Common Queen Anne’s lace bloom near the intersection of Lost Pavement and Gihon roads recently. Runners will pass the area during a long section of the News and Sentinel Half Marathon that later turns into Rayon Drive. Registration for the race is available at www.newsandsentinelhalfmarathon, at the News and Sentinel office at 519 Juliana St. or in person from 2-9 p.m. Friday at the Parkersburg Municipal Building. (Photo by Art Smith)

PARKERSBURG — Common Queen Anne’s lace bloom near the intersection of Lost Pavement and Gihon roads recently. Runners will pass the area during a long section of the News and Sentinel Half Marathon that later turns into Rayon Drive. Registration for the race is available at www.newsandsentinelhalfmarathon, at the News and Sentinel office at 519 Juliana St. or in person from 2-9 p.m. Friday at the Parkersburg Municipal Building. (Photo by Art Smith)