Friends and family dodged raindrops and then beat the summer heat on Saturday, June 16 at the 11th annual Chad Smith Ride for Life Fundraiser, held at Ditto’s Bar in St. Michael. This year’s event brought in a grand total of more than $62,000, which was split between a pair of honorees – Steve Kasper […]
Tenth Annual Ride for Life Hits Close to Home
The ride hits the road Saturday in St. Michael in honor of the late, great Chad Smith.
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 […]
David Becker, 2015 Ride for Life Honoree, Dies of Cancer
LaDonna Zachman, mother of St. Michael mayor, also lost last week.
David Michael Becker, who was the recipient and honoree at this year’s Chad Smith Ride for Life just two weeks ago in St. Michael, died peacefully at his home Monday, June 29, 2015, after an eight-month battle with Stage IV esophageal cancer. He was 49. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 2 […]
Hundreds Rally for St. Michael’s Klinkhammer Family at Ride for Life
As an event, the Chad Smith Ride for Life has now, officially, become one of the biggest in Wright County each summer. This year alone, more than 325 bikes (unofficially) raced around Wright County, including stops in Silver Creek Township and, of course, beginning and ending in St. Michael, with hundreds of others on buses […]
Opinion: A North Dakotan Weighs in on St. Michael’s ‘Ride for Life’
I just have to share the excitement, the fun and the over abundance of love that I experience every year in June when the big Chad Smith Ride for Life event takes place. As a long time resident of the beautiful community of St. Michael, I could not help but to hop on board to […]
Ride For Life 2014 to Benefit Klinkhammer Family of St. Michael
The seventh annual celebration of the Chad Smith Ride for Life is set for Saturday, June 21, beginning and ending at Ditto’s Bar in St. Michael. This year’s ride will benefit the family of Scott Klinkhammer, who has been battling cancer for the past three years. In 2011, Scott was diagnosed with Colon cancer and […]