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Past Events

South Haven
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October 18th 2008
Missisinewa Reservour
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August 24th 2008

Starved Rock State Park Ride
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Saturday June 14th 2008

Parke County Indiana Covered Bridge Ride
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Saturday May 24th 2008

4th Annual Pumpkin Run
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Chapter 243 Plaque Presentation to Byron Williams

Chapter 243 Feed The Children Food Drop
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Saturday September 22nd 2007

Feed The Children Ride
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STAR Days 2007 Chattanooga TN.

Blessing Of The Bikes 2007
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This years turn out for the Abate Region 1 Blessing Of The Bikes was the largest ever. Picture perfect weather and good friends added up to a great day of riding and camaraderie.

3rd Annual Pumpkin Run
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October 14th 2006

Group shot from the recent Venetion Festival Ride. All those in attendance had a great time.

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2006 Southwest STAR-B-Q Farthest Rider Award
Chapter 243 member Mike Swadener recently attended this years Southwest Star-B-Q in Ft. Worth Texas. Having turned in over 2100 miles round trip, Mike is shown with his trophy for "Riding The Farthest Distance". Congratulations Mike and thanks for representing our chapter.

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Flag Presentation
STAR Vet Travis Jones (left), who recently returned home from duty in Iraq is pictured below, presenting STAR Vet Rep Mike Swadener (center) and President Rick Rembold (right) with the flag he brought back from Baghdad. The flag complete with certificate, flew over the Headquarters of the Multi-National Corps-Iraq in Chapter 243's honor during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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2nd Annual Pumpkin Run
A big thanks to everyone who helped make this years Pumpkin Run a big success. We look forward to an even bigger and better event next year

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2005 Bluegrass STAR-B-Q Oldest Rider Award
 
Chapter 243's own Dewey Wickizer received the oldest rider award at this years Bluegrass STAR-B-Q in Louisville. Dewey is 63 years young. Congratulations Dewey!

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Feed The Children Ride at Star Days 2004 in Roanoke Virginia.
 
Feed The Children Organization is the Charity of choice for Star Touring And Riding Association. Each year STAR and it's many Chapters raise thousands of dollars in support of this very worthy cause. At our annual Star Days Event, the Feed The Children Ride and auction are two of the main highlights of the week long event.

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New Star Motorcycle Custom Big Rig Debuts at Daytona CYPRESS, California, March 2, 2005 Demonstrating a significant commitment to the Star Motorcycles brand,  Yamaha Motor, USA will debut a new Star Motorcycles custom truck and trailer at the annual Daytona Bike week, March 7-12. The distinctive black and silver rig featuring the Star Motorcycles logo will be home base for many cruiser events and demonstration rides scheduled throughout the country. The integrated display area showcases the full line of Star cruisers, a vast selection of accessories and apparel, as well as several hand-crafted, fully customized Star motorcycles. Each and every Star rider is very special to us said Kim Knupp, Sales Promotion Manager for Yamaha Motor Corporation, and this new truck and all its features will enable us to offer them the level of hospitality they deserve. We’re excited to encourage everyone to visit us either at the main display on Beach Street or see the new demo rig at our Daytona International Speedway display. If you can’t make Daytona, there are many other scheduled events throughout the season. For a complete schedule, visit

Upcoming Events

March Meeting
Sunday Mar. 21st 4pm
Mad Anthony's
Elkhart, IN

North End Cycle Open House &
Benefit Ride For Randy Carrick
Saturday April 3rd, 2010
North End Cycle
Elkhart, IN.

Abate Region 1 Blessing Of The Bikes
Sunday April 18th 2010
11:00 AM
Duerksen Farm Park
Nappanee, IN.

Illinois State Picnic
Saturday June 12th 2010
Bloomington, IL.

STAR Days
July 20-23 2010
Chattanooga, TN.

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Abate Region 1 MDA Ride
Sunday Sept. 5th, 2010
St. Joseph County 4-H Fairgrounds
South Bend, IN.