2022 Bike Safety Rodeo
 | Author:
Nancy Marks
Nancy Marks: MT43 News Secretary and News Editor |
The Rotary Club of Townsend teamed up with Broadwater County Public Health Department to spon¬sor a Bike Safety Rodeo on July 9th. Forty-five children registered at the event held at Heritage Park and South Pine Street. Child Care Connections provided free helmets for the children if their helmets did not fit or were damaged and unsafe for use.
Children had to pass through several stations including registration where they received a gift bag that included LED lights for their bikes, water bottles, sunscreen, chapstick, visibility sticks for bike spokes, and other fun items. From there they had their helmets checked for size and safety and then proceeded to a bike safety check station where tires and brakes, chains, handlebars, and seats were checked for safety and function and were adjusted if needed. Finally, the children could proceed to a traffic safety course where they learned proper hand signals for stopping and turning left or right and how to stop at a train crossing. A bean bag toss was added this year and was a fun favorite among the kids.
Four new bicycles were donated by the American Legion, Jan Hubbard, The Birds Nest, and Pintail Salon and were raffled off after the event.
Other sponsors included the Townsend Tire, The Painted Pot, Reading Leaves, Dairy Queen, Cinemark, Universal Athletics, The Carousel, Sharon and Iwy Obrigewitch, the Broadwater Rodeo and Fair Board, and the Big Dipper.
Rotary pays for its projects with money made at Fall Fest from sponsorships, food and beverage sales, and vendor and car show entry fees. Please help support Rotary by becoming a Rotary Project Sponsor. Contact Patrick Plantenberg, Rotary Project Sponsorship Chair at (406) 431-4615.
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Image 2 Caption: Children 5-12 enjoyed the Bike Safety Rodeo at Heritage Park
