Flat 50 Plus is next month

Adams County Bicycle Club invites riders of all ages to participate in the annual Flat 50 Plus bicycle tour at 7 a.m. June 22.

The ride routes start and end at Riverside Center in Decatur, passing through Willshire, Ohio, Monroe, Berne and Geneva. Five routes are available, ranging from a 20-mile ride to the full 100-mile century ride.

Early tickets are $32 until June 19. The price will then bump to $40. Participants 15 years old or younger can ride for $10. Donations cover fixed and mobile Support and Gear stations, a lunch stop, a live bluegrass band and a route map. Register at runsignup.com by searching Flat 50.

T-shirts are also available for $17 to $20 through June 16, with a limited supply available the day of the ride. Proceeds benefit Decatur Optimist Club, Decatur Lions Club and local Boy Scouts.

Fort Recovery history

Fort Recovery Building History Group will continue chronicling the town’s original buildings and businesses next week.

Helen LeFevre will lead a discussion at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Fort Recovery Morvilius Opera House about the 1888 Schneider Business Building, which now houses Westgerdes Flooring. Nancy Abels will provide histories of the founding families, and Jill Andrews will explain and demonstrate the distinctive architecture and how it relates to other buildings of Fort Recovery built mostly before the turn of the century. Owners Chuck and Lisa Westgerdes will also be present.

Local residents are invited to attend and share memories, pictures or articles about the changes to the building, as well as their owners and corresponding businesses through the decades. The group will move to the Schneider-Westgerdes building for on-site viewing after initial discussion.

Seeking veterans

The Jay County Fourth of July Committee is looking for Korean War veterans to serve as grand marshals for the 4th of July parade in Portland.

Veterans should call (260) 729-7017 for more information.

First Steps in Music

Registration is open for First Steps in Music.

The class for toddlers is based on John Feirabend's curriculum “First Steps in Music.” Fierabend is a childhood educator who blends movement and musicianship to help young children develop their brains and musical ability.

Classes are set for June 12 through July 17. Age groups and times are as follows: 10 to 23-month-olds, 9 a.m. to 9:35 a.m.; 2 to 3-year-olds, 10 a.m. to 10:35 a.m.; 4 to 5-year-olds, 11 a.m. to 11:35 a.m. The registration deadline is June 5.