Fourteen brave souls braved a cold and dreary Saturday morning for a 5K Jingle Bell Jog to benefit the Iola High School cross country team.
Runners began at the football stadium in Riverside Park, went up the Southwind Rail Trail, and headed back again.
The event raised just shy of $400, which will be used to buy clothing and meals for next season’s runners. IHS cross country coach Brit Daugharthy organized the race, which Iola junior Cole Moyer won with a time of 21 minutes, 18 seconds. But with temperatures hovering in the low 40s and the money going to a good cause, every participant left a winner.
