CRBI’s Waterfest scheduled for May 3-4
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Children take a spin in “waterballs” during last year’s Waterfest. This year’s event is scheduled to take place May 3-4 at Ridge Ferry Park. (Contributed photo)
Children take a spin in “waterballs” during last year’s Waterfest. This year’s event is scheduled to take place May 3-4 at Ridge Ferry Park. (Contributed photo)
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Registration is under way for the Coosa River Basin Initiative’s Waterfest XIII with several prizes up for grabs, including gift certificates, vacations and a canoe.

The event will take place May 3-4 at Ridge Ferry Park. Participants can win prizes by participating in several events:

  • CRBI has set a goal of raising $10,000 through the Canoe-a-thon. In 2012, Canoe-a-thon participants raised more than $6,000.

  • Kayak Tug-O-Wars will kick off Waterfest on May 3 with matches in six youth divisions and two adult divisions. Registration for Kayak Tug-O-Wars is $5 per person and includes a raffle ticket to win a new Old Town Rockport canoe from Blue Sky Outfitter in Rome.

  • The Canoe Tug-O-Wars on May 4 pit four-person co-ed teams against one another in CRBI’s mammoth Cedar Creek Park Tug-O-War Pool.  In the adult division, teams will compete for a $200 cash prize. A special division for Boy Scout troops is also planned. Registration fees for adult teams are $80 and $20 for Scout troop teams.

  • Raffle tickets to win a canoe valued at $575 can also be purchased at Blue Sky Outfitter in Rome and Cartersville, at CRBI and online at www.coosa.org. The drawing will take place at Waterfest.

  • Participants in the 13-mile Blue Sky Outfitter River Race on the Oostanaula set for May 4 can choose to enjoy a leisurely float down the river or paddle hard to record the fastest time and win gift certificates from the outdoor clothing and equipment retailer in Rome and Cartersville. Registration is $40 for solo boats and $50 for tandem boats.

    Waterfest will also include an environmental fair featuring live reptile shows and exhibits by Southeastern Reptile Rescue, educational exhibits, children’s activities, food and the Environmental Quiz Bowl competition for area elementary schools. Admission to the fair is free.

    For more information and to register, visit www.coosa.org or call 706-232-2724.
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