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5K race will benefit search and rescuers




The Running Bear 5K will be held June 15 at Fishpond Lake.

Registration will begin at 9 a.m., with the run at 10 a.m. Entry fee is $20, and registrants will get a free Running Bear 5K T-shirt while supplies last. Any Tshirts left over will be available for sale.

The race is to raise money for Pine Mountain Search and Rescue for operating expenses and safety equipment.

PMSAR is a volunteer search and rescue organization that also operates an Explorer Post for young people ages 14-20. Participants train in first aid, search and rescue methods, search management, man tracking, land navigation, urban search and rescue, the National Incident Command System, and other specialties.



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