RUBBER DUCKIES RULE DEER CREEK

 

The Kiwanis Club of Madoc ran the 2004 First Annual Rubber Duckie Race down Deer Creek from the Whytock Park Bridge to the Madoc Ball Park at 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, June 5th.  Around 600 duckies were simultaneously launched by starters Hazel Gill anf Karen Jones on the dot of 1:00 P.M. for a long tortuous and hazardous trip less than a mile down Deer Creek.  The rubber duckies fought adverse winds, logs, branches, back eddies, waterfalls, and the creek banks for over three hours when the winning trio finally made it to the finish line. The first duckie into the winners hole in the finish line was purchased by Dan Mullett giving him $1,000.00 on his $5.00 investment.  Second place went to the duckie of Deb Asselstine bringing her $500.00, and third prize of $300.00 was won by the duckie belonging to Denise Morton.

The Kiwanis Club would like to thank the following for their assistance making this event such a success:  Karen Jones, Hazel and Gary Gill, Johnny Ellis, Brent Seaton, Don and Betty Smith, Jim Pigden (for his boating skills) and Jo-Anne Pigden, Jim Denison, Crichton Harrop, Brad and Cheryl Freeman and their family, Joe and Tammy Durst and family, John and Jean McDonnell, all of Sean Adams kids, Shannon Jones, Michelle Krasnowski, and the mystery couple armed with a hocket stick and a tennis racket..........and the two guys who helped out the Kiwanis Club at the waterfalls and the Becker's Bridge....and Linda Jackson who lent two oars at a critical moment.

There is a special thank you to Mohammed and his family at Pick 'n' Save who sold us all those rubber duckies at cost.