A.B.A.T.E. OF SOUTH DAKOTA , I NC . A B ROTHERHOOD FOR AWARENESS , T RAINING & E DUCATION VOLUME 37, I SSUE 9 FREEDOM FLYER SEPTEMBER 2019 IIINSIDE THIS ISSUE ::: Officers, Board of Directors 2 & Committee Chairpersons State Coordinators Report 3 Jiggs Cressy Chaplains Report 3 Auggie Minzlaff LRC—Wayne Lettau 4 Call to Action Ride for the Animals Poker 5 Run—September 14th Sioux Falls ABATE 6 340 Endurance Poker Run Carl Holloman, Jr. 7 Products Minutes—July State Board 8-10 of Directors Meeting Around the State w/Phil 11 Phil Hohm ABATE of SD Chapter 12- Reports 20 ABATE of SD Supporters 21 New & Renewing 22 Memberships Business Supporter 23 Application Good Times Calendar 24 Classifieds & 25 Membership Application Business Supporter Ads 26- 31 PAGE 2 FREEDOM FLYER ABATE OFOFOF SOUTH DAKOTA, I NCNCNC ... ABATE of South Dakota, Inc. #243 2601 S. Minnesota Ave. Ste 105 Sioux Falls, SD 57105-4750 State Officers State Committee Chairpersons Coordinator - Jiggs Cressy Membership Secretary - Karline Clark 605-391-6361 email: [email protected] 605 430-1670 email: [email protected] Vice Coordinator - Brad Skyberg State MRF Representative - Kelly DeVries 605-695-0369 email: [email protected] 605-360-3445 email: [email protected] . Treasurer - Jan Weismantel State Products Manager - Carl Holloman 605-225-5474 email: [email protected] 605-321-6383 email: [email protected] Legislative Officer - Wayne Lettau State Promotions - Wayne Lettau 605-720-0263 email: [email protected] 605-720-0263 email: [email protected] Secretary - Geri DeVries 605-201-7068 State Webmaster - Marci Tubbs email: [email protected] [email protected] State Historian - John Addy Road Hazard Program - 1-866-470-6765 Darlene Gilby 605-390-0787 State Board of Directors IMPAC Aberdeen ............. 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PAGE 3 FREEDOM FLYER SSSTATE COORDINATOR ’’’SSS RRREPORT --- JJJIGGS CCCRESSY By time you read this it should be September and conference ,Meeting of the Minds, will be held in the end of summer is just around the corner. I Bloomington, MN. It is always a great conference, don’t know about you but I am not ready for very informative and fun. I encourage you to summer to be over. At least on the western side of attend if it is possible. the state, we barely had summer. So, not ready for Teamwork is so important that it is virtually it to end. impossible for you to reach the heights of your The Sturgis Rally is in the books and from all capabilities or make the money that you want reports it was a pretty low attended one at that. I without becoming very good at it. Brian Tracy did get a couple days off during the rally, and from Keep Your Knees in the Breeze what I experienced the number of people here was Jiggs WAY down, but we won’t find out the official number for a couple weeks. How do they determine how many people are there anyway? ABATE of South Dakota held the 36th annual Whitewood Social hour. We had about 120 people attend. It was good to see some friends that I only get to see once a year. Kirk “Hardtail” Willard, President of the Motorcycle Riders Foundation, was our guest speaker. He gave us an update of what is going on in Washington, DC. Hardtail is a great speaker and it was a pleasure to hear him. In a few weeks the premier motorcycle rights conference will be taking place in our backyard….., sorta. The Motorcycle Riders Foundation annual ABATE C HAPLAIN ’’’SSS CCCORNER --- my way is rough, my companions few, my Guide reliable, my mission clear. I cannot be bought, AAAUGGIE MMMINZLAFF compromised, deterred, lured away, turned back, diluted, or delayed. I have been asked many times , “how can you wear CMA colors and be a Chaplain and spread I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice, hesitate in Christianity? Aren’t you ashamed some times?” I the presence of adversity, negotiate at the table of was recently attending our National Rally and our the enemy, ponder at the pool of popularity, or National President shared this with us and it really meander in the maze of mediocrity. sums it up so I wanted to share it with you. I am a disciple of Jesus Christ. I must go until The Fellowship of the Unashamed Heaven returns, give until I drop, preach until all know, and work until He comes. And when He I am part of the "Fellowship of the Unashamed." comes to get His own, He will have no problem The die has been cast. I have stepped over the line. recognizing me. My colors will be clear. The decision has been made. I am a disciple of ------------------------------------------------------------ Jesus Christ. I won't look back, let up, slow down, The Author of this work is a Rwandan man in 1980 back away, or be still. My past is redeemed, my who was forced by his tribe to either renounce present makes sense, and my future is secure. I am Christ or face certain death. He refused to finished and done with low living, sight walking, renounce Christ, and was killed on the spot. The small planning, smooth knees, colorless dreams, night before he had written the commitment "The chintzy giving, and dwarfed goals. Fellowship of the Unashamed" which was found in his room. Bob Moorehead had written this in his I no longer need pre-eminence, prosperity, book "Words Aptly Spoken" c. 1995 Paul had said: position, promotions, plaudits, or popularity. I now I am not ashamed of the gospel . Romans 1:16 live by presence, lean by faith, love by patience, lift by prayer, and labor by power. My pace is set, my Until next month ride safe and ride often. gait is fast, my goal is Heaven, my road is narrow, In His service, Chaplain Auggie Page 4 FREEDOM FLYER LLLEGISLATIVE OOOFFICER RRREPORT --- WWWAYNE LLLETTAU CALL TO ACTION Please contact Senator Thune and ask Aberdeen Office him to join the Senate Motorcycle Caucus. 320 South 1st Street Below is the various contact info for Suite 101 Senator Thune. Aberdeen, SD 57401 Phone: (605) 225-8823 Sioux Falls Office 5015 South Bur Oak Washington D.C. Office Sioux Falls, SD 57108 United States Senate SD-511 Phone: (605) 334-9596 Washington, DC 20510 Phone: (202) 224-2321 Rapid City Office Fax: (202) 228-5429 246 Founders Park Drive Toll-Free: 1-866-850-3855 Suite 102 Rapid City, SD 57701 https://www.thune.senate.gov/public/ Phone: (605) 348-7551 index.cfm/contact or email his assistant Chief of Staff at [email protected] Page 5 FREEDOM FLYER Page 6 FREEDOM FLYER MRF R EPORT ---K-KKKELLYELLYELLY DDDEEEVVVRIESRIESRIES No report available at time of publication Page 7 FREEDOM FLYER Page 8 FREEDOM FLYER Please note: The Board of Directors meeting minutes printed here have been edited for space and other concerns.