Kootenai River Ride
dedicated to Tanya McCoy
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July 19, 2011 |
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Tanya McCoy |
This year's ninth-annual Rotary Club Kootenai
River Ride, taking place September 10 at the
Boundary County Fairgrounds, is being dedicated
to the memory of Tanya McCoy, a life-long
resident, teacher, family woman and business
woman who left us too soon when she lost her
life at the age of 39 in a vehicle collision in
Boundary County November 25, 2010.
In making the dedication, organizers remember
her great love of the outdoors and her unending
dedication to the youth of our community.
Once again, the ride will offer a choice of
three distances; with the 100K riders taking off
at 8 a.m., the 60K riders departing at 9 a.m.
and the 16k riders leaving at 9:30 a.m. All
three routes wind along the beautiful Kootenai
River and through the Kootenai National Wildlife
Refuge, routes full of spectacular scenery and
good opportunities to enjoy wildlife, waterfowl,
birds and more.
Individual registration for this year's ride is
$20, and a family of four can register for $40.
Each paid rider will receive a long-sleeve
tee-shirt, a route map and a riders bag of
gifts. At the end of the ride, there'll even be
a great potato bake feed.
Each rider is responsible for the mechanical
condition of your bike, though technicians from
Far North Outfitters will be on hand to tune up
and service bicycles. There will be several
stops along the way, including one at the
spectacular Myrtle Creek Falls, just a 10-minute
walk away. There will be healthy snacks and
beverages at each stop.
This year organizers are also offering
commemmorative CoolTech zipper jerseys for just
$50 each, and tickets are being sold for a brand
new bike, $5 each or three for $10.
To guarantee your tee shirt, please register by
August 30. A registration form and additional
information on the Kootenai River Ride is
available by
clicking here.
This year's Kootenai River Ride is made possible
by these sponsors: Three Mile Store and Cafe,
Accurate Collision Services, Akins Harvest
Foods, Becks Furniture, Bonners Books, the
Bonners Ferry Chamber of Commerce, the Bonners
Ferry Herald, Boundary Community Hospital,
Boundary Computer, Boundary Tractor/Yamaha,
Community Title, Eagles Aerie #3522, the Eagles
Auxilliary, Edward Jones, Far North Outfitters,
Hidden Valley Tree Farm, JB's Les Schwab Tire,
Kootenai River Inn Casino and Spa, Mike Cox
Computers, Liberty Convenience Store, North
Idaho College, Mountain West Bank, Northern Air,
Oriental Garden Restaurant, Panhandle State
Bank, Profotofix Photography, Safeway, South
Hills Locker, Wells Fargo Bank and Woods Law
Office.
To find out more, send an email to event
coordinator Ron Sukenik,
sukeniks@frontier.com. |
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