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The eighth annual fun run and 4-mile race benefits the Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine.

Stetston Thurston smiles after the race announcer says he thinks Thurston will win right before the start of the Turkey Trot 4 Hope on Thanksgiving Day in Norway. Thurston, who is on the Dirigo High School cross country team, ran in Thursday’s four-mile race (Libby Kamrowski Kenny/Staff Photographer)

Dani Searle, incoming executive director of the Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine, smiles while listening to outgoing executive director Diane Madden give a brief speech before the Turkey Trot 4 Hope on Thanksgiving Day in Norway. Madden has been in the role since 2019, but is retiring next month. (Libby Kamrowski Kenny/Staff Photographer)
The Frick family, including, from left, Greg, Jennifer, Jessie, baby Eleanor and Joseph, wear matching turkey hats while participating in the Turkey Trot 4 Hope on Thanksgiving Day in Norway. The annual event, in its eighth year, benefits the Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine. (Libby Kamrowski Kenny/Staff Photographer)
A Black Labrador, clearly excited at letting the fun run begin, is seen at the Turkey Trot 4 Hope on Thanksgiving Day in Norway. The eighth annual event benefits the Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine. (Libby Kamrowski Kenny/Staff Photographer)
Calvin Carleton, 4, has his racing bib pinned on by his mother, Machella Carleton, before the Turkey Trot 4 Hope on Thanksgiving Day in Norway. The event features a 1-mile course for kids, walking and a fun run so children won’t have to cross major intersections, while other runners competed on a four-mile course. (Libby Kamrowski Kenny/Staff Photographer)
Megan Frick places a matching turkey hat on Eleanor Frick, 1, during the Turkey Trot 4 Hope on Thanksgiving Day in Norway. They were just two of six members of the Frick family wearing the hats. (Libby Kamrowski Kenny/Staff Photographer)
Kristin and Jennifer O’Brien limber up ahead of the Turkey Trot 4 Hope on Thanksgiving Day in Norway. The event is hosted by the Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine. Organizers said this year’s event had its highest number of pre-registered participants at 301; and still more arrived to register on the spot. (Libby Kamrowski Kenny/Staff Photographer)
A boy smiles from a stroller at the start of the Turkey Trot 4 Hope on Thanksgiving Day in Norway. The Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine, which hosts the event, said this year’s run had its highest ever number of pre-registered participants at 301; still more arrived to register on the spot. (Libby Kamrowski Kenny/Staff Photographer)
The Frick family, including, from left, Greg, Jennifer, Joseph, and Jessie, wear matching turkey hats while participating in the Turkey Trot 4 Hope on Thanksgiving Day in Norway. The eighth annual event benefits the Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine. (Libby Kamrowski Kenny/Staff Photographer)
Carter Jewell, 6, sprints as part of his strategy of fast bursts of speed followed by walking during the Turkey Trot 4 Hope on Thanksgiving Day in Norway. The event features a one mile course for kids. (Libby Kamrowski Kenny/Staff Photographer)
Christiana Granger pushes her child, 1-year-old Jordan Foley in a stroller while 4-year-old Jared Foley tries to keep the pace during the Turkey Trot 4 Hope on Thanksgiving Day in Norway. The event benefits the Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine. (Libby Kamrowski Kenny/Staff Photographer)
Participants run back up Main Street on the 1-mile course of the Turkey Trot 4 Hope on Thanksgiving Day in Norway. The eighth annual event benefits the Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine. (Libby Kamrowski Kenny/Staff Photographer)
Participants run back up Main Street on the 1-mile course of the Turkey Trot 4 Hope on Thanksgiving Day in Norway. (Libby Kamrowski Kenny/Staff Photographer)
Dominic Chasse, left, and Reegan Brown finish strong at the Turkey Trot 4 Hope on Thanksgiving Day in Norway. The event features a 1-mile course for kids, walking and a fun run, while other runners competed in a 4-mile course, including Chasse and Brown. (Libby Kamrowski Kenny/Staff Photographer)
Diane Madden, executive director of the Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine, places a finisher’s medal on Colton Cote, 2, while his father, Carl Cote, encourages him to take it at the Turkey Trot 4 Hope on Thanksgiving Day in Norway. Madden has been in the role since 2019, but is retiring next month. (Libby Kamrowski Kenny/Staff Photographer)
Participants cross the finish line during the Turkey Trot 4 Hope on Thanksgiving Day in Norway. The annual event benefits the Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine. (Libby Kamrowski Kenny/Staff Photographer)
Murrey the mutt, as described by owner Tammy English, sports his very own finisher’s medal after the Turkey Trot 4 Hope on Thanksgiving Day in Norway. The Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine, which hosts the event, said this year’s run had its highest ever number of pre-registered participants at 301, though dogs aren’t included in the count. (Libby Kamrowski Kenny/Staff Photographer)
Mascots in turkey costumes ring cowbells to encourage race finishers during the Turkey Trot 4 Hope on Thanksgiving Day in Norway. The annual event benefits the Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine. (Libby Kamrowski Kenny/Staff Photographer)
Maisy Colby brought creativity to the festivity of the Turkey Trot 4 Hope on Thanksgiving Day in Norway, choosing to sport real feathers from her hair and pockets to simulate a turkey. The eighth annual event benefits the Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine. (Libby Kamrowski Kenny/Staff Photographer)

Libby Kamrowski Kenny is a staff photographer at the Sun Journal who came aboard in June 2025. She’s been in journalism longer than that though, as her prematurely graying hair can attest, starting as...