Mary Ann Suter stitches together squares of a comforter at First Mennonite Church. Suter and other women from the church were making comforter tops in preparation for the next project day of Mennonite Women. Twice a year, the women’s group gathers to knot comforters, which will then be finished and contributed to Mennonite Central Committee for distribution to people around the world.
This year’s Ride to Remember bike ride on Saturday, July 16, has several new features with special invitations to the community that turns the event into a community fun day.
Last year’s inaugural ride attracted 100 bikers to Bluffton. This year hopes to have more riders, plus activities for the community.
Here’s the plan so far:
• An 8 a.m. mass start takes place at Bluffton Family Recreation on Snider Road. The mass start includes a “parade” of riders southbound on Main Street to the Dairy Freeze where various routes split.
A Hancock County grand jury has indicted a Michigan man in connection with the April 5, armed robbery of the Circle K store located on Commerce Lane in Bluffton.
Police officers arrived within a minute of the robbery and were able to immediately secure the scene.
Bluffton-Pandora YFC weekly pool parties are underway at the Bluffton Community Swimming Pool, according to Jeremy Basinger.
Here’s the schedule for the rest of the summer:
July 6
July 20
July 27
Aug. 3
Aug. 10
Aug. 17
Parties are open to next fall’s sixth graders through high school seniors. Admission is $3 each. Parties are from 8:30 to 10 p.m.
The July 6 party has the following extras: more games and prizes, ga-ga ball, corn hole and kan jam tournaments, YFC t-shirt tie-dye, outdoor movie and more.
