Two Rivers Family Fishing Fair thanks sponsors for successful year

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By Steven Spencer

After a successful day of helping to get kids hooked on fishing, the Two Rivers Family Fishing Fair thanked their sponsors for making their 37th annual event possible.

This year, young anglers got the chance to check out the 4,000-gallon mobile aquarium stocked with native fish species, learn what type of fish live in the local waterways and hear from Hall of Fame Fisherman Jimmy Houston and Duck Dynasty’s “Mountain Man,” Tim Guraedy.
“We want to get kids hooked on fishing, and the Family Fishing Fair helps connect kids and families to fun outdoor activities,” Scott Isringhausen, Illinois Department of Natural Resources Urban Fishing Coordinator, said in a press release. “Thanks to our generous sponsors, we are able to continue to offer this free event. We are very fortunate to have the support of the Phillips 66 Wood River Refinery as a Premier Sponsor, along with Farm and Home Supply, the Jersey County Board, Jerseyville Walmart, State Farm Insurance of Jerseyville, Carrolton, and Godfrey and many others.”
This year’s sponsors included: 1* MidAmerica Credit Union, Bank of Calhoun County, Bank of Kampsville, Bradley K Hargrave, DMD, Carrollton Bank, Driskill Distributing, LLC, J&N Dipworms, LLC, Joshua R Evans, Attorney at Law Farmers State Bank, Jerseyville, Jersey State Bank, Loellke Plumbing, Inc, McCarry’s Dairyland, Rotary Club of Jerseyville Royal Banks of Jerseyville.
This year’s Contributors: Great Rivers & Routes, Tourism Bureau Kiwanis, Jerseyville, and John Myers.
This year’s In Kind Contributors: Bluff City Tackle, Datatronics, Inc, Alton, LifeStar Ambulance, Pere Marquette Lodge, Siever’s Equipment, Sinclair Foods, Jerseyville, TcaDesigns, LLC and Wm. Nobbe Equipment Co
This year’s Station Sponsors: Alton High School, Bluff City Tackle, Cafe de Shell, Carrollton High School, Center for American Archeology, Friends of Pere Marquette Foundation, IL EPA, Illinois Federation for Outdoor Resources (IFOR), IL Taxidermist Association, IL Department of Natural Resources, IL Department of Public Health, IL Natural History Survey, Jersey Community Hospital, Jersey County Bass Club, Jerseyville High School FFA, Lewis & Clark Historic Site, Marquette Catholic High School, National Great Rivers Research and, Education Center, Project Healing Waters, QEM Fire Protection District, Raging Rivers Water Park, Sierra Club, Illinois Chapter, Southwestern High School, The Nature Institute, US. Army Corps of Engineers U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and Walmart – Jerseyville.