R. L. Harris Tournament Trail for 2012

R. L. HARRIS TOURNAMENT TRAIL - Presented by Clay County Chamber of Commerce

Location:  R.L. Harris Reservoir Highway #48 Boat Ramp (located between Lineville and Wedowee, Alabama)

$100 per team plus $10 Big Fish

One in Five Places Paid Back

Must place in the top 30% or fish all 11 tournaments to qualify for the Classic

Each team is allotted three (3) drops (Only the top 8 finishes will be counted)

One time Membership fee $20 per person

Download flyer for 2012 Schedule and Rules (updated):  R. L. Harris Fishing Tournament Flyer 2012 (11)

For any questions or further information contact Jackson Bonner at 256-343-4796 or email jackson745@aol.com.

2012 Paddlin 4 Paws Boat Building Class

February 11, 2012
10:00 am	to	12:00 pm
February 13, 2012
6:00 pm	to	8:00 pm

Valentine’s at Alabama State Parks

Free Boat Builder’s Classes for Cardboard Boat Regatta Race

 Hello, cardboard boat racers, sponsors, and supporters!

In anticipation of the 4th annual RCAS Paddlin’ 4 Paws Cardboard Boat Regatta Races (May 12) we are again hosting boat builder’s classes to teach the art of ‘making paper float’…at least long enough for you to win one of the 26+ awards

Mark your calendar now for one of our two free ‘hands on’ classes:   learn the skills from expert builders :

2/11  (Saturday)   Roanoke  10am – noon    Kiwanis building at Kids Town Park (Kiwanis Dr & Highland Ave)
2/13  (Monday)    Lineville     6-8pm                Lineville Elementary School auditorium

2011 class in Roanoke;  5 boats were ‘born’ that day

We want to help you get in on the fun, including providing ‘builder’s scholarships’ as described below and at
http://www.highairs.com/RCAS_LWAJ_Cardboard_Boat_Ra.html  Scholarships are provided on a first come, first served basis.

Feel free to contact me anytime! 
Pirate Patt High, Randolph County Animal Shelter volunteer
256 794-0407   highairs@gmail.com

Paddlin’ 4 Paws Cardboard Boat Regatta Races

May 12, 2012

Press Release for 4th Annual Paddlin’ 4 Paws Cardboard Boat Regatta Races

“We’re gearing up for the 4th annual Paddlin’ 4 Paws Cardboard Boat Regatta Races on May 12 at Chimney Cove, Wedowee, as a fundraiser for the Randolph County Animal Shelter”, says organizer Patt High.  Last year’s 80 contestants ranged in age from 5 to 76 years old, and they rowed their hearts out for the 1500 spectators who were secretly cheering for them to sink.  Only 7 of the 34 boats sank, including during the finale, the Demolition Derby Race (ie Water NASCAR).  26 teams went home with photo plaque awards and bragging rights for a full year including teams that swam their boat in, and others that sank….so even ‘losers’ were winners !  Make a day of fun and frivolity for the whole family, including inner tube races before the main event, and the music by local favorite, the Lard Bucket Blue Grass Band.

So how do you get involved in these hilarious 200 yard races?  Easy, pick your crew, then attend class: 

First you decide how many of your friends/church youth/Scouts/school friends/social groups will help you build the boat, or if you want to race solo.  Your boat size depends on your crew and what awards and race(s) you are shooting for.  There are 5 races:  heat trials, grudge races, parent-child race, ‘everybody’ race, followed by the ‘D.D.-NASCAR’ race. 

Second, attend a free February boat builder’s class to learn how to build a ‘floater’.  Two previously raced boats will be on display while 3 experienced builders demonstrate techniques, and offer ‘hands on’ assistance for your boat.  Print materials are available at the Shelter and these two classes: 

A)  Saturday, 2/11:  10am to noon at the old Kiwanis Building at Kids Town Park in Roanoke, at Kiwanis Drive and Highland Avenue. 
B)  Monday, 2/13:  6-8pm, at the Lineville Elementary School auditorium at 88584 Hwy 9, in Lineville.

To get the most out of the class, High suggests you bring basic supplies, as a box cutting knife, and a ruler and marking pens.  All paid entries are eligible to receive a new sheet of cardboard 11′ x 5.5′, free, either at class or in Wedowee.  You will need truck tie-down’s for transport.  Paid entries also receive 10% off builder’s supplies at participating retailers. 

Your boat entry fee covers your race crew for up to 5 races.  Non profit groups and individual/friend’s boats pay a $25 entry fee.  A business boat entry fee is $50 (has their business name on the hull).  If a business ‘adopts’ a crew to build their entry, the business pays the boat entry fee of $50, plus $50 for the crew building expenses as caulking, KILZ and paint.

At www.highairs.com you can view prior race videos/photos, as well as download “How to Build a Killer Boat and Race It”, “Adopt a Boat” and Race Entry forms, as well as boat design diagrams.  Patt High, volunteer organizer for RCAS, can be reached at  256 363-1056 or highairs@gmail.com.  She is the go to person for the print program booklet, t-shirts ads, shoreline flag ads, and vendor booths. 

“Pirates, don’t miss the boat!”, says High.  “Our Dirt-Y GIRLZ boat has raced 9 times and is coming back !  Are you man/woman enough to go oar to oar with our crew of 4 seniors with an average age of 60+ ?  Or are you a shoreline sissy snail?  Show me what you got !!”

Thank you.

Patt High
Wild Woman
Volunteer fundraiser for the Randolph County Animal Shelter

Alabama Tourism Launches “The Year of Alabama Food” Website

This is GREAT NEWS for Alabama and Clay County.

Clay County has two restaurants listed on the Year of Alabama Food website and brochure. High Points Coffee and Books and Red’s Catfish Cabin.  Please read more below:

Alabama Tourism Launches “The Year of Alabama Food” Website
Restaurants, Chefs, Dishes and Trails

Montgomery, Ala.

“Baked Grits” at Highlands Bar & Grill in Birmingham, “Cheeseburger in Paradise” at Lulu’s in Gulf Shores, “Chicken with White Sauce” at Big Bob Gibson’s in Decatur, “Fried Chicken” at Martin’s in Montgomery, “ribs and white bread” at Dreamland in Tuscaloosa are some of the dishes shown in photographs on the food website.  The dishes are listed in the updated version of the “100 Dishes to Eat Before You Die” brochure which will be available for download via the website at the end of January.

“The new website is top-notch and we are sure it will be a great experience for those seeking the great culinary dishes our state has to offer,” said Lee Sentell, tourism director. “We think it offers something for every taste whether it’s fine dining, a meat and three buffet, or BBQ. It’s also a great way for folks to search the 300 plus food events happening in 2012.”

Alabama’s top restaurants can be explored from its small towns to its biggest cities. Visitors to the site can find a restaurant among the more than 250 listings by city or they can search by cuisine type. The site also introduces some of Alabama’s top chefs. The bios and stories include Wesley Tru in Mobile, Frank Stitt and Chris Hastings of Birmingham, and James Boyce of Huntsville.

For fresh produce a search feature on the site allows visitors to search for Famers Markets across the state from Pepper Place in Birmingham, to Mobile’s Market on the Square and Madison’s City Farmers Market. A click on the map will help locate more than 130 markets across 67 counties.

For travelers wanting to take in the sites and great food the website offers five culinary trails from each region of the state. The Coastal Cuisine trail offers fresh Gulf Coast seafood while the Heartland Trails takes travelers from historic restaurants to college towns with down home cooking and BBQ. The Lower Alabama trail offers a variety of eats in the Mobile area, the Magic City Trail offers everything from meat and threes to fine dining in Birmingham, and the North Alabama trail takes diners through Huntsville and the Shoals will offerings from a Harvey Milkshake to BBQ and steak.

Tourism will officially kick off The Year of Alabama Food, on Friday, January 27 during the FoodBlogSouth event in Birmingham. The event is a conference for food writers, bloggers and photographers.

Tourism will also unveil a thirty second television commercial during the media event and will provide a sneak peek at the new “100 Dishes to Eat in Alabama Before You Die” brochure.

For more information about the Year of Alabama Food visit www.yearofalabamafood.com.

Contact: Edith Parten
PR/Media Relations Director
Alabama Tourism Department
334.242.4537
Edith.parten@tourism.alabama.gov
Twitter: @ALTourist

Vote Birmingham as a Top 10 Tastiest Town in the South

Southern Living’s Top 10 Tastiest Town in the South

Birmingham is on Southern Living’s List as a Top 10 Tastiest Town in the South.  Send to all friends, family etc. You can vote daily. Birmingham is currently # 7.  Let’s pull together and help Alabama win!  www.southernliving.com/tasty

Twitter:
Birmingham is a finalist in @Southern Living ‘s Tastiness Town in the South! Start voting Dec 23! RT to spread the word http://cot.ag/swpGU9

Facebook:
Starting Dec. 23 vote Birmingham as Southern Living’s Tastiest Town in the South. Vote once everyday until Jan. 31. http://cot.ag/swpGU9

Edith Parten
Communication Director &
Gulf Coast Regional Director
Alabama Tourism Department
334.242.4537
edith.parten@tourism.alabama.gov
http://www.alabama.travel

Twitter: @ALtourist
Twitter: @TweetHomeAla
Facebook: www.facebook.com/AlabamaTourism

Regions Tradition Tees off Volunteer Recruiting

 

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media Contact:
Jessica Sciacca
Bruno Event Team
jsciacca@brunoeventteam.com
205.919.2332

Regions Tradition Tees off Volunteer Recruiting

Birmingham, Ala. (Dec 14, 2011) – Volunteer applications are now available for the 2012 Regions Tradition to be held June 4 – 10 at the prestigious Shoal Creek Golf Club.

More than 1,000 volunteers will be recruited to work on one of 25 committees, including:  leaderboards, marshals, transportation and walking scorers. Early submission of applications allows volunteers to specify their committee preference.

The Regions Tradition will be one of five major championships on the 2012 Champions Tour. This year’s Charles Schwab Cup Champion, Tom Lehman is the defending champion of the Regions Tradition. World Golf Hall of Fame members Jack Nicklaus, Lee Trevino, Raymond Floyd, Tom Kite and Tom Watson are among the past champions of The Tradition. Players expected to compete include Tom Watson, Fred Couples, Nick Price, Bernhard Langer, Mark O’Meara, John Cook, Mark Calcavecchia, Hale Irwin and Fred Funk.

Children’s of Alabama, the state’s only Level 1 pediatric trauma center, will again be the primary beneficiary of charitable contributions generated by the Regions Tradition. By purchasing tickets or volunteering for the Regions Tradition, fans can play a part in supporting this great cause.

Interested volunteers should visit www.regionstradition.com to apply online. A full description of the committee responsibilities is provided on the website, along with an application to help volunteers determine their preferences.

All volunteers will be required to purchase the volunteer package for either $50 or $95 (a $300+ value), which includes a volunteer uniform consisting of a tournament golf shirt and a ball cap or visor. In addition, each volunteer will be provided with a credential valid for admission each day of the tournament, six (6) Good Any One Day tickets, a preferred parking pass and breakfast and lunch on the days they work. Each volunteer who purchases the $95 package will also receive one round of golf at Shoal Creek. The volunteer commitment will be approximately 20 hours, or four (4) shifts, during the course of the tournament.

For more information, please visit www.regionstradition.com.

About The Champions Tour

Collectively, the Champions Tour has the most recognizable and accomplished players in the game with many of its 29 members of the World Golf Hall of Fame competing regularly in its events and numerous other major championship winners among its members. The Champions Tour is a membership organization of professional golfers age 50 and older. Conceived in 1980 as the Senior PGA Tour, it started with just four events and purses totaling $475,000. Points earned in official Charles Schwab Cup events in 2011 determined Tom Lehman as the Charles Schwab Cup champion, the season-long competition designed to recognize the Champions Tour’s leading player. The Champions Tour’s primary purpose is to provide financial opportunities for its players, entertain and inspire its fans, deliver substantial value to its partners, create outlets for volunteers to give back, protect the integrity of the game and generate significant charitable and economic impact in communities in which it plays. In 2011, tournaments on all three Tours (PGA TOUR, Champions Tour and Nationwide Tour) generated more than $118 million for local charitable organizations, bringing the TOUR’s all-time total of charitable contributions to more than $1.7 billion. The Commissioner of the PGA TOUR is Tim Finchem. Mike Stevens is President of the Champions Tour. The PGA TOUR’s website is www.pgatour.com, the No. 1 site in golf, and the organization is headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL.

About Regions Financial Corporation

Regions Financial Corporation, with $130 billion in assets, is a member of the S&P 500 Index and is one of the nation’s largest full-service providers of consumer and commercial banking, trust, securities brokerage, mortgage and insurance products and services. Regions serves customers in 16 states across the South, Midwest and Texas, and through its subsidiary, Regions Bank, operates approximately 1,800 banking offices and over 2,100 ATMs. Its investment and securities brokerage trust and asset management division, Morgan Keegan & Company Inc., provides services from over 300 offices. Additional information about Regions and its full line of products and services can be found at http://www.regions.com.

Home School Social Day at Cheaha State Park

December 15, 2011
11:30 am	to	3:00 pm

Home School Social Day

December 15, 2011

11:30 – 3:00

Buffet
Salad Bar
Hot Dogs
Chips
Pudding

$4.00 children (12 and under) – Adults $5.00 – beverage, tip, and tax not included

JOIN US AT THE WEDDING CHAPEL

Christmas stories will be read by the fire.
Please come and sing Christmas carols with us!
Musicians welcome.

Free with park admission or lunch buffet.
Limited space available.  Please book your group with Mary at Cheaha.event@dcnr.alabama.gov

Anyone that would love to volunteer with the singing please call Mary at 256-488-5115.

Come see the Candy Land at Cheaha Restaurant. Come enjoy the Season with us!

Senior Social Day at Cheaha State Park

December 13, 2011
11:30 am	to	3:00 pm

Senior Social Day

December 13, 2011

Buffet
Salad Bar
Potato Soup
Corn Bread Buffins
Mashed Potatoes
Beans
Country Fried Steak
Gravy
Apple Cobbler
Sugar-free Jello
Pudding

$6.95 – beverage, tip, and tax not included

JOIN US AT THE WEDDING CHAPEL

Christmas stories will be read by the fire.
Please come and sing Christmas carols with us!
Musicians welcome.

Free with park admission or lunch buffet.
Limited space available.  Please book your group with Mary at Cheaha.event@dcnr.alabama.gov

Anyone that would love to volunteer with the singing please call Mary at 256-488-5115.

Come see the Candy Land at Cheaha Restaurant.  There is more to the season than going shopping!

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