"The boat is so small and wide that it's like pushing a barge," Ken Startz said. "My wife said it was like a bath tub." "They literally had to use baling wire, sticks, mud, foam from their seats and ...they limped the boat all the way to Seadrift," Allen Spelce said. "It was just an amazing effort." "Logistically it was one of the best races we've ever run," said Spelce. "We had of volunteer support and it was also a great year from the race standpoint. We didn't have the intense heat that we normally see and we had great water."
In January, Governor Schwarzenegger released a flood management report to the Legislature. Earlier this year, he increased the State's general fund flood management budget by 70% for levee ...maintenance and flood emergency response. The Governor also signed two bills that represent small steps to improve Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta flood control efforts. Assembly Bill 1200 (Laird) directs DWR and the Department of Fish and Game to study island subsidence, floods, earthquakes and other issues affecting the Delta. Senate Bill 264 (Machado) extends the Delta Flood Protection Fund for two years.
"He had an excellent game," Tim Gloyd said of Travis Mraz. "He hit five balls hard." "I really felt confident up there," Mraz said. "I talked to the other guys to see what the pitcher was throwing. ...They pitched me middle to outside so I waited for a fastball." "We're playing very well right now," Gloyd said. "If we continue to play like we have been, we should be able compete with anyone, including the playoffs."
Jeffery Michael joined BioSafe Systems as its new technical representative for the Northwest. Michael will lead sales efforts in the Northwest and Western United States, promoting BioSafe Systems' ...Agriculture, Post Harvest and Turf & Ornamental lines.
