You are all invited to attend the MPA/MPF Annual Meeting this Saturday, August 20th at 10:30 a.m. at YMCA Camp Blanchard in Sutton on the shores of Manchaug Pond. The agenda will include updates and reports from the Board of Directors on issues and events, a budget for the upcoming year will be presented for your vote, and your input and involvement is needed for upcoming activities and goals. A special menu has been planned to thank all of you for your continued support and extra effort in preserving Manchaug Pond and maximizing our efforts as we become a public charity the Manchaug Pond Foundation. If you still need to pay your dues, please have it at the door on Saturday or use the paypal button here on the blog, or drop in the mail to MPF, P.O. Box 154, Manchaug, MA 01526-0154. $75 for lake shore and waterrights property owners $35 for all others If it has been a while since you’ve attended or if you have never joined us, come on down as we have many new families and old working with our common goal of preserving Manchaug Pond. Let this be your personal invitation! Questions? email …
Take Time to Bail the Boat. Please!!
This is the scene at a local Manchaug Pond campground’s dock/marina where a boat sank last Thursday spilling gas & oil into the lake. While the MPF Board of Directors was holding their monthly meeting, the Sutton Fire Department was rushing to the scene. Please be sure to bail your boat when it rains! Two days earlier, Lake Singletary was the site of a spill when a boat sank… the story is told that as the owner and a neighbor worked with heavy equipment to bring the boat up, if flipped over … spilling gas and oil into that lake. We’ve had over 2 1/2 ” of rain just this afternoon…. Please be sure to check you boat. Bail often. One spill can have a big impact on the water quality of the lake.
MORE WINNERS: Brothers Split MPA $10,000 Giveaway Award
The 2nd BIG Boat Raffle/$10,000 Giveaway proved just as exciting as the first! With the reverse drawing held at our Spring Social in June, ticket holders and MPA/MPF families shared in the excitement over a delicious chicken dinner. Children lined up to pluck, one by one, the one hundred and nineteen loser ducks from the little duckie pool in the reverse drawing. Leaving the winner, # 117, held by winning ticket holders Ken and Mel Winquist. The two brothers, who own a summer cottage on Manchaug Pond, had the choice of the 2011 Pontoon Boat package valued at over $12,000 from USA Marine or $10,000 cash… They each chose to receive a check for $5,000! Congratulations and a huge thank you to all of you who participated in this fundraising event by buying a Big Boat Raffle Ticket. Your support of our efforts to preserve Manchaug Pond is invaluable!
Pan Mass Challenge at Manchaug Pond!
What were you doing early this morning ? Manchaug Pond campers at the Old Holbrook Place were up at 6 a.m. hanging posters and standing by the roadside to cheer on the over 5100 cyclist who came by Manchaug Pond as part of the Pan Mass Challenge. Many a “Good Morning!” were said! Click on the movie to catch a taste of what it is like to see 5100 cyclists go by! The 32nd annual PAN-MASSachusetts CHALLENGE (PMC) is the 2 day, 200 mile charity ride which raises money for cancer research at Dana-Farber in Boston. The more than 5,100 cyclists must raise $500 minimum in donations to ride.Thanks to our resident reporter for catching the news!
Sacred Sunday: Sunset
Today’s photo was taken by an MPA member with his new Nikon DSLR camera. Keep those photos coming!
Sacred Sunday
A snapper swimming Manchaug Pond.
Busy on Manchaug Pond!
Today a comic in the Telegram, Rhymes with Orange has three prisoners checking out the yard bulletin board for their work detail assignments with “Highway Clean Up,” “Farm Detail,” and “License Plates,” the only jobs posted… we see one inmate sighing “No canoeing or archery.” This morning there is a beautiful cool breeze off the lake, with temperatures in the low 70’s. Yesterday at mid-day and in full sun, that same thermometer showed 127.9 degrees. On Facebook, the Millbury-Sutton Chronicle asked, “Its the middle of summer and it’s hot, where are peole going to stay cool? Any suggestions?” One said Lake Singletary, the other Manchaug Pond. Earlier this week and the past few weeks, Manchaug Pond’s water level and the future of the dam has been the topic of discussions at a number of meetings and conference calls. Your officers and directors from the MPA remain diligent on this issue. Also the FUNdrai$ing Committee is planning a Halloween costume party and the 2nd annual DAM road race/walk. The purpose is not only to provide a great community social event but also to raise more money to continue our push to preserve the waterlevel and oppose the breach of the dam. …
Our 2nd Winning Boat Sports the Fenway
Catching 2nd place in the 2011 2nd Annual Boat Decorating Contest is #9 Captain Dave Schmidt’s Fenway Park! The judges noted the originality of the entry, and the theme’s hometown pride and promotion of the great Amerian pasttime. Which they felt was in keeping with the July 4th holiday. The scoreboard especially earned points with the judges who also loved the Citgo sign! CONGRATULATIONS! Stay tuned…. more winners to come!
2011 Boat Decorating Contest 1st Place Winner
# 17 Captain Bob Cadrin and the Pirates of Manchaug took 1st place in this year’s 2nd Annual Boat Decorating Contest! The judges especially loved the mast and sail, the water cannons (which did not fire on the judges!), the costumes, the music, the skeleton, and the very animated crew and their funny mock sword fight! Click on the video below to catch them “sailing away” in their jolly boat! Congratulations! Tune in tomorrow for more winners!
Boat Decorating Contest a Blast! The unofficial photos…
There were those who didn’t enter… … and then there were those who did! About 20 entries gathering on Blueberry Island to overwhelm the judges whose task was to choose the 3 best vessels! All winners to be sure! With lots of laughs shared by participants and spectators! Judges official comments and photos to come! Stay tuned! WHO do YOU think is our BEST effort this year?? Comment below!
