Friday, June 27, 2008 - Boston Park Plaza Hotel
Registration and check in (ALL competitors) - 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Weigh-In (ALL competitors) - 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Saturday, June 28, 2008 - Hynes Convention Center Auditorium
Competition starts (Bantam, Intermediate, Juvenile B Divisions) - 10:00 am
Registration and check in (Juvenile A and Junior IJF only) - 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Weigh-In (Juvenile A and Junior IJF only) - 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Finals start 6:00pm

Sunday, June 29, 2008 - Hynes Convention Center Auditorium
Competition starts (Juvenile A, Junior IJF Divisions, Kata Competition) - 10:00 am
Finals start 6:00pm

Our Annual Summer Cookout is scheduled for Saturday, June 21st at Medford's Sandy Beach. It's an all day event filled with fun and great food.  YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY PLAN TO BE THERE!
 

MAP: Sandy Beach is ONLY 5 Miles from Tohoku! 

We need early birds to help claim our spot and to set up (9:30am)
 
BRING: 
The cookout is "pot-luck" -members should bring an ethnic dish for the buffet

Club/Team Photo with families around 1:30 PM!

New members:          Ask a teammate about this annual event!
Former Members:     You're still welcome to join us.
Extras you should bring:       drinks & ice, your own chairs, towels, bathing suit, baseball glove, bat, other outdoor games-if you think you may need something, bring it!  Even extra tables or canopies are appreciated.
 
In case of "weather issues" call the dojo the morning of the cookout-our recorded message will have info regarding the decision to keep the cookout at Sandy Beach or move it to the dojo.
 

DIRECTIONS TO SANDY BEACH From Rt. 93N
(Don’t call me when you get lost, this is the easiest place on the planet to find)

Take exit for Rt. 16 Medford (it's a long exit ramp, stay to the left.

Go past-concert shell on your left, go through lights with baseball field on your left, continue straight through lights, and now stay in the right lane. 

Go through the lights with a Liquor Store and former Wild Harvest Grocery store on your left; at next lights take a right onto Boston Avenue-go to the very end.  Take a left onto High St. (Rt. 60)
 
**Continue to Traffic Rotary and take first road off of Rotary-Mystic Valley Pkwy.  (there’s a gas station on your left)  DO NOT GO over the river bridge)

Follow this road to Sandy Beach Parking Lot about 1 mile). There are many small lots along this road that access the river, but Tohoku will be in the large lot where the beach house and grills are (Look for J.F. Swett Custom Woodworking Truck) or the Canopies or JUDO people!


From Rt. 93S
Take Exit for Medford Square, RT. 60 and stay on Rt. 60 (High St.)-going through Medford Sq., around Winthrop St. Rotary, through West Medford Sq., and pass St. Raphael Church on your left.   Refer to **  area above


From TOHOKU
Take Somerville Ave. to Mass. Avenue. and follow all the way to Rt. 16-then take a right onto Rt. 16.

Stay on Rt. 16 and then take a left onto Boston Avenue go to the very end and take a left onto High St. (Rt. 60).   Refer to ** area above
       
From Rt. 2
Take Rt. 60 Exit for Arlington and follow Rt. 60 through Arlington Center, crossing over Mass. Ave., go pass St. Agnes Church on your right at first Rotary go half way around and at next Rotary go three-quarters around and take- Mystic Valley Pkwy.

Follow this road to Sandy Beach Parking Lot.  There are many small lots along this road which access the river, but Tohoku will be in the large lot where the beach house and grills are.

The regular Bay State Games will be held on August 2nd at Tohoku this year.
 
The Baby Bay States are scheduled for Friday night during the summer and is a favorite event for Junior competitors ages 9 and under.  The youngest competitors from Massachusetts will compete in this special competition at Tohoku since they are not able to compete at the regular Bay State Games, it's a lot of fun and you'll be amazed at the great Judo you'll see; right now I am considering holding the Baby Games on Friday, August 1st (comments to teamtohoku@aol.com)
 
These two events are open only to Mass. Residents or members of Mass. Clubs.
(www.baystategames.org)