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a letter from the editor
Perhaps the most inspiring time to be out in the
woods happens just a few moments before daybreak.
Everything is blanketed by a dark stillness that
suddenly comes to life as the first rays of sun peek
over the distant hillside and bounce between the
trees.
The woods begin to buzz with activity. Songbirds
serenade the sunshine with a symphony of tweets,
trills and whistles. Squirrels scurry through dry leaves
in search of a breakfast acorn or two. Turkeys fly out
of their treetop roosts, deer emerge from secluded
beds within thickets for a morning stroll and a slew
of other birds and animals start the day in a frantic
overlay of sights and sounds.
There is a certain amount of anticipation that
can be felt during the quiet darkness before
daybreak ushers in the colorful chaos that our
natural ecosystem has to offer. It is the same sort
of anticipation we feel on the eve of producing
this outdoors-centric issue of Inside Pennsylvania
magazine.
The Susquehanna Valley offers a true oasis of
outdoor opportunities, and our goal in the pages
that follow is to share a few of the outdoors-related
people, places and experiences that make our region
extraordinary.
How much do you know about Camp Woodward
and all the extreme outdoors sports offered there
throughout the summer? Or the natural artistic
draw of the Ned Smith Center near Millersburg? For
shooting sports enthusiasts, it is hard to overlook the
Olympic aspirations of those drawn to the region
by the Keystone Shooting Park near Dalmatia or the
thousands from all over the world who visit our state
trap shoot – among the largest in the country.
Meet Ken Hunter, wildlife artist and outdoors
personality. Read the tragic tale of triumph behind
well-known local aviator and storyteller Joseph
Diblin. Learn about five local trails that deserve a
good hike or two and check out a variety of cool
locally submitted photos that give you a glimpse of
what summertime is like in the Valley.
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As you enjoy our local smorgasbord of outdoor
treasures, feel free to check in! We’d love to hear
your stories, check out your photos and share
in the experience. Email comments to editor@
insidepamagazine.com
John Zaktansky, Editor

Dear Inside Pennsylvania,
Thank you for the article about Euell Gibbons.
He and his wife were friends of my parents
and he was one interesting man. Thank you for
connecting him with our region.
Liz folk
Just read this masterpiece (“Ode to the Angered
Angler,” Spring 2016) in Inside Pennsylvania
Magazine.
Wonderful! Actually made me cry.
I had never read it before.
Any problem with my copying the ode and
sending it to some friends around the state – I know
they would appreciate it.
thanks,
William L. Yingling m.d.
Thank you. Thank you.
I read your poem (“Ode to the Angered Angler,” Spring
2016) last evening, and then I stumbled upon “Ballad of the
Blotched-Belly Basses.” (Page 49)
I’m new to the area, having arrived around the holidays as
the new Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper. My family roots run
deep in Shamokin, and I was born and raised in Hershey. I went
to Penn State for environmental engineering. After an 18-year
detour through upstate New York, I am back to take care of my
river.
Again, thank you.
Carol parenzen
inboxLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Jen Mertz
thanks,
William L. Yingling m.d.
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Walking
on the
wild side
with Euell
Gibbons
Some called him the guru of
wild foods and several had
the privilege of being invited
to his home for a true wild
foods dinner. He died in 1975,
but left an indelible legacy on
those whom he befriended.
He was a frequent visitor to Walnut
Acres near Penn’s Creek.
“He sold his books at the store.” said
Lucille Rothermel of Selinsgrove. “He
was a common guy and liked living off
the land. He often told us what he ate. He
always had something to say. He had some
fascinating stories.”
She remembers well the day he brought
in canned violets, canned day lilies and
octopus in a jar.
Gibbons had an uncanny knowledge of
plants, and used that know-how to create
many wild recipes.
His insatiable appetite for foraging
started when he was only 5 years old. In
fact, as a child living with his family in
New Mexico, it is said that he helped save
his family from starvation by gathering
edible foods.
According to the preface from his book,
“Staking the Healthful Herbs,” his first
wild food recipe consisted of hickory nuts
and sweet hackberries which he ground
into a candy bar.
His thirst for wild plants and herbs
led him to discover as much as he could
through research, education and talking to
backwoodsmen as he traveled.
He also learned from his Quaker
neighbors near Troxelville. In “Stalking
the Healthful Herbs,” he told of how young
Quaker girls turned to mullein or velvet
dock for their makeup. Since they weren’t
allowed to use commercial makeup, they
substituted the commercial makeup for
mullein or velvet dock leaves. Because of
the plants' roughness, it caused a red spot
on their cheeks.
“He was flamboyant and he enjoyed
the notoriety,” Guy Graybill, a retired
teacher at Middleburg High School, said.
His appearance was appealing. “Euell
Gibbons was an interesting person to
see, with heavy, curly hair that added to
his photogenic nature when he wore his
neckerchief and posed in a rustic setting,”
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he added.
Gibbon’s trademark was his neckerchief.
“He was fussy with that,” Graybill said.
“He would travel to State College to
purchase one. He wouldn’t buy one around
here.”
Graybill told of the time his brother
happened to be flying on the same plane
with Gibbons. The pair talked and
Gibbons gave him a very unusual business
card. According to Graybill, it was
Gibbons' practice to leave his signature on
a hickory nut.
Not only did Gibbons forage for wild
foods on his Troxelville farm, but he also
created a pond to raise fish for his wild
dinners.
“I never went to his wild dinners,”
Fred Eppley, a retired West Snyder High
School science teacher said, “though I was
invited.”
Eppley remembered a summer ecology
course he held when the students gathered
and prepared a few wild foods. Though he
couldn’t recollect them all, he said they did
eat stinging nettle and crayfish tails.
“Crayfish tails were boiled just like
lobster,” he said.
Graybill recalled some complaints from
those who did attend his wild dinners.
“They expected more wild foods on the
menu,” he said.
In the opening chapter of his first
published book, “Staking the Wild
Asparagus,” he shared an April dinner
menu: wild leek soup, a salad of blanched
crowns of chicory, young sprouts of
day lilies and inner portions of calamus
stalks with a hint of wild garlic. Crayfish
Tails Tempura was the main dish. The
vegetables included buttered poke sprouts
and boiled dandelion crows. Biscuits were
made from cattail root flour and sassafras
tea was the beverage.
Graybill had the privilege of interviewing
Gibbons on WSEW, a station in
Selinsgrove at the time.
“I was a guest host for a talk program
called ‘Boys in the Back Room’ and this
is where I interviewed Euell Gibbons,”
he said. “I remember him asking me if I
were lost in the wild, what would I eat? I
replied I would try wild plants. I was a bit
embarrassed when he chided me and said
‘never eat anything if you don’t know what
it is.’ I have never forgotten that.”
Eppley said he was told that Gibbons’
mother told her son he had the talent to
write, but he needed the discipline to do it,
and his wife would provide it. This became
Euell Gibbons
1911-1975
» Besides being an author and actor,
he was a hobo, beachcomber,
teacher, surveyor, professional
ship builder, newspaper writer,
farmer, naturalist, lecturer and
researcher.
» His interest in foraging and flora
began at the early age of 5.
» He completed high school later in
his life, and entered the University
of Hawaii at age 36, majoring in
anthropology.
» He won the University of Hawaii’s
creative writing award in 1948.
» Both he and his wife Freda taught
at a New Jersey Quaker school in
1953-54.
» He began writing on edible wild
plants in 1955.
» He is nationally known for his Post
Grape-Nuts commercial which
catapulted him into the national
spotlight.
» He appeared on television shows
including the "Tonight Show,
Sonny and Cher, and Bob Hope,"
among others.
» He purchased a farm near
Troxelville in 1963 and his family
lived here until his death.
» His first book was “Stalking the
Wild Asparagus,” published in
1962, followed by “Stalking the
Blue-Eyed Scallop” in 1964 and
“Stalking the Beautiful Herbs” in
1966. These were his best-known
books, though he has written
more.
» He was awarded an honorary
degree from Susquehanna
University in 1972.
» In 1990, Governor Casey
proclaimed an “Euell Gibbons
Day” in McClure.
» The Euell Gibbons Environmental
Foundation, founded in 1979, is a
private organization acquires and
preserves rural lands and is still
listed as active.
» He was well known in the Beaver
Springs-Penns Creek-Troxelville
areas and often visited schools,
community events, and held wild
dinners while serving as a nature
guide to countless residents.
» Euell Gibbons passed away
unexpectedly in 1975 at Sunbury
Community Hospital due to
arteriosclerosis.
I remember him asking me if I were
lost in the wild, what would I eat?
For nearly 12 years in the 1960s and ’70s, residents
around the small communities of Beavertown,
Troxelville and Penns Creek became acquainted
with a celebrity by the name of Euell Gibbons.
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in canned violets, canned day lilies and
octopus in a jar.
Gibbons had an uncanny knowledge of
plants, and used that know-how to create
many wild recipes.
His insatiable appetite for foraging
started when he was only 5 years old. In
fact, as a child living with his family in
New Mexico, it is said that he helped save
his family from starvation by gathering
edible foods.
According to the preface from his book,
“Staking the Healthful Herbs,” his first
wild food recipe consisted of hickory nuts
and sweet hackberries which he ground
into a candy bar.
His thirst for wild plants and herbs
led him to discover as much as he could
through research, education and talking to
backwoodsmen as he traveled.
He also learned from his Quaker
neighbors near Troxelville. In “Stalking
the Healthful Herbs,” he told of how young
Quaker girls turned to mullein or velvet
dock for their makeup. Since they weren’t
allowed to use commercial makeup, they
substituted the commercial makeup for
mullein or velvet dock leaves. Because of
the plants' roughness, it caused a red spot
on their cheeks.
“He was flamboyant and he enjoyed
the notoriety,” Guy Graybill, a retired
teacher at Middleburg High School, said.
His appearance was appealing. “Euell
Gibbons was an interesting person to
see, with heavy, curly hair that added to
his photogenic nature when he wore his
neckerchief and posed in a rustic setting,”
a hickory nut.
Not only did Gibbons forage for wild
foods on his Troxelville farm, but he also
created a pond to raise fish for his wild
dinners.
“I never went to his wild dinners,”
Fred Eppley, a retired West Snyder High
School science teacher said, “though I was
invited.”
Eppley remembered a summer ecology
course he held when the students gathered
and prepared a few wild foods. Though he
couldn’t recollect them all, he said they did
eat stinging nettle and crayfish tails.
“Crayfish tails were boiled just like
lobster,” he said.
Graybill recalled some complaints from
those who did attend his wild dinners.
Graybill had the privilege of interviewing
Gibbons on WSEW, a station in
Selinsgrove at the time.
“I was a guest host for a talk program
called ‘Boys in the Back Room’ and this
is where I interviewed Euell Gibbons,”
he said. “I remember him asking me if I
were lost in the wild, what would I eat? I
replied I would try wild plants. I was a bit
embarrassed when he chided me and said
‘never eat anything if you don’t know what
it is.’ I have never forgotten that.”
Eppley said he was told that Gibbons’
mother told her son he had the talent to
write, but he needed the discipline to do it,
and his wife would provide it. This became
» The Euell Gibbons
Foundation, founded in 1979, is a
private organization acquires and
preserves rural lands and is still
listed as active.
» He was well known in the Beaver
Springs-Penns Creek-
areas and often visited schools,
community events, and held wild
dinners while serving as a nature
guide to countless residents.
» Euell Gibbons passed away
unexpectedly in 1975 at Sunbury
Community Hospital due to
arteriosclerosis.
48 Inside Pennsylvania | February 2016
Way up in the north where the Susquehanna grows
And the pipelines follow south where it flowsAnd the deer herd dwindles – especially the does
Is the land of the angered angler.
Deep in the endless mountains, they sayIf you look close enough, still to this dayYou can still see the footprints, the forked laurel branch
Left by the angler, who could not, would not stay.
Where was the angler – where could he be?And why was he angry? Why did he flee?From up in the north where the Susquehanna flows?
The old fracker still lives here.Ask him. He knows.
You won’t see the fracker.He’s not very big.
He hides in the crown block on top of his rig.He lurks in that crown block, as high as a crowAnd warms his brown socks while dodging the snow
Using the gas that he pilfered from way down below.Go ask him, I tell you, go ask him today.He’ll tell you, he will, if you’re willing to pay.Why the angler was angered and went far away.
It all started way back, such a long, long time back …Way back in the day when the river was cleanAnd the bass had no lesions, their eyesight still keen
And the trees were all dense, the critters content
That’s the day he arrived and set up his tent.
In that pristine wilderness, he started to digUsing equipment bigger than bigAnd plowed through the trees,Knocked them all flatHe could have cared less for such habitat.
Suddenly, with the sound of a castAnd a zinging brown fly that flew right on past,The angler was there with barbed hooks galoreHe walked to the rig, he knocked on the door.And he demanded the fracker drill there no more.“I,” said the angler, “speak for the fishWhich you seem to pollute as much as you wish
The bass are all splotchy, the snakes have no home
You ran them all over with trucks caked with chrome
And the deer have less room to graze and to roam.”“You fool,” said the fracker, “stop griping – stop grumping.”
And on he continued with digging and dumping.
The river glazed over, the creeks slowly diedThe bass couldn’t breed, their organs all fried.The squirrels and the chipmunks, the deer and the snails
The eagles, the salamanders and a few cottontails
They all fled the land, looking for food.While the fracker drilled there, all greedy and rude.
As the angler got angry, the fracker cashed in
Until all the gas, and his wallet, got thin.And then, only then, did he see his mistakeAs he walked past a poisoned and decaying snake
And faced the angler, who was red in the face.“Look what I’ve done to this wonderful place!
I’ve turned it into a home of great waste!”
The angler, he left — he just disappearedLeaving the fracker alone, stroking his beardWhen he realized something both ironic and weird:
Everyone, he thought, loved the fracked gasThey used it for heating, for cooking their bassThey shelled out their money, they made him mad rich
And he drilled them more gas, all without hitchAnd they all were blind to the one glaring glitch.Everyone, that is, but that guy with the hooksThe one who gave him such not-so-nice looksThe angler was the one who tried taking a stand
Who stood for the fish, who stood for the land.If only there were more who together would band …The sportsmen, the anglers, the hunters, the trappers
the campers, the farmers, the trail-bound horsebackers
All of them united, all with one voiceDo you, faithful reader, plan to make the right choice?
Then join in the cause, save the Valley’s outdoors
Before our natural treasures are heard from no more!
creative cornerJOHN ZAKTANSKY
An Ode to the Angered Angler
Creative Corner
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– those who paint a picture with the words they
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8 Whispering Oaks: A Venue
Of Vineyards And Vistas
12 The 464-Mile Journey
18 Chef Paul: Turn Your
Wintery Stew Into A
Grilled Summer Hit
24 1.5 Million Reasons
To Check Out The
State Trap Shoot
28 Onward And Upward
At Woodward
38 Outdoor Beauty,
Stroke By Stroke:
The ‘Communicator’
Shares Nature’s Best
Scenes Via Canvas
40 The Ned Smith Center
Offers An Outdoor Oasis
44 Shooters Target Olympic
Aspirations: Dalmatia
Facility Offers World-
Class ExperiEnce
58 5 Hiking Experiences
You'll Dust Off Your
Boots To Enjoy
61 Flying High: Longtime
Aviator Shares
Memorable Moments
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1.5 Million
reasons to
CheCk oUt the
state traP shoot
Nearly 3,000 shooters will take
aim at championship glory.
onward and
UPward
Camp Woodward has played
an integral part in the upswing
in popularity of extreme sports
over the last few decades.
oUtdoor
beaUty, stroke
by stroke
The ‘Communicator’ shares
nature’s best scenes via canvas.
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2 gUys.
1 riVer.
464 Miles.
One pair of adventurers in kayaks
tackle the Susquehanna River
on a journey of self-discovery.

Flying
high
Longtime aviator Joe Diblin
shares memorable moments
from his life as a professional
pilot, among other things.
61
dUst oFF yoUr
hiking boots
Five hiking destinations
that are worth the effort of
lacing up your hikers.
58
on the CoVer
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the owners of Whispering
Oaks, with one of the more
than 1,200 grapevines they
use to produce wine.
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Whispering Oaks
A Venue of Vistas
and Vineyards
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G
lenn Cunningham
has watched
beach weddings
from the balcony of his
vacation resort – the white
flowered arch, the rose
petals on the sand, two
or three rows of chairs.
“Every time I watch one I get tears in
my eyes, saying to myself, ‘They spent
so much and got so little in return,’” he
said.
It’s hard for Glenn to appreciate a
destination wedding when he’s felt the
aura of affection at his own daughter’s
wedding on the grounds of their new
business venture, Whispering Oaks
Vineyard, outside of Sunbury.
There, with unending views of
rolling hills all around them, Tracey
Cunningham married Ryan Bonney.
Friends and family dabbed at tears as
Glenn walked Tracey down the aisle to
meet Ryan. So many special moments
– the exchange of vows, the giving of
rings, the first dances, toasts, embraces
– filled the day with love as guests
delighted in exchanging stories of the
bride and groom.
Toward the end of the day, Glenn asked
Tracey’s brother, Brian, if he was ready
to go home. And even though it wasn’t
his own wedding day, Brian replied,
“Dad, I don’t want this day to end.”
That’s what Whispering Oaks
Vineyard, with the splendor of its own
view and a reception/event venue, wants
to give to wedding couples. Save the
destinations for the honeymoon. Let the
wedding be a time for sharing your love.
“The honeymoon is just for the two of
you,” Glenn said. “Your wedding is for
everyone that’s been an important part of
your life.”
sTarTing wiTh a Dream
Whispering Oaks started with Ryan
and Tracey’s dream of owning a
business.
Because they both love nature and the
outdoors (they met at an ecology lab in
A 3-dimensional rendering shows the intended plans for the facade of Whispering oaks' destination venue.
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college), they wanted to do something
that could keep them close to nature.
Through research, they learned that
small wineries are one of the fastest-
growing industries in Pennsylvania, and
they recalled their captivation with them
when visiting the Finger Lakes.
“So many times we thought, ‘Boy,
what a cool life,’” Ryan said. “And here
we are, on our way to living that life.”
It hasn’t been a walk in the park.
Before they could even plant the
vineyard, they had to put in a driveway
and timber off acres of trees on their
site, midway between Sunbury and
Stonington on Route 61. That started in
December 2009. In the following two
years, they planted two acres of grapes.
“I’ve got pictures of Ryan down on his
hands and knees, and there are 600 holes
out there waiting to be planted,” Glenn
said with a smile.
“Fourteen hundred vines, all planted by
hand,” Ryan said with a knowing nod.
“Minus the one or two I ran over,”
Glenn added, making both of them
laugh.
“It’s been a long process,” Ryan said.
“They were the first grapevines we ever
planted in our lives.”
The arduous work paid off when Ryan
made his first batch of wine in 2013. And
another, and another, buying more vats
as he went.
Whispering Oaks now offers a
selection of 12 wines, including
Entwined (Catawba/Cayuga White
blush), Chambourcin, Deep Roots Red
(Chambourcin/Concord blend) and an
Apple Cider Wine made from locally
sourced (Dries Orchard) apples.
planning The Venue
Along with the vineyard, the group
worked on the event venue.
Ryan and Tracey had done as much
work as possible for their own wedding,
held under a tent in Glenn and Diana’s
backyard adjacent to the current site of
Whispering Oaks.
A 3-dimensional rendering shows the intended plans for the rear deck of Whispering oaks' destination venue.
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“The majority of people said it was the
nicest wedding they’d ever been to in
their life,” Glenn said.
With such precious memories of that
day, Ryan and Tracey came to appreciate
the value of sharing their wedding with
loved ones.
“If we could give to a bride what we
had ourselves, how nice would that be?”
Ryan asked.
“Terroir,” a word that means sense of
place, explains the extended family’s
roots, both in the land that nurtures their
grapes and in their personal stories.
Ryan and Glenn acknowledged,
even on the busiest of days, their
appreciation for Whispering Oaks,
a place where they’ve seen geese,
blue herons, hawks, red fox,
turkeys, deer and an eagle.
“I just videotaped a sunset last
night,” Ryan said with a grin.
“It’s something that’s never
gotten old,” Glenn agreed. “I’ve
never crested that hill out there
and not been grateful for the
land that God has given us.”
labor oF loVe
From timbering the trees and planting
the grapes to pressing the wine and
building the reception hall, the owners of
Whispering Oaks Vineyard have poured
their hearts and muscle into this venture.
“We have an ongoing joke,” Ryan said
of the times they face a new obstacle.
“We look at each other and say, ‘How
hard can it be?’”
After forging through no matter
how hard, they’re finally ready to
welcome guests to share in their
vision, their vista and their vineyard.
“If you’re thinking of a destination
wedding, take a hard look at Whispering
Oaks Vineyard,” Glenn said. “It’s a
beautiful place. Plus, you’ll have your
family with you.”
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ndrew Phillips, of Selinsgrove,
is an outdoor adventurer.
He often backpacks into
the wilds of Pennsylvania either
biking, cycling or kayaking.
Now a college student at West Chester University, he has a
fascination with the Susquehanna River.
“There is just something incredible about it. There are so
many nooks and crannies to explore, each one completely
unique,” he said.
So infatuated with the river, he joined a paddling expedition
with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Susquehanna Watershed
Education Program while still a senior in high school, and it
piqued his appetite to taste more of the river.
“I knew I would do the whole river pretty much one day,” he
said.
That day came on June 5, 2014, when he and a friend,
Mauricio Martinez, put their kayaks into the Susquehanna River
at Cooperstown, New York. Their goal was to make it to Harve
de Grace, Maryland where it empties into the Chesapeake Bay.
The pair chose the early summer month not only because of
the higher water level, but the heat would also be less when
compared to August’s temperatures.
They were well prepared physically and chose their supplies
carefully.
With a staple diet of Ramen noodles combined with a stew
made from beans, coconut oil and some adobo, they planned on
catching fish to supplement their meager
meals.
However, no matter how prepared
they thought they were, the river
had its own challenges. This
would be no typical June
weather-wise as the two
would experience from
the beginning.
“There were maybe
five heavy – and I
mean heavy – storms
that rocked us,”
Phillips said.
In fact, it rained
ten of the 13 days
on their kayaking
expedition, with
perhaps the most
memorable
rain-laced story
coming from the
final night of the
journey.
“The last day, we
got a little lazy.
We didn’t tie the
boats up well and
we only pulled them
the
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Andrewphillips,left,andmauriciomartinez
take a break during their river excursion.

One pair of adventurers in kayaks tackle the
Susquehanna River on a voyage of self-discovery
onto shore. That night, it rained. It rained
hard,” said Martinez. “By this point, we
were as happy as anyone could be to be
sleeping soundly in our damp, stinking
sleeping bags with spiders crawling on our
faces.
“I woke up at 4 a.m. and stepped
out of the tent to check the
boats, wearing just
my shorts and a
headlight. I peered
into the night to
discover our boats
were bobbing on the
waves 30 yards away.
I grabbed my life vest
and swam after them,
slipping and cutting
my feet on the sharp
rocks. I got the boats
back to shore, tied
them up and went
back to sleep.”
Bridge abutments
offered them some
protection against
nature’s fury, but there
were also times they
had no where to go.
Below Selinsgrove, with about 100 miles left in the excursion,
another downpour hit.
The two noticed a duck blind along the shore and headed for
cover. Unfortunately, a nest of bees was waiting, and when the
two adventurers found cover under a nearby tree, it turned out
to be covered in poison ivy.
“The duck blind was a cruel bit of slapstick comedy relief,”
Martinez said. “I was stung three times before backpedaling out
of the blind and falling to the ground, bruising my butt and then
rolling down a poison ivy-covered bank and landing in some
soft mud in the water.”
Phillips said the two were constantly scratching.
“Between the stinging nettles, poison ivy, insects and wet
clothing, we were pretty much itchy all the time,” he said.
There was only one time they considered turning back, and
Phillips admits his stubbornness kept him forging ahead despite
the obstacles. This time, he became physically ill.
“For me, the uncertainty of what I should do was the hardest
part of the situation, but I knew I was as emotionally prepared
as someone could be,” he said.
What really got their adrenaline pulsating were the times
they came upon unmarked low-head dams that were highly
dangerous and could become life-threatening. Though the pair
knew this, there was no way to know their exact location. “They
can be impossible to see until you are right on top of them,”
Phillips said.
“The one danger that requires the most homework for a trip
like this are those dams,” Martinez said. “If someone wants to
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about it. There are so many
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kayak the length of the river and stay safe, it should be a priority
to learn where they are.”
At every twist and turn of the seemingly serene Susquehanna
River, there was beauty and plenty of wildlife.
Below Towanda , the river makes a 180 degree turn before
towering cliffs come into view.
“They were staggeringly impressive,” Phillips said.
Bald eagles were common along the trek. They saw more
eagles on the lower Susquehanna, and noticed three eyries in
Sycamore trees along the shore.
They were also thrilled with observing a group of otters near
McKee’s Half Falls near Port Trevorton. Martinez also had quite
a catch during the trip.
“Catching a big musky was definitely a highlight for me,” he
said.
The water is a brilliant clear azure
and it is absolutely magnificent.
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While most of the Susquehanna River was murky because of
the excessive rainfall, the most pristine water was found in the
first 40 miles.
“The water is a brilliant clear azure and it is absolutely
magnificent,” Phillips said. He said that this is due to the fact
that the headwaters still are unpolluted in this stretch.
The most turbid water was around Wilkes-Barre to Sunbury,
which the two feel is due to agricultural runoff.
Phillips said the trip gave him a heightened concern for the
river’s fishery.
“They are facing assaults from all angles: pollution from
agriculture, residential areas and industry, dammed waterways,
thermal pollution and most currently pigmented tumors found
on smallmouth bass,” Phillips said. “All of these pose a risk to
the river and its life.”
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River with the intention of conducting water quality tests, the
two felt they saw enough to make some observations. Phillips
believes the river isn’t as bad as what some people think, but he
does admit it is under stress.
Finally after 13 days of kayaking, covering 30 to 40 miles
a day, with heavy downpours, dangerous and challenging
situations, the mighty Susquehanna opened up and the wide
expanse of the Chesapeake Bay came into full view.
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1 cup Spanish onion, sliced thin
1 cup Green peppers, sliced thin
1 cup Portobello mushrooms, sliced
2 cup Zucchini, diced medium
½ cup Sun-dried tomatoes, julienne
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A
small orange disk is
launched into the air,
arcing upward until a
sudden blast from a shotgun
disintegrates the target into
a cloud of black dust.
Another hit. Minutes
later comes another.
For Ken Darroch,
of Aliquippa, it is
business as usual.
In fact, the 2016
Pennsylvania
State Sportman’s
Association All
American once faced
off against 1,100 clay pigeons
in one weekend and missed
only nine.
And yet, with all the
success he has experienced on the
shooting circuits, it is the social aspect of
the sport that Darroch most enjoys.
“You meet all sorts of people when you
shoot. When you line up, you don’t know
if you are standing next to a doctor or a
laborer,” he said. “I shoot regularly with
a biology professor at Slippery Rock, a
home builder and my personal physician.
You could say I have all my bases
covered.”
Such will be the scene at Elysburg’s
Valley Gun and Country Club this
June as nearly 3,000 shooters take
the lanes in one of the country’s
largest state trap shoots, drawing
participants from all over the world,
according to publicity director Jeff
Graupp.
“We expect a big turnout this year,”
he said. “The economy is better.
Ammunition and reloading materials
are more readily available. Of course,
it is an outdoor sport, and some of our
attendance is affected by the weather.”
This year’s event kicks off with
the Colonial Classic June 11-12 and
is followed by traditional state trap
competitions from June 13-19. In 2015,
all 53 of the automatic trap bunkers
were updated, completing a two-year,
$600,000 project to help the venue stay
relevant for the week-long state shoot in
which more than 1.5 million shots will
be fired.
“For the average person, the event
can be a little overwhelming,” Graupp
said. “We’d recommend practicing at a
local gun club and then coming out here
and getting a feel for it. For spectators,
admission is free, parking is free and
all the fields are readily accessible. It is
a great opportunity to see world class
competitors, see how they shoot and
get an understanding of how it all
operates.”
a Family acTiViTy
Darroch learned over the
years that the state shoot
can quickly become a
family affair.
“Dad taught me
to shoot skeet at
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a local club. It wasn’t long until we were
traveling together to events such as the
Grand American,” Ken said. “When I got
older and started dating, he said to me
that whoever I marry is my choice, but
she better realize that this (shooting) is
what you love to do.”
Ken took his father’s advice, “testing
the waters” by inviting his then-
girlfriend Pamela to attend some shoots
with him. It wasn’t long until they were
married, and not long after that until
she began to get involved in competitive
shooting.
“Trap shooting isn’t exactly a
spectator’s sport if you aren’t really into
it,” Darroch admitted. “So when she got
a little bored with watching others shoot,
she started to get involved herself.”
Pamela may not have the shooting
accolades that her husband has, but
has gotten pretty involved in the
sport, serving as the secretary of
the Pennsylvania State Sportsmen’s
Association’s Hall of Fame committee.
And it didn’t take long for their
son, Ian, to get involved in the family
heritage. Ken had him shooting regularly
by age 11.
“If nothing else, whenever Ian was
shooting, we knew more often where he
was growing up,” Ken said. “Now he
has some shooting trophies of his own.
He was the Grand American Handicap
junior champion. The way he was hitting
targets, I was starting to wonder if he
was going to miss any at all. For my son,
and for me, it was a big day.”
Targeting young
shooters
Getting a young person involved in
the sport isn’t something that happens
overnight. It takes time, instruction and
commitment.
“There are so many things for a kid
to do these days. When I was a kid, we
were outside all the time playing with
our friends. Now, kids are playing video
games online and not leaving the house,”
Ken Darroch said.
So how does one break the cycle?
Pam Darroch of Aliquippa looks down her barrel before shooting at the Pennsylvania State Trapshoot at the Elysburg Rod and Gun Club.
There are so
many things for
a kid to do these
days. When I was
a kid, we were
outside all the
time playing with
our friends. Now,
kids are playing
video games
online and not
leaving the house.
continued on page 26

“Start small. Go to local clubs and
watch how the ‘game’ is played,” he
said. “Lots of clubs have youth shooting
groups. Officials at local gun clubs
know the importance of getting young
people involved in the sport. They know
that shooting in the future depends on
kids today getting hooked and staying
involved.
“For kids to stay involved, it has to be
fun, and breaking targets is part of that
fun. Being both safe and successful when
shooting is important to keep younger
shooters excited about the sport.”
geTTing inVolVeD
There are many ways to learn more
about competitive trap shooting,
depending on how involved you want to
get.
The Pennsylvania State Sportsmen’s
Association (www.pssatrap.org) is a
good place to start. The site is loaded
with valuable information, including
a listing of upcoming
sanctioned
shoots, contact information for various
shooters, an expanded list of previous
years’ results and record holders and
numerous facts about trap shooting and
the PSSA.
Ken also suggests picking up and
reading various publications about
the sport, such as Trap and Field
Magazine, Shotgun Sports magazine
and fundamentals articles from gun
manufacturers such as Remington.
But perhaps the best way to get
involved with competitive shooting for
those who plan to take it seriously is to
track down a qualified instructor.
“Seek out a good instructor — one
person to coach you. Sometimes, when
you have several people at a club telling
you what to do, you can get conflicting
advice,” Ken said. “Some people shoot
and teach and that’s all they do. These
type of people can teach you a lot in just
one day.”
terry Sliker, of dingman's
ferry, shoots at a clay pigeon
during the pA State trap Shoot
in elysburg on tuesday.
Some people
shoot and teach
and that’s all they
do. These type
of people can
teach you a lot
in just one day.
more information?
www.pssatrap.org
E-mail the Darroch family at
darroch2107@comcast.net.

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Camp Woodward, located about a
20-minute drive west of Mifflinburg
on Route 45, near the tiny town of
Woodward in eastern Centre County,
began as a gymnastics camp in 1970 by
Ed Isabelle, a gymnastics coach at Penn
State University.
A former dairy farm, many of its
original buildings have been renovated
and are still in use — for example, the
old farmhouse is home to camp offices,
and the barn contains a gymnastics
facility, cafeteria, coffee shop and rock
wall.
But many of the changes wouldn’t
occur until Gary Ream and his father,
Paul Ream, took ownership of the camp
in 1977.
Gary Ream, an Aaronsburg native and
1976 graduate of Penn State, said that
though he liked kids and sports, his main
motivation to become involved with the
camp at the time was “purely business.”
Camp Woodward was still 100 percent
gymnastics when they took over.
But then, in 1980, when the United
States boycotted the Olympic games,
Ream said, “We needed to look for
alternative sports.”
That’s when they stumbled upon BMX
racing, a sport that had become very
popular in southern California. In 1982,
it was added to Camp Woodward’s
offerings, and later evolved into BMX
freestyle, which included dirt jumping
and ramps.
“The spirit of that then took us into
the late 80s, and into building all these
ramps for boards with four wheels called
skateboards,” Ream smiled.
In the early 1990s, in-line skating
“went young and aggressive,” he said,
and in 1995, ESPN started popularizing
extreme sports through its X Games, at
which point “all of our staff and campers
became television stars overnight.”
Ninety percent of the X Games
participants were from Woodward, Ream
said.
In 2000, Woodward was host to the
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The camp eventually expanded to Wisconsin, and now has two
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“Woodward was the site of progression,” Ream said.
And it continues to be with ever-changing and additional
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Gymnastics continues to be Camp Woodward’s most popular
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Marcia Kimler was only 12 years old when she made
the first trek from her native plains of Nebraska to the
rolling hills of Pennsylvania to follow her passion.
She remembers being in awe at the beauty of the area,
and most specifically, the property that was Camp
Woodward.
“It was amazing,” she said.
Yet, it wasn’t the landscape that kept her coming back.
She would return nearly every summer after that for
two weeks of gymnastics camp, taking full advantage
of the top-notch facilities and high-level coaches to
help her become an even better competitive gymnast.
“It’s the people — the staff — that keep you there,”
Kimler said. “I cried when I left. When I got home, I
started saving money and counting the days until the
next time.”
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junior staff member, and became a regular adult staff
member at 18, when she could begin teaching other
kids.
She continued to work and train at the camp each
summer through her college years, and later helped to
establish Woodward West in California.
Now at 38 years old, Kimler can look back and see that
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though the face of it does as it continues to evolve to
meet the desires of the current culture.
She now serves as one of the Pennsylvania location’s
full-time staff members, mostly in charge of necessary
business operations such as finance and human
relations
But, she emphasizes that staff members pitch
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She never tires of watching hundreds of campers each
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Regular hunting, fishing and hiking
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not just hobbies — they’ve been a basis
for his livelihood for more than three
decades.
Well-known as a Pennsylvania wildlife
artist, Hunter is perhaps known best
for his six-year stint as co-host of the
television show, Pennsylvania Outdoor
Life.
He describes himself as an “outdoor
communicator.”
“I tell people about the outdoors
through different mediums,” he
explained.
That includes his paintings, sculptures,
woodcarvings, photography and
illustrations that are featured regularly in
Pennsylvania Game News magazine.
Hunter also writes for several
publications and newspapers, and
he regularly gives humorous and
educational lectures at various venues
in which he talks not only about the ins
and outs of hunting and fishing, but also
shares stories from his own experiences
in the outdoors and life in general.
Meeting Barbara Bush at the White
House, for example.
Traveling to Scotland for a Loch Ness
Monster Expedition.
Scuba diving with manatees in Florida.
Coming face-to-face with a bear that
ripped open his tent while camping in
Canada.
His membership with the Outdoor
Writer’s Association of America “put me
in touch with people all over the world,”
he said.
He even illustrated a cover for a major
Japanese publication, similar to Field and
Stream.
But none of it would have been possible
without his God-given gift, a lot of hard
work and fortitude, and a supportive wife
who was willing to take a leap of faith
so her husband could live his dream and
do what he was created to do.
Growing up in western Pennsylvania,
Hunter was born and raised in a family
that believed in hard work to support
your family — usually meaning 9-to-5
factory jobs.
“People didn’t make a living doing
(art),” he said.
In his senior year of high school,
Hunter’s art teacher recognized and
encouraged his natural artistic talent,
as well as his love for the outdoors, and
though Hunter always enjoyed both,
he never once thought about making a
living off of either.
“You could tell he had an extraordinary
talent,” said Sam Richards at DuBois
High School, Hunter’s teacher and
outdoor mentor. “I gave him pretty
much free reign. He had a lot of natural
talent, and I didn’t want to pull him back
by including him in the regular class
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Eventually, Richards’ and Hunter’s
relationship grew beyond art. Their faith
and their love for the outdoors soon
bonded them as friends.
“I introduced him to fly fishing his
senior year,” Richards remembered. “We
were the outdoor types, we hunted and
fished together. I was kind of a mentor
for him at the time, as he wasn’t sure
what he wanted to do with his life.”
As he attended college, majoring in
history, Hunter continued to paint and
actually sold a piece for $35.
“I thought that was the greatest thing in
the world,” he remembered.
Shortly after he and his wife Sheila
got married, he drew a circle on a map
around the largest hunting and fishing
areas in Pennsylvania, and sent his
resume to school districts in that circle.
He secured a job as an eighth-grade
history teacher in the Warrior Run
School District.
“The whole time I was teaching, I
was painting,” Hunter said, “and I was
starting to sell stuff.”
And he was longing to be in the
outdoors.
“I’ve got to find a way,” he remembered
telling himself.
That’s when the idea of being a wildlife
artist dawned on him.
“It’s a good thing I’m stubborn,” he
said. “If I had listened to the wrong
people along the way, I never would have
done it.”
In 1981, after 10 years of teaching,
Hunter left his job.
They were in their mid-30s at the time.
Sheila didn’t have a job, and they had
two young children.
“I really wasn’t scared,” Sheila said. “I
know Ken can do about anything. He’s
very talented in a lot of different things.
I knew he would do something to make a
living – and he would do it well.”
“She stood behind me in this in the
thick and the thin,” Hunter said. “And
there were some thin years.”
But that only drove them deeper in their
faith.
“Every time we’ve been
down and out about
something,” Sheila said,
“God has provided every
time.”
To help make ends
meet, Hunter worked a
construction job on the
side. Within a year, he
was selling enough art
to do it full time.
With Sheila’s help,
particularly in the
accounting side of
things, they ran their gallery and framing
business out of their basement for a
number of years as Hunter also built a
reputation as a lecturer.
With some help about eight years
ago, Hunter added a 2,000-square-foot
extension onto their house – a dedicated
space for both the gallery and his studio.
“Not many people get to do this,”
Hunter said, “especially in the art world.”
And though he does what he does to
make a living, it’s not the only reason.
“Even if I didn’t get paid to do it,” he
said, “I would do it. I get satisfaction
showing how beautiful our world is.”
He can see that beauty in outdoor
moments – a turkey flying down from a
tree, for example, or a hummingbird next
to a flower.
“I didn’t get rich and famous,” Hunter
admits. “And I don’t care. I want to have
a good time doing what I’m doing. And I
have what I need, what I want.”
Every November, the Hunters hold
an open house at their gallery that
draws hundreds of people, and they
participate in the Early Bird Show at the
Bloomsburg fairgrounds every year in
people along the way, I never would have faith.
“Every time we’ve been
down and out about
something,” Sheila said,
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time.”
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J
ohn Laskowski was
only 7 years old when
he first met Ned Smith.
The revered wildlife artist, a native
of Millersburg, would often come to
Laskowski’s family blueberry farm, and
Laskowski would flush out woodcocks
from the bushes. They were known to fly
up and then land in the exact same spot,
and that’s when Smith would capture
their photos with his air bulb and tube
camera.
It was an exciting opportunity for
Laskowski, who as a child would often
sit on his front porch in the summertime,
waiting anxiously for the mailman to
arrive with his copy of Pennsylvania
Game News, so he could read Smith’s
column.
Laskowski, of the village of Carsonville
in Dauphin County, began a lifelong
relationship with Smith, and a passion
and mission to educate and excite the
public about both nature and the arts.
Smith and his work, he said, inspired
him to major in biology in college.
Laskowski retired early from his
teaching career at age 55 in order to
dedicate more of his time to the facility
named after Smith — the Ned Smith
Center for Nature and Art, located just
outside the borough of Millersburg on
535 acres of beautiful meadows and
woodlands, and 12 miles of walking
trails that meander up into the abutting
Berry’s Mountain. A rustic-looking
footbridge leads visitors across the
Wiconisco Creek, a tributary of the
Susquehanna River that runs through the
property.
Serving as a founding trustee, board
member and chair of the education
committee, Laskowski said he takes
seriously the center’s mission to promote
both nature and the arts.
After all, Smith had done for him, he
said, “Now it’s payback time.”
Honoring the artist
Several years after Smith’s passing
in 1985, his widow, Marie, approached
some friends and asked for advice on
what to do with all of Smith’s artwork.
They encouraged her to keep it local to
his native area, and she gave a 10-year
time frame limit to find a home for it all.
An organization in his name was
formed in 1993 and operated out of five
different buildings in the borough of
Millersburg, in upper Dauphin County.
It took several years to find the current
property, according to current executive
director Steve Quigley. Half of the land
is owned by the center — through direct
purchase and a generous gift — while
the other half is on long-term lease by the
Millersburg Water Authority, since the
property lies within its watershed.
The first section of the center’s current
building was constructed in 2004, and
in 2011, the rest of the building was
completed, along with the addition of the
Ned Smith Gallery, which is the most
comprehensive collection of Smith’s
artwork and sketches. The center also
has a room of archived work by Smith,
including the magazine covers he created
and articles he had written.
The 12,000-square-foot facility
is home to educational classrooms,
three art galleries and a gift shop. Just
behind the center is a large DeSoto
Amphitheater, constructed in 2014 (a
roof was just added this year). Here,
various performances are held each
year. This year, visitors will experience
everything from symphonies, ballet and
Shakespeare to rock concerts and an
outdoor movie series.
Laskowski said the addition is a
reflection of Smith’s appreciation for
Ned Smith

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other forms of art besides drawing and
painting.
“This man was so versatile,” he said,
explaining how Smith had also been a
musician.
The $10 million building complex
houses three art galleries, which hosts
varied exhibitions each year, drawing
approximately 2,500 visitors.
In the center’s archives is an extensive,
half-million-dollar butterfly and moth
collection from Faye Arleen and
Lawrence Joseph Kopp, known as the
Kopp Collection.
Laskowski said the Kopps were
instrumental in him becoming the
“Mothman,” the name under which he
has traveled extensively and presented
countless educational programs.
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24/7, 365 days a year.
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efforts to make sure wildlife, including bear, turkeys and
bobcats, continue to call this beautiful place home.
A three-mile-long rail trail connects Millersburg borough to
the preserve, where visitors enjoy fishing, hiking, horseback
riding and biking.
The center is run by seven full-time and three part-time
staff members, but especially relies on its approximate 800
volunteers each year, which Quigley said is equivalent to five
additional full-time employees.
More volunteers are always needed for them to continue
offering its varied programs.
The center holds four fundraising events each year, with 100
to 150 people attending each, and 18 arts and entertainment
programs, each drawing 60 to 250 people.
About eight lecture series each year average about 30 people,
sometimes more, and 10 summer camps are each limited to 16
participants each.
Numerous school events and workshops are also offered. In
addition, the center’s annual Nature and Arts Festival drew
5,300 people last year from Pennsylvania and surrounding
states, and the average visits of people coming to use the trails
is 30,000 annually.
The facility is also rented out for events such as high school
proms and weddings.
A Youth Art Contest each year receives international
applications from countries like Canada and Slovakia, as well as
in every state east of the Mississippi.
There’s always something going on, including programs,
research, and a Nature Discovery Series that gets both kids and
adults excited about exploring the natural world around them.
Quigley, who has served as executive director for the last five
years, said they are always looking for new projects to offer. A
year ago, they brought a second educator on staff.
“We want to make sure our educational programs are
growing,” he said.
“The goal is really to grow our environmental and educational
program so we can get people of all ages to unplug … and learn
a little bit more about the natural world around them, and enjoy
it.”
And when people take ownership and interest in nature, he
said, they are more likely to take care of it.
Even just a brief look at the serene and gorgeous surroundings
will make anyone want to ensure it stays that way.
“I think it’s the best-kept secret in Millersburg,” said Jennifer
Daggs, the center’s Director of Creative Programming.
Especially to the locals.
“There are great jewels you don’t even know about in your
backyard,” she said. “It’s just beautiful here.”
Daggs encourages people who live in the area to plan a
“staycation.” Pack a lunch and take the day to hike its gorgeous
trails, and then enjoy a performance at the amphitheater at
night, she suggests.
The Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art relies on private
funding and donations.
For more information on events and opportunities offered by
the center, visit www.nedsmithcenter.org, call 717.692.3699 or
email info@nedsmithcenter.org.
ned smith center summer
camp programs
June 4, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Fishing for
Families, ages 8-17 with an adult, fee is
$20 per student, adults are free.
July 12 and July 13, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m ,
Outdoor Adventure Camp, ages 10-14
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July 14 and July 15, 9 a.m. to noon,
Sunflower Science and Art Junior Camp,
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July 19, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Paper, Pressed
Plants and Paint, ages 9-14, fee $40/
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July 21 and July 22, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Sunflower Science and Art Camp, ages
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Aug. 4, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Repurposed
Junk and Upcycled Funk, ages 8-14, fee
$40/student
Aug. 9 and Aug. 10, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Fun
with Watercolor, ages 12- adult, fee $70/
student
Aug. 16 and Aug. 17, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Stage Combat Camp, ages 12-16, fee
$70/student
Grandparent and Me camps:
June 22, 1:30 to 4 p.m. OR June 23,
9:30 a.m. to noon, Wild Garden Art
Camp, ages 4-8 with an adult, fee $13
per person
Aug. 11, 1:30 to 4 p.m. OR Aug. 12, 9:30
a.m. to noon, Garden Sprouts Camp,
ages 4-8 with an adult, fee $13 per
person
Aug. 18, 1:30 to 4 p.m. OR Aug. 19, 9:30
a.m. to noon, Nature Crafts Camp, ages
4-8 with an adult, fee $13 per person
All details as well as registration can be
found at www.nedsmithcenter.org

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said. “It’s nearly impossible to get it
going again if you let up.”
With a smile, he added that he has his
“foot pressed firmly on the gas pedal
here.”
KSP, located on 16 acres within
Martz’s Gap View Shooting Preserve in
Dalmatia, is one of the only premiere,
specialized ranges of its kind in the
world, and is utilized by high-level
Olympic trapshooting athletes who are
especially drawn to the fully-automated
technology that allows them to create
training schedules that work best for
them.
Fifteen trap machines, imported from
Italy, are located beneath the five-station
shooting range, and are controlled by a
high-tech computer system that creates a
random sequence for the release of resin
and limestone clay targets, also from
Italy.
Shooters must engage the 4 ¾-inch
targets, traveling an average 70 miles per
hour, in a matter of milliseconds, while
also dealing with factors such as weather
and lighting conditions.
Scores are tracked on a flat screen
monitor.
And while all of that is certainly
attractive to athletes, Chubb is sure to
emphasize that Olympic-level training
is not just about the physical amenities
offered at the range where they practice.
“We offer more than just a
contemporary facility,” Chubb said.
“We go well beyond the norms into
establishing the culture that’s necessary
to win.”
Olympian commitment
While the park is also open to those
who simply want to do recreational
shooting, Chubb says anyone with
interest in Olympic-level training
must show Olympic-level passion and
commitment.
“Without that, they’re not going to
survive here,” he said, adding that only
one-tenth of one percent of athletes ever
make it to the Olympics. “It’s the most
challenging thing you’re ever going to do
in your life.”
Contentment, he tells athletes, is the
breeding ground for failure.
According to Chubb, shooting is the
most popular sport in the world, yet
America, in all its opportunities, hasn’t
won a gold medal in trap shooting in 40
years.
He wants more than anything to break
that pattern.
At Keystone, athletes are required to go
through a mental management course to
help them better meet the high standards
of Olympic trapshooting.
The sport requires very fast reaction
times, he said, and shooting must be
instinctive.
“You can’t shoot from the conscious,”
he said.
Athletes typically train five to six days
a week for six to eight years to prepare
for the Olympics.
“It requires a long-term commitment,”
Chubb said. “It’s either all or nothing.”
Chubb also emphasized that
preparation is more than just individual
practice. Being involved in high-level
competitions is what will prepare
athletes to obtain the mindset and steady
hand they need to compete on the world
stage.
“At some point, we have to throw them
in the deep end, and see if they can
swim,” Chubb said.
Athletes training at Keystone take
part in the Grand Prix circuit, which
means annual trips to Europe.
Traveling and competing requires
athletes not only to compete at the
highest levels, but also learn to adjust to
time zone changes, language barriers,
difference in food, ammunition and
interpretations of rules.
The 12 athletes of their team,
the Keystone Eagles, hail from
Pennsylvania, New York, Wisconsin,
Virginia and Arizona.
Two of the members are women.
Chubb will be taking three members
of the team to the Grand Prix of Malta
in the Mediterranean in May, and eight
members to Italy in July to train and
compete in the Perazzi Gran Mondiale.
continued on page 46

Keystone board member Ted
Krumreich, a retired judge who currently
works for the Strasburg Railroad, said he
was always interested in the Olympics.
He was always drawn to unique sports,
and grew up learning trap shooting as a
kid.
“Being involved with Allen and
Keystone has opened a whole new world
of shooting to me that I did not know
about before,” he said.
Last September, Krumreich traveled
with Chubb and three others from
Keystone to Germany to shoot in a
Senior Open event.
“There were 90 shooters from seven
different countries there to compete,” he
said. “It broadens your horizons.”
builDing on momenTum
Keystone is an all-volunteer
organization.
Since opening, 1.25 million targets
have been shot at Keystone Shooting
Park, and that number is rapidly rising.
Athletes from all over the nation come
here to train, as well as members of the
Canadian National Team, which this
summer will hold a weeklong training
camp at KSP.
National Team members from Germany
will also be arriving for training this
year.
Meanwhile, construction continues on
plans to make this facility even better.
The second phase of work at the facility
is nearly completed, including a skeet
range with helice (winged propeller
targets that simulate live pigeons),
electronic scoreboard, field lights and a
closed-circuit television system. Phase
three includes two additional fields and
a two-story clubhouse for retail space,
offices, kitchen and dining area, locker
rooms, storage, classroom, gymnasium
and lodging.
Krumreich said he is pleased to see the
organization grow and head in such a
positive direction.
“Our sponsor affiliations are
unparalleled here in the United States
for international style shooting, and
our athletes have had several notable
successes in international competitions,”
he said.
“We haven’t sent someone
to the National Team
or Olympics yet, but
I firmly believe
we are moving
in the direction
of having the
best chance
of doing so of
any facility in
this area, and,
maybe in the
country as a
whole.”
TargeTing
The
olympics
Among the Olympic
trapshooters training
at Keystone is 23-
year-old Alex “A.J.”
Dupre, who at such a
young age is drawing
international attention.
In 2014, after only
a couple of years of
Keystone Shooting park owner Allen Chubb, left, stands with 23-year-old Alex
"A.J." dupre, a champion olympic trapshooter.
Keystone Shooting Park owner Allen
Chubb poses with a clay target, next
to the trap machines underneath the
shooting range.

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Olympic medalists in a championship
game in Italy.
“I have a passion to push myself,”
Dupre said. “I never really wanted to do
anything growing up that was normal. I
always wanted to see how far I can take
something until I failed.”
Few would suspect that with such
success in trapshooting that he has the
use of only one eye.
Originally from Champion,
Pennsylvania, Dupre began trapshooting
with his uncle when he was about 12
years old. At 13, a tragic paintball
incident resulted in the loss of sight in his
left eye.
During high school, Dupre attended a
military academy, where he was able to
hone his skills on a trap and skeet field.
His desire was to play rugby in college,
but an injury in his senior year shattered
those dreams.
Everything kept drawing him back to
trapshooting.
He eventually secured a college
scholarship for both academics and
shooting, and continued to learn how to
compensate with the use of only one eye.
“It’s part of who I am,” he said.
Now, he has his sight on the Olympics.
While this year the United States
did not reach a qualifying quota to
be eligible to send any athletes to the
Olympics in Rio, Dupre said he is
continuing to train vigorously.
With the average age of Olympic
trapshooters hovering around 30, he has
plenty of time.
And already, he can offer professional
advice to those who may have a similar
dream.
“Pick up a shotgun,” he said, “and if
you like it, try it, keep on going and don’t
give up.”
maJor supporTer
Baschieri & Pellagri, of Bologna, Italy,
which according to Chubb manufacturers
the “finest ammunition in the world,” has
recently become a benefactor for the park
— the first club team it has sponsored
in 130 years. The five-year ammunition
supply contract commitment began in
March.
“They see something exciting here,”
Chubb said.
The contract was for more than
$600,000 with a commitment through
the 2020 Olympics.
I never really
wanted to do
anything growing
up that was
normal. I always
wanted to see
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Now, the blotch-belly basses
Had bellies with blotches,
Which made the plain-belly fishes
Oh so obnoxious.
Those blotches weren’t big. They were really so small.
You might think such a thing wouldn’t matter at all.
But, because they had blotches, all the blotch-belly basses
Caused quite a stir among the media masses
The anglers would catch them and throw them back with a
snort
They wanted nothing to do with the blotch-belly sort
“What caused those black blotches? Those hideous spots?
Let’s not fry them in pans or cook them in pots!”
And the plain-belly fishes, they saw this and jeered:
“You blotch-belly basses are wickedly weird.
They throw you all back — it does truly amaze us.
You black-spotted basses must be highly contagious!”
So the scientists studied and state agencies squabbled,
The politicians acted like bobbleheads bobbled.
“Why?” they all pleaded, “do our basses have blotches?
Who is to blame? Who missed their due watches?
The frackers up north? Is it their melodrama?
Can runoff from farmers cause fish melanoma?”
That was 2012 … this is 2016
Is the fishery better? Is the river all clean?
Have we figured out the who, the how and the why?
Can the blotch-belly basses collectively sigh?
The true mystery here may not be the blotches
Or the frackers or farmers or close-river watches.
Perhaps the bigger the story is that there’s no story at all
And that those who should care have slipped into a lull.
It’s time to ruffle some feathers — stand strong and deliver
For our fishes, our families and our much-maligned river!
Ballad of the Blotch-Belly Basses
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