For more information or to volunteer, call 245-2582. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will start the festivities, which will include live entertainment, tours and refreshments. For more information on the open house, call 256-8006. The run, which starts at 8 a.m., ends at South Park, for a total distance of 2.6 miles. No race-day registration will be accepted.
Registration forms are available from the clinic.
The event is intended to increase awareness of the Montana Family Practice Residency in Billings, promote exercise as part of a healthy lifestyle and raise money for the clinic, which serves a primarily low-income population. The Yellowstone Valley Kennel Club stages its annual all-breed dog show Tuesday and Wednesday on the football field beside Lockwood School. The competition, sanctioned by the American Kennel Club, is expected to attract 390 dogs, representing 90 different breeds. The show usually attracts some of the top winning dogs in the country, according to Sheila Frederick, the show chairman and vice president of the local club. Judges are from Florida, Virginia, Minnesota and Billings.