Cambridge Boat Hopefuls

Triallists from Cambridge University take to the water hoping to be picked for the team

Oxford Uni Boat Trials

Triallists from Oxford University try out to be part of the famous boat team to race Cambridge

Confession in the 'Joe Cool' Boaters Case?

A jail inmate told investigators that a suspect in the killings of four people aboard a charter fishing boat off the Florida coast admitted his role in their shooting deaths That s according to recently unsealed court documents Dec 20

One boater still missing near Manchac

The search continues for a missing boater near Manchac He and three others went missing over the weekend when their boat capsized and left them stranded The boaters set sail from the Bonnet Carre Spillway Three of the four boaters were found just a few miles from that location on Tuesday

TPWD: Boating Safety

Santa Cruz Fisherman and Son Rescued From Boat

World and National News Brief: Mideast Peace Talks, Terror Suspects Arrested, Chinese Warship Docks in Japan, OJ Pleads Not Guilty

Bush Urges International Support for Peace in the Middle East Saudi Arabia Arrests 208 Terror Suspects Out of Fear of Oil Attack First Chinese Boat Docks in Japan Since WWII Era O J Simpson Pleads Not Guilty in Kidnapping and Armed Robbery

Drought Forces Marinas To Move Docks

The rain this week did nothing to help boaters and business owners on Lake Lanier The Aqualand Marina in Flowery Branch was forced to move an entire boat dock to keep boats from being damaged by the lake s bottom CBS 46 s Rebekka Schramm has more

Honoring Tiffany Heitkamp In Court 11/26/07

The man who crashed a boat near Old Forge last summer killing a 20-year-old Syracuse woman will spend the next 2 6 years in state prison Keir Weimer apologized to the family of the victim in an emotional sentencing Monday morning

Keir Weimer Sentenced for Fatal Boating Crash 11/26/07

Kelly McPherson has more on how the family of Tiffany Heitkamp the victim reacted

Keir Weimer sentenced to 2-6 years in prison for manslaughter

In July of 2006 Keir Weimer was at the helm of a speed boat on Fourth Lake when it crashed into Alger Island That accident killed Tiffany Heitkamp of Syracuse Today Weimer received a prison sentence of two to six years It was an extremely emotional morning for family and friends of Tiffany Heitkamp as they sat and listened to Judge Patrick Kirk hand down Weimer s sentence

St. Johns River Christmas Boat Parade

Keir Weimer will be in court Monday to receive prison sentence

Weimer plead guilty in September to manslaughter Prosecutors say the 24-year-old crashed a boat into Alger Island in 2006 killing 20-year-old Tiffany Heitkamp

Marina Breaks Ground Near Garrison

After being left high and dry for years Fort Stevenson State Park is tapping back into the water of Lake Sakakawea with a new marina Ground is broken on the more than 10-million dollar project earlier today It should be ready for use by 2009 Shaun Sipma has the story Nat Sound It was ground that was broken today at Fort Stevenson State park but it s the water that s been sorely missed Senator Byron Dorgan D North Dakota This very large lake is a terrific natural resource for our state but this natural resource doesn t provide full flower benefits for this state unless you have access to it The fact is we haven t had adequate access to it Since the late 1990 s drought in the Upper Missouri Basin devastated Lake Sakakawea dropping levels to record lows and leaving many once active boat ramps and marina s high and dry Senator Kent Conrad D North Dakota The pictures that were taken that were in all the news media showed the marina high and dry but it was impossible to show was how far the water had receded and it was really a stark picture Now that picture is going to be repainted A new Marina will be built here at Garrison Bay less than a mile west of the old one in De Trobrian Bay that is now landlocked Robert Michaels Army Corps of Engineers But this new Fort Stevenson will provide lake access at a much lower elevation if drought continues if drought conditions continues as expected Douglass Prchal ND State Dept of Recreation It does enhance and replace visitor service that has been absent for a number of years and the success of the park is directly related to enhance facilities the marina being one of those Paul Schlichting Garrison Chamber President I always ask Dick what park visitation was for the year If he said it s down 20 percent that s what the numbers are at my business and that means about 600 000 dollars And that s just one business in Garrison 10 million dollars in federal funds has been secured to pay for the project which should wrap up and be open to boats the summer of 2009 Governor John Hoeven R North Dakota The Friends of Lake Sakakawea really had a vision on this thing and pursued it and stayed with it and worked on it the right way all the way through Terry Fleck Friend of Sakakawea I d just like to think this is just the beginning of many many good things to happen on this big lake At Fort Stevenson State Park Shaun Sipma KX News Planning for the new marina began in 2004

Hot Boat Races Kick Off Friday

Riding The River

Main function of tow boat is to move barges down the river

Arrignment In Fatal Boat Crash 11/14/07

The man who is accused of crashing into another boat on Skaneateles Lake killing two people entered a mandatory not guilty plea at Wednesday morning s arraignment in Onondaga County Court

Alleged Boat Driver Appears in Court; 11/14/07

More than four months after the accident on Skaneateles Lake a Craig Cordes stood before a judge to answer charges that his drunk driving killed two people

Driver in Fatal Boating Crash Enters Not Guilty Plea 11/14/07

Craig Cordes the man charged with driving his boat drunk and killing two people on Skaneateles Lake last Summer pleaded not guilty Wednesday morning

Residents across the state feel the pain at the pump

SOME GRIM ECONOMIC NEWS TONIGHT FOR THOUSANDS OF NEW MEXICO FAMILIES -- THEY RE AMONG THE NATION S HARDEST HIT WHEN IT COMES TO RISING GAS PRICES STUART DYSON IS LIVE AT RIO GRANDE AND I-40 NEAR THE BOTTOM OF YET ANOTHER LIST SOME OF OUR STATE S COUNTIES ARE AMONG THE WORST IN THE NATION WHEN IT COMES TO THE SHARE OF FAMILY INCOME THAT GOES STRAIGHT INTO THE GAS TANK OUT Q STILL ABOVE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE HERE S HOW IT WORKS - POOR FAMILIES PAY A HIGHER SHARE OF THEIR FAMILY INCOME FOR GAS - AND OUR STATE HAS SOME OF THE POOREST FAMILIES IN THE COUNTRY - MANY OF THEM IN RURAL AREAS WHERE YOU HAVE TO DRIVE MORE TO GET FROM POINT A TO POINT B TAKE LUNA COUNTY - DEMING AREA - MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME ABOUT 22 THOUSAND DOLLARS - PAYING A LITTLE OVER TWO GRAND FOR GAS THIS YEAR - THAT S ALMOST TEN PER CENT OF THE AVERAGE FAMILY S BUDGET LUNA COUNTY IS NUMBER 29 ON THE OIL PRICE INFORMATION SERVICE STUDY OF 3 THOUSAND AMERICAN COUNTIES - BUT CUSTOMERS ALL OVER THE STATE ARE FEELING THE GAS PAINS I m a single mom - I have two girls - I ve got to travel into town - I take one to school - and to work - so a good chunk of my income is going to gas I m cutting down probably half what i used to drive - so i guess my greenhouse effect is half what it used to be Especially coming from Belen I have to fill this up two times a week to get back and forth to school just two days a week - and we re looking at about eighty bucks a week HERE S ANOTHER COUNTY IN THE WORST ONE HUNDRED - CATRON - MEDIAN INCOME 25 GRAND - WELL OVER TWO GRAND ON A YEARS WORTH OF GAS - ALMOST NINE PER CENT OF THE AVERAGE FAMILY S INCOME MORA COUNTY UP NORTH IN THE SAME BOAT AS CATRON - THE AVERAGE FAMILY SPENDING ALMOST NINE PER CENT OF ITS INCOME AT THE GAS PUMP IN THE ALBUQUERQUE AREA THE AVERAGE FAMILY S GAS BITE IS SMALLER - ONLY FIVE PER CENT - BUT STILL ABOVE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE GOT THE GAS PUMP BLUES - CONSIDER LOS ALAMOS - MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME OVER 80 GRAND - LESS THAN THREE PER CENT FOR GAS AT RIO GRANDE AND I-40 SDEWN4 THE RIO RANCHO SCHOOL BOARD IS

Grand Jury Indicts Suspect in Skaneateles Boat Crash 11/8/07

A Town of Onondaga man will arraigned next week on charges in connection with a deadly boating crash this past summer Craig Cordes was indicted Friday on vehicular manslaughter leaving the scene of an accident boating while intoxicated and several other charges

Row, row, row your boat

Worker Celebrates 5 Decades With Company

11 07 2007 -- GROTON An Electric Boat worker becomes the first woman to celebrate 50 years with the company

Drought Affecting Boat Sales At Lake Lanier

The historic drought is causing more problems than just watering restrictions CBS 46 s Mike Moore has a look into how the lack of rain is affecting boat sales

Large Barge Gives Travelers River Cruise

11 6 07 - Before booking that tropical cruise to the Caribbean travelers might want to consider a boat trip closer to home

11/2 - Two people hospitalized after boating accident in Gulf Shores

Dog Missing Since Saturday 10/31/07

An Auburn couple has put 120 posters up since Saturday and there s still no sign of their black lab quot Chew quot was inside a boat that capsized early that morning in Oneida Lake His owner is praying he s still alive

Come sail away at the boat show

Bethke Retires

Captain Mark Bethke is retiring from the North Dakota Highway Patrol after 27 years on the force Bethke joined the patrol in June of 1980 He became the safety and education officer in the Bismarck office in 1995 Bethke was appointed district commander in 2005 Today he recieves the Colonel s Award for Excellence a Meritory of Service Medal and a retired badge Along with other patrol officers family and friends also gathered at the state Capitol to honor Bethke Bethke says he now hopes to spend more time with family and out on his boat CoincidentlyBethke started his career in law enforcement 29 years ago TODAY at the Williams County Sheriff s Department

Yankees' Torre headed for L.A.?; Ballot prop has loophole, experts say; Boat explodes

Boat Capsizes On Onieda Lake 10/27/07

The Onondaga County Sheriff s Office is investigating what caused a boat to capsize on Onieda Lake

Movie star visits Bismarck

It s not often Hollywood comes to Bismarck However today it does and Bismarck will soon be the place a new movie will be Filmed Brad Feldman shows us how this story will make you proud Brad Melby is back in his school where it all started Brad Melby remember Minnesota I guess you d call me the less than ordinary not really remarkable student Melby is a 1985 graduate of Century High School Its a small part of the movie he and actor John Carroll Lynch are in Bismarck for this afternoon They are scouting places to film the movie Remember Minnesota John Carroll Lynch Remember Minnesota Bismarck has kind of a reputation for about really traditional midwest values and committment and hard work The movie is about the 1987 University of Minnesota rowing team that trumped all the odds John Carroll Lynch Remember Minnesota They rowed out of a corrugated tin hut behind the power plant and defeated some of the biggest schools in the nation that year That year the five member team from the U of M went onto compete in the Intercollegiate Rowing Championships Brad Melby Remember Minnesota We had of course tremendous success even though we were just a rag tag team of four guys and one coxswain the gal that was steering the boat and we went onto win the worlds largest ragatta in Philadelphia Its an experience that Melby says shaped his life Brad Melby Remember Minnesota Instead of being ordinary I wanted to strive to be more extraordinary It s what helped get him on the right path he hopes others will take away once the movie is created Brad Feldman KX News Melby says they will begin filming in the spring of 2008 The Remember Minnesota film is expected to be in theatres in 2009 You might also recognize John Carrol Lynch from the movie Fargo Grumpy Old Men Faceoff and the Fugitive

Caught on Tape: Boat Stolen From Front Yard

Authorities in Florida are searching for a number of suspects who were caught on tape stealing a boat from the front yard of a Miami home Oct 24

63-Year-Old Hunter Missing After Boat Sinks

Dozens Of Break-Ins Reported In Weeks

10 23 2007 -- EAST LYME Police in East Lyme are investigating dozens of car and boat break-ins since the beginning of the month

Local Pirates

Three men jump onto a SunCruz Casino boat and end up with a lot of loot

Boat-Barge Collision Aftermath

2 Dead in Fishing Boat-Barge Collision

Migrants Drown After Boat From Mexico Capsizes

Authorities have recovered the bodies of numerous Central American migrants whose boat capsized in the Pacific Ocean The vessel was believed to be carrying more than 20 migrants Oct 20

How to Operate a Boat Safely : 7 Boating Safety - Driving Under the Influence

Boating Safety - Driving Under the Influence

How to Operate a Boat Safely : 6 Boating Safety - Checks

Boating Safety - Checks

How to Operate a Boat Safely : 5 Boating Safety - Hypothermia

Boating Safety - Hypothermia

How to Operate a Boat Safely : 4 Boating Safety - Visual Distress Signals

Boating Safety - Visual Distress Signals

How to Operate a Boat Safely : 3 Boating Safety - Using a Marine Radio

Boating Safety - Using a Marine Radio

How to Operate a Boat Safely : 2 Boating Safety - Putting on a Life Jacket

Boating Safety - Putting on a Life Jacket

How to Operate a Boat Safely : 1 Introduction

How to Operate a Boat Safely

Overturned Boat Pulled To Shore

10 17 2007 -- NEW HAVEN The overturned boat in which a man and woman were fishing is pulled to shore while the search continues for the boaters

Rescuers Search River By Boat

A police officer spots two capsized fishing boats triggering a 40-minute search of the Missouri River

Canandaigua Water Levels Low

The nice weather has extended the boating season but low water levels mean a nautical challenge for boaters in Canandaigua

10/10 - Bid to end overfishing stirs debate on Gulf Coast

While charter boat owners protest new catch limits a public interest group Wednesday applauded efforts by the federal government to end overfishing and urged regulators to accurately monitor the Gulf of Mexico catch

Murder Charges Filed in Missing Boaters Case

Federal prosecutors charged two men Wednesday with murdering the captain and three crew members of a charter fishing boat they are accused of trying to hijack after hiring it for a quick trip to the Bahamas Oct 10

New Pinnacle casino may mean move for current boat

The Metro Council will meet on Wednesday to determine if voters in East Baton Rouge Parish will decide whether a third casino can come into the parish With that possibility on the horizon there is speculation that one of Baton Rouge s current boats could wind up across the river in West Baton Rouge Parish

Man arrested after party boat runs into trouble at Pismo Beach

Low Lake Levels Force Boat Ramp Closures

Car Clips Boat; Teens Die In Crash

10 04 2007 -- WOLCOTT A 17-year-old his sister and her friend die in a crash near Wolcott High School

Firefighter Survives Boating Accident, Uncle Killed In Car Crash

SUV amp pickup truck collide in Pendleton County

Bullet Casings Found on Boat With Missing Crew

Investigators found bullet casings on a charter boat whose four crew members are missing and federal prosecutors say one of the two men being held in the case had blow gun darts and knives when he was plucked from a life raft near Cuba Oct 2

Boat owner submerged in fines

Boating - How to Operate Your Personal Water Craft : 7 Boating - After Your Ride in Your Personal Water Craft

Boating - After Your Ride in Your Personal Water Craft

Boating - How to Operate Your Personal Water Craft : 6 Boating - Idling and Fast Starts in Your Personal Water Craft

Boating - Idling and Fast Starts in Your Personal Water Craft

Boating - How to Operate Your Personal Water Craft : 5 Boating - Gas vs Steering Your Personal Water Craft

Boating - Gas vs Steering Your Personal Water Craft

Boating - How to Operate Your Personal Water Craft : 4 Boating - Steering Your Personal Water Craft

Boating - Steering Your Personal Water Craft

Boating - How to Operate Your Personal Water Craft : 3 Boating - Considerations Before Launching Your Personal Water Craft

Boating - Considerations Before Launching Your Personal Water Craft

Boating - How to Operate Your Personal Water Craft : 2 Boating - Consideration Before Choosing Your Personal Water Craft

Boating - Consideration Before Choosing Your Personal Water Craft

Boating - How to Operate Your Personal Water Craft : 1 Introduction

Boating - How to Operate Your Personal Water Craft

Firefighter's Body Found In Kincaid Lake

Apparently drowned in boating accident

Alligator Hunter

Many people in North Dakota enjoy hunting in their spare time But not many of them hunt alligators Alec Zorn of Minot has hunted his whole life but he wanted something different than the usual North Dakota game he s always hunted He recently went down to Houston Texas to hunt a creature like no other he s hunted in his life Alec Zorn Minot Hunter This is entirely done on water out of a boat They re bated They put it out on great big hooks Then they bite over night and they get them on these ropes and shoot them Zorn heard about the opportunity while hunting wild hogs in Texas a while back while reading A hunting regulations guide After looking on the internet he found a place that would set him up for the hunt of a lifetime and give him a unique dinner course Alec Zorn Minot Hunter It s entirely different It s a really mild meat It must be done in a crock And they told us there not to deep fry it because it gets tough We put in the mushrooms and everything and it was good The alligator he caught was six feet nine inches long and yielded about fifteen pounds of meat

Rock Slab Hits Boat - 1 Dead, 1 Missing

Southern goes on the road, hoping for 5-0

The Southern Jaguars are in the same boat as the LSU Tigers looking to go 5-0 to start their season Southern plays Alabama State on Saturday in Mobile

Kayak Fundamentals : 13 Kayak - How To Perform Forward Strokes

Kayak - How To Perform Forward Strokes

Kayak Fundamentals : 12 Kayak - How To Perform Bracing Strokes

Kayak - How To Perform Bracing Strokes

Kayak Fundamentals : 11 Kayak - How To Use a Sculling Draw Stroke

Kayak - How To Use a Sculling Draw Stroke

Kayak Fundamentals : 10 Kayak - How To Paddle Sideways

Kayak - How To Paddle Sideways

Kayak Fundamentals : 9 Kayak - How To Paddle Backwards

Kayak - How To Paddle Backwards

Kayak Fundamentals : 8 Kayak - How to Turn

Kayak - How to Turn

Kayak Fundamentals : 7 Kayak - How to Launch

Kayak - How to Launch

Kayak Fundamentals : 6 Kayak - How to Hold a Paddle

Kayak - How to Hold a Paddle

Kayak Fundamentals : 5 Kayak - Spray Skirt

Kayak - Spray Skirt

Kayak Fundamentals : 4 Kayak - How to Sit

Kayak - How to Sit

Kayak Fundamentals : 3 Kayak Overview

Kayak Overview

Kayak Fundamentals : 2 How To Put on a Life Jacket

How To Put on a Life Jacket

Kayak Fundamentals : 1 Introduction

Kayak Fundamentals

Ark man held as FBI tries to solve ocean disappearance mystery

A trip that began as a routine charter boat jaunt to the Bahamas turned horribly wrong somewhere on the high seas with four crew members still missing today and two men who hired the vessel in custody

Two Men Charged, Four Missing-at-Sea

A trip that began as a routine charter boat tripto the Bahamas turned horribly wrong somewhere on the high seas Four crew members are missing and two men who hired the vessel are in custody facing federal charges Sept 26

Pulaski County Says Yes to Law Enforcement Boat Dock

Boating on the Arkansas River could get a lot safer in central Arkansas as soon as next year Tuesday night the Pulaski County Quorum Court voted to work with Little Rock North Little Rock and the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission to build a new dock and boat house for law enforcement

Suspects Found Adrift in Missing Boat's Raft

Two men rescued in the Florida Straits near Cuba are scheduled to be in court today in Miami while the search continues for the crew of a boat the men hired to take them to the Bahamas Sept 26

What happened on this boat?

RV & Boat Show at the Kansas Speedway

Five People Charged in Boat Ramp Deaths

Five people have been charged for serving alchohol to two Jacksonville minors who drove off a boat ramp and drowned

Investigation into boat-copter collision continues

Moonlightning nurse among survivors of boat-copter crash

Weimer accepts plea deal in fatal boat crash 9/10/07

Keir Weimer the Town of Pompey man accused of crashing his boat near Old Forge last July killing his friend amp injuring four others accepted a plea deal Monday Morning in Herkimer County Court

Keir Weimer Agrees to Plea Deal, 5pm Coverage 9/10/07

The 24-year-old man who swam away from the scene of a boat crash that killed a passenger on an Adirondack lake last year will spend up to six years in state prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter

Plea Deal Reached in Deadly Boating Crash Case 9/10/07

A plea deal was reached in the case against a Pompey man charged in a deadly boating crash last year The agreement was announced just before jury selection in the Keir Weimer trial about to begin

Weimer pleads guilty to second-degree vehicular manslaughter

HERKIMER - A Syracuse man involved in a deadly boating accident in the Adirondacks has accepted a plea deal

Trial in Deadly Boat Crash Starts Monday 9/9/07

Woman Rescued in Lake Superior after Falling From Sail Boat

Divers Search Near Dam For Missing Fisherman

9 6 07 - Crews searched the water Thursday for a missing fisherman whose boat capsized near a dam

Gone Fishing: Sept. 5th, 2007

Like a good fish story there s more than one opinion on how to fish This week Greg Schoneck shows how two people in the same boat may look at fishing in different ways Greg Schoneck Gone Fishing There are two sides to everything from how to properly hook up your bait to how to properly clean fish Experts often disagree Hi and welcome to Gone Fishing I m Greg Schoneck and today I m going to show you the proper way how to hook up bait for the right presentation Julie Schoneck There are two sides to everything from how to properly clean your fish to how to hook up your bait Experts often disagree Hi and welcome to Gone Fishing and I m Julie Schoneck and today I m going to show you the correct way to hook your bait for the best presentation Greg When I hook a minnow on a Lindy I like I like to delicately hook them right through the bottom lip for the proper presentation Julie When I hook a minnow on a Lindy I like to hook them through both lips for a stronger presentation Greg When I hook a crawler on a jig I like to hook them right in the middle for a deadly double presentation Julie When I hook a crawler on a jig I like to hook them right here on the end and then I like to pinch them in half because it leaves a great scent trail Greg When I hook a leech on a Lindy-actually I m a little bit squeemish when it comes to leeches Julie Whenever I hook a leech on a Lindy I always say hook em thin to win Greg When I m choosing colors for a crank bait I always look for the natural colors for a proper presentation Julie Whenever I choose crank baits I choose the bright colors for a flashy presentation Greg For the dramatic conclusion to this expert advice tune in next week Until then I m Greg Schoneck and I m Gone Fishing

'Call Before You Dig' Has New Tool

You ve probably seen the commercial the cost of building the state capital the cost of constructing the Garrison Dam and then the cost of putting in a mailbox That mailbox is pricey in the commercial mainly because an underground wire was cut Making sure you don t fall into the same boat is easier now thanks to a new hotline Perry Olson has the details Perry Olson - KX News You know how to dial this number Dailing 9-1-1 But there is a new three digit number more than 1400 companies hope you use before heading out to the yard this spring 811 Marty Dahl - Verendrye Electric We have a one call system in place but this will make it easier for contractors and for everyone else who may just be working on the weekend The campaign kicked off this month to get the word out 811 is the number to call to make sure you don t do damage to underground wires saving money and maybe more Marty If you hit it just right with a metal piece of equipment it could kill you and that is one reason to get things located The process is very simple once the call is made a locate takes only a few minutes but can assure the job gets done safely Jeff Smette - Lowe s Floral Landscape Designer We just finished planting trees for the Max school and where we wanted to plant them was right on top of a line and if we wouldn t have done a request we would have been in big trouble Marty Once you dig up a line or cable it may cost thousands of dollars to fix it where your project was just going to cost hundreds So remember if you are digging this year dial 8-1-1 and stay away from the need for 9-1-1 Perry Olson KX News

Gone Fishing: Husband vs. Wife

Like a good fish story there s more than one opinion of how to fish This week Greg Schoneck shows how two people in the same boat may be fishing in different ways

Boat Nearly Sinks On Saginaw River

Lifeguard: Boat Abandoned In La Jolla

San Diego Lifeguards find a boat they believe was abandoned and possibly used to smuggle illegal immigrants

Labor Day Draws Busy Boating Season to a Close

Labor day symbolizes the unofficial end of summer and aside from barbecuing many spent the day on the water

Licenses For Boat Drivers?

Schenectady Marine 1 Rescue Boat

Gone Fishing GPS

It s time for this week s Gone Fishing report This week Greg Schoneck shows us how to program your GPS system Greg Schoneck You know the GPS is probably one of the handiest tools we have in our boat Hi and welcome to Gone Fishing I m Greg Schoneck Today we re gonna talk about how to enter numbers into your GPS so that you can go to that exact location What you re looking for on your GPS unit is your wave point button WPT Hit that one time we re gonna enter a new number so we re just gonna go to New we ll hit enter and then we re gonna create a new number from an entered position So it s just enter one more time It brings up the screen where you can name your GPS location You can enter your latitude north your longitude west Once you got these numbers in here you can just go to navigation and navigate directly to where you want to go It s pretty simple Alright Keep in mind the GPS is probably one of the handiest tools we have for fishing here out on Lake Sakakawea There are so many different things that you can have in your boat and I used to think that you could live without a GPS and I just used it occasionally Anymore I use my GPS every day I m out here on the water Try and do this before you come onto the lake Get those numbers entered into your GPS unit while you re at home sitting in your driveway You can just jump in your boat and put those numbers in Once you get here to the lake you ll know for certain you re on that spot Wow what a beauty Remember those GPS units they can make or break a day take time to learn how to enter those numbers Until next time I m Greg Schoneck and I m Gone Fishing RUN COMMERCIAL BREAK OUT

The Face of Homelessness

What does a homeless person look like Fact is you may have come face to face with homelessness and not even known it That s because most of the people considered homeless in our area are considered hidden homeless Debbie Kuehn has more Safely tucked into bed on a chilly February night She slept peacefully unaware that her world was about to drastically change Erica Minot My neighbor next door to me woke me up and said there was a fire It was a nightmare come true 29-year-old Erica suddenly realized she was homeless not living on the street in a cardboard box or sleeping in her car homeless but Erica had become a member of Minot s hidden homeless population Wendy Rupert Vegas Motel Mgr I was a single mom for quite a long time and I know the struggles you face everday And sometimes it s hard to make ends meet and you just need a helping hand A stroke of luck brought her here to the Vegas Motel where she was given a bed in exchange for making some beds Erica is not the first person to find refuge here Over the past few years manager Wendy Rupert has opened her heart to many Wendy We ve had over 30 people that we ve helped in the last three years that have been homeless Most of it has been temporary A nd they work for a wh ile they get back on their feet And I have three that have continued to work and they ve been valuable employees for the past year 19-year-old Tiffany found herself in the same boat folloiwing a disagreement with her parents Tiffany She put me up for a few months and I ve been working for her basically And she helped me get an apartment basically And I m still working here Now as the Minot Homeless Coalition joins with other agencies in a nationwide effort to combat homelessness Rupert is uping the anti She s challenging other local businesses to the same Wendy From my perspective there are some challenges in employing a homeless person and challenges in wodking with a homeless person and I wanted to bring that perspective to the table Rupert says if communty leaders really want to make a dent in the problem they need to do more than talk It s been a rude awakening for Erica and Tiffany But when we come to terms witih the idea that homelessness is everyone s problem That could be an eye opener for many of us The community is receiving some federal money to help combat homelessness but in order to receive that money a strategic plan must first be in place Leaders say they are currently working on that plan and hope to have it done soon

Lois McClure, replica of 1862 canal sailing boat, docks in Utica Wednesday

UTICA - The Lois McClure docked in Utica as part of its 1000-mile 100-day 25 ports-of-call summer voyage this morning

Young boy held under water by kayak

Things To Consider When Your Boat Shopping

In the market for a new boat Nicolle gives you a quick 101 on what you ll need to know so you don t sink your budget

Arrests Made After a Hit and Run Boating Accident

An 8-year-old boy was hit by a boat at Shaver Lake