PHOTO: Saturday, December 5, the Kennewick Fire Department and the Kennewick Firefighters Local 1296 teamed up to build 50 bicycles, ranging in size and color, at this year’s COVID-safe “Bikes for Tikes” event. These bikes will be distributed to children of various ages throughout the Tri-Cities area by the Heads UP Tri-Cities Foster Kids Committee. Typically, hundreds of volunteers across the Tri-Cities region come together to assist with the annual bicycle build sponsored by the Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 598. This year, however, COVID-19 caused the annual event to take a different approach.