April April Meeting Change of Location Member Dues Due April 1st, no Fooling. Slow Spokes Member Wins Bike at Ladies Night

Transcription

1 s w e N s e m i T n i Spok SLOW SPOKES BICYCLE CLUB P.O. BOX 792 STERLING HEIGHTS, MI President Paul Wilhelm Vice President Jane Mayle Treasurer: Clara Herndon Secretary: Ed Schultz Newsletter Editor: Jim Walter Newsletter Distributor: Lennie Raines Membership Chair: April Meeting Change of Location The April Slow Spokes meeting will be held at the usual time, Friday April 5th, but not in the usual place. It will be held at the Riviera Terrace Condo Club House located on the East side of Jefferson just north of 9 Mile. As far as we know now, the May meeting will be back at the usual place Member Dues Due April 1st, no Fooling. Inside you will find a new membership form that has been approved by the president. Please use it when paying your membership dues. Renewals not received by April 30th will result in the member s name being deleted from the website impromptu notification list until dues are received. Slow Spokes Member Wins Bike at Ladies Night Lennie Raines Sunshine Liaison: Rita Zupan-Wilhelm POAR Chair: Jane Mayle Ride Chair: Rose Marie Jacobs Webmaster: Tom Miller Website: Mailing Address: Slow Spokes P.O. Box 792 Sterling Hts, MI April 2013 Slow Spokes member Mary Pakledinaz is pictured here with the bike she won at Ladies Night at Macomb Bike and Fitness. Congratulations, Mary. We understand that a couple of other Slow Spokes won T-shirts and other prizes. Congratulations to all of our Slow Spokes winners.

2 Meetings Unless otherwise noted, meetings are held at 7:30 p.m. on the first Friday of every month at the Wheeler Community Center and Administration Building at Frederick Pankow Blvd. in Clinton Township. Refreshments are served. Ride Information Send information for rides and walks to Rose Marie Jacobs via by the (10th) of the month. Newsletter Information Send articles you d like published to Jim Walter. the information to him at jim.walter@comcast.net. Articles must be received by the 15th of the month for inclusion in the newsletter. Feel free to call Jim at Spaghetti dinner MAKE A WISH SPAGHETTI DINNER Where: St. John Lutheran Church Fourteen Mile Rd. Fraser, MI (Just West of Utica Road) When: Sunday, April 28, 2013 Time: Noon to 5:00 pm All you can eat Pasta Dinner, food donated by Olive Garden. Bake sale and Silent Auction. The cost is by donation at the door. All proceeds go to Make A Wish of Michigan for Team Sammy. All Invited!!! For more details, contact Don Windhorst. Watch for a possible impromptu ride to the dinner. This has been done in past years. FOR SALE Woman s LeMond Versailles bicycle Complete light weight carbon, ultrega rear derailler Color: pistachio, size 49 (18 inch) Purchased new in 2007, has very low mileage Original price: Plus accessories including Wireless computer, back rack, Quick release bag, tubes Asking or best offer Contact Evelyn Bires, BOOK CLUB Meets: Tuesday, April 9th at 7:00 pm. Hostess: MaryJane Hinze Millenbach St. Clair Shores Book: The Dressmaker Author: Kate Alcott DO WE HAVE YOUR CORRECT ADDRESS? If you want to know of impromptu rides and other information of special interest not found on our website or in the newsletter, please make sure you forward your correct address to Paul Wilhelm at jpwilhelm@hotmail.com Notes from the Newsletter Editor: Every attempt will be made to include all articles as they are submitted, and in their entirety, in the newsletter. However, due to space constraints, this may not always be possible. If you do not want your article edited in any way, shape or form (even if typos and/or grammatical errors are apparent) please make a note of that when the article is sent.

3 A check of the archives of the Spokin Times News revealed that this picture must have been taken on Thursday, July 16th, So why is it in the Newsletter now, you ask? (Other than that I have space to fill, of course). Well, this picture arrived a few days ago in a mailing from the Greene Trails Cycling Classic in Xenia, Ohio. Apparently, the good folks of Xenia, Ohio consider this group of cyclists so photogenic that they are using the picture 4 years later. Did everyone sign a release for this picture to be used? If you check the August, 2009 Spokin Times, you will find that there were 9 people who rode a century on Friday, July 17th, Six of those nine people are pictured above. So why aren t the other 3 people in the picture? As luck would have it, they got left behind at breakfast at McDonald s while the other six hurried on ahead. The way I heard the story, they didn t catch up for the rest of the day. On the other hand, I suppose you could argue that if the other 3 people were in the picture, the folks at Xenia wouldn t find the picture so attractive to use. Last night after the fish fry, I mentioned that I was planning on running this picture in the April Newsletter. And sure enough, people started adding the stories I have to tell about that year in Xenia. Since I didn t mention any names above, I will continue to not mention any names. But our president wanted me to be sure to mention that he did 2 centuries in 48 hours. Of course, he was counting 15 miles Wednesday night and 85 miles on Thursday as one century, and then 100 miles on Friday as the second century. So, if it makes you feel good, Mr. President, go ahead and count it as 2 centuries in 48 hours. Second up was the treasurer who wanted me to be sure to mention that Xenia 2009 was her first event with this fun group of people. She was there with two of her girlfriends. And they have all been active members of the Slow Spokes ever since. (One of them was already a member.)

4 April Rides If your ride had been scheduled, it would be right here. Please watch for impromptu ride announcements. Spring will come!! Check out the pictures below. They re ready for Spring. So, was it a bike ride or just an excuse to eat. Hey, someone s got cool shades. The lake was still frozen. But Spring is coming!! Let s just pretend it s Spring! The DQ is open. Let s have an ice cream. So what if there s snow on the ground. Bill, Tom, and Carol. March 6, 2013

5

6 Slow Spokes Spokin Times News Page 6 YOUR FAVORITE BIKE SHOP!!! The following bicycle stores offer a discount on equipment and accessories. Be prepared to show your Slow Spokes membership card when making a purchase to receive the discount. Allied Cycle Gratiot Eastpointe, MI / American Cycle & Fitness Woodward Ave Royal Oak, MI / American Cycle & Fitness 2169 Metro Parkway Sterling Heights, MI / American Cycle & Fitness 203 N. Perry Street Pontiac, MI / American Cycle & Fitness Mack Avenue Grosse Pointe Woods, MI / American Cycle & Fitness Hall Road Macomb Twp. MI / Anchor Bay Bicycle & Fitness Mile Road New Baltimore, MI / Bike Tech E. Warren Detroit, MI / D & D Bicycles 8383 N. Middlebelt Rd Westland, MI / D & D Bicycles 121 N. Center Rd. Northville, MI / D & D Bicycles 9977 E. Grand River Brighton, MI / D & D Bicycles 4141 W. 12 Mile Road Berkley, MI / D & D Bicycles 7330 Highland Road Waterford, MI / East Side Bike Shop Van Dyke Ave Centerline, MI / Fraser Bicycle & Fitness Utica Road Fraser, MI / Hamilton Bicycle Main Street Richmond, MI / Macomb Bike & Fitness Schoenherr Warren, MI / Main Street Bicycles Mile Road Washington, MI / Main Street Bicycles 622 S Lapeer Lake Orion, MI / Metro Bike-N-Sport S. Gratiot Ave Clinton Twp., MI / Paul s Bike Depot Gratiot Roseville, MI / Stoney Creek Bike Van Dyke Washington, MI / If you wish to continue to receive impromptu ride announcements, please fill out the membership application on the next page! And then send it in with your membership dues! All members who wish to participate in activities should sign the release form.

7 Slow Spokes Spokin Times News Page 7

8 Slow Spokes Spokin Times News Slow Spokes are members of the League of Michigan Bicyclists and the League of American Bicyclists. Website: BIKE SMART Always Wear Your Helmet! Slow Spokes P. O. Box 792 Sterling Heights, MI