Jet Boating on the Payette River in Idaho. Landslide rapid May 2009
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My favorite place to enjoy a summer afternoon is Lost Isle in the California Delta area near Stockton, Ca. It is a very fun place. Their web site is: Lost IsleÂ
They may not open this summer and need our help and support in an unreasonable Operating Permit problem. Please go to this page at the Lost Isle web site and submit your comments.Â
Here is  a short letter from their management team:Â
To our Customers:
As the owners of Lost Isle we have elected to not open Lost Isle this year. Our decision was not made lightly and is based on several factors. The primary driver of our decision process is the lack of an acceptable Entertainment Permit through San Joaquin County. The county requires that in order for Lost Isle to allow dancing and provide music through a DJ or band, we must have a valid entertainment permit. This is a new ordinance approved by the Board of Supervisors in May of 2008. Prior to this change we were required to apply for an annual cabaret permit in order to offer the aforementioned activities. Another important factor is … Details
Lost Isle is scheduled to review their Entertainment Permit with the San Joaquin County Planning Commission:Â
June 4th, 6:30 pm, in the Public Health/Planning Auditorium
1601 East Hazelton Avenue, Stockton
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What a start to the season. Bags of controversy, protests, some freakishly aggressive driving, not to mention a dry-pit full of P1 babes, the best pilots in the business and a visit from Malta’s Prime Minister.
If the glorious weather was tranquil, the Sliema location serene and Maltese hospitality generous, the rip-roaring first round of Powerboat’s 2009 P1 World Championship action could only be described as brutal and barnstorming.
Reigning SuperSport champions Aaron Ciantar and Angelo Tedeschi are once again going to take some beating, especially after claiming victory in relatively quiet conditions, not usually associated as the Chaudron-manufactured Ukrainian Seagull’s forte.
If the SuperSport class whetted the appetite for a scintillating season, then the race for Evolution gold also looks like it’s going to go right down to the wire…Â Details
Beginning this Friday, May 15, nearly 600 Southland students representing 33 high school teams will showcase seven months of work during three days of solar-powered boat qualifying and racing at Lake Skinner in southwest Riverside County’s Temecula Valley.
The seventh annual Solar Cup competition, sponsored by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and its member agencies, features student teams who build and equip boats that are powered by direct and stored solar energy. After Friday’s inspections and qualifying, the competition culminates this Saturday and Sunday, May 16 and 17 with solar-powered endurance and sprint races. Sunlight is the only power source that can be used for propulsion… Details