Local race supports Owen

POLSON - There was an extra surprise for Olympic hopeful Melinda Owen after the Live Locally 5K Run on Saturday. That surprise was a $10,000 check from Country Pasta owners Amy and Fred Kellogg to help her carry out her dreams. The race also earned $4,250 in proceeds for Owen.

"It's so neat that so many people car about what I'm doing," Owen said.

The former Polson pole-vaulter has gone far, from Flathead Lake to the University of Idaho to competing on an international stage.

"We're just one of the many individuals and businesses that has supported Melinda," Amy Kellogg said.

With no income and expenses from travel and general living expenses, Owen has had to tough it out and said she has been so blessed with the generous donations from people in Polson.

"The peace of mind that it will give me is great," Owen said. "I'm such a worry-wart I was constantly fretting about everything."

Owen trains down in the Olympic Training Center down in San Diego where she gets room and board in the dorms and meal.

Owen has been back for about a month, training with University of Montana coaches but is also finding time to help out with a Special Olympics team in Missoula and speak to students at Linderman Elementary. She'll be headed back to San Diego this week where she'll start training for the indoor track season and the world championships next year.

There will be plenty of people rooting her on as the turnout for the Live Locally 5K run saw 231 registered runners and 191 people actually run the race that will have all it's proceeds benefit Owen.

"That's the most ever that we've had," event co-organizer Heather Knutson said of the turnout for the run, which is its fourth year. "There were several people that just wanted to sign up and pay the registration to help Melinda."

The previous three years, the proceeds of the Live Lovally run went to the Mission Valley Aquatics Center.

"We kind of look at the community and see where the need is," Knutson.

Live Locally Race Results

(Time - Name - Age - Sex)

17:10:00 Jake Hartsoch 36 M

20:57:00 Mark Fischer 35 M

21:01:00 Rob Alfiero 53 M

21:16:00 Larry Richards 62 M

21:20:00 Ann Penturf 29 F

22:33:00 Becki Casey 46 F

23:09:00 Shari Leedom 16 F

23:13:00 Connor Young 10 M

23:15:00 Bruce Genzel 26 M

23:27:00 Tony Bontadelli 36 M

23:44:00 Ali Bronsdon 26 F

24:01:00 Becca Bontadelli 31 F

24:24:00 Tyana Smith 34 F

24:27:00 Erin Heninger 33 F

24:36:00 Rob Turner 37 M

25:06:00 Jeff Young 52 M

25:12:00 Madyson Morgret 12 F

25:13:00 Jeremy Morgret 35 M

25:28:00 Kristin Wilson 40 F

25:40:00 Tammy Kelley 40 F

25:42:00 John Williams 39 M

25:51:00 Brittney Hayes 24 F

25:53:00 Rich Forbis 55 M

26:16:00 Mathew Sitter 11 M

26:39:00 Stoney Aragon 11 M

26:44:00 Allison Lund 24 F

26:54:00 Deborah Crossett 44 F

26:56:00 Sandra Crossett 12 F

26:59:00 Pat Bristol 60 F

27:07:00 Joleen Barce 45 F

27:14:00 Jamie Cotter 29 F

27:16:00 Judy Sloan 54 F

27:31:00 Dick Anderson 72 M

27:34:00 Hunter Peterson 10 M

27:36:00 Willie Stene 36 M

27:57:00 Wyatt Benson 11 M

28:03:00 Lisa Wall-Wilbert 31 F

28:10:00 Karla Gallatin 48 F

28:11:00 Viktra Bumgarner 51 F

28:12:00 Kathy Smith 57 F

28:43:00 Pat Lozar 25 M

28:44:00 Joanna Lozar 24 F

28:50:00 Les Lundeen 57 M

29:01:00 Jen Largent 27 F

29:06:00 Mark Rochin 48 M

29:11:00 Tori Shriver 40 F

29:20:00 Kathy Wram 61 F

29:21:00 Benilda Delgado 58 F

29:24:00 Joen Troxel 54 F

29:32:00 Alysa Pearston 29 F

29:41:00 Charity Cheff 35 F

29:50:00 Kaylynn Nunn 34 F

29:59:00 Connor Zimmerman 11 M

30:03:00 Debbie Carnell 58 F

30:38:00 Tammy Smith 43 F

30:39:00 Sam Schultz 10 M

30:44:00 Sienna Wagnon 30 F

30:53:00 Randee Benson 31 F

31:02:00 Michael Smith 7 M

31:03:00 Adam Smith 35 M

31:12:00 Bob Hayes 84 M

31:39:00 Erica Olson 25 F

31:52:00 Kelsey Lee 20 F

32:15:00 Haley Kendley 12 F

32:16:00 Hannah Potter 12 F

32:36:00 Dixie Bevans 48 F

32:43:00 Laura Kelley 46 F

32:58:00 Marilee Calhoon 50 F

33:14:00 Quentin Denton 16 M

34:15:00 Pat Santos 31 M

35:17:00 Peggy Young 50 F

35:19:00 Jennifer Fisher 36 F

35:27:00 Anita Skane 41 F

36:47:00 Barb Salmon 35 F

36:50:00 Lynne Tait 63 F

37:09:00 Dunner Parazoo 67 M

38:29:00 Brenda Bodnar 57 F

38:32:00 Tami Sanderson 38 F

39:07:00 Clara Siegelin 13 F

39:13:00 Dyllan Hankins 8 M

39:17:00 Karisa Deiny 14 F

39:19:00 Colleen Oden 46 F

39:19:00 Adele Vincent 43 F

39:22:00 Rob Hankins 37 M

39:30:00 Darcy Schultz 51 F

39:35:00 Eriz Donovan 29 M

40:31:00 Brittany Torres 27 F

41:14:00 Jim Corbett 64 M

42:33:00 Scott Stuart 56 M

42:45:00 Debbie Klein 51 F

42:57:00 Julia Sanderson 12 F

43:08:00 Claire Young 12 F

43:10:00 Lee Christensen 72 M

43:11:00 Pennie Christensen 60 F

44:13:00 Connie Roberts 50 F

44:14:00 David Roberts 53 M

44:16:00 Annabelle Smith 11 F

44:17:00 Beth Smith 41 F

44:54:00 Evonne O'Neill 53 F

45:29:00 Analyse Morgret 8 F

46:42:00 Jeannie Bonnes 53 F

46:43:00 Shauna Rubel 41 F

46:44:00 Katrina Sherlock 40 F

46:50:00 Elizabeth Hanke 12 F

47:01:00 Floss Felsman 72 F

47:02:00 Sharon McDaniel 50 F

47:03:00 Marcia Vandeb erg 44 F

47:04:00 Justin Schultz 5 M

47:05:00 Chanel Lake 33 F

48:12:00 Linda Sappington 52 F

48:19:00 Jennifer Howland 30 F

48:20:00 Alison Gabel 28 F

48:26:00 Whitney Cantlon 27 F

48:36:00 Elizabeth Sawyer 32 F

48:37:00 Roxanne Morgret 35 F

48:38:00 Amber Zygutis 32 F

48:53:00 Millie Nesladek 58 F

48:54:00 JoAnn Bowers 52 F

48:55:00 Mary Jo Davis 58 F

49:28:00 Susan Evans 61 F

49:31:00 Rhonda Lee 48 F

49:32:00 Sandi Owen 58 F

50:02:00 Donna Weaver 61 F

50:03:00 Pat Devries 60 F

50:04:00 Kelly Schultz 40 F

50:05:00 Patsy Beaver 56 F

50:13:00 Tara Trzinski 27 F

50:15:00 Cora Pritt 50 F

51:04:00 Brooks Munday 5 mo. M

51:05:00 Bryant Munday 28 M

51:10:00 Rachael Munday 28 F

51:11:00 Molly Jongeling 26 F

51:17:00 Amanda Burt 28 F

51:18:00 Rebecca Owen 28 F

51:27:00 Zane Benson 9 M

51:40:00 Sarah Bartel 26 F

51:53:00 Sharon Stamper 48 F

51:54:00 McKenzie Wegner 16 F

51:55:00 Kylee Wegner 16 F

51:56:00 Kate Hartsoch 55 F

52:11:00 Kai Christensen 70 M

52:12:00 Dennis Devries 62 M

52:38:00 Malika Cunningham 53 F

52:48:00 Needie Kennedy 61 F

52:54:00 Diana Schwab F

53:05:00 Christian Lund 4 M

53:06:00 Brooke Lund 34 F

53:07:00 Amie Hankins 37 F

53:08:00 Chris Fischer 58 F

53:09:00 Jeanne Doepke 59 F

53:10:00 Cari Brown 28 F

53:14:00 Sereina Arroyo 12 F

53:33:00 Mary Jo Smith 7 F

53:35:00 Steph Gillin 35 F

53:52:00 Vi Trahan 59 F

53:57:00 Cristen Two Teeth 30 F

54:08:00 Nakia Heeton 10 F

54:09:00 Jim Lee 54 M

54:10:00 Chuck Lee 50 M

54:11:00 Ada Lee F

54:14:00 Bob Owen 59 M

54:16:00 Christie LaRoque 36 F

54:17:00 Stephanie Eickmeyer 28 F

54:18:00 Kelle McMahon 50 F

54:19:00 Meghan McMahon 24 F

54:30:00 Angela Nicolai 39 F

54:31:00 Anne Audet 58 F

54:36:00 Emily Withrow 60 F

54:36:00 Joan Hart 48 F

54:37:00 Collin O'Fallon 43 M

54:37:00 Trevor Schultz 9 M

54:38:00 Lisa Kinyon 41 F

55:03:00 Linda Knutson 63 F

55:04:00 Heidi Anderson 37 F

55:13:00 Pat Santos 31 M

55:29:00 Melissa Owen 27 F

57:00:00 Pam Owen 54 F

58:26:00 Alexis Brower 14 F

58:27:00 Dana Sturm 35 F

58:36:00 Marcy Smith 34 F

58:37:00 Megan Hendrickson 29 F

59:50:00 Rich Sawyer 33 M

59:51:00 Isabell Weingart 6 F

59:52:00 Audrey Anderson 58 F

1:01:23 Easton Weingart 68 M

1:01:25 Misty Clary 32 F

1:03:52 Tina Billedeaux 35 F

1:03:53 Taariq Billedeaux 14 M

1:03:58 Landen Billedeaux 5 M

1:09:02 Shurea Calahan 6 F

1:11:35 Sedrick Calahan 3 M

1:11:35 Terry Calahan 53 F