Good, clean fun can get pretty dirty

By Patric Hedlund

The tall, red-haired woman with Kermit-the-Frog-green smudges smeared over her freckled chin also had a relieved smile playing across her face after the Color the Mountain 5k Fun Run last Saturday. Anne Weber Burnaugh said the smears were “hug stains” from happy runners, all slathered in bright colors. But her relief was for more than another successful event coming to a close.

Yes, Frazier Mountain Park was filled with billowing clouds of bright powder raining down on weekend warriors. They were running to raise scholarship funds to…(click the link below see the rest of the story in our e-Edition)

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Joy and mischief were on bright display at the grand finale of the Color the Mountain 5k Fun Run Saturday, Sept. 20 in Frazier Mountain Park. Fountains of color flew into the air. Above: Anne Weber Burnaugh smiles through smudges, relieved at good news of a 5-year renewal for the Drug-Free Communities grant.

Snapping selfies, Madi Richardson and Hannah Bauer helped raise scholarships funds for local leadership training.

See more wonderful photos from Color the Mountain and read about Jessica Linn’s inspiration for MyC3 and Color the Mountain in the October issue of The New Mountain Pioneer.

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