ANN ARBOR BICYCLE TOURING SOCIETY AABTS RECOGNIZES

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ANN ARBOR BICYCLE TOURING SOCIETY Newsletter May–June 2012BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2011-2012Don Broadway (chair) — (734) 560-1601Debbie Beer— (734) 645-1205Chris Marble— (734) 426-8694Jeff Mcnally— (734) 417-3057Dave Patria— (734) 665-3961AABTS RECOGNIZES GOOD SAMARITANBy Lynda CollinsOFFICERSPresident: Doug Tidd (734) 678-8297aabtspres@yahoo.comVice President OHR: Bob Martel (734) 646-1507ohrinfo@aabts.orgVice President BASE Jim Lee (734) 604-0696leej 48103@yahoo.comSecretary: Jeff Witzburg (734) 459-4013jwitzburg@aol.comTreasurer: Kathleen Donahoe (734) 996-4985treasurer@aabts.orgCOMMITTEESMembership: Beth Caldwell (734) 663-5060bethiacaldwell@gmail.comand Ann Hunt (734) 761-1147Presentation of the Special Good Samaritan AwardApril 11, 2012aehunt@comcast.netDoug Tidd, Joe LaFerier, William PidgeonMileage: Vickie Smith (734) 996-9461vickie.smith@comcast.netRide Calendar: Amy McKinley (734) 276-0240amckinley0102@gmail.comand Joe Pavlovich (734) 545-0541jpavlovi1953@yahoo.comMaps: Jeff Eisemann (734) 747-1862bikingjeff@gmail.comNewsletter Editor: Lynda Collins(734) 994-7929 Lyndac19@comcast.netAtthe March Potluck, President DougTidd presented Washtenaw County CourtOfficer Joe LaFerier with a Good SamaritanAward for his role in saving the life of injuredbicyclist William Pidgeon and in finding thesuspected hit and run driver believed to havestruck him.Special Events: Dan Harrison (734) 476-4944a2dan@sbcglobal.netPublicity: Openpublicity@aabts.orgSUPPORT STAFFEmail manager: email-admin@aabts.orgEquipment: Tom Glowacki (734) 426-4616tom.bikepilot@gmail.comWeb Gal: Deb Halbleib webguy@aabts.orgAnn Arbor Bicycle Touring SocietyP.O. Box 1585Ann Arbor 48106www.aabts.orgOn March 14, LaFerier was off duty driving on Dixboro Rd. when he saw the debrisfrom a bike on the road. He turned around,called 911, and went back to look for a bicyclist. He saw Bill Pidgeon, on his back, pushing himself out of a nearby ditch. LaFerierstayed with Bill, helping him remain calm until the Huron Valley ambulance arrived.LaFerier also relayed information about theaccident to the Washtenaw County Sheriff’sOffice, which started an investigation leading

2Newsletter of the Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Societyto the arrest of Kimberly Morse, a 43 yearold Ann Arbor woman. She has been chargedwith operating a vehicle under the influenceof alcohol.William Pidgeon was well enough to attendthe potluck and witness LaFerier receiving theaward and becoming an honorary member ofAABTS.AABTS BOARD PRESENTSSERVICE AWARDSAtthe April 11, 2012 AABTS Potluckand Annual Meeting, the AABTS Board presented service awards to eight long-time volunteers.DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDST he AABTSBoard awarded four Distinguished Service Awards to Kathleen Donahoe, Dan Harrison, Frank Lamitola, andShirley Ceely. These ‘‘unsung’’ heroes makethe club work and thrive. Note their activitiesbelow.Kathleen Donahoe has been the Publicity Chair updating the Hotline weekly, Secretary, Vice-President and President, Boardmember and Chair of the Board, and OHRFood Chair. Kathleen hosted the OHR Volunteer Pre-party from 2002–2011. For manyyears, she was the ‘‘flower girl’’ sending dishgardens to members who need TLC. She recruited A/B ride captains for Sunday rides forthree years. She worked on projects for theSafety Committee (now BASE); her proudestaccomplishment was organizing the AABTSHelmet Give-Away for four years. Currentlyshe is AABTS Treasurer and still captainsrides on Saturdays and Sundays.Dan Harrison has served as Special EventsChair with emphasis on the Spring, Fall, andHoliday potlucks. He has also organized RideCaptain recognition events at the Ann ArborHands-On Museum and Yankee Air MuseumHe has been responsible with his wife Jan forordering and distributing the club Mileagepatches, as well as keeping track of lifetimemileage awards. He set up the databaseso Vickie Smith can keep track of the clubmileage for its members. He was the Chairman of OHR in l996 with Jan. He has runthe Patch Design Contest for 20 years. Hehas developed and enhanced Sunday rides including Dansville, Adrian Mural, RidgewayRamble, Zukey Lake and others. He hastaken over from Dennis Burke The HorseyHundred and the events surrounding it.Frank Lamitola has been the newslettereditor with his wife Vickie. He has been theclub designer of our club logo and all AABTSshirts and jackets. His creativity extends Tomany areas. The merchandise he has createdincludes OHR jerseys, t-shirts, socks, caps,and patches. He is in charge of the sale ofthis merchandise on the day of the ride. Formany year he was also in charge of the mapsfor OHR and all the other rides.Shirley Ceely has served as President,Newsletter Editor, OHR Food chairman; hasdistributed helmets in Ypsilanti to children,distributed literature at the Ann Arbor StreetFair; has been the C ride leader recruiter;has helped at food stops during OHR, andis currently the Secretary to the OHR Planning Committee.With this impressive list of accomplishments, anyone can understand how deservingKathleen, Dan, Frank, and Shirley are of theirawards.SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARDST he AABTS Board presented SpecialRecognition Awards to Lynda Collins, JimDatsko, Deb Halbleib, and Jim Spencer.These individuals have made significant contributions to the success of the club.Lynda Collins -- for her superb job on thenewsletter, with special mention of the tributeto Phil Howrey published in Summer 2011.Jim Datsko -- for excellent articles on ClubHistory in the newsletter. He has offered theclub access to his organized archives -- he hasnotebooks of all the AABTS newsletters fromvolume One!

3May–June 2012Deb Halbleib -- for her untiring effortsmaintaining the AABTS website. She responds almost immediately to any requestsmade to her with respect to posting or changing information, and answers all questionswithout complaint.Jim Spencer -- special recognition for hisfine work as Ride Calendar Chair, fromSpring 2007 through Fall 2011, preceded bymany years of recruiting all the A/B ride captains for the Sunday Rides. Concurrently,Jim and his wife Dorothy have been in chargeof making sure that hungry One Helluva Rideparticipants have fresh coffee and donuts every year on the second Saturday in July at thestart of the ride at Chelsea.AABTS AWARDSSpecial Recognition Award: Jim SpencerDistinguished Service Award: Kathleen DonahoeSpecial Recognition Award: Deb HalbleibSpecial Recognition Award: Jim Datsko

4Newsletter of the Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring SocietyAABTS AWARDS -- continuedDistinguished Service Award: Dan HarrisonDistinguished Service Award: Shirley CeelyDistinguished Service Award and 100K Jersey: Frank LamitolaFrank is the fifth AABTS member to achieve the 100K markSpecial Recognition Award: Lynda Collins

5May–June 2012MILEAGE WINNERS 2011Mileage winners John Finnegan, John Pierce, Jan Shubitowski, Joe Pavlovich, and Gwen Evichreceive their awards from Paul Bjornstad and Steuart WhitePlaceRider Name1MenJohn Finnegan 13,265MilesYear 2011TROPHY2John Pierce12,660TROPHY3Joe Pavlovich8,239TROPHY12Sharon Sleeker 5,729Jan Shubitowski 5,387TROPHYTROPHY3Gwen EvichTROPHYWomen5,039AABTS LIFETIME MILEAGE PATCHESFOR CLUB RIDES IN 201180,000: Gary Oak, Tom SleekerAt the April 11, 2012 AABTS potluck,the following lifetime mileage patches wereawarded.65,000: Sharon Sleeker155,000: John Pierce150,000: John Pierce145,000: John Pierce115,000: John Finnegan110,000: John Finnegan75,000: Chris Marble60,000: Rita Straith50,000: Bob Rawson45,000: Charlie Deroo40,000: Geoff Crosbie, Carol Hohnke35,000: Beth Caldwell30,000: Eugene Buatti, Steve Dodge, Christine Flaviani,Dave Hahn, Jim Knight, Ross Richardson, Dorothy105,000: Don Evich, John FinneganStock100,000: Frank Lamitola25,000: Kevin McGuinness, Joe Pavlovich, Alex Wagner90,000: Gwen Evich, Jan Shubitowski20,000: Dan Clarke, Gerald Huntley, Joe Pavlovich,85,000: Dan HarrisonGail Preston, Jonathan Rodgers

6Newsletter of the Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Society15,000: Deborah KornakJoe Datsko1,4658210,000: Deb Beer, Pete Cwik, Gil Daws, Scott Falconberry, Dave Farmer, Kathleen Farmer, Art Kitze, MarilynGil Daws1,34386Eric Dean1,82859Pobanz, Elizabeth Tidd, John Waller, Tony WilliamsScott DedenbachCharlie Deroo5663,193152275,000: Dennis Francisco, Chuck Freitas, DorotheaGoodwin, Wendy Hakken, Terri Keppler, Cheryl Klee,Harold KleeAABTS MILEAGE PATCHESFOR CLUB RIDES IN 2011At the April 11, 2012 AABTS Potluckand Annual Meeting, the following membersearned personalized mileage patches for the2011 riding year. You earn a personalizedpatch by riding 500 or more AABTS clubmiles in a year. If you missed the Potluck,Dan Harrison and Jan Shubitowski will becarrying your patch on selected club rides thisyear. Look for them to receive your patch.Otherwise, we will mail it to you later in June.Wendy D’Haene784124Steve Dodge4,52715Kathleen Donahoe1,88956Josef DunbarCarlin Early522674163141Jeff Eisemann2,54535Don Evich5,08212Gwen Evich5,03913Scott Falconberry503171Dave FarmerKathleen Farmer804782122125John Finnegan13,2651Christine Flaviani1,86558Dennis Francisco514165Chuck FreitasMary Jo Freitas1,0751,04799102Beverlee French503172NamePaul AlmanMiles710Place135Philip Furspan1,13596Kevin Galvin705137Lynn Babcock1,018104John Bain528160Ann GarvinArt Gershowitz529814159121Jane Barrett2,09050William Ghrist616148Ed Baumstark3,51922Tom Glowacki531157Deb BeerDavid Blank1,60672771133George Gonyo1,54576David Goodwin604149792653123142Don Broadway519164Jennifer Bryson511167Dorothea GoodwinTed GreenJim Bryson509169Dave Hahn1,51578Eugene BuattiRon Bunnell2,0901,7185166Sandy Hahn1,73065Joel Hakken622146Bob Burslem885113Buster Buster1,44684Wendy HakkenCarole Hann6221,48714781Beth Caldwell2,76632Dan Harrison5,3799Jack CaldwellDawn Callahan2,5051,5113679Mary Hensel700139Chuck Hescheles1,071101David Carey854114Connie Cavanaugh1,68567Jeanette HeschelesGene Hoefle9323,25911125Dan Clarke3,67120Carol Hohnke2,19946John Clinthorne1,19694Dieter Hohnke1,77363Chuck ColeSharon Cooper1,0471,009103106Deanna Houston750130Ann Hunt975108Lexanne Creitz1,80160Geoff Crosbie3,55321Gerald HuntleyJim Irrer5,5492,478741Bill Johnson544156Pete Cwik1,51677Phyllis Czapla731132

7May–June 2012David Jonah722134Tom Powell996Peter Kappus702138Bud Preston2,48110738Carl Karickhoff510168Gail Preston2,48139Jeff KeelerDebbie Kelley2,42181544120Matt RaezlerBob Rawson1,3765,1188511Terri Keppler3,75619John Reiter1,19793Art Kitze2,03253David Relson831117Cheryl Klee1,56374Ross Richardson774127Harold KleeBrian Klippel1,50350580170Leslie RobertsJonathan Rodgers5872,07015152115Eileen Knesper646144Tom Rogers835Jim Knight3,11728Randy Rubin1,62969Marc Konvisser832116David Sasaki522162Deborah Kornak1,32887Stan Sedo1,012105Frank LamitolaDan Lenardon5,2732,0191054Nobuki SekiguchiJan Shubitowski9265,3871128Jan Leonard763129Joe Skurka3,03130Steve Lepper2,12348Sharon Sleeker5,7296Debbie Lienau1,24791Tom Sleeker6,2215Steve LimkemannTim Loviska7791,76612664Vickie SmithDiane Spence3,01495431109Richard Mahn681140Chuck Stanich1,54575Kathy Malone1,28589Craig Stephan1,14595Chris Marble7,0274Jon Stinson650143Bob MartelKevin McGuinness2,7323,8833418Dorothy StockRita Straith2,7382,4973337Amy McKinley3,21626Lloyd Strong1,08497Will McWhirter4,77414Pat Swann735131Jim Melosh1,86757Skip Tatum1,59972Laike Misikir1,66668Doug Tidd3,27824JulieAnn MooreThomas Moore5001,57817373Elizabeth TiddJoe Toland2,1261,0784798Darlene Morin709136Terence Treppa1,073100George Moses587150Jan Tripp3,95917Michael Murray3,09829Barb Underwood1,21592Allan NewmanGary Oak5302,47915840Jim Van VlerahJohn Vincent2,4749424211045Anne Ormand630145Alex Wagner2,245Mick Osman3,38123John Waller1,79061David Patria773128Jan Warren819119Joe PavlovichMarcia Peitzman8,2395613154Lucy WhiteSteu White8222,09611849Vivian Phillips1,94055Tony Williams4,51516Bill Pidgeon1,78362John Wilson523161John Pierce12,6602Regina Wilson563153Robb Pilkerton1,30488Mary Wise1,25890Marilyn PobanzKristen Polanski1,4481,6158370Jeff WitzburgLarry Wolicki2,47051443166Jeff Poliner560155

8Newsletter of the Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring SocietyFEW MILES NEEDED FOR NEXT LIFETIME PATCH2011 LifetimeMiles Needed in 2012Next Lifetime PatchNameMatt Raezler4,970305,000George Moses9,9514910,000Jan Tripp9,89410610,000Ann GarvinJohn Atwater9,8739,85512714510,00010,000Amber Morin4,8041965,000Christopher Morin4,7402605,000Jan Leonard4,7272735,000Dan LenardonMark Goodwin29,70219,62929837130,00020,000Chuck Nicewonder19,61938120,000Dave Arscott14,56843215,000John Barr14,51049015,000Jeff Witzburg19,47952120,000Dale OsbornGene Hoefle4,44719,4415535595,00020,000Joe Toland4,3696315,000Amy McKinley9,25774310,000Nancy Reid4,234766Doug Tidd14,229771PRIZES FOR RIDE CAPTAINS5,00015,000Two grand prizes of 125 in gift certificates and 22 other prizes ranging from 50 to 10 were awarded.Amy McKinley:Grand Prize, gift certificates to Main Street Ventures, Aberdeen Bike and Outdoors, and Nicola’s BooksMatt Raezler:Grand Prize, gift certificates to Main Street Ventures, Two Wheel Tango, and Nicola’s BooksJohn Finnegan:Gift certificate to Main Street VenturesPhyllis Czapla:Gift certificate to Main Street VenturesTony Williams:Frank Lamitola:Gift certificate to Main Street VenturesGift certificate to Two-Wheel TangoElizabeth Tidd:Gift certificate to Two-Wheel TangoConnie Cavanaugh:Gift certificate to Wheels in MotionDan Harrison:Gift certificate to Wheels in MotionKristen Polanski:Will McWhirter:Gift certificate to Aberdeen Bike and OutdoorsGift certificate to Aberdeen Bike and OutdoorsTim Loviska:Gift certificate to North Side GrillJoe Skurka:Gift certificate to North Side GrillGene Hoefle:Gift certificate to North Side GrillChuck Hescheles: Gift certificate to Nicola’s BooksBob Rawson:Bud Preston:Gift certificate to Nicola’s BooksGift certificate to Nicola’s BooksMick Osman:Gift certificate to Panera BreadJon Stinson:Gift certificate to Panera BreadDon Evich:Gift certificate to Panera BreadJohn Pierce:Gift certificate to Panera BreadKathleen Farmer: Gift certificate to Panera BreadGail Preston:Gift certificate to Midwest Bike & TandemJudy Schmidt:Gift certificate to Midwest Bike & Tandem

9May–June 2012ported their POTATOES miles:POTATOES WINNERSPedaling Our Trainers And Tracing OurEfforts South is conducted inside in the winter using stationary bikes. The trip is animaginary journey from Ann Arbor to NewOrleans. Riders reported their miles to LaikeMisikir who also partipated. The idea is tokeep in shape during the winter to be readyfor spring cycling. The results and the prizesawarded at the potluck are as follows:TheTheTheThetotal miles reported: 4125 milesmaximum miles reported: 1865 milesminimum miles reported: 66 milesaverage miles ridden: 702 milesFirst Prize: Terry Treppa 70.00Second Prize: Jeff Keeler 50.00Third Prize: Debbie Kelley 30.00This years six participants logged and re2011 FINAL COMMUTER MILEAGEIn 2011, 18 commuters rode a total of 11,694 miles, resulting in 557 gallons of gasoline savedand the avoidance of 5.4 tons of CO2 emissions.Rider NameMiles2011Gals GasLbs CO2Since 1/1/09MilesGals GasLbs CO2Charlie Aagenas5024620018310Rita Aagenas150713840019367Paul Alman5935474535683Gerry Borgula2121019421210194Don BroadwayJohn Brundage2416161129221565Drew Burton30715282Joe Christy1,182561,084Gil DawsJeff EisemannPhilip 9441,97564Hugh Garton70364703Mary Hensel3281630145021413Terri Kepler7647037018339Frank LamitolaJim Lee1,573751,442402,4382116372,236Amy McKinley37418343Jeff McNally2401122037718Anne 11956013,7606392361142,2036,6573176,104Michael PapeDavid RelsonJonathan RodgersVickie Smith6Craig Stephan2,402Julie Stephens966468863,2931573,020Elizabeth TiddJoe 97Ken Westerman85478Klaus 10,723

10Newsletter of the Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring SocietyAABTS ELECTION RESULTSthe April 11th AABTS Potluck theannual AABTS Board member election washeld. There were two board members to beelected and we had four nominees. The nominees were Dave Patria, Jeff McNally, LynnBabcock and Joe Pavlovich.AtIn a very close election, Dave Patria wonone seat and we had a tie between Jeff McNally and Lynn Babcock for the second seat.In a run off vote, Jeff McNally won the second seat. They will both serve a two yearterm until March 2014.AABTS thanks all four nominees for stepping up and running for the board and fortheir support to the club.NEW LIFETIME MILEAGE AWARDBy Jan ShubitowskiA newaward is being instituted for ourhighest mileage riders. We expect to debutthis new award next Spring.When AABTS started about 36 years ago,a system of recognizing members who accumulated a significant number of miles on clubrides over the years was instituted. The original system presented a patch for every 5,000miles ridden, all the way up to 50,000 miles.It was believed that 50,000 miles would bethe top.Then, in 1998, we found members werereaching, and surpassing, that mark. A series of pins was created, to cover every 5,000miles, from 55,000 all the way to 100,000miles. All was well, for a few years.The 100,000 mile ceiling was surpassed byclub members in 2006, and we added a second series of mileage pins, from 105,000 to150,000 miles. We believed this new 150,000mile ceiling would suffice for a long time.Maybe forever.Well, forever has arrived. This year, wehave our first club member breaking throughthat 150,000 ceiling.Therefore, we are implementing a new series of awards. Starting after 150,000 miles,Lifetime Achievement Awards will change tobe presented every 10,000 miles. (160K,170K, 180K and so on.) This award willbe a large drinking glass etched with the clubname or logo and the mileage milestone.At that point—starting after 150,000miles—the award is switching to larger increments (10,000 miles), for two reasons. One,those riding at this level are logging significant miles each year, right now over 10,000miles. Two, the glass awards are a little morecostly than the pins. Presenting a nicer awardevery 10,000 miles will keep the cost in linewith the other awards.VOLUNTEER FORONE HELLUVA RIDE. . .AND REAP THE BENEFITS!By Vickie SmithOHR Volunteer CoordinatorI t is time once again for AABTS membersto think about volunteering their time and efforts to help AABTS put on its largest event ofthe year—One Helluva Ride (OHR). Alwaysheld on the second Saturday in July, this yearit will take place on July 14. Our ride hasa much deserved reputation for being one ofthe best run rides in the state, as well as having the best food stops, best routes, and lastbut certainly not least, the best watermelonat the end of the ride. What you may notknow is that the reason OHR has such a reputation is due pretty much to our wonderfulvolunteers. Over 200 volunteers—some ofthem doing more than one job—are neededto plan and execute this event.OHR is important to our club for manyreasons. This is the only other source of fundsneeded to run the club outside of the moderate dues. Another important function ofOHR, and maybe the most important, is topromote recreational cycling in our area. Lastyear we had 1800 riders participate. A thirdreason to keep OHR afloat is the camaraderieand sense of purpose the ride generates in ourclub. With so many different club rides to

May–June 2012choose from, one may never get to meet someof the other club members. Volunteering forOHR is the way to be part of the fun. AsVolunteer Coordinator for OHR, I will bemaking many phone call, e-mail and face-toface requests for volunteers to work on theJuly 14 event. While it is true that thereare some tasks that can be done before theday of the ride, the vast majority of workersare needed on that day. Most jobs requireonly a 2- or 3-hour commitment. Our needsvary throughout the day. Help with parking,working at one of the water and food stopson the route, driving SAG, cleanup at the endof the ride

fine work as Ride Calendar Chair, from Spring 2007 through Fall 2011, preceded by many years of recruiting all the A/B ride cap-tains for the Sunday Rides. Concurrently, Jim and his wife Dorothy have been in charge of making sure that hungry One Helluva Ride participants have fresh coffee and