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Fitness Center Expansion
Continues to Move Forward
Approves New Professional Development and Charter School Facility
One of 230 Shovel-Ready School Construction Projects funded by the State Allocation Board (SAB) in May 2013
Everyone knows that Robi has really taken to cycling as of late. She now owns a multi thousand dollar bike and to help offset that cost she has acquired a sponsor. That's right, Mark and her are now sponsored by Sunkist Orange Juice as evidenced by their oh so cute matching outfits. 
Last Saturday couldn’t have been a more perfect day for a bike ride. For some of us at W+P who wanted to get those biking miles in before the month of May slips away, Saturday was indeed a gift for all of us. A group of us joined forces and headed out in one direction, and two of us decided to kill two birds with one stone (so to speak). Why not get the biking mileage and exercise in while enjoying the Roseville Arts - Home & Art Showcase tour? The tour featured some of Roseville’s most luxurious homes and hosted several local artists who displayed their beautiful works of art. We were also treated to some tasty appetizers, desserts and fine wine at most locations. Several local caterers and restaurants were well represented. So, as we headed back to our starting point, with joints beginning to stiffen, I felt no regrets, because after all , I probably chalked up a good 10 miles.
Kim snapped this great shot of her WP Timbuk2 bag catching some rays on The Alabama Hills in Lone Pine, California. If you go on vacation or just go to an interesting spot around town...take your bag and a quick photo for the blog. What a great way to capture all the places the PEOPLE of WP visit.
Well, Well, Well...
It was just another typical twilight evening at the golf course for the bi-weekly golf outing; birds chirping, the low muffle of chatter and laughter emanating from the putting green and clubhouse, the sweet smell of grass on a light evening breeze, and good company as always. Yep, Tuesday twilight golf was here again and all those who showed up had been looking forward to playing and especially since it was a different course, Woodcreek. But alas, this would be anything but a normal golf outing. Brett and I had been waiting for Naaz and her son so we could tee off when we let a large gentlemen and his twenty something son go ahead of us since we were waiting. They tee off and fifteen minutes later, no Naaz. So we decide she can catch up and we both tee off. As we make our way up the fairway, fairly happy with both of our shots, we notice the larger man standing next to the cart pacing back and forth writhing and yelling profanities into the air… My drive nailed this guy square in the back. As we walk over to apologize and explain we didn’t see them and it was an accident, they start yelling at us like we were trying to start a fight or hit at them intentionally. The small guy comes up to me as I explain but again starts yelling at me, meanwhile the gentlemen who was hit looks like he’s starting to settle down and regain his composure all the while I’m thinking “am I really going to get in a fight in the middle of a golf course?” Brett then steps in and again says it was an accident. By this time I think they realized that if we were to throw down they would be at a disadvantage with only one healthy person, so they continued on their way all the while glaring back at us… and then Naaz shows up.
Our MayisBikeMonth Kick-Off Ride & BBQ was a great success! Jim Williams & Rose Cottle took off from my house & did the Roseville Arts! Tour, with Rose encouraging Jim to partake of as much wine as possible at each of the stops on their tour, in hopes of slowing him down on the road, just a bit. Meanwhile, Mark Posnick & Robi Kaseman on their stylie & lightning fast road bikes, Terry Green on his vintage Raleigh (complete with fenders, a rattrap rack on the back, & a cruiser seat), James Engler on his mean green machine , Justin Engler & Ryan Culver on their gnarly mountain bikes, Abbie Lefholz on her new birthday hybrid and Brian on his bright yellow attack machine (loaned by Andrea), Trish, on another flashy & speedy road bike, & Zara Dawson on her sturdy mountain climber and I (on my zippy new hybrid) all met on the American River trail & rolled around Lake Natoma for approximately 2.5 hours.
Later… back at the ranch house, we hydrated ourselves with cold beers & soft drinks & hobbled around on sore muscles while Margie grilled for us. All went well until I discovered I’d forgotten to set out all the trimmings for the burgers. (I was simply mortified!) I brought out the platter, everyone rebuilt what remained of their burger, & it was smooth sailing after that, with lots of talk of past rides, future rides and who is growing what in their garden this year. A great start to what promises to be a fantastic month of riding!
The co-operative kicking sport of Hacky Sack has ancient origins from China, Thailand, Native America and nearly every country. Perhaps one of the most interesting hacky sack stories stems from Scotland during the dark ages. As the story goes, young shepherds would often kick stones to each other to pass the time while they tended their flocks.
Like a scene from the classic renegade biker movie 'Wild Ones', our bikes were lined up everywhere we could find room. The office looked more like a bike shop then an architecture office on May 1st (the start of May is Bike Month). We had great participation with almost half the office riding that first day...let's keep it up for the entire month and smash our 6,371 pledged miles. That should be no problem with Jack boasting about riding 6,000 by himself.
