WHEREAS, Glen Lake, in Goffstown, on August 12th, 2018, will be the site of first ever open water, professionally-timed swim event in Goffstown, New Hampshire; and

WHEREAS, The event is sanctioned by the U.S. Masters Swimming, a national membership-operated nonprofit with 65,000 swimmers as members.; and

WHEREAS, The event is a fitting activity for commemorating the centennial anniversary of the construction of Gregg’s Falls Dam, and

WHEREAS, Historical records and native American legends indicate the high likelihood that a pre-historic-like aquatic creature has inhibited Glen Lake since soon after the dam’s construction; and

WHEREAS, From even those early days, the aquatic creature has, with great fondness, been called Glennie; and

WHEREAS, Glennie, despite its size and awesome abilities, has never been known to be a threat to residents who swim in Glen Lake; and

WHEREAS, The safety of the open water swim participants will be enhanced by Glennie’s apparent desire to keep at bay other harmful creatures in the lake;

NOW, THEREFORE, We the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Goffstown, County of Hillsborough, State of New Hampshire, by virtue of the authority vested in us, do hereby proclaim August 12, 2018 be designated as:

GLENNIE DAY

throughout the Town of Goffstown, New Hampshire, and urge all of the citizenry of the Town of Goffstown to come watch the swim event with the knowledge that Glennie will be in the depths of Glen Lake doing its part to make the day successful and memorable.

GIVEN UNDER OUR HANDS AND SEAL this 25th day of June in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand Eighteen.

BOARD OF SELECTMEN

Peter Georgantas, Chairman Kelly Boyer
David W. Pierce, Vice Chairman John “Allen” Brown
Mark T. Lemay

Attest:
TOWN CLERK, Town of Goffstown