First Annual Operation: Recycle Cycles!

Now through September 6th for Donations

Ceremony and Bikes to be handed on on September 8th

Are your children looking for recreational fun but don’t have a bicycle or have outgrown their bike? We have a great opportunity for you to provide them with the bike that will give them the ability to get out and get fit while having fun! Through a joint effort by Balance It Out Arkansas and the Buffalo River Cyclists, we’re collecting bikes from donors in our area that have been put aside because their owners have outgrown them. We plan on refurbishing them and providing them free of charge for kids who will use them. If this sounds like something you’d like to either donate to or benefit from, please contact Elaine Zimmerman ( ezimmerman@gobs.k12.ar.us ) for more information or to register to make a new home for one of these bikes. Donations can also be dropped off at the Bicycle Outfitter in Harrison between now and September 6th. Then on Saturday September 8th, at 9:00am at the Harrison Junior High parking lot near Lake Harrison, we’ll hand out the bikes and have a scavenger hunt for kids of all ages. Prizes will be given out to all participants whether they received a bike or brought their own.

BRC presents the Krazy8 for K-Life ride

October 20th, 2007

Please follow this link to download the formal flyer to check out the details for this event- Here

Buffalo River Cyclists Quarterly Meeting
5/29/07
Youth Center pool room
6pm-7pm
 
Present:
Lad Brooks
Chad Payne
Jim McCammon
Monty Wooley
Nate Braswell
Jeff Amerine
Jim Kelly
 
Discussion Topics:
1.  Industrial Park Road Expansion - adding sidewalk or bike lane for non-motorized traffic.
           Discussion included cost of widening the existing expansion project (5500' of Ind. Park Road to be widened in near future).   Jim McCammon has been talking to city managers and the cost estimate that was mentioned is $100,000 for the sidewalk.  Other options to be considered are crushed limestone, with the possibility of overlaying with asphalt at some future time.
 
2.  Infrastruture Sales Tax (2010) - Brought to light the upcoming tax proposal in order to plan now for funding to be earmarked for a trail system in Harrison.   This will enable pedetrians or cyclists a way to commute throughout Harrison without mixing with vehicular traffic, whether for recreation or necessity.   Initial plans call for completion of the main artery along Dry Jordan with connecting spurs to local schools, the Post Office, the Links apartment complex, FedEx Freight, sports complexes, and downtown.  Jim McCammon produced a working map with plans to have another reproduced with ideas that were raised tonight.   This map, and a formal plan, are to be presented to the City Council at the regular meeting on June 4, 2007 at 6pm.   Jeff Amerine and Lad Brooks will explain to the Council our proposal.
 
3.  BRC calendar events - In order to serve our members and sponsors, we are making a push to utilize our member calendar better, plus adding events.  It was mentioned that the calendar is still not as easy for some members to get to.  Jim Kelly will work with Will Hurst to find an alternative that presents the website user with the calendar on the homepage, if possible.  Event ideas were collected and have been placed on the current calendar.  An email will be generated for our members explaining the change and reiterating the need to keep it active and updated with ride events.  Rides that somehow incorporate our sponsors are a plus.  We also need to include rides for families and begin posting them on local community calendars.  Jim Kelly will post to the Harrison Daily Times community calendar, and look in to the radio stations' calendars to see if we can be added there as well.  
 
The next meeting date was not yet announced.

Meeting notes:

2006 - November 18th

2006 - December 18th

2007 - January 16th

2007 - February 27th

2007 - August 13th

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