Bike Safety Rodeo pictures

Bike Safety Rodeo

June 9th, 2007

Brian McDonald was the chairperson for our 2007 Bike safety Rodeo. After a short meeting in the lunch area of the Grain Valley Elementary School, the Optimist Club members proceeded to go outside for the setting up of the event. Even though the courses did not need to be chalked up, there were still a few things to do before the event started. There were around 22 to 25 kids that came through and had their bikes inspected and were asked to run the course of different bike maneuvers to test their safety abilities on the bikes. The names of those who came were put in for a drawing of a new bike for both 1 girl and 1 boy. The names of the two individuals were: Gabe Keeton 4 yrs old of Grain Valley and the girl was Morgan Wilcox 10 yrs old also of Grain Valley. Congratulations on your wins. Please look at the pictures I have posted as I found some of these very interesting. It goes to show that you don't have to be under 12 to have fun.

Boys bike winner: Gabe Keeton 4 yrs old
Grils bike winner: Morgan Wilcox 10 yrs old.

John, Chris & Bob setting up table

Bob and John riding bikes, oldest kids there
Carol measuring space between cracks to determine distant, don't ask.

Helper

Helper

Jerry and Lon hanging up the banners.

John parking a bike with Carl observing to make it is done correctly.
Group setting up
Jerry Vaughan
Sharon parking one of the bikes again Carol making sure they are parked right.

Annette and Sheila preparing the picture ID/License area.

Carl walking the course and checking things out.

Carol, Mary and Chris

As I was walking around taking pictures I happen to come across Carol Barnes, Kathy Doty and Mary Harper.

Arron shows off one of the two new Police cars that Grain Valley just got. This is a 2008 model and it was a beauty. Arron is very proud of the car.

Here in this picture are probably the biggest kids at the Bike Safety Rodeo. From left to right: John Davis, Chief Arron Ambrose and Bob Morse.

Boys will be boys. Her Arron is telling John that he just needs a good swft kick you know where, Bob is just amazed at how easy that can be done.

Arron decided he needed to see what it looked like with a prisoner in the back. Here he is trying to convince John Davis that he needs to try it out. As you can see John was holding to dear life to the door.