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Short-term rentals cause controversy

There is no peace in the Pine Creek Valley as a situation that has developed over the last few years has longtime residents pitted against property owners who are offering short-term rentals, which in many cases are bringing with them loud parties and traffic congestion. What began as the discovery of a basically unspoiled area in the heart of central Pennsylvania where large water birds can be seen perched on rocks in the waters of Pine Creek, has turned into a money-making opportunity for investors, many who are from out of the area, who are buying properties along the creek. This ...

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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 atkinsonmillssports mensclub@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 ...

Bowfishing, boating rules updated

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission at its regular quarterly meeting voted to amend bowfishing regulations. While the use of long bows, crossbows, spears, and gigs used in bowfishing is already regulated within the Pennsylvania Code, these amendments are intended to address an increasing number of complaints to PFBC law enforcement staff regarding the intense lighting and generator noise that can be created by those participating in bowfishing. The changes will prohibit bowfishing on any special regulation trout waters; make it unlawful to cast direct rays of a ...

License fees are going up

HARRISBURG — During a special meeting on Aug. 18, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Board of Commissioners gave final approval to a list of proposed fee adjustments for fishing licenses and various other licenses and permits. Under the proposal, the price of the most common fishing license and permits, a Resident Annual Fishing License, Trout Permit, and Combination Trout/Lake Erie Permit, would increase by $2.50 each in 2023, marking the first fee increases since 2005. Separate increases would be applied to other license and permit categories for non-residents, seniors, and ...

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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 shoots. Decatur ...