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and upperclassmen, and previous winners have included a number of students from area high schools as well as local students attending colleges nationwide. Eligible applicants from previous years are encouraged to participate in this year’s program. Applications must be received by April 12. To obtain an application form, please text or call Elizabeth Jones at (570) 239-6010, visit our Facebook page or website, or contact any other member of the White Haven Lions Club.

WPTU planning speaker on acid mine remediation on Buck Mtn. Creek

Western Pocono Trout Unlimited will hold a regular meeting on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at 7:00 p. m. at the White Haven Library and Community Center, 121 Towanda St. in White Haven.

Guest speaker will be Matt McConnell of the Lehigh Valley Sierra Club who will have a program on acid mine remediation efforts on Buck Mtn. Creek, near Weatherly. Buck Mtn. Creek is a major source of AMD pollution to the Lehigh River near Rockport and the Lehigh Gorge State Park. Matt is a professional engineer with many years of experience with modern remediation techniques concerning AMD and other toxins that affect various waterways in Pennsylvania.

Matt will also comment on other tributaries in the area that are not polluted and the value clean water tributaries have on the outstanding trout fishery that is the Lehigh River.

The meeting is open free to the public. There is no registration. Light refreshments will be available.

In case of inclement weather and possible cancellation contact Janet at 570-510-1189 or Mike at 570-454-4862 or the library at 570-443-8776.

WPTU is making plans for an upcoming White Haven Trout Festival sponsored by WPTU in June highlighting the outstanding fishery that is the Lehigh River and its connection to all the western Pocono communities. If your conservation organization or outdoor/trout related business is interested in participating please contact Mike at 570-454-4862 for information.

Donna Thomas of Weatherly ALA, left, Volunteer Service Specialist Louis Smyth,center, and Georgia Farrow, ALA deliver 100 holiday cards and some handmade lap robes and shawls for the veterans at the VA Medical Center in Wilkes Barre. The cards each contained 2 coupon booklets which the veterans can use to purchase items at the canteen.

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