Cliffhanger 2010

More than 1300 people participated in the 2010 Cliffhanger race/walk along Cliff Drive Sunday morning....another record. Gladstone Boulevard was packed with cars and folks as the starting point for the race was the east entrance to the Drive.
This post is a sample of the pix I took..... all of them can be seen at: http://gallery.me.com/dremley#100059&bgcolor=black&view=grid


Above...sheep or dog? Below one of the teams including, left to right, Brendan Rhyne, Scott and Laura Wagner, Michael Bushnell 4th from left who is also the Publisher of the Northeast News and loves to be called "Mongo" and Elizabeth Hodges.


Above the race begins.... below the first of the runners....



Above, Amanda, ten-times more energetic than Hyper...local Mom, Wife, Business Woman and point person for Scarritt on spooky stuff.


Above Jennifer.... Scarritt Renaissance Board Member and KCPD loyalist... :)

Lots of critters.....




Leslie ... new resident of Scarritt ...



Above new School Board Member Crispin Rea who, below, showed Hyper the winning form he planned on displaying when he finished......

Above, wagon load and, far left, secretive, anonymous Editor of the Northeast News (Emily).



Above.. race leader heads for the finish line about 600 meters to go...

Although the race was a week later than last year, the trees still put on a colorful display and Parks and Rec did an excellent job of cleaning up the Drive. Kudos to Kevin Evans and his crews.

Above, Jessica from Pendleton Heights.....who cooks a mean hearty stew.....


Above my neighbor Tim and his sons Ciaren and Aiden... his wife Mel was helping organize the run.


Above, Malenda...beautification expert (true) ..
Above... the last curve before the finish... below...Amy....
Below.... "Mongo" still standing.... finished in fine form...


Above, Wagner Squared... I expected Laura to sprint ... but she was kind to Scott.

Finishes produce smiles and below... the runners/walkers headed to Gladstone School for Chris Cakes and results.....
Congratulations to Susan Robinette and her crew for yet another great race.... no extra charge for the awesome weather... it's always like this in Northeast.

Cliffhanger Run Tomorrow

http://www.cliffhangerrun.com/

This Budds For You

Judge Azariah Budd (1824-1890) Made Northeast his home and, on his death, gave back to the community donating 21 acres of his property to the city for a park to bear his name. The only stipulation was that the City was to give give his surviving wife a stipend of $3,000 per year until she passed away. Naturally some contested the legality of the city doing so... but a judge ruled it was legal. Below this shot of the park is an entry detailing the transaction.

Budd is well maintained by Parks and Rec and has cleanups by the Indian Mound Neighborhood Association a few times a year... it has been staying remarkably clean lately.


Walkers use the paths morning and evening for exercise.... it's particularly nice with the fall colors.


In Northeast in many of the street corners (including the one Hyper lives on) are tiles giving the cross street name. Parks has been successful in duplicating the look when sections of the sidewalks have to be redone. Hypers street says "Lakota Avenue"... which was its name until the mid-thirties when the City Council changed it to Sunrise Drive.
There are two playgrounds, one is shown above, and a swimming pool, below. A soccer field, ball diamond, basketball court and several shelter houses.

Above... the Budd House still stands on the south side of the park on Budd Park Esplanade... when I was growing up there were remains of a barn on Hardesty Avenue just a block away from the house....
It's still a single-family residence and is being restored....







There is a massive oak that could date from the Budd years in the yard on the east side.... massive tree.




We are lucky over here to have such great parks.... and thanks to the Judge for his donation :)