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Trout fishing contests should make for big catches this weekend
If you're into trout fishing, this is the weekend to get out there and do it. Two great contests take place this weekend. Saturday features both the 2013 Lunkerfest on the Lehigh River from the East Penn Township Boat launch in Bowmanstown, and the...
Tags: Weather Reports, Sports and Outdoor Equipment, Lifestyle and Leisure, Lehigh County, Outdoor Equipment
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Parryville home in ruins, pets missing after fire
A fire destroyed a one-story single family house in Parryville and displaced a couple Tuesday afternoon. The fire was reported at 6:30 p.m. in the 2600 block of Cherry Hill Road. Witnesses on the scene said the couple lost pets in the fire, and the woman...Tags: Cherry Hill, Aquashicola
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Police charge Bowmanstown mayoral candidate with pointing gun at Allentown officer
Bowmanstown mayoral candidate Barry Pointon Jr. has been charged with aggravated assault on a police officer for allegedly pointing a gun at an Allentown detective — an incident Pointon says has been way overblown by Lehigh County authorities....Tags: Crimes, Lawyers, Prosecution, Elections, Politics
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Legislature aids Pa. Fish and Boat hatchery program
It's a temporary reprieve, but after meeting with the state Legislature, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission has backed off its plan to close the trout hatcheries at Bellefonte in Centre County and Oswayo in Potter County. The PFBC announced the...
Tags: Lakes and Ponds, Lifestyle and Leisure, Hunting, Health Insurance Cost, Lehigh County
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Carbon Co. – Scheduled road work, Dec. 17-21
PennDOT announced lane restrictions will be enforced on the following roads in Carbon County: Fireline Road between Spruce Road and Bowmanstown in Lower Towamensing Township, 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Dec. 17-21 for crack sealing; Route 534 between Routes 940 and... -
'It seemed we were walking down a canyon of death'
Horace F. Rehrig grew up in West Bowmanstown, went to Lehighton High School and joined the Navy in the spring of 1943. He became an aviation machinist's mate third class on the aircraft carrier USS Ticonderoga. A plane captain, he oversaw maintenance...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Germany, Memorial Day, Jim Thorpe, World War II (1939-1945)
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Near the front, nurse cared for the wounded
Marian Arner Jones of Bowmanstown joined the Army Nurse Corps in February 1943 and was assigned to the 34th Evacuation Hospital. She went on maneuvers in Louisiana and Texas, then to England to prepare for D-Day, the Normandy invasion, which came on...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Bing Crosby, Rhine River, Health and Medical Professionals
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Lehigh Valley Farm preservation: Monroe County couple win heroes award
In this era of urban sprawl and unfettered development, land preservation and conservation are keys to maintaining our outdoors heritage, whether it is forest, land or farm. Neal and Shirley Murphy of Polk Township in Monroe County are certainly worthy...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Memorial Day, Pennsylvania Turnpike, Arable Farming, Lehigh County
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Trout contests highlight prospects for weekend
With sunshine and temperatures in the 80s predicted, it's the perfect time to take a child fishing, and there are two trout fishing contests that kids of all ages — from 8 months to 80 years — will love this weekend. The Lehigh County Fish...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, East Greenville, Lehigh County, Belvidere, Jim Thorpe
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Fish for Free on Memorial Day in Pennsylvania
Memorial Day is Fish For Free Day in Pennsylvania. On Monday, both residents and non-residents of Pennsylvania can take advantage of fishing on Pennsylvania's waterways without needing a license to catch or harvest fish. If you've got relatives coming in...
Tags: Weather Reports, Lifestyle and Leisure, Memorial Day, Holidays, Jim Thorpe
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Fish Report looks forward to Pennsylvania trout opener on Saturday
Trout season opens statewide in Pennsylvania on Saturday. The Southeast had a two-week jump start on the rest of the state, but that was somewhat mitigated by low water conditions and the high winds of late. A lot of area anglers are planning to head...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Weather Reports, Lehigh Valley Zoo, Northampton (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Lakes and Ponds
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Fish Report is good, thanks to rain
Meet representatives from the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission on May 3-5 atCabela'sin Hamburg as part of the kickoff to Cabela's "Wanna Go Fishing for Millions?" contest in Pennsylvania. Commission Executive Director John Arway will be at the store...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Center Valley, Lakes and Ponds, Cementon, Schnecksville
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