What a time we had at the Runamuk Flying Fish Festival! We had a whale of a time at the Flying Fish Follies. It was the best night of my life. I've always been a fan of Shad and the gang. But before I tell you all about Saturday night, I should mention something about the festivities during Saturday.
The day was started with the annual IDOE Skipper's Kipper Breakfast. Eggs, pancakes, hash browns, and the ever popular smoked kippers. You haven't lived until you have had one of Eunice MacDonald's home smoked kippers. Mind you, FCC thinks that, if you haven't lived until you've had a kipper, odds are you aren't going to live much afterward. I think my darling dear is just a shade jealous!
After the Runamuk's Ranger Unit preforms the flag raising (followed by the a rousing version of The Queen), Miss Runamuk 2008 threw out the ceremonial first fish. Being a fairly dainty lass, she used the sidearm toss of the flounder. It was a good throw, although she didn't compensate for the wind, and lost some distance on the throw. It was a good toss none the less.
This was followed by the Small Fry event. This is strictly a thrown fish competition, and the kids gave it their all. Mind you, the "fish" used were scaled down a bit, but still there were some impressive throws.
This was followed by the junior, senior and master classes for both men and women, and the open class which included the propellant powered fish projectors. Finally, it was time for the super-modified class.
Or at least, it would have run, but a bunch of folks from DRE showed up, claimed the remote-controlled, swing-winged flying eel was part of a top secret spy flying fish program, and---
Due to the sensitivity of this blog, continued broadcasting of this entry has been pre-empted. DRE
---and that was the perfect finish to a perfect day!
Later, Mushers!
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