The Alabama Water Ski Federation last month inducted three new members into the Alabama Water Ski Hall of Fame (AWSHOF) at the annual induction ceremony held at Lake Martin’s historic Kowaliga Restaurant.
J. R. Henly of Mobile and husband and wife skiers Roland and Janelle Kirtley Godfrey of Birmingham joined the seven previous inductees and were honored by friends, family and fellow water ski enthusiasts with an awards ceremony and dinner on Nov. 19.
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