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A Community Walk to the Bridge!
DATE:
Sunday, October 2, 2016
TIME:
Music at 3:30pm; remarks at 4pm and then the walk to the bridge!
LOCATION:
Meet at the band shell near the Elkin Recreation Department
Elkin Municipal Park
399 Highway 268 West Elkin NC
MORE:
Enjoy music by coming at 3:30pm and commemorative remarks at 4pm,
then join us for an 8/10 mile walk to the ribbon cutting on the
south side of the bridge and back.
A second ribbon cutting will follow on the north side of the new bridge.
Wear comfortable walking shoes!
EVTA would like to thank everyone for their support of this project
and hope you will join us in celebrating this new part of our trail!
EVTA Governing Board and Committees:
EVTA Governing Board: Bill Blackley, Chairperson; Joe Hicks, Vice-Chairperson & history; Joe Mickey, Treasurer and nature projects; Denise Lyon, Secretary, communications and Recreation and Parks advisory board rep; Bob Hillyer, trails development, signage & mapping; Richard Moore, cycling; Dee Neil, events planning and execution; Jason Taylor, trail maintenance and building; Bob Larson, paddling and Yadkin Valley Heritage Corridor rep; Robert Ball, running and fund raising; Rob Libbert, mountain bike trail coordinator.
Bridge Committee: Adam McComb, Chairperson; Will Gwyn, trail construction; Locke Rowe, bridge construction; Joe Hicks, engineering; Robin Smith, survey; Terry Kryska (dec.), engineering; Martha Smith, grant writer; integral to the project were:
Foothills Forestry and Surveying,
Big R Bridge,
Smith Rowe,
Greenhill Environmental,
Blue Ridge Environmental Engineering,
Blue Ridge Trail Works,
Allstar Rentals.
EVTA Committes: Nancy Goodwin and Pamela Bauman, wildflowers; Brian Ratledge and Ron Storey, birding; Brian Ratledge, volunteer hours; Randy Tulbert & Rob Arnold, webmaster; James Freeman, legal guidance; Scooter Parker, Boy Scouts and legal guidance; Bill Blackburn, volunteers (ret); Yadkin Valley Trail Riders,
horseback trails; Mark Fowlkes, maps, permits & fishing; Cynthia Beane, Trail Angels coordinator; Herb MacDonald, trail construction.
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