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Council approves canoe race event
Kiwanis fundraiser kicks off area's summer festivals, activities
By Ed Patino, Staff Writer
PUBLISHED: April 24, 2008
The annual Kiwanis Club Canoe Race, a tradition that kicks off the summer season will continue this year in Manchester.
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The race will take place at noon May 18. The event was approved by the Manchester Village Council during its meeting Monday.
Like previous years, the race will begin at Fellow Bridge on Sharon Valley Road and finish at the Main Street Bridge in downtown Manchester. Event co-chairperson Anita Herman requested that Main Street be closed during the race to ensure the safety of participants and spectators. Village President Pat Vailliencourt advised that Herman meet with Sgt. David Archer of the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department to determine street closures and times.
"If the DPW makes the barricades available, Kiwanis members and the canoe race volunteers will place them and remove them in a timely manner," Herman said.
The parking lot at the Edward Jones Investments office will also be closed to traffic during the race. The lot is being used for the set-up, sprint races and post-race events.
The use of three trash receptacles — one more than last year — was also requested.
"We had two receptacles last year and they overflowed," Herman said. "That's why we're asking for three this year."
Pending permit approval from the Manchester Zoning Administrator and permission from The Village Tap, the Canoe Race Committee will hang a banner promoting the event between the bar and the utility pole at the corner of Main Street and M-52.
This year marks the 42nd year for the River Raisin Canoe Race. The Kiwanis Club has sponsored the event for the past seven years. The race features eight different categories in which participants can enter including adult/child, choose your partner, teen, singles, women, man/woman, competition and corporate challenge. Participants can also enter a sprint race. Trophies are presented to the first through third place winners in each category.
Last year's race was the biggest in the event's history, drawing 114 entries and 103 canoes. While the majority of participants were Manchester residents, many came from suburban Detroit, Lenawee County, Ohio and Indiana.
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