January 27, 2023
Seattle to Portland (STP), officially the Kaiser Permanente Seattle to Portland presented by Alaska Airlines, is the Pacific Northwest’s largest multi-day bicycling event and is scheduled for the weekend of July 15-16, 2023. This is our first call for volunteers to help with this major source of income for our… Read More
January 27, 2023
Do as I say, don’t follow my example…! Upfront, I have to tell you it pains me a great deal to once again be the object lesson in my own safety article, but here goes. Last August, I was visiting my brother, who lives in Englewood, Colorado. I figured to… Read More
January 27, 2023
Last month, your board allocated more than $12,000 to various causes and organizations around the area. Among them were a couple that are dear to my heart – the Community Cycling Center and Friends of Stub Stewart State Park. I mention the CCC because I volunteered there for about 20… Read More
January 27, 2023
FINANCES Board member Dave McQuery broached the subject of generating more interest with the club’s cash assets. You can get more information (on all these matters) in the January 2023 board meeting minutes. ✎ However, the outcome was this report from Corey, our treasurer, on January 24: “I… Read More
January 27, 2023
Another reminder that our club will be running Reach the Beach training rides. Dick Weber has been the lead on this series for probably about ten years. Prior to that, Dick Adkins, then Larry Eades and Mishell Goodman ran them for years as well. I’m probably omitting… Read More
January 27, 2023
One thing I like about this time of year is peering into the future and looking at my prospective riding calendar for late spring and summer. We have Pioneer Century® (yes, century) in early June; the Jim O’Horo Memorial Columbia Gorge Explorer and Bud’s Central Oregon Ménage… Read More
December 30, 2022
We have had a good year of cycling, so let the festivities begin!!! The club’s annual awards banquet is scheduled for Thursday, February 2, 2023. Socializing begins at 5:00 PM, and dinner starts at 6:00 PM, with awards to follow. Enjoy a casual evening of fun with your cycling friends:… Read More
December 30, 2022
The December 1 club meeting included board elections for 2023. Members will mostly see familiar faces as their representatives, with Richard Higgins joining in as a member at large, and Mark Barnes and Doug Myers changing seats. Mark is now our president, and Doug is now a member at… Read More