Exhibit a tribute to Death Ride volunteers

What makes 3,000 riders commit to the Death Ride? Why do they travel to Alpine County? Is it to face five mountain passes, 129 miles of pavement and a daunting 16,000 feet of elevation gain?

Recognized throughout the cycling world as one of the best produced one-day events in the West, the Tour of the California Alps covers a course, which includes Monitor, Ebbetts and Carson Pass. It is remote, mountainous, pine and sagebrush covered country.

Hundreds of volunteers, who handle everything from food to communication, make the tour a reality.

In 2006, an estimated 750 people volunteered to do everything from handing out water to keeping everyone in touch.

Leading up to this one day event every July, the county's population of 1,200 more than quadruples with friends and family of the 3,000 riders.

Out of 58 counties in California, 37 participated in this years California's Counties exhibits. Alpine County won a silver award for its exhibit, Death Ride Water Stop, that thanks all of the volunteer groups that make this event happen.

2006 VOLUNTEER GROUPS

Alpine County Chamber of Commerce members

Alpine County Community Christian Church

Alpine County EMS

Alpine County Family Support Council

Alpine County Friends of the Library

Alpine County Search and Rescue

Alpine County Sheriff's Department

Alpine Kids

Alpine Watershed Group

Alta Alpina Cycling Club

Alta Alpina Cycling Club Ð juniors

Barton Memorial Hospital

Bear Valley EMS

Cal Trans

California Highway Patrol

Care Flight

Choices for Children

El Dorado Search and Rescue

Friends of Hope Valley

Glaucoma Research Foundation

Doctor Harvey Ð Alpine County

Kirkwood Ski Education Foundation

Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care

Markleeville Volunteer Fire Department

50-Plus Club

Rite of Passage

Sierra Sagebrush Fliers

South Tahoe Public Utilities District

Special Olympics of South Lake Tahoe

TARA

Tahoe Parents Nursery School

UNR Cycling Team

USGS

Woodfords Volunteer Fire Department

The following Alpine County agencies, employees and residents donated financial support, materials, suggestions and time to the 2006 Alpine Country Exhibit:

Board of Supervisors

Approval to Exhibit and Financial

Gunter Kaiser, Chair

Skip Veatch, Vice-Chair

Phillip Bennett

Don Jardine

Terry Woodrow

Alpine County Administration

Clerical Support

Beth Nunes

Alpine County Chamber of

Commerce Board of Directors

Financial

Dave Johnston, President

Jeanie Glover, Vice President

County Presentation

Amy Broadhurst, Sec/Treasurer

Jim Bertholf

Dave Cooper

Dave Kirby

Mark Phillips

Alpine County Chamber of

Commerce Exhibit Staff

Teresa Burkhauser, Executive

Director

Joe Marzocco, Death Ride Manager

Alpine County Public Works

Building Material

Dennis Cardoza

Builder of Kiosk and Frame

Russ Champion

Bear Valley Business Association Brochures

California State Parks

Animals and Brochures

Exhibit Staff

Sean Nichols

County Residents and Volunteers

Closed caption DVD

Hal Sloane Ð e-motion video

Exhibit Staff

Dennis Daniels

Nancy Marzocco

Oscar Marzocco

50 Plus Club

Jim & Dolores Clark

Landscaping and Automation

Richard Bay

Painters

Cody Burkhauser

Debbie Strickland

Painting of Backdrop

Mike McGuire Ð Arrowhead Signs

Photography of Backdrop

Todd Branscombe Ð Todd Branscombe Photography

Jeff Gouveia Ð West World Images

Kirkwood Mountain Resort Brochures

United States Forest Service Brochures

Franklin Pemberton

U.S. Post Office Exhibit Staff

Margaret Daniels