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Bike Month 2013

The Centre Region Bicycle Coalition (CRBC) and the State College Area School District Physical Education Department (SCASD-PE), in conjunction with the State College Cycling Club (SC3), the Nittany Mountain Bicycling Association (NMBA), Rock Hill School at Linden Hall, The Women’s Adventure Club, and the League of American Bicyclists (LAB) are joining together to celebrate and support  Bike Month in the Centre Region during May, 2013.

Apr 26 – Bike Information Table at PSU’s Allen St. Gate

Stop by the table and pick up maps, bicycle registration information and lots more!

Apr 26 – May 11 – Bicycle Photo Scavenger Hunt

Individuals, pairs and teams of 3 to 5 riders will be given a list of 50 destinations around town to bike to and photograph between April 26 & May 11. Try to get all participants, their bikes AND their helmets to appear in each photo of each destination’s sign. List of locations and map will be posted on Thursday, April 25 (evening) in this article (CLICK HERE FOR LIST) and the SCASD-PE website (http://www.scasd.org/Page/215).  No sign-ups or registration needed.

Bring your prints, camera or camera phone with pictures on it, to the Bicycle Extravaganza at Mount Nittany Middle School on Saturday, May 11 at 3pm for validation – remember, each photo must include helmets to be valid. A top prize will be awarded in each category (single, pairs, teams) for the most locations ridden to and photographed. Also, a raffle ticket will be given to each individual for every 5 locations. Raffle tickets can be used in drawings for various other prizes. Have fun exploring the SC area with your family and friends.  All ties will be broken by coin toss.

May 1-31 – Elementary School Bicycling Activities

Elementary students will be issued “Bicycle Calendars” at their schools.  They will color in a spoke for every day that they ride their bicycle at least 15 minutes.  If that accumulates to 20 days or more during the month of May, they may bring their calendar to their PE teacher.  A prize drawing will be held for eligible students.

Individual schools will be offering a variety of bicycling events during the month of May as well.  Corl Street Elementary will celebrate Bike Day on May 22 (rain date May 23) at 3 pm, with a Bicycle Tour de Corl Street supervised ride for students, faculty and interested family members. This will be about four mile ride through the Holmes-Foster and Greentree neighborhoods starting and ending at the school.

May 4 – Linden Loop Bicycle Ride

Join us as we support the work to restore and maintain historic Rock Hill School. Register at 11:30. Ride at 12:30. Two rides are offered, a five mile recreational/family ride and a twenty eight mile supported ride, starting and finishing at 111 Linden Hall Road, near Boalsburg. Cost to register is $20.00 Website for the event: http://rockhillschoolatlindenhall.blogspot.com

May 6-10 – High School Bike to School Week

Students will be encouraged to ride to and from the high school during the entire week.

May 6-10 Middle School Bike to School Rides

Battle of the Bikes at the area middle schools: More info will be provided on the schools’ websites:

May 9 NMBA Beginner Mountain Bike Rides

Beginner mountain bike rides will start May 9, Thursday evenings at 6pm in the Galbraith Gap parking lot.

May 10 SC3 and the Women’s Adventure Club Fun Formal Flat Ride

6pm-7:15pm meet at Westside Stadium Bar & Grill GIGI’s 2080 Cato Ave. Black tie attire/formal wear (biking shorts accepted!!). Happy Hour after the ride (in your formal wear, of course)! Be sure to bring a camera – you WON’T want to miss this!

May 11 Bike Rides and Bike Extravaganza
at Mount Nittany Middle School  (rain or shine!)

Community Bike Rides from Mount Nittany Middle School Parking Lot

    • 23-25 miles – Organized and lead by the CRBC leaves at 12:30 PM
    • 10 miles – Organized and lead by the CRBC leaves at 1:30 PM
    • 4 miles – routes pre-arranged with maps available 1:30 – 3 PM
    • 2 miles- routes pre-arranged with maps available 1:30 – 3 PM

Bike Festival at Mount Nittany Middle School Parking Lot (3-4 PM)

    •       Live Music, Food, Raffle Tickets and Prizes. Drawings and prizes @ 3:30 PM.
    •       Bicycle Scavenger Hunt Check-In @ 3 PM

May 10-12 Bike to Worship

Bike to your favorite worship service May 10, 11 or 12. It’s a great way to get in touch with the wonders of creation (even rain is a wonder after all), do something emission-free for the earth, and care for your body as well.

May 17 – National Bike to Work Day

Join our crusade for a happier, healthier, greener community and ride to work!!! CRBC has a list of local cyclists who will help you figure out the best route for you to commute in to work. These Bike-to-Work Mentors are listed at http://centrebike.org.

May 17-19 Dirt Rag’s Dirt Fest at Raystown

Dirt Rag’s annual celebration of bikes, presented by SCOTT Sports, Allegrippis Trails at Raystown Lake, Pa, 30 plus miles of singletrack bliss.. Dirt Fest is a gathering to promote the mountain bicycling community in an environment of inclusion not based around ability, but rather hearty spirit for adventure, festivity, and camaraderie.

http://www.dirtragdirtfest.com/. Register now: http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=14465

May 28 – SC3 and the Women’s Adventure Club Ice Cream RideTuesday May 28th at 6pm. Meet at Bernel Road Park for SC3’s regular Tuesday ride , stopping at Berkey Creamery on campus mid-ride.

June 8   Happy Valley Biking Race Rothrock

Rothrock TrailMix, proceeds benefit NMBA. More info at http://www.happyvalleybiking.com/

Bike Month Sponsors:

Freeze Thaw Cycles 2013_Cata_Logo Videon Central  The Bicycle Shop

 

Bicycle Scavenger Hunt, List of Parks: 

  1. South Hills Park
  2. Nittany Village Park
  3. Tussey View Park
  4. Westerly Parkway Wetlands
  5. Smithfield Park
  6. Lederer Park
  7. Walnut Springs Park
  8. Shamrock Park
  9. Thompson Woods
  10. Dalevue Park
  11. Slab Cabin Park
  12. Nittany Orchard Park
  13. Mountainside Park
  14. Spring Creek Park
  15. Penn Hills Park
  16. Millbrook Marsh
  17. The Arboretum
  18. Overlook Heights Park
  19. Suburban Park
  20. Oakwood Park
  21. Marjorie Mae Park
  22. Woodycrest Park
  23. Green Hollow Park
  24. Tudek Park
  25. Bernel Rd Park
  26. Graysdale Park
  27. Circleville Park
  28. Patton Township Woodlands
  29. Park Hills Park
  30. Homestead Park
  31. Greenbriar Saybrook Park
  32. Holmes-Foster Park
  33. Orchard Park
  34. High Point Park
  35. Haymarket Park
  36. Foxpointe/Lexington Place Park
  37. Fairmount Park
  38. Sidney Friedman Park (Central Parklet)
  39. Community Field
  40. PSU Alumni Garden
  41. Sunset Park
  42. Fogleman Field Complex
  43. Nittany View Park
  44. Kaywood Park
  45. Blue Spring Park
  46. Country Place Park
  47. Stan Yoder Preserve
  48. Fairbrook Park
  49. Meadows Park
  50. Park Forest Tot Lot

New Officers Elected

New officers for 2013 were elected at our January 22 meeting. 

Jim Serene was elected President. Among Jim’s many contributions to CRBC projects and programs, he led the committee that helped the State College-Centre Region achieve Bronze Bicycle Friendly Community status.

Brian Dempsey is Vice-President. Brian has worked with the CRBC since its inception in 2000. Among his many contributions to CRBC, Brian also served as President at two different times during the last 12 years. 

Lynda Crow stays on as Treasurer, extending her service in that role to 3 years. During her tenure, CRBC has seen the long-awaited addition of online membership renewal and a positive bank balance that will help fund our advocacy efforts. 

Joan Potter also remains as Secretary. Joan has been an active proponent of CRBC cycling education programs. Her employer, Videon Central, is the area’s first (and so far, only) Bicycle Friendly Business, due in large part to the cycling encouragement programs Joan put in place in her position as Videon’s HR Directror. 

Welcome to all our new and returning Officers. Please give them your support to help make cycling in the Centre Region a safe, fun, and healthy lifestyle alternative. 

Meeting Minutes – January 2013

Tuesday, January 22, 2013, 6:45pm

Meeting at Schlow Memorial Library Community Room

Attendees:

  • Paul Rito, President
  • Lynda Crow, Treasurer
  • Joan Potter, Secretary
  • Jim Serene, Executive Committee Member
  • Brian Dempsey, Executive Committee Member
  • Jean Bemis
  • Steve Fast
  • Joyce Eveleth
  • Jordyn Drayton

Election of Officers

The slate of proposed officers for 2013 include:

  • Jim Serene for President
  • Brian Dempsey for Vice President
  • Lynda Crow for Treasurer
  • Joan Potter for Secretary

Jean Bemis motioned to approve the proposed officers; Steve Fast seconded. All in favor.

Treasurer’s Report

Lynda Crow reported the current bank account balance is $4,768.81. A motion was made by Paul Rito to reimburse Brian Dempsey for payment of $35 to the library for room rental for this evening’s meeting; Jean Bemis seconded. All in favor.

PennDOT 4’ Rule Discussion

Two PSU students were present and were asked if they had heard about the 4’ rule through the university, but neither knew anything about it. Reference was made to Patty Satalia’s recent article and the fact that the local PennDOT driver’s license facility didn’t know about it either. It was suggested that a letter be written to PennDOT to suggest more information needed to be disseminated to the public, as well as their own employees.

In addition to asking the students about the 4’ rule, they were asked if they knew the university was recently awarded a “Bike Friendly University” award, but neither had.

The meeting closed at 7:00pm and was immediately followed by the State College Cycling Club’s “Safe Cycling at Night Clinic” presented by Stephen Fast.  Steve was a cycling advocate in Delaware before coming to State College, and hopefully he will become more involved in CRBC in the future. There were 22 people in attendance for the clinic.

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