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Tribes plan protest over name changes

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Two tribes plan to demonstrate in favor of renaming a valley and a mountain in Yellowstone National Park, places they say are associated with one man who advocated slaughter of Native Americans and another who carried it out. Leaders of the Blackfoot Confederacy and Great Sioux Nation will gather Saturday at Yellowstone’s North Entrance near Gardiner, Montana, tribal officials said Tuesday. The tribes seek to change the name of Hayden Valley, a subalpine valley just north of Yellowstone Lake, to Buffalo Nations Valley. They want to change the name of Mount ...

Life-changing moment has an impact

Have you ever had a huge change in your life? Many of us have had and will have many of those moments throughout our lives. Maybe a job change or being “let go” a move to a new place or new school. Perhaps your change was physical in nature and required medical attention, physical therapy, etc. These sudden changes in our lives can often be one of two things — an event that brings us to our knees, doesn’t let us up and defines us for the rest of our lives, or a moment that makes us a better person and defines the type of person we are. Those feelings are not all that ...

Two vacancies filled on game commission board

HARRISBURG — Two lingering vacancies on the Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners have been filled by Michael Mitrick, of York, and Stanley Knick Jr., of Dupont. Mitrick was selected from Region 6, which includes Mifflin, Juniata, Snyder and Perry counties, along with Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon and York counties. This position was left vacant when former Game Commissioner Ronald Weaner’s term expired. Knick was selected from Region 7, which includes Carbon, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike, Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming counties. This position ...

Alabama trapper captures national honor

LEIGHTON, Ala. (AP) — Some of the stories about Theron Christopher “T.C.” Dawson Sr. read like something out of an adventure novel or reality television show about men who live and make their living in the wild. The elder Dawson, said retired Alabama game warden Larry Wilson, “would make them look like sissies.” T.C. Dawson Sr., who lived in Colbert County, died in 1989 at the age of 65, but he was recently honored by being inducted into the National Trappers Association Hall of Fame. His son, T.C. Dawson Jr., accepted a plaque on behalf of his late father recently at the ...

Commission offers two opportunities for anglers

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission is offering two special fishing opportunities to entice adults and kids to fish on Labor Day, Sept. 4. The first is a $1 license for adult residents and non-residents. The license — good for Labor Day only — provides an easy and affordable way for everyone to enjoy a special day with family and friends while fishing on the Commonwealth’s waters, said Steve Kralik, director of the Bureau of Outreach, Education and Marketing. “This is a great opportunity for lapsed anglers to renew their interest in the sport, and for ...

47 youths become JAKES at Shade Mountain Chapter field day event

LEWISTOWN — Volunteers from the Shade Mountain Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation turned out for the group’s 19th annual Youth Field Day. held Aug. 12 at the Mifflin County Sportsmen’s Club. The event is set up and run by the local NWTF chapter and community volunteers ...