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Once again, the Knights of Columbus #2746 annual bicycle safety course was a huge success, running for two consecutive days last week. A total of 53 participants came out to learn the rules of the road, with 17 on May 18 and a huge response of 36 kids on May 19. The program for young riders consists of two parts, the first being a half-hour classroom "crash" course on road rules, and how to properly pick and wear a CSA approved helmet. After having each bike inspected by members of the Knights of Columbus, the second half of the program included a hands on bike course for the kids, practicing what they had just learned in class with the usage of hand signals for stopping, turning left and right, etc. "Brad Mcdougall from the NOR-MAN Regional Health Authority and Cst. Jeeve Brar of the Flin Flon RCMP contributed their time and knowledge of bike safety to the kids, and it was greatly appreciated," said bicycle safety chairman Marc-Andre Lizotte. "It's great to see the community so active with their kids, there's so much stuff out there for anyone to take part in. Everybody should be taking this course. The kids enjoyed it very much and I did have a few comments from the parents who mentioned they had learned something in class as well." Wal-Mart contributed with a charitable donation of one bicycle towards the prizes for the participants. In total there were two bikes and six helmets given away as prizes. The boys bike went to Nicholas Lies and the girls bike went to Taya-Marie Conley. The Knights of Columbus plan to host another bike safety course as usual next year.5/25/2004
