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The Voice of the Skagit Bicycle Club -Skagit County-Washington
November 2015
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The annual meeting on October 21
featured Professional Cyclist Jill
Kitner who holds may titles including
US and Olympic Champion -- spoke
of her cycling experiences around
the world in the world of BMX and
MTB Downhill racing. She was both
informative and entertaining.
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Ride Leader Points:
For each ride you lead, you get a point. Also a point is awarded for helping sweep the Barentson Bridge. Rain outs and
no-shows still count. 10 points gets you an award, traditionally
an article of bike clothing, a vest this year. Please volunteer
and make my job easier.
Club Jerseys:
If you ordered a jersey, I have them. Have a check written to
the club for $60 and come pick them up: 13201 Persons Rd,
Bow (actually top of hill behind Bay View State Park). Or I’ll
try to be at more rides.
A new order will be going in soon, so if you want one let me
know quickly. See you on the road.
Whit, Ride Leader Coordinator
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October 19, 2015--Ride Report
By Marty Johnson
We Had A Great Ride Yesterday! It had looked a little grim,
looking out the window, thinking of the Monday March Point
ride, seeing fog so thick it was like a light rain and wetting the
ground. There was a 60 chance of rain too. It looked worse
than the previous Monday when I went to March Point to lead
the ride and no one showed up.
But this week, regardless of how it looked out the window,
Shannon and Roy showed up in addition to myself and Anita.
So the four of us headed out over Berentson bridge. Once we
got to the other side of Berentson bridge the roads were absolutely dry and there was some sun peeking through the clouds
down South. So we headed South.
We ended up getting over 37 miles in with a route that went
down to La Conner, down Dodge Valley, Rexville and along the
dike, Kamb up to Mclean and then North on Avon Allen, up to
Peterson, to Higgins, to Josh Wilson to Bayview and then back.
There was a pretty stiff wind coming from the Southeast (unlike
the light and variable wind that was forecast). The wind had a
lot of East in it so we had wonderful tail winds heading North on
Kamb, all the way up Avon Allen, a nice tail wind on Peterson,
on Higgins and Josh Wilson. We had to fight the wind down
Bayview but we had good tail wind again all the way down
highway 20 and south March Point road.
The roads stayed perfectly dry for the whole ride. Not a single
drop of rain fell. The sun came out for some of the ride including blasting North on Kamb and Avon Allen with a sweet tail
wind.
I know we have all been spoiled by all the nice weather we had
this year and we may still be in a little bit of denial that we are
now into our Fall and Winter weather, but a couple months from
now we will all be wishing for days like yesterday.
Congratualtions to SBC
member, Dan Sandstrom
who took gold in the
40k time trial (1hour 3
minutes) at the Huntsmen Senior Games in
St. George, Utah held
October 5-17.
The temperature surprised us and we commented on it a few
times. It felt mild. It felt warm. We stopped a couple times to
peel off extra layers and stuff them in our packs or tie them
around our seat posts.
In This Issue:
Word of the Domestique
Ride Calendar
Club Info & Membership Form
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Word Of The Domestique
The following is the opinion of the Super Domestique and is not intended to offend any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, gender,
sexual orientation or individual. The views of the Super Domestique are his own or something he copied from someone else, and do not in any
way reflect the views of the Skagit Bicycle Club. Furthermore, they do not necessarily reflect the views of the people who live in the same home,
neighborhood or city. Please also note that the fact this piece is written in English is in no way meant to malign other languages nor to malign those
who are illiterate visually impaired and thus are
unable to read the piece. Complements can emailed to SuperD@skagitdomestique.com Complaints
can be emailed to Colby at Colby@skagitspringclassic.org
Please keep in mind Colby is a pretty busy guy so if you don’t get a reply he is probably to busy to respond to a bunch of whining mountain bikers.
New Brewery open in Mount Vernon !
The FarmStrong Brewery in Mount Vernon has been open for
approximately 6 weeks. It is located in the old Sears building,
by the river, on 110 Stewart Road. This brewery specializes in
beer of all things. It offers only pretzels to eat, but you have
the opportunity to have food delivered by local restaurants
(FarmStrong even has take out menu’s available for you to
look at). With large TV’s, a dart board, a gorgeous bar top
and indoor and outdoor seating, this is a fun place to watch a
Patriots game (or a 49ers game too). The beer that they have
brewed and serve is of course excellent. They even brew their
own Root Beer.
Perhaps the nicest part of this growler filling brewery is its
location. While downtown is often congested, Farmstrong
located in the Mount Vernon dike district, is going to be easily
accessible even on the busiest of days. For those who like to
fill a growler and bring it home, this is the place to go. Check
them out.
This weekend my family and
I went on a fall camping trip
with friends. The highlight of
this camping weekend was
Saturday’s dinner.
While others campers were
cooking hot dogs we were
frying a 19 lb turkey.
Yep, that’s how we roll. It was
turkey time in our campsite!
Our neighbors as far as two
campsites away were tortured
by our culinary awesomeness.
and knew full well that the closest medical facility was one hour
away.
Going into this project and having none of the necessary
equipment I purchased a Browning 30-Quart 20-lb Cylinder
Manual Ignition Gas Fryer at Lowes for $69. The kit comes
with a burner, a pot complete with turkey hanger and
thermometer. Add a turkey and 3 gallons of peanut oil and you
are good to go. I would also highly recommend some quality
gloves for handling the hot turkey.
For anyone who hasn’t tried this I must say that this was one of
the best tasting turkeys that I have ever eaten. 19 lbs of turkey
fry’s in one hour and 6 minutes and wow was it good! Not oily
or greasy like you may expect. The meat is nice and moist the
350 degree oil sears the skin of the turkey sealing in the juice
and keeping the bird tender and moist.
At a one hour cook time it’s possible to cook a bird for every
family represented at your table. Leftovers for weeks! Happy
Holidays!
Yours Truly, Super Domestique
225 lbs
So this was my first time frying
a turkey and I must admit I
was a little nervous. 3 gallons of oil at 350 degrees seems to
demand respect.
Not to mention everyone who had ever considering frying a
turkey seemed to feel it necessary to remind me exactly how
dangerous hot oil can be. So needless to say, I was cautious
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360 202 1716
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March Point Park & Ride
Dan Sandstrom
360.708.7108
Steve Jahn
425.830.4981
Hanspeter Gehrig
360.588.9149
11:00AM MRR
March Point Park & Ride
Dan Sandstrom
360.708.7108
Steve Jahn
425.830.4981
Hanspeter Gehrig
360.588.9149
6 pm
Board Meeting
Dimensional
Communications
Colby Plagge
360.540.4554
8:30AM MRR
Skagit Cycle Anacortes
Liz Jenkins
360.840.8778
Rain Cancels
11:00AM
Joy Ride
MRR/SRR
Edgewater Park
Mount Vernon
Shannon Good
360.336.9700
10 am Brisk
Gravel Grinder
Washington School MV
Jim Finch
360.424.8511
11:00AM
Joy Ride
MRR/SRR
Edgewater Park
Mount Vernon
Marty Johnson
425.478.8486
8:30AM SRR
Skagit Cycle Anacortes
Rain Cancels
Liz Jenkins 360.840.8778
9am BRR
Semper Fi Century
RLH 624 Bennett S-W
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360.855.0593
10 amSRR/MRR
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Janice Lisherness
360.466.3030
The Editor is out
of town so you
have an extra 2
11:00AM MRR
March Point Park & Ride
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360.708.7108
Steve Jahn 425.830.4981
Hanspeter Gehrig
360.588.9149
11:00AM
Joy Ride
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Edgewater Park
Mount Vernon
Jean Sattler-Will
360.710.9577
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11am MRR 40 miles
MtV High School
Shannon Good
360.336.9700
8:30AM SRR
Skagit Cycle Anacortes
Liz Jenkins 360.840.8778
Rain Cancels
11:00AM MRR
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360.708.7108
Steve Jahn 425.830.4981
Hanspeter Gehrig
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360.202.1716
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Newsletter
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Skagit Bicycle Club Membership Form
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www.skagitbicycleclub.org
Annual Dues:
Individual $15.00 Family $20.00
Check One:
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Mail this form to:
Skagit Bicycle Club
P.O. Box 363 Burlington
WA 98233
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Club Information
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Skagit Bicycle Club
Officers & Board
President
Colby Plagge
Colbyp@demensional.net
Vice President
Mike Tallering
mike.tallering@siemens.com
Secretary
Cheryl Calhoun
Calhoun@fidalgo.net
Treasurer
Shaun Bridge
sbridge007@gmail.com
Past President
Dan Sandstrom
dan.sandstrom@comcast.net
Board Members
Steve Jahn
SteveDianJahn@gmail.com
Marty Johnson
A_Mjohnson@comcast.net
Cindy McGuiness
mcguinesscc@gmail.com
Jane Monroe
janemmonroe@aol.com
Scott Rittscher
seaking@wavecable.com
Jamie Wells
Jamie@skagitspringclassic.org
Volunteer Positions
Ride Coordinator
Whit Whitford
nx7q@frontier.com
360 757 1357
Spring Classic Coordinator:
Colby Plagge
Bridge Sweep Coordinators:
Steve & Dian Jahn
Membership List
Marshall Will
cesiwill@msn.com
Website:
www.skagitbicycleclub.org
Web masters:
Jamie Wells
Jamie@skagitspringclassic.org
Tom Jacobson
Tomandlori@comcast.net
Mailing Address
The Skagit Bicycle Club
P.O. Box 363 Burlington WA 98233
Saddle-Post Intelligencer
Published by
The Skagit Bicycle Club
Editor Rose Ploeg
dutchpedaler@yahoo.com
See Ride Calendar for Deadline
Bike Travel Cases: Deposit is $100 and
is refundable upon the return of the
case. The borrower is responsible for
the pickup and drop off of the case.
Bike Travel Trailer: “BOB” bike trailer
with a water proof duffel.
Club Bike Racks: Four Yakima bike
carriers attach to a roof rack 1 inch
round bars front and rear. Fork mount/
mounts for the front wheel. Currently
kept in the Storage Unit in Mount
Vernon.
To check out and arrange a pick up of
any of the above items contact Jane
Monroe 360 391 9062 or Colby Plagge
360 540 4554
Membership benefits include 10%
off at these local businesses. Please
remember to show your membership
card to receive your discount.
Goody’s Rack Shop
1817 Bouslog Rd
Burlington WA 9823
360.899.9903
GoodysRacks@gmail.com
Skagit Cycle Center
1704 S. Burlington Blvd. Burlington
360 757 7910
1620 Commercial Ave. Anacortes
360 588 8776
skagitcyclecenter.com
Arlington Velo Sport
Bicycle Shop
401 N Olympic Ave
Arlington, WA 98223
360-629-6415
www.arlingtonvelosport.com
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edition of the Newsletter please
contact us through the website or call
or email Marshall Will at
360 929 5003 or cesiwill@msn.com.
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