Toledo Area Council

Everyone is welcome to participate in HI Toledo events. 

HI-TA sponsored bike rides require cyclists to wear approved helmets.

A: fast pace 16+ mph
B: fairly quick 14 mph
C: moderate 12 mph
D: slow & short 8mph

[Major Tours]

 

 

  O C T O B E R  

Oct 2 Thur 10:00 am Wood County Service Project Gary Samples 419/874-7369

Knight Preserve, a Wood County Park.  Meet in parking lot, corner of E. River & White Rd.  We “Walk the Park”.  Now it’s time to “Work a Wood County Park”.  Bring work gloves & a bag lunch for indoor dining, after work.  All other equipment provided.  In case of rain, there will be an indoor project. 

 

Oct 4 Sat & Oct 5      Sun Women’s Backpacking for Beginners Cheryl McCormick 419/340-4005

Oak Openings Metropark.  Two-day event (9am Sat – 4pm Sun).  Pre-registration ($100) required.  Discount for HI members; scholarships available.  Most gear & food included. 

 

Oct  9 Thur 10:00 am Hidden Lakes Garden Ride 20 miles – B ride Cheryl Smith 419/885-3332

Meet in Tecumseh, MI – public parking lot off Pearl St. behind stores fronting on M-50 (E. Chicago Blvd.)  Bring a bag lunch and $3 for admission to Hidden Lakes Gardens.

 

Oct  12 Sun 11:30 am Day at Lakeside + Pot Luck Lunch Marcia & Harry Roby 419/382-0883

Roby’s house (619 Plum Ave.  419/798-9839) in Lakeside, OH.  Bring a dish to share + bike or walking shoes.  Bike or walk after lunch.  Driving or carpool info (1 hr from Toledo): Pat Squire 419/243-7680

 

Oct 15 Wed 7:00 pm Board Meeting         Jennifer Jarrett 419/244-6794

If necessary.    Toledo Hospital,  MacIntosh Tower -first floor room “A”. 

                       

Oct 16 Thur 9:00 am Catawba-Marblehead Tour 40 mi-B& C ride Elvin Buchele 419/885-0528

Note earlier meeting time!  Meet at Panera, Dussel Dr. (Maumee), just E of US-23.  Pool/caravan to ride start in Port Clinton.  Bring snacks; optional meal after ride – in Port Clinton.  B & C route with cut-off options. 

 

Oct 17 Fri 8:00 am 17 Mile Trail Walk Event ( 9 mile option) Cheryl McCormick 419/340-4005

Oak Openings Metropark.  Pre-registration ($20) required.  Lunch & snacks provided. 

 

Oct 19 Sun 11:00 am Tombstone Bicycle Tour 38 miles Janet Smith & Judith Wilkinson 419/861-0220

Secor Metropark.  Map, marked route, patch, SAG, 2 food stops.  See 11 cemeteries.  $15 ($13 pre-reg). 

 

Oct 19 Sun 11:00 am Family Haunted Bike 3-5 miles in park Janet Smith& Judith Wilkinson 419/861-0220

Oak Openings Metropark.  For families with children 12 & under.  Bike “haunted” trail with Park Naturalist.  Tombstone Tour chili.  Limit: 60.  Pre-reg forms in area locations or call.

 

Oct 23 Thur 10:00 am Scenic Neighborhoods Ride 25 miles - C ride Susan Goodman 419/882-6608

Meet at Starlite Plaza, Monroe St @ Corey Rd.  Restaurant lunch at Ralphie’s after ride.

 

Oct 24 Fri 6:30 pm Halloween Bonfire & Potluck Dan & Judy Smith 419/340-8061

10119 Lewis Ave., 1.5 miles N of Temperance, MI.  Bring a dish to share.  Hot dogs, drinks & marshmallows provided.

 

Oct 26 Sun Annual Meeting of HI-Toledo Area & Potluck Jennifer Jarrett 419/244-6794

Sanger Branch Public Library, 3030 W. Central Ave., Toledo. Bring a dish to share. Utensils & beverage provided. 1:00 pm Building opens. 1:30 pm Pot Luck lunch begins promptly at this time. 2:30 pm Program: Local Girl Scouts share their HI-New York  experience.  Presented by Jenny Zmuda & scouts.  3:30 pm Annual meeting – elect board members & vote on by-law revisions. 4:30 pm Board elects new officers.  5:00 pm Library closes

 

Oct 30 Thur 10:00 am Bike to Busia’s 25 miles - C ride Carol Rider 419/865-9145           

Wildwood Metropark, Visitor Center.  Bike to Busia’s, authentic Polish restaurant.  Last Thursday morning bike ride of 2008.

 N O V E M B E R   

Nov 6 Thur 10:00 am Towpath Walk 6 miles Cheryl Sexton   419/868-1424

Farnsworth Metropark, meet in Roche de Bout parking lot.  Walk towpath trail to Bend View and back.  Bring a lunch to eat at Bend View.

 

Nov 8 Sat 10:00 am Pot Luck Brunch & Walk 3+ miles Pat Gooch 419/825-2735

Oak Openings, Mallard Lake.  Pot-luck brunch.  Bring a dish to share.  Egg casserole & coffee provided.  Walk trails after brunch.

 

Nov 13 Thur 10:00 am Oak Openings Walk 5 miles Pat Gooch 419/825-2735      

Meet at Pat’s – 13835 Reed Rd. (corner of OH-64).  Walk in Metropark.  Bring bag lunch.  Beverage provided.

 

Nov 19 Wed 6:30 pm Mailing  Party & Board Meeting  Scott Carpenter 419/346-7858

Toledo Hospital,  MacIntosh Tower -first floor room “A”.  Prepare newsletter for distribution. 7:00 pm Board Meeting

 

Nov 20 Thur 10:00 am Fallen Timbers Walk 5 miles Connie Bauer 419/875-5345

Side Cut Metropark, Silver Lake.  Walk red trail to Fallen Timbers Monument.  Food stop in Fallen Timbers Mall.

 

Dec  20 Sat 6:00 pm HI-TA Holiday Party            RSVP by 12/19 to Linda Wheeler 419/517-4514          

Linda’s house, 8743 W. Bancroft St., between Centennial & Crissey Rds.  Park on loop drive or on grass.  Car-pool if you can.  Meet old and new friends.  Bring a dish to share.  Ham, beverages & table service provided.  Please bring a holiday gift for those in need: hat, scarf or mittens.