Region 3A: Oconto / Marinette / Florence Counties

Greetings Region 3A! We held our monthly meeting on March 3rd at the Windmill. We started things off with the Pledge, MOS and welcoming of members.

In Communications, the next three meetings are on 04/07/24, 05/05/24, & 06/02/24. In Products, we have some newer Hi-vis products available. Share The Road/Safety, we will be having a Share The Road presentation after the meeting in April. In Safety, the T-CLOCS safety check was discussed. Check your Tires, Controls, Lights, Oil, Chassis, & Stand before you venture off on your bike, after pulling it out of storage over the winter months. In Legislative, we did a recap of our recent trip to Madison for our annual Biker Lobby Day trip. As a reminder of items, we should be paying attention to here is a list: Protection of Combustion Engines, Right to Repair, Vehicle Data Recorder Protection, Profiling, and Protection of E-10 or Less. Something else to watch for is gas stations are temporarily being allowed to sell a special fuel blend called E15, containing 15% ethanol, year-round. Keep an eye on the labeling on the pump to avoid a possible damaging mistake.

Membership, we have an opportunity while attending an event ABATE or not, to help spread the word about our organization. Please wear your ABATE attire and have trifolds or membership applications with you. Let’s see if we can double the Region’s membership. Treasury, Rachel gave the February report and reported the final numbers of the Bottoms Up CCO and MR.

Old Business, thank you to Amberg Pub (Nicole & Andy) & their staff, our staff Bear, Becky, Bob, Brice, Carolyn, Donny, Gil, Paul, Susie, and Trudy, all of the Chili entries, the patrons & members who filled the bar up, for making our 31st Annual Amberg Pub Chili Cook Off and Meat Raffle a great success! Thanks again for keeping this long-standing event going strong for 31 years!

New Business, nothing of mention here other than we were looking for volunteers for Amberg and the membership showed up for that, Thanks!

Coming up soon, the 10th Annual Triple C Rider and Region 3A Chili Cook Off, Meat Raffle and Awareness Rally will be on April 27th, at Lolli’s 2029 Hall Ave, Marinette, WI 54143. The Awareness Rally starts at 10 am with chili registration from Noon -1:30 pm. Judging will be at 2 pm. with open tasting after judging is complete. All chili entries must be in a crockpot at 160°, with a ladle and a cord to plug it in. Only a $10 donation is asked to enter a chili and/or taste plus, enjoy Happy Hour prices from 2 – 4 pm. The Meat Raffles and 50/50’s will start at Noon and run throughout the event.

Calendar of Events, 04/27/24 – the 10th Annual ABATE Region 3A & Triple C Rider Awareness, Chili Cook Off, & Meat Raffle, 05/05/24 – Motorcycle Awareness Rally at the Windmill 11 am – 1 pm before the monthly meeting, 06/01/24 – 21st Annual Buck Kittredge Ride to Remember, and the Summer Long Fun Run.

Get Interested, Get Informed, & Get Involved!

Get Interested, Get Informed, & Get Involved!

Duke