Newsletter April 2015 - ABATE of South Dakota
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Newsletter April 2015 - ABATE of South Dakota
I : A.B.A.T.E. OF S OUTH DISSUE AKOTA, INC. NSIDE THIS A BROTHERHOOD FOR AWARENESS, TRAINING & EDUCATION VOLUME 33, ISSUE 4 FREEDOM FLYER APRIL 2015 SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST Aberdeen ABATE 2015 Bike Show & Dance April 25th & 26th Page 4 Heartland STEAM Bismarck, ND May 8th-10th Page 5 Rushmore ABATE Rally June 5th & 6th Page 6 Governor Daugaard signing SB85 - Handlebar Repeal (From the left) Dianna Miller (lobbyist) ,Marcia Kaup & Lori Butler (Oahe ABATE) Governor Daugaard, Representative Dan Kaiser and Senator Terri Haverly. INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Officers, Board of Directors & Committee Chairpersons 2 Chaplains Report Auggie & Sunshine Minzlaff 3 MRF Application 3 Around the State w/Phil Phil Hohm 7 ABATE of SD Chapter Reports 8-17 ABATE of SD Supporters 18 Good Times Calendar 19-20 Application for Membership 23 Business Supporter Application 24 Classifieds 25 State Supporter Business Cards 26-31 New ABATE of SD Members 21 Renewing Memberships 22 FREEDOM FLYER PAGE 2 ABATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, INC. ABATE of South Dakota, Inc. #243 2601 S. Minnesota Ave. STE 105 Sioux Falls, SD 57105-4750 State Officers State Committee Chairpersons Coordinator - Jiggs Cressy (605) 391-6361 email: [email protected] Vice - Coordinator - Rod “Thumper” Hersrud (605) 690-1364 email: [email protected] Treasurer - Jan Weismantel (605) 225-5474 email: [email protected] Legislative Officer - John Steele (605) 661-4895 email: [email protected] Secretary - Bobbie Mathews (605) 354-1226 email: [email protected] Membership Secretary - Karline Clark (605) 430-1670 email: [email protected] State MRF Representative - John Steele (605) 661-4895 email: [email protected] State Products Manager - Trudie Hersrud (605) 697-5708 email: [email protected] State Promotions - Wayne Lettau (605) 720-0263 email: [email protected] State Webmaster - Darrel Killion (605) 256-2188 email: [email protected] State Historian - John Addy (605) 296-3354 email: [email protected] State Board of Directors Aberdeen ............................................... Mark Schuett Black Hills...................... Wayne Lettau (605) 720-0263 East Central ....................Dale England (605) 291-9035 Lake ................................ Dan Nugent (605) 256-3728 Lewis & Clark... ......Kevin Frangenberg (605) 364-7672 North East ...................... Curt Watkins (605) 280-5860 Northstar .......................... Ray Bokker (605) 835-8065 Oahe ..................... Lori Butler [email protected] Rushmore ................ Sunshine Minzlaff (605) 787-9136 Sioux Falls .............................. Al Luze (605) 521-9557 Sioux River .................. Cal Stainbrook (605) 627-5306 South Central ........ ...Duane Chalmers (605) 487-6210 South East .......... …...Larry Reemts [email protected] Those Guys .................. Dennis Hasche (605) 321-6305 Windriders.......................... Phil Hohm (605) 352-7009 Zzen ........................John “Slack” Addy (605) 296-3354 Freedom Flyer IMPAC Informed Motorcyclists Political Action Committee IMPAC is the political arm of ABATE of SD. IMPAC money is used to support legislative candidates, pay for lobbyists, fight NEGATIVE or support positive legislation at the State or Federal levels. Our Liberty, Freedom of Choice and Safety depends on IMPAC in our state. Freedom Flyer Advertising Rates 1 mo 3 mo 6 mo 12 mo Business Card $10 $ 25 $ 50 $ 90 1/4 Page $20 $ 50 $100 $200 1/2 Page $35 $ 85 $175 $350 Full Page $65 $160 $325 $650 Editor - Susan Lettau 1723 Main St Sturgis, SD 57785 (605) 720-0263 Hm (605) 490-1593 Cell Email: [email protected] Articles are due by the 15th of the month. ABATE Chapter Events: $45.00 Full Page DISCLAIMER: The FREEDOM FLYER is an official publication of ABATE of South Dakota, Inc. Contents may be republished in whole or in part with proper attribution. ABATE of South Dakota, Inc. accepts no responsibility for the comments or opinions contained within this publication. Advertisements in this newsletter are paid ads and do not necessarily reflect the policies or beliefs of ABATE of South Dakota. We thank our advertisers for their patronage as they enable our constant fight for our rights. LIABILITY DISCLAIMER INDEMNIFICATION: The Freedom Flyer shall not be liable for slight changes or typographical errors that do not lessen the value of the advertisement. The FREEDOM FLYER shall not be liable or responsible for any error in any advertisement except to give the advertiser credit for so much space occupied by the advertisement as is materially affected by the error; credit shall be by refund or replication of the advertisement at the election of the FREEDOM FLYER. Such credit shall not be given for more than one incorrect insertion unless the Editor is notified in writing of the error before the repetition of the insertion. 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PAGE 3 FREEDOM FLYER STATE COORDINATOR’S REPORT - JIGGS CRESSY No report available at time of publication ABATE CHAPLAIN’S CORNER - AUGGIE & SUNSHINE MINZLAFF Psalm 23 talks about "The Lord is my shepherd." If you know anything about sheep they need a shepherd or leader or they go astray. I recently read a story about a sheep in Istanbul, Turkey, in 2005 got confused & jumped off a cliff. Before it was all over nearly 1500 sheep followed that one lost sheep & also jumped off that cliff & died. When sheep don't have leadership & don't know which way to go they become confused & just follow the other members of the flock. Ever been on a run & maybe you arrived a little late & didn't hear all the instructions like where the group was going & all of a sudden people were pulling out so you started your bike & fell into the group. You took off fat, dumb & happy & it never dawned on you that you didn't have a clue where you were going. How hard could it be just follow the bike in front of you. Right? How hard could that be? Then, you looked up & the traffic signal up ahead was about to turn red & the pack all made it thru except for you & the people behind you. Before the light turned green it finally dawned on you that you had no idea where the group was going or how to get there & now because you were up front you were the "LEADER". How scary is that. Now you know how the sheep feels. As the light changes to green, you look up ahead & notice that one of the riders noticed what happened & he pulled off and waited for you to catch up. Just as you approached where he was waiting he pulled out & took over as your leader as you give take a big breath & feel relieved. Back on track & following someone that new where he was MRF REPORT - JOHN STEELE leading the group. What a relief. The same is with Christ if we ask him to forgive us & lead us in all that we do we will never have to worry about where we are going. He assures us of that. As we read the last line of the 23 Psalm the psalmist writes, Surely goodness & mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; & I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Like the sheep & the biker in this story do you want to not know where you are going or do you want Jesus to lead you & end up in the House of the Lord forever like the psalmist says? God bless you all & have a safe, fun summer. Ride safe and ride often. In His service, Auggie and Sunshine No report available at time of publication PAGE 4 FREEDOM FLYER PAGE 5 FREEDOM FLYER PAGE 6 FREEDOM FLYER Page 7 FREEDOM FLYER AROUND THE STATE WITH PHIL It is the beginning of March as I am starting my April column. The weather was kind of nasty today with a little snow and lot of wind. Yesterday, Norma and I took my brother, Chuck, to the airport in Sioux Falls so that he could go back to his home in San Diego. I asked Chuck where he wanted to go to do lunch and he said Hu-Hots. As usual, the food and service were great! Since we had a little time, we drove through downtown Sioux Falls and I thought we might check out the falls. But, alas, it was not much to see as it was all frozen over. I guess I don’t know what I expected to see. Once again South Dakota ABATE members have prevailed in helping to change a bad law and making it a better one. Senate Bill 85 which was a bill to repeal the high handlebar law was recently signed by Governor Dennis Daugaard. There was not one single opponent that testified against the bill. The previous high handlebar law stated that your handlebars on a motorcycle couldn’t be higher than your shoulders. That was a problem for motorcyclists from other states which don’t have any restrictions on handlebar height when they were traveling through South Dakota especially during the Sturgis Rally in August. Now, everyone should be on the same page and it should make it a lot easier for law enforcement in that they have one less thing to worry about during the Sturgis Rally. We want to give a big thank you to the ABATE members that contacted their legislators and also testified for SB 85 before the various committees. Our lobbyist, Dianna Miller, really got us all fired up at Legislative Days last January to get the old law repealed. The act of repealing any law is usually a very difficult task. But, this shows that with the determination of a lot of people good things can be done. The new South Dakota joke is that the handlebars on your motorcycles can be of any height as long as you can get your bike underneath the overpasses on the interstate highways. On my Facebook page, most of the comments about the repealing of the handlebar height law were positive ones. But, there were some uniformed people that said if high handlebars looked unsafe they surely were. But, there are no statistics to prove that having high handlebars makes your motorcycle more prone to accidents. For me, it is sometimes fun to think about things that happened years ago. I would guess that the older you get the more things you may have to remember which I guess just makes common sense. The other day I was thinking about some adventures I had with my daughter, Amy, when she was first growing up. When she was only two years old, I already had her riding with me on my motorcycle. She would sit in front of me partly on the gas tank with her little hands grabbing unto my arms. I had a little helmet for her and often times she would fall asleep and her helmet would hit the gas tank which would wake her up. Then, she would turn her head around and give me that look in asking me what just happened. When Amy was four years old, she did a lot of traveling with me in my semi as I was trucking over the road at that time. We traveled to California, Texas, and throughout the Midwest. We would sometimes be gone for over ten days and I am still surprised that her mother let me take her for that length of time. Amy had some nursery rhyme cassettes tapes that she would play over and over again. After a while, it would start driving me nuts and I would hide them in different parts of the cab. But, Amy always would find them and continue to play them to her hearts content. When Amy was in high school, she played one of those tapes in my pickup and I couldn’t believe that she still had them. She had a good laugh at how I reacted to hearing that tape again. At one time when Amy was with me in the truck, we had some time so we went to a movie at a large mall in Iowa. We went to see the first Muppet movie and when it was over we were walking around the mall and all of sudden Amy was gone and out of my sight. I had about the scariest feeling I have ever had and it seemed that my heart went into my stomach. All of a sudden, I saw her standing in line by the movie theater. I asked her what was going on and she said that she just wanted to see the movie again! When Amy was in grade school, she learned how to ride an ATV and dirt bike. When Amy was learning to drive all I had were vehicles with manual transmissions. She did a lot of driving on my old 73 Chevy pickup which had a three on a tree. I taught her how to do some drifting in a snow packed field and also how to drive in and out of a ditch without having a panic attack. Some years later Amy was driving her pickup with a bumper horse trailer and hit some ice and went into the ditch. But with her driving skills she was able to keep everything in an upright position. Now her daughter, Ellie, is five years old and it is like having Amy growing up all over again. Ellie and I do some serious coloring and working with stickers. Ellie really enjoys the puzzles in her magazine and she often gets the answer before I do. Today it is 56 degrees out and I would guess a lot of bikers are on the roads for the first time this year. There is some snow, ice, and mushy gravel still in front of my garage. If I could get my trike out, I really don’t know where I would go. In fact, just a few minutes ago I started the trike up and she took off the first second I hit the starter. What an amazing sound she made! Just like music to my ears. Soon spring will be here and we all will be doing what some of us enjoy most. Until next Month Phil Hohm PAGE 8 FREEDOM FLYER ABERDEEN CHAPTER NEWS Aberdeen ABATE Meeting 2015 Inc. March Present Members: 26 Sec Report: Read & accepted Treas Report: Read & accepted State News: Shane informed everyone that the South Dakota Handlebar height repeal SB85 was successful & as of July 1st 2015 if you can reach ‘em and they don’t hit the overpass you will be legal in S.D. Nevada Sen. Gustavson introduced a Helmet bill to allow adults the freedom of choice SB142. New Mexico had 2 Helmet bills killed Feb 24th. One was to mandate helmet usage for all motorcyclists & the other to levy a fee to riders who choose not to sweat to death under a helmet. Both bills failed. Way to go New Mexico! Nebraska has a Helmet repeal bill currently being debated. (At time of writing this article it has been amended to allow those 21 & older to choose & is still proceeding forward) write this I believe we can still do We received a thank you card from better. Frank Benoit for the plant that was sent to his Mother’s funeral. And I want to remind everyone that the Freedom Flyer now is listing There a motion, discussion and 2nd to “Members Renewing” towards the start our 1st gun raffle for 2015 with back near the registration form. If proceeds to go towards scholarships you’re currently an Aberdeen Member for beginner rider course graduates you may contact me or Cindy and get and our general fund. Since proceeds us your $25 and we’ll get your of this raffle will “kill 2 birds” the r e n e w a l i n A S A P s i n c e y o u r present members voted to have a 500 information is already on file. ticket maximum for $10 each and have 3 prizes so the odds of winning Also we have AWARENESS signs are actually greater than our previous available! I wont make a special trip raffles. to deliver but you can pick them up wherever you see the ABATE trailer or If at least 400 tickets are sold I can bring them to Aberdeen if I by Sunday April 26 we will make a drive a car or truck. decision if we want to draw during Bike Show awards. Otherwise we will And as always >>> Please renew draw at a meeting or major event your memberships<<< We’re still after all 500 tickets are sold. hoping to see over 100 Aberdeen ABATE Members soon 1st prize = Ruger model 1911 R1 Stainless .45 auto (Winner may One last reminder >>> BIKE SHOW accept a smaller $500 cash prize or is April 24 & 25 at the Dakota trade for another “In stock” gun) Events Center. Get your registrations 2nd prize = $200 gift card to Ken’s in early to get in the drawing or to get Sporting Goods the spots you want. We may possibly 3rd prize = $50 gift card to Kens be turning people away again by the Sporting Goods start of the show. Old Business: “Don’t be a Welfare Biker” shirts were on hand and sell for $15 each. We will order more again so if we don’t have your size please let us know and we’ll get one ordered. Support your local ABATE organization hats are also done and sell for $10 each. Pop machine status was discussed Thank you for supporting your local and decisions tabled for now to ABATE chapter and visit our Aberdeen concentrate on the Bike Show. ABATE Inc. web-pages to learn more about us at Flyers and registration forms are available and anyone wishing to http://aberdeenabate.blogspot.com/ participate or help is asked to [email protected] Weather proof clear Aberdeen ABATE or call Shane at 605-228-6283 3” round stickers are also in and sell IMPAC Split-pot: $33 was won by for $1 ea Dick L. With the other $33 going “Proud Supporter of Aberdeen ABATE” towards our running total. stickers are here too and will be IMPAC 2015 = $99 pledged distributed free to business’ or WHEEL INN 2015 = $670 individuals who want them & donate/ Rider Course 2015 = $0 Sponsor any of our major events. Adjourn: 8:10 pm New business: Bike Show 2015 TShirt designs are finalized & we are Next Meeting: April 4th 7:00 currently taking orders. pm Eagles Room A T-shirt pocket or not = $15 Long sleeved $20 No pockets Women’s Tanks if pre-ordered $15 Hats $12 Prez Notes: We signed 2 new members again this meeting. That’s 7 new people in 2 months, not bad but with riding season already here as I FREEDOM FLYER PAGE 9 BLACK HILLS CHAPTER The Feb. 22, 2015 meeting of BH ABATE was called to order by Pres. Darlene. Pledge of Allegiance was led by Cindy. Chapter prayer was led by Barbie. Roll call was taken with Road Captain Clair absent. There were fifteen people in attendance. Thanks for taking time to come!! OFFICER REPORTS Pres. Darlene thanked all that worked the Sno Ball Dance & the Dart Tournament. Our chapter is very proud of our volunteers who step up & help with our functions. Vice Pres. Jim had nothing to report. Sec. Barbie asked if there were any corrections to the minutes. Yes, Hoppy's ride is to the Eye of the Needle, not eye of the eagle. Diane motioned to accept the minutes with the co rrectio n. Wayne seconded. Motion passed. Treasurer Susan gave the dollar reports. Beth motioned to accept & Marie seconded. Motion passed. Sgt. at Arms Mac stated that when speaking to him, use his good ear so he can hear exactly what you are saying. Be safe out there. Membership Sec. Susan stated that there are 141 members & 31 affiliates. We now have 3,069 friends on Facebook. State Rep. Wayne stated that the Handle Bar Repeal Bill is on the Governor's desk for signing. Neb. helmet repeal law is in their bicameral legislative process. Nominations are being accept for State ABATE offices. Road Captain #2 Big Al stated that he is trying to get the bike ready for the riding season. Don't forget the mileage contest. ASK Road Program had two calls on potholes. Darlene stated that there will be lots of potholes showing up. She contacted the people who made the calls. Is the S.D. Road Hazard program being utilized enough?? She will write an article for the Freedom Flyer giving information & asking the State members if it is being used enough to justify keeping the program going. Wayne & Darlene shared information to the members on the Road Hazard program. LRC Beth reported on what happening at the MRF level. was May State ABATE Awareness Ride to Pierre will be set up by Wayne & Auggie for west river. COMMITTEE REPORTS Sno Ball Dance had a good overview. Oasis Fireside was very happy to have us. Susan gave the dollar report on the event. Pres. Darlene asked if there were any improvements that can be made. - Close the area when the silent auction is done. – People asked if we could shorten the silent auction time. - Have band announce what is happening during the event more often. - More auction space is needed. - We will close the table area off at the end. - Use the band to make announcements more often. - Close silent auction at 9:30. Wayne motioned that we use the Oasis for next year. Jim seconded. Motion passed. Date for next year is Feb. 13, 2016. Band was awesome. Thunder Road will be asked to come back for next year. Darlene to contact them. Dart Tournament report was given by Susan. Tony stated that the Oasis would like to have our dart tournaments at their facility. People want us to sponsor two tournaments a year. Fall and Jan. Tony to get a software program to help run the tournaments. Susan & Tony will check on future tournament issues. OLD BUSINESS Mileage contest form is in the newsletter. Contest explained to new members. History by Mac had no actions. Products will be ordered. Wayne motioned to order a dozen shirts of various sizes. Jim seconded. Motion passed. Darlene will check on sleeveless shirts. State & Joint Passports were explained to new members. Susan to check with Rushmore on a date to draw. Bike show schedule was passed around for volunteers. Ed Netterberg Weekend in June. Get your reservations in ASAP. Meet In The Middle is July 19th. Memorial ride for Hoppy is May 16th. NEW BUSINESS Heartland Steam N.D. in May. is in Dates for the ERC courses were shared. To be published in our newsletter. Susan asked if we keep the reimbursements upon passing the courses at $60.00 & $75.00. All said yes. Barbie asked if the 75th Sturgis Rally will make more people attend the Whitewood Social? Would more money be needed for food? Wayne to take questions to State Board meeting. Affiliate of the Month goes to the Oasis Fireside. Thank you for supporting BH ABATE. Members of the Month are all that helped with the Sno Ball Dance. Change for IMPAC raised $18.68. 50/50 was won by Diane. Congratulations. 50/50 funds were discussed. Barbie motioned to switch the 50/50 fund from Ed Netterberg to Joe's Fund at this time. Diane seconded Motion passed. Susan asked if we donate to STATE ABATE or switch to MRF at this time. Jim motioned to donate $300.00 to MRF. Beth seconded. Motion passed. Big Al asked if we can get pictures put on our web site. We will check with John. Marie will be our photographer. Susan can put pictures on Facebook also. ANNOUNCEMENTS Bike Show March 14 and 15. Wild Game Feed at Outpost March 22nd. Mac is getting old....I told you, Mac, I would put your announcement in. Ha -Ha!!! Thanks to the Side Hack for the good pizza. There being no further business or discussions, Diane motioned to adjourn with all in favor. Be safe!! GOD's Blessings to all. Bismarck, Submitted by Barbie :o) Happy Easter to all!!!! FREEDOM FLYER PAGE 10 EAST CENTRAL CHAPTER NEWS LAKE CHAPTER NEWS March 7, 2015 7:00 PM at Teezers: Minutes of LAKE ABATE: The regular meeting of LAKE ABATE was called to order by President, Aaron Verhey. Silent roll call: 14 members were present. No News. See Chapter Rep page 2 OLD BUSINESS: SB85 (Senate Bill 85) to repeal handlebar height law passed without any opposition. As of July 1 there will no restrictions on handlebar height. Thanks to everyone who called/contacted legislators to voice our concerns regarding this bill. Also, a special thanks to Jiggs Cressy for his leadership, those who took personal time to testify, and the legislators who sponsored and supported the bill. The Secretary’s report -Was read by Rod H. with a motion by Dave H. to approve and second by Angie R. The NEW BUSINESS: Aaron V. wants to reactivate our membership committee motion carried. in order to maintain retention and Treasurer’s report – There was no recruit new members. Angie R. treasurer’s report. volunteered to join this committee. State Rep report – There was no state Aaron also challenges all members to rep report as there wasn’t a meeting sign up at least one new member and/or bring a current member to held. meetings. LEWIS & CLARK NEWS No News. See Chapter Rep page 2 NORTHEAST CHAPTER No News. See Chapter Rep page 2 NORTHSTAR CHPTR NEWS The Northstar group meeting was possible. Marcy 7, 2015 at the Pheasant Bar in New Business – Congratulations to Winner. the following people: President is now Dave Lewis called the meeting to Randy Farley, Vice President is Dave order. He started the first “Old Lewis, Sandy Hall is now secretary. Business” by thanking the four Ray Bokker remains treasurer. Please jumpers that participated in the Snow welcome new member, Deanna Clark! Shoe Polar Plunge. It was then reported that Witten bar is no longer Dawn open. Two fun runs were discussed and Lane Connot is checking on dates. Possibly June 13, 2015. The idea for the 2nd run is to go to the Badlands and spend the night at a KOA and do some grillin and chillin! Ray announced that May 16, 2015 the State Awareness run to Pierre. This will be discussed later to see if anyone will be attending. Most of the hoodies are sold. Some large pullovers are left. Another order for zipper sweatshirts is now being ordered. The caps did not arrive so they will be made as soon as Kim V. made a motion to offer a three year membership for $60 as an additional option. Angie did second the motion and the motion carried. May is motorcycle awareness month. Jeff G. is checking on ordering a banner pertaining to awareness. Others members are also looking for different methods for displaying awareness as well. Sioux Falls ABATE Swap Meet is March 21 & 22 at the Sioux Falls Arena/Convention Center. Madison Firemen’s dance is April 11. FREEDOM FLYER PAGE 11 OAHE CHAPTER NEWS March 14, 2015 – Mower’s & More & Brad Bruns, will meet before the New Business: There will be a Meet next meeting for review. The 1st in the Middle Ride again this year with President Brad Bruns called the reading will be at the April meeting. Black Hills ABATE. More information meeting to order at 6:44pm with 18 will be available as the ride gets members present. President Brad Bruns will appoint closer. It was in July last year so keep event committees to consist of one Treasurer Bill Poppenga gave the that in mind when making your officer & at least 3 members. Treasurer’s Report & accepted as summer plans. Some of the members Brandon, Jolene, Tina F. & Bill P. will read. who went last year said it was a fun be the committee for the Awareness day and ride. Membership Secretary Jolene Juneau Run. Brandon, Marcia, Kevin S, Bill P. reported that there are 60 members & Bonnie will comprise the committee The next meeting will be held on Sat, and 2 renewals. for the Fun Run. April 11 in Bill’s Garage beginning at 6:30pm. SOL & 50/50 drawings will Secretary Marcia Kaup requested The Onslaught be playing on Saturday be held. Donations for the Top Rider comments for any deletions or night at the Fun Run. Bill M. made a cash prize will be taken & a Pot Luck corrections to the minutes. There motion to have Medicine Creek Band will follow the meeting. Bring a dish being none, the February stand as play on Friday night if willing & able. to pass if you wish. submitted. Dennis 2nd the motion. Following discussion, Brandon motioned to Marcia made a motion to adjourn, State Rep Lori Butler was absent. table, 2nd by Bonnie, motion carried. Jolene seconded the motion & Marcia passed on a message from her adjournment was at 8:00 PM. to let everyone know that the Brandon presented the idea of Handlebar Height Repeal bill passed & upgrading & expanding electrical Tina won the 50/50 drawing. Mark has been signed by Governor hookups for the Fun Run. He will get Adams was drawn for SOL & was not Daugaard. Lori sent her thanks to pricing if the owners agree. Tina F. present. everyone that contacted legislators made a motion to charge an Marcia Kaup - Oahe ABATE Secretary a n d t e s t i f i e d i n c o m m i t t e e s , additional fee for hooking up to nd c o m m e n t i n g , “ T h i s w h a t o u r electricity, 2 by David S. After much Oahe ABATE website - http:// organization is about – BE PROUD!” discussion Bill M. made a motion to oaheabate.com table the motion to the next meeting. Email: [email protected] Road Captain Dawn Trapp reported Marcia 2nd & the motion carried. The she is working on the route for the event committee will hold a meeting Awareness Run in May. to discuss options regarding any changes to admission. Marcia will Old Business: Awareness Run will be send an email out for meeting date & held May 16 in conjunction with the time so members can attend if they May BOD meeting. The picnic shelter want. at Lilly Park in Ft. Pierre has been reserved. Lori will also get posters St. Patrick’s Day Parade will be held made to distribute. Everyone is to on Tues, March 17. Line-up will be at meet at the Capitol at noon. Dice Run 4:30 with the parade beginning at hands will be available for $10. 5:15. Anyone wishing to ride in the Bonnie reported the schools have the parade should meet on the south side applications & the deadline is early of George Morris Middle School. April. Officers will meet to choose the Marcia will try to find out where the recipient as soon as applications are motorcycles will be in the lineup & received. will notify members by email. The chapter is selling raffle tickets for a 17# ham. Prices are 1 chance for $1.00 or 6 chances for $5.00. Tickets need to be turned into Brad on March 27. The winner will be drawn on Sat, March 28. The By-laws committee, Bonnie London, Brandon Butler, Marcia Kaup Heartland STEAM will be held May 810 in Bismarck ND. Oahe will pay for 2 registrations for $50.00 & 1 hotel room for two nights at $98.00 per night. Brandon & Marcia are planning on attending. If anyone else is interested in going, contact Brad. FREEDOM FLYER PAGE 12 RUSHMORE CHAPTER NEWS The March 2, 2015 general membership meeting of Rushmore ABATE was called to order by Pres. Craig. Pledge of Allegiance was led by Sgt. at Arms Mike. Chapter prayer was led by Chaplain Auggie. to use the satellite offices in S.D. to get a hold of Rounds. Auggie gave highlights on Sunshine and his scholarships for MRF. Road Hazard steward Barbie stated that there were two calls for Sioux Falls on their pot holes. AD HOC COMMITTEES Bike Raffle----Craig gave Mary and BA the gift card the chapter got for them for a kudos on a successful Bike Raffle. Mary read BA's report. Drawing will be March 21st at 4 pm at BH Harley. Membership Party--Bill reported all bands are sponsored and paid for. Rohde working on the display OFFICER REPORTS Silent auction items are Pres. Craig thanked BA and Mary for a poster. needed. very well done Bike Raffle. Vice Pres. Hilary reminded everyone BHAB has no March meeting. that the Bike Show is March 14 and OLD BUSINESS 15. Jiggs and The Rushmore booth will promote our Handle Bar bill passed. events and have products on hand for Craig thanked all who helped get the sale. She will be passing around a word out. Road cleanup to be done later. sign up sheet for volunteers. Sec. Barbie had mail to distribute and Affiliate signs are still being distributed. Let Bill know if you can newsletters to share. Treasurer Kim gave the dollar help deliver some. reports. Jiggs motioned to accept Wild Game Feed is March 22nd. Rohde said it will be done as a and Mike seconded. Motion passed. State Rep. Sunshine thanked all that raffle. Donations will be accepted for were involved in getting the word out the raffle. Safety Seminar information was to the legislatures on SB 85. Membership Sec. Karline stated that shared by Jiggs. there are 52 affiliates and 314 Susan gave a Joint Passport members. She went over the report. Very few books have been sold. She will not publish them expiring members and affiliates. Sgt. at Arms Mike stated, "I got next time if more are not sold. nothing.." NEW BUSINESS LRC Ginny absent and no report. Auggie asked about the Yahoo group STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS notices and if they are being sent PR Janet has Rushmore ABATE out? No they are not being appreciation cards for members to sent out at present. Phil will ask Clay take and use. She has worked on about it. press releases for the Wild Game Jiggs mentioned that the Wisconsin Feed, the Safety Seminar and the ABATE newsletter had an article saying they send out text Bike Raffle giveaway. Road Captain Nate reported that the alerts. Will be looked into for S.D. Sno and Shine Run went well. and local. Tire quotes for big trailer will be Everyone had a good time. checked on by Cheryl R. Newsletter editor Ginny is absent. Products Manager Hilary stated that the new products are here and selling MEMBER OF THE MONTH goes to very well. She reported on the Jiggs for all the work he did on SB Counts Car Show and SFJ Swap Meet. 85. Thanks Jiggs. MRF Rep. Jiggs stated that the motorcycle check point issue needs to be pushed. Sunshine told everyone Roll call was taken with Angie excused and Ginny being absent. There were no corrections to the Feb. minutes. Phil motioned to accept and Sunshine seconded. Motion passed. No bills were presented at this meeting. AFFILIATES OF THE MONTH are Time out Bar, J Bar, and Clock Tower. Thanks for supporting Rushmore ABATE. A certificate of appreciation is going to Counts of the Cobblestone Car Club. Door prizes were won by Jeremy and Sunshine. SHOULDA/COULDA of $40.00 would have went to Corey G., BA, or Steve N., but sorry, none of you were here to accept. Beings there were no winners, next meeting is $60.00. Chance for a chance on the bike ticket went to Karline. The left over ticket money of $74.00 goes to IMPAC. Congrats Karline. 50/50 of $44.00 was won by Stan. He donated $14.00 of it to IMPAC. Congrats Stan and thanks. ANNOUNCEMENTS Heartland Steam is in Bismarck, N.D. in May. Bike Show is March 14 and 14. BH ABATE has gas raffle tickets for sale. See Barbie or Susan. Karline has DHS yearbook fund raiser coupons for TGIF on March 16th. BHAB meting is April 13th. CMA Run For The Son ride is May 2nd. Thank you to BH Harley for the sloppy joes and thank you to everyone else that pot lucked it!!!! There being no further business, Auggie and Jiggs motioned to adjourn with all in favor. Be safe!! GOD bless all!! Submitted by Barbie :o) Happy Easter!!!! Page 13 FREEDOM FLYER SIOUX FALLS CHAPTER NEWS No News. See Chapter Rep page 2 SIOUX RIVER CHAPTER NEWS who pitched in to help. State Report: Senate Bill SB85 has been signed by Governor Dennis Daugaard. As of July, SD will not have a handle bar height restriction. Card Game: Cindy picked the 2 of hearts so the pot increases. New Business: Heartland Steam January 50/50 – Bill Wellnitz will be held in Bismarck ND May 8 February 50/50 – Tom Dahmen -10. Pre-registration deadline is April 17. “It’s good to have an end to towards; but it’s the nd journey Bobby made a motion and Rod 2 journey that matters in the end” it to pay the registration fee for Until next month any Sioux River members who MRF Report: HR1861 bill to seek to block grant funding for wants to attend. Cindy motorcycle checkpoints/ Announcements: Next meeting roadblocks. is April 4th 5:00 at Jim’s Tap. Minnesota House Bill HF59 motorcyclists are trying to abolish Motorcycle profiling practices. Old Business: The City will purchase Motorcycle Only Parking signs and install them this spring in the designated parking spots. Still looking for a trailer. Tom and Bill will call a couple of places for more information. Kiwanis Pancake Feed was a huge success. Thank You to everyone Page 14 SOUTH CENTRAL NEWS Lars brought the meeting to order. A moment of silence for the military and fallen. Keep in our thoughts the 11 service members who lost their lives in Florida. FREEDOM FLYER them. Approved by the chapter to purchase them. A discussion on selling taverns and/or hotdogs during the bike show. Asking the Junior class to participate with us. We will split the proceeds. I will touch base with Nikki Gray and see if they would be interested. 41 members new and old showed up! Motion was made to leave the entry Secretaries minutes were read. No fee $10 and if you signed up as a corrections or additions, motion to member that day the entry fee would be waived. Seconded and all approve, seconded. approved. The breakfast /bike Treasurer's report was read. Motion blessing and Mayors ride will be Sunday morning. The parade will to approve, seconded. be on Saturday morning. I will check Duane gave last report as State on a time and spot at the next Fish Representative. Thank you Duane. Day meeting. Old business...Fish Days report.. Mike Wentland needs to get judges lined up. Roger Miller, Justin Bouza both volunteered to help mike Swanson. They will get together with him before Fish Days. We passed around a picture of the trophies ordered through Sun Gold Trophies. Motion to approve Michelle to pay for them. Also a discussion on medallions for Jim Leines donated a Harley wind chime to sell chances. No action was taken at this time. SOUTHEAST CHAPTER NEWS. would hate to start my riding season on a sad occasion such as a funeral of a friend. Along with these warnings please make sure your bike is in proper working order by paying attention to tire pressure and brake lights and such things that may play a role in your safety. Hi All Once again the month has moved by much too quickly and I am struggling to get everything done. The last few days have provided us with very nice weather to get out and ride. I hope you did get a few miles put on the seat of your favorite form of transportation. I have not been so lucky. Please be careful when out riding these early spring days. The crazies are not used to see motorcyclist yet so keep a watchful eye on the cages. Also watch for all the sand on the roads, this may be as tricky to navigate as anything else. When you match up a left turning cage and a motorcycle unable to stop as quickly due to the sandy intersection guess who is going to lose! You may be totally in the right but it isn’t going to matter if you are not around to enjoy another ride. So Please proceed with extra caution and use your common sense while out and about on that scooter. I The cancer poker run was brought up again. Jim will do some research as to when a good date would be. Set that date and have it annually. State meeting is March 21st. Anyone wanting to go get a hold of Roger. Our next meeting is April 10 at the VFW at 6:30. Leo won the 50/50 and donated it back to the chapter. A motion seconded. was made to adjourn Till next meeting-I hope all 41 show up again-we need lots of volunteer time and donations for Fish days. Thanks for volunteering Ruth Leines. Our election for President and state representative was held. Lars remains President and Roger Frankenstein is new State rep. along with new members to your chapter so please read this mag to see if you or any of your friends are up for renewal. Or Better yet to get the names of any new members and invite them out for a ride. So here is the list of Southeast members due in April. Gary Decker Scott Neuberger As many of you already know Abate Tony Roark Eppo Reemts of South Dakota has helped repel the Mike Stough Mark Garrison handlebar height restrictions. You may now have handle bars of any I see my name is on the list so I height on your rides. Safety and guess I better pull out the check book comfort should be your primary after getting this sent. concerns as you ponder what size of Ride Safe and watch out for the apes you want to put on your ride. crazies Just because your scoot may look awesome with those long reach bars Eppo if you are not able to ride due to injury or because you bike is in the shop getting fixed because of the inability to handle it properly who cares how awesome it looks. The membership secretary asked me once again to put a list of people up for renewal in the newsletter. You are also able to find out if you are due to renew elsewhere in the Freedom Flyer Page 15 FREEDOM FLYER was a record! Thanks to the Sioux Falls and Zzen chapter members for Next meeting is March 29th at joining in the fun. Thanks to Gary for setting the party up, and to Sport 2pm at the SF American Legion Bowl for hosting the event. Here are *Future meetings listed at the the results: end of the minutes Women high series – Julie, Women Meeting called to order at 2pm with high game – Margo 72 members present. Men high series – Scott beat Stu by 3 Lori Christensen has passed away, pins, Men high game - Scott after a brief battle with cancer. Thoughts go out to Crazy Dave and Traveling trophy went to Selina of the Sioux Falls chapter her family. THOSE GUYS CHAPTER NEWS Our thoughts are also with Randy & Jan Wilson after the passing of Randy's father. We are still in need of a lot of help to staff our booths at the Motorcycle Expo. A sign up sheet is being passed around. Please help out, if you can. Previous month's meeting minutes approved with no changes. State Rep Report: Those Guys has 48 members that have been active for 10 years or more. Let's keep up the good work on the retention! shirts and July – meeting will be 7/12 September – meeting will be 8/30 50/50 of $96 went to Charlie who donated $30 back to the chapter. raffle Those Guys ABATE VP Report Children's Home Society poker run - Summer Ride guide update –The guide will be printed soon. 89 businesses will be in the Summer Ride book, and will be available to sell at the swap meet. 500 books will be printed. Those Guys members will be selling the books, as well as J & L. The wrap up party will coincide with the 9/26 poker run. Thanks to the group for all their hard work! Wink from the 38 Roadhouse has donated $425 to the Children's Home Society poker run. Thanks for the continued support! Old Business: Because of conflicts with holidays, we moved the following TG monthly meetings: SOL of $20 would have gone to Rodney Smart. Drawing will be $30 We are making another TG shirt run. next month. Prepaid orders will be taken at the end of the meeting. Sweatshirts, t- Welcome to new members: Chris shirts, shop shirts and tanks are all Blake, Mike Jurgensen, Brenda available. Kuyper, Tami Leih, Eldon Larson, Jay Lawrence, Chad Ridgway, Cindy A while back, it was decided that the Shatzer, Terry Steineke, Chad Belisle charter members of Those Guys will (return), Tony & Ammy Counterman no longer need to pay yearly dues. (return) The list of 5 charter members has been finalized. Thanks for starting the Thanks to Dave & Iggy for taking the chapter! mic and serenading us with “Happy Trails”. This will surely be another fun New Business: addition to our meetings! The Motorcycle Expo booths have Motion to adjourn. Motion seconded been paid for. Those Guys has 2 and approved. booths and the Combat Vets have a booth next to ours. Booth set up will Upcoming meeting dates: be Friday night around 6pm. We will th meeting due to be selling the Ride Guide books, March 29 (April rd Deadwood poker run sign up, Easter), May 3 , June 1st SB85 has been signed by the governor and will be effective 7/1/15. Great job everyone! If you get a chance to meet Senator Ernie Otten, thank him for all of his help with this memberships, tickets. bill. Deadwood Poker Run update – The ride will start at Otis' in Worthing, and head to Winner the first day. The bowling alley will host the group Friday night. Final destination in Deadwood has not been finalized. Shirts will be available at the Expo. security and ticket sales help. There are still spots in the motorcycle show as well. A big thank you to the South Dakota Pork Producers who will be donating the pork for the CHS poker run in July. This is the 2nd year they have made this generous donation. Other supporters of the CHS poker run are The Garage, Jono's and the Bar Code. If you are setting up a poker run, please include them on your route. Due to Easter falling on the 1st Sunday of April, our April meeting will be held March 29th at 2pm. Mark from Sioux Falls ABATE spoke The bowling party at Sport Bowl was about the Expo and fielded questions. a success. We had 49 bowlers, which They are still looking for volunteer FREEDOM FLYER PAGE 16 WINDRIDERS CHAPTER NEWS Windriders members present at the March 2nd meeting were as follows: Joey Harms, Phil & Norma Hohm, Schaun & Shelley Schnathorst, Bill & Kasey Bindert, Don & Stacey Gurnon, Gennae Danks, and Gary Heath. PRESIDENT’S REPORT: Schaun talked mostly about our upcoming Chili/Contest and Minnow Races on March 14th at the Red Arrow Bar in Huron. Chili contest will be from 5:00 to 7:00 and the minnow races from 7:00 to 9:00. Following that Keith Murphy will have a live band performing for us all to enjoy. Phil will be in charge of getting the money bags ready for the various events. Both Phil and Norma will be taking in the money and keeping track of it. Todd and Dawn Meyers will be in charge of the 50/50 drawing. With that drawing we will also be giving away a lot of door prizes. Schaun will be in charge of the minnow races with Gary’s assistance. Shelley will purchase items needed such as bowls, spoons, napkins, etc. Bill, Kasey, and Gennae will help where needed. We will be selling the Universal Poker Cards for $20. Any ABATE event or anyone’s poker run events during the summer months can be counted as any entry on this card with up to eight events. We will draw the wining hand at our Annual Toy Run on August 29th. If you have attended up to eight events you can then draw eight cards and then pick your best five cards for your hand. We will also be selling raffle tickets for the 10/22 AR Ruger Rifle for $5 or three for $10 or a book of ten for $30. This rifle will be given away at the Toy Run in August. Work needs to start for the planning of our bike show during Wheel Jam on June 7th. VICE-PRESIDENT REPORT: given as VP was absent. Non TREASURER’S REPORT: Phil handed out his written report. Norma made a motion that we accept Phil’s report and Stacey seconded the motion. STATE REP REPORT: Phil told us that SB 85 was signed into law by our governor and went through both houses with all yes votes. We want to thank our legislatures from District 22 who helped us in repealing this law. They include Peggy Gibson, Dick Werner and Jim White. The law repealed the high handlebar law which stated that your handlebars couldn’t be higher than your shoulders. With SB 85 there is now no limit on the height of handlebars on a motorcycle. This makes it a lot easier for out of state bikers that visit our state during the Sturgis Rally. They then are not breaking our laws by having handlebars that are too high. Gary made a motion that we accept Phil’s report and Joey seconded the motion. ROAD CAPTAIN REPORT: Gary will be getting everything ready for our Annual Culver Scholarship Poker Run on May 10 out of Wolsey, SD. MEMBERSHIP REEPORT: Members that need to renew are Dallas Almond, Roger Graffunder, Debbie Busch, and Todd & Dawn Meyers. One of our members that renewed was Gayle Kludt (3yr). To renew your membership send $25 for one year or $60 for three years to Windriders ABATE PO Box 289 Huron, SD 57350. Remember if you move or change your address your Freedom Flyer will not be forwarded to you as it is mailed 3rd class. Let Phil know if your address had been changed at [email protected] Don made a motion at 7:30 to adjourn the meeting and Gary seconded the motion. Minutes were taken by Shelley and typed, edited, and sent to the Freedom Flyer by Phil “LET THOSE WHO RIDE DECIDE” FREEDOM FLYER PAGE 17 ZZEN CHAPTER NEWS April, I saw you. Yeah, you found that break in the weather. The sun was shining on you and as you blasted off with that ear to ear grin that wasn`t coming off, you remembered what you had been missing since the snow was biting you in the ass. What a day. Thoughts of suggesting to your boss something anatomically improbable, just keep on riding, all of those things that you couldn`t do because it was too f ing cold, just keep on riding, the business, the ol` lady, the bills, the appointments, the cops, oh shit, better slow down a little bit, just keep on riding. Hey, no bugs. Reminds me of when last I had to park it except it`s warmer, just keep riding. Just me, the machine and the open road. Getting thirsty and so is the bike. The sun hasn`t been peeking out of those clouds lately and that cross wind is startin` to be a bitch. That`s alright. I`ve got my gauntlets in the bag, right? They`re in there with my clears, right? Along with the spare plugs and all those things I carry when on the road? Did I leave them on the bench? I was only going for a putt! So let`s talk about preparation. No, I`m not talking about basic gear that you regret that you didn`t have as you were freezing your ass off on the return trip. I`m talking about at the driveway. Hit those brakes hard before you get to the end of the block. Before you have to stop. Is the throttle sticking? Is the mirror where it`s supposed to be? Clutch working right? Excessive chain noise, primary included? Those with belts check the tracking and play. Those under warranty look at all these things, too. Especially if you are a new rider. It is your responsibility to learn all of the idiosyncrasies of your particular model. They are all different. Also remember that the general public is blind to you. They will look through you so don`t even think that just because there was eye contact that you even registered. Ride like you are invisible And they are trying to kill you! Give yourself an out. Always have an alternate route in case of a bad scenario. Never get trapped behind a cage at a light. Stay far enough behind and off to the side so you have an escape. Watch your mirror at the light so if someone doesn`t stop, you can get out of the way. This is one of the few times that you can actually see out of it anyway. Enough safety tips. Those of us, seasoned, won`t need them and those that need them probably won`t listen. Remember me saying, check those brakes? Well, before you grab a handful of that, make sure that you`re not surfing on all the sand that has accumulated over the winter. These tend to pile up at intersections and at the bottom of the hill. Cleaning the streets is not a large priority for the gov entities. Besides, it takes money from their budget to properly maintain the streets. March meeting was held at Battlecreek. John Harris has resigned as Treasurer and Leanne has been appointed to fill his term. The first vote was taken on a proposed by law change. The second will be May 2 at Hillbilly`s in Alcester. I urge all who can to attend. There is no April meeting. Ride safe. Alias FREEDOM FLYER PAGE 18 ABATE of SD Supporters The businesses and groups or individuals listed support ABATE of SD through the Business Supporter program. Please return their support with your patronage. 1481 Grille, Arlington (March 2015) Pheasant Bar, Winner (January 2016) 38 Road House, Sioux Falls (September 2015) Puzzled Bar, Parker (September 2014) American Legion Post 174, Lennox (January. 2016) Prostrollo Auto Mall, Madison (April 2015) American Legion Post 15, Sioux Falls (March. 2016) Pub House, Madison (March 2016) Beamers Pub, Lennox (February 2015) Red Rock, Brandon (January 2016) Black Hills Harley Davidson, Rapid City (July 2015) Redline Tavern, Yale (June 2015) Blue Jay C-Store, Egan (April 2015) Renegades Saloon (April 2015) Buffalo Restaurant, Murdo (March 2016) Safari Bar & Grill, Renner (April 2015) Chancellor Bar, Chancellor (January 2015) Sport Bowl Lounge, Sioux Falls (April 2015) Cheap Shots, Sioux Falls (January 2016) Steve’s Bar & Grill, Trent (April 2015) Clark County Riders, Brookings (February 2015) Taylor Repair, Gregory (September 2015) Cottonwood, Yankton (July 2014) TeeZers, Madison (December 2014) D’s Fastfood & Catering, Aberdeen (December 2015) The Baltic Lounge, Baltic (May 2014) Dakota Beverage, Sioux Falls (May 2015) The Barcode Bar & Grill, Sioux Falls (December 2015) Dakota Insurance, Brookings/Baltic (December 2014) The Garage, Sioux Falls (May 2015) Davis Bar, Davis (March 2015) Tormanen’s Bar, Badger (May 2015) Edgar’s Old Fashioned Soda Fntn, Elk Point (May2015) W Dees, Gayville (July 2015) FM Crusaders, Aberdeen (March 2015) Gregory Lanes, Gregory (April 2015) Hillbilly’s Bar, Grill & Casino, Alcester (March 2015) Howler’s Bar & Grille, Vermillion (March 2015) HuHot Mongolian Grill, Sioux Falls (September 2015) J & L Harley-Davidson, Sioux Falls/Watertown (Jan 2016) Jake’s Place, Monroe (September 2015) Jane’s Little Coalinga, Sioux Falls (May 2015) Jim’s Tap, Brookings (April 2015) Kulm Tasty Treats Cafe, Kulm, ND (June 2015) Main Street Bikes & Trikes, Granville, IA (August 2015) Main Street Humboldt Bar, Humboldt, SD (July 2015) Monarch Steakhouse & Lounge, Renner (August 2015) North Star Saloon, Dixon (January 2015) Old 77 Bar & Grill, Dell Rapids (December 2015) On the Rocks, Canton (January 2016) Important note: If you are participating in the ABATE of South Dakota, Inc. State Poker Run, please add the new business supporters listed above to your State Poker Run booklet. If you have any questions please contact your State Rep for more information. PAGE 19 FREEDOM FLYER The Good Times Calendar is provided free of charge to ABATE of South Dakota members and chapters. Any motorcycle related event will be listed for free, also. All dates/times/places are subject to change. The dates and events listed herein are NOT guaranteed to be correct, as many items are supplied by sources outside of the Freedom Flyer. Events listed in bold print are official events/meetings of ABATE of South Dakota and members are encouraged to attend. For more information about any of these events, contact the chapter, organization, or business listed with the event or see individual ads that may be printed elsewhere in this publication. ABATE of South Dakota 2015 Good Times Calendar MARCH MAY Mar 25th - 28th – A Bike Week May 14th - 16th – Bikers in the Beltway Washington, DC Mar 28th - 3rd Annual Safety Seminar TREA - Rapid City, SD Mar 29th - Black Hills ABATE Meeting Side Hack Saloon, Sturgis May 16th - SD ABATE AWARENESS Run 12 noon April 7th - Rushmore ABATE Meeting Eagles, Rapid City 6:00 pm May 23rd - East Central ABATE Bike blessing/Ride to Egan (weather permitting) 7:00 pm April 11th - East Central ABATE meeting Family bowling Kings Lanes, Madison, SD April 11th - Southeast ABATE Meeting 11:00 am Bertz Bar, Beresford, SD April 14th –Northeast ABATE Meeting Chapter Office 7:00 pm 12 noon April 26th - Those Guys ABATE Poker Run 6:00 pm June 2nd - Rushmore ABATE Meeting Eagles, Rapid City 7:00 pm noon June 6th –Aberdeen ABATE Camp Dreamakers Poker Run Leaving Wylie Park Race track June 6th -Sioux Falls ABATE Meeting Chapter Office 6:00 pm June 11th - 13th - ND ABATE State Rally Menoken Grove, ND June 12th - Those Guys ABATE Poker Run May 2nd – CMA 2015 “Run for the Sun” Huron, SD 7:00 pm May 8th - 10th - Heartland STEAM Bismarck, ND June 19th & 20th - Ed Netterberg Memorial Weekend - Nemo, SD June 19th & 20th - East Central ABATE Family Campout - Madison, SD June 6th - Those Guys ABATE Poker Run May 9th -Sioux Falls ABATE - Hot Dog Feed & Poker Run May 10th - 16th – Myrtle Beach Bike Week May 12th –Northeast ABATE Meeting Chapter Office JUNE June 6th - Those Guys ABATE Poker Run MAY May 5th - Rushmore ABATE Meeting Eagles, Rapid City May 30th Aberdeen ABATE Motorcycle Awareness Poker Run & Dance June 5th - 7th - Windriders Wheel Jam State Fairgrounds, Huron, SD April 25th - 26th Aberdeen ABATE/FM Crusader Bike Show Dakota Events Center, Aberdeen, SD May 2nd -Sioux Falls ABATE Meeting Chapter Office 6:30 pm May 27th - Black Hills ABATE Meeting Side Hack Saloon, Sturgis June 5th & 6th - Rushmore ABATE Rally Shade Valley Campground - Sturgis, SD April 23rd - 25th– Laughlin River Run Laughlin, NV April 26th - Black Hills ABATE Meeting Side Hack Saloon, Sturgis 2:00 pm May 16th - State BOD Meeting American Legion, Pierre, SD APRIL April 4th -Sioux Falls ABATE Meeting Chapter Office May 16th - Oahe ABATE Awareness Ride June 20th - Black Hills Area Bikers Ride for the Forgotten June 26th & 27th - Oahe ABATE Fun Run Pierre, SD 7:00 pm June 26th & 27th - Those Guys ABATE Deadwood Poker FREEDOM FLYER PAGE 20 SEPTEMBER JULY 7:00 pm July 2nd - 5th - Freedom Rally Algona, IA Sept 1st - Rushmore ABATE Meeting Eagles, Rapid City July 3rd- Cackle Brothers Sign Up - 5:00 pm Poker Run Melgaard Park, Aberdeen, SD Sept 4th & 5th – ABATE of Kansas Labor Day Rally – Perry Lake, KS 7:00 pm July 7th - Rushmore ABATE Meeting Eagles, Rapid City July 11th - Bruce Hofer’s Relic Run noon July 11th - North Star Poker Run Winner, SD July 17th-19th - Aberdeen ABATE 35th Annual Pierpont Wheel Inn Pierpont Lake July 17th-18th - Beartooth Rally Red Lodge, MT 1:00 pm July 18th - State BOD Meeting American Legion, Pierre, SD 6:00 pm Sept 5th -Sioux Falls ABATE Meeting Chapter Office (Date may be rescheduled) 11:00 am Sept 12th - East Central ABATE Pot Luck/Game Day Scott & Heather’s - Arlington, SD Sept 12th - Lewis & Clark ABATE Fall Run Sept 12th - Oahe ABATE PJ party & meeting 6:30 pm Sept 19th - State BOD Meeting American Legion, Pierre, SD 1:00 pm Sept 19th – BH Area Bikers Ultimate Canyon Ride July 18th - East Central ABATE Bike Run Sept 19th - East Central ABATE Trap Shoot July 19th - ABATE Meet in the Middle Ride Black Hills/Oahe Chapters 9:00 am Sept 24th – 26th – Meeting of the Minds Milwaukee, WI July 19th - Children’s Home Society Run September 26th - Those Guys ABATE Poker Run ABATE Poker Run July 22nd - Black Hills ABATE Meeting Side Hack Saloon, Sturgis 6:30 pm July 25th - Combat Vets Big Paws Canine Poker Run & Raffle 6:00 pm July 25th -Sioux Falls ABATE Meeting Chapter Office AUGUST 5:00 pm Aug 1st – Rice Honda BH Moonlight Poker Run Sign Up - 9:00 - 11:00 am Aug 2nd - BH ABATE Black Hills Charity Poker Run Sturgis, SD Aug 6th - Whitewood Social Hour Whitewood Park, Whitewood, SD Oct 6th - Rushmore ABATE Meeting Eagles, Rapid City 7:00 pm 4:00 pm Oct 24th – Rushmore ABATE Halloween Party Oct 25th - Black Hills ABATE Meeting Side Hack Saloon, Sturgis noon NOVEMBER Aug 15th - East Central ABATE Officer’s meeting Schmidty’s Aug 16th - Those Guys ABATE Poker Run Nov 3rd - Rushmore ABATE Meeting Eagles, Rapid City Nov 7th - East Central ABATE Christmas Party Social Hour Supper Nov 7th -Sioux Falls ABATE Meeting Chapter Office Aug 21st & 22nd - Bottum’s Up Run Marmarth, ND 6:30 pm Aug 28th-30th- Fun Run to LaCrosse, WI Brookings, SD Aug 29th – North Star Nostalgia Poker Run – Winner, SD 6:00 pm Oct 3rd -Sioux Falls ABATE Meeting Chapter Office 11:00- 12:00 noon Aug 26th - Black Hills ABATE Meeting Side Hack Saloon, Sturgis OCTOBER Oct 10th - East Central ABATE Supper/meeting - 1481 Grille Aug 2nd - 8th - Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Aug 3rd - Lake ABATE Sturgis Poker Run 12:00 sign up Hill City, SD Sept 30th - Black Hills ABATE Meeting 6:30 pm Side Hack Saloon, Sturgis noon 7:00 pm 6:00 pm 7:00 pm 6:00 pm Nov 15th -Sioux Falls ABATE - Chili Feed & Cooking Contest Nov 21st - State BOD Meeting American Legion, Pierre, SD 1:00 pm Nov 22nd - Black Hills ABATE Meeting Hack Saloon, Sturgis noon Side FREEDOM FLYER Page 21 Welcome NEW Members The following is a list of new members to ABATE of South Dakota, listed by chapter. If the spelling is wrong, please notify your chapter membership secretary. ABERDEEN: CINDY HANSON, DENNIS LINGREN, CALE SCHLEPRUDE, DUSTIN WEBER BLACK HILLS: RICK & CYNDY FERGUSON, ANNETTE GIBSON EAST CENTRAL: LAKE: RANDY SAMPLE LEWIS & CLARK: NORTH EAST: NORTHSTAR: DEANNA CLARK OAHE: RUSHMORE: RYAN BARBER, BEN BOCK, JIM PETERSON, RICK ZIMBELMAN SIOUX FALLS: BRIAN EGGERS, CHRIS GUNDERSON, WADE OLMSTEAD SIOUX RIVER: BRIAN DOKKEN, BRIAN EGEBERG, ASHLEY KROGSTAD SOUTH CENTRAL: DAMIAN GRAVATT SOUTH EAST: CHERYL & NORMAN GRIES, ROBERT LEE, MICHAEL STUELAND STURGIS: SUPPORTERS/BUSINESS: AMERICAN LEGION SIOUX FALLS POST #15, THE PUB HOUSE THOSE GUYS: CHRIS BLAKE, MIKE JURGENSEN, BRENDA KUYPER, TAMI LEIH, ELDON LARSON, JAY LARSON, CHAD RIDGWAY, CINDY SHATZER, TERRY STEINEKE WINDRIDERS: ZZEN: Page 22 FREEDOM FLYER Members up for Renewal in April The following is a list of members of ABATE of South Dakota, listed by chapter that are renewing this month. ABERDEEN - Frank Benoit, Lisa Davis, Ryan Freeman, Delbert Kaup, Cindy Lunders, Robert Sayer, Everett Schnoor, Joel Vig BLACK HILLS: Bruce Becker, Keith Bender, Robert Brown, Cindy Carlson, Dale Claymore, Kevin Cordill, Ben Frerichs, Gwenda Gorsuch, Gary Hopkins, Steve Horner, Larry Hurley, Kenneth Hutton, Thomas Jankord, Rick Kendall, John Knapp, Kevin Lowther, Rock Reman, Lee Schmunk, John Schwabauer, Martin Shaw, Neil Tschetter, Ray Witte EAST CENTRAL :Jeff Gates, Pete Stemper LAKE : Tim Begeman, Dave & Sara Hare, Jeff & Lynn Landeen, Dennis & Teresa Miller, Darin & Teresa Namken, Terry Olson, Deani & Shaun Riedesel, Nick & Traci Smith, Doug Spielmann, Jayne & Kim Ver Hey LEWIS & CLARK: Kim Ackley, J Pat Fagan, Kevin Frangenberg, Penny Gregorio, Chad Harris, Tami Keller, Kevin Opsahl, Gary Pigney, Laurie & Rod Wiedmeier NORTH EAST: Gary Haight, Brian Moe, William Moe Jr, Junior Vande Zande NORTHSTAR: Bob Frank, Joyce & Larry Shavlik OAHE: Craig Andre, Gene Geffre, William Green, Jolene Juneau, Gary Schmitdgen RUSHMORE: Wayne Andrews, Debra Christie, Mike & Karline Clark, Kathy Houchin, Brian Jackson, Kim Morrison, Jason & Lee Ann Sims, Justin Steele, Shane Verel SIOUX FALLS: Jon Arey, Kenneth & Linda Askren, Robert Boekhoff, Jim Buckley, Jeff Coster, Blaine Eilts, Ken Feist, James Hickenbotham, Dave Hult, Roger Leggett, Paul McCollar, Don Olson, Larry & Nancy Reemts, Leisa Reeve, Steven Rogers, Daniel Seppanen, Mike Vonsik SIOUX RIVER: Wayne Hillestad SOUTH CENTRAL: Mike Hazuka SOUTH EAST: Ben Bonnema, Gary Decker, Mike Hammer, Roger Hofer, Glen Kunkel, Larry McPherson, Scott Neuberger, Larry Reemts, Anthony Roark, John Robertson, Mike Stough, Mike Top, Tony Tulio STURGIS: SUPPORTERS – BUSINESS: Backyard Motorcycles LLC, Blue Jay C-Store, Gregory Lanes, Jim’s Tap, Prostrollo Motor Co, Renegades Saloon, Sports Bowl Lounge, The Garage, Tormanen’s Bar & Grill THOSE GUYS: Shaun Hagen, Julie Pick, Scott Wentzel WINDRIDERS: Carey Dennis, Peggy Gibson, Don Gurnon, Doug Hooth, Steven Tello ZZEN: Brian Imes, Laurie Thompson, Merle Vandenberg FREEDOM FLYER Page 23 Application for Membership I wish to join ABATE of South Dakota, Inc., and one of the following chapters. Enclosed are my $25 yearly dues. $5 of which is a contribution to IMPAC and $20 to the general fund of ABATE. Canadian dues are $44 – other countries’ dues are $50 due to the high cost of postage. Dues are subject to change at any time. Aberdeen ........................... 511N Main St, Ipswich SD 57451 Black Hills ............................. PO Box 761 Sturgis, SD 57785 East Central ......................... 21 Bay Rd. Madison, SD 57042 Lake ................................... PO Box 168 Madison, SD 57042 Lewis & Clark .......................PO Box 255 Yankton, SD 57078 North East .............. 1707 2nd Ave NE, Watertown, SD 57201 North Star...................33695 SD Hwy 44 Gregory, SD 57533 Oahe ...................................... PO Box 331 Pierre, SD 57501 Rushmore ....................... PO Box 1223 Rapid City, SD 57709 Sioux Falls ..................... PO Box 2431 Sioux Falls, SD 57101 Sioux River ....................... PO Box 191 Brookings, SD 57006 South Central ...................PO Box 23, Lake Andes, SD 57356 South East .......................... PO Box 42 Vermillion, SD 57069 Sturgis .. #243 2601 S Minnesota Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57105 Those Guys .......... 2605 W Kingston Dr Sioux Falls, SD 57107 Windriders ............................. PO Box 289 Huron, SD 57350 Zzen ............................. 120 Zeliff Ave. Sherman, SD 57030 New Renewal Address Change Name: ____________________________________________ Address: __________________________________________ City: ___________________State: _____ Zip Code:________ Phone: __________________(Hm) __________________(Cell) Voting District: ______________________________________ E-mail Address: _____________________________________ (Optional- used for ABATE Business Only) Please send completed application with check or money order to the chapter of your choice at their address listed above (Membership dues or donations to ABATE of South Dakota, Inc. or the individual chapters listed herein are NOT tax deductible). I agree to comply with all ABATE of SD’s rules for sanctioned ABATE of SD events. I understand all benefits become effective upon receipt of my membership card. Signature _______________________________________ (Information on this form is intended for use of ABATE of SD and is not sold or distributed outside of this organization) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I do not wish to join ABATE of South Dakota, Inc. at this time, or I am already a member and I would like to donate to the Informed Motorcyclist Political Action Committee (IMPAC). Enclosed please find a check or money order in the amount of $ _______. I understand this donation is not tax deductible and will be used to safeguard the interests of motorcyclists in the State of South Dakota. Signature (required)__________________________________ Name – Please Print _________________________________ Page 24 FREEDOM FLYER substituted for the business card ad. Below are the prices for larger ads to be run for one year. ABATE of South Dakota Business Supporter Program ABATE of South Dakota Business Supporters are those businesses, groups and individuals who pledge support Prices include Business Supporter dues (please note: with a $100 yearly donation. For your donation, you normal page size is 8¼” by 10½”): receive during the year: 1/4 page - $275.00 1/2 page - $425.00 ♦ A plaque to display in your establishment (please indicate 1 column or 2 column. 1 column will ♦ Twelve business card size ads in the FREEDOM cover ½ of page from top to bottom, 2 column will FLYER cover top or bottom half of page) ♦ A $25 credit on a larger ad to be use at your discretion. Full page - $725.00 ♦ A monthly listing under ABATE SUPPORTERS in the Ads submitted must be black and white, camera FREEDOM FLYER ready. If no ad is provided, the Editor reserves the right to create one based on the information received. ♦ You are furthering ABATE’s cause to promote A.B.A.T.E. of South Dakota, Inc., the Freedom Flyer, motorcycling in South Dakota. and the individual members are not responsible for errors, omissions, or reprint quality of submitted ads. In the event of a dispute, the Editor may replace a If you are interested in becoming an ABATE of disputed ad and/or extend the business supporter South Dakota Supporter, write: dues by one (1) month at Editor’s discretion. Pursuant ABATE of South Dakota, Inc. to approval by the Board of Directors of A.B.A.T.E. of South Dakota, Inc., the Editor may refuse or remove c/o Jan Weismantel any ad deemed discriminatory or against the best 305 15th Avenue NE, Aberdeen, SD 57401 interests of this organization. In the case of removal, the Board may authorize a refund. Business Supporter dues are not tax deductible except Please remove the section below and mail it to the as a business expense. address listed above with a check payable to ABATE of ♦ A year’s subscription to the FREEDOM FLYER. The above-mentioned Business Card size ad refers to a South Dakota. standard business card. The Freedom Flyer reserves the right to make minor adjustments to the size to fit the space as necessary. Larger ads may be BUSINESS SUPPORTER APPLICATION Business Name: Address: City: State: Contact Person: New: Zip Code: Phone Number: Renewal: Ad size (circle one): Amount enclosed: Business Card $100.00 Please mail to : ABATE of South Dakota c/o Jan Weismantel 305 15th Avenue NE Aberdeen, SD 57401 1/4 Page 1/2 Page Full Page $275.00 $425.00 $725.00 Make check payable to - ABATE of South Dakota Page 25 FREEDOM FLYER CLASSIFIEDS Free to all ABATE of South Dakota members. Each ad will be printed until advertiser requests removal by contacting the Editor. The Advertiser is responsible for all content and/or corrections. FOR SALE: 2004 American Iron Horse Texas FOR SALE: 2008 Yamaha Vstar 1100cc, Blue, Chopper. 111 cubic inch motor, many extras. windshield, soft side saddle bags, luggage carrier, $19,500 or Best Offer. 605-430-0666 oil relocator put on June 2014, very nice looking bike!! New Battery! $4400 located in Mitchell, SD FOR SALE: 1982 FLT Big Twin Tour Glide-85% Call Jason 605-630-2592 or Carm 605-830-2981 original, Lots or EXTRA’S, NO frame alterations, Accessories - bike lift, tools, doc’s, cover, manuals, FOR SALE: oil, lubes, cleaning goodies, air cover & rear tire/ ▪ 3 pouch windshield bag (Genuine Harley frame snake lock. Excellent clean bike. $11,500. Davidson $50.00 Located in Whitewood, SD #605-722-3859 ▪ Seat handle for passenger, chrome comes up FOR SALE: 2007 Yamaha V-Star 1100cc, like new, beside passenger & bolts under seat $25.00 black, windshield, leather saddle bags, driver floor boards. I’ve converted it to heal-toe shift, but could ▪ 7” & 9” Windshields for bagger 2013 & older, smoked in color (brand new) $30.00 each easily be switched back. $6500 firm. 605-2060126; email [email protected]. ▪ 2011 Ultra Saddle bag guards, excellent shape $200.00 FOR SALE: Easy Riders Magazines. 162 magazines from 1973 to 1991. Various condition, from still in ▪ Trailer hitch for 1995-2007 Street Glide Road the plastic wrapper to not so good. Very good deal King or Ultra, black in color, under fender, at $3.00 an issue. Call me and then come by and horizontal receiver $200.00 look at them. Only stipulation. It’s all or none. 605▪ 2008 Street Glide Wire spoke rims & tires, 391-6999. Metzler Marathon ME 880 MT908/16 72H, Rear FOR SALE: 1979 FLH Brown w/gold flake, 12,000 140/90B 16 M/C 77H, $275.00 miles. All original w/tour pak, rear light bar, ▪ 2006 Street Glide, $34,000, black in color, $7,500 OBO. Call Mike at 605-352-2678. chrome front end, front lowers, Sundowner FOR SALE: 2004 American Iron Horse Texas seat, Thunder Header pipes, Apprx 5,000 on Chopper. 111 cubic inch motor, many extras. tires, has double docking kit on rear for back $19,500 or Best Offer. 605-430-0666 rest & luggage rack FOR SALE: 2002 Dyna Twin Cam 88 Police Contact Daryl Alons, 605-310-6497 or Defender, FXDP. No saddle bags but the running [email protected]. boards, controls & dual disc brakes are still intact. Carbureted & fast. Needs some cleaning. Black 2ith 16” fat Apes, windshield, sissy bar, 38,000. Please Let Editor Know of Sold Items. Warner, SD $6,500. #605-228-6283 or email [email protected]. FOR SALE: 2003 883 Harley w/Screaming Eagle upgrade. Bike has 10,000 miles. Purple underlights on bike w/purple spark plug lines. Purple flames on tank & fenders. $9,000 PERFECT shape! #402340-4809 - Pickstown, SD FOR SALE: Men’s pair of Harley Davidson boots, (Still have the tags on them) Zipper opening with steel toe, size 9M, $169.00 new. Will sell for $100.00. Call Del at Hm#605-853-3233 or Cell#605-870-0797. Page 26 FREEDOM FLYER 605-370-1341 2400 W. Madison Sioux Falls, SD Kulm’s Tasty Treats Café D's Business supporter card (2).JPG 13 1st Avenue SW Kulm, ND 58456 #701-647-2865 Page 27 FREEDOM FLYER 912 N. Dakota Street * Vermillion, SD 57069 PAGE 28 FREEDOM FLYER 47409 258th St Renner, SD 57055 Steakhouse #605-332-4411 Lounge #605-332-2681 PAGE 29 FREEDOM FLYER FREEDOM FLYER PAGE 30 Puzzled Bar Parker, SD 11 to Close 7 Days a Week 605-297-0401 Food Available Page 31 FREEDOM FLYER ABATE OF SD, INC. Freedom Flyer Susan Lettau 1723 Main Street Sturgis, SD 57785 Phone: 605-720-0263 Cell: 605-490-1593 Email: [email protected] WEBSITE: WWW.ABATESD.COM DEDICATED TO THE FREEDOM OF THE ROAD! Please contact your membership secretary with any address change. Your Freedom Flyer will not be forwarded to your new address. Next State Board of Directors Meeting will be May 16th, 2015 at 2:00 pm American Legion — Pierre, SD
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