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

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
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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
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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.

Bikes 'n' Boats — 8819 Bridgeport Way S.W.

The Bicycle Shop — Bridgeport Way at 100th S.W.

Southwell's Schwinn Cyclery — 5408 S. Tacoma Way