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Simon
Kenton Pathfinders welcomes M.J. "Eb"
Eberhart a retired Doctor, author/hiker.
At age 70, Eb is hiking the North
Country National Scenic Trail starting
at North Dakota ending at New York. When
completed it will span 4,600 miles.
His goal is to hike all 8 National
Scenic Trails.
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Fund-raising Under Way for Bike Trail Expansion
The event was kicked off at
Urbana
Monument Square Dog Days Friday, June 5, 2009
L-R Martin Shaffer, Dorothy & Dave Case, Nancy Lokai-Baldwin
Urbana
schoolchildren are leading the way in a fundraising
campaign to extend the Simon Kenton Trail north
through Urbana, eventually on to West Liberty and
Bellefontaine.
Students in
Urbana’s elementary schools collected more than
$2,500 in pennies for the Pennies for the Path
drive. The money has been donated to the Simon
Kenton Pathfinders to be used as part of local
matching dollars for a Clean Ohio Trails Fund grant.
The Pathfinders have submitted an application for
the grant to the Ohio Department of Natural
Resources. A decision on the application is expected
in October.
Following up on the
students’ success, the Simon Kenton Pathfinders have
launched the next phase of fund-raising, the Help
Pave the Path …Every Dollar Counts campaign. The
campaign began Friday, June 5 at Urbana’s downtown
celebration and will be promoted through the summer
at the Champaign County Farmers’ Market and other
events.
The first phase of
the trail expansion project will extend the trail
1.6 miles north from the Urbana Station Depot to the
northern city corporation limits near Grimes Field
airport.
For more
information about the fund-raising campaign and
trail extension project, call Nancy Lokai-Baldwin,
president of the Simon Kenton Pathfinders, 605-2434.
Cyndi &
Lee Williams stopped at the
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Who Are We
 The Simon Kenton Pathfinders is a charitable, non-profit
(501 (c) 3) community organization formed in Summer of
1997 for the purposes of developing a multi-use trail in
Champaign County.
The trail provides
long term economic benefits, protects natural resources,
provides a safe alternate transportation route, enhances
the wellness and quality of life for Champaign County
residents.
The Simon Kenton Trail is maintained
by a total volunteer organization.
All funds raised by the SKP are used
for the expenses of trail maintenance and to create an
endowment for trail maintenance.
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