Girl Scouts Bike for Gold: Tour de Niles http://overthefalls.com/bikeforgold a self-guided biking and walking tour of Niles (Fremont, California) Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:18:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 en hourly 1 noCopyright Megan and Mika, Girl Scout Troops 32028 and 32830Niles,Fremont,Essanay,GirlScouts,biking,tour,walking,Chaplin,VallejoHow much do you know about the history of Niles? Did you know it was established in 1869? Or that famous films, such as The Tramp, were filmed here? Charlie Chaplin even lived in Niles! The California Nursery Company also provided the majoriy of the exotic plants seen at Hearst Castle. You'll learn this, and much more on the Tour de Niles, a self-guided biking and walking tour planned and written by local Girl Scouts. Explore fascinating history, connect with your local community, and discover the rich culture of your own backyard! Visit us on the web @ http://www.coyotehillsgs.org/bikeforgold. a self-guided biking and walking tour of Niles (Fremont, California)Girl Scout Troops 32028 and 32830bikeforgold@gmail.comGirl Scout Troops 32028 and 32830 Bike For Gold: Tour de Niles http://overthefalls.com/bikeforgold/http:/overthefalls.com/bikeforgold/contact http://overthefalls.com/bikeforgold/http:/overthefalls.com/bikeforgold/contact#comments Sun, 23 Aug 2009 18:10:29 +0000 http://overthefalls.com/bikeforgold/?p=443 Girl Scouts of Northern California
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]]> http://overthefalls.com/bikeforgold/http:/overthefalls.com/bikeforgold/contact/feed 0 bikeforgold@gmail.com (Girl Scout Troops 32028 and 32830)noGirl Scouts of Northern California Coyote Hills and Chabot Service Units + Access the Tour de Niles Official Podcast: Direct Download &#124; iTunes Store [free]!Girl Scout Troops 32028 and 32830Girl Scouts of Northern California Coyote Hills and Chabot Service Units + Access the Tour de Niles Official Podcast: Direct Download &#124; iTunes Store [free]!Niles,Fremont,Essanay,GirlScouts,biking,tour,walking,Chaplin,Vallejo <link>http://overthefalls.com/bikeforgold/http:/overthefalls.com/bikeforgold/contact</link> <comments>http://overthefalls.com/bikeforgold/http:/overthefalls.com/bikeforgold/contact#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 20:04:33 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://overthefalls.com/bikeforgold/?p=428</guid> <description><![CDATA[“In the year it took us to complete our proposal and complete our Gold Award project, the face of the Niles community changed visibly. Joe’s Corner, and first established in the early 1900s, was reopened and then closed again. The Mission Adobe Garden Center closed as well, carrying on the struggle for business [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>“In the year it took us to complete our proposal and complete our Gold Award project, the face of the Niles community changed visibly. Joe’s Corner, and first established in the early 1900s, was reopened and then closed again. The Mission Adobe Garden Center closed as well, carrying on the struggle for business and arable land that had begun in the 1870s when the California Nursery was first established. It is a losing fight; each decade, the nursery’s acreage diminishes, and with it, a piece of history. The old Shuckl Corporation building was partially burned down in May 2008, and torn down completely in June 2009. The local history archives, available in the Alameda County library and consisting of newspaper clippings dating back to the mid-1800s, are growing.</p> <p>The landscape is changing. </p> <p>It is changing, has been changing, and will continue to do so. There is no stopping time. All we can do is hope that our vision and our actions as community members directs those changes such that Niles businesses like the Mission Adobe Garden Center and Joe’s Corner can continue to compete in a changing marketplace, but never lose sight of their historic roots and sense of place. Because like so much else–fossil fuels, undeveloped land–histories are things that cannot be replaced.</p> <p>Our project provides one of a thousand ways the Niles community endeavors to protect its history and its future. Alone, perhaps, our project is of minimal report–but so is everything else. Alone, perhaps, our project reaches only as far and accomplishes only as much as two girls are capable of on their own. But with its inclusion in the broadscape of things, with it comes an awareness of how quickly the world will change, and how important it is to preserve both our culture and our environment. It is a taste and a wake-up call, and a call to action more than anything.”</p></blockquote> <p>Mika and Megan<br /> Girl Scout Troops 32830 and 32028</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://overthefalls.com/bikeforgold/http:/overthefalls.com/bikeforgold/contact/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <dc:creator>bikeforgold@gmail.com (Girl Scout Troops 32028 and 32830)</dc:creator></item> </channel> </rss>