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Hillyard Fest 09
11 August 09 06:02 PM | Liza

Hillyard knows how to rally the troops and get people out for an event. Even amongst the mega construction on Market St and the spotty weather, people came for the parade, food and entertainment. Kiwanis had a strong presence, as did the local politicians...

Filed under: bikes, hillyard festival

Wear it in, wear it out...
18 September 07 08:49 PM | ken

In this photo, you see David Peckham of the Village Bicycle Project talking with John and Mike up at the garage. We invited David to look over our inventory and see how much of our junk would be worth sending to Ghana. Almost all of it, it turns out....

Filed under: donated bikes, bikes, VBP, ghana, David Peckham, craptacular trike

Have You Heard of VBP?
07 September 07 02:46 PM | Liza

village bicycle project ( VBP ), based in moscow, idaho, works within a larger nonprofit organization that centers around environmental issues. VBP focuses on shipping used bikes and new tools to ghana, africa. they also teach basic bike maintenance to...

Filed under: bikes, VBP, ghana

Garage Clean-Up
19 July 07 09:22 AM | Liza

WOW--the results are amazing! our new workshop is clean, organized, and well lit. we've got shelves, a woodstove, and some supplies to get us started. three weeks ago we hauled away a couple couches, broken dressers, and rotted mattresses. last monday...

Filed under: bikes, garage