RockvilleMTB
March 16th, 2008, 08:42 AM
Good morning,
Please join us at our Spring meeting this Tuesday (March 18th) at McMahon's Knox Grille (http://www.camdendiningandevents.com/) 43 Mechanic St. in Camden. Our spring newsletter is included below. Hope to see you there.
Thanks,
John
MAPPING AND TRAIL SIGNS
We have a couple of design prototypes for signs and all we need to do is get a few people together who know the trails, the trail names and who want to get involved in working with Casey on getting the names on the maps, getting the signs built and then getting the signs in the ground.
PUMP TRACK
John and I put together a proposal that I presented to the Camden Parks and Recreation Committee on February 28. The Committee was very excited about the idea and voted unanimously in favor of having McNEMBA build a pump track and skills development area at the Ragged Mountain Recreation Area (Camden Snow Bowl). We all owe a huge THANK YOU to Jeff Kuller for helping shepherd this project forward. Now all we have to do is get this thing built. Our first trail work day is Saturday April 19th. This first work day is dedicated to the pump track. We'll talk more about the logistics at the March 18th meeting, but the general idea is to get out there with as many people as possible with shovels, energy and enthusiasm (and maybe a couple of pieces of power equipment...) and spend the entire day moving dirt around. We should be able to get most of the track done in one day and then piece-by-piece over the course of the summer build a few ramps, bridges, small jumps, etc. This one is going to take LOTS of volunteer effort. Look for another email about the pump track in the near future. We'll be coming up with some specific plans - both the design type of plan and the plan of action type - and we'll be soliciting your help. It's going to take a lot off sweat equity to make this dream a reality so contact John and Steve to get involved. Email: j-anders@adelphia.net (j-anders@adelphia.net)
RYAN LEECH
Ryan Leech and his "Trials of Life" tour are coming to the Mid Coast in May. For those of you who attended the Banff Mountain Film Festival, you already know about this amazing mountain bike magician from his film, "Trial and Error," which was shown at the festival. Ryan is probably the most talented trials rider who ever threw a leg over a bike. Hans "No Way" Rey is pretty amazing, but Ryan is truly in a league of his own. Ryan also does a motivational presentation for middle school and high school-age kids that touches on such subjects as decision making, facing obstacles, defining success and what it means to be successful, facing criticism, and striving to reach your potential. He is currently scheduled to appear at a couple of schools in Rockland, at a STAR program event as part of Five Towns Communities That Care, and we are trying to get him scheduled at Camden-Rockport Middle School. If you have a kid, or know a family that has a kid at any of the local schools, please make a phone call to your school's principal asking for them to take advantage of this awesome opportunity. Chris Christie, of Bikesenjava in Rockland is the prime mover and shaker behind getting Ryan here. Please direct any questions to Chris. Email: shop@haybikesenjava.com (shop@haybikesenjava.com). Check out Ryan's web site: www.trialsoflife.com (http://www.trialsoflife.com/) and www.ryanleech.com (http://www.ryanleech.com/)
RAGGED MOUNTAIN RECREATION AREA REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT
There is a followup meeting for the Ragged Mountain Recreation Area redevelopment project on March 5 at 7 pm at the Camden Opera House. This meeting is open to the public. PLEASE ATTEND!!! We need to make sure that we continue to represent ourselves as a group that is active and concerned about the way that trails and trails-related development takes place in our community. If we don't stay involved, we won't have any recourse if we don't like the way things turn out. Better yet, if we do stay involved, we can make sure that things turn out the way we want them to. The Steering Committee will be presenting a proposed plan for what the new Recreation Area might look like and their will be opportunity for questions and answers and input to this continuing and important effort.�
MAINE JUNIOR BIKE LEAGUE (MJBL)
Please support this incredible mountain biking program for kids. In case you are not familiar with it, the Maine Junior Bike League is a program for kids ages 6 through high school, that meets on Monday evenings during the summer for racing and skills training. McNEMBA wholeheartedly stands behind the MJBL! Please get in touch with Chris at Bikesenjava to either find out how to sign up your kids this summer or to volunteer. I've been involved with the MJBL for a couple of years now and can tell you with certainty that seeing 50 or more kids on their mountain bikes on a summer evening is about one of the most motivating and heart-warming sights this side of a brand new mountain bike in your own garage. And it's just plain fun for the volunteers.
Please join us at our Spring meeting this Tuesday (March 18th) at McMahon's Knox Grille (http://www.camdendiningandevents.com/) 43 Mechanic St. in Camden. Our spring newsletter is included below. Hope to see you there.
Thanks,
John
MAPPING AND TRAIL SIGNS
We have a couple of design prototypes for signs and all we need to do is get a few people together who know the trails, the trail names and who want to get involved in working with Casey on getting the names on the maps, getting the signs built and then getting the signs in the ground.
PUMP TRACK
John and I put together a proposal that I presented to the Camden Parks and Recreation Committee on February 28. The Committee was very excited about the idea and voted unanimously in favor of having McNEMBA build a pump track and skills development area at the Ragged Mountain Recreation Area (Camden Snow Bowl). We all owe a huge THANK YOU to Jeff Kuller for helping shepherd this project forward. Now all we have to do is get this thing built. Our first trail work day is Saturday April 19th. This first work day is dedicated to the pump track. We'll talk more about the logistics at the March 18th meeting, but the general idea is to get out there with as many people as possible with shovels, energy and enthusiasm (and maybe a couple of pieces of power equipment...) and spend the entire day moving dirt around. We should be able to get most of the track done in one day and then piece-by-piece over the course of the summer build a few ramps, bridges, small jumps, etc. This one is going to take LOTS of volunteer effort. Look for another email about the pump track in the near future. We'll be coming up with some specific plans - both the design type of plan and the plan of action type - and we'll be soliciting your help. It's going to take a lot off sweat equity to make this dream a reality so contact John and Steve to get involved. Email: j-anders@adelphia.net (j-anders@adelphia.net)
RYAN LEECH
Ryan Leech and his "Trials of Life" tour are coming to the Mid Coast in May. For those of you who attended the Banff Mountain Film Festival, you already know about this amazing mountain bike magician from his film, "Trial and Error," which was shown at the festival. Ryan is probably the most talented trials rider who ever threw a leg over a bike. Hans "No Way" Rey is pretty amazing, but Ryan is truly in a league of his own. Ryan also does a motivational presentation for middle school and high school-age kids that touches on such subjects as decision making, facing obstacles, defining success and what it means to be successful, facing criticism, and striving to reach your potential. He is currently scheduled to appear at a couple of schools in Rockland, at a STAR program event as part of Five Towns Communities That Care, and we are trying to get him scheduled at Camden-Rockport Middle School. If you have a kid, or know a family that has a kid at any of the local schools, please make a phone call to your school's principal asking for them to take advantage of this awesome opportunity. Chris Christie, of Bikesenjava in Rockland is the prime mover and shaker behind getting Ryan here. Please direct any questions to Chris. Email: shop@haybikesenjava.com (shop@haybikesenjava.com). Check out Ryan's web site: www.trialsoflife.com (http://www.trialsoflife.com/) and www.ryanleech.com (http://www.ryanleech.com/)
RAGGED MOUNTAIN RECREATION AREA REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT
There is a followup meeting for the Ragged Mountain Recreation Area redevelopment project on March 5 at 7 pm at the Camden Opera House. This meeting is open to the public. PLEASE ATTEND!!! We need to make sure that we continue to represent ourselves as a group that is active and concerned about the way that trails and trails-related development takes place in our community. If we don't stay involved, we won't have any recourse if we don't like the way things turn out. Better yet, if we do stay involved, we can make sure that things turn out the way we want them to. The Steering Committee will be presenting a proposed plan for what the new Recreation Area might look like and their will be opportunity for questions and answers and input to this continuing and important effort.�
MAINE JUNIOR BIKE LEAGUE (MJBL)
Please support this incredible mountain biking program for kids. In case you are not familiar with it, the Maine Junior Bike League is a program for kids ages 6 through high school, that meets on Monday evenings during the summer for racing and skills training. McNEMBA wholeheartedly stands behind the MJBL! Please get in touch with Chris at Bikesenjava to either find out how to sign up your kids this summer or to volunteer. I've been involved with the MJBL for a couple of years now and can tell you with certainty that seeing 50 or more kids on their mountain bikes on a summer evening is about one of the most motivating and heart-warming sights this side of a brand new mountain bike in your own garage. And it's just plain fun for the volunteers.