27TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MINDS. Volume 25 Issue 9 The Official Publication of A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota, Inc. September 2011

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1 Volume 25 Issue 9 The Official Publication of A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota, Inc. September 2011 Join ABATE of Michigan in welcoming the 27TH AUAL MEETIG OF THE MIDS to omulus, Michigan September 22-25, 2011 American Bikers for Awareness, Training, and Education of Minnesota, Inc. Go to for the newest version in color!

2 This publication is the Official ewsletter of A.B.A.T.E. of M, Inc. Opinions expressed here in, by the Editor and others, may not be those of A.B.A.T.E. of M. Articles may be reprinted with proper attribution. SUBMISSIOS TO OAD OISE oad oise 908 Carriage Lane Chaska, M OAD OISE ADVETISEMETS o faxed ads. Deadline is the 1st of the month prior to publication. Use a jpeg file format for electronic ads. Mailed ads must be mailed flat. Send Display Ad Artwork on paper no larger than 8.5" X 11". Do not reduce artwork to desired size, make a note for the desired size for the ad (spell out the size). Cost / Spaces / per issue Business Card $ /4 page $ /2 page $65.00 Full page $ Full page *Insert call *Additional printing charges for Inserts. If Ads are prepaid for one year, a 10% discount is applied. If production work is necessary on the Ad, $35.00 per hour will be billed. Chapter Fundraisers/political ads receive a 30% discount. 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September 2-25, 2011 OAD OISE COTACTS roadnoise@abatemn.org Dawn iba (952) Becky Hasslen (612) oad oise 908 Carriage Lane Chaska, M oad oise Committee Members: Committee Chair: (Open) Interum Chair: achael Pesta-MIller Editor: Dawn iba Treasurer: Becky Hasslen Secretary Patty Barnes Advertisements: Michelle Backlund Proof eaders becky Hasslen Michelle Backlund achael Pesta-MIller Lori Matter ita Baker Tammy Winkels Charles Fletcher Sherry Edgett Patty Barnes Contributors Danita McDowall Lee Plante ick Arguello A.B.A.T.E. OF M STATE OFFICE State Office Hours: Monday - Friday 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm State Office Administrator, Liz Herzog StateOffice@abatemn.org A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota, Inc. P.O. Box 6 Marshall, M (507) / 1 (800) ot receiving your oad oise: Contact the State Office to ensure your address is correct in our system. If it is correct, you will need to contact your post office to ensure that they are delivering the oad oise to you. 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3 A.B.A.T.E. OF MIESOTA COTACTS State Coordinator Mark Mack Backlund (763) Assistant State Coordinator Kevin Todd (507) State Treasurer Michelle Mitch Backlund (763) State Secretary Jan Loft-Pilgrim (507) ortheast District Director Jean Afrooz (763) orthwest District Director Edgar Burke (218) Southeast District Director Tony Corporan (507) Southwest District Director Jim Orn (320) Trustee Frank Ernst (952) A.B.A.T.E. U Chair Keith and Marilyn Colsch (612) AbateU@abatemn.org Awards Bill Gruhlke (320) Awards@abatemn.org Buddy Bear Manager Barb Ziegler (952) BuddyBear@abatemn.org Education Chair Paul Tjepkes (320) Education@abatemn.org Gambling Manager Kim Ostlund (507) Gambling@abatemn.org Historian Cathy Schwalich (703) Historian@abatemn.org Legislative Director Todd iba (952) Legislative_eport@abatemn.org Marketing Director Carissa Walkoviak Marketing@abatemn.org Membership and etention Mickey Lint (320) Membership@abatemn.org MF Liaison Todd iba (952) Mrfep@abatemn.org COM Liaison Frank Ernst (612) comliaison@abatemn.org Products Manager hiannon Dubinsky (952) Products@abatemn.org evisor Jan Loft-Pilgrim (507) evisor@abatemn.org oad oise Editor Dawn iba (952) oadoise@abatemn.org State Office Administrator Liz Herzog (507) StateOffice@abatemn.org State ally Chair on Ernst ally@abatemn.org Ways and Means Kristie Orn (320) Ways-Means@abatemn.org Website Becky Hasslen (763) WebMaster@abatemn.org C H A P T E P E S I D E T C O TA C T S A Worthington Southwest Chapter Kevin Harberts (507) B Hutchinson South Central Chapter Dale Steinborn (320) C Bethel East Central Chapter Mark Braastad (763) D ed Lake Falls orthwest Chapter Terry Lucken (218) E Detroit Lakes Heart of the Lakes Chapter Justin Grotjohn (218) G Twin Cities Metro Chapter Jay Pedersen (763) H Marshall Buffalo idge Chapter ick Dubbeldee (507) I Mankato iver Valley Chapter Steve Fry (507) J Delano Lake Chapter Dawn iba (952) K Glenwood Glacial idge Chapter Dan Bursaw (320) L ed Wing Mississippi Valley Chapter David Jenson Jr. (507) M Duluth ortheast Chapter Lisa Gould (218) ochester Lower Corner Chapter Henry Vrieze (507) O St. Cloud Central Chapter Kenneth DeWitt (612) P Wells Flatlanders Chapter Meghan Baumann (507) Q Savage Tri-County Chapter Monte Thue (612) S Owatonna Straight iver Chapter Scott Behne (507) U oseau Borderland Chapter Lee Heaton (218) V St. James olling Prairie Chapter obb Fehrman (507) X Madison Way West Chapter Mike Diekmann (320) Y Bemidji orth Star Chapter Mark Peterson (218) Z Vendors/M..O. s 4 Big Lake Sand Dunes Chapter Kim Hubred (320) Forest Lake iver iders Chapter Dave Bolduc (763) Finlayson Jack Pine iders Chapter Dave Dronen (320) Parkers Prairie Freedom First iders Chapter Gary Goracke (320) OAD OISE 3

4 Dear Fellow Motorcyclists: American Bikers for Awareness, Training, and Education (A.B.A.T.E.) of Minnesota is a not for profit, grass roots organization that is committed to educating motorcyclists and the general public about motorcycling. A.B.A.T.E. members ride many different types and brands of motorcycles. We are all people with a common interest in a common activity. The fact that we share an interest in motorcycling is more important than the type of motorcycle we ride. There are chapters of A.B.A.T.E. located throughout Minnesota. Each of these chapters is represented on the A.B.A.T.E. Board of Directors (BOD). The BOD also includes the A.B.A.T.E. state officers. The BOD meets once each quarter to discuss the operation of the organization. In addition, each chapter holds a monthly meeting in their area of the state. A.B.A.T.E. is a member driven organization. Members are encouraged to participate in any of these meetings. A.B.A.T.E. seeks to promote the positive aspects of motorcycling and strives to protect the rights of motorcyclists by being involved in the local, state and national political process. Safer motorcycling, reducing accidents and fatalities can be best accomplished by education and training of both the motorcyclists and the general public, not necessarily through additional legislation. Our ability to enjoy many freedoms while riding motorcycles in Minnesota is the direct result of the work done by motorcyclists in our state. These people have joined together to fight for our rights and freedoms. The efforts of these people have made Minnesota a leader in motorcycle safety. We have one of the toughest licensing standards in the nation, the best public awareness programs, and the most comprehensive rider education programs in the nation. These efforts have helped reduce motorcycle accidents, injuries, and fatalities in spite of the growing number of licensed motorcyclists in Minnesota. To continue these efforts we need your support and participation. Show your commitment to protecting and preserving your rights as a motorcyclist in Minnesota. Participate in the meetings, rides, and the fundraising activities. You will be informed about the motorcycle activities in the state by receiving oad oise, the A.B.A.T.E. monthly news publication. A.B.A.T.E. is fun, educational and a great way to meet people and make new friends with similar interests. With your help, we can continue to promote the positive image of motorcyclists. If you want more information about A.B.A.T.E., please attend any of our meetings, meet other members, and ask questions. We are pleased that you have decided your rights are worth protecting, that the positive aspects of motorcycling are worth promoting, that education is important, and that the cost of an A.B.A.T.E. membership is a small price to pay to preserve and promote these principles. Members are the most important thing that A.B.A.T.E. has, so Thank You for becoming a member and we look forward to seeing you at our events. MIESOTA OGAIZATIOS Motorcycle PAC of Minnesota Mark Senn (952) Willow View Cove Chanhassen, M Minnesota Motorcycle Club Coalition yan Westphal PO Box Minneapolis, M rwestphal@cfaith.com Minnesota Motorcycle Safety Center - MMSC Beginning, experienced, and sidecar rider courses (800) St. Croix Valley iders PO Box 112 St Paul Park, M Minnesota Motorcycle Safety Advisory Committee Charles Fletcher MMSAC_rep@abatemn.org Motorcycle Dial A ide Frank Ernst (952) contact@motorcycledialaride.org M Confederation of Clubs Springer Greg T H E MF & H E A T L A D S.T.E.A.M. A.B.A.T.E. O G A I Z AT I O S Motorcycle iders Foundation M..F. mrfoffice@mrf.org 236 Massachusetts Ave. E Suite 510 Washington, DC (202) Fax: (202) A.B.A.T.E. of Illinois 311 E Main St Galesburg, IL (309) Fax (309) A.B.A.T.E. of Iowa 1240 Washington St. P.O. Box 70 Eldora, IA (641) Fax (641) ATIOAL MOTOCYCLE IGHTS OGAIZATIOS ational Coalition of Motorcyclists.C.O.M Sherman Way, 3rd floor Canoga Park, CA (800) O-A-BIKE A.B.A.T.E. of ebraska P.O. Box Lincoln, E (877) A.B.A.T.E. of orth Dakota 1001 S 22nd St Bismarck, D (800) Fax (701) abatend. com A.B.A.T.E. of South Dakota # S. Minnesota Ave, STE 105 Sioux Falls, SD A.B.A.T.E. of Wisconsin 438 Water St. Black iver Falls, WI (800) Fax (715) American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) Yatmouth Drive Pickerington OH (614) September 2011 A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota Inc.

5 STATE COODIATO MACK BACKLUD (763) ASSISTAT STATE COODIATO KEVI TODD (507) We have all done it. You see a good looking person on the street, fit and trim, and you think Man, they got it made. ot giving a thought to the hours they spend working out, the cost of their health club membership, home fitness equipment, and healthy diet. What looks great on the outside is actually the result of lots of money and years of hard work. ecently I was at a gathering of motorcycling rights activists from around the country and during conversations I kept hearing You Minnesota guys got it good. And they are right! o adult helmet law, no handlebar height law, no check points, blue dot tail lights are legal, a motorcyclist equal access bill, ok to proceed when a red light does not change, a great motorcycle safety program, vertical and handicap motorcycle license plates, and the list goes on and on. These fellow activists explained how hard they have to work just so they can hope to ride free someday. I got the feeling they were inferring that Minnesota motorcyclists do not have to work very hard now that we have all these great things. So it was ironic when Kirk Hardtail Willard, Motorcycle iders Foundation President, addressed the crowd, he said something to the effect of People don t realize how much work it is to maintain the rights and freedoms we already have. And we have our work cut out for us if we want to keep looking good. It is no secret that news media takes a dim view of motorcycling, constantly portraying freedom loving bikers as less than intelligent. ow they have been joined by a chorus of government regulatory agencies and insurance company groups all promoting the same message; mandatory helmet legislation for all riders in all states. As if by magic helmets on heads will stop crashes from happening. But the media likes the approach because it is quick and easy to explain, allowing them to move on to more interesting things like turning urine into drinking water (no kidding, a front page story). Also, realizing the ineffectiveness of ranting in editorials, anti-motorcycling groups are learning our tactics and countering with their own legislative approaches and political action committees. Just type in motorcycle noise in a Google search and you will get a small glimpse into the future of defending Minnesota motorcycling. These are not anti noise, pro helmet, or even safety groups. Make no mistake these people are anti motorcycling and will use any means at their disposal to see us off the road. And our task will keep getting more difficult as the percentage of riders with the attitude of I wear a helmet all the time so Wow, Summer is zooming along at break-neck speed and we are quickly approaching the end of our riding season. Before I forget, a Big Thanks to Jim and Kristi Orn and her brother Larry for the very relaxing and country setting for our July B.O.D. Always good to get out of a Motel and have a great meeting, which we did. If you are at our State ally reading this, Welcome! You are in for a treat as our folks have put together a ally to be remembered, as they do every year. Great music, food and the bestest times to be found anywhere in the State. Check out the vendors, enjoy some music and just relax as we say Goodbye to summer, the A.B.A.T.E. way. The people in Litchfield are always happy to see the bikes come rolling through town on Labor Day weekend, so be sure and say Hi to them as you do. It's not too early to be thinking of Bikerday next February as we will be making plans for that as it gets closer. ext year a even bigger crowd would make a tremendous impression, so get everyone on the same track and make sure they are kept informed so they can be there. I didn't make it out to the Black Hills this year but was kept informed and from what I have heard, all arrived safe (and a few wet) and our friends from Iowa were in rare form. Ya know, Minnesota riders do leave a mark out there every year as we are the groups that over run Central City and the ones that are listened to and looked up to on Thursday in Whitewood as SMO's from around the country gather and share facts and news about their State. We are all that and more because of our dedicated members. Keep that in mind as we continue to sign up new members and spread the Gospel of A.B.A.T.E. So, there you have it... ide Safe, Be esponsible, make a Difference... See you on the oad, Kevin what do I care about a mandatory law increases. emember seat belt legislation? That s what happened; percentages kept rising until the mandatory law became easy to pass. Freedom is expensive and a lot of work. So you better stay in shape and spend your money on the things that will have you looking good for the motorcycling fights right around the corner. Yours in freedom, Mack OAD OISE 5

6 COMMITTEES AD EPOTS STATE ALLY EPOT O EST (320) ALLY@ABATEM.OG ext meeting: Friday October 14th, B.O.D. location, Crookston, 6:30 pm Whether you're reading this at the ally or afterwards, thank you for attending. I hope you had, or are having a great time! ow is a good time to step forward and volunteer for next year. The best way to improve the ally is to get more involved in the planning. Our next committee meeting will be held at the October B.O.D., Friday evening, 6:30pm Thanks again, - on ALLY SPOSOSHIP SUB-COMMITTEE EPOT WEDY STEIBO (320) DWSTEIBO@MELTEL.ET MEMBESHIP AD ETETIO EPOT MICKEY LIT (320) MEMBESHIP@ABATEM.OG Hello bikers! Well, this a very busy time for all; getting ready for State ally, tryin' to get as many miles in as possible before the four letter word starts to fall. Sorry. We had a good turn out at Algona. We signed up 808 new and renewal memberships. Very good! Thanks for all that help! We are starting to get numbers back up to respectability. I want to thank every chapter for the good job they do on keeping up with their memberships and getting after the renewals. Once again this makes my job much easier. So don't stop here, let's get out there and sign up some more new members and renewals. The numbers that I was shooting for are getting closer so SIG UP, SIG UP!!!! Well, I hope everyone had a safe Sturgis rally and got some great riding in. Be Safe out there!! Mickey I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to each and every one of our Sponsors; not only the Sponsors from this year s rally, but all the past Sponsors as well. This year we have not only met our goals, but exceeded them. And we have you, the Sponsors, along with all our recruiting chapter members to thank for that. This only tells me that A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota has created some great relationships with our Sponsors, and we hope these relationships will continue to get bigger and better each and every year. As of this writing, we have a total of 46 sponsors and out of the 46 we had 14 chapters and one District Director. I d like to say Thank You again to the 20 people who took time out of their busy schedules to recruit these Sponsors. Without you, this program would not succeed. The traveling plaque will be handed out at the October B.O.D. to the chapter who sold the most Sponsorships. Did your chapter win it this year? Our thanks to all the Sponsors of the 2011 A.B.A.T.E. State ally! Wendy Steinborn Its a lot easier to react than it is to think! EDUCATIO EPOT PAUL TJEPKES (320) EDUCATIO@ABATEM.OG September: Labor Day, State ally, kids back to school, cooler weather, the beginning of fall. With that thought in mind, let's talk education. I mean Driver Education. Driver Education classes in Minnesota are required to have some time devoted to motorcycle awareness in their curriculum. Our SHAE THE OAD program meets and exceeds these requirements. All you have to do is introduce yourself to the drivers-ed instructor. After introductions, give him/her a brief overview of what the SHAE THE OAD program is all about. Chances are you will be asked to be a presenter for motorcycle awareness. ow you will be able to influence hundreds of young minds by making them aware of motorcycles. They will remember that BIKE who talked to them about motorcycles. They will remember what you said. They will watch for us when they become drivers. SO, get out there--make A DIFFEECE!!! ide Safe, ide Free Paul 6 September 2011 A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota Inc.

7 GAMBLIG EPOT KIM OSTLUD (507) WILSO AVEUE, FAIBAULT, M GAMBLIG@ABATEM.OG ext meeting: Saturday, September 4th, State ally, Litchfield, 11:00 am Friday, October 14th, Best Value Inn, Crookston, 7:00 pm I would like to take this opportunity, first off, to give a big thank you to Lorie Sindt for helping me once again this year with the vendors. Without her help I would not be able to do double duty at the rally. I also want to give a big thanks to the folks that helped sell the remaining raffle tickets. It s really great when I get extra volunteers so that I don t have to sit at that table. If you happen to be reading the September issue early online and realize that you still have State ally affle tickets in your possession sold or unsold, make sure that you bring them to the rally and turn them in only to me. I keep a log of all outstanding tickets and like to update that log as I go during the weekend. All tickets need to be accounted for before I can do the drawing. And if you aren t coming to the rally make sure to contact someone from your chapter and send any outstanding tickets with them. Mention to them that they need to be turned in only to me. ot someone on my committee or any of the folks sitting at the table selling tickets. ext month I will report on the winners of the raffle. Since all expenses incurred on the raffle will not be known until later in September (20th), I will not be able to report on whether we can do a payback or not until the October B.O.D. For the chapters that happen to have their meetings later in the month, you can contact me if you need that information for your meeting. If there are any chapters out there that would like to order more buddy bears, we do have extras in stock. Please contact either myself or Mack and we will make sure that you get the bears you need. Keep in mind that if you would like to pay for the bears using your gambling funds, that you need to fill out a equest To Use Gambling Funds form, have it signed by your President and Treasurer, and mail that to me along with a current copy of the meeting minutes where that motion was approved. Also, when you are doing your buddy bear runs, please have the organizations that you are donating the bears fill out a receipt. These receipts need to be mailed to me for our files. If you don t have a blank copy of the receipts, you can just use a regular sheet of paper. Make sure to include the following information: Organization that is receiving the bears, how many bears, the chapter donating the bears, and a signature from someone representing the organization that is receiving the bears. emember, the buddy bears cannot be donated to any law enforcement agency. Hope everyone enjoyed the rally. Once again, I would love to see some more faces on this committee. Even if you don t want to be a committee member, you are more than welcome to attend the meetings. These meetings are open to all A.B.A.T.E. members. Granted, it is the committee that makes the decisions on what to raffle and how to donate the money. But it is the total population of A.B.A.T.E. that gives input on such decisions and also approves all the expenditures of this committee. And most of the time that is the same four or five people each month. ew faces mean new and fresh ideas. So, if you want to see something changed, come to a meeting and voice your ideas. PODUCTS EPOT HIAO DUBISKY PODUCTS@ABATEM.OG Hi there, folks! I hope I got to chat with most of you at the ally. I am excited to see how you all liked the new shirts and sweats I ordered. I hope a lot of you came and worked at the table. I would like to say thank you to those of you that do/did help me. I always appreciate an extra hand. I am also pleased to say that my limping Blazer has had a little lift via a new transmission just in time for the ally, ugh and yeah. I would like to remind folks to keep up the maintenance on their rides because it does make a difference. I have yet to be stranded by my little truck and she has been very good at pulling that trailer of A.B.A.T.E. products around. Well, I don't have much else to say right now so I think I will sit back and rest for a bit before I have to get ready for A.B.A.T.E. U. Keep your nose to the wind and ride like there's no tomorrow. hiannon " Double D " WAYS & MEAS EPOT KISTIE O (320) WAYS-MEAS@ABATEM.OG ext meeting: Sunday October 9th, McPete's Sports Bar & Lanes, Big Lake, 10:30 am There s not really anything happening on my committee this month. The July B.O.D. was a blast; thanks Jim and the Southwest District for hosting! Our next meeting will be on Sunday, October 9th, 10:30 am at McPete s Sports Bar & Lanes in Big Lake. ote the change in time and location from our usual meeting spot. See everyone at the rally. P.S. A big congrats to my fellow Straight iver members Katie and Jason " Scrappy" - it's about darn time you two tied that knot. OAD OISE 7

8 LEGISLATIVE EPOT TODD IBA (952) Something is missing So here I am getting ready for the big ride to Sturgis and I have to get a oad oise article hammered out before I leave so I am looking to the ride ahead for inspiration. I can t help but think as I pack that it sure is nice that I have freedom of choice in the two or three states that I am going to ride in over the next week so I don t need to pack a helmet. Speaking of freedom, Minnesota is one of best states to ride in if you are a freedom loving biker, we have the red light law, the anti discrimination law, blue dot taillights are legal and so are ape hangers. South Dakota isn t far behind, yes they hassle riders for high handlebars but they are ahead of us in one category and that is justice for fallen bikers. Several years ago Congressman Bill Janklow ran a stop sign in his Cadillac and tragically killed a biker from Minnesota by the name of andy Scott. Janklow served 100 days in jail and there was outrage from all around the country and you still see the patches today that say, My life is worth more than 100 days, andy Scott. I have news for you, if that accident happened here in Minnesota Janklow wouldn t have served one day much less 100 days and I think that is just wrong and we need to fix that. I asked Lake Chapter to make a motion at the July A.B.A.T.E. of M Board of Directors (B.O.D.) meeting in regards to our Enhanced Penalties Bill. The motion asked that the Chapter eps bring a proposal back to the Chapters for a vote and then the Chapter eps are to bring the voice of the Chapters back to the B.O.D. in October. There are three choices for the Chapters to choose from and they are; 1) pursue an enhanced penalties bill with the full support of A.B.A.T.E. of M by supporting Motorcycle PAC of M, writing letters to our elected officials about the bill, increasing our attendance at Bikerday, and meeting face to face with our elected officials. 2) We don t like that plan and here is another one. 3) We don t need this bill, the law is fine the way it is. I am asking Chapters to vote for plan number one and here is why. These four methods are tried and true. I know motorcycle rights activists from all over the country that have combined these four methods with great success. I also know motorcycle rights groups from around the country that have got caught up in bickering, back stabbing, drama, conspiracy theories, rumors, and they have lost whatever fight they were fighting because they held petty grudges for years and years. Our choice is simple, we all need to admit that we are not perfect and therefore we should not expect our leaders and Motorcycle ights Organizations to be perfect and we should overcome the desire to be real life soap opera stars and we should move forward in a positive and unified front. If we can do that we will get this bill passed and the only thing missing will be the negative nonsense that destroys freedom in the wind. So if you want justice for our fallen brothers and sisters let s get positive and let s get it done. If you want to hold grudges and get those conspiracy theories all whipped up please leave me out because it won t work and it is a complete waste of my time. See you down the road and stand and be counted, if you don t someone else will. Todd PUBLICATIOS COMMITTEE PUBLICATIOS@ABATEM.OG ext meetings: Saturday, September 17th, Baker Printing, Spicer, 1:00 pm Saturday, October 15th, Crookston, following the B.O.D. FEE WIFI AT THE ALLY!!! If you re at the ally reading this, Mediacom is providing free Internet access at the A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota State ally! Please stop by and thank them for this totally free service. Service will be provided in a 150-yard circle from the vendor area (about one city block!). This will enable free Internet access in the vender and commons area, possibly farther. Got a ally story? What is your favorite memory from the A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota State ally? Most of you have been to many (if not every) ally and could write a book of memories. Send in a story or two; let everyone know what makes it such a great ally. How about a Fall Colors route to share? Summer is winding down and fall riding is here. With the leaves turning color, who could ask for a greater state to go on a scenic run? Thanks to all of you who have contributed material to oad oise and the website, as well as to every other aspect of our organization. You are what makes A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota great! Facebook Page update: If you have a Facebook page, please search for A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota s new group page, or go to: and join if you have not done so already. Calling all Committee Chairs! We would like to feature YOU Committee as 'Committee of the Month', so tell us a little about the Committee; what is does, how it works, who the members are and a group photo. Is anyone interested in designing a oad oise cover? This can be anything from pictures to drawings to just sending in some ideas. So keep those scooters runnin' and enjoy the ride. The 'Pub' Comm 8 September 2011 A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota Inc.

9 A.B.A.T.E. UIVESITY EPOT KEITH AD MAILY COLSCH ext meeting: Saturday, September 17th, Paddy Wagons, Coon apids, 11:00 am Keith and I would like to welcome the members of the 2012 A.B.A.T.E. U Committee. The following people have joined as of the July B.O.D., Matt Collins, Stephanie Christensen, Jane Jenson, Jody Dehn and Steve Eddy. The next committee meeting will be at Paddy Wagons in Coon apids at 11:00 am. If you are interested in being a part of the committee please contact Keith or Marilyn, or just show up at the next meeting. So far, we are working on fundraising for the event and getting the hotel rooms booked. We are confident we will have a great band or two. We are also solidifying some new classes that will be very worth your time to attend. At the next meeting we will brainstorm ideas about the lunch menu. We are still in need of donations for the silent and live auction. We are in need of solid ideas for fundraising. Until September, ride safe and keep the thinking caps on we need your ideas! Keith and Marilyn EVISO EPOT JA LOFT-PILGIM (507) EVISO@ABATEM.OG An updated Manual page was distributed at the July Board of Directors meeting, with Dawn iba now listed as the Editor of the oad oise. Each Chapter epresentative received two copies, one for their own Manual and the other for the Chapter President's Manual. All other Manual holders received a copy of the updated page. At the Board meeting scheduled for Crookston in October there will be an updated page listing Tony Corporon as the appointed Southeast District Director. Other than that, it's quiet in the evisory. Support your State ally Labor Day weekend! See you there. Jan Loft-Pilgrim MF EPOT TODD IBA (952) MMF@COMCAST.ET COE VALUES OF THE MOTOCYCLE IDES FOUDATIO ITEGITY The MF Board of Directors and their representatives will conduct themselves in an open, honest, objective and ethical manner. We will keep our promises, do what we say we are going to do, face issues fully and respect confidentiality. We base our discussions and judgements on fact, carefully considering as our guidelines our by-laws, mission statement and members' interests. ESPECT The MF Board of Directors and their representatives will work with individuals and organizations, with total dignity and candor, toward a full understanding, while acknowledging the importance of individual self-esteem, always listening in a non-judgmental way and demonstrating full courtesy at all times. LEADESHIP The MF Board of Directors and their representatives will foster an environment that values intellectual curiosity and the exploration and use of new knowledge. We will stimulate participation, challenge the status quo, encourage risk taking and respect diversity. TEAMWOK The MF Board of Directors and their representatives will endeavor to create win/win situations and give individuals the opportunity and support to succeed. We will set reasonable, understandable and measurable expectations. It is our goal to never play favorites and to confront situations head-on. We will provide full and accurate reporting and representation of situations. We will maintain ongoing communications and avoid over commitment. We will provide honest and timely feedback and acknowledge contributions fully and effectively. EXCELLECE The MF Board of Directors' and their representatives' goal is to continually enhance all of our processes. Excellence is our measure of acceptability. We will accept leadership roles and test each performance against all those that precede it and other endeavors in our area of concern, always striving for improvement. OAD OISE 9

10 DIAL A IDE CHECKOUT ext meeting: September 4th at the State ally at 2:00 pm So far it has been a great season for riding. I ve sure been putting on a lot more miles than I did last year. With this article, I would like to introduce myself to all who get the oad oise. My name is Michael Taylor. I hold the position of the Dial-A ide secretary and I am also the olling Prairie Chapter ep. I am responsible for taking the minutes of the meeting and getting our issues posted in the oad oise. I want to take this opportunity to tell you all just what Dial-A-ide is all about. You may have probably heard it before, but I am going to cover it again. Motorcycle Dial-A-ide was established in 1990 as a 501C3 non-profit/charitable organization. Our goal is to reduce the incidents of motorcyclists riding while impaired. I will cover what we consider impaired in future articles as well as post them on our website, Our goal is accomplished in three ways: 1. We educate motorcyclists about the consequences of drinking and riding. We strive to promote responsible decision making. Our message is: If you ride, don t drink / If you drink, don t ride. This is accomplished by using our informational handouts; get home safe cards, bar napkins, BAC calculator, and ride straight information which can be found on our web site. 2. We encourage the use of intervention techniques. We promote motorcyclists helping motorcyclists and encourage individuals and business owners to intervene if at all possible if they know a rider is in an impaired state and is planning on riding. Some suggestions for intervention are: a. Eliminate the need to ride by keeping the motorcycle and rider at the present location. b. Find a safe place to store the motorcycle and furnish alternate transportation for the rider. c. Find a sober rider for the motorcycle and alternate transportation for the rider. 3. We have volunteers throughout the state that provide safe transportation for impaired riders, their passengers, and their motorcycles. Just call Motorcycle Dial A DIAL-ID(E) or to arrange for a volunteer to help transport the rider, passenger, and motorcycle to a safe location. Motorcycle Dial-A-ide has an all-volunteer Board of Directors. Volunteers throughout the State of Minnesota provide pickup services. We are supported through charitable donations from individuals, businesses and other motorcycle related organizations. Much of our printed educational material is provided by the Minnesota Motorcycle Safety Center with dollars collected from endorsed motorcycle riders in Minnesota. A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota has been a longtime supporter through their contributions and volunteers. As an individual or business, you can designate Motorcycle Dial-A-ide as your charity of choice for your United Way contributions. We do not have an agency number, so you will need to inform United Way you would like you donation to go to: Motorcycle Dial-A-ide, 388 9th Ave. W., Mail Box D, St Paul Park, M Let your fellow workers know that they can also donate to us, or you can simply make a donation to us as a concerned private citizen. On a closing note, if you would like to sit in on one of our meeting, or if you are interested in becoming a volunteer, check out our meeting at the State ally. If you don t plan on coming to the rally, you can still come to the meeting. We will insure that you get free admission to enter the grounds and join us at the meeting. We would enjoy you being there. Thanks for your support and keep em on two. Michael Cranky Taylor Dial-A-ide Board Member Call: 1(888) Dial-ide or 1(888) WITE TO IDE FAK EST (952) TUSTEE@ABATEM.OG othing to eport this Month! STATE TEASUE MICHELLE MITCH BACKLUD STATETEASUE@ABATEM.OG othing to eport this Month! If you can t convince them, confuse them! - Harry S Truman 10 September 2011 A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota Inc.

11 COM EPOT FAK EST (612) In the past there has been discussion about the confiscation of club colors, now we are hearing of rulings on the issue. LOS AGELES, CA. A federal judge has rejected an unprecedented bid by the U.S. government to seek control of a gang's name and its identity via its logo through a court order in a case involving the notorious Mongols motorcycle club. In an eight-page ruling filed Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Otis Wright said he must "regrettably" rule in favor of the Mongols because the gang itself was not named in a 2008 racketeering indictment and it maintained exclusive ownership of the trademarks. Wright granted the biker gang's petition and vacated a preliminary order of forfeiture he signed last year. Prosecutors, for the first time ever, had sought to take control of the Mongol name and the insignia that shows a pony tailed Genghis Khan-like figure aboard a chopper. If Wright had signed the prosecution's proposed order, the government would be the owner of the logo and the club's name. "I guess it was their belief that somehow it would make a difference to the organization, causing it to cease to exist," said George Steele, an attorney who represented the Mongols ation Motorcycle Club. "It's heartening to know the law does what it's supposed to do and protects you from those who try to seize your property and your liberty." U.S. attorney's spokesman Thom Mrozek said his office will review the ruling and consider all options, including an appeal. Prosecutors argued the logo should be forfeited because the Judge sides with biker gang over logo trademarks were acquired and maintained by former Mongol president uben "Doc" Cavazos while the club was involved in criminal activity. Cavazos has pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy and is expected to be sentenced later this year. Steele countered that a person cannot own a collective membership insignia, and Wright seemed to agree in his ruling. "There is no evidence that Cavazos or any other individual member of the organization holds or ever held an ownership interest in the trademarks in question," Wright wrote. The law "does not impose liability on the racketeering enterprise if it is not named as a 'person.'" The effort was part of the indictment that accused gang members of murder, drug trafficking and torture. More than 100 people faced charges in state and federal courts, and dozens have pleaded guilty to crimes ranging from drug possession to conspiracy. Another judge issued an injunction in late 2008 barring Mongol members from wearing the logo. The move led to numerous seizures across the nation of Mongol-related gear. Wright last year entered a preliminary order of forfeiture, but he found in favor of the club in September, ruling that none of the defendants had a forfeitable ownership interest in the logo, and vacated his order. Prosecutors had more evidence to show Wright that Mongol members knew Cavazos was the sole owner of the logo, including a deposition in April where the former gang leader claimed the insignia was his property. "They were in my personal control to begin (with)," Cavazos said. "Mongol ation is mine." The club's website displays the logo on its home page and promises to have an online store with its black-and-white apparel soon. Is this the end of this issue or will there be appeals and additional attempts by government to try to disassemble motorcycle clubs? We will keep you informed if things change. On a lighter note we have heard much about the license plate reading devices being used by government. On my return trip from the COM convention in ew Mexico I came around the toll highway outside of Denver. The tollbooths are now all closed and license plate scanner reading your plate collects the toll and then they send you a bill. I think I was pretty lucky it must have missed my plate so I didn t get a bill, It appears I saved $2.80, everything helps when you are on social security. Plate readers may not always be as effective as government agencies would like. Enjoy the ride, be mindful of the freedom and do what you can to preserve both. Fe STATE OFFICE ADMIISTATO LIZ HEZOG (800) STATEOFFICE@ABATEM.OG Is it September already???? Bummer It doesn't seem like summer has been here all that long. I hope everyone is going to have a great time at our rally! I sure do! All of the Algona membership cards are mailed now so if you didn't receive yours, please call me. If you have your receipt then I can get you entered. Working Together To KEEP our FEEDOM! Liz OAD OISE 11

12 2011ALLY SPOSOS DIAMOD KLFD AM 1410 Litchfield, M AmericInn Farm-ite Equipment, Inc. Litchfield, M Dassel, M (320) (320) TEK Mechanical Service, Inc. Hutchinson, M (320) GOLD Apol s Harley-Davidson Alexandria/aymond aymond, M (320) American Legion Post 104 Litchfield, M (320) Buffalo idge Chapter of A.B.A.T.E. of M Marshall, M (507) Crow iver Harley Davidson Delano, M (763) Freedom First ider's Chapter of A.B.A.T.E of M Parker's Prairie, M (320) Its 5 O Clock Somewhere Bar & the Straight iver Chapter of A.B.A.T.E of M Owatonna, M ( SILVE Lake Chapter of A.B.A.T.E. of M Delano, M (952) Manning s Golf Cars Litchfield, M (320) Minnesota Tubby s Bar & Grill Cobden, M (507) orth Star Chapter of A.B.A.T.E. of M Bemidji, M (218) iver Valley Chapter of A.B.A.T.E. of M Mankato, M (507) olling Prairie Chapter of A.B.A.T.E. of M St. James, M (507) September 2011 A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota Inc.

13 2011ALLY SPOSOS CHOME 2nd Street Customs, LLC Litchfield, M (320) G s Auto Litchfield, M (320) American Income Life St. Paul, M (605) Bonfire Bar & Grill Litchfield, M (320) Borderland Chapter of A.B.A.T.E. of M oseau, M (218) C & L Distributing Sauk apids, M (320) Davis Motors Litchfield, M (320) Delano ental Delano, M (763) Doug s Auto epair Litchfield, M (320) French Lake Auto Parts, Inc. Annandale, M (320) Fun Sports of Hutchinson Hutchinson, M (320) Haug Implement Litchfield, M (320) Heart of the Lakes Chapter of A.B.A.T.E. of M Detroit Lakes, M (218) Jack Pine iders Chapter of A.B.A.T.E. of M Finlayson, M (320) Kicker s Bar & Grill Litchfield, M (763) LaLa s Bar & Grill, LLC South Haven, M (320) Litchfield Liquor Litchfield, M (320) Main Street Cafe Litchfield, M (320) Mediacom (800) Metro Chapter of A.B.A.T.E. of M Twin Cities, M (763) Monie s Maple Plain, M (763) ortheast Chapter of A.B.A.T.E. of M Duluth, M (218) The O Hern Family Buffalo, M (612) Jim & Kristie Orn Kimball, M (320) Schlauderaff Implement Litchfield, M (320) Snake Iron Customs ockford, M (763) Sons of Silence MC Hutchinson Chapter South Central Chapter of A.B.A.T.E. of M Hutchinson, M (612) Swan s Café Litchfield, M (320) Tri-County Chapter A.B.A.T.E. of M Savage, M (320) OAD OISE 13

14 A BIG THAK YOU TO THE PEOPLE THAT DID SO MUCH WOK TO MAKE THE 2011 ABATE OF MIESOTA STATE ALLY A SUCCESS! ALLY SPOSO ECUITES ECUITE...CHAPTE LEE HEATO...BODELAD DAVE HEZOG...BUFFALO IDGE WEDY STEIBO...BUFFALO IDGE/ SOUTH CETAL MIKE JEPPESE...FEEDOM FIST JUSTI GOTJOH...HEAT OF THE LAKES DAVE DOE...JACK PIE IDES MICHELLE BACKLAD...LAKE DAW IBA...LAKE JAY PEDESO...METO MAK PETESO...OTH STA AMY LASE...OTHEAST STEVE FY...IVE VALLEY OB FEHMA...SOUTH CETAL JIM GUZA...SOUTH CETAL DOUG LOUIS...OLLIG PAIIE JIM O OLLIG...PAIIE DA SCHADE...SOUTH CETAL DALE STEIBO...SOUTH CETAL/BUFFALO IDGE LOI BOOMGAADE...STAIGHT IVE OALD EST...TI-COUTY ALLY COMMITTEE VOLUTEES ALLY CHAI...O EST ALLY SECETAY...JA LOFT-PILGIM ALLY TEASUE...KISTI O SPOSOS...WEDY STEIBO ETETAIMET...DALE STEIBO BIKE GAMES...STAIGHT IVE CHAPTE BIKE AFFLE...KIM OSTLUD CHILI COTEST / AWADS...BILL GUHLKE DUST COTOL...FEEDOM FIST IDES ELECTICAL...FED PAWELK & EED CALSO FIST AID...CYDE ALEXADE FOT GATE...MAILY COLSCH MEMOIAL U...FEEDOM FIST IDES MEMOIAL SEVICE...CUT QUIE MUD OLYMPICS...TODD IBA PODUCTS...HIAO DUBISKY P/ POGAM / AOUCE...MIKE BEGE SECUITY...KEITH COLSCH VEDOS...KIM OSTLUD 14 September 2011 A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota Inc.

15 ABATE OF MIESOTA STATE ALLY PAST ALLY PHOTOS SEE YOU HEE EXT YEA... HAVE PHOTOS FOM 2011 ALLY? SED THEM TO OTHI BETTE THA A DAY AT THE ALLY OAD OISE 15

16 Chapter Grapevines OTHWEST DISTICT DIECTO EDGA BUKE (218) Howdy Folks, By the time you are reading this you will be at the State ally or on your way, anyway I hope to see ALL of you there. Please take time to pull a shift and allow the other person to take a break. I am glad to announce that memberships have been on the rise and meeting attendance as well. Welcome aboard to all new members. I personally would like to THAK each and every member of A.B.A.T.E. THAK YOU for fighting for my rights as well as yours and even for the people that don t think it s necessary. I believe it is a very important issue. I also believe that with the help of ALL our members we can WI. Get your vacation time put in for BIKEDAY This is the most important day of the year! This is where you get to talk face to face with the politicians that work for you at the Capitol. Keep the Tri-folds handy and keep talking with people on the streets about A.B.A.T.E. and what we believe in. We also need to send some support towards the PAC of Minnesota and the MF. These folks are on our side and need all the help we can give them. TAKE CAE and IDE FEE Edgar BODELAD OTH STA o eport ecieved this Month. ext meeting: September 17, 2:30 pm, Sportsmans Lodge, Baudette. Upcoming events: A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota State ally, September, 2-5: Litchfield MWMC (Max's Bash) Labor Day weekend, oosevelt Hello Borderland! I know the upcoming events thing is a little nip-n-tuck, but if you get your oad oise like I do, you will get a chance to read this in time to get on your bike and attend one of these two rallies. We have members promoting A.B.A.T.E. at "Max's Bash". So if you're not at the State ally, get over there and support them. They do such awesome work for charities! As for you MWMC-A.B.A.T.E. members, Thanks. A.B.A.T.E. of M is a leader on Motorcycle ights! We need all of you. I was just thinking about the early motorcycle rights in Minnesota... Bob Illingworth, the MMA, and the repeal of the helmet law for safety, awareness, training and education. We think of the "Share the oad" program, hundreds and hundreds of presentations. There are no stats on "Lives Saved" But we know! It's great that Minnesota is at a 14 year low for motorcycle fatalities, but odds are that would go up next year. Anyway, moving on to the Borderland Chapter, Member of the Month is our secretary Arno Burreson. Summer is winding down but some of our best fall riding is yet to come! On July 16, member and friend, Bruce Berg hit a deer while riding his motorcycle. We will miss seeing and hearing his 95' oad King, but we are Thankful to the Lord and his crash bar for saving his life. We are all looking forward to our ride in meeting at Sportsman's Lodge. See ya there, Twistin' da Wick, Tim GEAT CAMPIG September 2011 A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota Inc.

17 FEEDOM FIST IDES Growing strong and having fun. Visit our website now. ext meetings: September 24th, 6:00 pm. at the Millers, 4497 Prairie d E, Carlos (ed Barn), bring a dish to share... October 29th, Leaf Valley Mercantile, Garfield (Halloween Party) ovember 26th, Herby s Bar Grill & Café, Carlos *Continue to check out our FF web site for upcoming info, events, rides, pictures and directions to the meetings. Good day everyone! It is a great day today ( ), 75 degrees is perfect riding weather for Santa. As I write this newsletter a lot of you are enjoying Sturgis. I sure wish I were with you. Be sure to share the pictures and the memories with us all. Let s start with the Freedom First iders Fricken Fifth Birthday Day Party held in Clitheral at the On the Corner Bar. I like you a lot Bev for taking such good care of us Freedom First iders. I hope we didn t mess up your yard with all the camping. I want to thank all of you that helped make this FF anniversary such a huge success. I would mention names but my brain is full and I don t want to over think right now, it may hurt. The day started with pictures at Main Street Brewery in Alexandria, then a very nice bike ride, fantastic food (pig roast), plenty of beverages, music by Gray Matter, music also by Mike Miller, piano solo Stevie (Lone Wolf) Wonder lol, and the bike games. I especially liked the weenie contest. Santa and Shirley won the balloon toss. There was a slowest bike contest but there wasn t a category for us 3 wheelers. I guess that may have required too much time, lol. The best part of the whole night was the visiting and dancing with my fellow FF s. My loving wife Donna reminded me several times throughout the evening how badly I smelled from the hard day of riding and playing. She said I couldn t go near her unless I showered so at about 2 am it was off to the lake. Well, I won t go into details but what a riot we had. It was refreshing and very entertaining to say the least. Thank God there weren't any serious injuries, a definite do over. Oh, I do want to apologize to any women my smelly, sweaty biker body may have come into contact with. If I had to do it all over again, I probably wouldn't change a thing. I had a great time with all of you. I think we might have scared Kelly s mom back to Texas, what a nice lady. Ok everyone; I need to get ready to go enjoy some free brats and beer at the Beetles Ball game with Donna and her co-workers. You Freedom First iders are great and strong as ever, keep up the great work everyone. See you all in Litchfield. I can t wait to make some more memories with you. Oh! Oh! Scotty has a girl friend; Scotty has a girl friend, too cute. emember every one dies but not everyone lives. Make some memories and share some memories. Freedom First iders, ide safe, ide free, ide proud. You deserve it. Expect the Unexpected & Let Those Who ide Decide Santa OTHWEST ext meeting: Sunday, September 11th, The Hobo House, ewfolden, after the parade (around 9:30) Upcoming events: September 2nd-5th, 23rd Annual State ally, Meeker Co. Fairgrounds in Litchfield September 10th, Scott Shimpa Benefit ide, Duffers, Erskine, registration 8:00 am September 11th, ewfolden, 8:30 am It is really important to try and get as many bikes as we can to head the parade for this 9/11 Memorial Tribute. Scott Shimpa Benefit ide egistration starts at Duffers in Erskine Hello orthwest, It is crazy that it is already August but there is still a lot of great riding to do. Thanks to Lonnie and Melissa for sharing their grilling party with everyone! Those of you that have not experienced the State ally should head on down. It is a great time with great music, great food, and great people. Also try to make it to ewfolden on the 11th. Some suggested camping there on the 10th so it is not such an early morning. Hope to see everyone out and about! ever trade the thrills of living for the security of existence. ~Unknown~ Greg and Tina HEAT OF THE LAKES This evening my thoughts are on the end of summer, beginning of fall. ot that I don t enjoy summer but fall is my favorite time of year. The colors are so gorgeous the weather is more leather friendly and no mosquitoes. Biker Perfect! Besides that State ally is near. After that we still have many of those fall chapter parties to end another riding season. So get on your scooter and blow some leaves around. Take in the colors as you make your way to them upcoming events. Hope to have more information next month as we postponed last meeting! Murph OAD OISE 17

18 OTHEAST DISTICT DIECTO JEA AFOOZ (763) Just about to head out to Sturgis so I am writing this a little early! You are probably reading this at State ally. We will be having a ortheast District meeting the last Sunday in September. I will send out reminder s to everyone and hope we have a nice day for a fall ride to The Cricket in ock Creek. The meeting starts at 2:00 pm. Everyone is welcome, but the Chapter epresentatives are encouraged to make it or send a replacement to bring back information to your chapter. A lot of great ideas have been shared at these meetings and everyone benefits. I know this is short but it's late and I am getting up early to head out in the morning. As always, if I can be of assistance to anyone in the district please don't hesitate to call or me! I would be more than happy to help with anything I can. See ya' on the road! Hmmmm... I guess, Th-th-th-th-th-th-that's All Folks! (fade in the Looney Tunes soundtrack.) Jean (ed Hot Mama) Afrooz CETAL ext meetings: September 11th, Bubba s Bar & Grill, Sauk apids, 2:00 pm October 8th, Justin and Jessica s house in Foley, 4:00 pm After the October meeting we will be celebrating the 3rd annual Wing Fest in Foley. The address is: th Ave.E. or call (320) for directions. Bring a side dish to share at Wing Fest and a beverage of your choice. So once again it s our State ally time and I know a number of people will be reading this at the ally and for some it may be the first copy of the oad oise you have ever read. We all ride different types of bikes and we all ride for different reasons. The most common reason I hear from people is the sense of freedom. I thought I would share some the reasons I ride a bike and maybe you can relate to some or all of them. The first is freedom. I think about this as I am straddling a seat on a machine less that three feet wide rolling down the road on two wheels at 60 mph with no seat belt or any metal, glass or airbags around me. It has to be the closest thing to just sitting on a jet engine and flying at a very low altitude over hills and valleys. Second would be the wind in my face, bugs and all. Have you ever noticed all the aroma s you take in as you ride? There are so many smells that take me back to my youth the instant I smell them. There is the smell of dirt in the spring when the farmers are planting. There is the smell of fresh cut grass or hay, cow manure, fresh tar on a new road or a 1968 Plymouth with 440 or maybe a 1970 Chevelle with a 357 that takes me back to the muscle car era. The third is riding roads I have never been on before and seeing new landscapes or farms, bridges, lakes, rivers or maybe some redneck s place with so much junk piled around it you could take a picture and sell it as art. I bought a boat two years ago. I have not put it in the water yet. Every weekend when the weather is nice, rather than putting the boat in the water, I jump on the Harley and ride. I guess I didn t know just how much I like to ride when I bought that boat. I like to ride with friends in a group of bikers too. It s not too often you call up all your boat owner friends and go riding around on a lake or river with a pack of boaters. Well, one thing is for sure, everyone at the ally enjoys motorcycles and as members of A.B.A.T.E. we are all fighting to keep the freedom we now enjoy on the open road for whatever reason we ride. ide safe and enjoy the ally. From Zimtown, The ainman ainmancentral@aol.com If you re on Face Book check out our web page at ABATE M Central Chapter OTHEAST OTHEASTABATE@AOL.COM ext meetings: September 8th, ay's orth Pole Bar, aleigh Street, Duluth, 7:30 pm (ote date change to avoid conflict with the Labor Day Holiday weekend) October 6th, ay's orth Pole Bar, aleigh Street, Duluth, 7:30 pm ovember 3rd, ay's orth Pole Bar, aleigh Street, Duluth, 7:30 pm Upcoming events: September 10th, oad clean up, meet at the Sunset Bar at noon As I am sending this in, I can't believe it's already August and by the time we all read this it will be September. I'm praying to the motorcycle gods for a warm fall, this summer has flown by too quickly. This summer has been such a busy riding season that it was hard to attend every ride and event. But for those that I was lucky enough to go to, I had a blast. Thank you again to the Jack Pine iders Chapter and Wisconsin A.B.A.T.E. for a great time. We still have a few things left on our calendar; hope to see you all there! Please don't forget our road clean up on September10th, with enough people to help out, the clean up part goes quickly and we always make time for a little fun afterwards. We will meet at noon. I want to mention that many of our local runs and events have suffered from poor turn out this year. Support your local Chapters, MC's, etc. The riding season is short and a lot of effort is put into these events. Poor weather usually passes and many of these events had little to no rain, however the attendance was very low. Much time and money was wasted. Many of these events are fundraisers to support local charities and need your help to keep them going. Please look to the bike calendar or attend a meeting for events and runs. The summer may be over, but there is still a lot of great riding ahead. See you all soon. ide safe! Lisa 18 September 2011 A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota Inc.

19 SAD DUES ext meetings: September 11th, KJ's efuge in Orrock, 1:00 pm October 2nd, KJ's efuge in Orrock, 1:00 pm ovember 6th, KJ's efuge in Orrock, 1:00 pm December 4th, KJ's efuge in Orrock, 1:00 pm Upcoming events: September 24th, Cheetoz Fun un, leaving Stoney s at 1:00 pm Hey Sand Duners and friends, Wow, what happened to the summer? Hard to believe that as we are reading this we are already either at or past our State ally and summer is just a bunch of fond memories. It is time to really start watching for the kids at school and the critters jumping out of the ditches. ot that we ever quit doing that as motorcyclists. So as we enjoy the fall runs, enjoying our season change here in Minnesota, please ride safe. Our State Coordinator, Mack Backlund and the M MF State epresentative, Todd iba, both talked at length at the July B.O.D. about the importance of a strong showing at the State Capitol on Bikerday. We have a good amount of time to plan for that trip as it usually is in February. So try to make it this year and if you are unable to, stop and send an , letter, or make a phone call before Bikerday asking your representatives to support your fellow motorcyclists when they come to visit. Well on the lighter side, here are some pics, old and new. Congrats to Sand Dunes member Jodi for being named bartender of the Month in X magazine. Jodi works for Sand Dunes member Cheetoz, who owns Stoney's in ockville and he is having his first ever Cheetoz' Fun un on September 24th leaving Stoney's at 1:00 pm. A couple of stops, some pulled pork sandwiches by Leon at the end and a band. All for a free will donation to cover the food. There is also a pic of an unidentified Sand Dunes officer demonstrating the "Low Ball ace" at our rodeo, one of the new events that everyone seems to like. Chapter epresentative Matt at a past state rally, Stylin' on a now extinct ride. And last but not least, the Prez, first lady, Dusty Bottoms and Kurt at Freedom First's bike show during the A.B.A.T.E. U. weekend. Glad to see past members oss and oxanne Anderson are doing OK after their bike accident nine weeks ago. They have been a long time healing and oss now has to have some surgery. Best wishes for a quick recovery to you folks. Keeping in mind those men and women that are serving our country, be safe and return soon. All the best, ide free and ride often, George JACK PIE IDES ext meetings: Sunday, September 18th, Cricket Liquors in ock Creek, 2:00 pm Sunday, October 16th, Gas light Bar, Sandstone, 2:00 pm (Please bring a donation for the food shelf) Upcoming events: September 24th, Jack Pine iders host Oktoberfest in Sandstone. Hi Everyone, In Unc s excitement to get his bike headed towards Sturgis, he forgot to submit his grapevine so y all get my pretty boring one. I hope those of you who made Sturgis this year had a great, safe and adventurous trip. Hope to see you all at the Oktoberfest. For more Chapter/Event information, log on to our website Later for now, ochelle OAD OISE 19

20 METO ext meetings: September 13th, Sandy and Bill's, 7:00 pm October 11th, Jay's, 7:00 pm Upcoming events: September 2nd - 5th, A.B.A.T.E. of M State ally, Meeker County Fair Grounds in Litchfield September 11th, ational Day of Service and emembrance If you're reading this; then it's September and the days of summer are fading behind us. What did you do to make your summer worthwhile? Me? I brought Buddy Bears to children with my fellow A.B.A.T.E. members and some great people from the COC. I watched my momma buy a sweet little number and relearn the joys of riding a motorcycle. I ogled bikes that were sparkling out in the sun; bit my lip for the ones sitting out in the rain, the whole time daydreaming about just one of them being mine. I let motorcyclists merge in front of me because I know how not to crowd them and told myself I was setting a good example for other drivers. I looked twice not only when pulling out of a drive, but also when making a turn, merging on the highway, and changing lanes. I felt sheer joy in participating in this great thing called LIFE with this great organization called A.B.A.T.E. I couldn't ask for a better bunch of people to spend time with. FIEDS VS. BIKE FIEDS FIEDS: ever ask for food. BIKE FIEDS: Are the reason you have no food. FIEDS: Will say "hello". BIKE FIEDS: Will give you a big hug and a kiss. FIEDS: Will eat at your dinner table and leave. BIKE FIEDS: Will spend hours there, talking, laughing and just being together. FIEDS: Borrow your stuff for a few days then give it back. BIKE FIEDS: Keep your stuff so long they forget it's yours. FIEDS: Are for a while. BIKE FIEDS: Are for life. Until next time, ~Megs EAST CETAL ext meetings: October 2nd, Hunter s Inn, Cedar, 11:00 am ovember 6th, Hunter's Inn, Cedar, 11:00 am Hello East Central! Thank you to everyone who attended the Chapter Campout and those of you who made it to the State ally. I know all at both events had a great time. It's hard to believe the riding season is almost over. This has been a very hot/wet season. Hopefully you where able to get in some miles between the raindrops. The other day a coworker said he saw a motorcyclist wearing full leathers riding down the highway (at first he thought it was me) not wearing a helmet. He asked me what good is that leather if you don't protect your head. I told him it's about the freedom to choose. I could see by the look in his eyes he didn't understand. I broke the ice by telling him that leathers help save your tat's if you fall. He laughed; I then responded with your more likely to fall down the steps in your house and asked him how would he like if the government made a law that you had to wear a helmet every time you walked up or down stairs. I could see he was thinking about that one. I left him with one last statement. It's called freedom of choice and that is what makes America great. Keep the Chrome Side Up, Mark "ed" Braastad, President (763) IVE IDES ext meetings: September 11th, location to be determined... October 9th, location to be determined... Upcoming Event: September 10th, ide In Bike Show, Linwood ot much info for this month. I do hope everyone had a safe and great time in Sturgis and for most of you the 2011 State ally will also be behind us. I hope you got a chance to get out there and have a good time and support our cause. I would like to send out a big Congratulations to Brad Hansen who was voted in by the chapter as our new Vice President at July's meeting. We are excited to work with him and I promise you Brad, there WILL be work to be done! In addition, Steve "Chopper" Bolduc was voted in to head the Sergeant at Arms position. He did a fantastic job at our May fundraiser. People from the Jack Pine iders and The Guardians of the Children had nothing but fantastic things to say about him. He made the iver iders proud! Thank you Chopper and congratulations! The iver iders will be hosting a ide in Bike Show at the Linwood Family Fun Days in Linwood on September 10th from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. There is a $5.00 entry fee to place your bike in the show. Otherwise just come out and have some fun. There is also a car show that gets bigger every year and tons of fun things for the whole family! Dave (Papa Bear) Bolduc, President 20 September 2011 A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota Inc.

21 SOUTHWEST DISTICT DIECTO JIM O (320) SOUTHWESTDI@ABATEM.OG ext Southwest District Meeting September 24th, 2:00 pm at the Triple Grill & Bar in Kimball I want to give another big thank you for all the help at the July B.O.D. Thanks Larry for letting us invade your farm. And thank you to my four biggest helpers of the weekend, Dale & Wendy Steinborn, Mike Edgett and last, but not least, Kristie. She s the one that keeps me going in the right direction and makes sure I am where I need to be. And believe it or not she cleans up my spelling and grammar on these grapevines that I write. Thanks also on for bringing out the lunch wagon, it was very tasty. I know there were a lot more people that helped out, and I am grateful for each and every one of you. Here it is September; I could have sworn I just got my bike out about two weeks ago. As usual it has been a full summer. We even took time out and got our oldest son married off, that mean s he can t move back home, right? ow that the State ally is here (or just over for some of you reading this) fall is just around the corner and you know what fall brings out that s right, chili feeds and Chapter fundraisers. I hope everyone is saving a day of vacation from work to attend Bikerday at the Capitol, I know I am. We always need to stay vigilant and keep our guard up for whatever they might try and throw at us next year. ide safe, till next time, Jim BUFFALO IDGE ext meetings: September 10th, Lyndwood Tex Mex Bar, Lynd, 1:00 pm October 1st, Lyndwood Tex Mex Bar at 1:00 pm Sturgis ally riders have some of the best traveling weather we have had in years. The jet stream appears to be keeping the rain to the east of us and cool fair weather is the result. Hope you all had a great time at the rally. By the time you read this there is one supper gathering remaining at Wabasso, September 13th, we are planning on getting there early around 5:00 pm and hope to see you there. Hats off to Buffalo idge fundraiser helpers we made enough money to be able to get Buffalo idge A.B.A.T.E. into Silver status as a State ally Sponsor. on has promised warmer weather this year for the rally at Litchfield, Labor Day Weekend. We have our tickets, hope you ve got yours, we ll see you there! Got our first ripe tomato out of the garden last night, what a treat. There are two things money can t buy, true love and homegrown tomatoes. That's all I have for this issue. Finish out your riding season safe and sane; leave the partying for the end of the trail. Yours in Freedom, ick DD FEEDOM FIST PLAY? OAD OISE 21

22 GLACIAL IDGE ext meeting: Saturday, September 10th, 6:00 pm at ooney's in Sedan *ote date change Saturday, October 1st, 6:00 pm at ooney's in Sedan Saturday, ovember 5th, 6:00 pm at ooney's in Sedan Upcoming Events: Old Fashioned Saint icholas Party~ Saturday, December 3rd, 4:00 pm at ooney's in Sedan Hello All~ Another month has gone by and I really can't believe how fast this summer has gone! By the time ya'll read this, State ally will have come and gone. This year certainly has been a memorable one with all the hot, steamy days and sultry nights... the third hottest summer on record I heard. Minnesota has seen some bad flooding and storms this year as well, but I know our spirit has not been broken like the trees. I have seen neighbors coming together to clean up damage from Mother ature's wrath. What I haven't seen though, is A.B.A.T.E. members coming together as they have in the past. I know that Moose and I have had a hard year this past year and we have not been able to participate in events and attend meetings like we have wanted to, but I have not seen members (who have been able) supporting other Chapter s or State functions. This is disheartening to me because the camaraderie and support is what makes this organization so great. This is only one woman's opinion, take it for what you like. The last thing I wanted to say is congratulations to Derek and Brittany V. on the arrival of their daughter, London Harley VanLuik. She is a wonderful gift! Live by the Spoon~ Die by the Spoon~ Spoon SOUTHWEST ~*Support our Troops*~ ext meeting: Friday, September 9th at the ushmore Senior Center, ushmore, M 7:30 pm There seemed to be a mix-up with our grapevine article for August. I had it submitted on time. However, it didn't get into the correct hands for whatever reason to be published. I would like to apologize to my chapter for the mix-up. Burger nights brought the local community together in support of A.B.A.T.E. every other Wednesday at PD's in ushmore this summer. We held our last one for this summer on August 31st. Southwest Chapter held our first ever street dance on July 9th in ushmore, M. Live music provided by oad Trip out of Sioux Falls, SD. Southwest Chapter President Kevin Harberts and I would like to send out a HUGE THAK YOU to EVEYOE that stepped up in such a big way and helped pull off this huge event!!! Also THAK YOU to SWDD Jim Orn and his wife Kristie for attending!!! The local community appreciated the event and Kevin and I have received a lot of great comments about the performance of the band. Overall a great time was had by all!!! We'll see what happens for next year and possibly making it an annual event!?!? I hope everyone that went to Sturgis had a great time! Don't forget about our own A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota State ally in September at Meeker County fair grounds in Litchfield, M. While you are out and about on the area rides and at different events supporting other chapters, sell tickets for the bike raffle being held at the State ally. We need to get our gambling fund built up again, so we are able to continue to provide Buddy Bears. COGATULATIOS to Southwest Chapter for being 4th in selling raffle tickets for the A.B.A.T.E.U. affle in 2011!!!! We may be one of the smaller chapters, but this just goes to show that we should OT be underestimated!!! What is that saying, little but loud?!? Whatever it is, it's better in the wind. ~Author Unknown Until next time ~ Traci AE YOU O FACEBOOK? FID A.B.A.T.E. OF MIESOTA AD LIKE US September 2011 A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota Inc.

23 LAKE ext meetings: September 3rd, under the Chapter ally Tent in Litchfield, 3:00 pm October 1, 4pm Chapter Meeting Doc Holiday, Delano October 29, 4pm Chapter Meeting American Legion, Delano December 3, 4pm Chapter Meeting American Legion, Buffalo Upcoming events: September 3rd, Meet and Greet under the Chapter ally Tent in Litchfield, 2:00 pm September 4th, Lake Chapter Social Hour,5:00 pm to 6:00 pm *under the Chapter ally Tent in Litchfield October 1st, Highway pick up, St. Boni, 12:00 pm October 8th, Fall Colors un, leaves Delano at noon October 9th, Bowling for Kids, McPete s in Big Lake, noon to 2:00 pm February 4th, 2012, Grounded Hogs fundraiser at the American Legion, Buffalo I want to thank Doc Holiday s for the meeting space; it does work nice for us. We had a good turn out and it is always great to see so many friends; old and new! The chapter purchased some patches from the PAC and passed around sign up sheets for upcoming events. Congratulations were given to Becky and Dave on their wedding last month. We wish you the best in the many years to come. The chapter will be bowling for kids again this year on October 9th. This event benefits the Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Central Minnesota and is always a great time. There will be prizes, lots of laughs, and maybe some bowling too! If you would like to participate, contact Mitch at or mandmback@aol.com. If you don t want to participate, please sponsor someone who is. ominations are now being accepted for the Steven J Kreitlow Award. These should be submitted to Dawn by October 1st. That s all I have for now as it is time to pack for Sturgis! I sure love summer time, since it just doesn't get any better than this. If you have questions or comments you can contact the current Chapter President, Dawn iba, at (952) See you under the Chapter ally Tent CAMP FIEDSHIP BIKE SHOW. Until next time; Fare thee well, Mitch n COGATS TO FED FO GETTIG THE MOST VOTES, OF COUSE BAEY HELPED! OAD OISE 23

24 OLLIG PAIIE ext meetings: September 4th, 2:00 pm at State ally Campsite October 8th, 1:00 pm Village Inn, LaSalle October 29th, 5:00 pm, Todd Pankow's shop, potluck & Halloween party to follow Upcoming Events: September 2nd - 5th, State ally, Meeker Co. fairgrounds in Litchfield September 9th set up for Fallen Friends Memorial un at Buckshot's in Butterfield after 6:00 pm September 10th, Fallen Friends Memorial un, Buckshot's Bar in Butterfield, registration 12:00 pm run at 1:00 pm Hello olling Prairie Members, Since I didn't screw up June's Grapevine, Kelly let me write another one. Well the results are in for the three contests to win FEE State ally passes. Jill Jose won 1 Free State ally pass for selling the most State ally raffle tickets with 35 books, way to go Jill!!! unners up were Paul Dog, Kari Karschnik, Mike Taylor, and "Me". Jill Jose also won 2 more free State ally passes for recruiting or renewing the most members. The winners for the three remaining free State ally passes were: Doug Byro, ancy Ahern, and Kelly Lorenz. Then Bob "Tubby" Herman & Laurie Alt, owners of Minnesota Tubby's in Cobden, M, kindly donated their sponsorship State ally passes to be drawn also, those winners are: Cory Lorenz, Doug Louris, Cody Fedder, Leroy isk, Karen McLellan, and Connie Krause. If you aren't named above, hit up Jill because if my math is correct, she has 2 extra passes, ha-ha! It's getting time for our Fallen Friends Memorial un on September 10th at Buckshot's Bar in Butterfield. We have a great day planned starting at 12:00 pm with registration & lunch, which is included in the $10 fee for the run. We will leave at 1:00 pm for a 130-mile fun run. There will be prizes for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place scores. When we arrive back at Buckshot's, Cowboy will have an awesome BBQ dinner ready, for a reasonable price. There will be a live auction and then Dark Horse Band will play the rest of the night. 100% of the proceeds will be donated to the Watonwan County chapter of Beyond The Yellow ibbon, which is an organization providing services to deployed troops, families and the soldier themselves after their deployment. OH, I almost forgot!! You as olling Prairie Chapter members are doing an awesome job!! Keep recruiting and renewing expired members. As of August 1st our Chapter had 375 members!! Yeah that's not a typo, 375!! Keep it up and let's enjoy life at the top for a while!! LIVE FEE, IDE FEE!! obb Fehrman, President 99fatboy@live.com SOUTH CETAL ext meetings: September 3rd, 6:00 pm at the Meeker County Fair Grounds under the South Central tent. *** ote the place and time for the September meeting has been changed since we are all together for the ally, we will be holding it there!!!!! *** October 1st, 11:00 am at Bonfire Bar & Grill, south of Litchfield on Highway 22. ide after the meeting. ovember 5th and December 3rd, 11:00 am at Bonfire Bar & Grill, south of Litchfield on Highway 22. All meetings are the First Saturday of the month at 11:00 am Upcoming Events: September 2nd-5th A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota State ally at Litchfield ovember 19th, South Central Toys for Kids Fundraiser, 7:00 pm at the Bonfire Bar & Grill Yes, August was another busy month. With so many things going on at the same time our chapter was split up this month trying to make most of the events, but we were still well represented at all of them. Thank you to all the chapter members that helped out at the last minute and participated in the Halls of Magic show at the Meeker County Fair. Thanks to all the members who helped with road guarding for the Shane Piehl Fundraiser un. Thank you to all the members that took part in the Twine Ball Days parade in Darwin, setting up a membership booth in the park and selling rally raffle tickets. Also a big thank you goes to Joe and Patti Westphall for hosting the party and letting everyone camp at your house again. What a perfect way to end the Twine Ball event. A special Thank you goes to Jim Pease for planning and organizing everything for the Bike un to the St. Cloud VA. If you attended some or all of these events thank you for representing our chapter and for all your help, without you, we would not be able to do any of these things. Don t forget we changed our September meeting; it will be at the ally on Saturday under the South Central tent at 6:00 pm. If you are attending the rally please consider working a few shifts to help out, they need help at front gate, security, raffle ticket sales, products, etc. Our chapter is growing but we are still second in the State. So remember when your out and about carry extra tri-folds with you to promote A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota. There are just too many things to list. So all I can suggest is take a look at the calendar of events and get on your bike, grab a friend and ride. Check out our website listed above for Chapter minutes and to find out what we are doing as a Chapter or look us up on Facebook. To find out what else we will be doing plan on attending the next meeting and bring a friend or two along. Till next month, ide Safe and ide Free! Wendy The First Lady 24 September 2011 A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota Inc.

25 WAY WEST ext meetings: September 9, 2011, VFW, Appleton, M 7:30 pm October, 7, 2011, VFW, Madison, M 7:30 pm I hope everyone enjoyed Sturgis! Since I can't make another until my husband retires, I think of everyone who does make it every year! We made some changes at our last meeting. We are now alternating meetings between the Appleton and Madison VFW's. We backed up this month's meeting one week. Because not everybody's gonna make it to the ally and the meeting is at the Appleton VFW. So please note the change. We had a pretty good turn out for August's meeting. Let's try to keep that up. For the past couple of years we have had a Fall Fun un and we'd like to have one again - this year on September 24th. Depending upon whether or not Butch can get off work. We may need a new oad Captain. We will also need a chase truck and trailer. Please let me know if you can help out and can make the run. We always have a different route, good stops and a great time. Be sure to check the calendar in this issue and support runs and events for all the chapters you can get to. There are some great runs and events yet to come. The riding season is fast coming to an end, so everyone who can - get out & ride! ide safe and be sure to watch out for those cages cause you know they don t always watch out for us! Weyrlady SOUTHEAST DISTICT DIECTO TOY COPOA (507) SOUTHEASTDI@ABATEM.OG othing to eport this Month! IVE VALLEY ext meetings: September 11th, Eagles Club, Mankato, 1:00 pm October 9th, Eagles Club, Mankato, 1:00 pm Greetings, As you read this, it is hard to believe that we are already into September. For those of you that made it to the State ally, I hope you had a great time, family commitments kept me home, but there is always next year. Is it just me, but did the riding season seem to be shorter this year? It seems the older you get, the shorter the season gets. As you plan your fall runs, let s see as a chapter we can get a group together to support olling Prairie Fallen Friends Memorial un on September 10th. They do a lot to support our Chapter's functions, lets support thiers. As it gets closer to fall, remember to watch out for the deer as they move around. I just found out that a friend of mine, Scot Braun, was riding his bike and had a deer run into the side of the bike sending him and his rider into the ditch. The bike ended up with most of the injuries and they ended up with bumps and bruises. They were lucky! It just goes to show how carefully you ride there is always the unexpected. I have rattled enough. As always, together we ride free. Steve MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ext meeting: Sunday, September 18th, Crossroads Bar & Grill in andolph, 9:30 am As I'm writing this many Chapter members are at the Sturgis Motorcycle ally and we hope that all of them have a great time and return home safely. Our Buddy Bear run was postponed in July due to the extreme temperatures on our meeting date so we'll try again after our August meeting and hope to be more successful. Weather permitting we'll also have done a ditch cleanup in August. ide safe, Jill Kielblock, Chapter Secretary/Treasurer DO YOU HAVE YOU WITE TO IDE PATCH? OAD OISE 25

26 LOWE COE ext meeting: Sunday, September 11th, Stupid Loon oadside Saloon, acine, 2:00 pm Hello Lower Corners! I hope everyone who went to Sturgis had a great time and no problems of any kind and made it home safe. At our August meeting we only had officers show but that is normal for August so no real business was discussed. In September, we do need you to show up and participate because we have many issues facing A.B.A.T.E. this next year and the decisions we make now will show which direction A.B.A.T.E. will be going. As for me because of a change in my employment, we are looking for a new Chapter ep. This is sad for me because I truly enjoy the travel and meeting with all of the other eps. Our September meeting will still be at the Stupid Loon oadside Saloon but because of scheduling conflicts it will be on Sunday at 2:00 pm again. I hope everybody can make it! And as always ride free, ride safe Christopher Callier BIKE JOKE OF THE MOTH: Three Bikers, a Honda rider, a BMW rider, and a custom chopper rider were all sitting in a sauna. Suddenly, there was a continuing beeping sound. The Honda rider pressed his forearm and the beeping stopped. The others looked at him questioningly..."that was my pager" he said, "I have a microchip under the skin of my arm." A few minutes later, a phone rang. The BMW rider lifted his palm to his ear. When he finished, he explained, "That was my mobile phone. I have a microchip in my hand!. The chopper rider felt decidedly low tech. ot to be outdone, he decided he had to do something just as impressive! He stepped out of the sauna, and went to the bathroom. He returned with a piece of toilet paper hanging from his butt. The others raised their eyebrows and stared at him. The chopper rider declared, Well, will you look at that. I'm getting a fax." FLATLADES ext meetings: September 17th, Arrowhead Park, Freeborn, 1:00 pm *Bad weather location is TB3's Bar and Grill in Freeborn October 8th, Albert Lea Moose Lodge, 1:00 pm ovember 12th, Wells VFW, 1:00 pm Upcoming events: October 15th, Board of Directors Meeting, Crookston. Hellooooo Flatlanders! Wow September already? Where did the summer go! I hope everyone is having a great riding season, and made it to the State ally, and got home safe. With summer winding down so are the events for the Flatlanders, so look in your oad oise and find a chapter that has events going on and help support them. One event that our chapter had in August was the Write to ide party at Meghan and Ben s house. Thanks guys for hosting that party. This was to help people to learn how to form your letter, to know whom and how to send the letter. At the time of this writing this event has not happened yet, so I hope lots of people showed up and got their letters off. ow, remember to send the replies you receive to Frank Ernst, Trustee of A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota. I look forward to collecting the patches and rockers from Frank at the B.O.D. in October. Well it s a beautiful early August evening and sitting behind a keyboard on such a night should be a sin for a biker to do. So I will end my writing and get some wind in my face! Your State ep, Jeremy Mauseth TI-COUTY ext meeting: September 6th, Frank & Vicki Ernst home, 840 Cree Dr, Chanhassen , 7:00 pm Upcoming events: Labor Day weekend, State ally. September 24th Tri-County Fundraiser The August meeting was held at on and Sue Ernst s in Glencoe people attended. Thanks to them for allowing the meeting to be held at their home! I was not able to attend, as my grandkids are here from MI, and it s all about them! So, this posting will be short and sweet! Discussion included the September 24th Tri-County Fundraiser. The ride will start at Cys Bar in Chaska. Please, all of you Tri- County members should try to attend! This money all goes back into the chapter and it sure is a lot more fun when a lot of people are riding together! I also received a letter from the State, mentioning that the Adopt A Highway can resume as normal! So our highway pick up will be scheduled in October sometime! I can't believe I just said October, but there was no reschedule of this in our August meeting, so it will have to be sometime in October! Before the snow flies! (Wished I wouldn't have said that either)! Let s see if we can increase our membership somewhat. Bring a tri-fold to a friend s house, purchase the first one for a biker friend for his birthday or Christmas. Buy a membership for your biker kids, etc. See what we can do! Be Safe and Smart Out there... ger STAIGHT IVE o eport ecieved this Month! HAVE A STOY YOU D LIKE TO SHAE? SED IT ITO OADOISE@ABATEM.OG 26 September 2011 A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota Inc.

27 EVE TALK TO SOMEOE ABOUT A.B.A.T.E. OF MIESOTA AD JUST DO T KOW EXACTLY WHAT TO SAY? MAYBE THIS WILL HELP... CA I WEA A HELMET AD BE A MEMBE OF A.B.A.T.E.? YES, A.B.A.T.E. STIVES TO ESUE ALL MOTOCYCLISTS ESEVE THE IGHT TO CHOOSE TO WEA A HELMET O OT. A.B.A.T.E.'S STACE IS OT ATI-HLEMET, BUT ATI-HELMET LAW. DO I EED TO IDE A HALEY TO BE A MEMBE? O, A.B.A.T.E. IS A ADVOCATE FO THE IGHTS OF ALL MOTOCYCLISTS, AD EGADLESS OF WHAT O WHEE THEY IDE. DO I EED TO OW A MOTOCYCLE? O, A.B.A.T.E. COSISTS OF ALL ADVOCATES OF MOTOCYCLISTS AD MOTOCYCLIG. THE IGHTS OF WHICH MAY BE SUPPOTED BY AYOE WHO CAES, AD AE WELCOME TO DO SO. IS A.B.A.T.E. A MOTOCYCLE CLUB? O, A.B.A.T.E. OF MIESOTA IS A MOTOCYCLE IGHTS OGAIZATIO (MO). A.B.A.T.E. SEEKS TO POMOTE THE POSITIVE ASPECTS OF MOTOCYCLIG AD STIVES TO POTECT THE IGHTS OF MOTO- CYCLISTS BY BEIG IVOLVED I THE LOCAL, STATE AD ATIOAL POLITICAL POCESS. SAFE MOTOCY- CLIG, EDUCIG ACCIDETS AD FATALITIES CA BE BEST ACCOMPLISHED BY EDUCATIO AD TAIIG OF BOTH THE MOTOCYCLISTS AD THE GEEAL PUBLIC, OT ECESSAILY THOUGH ADDITIOAL LEG- ISLATIO. OBAMA SIGS LEAD LAW-EXEMPTIO BILL FO KIDS' OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES AUGUST 12, 2011 In a victory for families who enjoy responsible motorized recreation, President Barack Obama has signed into law a bill to allow the sale of kids' off-highway vehicles (OHVs) to continue, the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) reports. On Aug. 12, Obama signed into law H , introduced by eps. Mary Bono Mack (-Calif.) and G.K. Butterfield (D-.C.). The measure exempts kids' OHVs from the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) of 2008, known as the lead law. The CPSIA, which went into effect on Feb. 10, 2009, banned the making, importing, distributing or selling of any product intended for children 12 and under, including kids' dirtbikes and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), that contained more than a specified amount of lead in any accessible part that might be ingested. H cleared the House by a vote on Aug. 1 just before lawmakers went into their summer recess, and earned Senate approval by unanimous consent the same day. The new law is a victory that is the result of nearly three years of intensive efforts by the AMA and its partner organization, the All-Terrain Vehicle Association (ATVA), their members and millions of advocates of responsible OHV recreation. "Federal legislators deserve a lot of thanks for their tireless efforts, especially U.S. ep. Denny ehberg (-Mont.), U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and all the other lawmakers who supported an exemption," said AMA President and CEO ob Dingman. "Hundreds of thousands of parents, kids and motorcycling club members responded to AMA calls for action to contact their elected officials and their efforts, along with all those volunteers who circulated petitions and took other actions, brought this issue to the attention of Congress and turned the tide in our favor. COTIUED O PAGE 42 OAD OISE 27

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32 Motorcycle iders Foundation A number of inaccuracies and inconsistencies have been uncovered in examining data related to motorcycle crashes, injuries and fatalities. If the information is incorrect it can only lead to theories and conclusions that are also incorrect or, at the very least, suspect. Since much of the data is obviously flawed and most of the conclusions are therefore speculative at best, the only true solutions to motorcycle safety are proactive measures which prevent a collision from occurring at all rather than reactive steps that may offer some level of injury mitigation only after a crash has already taken place. ider education that prepares the motorcyclist to interact with other roadway users by learning and practicing the skills necessary for hazard avoidance and developing a strategy to deal with real world traffic is the primary component of a comprehensive motorcycle safety plan. Additionally, educating all motor vehicle operators to be alert and free of impairment as they share the road with others is critical in deterring crashes caused by inattention. When errors, omissions or inaccuracies are discovered in reports or statistics, it calls into question the integrity of results. Additionally, small numbers can be easily skewed by slight or seemingly insignificant variations. Furthermore, numbers may be exploited if uncharacteristic highs or lows are used as a baseline. one of these discoveries are intended to argue against helmet use, but rather to demonstrate that suggesting a helmet law is not the solution to motorcycle safety. Individual states need to maintain the ability to determine what measures best address the needs and desires of their residents as suggested in the ational Agenda for Motorcycle Safety (AMS) Comparison of studies is complicated due to varying criteria, wherein one report references riders, it is unclear if that includes passengers or specifically operators. Other papers may refer to the numbers of persons, crashes or vehicles intermittently.this can be quite confusing as the numbers are usually very close and are frequently compared in error. A Minnesota motorcyclist survived a crash only to be struck by a car while standing on the road attempting to flag down a motorist for assistance.this was subsequently counted as a motorcycle fatality. A Pennsylvania taxi driver, with multiple suspensions, was responsible for about two percent of the state s total motorcycle fatalities when he caused a crash with three motorcycles and killed five helmeted riders in a single incident. Motorcycle fatalities dropped by 10% in 2009 and preliminary reports indicate that 2010 numbers will be further reduced by at least 2%.The Motorcycle Industry Council advises that sales of replacement tires were up by 6.1% in 2010, suggesting an increase in motorcycle usage. A decrease in fatalities despite an increase in exposure would suggest that motorcycle safety and awareness programs, specifically rider education courses, have been successful. The ational Transportation Safety Board has investigated over 120,000 airplane incidents, over 60,000 surface transportation incidents, and just 6 individual motorcycle incidents in their entire 44 year history Apparently enough investigation to warrant adding mandatory helmet laws for motorcyclists on their top ten most wanted list. According to preliminary data from the Governors Highway Safety Association, states that have a mandatory adult helmet law had six fewer fatalities in 2010 than in 2009, while free choice states saw a reduction of 74. The state with the single largest decline in fatalities (Texas -60) is a choice state and a state which requires helmets on all riders tied for the greatest increase (ew York +24). FAS continues to include mopeds in motorcycle crash statistics despite the fact that most states do not require registration of these vehicles.this practice skews the most respected method of measuring the effectiveness of motorcycle safety programs, which is the ratio of accidents, injuries and fatalities per 10,000 registrations. For more information, contact Jeff Hennie, Motorcycle iders Foundation, , jeff@mrf.org 32 September 2011 A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota Inc.

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34 EW & EEWALS FO JULY 2011 Borderland Jim Carriere Buffalo idge Tom Johnson David atajczak Wendy Steinborn / Dale Steinborn Tom Johnson Kevin Johnson / Marlene Johnson orm Schneider Scott Wood / Connie Peters Julie Coons Dave Herzog / Liz Herzog Jason Anderson / Angela Anderson Amy enner Tom Aus / Laurie Aus Wesley Cole Bryon Berg / Maria Weber Stanley Hansen Levi Knobloch Marly Bootsma Dave Lundberg Cory Behrens Murray Sullivan Dennis Johnson Chris Pesch Gordon Eibensteiner John Breiling Mike Anlery Lee Houland / Sue Shenessen Jesse eyes Jr Dustin Cage Maurice Christianson / Mona Christianson Chad Petersen David Anderson / Alice Anderson Alan ewborg Central Keith Ashfeld / Stacy Vrchota Jerrod Kallberg on itter Dennis Poepping Steve Hollermann Steven Schwartz Dan Butler Michael olan Dennis ogers / Janette Konsor Shaun Gaebel Brad Fischer Kurt Strandberg / Sara Strandberg Bryan Brickweg / Jennifer Brickweg Dole Thull / Vicky Benner Tabttha Schuster Curtis Jones Jason Plante Calvin Becker obert Scott Thomas Eveslage Bryan Gondringer Shawn Primus Shawn Eggerth andall Weiss / Michelle Hoffenkamp ita Job Tom owe Steve Harren Brent Barhorst David Stumpf Joseph Kampa William Shaffer John Jensen / Lanette Fagerstron Tom Humphrey Jason Stueve / Tim Thielman Kim Oreskovich odney Fischer ay Burgstaler Jeff Garland / Laee Garland Bruce Schwartz Lowell Mazo Brandon Pakiston Steven Gribas Jeff Orbeck Kit Miller Jerome Brannan Bob Talberg Aaron "Wang" Molitor Jesse Cripe Isaah Bauer Gil Weitemier obert Hoppe / Kristine Esch Bryce Louden Adam Hoppe Thomas Hennen Larry Pagel Craig Kapsner Jack Stang Leroy Hulling Mark Magnuson Keith Fisher Jim Thull Dustin Berger Breck Swanson / ikki ipplinger Levi Moren Joe Febbo / Patty Febbo Kenneth Hoeschen Scott Erickson Jesse James Moore Jeff ogers East Central Stanley Spindler obb Yurch Katherine Mell-Bowers Loren Anderson Joel onallo Mark Schneppmueller / Laurie Schneppmueller Kevin Sukola / Kaye Daniels Mark Hendrickson Eric Klute John Podvin / Holly Podvin Mark Mines Kevin Amundson Tim Widhalm Dvaid eumann Jerome Folkema / Denise adermacher Flatlanders Paul Krause Dennis Gulbertson / Francee Gulbertson Jay Ernest r Jessie Hanson / Paula Hanson Jim Hellman / obin Hellman Charles Gaasedelen / Marcie Gaasedelen andy Henderson Steve Sopa Chad Sonner Troy Anderson / Brandie Anderson Dean eiter Donald Anderson Cecil Keithahn Terry Keithahn Lowell Steen / Vicki Steen Bruce Madsen Bill Anderson / Shelly Martin Jeff Hiller Craig Brase / Tamara Brase Jeff Evenson Jesse Larish ussell Engel Jr Troy anum / Marcia anum Dennis Erb Vincent Warner Freedom First iders Cal Wolf / Cindy Wolf David Ellingson John Christenson oger Spieker Brian Johnson / Karen Forcier Eugene Dohrer Greg Carter Timothy Mileham / Leah Lint obert oyes / Laurie Jensen aell Dybsand Jerry Triebenbach Luke Strand / Melinda Strand eese Aldrich / ikki Aldrich 34 September 2011 A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota Inc.

35 EW & EEWALS FO JULY 2011 Tom Slack Jr. / Char elson Brent Miller / Sonia Miller James Anderson / Lisa Moravec Jediah "Stumpy" Stump Darrell andall / Carla andall ay Stach / Dawn Stach Andrew Herickoff Dave oth / Amy oth Doug icker Andrew echtzigel Gary Knoll Paul Dean yan Twardowski Todd Lanoue ichard Blakeman Gene Mattila Taylor Lee Daryl Jensen Dave Olson James Hellermann George Hausske Jr Brad Twardowski Todd Luedtke Matt Ironi ory Erickson / achel Speth orman Schlosser Michael Schlosser Kim Anderson-Moen Marlin Braaten Michael Triebenbach Gerald Longhenry Tom Hellermann Glacial idge Victoria Harren Dean Solmonson Bruce eal Hilario Vargas / Kristi Morales Lyle Bengston Kristy McLaughin Daniel Hoffenkamp Terry oberts Brian Paulson Gregory Eveslage David Peterson James Hughes / Cheri Hughes Christopher Ficenec / Sheila Ficenec yan Ohnen / Tamara Ohnen Kyle Ficenec Brandon Zellmann / Angela Fruetel Brian Mackedanz / Lori Mackedanz Dale Maroschek / Cathy Schmitz Heart of the Lakes Joel Drewlow Craig Taylor Jack Pine iders Jed Brewster Floyd Pratt Tim Horseman Dan Olsen / Denise Olsen Bob Swenson ichard Ledin / Lavina Maki Leroy Price Jr Al Carfio eil Ostby / Carol Ostby Tim Castle / Elizabeth Schott Gary eiser ichard Bevill / Maggie Bevill ichard Anderson Jr. Matt Sutton Steven Wood / Gina Wood yan Johnson John Towle / Teresa Towle Tim Vargo / Miranda Avant Terry Splett Mark Skalicky Michael Johnson / Elizabeth Johnson Erick Schutz Sheldon Gallmeier Thomas Hicks Doc's Bar & Grill Jimmy Kroon Kevin Smith Ed Myhre Kurt Seidel Jory Carlson Christopher Tollefson Phil O'Connell Tom Horsmann Liz Ovick Tim Steeg / Betty Steeg Paul Korhonen / Tausha Haley Dawn Bohn Fred ordin / Jill Folkema Adam Pearson / Kris Pearson Eric oss / Becki oss Dale Wilkening Lake Tod Seibold Jim Pierson / Kelly Pierson Ziggy Holovnia Christopher Matthies Tim Busse Travis Strand Joe Crusoe Kent Lilligren Gary Klingelhoets Dennis Scherping Tim Lyrek / Michele Lyrek Dan Halvorson Daryl oberts ussell Haag / Linda Haag Bryan Berczyk / Patricia Berczyk Louis VanGalland / Kari Lynn Vanscoyk Darren Buranen Anthony Musta John Sager Stephen Plonski David Keskey Pamela Anderson / Hal Kruschke Mike Edgett / Sherry Edgett Leif elson Lyle Barfknecht en Ladd / Stacy Ladd Ernie Meyer / Linda Giesen Brad Arnold / Erin Fredricks Chris Warneke / icole Warneke Dave Truax Matthew Hermanson / Tamara osengren David Grommersch / Paula Grommersch Monte Suckut Jason Bellefont onald Eason Crystal Mathews / Greg Mathews William Painschab / Danette Painschab Troy Cichon Paul Sandberg Sean Parker / Lori Smith Scott Olson Daniel Egan Lee Pomeroy / Michelle Lund Denny Winble Debora Gatz Paul Peikert oss Luebke Scott Miller Paul Keskey Kurt Sabo Jeff Hochstadler / Sarah Hochstadler ichard Van Horn / Myra Van Horn William Kerzie Curt Kotsonas / Amy Gunn Emerald Frey Cari Jones Lower Corner Walter Sommer Jr. / Sheri Sommer Guinn Minter / orine Minter Dean Hotschulte Christopher Brink Dustin Barker Bruce Carlson Ken anthun Scott Stephan / ebecca Stephan OAD OISE 35

36 EW & EEWALS FO JULY 2011 Brian Degnan Isaac Hurst Jay Alrick / Crissi Schulz Brad Stephans / Karen Stephans Tim Sohen Andrew Meyerhofer Shane Moore / Carla Moore Gayle oyes Greg Lemmer Brad Beckman / Judy Beckman Steve Amdahl Elia Hurst Michael Kubat John Sohen Jerry Thorpe David Sommer Dean Kafka / Cama Kafka Todd Horgen / Billie Jo Horgen Metro Jose Marrero Chris Zins / Jeni Zins Steven Schultz Jason Good Jard DeVille / Jennifer DeVille ick Wandmacher Greg Mortensen on Bradley Matthew Berens Shawn Pehrson / Jessica Pehrson Jeffrey Bradt / Valarie Bradt Jason Vanliere John Polak Jeffrey Sisk Patrick Hanna / Michelle Hanna Jody Dehn onald Chermak Christian Bayerl Chad Bradley James Sneen / Jean Frye Michael Thompson Brian Maguire John Giancana obert Beck Jeanne Fleigle Terry T Johnson / Julie A Johnson Dale Carlson / Dana Felde Kat Fitzgerald Michael Cunningham / Judy Cunningham onald Schmitz Joel elson / Shari elson Adam ottrbacher / Alyssa Miskowic Stephen Aorunes Gary Brown Doug Deblois / Stephanie Hentges Dennis Olson / Scharline Olson Jennifer Mills Frank Charles Jr. / Lynne Charles John Ohl athan Lueck David Sanders Daniel Yanity Andy Dang Patrick Kearney Wayne Hendrickson Ken Albrecht Elmer Stevenson Tom Costanzo andall Schoeborn Bill Morrisette Gary DeMullin Sean Ohl Waldo Lopez Duane Koroll Don Sibbet Brian Kruschke Steven Carlson Bill Adelmann Lisa McKoskey John Adelmann Brian Stoffel Chuck Cordes ichard Torgerud / Laurie Torgerud andy Froehlich / Diana Melton obert Johnson on eineke Jim French Lonn Anderson Anna Poss Mississippi Valley Craig ichter / ancy ichter Tim Brazee / Christy Brazee Patrick Sanders Dan Born Stanley Koester Joseph Paavola / Julie Paavola William Gullickson / Karen asmussen Kenneth Olson C.. Bassett / Jud Bassett orth Star Jim French Penny Schroeder / Dane Schroeder Jeffery Finley / Joanne Finley ortheast ay Strecto Craig Anderson Gary "Pete" Peterson David Barnik Don Yrjanainen / Andrea Yrjanainen Kyle Caskey Gene Francis / Diane Francis Thomas Herring Steven Burt Tom eedham Mitie Lonette Bruce Francis / Bonnie Francis orthwest Travis Embretson / Tina Embretson Bruce Hodgson / Glennis Winand Eric LaPlante Tim Hall / Yvette Boutain Justin oss Sean Hicks / Kelly Hicks Kent Bushard / Linda Jensen Chris Luckow / Julia Toso Lonnie Greenlee / Melissa Westlake Steven Haglund / Marcia Haglund iver iders Brad Stevensen James ocker Jeremy Manderscheid Chris Goettig / Amber Goettig Barbara Johahek Patrick Granberg Zac Johnson Mark Congley Darwin Erickson Michael Kratzke / Lana Meier Bill Boese Jason Kellerhuis obert Bach / Annette Bach David Krois iver Valley Brian Dehn / Tanya Butson Gary Schaper obert eichel / Holly eichel Dan Mages Blake Guentzel / Allison Karau Jeremy Schwander / Brooke Godden Shayne heingans Michael inder Glenn Janni George Larsen John Covey Shawn Johnson adley Sorenson Kalyn Larson Charles Soeffker Joel Heinen Jeff Buck John Kenning Paul Wiemann / Beverly Breyer Louis Krohn Kim Truelove Gary Witt Thomas Clark / Connie Clark 36 September 2011 A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota Inc.

37 EW & EEWALS FO JULY 2011 Jeffry Schaak / Margaret Schaak Todd Becker / Dorise Becker Daniel Herrmann Dave Tupper Bryan Ehlers Joe Goor Gregory Luscombe / Vicki Avery Tim Schneider Dan Leiding Brad Volk Thomas Simonson / Diane Eid Lola Phelps / Korwin Giese Jesse Bartholmey / Kristin Larson Harold einhart Bobbe Garvick Jr. Alan Aspelund Jim Prom / Lisa Prom Dwight Weise / Kim Thissen obby Hiniker / Michelle Buchholz Denny Klugherz Matt Zumwalt / Jennifer Zumwalt Mike Burgess / Debborah Burgess andy Sorenson Joseph oesch / Mary oesch Troy Barke Kurt Klaustermeier Michael Wentura Scot Braun Myron Isaacson Joe Moravec Tyler Zollner Emmett Maxfield / Michelle Wolfe Todd Kimpton Stephen Volk / Mary Volk Mike Goltz Kenton Giese Dan Doering olling Prairie Seth einke / Bonita Mages John Fedder Larry McMullen / Barbara McMullen Scott Beyer Luana Graf Tammy Bulock / Kari Bulock andy Donahue / Lorna Donahue Jeffrey Olson / Sandra Male Jeff Sinn / Beth Sinn John Eager Scott ichey Ken Garman Geoffrey Johnson Steven Smith / Michelle Smith Douglas McLellan / Karen McLellan Chad Olson / Hannah Olson andy eed / Lori Ann Gilbertson Matt Marsh Blair Haler Byron Day / Mary Day Mark Harmdrenks / Heather Alsdorf Joyce Bloomquist Jacob ewman / Jennifer Peters Ernest Grunewald Jeff oskop Mike Meels Greg Johnson Bradley Stauffer / Becky Stauffer Matt Dane Doug elson / June elson Michael Clancey / Karen Mussmann Aaron Schmidtgal / Mindy Schmidtgal Shawn yan / Faith yan Devin Goor Dean Oechsle Pam Mausling Dustin Sargent / Michelle Blaschko Mark Schultz ussell Mileham Harry Hale / Debbie Hale Garry enenschwander Jon W (Trashy) Smith / Sherry Kaveney Adam Sward Doug Byro / Kari Byro Michael Marsh Frank Youngwirth Charles Youngwirth Jason Hill / Tami Hill Dennis Herring ob Jones Brian Steffensmeier / Jodie Steffensmeier ick Weber / Pam Weber Keith agel / Carla agel Dvid Ostroviak oy Peterson / JoLinda Peterson Anthony Tate Thomas Bolster David Garman Greg Sokoloski / Sara Becker-Sokoloski Sand Dunes Braden Larson Craig eadel Thomas Gohman Tom Williams Lester Thooft David Ziemke / Katy Britt Travis Schulz Gary Sundeen obbie Luukkonen / Kanlugh Monroe Dennis euhring Terry Holzinger Mark Knauf ick "Cowboy" Thelen / Sherri Lynn Peterson Stephen Stano / Sandy Hunczak Brian Dargis Jay A Schulz South Central Bryan Peterson / Heidi Peterson Steve Karnik / Carolyn Bargman Steven Brelje Jon Zaska Steve Quimby Keith Dressen / Becky Sickmann Jon Olson Jesse Decker / Brittany Erickson Tim Benson Daryl St. John Karmen Uecker / Jamie Uecker Joel Zellmann / Lisa Zellmann Greg Whitcomb Jacob Kelly Andrew Bogatzki / Kathy Bogatzki Mark Grewe / Diane Grewe Kary Opitz / Dorothy Opitz Todd Elbert Dale Sickmann / Lisa Mans Craig Smith Curt Stubbs / Shelly Stubbs Steve Frauendunst / Marsha Frauendunst Dennis Burnette / Melva Burnette Jason Stiller / Karri Deblois Jeremy Linder / Sarah Linder Mike Scharping Gerald Kelly / Sandy Kelly ick Laabs Scott icolay Bob Powers / eae Powers Ervin owak / Teresa owak Dennis Dillon James Myers Mark Wentzlaff / Debra Wentzlaff Scott Bjornson / Lisa Bjornson Ardell Hielle Todd Johnson icky Desmith / obin Desmith Amy Thomas David ieland / Leah ieland Eric Werner / Beverly Werner obert ielsen / ochelle ielsen Henry Matz Don Barber / Dawn Barber George eichel Marilyn elson Scott ustin / Jordan ustin John Kelly Ken Inselmann OAD OISE 37

38 C A L E D A O F E V E T S September 1 Motorcycle PAC of Minnesota BBQ, Meeker County Fairgrounds, Litchfield, 5:00 pm 8:00 pm September 2-5 A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota s State ally, Meeker County Fairgrounds, Litchfield MWMC (Max s Bash), oosevelt September 3 Lake Chapter meeting, Meeker County Fairgrounds, Litchfield, 3:00 pm South Central Chapter meeting, Meeker County Fairgrounds, Litchfield, 6:00 pm September 4 Gambling Committee meeting, Meeker County Fairgrounds, Litchfield, 11:00 am olling Prairie Chapter meeting, Meeker County Fairgrounds, Litchfield, noon Minnesota Motorcycle Dial-A-ide Committee meeting, Meeker County Fairgrounds, Litchfield, 2:00 pm September 6 Tri-County Chapter meeting, Frank and Vicki Ernst s home, Chanhassen, 7:00 pm September 8 ortheast Chapter meeting, ay s orth Pole Bar, Duluth, 7:30 pm September 9 Southwest Chapter meeting, ushmore Senior Center, ushmore, 7:30 pm Way West Chapter meeting,vfw, Appleton, 7:30 pm September 9-10 St. Croix Valley iders 21st Annual Chili Feed. More info: September 10 Scott Shimpa Benefit ide, Duffers, Erskine, registration 8:00 am 10th Annual Lakeland Hospice Motorcycle ide, Lakeland Hospice parking lot, Fergus Falls, registration 10:00 am, ride leaves at noon. More info: Buffalo idge Chapter meeting, Lyndwood Tex Mex Bar, Lynd, 1:00 pm olling Prairie Chapter s Fallen Friends Memorial un, Buckshot s Bar, Butterfield, registration noon, ride leaves at 1:00 pm iver iders Chapter s ide In Bike Show, Linwood Family Fun Days, Linwood, 1:00 pm-4:00 pm Glacial idge Chapter meeting, ooney s, Sedan, 6:00 pm September orth Star Chapter s Bike ally and camp out, Dane and Penny Schroeder s property, Bemidji. More info: Dane (701) , Penny (218) September 11 orthwest Chapter meeting, The Hobo House, ewfolden, 9:30 am iver Valley Chapter meeting, Eagles Club, Mankato, 1:00 pm Sand Dunes Chapter meeting, KJ s efuge, Orrock, 1:00 pm Central Chapter meeting, Bubba s Bar & Grill, Sauk apids, 2:00 pm Lower Corner Chapter meeting, Stupid Loon oadside Saloon, acine, 2:00 pm iver iders Chapter meeting, location and time TBD September 13 Metro Chapter meeting, Sandy and Bill s home, 7:00 pm September 17 A.B.A.T.E. U Committee meeting, Paddy Wagons, Coon apids, 11:00 am Flatlanders Chapter meeting, Arrowhead Park, Freeborn, 1:00 pm Publications Committee meeting, Baker Printing, Spicer, 1:00 pm Borderland Chapter meeting, Sportsman s Lodge, Baudette, 2:30 pm September 18 Mississippi Valley Chapter meeting, Crossroads Bar & Grill, andolph, 9:30 am September Fest Motorcycle Show, Assumption Church, Morris, 11:00 am-3:00 pm. Jack Pine iders Chapter meeting, Cricket Liquors, ock Creek, 2:00 pm September B Scenic ide, C Adult Campground, Black iver Falls, WI. More info: MF s 27th Annual Meeting of the Minds, Sheraton Detroit Metro Airport, omulus, MI. More info: September 24 Tri-County Chapter s Fund aising ide, Cy s, Chaska, registration 10:30 am, ride leaves at noon Southwest District meeting, Triple, Kimball, 2:00 pm Freedom First iders Chapter meeting, The Miller s home, Carlos, 6:00 pm Jack Pine iders Octoberfest, Sandstone September 25 ortheast District meeting, Cricket Liquors, ock Creek, 2:00 pm EMEMBE FIEDS OF A.B.A.T.E.? BIKE FIEDLY BUSIESSES THAT WOULD GIVE A DISCOUT JUST FO SHOWIG YOU A.B.A.T.E. OF MIESOTA CAD. WE WOULD LIKE TO FID THESE BUSIESSES AD SPOTLIGHT THEM HEE I THE OAD OISE. IF YOU KOW OF SUCH A BUSIESS PLEASE SED THEI AME, ADDESS, PHOE UMBE AD WEBSITE TO OADOISE@ABATEM.OG 38 September 2011 A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota Inc.

39 C A L E D A O F E V E T S October 1 October 2 October 6 October 7 October 8 October 9 October 11 October 14 October 15 October 16 October 29 ovember 3 ovember 5 ovember 6 ovember 12 ovember 19 ovember 26 South Central Chapter meeting, Bonfire Bar & Grill, Litchfield, 11:00 am Buffalo idge Chapter meeting, Lyndwood Tex Mex Bar, Lynd, 1:00 pm Lake Chapter meeting, Tommy Sue s, St. Bonifacious, 4:00 pm Glacial idge Chapter meeting, ooney s, Sedan, 6:00 pm East Central Chapter meeting, Hunter s Inn, Cedar, 11:00 am Sand Dunes Chapter meeting, KJ s efuge, Orrock, 1:00 pm ortheast Chapter meeting, ay s orth Pole Bar, Duluth, 7:30 pm Way West Chapter meeting, VFW, Madison, 7:30 pm Lake Chapter s Fall Colors un, American Legion, Delano, sign-in 10:30 am, run leaves at noon Flatlanders Chapter meeting, Moose Lodge, Albert Lea, 1:00 pm olling Prairie Chapter meeting, Village Inn, LaSalle, 1:00 pm Central Chapter meeting, Justin and Jessica Loidoit s home, Foley, 4:00 pm Ways and Means Committee meeting, McPete s Sports Bar and Lanes, Big Lake, 10:30 am Bowling for Kid s Sake, McPete s Sports Bar and Lanes, Big Lake, noon iver Valley Chapter meeting, Eagles Club, Mankato, 1;00 pm iver iders Chapter meeting, location and time TBD Metro Chapter meeting, Jay s home, 7:00 pm ally Committee meeting, America s Best Value Inn, Crookston, 6:30 pm Gambling Committee meeting, America s Best Value Inn, Crookston, 7:00 pm A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota s Board of Directors meeting America s Best Value Inn, Crookston, 9:00 am Publications Committee meeting, America s Best Value Inn, Crookston, following the B.O.D. Jack Pine iders Chapter meeting, Gas Light Bar, Sandstone, 2:00 pm Lake Chapter meeting, American Legion, Delano, 4:00 pm olling Prairie Chapter meeting, Todd Pankow s shop, St. James, 5:00 pm, followed by a Halloween Party and potluck Freedom First iders Chapter meeting, Leaf Valley, Mercantile, Garfield ortheast Chapter meeting, ay s orth Pole Bar, Duluth, 7:30 pm South Central Chapter meeting, Bonfire Bar & Grill, Litchfield, 11;00 am Glacial idge Chapter meeting, ooney s, Sedan, 6:00 pm East Central Chapter meeting, Hunter s Inn, Cedar, 11:00 am Sand Dunes Chapter meeting, KJ s efuge, Orrock, 1:00 pm Flatlanders Chapter meeting, VFW, Wells, 1:00 pm South Central Chapter s Toys for Kids Fundraiser, Bonfire Bar & Grill, Litchfield, 7:00 pm Freedom First iders Chapter meeting, Herby s Bar Grill & Café, Carlos CHECK OUT PAGES 34, 35, 36, 37 & 40 DID YOU GO TO ALGOA AD SIG UP TO BE A MEMBE OF A.B.A.T.E. OF MIESOTA? IS YOU AME SPELLED IGHT? AE YOU I THE COECT CHAPTE? BE POACTIVE... CALL THE STATE OFFICE AD LET HE KOW OW IF YOU OTICE A EO. 1(800) OAD OISE 39

40 EW & EEWALS FO JULY 2011 Charisse arragon / Cameron arragon Mark Opitz Stacy Puckett obert Kingman Jennifer Lindeman Peter Lindstrom Mark Forcier Joey Whitcomb Ken ichter Jr. / Paula Abraham Edward Weiland Travis etzlaff / Danielle Carman Darcy Michener Chris Gjerstad / Tina Bishop Corey Carpenter Chad Carpenter Lance Messner Southwest Geoffrey Keller Scott all Dennis Paplow / Shannon ace Bill LaPlante / Kristy LaPlante andy Sasse Scott Benson Milt Schuur Mark Madtson Glenn Klingenberg Gary Elsbecker / Marcia Elsbecker Al Ahlers / Maria Ahlers Casey Ingenthen on Prins ussell eese Marshall (Bud) Kooiman Thad Lambert / Jodi Schuur Brad Hoekstra / Sheryl Hoekstra Donald Hablah ick elsen / Deb elsen John Fitzgerald Martin Engler / Tamara Knutson-Englen euben Leslie / obin Leslie Brian Gass Mark Versteeg Gregory Ommen Walter Vogt Dan Baerenwald Brock Thielbar Gary Klenken / oberta Klenken Straight iver Greg Love / anci Love Daniel Halla Christopher Johnson Scott ing Mike Kahler / Fran Price Kenneth Campbell / Pamela Campbell Larry eiter Jason Aarentz Jeanne Hlavae Adam Skluzacek David otty Jeff Lemke Dan Parsons Jeff eiter Patrick Duchene Tyrone Milke / Christina Jobe Gerald aetz / Jillayne aetz Scott Eggert Craig Joecks / Georgette Hanson uss Vlasak Loren Martin / Jennifer elson Darryl Giese Don iewe Joshua Emmerson Tri-County ick Farrell / Mercy Eisenreich Charissa Trottier / Sadie Virik Tylor eiter Dennis Akers / Barbara Akers andall Hein / osemary Mohlin Josh Wakefield / Serenity Cox Paul Hein David Underwood Jedidiah Derhaag Shelly Olson Gary Pautsch Gary Sanchez Dave Barringker ick Stedger Bradley Stier Dennis Carlisle Debbie Cavalier Mark Morgan Larry Schoenbauer David Johnson / Paula Johnson Jerry Antil James Zalesky / Jessica Langdon Steve Otto Angelo Mongelluth athan Heinz Sarah Tietz Steven Lillehaug / Cammie Lillihaug Mitchel Malone / Kathryn Malone Brenda Mathison Anthony Olson Matt Meyer Jeff Exe / John Karlovich Scott Garlie Todd Krueger ichard Weiland onald Swanson Jacob Ham / Courtney Weiss euben Kokesch Matt Brostrom Thomas Ziener / Sandi Braun Bill Koch Patrick Ichens / Alli Buesgens Michael Brown Leroy Gunhus ichard Oswald Glen Bergman / Debbie Hennen-Bergman Daniel Buesgens / Crystal McGarry Gary Hible / Julie Folger Michael Michaud Dave Otterues Craig Swanson / Cindy Hitland Patrick Kahler Dean Madson Jason Kimpton Tom eis / Colleen Sullivan Jeff Dibble Mike edmond / Mary Windhauser Kenneth Bretz Eric Krichter Blasé Anderley / Kelly Anderley Chris Kubes Melissa einitz obert Fredrickson / Liz Fredrickson icholas Braith / Beth Franck Fred Weckwerth Gunnar Mann Daniel elson athan Hanson Kevin Shanahan Craig Stahl / icole Madison Cory Kotz Larry Judish / Leola Judish Mark oe Brett Oldenburg / Kimberly Oldenburg Allen Schmitz Daren Groth / Berilynn Groth Tony Schultz Keith Clobes Kevin einitz / Becky Kelly Way West Dave Schultz / Dorothy Schultz Jeff Kelly Dustin Swetfeld Tim Longman / Jody Longman Michael C Johnson / ebecca M Johnson Eldon Haas / honda Fisk icky Molden ick Larson / Crystal Plate 40 September 2011 A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota Inc.

41 BUSIESS OF THE MOTH MIESOTA TUBBY'S I COBDE, M Minnesota Tubby's in Cobden, M was opened in the fall of 2010 by Bob "Tubby" Herman and Laurie Alt. Minnesota Tubby's is biker friendly and has a full menu with good burgers and steaks. Tubby and Laurie have been extremely generous to A.B.A.T.E. of M; they donated $500 to Dial A ide and another $500 to our State ally!! They also gave their Free Sponsorship ally passes to be given away at the olling Prairie August 2011 Chapter meeting. Stop in for friendly service, good food and drinks. BIKE OF THE MOTH 2007 H-D ELECTA GLIDE ULTA CLASSIC OWE: OLLIG PAIIE MEMBE TODD PAKOW OF ST. JAMES BUILT BY: FAT BAGGES IC. AFTE A 8 HOU TIP TO PUCHASE THE BIKE, HE ODE IT TO STUGIS THE EXT DAY! THE MOTOCYCLE WAS FEATUED I AMEICA BAGGE MAGAZIE. OAD OISE 41

42 VIKIGS IDE FO LIFE I D LIKE TO THAK ALL THE A.B.A.T.E. VOLUTEES WHO HELPED O THE VIKIGS IDE FO LIFE TO BEEFIT THE CHILDE S FUD. EVEYOE S HELP WAS GEATLY APPECIATED! JO STUTELBEG METO CHAPTE A.B.A.T.E. OAD GAUDS FO VIKIGS IDE FO LIFE. OT PICTUED: CAOL AD JOH OLSO. COTIUED FOM PAGE 27 OBAMA SIGS LEAD LAW-EXEMPTIO BILL FO KIDS' OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES AUGUST 12, 2011 "I'm sure that those letters, s and telephone calls to Congress had a major impact in convincing lawmakers to exempt OHVs from the lead law," Dingman said. "I'm also convinced that the AMA Family Capitol Hill Climb held on May 26 played a major role, since it put a human face on the issue by showing lawmakers the kids and families who are suffering because of the CPSIA. "I want to thank acer X magazine, Doublin Gap Motocross Park, Mason Dixon iding Association 6 and 7, Tomahawk MX Park, the Middle Atlantic Motocross Association, Budds Creek Motocross Park, High Point aceway, and advocates such as the Yentzer family and Moto-Patriot ancy Sabater, who brought youngsters to Washington, D.C., for the AMA Family Capitol Hill Climb to lobby their lawmakers," he said. Dingman also thanked other organizations and individuals that worked diligently on the effort, including the Motorcycle Industry Council and Specialty Vehicle Institute of America, which represent the motorcycle and ATV industries; the motorcycle enthusiast and trade media; Sean Hilbert, president of Cobra Motorcycles, which makes kids' dirtbikes; the Coombs family and Tim Cotter of MX Sports, which has conducted the famed AMA Amateur ational Motocross Championship featuring thousands of promising young riders for the past 30 years, and Kirk "Hardtail" Willard, president of the Motorcycle iders Foundation. "I want to extend a very special thanks to Malcolm Smith, a member of the Motorcycle Hall of Fame, who brought a lot of attention to the unfairness of the lead law when he hosted a media event at Malcolm Smith Motorsports and sold some youth OHVs as a symbolic gesture to protest the law," Dingman said. The AMA has been at the forefront of the fight to exclude child-sized motorcycles and ATVs from the CPSIA since early The association has participated in news events to focus media attention on the issue, lobbied on Capitol Hill, and organized campaigns to encourage riders and parents to contact their federal lawmakers and key decision-makers to exempt kids' OHVs from the CPSIA. As a result, every single member of Congress, as well as members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), has received powerful statements from members of the AMA and ATVA. The AMA magnified these efforts through its "Kids Just Want to ide" campaign. To read more of what the AMA has done in its efforts to exempt kids' OHVs from the CPSIA, go to Aimed at children's toys, the CPSIA ensnared kids' dirtbikes and ATVs because trace levels of lead can be found in parts such as batteries and brake calipers. Other children's products were also affected by the CPSIA, such as books, clothes and microscopes. The CPSC, which is responsible for implementing the CPSIA, delayed enforcement of certain parts of the law until the end of this year, granting a reprieve for child-sized dirtbikes and ATVs. That gave those concerned about the law time to change it before the reprieve ended. 42 September 2011 A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota Inc.

43 A.B.A.T.E. of M Tri-County Fund aising IDE Supporting Motorcycle ights in Minnesota September 24, 2011 ide starts and ends at Cy s in Chaska Corner of M 41 and Chaska Blvd 501 orth Chestnut Street, Chaska, M egistration starts at 10:30 ide leaves ain or Shine at 12:00 $15 Includes ide and Meal Anything on Wheels Welcome! A portion of the entry fee goes toward Motorcycle PAC Keeping you Free to ide! Donations made to A.B.A.T.E. of M are not tax deductible Saturday, Sept. 10th, 2011 Buckshot s Bar, Butterfield, M egistration begins at noon Cost : $10.00 (lunch is on us) Live Auction Dark Horse Band Free Camping (on site) Cowboy Southern Grillin serving from 5 till gone All Proceeds Given to Beyond the Yellow ibbon of Watonwan County OAD OISE 43

44 A SOLDIE'S LIFE OF EVE HEAIG YOU PECIOUS VOICE, IT SEEMS THAT I LIFE THEE AE CETAI TIMES WHICH AE MOE THA "SIMPLY UFAI" WHE OU HEATS SEACH FO BETTE ASWES BUT CAOT SEEM TO FID THEM THEE AD SUCH IS THE CASE AT YOU PASSIG COTEMPLATIG THE BIEFESS OF YOU LIFE. ALL THE GEAT THIGS THAT YOU STILL WOULD HAVE DOE IF YOU'D BEE GATED A LITTLE MOE TIME. IT IS'T DIFFICULT TO EVISIO THE POSSIBILITIES. FO LOOK AT WHAT YOU'D ALEADY DOE, THE DIFFEECE YOU HAD MADE I SO MAY LIVES. THAT YOU LIFE EEDED O FUTHE TESTAMET THA THE GOODESS YOU HAD ALEADY GIVE. BUT EGADLESS OF THE EASO FO WHY SO SOO YOU HAD TO PAT, WE WILL MISS YOU EVEY SIGLE DAY OF OU LIVES FO YOU WEE THE PIDE OF OU HEATS! THAK YOU FO BEIG OU EXAMPLE ISPIIG US THOUGH YOU COUAGE AD DIVE WE'LL CHEISH ALL THE PECIOUS MEMOIES THAT YOU LOVIGLY CEATED I OU LIVES FO TULY YOU LIFE EFLECTED A WISDOM THAT FEW, SO YOUG, CA SEE..." I ALL THAT YOU HAD BECOME PEHAPS YOU WEE SIMPLY TOO GOOD FO THIS LIFE SO GOD CALLED YOU BACK TO HEAVE. WITTE & SUBMITTED BY: JODY DEH 44 September 2011 A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota Inc.

45 51 years of riding and 30 years representing bikers who are hurt or in trouble in Minnesota. CALL St. Cloud (320) Ask your friends about us. If you have any legal problem and you wonder what to do CALL US and we will find someone to Help! Division Street Waite Park, M Justice For the Injured OAD OISE 45

46 C l a s s i f i e d 6/11 For Sale: 1984 Honda Goldwing, gray in color, $2, Call Jerry at (515) for more info 6/11 For Sale: 99 Dyna Wide Glide, Diamond Ice & Sinister, 88 Engine, 23,500 miles, windshield. Lots of extras: two helmets, rain suit, bag, cover, travel bag, tool bag. Price $8, Carver, M (952) /11 For Sale: 2007 Trekker Cargo Trailer, 18.5 cu ft, 150 lbs, 40" wide, excellent condition. Includes chrome spare wheel, interior light, 12 v power supply, carpet on floor and sidewalls, new tires and bearings. Progressive suspension. Made in Quebec. Save on shipping. $2700 OBO Call Jackie (218) /11 For Sale: 2003 Harley-Davidson FLSTS-I Heritage Softail Springer 100th Anniversary in silver and black. Comes with remaining extended service contract to Comes with detachable windshield, detachable passenger backrest, passenger pillion. She has 12 inch Apes with stainless steel cables, Chrome controls, nostalgic mirrors, nostalgic grips with heated grips, chrome highway bar, nostalgic highway pegs, nostalgic floorboards, nostalgic passenger pegs, tires are good, has 25,600 miles, this bike is one of the favorites when it comes to Springers!!! $ call no dealers, no spammers 7/11 For Sale: 2000 Cycle-Kamp pop up motorcycle camper. $1,000 OBO Lyle (952) /11 For Sale: 5 place motorcycle trailer. Great for the long trips, storing bikes and many other things. Smooth pulling like you don't even know it is there. Bikes are not included but there to show how to fit them in. If interested call Asking price is $3200 or B/O. 7/11 For Sale: Sportster, red, 2,200 miles, excellent condition. $3,500 OBO. Call Dave (763) /11 For Sale: 1976 Honda 360, Excellent Condition. 5,000 miles. uns Great - $1,000 or Best Offer Call ussell (763) /11 For Sale: 1984 Camaro Berlinetta. Black, new engine, T-tops, hatchback, very nice, collector plates. (320) Les 8/11 For Sale: 2006 FOU-WIDS FU MOVE MOTO HOME WITH under 17,000 MILES! This Toy Hauler V Model 33C is perfect for taking your toys with you. It is capable of hauling two motorcycles or two ATVs in the 8x10-foot garage. Loading is easy with the aluminum lift gate. Has been stored inside when not in use. IT I- CLUDES: 5.5KW Onan Generator, 16-foot Awning, Combination microwave & convection oven, 20" flat screen TV with DVD player, Power Bathroom Vent, Back-Up Camera, lots of Basement Storage with aluminum bus-style exterior storage doors, 8x10-foot cargo area with storage cabinets on both sides and clothes hanger rod running the full length of cabinets, second roof Air Conditioning for the garage/cargo area, built-in ladder and access door to roof of V, aluminum diamond plate floor with unique and flexible tie-down system for keeping your toys in place during transit. Queen Size Cab-Over Bed, Dinette changes into a Bed, Sofa/Sleeper and two oll-out Sofas that convert to beds or benches in the storage area. Full size screen for the garage door opening. Originally $105,910, current ADA Average etail value of $69,360. Asking $63,000 but will consider all reasonable offers. Delivery possible. More pictures available upon request. stekatols@hotmail.com Call (H) or (C) 8/11 For Sale: 1977 HD Sportster XCLH. ed, fast, nice condition, collector plates. (320) Les 46 September 2011 A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota Inc.

47 C l a s s i f i e d 8/11 For Sale: ABATE GALS DOWSIZIG! 100 s of items! Antiques, collectibles, etc. Chaska. Call Gloria (952) /11 For Sale: 2009 Harley Davidson 1200XL ightster, only 1100 miles, custom HD paint job, Vance & Hines exhaust, like new and in excellent condition. Has been completely serviced and is a great bike. Priced to sell at $8,800 OBO. St. James, M. If interested, or would like to see, call Doug at (507) /11 For Sale: 2003 Heritage Softail Classic, Black, 10,000 miles moustache engine guard, gold key package, security system, chrome switch covers and grips, screaming eagle stage 1, high intensity head lamps, chrome passenger foot rests. $11,000 Call Tom (612) /11 For Sale: 2003 Suzuki 800 Lehman Trike, Solo seat w/ backrest, Large custom rack, 8030 miles, $10,000. Call Lee (612) The classified section is open to all members of A.B.A.T.E. of M. The ads are free of charge and run for a three month period. Photos are acceptable as room permits. o business ads will be accepted. Send your ad to: roadnoise@abatemn.org or mail to: oad oise 908 Carriage Lane Chaska, M MEMBE, BUSIESS O BIKE OF THE MOTH Submitting is easy! Write a few kind words Take a picture Mail it in! to: oadnoise@abatemn.org or oad oise 908 Carriage Lane Chaska, M For an electronic template, oadnoise@abatemn.org OAD OISE 47