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Pa. fall, winter trout stocking to begin this week

HARRISBURG — The summer season may be winding to a close, but some fantastic trout fishing opportunities are approaching on dozens of Pennsylvania waterways this fall and winter. Beginning the week of Oct. 3, 2022, and continuing through mid-Dec., the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) will stock approximately 116,000 hatchery-raised adult Rainbow, Brown, and Brook Trout in more than 100 streams and lakes. These stockings will immediately replenish some of the most popular fishing spots across the Commonwealth and provide ice fishing opportunities as conditions allow ...

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Atkinson Mills Sportsmen’s Club • Meetings — held on the first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. The club is located at 55 Sportsmen Club Lane, McVeytown; email atkinsonmillssportsmensclub@gmail.com; online at http://atkinsonmills-sportsmensclub.weebly.com. Blue Rock Sportsman Club • Club meetings — 2 p.m. on the fourth Sunday of each month on the gun range, and at 7 p.m. in January and February in the barn. To east end Blue Rock: From Milroy, follow signs to Reeds Gap State Park. Free camping available and kitchen is open during all events except trap ...

An encounter with sea turtles

I often grab a quick lunch at a deli near my office. The majority of the employees who handle my orders have worked there for an extended period, which allows them to be familiar with what I do and do not typically order on my sandwiches and other items that go along with familiar questions at an eatery. On the rare occasion that a new cashier is working, they will always ask if I need a bag as I grab my items off the counter near the register. That is when the owner will jokingly say, “He doesn’t get plastic bags. He is trying to save the sea turtles.” Years earlier I hired ...

Distance running teen returning to Mountainback

STATE COLLEGE — While many teen runners in Pennsylvania are busy training for track events or a 5K distance, there’s one who revels in 50 miles – or more – and has her eyes set on Central PA’s Tussey Mountainback 50 Mile Relay and Ultramarathon coming up next month. With race day set for Oct. 16 this year, the Mountainback is well known for its team relay and ultramarathon events that cover 50 miles of scenic roads in Rothrock State Forest. Now a senior at Conemaugh Township High School, Kaylee Frederick is no stranger to the Mountainback. She ran the 50-mile event in ...

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Atkinson Mills Sportsmen’s Club • Meetings — held on the first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. The club is located at 55 Sportsmen Club Lane, McVeytown; email atkinsonmillssportsmensclub@gmail.com; online at http://atkinsonmills-sportsmensclub.weebly.com. Blue Rock Sportsman Club • Club meetings — 2 p.m. on the fourth Sunday of each month on the gun range, and at 7 p.m. in January and February in the barn. To east end Blue Rock: From Milroy, follow signs to Reeds Gap State Park. Free camping available and kitchen is open during all events except trap ...

A toxic mess

What is the biggest threat that wildlife faces in the modern era? It is the quality of water that those animals need to live. Poor water quality poses a significant threat to wildlife. According to data out of Great Britain, waterways across England, Wales and Northern Ireland are ...