5K event will remember Air Force captain, raise funds for Stop Soldier Suicide
ZELIENOPLE — The next Christopher Hulbert Memorial 5K was announced for Nov. 11 as a way to remember a former U.S. Air Force captain who died of suicide after suffering from PTSD.
The event will run from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 11, starting and ending at the Zelienople Community Park. Seventy-five runners are anticipated.
The Christopher Hulbert Memorial is conducted by his parents, Greg and Mary Ann Hulbert. Christopher Hulbert was their oldest son and an Air Force captain.
“He was deployed five times, and when he returned after his fifth time, he took his life,” Greg Hulbert said. “He was two, three months from becoming the youngest major in United States Air Force history (at) 34 years old.”
ZELIENOPLE — The next Christopher Hulbert Memorial 5K was announced for Nov. 11 as a way to remember a former U.S. Air Force captain who died of suicide after suffering from PTSD.
The event will run from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 11, starting and ending at the Zelienople Community Park. Seventy-five runners are anticipated.
The Christopher Hulbert Memorial is conducted by his parents, Greg and Mary Ann Hulbert. Christopher Hulbert was their oldest son and an Air Force captain.
“He was deployed five times, and when he returned after his fifth time, he took his life,” Greg Hulbert said. “He was two, three months from becoming the youngest major in United States Air Force history (at) 34 years old.”
Greg and Mary Ann Hulbert said they believe their son was dealing with PTSD after multiple missions abroad during his time in Special Ops.
All funds raised during the Memorial 5K will be donated to Stop Soldier Suicide, a nonprofit that uses funds to help research and provide strategies for those who are suffering from battlefield deployment trauma, traumatic brain injuries, post-traumatic stress disorder and suicidal ideation.
This will be the fifth year a memorial walk has been held in Hulbert’s memory and is the second 5K.
“We’re just trying to do something wonderful with what we’ve been handed, and it isn’t easy,” Mary Ann Hulbert said. “If we can stop someone else from going through this, that’s our goal.”
Zelienople Council also approved multiple other events to take place throughout the year.
Zelienople Community Park on the Fourth of July will feature live music, food trucks and more starting as soon as the parade finishes.
The pool will be open July 4 starting at 12:30 p.m. (noon for pool members) until 3:30 p.m. Entry is $5 for nonmembers.
There will be a block party from 2 to 7 p.m. July 15 on the 200 block of East New Castle Street. Another block party will be held from 2 to 10 p.m. July 29 on the 200 block of Division Street from East Beaver Street to East Spring Street.
Putt N’ Pour will take place from noon to 5 p.m. Aug. 19 on Main Street, closing East New Castle Street to High Street. The event is held by Explore Zelienople.
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Council approved a resolution for the Glade Run Residential Development Project’s planned sewage facilities planning module. According to Tom Thompson, municipal engineer, the developer chose to have the property’s sewage to be discharged to Western Butler County Authority.
Sure Line has been approved to paint lines on major roads in the borough. According to borough manager Andrew Spencer, most of the secondary roads were painted last week by the street department. The borough will provide traffic control during the painting of major roads. Work includes all crosswalks, striping yellow lines, parking spaces and yellow curbs. Public works director Chad Garland said the lines could be finished as early as before the Fourth of July or before the start of Horse Trading Days, July 22, at the latest.
Council passed a motion to pay for the most recent work on the corner of East Beaver and Main streets as part of the Zelienople Revitalization Economic Development Phase 2, the Engineering and Construction Management System project. Spencer said all funds used for this project are from a state grant that can be used only for the revitalization of Main Street. The most recent work included adding new stop lights and pedestrian crossing signs. The next steps include installing new transformers. Council vice president Drew Mathew said delivery of the transformers has been delayed by supply chain issues. There is no date for their delivery and installation.
