The 34th annual Turkey Bowl took place on Thanksgiving morning at Tel Hai Camp & Retreat. The event, which included a 5K race and a 1-mile children's fun run, attracted new participants, as well as those who make the event an annual tradition.

Bruce Gregory, program director, reported that there were 493 finishers in the 5K race and 112 finishers in the 1-mile kids' fun run.

Because of a slight mix-up in the course this year, Gregory noted that participants had to travel an extra distance, so the finish times were higher than normal. The top overall male winner was Maddon McNicholas, 21, of Morgantown, with a time of 19 minutes and 6 seconds. The top overall female winner for the second year in a row was Laura Posh, 21, of Morgantown, with a time of 22:33.

In the kids' fun run, a number of parents and grandparents ran alongside the young ones, encouraging them on. The top overall male finisher was Christopher Yoder, 11, of Lagrange, Ind., with a time of 6:24. Tabitha Herr, 8, from Paradise, was the top overall female finisher with a time of 6:29.

About 36 volunteers helped out at the Turkey Bowl, and 28 local businesses and individuals sponsored or donated to the race.

Chip timing was provided by Second Wind Race Timing. To view the list of sponsors, as well as all of the results of the 5K and the fun run, visit http://www.telhaicamp.org.