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| 4/1/08 - The AEDC Mtn Bike
Trail will be closed at times this spring during wildlife hunts. The
closure dates are April 25-27 and May 2-4. 9/29/07 - AEDC Mountain Bike Trail Closure From the AEDC Air Force:
Keep in mind that the trail is in a TWRA Wildlife Management Area on
property owned by our Air Force. As such, hunting season having already
begun precludes any form of Outdoor Recreation during scheduled AEDC big
game hunts. Remember, this rule is for everyone's own safety. Link to the trail map. 06/12/06 AEDC has announced the opening of several mountain bike trails on the southern side of AEDC. These trails are the result of much hard work of several Highland Rimmer club members. Link Bike Jersey Status from Andy Nelius - the first order of shirts is expected in mid May. An example is shown in the attached file. "The colors of this graphic are a little off---they are actually Navy Blue and Fire Red. Sizing information is available at http://www.louisgarneau.com/download/pdf/CS5_size_chart.pdf. Our current order of 34 jerseys is for Semi-Relax fit...we may go with Pro Fit next go around. Price is $58 each; a minimum quantity of 18 is required to make an order. [editor]-If you are interested in getting a shirt on our next order, contact a club officer. Shorts, long-sleeve jerseys, and other apparel is also available if sufficient interest is garnered." Bike-To-Work Ride Dogwood 100 April 16th, 2005 - from their announcement..."Come join us to celebrate the excitement and camaraderie of cycling in Tennessee. The Dogwood 100 will offer various courses for all level of riders, from a century ride to a spin around the historic Winchester Square for children 5-11 years of age." Routes of 100, 62, 30 and 10 miles. Entry fee is $20 if you pre-register (postmarked by April 1), $ 25 on the day of the ride. There will be many sag stops and they will provide " a superb feast at the finish that will be provided by the 2nd Ave. Cafe." Brochure and Entry form.
Highland Rimmers Serve Community Children - On December 13, 2003, several members of the Highland Rimmers Bicycle Club volunteered their time to assist Brian Schaefer, manager of Woody’s Bicycle Shop, in restoring 21 bicycles to be given to children associated with the Tullahoma Housing Authority. The bicycles were acquired by the Tullahoma Police Department and would typically have been sold at auction. However, Tony Patterson with the Tullahoma Housing Authority thought that many of these bicycles could be repaired and given to less fortunate children in the community. Tony contacted Brian at Woody’s for help who then asked the Highland Rimmers if they would volunteer their time to assist with repairing these children’s bicycles. The Highland Rimmers graciously accepted the community service project and felt as if this was a great opportunity to give back to the community and promote their passion among children. Fran and Dan Marcum generously donated the use of a room at the Incubator in Tullahoma for the repair work and Woody’s supplied various parts such as tubes, chains, brake cables and pads. From about 30 bicycles from the police department, a group of 10 worked steadily for about five hours on Saturday morning to sift through and repair 21 of the bicycles. The Tullahoma Housing Authority will now take and distribute these bikes for Christmas to the children who participate in their programs. I would like to thank Tony Patterson and Brian Schaefer for organizing this project and members of the bike club, Bob Crook, Brian Bacon, Denny Elston, Stuart and Brian Coulter, Rick Orzino, Andy Nelius, and Ken Gamache for volunteering their time and making this possible. Kevin Uehlein
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The Fall Club Newsletter has been published and is available here. 4/1/00 - Highway Cleanup - 13 club members hit the ditches along our adopted section of Highway 130, and left them in good shape, ready for the slobs to go to work again. We picked up 30 LARGE bags of primarily mood enhancing libations. They will weigh 600 pounds easily. Budweiser won the prize as the most popular container. The post pick up reception at Daddy Billy's was everything you would expect.
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7/17/99 - The club held our annual social meeting last night at Ruby Tuesday's. Several folks showed up, and we had losts of fun after we finally got the beer orders straightened out with the confused staff. Major points of discussion were the design and graphics of club jerseys we are considering ordering and the appointment of Bob Crook to fill the touring captain post for the next year since Doug Abel is leaving for his next post - in Korea. Doug - it's been enjoyable riding with you and hope everything works out ok in Korea. Also, the club dues were raised from $4 per year to $10. 6/13/99 - You are browsing the new home of the Highland Rimmers Bicycle Club. These pages are on a hosting service that supports MS Frontpage. Previously, the club website was on a small personal website offered by the webmaster's ISP. After the move, site administration will be easier, and some advanced features will be possible. Questions/comments should be sent to stuart_coulter@hotmail.com .
Several Highland Rimmer club members Assaulted Mt. Mitchell, and all succeeded. See Ride Reports
It's Spring. Daylight Saving time is to start again on April 4th, and that means our weekday rides will be offered again. Details Ride Cancelled The annual fall colors ride, scheduled for Nov 1( Sunday), has been canceled. There is another colorful ride, hosted by Joe, on the preceding Saturday, 10/31/98. More Century News - Another good century is hosted by the Spring City Cycle Club ( Huntsville). I especially like the spaghetti dinner they serve after the ride. It seems like on so many centuries, when you get done, everyone is busy loading up and heading out. I would prefer to chat with old and new friends. The spaghetti dinner causes folks to linger so you can talk awhile. The route is pretty, with a tough hill on the back loop. Details are: All You Care To Eat Century - September 20 Huntsville, AL. Tour the scenic
rolling hills of North Alabama and Tennessee on 25, 50, 62 or 100 mile The Chattanooga Bike Club has announced their 2-for-1 Century, but there have been some changes to the schedule of previous years. Now the first century, on Sat. Oct 3, will be the Sequatchie Valley Century, and will have food and sag provided. On the following day, they will host the North Georgia Century, and it will be unsupported. This info from their August newsletter. Century Time ! It's hot and muggy and it seems like summer has just gotten started, but soon it will be century month. It's time to start scanning the magazines and newsletters, to decide what century rides to attend. We are already busy planning our century ride - the Elk River 100. Please consider coming and joining us on Sept 12th. Late Upcoming Racing News - August 8-9
is the Screaming Eagles Challenge. Its a three stage TBRA race. Flyers should have gone
out to all USCF riders in KY/TN. It should be a great ride. Its the first time Ft.
Campbell has been opened up to non-military for the purposes of cycling. Check out: Special Ride Coming Up - Ken Gamache has scheduled an interesting overnight ride to Columbia TN, on July 18th. "Two day overnight ride to Columbia, TN. 80 miles on Saturday and 70 miles on return trip Sunday morning. Call Ken if interested (455-3252). Need advance notice by 7/11 for hotel reservations. Note start time on Saturday( Noon). SAGS welcome!" The Hilly Hundred will be on October 9,10, and 11 this year. This is a large bike rally of 5000 cyclists in central Indiana. Stu has applications if you are interested. Email him at: (stuart_coulter_at_hotmail.com ..replace _at_ with @) Upcoming Club Meeting will be held April 30rd at the Tullahoma Library at 7:30 PM. Mark your calendars now and plan to come. The meeting room is at the left rear of the bldg. The date was earlier reported to be April 23rd, but it has been changed. 1/3/98 CONGRATULATIONS JOE MIGLIACCIO! -- HIghland Rimmers member and president Joe Migliaccio set the ambitious goal of riding10,000 miles in 1997. He attained it riding home from work on December 19. He has been granted permission from The Guinness Book of Records to use any additional ‘97 miles towards next year’s target. Joe is now the club mileage record holder and will be awarded a five-pound jar of Butt Balm at the next meeting. If you have not been receiving occasional email on club matters and you do have an internet account, please send your email address to Bob at rcrook at Bellsouth.net. Replace at with @ The newsletter will be sent to those with eMail accounts. The .rtf format should be readable by all. (You will still get a snail mail copy.) |
