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‘Everyone remembers their first bicycle.’ Sheriff’s Office hands out 62 bikes for local kids

Santa loads a bike into the back of a pickup truck while Lt. Greg Cochran, left, assists with the helmets. The two participated in the Hall County Sheriff's Office Christmas bicycle program for local children. - photo by Nick Watson

12182021 BIKES1 — Santa loads a bike into the back of a pickup truck while Lt. Greg Cochran, left, assists with the helmets. The two participated in the Hall County Sheriff's Office Christmas bicycle program for local children. - photo by Nick Watson

A bicycle is a child’s first taste of freedom and often the most desired present under the Christmas tree.