Trail Expansions in Two Parks

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In today’s Houston Chronicle Cycling Notebook, Dale Robertson reports that GHORBA has received two grants to expand the trails at Joe Barton Jr. Park in Conroe and Roy Burroughs Park in northwest Harris County. Joe Barton trails grow by three miles while new trails will be constructed in Roy Burroughs Park.

“The Greater Houston Off-Road Bicycling Association (GHORBA) has received a Texas Parks and Wildlife grant for more than $45,000 to build an additional three miles of multipurpose trails plus new bridges in the heavily wooded Carl Barton Jr. Park just east of Conroe. GHORBA President Mike Cumonski says it will pay a professional trail-building company to do the work but will handle all future maintenance using volunteer work crews.”

“GHORBA also received a $5,000 grant from REI sporting goods to develop new trails in Roy Burroughs Park in far northwest Harris County, near The Woodlands.”

MaxHealth Family Medicine to provide bicycle helmets at this years CCA health fair

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from the Flower Mound Leader (full article)

by STEPHEN FASHORO, Staff Writer

Ensuring the safety of children is very important especially when there are riding a bike, skateboarding or participating in any kind of activity that requires a helmet.

Later this week, the staff of MaxHealth Family Medicine in Flower Mound will be giving away free bicycle helmets at the second annual Community Health Fair sponsored by the Christian Community Action Adult Health Center.

The free community wide event will take place from 9 a.m. to 2.p.m. Sept. 8 at 200 South Mill Street in Lewisville.

Can’t bikers, drivers achieve peaceful coexistence?

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from the Corpus Christi Caller-Times (full article)

by Gretchen Arnold
truck driver & bicyclist

I am you. I am your neighbor and your friend. I am a daughter, a sister, a mom, and a grandmother. Our kids went to the same school and we go to the same church. We’ve enjoyed each others’ company at business meetings and social gatherings. We shop at the same grocery store and exchange greetings over the dairy section. I am part of our South Texas family and enjoy our South Texas hospitality.

Wherever I go, I am greeted warmly, treated with respect, and people are friendly. The many people I interact with daily would not think of doing anything to jeopardize my safety or begrudge the bit of space I happen to be taking up at the time. I drive a truck.

Baylor Nursing Student Rides to Fourth Place Finish in National Bike Race

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from Baylor University website

Jeremy Morse, a senior nursing student from Dallas, has placed fourth in the U.S.A National Mountain Bike Championships in Mt. Snow, V.T.

Riding since age 12, Morse said the two-lap, 1,500 ft. climb, race was the most painful race he has ever completed and opened his eyes to a different level of competition.