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  • The Roving Sportsman… From Dawn to Dusk0

    Whether you are seeking to fill your second spring gobbler tag or are still looking to connect with the first bird, there is still time to use some late-season tactics to get the job done. All day hunting for spring gobblers begins on Monday, May 19 (which means you can hunt from one-half hour before

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  • What or How?0

    How many times have you been out on a trout stream and seen someone netting trout regularly? When we see someone hooking up pretty consistently, the first question that probably comes to mind is, “What are you using?” In my early days of trout fishing, I watched the guy who taught me the art of

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  • Rain Delay0

    It was a beautiful day as the school bus carrying the South Williamsport softball team began its journey to Wilkes-Barre for a key matchup with highly regarded Holy Redeemer. Traveling across Route 80, the normality of the trip was shattered with shrieks of laughter as players scurried to close windows as a sudden storm brought

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  • Letter to Blabby0

    Dear Blabby: I hope you can help me. As the mother of twins, a boy and a girl, the past twelve years of my life have been devoted to my kids and the wonderful sports activities they have so much enjoyed. My son plays football in the fall, basketball in the winter, and baseball in

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  • Good Will Golfing

    Good Will Golfing0

    Have you been fishing? My bearded friends ask, but unfortunately, the answer is no. They are quite puzzled, as I have been busy with Warrior Golf. I hope to get out this weekend, and we are planning an Amish float trip soon. I can’t wait. Congratulations to my boys on another fantastic spring. It wasn’t

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  • The Roving Sportsman… Preserve the Memory0

    The Pennsylvania spring gobbler season is now underway, and if your preseason scouting pans out, the stars are all aligned, and your calling ability proves successful, you might just be rewarded with a prized Pennsylvania gobbler! The majority of those who get up every morning well before daylight, trudge deep into the woods ahead of

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  • Mealtime

    Mealtime0

    How often have you been driving down the road past that dead deer you saw lying at the edge of the highway and spotted a couple of turkey vultures feasting on the deer remains? If you don’t see vultures feasting on the deer or other carrion, you are likely to spot them perched in a

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  • Tangled Up in Blue0

    The news spread like a fire. The Community Arts Center got the nod. Bob Dylan was to perform in Williamsport on April 22. Tickets went on sale the first week of February. We were the last scheduled stop on his “Rough and Rowdy Ways Worldwide Tour.” The prices were extremely salty. And they were selling

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  • R-E-S-P-E-C-T0

    Perhaps the novelty has begun to waiver a bit once the reality of winning a state championship has sunk into the players and coaches of the Loyalsock Township state champion girls’ basketball team, but their accomplishment made school and District IV history and the smiles on their faces and pride in their hearts remain as

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  • Mummers’ Planning a Cartoon Theme0

    While the area enjoys the annual arrival of May flowers, the reorganized South Williamsport Area Mummers Inc. is hard at work planning the fall renewal of the community’s long-standing 78th annual parade scheduled for October 18. Organizers have announced that the parade will feature a Cartoon Theme, encouraging marchers to join in the fun with

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  • The Roving Sportsman… Opening Day Tactics for 20250

    We’ve finally settled into a spring-like weather pattern; the redbud trees are beginning to blossom, and the wild leeks are about ready to pick! And now, this Saturday, May 3rd, the long-anticipated opening day of the Pennsylvania spring gobbler season will finally arrive! These are the days many of us have been daydreaming about for

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  • Work Or Fish?0

    It appears spring has finally arrived; the dogwoods are flowering, and those little green buds are turning into leaves. For us fishing enthusiasts, this creates a real problem, especially if you pursue a variety of fish. We’ve been pursuing trout in streams and lakes, and now we can add large and smallmouth bass, crappies, bluegills,

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