• 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.


  • 4 ft Law featured in WPSU story

    4 ft Law featured in WPSU story

    WPSU’s Patty Satalia presents an interesting overview of Pennsylvania’s recently enacted 4′ law.

    Click this link to listen: http://wpsu.org/radio/single_entry/LL-4468/stories

    Our V.P. Brian Dempsey is interviewed in the piece about his experience with a recent bike-car accident.


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