{"id":28026,"date":"2014-10-25T22:35:13","date_gmt":"2014-10-26T03:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=28026"},"modified":"2014-10-25T22:35:13","modified_gmt":"2014-10-26T03:35:13","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-october-25th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2014\/10\/25\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-october-25th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest October 25th"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have been battling sinus problems the last two days. This keeps me off the bike. Maybe I can shake this by Monday.<\/h3>\n

TxDOT, Chamber hosts ribbon cutting for hike and bike trail in Kountze<\/a><\/h2>\n

www.thevindicator.com<\/h3>\n

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\nKOUNTZE, Texas – The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) joined by the Kountze Chamber of Commerce, elected officials, bike enthusiasts and community members gathered on October 17,\u00c2\u00a0 to celebrate the opening of the long-awaited Hardin County Hike and Bike Trail
\nThe nearly seven-mile long trail stretches along side U.S. 69 from the Super 8 Motel in Kountze to FM 420 near the Big Thicket Visitors Center. Construction for the $2.7 million project began in January.
\nKountze Mayor Fred Williams welcomed the crowd of about 50 to the city and expressed thanks and gratitude to all who helped make the trail a reality. Speakers included TxDOT\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Beaumont District Engineer Tucker Ferguson, Rep. James White, Hardin County Judge Billy Caraway, South East Texas Hike and Bike Coalition member Tom Thompson, and…<\/p>\n

WECC kids get field day training at ETBU<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Rebecca Holland\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.marshallnewsmessenger.com<\/h3>\n

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\nThere was a lot of running, jumping, pedaling and smiling going on Friday at Keys Gymnasium on the East Texas Baptist University campus, as more than a 100 pre-kindergartners and a dozen ETBU students played together during field activities.
\nWhat started out as a kinesiology class project more than seven years ago for Dr. Will Walker\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Organization and Administration in Kinesiology and Sport class at ETBU has turned into a much-anticipated annual event for teachers and students at Washington Early Childhood Center in the Marshall Independent School District.
\nThe annual fall field day includes a round-robin concept…<\/p>\n

Two State Parks \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Two Different Rides<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Bike Noob<\/h3>\n

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\nI\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m a member of a Meetup group, the Austin Mountain Bikers. Earlier this week, I got a message from them that an interpretive mountain bike ride would take place at Bastrop State Park in Bastrop, Texas, about 25 miles east of Austin. We would be led by a park ranger on trails that are normally closed to the public. Sign me up.
\nMaggie had the same idea, so we loaded the bikes onto the SUV and set out for Bastrop. The park and the area are known for the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Lost Pines\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201d a substantial acreage of loblolly pines that somehow detached from the piney woods of East Texas. it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the farthest west stand of loblollies in the United States. In 2011, the area \u00e2\u20ac\u201d including…<\/p>\n

Day 7: Faith<\/a><\/h2>\n

by SAG Lady\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.brothersbikeride.com<\/h3>\n

Despite an overly soft mattress, and despite sharing a room with a dad who snores, I woke up on Thursday from my best night\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s sleep of the trip. I know this because my Sleep Cycle app awarded me 93% sleep quality.
\nBreakfast at The Round Top Inn is usually served at 9 a.m. (and usually not served on weekdays, I later learned. Maybe they did it for us because so much of the town was closed.) Anyway, 9 was too late for the bikers, who were usually heading out around then, so Tim, the most \u00e2\u20ac\u0153ask-y\u00e2\u20ac\u009d of us in Ask vs. Guess culture theory, asked the innkeeper \u00e2\u20ac\u201d who also happened to be the cook \u00e2\u20ac\u201d if we could…
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Cyclo-cross National Champtionship is Coming to Austin<\/a><\/h2>\n

Cycle Austin<\/h3>\n

Wow – the USA Cycling Cyclo-Cross National Championships will be held in Zilker Park this coming January! The event it scheduled for January 7th through the 11th. Check out USA Cycling for all the details. Here’s the course map to pique your interest. This is gonna be huge! …
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New Event Added to Texbiker.net Calendar<\/h2>\n
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New Bike Event: Tour das Hugel – Austin, TX: When: Sat Nov 15, 2014 7am to 3pm\u00c2\u00a0
CSTWhere: Stratford Drive and … http:\/\/t.co\/YIBx5eFzqg<\/a><\/p>\n

— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) October 26, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n