Local anglers learn lesson in reschedulingThursday, August 28, 2008 @ 7:22PM Iwas recently invited on a six-man charter with my good friend Keith Bush. The six of us were all set to hit the canyon and fight tuna. The weather couldn't have been any better; conditions were to be like a bathtub in the canyon. We had been preparing and e-mailing one another for weeks. Everyone was in charge of something — sandwiches, snacks, sodas and beers.
70 would-be African immigrants perished off Malta'Thursday, August 28, 2008 @ 5:56PMSeventy would-be illegal African immigrants to Europe perished when their boat sank in the Mediterranean Sea, according to eight companions rescued Wednesday off Malta, officials said. If their tale is confirmed, it would be one of the worst such incidents ever recorded off Malta, a target destination for Africans.
Court of Appeals Upholds Gander Mountain Legal VictoryThursday, August 28, 2008 @ 5:45PM Gander Mountain Company , the nation's largest retail network of stores for hunting, fishing, boating, camping, marine and outdoor lifestyle apparel, products and services, today announced that a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit unanimously upheld a judgment granting Gander Mountain a sweeping victory in its long-standing dispute with rival Cabela's over the ...
Redfish rodeo still set for weekendThursday, August 28, 2008 @ 4:28PMGRAND ISLE -- If all goes as planned, the 49th Annual Grand Isle Redfish Rodeo will take place Friday-Sunday at Bridge Side Marina, but the tropical system known as Gustav could change things.
Thursday's Sentinel police reportsThursday, August 28, 2008 @ 4:09PMHere are Thursday's Sentinel police reports. Sex offender charged Kenneth Edsall was charged with three counts of failure to comply with registration of sexual offenders requirements after he ended jobs with two employers and started at another one without notifying state police between March 31 and Wednesday, according to state police at Carlisle.