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destination for hikers and anyone who loves jawdropping views. You don’t need to travel out West to see and photograph some pretty dramatic vistas.

Cherry Springs State Park / Cherry Springs State Park in Coudersport is a major destination for astronomers and romantics. The reason? It has some of the darkest night skies on the Eastern side of the country. Set up a tent or telescope and start counting the stars!

Susquehanna River / The Susquehanna River is 444 miles long, the longest river on the east coast of the United States. With that kind of river frontage, it should be no surprise that it’s a major destination throughout Pennsylvania for lovers of kayaking, rafting, fishing, swimming, and just relaxing.

Penn's Cave / Penn's Cave in Centre County is a fascinating destination that requires visitors to take a boating excursion through underground chambers. Its unique limestone formations are almost guaranteed to be unlike anything else you've ever seen in person. Note there are 48 steps to where the boats board so because of that the Cave Tour is not handicapped accessible.

Ringing Rocks / Back in our region, one of the most intriguing natural wonders in the state is found in Bucks County called Ringing Rocks Park. If you head there, be sure and take a hammer or other hard object that you can knock on the rocks. You will be filled with wonder when they make a ringing sound like a bell.

Hawk Mountain / Also in our region, you will find Hawk Mountain, a destination for hikers and bird enthusiasts. It is perfectly situated along the path of migratory birds, especially hawks. One of the popular observation spots is Bake Oven Knob.

We are in a great state for summer adventure. Have fun!

Wonderful World of Wildlife Story Hour

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Prepare Your Car for Summer Travel

SOURCE: AAA.com (edited)

Is it time to plan your summer road trip vacation? Yes, gas prices are up, but if you have mapped your route, booked your hotels, and made a final checklist of things to do before you go, be sure prepping your car for the trip is on it. Here is a car-care checklist to help you ensure your vehicle is ready when you are.

1. Check tires and tire pressure

Inspect all your tires and, if you have one, the spare tire as well. Look for cuts, gouges or sidewall bulges. Insert a quarter upside down into the tire grooves to check tire tread. If you see the top of George Washington’s head, it is time for new tires. Also, check tire pressure when the car has been idle and tires are cool. Inflate as needed to the vehicle manufacturer’s recommended pressure.

2. Listen to and feel the brakes

If you hear any grinding sound or feel a vibration when applying the brakes, take your vehicle to an auto repair shop for a brake inspection. Be sure the service technician checks the brake system for fluid leaks, as well as the pads, rotors, shoes and drums. If repair or replacement is needed, get the cost estimate before approving the work so you know what to expect.

3. Secure and test the battery

Check your car battery to be sure cable connections are clean and tight. Also make sure the hold-down hardware is secure. Have a service professional do a battery check to determine remaining capacity so you don’t end up with a dead battery while traveling.

4. Top off engine oil and other fluids

Check that engine oil and coolant, as well as brake, transmission and power steering fluids are all at the correct levels for safe vehicle operation. When adding fluids, use products that meet the specifications listed in the owner’s manual. Note that newer car models may have sealed automatic transmissions without a dipstick, and electric power steering may not use fluid.

5. Replace wiper blades and replenish windshield cleaner

Rubber wiper blades naturally deteriorate over time. If wipers streak or fail to clear the windshield

thoroughly, replace the blades. Fill the windshield washer reservoir with fluid formulated to remove insects and other debris, and test to make sure the nozzles spray adequately.

6. Check belts and hoses

Reinforced rubber drive belts power the engine water pump and accessories such as the alternator and air conditioning compressor. These should all be inspected and if any are cracked, glazed or frayed they should be replaced. Note that modern multi-rib or drive belt materials do not easily show visible signs of wear. As a general rule, replace drive belts every 60,000 miles. In terms of radiator hoses, replace any that are worn, brittle, bulging or excessively soft. Also check for leaks around hose clamps, as well as the radiator and water pump.

7. Keep the AC running cool

Take a test drive with your car’s air conditioner running. If you notice a decrease in cooling capacity, take the car to an auto repair shop for diagnosis. Also have the cabin filter inspected and replaced as needed.

8. Replenish emergency kit supplies

It is smart to keep a well-stocked emergency kit in your vehicle. It should include a flashlight with fresh and extra batteries, first-aid supplies, drinking water, non-perishable snacks for people and pets, car battery booster cables, emergency flares or reflectors, a rain poncho, a basic tool kit, duct tape, gloves and shop rags or paper towels.

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America’s Most Popular Vehicles (2021)

SOURCE: Edmunds.com

Automotive information resource Edmunds. com collected data over the course of 2021 to determine America’s top-selling vehicles. It used data for new vehicle sales to individuals only. Fleet sales and government sales were not included.

Edmunds.com used that data to determine the best-selling vehicles nationwide, but also to break down the results by region and even by state. Here are some of the highlights.

Northeast

The Northeast includes Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.]

The Toyota RAV4 and Honda CR-V are always strong sellers nationally, and that holds true in the Northeast. The RAV4 is the best-selling SUV in New England, but in the other Northeast states the CR-V noses ahead. Notably, Ram is the topselling truck in Pennsylvania, elbowing out Ford and Chevy.

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Focusing on Pennsylvania, the top-five selling vehicles are all trucks or SUVs. In order, PA’s “Top Five” are: Dodge Ram 1500/2500/3500, Honda CR-V, Ford F-Series, Chevrolet Silverado and Toyota RAV4.

Midwest

The Midwest region consists of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas.

When buying a truck, drivers in the Midwest prefer the Ford F-Series and the Chevrolet Silverado 1500/2500/3500 models. The Chevy sells better than the Ford in many Midwestern states. Regarding SUVs, the Chevrolet Equinox gives SUV leaders Toyota RAV4 and Honda CR-V stiff competition.

South

According to the Census Bureau, the South consists of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, and Oklahoma.

The South is truck country. Trucks are the top three sellers in most southern states with drivers generally preferring the Ford F-Series, although West Virginia and Alabama favor the Chevy Silverado. Florida is an exception to the rule of trucks with its top-two sellers being the Toyota Corolla and RAV4.

West

The West consists of Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and Hawaii.

The "Big Three" trucks from Ford, Chevy and Ram remain popular in the West, but Toyota and Honda are also top-performing brands. The Toyota RAV4 is consistently in the top five across the Western states, including Alaska and Hawaii. From Honda, the CR-V is the most consistent sales performer in this region, but the Civic earns the

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Non-Truck Top Sellers

The non-truck best-sellers nationwide are the Honda Civic at #7 and the Toyota Camry at #6, according to Edmunds.com. The Honda Civic is the car that made Honda a household name. Today, with multiple body styles and engines, the Civic maintains the broad appeal that has kept it near the top of the best-seller list for decades.

The Toyota Camry is the other non-truck on America’s top-seller list. As a point of distinction, the Camry is the only nameplate on the list to have competed in NASCAR.

Interesting Top-Seller Facts:

• 100% of the five best-selling vehicles in Alaska are trucks. • Nationally, 80% of the top 10 sellers are either trucks or SUVs (Honda Civic and Toyota Camry are the exceptions). • Four of the top 10 sellers nationally are Toyotas, more than any other brand. Those Toyotas in order are: RAV4, Camry, Highlander, Tacoma. • The Tesla Model Y is the top-selling EV and the only EV that's a top-five seller in multiple states (CA, DC, HI). • The top-selling Korean vehicle in America is the Hyundai Tucson, landing at #22.

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Wu ich eich gsaagt hab es letscht Mol, dessemol wolle mir schwetze vun Fense. Die Fense waare net yuscht fer schee, awwer hen ihn Not ghatt. Ebber hot mol gschriwwe, “Gude Fense mache gude Nochbere vun uns all.”

Was waar die Ursach fer Fense? Es erscht waar, der Bauer hen ihre Vieh uff ihrem Land hawwe wolle un de annere Bauer ihre Vieh draus halde. Es zwett waar, fer die Bauerei uffbreche zu Felder fer Hoi, Frucht, Grummbiere, Welschkann blanze un es Vieh neiduh. Dritt, die Fense waare fer abmariche wie weit as yeder Bauer, adder Landeegner, sei Land gange iss.

Unser Voreldre hen es erscht Kieh-fense ghatt. Sie hen net neegscht bei nanner gewohnt. Ihre erscht Schefft waar fer Land butze fer en Haus un Scheier baue un so as sie Lewes-mittel blanze hen kenne. Ihre Vieh, en Kuh adder zwee, iss nausgbunne warre mit lange Schtrick fescht amme Baum adder Poschde. So waar’s aa mit die Geil, wann sie net in Yuus waare. Deel hen ihn Feld eigfenst fer es Vieh drinhalde.

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gemacht. Des waar sache, as vum Land genumme sin warre. Die Hecke-fens waar gemacht mit uffrichdiche Poschde un Hecke odder Beem Nescht. Des waar ken schtand-hafdichi Fens.

Noh warre die Schtee-fense. Wu es Land recht schteenich waar, hen die Bauer die Schtee aus em Feld genumme so as sie bluge un blanze hen kenne. Sell waar en Arwet. Was hen sie geduh mit die Schtee? Sie hen en Schtee-fens auserum die Felder gemacht. Es waare so grosse as zwee Mann sie net uffhewe hen kenne. Glennere Schtee sin gwischich der grosse geduh warre. Sie sin gelegt warre,as wie sie zumme gschlosse waerde. Die Schtee-fense waare vum zwee bis sex, alsemol siwwe Fuus hoch. Sie waare uftmols so breed as sie hoch waare.

Noh waar die Schtaage-fens odder Riggel-fens. Die Fense warre vun Riggel gemacht un hot ihm an en Schlang gemeindt. Die Riggel waare zwelf Fuus lang un die Poschde yuscht baut halwer so lang. Die Poschde waare gemacht wie en “X.” Der erscht Riggel iss uff en Schtee gelegt warre. Die Poschde hen in die Grund gsetzt sei misse so as sie net gfange sin warre beim Blug-schaar. Sie hen aa net zu hoch sei daufe, so as der Wagge, gelaade mit Hoi odder Frucht, verbei-geh hot kenne mitaus ’ne fange.

Fer die Schtaage-fens mache, sin sex odder siwwe Riggel uff nanner gelegt warre. Es End vum neegscht Schtick Fens, in annere Wadde, sell warre die Enner wu zwee Riggel zamme sin. Die Riggel warre versetzt.

Noh waare die Poschde-fense. Sell hot mehner Arwet genumme fer die Poschde un Riggel mache sowohl as die Fens uffschtelle. Es hen aa Lecher gemacht sei misse fer die Poschde neiduh. Die Riggel, zwelf Fuus lang, sin gschplitt warre aus Keschde-hols un waare noh schpitzich gemacht an de Enner. Die Poschde waare sex Fuus lang, un sin noh gemacht warre zu der Dicking, as sie sei hen solle. Sie hen en Breet-beil geyuust fer die Poschde mache. Es sin zwee Zull Lecher in die Poschde gemacht warre mit me Auger. Die Lecher sin noh gross genunk gemacht warre mit re gleene Ax odder Meesel. Sell iss wu de Enner vun die Riggel neigeduh sin warre. Die mensche Fense hen fier Riggel ghatt, alsemol fimfe. Die faddich Fens waar so vun fier bis fimf Fuus hoch.

Annere Fense waare die Glappbord-fense, die Bord-fense, die Eisene-fense un Drot-fense. Mir hen Fense vun Bacheschtee aa. Yuscht ich denk mir deede selli en Mauer heese, net Waahr?

Sell is genunk vun de Fense. Auf Wiedersehen bis es neegscht Mol! -Die Fense-maus (The Chipmunk – Vernon M Kamp)

Farm Fences

Like I told you the last time, this time we want to talk about fences. The fences were not just for nice, but they had a purpose. Someone once wrote, “Good fences make good neighbors of us all.”

What was the reason for fences? The first was, the farmers wanted to keep their cattle on their land and keep out other farmers’ cattle. The second was to break up the farm into fields for planting hay, grains, potatoes, and corn and to pasture their cattle. Third, the fences were for marking off how far for every farmer or land owner, his land went [Set boundaries].

Our elders had the first cattle fences. They did not live next to each other. Their first job was to clear the land to build a home, a barn and so as they could plant edibles. Their cattle, a cow or two, was tied out with a long rope, fastened to a tree or post. So it was with the horses, when they were not working with them. Some fenced in a field to keep in the cattle [the cattle fence].

The first fences were made from stone or brush. This was stuff that was taken off the land. The brush fence was made with upright posts and brush or tree branches. This was no sturdy fence.

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