Mountain Bike Ride
Fundraiser for York Fire Rescue
Fundraiser for York Fire Rescue
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2017 Ride Date:
Saturday
August 26, 2017 We are planning to change the route from York to Nelson, and ….
we are also trying to develop an alternate route for more experienced riders. We will keep you updated …….. Saturday, August 27, 2016 was the perfect day for the “York 38 Special.” The weather was textbook, not too hot, not too cold, and no smoke. The only downside was a lower than usual rider count. We had many emergency medical personnel and a physician on aid stations who came from other volunteer fire departments in the area to help out. The care of our bike riders is always a high priority. Communication between aid stations was better than ever, and York’s Fire Chief was on the course ensuring everything was running smoothly. We even had Reach Air land a helicopter at the Indian Flats aid station for show. We appreciate Reach Air, as they supported York Fire Rescue’s training on several occasions in the past. Our youngest 38-Special rider was 12 years old and he was ready to ride. He preferred the downhill of the ride to the uphill though – who can blame him. He said he had fun. He had ridden the Lucky 13 Family Ride twice already and he was prepared for the 38-mile ride. He and his parents finished in 6 hrs. 46 minutes. Way to go!!! We also had an 80-year old gentleman riding (#253) who finished in 6 hrs. 31 minutes, 39 minutes faster than the slowest gent on the 38 Special Ride. I am awestruck!!! Volunteer York firefighters were on the course manning aid stations or patrolling. We also had York residents who helped at aid stations, working the registration table, or take time at the start and finish line. And again, let me not forget the wonderful bakers in our community who supply the goodies for the aid stations. YORK VOLUNTEERS ROCK!!! A big thank you to David, Joelle, Jean and Peggy for helping to pull everything together in the last two months. And thank you, Juanita, for faithfully updating our website. I couldn’t have done all the detail work by myself. Also thank you to my wonderful husband who did more than anyone realizes. You all rock! Also thank you Bullock Contracting, who stopped improvement work on Nelson Road for our ride. Thank you to the US Forest Service for granting us the permit for our fundraiser to ride on Helena National Forest roads. A huge thank you to York property owners who made monetary donations to York Fire Rescue for the ride - in alphabetical order: B. Albro, B. Adams, Arts Family, B. Bayer, Brown Family, Cipriano Family, Mrs. Cooper, Evanson family, the Foley’s, Fuller family, The Harding’s, Hertel Family, The Judd’s, Knepper family, The Mitchell’s, Molyneaux family, The Ostrander’s, Sather family, The Schaff’s, G. Semmons, Stephenson family, Weiss family, the Yarbrough’s, C&J Yturri, the Zelenka’s. AND also a huge thank you to businesses who sponsored the “York 38 Special.” Aid Station Level Sponsors: Bike Helena, St. Peter’s Hospital, Reach Air, George’s Distributing, Tri-County Disposal, SJ Properties, Big Sky Vision LLC. GOLD Level Sponsors: Big Sky Cyclery, FIRST, A1 Rentals & Party Plus, Placer Motors, Drake Law Firm, Great Divide Cyclery, Great Divide Dental, NAPA Auto Parts, Dick Anderson Construction, Kevin E. Miller – DDS, Montana Crane, Valley Bank, First Interstate Bank, Opportunity Bank, Imagine Designs, Helena Abstract & Title, Performance Injury Care, Heuiser PT, WIPFLI, HUB Insurance, Parliament Chiropractic, Justin Robbe Memorial Fund, Walmart, Skelton Land & Cattle Co. SILVER Level Sponsors: The Base Camp, Capital Communications, Kim’s Marina. Others: Tom Wood Insurance, Nitro Green. In kind donations for our riders received from: Hammer Nutrition, Mountain Khakis, Valley Sand & Gravel, The friendly York Bar, J4 Automotive, The Bagel Co., Costco, Capital Sports. Thank You Day-of-Ride Volunteers: York Volunteers:
Bakers (those we know of):
Thank you to the clean-up crew on Saturday: Joelle, David, Darlene. Thank you to the clean-up crew on Sunday: David (and six USFS workers pulled into service for 15 minutes). A big thank you from Rita + John York 38 Special Event Coordinator Chief, York Fire Rescue See you soon at the 2017 ride! 2016 Results 2016 Helena Independent Record Photos 2016 KXLH News Report Great Read - Article from the local paper Helena Independent Record's list of 101 Helena Summer Things to Do |
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