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MAY 2015
~~For non-routine activities on the calendar, and other upcoming events, look inside for flyers or notices with more details ~~
MAY 2015
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
JUNE 2015
Thu
Fri
1
[Sat 10:30]
ABATE-IL
E-BOD only
VFW 755
3
4
5
6
8
7
Lincoln Land
A.B.A.T.E.
Officer’s Mtg
6:30 pm
Northenders
VFW
10
11
12
13
Heartland
STEAM
May 8-10
NDakota
17
14
NEWSLTR
ARTICLES
DUE
TODAY
15
19
20
VIR
Mtg
7pm
Rte 66
Hotel
24
25
26
The Memorial
Spfld Day
Mile
27
21
22
Lincoln Land
Chapter Mtg
Northenders
VFW
Stockyard Rd
7:00 p.m
28
29
Sun
Mon
1
Tue
2
Wed
3
CMA Run
~plus~
SJMC Run
See Flyers
9
ABATE-IL
E-BOD@ 10:30
(No BOD)
VFW 755
Old Jacks Road
Spfld
16
Josh
Marcum
Run
SeeFlyer!
DRB
Committee
Meeting
@ 7:00
VFW
18
Sat
2
Thu
4
Lincoln Land
A.B.A.T.E.
Officer’s Mtg
6:30 pm
Northenders
VFW
7
8
9
10
11
Fri
5
15
16
17
Vintage
Iron
Riders
7pm
Rte 66
Hotel
23
Windshield
Wash
Rest Stop
NB I-55
12p-2p
21
22
23
Fathers Huds
Benefit
Day Sunday
30
28
29
24
18
6
NEWSLTR
ARTICLES
DUE
TODAY
12
13
ABATE-IL
E-BOD
BOD
VFW
Stockyard
Road
DRB
Committee
Meeting
@ 7:00
14
Sat
19
20
26
27
Lincoln Land
Chapter Mtg
Northenders
VFW
Stockyard Rd
7:00 p.m.
25
30
To the best knowledge of Lincoln Land ABATE, all event times, dates and locations are accurate at the time of printing and are subject to change or cancellation.
ACTIVITIES COORDINATOR
Alice Furlow
Hi everyone,
The Awareness Rally Pre-party was pretty
successful. I would really have liked to see a few
more of our own Lincoln Land chapter members there to meet and
greet people in from out of town. I understand it was a pretty crappy
day on that Saturday, but we must be living right because at the last
minute the wedding reception that was scheduled for the hall was
canceled!! I felt bad to hear that for them, BUT, it did get us inside
and out of the weather!! Thank you to everyone who came and
volunteered or just hung out!
IDOT WINDOW WASH
Mark your calendar for Saturday, May 23rd from Noon – 2 PM
Rail Splitter North Bound rest area just north of Springfield
Please come volunteer to wash windows and pass out important
information to the public to “Start Seeing Motorcycles” AND you
meet alot of neat people coming through our state!!
I hope to see you all soon at the chapter meeting or at any of the
many upcoming bike nights!!!
Alice
ABATE Lincoln Land Chapter Legislative Report
By: Josh “SKI” Witkowski
The chapter wants to wish our best to Josh Ski who is at
home recovering from a motorcycle accident — may God speed a
quick recovery to our friend so he can get back to work for us :-)
Josh wishes to report that all of the bills we are watching
have moved to the Senate; as well as the accent lighting bill
HB3944 which would allow LED lights under the motorcycle
should be before the committee as soon as the day after the writing
of this article, on or about Tues 12 May. Red and blue lights would
not be allowed under this bill, all other colors would be allowed.
Until next time,
Josh Witkowski
(217) 816-2646
joshua.witkowski@gmail.com
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
Bobbi Ozanic
(This is our article in the state paper)
Hello Lincoln Land members and all
of our friends across the state - George Hurst and I attended the
ABATE of Illinois Board of Directors [BOD] meeting last month
and here is what we want to bring to your attention. There is a
proposed by-law amendment on the table which will be brought
up at the next BOD meeting on June 13th and each chapter has
one vote toward the decision. We will bring this up at our
Thursday, May 21st chapter meeting so please plan to be in
attendance for the discussion.
The amendment is to establish a 3rd class of A.B.A.T.E.
member which would be children under 18 of a member in good
standing. The 2 current classes of members are those who vote
at the chapter level, and those who vote at the state level on
behalf of the chapters. The proposed amendment was reviewed
by the state’s bylaw committee and then discussion followed
among the E-BOD and BOD. The result of this is that the
motion is tabled until it is rewritten and it will be brought back
for discussion at the June 13th meeting. No need to go into the
lengthy details, the few needed changes are regarding age and
attendance at events. The crux of it is that we just need to decide
as a chapter if we want this amendment to pass or fail.
Even though our organization is over 8,000 strong we
need to continue to grow and we need to grow our own new
members as importantly as we need to solicit adult motorcycle
riders. One suggestion that I personally would bring to the
discussion is that the amendment should refer to kids and
grandkids of members in good standing. In our chapter kids are
coming to meetings with their youthful, active grandparents.
There is much detail in the amendment about the young
class of members which they are referring to as Junior
A.B.A.T.E., such as: this is not a mandatory program for every
chapter, it is voluntary, there is a financial responsibility
expected of the chapter who develops a youth program, such as
tshirts, promotional products, patches. All of this is at the
discretion of each chapter, while following the bylaw, if this
passes.
If you feel strongly one way or the other be at the
Lincoln Land chapter meeting on Thursday, May 21st at the
Northenders VFW, Stockyard Road, Springfield, IL at 7:00 p.m.
See you there,
Bobbi Ozanic, President
Cheers Lounge
2323 N. 15th
Video Poker, Pool Table & Juke Box
Drink Specials
RTE 97 NORTH OF PETERSBURG
Welcome ALL Poker Runs & Bikers
OPEN 7 DAYS
Come Ride the Buffalo 
~ Mon., Wed., Fri.: $1.50 Beers ~ Tue.: $2 Well Drinks ~
~ Thursday: $3 Three Olives ~
~ Saturday: $2.50 Fireball & $3.50 McGillicudy Bombs ~
~ Sunday: $9 Buckets & Bloody Mary Bar ~
Open 8 a.m. to 1 a.m. Daily
PRODUCTS COORDINATOR
Lynn Steinmetz
First, Safe Riding ~ And stop by
and get your summer ABATE wear!
Wear it proud ~ and the more you
buy the more I can order what you want ~
Safety First, See you in the wind, Lynn
SAFETY & ED COORDINATOR
George Hurst
Rose Connolly and I did two classes at Pleasant
Plains last month. Some of the most polite young adults
I’ve seen in high school for sure. They seemed to be
interested and listened also; that doesn’t always happen.
Dellann will be giving a CPR class in June. The
$25.00 fee pays for the material, the lesson is free. Sign
up at the May meeting or call me.
I’m still looking for names and numbers of people
interested in helping with roadside assistance.
Remember to look for them, they’re not looking for us.
Promote motorcycle awareness, George
“The truth is like a lion. You don’t have to
defend it. Let it loose, and it will defend itself.”
-St. Augustine of Hippo
VFW Northenders Post 10302
2349 Stockyard Road
(217) 789-4725
Behind Halls Harley-Davidson
Proud Supporter of A.B.A.T.E.
PRESS RELEASE
With such a solid foundation and history of
success in promoting the sport of motorcycling and the
motorcycle industry in Illinois for over twenty years, The
I.M.D.A. is a recognizable force in protecting and
promoting the interest of all motorcycle dealers and
enthusiasts in Illinois
The Illinois Motorcycle Dealers Association
(IMDA) teams with Kiesow Racing Promotions to bring
the Springfield Mile to 2015. The IMDA has a long
standing history with the Springfield Mile. It was in 1982
they brought the Springfield Mile national back to AMA
Pro Racing after being off the schedule for 15 years. After
the 32 year stretch of running the mile it was time to step
back a little without walking away. The IMDA will
always be a big part of the mile but they were ready for a
change. IMDA President Jay Hall commented, " the
Kiesow's are like family to the IMDA and are a perfect fit
to help us carry on the Springfield tradition."
Kiesow Racing Promotions has been involved
and helping the IMDA for the past 15 years. The help has
evolved into a partnership that plans to keep the same
high quality standards the IMDA has a reputation for.
Track preparation, safety, and exciting racing will still be
the #1 goal. Dave Kiesow said, " we are very proud the
IMDA picked us to partner with and will do everything
we can to bring the best races ever to Springfield."
As always, the first AMA Pro Racing Springfield
Mile will be Memorial Day weekend on Sunday May 24,
2015. Steve Nace Racing will be holding the TT on
Saturday night making it a full weekend of racing. Then
Labor Day weekend the Short Track will be Saturday
night with the AMA Pro Racing Springfield Mile on
Sunday September 6, 2015. Tickets to all races will still be
available at the IMDA office by calling 217-753-8866 or at
participating IMDA dealers.
Bobby Edwards, Commander
Downed Riders Benefit
By: George Hurst, Chairman
I could cross out April and put in May and the start of the
article would be like last month. Great weather and another good
month for our membership.
I’ve been using the words good and membership in my
conversations a lot lately. Every time we’ve needed help this year
members have shown up, a lot of different members. This doesn’t
have anything to do with Downed Riders, but as a Lincoln Land officer
I feel good about our membership.
We have raffle tickets for you to sell, if you can’t make it to
the meeting but will sell tickets call us, we will get you tickets.
We got more door prize items at the last meeting, still looking
for auction items. Remember beer chips for the auction when you are
out and about.
IMDA (Downed Riders sponsors for a long time) came to the
April meeting. They were looking for help advertising the May Mile.
We may have lost this race if they didn’t sponsor it. The infield is a
good party. Bring awnings, food, drinks and it only costs $20.00 and
you know the old saying if you don’t use it your lose it. Go to The
Mile, look me up at Turn 2 ! Veterans can ride the mile free for
Veteran’s Day.
Come to the May chapter meeting and see what you’re
missing. Ride Safe, George
IDOT Window Wash
Always the Saturday after the May
Chapter Meeting ~ May 23rd this year
See Alice Furlow’s Report for Details
CMA is manning the southbound rest area at
the same time, we may be able to have a
challenge, show up and help us win !
State Party Gate Assignment
Lincoln Land
9 a.m. to Noon
Saturday, June 27th
VOLUNTEERING IS APPRECIATED!
Need a Sound System?
Contact: Mark Werries
(217) 638-4247
Mark_w1@sbcglobal.net
A.B.A.T.E. Member
Thank you to Norm Woods for the personal
expense of purchasing supplies toward the
chapter tent as well as bandanas purchased
for the chapter to sell, it is greatly appreciated
MEMBERSHIP REPORT
Paula “Pi” Allen
Membership Report as of May 8, 2015
Number of members due each month:
June: 86 May: 32 April: 22
Active: 663 Inactive: 1796
23 New Members Since 4/16/2015
MEMBERSHIPS DUE IN MAY 2015
APER, BETH
APER, ROBERT
BALES, SAM
BARTON, RAYMOND M.
BOND, GIMA
CLAYPOOL, TERRY
CONSTANT, STEVE
CREDILLE, MICHAEL
DAVIES, JACK
DAVIES, MARY JO
DAVIS, JIM
JARRETT, JEFF
JARRETT, SHEILA ANNE
KIPER, HEIDI
KNOX, TOMMY
LARSON, DAMIAN
MORENZ, DENISE P.
MORENZ, RICHARD M.
McCANN, MARK
PATAROZZI, JOJO
RASH, CHARLES E.
RASH, PAMELA
RENCH, JASON
SCHROEDER, JILL
SCHROEDER, TADD P.
SMITH, PHILLIP
STEINMETZ, LYNN
UTLEY, ROGER
VAUGHN, DAVE
VAUGHN, LANE
VAUGHN, MICHELE
WALLACE, TIMOTHY
MEMBERSHIPS DUE IN APRIL 2015
ANDERSON, STEVEN L.
ASH, LAURA LANE
BARTLETT, ANDREW
BAST, RUTH
CORNELL, PHILIP
HAMILTON, CHRIS M.
HAMILTON, TRESA J.
JUGAN, MARK "CHICO"
LEONARD, AMBER
LINDSEY, DORIS
LINDSEY, STEVE
MEGGINSON, TODD
MORICONI, PAUL
PETERS, LARRY E.
REED-WALKER, JAUNICE
SCHMIDT, MANNY
SLOAN, DALE
WALKER, MIKE
WALKER, JR, CHARLES S.
WEITZEL, RICK
WILLIS, BARB
WILLIS, RUSS
Welcome ~ 23 ~ New Members!
hoping to see you at our meeting ...
BARBER, TIMOTHY A.
BELER, GENE E.
BUTLER, JEF
BUTLER, REP. TIM
COLEMAN, CUYLER
DOZIER, NATHAN
DUNN, MARK
EARL, ROBERT L.
FUCHS, MICHAEL J.
HALE, ANDREW
HARRIS, GREG
HARVEY, STEVE
HEYEN, MIKE
MAHONEY, KEVIN
MASON, JACOB
McCLURE, RONALD
OTKEN, RON
REED, CHARISSA
REED, DENNIS
REERES, GRACIE
SCHAFER, ROBERT
TIPPS, BARBARA
TRUAX, WAYNE
MEMBERSHIPS DUE IN JUNE 2015
ANDERS, ROBERT
BALOGH, CHARLENE
BARRETT, ROBERT
BARTLEY, JOE
BOOS, MICHAEL E.
BROSAMER, SHALLON
BROWN, DON
BROWN, VICKY
BURTON, DEE
BURTON, ROBERT
CLEESEN, KELLY
CLEESEN, MEL
COLE, CARY
COLLINS, LEON D.
CONSTANT, LINDA L.
COSTA, JASON
DAILY, JEFF
DALBY, LARRY W.
DIXON, SHANNON
DUNHAM, JO
DUNHAM, MIKE
DUNN, REBECCA
EASLEY, RANDY
EDWARDS, BOB
ELLIOTT, JIM
FANALE, NICK
FANCHER, FRANK
FANCHER, JEANI
FARLEY, TIM
FISH, TOM
GRAHAM, BETTY J.
GRAHAM, JAMES P.
HALE, CHERIE
HALL, STAN
HERGENROTHER, MARK A.
JOHNSON, ROBERT
KARBEAN, MARSHA
LEMME, JR
LIST, WALLY
LOFTON, KIM
LOFTON, STEWART
LONG, BRAD
LUTTRELL, DONALD
MARCH, JAIME
MARCH, JARED
MARCH, WILLIAM
MARTIN, JOE
MEACHAM, HARRY D.
MERRELL, STEVE
MILKINT, MATT
MILSTEAD, CHERYL
MILSTEAD, DALE
MOHN, JOHN J.
MONROE, CAROLINE
MONROE, JIM
MONTGOMERY, NATHAN M.
MOSER, SABRINA
NALL, STACEY
PHILLIPS, JR., JOSEPH E.
PINE, KELLY A.
PINE III, JOHN R.
QUIGLEY, MATTHEW A.
RIDER, LOKI
ROGERS, DICK
ROGERS, JOANIE
ROTH, MARK
SCHMOCK, KIM
SCROGGINS, DONALD R.
SHERREN, RAYMOND C.
SIMMERING, MARC
SKAGGS, TOBY
SMITH, STEVEN R.
SNEDIGAR, IRENE TOWNSEND
SNEDIGAR, TONY
SNOW, TODD C.
SOLDWEDEL, LIZ WILLIS
SOLDWEDEL, REED
SPAULDING, FRANK E.
SPAULDING, PHRONSIE L.
WALSH, MARCIA
WATKINS, KAREN
WATKINS, MIKE
WITKOWSKI, JOSHUA
WOODRINE, MATTHEW
WOODWARD, CARL
Chapter’s 20 x 40 Pole Tent
Tent Coordinator
For the chapter’s tent, setup, rental ….
Howard L. Nation, Jr.
ol_hodrod@hotmail.com
(217) 341-6483
Visit our website at:
http://www.abate-il.org/lincolnland
Hey! If you know someone whose membership renewal
is due or overdue, please give them a reminder/nudge...
It’s our membership that gives us a voice!
MEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR
Dwayne “Rudedog” Rudolph
Whaaaaassssssup Brothers and Sister of Lincoln Land,
Holy Moly did we have a great month this month!!!
Yes we did!!!
I feel we had a great success at our 2015 Awareness rally.
Together with that event and a couple of bike nights last month
ABATE has acquired approx. 30 memberships. Fantastic job and
thank you all for the help. If my memory serves me correct (and it
rarely does), I believe 21 or more of them are NEW members to
Lincoln Land Chapter alone.
Please remember to introduce yourselves to these new members if
you see them at an event or our monthly meetings. We need to
make these new members feel welcome into our fold. I am still
going to need members to sign up for our up and coming bike
nights all over town and out of town as well. I will have sign up
sheets for much needed volunteers. Thank you in advance. Also a
great big thank you to my woman Kat and a fellow Brother Rick
Sokolis for helping me out with membership applications at the
Awareness rally.
I ordered and received the inserts with a list of Lincoln
Land chapter events we can place in applications we hand out.
I will have some available at the monthly meeting. If we can get
these people to attend a few of our event, that might convince them
to join. It looks like the Keg is going to be having bike nights on
Wednesday evenings along with the traveling bike nights on
Fridays. Very, Very Important, I am in need of volunteers to sign
up and help boost our membership. I will not be able to attend
every one of these, so your help is desperately needed!!! You can
contact me via phone call, text or email to sign up for an evening or
two, or three. Please continue to bring new and former members
into our chapter.
Thank you for the great job Lincoln Land members for
getting these applications into the hands of those who need it the
most. Remember always carry a couple of applications wherever
you go. Continue to approach and invite the Dirt bike, sport bike,
three and four wheelers and anyone you feel we might be able to
benefit or anyone who can benefit us. I will also have handouts for
dirt riders to show them what ABATE has done for them the last 25
years. Please pick some up, it’ll help recruit these type riders with
talking points.
A good biker indication is anyone wearing a biker shirt.
Ask them if they’re an ABATE member? If not, sign ‘em up.
Ride safe everyone.
Rudedog, Membership
LONGBRANCH
TAVERN
Main Street ~ Athens, IL
LINCOLN LAND ABATE
Advertising Sizes And Rates
1 PM TO 9 PM
~ A.B.A.T.E. Sponsor & Member ~
1/8 page (3.75” x 2.25”) = $15 per issue ($180/year)
Sponsor (3” x 2”) = $130 for a full year/12 issues
1/4 page (3.75” x 4.75”) = $25 per issue
1/2 page vertical (7.75” x 4.75”) = $40 per issue
1/2 page horizontal (3.75” x 9.75”) = $40 per issue
Full Page (7.75” x 8.75”) = $70 per issue
Host of the Annual Downed Rider Benefit
Classifieds: Members $5 Non-Member $7.50
~ Video Gaming is Here ~
OPEN SUNDAYS
4136 N. Peoria Rd.
217-528-3337
Contact: Bobbi Ozanic
bobbi.ozanic@sbcglobal.net
(217) 836-3336
Open 7 Days a Week
Mon - Fri: 10:00a - 1:00a
Sat & Sun 9:00a - 1:00a
VIDEO GAMING and AMAZING FOOD
(Payments due before the ad is published)
Lincoln Land ABATE Officers
President
Bobbi Ozanic
(217) 836-3336
bobbi.ozanic@sbcglobal.net
JD’s Cues & Brews
2256 N. Grand Ave. East ~ Spfld, IL
Pool Leagues - Men’s & Women’s
Darts - Men’s & Women’s
Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. 6 days a week,
& Noon to 10:00 p.m. on Sunday
Pool Tournament Every Saturday & Sunday
Call us at 217-523-6996 for details
Motorcycles Welcome!
DOCKERS TAVERN
Rte 54 in Spaulding, IL
Saturdays: $1 Bottles/Cans
Wednesdays: $1.50 Bottles/Cans
Sangamon Ave ~ Stockyard Road
Motorcycles/Poker Runs Welcome
~ POKER RUNS WELCOME ~
Volleyball, Check it out !!
Pool ~ Darts ~ Shuffleboard
Vice President
George Hurst ~ See Safety & Ed
Secretary
Barb Leach
(217) 502-2608
abate.leach@gmail.com
Legislative Coordinator
Josh “Ski” Witkowski
(217) 816-2646
joshua.witkowski@gmail.com
Activities Coordinator
Alice Furlow
(217) 638-3914
afurlow@aslts.com
Public Relations Coordinator
Tim Henson
(217) 836-8570
TimLHenson@comcast.net
Safety & Education Coordinator
George Hurst
(217) 306-1944
georgehurst1221@gmail.com
Products Coordinator
Lynn Steinmetz
lynnette1@live.com
(217) 691-3840
Membership Coordinator
Dwayne “Rudedog” Rudolph
(217) 622-9275
rudedog181@sbcglobal.net
Co-Membership
Howard L. Nation, Jr.
(217) 341-6483
ol_hodrod@hotmail.com
Dude’s Saloon
~ Under New
Management ~
11th & Ash ~ Springfield
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. Daily
Drink Specials Daily
Noon to 1:00 a.m. Sunday
2nd Drink Free with this Ad
$7.50 Bucket Wednesdays
Pool/Free WiFi /Darts
VIDEO GAMING
The KEG
(217) 544-3700
Open Noon to 1:00 a.m. Daily
Motorcycles/Poker Runs
Newsletter Coordinator
Open ~ And it hasn’t been puttin’
itself together in 2015 ~ Whatya
gonna do about it? Mama O says:
“Get Involved” ~ Bobbi O
Sergeants-at-Arms (2)
Stacey Furlow
Dellann Stutsman
Downed Rider Committee
Chairman: George Hurst
Treasurer: Howard L. Nation, Jr.
Secretary: Bobbi Ozanic
A special “Thank You” to our local Dealerships, Accessory shops and Businesses
For their support of Lincoln Land ABATE’s 2015 Membership Initiative.
Remember to frequent these establishments and support their businesses.
Motorcycle Dealerships
Hall’s Cycle-------------------217-789-0107
Hall’s Harley Davidson----217-528-8356
RTD Motor Sports-----------217-528-5859
Overturf Powersports-------217-544-0126
Motorcycle Accessory Shops and Businesses
Capitol City Motorsports--217-679-1358
Knucklehead’s---------------217-789-1488
Pam’s Jailhouse-------------217-744-7267
Pony Keg Leather-----------217-544-3774
Lou’s Cycle Service---------217-438-6043
Hall’s H-D has a link to our website at http://www.hallsh-d.com/community-and-weather--links
~ SAVE THE DATE ~
SATURDAY JULY 11TH
Lincoln Land Chapter’s
Summer Party
Docker’s Tavern, Spaulding
All Day events including
Tournaments/Challenges in
Volleyball, Horseshoe, Bag Toss
Music, Food, Etc !
A.B.A.T.E. of Illinois, Inc.
Lincoln Land Chapter
P O Box 5774
Springfield, IL 62705-5774
~ Lincoln Land Chapter Newsletter ~ Published Monthly~
Issue #5 ~ May 2015
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