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September 2011 Volume 18 Issue 09
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WORDS FROM THE PREZ Well Sturgis has come and gone and of the people from Rockford, as far as I know, all returned safely. There were some bike problems in the group, but this year, I wasn’t one of them. Ernie and Denise March were married in Spearfish Canyon by Roughlock Falls in a really nice ceremony. They had a “rock ceremony” that I wasn’t too sure what was going to happen, but was kind of neat once we all understood we weren’t going to stone them at the end. Congratulations Ernie and Denise, may you have all the best.
We had our Board/Membership meeting at Bob and Rosie Andersons house and it was attended by 32 members. Almost as many as we had at our last regular meeting, sad to say. Hopefully we’ll have a good turnout at the Sept. meeting. Rosie and Bob put out a great spread of food and if you left there hungry it was your own fault. Thank you Bob and Rosie and everyone else that brought food and attended. It was a great time.
Ok, now for some good and bad news. The lowlife that I spoke of in the last article that hit and run Nate and his friend Kelli with the silver mustang has been caught. This dirt bag hid his car and pretty much laid low trying to avoid arrest, but I feel, thanks to Kristi at Whiskey’s Roadhouse, putting it about daily on their face book page, and all of you and your friends spreading the word about this hit and run, Ryan Mathew Johnson, the “alleged” driver was finally arrested. Unfortunately our broken judicial system here in Winnebago County, thanks to I’m sure a shyster Lawyer, a weak kneed prosecutor, and a could care less Judge allowed this hit and run artist’s bond to be reduced from 75,000 to 5,000 so he could walk for a mere $500.00. It seems to hit and run a motorcyclist in Winnebago County doesn’t mean much to States Attorney Joe Bruscato and his bunch. Kelli
Cipolla, a young Mom in her early twenties will spend the rest of her life missing her leg just below the knee thanks to this Puke. Now if this doesn’t piss you off as much as it has me, then you are much too liberal for my blood, but if you feel as I do about this accident and the injustice that has been dealt out by our judicial system so far, contact States Attorney Joe Bruscato, any and all of your State and County Officials, Judges if you personally know any, and politely, but pointedly, state your opposition to the coddling of this criminal so far, and also ask your State Senators and Representatives to pass a law making hitting and running a motorcyclist the same a s hitting a state or county worker, and put a high, non revocable bond and a stiff, like 10 year, minimum sentence on this offense. I also hope that any and all of you that can attend any hearings or trials on Mr. Ryan Mathew Johnson and wear your ABATE shirts to let this broken court system of ours that we are out here and that WE VOTE! On October 1st a Poker Run and Benefit will be held at Whiskey’s Roadhouse for the victim of this hit and run, Kelli Cipolla, to help finance an artificial leg so she can try to somewhat resume a modicum of the life she had before this scum bag entered into it. I hope that you and every motorcyclist that you know or can contact will attend this benefit and also voice your feelings on what should happen to this hit and run driver, who obviously, has absolutely no regard for you or any motorcyclist’s life. Let’s do everything we can to put this guy away for a long, long, time. Oh yea, and for any liberals out there that might be reading this and say it was just an “accident”, when you plow into a motorcycle and then speed up leaving them laying in the road to possibly die, that’s aggressive malicious assault, if not attempted murder in my book and no “accident”.
Ok, now on to the biggest train wreck in my lifetime and the fine product of the Peoples
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Republic of Cook County, Barrack Hussain Obama. Like I said last month, those 535 lily livered losers that we have in Washington just raised the debt ceiling, giving this mental midget, Barrack HUSSAIN Obama, a virtual blank check to further destroy our and our Grand children’s future. We have Representatives, one right here from Rockford, that ran for office bleating term limits, but once in that money pit of Congress, became a member of the good ol’ boys club and settled in forever. Somehow, we voter’s, need to elect people that are willing to work for us and do it in a maximum of two terms in office. Then return to civilian life, without the grandiose perks and retirements they now get. We need to quit listening to one party or the other, Unions, or any other group that blindly follows these losers that are in there now. Good (very few) and bad, they all, 535 of them, need to be replaced. Bar none! What has just happened in Washington should influence you by now. They keep saying they’ll reduce spending over the next ten years. At the rate we’re spending now, America won’t be here in ten years. Wake up America! Mr. Barrack HUSSAIN Obama wants socialism. Remember one thing, Socialism eventually runs out of other people’s money. If you are having any trouble focusing on any of this, just look to Europe for a glaring example of how Socialism works out.
One more thing and that’s our internet website for our Chapter. This is in dismal shape and really hasn’t been updated thoroughly since 2009. Oh, I know, we have a Facebook page out there. Well, not everyone is on Facebook, and some, like myself, don’t want to dump their underwear drawer out for the whole world to see, just so I can access our Chapters page to see what’s going on. Hopefully, in the 340 plus members we currently have, there is someone willing to help our current Webmaster repair and update it and if necessary, take it over. Please contact me
or attend our next meeting on Sept. 11th. The whole world can access this site so let’s at least have a site that proudly represents our chapter with some current information.
Well that’s it for my ramblings for this month. Please remember these are just my thoughts, although I’m sure we’d be headed in the right direction if more people thought like this.
Have a safe summer for what’s left of it and remember, it’s a jungle out there.
Your Prez Bob Nordvall
August 2011 MEETING MINUTES
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State Board Report
Hello KVA,
I want to apologize for my newsletters lately, but I have been very busy at work. Rosie and I want to thank everyone who showed up for the August meeting at our house. The food and the camaraderie was excellent. Congrats to Ernie and Denise on their Sturgis wedding! We love you guys! Our Board of Directors meeting was in Springfield on August 20th. Although our meeting was on time, there was a lot of content pertinent to daily business but we also talked about our legal representative, Rod Taylor being inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame in Sturgis. Congratulations Rod! What an honor! We also talked about legislative matters facing us. If anyone wants info on this, call me or go to Ondgo for ABATE of Illinois, or show up to a meeting at the VFW in Loves Park and listen to my speech at the next meeting. Let’s come to the next meeting and step up for a position or help others with theirs.
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See you in September,
Bob
State Board Representative
Safety & Ed
As I reported last month its summer time and schools are closed so we haven't had any share the road presentations. In August I will send out letters to the schools to remind them to start thinking about scheduling presentations. I haven't heard much from the schools and I wonder how much the teacher lay offs are going to affect presentations long term. I will have to build up all those relationships again.
Had a good time and great food at Bob & Laura's (Rosie) house for the August un-official meeting. Thanks for putting such a great spread! The farmer I got the corn from got a kick out of me picking up 5 dozen ears of corn on my motorcycle. Don't get the trailer out much but when I do I put it to work. Which brings to this month's safety tip:
When loading your trailer for a long trip, or the trip home from the grocery store, remember to keep enough of the weight forward of the axle center point to maintain a positive hitch load. If you put too much in the rear of the trailer, the coupler will be pulling up on the hitch point all the time. That is not a good thing. Try to balance the load so you've got a 5 to 10 pound hitch load at the coupler. Try to pack so the load will not all shift to the rear under acceleration and back to the front during breaking. ALWAYS DOUBLE CHECK to be sure the coupler is LATCHED and LOCKED! The one of the worst things you can do is to overload a trailer for the motorcycle. Another worst case motorcycle cargo trailer scenario is to forget the trailer is behind the bike. This is easy to do with some small trailers as they handle so well and are small enough to be out of sight of the motorcycle
rear view mirrors. Well, I hope you all find some wisdom in this little piece. Enjoy your motorcycles, your trailers and....hope you two never separate while driving.
Karl Dahlin KVA Safety & Ed. 630 715-7059
Membership
For the whole state we had 677 non-renewals 6/11. Kishwaukee Valley has 341 members, 31 more than last year at this time. We are holding our own so to speak. We are still getting more new members than renewals.
Andrea
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'Don't go through life so
fast that someone has to
throw a brick at you to get
your attention!'
September Birthdays!!
Stacey Zimmerman Don Allen Harold Austin Don Belcher
Dianne Brennan William Burton Dan Chavera Joe Cline
Denise March Tom Digiovanni Rhonda Dunham Richard Evans Brandie French Pete Gwizdala Melanie Harris Donald Hess Tammy Kirby Jason Limberg
Edward Mathis Jr Brian McCann Phil McCartney Robert Paskey Bert Perry James Pierce Karla Roush Jerry Smull
Sorry we missed your Birthday in August
Marvin Osterholz
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NEW MEMBERS
Gordy Prentice Todd & Tracy Lueck
Allie Bombard Brandie French
Rosalynn Robertson Doris Parks
Gene Hayenga Aimee Maldonado
WELCOME BACK
Jacqueline Vogel James Medland
Michael Sandona John Tanner
Robert Sprinkle Mary Lake
Eugene Saunders William Burton
Denise March
IT’S TIME TO RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP
Kyle Anderson Brandon Barton
Ralph Blaine Ramiro Borrego
Christina Collins Ron (Elvis) Dougherty
Daniel Hockison David & Lori King
Jerry Lamia Randy Lapp
Melanie Malone Brian McCann
Bev & Merle Newhausen
Ken & Jackie Robertson Chris Sherrard
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Remember......live every day to the
fullest. Each minute is a blessing.
And never forget....the people who
make a difference in our lives are
not the ones with the most
credentials, the most money, or the
most awards. They are the ones that
care for us.
Live simply.. Love seriously. Care
deeply. Speak kindly.
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(815) 963-1661
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FOR SALE BY MEMBERS
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ASKING $650.00 O.B.O.
SET OF 4 UNIROYAL LIBERATOR A/T
TIRES. P235/75/R/15 LESS THAN 1500
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PAYED $500.00 NEW ASKING $350.00
O.B.O.
JENSEN. AM/FM CD/MP3 CAR STEREO
(45 X4) ASKING $75 (HAVE OWNERS
MANUAL)
PIONEER AM/FM CD/MP3 SUPER TUNER
3 CAR STEREO ASKING $75
(HAVE OWNERS MANUAL)
CLASSIC DRAWTITE HIDDEN HITCH BY
REESE MAX GROSS TRLR WT 3500 LB
MAX TONGUE WT 300 LB
WILL FIT ANY GM SMALL PICKUP OR SUV
FROM 1990-2000 ALL HARDWARE
INCLUDED
ASKING $75 O.B.O.
PLEASE CONTACT SONNY @ 1-779-221-
7465 OR 1-815-668-1045 IF NO ANSWER
PLEASE LEAVE MESSAGE.
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2006 SPORTSTER, 883, LOWERED, MANY EXTRAS, APPROX 4000 MILES. ASKING
$4600 CALL BOB 815-979-7619 THIS IS A VERY NICE BIKE
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'Never borrow from the future. If
you worry about what may happen
tomorrow and it doesn't happen,
you have worried in vain. Even if it
does happen, you have to worry
twice.'
Note from Ernie and Denise
March:
To all our friends and family
who attended and weren’t able
to attend the Ceremony, we will
be having a gathering in the
spring. It is a little late to plan
for this summer. Dates to come
in the future. Look forward to
celebrating together..
Lots of Love,
Ernie and Denise
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Executive State Officers State Coordinator…………….Mike “Livid” Meyers ……….815-621-7184……………[email protected] Assistant State Coordinator……………Roger Leach…………….217-502-2531…………[email protected] N.W. Regional Coordinator…………….Scott Gerke……………..815-238-3092…………………[email protected] Office Manager…………………….Pauli Ward…………..1-800-872-2283……………[email protected]
U.S. Senators Mark Kirk Chicago
230 S. Dearborn, Suite 3900, Chicago, IL 60604 Dick Durbin Chicago
230 S. Dearborn, Suite 3892, Chicago, IL 60604 U.S. Congressman Don Manzullo Rockford
415 S. Mulford Rd, Rockford, IL 61108 815-394-1231
Illinois State Government Senators for Chapter Area
34th District - Dave Syverson District Office
200 South Wyman St., Suite 302, Rockford, IL 61101
815-987-7555 Springfield
M103D Capitol Building, Springfield, IL 62706 217-782-5413
35th District – Christine J. Johnson District Office
200 S. Wyman, Suite 301, Rockford, IL 61101 815 987-7557 Springfield
M309F State Capitol, Springfield, IL 62706 217 782-1977
Illinois State Government Representatives for Chapter Area
67th District - Chuck Jefferson District Office
200 S. Wyman, Suite 304, Rockford, IL 61101 815 987-7433 Springfield
281-S Stratton Office Building Springfield, IL 62706
217 782-3167 68th District – Dave Winters
District Office 3444 N. Main, Suite 80, Rockford, IL 61103
(815) 282-0083 Springfield
Stratton Office Building
KISHWAUKEE VALLEY ABATE OFFICERS 2011 President – Bob Nordvall
815-979-7619 Vice President – Bob Scroggins
815-965-1215 Secretary – Mary Poirier
815-624-4726 Treasurer – Steve Miller
815-624-4726 State Board Rep – Bob Anderson
779-552-8906 Safety & Ed – Karl Dahlin
630-715-7059 Webmaster – Kurt Husen
815-289-0692 Membership – Andrea Lockner
815-608-1645 Activities – Greg Beck & Ed Triplett 815-871-3869/815-243-0189
Products – Tina Tufly 815-985-4988
Legislative – Dave Kelly 815-874-6345
Sgt at Arms – Marty Wick 815-289-5116
Road Cleanup – Dale Runia 815-399-1444
Media – Sonny Jones 779-221-7465
[email protected] Newsletter – Mary Beth Banks
305-849-3111 [email protected]
Board of Directors
Laura Anderson - 815-272-1594 Bruce Fensterman – 815-985-0746
Don Hess – 815-519-8295 Paula Jones 779-221-7465 Dave King 815-566-5126 Bert Perry – 815-209-6732
Our chapter website: www.Abate-il.org/kishwaukee/
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