Funeral services today for Plano boy killed in boating accident - Dallas Morning News


By AVI SELK / The Dallas Morning News Funeral services are today for a Plano boy who died in a boating accident Saturday during a Boy Scout outing on Lavon Lake. John Potanka, 12, was being towed in an inner tube behind a boat full of Scouts, ...

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Public outcry sinks Beach boat tax - The Free Lance-Star

Public outcry sinks Beach boat tax
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The proposed tax would have made boat owners pay $1.50 per $100 of a boat's assessed value, to generate about $50000 in new revenue. The tax is now 1 cent per $100 assessed value. Jamie Geddes of Germantown, Md., drives two hours to Colonial Beach ...

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They know about boating safely. Do you? - Daily Press


These students completed the About Boating Safely course June 6 at Abingdon Fire & Rescue Station No. 3. This course satisfies the Virginia Boating Safety Law for all operators of recreational boats and personal watercraft vehicles. ...

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Safety is key to rewarding boating season - Worcester Telegram


Death on the water undercuts the joy of every boating season. Too many immature boaters — and that has nothing to do with age — get into their crafts having undergone a reverse mental metamorphosis. You know the ones who think boating is strictly ...

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Boating tip: June 19, 2009 - TCPalm


By staff report Boaters usually drop anchor to stop for fishing, an overnight stay or another relaxing reason, to keep from running aground due to engine failure, or because of bad weather. Here are a few tips when anchoring: Have the proper type of ...

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State Marine Law Enforcement Officials Crack Down on Boating Under ... - Duluth Weekly


Washington, DC (June 18, 2009) - Recreational boaters may want to think twice before reaching for that cold beer this weekend. The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA), in partnership with the US Coast Guard, ...
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Additional Ind. patrols to target drunken boaters - Chicago Tribune


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AP INDIANAPOLIS - State conservation officers will increase patrols of Indiana waterways next week as part of a national crackdown on drunken boating. Off-duty officers will work overtime the weekend of June 26-28 to catch people who might be boating ...
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