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Wellsville's RidgeWalk moves online for 2020
By BOB CLARK
Shanon Harmon
WELLSVILLE — Citing pandemic safety, the RidgeWalk and Run will be heading to cyberspace this fall. The 1,000-odd runners and walkers that typically participate in the event, which will celebrate its 28th running this fall, are invited to sign up treks they can complete in their own schedule between Oct. 10 of Edison International and 18. and its subsidiaries who “This is hands down the distinguish themselves by hardest decision we have acts of exceptional courhad to make in the life of age, self-sacrifice, initiative the RidgeWalk,” said Jim and resourcefulness in an Helms, chair of the event emergency situation, on or and chief financial officer off the job, or who perfor JMH. “To be successforms other exceptionally ful, the RidgeWalk needs noteworthy humanitarian the support of the Wellsacts. ville school system for Shanon enjoys all sorts registration and busing, as of challenges — he has well as the more than 50 completed two Ironman landowners who allow the events, one in the Woodtrails to cross their land, lands, Texas and the other and the local volunteers and in Santa Rosa, Calif. He sponsors who keep things has hiked Mount Whitrunning smoothly. Without ney, a 14,505-foot peak all of these pieces in place, in California, traveled to we knew a live RidgeWalk Bali, Indonesia and New would not be possible and Zealand this past year. strongly considered just Shanon is also a discancelling it.” tinguished toastmaster in The news comes after Toastmasters International. more than 70 participants He visits his family two had already registered, to four times a year, his officials said, but officials parents say. He enjoys hope to have a solution this visiting with family and it year — a virtual event. always makes his day when Helms, a runner himself, he sees his classmates. For said he was on a solo run all of Shanon’s high school on the WAG trail south of and college classmates, Wellsville when he got the when you visit the Los idea to move the Ridgewalk Angeles area, reach out to a virtual event for this to him. He enjoys lots of year. conversation and being a “I realized the runners tour guide.
Bolivar grad earns doctorate, accepts challenges
When Shanon Harmon gave his salutatorian speech as a 2004 graduate of Bolivar-Richburg, he left his class with the goal to explore the world outside of their hometown — but to come back and visit. Shanon has done just that. Having earned his doctorate in business psychology at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology in Los Angeles this past spring, with academic honors (4.0 GPA) he has followed up on his Bolivar upbringing and youth that included earning Eagle Scout distinction. The son of Randy and Lorraine Harmon and brother of Sheldon, Shanon has two master’s degrees — one in industrial and organizational psychology and another in clinical psychology from Edinboro (Pa.) University. Shanon started his college education at Elmira College on the salutatorian award and completed a bachelor’s degree in both biology and psychology. He has received first-place recognition in this year’s
Southern California Virtual Graduate Research Forum and his dissertation will be featured in the National Graduate Research Forum. Shanon is a senior advisor in the Business Readiness Department at Southern CaliforniaEdison, where he leads organizational business readiness activities for transformation initiatives ensuring all people-related change activities are coordinated and executed properly. He also develops and executes organizational change management plans, business process implementation, technology deployment, communication and training. In addition, he is an adjunct assistant professor at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, where he educates students in the doctoral business psychology and organizational leadership programs and the master’s in industrial and organizational psychology programs. In February, Shanon received the Jack K. Horton Humanitarian Award, which honors employees
File photo Runners head for the finish line through the woods of the Stead equestrian farm in 2019 at the RidgeWalk and Run to benefit Jones Memorial Hospital.
and the Wellsville Area Chamber of Commerce, the event came under the direction of UR/Jones Memorial Hospital. At the time, the hospital was in search of a signature event that could help fund programs. To register, visit https:// runsignup.com/Race/ NY/Wellsville/ 28thAnnualRidgeWalkRun. Those already registered can choose to defer their registration to 2021, to get a refund, or to participate in the virtual walk or run. Those requests should be submitted by Aug. 15. Participants are also asked to submit photos of their walk or run on Instagram with the #ridgewalkrun hashtag, to the RidgeWalk & Run Facebook page, or email to RidgeWalk@urmc. rochester.edu.
and walkers who look forward to the event love to share their adventures on the trails regardless of where those trails are,” he said. “The RidgeWalk committee agreed: If we can’t get together in person, we will hold a virtual event.” Events include the 25K, 10K and 5K trail runs, 25K, 9-mile, 6-mile and 2-mile trail walks, and a 2-mile road walk. Registrations for the 25K, 10K and 5K events are $30, while the other walks are $25. “It won’t be the same RidgeWalk,” Helms added, “but we hope that by holding a virtual trek and sharing the stories and photos will keep our RidgeWalk community connected during a difficult time.” The event began in 1993. After 21 years run by an all-volunteer committee
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