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Babbs Rd
West Suffield, CT 06093
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FREE CONCERT!
Sunday, August 8
2 – 6 p.m.
Come by Boat or by Land to SEE this great
band
The full Changes In Latitudes band will perform overlooking Babb’s
beach.
Bring your lawn or deck chairs, sit back and
enjoy Jimmy Buffet-style music!
433 Babb’s Road, West Suffield, CT on Lake
Congamond
All Donations will go towards re-opening Babb’s Park
Press Release |
| Babb's stage needs a cover
I am writing this in the hope of getting some
help with building the performance stage at Babb’s Park. Last year
we started what we hope will become an ongoing event…. Summer
concerts! We are in the process of auditioning local performers and
working with booking agents to bring in some well known bands. We
are doubling the size of the outdoor stage and erecting a cover.
This is where you come in. Leisure Time Canvas in West Springfield
is offering a very nice discount on the actual vinyl, but we need to
install four corner poles to support it. If anyone out there has
access to used telephone poles or timbers of substantial size please
contact us thru this email. We will need four posts of 18-20 feet in
length to be set at each corner of the stage. Also, if you have the
means of setting them, that would be a great help. Without the stage
cover we are at a disadvantage in booking better known artists… We
need your help!
If you haven’t seen the stage, please stop by and take a look. It is
set on the hill overlooking the beach and water so concert goers can
watch from the upper field or the waterfront. We have great
expectations that this will be a nice fund raiser for the rink and
afford people a place to enjoy all sorts of music.
Thanks for your consideration,
Jerry Crane
Babb’s Restoration Committee |
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CRC News
By Linda M. Champagney
August 2010
August sometimes feels rather tropical in
these parts, but on August 8th we’re bringing you a slice of
paradise at Babb’s! Bring your lawn chairs, your beach blanket,
whatever you want to sit on because “Changes In Latitude” will be
performing on our outdoor stage overlooking the lake from 2-6 pm on
August 8th! You don’t want to miss it! Come by boat or by car, but
come join in the fun! This concert is to raise funds for the Babb’s
Restoration Project, so all donations will be gratefully accepted.
We intend to have more concerts to raise more funds for Babb’s, and
if you’d like to perform, please contact us at the website below.
Cruise Congamond was a success again this year, with 182 cars. It
made just under $6,000 for the Lake Treatment Fund and a little over
$1,000 for the Babb’s Restoration Project.
Claudia (Babb) Reich sent the Babb’s Restoration Project a donation
for $5,000 recently. We’re so grateful for her continued support of
this project.
Babb’s Beach is getting spiffed up along with the rink. The concrete
walls are now green, thanks to paint donated by Sherwin Williams and
the work of Susan Swor, Chris Swor and BJ Getsky. In the rink
itself, some of our younger volunteers have jack-hammered out 16”
thick concrete and wheel-barrowed in a lot of sand to raise the
floor level, in preparation for the new plumbing to be installed.
We’re making progress, and we want to remind you that this project
is funded by your donations, and the work is done entirely by
volunteers. If you don’t help, it doesn’t get done.
Elections in October will be for President and Vice President. If
you’re interested, please come to our next meeting and let us know.
Plans for the 2011 Winter Vacation are in progress. We’re looking at
Mexico and Jamaica so far. If you have other suggestions, we’d like
to hear them.
As we do each year, we’re selling raffle tickets for the LAPA West
kayak raffle. Tickets are $5/ticket or a book of 5 for $20. The
drawing is October 2. We are a member of LAPA West, which stands for
Lakes and Ponds Association of Western Massachusetts. Tickets will
be available at our meetings.
And speaking of meetings, our next one is on August 10th at Crabby
Joe’s, at 7:30 pm. Everyone is welcome and we’ll be looking for you
there!
Citizens Restoring Congamond is a duly authorized Non-Profit
organization, dedicated to the protection and betterment of the
Congamond Lakes. You may contact us at
www.congamond.org or P.O. Box
117, West Suffield, CT 06093. |
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Yext Podiatrists'
Guide to Roller Skating
Re-printed with permission from
http://www.yext.com/podiatrists/articles/guide-to-roller-skating.html
While the first invention of a roller skate that was attached to
the feet dates back to the 18th Century, the first patent for a
crude roller skate dates back to 1819. In the years since, the
design of roller skates have changed drastically, but the enjoyment
that people have gotten from roller skating has not.
In 1819, French inventor M. Petitblad created a very basic roller
skate that is similar in concept to today’s inline
skates. However, the design was very poor with skaters having great deal of trouble
maneuvering the skates. But the idea for attaching wheels to
people's feet was born.
In 1863, James Plimpton created the first quad skate, where two sets
of wheels were on the skate, side-by-side. The design of the
skate
allowed skaters the ability to easily maneuver and
turn. ;Because of
the ease of use, the popularity of skates started to increase
leading to the first roller skating rink appearing in 1866.
Over the course of the next hundred years, the quad skate
continued to increase in popularity, with various improvements added
over time. The popularity of the skate, made skating one of the
fastest growing activities, with roller rinks opening all around the
world. During the early to mid 20th century the roller rink became a
center in towns and cities where people of all ages could meet and
skate to the popular music of the time.
In the later part of the 20th century, inline skates, which have
only one row of wheels in a line, became popular. The design of
the
inline skates where similar to ice skates, with skaters using the
same motion to start and stop. Inline skates, also called
rollerblades, started to become popular are skating rinks started to
close and people began to skate outdoors for exercise.
However, during the development of the roller skate, they have
been used for a variety of competitive events. Competitions
started
to develop in speed roller skating, roller dancing and even in the
rough and tumble world of roller derby. The development of the
inline skate has led to inline hockey games being played, not on
ice, but on either indoor or outdoor paved rinks. The invention
of
the inline skate had allowed ice hockey players to play year round,
either on or off the ice.
Roller skating and roller skates have seen tremendous changes during
the past couple of centuries. From very basic skates to the
elaborate, inline skates of today, roller skates are still a popular
item for people looking for fun and exercise. For more information
on roller skates and roller skating, we have gathered a collection
of resources:
For much more information on roller skates and roller skating,
visit
http://www.yext.com/podiatrists/articles/guide-to-roller-skating.html |
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What is the plan?
- Restore building to roller skating
rink and multifunction usage.
- Sublease the building to a rink
operator.
- Any profits realized from the sublease
will be utilized for CRC’s mission of the protection and
preservation of the Congamond Lakes.
How can you help?
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Babb's Roller Rink
Collectible by Hometowne Collectibles
Buy
Now!!
The Babb's Rink Collectible is a
beautifully detailed reproduction of the historic West Suffield,
Connecticut roller skating rink. Cut from ¾" wood, the replica
measures approximately 9-½" long and 2-¼" high and contains a
history of the rink printed on the back. The Babb's Beach
property, including the roller skating rink, was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places on July 12, 2006.
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