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Tour de Manure Celebrates Exciting Comeback, June 4th

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Mike Blide preparing for the 2022 Tour de Manure

SIERRAVILLE - Under the new leadership of Sierraville resident Mike Blide, after a two-year hiatus in response to Covid-19, the Sierra County Fire Protection District and Sierraville/Sattely Fire and Rescue Association teamed with the Sierraville Recreation Association to host the 12th Tour de Manure bicycle ride on June 4.

The Tour was brought back from the Covid 19 abyss as a fundraising event for the three organizations. Modeled after the first 11 events, run solely by the Sierraville/Sattley Fire and Rescue Association with Tami McCollum being the head organizer, the Tour presented three route options - a 30-mile out-and-back route to Loyalton, a 42-mile loop through the valley and a "metric century," which circled the valley and included a leg up Smithneck Road to make up a 62-mile option.

The course experience was highlighted by the spring grandeur of Sierra Valley and a series of "Burma Shave-style" signs linking the r...