OSO — The one-year anniversary of the March 22 Oso slide is set to be commemorated through a host of events.

The McClinchy Mile Bike Ride will run from 8-10 a.m. Sunday, March 15, with the theme of “Oso Strong” in tribute to those affected by the slide.

The ride will start at Haller Middle School at 600 E. First St. in Arlington. Admission is $35 the day of the event.

Riders can go for 37 or 57 miles. Fees will support Oso-area bike tourism and trails through the Centennial Trail Coalition and B.I.K.E.S. Club of Snohomish County.

For details, log onto www.bikesclub.org/mcclinchy.

“Oso Strong” will also be the theme of events running from March 20-22.

The Darrington Community Center at 570 Sauk Ave. will host a “Gathering in Hope” starting at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 20. Music, prayers and messages of faith will be followed by refreshments and fellowship.

On Saturday, March 21, the Rhodes River Ranch at 22016 Entsminger Rd. will serve as the site for a benefit concert for the Oso Firemen’s Association at 1 p.m. and a live auction at 4:30 p.m. Music and a buffet meal will cost $12.99 per person.

Featured acts include: The Mosaics, ATZ Kilcher, The Harvey Creek Band, The Pack String, Wild Turkeys & Buckaroo Blues, Pete Frothingham with the Folsoms, Wes Jones and Chris Wright.

Sunday, March 22, will include a host of events, starting with a morning remembrance at the slide site for families, local community members, volunteers and first responders to honor the 43 lives lost. Highway 530 will close from 9 a.m. to noon.

The hour-long event is expected to start shortly before 10 a.m., and will include a bell ceremony, a flag raising, an honor guard, and pipes and drums.

At the request of families, no formal speeches are scheduled.

From noon to 4 p.m., the Oso Fire Department at 21824 Highway 530 will host an open house and soup social, while the Darrington Community Center will present a pie social.