Thursday, May 3, 2012
N/Warren Town and County News
RUNorwalk Route
• May 12, 2012
5K Run/Walk
RUNorwalk Route
May 12, 2012
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Pre-registrations due May 4 .
2012 RUNorwalk is May 12
Area residents are reminded that the 12th Annual
RUNorwalk, sponsored by the Norwalk Area Chamber
of Commerce, City State Bank, Anytime Fitness,
Norwalk Family Dentistry and Norwalk Physical
Therap) will be held Saturda) May 12, starting at the
Norwalk High School Track at 8:30 a.m. Runners will
be racing through Norwalk neighborhoods and there
will be some temporary street closings to allow the run-
ners to cross busy intersections in a safe manner. Maps
of the running and walking routes are on this page.
The event includes an 8K Run, 5K Run/Walk and a
free Kids Fun Run, as well as a Health Expo. Chip tim-
ing is used for the main event. Cash and other prizes
will be awarded. Registration forms are available at the
Norwalk Chamber office, 1039 Sunset Dr., or online at
www.NorwalkChamber.org or at www.GetMe
Registered.com. For more information call the Cham-
ber office at 981-0619 or go to NorwalkChamber
@msn.com.
Pre-registration and entry fees are due by Frida May
4, which includes a free T-shirt. Entry fees are as fol-
lows: ages 12-65, $25 per person; ages 5-11, $15 per per-
son; ages 4 and under, free with no T-shirt and ages 66
and over, free with no T-shirt.
After May 4 or Race Day Registration, the fee is ages
12-65, $30 per person (no guarantee of a T-shirt); ages 5
- 11, $20 per person with no guarantee of a T-shirt. Race
Day registration is from 7 to 8 a.m. at the Nolvalk High
School Track.
Race Packets may be picked up Friday, May 11 at the
Norwalk Chamber of Commerce office, 1039 Sunset Dr.,
from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. or at the registration booth on
Race Day.
Medicine for the Funny Bone
By Dorothy Rosby
Dorothy Rosby is a
-i::iii Syndicated columnist whose
humor column appears in
newspapers in 11 Western
and Midwestern states
plus several magazines.
She lives in Rapid City, SD
with her husband and son.
A Few Gallons Short of a Full Tank
Remember when it cost you less to fill up on gas than
it did to make your car payment. Remember when you
didn't balance your checkbook first to determine how
full to fill your tank. Remember when going for a drive
was cheap entertainment. Now it's cheaper to go out
for dinner and a movie, even with the $50 popcorn, as
long as you can walk to the restaurant and the theatre.
I'm not the nostalgic sort, but I am cheap. And that
has driveri me, pun intended, to do extensive research
on the subject of fuel economy. Mainly, I've filled up
my tank and I've Googled ways to avoid filling it up so
darn often. And I've picked up the following
commonsense tips to help us all save money on gas.
• (That's money we can use next winter to help pay for
home heating fuel.)
Of course, replacing your air filters regularly, keep-
ing your fires properly inflated, and having your radio
properly tuned all help. Or maybe it's your engine. It's
one of those anyway.
But equally important, are the following behaviors
you can change to improve your miles per gallon:
Borrow your friends" cars whenever possible, though
you may find you have fewer and fewer friends.
Slow down. According to fueleconomy.gov, each five
miles you drive over 60 is like paying an additional 30
cents per gallon for gas. And that's on tOl5 of your speed-
ing tickets!
Stop driving like a maniac! According to
fueleconomy.gov, aggressive driving can lower your gas
mileage by 33 percent on the highway and by five per-
cent in town. Okay, maybeyou don't drive like a ma-
niac. I don't either. But everyone else does.
Combine errands. The Federal Trade Commission
says several short trips, each taken from a cold start,
can use twice as much fuel as longer trips covering the
same distance when the engine is warm. Convincing
your neighbor to do your errands when they do theirs
can save even more.
Carpool whenever possible. I realize this may mean
riding with people you don't particularly care for, and
that can make the trip seem many miles longer than it
is. But try looking at them as large dollar signs--large
dollar signs with annoying habits.
Lose the extra weight. I'm not talking about you,
though I suppose, that wouldn't hurt. Carrying an extra
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