We are happy to report that Jo Ann Blatner has agreed to lead the organizing for our club picnic, to be held Sunday, August 27, in Como Lake Park following the morning bike rides. Many more volunteers will be needed to fulfill a variety of tasks and Jo Ann will be reaching out to members to pitch in, but you can also contact to Jo Ann to volunteer. Save the date. We will be back at you with a request to RSVP (the caterer needs to know how many people to prepare for). A full menu of rides will also be available, short and long, hilly and flat, to depart at 9 a.m.

We have an immediate need for volunteers to lead our weekend rides, starting with this coming weekend (July 15 and 16) but throughout the rest of July and beyond. It's an easy lift. Show up, sign riders in, remind riders of safety protocols, then return the sign-in sheets in an envelope provided in your packet, then return the packet to Bradshaw, Brenda Fischer, or other club officers. We will use them again next year. This is something new members as well as old are perfectly capable of doing. Go to the website, click on "Schedule," find the ride you want to lead and click on "volunteer." Then send the automatically generated e-mail. We will get the ride packet to you.

If you downloaded your route before 8:35 this evening, you might want to download the revised version, Rev B for the longest ride and rev A for the others, Hall Road has been stoned and is in rough shape for bicycles. For the 49 mile ride, I also incorporated Jack's Skyline suggestion as a better way to deal with the park in Akron. We will have the rivised cue sheets at the ride. Read the message below too, for notes about getting through Lancaster to Como Park, avoiding a foot race and a parade route.