Vehicle & Bike Auction ! A Type of REcyclin' !

This just in! The City of Bozeman has its bike and vehicle auction comin' right up! These are abandoned bikes and vehicles that are up for viewing and purchase! It is so fun. Details from the City web site:

To be sold at combined Police auction on June 12, 2010, from 09:00 to 12:00 at the impound lot at 600 East Griffin Street, Bozeman, [...] Montana, to the highest bidder for cash in hand, with the highest bid being obligatory for purchase. All the right, title and interest in and to the following property to wit.*
Cash, Check or credit card for all sales. Minimum $125 bid for vehicles. All sales final. All bicycles and vehicles purchased must be taken by 4:00 p.m. on date of purchase. A detailed list of Bicycles and Vehicles being sold is posted at the City Library, City Hall and L&J Center or for full list and vehicle photos go to: www.bozemanpolice.com.

And:

http://bozeman.net/bozeman/upcoming events/auction.pdf

Bidding starts at 10am for bikes and 11am for vehicles, trailers and whatever else they have layin' around...

This is where I purchased my trusty 1981 Toyota Tercel for $100 in August of 2007.

It's a fantastic opportunity, and a kind of recycling.

Go! View! Bid!

tg!

*They do sign it over to ya right there, on th' spot!

2 Recyclin' Guides for Gallatin Valley !

Mmm...how one loves to recycle, or at least, dispose of things safely, yes?

Recently I came across not one, but two, recycling guides for the Gallatin Valley and Bozeman. One is a .pdf created by the Gallatin Zero Waste Coalition, and the other, found as a .pdf on the City of Bozeman web site. Pdfs don't load on blogspot, dontcha know...

SO, the one being just two pages, I've saved each as a gif file and offered it here, with blessing from the GZWC:

...and the other, please click on the link and help yourself!

http://bozeman.net/bozeman/government/sustainability/recycling.aspx

I'm amazed...a place for everything, and everything in it's place! It's much more than just paper, cardboard, tin and plastic... Print these out and put them on your fridge. Share them with others. Spread the word, for the health of our community, and the world at large.

Enjoy,

tg

Recycling BIKES !

Big snooze of summer fever then hibernation, but there is much to reveal and here's a compelling event!

Bozeman Bike Kitchen is a wonderful community resource that takes donated bikes and bike parts and soups 'em up to offer to those who need a fresh ride. Sometimes called, "Frankenstein bikes," they offer an alternative to our National oil dependency as well. Volunteers staff the shop and assemble the bikes for a good time and the warm fuzzies; you could be one! Win, win, win, all the way around!

SO! SATURDAY, FROM 9AM - 3PM AT 425 E ASPEN, home of the BOZEMAN BIKE KITCHEN ! Bring your bikes, bike bits, and anything else still usable from cyclingland! They'll love you and you'll love them! Here's their web addy for more data:

http://www.bozemanbikekitchen.org/

Attached, incidentally, there is a .jpg of Bike Week. Click to enlarge. Free eats and treats all biz week long next week! Enjoy!

tg

Post Script

THIS JUST IN: Le Chatelaine Chocolat Co. announced on their facebook page they will give you a free chocolate for biking over during Bike Week. As my friend said, "those chocolates are very dear," meaning: high end. And, ohhh, so good! Will they give you one every day this week? I don't know! Ask them. They are in the lobby of the Baxter at Willson and Main (opens at 11:30am,) and also at 1516 West Main (opens at 10.)