Debbie Green Memorial 5K Run/Walk Is Saturday
By RICK THORP WHEELING — Benwood to Wheeling is only a journey of a few miles. But, the Debbie Green Memorial 5K Run/Walk for Leukemia has moved light years in the past two decades. The event, which benefits families fighting leukemia/pediatric cancer, marks its 20th anniversary this year, and founder Ron Green can hardly believe how time has flown. ‘‘It seems like yesterday that we started this,’’ he said. ‘‘It’s went so fast.’’ From 1998, where a small contingent of runners took to the streets of Benwood, to now, where an ever-growing flood of competitors ...