Deja Vu Part 2 June 9, 2008
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Well, here we are again. Much like the end of last summer, the Mad-City Ski Team faces high water and flooding that put our season on temporary hiatus.
After the torrential rains of the weekend the lake level rose and the City of Madison decided that it was in the best interest of all parties involved to make Lake Monona, Mendota, Wingra and Waubesa slow-no-wake zones. Its frustrating for us because we are excited to be on the water and shape our show into what is shaping up to be one of our best ever.
However, mother nature and common sense are playing a part here in this situation, we don’t want any detrimental shore-line problems or any other issues that come along high water.
We have just completed our second annual Clean Lakes Festival which was also prematury ended due to weather, so, the Mad-City Ski Team is keenly aware of the hazards and fragile nature of our cities eco-system.
We would be remiss if we didn’t mention our friends in the Wisconsin Dells, the Tommy Bartlett Ski Show, as many people may have heard, there was a catastrophic dam breach which caused Lake Delton to essentially be emptied, thus causing the end of the Tommy Bartlett Ski Show for the year, and who knows how long it will take to refill a lake.
Our thoughts go out to our show-ski family and hope that all is well with our friends to the north.
Fingers crossed that mother natures shines on us all soon!!
Note: We snapped a couple photos and uploaded them, click to view our Mad-City Picassa Album
Mad-City To Be Named “Water Champion” May 15, 2008
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On June 19th the Mad-City Ski Team is to be recognized by the Dane County Lakes and Watershed Commission as the 2008 Water Champion!
This award is for Mad-City’s efforts with the Clean Lakes Festival, to be held this year June 7th at Olin Park.
Their will be an awards ceremony on June 19th at the Madison Club plus special recognition by Dane County!!
We are all very pleased to be receiving this special honor and have worked very hard to raise money and organize this very special event to help out our most precious of resources, our local lakes.
Please remember to attend the Clean Lakes Festival on June 7th, for more information please visit the Clean Lakes Website, or the Watershed Commission Website.
Waters Champion
The Dane County Lakes and Watershed Commission has announced its 2007 Dane County Waters Champion Award recipients. The awards are given annually recognizing individuals, organizations, businesses, and youth that have made outstanding contributions towards the protection and improvement of Dane County’s water resources. Their work has made a positive impact on water quality as well as the scenic, economic, recreational and environmental value of those lakes and streams.
