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Reminder: Bike swap, rodeo on Saturday

Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition’s Safe Routes to School program is hosting a bike swap and skills rodeo in Sebastopol on April 27. The event is free and open to the public. Bikes for swapping must be brought to Brook Haven School, 7905 Valentine Ave., between 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. [...]

By | April 23rd, 2013|0 Comments

Free bike skills rodeo and swap April 27

Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition’s Safe Routes to School program is hosting a bike swap and skills rodeo in Sebastopol on April 27. The event is free and open to the public. Bikes for swapping must be brought to Brook Haven School, 7905 Valentine Ave., between 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. [...]

By | April 12th, 2013|2 Comments

Ready to ride your bike to school? Here’s help

Looking for a new routine this school year and interested in giving bike riding to campus a go? There are resources out there to help you and your child on your way. Some good information can be had at www.sonomasaferoutes.org as well as at www.safekidssonomacounty.org/resources_bike_safety.htm#top These sites will direct parents [...]

By | September 4th, 2012|1 Comment

Get on the bus, the walking bus

Proctor Terrace mom Kathy Doig leads a walking school bus to the Bryden Lane campus.     Thursday, May 10 is Bike to Work Day but what about the school kids? A bunch of schools around Sonoma County are taking advantage of the great spring weather and using "walking school [...]

By | May 8th, 2012|0 Comments

A tune up for biking to school?

Thinking of sending your kids off to school on a bike this year? A good warm up might be had via a group ride Saturday. “Ride About Town” will begin from Santa Rosa City Hall at 9 a.m. sharp Saturday. A riders-only continental breakfast will be served at 8:30 a.m. [...]

By | August 16th, 2011|0 Comments

Prestwood Elementary still walking, rolling

Prestwood School in Sonoma finished off the school year with not one walk and roll to school day but three. Inspired by the participation in the International Walk and Roll to School Day back in October that had students and staff from schools across Sonoma County getting to school in [...]

By | May 24th, 2011|0 Comments

Local bookfest coming to downtown SR

Are you a book lover? Get ready for Sept. 25 when the Sonoma County Book Festival takes over Old Courthouse Square in Santa Rosa for its 11th annual gathering. Admission is free and the event runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There are author talks, books for sale, books [...]

By | September 10th, 2010|0 Comments

Bike safety courses for kids this month

There are two more bicycle safety rodeos being held this month at Sebastopol schools. On Wednesday, April 21, a bike rodeo will be held from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Brook Haven Middle School. On Wednesday, April 28, from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. a rodeo will be held [...]

By | April 19th, 2010|1 Comment

New bike racks for Prestwood Elementary

Prestwood Elementary School in Sonoma got two new bike racks installed on campus in part because of their massive turnout for last fall’s Walk and Roll to School Day. Credit goes to Marmot Mountain, whose employees won the regional Team Bike Challenge as part of last spring’s Bike to Work [...]

By | January 31st, 2010|0 Comments

Lessons of a two-wheeled kind (and it’s free)

Another call to parents who want to give their kids the tools to be able to ride their bikes to school. The Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition is offering another rounds of "Street Skills for Bike Riders" classes on Saturday. The adult class is from 8:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. but [...]

By | September 23rd, 2009|0 Comments