WHEELER LAKE NEWS
Lake News From Lakes Online, Affiliates and Authorities
Date: 9/5/2008
(Washington D.C. - Sept. 4, 2008) From lawn mowers and weed
trimmers, to personal watercraft and speedboats, gas-powered engines will soon
contribute to healthier and cleaner air for Americans. The Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) has set strict new standards for gas-powered lawn
equipment and marine engines …
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Date: 7/30/2008
NMMA applauds important relief measure for recreational boating
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 30, 2008—In a significant victory for the recreational marine industry and the American boating and angling public, President Bush late yesterday signed into law S. 2766, the Clean Boating Act of 2008, protecting the more than 17 …
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Date: 6/13/2008
Ever pulled up to a boat ramp in Alabama, ready for an enjoyable day on the water, to find an inconsiderate boater has blocked the entire ramp while loading or unloading gear?
If so, you have just encountered a “boat ramp hog,” according to Lt. Erica Shipman of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural …
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Date: 5/29/2008
Town of Rogersville, Alabama
“Celebrating Our Heritage”
Sesquicentennial Activities
June 1 – June 7, 2008
Sunday June 1
2:00p.m. Dedication of Heritage Park
Bagpipe Band Performing
3:00p.m. History of Rogersville Presentation by James B Cox …
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Date: 5/29/2008
Youth Sailing Seminar: June 7th and 8th Contact: Jan Bijvoet at: bijvoetja@bellsouth.net
This event is designed to be a 2 day seminar to introduce youth to sailing. There will classroom and on the water sailing with instruction by some of the best sailors in the region (I am not kidding). If you know anyone interested in …
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WHEELER LAKE FISHING NEWS
Lake News And Reports From Local Fishing Experts
Date: 11/27/2007
While most people including myself are stuffing there bellies with Thanksgiving turkey - I still find time to get out on the lake for some fast and furious fall crappie fishing action. Most anglers are starting to put their boats and tackle away for the winter, waiting for the first signs of spring. Well let me …
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Date: 10/10/2007
DECATUR, Ala. FLW Outdoors officials have announced Monday that Wheeler Lake in Decatur, Ala., will host the 2007 Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League Chevy Wild Card regional Nov. 2-3. Anglers who entered all five tournaments in a BFL division this season and did not qualify for any other BFL regional are eligible to compete in …
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Date: 10/10/2007
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? FLORENCE, AL. Over $1 million in cash and prizes will be given away in Florence, Alabama during the 2007 FLW Series BP Eastern Division tournament, set to take place on Pickwick Lake Oct. 10-13, 2007. Sponsored by Florence/Lauderdale Tourism, the tournament will feature as many as 400 top …
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MEDIA ARTICLE SOURCES
Fishing News From Local Media Providers
Date: 8/20/2008
Alabama, Florida and Georgia have been waging a water war for 18 years, but a cease-fire may be in sight.
Alabama experts not only believe that the courts may finally determine the states' water rights in the next two years, but that Alabama might be one of the winners in the war.
Negotiations between the Re …
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Date: 7/25/2008
With gas selling for about $4 per gallon, Tony Cox is fishing more from his paddleboats than the one with a gasoline-powered outboard engine.
"I use my canoe and kayak a lot more than I did when gasoline was $1.99 a gallon," said Cox, an avid angler and fly fishing guide from Center Star. "I'm not the only one doing that …
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Date: 7/24/2008
Statewide home sales fell nearly 27 percent in June, the 10th consecutive monthly decline in Alabama.
The Alabama Center for Real Estate reported a total of 4,290 homes sold in the state in June. That's a nearly 27 percent drop from June 2007 and a more than 6 percent drop from May.
Homes on Lake Martin, reportedly one …
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Date: 7/24/2008
Alabama businesses, farmers and water systems continue to struggle with the effects of two years of drought despite recent rains that have brought some relief.
Officials with Dixie Pellets near Selma say water levels on the Alabama River remain so low they are only able to fill barges half full when shipping their product …
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Date: 7/22/2008
The new 631-mile Alabama Scenic River Trail - a boating route that stretches from the Coosa River in northeast Alabama to Fort Morgan on the Alabama Gulf Coast - has been designated a National Recreational Trail, and improvements are continuing along the route.
The town of Ohatchee in Calhoun County and the city of …
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Date: 7/20/2008
PRATTVILLE -- Although Prattville's Russ Lane plies both his passion and his vocation on lakes all over the nation as a Bassmaster Elite Pro, Lane honed his skills on the rivers and lakes in Alabama.
Currently, in the middle of a month-long break between tournaments -- the next event is the Empire Chase on Lake Erie at …
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Date: 7/20/2008
In recent weeks we've been deluged with speculation about the status of the drought. Is it over? How long will the recent rainfall continue? Has it rained enough to help us recover from last summer?
Although we don't have all the answers, we do know that with less than 30 percent of Alabama presently in the severe drought …
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Date: 7/18/2008
Out-of-state residents who sell property in Alabama will initially lose 3 percent of their sales price to state taxes, but the new law's sponsor says sellers could get most of the money back.
House Bill 357, which takes effect Aug. 1, requires Alabama landowners who are not residents to withhold 3 or 4 percent of their …
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