 pm for all members interested.
Public relations reminded everyone that
May is Motorcycle Awareness Month.
Please download the proclamation from
the State of Illinois Abate website and
take to the city or village hall and have
them signed and ready to turn back in at
the next meeting. If possible please have
Fools run on April 9th. It was cold ,but
the ten of us survived!!! We will be
having one of our biggest events of the
year on May 7th at Thirstys in eldred ,
which is under a new name now, Tucker's pub. Sign up at 11:30-1. Keep a
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look out for the fliers coming out soon
for the 25th anniversary Stoney run.
Don't forget to order a super awesome tshirt!!! Hoping for a beautiful warm,
dry day!!!!
a picture taken for publicity.
Tammy Nordyke
Unfinished business consisted of receiving notification that the motorcycle safety courses will be given this year, as it
was a possibility of the program being
shut down.
Upcoming events to remember –
There was no new business to report.
Attendance drawing was won by Al
McDowell with some being donated
back to general fund.
Thoughts & prayers go out to Jeff &
Nikki Moulton on the passing of her
grandmother. Also to Dave & Petey Durbin on the passing of her father Web
Weber. We lost two longtime members
Larry Horn & Rick Justice.
Please keep Jim Pryor, Anna Marie
Nobbe, and Dee Hodson in your
thoughts and prayers. They are all currently going through some health issues.
Sunday, May 1st – Ride to Springfield
Freedom Rally, leave Hillsboro McDonald’s 10 am
Saturday, May 7th – Windshield Wash,
Raymond NB rest area 1-3 pm
Sunday, June 5th - Monthly Shoal Creek
Chapter Meeting at Bernadini’s 1:00 pm
June 22nd – 25th – Park Cars at Montgomery County Fair, Butler
June 23rd – June 26th – ABATE of Illinois State Party, Menard County Fairgrounds
Saturday, July 9th – Veterans Run, details to follow
Sunday, July 10th – Monthly Shoal
Creek Chapter meeting at Greenville
VFW 1:00 pm
Take Care & Be Safe,
ley Davidson open house April 23;
Niehaus Cycles Customer Appreciation
Days May 13, 14, and 15th; Windshield
Wash May 15; a Christian Motorcycle
Rally in Grafton May 28 & 29; On top of
all this, we recently found out we can set
up membership booths at the farmers
markets for free (since we are non-profit
organization). With the help of dedicated
members of Piasa Gateway ABATE all
these events are possible. Lets continue
to help the chapter grow, and fight for all
motorcyclists rights and freedoms.
Rodeo Committee met for the first time
at this month's meeting, to discuss events
to be held at this summer's Rodeo. It
sounds like there are going to be new
games and events to keep all adults and
children busy. We are looking forward to
a record turn-out and hoping for great
weather.
The winter Iron Butt Competition closed
the meeting, hopefully that will help get
some people out. Discussed having a
shooting match in the fall. Had a lot of
good ideas.
Went to the swap meet Sunday to sell a
few tickets, ran into a lot of old friends
haven’t seen in a while.
If you guys know of any runs or parties
that are happening, bring flier or info to
our meetings so I can get in our newsletters to spread out the info.
Either scan or send me copies or just call
me, I don’t hear about a lot of runs in
Sparta until too late!
May Birthdays are:
Jeane Mineman…..5/7, Micheal Stephani…..5/19, Lena Bell…..5/20, Robert Bielefeld……5/24, Sarah Schilling…..5/29,
Jim Mendenhall…..5/31
If your Birthday doesn’t appear in here,
it’s because it is not on the state list because it was not on your application.
Please get it to me so we can list it.
Upcoming Events & Dates:
May 01 26th Annual Safety & Awareness
Rally in Springfield
tral school. Each student will receive a
$1000.00 check that will go to their further their college education. Thanks to
ALL the students that submitted these
essays. Also, the Jordan Emrick essays
have been given to the members to read.
We will vote on them next Chapter meeting.
AWARENESS RALLY May 1st . I hope
the weather holds out. Whether you are on
2 wheels, 3 wheels or 4 wheels come and
join us.
MOTHER's DAY is May 8th. HAPPY
MOTHER'S DAY.
Our SPRING RIDE has changed to Sunday May 15th. Starts @ Fuzzy Duck in
Nashville. Sign up from 11 to NOON.
Hope to see you all there.
MEMORIAL DAY May 30th.
“BLUE COLLAR PRICES FOR BLUE COLLAR PEOPLE”
1405 US ROUTE 6 (TOP OF THE HILL)
SPRING VALLEY, ILLINOIS 61362
PARTS AND SERVICE FOR ALL MAKES AND MODELS
SPECIALIZING IN HARLEYS, CERTIFIED HD MECHANIC ON STAFF
*Used Bike Dealer *Consignments Sales *Restorations
*Insurance Repairs
*Motor and Trans Rebuilding
*Pickup and Delivery
*Machining and Welding
815. 663. 2453 (BIKE)
MON –FRI 9:00AM TO 6:00PM SAT 9:00 TO 5:00 OR BY APPT.
See or Call Mick, Joe, or Jim
Please make sure the contact info for your chapter is correct send any changes to
abateilnews@hotmail.com by the SECOND SATURDAY of the month.
Thanks!
Keep the shiny side up.
Gene Ely, President
Piasa Gateway Chapter ABATE of IL
dress to: hdbiker97@yahoo.com . If you
are not signed up for ONDAGO though
ABATE, go to the website and sign up for
automatic notices on legislation in the
state.
Still could use more e-mail addresses for
any member’s not receiving current emails from me, please send me your ad-
Serving Central Illinois for 12 Years
today. Roger "Pib" Knebel won the
winter Iron Butt with 7936 miles. This
was done between the second Saturday
in October and the second Saturday in
April. Way to go Pib! The summer Iron
Butt Competition started today and ends
in October.
May 14 Monthly Chapter Meeting,
Water Street in Evansville at 11:00
am
May 21 St Clair 25th Anniversary Run
and Party, starts at Just One More, 10234
Lincoln Trail, Fairview Heights, Il. See
flier.
June 23-26 State Party, Menard County
Fairgrounds
Quote of the month: “Truth does not
change according to our ability to stomach
it.” Mary Flannery O’Conner (1925-64)
American Writer.
Ride Free….Ride Safe…..Ride the
BackRoads!
Old Phart
If you haven't gotten you Marble books
yet we have them for sale. I have already
started mine. Remember, Awareness rally
is a spin as well.
As always, SAFE - BE ALERT
Vicki Dodson
Secretary - Membership
REGION COORDINATOR
REPORT
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Hi My Brothers & Sisters, Spring is here
and the rumble of bikes going past the
house is music to my ears. Please be
extra vigilant as the cagers aren't use to
us being out there with them. Have already picked up a couple of broke bikes,
so make sure to do your T-Clock checks
and do a short shake down ride. Have
seen several flyers for Rides and I encourage everyone to get out and support
the other chapters near you and to talk to
other riders about all that A.B.A.T.E. of
Illinois does for them. Invite other riders
to your Chapter events and meeting,
make them feel welcome and encourage
them to join and get involved
I want to remind folks that what we are
suppose to be about is motorcyclist
rights and a safer and free riding envi-
ronment. The Charity works that we do
are suppose to be a small part of what
we do and NOT the reason for being a
Chapter. We are a CHARITY and our
programs and FEDPAC & ABATEPAC
could use funds. Getting the word out
about Safety and Awareness is not
cheap and it cost to get our people to
political events. This being an election
year there are more fundraisers and opportunities to interact with our Repre-
Hello, Our regular monthly meeting was held on March
21st with 15 members and guest in attendance. Patty reported that we currently have 72 members, that’s not too bad,
but lets get those numbers up with new
members and renewals. The “Downed
Riders “event is being held on May 7th.
Registration is 9:30-11:00@ the VFW,
kick stands up @ 11:30. There is a $10
fee that covers the ride & meal after the
ride. All vehicles are welcome to this
event. T-shirts will be available the day
of the ride, there will also be music by
Hillbilly entertainment & an auction to
follow the ride. Anyone that can’t make
it to the ride can enjoy the meal, music &
auction for $6. Richland Memorial Hospital sent a thank you letter for the dona-
tion that was raised for Breast Cancer @
the “Bikers Loves Boobies Ride”. Larry
Leonard & Roxanna Behnke reported on
the State meeting and will be going to
the next one. Rob Chandler came and let
us all know about the “Paul Revere
Ride” that will be held on April 16th,
leaving Moto Mart @ 11 pm. This ride
ends in Vincennes, In. where all eat
breakfast together. There is no fee for
this ride, this ride used to be a project of
Brad “Tattoo” Koehler. A pork burger
sale is being planned for Friday, June
17th. This is to raise money for “The
Masters Hands” food bank, more details
to follow later. Looking forward to seeing you at our next meeting, so until
then……Stay safe & enjoy the Ride!
were read and accepted.
Thanks to Rick for his donation. Please
remember that donations to the chapter
will be matched dollar for dollar - up to
$500 - by Bake's boss. If you can't
make a meeting, send a donation check
to the president or treasurer.
Rich volunteered to set up a ride this
summer. More info later.
Reminder: Windshield Wash on May 22
from 1 - 3 pm at the Green Creek Rest
Areas north of Effingham.
The next meeting is May 23 at the VFW
in Altamont at 7 pm.
Ride Free!
Nance
groups that came out to share the ride! It
was great to see everyone working together to make those less fortunate enjoy
some of the pleasures we enjoy. Again
thanks to all those that donated and made
this possible. A special thanks to Doris
E, Jim &Vicki, Rick & Beverly, Nick O,
Scott A, Bill from Bunny Bread and The
Buccaneers Club.
hot chocolate, etc. Donations are welcome.
Hi Everyone!
Welcome Spring!
The chapter held it's March meeting at
the VFW in Altamont on March 23.
The January minutes and officer reports
WOW!! What a
great month we had!! Our 30th Easter
Run to Choate Mental Health Center was
a huge success!! We were able to complete 250 bags containing 7 items each to
all the residents. That is no easy task!
Thanks to everyone who donated!!
Without donations this event would not
take place. Thanks to our Easter Bunny
( member Michelle) for doing such a
wonderful job with the residents! Our
bunny rides in with all the bikes as they
rev their engines. The residents absolutely love it! We had food and drinks. Plenty of laughter and enjoyment from all.
After everyone eats we offer rides on the
motorcycles for those residents that are
able. It is the highlight for the residents.
Some go 5-6 times! Overall, it was a
great day! Everyone who attended enjoyed the day. Thanks to those that gave
rides!
Our April meeting was held at Teddy's
in Herrin. Many rides were discussed
and our visit to Marion VA was set for
Saturday, April 30th at 9am. Everyone is
welcome to join to visit with our veterans. We will serve donuts, fruits, coffee,
sentatives both at the State and Federal
level.
We as a group need to drop the bullshit
and game playing and get back to our
roots and our stated purpose a Free and
Unrestricted Riding Environment and
protecting the Rights of all Motorcyclist.
Just some things to ponder and think
about.
Ride Free Ride Safe Peace Mick
NICK
Our next meeting
will be Sunday, May
15th at Teddy's in Herrin at 2pm. We would
like to welcome all the
new members Robert
S, Nicholas V, Benjie
K, Jeff S and Crystal
& Jeff B. So proud to
see our chapter continue to grow!
Until next time ride
hard and be safe,
We want to thank all the different
Our Chapters President Tom Hutchings
opened meeting with the pledge of allegiance to our nations flag.
Secretary report: was given and approved.
Treasure report: was given and approved.
Membership Report was given: Paid : Vicki Maynard, Robert Haddix,Jon Frazier,Ed
Lewis.
State will give us credit for Sam's Dues we
paid.
Hi My Brothers
and Sisters, Spring is here and rides are being set
up and as usual there are a shit load of things to
do every weekend. We have had several successful events already this year; Broomstick Pool
Tournament, Bowling Event, Hot Dog Roast
and Bomb fire,
Our April meeting was at Waterkotte Harley
Davidson. Thank you Matt & Becky not only for
the meeting place and beer, but also the check
from the Fish Fry. We will be leaving from there
Not much to report from the E Board
Meeting.
Old Business. Set up at Richards Farms @
April 8th for the Moon Shine Supper
@1600 Tom Hutchings, Bob Stout, Tom
Waller. Set up at Days Inn on April 9th for
Moon Shine .Sale tickets for the Bike Raffle & 4 Wheeler. Bob Stout will be getting
the products this week end for our sales.
Bob Stout was given a check for new
items to purchace $300.00 for products.
New Business: Also Bob Stout is going to
on the 24th for the Blessing of the Bikes at
the Cross at Alto Pass. We will also be there on
Tuesday May 24th for the Run For The Wall.
the only stop in Illinois is in Mt. Vernon. We will
be passing out Gatorade, water and personal care
items. Come join the fun.
Our May 7th meeting will be at the AmVets in
Mt. Vernon at 4pm. On May 21st we will have a
VFW Run to different VFW Posts and American Legions. Our June 4th meeting will be at
Bubba's in Nason. Our July meeting date has
been changed to the 9th, because of the Holiday,
order shirts of XL & L sizes we are out of
he is going to check at Terri Treads &
O.N.P. in Paris
The awarding scholarship will be on the
May 21 during the Ride for 5. When we
go to Paris at the 1544th. Tom Hutchings
& Lawrence Edwards are going to check.
Ed Lewis : Loss of a Brother
John Todd : Loss of a Father
Each of the Listed members will be receiving $25.00 from the Chapter in condolences for the loss of the Family members.
Tom Hutchings made a Motion was made
to adjourn the meeting, Lawrence Edwards
2nd it meeting was closed.
Loss of Members Brothers & Sisters.
and will be at Lowery's Irish Pub so that we can
finish planning for our Pay It Forward Charity
Event on July 16th, the paperwork and flyers for
the event are done. We are selling sponsorship's
on the back of the shirts for $50. We need silent and live auction items and door prizes. We
are trying something different, a Vendors / Craft
Fair in conjunction with our event. It will start at
around 8:30 a.m. and go to about 4 p.m. It will
be located on the parking lot behind the Irish Pub
and on part of the blocked off road between
Jordan & Casey Streets on 9th Street. Any ques-
Check with your chapter Membership Officer and see what you can do to help!
Chapter Membership Officers can sort their inactive membership list by zip
code and have a designated person in the area contact from the list.
Legs, Assistant State Coordinator
Shelia Stout : Loss of a Sister
Our Event Calendar was look at, June 18th
was selected for our 1st 4 Wheeler ride of
the year. Sign up at 11:00 leave at 12:00
from the Hill.
Help your organization grow and continue to be a strong and effective voice
for all Motorcyclists here in the state of Illinois.
Collect all feedback; and forward to myself or to the state office.
Thanks for all that you do.
Gracie Petrowsky: Loss of a Brother
tions get ahold of Arley or Mick
We are raffling off a pistol this year. We are
selling only 500 tickets at $5 apiece. The tickets
will be available at the next meeting and we are
trying to sell them as quick as possible. If they go
quick enough we might try to raffle another one
this year. The money will support our Chapter
with surplus being sent to A.B.A.T.E. of Illinois
to support Safety & Education programs and our
PAC'S. Ride Safe Ride Free
Peace Mick
BOUNTY HUNTERS!
Inactive members.
We WANT them back as
active members.
Help us bring them back in by
signing them up.
SUNDAY
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Big River Ch Mtg
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CHILDREN OF THE CORN
CRAWFORD COUNTY
CROSSROADS
DUKANE
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EMBARRAS VALLEY
FLATLANDERS
FRANKLIN COUNTY
FREEBIRD CHAPTER
FREEDOM BY CHOICE
FREEDOM RIDERS
FREEDOM VALLEY
FREEPORT
GREAT RIVER
HEART OF ILLINOIS
HEARTLAND
HERITAGE TRAIL
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IRON RIDERS
JASPER COUNTY
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1113 W ADAMS
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PO BOX 222
PO BOX 235
PO BOX 403
212 E WYMAN AVE
6131 N KNOLL RD
PO BOX 1513
22302 1850 EAST ST
163 KATHLEEN RD
PO BOX 928
8720 S ESSEX
PEORIA
E ALTON
DECATUR
OLNEY
AROMA PARK
LINCOLN
ELIZABETHTOWN
VANDALIA
TINLEY PARK
LISLE
HERRIN
NEW MINDEN
WYOMING
FREEBURG
WENONA
HOOPESTON
MONROE CENTER
JACKSONVILLE
PRINCETON
DuQUOIN
PLAINFIELD
CHICAGO
61601-5936
62024-0363
62526
62450-0121
60910-0573
62656-0772
62931
62471
60477-0142
60532-3521
62948
62263
61491
62243-0235
61377
60942
61052
62651-1513
61356-9371
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60544-0928
60617
OCTOBER 1986
OCTOBER 1986
APRIL 1987
APRIL 2012
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APRIL 1993
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OCTOBER 1986
DECEMBER 1997
DECEMBER 1986
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APRIL 2012
MAY 1991
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APRIL 1987
NOVEMBER 1994
APRIL 2003
APRIL 2011
GEORGE
GENE
JOHN
LARRY
DAWN
DARREN
STEVE
ELMER
DENNIS
DON
NICK
MICK
CHAD
MIKE
DON
TOM
BOB
CHRIS
KEVIN
BRUCE
MIKE
MARSHA
309-840-0035
618-593-4363
217-620-3472
618-839-1014
815-839-6318
217-671-5364
573-587-2375
618-267-9817
708-655-3385
630-653-8937
618-967-2852
618-478-2243
309-238-1333
618-791-5033
815-488-1539
217-495-2512
815-978-9210
217-320-5557
815-875-1386
618-528-5513
815-557-8525
778-877-5751
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PEO-TAZ
PIASA-GATEWAY
PRAIRIELAND
RICHLAND COUNTY
RIVER VALLEY
SALT CREEK
SHAWNEE HILLS
SHOAL CREEK
SOUTH SUBURBAN
SOUTHERN DuPAGE
SOUTHERN FREEDOM
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
SPOON RIVER RIDERS
ST CLAIR COUNTY
STARVED ROCK
STATE LINE RIDERS
THUNDER ROCK
TRI-COUNTY
TWIN RIVERS
UNION JACK
WILL COUNTY
WINDY CITY
FOR SALE: 2003 Heritage Springer
Black. 100 year Anniversary. 12,400 miles
Excellent condition
$13,500 obo
Call Bob 815-252-0733
(12/15)———FOR SALE: 2008 Kawasaki Vulcan, 97 cubic
inch clone, water cooled,
shaft drive, hydraulic
clutch, fuel injection,
great running, super reliable, well maintained with
synthetic oil selling because of Job Loss Mitsubishi Plant Closing
$4000.00. Contact Jack at gunssavelivesnow@yahoo.com or cell 309.287.7571,
will accept texts. (12/15)
FOR SALE: 1981 FXS Harley Davidson Low
Rider. New tires, brakes,
rotors, handlebars, battery, starter, relay, solenoid, oil pump, etc.
$6000. Serious inquiries
call 217-857-6097.
Leave a message if we cannot answer. (3/16)
—
FOR SALE: 1986 Harley Davidson FLTC
1340cc, with sidecar for sale. Asking
$9800.00. (OBO) 54,135.0 miles on bike.
Sidecar came off a 1986 FXRP Police Motor-
cycle. It has the California easy steer kit. Tire
are around 80%,
Motor Sound, 5
speed no reverse,
(push power) For
more pictures &
info E-mail me at
Cleaver1957@gmail.com or Call Dennis
“Cleaver” Yeager at 815-238-6262 (3/16) —FOR SALE: 2005 Harley Road King Classic
Great shape 31,000
miles $8700.00 call
Chas 618-910-0856
(4/16)——
FOR SALE: 2001Suzuki Intruder 1500cc with
31,300miles in very
good condition. It
has an after market
am/fm cd radio
Bike 2 Trike conversion kit installed
in 2012. Trike kit
comes off easy
allowing for 2 wheel riding. Tires in good
condition. Asking $3500 For information call
815-238-4958. (4/16) ———————
FOR SALE: Women's motorcycle jacket size
XXXL. NEW, never worn.
Purchased late last summer at
motorcycle shop in Utica, IL
for $250. Lost weight and now
too big. Has side gussets, zip
out liner, braided trim and
multiple zippered air vents.
This is a beautiful jacket and you will not be
disappointed. Will sacrifice for $195.00. You
pick up or pay shipping. Located in Lena, IL.
Diane Paulsen 815-541-7078.
FOR SALE: 2013 HD Softail, 16,000
miles, many extras. 2009 Sportster 1200,
28,000 miles, Blue. Also have extra parts.
Asking $12,400 for all. Call Robert
217.413.6531 (5/16) ——————FOR SALE: 2001 Harley Davidson road
king 21,000 miles with a lot of extras and
chrome. Great shape $8000 obo. Call for
more info 618 922 5605. (45/16) ———
All classified ads are due by the SECOND SATURDAY of the month and
will run for at least 3 months, or until
space is needed. Be sure and let me
know if your item has sold so it can be
removed and leave room for someone
whose item has not sold!
WANTED: Does any
chapter have an old outhouse racer from years
past they would want to
get rid of? Or can someone build an outhouse
that can be used for rodeo
games? If so, please call
309-530-6277. Gus
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E-BOARD Pictures from page 5
A) Ryan Hubbard, State Coordinator
B) Jim”Legs” Korte, Asst State Coordinator
C) Bob Myers, Legislative Coordinator
D) Mike Koester, Safety & Ed
E) Paulette Korte, Secretary
F) Roger & Barb Leach, Activities
G) Mick Eddington, SE Region Co–
Coordinator
H) Wayne Cornick, SW Region Coord
I) Hunter John, Off Road
J) Pauli Ward, Office Manager
K) Julie Bacon, Treasurer
L) Tracey Eddington, Products Coordinator
M) Carla Enburg, Newsletter Coordinator
N) Shirley Lacock, Public Relations
Coordinator
O) Bud Lein, NW Region Co– Coordinator
P) Sandy Murrell, NW Region CoCoordinator
Q) Dennis Yeager, FEDPAC Chairman
R) Denny and Roz Lange, MRF Reps
Missing from the pictures are
Howard Nation, Bike Raffle Coordinator
Dawn Winterfeldt, NE Region Coordinator
Scott Carter, EC Region Coordinator
Phil (Pacman) Cornell, WC Region Coordinator
Mike Fisher, ABATEPAC Chairman

A.B.A.T.E. OF ILLINOIS, INC. NEWS MAY 2016

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