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River Cleanup Held Sat Jun 10th
Posted on Jun 10th, 2023
Photo Janet Strickland
River trash collected on Sat June 10th will be picked up by the county.
On Sat June 10th, Friends of the River (FOR) San Bernard cleaned a 30-mile stretch of San Bernard River that starts at the salt water dam a couple of miles above Hwy 35 west of West Columbia, to River’s End near the Intracoastal Waterway. FOR has been cleaning the river for a decade.
Photo Tom Ronayne
The FOR “PWC Clean Team Fleet” assisted in the annual river cleanup by collecting trash in the shallow narrower waters of the San Bernard River where the salt water dam catches upriver debris. Retrieving this trash is important because it travels downstream during a high water event. Pictured are Cassie Curtis, Clayton Curtis, Clay Funk, Connie Funk, Chris and Janet Strickland, Ange Ronayne, Maddy Piechowski and Carla Curtis. Not pictured, Tom Ronayne taking the photo.
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Photo Linda Wright
 Scott and Jenifer Summers planned and cooked the Hot Dog Social that followed the cleanup. They hold FOR engraved thermo cups given to them in appreciation for their efforts. Also, thanks to Denise Wolever, for assisting with the event.
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Photo Carla Curtis
 Tom Ronayne pulls a commercial sized cooler out of the river in the upper reaches of the San Bernard. If only the trash could talk to tell how it got there.
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