ATVAM News - July 30, 2018 Newsletter of the ATV Association of Minnesota (Est. 1983)

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1 ATVAM News - July 30, 2018 Newsletter of the ATV Association of Minnesota (Est. 1983) In Memory of Len Hardy,

2 From Mike Devine: "Len was a GREAT man and will be missed by many. He was a key person in many of the ATV trails that all of us ride today. If you ATV in Minnesota, you have probably ridden on a trail he helped build or maintain." From Perry May: "If you ever met Len, he never had a clean vest on, maybe only when new. I always looked at Len, and some of the other 80+ year old active people we have in ATVAM, and always admire the trail pioneering they did to bring us where we are at today." Len Hardy was one of Minnesota's greatest advocates of safe and responsible motorized recreation. And one of the most successful, because of his positive, can-do nature. Whether he was meeting you for the first time or the hundredth, whether he was agreeing with you or arguing a position against you, it was always with goodwill and a smile. Len helped get many of Minnesota's ATV trails started, planned, designed and approved. He helped build and maintain them. He started many ATV clubs and helped many other people get them started. He held leadership roles with ATVAM, the Itasca County ATV Alliance and other ATV-related organizations. He was a dedicated DNR Trail Ambassador. He was named DNR Volunteer ATV Safety Training Instructor of the Year. And much much more.

3 From Len's obituary: Leonard Charles Hardy (Uncle Lenny) died on July 17, 2018 while working with his machine (Mustang). He loved to work in the dirt. He literally left this world doing what he loved and "With His Boots On"! Thanks to everyone who submitted photos and remembrances to the ATVAM newsletter, magazine and Facebook page. And thank you Len, for your positive attitude, energetic trailbuilding spirit, and your friendship. We miss you and will do our best to carry on your work. To learn more about this great man, and his dedication to family, friends and his community, please read the rest of Len's obituary, at this link: 8c57-11e8-bd fb7e6292.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source= &utm_campaign=usershare ATVAM NEWS: JULY 30, Send us your comments, club news, photos and article ideas. them to: -Forward this to club partners and business sponsors if they aren't ATVAM members already. -ATVAM members should be receiving this newsletter and MN OffRoad magazine. Let us know if you're not. -Please note: Send member renewals to new mailing address: ATVAM, PO Box 300, Stacy, MN E-newsletters are now archived on atvam.org to refer back to on topics. In This e-newsletter: -In Memory of Len Hardy -ATVAM Clubs/Volunteers Repair and Reopen Trails -New Food At The Fair & Free Tickers From The DNR -Women's Ride With Trailering & Winching Demos -More Fun Community Rides -Senator Klobuchar Pushing For More RTP Funding -How Many ATVs Are In Your Club's County? -Club Rides & Work Days Coming Up -Invite Friends & Family To Join ATVAM A Big THANK YOU! To ATV Clubs, Their Leaders & Members For Hard Work & Fast Repairs To Serious Trail Washouts

4 Two weeks ago, many ATV trails in central Minnesota were closed due to severe washouts caused by heavy rains. Today, the DNR ATV Trail Closure List marks all but one open! Thanks to all the ATV clubs and their dedicated leaders and members for getting out there so very quickly, and working hard to do major repairs and get the trails reopened for the riding public. You are the 1 percent of ATV owners doing the work for the other 99. Thanks also to the Minnesota DNR for doing the same on the trails they manage. And thanks to those riders who, after seeing the devastation all that rain did to our trails, joined their local ATV club and ATVAM, in order to support their efforts. Continue to check the DNR ATV Closure list at: 27 New Food Items At The Fair! And Free Tickets From The DNR! Photos from the top down: Nordic Waffles. Slider Flights. and Blueberry Rhubarb Cobbler. What could be better than taste-testing two dozen new items at the Minnesota State Fair? How about free tickets for up to 6 people in your ATV club! Sign up your club to take a day volunteering at the ATV Display in the DNR Building. Get six people, split up into 3 groups of 2, working the booth for a few hours, visiting with fair goers, and answering their questions about ATV trails, clubs, regulations and safety gear. Then spend the rest of the day at the fair! Here's a message from Mary Straka with the DNR, with the dates still open. She works hard for all our clubs...let's help her fill out the fair schedule. From Mary Straka:

5 Volunteer Opportunity at ATV Display What: Take a day and reach out to State Fair visitors about ATV riding in a safe manner on fun trails, answer questions and visit with State Fair attendees. When: Pick your day - Aug 23 through Sept 3, first come - first pick. You get up to 6 free tickets for volunteers who help and get your club's name listed on a poster that will be on display the whole fair. Your club, if they have a grant through the Trail Ambassador program, may choose to reimburse for expenses for public outreach. Fair Schedule & Dates Open: AUG 23 Thursday - Woodtick Wheelers (6) AUG 24 Friday AUG 25 Saturday AUG 26 Sunday AUG 27 Monday, North Metro (1) AUG 28 Tuesday AUG 29 Wednesday AUG 30 Thursday AUG 31 Friday, North Metro (6) SEP 1 Saturday SEP 2 Sunday SEP 3 Monday Reserve your club's day today! Contact Mary at: mary.straka@state.mn.us or call Brainerd/ Metro. Women's Ride With Trailering & Winching Demos

6 Tired of watching the men have all the fun loading trailers and winching ATVs? The Woodtick Wheelers would like to invite everyone, men and women, to a fun and informative day on Saturday, August 11, in conjunction with the Remer Harvest Festival. Bring your wheelers to ride in the parade (staging in the school parking lot at 11 am), grab lunch at one of the many vendors in town, visit the Woodtick Wheelers Club Trailer, and watch "how to" demonstrations. After the demos, the women will take a short (and easy) ride on local trails, while the men attend the Garage Days Swap Meet at the Remer Motel, AND prepare dinner for the women! We will meet afterwards for a potluck dinner and fellowship. Bring lawn chairs, your own drinks, and a dish to share. Parking, demonstrations, and dinner will be located at 6638 County 4 NE, Remer (turn at the Depot and go 1 mile). Contact Theresa Meyers for more information, at And More Fun Community Events...

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8 From the Remer Motel: "ATV, UTV, Boats, Bikes, Sleds, Cars, Swap meet. Bring your Rides! Tons of trails to ride, fireworks and plenty of other activities throughout the day and night! Event takes place at Remer Motel and Campground on 3rd St. during Harvest fest! Call for details. If it's collecting dust and has to go, bring it! $25 entry for vendors. Food trucks, including Gess What's Cooking -- voted the best in the State -- will be there. Gonna be a good time!"

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10 And A Ride To Honor Heroes:

11 Senator Klobuchar Pushing For Greater RTP Funding

12 Senator Amy Klobuchar (D- MN) is a champion of the federal Recreational Trails Program (RTP) -- a major source of trail funding in Minnesota. She has filed an amendment to a spending package that would allow the RTP, as well as all Transportation Alternatives programs, to be eligible for additional funding. The fourbill spending package (H.R. 6147), under consideration by the Senate combines four appropriations bills for federal programs in fiscal 2019: Agriculture, Transportation and Urban Development, Financial Services, and Interior-Environment. RTP projects, which have always been eligible for use of other state surface transportation funds, are specifically denied eligibility for funds added under the 2018 appropriations omnibus signed into law in March, This amendment is designed to remove that unfair restriction. ARRA (Americans For Responsible Recreational Access) sent out a nationwide encouraging everyone to contact their Senators prior to this week's vote to support H.R We'll update you on the outcome of that vote. In the meantime, you can get more details at the Facebook page of ARRA, or its website at How Many ATVs Are Registered In Your Club's County? Knowing the number of ATVs registered in your county, and the actual number being used, may help you in your advocacy work with local governments to create new trails. Thanks to Bruce Lawrence with DNR Enforcement for providing this information. Send us an if you found it helpful, and how you used it.

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14 Fun ATVAM & ATVAM Club Events Coming Up

15 Photo from the Cuyuna Iron Range Riders: Our club hosted an ATV charity ride for juvenile diabetes today (July 28) for Because of Brandon. There were 37 machines and 61 people that came out to support this. Brandon, the son of commissioner Doug Houge, lost his life three years ago. We rode from Crosby out to the Miller Black Bear trails. and road the trail area. The group road 40 miles. We raised $ dollars. All the money raised will go towards supporting scholarships for kids to attend Needlepoint Camp on the St. Croix River in Wisconsin. It was a great day. A big big thank you to all the people that came. Send your club schedule for rides and work days to: dvhalsey@gmail.com Many ATVAM members do not belong to an ATV club and are looking for one to join, ride with and build trails. -Next ATVAM Board Meeting - Call in and be part of the action Tuesday, August 21, 6:30 pm conference call. Watch for to club leaders with callin directions. All ATVAM clubs have one spot on the board to participate.

16 -ATVAM Region 2 All-Club Meeting August 23 --The fourth Thursday each month, at Mountain Iron Community Center, 7 pm. Registration Is Now Open: ATVAM Fall Ride & Rally September 21-23, 2018 Hosted by White Pine Riders. Event headquarters/banquet/auction: Mlaskoch Farm, County Road 41, Willow River, MN Donations and sponsorships can be sent to: ATVAM, c/o KC, PO Box 832, Isle, MN For more details, visit atvam.org Region 1 Club Rides & Work Days: Bemidji Northwoods Riders September 9 - Club ride open to public. Leaves at 10 am from Schummer's Backwoods Bar & Grill. See club's Facebook page for details. Runestone Off-road ATV Riders (ROAR) August 11 - Gettin' Dirty Ride, Spider Lake OHV Trail. Details at Timberland Dirt Devils October 6 - Paul Bunyan Powersports Expo, at Stompin' Grounds Campground & Lodge. Demo rides, drawings, vendors. Details at: * * * * * * * * * * Region 2: Finland Snowmobile/ATV Club September 22-3rd Annual ATV Poker Run, Finland, MN 9 am, The Clair Nelson Center. Details at club Facebook page. Northern Traxx ATV Club August 5 - Doc Moonlight Graham Days ATV Ride, 11 am. Jim's Sports Club Bar & Grill. Details at club's Facebook page.

17 Rapids Riders ATV Club August 12 - Club ride, Swatara to Blind Lake Trail, with cookout. Meet at 12:30 p.m. at the West Parking lot behind Ground Round in Grand Rapids. September 29 - Club ride, UPM/Blandin Trail to Hill City. Details and sign-up for all rides at club website: Evergreen P.A.C. & Up North Riders August 11 - DAV / Veterans Ride, 10 am, Jacksons Hole, Lawler, MN. Bring your machine, or we will have SxS drivers there to give DAV or Veterans trail rides. Questions: send to: leallis@juno.com Wilderness Wheelers August 11 - Grand Opening B&B Trail (Bigfork to Balsam), 10:30 ceremony at trailhead parking (west of Kocian's Family Market on Rajala Mill Rd). Noon lunch followed by several trail ride options. More info on club's Facebook page. * * * * * * * * * * Region 3: Over The Hills Gang August 11 - Ride For Supplies and Nature Scavenger Hunt on local trails, 11 am at Clearwater Lodge. $10 entry fee w/ 100% donated to provide school supplies for students in the Northland Community Schools. Details at club Facebook page. September 8 -- Ladies Only Ride, leaves at 10 am from Village Inn, Outing. Details at club Facebook page. RSVP to for lunch details. Woodtick Wheelers ATV/OHM Club August 11 - All-Women's Ride with Demos on winching and trailering. Ride the Soo Line & Local Trails, and attend the Remer Harvest Festival. Women from all ATV clubs and the public welcome! Men's activities too and they'll cook dinner! Details at club Facebook page, and August 25 - Club Ride on the Blind Lake Trail. Meet at parking lot on Soo Line North Trail at Swatara, 9 am. Bring sack lunch and beverage. * * * * * * * * * * * Region 4: Prairie OffRoaders OHV Club September rd Annual Off-Road Rally, Appleton Area OHV Park. Mud runs, obstacle courses and much more. Free admission. Details at club Facebook page.

18 * * * * * * * * * * * Region 5: Goodhue-Bellchester Railriders Aug 18-3rd Annual ATV Adventure Ride in honor of Mikey Kehren, open to public, 10 am at the Corner Bar, 201 2nd Ave, Goodhue, Minnesota More details on club Facebook page. South Metro ATV Club Aug day club ride in Superior National Forest, at Isabella. Details: * * * * * * * * * * * Region 6: Please submit for next newsletter. This photo shows Len Hardy doing what he liked best: building and maintaining trails, here repairing a ditch trail

19 near Outing, MN. Thanks to Ken and Elaine LeVoir with the Over The Hills Gang club for photos of Len here and in the above remembrance. ATV MINNESOTA: Building Fun & Sustainable ATV Trails For The Riding Public. Invite friends and family to join today! See the mailing label on MN OffRoad magazine for the renewal date of your ATVAM membership. Be sure to include your address on renewal form to receive ATVAM e- newsletters. And send renewals to ATVAM's new mailing address: PO Box 300, Stacy, MN Belonging to ATVAM, you join thousands of riders throughout the state, have fun, and help ensure the future of ATV riding in Minnesota. As a family or individual member for just $20 you receive: -A subscription to Minnesota OffRoad magazine (6 issues per year) -Twice monthly newsletter by with the latest news and information -Membership card and bumper sticker -Invitation to events, including our Legislative Summit and Vision Meeting in the spring, and the ATVAM Fall Ride & Rally, as well as general membership meetings -Discounts with many of our business members -A full-time lobbyist at the State Capitol, helping create pro-atv legislation, and moving forward important bills that help provide funding for new trail systems As a business member for $75 you receive: All of the above, plus: -Your business name, address, phone number, and website listed in each issue of the MN OffRoad magazine and on our website -Discounts on advertising in MN OffRoad magazine -An official ATVAM membership certificate for display in your business To join, contact ATVAM or call (800)

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