Category: Group Walks

Getting caught up!

Kite Making Barn at the Johnston, Iowa Kite Festival walk put on by the Des Moines club

Our club has been so busy that there’s been little time to sit down at the keyboard!

Our next event will be out at Prairie Queen Recreation area, just west of Werner Park (home to the Omaha Storm Chasers minor league baseball team) on Saturday, May 14th.  Register from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., off the trail by 2 p.m.  Check out ALL of our upcoming events via the calendar on this website, on Facebook, on Meetup or download and print out the attached PDF of upcoming events.

If you’re planning to come to the National Trails Day walk at Chalco Hills on June 4th, 2016, please be advised that the stretch of Giles Road closest to where you get off I-80 is closed (144th Street and Giles Road).  You have to go past Giles north to Harrison Street, west to 156th St., south to Giles, and then east to the entrance to the Recreation Area’s parking lot.

 

Walkers at Arbor Day Farm
Walkers at Arbor Day Farm

Thank you to everyone who participated in The Big Give S.A., which benefited the national organization to which this club belongs, the American Volkssport Association.  The totals aren’t closed out for the event, but they’re nearly to their goal of $50,000. Some big changes to the www.ava.org website are coming in the near future and new programs and activities will be rolled out soon, now that funding has been secured.

 

May – June 2016 Newsletter

Upcoming events Apr – Dec 2016

 

 

Feb – Mar Upcoming Events

Westroads Group Walk – Saturday, February 20th.  Meet near the children’s play area between Penney’s and Dick’s Sporting Goods at 7:45 a.m. so we can start walking at 8 a.m.  We will have the walkbox there for registration.  5k and 10k options available. Credit walkers pay $3; Fun walkers pay $1.50. Exact change is appreciated!

Soup Walk Workers’ Walk – Saturday, February 27th at 1 p.m.  St. Vincent de Paul Church, 14330 Eagle Run Drive in the gathering space of the church (inside, but we have to be quiet).  Restrooms will be available. 5k and 10k options available.  Arrive about 15 minutes early so walkers can start at 1 p.m. Fun walkers pay $1.50. Exact change is appreciated!

Soup Walk – Saturday, March 5 at St. Vincent de Paul Church, 14330 Eagle Run Drive, Omaha, NE – use school entrance with “St. Vincent de Paul” above the door.  Start times 9 a.m. -12 a.m., finish by 3 p.m.  5k and 10k options available. Bring two cans of soup; one for the Food Bank and one to share.  Make sure to save some time for soup and conversation after the walk.  There will be some fun prizes at the raffle.  Raffle tickets are still a bargain at $.50 or 3 for $1.

Lincoln St. Patrick’s Day Workers’ Walk – Sunday, March 6th at 1 p.m. See directions below.

Monthly Meeting – Monday, March 7th at 7 p.m.  Our monthly meeting will be at Morning Star Lutheran Church.  We will have a musician (Walter Graham) showing us his tricks before a short business meeting and snacks.

Lincoln St. Patrick’s Day Walk –  Saturday, March 12th, start 9 a.m.-11a.m.,  be off the trail by 1 p.m.  New location!  Fallbrook YMCA,  700 Penrose Drive, Lincoln, NE.  From I-80 East & West: take EXIT 401(US 34), west on US 34 to Fallbrook Blvd North, it will change name to Tallgrass Parkway after a “roundabout”, continue on Tallgrass to Penrose; right on Penrose to YMCA on left. From south: take I-180 north from downtown to where it becomes US34, & follow above directions

Des Moines St. Patrick’s Day Walk – Saturday, March 19th, start 9 a.m. -11 a.m., finish by 1:30 p.m.  Start Point is at the VFW, 4029 Urbandale Ave, Des Moines, IA 50310. The route is on city sidewalks and recreational trails, From 1-35/I-80: take exit 131 (Merle Hay Rd), go south to Urbandale Ave, then left (east) to start point.

 

February – Save the Dates!

From Club President Sandy Spaulding:

Monthly Meeting – Monday, February 1 at 7 p.m.  Our monthly meeting will be at Morningstar Lutheran Church.  We will have a speaker discussing Air Quality.  Come to hear what can keep us breathing better.  With the weather forecast, remember that the meeting will be cancelled if school is cancelled.

Shelby Soup Cook Off – Saturday, February 6 from 5-7 p.m,  Cardinal Lofts (old school gym) at 304 Western Ave, Shelby, IA.  Cost last year was $6 per person for all the soup you can eat.  Very yummy and a lot of fun.  They also hold a raffle and our group has won a lot of prizes in the past few years.  We like to support this event as it provides funds for the Stone Arch Trail which we use for our Shelby year round event.  We will carpool to this event so let me know if you would like to ride or drive.

Des Moines Skywalk – Saturday, February 13, start times 8-12, finish by 3.  Start point is in the Kaleidoscope at The Hub Food Court (third floor), 555 Walnut, Des Moines, IA.  There are two trails available, one entirely in the skywalk and another outdoors.  Pets are not allowed in the skywalk system.  If there is interest, we may carpool to this event.  Butch and I will not be able to attend, but let me know if you want to carpool or drive and I will pass the information along.

Westroads Group Walk – Saturday, February 20.  Meet near the children’s play area between J C Penney and Dick’s Sporting Goods at 7:45 so we can start walking at 8 a.m.  We will have the walkbox there for registration.