TWBC Newsletter - August 1979
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| PRESIDENT | LISA LORAN | 531-3790 |
| VICE PRESIDENT | FRED KNOX | 759-3181 |
| SECRETARY | CAROL RUSHTON | 537-3888 |
| TREASURER | STEVE NEWTON | 474-8090 |
| TOURING CAPTAIN | RUTH WELDON | 565-2181 |
| RACING CAPTAIN | GARY SINGLETON | 474-6590 |
| BICYCLE ACTION | MICK COLE | 572-5280 |
| NEWSLETTER | KAREN HERTZOG | 588-0681 |
| Date / Time | Meeting Place | Destination / Miles | Tour Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 5 10:00 AM |
24th & Pacific | Five Mile Lake — bring lunch & swim suit 26 miles |
Jack Williams 627-1931 |
| August 12 9:00 AM |
Sprinker Recreation Center | Pioneer Farm Museum — $2 admission, bring lunch 50–60 miles |
Carol Rushton 537-3888 |
| Sat. August 18 1:00 PM |
Marymoor Velodrome | Tacoma Day at the Track — details inside | Gary Singleton 474-6590 |
| August 19 10:00 AM |
Sprinker Recreation Center | Wilcox Farm — bring picnic lunch 30–40 miles |
Cathy Reilly 752-7158 |
| August 26 8:00 AM |
24th & Pacific for car pool to South Prairie | Carbon River — bring lunch, restaurant not available 34 miles |
Mary Ann Wilson 383-4220 |
| September 2 | — | *** No scheduled ride, Happy Labor Day Weekend! *** | — |
| September 9 7:00 AM |
Skagit County Fairgrounds, Mount Vernon | Mount Vernon Century 50–100 miles |
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BICYCLING WITH LISA oe
This July included some great bike rides, which were made all the more pleasant by the sunny weather. The Tacoma Wheelmen were well represented at the Highline Century, which follows one of the most beautiful routes in the area. It also offered plenty of "must-stop-here" places to just sit and feel mellow, like the Black Diamond — Bakery (we're carbo-loading, right?), the Green River Gorge, and the Green River Tavern. Oh, and then there was the ice crean man we flagged down for Fudge Bombs.
I missed Richard Walter's Anderson Island ride the following weekend because I was recovering from a little confrontation I had with some railroad tracks when I went riding between baseball games. My : coach wishes I would stay off the bike until tournaments are over... Hey, Dan and Vera, I think I need a refresher course in safety!
Yesterday was the Haven Lake Party. The ride over from Gig Harbor was beautiful and everyone was pleased with the new road surfaces and wider shoulders. Ruth found coffee in Gorst, where a lot of the bikies downed a second breakfast to get them up that long hill. Virginia greeted us all with donuts and cold drinks at the lake. The cloud cover soon parted and Jack was the first to jump in the water. Carol and I were content to bask in the sun for awhile) until Bob Dahlke and Dave Harper decided it was time for us to get wet. Frank dragged the water skiers around the lake, and some other guys took — turns capsizing the sailboat. Haven Lake is always like a reunion; the Currys and Bransons were there, and Harvey got Crazy Carl off of his motorcycle that day. The afternoon passed all too quickly. Thank you, Eldon and Virginia!
I'm looking forward to watching my first bike race at Marymoor on August 18.
That's the day the Tacoma Wheelmen host the track races. If you've never realized
what an exciting spectator sport bike racing can be, then come on up and we'll find
out what it's all about.
I'll be taking more orders for club jerseys. They're red and gold, a _ light-weight wool/poly blend, and are $15.50. A steal.
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Be at the Weldons', 4401 60th Ave. W., at 7:30 PM on
« August 16 to silkscreen your T-shirts, jackets, or whatever.
Materials will be provided. The ink is black and your garment will have to be
ironed, so plan accordingly. Harvey has done a great job! ~\*
a - TACOMA DAY AT THE TRACK
Day at the Track in Redmond. The event is being ‘i
sponsored by the Tacoma Wheelmen's racing team. TW c Racing Team
The heads-up action starts at 1 PM with all the
local heavies and some Canadian and Oregon racers.
The U.S. Nationals will be over on August 11th,
and hopefully several new champions will have
returned to race, providing even more colorful
action.
Mark Overfield
Racing and Training
Good equipment should
fee! as if it’s not even Aug. 2 Point Defiance
there. And that means 3 Marymoor track races
not feeling it in your 5 Bellingham Criterium
wallet sae 9 Point Defiance
either. (ai
10 Marymoor track races
16 ~~~ Point Defiance
18 TACOMA DAY AT THE TRACK
23, Point Defiance —
( 24 Marymoor track races
XCOUNTRY SKIS 26 Skinners Butte, Oregon
4) Quality 30 Point Defiance
equioment hil Marymoor track races
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Ge mee eee. Sept. 1, 2 Currey Race, Portland
take admission, etc. - no experience needed -
get in free. Call Gary to enlist.
---Gary Singleton 474-6590:::
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SALES SERVICE SSPARTS
Rex Reed says this "best bet of the season" has "one of the most suspenseful (bicycle) action races ever filmed". Our local expert pronounced it "genuine". Meet at Engine House No. 9 between 6:30 and 7 PM on Friday, Aug. 10 to ride to the 8:15 show at the Temple Theater. Call Lisa at 531-3790 for more info.
Thursday Night Rides
& a -—all rides begin 7:00 PM - bring change for ice cream——
August 9 Westgate Shopping Center Chris Buckner
August 16 Sprinker Recreation Center Carol Rushton
August 23 oy ebaemid y= 1 rele) ' - Weldon
August 30 — é ran
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3916 100th sw, : faked, 582-5538
and Ruth Daugherty will present a slide show
of their '78 bicycle tour of France, Spain,
and the Channel Islands.
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