IMPORTANT NOTICE!

A reminder to all members that water skiing shalom courses need a permit from the State of Vermont Agency of Natural Resources (ANR). There is a newly created course parallel to West Shore and Meadow Lane which has caused a few calls to me and others. The State Agency of Natural Resources has not issued a permit for this course and it should be removed.
Tom Dente, JPA President

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IT'S AGAINST THE LAW TO BURN TRASH IN VERMONT! Any burning of brush, leaves, or UNTREATED wood MAY be allowed, but requires a permit. Check with your town clerk or fire warden. Burning TREATED wood is against the law.

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Something new for you.

I thought you might like to listen to some music instead of seeing more slide shows, so turn on your speakers because I'm going to connect you directly to MySpace.com where you'll find JPA members, Bob, Theresa, and Jamie Dimick playing their music. This is their hobby - well, actually it's their winter hobby. All winter they write music and work on arrangements in Bob's studio at his home in St. Johnsbury. In the summer they prefer to be at Joe's Pond, not so much in the studio.

They used to be Jamatone and you'll still find a link to their old web site on www.joespondvermont.com, but recently they decided to change the band's name to Ricksha Radio. When I asked why the change, I think it was Jamie that told me nobody got the jam-at-one thing they'd picked because practice was always on Saturdays at one o'clock. So why, I asked, Ricksha Radio? Because it sounds cool, was the answer.

Anyway, Fred and I really like their sound - we've heard them live, on tape, in practice, noodling at camp, etc., and for many years we were first in line when Bob was on the road with the TANK band, then later for his one-man show, BB and the Phantom Band. Jamie used to do lights for various bands, but now plays a mean guitar; Theresa, Bob's wife, has wanted to play drums since she was a toddler, and now she's a force to be reckoned with - for a little gal she sure packs a great beat. Bob is on keyboards and does most of the vocals although Jamie and Theresa are strong backup singers. Like any proud mother, I love to talk about my kids, and I hope you like them. If not, it's ok. The good news is you can turn down your speakers - or leave the site. I'll never know! Here they are: Ricksha Radio

Just heard from Homer Fitts this afternoon and the dock that he has at his place by the fishing access has not been claimed yet. He thought it might be Keenan's, but it isn't. Someone is missing at least some of their dock, so if you hear from anyone that they're looking for it, let them know it might be at Homer's and also I want to remind folks there were some docks caught in the marsh at the north end of the pond near Billy Hamilton's and Nancy Hamilton's cottages. We hope everyone gets together with their missing property. In the meantime, keep a sharp eye if you're out on the water as there may be submerged docks or parts of docks still floating around and you could severely damage your boat if you hit it.