Articles from the April 17, 2025 edition

Apr 17, 2025

Last Thursday, Ralph Witters Elementary first grader Emersyn Strenger and her classmates spent time in the bus parking lot practicing their bike riding. A balance bike is a two-wheeled bike without pedals, often also referred to as a strider. It is designed to help children focus on balancing and steering before introducing the complexity of pedaling. By learning balance first, many children find it easier to transition to a pedal bike without ever needing training wheels....