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APRIL 10, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
GMI to host first Great Marsh Mud Mosey BY FRANCINE FULTON
BY FRANCINE FULTON
and exchange plants and plant clippings as well as seeds and bulbs. The event is designed as a way for people to share plants; no money is exchanged. At HPF, participants are invited to bring annuals, perennials, shrubs, rooted cuttings, vegetable plants, seeds, vines, trees and houseplants to share with others. The plants should be in containers and labeled with growing instructions if possible. See Plant swap pg 3
Attendees enjoyed the variety of plants at a previous plant swap.
Hunter, shown with his handler, Keith Studnik, will be the honorary 5K race starter.
the ponds overflow.” Studnick said that runners will enjoy the diverse terrain. “The last one-third of the race will be muddy. It’s part of the charm,” he stated. “We were trying to do something different. Being able to run a race on private property, you don’t … have to close the roads down. People will enjoy it.” Post-race activities will include live music by Dave Loves Donna and educational information by environmental biologists on the flora and fauna of the property. The Epicurean Garage food truck will also be on hand. “We want to keep a festival atmosphere for anyone who wants to stay,” said
Studnick, noting that participants will also have an opportunity to win prizes. Because parking is limited, the walk and run can only accommodate 100 participants. Personal pets will not be permitted. GMI is located at 34 Moores Road, Elverson. For more information and to register, visit www.runsignup.com/Race/PA / E l v e r s o n / G re a t M a r s h M u d Mosey. Registration proceeds will benefit both organizations. To learn more about GMI, visit www.greatmarshinstitute.org. ChesCo Search Dogs is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization dedicated to training
Ryerss Farm plans Run for the Horses BY FRANCINE FULTON
Runners and walkers are invited to participate in the 12th annual Ryerss Run for the Horses on Saturday, April 13, at Ryerss Farm, 1710 Ridge Road, Pottstown. Participants will have an option to run a 10K or 5K or take part in a 1-mile walk. Race-day registration will begin at noon, and the races and walk will start at 1 p.m. sharp, rain or shine. Those who register before noon on Wednesday, April 10, will receive a discount
and an event T-shirt. To register, visit www.ryerssfarm.org/ run-for-the-horses. The runs and the walk will take participants along a cross-country course. The walkers will take a 1-mile route that is closer to the farm. Runners in the 5K and 10K will be electronically timed. Winners in various age divisions in the 5K and 10K will receive medals. “New this year will be a postrace celebration, which will include music and a beer garden for those age 21 and up,” noted See Run for the Horses pg 2 UP TO
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Poole Forge sets spring plant swap With the approach of warmer weather and the spring planting season, community gardeners are invited to take part in a spring plant swap at Historic Poole Forge (HPF) on Friday, April 12. Setup will be at 6 p.m. in the HPF pavilion. The swap will begin at 6:30 p.m. A plant swap is an opportunity for gardeners to come together
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he Great Marsh Institute (GMI) in Elverson is teaming up with ChesCo Search Dogs to present the first Great Marsh Mud Mosey on Saturday, April 13, beginning at 10 a.m. The event, which will feature a 5K run and 1-mile walk, will be held rain or shine. The 5K course will be relatively flat but will pass through marsh ponds on the property, alongside wooded boundaries and past hundreds of acres of farmland before finishing on a paved road. “(The 5K) will run through the whole property. Some of it will be pretty muddy,” said Mijka Smith, GMI administrative assistant. ChesCo Search Dogs conducts practice search missions on the GMI property, which is how the partnership came about. “They have used our property for a number of years to train their search dogs,” Smith said. “They got in touch with Lori Moore, our program director, and discussed doing an event together.” “They are very generous with allowing us to use their property. We train there every Sunday,” added ChesCo Search Dogs president Keith Studnick, event organizer, who noted that his dog, Hunter, will be the honorary starter of the 5K race. “We will have dogs doing demonstrations for those that participate in the run/walk at the conclusion of the (event).” The 5K race will be timed, and the first-place male and female runners will receive a gift card to a running store. “The property is so unique that depending on the conditions of the marsh, we may have a little bit more or less than a 5K,” Studnick noted. “We may have to juggle the course if
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