The water was abundant everywhere and made for beautiful waterfalls and the constant soothing bubbling of water running over rocks.

I hope more of you mark your calendars to come on this trip next year, you won’t be sorry! Set aside the week after Father’s Day.

I hope you are enjoying your summer riding season as much as I am! Remember to come out for the rides at Dave’s and Bob’s as we also bbq and swim. Thanks for being our hosts – Dave & Bob!

And you can also join us for the 4th of July parade. Come decorate your bike and ride in the parade for SCBC.

See you riding,

Susan

If you haven’t volunteered for one of the many available positions yet for the Tour of California Event, Tuesday, May 17, then please sign up at: www.modestogov.com/amgen/getinvolved/.

I will see you at the many activities as SCBC strives to make bicycling safer and more visible to the community.

Thanks for helping make that a reality!

Susan Dion,
SCBC Club President

* Next Board Meeting: We will meet before the general meeting this month.

* Park locations for our summertime General Meetings have been reorganized this year:

May – Orange Blossom Park, June – Jacob Myers Park, September – LaLoma Park.  Read Pacelines  to find our location each month!  July and August are pool parties.

* New Jerseys: Jerseys have been ordered and should be here SOON!

* Road Signs: SCBC has ordered a road sign to display at our booth which will be like the ones soon to be posted on our county roads. Share-the-road signs stating that bicyclists may use the whole lane will be part of our education focus this year.

* Bentley Road Clean-up: the County has been contacted and SCBC has volunteered to do a clean-up on the Sunday before Tour is in Modesto (May 15). Join us! We are hoping the County can bring some dumpsters.

* Donations: SCBC donated $1,250 to the Tour of California, Modesto to disseminate booklets to students in Stanislaus County schools.

* Ghost bikes:  SCBC will have ghost bikes placed at sites along the route where bicyclist have been killed. Anyone who would like to help paint and place these bikes can contact Tim Johnson.

* Canyon Classic:  June 11 – Louis is asking for SCBC to host the rest stop at Frank Raines Park in Del Puerto Canyon. Volunteers can contact Louis Levin.

* Dave Koester has repaired and restored several bikes to be delivered to a local Boy Scout Troop and a Jr. High.  Thanks, Dave!

With so many bicycling activities coming up, SCBC has decided to postpone the Swap Meet.  We hope we can still help with the CdV/Turlock Lake Road Race on April 9th and Earth Day is on April 16.

April is also time to vote for Board Officers.  Please send nominations for President, Treasurer. If you would like to get more involved in our club’s growth, consider servin on the SCBC Board this year.  Call or email me with your interest.

And then comes MAY! Don’t forget Tour of California and all the Bike Week activities!!

Have a beautiful ride month,

Susan

New Bike Racks at Corner Cafe, Oakdale

If you haven’t seen the new bike racks that SCBC purchased, they were installed at the Corner Cafe in Oakdale. You can now park (and lock?) your bike there in the bike rack, thanks to Tim J. & Chuck S. Join us on the Friday morning breakfast ride!

Thanks also to Lindy and Lois Frantz for their faithful leading of the monthly beginner’s ride on the first Saturday. It is a great place to start learning to ride and learning more about SCBC.

This month, SCBC will also be riding to help runners in the Modesto Marathon. And on April 16, we will have a booth at Earth Day Festivities in Modesto. We are planning another Bicycle Swap Meet on April 17.

Volunteer opportunities are still available for both of these events. Send an e-mail me at president@stancobike.org and ask me to put you on the volunteer list. Then, of course, we have more great opportunities for volunteers in May!

You can get involved by volunteering to help with the Tour of California, along with many others from our community. Visit: http://www.modestogov.com/amgen/volunteer.aspx  Get involved today.

SCBC is growing thanks to you. Together we can make a difference for bicycle riders in Stanislaus County!

Susan

Thank you to Liz, Bruce, Tiffany, Louis, Trudy and Nick for helping to start it off the right way by volunteering to serve us all breakfast on New Year’s Day.

Next, is our helping at the Modesto Marathon on March 20th.  We have several riders signed up to ‘SAG’ the runners by riding along the route. Cool – we get to ride and help!

After that, comes the Turlock Lake Road Race on April 9. Come out to help and learn about road racing. Contact me if you can help. And, of course, we are leading up to the Tour of California. As always, SCBC is the backbone of our volunteer force.

Thank you for what you do to promote bicycling in Stanislaus County!

Susan

Don’t miss our general meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 6:00. Rueben and Theresa have a ride to share with us. Also, we will be passing out a calendar of events which SCBC plans to support. But, of course,

we need your help to support these events.

One of the first opportunities for SCBC is to ride the Modesto Marathon route and help runners and organizers to keep everyone safe. We have done this for a couple of years and ShadowChase has been very grateful. If you can ride and help with this event, please call Dave Enz at 988-9862. We need about 5 – 7 more riders.

Join John H., Dave and myself in helping our fellow exercise enthusiasts.

Have a Healthy and Prosperous New Year,

Susan

We have been ‘extending’ many of our rides to areas outside of Stanislaus County and have enjoyed the change of scenery and the companionship of riding together along with adding some more challenges to the ride. Come out and try one!

This month, we will be finalizing our SCBC jersey orders. Our deadline will be Dec. 11 – at the Holiday Social. You should be receiving a letter with more information about both of those. Hope to see you there!

Have a happy and blessed holiday season,

Susan
SCBC Club President

With the proceeds from this yearly ride, we donate to several charities in our county, including Team Triumph, Second Harvest Food Bank, InterFaith Ministries, and helping to buy helmets for kids.

In addition this year, we hope to help fund ‘Share-the-Road’ signs for many of our bike routes on county roads. Together we can make a difference in Stanislaus County!

And keep in mind our other volunteer opportunities throughout this next year. We have the SCBC booth at many festivals and always need help to let the community know about biking and bike riders for our safety and theirs.

This year, we will be making available a calendar of events and are asking all members to help support SCBC through volunteering some time. The Board has found this community awareness to be an important aspect of SCBC and we hope you will share in this with us.

If you are interested in sharing a bike tour or trip with us by speaking at one of our winter meetings, please let a Board member know.

Susan

This is our major fund raiser for our club.  We need SCBC members to participate, and support this Century ride on Oct. 10th.  We also get a lot of support from other groups such as Boy Scouts,  a Ham Radio Club and many others.

If you can volunteer some of your time, to help with this once a year event, call or e-mail John Field.  Thank you to all those who have already signed up to help.  It takes a lot people and planning to make this ride the success it is, every year.  We get many positive comments from riders who say they will be back, because of your help and support during this event.

You make a difference.

See you there,

Susan Dion