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Register Relay for Life team and get Sparetime coupons, free bowling

Last updated Tuesday, January 10, 2012 - 12:21am

ROY — Those interested can begin registering a Relay for Life team between 9:30 a.m. and noon Saturday at Sparetime Fun Center, 5160 S. 1900 West.

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Ciara Hering laughs as her daughter, Alexa, 3, jokes with Amanda Mendelson, 9, during the opening ceremonies for the annual Relay for Life walk on Friday. In 2010 Alexa had a tumor, classified as anaplastic ependymoma, removed and she has been progressing steadily in her recovery.

Relay for Life kicks off in Ogden to fight cancer

Michael McFall Standard-Examiner staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, June 24, 2011 - 11:24pm

OGDEN -- JoLyn Blechert spent months coordinating Ogden Relay for Life -- but the night it began, she could not be there.

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Brett Blechert, who was diagnosed this February with squamous cell carcinoma, a skin cancer that has developed in his mouth, embraces JoLyn Blechert, his wife of six months and co-chair of Relay For Life, in their backyard in Warren.

Now it’s more personal: Cancer strikes Ogden's Relay for Life co-chairwoman's own family

Jamie Lampros Standard-Examiner correspondent

Last updated Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 11:39am

WARREN — When JoLyn Blechert started volunteering for Relay For Life, she did so to show support to close friends and co-workers battling cancer.

Today, she’s continuing to volunteer, but now it’s for her husband.

Two months ago, Brett Blechert was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma, a cancer that can strike multiple organs. The disease was found inside Brett’s mouth.

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Above, cancer survivors, led by the Utah Jazz Bear, start the American Cancer Society’s Weber County Relay for Life at Stewart Stadium on the campus of Weber State University in June.

A team effort: Join Relay for Life and help fight cancer

Jamie Lampros Standard-Examiner correspondent

Last updated Wednesday, January 26, 2011 - 8:46pm

OGDEN — Relay for Life is coming up and this year the event in Ogden will have a whole new look and feel.

The overnight event will be held June 24-25 in downtown Ogden at the Municipal Park and Amphitheater, said Jamie Riccobono, community relationship manager for the American Cancer Society and relay. Several entertainers are scheduled to perform and the committee has a goal to have 100 teams registered by the time of the event.

A kickoff will be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Jan. 31 at Fat Cats at the Junction. Anyone interested in learning more about Relay for Life and the American Cancer Society is invited to attend. If you register to be on a team by Jan. 31, the cost will be $25. Free bowling and pizza will also be provided.

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