The Kiwanis Family Mystery Bike Ride will be this Sunday, leading riders on a mysterious, unknown route.

Registration is from noon to 12:45 p.m. Sunday, and the ride begins at 1 p.m. There is no entry fee. The ride starts and finishes at Edgewater Park.

The ride is not a fundraiser, said Noon Kiwanis Club President Tim Engstrom, also editor of the Tribune. The club hopes to encourage families to ride bicycles as a healthy exercise.

A king and queen of the ride will be proclaimed. Riders will not know the route being taken for the ride and will be lead and tailed by escorts. The ride will be approximately six miles long.

“We have the Freeborn County Bike-a-Thon as a great bicycling event for grown-ups,” Engstrom said. “But we felt the community needed something small for families and not for any cause except the joy of spending time together.”

Erbert & Gerbert’s Sandwich Shop will be at Edgewater to sell sandwiches for riders and to take orders for anyone who wishes to eat after the ride.

Helmets are recommended for all riders. There will be two stops during the ride for free refreshments, snacks and activities.

There will be prizes such as shirts, helmets and other goodies for children. A new children’s bicycle will also be given away during the event.

The Kiwanis Family Mystery Bike Ride is supported by the Statewide Health Improvement Program in Freeborn County.

 

Friday

The Albert Lea Art Center will hold Artoberfest, a fundraiser for the community art center, at 5:30 p.m. at Wedgewood Cove Golf Club, 2200 W. Ninth St. There will be art, food, an auction and music, among other things. Admission is $20.

Let The Good Times Roll will begin at 8 p.m. at the Big Island Grille & Bar, 2306 E. Main St. There is no cover charge.

 

Saturday

Find produce, baked goods and more at the Albert Lea Farmers Market from 9 a.m. to noon at the Northbridge Mall parking lot, 2510 Bridge Ave.

Three Rivers CAP will give a money management seminar from 10 a.m. to noon at Leland Realty, 305 S. First Ave.

The Fall Sports Cards & Collectibles Show will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Northbridge Mall, 2510 Bridge Ave.

The Sunset Saddle Club Fun Show will be 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Freeborn County Fairgrounds, 1031 Bridge Ave.

The Universal Co-op Dairy Division reunion will be at noon at Pizza Ranch.

The Augsburg Centennial Singers will give a concert at 7 p.m. at First Lutheran Church, 301 W. Clark St.

 

Sunday

Enjoy Sunday breakfast at the Albert Lea American Legion, 142 N. Broadway, from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Pancakes, potatoes, scrambled eggs with or without ham, sausages, fruit cups, juice, milk and coffee will be served. Admission is $7.

An employee reunion for Scotsman, Queen Products, Almco and Albert Lea Foundry employees will be at 2 p.m. at the Albert Lea Union Center, 1407 N. Highway 13.

The African Children’s Choir will give a concert at 6 p.m. at the United Methodist Church, 702 S. Highway 69. Admission is free and donations are accepted.