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Chapter Meeting

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VFW North Meetings start at 7:30 PM

Annual

HUD’s Brass

Monkey Run

January 1

2020

Live Music Every Fri & Sat Night

Party Packages Available for Up to 200 People

Proud ABATE Sponsors & Members - Motorcycle Parking in Front

WEEBLES Bar & Grill 4136 N. Peoria Road - (217) 528-3337

Huge Beer Garden & Outside Bar

Kitchen Open Seven Days a Week M-Th 11A-3P & 5P-9P Fri-Sun 11A-10P

Hottest Video Gaming machines

January 1

Brass Monkey Run at Northend VFW

SU: Noon KU: 1:00 PM

January 16

Membership Meeting VFW North @ 7:30 PM

February 15

AHE Valentine’s Party

See page 12

January 18

Leatherneck’s MC Trivia Night American Legion in Chatham

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President Report : Lincoln Land Strong! Sure has been a while since you heard that phrase. Thank you all for your overwhelming support and vote in the Presidential election. I am looking forward to serving the chapter and will strive for success. I have several ideas to project us into the future and will be looking for fresh ideas from the membership. I would like to thank the outgoing officers for their time and dedication. I would also like to thank each of the new officers for stepping up to the plate to serve. Some of us have a crisp new slate with a winning attitude as well as the officers that are still working hard to make the chapter even better than the year before. A big round of applause for all of them. I will be looking forward to addressing the membership in January about details of where we are headed this year and where we can improve. If we can raise the attendance and interest about who is running for President of the chapter with nearly 90 members present, then there is enough interest that should bring you back to see where this trip is going to lead us. Many of my ideas are for better organization with other details to cover promoting our meetings and recruiting from areas of younger clientele. Some areas of importance will cover more events and fun together all while continuing the fight for our rights. Let's put our heads together and keep the ship headed in the right direction and focus on Membership, Legislation and the promotion of our chapter to broaden our horizons. Let's make this a year to remember.

Dwayne “Rudedog” Rudolph

HARLEY RIDERS 6768 Old Rte 36 ~ Riverton

(217) 725-4794

Sunday ~ Food Free Pool ~ Horseshoes ~ Bags

Wooded Backyard

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Chapter News:

Elections: In December, the chapter elected…

President: Dwayne “Rudedog” Rudolph Activities: Tammy Panting

Vice-Prez: Robbie Pollard Legislatrive: Josh “Ski” Witkowski

Secretary: Julie Rowden Treasurer: Paul Truax

Srg-at-Arms: Eric Allard, George Hurst

Chapter Calendars: Our Chapter Calendar Girl is Melissa. She brought the idea to the Officers in the

Spring. She got the full support of Membership in June, gathered sponsors, models and with the help

of Ski, a few motorcycles. She took photo, edited, met with the Printer and created the 2020 Chapter

Calendar for Lincoln Land ABATE. This is a fundraiser, so calendars will be sold. Any left after the

end of the sale will be destroyed. Chapter members can take a bundle up to 6 calendars to sell. Call

Ski for details 217-816-2646. Further information is on page 6.

Justin Heath Ride: Samantha Clardy wants to coordinate on the Justin Heath Memorial Ride for

2020. Recommend having it on the Saturday of the Freedom Rally Weekend

Pre-Party to Freedom Rally: See Page 6 of this newsletter for details. On the first weekend of May,

State ABATE will be hosting their parade from IDOT to the Capitol. On the evening before, our chap-

ter will be hosting the Pre-Party. Details to be announced next spring.

Letter to Santa: The Board is working on the 2020 Chapter Budget by creating a ‘Dear Santa letter to

detail ongoing efforts, sponsorships, event support and all the major efforts of 2020. At the December

meeting, we voted to give $100 to the ABATE Trailer fund, $200 to the STEEL Hospitality Room and

$250 to the STEEL Banner. Each of these funds have a deadline of December 31. At the January

Meeting, we shall decide on additional donations to various funds within ABATE of Illinois and it’s affili-

ated organizations.

ABATE STEEL: This private Party deserved your attention. Both the Northfield Center and the

Ramada across the street will be sold out as soon as reservations are opened on December 1. Mix a

little of State Party with training sessions for chapter officers and don’t plan on good sleeping patterns

till Monday. Thank goodness Monday is a holiday for some. For Springfield area residents who can-

not get their RSVP in quick enough, please UBER, call a friend or be sober.

State Swap Meet is moving to a week earlier. This is a strategic move to no longer share the week-

end with larger shows and Daytona 500 Parties. Additional vendors have already scheduled to attend.

217 Dinner has meetings on the Second Tuesday of the Month at 6:00 PM in the back room of Gold-

en Corral. The meetings are open to all who want to help with the Homeless Dinner at the Cathedral.

A special Happy New Year to the MC’s who attended the December meeting. This includes: Leather-

necks, Christian Motorcycle Assn, American Harley Express, Leather and Lace, Band of Brothers and

Steel Justice. We look forward to seeing all the MC’s announcing their public events at our meetings.

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President Vice President Secretary Treasurer

Dwayne “Rudedog” Rudolph 217-662-9275

Robbie Pollard Julie Rowden

Paul Truax Treasurer@abate-il.org

Activities Legislative Safety & Ed SGTs At Arms (2)

Tammy Panting Josh “Ski” Witkowski ski@abate-il.org

John Anderson Eric Allard George Hurst

Newsletter Public Relations Membership Products

217ABATEnews @gmail.com

Vacant Vacant

Vacant

Lincoln Land ABATE Officers

Heartland STEAM—April 3-4, 2020 at the Northfield Center in Springfield, IL. This weekend is simi-lar to STEEL with seven area states invited to talk Motorcycle Issues. Illinois is hosting this year. The Northfield Center will be bikers only. The Ramada will be sold-out as well. Event shirts will be available. Meeting of the Minds—will be held September 24-27th in the Indianapolis, IN area. Similar to STEEL and STEAM, this has more of a national and international feel. Events shirts will be availa-ble. The Washington DC based Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) is chiefly concerned with issues at the national and international levels that impact the freedom and safety of American street motor-cyclists. MRF is committed to educating rights advocates to improve effectiveness at the state and local levels. The MRF works together with State Motorcyclists’ Rights Organizations (SMROs), as-sisting them with state and local agendas as well as working with them to influence Washington, DC – from the Congress to government departments and agencies to the Office of the President of the United States. We also work with allies in Europe and Asia to influence talks on vehicle globalization and harmonization that are proceeding under the United Nations and the World Health Organization (WHO). We have an historic partnership with the American Motorcyclist Association and work with the AMA on a host of issues. Lincoln Land ABATE and ABATE of IL have sponsored MRF for many years. ABATE of IL has an official MRF Rep at each of their meetings. Individual dues are $35/yr, $95/3yrs.

Lincoln Land ABATE is one of the few A.B.A.T.E. of Illinois chapters with their own chapter specific shirts and hoodies. Due to ordering requirements, these products may be history in the years to come. They are available in 2020. The chapter inventory of pins, patches and bumper stickers make Lincoln Land rather unique among all chapters.

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2301 S Dirksen Pkwy - Springfield

200 Main Street - Mechanicsburg

Open at 11am Every Day

Bike Runs Welcome

Open 8am - 1am 7 Days a week

Next to Abe’s Hideout - Springfield

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Open 7 days a week Mon 4-1 Tues-Sun 11-1

217-635-5392

Chairman Treasurer Secretary

George Hurst 217-306-1944

Howard Nation, Jr 217-341-6483

Brenda Rebbe 217-502-9645

Vice Chairman Auction coordinator SAVE THE DATE

Julie Rowden 217-494-2377

JULY 26, 2020 Long Branch Tavern

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TAMMY AYERS LUANN CARRON RON CARRON SALLY CRAFT WAYNE DIXON JACK FERRY ANGIE FRENCH SCOTT FRENCH

JOHN FULGENZI BILL(WEEDHOPPER) HELM DONNA(SUNSHINE) HELM ROY HINDS WILLIAM INGERSOLL CONNIE KNOLES DEAN SCHAFER JAN SCHAFER

DOUG(DUG) SHELTON RENE SHELTON MELISSA SKELTON DANIEL SMITH ADAM STOGDELL ROBERT WILLIAMS

Members due in January

Members due in February

MICK CODY MICHAEL COWLES EUGENE(PETE) CREASON TIM DALEY TIM ENGELBRECHT MICHAEL FOLKER MARK FORSHEY JIM GRAHN RON HARRIS MIKE LEAHY LARRY LONG

BRETT MALONE JOHN MINSER DON MUELLER GARY ORI JERRY PATTERSON GARY RAMSEY WILLIAM RESINGER EDDIE(WATTY) ROSCETTI ANTHONY ROSSI DANIEL RUDOLPH DAVID SCHLABOWSKE

JAMES SCOTT JOE SCROGGINS II MIKE SMITH TRACE SMITH TIM TALBERT JAMIE THOMPSON KATHY TISDALE MARTIN TISDALE TREVOR TISDALE LYNN WILSON

The 2020 Calendars have ar-rived. Each month contains a PG-16 photo featuring Lincoln Land Chapter Sponsors and the finest examples of motorcycle hardware we could round up. Yes, PG-16 !! Don’t let anyone without an M endorsement see the pho-tos, they will be dream about these hot and sexy bikes . The temptation to ride illegal will be too great. The price is $10 per calendar so you can dress up your garage and pick up a few Christmas gifts for your real friends. Per request, they will be availa-ble at Sinful Sensations near Hall’s H-D. Yes, more locations will be an-nounced This is a limited edition calendar, when were run out, they are gone! The target date for the last calendar to be sold is the State Swap Meet.

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LONGBRANCH TAVERN Main Street ~ Athens, IL

~ Video Gaming ~

OPEN SUNDAYS 12 Noon TO 9 PM

A.B.A.T.E. Sponsor & Member Host Downed Riders Benefit

1737 E Moffat, Springfield IL

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Riverton Village Tap

305 Jefferson Street, Riverton

(217) 629-9120 Games - Video Gaming Sundays Free Food with

$2.00/16 oz Cans

Bikers Welcome!

Proud ABATE Supporters &

Members

ONE MORE

(309) 538-4534

VFW Northenders Post 10302 2349 Stockyard Road

(217) 789-4725 Behind Halls Harley-Davidson

Proud Support of ABATE

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February ABATE Meetings -1st & 3rd Thursdays

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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LLA Officers Mtg 6:30 PM at Hickory

River BBQ

Swap Meet Set-up 10AM

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Swap Meet ORR Bldg

DRB Cmte Mtg 6:30 PM @

Northend VFW

Happy Valentine’s

Day

AHE Valentine’s Party 7:00 PM Tallula Sportsman Club

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LLA Chapter Mtg @ Northend VFW

6:30 Social Hour 7 30 Meeting

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ALL RIDERS AND BIKES ARE WELCOME.

COME TRY US OUT FOR SIZE. ******* ONE SIZE DOES FIT ALL HERE*******

It doesn’t matter what you ride, as long as you ride.

Lincoln Land ABATE Membership Form (Please Print Legibly)

( ) New Member ( ) Renewal ( ) Change Card # (1) ________ (2) _______ Date: _________

Name: ______________________________________Spouse: ______________________________

Address:__________________________________________________________________________

City: __________________________________________ State: ___________ Zip: ______________

Phone: ( ) _________________ County: ______________ Registered Voter? (1) _______ (2) ______

Congressional District: _______ Senatorial District: _______ Representative District: ________

Date of Birth (MM/DD/YY) (1 ) ______ / ______ / ________ ( 2 ) ______ / ______ / _________

eMail Address(es): ( 1 ) _____________________________( 2 ) _____________________________

Membership Renewal Fee: ( ) $25.00 per year, Single ( ) $45.00 per year, Couple ( ) State PAC $1

MoneySaver Special: ( ) $100.00 per 5 year, Single ( ) $180.00 per 5 year, Couple ( ) State PAC $5

Pay via Check, please.

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A.B.A.T.E. of Illinois, Inc. Lincoln Land Chapter P O Box 5774 Springfield, IL 62705-5774

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~ Lincoln Land ABATE Newsletter ~ Published

January 2020 Issue

Upcoming Chapter Meeting January 16—7:30 PM February 20—7:30 PM

March 19—7:30 PM

January ABATE Meetings -1st & 3rd Thursdays

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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BMR LLA Officers Mtg 6:30 PM at Hickory

River BBQ

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6:30 DRB Cmte Mtg @ Northend VFW

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LLA Chapter Mtg @ VFW Stockyard rd 6:30 Social Hour 7 30 PM Meeting

ABATE STEEL @ Northfield Center 5 PM till Sunday

ABATE STEEL Breakout sessions

9 am to 5 pm Leathernecks Trivia

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