August, 2016 Newsletter - The Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure

Bicycle Shorts
In Memoriam
Bill Gordon,
GOBA Director
He was gone too soon, but the
im pression he left will be lasting.
Our Director Bill Gordon passed
away unexpectedly on Saturday,
June 11, 2016. He was doing
what he loved, and that was
riding his bike. That love of
bicycling was translated into his
great enthusiasm for the Great
Ohio Bicycle Adventure. W e
w e r e p r iv ile g e d to h a v e
benefitted from his caring, his
com passion and his action
ideas.
GOBA-28 was the
culm ination of his hard work for
a year... m inus one sad week.
W hat m ade it possible for us to
go on and run the event was the
k n o w le d g e th a t B ill w a s
passionate about leading bicycle
tours. W e knew he would have
wanted GO BA to go on with all
the joy and cam araderie that is
the norm . And so we did.
We miss you, Bill. And we, the
entire GOBA fam ily of staff, town
com m ittees, volunteers and
riders, extend our deepest
sym pathies to your fam ily and
friends.
The Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure
celebrated the them e, "GOBA 28-It's
O utta This W orld!", with aliens, visiting
planets, and plenty of spacecraft. On
Saturday, June 18, the bicycle parade in
Ham ilton featured the them e for
c os tum es and festivities.
"O ne
Mississippi", a popular local cover band,
serenaded us at Rivers Edge Park. Then,
on Father's Day we cycled off to enjoy
overnights in Eaton, Oxford (2 nights),
Brookville, and Miam isburg (2 nights),
before our hilly return to Ham ilton.
Other great m em ories of the 28th GOBA:
the jum bo Alien cookies at Miam i
University; the cam p evacuation in Golden
Gate Park (m iddle of the night windstorm ,
of course); the big-screen TV set up in
Eaton just so we could watch the allim portant Cleveland Cavaliers; the
downtown square dance and RAAM riders
in Oxford; the m agical drum circle; the
dress-up photo ops in Brookville; the
Miam isburg Mound and adjacent cold-war
era historical buildings, not to m ention
"Area 51"; the "Bug Show" in Eaton; the
optional ride to Carillon Park and the Air
Force Museum ; the riverboat cruise on
the Ohio; the contests: for Rider #s 28
and 2016; "Counting Steeples" on the
route; the ever-popular Song Contest; and
the hard-working am ateur radio operators
and other volunteers everywhere we went.
As far as the terrain, it was
som ewhat hilly, alternating with
gently rolling and flat. Nearly all
roads featured excellent surfaces
and the bike paths were outstanding.
Som e of the worst of the storm s
m agically went around us, but we did
have som e interm ittent rain.
GOBA by the num bers: W e had
1,578 registrants. 953 of our riders
were m ale; 1,149 were from Ohio;
123 were COP m em bers; 40 states
were represented as well as Canada
(Manitoba, Ontario); 299 were from
m ultiple generations riding together;
117 riders were age 15 or under; 23
have ridden all 28 tours; 1239 (78%)
registered online. First-tim e riders
num bered 382 (com pared to 519 last
year and 520 the year before). On
the W ednesday optional century day,
85 riders rode the full 100-m ile loop
in spite of the iffy forecast.
In our 28th year, we salute everyone
who helped GOBA becom e a reality.
W hile we wished Bill were here to
enjoy the fruit of his hard work, we
know he was with us in spirit. And
GOBA will roll on...
GOBA 29th Annual Tour:
June 17-24, 2017
Route Announcement =
November 21, 2016
GOBA 2016 - Route Summary
R oute
Sat., 6/18
Sun., 6/19
Mon, 6/20
Tues., 6/21
Wed., 6/22
C am p
Check-in / Bike Parade
Butler Co. Frgds
Hamilton to Eaton
Eaton High School
Eaton to Oxford
Miami University
Oxford: optional loop
Miami University
Oxford to Brookville +
Golden Gate Park
optional loop
Thurs., 6/23 Brookville to Miamisburg
Miamisburg Middle School
Fri., 6/24
Miamisburg: optional loop
Miamisburg Middle School
Sat., 6/25
Miamisburg to Hamilton
Butler Co. Frgds
Maximum total
Minimum total
Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure
Phone (614) 273-0811 Ž [email protected]
Ž http://goba.com /wordpress/ Ž
M iles
parade: 1.7
48
51
optional: 48
50
optional: 50
53
optional: 43
49
394
251
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The GOBA News, August, 2016, P. 2
WHAT MAKES GOBA GO? ...
Our deep appreciation goes to the people of southwestern Ohio who made GOBA
possible for the 28th year. These are just a few of the hundreds who volunteered their time and talents on the tour.
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Hamilton: Town Coordinators:
Joshua Stephens &
Dana
Mcconnaughey, Butler County Visitors
Bureau; Cathy Hangbers & Doug
Turner, Butler County Fairgrounds;
Butler County EMA Director Matt
Haverkos; Adam Helm s, City of
Ham ilton; Ham ilton Mayor Patrick
Moeller; Butler County Sheriff's Office;
H am ilton City Police; Fairfield
Township Police & Fire; Ham ilton Fire
& EMS; Butler County Engineer.
Planning Chair; Miam i Township
Police; Miam isburg Police; city of
Miam isburg; Five Rivers MetroParks;
M iam isburg Viking Cheerleaders;
Miam isburg M iddle School PTO;
Mound Elem entary PTA; BSA Troop
4 0 2 ; M ia m is b u r g L io n s C lu b ;
Miam isburg Volleyball Team ; Minerva
Lodge #98; Miam isburg G irl Scouts;
Montgom ery County EMA Director Jeff
Jordan; Miam i Valley Fire District; all
the Montgom ery County agencies
m entioned
under
Brook ville.
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Eaton: Town Coordinators: Heidi
Bortel & Misti Spillm an, Preble County
Historical Society; Dr. Barbara Curry,
Superintendent, Eaton Com m unity
Schools; Preble County EMA Director
Dave Anderson; Orlin Strunk, Eaton
Schools; Sheriff Michael Sim pson and
t h e P r e b le C o u n t y S h e r i f f ' s
Departm ent; Eaton City Police; Eaton
Fire & EMS; Athletic & Band Booster
Club; Preble Trails; Preble County
Engineer.
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Oxford: Town Coordinators:
Jessica Greene, Oxford Visitors
Bureau, & Alicia Rizzo, Miam i
University; Kathy Crowley, Miam i
University; Miam i University Cam pus
Police; Brad Clark, Miam i University;
Oxford Police; City of Oxford; Oxford
Fire & EMS; Boy Scout Troop 930;
W om en Braves 5th grade Basketball;
Jessica's children!; Entourage for
Destination Im agination; all the Butler
County agencies m entioned under
Ham ilton.
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Brookville: Town Coordinators:
Erich Haupt & Christy Haupt; Sonja
Keaton, City of Brookville; Shawn
Landis, Brookville Park Board; Fire
Chief Ron Fletcher & Brookville Fire
Departm ent; Brookville City Schools;
J o h n W illia m s o n ; C apt. G reg
S tephens , M ontg o m e ry C ounty
Sheriff's Office; Brookville police; Pink
R ibbon G irls; Feed Brook ville;
Brookville First UMC; Com m unity
UMC; Blue Crew Soccer; Brookville
K iw anis ; B ro o k v ille H S B and;
Brookville W restling Team & football
team ; Montgom ery County Engineer.
q M iamisburg:
Town Coordinators:
Katie Frank, City of Miam isburg, &
A m y A n s lin g e r , W r ig h t S ta te
University; Scott Gilbert, Miam isburg
City Schools; Mike Nolan, Em ergency
Amateur Radio
Communications:
Butler County VHF Association;
OH-KY-IN ARS in Ham ilton County;
Montgom ery County Am ateur Radio
Em ergency Service, Inc.; Darke County
Am ateur Radio; Preble Am ateur Radio
Association.
Along the Route:
' Sunday: Seven Mile: Seven Mile
Elem entary School, Barnyard Rebel 4H G roup.
C am den: C am den
Elem entary School, Preble Shawnee
HS Boosters. Dixon Twp: Concord
United Church of Christ, Parishioners.
' M onday:
C a m p b e lls to w n :
Cam pbellstown United Church of
Christ, Parishioners. College Corner:
Union Elem entary School, Union
County HS W orld Travelers. Hueston
W oods State Park: Pioneer Farm
Museum , Oxford Museum Association.
Roberts Bridge. Christm an Covered
Bridge.
Doty Hom estead, Oxford
Township House, Pioneer Barn, Doty
Settlem ent Cem etery.
' Tuesday: Morgan Twp: Morgan
Twp Fire Dept. New Haven: Crosby
United Methodist Church, Transform ed
Youth & Fam ily Center. Passm ore Log
Cabin, 1818.
' W ednesday: Preble Shawnee
High School, Booster Club. W est
Alexandria: Twin Valley High School,
Band Boosters. Lewisburg: Lewisburg
C o m m u n ity C e n te r, V illa g e o f
Lewisburg.
Lewisburg Historical
Society, 1922 Caboose, Train Depot.
Dixon Branch Covered Bridge.
W arnke Covered Bridge. W olf Creek
Trail.
' Thursday: Lewisburg: Lewisburg
C o m m u n ity C e n te r, V illa g e o f
Lewisburg. New Lebanon: Dixie High
School, High School Students, Faculty,
Parents. Farm ersville: ValleyView Jr.
High, Student Council, Peer Mediators,
NHS Students. Trails End Equestrian
Center.
' Friday: Dayton: Carillon Park,
RiverScape MetroPark, Eastwood
MetroPark on Mad River Trail, National
Museum of the U.S. Air Force.
'
S a t u rd a y :
G erm anto w n :
W eber/Kercher Com m unity Park.
Gratis: Gratis Fire Departm ent. Seven
Mile: Seven Mile Elem entary School,
Barnyard Rebel 4-H Club.
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GOBA PhotoDisk - $30
You, too, can have m ore than 7,000
im ages captured by our very
professional
volunteer
photographers on GOBA 2016.
They are on a high-capacity m ultidisk set (DVD), for you to view,
m ake slide shows, print, download,
or whatever your heart fancies.
DVDs will be m ailed to you in the
late fall.
Mail order form with a $30 check to
GOBA Photo, 1525 Bethel Rd., Ste.
100, Colum bus, OH 43220
º Check must be in U.S. dollars &
drawn on U.S. bank.
The GOBA News, August, 2016, P. 3
Order Form - 2016 GOBA PhotoDisk - $30
To order the GOBA PhotoDisk: Mail this order form with a $30 check
º Check must be in U.S. dollars & drawn on U.S. bank.
Send to: GOBA 2016 Photo, 1525 Bethel Rd., Ste. 100, Columbus, OH 43220
Please Print
Name
Rider #
Address
City
Day Ph. (
State
Zip
)
Email
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Contest Winners
Congrats to W inners and thanks to all --- you cam e out, m ade it fun & tried your
best!
Costum e Contest - Bike Parade
(June 18 in Ham ilton)
It's Outta This World
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
FOR 2017
W e will have opportunities for
helping with the safety program ,
driving as an offic ial s ag,
volunteering as part of the m edical
team , working with the inform ation
b o o th, and s etting up th e
cam pgrounds, and m any other
opportunities that arise during the
year.
Interes ted?
C all
614-273-0811, ext. 1, or em ail
gobainfo@ goba.com, and we will
let you know details as soon as
they are available.
1st - GOBA Registration for 2017: #
1097 Greg & # 1098 Sam uel Brandes,
Mansfield, OH: Life-Size ET + Elliot
2nd - # 1099 Karen Andersen, W est
Milton, OH; # 875 Diane Stoll, Tipp
City, OH; # 876 Morgan McCoy, W est
Salem , OH: Dr. W ho Group
3 rd :
# 1 1 9 6 B re n t D e vitt,
Beavercreek, OH: UFO Bike & Alien
Song Contest (June 24 in
Miam isburg)
1st: # 896 Katy & # 894 J.D. Spinner,
Cuyahoga Falls, OH. Lyrics by # 895
Margie Spinner, Cuyahoga Falls, OH.
Song: Mr. Spaceman "GOBA Style"
2nd: # 770 Virginia Collins, Flem m ing
Island, FL; # 771 Nancy Pryately,
Asheville, NC; # 1297 Bev Guthrie,
Asheville, NC; # 595 Chris Pryately,
Alexandria, VA. Song: G-O-B-A [YM-C-A]
3rd: # 1155 Scott & # 1156 Ashley
M iller, Galloway, OH. Song: I'll Beat
This Hill
"Counting Steeples" Contest:
r W inning Entry: # 458 Marilyn Moor,
W estfield, IN.
Correct num ber of steeples on the
route = 16; guessed 17
Special Rider Num bers:
#
2016
M a tth e w
M ic e tic h ,
W orthington, OH.
# 28 Michael W allk, Chicago, IL.
Thanks to all who m ade donations in
order to enter the raffle for #28.
Donations go directly to the Bicycle
Developm ent Fund to benefit Ohio
bicycle-related projects.
GOBA M ission
Our m ission is to
organize a yearly
o n e - w e e k b ic yc le
vacation, in order to
inspire independence
and nurture personal growth, to
learn about Ohio, its people,
geography and history, to provide
inter-generational recreation, to
enhance the im age of bicycling in
Ohio and to raise funds for
bicycle-related projects in Ohio.
# 2016 M atthew M icetich
# 28 M ichael W allk
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The GOBA News, August, 2016, P. 4
WHERE IN THE
WORLD IS
GOBA?
º Pix on facebook.com/gobatour
W e want to feature on our Facebook
page a pic of you or som eone you
know wearing a GOBA Tshirt or
GOBA jersey som ewhere in the world
(when you're not on GOBA). Tshirt or
jersey can be from any year of GOBA
and we m ust be able to see clearly
that it is a GOBA shirt or jersey. To
get an idea, see the great photos
posted in August on
facebook.com /gobatour.
To be included, em ail your photo by
Septem ber 9 to
goba@ outdoor-pursuits.org
Requirements:
(1) jpg only
(2) m axim um file size: 1M
(3) deadline: Septem ber 9, 2016
(4) Include your nam e, city, state (tell
us if you'd like us to include or leave
out when we post the pic), location of
pic.
Then, starting W ed, September 14,
we'll post at least the first 15 (tasteful)
pics that we receive, along with their
location in the world. W atch every
week, m ostly on W ednesdays, until
Novem ber 2.
So, look through your im ages and
show your GOBA colors. Please only
one pic per person. Questions?
Please don't post the questions on
Facebook,
em ail
them
to
gobainfo@ goba.com . thanks!
There's More to Come
)
2017 Calendar (with 2016
photos) - one per household - to be
m ailed by Decem ber, as part of your
2016 registration.
)
Novem ber 21 - 2017 Route
Announcement on goba.com
)
Novem ber 30 - Post Card
M ailin g
w ith
2017
route
announcem ent.
Post card will
contain link to Registration on
goba.com .
Register online with
credit card or print off the pdf and
m ail with a check.
)
Register early for 2017 (by
Decem ber 31) and enjoy discounts!
2017 Route Details
& Registration:
Monday,
November 21, 2016
http://goba.com/wordpress/
LOST & FOUND
Believe it or not, we are still sitting
on a pile of unclaim ed lost item s
from GOBA-28. W e do not have
any towels or water bottles (for
sanitary reasons). However, we do
have a num ber of item s for which
the owner could not be identified.
In order to claim an item ,
614-273-0811, ext. 1, or
gobainfo @ g oba.com
by
September 15, and we will m ake
shipping arrangem ents (you will be
responsible for shipping charges).
After Septem ber 16, the item s m ay
be donated to a worthy cause.
Additional support for
GOBA 2016 is gratefully
acknowledged from these
generous companies:
g Nationwide Children's
Hospital Sports Medicine
g Bob Evans Restaurants
of Oxford/Team 2013; and
Hamilton/Teams 156 & 495
g Subway Restaurants
The GOBA News, published 4 times/year
(March, May, June, August)
by Columbus Outdoor Pursuits, 1525
Bethel Rd., Ste. 100, Columbus, OH 43220
C O P is a nonpro fit, nonpolitical organization exclusively
for charitable and educational purposes
and is dedicated to providing ou td oor
education and recreation.
outdoor-pursuits.org
G O B A-2 8
IMAGES .
..
Ž Calendar - free! Your 2016
tour m em ories and anecdotes will
be captured in a full-color 2017
Calendar with 250+ photos by
our official GOBA photographers.
As part of your registration fee,
each household will autom atically
receive one copy via bulk m ail in
Decem ber. Calendar photos will
also be posted online.
See
goba.com/photos in Decem ber.
Ž Photos on DVD - $30! Order
form is on p. 3.