New tennis players will enjoy the USTA Quickstart Program to be offered on Thursdays, June 16-July 28, at BFR, according to Carole Enneking, director.
Quickstart combines tennis fundamental skills with an introduction to
match play and scoring. Youth ages 6-9 years are eligible; cost is $45
($30 BFR member).
A Youth Tennis Skills Camp will be offered June 13-15 from 10 a.m. to noon. The camp leader will be Phil Newland, BFR teaching pro.
Bluffton University will host an exhibition of the work of Will Triplett, a photographer in Bluffton from 1881-1934, as part of the village's sesquicentennial celebration. Free and open to the public, the exhibition will open Sunday, June 12, in the Grace Albrecht Gallery of the university's Sauder Visual Arts Center with a reception from 2-4 p.m.
Bluffton Hospital invites the community to a preview of the new Bluffton Hospital Emergency Department and Surgery Department on Sunday, June 19 from 2 to 4 p.m.
The preview will include tours of the new surgery suites and emergency treatment rooms. Bluffton Hospital nurses, staff and volunteers will be available to answer questions. Refreshments will be served.
Blanchard Valley Hospital Rehab & Sports Medicine, along with the Hancock Park District and the Hancock County Convention and Visitors Bureau, is sponsoring the 2nd Annual Flirt with Dirt 5K Trail Run/Walk on Saturday, July 16 at Riverbend Recreational Area in Findlay. Registration will begin at 7 a.m., the trail race will start at 8:30 a.m. and the walk will begin at 8:40 a.m.
The course for the event is a wood chipped trail throughout the park area.
Awards will be given to the top three male and female runners in each age division.
Adapted Fitness is a new program offered beginning June 14 at BFR, according to Carole Enneking, BFR director.
Youth, ages 14-21 years, will be introduced to strength training and fitness activities. The purpose is to provide supervision and modifications for each
participant.
Richland Manor's 4th annual Friday night cruise-in starts at 4 p.m., Friday, June 17. This year's event includes trophies for the top five cars and a trophy for the best motorcycle.
The event includes games and had several door prizes plus a 50-50 raffle benefiting local food banks.
Owners of antique vehicles (car, trucks, motorcycles) are invited to enter the show and enjoy a cookout at Richland Manor, 7400 Swaney Road, Bluffton.
This year's entry fee are canned good donations, which will be given to area food pantries.
