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Charity paddle event to take place at Reed Bingham State Park
Valdosta, April 27th, 2015 — You are invited to paddle in the third annual BIG Little River Paddle Race on Saturday, May 16, 2015. Bring your canoe or kayak or Continue reading
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service PR of 11 February 2015,
New Partnership Announced for Concession Operation at Banks Lake NWR
Folkston, GA… Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is proud to announce the ground-breaking partnership that will aid in the operation and visitor services of the Banks Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Lakeland, GA. An unstaffed refuge, Banks Lake is administered by Okefenokee, nearly 120 miles away, making work at this remote refuge often difficult. Refuge staff will now be working with Lanier County to aid in the concession operation and visitor services offered at Banks Lake. “I am excited Lanier County has the opportunity for this partnership with the Banks Lake National Wildlife Refuge and the Lakeland-Lanier Chamber” said Alex Lee, Lanier County Board of Commissioners Chairman. “Our board is ready to make this happen.”
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The local newspaper put a Hamilton County spin on the
Alapaha River Water Trail logo contest
PR, printed all three pictures, and ran it on most of full page.
Valdosta CEO also carried the PR 18 March 2015.
WWALS thanks all the logo prize donors, all the sponsors of the Alapaha River Water Trail, the teachers, and especially the student contestants.
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Update 2015-03-20: Two Hamilton County businesses donate prizes for logo contest –Jasper News.
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South Georgia talent won the Alapaha River Water Trail Logo Contest
Alapaha, Georgia, March 16th 2015 — South Georgia’s got talent! Winners from Tift County High School and Lanier County High School got cash and other prizes for their logo submissions at the Alapaha River Water Trail conference Saturday.
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Maya Turner with her First Place logo in Logo Winners, by Deanna Mericle, 14 March 2015
WWALS Treasurer Gretchen Quarterman invited everyone to discuss river etiquette
and private property and to see the prizes awarded to the high school logo contest winners at the
Alapaha River Water Trail Conference tomorrow,
and to go on the
river outing afterwards.
She spoke in Citizens Wishing to Be Heard at the Regular Session, Lowndes County Commission (LCC), Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 10 March 2015.
Here’s the video:
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The Tifton Gazette today printed
the WWALS PR about the logo contest
and the conference tomorrow.
Winners will be announced, prizes awarded, and the winninglogos unveiled at the
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Plus Chris Mericle has joined the WWALS Board, the board now meets quarterly, and much of the work is done through Committees, but the big addition is a map and access points for the Alapaha River Water Trail. Here’s PDF for printing, and images are below, all thanks to Karan Rawlins.
Update: 2015-06-08: See the new Alapaha River Water Trail Brochure, Map, and Card all in one!
Update 2015-03-10: Prizes to high school logo contest winners Saturday at Alapaha River Water Trail Conference.
Florida noticed the ARWT logo contest.
Joyce Marie Taylor, Jasper News, 19 January 2015,
HamCo: High school student logo contest for Alapaha River Water Trail by WWALS,
HCHS [Hamilton County High School] invited to participate
Valdosta, Ga.— Willacoochee, Withlacoochee, Alapaha, Little River System (WWALS) is excited to announce a contest among high school students in Echols, Lanier, Lowndes, Berrien, Atkinson, and Tift Counties in Georgia, and Hamilton County, Fla. to design a logo for the Alapaha River Water Trail. The logo will be used on the Water Trail website, on promotional brochures, and on information at access points along the river that will be posted on kiosks.
Our judges for the contest include:
The rest is verbatim from The WWALS press release of 14 January 2015.
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Update 2015-01-20: High school student logo contest for Alapaha River Water Trail by WWALS in Suwannee Democrat.
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High school student logo contest for Alapaha River Water Trail
Update 2015-03-11: Winners have been selected by the judges and prizes will be presented at the conference.
WWALS is excited to announce a contest among
high school students in Echols, Lanier, Lowndes, Berrien, Atkinson,
and Tift Counties in Georgia, and Hamilton County, Florida to
design a logo for the
Alapaha River Water Trail. The logo will be
used on the Water Trail website, on promotional brochures, and on
information at access points along the river that will be posted on
kiosks.
Our judges for the contest include:
Winners will be announced, prizes awarded, and the winning logo unveiled at the
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WWALS Ambassador Dave Hetzel explains the
Alapaha River Water Trail: recreation through fishing, swimming, boating,
conservation, and economic benefits through heads on beds, restaurant
customers, gas, and outfitters. Continue reading
