Turkey Trot heralds Thanksgiving (GALLERY)

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Photo by Raquel Hendrickson

Scores of Maricopans turned out Thanksgiving morning for the 10th annual Maricopa Turkey Trot at Pacana Park. Participants registered with food goods to be donated to F.O.R. Maricopa Food Bank. The event included 5K and 1-mile run/walks and was open to all ages.

Raquel Hendrickson
Raquel, a.k.a. Rocky, is a sixth-generation Arizonan who spent her formative years in the Missouri Ozarks. After attending Temple University in Philadelphia, she earned a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University and has been in the newspaper business since 1990. She has been a sports editor, general-assignment reporter, business editor, arts & entertainment editor, education reporter, government reporter and managing editor. After 16 years in the Verde Valley-Sedona, she moved to Maricopa in 2014. She loves the outdoors, the arts, great books and all kinds of animals.