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On the road again: Milan man honored by RAGBRAI
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The announcement of this summer's RAGBRAI route was more than just a boon for eight southern Iowa towns last weekend. The Quad Cities Bicycle Club's own Dean Mathias was pleasantly surprised, too. The Milan man was among the first recipients of the inaugural Special Recognition Award from the (Des Moines) Register's Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa.1 RAGBRAI Director T.J. Juskiewicz made the presentation before revealing this year's route at the Iowa Bike Expo. More than 1,000 cycling enthusiasts attended the route announcement celebration, and thousands more were watching on a live feed online. "We wanted to honor 'Bareback' for epitomizing the RAGBRAI spirit of helping and encouraging other cyclists," Juskiewicz said, calling the award the RAGBRAI equivalent of college football's Heisman Trophy. "Dean has always been one to jump off the bike and help those in need. We just wanted to honor him for all that he has done to help RAGBRAI keep rolling along." Among other things, Mathias coordinates the QCBC's annual charter to RAGBRAI. Juskiewicz added that Mathias has "stopped to help those in need of mechanical, physical and mental breakdowns" for more than two decades on RAGBRAI while riding the entire route on a custom-built bicycle without a seat (hence the nickname). RAGBRAI begins in late July in Council Bluffs, with stops this year in Harlan, Perry, Des Moines, Knoxville, Oskaloosa and Fairfield before ending at the Mississippi River in Fort Madison. A cold one: The 32nd annual B-rrry Scurry takes off in chilly temperatures Saturday, starting and finishing at Clinton Community College. The four-mile road race starts at noon and helps fund scholarships at the school. New for 2013, a $100 bonus is offered for those breaking the course record in their gender — 20:15 for the men; 23:21 for the women. All participants receive the event's originally designed Tech race shirt. Special medallions are awarded in 13 age divisions for both men and women. Free child care, door prizes, a goodie bag, free post-race refreshments (the B-rrry Buffet) and a post-race party indoors also are perks. Legend's Sports Bar hosts the party from 1:30-4:30 p.m. Free beer and pop are provided to all finishers. Free post-race showers are available at the YWCA. The awards ceremony is in the college auditorium. Packet pickup and race day registration runs 9:30-11:30 a.m. For more information, call Ann Eisenman at (563) 244-7040. Chilly, too: The QC Women's Outdoor Club is going snowmobiling Saturday with the Scott County Sno Seekers. The fun runs from 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. in North Liberty, Iowa. The club is providing a potluck lunch; the Sno Seekers provide the snowmobiles and helmets, but if you have your own helmet, please bring it. The cost for club members is a charitable donation. Please register on the club website, qcwoc.com. For more details, including joining the club and signing up for events, please contact Kelly Fleener by phone at (309) 798-9345 or email events@qcwoc.com. The other kind of Chili: QC's Friends of Off-Road Cycling hosts a Chili Cook-Off and membership drive on Saturday. The event starts at 4:30 p.m. at the Front Street Brewery at Davenport's Freight House. The club is dedicated to the local trail-riding experience. For more details, or to RSVP for this event, visit the website qcforc.org. Also Saturday: Joe Taylor is more than the president of the QC Convention & Visitors Bureau. He's also a loyal reader of this column and a huge hiker in the area. Taylor notes the Black Hawk Hiking Club's next jaunt is 2:30 p.m. Saturday on the Hennepin Canal in Colona. Anyone interested in getting some exercise is invited to join the hike. For information on joining the club, now in its 93rd year, please call (309) 496-9024. 
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Today is Friday, May 24, the 144th day of 2013. There are 221 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: A military escort will be at the square at 9 a.m. tomorrow forthe funeral of Lieut. Joseph Eaton. The county judge is absent in Chicago, which willaccount for his not being in the procession.
1888 -- 125 years ago: Rock Island's City Council last night appropriated $95,000 forexpenses for the 1888 and 1889 fiscal year.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Mrs. F.W. Reimers last night was re-elected president of the RockIsland Musical Club at a meeting in the New Harper Hotel.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Seven members of Boy Scout Troop 21 got their Eagle badges lastnight. They were Ralph Hurt, Robert Nelson, Howard Schersten, Cecil Nelson, RobertFryxell, Clarence Stone and Rollin Hurt.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Mayor Morris Muhleman has resorted to a form letter in an effort toanswer objections to the wheel tax increase. "It was my hope that I could, in some way,restore the faith of the citizens in our city. In order to do this I knew I must face the factthat I would become very unpopular."All they are trying to do is protect the citizensproperty and build their town.
1988 -- 25 years ago: RICCA, the Rock Island County Council on Addictions, inconjunction with the Quad City Downs, will hold its annual "Night at the Races" June 2.The benefit "Night at the Races" will raise funds locally to assist in maintaining the twohalfway houses, New Hope Lodge (for women) and Beacon House (for men).
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