Annual YMCA event kicks off November holiday season

Although Halloween ended nine hours earlier, Polly Goettler not only convinced a group of her friends to dress up in costume Saturday morning, Nov. 1, but also got them all to “power walk” a 5K with her.

It was the first time any of the flock would participate in the Butler County Family YMCA’s Turkey Trot. Each of them said they are not regular runners, but spirits were still high ahead of the race, which always takes place on the first Saturday of November.

“I saw it and thought, ‘This sounds fun,’” said Goettler, of Butler. “So I contacted friends and these are all the friends who said, ‘yes.’”

The group of six women were just a few of the 195 people who registered to take on the 5K and the 1-mile courses Saturday morning.

Jamie K

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