The Allen County Bike and Pedestrian Task Force will offer a one-hour Lunch and Learn meeting on how businesses can support an active commute, whether it’s biking to and from work or including active transportation into your work day – biking, walking, or taking transit to meetings, errands or lunch.
Any interested business is invited to attend. The meeting will be on Wednesday, Aug. 9, from noon to 1 p.m. at the Lima YMCA, Room 306, Lima.
Bluffton Community Preschool will hold a community open house on Monday, Aug. 7, from 6 to 8 p.m. to let the community tour its new location in the Bluffton Presbyterian Church, 112 Main St.
The event is open to the public and refreshments will be served.
The teaching staff will be present to answer questions parents of children may have. Registration forms are available for last minute enrollments.
The staff encourages parents to bring their children to see the new space.
Bring yourself, friends and family for an afternoon of fun in the gardens, woods and wetlands of The Quarry Farm Nature Preserve & Conservation Farm during the 5th annual Family Day on Saturday, Aug. 5.
From 1 to 4 p.m., see how to make a wren house from a gourd. You can also make a walking staff and take it with you along the trails to count butterflies, Blanchard’s cricket frogs and visit residents of the farm animal sanctuary.
The Family Day starting point will be the Seitz Family Pavilion, one-eighth of a mile north of 14321 Road 7L, Pandora.
A one-day garage sale on Thursday, Aug. 10, takes place in Bluffton to benefit Deb’s Dogs of Lima according to Connie Anderson, who will hold the sale.
Deb’s Dogs is a rescue operation run by Deb Helser. It’s a non-profit army of animal rescuers in the Lima area.
Anderson said, “This is my third benefit sale. The first was a sale of all of my aunt’s airplane memorabilia, resulting in nearly $1,000 for Angels for Animals.
