Lot owners, their families and friends were welcomed by
Ray
and Sheila Ison at their beautiful backyard lake venue, and celebrated the
liberty we enjoy.
Still hungry
for more of each other’s company and for more sugary goodies, even after the
prior day’s
ice-cream social (thanks
Sanders, Hoyts and Marcums!), quite a large crowd turned out.
Thanks very much for hosting Ray and Sheila!
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| The patriotic gathering at the Ison's |
Except for coffee consumption and more10 am-ish rather than 9am arrivals, everyone appeared unphased by the prior night of celebration with fireworks, more fireworks, late-night cruising,
and…more fireworks.
Some had enough
reserve energy to race kayaks in the annual event organized and prizes provided
by
Max Henry.
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| Racers prepare as Max explains the course |
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| The Ison's lawn and elevated terrace provided a great view of the race |
It was fun to watch from the
lawn and terrace overlooking the inlet, and as you can see below, it was a very
competitive race.
Max pointed out that
with perennial champions John and Jackson Gall unable to attend, this year’s
race was a wide-open opportunity to snag first place.
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| And they are off, scrambling to get out front! |
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| Well on their way to the idle zone buoy, its a close race! |
Visitors
Rob and Kim Cook finished 1
st
place in the tandem category.
Malachi Henry finished 1st in the single
category, followed closely by
Josh Gray 2
nd, and
Jason Carol 3
rd.
Drew Thompson finished 4
th, but on an age-adjusted basis his
finish was very impressive. Older contenders will need to continue training hard if
they hope to come in ahead of Drew in the years to come.
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| Rob and Kim finish 1st in the tandem with the others close behind |
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| 1st place finisher Malachi (right) gives a nod of respect to up-and-comer Drew after the race |
Please consider hosting one of the 2016 breakfasts which are a
big part of keeping our Grandview community closely knit. Please contact Tom Schroeder at 317-873-1637
if you are interested. The Yacht Club provides
the coffee makers & supplies, juice/water servers, misc. other supplies, and $100
for donuts, etc., a good use of a portion of membership dues.
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