MONTHLY MEETING: Monday, November 11th at JAX Grill from 7:00 p.m. to
8:15. Social hour to follow. JAX is located between Shepherd and Durham
just south of I-10. Please arrive early so we can start the meeting at
7:00!

KROGER SHARE CARDS AND RANDALLS ARE IN!!!! Now you can automatically
donate a portion of the money from your grocery purchases to maintaining
the trails. We will have the Share cards at the meeting on Monday. The
Randalls number for GHORBA is: 10247. Program your Randall's card with
this number, and 1% of the grocery purchase goes to GHORBA for trail
upkeep, materials, etc.

ANT HILLS WORK DAY: A work day is tentatively scheduled for Saturday,
November 16th. The Ant Hills has also been approved to be a PayDirt
location! We would like to thank everyone for their hard work and
dedication - keep up the great work!

RIDING CLINIC AND FAMILY PICNIC - POSTPONED: The clinic scheduled for
Sunday, November 17th at Memorial Park will be held during IMBA's January
visit instead. The new date will be Saturday, January 11th. We will be
sending out a flyer with all of the details, so please mark your calendars.
If you've already paid, your money will be carried forward to the January
date unless otherwise worked out with the treasurer. We will also be
organizing social events for the IMBA visit, so any ideas you have, please
feel free to foward them to us.

GROUP RIDE AT DOUBLE LAKE: Sunday, November 24th from 9:00 a.m. to noon.
Double Lake is a great beginner trail and a super place to train for a
race. Please join us! Double Lake is located in the Sam Houston National
Forest in Cold Spring, TX. Take 59 north to FM 2025. Take FM 2025 west
approx. 16 miles until you see the Double Lake Recreation Area entrance on
your right. If you get to Cold Spring, you've gone too far. Once inside
the park, take the left at the Y in the road and follow it to the end until
you see the lake. The trail head is on your left near the shower building.
We will ride promptly at 9:15 a.m.

GHORBA/BIKEHOUSTON HOLIDAY CELEBRATION: GHORBA and BikeHouston have
reserved St. Arnold Brewery for Monday, December 9th to celebrate the
holidays and this year's many accomplishments. The party begins at 6:30 pm
and lasts until 9:30 pm. The charge will be between $4 -$5 and will cover
the cost for food and beverages, both alternative and the fermented kind.
GHORBA will be handing out awards to the many volunteers who have completed
trail work on Houston's trails, so please make plans to attend (we will
contact you specifically if you are to receive an award). We will also be
inviting the bike shops who have supported GHORBA's efforts over the last
year: West End, Westside Schwinn, BikeLane, Bikesport, Sun and Ski,
Boones, Planetary, and Cyclone. Lastly, bring your best crash story for
our annual competition!!!!

JERSEYS: We still have about 15 GHORBA jerseys left for sale. Please let
one of the board members know if you are interested in purchasing one.
They are $50. The proceeds from the jerseys go towards purchasing tools
and materials for trail work, volunteer awards, in addition to purchasing
food to feed our
volunteers.....a cause well worth it!