Kootenai River Ride dedicated to Tanya McCoy
July 19, 2011
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.