METRO EAST PLUS The Republican, Wednesday, August 29, 2007 Activities on tap at Family Fun Day By CHRIS HAMEL. WARREN The. town's annual "Family Fun Day" will expand for this year's edition on Sunday on the Town Common. The daylong event, whose rain date is Monday, still will conclude with a fireworks display at 8:30 p.m. on the grounds of Quaboag Regional Middle-High School.
The pyrotechnics will be preceded on the schools' grounds at 6:30 p.m. by a performance by the band Tuff-E-Nuff. But Park Commission Chairman Robert E. Lavash said the programming at the Common will extend into lawn mower races, a "crazy bed" race and a frog jumping IF YOU GO What: Family Fun Day Where: Warren Town Common; fireworks, Quaboag Regional Middle-High School When: Sunday, events start at 12:30, conclude with fireworks at 8:30 p.m.; rain date Monday Cost: Free; fees for food and trinkets 6. J.
contest. The Parks and Recreation Department is sponsoring the entire program. "We are trying to put on new events," Lavash said. "We want to get more people involved." Prospective entrants in the lawn mower and crazy bed races were asked to obtain registration forms, rules and any necessary waivers from the office of Town Clerk Nancy J. Lowell by Aug.
24. The stipulations for the crazy beds decorated adult-size beds on four wheels include that each bed have a five-member, team of one rider and four runners and that the rig have neither a motor nor brakes. The lawn mowers also must meet event codes. Drivers, for example, must wear helmets and be attached to a ground kill switch that will shut down the if the driver is thrown off. Blades must be removed from mower decks; engines must be four-cycle stock type; and intentional ramming of opponents' mowers will be grounds for disqualification.
The crazy bed race will open the festivities at the Common at 12:30 p.m. The lawn mower races are slated to start at 2:30 p.m. Visitors are welcome to bring their own frog to the frog jumping contest, which will start at 1 p.m. Other competitions at the Common will include a bike decorating contest, also at 1 p.m.; a smelly sneaker contest at 1:30 p.m.; and electric car races at 2 p.m. Any footwear will be allowed in the smelly sneaker contest.
Lavash noted all events are public and non-Warren residents are welcome. Family Monson preparing for townwide sale By LORI STABILE MONSON It's townwide tag sale time in Monson, and Sandra A. Courtney is excited. Courtney will host a tag sale, and will also visit others around town on Saturday. "I love it.
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to NOON www.thorndikemills.com Steve Mellen, of Warren, laughs during the pie-eating contest at last year's "Family Fun Day" in Warren. Republican file photo by DAVID MOLNAR games will be on tap. at Music will be provided Good Ole Boys. At 4:30 p.m., there pie judging, including categories as "best cream "best fruit pie" and choice." At 5 p.m., there a pie-eating contest. at the Common will with tricycle races, adult and children's at 5:30 p.m.
IF YOU GO Event: Townwide Tag Sale When: Saturday Where: Throughout town, maps available at the gazebo for $2 For more info: call (413) 267-9820 3 p.m. by the will be such pie," "judges' will be Activity conclude including divisions, tag Organizer Denise M. Morgan said maps will be sold for $2 starting at 8 a.m. from the downtown gazebo. The maps will detail locations holding tag sales.
This is the eighth annual townwide tag sale, and proceeds from map sales benefit the Monson Tourism Association, Morgan said. Her company, Morgan Graphic Design, sponsors the event. "All the proceeds go to helping beautify the town of Monson. They helped us purchase the public notice board downtown, the 'Welcome to Monson' signs, and helped pay the cost of park benches and trash receptacles," said Morgan, a tourism association member. "Every dime after expenses goes right back to the town, to buy all those things that the tax dollars won't pay for." "I totally think it's worth it to pay to be on the map," said Courtney, who moved to Monson five years ago.
"The money does go back to the town and they do such a nice job with the gazebo, the flowers and benches. Just the sense of community attracted us: to Morgan said $500 will be given to a high school senior based on community service. She expects between 100 and 125 tag sale sites, and said the event attracts people from all over, not just Monson. Two sisters from New Jersey attend every year, Morgan said. "It's really becoming a known event in town," Mor- 76 Something for Everyone A Unique Gift Shop located in the Wilbraham Shops WEBKINZ'S CHARMS ARE IN! We have W'ebkinz Chocolate and Labs Lil and Kinz 3 plus booths Trading filled Cards.
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"I just see this thing as a win-win. I see so many people who are just thrilled about it and it helps all the area businesses," Morgan said. Theresa M. Brothers of Bliss Street said proceeds from her tag sale. will be donated to Shriners Hospital for Children, through the Daughters of the Nile.
Brothers, a member of the organization, said the daughters usually hold a tag sale in Springfield in November, but decided to try out Monson this year instead. 1.
