Texas Bicycling News July 14th 2019
Community gathers for 53rd annual Nueces County Medical Society Health Fair
By: Catherine McGinty | www.kristv.com
CORPUS CHRISTI, Tx — Thousands of people took time today to focus on their health and take advantage of free services.
It was all provided at the 53rd annual Nueces County Medical Society Health Fair. …
… Nueces County Medical Society Alliance and Texas Medical Association teamed up to give out free bicycle helmets. Children were properly fitted for helmets by physicians, part of an initiative called Hard Hats for Little Heads. …
Annual Goatneck bike race July 27
By Ashley Rose | www.cleburnetimesreview.com
With construction ongoing at Cleburne High School, the annual Tour de Goatneck Bike Ride has been moved.
Goatneck will celebrate its 32nd anniversary on July 27 when it welcomes about 1,500 riders to Cleburne. The race, which started in 1987, begins and ends at Cleburne Bible Church, 930 N. Nolan River Road, and is always held on the last Saturday of July.
Originally crated by members of …
Richard Eugene Ward, Jr., age 70, of Belton died Saturday, July 6
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Richard Eugene Ward, Jr. was born January 17, 1949, in Wray, Colorado to Richard Eugene Ward and Marjorie Ruth Roberts Ward. He passed away in Temple on July 6, 2019.
Rich grew up in the Denver area. His parents ran a turkey farm and later his father worked for the State of Colorado. Rich was active in the Boy Scouts and enjoyed spending time hunting with his paternal grandfather Archie Ward. …
… Rich enjoyed bicycling, stating once his Schwinn Paramount was an ideal vehicle since he could perform all the maintenance himself and it required little fuel. He frequently commuted about 1.2 miles to the office via bicycle. He bicycled all around the United States, and in Texas preferred small communities and out-of-the-way backroads. Without his bicycle, he also ran marathons. …