Jay Thatcher News Today

The usual excitement of a group of cyclists taking a short spin around town will be tempered for this one evening.

Corvallis area bicycle safety advocates have scheduled their annual Ride of Silence for Wednesday, May 19. The annual ride, now in its 16th year, will be made to “honor those who have been injured or killed, to raise awareness of the numbers of people who ride bikes and to ask that all share the road,” said coordinator Jay Thatcher. Interested riders should gather at 6:30 p.m. at Osborn Aquatic Center, 1940 NW Highland Drive. The ride will start at 7 p.m. and last an hour. The ride ha...