Oct. 20, 2008 — Meetings, events & updates
LISA BROUILLETTE COLUMN / MISSING CAMPAIGN SIGNS AN ISSUE
First published Oct. 17, 2008 in the Opelika-Auburn News.
http://placeforum.org/blog/
RAILS TO TRAILS CONSERVANCY — New Report: ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION FOR AMERICA
Active transportation is bicycling and walking as an everyday transportation choice. “Active Transportation for America” makes the case and quantifies the national benefits for the first time that increased federal funding in bicycling and walking infrastructure would provide tens of billions of dollars in benefits to all Americans. By making active transportation a viable option for everyday travel, we will cost-effectively reduce oil dependence, climate pollution and obesity rates while providing more and better choices for getting around town. Some may view active transportation as marginal, but bicycling and walking account for 10 percent of trips in the nation. Half of the trips in America are within a 20-minute bike ride and a quarter of trips are within a 20-minute walk, yet most are taken by automobile. Read the report to learn more about how adequate federal investment in bicycling and walking will create healthier places for healthier people. Read more about the report, and download your free copy now: www.railstotrails.org/ATFA.
Auburn Community Garden – at the Research Station off Woodfield Drive, Auburn
Volunteers Needed on Wednesdays, 5pm or whenever you have spare time
Auburn Community Garden is looking for volunteers to help grow food for the Food Bank of East Alabama. Beginners and experienced gardeners, families, church groups and student groups are all welcome. The community garden gives people the opportunity to gain experience in growing a vegetable garden while serving the community, and it gets fresh local produce into the diets of Food Bank beneficiaries. Volunteers meet at the garden every Wednesday from 5-6pm with garden manager Mike Mulvaney to help plant, thin, weed and harvest. Volunteers are also welcome to visit the garden at their convenience and do what work they can. If you wish to volunteer, turn up any Wednesday at 5pm, or contact Mike at mulvamj@auburn.edu.
Auburn University establishes Center for Ethical Organizational Cultures
City of Auburn’s Downtown Trick-or-Treat to be held Oct. 30
ELECTION DEADLINES: OCT. 24 = DEADLINE TO REGISTER TO VOTE FOR GENERAL ELECTION
Voter registration forms available from:
– boards of registrars: Lee County Courthouse - 737-3635, Chambers County - 864-4313, Russell County - 298-1443
– at Auburn City Hall, and
– online at http://www.alabamavotes.gov
OCT 30 = DEADLINE TO REQUEST ABSENTEE BALLOT
Application form available from the circuit clerk’s office (737-3543 in Lee County).
Note: The completed ballot must be mailed in time to reach the circuit clerk by noon, Nov. 4 or hand delivered by the voter by 5 p.m. Nov. 3.
ELECTION RESOURCES:
TO CHECK CAMPAIGN ADVERTISING CLAIMS: http://www.factcheck.org.
NON-PARTISAN INFO ON THE ALABAMA JUDICIAL RACES: http://www.lwval.org/
CITY OF AUBURN / CONSTRUCTION PROJECT STATUS REPORTS (updated weekly)
PUBLIC WORKS: www.auburnalabama.org/pw/
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT: www.auburnalabama.org/wrm/
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MONDAY, OCT. 20, 5:00 PM — Beat Bama Food Drive kick-off
The Beat Bama Food Drive will kick off on the Samford Hall lawn and run through Nov. 20. Drop-off locations for canned goods will be set up around campus and there is a Web site (http://www.beatbamafooddrive.
MONDAY, OCT. 20, 5:15 PM – ITALIAN DOCUMENTARIES
Held in AU’s Haley Center room 3195. Free & open to all. Q&A after films.
To honor National Italian American Heritage Month and the Sicilian Anti-Mafia Movement,the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures/Italian Studies has invited Anthony Fragola to present his documentaries, “Another Corleone, Another Sicily” and “A Beautiful Memory: A Mother and Her Sons Against the Mafia,” as well as to introduce the internationally acclaimed “I cento passi” by M.T. Giordana. Fragola is a professor of broadcasting and cinema at the
University of North Carolina at Greensboro. A question-and-answer session will be offered at the end of each film screening. Fragola will also read some of his short stories and translations of short stories on Oct. 21, following his documentary. Complete program and Fragola’s biography: (http://media.cla.auburn.edu/
TUESDAY, OCT. 21 , 8:30 am — FOREST ECOLOGY PRESERVE AUTUMN WALKS
Held at the Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve (North College Street just past the Auburn fish ponds on the right). Meet at the Pavilion. Free & open to all; no reservations required. Cancelled if rain. https://fp.auburn.edu/
Autumn walks will be held every Tuesday and Thursday at the Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve at 8:30 a.m. Walks are geared toward exercise and enjoying the preserve’s fall beauty. Walks will last approximately one hour. Info: Jennifer Lolley at 707-6512. The preserve is open seven days a week from 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
TUESDAY, OCT. 21, 10:00 am — PERMANENT JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY / ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES SUBCOMMITTEE
Held in room 123, House Judiciary Committee Room, Alabama State House, Mont. Open to all. Ph: 334-242-7600
TUESDAY, OCT, 21, NOON — ART TALK: KATIE HANSON / AUDUBON’S BIRDS OF AMERICA
Held at AU’s Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art. Free & open to all.
A free 30-minute gallery talk Tuesday, Oct. 21, at noon about the museum’s exhibition of prints in the Louise Hauss and David Brent Miller Audubon Galleries. This permanent collection includes almost 100 prints from the first edition of John James Audubon’s monumental “Birds of America,” a set of four large folios published between 1827 and 1838. Auburn senior history student Katie Hanson, whose studies concentrate on art history and visual culture, will give the talk. Hanson is serving an academic internship at the museum and has curated its Audubon exhibition around a central theme of taxonomy and nomenclature. She has also written and recorded an audio tour providing museum guests with the calls of the birds represented in the Audubon prints on display.
TUESDAY, OCT. 21, 1:OO PM — PERMANENT JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY / INFRASTRUCTURE AND EXPANSION SUBCOMMITTEE
Held in room 123, House Judiciary Committee Room, Alabama State House, Mont. Open to all. Ph: 334-242-7600
TUESDAY, OCT. 21, 4:30 PM – ITALIAN DOCUMENTARIES
Held in AU’s Haley Center room 3195. Free & open to all. Q&A after films.
To honor National Italian American Heritage Month and the Sicilian Anti-Mafia Movement,the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures/Italian Studies has invited Anthony Fragola to present his documentaries, “Another Corleone, Another Sicily” and “A Beautiful Memory: A Mother and Her Sons Against the Mafia,” as well as to introduce the internationally acclaimed “I cento passi” by M.T. Giordana. Fragola is a professor of broadcasting and cinema at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. A question-and-answer session will be offered at the end of each film screening. Fragola will also read some of his short stories and translations of short stories, following his documentary. Complete program and Fragola’s biography: (http://media.cla.auburn.edu/
TUESDAY, OCT. 21, 5:30 PM — MOCK ELECTION TO DEMONSTRATE ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEM
Held in AU’s Lowder Business Building, room 113A; doors will open at 5:00 pm.
The university community is invited to attend this event. Chick-fil-A will provide refreshments.
State party leaders will discuss their parties’ views and electronic voting system Prime III will be available during the fall convocation and mock. First, Mike Hubbard, Alabama Republican Party chairman, and Joe Turnham, Alabama Democratic Party chairman, will explain their candidate’s positions on key issues in the 2008 presidential election. Following remarks from Christa Slaton, faculty member in political science, and Juan Gilbert, faculty member in computer science, attendees will have the opportunity to vote in a mock election using the Prime III electronic voting system. Developed by Gilbert’s research group, Prime III is a secure, multimodal electronic voting system that allows persons who might have trouble voting due to a disability to be able to vote through a secure process. The mock election is sponsored by Auburn University’s Honors College, Human Centered Computing Lab, Office of the Dean of Students and Chick-fil-A. For more information, contact Sarah Teague at teagusa@auburn.edu.
TUESDAY, OCT. 21 – BUFFET & FILM COUNTING BACKWARDS
Buffet: 6:00 pm / Film: 7:30 pm
Held at AU’s Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art.
JCSM is presenting the original, fictional film “Counting Backwards (http://www.
TUESDAY, OCT. 21 – AUBURN CITY COUNCIL
Committee of the Whole: 6:55 pm / Regular meeting: 7:00 pm
Held in the council chambers, 141 N. Ross St.. Open to all. Agenda & full packet: www.auburnalabama.org/agenda/
Committee of the Whole agenda includes:
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD. One Vacancy. Incumbent: Paul F. Parks (resignation). Unexpired Term Ends October 9, 2013. Nominations.
Regular meeting agenda includes:
7. CITIZENS’ COMMUNICATIONS.
8. CITY MANAGER’S COMMUNICATIONS. City Manager Duggan.
a. Parks & Recreation Advisory Board. Two Positions. Four-Year Terms Expire November 30, 2012. Appointments at the November 18, 2008 Meeting.
9. ORDINANCES.
a. Annexation. Thomas M. Hayley. Property Located at 2082 U. S. Highway 29 South (South College Street). 1.01 Acres. Unanimous Consent Necessary.
b. Zoning. Thomas M. Hayley. Terry Holdridge (Authorized Representative). Property Located at 2082 U. S. Highway 29 South (South College Street). Rezone from Rural (R), pending annexation to Comprehensive Development District (CDD). 1.01 Acres. Planning Commission Recommendation. Public Hearing Required. Unanimous Consent Necessary.
c. Traffic Control Signs and Devices. Establish “No Parking” Zone. North side of Magnolia Avenue from Hemlock Drive to Wire Road. Unanimous Consent Necessary.
10. RESOLUTIONS.
a. Conditional Use Approvals. Planning Commission Recommendations. Public Hearings Required.
(1) Thomas M. Hayley and C & C Builders & Developers. Terry Holdridge (Authorized Representative). Commercial and Entertainment Use (hotel) in the Comprehensive Development District (CDD) Zoning District pending annexation and rezoning to CDD. Property Located at 2082 U. S. Highway 29 South (South College Street).
(2) Industrial Development Board and Briggs and Stratton. Phillip Dunlap (Authorized Representative). Industrial Use (Project Storm) in the Industrial (I) Zoning District (amendment). Property Located at 150 Technology Parkway.
b. Auburn Chamber of Commerce. Annual Christmas Parade. Temporarily Close City Streets. December 4, 2008.
c. Industrial Development Board. Tax Abatements. Excludes Education, Hospital, and Children’s Home Ad Valorem and Sales and Use Taxes.
(1) Aluminum Technology Schmid North America, Inc. and Detroit Diesel Corporation. 2410 West Tech Lane.
(2) Borbet Alabama, Inc. and East Main Alabama, Inc. f/k/a ATS Light Alloy Wheels Alabama, Inc. 979 West Veterans Boulevard. Assignment of Tax Abatement.
(3) Capitol Vial of Alabama, Inc. 2039 McMillan Street. Extend and Amend Tax Abatement.
d. Drainage and Utility Easements. Acceptance and Payment for Value Lost.
(1) Drainage and Utility Improvements. Construction and Maintenance.
(a) Jedd Land Company, LLC. Ellington Place Subdivision.
(b) Auburn University Federal Credit Union. 1290 South Donahue Drive.
(2) John Mullins. 842 South College Street. South College Street and Woodfield Drive Traffic Signal. Utility Easement and Compensation.
e. Industrial Development Board. One Position. Unexpired Term Ends October 9, 2013. Appointment.
11. OTHER BUSINESS. 12. ADJOURNMENT.
TUESDAY, OCT. 21 — OPELIKA CITY COUNCIL
6:25 pm – work session / 7:00 pm – regular meeting
Held in the council chambers, 204 South 7th Street, Opelika. Open to all.
Agenda: www.opelika.org/
Work session agenda includes:
(1) - a. Resolution, contract for advertising with Auburn Network for the L&P department.
b. Resolution, fill position of Electrical Distribution
(2) - a. Resolution, amend existing contract with Goodwyn, Mills & Cawood to upgrade sewer life station at Saugahatchee County Club
(4) - a. Resolution, reclassify two positions to Assistant Director P & G
(5) - a. General updates
(6) - Discuss/review CM agenda items of 10/21/08
a. Remarks by Mayor; b. General business; c. Bids; d. Resolutions; e. Ordinances; f. Board Appointments;
(7) - Discussion — a. New / Old Business; b. Board appointments; c. Other City business.
Regular session agenda includes:
6) UNFINISHED BUSINESS
7) REMARKS BY THE MAYOR — a. Employee service awards.
CITIZENS COMMUNICATIONS - (Limit comments to five minutes or less)
9) REPORT OF DISBURSEMENTS
10) COMMITTEE REPORTS
11) GENERAL BUSINESS – Bob Shuman
1. Public hearing, fix assessment for removal of building at 1813 Ridge Street.
2. Public hearing, fix assessment for removal of building at 308 Brannon Avenue.
3. Public hearing, fix assessment for removal of building at 315 South 2nd Street.
4. Public hearing, fix assessment for removal of building at 1402 West Street.
5. Public hearing, fix assessment for removal of building at 1602 4th Avenue
12) AWARDING OF BIDS - (By Resolution) - Shirley Washington
1. Two new 2009 unmarked Dodge Chargers for OPD.
2. One new Ford F-250 pickup truck for P/W.
3. 332 Landis+Gyr meters for L&P.
4, 330 TWACS meter modules for L&P.
13) RESOLUTIONS - Guy Gunter
1. Contract, annual appropriation, Storybook Farm.
2. Contract, annual appropriation, Envision Opelika.
3. Contract, annual appropriation, Chamber of Commerce.
4. Contract, annual appropriation, Boys & Girls Clubs.
5. Contract, annual appropriation, Sickle Cell Foundation.
6. Contract, annual appropriation, EASE.
7. Amend existing contract, GMC, upgrade sewer lift station.
8. Special appropriation by Ward 2, Opelika Learning Center.
9. Special appropriation by Ward 3, various Opelika organizations
10. Fix amount of assessment, demolition at 1813 Ridge Street.
11. Fix amount of assessment, demolition at 308 Brannon Avenue.
12. Fix amount of assessment, demolition at 315 South 2nd Street.
13. Fix amount of assessment, demolition at 1402 West Street.
14. Fix amount of assessment, demolition at 1602 4th Avenue.
15. Designated City personal property as surplus & authorize disposal.
14) ORDINANCES
1. Amend the City Code of Ordinances, add Article V to Chapter 28, Identify Theft Prevention Program.
15) APPOINTMENTS. 16) ADJOURN.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 22, 11:30 am — 2008 Alabama Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Conference
Held at the Marriott Prattville at Capitol , Mont.
Conference details at: https://www.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 22, 12:00 PM — GREEN LUNCH SERIES: DR. CONNER BAILEY / REDNECKS, RADICALS AND CAUTIOUS SOULS: MULTIPLE VOICES OF ALABAMA’S ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT
Held in AU’s New Student Union, Room 2216. Free & open to all.
Bring your lunch and join us as Dr. Conner Bailey, professor of Rural Sociology, discusses “Rednecks, Radicals, and Cautious Souls: Multiple Voices of Alabamas Environmental Movement.”
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 22, 4:00 PM — ART HISTORY LECTURE: DR. KIMBERLY CLEVELAND / ART FROM THE PERIPHERY: AFRICA, BRAZIL AND AFRO-BRAZILIAN ART
Held in AU’s Biggin Hall, room 005. Free & open to all.
The College of Liberal Arts Department of Art is pleased to announce an art history lecture, “Art from the Periphery: Africa, Brazil, and Afro-Brazilian Art,” presented by Dr. Kimberly Cleveland, Assistant Professor of Art History at Georgia State University. Dr. Cleveland, a Fulbright scholar who received her Ph.D. from the University of Iowa, will discuss how Afro-Brazilian art serves as a tool for understanding relationships between Brazil and African countries at the national and individual levels in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. To date, American art historians have almost exclusively focused their studies on Afro-Brazilian religious artwork and a historically-based flow of influence from West Africa to Brazil. Dr. Cleveland will demonstrate how expanding the discourse to include secular artwork not only provides a better perspective on the connections between Afro-Brazilian art and national politics, but also the variety of ways that Brazilian artists have incorporated African-influenced forms and subjects in their paintings, prints, sculptures, and photographs.
For more information contact Dr. Joyce de Vries, Assistant Professor of Art History, 844-3483.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 22, 5:00 – 7:00 PM – HISPANIC FILM SERIES / ROJO AMANECER (RED DAWN)
Held in AU’s Haley Center, room 3034. Free & open to all.
AU’s Dept of Foreign Languages and Literatures, College of Liberal Arts, presents Rojo Amanecer (Red Dawn)* Mexico, 1989 (NO subtitles) -drama/thriller- http://www.imdb.com/title/
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 22, 7:00 PM – GNU’S ROOM / AUTHOR READING – NOTE DATE CHANGE
Held at the Gnu’s Room, 414 S. Gay St, Auburn. Free & open to all. www.thegnusroom.com
Featuring: Wes Wood, fiction writer & Keith Cummins, poet
THURSDAY, OCT. 23 , 8:30 am — FOREST ECOLOGY PRESERVE AUTUMN WALKS
Held at the Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve (North College Street just past the Auburn fish ponds on the right). Meet at the Pavilion. Free & open to all; no reservations required. Cancelled if rain. https://fp.auburn.edu/
Autumn walks will be held every Tuesday and Thursday at the Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve at 8:30 a.m. Walks are geared toward exercise and enjoying the preserve’s fall beauty. Walks will last approximately one hour. Info: Jennifer Lolley at 707-6512. The preserve is open seven days a week from 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
THURSDAY, OCT 23 , 10:00 am – ALABAMA HOME BUILDERS LICENSURE BOARD
Held at 445 Herron Street, Mont. Open to all. Ph: 334-242-2230
Agenda: The Board will meet to approve minutes from the previous month’s meeting, to approve applications for licensure, and to conduct the general business of the Board.
THURSDAY, OCT. 23, noon – ART MUSEUM / A LITTLE LIGHT MUSIC
Held at AU’s Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Arts. Free & open to all.
Enjoy lunch in the museum café on Thursdays while the lovely sounds of local musicians echo through the museum. Sponsored by the Auburn Chamber Museum Society.
NOTE NEW MEETING DATE
THURSDAY, OCT.23, 4:00 pm – AUBURN WATER WORKS BOARD
Held in the Water Resource Management Conference Room, 1501 West Samford Avenue (Shug Jordan and West Samford). Info: 501-3060. The Board now meets on the 1st Thursday after the 3rd Tuesday of each month.
THURSDAY, OCT. 23, 4:00 pm — OPELIKA PLANNING COMMISSION WORK SESSION
Held in the Public Works Facility, 700 Fox Trail, Opelika. Open to all.
Note: The regular Opelika Planning Commission meeting will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 3:00 pm, same location as above.
Agenda includes:
A. PLATS (preliminary and prel & final) – Public Hearing
1. The Willows S/D, 4 lots, Lee Road 730, Kevin J Sexton, P/F approval.
2. John W. Harris S/D, 4 lots, Lee Road 146, John W. Harris, P/F approval.
3. Gateway Park S/D, 2 lots, Columbus Parkway, J Newell Floyd et al, P/F approval.
4. Capps-Palmer S/D, 1st Addition, 7th revision, 2 lots, Gateway Drive, Stephen Benson, P/F approval.
5. The Cottages at Fieldstone S/D, Phase III, 60 lots, Cobblestone Drive, DRI Fieldstone LLC, P/F approval.
B. ADMINISTRATIVE PLATS (RATIFY)
6. Tiger Town S/D, 2 lots, Interstate Drive, Tiger Town LTD, Ratify.
C. CONDITIONAL USE
7. J Newell Floyd, 1700 block Columbus Parkway, C-3, GC-2, Construction Equipment Rental (Tabled at Sept 23rd PC meeting)
D. REZONING-PUBLICHEARING
8. Margaret Thomas,716 Powledge Avenue,from R-3 to R-4M
9. Dudley Holdings &Investments LLC, 214North 10th Street, from R-2 to C-2
10. Pine Lake Property LLC, Anderson Road,from PUD to R-1
11. Amend OpelikaZoning map addingGC-2 (Gateway CorridorOverlay - 2) zoningdistrict on Society Hill Road from theInterstate 85 bridge toGateway Drive andadding GC-2 onGateway Drive fromSociety Hill Road toHighway 51 E. ZONING ORDINACETEXT AMENDMENTS(Public Hearing)
12. (a) Amend ZoningOrdinance Section 6.4Purpose and Intent of Zoning Districts – add new district: Office Limited (O-L) zoning district.
(b) Amend Zoning Ordinance Section 6.1 Districts - add Office Limited (O-L) district.
(c) Amend ZoningOrdinance Section 7.3Specific District Regulations, Paragraph A District Regulation add yard and area requirements for Office Limited District and Paragraph C Use categories- add allowed/conditional/prohibited land uses in the Office Limited District
(d) Amend Zoning Ordinance Section 9.7 General Business Signs- add sign regulations for the Office-Limited District
13. Amend Public Works Manual-Section 4.5.3. Street Name Signs.
14. Amend Subdivision Ordinance-Section 4.4 Final Plat Approval, Subsection B. Improvements and Subsection D. Final Plat Requirements to include language on street name signs and time extension on infrastructure improvements
THURSDAY, OCT. 23, 5:30 pm – SAVE OUR SAUGAHATCHEE (SOS)
Held in the City of Auburn meeting room. Open to all.
Agenda: Potluck supper and plans for Syrup Soppin’, receive training on two different Enviroscapes and a brief update on the late summer bacteria blitz from Cliff Webber.
THURSDAY, OCT. 23, 6:30 PM – CHEWUP / FRIENDS OF CHEWACLA CREEK AND THE UPHAPEE WATERSHED
Held in the City of Auburn meeting room, 122 Tichenor Ave. Open to all.
Program: John Curry with Hydro Engineering will report on the Inundation (flood) study he did for the Water Works Board along Chewacla Creek from Ogletree Dam to Sand Hill Road.
FRIDAY, October 24 — Last day to register for November election
FRIDAY, OCT. 24, 5:00 – 9:00 PM — AU GROUP IN ECOLOGY PICNIC
Held in AU’s School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences Pavilion
The AU Group in Ecology will hold its first annual fall picnic on Friday, 24 October 2008, starting at 5 pm at the beautiful School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences pavilion and indoor hall (special thanks to Kathryn Flynn!). Grills, utensils, plates, coolers with ice, and some tables and chairs will be provided. Please plan to bring something to eat and drink for yourself and to share with others. This event is designed for AU ecologists to get to know each other and to brainstorm ideas for future events.
FRIDAY, OCT. 24, 7:30 pm – SUNDILLA CONCERT FEATURING RED MOLLY
Held at the Auburn Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Hall (AUUF), 450 E. Thach. www.sundilla.org
Admission: $10; with student ID $8; children under 12 free (and welcomed; play area provided). Light refreshments provided free of charge; you may also bring your own food or beverage (beer/wine allowed). For more info, and to hear music clips of Red Molly, go to www.sundilla.org.
SATURDAY, OCT. 25, 7:00 AM – LOACHAPOKA SYRUP SOPPIN’ FESTIVAL
Held in Loachapoka Park. Free admission. More info: www.soppin.org
Note: Loachapoka Park is located in downtown Loachapoka, just 7 miles west of Auburn down Hwy 14.
Join us for this all-day festival celebrating the historical method of cane syrup development. Arts & crafts, entertainment, and great food round out this family event.
SATURDAY, OCT. 25, 8:30 AM — AU BIKE PATH OPENING / BIKE RIDES http://wireeagle.auburn.edu/
Held at South Donahue Drive & Woodfield Drive, by the solar house. All are invited to attend. Refreshments provided.
Auburn University will celebrate the official opening of its recently completed bike path with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The event is a collaboration of Auburn University and the City of Auburn. This summer, AU completed the campus’s first dedicated off-road multi-use path, extending from South College Street to Samford Avenue along Donahue Drive. The construction of the path is part of the university’s master plan to transform Auburn into a greener and healthier pedestrian- and bike-friendly campus. Following the ribbon cutting there will be a 9 a.m. five-mile fun ride, and, for the more experienced riders, the annual Chris Hinds Memorial Ride organized by Friends of Chris Hinds and the Auburn Flyers. Food and snacks will be provided for those who attend the ceremony and for those who take part in the rides. Aubie and other special guests will visit the event. There will be drinks and snacks for everyone at the ceremony and those who take part in the rides.
Registration for the Chris Hinds Memorial Ride is from 7:30 a.m. to 8:50 a.m. prior to the 9 a.m. event on Oct. 25. The fee for this ride is $30 with proceeds going to Auburn Flyers and Storybook Farm. There is no charge to participate in the five-mile fun ride.
For more information on the ribbon cutting ceremony and the free fun ride contact: Emma Mulvaney (334) 844-7777 (mulvaet@auburn.edu). For more information on the Chris Hinds Memorial Ride go to www.chrishindsride.com or email JC Gillespie at gillejc@mac.com.
SATURDAY, OCT. 25, 5:00 PM — GNU’S ROOM / AUTHOR READING
Held at the Gnu’s Room, 414 S. Gay St, Auburn. Free & open to all. www.thegnusroom.com
Featuring: Charles Rose, published short story writer and author of In the Midst of Life.
SATURDAY, OCT. 25, 7:00 – 9:00 PM — FOREST ECOLOGY PRESERVE FALL WINE & CHEESE HIKE
Held at AU’s Forest Ecology Preserve; meet at the pavilion. Tickets: $20 for Preserve members; $25 for nonmembers.
Tickets limited to 30. All preserves go to support the Preserve. Ticket info: Jennifer Lolley, 707-6512.
The Forest Ecology Preserve will host a Fall Wine and Cheese Hike. Attendees will meet at the pavilion and easily hike to the pond where Gus Clark of Gus’s Fine Wine and Beer will serve as host. Music will be provided by John and D’Wayne.
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