along Penns Creek. It is very relaxing. We will be expanding the area in the spring. It has two pic - REMINDERS Union County nic tables and two fire rims. Remember, you Don’t forget our Mini-Golf Range to must be a member to camp or pitch a tent. It is improve your putting, as well as having fun Sportsmen’s Club, Inc only $5 a night per tent. Come and enjoy. for young and old alike. It is open at 11 a.m. Cost is $3 for adult and children under age And Wildlife Sanctuary 50 Sportsmen’s Club Lane, Millmont, Pa 17845 Hunter’s Safety Course: We will no longer six are free with a paid adult. host the Hunter’s Safety Course due to lack of Also remember that the Club Driving 570-922-1128 interest. Hunting license sales are decreasing Range located in the rear of the Club has a www.ucscpa.com • email: [email protected] and the younger generation has other inter - 100 yd., 200 yd., and 300 yd. Range. See the ests and is no longer interested in hunting. barmaid for club and balls. Fall/Winter Edition September 2012 Please contact the Buffalo Valley Sportsmen’s Greetings to All of Our Members: cess and we were hop - Club for details on the time they have their Rifle Range Users— The property com - I want to take this opportunity to give a ing to match that this courses. mittee asks members to please respect the heartfelt “Thank You” to all of our volun - with this year’s event. targets. If you pull the pins out to move a tar - teers who with their generosity of time and Wow! Did we ever have Turkey Shoots: Thanksgiving is coming, so get, please put them in the target and in the abilities have made the Union County a great event! Thanks come win a turkey at the Annual Turkey Shoot ground to secure the target. Put target in the Sportsmen’s Club the wonderful facility it to all of you who sup - at the Club. They will be starting at 1 p.m. on middle, not on the post. Also please respect is today. We hear it time and time again ported the event by Sunday afternoon on Oct. 14, 21, 28 and Nov. the sign when range is closed. NO metal tar - from visitors to our facility, how much purchasing tickets 4 and 11. gets please. they admire what we have, what we do that we mailed to you Veterans: We will celebrate Veterans Day on and how friendly we are here. Our volun - and then again at the IMPORTANT: teers and our members make it all hap - Club. We had around Sun., Nov. 11. To show our appreciation to all If your address has changed, “Bear” Spangler veterans, we will offer a free buffet dinner. You pen. 1,700 folks attending please notify the Club by calling 922-1128 Since our Spring Newsletter we have and indeed had a very successful event. A must show your ID card to your waitress. Hope or writing. you can come and enjoy a great meal and thank had a very hot and dry summer but that Gun Safe was raffled off and prizes were is sort of becoming the norm isn’t it? Just awarded to many of you. Like I heard you for fighting for our freedom. REGULAR DINING HOURS: think about the drought in the mid-west someone say, “Where else but in the Fri. & Sat.: 4:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. and we really came through it quite well I U.S.A. can you get all you can eat and Sun.: 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. UPCOMING CLUB EVENTS guess. drink and win a gun for $10?” The weath - —Bar Short Orders Daily— Here at the Club, our kitchen remodel - er could not have been better and the OCTOBER Wed. & Thurs.: 11 a.m.-9 p.m. ing has been completed including a new gathering of that many people came off Sat., Oct. 13: Coon Dog Trials Fri. & Sat.: 11 a.m. -11 p.m. outdoor freezer, some new equipment, without a hitch. Thank You! We are going Sun., Oct. 14: Coon Dog Trials Sun.: 11 a.m. -9 p.m. new floor plan and new floor. Our kitchen to do it again next year so mark your cal - Sun., Oct. 14: Turkey Shoots, 1 p.m. is ready for many years of good service endars. Sun., Oct. 21: Turkey Shoots, 1 p.m. REGULAR CLUB HOURS: and will enable us to continue to deliver a Be sure to visit our website at www.ucsc - Sun., Oct. 28: Turkey Shoots, 1 p.m. Wed. thru Sun.: Open 11 a.m. great product. We try hard to keep our pa.com to keep abreast of happenings at Closed Mon. & Tues. menu in line with what our customers your Club. There is a lot of information on want but we really would like to hear from the site. Want to know the weather in NOVEMBER CLUB AFFILIATES: you as to what you would like to see on Weikert, the condition of Penns Creek or Sun., Nov. 4: Turkey Shoots, 1 p.m. Union County Bench Rest the menu that we don’t have now and coming events? With a visit to our site you Sun., Nov. 11: Turkey Shoots, 1 p.m. Mark Trutt, President Thurs., Nov. 22: Thanksgiving, Club Closed comments on how we can continue to can find that information and so much improve our service. From the French more. Sat., Nov. 24: Hunter’s Ball, 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Union County Muzzleloaders Will Zimmerman, President Fries in the Bar Side to the Steaks in the All is not well in one area of the Club Dining Room, we want to deliver food that however. The Hunter Safety Course was DECEMBER you will drive to the “West End” to enjoy. cancelled this year because of lack of stu - Sat., Dec. 22: Santa Party, 2 p.m. RIFLE RANGE HOURS: This year’s Fishing Derby was another dents. It is a symptom of our times that Tues., Dec. 25: Merry Christmas, Club Closed Mon., Tues., Thurs., Sat. and Sun.: success. I think everyone caught some - fewer youth are interested in or provided Sun., Dec. 30: New Year’s Eve Party 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. thing and some went home with trout that the interest to the enjoyment of the out - Wed. and Fri.: 9:00 a.m. until dusk their family and friends could only dream doors that is found with hunting in JANUARY Please continue to take your debris with you about. Thanks to everyone who made the Pennsylvania. If we have an increase in Tues., Jan. 1: New Year’s Day, Club Closed or place it in the provided disposal cans. day a success. interest we will again provide the course. Please check the Calendar of Events to make June 23rd was the date of our Second Please keep us informed if you know of FEBRUARY sure the Range is open. Annual U.C.S.C. & A.B.A.T.E. Gun Raffle potential participants. Sun., Feb. 3: Super Bowl Party and Picnic. Last year’s event was a suc - The Union County Sportsmen’s Club Annual Shareholders Meeting was held on last year. That was purchased by your club for Saturday, July l4th (the first Saturday after the the last seven years. second Monday). Attendance was good with all Our trout raised at the club were stocked on MOYER’SGASSERVICE,INC. “Adding LIFE to your Years!” Dr. Michael Morrison chairs and tables filled by Shareholders. With March 27th and May 16th. We did a split stock - Route 35, Freeburg, Pa. 1205 West Market Street the Election and no nominations from the floor, ing this year but we may not continue to do so. Lewisburg, PA 17837 (570)374-5961 1-800-746-6937 Phone 570-523-1221 the Officers and Trustees of 2011 were retained All fish were 11.5 inches with 30 hold over’s 14 www.drmoenow.com for 2012. We on the Board truly appreciate your to 17 inches. These remained after the chil - Heating We Sell Cooking Space Heaters Get Natural Relief From: confidence and will continue to do our level best dren's fishing derby. The Derby was well attend - Drying Fireplaces Migraines, Back Pain, Fibromyalgia, Acid Reflux, to make the best decisions for the Club. There ed again with children having a great time. GAS Carpal Tunnel, Shoulder Pain, Hip Pain, Sciatica, Water Heating Gas Logs ADD/ADHD, Irritable Bowel, Asthma/Allergies were several suggestions from the floor and we Thanks to Tim Zimmerman’s organization. Space Heating Water Heaters Grill Tanks Sportsman’s Club Members and their families can receive Chiropractic will give them all due consideration. It was nice In 2010 we received a grant from the co-op Exam, Consultation with the Doctor, Neurological Scan, Necessary X-rays, to not have to turn off the air-conditioners in nursery to surround the raceways with con - and 1st Adjustment for only $20! LET OUR FAMILY SERVICE YOUR FAMILY Limited appointments available…Call NOW! order to hear ourselves think! This is the second crete. This is now completed with some terrac - Owned by the same family for over 60 years. Affordable Care for You and Your Whole Family! year we enjoyed this and that means our geot - ing around the lower raceway. This was done hermal system is working well. The system runs that topsoil could be added to reduce the incline HIC: PA008960 so quietly and so well that it is easy to overlook for safer walking during inclement weather. The the job that it does. concrete walkways will aid in snow removal I’ll conclude my comments by again thanking from the raceway lids, grass intrusion in sum - all of you for all that you do. Thanks to our mer, and safer walking area while feeding the employees our volunteers, members and guests. fish. Thank you co-op nursery, Bear, and YOUR FUEL FOR LIFE. Enjoy what is left of summer and enjoy a beau - grounds committee and all who helped this to Waterbury • Automatic Delivery • Credit Cards Accepted tiful fall and winter. Have a successful and safe completion. This is the fourth grant approved by hunting season and we’ll see you at the Club. the co-op. • Heating Equipment • Budget Plans D Sales & Service Our new fingerlings arrived June 2nd and we “Bear” Spangler, President Designer Homesa DivisionDivision of:of: had a week to clean the raceways between the H 570.524.2215 children's fishing derby and their arrival. All North Eighth St. Mifflinburg, PA 17844 Visit us online at www.mid-pennenergy.com. TROUT NURSERY NEWS maintenance was completed during this week 570-966-6244 www.designerhomesofpa.com Charlie Klauger, Nursery Mgr. with lots of helpers. It is again time for the fall With our new feeding schedule for 2013, we SHEILA’S Newsletter. The weather will have 13 feeders, stockers and other clean - BEAUTY & TANNING SALON thought about cooling, but ing volunteers to keep our fish healthy. This must have realized it was too year we have had a problem with a bacteria call early and after a couple of ICK. We lost 500 fish but caught it early enough days it warmed up again to to medicate and save the remaining fish. 666060 MulberryMulberry SStreettreet the eighties. Cool nights are Thanks again to our nursery partners for sup - here again and WELCOMED, to cool the water Mifflinburg,ifflinburg, PPAA 1178447844 plying the in the raceway for our fish. The oxygen in the 570-966-1001570-966-1001 • 8800-607-651600-607-6516 medication. cooler water helps the fish to feed more aggres - Route 45 • 14640 Old Turnpike Rd. In May we hosted a tour for The Lower Penns Livestock Feeds - Specialty Feeds sively and add flesh to go into winter. Millmont, PA 17845 Creek Water Shed Association and answered all Pet Foods - Fertilizer - Lime We bought and stocked 3,500 fish in October of their questions and then had lunch at the Phone: (570) 922-1111 Seeds - Wildlife Products club. Your club has supported the fish program for Printers — Publishers OFFICERS the last eight years with supplying fish food and Since 1862 President ...... Orville (Bear) Spangler other expenses. They also buy the trout for the Celebrating Past President ...... Charles Klauger fishing derby, fall stocking, and the pond. 150 Years!! 1st Vice President . . . . Mark Trutt Please continue to buy the FISH BUTTONS which helps to support the program. Business Cards • Envelopes • Forms • Invitations 2nd Vice President . . . . Dan Harvey Today we have a 4-foot brown trout that was Newsletters • Stationery • Brochures • Calendars • Programs Treasurer ...... Jeff Ressler carved out of a tree stump next to the raceway. Labels • Catalogs • Flyers • Multi-Part Forms • Tickets Secretary ...... Bonnie Solomon This was done by Bernie Schmader, an out - Die-Cutting • Numbering • Bulk Mailing Trustees ...... Ben Shirk doorsman and animal activist. It still needs 358 Walnut Street • Mifflinburg, PA 17844 ...... Bob Stahl some preservation against insects. It looks great 570-966-2255 • Fax 570-966-0062 John Schaeffer thank you Bernie and all who help the club be email: [email protected] • www.mifflinburgtelegraph.com the success story it really is. A MESSAGE FROM LORI... Hello Again! It is that time of the year again PHEASANT STOCKING as the months seem to go quicker and quicker. We will be stocking cock birds again Wehr’s Beverage Where did the summer go? Fall is a beautiful this fall. The Club will stock a total of 400 time of the year as the leaves change. Make sure birds in the game land at Laurelton and to check out the fall foliage and while you are in the game land at Hartleton. First stocking Rte. 45 the area, we welcome you to stop in for a sand - will be Sat., Oct. 27, then Sat., Nov. 3, and Miffinburg, PA 17844 wich or meal. Our Turkey Shoots start Sun., Sat., Nov. 10. We should arrive between 9 570-966-1295 Oct. 14 and run through Sun., Nov. 11, at 1 and 10 a.m. Safe and Happy Hunting to p.m. each week. As always, we are closed for all. Thanksgiving but right after that is the Hunter’s Hours: Ball, Sat., Nov. 24th at 10 p.m. November 11th Mon.-Thurs. 9:00-6:00 • Friday 9:00-8:00 is Veterans Day and as a Thank You to all vet - tors. It is run by Steve Pletcher and Dave Saturday 9:00-6:00 erans, we will be offering a special menu item Aucker. Give either of them a call if you have questions or interest in this event. Our biggest NASH - ARCTIC FOX - DESERT FOX “free” to all who have served. Don’t forget to event is the Rifle Frolic over Labor Day week - EVERGREEN - ASPEN TRAIL bring the kids out to see Santa, Sat., Dec. 22, at REAL LITE TRUCK CAMPERS 2 p.m. A special thank you to all our employees end. AMERICAN HAULER CARGO TRAILERS and volunteers. You all make us a great club! We just concluded this year’s event. There BELMONT UTILITY TRAILERS Have a great and safe holiday season. were 52 shooters and 24 camps. All of our shooting facilities were used during the week - Trade In — Trade Up end; woodswalk, silhouettes and paper targets UNION COUNTY MUZZLELOADER’S CLUB were shot. Also, we had primitive archery and KELLY MOBILE HOMES Mark Wehr tomahawk throwing. We have primitive and The Union County Muzzleloader Club con - modern camping areas. The primitive camping & RV SALES tinues to be a small but active group of black New Location: area takes a step back in time to 18th and early powder shooters, campers and re-enactors. We 60 Old U.S. Rte. 15, P.O. Box 117 19th century time period. Our club hosts this have 21 members. Current officers are: Mark West Milton, PA 17886 • Phone (570) 568-6984 event for muzzleloaders from other clubs Wehr – President 966-2304; Cliff Bowersox – around the state. Also, day shooters are wel - Vice President 713-5431; Steve Pletcher – come as well as visitors who just want to see Secretary/Treasurer 966-0649. We would wel - what burning black powder is all about. come any questions or comments about our The muzzleloader club is grateful for the facil - club. Except for three weekend events we have ity the Union County Sportsman Club provides for our use. Come join us at one of our shoots 1524 SOUTH MARKET STREET monthly shoots on the first Sunday of each and share in the sport of muzzleloading. SELINSGROVE, PA 17870 month except May. In May we do a Saturday 570-374-8161 OR PA ONLY 1-800-232-8709 shoot which is the second Saturday. Our monthly shoots start at 9:00am and wind up SEVENTH ANNUAL around noon unless there is a really good CHILDREN’S FISHING DERBY Proudly serving the Susquehanna turnout then shooting may continue into the Tim Zimmerman Valley & Surrounding areas. afternoon. Shoots may be steel silhouettes, a This year marked another milestone for your its the cola. woodswalk, paper, or novelty targets. We shoot Club as it held its seventh annual youth fishing muzzleloaders with open iron sights of either derby on Sat., May 19. The weather turned out flint or percussion ignition styled on pre-1840 to be almost perfect and greeted everyone rifles. Although many club members do dress involved with beautiful, sunny, warm weather. PREMIER AUTOMOTIVE in period attire it is not required. Club mem - Turning out for this event were 71 children aged bership is not required to participate in any of 10 and under, along with dozens of parents, 925 Grand Valley Road, Mifflinburg, PA 17844 our shoots. We welcome interested muzzleload - spectators, helpers from Jack’s Mountain 570-966-0363 Hours: Mon - Fri 8-5 ers as new members. Riders, ABATE of Pennsylvania, Club Trustees, Our three weekend events consist of the both past and present, and several young men Frozen Toe shoot the first weekend of March, who volunteered their service to work side by Custom & Performance Exhaust Systems the June Invitational, and our Rifle Frolic on side with our core of actively committed Club State Inspection/Pipe Bending/Auto Repair Labor Day weekend. The Frozen Toe includes members who seem to appear whenever help is Parts/Accessories/Air Conditioning camping for any hardy soles and a variety of needed to assist in various Club endeavors. This shooting matches. The June Invitational is a was again, one of our larger turnouts for this period correct event for 18th century re-enac - annual event. The children participating in this year’s that all the Club’s members can be proud of. years and farmers working their fields have guns and a variety of pistols. Safe tickets will go derby arrived, rods and bait in hand, and left The tradition will continue next year, with the reported seeing more fawns this year. on sale the first day of archery season. We will with as many fish as they could catch and their date of May 18, 2013 selected for the Eighth Numerous trail cam pictures have been shown again offer gun raffle tickets in the spring parents were willing to clean and prepare. The Annual Children's Fishing Derby. Like this to me of some exceptionally large racked bucks. newsletter. Hope you will support the gun raffle Club purchased and stocked over 300 trout year’s event, the Derby will be open to all chil - Finally, Bear hunters take note that Union again this year. Last year, the raffle was a great ranging from nine to thirteen inches in size, dren 10 years of age and under. And, there just county is again near the tops of the North success. Hope this year it is even greater. Thank along with several trophy sized fish. The derby might be a few surprises in store for next year’s Central region in bear complaints received this you for your support. was held in the creek and raceway immediately Derby… year. Bear are everywhere with some exception - next to the Club’s parking lot, and is part of the Stay tuned for more details in the Spring ally large ones that have been seen and ones NEWSLETTER BRIEFS Club’s renowned Trout Program. Among other newsletter, and until then - please continue to that I have trapped. A tip for bear hunters is Fishermen’s Cash Proceeds: Proceeds from things, this program encourages our youth to practice and encourage others to “catch and don’t discount hunting in small woodlots near the Fisherman’s Cash Tickets will go towards become engaged in outdoor sporting activities, release.” fields as some bear will be staying near these the kitchen upgrade which was very important promotes the responsible stewardship of our food sources. There are quite a few 4-600 pound to us, enabling us to keep putting out the good streams and each year raises fingerling trout for GAME COMMISSION REPORT Bear running around Union County. quality food we are used to doing. Don’t forget release into Penn’s Creek. This is all made pos - The Game Commission has a new class of Dirk B Remensnyder, WCO we now put four tickets in each letter, we hope sible by those of you who have purchased Union Cadets training in the academy and the Cadets you continue to support this program. 3-60-1 • Union Co. County Sportsmen’s Club Trout Stocking will be on field training assignment with sea - As another hunting season approaches, Program buttons and through the strong sup - soned field training officers throughout the sportsmen around the Commonwealth are Pavilion: We put an addition on the pavilion port of the Club’s Trustees. hunting season, many of you will have the starting to gear up for it. Sporting goods stores and it now seats approximately 300 people. It is This event took a lot of help and planning opportunity to meet some of these Cadets at very nice, stop by and take a look at the facility. are offering sales on equipment, hunting licens - and so many people graciously contributed their club meetings or public events. On a final note If you are a member in good standing, call the es are being purchased, antlerless license appli - time and talents to insure that the children please be sure of your target while hunting. We Club for information on availability and cost. cations have been filled out and sent in, new would have a positive, memorable experience experienced a few hunting related shooting inci - There is a kitchen area with all facilities. and leave our Club eager to return. There are so hunting gear is purchased and old gear is dust - dents three seasons ago in and around Union ed off, and preseason scouting and spotlighting many people to thank for the success of this County, which are never fun to investigate and Clubhouse Apartment: Our Clubhouse activity is starting to increase. With all this year's event, and it’s not possible to mention prove to be very traumatic to all involved. It is Apartment is available to rent by any member of comes a responsibility from the sportsmen to sit everyone who lent a hand. But certainly, a huge my hope each and every one of you have an the Union County Sportsman’s Club in good down and take the time to read your new hunt - thanks goes to Charlie Klauger and Lynne enjoyable, successful and safe hunting season standing. This is a nicely furnished two-bed - ing digest and understand any changes that Lowry for arranging the purchase and delivery this year and I look forward to meeting you and room apartment located above the lobby of the have been implemented since last season. of the trout, Baker Hollow Taxidermy in listening to your hunting stories. clubhouse. It can be rented by the day, weekend A brief highlight on some of the changes are: Mifflinburg who kindly donated a fish mount for or weekly term. The apartment would make a • Hunters and Trappers are no longer the largest trout caught, even though no verified great place to spend a family vacation, football required to display licenses. BAR CABINETS REPLACEMENT PROJECT trophy trout were presented this year. Jack’s It is time to replace the cabinets located weekend, fishing, hunting or just a weekend • Adult hunters may transfer a fall turkey Mountain Riders, ABATE of Pennsylvania, not behind the bar. Think how hard this part of our get-away. Contact Lori at the Club by calling tag to a mentored youth hunter. only donated a lot of very cool fishing rods, bar room gets used day after day. Legacy 922-1128. tackle boxes and nets as door prizes, but also • WMU 2G and 4D are open to Fisher trap - Crafted Cabinets a Division of Ritz Craft lent a huge hand in organizing and assisting the ping. Corporation headquartered in Mifflinburg, PA, Tent Area at Penns Creek: The new Penns day of the event. It looked like they had just as • Permits are now required for individuals will be working with the Club to provide the Creek tent area is now open for camping. If you much fun as the kids, and many, many thanks who do not possess a valid PA Hunting or fur cabinetry we need. Legacy will provide the cab - like to sleep in a tent, you will like this tent area are directed to them for their generous help. A taking license to use Game Lands shooting inets and the Club will purchase the counter very special thanks goes out to Leon Carvell and ranges. A permitted person is allowed one tops and install the cabinets. This really helps the good folks at McClure’s Veterans Swimming guest. IT’S NEVER TOO LATE Pool who donated fishing rods as door prizes for the Club and also allows our customers to see the children. And to those who registered the Reports coming in from sportsmen for the what Legacy Crafted Cabinets can provide to the If you would like to become a stockholder in children, kept everyone fed, baited hooks, upcoming hunting season seem very encourag - homeowner. The work should be completed in our Club, it is not too late to purchase one or untangled lines, ferried ice, sold trout buttons, ing for Union County. Small game hunters October or November so stop in and take notice more shares before the next stockholder meet - and set up and removed sand bags - thank you! should be highly successful in their pursuit for of great craftsmanship. The Club is proud to ing. You cannot vote at the meeting unless your This day would not be a success without your rabbits and squirrel. Pheasants have been partner with this local business and really stock purchase has been approved by the Board help. reported being seen throughout the summer appreciate their generosity. fifteen (15) days prior to the annual meeting. It was again a great feeling to be a part of and successful chick hatches have been seen. The price is still $35 per share with a limit per person of four (4) shares. As a four-share stock - this year’s event; to see our Club actively pro - Their population will be complemented with the GUN & SAFE RAFFLE 2013 mote sportsmanship and to actively engage our PGC’s and the Union County Sportsmen Club’s Our Third Annual Gun Raffle will be held holder, your annual dues will only be $15 per future Club members, to hear the giggles and stocking programs. Turkey hunters should have Sat., June 22nd, from noon to 5 p.m. with the year. Additionally, you may not hold office with - see the smiles on little faces is something that no problem locating a flock. On a positive note big drawing at 5 p.m. at the pavilion. This year out owning one or more shares of stock. will not be forgotten and is certainly something sportsmen report seeing more deer than in past we are offering a beautiful safe, it will hold 48 Regular member dues are $20 per year.