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First Rotary Tour d'Arlington held Saturday

Ron Crawford, heading up this year's first Rotary Tour d'Arlington, said he was a "little disappointed with the turnout" of less than 50 people. Their mission statement for the day was to End Polio Now, a longtime Rotary crusade that is nearing success.

Taking the blame was Mother Nature, with Friday night's storm and downed trees putting a damper on the event.

Bike riders like Linda Borton and Ed Sobon both of Arlington Heights had their choice of three different routes to exercise their muscles, one of which was altered because of trees and branches down on the roadway. The routes through the area that vary in length from 5 to 10 miles.

At the park after the ride, there were hot dogs, drinks and red, blue or green smoothies, all depending on what route you took, along with a donation to end polio.

  Ron Crawford, heading up the Arlington Heights Rotary Tour d'Arlington, flexes his arm and leg muscles to whip up a batch of smoothies using a bike-powered blender Saturday as his wife, Diane, cheers him on. They would make either a green, red or blue smoothie depending on what bike route people took. Their mission statement for the day was to End Polio Now. Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
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