5K canceled, but chicken BBQ is on
SHAMOKIN - Safety concerns related to this week's flooding prompted organizers to cancel the 5K "Tunnel to Towers" run scheduled for this morning.
Participants were to run from the railroad tunnel leading into Irish Valley along Route 61 into Tharptown and then Shamokin. The highway in that area remained closed for much of Friday, and Tharptown experienced significant flooding this week.
However, the chicken barbecue scheduled at Claude Kehler Community Park, where the race was to end, is still on, starting at 11 a.m. Also, the 60 pre-registered participants can pick up their T-shirts at the park.
Organizers are not sure if they will reschedule the event, which was in the planning for months. The local effort was based on the annual run held in New York City related to 9/11. That event will take place Sept. 25, with dozens of Shamokin area residents planning to participate.