Local 6 News –
September 2006 (August Meeting)
What a fabulous turnout we had for our August meeting! Do you
think it might have been because we had members Denise and Al
Ducheny there? Of course, that was one of the reasons. Denise
chatted about her upcoming campaign, and she could use a little
help right now stuffing envelopes and such. There will be other
things later to do. If you can help, please call her office at
619-239-1388. She also spoke about the political climate, etc.
It is always a pleasure to have them both at our meeting.
Speaking of political work, we are starting a list to put together
our Political Action Team 2006. We don’t have other specific
work to be done now, but we will before the elections. We need
YOU to help to make phone calls, hang yard signs, walk precincts,
work in the office, etc. If everyone helped one evening or one
afternoon, what an impact we could make. Please email John Del
Santo at mcbwaycool@yahoo.com and he’ll add your name to
the list (and telephone and email, of course).
And John Del Santo brought us up to date on other political issues.
Red updated what is happening on the judicial side, and the progress
made by Richard Quigley. We took Local 6’s half of the 50-50
to send to Quig, and Toxalot from the Saddletramps M/C donated
his winnings also, making a total of$200.00.
We have lost yet another brother during the past month. Andrew
“Andy” Wise is now riding free with our other brothers
and sisters. Our condolences to Trudy and their families and friends.
Our treasury is about the same … not bad, not good. We
still need a fundraising event. We just need some folks to get
together and put it together. Interested? We need help here, too.
Oh, but here’s a fundraiser to start. Jim Brown’s
sister put together a queen-size quilt from all the t-shirts donated
last year, and we’ll be doing an auction or sell tickets
or something. Here’s a great way to help the Local.
Now we have a terrific list of new and renewing members: Dennis/Donna
Rosemier, Trudy Venuya, Tom Kolasho/Jodi Rustius from Excalibur
Tabacconist, Jay Canfield, Kim Tran, Paul Robinson, Naomi Park,
Jack Goode, H.T. Moseby, J.D. Dolinger, James McCoy, Tim Oster,
Jim Powell, Shannen Lyman/Robert Garcia, Lou Ginford/Guss Freeman
from Keystone Real Estate, James Larson, and Bob Yamassaki. As
you might notice, there are a couple of new business members.
Don’t forget to look for the long list at the back of the
Bailing Wire and support those businesses that support us!
As many know, we do a business meeting on the Tuesday evening
before the Sunday meeting, and we’ve changed the location
to the Bull Pen on Clairemont Mesa Boulevard. Everyone is invited
to join us at 7 p.m. Email me at nemecek@san.rr.com is you’d
like details.
Until then … ride safe, we will ride free again …
Nancy Nemecek
August (July Meeting)
The first week in July was terrific. We had our usual meeting
on the first Sunday of the month in Kate Sessions Park, it was
a beautiful day, and we really had a good turnout considering
it was the 4th of July weekend. We welcomed everyone, and then
did the Pledge of Allegiance as we always do to open our meeting.
Mary is going a great job following up on memberships and the
new members or renewals were Dawn Gray, Phyllis Belter, George
Shelton, Vera Leisure, and May Geiger. She also signed up Excalibur
Tobacco Shops as a business member. The State Membership Drive
is over for this year, but that doesn’t mean we sit back
on our laurels and not sign up new members. We have new membership
applications, by the way, so please ask Jim or Mary for a few
and keep them with you to give to potential members.
We had our treasurer’s report…no real change there.
John, of course, gave his usual entertaining safety report. Politics,
helmet tickets, ROW violations, etc. were discussed, along with
past and future events.
The biggest event we discussed was the 4th of July Helmet Law
Protest, and we must thank Red for organizing it. There was an
excellent turnout on Fiesta Island with political speakers along
with Richard Quigley. There’s an article and pictures in
this issue, so I won’t go into great detail. Suffice it
to say that almost 20 freedom fighters received helmetless tickets
as we all rode to Iron Horse Motorcycles in Clairemont for a party.
We got great press on multiple T.V. channels, so all in all it
was one helluva day. Don’t forget to read the article!
That’s it for now. Ride safe, we will ride free again.
Nancy
NOVEMBER 2005 (OCTOBER MEETING)
The Local 6 monthly meeting went off well at beautiful Kate Sessions
Park. The weather was perfect (oh, what a surprise !) and we had
a nice turnout of members and visitors. President Nancy Nemecek
was on a voyage to the East Coast, so VP John Del Santo started
the meeting. We signed a bunch of new members, our Membership
Officer Lawrence is bringing them in! We now have at least 30
business members. Everyone needs to check the back page of the
Bailing Wire to see who the Business Members are….and then
patronize their stores.
Our Phone tree is doing well, and each member gets a phone call
or an E-mail each month with a meeting reminder and notice of
upcoming runs being held by members.
The Safety report was read, and discussion ensued involving safety
items. Any Local 6 member who takes a Riding Safety Class is given
$25 or a year’s extension on their membership. We recently
had a First Aid / CPR class available to members, and the Local
has a large first aid kit available to members involved with runs
or group gatherings.
Phil Perin is putting together a group called “San Diego
Bikers with Kids” (or, “the forgotten ones”
as Phil calls them). Give Phil a call if the group sounds interesting
to you.
Five of our members went on Denise Ducheny’s “Sunset
Cruise”. A lot of good political contacts were made, and
a good time was had by all. Our political / PAC agenda and news
was discussed, and suggestions noted.
There are a number of upcoming rides, including the 25th Annual
San Diego Toy Run on Sunday, November 27th. Local 6 is a Major
sponsor of this run, so Be There….or Be Square !
John Del Santo
October 2005 (September Meeting)
Labor Day Weekend. So wouldn’t you think our meeting would
be small the Sunday before Labor Day? Hell no. We threw our annual
Local 6 Thank You Party and Membership Drive and had a fantastic
turnout. I’m guessing about 65 or more folks showed up at
Kate Session Park for a short meeting, humongous raffle, and great
food and drink…and the weather was super, too. Lawrence
has signed up so many new business members that the raffle prizes
were out-of-sight, Jim Brown brought all the vittles and drinks,
and the Boozefighters M/C cooked for the group. What a team! We
signed up some new members and everyone enjoyed eating, drinking,
and socializing. The leftovers were taken to the VA Shelter so
not a thing went to waste.
Fran, Monica, Steve, Lawrence, and Sylvia will be attending Denise
Ducheny’s annual cruise. This year it’s the “Pirate
Sunset Cruise” and will be on September 25th. Thanks Local
6 and the PAC Committee for chipping in to support Denise.
We covered the other usual items such as finances, membership,
safety, events, yadda yadda yadda. All and all it was a very successful
day thanks to our members…and we also appreciated those
who brought guests. We’re still the largest Local, and with
everyone’s help, we’ll stay that way.
It was such a shock to hear about the death of Basil Haliburda
from Local 8…what a senseless act by a driver not paying
attention. Local 6 and I would like to send our condolences to
Sharon and her family, club brothers, and friends. Basil was an
outstanding ABATE member and will be missed by so many. It was
an honor to know him and be around him all these years. Ride Free,
Basil.
For those of you who have never been to the “other”
ABATE Local in San Diego County, considering going to one of Local
11’s meetings. They meet the second Sunday of the month
at 11:00 a.m. at the Oakvale Bar and Grill in Escondido. The back
of the Bailing Wire has all the details. They support us …
we should support them, too.
Don’t forget if you change your telephone number or address
you can contact me at 858-569-7370 or send me a note to nemecek@san.rr.com.
You can also reach John Del Santo now by email, too. Yep, you
can find John mcbwaycool@yahoo.com.
You can send email addresses to either of us.
That’s it for now. Ride safe … we will ride free
again.
Nancy Nemecek
August 2005 (July Meeting)
Fourth of July Weekend! I have to say it was a very good turn out with about 40 folks on a beautiful, sunny San Diego day.
Our treasury is hold pretty steady and we are still the biggest and baddest Local so life must be good. Thanks again to Lawrence and everyone who has been signing up members and also to everyone who renewed. By the way, the membership drawing will be in July and the membership contest goes through October 1 so you still have time to sign up a member or two.
John and his phone tree are having a little easier time now that we have the email blasts. And to help with the email, Animal has set up a “list” for us that we will build in the next couple of weeks, and members can add, change, and delete themselves. You’ll also be able to send messages to the list. Your email address is kept confidential and only Animal and I have access to them. When it’s all done, we’ll send you an email. If you want to be added to the list or have a change, please email me at nemecek@san.rr.com. Right now the nancy@abate.org address doesn't’t work since all the ABATE emails are in the process of being revamped.
John Del Santo gave his usual illustrious Safety Report. I hope all of you read his articles in the Bailing Wire … they are very informative and might save your backside some day.
We chatted about past and future rides and overnighters … there are plenty including our own. We still plan to have our Local 6 Annual Thank You Party and Membership Drive at our August meeting. The Boozefighters M/C will do the cooking again, and we’ll have food, drinks, drawings and fun. Now for the drawings, we need donations of gift certificates, merchandise, etc., so please stop at your favorite shop or restaurant or whatever and see what you can find for us and bring it. Please come and bring a friend, too.
The Mayoral election in San Diego will be over by the time you read this. We wish New York Myke the best of luck in his run for this office, and I hope many of you volunteered to help his campaign.
On a final and sad note, Local 6 lost member Mike Calderone this month in a motorcycle accident in the mountains. Our condolences go to Mike’s wife, Linda, their family and the Wanderers M/C, his riding club. Services were held on July 17, and a memorial ride up the Sunrise Highway followed to scatter his ashes. Ride free, Mike.
Ride safe, we will ride free again.
Nancy Nemecek
