Bike
Safety Rodeo – May 16
A Child will WIN a Bike!
GARNETT: The
Friends of the Prairie Spirit Trail will be hosting a Bicycle
Safety Rodeo at the Santa Fe Depot in Garnett on Saturday,
May 16. This FREE event is open to all children Kindergarten
thru 6th Grade and will begin at 10:00 a.m.
Vehicle
parking will be on the west side of the depot, as the event
will
be set
up in the east parking lot.
Rael
Hodgson of Derby Kansas (formerly Garnett) will be coordinating
the rodeo with the help of the Friends
of the Prairie Spirit Trail.
A
clown will be handing out treats to the rodeo participants
and each child will
receive a laminated certificate of
achievement after finishing the course.
Bikes
will be inspected for safety and then each participant will move through
8 stations. Each child will be required to wear a bike
helmet and if they do
not have one,
one will be provided.
One
of the 8 stations will also register participants in a
drawing to win a bike, courtesy of Rael Hodgson.
Volunteers
to help with this event are appreciated. Please contact
Janice Hodgson, 448-6118.
Friends of the Prairie Spirit Trail
Host
Fish Trot For Kids
Saturday, May 23
Garnett Country Club Fish Pond
The
Friends of the Prairie Spirit Trail will host Fish Trot
For Kids, a bi-annual
fishing derby at the children’s
fishing pond located in the Garnett Country Club Golf Course.
The event is made possible through a partnership with the
OK Kids Foundation, Kansas Wildscapes, Kansas Department
of Wildlife & Parks and Garnett Parks & Recreation.
Registration
will be held at 5:00 p.m. Everyone who enters will receive
a can of soda pop, along with a prize. Additional
special prizes will be given out randomly to participants.
No entry fee is required.
HELP!
VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED! If you would like to help with registration
or assist the
kids in baiting hooks,
please
contact Lee Henry (785) 448-6549. All volunteers will
meet at the fish pond at 4:30 p.m.
Get
Healthy! Get Fit! Have Fun!
Women
in Training hits the Trail – May 27
GARNETT: Anderson
County Hospital is offering an eight-week Women in
Training program to help women of all ages
and
fitness levels achieve a long-term goal of getting
and
staying active by beginning a walk/jog program. The
program will be held weekly on the Prairie Spirit Trail
and the
meeting place is the Santa Fe Depot in Garnett located
at 7th & Main beginning at 6:00 p.m.
Women
participating will learn about factors that can affect
their fitness
and receive helpful tips on a
variety of
topics from hospital experts. The eight-week program
costs $30 and includes a glucose check, body mass
index assessment,
weight and circumference measurement and muscle to
fat ratio analysis. There will be drawings, prizes
and other
fun surprises too.
To
register for Women in Training contact Michelle Cunningham
or Karen Wood at (785)
448-3131. If you
do not pre-register
by phone, please arrive 30 minutes early on May 27th. |
Join
the Friends of the Prairie Spirit Trail! Annual
membership is only $5 per person and with your membership
you will receive The Prairie Spirit Express monthly newsletter
(one per household). Just send your name, address and
$5 (check or money order) per person to:
Friends of the Prairie Spirit Trail
P. O. Box 71
Garnett, KS 66032-0071
Be
a part of the Prairie Spirit Trail,
Purchase a Walking Tile
The
Santa Fe Depot Walking Tile Project was created in 1997
ago as a monumental way of raising money for improvements
along the Prairie Spirit Trail. Proceeds received from
walking tiles to date have provided bicycle racks, benches,
picnic tables, trash containers, birdhouses and landscape
plantings along the trail and at trailheads. Two picnic
shelters, such as those outside the Santa Fe Depot in Garnett,
have been purchased through this project with the help
of a matching grant from the Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks.
These shelters are now located at the trailheads in Richmond
and Welda. Two new picnic tables were the most recent purchases
for the trailhead in Iola.
The
12-inch square walking tiles of mahogany granite can be
purchased with choice of wording for only $40, $55 with
logo. The tiles are engraved with gold lettering and have “In
Memory Of…” memorials, special messages, names
of businesses and organizations, and family names.
Persons
interested in purchasing a walking tile are encouraged
to view the tiles at the Santa Fe Depot, Main and 7th Avenue.
Tile applications can be picked up at the Santa Fe Depot,
Garnett City Hall or by downloading a Prairie Spirit Trail
Order Form here: www.prairiespirittrail.org/images/trail_shop.pdf.
For more information please contact Garnett City Hall,
(785)
448-5496 or email:info@prairiespirittrail.org
There
are hundreds of tiles on display at the Santa Fe Depot.
Don’t delay; get your walking tile application in
today!get your walking tile application
in today!
To
receive a free "passportfolio" of information on
what there is to see and do along the Prairie Spirit Trail,
including lodging accommodations, restaurants, historical
sites, walking tours, etc. in Garnett, please e-mail us today
at: info@prairiespirittrail.org
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