Runners flock to Arlee for spring race
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ARLEE — Nearly 400 walkers and runners turned out on a beautiful spring morning in Arlee for the annual Buttercup Run, a fundraiser for the Friends of Arlee School, Inc.
The fun run is the group’s major fundraising event, allowing the Friends to provide scholarships and school supplies not covered in the school budget to the Arlee School. Last year, Friends of Arlee School gave $7,500 in art supplies, microscopes, musical instruments, software, calculators – and even dogfish for dissection — to kindergarten through high school classrooms at the Arlee School. And judging by the number of race entries, the group raised close to that amount last weekend, board member Merrill Bradshaw said.
“Just through the race itself … we probably gathered close to $6,000,” he said. “(But) it could very well be a bit more.”
Friends allocates about $200 per classroom, and teachers are asked to submit requests for materials and supplies they need that the school’s budget won’t cover.
“Sometimes it’s just basic stuff that they need, but then they like to do additional programs as well,” Bradshaw explained. “It’s pretty amazing … fortunately we’ve been able to provide for most of the requests.”
Friends of Arlee formed in 1992, when the Arlee School needed someone to manage a grant it received to fund a school counselor position. The Friends started as a nonprofit organization to take on the task and gradually evolved into a scholarship program.
The group also provides about $10,000 in scholarships annually to graduating seniors, with awards ranging from $250 to $2,000 per student. To qualify for a scholarship, a student must fill out an application, submit a high school transcript and write a short essay about his or her goals for the future.
For more information, contact arl3335@blackfoot.net or visit the website www.buttercuprun.com.
Race results
5K
Female 12 and under
1, Ella Lindbergh, 26:36.0
2, Suvi Rova, Arlee, 28:35.0
3, Evelyn Pavlock-Ferencz, 29:23.0
Female 13 to 19
1, Courtney Heath, 28:24.0
2, Amelia North, 28:45.0
3, Haley Boyer, Missoula, 33:37.0
Female 20 to 29
1, Kami Doty, 24:08.0
2, Tabitha Espinoza, Arlee, 24:37.0
3, Tracy Wirak, Arlee, 26:28.0
Female 30 to 39
1, Charity Cheff, Charlo, 29:37.0
2, Jen Von Sehlen, Missoula, 48:39.0
3, Jennifer Martynuik, Missoula, 50:33.0
Female 40 to 49
1, Jami Fitzgerald, 49:36.0
2, Sheryl Meekin, 53:47.0
3, Karen Giles, 54:01.0
Female 50 to 59
1, Jennifer Straughan, Missoula, 45:34.0
2, Connie Chestnutt, Missoula, 1:06:37.0
Female 60 to 69
1, Pat Bristol, Charlo, 55:35.0
Male 13 to 19
1, Adam Peterman, 36:11.0
2, Cody Meixner, 36:20.0
3, Chris Everett, 36:20.0
Male 20 to 29
1, Daylon Martin, 44:24.0
2, Luke Altenhofen, Arlee, 45:07.0
3, Geoff Spencer, 45:32.0
Male 30 to 39
1, Joel Sather, 34:54.0
2, Brian Williams, Missoula, 36:11.0
3, Keith Morton, Arlee, 45:40.0
Male 40 to 49
1, Chuck Dumke, 32:59.0
2, Lee Sims, 45:31.0
3, J.A. Bohannon, Thompson Falls, 45:33.0
Male 50 to 59
1, Grant Giles, 38:05.0
2, Roy McNabb, 45:37.0
3, John Anselmo, St. Regis, 47:59.0
Male 60 to 69
1, Paul Grier, Missoula, 44:37.0
2, C McClure, Arlee, 56:27.0
3, Chuck Hoffman, Salmon, 59:18.0
Male 70 and over
1, Bob Hayes, Missoula, 1:07:28.0
10K Walk
Female 50 to 59
1, Lorraine Hermiston, Plains, 1:37:29.0
Female 60 to 69
1, Carolyn Mirich, Missoula, 1:37:28.0
Male 12 and under
1, Gunnar Guinnip, Florence, 1:31:59.0
