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Whispering Oaks

a Venue of Vistas and Vineyards

Ned Smith & Ken Hunter: Beyond

The Canvas

Olympic Aspirations at Woodward,

Shooting Park

Dust O� Your Hiking Boots For These 5

Must-Hike Trails

Joe Diblin's Personal Tale

of Tragedy And Triumph

SUMMER 2016

2 Lives Changed on 464-Mile

River Adventure

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a letter from the editorPerhaps 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 fi rst 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 fl y 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 o� er. 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 o� ers 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 o� ered 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 fi ve 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 [email protected]

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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.” (9)

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

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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 growsAnd the pipelines follow south where it flowsAnd the deer herd dwindles – especially the doesIs 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 snowUsing 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 clean

And the bass had no lesions, their eyesight still keenAnd the trees were all dense, the critters contentThat’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 homeYou ran them all over with trucks caked with chromeAnd 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 snailsThe eagles, the salamanders and a few cottontailsThey 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 snakeAnd 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 richAnd 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 hooks

The one who gave him such not-so-nice looksThe angler was the one who tried taking a standWho 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 horsebackersAll 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 outdoorsBefore our natural treasures are heard from no more!

creative corner JOHN ZAKTANSKY

An Ode to the Angered Angler

Creative CornerWriters see the world through a different lens, and our region is home to some of the best writers imaginable – those who paint a picture with the words they creatively weave together and leave behind a tapestry that somehow impacts the reader. Moving forward, the Inside Pennsylvania Creative Corner will be dedicated to stories and poems that reflect life in Central Pennsylvania, make an emotional connection with its audience and hopefully inspire readers to take action. Submit your previously unpublished fictional pieces of 1,000 words or less to [email protected]. Deadline is noon on April 1 for consideration in the summer edition of Inside Pennsylvania magazine and noon on July 1 for the fall issue.

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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 Off ers An Outdoor Oasis

44 Shooters Target Olympic Aspirations: Dalmatia Facility Off ers 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 shootNearly 3,000 shooters will take aim at championship glory.

onward and UPwardCamp Woodward has played an integral part in the upswing in popularity of extreme sports over the last few decades.

oUtdoor beaUty, stroke by strokeThe ‘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.


FlyinghighLongtime aviator Joe Diblin shares memorable moments from his life as a professional pilot, among other things.

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dUst oFF yoUr hiking bootsFive hiking destinations that are worth the eff ort of lacing up your hikers.

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on the CoVerGlenn Cunnigham, one of the owners of Whispering Oaks, with one of the more than 1,200 grapevines they use to produce wine.

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Whis� ring Oaks A Venue of Vistas

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Glenn Cunningham has watched beach weddings

from the balcony of his vacation resort – the white fl owered 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 fi rst dances, toasts, embraces – fi lled 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 DreamWhispering 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 fi rst grapevines we ever planted in our lives.”

The arduous work paid off when Ryan made his fi rst 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 fi nally 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.”

For more information and to see a video of Whispering Oaks Vineyard from early planting days through current success, please see whisperingoaksvineyardpa.com, or visit the venue's Facebook page.

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journeyAndrew 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 fi sh 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 fi ve 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 fi nal 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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Andrew phillips, left, and mauricio martinez 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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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.

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“The water is a brilliant clear azure and it is absolutely magnifi cent,” 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 fi shery.

“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.”

Though Phillips and Martinez did not kayak the Susquehanna 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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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

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in one weekend and missed only nine.

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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 fi red.

“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 fi elds 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

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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.

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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?


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“Start small. Go to local clubs and watch how the ‘game’ is played,” he said. “Lots of clubs have youth shooting groups. Offi cials 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 inVolVeDThere are many ways to learn more

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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 offi ces, 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.

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The camp eventually expanded to Wisconsin, and now has two additional locations in California and one in Colorado.

Shortly after property was purchased in California for Woodward West in the early 2000s, Ream said, they began to get corporate sponsorship from companies such as Red Bull, Target, Playstation, Gatorade and GoPro.

In 2007, they began their own national reality TV show that aired on FUEL TV for six straight seasons.

“Woodward was the site of progression,” Ream said.And it continues to be with ever-changing and additional

programs. They currently offer programs including cheer, snowboarding, skiing, parkour and more. The most recent offering is a full-fl edged digital media center.

Gymnastics continues to be Camp Woodward’s most popular program, making up 50 percent of the camp’s operations.

The history and continued growth of Woodward, Ream explained, has always been about allowing the kids to “reach their fantasy.”

The camp allows them to do that in a safe environment, complete with foam pits, air bags and resi pits.

It’s a specialized camp with unique offerings where kids can go after their dreams. In this way, Camp Woodward is much different from just an ordinary summer camp.

“Kids come here with a passion,” Ream said. “We give them a fantasy — a memory they are going to remember forever.”


a love of kids and the rural setting make woodward the place to be

Marcia Kimler was only 12 years old when she made the fi rst 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 specifi ca lly, 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.”

At 15, Kimler joined the Camp Woodward team as a 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 “The spirit has not changed” at Camp Woodward, even 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 fi nance and human relations

But, she emphasizes that staff members pitch in however they can. They’re not big on titles at Woodward, anyway.

“We a ll love kids,” she said. “That’s why we’re here.”

She never tires of watching hundreds of campers each summer, “doing what they love, feeling independent, skating, fl ipping, swimming and crafting.”

Kimler’s three kids go to camp here now each year — two for BMX, and one for parkour.

“They love it,” she said. “It’s part of their life.”


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At 69 years old, Ken Hunter said he still plays like he’s 35.

Regular hunting, fi shing and hiking trips keep him feeling young, but they’re 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 fi shing, 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 objectives.”

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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 fl y fi shing his senior year,” Richards remembered. “We were the outdoor types, we hunted and fi shed 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 fi shing 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 fi nd 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 fl ying down from a tree, for example, or a hummingbird next to a fl ower.

“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, “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.

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John 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 arTisTSeveral 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.

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“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 butterfl y 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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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 fi shing, 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 fi ve 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 fi ve 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 [email protected].


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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 fee is $70/student

July 14 and July 15, 9 a.m. to noon, Sunfl ower Science and Art Junior Camp, ages 5-7 (kindergarten complete), fee $40/student

July 19, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Paper, Pressed Plants and Paint, ages 9-14, fee $40/student

July 21 and July 22, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunfl ower Science and Art Camp, ages 8-12, fee $70/student

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

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The serenity of a sunny spring day amidst the gorgeous rural central

Pennsylvania backdrop was randomly broken by blasts from a shotgun.

At the Keystone Shooting Park, in Dalmatia, it’s the sound of determination, skill and success of some of the best athletes on the continent in one of the most popular sports in the world.

Owner Allen Chubb, 57, discovered Olympic trap shooting in 1980 while stationed by the U.S. Army in Germany, and has been involved in the sport all over the world for 38 years.

His passion is evident in this increasingly popular Olympic-style trapshooting facility he opened in 2011. And he has no intention of simply being satisfied with the success he has seen so far.

“You can’t let up on momentum,” he 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 commiTmenTWhile 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.




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 momenTumKeystone 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, fi eld lights and a closed-circuit television system. Phase three includes two additional fi elds and a two-story clubhouse for retail space, offi ces, 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 affi liations 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 fi rmly 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.”

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“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 fi eld.

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

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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.”

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build up Hill Country Gallery, which is attached to the Hunters’ home, located on Muncy Exchange Road at the northern tip of Montour County.

The walls are decorated in framed artwork depicting various incredibly lifelike wildlife and outdoor scenes, from deer to various types of birds to a picturesque view of a church steeple in South Williamsport, rising as high as the trees in the forest surrounding it.

In a small room off from the back of the gallery lies Hunter’s bright and tidy studio, his drawing table occupied with his latest project on canvas — a winter scene of cardinals sitting on a rusty water pump, surrounded by evergreens.

The work is already spoken for, having been a request by one of his former students at Warrior Run.

In fact, Hunter’s biggest collectors are some of his former students.

The same kids, he jokes, “I used to yell at for chewing gum in my class.”

With oldies music often playing in the background, Hunter approaches each painting with precision and care, often combining sketches, or scenes he has noticed on his outdoor journeys, with mounted birds or photos to use for reference.

With each stroke of his pen or brush, Hunter seeks excellence.“People often ask ‘What’s your best painting?’” he said. “I say

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Now, the blotch-belly bassesHad bellies with blotches,Which made the plain-belly fishesOh 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 bassesCaused quite a stir among the media masses

The anglers would catch them and throw them back with a snortThey 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 2016Is 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 blotchesOr the frackers or farmers or close-river watches.Perhaps the bigger the story is that there’s no story at allAnd that those who should care have slipped into a lull.

It’s time to ruffle some feathers — stand strong and deliverFor our fishes, our families and our much-maligned river!

Ballad of the Blotch-Belly Basses John zaktansky

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Do you live in a bo-ruff? Chances are, you do, or you at

least drive through them on a daily basis ... but you call them boroughs.

Apparently borough is more of a Pennsylvania word than I realized. A friend who moved here from New York said small towns there tend to be called villages, not boroughs. Her husband’s secretary in New York even asked what a bo-ruff is. Funny! I never looked at borough that way before, but it’s actually a good spelling aid.

Does every geographic area create its own dialect? Because Central Pennsylvania sure has lots of unusual phrases and pronunciations.

My mother-in-law laughed when she recalled that her family always washed up the kitchen floor, but washed down the cellar steps. Why they couldn’t wash up or wash down everything is anyone’s guess, but somehow “up” made sense on the floor while “down” seemed right for the steps. I wonder if they ever washed over or across anything.

One thing I’d be willing to bet is that after any washing, everything was rinzed clean. You might say rinsed. People around the world might say rinsed. But here in Central Pennsylvania, a lot of us prefer to rinz. Either way, rinz or rinse, we get the job done right.

My mother-in-law mentioned another

word that caught my attention: foreshot. She and my husband were talking about a calf that somehow walked through the barnyard, across the foreshot into the stable, and eventually found its way into the silo.

Do you know what the foreshot is? If you do, chances are you’re a farmer or were raised on a farm. The closest definition I could find was a foreshoot, which is an upper level of a barn hanging out over a lower level, providing a bit of shelter from bad weather. In my in-law’s case, the barnyard is now enclosed, but the foreshoot, or foreshot, is still there, a kind of paved corridor between the barnyard and the stable.

And how that rascally little calf every slipped out of the barnyard and into the silo will forever remain a mystery!

Our Pennsylvania Dutch roots (or is it ruhtz?) come out in casual conversation at any given time. At a summer party one day a “Dutchified” woman sank gratefully into a cushioned lawn chair and sighed, “Oh, this chair sits so good.”

Now, we could get all smart-alecky about it and say that the cushy chair seemed to sit as well as any of the others, but we know exactly what she meant, and frankly, I hoped she would get up soon so I could give it a try. After a long day of washing up the kitchen floor, washing down the cellar steps, leading a naughty calf back across the foreshot and into the barnyard, or picnicking out in the sun … who doesn’t like a chair that sits good?

How does your chair sit?

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Can you speak “Pennsylvania-ish?"

» bo-ruff – a borough or small town, village

» wash up the kitchen floor

» wash down the cellar steps

» rinz – rinse

» foreshot » upper level of a barn hanging out over a lower level

» ruhtz (rhymes with the oo in tootsie) – roots

» this chair sits good. – This chair is comfy.

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mayMay 2114TH ANNUAL SPRING GARDEN MARKET AND HOME SHOW9 a.m.-4 p.m.

184 Alameda Park Road, Butler

Free admission

A marketplace of vendors offering garden-related products, vegetable plants, perennials, herbs, roses, shrubs and small trees. Crafters will offer decorative and useful objects to brighten your outdoor living space. Food vendors with light snacks, sweet treats and entire meals. Free activities suitable for all ages.

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May 27- 2811TH ANNUAL ANTHRACITE HERITAGE FESTIVAL OF THE ARTSDowntown Shamokin

Horse & carriage rides, trolley tours. exhibits, entertainment, children’s activities. Kicks off at 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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juneJune 4FISHING FOR FAMILIES Ned Smith Center, Millersburg

Families are invited to share the joy of fishing with up-and-coming anglers while learning about the complex environment of the Wiconisco Creek.

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June 1236TH ANNUAL STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Warrior Run Church, Turbotville

Family event with homemade food, ice cream, hamburgers, hotdogs and ham barbecue. Strawberry

desserts made from local berries. Musical entertainment, antique car show, old-fashioned hymn sing.

Free admission, free parking

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June 13-19PSSA STATE TRAPSHOOTValley Gun and Country Club, Elysburg

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June 16-18SMOKED COUNTRY JAM BLUEGRASS FESTIVALQuiet Oaks Campground, Cross Fork

Family-friendly live music event features a three-day auction to benefit Lupus Foundation. Also bluegrass workshops, children activities, vendor midway, and the Pennsylvania Heritage Songwriting Contest. 4-wheeler and pet friendly.

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Single day tickets-Thursday $25, Friday $30, Saturday $30; Youth 12-16 $10/day, age 12 and under free

June 1826TH ANNUAL BILLTOWN BLUES FESTIVALNoon-10 p.m., rain or shine. Gates open 11 a.m.

Lycoming County Fairgrounds, 300 E. Lycoming St., Hughesville.

Gate ticket price $30, children 16 and under are admitted free accompanied by an adult.

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June 24-25DINO DAYS AT REPTILANDClyde Peeling’s Reptiland, Allenwood

Experience fascinating reptiles from the past with Dr. Dino, a paleontologist and all-around dinosaur expert.

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June 24FOURTH OF JULY BAND CONCERT/FIREWORKS7 p.m. patriotic show followed by fireworks at dusk. (rain date: 9 p.m. June 26)

Wolfe Field, Lewisburg

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June 25ANNUAL UNION COUNTY VETERANS 4TH OF JULY PARADE10 a.m.

Downtown Lewisburg

Festivities include a veterans recognition ceremony, picnic and band concerts at parade end on Bucknell University’s campus

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julyJuly 2-July 844TH ANNUAL PINEKNOTTER DAYSKing Street Park, downtown Northumberland

Live entertainment, crafts, food, soapbox derby, car show, checker and checkerboard contests.

Free

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July 7-109TH ANNUAL REMINGTON RYDE BLUEGRASS FESTIVALGates open Tuesday, July 7 at 9 a.m.

Rain or Shine

Centre Hall Grange Fair Grounds, Centre Hall.

More than 20 acts. day prices Thursday, Friday, & Saturday, $25, Sunday $15, age 12 and un-

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July 10ANTIQUES ON THE AVENUE9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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University Avenue between Broad and West Pine streets, Selinsgrove More than 40 antique dealers and ven-

dors expected. Features include a map of participating dealers and their locations, music, food stands. www.selinsgrove.net

July 12-13OUTDOOR ADVENTURE CAMPNed Smith Center, Millersburg

Learn to make rope from natural materials, test wilderness construction skills with shelter building, hike nearby trails and learn how to purify water.

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July 12-1732ND ANNUAL BENTON CHAMPIONSHIP RODEO AND FRONTIER DAYS5 p.m. Tuesday through 1 p.m. Sunday

Benton Rodeo Grounds, 569 Route 487, Benton

Bronc riding, steer wrestling, barrel racing, calf roping, free entertainment at the bandshell at 5 and 9 p.m. Lots of food available.

Admission to the rodeo grounds is free. Primitive camp sites are available at $5 per night.

(570) 925-6536, www.bentonrodeo.com

July 14-23145TH ANNUAL LYCOMING COUNTY FAIROpens at 10 a.m.

Route 405 north, Hughesville

Admission includes midway stage shows, mechanical carnival rides, de-

molition derby, fireworks, midway shows and some main stage shows.

Parking on the fairgrounds $2, admission to fairgrounds $6. Ticket office opens June 15

(570) 584-2196, www.lycomingfair.net

July 1516TH ANNUAL BLUEBERRIES AND BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL6-9 p.m.

Mifflinburg Community Park, North Fifth Street, Mifflinburg

Music by the West End Bluegrass

Band and all things blueberry pies, ice cream and more. Bring lawn chair. Free

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July 168TH ANNUAL HOPS, VINES & WINES FESTIVAL2-6 p.m.

Downtown Selinsgrove

Micro and craft brews and regional wineries participate in this tasting event; entertainment, food.

(570) 541-1932, www.selinsgrove.net

July 16SELINSGROVE SPEEDWAY DRIVER AND FAN APPRECIATION NIGHT7:30 p.m.

Selinsgrove Speedway Raceway Park, intersection of Routes 11/15 and 35

(570) 374-2999, (570) 374-6270, www.selinsgrovespeedway.com

July 24-31FAMILY CAMP MEETINGCentral Pennsylvania Wesleyan Campground, New Columbia

Week of family activities, worship services and fellowship. Evangelist Rev. Lenny Luchetti will lead services. Separate children’s and teens’ programs.

(570) 538-2790, www.centralpawccc.org

July 30ANNUAL NATURE & ARTS FESTIVAL9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art, 176 Water Company Road, Millersburg

More than 70 programs and performances.

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augustJuly 31-August 691ST ANNUAL UNION COUNTY WEST END FAIRLincoln Park, 1111 Route 235, Laurelton

Theme: Harvest the Fun. Live entertainment, amusement rides, goat show, Miss Union County pageant, car and truck show, livestock benefit auction. No pets allowed,

Admission: $3 Monday through Thursday; $4 Friday and Saturday; weekly pass $18; under age 5 free. Ride wristband: $5; free parking

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July 30-August 6CLINTON COUNTY FAIR DAYSClinton County Fairgrounds, 98 Racetrack Road, Mill Hall

Competition for recognition and premiums, entertainment, promotion of county agriculture,

home economics and animal husbandry; fair queen.

(570) 726-4213, www, ClintonCountyFairPA.com

August 7-1378TH ANNUAL MONTOUR -DELONG COMMUNITY FAIRMontour-DeLong Community Fairgrounds, Route 254, Washingtonville

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Showcases agriculture, horticulture, home arts, home gardening, tractor pulls, lots of live entertainment and food.

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Just about everywhere you go in Central and Eastern Pennsylvania in mid-summer, an array of orange-colored blossoms wave on long stems in large bunches.

“Look at those tiger lilies!” you say. But wait. Are they really tiger lilies, or day lilies?

The average person would tell you day lilies and tiger lilies are one in the same. The reality is that scientists declare they are two different – but similar – plants, and you may see a variety of both in similar locations across the Valley.

The tiger lily (Lilium lancifolium or Lilium tirginum) and the day lily (Hemerocallis) are usually orange or yellow, and have distinct, dark spots.

In appearance, they are difficult to determine a difference. The day lily is a bulbous perennial with long, grass-like leaves that bend toward the ground. Its flowers usually have a stripe in the center of each petal.

The tiger lily grows ferociously from a bulb of fleshy scales and has one, straight stem with small, pointed leaves running up and down the stem. A tiger lily usually has dark spots on the petals.

The tiger lily sometimes looks downward, while the day lily is upward-facing, appearing like a trumpet. Day lilies, also known as ditch lilies, have no leaves on their stem, but leaves sprout from the base of the plant.

Both plants grow best in full sun, and are transplanted easily. Tiger lilies need to be separated from their group. The root system of day lilies allows them to grow without much help. A tiger lily prefers moist soil, and a day lily can tolerate drought conditions.

Someone who can’t tolerate your tiger or day lily is your cat. The poisons in most lilies, but especially Lilium lancifolium or Hemerocallis, can be detrimental to the cat’s health. If you see a cat consuming one of these plants, take the animal to the vet immediately.

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A small stream bubbles gently around a series of moss-

covered stones as a warm breeze brings branches of maple leaves to life above.

In the distance, a barrage of shrill chirps signals the arrival of a pileated woodpecker. It lands on a dead tree branch and begins drilling its beak into the insect-laced wood in quick bursts sounding almost like an air wrench at an auto repair shop.

Suddenly, a flash of brown and white can be seen between a pair of oak trees. The movement continues, and then stops. An old layer of dead leaves rustle as a small white-spotted fawn cautiously emerges from a thicket.

It goes a few steps and then stops, looking carefully in all directions. Its white tail flickers like the flame of a large candle and then becomes still as the fawn inches its way to the small stream. After surveying the scene one more time, it lowers its head for a long drink.

The whole scene plays out in Disney-like fashion. Each sight and sound is


fresh, distinct and crisp. A short amount of time in such an environment can be a stress reliever no amount of Xanax can match.

And, you can find this utopia of simple beauty in our own backyard. Hiking jewels are scattered throughout the Susquehanna Valley, each offering its own special blend of natural sights, sounds and smells.

Here are five hiking destinations that are worth the effort of lacing up your hiking boots. Just be warned ... you may not want to return to civilization afterward.

Tall Timbers naTural area

Nestled in the Bald Eagle State Forest near the tiny town of Troxelville, in Snyder County, the Tall Timbers region is untamed wilderness at its finest.

Following portions of Tower, Krebs Gap and Pine Ridge trails, you’ll enjoy a pleasant walk with a climb or two along with some short sections that are a little rocky.

Pure mountain streams, old-growth forest and a variety of other untouched wilderness experiences lead to an impressive vista mid-way along the hike.

chilisuagi Trail Located at the Montour Preserve near

Washingtonville in Montour County, the Chilisuagi Trail runs more than four miles around the edge of Lake Chillisquaque. The loop offers plenty of vantage points to view the lake and leads through deciduous woods and

along wetlands, agricultural fields, pine plantations, meadows and lakeshore with a variety of habitats, flora and fauna to explore.

Signs help interpret the natural and cultural history of specific features along the trail.

There are a variety of other trails available at the Montour Preserve, including a Braille Trail for those who are visually impaired. The Montour Preserve trails offer a good introductory place to get younger people involved in hiking without being too strenuous.

Dale’s riDge Trail

This is a loop hike located near Lewisburg in Union County that all outdoor lovers in our region should check out. You can find trail access along Strawbridge Road at the Buffalo Creek.

Along this easy 2-mile trek, you will visit scenic ridge-top views, see plenty of wildlife, learn about the importance of riparian buffers and compare the mature forests and open field environments.

This is a great introductory hike and a great place for an afternoon stroll.

rickeTTs glen Falls TrailThirty miles north of Bloomsburg along


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Route 487, you’ll find Ricketts Glen State Park. While the park offers great camping, boating, fishing, horseback riding and swimming opportunities, it is best known for its 26 miles of hiking trails. Chief among them is the 7.2-mile loop known as Falls Trail.

This trail, while not a long one, is extremely rugged with rocky, sometimes slippery, terrain that can get very steep in stretches. The work is well worth it, however, as the pristine wilderness is dotted with 21 different waterfalls that range in height between 11 to 94 feet.

Most of the waterfalls can be seen on a smaller 3.2-mile loop that branches off the main Falls Trail. This stretch follows Highland Trail along with the Glen Leigh and Ganoga Glen sides of Falls Trail.

Again, this is a rougher stretch to hike and those who attempt the trails should be properly equipped, in good physical shape and plan plenty of time for the hike.

pine creek Trail This is the ultimate rail trail in

Pennsylvania. It’s flat but it’s not boring. Mix it up a little and bicycle some of it and hike the side trails.

The rail trail runs from the Jersey Shore area all the way up through the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon gorge, following the well-used Pine Creek.

The Pine Creek Trail is used by a number of other outdoor enthusiasts, including those on horseback and bicycle. It is covered by a hard-packed gravel surface with just a two percent grade throughout its entirety, making it a fairly easy trail for all skill levels.

Trails that intersect this 60-mile long rail-trail are the West Rim Trail, Mid-State Trail, Outlook Trail, Black Forest Trail, Golden Eagle Trail and the Bob Webber Trail. Each offers a great experience of its own.

Be sure to take in the geology and fishing at Rattle Snack Rocks and a visit to the Village of Cedar Run. And of course, stopping by the Slate Run Tackle Shop, the Manor Inn or the Waterville Store adds to the overall experience.



Life has unusual turns, declared Joseph A. Diblin, a long-

time Susquehanna Valley resident who, at age 98, ought to know.

A New Jerseyan by birth, Joe came to Lewisburg during the Great Depression to study at Bucknell University. As a professional pilot, among other things, he subsequently spent much of his life in, around – and above – the Valley. For many years, he lived in Lewisburg before moving to Nottingham Village Senior Living Community on the outskirts of Northumberland a decade ago.

In May 1937, Diblin, then 19, and some friends decided to go to the Naval Air Station at Lakehurst to watch the arrival of a famous German dirigible, the Hindenburg. They had no inkling they were about to witness one of the defining moments of the 20th century.

“We hitchhiked,” Diblin recalled, explaining that the air station was only 20 miles from his hometown of Hightstown, N.J. “We used to go there fairly often.”

The airship had left Germany three days earlier and had passed over Boston and New York City before flying down the New Jersey coast to the air station.

The boys watched in horror as the dirigible approached the landing field and suddenly burst into flames. “It burned brightly,” Diblin said.

Joe and his friends watched as a number of people jumped from the flaming aircraft just before it crashed.

“One of my buddies started to cry,” Diblin said. “It was a terrible sight.”

Some of the passengers who jumped suffered fatal injuries when they hit the ground. In all, the disaster claimed 35 lives.

Being an eyewitness to such an event did little to diminish Diblin’s passion for flying, which was just beginning to blossom. In fact, he had become involved in flying small airplanes while still in high school.

“I was about 14 or 15,” he said. “We had an airport two miles out of town. I spent all of my spare time at the airport.”

He pumped fuel in the planes, washed them and did whatever odd jobs that needed to be done.

“In return for that, the old flight

instructor would give me a few minutes of flight instruction in a Piper Cub. God, I loved it,” said Joe, a tall man with a full head of white hair.

Seventy years later, the now-retired aviator said that his favorite story involves a flight that he took as captain of a four-engine bomber late in World War 2.

At the time, Diblin was in charge of

the flight instruction program for four-engine planes at Smyrna Army Airfield near Nashville, Tenn. “I loved those big tubs,” he said.

One rainy day the weather was so bad that all planes at Smyrna were grounded. Even so, “the base commander called me on the phone. He said, ‘Diblin, they want


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a B24 Liberator right now at Tullahoma Air Base. I don’t know what the hell they want it for. I know the weather’s bad so I’m not ordering you to go. I leave it up to you to decide.’ He hung up.”

Tullahoma was in a hilly region of Tennessee more than 50 miles away.

Diblin said he rounded up a volunteer to serve as co-pilot and the two men flew to Tullahoma, where a thick cloud cover had created a very low ceiling. “I had to make a very careful approach,” Joe said.

Descending below the clouds, he saw

that the plane was aligned with the landing runway. He landed, then taxied over to a building, and “a large number of people came out to the airplane.” They included the mother and father of an American flier who had been killed when his B24 was shot down during a mission over Europe.

A Tullahoma officer told Joe that the flier’s “mother wants to see and go in a B24.” Her son had been a navigator. When Joe told her that “the navigator sat up front in the nose,” she said that she

wanted to see where the navigator sat.“I took the mother up front and sat her

in the same seat that the navigator sat in,” Joe said. “With tears in her eyes, but under control, she looked all around and finally said, ‘So this is where my son served his country and died.’ She turned to me and said, ‘Thank you, sir. Now I am at rest.’

“She took my name and address. She wrote me every year at Christmas for as long as she lived. I was so touched.”

Diblin reFlecTs on 98 years oF biTTersweeT

memoriesBorn on July 20, 1917, in Trenton, N.J.,

Joseph A. Diblin was the son of Sarah and George Diblin. He grew up in Hightstown, a rural New Jersey community where his father was chief of police.

As a teenager, Diblin often went to the movies. In Hightstown, the local theater ran newsreels before showing the feature film. Watching the newsreel one day, Diblin was surprised to see footage of his father performing stunts on a motorcycle.

Diblin explained said that his father drove a motorcycle “while serving in the New Jersey State Police.” He had become known as a trick rider, and “one holiday weekend he was asked to put on a performance during a parade."

In high school, Diblin got heavily involved in sports. “I lettered in baseball, basketball and soccer,” he said. One day, two college representatives came to see him. “They offered me a basketball scholarship to Bucknell University,” he said.

Diblin majored in journalism with a minor in education at Bucknell. He also played basketball, track and soccer.

He graduated in 1940, and by April 1941, he had enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps and was being trained as a flight instructor at an air base down South. After 10 months of teaching other soldiers to fly two-engine planes, Diblin decided that he wanted to go on bombing runs in bigger planes.

“I volunteered to go on four-engine bombers, so what did they do? They kept me as a flight instructor,” he said.

Did he ever serve overseas?

“No. they wouldn’t let me go.”

The Army Air Corps did, however, let him move up, becoming a flight instructor for men learning to fly four-engine planes, such as the B24 Liberator. By 1945, Diblin had become the chief flight instructor of four-engine planes at Smyrna Army Airfield, near Nashville, Tenn. He held the rank of captain.

Diblin was the oldest of three brothers, all

of whom served in the military during World War II.

His brother Donald enlisted in the U.S. Navy. “He was a diver,” Diblin said.

Immediately after the Japanese aerial attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, Donald was flown to Hawaii. Assigned to a rescue mission, he dived down the side of the sunken U.S.S. Arizona and used an acetylene torch to cut a hole in the side of the battleship in order to go inside the shrunken vessel to look for survivors. “He cut into a pocket of gas, which exploded,” Diblin said.

Donald survived the war, but died several years later because of his injuries.

The U.S. Army drafted brother Eugene toward the end of the war and sent him to Asia. He was on guard duty one night when he was “attacked by a Japanese man dressed as a civilian,” Diblin said. Eugene’s injuries were so severe that the Navy discharged him, and he died within a very short time.

Early in the war, Diblin married a Lewisburg girl, Marijane Aumiller.

“She was pretty as a picture,” Diblin said. “Her daddy had a bakery in Lewisburg.”

They got married at the Smyrna airfield in Tennessee, “and she stayed with me until the end of the war, and then we came back to Lewisburg,” Diblin said.

The Diblins had one child, a son named Charles. “We called him Chuck,” Diblin said. Chuck was 19 when he was killed in an

automobile accident near Selinsgrove.

Marijane took the son’s death very hard, and died a year later.

Diblin eventually married again. His second wife, Barbara, taught social studies in the Lewisburg public schools and had three daughters from a previous marriage. In time, Barbara lost her vision, and then developed Alzheimer’s disease.

“She was a dear,” Diblin said.

Barbara died a number of years ago, but Diblin keeps in touch with her daughters.

“The eldest just retired from the CIA,” Diblin said. “The middle child teaches pre-school and elementary pupils. The youngest is a nurse. They all call on the phone once a week,” Diblin said.

His post-war career included stints as a teacher, a coach, a personnel manager, a test pilot and a flight instructor.

With his 99th birthday approaching, Diblin has several decades of his newspaper columns about WWII and military veterans clipped out and methodically filed away.

His long-term memory is sharp and provides him with precise details of people and events from half a century ago.

Joe is also chivalrous. At mealtime, “he won’t sit down until all the ladies have been seated,” Barbara Spaventa, a long-time friend said. “He holds the door for you, even at my protest because sometimes I would like to hold the door for him.”


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