Tuned and ready to roll at the Blaine bike rally

Kids learned bike safety skills and got their bicycles repaired at a bike rally on May 1 at Blaine High School hosted by the Healthy Youth Coalition North County and several partners. About a dozen kids who didn’t have a bicycle and signed up for the Blue Beat Bike Program – an afterschool ride led by volunteers – got to take home a bicycle that had been donated by the Lynden police department and tuned by Healthy Youth Coalition volunteers. The event also included a bicycle obstacle course, a BMX demo by the team from Lenny’s Bike Shop in Ferndale and other programs and activities led by North Whatcom Fire and Rescue, Blaine and Whatcom County police officers and others. “A lot of kids have a hard time getting around. This provides a place to learn do it on a bike in a safe way and plus they get exercise,” said David Hughes, who got his bike repaired at the bike rally.