Sunday Creek 5K "Dash For The Darter" - May 21st

Registration is now open for the Sunday Creek Watershed Group’s (SCWG)“Dash for the Darter” 5K and nature hike on Saturday, May 21st, 2011 at 1:30pm! Dash for the Darter 5K is a trail race at Burr Oak State Park. The 5K is on the Buckeye Loop, which winds its way through deciduous and pine forests, open meadows, and lake vistas. Pre-registration, due by May 16, is $12 for adults and $10 for high school students. Day of race registration is $15. Medals, made by local artist Jim Hart, will be given to overall winners and first place racers in each age category. Registration is open from 12:15pm – 1:00pm and the 5K starts at 1:30pm. A nature hike led by Joe Brehm, Rural Action Environmental Education Coordinator, is free and open to the public. The nature hike will start at 1:40pm. It will be a great day to enjoy the spring weather and view the wildflowers in the watershed. Registration is available on line at www.sundaycreek.org. For more information contact Amber Leasure-Earnhardt at (740) 767-2225, amber@sundaycreek.org. Dash for the Darter 5K Sponsors include: Frog Ranch Foods, Irish Ridge Pet Grooming, Smoke Rise Ranch, Airclaws, Bryant Heating and Cooling, Glouster E-Z Mart Subway, Purely American, Burr Oak State Park, Holzer Clinic, and Road ID.