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A WEBSITE FOR THE BOATING COMMUNITY OF THE
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A WEBSITE FOR THE BOATING COMMUNITY OF THE
MISSISSIPPI, ILLINOIS AND
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Labor Day Weekend Saturday, Sunday Aug 30, 31 ... 2008
Over 1.7 Million Visitors Strong !
Updated Sun at 9:00AM...... News, river levels
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Picture of the Day Sunday
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Picture of the Day Saturday
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Yesteryears Picture of the Day Sunday
It was a picture is of sailboats maneuvering the summer breeze in front of the bluffs along the Great River Road last Sunday afternoon. The picture was taken by Larry Byrnes from Captain Gary Bowers' boat.
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Yesteryears Picture of the Day Saturday
Hogback 2007
River Bill-
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Updated Sunday at 8:30AM Navigation Hazard MM224
To: ALL MARINERS
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NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jefferson City New Laws In Effect On the Water for the Labor Day Weekend
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News Release N07080183 Fire / Explosion Missouri River 08-30-08 Location:
3MM, River View, Mo
OPERATOR WAS REPAIRING THE BOAT AND BACKED IT INTO THE WATER TO TEST IT, THE
BOAT THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE. OPERATOR OF THE BOAT SUSTAINED 3RD DEGREE BURNS
BUT REFUSED TREATMENT AT THE SCENE.
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News Release N07080181 Current River 08-29-08Location:
Current River The owner of the vessel was in his residence when he looked out his window, he noticed the outboard motor on his boat was on fire. He notified Doniphan Fire and Rescue and they responded along with State Water Patrol to extinguish the fire
~~~~~^~~~~~^~~~~~^~~~~~^~~~~~~ The above reprinted from the Missouri State Water Patrol website to check out the Missouri State Water Patrol website
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Southeast Missouri Lake Project of the Year for Army Corps
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~~~~~^~~~~~~^~~~~~~^~~~~~~^~~~~~~ The above was reprinted from the US Army Corps of Engineers website. Information presented on CorpsWeb public web sites is considered public information and may be distributed or copied. Click here to go to the US Army Corps of Engineers website.
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Updated Sun At 9:00AM
According to a news story in the AltonDailyNews.com .... Alton, Il held it's August Block party last night. The event was sponsored by Downtown Alton Inc. , a group of business and property owners. The band Night Owls was playing the tunes on the main stage.
The final block party for 2008 is scheduled for September 27.
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The following is from Riverbill's Message Board.....
Name: Pete Tully - Polestar Marina (Tullyservice@cs.com)
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Grafton’s water supply problems have been going on for months. Last year, they underwent several boil orders due to the large amounts of bacteria in their water. The Grafton City Council has agreed to sign on with Illinois-American Water Company. They had tried to drill for more water, but they ran into many problems. Out of the two wells that they have, one of them is totally nonfunctioning. After two test drills, one turned out too shallow and they hit bedrock with the other one. When this happened, Illinois-American Water Company made them an offer. Illinois-American will supply all of the necessary piping and the sufficient meters. This change will give the people in Grafton a much better water system even though it may cost a little more. To read this full story in TheTelegraph.com....... click here |
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 Sundowners....Come spend Labor Day weekend with Sundowners featuring Gary Sluhan (calling all parrotheads) on Friday, St Louis Dogs on Saturday (the best of funk, dance and rock-you won't want to miss this)), and everyone's favorite the Sharks on Sunday. Monday we will conclude the weekend with a BBQ buffet from 2-6pm featuring an assortment of salads, porksteaks, ribs, hamburgers, hot dogs plus all the fixings! $12.95 adults & $5.95 children Hope to see you there. Happy Boating! Jon & Kelley Klipp Sundowners Restaurant At Yacht Club of St. Louis |
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It's Our Island Paradise ... Lets Keep It Clean ! |
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The LST Is Stranded On Mississippi River Due To Low Water..... The USS LST 325 World War II troop and tank landing craft was scheduled to be in Moline by Wednesday is stuck in Burlington because of the low water. The Mississippi River is closed at Oquawka. The ship needs a minimum of eight feet of water and the low waters has made it hard for the pilot to maneuver it. The sediment and sand has shifted due to the recent flooding and has caused the water to be shallow in many places. There were several places where they hit ground. To
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First West Nile Case Confirmed In Missouri...... A 52 year old man was just released from the hospital last week after being treated for the West Nile disease. This is the first confirmed case in Missouri this year. There are four other unconfirmed cases in Missouri. Last year, there were 77 cases of the West Nile Virus. Usually if you are bitten by a mosquito carrying the West Nile, you will have flu-like symptoms and they can last up to 15 days. The four counties that have had the virus are St. Louis, St. Charles, Morgan and Johnson Counties. To learn more about the West Nile Virus, click here or to read this full article in the STLtoday.com, click here |
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Fishermen in Utah are catching millions of carp. They are eating all of the plants at the bottom of the lakes and have caused problems for other fish that usually eat those plants. Now they are trying to figure out what to do with all of the dead carp. Some ideas on the table so far include; fish meal, pet food, fish sticks, and canned carp. Other ideas include converting carp into fuel for our cars, garden fertilizer, fish sauce, a protein source in imitation crab meat, and for human consumption in countries in Asia and Europe. A professor at Brigham Young University reported he has developed a simple method of liquefying carp into a product that don't require refrigeration ! To read more about this interesting news story, click here on Mad Mariner |
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The Arctic Sea is at the second lowest level that it has been since they have been monitoring it. It was the lowest in 2005. The environmental groups believe this is another stage in global warming. It is going down at a very quick pace. They say that the affect this has had on the residents in the Arctic, will soon reach other people worldwide. To read more about this story, click here on Mad Mariner
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Labor Day Weekend Friday Aug 29 ... 2008
Over 1.7 Million Visitors Strong !
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Picture of the Day
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Yesteryears Picture of the Day
Paddlefest 2006
Above are Kevin Dempsey, Event Organizer, along with Susan Spalding, kayak enthusiast;
both are from
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NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jefferson City New Laws In Effect On the Water for the Labor Day Weekend
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Army Corps says, Let’s Finish Summer Safely
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From:
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LakeExpo.com had a news article in yesterday's edition about the State of Missouri's new law setting the blood alcohol content limit for boaters at .08. The Safe Boating Bill (HB 1715), that was sponsored by Rep. Rodney Schad (R-Versailles) and championed by Rep. Wayne Cooper (R-Camdenton) reduces the legal blood alcohol content limit from .10% to .08% for the operation of a vessel on the waters in the state of Missouri.
Recent sobriety checkpoints at Lake of the
Ozarks have shown that boaters are increasingly choosing sobriety and
responsibility while at the helm. Click here to read this news article |
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Sundowners.... Come spend Labor Day weekend with Sundowners featuring Gary Sluhan (calling all parrotheads) on Friday, St Louis Dogs on Saturday (the best of funk, dance and rock-you won't want to miss this)), and everyone's favorite the Sharks on Sunday. Monday we will conclude the weekend with a BBQ buffet from 2-6pm featuring an assortment of salads, porksteaks, ribs, hamburgers, hot dogs plus all the fixings! $12.95 adults & $5.95 children Hope to see you there. Happy Boating! Jon & Kelley Klipp Sundowners Restaurant At Yacht Club of St. Louis |
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The
Fort Kaskaskia historic site, situated on a
bluff overlooking the confluence of the Kaskaskia and Mississippi Rivers
will be closed down on the 1st of October, 2008 as part of a cost-saving
measure of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
Click here to read the news article in the pjstar.com |
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Mississippi River (above St. Louis): 75 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish good on stinkbaits; flathead catfish fair on live bluegill; blue catfish fair on cut and whole shad; all other species slow.
(Report made on 8/28/2008) Missouri River (below New Haven) 80 degrees, low, clear; channel catfish and carp good on worms; all species fair on natural baits. (Report made on 8/28/2008)
Meramec (below Eureka) 77 degrees, normal, clear; black bass good on buzzbaits and crankbaits; channel catfish good on natural baits; carp fair on corn; all other species fair. (Report made on 8/28/2008)
Salt (below Mark Twain): 77 degrees, normal, muddy; channel catfish good on prepared baits; drum fair on nightcrawlers; all other species slow.
(Report made on 8/28/2008)
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SAVE THE DELTA QUEEN For more info go to www.save-the-delta-queen.org ~~~~~^~~~~~~^~~~~~~^~~~~~~^~~~~~ Delta Queen’s farewell tour schedule
September 3,
2008 Noon Dover, Tennessee
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Thursday Aug 28 ... 2008
Over 1.7 Million Visitors Strong !
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Picture of the Day
Gibson Skiing ! |
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Yesteryears Picture of the Day
Low Water Conditions in 2007 too !
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Hello Bill:
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NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jefferson City New Laws In Effect On the Water for the Labor Day Weekend
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~~~ RiverBill's Archives~~~
August
20, St. Louis – Wappapello Lake in southeastern Missouri near Poplar
Bluff was recently recognized as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’
Natural Resources Project of Year. Lake personnel accepted the award
from Lt. Gen. Robert L. Van Antwerp, Chief of Engineers, at a
ceremony in Pittsburgh August 4. 
August
27, St. Louis, Mo. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis
District ramped up efforts this summer to halt drownings at its
projects. Eight water-related fatalities occurred at St. Louis
District projects in 2007. District employees were challenged in
2008 to incorporate water safety messages into all aspects of
education and outreach to try and curb water-related fatalities. To
date there has only been one fatality at a District project, and the
Army Corps wants to finish the summer safely without any additional
ones.
