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F President Greg Grenier 752-4348 F V. President Phil Burgess 884.3234 I Secretary Rocky Hauge 752-6257 C Treasurer Sue Given 565-0535 E Touring Capts. Steve and Phyllis Lay 759-1816 R Newsletter Mari Backman 473.5152 s ‘

Tacoma Wheelmen's Club
P.O. Box 99555
Tacoma, Washingcon 98499

• - spo%0%0°oKyY POTLUCK
• - Calling all Ghosts and Goblins!
• - The TWC Annual Witch's Wander and
• - Spooky Supper Potluck will take us
• - to the Haunted House at 1320 North
• - Cedar for the ride's beginning at
• - 12:30 on Sunday, October 28, 1984.
• - Following a short flight through
• - the general vicinity, all ghouls,
• - creatures and friends will return
• - to the Haunted House for a supper
• - of fiendish delights starting.cat
• - 3:00pm, Read the following Pump-.
• - kin Code to see who brings what.
• - The most ghastly dressed male. and
• - female riders will win a free}Hal-_
• - loween Ride Patch. Spruce up°your
• - broom, comb your wig and join us?
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BICYCLING AND ROAD TAXES |
Has anybody ever accused you as a bicyclist of

not paying your share of road taxes because you don't have to buy gasoline? They are wrong. Let me give

Saturday, November 3, will be

4 you some facts about taxes. :
the last day to turn your 1984 Undoubtedly the vast majority of bicycling takes
Mileage logs. If your sheet is Prece on city and county roads, not highways and free-

s , ; ways. Where does the money. for these roads and not received by then, you will be geveers come from? feceedtng to the Association of

credited only for the official Washington Cities' Municipal Research, :property taxes mileage recorded on the roster are the single greatestsource of road maintenance

& e ;
sheet of each club ride on which fund, accounting for over 70% in recent years. The

State fuel tax only contributes about 13%. Even if we include construction costs the gas tax only*accounts for about 25% of a city's total ag A A budget. Statewide, the gas tax accounted for $38 or Mailed to: i543, million out of $170 million spent by 260 cities on Steve and Phyllis Lay toads. Property taxes equal or exceed this con- 1320 North Cedar : an to road a Tams. Boe é é A = y uel taxes contribute more o' e cost of freeways Tacoma, Wa 98406 interstates and state highways. But even these usu-" HRM HE EI

may be

our name appears. Logs
z Ride

turned in at the Halloween

ally require a 10-20% matching grant from general
funds. Surely this more than compensates for the
amount of bicycling on these roads. .

Bicycles take up little road space and cause vit-

_ tually no wear to the road surface. Many expensive toad projects are needed to accomadate an increase in automobile traffic during the rush hour. If some of those commuters could be convinced to bicycle rather than drive the need for these very expensive Toad expansion programs would be eliminated, Bicycle use has the potential of reducing road costs.

So the truth is that all road Users are subsidized by property and other general taxes. Whether you © drive a truck, bus, car, horse, bicycle walk or never . travel at all, you are paying for the road system. And because bicycles use the road system much more efficiently than larger, heavier vehicles by not causing as much road wear, traffic conjestion or parking problems (not to mention reducing air pol- lution and improving health through exercise) it eee automobiles that are not paying their fair. share. :

So now you know what to tell those fat, lazy slobs who accuse you of getting a free ride as you pedal

For Salle = _
«»Extra patches are available of
the 1983 & 1984 Peninsula Metrics
and the 1984 Daffodil Century. To
order send $1.50 per patch to:

TwC Patches

P.O. Box 99555
Tacoma, Wa 98499

.. Ultra Bike Rack. “Rooftop rack
has 4 slide-on bike trays. $100
or best offer. Steve, 759-1816.

Pee eee ee up a steep hill under your own power. Free ride! ~

Hah. We're the only ones that are pot getting a
free ride. =
: : 4 IT, Litman
OCTOBER MEETING

October 16, 7pm, at South End .. Se
Neighborhood Center, 7802 South L. _ gL
Bring a friend and join us as we ., a
travel across America with Linda,
Harvey, Laurie and Wayne,via pic-
ture and commentary, on the 3,500

Special Evemts

«.An Effective Cycling class off-
ered in Federal Way. Contact Greg

mile vacation ride they took this
summer, Refreshments will be
provided. See you there!

Be thinking about nominations
for next year's officers. Elec-
tions are coming soon.

at 752-4348 for details,

»-Folk Dancing to help you keep in shape this winter. Sponsored by Tacoma Mountaineers. Ten 2-hr classes for $25; Tuesday evenings from 7:30 to 9:30 at Clubhouse in North End. Beginner classes. Call Kitri at 572-4124;

Josef (days) —~
at 759-9752; Helen at 752-2553.

OCT. 5,6,7

OCT... 6
6-9 am
Start

11:00am

oct. 7
12 Noon

oct. 13
8:30am

OCT. 14

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oct. 20
9:30am

OCT e221
7:30am

9:00am

oct. 27

9:30am

ocT. 28
12:30pm

3:00pm

Enumclaw
Legion Park-
Everett, WA

Westgate- PSNB
Parking Lot

Olympic Village-
lst Interstate Bk.

South Park Commun- .

ity Center-50th &
So. Tacoma Way.

Westgate-Winchell
Donuts

People® s Ben ee

24th and Pacific
U.P.S. Fieldhouse

South Park Commun-
ity Center-50th &
So. Tacoma Way.

Chehalis Train
Depot Museum

Haunted House-

1320 North Cedar .

Same Place

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Ride Round Rainier-
See Sept. ride Schedule

R.A.W.- Snohomish County

Metric

Spanaway

Gig Harbor Tour

South Center for Lunch

Steilacoom Apple Squeeze

eet

Bu. winkle's - Federal
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Alder Lake Picnic

Roy for Lunch Bunch

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Lewis County Historial
Ride

TWC Halloween Witch's
Wander

Spooky Supper Potluck

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Greg Grenier

752-4348

Phil Burgess
1-884- 3234

Jim Davis.
752-5616

Steve and
Phyllis Lay
759-1816

Tom Miller
531-9794

Greg Grenier
752-4348

Terry and

Lori King.
474-7698

Jim |
1-736-6856

Phyllis and
Steve Lay
759-1816