April 2011 archive

Free Family Fishing Day June 18 at Franklin Park in Loudoun County, VA

Want to learn how to fish and have a great day of fun for the entire family? Come out and fish at our free 18 June 2011 Family Fishing Day at Franklin Park in Purcellville Virginia.  Registration will be 08:00 – 09:00 AM. There will be a morning fishing tournament for children 09:00 – 11:30 …

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2011 Federation National Championship to showcase TBF’s elite, April 12-16, on Nickajack Lake

94 TBF Champions eagerly await the start of TBF’s premier event Ponca City, Okla., (April 11, 2011) – Kimball, Tenn., will host the widely anticipated 2011 Federation National Championship, presented by the National Guard on Nickajack Lake.  For most, it is the trip of a lifetime, a process that started well over a year ago …

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Uranium mining in Virginia?

Location of Coles Hill Uranium Reserve in Virginia and Downstream Drinking Water Sources

In the 1980’s uranium leases were filed on thousands of acres of land in Virginia. Two major veins of uranium were found in the Cole’s Hill, near Chatham, VA not far from the North Carolina border. Test indicated that about 60,000 tons of uranium is below the surface to approximately 800 feet. In 1983 the …

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2011 Argenta Oreana Bombers Invitational Bass Tournament

April 9 2011 – The 2nd Annual Argenta Oreana Bombers Invitational Bass Tournament took place on April 9, 2011 at Clinton Lake in Clinton, Illinois.  There were 66 Illinois High School bass fishing teams entered from throughout Illinois.  Entrants included teams from the following schools:  Argenta Oreana, Maroa Forsyth, Oswego East, Champaign Centennial, Fisher, Okaw …

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