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Local grant opportunity for community improvements

The Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation is seeking grant proposals for two community improvement opportunities: one for community garthering spaces and one for neighborhood revitalization.

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Child's bicycle contest deadline is July 15

Thanks to generous donations in support of the St. John's United Church of Christ Bicycle Ministry, a contest to win a bike shop-quality bicycle and helmet from Bike Crazy LLC has been announced. Application HERE.

2024 Ride to Remember 10-community tour

By Paula Pyzik Scott

The 10th Bluffton Ride to Remember is this Saturday, July 13, starting and ending at Bluffton Community, 601 N Main St. At the time of this article, the forecast is for mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon, according to www.weather.gov.

Whatever the weather, Bluffton Lions organizers are ready with swag bags, rest areas with snacks, emergency rider pickup, dissolving route markers, GPS maps and commemorative t-shirts.

Registration increases to $35 per adult on July 13, 2024. Cinch sacks are limited to the first 250 registered in-person riders. Riders may register online HERE.

The event opens at 6:30 a.m. and the last start is 9:00 a.m. Routes close at 4:00 p.m.

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Obituary for Karen S. Warnecke

Karen S. Warnecke, 61, passed away July 10, 2024, at her residence. 

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Register for Quarry Farm/BPL Nature Walk by July 12

Quarry Farm Family Nature Walk (R): Join the Bluffton Public Library at the Quarry Farm on Tues., July 16 from 10:00 a.m. to Noon.

BPL offers use digital conversion device during July

A Wolverine SNaP-20MP Digital Converter will be at the Bluffton Public Library in July. The digital converter can digitize 35mm slides and negatives, as well as 3x5, 4x6, or 5x7 inch photographs into 20-MegaPixel JPEG digital images.

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