We at Arizona Boating & Watersports, AZBW / WOT Weekly, Rock The Boat and Western Outdoor Times appreciate the kind comments made by our readers and subscribers. Thank you all.

HAHWG,

I wanted to share the support we are getting from Jim and Carol Allen, publishers of Arizona Boating & Watersports / Western Outdoor Times. Attached is the coverage from our winter meeting they are including in their next issue. They have done this in the past as well, my apologies for not sharing with the group. Their content is printed and distributed widely, as well as online and via email. Here are their links if you’re interested. They are always doing stories about the outdoors and have been tireless supporters of AZGFD, wildlife, conservation and safety.

Very respectfully,
Douglas Burt
Hunting and Shooting Sports Program Manager
Arizona Game and Fish Department
dburt@azgfd.gov
(623) 236-7487 Desk
(602) 531-7578 Cell/Text

Visit www.azgfd.gov/outdoorskills for a list of mentored events.
Visit www.azgfd.gov/hahwg to learn more about the Hunting and Angling Heritage Workgroup

For more great information from Doug Burt type Doug Burt into the search box at the top of this page.

"...The conservation of natural resources is the fundamental problem. Unless we solve that problem it will avail us little to solve all others." -- President Theodore Roosevelt, 1907

"When you are asked if you can do a job, tell 'em, 'Certainly I can!' Then get busy and find out how to do it." -- Theodore Roosevelt

You certainly put out an informative and visually appealing magazine.
Thanks!
Kimberlee Kreuzer
Arizona Wildlife Federation

The section on different kinds of fish: So Many Fish, So Little Time is excellent. Very well done. Dan - Phoenix

Editor's Note - So Many Fish, So Little Time may be seen in the June/July 2011 issue.

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From: John Kirk - International Sportsmen's Expo
To: Carol Allen
Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 2:25 PM
Subject: RE: SoAZ Paddlers

Such a professional….
Thank you!
John

Thank you Carol and Jim- just beautiful. I have feeling that Carol wrote the poem. Greetings and Merry Christmas.!

Love, Peggy and Gary Graber
peg.gar@hotmail.com

This is the poem.

CAME CHRISTMAS

During the night — velvet, dark and quiet,
Beyond the river — silver, soft and deep,
Above the trees — standing still and silent,
In the sky — hushed and asleep,

APPEARED A STAR

With a promise — bright and shining,
For a world wrapped in fear,
Into a moment shot with silver,
To a place so far, yet near,

CAME CHRISTMAS

AZBW New Hunting Section

Jim,

I just saw the new October-November issue with the new hunting section – nice work. I like that it is a pull out section and allows quick reference of just hunting material.

Also, thank you for giving so much page space for the Departments small game promotion. Our “Small Game, Big Fun” campaign will run through the end of January.

Best Regards,
Douglas Burt, PIO Sport Fish and Wildlife
Arizona Game and Fish Department
dburt@azgfd.gov
(623) 236-7215
"...The conservation of natural resources is the fundamental problem. Unless we solve that problem it will avail us little to solve all others." -- President Theodore Roosevelt, 1907

Really nice newsletter (Dinghy Digest) ...even for those of us here in Florida..
Wilson Wright
wwright@nettally.com

Please keep it coming.
Chandler Bell, Capt.
Advertising/Show Manager
Capt. Mike Whitehead's, "Boathouse Radio Show"
CRN1 Digital Talk Radio, Saturday's @ 12 Noon
Office/Voice Mail 949-645-8445
email: Chandler@boathousetv.com
Cruise to our website at:
www.boathousetv.com
www.boathouseradio.com

Hi Jim/Carol.
Hey, this looks fantastic.. I can never thank you both enough for all you do for the people of Arizona who have a great park system. I can't remember all the distribution. How many people will get this?

I will send your information to our director as she is excited that we try to win this $100,000 and will be so happy to see this page.

Isn't it cool that Tonto will be saved for another year? Truly a miraculous story about the communities understanding the economic value of their parks and saving them.

Thanks again you guys...you rock!

Ellen Bilbrey, Public Infor. Officer
Arizona State Parks
1300 W. Wash. Phx, AZ 85007
602-542-1996 cell 602-228-8518

Vote for Kartchner Caverns State Park on http://www.livepositively.com/#/americasparks/vote and help Arizona State Parks win $100,000 from Coca Cola (contest ends August 31)

Jim,

Have been receiving your publication for several years. Found them to be informative about Arizona. We have helped develop many RV Parks and RV Resorts in Arizona.

Appreciate your publication.

Best to your wife. We have had a phenomenal amount of rain on the West side.

Thanks,

Rich
Rich Stockwell
RV Park Consulting Inc.
www.RVParkConsulting.com
360.466.3322

After noting my fathers service on the Eagle you know I really enjoyed the cover and article. Refers to AZBW July/August 2010 issue.
https://www.azbw.com/pdfs/AZBW_JulyAug_2010.pdf

Captain Fred
www.tipsforboating.com

Hi Jim,
Your online issue is beautiful with a wonderful array of graphics and information.

After noting my fathers service on the Eagle you know I really enjoyed the cover and article. Refers to AZBW July/August 2010 issue.
https://www.azbw.com/pdfs/AZBW_JulyAug_2010.pdf

Captain Fred
www.tipsforboating.com

Wow! Your newsletter looks great and has lots of info! Impressive..
Thanks again.

Impruvit Consulting
PO Box 118
Lake Havasu City, AZ 86405
(928) 453-3232
Fax: (928) 505-8012
marquita@impruvit.com
www.impruvit.com

May 20, 2010
San Diego Sportfishing Council

To: Arizona Boating and Watersports News Magazine

Dear Jim & Carol Allen,
Thank you for your participation and support of San Diego’s 31st Annual Day at the Docks. Although construction was not yet completed we managed to build around the obstacles. We appreciated everyone’s patience and cooperation in working with us through the temporary construction inconvenience as we fit everything in place. Through future years we will all enjoy the benefit of the newly renovated facilities.

Your participation as an exhibitor was an important contribution to the event’s overall success. Public turnout was strong, media coverage was extensive and we could not have asked for much better weather. We’ve had very positive feedback from the fleet and we know that anglers were ready to talk business about the upcoming season. We hope you had a very productive day as well.

The traditional Day at the Docks Red, White and Blue raffles raised significant funds for our beneficiary, the San Diego Burn Institute. Many thanks to those of you who contributed prizes and gifts to that effort!

A special thank you goes out to those exhibitors who chose to increase their Day at the Docks presence by participating as Exhibiting Sponsors. We thank you for your additional support. Your logos and direct link information will remain posted on our website through the upcoming year. We sincerely hope that your participation as an Exhibiting Sponsor brings you new and repeat business.

We value your insights and ideas as an industry supporter and exhibitor at Day at the Docks. Please feel free to share your ideas, concerns and any suggestions that might advance the effectiveness of future Day at the Docks events.

On behalf of the Port of San Diego, the San Diego Sportfishing Council, and the San Diego sportfishing fleet, we thank you for your support, generosity and participation at this year’s event. We look forward to working with you again.

Sincerely,
Catherine Miller
For the San Diego Sportfishing Council

WSU - Carol Lemon Allen ’61 and her husband Jim have received the National Water Safety Congress Award of Merit for their publication Arizona Boating & Watersports/Western Outdoor Times.

Nice Magazine
Norm Price
CEO & Founder
The Original Bottle Cap Lure Company
322 Douglasbank Bay SE Calgary, Alberta, T2Z-1K7
(phone(403)457-4027

It just gets better and better! “Hook Line Freedom;” how cool is this!
Sonja

Dear Editor (Carol):
My name is J.J. McMahon and I live in Scottsdale, AZ. I’m writing to you in regards to my recent experience with a few of the local business owners in Page, Ariz. (This Side of That - guide service). I do not work for, nor am I being paid for my comments; I just know that we often hear when things are bad, but rarely about exceptional service.

As a native of Arizona, a lifelong angler, and former “small business” owner, I felt compelled to offer my gratitude on the level of service that we received. I wanted to give their company some form of appropriate recognition.

If your publication isn’t that appropriate publication, can you please suggest where I might post or submit my comments? (I could also provide appropriate pictures if needed.) Thank you for your time in advance! **Keep-up the terrific work & cheers!

J.J. McMahon
Scottsdale, Ariz.

From: "Mike Harris"
To: "editor"
Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2009 7:07 PM
Subject: Re: AZGFD Media Award

Carol,
Congratulations to you and Jim for a great product, a great service to Arizona and formal acknowledgement of an awful lot of hard work on the part of you and Jim. I know (somewhat) how hard the two of you work.

You guys now deserve buckets of money coming in every month!!!

Cheers,
Michael

Dear Jim, thanks for sending us this information.
All the best, Shanda
Shanda Lear-Baylor
2510 West Coast Highway, Newport Beach, CA 92663
949 722 7757; 714 308 4287 www.lear-electric-boats.com

Dear Jim & Carol,

I just wanted to thank you personally for all the publicity you provided, as well as the auction donation, for this last weekend’s Leukemia Cup Regatta, January 16-18, 2009, at Lake Pleasant Harbor with the Arizona Yacht Club. It was also fun to be on the radio - for the first time ever!

We had many compliments and cannot thank you enough for your generous contributions. The regatta was a HUGE success! We had 240 people for dinner Saturday night (a record!), and 64 boats competing in the Leukemia Cup, Eventagram, and Birthday Regatta races. Rick D’Amico (Channel 10 Fox News) once again emcee’d our live auction. The Arizona Yacht Club’s goal was to raise $65,000 for LLS this year, but with gas prices sky high earlier in the year and the current economic conditions, we were doubtful. Shame on us! We raised over $67,000 for patient aid and blood cancer research.

On behalf of the brave blood cancer patients in Arizona, I extend our sincere thanks for your help in making this a very special event. To see some great pictures, go to www.arizonayachtclub.org/Racing/Scores/2009/Birthday/birthday09.shtml.

Sincerely,

Cameron Childs I Special Events Manager
Desert Mountain States Chapter
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
3877 N. 7th St., Ste. 300 I Phoenix I AZ I 85014
o. 602.567.7605 I f. 602.567.7601

Lew Gerlinger Congratulates AZBW On Media Award

From: Lou Gerlinger
To: Allen, Carol
Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2008 3:23 PM
Subject: Award
1519 PDT 21 Sept 2008

Carol: Congratulations. You folks have worked hard to build up a good paper and you certainly deserve the award. In these economic times and problems for the print media, that any of you can push ahead is a tribute to energy. LG

From — Mike Harris

Owner — Mike Harris & Associates
harrispr@harrispr.com
www.harrispr.com

Publisher — Old West New West
www.oldwestnewwest.com
info@oldwestnewwest.com.com

To — Carol Allen

Sent — Sunday, January 18, 2009 7:07 PM
Subject — Arizona Game & Fish Department Media Of The Year Award

Carol,

Congratulations to you and Jim for a great product, a great service to Arizona and formal acknowledgement of an awful lot of hard work on the part of you and Jim. I know (somewhat) how hard the two of you work.

You guys now deserve buckets of money coming in every month ! ! !

Cheers,

Michael

From: Ed Huntsman
To: Carol Allen
Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2008 9:09 PM
Subject: Re: this morning

Thanks for the opportunity Carol. You two do such a great job--I don't know how you keep things straight and all together. Plus with the hunting segment comin on now you're adding a whole new dimension of craziness!

Best,
Ed

Hello Jim and Carol.
It was great to see you both.
Max and I have to work on saturday, soo we will not be able to help out at Tempe town Lake. Sorry.

Over the past two years Chuck and I have been amazed at how many people have commented to us that they have read about us on the internet. They do a search and it derects them to the AZBW web site. They have read the articles and seen the adds. This has been great for our business! It is well worth advertising with AZBW. Not only do we have the monthly publication, we have internet coverage. Priceless!!!!!

Thank You, Carol and Jim for all of your hard work.
Chuck and Linda Beatty, ABC Marine Canvas

AZBW New Hunting Section

Jim,
I just saw the new October-November issue with the new hunting section – nice work. I like that it is a pull out section and allows quick reference of just hunting material.

Also, thank you for giving so much page space for the Departments small game promotion. Our “Small Game, Big Fun” campaign will run through the end of January.

Best Regards,

Douglas Burt, PIO Sport Fish and Wildlife
Arizona Game and Fish Department
dburt@azgfd.gov
(623) 236-7215

"...The conservation of natural resources is the fundamental problem. Unless we solve that problem it will avail us little to solve all others." -- President Theodore Roosevelt, 1907

From: John Kirk
To: Carol Allen
Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 2:25 PM
Subject: RE: SoAZ Paddlers continued

Such a professional….
Thank you!
John

Dear Jim & Carol,

I just wanted to thank you personally for all the publicity you provided, as well as the auction donation, for this last weekend’s Leukemia Cup Regatta, January 16-18, 2009, at Lake Pleasant Harbor with the Arizona Yacht Club. It was also fun to be on the radio - for the first time ever!

We had many compliments and cannot thank you enough for your generous contributions. The regatta was a HUGE success! We had 240 people for dinner Saturday night (a record!), and 64 boats competing in the Leukemia Cup, Eventagram, and Birthday Regatta races. Rick D’Amico (Channel 10 Fox News) once again emcee’d our live auction. The Arizona Yacht Club’s goal was to raise $65,000 for LLS this year, but with gas prices sky high earlier in the year and the current economic conditions, we were doubtful. Shame on us! We raised over $67,000 for patient aid and blood cancer research.

On behalf of the brave blood cancer patients in Arizona, I extend our sincere thanks for your help in making this a very special event. To see some great pictures, go to Arizona Yacht Club


Sincerely,

Cameron Childs I Special Events Manager
Desert Mountain States Chapter
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
3877 N. 7th St., Ste. 300 I Phoenix I AZ I 85014
o. 602.567.7605 I f. 602.567.7601

From: Lou Gerlinger
To: Allen, Carol
Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2008 3:23 PM
Subject: Award
1519 PDT 21 Sept 2008

Carol:
Congratulations. You folks have worked hard to build up a good paper and you certainly deserve the award. In these economic times and problems for the print media, that any of you can push ahead is a tribute to energy. LG

From — Mike Harris
Owner — Mike Harris & Associates
harrispr@harrispr.com
www.harrispr.com
Publisher — Old West New West
www.oldwestnewwest.com
info@oldwestnewwest.com

To — Carol Allen
Sent — Sunday, January 18, 2009 7:07 PM
Subject — Arizona Game & Fish Department Media Of The Year Award

Carol,
Congratulations to you and Jim for a great product, a great service to Arizona and formal acknowledgement of an awful lot of hard work on the part of you and Jim. I know (somewhat) how hard the two of you work.

You guys now deserve buckets of money coming in every month ! ! !

Cheers,
Michael