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We reported in today's paper that more kids are eating free lunch at several Tacoma parks than last summer.
We gave a long list of schools and parks where children 1 through 18 years old can pick up a sack lunch or snack – gratis.
Turns out, we neglected to include eight sites sponsored by St. Leo Food Connection and funded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Food Connection director Kevin Glackin-Coley wants readers to know the agency offers the free lunches from noon to 1 p.m. Plus, kids can play basketball, soccer, draw chalk pictures on sidewalks and play other games from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Last summer, Kevin writes in an e-mail, St. Leo operated two sites serving some 60 to 70 children per day. This year, the eight sites are serving 275 or more youngsters.
Kids can still join in the fun weekdays through Aug. 28 at the sites in Tacoma and Lakewood:
-- McCarver Elementary School, 2111 S. J St., Tacoma.
-- Bryant Elementary, 717 S. Grant St., Tacoma.
-- McKinley Elementary, 3702 McKinley Ave., Tacoma.
-- Sheridan Elementary, 5317 McKinley Ave., Tacoma.
-- Larchmont Elementary, 8601 E. B St., Tacoma.
-- Springbrook Park, 12501 Addison St. S.W., Lakewood.
-- Mt. Tacoma Trailer Park, 3214 96th St., Lakewood.
-- Wards Lake Park, 8599 Pine St. S., Lakewood.
Greeted by cheering and high-fives, Ed Barney finished Sunday running from Seattle to Portland.
The Federal Way School Board member crossed the finish line of the Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic around 12:30 p.m.
Barney said he ran about 185 miles from Seattle to Portland, starting Wednesday afternoon.
With temperatures reaching the high-80s, Barney rode 10 miles Saturday night to cool down in a motor home with his wife, Barbara, who drove the route.
“I was dying of heat exhaustion,” Barney said.
Barney, 55, was back at work Monday morning teaching job skills at Deseret Industries in Federal Way.
“The only thing I’ve got is some sore sunburned calves,” Barney said. “Other than that I’m feeling pretty good.”
Barney laced up his jogging shoes to raise money for elementary school track programs in the Federal Way School District. He expects to raise at least $3,500 in donations.
Barney ran from Federal Way Thursday. From Spanaway Lake, he followed the STP route. An STP spokeswoman said she’d never heard of someone running the course.
