Young Adventurers wanted!
Applications are now being accepted for Young Adventurer Grants from Ground UP adventures. Get the details of this program by checking out the webpage and start dreaming!
News
Board Elections
It's been two years folks, and it is time to elect a new board, re-elect the old board, or some combination of the two! If you're interested in becoming a bigger part of the organization of thing you have something to offer, feel free to email in a self-nomination which will get passed on to existing board members. Board elections will take place at the first meeting in 2013, scheduled in early January.
Parks Board Boat House Meeting
The "Boat House" project is going to be discussed at the next Parks Board meeting on December 4th. The meeting is open to the public and we encourage attendance by anyone and everyone - particularly those who are enthusiastic supporters of what we're trying to accomplish. We will be presenting a 'business plan' for the boat house which will detail our proposed management arrangement and discuss options for cost sharing, revenue streams, etc. It is a vital step in the process which we hope will lead first to a nice little two container boat house sitting right down town and then an eventual transformation of the 'greenway landscape' in which the presence of non-motorized water-sports becomes ordinary, rather than unusual!
New Talent
We've just recieved word that two Bemidjii area youth, Christian (age 11) and Daven (age 16) have registred in the Zombie Male category for END-TOMBED! For those of you that don't realize the significance of this action - these youth have committed themselves to riding as many 10+ mile laps around the epic course out at Turtle River State Park as they can in 12 hours! And not only would that be something to talk about in and of itself, but the HIGH temperature on race day (Oct 27th) isn't expected to reach 35. Kids are awesome.
Youth Teams to Challenge END-TOMBED
Jesse Schurman, a 16 year old from Walhalla, ND, will be one of a group of youth racers heading down to Arvilla (just outside of Grand Forks) next weekend to take on Extreme North Dakota Racing's final event of the year, END-TOMBED. The event pits solo riders or relay teams against a 10 mile looped mountain bike course that weaves its way through Turtle River State Park. Jesse will be racing with three others to form a team of four who will trade off laps, trying to get as many as they can in the 12 hour time limit. His team, comprised of classmates Hunter Soli (17), Charlie Bjornstad (18), and Bradyn Horgan (15), will be racing as team END-FAST.
Joining them at the start line will be Rosa Grijalva (13), Erin Peck (12), and Carmen Peck (10), who not only form one of the few all female teams in the competition, but also have a smaller combined age than many of the solo racers!
Registration fees for both teams were paid for by Ground UP adventures as part of its mission to encourage youth participation in adventure based activities. The organization has an ultimate goal of forming a committed team of 8-10 youth racers that will challenge themselves against all of ENDracings offerings in 2013 and also participate in other events throughout the region.