(WFTS) — If you've been to the grocery store lately you know the price of eggs is still through the roof A dozen eggs now cost 96% more than this time last year Some shoppers are seeing prices double in the last six weeks That's on top of the gamble that your grocer of choice will even have eggs in stock The egg shortage is due to the spread of bird flu There are several states with confirmed outbreaks on both the east coast and west coast some in the Fish Hawk community don't have to worry about the price of eggs That's because middle school students at Randall Middle School are making sure their community has their fix of protein and we take care of our chickens," said one of the middle schoolers and chickens."I like to come in every morning and make sure they have everything they need for the next day," said another student The chicken coop is the hot topic right now amid the egg shortage While the price of eggs at the grocery store keeps going up "We have always kept it at $4 a dozen for the teachers because Every dollar Randall Middle teachers and parents spend on these eggs goes right back to the program funding food and supplies to keep it going The students are completely responsible for taking care of the livestock save for one student with two chickens under his care And the kids love it to the point that their parents can see a difference at home this is the only reason why my kid wants to go to school they want to come to school to take care of their animal," said Andrews And the students are proud to show off their animals "I'm the first one to go into agriculture in my family I just want to express my love to them,'" said one of the students It's also showing off the lifelong lessons and responsibility tending to livestock can teach "The thing I like most is all the leadership and all the friends you can make here and to be able to learn stuff about "I like to take care of something other than myself each morning It makes me feel good," another student added and package eggs four days out of the school week They deliver their weekly spoils to teachers and parents who signed up for the eggs on Friday There's even technology in the lab to find eggs that aren't suitable for eating and I feel like that's part of where the system failed" Henry Betsey Jr. is facing charges for marrying three Florida women in three different counties at the same time. 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All rights reserved (About Us) The material on this site may not be reproduced except with the prior written permission of Advance Local Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site YouTube's privacy policy is available here and YouTube's terms of service is available here Ad Choices Aldi is bringing its signature low-cost grocery experience to FishHawk Ranch with the grand opening of its newest location scheduled for Thursday Brandon and Plant City in offering affordable The grand opening festivities will kick off with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 9 a.m just 30 minutes before the store opens its doors to the public the first 100 customers will receive a special ticket with a chance to win up to $100 in Aldi gift cards customers will be gifted an eco-friendly bag filled with Aldi products a special ‘sneak peek’ event will take place the day before Shoppers will be able to fully explore the store and purchase their favorite Aldi products in advance of the official opening shoppers will find that every decision we make from our product selection to store layout is to provide our customers with the best products at the lowest possible prices of any national grocer,” said Matt Thon “Our customers can save up to 36% on an average household’s shopping list* As shoppers look for better ways to stretch their dollar ALDI is providing Lithia with easier access to quality groceries at affordable prices.” customers will also have the opportunity to win a $500 Aldi gift card with an entry available by scanning a code in-store between April 3 and April 6 The FishHawk location is the latest expansion for Aldi bringing it one step closer to achieving its goal of opening 800 stores nationwide by the end of 2028 delivering more savings to communities across the country Aldi’s success is built on its no-frills shopping model which focuses on offering high-quality groceries at low prices private-label brands that deliver premium quality at up to 50 percent less than national brands Aldi keeps costs down by eliminating unnecessary extras such as elaborate displays and add-on services like banks and pharmacies Shoppers will also find Aldi’s signature ‘ALDI Finds’ — weekly including not only groceries but also home goods Aldi is known for its commitment to quality Over 90 percent of Aldi’s exclusive products undergo testing in its test kitchen ensuring they meet the brand’s high standards And if customers aren’t completely satisfied Aldi offers a Double Guarantee: it will replace the product and refund the purchase price A Convenient Location for FishHawk Residents The new Aldi in FishHawk Ranch takes up approximately half of the former Winn-Dixie space with 20,661 square feet of the 44,075 square-foot building still available for lease The FishHawk Aldi will be open from 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Aldi offers pickup and delivery services through Instacart For more information on Aldi’s products and services or to check out their latest deals, visit its website at https://shop.aldi.us/ I would like to receive emails from Osprey Observer 2024A mail carrier fatally stabbed a lawn care worker in Fish Hawk on Tuesday after the two men got into an argument about parking according to new information on the incident released by Hillsborough deputies Deputies responded to the 5600 block of Tanagerlake Road about 1 p.m the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release later that day they found a man with upper body trauma who was pronounced dead at the scene Deputies have identified the man who was killed as Jacob Whitaker The man who stabbed him is a United States Postal Service worker the two men argued “over a vehicle’s parking position on the street‚” a sheriff’s office spokesperson said in an email Detectives were still investigating Thursday The sheriff’s office has not released the name of the postal worker “Our detectives are working tirelessly to uncover the circumstances behind this tragic incident,” Sheriff Chad Chronister said in the news release “We urge anyone with information to come forward as we are committed to seeking justice for this individual.” A spokesperson for the United States Postal Service released a statement Thursday in response to questions from the Tampa Bay Times “We are shocked and saddened by this violence and can say that the employee involved is currently in a non-duty status,” the spokesperson “As this issue is currently under investigation there is nothing further I can add at this time.” This is a developing story. Check tampabay.com for updates. Emily WunderlichMidday Editor Tony Marrero is the criminal justice and breaking news reporter. Reach him at tmarrero@tampabay.com. We are blessed here in Northeast Florida with an abundance of wildlife associated with the St. Johns River, and they are not all fish, shrimp and crabs either We also have well over 200 species of birds that can be found in the area and over half are found along the river and its associated wetlands appearing on the Great Seal and countless other places had never been recognized officially as our national bird That changed on Christmas Eve 2024 when President Joe Biden signed the bipartisan legislation into law Johns River and can be seen flying in search of fish to catch for their next meal Other predators include the osprey or fish hawk whose nests are frequently found on navigation markers or power line towers we have several other species of hawks that can be seen in the area While the bald eagles and ospreys were once threatened/endangered they have been delisted from the Endangered Species Act due to their recovery Both are still protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act Predatory birds like eagles and hawks were especially sensitive to pesticides like DDT in the 1960s and thus the overall population declined to dangerously low levels One local species that does remain listed as federally designed threatened is the wood stork The wood stork is the only species of true stork that breeds in the U.S They nest in mixed cypress and hardwood swamps and can often be seen nesting in large colonies with hundreds of birds It has been the destruction of these wetland habitats that has caused their population to decline Two other species of wading birds found locally and that are not considered threatened or endangered are the great blue heron and the American or great egret has a blue-gray appearance and a heavier bill A key identifier is that American egrets usually have dark legs while great blue herons have lighter-colored legs A couple of other river-linked species that can be confusing are the anhinga and cormorants Both are dark-colored water birds that dive for fish in Florida but they have several differences that can help you tell them apart while cormorants have a hooked bill adapted for grabbing prey Both have long necks with the anhinga being longer swim with only their head and neck above the water Both can be seen with their wings spread to allow them to dry with the anhinga showing white markings on their backs And that is only a quick sampling of the possible bird species you can see So go out and enjoy what Northeast Florida has to offer Can you see whales from the beach in Northeast Florida While several species of whales can travel offshore Northeast Florida the Northern right whale is the one most likely to be seen this time of the year They migrate to the South Georgia/Northeast Florida area in the winter to calve and the possibility of their extinction is very real They were named because they were the right whales to hunt Some good news did recently appear in the scientific literature that indicates that they can live much longer than originally thought And while studies show that right whales can live to well over 100 years they are actually dying around 22 years old And simple math tells you that if deaths are greater than births River Life runs the first Tuesday of each month in The Times-Union. Email Quinton White, professor emeritus and former executive director of Jacksonville University’s Marine Science Research Institute, with questions about our waterways at qwhite@ju.edu. For more on the MSRI, visit ju.edu/msri (This story was updated to include new information.) Tornado warning issued for Polk as fierce storm speeds north toward Medulla, Lakeland LinderA tornado warning was issued for Polk County at 6:48 p.m "a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 10 miles south of Medulla moving north at 60 mph." Weather radar indicated rotation in the storm Other areas included in the alert were Crystal Lake Polk County residents should brace for Hurricane Helene to bring stronger winds but potentially less rain than anticipated to the region Thursday While Helene has strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane moving north across the Gulf of Mexico in the past 24 hours its local impact will be more like a tropical storm according to meteorologist Matt Anderson of the National Weather Service's Tampa Bay office A tornado watch has been issued for Polk through 8 p.m Anderson said tropical storm force winds measured at more than 40 mph extend more than 300 miles from the eye of the storm A tornado watch means that the weather conditions are favorable for the formation of tornados as the rain bands passing over Polk could produce rotation It can be upgraded to a tornado warning quickly if forecasters spot something on radar that indicates a tornado is imminent There are some early reports of a tornado touching down near Fort Myers early Thursday morning and a few unconfirmed sightings farther south There were no reports any closer to Polk as of 9:45 a.m Polk residents were told to expect to see between 3 to 6 inches of rainfall Thursday as the storm passes through the region Latest forecasts predict the actual amount may be far less "We may not quite realize that amount," Anderson said " There are some gaps in the rain bands we are seeing." There is a current of dry air that is moving into the storm Polk will see bands of heavy rain interspaced with lengthy breaks throughout Thursday a Flood Watch does remain in effect for Polk Anderson said the region's rivers are anticipated to stay at or below a low flood stage Update: There's an increasing number of electrical outages across Polk County as Helene's strong winds bear down on the area Lakeland Electric: 1,996 outagesDuke Energy: 325 outagesTECO: More than 475 outagesSome of the large clusters of power outages reported by these electric provides include: Bus Service5 p.m update: The public transit system for Polk County will be running Friday on its regular schedule update: Electrical outages continue to grow across Polk County as winds pick up across the region The region's utility companies are reporting: Some of the large clusters of outages reported by the region's electric utilities include: "Our Sanitation collection crews did run today (Thursday) and have picked up all of the normally scheduled houses on their routes today without much interruption They did have to get out of the weather for a little bit this morning but once the rain subsided they were able to continue and got everything picked up safely."  All Auburndale city offices were open Thursday The city did close all of its outdoor athletic facilities for the day Lakeland Electric sees pocket of power outagesUpdate 1:25 p.m.: Lakeland Electric is reporting it has one power outage affecting 59 customers as of 1:20 p.m. Thursday, according to the utility's Power Outage Map The loss of power is impacting an area in Lakeland Highlands The posted estimate for restoration of power is by 8:45 p.m Update 1 p.m.: The Bartow Commission issued an emergency declaration on Wednesday evening that will run until the next commission meeting in October including Avenue T and the Peace River Mobile Home Park Those areas and others saw flooding in 2022 when Hurricane Ian hit Bartow with high rainfall amounts the commission heard from city department heads about potential public services delays a deluge upstream from Bartow could mean higher Peace River water levels by the weekend and into early next week the water level of the Peace River is currently lower at 6.7 feet compared with conditions during prior storms The city has minor flooding when the river reaches 8 feet and major flooding at 9 feet an emergency declaration was issued after minor flooding had already started and levels were already more than 8 feet high but city parks remain open for normal hours of operation The top of the golf course is likely to reopen Friday but city staff are monitoring the lower half of the course to determine if that portion of the course needs to remain close or can be reopened City trash collection is continuing but delays on Friday are possible depending on how severe weather conditions get government offices are closed Thursday and Friday with just City Manager Rick Johnson and public works and utilities staffs working during the storm is reporting over 1,300 customers are without power in Polk as of 10:45 a.m There are 21 active power outages largely along the east side of the county with more than 1,000 outages in the Dundee-Lake Hamilton area Duke's website reads that repairs and damage assessment is underway More than 2,500 TECO customers without power in PolkTampa Electric Co is reporting over 2,500 customers without electricity in east Polk in an area ranging from Auburndale south to the Inwood area of Winter Haven as of 10:10 a.m Avelo Airlines has canceled its passenger flights out of Lakeland Linder airport on Thursday because of the weather according to Airport Director Kris Hallstrand For Gulf Coast residents and some inland areas, it's too late to go to Publix for groceries and hurricane supplies. It’s the same for Walmart According to the Publix Super Markets Inc. website stores within the predicted path of Hurricane Helene are closed including Panhandle stores in all of Tallahassee and Panama City The closures extend inland as far north as Albany The Publix store closures start just north of Sarasota along the Gulf Coast to the Hernando Beach-Pine Island areas Grocer Winn-Dixie showed more than a dozen closings on Thursday A similar pattern on Walmart’s website showed Thursday morning that 35 of its stores and Sam’s Club locations were closed Trash collection According to Polk County Solid Waste Director Dale Henderson “Polk County is continuing to provide normal collection and disposal services today (Thursday) we will continue to monitor weather conditions,” he said “In the event that conditions for whatever reason become unsafe we will pause operations until all clear.”  Polk County collection and disposal of refuse is currently by the county and two other vendors Trash collection and curbside recycling remained normal on Thursday in the cities of Bartow — A Hillsborough County family turns their garage and backyard into a haunted house every Halloween It has become an annual tradition for the Kugler family said the Fright House attracts more than 1,000 visitors every year "Our oldest daughter is 19 years old and so when she was born my husband wanted something the kids could grow up with as a tradition that the family always did," Shawna said "We thought it might be other holidays and then we had our first Halloween where we started scaring kids when they got candy and my husband said that’s our tradition." The Kugler family partners with Seeds of Hope but trick-or-treaters are asked to bring non-perishable food items "Seeds of Hope is a food bank and they do all non-perishable food," Shawna said We collect cash from the haunted house and that goes straight back to them or any non-perishable food items also go back to them." The Kugler family made sure to include a time frame that allows children who do not wish to be scared to still enter the haunted house who don't want to be scared to go through," Shawna said but nobody is going to jump out and scare them." trick-or-treaters should be prepared to be scared "You’re going to walk through and probably drop your candy," Shawna said ABC Action News spoke to little trick-or-treaters who discovered their bravery "I finally did it without crying," said a nine-year-old trick-or-treater The Valrico/Fishhawk Chamber of Commerce (VFCC) is excited to host its fourth annual VFCC Kickball Tournament and promises a day of fun for participants and spectators alike the chamber designates a ‘Charity of Choice’ to benefit from the tournament’s proceeds The 2024 event raised funds for Raining Cats and Dogs Shelter and Sanctuary and this year the goal is to surpass that total The 2025 Charity of Choice is Hope for Her a local nonprofit that offers women in crisis and trauma a safe space to rebuild their lives with strength “We’re excited for another incredible tournament this year,” said Mike Neill “All proceeds will go directly to Hope for Her have fun and support this amazing local cause.” Organizers are still seeking base sponsors players and volunteers to ensure the tournament’s success This family-friendly event is open to participants ages 14 and older The Valrico/Fishhawk Chamber of Commerce plays a vital role in supporting local businesses and nonprofits through networking business education and community involvement the chamber fosters meaningful relationships that help businesses grow while promoting a ‘know For more information on registration or sponsorship opportunities, contact Michelle Leahy at michelle.leahy@tampaymca.org or Mike Neill at kickball@valricofishhawk.org YMCA Camp Cristina is located at 9840 Balm Riverview Rd Fla — A man who was stabbed to death after an argument in the Fish Hawk community has been identified by deputies According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) a lawn care professional and postal worker got into an altercation near the 5600 block of Tanagerlake Road around 1:02 p.m Deputies said the argument was over a vehicle's parking position on the street was stabbed during the altercation and died "We are shocked and saddened by this violence and have nothing more to add as it is currently under investigation," Lecia Hall with the United States Postal Service said in a statement HCSO said that no charges have been filed at this time — A Hillsborough County high school student turned her neighborhood Christmas light display into a way to give back to her community The majority of homeowners in her Fish Hawk Ranch neighborhood "It struck me when I saw all these lights were going off and the music was going on but there was no benefit to the community other than pretty lights," Cook said She collects non-perishable food items and monetary donations for Seeds of Hope but it’s what you can give to others and how you can help people out in your community." It's free to drive or walk through the neighborhood to see the lights "I'm hoping this year to get to $10,000 and hopefully hit about 75 bags," Cook said said monetary donations help pay for 400 hams They plan to distribute the food to families in need on Dec Eaton said the need for food has grown since the COVID-19 pandemic "We started out with 100 boxes before the pandemic hit and we consistently give out Eaton applauds Cook's actions to help others "It embodies everything that we do at Seeds of Hope," Eaton said "Our mission is not just giving away food to people but equally important to us is that we give meaningful community service hours for students Ashlyn was a huge part of that because she saw an opportunity in her neighborhood "I wanted to keep on this tradition of giving to other people and helping our community through some hard times," Colton said For more information about the lights display, click here. For more information on how to donate to Seeds of Hope, click here. In a heartwarming display of community spirit 100 Women Who Care Riverview/FishHawk achieved a remarkable milestone in December 2024: collectively donating over $100,000 to local charities since its founding dedicated to improving lives in the Riverview and FishHawk communities celebrated this achievement by selecting the Kiwanis Club of Brandon as the recipient of their December donation 100 Women Who Care is a simple but powerful concept: Women from the area gather four times a year and after brief presentations one is selected to receive the collective donations with the potential to make a significant impact on local causes The Kiwanis Club of Brandon was chosen in December for its ongoing work with local youth including its weekly backpack feeding program support of scholarships and community service projects Its mission aligns with the core values of the group making Kiwanis a perfect recipient for this milestone contribution “Reaching the $100,000 mark is not just a number — it’a a testament to the power of women coming together with a shared purpose,” said Debbie Matice a member of 100 Women Who Care Riverview/FishHawk “This milestone shows what can be accomplished when we all pool our resources and make a difference in the lives of those around us.” The Kiwanis Club of Brandon was deeply grateful for the generous donation which will help fund its continued efforts in supporting the community’s youth “This donation will make a real difference in the lives of so many young people in our community,” said Lynn Langowski “It’s inspiring to see how local women are using their collective power to create positive change.” 100 Women Who Care Riverview/FishHawk meets quarterly. The next meeting will be held Wednesday, March 12, at 6 p.m. at Vine Vegan, located at 2080 Badlands Dr. in Brandon. 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OutdoorsFIRST is hosted by Outdoors Engine is facing a charge of second-degree murder in the death of Jacob Whitaker the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release An attorney for Calloway said the stabbing was in self-defense they found Whittaker unresponsive in the road with “several stab wounds to his upper torso,” and he was pronounced dead at the scene the two men had argued “over a vehicle’s parking position on the street‚” a sheriff’s office spokesperson previously told the Tampa Bay Times said the postal carrier acted in self-defense and is protected by Florida’s stand your ground law “At the point in time when (Whitaker) was stabbed “He was an individual that was very dangerous and could have killed or seriously hurt our client We’re sorry someone had to lose their life over this but that’s the purpose of the stand your ground law so you can protect yourself and it doesn’t result in your death when someone’s attacking you.” Escobar said Calloway is “frail” and weighs about 160 pounds who Escobar said was over 6 feet tall and weighed as much as 300 pounds A Hillsborough traffic ticket Whitaker received in November 2023 listed him as 6-foot Escobar said he was waiting to get surveillance video from a nearby home to get a fuller picture of what happened “My client was doing nothing but delivering mail from his truck,” Escobar said “I think the aggression here was strictly one-sided.” Florida’s stand your ground law, first passed in 2005, says a person has no duty to retreat and can use deadly force if in fear of death or great bodily harm when faced with a violent confrontation. The state Legislature amended the law in 2017, placing the burden on prosecutors to prove that a criminal case should proceed if a person accused of violence against someone else claims they acted in self-defense. In social media posts mourning Whitaker’s death, friends and loved ones described him as “kind,” “respectful” and “a giant teddy bear.” Shortly after his death, some began to circulate a hashtag, #justiceforjake. In a news release Friday, Hillsborough Sheriff Chad Chronister called the stabbing a “senseless” act of violence. Subscribe to our free News Alerts newsletter You’re all signed up!Want more of our free, weekly newsletters in your inbox? Let’s get started. “I can’t imagine the pain this senseless loss has brought to the victim’s family and loved ones,” he said. “I sincerely hope this arrest provides them peace of mind and closure as they continue to grieve.” Former FishHawk resident Jake Trammel made his Broadway debut this spring in the musical The Great Gatsby Jake studied dance at Center For Dance Arts (CFDA) and was part of its award-winning competition team from 2016 until he graduated high school in 2021 “Jake was very dedicated with rehearsals and technique classes and would even rehearse on his own outside of classes,” said his mother Jake competed as many as 10 times per year at various competitions around Florida and would attend dance conventions Jake never felt quite good enough to make it far and was ready to hang up his dancing shoes Jake credits his CFDA teachers and teammates for encouraging him to stick with it he gave one final effort at his last dance convention The American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) was holding an audition for high school juniors and seniors at that convention Jake was one of several hundred who auditioned He was stunned when AMDA awarded him its most prestigious award its Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) program worth $40,000 that includes two years in New York City and finishes with two years in Los Angeles Jake moved to New York City in the summer of 2021 to start his AMDA education early After graduating from the New York City portion of his scholarship he received an offer to work in Boca Raton for the summer at The Wick Theatre performing as an ensemble member in Anything Goes The Wick offered him a role in the ensemble and understudy to the lead in its next show While deciding whether to complete his dance education in Los Angeles or return to New York City to actively pursue a role on Broadway Jake was offered representation by Clear Talent Group Auditions then led to Jake receiving three paid offers for off-Broadway plays choosing the role of an ensemble member in The Great Gatsby at Papermill Playhouse in New Jersey The producers then took the play to Broadway and Jake was offered a promotion to a swing role both The Great Gatsby and Jake were first previewed at the Broadway Theatre and have been ‘roaring on’ ever since Jake performs in eight shows per week in his normal role and is also responsible for seven different roles He was also in all ensemble songs on The Great Gatsby’s soundtrack album with Sony Masterworks Broadway Jake’s journey from FishHawk to Broadway has been a source of immense pride for the entire CFDA community and his family all of whom are excited to see where Jake’s talent and determination will take him next “My journey has been a long trip to Broadway patience and staying humble have gotten me here the way I needed to and will guide me to my future goals in life,” said Jake Follow Jake and his journey on Broadway on Instagram at @jaketrammel Experience the thrill of turkey hunting as a group of hunters pursue the elusive North American Turkey Slam Live turkey activity updates from our experts in each region Coverage from the annual trade show in Las Vegas Affiliate Disclosure: This page contains affiliate links. 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You often hear about walleyes seemingly vanishing into thin air once the weather gets hot during the dog days of summer this happens because walleyes migrate literally hundreds of miles as water temperatures begin to rise the majority of Erie walleyes spend their winters in the western end off the shore of Ohio as they prepare to spawn in the spring The Eastern Basin of Lake Erie begins around Erie and stretches all the way to the end of the lake around Buffalo Unlike salmon and other species that tend to migrate into cooler water this walleye migration has more to do with food than comfort Eastern Basin Lake Erie walleyes prefer smelt An average-size smelt is between 2 and 4 inches long and somewhat smaller in diameter Seasoned veterans of the Eastern Basin walleye bite know that smaller lures that mimic that forage catch more fish day in and day out While knowing the general area to target these elusive walleyes is a big first step getting a lure in front of them is often where first-timers fail or temperature change within the water column and a majority of aquatic life within the system will be found at or just above it This small window has to do with the preferred oxygen levels of most of the life within the system This temperature change typically takes place anywhere from 40 to 80 feet below the surface and it’s often distinct enough that it appears as a constant Lead-core line consists of a hollow Dacron or braided sheath with a lead core that runs the entire length of the line The line itself changes color every 30 feet so anglers can easily keep track of how much line is in the water and a less expensive reel with a larger capacity Like any weighted system, the faster you go, the less the line dives in the water. At a speed of roughly 2 mph, most 18-pound-test lead-core lines will achieve 5 feet of diving depth per color in the water. Newer lines, such as Sufix 832 Leadcore has a super-braid outer sheath that allows for a strong yet much smaller diameter line that results in less drag and additional diving depth This allows the Suffix 832 to gain a whopping 7 feet of depth per color of line spool a backing material (up to 200 feet of braid or mono) onto a reel and then splice in the lead-core with the number of colors you will need this is done by removing a 6-inch section of the lead core to make the knot smaller A back-to-back Uni knot or even a super-small swivel are good choices for this connection The same type of connection can be used on the other end of the lead core to attach a leader Leader lengths can vary anywhere from 7 to 50 feet depending on water clarity This system requires multiple reels to cover a variety of depths but it is popular with locals because of its effectiveness The ability to have your weight distributed along a 100-plus foot section of line helps reduce boat surge and allows the lure to be more consistent in the water column Typically, planer boards are used in conjunction with lead core to both get lures away from the boat and to enable the use of multiple lures per side without tangling. If I could use only one bait behind lead core, the easy choice would be a Storm ThunderStick Another effective salmon-fishing-type diving system is a Luhr-Jensen Dipsy Diver This weighted disk has a release mechanism that forces the disk to dive when clicked into place but trips when a fish hits This release allows for easier retrieval and less forced pressure when fighting a fish On the bottom of the disk are settings numbered 0 2 and 3 that allow the Dipsy Diver to plane away from the boat at various angles to both prevent spooking fish and to run more than one line per side Zero provides limited dive and goes directly below the boat whereas each increasing number will allow the Dipsy to plane out farther from the boat It should be noted that there is a left side and a right side and if you reverse those you will have a mess on your hands The nice thing about Dipsy Divers is that they get deeper more quickly than lead-core line and can be used alongside planer boards The larger size-1 or “mag” size Dipsys pull too hard to be placed on planer boards but they work great when they’re run right at the boat and out to a 3 setting which is near where your inside board line will be in the water This allows you to cover more water and easily fish deep The gear required for fishing Dipsy Divers is fairly basic A rod that is a little heavier and with more of a moderate action than a planer board rod will allow you to handle the force of the diver yet see when you have a fish on and then fight the fish without ripping out hooks Braided line such as 30-pound Sufix ProMix is advised for this application to get baits deeper see bites more easily and allow the release mechanism to trip is that this system fishes inside both the lead-core and Dipsy setups so you cover the entire stretch of water from directly below the boat to your outer planer board It is true that when walleyes are exceptionally spooky they don’t tend to bite presentations directly under the boat as readily as they do lures spread farther away or you aren’t catching fish on downriggers as consistently as you are on other presentations lengthen your leader to get the lure away from the cannonball and boat more fishermen only ran their lures roughly a rod’s length behind the cannonball weight In the cleaner water we are seeing in the Eastern Basin it is not uncommon to use as much as 30 feet of leader behind the ball before clipping it into the release Even when catch rates aren’t amazing on the downrigger lines, it is still effective to use one to place a Fish Hawk probe below. The Fish Hawk X4 is a speed-and-temperature probe that allows you to see temperature breaks and true speed The currents in the Eastern Basin are wicked and can fluctuate well over 1 mph If you have ever trolled one direction and caught fish hand over fist only to troll back the opposite direction and not catch a single fish you likely have experienced current without even knowing it The change in speed causes your diving devices to change depth and your lures to change action The current in the Eastern Basin is an unseen but very important factor in your success or failure Lots of folks will tell you that “fish don’t grow legs,” but knowing that walleyes will migrate more than 200 miles can make it feel that way when we are searching for them The good news is that if you have a plan for how to fish the deep water of the Eastern Basin of Lake Erie this summer you will likely be rewarded with some giant walleyes As Kevin undertakes another day of pursuing the elusive Rio Grande Turkey demonstrates effective patterning and preparation techniques for a successful turkey hunt Kevin Steele continues the thrilling North American Turkey Slam right in his backyard exploring his home state of California in search of the elusive Rio Grande species The North American Turkey Slam challenges hunters to harvest all four species of North American turkeys: the Rio Grande Kali Parmley kicks off the adventure by heading to Florida to pursue the elusive Osceola In this episode of “Crash Course,” host Shane Beilue takes a look at the buzz toad a versatile lure that pairs the topwater action of a buzzbait with the anti-fouling properties of a weedless frog Packing all of your essentials is a necessity when heading out to camp But you must have a vehicle to get everything from point A to point B And the Polaris Xpedition has ample cargo space to transport most anything you could possibly need all while providing a fully enclosed ride along the way Gone are the days where your side by side exposes you to the elements The fully enclosed Polaris Xpedition keeps you comfortable and dry regardless of what Mother Nature throws your way during your camping adventures Fishing an unfamiliar body of water can be equal parts exciting and overwhelming Our eagerness to dial in the bite is often weighed down by the magnitude of the task at hand In this episode of “Crash Course,” host Shane Beilue provides some tips that can make the process a bit more methodical Many bass fishermen agonize over the color of whatever lure they are using Game & Fish “Crash Course” host Shane Beliue contends that taking note of things like forage and water clarity are more important than having every color under the sun at your disposal Tungsten Super Shot (TSS) loads in 12 gauge 28 gauge and .410 bore have taken turkey hunting by storm but there are some misconceptions about what TSS is and what it can do in the turkey woods Join Adam Heggenstaller and John Taranto from Game & Fish as they sit down with Jason Lonsberry of Apex Ammunition and Michael Waddell of Bone Collector to discuss the advantages that TSS loads provide to turkey hunters address the cost of TSS turkey loads and recount the performance of TSS ammo during recent spring gobbler hunts Use the onX Hunt app's Compass Mode and Rangefinder Tool to boost your turkey hunting success this spring See All Other Magazines See All Special Interest Magazines Get the top Game & Fish stories delivered right to your inbox every week This website uses online tracking technologies, such as cookies and pixels, to serve advertising and improve our services. 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since the 2022 6U All-star team Anderson said the players have all played together before the way they had each other’s backs,” he said Most of the young athletes on the Wolverine’s team have played together since they were in kindergarten there wasn’t one particular standout player throughout the season each athlete stepped up to the plate for their chance to shine leading a game or a single inning as that moment’s team leader … It was a full team effort,” Anderson said He said the key to building this teamwork-centered group was a strong coaching staff dedicated to mentoring the young athletes “The parents were always supportive of anything we did,” he said it was just start with them and influence kids and keep them positive.”  Anderson said the parents and coaches worked together to motivate the kids He also said a high-energy pregame speech was key to the positive atmosphere he fostered For more information on the Wolverines or FishHawk Youth Baseball, visit https://fishhawkbaseball.sportngin.com/ HELENA — The United States Bureau of Reclamation has closed the Fish Hawk Campground at Canyon Ferry Reservoir until further notice due to “continued misuse.” Reclamation says large amounts of garbage were recently dumped at Fish Hawk Campground and visitors have continually left behind trash The agency issued a press release in October 2021 after continued misuse occurred at the campground last summer and fall Reclamation will make a public announcement when the campground is reopened and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" DONATE to the BUGLE RECEIVE our print edition by mail FIND our print edition near Park Bugle ARCHIVES (1974-2025) SUBMIT your event Here are our Bugle deadlines for the next three issues we appreciate when writers and readers submit their articles early Please note our publication dates represent when the newspapers go out for delivery Mail 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bonefish’s nose “Your turn,” she says to me when the fish is released I love fishing with fish hawks—people who never have a blasé day on the water who fish as if their next meal depends on it a combination that in my experience tends to make fish want to open their mouths And I particularly love fishing with female fish hawks whose oblique approach to the sport paints it for me So when I had the opportunity last February to fish with two such women off a mother ship in the Bahamas I crashed it like a trout on caddis and invited my friend Richard French to join us my favorite fishing partner since she was old enough to hold a rod—at about age six and then a fly rod by the time she was eight for brook trout and smallmouths in New Hampshire she and I have angled for dozens of species in dozens of places and Greta brings to her fishing the same raptor qualities she brings to everything else she does who has also swooped on her eclectic life like a falcon and has held a fishing world record or two herself and McCord has caught eight bonefish and had two more come off the hook firing off pinpoint-accurate forehand and backhand casts and all the while talking to me over her shoulder in answer to a question I had asked her two hours earlier The question was this: “So how did you get into fishing for world records?” a successful commercial real estate developer from Houston—started her fishing forty-two years ago when she was three sitting in her mother’s lap with a pole on a Texas bass pond he owned and for McCord and her younger brother and sister there was no greater pleasure while growing up than following their dad around with a rod or a gun After seeing A River Runs through It when she was in college at Vanderbilt and spent the summer after she graduated waiting tables in Jackson Hole Following a fling with commercial real estate started from scratch a paint-your-own pottery studio and turned it into a cash-cow business with five outlets called the Mad Potter Whenever she was not working or doing mission work with orphans in Russia and Africa she set her first women’s world record with a 32½-pound redfish caught on 16-pound tippet In 2013 Tailwaters Fly Fishing Company hired her to host trips and to scout angling locations and lodges and by the time she and her dad returned to the Seychelles in 2014 she had pushed her number of world records to over thirty McCord and her father caught seventeen giant trevallies between them he was diagnosed with stage-four kidney cancer that he wanted her to keep chasing records and to think of him being with her to witness every one She told him he would live to see her set a hundred She caught the hundredth on Father’s Day the next year—a largemouth bass from the Texas pond her dad had built and stocked she has 158 of them and 12 pending—about 50 of those on spinning tackle We are having lunch now—after a more or less twenty-bonefish morning for McCord that could have served as a master class in flats fishing—tied up boat to boat with photographer Eric Kiel and his guide “The top female record holder in the world has around two hundred The way things have been breaking for her recently Largely because of the reputation her records have earned her the woman is having way more than a little fun She leaves in five days to fish in Dubai and then to host a group of anglers in the Seychelles and Bolivia—eight of the twenty countries in which she has wet lines over the past seven years She was named the International Game Fish Association Top Female Angler of the Year in 2015 and 2016; won the prestigious Ladies Tarpon Fly Tournament in Islamorada and others on the TV show Buccaneers and Bones and she has them in over forty species of fish—from Atlantic salmon to catfish only 15 percent or fewer of those for records To fish that much you have to flat love it—records or no records Guide John Green mans the poling platform while McCord makes a backcast After lunch Kiel asks McCord to step out of the skiff and wade so he can photograph her casting a barracuda of about twenty pounds idles up to within ten feet of her and stops—pleading She runs to the boat for her cuda rod and runs back The cuda slashes at the red-and-white popper and takes the fly a rod’s length away from McCord’s bare legs runs off forty feet of line in an eyeblink its entire body a silver paroxysm of shakes…and spits the hook which is owned by the luxury travel company Eleven Experience is based from October through May on the southwest shore of Andros Island in the middle of a 1.3-million-acre national park Aside from two lodges some forty miles to the north it is the only accommodation on the west side of Andros which means that it has the vast amount of flats fishing there virtually to itself Within the roughly thirty-five miles that compose the Eleven’s fishery—from the Middle Bight of Andros to the north to the Water Cays at its southern end—there are thousands of isolated flats as well as a latticework of fish-holding channels and lagoons so enormous and complex it would take decades to explore them all Being waterborne amid all this piscatory wealth tends to induce a relaxed approach to exploiting it and one of the advantages the Eleven has over land-based lodges is that you are free to set your own schedule: to go out fishing whenever you want and come back in at your pleasure; to eat a box lunch on the water or return to the ship for one of the chef’s inventive repasts you are fishing from state-of-the-art sixteen-foot Beavertail skiffs with a team of guides as expert as any in the Bahamas And what you return to at the end of the day is every bit as high quality as the fishing—a seventy-four-foot Hatteras with three air-conditioned staterooms (for a maximum of six anglers) a spacious and comfortable main salon with satellite TV and a well-stocked library There are countless moving parts to an operation as remote and elaborate as the Eleven making the extremely difficult look easy almost to the point of nonchalance a thirty-seven-year-old ex–tarpon guide and commercial fisherman from Boca Grande who ought to wear a ball cap with the words “Captain Competent” printed on it Working with McLaughlin on the ship are the talented young chef Ethan Greer and an ebullient pint-size mate named Ryan Martin one of whose agreeable talents is popping up with exactly what you want exactly when you want it Which happens this afternoon to be a tray of spicy margaritas presented to McCord and me the moment we step off the skiff onto the mother ship’s fantail followed by a tray of Greer’s hors d’oeuvres An hour later we are on the upper deck with Greta watching the sun expire operatically over Great Bahama Bank and hearing about the thirty or so bonefish Greta hooked while fishing with French in the Water Cays the three of us are fishing with guide Dencil Moxey in Little Miller’s Creek Moxey is as delighted with the fugue of fish-hawk femininity in the boat with us as I am The fishing is slower than yesterday but steady the women hook practically every fish they see and talking nonstop between shots about ayurvedic therapy when I burst out laughing at one of their exchanges “It gives him a break from all the guy fishing talk Bob?’ and ‘Could you believe LeBron last night?’” and Kiel boat out ten minutes from the ship and walk another five minutes across sun-hardened marl studded with mangrove shoots to a system of small lagoons and creeks landlocked on three sides with a narrow opening to the ocean seven miles away There the women and McLaughlin fish from paddleboards in water four to ten inches deep for the thousands of two- to four-pound bonefish that inhabit that system (and many others like it) McCord and McLaughlin don’t return to the ship until after dark McCord is on the upper deck mixing up a batch of Fruity Fosters McLaughlin fires up the twenty-six-foot Regulator tied to the ship and he and Martini run the rest of us eight miles offshore to a coral reef lying in nine feet of water McLaughlin and Martini throw out a chum of live anchovies netted earlier that day and a big barracuda appear behind the stern and Greta and McCord catch them on streamers and poppers—Greta whooping Reggae plays at high volume over the Regulator’s sound system and later snorkel over the coral heads among clouds of snapper McLaughlin spears a big Nassau grouper and Martini a lionfish for dinner While Greta sings to herself and hauls in jacks and snapper off the stern McCord—treading water with her mask on her forehead—watches Martini deposit his lionfish in the live well Ten minutes later she is holding up her own lionfish at the end of the spear and shouting to Martini That night Greer makes sashimi out of the lionfish and steams the grouper serving it with crushed cashews and hoisin sauce Halfway through her killer cover of “Angel from Montgomery,” I look over at McCord and see tears running down her cheeks which she makes no effort to hide or wipe away “I was watching you watching Greta while she sang,” she says “Seeing how proud you are of your daughter.”  Fifty years after receiving a handmade wingbone call an outdoorsman remembers the legendary biologist Wayne Bailey only seventeen remain in the wild on a swampy peninsula in Eastern North Carolina a number on the rise thanks to the passionate team of biologists determined to help them thrive once more Journey through the seasons in coastal South Carolina via a sleeping green anole The future of conservation in the South just got a little bit brighter—and not just for salamanders but they’re the craftsmanship of local crustaceans called lawn lobsters The drawls are receiving a lot of flak across the internet but a North Carolina linguist argues they’re actually pretty accurate All schools in Upshur County will close at 1 p.m All B-UHS sporting events today are canceled BUCKHANNON – Fish Hawk Acres now offers a daily dinner buffet and rentable sleeping accommodations as the popular downtown bistro continues to innovate and expand Owner Dale Hawkins said Fish Hawk started offering the buffet this week to entice customers to sit down for dinner at the Main Street market “We’ve always been slow in the evenings as far as people coming in and eating here,” Hawkins said “People usually come in and take stuff to go To-go orders have been a staple of Fish Hawk Acres since it opened but as the business has expanded over the years — most recently by moving the retail items to the nearby Coop — the restaurant now has more seating for guests to enjoy a meal out on the town Seniors over 65 receive a discounted price of $15 per person “I’ve been super pleased with the feedback on the buffet,” Hawkins said guests will be treated to two special ramp-themed buffets because it will be a special ramp-themed buffet,” Hawkins said “We’re also doing a brunch buffet from 11 a.m Saturday that will also be ramped-themed.” The March 11 brunch buffet menu includes Ramp Chowder Spinach Salad with Bacon and Ramp Vinaigrette Omelet or Eggs any Style and Fried Potatoes with Ramps The dinner buffet will feature Spinach Salad with Bacon and Ramp Vinaigrette Deviled Eggs and Mamaw’s Buttermilk Brownies Fish Hawk Acres has introduced another offering tailored to out-of-town guests The Hawk’s Nest is now a rentable space offering two bedrooms “We finished that about the third week of February,” Hawkins said “We moved all the dining furniture to the old yoga studio Since we made that first post about the Airbnb We don’t take the reservation; you go online and make the reservation.” The space can be found on Airbnb under the name Hawk’s Nest It costs $150 a night on Fridays and Saturdays and $120 a night for the rest of the week “The people who have rented it so far are mostly college parents,” Hawkins said “Some are people who are coming to town to take one of our classes and don’t want to drive home that night They basically have an apartment with a kitchen and a bathroom.” Click here to make a reservation on Airbnb. Click here to browse the Fish Hawk classes Hawkins is also working on completing the menus for the popular summer farm dinners in Rock Cave and should have those ready in mid-April This website proudly designed and engineered in Buckhannon Contact us: info@mybuckhannon.com Privacy Policy * Terms & Conditions * Contest Rules but like other restaurants after a couple of years of pandemic take-out food only My favorite part — back to dining in on fresh impeccable bistro food inside a charming cafe with an atmosphere of hanging doodads Because originator and Chef Dale Hawkins (a culinary school grad) recently moved the retail half of Fish Hawk that previous side is now peppered with a slew of tables providing casual seating for about 60 customers And it’s not an ordinary dining room — everywhere you look are colorful fresh produce for sale There are grab-and-go cabinets stocked with You might just stay from one meal to another and never leave Fish Hawk has a daily cafe menu of creative and bewitching sandwiches Applewood smoked turkey with cranberry mayo and lettuce on sprouted The Grilled Reuben features grilled rye stuffed with pastrami Grilled Cheese is a classic in its ultimate form looking hale and hearty behind the counter in his cafe castle just returned from a foodie journey to Thailand His Facebook posts indicated he sampled quite a variety of local Thai dishes Fish Hawk and this energetic man have so much going on your head spins but the retail part at the Coop offers cooking and floral classes Chef Dale said his loyal employees help make this huge Fish Hawk enterprise possible New just recently is a Fish Hawk app that allows customers to order online and then pick-up Chef Dale said this will help especially at lunch to keep the phone lines open A monthly Wine Club is another successful adventure Every month wine lovers can gather for an afternoon of sipping combined with a five-course menu March’s theme is exploring the food and wine of Spain will host its first domestic “foodie trip” to Cleveland Accommodation is at Kimpton Schofield Hotel Make a reservation – space is limited And I can’t forget to mention that Fish Hawk also does private catering monthly brunches and special occasion dinners like the February 24 Mardi Gras Market Dinner For the best local food in the area, renowned Fish Hawk Acres is located at 5 West Main Street, Buckhannon, WV. Check out their website www.fishhawkacreswv.com – All it took was one simple video posted to YouTube for Tyler Brill to find a way to share his love for fishing with millions.  Key West offers a thrilling environment for anglers eager to test their skills against these powerful fish Incorporating such diverse and adventurous fishing experiences can enrich a channel’s content and captivate a broader audience “I had a GoPro but I never really used it,” Brill said That’d be awesome to make some money and fish.’ So that’s basically it I decided to start the channel and see what happens.”  A majority of Brill’s videos are filmed around the Eastern Panhandle – he now lives in Bunker Hill – which has some of the most beautiful water in the Mountain State but he also frequents Maryland and Pennsylvania Situated in the middle of the Potomac River Watershed the panhandle’s exposed bedrock is made up of limestone deposits dating back to the Cambrian and Ordovician periods up to the Devonian While karst limestone formations can be found throughout the eastern part of West Virginia sinkholes and caves – such as the Lost River near Brill’s hometown which spills into the Cacapon River – other areas of the panhandle have beautiful The limestone deposits help maintain the health of most of the streams which in turn provides Brill with wonderful fishing opportunities.  as he found that his channel resonates best with trout fishermen Trout videos are also what pushed his channel into the popular light his channel began to pick up traction  – now he’s resting at just over 69,000 subscribers his trout fishing may come off as uncouth to some “Most people know me as the trout fisherman with spinning gear,” he said “There’s a lot of YouTubers out there that trout fish with fly fishing gear there’s still a lot of people that just like trout fishing and aren’t into fly fishing because [it] is a whole different world I caught my first fish,’ and that part makes you feel good It’s a lot of hard work but I’ve enjoyed it.”  outside of his full-time job in Winchester Brill spends his time editing videos and typically publishes one per week he isn’t letting that slow him down or keep him from reaching milestones.  “I’m always going to want more and shoot for the stars,” he said “I want a million subscribers and every milestone you reach you want to do better and better I’m happy and I’m excited about where my channel has gone [Some people] have been doing this a lot longer than I have that doesn’t have near as many subscribers but everyone grows different – everyone’s channel is different “I’ve tried to keep it somewhat simple and do the type of fishing I enjoy the most,” he said.  Rising above clickbait videos and overhyping things Brill notes he likes the type of fishing that anyone can do and he doesn’t plan on veering from that.  “You don’t need anything fancy or a $50,000 bass boat,” he said “You can go down to Walmart and buy a $20 rod and go to the creek going to the creeks and farm ponds in Wardensville.”   He also finds that tips and tricks resonate with this audience “There are people who watch your videos that are expert fishermen but there are people that watch your videos who have never fished before,” he said ‘I know some of you guys know what this is and how to fish but some of you guys that are watching have never fished before and I’m trying to help you out.’ “ While he’s certainly not underestimating the work he does Brill does see the strange side of YouTube and how one video can lead to exponential channel growth.  I gained 437 subscribers in a day which is still the most I’ve ever got in a single day,” he said noting he didn’t do anything special to get them.  It all came down to a video he had already posted It started getting the normal amount of views each week Brill recollected that he went to a small creek in Wardensville with a trout magnet tied onto his line just some largemouth bass and bluegill.  You can be editing your best video and can think this is the best video I’ve ever made,’ and it gets 5,000 views I caught a few fish,” and it gets 500,000 views It’s hard to explain and learn the tricks on how to get a lot of views.”  While Brill cares deeply about his passion and the community he’s built since 2016 he still holds onto his love for the outdoors – it’s the foundation from what he’s built his channel off of.  It clears your mind and you’re just focused on fishing You work a 40-hour week job and then on the weekends and even if you’re not catching fish you’re just enjoying being outside – feeling the sun Go outside and get some fresh air and Vitamin-D from the sun Let your mind rest from the everyday stresses I think people understand what it’s like not to go outside and do stuff Image Details Species Spotlight: Hawaiian Hawk (ʻIo) Image DetailsScientific name: Buteo solitariusHawaiian name: ʻIoCommon name: Hawaiian HawkStatus: Endangered Only one hawk lives and hunts in the forests of the Hawaiian islands broad-winged raptor  found nowhere else in the world The ‘io once flew on six of the Hawaiian islands but today is only found on the island of Hawaii the  largest and youngest island in the Hawaiian archipelago.  ‘io are considered a symbol of Hawaiian royalty because of their lofty flight and they are believed to be an “‘aumakua” – a family or personal god in the shape of an animal the ‘aumakua would warn and reprimand mortals in their dreams The ‘io is only 16 to 18 inches in length - like most hawk species the females are slightly larger - with two distinct color phases The dark phase or morph ‘io has a dark brown head while the light color morph has a dark head with a light breast and light underwings It’s feet and legs are yellowish in adults and greenish in juveniles the hawk is known to breed only on the island of Hawai‘i but there have been at least eight observations of the species on the islands of Kaua‘i and fossils are known from the islands of Moloka‘i and Kaua‘i The current range of the hawk is estimated to encompass 2,372 square miles comprising 58.7 percent of the island of Hawai‘i ‘Io are quite territorial and will vigorously defend the areas around their nest and hunting range They have been known to nest in a variety of native and non-native habitats but they can be found in much higher densities and have higher reproductive success in native ohia forests ‘Io begin breeding around age 3 or 4 and will mate for life The males will perform acrobatic courtship displays that can be seen from winter through the spring The pair begins nest building in the spring and continues until the females lay their clutch usually of 1-2 eggs Egg laying begins in March and hatching is typically done by July Both parents help with incubating the egg for 38 days but once the chick has hatched the male primarily hunts while the female broods Prior to the introduction of land mammals to the islands the ‘io probably hunted birds as their main source of food mongoose and various bird species are all significant parts of the ‘io diet ‘Io hunt and nest in a wide variety of habitats While they generally prefer dense native forests they are also frequently seen in agricultural areas as well The Hawaiian Hawk was listed as endangered in 1967 Since that time the population has remained low habitat loss due to invasive plants and the spread of rapid ohia death continue to be a threat to the species The  establishment of the Hakalau Forest NWR (north Hilo region) in 1985 the Kona Forest Unit of the Hakalau Forest NWR in 1997 and The Nature Conservancy’s Kona Hema Preserve (south Kona region) between 1999 and 2003 have all added important protected habitat for the ‘io.   The Hakalau Unit of the Hakalau NWR was established with the primary purpose of promoting the recovery of endangered forest birds and their habitat  There have also been several projects undertaken at Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park and on private lands on the island of Hawai’i 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Lemon Butter Broccoli and Parmesan• Cheese Manicotti with Marinara Sauce• Braised Italian Beef Roast• Seasonal Vegetables———• Biscotti———Coffee Show Comments Load More Overlooking the northern end of Lower Ausable Lake in Keene are two open ledges which are popular destinations for hikers:  Indian Head and Fish Hawk Cliffs and Sawteeth Mountain and the Lower Great Range to the right The Fish Hawk Cliffs are reachable in 0.2 miles via the connector trail from Indian Head to the Mt Colvin Trail but prepare for a steep into a col along the way What follows is some of the history behind Fish Hawk Cliffs which you may not be aware of As for where the name “Fish Hawk” came from Tony speculates the famous Keene Valley artist may have come up with the name for the cliffs since he “was a major force in ATIS for many years and likely inspired/directed my father to cut the trail.”  On the other hand he thinks the name could have been applied many years before by those who rowed their boats along the Lower Ausable Lake observing the ospreys nesting on the cliffs “Fish Hawk Cliffs.” (Source: Laura Weston) the granddaughter of the famous Keene Valley artist Laura provided a scan of a painting done by her grandfather in 1940 which has “Fish Hawk Cliffs” written along the left-hand side Harold’s oldest daughter and last surviving child provided some insight into her father’s naming of the cliffs & use his arms to pull himself up as necessary into the areas She said Grandma never went.” Laura’s grandmother was Faith Borton Weston Huberts in 1920 and hiked and bushwhacked to many of Keene’s mountains He served as secretary of the Adirondack Trail Improvement Society (ATIS) from 1948 to 1968 and spearheaded the revitalization of its trails following World War 2 for he once wrote in the draft for his 1971 book Freedom in the Wilds: A Saga of the Adirondacks “[The Adirondacks] is where I belong No where else is my home.”  It is through his many works of art of the region and his work with the ATIS that Harold expressed his passion for the Great North Woods Harold Francis Weston was born on February 14 Burns Weston (for whom Weston Peak in the Nun-da-ga-o Range is named) You could say the Adirondacks were in Weston’s genes considering the legacies of his father and maternal grandfather a 28,000-acre tract in the Totten and Crossfield Purchase whose timber was under the threat of being logged Township 48 included all of Lower Ausable Lake and many of the High Peaks such as Haystack The group named the tract the Adirondack Mountain Reserve (AMR) along with Felix Aler and William Augustus White the first trail maintenance group in the state The ATIS has cut and continues to manage the trails on the lands of the AMR Harold’s parents gave their son a taste of the Adirondacks at an early age through the summers they spent at their cottage in St Harold recalled how they watched the sunset from the summit spent the night in a lean-to along the Marcy Trail that was built by his great uncle and went up to Skylight the next morning to watch the sunrise Harold and his brother acted as guides for their father’s prominent friends These were among many hiking and camping excursions which built up Harold’s hardiness for this rugged and unforgiving wilderness environment the Weston family lived and traveled in Europe In August following his family’s return to America the 17-year-old embarked on a 16-day hiking and canoeing trip across the High Peaks region According to Foster and Welsh in Wild Exuberance: “He trotted over trails with a seventy-pound canoe swam around his island camp before heading off for the day’s journey and on the final day on the way back to St Huberts he walked and rowed thirty miles – running the last three and one-quarter miles in fifteen minutes The following day he played seven sets of tennis and that night danced and played the mandolin at a campfire gathering.”  It was shortly after Harold’s 16-day adventure that he contracted polio which left the nerve below his left knee so damaged that he walked with a limp for the rest of his life he built up his strength to where he could walk and hike with one cane He approached the Adirondack peaks again with as much vigor and fortitude as many of today’s hard-core hikers – if not more so Harold attended the Ogunquit Art School run by Hamilton Easter Field and ardent patron of the modern art community who was influenced by the work of Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse Field inspired Harold to adopt the modernist view of art He would go on to graduate magna cum laude from Harvard in 1916 with a degree in Fine Arts when our nation inevitably became involved in World War 1 he felt obligated to lend himself to the war effort in service to his country The perpetual limp incurred by his bout of polio prevented him from serving in the military so he signed up with the International YMCA which was involved with the British Army in the Near East During his three and a half years of service Harold established the Baghdad Art Club for British soldiers By the time he returned to New York in 1920 he decided to devote the rest of his life to painting The few months he spent in an art school in New York City left Harold dispirited “To learn how to paint from objects or models that meant nothing to me seemed to external a process I wanted to get down to what I thought were fundamentals alone with paint Huberts with the woods and mountains I had known so many summers the techniques of how to paint would work out.”  In the spring of 1920 Huberts to begin in earnest his life-long vocation He and a local carpenter built a one-room studio not far from the Ausable Club The frame of this rustic hovel was constructed from spruce the only heat to be had was from a pot-bellied boxstove which he kept stoked with two-foot-length logs; he claimed the fire went out only once or twice during the winter There was also an outhouse in the balsam grove to the rear of the studio unbothered by the mice who thieved his apples and ate them by his feet One of his modes of relaxation would be sitting by the fire and smoking a cigar while watching the moon rise over Giant Mountain Of this “rugged simplicity,” Harold wrote: “I was as profligate with canvas and paint as I was frugal in living – spoon high lumberman’s boots and snowshoes and monthly supplies from the village three miles away These and my paints were the essentials.” Harold holed himself up in his cold studio dedicating his time and effort to painting her grandfather had “a passion for paint more powerful than common sense,” so much so that “he stayed on mountaintops past sunset hobbling back down on his good leg in the dark.”  Many of the artists of Keene Valley who came before Harold seemed to be constrained to the contours and shapes of the landscape before them some took liberties in accentuating the pointedness of summits Harold gave his first solo show at the Montross Galleries in New York City Most of the paintings were his Adirondack landscapes The show was an astounding success and widely praised by critics Art critic Ralph Flint exclaimed in the Christian Science Monitor: “In his pictures [there is] something different a proclamation of a bigger belief in beauty than is usually heard in the galleries.” Harold married a young Quaker woman named Faith Borton whom he met the prior year at a winter party in St Faith was not averse to participating in her husband’s wilderness adventures Faith was with her husband on the summit of Gothics Harold recalled the two “started down the precipitous side of the mountain toward the Lower Lake dodging slides and slashes without a trail and only a sliver of moon to guide our way Since I have to walk with a cane or staff I slid along in the dark slowly as a snail probing ahead with his feeler We reached the road home after the moon had set and walked back to St Harold rose to prominence as an American artist in the 1930s with his works exhibited in galleries such as the Phillips Memorial Gallery in Washington and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City His work expanded from Adirondack landscapes to landscape nudes (Faith was his model) through a commission by the Treasury Relief Act Project he painted murals in the lobby of the General Services Administration Building in Washington As vice chairman of the National Council on the Arts and Government Harold was active in urging art patronage by the Federal and state governments Harold Weston sketching on top of Mount Marcy Harold employed considerable effort in rehabilitating the trails on AMR lands The maintenance of the AMR’s trails was largely abandoned during World War 2 due to many of the trail maintainers of draft age being taken for the war effort or left to work in the war industries which involved responsibility for an ambitious program of trail maintenance Among the first of his trail crew were two young men Harold also led the effort to replace many of the rotting or missing trail signage in which they carved and painted new signs Harold also created a chart showing the location and wording of over 400 ATIS trail signs Harold and several others created an ATIS trail map which provided brief descriptions of the 35 trails in the St Huberts and Keene Valley region and sold for twenty-five cents Another gentleman who was on the ATIS trail crew was Tony Goodwin’s father When Harold hired Jim in the summer of 1952 to head the trail crew he gave him a stern warning: “Remember now Jim reported back to his boss that he followed Harold’s directives to a T “You did?!”  According to Jim in his memoir And Gladly Guide: “Apparently those Draconian instructions were only Harold’s way of suggesting that we should take the job seriously Some earlier trail crews had not shaped up as well.” The third edition of this book was edited by his granddaughter Freedom in the Wilds: An Artist in the Adirondacks He left a legacy in Keene Valley and is among the pantheon of great artists to have worked in the Adirondacks Fish Hawk Cliffs apparently went by another name: the Devil’s Pulpit In a sketch written by the 19th-century author and poet which was published in the June 1883 edition of Outing: An Illustrated Magazine of Recreation he recounts canoeing across Lower Ausable Lake with the famous Adirondack guide Orson Schofield “Old Mountain” Phelps he pointed up and noted “Indian Head” on the left and “Devil’s Pulpit” to its right that “he was frequently likened to his Satanic Majesty as he often took clergymen ‘up thar.'”  I could find no other reference to “Devil’s Pulpit” in any other historical literature beyond what Bruce has written this term for Fish Hawk Cliffs appears known to only Old Mountain himself Photo at top: View of Lower Ausable Lake from Fish Hawk Cliffs “Inquiry about Fish Hawk Cliffs.” E-mails to author “The Adirondacks.”  Outing: An Illustrated Magazine of Recreation Freedom in the Wilds: A Saga of the Adirondacks N.Y.: Adirondack Trail Improvement Society Freedom in the Wilds: An Artist in the Adirondacks Wild Exuberance: Harold Weston’s Adirondack Art “A Passionate Nature: The Consummate Art of Harold Weston.” Adirondack Life “Part One: The Artists of Keene Valley and Their Milieu.”  Two Adirondack Hamlets in History: Keene and Keene Valley “Harold Weston: An Informal Appreciation.”  Peaks and Valleys: A Centennial Celebration of the Adirondack Trail Improvement Society https://haroldweston.org/home (Accessed February 6 HISTORICAL PROFILE: Nun-da-ga-o Ridge and Weston Peak https://drive.google.com/open?id=1rg3OyNdmUs_Ui518b_whNfP0UfIgHRu_ And Gladly Guide: Reflections on a Life in the Mountains John Sasso is an avid hiker and bushwhacker of the Adirondacks and self-taught Adirondack historian John manages a Facebook group "History and Legends of the Adirondacks." John has also helped build and maintain trails with the ADK and Adirondack Forty-Sixers participated in the Trailhead Steward Program and maintained the fire tower and trail to Mount Adams I often think about what it was like there before so many roads and trails had been cut I know something now I didn’t know before Thanks for this wonderful explanation about the Indian Head and Fish Hawk Cliffs Irving Langmuir went skiing there (cross-country) in 1911 I believe that the photo taken that day (photographer unknown) mentioned Ausable …and when I published my book (John Apperson’s Lake George 17) I said that Apperson and Langmuir were looking down into Ausable Chasm but it should have been Lower Ausable Lake) The Adirondack Almanack is a public forum dedicated to promoting and discussing current events nature and outdoor recreation and other topics of interest to the Adirondacks and its communities We publish commentary and opinion pieces from voluntary contributors as well as news updates and event notices from area organizations Contributors include veteran local writers and outdoor enthusiasts from around the Adirondack region views and opinions expressed by these various authors are not necessarily those of the Adirondack Almanack or its publisher Among those celebrating the 20th anniversary of FishHawk Creek Elementary School in Lithia are the seven teachers who have been at the school since its opening an achievement that gives testament to the school’s stature who oversaw the school construction boom that marked the final years of Earl Lennard’s term as superintendent of schools from 1998 through Lennard’s retirement in 2005 the Hillsborough County School District constructed renovated and/or added space to nearly 100 schools Among the more than 70 schools built from scratch to accommodate new growth and relieve overcrowded schools were Randall Middle Newsome High and Bevis and Stowers elementary schools in Lithia As for the seven teachers at work at FishHawk Elementary for 20 years “that’s really a testimony to the quality of the school and the community,” Hamilton said “Teachers don’t stay for that length of time in places that are not great places to teach When I see teachers who have been in the same place for 20 years I know the principals at that school were great principals and that the parents at those schools were great school supporters.” In a break from teaching her fourth grade class at FishHawk Creek Melissa Patterson Frigo discussed her 20 years at the school and the long-serving principal who opened the school in 2004 Principal Pam Bush stayed until Steven Sims “Pam was always very understanding about people who had children,” Frigo said “She was always there for us when we had problems in the classroom offering suggestions to help us in our teaching Frigo referred to the plaque on the wall that marks the 2004 establishment of the school It notes the school’s falcon mascot and its founding motto “Soaring to excellence in academic achievement and character education.” It notes also the charter staff including assistant principal Ginger Elea and the seven teachers who continue to work there today: Frigo Bush gave a “beautiful speech,” as did Barbara Franques as the community joined together to remember a special school at a special time taking root in a burgeoning community “I’m blessed to have been here this many years,” Frigo said noting that when she started there were four fourth grade classrooms and nine likewise for just about every grade level noting that while his style differs from Bush’s he “makes it fun” and also is “very understanding and always checking in on us in our classrooms.” While change is ever-constant in education testing and the ever-evolving use of technology that’s how I refer to this school,” Frigo said I love my grade level and I love the community FishHawk Creek Elementary is located at 16815 Dorman Rd. in Lithia. For more information, visit www.hillsboroughschools.org/fishhawkcreek TENNERTON — Come to the Upshur County Public Library’s 29th Annual Ramp Dinner brought to you by the Upshur County Public Library in partnership with Fish Hawk Acres.  Chef Dale Hawkins of Fish Hawk Acres will be preparing the meal.  The evening’s atmosphere will be enhanced by Key to Adam as they provide entertainment during the dinner.  WV 26201.  We will also be adding a serving line this year to reduce wait time and still have take-out available if needed.  This is a unique opportunity to sample gourmet ramp dishes If you would like the non-ramp version of the meal Tickets are $28 a person and $14 for children ages 6-12 (children under 6 eat free).  All proceeds benefit the Upshur County Public Library.  Advance ticket purchase is required and will be accepted through the morning of April 8, by 10:00 a.m.  Further information about the event may be found at https://upshur.wvlibrary.info/ramp-dinner/.  Ticket payment via cash or check is accepted in person at the Circulation Desk via credit or debit card at the above website or by calling the Library at (304)473-4219 you will be asked whether you want to dine-in or take-out so we can plan appropriately. Library hours are 9:00 a.m If you own a business and are interested in Corporate Sponsorship or are an individual who would be interested in sponsorship opportunities for this event for yourself or in memory of a loved one This culinary experience is available only once a year and has been a tradition in Upshur County since 1994.  Since 1979 the mission of the Upshur County Public Library has been to provide our community with lifelong learning opportunities by providing access to materials technologies and programs for patrons of all ages These programs and services are only possible through active and sustained community support and fish hawk--relies on the bounty of the Bay for its meals APPEARANCE: Ospreys are raptors with dark brown and white feathers and a white stomach SIZE: Ospreys weigh two-and-a-half to four-and-a-half pounds and their wingspan can reach five to six feet DIET: Fish make up almost 99 percent of the osprey's diet INTERESTING FACT: The osprey is one of the most widespread birds of prey and can be found on every continent except Antarctica Welcome to our inaugural nest cam. Rather than osprey, this penthouse overlooking CBF's Merrill Center headquarters and the beautiful Bay has attracted a pair of Canada Geese taking up residence for the 2017 season. WATCH Ospreys are powerful fliers and migrate to South America for the winter. Is climate change affecting their patterns? Find out in this article from CBF's flagship magazine, Save the Bay. READ NOW Find out about "moving day" for one osprey pair at the Philip Merrill Environmental Center and see what else is up with our feathered friends on the Chesapeake Bay Foundation blog. CHECK IT OUT A special Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) workgroup has completed a special report on the connection between osprey nest failures and falling menhaden harvests What action will the Commission decide to take at its upcoming meeting We need more science to get to the heart of the connection between menhaden and catastrophic failure for nesting osprey the Virginia legislature failed to fund the critically needed menhaden study Following reports of osprey chicks starving in areas of the Chesapeake Bay where they depend on menhaden for food a workgroup tackling the issue gave its initial report to the East Coast’s fishery managers Oct Amid continuing concerns about the availability of menhaden in the Chesapeake Bay a study released this week shows that osprey chicks are starving in nests in parts of the Bay where they typically depend on menhaden for food the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) voted to establish a workgroup to consider additional protections from industrial fishing of menhaden in the Chesapeake Bay after hearing new survey results that show low osprey nesting success in the Bay Stay up to date about the Bay! Sign Up View more View more The State of the Bay Report makes it clear that the Bay needs our support now more than ever Your donation helps the Chesapeake Bay Foundation maintain our momentum toward a restored Bay and streams for today and generations to come Do you enjoy working with others to help clean the Chesapeake Bay there are plenty of ways you can contribute © 2017-2025 Chesapeake Bay Foundation The Chesapeake Bay Foundation is a nonprofit tax-exempt charitable organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code Donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law farm-fresh food isn’t all that’s cooking at Fish Hawk Acres these days The West Main Street restaurant and catering business which specializes in preparing locally sourced dishes and lavish desserts showcased its newly renovated second floor on Valentine’s Day weekend with a sure-to-enhance-romance special set menu The Hawk’s Nest and Perch Gallery private dining areas made their debut over the weekend in mid-February but that’s not all chef Dale Hawkins and co-owner Teresa Lipps have up their sleeve they’re hoping to double the space on FHA’s first floor with a market side Hawkins recently sat down with My Buckhannon to discuss the recently finished and furnished 1,500-square foot second-floor space which is collectively known as the Main Street Co-op there’s a front room called The Perch and a second cozy dining area called the Hawk’s Nest The modern farmhouse-style dining space is flexible Hawkins and catering manager Sara Bednarski say with the front room able to accommodate 10 people and the Hawk’s Nest designed to seat from 16 to 20 guests “If someone wanted to have a bridal shower if they just wanted to have a luncheon or a small intimate dinner The Hawk’s Nest will also function as a place where the Fish Hawk crew can meet with catering clients “Because we do so much catering for weddings and other special events we wanted a place where we could meet with the bride and groom or a client that was a little quiet and away from the hustle and bustle of downstairs,” Hawkins said While FHA plans to use the co-op as a space in which to cater special events Hawkins said he wanted to ensure it was budget-friendly “We were thinking of the space and how under-utilized it was we didn’t have an idea of what to do with it – all we knew was that we wanted to do something,” Hawkins said ‘We need to make each room be able to pay for itself,’ and the more diverse it can be the more likely it is to be able to rent it.” “We didn’t intend to gut the whole place and redo it the long and narrow front room will serve as a small private dining area a boardroom and an art gallery for local historian who regularly decorates Fish Hawk Acres main headquarters downstairs in sync with the seasons Tenney is likely to show hold scheduled showings of his body of work from Old Orchard Studio “He’s been the historian for as long as I can remember in Buckhannon “but he just doesn’t have any room to show it ‘Well I wonder if Noel would want to do a gallery here maybe we could put it in the front room,’ which we’re calling ‘The Perch.” FHA also added Sunday brunches to its repertoire something savory and a hearty lunch option customers can order more than the special of the day or what’s on the sandwich menu “We’re twisting how we do things down here so we have a dinner menu with five entrees and a selection of appetizers to broaden dinner options,” Hawkins said “You could still get a salad or a sandwich or whatever but you have the option of a filet or a stuffed breast of chicken or a half a pound of steamed shrimp with cocktail sauce or salmon.” But the biggest news is that Fish Hawk is knocking down the wall between its current location and the adjacent storefront to the right – and moving its coolers and grab-and-go options into a new market area The marketplace will eventually feature an oval-shaped wine bar the new market section will sell fresh-cut flowers and Blenko glass Hawkins hopes that section of FHA opens in May In the meantime, anyone interested in reserving the newly redone private dining area may call the catering office at 304-473-7890 or email catering@fishhawkacreswv.com “Wicked Tuna” has aired on National Geographic following some of the saltiest tuna fishermen out of Gloucester They compete to see who can catch the most bluefin tuna while trying to earn their livelihood on the water TJ Ott of F/V Hot Tuna is said to consider 13 as his lucky number Vessels and Captains from Season 1 to Season 12 include:  send us your feedback around what we can do to improve this feature or further develop it check it out and let us know what you think via email or on social media Carli is a Content Specialist for National Fisherman She comes from a fourth-generation fishing family off the coast of Maine Her background consists of growing her own business within the marine community She resides on one of the islands off the coast of Maine while also supporting the lobster community she grew up in Become a Subscriber › You may unsubscribe from our mailing list at any time Diversified Communications | 121 Free Street Wildfire Today The red dots on the map above represent heat detected on the Fishhawk Fire by a satellite at 2:12 p.m It is uncertain if they indicate actual surface spread of the fire toward the southwest or if the heat was detected in an intense convection column in the atmosphere above the fire The smoke in the upper atmosphere was blowing off to the east could have pushed the smoke and the fire to the south During the fixed wing mapping flight at 8:19 p.m on September 3 there was intense fire activity on the south edge of the fire (To see all articles on Wildfire Today about the Fishhawk Fire, including the most recent, click here.) The Fishhawk Fire is 38 miles west of Cody six miles east of the east entrance to Yellowstone National Park Scroll down to see more maps and information A mapping flight Tuesday night found that the Fishhawk Fire 38 miles west of Cody Wyoming spread up to about one-quarter mile in all directions Tuesday except on the east side where it has reached a steep hog-back ridge 10,000 to 11,000 feet above sea level A Type 2 Incident Management Team will in-brief Wednesday prior to assuming command of the fire The resources assigned to the fire as of Tuesday evening included no hand crews and 3 helicopters for a total of 29 personnel The 4,581-acre fire so far is confined to a north-south drainage that has a similar high elevation ridge on the west side so it is possible that firefighters are expecting the 10,000-foot ridges with light fuels to contain the perimeter on the east and west sides In their long term plans, fire managers on the Fishhawk Fire should plan for extreme winds. On August 28, 2008 the Powell Tribune wrote this about the Gunbarrel Fire : “The winds are just howling,” Clint Dawson said Wednesday describing the wind’s rate around the Gunbarrel Fire Dawson is the zone fire manager for Shoshone National Forest In the valley — in the vicinity of the newly-relocated Gunbarrel Fire camp at Buffalo Bill State Park — the wind was gusting to 40-60 mph in the early afternoon on Wednesday The new incident command camp is just above the reservoir west of Cody An aircraft flying over the fire Wednesday reported winds reaching 115 mph at 11,000 feet The fire was spotting on the east side of 12,000-foot high Trout Peak Wyoming spread quickly after it was reported Monday evening Our very unofficial estimate based on satellite data shows that as of 4 a.m Tuesday it had burned approximately 2,800 acres One of Colorado’s multi-misson aircraft will be mapping the fire Tuesday morning and should provide more accurate information The Fishhawk Fire is 4 miles south of Highway 14/16/20 and about 6 miles east of the east entrance to Yellowstone National Park It is burning in rugged terrain in the Washakie Wilderness of the Shoshone National Forest and is currently unstaffed aerial resources had difficulty flying in the area the Shoshone National Forest Fire Management Officer said “Appropriate actions will be taken when it is needed and where it is safe to do so with the highest probability of success The amount of standing dead timber and the hazardous terrain in the vicinity of the fire makes it unsafe to put firefighters near the current location of the fire.” 15 miles west of the Fishhawk Fire in Yellowstone National Park on the east shore of Yellowstone Lake Since it was reported August 26 it has burned approximately 160 acres and is being managed rather than suppressed The fire does not pose a threat to visitors and all services and roads leading into and through the park are open That’s not a cloud. That’s the smoke plume from the #FishhawkFire in Park County, Wyoming. Fire has spread from 500 to 2,000 acres in the past few hours. pic.twitter.com/MhTJ7nxxz0 — Julie Barichello (@JSBarichello) September 3, 2019 Thanks and a tip of the hat go out to Mike. Typos or errors, report them HERE Typos, let us know HERE, and specify which article. Please read the commenting rules before you post a comment How’s bout we put this son-of-a-bitch out boys Enter your email address to receive notifications of new posts by email The fire is burning between Yellowstone National Park and Cody Strong winds gusting up to 33 mph along with low humidities caused the Fishhawk Fire to more than double in size Wednesday to 10,321 acres It spread two miles to the north and the same distance to the south The spread to the west and east is slowed by steep ridges going up to 9,000 to 11,000 feet However the overnight mapping shows the northeast section of the fire crossed the ridge at the 9,800-foot level establishing fire in the adjacent drainage to the east MDT mapping flight on Thursday the Fishhawk Fire was 1.5 to 2 miles from Highway 14/16/20 and the Camp Buffalo Bill Scout Camp Wyoming and about 6 miles east of the east entrance to Yellowstone National Park Wednesday night the Park County Sheriff’s Office issued a mandatory evacuation notice for the Scout Camp as well as the cabins in the Kitty Creek drainage “…the fire has breached a line of protection that indicates a full evacuation is necessary.” The Rocky Mountain Type 2 Blue Team assumed command of the fire at 6:00 am however the Forest Service will attempt to protect structures and private property On Thursday structure protection work continued in the North Fork corridor along Highway 14/16/20 Firefighters have been building fireline around structures in Kitty Creek in addition to implementing structure protection around the nearby lodges the southern perimeter of the fire will not be staffed by personnel While the 2008 Gunbarrel Fire north of Highway 14/16/20 burned at least 67,000 acres there have been relatively few fires in recorded history south of the highway Much of the vegetation in the area has not burned in more than 80 years Continue reading “Fishhawk Fire grows to over 4,500 acres west of Cody, Wyoming” BROWNSVILLE — A tugboat torn from its moorings at the Brownsville Marina Sunday night ran aground on a nearby sandbar bordering Illahee Road.  No one was on board the 64-foot tug Fishhawk when winds and turbulent waves ripped it from bull rails along the Brownsville Marina's breakwater said the vessel had been secured with heavy duty ropes The Coast Guard reported winds on Sunday night of up to 40 knots with choppy waves three feet tall.  "I've never seen seas so rough here," Herman said marina staff and the Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound's Incident Management Division responded The vessel drifted south and came to rest on the sandbar Coast Guard officials said there were no injuries and no resulting pollution from when it ran aground.  The owners planned to re-float the vessel at high tide and assess potential damage.