Hog Jog celebrates 40 years running

Forty years ago, Dick Dowd, an elementary teacher and runner, thought St. John needed a local race. It was tied in with the town’s annual community fair and stock show, and they called it the Hog Jog. That same event has perpetuated over the years and endured.

“It’s been a real, I think, testimony to the community spirit,” said Dick Behrens, St. John/Endicott High School track coach and Hog Jog coordinator.

Behrens credited many people with keeping the event running through the decades. Lydia Smith, Donna Harrison, Gracie Miller, Ken Gering, Andrea Miller and Pete and Fran Martin are just a fe...