Who Made the BIKES Club Go in 2021?
We live in a land with scenic wonders, a four-season climate, and a conspicuous devotion to bicycling. Our BIKES Club provides year-round opportunities to get out on bike rides with friends. We are an all-volunteer organization, and the mission of our BIKES Club is “encourage bicycling for recreation, transportation and exploration”, with the following goals:
- 1. Sponsor organized recreational bicycle rides.
- 2. Promote bicycle safety.
- 3. Encourage transportation development organizations to provide bicycle friendly infrastructure that will draw more people to bicycling.
- 4. Ride bicycles responsibly with other traffic.
- 5. Maintain the www.bikesclub.org website and associated e-communications for effective club operations.
- 6. Coordinate the major events of the BIKES Club with other bicycle clubs in Washington state.
At the time of this writing in late December 2021, the BIKES Club has 190 members. Let’s take a moment to recognize all the people known to help make these goals a reality by contributing their time and skills throughout 2021:
- · Ron Anderson – Ride Leader for 1 ride.
- · Bob Biesiedzinski – Ride Leader for 4 rides, former Editor of our Chainwheel Chatter newsletter.
- · Viv Biesiedzinski – Ride Leader for 4 rides.
- · Mike Dahlstrom – Ride Leader for 1 ride, Rider Miles coordinator, active community bicycling advocate.
- · Drew Ellison – Vice President, Ride Leader for 10 rides, McClinchy Mile 2022 planning team, Bike Swap event coordinator, key Online Registration Process developer, active community bicycling advocate.
- · Steve Fox – keeper of the Bikes Club bike box and bike trailer.
- · Cheryl Funkhouser – Ride Leader for 13 rides.
- · Debby Grant –Treasurer, Ride Leader for 4 rides, Membership Coordinator, Website Administrator, McClinchy Mile 2022 planning team, key Online Registration Process developer, host for the Holiday Party.
- · Raquel Haunreiter – Ride Leader for 2 rides, former Rides Coordinator and Calendar maintainer.
- · Paul Heydron – Ride Leader for 1 ride.
- · Dayle Iverson – Ride Leader for 3 rides.
- · Debbie Kawamoto – Ride Leader for 13 rides.
- · Kristin Kinnamon – Board of Directors member, McClinchy Mile 2022 planning team, active community bicycling advocate.
- · Bill Lutterloh – Ride Leader for 9 rides.
- · Bob Nyberg – Ride Leader for 9 rides.
- · Cindy Proctor – Ride Leader for 35 rides, McClinchy Mile 2022 planning team, North Puget Sound Bike Alliance secretary.
- · Rick Proctor – President, Ride Leader for 86 rides, active community bicycling advocate, monthly contributor for the Chainwheel Chatter, McClinchy Mile 2022 planning team, Online Registration Process developer.
- · Lou Rivetti – Ride Leader for 11 rides, Board of Directors member, McClinchy Mile 2022 planning team.
- · Dan Scott – Ride Leader for 47 rides, Rides Coordinator, Board of Directors member, McClinchy Mile 2022 planning team, active community bicycling advocate.
- · Elaine Scott – Picnic coordinator.
- · Jim Stewart – Ride Leader for 5 rides.
- · Leslie Strickland – Secretary, McClinchy Mile 2022 planning team.
- · Linda Thiem – Ride Leader for 1 ride.
- · Paul Vermeulen – Ride Leader for 11 rides.
- · Cheryl Walchli – new Editor of our Chainwheel Chatter newsletter.
- · Bill Weber – Ride Leader for 1 ride, active community bicycling advocate.
- · Jack Willis – Ride Leader for 18 rides.
- · Tim Wise – Webmaster, chief picnic cook.
Rides led, as indicated above, were in the 1 year period of Dec 25, 2020 – Dec 20, 2021, based on Rider Miles reports to the Rider Miles Coordinator, Mike Dahlstrom. Here’s some more statistics from Mike:
- · 116 members rode at least one club ride.
- · 22 Ride Leaders led 289 rides.
- · 43,206 total BIKES Club miles ridden by members.
And we’re still riding . . .
When you get a chance, let these good folks know you appreciate their efforts in making the BIKES Club the fun place it is.
Have a great ride!
Rick Proctor
President, BIKES Club of Snohomish County
