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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1978-05-31, Page 15Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, May 31, 1978—Page 15 • Rod McDonagh, Leo Advisor, biked to Nile where he manned the pft stop for the Leo Bike-a-thon on Sunday. The 26 bikers who participated were served barbecued hamburgers and hot dogs and cold drinks before they made the second haff of the hip. Since time was not an element as the bike-a-thon was not a race, Rod finished his second half of the course after acting as pit crew. Leo Bike-a-thon raises $1,150 • The Lucknow District Leo Club raised $1,150 when 26 people participated in the Leo Bike-a-thon on Sunday, May 28: Top money earner was biker, Julie Le Blanc whose pledges raised $172. She wins $25 while Tracey McDonagh and Sharon Struthers win $15 and. $10 respectively for their second anti third place money earning. Twenty-four of the cyclists finished the 40 kilometre course which ran from the Lucknow Arena to the Nile and back to the arena. Members otthe Leo Club had a bar-be-queset up at the Nile where bikers could rest and enjoy a hot dog or hamburger with a cold drink before starting the trip back. A pop stop at Glenn's .Hill provided refreshment along the route. By a previous pledge, 75% of the money raised will go towards the purchase of new, roller skates for the Lucknow Recreation Committee. Those cycling in the Bike-a-thon were Nancy Thompson, Colleen Adams, Dianne - Kerr, Tom Downey, Don Peterson, Dorothy Martin,, Karen Metzger, Sandy Watson, Marlene Struthers, Sharon Struthers, Tracey McDonagh, Nancy Moran, Peter Chisholm, Julie Le Blanc,, Debra Arnold, Jacky Beasley, Uppinder Mehan, Sandra Robb, Joanne Agnew, John De Bruyn, Fred Martin, Ken Metzger, Howard Martin, Gerald Martin, Joanne Culbert and Rod McDonagh. :77:7'1•777•7777•77,t 7'. • .• • WO' 17.,:v4r/ /al ';••• / ... It was a long uphill climb in some places along the 40 kilometre course of the Leo Bike-a-thon on Sunday and cyclipts, Dianne Kerr, left, and Sandra Robb, behind, believe in energy conservation. Tracey McDonagh and Sharon Sttuthero make a pop stop at Glenn's Hill while biking to the Nile. The two girls placed second and third respectively for their -money earned in pledges. Joe Van Doyen and Wayne McDonagh served the cold drinks to the thirsty bikers. Dorothy Martin rubs a sore foot which was injured in a four bike wipe ,..out during the-Iteo Ilikeas.a.thon on Sunday. Despite her sore foot and scraped knees, Dorothy finished the 40 kilometre course after a rest and a cold drink at the halfway ,mark at Nile.