ABATE of MN - LAKE CHAPTER CHAPTER MEETING
Place: American Legion, Delano Date: March 4, 2006 Time: 4:00 pm
Officers attending:
President: Todd Riba X
Vice President: Jim Kreitlow X
Treasurer: Dave Anderson X
Chapter Rep: Gene Bolgrean X
Secretary: Rosa Kreitlow X
Sergeant @ Arms: Dave Dibb X
Vulture X

Total number of members attending: 50
Guests: 4

AGENDA
Call to order/Pledge of Allegiance - Dave/Vulture

President's remarks - Todd - Thanks for all your support these past three years.
Vice President's remarks - Jim - Thanks for coming and thanks for the opportunity to work with you. We will be 
here to help. We're not going anywhere.
Welcome new members and special guests - Todd -
Minutes from the last meeting - Rosa - Motion to accept: Ken 2nd: Mike. passed-hands.
Treasury Report - Mr. Anderson 
Beginning February with $599.86. 
Income-Memberships $122.00, 
Refund on printing $2.50, 
Live Auction- $1720.00, 
Silent Auctin-$925.00, 
Products Sold-$416.00, 
Advance Ticket Sales-Grounded Hogs Fundraiser-$2172.00, 
Ticket Sales-Grounded Hogs Fundraiser-$1335.00. 
Total-$6,692.50. 
Expenses-1st Class Postage for Road Noise-$2.00, 
Road Noise Ad-$77.00, 
Door Prizes-Grounded Hogs Fundraiser-$118.00, 
Payment to Band-Grounded Hogs Fundraiser-$400.00, 
Donat6ion to the M.R.F.-$1.00 per ticket sold-$270.00, 
Reimbursement for postage and envelopes $34.19, 
59% split to State-Grounded Hogs Fundraiser -$2540.50, 
Total-$3,441.69. 
February ending Balance-$3,850.67. 
Petty Cash: $28.76, M.R.F. 
Donation Fund: $463.00. 
Grand Total $4,342.43. 
Motion to Accept: Mitch 2nd Kenny. Voted-Passed-Hands.
State Rep Report - Gene - Abate U-Bike raffle tickets are due on 4-15-06 to get $10.00 per ticket back to 
the Chapter. See Shad if you can help with security at the U. The BOD has proposed the new budget. State Office 
income $55,125.00, Expenses $51,625. Road Noise income $23,000, Expenses $28,800. Legislative Expenses 
$15,700, Abate U Income $10,900, Expenses $10,900. State Rally Income $104,750, Expenses $85,570. 
Share the Road Expenses $1,000.00. Total Proposed Income $193,775, Total Proposed Expenses $193,775. 
Motion to accept proposed budget . Kenny, 2nd Stroke. Voted -Passed -Hands. Precinct Caucus on Tuesday 
3-7-06 at 7:00pm. Rolling Prairie Chapter donated 1 ticket the their chili feed on March 25, 06, in St. James.
Membership & Retention Report - Kenny - Donny Smith Bike Show is March 25 & 26. Membership meeting 
on 3-25-06 in St. James at 3:30. Rally meeting is at 4:00. New Tri-Folds are out. The difference is an "opt-out" for Motorcycle Pac that has to be singed if the person does not want to donate.
Motorcycle Riders Foundation Report - Todd- Heartland Steam is April 28-29. A gathering of motorcycle
 rights groups to discuss motorcycle rights issues and a fund raiser for M.R.F. which needs approximately 
$1,000+ per day to run it's office in Washington. Please talk to Todd if interested in going. John Kline is 
having a fundraiser at Bench Warmer Bob's on March 13. Mark Kennedy is having a fundraiser on 3-11 
with Elizabeth Dole at O'Guerra's at 7:30pm. M.R.F. has a PAC. A 6 page document for the layman regarding 
the new EPA regulations is available. The EPA want to allow 1 kit bike per person and you cannot sell it for 
five years, and can only ride it to motorcycle shows. NHTSA is trying to pass a national helmet law.
Government Relations Report - Mike-Biker Day at the State Capital 3-8-06. E-Mails have been sent to 
news media. This is our big chance to let our legislatures know what and how we feel about our issues and to 
tell them how they will vote on our issues.
State Coordinator-Mack-Not Present.
President's Committee for Increasing Meeting Attendance-Popeye-Jim Kosse reporting-Nancy Dibbs 
won the $5.00 off on chapter merchandise. Shad and Ken won door prizes and Batman won $25.00 off Ink 
and Tattoo.
MN Safety Advisory Committee-Mike- Next meeting in two weeks. NHTSA has already been thru Minn. to 
gather data but did not meet with the safety committee. Tom Workman has info. NHTSA is trying to get a national 
helmet law and is hand picking the people to talk to. Tom Workman is keeping watch of minutes of NHTSA 
meetings so they are reported correctly and are not being edited. 651-296-2146 to order the book listing all our congressmen.
Public Relations Report - Mitch - Has photo book to view. Has Course guide for safety course. Has combined 
all the Toys for Tots videos into one CD or VCR tapes. If you want one they are $7.50 ea. Motion to reimburse 
Mitch $69.44 for the Toys for Tots CD-Fred. 2nd-Charm. Voted-Hands-Passed. Hospitality Room- Motion to pay 
for Lake Chapter Hospitality Room at Abate U for Friday and Saturday nights-Becky. 2nd-Ken. 
Voted-Hands-Passed.
Products Report - Keith - Chapter Calendars are $15.00 ea. Has 100 Bob Moy patches.
Special Events Report - Rosa-Thanks for coming to the Grounded Hogs Party. Special thanks to our Special 
Events Committee. It was a big success because of you. Spring Run is May 20. Advance tickets will be available 
at Abate U. We will use 3x5 cards to stamp instead of the tickets. We will throw darts thru out the run. We are 
working on the routes now. Our next meeting is at Sheila Knee 's house on March 25. We will have fewer 
bar stops with longer rides in between stops. We will have a food stop probably at the end with door prizes and 
more dart throws at the end. Motion to run full page in May-Lee, 2nd-Noma. Voted- Passed-Hands. Motion to 
set aside 10% of ticket sale -advance and at the door for Spring and Fall Runs and Grounded Hogs Party and 
split that money between Motorcycle Pac and MRF-Becky. 2nd-Stroke. Todd-Split between motorcycle rights 
50/50. Voted-Passed-Hands. We need someone to help with the dart throw. 
Lee- With each run we will be registering miles. Start with Spring run and end with the Fall Run. We will record 
the most miles and the least run for five years. The winner will be announced at the Grounded Hogs Party. A patch 
will be given with the Lake Chapter logo with a tire for the most miles and the same with a flat tire for the least miles. 
Motion to get this going-Keith. 2nd-Smoker. Memorial Run is May 27. Let Batman know if you think of anyone 
who need to be on the route. Karen and Buz will let us have a gathering at their place after the run. We will have a 
chapter flag for us to place at the gravesites. Batman-Let me know where the cemetery of loved ones are located.
State Rally Report - Becky-The bands for State Rally have been selected. 14 bands. Sponsorships are coming in. 
The committee will be contacting past sponsors. Two promo tickets will be awarded to the person who brings in the 
most sponsors and a plaque will go the Chapter who brings in the most total sponsors. Our S.W. District Director 
would like to see chapters become sponsors. The Promo tickets based on those sponsorships would be awarded 
based on everybody who attends a meeting will put their name in a hat and every meeting a name would be drawn. 
The person who wins the ticket has to use it or give it to somebody else. Only one ticket per winner. Glacial Ridge 
and Way West as Chrome $250.00 sponsorship and South Central is $500.00 sponsorship. Motion to be a $500.00 Sponsorship-Noma. 2nd-Mary. Much discussion. Voted-Passed-Hands. Motion to accept all committee reports-Ken, 2nd-Noma. Voted-passed-hands.
Old Business: Adopt the highway sign can have only 28 digits. Motion to leave the sign alone-Lee, 2nd-mitch voted-passed-hands. Todd has Smiley's Wheel chair and needs help delivering it. Matt needs help with tables for 
Donny Smith Bike Show. Lee will deliver the Flag to Bootleggers.
New Business: Call for nominees for officers by Jim. Becky, Ken, and Lee selected to count vote. Member of the 
Year ballots passed out and voted on. Audra to count ballots and order plaque to be given out during the April Meeting. Vote for only two Sergeant at arms. Motion to renew MRF membership-Charm, 2nd-Matt. voted-passed-hands. Too 
Tall asked to not be voted for member of the Year. Camp Friendship-Motion to meet at Sturgis Park at 5:30pm in 
Buffalo on the first Wednesday of June to go to Camp Friendship-Keith, 2nd-Noma. June 14, 2006, Flag Day. voted-passed-hands. Motion to give away bandanas at Camp Friendship-Keith, 2nd- Stroke. motion tabled. Todd will 
work with Camp Friendship to set it up. Motion to ABATE U chapter challenge for $250.00-Dawn, 2nd-Gabby. voted-passed-hands. Meeting locations-Motion to have April meeting at Smackdowns (Full Moon) at 4:00pm-Noma, 2nd-Mike. Motion to have May meeting at 4-Alarm at 4:00pm-Todd, 2nd-Matt. voted-not passed-hands. Go to Doc Holiday's in Delano at 3:00pm. Missile park in St. Boni at 3:00 for June meeting. Motion to check into advanced riders course-Noma, 2nd-Darin. voted-passed-hands. Mike will check it out. Motion to have a rodeo in Delano in June 
subject to volunteers-Gabby, 2nd-Dave. voted-passed-hands. Motion for 1/2 page ad for rodeo for May issue of 
Road Noise, 2nd-Michelle. Gabby and Charm will work it out. voted-passed-hands. Rodeo set for June 24, 06 at 
1:00 at Delano Legion. President-Keith Knee V. Pres.-Mike Berger, Treasurer-Kimmer Moy, 
Secretary-Olga Stroble, Chapter Rep-Too Tall (Dave) Carlson, S/Arms-Rod Quist, and Shad Skinner,
 Honorary S/Arms-Todd Riba and Vulture. Congratulations to all !!!!
Upcoming Events: Read by Jimmy
Adjourn; Rosa -Motion, 2nd-Jim
Time: 6:05pm