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Two local high school track stars were atop the finishers of last week’s John Clay 5K, held at Lowdermilk Park in Naples.

Estero’s Erick Montoya, 16, won the men’s division with a time of 16 minutes, 24.26 seconds. On the women’s side, Community School’s Kathryn Fluehr, 15, won in 18:56. Fluehr finished 23rd overall.

Peter Rolon, 42, of Naples was the top male finisher in the masters division, with a time of 19:16.77. The women’s masters winner was Sandy Briggs, 46, of Greenwood, Ind., at 21:29.81.

The 5K’s youngest participants were 5-year-old Abby and Hannah Schneider of Naples, who finished at 53:29.06 and 53:41.70, respectively.

Community School basketball standout Vivian Grimes, 14, won the 11-14 female division at 20:19.05, and St. John Neumann senior track star Taylor Peliska was second in the 15-19 male division, at 17:34.31.

Fluehr’s twin sister, Erika, was less than a minute behind Kathryn, finishing in 19:35.23 and winning the 15-19 female division. Community School track twin sisters Taylor and Chandler Burfield were second and third in the division, at 20:14.87 and 20:53.34, respectively.

The Burfield and Fluehr’s track coach at Community School, Cassie Barone, also excelled in the 5K, winning the 25-29 female division in 22:42.91.

Two women and five men competed in the 70-99 age divisions, led by 70-year-old Betty Lou Tucker of Naples (30:55.84) and 71-year-old Jon Peterson of Cape Coral (29:06.08).

Fort Myers’ Leslie Higgins, 84, was the race’s oldest participant, finishing in 48:00.55.

For full results, go online to: http://www.gcrunner.org/results/2008/2008JohnClay.pdf

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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has scheduled two public workshops to receive comments regarding proposed changes to freshwater turtle harvest rules.

The workshops are in response to concerns over increasing demand for Florida turtles amid tighter harvest restrictions in other states. Proposed rules would restrict individuals to a five turtle per day bag limit, except for species that already have more-restrictive limits.

The FWC encourages interested persons to participate in the workshops, which will take place next Thursday from 1:30-4:30 p.m., at the Okeechobee County Civic Center in Okeechobee, and 9 a.m. on Sept. 12 at the FWC’s South Region office, 3900 Drane Field Road in Lakeland.

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If you aren’t quite ready for a 5K run, how about signing up for the Greater Naples Corporate 5K Run/Walk, set for 6:45 p.m. next Thursday. The 5K will start at Moe’s Southwest Grill on the corner of U.S. 41 and Immokalee Road.

All proceeds benefit Collier County shelters for abused women and children.

Gulf Coast Runners and Naples on the Run are organizing the event. Companies can enter an unlimited number of three-person teams, and all levels of runners and walkers are encouraged to participate.

All participants will receive T-shirts and are encouraged to attend a post-race party with free music and food. The race costs $20 per person and can be paid by companies or individuals.

For company roster forms, individual release forms and any other information, contact George or Perry of Naples on the Run at 434-9786.

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Before getting a permit to hunt this season, all Florida hunters born on or after June 1, 1975, must pass the free hunter safety course through the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

The FWC will host the field day portion of this course on Sept. 13 in Glades County. Participants must have completed the hunter safety online course and must have the printout of the final report from that course.

During the field day portion of the hunter safety course, participants will spend half the day in the classroom and half in the field. They will learn about current laws, safe gun handling and ethics, before taking the final test. The safety course also includes live-firing instruction on a shooting range.

The free safety course will be held at the Glades County Sheriff’s Office shooting range on Gun Club Road in Moore Haven from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Reservations are required and can be made online at MyFWC.com/huntered or by calling 561-625-5122. Parents or legal guardians must accompany children under 16 to all the classes. Children under 18 years of age must have a parental release form signed by a parent or legal guardian to participate in the live-fire exercises.

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Hosted by the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, the second annual RedSnook Catch and Release Charity Tournament will be held Oct. 3-5.

Teams, individuals and junior anglers under 16 can participate.

Roland Martin, legendary angler and television host of the “Fishing with Roland Martin Show” will again host the three-day tournament, a benefit to raise funds for the Conservancy of Southwest Florida water quality programs.

The kickoff party and auction, which is open to the public, is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 3, at the Naples Harbour Yacht Club. Anglers will launch from Naples, Goodland and Chokoloskee on Oct. 4 and 5, followed by an awards ceremony.

Organizers have added a fly fishing and junior divisions this year. To register for the RedSnook Catch and Release, contact Meghan Clancy at 239-403-4200.

Registrations will be accepted until Sept. 22.

For more information about the tournament, go to www.theredsnook.com or www.conservancy.org.