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Front l to r: Chris Logan, Eric
Milham, Kyle Edwards
Back l to r: Christy Fruge, Chris Graue, Frank Tripplett |
Graue technicians refurbish abandoned
bikes for Lincoln D.A.R.E. program
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[May 01, 2020]
On Tuesday afternoon, Chris Graue and a team
of technicians from Graue Chevrolet Buick Cadillac in Lincoln handed
over six bicycles to Christy Fruge of the Lincoln D.A.R.E. program.
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The bikes were retrieved from the city of Lincoln
Street Department and refurbished by the technicians at Graue.
Graue noted that there was a collection of unclaimed bicycles being
stored at the street department. He called Street Superintended Walt
Landers and made arrangements for five bikes to be handed over to
Graue.
Graue noted that right now, the service department is not as busy as
normal. He wanted to provide a project for technicians to fill up
some of their idle time and keep them working. The five bikes were
brought to the Graue garage along with a sixth bike that was in
storage at one of the technicians homes.
The bikes had issues that needed to be addressed so they would be
safe to give to children. Tires, brake pads, brake cables, and seats
were among some of the items that needed to be replaced.
Once finished, the bikes were handed over to Fruge’ to be given out
to children in the community.
Fruge said that she would seek the input of local
school teachers and the school resource officers to make decisions
about who should receive a bike.
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Graue and Fruge were joined by the technicians for a photo op on
Tuesday evening. The technicians who worked on the bikes included Chris Logan,
Eric Mileham, Kyle Edwards and Frank Tippett.
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Graue said that the dealership is planning to do another set of refurbished
bikes if the D.A.R.E. program needs them. The goal is to refurbish about 12 to
15 bikes for area youngsters.
[Nila Smith] |