Ulster University
17 December 2020
Judith Rowan graduates with a MSc in International Event Management.
Judith will be attending her virtual graduation celebration from Saudi Arabia where she is currently working with events company Cube International to develop major sporting events in this region including the inaugural Formula 1 Grand Prix now scheduled now for November/December 2021.
An experienced events consultant, Judith grew up in Annalong, Co.Down but now lives in Lisburn with her family. Judith has worked on numerous major events in Northern Ireland including the Belfast International Arts Festival, the North West 200, the Giro d’Italia Gran Fondo and UEFA Women’s Under 19s European Championship. For the past two years she has been working closely with the World Rally Championship to bring a round of the event to Northern Ireland in 2021.
Dec 14, 2020
âJughead,â a dog whose head got stuck inside a plastic container and eluded capture in North Mankato for weeks in 2015 was renamed Gulliver after his rescue. âGulliverâ was suggested as the name for one of North Mankato bike trails during a naming contest. Submitted file photo
NORTH MANKATO â âJugheadâ the hapless dog later renamed Gulliver, who got his head stuck in a plastic jar and was seen running around with it for weeks, could have been immortalized with his name donning a North Mankato bike trail. But Gulliver didnât make the cut.
The North Mankato City Council in a workshop Monday heard from Mayor Mark Dehen, an avid bicyclist, who worked with the cityâs bicycle commission to come up with official names for five recreation/bike loops and trails in the city. The city requested that residents submit ideas for trail names, with âGulliverâ being one of the suggestions.
Pandemic allowed event to go global with virtual bikers
Dec 15, 2020
Cyclists participate in Imua Family Services second Pedal Imua fundraiser on Maui on Dec. 5. Due to the pandemic, start times were staggered, cyclists recorded their own times and people around the world were able to join in virtually. Photo courtesy Imua Family Services
The Maui News
Imua Family Services netted a profit of $17,000 from its second Pedal Imua event on Dec. 5, which allowed cyclists from around the world to participate virtually due to COVID-19.
The fundraiser, which launched last year, benefits Dream Imua, a program that grants “dream days” to children who are in crisis or have experienced life-altering circumstances. Cyclists in the inaugural event took on the 60-mile “gran fondo” of the famed West Maui Loop, named one of the Ten Best Rides in the World by Bicycle Magazine.