Eleven Lake Erie Marinas Receive Ohio Clean Marinas Certification
The Ohio Clean Marinas Program welcomed 11 newly certified Clean Marinas during a January 16 ceremony at the 2008 Cleveland Boat & Waterfront Lifestyle Expo.
The program is a
proactive partnership designed to encourage marinas and boaters to
use simple, innovative solutions to keep Ohio’s coastal and inland
waterways clean. The Ohio Sea Grant College Program, Lake Erie
Marine Trades Association, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, and ODNR congratulate the marinas:
Brenner Marine
in Toledo
Bay View Yacht Club in Toledo
Marine Max of Ohio in Port Clinton
Geneva State Park Marina in Geneva
Bulan's Boat Yard in Vermilion
Emerald Necklace Marina in Lakewood
Channel Park Marina in Cleveland
Ashtabula Yacht Club in Ashtabula
Sutherland Marine in Ashtabula
Lorain Sailing and Yacht Club in Lorain
Venetian Marina in Sandusky
Safe Boater of the
Year Award presented to D/7 Squadron Members....
Joe Vanecek, Ken Gray, Pam Dillon, Chief, ODnr, & Jeff Hoedt. Chief, Boating Safety U.S. Coast Guard
The Lake Erie Safe Boating Council presented its annual Boater of the Year and Sima group awards at the Cleveland Boat & Waterfront Lifestyle Expo on Wednesday, January 16. Two Boater of the Year awards were given out, one to Joe Vanecek of Independence, a Cleveland Power Squadron member and one to Ken Gray of North Royalton, a Berea Power Squadron Member. The pair were honored for their work during last summer’s North Coast Harbor Boating & Fishing Fest, during which they both took vacation time to help set up and run the event. John Sima presented a group award, given annually to an organization for outstanding work in youth education, to the North Coast Black Bass Anglers Association. Vice President Bob Davis accepted the award on behalf of the group, which holds monthly summer fishing tournaments and is one of the few predominantly African-American bass fishing associations in the country.