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President's Message Bill Currey, President Coal River Group, Inc. |
WALHONDE WATER TRAIL WARNING |
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NOTICE TRAIL L-1 FROM DONALD KAHN CORRECTIONAL CENTER TO THE WATER PARK IS BLOCKED BY A HUGE TREE. VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS DUE TO DEBRIS AND THE TREES SIZE AND POSITION IN THE WATER. |
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2008 Tour De Coal Expects 200 Boaters |
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The Coal River Group, along with Moses Ford, will be hosting the fourth annual Coal River TOUR DE COAL event on Saturday, June 21 st, 2008. The boat float starts at Meadowood Park in Tornado, WV at 9:00am. The participants float eleven miles down the Coal River to St. Albans and take out at the Gateway Shopping Center. “It’s a hoot!” Says CRG Volunteer Bob Miller, “I have been involved in every one of the Tours and watched the ever growing number of boaters have a great time.” The float was created by the Coal River Group to bring people back to the rivers. “We are seeing many new people every year.” says Bill Currey, President of the non-profit group. “We expect over 200 boats and as many as 250 people to participate this year.” Currey added. Special events during the day will include a variety of displays to be located at the finish line at Gateway shopping center in St. Albans. Displays promoting and illustrating how the group is working to clean up the river are expected. Vendors will be offering food and sporting goods retailers will be on hand showing off the latest in kayaks and sporting gear. The organizers have obtained permission from the Kanawha County Parks and Recreation Commission to allow overnight campers to use Meadowood Park on the night of June 20 th. “We can now offer visitors from out of town a place to camp prior to the float.” says Currey, “We have had a number of requests from people regarding camping in the area the night before the event.” The Coal River Group asks for a $15 donation and all participants receive t-shirts commemorating the event. We expect to have 25 to 30 volunteers; including the local Tornado Volunteer Fire Department, St. Albans Fire and Police Departments. Residents living along the eleven mile water route are being asked to come out and cheer on the floaters. “Last year we had a number of families that offered water, fruit and encouragement to the boaters.” says Currey. Detailed information about the Tour de Coal and the Coal River Group can found on the web site www.coalrivergroup.com.
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Walhonde River Trail Water Level Information Click on Logo to go to site. |
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| Join the first float trip of 2008! Current River Scouting Reports |
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Kris Radford |
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Lisa Shamblin Treasurer, Chairman of Recreation |
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| The fun float trips that many of you made last year are again being scheduled. We should have the list posted here very soon. For further information on the many float trips with the Coal River Group contact Lisa at: 304-727-0137 | ||||||||||||
Coal River Group is a 501c3 tax
exempt corporation |
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The Coal River Group a non profit volunteer organization dedicated to bringing life back to the Coal River would like our Web Site linked to yours. Use: www.coalrivergroup.com we will reciprotate. Bill Currey, President |
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