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Saturday was a beautiful day for 210 people to come out and run or walk either in the 15K or 5K. It was great to see the families and little ones, the familiar faces and the new faces. Adding the 15K was great, Anthony Peter showed us he not only can win 5K's but 15K's as well. See all the race results in the sports section.

We would like to thank all the runners/walkers, volunteers and sponsors for making this year's race successful and fun. This fundraiser was for Family Pathways youth programs for special needs teens and underprivileged youth.

Jim Moen and Tim Ryan did a great job entertaining the crowd and getting the runners off to a great start.

Winners of the prizes are: Youngest Male Runner was Max McDonough and youngest female runner was Alyssa Vanornum. They each won a $20 gift certificate to Family Dollar. Biggest Group winner was from Weight Watchers, they won a Tiki Steve's pontoon ride. The Largest Family prize was a tie between the Magnuson and McDonough's. They split the prize, which was 4 snow tubing passes to Wild Mountain, movie rentals from Video Vault and McDonald's meal coupons. The most mature runner was Roger Anderson, he won two meals at Denny's and car service at Fisk Tire. Prizes were also given out for registering early, this was from Tortilla's and Fairview Lakes Health Services won a DQ cake for being the best cheer zone/water station.

A special thanks to the sponsors; Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Xcel Energy, Fairview Lakes Health Services and Fairview Sports & Orthopedic Care, Plastic Products Company, Inc., Chisago City Fire Department, The RiverBank MN, Chisago County Abstract, Security State Bank of Marine, Old Towne Chiropractic, Wally Carlson & Sons-BP, US Bank Chisago City, Gateway North Family Dental, East Central Sanitation, Olson Power & Equipment, Midwest Sports Events, Polaris Industries, Grand Casino Hinckley, Chisago Drug, Chisago Hardware, Chisago Lakes Chiropractic, First State Bank of Wyoming, Bunkie's Bar, Grill & Bowling, A-Pro Hot Tubs & Pool, Croix Valley Pick-Up, Anderson & Koch Ford, Bill's Auto Body, Fisk Tire, Hermann Insurance Services, Frontier Communication, Montzka Legal Services, Stacy/Lent Fire Department.

We would also like to thank Zion Lutheran Church for letting Family Pathways hold the race there. And businesses that donated food, beverages, and prizes; Chisago Lakes Distributing, Brinks Market, Lindstrom Foods, Bernick's Pepsi, Coffee Depot, Family Dollar, Viking Coca Cola, Wild Mountain, Chisago Video Vault, Country Home Bakery, Chisago Warehouse Liquor, Subway, Fisk Tire, Arby's, Wyoming DQ, Forest Lake and Wyoming McDonalds's, Forest Lake Floral, Tortilla's Mexican Restaurant and Tiki Steve's.

Thank you also to those that helped before or during the race: Zion members (Pastor Mike Peterson, Larry Lundberg, Monica Tosteson, Deb Harvey, The Lifgren/Dodge family, Ron & Becky Peterson, Jan Olson, Laura Pielow), Jim Moen, Claire Terryll, Mary Jordal, Boy Scout Troop #127 & Leaders Mike Letourneau and Lee Grimm, Tim Ryan, Circle of Friends teens and parents, City of Chisago and Lakes Area Police Department, & Jenny Hulbert.

Bonita Carlson, Lynn Kirk & Kathy Wills Family Pathways staff

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