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Greetings!
It was a busy summer.
We celebrated 15 years of trail building by holding a walk on the Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center's multi-use trail, which was the first trail project completed by Newton Trails. More than a dozen people joined us on our first overnight trip to the Swamp Rabbit Trail in Greenville, South Carolina. The Oxford Trail looked great for the September community walk thanks to numerous people who participated in a trail workday the week before. We also enjoyed getting together with many fellow trail lovers at our most recent social.
The autumn season not only brings us cooler weather but also some changes to Newton Trails' Board of Directors. Read more about this, a group of trail riding friends, and about our upcoming events below.
Happy Trails,
Ellen Moyle, Chair of the Communication Committee
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Your membership helps Newton Trails promote, develop and sustain a connected system of greenway trails.
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Upcoming Events
(click on the event for more information)
| Sunday, October 5th, 3:00 p.m. Community Bike Ride @Covington Square | Saturday, October 11th, 9:00 a.m. KCNB and Yellow River Water Trail-Rivers Alive (Cleanup)
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Saturday, October 18th, 7:15 p.m. Scary Tales and Trails @Chimney Park
| Saturday October 25th, 2:00-3:00 p.m. Change the World: Impact the Community @Covington First United Methodist Church
| | Sunday, October 26th, 4:00 p.m. Community Trails Walk @Eastside Trail (family friendly) (Jimmy Birdsong,personal trainer will lead this walk and will focus on using trails as part of your entire family's fitness) | |
| | Friday, November 7th, 10:00 a.m. Community Trails Walk @Turner Lake Park (personal fitness trainer Tracey Ashall will be leading) |
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New and Renewing Members
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| | Dawn Adkins | | Shawn Bilak | | Nita Carson | | Richard Cherry | | John Dalton | Jonathan Fischer and Tracey Ashall
| | Tara and Michael Geoffroy | | Craig and Jan Hudson | | Barbara and Wayne Hunt | | Kelly Jesel | | Paul Jones | | Rosmarie Kelly | | Cheryl and James Knight | | Eric Larson | | Cathy Massey | | Linda McFarland | | John Mervis | | Vanessa Nolley | | Eddie Shirey | | Kathleen and John Stamps | | Benny Watson | | Linda and Karl Woodworth | | |
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"Memorial Day is when we officially became biker chicks," laughs Lynne. Lynne Coleman, Vanessa Nolley and Theresa Ricks are always laughing, wiggling, making faces at each other and sharing a smile. Their cheer is contagious and so is their love of cycling.
Read more about this trio of trail loving friends
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Newton Trails' first overnight trip was a great success with 16 enthusiastic cyclists and walkers enjoying the Swamp Rabbit Trail in Greenville, South Carolina. On Saturday, September 6th, we biked from the Greenville Zoo through downtown Greenville to Travelers Rest. The trails follow an old railroad so there were never any big hills to climb.
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On Saturday, August 23rd, Newton Trails held a Community Walk at Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center to celebrate the 15th anniversary of our first major trail project. After a short hike up a path, we hit the multi-use trail and were blessed with a lovely, five-mile shaded loop through the woods.
Read more about our Community Walks
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Invasive Weed Smackdown on the Oxford Trail
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The Oxford Trail looks great due to the efforts of all the volunteers that came out on September 20th to clean it up. A huge THANK YOU to our volunteers who pulled privet, cut brush, picked up trash, and cleaned debris. We had a great time and we could not have done it without all of you.
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Troy University Helps Keep Us Cool and Refreshed
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Our community trails walks and bike rides have been great ways to get outside, meet fellow trail lovers, enjoy nature and get some exercise. We are thankful to Troy University and Bill Zoncacchio, who have kept trail walkers and riders hydrated by supplying bottles of water.
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Thank You to Burrito Loco
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Thank you to Burrito Loco for hosting our most recent social and for providing us with chips and salsa as well as a $50 donation. We had over 30 trail lovers/enthusiasts come. It was a fun event with good friends and delicious food.
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Newton Trails is proud to announce Sara Vinson as new chair and the addition of Tara Geoffroy and Hugh Burnett to the board of directors. A member of the board since 2012, Sara has served previously as Newton Trails' secretary and chair of the Fundraising Committee. She is taking up the mantle of leadership from Florian Pohl, who is leaving the board after four years of service.
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Greenville's Swamp Rabbit Trail is a great example of an incredibly successful rails-to-trails project. Our recent trip to visit this trail has confirmed the benefits of multi-use greenway trails. Healthy outdoor living and economic vibrancy was seen and felt everywhere along the trail.
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