{"id":48513,"date":"2019-04-19T23:46:09","date_gmt":"2019-04-20T04:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=48513"},"modified":"2019-04-19T23:46:19","modified_gmt":"2019-04-20T04:46:19","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-digest-april-19th-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2019\/04\/19\/texas-bicycling-news-digest-april-19th-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News Digest April 19th 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Bike ride participants visit Fort Hood<\/a><\/h2>\n

BY LANA HUSBAND | www.tdtnews.com<\/h3>\n

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FORT HOOD \u00e2\u20ac\u201d About 50 veterans and supporters continued their cycling trek from Austin to Arlington on Thursday, making a welcoming military stop at Fort Hood in the morning.<\/p>\n

It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s all part of the 12th annual Project Hero Texas Challenge Bike Ride, a 300-mile bicycle ride with a healing mission.<\/p>\n

The ride is called Texas Challenge and it benefits Project Hero, a nonprofit that helps veterans and emergency responders recover from injury, post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury. It is …<\/p>\n

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Many in Steiner Ranch oppose evacuation route proposal<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Luz Moreno-Lozano | www.statesman.com<\/h3>\n

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When a wildfire broke out in Steiner Ranch in 2011, residents trying to evacuate said they sat in traffic for two to three hours before they were clear of the neighborhood and safe from the fire.<\/p>\n

The Labor Day weekend blaze that destroyed 23 homes and tore across 160 acres, sparked a conversation about wildfire protection plans that includes proper evacuation and fire safety prevention methods but also led area leaders to discuss building an emergency evacuation route out of the neighborhood. …<\/p>\n

… For residents living in the southern portion of the development, there is really only one way out of the neighborhood via Quinlan Park Road. The new proposed road on the northwest side of the neighborhood would open up exiting options for most of them. But many residents oppose the road, citing noise, the removal of current hike and bike trails and safety. …<\/p>\n

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Tommy Ketterhagen’s killer violates probation, gets 10 years in prison<\/a><\/h2>\n

dougmc | bicycleaustin.info<\/h3>\n

https:\/\/www.flobikes.com\/articles\/6449156-davison-sentenced-to-10-years-in-ketterhagen-death<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.flobikes.com\/articles\/63584 \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 r-sentence<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/cbsaustin.com\/news\/local\/friend \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 k-in-court<\/a><\/p>\n

He managed to escape the small amount of prision time he was sentenced to through a legal loophole, but he ended up back in jail for violating the terms of his probation (in quite a few ways, it would seem — he didn’t just make a single mistake or something) and he was just sentenced to ten years in prison.<\/p>\n

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Weekend Rides: Bee Creek & Lamppost<\/a><\/h2>\n

Brad Weaver | steinerranchcycling.com<\/h3>\n

Saturday training rides leaving from Cups & Cones:<\/p>\n

7:30 am on the menu is Bee Creek with Bob Wire. Get the route here: https:\/\/www.strava.com\/routes\/3985679<\/a>\nTrack progress here: …<\/p>\n

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Active adventures to try in the Texas Hill Country<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Pam LeBlanc | www.houstonchronicle.com<\/h3>\n

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Need a little adventure in your life? The Texas Hill Country, currently awash in wildflowers and not yet swaddled in oppressive heat, offers up an assortment of possibilities. Whether biking down not-quite-Colorado-sized mountains to shimmying up limestone cliffs that overhang green-blue water or paddling down twisting rivers, these suggestions should unleash your inner explorer. Of course, before you head out, make sure you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re fit enough to tackle the activities, check the weather, test your gear and let someone know where you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re going. Then, brace for fun. …<\/p>\n

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Paralyzed vet hand cycling across the country to raise money for Boot Campaign<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Rachael Thomas | www.wafb.com<\/h3>\n

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BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) – A paralyzed U.S. Army veteran is hand cycling across the country to raise money for Boot Campaign\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Health and Wellness Program, and on Good Friday, he made a stop in Baton Rouge.<\/p>\n

The goal of Ricky Raley\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s #RaleyRoadTrip is to raise money for the national non-profit organization\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s health and wellness program, which gives veterans access to individualized, comprehensive, and holistic providers to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury (TBI), chronic pain, self-medication, and insomnia. …<\/p>\n

… Raley left Dallas, Texas on April 13 for a 1,200-mile journey to Ft. Pierce, Florida. He hopes to complete the trip in 15 days. His next stop after Baton Rouge is Slidell.<\/p>\n

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Chasing Watts and Shelter<\/a><\/h2>\n

Lupe Ontiveros | www.strava.com<\/h3>\n

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Good Friday Easy Spin<\/a><\/h2>\n

Brad Stauffer | www.strava.com<\/h3>\n

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Austin spin w\/wifey<\/a><\/h2>\n

Jason Danvir | www.strava.com<\/h3>\n

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Good Good Friday Gravel<\/a><\/h2>\n

Jeremiah Kellam | www.strava.om<\/h3>\n

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Unicorns Good Friday Hot Mess<\/a><\/h2>\n

Nicole Volek | www.strava.com<\/h3>\n

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