Join Governor Jay Nixon at Thousand Hills State Park at 5:00 p.m. this Thursday, July 18th for the Kirksville Kick-off of the Governor’s 100 Missouri Miles Challenge!

The Governor and First Lady started the Challenge after Missouri was named America’s Best Trails State by American Trails. The Challenge encourages Missouri families to enjoy the outdoors and especially the great trails all around Missouri.

After the Governor speaks he’ll lead a hike on the Red Bud Trail in Thousand Hills State Park for anyone who wants to join the challenge or just enjoy our beautiful park.

Please come and show the Show-Me State how much our healthy and active community supports projects like the Forest Lake Area Trail System!

p.s. If you plan to attend, please click “Join” on the event’s Facebook page. This’ll help the Governor’s office prepare for the event.

Join FLATS on Tuesday, June 18th for a fundraiser hosted by Colton’s Steak House and Grill. Colton’s has agreed to donate 10% of what all diners (bar included) spend to support FLATS.We look forward to seeing you there and talking with everyone about this exciting project.

All orders made between 5:00 and 8:00 p.m. will support FLATS!

On Wednesday, February 13 employees of Hy-Vee gathered with members of the FLATS Steering Committee to celebrate their $1,000 corporate donation to help fund the construction of FLATS.

Many thanks to Hy-Vee for becoming joining our other Trail Champions and for helping to support healthy lifestyles in our community.

For more information, read the story in Wednesday’s edition of the Kirksville Daily Express.

Front row, from left: Brett Robinson, Robin Critchlow, Rachel Ruhlen (FLATS) and Royce Kallerud (FLATS). Back row: Harper Higgins, Jay Denslow, Brian Kottwitz, Kylee Kortee, Kevin Baiotto (FLATS), Debi Boughton (FLATS), Steve Sutton, Jan Birch, Hy-Vee store manager Jeff Suchomel, Brian Manyx, Tiffany Busch, Brad McVey, Deb McCarty, Dan Martin (FLATS), Casey Higgins and Marilyn McVey.

Photo Credit: Jason Hunsicker/Kirksville Daily Express

Join FLATS on Monday, October 15th for a fundraiser hosted by Colton’s Steak House and Grill. Colton’s has agreed to donate 10% of what all diners (bar included) spend to support FLATS.We look forward to seeing you there and talking with everyone about this exciting project.

All orders made between 5:00 and 8:00 p.m. will support FLATS!

The FLATS Trail Half-Marathon earned national attention when it was featured as this month’s Showcase Race in the October 2012 issue of Running Times Magazine. As anyone who has ran it knows, the race more than deserves this honor.

Thanks to race director extraordinaire Ivy Koger and all the fantastic volunteers who help out with the race for putting on one of the best events in the country!

As the full FLATS project develops we’re sure to see more of this positive attention for northeast Missouri, along with tourism dollars and many other economic benefits that it brings.

Check out the spiffy ad the FLATS Trail Half-Marathon has in the latest issue of Trail Runner Magazine!

Last year’s race was a huge success and this year will be even bigger. For info abount running, volunteering, the course, and everything else, visit their Facebook page.

If you’re ready to start training check out the the Kirksville Multisport Facebook page for practice runs on the course.

If you’re ready to go, and you don’t want to miss this race,  just head over to Active.Com and sign up now.

Many thanks to race director Ivy Koger for supporting FLATS with this awesome race and to all the volunteers who’ve worked so hard to get the course in the best condition it’s ever been in!

If you’ve been waiting to buy your fireworks this year, wait no more! Allycat Fireworks has generously agreed to donate 10% of all sales this Thursday, June 28th to FLATS.

They’re open from 10:00 a.m. to midnight and located in the Galloway Building at 2601 N. Baltimore Street (660-627-3388).

Please tell your friends and family (especially friends and family who buy lots of fireworks) to come out to Allycat Fireworks this Thursday!

Many thanks to Allycat Fireworks for supporting FLATS and happy Fourth of July everyone.

Hello Trail Enthusiasts! We are already starting to groom the Thousand Hills Trail along Forest Lake’s south shore for October’s FLATS Trail Half Marathon. Volunteers will meet at the Marina in 1000 Hills State Park at 6:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 23rd and pontoons will take them to the sections of the trail we’ll be working on.

Bring your own tools and any you have to lend (weedeaters, loppers, hand held saws, lawnmowers, chainsaws) and please RSVP to race director Ivy Koger by emailing ivy[at]ivyfixesbikes.com or posting on the FLATS Trail Half Marathon FaceBook page, so he can plan the morning’s attack.

And please spread the word to any good-doers that you know!

p.s. The Thousand Hills Trail is the 10+ mile unpaved single-track trail that extends from Rainbow Basin to the loop at Thousand Hills State Park. This trail is separate from the paved trail FLATS is building and will remain unpaved, but will be connect to and be part of the larger Forest Lake Area Trail System. If you haven’t hiked or biked or run this trail, it’s worth checking out!