Below you'll find a list of all posts from 2011
You never know what, or who, you will see when you look our your window here in the watershed of Manchaug Pond! Today, walking casually down the road, was a new bird this writer had yet to see this close to the lake: a ringed-neck pheasant! He walked down the road, across a neighbors lawn, along the shore to the water’s edge, stood on a rock to look around, and then flew across the channel over to the other side. Here’s a close up: Did you know their feathers are used in fly tying!
Our recent fundraiser, the Patriots Ticket Raffle, not only brought in needed funds for our effort to preserve our water level, but also great excitement for those buying and selling tickets as well as the winner and his guests! 4 tickets were presented to the holder of winning ticket # 200 (the last ticket printed!) Thank you to all who participated and to the Patriots for winning this game!
Here’s a photo of a few wild turkeys from a flock of about 40 who ventured up the driveway of a Manchaug Pond home in the Douglas woods a couple days after Thanksgiving. Thank you to the vegetarian photographer for sending this in!
Sutton Town Administrator Jim Smith reports the town has been awarded the Green Communities’ Grant in the amount of $140,000. Included in the list of items earmarked to benefit from these monies is a feasibility study looking at hydropower at the Manchaug Pond and Stevens dams. The grant was part of the administrator and selectman’s decision and push to align the town’s goals with the Green Community initiative. Selectman Geraghty stated the grant was very substantial for a town the size of Sutton. Past photo of the Manchaug Pond dam with flow from the low level gate. Past photo of Stevens Pond dam.
Turkeys visiting the Old Holbrook Place campground a few years ago. Manchaug Pond from Waters Road – October 2008 Manchaug Pond shoreline – Oct 25, 2008 The covered bridge photo from Sutton Falls Family Camping
An early season snow storm and power outage didn’t stop this fundraising event from happening for Manchaug Pond ! Thanks to all who attended!
Raffle tickets # 1-5 have just surfaced, unsold and available for the taking! Only 200 opportunities to win 4 incredible seats just 8 rows behind Coach Belchick in the Pats verses Indianapolis Colts, Sunday, December 4, 2011. If you want a ticket, let us know now before they sell out! Call a board member or the MPF secretary directly at manchaugpondsecretary@gmail.com. Your $20/chance goes to preserve Manchaug Pond – specifically earmarked for the dam ownership issue. Drawing at the Manchaug Monster Mash event, Saturday, October 29th. Dudley-Gendron Post, Boston Road, Sutton Monster Mash tickets now on sale – $10/person Live Band FINAL NOTICE, food, prizes for best costumes, raffles and more! You’re sure to leave laughing! A huge thanks to the MPF Board member who donated these incredible tickets! and to our FUNdrai$ing Committee, Event Coordinator and FINAL NOTICE for a promised super evening.
Anonymous said… Fantastic race run by a fabulous group of volunteers! Tuesday, October 18, 2011 4:44:00 AM EDT Just received at the post office box:Dear Manchaug Pond Association/The Dam Race Organizers,I wanted to send a quick thank you note to express how wonderful your race was on October 15th and how much my family and I enjoyed it! Everyone was so friendly and welcoming!The scenery was lovely, the volunteers were extremely helpful (especially the kind gentleman who let us use his RV bathroom!) and it was an outstandingly organized race! Looking forward to next year’s race already! L.S. of Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Want to celebrate with us? Did you enjoy our Rockin’ Spring Fling? …well, hold this date for the MANCHAUG MONSTER MASH Saturday, October 29th Dudley-Gendron Post 414Boston Road, Sutton From 7 pm-12 midnight, be entertained by the live band, FINAL NOTICE. Prizes for the best costumes, extraordinary raffle items, and light fare will be served. $10 admission charge to benefit Manchaug Pond. AND!! Special Patriots raffle drawing at the Manchaug Monster Mash: ! WIN ! ~ PATRIOTS RAFFLE ~ ! WIN ! ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL! WIN 4 TICKETS ~ $20/chance Seating just 8 rows behind Coach Belichick on the Patriots’ 50 yard line. NE Patriots Vs. Indianapolis ColtsSunday, December 4, 2011 @ 8 pm. Proceeds benefit Manchaug Pond Drawing: at the Manchaug Monster Mash! ! WIN ! ~ PATRIOTS RAFFLE ~ ! WIN ! Thank you to our FUNdrai$ing Committee for organizing another great event and activity to benefit Manchaug Pond! Thank you to our generous donor for these incredible tickets!
WORCESTER TELEGRAM Tuesday, October 18, 2011 Voters OK purchase of Manchaug Dam for $1 SUTTON — Voters at last night’s fall town meeting voted overwhelmingly to allow the Board of Selectmen to purchase Manchaug Dam on Torrey Road for $1. The dam’s current owner, Hydro Projects North, which is a subsidiary of Interface Inc. of Atlanta, has also agreed to give the town $350,000 for the maintenance of the dam that controls the level of 380-acre Manchaug Pond. Before the vote was taken by the approximately 200 people at the meeting, Manchaug Pond Association member Andrew Mosher commended the Board of Selectmen and Town Administrator James Smith for their efforts to negotiate the offer that was being considered last night. Mr. Mosher said purchasing the dam was a quality-of-life issue for the people living on the shores of the pond. Other people said the entire town would benefit from the purchase of the dam that was built in 1836. While the Finance and Warrant Advisory Committee voted 4-1 to back the article, member Robert Recore said he was worried about the town’s liability if the dam was bought. He wondered how long the $350,000 would last and how much it would cost …
“This is the best little race we run in a long time!” “What a wonderful spirit!” Jake Murray 23:08 1st Place Men’sEric Shrayer 23:23 2nd Place Men’sLinda Spooner 24:44 1st Women’sHoward Bottomly 26:16 3rd Men’sGreg Dubell 26:16 4th Men’sNicole Salmonsen Gantt 26:48 2nd Women’sNancy Ryan 27:59 3rd Women’sChris Sullivan 28:59Richard Costa 29:11Lizette Gomer 29:18Donna LeBlanc 29:50Larry Costinos 30:31Sandra Kuipers 31:09Jill Bronson 31:55Michael Frost 32:29Katie Schmidt 33:49Michael Andrus 34:11Tessy Schlemmer 34:50Laura Turner 35:16Kathleen Laperle 35:25Lauren Salmonsen 36:22Kevin Stockhaus 36:41Danielle Salmonsen 36:53Paul Eklund 38:41Patti Eklund 38:41Kathleen Rocha 39:41Kathy Lyons 39:41Maddie Vega 42:23Judy Castonguay 50:45Jackie Isble 51:30Rose Charpentier 57:27Lesa Bickford 1:02:41Kim Mosher 1:02:41Kandi Schmidt 1:05:10Timmy Isble 1:05:11Andrew Biafore 1:06:47Kate Biafore 1:06:47Monica Gauthier 1:09:30Paula DeMeo 1:09:30Alice Smith 1:12:45 A big and hearty congratulations and thank you to all those who ran, walked, rode in a stroller, cheer’ed us on, donated and volunteers! All to benefit the preservation of Manchaug Pond. (Check in later for photos and more!)
