Dear {FIRST_NAME|Member},
Bike Month is here! National Bike Week is from May 11-15 and Bike to Work Day is Friday, May 15. Need some ideas? Use the Bike League's Bike Month Guide to learn how to get started promoting your event. Send in your Bike Month events and we'll post them on our site and on our Calendar. Stay tuned this month for upcoming announcements!
Don't forget, Governor Haley Barbour proclaimed May as Bike Month!
Be Safe!
Karen Mogridge,
Executive Director
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Cyclist Killed While Biking on Trace
Last week we experienced a tragedy on the Natchez Trace Parkway. Esther Hagemen, 51 of the Netherlands, was biking south on the parkway near milepost 231 on the afternoon of April 22nd when she was hit from behind by a southbound 2009 GMC Suburban. Rangers, Chickasaw County deputies and Van Vleet VFD personnel all responded. Hagemen died at the scene. The exact cause of the accident remains under investigation, per Chief Ranger, Allen Etheridge. We have contacted Chief Etheridge's office and the US Attorneys office for updates. We are extremely saddened to lose another life on the road and hope we are able to see closure for the Hagemen family. We will keep our site updated as the updates come. Please remember Esther and be safe.
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Bike Valet
We'll park your bike! This past weekend, BWM, LOU Pathways Commission and the Oxford Boy Scouts came together to offer FREE Bike Valet for everyone riding their bike to the Ole Miss vs Georgia baseball game. Those participating in Bike Valet not only received secured parking by the Boy Scouts, they were also given reduced entry to the game ($2.00) and were entered in a drawing to win 1 of 2 bikes donated by Regions Bank and Active Oxford! There were over 40 participants and 2 separate groups arrived on tandems! To view more photos: http://picasaweb.google.com/bikewalkmississippi/BikeValet?feat=directlink
Dan Mossing, Oxford Boy Scouts, created bamboo bike racks for the event which held up nicely and are eco-friendly!
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