December 2015 Update: Turns out that bikes don’t do much good for students if they can’t be kept at the school where they need to be used. Waterman Elementary and Thomas Harrison Middle Schools both needed a place to store their bicycles as they were completely out of space. The Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition came…
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Due to a holiday scheduling conflict, we have moved our December Social to Monday December 15 in Ruby’s Looking forward to seeing everyone in the basement of Clementine Typically on the second Monday of each month, we get together at Ruby’s (also known as Clementine’s basement) in downtown Harrisonburg, Virginia for our “Monthly Social.” for December…
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From WHSV 3, “Cindy Ferek is one of five nationwide winners of an education grant to transform her school and community. Ferek is a gym teacher and driver’s ed instructor who received a $100,000 grant at the school. This is all part of the Farmers Insurance ‘Thank a Million Dream Big Challenge.’ The purpose of…
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Join the Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition at theHarrisonburg Holiday Parade When: Friday, December 5th. Meet at 5pm to decorate your bikes for the parade to start at 7:30pm Where: Downtown Harrisonburg Main Street Parade Meet at Shenandoah Bicycle Company (135 South Main Street) Get your holiday kit ready for the Holiday Parade. The theme is “toys…
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Turner Ashby High School was selected as one of the 15 finalists for the $100,00 Dream Big Teacher Challenge which will bring $100,000 to build a 1 mile paved walking/biking track around the school for students and community members alike. See WHSV’s coverage here. To make this happen, we need your support! Vote here up…
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Introducing SVBC Goals 2014-2015 Have you ever arrived to the SVBC social meeting on the early side and seen a group of folks huddled in the corner, papers scattered about? Maybe there’s that mountain biker and road cyclist you see everywhere, a suit who looks important, and that person who you-just-can’t-remember-her-or-his-name. That’s your board! Currently…
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Remember to VOTE on Tuesday November 4. While most of us know who is running for the hotly contested US Senate seat, fewer know the candidates in smaller local races. You’ve heard the saying, all politics are local well how much more local can you get than the Harrisonburg City Council? Turns out there are…
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Check out this fantastic video made by Adventure Seen for Harrisonburg Tourism about the wonderful bicycling opportunities Harrisonburg and Rockingham Co have to offer. Way to go us!
Guest piece written by Kevin Rogers. Kevin has taken the lead in helping organize the High School team this season. The Rocktown Youth Composite Team (RTC) has had a great Fall race season in the NICA league. Our weekly practices had provided our kids with great training opportunities and more importantly awesome fun! We have…
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It’s here! The pavement is down for the city’s first substantial shared use path that is separated from roadways, and its ready for you to walk and bike on it! 1 mile of path between Port Republic Road to Stone Spring Road. Join us on October 22 at 2pm in Purcell Park for the Bluestone…
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