So, over the course of the few years that I’ve ridden the Wathen Trail with Joe Perrin, we’ve nicknamed several spots where we’ve been bitten. The latest nicknamed area? Flipper Rock. Just ask Rob F. about it. Don’t worry Rob, it flipped me this week too. Ain’t mountain biking fun? Seems as thought Wathen took down a few of us in the past week. Joe went down on Widowmaker Rock. Always a fun one to crash on. Kevin D. went down just before Superman Rock and just after. Nothing like crashing at 6 a.m. in the morning.
Anyway, enough about owwwies. Onto the biz…


A quick recap from last Monday’s meeting from our Prez – Ron C.

1. Gave a report on TKMB, it was a great event. Recognized DeWayne & Tyler for wrenching and Full Cycle, Performance & Lee’s for contributions. Also mentioned I will be soliciting volunteers in June for fall TKMB.
2. Announced Skills Clinic, Friends of Lory Trail Day and the next trail meeting. Talked up skills clinic.
3. Todd, Monty and Ron talked about IMBA meeting and the need for club growth. Monty went off on a mooning storyJ
4. Three new Patrollers got First Aid kits. Nice work!
5. Bill solicited another round of CPR/FA re-cert. I need to go.
6. Monty talked about the Communications Committee and what they are doing. Thanks to Shawn, Jeff, Mary Lou and Ramon for helping out. And don't forget the CARD COMPETITION! Win valuable prizes!
7. Discussion on trail work at Bobcat, talked about the need to filter stuff on the Google calendar and the Overland website presentation. I updated the Google calendar to reflect that the Bobcat work was “Trail Maintenance” so it can be filtered on the Overland Calendar.
8. Gave out a bunch of tubes & patch kits to patrollers, sold some shirts and jerseys.
9. Lots of miscellaneous dates were thrown out by Todd for Gowdy/?? Trail days. Todd needs to put these on the calendar for us.
10. Stuffed all the bags for the Communications Committee. That went well.


Other stuff:

Overland Grant Awarded - Jason Trujillo has worked tirelessly to get this H.S. Mountain Bike League up and running along with beginning the process to become a non-profit soley focused on kids getting on bikes. Overland recently awarded Jason and his group the funds to purchase a trailer to store all of his gear, take to races, and use as a portable command center for events. If you want more info on Jason and his efforts, we can put you in touch.


Youth Skills Clinic, Saturday, June 5th – Please spread the word. There are still plenty of spots open for this event. Free to children of Overland MTB Club Members. $10.00 to those who aren’t. The link for the sign-up is in the right hand column.


Bike Parts Swap, June 6th 9-11 a.m. – Hosted by club member, Dewayne N, Informal bike part/misc stuff swap behind Full Cycle. This is a non-sanctioned event loosely organized by me so we can all get rid of our extra stuff in the garage/basement. Hope to see you all there. Oh, and bring some cool stuff!!


Communications Committee Meeting – Monday, June 7th at Café Vino. Come help us work to spread the word about Overland Mountain Bike Club. Meeting time, 6:30 p.m. CARD COMPETITION: Don't forget to put your name on your Overland Cards when you pass them out on the trail. I've already given away at least a dozen. My bet, however, is on Rob F. Win some prizes. And if you don't know what I'm talking about, email Kory.


Trails Committee Meeting – Tuesday June 8th. This from Stacy: News since last OMBC meeting:

1. The city is excited about the interpretive Pineridge signs, and suggested we also put a few on Maxwell's to spread out the messages
2. They are also excited to fix the few boggy spots behind the stadium that always get trashed after a rain. They plan to get on it in a few weeks.
3. I'm very actively seeking people to volunteer to do recon-rides on all of our trails. Basically, I need people to go out and ride, and really take a good look at the trail, how it flows, the condition it is in, and take note of areas of damage. Take photos. Give reports. Send the info. to me at ombc.trails (at) gmail.com so we can start planning our projects for the next 2-5 years. Please have people contact me THIS WEEK to get signed up for specific trails. This is an ongoing invitation to submit information to the trails committee, however it is important that we identify as many trail condition issues as possible in the next couple of weeks.


June 12th, Friends of Lory Trail Day – 14 years and running. This is a great event. Bring your friends and family. Many hands make for light work! Please sign up on the link in the right hand column. Also, Roger Thomson is looking for crew leaders. Let him know if you can be a crew leader.


A big thanks from Judy Chapman over at McKee Medical Center: “Thank you for volunteering for the Community Classic Bike Tour on Sunday. We had over 200 volunteers and nearly 1,500 riders. Due to this tremendous support, over $80,000 was raised for the Stepping Stones Adult Day Program expansion project!”


That’s all I’m going to run through right now. May your wheels keep contact with the ground, and if they don’t, I hope it’s a soft landing.