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The Bed Race Returns!

ALTON — Meredith Village
Savings Bank and the
Alton Parks and Recreation
Department are sponsoring
the exciting Great Alton
Bay Bed Race during the annual
Winter Carnival on
Sunday, Feb. 17, so get outside
and join in the fun.
Great prizes will be awarded.
The bed race is scheduled
to start at 3 p.m. near
the Alton Bay ice bandstand
on Lake Winnipesaukee. In
the event of poor ice conditions
the race will not be
held.
To participate in the bed
race, participants create a
bed, put skis on the bottom
and a push bar across the
head and foot of the bed. A
five-person team, four people
pushing and one person
riding, race the bed from the
start to the finish line.
Themed beds are always a
hit. Cleats or spikes are not
permitted and the bed rider
is advised to wear a helmet.
Pre-registration is required
by Feb. 14, call 875-
0109 or e-mail parksrec@alton.
nh.gov to sign up. The
Great Alton Bay Bed Race is
a great tradition for your
family or organization to
participate in, either by entering
a bed or by watching
this exciting race. For more
information contact the Alton
Parks and Recreation

Department at 875-0109.