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Event:  The 9th Great Chicago Anthrax Scare & Santa Hat Run

From the organizers:  Includes a Hazmat suit, souvenir nametag and a commemorative event T-shirt (if you registered by 12/11). Of course there will be an especially S-H-I-T-T-Y trail, followed by circle, great food catered by Robinson’s Ribs, tons of beer, a DJ, dancing, partying.

Hares:  Chicken Stiffer & Super Stuff’her

Venue:  The Four Treys Bar – 3333 N. Damen Ave.

Party: Private Party Room, we have the room until MIDNIGHT and great food from Robinson’s Ribs Catering, dancing under the influence and other great entertainment you just can’t pay for!

Swag: Hazmat Suit, Souvenir Nametag, Commemorative Event T-Shirt. Please note due to environmental concerns please recycle your Santa Hats from previous years and/or decorate/ accessorize you own. Prize for best-decorated hat!

Accomodations: Days inn Lincoln Park (starting at $85/night) or Arlington House Youth Hostel (starting at $61/night)

Hash Cash:  $40 until 12/17 or $50 at the door (register here)

• $50 if you wait until the last minute to decide ya goof, if available.

>>> Dec 18th Walk-ups (if available) cash only please Note: shirts NOT guaranteed for walk-ups!

The World’s Longest-Running* Hash Anthrax Scare Celebration** Saturday, December 18, 2010 Meet at 1400hrs CST, on out at 1430hrs (keg will be tapped at 2pm)

Join THE Chicago Hash House Harriers for our Winter 2010 Flagship Event – the 8th Anniversary of Chicago’s Great Anthrax Scare of 2002!!! This year’s event is once again ALL NEW as we have rented out the backroom of Roscoe Village favorite 4 Trey’s and we have the room until MIDNIGHT! DJ Franco returns to DJ and will keep us dancing under the influence all night long. Fabulous food (isn’t all food in Chicago fabulous?) and vegetarian/vegan options will be your choice of silverware, napkins or plates. (kidding, but please do warn us of any special dietary preferences). Swag included in rego: Hazmat Suit, Souvenir nametag, and Commemorative Event T-Shirt. PLEASE NOTE: In anticipation of changes in EPA rules from the Obama Administration, we ask that participants please RECYCLE your Santa Hats from previous years or show your Anthrax Pride and decorate/ accessorize you own entirely new hat for 2010! Despite the worst recession in decades 9th Anthrax is still be one of the BEST VALUES IN HASHING. To view the authentic news media coverage on the 2002 Anthrax Scare click here More time to kill? Check out Flying Booger’s remarks on Chicago 6th Antrhax on his Half Mind Blog here and also see the 2007 Anthrax web page as well as Big Hump’s Do My Butt’s writeup about the Great Megabus of Shame incident that followed 6th Anthrax after they hit our hangover and had a few more on the bus. (*) refers to most consecutive years, not length of trails (**) longest-running and also the only one that we are aware of

Environmentally-Friendly Public Transit From Lincoln Park/Lakeview: Brown  Line to Paulina, hoof 3 blocks west to Damen and one south the School From Wicker Park/Bucktown: Damen Bus to School. Driving Hop into your hooptie and cruise to Damen & School. Parking is hit or miss in the neighborhood. Though this is not a residential permit area.

Chicago HHH Run #1698 Friday 12/17 – 7:00 PM Hares:  It’s Too Soft & Lifa Venue:  McGee’s Tavern and Grille – 950 W. Webster Ave. Hash Cash:  Buy your own brew From the hares:  This year we are adding a real hash trail to the traditional pub crawl. The run/crawl will be A to B

• Runners will be rewarded with at least 2 beer stops. We will join up with our pub-crawling friends at the final pub. Your bags will be transported to the finish.
• For those who prefer to crawl between pubs, directions to the next pub will be provided once the runners have departed.
• We will be on-out at 7:30, but we have negotiated $3 domestic drafts at McGee’s starting at 6:00 PM, so feel free to show up early.
• Remember to carry your photo ID with you on trail!

Environmentally-Friendly Public Transit From the Lincoln Park/Lakeview “Green Zone”: Red Line to Fullerton, hoof it two blocks South to Webster and just East. From Wicker Park/Bucktown: Blue Line to California, Fullerton #74 bus East to Sheffield, hoof it two blocks South to Webster and just East. Driving  Hop into your hooptie and cruise to the intersection of Sheffield and Webster. Look for whatever parking you can find tho not much is good around there. Side streets are Zone 143 Permit after 6pm. If you wish to drive you are in luck Kelly’s has parking next to the building under the el. Best way to access this is to use Sheffield if going north turn right in the alley right before you see Webster. Make a left under the EL and park your car. If you are cumming from the North Cross Webster and make an immediate left into the alley and park under the el on the left side. CARS MUST BE MOVED by MIDNIGHT!!!

Chicago HHH Run #1700 Sunday 12/19 – 11:00 AM (note early start!) Hares:  International Virgin & M’Alice Venue:  Manhattan’s Bar – 415 S. Dearborn St. Hash Cash:  $8 Event:  The 1700th Run of the Chicago Hash House Harriers! From the hares:  Our theme will be “Lumberjacks” Dust off that old Canadian accent, eh, because our visiting hare from British Columbia has called for a Lumberjack theme (as in Monty Python), so pull out your best flannel, your oldest CH3 hash attire and celebrate R*n 1700 at the Anthrax Hangover Hash. We will be r*nning out of Manhattan’s at 415 S. Dearborn. The bar is near CTA Blue, Red and Loop Trains, as well as approximately a 15 minute walk to Union Station for people heading home on Amtrak/MegaBus. There will be a Walkers Trail and a “Lifa Trail” set specifically for Lifa and anyone else crazy enough to r*n it. Visitors on the Walkers Trail can expect to see around 6 Chicago sights and Lifa Trail will hit around 10, so take your camera if you’re not a local. There will be a beer/shot stop on trail and there will also be an additional/optional beer and wine stop; bring cash and ID on trail if you’d like some extra booze. Commemorative event tags for the first 20 people to pay hash cash. Environmentally-Friendly Public Transit From the Lincoln Park/Lakeview “Green Zone”: Red Line to Fullerton, Brown Line to Library/Van Buren, hoof it South a block to da bar. From Wicker Park/Bucktown: Blue Line to Jackson, hoof it a block and half South on Dearborn to da bar. Driving Hop into your hooptie and schlep your sled to Dearborn between Congress and Van Buren. Good luck with parking. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n7y_j_nbBg Doubt our street cred? Pix from 2007 can be found by clicking on Pictures in the Nav bar to the right for the CH3′s official pictures as well as other peoples pix  Batteries’ Pix and Return 2 Gender’s Pix and So So’s pix Pre-Lube / Anthr@x / Hangover

Click Here To Read About the History of Chicago’s Great Anthrax Scare Hash