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Fishing at night for monster trout is best time to do so

Big brown trout, longer than your forearm, don’t get that way by being easy to catch. For the most part, they sulk on the bottom of deep pools, in undercuts or under snags during the day, out of the reach of predators. They might venture out from their lairs to feed on an overcast day for ...

City of Williamsport secures another $175,000 for housing aid

The City of Williamsport will get $175,000 in the city portion of Pennsylvania Housing Assistance Rehabilitation Enhancement funds. This is in addition to the Lycoming County PHARE funding. The funds are derived from the natural gas impact fees. Credit for finding the extra funding went to ...

Cooking class offers healthy ideas for food pantry staples

There is a proverb that says, “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach him to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” And that’s what the United Churches of Lycoming County (UCLC) is doing by partnering with the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank, offering cooking classes for ...

Reflections in Nature: Animal world is not always peaceful

For the last month, Mary Alice has been planning, planting, watering and weeding her gardens. She moves flowers and plants around her gardens like some people move furniture around in their homes. Her labor has produced a very pleasing back yard. On one of our beautiful summer mornings, I walked out our back door to be greeted by a splash of colors from her flower gardens; birds, such as the black-capped chickadees, cardinals, robins and phoebes, were singing; the sun was shining and a gentle breeze was blowing. All was right with the world and nature. Suddenly, a crow appeared on ...

Outdoors community calendar for week of June 23

TROUT OF HYNER RUN WHERE: Hyner Run State Park WHEN: Friday, July 3 at 3:30 p.m. NOTES: Join the park naturalist and learn about the different types of trout of Hyner Run. Afterwards, we may have some time to share fish stories. All children must be accompanied by an adult to participate. The program may be modified or canceled in the event of severe weather or new community guidelines. Those interested should meet at the pool. FIREFLIES WHERE: Hyner Run State Park WHEN: Friday, July 3 at 8:30 p.m. NOTES: Join the park naturalist to learn about fireflies and why they ...