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Pence Elementary hosts Bike Rodeo
The Fairfield Area Chamber of Commerce put on a pair of “Bike Rodeos” at Pence Elementary School in Fairfield on May 5 and May 12 during the school’s after-school program.
The event was tailored to children in second through fourth grades to teach them the proper way to ride a bicycle safely. They learned the necessary skills and precautions for their age range to help them be better riders.
A Bike Rodeo is a hands-on event that leads children through a series of skill-building workshops. At a culmination of the event, children rode their bicycles through an obstacle course, putting to practice their newly acquired knowledge.
Pence’s after-school program, known as the Community and Character program, collaborated with Jefferson County 4-H, The Ride bike shop, the Iowa Bike Coalition, the Fairfield Area Chamber of Commerce and the Fairfield Police Department to train students in bike safety. Students were issued a certificate of completion from police officers after finishing the course.
Pence Elementary School student Delaney Ward rides her bicycle during the Bike Rodeo outside the school on May 12. (Photo courtesy of Frank Broz)
Instructor Tom O'Neil leads Pence Elementary School students through a bicycle safety course May 12 during the “Bike Rodeo.” (Photo courtesy of Frank Broz)
Pence Elementary School student Brecken Schnoebelen, left, receives advice from instructor Stephanie Wharton on the proper way to signal a right-hand turn during the “Bike Rodeo” May 12 outside the school. (Photo courtesy of Frank Broz)
