In the News

The Bluffton Lions Foundation will host the sixth annual Ride to Remember in a virtual format this summer. The public ride that was scheduled for July 11 will now be a ride that cyclists complete on their own, anytime through the end of July. Maps with routes will be provided, but riders may also complete routes in their own communities or through spinning indoors.

You will see many Bluffton residents parked in strategic locations around town this week with a notepad and pencil.

They are volunteers involved in a twice-a-year bike and pedestrian count in the village. Twenty-seven residents are involved in this week's count.

Bluffton's pathway board recently received two significant donations to its 2020 project, extending the Bentley Road pathway from Riley Creek Village to Riley Street. Blanchard Valley Health System provided a $5,000 donation, announced at last Friday's chamber breakfast.

Marty and Lowell Hostetler cut the ribbon on the Bentley Road Lions pathway extension during Monday's dedication ceremony. Seventy-five persons attended the event.

Lowell and Marty Hostetler will perform the ribbon cutting duties at Monday's dedication of the Bentley Road pathway extension. Representatives from the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce will also assist.

This year's Ride to Remember was, well, a "ride to remember." Despite temperatures in the upper 90s last Saturday, with a heat index of 110, bicyclists, nonetheless, came from all over.

The Bluffton Lions Foundation will host the Fifth annual Ride to Remember on Saturday, July 20, starting at the Bluffton Family Recreation Center, 215 Snider Road. Cyclists can participate in four offered routes that feature points of interest around Bluffton, ranging in distance from two to 63 miles.

A ride to commemorate former Bluffton residents Ropp and Mary Emma Triplett will raise funds to build additional bike paths in Bluffton. The fifth annual “Ride To Remember” is July 20 beginning at 6:30 a.m. with a mass at 8 a.m. and routes open until 4 p.m.

Liz and Raymond Harner of Bike Crazy model the first-ever official shirts for Bluffton's Ride to Remember. The bike ride, which promotes and builds more bike paths in Bluffton, is Saturday, July 20. The high-quality shirts are available at Bike Crazy, 127 N. Main St.