Lohrville earns $10,000 for trail
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The City of Lohrville will have $10,000 to use for walking trail improvements this year, thanks to a prize from The Healthiest State Initiative and Wellmark.
Lohrville won the 2018 Blue Mile Set the Pace challenge – the tiny town had the biggest percentage of residents register for the annual walk in downtown Des Moines.
To get that many people signed up – about 80 total from Lohrville’s zip code – is a noteworthy achievement, said Healthiest State Initiative Executive Director Jami Haberl.
“That takes community will,” she said. “It shows that regardless of the size of your community, people can rally together.”
Read more in the May 9 edition.
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