5K, Pasta dinner coming up this weekend

It's a big weekend coming up for Richland County Children Services with a pasta dinner on Friday night and a 5K run/walk on Saturday morning. Both events are open to the public with proceeds benefitting the agency's staff enrichment fund.

The all-you-can-eat pasta dinner at the Lexington Senior Civic Center is a great way to warm up for the Mansfield Senior-Lexington football game. The dinner is from 4 to 6:30 p.m. and the annual cross-county clash kicks off at 7 p.m. at Lexington.

Adult tickets are $5 and it's $4 for children. The menu includes pasta, bread, salad and drink. The Lexington Senior Civic Center is at 67 E. Main St.

The annual 5K Run/Walk for Safe Children begins at 9 a.m. on Saturday at the intersection of Edgewood and Crescent roads and winds through the scenic Woodland area. Registration begins at 8 a.m. at Richland County Children Services at 731 Scholl Road.

The race fee is $10 for those who register in advance and $15 on the day of the race. The first 100 runners will receive a free race t-shirt.

There are seven age divisions -- 12 and under, 13-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59 and 60-plus. Awards will be presented to the top three men and women finishers in each age group and the top three men and women overall.

For more information on the 5K, contact Brianne Kindinger at 419-774-4130.