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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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Wednesday...30 April 2008 Over 1.3 Million Visitors Strong !
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Pic of the Day "Pool 25 Flood Waters"
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Hi Riverbills!
Thought maybe you would like a few pics from us in the other pool. I have a place at Timberlake. Last weekend (April 19), we all boated in and since I was the only person in the group that had dry concrete, we HAD to have a party! So we bar-be-qued. These are some pics of my house and the boats tied around it. I’m sending it in two emails. Hope you enjoy them. If you want something different or some more, let me know.
This first set of pictures is a view pulling up to our house and then the first boats tied under the house and the small patch of green that was left.
Thanks Patty Williams |
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Yesteryears Picture of the Day
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Oh Buoy !
Bill, This is a picture of a couple of buoy's that are obviously off their mark. Could you get your boat through there?? We saw them on the way to the Wing Fling on 521. Click here for Wing Fling Pictures.
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The rivers levels are coming back up at Winfield, Grafton and Alton.
Click here for more information for water levels Lock and Dam 25 ~~~~~^~~~~~^~~~~^~~~~^~~~~^~~~~
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Click here for more information for water levels at Lock and Dam 26 ~~~~~^~~~~~^~~~~^~~~~^~~~~^~~~~ ~ Click here for current Doppler Radar and up-to-date River Levels / forecasts for Winfield, Grafton and Alton Dam ~ Click here for the Nation Weather Service latest Flood Warning ~ Click here to go to NOAA River Flood Outlook website
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Click here to read Navigation Notice #1100 Check the CG/COE Hot Topics website for most current memos
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Click here to go to RiverBill's Restaurant Section
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The first episode ( of 11) is coming to TV Wednesday night at 8pm?
Capt'n Alan Deutschmann sent us a picture of the star of the show, Matt the farmer (green hat), himself (captain's hat). From the produce stand in Boschertown... Cleveland and Jimmy who he believes have some parts in the series???
The series was filmed in Alan's neighborhood last year and he helped with the production. They had to import 100% of the farm animals for the production.....and ....Alan also noted that he showed 20+ of the crew the river last year when he took them out for a cruise on his boat !
Google/ Farmer Wants a Wife for more info. |
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New business Hours & Daily Specials
Open Tuesday – Friday at 11:00 a.m. full menu at 11:00 a.m.
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3rd Annual Grafton Harbor Antique & Classic Boat and Outboard Show Saturday June 21, 2008
Sponsors Welcome ! This year our show will attract over 35 Antique and Classic Boats on the water and on land. We are looking for slip sponsors, kind of like hole sponsors at a golf tournament. The $50 slip sponsor will receive signage attached to the deck in front of the sponsored slip. The sign will include details of the boat being shown. Our $140. banner sponsors will receive placement of a 2'x4' Advertising Banner (banner furnished). Signage can include art work logos and pictures on vinyl.
For more information about becoming a sponsor contact: Jack Hartwig.....636-441-3559 James Tobin.....314-249-3965 Gene Hughes....314-291-1800
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As of Tuesday at 1:50 PM the Brussels Ferry is open for business. |
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Keep your ear to RiverBill's for more information as it become available. |
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It has been reported, but not verified, that the Golden Eagle Ferry is shut down due to high water, but the Winfield Ferry is sill running |
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The Grafton Ferry is shut down due to high water |
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RiverBill's received the following e-mail from Capt'n Darryll Weil, Webmaster for Con Trios Yacht Club.
Bill,
Talked to Past Commodore Tim Tighe today (Tuesday) and he gave me the following information:
Click here to go to Con Trios Yacht club's website
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Vessel Safety Check Station at Grafton Harbor
For
more information, contact: Chief, External Communications Email: DVC-AX@Auxpa.org 310-908-6950 Size Does Matter – When Choosing A Life Jacket There’s no doubt that life jackets save lives. In the United States an average of nine people a day die as a result of drowning - deaths that could have been prevented. But a life jacket that does not fit properly can put a person at risk of drowning. Proper fit is imperative for safety on the water. The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary has a few tips to follow when choosing a life jacket. · Choose only a U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) approved life jacket, and the correct size for the weight of the person. The USCG stamp of approval, size, whether it is for a child or an adult, and appropriate weight of the wearer should be listed inside the jacket. A person’s chest size and stomach size may come into play when selecting the right life jacket. · Use the “touchdown” test to see if your life jacket fits properly; Lift your arms above your head as if calling a touchdown. The chest portion of the jacket should not touch your chin when you look left, right or over your shoulder. If the jacket passes this test, it most likely fits. If possible try it out in shallow water. The life jacket should not ride up on your body. However, ride-up may happen if your stomach is larger than your chest. · Weigh a child and measure for chest size under the arms before shopping for a child’s life jacket. A properly fitting jacket should be snug but not tight. · Check for proper fit of a life jacket on a child. Wearing the jacket, the child should stand normally with arms at his or her sides. Grab the jacket at the shoulders and firmly lift up. The jacket does not fit if it moves more than three inches up and down the child’s body during the test. · Ensure a life jacket for an infant or child has a crotch strap to help keep the life jacket on, an oversized float collar to help keep the head out of the water and a grab loop for easier water rescue. All straps should be intact and fastened at all times. So what is the safest life jacket? In terms of risk of drowning, the safest life jacket is the one you’re willing to wear! There are many good choices to keep safe on the water. Some of the choices are a better for certain situations than others, and therefore the choices are explained in the "Think Safe" life jacket pamphlet that is sold with every US Coast Guard approved life jacket. By reading the pamphlet, you can understand how to safely have fun on the water. For more information about life jacket types visit http://www.safeboatingcampaign.net/types.htm or http://www.boatingsidekicks.com/lifejackets.htm.
So what about the cost, aren’t life jackets expensive? Just keep in mind that no one thinks about the cost when they are in the water! The value of a life jacket could be priceless. The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary is the uniformed civilian component of the United States Coast Guard. Created by an Act of Congress in 1939, the Auxiliary directly supports the Coast Guard in all missions, except military and direct law enforcement actions. The Coast Guard Auxiliary is an integral part of the United States Coast Guard. For more information visit www.cgaux.org if you are ready to join visit http://join.cgaux.org/ . ### Doug Edelman - TKC Contractor SIPRNET Tier 2 Support , ESU - St Louis 314-269-2460
"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." - Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States
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RiverBill's received a phone call from Ron Skeen Jr. He told us that his father lost his balance and fell to his death from a second floor hotel balcony while on vacation in Cancun Mexico.
Ron & Darlene Skeen Former Two Branch Marina boaters Our condolences go out to the entire family.
Updated Tue at 1:30PM A Funeral Service is being planned for Ron on Friday at: Pitman Funeral Home 909 Pitman Ave Wentzville, Mo
Burial on Saturday Click here to go to Pitman Funeral Home website Click here for directions |
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Shirley Winn , mother of Laura Kelley, has passed away
Laura's mother, Shirley Winn, passed away on Saturday afternoon, at home, after a long courageous battle with cancer. Her husband, Ralph, and son, David, were at her side.
John Calvin Presbyterian Church 12567 Natural Bridge Road Bridgeton, Mo
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Accident or collision, duties of
operator--report required, when.
306.140. 1. It shall be the duty of the operator of a watercraft involved in a collision, accident, or other casualty, so far as the operator can do so without serious danger to the operator's watercraft, crew and passengers, to render to other persons affected by the collision, accident, or other casualty assistance as may be practicable and as may be necessary in order to save them from or minimize any danger caused by the collision, accident, or other casualty, and also to give his or her name, address, and identification of his or her watercraft in writing to any person injured and to the owner of any property damaged in the collision, accident, or other casualty. 2. In the case of collision, accident, or other casualty involving a watercraft, the operator thereof, if the collision, accident, or other casualty results in death or injury to a person or damage to property in excess of five hundred dollars, shall file with the Missouri state water patrol a full description of the collision, accident, or other casualty, including such information as the patrol may, by regulation, require.
(L. 1959 S.B. 142 § 10, A.L. 1985 H.B. 280, et al., A.L. 1989 S.B. 135, A.L. 2005
H.B. 353)
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Lou Amighetti
Public Information Officer
Missouri State Water Patrol
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River Bills Classified Search Engine ! Create your own online ad at RiverBill's Classified Search Engine with online payment processing, and ad editing, and up to 16 photos per ad.
Keep Your Anchor Right Where It Is For More Info...... |
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Featured in the April 7th, 2008 edition of the Alton Telegraph was a picture of Lock and Dam 26 at Alton from 1939. It features the gauge used to measure the river levels, a function that is managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Click here and take-a-look-back-in-river-time.
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SAVE THE DELTA QUEEN This Historic landmark Needs Your help ! A private initiative to save the steamboat Delta Queen For more info go to www.save-the-delta-queen.org Click here to sign the on-line petition
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Tuesday...29 April 2008 Over 1.3 Million Visitors Strong ! Updated at 6:15 PM. Graftons Landing...Ferry Updates..more info on Ron Skeen Funeral |
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Pic of the Day "Flood Waters"
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The rivers levels are coming back up at Winfield, Grafton and Alton.
Click here for more information for water levels Lock and Dam 25 ~~~~~^~~~~~^~~~~^~~~~^~~~~^~~~~
Click here for more information for water levels at Grafton ~~~~~^~~~~~^~~~~^~~~~^~~~~^~~~~
Click here for more information for water levels at Lock and Dam 26 ~~~~~^~~~~~^~~~~^~~~~^~~~~^~~~~ ~ Click here for current Doppler Radar and up-to-date River Levels / forecasts for Winfield, Grafton and Alton Dam ~ Click here for the Nation Weather Service latest Flood Warning ~ Click here to go to NOAA River Flood Outlook website
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Click here to go to RiverBill's Restaurant Section
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Updated at 6:15 PM
New business Hours & Daily Specials
Open Tuesday – Friday at 11:00 a.m. full menu at 11:00 a.m.
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Updated at 3:45 PM
3rd Annual Grafton Harbor Antique & Classic Boat and Outboard Show Saturday June 21, 2008
Sponsors Welcome ! This year our show will attract over 35 Antique and Classic Boats on the water and on land. We are looking for slip sponsors, kind of like hole sponsors at a golf tournament. The $50 slip sponsor will receive signage attached to the deck in front of the sponsored slip. The sign will include details of the boat being shown. Our $140. banner sponsors will receive placement of a 2'x4' Advertising Banner (banner furnished). Signage can include art work logos and pictures on vinyl.
For more information about becoming a sponsor contact: Jack Hartwig.....636-441-3559 James Tobin.....314-249-3965 Gene Hughes....314-291-1800
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Updated at 1:50 PM
As of Tuesday at 1:50 PM the Brussels Ferry is open for business. |
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Updated at 12:55 PM
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Updated at 12:55 PM
It has been reported, but not verified, that the Golden Eagle Ferry is shut down due to high water, but the Winfield Ferry is sill running |
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Updated at 12:45 PM
The Grafton Ferry is shut down due to high water |
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Updated at 12:00 Noon
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ALL MARINERS
NAVNOTICE # 1097
Click here to read Navigation Notice #1097 Check the CG/COE Hot Topics website for most current memos
~~~~^~~~~~^~~~~~^~~~~~^~~~~ Lock and Dam 11 is located near Dubuque, Iowa. Click here for more information from the on-line Wikipedia Encyclopedia. |
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To: ALL MARINERS
Click here to read Navigation Notice #1093 Check the CG/COE Hot Topics website for most current memos
~~~~^~~~~~^~~~~~^~~~~~^~~~~ Lock and Dam 13 is located near Fulton, IL. Click here for more information from the on-line Wikipedia Encyclopedia.
Lock and Dam 16 is located at river mile 457.2 near Muscatine, Iowa. Click here for more information from the on-line Wikipedia Encyclopedia.
Lock and Dam 17 is located at river mile 437 near New Boston, Illinois. Click here for more information from the on-line Wikipedia Encyclopedia. |
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There's a boatload of "River-Things-To-Do" listed on RiverBill's Upcoming Events page..... Click here and check-em out !
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On Sunday afternoon, the Southwestern Illinois Flood Prevention Initiative Leadership Task Force, which is a group of about 15 members, got together to evaluate the levee problems in Monroe, Madison and St. Clair County. They had a meeting and also took a bus tour to look at the levees and determine what needs to be done. Evidently, there is about $180 million worth of repairs that need to be done. Higher levee standards are going into effect next year. There are about five Metro East levees that will not meet these standards. If that happens, the area will be considered a flood zone and the residents will be required to have more flood insurance.
To read this full story and more of what the committee has decided, click here on the Granite City Journal
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Vessel Safety Check Station at Grafton Harbor
Contact: Betty Zoellner Flotilla Commander 3-13 8WR USCGAUX District Staff Officer - Public Affairs 314-852-2909 April 28, 2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: US Coast Guard Auxiliary Vessel Safety Checks Safe Boats Save Lives Learn the federal and state requirements for operating a vessel, and make sure your boat or personal watercraft is in compliance. Have a Vessel Safety Check performed to ensure that your vessel meets these requirements and has all the necessary safety equipment on board and in good condition.
Flotilla 3-13 of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary will be conducting a free Vessel Safety Check Station at Grafton Harbor May 24th from 8:30 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. If you will not be available at this time, you can still request to schedule a safety check for your vessel by contacting Karl at kdippold@spiff.net. A Vessel Safety Check is a courtesy examination of your boat (Vessel) to verify the presence and condition of certain Safety Equipment required by State and the Federal regulations. The Vessel Examiner is a trained specialist and is a member of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary. They will also make certain recommendations and discuss certain safety issues that will make you a safer boater. This is not a boarding or a law enforcement issue. No citations will be given as a result of any deficiencies found. We will supply you with a copy of our evaluation so that you may follow some of the suggestions given. Vessels that pass will be able to display our distinctive VSC decal. This does not exempt you from law enforcement boarding, but you can be prepared to make this a positive encounter
The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary is composed of uniformed, non-military volunteer civilians who assist the Coast Guard in all of its varied missions, except for military and direct law enforcement. These men and women can be found on the nation’s waterways, in classrooms and on the dock, performing safety patrols, vessel safety examinations and public education. The 28,000 members of the Coast Guard Auxiliary donate millions of hours annually in support of Coast Guard missions. ###
Doug Edelman - TKC Contractor SIPRNET Tier 2 Support , ESU - St Louis 314-269-2460
"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." - Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States
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RiverBill's received a phone call from Ron Skeen Jr. He told us that his father lost his balance and fell to his death from a second floor hotel balcony while on vacation in Cancun Mexico.
Ron & Darlene Skeen Former Two Branch Marina boaters Our condolences go out to the entire family.
Updated Tue at 1:30PM A Funeral Service is being planned for Ron on Friday at: Pitman Funeral Home 909 Pitman Ave Wentzville, Mo
Burial on Saturday Click here to go to Pitman Funeral Home website Click here for directions |
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Shirley Winn , mother of Laura Kelley, has passed away
Check the Obituary Page for more information....click here |
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~~~ RiverBill's Archives~~~
Our
Pictures and e-mail of The Day...... are
from Patty Williams of Pool 25 !
