Santa Run participants start off the race in front of Breese City Hall. The 5k running course stretched down Main Street and onto South Broadway for the majority of the course before turning around and finishing by City Hall.     Santa visited Clinton County Saturday afternoon for the Breese Chamber of Commerce’s inaugural Santa Run. 125 festive participants lined up at the starting line outside Breese City Hall for the holiday-themed 5k, clad in red suits and donning hats and beards.
    Medals were given to the first, second and third place males and females in each age category, but coming in first overall was Mater Dei High School’s Alexander Detmer.
    Medal winners for each age category are as follows: 
    Age 0 to 13: First Place — Ava Millard, Kayla Kalmer, Blake Heimann. Second Place — Lucah Lyons, Evan Kreke. Third Place — Marlie Haag, Beckett Wade.
    Age 14 to 19: First Place — Mya Albers, Alexander Detmer. Second Place — Quinn Tebbe, Ryan Clancy. Third Place — Shyann Pierce, Nicholas Wolden.
    Age 20 to 29: First Place —Sarah Pollmann, Jacob Koch. Second Place — Taylor Kampwerth, Alex Robben.  Third Place — Olivia Koch, Joseph Shaffer.
    Age 30-39: First Place —Melissa Winkeler, Scott Wobbe. Second Place — Kelley Haag, Jason Davis. Third Place — Courtney Mahlandt, Galen Mahle.
    Age 40-49: First Place — Abby Clark, Nathaniel Shubert. Second Place — Jami Richter, Keith Poettker. Third Place —Sarah Lyons, Nick Haag.
    Age 50-59: First Place — Nancy Tebbe, Ed Faust. Second Place — Jill Timmermann, Michelle Menkhaus.
    Age 60+: First Place — Shanon Kauling, John Kalmer. Second Place —Barb McNamara, Bill Schmaltz. Third Place — Mary Jean Benhoff, Joe McNamara. 
    The Breese Chamber of Commerce would like to thank the following businesses for donating to the run: The Design Studio; Breese Nursing Home; Theresa Richards-Country Financial; Logos & More; Carlyle Lake – Army Corp of Engineers; First Bank – Anne Marie Toeben; Einstein Consultants; Dairy King; Community Link.