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Pro champ

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DUNKIRK, N.Y. — On Friday at 3 p.m., the Dunkirk City Pier at the foot of Central Avenue was buzzing with anticipation. Whether you were an angler or a visitor, the air was charged with the thrill of the competition as each team awaited the crowning of the next National Walleye Tour event ...

Warren girls open their golf season

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ERIE — It was a busy start to the PIAA fall sports season for Warren’s girls golf team with a four-person invitational at State College on Thursday and the first Region 3 mega match on Friday in Erie. There are four returning players from last year’s team, along with five new ...

TV shootings and Harry’s Squint-Eye

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Even if you’ve never seen a real gun, you’ve seen plenty of shootings. Countless bad guys got shot in those 1950s and ’60s cowboy westerns featuring Steve McQueen, Clint Eastwood, Chuck Conners, James Arness and others. I remember Russell Johnson getting shot dead by Matt Dillon in the ...

Reynolds’ triple sends Pirates past Reds

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bryan Reynolds had a two-out, two-run triple in the eighth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied to beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 on Friday night. Isiah Kiner-Falefa drew a one-out walk off Tony Santillan (1-4), and Tommy Pham singled with two outs to put runners on the ...

LeMeur Family Foundation announces scholarships

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The LeMeur Family Foundation has awarded scholarships to several area students: Adam Strandburg, Owen Strandburg, Devin Stover, Tristan Corraro, Madalyn Perry, Kylee Bidwell, Haley Eckman and Allie Lauffenburger. Students visited the Tech Center recently for a photo, to meet Hank LeMeur and ...

The magical world of owls

Outdoor

Recently I heard the familiar “coo-oo, coo, coo” of a Mourning Dove and it got me thinking about how I used to believe it was an owl hooting (I always heard it as a “hoo” and not a “coo”). Although owls are usually nocturnal, meaning they are not awake during the day, it sounded ...