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Columbia/Adair part of statewide bike ride across Kentucky

GABRAKY: Governor's Autumn Bike Ride across KY
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By Duane Bonifer
News from Lindsey Wilson College

More than four dozen cyclists rode through Adair County Sunday morning. The cyclists were part of the ninth-annual Governor's Autumn Bicycle Ride Across Kentucky, held October 4-7, 2012.

GABRAKY - which is sponsored in part by Lindsey Wilson College - is a four-day event that teams up with Kentucky State Parks to give cyclists a tour of some of Kentucky's most scenic back roads.



This year's ride - which attracted 50 cyclists from nine states - covered about 250 miles from General Butler State Resort Park in Carrollton, KY, and concluded at Dale Hollow Lake State Resort Park in Cumberland County, KY

More than 30 of this year's GABRAKY cyclists stopped Sunday morning in Columbia for brunch at LWC's Roberta D. Cranmer Dining & Conference Center and to also tour the college's John B. Begley Chapel. GABRAKY raises money for the historic Grand Theatre, a 428-seat community arts center staffed by volunteers in downtown Frankfort, KY A portion of the ride's proceeds also support WalkBike Frankfort, a group that helps build bicycle-pedestrian paths in Kentucky's capital city. Included in the cyclists at Cranmer Dining & Conference Center were Stan Betsworth of Frankfort, KY; Julie Crossen of Cincinnati; Jennifer Crossen of Lawrenceburg, KY; Duc M. Do of Louisville, KY; Don Fair of Baltimore; Karrie Franz of Waunakee, WI; Anne Gilbert of Indianapolis; Richard Gilbert of Indianapolis; Nevin Goldstein of West Allis, WI; Deb Haddock of Kansas City, MO; Charles Hayes of Jackson, KY; Tree King of Louisville, KY; Michael Lowe of Bristol, Va.; Bob McClaim of Frankfort, KY; Angela Mitchell of Frankfort, KY; Mike Mohr of St. Peters, MD; Ted Niemann of Louisville, KY; Anna Marie Pavlik of Frankfort, KY; Charlie Pearl of Frankfort, KY; Jo Pitman of Wheatland, IN; Mark Quade of Shoreview, MN; Miles Quade of Waunakee, WI; Chris Schmidt of Columbia; Petra Shinn of Kansas City, MO; Forrest Steely of Lexington, KY; Carl Strathmann of Baltimore; Dickie Swift of Calhoun, KY; Nicole Ungeran of Batavia, IL; Janet Wood of Madison, WI; Levi Wood of Madison, WI; and Shannon York of Indianapolis.


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GABRAKY bike riders at Lindsey Wilson's Cranmer Center



2012-10-07 - Roberta C. Cranmer Dining Center, 430 Helen Flatt Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Duane Bonifer, Lindsey Wilson College. 2012 GABRAKY Riders at Cranmer Dining & Conference Center are: Stan Betsworth of Frankfort, KY; Julie Crossen of Cincinnati; Jennifer Crossen of Lawrenceburg, KY; Duc M. Do of Louisville, KY; Don Fair of Baltimore; Karrie Franz of Waunakee, WI; Anne Gilbert of Indianapolis; Richard Gilbert of Indianapolis; Nevin Goldstein of West Allis, WI; Deb Haddock of Kansas City, MO; Charles Hayes of Jackson, KY; Tree King of Louisville, KY; Michael Lowe of Bristol, VA.; Bob McClaim of Frankfort, KY; Angela Mitchell of Frankfort, KY; Mike Mohr of St. Peters, MD; Ted Niemann of Louisville, KY; Anna Marie Pavlik of Frankfort, KY; Charlie Pearl of Frankfort, KY; Jo Pitman of Wheatland, IN; Mark Quade of Shoreview, MN; Miles Quade of Waunakee, WI; Chris Schmidt of Columbia, KY; Petra Shinn of Kansas City, MO; Forrest Steely of Lexington, KY; Carl Strathmann of Baltimore; Dickie Swift of Calhoun, KY; Nicole Ungeran of Batavia, IL; Janet Wood of Madison, WI; Levi Wood of Madison, WI; and Shannon York of Indianapolis.
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Chris Schmidt & GABRAKY Riders at the Ohio River



2012-10-07 - Ohio River, from KY side - Photo from Main Street Bikes cellphone.
Lindsey Wilson Dean Chris Schmidt
in the mostly white outfit to the felt of the woman in yellow, foreground, with some three dozen other GABRAKY riders who dipped their wheels into the Ohio River before starting the Governor's Autumn Bike Ride Across KY - GABRAKY - which made its way to Columbia and Cranmer Dining Center today for breakfast before riding on to Dale Hollow State Park in Cumberland County. Among those who made it to Columbia, and not necessarily in this group - some left and some joined along the way - were, from Duane Bonifer, LWC - 2012 GABRAKY Riders at Cranmer Dining & Conference Center are: Stan Betsworth of Frankfort, KY; Julie Crossen of Cincinnati; Jennifer Crossen of Lawrenceburg, KY; Duc M. Do of Louisville, KY; Don Fair of Baltimore; Karrie Franz of Waunakee, WI; Anne Gilbert of Indianapolis; Richard Gilbert of Indianapolis; Nevin Goldstein of West Allis, WI; Deb Haddock of Kansas City, MO; Charles Hayes of Jackson, KY; Tree King of Louisville, KY; Michael Lowe of Bristol, Va.; Bob McClaim of Frankfort, KY; Angela Mitchell of Frankfort, KY; Mike Mohr of St. Peters, MD; Ted Niemann of Louisville, KY; Anna Marie Pavlik of Frankfort, KY; Charlie Pearl of Frankfort, KY; Jo Pitman of Wheatland, IN; Mark Quade of Shoreview, MN; Miles Quade of Waunakee, WI; Chris Schmidt of Columbia; Petra Shinn of Kansas City, MO; Forrest Steely of Lexington, KY; Carl Strathmann of Baltimore; Dickie Swift of Calhoun, KY; Nicole Ungeran of Batavia, IL; Janet Wood of Madison, WI; Levi Wood of Madison, WI; and Shannon York of Indianapolis. Lindsey Wilson College was one of the sponsors of the ride. Main Street Bikes' Tom Waggener gave sag wagon support to Monterey in Henry County on the first day.

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