Historical May 1988 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
On your marks!
The St. Louis PostDispatch/University City Public Library Memorial Day Run starts at 7:30 a.m. on Monday, May 30 in front of City Hall.
As in past years, there is a 10K and a 5K event as well as two one-mile Fun Runs for children and their parents.
The 10K run begins at 7:30 a.m.; the 5K at 9 a.m.; and the Fun Runs begin at 9:45 a.m. for older children and 10 a.m. for kids 9 years old or younger.
The entry fee is $4 for participants under 19; $5 for adults; and $17 for the entire family.
Each entrant will receive the race T-shirt. Trophies are awarded for winners in all age categories in the 5K and 10K runs and there are several special awards as well.
There is a trophy for the school with the most participants, for the oldest finisher in the 10K event, and for the family with the most finishers.
This year, the 10K run will serve as the 10K event for the St. Louis Senior Olympics as well. Senior Olympic entrants are eligible for awards in both the Memorial Day Run and the Senior Olympics. Entry forms with complete race information are available at the Library. Late registration and packet pick-up will be at the library on Sunday, May 29, from 2-5 p.m. Late registration fees are $7 for adults and $5 for children—there is no special family rate available on this date.
This is the fifth year that the library has coordinated the Memorial Day Run.
It is a fund raiser which in the past has added hundreds of new books to the library and paid for a part-time archivist to organize and preserve the collection of local history the library owns.
The money earned by this year’s event will be used in part to upgrade the on-line catalog and circulation system hardware in order to bring patrons better service.
For further information, call the library, 727-3150.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, May 1988.
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