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JULYNEWS
2016 ABATE
OF ILLINOIS,
INC. NEWS
A.B.A.T.E. OF ILLINOIS, INC.
JULY
2016
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
A.B.A.T.E. of ILLINOIS, INC.
311 E MAIN ST., #418
GALESBURG, IL 61401
www.abate-il.org
1-800-87-ABATE
What you will find in this issue…………………..
Ask Our Lawyer ……………………………....page 6
Scholarship information ………….……….…. page 7
MRF Information ………………….………… page 7
State Raffles ………………………..……..….. page 8
Awareness Rally photos ……………...….….... page 13
Calendar of Meetings and Events ………….….page 23
Multiple event flyers scattered throughout
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JULY 2016 ABATE OF ILLINOIS, INC. NEWS
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LEGISLATIVE REPORT
As you probably already know HB4105,
the Blue Dot Taillight bill, was passed
in the Senate and is now being sent to
Governor for signing. It passed on May
18th and they have 30 days to get it to
the Governor. He then has 60 days to
either sign it or veto it. If he does nothing in those 60 days it will become law
automatically.
Not much happening in the capitol as you probably
know. No budget yet and everything is hurting badly. The CRSTP (Cycle Rider Safety Training Program) is in very bad shape! Todd Vandermyde and
myself had a sit down meeting with Assistant Secretary Rich Brauer, IDOT Chief of Staff Matt Magallis, and Priscilla Tobias who is in charge of Office of
Program Development. I had asked for the meeting
over what I had been hearing about the program.
Today’s meeting with IDOT was informative. There
are several unconnected things that are happening at
the same time; retirements, lack of budget, Special
Master over hiring and job titles.
During the Quinn administration IDOT was used as
a dumping ground for political hires. And now due
to a lawsuit, there is a special master overseeing hiring. They are also looking at job descriptions, and
what work people are actually doing and looking to
see which people should not be protected jobs and
those that are political appointments which can be
terminated. This means a lot of people are getting
looked at, which could include Terry Redman. He is
acting outside his job description with the job he
does at CRSTP. So the Special Master slows down
the hiring of replacements. There have been (2) retirements in the last 9 months of people who are critical to the success of this program. We were told the
two vacancies will be filled.
Issues with CRSTP are related to the budget. There
have been no appropriations for operations, and that
is where CRSTP falls. Despite the dedicated funding
source, there have been no authorization to spend
any of the money, which is part of the ongoing
budget battle. There was a question about federal
funds that they get for motorcycle issues, but again,
without authorization to spend it, they can’t.
Harper College has stated that if they don’t get some
funds soon that they will drop the program in Aug.
The U of I has stated they have some issues and that
they will drop the program in the end of 2017. IDOT
already has some colleges to fill in if they do drop it.
IDOT is now preparing to make some partial payments to those that have the program. IDOT will be
moving some of their Operational Funds around to
finance these partial payments.
A couple of colleges my drop the program as they
are all bent out of shape about the $20
deposit and their slush funds being monitored. If U of I pulls out, they think they
have another place that will pick up their
contract.
We cannot just sit back on our haunches and let the
next person do it. We ALL have to “pitch in” and do
it if we want to keep our favorite mode of transportation running smoothly. It is up to us. We win our
“Rights & Freedoms” on Election Day’s and Political Fundraisers.
Get to your Congressional Legislator when he is
home from D.C. and LOBBY THEM here in Illinois. We need your voices heard, Look at their Calendar.
Ride Free – Ride Safe
Bob
They are beginning to work on the safety
plan for the feds and asked for our input
into it for the motorcycle end of it. They
should be emailing it to Bob to distribute. This is a first.
Assistant IDOT Secretary Rich Brauer,
who has been a Great Friend with
ABATE said to “keep in touch if there
are any concerns or we need to talk
about anything”. That is specifically why
I had asked for Rich to be there. I wanted
him to hear what we were told in this
meeting and what we had said about our
concerns/issues. Rich has always been a
man of Integrity. Someone you could
trust.
Now Last January at our Seminar I had
challenged everyone in ABATE of Illinois to bring at least (1) new member
into the organization. Have you brought
yours in yet? I have!
I also challenged everyone to donate $25
to each one of our PAC’s. Have you
done that yet? I have! KEEP our PAC’s
financed!
Not sure when your
membership expires?
Check the label on the
front of the paper.
Renew Your
Membership now!
STATE COORDINATOR
Ryan Hubbard
309-267-0606
[email protected]
ASSISTANT STATE COORDINATOR
Jim “Legs” Korte
Ph: 618-973-9180
[email protected]
OFFICE MANAGER
Paula Ward
311 E Main St. #418
Galesburg 61401
Ph. 800-87-ABATE /309-343-6588
Fax: 309-343-6387
[email protected] or
[email protected]
SECRETARY
Paulette Korte
Ph. 618-980-5622
[email protected]
TREASURER
Julie Bacon
Ph. 309-335-0036
LEGISLATIVE COORDINATOR
Bob Myers
Ph: 618-917-4919
[email protected]
SAFETY & EDUCATION COORDINATOR
Mike Koester
815-238-4958
[email protected]
PUBLIC RELATIONS COORDINATOR
Shirley “Swirl” Lacock
cell 309-635-8132
[email protected]
BIKE RAFFLE COORDINATOR
Howard Nation
217.341.6483
[email protected]
ACTIVITIES COORDINATOR
Barb & Roger Leach
Barb 217-502-2608 Roger 217-502-2531
[email protected]
NEWSLETTER COORDINATOR
Carla Enburg
309-764-3454, cell 309-738-1896
[email protected]
PRODUCTS COORDINATOR
Tracey Eddington
618-478-2243
[email protected]
NORTHWEST REGION CO-COORDINATORS
Sandy Murrell
815-291-7956
[email protected]
Bud Lein
815-378-2997
[email protected]
NORTHEAST REGION
Dawn Winterfeldt
815-839-6318
[email protected]
WEST CENTRAL REGION
Phil (Pacman) Cornell
217-741-4379
[email protected]
EAST CENTRAL REGION
Scott Carter
217-620-1707
[email protected]
SOUTHWEST REGION
Wayne Cornick
618-406-4271
[email protected]
SOUTHEAST REGION CO-COORDINATORS
Mick Eddington
618-478-2243
jeddington2000yahoo.com
Bob Stout
812-841-7748
robertstout@rlstout
ABATEPAC
 Mike Fisher Chairman
1399 C
[email protected]
 Neal Toepfer Secretary/Treasurer
815-297-5819 C
[email protected]
618-357-
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E-mail: [email protected].
NORTHEAST REGION TRUSTEES:
 Roz Lange, 847 833 3554;
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 Amanda Gotte, 815 757 1410;
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attacks, profanities, or issues not related to motorcycling
will be considered for publication. We cannot guarantee
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time, then you must be on time.
NORTHWEST REGION TRUSTEES:
 Neal Toepfer 815 297 5819
[email protected]
Newsletter Coordinator Carla Enburg
3510 37th St
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EAST CENTRAL REGION TRUSTEES:
 Jeff Marsh, 217 620 0852;
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WEST CENTRAL REGION TRUSTEES:
 "Hunter" John Harris, 309 678 8613
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
Dave Krueger, 309 231 4179
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SOUTHWEST REGION TRUSTEES:
 Mike Fisher, 618 357 1399
[email protected]

Rich KinKade, 618 514 3422
[email protected]
SOUTHEAST REGION TRUSTEE:
 Terri Stobbs Ricci, 618-579-5238
[email protected]
FEDPAC
 Dennis "Cleaver" Yeager, Chairman
815-238-6262
[email protected]
 Jim ‘Legs’ Korte, Co-Chair
618-973-9180
[email protected]
 Cindy Lannom, Treasurer
618-826-4909
1716 Oak Street, Chester, IL 62233
[email protected]
 Elizabeth Winters, Secretary
847-917-5798
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 “Hunter” John Harris, Trustee
309-678-8613
[email protected]
 Rick “RO” Olson , Trustee
630-951-5049
[email protected]
MRF REPRESENTATIVES

Denny R Lange
Ph. 847-833-3231
[email protected]
 Roz Lange
224-210-6035 or 847-833-3554
[email protected]
RIDE SMART PROGRAM
OFF ROAD ISSUES
 Contact Hunter John
309-678-8613
[email protected]
ADVERTISING
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311 E Main St., #418
Galesburg, IL 61401
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS- PAGE 23
NORTHWEST REGION
1. FREEPORT 3/1986
2. TWIN RIVERS 4/1987
3. BLACKHAWK 7/1987
4. KISHWAUKEE VALLEY 8/1989
5. OPEN ROADS 1/1992
6. STARVED ROCK 10/1997
7. THUNDER ROCK 2/2000
8. BIG RIVER 6/2007
NORTHEAST REGION
9. CHICAGO 1/1986
10. NORTHERN ILLINOIS 10/1986
11. SOUTH SUBURBAN 10/1986
12. DUKANE 1/1987
13.
14. SOUTHERN DUPAGE 12/1997
15. RIVER VALLEY 2/1998
16. WILL COUNTY 4/2003
17. WINDY CITY 4/2011
WEST CENTRAL REGION
18. CENTRAL ILLINOIS 7/1985
19. LINCOLN LAND 10/1986
20. PEO-TAZ 10/1986
21. GREAT RIVER 7/1987
22. LAMOINE VALLEY 6/1988
23.
24. FREEBIRD 11/1993
25. FREEDOM VALLEY 10/2001
26. TRI COUNTY 8/2004
27.
28. PATHFINDERS 2/2008
30. SPOON RIVER RIDERS (06/12)
EAST CENTRAL REGION
31. HEART OF ILLINOIS 6/1986
32. EASTERN ILLINOIS 11/1986
33. HEARTLAND 2/1987
34. LIBERTY 2/1987
35. OLD RIVER 2/1987
36. PRAIRIELAND 4/1987
37. IRON RIDERS 5/1991
38. MOVED TO SOUTHEAST REGION
39. SALT CREEK 1/1993
40. MID-STATE 3/1993
41. HUBBARD TRAIL 4/1993
42. FLATLANDERS 7/1994
43. CHILDREN OF THE CORN 8/1994
44. FREEDOM BY CHOICE 6/1999
45. EMBARRAS VALLEY 2/2000
46. STATE LINE RIDERS 12/2002
SOUTHWEST REGION
47. PIASA-GATEWAY 10/1986
48. SHOAL CREEK 4/1987
49. APPLE CREEK 3/1990
50. BACKROADS 3/1990
51. ST. CLAIR COUNTY 5/1991
52. BLACK DIAMOND 9/1994
53. KASKASKIA VALLEY 4/2006
54.
SOUTHEAST REGION
55. SOUTHERN FREEDOM 12/1986
56. CROSSROADS 1/1987
57. FREEDOM RIDERS 1/1987
58. CRAWFORD COUNTY 5/1987
59.
60. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 11/1987
61. FRANKLIN COUNTY 8/1992
62. SHAWNEE HILLS 4/1993
63. UNION JACK 11/1994
64. JASPER COUNTY 12/2000
65. RICHLAND COUNTY 06/12
38. HERITAGE TRAIL 10/1992
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those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of
ABATE of Illinois, Inc. or its officers.
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making a difference.
Brothers and Sisters,
As we are constantly talking about new attracting
members to our cause, here
are a few things to think
about when you are recruiting and bringing in members. Be honest and transparent when sending out materials to attract
new members. Make sure your material
describes accomplishments throughout
the state and locally. Show them you are
It’s that time of year!!!
Schools out, General Assembly has adjourned its spring session and
there are so many motorcycling events
going on you have to choose from. With
that said you may feel like just kicking
back and enjoying the summer.
Treat all riders equally. Male, female,
old, young, Honda, Harley, Indian,
Yamaha, two wheels or three. Isn’t it
more important that they ride and can be
an asset to the organizational mission?
These non-member riders can offer a
different frame of reference from their
life experiences.
ideas and way of thinking. Make them
feel like they belong and you are glad
they are attending. Embrace their energy
and you will be pleasantly surprised at
the innovative ideas they will be able to
come up with.
Welcome new riders to your meetings,
events, and rides. Also, be open to their
Keep your meetings short and to the
point. Ask these new members to take
on assignments or join a committee.
Have your chapter officers mentor them,
and encourage their involvement in
these offices. Be patient with them as
at the single vehicle crashes and see what
we can do to reduce those!
our Ride Smart program but we need to
fund it and maintain it.
If we do not what to fight legislation in
regards to the following we need to figure how to address these items since
these things are controlled by the motorcycle operator.
If we don’t do this Government types
will. They are already putting out those
signals. NHTSA in its recommendations
of the NAMS (National Agenda for Motorcycle Safety) report lists as Federal
priority the following, impaired riding,
helmet use, licensing, conspicuity, enforcement among other things. Of the 82
recommendations in the NAMS report 41
address motorcyclists.
Impaired riding, it is one of the most
common causes of crashes, statistics
show this, 37% in 2014.
Schools may be out but there is summer
classes were the Safety & Ed presentation can be done.
No motorcycle license endorsement,
24% of fatalities in 2014 did not have
their endorsement.
It is hoped that your chapter has been
very active in making these presentations
and continues to promote watching for
motorcycles in your area and thorough
out the year. This helps address the two
vehicle crashes but we need to also look
Operating vehicle in an erratic or reckless manner, failure to keep proper lane
and operator inexperience are also factors.
We can carry the message to riders via
bought lots of A.B.A.T.E.of Illinois stuff.
Summer time is most definitely here and
what better way to keep your beverage of
Hey Everybody, By the
choice cold than a collapsible cooler bag.
time the news letter
We have two different sizes a small 6gets out the State Party
pack bag for $15 and a bigger one that
will have come and
holds a 12 pack for $20. They also come
gone. Hope everyone had a great time and in 3 colors: red, black, and navy. You can
The small cooler bags that can hold up to a 6 pack.
They come in navy, red and black and there $15.00 each.
The GHSA (Governors Highway Safety
Administration) is predicting an increase
of 10% in motorcycle fatalities. Quoting
a report from Matt Danielson an Assistant State Rep of the MRF in Virginia.
“The GHSA did not merely provide
facts. It advocated a position that motorcycling is becoming increasingly dangerous, and that states need to implement
Thank You Richland County Chapter for your $238 donation to
Safety & Education.
Thank You Starved Rock Chapter for your $37 donation to Legislative Day.
LETTER OF INTENT:
I, Amanda Gotte, would like to continue
serving you as Northeast Region Trustee
for ABATEPAC.
Remember, you too were once the new
member. When you joined, what went
right and what do you think could have
been done differently? It’s your turn to
make this experience for someone else
the best it can be.
Ride Smart – Ride Safe – Ride Free –
Ride Often,
J. Ryan Hubbard
restrictions on risky behavior responsible
for the rise in motorcycle fatalities, particularly the failure of all states to implement a universal helmet law.” In Matt’s
report he questions the accuracy of the
correlations that the GHSA draws in explaining the rise in motorcycle fatalities.
I will check with Matt to provide his
report here in the next issue of the newsletter.
Much more to the Motorcycle safety
world we need to be aware of and formulate how we feel it should be best addressed.
Have a safe and enjoyable riding season.
Help spread the word,
Legs
either call me or e-mail me to get your
order in.
Representative. Remember that sporting
your A.B.A.T.E. clothing and patches is a
good way to get our name out there and
I will have the products trailer at the BOD noticed by non-members and the various
meetings to help save shipping and hanpoliticians that we support and work with.
dling charges. Contact me a few days
Ride Free Ride Safe
before the meeting and I will have your
order available for pickup by your BOD
Tracey
The large cooler bags that can hold up to a 12 pack. They come in navy, red
and black and there $20.00 each.
Thank you!
Thank You Kishwaukee Valley Chapter for your $100 donation to
the Memorial Fund.
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they learn.
VOTER REGISTRATION. You
may need to register if:
Hi folks!
Have you heard
about the new
membership
drive? If you sign up 5 new
members you can earn your next
renewal free. So make sure you
have membership applications
with you and invite your family
and friends to join our cause.
Do you know about the cash
raffle that the state is doing?
Tickets are available from Pauli.
They are $3.00 each or 2 for
$5.00 for your chance to win
$3000. The drawing will be at
the State Seminar in January.
Now I want to talk about

You are a first time voter
who will be 18 on or before
November 8, 2016.

You are new to the County
you live in.

You have moved since you
last registered or voted.

You have had a name
change.

You have had a felony conviction but are no longer
incarcerated.
Visit your County Clerk for
registration information.
If you have a high school graduate in the family that plans to go
to college you should check out
page 7 for the scholarship information. The essays are due by
August 1.
I have included several pictures
from the Awareness Rally, I had
a whole page to fill this month.
Next month you can look for
pictures from the State Party. I
hope I had a chance to visit with
you.
The next deadline in July 9. You
can send your articles, flyers,
ads and pictures to
[email protected].
When you send me a flyer
please let me know the size and
the months you want it to print.
CJ Newsletter Coordinator
309-738-1896
RETREADS - ALLIGATOR ALLEY - OBSERVATIONS OF A MOTORCYCLIST
Q. Over the year s we have r eceived
many questions from ABATE members inquiring as to the safety of
"retread" truck tires. Some of us have
had to dodge retread tire materials and
have narrowly avoided crashes. Interestingly in the age of almost perfect
communication, retreads seemingly
have missed scrutiny. Is it because the
problem is only a motorcyclist problem? What follows is our first stab at
answering this question.
A. Let' s get to the point. Ar e ther e
safety issues with retread tires? We
have studied the problem and there are
some questions that just don't add up.
So let's start our inquiry with information as to exactly what is a retread
or capped tire. The general definition is
that a retread, also known as "recap,"
or a "remold" is a remanufacturing process for tires that replaces the tread on
worn tires. Essentially retreading is a
process that saves money by shaving
down old tires to the casing and gluing
on a new tread. (Years ago I worked at
General Tire in Indianapolis where we
glued retreads to used casings.) Sound
safe? Some of us have witnessed a delaminating retread. My experience was
spectacular. The semi just ahead of me
had a trailer tire delaminate at about 60
mph. The tire delaminated violently
and showered tire debris over me and
my FLH. I still have a crack in my
windshield caused by tire shrapnel. To
avoid catastrophe I slalomed around
the larger chunks of tire material some
of which was large enough to derail a
motorcyclist. I now collect photos of
retread debris in an effort to shed light
on a hazard to motorcyclists.
Now for the other side's story - the retreaders. According to Tire Retread &
Repair Information Bureau aka TRIB,
retread tires are a good deal and are
safely used by trucking fleets and others all over the country. But regulations
disallow retreads in certain applications. So why is it that retreads cannot
be legally used on the steering axle of a
bus if they are safe? Some companies
have a private policy of no retreads on
a steering axle. Why? No one provides
a clear answer to that one, but I have a
pretty good guess.
IF retreads are truly safe
then what about all the retread debris you see on the
side of the highways aka roadside alligators? Most
of us know those to be leftovers of a delaminated retread tire. But the retread
groups claim that the rubber pieces you see on the road come
from both new “virgin” and retreaded
tires in equal proportions to their usage
on roads (They have not shared the
data). That claim does not fit with my
past experience as a commercial truck
driver. Those lobbying groups claim to
have additional studies indicating that
the main cause of the roadside debris is
from tires being improperly maintained, under/over inflated, road hazards, potholes, and driver operational
error. My experience begs to differ
especially when I see long strips of
retread materials along the roadway
that have become unglued.
If retreads are a safety hazard, why do
many trucking companies use retreads?
Is it because they are better and safer?
The real answer is: retreads are cheaper. You can get a retread for 30-50 percent less than a new tire. Retread supporters claim that retreading truck tires
saves the trucking industry over $3
billion each year, but at what expense?
passenger on a motorcycle claims the
motorcyclist lost control after they hit a
patch of grass clippings blown into the
street by a homeowner. The passenger
sued the homeowner for negligence.
See the attached case. http://patch.com/
illinois/joliet/plainfield-woman-injured
-motorcycle-wreck-claims-discardedgrass-clippings-caused-crash-lawsuit
So even if no city or county ordinance
bars the practise of blowing grass clippings onto the road, the lawyers will be
waiting for you if you do and someone
is injured. I can almost guarantee that
you will get sued if a motorcyclist is
injured because of your grass clippings.
Let us know about your experiences.
A. Sur pr isingly, that’s the law. Most
states are members of an interstate
compact for enforcement of traffic
tickets. That is fancy lawyer talk for
let’s collect more money for the state.
If you don't appear in court and pay the
fine, your home state will be notified
and will suspend your license until you
deal with the out-of-state ticket. The
Driver License Compact (DLC) also
provides that the home state treat the
offense as if it had been committed in
your state, applying your state laws to
the out-of-state offense. The action
taken includes points assessed on a
minor offense such as speeding and
suspension of license or a major violation such as DWI/DUI. Not included
are non-moving violations like parking
tickets, tinted windows, loud exhaust,
etc. All states are members except for
Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin, and
Tennessee. Nevada repealed the authorizing legislation, though it still
generally conforms to the agreement
through regulations.
Even though Michigan is not a member
of the interstate compact, the officer is
authorized to receive from the alleged
offender a cash bond to secure the appearance in court to answer for the
ticket. If the offender cannot post the
bond (in cash, on the roadside) the officer is empowered to retain the offender's license to guarantee appearance. The cash bond cannot exceed
GRASS CLIPPINGS - JUST LIKE
GREASE TO MOTORCYCLE
TIRES?
Q. Is it illegal for people to blow
their grass clippings onto the roads in
Indiana? Thank you, Brian Russell ABATE MEMBER.
A. While no state law directly prohibits
blowing grass clippings onto public
roadways, there maybe city and county
ordinances barring the practise. Keep
in mind that grass clippings blown onto
roads are not only an eyesore but also a
hazard to motorcyclists. Engineers
have calculated the coefficient of friction of fresh grass clippings - almost as
slick as grease. So while you may not
be in violation of a law, you may have
created a condition that could cause
you to be liable for injuries caused by
your clippings. Here is why.
Lawsuits have been filed against property owners claiming that covering the
roadway with grass clippings creates a
dangerous situation. Especially dangerous are wet grass clippings. Some say
they are akin to riding over a sheet of
ice. And a swirling vortex of grass in
the eyes creates its own problem, especially if you are a motorcyclist. A lawsuit filed in Plainfield, IL by a woman
UNINTENTIONAL BRIBE FROM
A MOTORCYCLIST?
Q. While r iding my motor cycle, I got
a ticket in northern Michigan. The cop
asked for a cash payment of $50.00 on
the spot. When I informed the officer
that I didn't have $50.00 cash, the cop
asked if I had any money at all. I only
had a couple of bucks with me, so the
cop took my license and told me I
would get the license back after the
ticket was paid. I think that sounds bogus. Have you heard of this? ABATE
MEMBER.
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$100.00. The officer must then issue a
receipt for this payment and the cash
bond will be returned after the ticket is
satisfied. Payment of the bond is not an
admission of the offense, and you are
free to return to the county of the infraction to contest the ticket at the time
of the scheduled hearing. Some officers will even accompany you to the
nearest U.S. Postal Box and mail the
bond and in some cases the fine.
I got a speeding ticket in Southern Illinois once and had the cash for the fine,
which I gave to the officer per his request. I was then directed to follow the
officer to the nearest mailbox while he
allegedly put my cash into an envelope
and mailed the fine. But the cynical me
always wondered, did he really put my
cash in the envelope? I will never
know. Interestingly, no points were
ever put on my record - hmmm.
ROADHAZARD.ORG - WINTER
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With the winter behind us we are starting to see our roadways under repair.
Thankfully the mild winter was nice to
us this year, but there are still areas that
need to be reported to our local Street
Departments and action centers. Please
take the time to report these hazards to
RoadHazard.org and we will do all the
legwork. We have been receiving feedback that the distressed areas we report
are generally fixed within a two week
time period. Do yourself and your fellow riders a favor and report any roadway, intersection, transition, bridge etc.
you deem unsafe or hazardous to
RoadHazard.org and let us help us help
you.
Ride Safe & Free,
Rod Taylor
ABATE Legal Services
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are 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.
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MRF—114th Congress, First Session
Policy Positions
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Mandatory Roadside Motorcycle
checkpoints. Support efforts to fully
defund any attempt by the federal
governments to encourage the states
to conduct these discriminatory
checkpoints. Support by cosponsoring
Senators Shaheeen and Johnson’s bill
S. 127 and Representative
Sensenbrenner's H.R. 1861, which
will prohibit any future federal funding of motorcycle only roadside
checkpoints.
Ethanol blended fuel. Support efforts
to provide a comprehensive assess-
ment of the scientific and technical

research on the implications of the use
of mid-level ethanol blends, and for
other purposes. We are concerned
about the use of E-15 use in motorcy- 
cles since it has already been prohibited by the EPA and manufacturers are
voiding warranties. Support H.R. 21
sponsored by Representative
Sensenbrenner.
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Outside Agency interference. Oppose
any federal agencies that are not trans- 
portation related from issuing any
motorcycle related recommendations,
such as the GAO, NTSB and the CDC
have recently done.
Helmet law. Oppose any and all efforts by the federal government to
implement national helmet law.
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Protect Privacy. Support the black box
and driver privacy protection acts
which give vehicle owners the right to 
ownership of the data collected on
vehicle event data recorders. Support
S. 766 sponsored by Senator John
Hoeven.
Internal Revenue Service. Oppose all
attempts of the IRS to limit how
501©(4) organizations currently conduct legislative, political and financial
business.
Obama’s Grow America Act. Oppose
sections 4004 of Obama’s transportation reauthorization proposal that undermines states’ rights when it comes
to motorcycles safety and helmet use.
Autocycle Vehicle Class. Support the
legislation that begins a process to
create a new, separate class of vehicles to remove non-motorcycles from
the current motorcycle vehicles classification . S.685 introduced by Senator
David Vitter addresses this issue, but
it is not a permanent solutions in its
current form, because it does not address non-enclosed vehicles.
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REGION COORDINATOR
REPORT
Hello from Northwest region co-coordinators
Sandy Murrell & Bud Lein.
First let's keep Chris, Sandy's better half lol, in
our thoughts & prayers. As many of you know
he has a very nasty illness that they seem to
have found early. As I write this, Chris and
Sandy’s spirits remain high and treatment
seems to be working. Let's hope this continues
to be the case, keep those prayers coming. His
illness got me thinking about this brotherhood
we call ABATE . A year ago I didn't know
Chris, now I pray for his health. Chris is family and like any family we may not always get
along, but we should always care about each
other. The same is true for anything ABATE.
If a chapter has trouble it effects the whole
family, we worry about them, we help if we
can, we do what we can. Chapters and people
don't always do the right things but I believe
what is done is for the right reasons. We need
to talk to each other, listen to each other, support each other chapters or individual, it will
only make us a stronger family!
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(no chapter meeting), Sunday, July 17, 2016.
Tentatively at J R’s Bar in McConnell, IL.
More info to come.
Bark at the Moon Run, Saturday, July 23,
2016. More info to come. This is a big ride
that Freeport puts on, so come join them.
Thunder Rock Chapter: Ride in the Winnebago Parade, Monday, July 4, 2016. Line up at
Winnebago High School at 9:00 Parade at
10:00. Then meet at Mobil gas station at 10:30
for ride to Minhaus Brewery, Monroe, WI.
Kishwaukee Valley Chapter: Hooter and
Scooter Run, Saturday, July 23, 2016. Sign up
between 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 am. At Jime Z,
11677 Main Street, Roscoe, IL. Cost is $20.00
Blackhawk Chapter: J uly 16, 2016
Blackhawk’s River Rally at Len Brown’s
Northshore Inn. Gates open at 10:30, band at
noon, rodeo at 2:00, band at 6:00. Vendors,
games, food, raffles, silent auction.
SAVE THE DATE:
Convergence Run, Saturday, September 24,
2016. Would love to see a good turnout. See
flier for details, or call Bud or Sandy.
Bud Lein,
Northwest Region Co-Coordinator
JULY CHAPTER EVENTS:
Freeport Chapter: Fr eepor t Bike Games
Starved Rock would like to welcome
new members: Kevin and Marie Gray
and Ryan Hill from Marseilles, Jeff
Grogan from Seneca, Mark Link from
Utica, and Randy Simpson from Mendota.
What Starved Rock Chapter has been
up to:
We had a booth set up at Buffalo Range
Shooting Park on their Customer Appreciation Days May 14th. It started out in
the 40’s and continued to get colder
throughout the day. We did sell some
state bike raffle tickets and gave out a lot
of information for ABATE!
Starved Rock had 21 members wash 52
windshields during the IDOT Windshield Wash on Sunday May 15th at the
Willow Creek (Paw Paw) Southbound
Rest Area on I39. They talked with
some bikers from France and some Rt 66
Riders! It was chilly, but they all had a
good time!
Machelle’s Spring Run was on Sunday
May 22nd: There were over 500 participants! This is a run to benefit Relay for
Life Team: Dawn's Apostle Creed X3.
We had an ABATE Booth set up during
sign up! We sold some state bike raffle
tickets, signed up some new members
and renewed several members as well.
Starved Rock member Machelle Urban
is the owner and a great friend to
ABATE!
We had our Monthly Meeting on Sunday
June 5th at Mike's Brownstone Pizza in
Troy Grove, Illinois. Mike made pizzas,
mostaccioli, and salad to feed the 67
members and 6 guests at the meeting!
Thanks Mike! Mike and Nicole Guare
How many stops have you made with the
Open Roads Chapter Summer Book Run?
Have you been to Kelly’s Leathers in
Richmond or Kiss the Sky in Batavia or
Mary’s Place in Galva or Stonehead in
Utica to get your book stamped? How
about Antique Archaeology for a bonus
stop? What??? You don’t have a book? To
visit these and 45 other stops, just call any
committee member listed below. Books
are only $10. It’s not too late…you have 4
months to visit these places and get into
the cash drawing on October 1. Over 170
books have been sold…so what are you
waiting for - call Steve on (630) 5527825, Todd on (630) 552-3507, Bill on
(815) 786-8171, or Linda on (630) 5523828.
EVENTS:
own Mike’s Brownstone and are
Starved Rock members. If you are
in the area, stop by Mike’s for some
of his famous pizza! You will love
it! Door prizes were awarded to
members Wayne Wormley and
Bobbie Scott. The guest winning a
door prize was Mark Link who
became a member that day! Gary
Shaver won the membership drawing and donated $50.00 to the chapter. NW Region co-coordinators
were both at our meeting! It was
nice to see Sandy and Bud!
I will report on the following in the next
newsletter.
Chapter Membership Run Sunday June
12th: Started at Blue Collar Bikes in
Spring Valley and ended at the Mendota
Moose with a buffet dinner.
Illinois Motorcycle Freedom Run to
Marseilles: Saturday June 18th. We had
a membership booth and State Bike Raffle prizes at the downtown festival. The
Illinois Motorcycle Freedom Run was on
June 18th, 2016. Learn about the mission
of the Illinois Motorcycle Freedom Run
and the Middle East Conflicts Wall Memorial. http://
www.ilmotorcyclefreedomrun.org/
State ABATE Party June 24th-26th at
Menard County Fair 18450 Fairgrounds
Street, Petersburg, Illinois 62675
Upcoming Starved Rock Chapter
Events
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 1PM.
Monthly Meeting Sunday July 17th:
1PM at The Gunsmoke Grill in Cedar
Point, Illinois. The kitchen will be open.
Renewals - Congrats to Brian Rosenquist
for renewing your membership dues. Welcome to another year with Open Roads
ABATE Chapter.
Summer Run Book - Members have been
planning Sunday group rides using the
stops in the Summer Run Book. They
teamed up with the American Legion Riders from Sandwich and rode to Antique
Archaeology as a bonus stop and the Feed
Store in Malden. Not only did they get
their books stamped and have possible
chances for cash prizes, but also got out
and rode for the day, stopped at places
they normally would not have stopped,
made new friends, and had fun. Other
rides are being planned between the two
groups and anyone is welcome to join
them.
Plano Car and Bike Show - Sunday, July
17, 9 am to 3 pm, at the Plano American
Legion at 510 E. Dearborn Street in Plano.
Gunsmoke Grill &
Cedar Creek Ranch is
owned by Starved
Rock ABATE member
Mark Williams. 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!
Chapter Picnic/Campout Saturday
July 23rd at Katchewan Lake
Campground in South Streator. The
campground is owned by Starved Rock
member Chris Wildy. Any ABATE
member can get a discount at the
campground all summer long!
Day of Riding on Sunday August 7th:
Details to follow. We hope to meet for
breakfast and then ride! Call Linda for
more information: 815-539-5259.
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 September
4th at Gunsmoke Grill and Cedar Creek
Ranch beginning at 1PM.
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
Starved Rock ABATE members at the
Windshield Wash and the other two
are from The Press release at the Old
State Capitol with the governor with the
signed proclamation declaring May as
Motorcycle Awareness Month and
ABATE of Illinois members holding the
banner
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. Food,
prizes, 50/50.
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.
State Party - Open Roads Chapter members will be attending the State Party. Details in next newsletter.
Motorcycle Safety and Awareness:
May was "Motorcycle Awareness Month”
and proclamations were signed by the
towns of Yorkville, Sandwich, and Plano;
villages of Oswego and Somonauk; and
townships of Little Rock and DeKalb
County. Our chapter helped raise awareness with newspaper/electronic sign/radio
PSAs and washing windshields/passing
out literature and mementos at the Sandwich Casey’s.
Membership Meeting - Next membership
meeting is scheduled for Saturday, August
27, 6 pm, Plano American Legion. Come
visit us and see what we are up to.
Check our Facebook page at Open Roads
ABATE for more details, other events,
and to share comments. Call Cliff (630)
546-7519, Patti (815) 498-6025, or Nancy
(630) 742-4016 if you have questions or
suggestions.
Submitted by Linda Oleson, Public Relations Director
See pictures on next page.
Hello Blackhawk—Brian Enburg
here.
Well by the time you see this article it
will be the month of July and we will
be gearing up for the Blackhawk River
Rally on July 16th,. There will be 2
bands, vendors, food, bike games,
raffles and silent auction items all at
Len Browns North Shore Inn, right
along the Rock River. You can still
get advance sale tickets by one for $10
and get one free up till the rally. Otherwise $10 at the gate per person day
of event. If you want advance tickets
give me a call and we will get a pair in
your hands 309-738-1769.
Also this year for our River Rally we
will be raffling off the following: 1st
place Marlin 30-30 lever action rifle,
2nd place Kel Tec pistol 9MM and 3rd
place 1 night motel night at Jumer’s
Casino. 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.
To keep you up to date on our meetings and times I have listed them for
the entire year here. We meet at the
Red Angus Bar and Grill 1443 1st
street Silvis, right on the Silvis border
and across from Green Chevrolet. The
meeting dates for 2016 as follows, 2nd
Sunday of each month at 1:30PM. July
10, August 14, September 11, October
9, November 13 and December 11.
Here is a list of your Blackhawk
events for this year. *July 16 Blackhawk’s River Rally *August 6th Sunset run *September 16th through the
18th Stateline Rally Keosauqua Iowa
*September 25th Membership Appreciation party *November 12th Family
fun night and bowling *December 3rd
broomstick pool tournament and chili
cook-off.
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As far as Bike nights, we will be at
Ducky’s in Andalusia on July 7th and
July 14th. Come on out and see us.
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 for the membership drive. 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
[email protected] E-mail
Cell #309-738-1769
Pictures:
Open Roads ABATE Chapter member, Steve
Gaw, puts the finishing touches on a car after
washing the windshield at Casey’s in Sandwich.
Open Roads ABATE Chapter members gathered
at Casey’s in Sandwich to wash windshields for
Motorcycle Awareness Month. Pictured are Steve
Gaw, Bud Lein, Cliff and Linda Oleson, Nancy
Glover, and Bill Kolb in front; Brian Smith,
Bruce Littlebrandt, Sam Mataya, Kevin Smith,
and Fred Chaffer in back.
Members from Open Roads ABATE Chapter and
the American Legion Riders from Sandwich rode
to Antique Archaeology and enjoyed lunch at
“Sneaky Pete’s”, shopping, and visiting the Feed
Store in Malden. Pictured are Todd Glover, Kevin
Rife, Nancy Glover, Bob Lawrence, Henry
Herbst, Sandy Lawrence, Steve Gaw, Barb Rife,
Fred Chaffer, Dodie Whitmer, Cliff and Linda
Oleson, Kevin and Patti Smith, Karla and Ralph
Torres.
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Happy summer here in the DuKane
Chapter! We have had a busy Motorcycle Awareness Month in May starting
with a great interview on WGN TVNEWS with Sarah Jindra. The piece
brought an emotional face to the importance of being aware when riding as
well as the motorist driving distracted. The families that gave their time
and stories to our chapter struck a chord
and its impact was not only emotional
but gave us a renewed sense of keeping
up the fight against distracted driving
and what the rider goes through on the
streets today. I want to thank all of the
participants and Senator Tom Cullerton
for being part of that great day. Also in
May our chapter hit the street corners.
Well not in the sense you might think,
but several of our members picked a
corner along RTE 47 which is a welltravelled road out here and held up signs
such as “Don’t Text and Drive”, “Watch
For Motorcyclists” and other awareness
posters and banners to let the motoring
public to be aware. We counted 65 texting and cell phone users in the short
time frame of 2 hours and we were
shocked at the brazenness of these driv-
ers. We do have a problem in this society where people just don’t care about the
law. I am hoping that we made a little
impact that day on at least one driver.
By the time this is printed we will have
had our first run of the season. The Annual Kneeze in the Breeze run is where
we just get out and ride. No multiple
stops, long route and the joy of the
road. On July 23 we are having our
Annual Bikini Bike Wash. This fun
event turns into a block party year after
year and it is good exposure bringing
what ABATE does to the community. In August on the 14th we will have
our 7th Annual Women’s Run. This is
always a great event supporting the
women in motorcycling whether she is a
rider or a passenger, it celebrates all the
great things women do for our community. I am hoping that you all have a safe
summer and that you get a lot of miles
on your bike. Stay Safe! Ride Free!
Another short and sweet article this
month. I hear Carla likes ‘em that way…
Our book run is up and running. If you
don’t have a book yet, go get one. If you
don’t know where to get a book, contact
our Activities Coordinator, JoAnne at
[email protected] or (773) 766-
6842.
JoAnne launched a new Facebook page
just for Will County events. Search Facebook for “Will County ABATE
Events” and like the page to get the latest information about dinner / lunch
rides and other Will County Chapter
activities.
Save the date! Will County Chapter’s
annual Hooters and Scooters run will be
held on Saturday, September 10th. We
will have 2 gentlemen’s clubs this year,
a new start point, a new lunch stop and a
great route. Don’t miss it! More information is available on our website
(willcoabate.org), our Facebook page
and the NE Region online calendar.
Last month our S&E coordinator, Paul,
gave presentations to summer driving
students at Minooka High School.
Monty gave presentations to Driver’s Ed
teachers at two campuses of Olivet Nazarene University. Thank you both for
your time.
Respectfully submitted,
John Faulhaber
VP, Will County Chapter
go out and have fun and get to know
others in different chapters? Let’s all
work together!
the rubber side down!
The 15th Annual Topless Tour was a
success! Thank you to everyone who
came out to support our chapter’s event.
We had over 100 people, good food,
great music and a beautiful day! We
don’t have any more events this year,
but I encourage everyone to get out and
support other chapters. There are many
other events going on in our region, as
well as other regions. And remember,
we are all on the same team! Why not
Our next meeting is Monday, July 25,
2016, 7:30 p.m., at Bono’s Pub, 2029
Ogden Ave., Lisle. Ride safe and keep
now printed. You can pick them up at the meeting and pick up one of the few we
next meeting. Come on out to this and
will print up. If you want it sent via
have some fun!
email, just email me and I’ll put it on our
Happy Summer!
list. My email is at the end of the article.
The TV Show is on CANTV again.
Did you get to the Spring Fling? Was it
cold enough for you? Because of the cold Tuesday nights at 7:30pm. You can live Bring your club event flyers to the meetweather, we had a low turnout. And due stream the program if you are not in Chi- ings. Pass them around! Make sure you
cago or don’t have Comcast.
get a copy to me so that I can add it the
to the low turnout, we are looking into
news article. I need a 3-month advance
another event for our members.
Our Web Master has cleaned up and up- notice.
We’re looking at possible swap meet, or graded the website. You can get your
a Save Our Ass Party. Which you do you chapter newsletter there. It will also have Stop in and what some of the clubs are
think will bring out the crowds? Come to all the updated information for all events. doing. MOB usually has something gowww.chicagoabate.com
ing on Friday nights. LAMAS is another
a meeting and let us know.
great place to stop and visit!
Membership Party October 23? This is a From our President: We are going
GREEN to save some Green. What
Chicago Motorcycle Guide: is all new
work in progress. And because it’s the
thanks to our chapter member Skip Robweekend before Halloween, we may just does this mean? It means that we need
also have a costume party. Watch for the your email address if you want to get the inson. He’s worked hard to get it back up
Chapter newsletter. To save money we
and running. You can add your chapter
official date.
will not be sending them out anymore. parties/runs at
There will be 3 ways to get a copy; 1) via www.chicagomotorcycleguide.com or
Day at the Ren Fair: August 20th.
email, 2) on our website and 3) come to a email Skip at [email protected].
Same ticket code as usual. Flyers are
Hello from South Suburban;
We had a very nice turn out for our May
29th pig roast. Plenty to see and do with
or without kids. Weather sunny and hot
and the 3 bands rocked us all day and
half the night.
The bike show had everything from
hardtail jockey Panhead to custom painted soft tail springers. The pulled pork
was outstanding! Thanks to all members
who worked so hard to make everything
run smooth. Kudos to Rob Shaw our
activities co-coordinator for the start to
finish planning.
Leo on the other hand was busily teaching valuable personal lessons--- to Myself!!
Robin @ 8am made bacon and pancakes
w/ all kinds of berries & maple syrup
[delicious] but then I worked in the garage for several hours kick starting an old
Harley to life for a friend. Then Robin
and I jumped on our bikes for a 2 hour
ride for fun [ lets go the long way ] yah I
grabbed water and even a Gatorade for
hydration. @4pm We got to the party,
bands kicking, Sun getting hot, signed in
and was told to put bike into the show. I
moved the Shovel into place, stood up to
party and SAT right back down again. I
was a little dizzy and my eyes didn’t
want to focus. “I’ll sit here and feel better in no time” said to myself. I drank my
water and Gatorade, sitting and talking
with friends who rolled their bikes over.
My oldest friend ‘Tik’ looks me in the
eyes and asked if I feel all right, that I
looked a little pale. I told him and others
about my dizziness and eye focus. Hydrated? Hell yah as I finished the water.
Short story first; many good friends
stopped by or brought me more water
and watched over me. They left the band,
shade, food and A/C to hang out in the
no shade street with me. I made it to the
bench by the Legion’s door, had more
water and someone handed me a beer
cup… of pulled pork. [delicious] I started feeling better and some focus came
back. A small group escorted me down
the stairs into the basement bar. I really
felt the Love when I heard side bets on
‘how many stairs’ I could bounce off.
In the cool basement and a full plate of
food, I became myself again. My whole
personal lesson took 90minutes to 2
hours. I taught myself I don’t have the
energy reserve I had just a few short
years ago. I need to pay attention to myself and take the time to EAT!!!
Our next “Right of Summer Bash” on
August 27th @ Frankfort VFW Post
#1493 Noon kick-off w/ 3 Bands on the
Hupy and Abraham sponsored stage.
Vendors, Tattoo contest,
Motorcycle games, WET T-shirt contest
and much, much more. [COLD beverages while they last] must be 21 & older to
enjoy with your friends. More friends =
more laughs…
I guarantee! Ticket / Vendor info; Rob’s
email: [email protected] Lets be
safe.
BE AWARE, STAY INFORMED
South Suburban Vice, Leo O’Connor
River Valley ABATE
Judy Kaenel
President - DuKane Chapter
630-669-2588
[email protected]
Diana Rebechini, Legislative
Southern DuPage Chapter
Our lovely Safety and Ed director needs
volunteers to help out at the schools.
Please contact Diane for dates and
schools for the fall.
Meeting Dates:
2016 Meetings
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.
Debbe “Moon” KuppinJ
([email protected])
BOUNTY HUNTERS!
Inactive members.
We WANT them back as
active members.
Help us bring them back in
by signing them up.
Help your organization grow and continue to be
a strong and effective voice for all Motorcyclists
here in the state of Illinois.
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.
Collect all feedback; and forward to myself
or to the state office.
Thanks for all that you do.
Legs, Assistant State Coordinator
Windy City Chapter
Denny and Roz Lange, Bob Stout, Tracey and Mick Eddington,
Carla and Brian Enburg at the Awareness Rally, May 2016.
Just a variety of
pictures from the
2016 Awareness
Rally.
Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll
get run over if you just sit there.
—Will Rogers
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Greetings brothers and sisters. The weather has been
great for riding, hope all of you are out
getting your wind therapy. Our Rally in
the Valley has come and gone. Friday
night was bike night with Mike Stechman as M.C. The crowd was great and
the music was super. Saturday started
out with a few sprinkles, but then the
clouds broke up and the sun came out.
We had approximately 114 attend the
bike ride in the morning. With the return
to the Legion around 4:30, the bike
games commenced. The crowd wasn't as
Hello
Broth-
ers and Sisters,
Hope all is well with everyone.
Rally in the Valley is gone again for another year it turned out to be a great par-
A full schedule of events for the summer
months is probably keeping everyone
busy. Between work schedules, family
happenings it is sometimes tough to volunteer for anything extra. Just want to
say Thank You to everyone that gives up
their spare free time for ABATE. Without you we wouldn't be the organization
that we are.
Please be careful when riding through
road construction this time of the
year. Be aware of the road conditions
and the other drivers. Show respect for
the workers by slowing down. We see
quite a bit of this though the summer
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good as Friday night, but that was more
pertained to Saturday having an entry
free as compared to Friday night being
free admission. Still, the food was great
and the refreshments flowed. I would
like to thank Freebird, Peo-Taz, and
Spoon River for the help and the success
of the rally. Without volunteers, the rally
would not be what it is. Thanks to those
who slaved and toiled in the kitchen to
turn out the fantastic food. Thanks to
Darrin for the pulled pork, which was
darn tasty. To the cook who made the
brisket and the brisket n beans, those
were great too. In fact all the food was
scrumptious and delicious! Kudos to
those who donated food and helped out.
The bands Saturday evening were great
also. Everyone had a great time. Can't
wait for next year!
The temperature is now heading
into the hot zone so be prepared. Keep
hydrated, take frequent stops to cool
down, and always, apply sunscreen to
your exposed parts of your skin. Be
aware of construction delays and lane
reductions. And always remember that
posted speeds in work zones are enforced even if there are no workers
around. Be aware of the wild life and
keep vigilant when riding, especially at
night. T-Clock your bike each time you
prepare to go for a ride. And always look
more than twice when turning or entering an intersection. Keep a good lookout
for motorists because they don't seem to
keep an eye for us. Be prepared to take
evasive action to attempt to avoid the
confrontation. Hope everyone have a
safe and enjoyable ride.
ty for all I want to Thank everyone that
assisted with this and attended if it wasnt
for everyone this party wouldn't have
been such a great success a big THANK
YOU to all. Grand National's is are next
challenge it is shaping up to be a great
event some changes have occurred which
has made us change up some things so if
you are interested please attend the meeting 3rd Tuesday at 6:30 Driftwood or
attend a membership meeting the first
Sunday at 1:00 pm at the VFW Creve
Couer.
Remember if it wasn't for all of you's this
would not be the greatest organization it
is.
season and just want everyone to be
safe!!
Central IL ABATE has a full schedule
of events coming up. We just had 2
rides with good attendance. The weather cooperated with both rides which
made it so nice. Our next scheduled ride
will be our Night Flight on July 30th
with signup at Nees HD in Galesburg
from 1-3 pm. I hear this is going to be a
great ride with some good miles.
We have 3 scheduled bike nights that we
are putting on this summer. Our first
one was just done June 10 at Gimpys in
Rio. What a good turnout and fun
night. Our other 2 will be July 8th at
The Corral in Galesburg and August
19th at The Woodshed in Monmouth. Our annual Chip Trip is also set
Spoon River
Riders Chapter
for every Friday night starting July 1
through Bash weekend on August
26th. Every Friday we will again travel
to a different location and spin for a
chance at some good cold cash come
Bash weekend. It is a luck of the spin
for the winner at the end. Speaking of
the Bash, plans are coming together for
the weekend. This will be the 35th year
of this event happening August 2628. A lot of fun things are scheduled
with Sunday being the day to draw the
lucky winner of the 883 Iron Sportster
that we are giving away. Tickets available for $3 each, 2 for $5 or a whole book
for $25.
This year we will be also be helping out
at Nees Open House on July
23rd. They have quite a few things go-
Till next month, Stands up! Let's Ride!
Snowman
Well enough said.
Let's Ride
ing on that day. Come out and plan on
having a fantastic time. We are also
going to start our Hog Sales June
22. All the money that is donated for
this goes to our 3 charities that we help
through the year. If you are out and
about and asked to buy a Hog please
do....The money will be well spent!!
As always our scheduled general membership meeting is the 2nd Sunday of the
month at Harley's Pub in Galesburg at 6
pm. The BOD meeting is held at 5
pm. Plan on attending to see what we
have in the works. We also welcome
any ideas and suggestions to make people aware of what we are striving for.
Until next month!!! Ride Safe Peeps!!!
Dawn Lair
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SEND ARTICLES TO [email protected]
An elderly couple return o a
Mercedes dealership where the
salesman has jut sold the car
they were interested in to a
beautiful, leggy, busty blonde.
“I thought you said you would
hold that car till we raised the
$75,000 asking price,” said the
man. “Yet I just heard you
closed the deal for $65,000 to
that lovely young lady there.
You insisted there could be no
discount on this model.”
Well, what can I tell you? She
has the ready cash and just look
at here, how could I resist?”
replied the grinning salesman.
Just then the young woman approached the aged couple and
gave then the keys. “There you
go,” she said. “I told you I
would get the dope to reduce it.
See you later Grandpa.”
Never mess with the elderly!
REGION COORDINATOR
REPORT
Hello everyone. Hope all is going well with summer in full
swing. Remember to keep yourself tuned up especially in this
heat; drink plenty of fluids like
sport drinks and water, not alcohol or sugary drinks and take
breaks, don't want to hear about
you getting sick.
Ok, if your chapter is having an
event whether a poker run or an
outing, make sure the ones running the event or working it are
easily identifiable so if a stranger
has a question they will
know who to ask. Just get shirt
with your chapter logo on it and
State Line Riders
Chapter
Howdy State Line Riders
The June meeting was held before
the Summer Bash. Ken Mense,
Safety and Education officer,
brought to our attention about the
road conditions. In your travels,
be it by bike or auto, if you encounter bad road conditions report
it at www.roadhazard.org or call
Ken (8153835156). He said if
you call him, he will pester people
in charge until something gets
done.
Vice President Rey Montez
brought up the possible chances
of motorcycle checkpoints being
set up this summer. So, stay legal, insurance, license and registration all up to date.
It seems to me as if our chapter is
being tested for tenacity, with the
cold for the poker run and rain for
our summer bash. I must admit
not favorable conditions for either
event, but in true State Line Riders fashion we showed it doesn't
matter to us. Well done, people. The Summer Bash started
soggy but the rain stopped and a
great time was had by all. The
turnout of people was much better
than hoped for, considering the
weather. Porkchop, Big Tim,
Vance and Josh cooked up a ton
of killer food. Big thanks to the
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put staff on the back. You never
know, the one who has a question might be a future member
and we all know we need members.
July 23 we will be having a one
night camp out (see the flyer ) in
Cerra Gordo Il at the Piatt County fair ground we will have a the
Band 5 and dime primitive
camping is FREE if you need
power or water you will have to
deal with the fair board . There
will not be any Vendors so bring
your grill and your drinks . Hope
to see you all there. Any questions comments gripes or complaints get a hold of me
Scooter
"Staggering Gourmets" Great
job.
On a personal note, sorry Vance
for your Phantom pains
(haha). Everyone who brought
food and helped on the event,
many thanks to all of you. If you
left this event hungry, you didn't
do it right!
We had a great bunch of ladies
who did a superb job with the
raffles and drawings. Take a bow
ladies, you deserve it.;
Big shout out to Redneck Son for
another fine performance. A lot
of talent in that family.
You had to be there to see Nick
rocking the leather skirt. Kinda
matched his beard. We are a diverse, dysfunctional group of people, but we sure work well together and just click!
On that note, we gained several
new members to our chapter. Drinks, music, food, fire, old
friends and new friends. What
could be better, if you know,
show up at a meeting and let us in
on it.
The July meeting will be held at
Kettles Bar and Grill in Roberts,
on the 23rd at 1:00 and the August meeting will be at the
Hoopeston VFW on the 20th at
1:00.
Stay safe
Frank
Howdy
everyone,
Well summer is definitely here! Lots of warm
days out there to be riding...please be careful
and ride safe. Our chapter kicked off summer
with about 20 of us attending Summer Boogie. Thank you to everyone at Eastern’s
chapter for showing us a great time. I am pretty confident that we helped Joe P. Celebrate
his birthday with some great memories. We
have State party coming up and I for one am
looking forward to it. The officer elections
were held at our June meeting and as mentioned in the last paper we now have a few
new ones on board. Clean up has started at
Ray's and we can n use all the help we can
get! Keep checking the Facebook page for
updates on times and dates. Brandi (newly
elected activities coordinator ) is working
hard to get the party together for everyone.
We will also be helping out with the Grand
Nationals in Peoria on August 13th. We have
been helping our fellow Peo/Taz chapter with
this for a long time. If you would like to come
out and help us come to the July chapter
meeting and get your name on the list. The
July chapter meeting is also when we will be
voting on the next recipient for the Gus Miller Award which will be announced at Chiggerfest. This award is given to a member who
we feel has shown amazing support and dedication to our chapter and ABATE as a
whole. So come to a meeting and use your
VOICES. The chapter meetings are held the
1st THURSDAY of each month with the activities meeting held on the last Thursday of
each month. They are held at the Eagles in
Bloomington starting at 7pm. As always
please remember that this is YOUR CHAPTER. We need to hear your ideas and suggestions to make it grow and be the best chapter
we can be....PLUS I'm tired of only seeing the
same faces (not that I don't love to see those
that faithfully come to every meeting). UNTIL next month ride safe and remember that
Freedom isn't Free.
Melissa
Please make sure the contact info for your chapter is correct send any changes to
[email protected] by the SECOND SATURDAY of the month.
Thanks!
May 2016 Newsletter
The Heartland ABATE Chapter met at
KrossRoads in Cullom on May 15, 2016.
The meeting was opened with the Pledge
of Allegiance.
President Brian Pratt led the meeting.
Mark motioned to approve the April meeting minutes as reported in the State Paper,
with a second by Joe. The motion carried.
Sony King gave the Treasurer’s report,
and it was accepted.
Brian gave the Legislative report. Be cautious at fuel pumps. Some stations are
selling E-15/Ethanol fuel without pumps
well marked. If you observe improperly
marked pumps, report it. E-10 is still
available. Representative Tom Bennett
supports ABATE with the Ethanol issues.
The Nascar sweeper driver has donated a
$10,000 spot on the track sweeper near
the Low Side Window promoting
“ABATE of ILLINOIS”.
American Income Life needs your address
for Beneficiary Information as an ABATE
member if you choose to use the insurance provided. If you provide the information, be prepared for them to contact
you.
2 people have resigned from PACT due to
problems occurring.
The State Safety and Education Coordinator has been asked to step down from his
position or get the necessary help to complete the duties of his position.
Mark provided the Activity report.
The Broomstick Pool Tournament did not
have a good turnout.
The Heartland Memorial Run will be held
on Saturday, May 21 with sign up begin-
President The picture from the May windshield
wash made the Journal Gazette. Aug.
5 & 6th is the Redneck Fishing Tournament in Bath, IL where fishing poles
are not used. The Springfield Mile is
Sept. 4, 2016. Insurance benefits
through ABATE, all members should
receive a card. Dennis has the latest
MRF newsletter if anyone wishes to
look at it. We are 6 months from our
30th Anniversary Party and we need a
Chair for the committee. Val Tucker volunteered to be chair and Nicole Scott and
Glenn Brunson volunteered to assist.
Vice President Glenn reported that a picture of the Motorcycle Awareness Proclamation with the
mayors from Mattoon and Charleston
were in the Journal Gazette. On June 4th
Glenn & Bonnie Brunson attended, along
with Tim and Cathy Floyd a first responder's event at one of Liberty's sponsor’s
Coziahr's Harley Davidson dealership.
Later Gary Reynolds and Jeff Hill showed
up to watch some of the presentations.
The event had State police officers and
Macon county officers doing a safety
presentation on motorcycles. The event
was very good. Macon County officer
showed the difference on braking and how
long it took to brake at different speeds for
sudden stops on the police motorcycles. A
lot of very important info was discussed in
these classes which were free to the public. From Praireland ABATE, Jodi West
Safety/Education Coordinator, also attended this presentation. She will be conducting more events in the very near future
open to the public at Coziahr's Harley
Davidson dealership, which I highly recommend to all to try to take time to make
one or more of these classes. Thanks to
Gary for the Family Fun Day. It was a
success!
Liberty, Crossroads, and Old River
ABATE chapters participated in the windshield wash. We washed 117 windshields
and handed out info from IDOT on Motorcycle awareness.
ning at 11:00 at P&Js in Pontiac, first bike
out at noon, last bike in at 7:00, ending at
Trails End in Campus. They are looking
for help to leapfrog with marbles, 50/50
sales. Donations have been promised at all
the businesses on the stops. Lots of fliers
are out.
There is a possibility of a mid-summer
run in addition to the fall run that is being
planned.
Sylvie reported on Products. New shirts
are available.
Julie gave the Membership report. We
currently have 115 members.
Safety and Education was discussed.
Doug and Lisa are interested in helping
Bernard in classrooms when school starts
in the fall.
Al reported on Public Relations. Fliers
have been distributed in a large radius for
the Memorial Run.
Thanks to a small group that turned out
for the Windshield Wash at the Southbound Rest Area on 55, with information
distributed, windshields washed and Motorcycle Awareness discussed with interested travelers.
The ATV/Off Road Park proposal for
340+ acres of Prison property near Pontiac hasn’t gotten much response back from
Tom Bennett. It was suggested to turn the
proposal over to the DNR.
OLD BUSINESS
Sony presented a letter from Ride for the
Cure. The date is changing from May to
October for the ride this year. This is the
20th year for the ride out of Peoria. Bob
motioned to donate $100 this year (same
as in the past) with a second by Joe. The
motion carried. With the donation a Tshirt will be received. A size XL will be
requested and a raffle will be held for
fundraising.
Brian reported on the 9 mm gun that
Heartland ABATE won in the state raffle.
Plans are being made to have the gun delivered to Pontiac Pawn with 500 tickets
to be sold to raffle it off. Tickets will be
$5 each or 6 for $20.
The Summer Boogie will be June 3-5, it
will be combined with the Regional Party.
The State Party will be June 23-26 at the
Menard County Fairgrounds.
Chiggerfest dates TBA.
Craig suggested inviting other chapters to
our Memorial/Poker Runs. Craig made a
motion to hold a “Membership Drive” at
the Memorial Run with the Run fee
waived with a new membership (amended
to: former membership must be expired
for 1 year) purchased at sign up. Couples
memberships also eligible, with a second
by Sylvie. The motion carried.
The 50/50 raffle was won by Lynne with a
$14 cash prize.
Thanks to KrossRoads for providing the
meeting room for the membership meeting.
It was suggested to contact the Pontiac
Cruise Night about the possibility of a
“bike night” along with cruise night.
Upcoming riding opportunities were mentioned:
Freedom Run on June 18 to honor fallen
heroes and support the troops.
June 18 is also an opportunity to ride to
the Manteno Veterans’ Home to help
serve a meal to the veterans. Duane Beal
plans the meal and has made this an annual event and donates all the food.
Bob made a motion to adjourn the meeting with a second by Lump. The motion
carried and the meeting adjourned.
Gary we owe ya! Gary Reynolds did a
great job putting this event together.
Steve Tipton joined at our June meeting.
Welcome!
I say have a great day as all days are
great, a few are better than others. So
ride often and ride safe.
Membership –
We have 127 members which is an alltime high!
ABATE - Alan Ferguson, Dennis Arnold,
Honey Durbin, Susie Hexum, Glenn and
Bonnie Brunson, Jeremy Smith, Cathy
Curl, Joseph Monfort, Joel and Carol
Wanenmacher, Zach Helton, and Derek
Conners
Crossroads - Blake, Jim and Nancy Durbin
Old River - Darrell and Lisa Best
WELCOME new Liberty ABATE members James Morgan (aka CAPPY) with a 5
-year membership and Amy Root new
member. Both joined during Liberty's
Family Fun Day as we welcome these new
members we say thank you for joining.
I thank ALL who participated in Liberty's
1st annual Family Fun Day. Kids enjoyed
themselves, playing on water slides, badminton, etc. as the parents and friends that
came enjoyed a nice relaxing day at Lincoln Log Cabin State Park. A lot of food
was prepared, thanks to Gary Reynolds
who was our chief. Good job Gary cooking up the hamburgers and hot dogs that
was furnished by Liberty ABATE. Thanks
to everyone who brought a dish as water
was provided, and yet many brought soft
drinks. Many took advantage to check out
the museum at the center, and walked
around the park seeing the animals with
their families and friends. Seriously was
great seeing the kids enjoy themselves for
the day by running, playing, and laughing.
It was good.
Those who participated from Liberty
After folks left, a few of us stopped in at
Gary Reynolds house to help him unload
his grill and supplies. Well that took a
while and his fridge went dry. Ha...Thanks
Thank you to
everyone
who came out for the Flag Day Run on
June 11th. It was a great event all
around! We got several new members
that day! Our Chapter has several events
coming up: Ron Sloan's Fun Run on Saturday, July 2nd, starts @ the Friendly Bar
@ 8 AM; Chapter Meeting on Sunday,
July 10th @ 1 PM @ DAV; Bike/Car
Wash @ The Wild Dog on Sunday, July
16th from 11A-2P; Saturday, July 30th -
Legislative/State Board –
Joel Wannenmacher reported not much is
going on. We are in limbo with the bills.
June 18 is the next State Board meeting
and they will be discussing whether they
should remove the current Safety & Education coordinator for not performing the
duties of the office. They are also discussing adding an amendment to the bylaws to
make the minutes of the State Board meetings available to the general membership.
If anyone wishes to see the minutes, let
Joel know. If anyone wishes to attend the
meeting you can ride with Joel. Dennis
Arnold recommended everyone should
attend at least one State Board meeting.
Activities –
June 25 – Barstool Golf at The Local on
45 with sign in from 1 – 2 PM
June 26 – Highway Cleanup – noon at The
Local on 45
July 4 – Mattoon Parade – we have a float
and need help decorating
July 9 – Chicks in Charge Ride – sign in
at The Triple Nickel Saloon from 10 – 11
AM
July 21-23 – Bagelfest – we will have a
booth and the State raffle bikes will be on
display. You will get a discount on raffle
tickets if you purchase while bikes are on
display
Make sure to check out our website. If you
haven't visited the website it can be found
at: http://libertyabate.org/
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The next meeting will begin the summer
schedule on Thursday, June 9 at the Finish
Line in Chenoa at 6:00 p.m. June, July,
August and September will be Thursday
evening meetings.
Lisa Jo
Heartland Chapter
June 2016 Newsletter
The June meeting was held at The Finish
Line in Chenoa on Thursday June 9th at
6:05pm with 7 members attending. After
calling us to order, Kerry led us in the
Pledge of Allegiance.
The May Meeting was held too late for
the meeting notes to make the state paper.
There was no Treasurer's Report.
Craig gave the Legislative Report. The
AMA has a petition going about E15. All
should go online and sign the petition.
The Legislative report was accepted.
There was no Safety And Education Report.
Al gave the Public Relations Report. The
Public Relations Report was accepted.
There was no Activities Report.
There was no Membership Report.
There was no Products Report.
Under Old And New Business, for anyone
looking for a place to ride to, there is a
Walneck’s swap meet coming up this
weekend.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:15pm.
The chapter thanks The Finish Line in
Chenoa for hosting our meeting.
The next meeting will be held at Gig's
Place in Fairbury on Thursday July 14th
at 6:00pm.
MerchandiseHoodies $25
Long Sleeve Shirts $20
Sleeveless Shirts $15
Safety Green Shirts $13
2016 Anniv. Party Shirt $10
Ladies of Liberty Shirts $10
Fleece Headbands $8
Patches $3
Koozies $2
Yard Sign $5
WebmasterPlease check out ALL our sponsors’ business cards on www.libertyabate.org. Pay
them a visit, let them know you seen their
business card on Liberty's web page as
they sponsor us.
They Say It Is Your Birthday.....
Tony Harris 7/1
Cathy Ashe 7/19
Sandy Bayles 7/19
Stephen Zike 7/22
Keith Fearday 7/25
Kenneth Griswold 7/31
Memberships due in JulyLeann Chupp
Alan Ferguson
Pam Ferguson
Jim Giberson
Mike Grigg
Zach Helton
Susie Hexum
Thomas Schrock
Tom Standley
Joyce Standley
Stephen Zike
If you have an email address, please let
me know at [email protected] 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
July 10, 2016 at The Local on 45 with
officers meeting at 1 PM and membership at 1:30 PM.
We can be found on Facebook at: https://
www.facebook.com/liberty.abate
Overnight Fun Run to Alton; and lastly,
our chapter will be hosting bike parking
@ Air King in Decatur for the weekend of
Decatur Celebration August 5-7. Tell other riders about ABATE - ask if they're
members. Always have a membership
brochure on hand or direct them to the
website - they can join online too. The
state needs your membership and support
to protect our freedoms and rights in relation to motorcycles.
Ride Safe, Jim
This newsletter is
brought to you on
a HOT Central Illinois day. First, we
would like to thank all the people who donated their time and energy to make the
2016 Summer Boogie & East Central Regional Party happen. As always we had a
great time, and a big thanks goes out to
Jerry Riefsteck for chairing this monster of
an event. The rain Saturday morning
slowed us down a bit but gave us a chance
to rest up and really party Saturday night.
Check out our Facebook page for lots of
photos of the fun. We had the opportunity
to have the very first Eastern President
Craig Thorpe spend some time with us on
Saturday. It is always a pleasure to see old
friends. During the Boogie we had a drawing for 3 $250 Ingold’s Grocery gift certificates. Deanna Deatley, William Babb, and
Chuck Thompson were the lucky winners.
Boogie Trophy Winners:
Blind Ball Drop Keg Roll
Sponsored by: Urethane Insulators Sponsored by:Shooters
Robert King & Helen Hamilton Alan Zehr
Honey I'm Home Round & Round
Sponsored by:Pilgrim n George Sponsored
by: Dimick Sewer Service
Joey Slawsghter & Karen Cahill Karen
Cahill
T-Ball Road Kill
Sponsored by:T + T Tavern Sponsored by:
Pizza Pub
Helen Hamilton Yvette Montoya
Lisa Rutledge Rick
Friday Night Games Rodeo Hustler
Sponsored by: Tm & Lil John & Sponsored by: "Romeo"
Rick's Tractor Service, Inc. Helen Hamilton
Tom Climpson
Overall Team Winners:
Curtis & Sonya Link/Ron & Marlene
Swanson
Name that Tune:
Bruce Brand
Egg Roulette:
John Milliron
Many activates are coming up this summer
and fall is quickly approaching. Take this
opportunity to get your feet wet and get
involved! After Boogie we have some new
and returning faces that we need to reach
out and suck into our fun and good works.
July Affairs:
7/4 – 4th of July Parade in Rantoul, Feldkamp’s Towing is generously providing us
with a truck and trailer. We have space for
bikes on the trailer as well as people who
are not able to walk/ride in the parade. This
is a family friendly event, bring your kids,
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bikes, super soakers, and golf carts. We
would LOVE to have any ABATE chapters
join us that would be interested in getting
our message out. Contact Dan Hutton @
217-530-2054 to find out details on where
to be and when.
7/10 - CHAPTER MEETING @ the
Rantoul Pizza Pub! Activities @ 12:30pm,
General meeting @ 1pm
7/16 – Moonshine fun run! Meet at the
Buffalo Wild Wings in Savoy, registration
starts at 8:30am and kickstands up at 9
sharp. This is a fun run, no charge for this
run. There will be one stop for fuel in
Charleston. Be aware that Moonshine only
accepts cash. For more info contact Lance
McGinness @217-417-6498
August Happenings:
8/13 – Bike wash and Car/Bike show at
KCM Auto Care. More details to follow
next month.
8/14 – Chapter Meeting 1pm @ the
Rantoul Pizza
Pub. Activities
meeting will be @
12:30 sharp.
September
Events:
9/11 – Chapter
Meeting 1pm @ the Rantoul Pizza Pub
9/17 Annual Toyz Run! Sign in at MidState Cycles, Champaign IL. Registration
starts at 10am – 11:45am. Kick Stands up
at Noon SHARP. Auction will be at the
last stop, save the date!
Have you friended us on Facebook yet? If
you haven’t you are missing out!
www.facebook.com/easternillinois.abate
Or find us on our new and improved website http://www.easternillinoisabate.com/
Ride SAFE, look twice and save a life!
Dan and Aerika Hutton
kinds of vehicular type apparatus’ are welcome, bikes too!
This is a ‘go when you are ready”
run. There will be six stops, at the final
stop, Kicks (Towanda Il.) you can get
food. We will announce the Run and Auction winners at 6:00.
THANK YOU. We still need more memberships. Remember, A FREE WILL
comes with all ABATE memberships.
Pictures, center: "Eastern's Current and
Past Presidents, 30 years STRONG"
Top: "Team Friday Night Games Trophy
Winners".
Bottom: "Saturday Rodeo Trophy Winners"
Feed The Pig Slow Ride
Sponsored by:Cler's Service Center Sponsored by: Urethane Insulators
Mouse & Liz Andy Montoya
Blind Race (atv / golf cart) Smooth Rider (atv / golf cart)
Sponsored by:Dig it of Champaign,
Inc. Sponsored by:Rantoul Goodyear
Kelly & Mona Dillard Tom Climpson &
Trina Sage
Old Fashion Wet T-Shirt Blind Walk
Sponsored by: Mid-State Cycles Sponsored
by:Rick's Tractor Service, Inc.
Hello Iron Riders and ABATE Nation. I
apologize for missing last month’s letter,
and want to thank those who missed me.
Our June meeting was well attended,
thanks to all the members who came.
Hey Kids…
So did you miss me? I apologize for being
absent for the last few months. No real
good excuse except that I have been busy
as hell! I know, poor Smitty, boo hoo hoo!
Anyways, here I am, for a minute.
Not much to report really. I did get into all
of my schools this spring, Tville twice. I
believe I did a total of about 15 presentations and I received good feedback from
the students and the instructors. There may
be a new video for the Safety & Ed presentation coming later this year. If so, I will
I bet everyone is enjoying some great
rides so far. Just a reminder our meetings are the first Saturday of the month
at 1pm. Our membership is steadily
increasing, so everyone remember you
do not have to own a bike to be a member and help keep our rights as motorcyclists as well as encouraging others to
be motorcycle aware. At our last meeting we began discussing our Annual
Backwoods Biker Bash and will be
working on forming this year’s committee. I do not have a lot to report as we
are still in our beginning stages of getting the chapter up and running. We do
need more of our members to come to
the meetings to let us know what they
are looking for our chapter to do this
summer. I am not sure if we will be in
the Sullivan 4th of July parade or not, it
kind of depends on if we find a trailer
big enough to pull for our float. I do
Our big topic is the Barb and Bruce Memorial Veterans Run, which is July
30th. This event also celebrates Iron Riders 25th year!! Please attend this run and
bring a dozen of you best friends. The ride
begins at the SIT-N-BULL in Hudson
IL. Sign up begins at 11, last bike out is
1:00. Last stop is KICKS in Towanda. There will be live music from 4:006:00 and an silent auction. Naturally all
bring it to a meeting and share it with everyone.
Our membership number is remaining
steady at about 135. Hopefully by the time
you read this we will have some new members after the bike night at the VFW. I
hope you were there and that you had fun!
Also by the time you are reading this, we
should finally have our gun raffle tickets. I
am to blame for them not being here sooner. However, I do not think we should have
any trouble selling 300 tickets. New to the
gun raffle this year, whoever sells the winning ticket will win $100! We will keep
tabs on who has what number tickets so
that we can pay that prize out.
have fans already made up that we can
pass out no matter what we do in the
parade. I know I enjoy the parade and
Phil’s water gun fights with a couple of
boys down by the Sullivan American
Legion.
If we have any rides or anyone
wants to start one then we will be making phone calls and text messages to let
others know we are riding that day. As
usual the ride will always be decided
and directed by those who show up to
ride. On another note, I know my
phone number is the one listed as our
contact number and if you do call please
leave a message because I do not answer numbers I do not know. Well until next month everyone stay safe and
enjoy yourselves. And congratulations
Herschel on the new grandson and future biker.
Misty
We have three new members we would
like to salute; Mich, Dan and Larry,
We are in the planning stages for our annual fall party at the fairgrounds. There may
be a couple new attractions this year, so I
hope you can join us. The dates for this
year are Sept 23rd and 24th. The final Ride
N Roll stop will be at the beer tent at 7pm
on that Friday. Our Saturday night entertainment will be provided The Antics. The
Friday show is still to be determined, but if
the band we have in mind pans out, it will
be REALLY cool! I don’t want to jinx it,
but here’s a hint, for those about to rock,
you will love the band we are working on.
I will hope to give you a little more to look
at next month, but for now I gotta run.
Please feel free to call me, 217.827.0325,
We are looking to kick the month of July
off with our family camping trip. The trip
will take place at Caboose Lake
Campgrounds in Remington, IN. This
will be an all weekend event including
beach day starting Friday July 15th
through Sunday July 17th. Hope to see
everyone out and having a great time!
On Saturday June 25th Hubbard Trail
hosted a memorial run for our fallen
brother Jeff Anderson. Our run started at
Traditions in Watseka, IL and ended with
a cook out at Haun Park in Crescent City,
IL. Would like to thank everyone who
participated in this great event for a great
man!
Children of the
Corn Chapter
Our next meeting is July 9th at 1:00, at
Kemps in Lexington
Good riding brothers and sisters!
Steve
or email me,
[email protected] if you
have any questions or need some info or
just want to give me some suggestions for
this article or the Chapter in general.
Next meeting is July 12th at 7pm at Tville
KC Hall. Remember, each meeting you
attend is another chance to win some
dough at the end of the year. Hope to see
you there!
Until next time…RIDE SAFE, RIDE
FREE!
Carry on…
-Smitty
Just a reminder that all our meetings
are open to everyone and begin at 1pm on
the second Sunday of each month. All
meetings from now until about November
will be hosted at Haun Park in Crescent
City, IL after November they will go
back to being hosted at Traditions in
Watseka, IL.
Meetings go as followed:
July 10, 2016
August 14, 2016
September 11,2016
October 9,2016
November 13,2016
December 11, 2016
Ride Safe.
Leigh
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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 [email protected]. You can
do this as a chapter or an individual. If you have any questions about
this please send them to Carla at [email protected].
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The June
2016
meeting of Shoal Creek ABATE was
held on Sunday, June 5th at Bernadini’s.
The meeting was called to order by
President Elmer Nordyke. Pledge of
allegiance was led by Al McDowell.
There was no secretary’s report. Treasurer’s report was given by Terrie
VanHuss. The Southwest Region report
was given and Marble Run books are
still available to purchase. The Legislative report was given by Jim Pryor. Updates were given on current legislation.
Membership reported on current membership. There was no Safety & Education report.
Sam Robinson has State Party tickets
available for advanced sales if you
would like to purchase some. There was
nothing new to report for Newsletter,
Products or Public Relations.
Fallen Riders committee is working on
the Veteran’s Run. It will be on Saturday, July 9, 2016, with signup at the
Greenville VFW. Registration will be
from 10-11 am, with kickstands up at
11:15 a.m. to start the ride.
Hello Freedom Fighters
Seems like the older I get
the faster time goes by.
It's the middle of June and we just had our monthly
meeting. Just when I think we won't have a quorum or
close to it, thirty people show up. I guess moving the
meeting around doesn't hurt one bit. We normally have
our meetings at the Cottage Hills VFW and this month
we had it at the Wood River Eagles Club. Change was
good. We had a great meeting, and between Woody
Wittrock and Bob Myers the info given out tonight
about legislation was great. Once again the off road
parks are being discussed and several of our bills are
just waiting on a signature. Seems like there was a feeling of accomplishment tonight within the chapter. One
of our members, Jay, signed up three new members
Hello
Backroads and All ABATE members,
Please note time and place change for
July meeting! The July meeting will
be Saturday July 09th at 11:00 am at
The Salty Dawg in Chester, Il.
July here already! Well we went from
being cold and rainy to just plain HOT!
Last months meeting we all wore coats,
this month, not so much. Riding in the
heat---STAY HYDRATED, drink plenty
of water, getting dehydrated will affect
your riding skills, and with today’s drivers you have to stay aware and be ready
to move at all times. Also, important to
check your bike, low tire pressures and
heat do not mix well!
Had our meeting yesterday at Waterstreet in Evansville, had 5 members present. We held a moment of silence for
our sister, Sarah Schilling, who was
killed in a truck accident. Went through
all officer reports, we have made 2-S &
Our next
chapter
meeting
will be Thursday July 7th. It will be held
at Kretzer's Grill & bar in Hoyleton. The
time will be 7:00 .
Congratulations to our winner for the Jordan Emrick Scholarship. It is Peyton Novak from Nashville High School. She will
be getting a $500.00 Scholarship to further her education. The presentation is
to be at our next Jordan Emrick Ride.
We are selling gun raffle tickets for a
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Eric Ward of Activities read a thank you
from Shriners Hospital for our donation.
If available, please help park cars at the
Montgomery County Fair on June 23,
24, and 25th. This is to help support the
fair, as they support us for our Summer
Bash. A memorial for Ashley Seigel is
under construction, we will discuss at
the next meeting when we will set the
memorial. A motion was made and
passed to purchase a brick by the chapter for Ashley for the wall in Benton. It
was also decided to donate the trophies
for the fair events this year.
John Fleet and he donated it back to the
chapter for Summer Bash use.
The attendance drawing was won by
Take Care & Be Safe,
Tammy Nordyke
during the meeting. Month of July is rapidly approaching and we have two big chapter events, not counting
the celebration of Independence Day. July 10th is our
Rodeo - along with all the adult games, there will be
games for our children and grand children. After all,
these young people of today are ABATE's future of
tomorrow. July 23rd is our 30th Anniversary Night
Poker Run, so come on out. IF this newsletter comes
out before the 4th of July, I would like to wish everyone Happy Independence Day - If it comes out afterwards, I hope everyone celebrated their best Independence Day ever. Below is a picture of our Chapter
with Senator Bill Haines on Legislative Day in
Springfield.
Thoughts & prayers are sent to the family of member Ashley Seigel who passed
away. We also send prayers to Dickie
Burnett and family on the loss of his
wife Linda.
Sympathies go to Julie Carroll on the
loss of her father and to Sam & Helene
Robinson on the loss of her mother.
Welcome to new members Nancy Stolte
& Steven Howard.
Gene Ely, President, Piasa Gateway Chapter
Ride Safe, Ride Smart, The life you save may be your
own.
E presentations at Sparta and have another scheduled for Columbia summer
school in the coming weeks. Made sure
everyone aware of the online petition
that needs to be signed, and asked for
volunteers for Marissa Prade for Bost
and/or Schimpf. Have heard of no problems with our bars and Marble Run, set
up the next monthly meeting at the Salty
Dawg in Chester at 11:00. Bills were
read and paid. Cindy Jones was nominated to take over Membership for the
remainder of the year by Lorrie Hesse
and 2nded by Mark Hesse. Expressed
the need to sell more tickets for our
Meat Raffle to be drawn in July and
Bike Raffle tickets for the state. Rhett
Rhine brought up that Bernasek’s in
Chester was asking for us to do a bike
show there during the Popeye weekend?
We discussed and told Rhett to tell them
we are interested for now, as long as he
puts up money or buys the trophies, for
now pending further discussion. Also
got get Rhett some information to put up
at Bars in Chester, I will get him some
info. Membership drawing went to a bar
patron that had bought tickets.
Golden Boy 17 HMR or $500.00 cash.
Winners choice. Selling 250 tickets only
at $5.00 each and when all the tickets are
sold, we will draw for the winner. Contact
your officers is interested. (Troy Daugherty - President, Vicki Dodson - Secretary
& Larry Harrison a.k.a. PAPA SMURF Treasurer.)
Our 5th Annual Jordan Emrick is scheduled for Sunday July 24, 2016. This will
be the final year for this ride. Check out
our Facebook page for further details.
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Parade season is upon us. I will be sending out emails about walking for Bost
and Schimpf. Marissa parade was yesterday, I went up and walked, check
facebook under Schimpf, they appreciate anything we do for them, but especially parades. ABATE doesn’t have a
lot of money per say, but boots on the
ground to help them out works great,
plus we get some advertising. Lynn and
I walked with Katie Gallagher and Mick
and Tracey Eddington on Memorial Day
in Belleville for Bost.
any member’s not receiving current emails from me, please send me your
address to: [email protected] . 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.
July Birthdays are:
Jim Eichelberger….7/24,
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.
By the time you read this, the State Party will be over, hope to have seen some
of you there!
Upcoming Events & Dates:
July 09
Chapter Meeting at Salty
Dawg in Chester at 11:00 am
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!
Quote of the month: “Middle age starts
when you have been warned to SLOW
down, not by a motorcycle cop, but by
your doctor!”
Still could use more e-mail addresses for
Old Phart
Ride Free….Ride Safe…..Ride the
BackRoads!
The plans are in the making of the 1st
Annual Bob Dodson, Gary Miller & Jane
McFeron Memorial Ride. Planning to
have it sometime in September.
PLEASE PLEASE BE CAREFUL when
you are out riding your bikes. We have
lost WAY to many riders already this
year.
Membership is down STATE WIDE.
There have been a couple of Chapters that
have folded as well. I try to stress the
importance of being A.B.A.T.E. members. So many don't understand just what
A.B.A.T.E. does for them. Not only for
motorcycles, but other areas as well.
There are SOOOOO many bills on the
floor right now. These bills effect everyone.
My wish for you all is to have a SAFE &
HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY.
As always,
RIDE SAFE - BE ALERT
Vicki Dodson
Secretary - Membership
REGION Co-COORDINATOR
REPORT
Hi My Brothers & Sisters, The Monday
of Memorial Day weekend I got that
phone call that we all dread. You know
that one that comes later in the evening
and starts like this," Hey Brother there
has been a bad motorcycle wreck, have
you heard who it was? Then over the
next hour or so the horrid details start
coming in and your heart slowly breaks.
I know that this is a part of the life style
that we choose to be apart of but damn it
still hurts. RIP Terry & Rhonda. As the
weather improves and more of us get
out and about on our bikes, please be
extra vigilant and ride defensively.
Watch out for the idiots.
I want to remind everyone that one of
our main principles and a main part of
our mission is to be involved politically
with those politicians that support mo-
torcyclist rights and issues. Get ahold of
your local state representatives and offer
to help in their campaigns. Wear your
A.B.A.T.E. gear and be sure they know
where you are from, this will make Bob
Myers ( Legislative Coordinator) and
Todd our Lobbyist jobs easier. Get out
and walk in the parades, put out the
signs, man the phone banks, and do any
of the labor intense jobs that every campaign needs to get done. Become that go
Hi My Brothers
& Sisters, We
have been quiet busy this last couple of
months. We worked an event at the Granada Theater, had a couple of poker
runs, one of which was a night ride, and
passed out Gatorade for the Run For The
Wall. Several different groups of us have
attended political events and walked in
parades with endorsed candidates.
Our June meeting was held at Bubba's in
Nason. Our July meeting will be on the
9th at Lowery's Irish Pub. Notice that
this is the second Saturday of the month,
the first being during the 4th of July
weekend. we will be finishing the details
for the "Pay It Forward" Charity
Event on July 16th. We have flyers out
on both the event and on the Vendors/
Craft fair that we are putting together.
There have been over 60 vendors invited
to set up that morning in the parking lot
behind Lowery's, they will be setting up
from around 7am, the Poker run sign up
starts about 8:30 with the ride leaving at
10. We will be back from the ride around
2 with the Bike games going from 2:30
til about 6:30. We will also have both a
silent and live auction and various raffles
and 50/50 drawings. Make sure and get
your sponsorships in to Carrie by the
25th of June, so we will have time to get
the t-shirts printed up. Our goal is to
make at least $1000 for each of the charities. If everyone does their part that goal
is reachable.
way to have some input on things going
on, and letting the group know of any
problems.
event happen, it is a lot of work to get a
ride, meal, and auction all together.
Hello all from
Richland Co
ABATE
We had 23 members and guests in attendance at our May meeting that was held at
the American Legion that was held on
Mon. the 16th. We would like to thank
everyone that showed up. That is the only
The “Downed Riders” event raised about
$2000.00 after the bills were paid. There
are still some T- shirts available for sale,
if you didn’t get one yet. Again we would
like to thank everyone that made this
Hi Everyone!
Just want to give a big shout out to those
volunteers from Liberty, Old River and
Crossroads chapters for another great
Windshield Wash on May 22 - 18 volunteers washed 117 windshields. Thank you
so much!
The June 1st
meeting was held
at Centralia VFW at 6pm.We had a great
turnout and are happy to have Susie staying a big part of our team. Thanks girl.
Our meetings are always the 1st Wednesday of the month At 6 pm at VFW. Come
join us.
Freedom Riders, our families and our
whole community have lost several great
members/ friends due to accidents and
tragedies. Please keep all those involved
in your thoughts and prayers. Also, please
add those who are battling cancer, those
involved in the accidents and anyone who
is going through any hardships. Thank
you. A special thank you, to Raymond
Brown and Chuck Quick’s family for giving the memorials, from their funeral services to our Christmas for Kids Program.
God, we are going to miss you. May you
all be flying high!
Freedom Riders and friends have taken on
the job of putting up the flags in Centralia
for Memorial Day, 4th of July and Veter-
The chapter meeting was held on May 23
at the VFW in Altamont. Minutes & officer reports were read and approved.
Rich has set up a Mystery Ride on July
9. Sign up at the Orchard Inn in Effingham from noon to 1:30. Come out and
see what Rich has planned!
ans Day. We are so proud to have those
flags to celebrate and commemorate our
Veterans and Great Country. Thanks so
much to all who came out at 6 am to help
us and thank you to the MadDogs MC. for
donating to help buy brackets and bandings for the poles that didn’t have them.
Our Murray Center Run was cancelled due
to rain but we have rescheduled for June
18th. We will give you updates on how it
went next month. Thanks to those 14 who
braved the down pour and put a smile on
the Murray Residents faces. We want to
give a Special thank you, to John Hill and
Miss Becky, for always making the trip
down to support our events. You guys are
all awesome.
Hopefully the website will be up and going in the next few weeks. We completely
lost everything on our old one but we
don’t sweat the small stuff. Coming
soon….abatefreedomriders.com
Thanks to all our new members and those
renewing. We appreciate you so much.
Don’t forget to get your raffle tickets for
the motorcycle being raffled by the State
ABATE, contact Larry for your tickets.
Olney will be having a 175th celebration
on July 23rd, and have asked if ABATE
would like to build a float for the parade.
If you have bike raffle tickets and money,
they need to be turned in at the July meeting.
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to guy that they call when they need
bodies and task done. All of that gives
us and in with the politicians and clout
for when we need it in Springfield and
in Washington. remember it is all about
insuring a safer and free riding environment. The politicians could give a rats
ass about the charity work that we do.
Just something to think about.
Peace Mick
Our August 6th meeting is at Chops II in
Ashley. On August 26 & 27 we are having our annual campout and cardboard
boat races. They will be out at Truman
Sellers's place out on E. Hawk Rd Mt.
Vernon, this event just keeps growing
and I am looking forward to this years
races. I want to challenge everyone and
the other chapters to build a boat and
COME JOIN THE FUN.
Ride Safe Ride Free
Peace Mick.
Patty will be checking to see if we might
ride motorcycles and / or walk in the parade, instead of making a float.
Our next meeting will be held on Monday, June 20th at 7 pm., at the American
Legion.
Stay Safe and Enjoy the Ride!
Next meeting - July 25 at 7 pm at the
VFW in Altamont.
Come out & support your chapter!
Don't forget the chapter challenge! Dona- Ride free!
tions to the chapter will be matched up to Nance
$500 by Bake's boss.
Hope to see you at our upcoming events!
Have a great month.
Schedule of events are:
July 6th- Chapter meeting at Centralia
VFW at 6pm
July 9TH- Centralia Humane Society Benefit Run. Sign up 10 am till noon at Fairview Park. Meet some of the Pets that are
up for adoption at the Park. We will go on
a benefit ride then end at Arizona Joes for
food, Bands, Auction and Party. The Shelter pets will be arriving at Arizona Joes by
limousine and walk the red carpet. Come
help us raise money to get these pets
adopted and maybe take one home yourself. We will have shirts and tickets for
sale. Get a hold of MiMi if you want one
or both. Thank you.
July 15th & 16th- Murphy’s PAC Run.
Gates open at noon on Friday. Flyer will
be in next newsletter
August 3rd- Chapter meeting 6pm
August 20th- BOD
September 7th- Chapter meeting 6 pm
September 16th-17th Little Boogie in
Cartter at Kent Littles. Gates open Friday
at noon.
December 3rd- Christmas for Kids Party
at Poplar Place.
Thanks to all our new members and those
renewing. We appreciate you so much.
Thanks for being a Freedom Rider!!!
ABATE OF Illinois- Look Twice Save a
Life! We hope you all renew your membership, if you have expired. We would
love get new members to join us. Remember all the unrestricted Freedom we get
due to ABATES Diligence in Legislation.
Work hard-Play hard-Live Life to the fullest. You only go around once in life. This
is your life, Make a difference. JOIN
ABATE!!!
Thanks and be safe!!!!
Until Next month,
Freedom Riders President- Mimi Hawkins
A senior citizen was driving down the freeway when his
wife called his cell phone.
"Herman, I just heard on the news that there's a car going the wrong way on Route 280. Please be careful!"
"It's not just one car," said Herman, "It's hundreds of
them!"
ABATE members walking in the Belleville parade. Some of us walked with Mike Bost, some
walked with Judge Randy Moore and some for Judge Deubbert. We had members from Southern
Illinois chapter 27, Backroads, St Clair chapter, along with Mike Fisher with ABATE Pac.
An elderly couple are in church. The wife leans over
and whispers to her husband, "I just let out a long,
silent fart. What should I do?" The husband replies,
"First off, replace the batteries in your hearing aid!"
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ADDRESS
CITY
ZIPCODE
INCEPTION
CONTACT
PHONE
REGION
APPLE CREEK
BACKROADS
BIG RIVER
BLACK DIAMOND
BLACKHAWK
CENTRAL IL
CHICAGO
CHILDREN OF THE CORN
CRAWFORD COUNTY
CROSSROADS
DUKANE
EASTERN ILLINOIS
EMBARRAS VALLEY
FLATLANDERS
FRANKLIN COUNTY
FREEBIRD CHAPTER
FREEDOM BY CHOICE
FREEDOM RIDERS
FREEDOM VALLEY
FREEPORT
GREAT RIVER
HEART OF ILLINOIS
HEARTLAND
HERITAGE TRAIL
HUBBARD TRAIL
IRON RIDERS
JASPER COUNTY
RR1 BOX 54
410 W CHESTNUT
19090 17TH ST
PO BOX 46
PO BOX 332
PO BOX 1084
PO BOX 410307
PO BOX 431
PO BOX 731
PO BOX 41
PO BOX 188
PO BOX 6132
PO BOX 412
517 N GRAHAM
PO BOX 478
PO BOX 278
PO BOX 96
1147 N COLLEGE
PO BOX 6563
PO BOX 205
PO BOX 3855
202 COMET LANE
PO BOX 202
PO BOX 417
PO BOX 41
607 W HAMILTON RD
5705 E 900TH AVE
CARROLLTON
BALDWIN
FULTON
CARLINVILLE
E MOLINE
GALESBURG
CHICAGO
CLINTON
ROBINSON
FARINA
W CHICAGO
CHAMPAIGN
TUSCOLA
SULLIVAN
W FRANKFORT
MANITO
BOODY
CENTRALIA
PEORIA
FREEPORT
QUINCY
HEYWORTH
PONTIAC
MARSHALL
WATSEKA
BLOOMINGTON
NEWTON
62016
62217-1002
61252
62626-0046
61244-0332
61402-1084
60641-0307
61727
62454-0731
62838
60186-0188
61826-6132
61953
61951
62896
61546-0278
62514-0096
62801
61601
61032-0205
62301
61745
61764-0202
62441-0417
60970-0041
61704
62448
MARCH 1990
MARCH 1990
JUNE 2007
SEPTEMBER 1994
JULY 1987
JUNE 1985
JANUARY 1986
AUGUST 1994
JANUARY 1987
JANUARY 1987
JANUARY 1987
DECEMBER 1986
FEBRUARY 2000
JULY 1994
AUGUST 1992
NOVEMBER 1993
JUNE 1999
JANUARY 1987
OCTOBER 2001
MARCH 1986
JULY 1987
JUNE 1986
FEBRUARY 1987
OCTOBER 1992
APRIL 1993
MAY 1991
DECEMBER 2000
ALLEN
DAN
JIM
DANNY
BRIAN
JEFF
PAT
DOUG
MARK
“BAKE”
JUDY
TERRY
SHARILYN
MISTY
JOE
JIM
JIM
CAROL
BRUCE
SCOTT
TOM
CHRIS
BRIAN
TOM
HARRY
BRUCE
JENNIE
217-883-2407
618-317-2816
563-219-2455
217-710-9338
309-738-1769
309-337-2118
708-280-6053
217-201-3358
618-552-6096
618-245-9504
630-669-2588
217-621-9933
217-480-5212
217-620-3207
618-663-7841
309-840-1616
217-412-4801
618-532-5331
309-678-0554
815-238-3092
217-430-4424
309-824-1577
815-848-0265
217-251-0396
815-432-2800
309-531-0030
618-201-5568
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KASKASKIA VALLEY
KISHWAUKEE VALLEY
LAMOINE VALLEY
LIBERTY
LINCOLN LAND
MID-STATE
NORTHERN ILLINOIS
OLD RIVER
OPEN ROADS
PATHFINDERS
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
215 E NOLEMAN
PO BOX 2783
PO BOX 512
PO BOX 1502
PO BOX 5774
PO BOX 181
PO BOX 496
PO BOX 182
PO BOX 428
PO BOX 92
PO BOX 5936
PO BOX 363
1901 RAILROAD AVE
PO BOX 121
PO BOX 573
PO BOX 772
RR 2 BOX 162A
2711 LAKEWOOD DR
PO BOX 142
PO BOX 3521
1113 W ADAMS
84 W NORTH ST
PO BOX 222
PO BOX 235
PO BOX 403
212 E WYMAN AVE
313 W FRONT ST
PO BOX 1513
22302 1850 EAST ST
163 KATHLEEN RD
PO BOX 928
8720 S ESSEX
CENTRAILIA
LOVES PARK
DALLAS CITY
MATTOON
SPRINGFIELD
PANA
LAKE VILLA
SHELBYVILLE
SANDWICH
MT STERLING
PEORIA
E ALTON
DECATUR
OLNEY
AROMA PARK
LINCOLN
ELIZABETHTOWN
VANDALIA
TINLEY PARK
LISLE
HERRIN
NEW MINDEN
WYOMING
FREEBURG
WENONA
HOOPESTON
MT MORRIS
JACKSONVILLE
PRINCETON
DuQUOIN
PLAINFIELD
CHICAGO
62801
61132
62330-0507
61938
62705-5774
62557-0181
60046-0496
62565-0182
60548-0428
62353
61601-5936
62024-0363
62526
62450-0121
60910-0573
62656-0772
62931
62471
60477-0142
60532-3521
62948
62263
61491
62243-0235
61377
60942
61054
62651-1513
61356-9371
62832
60544-0928
60617
APRIL 2006
AUGUST 1989
JUNE 1988
FEBRUARY 1987
OCTOBER 1986
MARCH 1993
OCTOBER 1986
FEBRUARY 1987
JANUARY 1992
FEBRUARY 2008
OCTOBER 1986
OCTOBER 1986
APRIL 1987
APRIL 2012
FEBRUARY 1998
JANUARY 1993
APRIL 1993
APRIL 1987
OCTOBER 1986
DECEMBER 1997
DECEMBER 1986
NOVEMBER 1987
APRIL 2012
MAY 1991
OCTOBER 1997
DECEMBER 2002
FEBRUARY 2000
AUGUST 2004
APRIL 1987
NOVEMBER 1994
APRIL 2003
APRIL 2011
TROY
MIKE
JEFF
DENNIS
GEORGE
RONNIE
MIKE
DIANE
CLIFF
TIM
GEORGE
GENE
JOHN
LARRY
DAWN
DARREN
STEVE
ELMER
DENNIS
DON
NICK
MICK
CHAD
MIKE
DON
TOM
BILL
CHRIS
KEVIN
BRUCE
MIKE
MARSHA
618-292-3005
779-200-4603
217-453-6353
217-460-2160
217-306-1944
217-823-4681
847-445-6437
217-820-5374
630-552-3828
217-653-5119
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
815-519-7255
217-320-5557
815-875-1386
618-528-5513
815-557-8525
778-877-5751
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WC
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WC
EC
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EC
NW
WC
WC
SW
EC
SE
NE
EC
SE
SW
NE
NE
SE
SE
WC
SW
NW
EC
NW
WC
NW
SE
NE
NE
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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: 2001Suzuki Intr uder 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 motor cycle 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 815541-7078.
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 Har ley 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) ——
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FOR SALE: 2013 KZ INFERNO 5th
wheel toy hauler model 3710T. 3 slides,
triple axle, 22 upgrades. $45,900, only
used once, stored inside.. Call Gene, 217825-3737. (6/16) ————————FOR SALE: Fr ankenstein trike kit fits
2000 up Heritage or
Fat Boy. Low miles.
Comes with storage
box. Easy to install.
Over $6000 new, asking $4000. Call Fred
at 217-714-6885. (6/16) —————
FOR SALE: 99
hd heritage springer 32000 mls runs
great $7200 obo
call Rick 309-2750709 (6/16) —-
FOR SALE: 1952 tr iumph thunderbird 650cc
original engine and frame
many custom parts multiple show winner $7000
obo call Rick 309-2750709 (6/16) —-
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item has sold so it can be removed and
leave room for someone whose item has
not sold!
[email protected]
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
FOR
SALE: Nitrous Hyperlite toy hauler for sale.
28' 2007. Bumper pull. Asking $14,999.
Newer Onan generator and new tires.
Sleeps 6 to 8. Excellent condition. Might
consider taking pop-up camper on trade.
Call or text Lester Galbreath 217-7378483 evenings. (7/16)—All classified ads are due by the SECOND SATURDAY of the month and will
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Jul 2016 - ABATE of Illinois

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