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Anyone missing this pig? It can be found at the Redmond Farm in Roulette Township.

Gods Country Military Food Share Distribution will be cancelled on Tuesday 2/13 due to pending weather. Updates on reschedule date will be posted here on Solomons.

Johnsonburg, Pa.:  Josh Bizzak of Wilcox is a well-known predator hunter and trapper.  Saturday morning, Josh doubled up on coyotes – one through hunting and one through a cable restraint.  Josh was set up for hunting on private land in Elk County and was using an electronic call.  A female coyote showed up just before 1:00 a.m.  Josh harvested the 31.6# coyote with a .17 Hornet.

While hunting another private area in Elk County later at 3:00 a.m., Josh set up on in the proximity of one of his cable restraints.  As luck would have it, when Josh hit his electronic call, he got responses from both sides of the area, and up popped a large coyote.  Josh harvested the 43.0# female, but when he went to retrieve his harvest, he found it was in his restraint! That is one of the beauties of being both a trapper and hunter, and entering a Hunt or Trap event.

Josh also showed off a beaver he had trapped earlier in the day.

Hunters are reminded that if they choose to participate during the second weekend of this two-weekend hunt or trap, they must have their registration postmarked by Thursday, 2/15.

Weigh-in is at 4:00 p.m. every day.  Categories include coyote, fox, largest female coyote, and largest female fox.  Additional information at the Facebook Page, Rolfe Beagle Club.

A busy Saturday saw 11 Pennsylvania College of Technology wrestlers place among the top four as first-time members in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference. At the same time, the college’s basketball teams moved one game closer to their regular-season finales, which come on Tuesday.

And, it all points to what will be a Super Saturday this coming week with both basketball teams in postseason play, the wrestlers facing crosstown rival Lycoming College at a historic local venue and the college men’s lacrosse team getting its season underway.

FLASHBACK:

WRESTLING

Johnsonburg, Pa.:  Ray Bevacqua of Johnsonburg brought in a beautiful female gray fox to the Rolfe Beagle Club’s Statewide Coyote and Fox Hunt or Trap on Saturday that eclipsed the previous record set in 2023 by Josh Bizzak.  Ray harvested his 12.2# female gray fox on private lands in Elk County about 10:30 Friday evening.  Ray used an electronic call.  Ray harvested this fox using his new rifle, an FX King .30 PCP air rifle.  

The previous weight record for a female gray fox was 11.6#.  Ray’s fox weighed in 12.2#.  Congratulations, Ray, on setting a new record for a female gray fox at the Rolfe Beagle Club’s Hunt or Trap.

Hunters are reminded that if they choose to participate during the second weekend of this two-weekend hunt or trap, they must have their registration postmarked by Thursday, 2/15.

Weigh-in is at 4:00 p.m. every day.  Categories include coyote, fox, largest female coyote, and largest female fox.  Additional information at the Facebook Page, Rolfe Beagle Club.

A reminder to all of our customers. We will only be open Thursday, Friday and Saturday for our winter hours until March.

We’re offering a program at Lyman Run State Park next weekend.

Talk a guided nature walk at Lyman Run State Park on Saturday, February 17 from 1 PM – 3 PM. Catch the end of the winter beauty on a Winter Adventure Hike lead by our long-time dedicated volunteers, Friends of Lyman Run. We will be walking along the Lyman Run Trail below the dam. Distance will be around 2 to 3 miles, with some small hills.  Meet at the Parking Lot near Lower Campground, https://bit.ly/LymanLowerParking. Be prepared with good hiking boots, hiking poles/sticks, and water.

No pre-registration required. Please note that our flush restrooms are closed for the season. For more information, visit https://events.dcnr.pa.gov/lyman_run_state_park, call 814-435-5010 or email sschenck@pa.gov.

Cameron County Chamber of Commerce first ever fundraiser prizes and vendors increasing.  Lit & Lucky will feature a reverse raffle where you want your ticket number to be one of the last drawn.  The prize is $2500.  Tickets are $50/couple.  The ticket is your entry into the drawing, food and two drink tickets.  Vendors include Benezette wines, Triple Nickel Distillery and Straub Brewery.  Vendors will have non-alcoholic and alcoholic choices for purchase and water will be free.

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service State College PA

…WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WHAT…Heavy snow is possible. Total snow accumulations of 5 to 8
inches possible.

* WHERE…Portions of central Pennsylvania.

* WHEN…From Monday evening through Tuesday afternoon.

* IMPACTS…Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous
conditions could impact the morning or evening commute.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Precipitation will start as a light rain
before transitioning into snow, becoming steadier and heavier
Monday night. Snowfall rates greater than 1 inch per hour will
be possible overnight into early Tuesday morning.

Marty Wilder 

Coudersport Rotary Club was pleased to host (left to right) Ciarra Davis and Laura Dunn, Citizens of Tomorrow, and Ms. Keagle, Coudersport Area School District Student Mentor, at their January 29, 2024, meeting at A&W West End Grill.

Penn College leads the way with four regionally ranked wrestlers heading into Saturday’s Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Championship. Action gets underway at 10 a.m. at Alfred State University.

Other teams competing for honors include Alfred State, Penn State Behrend, Pitt-Bradford and Hiram (Oh.) College.

Wildcats who are ranked in the Jan. 26 National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III Individual Mideast Region include Noah Hunt, who is fourth at 141 pounds; Kaden Ware, who is sixth at 133; TJ Martin, who is seventh at 149; and Travis Green, who is eighth at 165.