BICYCLE RODEOS
BICYCLE RODEO 2009
November 14, 2009
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A picture perfect day. Not a cloud
in the sky . . . , 70 degrees after a long hot Summer . . ., Chamber of
Commerce Market busy in the next park . . . , a perfect Lake Placid,
Florida day. Volunteers came from _________________ to help
with the Lake Placid Police Department 2009 Bicycle Rodeo.
Even better, the department received a new bicycle rodeo trailer from
the Florida Department of Transportation which included 40 new bicycles
to loan to participants who had no bikes.
At last count, ninety-four children attended the event and participated
in the courses ands safety shows. That is ninety-four
children who will navigate our streets safer.
The Lake Placid Police Department funds the rodeo
totally through donations. Additions this year
included a small PA system purchased with donations funds.
The PA enabled great communications with all of the participants and
will serve as a communications aid should a community emergency, such as
a dangerous hurricane, occur.
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Without our sponsors and people who donated
their time this event would not have occurred. We wish to
recognize and thank the following.
Epilepsy Foundation of Florida
for their bicycle helmet donations. Lynn Connelly whose
donation made possible the PA system purchase.
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
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A big course. The whole Avenue in front of the Lake Placid Police Department. |
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Making sure the tires are full |
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Officer Benton holds back a line of participants. |
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Reserve Officer Officer JB Benton |
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Reserve Officer Officer JB Benton waits for the last course runner to complete before letting the next one go. |
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Watch that wall. Reserve Officer Eddie |
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Lake Placid Reserve Officer Warren Wolf serves hot dogs and drinks |
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Lieutenant Fansler keeping them just right. |
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They looked even better in person |
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Local Clowns added color to the event. Wonder what this ballon will turn out to be. |
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Walgreens give flu shots |
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Ready to maneuver through this course. |
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Thanks to the Lake Placid Volunteer Fire Department members for displaying the Ladder Truck and helping with the rodeo. |
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Officer Bonnie Pruitt with prizes. Drawings were held throughout the rodeo. |
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Officer Heather Mulligan with bike helmets. Participants left with one if they didn't come with one. Thanks to the Epilepsy Foundation of Florida. |
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Gloria Pettis rewarding a successful graduate with a certificate |
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Plenty of bikes to loan out if participants didn't have a bike |
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One of the more outgoing participants |
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Winners of the boys and girls bicyces drawings |
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RODEO 2008
The 2008 bike rodeo held November 15, 2008 was a special event.
Improvements were made and the event just keeps getting better. The 2008
bike rodeo had about 50 participants. The Lake Placid Police
Department qualified for a new bike trailer from the Florida Department of
Transportation. It was supposed to arrive the week of the rodeo but didn't
make it. We also had a new concept of a safety video in the
classroom that most kids enjoyed.
THANKS TO ALL WHO DONATED TIME, FUNDS, AND DOOR PRIZES
Thanks to Walmart Store in Sebring, Toby's Clowns,
Louie Dunihue, Dollar General, Farah Haifa, Family Dollar, Sweet Bay, Winn
Dixie, Highlands Peddlers, W.W.O.J. John Meter, MidFlorida Credit Union,
Wauchula State Bank, Mark Edwards, Jaime Inc, Salvadore Merlo, Taqueriay Tienda
Jalisco, McDonalds, Jim Westcott, Sarita Taylor, Jeff
Harris, L.P.V.F.D., T.J.Green, Silvia Monroy, Alan Rivero, Amanda Dixion,
Adriana Mendoza, William Wbersole, Brittney Milligan, Bruce Wise, Marjorie
Williams, Pam Pelletier, Gary Freeman, Mark Ross, David Ebersole, Bob
Larson, Nicole Trimble, Huel Pruitt, Crissy Ebersole, Ana Valdovinos,
Sam Balderas, Lisa Morey, Matthew Bochicchio, James Shipple, Lynn
Connolly, Robert Summerall, Whitney Hummel, Cory Johns, Mariaelena Diaz,
Martha Martinez
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Big All gets a bike check |
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Grand prize winners of bikes donated by Walmart |
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The courses. JB Benton scores a participant. |
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