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Bald Eagle Rifle League week one

Markovich Construction vs Avis Markovich 1-0 Chase Weise 100-6 Kodi Cameron 98-6 Connor Bauman 97-5 Zark Markovich 97-5 Bill Bridgens Sr. 97-4 Tom Reynolds 97-4 Navara Reynolds 97-3 Chad Carson 96-3 Team 779-36 Juniors Jace Bechtol 84-1 Avis 0-1 Nate Clinger 98-6 Chad Marshall 97-5 Blake Meixell 97-3 Ron Marshall 96-3 Al Foust 93-2 Nikol Meixell 92-2 Kevin Kline 91-3 Matt Neiswonger ...

SCCSA places first in annual clay shoot

WARRIORS MARK — The recent 9th Annual Endurance Organization Clay Shoot at the Warriors Mark Shooting Preserve raised a whopping $120,000 to benefit the PA Wounded Warrior Organization. The team from Southern Clinton County Sportsmen’s Association took first place in the event held Sept. ...

Songs of the year-round birds

By mid-fall, most of the migratory songbirds have returned to winter quarters. But here, in Central Pennsylvania, we have a wealth of birds that stick around (or come back here from farther north) through the cold, rain and snows of winter. Although mostly not as flashy as the migrants, ...

Unstoppable runner headlines pre-race dinner

STATE COLLEGE — The podium at the pre-race dinner for this year’s Tussey Mountainback 50 Mile Relay and Ultramarathon will feature a runner and Penn State alum who has outdistanced serious life challenges and keeps on going. Don Halke has been through a heart attack, stents, a quadruple ...

Mountainback race adds 50-kilometer option

STATE COLLEGE — For runners who think fifty miles is too far to run in a day, there’s now a happy medium distance in Central PA. The Tussey Mountainback 50 Mile Relay and Ultramarathon is adding a 50-kilometer option to its October relay and ultramarathon event this year. Now in its 23rd year, the Mountainback is well known for its team relay and ultramarathon covering 50 miles of roads in Rothrock State Forest. Runners of the new 50K event will start and finish at the same location as those running 50 miles, but “they will take a short cut,” said Mike Casper, the race’s ...

Gardening for birds and pollinators

This past February Joan and I moved from our longtime home in the Williamsport area to the Foxdale Village retirement community in State College. As with any such relocation there has been a formidable learning curve, but we’ve made good progress. I’ve learned to exclaim “Go Penn ...