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Silhouette Slammers Take First
It is always great to see our young people working hard at their sports. Troy Junior Sportsman Club gives kids amazing opportunities to grow their hunting skills through fun challenges and education. In June 2024, the team competed in the NRA Youth Hunter Education Challenge Eastern Regionals in Indiana. Huge congratulations to the team on their incredible performance, winning first in the Overall Senior Team, while Calvin Waldman won the Overall Junior Individual title! We’re so proud of the Troy Junior Sportsman club and all they have accomplished. I was unfortunately not able to make it to the celebration, but it was a fun night for my intern, Will Gowin, to present these well-deserved citations.
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Pictured: Coach Chuck Root, Dutch Abma, Clay Wrisley, Alex Wilcox,
Ethan Cole, Scott Root and Will Gowin |
The Silhouette Slammers earned an Overall Senior Team title with a score of 7361, while placing first in the Shotgun, Muzzleloader, Safety Trail, Orienteering and Hunter Responsibility Examination events; second in the Archery and Wildlife Identification events; and third in the .22 event
Calvin Waldman won the regional title with a score of 1483, placing first in the .22 Archery and Orienteering events; second in the Hunter Responsibility Examination; and third in the Wildlife Identification event.
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Game Commission Night Highlights Pennsylvania Deer Biology and Land Management
We had a great turnout at Bradford County’s Game Commission Night last Tuesday evening at Pepper’s Auction Barn in Canton. Thank you so much to the Pepper family and Leroy Sportsman’s Association for hosting. Hunters of all ages came out and learned about our Pennsylvania deer. We heard from Pennsylvania Game Commission Whitetail Deer Biologist Maureen Staats and Forester Chad Barclay. Chad shared ways to manage our property for a healthy deer population. As one hunter said, “I come to these events because there is always something to learn.” We are already thinking about next year’s program and welcome your feedback!
I really appreciated Pennsylvania Game Commission officials coming out and spending the evening with the community. It was awesome to see so many hunters connect with these folks who are literally in our back yard and use the resources available to them. Everyone had the opportunity to ask questions and hopefully learn something new about deer management.
Bradford County Sheriff CJ Walters, director of the Leroy Sportsman Association, highlighted some of their upcoming events. Youth Field Day on Saturday, Aug. 9, is a great event for families where kids can participate in outdoor activities that promote safety and life-long skills.
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Spring is in the Air: Fish are Flying and the Streams are Flowing
The opening day of trout season will soon be here. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) is busy stocking streams, and I recently was able to ride along with Waterways Conservation Officer Jeremy Yohe to help stock the Sugar Creek along Alparon Park in Troy.
The statewide Mentored Youth Trout Day will be held on Saturday, March 29, and the statewide opening day of trout season is Saturday, April 5. Good luck to all the anglers out there!
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Protecting our Children from Human Trafficking in a Digital World
I am looking forward to co-hosting with Rep. Tina Pickett a special event for parents, grandparents and other concerned citizens to dispel common misconceptions regarding human trafficking in rural Pennsylvania and to learn how to protect children from human trafficking in a digital world.
Human trafficking is one of the fastest-growing crimes in the nation, and children are frequently being victimized right in their own homes, often via the internet. When most people hear about human trafficking, they think about abduction, smuggling or confinement, but that is not the most common scenario we see here in the Commonwealth. More and more human trafficking victims are kids who are going to school, participating in extracurricular activities and having dinner with their families while also being groomed and exploited online.
Wyoming County District Attorney Joe Peters and Korrin Moon, president and founder of Lantern Rescue, will share their expertise and advice at each seminar. Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday will join us at the Wellsboro session.
RSVPs are requested but not required. They may be made online at www.RepOwlett.com or www.RepPickett.com or by calling my Wellsboro office at 570-724-1390 or Rep. Pickett’s Towanda office at 570-265-3124.
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Embrace Efforts to Right-Size Government
Gov. Josh Shapiro recently issued an executive order regarding the state civil service system, inviting federal employees who were let go by the Trump administration to come to work in the Commonwealth.
Given the exorbitant growth in spending we’ve seen in Shapiro’s state budgets, the last thing he should be doing is trying to grow our government even further. Rather than automatically fill any vacancy, each open position should be reviewed to determine if it is even necessary to fill.
We should also be encouraging these former federal employees to put their skills to work in the private sector, as many businesses continue to face significant hiring challenges and many in-demand jobs are going unfilled due to workforce shortages.
Let’s work together to right-size our government.
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March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Colorectal cancer is the second deadliest cancer in the United States despite it being highly preventable with screening.
One in 24 people will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer in their lifetime, according to the Colorectal Cancer Alliance. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports the most effective way to reduce the risk of colorectal cancer is routine screening, beginning at age 45, for people who are at average risk.
Screening tests can find precancerous polyps so they can be removed before they turn into cancer. Colorectal cancer can also be found early by the screenings, when treatment is most effective.
You can find more resources about early and regular screenings here. There are various types of screening tests available; talk to your doctor about which test is right for you. To prepare yourself for a conversation with your physician, a helpful collection of information supplied by the CDC can be found here.
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