from KXAN.com
St. Stephen’s sophomore Megan Bentzin is about to make her mark on America.
“I really feel like I need something to pull me closer to my home country,” she says.
Later this month, just outside of Savannah, Ga., Bentzin will dip the front wheel of her bicycle into the Atlantic Ocean, then ride for six weeks, covering more than 3000 miles to the Pacific.
Beth Weaver is blogging about the ride as she makes her way to Alaska. You can keep up her at
from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram
By Alexa Garcia-Ditta
Jun. 10–GRAND PRAIRIE — Mike Alfaro, a handyman who helped anyone who needed it, started riding bicycles four years ago. And since then, it has been “his main thing,” a close friend said Tuesday.
“I don’t have another friend like him, and I don’t know if I ever will,” said Jeff Delavega, whose friend was one of two killed Sunday morning in a car crash near Joe Pool Lake in Grand Prairie.
More than 150 family, friends and bicycle riders honored Alfaro, 36, and Meredith Hatch, 38, both of Mansfield, at the Ride of Silence, on Tuesday at the Oasis on Joe Pool Lake.
Grand Prairie police arrested Kenneth Bain Sunday on two counts of intoxication manslaughter in connection with the accident. Police said they suspect that he was drunk when his Lincoln Navigator sport utility vehicle struck Hatch and Alfaro from behind.
Old Settlers Park – 3300 E Palm Valley Blvd, Round Rock, TX 78664.
Round Rock and Recreation Department hosts the Outlaw Trail 100 bike tour featuring 10 mile, 25 mile, 40 mile, 50 mile, 63 mile, and 100 mile loop courses on county roads through historic Williamson County.
Outlaw Trail isn’t competitive; it is an opportunity to join cyclists from across for a ride across Williamson County. There are 9 rest stops set up along the trail for cyclists to grab some snacks or a drink. Riders can ride at their own pace. The tour closes at 5 p.m. so bikers should select a course they can finish within that time period.
$30 on or before Sunday, Sept 28
$35 September 29-October 16
$40 October 17-18
Pasta dinner is complimentary for cyclists and $5 for guests.
Contact: Cath Martel, 512-218-5540, cath@round-rock.tx.us