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CTV News
06-07-2025
- Sport
- CTV News
Echo Lake Plywood Regatta and Waterfest returns for 3rd straight year
The Plywood Regatta and Waterfest took place at Echo Lake on Saturday. (Damian Smith / CTV News) For the third year in a row, the Plywood Regatta and Waterfest took place at Echo Lake on Saturday. 'What's really important about the Plywood Regatta is it's about team spirit. It's about businesses or organizations coming together to support a single cause,' said John Maczko, the director of operations with Amphibious Response Support Unit One (ARSU1). The message behind the event is not only for team building, but safety in water sports in all representations. Money raised from many different companies attending is donated to ARSU1, who monitor four lakes in the Fort Qu'Appelle area. 'Unfortunately, every year we do respond to a number of incidents in our case, in particular, because we are what is known as the boots on the ground team,' Maczko said. 'We try to capture safety situations in their infancy before they become more critical or before they become known.' ARSU1 does not only look to prioritize the physical side of safety, but the drinks that can be a detriment to those out on the water. With alcohol being a big component in water sport accidents, they're trying to promote beer without the toxin. Maczko was also the lead of creating the challenges for the teams and had to come up with a higher quantity with a growing event. In the first year of the regatta, four teams participated. There were nine last year, and this year saw 14. Organizers say that 25 teams would be the maximum, due to capacity requirements.
Yahoo
09-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Oshkosh school district holding one final brick giveaway from Merrill Elementary June 10
OSHKOSH – Community members will have one last opportunity to have a keepsake of the former Merrill Elementary and Middle School building when the Oshkosh Area School District holds it final brick giveaway June 10. Staged at the district's maintenance building, 1404 S. Main St., the brick giveaway will be done as a drive-up-style distribution from noon to 2 p.m. Read more: Women's Fund to award $70,000 in grant funding to seven nonprofits in Oshkosh Drivers are asked to turn onto East 14th Avenue and exit via Pioneer Drive. There will be no limit on the number of bricks per giveaway, unlike previous distributions, but individuals seeking large quantities may be asked to return at the end of distribution. Read more: 19 summer events in Oshkosh that can't be missed, from Waterfest to AirVenture & XRoads41 A total of 1,000 bricks were harvested and cleaned from the most historic part of the building for community distribution. In addition to the community keepsake bricks, bricks were salvaged and preserved for the Merrill Memorial Corner that is under construction at the former Merrill site. Contact Justin Marville at jmarville@ and follow him on X (formerly Twitter) at @justinmarville. This article originally appeared on Oshkosh Northwestern: Final brick giveaway from Merrill Elementary School set in Oshkosh
