Hiking event planned at local preservation site

VAN BUREN TWP. — The Bloomington Flying Fish Volkssport Club will host a non-competitive walk on Saturday, June 19, at the Laura Hare Nature Preserve on Valley Branch Road from 9 a.m. to noon.

Walkers can choose between two distances, an easy 5K following an old road and a rugged 10K that goes from the ridge line down to the creek in the valley, then back.

Walk-in registration is open from 9 a.m. to noon on June 19. This hike is not suitable for strollers or wheelchairs, but dogs on leashes are welcome. Due to limited parking, walkers must park at the Pentecostal Church at the intersection of Valley Branch and State Road 46 East and be shuttled from there to the starting point. The event is free, but donations are welcome.

The preserve is a Sycamore Land Trust property protected forever for the benefit of raptors, songbirds and box turtles. The Flying Fish club is a member of its parent organization, American Volkssport Association. For more information, visit ava.org/events and click on “events.”

Trail race day set on Hard Truth Hills land

The Whiskey Chaser run at Hard Truth Hills, 418 Old State Road 46, will take place Saturday, June 19. Participants can run three featured extreme trail races in a 5K, 10K, or four-person team 20K relay. Races start as early as 7 a.m.

Runners and walkers will tour the grounds at Hard Truth and can finish with a “shot mile.” For each of the three, one-third-mile trips around the Hard Truth lake, runners will do a shot of Hard Truth Cinnamon Vodka.

Standard registration ends on Wednesday, June 16. The cost is $40 for the 5K, $45 for the $10K and $115 per team for the 20K relay. Registration includes a race entry, Hard Truth rocks glass, and after-party entry and one drink ticket per runner.

For more information, visit facebook.com/events/419885792633494.

Two golf fundraisers happening next month

Two golf fundraiser benefits will happen in July at Salt Creek Golf Retreat, 2359 State Road 46 East:

• Brown County Shop with A Cop Charitable Foundation will have a golf scramble on Sunday, July 18 at 2 p.m. The cost is $50 per person or $200 for a team. Hole sponsor signs are being sold for $50 each. All proceeds benefit the Shop With a Cop program. To register, call Brian Shrader, Chad Williams or Crissie Oaldon at 812-988-6655 or email [email protected] or [email protected].
• Another golf tournament will happen on Sunday, July 25 for a local Vietnam veteran who is battling cancer. All money raised will benefit the individual. Hole sponsorship is $50 for those with a sign and $60 for first year and art work. Raffle items and donations are welcome. Call Judi Gibson at 317-979-2413 for more information.

Bicycle fest in Nashville set for August

The Brown County Barn Burner and Brown County Bikes, 185 S. Jefferson St., will host a Brown County Community Bike Festival on Saturday, Aug. 7 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

There will be free activities, food, entertainment, bike safety basics and maintenance workshops, pump track and bike skills courses, and demo bikes to try. This free, community-wide event is suitable for all ages and skill levels.

The event will be based at 185 S. Jefferson St., but includes activities and other locations through town, including Lincoln Pinch Park (at the corner of Johnson and Washington streets) and the Brown County YMCA.

For more information, visit bcbarnburner.com/bike-fest.

Run-bike duathlon set at state park in August

The Brown County YMCA will host a duathlon at Brown County State Park on Sunday, Aug. 29.

Participants will meet at the fire tower and partake in a series of physical challenges: A 5K road run, 10-mile road bike ride and 2.2-mile trail run.

Registration begins at 6 a.m., the race meeting is at 7:25 a.m. and the race starts at 7:30 a.m.

For more information, visit facebook.com/events/161883462540555.

Women’s mountain biking weekend planned

Brown County Bikes will host Campside Sessions Women’s Mountain Bike Camp Friday through Sunday, Sept. 10 to 12, at Brown County State Park.

Participants will learn new mountain bike skills from professional coaches and meet other women who share the interest. The cost is $295 and includes guided skills coaching, primitive camping onsite, swag bag, giveaways and more.

The meal plan is $125 and includes breakfast, lunch and dinner for Saturday and lunch on Sunday.

For more information, visit dnkpresents.com/event/campside-sessions-womens-mountain-bike-camp-4.