A huge thanks to those that Bobbed-a-Long!

Mary Beth Thouvenel, Bob Thouvenel and Jill Pearson Bell

Thank you to each of you who made the 3rd and Final Bob-a-Long such a positive success on Saturday, October 5th.

We had participants ranging from 3 to 83 and coming from throughout Oregon as well as Arizona, California, Washington—and even Minnesota. The seven decades of coaching from 1968 to 2024 were all represented—sometimes by the individual runners and sometimes by parents and grandparents as well.

Thank you to the radio stations, newspapers, social media, and that amazing billboard! It seems as if our entire community was involved in the celebration and we could not be more grateful. We are lucky to live in the Gorge and we appreciate everyone who helped make Bob’s 80th birthday such a positive and happy event.

Sincerely,

Mary Beth Thouvenel

The Dalles