Cedar River boating season opens with extended patrols
The Cedar Rapids Riverfront Improvement Commission announces patrols on the Cedar River from today with duty hours 4 to 9 pm weekdays and noon to 9 pm weekends. Docks and harbor prepared, 119 stalls with electrical hookups and 108 dock slips available. Season rent 100 for a stall and 50 for a slip. Gasoline pumps operate noon to 8 pm weekends and holidays. Call 398-5199 for rentals.
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Cedar River
Cedar Rapids
Two Ironworkers Stay With Fishing All Night on Cedar River
John Rife and Richard Campbell fished the Cedar River near Quaker Oats for about 27 hours starting Monday evening, catching 25 blue and channel catfish. They kept five on Monday and twenty on Tuesday, keeping fish weighing from 12 to 24 pounds, with one small flathead released.
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Sixth St. NW
Campbell
Eighth St. NW
Cedar River
Quaker Oats
Rife
New Iowa Conservation Commission chairman named
Richard W. Kemier of Marshalltown is named chairman of the Iowa Conservation Commission succeeding Carolyn Walter of Des Moines. John D. Field of Hamburg becomes vice chairman. Kemier is an attorney and Field publishes the Hamburg weekly. Glenn Hinton of Maquoketa, a mail carrier and band leader, caught a 9 pound 14 ounce walleye from the Mississippi in Jackson County on April 16, one of the year's largest statewide catches.
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Richard W. Kemier
Marshalltown
Iowa Conservation Commission
Carolyn Walter
Des Moines
John D. Field
Hamburg
Kemier
Field
Glenn
Red" Hinton
Maquoketa
Mississippi River
Jackson County
Iowa stamp entries open July 12 for 1983 wildlife designs
Iowa wildlife artists may submit designs for the 1983 duck, habitat and trout stamps from July 12 to 16. The stamp entry window runs daily from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at designated locations.
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Canoeing Anglers Trip On Wapsipinicon River
The Indian Creek Nature Center sponsors a canoe trip for anglers on the Wapsipinicon River from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. on June 12. Leadership, canoes, life jackets and instruction are provided for 7 dollars for Nature Center members and 10 dollars for non members. For reservations call 362-0664.
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Indian Creek
Take a Kid Fishing and Share the Outdoors
A heartfelt invitation to introduce children to outdoor life. Personal anecdotes show how shared fishing trips forge lasting bonds, spark curiosity, and open doors to nature. The author urges patience, questions, and memorable moments like Jeremy, a five year old who outsang the seasoned anglers with bass and panfish.
Kids Fisheree and Clinic At Ellis Park In Cedar Rapids
Today two youth fishing events unfold in Cedar Rapids with supervision from the American Legion and the Cedar Rapids Bassmasters. The Kids Fisheree at Robbins Lake Ellis Park runs 7 a.m. to noon with three age divisions six classes and door prizes. Up to 1000 youngsters ages 7 to 15 may register with a parent signature and participation is free. A postponed youth fishing clinic in Ellis Park will occur Saturday June 26 under sponsorship of the Bassmasters and the Iowa Conservation Commission.
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Cedar Rapids
American Legion
Robbins Lake
Ellis Park
Bassmasters
Iowa Conservation Commission
Legion
Funds short forces cut in Iowa recreation complex plan
Iowa conservation officials say lack of money has forced them to pare down plans for western Iowa's Snyder-Winnebago Recreation Complex in Woodbury County from 12.2 million to a much smaller project. Construction may not start for two to three years, according to Randy Jensen of the Iowa Conservation Commission.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Snyder-Winnebago
Woodbury County
Randy Jensen
Iowa Conservation Commission
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