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Texas Bicycling News Digest November 3rd

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Brownsville Community Foundation announces $95,000 in grants

BY STEVE CLARK | STAFF WRITER        www.brownsvilleherald.com


Seven non-profit organizations got a boost Thursday as the Brownsville Community Foundation presented $95,000 in grants to various non-profit community groups.
Representatives from each organization took turns having their picture taken with BCF officials and oversized checks.
Mary Lou Ryan Ray, BCF board president, called it a “great day” while admitting it wasn’t easy choosing among the numerous grant applications submitted.
“It was very difficult to pick,” she said. “We had such a hard time picking that we exceeded our budget. We just couldn’t say no.”
Grants were awarded to: Bishop Enrique San Pedro Ozanam Center and Good Neighbor Settlement House, $20,000 for a collaborative effort to transport homeless to and from the Ozanam after-hours shelter on the outskirts of town; Ex-Students Association of the University of Texas and Rio Grande Valley Scholars Program, $10,000 for…

Childress, TX to Comanche, OK – Part three of crossing west Texas

By Dirk Anderson        www.crazyguyonabike.com

Mostly rode on the shoulder of US287. Used to be a 4 lane no shoulder busy highway, but several years ago it was turned into a 4 lane divided highway with good wide shoulders. Similar to an interstate but still has small roads coming into and crossing it. Mostly a good ride, but one stretch of crummy chip seal. In towns it goes back to the 4 lane no shoulders so I would find a parallel side street to ride on. Moving ESE with a south wind, so a slight headwind.
Rode through the town of Quanha, named for Quanha Parker. Here is what Wikipedia has to say on him:
“Quanah Parker (Comanche kwana “smell, odor”) (ca. 1845 or 1852 – February 23, 1911) was Comanche/English-American from the Comanche band Quahadi (“Antelope-eaters”), strictly related also to the Nokoni band (“Wanderers” or “Travellers”), his mother’s people, and emerged as a dominant figure, particularly after the Comanches’ final defeat. He was one of the last Comanche chiefs. The US appointed Quanah principal chief of the entire nation once the people had gathered on the reservation and later introduced general elections. Quanah was a Comanche chief, a leader in the Native American Church, and the last leader of the powerful Quahadi band before they surrendered their battle of the Great Plains and went to a reservation in Indian Territory. He was the son of Comanche chief Peta Nocona and…

 

GO for a Mountain Bike Ride

Sunday, Nov 9, 2014, 8:00 AM

Meyer Park
Cypresswood Dr. Spring, TX

2 Bicycle Enthusiasts Went

Join us every Sunday at Meyer Park for a 1hour and a half (approx) ride for beginners and intermediate riders.Ride is 10 milesWe will be on the Cypresswood TrailAny questions please call us at the store:[masked]Bring a helmet, water bottle, spare tube and a positive attitude

Check out this Meetup →

Central-Eastside Ride

Sunday, Nov 9, 2014, 8:00 AM

Bowie Highschool
801 South San Marcial Street El Paso, TX

11 Cyclists Went

Meet at Bowie HS parking lot, 801 S. San Marcial. Ride through Downtown, over Scenic Drive and Central/Eastside roads. Jim Weaver,[masked]

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Memorial Park Conservancy

GHORBA.org


Mark your calendars for the next three Public Update Meetings! Nov. 10, Jan. 12 and March 9! Each starts at 6:30pm.

Purchased a Strada Velo

by hubzone37        westtexasrecumbent.com

Found a 2014 Carbon Bluevelo Strada on Bent Rider Online and drove to Joplin and picked it up.

I have always wanted a velomobile and in August after I rode Dan’s the fever was on. Now velos are expensive with a long waiting list of 6 to 8 months to order one. So in order to afford one I would place advertisement on it but I still needed to purchase one, Utah Trikes sell a plastic Trisled Rotovelo and they are in stock and half the price of a Bluevelo.  I had talked to Steve of San Antonio Bike Tours and he had a Rotovelo for sale and I could come test drive it and I had contacted Velomobile USA in Midland to come visit him. I had told my…

School bus driver charged in bicyclist’s death was headed to YES Prep

By Rebecca Elliott        www.chron.com

The school bus driver charged after the death of a bicyclist in southeast Houston was driving for YES Prep, a Houston-based public charter school system, a school spokeswoman said.
Three weeks ago, Phyllis Ann Booker, 54, was on her way to pick up students who attend YES Prep Southeast when she allegedly hit and killed a bicyclist, YES Prep’s communications and marketing director Trisha Cornwell said Monday.
No students were on board at the time of the incident, which occurred about 6:30 a.m. on Oct. 15.
Failure to render aid
Booker was driving for First Student, a…

November Newsletter Published

Dallas Area Tandem Enthusiasts

The November edition of the DATES-Line Newsletter is published and available for download from the newsletters page. This month’s edition includes the following:
Upcoming Rides
DATES Gunter Fall Ramble
DATES Annual Christmas Lights Ride
Upcoming DATES Meetings
Taste of White Rock
Ride Reports
Robson Ranch Ramble Ride
Gateway to Texas Tandem Tour
DATES Halloween Ride
Taste of White Rock
DATES Rides & Activities

New Events Added to Texbiker.net Calendar

Tweets

https://twitter.com/bicyclesplus/status/529337975130558464

https://twitter.com/HoustonBcycle/status/529323674516484096

Event Reminders

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About Rick Ankrum

In 1999 I had a burning desire to create a web site focused on Texas bicycling. Over the years this web site has existed many people have visited. As I think of information I need to bicycle I add them to the web site.

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