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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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Nature Conservancy is funding creation of cascading pools

By Paula Pyzik Scott

From the front entrance of Motter Metro Park, a Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District property just outside of the Village of Bluffton, everything looks like business as usual on a sunny July morning. But if you are someone who regularly explores the 105 acres and 1.5 miles of mowed grass trails adjacent to Little Riley Creek, you may have discovered that changes are afoot.

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The Findlay•Hancock County Alliance board of directors have announced that Dan Sheaffer will serve as the organization’s President/CEO effective August 1, 2024. He follows Don Bruce who will be retiring at the end of July.

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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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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.

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

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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.

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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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Read with a Dog (Pet Partners) (R): Our furry friends are back at Bluffton Public Library.

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By Karen Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team

Boogie Wonderland was released in April 1979 by Earth, Wind & Fire for Columbia Records.  The song won a Grammy for the Best R&B Instrumental Performance. Maurice White founded the group in 1969 and the name derives from his astrological sign of Sagittarius. The group was inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as well as receiving Kennedy Center Honors in 2019. As with much of the Earth, Wind & Fire music, Boogie Wonderland really makes you want to jump up and dance.  

Research has already shown us the importance of physical activity and brain health, but does dancing in any form help our brain and mental health?

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