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In camp9 to 11 a.m.: Riders, shower trucks, luggage

begins arriving11 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Lunch and snacks sold in

camp by Jubilee Mennonite Church, BHS Musicand Academic Boosters, Recovery Zone, BHSDECA, Community Health and Wellness, BHSJunior Prom, Kiwanis Club and Calvary ChristianBoosters.

Noon: Local shuttle service begins and runsevery 15 minutes through 10 p.m.

2 p.m.: GOBA information booth opens.4 to 7:30 p.m.: Dinner sold in camp by

Citizen’s Police Academy Alumni.5 to 9 p.m.: Apple cobbler and ice cream sold

by Trail Life USA.

Off site4 to 10 p.m.: Downtown festival and live music

hosted by Shine FM, eight food truck vendors andspecials at downtown restaurants.

4 to 7 p.m.: Kiwanis Club lasagna dinner atCafé 212, 212 E. Columbus Ave.

4:30 to 9 p.m.: First Presbyterian Church, 117N. Main St., hamburgers, bratwursts, chicken anddesserts.

In camp5 to 9 a.m.: Riders begin leaving for option-

al routes through West Liberty andChampaign County as showers, informationbooths, local shuttles begin service; breakfastsold by BHS Music and Athletic Boosters, RTCJob Club.

8, 9 a.m.: Meditation classes by Hilliker YMCA9 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Shuttles to Ohio Caverns11 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Lunch served in camp by

BHS Junior Prom, RTC Job Club, CalvaryChristian Boosters, Kiwanis Club; snacks byBHS Music and Academic Boosters, RecoveryZone, BHS DECA.

11, 11:30 a.m., 2, 2:30 p.m.: Yoga classes byHilliker YMCA

Noon to 2 p.m.: Shuttles leave every half hourfor horseback riding at Marmon Valley Farms inZanesfield.

1 p.m.: Local history presentation by ToddMcCormick, curator of Logan County HistoryCenter.

4:30 to 7 p.m.: Dinner served in camp byGretna Brethren Church.

7:30 p.m.: Comedy show to support OhioFamilies Affected by Autism in Bellefontaine HighSchool auditorium.

Off site9 a.m.: Union Station community center, 613

Hamilton St., opens with crafts for kids, openhouse

10 a.m. to 8 p.m.: Trendy Pins, kids crafts,stained glass workshops at Craft Paper Scissors,125 W. Columbus Ave.

10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.: Logan County 4-H servingpork loin meal, Logan County Fairgrounds, westof high school.

1 to 4 p.m.: Logan County History Center, 521E. Columbus Ave.

2 p.m.: Movies at Holland Theatre, 127 E.Columbus Ave.; Vive La Tour and Breaking Away.

2 to 8 p.m.: Live music at Brewfontaine, 211 S.Main St., downtown.

3:30 p.m.: Kids and Canvas class, UnionStation, 613 Hamilton St.

4 to 7 p.m.: Kiwanis Club lasagna dinner atCafé 212, 212 E. Columbus Ave.

4:30 to 6:15 p.m.: Golden GOBA Dinner,Bellefontaine First Church of God, 1000 E. BrownAve.; bus leaves from campsite, 4:30 p.m.

6 p.m.: Community Canvas class, UnionStation, 613 Hamilton St.

7:30 p.m.: Mel Brooks’ The Producers musical,Holland Theatre, 127 E. Columbus Ave.

Friday, June 23

In camp5 to 9 a.m.: GOBA riders prepare to leave;

breakfast served by BHS Music Boosters,Common Ground and Lutheran churches, andVictoria Global Ministries.

10 to 11 a.m.: Final GOBA volunteers breakdown camp and depart.

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Downtown Bellefontainehas a growing inventory oflocal restaurants that are readyto supply the massive numberof calories GOBA bicyclist con-sume to fuel their daily rides.Among them are:

• Brewfontaine, 211 S. MainSt., which opened in late 2015,will fence off an outdoor beergarden and have live music byregional bands throughout theday Thursday and a food truckoperated by the Raymondeatery Troncone and Perry’sFusion Bistro and Bakery willbe on site throughout the day,owner Brian Wall said.

In addition to a wide selec-tion of craft beers and wines,Brewfontaine offers specialtysodas on tap and a lemonade,Wall said. They will also beopen Wednesday evening inconjunction with the down-town block party.

• City Sweets andCreamery, 222 S. Main St., isalso new to downtown and inaddition to a wide variety ofchocolates, ice cream and root

beer floats for dessert, thestore opens at 5:30 a.m. dailyto begin serving doughnutsmade at its sister store inRussells Point, owner AngieHall said. Doughnuts will alsobe available in the GOBAcampsite for sale by theFlawless Relay for Life team.

The store will keep extend-ed hours until during theGOBA visit, Hall said.

• Riders looking for organicand ultra-healthy options mayenjoy a stop in the MixingBowl, 102 S. Main St. Whileshe doesn’t typically sell pre-pared foods in store, ownerGeneva Johnson, who has avariety of culinary experience,said she plans to offer snacksand light meals, includinghomemade chips, guacamole,roasted cauliflower hummus,a perfect protein salad andorganic bananas, apples orother fruits. Her menu willalso include an infused watermade from the “Simon KentonMint” that still grows wild onthe Logan County farm where

the pioneer spent his finalyears.

• At the Marketplace Café,inside the 130 S. Main St.Marketplace, owner RobNicholson plans to preparespecial boxed lunches forGOBA riders that include aselection of foods ideal forbike riders. Proceeds from themeals will also benefit thelocal nonprofit groupsKingdom Investments, AnimalHaven and LoCo Art Spot.

• Other downtown diningoptions include the 600Downtown pizzeria, 108 S.Main St., which is unveiling itsoutdoor dining area; 2G’sBarbecue, 16 N. Main St.,which will offer delivery oflarge orders; and House ofSzechwan, 137 W. ColumbusAve., which has a Thursdaybuffet and Wednesday drinkspecials.

• Downtown also has twolocally-owned coffee shops,Sweet Aromas, E. Court Ave.,and Native Coffee, 200 E.Columbus Ave.

Local restaurantsready to serve riders

For GOBA riders who didn’tget enough of the Wizard of Oztheme at the kick-off parade inFindlay on Saturday evening, adowntown Bellefontaine busi-ness is home to a real life YellowBrick Road.

The PeachTree Boutique,127 and 129 E. Columbus Ave.,was reopened a year ago byHaley Palmer and Alysia Kuba, apair of millennial generationsisters who wanted to keep astore they grew up with indowntown.

While the merchandise andatmosphere has changed sincethe store’s original incarnationas Peachtree Books and Gifts,the sisters wanted to keep theYellow Brick Road that runsalong the floor of the children’ssection.

Not only will GOBA riders beable to have their picture takenon the road, but they can visitwith staff who will be dressed astheir own favorite Wizard of Ozcharacters, Palmer said.

We’re going to rock it outand have a good time here,”Palmer said.

Downtown is home to anumber of other local retailersand restaurants which have spe-cial activities and offeringsplanned. Many of the establish-ments downtown are new sincethe last time GOBA visitedBellefontaine in 2011.

• Next door at Craft PaperScissors, 125 E. Columbus Ave.,owner Nancy Funderburgh isplanning crafting activities forchildren throughout the dayand stained glass classes for all

ages at 10 a.m., 2 and 5 p.m.• Stephen’s Fine Jewelry

offers a wide selection of jewelryat its 140 W. Columbus Ave.location.

• Two local retailers also havenovel locations in the FontainePlaza, 1730 S. Main St., which isaccessible on the shuttle thatmakes the southern loop of thecity. Exit the shuttle at theJCPenney location to get to thestores.

Buckeye Spirit, owned byArlene Fedderson, offers a vari-ety of Ohio State clothing andmerchandise for die-hardBuckeyes fans (as well asCleveland Indians andCincinnati Reds and Bengals)while Courthouse Square,owned by Jane Faber, special-izes in home decor items.

A trip down Yellow Brick Roadavailable at city retailer

Winners of the Wizard of Oz costume contest were, from left, third place, Mary Beth Gilbert, Dorothy,and John Johnson, Scarecrow, both of Elyria; riders number 1 and 2, Rosa and Reuben Ralls of UpperSandusky; second place, Diane Stoll of Tipp City as the Wicked Witch and Morgan McCoy of WestSalem as Dorothy; and first place, Connie Ziegler of Kenton as Miss Gulch.

Dorothy, Terry Thompson of Senecaville, and a pair of Yellow Brick Roads wait for contest judging tobegin after the Saturday evening GOBA kick-off parade through downtown Findlay.

Losing their house and theirtandem recumbent bicycle to adevastating fire late last yearwasn’t enough to keep Rosa andReuben Rall at home.

Instead, the Upper Sanduskycouple went out and bought anew bike and got back into thegroove of the Great Ohio BicycleAdventure.

The couple, who have beenon all 29 GOBA rides, were hon-ored for their devotion with theBill Gordon Memorial Awardand also earned the riders num-ber 1 and 2 designations for thisyear’s ride.

Bill Gordon, longtime eventdirector for Columbus OutdoorPursuits, which hosts GOBA,passed away suddenly on abicycle ride with friends June11, 2016, just prior to the start oflast year’s ride.

The Ralls said they were hon-ored to receive the memorialaward.

“We knew Bill and biked withhim,” Mrs. Rall said. “It’s anhonor to be chosen for this.”

They began riding in GOBA

as the “vacation we never hadwhile the kids were growingup,” Mrs. Rall said, noting thatshe had almost no bicyclingexperience before embarking onthe 1989 adventure throughYellow Springs, Lebanon,Wilmington, Springfield,Bellefontaine, Wapakoneta andPiqua.

“They didn’t even have lay-over days back then like they donow,” Mrs. Rall said of her firstexperience. “And it was a hillyride.”

While the 2017 trip stops intheir hometown of UpperSandusky, the Ralls said theyprefer the camaraderie of thecampsite to the cozy conven-ience of sleeping in their ownbed.

“We’ve stopped in Upper twoother times, but we always sleepin GOBAville,” Mrs. Rall said,

“because of the people we hangout with. It’s like a big family.”

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The when, where and howmany riders per year for the29th annual Great OhioBicycle Adventure (GOBA)events, according togoba.com, are listed below.

� 1990 2,300 ridersOberlin, Bellevue, PortClinton, Fostoria, Bucyrus,Mansfield, Ashland

� 1991 2,600 ridersWashington CH, Circleville,Logan, Chillicothe, Waverly,West Union, Hillsboro

� 1992 2,700 ridersDelaware, Galion, Mt. Vernon,Coshocton, Zanesville, Granville

� 1993 2,600 ridersVan Wert, Defiance, Wauseon,Bowling Green, Bluffton,Wapakoneta

� 1994 2,700 ridersCelina, Piqua, Urbana, Xenia,Miamisburg, Greenville

� 1995 2,800 ridersMedina, Hudson, Alliance,New Philadelphia, Coshocton,Wooster

� 1996 3,000 ridersMansfield, Ashland, Bellevue,Port Clinton, Fostoria, UpperSandusky

� 1997 3,100 riders Lancaster, Circleville, Logan,Athens, Rio Grande, McArthur

� 1998 3,100 riders Celina, Sidney, Brookville,Oxford, Eaton, Versailles

� 1999 2,919 riders Ashland, Orrville, NewPhiladelphia, Coshocton, Mt.Vernon, Galion

� 2001 2,997 riders Gallipolis, Wellston,Nelsonville, Marietta, NewLexington, McArthur

� 2002 3,145 riders Delaware, Newark, Lancaster,

Chillicothe, London, Marysville

� 2003 3,165 riders Greenville, Troy, Xenia,Middletown, Brookville

� 2004 2,978 riders Medina, Orrville, NewPhiladelphia, Bolivar, Wooster

� 2005 3,002 riders Findlay, Tiffin, Port Clinton,Elmore, Upper Sandusky

� 2006 2,442 riders Xenia, Wilmington, Hillsboro,Circleville, London

� 2007 2,364 riders Celina, Van Wert,Wapakoneta, Troy, Versailles

� 2008 2,467 riders Wellington - Galion - Mt.Vernon - Coshocton - Orrville

� 2009 2,690 riders Norwalk, Elmore (2), BowlingGreen, Defiance (2), Fostoria

� 2010 2,461 ridersLogan, McConnelsville,Marietta (2), Athens (2),McArthur

� 2012 1,937 ridersHillsboro, Chillicothe (2),Ashville, Washington CourtHouse (2), Wilmington

� 2013 2,262 ridersUrbana, Troy (2), Greenville,New Bremen (2), Sidney

� 2014 2,000 ridersMansfield, Orrville, Coshocton(2), Mount Vernon (2), Bucyrus

� 2015 2,000 ridersVan Wert, Bluffton, Defiance(2), Bowling Green (2), Ottawa

� 2016 1,578 ridersHamilton, Eaton, Oxford (2),Brookville, Miamisburg (2)

GOBA HISTORY

Twenty-eight years ago thisweek, Steve Woosley and SandyCreswell began the bicycleadventure of a lifetime.

Not only was 1989 the firstever Great Ohio BicycleAdventure, but it was also theyear the couple met.

It was a misty morning onthe ride north out of Springfield,Mr. Woosley recalls.

“There was this mist out. Itwas kind of strange how the sunwas shining through it early inthe morning as I was headedout of Springfield,” Woosleysaid. “I saw someone up aheadand finally I caught up to her.”

They were en route toBellefontaine, just as they willbe Wednesday morning,although this year they willmake the approach from thenorth.

Mr. Woosley would committhe morning encounter to poet-ry in a short verse that reads:

Misty morning, wheels turningHearts meeting, twiningSummer bliss, never ending

“How could I resist that?” thenow Mrs. Woosley said of the

meeting and poem.They started dating that year

and got engaged. They plannedtheir wedding at a church nearOberlin, which was also thestarting location of the second

GOBA. They were wed June 16— the day before the start of theride — and made the 1990 tourtheir honeymoon.

They have ridden in everyGOBA event since, including the

2015 tour during which Mrs.Woosley persevered through abroken collarbone — sustainedin a bicycling incident, naturally— to ride half of the miles.

They were from opposite sidesof the state and spent the firstthree and a half years living 200miles apart, Mr. Woosley said. Heworked at BF Goodrich in Troywhile she taught school at Elyria.

They would commute to seeeach other on weekends andspend the summers, includingthe weeklong GOBA tour,together.

“This has become ouranniversary ride,” Mr. Woosleysaid. “She refers to it as utopiaon wheels.”

He eventually retired andthey now live in Ontario, Ohio.

The couple said the highlightof their stay in Bellefontaine willbe the Golden GOBA dinner atwhich longtime GOBA riders arehonored for their participation.

The Golden GOBA dinnerwill be at the Bellefontaine FirstChurch of God, 1000 E. BrownAve., from 4:45 to 6:15 p.m.Thursday. A shuttle bus leavesfrom the campground at 4:30p.m.

The adventure of a lifetime

Steve and Sandy Woosley of Ontario, Ohio, pose for a picture on abench at the Hancock County Fairgrounds in Findlay on Saturdayevening. The couple met en route to Bellefontaine on the firstGOBA ride and have ridden every year since.

Determination drives riders number 1 and 2

Riders number 1 and 2 — Rosa and Reuben Rall of UpperSandusky, pose on their recumbent tandem bicycle after the kick-off parade in downtown Findlay on Saturday evening.

� 1989 1,205 ridersYellow Springs, Lebanon,Wilmington, Springfield,Bellefontaine, Wapakoneta, Piqua

� 2000 2,988 riders Fremont, Tiffin, Marion,Bellefontaine, Bluffton, BowlingGreen

� 2011 2,481 ridersKenton, Marion, Delaware (2),London (2), Bellefontaine

� 2017 1,500 riders (est.)Findlay, Tiffin (2), UpperSandusky, Bellefontaine (2),Kenton

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Among Bellefontaine’sclaims to fame, Ohio’s geo-graphic highest point is

just east of town and the world’sfirst concrete street and shorteststreet in the America are indowntown.

Any rider visiting downtownis sure to see the statue ofGeorge Bartholomew built atthe intersection of Main Streetand Court Avenue, which marksthe spot of the first concretestreet. The first concrete streetwas originally built along MainStreet in 1891 but has sincebeen paved over. A tribute tothat section of street, however,was installed earlier this sum-mer in the parking areas oppo-site the courthouse on MainStreet. Sections of CourtAvenue, however contain origi-nal concrete used byBartholomew in making theoriginal streets.

McKinley Street, the shorteststreet in America, is in walkingdistance from downtown by fol-lowing Columbus Avenue twoblocks west and crossing the

railroad tracks. The total lengthof the street is about 20 feet andruns parallel to the railroadtracks, connecting Columbusand Garfield avenues.

Riders who want a take on arelatively short uphill ride to thehighest point in Ohio can accessCampbell Hill, which is locatedon the campus of the Ohio Hi-Point Career Center, duringdaylight hours.

Cyclists who wish to usetownship roads may takeBrennan Road/Township Road185, which is located just east ofthe Ludlow Road parking lot ofBlue Jacket Park. After about amile, T.R. 185 ends at TownshipRoad 179, where riders shouldturn left. About a half mile aftercrossing County Road 10, T.R.179 makes a sharp right, becom-ing Township Road 55 andcrosses over U.S. Route 33.Make the first left after U.S. 33onto Sloan Boulevard and takeit to its end at State Route 540.Turn right and the Ohio HiPoint campus is less than aquarter mile on the right.

Cyclists may also use city

streets by taking Ludlow Roadnorth to its end at the five-pointintersection, turning right atChillicothe Avenue, which is thesecond street. At its end, turnleft onto Hayes Street and thenturn right onto east ColumbusAvenue. Take the first road tothe left — Reservoir Road. TakeReservoir to its end, turningslightly to the left before takinga right onto Whispering PinesDrive. Follow Whispering Pinesto its end at Township Road 179and turn left. T.R. 179 makes asharp right, becomingTownship Road 55 and crossesover U.S. Route 33. Make thefirst left after U.S. 33 onto SloanBoulevard and take it to its endat State Route 540. Turn rightand the Ohio Hi Point campus isless than a quarter mile on theright.

Once on the Ohio Hi-Pointcampus, follow the paved park-ing lots south and Campbell Hillis located behind the adminis-trative offices to the west of themain school building.

The ride back into town is alldownhill.

The first concrete street, the shorteststreet and the highest point

A pair of youths take part in the activities on the Hancock County Fairgrounds in Findlay on Saturdayevening.

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Not only will non-profitorganizations provide food incamp, but they will also providemuch of the entertainmentBellefontaine has lined up dur-ing the Great Ohio BicycleAdventure stop.

The main event Wednesdayevening is live music presentedby the area’s Christian radiostation while the city’s historictheater and a group that sup-ports local families with autisticchildren will entertain riders onThursday.

Shine FM, located at 88.9 onthe FM dial, was already plan-ning to have a large downtownblock party for local residentsbefore learning about the GOBA

tour. They just moved the datefrom a weekend event to a mid-week concert, station managerMark Bower said.

“We were already planning adowntown concert so when wefound out GOBA was coming,we just moved it back a fewdays. It’s also the first day ofsummer so we called it theSummer Kick Off Concert,”Bower said.

The music will begin atabout 4 p.m. with localChristian jazz musiciansRazzmatazz and Jazz, followedby national recording artistDavid Dunn of Nashville, whosemusic is described as an inspi-rational pop rock, Bower said.

The regional rock bandSafekept out of Marion willclose out the night’s entertain-ment.

Along with the music, a totalof eight regional food truckshave been invited to the event,including the Flying Pepper,Where There’s Smoke?, TacoBout, Bellefontaine RotaryClub’s lemon shakes, Kona Ice,Hall’s Country Kettle Corn,Buxton Family Foods andBarley 31 of Raymond.

Shine FM will host five con-certs this year, beginning withthis week’s show and continu-ing with a July 4 CelebrateFreedom show on the HardinCounty Fairgrounds in Kenton,

the Aug. 4 and 5 Rock the Lakeparty at Indian Lake, the WestLiberty Labor Day festival onSept. 3 and a major ticketedshow of Tenth Avenue North’snational tour Oct. 1 at theBellefontaine High School.

On Thursday, the HollandTheatre, the only Dutch-themed theater in the UnitedStates, will open its doors in theafternoon to screen two bicy-cle-related films with a stageperformance later that eveningby the local nonprofit produc-tion company WindmillProductions.

The theater, designed byarchitect Peter Hulsken for theregional theater owners of theday, Schine Enterprises, openedFeb. 12, 1931. It was continu-ously operated as a theaterthrough the early 1990salthough the latter decades sawit divided into a multiplex cine-ma.

A class of eighth-graders ledby the nonprofit board’s long-

time president Kris Swisherbegan a project to restore thetheater in 1999. Work sincethen has structurally securedthe theater, installed a newheating, ventilation and airconditioning system andrestored the theater to a singleauditorium with its originalstarry sky and Dutch stylebuildings, among other restora-tion work.

The theater board is current-ly in the midst of a majorfundraising campaign to installnew seats and flooring in theauditorium, make much need-ed repairs to the green roomand other major improvements.A third of the $1.38 million proj-ect is being funded by a grantfrom the Wisconsin-basedJeffris Family Foundation andthe board has received commit-ments for nearly 75 percent ofthe local match.

The films to be shown at 2:30p.m. include the approximately15-minute 1962 documentary

Vive La Tour followed by the1979 feature film BreakingAway about bicyclists in theMidwestern town ofBloomington, Ind., featuringDaniel Stern, Dennis Quaid andJackie Earle Haley. The showsare by donation.

At 7:30 p.m. that evening, thelocal acting troupe WindmillProductions will have a specialpresentation of its summer per-formance of the Mel Brooksmusical The Producers. Ticketsare $17 or $22 depending onseating.

Also that evening at 7:30p.m., local comedians will havea show at the BellefontaineHigh School to raise money forthe group Ohio FamiliesAffected by Autism. That non-profit organization raisesawareness about autism andhas recently been supporting aninitiative to place handicap-accessible playground equip-ment in Bellefontaine’s cityparks.

Nonprofit groups present entertainment lineup

� BBHHSS AAccaaddeemmiicc BBoooosstteerrss,, BBHHSS AAtthhlleettiicc BBoooosstteerrss,, BBHHSSDDEECCAA PPrrooggrraamm,, BBHHSS JJuunniioorr PPrroomm CCoommmmiitttteeee,, BBHHSS MMuussiiccBBoooosstteerrss — A variety of student- and parent-affiliatedorganizations of the Bellefontaine High School, which isthe host of the main GOBA camp, are selling breakfast,lunch and snack items in camp all three days, includinglunch sales of pizza by the popular downtown pizzeria600 Downtown.

� BBeelllleeffoonnttaaiinnee FFiirrsstt CChhuurrcchh ooff GGoodd — Located at 1000 E.Brown Ave. about a mile and a half from the camp, thischurch will host a Thursday evening Golden GOBA dinner.

� CCaallvvaarryy CChhrriissttiiaann BBoooosstteerrss — The boosters organizationassociated with the Calvary Christian School will offer bur-rito lunches in camp.

� CCiittiizzeennss PPoolliiccee AAccaaddeemmyy AAlluummnnii — The citizen-basedorganization that supports the Bellefontaine PoliceDepartment’s community outreach efforts and an effort toget a police memorial in downtown Bellefontaine will havespaghetti dinners in camp on Wednesday evening.

� CCoommmmuunniittyy HHeeaalltthh aanndd WWeellllnneessss PPaarrttnneerrss — LoganCounty’s federally-qualified health center will provide waterand Gatorade in camp Wednesday afternoon.

� CCoommmmoonn GGrroouunndd CChhuurrcchh aanndd LLuutthheerraann CChhuurrcchh —These two local churches will offer bagged breakfast forriders to take with them bright and early Friday morning.

� FFiirrsstt PPrreessbbyytteerriiaann CChhuurrcchh — This church located at 117N. Main St. in downtown Bellefontaine will host aWednesday evening meal in conjunction with the festivitiesdowntown.

� GGrreettnnaa BBrreetthheerraann CChhuurrcchh — This Logan County churchwill offer pulled pork and pasta salad meals in campThursday evening.

� HHiilllliikkeerr YYMMCCAA — Bellefontaine’s YMCA will host medita-tion and yoga classes in camp throughout the morningand afternoon Thursday.

� HHoollllaanndd TThheeaattrree — The nation’s only Dutch-themed his-toric theater will open its doors to bicyclists with aThursday afternoon screening of the documentary Vive LaTour and film Breaking Away, followed by an evening per-formance of the Mel Brooks musical The Producers.

� JJuubbiilleeee MMeennnnoonniittee CChhuurrcch — This church will have

baked goods and drinks available in camp.

� KKiinnggddoomm IInnvveessttmmeennttss IInntteerrnnaattiioonnaall aanndd AAnniimmaall HHaavveenn— A group that builds wells in the African nation ofBurkina Faso and a local animal rescue will benefit fromsales at the Marketplace Café, 130 S. Main St., in down-town Bellefontaine.

� KKiiwwaanniiss CClluubb ooff BBeelllleeffoonnttaaiinnee — Kiwanians will offer off-site lasagna dinners at Café 212, 212 E. Columbus Ave.,in downtown Bellefontaine, and in-camp sandwich andwrap lunches both days.

� LLooCCoo AArrtt SSppoott — An organization that provides artisticopportunities for local youths will benefit from sales at theMarketplace Café, 130 S. Main St., in downtownBellefontaine.

� LLooggaann CCoouunnttyy 44--HH — Local 4-H clubs will prepare apork loin meal throughout the day Thursday on the LoganCounty Fairgrounds, located immediately west of theBellefontaine High School property.

� OOhhiioo FFaammiilliieess AAffffeecctteedd bbyy AAuuttiissmm — A charity that helpsfamilies cope with autism and supports handicap accessi-ble playground equipment in city parks will host a comedyshow in the BHS auditorium Thursday evening.

� RReeccoovveerryy ZZoonnee — An organization that supports mentalhealth and substance abuse recovery will provide special-ty coffee drinks and snacks in camp both days.

� RRTTCC JJoobb CClluubb — A group of working special needs indi-viduals will have breakfast burritos and lunch wraps incamp Thursday.

� SShhiinnee FFMM — The city’s Christian radio station, 88.9 FM,will host a free summer kick-off concert in downtownBellefontaine on Wednesday evening.

� TTrraaiill LLiiffee UUSSAA aanndd AAmmeerriiccaann HHeerriittaaggee GGiirrllss — TheChristian-based scouting alternatives will have dutch ovencobbler and ice cream desserts in camp Wednesdayevening.

� UUnniioonn SSttaattiioonn — The community center located at 613Hamilton St., about a half mile north of the GOBA camp,will host kids crafts and paintings activities Thursday.

� VViiccttoorriiaa GGlloobbaall MMiinniissttrriieess — This ministry that supportsimpoverished children in central Kenya will offer breakfastburritos and coffee prior to departure Friday morning.

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