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New Name, New Route for the Annual MMWA Fundraising Bike Event
September 2, 2012
Ride 100, 65, or 25 miles to raise money for the Mount Mansfield Winter Academy. For more information send email to darntoughride@mmwa.org or go to http://www.mmwa.org/darntoughride/
Help build the Cross Vermont Trail by cycling or running 14, 33 or 59 miles
on scenic gravel roads past productive farms and woodlands
and enjoying delicious local Vermont food. More Info
Hello Folks! Here are some of the highlights of our Annual Meeting held on April 11:
1. Our corporate status is in order and liability insurance will be renewed by Jay.
2. Our new webmaster John Hackney has done a bang-up job. Not only do we have our new site/link on the Onion River Sports page but we now have our own email, stowebikeclub@gmail.com Send John information you want posted to that email. Also check out the new website, www.onionriver.com/community/local-clubs/sbc
3. Cap’s Board of Directors term was up but he was re-elected to serve another three year stint. Also, I was re-elected President for my FINAL year, Cap Vice Pres and Jay Secretary/Treasurer. Amanda Tucker is PIT, President in Training. She will be helping me out this summer as I will not be around for many of the time trials.
4. No one showed up to discuss the Onion River Racing Team merger so it was tabled.
5. We will once again join the Bike/Ped coalition but will not be participating as a club in the Ride of Silence this year. Brenda Goss reported on the 2011 Bike/Ped forum which she attended as our representative. The 2012 forum is on October 24. I hope to attend this year but, if any one of you really wants to go, let me know and you can represent us. Amanda did the first year, Brenda the second. Thanks gals!
6. We discussed PICNIC EXPENSES and put the lid on. From now on hosts/hostesses will be reimbursed up to $150.00 for providing the main fare, eg. burgers, dogs, chicken, lasagna and accoutrements. We encourage hosts/hostesses to pass on their extra condiments and paper plates etc. Beer and other booze and liquids will be BYOB. We will assign categories for dishes to share based on the first letter of your last name, eg. A-H appetizers, I-N side dishes, O-S desserts, T-Z salads. I’ll ask the hosts/hostesses to decide the categories based on what they plan to serve and so the assignments before each picnic. This idea was tossed out to get a varied spread and encourage riders to bring different contributions, except for the Falcon who MUST bring cornbread always!!!!!
7. MEMBERSHIP DUES have been increased to $30 individual, $45 family, effective April 11. Non-members can ride up to three time trials provided they sign the waiver form but then must join. Applications/waivers are up on the website.
8. The WEBSITE will govern the schedule and timers. Sign up to be a timer by emailing John Hackney at stowebikeclub@gmail.com and he will put your name up if the space is available. Please check the site to make sure you are listed. If you cannot make your timer commitment, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to get a substitute there.
9. WEATHER CANCELLATIONS will again be called by 4:30. We will phone Onion River Sports and put out a club email if we cancel. Cap and Jay, you need to decide May 2 and May 9 please.
10. Check out the 2012 Time Trial schedule and picnics on the website. Our first two time trials beginning May 2 are Middlesex. I will not be there. Cap is in charge. Please do not huddle around the timers until they are done. The results will be posted on the new website as soon as possible after the week’s trial. Either Donna or Cap will be painting the turnaround line. Paul Falcone has offered to be in charge of martialling at turn arounds. Donna is going to do cue sheets to have at the starts, especially for new riders. IF YOU MOVE A CONE, please tell the timers so there are no surprises, eg. newcomers wondering where to turn around. Jay has offered to do course profiles to put up on the website. We still need a picnic in July.
I think that about sums it up. Please download the application and bring it to the time trials and give it to Jay, or mail it to me. We need your waiver. Be safe out there. Happy biking. See you soon on one of the courses. Prez “not for life” Dot
Dot Helling, Attorney at Law
29 East State Street
Montpelier, Vermont 05602-3011
Phone: (802) 223-1555
Fax: (802) 613-1022
email: ultradot@myfairpoint.net
The Friendliest Ride in the East returns to the Berkshires this August
The 6th annual Mass BikePike Tour is a scenic bicycle tour of Western Massachusetts. Taking place from August 2nd to 5th, it is “The Friendliest Ride in the East” and is suitable for novice to experienced cyclists.
The Mass BikePike Tour offers two routes each day. The shorter route is between 25 and 45 miles and the longer route is between 45 and 70 miles. The longer route also includes optional challenges like a Mt. Greylock hillclimb or a scenic detour to Bennington, VT!
Each evening features a pre-dinner “social hour” for participants to mingle. The Mass BikePike Tour is affordably priced and proceeds go to the MassBike Coalition. For more information please visit www.massbikepike.org. Sign up now – the last day for the early bird discount is February 29th!
“This was our first tour–but definitely not our last. The staff of the Mass BikePike Tour consistently went above and beyond the call of duty.”
-John-Paul Ferguson, California resident on the 2011 ride
