Published November 3, 2009, 6:00 AM EST
by AD CRABLE, Outdoor Trails
WARDENSVILLE, W.Va. -
It's perhaps the most glorious day of fall. And I'm smack dab in it. Fourteen feet up in a treestand on a ridge in the Appalachian Mountains. Leaves in crayon yellows, russets and muted oranges swirl by on their downward spiral, forming a new soft carpet on the forest floor. T......
Published November 1, 2009, 12:20 AM EST
by MIKE GROSS, Assistant Sports Editor
EVANSTON, Ill. -
This place is different, no question about it. Northwestern is one of the country's great universities, and it sits just north of one of the world's great cities. If you can keep from blowing into the lake, it must be a great place to go to school. In sports, though, it fit......
Published November 1, 2009, 12:14 AM EST
by PAULA WOLF, Wheelchair Quarterback
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. -
Because anything I write about the World Series will probably be outdated by the time you read this, I'm going to avoid commenting on the Phillies-Yankees battle until it's finally over. So here are some other sports-related observations. • Perhaps my memory is failing me, ......
Many hunters want one-stop experience for buying hunting license and applying for doe tags.
Published November 1, 2009, 12:02 AM EST
by P.J. REILLY, Woods and Waters
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. -
Pennsylvania Rep. Ed Staback of Lackawanna County isn't ready to throw the baby out with the bath water just yet. The Democratic chairman of the House Game & Fisheries Committee on Oct. 22 presided over a hearing during which he and other legislators heard from Pennsylvania Game Comm......
Published November 1, 2009, 12:01 AM EST
by P.J. REILLY, Woods and Waters
CHESTER COUNTY, Pa. -
I became a statistic last week. Actually, I found out last week that I'd become a statistic. Who knows when it actually occurred. Someone stole one of my tree stands. It happens every year to hunters all over the country. Maybe it's happened to you. Now I kno......
Outdoors
Published October 27, 2009, 6:09 AM EST
by AD CRABLE
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. -
Picture a paved trail friendly to walkers, bikes and whatnot, tracing the Susquehanna from Columbia to nearly the Dauphin County line.It would flow through placid river bottom woods, restored wetlands and farm fields.It would pass picnic areas, historic iron furnace sites, an arched......
Published October 25, 2009, 12:20 AM EST
by MIKE GROSS, Assistant Sports Editor
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -
One quirk of Michigan Stadium is that both teams come out of the same tunnel. So there was Penn State, outside its locker room before Saturday's game, huddled in a large corridor, getting ready to go. And here came Michigan, out of its locker room, hollering and woofing and jumping ......
Published October 25, 2009, 12:14 AM EST
by PAULA WOLF, Wheelchair Quarterback
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. -
I was hoping to analyze the Phillies' World Series matchup, but since their opponent is undetermined as I write this, I thought I'd reflect on what makes this group of Fightin's stand out. • First, some numbers. In Wednesday's 10-4 series-clinching win over the Dodgers, ......
12-year-old cancer survivor from E-town has an African hunting trip to remember
Published October 25, 2009, 12:02 AM EST
by P.J. REILLY, Woods and Waters
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. -
Today, Cole Horne looks, sounds and acts like any other middle-school boy. He's the normal height and weight, has floppy hair and a face full of freckles. He likes to wrestle and play baseball. And when he tells a story to a stranger, he alternates between being shy and anim......
Published October 20, 2009, 9:29 AM EST
by AD CRABLE, Outdoor Trails
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. -
"It just seemed to be in my blood. Mother Nature and I have had a love affair ever since I can remember. I'd rather be in the woods with Mother Nature than a lot of people."That's 71-year-old Ron Witwer talking. It's hard to get an interview with the retired Case New ......
