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Wednesday
31 January 2007....
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 Our
River Picture and e-mail of the Day...... is from Jeff and
Missie
Hey Bill,
Jeff & Missie from North of Hannibal Mo. Sending you a few
pictures of us in our Duck Blind in November of this year. Had a GREAT season
of hunting ducks and Geese.
The Picture was taken on the tip of Turtle Island, between Mo. and
IL.
P.S. Thank you for showing our Picture of the water spout this past
summer!
That was Great.
Jeff & Missie
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Last
Year's River Picture of the Day
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What picture was at the helm of RiverBill's last year on
this day ?
The
"Pictures of the Day" from one year ago
(2006) was a
picture a cruiser heading down river on a Sunday afternoon as it approached
the confluence of the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers. Well folks it
belongs to a year round boater, and friend of mine, named Dutch.
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The
"Picture of the Day" from two years ago
(2005) was a shot
of the Grafton Ferry and a Wintertime Boater.
who happens to be Dutch ! The houses in the distance are on the bluffs along the Illinois River.
2 years in a row
It was a picture of the Scoundrel and Dutch !
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Tuesday
30 January 2007....
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Our
River Picture and e-mail of the Day...... is from Sue Mc Mahan.
It's a Happy New Years sunrise picture of the river.
Sue wrote:
This is another great reason why we
live on the river. I took this from Grafton about 8:00am on New Years Eve after
spending the night in one of the (tree houses) Rubel's cabins. We go there
every year in the winter. Happy New Year & best wishes to all!!!!
Sue Mc Mahan
"Sarah Marie"
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Last
Year's River Picture of the Day
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What picture was at the helm of RiverBill's last year on
this day ?
The "Pictures of the Day" from one year ago (2006) was a shot of Carl
and Mary
Tiemann's boat motoring past Dale and Lynn Williams house at the
confluence of the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers yesterday afternoon.
You can see Grafton. IL. in the background. .........What a great Winter Day !
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The "Pictures of the Day" from two years ago (2005) was a shot
of the boat named
Scoundrel that was tied up at Sharkey's yesterday. Yes, Yesterday !
January 29 ! Boating season never ends for some folks. Dutch, who
is the captain of the vessel, told me he keeps it toasty warm inside and that
he uses the boat all year long. Hats off to you Dutch !
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Dutch
and RiverBill............ It's a picture of
Dutch and River Bill. I seen Dutch at Sharky's this past
weekend....... and... just so happens that his boat, the
Scoundrel was featured as
"picture of the day" on this day in 2005. A snowy dayin St. Louis
and Dutch was out boating !..
Dutch told me that it's good to come home to St. Louis and
visit with all of his friends.......And... that it will be just as good to get
back to his boat that is presntly moored in Miami......
RiverBill says...Good to see you again Dutch. Have a safe
journey to where ever your travels may take you..
Check out Dutch's website the
Scoundrel to see where he has been since he left St. Louis earlier this
Fall.
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Ice ....
Ice is starting to form on the rivers because of the cold temperatures we are
having. Above is a picture of the ice forming above Winfield Dam taken
yesterday evening by the web camera located inside the lock.
Click here to go to the Winfield Dam River Cam website..
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ITCS
Memo ......High Water Watch on Illinois River Mile 50 .0 - 90.0
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There is a high water watch on the Illinois River, mile 50 - 90. Towing
vessels should proceed at the slowest safe operating speed, debris and
floating ice may be an issue. Mariners use extreme caution.
Click
here to read the
ITCS Memo # 2467
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Missouri
Conservationist on-line Magazine........The
February edition of Missouri
Conservationist on-line Magazine is out..
Click
here to view it.
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Missouri
State Water Patrol Safety Education Classes........... Added
information to RiverBill's "Upcoming Events" page
about the Missouri State Water Patrol's Safety Classes scheduled for February
and March.
Click here to go to
Upcoming Events
Click here to go to the
Missouri State Water Patrol website's
education page.
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Monday
29 January 2007....
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Boater
Safety......
The Missouri State Water Patrol would like to remind boat operators about the mandatory boater safety education law. The cold winter months are an excellent time to complete a certified boater education course. If it is necessary for you to get certified, you have several options. You can take the online course, order the home study course, or take one of our classroom courses listed on our website,
www.mswp.dps.mo.gov. Call 1-800-830-2268 for ordering a Missouri home study course. You may also get a certification card from any other state's NASBLA approved course; however, you will be required to have proof of successful completion of the course and a photo ID with you while you are operating the boat.
Missouri's mandatory Boater Safety Education law that went into effect on January 1, 2005, required all Missouri boat operators born after January 1, 1984, to get a boater safety certification card before operating boat on the lakes of this state. This date of birth requirement does not change for next year. If you have a boat operator
who was born after that date, they must have successfully completed a boater safety certification course and have their certification card with them before they can operate a vessel. It should be noted a personal watercraft (PWC) is considered a vessel. Additionally, beginning January 1, 2006, all non-resident boat operators born after January 1, 1984, will be required to have successfully completed a National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) approved course and carry proof of completion with them when operating the boat.
The Missouri State Water Patrol would also like to inform boaters that every state has specific laws regarding boater education, please check local laws that apply. The education card issued by the Missouri State Water is valid in many other states.
Patrolman Lou Amighetti
Missouri State Water Patrol
District 5/ Alton Pool
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Last
Year's River Picture of the Day
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What picture was at the helm of RiverBill's last year on
this day ?
The
"Pictures of the Day" from one year ago
(2006) wasn't a river picture,
but but I decide to post it anyway, just because I like it. A Key
West sunset sent in by Larry Sansone. It's great shot...the silhouette of
the sail boats against the very bright setting sun...the reflection on the
water...and all of those colors that seem to almost blend together.
River
Bill says.......Thanks for the picture Larry !
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The "Picture of the Day" from two years ago
(2005) ..........was a shot of
an eagle and a tow.
A retractable wheelhouse towboat is pushing a load up-river while an eagle sits in a tree and watches. What a shot ! This picture was taken from Mike D's house
last year. Mike told me he never sees tows pass his house time of the year, especially heading north. Thanks for the great picture Mike !!!
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Update
on Boat Stolen from Duck Club............ An update on the stolen boat from Duck Club Harbor, the Missouri State Water Patrol has completed its investigation. The Missouri State Water Patrol has issued an arrest warrant for an individual involved in several thefts around the state.
Patrolman Lou Amighetti
Missouri State Water Patrol
District 5/ Alton Pool
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Con
Trios Yacht Club's Website
------
Captain Darryll Weil, the Con Trios Web Master, has their site updated with a
new look and the 2007 Board and Officers. The 2007
events are set. Past Commodores Party is still in the
works, will update when plans are complete.
Click
here ....and take a....Look / See... at the Con Trios Website
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CaptainWeil.com ------ Has been updated with some pictures
Keith and Teri's Birthday Party at Sharky's Cove last
Saturday night.
Darryll
wrote:
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Went to a 40th Birthday Party for a couple of our friends, Keith and Teri Ruf, at Sharky's Cove up on the river Saturday night and then stayed on our boat. Coldest night we've ever spent on the boat, wind chill was -7 when I got up Sunday morning. We turned the heat on at 4 PM and it never shut off until we left. Anyway, back to the party. A great time was had by all, got to see a lot of our friends from up on the river. Can't wait till WARM weather! Dutch was in town so that made for another "Get Your Picture Taken With Dutch" update. Check out the pictures by going to my website
www.captainweil.com
and then click on the "Parties" link.
Dutch has also recently updated his site www.thescoundrel.com with pictures of his Great Circle cruise. He left his boat in Miami to come back for his uncle's funeral but will be back on the boat Monday morning getting ready to head to the Bahamas.
Enjoy, Darryl
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Paying
Too Much For Boat Insurance ?.......
Check out Mixon Insurance.
Fill out
Bill Mixon's on-line
quote form for a fast, friendly insurance quote for rates
on your boat..
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Winter
River Festival and Polar Plunge - River Road Trip............ About 8 of us took a "river
road trip" up Louisiana, Mo. last Saturday in Capt'n Jack's suburban to witness the
event. Made a few stops along the way and met a lot of new river
people. Pictures, pictures, pictures later this week. What a
blast !
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Fri,
Sat Sun.. 26, 27, 28
January 2007....
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AM
Our
River Picture of the Day....(Sunday).. are from Keith and Teri Ruf's
birthday party at Sharky's Cove last night. We have a picture
of Teri, Ashly and Keith at the top of the page then one of Ashly and
RiverBill. Happy
Birthday Teri and Keith
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 @6:00AM
Our
River Picture and e-mail of the Day....(Saturday).. are from Capt'n
Greg Sadowski, who hails out of Woodland Marina. Greg moves a lot of
boats all over the United States by piloting them up and down the Mississippi,
Illinois, Ohio, Tennessee Rivers, Inter-costal Waterways, up and down the
eastern seaboard, across the Great lakes, the gulf of Mexico and
more. He has been all over the place in the short time I have know
him !
This trip he just finished moving a ship,
The Pacific Spirit, from Japan to New Zealand.
Greg wrote:
River Bill,
We arrived safe in Dunedin, New Zealand last week, Good trip! No major weather or mechanical issues.
I'm still here enjoying the weather and sites, It's too nice here to hurry home.
It's summertime here, temperature is in the 60-70's, Gets dark about 10:00 PM.
Fish and Chips are common here, and the fresh mussels are excellent. I cook them in the microwave.
My Verizon cell phone works here at about .59/min. The trip from Japan was 5,572 nautical miles, that's 6,408 statute miles.
The circumference of the earth is 21,600 nautical miles (360 X 60).
How many of you know that one minute of latitude equals 1 nautical mile?
Japan was N 36 degrees, Dunedin is S 46 degrees latitude. Icebergs have recently passed by here, but I have not seen any.
We caught about 12 fish while cruising at 10 knots. The one pictured is a Dorado (about 5 kg.), Our largest catch was a 120 lb. (55 kg.) YellowFin Tuna.
It took 5 of us to get it into the boat. Very good eating!
Don't know when I'll be home?
Greg
By the way... This boat is for sale.... A steal at around $1 mil. US,
and Delivery available to 'most anywhere in the world.
Here are the specs.
LOAxBxDx (d): 56.30x9.10x3.90x3.5
Launched: January 1989
International gross tonnage: 709 tons
International net tonnage: 212 tons
Builder: KANASASHI Co, LTD, JAPAN
Speed: 14.33 knots (Trail), 11.50knots(Service)
Range approx. 25,000 miles
Complement: 67 persons
Fuel oil capacity: 305.79m3
Fresh water capacity: 125m3
Main engine: FUJI 6S32G2 1500ps 300rpm
CPP, Kamome (variable pitch propeller)
Generators: YANMAR 350kva x 2 sets, 60kva x 1 set
Bow Thruster: 2.2 tons
Flap Rudder
Navigation & Radio Equipment
Auto Pilot, ARPA Radar, Hybrid navigation system
AIS, GPS, Fish finder, Weather Satellite Receiver
GMDSS, SSB, VHF, INMARSAT
General comment:
Ideal vessel for conversion with excellent sea keeping,
High quality mechanical fit out,
Long range and large internal volume.
Particulars believed to be correct,
But cannot be guaranteed
RiverBill
says....Sounds like you had a good trip, and from where I am sitting today, it
looks like you are in a great line of work. Enjoy, be safe...And see ya
when you return.
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Our
River Pictures and e-mail of the Day.....(Friday)... are
from Capt'n Darryll Weil, who hails out of Woodland
Marina in the cruiser........"After You". Darryll
wrote:
Bill:
Here are pictures of two floating houses on Bull Shoals that I took back in
2000. These are well up the White River arm from the main lake. Thought they
would continue your floating house theme.
Darryll
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Last
Year's River Picture of the Day
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What picture was at the helm of RiverBill's last year on
this day ?
Sunday
The
"Pictures of the Day" from one year ago
(2006)
was sent in by Carl Seidler, who hails out of Grafton Harbor. Carl snapped this picture of
a tow
on the Illinois River from the Brussels Ferry a few weeks ago.
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The "Picture of the Day" from two years ago
(2005) ..........was a shot of some of the river crew that took a train ride to the Windy City last
year to see the Chicago Boat Show. Ron and Darlene Skeen sent in this picture and they said everyone had a great time !!!!! I can put names on 4 out of the 5 couples. From left to right: Gary (in hat) and Jan (in red), Colon (in hat) and Linda, Ron and Darlene (both in white) and Ron (red shirt) and Linda. Thanks for the picture..
Saturday
The
"Pictures of the Day" from one year ago
(2006)
was sent in by Ron Skeen. It is of some of the Two
Branch Marina boaters ringing in the new year with their annual New Years
Day bon fire and cook-out at the harbor.
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The "Picture of the Day" from two years ago
(2005) ..........was a shot of the one original section that remains from the old Alton Lock and Dam. It is on the Missouri side of the river in the Lincoln Shields Recreation Area off of Highway 367. Alton and the bluffs along the Great River Road can be seen in the distance.
Friday
The "Picture of the Day", from one year ago
(2006) was taken by Mark Newlin. He snapped a picture of these white
pelicans just above Two Branch. He wrote that he spends a
lot of time on the Mississippi in his kayak up around that
area. We got a picture of a few of his other river
toys also.
Mark
wrote in his e-mail:
My
wife's name is Karen, she didn't believe we had pelicans in Missouri, so I
took this shot just up from Two Branch. We spend a lot of time on the beaches,
be we're early birds so we miss the real wildness.
Thanks
a lot for the web-site, I've been trying to tell people that the Mississippi
is not that giant drainage ditch that you see downtown. So many people have no
idea how beautiful it is upriver.
Mark
and Karen
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The "Picture of the Day" from two years ago
(2005) ..........was a lone white pelican
floating past the Alton Riverfront.
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United
States Power Squadron's - America's Boating Club
"Boat Smart Course" held 2/27/2007 (tues)
- 3/20/2007 (tues)
BoatSmart
is a 4 week class consisting of 4, 2 hour sessions
Click
here for more info. on class and location
Education
Officer, Gus Elia, sent us the following information on the upcoming class
Click
Here for Boat Smart Course flyer
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Antique
Postcards with River Scenes ------ I
ran across on a site with some antique postcards that have St. Louis River
scenes on them.
Antique
Metro St. Louis Postcard Collection
Scott
K. Williams, Florissant, Mo.
Click
here .....Make sure you scroll down to the one picturing the ice !
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40th Birthday Party ..Keith & Teri Ruf..... This Saturday, 27
January 2007, at Sharky's Cove .
Party starts at 7:00 PM. .
For
more info e-mail
Ashly
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Belleville
Boat & Fishing Show This Weekend ------ The
Belleville Boat & Fishing Show is going on this weekend at the St. Clair
County Fairground.
Friday 5 to 9 PM, Saturday 10
AM to 9 PM, Sunday 10 AM to 4
PM
Belle-Clair
Fairgrounds Park
200
South Belt West, Belleville, IL 62220
For more info
Click
here or call 618 - 233- 0052.
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Winter
River Festival and Polar Plunge............ This weekend at Louisiana,
Mo. Take the short drive and join in the fun....take the plunge !
What is a POLAR PLUNGE? An event sponsored by the Louisiana Police
Department as a fundraiser for the Special Olympics. A few common
nouns/adjectives used to describe the participants: Idiots, crazy
people, they’re out of their minds!! The POLAR PLUNGE consists of
individuals jumping, diving, or running into the
Mississippi River
. The Plungers collect donations for the Special Olympics.
Go
to ..........http://www.visit-louisiana-mo.com
for more info.
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Thursday..
25 January 2007....
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Our
River Pictures of the Day...... are aerial shots of some of the
marinas on the river sent to us by Kim. There are pics of John's Boat
Harbor, Two Branch, Lake Center, Woodland, Capt'n Jack's, Polestar Marina and
Port Charles Kim wrote:
Hi Bill,
This is Kim... (a friend of Tauni Shuck). I am an Aerial Photographer for a
mapping company and last week the pilot and I flew over the river. I got some
great shots of the marinas. Thought everyone might like to check them out!
See ya on the river, can't wait till spring!
Kim RiverBill says...... Thanks for the
great pic's Kim. Send us some more when you can !
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Last
Year's River Picture of the Day
------ What picture
was at the helm of RiverBill's last year on this day ?
The "Pictures of the Day", shown above, from one year ago
(2006) was sent in by Capt'n Slow Ride.. Robert cope. It was a great
panoramic river shot taken from the overlook at the Church at Principia
College The hot linked version is quite detailed so make sure you click
here and check it out. I think this picture was taken between the
UMR 213 and 214 mile marker. Looks like Portage Island directly
across the river and I think that is Hideaway Harbor Park on the other side of
the island.
This
picture was also on the RiverBill's posters you see in businesses around the
river.
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The "Picture of the Day" from two years ago
(2005) ..........was of more gulls.
This time they are on the ice that was on the up-river side of Alton Dam this
past weekend when the temperatures where still below freezing. Some of the
gulls were always diving into the cold water for food and the rest seemed to
be waiting to fight over and hopefully share part of the new catch. One of the
gulls on the ice has some food in front of him that he is trying to keep the
others away from. The river channel is on the other side of the island that is
in the background.
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Floating
House ------ Did
you ever want your own floating house on the river ?
Capt'n
George Shindel sent us a link to one on the lake that you could model yours
after.......
Click
here and take a look !
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Grafton
Eagle Days ------ There
was an article about Grafton's eagles and the Piasa bird in the on-line
Associated Content. Click
here to go to the article.
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Yacht
Drop ------ This
one might make you cry a bit!
Capt'n Don Bright sent me a picture of a 78 foot yacht that was dropped 100
feet while being unloaded in Port Hueneme, Oxnard, California. Click
here to go to Sail World and read the story..
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Wednesday..
24 January 2007....
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Our
River Pictures of the Day...... are from Mike Stuertz of Liberty
Harbor. They are pictures from the New Years Day Charity Ski on the
Mississippi River, downtown in front of the Arch.
RiverBill says...... Thanks for the great pic's Mike
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Little
Johns Motorsports LLC.....Racing Update.......
Bill
Attached is a picture of Ashly Ruf getting her award at the St.
Louis Drag Boat Assn. dinner. She is runner up in her class in IHBA
(International Hot Boat Assn.)
Since we returned from Phoenix, We have taken time from our
schedule of work and school
to put a new coat of paint on the boat, freshen the engine, and a lot of
polishing.
There is a reason for this. Some people here know that we had Ashly try
for her racing license in Phoenix. She passed with flying colors, 1100 HP,
going from 0 mph to 100 mph in 3.5 seconds. She is the youngest licensed
female race boat driver in the nation. ASHLY RUF will drive my boat,
KWITCHABITCHIN for the 2007 season.
Saturday afternoon, we had a very proud moment in my shop.
The president of International Hot Boat Assn., who was in St. Louis for the
awards banquet, personally came out to my shop to meet every one, check out
our equipment, and congratulate Ashly and our team, for what we have done.
Moments like that are few and far between. We are all overwhelmed.
Things are happening very fast for us right now.
Assembling sponsorship, getting rigs ready, planning the race schedule, ect.
We ran 25.000 miles last year, in 14 events. With appropriate
sponsorship, we plan a schedule, at least that aggressive. Please check
out our sponsors on my website at
http://WWW.LITTLEJOHNSINC.COM
Little John
Little Johns Motorsports LLC
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Last
Year's River Picture of the Day
------ What picture
was at the helm of RiverBill's last year on this day ?
The "Picture of the Day" from two years ago
(2005) ..........was of gulls
flying around on the down-river side of Alton Dam. Must have been lot of food
for them there. This picture does not really represent all of the birds that
were in the area. It seemed like thousands and thousands of them flying
around, all diving into the cold water for food. When one gull got something
out of the water... the rest chased him trying to steal his catch.
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Tuesday
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Our
River Picture and e-mail of the Day....... was sent in
by Terrie & Bert of the boat Gulliewash
Bill,
Was at the Zoo today (30 Dec, 2006) and saw this on the wall outside of "The Rivers Edge" exhibit.
Love
it !!! had to share.
Terrie
& Bert
The
Gulliewash
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Last
Year's River Picture of the Day
------ What picture
was at the helm of RiverBill's last year on this day ?
The "Pictures of the Day", shown above, from one year ago
(2006) was sent in by Mark Newlin. It is of a tow
pushing 16 barges up-river past the beach at Royal Landing in Calhoun
County, Illinois. The channel is really close to the sand in this
area...... So close that it looks like a person could almost reach out
and touch the tow as it was going past.
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The "Picture of the Day" from two years ago
(2005) ..........was of the Highway 54 Bridge
that spans the Mississippi River from Louisiana, Mo to Illinois around the UMR
283 mile marker.
Two Rivers Marina
is on the far side of the river....And it's a a good destination
for
St. Louis boaters.
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From Everyone At Sharky's Cove ..... Thanks
for your continued patronage and support during these long boat-less
Winter months !
We are open on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday ...so, stop by and say
hello.......You know Spring is just around the corner !
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Update...
Palisades Yacht Club............ I received the following e-mail from
Mark Muckensturm with an update on the things going on at Palisades Yacht
Club
Bill....
Did you know Palisades was sold last month? The new owner has already
gutted the place. The new owner is Scott Lewis. He's the police chief of
Cottleville. My good friend Rich Agee is doing the rehab.
The place was really getting run down. He's planning on selling fuel again and
running the place like a real harbor should be run....
Best Regards,
Mark Muckensturm
RiverBill
says...Thanks for the update Mark ! Any additional info would be
much appreciated. Palisades has always been one of my favorite places on
the river. It has one of the best views of the cliffs from the pool and
the restaurant.
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Our
River Pictures of the Day....... were sent in by Mary
Beth Tiemann. It's the band... Powder
Keg....featuring Rickie Lee Tanner (center) at Portage Grill last Saturday
night. You should have been there ! They packed the house
! Their music is GOOD and includes everything from country,
to Jimmy Buffett to Eric Clapton. Make sure to catch them
next time they play the river area..
Yes
...that's Dale Williams, formerly of the Jamaica Daze band..Stripped Named
Phoebe, on the left. Dale plays keyboards, mouth harm and sings in
Powder Keg.
More pictures from Saturday night in tomorrow's edition of RiverBill's
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Last
Year's River Picture of the Day
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was at the helm of RiverBill's last year on this day ?
The "Picture of the Day" from two years ago
(2005) ..........was named Oh Buoy! The channel is getting narrow ! I think that it might be tough navigating your boat through these buoys. This is another one of those great River pictures taken by Steve Schulte. Take a look at his website http://www.steveschulte.com .
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United
States Power Squadron's - America's Boating Club
"Boat Smart Course" being held 2/27/2007 (tues)
- 3/20/2007 (tues)
BoatSmart is a 4 week class consisting of 4, 2 hour sessions
Class Location: The College School
1 Newport Place
Webster Groves, MO 63119
Click
here for more info.
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Grafton's
Landing Restaurant located at Grafton Harbor is Closed !
Reported by Carl and Mary Beth Tiemann....And ...Joe DeSherlia of Grafton
Harbor.
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Winter
River Festival and Polar Plunge............ This weekend at Louisiana,
Mo. Take the short drive and join in the fun....take the plunge !
What is a POLAR PLUNGE? An event sponsored by the Louisiana Police
Department as a fundraiser for the Special Olympics. A few common
nouns/adjectives used to describe the participants: Idiots, crazy
people, they’re out of their minds!! The POLAR PLUNGE consists of
individuals jumping, diving, or running into the
Mississippi River
. The Plungers collect donations for the Special Olympics.
Go
to ..........http://www.visit-louisiana-mo.com
for more info.
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Weekend
Report .. Fri, Sat Sun .....19, 20, 21 January 2007....
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Our
River Picture and E-mail of the Day.......( Sunday ) is
from Capt'n Mike
Bill,
This is a picture of a sunset a couple of months ago. Looking behind the boat is the Miss. River, we are heading through the shoot towards Capt Jacks. I am in the boat Party Cruz and hail out of Woodland Marina.
Thanks for the great web
site, good luck in 07
Joe Grygiel
Area Manager
Southern Illinois
Air-Evac Lifeteam
417-274-0419
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Our
River Picture and E-mail of the Day.......( Saturday
) is from Capt'n Mike
Hi Bill,
Here's a PIC I took from
our place just up from the Yacht Club Saturday afternoon of a guy with his new
dock. Now that's a long slow journey.
Thanks,
Capt Mike.
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Our
River Picture and E-mail of the Day.......( Friday )
is from Capt'n Tauni Shuck. Tauni and his friend Jeff were out doing some
Winter boating a few weeks ago.
Hey
Bill,
Thought I would send you a pic from Sunday (Jan.7, 2007) at
sunset. Capt. Jeff Craig from Woodland Marina and I were
out enjoying the sunny afternoon and snapped a pic.
Have a great week.
Tauni
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Last
Year's River Picture of the Day
------ What picture
was at the helm of RiverBill's last year on this day ?
Sunday
The "Pictures of the Day", shown above, from one year ago
(2006) was one of those great Steve Schulte photograph's. He caught the silhouette
large bird as it was floating in for a wet landing in water that was oozing
with orange and blue reflections from the setting sun.
Check out Steve's website...... www.steveschulte.com
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The "Pictures of the Day" from two years ago
(2005) ..........was a shot of the Clark Bridge
that connects Alton, IL with Missouri. The Melvin Price Lock and Dam can be
seen in the background. The Clark Bridge is at UMR 202.5 and Dam is at UMR
201.
Saturday
The "Pictures of the Day", shown above, from one year ago
(2006) was of a real River Dawg named ANGEL
Here owner, Tom Henderson, wrote that she loves the river and the boat.
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The "Pictures of the Day" from two years ago
(2005) ..........was of a real River Dawg named Pirate.
Yes! He is a Pirate, about 200 years too late. He is a River
Dog - our River Dog. He was named after Jimmy Buffet's Pirate song and he
loves going boating. Not to worry ! The boat was
just idling when this picture was taken, so he is safe standing on the sun
deck and he knows to stay down inside when we speed things up. I think the
boat is heading up-river and that is Two Branch Island in the background.
Friday
The "Pictures of the Day", shown above, from one year ago
(2006) was sent in by Robert
"Slow Ride" Cope. Looks like this picture of the Grafton
Ferry was taken on from the ferry landing on the Missouri side of the
river.
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The "Pictures of the Day" from two years ago
(2005) .......... was sent in by Greg Moore. It's of the old lock
at Dam 26 in Alton, IL. This pic was taken on a cold winter day in 1986 when
the frozen sludge was piling up inside the lock chamber. The old Alton Bridge
and railroad bridge can be seen in the background.
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Con
Trios Yacht Club Website Updated........ Capt'n Darryll Weil,
who hails out of Woodland Marina in the cruiser "After You",
e-mailed me that the Con Trios website has been updated with the January
newsletter, new board members and pictures from the Holiday Party at Crowne
Plaza taken by Teri Ruf.
Click
here to go to Con Trios Yacht Club website.
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Check
out the New Ads for the St. Louis Boat Show and Little John's Marine Service
.....
~ Enter to win a canoe at the St. Louis Boat Show ...click on the ad for
details
~ Little John has 2000 ft of stainless tubing, 1500 fittings and a new tube
bender to repair your damaged rails ! See the ad below.
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40th Birthday Party ..Keith & Teri Ruf..... 27 January 2007 at Sharky's
Cove
More
info will be posted as it becomes available or contact Ashly and Casey
Ruf.
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Rickie Lee Tanner & Powder Keg..... 9:00PM
Saturday Night , Jan 20th ------ Portage
Grill ---- 636-899-1139
Click
here to go to the Powder Keg website
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Thursday
.....18 January 2007....
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Our
River Picture and E-mail of the Day....... is
from Gayle LaMarr, who hails out of Alton Marina in the boat "Sound
Waves".
Carol
wrote:
Hi, Bill
Welcome Home?
I took this picture New Years Eve coming down the river road on our way to Alton.
We love your web site! It has become our link to what we love and miss during the winter. We visit your web site daily.
Thanks!
Gayle (SOUND WAVES)
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Last
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was at the helm of RiverBill's last year on this day ?
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