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A WEBSITE FOR THE BOATING COMMUNITY OF THE
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Tuesday.... 31 July 2007 |
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Bill, Hello, my name is Joel and these are pictures I took on my trip up to Iowa to look at a boat. Happened to come across these and I thought you would like to see. After talking to them they said they were from Minnesota and all were headed down to New Orleans. There was a total of 4 boats but only saw 3. Well here you go, its a site to see and the last one is made out of a skate board half pipe. I got a huge kick out of it along with the rest of my family that was with me. Joel
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Click here and go to "Tow Talkin" to read Kathy's article.
Where is the American Queen now ? ....It left Lock and Dam No. 10 located in Guttenberg, Iowa just after midnight on July 31 heading down-river.
Click here to check the current location of the American Queen on the Mississippi River. |
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The letter has halted work on the business park that is being developed in the Mississippi River flood plain off of Highway 370.
According to the news article, the FEMA letter lists several matters related to the levee system that is designed to keep flood waters out of the business park.
Click here to go to the on-line Suburban Journal to read the article. |
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Rotten Apple Cider House in Grafton, IL has Gabie McGarrah , the flamenco guitarist, entertaining the guest on the following dates:
Check out Gabie and his music the next chance you get ! |
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Topic: Need help locating a fellow boater
E-mail: jmecosgrove@yahoo.com
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FALLING OVERBOARD..
MERAMAC RIVER.. GEORGE WINTER PARK Operator was traveling downstream on the Meramec River in George Winter Park on a PWC when she hit a wake from another boat causing the passenger to fall into the water. The passenger received moderate injuries and was taken to St. Anthony's Medical, St. Louis, MO
Click here to read the Missouri State Water Patrol News Release N07070131 |
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Music by The Last Resort this Saturday from 3:30 to 7:00 p.m.
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Click here to go to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center website
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Click here for Yacht Club of St. Louis website
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5 styles of beautiful handmade washer games to choose from. 2 styles of Ladder golf games available PERFECT for the beach. |
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Click here to go to the on-line Alton Telegraph and view the news video.
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Monday.... 30 July 2007 |
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Bill, Went to the ballgame Sunday where the Cardinals came from behind to win 9 to 5 over the Brewers, that comes under the heading of Good News - from there we went to Sharky's Cove on the river for their last night in business - That definitely comes under the heading of Bad News - took some pics of the good people there for the last hurrah. John, Cindra, Denise, Sandy and all the rest of the crew at Sharky's Cove, we're gonna miss you and hope that you will find a spot on the river where we can come see you!
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Darryll wrote in his e-mail
It consists of two giant barges that are basically plush hotels and is pushed by a regular tow boat. For more info on this vessel go to www.riverbagre.com. Darryll. |
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John Biando, Cindra Smith and all the great people who worked at the restaurant and bar...We will miss you. Thanks for all the great parties, the good food, cold drinks, the river friendly atmosphere......... and most of all..."the memories" !
RiverBill |
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WHEN:
Saturday, August 4, 1:00 PM– 6:00 PM
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July 28, 1993 in River River History ........ The 1993 flood water crested at Louisiana, Mo at 28.4 feet setting new record.
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July 29, 1993 in River River History ........ The 1993 flood water crested at Clarksville, Mo at 37.7 feet setting new record.
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Click here for the "Mississippi River" section of the report and scroll down to your favorite fishing area.
Click here for the "Illinois River" section of the report and scroll down to your favorite fishing area.
Go to http://www.ifishillinois.org for the complete report. |
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Click here to watch the news story . |
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Click here to go to "terencelewis.net" and see if you can spot the Kmart shopper. (Adult content) |
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Topic: WAKE'S
Click here to go to RiverBill's Message Board |
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River Commentary
7/28/07
Came across 2 people on beat up pwc half sunk/drunk and possibly on drugs, drug them to sand
bar. Owner came walking down sandbar chewed them out, never said thanks or
anything. Where's water patrol when you need them ! Down river 1/2 mile pulling some other boat over for no
reason that I could see. Some people don't have any common SENSE!!
Dianna Broeker
"As the River Churns" ........ words borrowed from Capt'n Gary Meinershagen...Thanks Gary |
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Web Camera Images at ERDC/CRREL Real-time Images from Lock and Dam 25, Mississippi River near Winfield, Missouri
Click here to go to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center website |
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Peoria Lock and Dam, RM 157.7 Click here to read the ITCS Memo #2569
Check the ITCS website for most current memos |
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To our good river friend...We wish to send our condolences to Heidi-Mcgee-Hundelt.
Her father, Richard Mcgee, passed away on Sat. July 28. Our thoughts are with you. |
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Fri, Sat, Sun.... 27, 28, 29 July 2007 Welcome to the Weekend ! Updated Sun at 10:30AM |
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Sharky's Cove Restaurant is closing down this Sunday !
Cindra just told me that Sharky's Cove is shutting down ! The last day that they will be open for business will be this Sunday, 7-29-07. Make sure to stop in this weekend and say good-by to everyone !
John, Cindra and the entire Sharky's Cove crew says ...... Thanks for your business over the years....And...thanks for the memories !
Stop by and see us at Sharky's Landing !
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Updated Sunday At 10:30AM
River Bill,
RiverBill says.... Thanks for the picture Stacy ! |
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Updated Fri At 7:30 PM
Hey Bill,
RiverBill says.... Thanks for the picture Jim ! |
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River Bill,
RiverBill says.... Thanks Michelle for sending in the picture of the Belle of the Night ! This one sort of got lost in my in-basket....sorry. |
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The " Girls of Alton Lake" ---- We have some of the best women in the world boating on Alton Lake and here is our very own Kelly T..... posing for you and me right after taking a dip in the mighty Mississippi. Photography by Marty Henderson of www.fotou.net .
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In his e-mail, John wrote: " I was recently back home on leave (Pleasant Hill, IL , which is near the Clarksville Dam) and I took these pictures. It was good to get back on the river for a little while! "
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To our good river friend...We wish to send our condolences to Heidi-Mcgee-Hundelt.
Her father, Richard Mcgee, passed away on Sat. July 28. Our thoughts are with you. |
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- Updated Friday at 1:30 PM
The steamboat "Zebulon M. Pike" arrived in the city of St. Louis on July 27, 1817, thus starting the Steamboat era. Rapids in the Mississippi River north of the city made St. Louis the northernmost navigable port for many large boats. The city was quickly transformed into a bustling boomtown, commercial center, and inland port Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_St._Louis,_Missouri |
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Click here to read the Missouri Water Patrols News Release ( N07070124 ) about the two boat collision. |
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Mississippi River (above St. Louis): 84 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish fair on prepared baits; flathead catfish fair on live baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/26/2007) Missouri River (below New Haven) 76 degrees, normal, clear; catfish fair on natural baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/26/2007) Check out the report for the entire state of Missouri .................go to http://www.mdc.mo.gov/fish/fishrt/ |
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Just to let you all know David is entering the "Mr. River Queen" contest at Cedar Hill on Saturday (7-28-07). Yes, you read it right! It's a fundraiser for Make-A-Wish Foundation. If you are not busy and want to laugh a lot it is from 3:00 to 5:00. He has to work the crowd for $$ and the one with the most in the end wins $100.00 and of course a crown! Come on by if you can.
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Hey River Bill,
Thanks, Manager at Grafton's Landing |
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Topic: Boat Storage
Click here to go to RiverBill'sMessage Board |
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Bill, Can you please put this (registration form) up on your site for everybody going to Hog Back. We we need entries by August 12th to have time to get shirts done. Thanks, Dan
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Hogback 2007 Commodores: Dan & Laura Hamilton
*COMPLIMENTARYfrom Quincy Boat Club
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Thursday.... 26 July 2007
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Sharky's Cove Restaurant is closing down this Sunday !
Cindra just told me that Sharky's Cove is shutting down ! The last day that they will be open for business will be this Sunday, 7-29-07. Make sure to stop in this weekend and say good-by to everyone !
John, Cindra and the entire Sharky's Cove crew says ...... Thanks for your business over the years....And...thanks for the memories !
Stop by and see us at Sharky's Landing !
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Pruitt caught the fish on May 21, 2005 and it died en route to a Cabela’s retail store in Kansas City, Kan. where it was going to be put in a large aquarium for public display. According to a Cabela’s product manager, the company paid for replicas to be created by a taxidermist company in Duluth, Minnesota for Pruitt and other recipients, "but it would not pay to ship the replicas to their recipients." |
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Just to let you all know David is entering the "Mr. River Queen" contest at Cedar Hill on Saturday (7-28-07). Yes, you read it right! It's a fundraiser for Make-A-Wish Foundation. If you are not busy and want to laugh a lot it is from 3:00 to 5:00. He has to work the crowd for $$ and the one with the most in the end wins $100.00 and of course a crown! Come on by if you can.
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Topic: River Reading and Beautification
E-mail: tpruett@memcobarge.com
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As most of you know, Jimmy Buffet once said.... "There's a little pirate in all of us"
So I thought I would include some information on the St. Louis Pirate Festival. It has nothing with the river, but if you interested...... it will be held on Saturdays and Sundays, September 15th - 30th at the Rotary Park, Wentzville, MO.
Click here for more information on the festival. It's a historical thing.
Just for fun click here to learn how to talk like a pirate, for some pirate pick up lines and more. Aaaargh!! |
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We were missing next Tuesday, July 31st, but it's fixed now.....
Click here for a larger copy of the calander. |
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Wednesday.... 25 July 2007
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Tony wrote:
Bill, There was not much clearance between the "feeler whiskers" on the bridge and the wires.. And the pix of the ship with the stacks down make it look like a pair of binoculars or eyes looking forward.. Tony Trice
RiverBill says.....I received a lot of pictures of the Queen....Thanks everyone ! |
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RiverBills comment was .......Hope everyone has their electricity back on ! Must have been this time last year that a lot of people lost their power.
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The news article is written about about the problems the county used to have, how the the Federal Emergency Management Agency placed the county on probation and how the county has now implemented a new flood plain management program to turn things around. Click here to read the news article on the STLtoday.com |
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It is 90 years old, has only 12 seats and was built about 40 miles from Grafton, in Roodhouse, Ill. Rich Williams plans to make it the main attraction of the the Lazy River Trading Co. in Grafton. Riders should see some great views of the Illinois River and the confluence.
Click here to read the news story. |
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Tuesday....24 July 2007
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The top picture shows boats tied up to the breakwater. The harbor ferried the crews to the the facility by pontoon boat. The bottom picture is of the pool area (minus the pool) where all the festivities took place. First the awards for the Blessing of the Fleet were awarded...then the 12 Volt band started playing and the Con Trios Parrot Head Party shifted into high gear.
RiverBill says...... A big thanks goes out to Jan and Joe DeSherlia for taking care of us this weekend !
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RiverBill says...Thanks Carl !
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Take-A-Look
This past weekend we took the boat to Grafton Harbor for the Blessing of the Fleet and then the Con Trios Yacht Club Parrot Head party. I have posted pictures of each event on the respective websites. For the Blessing of the Fleet pictures go to:
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Two Rivers Marina is located on the Upper Mississippi River, mile 283.3 on the Illinois bank, 50 feet north of the Louisiana, Missouri Highway Bridge. Check them out at www.tworiversmarina.com
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"The Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program is a Transportation Security Administration and U.S. Coast Guard initiative. The TWIC program provides a tamper-resistant biometric credential to maritime workers requiring unescorted access to secure areas of port facilities, outer continental shelf facilities, and vessels regulated under the Maritime Transportation Security Act, or MTSA, and all U.S. Coast Guard credentialed merchant mariners".............Click here to go to the Transportation Security Administration website and continue reading. |
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Bill, Little John's Motorsports
(www.littlejohnsinc.com) was in Augusta Georgia over the weekend for the Southern National Drag Boat races. Ashly qualified 2nd in her class in Kwitchabitchin and then took 2nd Place in the finals. They are headed to Gadsden Alabama next weekend for the NDBA Division 4 and IHBA Nationals / Division 1 races. |
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Click here for the "Mississippi River" section of the report and scroll down to your favorite fishing area.
Click here for the "Illinois River" section of the report and scroll down to your favorite fishing area.
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Monday....23 July 2007
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Picture taken Sunday from the Illinois River up-stream of Grafton, near the entrance to the 3rd Chute (Mason Chute)
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Fri, Sat, Sun....20, 21, 22 July 2007 |
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The Band 12 Volt
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Gabie entertaining the crowd at the Rotten Apple Ciderhouse
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Gabie and classic Citron
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Updated Sat at 8:00AM
The Ciderhouse is located few steps from the Illinois River and the Grafton Harbor. The shaded outside dining area was great place to relax, have a bite to eat and enjoy the afternoon !
Check them out next time your in Grafton ! |
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The 1st pic is of some fellow poker run boaters in Longshot's harbor. The 2nd pic is of Andy Dallwitz and his restaurant crew inside Longshot's.. The 3rd pic is of Nick and Carl posing with the girls that were serving up brats and burgers at the outside food tent..
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Updated Sunday at 8:00 AM
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Thanks John.... for taking care of us and helping us gas-up.! Friday
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The Delta Queen made it's way back down river to the St. Louis area this week. It was in the lock at Winfield Dam on Wednesday, July 18, at about 8:55 PM. Click on Thumbnail pictures below from the Lock and Dam 25 River Cam.
After locking through, she churned her way down the Mississippi River, through pool 26, through the Melvin Price Lock and Dam and then through the lock at Dam 27, Chain of Rocks. She departed lock 27 at 3:05 PM on Thursday afternoon, July 19.
The Riverboat, American Queen, is scheduled to depart from the St. Louis Riverfront for St. Paul, Mi, this Saturday, July 21st. Watch for this much larger riverboat as she passes through pool 26 on her way north. The American Queen is 418 feet long, where as the Delta Queen was only 285 feet in length.
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Click here to read the news article in the on-line Alton Telegraph.
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Mississippi River (above St. Louis): 82 degrees, normal, muddy; channel catfish fair on limb lines and trotlines using sunfish; drum good on night crawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/19/2007)
Missouri River (below New Haven) 74 degrees, normal, muddy; catfish good on natural baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/19/2007)
Check out the report for the entire state of Missouri .................go to http://www.mdc.mo.gov/fish/fishrt/ |
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On Saturday, The Blessing Of The Fleet will be leaving Grafton Harbor harbor at 11:30am and returning around 4:30pm. Graftons Landing Bar and Grill we be catering the Con Trio's Yacht Club's Parotthead party from 5-10pm.
Live music that afternoon as well, Lenny Frisch will play from 1-5pm. |
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Patrolman Lou Amighetti, of the Missouri State Water Patrol, sent us the following information about the up-coming Blessing Of The Fleet Parade. Please take a minute and read it.
To All Mississippi River Boaters, |
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Part Time Cook Wanted–All Shifts. Bar & Grill Featuring Daily Special
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Experienced Marine Mechanic
Dan’s Boats is hiring an experienced Marine Mechanic. Top Pay, Health Insurance, No Weekends, Yearly Training with the Manufacturers. Would service new and newer boats powered with Volvo and some Mercruisers. Dan’s Boats has a great team of boat enthusiasts and is looking to add a good technician who cares about the people and their boats!
Please contact Dan at 636-970-3267 or come on by the showroom! |
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BILL,
I HAD 5 DOCKS JOINED TOGETHER WITH ROOFS TIED UP AT HUSTER BOAT RAMPS,
LOCATED AT HUSTER ROAD AND DARDENNE SLOUGH, LAST
GOT THERE LATE IN THE DAY AND THE NEXT MORNING BETWEEN 1:30 AND 6 AM
SOMEONE CUT THEM LOOSE TO FLOAT DOWN THE RIVER BY ITS CURRENT. HE,
OR SHE OR THEM DID NOT CARE ABOUT THE DAMAGE IT COULD CAUSE. THE DOCKS WERE
ABOUT 120 LONG WITH 5 BAYS AND HEAVY ! E-MAIL.............. EDAVIS1936@AOL.COM.
THE DOCKS WERE FOUND NEXT TO A MARINA A FEW MILES BELOW. SOME DAMAGE TO THEM AND TO A DOCK OWNED BY A PARTY DOWN THERE. |
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Thursday....19 July 2007
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The 1st pic is of Amanda and Mary working hard behind the bar ....serving up food and cold drinks to all of the poker run boaters. The 2nd pic is of some of the participants drawing their cards from the Stateamind dealer. The 3rd pic is of some of the boats tied up at Kinder's docks.
Look more pictures from Kinder's tomorrow as well as some from Long Shot Saloon in Portage Des Sioux.
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. It's a action shot of Kent Boyer showing off his stuff !.... Glenn wrote in his e-mail: RiverBill, This
is a photo that I snapped in the back yard (Snake shoot) this
evening (06-29-06). Kent is out of Woodland Marina and handles himself pretty well on the board RiverBill says......What a great photo Glenn ........and Kent ....WOW !
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On Saturday 7-21-07 The band " Who'z Yer Daddy" is playing the music ...... from 9PM to 1PM
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The article includes a bit of history, information on lots of things to see on the way and a few honorable mentions from the St. Louis area......... including the Lewis and Clark State Memorial just north of Granite City, the river city of Alton, the limestone bluffs, the Rubel Hotel in Grafton and O-Jan's Fish Stand in Grafton.
Click here to read the article in the on-line Chicago Tribune
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Click here to go to STLtoday and read the news article.
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Click here to read the news article in the on-line Alton Telegraph
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Contact Bluff City Tackle, 2813 E. Broadway in Alton Illinois for more information
Click here to read the news article in the on-line Alton Telegraph
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Wow....... and we thought the flying carp were a problem.
Click here and go to KSDK NewsChannel 5 News and read the story.
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5 styles of beautiful handmade washer games to choose from. 2 styles of Ladder golf games available PERFECT for the beach. |
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Patrolman Lou Amighetti, of the Missouri State Water Patrol, sent us the following information about the up-coming Blessing Of The Fleet Parade. Please take a minute and read it.
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Wednesday....18 July 2007
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RiverBill's Poker Run Team (L - R) Carl and Mary, Linda and Ronnie, Bill and Laura with 3 of Cedar Hill's Best Kylee and Brittany (front / left) and Liz (far right) |
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We were a little early Saturday morning, so we sat down at the outside sundeck bar, ordered up a few cold beverages and visited with Kylee, the bar tender. It was a fine morning...clear skies, a gentle breeze, good friends, a good view and we were on the river. After a very short time the poker dealers arrived and started setting up. While they were setting up, the girls on our team discussed their card strategies and made a few personal bets on "the best hand in our boat". You could feel the excitement growing in anticipation of getting the first cards of the day. There was a pretty good crowd there already and restaurant workers were busy serving up food and drinks for everyone. The band soon arrived and set up on the stage in the old cruiser along side of the deck.....The music started flowing too. What a fine day it was....Life was good ! We got our 1st cards, found out who had the high hand so far, debated possibilities of winning, posed for a picture with 3 of Cedar Hill's finest (above), snapped a few pictures of the other guests, hopped in the boat and were on our way to stop #2.
Thanks Kylee, Brittany and Liz for serving up the cold river drinks and taking care of us while we were there !
Click here to take a look at all the pictures from our Cedar Hill Resort stop.... Tomorrow pictures from stop # 2.....Kinder's Restaurant |
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The Water Patrol's Worst Nightmare
Some phrases that you "just might hear" from the water patrolman in this situation are:
~ Who is the captain ? ~ B.O.B. - You are in a heap of trouble this time ! ~ OK, lets see them life jackets and registration. ~ Where are your numbers ? ~ Anybody down below ? (Hah) ~ Put your hands down ~ I have not arrested you ~~~YET ! ~ What is everyone smiling about ? You think this is funny ? ~ Oh Buoy, I don't think I have enough tickets left in this book .
This pic was sent in by Marty Henderson of www.fotou.net . Check out his website !
What did I leave out ? e-mail me
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Patrolman Lou Amighetti, of the Missouri State Water Patrol, sent us the following information about the up-coming Blessing Of The Fleet Parade. Please take a minute and read it.
To All Mississippi River Boaters, |
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The band " Who'z Yer Daddy" is playing the music this Saturday night from 9 to1 |
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Brother Choas @ 4:00 p.m. Poolside
Lenny Frisch - Caribean Music @8:00 p.m.
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Another great boating story from our good friend Rick Sievers..
The trolling motor from hell |
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Tuesday....17 July 2007
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We decided to give it a shot and join in the fun of a poker run. Our boat started out at Two Branch Marina with a crew of 6 and our first destination was Cedar Hill Resort. We headed up-river a few miles, docked and went to the sundeck for a little socializing and our first card of the day. Then we powered down the main channel to Kinder's Restaurant for our second card. After that we headed further down river for the scenic ride along the Great River Road and the bluffs to Longshot Saloon in Portage Des Sioux for our 3rd. Headed back up-river and the Dardenne Slough to Capt'n Jack's Bar and Grill for our fourth card. On the way out of Capt'n Jacks harbor and heading towards the finish line we stopped for water rescue. Some fellow poker run boaters hit the dike just below Sharky's Floating Restaurant. They managed to get off the dike themselves, we threw them a rope and towed them into Capt'n Jack's harbor. After tying up the boat and getting everything secured they decided to finish out the poker run with us....... That's the spirit !
So..... off to Lake Center Marina we went for some food, music, cold drinks, awards and a little river socializing with friends........ What a good river day !
Look for lots of pictures from the poker run in tomorrow's edition. Bill
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Silver and Largescale Silver Carp Importation and Transport Banned
The News Release, dated July 10, 2007, is as follows:
Click here to go to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service website and read the entire news Release
Click here to go to the "Asian Carp Management" website |
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You can check the Delta Queen's location on the Mississippi River by typing in "Delta Queen" on the U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers' Locate a Vessel website.
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River Bill says....We wish you and your team the best of luck !.
Go show them what your got ...And be safe ! |
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Click here for the "Mississippi River" section of the report and scroll down to your favorite fishing area.
Click here for the "Illinois River" section of the report and scroll down to your favorite fishing area.
Go to http://www.ifishillinois.org for the complete report. |
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Added the MARSEC Level ( Marine Security Level) to RiverBills.com
Click on Icon for more info According to the U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Security website: "The Coast Guard has a three-tiered system of Maritime Security (MARSEC) levels consistent with the Department of Homeland Security’s Homeland Security Advisory System (HSAS). MARSEC Levels are designed to provide a means to easily communicate pre-planned scalable responses to increased threat levels. The Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard sets MARSEC levels commensurate with the HSAS. Because of the unique nature of the maritime industry, the HSAS threat conditions and MARSEC levels will align closely, though they will not directly correlate."
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Check the Delta Queen's location on the Mississippi River by typing in "Delta Queen" on the U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers' Locate a Vessel website.
Click here to go to RiverBill's Upcoming Events page and check for more River Boats scheduled to pass through pool 26 this season |
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The Belle of the Night had previously been was moored on the Mississippi River just a few hundred yards up-river from the Interstate 270 Chain of Rocks Bridge. It's the boat that almost broke loose during the floodwaters this past May. In January 1998 the Belle was located in Beardstown, IL and later opened as a restaurant and cigar bar in Havana, IL in 1999 . It closed within a year.
Keep your anchor right here for more information as it becomes available. |
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July 13,
1993 in River History
Source : http://www.weather.gov/oh/hrl/papers/area/great.htm
July 15, 1907 In River History Source: http://bridgehunter.com/mo/st-louis-city/macarthur/
July 16, 1993 in River River History Source : http://www.weather.gov/oh/hrl/papers/area/great.htm |
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It's Mike Vitale in his cruise IN-XS I think the name fits well !
Photo by Mike Halley
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Bob and Jo Ann wrote in their e-mail:
RiverBill,
Tuesday
night was a spectacular evening for boating. The temperature was
perfect! As we were heading back - we took this picture,
thought it was worth sharing. Thanks
for the great web site - it is very helpful for those of us that are NEW
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Liston, Nienhaus & Crawford is acoustic music and three-part harmony at it's very best .....good, clean, crisp rock and roll. Scott was a former member of the Byrds and Pat, a founding member of Mama's Pride. Last night the three played as a trio and each performed solo. Every song these artists played was a cut above the last and it just kept getting better, better and better ! ~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^~~ |
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RiverBill says....Watch for this boat on Saturday as it motors around the area with the band "Powder Keg" on board playing music in Captain Jack's Rockin on the River tour ! I would bet that Iowa Island would be a good place to spot them
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The Delta Queen should be coming back down river this weekend or early next week. She departed Lock 11 at 9:10 PM last night, Sept 14. She is heading down river. Watch for her.
Check the Delta Queen's location on the Mississippi River by typing in "Delta Queen" on the U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers' Locate a Vessel website.
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Falling Overboard On Missouri River ----- The Missouri State Water Patrol has issued a News Release about a boat operator that fell overboard near New Haven, Missouri, after making a hard turn in a 1994 Four Winns. The tuber he was pulling was ejected also.
Click here to read the Missouri State Water Patrol News Release N07070103 |
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Click here to read the ITCS Memo #2565 Check the ITCS website for most current memos |
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It is easy and fun. Come up with a theme and ask your club members to donate related items to it. Put it all together with a rough dollar amount and tell me were to pick it up so I can get pictures of it and post it on Two Rivers Marina’s website, for all to see what they are raffling for on September 2, 2007. We would love to add all the boat clubs to our list of donors, so cancer patients know that they are not the only ones fighting against this horrible disease. We can let them know, “while we are boating, we are anchoring down and fishing for a cure together” All of your support will help, The Siteman Cancer Center at Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis
www.siteman.wustl.edu.
and looking forward to hearing from you !
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Mississippi River (above St. Louis): 81 degrees, normal, muddy; channel catfish fair on limb lines and trotlines using sunfish; drum good on nightcrawlers; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/12/2007)
Missouri River (below New Haven) 74 degrees, falling, muddy; catfish good on natural baits, jug lines and pole & line; all other species fair. Check out the report for the entire state of Missouri .................go to http://www.mdc.mo.gov/fish/fishrt/ |
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Between Nov 1818 and Feb 1819, Schoolcraft and Levi Pettibone made an expedition from Potosi, Mo to what is now Springfield, Mo, then into Arkansas surveying the geography, geology, and mineralogy of the area. He later published a book identifying the potential of lead deposits in the area.
Schoolcraft' explorations and publications got the attention of the Secretary of War, John C. Calhoun*, who recommended him for an expedition headed by Michigan Territorial Governor, Lewis Cass, to explore the wilderness of Lake Superior and the lands west to the Mississippi River.
In 1820, the Cass expedition started from Detroit and traveled along Lake Huron and Lake Superior, west to the Mississippi River, then down the river to what is now Iowa. They "incorrectly" concluded that the Mississippi River's headwaters were in Cass Lake.
On another journey in 1832 Schoolcraft discovered the true headwaters of the Mississippi River........ Lake Itasca
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County, Illinois, the home of Kinder's Restaurant and Cedar Hill Resort,
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The American Queen is scheduled to leave the St. Louis Riverfront for St. Paul Minnesota. Should be stopping in Alton, IL as she churns her way up river through pool 26. |
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BILL, I HAD 5 DOCKS JOINED TOGETHER WITH ROOFS TIED UP AT
HUSTER BOAT RAMPS, LOCATED AT HUSTER ROAD AND DARDENNE SLOUGH, LAST
GOT THERE LATE IN THE DAY AND THE NEXT MORNING BETWEEN 1:30 AND 6 AM SOMEONE
CUT THEM LOOSE TO FLOAT DOWN THE RIVER BY ITS CURRENT. HE, OR SHE OR THEM DID NOT CARE ABOUT THE DAMAGE IT COULD CAUSE.
THE DOCKS WERE ABOUT 120 LONG WITH 5 BAYS AND HEAVY ! E-MAIL.............. EDAVIS1936@AOL.COM.
THE DOCKS WERE FOUND NEXT TO A MARINA A FEW MILES BELOW. SOME DAMAGE TO THEM AND TO A DOCK OWNED BY A PARTY DOWN THERE. |
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Bill,
Here is a Picture of the Phins on Sunday.
Was starting to get wore out.
Take Care, Carl.
RiverBill says...Thanks for the pictures Carl. The Phins Band is one of my favorite bands in the area and the Loading Dock is one the best places to enjoy their music......located right on the bank of the river with the confluence of the Mississippi and Illinois right behind the stage.
"Caribbean Rock and Roll" at it's best in St. Louis.......... Yah Mon !
Carl also snapped a picture of the RiverBill crew enjoying part of the Phins show from the "Laura Lee". We were in the area so we stopped and listened to part of a set before heading up-river. Hats off to Paul and the Phins Band !
Thanks for the pictures Carl !
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Program should cover everything you wanted to know about levees...collapsing floodwalls of New Orleans, high-tech mechanical storm surge barriers, crumbling river levees of
Sacramento, the hard lessons learned when levees are breached and new state-of-the-art levee engineering. Click here to go to the History Channel website for more information about the program.. |
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Fred Sansone
Service: Thursday, Jul. 12, 2007
Cemetery: St. Charles Memorial Gardens
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Off of an e-mail that I received quite a while back. I am no longer sure of the source, but whoever created this definition must of been having boat problems at the time. |
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The towboat is going up river to retrieve four barge loads of alfalfa pellets
in Blair, Neb. Click here to read the news article in the STLtoday.com. |
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BILL, I HAD 5 DOCKS JOINED TOGETHER WITH ROOFS TIED UP AT
HUSTER BOAT RAMPS, LOCATED AT HUSTER ROAD AND DARDENNE SLOUGH, LAST
GOT THERE LATE IN THE DAY AND THE NEXT MORNING BETWEEN 1:30 AND 6 AM SOMEONE
CUT THEM LOOSE TO FLOAT DOWN THE RIVER BY ITS CURRENT. HE, OR SHE OR THEM DID NOT CARE ABOUT THE DAMAGE IT COULD CAUSE.
THE DOCKS WERE ABOUT 120 LONG WITH 5 BAYS AND HEAVY ! E-MAIL.............. EDAVIS1936@AOL.COM.
THE DOCKS WERE FOUND NEXT TO A MARINA A FEW MILES BELOW. SOME DAMAGE TO THEM AND TO A DOCK OWNED BY A PARTY DOWN THERE. |
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Wednesday....July 11th ..2007 |
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Bill,
Here's a few pics of Paradise Beach at East Peoria ,IL.
I'm in the hat on the float. Last pic is one of those "it's all funny until someone gets hurt, then it's still funny but someone has a red mark.
RiverBill says...Thanks for the pictures and the invite Gary ! Looks like a nice beach .....Send us some more pictures when you get the chance.
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A local salvage company has offered to supply the equipment to try and raise the old girl from her muddy grave.......... But then what ?
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What is TIPS ? "It is a partnership of the community, media, and law enforcement designed to combat crime and keep the waterways of the state safe." TIPS gives " people the opportunity to provide information without directly speaking to police or having to testify in court."
The system is setup so a person can submit a crime tip anonymously. Click here and check it out |
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According to a news article in the on-line Alton Telegraph ....."Artfully Alton" is a plan to spruce up some of Alton's historic buildings in the downtown area with local art, making some of the older rundown parts into eye-catching areas. They are planning to have local artist display their work in empty storefronts, thus improving the looks of the area and hopefully attracting new business.
Click here to go to the on-line Alton Telegraph and read the news article. |
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The Commander-in-Chief, William Terra, cruise around the lakes of Maine in it..
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According to the article, the barge holds about 200 guests and that the view was spectacular !
Click here to go to the on-line St. Charles Journal and read the news article.
RiverBill says...That's a lot of lifejackets ! |
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BILL, I HAD 5 DOCKS JOINED TOGETHER WITH ROOFS TIED UP AT
HUSTER BOAT RAMPS, LOCATED AT HUSTER ROAD AND DARDENNE SLOUGH, LAST
GOT THERE LATE IN THE DAY AND THE NEXT MORNING BETWEEN 1:30 AND 6 AM SOMEONE
CUT THEM LOOSE TO FLOAT DOWN THE RIVER BY ITS CURRENT. HE, OR SHE OR THEM DID NOT CARE ABOUT THE DAMAGE IT COULD CAUSE.
THE DOCKS WERE ABOUT 120 LONG WITH 5 BAYS AND HEAVY ! E-MAIL.............. EDAVIS1936@AOL.COM.
THE DOCKS WERE FOUND NEXT TO A MARINA A FEW MILES BELOW. SOME DAMAGE TO THEM AND TO A DOCK OWNED BY A PARTY DOWN THERE. |
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Part Time Cook Wanted–All Shifts. Bar & Grill Featuring Daily Special
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Experienced Marine Mechanic
Dan’s Boats is hiring an experienced Marine Mechanic. Top Pay, Health Insurance, No Weekends, Yearly Training with the Manufacturers. Would service new and newer boats powered with Volvo and some Mercruisers. Dan’s Boats has a great team of boat enthusiasts and is looking to add a good technician who cares about the people and their boats!
Please contact Dan at 636-970-3267 or come on by the showroom! |
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Tuesday....July 10th ..2007 |
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Hi Bill, The first is of the Birthday Boy being patriotic. The second is a “River Bill Friendly” picture of the Birthday Dance.
The final one may be a beginning for a new feature section of your website you may want to start – “Patriotic Swim Suits Pix”. In that case there may be two pix that would work. I have a many more I could send, and I am sure there are lots more that you would get.
Mike
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Just so happens that we featured Grafton Harbor one year ago today on RiverBills as pic of the day......and we have lots about Ma Belle too. ~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^~~ Check out page 8...It has a story on it named
"Save The Ma Belle"
featuring a picture from RiverBills.com that was created by Pat Reid of Crystal Photography.
Our very own Tom Lenkman, who has a place on Dardenne Slough and cruises around in a restored 1953 42' Chris-Craft named "WILLPOWER", contacted the folks at Heartland Magazine at this year's St. Louis Boat Show and managed to get their interest to write the article.
Congrats Tom !
It's an interesting story. Tells about Joe Stark, the original owner, how he modeled the Ma Bell after the Admiral and that it has a hull made of a nickel-copper alloy called monel. Morris Crout even got an honorable mention. He is the guy that owned Ma Bell for a while and had it at South Shore Harbor. Rick Sievers wrote the great story about him and leaving the harbor on day.
Pick up the magazine and check it out ! If you want to read more about Ma Belle...go to RiverBill's Ma Belle page. ~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^~~ Grafton Harbor The July issue of Heartland Boating also has an article about our very own Grafton Harbor, featuring a picture of the floating Harbor Office building and a shot of Jan and Joe DeSherlia standing on the breakwater. It's a good article and description of the harbor....check it out.
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Need replacement bulbs or accent lighting for your boat ? Check out the new SuperBrightLeds.com ad below or just click here and check out their website. |
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BILL, I HAD 5 DOCKS JOINED TOGETHER WITH ROOFS TIED UP AT
HUSTER BOAT RAMPS, LOCATED AT HUSTER ROAD AND DARDENNE SLOUGH, LAST
GOT THERE LATE IN THE DAY AND THE NEXT MORNING BETWEEN 1:30 AND 6 AM SOMEONE
CUT THEM LOOSE TO FLOAT DOWN THE RIVER BY ITS CURRENT. HE, OR SHE OR THEM DID NOT CARE ABOUT THE DAMAGE IT COULD CAUSE.
THE DOCKS WERE ABOUT 120 LONG WITH 5 BAYS AND HEAVY ! E-MAIL.............. EDAVIS1936@AOL.COM.
THE DOCKS WERE FOUND NEXT TO A MARINA A FEW MILES BELOW. SOME DAMAGE TO THEM AND TO A DOCK OWNED BY A PARTY DOWN THERE. |
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Fill out Bill Mixon's on-line quote form for a fast, friendly insurance quote for rates on your boat.. |
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Part Time Cook Wanted–All Shifts. Bar & Grill Featuring Daily Special
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Experienced Marine Mechanic
Dan’s Boats is hiring an experienced Marine Mechanic. Top Pay, Health Insurance, No Weekends, Yearly Training with the Manufacturers. Would service new and newer boats powered with Volvo and some Mercruisers. Dan’s Boats has a great team of boat enthusiasts and is looking to add a good technician who cares about the people and their boats!
Please contact Dan at 636-970-3267 or come on by the showroom! |
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Oh My...It's Monday Already! July 9th ..2007 Hope everyone had a good weekend |
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Fourth of July on the River
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There were two dates in the Upcoming Events Page...It's the 28th ! |
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Click here to view the new issue. |
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Click here for the "Motor Fuel Refund Claim Form Click here for the Marine Fuel Purchases Form
Send it in anytime you want |
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Click here for the Mississippi River and scroll down to your favorite fishing area. Click here for the Illinois River and scroll down to your favorite fishing area. For the complete report go to http://www.ifishillinois.org
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Click here to read the news story on KHQA7
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Part Time Cook Wanted–All Shifts. Bar & Grill Featuring Daily Special
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Experienced Marine Mechanic
Dan’s Boats is hiring an experienced Marine Mechanic. Top Pay, Health Insurance, No Weekends, Yearly Training with the Manufacturers. Would service new and newer boats powered with Volvo and some Mercruisers. Dan’s Boats has a great team of boat enthusiasts and is looking to add a good technician who cares about the people and their boats!
Please contact Dan at 636-970-3267 or come on by the showroom! |
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Fri, Sat, Sun .... 6,7,8 of July..2007
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Here is a shot of some of the Two Branch Marina crew on with the Delta Queen in the background. We were on Ronnie and Linda's houseboat Friday evening on our way to Cedar Hill for dinner when we spotted the Queen waiting to lock through Winfield Dam.
She takes my breath away each time I see her !
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The Delta Queen
This was taken July 6, 2007 at 4:55 p.m. from our deck overlooking Two Branch Island. It's the Delta Queen on its way upriver.
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Out boating with Isreal, Kim & Peyton for July 4, 2007
RiverBill says...Seen you guys on Iowa Island earlier this week. Sorry that I didn't get to say hello. Hope you had a good trip. |
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Dennis & Roman Carroll of "Don's Body Shop" and "Aqua Scooter "showing patriotism aboard Mike Vitale's cruiser..... IN-XS
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RiverBill says.....I have reports of the Love Bug being spotted at Carlyle Lake in Illinois too. ~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^~~ |
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PS:.. Kathleen Tackett is now Mrs. Kathleen Williams Look for more pictures of Herbie.... the Love Bug...... tomorrow |
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Updated at 9AM Sunday
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The school house was built in 1857. Click here to read news article on Edwardsville.com |
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Mississippi River (above St. Louis): 80 degrees, normal, dingy; channel catfish fair on prepared baits; all other species slow. (Report made on 7/5/2007) Missouri River (below New Haven) 74 degrees, rising, muddy; catfish good on natural baits, jug lines and pole & line; all other species fair. (Report made on 7/5/2007)
Check out the report for the entire state of Missouri .................go to http://www.mdc.mo.gov/fish/fishrt/ |
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Cedar Hill Restaurant
To be held at Cedar Hill Resort Saturday July 28
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Shower facilities were located on the riverbank next to each
quarterboat and the YMCA provided picture shows, music entertainment,
refreshments and writing tables in two large tents
near the camp. Click here for more information about Camp Gaillard and the 12th Engineers, U.S. Expeditionary Force |
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Water Patrol Cracks Down on Lewd Behavior at Lake
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The article sites several bureaucratic snags that have prolonged the wetlands issue through the years. It was also stated that the US Army Corps Of Engineers does not have enough staff to insure that all promised wetlands are actually established.
After the Corps of Engineers study the Sewer District's application a 21-day period for public
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After Mark Twain (an actor) announced his run for the for the presidency, he was also quoted as saying....
"I want to say the difference between myself and George Washington. Mr. Washington was from Virginia, and he said 'I cannot tell a
lie. Well, folks, I'm from Missouri. I can tell a lie with the best of them."
Did you know....Mark Twain actually ran for president.
Go to www.marktwainforpresident.com for more info about Mark Twain for president. Click here to read the news article in the on-line Hannibal.net |
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It's illegal to possess piranha in the state of North Carolina...and the fish was most likely dumped into the river by someone who no longer wanted it.
Click here to read the news story on KSDK News Channel 5 |
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Part Time Cook Wanted–All Shifts. Bar & Grill Featuring Daily Special
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Experienced Marine Mechanic
Dan’s Boats is hiring an experienced Marine Mechanic. Top Pay, Health Insurance, No Weekends, Yearly Training with the Manufacturers. Would service new and newer boats powered with Volvo and some Mercruisers. Dan’s Boats has a great team of boat enthusiasts and is looking to add a good technician who cares about the people and their boats!
Please contact Dan at 636-970-3267 or come on by the showroom! |
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It's 4th Of July Week Tuessssssday .... 3 July..2007 |
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A big thanks to Amber and Dana for serving up the food and drinks.
The bottom picture is of Tyler Micthell, Mark "Cookie" Richardson, Dennis Rea , Rick Overton and River Dawg "Gus" on the Palisades Private Beach, located at the end of the parking lot by the boat docks. Lighted palm trees, fire pit, lounge chairs.....looks like a good place to enjoy a few cold drinks with friends.
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Darryll is getting us all primed for the fireworks shows that will be going on tonight and tomorrow night. It's a collage of pictures he snapped last night while at his brother DJ's house.... watching the show put on by the Delmar Gardens Nursing Home in Fenton. They shoot the fireworks about 200' from his brother's back deck. Wow ! |
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Make your Own Fireworks !
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CLICK ON ABOVE PICTURE TO START THE FIREWORKS DISPLAY |
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...Start the display by clicking on the picture above ......And then click on the sky above the Clark Bridge with your mouse to add additional fireworks........Each click adds 1 more sky rocket.......A big thanks goes out to Captain Gary Bowers for the animated fireworks and to Steve Schulte for the great picture. |
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For a list of River Fireworks Displays from Alton To Hannibal
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Hang it on your wall or make it a screen saver for your PC. RiverBill says...Thanks Darryll Weil for the great picture ! |
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RiverBills.com had 63,312 unique visitors in June !
The old high was 52,200 set in May 2007.
63,312 unique visitors ! - Up more than 11,000 from the May 2007 number.........52,200 - It's more than "double" the June 2006 number of .........28,765 Click here to go to the Visitor Stats Chart
Note: A visitor is counted only when bringing up more than one page and taking no more than 30 minutes between individual pages.
RiverBill says.... Thanks to each and everyone of you that log on to RiverBill's ! |
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Bill,
Would you post this on your website as a reminder. |
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Part Time Cook Wanted–All Shifts. Bar & Grill Featuring Daily Special
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Experienced Marine Mechanic
Dan’s Boats is hiring an experienced Marine Mechanic. Top Pay, Health Insurance, No Weekends, Yearly Training with the Manufacturers. Would service new and newer boats powered with Volvo and some Mercruisers. Dan’s Boats has a great team of boat enthusiasts and is looking to add a good technician who cares about the people and their boats!
Please contact Dan at 636-970-3267 or come on by the showroom! |
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It's 4th Of July Week Monday .... 2 July..2007 |
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What a picture ------ With the Grafton Ferry in the foreground .....It looks like the heavens are opening up and shinning down on the river.
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~~~ RiverBill's Archives~~~
Our
River Pictures of the Day....... are from Joel. He seen
some strange looking boats on a trip to Minnesota and sent us some pictures..
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
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