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Texoma ABATE Newsletter Feb 2012 ABATE IS: “An alliance dedicated to the protection of the individual rights of motorcyclists through political change and awareness, charitable deeds, public education and to the promotion of motorcycling” ABATE is a non-profit motorcycle rights organization. Preamble to the bylaws, Texas ABATE Confederation Inc.
Texoma ABATE 2012 Officers Coordinator Doyle "Skee Daddy" Dodson Asst Coordinator Scott "Bucket" Hall Chapter Rep Jesse "lil Jesse" Elliott Secretary Crystal "Paris" Wolff Treasurer Bruce "Dad" Guffee Legislative Robin Warfield Security Joe "Whoredog" Wolff Membership Dollie Graham Products Holley Cox Newsletter Kaye "Stormy" Elliott
Meeting is 3rd Sunday every month 1pm @ Sherman ELKS Lodge 1313 E Hwy 1417 Sherman, TX. Newsletter available online at our website www.abatetexoma.com. Come be friends with us on facebook!
Quotable Quote: "All truth passes through three stages: First, it is ridiculed; Second, it is violently opposed; and Third, it is accepted as self-evident." - Arthur Schopenhauer
Coordinator Doyle "Skee Daddy" Dodson “All great change in America begins at the dinner table.” Ronald Reagan It seems a bit awkward for me to bring in the new 2012 chapter officers without properly thanking the “old” 2011 chapter officers that had stepped down. I think all of our 2011 chapter officers did an excellent job! They showed more leadership qualities and camaraderie this year than I can recall from recent memory. A big Thank You is due to all of our 2011 officers for a job well done! You guys & girls ROCK! I would especially like to thank Tim Walser for the excellent job that he did as our 2011 Chapter Coordinator. I personally think that Tim stepped down way too soon, but he promised me that he would continue to be a leader in our chapter—and I am confident that he will! Thanks Tim, and also thank you Kathy, for jobs well done! I joined ABATE in 1994 mainly because I felt like thousands of other bikers--that we shouldn’t have to wear a “skull cap” (helmet) if we didn’t want to—especially if the statistics were “skewed” and didn’t support the facts. Many of us believed back then, and still believe today, that if we don’t fight for our rights we may lose them. Sure, I keep renewing my membership in ABATE because I want to stay informed about legislative issues, to contribute my 2 cents worth, and to fight for our rights; However, I will be real honest with everyone, Tina (my gorgeous wife) & I keep renewing our membership in Texoma ABATE mainly because of YOU! An American poet once said, “…people will forget what you did, and people will forget what you said, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” I would like to sincerely thank everyone for the confidence that you have in me to serve as your 2012 Chapter Coordinator. It is a real privilege for me, and I promise that I will do my best. If you are not getting your money’s worth please let me know. Together we will “make it happen”. Thank you. Finally, Has everyone seen the 2012 calendar of events planned for our chapter this year? Wow! Talk about a full year--it is going to be great! Together we are going to have a productive and fun-filled year! Who remembers these lyrics to a Bob Marley song: “Get up, Stand up, Stand up for your rights! Get up, Stand up, Don’t give up the fight!” Skee Daddy
Asst Coordinator Scott "Bucket" Hall Thanks for the vote for the 2012 year. Seems I could make lots of promises, but we need the input from you the members. Present your ideas in writing, a mention only gets lost in the mind of day-to-day working. If they are on paper there is a good reminder through the year. I hope I live up to your expectations and working up the flyers for 2012. You have a list of upcoming events listed in the last month newsletter. I will be asking for run committee volunteers at the February meeting. Looking to stay in touch and have meetings with all you after the January meeting. The helmet law keeps coming up all around us. So if you want to ride free bring friends to the meetings and runs. Support your ABATE through the year. We have a lot planed this coming year so mark your calendar for all the events. Remember sign up new members and words are louder in numbers. 1 penny can make a difference but 100 pennies makes a lot. So the more of us as ABATE members the louder we speak…Buckett
Treasurer Bruce "Dad" Guffee Security Joe "Whoredog" Wolff
Secretary Crystal "Paris" Wolff Hello ABATE family! I look forward to serving as this years Texoma chapter Secretary! I am excited to see what changes 2012 brings our Chapter and am hoping to see a lot of participation from our Officers, members, and newcomers. We hope that you will help us spread the word about our meetings and upcoming events too! 2011 proved to be an emotional and eventful year with the loss of our beloved Gena and the birth of our Preston. For 2012 let's continue making memorable moments with old friends and new!
Texoma Abate Monthly Chapter Meeting 12/18/2011 Elks Lodge Sherman Texas Meeting Agenda Kathy Walser 2011 Secretary Open with Pledge of Allegiance @1:10pm Coordinator Report: Tim Walser thanked everyone for coming out…we will be voting for 2012 officers today Assistant Coordinator Report: Crystal states there is a lot going on with elections Reading of minutes: Motion made to accept minutes as printed, seconded and passed. Treasurer Report: Bruce: $1060.71 currently in bank and no outstanding bills to be paid. Motion made to accept report, second, and passed (come to a meeting to hear the amount) Membership Report: Dollie states 73 current in November and up to 77 as of now with renewals. Several renewed that had been expired for some time. Products Report: Crystal: Calendars available $15, Koozies $3 or 2/$5, still have some Northern Party T-shirts and tanks, Gena shirts, patches and beads are still available. Legislative: Bucket: Nothing new to report at this time Newsletter: Kaye: We have 2 newsletters out and sponsors are still coming in. Deadline is at end of each meeting and has already started on January newsletter; Crystal states we will have new officers in the next one. Chapter Rep: Jesse: Christmas party had more food than could be eaten and a great turnout. Ugly sweater contest was lots of fun and plan to do again. Several members went to Denton Abates Christmas party last night and good time was had by all. State meeting is Jan 28th in Houston. New calendar of events are being listed in the newsletter. Old Business: Robin reminded everyone that Texoma was in charge of creating basket for Mid south mile this year and to please be thinking about ideas. New Bylaws: Version is in state email and we all need to read and make suggestion for corrections if needs to be done by the next meeting, so we can vote as a chapter on the bylaws. Ballots handed out to be completed and turned back in for Steve and Bill to count for new officers. Stan thanked everyone for helping out at the Toy Run this year it was a good one. New Business: Kathy discussed planning a food drive several times for next year as the need for help with food is year round, not just holiday season. Crystal states that every year donations are made for the homeless shelter, this year we didn’t get much donated. Motion made to donate $100 to Grayson County homeless shelter, seconded and passed. March meeting possibility to start collecting for food drive. Open Floor: Stan read in newsletter and asked about carwash at his shop scheduled for May 26th? He had offered his business multiple times, however, the date etc, wasn’t shared with him. Skee mentioned having Texoma Abate on yahoo groups now as well as Denton Abate. They have lots of useful tools etc, please go sign up. Robin has sheet with emails listed, please sign up with her if you want added to the list. Holly’s daughter is having baby shower following meeting, everyone is welcome to attend. Chapter get away is in August at Beavers Bend this year. Locust Fire Department is in need of teddy bears, Kathy will get some to Kaye to hand out. 50/50 was $16 and won by Tim. reminder again about midsouth mile basket. Officer changeover meeting Jan 8th @ 2:00pm. $334 was earned at Christmas party, made $207 at products and paid $125 on toilet. New officers for 2012 Coordinator: Skee Dodson Ass Coordinator: Scott Hall Sec: Crystal Wolff Legis: Robin Warfield Treas: Bruce Guffee Products: Holly Cox Chapter Rep: Jesse Elliott Security: Joe Wolff Membership: Dollie Graham Newsletter: Kaye Elliott
Legislative Robin Warfield
Realizing that it will take more than just members of motorcycle clubs and riding associations for our voice to be heard the Coalition of Independent Riders, or The C.O.I.R., was formed and leaders chosen to be C.O.I.R. US Defenders. The C.O.I.R. is not a membership funded organization or club but a registration of independent riders from all walks and rides of the motorcycle community. Independent cruisers, sport and dirt-bike riders and even non-riders alike who understand that protecting our "Right to Ride" is everyone's responsibility. We must all do our part to keep motorcycling a true expression of freedom! When a Call-to-Action comes down the pike these independent riders will be contacted and asked to help implement the action whether it is a letter writing campaign or showing up at a state capitol. Independent riders who express a desire to help organize independent groups, attend US Defenders training and Call-to-Action seminars and get the word out to independent groups can register as COIR US Defenders and be assigned to the region where they live. The Coalition of Independent Riders is part of a grass roots movement that is sweeping the nation. There is a time for all motorcyclists to come together in solidarity and that time is now! Defending and protecting our Constitutional rights and our right to ride is all motorcyclists’ responsibility and I call on all of you to do your part. The COIR program was designed with the Independent spirit in mind and a way for independent riders to take their place in motorcycle history by standing up and doing their part. I want to personally thank all Independent Riders for their support and stay tuned for the opportunity to “stand up” and make a difference! US National C.O.I.R. Commander - Tiger - Deborah “Tiger” Chandler Texas C.O.I.R. Commander - Suds -
Chapter Rep Jesse "lil Jesse" Elliott State meeting was postponed so take this opportunity to review the bylaws one last time, we vote on it at the next state meeting on March 3rd. Robin, Kaye, and myself attended the Oklahoma SMILE in OK City Jan 13-15th at the Biltmore Hotel. Saturday morning they had their State Board Meeting. Then our day began with ”Gaining and Retaining Your Chapter membership” with John Pierce, afterwards we had lunch with Lt Gov Todd lamb & DPS commissioner Col Michael Thompson. After lunch were several seminars to choose from, they were: “5 Steps to Freedom “/Rick Boland, “Share the Road Okla”/Sharon Stone-Husman & Laura Dods, “Chapter Rep Training”/Stick & Xman, “The 3 R’s”/Wayne Wierson, “Money, Photos, & Writing”/Barbara Vice, “Lies Damn Lies and Politics”/John Pierce, “”What We Are Now Is…”/ Tiger Mike Revere, and “ABATE of Okla Membership Roundtable” All were very informative. I highly recommend “The 3 R’s” with Wayne Wierson if you ever have the opportunity. We have the cd from this program available for a small donation to the MRF. We socialized for about an hour until the banquet, the food was fantastic. We partied and got razzed about being from Texas until the wee hours. Would like to thank Okla ABATE for their hospitality. Good times, good memories, & new brothers and sisters. Which brings me to the TALES in Tawakoni hosted by NET ABATE, if you have never been to an educational seminar you must come to this one. Since fighting for our rights is what ABATE is all about I challenge everyone to attend, and learn the proper ways and procedures to be sure your voice is heard. See you there, lil Jesse.
Quotable Quote: "The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance; which condition if he break, servitude is at once the consequence of his crime, and the punishment of his guilt." - John Philpot Curran (1750-1817), Irish lawyer and politician. Speech, July 10, 1790, Dublin.
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Stormy’s Lair Kaye “Stormy” Elliott Happy New Year everyone! Sorry about the delay, no January newsletter cause my puter crashed. And considering I fixed it using my handy computers for dummies book it was a miracle it turned back on…LOL! I hope 2012 will be our year to make a difference. There are so many things we do here not just fight laws and help those in need. ABATE is a brotherhood (yes sista’s too!) We are there for each other in many ways. Come join our fight for the cause! If you have a run flyer, event, or would simply like to speak your mind (within reason) all input is welcome. The newsletter deadline is 3rd Wednesday of every month. You can bring your submissions in person to the monthly meeting on the 3rd Sunday every month, mail to: Texoma ABATE PO Box 1113 Sherman, TX 75091, or email me at [email protected] . Also we need sponsors! Business Card Ads are $10 a month or $100 a year ($20 savings). In the future editions we hope to be running half and full page ads. If you own a business & you are reading this, so are other people. Newsletter is also available online at our website www.abatexoma.com. Thanx to our One Year sponsored ads; Bulldawg Investigations, Tommy Badgett Sherman H/D, and 69/82 Metal & Recycling. Also La Mesa for a 6mo ad! This newsletter can’t happen without our sponsors. Remember its tax season and donations are a good tax deduction but, so are business advertisements no matter how small. Our success is dependent on membership and meeting attendance. Come check us out! Meetings are at Sherman ELKS Lodge at 1313 E Hwy 1417 Sherman Texas 3rd Sunday at 1pm every month. Keepin it rubber side down …Stormy Newsletter Editor ABATE 2011 Christmas Party was huge success. Old friends and new got together for our last big blowout of the year. Everyone pitched together and made this an event to remember! Robin decorated the place then cleaned it up with the help of a few assorted elves. Thank you lil Jesse for the generator and North Texas R.V. for the heater. Party was at Tony Geis' shop in Sherman and the place was packed. Whoredog was the D.J. and rocked the house till the wee hours of the night, thanx Joe! We had plenty of food, and "Apple Pie"(made by Big Jim) for everyone and then some. Texoma ABATE provided the meat and it was smoked by "Plano" Bob Tobin, Thanx Bob! Party guests brought the rest. The spread was great, thanx to all who cooked for everyone to enjoy. We had a Chinese Christmas our M.C. Kody Kaufman did a good job of corralling the big kids and their gifts. And some of the gifts were a story all of their own. What happens at a run stays at run you know...if you weren't there you definitely missed out on a good time.Thanx to Kody Kaufman for our new tradition of the Ugly Christmas Sweater contest, the winner this year was lil Jesse and he had that one hands down. J.O. was definitely a close 2nd with his bling and mistletoe message, (again you had to be there). Game winners Flip Cup /Dollie Graham and lil Jesse, Trojan Banana /Angela Welton, Blind Screw /Whoredog and Paris, Lemon Roll /Bill Little. The winners received a free gate pass to a 2012 Texoma ABATE Run of choice. Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2012, keepin it rubber side down... Stormy 2011 17th Annual For the Kids Toy Run, Big Kids Helping Little Kids From the office of: For The Kids Another great year, would like to think all that braved the weather rain and cold to bring a Merry Christmas to the kids in Grayson County through the Grayson County Salvation Army. Thanks to all that just dropped by with a donation food and toys. We are grateful you could come fourth and bring a big smile to kid in our area. Just think when you was small and woke up and the tree was full of present and a big one marked from S. Claws, your eyes light up as you ran over to the gift and started to rip off the wrapping paper to see the gift Santa brought you. With your help we put that big smile on a lot of kids faces again this year. Remember DECEMBER 2nd 2012 is the day set for the 18th, Annual ”For the Kids” Toy Run. Hope everyone enjoyed the feast at the end of the run. Had drawings for 2 flat screens TVs. Along with stockings full of goodies. For the Kids presented a check to the Salvation Army for $5000.00 dollars. The Salvation Army extended
their thanks for the toys can goods and cash donations made by you. So plan for next year and place DECEMBER 2nd 2012 on your calendar. Thank for another great year. Be looking for volunteers soon for next year! From “For The Kids” MERRY CHRISTMAS & have a HAPPY NEW YEAR Rubber Down Chrome up be safe in 2012…Buckett
Membership Dollie Graham Happy New Year Texoma ABATE, Dollie here, your Membership Officer for 2012. I welcome our new officers and returning officers and look forward to working with each to make 2012 a remarkable year for Texoma ABATE. In order to do this, it’s not just up to the officers. We need members and support. Your opinion and time is appreciated. You are valuable to this organization so please continue to help us do all we do for others and protect and fight for bikers rights. If you are reading this, you already know what we do and what we stand for, yet we can never do enough as we want to help more and make differences. We need more people who want to make these differences with us so please help me promote Texoma ABATE and bring a friend to an event. We have a few members who expired in December which I haven’t heard from and a lot expiring in January so please take a moment to renew or sign up a new friend. I will be sending out renewal slips in the mail but don’t have updated addresses for all as mails have come back with bad addresses so if you don’t receive a form in the mail please call, email or write. I can be reached at Dollie Graham 175 Sherman Drive, Pottsboro Texas 75076, 903-436-0157 or [email protected]. Thanks to those who have responded to my previous renewal letters. I hope this finds all well in the New Year and that all had a Happy Holidays. I’m excited for 2012 as I’m ready for fresh starts. 2011 was quite rough for our ABATE family. We watched our friend Kokomo struggling after his motorcycle accident the previous Christmas and we lost one of our most beloved and caring officers…a true friend to so many… Gena. We miss her a lot but know she’s watching over us and probably bitching at us when we slack up a bit. We also heard of or knew others who had wrecks and hardships. 2011 was a very tough year, but it also brought Joe and Crystal the new precious addition of “Wolffe”. He came a bit early but momma and baby as well as daddy Joe are all peaceful and well so that’s a blessing. Kokomo has finished his rehab and is at home doing well. He is bored and lost with suddenly being “retired” yet continues to be the strong caring man we all know. He overcame so much, and was blessed with his recovery. Last but not least, were the very tough months for “Buckett”. He went through his bone marrow transplant successfully, and is now our new Assistant Coordinator 2012 and in fact the one who inspired me to get involved in ABATE so again while 2011 had a lot of hardships, it also had many blessings for our organization as well as our own personal lives. Happy and Safe Riding !!! Dollie
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President Barrack Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington DC 20500
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Texas Senator John Cornyn
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Texas Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson 284 Russell Senate Ofc Bldg Washington DC 20510
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Texas State Senator House Craig Estes
PO Box 12068 Capitol Station, Austin Texas 78711 Capitol Phone (512)463-0130
District Address: 1117 Gallagher Ste 340 Sherman, Tx 75090
Telephone: (903)868-2437 Fax: (903)868-9666 [email protected]
Texas State Representative Larry Phillips
PO Box 2910 Austin, Tx 78768 Telephone (512)463-0297
District Address: 421 N Crockett Sherman, Tx 75090 Telephone (903)891-7297
Texas District 4 Congress Representative Ralph Hall 2405 Rayburn House Ofc Bldg Washington DC 20515
Telephone (202) 225-6673 Fax (202) 225-3332 101 E Pecan st Sherman, Tx 75090-5989
(903)892-1112 Fax: (903)868-0264 www.ralphhall.house.gov
Texas ABATE Chapters
Texoma ABATE Meeting 3rd Sunday every month 1pm
@ Sherman ELKS Lodge 1313 E Hwy 1417 Sherman, Tx (903)815-4958
Denton ABATE Meeting 4th Sunday every month @ 12pm
@ American Legion post 88 105 Gotcher Ave Lake Dallas (940)230-7622
NET ABATE- North East Texas Meeting 1st Sunday every month 2pm
@ American Legion 236 W Hwy 276 West Tawakoni, Tx (903) 447-9502
Arlington ABATE Meeting 3rd Sunday every month 11am
@ D & J’s Saloon 205 E Front st Arlington, Tx (817) 542-0577
District 11 Meeting 1st Sunday every month @ 3pm
@ Lupe’s Restaurant 517 E Rusk st Jacksonville, Tx (903) 586-7536
Golden Triangle Meeting 3rd Friday every month 7:30pm
@ American Legion Hall Memorial Blvd Port Arthur, Tx
