The Phillipston Board of Health reports that the South public beach on Queen Lake is now safe for swimming. The North beache remains closed due to high E. coli counts. The Board of Health continues to test the water quality. We will provide more information as it becomes available.
The Queen Lake Association will hold a special meeting to discuss and vote on a proposed set of by-laws for the Association. The special meeting will take place at 9AM on Saturday, August 14, 2010, at the Phillipston Congregational Church.
Please review the proposed by-laws prior to the meeting.
The Queen Lake Association Treasurer's Report is available here (PDF).
FOURTH ANNUAL QUEEN LAKE BOAT PARADE
JULY 4, 2010
The boat parade was held this year on Sunday, July 4th at 2 p.m. with a little shower before but warm weather following. There were a total of 9 entries, broken out into two classes this year to equal out the competition - 5 pontoon boats and 4 power boats.
Everyone seemed to be enthused and excited with a lot of work going into the preparation of the boats. As in past years, each participant received a certificate of entry.
The parade circled by the judges twice to give them more time to evaluate all the entrants. I know it must have been a hard job judging this year as there were so many really great entries and the end scoring was very close.
The judges this year were Bob Clark and Marilyn Burday of Spa Road, Richard Stevens, Chief of the Phillipston Fire Department, Paula Haley of Templeton, and Ruth French of Altman Drive. There were 3 classifications that the participants were marked on – Boat Decoration (related to theme, creativity, extensiveness, etc.), Costumes (design, creativity, related to theme, etc.), and Special Effects (sounds, actions, originality, etc.) the same as last year.
All participants did a great job and I'm sure had lots of fun working together to put together their entry. Residents of the lake cheered them on as well as a large number of people on the public beach.
Thank you to all who participated.
WINNERS
PONTOON |
POWER |
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1st |
"Wizard of
Oz" |
1st |
"World Cup Soccer" |
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2nd |
"Rock
Around the Clock" |
2nd |
"Wild, Wild
West" |
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3rd |
Superheroes
on Vacation" |
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Article IX
Summer
has been in full swing for the month of July with many people enjoying the
This
happiness and joy continued until around July 15th the Board of
Health posted beach closings on the North and South ends of
E. coli lives in human and animal intestines. E.Coli thrives in warm, wet, dark places that are rich in nutrients, such as human and animal intestinal tracts. Once excreted by humans, beaver, geese and dogs, the bacteria cannot survive the harsh conditions of the outside world; however, some manage to find their way into lakes and streams. Once in water or sediment, E. Coli can persist for several weeks. Current research suggests that E. coli can survive, grow and persist in moist beach sand.
In
order for us to help keep
Here’s hoping that the signs will soon be taken down and swimming and fun can be enjoyed once more at “Our Queen Lake”. Let’s be more conscientious of all that we can do to keep our beach and lake safe!
The public beach on the south end of the lake is open for swimming. The beach is open to Phillipston residents only.
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The 2010 Annual Meeting will take place on Saturday, July 10, at 9AM. We will post an agenda and registration form shortly.
The Board is proposing a set of by-laws for the Assocation. The Association will hold a special meeting on August 14, 2010 at 9 A.M. at the Phillipston Congregational Church to discuss and vote on a set of by-laws.
Annual meeting agenda is here (PDF).
Queen Lake Boating Rules (Updated 2010)
List of Septic Tank Pumpers in the Phillipston area
Note this list is provided as a service to Queen Lake residents and is not intended as an endorsement of any company. If you would like to have your company's name included in this list, please contact the webmaster.
Lycott Envinronmental 2010 newsletter (PDF). Lycott has provided engineering services to the Association for water quality and weed treatment.
Massachusetts Congress of Lake and Pond Associationns, Inc.
The following links provide additional information regarding local and state resources and programs related to water quality.
Some readers may remember an earlier version of these notes under the name A View from the Cove. Same notes, same author, different location. Thanks for your continued interest.
