It’s the 10th year of the Chad Smith Ride for Life, and while Chad hasn’t been here for the last eight rides, his father has. And this year, Jack Lynch is wearing a new hat (well, it’s still a RFL hat, but hang with me here) as HE will be the recipient of one of […]
Ninth Annual Chad Smith Ride for Life This Weekend
The 9th annual Chad Smith Ride for Life takes place this Saturday, rain or shine. The Chad Smith Ride for Life began in 2008. Chad was able to be a part of the first two Ride For Life events. A former rider, Hodgkins was taking its toll on Smith by the time the 2009 ride rolled […]
Chad Smith Ride for Life Crew Donates Thousands to Becker Family
In an especially poignant ceremony on one of the summer’s most beautiful evenings, representatives, organizers and friends from the Chad Smith Ride for Life event headed out to one of St. Michael-Albertville’s oldest farms to award a huge gift to some new friends. Dozens of riders met with the family of David Becker, who lost […]
Editorial: Chad Smith Ride For Life Returns, Hits Home
It’s been eight years since I lost one of my favorite people to cancer. Eight years since he “earned his wings,” and now celebrates Father’s Day in heaven with my grandmother and grandfather – whom he adored, pestered and, I’m pretty sure, earned “favored in-law” status. My uncle Daryl lost his fight with cancer that […]