It was a beautiful morning for the 7th Annual Mill Pond Mile |
Shelly Berg (Cody's mom) with her parents, Jan and Dallas "Tex"
Warne |
Wake up Paul! How's the coffee? |
Looks like someone's about to lose a finger |
Shelly Berg with Jordan and Cole Baker |
Bailey and Bonnie Hauser drove in from Raymond |
Shelly Berg with twin sister, Kelly Liebl |
Amber, Rachel and Greg were visiting from Minneapolis |
Jill Kidrowski and Travis Vlamick were in charge of coffee, donuts, and
wristbands. The donuts were donated by Cash Wise Foods. |
Front: Lucas Koch, Jake Frank, Tyke Borka Back: Zach Borka, Chris Hacker,
Dylan Berg |
Good friends, LeeAnn Clayton, Shelly Berg and Betsy Bonnema |
Thomas Stageberg is ready to run! |
Sue Cooreman helps with registrations |
Jan Warne (Cody's grandma), Nancy Powell, and Carol Berg (Cody's other grandma)
have helped hand out race bags every single year |
It's just about race time! |
From Left to right: Kiah Peterson, Samantha Borka, Geno Borka, Jolene Borka
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Spectators look over Cody's display board and photos from past races |
Hey! Who's that out on the Mill Pond?? The sign says "Just Married!"
|
Betsy Bonnema interviews the newlyweds, Mill Pond Millie and Mill Pond Milton
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Oh, how sweet. Ian Thompson caught Millie's bouquet! |
Cody's parents, Jim and Shelly Berg, accept a donation from the Sons of
the American Legion |
Mill Pond Millie, Milton, and the NL-S Wildcat lead the kids in some pre-race
warm ups |
Lainey, Coral, Bailey and Jessi jog in place |
Our biggest crowd ever! Almost 300 racers! |
The boys check out Milton and Millie's Love Boat |
Enjoying a view of the Mill Pond |
Shelly gives a few pre-race rules. Afterward, Pastor Kathy Huntley from
Peace Lutheran Church in New London led us in a short prayer. |
The racers line up... |
and they're off! |
Derrick Banderling from Willmar was the first runner to cross the finish
line |