OFFICERS President. - Craig Waddington

209-3122

Vice President - John Trudo

381-7030

Secretary - Barb Frerichs

923-6326

Treas. - Kim Logsdon

484-8667

Kimsheee@aol.com

State Rep - Sunshine Minzlaff—

787-9136

two4jesus@msn.com

Sgt at Arms— VACANT

LRC - Ginny Kellerher

209-3084

ginkeller@rap.midco.net

Mem Sec.- Geoff Oliver

484-8596

snwndrt@aol.com

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A few words from your President:

ABATE UPDATE R U S H M O R E C H A P T E R A P R I L 2 0 1 2

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M E E T I N G

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R I VE R R U N

YOUR LEADERS:

BOARD MEMBERS Steve Rohde-Photographer

716-6796

rohde@rushmore.com

Janet Olson—PR Rep

381-5010

Ed Hickenbotham

545-5113

wheelerdealersd@yahoo.com

Road Cptn & Webmaster —

Clay Weaver

cweaver04@yahoo.com. Jeremy Klabunde—

Phil McCollar —

OTHERS Auggie & Sunshine Minzlaff

Chaplains—787-9136

two4jesus@msn.com

APRIL

EVENTS

OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF

RUSHMORE CHAPTER OF

ABATE INC. OF SD

P.O. Box 1223,

429 Kansas City St., Suite #11,

Rapid City, SD 57709

605-343-8474, website:

www.rushmoreabate.com

IT’S NOT

WHAT YOU

RIDE, IT’S

THAT YOU

RIDE!

Secretary’s Report

President Craig called the March 4th RU ABATE general membership meeting to order with the Pledge of

Allegiance being said. Barbie led the chapter in prayer and blessing of the food.

Roll call was taken with Clay, Phil, Geoff, Kim, and Sunshine all being excused. Janet and Ginny were ab-

sent. Feb. minutes were read, as no newsletter was out. Ed motioned and Hillary seconded to accept the

minutes. Motion passed. No bills were presented at this meeting.

OFFICERS' REPORTS:

Pres. Craig worked the Counts Car Show for RU ABATE. Lots of nice vehicles. Snow and Shine

Poker Run and Wild Game Feed were great. Vice Pres. John worked the Counts Car Show. Good crowd

and good weather. No baby yet!! Treasurers report was given by Vice Pres. John. Jiggs motioned and Ed

seconded to accept. Motion passed. Sec. had donation letters and Neb. ABATE newsletter to share.

State Rep. Sunshine had no report. State meeting is March 17th. LRC was absent. Membership Sec. report

given by Pres. Craig. Currently 342 members and 50 affiliates. Sgt. at Arms Jiggs had no report.

STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS:

PR had no report. No certificates were done. Web page had 1247 hits on it in Feb. Road Captain no report.

MRF Rep. Jiggs stressed become a MRF member. Products no report.

AD HOC COMMITTEE REPORTS:

Membership Party planning meeting is March 10 at 11 am.

Bike Raffle--BA gave a detailed report on the income and expenses for the Bike Raffle.RU will have a

booth at the Bike Show in April. Please consider helping man the booth. Discussed making another down

payment on the bike. Membership Party information was shared by Craig. RU Chapter needs to study the

liability issues with the beer. Jiggs shared information from Meeting of the Minds on liability release paper

work.

OLD BUSINESS:

Board calendar is done. The 2012 budget will be voted on by the Board at their next meeting. New mem-

bership sign up prizes were discussed. The Board suggested two $250.00 prizes to the membership. Jiggs

motioned to do this with Ed seconding. Motion passed. Passports are still available for poker hands at Ed

Netterberg Weekend.

NEW BUSINESS:

Nominations for offices will be coming up. RU ABATE corporate license and tax paper work is complete.

Thanks Kim. RU received a letter from State ABATE about our corporate status. The State Rep., Sunshine,

will take the information to the State ABATE meeting. MEMBER OF THE MONTH goes to our Doc

(Gary) Herman. Thanks for putting together the event and riding schedule with the bike pictured. AFFILI-

ATE OF THE MONTH goes to Easy Rider in Sturgis. Thanks for your support to RU ABATE. Shoulda/

Coulda of $60.00 would have went to Terri Swick, but sorry, you weren't here. Aprils will be $80.00. 50/50

of $32.00 was won by Craig. Congrats!! Chance for a Chance Bike Raffle ticket winners were Bill H. and

Tom D.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Rohde reported that the Wild Game Feed donations of $500.00 will be going to IMPAC. March 17th is the

Pub Crawl at the Buck-N-Gator. Heartland Steam is March 22-25. Rohde and Gin are going from our

chapter, so far. There being no further discussions or business on hand, Jiggs motioned and Bill seconded

to

adjourn.

Ride safe and GOD Bless..

Barbie

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Vice President’s Report

Wow time is flying, here we are in the

spring already. Old man winter came and

left pretty peaceful this year. We have lots

of events coming up fast the big on being

the membership party. There will be sev-

eral meetings so I encourage everyone to

attend these meeting, they are making im-

portant decisions on how the party is con-

ducted. Even if you cant chair or sign up

for a specific event at this time, please

come to the meetings, it requires more than

10 people to make a informed decision that

will effect the entire party.

On the litter side of things, my beautiful

wife Erika gave birth to our son Logan

Ross Trudo on March 16th at 11:57 Pm.

He came out weighing 8lbs 6.9oz and was

21.5" long. He has been a wonderful addi-

tion to our family!!. He also has a very

proud older sister as well. I want to thank

everyone for the prayers and thoughts

when he tried to come early, and want to

thank everyone who gave support prepar-

ing and during this new and exciting time.

I have said it once and I will always be

happy to say it again WE ARE TRULY

BLESSED WITH WOUNDERFUL FAM-

ILY AND FRIENDS!

Elections are coming up again as well one

of the spots will be the presidents position,

so come nominate, or support your candi-

dates. Don't be afraid to step up and take a

chance at a position, I promise you your

not going to step on anyone's toes in doing

so. Having a functional board and elected

officials is critical to this chapter staying

alive. I challenge some of our older mem-

bers to make a run at some of these open

positions, and help keep us on track.

A.B.A.T.E. can only work for you if you

make it work for you.

Enjoy the riding I hope to be joining every-

one soon enough

Your Vice President,

John Trudo

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Don’t Matter” 32 7TH STREET

RAPID CITY

388-3232

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EDITOR’S NOTES

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Rapid City

343-2321

Well, I finally got things up and going

again. Unfortunately, while I was out of

town, my computer totally died. Had to

wait til I got back to town to get a new

one and had to start the newsletter from

scratch. Thanks to Clay for sending me

copy of the last one so I at least had a

starting point and didn’t have to recollect

all those business cards! So here it is

with what I had, I know there may be

some errors and if they are please email

me at ginkeller@rap.midco.net and let

me know what you find and I will make

corrections.

On another subject, the planning of the

membership party is coming along but

we definitely need more volunteers for

every event. We have a lot scheduled

that simply won’t end up happening if

more people don’t step up and volunteer

to help. So, even if you don’t want to be

in charge of anything, please let the sub-

committee chairs know you will help.

The chairs are:

Set up—Jason S. and Ginny K

Games—Benita G.

Bike Rodeo—Clay and Joy—381-5001

Walking Poker Run—Hilary

Silent Auction—Steve E. and Donna

Vendors—Pam and Jason S.

Minnow Races—John T.—381-7030

50/50 Drawing— John H.—381-9504

Slip and Slide—Barb F.—923-6326

Golf Cart Contests—Clay and Joy

Beer Pong—Ginny K.

Clean Up—Rohde

Products—Phil M.

Beverages—Jeremy K.

If you can help with any of these, please

contact the chairperson and let them

know. We would like to have most of

the volunteers lined up before the party.

The next planning meeting will be on

April 7th at 9 am at the Cambell St.

Café. We will be having breakfast and

discussing the schedule, logistics and

equipment needs for the party. Please

plan on attending.

Ginny

Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us

every day.

- Sally Koch

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MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY REPORT

SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING AFFILIATES, PRESENT YOUR ABATE CARD

AND GET THE DISCOUNTS LISTED BELOW!

Blue Lantern

Lounge

1200 E. St. Patrick Rapid City SD (605) 484-6044 Sundays, buy 1 get

one free drink

Country Corner 15996 E Hwy 44 Caputa SD (605) 393-8094 Everyday buy1

drink get 1 fee

Eagles Lodge #

3555

P.O. Box 2521 Rapid City SD (605) 343-2321 Saturdays, buy

1drink get 1 free

Kelly's Sport

Lounge

825 Jackson Blvd Rapid City SD (605) 348-1213 Sundays, buy 1 get

one free drink

Loud American

Roadhouse

1305 Main Street Sturgis SD (605) 720-1500 $2 Off Appetizers

Everyday

McKee's Pub &

Grill

PO Box 878 Black Hawk SD (605) 787-5673 Buy one get one

free

Motive Magic 2505 May Court Rapid City SD (605) 381-7999 $30 Rock Chip

Repair

Reno's Casino 4678 Sturgis Rd Rapid City SD (605) 787-5025 Sundays, buy 1 get

one free drink

Rice's Honda -

Suzuki

301 Cambell Street Rapid City SD (605) 342-2242 $5.00 off a tire

change

Rimrock Happy

Tavern

22929 Forest Rd Rapid City SD (605) 348-9733 Sundays, buy 1 get

one free drink

Rosco's 1125 Kennel Dr. Rapid City SD (605) 348-3946 10% off parts and

labor

Side Hack Saloon 1027 Lazelle St Sturgis SD (605) 347-2828 .25 off bottled beer

Teddy's Deli 236 Winter Street Keystone SD (605) 666-4500 10% off any item

any time

The Gas Light 13490 Main St Rockerville SD (605) 343-9276 Sundays, buy 1 get

one free drink

Time Out Lounge 615 E. North St. Rapid City SD (605) 342-0503 Happy hour prices

all day Sundays

Valley Sports Bar 1865 S. Valley

Drive

Rapid City SD (605) 343-2528 Every day, Buy 1st

drink get 2nd drink

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CALL B.A. AND MARY TODAY TO GET YOURS!

ROAD CAPTAIN’S REPORT

SIDEHACK SALOON

Lazelle Street, Sturgis SD Live bands every night

during the rally!

Valley Sports Bar

1865 S. Valley Drive, Rapid City

I would like to start off with thanking

everyone who participated in the Rush-

more ABATE Snow or Shine this year.

We had 23 people ride on the bus and

everybody had a great time. Remember

next year that we can take more than that

on the bus. Ask those who participated

this year, it’s a heck of a party! See

Geoff Oliver’s video if you have any

doubts.

Then I have made a few additions to the

webpage. There are now pages for “Past

members of the year,” “The history of

ABATE,” “Around the community,” and

an “About Us” page which has our mis-

sion statement and a link to the previ-

ously mentioned pages. Last month there

were 1074 visits to the webpage. Let me

know if you have any ideas for addi-

tions.

I hope a few of you have taken advan-

tage of the nice weather and road a bit.

Be safe.

Clay

CHAPLAIN’S CORNER

Keeping our life in balance.

When we get too extreme in one

direction or the other we seem to

lose our balance and want to "Tip

Over." We have family, friends,

work, play, etc. and as long as we

keep it all in balance we do okay.

But let us get out of balance and

watch out. We want to "Tip

Over." We need to stay in balance.

Some times we need to focus on

family most and other times job or

play takes precedence. Sometimes

even we, need to come first.

If you ever had an inner ear prob-

lem you can lose your equilibrium

or balance and become dizzy and

fall, or "Tip Over." You may ex-

perience vertigo and have to go lie

down. Sometimes life is like that.

Some thing unexpected happens

or you get out of balance and you

"Tip Over." It could be bad news

about your job, your family, your

kids, or even a bad report back

from your doctor. During this time

we feel we cannot stand. These

are the times we need to turn to

God. When we seem to lose our

balance He can help. He provides

spiritual resources to help us. In

Ephesians 6:13 it says, "Therefore

take up the whole armor of God

that you may be able to withstand

in the evil day, and having done

all, to stand."

When life knocks us off our feet,

we don't have to be frustrated.

With Gods strength lifting us up

and Gods armor protecting us, we

can still stand strong. Reach out to

God and ask Him to be with you

in all you do so you don't get out

of balance and, "Tip Over."

In His service,

Auggie and Sunshine

STATE REP’S REPORT

The March meeting was called to order with the pledge and roll call. Some officers missing and excused and

two subs on the board were approved.

Secretary's report was approved with a spelling correction and Treasurer's report was accepted.

Membership Secretary requested that when a form is sent in that we indicate if the couple (married or not) is

willing to receive only one Newsletter.

IMPAC - 1. The windshield/windscreen law change passed with no problems! 2. Minn. Helmet Law being

proposed requires proof of insurance at the rate of 250,000/250,000 to ride without a helmet if over 18. 3.

Nebraska Helmet Law (in spite of ALL our contacts to them) is probably dead in committee and will have to

wait until next year. AGAIN! 4. Handle bar sub-committee will be formed to work on this. Ask your mem-

bers for people to serve and for ANY documentation regarding their tickets or stops for handlebar height.

The vertical license plates need pictures of any bikes sporting one so we can present them to DMV and try to

remedy this issue without legislation.

State Products - State patches are still unavailable at this time. It was suggested that these patches be given to

every one when they renew - but only one time.

There is NO grant at this time for motorcycle awareness, training and education so we will probably have no

maps this year. Hang onto your boxes - we may get "lucky" next year!

Statewide Poker Run - 30 books sold and some more were checked out at the meeting. Much better than last

year. Much discussion was held regarding the awarding of poker hands to those bringing new members to

the run. It was decided that the original ruling would apply and those who bring one, or more, new members

to the run would qualify for ONE free hand.

The Hall of Fame breakfast done during Sturgis Rally was discussed and it was decided we would purchase a

table for eight. Anyone who wishes to go from our chapter contact me (Sunshine) so I can reserve a seat for

you. Your responsibility would be half the price of the ticket. At this time we don't know how much the cost

is but will let you know as soon as we know.

Nominations were due for Vice-coord. and Treasurer - Rod Hursrud was nominated for Vice-Coord and Jan

Weismantel was nominated for Treasurer. No other nominations at this time but if you have a person in

mind, please let me know before the May meeting!

New Business - The Walking Poker Run at Glencoe during the Sturgis Rally will take place again, probably

on Tuesday of Rally Week. It will be bigger and better than EVER! Think of volunteering!

We are still working on dates for Legislative Days but mark your calendars for the last two weekends, or so,

in January. We SO need West River people to show up!

Respectfully Submitted

Sunshine Minzlaff,

Rushmore State Rep.

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We have 86 books signed out, 64 books

left to sign out, and 29 books returned.

Top five sellers; Lynn, Geoff, Janet,

Craig and Mary. We will need help sell-

ing tickets at the Ladies' Night at Harley

Davidson and the HOG bike show, April

14th & 15th.

If you need tickets call BA and Mary at

605-393-1221.

B.A. & Mary

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