Just in case some of you yahoos like to run on two feet instead of two pedals once in a while... the Decorah Hash House Harriers are firing back up for spring. They are a little more tame than some HHH's, but tend to find better trails... If you are up for the get down, check out all the details HERE for THIS SUNDAY - 3/25/2012. That is all...
1) Spinner just gave me access to start posting to Bike Decorah - you can direct complaints to him, if you can find him somewhere east of the Mississippi.
2) 22nd Annual Decorah Time Trials are coming up in just over a month (Sunday, April 29). RegisterHEREby April 1st if you would like to be able to pick your start time and get in on the rad water bottles - otherwise just show up and peddle hard. The trails are already shaping up amazingly for this early in the year - so no excuses. Registration/Pick-up on site begins at 8:30am on Sunday, April 29. Click here for all the details!
3) I'm working on an un-official Surly broken-chain-on-the-trail carrying device... this is the prototype thus far... Now get out there and enjoy the ride!!!
Where: Palisades Park: go past the entrance along the gravel
road by the
river half a mile to the end. When: Sat. March 31, 9:00 a.m.
to noon
Plan to arrive not later than 10 a.m., as we may be
moving to other
locations.
Bring gloves. We’ll have hand diggers and hoes, but we
could use more
hoes.
Garlic mustard is an invasive weed that crowds out woodland
plants,
including young trees.
Learn how to ID and weed this destructive
plant
and help save the city parks.
Contact: Mary Lewis at 563
382-6349marmax@mchsi.com
Treasurer’s report: $1,334.91 in our Park and Rec. Acct.($624 of that is from Toppling
Goliath’s Watershed Wheat Project) which needs to be spent for a watershed
protection project in the future. There is another $653.00 and some odd cents to be added to the DHPT
club account from the Pugsley World Championships.
Approval of minutes
Reports:
Protivin Catholic School used
Playground Equipment.
Much discussion about where to use
various pieces of this recycled material.Biggest concern is finding a place to store it.Consensus was to accept the material if
we can find a place on private land to store it.Motion to table by Pete.
Fundraising and sponsorships for
2012.
Jeff O’Gara plans to meet with
Justin Gullekson, John Wilmes, and Troy Whitehill on March 28th.Jeff will share with them the process
and past communications with our sponsors.
Old Business
1. Website/Blog Responsibilities
update: Benji Nichols will talk to Jes Reyerson to get the Blog set up for him
to use.
2. Decorah Blue Zone designation:The community will continue to pursue
healthy initiatives with the possibility of a second round of Blue Zone
funding.
3. Decorah Time Trials update for
the Sunday, April 29, 2012, event. Nothing new… Except for some concern that
with the EARLY spring we are havinggrowth of weeds prior to the race could become a problem.We’ll need to keep on top of the growth
a little earlier than usual.
4. Dirt Burger update for the Fri.-Sun.,
June 8-10, 2012 event: nothing new.
5. Night Shift Night Race update
for the Saturday, September 29, 2012 event: nothing new.
6.
Ciclovia Event: This event is planned for a weekend in May or June TBA: nothing
new… Probably a June event.
7.
Trail building for 2012:Lots of
discussion here about priorities and needs.It was generally agreed that the near term priorities are as
follows:
#1 Time Trial course (make sure weeds, fallen trees etc… are
taken care of as soon as possible.Doug will fix “the steep dip” at the top of Fred Trail this weekend).
#2 Trout Run Trail to Phelps Park Link (need to check on TOW
reimbursement for construction.This needs to be completed as soon as possible and no later than June 1,
2012. Deke had mentioned that there are some donated railroad ties that we can
use for this project.It is
estimated that it will take a crew of a dozen or more at least a full day to
complete this section properly).
#3 River Trail (complete the short section “along the rock
wall” that takes the trail a little higher and away from the water’s edge.People have been “riding it in, “but it
needs a little shoring and then the old trail should be closed by placing some
brush in the way, and allowed to grow over).
#4. Old Randy’s (Lots of discussion on how and when to do
this.Is it possible to get some
small end loaders and skid loaders, mules or other vehicles to haul
materials?Will Look into that.Trail was originally constructed in the
early 90s and has fallen apart in recent years.Erosion, especially at the top, is a problem. It was
suggested that we use the Watershed Wheat Project money for the purchase of
lime screenings and other materials for the construction of the natural
material “Yellow River-like berms” needed for erosion control here. There was
some agreement that a Fall build using the Luther CC members would be
appropriate due to the size and scope of this project).
8. Club Clothing/Hats/Jerseys:
Membership in IMBA might possibly allow us some discount if we want to have
some club jerseys. It was moved by Doug and seconded by Benji to pay our club
dues of $50.00 to IMBA for 2011-12. Unanimous vote.)
9. NordicQuest, the date for this
event has not been set.
10. Pugsley World Championships
wrap up:It was agreed that DHPT
needs to keep and support this event going into the future if the race
director, Jes Reyerson, is unable to continue to run the event from Platteville.It was fun, and we had very good
participation in spite of some questionable weather and course conditions
leading up to race day.It was
well done!
11. Other Items
Adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
Submitted by Kirk Johnson, recording secretary and treasurer
