Tuesday and Saturday

Date, time, start location & route/distance announced via email.

Ride all year, weather permitting.

Beginner & Level 1 ride.  No drops.

To get on email list, contact Steve Jensen at shjensen1@yahoo.com

Ride info also posted on ‘LO Riders of Peoria’ Facebook page.

So for the rest of March let’s start at 10:00 from the Methodist Church in Dunlap. 

In April we’ll start at 9:00.

In May and the rest of the summer, let’s start  at 8:00.

Please arrive early so the ride can start on time.

DON’T MISS THIS RIDE!

The Spring Breakout Ride will be held on Saturday, May 6th, at Russell’s Cycling and Fitness in Washington.

Restrooms in the store will be available at 8:00 am and we ride at 9:00 am.

There will be 2 routes, one about 25 miles and one 40+ miles.

Joe Russell will be providing refreshments after the ride.

Tuesday evening ride at Dunlap Grade School:

Steve Kurt leads this ride from the Dunlap Grade School.  Mileage will be 20-30 as daylight permits. The speed for the group will generally average 17mph.  The ride will regroup and make sure no riders are left behind.

From April 18 to May 9th, the start time will be 5:30pm.
From May 16 to Aug 29th, the start time will be 6:00 pm.
From Sept 5th to Oct 10, the ride will start at 5:30.

For further info, contact Steve at 243-7684 or kurtsj0011@gmail.com

EDITH ALBRIGHT OBITUARY

Edith Rhoda Albright, 83, formerly of Chillicothe, IL died at 9:07 p.m. Monday, November 14, 2022 at Holly Brook Assisted Living & Memory Care (East Peoria, IL).

Born Feb. 28, 1939, in Colby, Kansas (Thomas County), to Ernest Redmond and Minnie Edith Munkres, she married Thomas Millard Albright on Sept. 8th, 1957 in Colby, Kansas.

Surviving are one daughter, Dr. Susan Albright of Chenoa, IL;  two sons, Thomas “Mark” (wife Linda) of Castle Rock, Colo., and Aaron (wife Amy) of East Peoria, IL.;  three grandchildren, Alex and Alison (East Peoria, IL) and Ashley Lipe (husband Matt) of Fairview, TX.

Edith was preceded in death by her parents and one older sister (Daisy) and her husband, Tom.

She received an RN’s degree from Methodist Medical Center and worked for many years as Director of Nursing for Galena Park Nursing Home and The Lutheran Nursing Home.  Edith finished her nursing career at Wabco and retired from Caterpillar.

Edith was a dedicated bicyclist and a member of the Illinois Valley Wheelm’n.  She twice bicycled across the United States (both Coast to Coast & Border to Border) with Wandering Wheels. She enjoyed traveling internationally and bicycled overseas including New Zealand, the Netherlands, China, England and Ireland.

With husband “Tom” she was part of Edelstein Do-Si-Do and Chilli Cast Offs Square Dance Club for many years.

Edith was an avid animal lover sharing her life with many dogs, cats and the ‘infamous’ parrot (George) she taught to talk. George lives and talks on in the care of Dr. Susan Albright, DVM.

A member of Methodist Church, Edith served on the Blue Ridge Cemetery board for several years publishing their annual newsletter.

A graveside service will be held at Blue Ridge Cemetery in Edelstein at 11am Saturday November 19, 2022.  All are invited.  There will be a remote ‘celebration of life’ scheduled in the near future. Please send your email to albrightatm@sbcglobal.net to receive information.  Donations/Flowers may be sent to Holly Brook Assisted Living & Memory Care (East Peoria) or Illinois Valley Wheelm’n.  Arrangements are under the care of Weber-Hurd Funeral Home in Chillicothe.

IVW year end picnic

Around 30 people came out.

A great time was had by all.

Started with a ride and finished with wonderful food. Thanks to all that came and helped out and a special thank you to Pam Hoehne for organizing it all

Meet in the Middle 2022

What: 10th Annual Meet in the Middle hosted by the Village of Mackinaw and State Representative Keith Sommer. This is a great opportunity to meet up with bicyclists from the Bloomington-Normal area. Refreshments will be provided by the Village of Mackinaw and Representative Sommer. Be sure to also thank Josh Schmidgal of the Village of Mackinaw and his staff.

When: Saturday September 24th.

Location: Mackinaw Veterans Park

Time: 10:30 am

Ride details from Peoria:

Ride from Connor and Company parking lot on Pioneer Parkway at 7:30 am. Ride the Rock Island Greenway Trail to Bushwacker to meet up with other riders. Leave Bushwacker at 7:45 riding the Trail to Fondulac Park District Administration Building. There is no ride leader at these locations.

Ride details from East Peoria: Meet at the Fondulac Park Dist. Administration Building by the caboose between 8:30 and 8:50. Leave at 8:50 am and ride the Trail to Morton’s Westwood Park. Randy Swenson will be the ride leader.

Ride details from Morton: Meet at Westwood Park between 9:20 and 9:40 am.  Take time to snack on whatever you bring yourself. Leave at 9:40 am heading to Mackinaw. Randy Swenson will be the ride leader. This is a no drop ride.

Ride details from Washington: Meet at Russell’s bike shop. There will not be a ride leader from Washington. Leave in time to be in Mackinaw by around 10:30 to 10:45 am.

Round trip distances:

From Connor & Co. – 65 miles

From Bushwacker – 62 miles

From East Peoria – 41 miles

From Morton – 29 miles

Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/38711640