PLEASE if you are a golfer, supporter of the Greater Lowell Tech or enjoy reading this BLOG help us out and be part of this 2nd Annual Tournament.

We are pleased to invite you to The 2nd Annual Shawn M. Dumont Golf Classic, to be held on Monday, August 20, 2012, at Campbell’s Scottish Highlands Golf Course, 79 Brady Avenue, Salem NH. We are hopeful that this day of golf and fundraising will become one of the premier events on the golf calendar for years to come.

The event is being held in memory of Shawn M. Dumont, who was taken from us far too early (8-18-10), as well as three other very special family members, Ronnie Dumont (2-20-11), Noah Shawn Dumont (8-17-11), and Frankie Dumont (10-4-11).

We are hosting this Tournament to raise funds for a scholarship in Shawn’s name to benefit students of the Greater Lowell Technical High School. Thus far we have been privileged to provide nine wonderful students with scholarship money to help with their college and/or tool expenses. The success of this special day of sharing cannot be achieved without the generous support of people like you. We would like to invite you to join us in supporting this event as a golfer, hole sponsor, or a donator.

The Golf Classic day begins with registration at 8:00 a.m. followed by a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m.

The cost to participate in this Classic is $600 per foursome or $150 per player, which includes green fees, cart, steak and chicken dinner, and various refreshments and prizes. Featured will be a full day of exciting events including best ball, closest to the pin challenge, longest drive in the fairway, etc.

Without having to step out onto the course, you can still support the Shawn M. Dumont Scholarship through a direct donation or sponsorship by using the enclosed form. You may also purchase tickets for the lunch portion of the tournament at the cost of $50 per person or donate a prize to be used in our raffle.

Player spots are limited. To make your reservation, please email Mike/Chris at dumontgolfclassic@comcast.net or call Mike, Chris or Steven or email me gnutter@comcast.net and someone will get back in touch with you.

On behalf of the Shawn M. Dumont Golf Classic Committee, we Thank You for your support and we look forward to seeing you at the Classic

PLEASE if you are a golfer, supporter of the Greater Lowell Tech or enjoy reading this BLOG help us out and be part of this 2nd Annual Tournament.

We are pleased to invite you to The 2nd Annual Shawn M. Dumont Golf Classic, to be held on Monday, August 20, 2012, at Campbell’s Scottish Highlands Golf Course, 79 Brady Avenue, Salem NH. We are hopeful that this day of golf and fundraising will become one of the premier events on the golf calendar for years to come.

The event is being held in memory of Shawn M. Dumont, who was taken from us far too early (8-18-10), as well as three other very special family members, Ronnie Dumont (2-20-11), Noah Shawn Dumont (8-17-11), and Frankie Dumont (10-4-11).

We are hosting this Tournament to raise funds for a scholarship in Shawn’s name to benefit students of the Greater Lowell Technical High School. Thus far we have been privileged to provide nine wonderful students with scholarship money to help with their college and/or tool expenses. The success of this special day of sharing cannot be achieved without the generous support of people like you. We would like to invite you to join us in supporting this event as a golfer, hole sponsor, or a donator.

The Golf Classic day begins with registration at 8:00 a.m. followed by a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m.

The cost to participate in this Classic is $600 per foursome or $150 per player, which includes green fees, cart, steak and chicken dinner, and various refreshments and prizes. Featured will be a full day of exciting events including best ball, closest to the pin challenge, longest drive in the fairway, etc.

Without having to step out onto the course, you can still support the Shawn M. Dumont Scholarship through a direct donation or sponsorship by using the enclosed form. You may also purchase tickets for the lunch portion of the tournament at the cost of $50 per person or donate a prize to be used in our raffle.

Player spots are limited. To make your reservation, please email Mike/Chris at dumontgolfclassic@comcast.net or call Mike, Chris or Steven or email me gnutter@comcast.net and someone will get back in touch with you.

On behalf of the Shawn M. Dumont Golf Classic Committee, we Thank You for your support and
we look forward to seeing you at the Classic.

Sincerely,
The Shawn M. Dumont Scholarship Fund Committee

Local boxing legend Micky Ward will be speaking this Saturday, June 2 at 2pm at the Tewksbury Senior Center (175 Chandler Street).

He’ll be discussing his career and taking questions from the audience. Micky will also be selling and signing copies of his brand new book – “A Warrior’s Heart: True Story of Life Before and Beyond The Fighter.” The event is FREE and open to ALL.

Registration is recommended.

To register, call the Tewksbury Public Library at 978-640-4490 or email rhayes@mvlc.org. The Tewksbury Public Library is hosting an entire month of Micky Ward-inspired programs this June. To read more about them, visit their online calendar of events

GN: The following was sent to Parents of Lowell Youth Soccer

Subject: From: Lowell – LYSA- League Update (325998-318876)

Hello All -

We just wanted to make you aware of a letter that was submitted and will appear in tomorrow’s edition of The Lowell Sun as A Letter to the Editor. Some of you have raised the concern of bathrooms during the week. We have made arrangements to have a port-a-potty at the field for weekday practice sessions. It will be delivered this weekend. We want you to be aware that we are trying our best to look out for the league as well as our children both now and for the future.

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City government lets down soccer kids

The Lowell Youth Soccer Association is an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization that has run a top-notch soccer league for over 30 years for tens of thousands of Lowell kids.

In an effort to raise money to keep registration costs down and at the same time address a public-health issue, the LYSA paid for and built a concession stand (with private funds) at the soccer complex, that included four restrooms to accommodate the thousands of Lowellians that come to the field regularly.

As it stands now, we are forced to close the bathrooms during the week because the septic tank cannot handle the waste volume, which causes overflows of sewage in the public bathrooms.

Several years ago septic tanks were installed, due to the expense of running a separate sewer line and to save taxpayers money because of the planned construction of the new Walgreens at the Rourke Bridge on Middlesex Street. At that time, the plan was to extend the new sewer line to the bathrooms to save on costs.

At every public hearing and meeting on the project, the issue of extending a sewer line a short distance to the city’s six-acre soccer field to provide sewer service to the four bathrooms was always discussed. This sewer line extension was also something I raised at two on-site meetings with the Walgreens developer, Coffman Realty.

This condition was recommended by both the City Engineer and Wastewater as an infrastructure improvement that should be completed. It was also stated by Assistant City Manager Adam Baacke that this requirement would be addressed before the issuance of a building permit during the Site Plan Review process.

LYSA trusted the city would deliver on its statements.

Sadly, I recently learned that the city did not require the developer to construct this sewer-line extension.

According to the Development Services, a paperwork issue seemed to have slipped through the cracks and a “formal comment” requesting the sewer-line extension was not submitted by the City, to the developer.
We seem to have continual “paperwork” and “permit” issues in this city.

So the next time the septic tank overflows and backs up into the bathrooms, I will let the parents and thousands of taxpayers that come to enjoy a soccer match at the field that hooking up the sewer line to public bathrooms was a “wish list item” that the city didn’t think was important enough to mandate be included.

Walgreens’ corporate leaders should also be disheartened to learn that their developer, Mr. Coffman, didn’t think it was important enough to spend a few more dollars to be a good corporate neighbor for the kids of Lowell who have a great field to play on, but can’t use the bathrooms Monday through Friday because of the fear they may overflow. Those same people will undoubtedly be visiting their store during the soccer season.

Rodney Elliott
President
Lowell Youth Soccer Association

Team Micky Ward Charities will be having a Toys for Tots night this Saturday Dec 10th at The Center Ice Pub in Chelmsford from 8:30 – 12:30…everyone please come down to donate and say Hi to Micky and Johnny Decouteaux.

Greater Lowell Technical High School Dedication of the Auxiliary Gym in honor of

Mr. E. Dennis Murphy

Saturday, October 8, 2011

1:30 p.m. Kick-Off

Followed by a Half-Time Ceremony

Greater Lowell Technical High School

250 Pawtucket Boulevard

Tyngsborough, MA