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Updated 05/11/08

MVW Race #4 - Ottawa Lake "Road Race in the Rough"  Results 

“Bike to the Capital” with Senator Fedor May 16-19.  You are welcome to join Senator Fedor at any of her stops in Toledo, Bowling Green, Findlay, Upper Sandusky, Marion, and Columbus or ride with her on her route as she rides on her “Campaign for Healthy Kids”.   More Details.

On May 21, 2008, at 7:00 PM, the Ride of Silence™ will begin in North America and roll across the globe.  Lucas County's Ride of Silence will start and end at the Nature Center in Secor Park.   Details Here

If you didn't know, Heather Mitchell crashed at the Cone-Azalia race on Sunday (May 4th) and sustained some serious injuries.  She was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital in Ypsilanti for care.  She sustained a laceration to the side of her face and to her elbow which have been taken care of.  No neck or spine injuries were found and no broken bones.  There was concern about her mental status and a dilated pupil at the Hospital and she was temporarily placed on a ventilator.  The ventilator has been removed and she is breathing on her own and is able to sit upright in bed and is more alert.  Her CT scan showed a very small amount of bleeding in her brain which the neurosurgeons are following but at this time are not overly concerned with.  She will be evaluated by an ophthalmologist in the morning but at this time the doctors are confident that her pupil issue could be an isolated one and does not necessarily indicate more serious damage.  Of course things can change and further information will be available when she is evaluated in the morning.  - Mark Armstrong 5/5/08 am

Here's another update on Heather as relayed to me by Michael and some of her doctors.  Please forward to the club.  She continues to recover and make progress at St. Joseph's Hospital in Ypsilanti.  She has sustained an injury to a nerve to the eye that has affected her pupil and her eye movement.  The doctors are hopeful she will recover from that but want to continue to observe her at the hospital.  She has been moved out of ICU but it is probably best to allow her to regain her strength and limit the number of visitors at this time.  - Khalil Raffoul 5/5/08 10:00 pm

Thanks to all for your caring and concern for Heather. I hope to bring her home on Wed. We have arranged some therepy with UTMCO ( speech and OT) and she'll be examined for her eye trauma thru Khaliel's office.She will need some time to heal but everything looks promising. She remembers the race and says she was kickin' ass with the leaders and then..... it was Tuesday. If you wish give her a quick call on Fri..@419-531-4452. Thanks again you band of Merry Pirates.
 
                                                                                                Michael Mitchell

Keep Heather in your thoughts and prayers!  Updates will be posted here as they become available.

5 Wheelmen took a trip to Georgia/Tenn. to do the Cohutta 100 and Big Frog 65 mountain bike races.   There are photos HERE  (the story has yet to arrive).
What's going on in Avignon?? Keep up with your Head Webmaster, Mr. Barnes:  Read his Blog
Equinox 2008 - 32 riders turned out for a bit  better than typical weather to ride to McClure, OH.  Read/watch the UPDATES:  Click Here
Essential skills for the cyclist. (opens a new window.)
Another Mike I. find: Legally Speaking - with Bob Mionske: Attack of the abominable snow (plow) man. And now, Will McLaughlin responds. See his take here.
Steve Sams sends us some fine links covering Ohio Cycling Law. See the Laws section on the links page.

Look what Denny Noward found - this kid built a (temporarily, I'm sure) functioning bicycle entirely of wood and glue! Take a look at the details
Chuck Plaskey has a Spin Class at Bally (5215 Monroe St, Sylvania). Mondays at 6:00 p.m. $5 ($3 for Bally members) Bring your own bike or use Bally's.

Old Wheelman Tim Hinckley found our 1982 Club photo - his comments are here. We heard from him again after he found a photo of Dave Teall winning the citizen's race at the
1982 Glass City Classic.

Here's a website you might like - you can map your favorite rides, and see what others have done. Take a look.

The 2007 Awards Banquet was Thursday Evening, November 8, 2007. Adam Slough was honored as Wheelman of The Year and Club Champion. Heather Mitchell was recognized as the year's Most Improved Rider. Karen McKee is the Ladies' club Champion.

More photos are here.

Widely published English professor Kevin J. Hayes (University of Central Oklahoma) was interviewed recently about his book, "An American Cycling Odyssey, 1887". Kevin was editor of MVW's Dirty Derailleur sometime in the 1980's. He's in a 1982 club photo, here.
The photo to the left (click it) is of old Wheelman Dick DeLombard at the Octoberfest parade in Minster, Ohio.

Thanks to everyone that showed up to help with ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY River Rd Clean-Up. on 4/27/08.   Approximately 18 people made the cleanup along the two-mile stretch of road go quickly – there was still time for a ride to breakfast and a trek through Oak Openings afterwards.

Photos:

River Road Cleanup
10/14/07

 Photos of the last one are here.

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Last Updated 05/11/08

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