The
Okeechobee News participated in the Fourth Annual Adam Bryant Minimal Regatta
on Oct. 4. The regatta, which raises money for local scholarships, is a
homemade boat race. Contestants are given one piece of plywood, two 2" by
4"s, one pound of screws and one roll of duct tape and must build their
own boat. Paint is allowed as a decoration (no marine paint allowed). The
newspaper's boat was built and decorated by the Okeechobee 4-H Picture Perfect
Photography Club, and 4-H club members rowed the boat in the races. Okeechobee
News Editor Katrina Elsken is the club's leader.
The theme for this year's regatta was
"starts with the letter A." While other teams decorated their entries
with Aladin, Alice in Wonderland, America, Anaconda, etc., the 4-Hers declared
themselves "Team Autofocus." The boat depicted a giant roll of film
with photos from last year's regatta used in the frames. While we didn't win --
the boat came in 2nd in one heat and third in another -- we celebrated
that once again "WE DIDN'T SINK!"
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The
Okeechobee News was among the regatta sponsors who banners lined the waterway
where the regatta races were held.
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| Team Auto Focus |
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