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Dick Morgan Memorial ride on the Natchez Trace

Bike Walk Mississippi board member Lee Dorr provides this update plans for the upcoming Dick Morgan Memorial Ride along with Mississippi river Trail and bike trail construction along the Natchez Trace updates;

Thanks for keeping thing rolling in the Jackson area Lee;

May 19, 2008

To:  Biker Friends

From:  Lee Dorr

Re: Updates

 

Clinton to Ridgeland “Dick Morgan Memorial Ride” committee conducted the first organizational meeting.  Dates and duties were identified with an aside “Ride of Silence” event birthing.  Another meeting will be held in Ridgeland.  All three mayors have been briefed on the ride. 

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Senator Thad Cochran has identified the section of the bike trail on the Natchez Trace that has been funded.  It is gratifying to see it now being constructed in the Ridgeland area.  It is a great first step, but we need it all the way to Clinton.  Thanks Thad for your continued support. 

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Senator Roger Wicker has responded to our request and stated his staff will be in contact.  We regret losing our advocate Senator Trent Lott.  It is great to know that Senator Wicker is interested.  Also, Senator Lott lives very close to the Trace so we will invite him to ride with us. Did you read this Trent?

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Mississippi River Trail (MRC) recently held a board meeting in Vicksburg hosted by Mississippi MRT board member, legislator, biker and outstanding Vicksburg attorney,  Briggs Hobson.

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We will now start to organize working committees to make the “Dick Morgan” trace ride a fun, educational, and recreational event.  If you would like to help with any of the following, please let me know:

            Safety and Educational component

            Sag Support-Fitness Depot has buses we can use

Registration, sponsors, t-shirts, etc

Fees, awards, and promotion

Trace officials -coordinating times and dates,

Consider complementing events in Clinton, Ridgeland, and Madison ie. Dragon Boat races Ridgeland or car show, craft in Madison

 

Other things you can think of