RAGBRAI
CRESCO - T.J. Juskiewicz, director, and Scott Garner, assistant director, of RAGBRAI attended a wrap-up meeting for Cresco’s July 27 event on Aug. 30. Juskiewicz joked, “If we had asked for a meeting the next week, you would have said no way!”
The comments the RAGBRAI duo had for members of the...
CRESCO - During the annual grueling RAGBRAI ride, some injuries require more than a Band-Aid. That's why nine area high school students enrolled in Northeast Iowa Community College's (NICC) Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) - Career Pathway Certificate program jumped at the chance to use their...
CRESCO - While RAG-BRAI attracts a wide variety of people from all 50 states every year, it also brings in people from throughout the world.
That was certainly the case this year during RAGBRAI XLV as one of this year’s riders was Flavia Oliveira, a Brazilian Olympic cyclist, who participated in...
CRESCO - “I’ve heard numerous compliments on our organization and hospitality. For everyone who’s volunteered, I can’t thank the community enough for stepping forward,” said Jason Passmore, Director of Howard County Business & Tourism and Executive Board member.
One of those volunteers was...
CRESCO - Another RAGBRAI® is completed with nary a hitch. People from across the United States swelled the streets, homes and parks of Cresco on Thursday and Friday, July 27-28. But it isn’t just friends and neighbors across the U.S. who ride, there are international riders as well. Team Dublin...
It is always interesting to look at the numbers. Looking over the list there is around 250 volunteers counted for Cresco (which doesn’t include Protivin volunteers), but there were many more than that, as so many individuals stepped up to help make this event a success.
Miscellaneous
Thursday...
CRESCO - “Thanks for hosting.”
“Amazing.”
“It’s almost over. I feel like crying.”
“Bucket list.”
“Supporting local organizations.”
“This is so organized.”
Those are just a few of the phrases heard over and over from some of the RAGBRAI® (Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa) riders...
CRESCO - RAGBRAI® (Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa) brings people to the state of Iowa from all over the world. Some come for the riding, some for the bonding, some for vacation and some for training. But it is the overall experience that keeps them coming back and inviting...
CRESCO - Analysts of RAGBRAI® are excited about something that’s never been done before, and it’s creating quite a buzz.
Thousands of people are being reached because of the network of likes across the state on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and the local blog.
Riders and event attendees are...
CRESCO - RAGBRAI XLV isn’t Cresco’s first rodeo. The county seat was a pass-through town in 1993 and had so much fun, it hosted overnight stays in 1996 and again in 2005. For those who attended these prior to the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa events, some of this information...
