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Your 2009 Chapter Officers!

admin — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:42:25 +0000

Elections were held at the December meeting and I’m happy to present the 2009 GainesvilleSORBA board of officers:

President: Daniel Elzey
Vice President: Kevin Mooney
Secretary: Steve Johnston
Treasurer: Norma Rainwater

I’d like to thank them for serving and look forward to 2009 and all of the fun and challenges that it brings. Please give them your support as they look to each of us for our help in moving forward in the coming year!

I’d like to say that the past two years as president have been fun and challenging. Thank you to all of you for providing your support for me and the entire 2007-2008 officers! We have a lot to show for our efforts with miles of new trail, a new website, and new signs for the Chicopee Woods trail system. Let’s step up when called upon by our new board and make 2009 even better!

Joe Polk
Outgoing President

Gainesville College Video

admin — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 01:46:55 +0000

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October News!

admin — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:05:47 +0000

The last couple of months have been busy and productive ones for GainesvilleSORBA. Thanks to SORBA, we’ve gotten our old weathered trailhead sign replaced with a weather-resistant one. Our goal is to have a trail system with signage that pleasant and helpful!

: New Entry Sign

SORBA Pro Trails has also taken on revamping our trail entrance. Already completed is a reroute on the old Connector exit trail so that it compliments our beginner Tortoise Trail. This gives the park a complete beginner loop that new riders and young riders can enjoy as they hone their skills.

The Flying Squirrel Trail opening celebration was held on National Public Lands Day, Saturday September 27th! We had a great turnout as many came to celebrate with a ribbon-cutting and cookout. Connie Ringger, chapter member and member of the park commission, was on-hand to do the honors of cutting the ribbon. Also debuting was some of the new signs and “you are here” kiosks that will help prevent confusion for new riders! More signs will be put up over the next few weeks. The final signs will go up once Copperhead Gap Trail is completed.

: Flying Squirrel Ribbon Cutting

Speaking of, we had our first work party for the Copperhead Gap Trail on September 13th and I’m pleased to say we had a lot of new faces! As more people visit Chicopee Woods more people are appreciating the effort it takes to keep a trail like this going. I’m pleased to see those new faces and hopefully with their help we’ll have the finish work completed on that trail and be able to open it up soon!

-Joe Polk
Gainesville Chapter President

Work Party Video – Sept. 13th, 2008 – Chicopee!

admin — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:23:20 +0000

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Chicopee Video!

admin — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:38:21 +0000

Thanks to George Sellis we have a video of the Chicopee Trails. This one about half the size of the one he posted before. It’s about 138mb. I also compressed it a little further to about 66.5mb as a Quicktime movie.
The link to the WMV is here and the compressed one is here.

Chicopee: New Crib Wall at the Creek Crossing

admin — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:39:17 +0000

Check out the new crib wall! Thanks to Sid Grant for building this. Click for larger pictures!

Here’s a before and after shot!

More pictures…

Chicopee Trail Construction: Advanced Trails

admin — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:28:55 +0000

Many of you have been very concerned about the new trail construction at Chicopee Woods. While the majority of riders are anticipating the additional mileage and are excited about the current layout, the new trail hasn’t brought the advanced layout we’d hoped. Recently, the GainesvilleSORBA officers met with SORBA and SORBA Pro Trails to discuss these concerns and try to get the project and prospect of an advanced trail back on track. Weâ€™ve outlined to the results of that meeting and the direction we plan to take to bring this advanced trail to Chicopee!

Goto the summary page here!

The SilverComet Aftermath

admin — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:16:56 +0000

Saturday March 29th Scott,Connie,Wendy, Joe, Chris,Tina, and Barry made the 75 mile ride from Marrietta to Rockmart. Connie was sporting her new Trek. SO SWEET! There we had a great parmesian tilapia lunch at Frankie’s Italian restaurant which is a totally cycle-friendly establishment complete with bike racks, sport drinks, and cycling pictures. On the way back at around 60 miles the rain came down hard. We sought cover under some bridges until the lightning subsided and then pressed on towards the prize…..a warm and dry car. We were able to maintain a 15 mph avg. even in the rain. We had a great ride and felt it was excellent training for upcoming races and charity rides.

Work Party & Bear Creek Aftermath

bunderwood — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 01:52:13 +0000

Just wanted to give a Big Shout-out ofÂ THANKS to ‘Fast Norma’ Rainwater and Sorella Cycling for the great turn-out on theÂ Oct. 13th Trail Work PartyÂ at Chicopee Woods. We’ve finished 75% of the Beginner Trail and it looks great!It is really fast and flowing ,no matter what your skill level.A Big Thanks also to Frank w/ Chic-fil-A and Gainesville SORBA for the lunch for all the workers.Â I got to meet and work beside one of my heroes,Linda DemmaÂ a fellow Type 1 diabetic of Race Across America fame.She is nursing a broken collar bone from a road crash, so we have that in common also.Then many of us enjoyed the rest of the afternoon on our bikes.

We had a wonderful time riding Bear Creek and Pinhoti in Ellijay. The leaves weren’t in full color yet but none of us were complaining. The weather couldn’t have been nicer.We met two other groups and had an impromptu picnic.It rained the day before so the trail wasn’t dusty for a welcome change.Â Good Trail, GoodÂ Company,Â Good Food. Can’t wait ’till the next one!Â Pic’s of both of these events can be viewedÂ @www.dropshots.com/nrainwater

A Friend Lee Ride – Aftermath!

admin — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 15:17:58 +0000

The Friend Lee Ride for Lisa Lee went great! We had an awesome turnout and Lisa was able to come out and be with us for awhile too! Bruce Dickman did the MC honors and did a great job! Thanks, Bruce! And thank you to everyone who came out!

Here are the stats:
Total raised: $2785 Total registered riders: 71