AUGUST 1985

OFFICERS
PRESIDENT. cosesueeecesssQREG GRENIER 752-4348
VICE PRES. sseeeseeeceecers JIM DAVIS 759-5616
SECRETARY. weaeeeeeenee DIANE LARRABEE 383-4772
TREASURER. secesueveeereeess SUE GIVEN 65-0535
TOURING CAPTS....STEVE & PHYLLIS LAY 759-1816
NEWSLETTER. .eseeeeeeeee DAVE GRENIER 565-3226

Tacoma Wheelmen’s Club
PO. Box 99555
Tacoma, WA 98499

The annual club picnic held on David Eretschmar
July 21st at American Lake was a L. Terry Conner
huge success. All SO Wheelmen who Janis C. Fox
attended enjoyed the water sports Lynn & Eleanor Quackenbush
and the food. Michael L. Wheelock

Jim Davis*’s olympic biking Richard R. Kim
events were a fun time, although Kathy Finberling
the water bottle squeeze turned Sue Asher
into a riotous water bottle free

for all. : AUGUST MEETING

Greg Grenier must have been a Se
cook in the army, as he was trying ray committee, Ride Around
to get everyone to eat their eight Washington(R.A.W.), has been formed
hotdog quota. Nobody went home to develop a bicycle touring
hungry, including a few of the program to celebrate the Washington
neighborhood kids. State Centennial in 1989.

Art Brook’s ride was just a They are planning to publish a perfect 12 miles. Revin kept Washington State Bicycle Atlas, and trying to make daddy go faster, but sponser a series of bicycle tours art was determined to lead a "real during 1989. They want to encourage

#1, easy paced ride". Art*s three cyclists from across the country to lake tour was just the ticket for come to Washington State to ride Jim Davis, who "broke in" those new our most scenic, safest, relaxing

biking shoes (crash oh oh oh!). roads possible.

Qur picnics are ai very good They need our help. ray time for everyone. If you couldn’t representative will be at our make it, be sure not to mies it Qugust meeting (Tue, Aug 2Oth) to next year. introduce you to R.A.W. activities.

He will have suggestions on how the
Tacoma Wheelmen’s Club could help.
The meeting will start at 7pm, with
refreshments and a door prize.

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Aug 20ths

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Sept Sths

Time Miles Start Point

Toa = $ 10-12 & Dairy Queen at Steilacooe
t and Hipkins Rd

10-12 % Westgate
t 26th & Pearl

t South Park
$ 50th & S. Tacoma Way

80 % South Park
450th & S. Tacoma Way

t UPS-carpool to Eatonville

Activity Ride Code Leader

$ Thursday Night Trundle

4 Ride loop around Black Diamond
$ and Buckley

% Fast ride to Spanaway & back for
4 ice creas

4 A scenic ride to Paradise & a very

ge gg es t nice coast back

t Meet in Eatonville

t South End Neighborhood
t Center 7802 5. L St.

10-12 % Swayze Library

t Gth & Skyline
50% 24th & Pacific
35. 24th & Pacific

1. % 24th & Pacific

90+ 4% South Park
Total ¢ 50th & §. Tacoma Way

t Monthly Club Meeting
$ (see article)

$ A 50 ai ride on Bob’s 50th B-day.
t Come celebrate. Lunch at Auburn Rax.

4 Thursday Night Ride.
t Easy Pace, flat.

$ 3 day camping trip to Big Creek,
4% near Mt. Rainier

4 Thur night ride to teach Steve which
t side of the road to ride on again

t dia Davis 759-5616
Toa Miller

George Nebeker
752-1769

Cascade Bike Club
522-BIKE

Tony Beuche’
549-2788

Tony Beuche’
549-2788

Lori King
474-7698

Toa Miller

t Greg Grenier
3 752-4348

t Greg Grenier
$ 752-4348

4 Harvey Lister
4 927-7097

t Greg Grenier
$ 752-4348

On September 14 & 15, the 2nd
Annual Fackwood Hotel Ride will
take place.

This ride has been
"kind of flat" by the tour
John Kelly. Those of us who went
last year might not fully agree
with John’s rating, but everyone
enjoyed the ride immensely...

T-shirts will be available for
$12.00, Two dollars will be given
as a donation to the Childrens
Orthopedic Hospital.

Camping will be available if
the rooms at the hotel are sold
out. A sag wagon will be provided.
RSVF by September ist to John Kelly
at 1-272-7041.

rated as
leader

King and Sue Given, we have finished the first round of the Sanctioned Fatch Series. Thev did a great job of course selection and in getting so many peaple to turn out for the rides.

Thanks to Lori

Just a reminder that all club
rides qualify as long as they fall
within the 25, So, 62 and 100 mile

range. The theme is "This Land is
Your Land". The patches are only
$2, and when vou have all four they

form an oval with scenes fram
around the country. :
Don*t be too late to earn

yours--came on out and join in the
fun,

a #2
EASY PACE-Freouent
stops for riders to
catch up and regroup.
10-13 MPH

regroup.

RIDE
CODES

MODERATE PACE-Occasional
stops to catch up and

Our TWC Bike Washington shirts
are the most popular bicycle
T-shirts in Western Washington this
summer .

If you don’t have yours, you
can get one at the club meeting.
The shirts cost $7.50.

Remember, the money raised is

used for our bicycle education
program.
If you need a shirt

immediately, call Greg at 752-4748.

The King family will feature their
trip to Disneyland via bicycle at
the September 17th monthly club

meeting. Hope to see you there!

your celebration
on wheels!

3
STEADY PACE-Lisited
stops. Maps will be
provided,
15-18 MPH