BOATING & FISHING: Free boat inspections May 20

ORIGINALLY WRITTEN STAFF
As part of National Safe Boating Week, May 20-26, the Kansas

Department of Wildlife & Parks, Marion County Sheriff?s Department and

the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be offering courtesy boat

inspections from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., May 20, at Marion Reservoir.



The inspections will be done at boat ramps at Marion Cove, Hillsboro

Cove and Cottonwood Point.



Also during the week, the National Safe Boating Council, in

partnership with the U.S. Coast Guard and the National Association of

State Boating Law Administrators, will launch the 2000 ?Boat Smart

From the Start? campaign.



The campaign is intended to reach more than 80 million boaters in the

United States and communicate this year?s message, ?Boat smart from

the start. Wear your life jacket.?



?It is extremely important that each boater renew his or her awareness

of boating safety, boating laws and the need for the consistent use of

life jackets,? said Marvin Peterson, conservation officer for the

Kansas Department of Wildl

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