Bikers Toy Run Saturday
By NICK BONHAM
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN
Hopefully there'll be lovely weather for a bike ride together to benefit local youth on Saturday.
Instead of sleigh bells ringing, motorcycles will be revving for the 30th annual Toy Run, which is slated to leave South High School and snake through town at 11 a.m.
According to the National Weather Service, there's a slight chance of snow Friday night and Saturday morning, but if conditions are bad the run is still on.
"If it's bad weather bring your vehicles because we want to get all the toys we can for these kids. That's what it's all about," said Mike Cisneros, spokesman for Pueblo Bikers United which sponsors the event.
Cisneros said he hopes to see 1,000 bikes turn out for the event (annual averages range from 200 to 1,000, he said). The bikers will deliver toys to 20 local agencies who will then distribute the gifts to needy children for Christmas.
A majority of the toys collected for Saturday's run were donated or bought through cash donations made at the annual Toy Bowl held in October. The Toy Bowl pits Bikers vs. Cops in a fun-filled flag football game which the Bikers have won the past three years.
As usual, the run and proceeding poker run happen Saturday. The agencies pick up the gifts at an undisclosed location on Sunday.
Following is the route the bikers will take from South High to its destination, Larsen's Automotive & Tire, 701 W. Fourth St.
The procession will travel east on Northern Avenue to Santa Fe Avenue, north on Santa Fe to 13th Street, west on 13th to West Street and south on West to Larsen's.
Cisneros said that PBU believes their Toy Run to be the longest running in the country, but "if anyone has any info contrary to our beliefs, let us know. We only know what we've been told."
To contact the PBU, log onto www.pueblobikersunited.org .
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Fugitive caught in New Mexico
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Karen Price
By TRACY HARMON
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN
CANON CITY - A Canon City woman, on the lam for eight months after her conviction for careless driving that resulted in paralysis of a former police officer, was apprehended Friday in Albuquerque, N.M.
Bernalillo County sheriff's deputies apprehended Karen Price, 53, about noon. She is being held without bail pending extradition to Colorado.
Bernalillo deputies were acting on a tip that originated with Colorado Department of Corrections investigator Richard Wren, who had tracked Price's address through correspondence she was sending to a family member who would then forward the mail to Price's son, Stephen Garrett, a DOC inmate.
"It was a team effort that started in May and involved the DOC, the inspector general's office, intelligence officers from Colorado State Penitentiary and the Canon City Police Department," Wren said. "Our job is to gather intelligence on criminal activity by tracking info that is coming into the prison. We supplied the information and the police department did the leg work."
Lt. David Knowles of the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office said his office arrested Price on a tip detectives received from Colorado authorities.
Fremont County District Court Judge David Thorson issued a bench warrant for Price April 6 after she failed to appear in court following her April 3 conviction on misdemeanor careless driving causing injury and failure to yield when proceeding from a stop sign. The trial was held in Salida on a change of venue due to extensive media coverage of the case.
Price was found guilty of running over former Canon City police officer Roger Parsons, then 42, as he was riding his motorcycle in May 2005. Parsons suffered serious head injuries, more than 40 broken bones and is paralyzed as a result of the accident.
"I'm glad they finally caught her. It seems like she was a coward for running," Parsons said. "I thank the DOC - they did a great job of finding her and went above and beyond what they would normally do."
Since the accident, Parsons lost his job as a Canon City police officer after nearly 12 years on the force. He settled a wrongful termination and discrimination lawsuit he filed against the city of Canon City in September. As a result, the Colorado Municipal Corporation is paying Parsons $125,000 on behalf of the city.
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Karen Price
By TRACY HARMON
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN
CANON CITY - A Canon City woman, on the lam for eight months after her conviction for careless driving that resulted in paralysis of a former police officer, was apprehended Friday in Albuquerque, N.M.
Bernalillo County sheriff's deputies apprehended Karen Price, 53, about noon. She is being held without bail pending extradition to Colorado.
Bernalillo deputies were acting on a tip that originated with Colorado Department of Corrections investigator Richard Wren, who had tracked Price's address through correspondence she was sending to a family member who would then forward the mail to Price's son, Stephen Garrett, a DOC inmate.
"It was a team effort that started in May and involved the DOC, the inspector general's office, intelligence officers from Colorado State Penitentiary and the Canon City Police Department," Wren said. "Our job is to gather intelligence on criminal activity by tracking info that is coming into the prison. We supplied the information and the police department did the leg work."
Lt. David Knowles of the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office said his office arrested Price on a tip detectives received from Colorado authorities.
Fremont County District Court Judge David Thorson issued a bench warrant for Price April 6 after she failed to appear in court following her April 3 conviction on misdemeanor careless driving causing injury and failure to yield when proceeding from a stop sign. The trial was held in Salida on a change of venue due to extensive media coverage of the case.
Price was found guilty of running over former Canon City police officer Roger Parsons, then 42, as he was riding his motorcycle in May 2005. Parsons suffered serious head injuries, more than 40 broken bones and is paralyzed as a result of the accident.
"I'm glad they finally caught her. It seems like she was a coward for running," Parsons said. "I thank the DOC - they did a great job of finding her and went above and beyond what they would normally do."
Since the accident, Parsons lost his job as a Canon City police officer after nearly 12 years on the force. He settled a wrongful termination and discrimination lawsuit he filed against the city of Canon City in September. As a result, the Colorado Municipal Corporation is paying Parsons $125,000 on behalf of the city.
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Santa Claus, sometimes known as Bob Aldrich, has some fun at the start of the annual Pueblo Bikers United Toy Run on Saturday.
Bikers again make run for the kids
Pueblo Bikers United fills trucks with Christmas toys for needy children.
By GAYLE PEREZ
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN
Santa arrived in Pueblo Saturday dressed in black and riding a Harley.
Thousands of leather-clad elves followed behind him bringing hundreds of toys and treats for Pueblo's needy children, all part of the 30th annual Pueblo Biker's United Toy Run.
"Christmas has arrived in black today," said an elated J.T. Trujillo, president of PBU. "The weather cooperated for us and the people came out with big hearts. We were asking for a $1 donation and people were giving us $5, $10 and $20 bills. When it comes to the kids, people in this town are generous."
The toys and money gathered at Saturday's fundraising motorcycle run will be distributed today to representatives from local agencies who work with children. The toys will be given to the children for Christmas.
Early Saturday, motorcycles of many makes and models, most loaded with toys, gathered at the South High School parking lot to begin the annual run.
Mike Cisneros, a spokesman for PBU, said early Saturday organizers were worried the turnout for the annual ride through the city would be low because of the cold, damp weather that fell Friday night.
"I was up all night looking out the window to see if it was snowing," Cisneros said just prior to the start of Saturday's run. "When I saw the freezing drizzle this morning, I thought, ‘Oh no, here we go again.’”
For the past two years, the Toy Run has been hampered by snowy, icy conditions. Those runs were still held, but participation was considerably lower than previous events.
"This year, the weather's great and we've got a lot of people out here to support us," Cisneros said.
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Santa Claus, aka Bob Aldrich (right), and his elf, aka Shane Jamnick, lead hundreds of bikers on the annual Toy Run on Saturday.
Organizers estimated that more than 1,200 bikers, riding everything from Harleys to crotch rockets and even a motor scooter, turned out for what is believed to be the oldest toy run west of the Mississippi River.
Dick Schaffer and his daughter, Robyn, were among the thousands of bikers who took advantage of the mild but windy morning to participate in the run.
"I've been doing this for about six or seven years and I tell you today's weather's great,' said Schaffer dressed in his leathers and black do-rag.
"Last year it was so snowy that we had to go in the truck," said Robyn. "We didn't want to miss it because it's such a fun thing to do."
In addition to bringing a load of stuffed animals for the children, Schaffer said he also had some little gifts he was going to throw to his friends standing along the parade route.
"Every year they're out there watching us and every year I throw them a little something. This year I got them a little Crown Royal," he said, showing off the miniature liquor bottles tightly bound in bubble wrap.
Eric Trujillo, whose played for PBU in the Toy Bowl, the annual football game between police and bikers, was riding in his first Toy Run.
"I was going to do it last year, but the weather was so bad I didn't end up coming out," he said. "It's nice today, a little windy but not a bad day to ride, especially since we're doing it for the kids."
Along with PBU members, there were members of other riding clubs who turned out to support the cause.
Donna Wayt, Mary Amaro, Ronda Reynolds and Nancy Simons were among the large contingent of American Legion Riders who participated in the run.
"We wouldn't miss it for the world," said Wayt. "We've been through rain and snow, and today, the wind, but it's not that bad. We do it to help out the kids, so it's worth it no matter what the weather's like."
In the end, the bikers collected nearly two truckloads of toys from Saturday's run to go with the hundreds of other toys collected during the Toy Bowl game held in October.
"This is going to make a Merry Christmas for a lot of kids out there," said a smiling Trujillo, who participated in his 30th Toy Run. "That's what it's all about, helping the kids."
Santa Claus, sometimes known as Bob Aldrich, has some fun at the start of the annual Pueblo Bikers United Toy Run on Saturday.
Bikers again make run for the kids
Pueblo Bikers United fills trucks with Christmas toys for needy children.
By GAYLE PEREZ
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN
Santa arrived in Pueblo Saturday dressed in black and riding a Harley.
Thousands of leather-clad elves followed behind him bringing hundreds of toys and treats for Pueblo's needy children, all part of the 30th annual Pueblo Biker's United Toy Run.
"Christmas has arrived in black today," said an elated J.T. Trujillo, president of PBU. "The weather cooperated for us and the people came out with big hearts. We were asking for a $1 donation and people were giving us $5, $10 and $20 bills. When it comes to the kids, people in this town are generous."
The toys and money gathered at Saturday's fundraising motorcycle run will be distributed today to representatives from local agencies who work with children. The toys will be given to the children for Christmas.
Early Saturday, motorcycles of many makes and models, most loaded with toys, gathered at the South High School parking lot to begin the annual run.
Mike Cisneros, a spokesman for PBU, said early Saturday organizers were worried the turnout for the annual ride through the city would be low because of the cold, damp weather that fell Friday night.
"I was up all night looking out the window to see if it was snowing," Cisneros said just prior to the start of Saturday's run. "When I saw the freezing drizzle this morning, I thought, ‘Oh no, here we go again.’”
For the past two years, the Toy Run has been hampered by snowy, icy conditions. Those runs were still held, but participation was considerably lower than previous events.
"This year, the weather's great and we've got a lot of people out here to support us," Cisneros said.
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Santa Claus, aka Bob Aldrich (right), and his elf, aka Shane Jamnick, lead hundreds of bikers on the annual Toy Run on Saturday.
Organizers estimated that more than 1,200 bikers, riding everything from Harleys to crotch rockets and even a motor scooter, turned out for what is believed to be the oldest toy run west of the Mississippi River.
Dick Schaffer and his daughter, Robyn, were among the thousands of bikers who took advantage of the mild but windy morning to participate in the run.
"I've been doing this for about six or seven years and I tell you today's weather's great,' said Schaffer dressed in his leathers and black do-rag.
"Last year it was so snowy that we had to go in the truck," said Robyn. "We didn't want to miss it because it's such a fun thing to do."
In addition to bringing a load of stuffed animals for the children, Schaffer said he also had some little gifts he was going to throw to his friends standing along the parade route.
"Every year they're out there watching us and every year I throw them a little something. This year I got them a little Crown Royal," he said, showing off the miniature liquor bottles tightly bound in bubble wrap.
Eric Trujillo, whose played for PBU in the Toy Bowl, the annual football game between police and bikers, was riding in his first Toy Run.
"I was going to do it last year, but the weather was so bad I didn't end up coming out," he said. "It's nice today, a little windy but not a bad day to ride, especially since we're doing it for the kids."
Along with PBU members, there were members of other riding clubs who turned out to support the cause.
Donna Wayt, Mary Amaro, Ronda Reynolds and Nancy Simons were among the large contingent of American Legion Riders who participated in the run.
"We wouldn't miss it for the world," said Wayt. "We've been through rain and snow, and today, the wind, but it's not that bad. We do it to help out the kids, so it's worth it no matter what the weather's like."
In the end, the bikers collected nearly two truckloads of toys from Saturday's run to go with the hundreds of other toys collected during the Toy Bowl game held in October.
"This is going to make a Merry Christmas for a lot of kids out there," said a smiling Trujillo, who participated in his 30th Toy Run. "That's what it's all about, helping the kids."
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No riding today. No yellow R1's in loveland that I know of. Only me. Ive been in the motohaus once. Youll find me across the way at crazy jacks once and a while. Right now home with the fam.
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upcoming events
This site has a good listing of meetings an d runs in Colorado (not just Denver)..click "for bikers" then "2008 MC events"
http://www.dianneebutts.com/
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OPEN HOUSE
Open house at the Rocky Mountain Motorcycle Museum-5865 N. Nevada Colorado Springs April 19th 2008.
Jerry Manka (curator) 719-278-2356 719-635-0138 (I believe these are Jerry's numbers and not the Museum number)
Jerry Manka (curator) 719-278-2356 719-635-0138 (I believe these are Jerry's numbers and not the Museum number)
