Thursday, January 28, 2021 - 8:51 am
OGDENSBURG – A fishing tournament is coming to Ogdensburg this summer.
Ogdensburg City Council unanimously agreed to pay $2,500 to host a B.A.S.S. Nation Fishing Tournament on Aug. 15.
It’s unclear how many anglers the event is expected to draw, but the single day tournament would run from 2 to 5 p.m.
Jellie said details on the event are still being worked out but he expects other activities will be planned to coincide with the event.
Ogdensburg had budgeted $50,000 for fishing tournaments but walked that back due to the uncertainty from the pandemic.
However, on Monday the full council offered support for the event. Promoting tourism, especially fishing in the city has been a focus for sometime as surrounding areas like Waddington have had great success.
Northland news in brief: Charges laid against Stan Semenoff, fishing competition calls for support
20 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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Northern Advocate
Ex-mayor faces charges
The Northland Regional Council has laid two charges against former Whangārei mayor Stan Semenoff in relation to allegedly discharging contaminants into the air, in contravention of the Resource Management Act. No pleas were taken when his case was called in the Whangārei District Court yesterday and the next callover is on February 15. NRC is alleging Semenoff burnt waste, including tyres, plastic, metal cable, PVC piping, iron, fence posts, plywood from an industrial or trade premises on South End Ave in June last year. The maximum penalty for the alleged offence is jail not exceeding two years or a maximum fine of $300,000.