MORRIS COUNTY

Denville residents race rubber duckies for charity

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DENVILLE – The Great Denville Duck Race, a chance to race a small plastic quacker down the Rockaway River for charity, was held during the morning of Saturday, June 20 at Gardner Field in Denville.

DR. Dave Lawrence of Denville and ducks at the Great Denville Duck Race in the Rockaway River near Gardner Field in Denville, June 20, 2015.

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The crowd starting decorating their ducks early before the Duck Judge picked the winners. Promptly at 11 a.m., all the duckies were loaded into a truck and turned loose on the river, where they headed downstream to the cheers of the crowd.

Prizes and gifts were awarded to all participants. A visit from Donald Duck brightened the day!