Volvo Penta Introduces Ethanol Fuel Treatment
CHESAPEAKE, VA –Volvo Penta of the Americas now offers a fuel additive to protect marine engines from the harmful effects of fuels containing ethanol. Read more
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Leupold® Launches Online Gear Store at Leupold.com
BEAVERTON, OR. – Leupold® has launched an updated gear store at Leupold.com so fans of America’s Optics Authority® can get officially licensed apparel, headgear and other items right from the source. Read more
Lawmakers Ignore Constituents but not the Boot
The following was written by Lawrence Keane of the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), relative to Colorado with State Senate Majority leader John Morse’s facing a recall election.
Like members of Congress, state legislators are elected to represent their constituents and vote on the laws that affect them. When legislators fail to represent the will and beliefs of their constituents and become beholden to outside influences, it is up to their constituents to fire them.
This is exactly what’s happening in Colorado with State Senate Majority leader John Morse facing a recall election starting on Aug. 20. Sen. Morse forgot about his constituents who elected him when he started taking his legislative orders from Mayor Bloomberg and the Brady Campaign, hastily ushering through a series of anti-gun laws in the wake of the tragedies in Aurora and Newtown. Read more
MidwayUSA Foundation Announces Record Grant Cycle
Columbia, MO – Checks totaling over $444,000 are in the mail to 163 shooting teams and clubs across the nation as the MidwayUSA Foundation wraps up its latest and most successful grant cycle to date. Read more
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Crossbow User Sues After Accident
TYLER – After losing part of her thumb when she attempted to shoot a crossbow, a Henderson County woman has filed a lawsuit against the crossbow’s manufacturer claiming that the company was negligent for failing to provide a finger guard. Kathy Smith filed suit against Barnett Outdoors on July 15 in the Eastern District of Texas, Tyler Division. Read more
TenPoint Unveils Stealth SS™ Crossbow
Mogadore, OH –New for 2013, TenPoint Crossbow Technologies’ Stealth SS™ crossbow pairs the company’s popular, streamlined XLT™ bow assembly with their new FSB, bullpup-style stock and tactical barrel assembly to create a shorter, lighter, and more powerful version of their award winning Stealth XLT™ model. Read more
Officials Caution on Balloon Releases, Wildlife Dangers
These discarded balloons show what DNR marine wardens typically retrieve in one day from Lake Michigan. Wardens also are finding them daily in Lake Superior.
DNR Marine Warden Amie Egstad of Bayfield County gets how balloons add fun to parties or ignite silent heart-felt reflection when set free to dance in the sky at a friend’s memorial.
She gets it — she really does.
The other thing she really gets — on a daily basis — is the balloon in another form. And that form is litter, posing problems for marine wildlife and boats in Lake Superior when these party favors and memorials plummet to the waves and shoreline. Read more
Brighton Recreation Area holds Second Annual Veterans Appreciation Picnic for Livingston County veterans and their families Aug. 3
Veterans and their families who reside in Livingston County are invited to attend the Second Annual Veterans Appreciation Picnic at the Brighton State Recreation Area in Livingston County on Saturday, Aug. 3 from noon to 5 p.m. The picnic, which is totally funded by area donations and veterans’ organizations, provides a full barbecue lunch for discharged veterans and active-duty members from all military branches. The event will also feature outdoor recreation activities such as archery and boating and a discounted rate for horseback riding. Read more
I’ll Pick Berries for Food
I was challenged to come up with enough black raspberries for some cobbler, but the heat drove me out with only about half of the requisite amount of one quart. On the way, however, I found enough red raspberries to liven up my breakfast cereal.
Wild Red Raspberries
One thing’s for sure, a berry picker must be prepared to do battle with the elements. In this case, it also encompasses mosquitoes and biting deer flies. Some deet repellent, long pants, and a headnet did the trick.
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One more trip should do it.