PARTY REPORT
Wednesday, November 26, 2014, Day Before Turkey Day party
Party Hosts: Jerry Green & Kathy Halmi
11:30 am start at Jerry & Kathy's home, Lexington, MA
Partygoers (37):
Jerry & Kathy, Adena Schutzberg, Betty Hoffman, Bill Lane, Bill Widnall,
Bob Anderson, Bob Apsler, Bob Sawyer, Bob Wolf, Butch Pemstein, Carol Anderson,
Carol Glod, Chuck McWilliams, Clyde Kessel, Don Mannes, Eli Post, Francie
Sparks, Helen Greitzer, Janet Miller, John Allen, Judi Burten, Judy Kanigel,
Kathy Jonas, Marie Keutmann, Michael Levine, Mike Hanauer, Patrick Ward, Richard
Fortier, Richard Vignoni, Rita Cramer, Robyn Maislin, Selig Saltzman, Steve
Maislin, Sumner Kagan, Susan Sabin, and Tom Fortmann.
Thirty-seven WWs attended our DBTD post-ride party. While there were no rides, due to weather considerations, there was a party which enabled those attending to hone their Thanksgiving dinner skills, in advance, for the big day. We used a new caterer this year and there were many favorable comments about the turkey, in particular. One of the highlights of the party was singing Happy Birthday to our friend, Bob Sawyer, who is ninety-three years young.
Special thanks to Jerry Green and Kathy Halmi for opening their home to us. Thanks also to the many volunteers who made the party the success that it was, and without whom there would have been no party:
Adena, Janet, & Patrick did setup
Helen & Kathy picked up the food;
Richard V. transported the beer and wine
Betty collected $$ from partygoers
Adena, Judi, & Kathy reheated the food and got it to the table
Richard V. carved the turkeys
Clyde battled traffic and the elements to pick up three missing pumpkin pies
Helen prepared cranberry sauce and cooked twelve pounds of butternut squash
Judi baked a gluten-free pumpkin pie
Don, Kathy, Richard F., & Susan assisted with cleanup
And finally, Jerry & Kathy supervised various logistical aspects of the party
Report by Helen Greitzer.
Thirty-seven WWs attended our DBTD post-ride party. While there were no rides, due to weather considerations, there was a party which enabled those attending to hone their Thanksgiving dinner skills, in advance, for the big day. We used a new caterer this year and there were many favorable comments about the turkey, in particular. One of the highlights of the party was singing Happy Birthday to our friend, Bob Sawyer, who is ninety-three years young.
Special thanks to Jerry Green and Kathy Halmi for opening their home to us. Thanks also to the many volunteers who made the party the success that it was, and without whom there would have been no party:
Adena, Janet, & Patrick did setup
Helen & Kathy picked up the food;
Richard V. transported the beer and wine
Betty collected $$ from partygoers
Adena, Judi, & Kathy reheated the food and got it to the table
Richard V. carved the turkeys
Clyde battled traffic and the elements to pick up three missing pumpkin pies
Helen prepared cranberry sauce and cooked twelve pounds of butternut squash
Judi baked a gluten-free pumpkin pie
Don, Kathy, Richard F., & Susan assisted with cleanup
And finally, Jerry & Kathy supervised various logistical aspects of the party
Report by Helen Greitzer.
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RIDE ANNOUNCEMENT
WED, December 3, 2014, Weston Piece
Ride Leader: Tom Allen, 617
650 3675, biking@tomandcarole.org
35 miles,
10:00 am start from Norumbega Park (aka the "Duck Feeding Area"),
Weston, MA
Description: The ride will
be mostly in Weston, with excursions into Lincoln, Wellesley, Newton, and
Waltham, where we will have our lunch. We will explore some familiar roads,
some off-road trails (your skinny tire bike will be just fine), and some
suburban roads that will be less familiar. You may preview the route on the RideWithGPS website.
There will be a
restroom stop at about mile 9 and lunch (Mexican) will be at mile 31. For
anyone on a constrained schedule, the opportunity exists to cut the route short
at about mile 28, skipping lunch (and some interesting riding in
Waltham).
Directions: from Rtes 128/I-95 north of the Mass Pike, take exit 24 and proceed straight through the stop light onto River Road. Turn right onto Norumbega Road just past the entrance to the turnpike. Follow around to the right and enter the parking area.
From Rtes 128/I-95 south of the MASS PIKE, take exit 24 for Rte 30 (bundled with exits 23 and 25) and turn left onto Commonwealth Avenue (Rte 30). Proceed across Rte 128, turn right onto River Road, and continue as described above.
From the MASS PIKE, exit as if for Rtes 128/I-95 north. After the tolls, this will take you to exit 24 (Rte 30) on the right (BEFORE actually getting onto Rte 128). Turn left onto Commonwealth Avenue (Rte 30), proceed across Rte 128, turn right onto River Road, and continue as described above.
From Commonwealth Avenue (Rte 30) in Newton,
heading west, take ramp for Rtes 128/I-95 north, but don't go all the way down
the ramp. There is a right turn off the ramp that goes directly down to the
parking area.
Note: There is no
bathroom facility at the start, so try not to arrive full of
coffee.
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Upcoming rides:
December 10, Bernie Flynn, TBA
December
17, Marie Keutmann, Hanukkah ride/hike & party
Devember
24, Ann Northup
December
31, TBD, TBA
January 7
2015, TBD, TBA
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Wednesday Wheeler 2014 Scoreboard:
Number of rides/activities: 41
Average & of riders: 26.5
Total rider-miles: 30,293
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Helen Greitzer, 508 878 6988, <helengreitzer@hotmail.com>
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Wednesday Wheeler 2014 Scoreboard:
Number of rides/activities: 41
Average & of riders: 26.5
Total rider-miles: 30,293
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Helen Greitzer, 508 878 6988, <helengreitzer@hotmail.com>
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