Kids are invited to come out to bicycle rodeo, learn about helmet safety and do obstacle courses with deputies 

ABERDEEN — This weekend, kids will person nan opportunity to cogwheel up for a bicycle rodeo. They tin get a free helmet and weave their measurement done obstacle courses pinch deputies. 

The event, “Aberdeen 1st Annual Bicycle Rodeo,” will beryllium held connected Saturday, July 27. Lil’ Busy Bee Preschool and System Solutions are partnering pinch nan Bingham County Sheriff’s Office to put connected nan event. 

“It’s going to beryllium amazing!” said Shannon Cornforth, nan organizer. 

It will beryllium held astatine Tiger Lane (1365 4th East) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and is designed for pre-k to 12th graders. Kids are encouraged to bring their bikes. If they don’t person a bike, they tin bring a scooter. There will beryllium vendors, nutrient trucks and acquisition connected summertime safety. 

Some of nan motorcycle helmets that will beryllium fixed distant for free astatine nan Aberdeen 1st Annual Bicycle Rodeo connected Saturday. | Courtesy Shannon Cornforth

“The full premise astir it is fundamentally conscionable summertime information and keeping our kids safe, particularly successful our organization and it takes a organization to raise a child,” said Cornforth. 

She said nan first 100 bikers will get a free motorcycle helmet. 

“It’s giving backmost to nan organization because immoderate of these kids… their parents can’t spend helmets, aliases they can’t spend a motorcycle for their kid,” Cornforth said. “Local businesses and moreover individuals person donated money to thief salary for nan bicycle helmets. I americium ace grateful for everybody and for each nan donations.”

During nan bicycle rodeo, location will beryllium challenges group up by deputies from nan Bingham County Sheriff’s Office. 

“The (deputies) are going to dress up 3 different stations of obstacle courses for nan kids to thrust their bikes through. They fundamentally thrust done nan challenges and person to do precisely what nan deputies show them to do,” Cornforth said. 

There will beryllium a drafting for kids to triumph a free bicycle. There will beryllium aggregate bikes fixed away. A raffle for a Yeti cooler and 2 costly helmets will besides beryllium there. Raffle tickets are $1 for three. Cash, check, aliases Venmo will beryllium accepted. 

Cornforth hopes this arena will proceed adjacent twelvemonth and encourages anyone to travel out. 

“I emotion being capable to put a grin connected a kid’s face, and if we tin do that and they are having nosy successful nan process, past that’s moreover better,” she said. “It’s going to beryllium truthful overmuch fun!”