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April 2013

President

Paul Wilhelm

Vice President

Jane Mayle

Treasurer:

Clara Herndon

Secretary:

Ed Schultz

Newsletter Editor:

Jim Walter

Newsletter Distributor:

Lennie Raines

Membership Chair:

Lennie Raines

Sunshine Liaison:

Rita Zupan-Wilhelm

POAR Chair:

Jane Mayle

Ride Chair:

Rose Marie Jacobs

Webmaster:

Tom Miller

Website:

www.SlowSpokes.org

Mailing Address:

Slow Spokes

P.O. Box 792

Sterling Hts, MI 48311

April Meeting—Change of Location

The April Slow Spokes meeting will be held at the usual time, Friday April 5th, but not in the usual place.

It will be held at the Riviera Terrace Condo Club House located on the East side of Jefferson just north of 9 Mile.

As far as we know now, the May meeting will be back at the usual place.

Slow Spokes Member Wins Bike at Ladies Night

Inside you will find a new membership form that has been approved by the president. Please use it when paying your membership dues.

Renewals not received by April 30th will result in the member’s name being deleted from the website impromptu notification email list until dues are received.

2013 Member Dues Due April 1st, no Fooling.

Slow Spokes member Mary Pakledinaz is pictured here with the bike she won at Ladies Night at Macomb Bike and Fit-ness.

Congratulations, Mary.

We understand that a couple of other Slow Spokes won T-shirts and other prizes.

Congratulations to all of our Slow Spokes winners.

Notes from the Newsletter Editor:

Every attempt will be made to include all articles as they are submitted, and in their entirety, in the newsletter. However, due to space constraints, this may not always be possible. If you do not want your article edited in any way, shape or form (even if typos and/or grammatical errors are apparent) please make a note of that when the article is sent.

Meetings—Unless otherwise noted, meetings are held at 7:30 p.m. on the first Friday of every month at

the Wheeler Community Center and Administration Building at 24076 Frederick Pankow Blvd. in Clinton

Township. Refreshments are served.

Ride Information—Send information for rides and walks to Rose Marie Jacobs via email:

rmj211@comcast.net by the (10th) of the month.

Newsletter Information—Send articles you’d like published to Jim Walter. Email the information to

him at jim.walter@comcast.net. Articles must be received by the 15th of the month for inclusion in the

newsletter. Feel free to call Jim at 248-879-2405.

If you want to know of impromptu rides and other information of special interest not found on our website or in the

newsletter, please make sure you forward your correct email address to Paul Wilhelm at jpwilhelm@hotmail.com

DO WE HAVE YOUR CORRECT EMAIL ADDRESS?

FOR SALE

Woman’s LeMond Versailles bicycle

Complete light weight carbon, ultrega rear derailler

Color: pistachio, size 49 (18 inch)

Purchased new in 2007, has very low mileage

Original price: 2089.00

Plus accessories including ——

Wireless computer, back rack,

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Asking 1000.00 or best offer

Contact Evelyn Bires, 586-778-8397.

MAKE A WISH SPAGHETTI DINNER

Where: St. John Lutheran Church

16339 Fourteen Mile Rd.

Fraser, MI 48026

(Just West of Utica Road)

When: Sunday, April 28, 2013

Time: Noon to 5:00 pm

All you can eat Pasta Dinner, food donated by Olive Garden.

Bake sale and Silent Auction.

The cost is by donation at the door. All proceeds go to Make A Wish of Michigan for Team Sammy.

All Invited!!!

For more details, contact Don Windhorst.

Watch for a possible impromptu ride to the dinner. This has been done in past years.

BOOK CLUB

Meets: Tuesday, April 9th at 7:00 pm.

Hostess: MaryJane Hinze

22632 Millenbach

St. Clair Shores.

586 294 2978.

Book: The Dressmaker

Author: Kate Alcott

Spaghetti dinner

A check of the archives of the Spokin’ Times News revealed that this picture must have been taken on Thursday, July 16th, 2009. So why is it in the Newsletter now, you ask? (Other than that I have space to fill, of course).

Well, this picture arrived a few days ago in a mailing from the Greene Trails Cycling Classic in Xenia, Ohio. Apparently, the good folks of Xenia, Ohio consider this group of cyclists so photogenic that they are using the picture 4 years later. Did everyone sign a release for this picture to be used?

If you check the August, 2009 Spokin’ Times, you will find that there were 9 people who rode a century on Friday, July 17th, 2009. Six of those nine people are pictured above.

So why aren’t the other 3 people in the picture? As luck would have it, they got left behind at breakfast at McDonald’s while the other six hurried on ahead. The way I heard the story, they didn’t catch up for the rest of the day.

On the other hand, I suppose you could argue that if the other 3 people were in the picture, the folks at Xenia wouldn’t find the picture so attractive to use.

Last night after the fish fry, I mentioned that I was planning on running this picture in the April Newsletter. And sure enough, people started adding the stories I have to tell about that year in Xenia.

Since I didn’t mention any names above, I will continue to not mention any names. But our president wanted me to be sure to mention that he did 2 centuries in 48 hours. Of course, he was counting 15 miles Wednesday night and 85 miles on Thursday as one century, and then 100 miles on Friday as the second century. So, if it makes you feel good, Mr. President, go ahead and count it as 2 centuries in 48 hours.

Second up was the treasurer who wanted me to be sure to mention that Xenia 2009 was her first event with this fun group of people. She was there with two of her girlfriends. And they have all been active members of the Slow Spokes ever since. (One of them was already a member.)

April Rides If your ride had been scheduled, it would be right here.

Please watch for impromptu ride announcements. Spring will come!!

Check out the pictures below. They’re ready for Spring.

Let’s just pretend it’s Spring!

The DQ is open. Let’s have an ice cream. So what if there’s snow on the ground.

Bill, Tom, and Carol. March 6, 2013

So, was it a bike ride or just an excuse to eat.

Hey, someone’s got cool shades.

The lake was still frozen. But Spring is coming!!

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YOUR FAVORITE BIKE SHOP!!!

Allied Cycle 23101 Gratiot Eastpointe, MI 48021 586/772-3411

American Cycle & Fitness 29428 Woodward Ave Royal Oak, MI 48072 586/542-7182

American Cycle & Fitness 2169 Metro Parkway Sterling Heights, MI 48310 586/979-7570

American Cycle & Fitness 203 N. Perry Street Pontiac, MI 48342 248/333-7843

American Cycle & Fitness 20343 Mack Avenue Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236 313/886-1968

American Cycle & Fitness 18517 Hall Road Macomb Twp. MI 48044 586/416-1000

Anchor Bay Bicycle & Fitness 35214 23 Mile Road New Baltimore, MI 48047 586/725-2878

Bike Tech 18401 E. Warren Detroit, MI 48236 313/884-2453

D & D Bicycles 8383 N. Middlebelt Rd Westland, MI 48185 734/522-9410

D & D Bicycles 121 N. Center Rd. Northville, MI 48167 248/347-1511

D & D Bicycles 9977 E. Grand River Brighton, MI 48116 810/227-5070

D & D Bicycles 4141 W. 12 Mile Road Berkley, MI 48072 248/547-0770

D & D Bicycles 7330 Highland Road Waterford, MI 48327 248/461-6550

East Side Bike Shop 26210 Van Dyke Ave Centerline, MI 48015 586/756-2001

Fraser Bicycle & Fitness 34501 Utica Road Fraser, MI 48072 586/294-4070

Hamilton Bicycle 69329 Main Street Richmond, MI 48062 586/727-5140

Macomb Bike & Fitness 28411 Schoenherr Warren, MI 48088 586/756-5400

Main Street Bicycles 5987 26 Mile Road Washington, MI 48094 586/677-7755

Main Street Bicycles 622 S Lapeer Lake Orion, MI 48362 248/236-9100

Metro Bike-N-Sport 36649 S. Gratiot Ave Clinton Twp., MI 48035 586/791-3488

Paul’s Bike Depot 28057 Gratiot Roseville, MI 48066 586/776-9165

Stoney Creek Bike 58235 Van Dyke Washington, MI 48094 586/781-4451

The following bicycle stores offer a discount on equipment and accessories. Be prepared to show your Slow Spokes membership card when making a purchase to receive the discount.

If you wish to continue to receive impromptu ride announcements, please fill out the membership application on the next page!

And then send it in with your membership dues!

All members who wish to participate in activities should sign the release form.

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Slow Spokes

P. O. Box 792

Sterling Heights, MI 48311-0792

Slow Spokes are members of the

League of Michigan Bicyclists and

the League of American Bicyclists.

Website: www.SlowSpokes.org

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