Hi Everyone:

Things are happening with the Mississippi Whitewater Park Project:

 

The MN DNR Funding requests was approved in the MN House last Thursday on the floor after some last minute changes and game playing. I haven't heard that the Senate has approved anything as of today. Your letter, e-mail and phone calls are still needed

Contact your reps today-don't know who your reps are? Go to www.leg.state.mn.us

 

Outdoor Adventure Expo

We had a great time at the Midwest MT. Outdoor Adventure Expo. Thanks to Bill T., John K, Chad, Mike F, Todd F, Gus, Margy, Mark T, David S, and Laura L for helping staff the booth and setup and tear down.

Special Thanks to Bob Sass at Midwest for getting our group a great location and Jody from Inland Sea Kayaks for providing the supplies I forgot for the setup and hanging things. Thanks Bob and Jody!!

Thanks to Midwest for the booth space and including a article about the WW Park project in their event paper for 25,000 folks to see.

We spoke with over 250 people who signed the Thank You letters we sent to the Minnesota congressional delegation and had lots of others stop by and ask when this thing will be built so they can paddle and bring their friends.

Many of them promised to e-mail, write or call their state reps and ask their support for the project. I think many of them did, with what happened last week in the MN House.

 

Meeting

Next Meeting of the Miss. WW Park Development Corp is Monday, May 19 6:30 P.M. Midwest MT. Upstairs Conference Room.

Everyone is welcome.

We sure could use some new volunteers to motivate and provide new view points on this project to the Board.

Possible agenda items;

Stone Arch  Race -June 14-15

MN DNR Update with Leg Update

Army COE Update

Congressman Sabo/Mayor Rybeck site visit review, April 14

Millard Fillmore Dinner review

 

Stone Arch Race-June 14-15

Planning is ongoing for this event- This event is sponsored by Rapids Riders Whitewater Kayak & Canoe Club and Miss. WW Park Dev. Corp in conjunction with the Stone Arch Art Festival and support of Xcel Energy.

ACA Insurance, Sheriffs Water Patrol and US Coast Guard permits have been submitted or approved.

Funding -  No sponsor have stepped forward to date, Dennis Davidson is working on this.

Mayor RT Rybeck has been invited to attend and race. He has replied that he plans to race with us that day and his family may also attend.

Alan Faust and crew are working on the wires and gates. They  have a designing started  for a challenging race course.

Course setup, practice will be Saturday, June 14 from 9-4:30. Help needed.

Race Sunday, June 15- Racers meeting at 9 A.M. with races starting at 9:30 A.M.

Awards  about 1:30 P.M.

WE NEED YOU!!!

If your a paddler, please attend and participate in the races-moving water experience require or help out as a safety boater

Tell all of your friend!

OR we  need  land based volunteers as starters, gate judges,scorers, video camera operator, Info Table staff(up on the Stone Arch Bridge, above the race site). Other volunteer opportunities available.

We are working on having two-way radio communications, so spectators can hear the starter and hear times and possible a video feed to see all of each racers run through the gates.

If you have question or would like to volunteer, please reply to this e-mail

 

Thanks for your support

 

Dale Eggert

Miss. WW Park Development Corp