Events and Activities : Third Annual Special Olympics Benefit Ride set for Aug. 25

The 3rd Annual Special Olympics Benefit Ride will take place Aug. 25 (the same Saturday as Boomtown).

The event begins at 11 a.m., with sign-up at the RonDaVoo. Cost is $15 per person. Following the Blessing of Bikes, riders will head out by noon. They will arrive at Mickey’s Bar at 6 p.m. All vehicles are welcome. Raffle tickets for a variety of prizes will be sold for $1 each or six for $5. A raffle for a flat-screen TV will also take place. Tickets are $5 or five for $20. There will also be a 50-50 poker hand.

The route includes: Ron da Voo in Vinton, Joker’s in Traer, Oasis Tavern in Belle Plaine, Turner Hall in Keystone, Coop’s Roadhouse in Shellsburg, the 0-Zone in Urbana and Mickey’s Bar in Vinton (Mickey’s will provide food and music).

All proceeds will benefit the Vinton-Shellsburg Special Olympics. For more information, call Kris Kramer at 319-560-7117. For more information, Click HERE.