By AMY MCGEOGHEGAN
A blast from a fire truck pierced the air, it was the gunshot to start the race. Volunteer duck droppers launched 60 corporate ducks off the Montague bridge. The race had begun.
It was supposed to be an ordinary rubber duck race on Oct. 10, but it turned into a rescue mission for the local fire department.
Montague’s Rotary club was hosting its third rubber duck race in support of literacy and Montague’s new library.
The problem began when the tide shifted, causing the ducks to drift in the wrong direction, under the bridge and into open waters.
“Unfortunately the ducks still think it’s summer and want to head north,” said Ewan Clark, president of the Montague Rotary club.
Forty wet onlookers watched in the rain on the boardwalk by the Montague River as firefighters rounded up the runaway ducks.
A corporate winner was picked out of a duck pile. The staff of the town of Montague won $500.
Phase two of the race featured a change in the tide and 500 individual ducks.
No rescue mission was needed for this race.
Once again the ducks were launched off the bridge and this time they headed south as soon as they hit the water.
Greg Ryan’s duck took first place winning $500. Linda MacLeod was second and won $300. Ruth Thorne came in third earning $100.
Clark was pleased with the local support.
“It’s nice to see Montague and the surrounding areas support literacy and the new library.”
Clark wasn’t the only one pleased with the race.
Duck droppers Annika Newson and her grandmother Stella Lamoureaux battled the rain to get a piece of the action.
“It was fun to launch the ducks, I like doing this,” said Newson.
“If the ducks can get wet, so can we,” replied Lamoureaux.
The Rotary club would like to thank all of those involved in making the rubber duck race a success, especially the fire department all all those who bought tickets in support of literacy.
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