Local bike club struggles with volunteer shortage for trail maintenance
By: Alison Patton
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Paul Schulz guides his electric chainsaw through a large fallen tree blocking the Sundown bike trail near Dow Lake Dam. “I like the mechanics of it… Read More
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