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Melissa Fritchle: Sex Therapist to Train Nuns, Priests in Kenya
When you introduce yourself as a sex therapist, people can have all kinds of reactions, says Melissa Fritchle.Images: Publication: Santa Cruz SentinelPublication date: Jan 2014Type: Feature...
View ArticleGeorge Koenig is a Bicycle Roll Model
Location: Santa CruzFebruary 14, 2014 George Koenig, 78, puts in the miles on his road bike week after week, at a fairly relaxing pace, unlike the days when he was pushing himself to the max, training...
View ArticleNew Mountain Bike Team Launches: Search and Rescue Unit
Location: Santa CruzMarch 21, 2014 I can't imagine the terror of spending the night in the woods, alone, cold and wondering if I am on my final ride.That's what happened to one unlucky Redwood City...
View ArticleWheel-World Education: Mountain Charlie Challenge
Location: Santa CruzApril 18, 2014 Teacher John Magliato has been putting rubber to pavement to raise money for the town's schools. He'll do so again on May 3, when he joins a pack of bicyclists at the...
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Scott Lindberg and Christie Thomas: Artists in Love
Scott Lindberg and Christie Thomas: Aptos couple fell in love, now make beautiful art togetherImages: Publication: Contra Costa TimesPublication date: Apr 2014Type: Feature ArticlesPublication Date:...
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Nothing Sweet About Sugar Showdown
Nothing Sweet About the Sugar Showdown: Women's Clinic at Aptos Mountain Bike FestivalImages: Publication: Santa Cruz SentinelPublication date: Apr 2014Location: Santa CruzPublication: Santa Cruz...
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A Taste of Monterey
Monterey displays the best of the California lifestyle with a unique blend of natural beauty, stellar dining, a variety of festivals and of course superb golf courses.Images: Publication: Design...
View ArticlePumped Up for the Pump Track
Location: Santa CruzMay 16, 2014 For years, I have been puzzled by the appeal of pump tracks. What are they? Why do cyclists love them? And would I ever dare try the pump track myself?Location: Santa...
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Claire Christensen: WWII vet celebrates turning 90
Ask Claire Christensen the secret to living a long, healthy life and his answer is surprisingly simple.Images: Publication: Santa Cruz SentinelPublication date: Jun 2014Type: Feature...
View ArticleSafety for Cyclists, Top advice: Act like a car
Location: Santa CruzJune 19, 2014 Cyclists and drivers, can't we all just get along? Several experienced Santa Cruz County riders agree that the best way for fellow cyclists to stay safe on the road is...
View ArticleFamily Tackles Santa Cruz Mountains Challenge Together
Location: Santa CruzJuly 24, 2014 Chip Handley set some huge cycling goals for himself before he shifted gears to focus on riding with his family. He rode more than 10 century rides (1,000 miles),...
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Bonnie Dankert: Veteran educator teaches at Juvenile Hall
Bonnie Dankert is not afraid of deeply troubled teenagers. Instead, the veteran educator is grateful for the rewards and challenges presented by her students at Santa Cruz County Juvenile Hall. Images:...
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UCSC Alum Travels World as Balloon Artist
Addi Somekh's unique talent of twisting balloons into mind-bending art has taken his life in a direction that he never could have imagined.Images: Publication: Santa Cruz SentinelPublication date: Jul...
View ArticleNo Ifs, And or Butts: Smoking ultimatum led to UCSC professor becoming a top...
Location: Santa CruzAugust 15, 2014 Stefano Profumo was an out-of-shape, sedentary smoker. His wife told him that before starting a family, he had to quit smoking and get in shape...Location: Santa...
View ArticleJessica Klodnicki Aims to Improve Cycling Industry
Location: Santa CruzSeptember 26, 2014 I met Jessica Klodnicki two years ago when she was pushing a big wheelbarrow filled with dirt. She was trudging uphill, on a narrow path, in a ring of redwood...
View ArticleBreast Cancer Ride Brings Aloha Spirit to Santa Cruz
Location: Santa CruzOctober 24, 2014 Dani Beckerman has raced as a competitive cyclist, but she will pedal at a mellow pace — more island-style — for Saturday's fifth annual U'ilani Fund Ohana Ride for...
View ArticleRed Kite Author Patrick Brady Captures Soul of Cycling
Location: Santa CruzNovember 21, 2014 Author Patrick Brady recently published a collection of essays on why people love cycling. So, the question I had for him was obvious: “Why do you love bicycling?”...
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Ready, Set, Race! Cyclo-cross season takes center stage
If you like stomping through puddles, racing up short, steep hills, running through deep sandpits and leaping over knee-high hurdles—all while riding or carrying your bike — then cyclo-cross may be the...
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Murphy Mack
Life is a bike race for this race promoter, and whoever has the most fun winsImages: Publication: Adventure Sports JournalPublication date: Dec 2014Type: Feature ArticlesPublication Date: 2014Article...
View ArticleKaren Kefauver: Why I Ride
Location: Santa CruzDecember 19, 2014’Tis the season for me to bike to holiday gatherings — at night, in the rain, wearing my favorite cycling superhero outfit: my head-to-toe purple rain...
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