UPDATE: ‘Ride Cool at the Ramp Park’ July 26 [Interview]

If you have mad skills on the skateboard, bicycle or scooter, you need to head for Huckleberry Park in Hannibal Saturday, July 26.

The annual Ride Cool at the Ramp Park event takes place Saturday from 10 a.m. till noon. The first 200 people who show up get a t-shirt and a Pro-Tech helmet from Hannibal Clinic Health Services. There will be exhibitions featuring skateboards at 11:15 a.m., bicycles at 11:30 and scooters at 11:45. Anyone who wants to show their skills get free entry into the Ramp Park all day.

There will be free food and drink and raffle prizes. There are shaded bleachers for spectators. The concession stand at the Ramp Park will be open.

The event is co-sponsored by Hannibal Clinic Health Services and Hannibal Parks & Recreation.

Hannibal Parks & Rec's Mary Lynne Richards, along with scooter enthusiasts Merrick Crane, Tyler Leake and Raven Hinton were guests on KHMO's Talk Back: