Scary Scamper!
<p>Janene Lichtenberg, left, tries to match the pace of race car driver Dion Lichtenberg, foreground, as Craig Barfoot gets left in the dust.</p>
<p>At right, two-year-old Cookie Monster, Keaghan Dickson, and his mother, Jess Dickson, circle the track at Linderman Elementary School.</p>
POLSON — Freezing rain couldn’t deter throngs of trick-or-treaters young and old from participating in this year’s annual Polson Pirate Monster Mash Fun Run in Polson. The popular event gave plenty of runners opportunities to show off their Halloween costumes a little bit ahead of schedule, while they broke a sweat in the 1-mile and 5k jaunts.
Two Polson students were the first to cross the finish line in each race, with sixth-grader Connor Young traversing the 1-mile course in 7:08, and cross-country team standout Jimmy Bjorge completing the 5k in 20:58. In total, more than 175 runners turned out.
Appropriately, the chilly weather was accompanied by chili, itself, which was served after the run. We just hope no one spilled it on their costume before Wednesday’s true Halloween festivities!