Bike to Work Day
Several adventurous employees took the challenge for the Rock River Valley Bicycle Club’s 6th Annual Richard Mardauss Ride to Work Challenge on May 18. Pictured are three of those people who each rode over 15 miles to work from their respective towns of Dixon and Oregon, IL. This ‘Day’ is sponsored by the League of American Bicyclists and celebrated in communities from cost to coast. National Bike Month was established in 1956, be- lieve it or not! It was to showcase the many benefits of bicycling and encourage more people to give biking a try. We ended up having six employees ride their bikes to work that day: (pictured) Matthias Kemmeren, Alfonzo Alvarado, Jessica Fair, (not pictured) Gary Guenther, Al Kvool and Ed Baylor.
Bike Ogle Donation
Recently, Crest Foods and Beesing Welding worked together to donate their time and materials to make a Bike Ogle sign to promote Bike Ogle County. Special thanks to Rob Osborne in our Machine Shop for the welding and paint- ing. In addition to the sign, Bike Ogle has also put up multipte stations around town where bicyclists can stop to fix their bikes or pump up their tires. The pictured sign has been set up outside of the Ogle County Courthouse in Oregon, Illinois and includes one of these bike stations. Based in Oregon, Illinois, Bike Ogle is a website organized by local bike enthusiasits who work to promote biking on our quiet roads with beautiful views Northern Illinois. Routes are based on activity level and are designed to show off Ogle County and include historic sites, river views, rolling fields, lush woods, quaint towns and bison! This group also works to give back to the community through their annual TOSOC event in September, with all proceeds benefiting the Village of Progress in Oregon. To learn more about Bike Ogle, contact Mark McWethy or Ed Baylor or visit their website: www.bikeogle.org
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