Santa Maria Elks BMX Hosted Event ***
Santa Maria, CA -- 04/14/2009
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Photo - Chris Polan of Goleta, right, gives his son,
Trevor, 4, center, words of encouragement as he
starts a race in the 5-and-under NBL qualifiers at
the Unocal Event Center.
The All American city now has its own world class bicycle racing track.
The Santa Maria Elks BMX Racing Team hosted the first major event
at its new Elks Unocal Events Center BMX track on Saturday.
BENNINGTON - The Bennington Elks Club will honor the town's resident senior track master, Bob Matteson, with a special ceremony at its Washington Avenue lodge on Sunday at 10:30 a.m.
The event will begin with a Flag Day ceremony, after which Matteson will be honored and presented with a resolution adopted by the Vermont State Legislature that "congratulates (Matteson) on his extraordinary accomplishments as a masters runner." Vermont governor James Douglas is scheduled to speak at the ceremony, as is Speaker of the House and longtime Matteson family friend Shap Smith.