It's that time of year again!  GHORBA board elections.  Monday, March 14th we'll
be holding our annual elections for positions on the board.  All positions are
open whether someone is rerunning or not, so please consider throwing your hat
in the ring.  The board includes people who spend many hours on multiple
projects, as well as people who pick only small pet projects and spend more time
helping with trail work.  The board welcomes all types of people with lots of
time or only a few precious hours to offer.  I think you'll find it a rewarding
experience.

With our political efforts dwindling, things are very positive.  GHORBA has
obtained donations and grants for our trail work at Stephen F Austin State Park
and for our kids program (thanks to Northwest Cycling Club and REI!!).  We have
been working with the Houston Parks Department and the Memorial Park Conservancy
on reopening the area called the Triangle.  The people with Jack Brooks continue
to bust hump working on the trails there.  Cypresswood has a very good
possibilit of becoming an official park thanks to our member efforts.  And we're
holding our 3rd TMBRA race this spring.  This organization has truly grown and
accomplished so much in the last 5 years.  But what makes it great are the
volunteers who put in passion and time to the things that are important to those
of us who love the dirt.

Monday, March 14th at Otto's BBQ 7:00 p.m..  Otto's is located on Memorial Drive
east of Memorial Park between Westcott and Detering Streets.  We appreciate
everyone driving in from points all over Houston!  We will host other meetings
down south and again later on the west side of town.

Christina
Director, Events



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2005 TMBRA Series Race #7
GHORBA's Houston Big Ring Challenge
April 30th & May 1st
Double Lake Recreation Area - Coldspring, Texas


I am looking for a few good people to help with the race. I've listed positions
I would like to fill as soon as possible. I will also need lots of volunteers on
race weekend too!

THANKS!!

Cynthia Stewart
Race Director


Volunteer Coordinator: Responsible for assigning volunteers to jobs; set up
volunteer check-in for race weekend and help with food for volunteers for the
weekend.

Course Marshal Coordinator: Should have a good knowledge of the race course and
be responsible for placing Course Marshals on the trail. Radios will be
provided.


Clean Up Coordinator: Sunday after the race, be responsible for coordinating the
cleaning up the expo and tear down of the start finish and clean up trail
marking.


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Officially  Memorial Park is closed to everyone except trail riders and Rodeo
personnel from Thursday evening until Saturday afternoon, February 24 - 26

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A Senate committee will vote this Wednesday, Feb. 16, on a reintroduced
Wilderness bill that would ban mountain biking from 170 miles of singletrack
trails in Northern California. Mountain bikers nationwide are urged to ask their
senators to delay action on the bill until suitable compromises are reached and
bicycling is accommodated. Your call is especially important if your senator is
a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resource Committee listed below.

Senate Bill 128 (S. 128), the Northern California Coastal Wild Heritage
Wilderness Act, sponsored by U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), would
designate more than 300,000 acres as federal Wilderness. Popular trails
would be closed such as King's Crest and Lost Coast-Chemise Mountain in the
King Range National Conservation Area and the Red Bud and Judge Davis trails
near Cache Creek in Lake County. View a complete list of threatened trails:
http://www.imba.com/news/action_alerts/ca_wilderness/hr1501_mtb_miles_lost.h
tml

IMBA remains firmly dedicated to land conservation and believes that
Wilderness designation is just one of many tools that may be employed to
protect wild places. When proposed Wilderness Areas include significant
mountain biking opportunities, IMBA proposes alternative land designations that
protect natural areas while preserving bicycle access.

IMBA supports protecting all lands in the bill, but for one-quarter of the
areas under consideration, Congress should use protection measures other than
Wilderness or adjust boundaries to accommodate bicycling.

IMBA believes mountain biking, low-impact, muscle-powered recreation, is
an appropriate use of trails on public lands and is consistent with the
values of Wilderness land protection which includes recreation in natural
landscapes.

Talking Points:

* Senate Bill 128 needs to better accommodate bicycling and is not ready for
passage. Please delay action in the Senate and House until suitable
compromises are reached.

* This bill would close more than 170 miles of singletrack trails to
bicycling.

* IMBA supports protecting all the lands in S. 128, but for one-quarter of
the areas under consideration, Congress should use methods other than
Wilderness to preserve the land while keeping trails open to mountain
biking.

* Wilderness is not the only way to protect public lands. Why must land
protection often mean eliminating bicycling opportunities?

* Mountain biking started in California and is a popular sport - 5.2 million
Californians participated last year (Outdoor Industry Association).

* Mountain biking brings significant revenue to the state's economy through
bicycle related industry, tourism, bike shops, touring companies and more.

* Mountain biking is low-impact, muscle-powered recreation and is an
appropriate use of trails on public lands. IMBA members highly value land
conservation, clean water and clean air.

* IMBA supports new Wilderness designations where they don't close
singletrack bicycling opportunities.

* Bicyclists simply want to continue to ride on trails that have been open
to them for years.

* Recreation science indicates that bikes affect natural resources no more
than hikers or horses - two user groups allowed on Wilderness trails.

Action Steps:

1. Call your two U.S. senators using the Capitol switchboard (202) 224-3121.
(To learn the name of your state's senators go to http://www.congress.org
and type in your zip code.) Members of the Senate Energy and Natural
Resources Committee are listed below.

2. Politely tell them you are calling in regards to S. 128 (Northern
California Coastal Wild Heritage Wilderness Act) and use the talking points
above. If the senator is not a member of the committee, your comments are
still important because the entire U.S. Senate will be asked to vote on the
bill before it goes to the U.S. House of Representatives.

3. Please provide your name and address so that they know you are a
constituent. Senators respond best to callers from their home state - if you
don't give them contact information, your call probably won't count.

4. If you would rather fax a letter, call your senator's office to get the
proper fax number and staff member assigned to the bill. Make sure to fax
your comments by Wednesday. Email comments are not recommended.

--
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Chairman Pete Domenici, New Mexico (202) 224 - 6621
Larry Craig, Idaho (202) 224 - 2752
Craig Thomas, Wyoming (202) 224 - 6441
Lamar Alexander, Tennessee (202) 224 - 4944
Lisa Murkowski, Alaska (202) 224 - 6665
Richard Burr, North Carolina (202) 224 - 3154
Mel Martinez, Florida (202) 224 - 3041
James Talent, Missouri (202) 224 - 6154
Conrad Burns, Montana (202) 224 - 2644
George Allen, Virginia (202) 224 - 4024
Gordon Smith, Oregon (202) 224 - 3753
Jim Bunning, Kentucky (202) 224 - 4343
Jeff Bingaman (Ranking Member), New Mexico (202) 224 - 5521
Daniel Akaka, Hawaii (202) 224 - 6361
Byron Dorgan, North Dakota (202) 224 - 2551
Ron Wyden, Oregon (202) 224 - 5244
Tim Johnson, South Dakota (202) 224 - 5842
Mary Landrieu, Louisiana (202) 224 - 5824
Dianne Feinstein, California (202) 224 - 3841
Maria Cantwell, Washington (202) 224 - 3441
Jon Corzine, New Jersey (202) 224 - 4744
Ken Salazar, Colorado (202) 224 - 5852


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Happy Valentines Day!  The February Meeting will be held on TUESDAY, February 15
at 7pm at Otto's BBQ back room.  Guest Speaker is Jim Robertson, along with
Kevin Highfield.  Jim will describe his advocacy work in northwestern Harris
County to develop the Cypress Creek Greenway Project.   Jim has been working on
the Greenway as Chairman of the CCGP within the Cypress Creek Flood Control
Coalition.  Recently Jim and Kevin have been coordinating their efforts on
Greenway and trail development along Cypress Creek.   Many of you will know that
Kevin has been working to make Cypresswood Trail official.   Jim and Kevin will
describe the significant progress made with Harris County Flood Control District
and Harris County Precinct 4, which will be of interest to many members."


MEET THE LEGEND: GARY FISHER!!!
Thursday, February 17th, 7-9pm Reception at Bike Barn Kirby
Friday, February 18th, 8-10am Demo Ride at Memorial Park Loop
That right...he's in town and exclusively at Bike Barn! Come see the "Founding
Father of Mountain Bikes", Gary Fisher, on Thursday, February 17th from 7-9pm.
This mountain biking innovator will be signing autographs at an after-hours
reception exclusively at our Kirby location. And if that isn't enough, go ahead
and let your boss know you are comming in late on Friday, February 18th because
Gary Fisher will be at Memorial Park that morning to show off some of his 2005
mountain bikes. Besides getting to ride some killer bikes....there is a good
chance you can ride with the legend himself, Gary Fisher!



A WORK PARTY is scheduled for the Memorial Park mountain bike trails from 9 AM
to 2 PM on Saturday, February 19th.  We will be doing general maintenance aimed
at trimming and improving water drainage in the east end of the trail system
(a.k.a "Cambodia").  Your help at this work party would be greatly appreciated.

We will be meeting at 9 AM at the soccer field parking lot.  You are encouraged
to bring gloves, a full camelback, trimming tools, and mosquito repellent.

If you have any questions, please call me at home at (713) 432 - 1563.  On the
day of the work party, you can reach me at (713) 826 - 5307 after 8 AM.

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General Meeting, TUESDAY, February 15 7pm at Otto's BBQ on Memorial Drive.

GHORBA needs you!  We will have several openings on the Board of Directors with
a wide variety of opportunities to get involved with trails, Sprockids, events,
leading rides, etc.  Elections will be held at the March meeting on Monday,
March 14th.  If you are interested or have any questions, please contact one of
the current board members .......board member's emails can be found on the
GHORBA website http://www.ghorba.org/board04.htm  (Note that Cynthia Stewart is
acting president).

GHORBA and Bicycle World and Fitness are sponsoring a trail cleanup this weekend
at the Anthills. We got approval from the aproppriate authorities and they are
even giving us the trash bags. We will be at the Dairy Ashford Parking Lot from
8am to 12noon. We will have plenty of Water and Gatorade for all who help out.
We will also have snacks and everyone who helps with trail clean up will recieve
a 20% off coupon at Bicycle World and Fitness to be used on any one item of
clothing or Accessorie. This is of course Weather Permitting. You can call the
shop Friday to make sure. 281-556-0923


Work Party at Jack Brooks Park February 12-13
Ok folks we need all able bodies this weekend. The Park is delivering another
load of dirt today and we need to have it off
the road this weekend if possible. I have rented a front end loader to move it
into the system. We need hands to move it onto the trails
where needed.
Come one come all, work off that winter padding and get the muscles ready for
another year of riding.
We will be out there Saturday and Sunday at about 11:00am at the 4-way stop on
the west side of the park.
Paydirt point given for manual labor.
See ya'll there,        Booker









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Many thanks to all of you who came out to help GHORBA with the work party on
Saturday.  We had 42 volunteers that put in 145 man hours of labor!  We were
able to completely groom the triangle area.  The trails are sweet, check them
out!

Special Thanks to Bikesport for sponsoring lunch for our volunteers and to
Shipley Donuts for kolaches and donuts.

Thanks also to our trail stewards Clay Fenton, Brian Thigpen and Larry Pruitt
for the work they do for our trails.

Tenative Memorial Park work parties scheduled for February 26 and March 26.

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Come out and help GHORBA help you get more trails in the Park.  The Parks Dept
has agreed to open the section of Memorial Park known as "The Triangle" to
bikes, hikers, and runners.  But it needs some work by volunteers (that's you)
before we can open it.  We will meet at the Soccer Field Parking lot on the
south side of the park at 9 a.m. sharp.

  Bring gloves, a full camelback, trimming tools, rakes, and mosquito repellent. 
GHORBA will be providing lunch, snacks, and drinks.

If the work party is in jeopardy of being canceled due to wet conditions, please
call Clay at (713) 826 - 5307 or Brian at (713) 569 - 2994 no sooner than 8 AM
on the day of the work party.

Also, we will be holding elections for our Board of Directors in March.  Good
things are happening and we could use your help!  Want to get involved?     The
only requirement is that you are a current GHORBA member (psst...pay your dues!)

Work Party at Jack Brooks Park on Sunday, January 23.  11:00 am...much work to
be done.  Bring gloves, tools and a camelback.






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NEW TRAILS Work Party

Sat.    Jan 22     9 a.m.



Come out and help GHORBA help you get more trails in the Park.  The Parks Dept
has agreed to open the section of Memorial Park known as "The Triangle" to
bikes, hikers, and runners.  But it needs some work by volunteers (that's you)
before we can open it.  We will meet at the Soccer Field Parking lot on the
south side of the park at 9 a.m. sharp.



Bring gloves, a full camelback, trimming tools, rakes, and mosquito repellent. 
GHORBA will be providing lunch, snacks, and drinks.

If the work party is in jeopardy of being canceled due to wet conditions, please
call Clay at (713) 826 - 5307 or Brian at (713) 569 - 2994 no sooner than 8 AM
on the day of the work party.



Go to ghorba.org or tmbra.org for more information and updates.



This work party does qualify for PAYDIRT POINTS.




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Reminder that tonight"s GHORBA meeting will be held at Bicycle World and Fitness
Please join us on the westside of town for our monthly meeting on January 10 at
7pm.  We will meet at The Zone - a multi purpose room located in Bicycle World
and Fitness.  The shop is located at 851 Dairy Ashford, between I-10 and
Memorial Drive.  We will have a short meeting discussing upcoming events
followed by a bicycle maintenance demonstration.  Everyone is welcome to attend.

Items on the agenda.....

Triangle Work Party

Bayou Clean Up day

Bike Maintenance Clinic






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January Meeting New Location Monday Jan 10th
GHORBA's January Meeting to be held at Bicycle World and Fitness

Please join us on the westside of town for our monthly meeting on January 10 at
7pm.  We will meet at The Zone - a multi purpose room located in Bicycle World
and Fitness.  The shop is located at 851 Dairy Ashford, between I-10 and
Memorial Drive.  We will have a short meeting discussing upcoming events
followed by a bicycle maintenance demonstration.  Everyone is welcome to attend.




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The rain has stopped and the Doppler shows the clouds now to the east of
Houston!!  It'll be quite chilly, but the ride WILL be going on this evening as
planned!  Please dress warm, bring your helmets and blinking lights, and be
prepared to see some beautiful holiday lights!  The start is at the River Oaks
Baptist Church located on Willowick between Westheimer and San Felipe inside
(the 610 loop).  Registration starts at 6:30.  For more information and a map to
the
start.....http://www.teamcure.org/holidaylightsride/holidaylightsridepreride.htm

Hope to see everyone there!



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a.. The December 18th Memorial Park work party has been canceled.  The next
work party is scheduled for Jan 22nd, more details will follow.

   a.. 4th Annual  Holiday Lights Ride

   Come enjoy the beautiful holiday lights on your bike!  Thursday, December 16th
Registration at 6:30 p.m. Ride at 7:00 p.m. Helmets are required and lights are
recommended.  For more information:
http://www.teamcure.org/holidaylightsride.htm or www.ghorba.org

   b.. Our January 10 meeting will be held at 7pm at The Zone.  The Zone is a
large open multipurpose room located inside Bicycle World and Fitness.  We will
have a short meeting followed by a free maitenance clinic led by the mechanics
from Bicycle World and Fitness.  Location: 851 Dairy Ashford, ste. A
   Houston, TX 77079, 281-556-0923.  Map
http://bicycleworldandfitness.com/site/page.cfm?PageID=12
   c.. Keep an eye our for information on a mini trail building Clinic to be held
late January.
   d.. http://www.ghorba.org/


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Unfortunately for GHORBA, Jeff Nielsen has tendered his resignation for his
position as President of our Board of Directors due to family and work
commitments.   Jeff has been involved with GHORBA from it's inception and
provided invaluable time and effort over the years concerning resolution of the
access issues within Memorial Park.  His presence will be greatly missed.

The board agreed upon Cynthia Stewart serving as the interim president until
elections are held in March.

GHORBA needs you!  We will have several openings on the board with a wide
variety of opportunities to get involved with trails, Sprockids, events, leading
rides, etc.  If you are interested or have any questions, please contact one of
the current board members or respond to this email.  The board member's emails
can be found on the GHORBA website www.ghorba.org   Thanks!

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Brought to you by the Greater Houston Off-Road Biking Association (GHORBA). This
year's proceeds go to benefit the Austin Ridge Riders "Kid Trips" program, which
takes inner city youth into nature on bikes. This program is very similar to
GHORBA's successful Sprockids program.  The Kid Trips cargo trailer was stolen a
couple of months ago with all of the bikes, helmets and equipment for the
program inside the trailer. The proceeds from the Holiday Lights Ride will go
directly to replacing needed equipment for this valuable children's program.

Help GHORBA and our other supporters get the "Kid Trips" program back up and
running so that the Texas children can continue to benefit from this outstanding
program. Donations to GHORBA are tax deductible.

Even if you can't ride you can still help!
Send donations to:

GHORBA (Houston Lights Ride)
PO Box 667607
Houston, TX 77266-0607


December 16th, 2004. 6:30 pm

START LOCATION:
The ride leaves from River Oaks Baptist School located on Willowick Rd Between
Westheimer Rd and San Felipe St. in Houston, Texas.   Registration starts at
6:30 P.M. at the Start Location. The ride will actually begin no later than 7:15
p.m.

Reg Fee: $5 for GHORBA members & $8 for non-members.

A map can be found at:

http://www.teamcure.org/holidaylightsride/holidaylightsridepreride.htm


THE RIDE
Riders must follow all rules of the road.

All Riders are required to wear a helmet.

A red blinking light visible from the rear is HIGHLY recommended!

Riders leave from River Oaks Baptist School and will be directed by volunteers
along the route. The riders will be divided into groups to keep the ride
enjoyable and less congested. each group will have Ride Leaders to lead them.


For more information on GHORBA and its programs, go to www.ghorba.org .
For information on the ARR "Kid Trips" program, go to
http://www.austinridgeriders.com/kidtrips.htm



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2004 Holiday Celebration -

BikeHouston and GHORBA would like to invite everyone to Saint Arnolds Brewery on
Tuesday, December 7th from 6:30-8:30 pm for their annual Holiday Celebration.
Come enjoy the company of fellow cyclists, and celebrate a great year in bicycle
advocacy! The cost to attend is $5.00 for members and $10.00 for non-members of
either organization. The event will be catered by El Meson. Alternative
beverages, including Saint Arnolds awesome Root Beer, will also be supplied for
everyone. BH and GHORBA will offer discounted memberships for $20.00, a $5
Savings! Hope to see you there with your friends! For more information, download
a pdf flyer http://www.ghorba.org/GHORBA-Holiday.pdf





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Memorial Park Work Party 9:00 am Saturday 11/20

Ride at Stephen F. Austin State Park (weather permitting) 9:00 Sunday 11/21

more info on the workparty at  www.ghorba.org


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Please remember to join us this Saturday November 20th at 9:00 a.m. for
the Work Party in Memorial Park. We really need a good showing of
volunteers to get the work done in the "Triangle" area. Remember, this
is a new area of trails that we will get to ride, but we have to get the
work done before we can ride them.  The triangle area will be the best
riding in the park but we need your help.

Original information is below...thanks



A work party is scheduled for the Memorial Park bike trails on Saturday,
November 20th from 9 AM to 2 PM.  We will be trimming the area known as
the "Triangle," located on the northwest corner of the park.  Trimming
the Triangle is necessary to officially reopen this area to bikers and
trail runners.  Your help at this work party would be greatly
appreciated.  We will be meeting at the rugby field parking lot.  You
are encouraged to bring gloves, a full camelback, trimming tools, and
mosquito repellent (yes, they're back).  GHORBA will be providing lunch
to those volunteers who RSVP by Thursday, November 11th.  The RSVP may
be made by e-mail (clayfenton@...) or by phone (713 - 826 - 5307).
This work party qualifies for Paydirt points.



If the work party is jeopardy of being canceled due to wet conditions,
please call Clay at (713) 826 - 5307 no sooner than 8 AM on the day of
the work party.





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Win a $100 REI Gift Certificate!!!  Win a $25 Sun & Ski Gift Certificate!!!  
Two winners will be picked.



How?  Just fill out the survey below.  Answer 6 or more questions.



Winners will be announced Tuesday December 7, at the GHORBA Christmas Party at
Saint Arnold’s Brewery (Details will follow).



Need NOT be present to win (but it sure would speed up your Christmas Shopping
if you’re there in person)!




Dear Members, Riders, Friends, and Supporters,



In an effort to serve you our better we would like to ask you to fill out the
following questionnaire.   Answer as many as you can.   If you just want to
provide feedback on a burning issue, a topic that is not covered, or a
complaint, we're interested in that also.



Please return results to:  mikelutomski@... by December 4th, 2004.  A
summary of the feedback will be posted to the web.



GHORBA's Mission:

What benefit to the Houston Area have you seen GHORBA provide?



What GHORBA event did you find the most rewarding, beneficial, or fun?



Do you have any suggestions on how GHORBA could serve you better (information,
events, clinics, etc...)?





Membership:

Why did you join GHORBA?



If you were a member for more than one year, why did you renew?



If you did not renew your membership, why not?





About yourself:

How many times a month do you ride?

  Where do you consider your home trail?

  Do you know of a trail or trails that are in dire need of repair?   List that
trail.

  Have you ever attended a trail work party?

  If so, what suggestions would you give us to make it more effective?

Communication:

Have you ever attended a monthly meeting?

What events would you like to see at a meeting to help or entertain you?

What additional information would be beneficial to have available on the web
site?

  Thank you for your feedback!



The GHORBA Board





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Great Article in the Houston Chronicle about GHORBA... Thanks to Jaime
Hendrixson and Keith Porter for submitting this grant!

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/sports/cycling/2895606

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A work party is scheduled for the Memorial Park bike trails on Saturday,
November 20th from 9 AM to 2 PM.  We will be trimming the area known as the
"Triangle," located on the northwest corner of the park.  Trimming the Triangle
is necessary to officially reopen this area to bikers and trail runners.  Your
help at this work party would be greatly appreciated.  We will be meeting at the
rugby field parking lot.  You are encouraged to bring gloves, a full camelback,
trimming tools, and mosquito repellent (yes, they're back).  GHORBA will be
providing lunch to those volunteers who RSVP by Thursday, November 11th.  The
RSVP may be made by e-mail (clayfenton@...) or by phone (713 - 826 - 5307). 
This work party qualifies for Paydirt points.

If the work party is jeopardy of being canceled due to wet conditions, please
call Clay at (713) 826 - 5307 no sooner than 8 AM on the day of the work party.


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Westside Lunchtime Ride... if you're having trouble adapting to the time change
and have time to ride during the day, there will be a Lunchtime Ride on
Thursday, Nov. 11 led by Cynthia Stewart.  Meet at Bicycle World and Fitness on
Dairy Ashford at 11:30 and be ready to roll at 11:45.  We'll head to the paved
trails of Terry Hershey Park.  Road bike, moutain bike or cross bike, it all
works!  Everyone's welcome and this will become a weekly event.  If you have any
question you can reply to this email.

Memorial Park Work Party Saturday November 20th
A work party is scheduled for the Memorial Park bike trails on Saturday,
November 20th from 9 AM to 2 PM.   We will  be trimming the area known as the
"Triangle," located on the northwest corner of the park.  All that is really
needed on the trails is trimming and cutting back all the branches that have
grown in.  The city has recently been back there and cut into sections all the
dead fallen trees that have blocked the upper trails and we will need to move
all the debris off the trail.   Your help at this work party would be greatly
appreciated.  We will be meeting at the rugby field parking lot.  You are
encouraged to bring gloves, a full camelback, trimming tools, and mosquito
repellent (yes, they're back).  This work party qualifies for Paydirt points.

If the work party is jeopardy of being canceled due to wet conditions, please
call Clay at (713) 826 - 5307 or Brian at (713) 569 - 2994 no sooner than 8 AM
on the day of the work party.

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GHORBA Meeting tonight at Otto's BBQ on Memorial, in the back room at 7pm. 
Speaker John Shelby from TriVantage Fitness Loft.


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Saturday, Nov. 6  Harris County Flood Control "Community Site Visit" to learn
about The Hill at Simms Greenway.  10:00 -1:00pm @ Community Center at Cleveland
Park.

Saturday, November 7.  Night Ride at Jack Brooks Park  7 pm.

Monday, November 8  7pm. GHORBA Meeting @ Otto's Guest speaker John Shelby of
TriVantage Fitness Loft.

Saturday November 20 Work Party 9am at Memorial Park "Triangle Area".

Sunday November 21  Group Ride @ Stephen F. Austin State Park.  Led by Bicycle
World and Fitness.


Watch for details on a Lunch Time ride at Terry Hershey Park.

Mark you calendar now for the GHORBA Christmas Party on December 7 and the
Christmas Lights Ride on December 16.

More information on these and other events can be found at
http://www.ghorba.org/homenews.htm



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a.. What:  GHORBA Monthly meeting
   b.. When:  Monday, November 8 at 7pm.
   c.. Where:  Otto's BBQ on Memorial Drive
You won't want to miss this meeting, we have John Shelby (Owner and Cycling
Training Director) of TriVantage Fitness Loft coming to speak to our group.

Trivantage Fitness Loft is a Endurance and Multi-Sport Training Specialist
program that offers many advantages to cyclists, triathletes and fitness in
general. They have state of the art cycling programs (Computrainers) and endless
swimming tanks they utilize for training athletes in their prospective sport.
Very scientific and proven effective.  John also trains the University of
Houston Cycling team.  For more info on TriVantage check out their website 
http://www.trivantage.us/

Everyone is welcome to attend!!  For more information on GHORBA happenings go to
our website  http://www.ghorba.org/homenews.htm

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A work party is scheduled for the Memorial Park bike trails on Saturday, October
30th from 9 AM to 2 PM. We will be completing the raised section of trail that
was started at the last work party and conducting general housekeeping
(trimming, trash pickup, and etc.). If we have enough volunteers (or daylight),
we will also be trimming the area known as the "Triangle," located on the
northwest corner of the park. Trimming the Triangle is necessary to officially
reopen this area to bikers.

Your help at this work party would be greatly appreciated. We will meet at the
rugby field parking lot. You are encouraged to bring gloves, a full camelback,
trimming tools, and mosquito repellent (yes, they're back). This work party
qualifies for Paydirt points.

If the work party is jeopardy of being canceled due to wet conditions, please
call Clay at (713) 826 - 5307 or Brian at (713) 569 - 2994 no sooner than 8 AM
on the day of the work party.



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Keith Porter (race director) is still at Double Lake without internet, but I
wanted to say thank you to all of you who came out to Double Lake this weekend.
We have the best volunteers!!! Thanks to all who volunteered, raced, cheered, or
just came out to enjoy the day!  IT was a fun and successful event.

Cynthia Stewart


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Again, thank you to those of you who are coming out to race, volunteer and/or
spectate!  We appreciat all of you!   Double Lake isn't that far from Houston,
so come on out!

Just a few reminders....

1.  The course is open for preriding all day Saturday and up until 8am on
Sunday.  The Race is on Sunday.

2. Sunday Start times for the racers:

Beginners 9:00 AM
Sport Class/Single Speed 11:00 AM
Experts 1:30 PM

Awards following each class.

Registration will be on Saturday from 1:00 to 5:00
Registration will open on Sunday at 7:00am.

3. Volunteers:  Look for the GHORBA Blue EZ-UP canopy.  That is where the
volunteer check in will be.  Please check in here, so we know that we've got all
our slots covered.

4.  Food for those volunteering will be in the shelter.


thanks!!! Keith and I will be at Double Lake tomorrow setting up. Hope to see
you out there!

Cynthia Stewart



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Attachment didn't go but you can go here and see it.
http://ghorba.org/vol.htm
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From: "Keith Porter" <porterka@...>
To: <Ghorba@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 10:01 PM
Subject: [ghorba] Volunteer Work Schedule


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> I have attached a Volunteer Work Schedule for the race.  I can't thank you
enough for joining us this year to make this race successful.  Pre Entries
are up from last year and interest is high.  Hopefully with all your help we
can have a smooth running racer friendly race.  When you get there we will
have the GHORBA EZ-Up setup near the starting area near the Lodge.  Mike
Lutomski will be manning the booth. Check in with him and he will direct you
to the area you need to go.  Course Marshalls will not be out there all day
this year...but I may have you doing something else.  If you want to do more
tell Mike and he will put you in a needed place.  Floaters are welcome.
When you check in you will receive a t-shirt to wear so the volunteers will
stand out.  We will also have drinks, stuff to make sandwiches and chips,
snacks and sweets in the lodge for all volunteers, please help yourself.
Smile, Thank people for coming, Kill them with Kindness....and make them
remember what fun they had at the Big Ring Challenge.  Thanks again, Keith
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I have attached a Volunteer Work Schedule for the race.  I can't thank you
enough for joining us this year to make this race successful.  Pre Entries are
up from last year and interest is high.  Hopefully with all your help we can
have a smooth running racer friendly race.  When you get there we will have the
GHORBA EZ-Up setup near the starting area near the Lodge.  Mike Lutomski will be
manning the booth. Check in with him and he will direct you to the area you need
to go.  Course Marshalls will not be out there all day this year...but I may
have you doing something else.  If you want to do more tell Mike and he will put
you in a needed place.  Floaters are welcome.  When you check in you will
receive a t-shirt to wear so the volunteers will stand out.  We will also have
drinks, stuff to make sandwiches and chips, snacks and sweets in the lodge for
all volunteers, please help yourself.  Smile, Thank people for coming, Kill them
with Kindness....and make them remember what fun they had at the Big Ring
Challenge.  Thanks again, Keith



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