Due to too many events this weekend, the WWALS board has rescheduled its quarterly meeting to a week later:
When: 2PM, Sunday, October 22, 2017
Where: Wooden Nickel Pub, 3269 Inner Perimeter Rd, Valdosta, GA 31602
Who: The public is invited for discussions of everything WWALS and Suwannee Riverkeeper do.
Stay tuned for an agenda.
-jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®
You can join this fun and work by becoming a WWALS member today!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Valdosta resident wins WWALS kayak raffle
Valdosta, July 13, 2017 — In a surprise to everyone, out of a box of raffle tickets for people as far as a thousand miles away, the winner was not only from Valdosta, he was in the room! No one was more surprised than winner Jeffrey Hinson Patton, seen here with the kayak he’s named Little Miss Sunshine. We’re sure he and she will be on a river near here soon.
Jeffrey Hinson Patton, the happy WWALS kayak raffle winnerWWALS board member and Outings Committee Chair Phil Hubbard said, “When I donated the kayak, I thought the raffle would go well, but not this well, with so many tickets and such a happy winner. It’s good to see it went to an active kayaker who will paddle in it.”
WWALS Member and kayak winner Jeffrey Hinson Patton remarked, “I started to drive my car, but then I got the truck because I thought, just in case I win.”
WWALS board member and Treasurer Gretchen Quarterman, a charter board member, remarked, “Best meeting ever!” She had already Continue reading
And we appointed him to two committees
How the winner was selected and more pictures at this link.
-jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®
You can join this fun and work by becoming a WWALS member today!
Online tickets are closed so there will be no confusion about last-minute tickets. If you want to buy a kayak raffle ticket you’ll need to come to the WWALS Annual Member Meeting tonight at 7PM. There you’ll also get to hear the annual report and, if you’re a member, vote on the election of some board members. Or if you just want to know if you won, you can dial in.
WWALS Annual Meeting
7:00 PM Wednesday 12 July 2017
Wooden Nickel, 3269 Inner Perimeter Rd, Valdosta, GA 31602
Dial-in Number: (641) 715-3580
Meeting ID: 855-676
Event: facebook
Follow this link for the agenda.
-jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®
You can join this fun and work by becoming a WWALS member today!
Draft Agenda
WWALS Quarterly Board Meeting
7:30 PM Wednesday 12 July 2017, After Annual WWALS Membership Meeting
Wooden Nickel, 3269 Inner Perimeter Rd, Valdosta, GA 31602
Dial-in Number: (641) 715-3580
Meeting ID: 855-676
Event: facebookElection of officers, paddle races, songwriting contest, festivals, water trails, and more.
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Under the cypress, in the BIG Little River Paddle RaceAll WWALS members, especially committee members, are invited to attend, as is the general public.
All WWALS Board Members are expected Continue reading
Draft Agenda
WWALS Annual Meeting
7:00 PM Wednesday 12 July 2017, followed by WWALS Quarterly Board Meeting
Wooden Nickel, 3269 Inner Perimeter Rd, Valdosta, GA 31602
Dial-in Number: (641) 715-3580
Meeting ID: 855-676
Event: facebookPresentation of annual report, election of board members and selection of kayak raffle winner!
Until then, you can still get your raffle ticketLast chance to get a raffle ticket is at the Annual Member Meeting.
WWALS members can vote in this annual meeting, and the public is invited to observe.
Board members are Continue reading
Come on up to Adel Wednesday evening and see sausage being made! If you want to attend by telephone, contact us.
Draft Agenda
WWALS Quarterly Board Meeting
7:30 PM Thursday 12 April 2017
IHOP, 1200 W 4th St, Adel, GA 31620
All WWALS Board Members are expected to attend in person or by telephone.
The more done on the board list, the less time we’ll have to spend on them in this meeting.
All WWALS members, especially committee members, are invited to attend, as is the general public.
Board Members:
Continue readingIn Alachua, 2017 01 17: Lisa Rinaman, St Johns Riverkeeper, and John S. Quarterman, Suwannee Riverkeeper.
This was after SRWMD and SJRWMD passed the NFRWSP. Videos here of what we and many others said before the vote in that joint board meeting.
-jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®
You can join this fun and work by becoming a WWALS member today!
If you want to see sausage being made, come to the board meeting at 6PM, before the 7PM Rally.
Draft Agenda
WWALS Quarterly Board Meeting
6 PM Thursday 12 January 2017
The Woman’s Club of Live Oak, 1308 11th Street SW, Live Oak, FL 32064
All WWALS Board Members are expected to attend in person or by telephone.
The more done on the board list, the less time we’ll have to spend on them in this meeting.All WWALS members, especially committee members, are invited to attend, as is the general public.
Board Members:
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SRWMD did post responses to comments from WWALS and others on the North Florida Regional Water Supply Plan (NFRWSP). A week before the planned NFRWSP adoption, same as for the agenda for the joint SRWMD-SJRWMD meeting next Tuesday in Alachua. After OSFR and WWALS posted critical blog posts, SRWMD Executive Director Noah Valenstein sent us and others an offer to meet this Friday in Live Oak to discuss. While many (including me), thanked him for his collegial offer, nobody took him up on it. See you in Alachua Tuesday (facebook event).
Below are Noah Valenstein’s letter and my response. Continue reading