D-F Kiwanis’ Piscataquis River Race scheduled for this Saturday
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The 42nd annual Piscataquis River Race, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Dover-Foxcroft, is scheduled to run Saturday, April 26.
Load up your canoe or kayak and head to King Cummings Park in Guilford where you will paddle approximately 10 miles to Foxcroft Academy in Dover-Foxcroft. Registration is from 8 to 9:30 a.m. and the Piscataquis River Race starts promptly at 10 a.m. Every person entering the race will receive a commemorative 42nd Piscataquis River Race T-shirt and boat decal.
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READY TO RACE — Boaters will be taking to the waters of the Piscataquis River for the Dover-Foxcroft Kiwanis’ 42nd annual Piscataquis River Race on Saturday, April 26. The race starts at 10 a.m. at King Cummings Park in Guilford and travels down to the finish line across the street from Foxcroft Academy.
There are 18 racing and recreational classes including: open speed class for any paddled craft with any number of paddlers, single kayaks and canoes for men and women, two-person kayaks and canoes for men and women, two-person canoes for junior/senior (one paddler age 16 or under), and the Ancient Mariners (two persons with a combined age over 100). There is a first-place trophy for the winner of each class and ribbons for second and third place.
There are also challenge classes including: couples challenge (one male, one female), Key Club/high school challenge (two students), corporate challenge (two employees from the same private sector employer) and public service challenge (two employees from the same public service organization). There is one large first-place trophy per challenge class.
The names for the fastest kayak and fastest canoe will be added to the Bob Darling trophy.
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RACE TIME — Hannah Rubin and Kaitlyn Nagle prepare their canoe for the trip from King Cummings Park in Guilford to the finish line in Dover-Foxcroft during the 2013 Dover-Foxcroft Kiwanis Piscataquis River Race.
This year the Piscataquis River Race raffle offers three prizes of gas cards. Tickets are available from Kiwanis members and at the Dover-Foxcroft town office.
This race is a major fundraiser for the Kiwanis Club of Dover-Foxcroft which raised $10,000 last year and close to $345,000 since this event was started 42 years ago. Proceeds from the race are used for a wide variety of activities supported by the Kiwanis Club of Dover-Foxcroft.
Hot food, coffee and hot chocolate will be available at the starting line. Food and beverages will also be available at the finish line at Foxcroft Academy. For more information please contact Brian Woodworth at 217-0962 or butterwood198@gmail.com or visit www.doverfoxcroftkiwanis.org.
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2013 WINNERS — The four-person Penobscot Nation canoe team, from left Ron Bomberger, Barry Dana, Lori Dana and Mark Ronco, had the fastest time in last year’s Dover-Foxcroft Kiwanis Piscataquis River Race. The four finished with a time of 52 minutes, 12 seconds.