May 2016 - ABATE of South Dakota

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VOLUME 34, ISSUE 5
FREEDOM FLYER
MAY 2016
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST
WINDRIDER ABATE WHEEL JAM - PAGE 8
RUSHMORE ABATE RALLY—PAGE 9
J &L HARLEY DAVIDSON—PAGE 17
“GET YOUR TRADE VALUE”
Officers, Board of Directors
& Committee Chairpersons
2
State Coordinators Report
Jiggs Cressy
3
Chaplains Report
Auggie & Sunshine Minzlaff
3
Legislative Officer Report
Wayne Lettau
4
March Board of Directors
Minutes
5-6
Around the State w/Phil
Phil Hohm
7
ABATE of SD Chapter
Reports
10 –
20
ABATE of SD Supporters
21
Good Times Calendar
22—
23
Membership Application
23
New Memberships
24
Renewing Memberships
25
Business Supporter App
26
Classifieds
27
Business Supporter Ads
28-32
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ABATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, INC.
ABATE of South Dakota, Inc.
#243 2601 S. Minnesota Ave. Ste 105
Sioux Falls, SD 57105-4750
State Officers
State Committee Chairpersons
Coordinator - Jiggs Cressy
605-391-6361 email: jac98fxd@aol.com
Vice Coordinator - Rod “Thumper” Hersrud
605-690-1364 email: CCRMCThumper@yahoo.com
Treasurer - Jan Weismantel
605-225-5474 email: jaws305@abe.midco.net
Legislative Officer - Wayne Lettau
605-720-0263 email: sdimpacchair@yahoo.com
Secretary - Bobbie Mathews
605-354-1226 email: abatesdsecretary@gmail.com
Membership Secretary - Karline Clark
605 430-1670 email: kcspoiled@rap.midco.net
State MRF Representative - John Steele
605-661-4895 email: sdmrfrep@yahoo.com
State Products Manager - Trudie Hersrud
605-697-5708 email: trudie@brookings.net
State Promotions - Wayne Lettau
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State Webmaster - Darrel Killion
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State Historian - John Addy
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Black Hills.. ………Jack Hendrickson (605) 347-1111
East Central ............... Dale England (605) 291-9035
Lake ............................ Dan Nugent (605) 270-1200
Lewis & Clark... Kevin Frangenberg (605) 364-7672
North East ................. Curt Watkins (605) 280-5860
Northstar ......................Ray Bokker (605) 835-8065
Oahe ............... Lori Butler staterep@oaheabate.com
Rushmore ................. …..Mike Clark (605) 430-1669
Sioux Falls .......................... Al Luze (605) 521-9557
Sioux River .................. Bill Wellnitz (605) 695-0730
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Windriders..................... Phil Hohm (605) 352-7009
Zzen .................. John “Slack” Addy (605) 296-3354
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STATE COORDINATOR’S REPORT - JIGGS CRESSY
Well a VERY successful Heartland
STEAM is in the books. I can say
how great of a success it was yet
but the preliminary numbers are
looking GREAT!
A well run event is the product of
great teamwork; It took a lot of
hard work from dedicated people to
pull this event off. I want to thank
each & every one of you that
helped, but I really want to thank a
few who went above & beyond to
make this Heartland STEAM one of
the best ever.
The live auction was no less
spectacular. Wayne Lettau & his
crew (Kim, Slack & others) did an
awesome job. We picked the top
twenty or so items & man did they
go for some big money.
The first interaction for STEAM is
preregistration & or registration. I
want to thank Gail & Terry
VanderPol for all the hard work
that they did getting all the preregistrations done. Registration
was taken care of by Al & Lisa
Luze. It is an intense couple hours
when the registration table opens
The planning committee for STEAM
up & they handled it like the
consisted of Jim Mannie, Gail
professionals that they are.
VanderPol & Patty Addy. Those 3
did an outstanding job. They got I also want to thank the people
the hotel, got the conference rooms that ran the fundraising games on
reserved, signed up a bunch of Friday night, Oahe chapter (Joe,
sponsors & did all the leg work Brandon & Lori) who ran the
that was needed. We held regular minnow races. And Nate & Kathy
phone meetings to hammer out the for running the pig races.
detail & answer any question that
I also want to thank all the
needed answered. If I needed
speakers who gave up their time to
anything all I had to do was ask. By
come & speak. Friday night we had
time I got there on Friday before
all the executive officers from each
the STEAM, they had almost
state get up & tell what was going
everything ready. THANK YOU!!!
on in their state. Thanks to Don
Heartland STEAM is not only a Faber (ND), Dan Spotten (NE),
Backland
(MN),
Phil
conference to educate & motivate Mack
our members but it is also McCormick (IA), Dave “Chubby”
fundraiser
for
the
Motorcycle Charlebois (WI) & Ryan Hubbard
Riders Foundation (MRF). One of (IL). Our general session speakers
the biggest ways to raise money is Saturday morning were Slider
both the silent & live auction. We Gilmore & Matt Danielson. The
had a great team of people that put breakout speakers were Marlene
on an incredible auction. Susan Bautch, John Reblin, John Amdor,
Lettau, Kim Verhey & Aaron Verhey Phil Holm, Dave Dwyer, Chubby,
did an awesome job of organizing & Frank Ernst, Jim “Jazz” Mathies,
running
an
incredible
Silent Jim “Legs” Korte, Ryan Hubbard,
auction. They had plenty of help, Kirk “Hardtail” Willard, Damon
Wallace & Jody Gillaspie.
Barb, Darlene, Trudie and others.
Our keynote speaker for the
banquet was our own Jim “Putter”
Putnam. It was a very inspirational
message.
A big thank you to Those Guys
Chapter for running an AWESOME
hospitality room. Every time I
stopped in the place was packed.
You know it was a good time when
the hotel security shuts you down
two nights in a row.
A lot of the Chapters stepped up to
become sponsors and support
STEAM. They are Rushmore, Black
Hills, Sioux River, Oahe, Aberdeen,
ZZEN, North Star, Lake & South
Central. I can’t thank them enough.
Other sponsors to STEAM were
Black Hills Harley Davidson, Hupy &
Abraham,
Ricochet
Firearms,
Dakota Beverage, Clark County
Riders,Wells Fargo Bank, Reinicke
Construction,Showplace
Wood
Products, Power Brokers, Beal
Distributing,
Taylors
Repair,
Prostrollo Motors, Reed Intermill
Trucking, Monarch Steak, Pepsi
Bottling Group- Sioux Falls, CocaCola Bottling Co. – Sioux Falls &
Dakota Barricade
I am sure that I am missing some
people, please forgive me.
To those of you that did not make it
to STEAM, you missed an AWESOME
conference and a GREAT time.
Keep Your Knees in the Breeze
Jiggs
ABATE CHAPLAIN’S CORNER - AUGGIE & SUNSHINE MINZLAFF
The last few weeks it has been
extremely windy. I recently heard
about a farmer that had a weather
vane on his barn and the words
"God is love" were written on it.
When friends asked him why he
had that, he said it reminded him
no matter which way the wind
blows, "God is love".
When the wind blows out of the supply all your needs". "God is
north, it is cold and we have trials love".
and testing, "God is love".
Don't be discouraged, as God cares
When the wind blows out of the for each and every one of us. The
west, it feels punishing as it says in winds in your life are there for a
Hebrews 12:6, "whom the Lord purpose and for your good. No
loves he chastens", "God is love".
matter which way the wind blows,
"God is love".
When the wind blows out of the Ride safe and ride often.
When the wind is warm and blows east, it feels like everything you
out of the south, we get showers of have will be blown away, but in In His service,
blessings and, "God is love".
Philippians 4:19 it says, "God shall Auggie and Sunshine.
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LEGISLATIVE OFFICER REPORT - WAYNE LETTAU
Hello and welcome to my world.
Well Heartland STEAM has come
and gone and if you missed it, you
missed a great conference. The
presentations, whether it was the
main sessions or the breakout
sessions were all great. They
were interesting, informative,
well given and diverse. You
couldn’t help but learn something
but hopefully you learned a
bunch. Slider’s presentation was
his usual great listen. He is
entertaining but he also makes
you think. Unfortunately I also
made him demonstrate how great
of an EMT he is. He might be
retired, but he still has “it”. I
can’t thank him enough for his
patience, help and concern.
As he does every year, Kirk
“Hardtail” Willard gave his annual
Legislative Agenda update. This
gives the members a chance to
get familiar with what all the MRF
is working on or keeping an eye
on. As always it is a diverse and
varied list. The MRF started this
year drafting a National Profiling
bill. They hope to pass a national
bill so there is a template for
individual states to use. This will
not be an easy task but the group
that is working on it consists of
some of the best minds in
motorcycling. I have faith in their
ability and can’t wait to see what
they come up with. They are also
working on an updated definition
of a motorcycle. So many
“vehicles” now are lumped under
“motorcycles” and are allowed to
run a motorcycle plate.
This
definition will be very difficult to
draft and will have very far
reaching
affects
so
it
is
imperative that they get it right.
equation? We need to be ever
diligent to remind them that
what works in the halls of DC
doesn’t necessarily work on the
highways and byways of South
Dakota. We need to be as
committed to our freedom and
way of life as they are to taking
it away from us.
The message from the national
level seems to continue to be
helmets.
It seems the federal
government is bent on putting
helmets on every riders head. So
now instead of the usual suspects
coming at us, they have gotten
creative with other obscure, not
in
any
way
related
to
motorcycling, agencies to go after
pro-choice helmet states.
The
NTSB? Really? Or how about the
CDC?
Are you kdding me?
It
seems a bit desperate to me, but
evidently they think it will work.
Are helmets the ONLY way to
keep us alive? Helmets mitigate
or reduce injury when there is a
crash. I have a better idea to
pursue. Let’s prevent the crash.
Then there is no injury to
mitigate or reduce. Let’s offer
training and further education to
riders to prevent crashes not
mitigate injuries from those
crashes.
Their
approach
is
fatalistic. They know there will
be crashes so they think the best
thing to do is reduce the injuries
from those crashes. Helmets
don’t prevent crashes, they
reduce injuries. I say reduce the
crashes. If we are all better
trained, more attentive rides we
will crash less and therefore
have less injuries.
We have to remember that the
“safety crats” want to save us at
any cost or above all else. They
choose to do it thru mandate with
“one size fits all” legislation. I
have NEVER been a “one size fits
all” kind of guy. I can’t even deal It’s all food for thought and
with the “one size fits most” should give your mind something
concept.
I tried one of those to chew on until next month.
once.
It wasn’t even close to
fitting me. So why would they
think that legislation should fit
all? Where is our choice in that
MRF REPORT — JOHN STEELE
No Report available at time of
publication.
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Kulm, ND 58456
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ABATE of South Dakota
Board of Directors Meeting
March 19, 2016
American Legion, Pierre SD
Call to Order
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call:
Aberdeen: Mark Schuett – Jim Weismantel sub
Black Hills: Jack Hendrickson – present
East Central: Dale England- present
Lake: Dan Nugent - present
Lewis and Clark: Kevin Frangenberg- absent
NorthEast: Curt Watkins - present
North Star: Ray Boker – Dave Lewis sub
Oahe: Lori Butler – Marcia Kaup
Rushmore: Mike Clark - present
Southeast: Larry Reemts - absent
Sioux Falls: Al Luze - present
Sioux River: Bill Wellnitz– present
SouthCentral – Roger Frankenstein-present
Those Guys: Dennis Hasche - present
Windriders: Phil Hohm – present
Zzen: John Addy “Slack”- Patty Addy sub
State Officers:
Coordinator: Jiggs Cressy – present
Vice Coordinator: Rod Hersrud- excused
Secretary: Bobbie Matthews – excused Susan Lettau sub
Treasurer: Jan Weismantel – present
Membership Secretary: Karline Clark – present
Newsletter Editor: Susan Lettau – present
Legislative Officer: Wayne Lettau – excused
MRF Rep. Report: John is still currently our MRF rep.
Jiggs isn’t sure if he is still planning on stepping down.
There isn’t much going on in DC right now. The MRF is still
looking for vice president of government affairs.
If
anyone is interested in this position and wants to move to
DC send resume to Hardtail.
IMPAC Legislative Officer Report:
After meeting in
January, it was decided to pursue 2 laws. At that time,
every vehicle is required to have 2 license plates. It was
decided to introduce into legislation a bill to correct that.
That bill was SB 85. Senator Haverly carried the bill for
us. The bill passed the House & Senate unanimously and
was signed by the Governor. Not much else was going on
related to motorcycles.
Overall it was a pretty easy
session for ABATE. That means we are doing our job.
State Products Manager Report – Trudie was excused.
Susan had the hats that were ordered. She asked the
board how much they wanted to sell them for. The board
decided that we would sell them $25.00.
Motorcycle Awareness, Training, and Education Grant:
There isn’t anything going on right now. Jiggs will soon
start talking to Lee Axdahl about funding for maps.
“Freedom
Fighters
Memorial”
for
Lost
Members
Committee: The project is on hold for right now.
Committee Reports:
Promotions Committee: Nothing happening at this time.
Newspaper Boxes: Jiggs said that that there are still a
couple of newspaper boxes at Larry’s house.
Motion was made by Mike Clark and seconded by Phil
Hohm to accept all subs.
No opposition and motion OLD BUSINESS:
carried.
Statewide Poker Run: Not doing
Secretary’s Report – Motion made by Phil Hohm and NEW BUSINESS:
seconded by Roger Frankenstein to accept the minutes as
written. Motion carried. Thank you for covering for me May Awareness Run to Pierre: Everyone can come on
their own. Wayne and Auggie will be organizing things on
while I am coaching! I appreciate it!
the west side of the state. Everyone will meet at the
Treasurer’s Report: Balances were given for ABATE of capital at noon. CMA will be doing a bike blessing. Hands
SD, IMPAC & the ABATE of SD Foundation. Roger will be drawn at the American Legion. The cost will be
Frankenstein made a motion to approve the treasurer’s $10 each or 3 for $20.
Oahe will be is doing their
report and Jim Weismantel seconded. Motion carried.
Awareness Run that day. They will have their barbecue at
the end and camping is available on a first come first
Membership Secretary’s Report: 1,559 members currently.
serve basis.
There were 21 new members in February and 33 new
members in March. Karline has received some addresses Awareness Signs: Jiggs has been asked multiple times by
back from the printer for correction. She has mailed them multiple people if we have any of the Awareness Signs
out to membership secretaries. Please get corrections left. There was discussion on how many signs people
made and back to Karline. She will hold Freedom Flyers have left and if we should order more. It was decided
for those people until she gets the corrections back from that the reps should go back to their chapters to see if
chapters.
they are interested in ordering more. May is Motorcycle
Awareness month.
Jiggs encouraged the chapters to
Newsletter Editor’s Report: Susan didn’t have anything to
please promote it as much as you can.
report on the newsletter. She thanked the chapters for
their help in collecting State Supporter renewals. Please Elections:
Vice Coordinator and Treasurer are up for
let her know when you receive these so that she doesn’t election. Nominations are held in March and May with
continue to bill the supporter. There was one outstanding elections in July.
Jiggs asked for nominations for Vice
invoice for Sioux Falls chapter for a flyer. A copy of the Coordinator. He said that whoever is elected to this
invoice was given to Al Luze.
position should consider going into the Coordinator’s
position. Rod was nominated but Jiggs said that he is not
Committee Reports:
running again. No other nominations. He then asked for
nominations for Treasurer.
Jan was nominated and
Promotions committee: nothing going on
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accepted.
There were no other nominations.
Jiggs
encouraged everyone to go back to chapters and see if
there is anyone that is interested in these positions.
Jiggs said that chapters should have membership slips
available.
People are always interested in swapping
memberships.
Nebraska helmet law – Nebraska is the only state that
has a unicameral legislature. The Nebraska helmet bill
came up and it was deferred to the last day of the
session. It was debated for 8 hours straight. During that
time, a guy got up and started reciting a Rudyard Kipling
poem which went on for almost 20 minutes. At the end
of the discussion there was a vote. They needed 33 out
of 49 votes to pass. 2 people were missing that day – it
missed being passed by 3 votes. This is the 4th time in
the last 8 years that they have gotten this to a vote and
it did not pass. Jiggs spoke with the head of ABATE of
Nebraska. He was very discouraged and disappointed.
Hopefully they will move forward and try again. It was
very disheartening as they thought they had it this year.
We are very lucky that we haven’t had to deal with this
in our state.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
CONTINUING BUSINESS
Heartland STEAM:
It is coming up in 2 weeks at the
Ramkota in Sioux Falls. Jiggs met with Gail and Patty
before the meeting and it looks like they have things
setting pretty good. All of the motel rooms are all
booked so there is no cost for the banquet rooms. As of
today, there are 156 people registered. Anyone that has
made a donation of $250 or more needs to get a flyer to
Gail to be included in the packets. If any other chapter
is being a sponsor, please let Jiggs know ASAP
Registration starts at 4:00 pm on Friday. Lori Butler will
be doing a 1st Time Attendee Session that starts at 6:00
pm. From 6:30 to 8:00, is the State of the States which
will include reports from each of the Supporting
Organizations. At 8:00 pm, will be MRF Fund Raisers
which will include minnow races and pig races. The
Hospitality Room will be open from 4:00 pm to midnight.
Rushmore – Had a $500.00 for Heartland STEAM. Their
Toy Ball is April 9th. Mike has tickets for that and also
tickets for their ABATE bike. It is a crushed ice pearl
street glide.
Windriders -1st weekend of June is their Wheel Jam and
they also have a Gun Raffle
Oahe – Awareness Run in May with a picnic after run
Sioux River – They have a gun raffle and donated many
items for Heartland STEAM
Aberdeen - $360.00 donation to STEAM and their bike
show is coming up May 7th & 8th.
Sioux Falls - Their Motorcycle Expo is today
South Central - $125.00 donation for STEAM.
See you at STEAM!!!
Adjournment:
ABATE of SD Foundation:
Respectfully Submitted,
Bobbie Matthews--_Susan Lettau Subbing
State Secretary
ABATE of South Dakota, Inc.
Jiggs Cressy,
State Coordinator
ABATE of South Dakota, Inc.
Saturday – Registration is from 8:00 to 11:00 am in the
East Lobby. The Opening Ceremonies will begin at 9:00
am. Slider Gilmore is the keynote speaker and he will
speak on “What Successful People Do”. Matt Danielson
from Virginia will be speaking about the Coalition of
Motorcyclists.
Lunch is from 12:15 to 1:30 at J & L Harley Davidson.
Workshops are from 1:30 to 5:00. Social Hour begins at
5:30 with the banquet following at 6:30. Our keynote
speaker during the banquet will be Jim “Putter” Putnam.
The silent auction will be open during this time and the
live auction will be held after “Putter”.
Jiggs took an inventory of what chapters will be
donating centerpieces. They are as follows - Aberdeen,
Rushmore, Windrider, Oahe, Black Hills, North Star,
Sioux River, Zzen, East Central, Those Guys Sioux Falls,
and Southeast - approximately 20 or 21 centerpieces.
Thank you to all of the chapter.
The speakers are not being compensated. The state
normally pays for 3 people to attend Heartland STEAM.
Phil and Bobbie are both doing breakout sessions so the
board voted that their rooms be paid for along with
Patty’s room for all of the work that she has done. Gail
and Jim have also been a HUGE part of all the work that
has done but they are not staying at the hotel. Dennis
Hasche made a motion and Roger Frankenstein seconded
that we should pay for those 3 rooms. Motion passed.
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AROUND THE STATE WITH PHIL
It is near the end of March as I am starting my
column for May. We really have had a pretty nice
winter thus far. There have been a lot of nice days
for motorcycle riding especially in Huron. I have
even heard that the Black Hills (The banana belt)
has had some warm weather for the bikers to
enjoy. The grass is getting very green in my yard
and my winter wheat looks like a green carpet.
Kind of a scary situation as it seems spring is
coming a little early.
Norma and I really enjoyed attending Heartland
STEAM in Sioux Falls. It was a full packed event
with lots of things to hear and learn. On Saturday
morning, “Slider” Gilmore was the featured
speaker. He is one of my all time favorite speakers
as he can keep your full attention 100% of the time
he is speaking. He spoke about setting goals in
your life. Decide exactly what you want. Set a
deadline. Organize your list into a plan. Take action.
Do something every day to work towards your goal.
The second speaker later in the morning was Matt
Danielson. He spoke on Helmet Laws-Fact or
Fiction. One point he brought out was that the
states with helmet laws requiring their use all have
higher insurance premiums. Some people even say
that motorcycle safety courses don’t reduce
motorcycle accidents which is a fact that is proven
false.
In the afternoon, there were nine different
breakout sessions you could attend. The breakout
session that I was in charge of was “Membership
Recruitment and Retention. I had a full room of
attendees and I will admit I was somewhat nervous
as this was my first time in doing this kind of
speaking engagement. I had one hour to fill and
about 35 minutes into my session I was mostly
finished. I then asked for participation from the
audience and was pleasantly surprised how much
feedback I got which then filled the entire hour. I
did get a lot of compliment for a job well done. It
was a very fulfilling experience for me and I really
enjoyed doing the breakout session.
The next session that Norma and I attended was
about “How Motorcycling Profiling Affects You” by
Frank Ernst & Jim Mathies. The guys were from
Minnesota and told us that for law enforcement to
profile any one is against the law. But, we as
motorcyclists know this is done to us at certain
times. This is now being brought to the attention of
the law makers in Minnesota.
The third session we attended was given by Kirk
“Hardtail” Willard who is the president of the
Motorcycle Riders Foundation based in Washington,
DC. He spoke to us about how to build a successful
organization.
Later on Saturday afternoon, we spent some time
looking at all the silent auction items of which
there were many. We even ended with buying a
few much needed motorcycle memorabilia.
They did have some great tasting roast beef at the
banquet. They did serve the dessert first and of
course I started to eat mine. Quite a few people
informed me that I was supposed to eat my
dessert last. If that was the case why did they
serve it first? A question my inquiring mind wants
an answer to!
The live auction was a big success also.
The
banquet keynote speaker was Jim “Putter” Putnam
who had served in the state legislature for many
years. He probably was one of our greatest
defenders of the rights of motorcyclists.
On May 31st , we will again have our IMPAC poker
run. We do hope for some decent riding weather
which we haven’t had in all the years I have been
planning this event. The plan is to meet at the
State Capitol in Pierre at noon. We will have a
group picture taken in front of the Capitol steps.
Sunshine and Auggie will have a bike blessing.
Poker hands will cost $10 a piece or three for $20.
Hands can be bought and drawn at the American
Legion at 1:30 with the state meeting to start at
2:00.
On June 3rd-5th , the annual Wheel Jam will be held
at the State Fairgrounds in Huron. This includes
semis, cars and motorcycles. There will be a Show
& Shine for motorcycles and cars on Saturday.
There is no cost to enter this event and the winner
will receive a $100 trophy.
Then, on Sunday, Windriders ABATE will have their
judged bike show. Cost is $20 to enter and
registration is from 9:00 to Noon. There will be all
classes of motorcycles which will also include golf
carts and ATV’s. For more information on this
event check out our web site at wheeljam.com
As most of you, I am also looking forward for some
nice weather for riding my trike. I have had it
running but as of yet I haven’t taken her out.
Lately, I have noticed when I walk by my trike it
seems I hear a noise. My hearing isn’t that great
(just ask my daughter) and maybe I am just
imaging things. Anyhow I am looking forward to
seeing many of my rider friends on the road this
summer.
Ride safe and keep the rubber side down.
Until next Month
Phll Hohm
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ABERDEEN CHAPTER
20 Members present
President
Shane Blumhardt – present
Vice President
Todd Bistodeau – present
Secretary
Jeremy Kallenberger – present
Treasurer/Membership Secretary
Brenda Aman – present
Sergeant of Arms
Loren Stout – present
Sergeant of Arms
Jenny Johnson – present
State Rep. Mark Schuett – absent
ABATE of Aberdeen has no new
members at this time but would
like to thank Latoya Guhin,
Connor Blumhardt and Renee
Radke for their renewals.
Reports
Secretary report was read and
approved.
Treasurer report was read and
accepted.
Membership report with three
renewals with Renee Radke,
Connor Blumhardt and Latoya
Guhin. Member report approved.
Board of Directors report was not
read as no report was available.
State Report - There was no state
report as the state rep was
absent. Due to personal reasons
with Mark Schuett a temporary
replacement was voted on with
Jeremy Kallenberger taking his
place.
Committee Report
No committee reports were given.
Old News
President Shane stated that our
flier spots are full for the Bike
Show. He also stated that we still
have about half of the bike spots
open and about 5 vendor spots;
asking for further assistance from
chapter members to fill the open
spots. President Shane also
stated that Lee Mitzel is bringing
14 bikes from his vintage
collection. The Aberdeen ABATE
and FM Crusaders MC 22nd
Annual Bike Show is May 7th and
8th at the DEC in Aberdeen.
New News
Keith Lunders and Todd Fischer
on
the
birth
of
their
grandchildren.
Jenny stated that there has a
Brenda and Jeremy both stated
been a patch designed and made
that a Wheel Inn meeting needs
for in memory of Carrie Breske
to be scheduled as soon as
which will be $5 per patch.
possible which lead to Michelle
Jeremy passed out information asking if another gun raffle was
about the MRF that was obtained going to be done. Jenny stated
at Heartland STEAM as well as that she is not in favor of doing
spoke about some of the seminars a gun raffle as many people do a
that he had attended. Jeremy had gun raffle and feels this is
stated that he learned a big one getting old.
for membership retention and
Sarah had proposed about doing
recruitment was to do supper
a raffle for a weekend getaway
runs with publishing the details in
which several members liked the
surrounding newspapers and
idea. President Shane asked for
asked for input from attending
committee members to write
members. Several ideas had been
down ideas and bring them to
discussed with a motion to table
the meeting which was decided
the item until next meeting to set
on April 10th at 4 P.M. at Chuck’s
up details as currently much
following
the
Bike
Show
effort is being put forth to the
meeting. Thank you for Chuck
upcoming bike show. Motion
for letting us use your garage.
carried with all voting members in
Meeting was adjourned at 8:47
favor.
PM.
Sarah had also stated that during
the same seminar the idea of Split pot total was $41 with $21
inviting a local politician to a going to Impact for a running
meeting
for
a
roun dtable total of $126. Narc was the
discussion
inviting
t h e winner.
community. She stated that this
Announcements
would draw people in to see what
an ABATE meeting is about and The Aberdeen ABATE and FM
giving the community members Crusader MC annual bike show is
an opportunity to speak with the May 7th and 8th at the DEC in
politician.
Several
members Aberdeen beginning at 10 A.M.
agreed this was a good idea but it b o t h
days.
Please
also
needed to establish on whether remember
to
mark
your
the meeting would need to be calendars for the 36th Annual
scheduled around when the law Pierpont Wheel Inn which is the
maker is available or not.
third
weekend
in
July
at
Pierpont Lake.
Jeremy had also stated that some
chapters are offering a three year Please check your membership
membership for $60 which the cards for renewal dates and
chapter would have to forgo the information or turn to page 25 of
$15. He also stated that most the Freedom Flyer for renewal
members who do the three year information.
membership are usually your
ABATE
Inc.
more dedicated members. A A b e r d e e n
recommends
checking
the
web
motion to table was made and
p
a
g
e
f
o
r
u
p
d
a
t
e
s,
carried.
announcements,
and
event
Jenny stated that Todd Fischer is information which can be found
a new grandparent. President a t
h t t p : / /
Shane stated the Cindy and Keith www.aberdeenabateinc.weebly.
Lunders
are
also
n e w com
grandparents. The chapter would
like to congratulate Cindy and
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BLACK HILLS CHAPTER
The March 20, 2016 meeting of BH
ABATE was called to order
by President Darlene.
Pledge of Allegiance was led by
Wayne. Chapter was led in prayer
by Barbie.
Roll call taken with Vice Pres.,
Sgt. at Arms, LRC, and State Rep.
all excused from the meeting.
OFFICER REPORTS
Pres. Darlene stated that six new
members and one associate were
signed up at the Bike Show so
far.
The booth sold lots of gas
raffle tickets.
Vice Pres. Jim is at the booth.
Treasurer Susan gave the dollar
reports. Barbie motioned to accept
and Wayne seconded.
Motion
passed.
Sec. Barbie asked if there were
any additions or corrections to the
Feb.
mi nutes .
None.
Susan
motioned to accept and Annette
seconded. Motion passed.
Membership Sec. Susan reported
122 members and 29 affiliates.
State Rep report contained State
ABATE
finances,
MRF
still
interviewing for Jeff's lobbyist job,
1,550 State ABATE members,
nominations for Vice Pres. and
Products person are needed, and
Heartland Steam has 163 people
signed up so far. Silent and live
auction items looking good.
Road Captain Big Al reminded
everyone of the mileage contest.
LRC absent.
Sgt. at Arms absent.
COMMITTEES
Sno Ball for 2017 has Thunder
Road confirmed.
Dart
Tournament
had
no
report. Wayne shared that S.D. is
number one for dart players.
BH ABATE Charity Poker Run has
Indian confirmed as a sign up spot.
Whitewood Social is on agenda
for August.
Meet in the Middle Ride is in
July.
BH ABATE Memorial Ride is in
August.
Products-Susan
has
Wily
patches.
May take some to
Heartland STEAM.
OLD BUSINESS
Bike Show for Saturday had Big Al
sharing
information
on
the
crowd. He stated that the younger
people he visited with think ABATE
is a gang.
Heartland STEAM has four from
chapter going.
Don't
forget
mileage
contest. Ride-ride-ride!!!
Gas Raffle tickets-sell-sell-sell!!!
Business affiliate cards are
working.
Web site-Susan has contacted
Tony and he will do the web
EAST CENTRAL CHPTR
No News. See Chapter Rep page 2
LAKE CHAPTER NEWS
Kim V. made a motion the chapter
reimburse Jeannie Hendricks $25
for the center piece from Lake
Chapter she made. Jake G. did
second the motion &the motion
carried. Thanks also to Darin N. for
the donation from The Pub House
for Heartland STEAM.
2. Motorcycle Awareness SignThank you to Dan N. & Andrew N.
for getting the sign. It looks great!
The sign will replace the old one,
which is currently located just east
of Madison on Highway 34.
NEW BUSINESS:
1. Chapter Officer Election- Second
round nominations resulted in no
new nominees. Aaron asked for a
motion to suspend elections due to
lack of multiple nominees & accept
the current nominees for chapter
officers. Kim V. made a motion Rod
The regular meeting of LAKE
ABATE was called to order by
President, Aaron Verhey.
Silent roll call:
17 members
were present.
Secretary’s report -Was read by
Rod H. with a motion by Dave H. to
approve and second by Anita P.
The motion carried.
Treasurer’s report – There was
no report.
State Rep report –Was read by
Dan N with a motion by Sara H. to
approve and second by Kim V. The
motion carried.
OLD BUSINESS:
1. Heartland STEAM- Thanks to Jim
M. & everyone who organized &
helped make it a successful night.
Those who went really enjoyed it.
site. Susan will talk to John and
see what he says.
NEW BUSINESS
Is State ABATE making Awareness
Signs?? If so, BH ABATE will get
five to ten signs.
MEMBERS OF THE MONTH goes
to all who are working the Bike
Show. Big Al, Annette, Rick, Barb
Footit, Jack, and Jim. Thanks for
volunteering!!!
AFFILATES OF THE MONTH Kwik
Mart, Indian, and The Sturgis
Motorcycle Museum. Thank you for
supporting BH ABATE.
There was no 50/50.
Coins for IMPAC raised $8.86.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
▪ Heartland STEAM
▪ Sun Catchers grooming day
April 9
▪ BHAB meeting is April 11
▪ BH ABATE meeting is April 24th.
There being no further business
or discussions, Barbie motioned to
adjourn with all in favor.
See you at this next meeting!!!
Thank you to the Side Hack for the
pizza.
Be safe!!! God Bless!!!
Submitted by Barbie :o)
H. did second the motion, the
motion carried. New chapter
officers, terms effective following
our May 7 meeting, are:
President- Deb Reinicke, Vice
President- Dave Hare, State RepDan Nugent, Treasurer- Jim Mannie
Secretary- Rod Hare.
2. Angel Tree Run May 28- Aaron
discussed the chapter possibly
taking a cut of the registration
fees. We will discuss more at next
meeting.
Sara H. made a motion to
adjourn & Angie R. did second the
motion. The motion carried.
Anita P. won the 50/50 drawing
of $24.00 & donated it back to the
chapter. Thanks Anita!
Our next meeting is Saturday
May 7, 2016 at Pub House 7 PM.
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LEWIS & CLARK NEWS
No News. See Chapter Rep page 2
NORTHEAST CHAPTER
New Business
The April 12th meeting was held at
The Wheel Inn in Watertown with
six members present. We started
the meeting off with Chapter
Treasurer Paul Marquardt’s report
on the chapter’s financial status.
We then moved on to our own
State Rep Curt Watkins’ report on
the meeting in Pierre. Paul
reported that Heartland STEAM
was a success with a very good
turnout at the event. Other topics
included
the
finalization
of
wording for the handlebar law.
nearly upon us, we discussed
potentially moving our bi-weekly
ride nights from Wednesdays to
another evening of the week. We
discussed joining other riding
groups in the area on their weekly
ride
once
a
month.
Mor e
information and collaboration will
be needed to make this a reality.
As for now, the bi-weekly ride
night is on Wednesday. We will
discuss this topic more at our May
10th meeting.
Old Business
Fundraising: Fundraising has been
the very active central topic of our
Old Business as of late &
continued at this meeting. As
discussed before, the waffle feed
has been moved back to a
potential date of October 22nd. We
would like to have this event in
the off season as bellies seem to
growl louder for Belgian waffles in
the colder months.
We also discussed raffles and
50/50 drawings. Assignments
were made to check on having
50/50 drawings at a couple of
events this summer. When we
have permission to do this at
these events, you will see more in
this section of the Flyer - so keep
an eye out for that.
Weekly Rides: With riding season
Continuing with New Business,
Officer Elections were discussed
and tabled to the May meeting due
to insufficient attendance at this
meeting. We would like as many
members as possible to attend the
May meeting to help nominate and
elect new officers for the coming
year. Want your say in how things
are done in the chapter? Well
here’s your chance – it’s up to you!
Without your support none of this
would be possible.
After
New
Business
was
concluded, a motion to adjourn
was made, seconded, the ayes
carried bringing the April meeting
to a close.
turning and changing lanes. As the
weather warms up, more bikes
will be taking to the road and it is
likely that automobile drivers may
not be looking for us on the road
as they should. A crisp, clear hand
signal is sure to gain more
attention than just an indicator
lamp. We suggest you use both
your turn signal and your hand to
signal lane changes and turns.
Pass
this information along
to all your brothers on two
wheels.
Our next meeting will be Tuesday,
May 10th at the Wheel Inn in
Watertown at 7:00pm. Again, I
would like to remind our members
that we will be having our officer
elections at this meeting. Have an
idea you would like to discuss?
Come to the meeting and your
voice will be heard. You never
know what is going to be
discussed but there is one
guarantee - you will enjoy the
fellowship you find with your
fellow Northeast Abate members.
I look forward to seeing you
there!
Phil King
Northeast ABATE
May is Motorcycle Awareness
Month and we would like to remind
riders to use hand signals when
NORTHSTAR CHPTR NEWS
42 Members Attended
Meeting called to order by Randy
Farley.
We will be doing the 50/50
drawing again starting at the next
meeting in May.
all
"Share
the
Road"
with
motorcyclist. Spread the word for
motorcycle safety!
New officers where elected:
President- Randy Farley
Vice-President-Jeff Farner
Secretary-Lauren Novotny
Discussed the June 4th meeting
Picnic in the Park in GregoryPotluck. Hope to see everyone
there.
National Ride To Work Day is June
20th !
Route for July 9th Poker run will
be
addressed
at
the
May
7th meeting.
Correct date for North
Nostalgia Run is AUG. 27th
Vonda
Hand
attended
the
Heartland STEAM. She came back
with a lot of good information.
Thank you Vonda.
Star
North Star ABATE Hoodies and
caps available at the Pheasant Bar.
May
is
Motorcycle
Safety
Awareness Month. A reminded to
Thanks to everyone who attended
Aprils meeting! Hope to see you all
in May !
Ride Safe !
Sandy Hall
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OAHE CHAPTER NEWS
President Bonnie called the meeting
to order at 6:42 pm by reciting the
Pledge of Allegiance. There were 12
members & with BACA (Bikers Against
Child Abuse) members Limo & Mato
also present. They gave an informal
presentation of what the purpose of
BACA is & encouraged anyone that
would be interested to come to one of
their meetings that are held at the
Grey Goose Social Club in the Speak
Easy room on the last Tuesday of the
month. If you want more information,
contact Ryan Riedy at the Grey Goose
Social Club.
Treasurer
Bill
gave
the
Treasurer's Report which included
account balances & a detailed list of
money taken in vs. money spent. Joe
motioned & Brad seconded to accept
the report. Motion carried.
State Rep Lori was absent &
Marcia sat in for her at the March BOD
meeting & reported that total
membership is 1559; there were 21
new members added in February.
Jiggs would like the membership
secretaries to include email addresses
when submitting new member/
renewal forms. She will give them to
Jiggs to use in case a CTA is
necessary. The printer sends names of
undelivered Freedom Flyers to
Karline. Send address corrections to
Karline if she notifies the membership
secretaries of a bad address. The MRF
is looking for a lobbyist so if you know
of someone who would be interested
tell them to send a resume to Hardtail
at hardtail@mrf.org. SB85 was
dropped by Senator Haverley &
passed in the senate and house
unanimously & was signed into law by
the governor. It was a cleanup bill
that had motorcycles included to have
2 license plates but was never
followed. New ABATE of SD hats are
available from Susan & the 85 mile
hats are also available. Trudy will no
longer be the product manager once
STEAM is over so if you know of
someone who wants the job let Jiggs
know. In 2018 ABATE of SD will be
celebrating its 40th anniversary. Be
thinking of T-Shirt ideas. Specialty
plates are available now at no cost so
ask when you go to register your
vehicle or motorcycle. ABATE stickers
are available from the product
manager. The cost is $5.00 per
sticker. Vice Coordinator & Treasurer
positions are up for nominations.
Jiggs said he will stay on for 2 more
years so essentially the Vice
Coordinator will have 3 years of
training before they step up to
Coordinator. Get your name to Lori if
you are interested in running for Vice
Coordinator. Jan was nominated for
Treasurer & accepted the nomination.
Nominations will be taken in May with
elections being held then also.
Nebraska attempted to repeal their
helmet law for the 3rd year & it failed
by 3 votes. The senator who
introduced the bill had term limited
out so they will have to start over.
Jiggs encourages all to become a
member of ABATE of Nebraska if for
nothing else than monetary support.
Next state meeting is May 21st.
Road Captain Weiner reported
that it was windy.
Secretary Marcia asked if any
changes were noted regarding the
March minutes. Nothing was brought
forward for changes. Schmitty
motioned & Brandon seconded to
accept the minutes as submitted.
Motion carried.
Interim Membership Secretary
Marcia reported there are 80 total
members. Four renewals were
received prior to the meeting. Check
the date above your name on the
Freedom Flyer label for month you
need to renew in. If you have
questions send an email to
oaheabate@gmail.com.
Old Business: Oahe ABATE had 7
people attend Heartland STEAM in
Sioux Falls on April 1-3. Bill has the
list of who attended. If you want
reimbursed ask him for a check.
Fun Run committee reported they
are still in the planning process.
Onslaught was booked as the band
again for this year. The T-shirt design
was chosen from what Linda Nye
submitted. There were some design
changes requested & Brandon will
check with Linda to see if she minds
the changes. Bring a generator along
if you have one. Several business size
ads have been sold for advertising
space on the poster already. Prices
are $50.00 for a business card size &
$100 for double the size. Get a
business card or have them send a
digital copy of their business card to
oaheabate@gmail.com. There will be
more details available next month as
the event gets closer. The beer wagon
needing fixed was discussed again.
The business who will be doing the
repairs was determined & Weiner will
tell get word to them to go ahead with
the repairs to get it fixed as soon as
possible.
The Awareness Run will be held
on May 21. Oahe will put on a Dice
Run again this year to be held for
those who don't want to attend the
BOD meeting. Meet at the Capitol at
noon. Kickstands up at 1pm. Weiner
will be in charge of the route. There
will be a picnic at the Lilly Park
Shelter at the end of the Dice Run &
BOD Meeting. Bonnie & Marcia will get
burgers, brats & buns ordered. More
details at the May meeting.
It's Scholarship time again. One
scholarship will be given to a student
planning on furthering their education
that will be graduation in 2016 & is
attending Riggs or Stanley County.
Applications are due by April 18.
Anyone wishing to help with selection
of the winner be at the Grey Goose
Social Club at 7pm on April 18.
New Business: Oahe will deliver
flowers to the ladies residing in the
nursing homes in Pierre again on May
8 (Mother's Day). Marcia will get a
count & get the number of flowers
needed to Joe ASAP. Meet at Eastside
Pub & Casino at 11:00 on Sunday, May
8 if you want to help. Some of the
women don't have family close by to
be with them on Mother's Day so this
is always a rewarding experience.
Discussion on our chapter mission
statement was held. Right now our
mission statement is the same as
ABATE of SD. Be thinking of what our
chapter should have as a mission
statement & bring it to the next
meeting. If you want you can submit
your idea to oaheabate@gmail.com.
With no more business to discuss
the next meeting will be Saturday,
May 14 at Nystrom's Goose Camp at
2:00pm for cleanup & mowing. Bring
any equipment you think will be
needed. In case of inclement weather
the meeting will be held at the Grey
Goose Social Club.
There will be drawings for 50/50
& SOL & a Pot Luck after the meeting
bring a dish to pass if you want.
Dennis motioned for the meeting
to adjourn & Schmitty 2nd the motion.
Motion carried & the meeting
adjourned at 8:12pm. Brandon won
the 50/50 drawing. Dennis Stout was
drawn for SOL & was NOT in
attendance so was SOL. The amount
increases for the next meeting.
Marcia Kaup
ABATE Oahe Chapter Secretary
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to be signed. Thank you’s were STEAM.
They will be given
sent out for the sponsors of the certificates next month.
Thank
Due to there being a lack of Rushmore ABATE Safety Seminar. you to all.
officers and board, the Rushmore
ABATE
general
membership Road Captain-Nate has April AFFILIATE OF THE MONTH goes to
30th set up as a Cosmic Bowling Roscoe's for furnishing parts for
meeting was only informative.
night at Robbinsdale starting at 9 the center piece. Will be given
The
band
playing
is certificate next month.
Thank
Pledge of Allegiance was led by pm.
Sgt. at Arms, Bill E.
Chapter Cimmarron Band. May 4th is a you for supporting Rushmore
social ride. Meet at Windmill.
ABATE.
prayer was led by Barbie.
RUSHMORE CHAPTER NEWS
Membership Sec. Karline led the Newsletter editor-Ginny gone.
informative meeting.
Products has had nothing done.
Roll call was taken with Craig,
John, Mike, Phil and Ginny absent. Web Page Mistress-Paula asked
about affiliates. Karline will get
her a current list.
GUEST SPEAKER
Tina Mulally spoke to members in
regards to her running for Dist. MRF Rep-Jiggs updated us on
Washington D.C. news.
MRF is
35 S.D. Senate.
still
interviewing
for
Jeff's
Minutes to the Feb. meeting had job. An anti motorcycle profiling
no motion to accept.
Members bill is being worked on. Bikers in
the Beltway is May 12th. Jiggs
did get the minutes.
plans on going.
Bills could not be paid, only those
Road Hazard-Barbie reported four
that have been preapproved.
calls came in but has no
information on them.
OFFICER REPORTS
Pres. Craig out with appendix
AD HOC COMMITTEES
surgery.
Rushmore ABATE Membership
Rally report by Bill H.
Fischer
Vice Pres. John at work.
Beverage is on board as a major
Treasurer
Tina
gave
dollar sponsor. Budweiser, Black Hills
reports. No motion could be made Harley and Russ Brown are
sponsors also. Would like to have
to accept.
more sponsors. Let him know if
Sec. handed out mail, had you have any.
newsletters
and
f il e
#13
items.
Heartland STEAM was Big Toy Ball report was done by
awesome. Thanks to Rushmore Sandy. Things winding down to
the end. Get tickets turned in to
for sponsoring part of the trip.
her or Bill H.
State Rep. Mike gone. Does have
OLD BUSINESS
a report in newsletter.
Rushmore ABATE Safety Seminar
Membership Sec. Karline said report was given by Jiggs.
Shoulda
Coulda
will
be
$60.00. We have 49 affiliates and Bike Show report was not
available.
369 members.
Heartland STEAM reports
given by those that went.
LRC Rep. Ginny gone.
Sgt. at Arms-Mr.
nothing)....
Bill
(got
were
NEW BUSNESS
MEMBERS OF THE MONTH are
STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS Tammy, Sue, John Wayne, and
PR-Janet has cards to go around Steve for the work on the center
piece they made for Heartland
Shoulda Coulda drawing for
$60.00 was done. Three names
drawn were Darrel Lich, Monty
Prichard, and Perry Tobin. None
were here. May will be $80.00.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
▪ Wayne L. stated that April 9th
is an ERC class at BH Harley.
▪ April 30th Rapid Valley Fire
Dept.
is
have
CPR
classes. $10.00 charge.
▪ April 24th BH ABATE meeting.
▪ April 25th Black Hills CMA
meeting 6 pm at N. Haines
Hardees.
▪ May 3rd Rushmore ABATE
general membership meeting.
▪ May 4th Social Ride.
▪ May 7th CMA Run For The Son
missionary ride. Meet at
Windmill.
▪ May 9th Black Hills Area
Bikers meeting 6:30 pm at N.
Haines Hardees.
▪ June 18th BHAB Southern Hills
Poker Run.
▪
Thanks to Rohde and Gin for the
pork
loin
and
potato
salad.
Thanks to those that
added to the menu.
Be safe!!!! GOD Bless You!!!!!!
Submitted by Barbie :o)
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SIOUX FALLS CHAPTER NEWS
Next
Meeting
6PM,
May
7 meeting. The suggested change is
to move our meeting time from
On behalf of ABATE of Sioux Falls, 4PM to 6PM.
we' d like to offer up our
sympathies
to
Phil
H o h m Our spring chapter ride will
regarding the loss of his wife be May 14 following the CMA Bike
Norma. We're so sorry for your Blessing and the Hot Dog Feed at
loss and we offer up a prayer for our SF ABATE office. Slack will
you to find comfort in your family help with hot dogs and Dawn will
and friends during this difficult get groceries.
time.
Donna let us know CMA's request
What
a
busy
S p r i n g ! for an escort from J&L was turned
Thanks to everyone who came and down. I figured we'd better follow
supported the SF Motorcycle Show up sooner than later so I called
& Expo. We couldn't keep doing about the escort for the Toy Run
this year after year without all the and found that was even declined.
volunteers who put in SO many Too.
hours. We're still settling up, so
no
final
numbers
y e t . The statewide Poker Run is May
21 & ends with photos at the
Heartland
STEAM
was
well capital at 1PM.
attended. We appreciate all of the
hours and effort that go into Nominations began at our April
turning out a successful event. I meeting and will continue at the
hope everyone who attended felt May meeting. Our officer elections
it
wa s
tim e
w el l
s pe nt . will take place at the June
4 meeting. Thus far, our nominees
We had the second reading for our are.. President: Mark Garrison,
proposed by-law change and Delare Hill Vice President: Delare
voting will take place at our May Hill, Bill Schildhauer Treasurer:
Mark Garrison State Rep: Al Luze
Sergeant-at-Arms: Ken Feist, Bill
Schildhauer,
Ted
McMillan.
Secretary:
Joan
Miller.
It shouldn't take a law to compel
us
to
pay
attention
out
there..the life you save out there
might
be
your
own!
Respectfully,
Dawn Hieb
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FREEDOM FLYER
SIOUX RIVER CHAPTER NEWS
State Rep. Report: Anti-Profiling
is the main concern currently.
Contact your legislators by May 1
before Bikers in the Beltway so
our contacts know which persons
to talk to.
There are two positions open Vice
-Coordinator and State MRF
Representative Contact Jiggs or
your
chapter
state
rep
if
interested in either of these
positions.
Old Business: Gun Raffle: tickets
have been printed and sales are
going well. Have about 10 books
left to sell.
Heartland STEAM: Give yourself a
hand, Sioux River had a great
number of people attend to
represent our chapter. Also, did
an outstanding job creating
auction items. Thank You Jason
for making the centerpiece it was with Brad or Mike helping her.
awesome!
The
counselor for Brooking
New Business: May is motorcycle School was not aware that she
awareness month. We will bring was supposed to give out
signs to the next meeting and applications for the Bammer
place these around town. The Scholarship, so she does not have
state is looking into ordering any at this time. We will leave
more. We will discuss at the next this open for now and see if we
meeting if we need to order more. get any applications turned in in
April.
The ride-thru is scheduled for
June 25. Jeff Miller asked if we Announcements: Next Meeting
would move it a week and then Saturday May 7th
they would do a Chiefs run. It was
1 pm distribute yard signs – 2 pm
decided to keep the date as we
ditch clean-up – 5 pm meeting at
have already advertised this
Danny’s
event.
Card Game: Cal Stainbrook six of
Sioux
River
Poker
Run
is
clubs (did not win)
scheduled for June 4. Will have a
50/50: Linda Moser
route worked out shortly.
Brad asked if anyone was
interested in presenting Share the
Road to the driver’s Ed class.
Janelle volunteered to do this
The weather is getting nice
remember to drive defensively
and watch for obstacles.
Cindy
Greg talked about the Road
hazard number-use it. It does
work. Greg also checked with
Hoffmans in Corsica for meeting
place. They said yes. Darla asked
Shorty's in Platte, they also said
yes.
Bev won the 50/50 and donated
it back.
SOUTH CENTRAL NEWS
Lars brought the meeting to
order. A moment of silence for
military and fallen. Keeping in our
thoughts member Leo Holzbauer
who lost his brother, member
Barb Sorlien who lost her sister,
member Alan Tronvold whose
father is in the heart hospital,
members Lorie and Bill Moeller
who were in a motorcycle
accident,
member
Roger
Frankenstein and Wayne Lettau
who are recovering from illness.
Especially our military.
Treasurer Report read, seconded
and approved.
Secretaries
minutes
seconded and approved.
read,
No State Rep report but Lars gave
a report on Heartland STEAM.
Thanks to all who are pitching in
and helping.
I will be gone for the
meeting and Fish Days,
May
Next months meeting will be in
Platte, Shorty's at 1 pm May 18th. Granddaughters marriage and
grandson graduating.
Fish Days: Taverns- John P-buns,
Jim
L-hamburger,
C o l e t t e - Michelle and Mike maybe gonehamburger, Dorothy-chips. Jim new grandbaby!!
will get it all made up. Jim also
will get the posters made for Motion to adjourn, seconded.
Fish Days and poker run. Working
Next meeting May 14 at 1 pm,
on Judges for the bike show.
Shorty's in Platte.
Denny Reis will be here for the
bike blessing and the mayors ride. Hope you all can ride!!
Theme is "Vegas" for the parade.
Be thinking of a good idea for the
trailer. Greg and Jim had some
ideas.
Jim Putnam was guest speaker.
Also gave a great talk on getting
involved with our chapter, state Yard signs were brought up. Lars
level, MRF. Heartland STEAM will check a state for them.
will be held in Sioux City, IA next
year.
May is Motorcycle Awareness
month. Get your signs out.
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SOUTHEAST CHAPTER NEWS.
Hi Everyone,
Well Heartland STEAM is over.
All in all it was a very successful
event. We had a very good
turnout. The breakout sessions I
attended were very informative.
I really enjoyed the presentation
by
Minnesota
delegates
on
dealing with MC Clubs and ABATE
groups. It explained how clubs
differ from ABATE and how police
look at us in general. There were
2 speakers, 1 speaker from each
entity.
Both were very informative and
well versed on their side of the
issue. I learned how police target
motorcycle riders just because
they are on 2 wheels.
FREEDOM FLYER
The ABATE side spoke about a bill
that they are supporting to end
profiling of motorcycle riders.
Most of the legislators think that
this is basically covered by the
anti-profiling law already in
place.
ABATE
of
Minnesota
disagrees and is trying to do
more.
Another keynote speaker had a
very good presentation on how
the government is trying to get a
national helmet law passed by
feeding the general population
disinformation about the cost of
insurance due to bikers not
wearing helmets. His findings
after doing tons of research point
out that in fact the cost of
insurance is lower in states that
do not have helmet laws. In fact,
what is ironic is the information
he used to prove this was
actually data gathered by groups
such
as
NHTSA
(National
Highway
Traffic
Safety
Administration) who is the group
misleading the public!
The speaker from the club side
also pointed out that police are
harassing the women because
they believe the club members
get the women to do the dirty
work because of their sex and
Slider Gilmore also had
a
thinking they ladies will get
presentation which was very
overlooked
and/or
will
get
informative. The title of his
lighter sentences etc...
presentation
was
“What
Successful People Do.” It was
very
enlightening
and
entertaining at the same time. If
you have never seen Slider in any
of his presentations I would
recommend making a point of
doing so. You won’t walk away
disappointed.
Before ending I need to give out
a big Thank You to both Country
Inn and Suites of Dakota Dunes
and Graham’s Grill also of Dakota
Dunes
for
their
generous
donations of a Whirlpool suite
and Dinner for 2. These two
Items along with a bottle of
Buffalo Trace bourbon donated
by a member of Southeast ABATE
made for a very popular package
in the silent auction.
From my understanding the
winner of these items were
planning the weekend during
Sioux City’s Awesome Biker
Nights.
Congratulations on your winning
bid and enjoy your weekend.
Eppo
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THOSE GUYS CHAPTER NEWS
Next meeting is 2pm May 1st at the
SF American Legion
*Future
meetings listed at the end of the
minutes.
*** May is Motorcycle Awareness
Month. Councilman Kenny Anderson
Jr. will be reading a Motorcycle
Awareness proclamation May 1st at
2:15pm at the SF American Legion.
We would like as many members and
non-members as possible to be
present. PLEASE JOIN US. ***
Meeting called to order at 2:05 pm
with 51 members present.
L a s t
month's meeting minutes were
reviewed
and
approved.
Treasury report: Treasury report
was approved with no additions or
corrections.
Membership Report:As of 3/15
Those Guys has 248 members. We
picked up another 21 members at the
Expo. If you need to renew your
membership or would like to join, you
can get in touch with any current
member, or mail the renewal/sign up
form to our chapter's membership
rep: Gail VanderPol at 2605 W
Kingston Dr Sioux Falls, SD 571070810.
State Rep Report: Most of the
discussion was on Heartland Steam.
They are taking nominations for State
Treasurer & State VP. They are also
looking for a State Products Manager.
If you are interested, please contact
Dennis, Dave or Iggy. M a y
i s
Motorcycle Awareness– PLEASE
PROMOTE. There is an awareness
poker run to Pierre. Oahe Chapter is
hosting. $10 per hand or 3 for $25.
Our chapter will buy 3 hands.
Camping is available & there will be a
hot dog feed. This is the 3rd weekend
in May. There will be a photo taken at
the capitol at noon.
If anyone has
access to any media, please ask them
to promote Awareness month.
From IMPAC–on SB85, they are
looking to get wording changed to
say that motorcycles only need 1
plate. There is currently no wording
for motorcycles. There may be
discussion on the definition of a
motorcycle as several different types
of vehicles have motorcycle plates &
don't
necessarily
require
a
motorcycle license to operate. T h e
state needs a Road Hazard rep from
our chapter. Rich Smith is currently
our rep. We will check to see if he
wants to stay in this position.
Old Business: Heartland Steam
went very well. Feedback was all
positive. Thanks to Gail for being on
FREEDOM FLYER
the STEAM committee & Charlie for
organizing the hospitality room.
There
were
217
registered
attendees. A huge thank you to all
who helped with the everything we
were involved in that weekend.
During the dinner speech, Jiggs
recognized are chapter for the work
on the hospitality room. Everyone
enjoyed the food and drink choices.
Monies remaining from the Heartland
“budget” will be donated to
Heartland STEAM.
M R F – A
motion was made that our chapter
purchase a 5 year MRF membership
for $400. Motion approved.
Members who attended Heartland
STEAM will received their $10
reimbursement from the chapter at
the May meeting.
Expo report–We acquired 22 new
members & 17 renewals. Thanks to
all who volunteered at our booth,
brought booth supplies & donated
raffle items. Sioux Falls ABATE also
thanked the chapter for all the
volunteers that helped with security.
We would like to get back to last
yeas booth location, if possible.
VP Report: Deadwood Poker Run
– The Facebook page has been
updated with a link to the
r e g i s t r a t i o n
f o r m :
w w w . f a c e b o o k . c o m /
DeadwoodPokerRun. This is the only
way to guarantee a t-shirt or shop
shirt. There are 29 pre-registered.
There is a meeting 4/6 at Red Rock if
you would like to be involved. Tshirts are available, even if you can't
make the run. Ride Guide–No book
this year. If you would like to see the
book return, please volunteer. If
there is a group that wants to work
on it together, we need to start
meeting soon. There are a lot of
books out there, so if you have a
fresh idea for something different,
please bring it up.
We have a poker run scheduled on
Sunday, June 5th, which is a meeting
day. The June meeting will be held at
11am that day, before the poker run.
New Business: Our Spring poker
run is April 24th. Sign up 11:30am1pm at the Sioux Falls American
Legion. $10 per hand. Come join us!
Just a reminder – if you are setting
up a poker run, please be sure to
include ABATE supporter & CHS
poker run supporter businesses.
Those Guys will be creating their
own
chapter
membership
registration sheets. More to come on
that.
The November Bowling Party has
been postponed/canceled due to
being too close to our normal
February party.
CHS poker run is running smooth,
no new update.
We have TG shirts for sale.
July chapter meeting has been
moved to 7/10.
September chapter meeting may
need to be moved due the holiday
weekend. We will discuss at a future
meeting.
Rick Runge advised a member of
his son's in laws family recently had
a baby with many medical issues &
asked for help setting up a benefit
poker run. It was decided that our
chapter's 8/21 poker run will
benefit this family. We passed the
hat & raised $136 for the family.
Betsy has offered to head up a
committee to get donations for our
different events/benefit. Please
contact her if you're interested.
Big Paws poker run website has
issues. A new web site will be
created this week, same address.
Gloria Struck may be in the area
this summer. Ruthie is still working
on getting her to speak in Sioux
Falls.
Sue brought up what can get
done to increase meeting and poker
run attendance. We will discuss a
mentor program at a future date.
The Veterans Outreach is looking
for donations of all kinds: clothing,
food, furniture etc. Please contact
them
or
Sherry
has
more
information.
Members needing to renew: Jill
Butterfield, Steve Butterfield, Lorie
Buus, Darin Suhr.
Welcome new members: Larry
Richter, Dennis Turnwall, Matt
Malde, Rod Loe, Nathan Meeter,
Kevin Bremmon, Michael Van
Denheimel, Blaine Eilts, Deborah
Dvorak, Dave Dvorak, Scott Sathre,
Chad Bratland, Jaina Heiden, Jamie
Herding, Mike Kern, Steve Woldt,
Erin
Bennett,
Kevin
Van
Overschulde, Jim Halling, Rod
Smart, Chrisanna Hellich & Brandon
Syrstad
50/50 of $84 went to Julie Pick.
She donated $50 back to the Runge
benefit.
SOL
of $10 would have gone to Ed Barr,
who wasn't present. Drawing will be
for $20 next month.
Upcoming meeting dates: May 1 2pm and June 5 – 11am (before
poker run)
Don't forget to promote Motorcycle
Awareness in May
Those Guys ABATE
FREEDOM FLYER
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WINDRIDERS CHAPTER NEWS
Next Meeting:
May 2nd, 2016
Location: Big D’s in Huron
Meeting at 6:30 - Supper at 6:00
Members attending the April
4th meeting were as follows:
Todd & Dawn Meyers, Bill &
Kasey Bindert, Joey Harms,
Leigh Smith, Don & Stacey
Gurnon,
Larry
&
Annie
Podhradsky, Phil & Norma Hohm,
Gary Heath, Schaun & Shelley
Schnathorst, Joan Wollschlager
& Steve Lovett. Our guests were
Cheri
&
Doug
Bjorke.
PRESIDENT’S
REPORT:
President Schaun told us that it
was a job well done by all that
helped at our Annual Chili
Contest & Minnow Races event.
Chili contest winners: 1st Joey
Harms 2nd Shevada Searing 3rd
Roxie Williams. Minnows Races
Winners: 1st Cheri Bjorke
2nd
Richard Carmondy. Bill Bindert
won
the
50/50
drawing.
Congrats to all the winners!
Deadline for Wheel Jam
sponsors is April 21st. So far we
have as sponsors
Peterson
Motors, Prostrollo Motors ,
Iverson’s, Phil & Norma Hohm
Farms, Xtreme GraphiX, Redline
Tavern, Signature Plus, AA
Motorsports, Shooters in Wolsey,
Coney Island Café, and Sabers of
Mitchell. There are no changes
in classes for our bike show. We
need to give Jeff from Signature
Plus ample time to have the
trophies ready.
Wheel Jam poster deadline
is April 29th. Windriders is
sponsoring a trophy for Wheel
Jam Show & Shine. The trophy
is to be awarded to a motorcycle
which will be chosen by Bill,
Leigh, & Todd.
Phil handed out gun raffle
tickets to members after the
meeting had adjourned.
Let’s
get those gun raffles sold! Phil
has already sold 35 raffle
tickets!
Bill said that our supper
runs will start when the weather
gets warmer. We are all looking
forward to that! Larry showed
us his motorcycle fairing that
Schaun had painted.
What a
super job!
TREASURER’S REPORT: Phil
handed out his written report.
He also gave report on profit of
our Chili Contest & Minnow
Races. Steve turned in two bills
for Phil to pay.
Gary made a
motion to accept Phil’s report &
Dawn seconded the motion.
STATE REP REPORT:
Phil
gave a report on the March State
Meeting in Pierre. Phil & Norma
gave a report on Heartland
STEAM.
Phil
has
more
information on Heartland STEAM
in his May Column in the Freedom
Flyer.
We
were
talking
about
motorcycling profiling by law
enforcement. Phil told us about
the time he was stopped for loud
exhaust & was told to just drive
at a slow pace though town.
Following
are
some
observances
made
by
our
secretary Shelley. Some members
are texting on their phones, some
are just doodling, some are
talking to others, some are not
paying
attention,
some
are
unwinding & some are just taking
up space. Phil thinks some of us
need to get our act together.
Shelley said this is Phil-Welcome
to his World.
VICE-PRESIDENT REPORT:
Non given. Although we did get a
s m i l e
f r o m
S t e v e .
MEMBERSHIP
REPORT:
Members that need to renew are
as follows. Debbie Busch, Patrick
Hemen, Sal Tschetter, Marlene &
Dan Richey, Brian Klock, Carey
Dennis, Steve Lovett, Keith & Lori
Murphy Gary Orth.
Our new members are Cheri
& Doug Bjorke. Welcome to our
chapter!
To renew your membership
send $25 for one year or $60 for
three years to Windriders ABATE
PO Box 289, Huron, SD 57350.
Remember if you move or
change
your
address
your
Freedom Flyer will not be
forwarded to you as it is mailed
3rd class. Let Phil know if your
address has been changed. If you
would like Phil to keep you
updated via email send him your
e m a i l
a d d r e s s
a t
easyph@santel.net
Joey made a motion to
adjourn the meeting & Leigh
seconded
the
motion.
Minutes
were taken by
Secretary Shelley & edited, typed,
and sent to the Freedom Flyer by
Phil.
“LET THOSE WHO RIDE DECIDE”
Waddy’s Bar & Grill
313 Wheelock Street
Hudson, SD 57034
Open 7 days a week @ 11:00 am
Grill on all day!
Home of the Chief’s Bloody Mary
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own candidates to pry that shit
apart. I wish them well in their
Greetings. It seems that the snow is fight.
gone & there`s nothing but the rain.
The rain & the wind & more wind & One of the questions floating
always head wind no matter which around and never seemed to be
way you`re headed. Still, not so bad resolved was, "What is the
of
a motorcycle?"
without the rain. Hopefully I have definition
invoked the "r" word enough that by Webster’s New World Dic. defines it
the time you read this it will no as this, n. a very heavy bicycle that
longer be a factor & we will only is run by a gasoline engine. Ok. I
don`t have a problem with three
await the flower buds.
wheels as long as it`s not a tractor,
I would like to thank those who have to have a place for sidehacks.
worked, donated & attended the Some said, a wheel out front. Ok, so
27th Heartland STEAM(A Seminar To what about Can-am, Spyder and flat
Educate And Motivate). Attendance out backwards trikes? I agree that
was pretty fair with all 7 states they should have handlebars &
represented & speakers from as far straddle the seat.
ZZEN CHAPTER NEWS
away as West Virginia. The topics
were varied & well presented. I, for
one, wish that I could`ve hit them
all. With the statist`s ploy of divide
& conquer, I believe that we had
enough members to cover them all.
I`m sure that someone may have a
report but the only way to find out is
to come to the meeting!
To this day it irritates me when
someone says that they drive a
bike. You ride a bike, you drive a
f`n cage. Anyway, what was driving
this
discussion
was a
new
classification of vehicle trying to
wedge it`s way into ours. Hence
the term autocycle. The Polaris
Slingshot, complete with plenty of
After conversing with other like plastic, bucket seats & a steering
tried
to
inv ade
our
minded advocates, I am so glad that wheel
ABATE Of South Dakota has been a classification.
presence in the legislature for 30+
years. With Neb. getting shut down Texas had refused to license as a
with their repeal bill going all the motorcycle as did Conn., Hawaii,
way to the floor, it was sad to see Indiana & Maryland. So off to Conn.
even their co-sponsors going so far we go to build a new category.
The Polaris Slingshot now
off topic that an orangutan would
scratch his head. I think that having becomes an autocycle. According to
a unicameral house leads to even SB936 it means a vehicle that
less compromise than usual. meets the requirements of a
Hopefully, they can get heard early motorcycle under 49CFR part571 &
next year & hold them hostage if (A) does not have more than 3
wheels in contact with the ground,
necessary.
(B) is designed to be controlled
While we don`t have to fight an with a steering wheel and foot
existing law we always have to be pedals for acceleration, braking or
vigilant & wary of some ass shifting, (C) has a seat or seats that
introducing one. That leaves us free are fully or partially?? & in which
to work on things like handle bar the occupants sit with their legs
heights & not being hassled for not forward & (D) equipped with safety
having two plates as the law belts in accordance with Sec.14100a, for all occupants. In addition,
previously required.
HB6822 exempts the autocycle
Now if we could follow Wash. State driver from the states helmet law.
& introduce anti-motorcycle profiling The final decision is expected
legislation we could be pretty rosy. by June 3 when the session ends.
Corruption is well known in Illinois
which explains why some could not
attend. It`s not like it doesn`t exist
here, ever hear of EB-5 and GEARUP? Some of our brethren to the east
could not attend because they were
campaigning for people supportive
of our cause. In some places they
have had to resort to running their
Hawaii`s HB784 defines it as "a
three wheeled vehicle powered by a
gasoline engine on which the driver
& all passengers ride in a
completely
enclosed,
tandem
seating area that is equipped with a
roll cage, safety belts for all
occupants, air bag protection & anti
-lock brakes & designed to be
controlled with a steering wheel &
pedals." At the same time, no
motorcycle endorsement is needed.
Session ends May 7, but state law
allows for unresolved bills to be
carried
over
to
the
next
session.
Indiana was fast and
defined it as "a three wheeled
vehicle powered by a gasoline
engine on which the operator &
passenger ride in a completely or
partially enclosed area that is
equipped with(1) a roll cage or roll
hoops, (2)safety belts for each
occupant & (3)anti-lock brakes; & is
designed to be controlled with a
steering wheel & pedals." It became
legal Mar. 12. Helmets and goggles
are not mandatory but a motorcycle
license is needed. Autocycles are not
included in the "dead red" law
allowing motorcycles to run a red
light after waiting 2 minutes w/o a
change. Maryland has issues with
the exhaust too short & the
Slingshot having drain holes in the
bottom.
Finally, Texas dissolved the saddle
issue with HB439 and SB449 which
added "a motor vehicle, other than a
tractor, that is (A) equipped with a
rider`s saddle or seat for the use of
(I) a rider and (II) a passenger if
the motor vehicle is designed or
used primarily to transport a
passenger; and (B) designed to have
when propelled not more than three
wheels on the ground. "Public
hearing was Mar.18, June 1 is the
end of the session.
I, for one, an glad that they are
getting their own category. We
already have atv`s, three wheeled
cushman trucks and probably golf
carts messing up our stats that the
insurance companies love to use
against us whether they apply or
not.
I hope that this clears up some of
the questions about the elusive
autocycle. If you wish to learn more,
come to the next meeting and bring
someone with you.
Next meeting is at Hillbilly`s
Alcester, SD, Sat., May7, 1:00pm.
in
Ride Defensively. May the wind be at
your back.
Respectfully, Alias.
FREEDOM FLYER
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ABATE of SD Supporters
The businesses and groups or individuals listed support ABATE of SD
through the Business Supporter program. Please return their support with
your patronage.
FM Crusaders, Aberdeen (March 2016)
American Legion Post 15, Sioux Falls (January 2017)
Hillbilly’s Bar, Grill & Casino, Alcester (March 2016)
Cheap Shots, Sioux Falls (March 2016)
1481 Grille, Arlington (April 2016)
Dakota Beverage, Sioux Falls (April 2016)
Tormanen’s Bar, Badger (May 2016)
J&L Harley-Davidson, Sioux Falls/Watertown (Jan 2017)
Dakota Insurance, Baltic (December 2016)
Jane’s Little Coalinga, Sioux Falls (May 2016)
Clark County Riders, Brookings (May 2016)
Sport Bowl Lounge, Sioux Falls (April 2017)
Jim’s Tap, Brookings (April 2016)
Teal Imprinted Sportswear, Sioux Falls (March 2016)
On the Rocks, Canton (January 2017)
The Barcode Bar & Grill, Sioux Falls (February 2017)
Chancellor Bar, Chancellor (January 2017)
The Garage, Sioux Falls (May 2016)
Bottoms Up, Corson (April 2016)
Steve’s Bar & Grill, Trent (April 2017)
W Dees, Gayville (July 2016)
Pheasant Bar, Winner (January 2017)
Main Street Bikes & Trikes, Granville, IA (August 2016)
Otis Bar & Grill, Worthing (May 2016)
Gregory Lanes, Gregory (April 2017)
Redline Tavern, Yale (June 2016)
Taylor Repair, Gregory (September 2016)
Cottonwood, Yankton (May 2016)
The Other Bar & Grill, Howarder, IA (April 2017)
Waddy’s Bar & Grill, Hudson (April 2017)
Main Street Humboldt Bar, Humboldt, SD (July 2016)
Kulm Tasty Treats Cafe, Kulm, ND (November 2016)
American Legion Post 174, Lennox (January 2017)
Beamers Pub, Lennox (February 2017)
Prostrollo Auto Mall, Madison (April 2017)
TeeZers, Madison (March 2016)
The Pub House, Madison (April 2017)
Jake’s Place, Monroe (September 2016)
Buffalo Restaurant, Murdo (March 2016)
Puzzled Bar, Parker (December 2016)
Petersen Motors, Pierre (June 2016)
Black Hills Harley Davidson, Rapid City (July 2016)
Monarch Steakhouse & Lounge, Renner (August 2016)
Safari Bar & Grill, Renner (April 2016)
Old 77 Bar & Grill, Rowena (December 2016)
Red Rocks Bar & Grille, Rowena (June 2016)
38 Road House, Sioux Falls (September 2016)
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ABATE of South Dakota 2016
Good Times Calendar
MAY
May 1st – Those Guys ABATE Meeting
Sioux Falls Am Legion
2:00 pm
May 2nd -Windriders ABATE Meeting
Supper @ 6:00
6:30 pm
6:30 pm
May 29th - Rolling Thunder
Washington, DC
May 31st - Memorial Day
May 3rd - Rushmore ABATE Meeting
Eagles Club
7:00 pm
JUNE
June 1st - Rushmore ABATE Social Ride
May 4th - Rushmore ABATE Social Ride
June 3rd –Sioux River ABATE Meeting
7:00 pm Jim’s Tap, Brookings
May 7th - Aberdeen ABATE Meeting
Eagles - Aberdeen, SD
May 7th - Lake ABATE Meeting
Pub House
7:00 pm
May 7th - Northstar ABATE Meeting
May 7th -Sioux Falls ABATE Meeting
Chapter Office
May 7th –Sioux River ABATE
Yard Sign Distribution
Ditch Clean Up
May 25th - Black Hills ABATE Meeting
Side Hack - Sturgis, SD
6:00 pm
5:00 pm
June 3rd—5th - South Central ABATE Fish Days
June 3rd—5th - Windriders ABATE Wheel Jam
June 4th - Aberdeen ABATE Meeting
Eagles - Aberdeen, SD
7:00 pm
June 4th –Sioux River ABATE Poker Run
Registration 10:00 to 12:00 pm– Ray’s Corner
1:00 pm
3:00 pm
June 4th - South Central ABATE Parade 10 am
Motorcycle Show 11:30 am
May 7th –Sioux River ABATE Meeting
Danny’s Lounge
5:00 pm
June 4th –Zzen ABATE Meeting
Davis Bar - Davis, SD
1:00 pm
May 7th –Zzen ABATE Meeting
Hillbillies Bar - Alcester, SD
1:00 pm
June 5th - South Central Mayors Ride
to the Dock/Bike Blessing
11:30 am
May 7th & 8th - ABATE/FM Crusader Bike Show
DEC, Aberdeen, SDS
June 5th -Windriders Bike Show
State Fairground
9:00 am
May 8th - Mother’s Day
June 5th –Those Guys ABATE Meeting
Sioux Falls Am Legion
11:00 am
June 7th - Rushmore ABATE Meeting
Eagles Club
7:00 pm
May 10th - Northeast ABATE Meeting
Wheel Inn - Watertown, SD
7:00 pm
May 13th –Those Guys Schleprock Poker Run
May 14th - Lewis & Clark Memorial Poker Run
May 14th - Sioux Falls ABATE Poker Run
May 14th - South Central ABATE Mt
Shorty’s - Platte, SD
1:00 pm
June 10th & 11th - Rushmore ABATE Rally
June 10th & 11th - ND ABATE Rally Menoken Grove
June 12th - 18th - Laconia Bike Week
June 15th - Rushmore ABATE Social Ride
May 14th –South East ABATE Meeting 11:00 am
Otis Bar & Grill, Worthing, SD
May 18th - Rushmore ABATE Social Ride
June 18th - Meals on Wheels Poker Run
June 18th - Dakota Senior Meals Poker Run
Lake Andes VFW
11:00 am
May 21st - Aberdeen ABATE
10:00 am
Awareness Run—Eagle Club, Aberdeen SD
June 18th – Zzen Ghost Run & Membership Drive
May 21st -Oahe Awareness Run
June 23rd –CVMA & Those Guys Big Paws Poker
Run
May 21st -Windriders Culver Run
Wolsey, SD
May 21st - State BOD Meeting - Pierre
11:00 am
2:00 pm
May 22nd–Those Guys Ride for No Reason 9 am
Sioux Falls American Legion
June 20th - National Ride to Work Day
June 24th – Sioux River July ABATE Ride Thru
Meeting
7:00 pm Jim’s Tap, Brookings
June 24th – 25th -Oahe Fun Run
June 24th – 25th –CCR Run - Clark, SD
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ABATE of South Dakota 2016
Good Times Calendar
June 24th -26th –Those Guys Deadwood Poker
Run
June 25th – Sioux River ABATE Ride Thru
pm Skinner’s Pub, Brookings
June 29th - Black Hills ABATE Meeting
Side Hack - Sturgis, SD
7:00
6:30 pm
JULY
7:00 pm
Black Hills .......................... PO Box 761 Sturgis, SD 57785
East Central ...................... 21 Bay Rd. Madison, SD 57042
Lake ................................. PO Box 168 Madison, SD 57042
North East .......... 1707 2nd Ave NE, Watertown, SD 57201
North Star ............... 33695 SD Hwy 44 Gregory, SD 57533
Rushmore ................... PO Box 1223 Rapid City, SD 57709
Sioux Falls ................. PO Box 2431 Sioux Falls, SD 57101
Sioux River ................... PO Box 191 Brookings, SD 57006
July 9th –Bruce Hofer’s Relic Run
July 9th –North Star Poker Run
Dixon, SD
12 noon
July 10th – Those Guys ABATE Mtg
Sioux Falls Am Legion
2:00 pm
South Central ............... PO Box 23, Lake Andes, SD 57356
South East ...................... PO Box 42 Vermillion, SD 57069
Sturgis …….#243 2601 S Minn Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57105
Those Guys ..... 2605 W Kingston Dr Sioux Falls, SD 57107
Windriders .......................... PO Box 289 Huron, SD 57350
July 15th—17th - Aberdeen ABATE Pierpont
Wheel Inn - Pierpont Lake
July 16th – State BOD Meeting
1:00 pm
July 16th—Winner Fire Dept Poker Run 12 noon
Pheasant Bar, Winner, SD
JULY
Zzen ....................26020 443rd Ave., Canistota, SD 57012
New
Renewal
Address Change
Name: ________________________________________
Address: ______________________________________
City: _______________State: _____ Zip Code:________
July 17th - Those Guys Children’s Home Society
Run
July 23rd – CVMA & TG Big Paws poker Run
July 23rd – Sioux River ABATE Supper Run –
Leave Bozieds @ 2:00 pm
July 30th - State BOD Meeting - Pierre
1:00 pm
July 30th - Sioux River ABATE Meeting
Jim’s Tap, Brookings
5:00 pm
AUGUST
Aug 8 – 14 – Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
th
Aug 11th – Whitewood Social Hour
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E-mail Address: _________________________________
(Optional- used for ABATE Business Only)
Please send completed application with check or money
order to the chapter of your choice at their address listed
above (Membership dues or donations to ABATE of South
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I agree to comply with all ABATE of SD’s rules for
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Signature
1:00 pm
Aug 21st –Those Guys August Poker Run
Aug 27th -Windriders Annual Toy Run 10:00
Red Arrow Bar, Huron, SD
Aug 27th - North Star Nostalgia Run
Dixon, SD
Aberdeen ..................... PO Box 1252 Aberdeen, SD 57401
Oahe ................................... PO Box 331 Pierre, SD 57501
July 2nd - Aberdeen ABATE Meeting
Eagles - Aberdeen, SD
Aug 20th – Zzen ABATE Meeting
Main Street Bar – Humboldt, SD
I wish to join ABATE of South Dakota, Inc., and one of the
following chapters. Enclosed are my $25 yearly dues. $5
of which is a contribution to IMPAC and $20 to the
general fund of ABATE. Canadian dues are $44 – other
countries’ dues are $50 due to the high cost of postage.
Dues are subject to change at any time.
Lewis & Clark ................... PO Box 255 Yankton, SD 57078
June 30th - July 2nd - ABATE of Iowa Freedom
Rally - Algona, IA
th
Application for Membership
12 noon
_______________________________________
(Information on this form is intended for use of ABATE of SD and
is not sold or distributed outside of this organization)
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time, or I am already a member and I would like to
donate to the Informed Motorcyclist Political Action
Committee (IMPAC). Enclosed please find a check or
money order in the amount of $ _______. I understand
this donation is not tax deductible and will be used to
safeguard the interests of motorcyclists in the State of
South Dakota.
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Welcome NEW Members
The following is a list of new members to ABATE of South Dakota, listed by chapter.
If the spelling is wrong, please notify your chapter membership secretary.
ABERDEEN NEW: Jenni & Lark Baldwin, Michael Bender, Mikalla Blumhardt, Carl Burgess, Jr,
William Fluke, Jim Knapp, Logan Mielke, Mark Musel, David Sawatzky, Mike Schumacher
BLACK HILLS NEW: Ron Berman, Ezra Mink, Randy Mink, Collette Thompson
EAST CENTRAL NEW:
LAKE NEW: Beth & Scott Delzer
LEWIS & CLARK NEW:
NORTH EAST NEW: Gregory Anderson
NORTHSTAR NEW:
OAHE NEW:
RUSHMORE NEW: Eric Bear, Rich Behrens, Richard Bonner, Jr., Ryan Eisenbraun, Doug Holzer,
Janeice Jacobson, Janet Jay, Gina Kinstle, Jerry Knispel, Tina Mulally, Craig Novotny, James
Olson, Sally Richardson, John Salvatore, Marvin Thompson, Roy Towne
SIOUX FALLS NEW: Robert Askren, Carly Dockstader, Arlen Heesch, Jeremy Hagseth, John
Hemmingon, Tim Montagne, DJ Olmstead, Connie Reekedahl, Gary Saxhaug
SIOUX RIVER NEW: Rodney Brandenburger, Holly Johnson
SOUTH CENTRAL NEW: Renae Gasper, Amber Longe, Crissy Longe, Ron Sully
SOUTH EAST NEW: Jason Berry, Laverl & Marlene Schmidt
STURGIS NEW:
Jim Larson, Kim Martin
SUPPORTERS – BUSINESS NEW:
THOSE GUYS NEW: Erin Bennett, Chad Bratland, Kevin Bremmon, Lon Bymers, Jerry Cain,
Dave & Deborah Dvorak, Blaine Eilts, Jaina Heiden, Jim Helling, Jamie Herding, Chris Hettich,
Mike Kern, Rod Loe, Matt Malde, Nathan Meeter, Larry Richer, Scott Sathre, Brandon Syrstad,
Dennis Turnwall, Michael VandenHemel, Kevin Vanoverschelde, Steve Woldt
WINDRIDERS NEW:
ZZEN NEW:
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Members up for Renewal in May
The following is a list of members of ABATE of South Dakota, listed by chapter that
are renewing this month.
Note: if a membership has been expired for 12 months it is treated as a new
membership. If a membership has been expired for more than 2 months when the
state membership secretary receives the renewal, the member will be renewed from
the current month for a full year.
ABERDEEN EXPIRATIONS: Christopher Bauer, Christopher Bertsch, Todd Bistodeau, Michelle
Brown, Gilbert Davis, Timothy Doerr, Diane Goldade, Jenny Johnson Jeremy Kallenberger,
Justice Kienow, Dick Lauseng, Keith Lunders, Lee Mitzel, Jamie Naasz, Larry Nielson, Vicki
Stuchi, Mike Van Cleave
BLACK HILLS EXPIRATIONS: Greg Hoffman
EAST CENTRAL EXPIRATIONS: None
LAKE EXPIRATIONS: Al Lewis, John & Roslyn Megenhausen, Dan Nugent, Deb & Gary Reinicke
LEWIS & CLARK EXPIRATIONS: Steve Block, Trish Dean, Gene Ebneter, Steve Harris, James
Larsen, Curtis Morin, Lloyd VanBuren, Adam Warembourg, Bryan Woodhams
NORTH EAST EXPIRATIONS: Paul Marquardt, Carl VanVoorst
NORTHSTAR EXPIRATIONS: Mike Farmer
OAHE EXPIRATIONS: Dawn Daughters, Jeff Ice, Marcia Kaup, John Kayser
RUSHMORE EXPIRATIONS: Jeremy Corean, Robert Fischer, Gerry Gauthier, Slider Gilmore,
Ronald Iverson, Stephanie Jankord, Steven Karasch, Andy Mills, Matthew ONeill, Andrew
Rick, Dan Sorbel, Thomas Strand, Jeff Swanson, Ron Tjaden, Robert Winters
SIOUX FALLS EXPIRATIONS: Charlene Gonseth, Angie Hansel, Dawn Hieb, Bud Walling
SIOUX RIVER EXPIRATIONS: Hardy Glanzer
SOUTH CENTRAL EXPIRATIONS: James & Lori Bouza, Robert Cuka, Keith Easterling, Cheryl
Giedd, David Isebrands, Beverly & Gene Longe, Dorothy Pavel, Rich Pesicka, Bill Reiser
SOUTH EAST EXPIRATIONS: David Anderson, Mark Garrison, Kent Osborne
STURGIS EXPIRATIONS: None
SUPPORTERS – BUSINESS EXPIRATIONS: Clark County Riders, Cottonwood, Jane’s Little
Coalinga, Otis’s Bar & Grill, The Garage, Tormanen’s Bar & Grill
THOSE GUYS EXPIRATIONS:
Herb Hunsaker, Jim Larson, Kim Martin, Todd Mullin, Harley
Ridgway, Richard Smith, Tracy Smith
WINDRIDERS EXPIRATIONS: Jerry Culver, Cheryl Koester, Dawn Mutchelknaus, Don Schmidt,
Dick Werner
ZZEN EXPIRATIONS: Patty Addy, Bob Askren, Clayton Jacobsen, Jim Larson, Kim Martin
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FOR SALE: 2004 American Iron Horse Texas FOR SALE: 2013 Streetglide, Midnight Pearl,
Chopper. 111 cubic inch motor, many extras. 11,000
mi.
bolt
in
cam,
programmable
$19,500 or Best Offer. 605-430-0666
electrics,10 and 4" smoked windshields, Kuri
pipes & other great mods too numerous to
FOR SALE: 1982 FLT Big Twin Tour Glide-85%
m e n t i o n.
B o o k `s
$ 2 1 . 5, o v e r
$ 4, 0 0 0
original, Lots or EXTRA’S, NO frame alterations,
invested.$19,000. Fast & pretty.763-258-3061.
Accessories - bike lift, tools, doc’s, cover,
Stock parts go with.
manuals, oil, lubes, cleaning goodies, air cover &
rear tire/frame snake lock. Excellent clean bike.
$11,500. Located in Whitewood, SD #605-722- FOR SALE: 1994 Honda Shadow, 600 cc, low
miles, new tires, $2500. 712-635-0732
3859
FOR SALE: 2007 Yamaha V-Star 1100cc, like
new, black, windshield, leather saddle bags,
driver floor boards. I’ve converted it to heal-toe
shift, but could easily be switched back. $6500
firm. 605-206-0126; email vickien@knology.net.
FOR SALE: *1993 Lowrider Convertible, 45,000
miles, New rings & cam, new rubber & belt
*2010 Superglide Dyna, 2,000 miles, security
system, warranty until 2017, like new
Good
Xmas presents!
Price negotiable!
605-480FOR SALE:
Easy
Riders
Magazines.
162 0612
magazines
from
1973
to
1991.
Various FOR SALE: 1996 FX DWG Custom, Chrome
condition, from still in the plastic wrapper to not Wheels—21” & 18” , rear new tire, black w/
so good. Very good deal at $3.00 an issue. Call Vance Hines Shortys, runs great! Ready to roll
me and then come by and look at them. Only $4,500, EVO with Belt Drive #402-394-1116
stipulation. It’s all or none. 605-391-6999.
FOR SALE: 1985 Kawasaki 454LTD, Red, 16k
FOR SALE: 1979 FLH Brown w/gold flake, original miles. Needs nothing. New front and
12,000 miles. All original w/tour pak, rear light rear tires, new oil, oil filter, air filters, battery,
bar, $7,500 OBO. Call Mike at 605-352-2678.
turn signals, fresh anti-freeze. Carbs were
FOR SALE: 2004 American Iron Horse Texas rebuilt and synced by a professional. Less than
Chopper. 111 cubic inch motor, many extras. 500 miles since all the work was done.
Small tear on seat backrest where the seam has
$19,500 or Best Offer. 605-430-0666
come apart. Clear title. Have almost $2000 into
FOR SALE: 2002 Dyna Twin Cam 88 Police the bike. $1500 or best offer.
Defender, FXDP. No saddle bags but the running Mark 952-913-5686 or mxgarrison@gmail.com.
boards, controls & dual disc brakes are still
intact. Carbureted & fast. Needs some cleaning. For sale: 1998 Honda Valkyrie, 20,000 miles,
Black 2ith 16” fat Apes, windshield, sissy bar, lots of accessories. Asking $4000. 605-23738,000. Warner, SD $6,500. #605-228-6283 or 2738.
Please Let Editor Know of Sold Items
email sdshovelhead@gmail.com.
FOR SALE: Men’s pair of Harley Davidson boots,
(Still have the tags on them) Zipper opening
with steel toe, size 9M, $169.00 new. Will sell
for $100.00. Call Del at Hm#605-853-3233 or
Cell#605-870-0797.
FOR SALE: 2008 Yamaha V-Star 1100cc, Blue,
windshield, soft side saddle bags, luggage
carrier, oil relocator put on June 2014, very nice
looking bike!! New Battery! $4400 located in
Mitchell, SD Call Jason 605-630-2592 or Carm
605-830-2981
FOR SALE: 2008 Harley Davidson Night Train,
black denim, 5,000 miles, new tires & brakes,
excellent condition, $13,069, #605-430-0466.
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Puzzled Bar
Parker, SD
11 to Close
7 Days a Week
605-297-0401
Food Available
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The Other Bar & Grill
911 Central Avenue
Hawarden, IA 51023
(Main Street Hawarden)
Open Monday - Saturday
10 am - 2 am
Grill on all DAY!!!
605-370-
2400 W. Madison
Sioux Falls,
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47409 258th St
Renner, SD
57055
Steakhouse
#605-332-4411
Lounge
#605-332-2681
Sioux Falls, SD
Jake’s Place
108 E. Maple
Monroe, SD 57047
605-999-1611
Karoke every Saturday night
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