Steamboat Today July 14, 2009

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S T E A M B O AT

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JULY 14, 2009

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Vol. 21, No. 167

RO U T T

C O U N T Y ’ S

DA I LY

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S T E A M B O AT S P R I N G S

Focus on health care Former Senate Majority Leader Ken Gordon to attend Democrats’ meeting Page 3

S T E A M B O AT S P R I N G S

700 debate continues Capital costs among issues to be discussed by city and developers Page 5

SPORTS

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Former Peace Corps volunteer Drew Marinelli is riding his bike across the United States in an effort to gain support in the battle against global hunger. Marinelli, who started in Key West, Fla., in April, stopped in Steamboat Springs this week for a brief rest before continuing his journey, which is slated to end in San Francisco.

1 man, 1 bike, 1 fight Ending global hunger a goal of South Carolinian’s cross-country ride Jack Weinstein

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Drew Marinelli hopped on a road bike for the first time about a week before he set off April 1 to ride 6,000 miles across the country to increase awareness and raise funds in the fight against global hunger. A self-described all-ornothing guy, the 26-yearold Anderson, S.C., native wouldn’t let the fact he wasn’t

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a cyclist deter him from his goal. And he’s more than halfway through his trek. Marinelli rode over Rabbit Ears Pass into Steamboat Springs at about 6 p.m. Saturday. He said after working for two years as a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer in Niger, West Africa, and watching young children die from malnutrition, he wanted to share his story. Marinelli called it an “eye-opening, mindexpanding, perspective-altering” experience.

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“My life will never be the same,” he said. Because of that, he said the main priority of the campaign is to increase awareness and raise funds to fight the problem he witnessed firsthand. He has been sponsored by five Rotary clubs based near his parents’ home in Aiken, S.C. They funded the cost of his bike, trailer and other items, said Bob McClure, chairman of international services for the Aiken Sunrise Rotary Club.

Help fight hunger To learn more about Drew Marinelli’s mission or to donate to a fund dedicated to ending world hunger, visit www.onemanonebikeonefight.com.

McClure said Marinelli is determined. “He’s that sort of guy,” McClure said. “He feels the need. He wants to put himself in a position to make a few See Cross-country, page 11

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