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Rest In Peace, Brother
Robert Cardona
On Friday afternoon, May 16, 2008, family, friends and ABATE District 4 members gathered at Davidson Funeral Home in North Topeka to mourn and lay a long-time friend, biker, and motorcycle drag racer. . . . [More]
Bash Report
Judy Padgett
A beautiful weekend unfolded for the 23rd Annual ABATE District 15 Bash at Thunderbird Marina held June 13, 14 and 15. The largest group of great ABATE members and friends from across Kansas and Nebraska gathered to visit, party, play and honor. The beautiful lake setting had the sounds of laughter, crackling fires, motorcycles, motorboats and great music. . . . [More]
Charity Bowl Benefits Hospice
Sandy Pritchett
A bright sun-filled day on April 19, 2008 set the scene for a special event recently held at Hospice of the Prairie & Prairie Home Health. As the Board of Directors and Staff and their families looked on, the representatives of ABATE District 7 rolled in on their motorcycles, ready to share their gift, making a difference in the lives of the patients and families served by Hospice of the Prairie. Their gift came in the form of funds to be used to provide complete hospice services to those individuals in our communities that do not have insurance coverage for hospice care. . . . [More]
Geeks Wear Black, Too
dystar
Engineers are a rare breed having the hubris that their plans consider every contingency and irrefutably make life universally better. Myopia (shortsightedness, both clinical and figurative) is entirely human, yet in the world of civil engineering, where frequently tallied by innocent life, is contemptuously denied as blasphemy. The polar truth is that the greatest sin an engineer can commit is presuming to have accounted for even the large, understood portion of the world on his large sheets of design. A common symbol of transport engineers’ shortsightedness is the inductive loop traffic detector found at traffic-light intersections through busy roads all over. . . . [More]
RiverCity Blowout Revisited 2008
"Crazy" Eddie Janzen
The Gate opened at noon Friday of Memorial weekend to a bright and sunny afternoon. The weekend really did start with good weather. We did get some rain late Friday night and Sunday night, but all and all it was good weather. Mostly all Friday afternoon and evening is set up time. There are some amazing campsites that take quite a while to set up. I don’t think Justin and Samantha brought the kitchen sink, but then, I might’ve overlooked it. Nice camp y’all. The rest of the evening is sitting around talking and having fun with old friends and new. . . . [More]
What Is Memorial Day About?
Bill Cooper, Curranville
At our Dist. 3 Bike show at Neodesha, I picked up a flyer for the NE-OL Run at the Hawgs Rest Quapaw OK put on by the Loners MC. It’s been about 9 years since they had a run there. It used to be called the Close to Home Run. I’ve been telling my boys about it their whole lives. A wonderful place to camp and a swimming hole in the creek. They rode their mini-bikes and swam for three days straight. They have the sunburns to prove it. My 9-year-old got in the bike games on his fat tired mini-bike. He wore his helmet and eye protection also. He took home a medal for 2nd place in part of the games. This was his first run. He will remember it forever. . . . [More]
