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Carol Anderson Schoenberg, who
ran last weekend in the Food For
Fitness run at College Misericordia,
came from New jersey to join the
enthusiasts running for the benefit
of the March of Dimes. Carol
returned home to the Back Moun-
tain where she was born and raised
to participate in the race and spend
some time with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Anderson, of
Trucksville.
A 1962 graduate of Dallas Senior
High School, Carol met her hus-
band, Herb, while working in New
Jersey one summer. The couple now
have an indoor marina on the 18-
mile Long Beach island off the
Jersey coast. The couple spend four
and a half months during the winter
in-West Palm Beach, Florida.
Carol says she began running nine
years ago to help with a weight
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problem.
“I began very slowly, alternately
walking and jogging one mile and
barely made it!’ Carol said, prior
to Sunday’s race. “Now, I run
between 40 and 45 miles a week. Up
until last November, I had only
competed once, several years ago. I
got lost on the course when they
changed the signs, and that about
did me in!
Last November, however, with
encoruagement from her husband
and her sister Kathy, Carol began to
compete seriously. Between Novem-
ber and March, she entered approx-
imately 25 races and won trophies
in the Women’s Master division in
all but three of them!
“I’ve had spme wonderful experi-
ences,” she reminisces. ‘Last
winter in the Miami 10K, I had the
opportunity to run with Olympians
Greite Waitz and Lynn Williams. It
was neat to see such super sports
ple.
“The most demanding event I've
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entered so far,” Carol continues,
“was a pentathalon. There were
five running events. It was different
from anything I had done before,
and I took a first in my age group!”’
Carol says before she runs, she
warms up with all kinds: of stretch-
ing exercises and at least 50 to 60
situps. She sticks to a high carbohy-
drate - low fat diet and drinks lots
of water before a race.
Before Sunday’s run, Carol antici-
pated she may have a problem
because of the inclines included in
the course, even though they were
described as gradual.
“I’ve always run where it’s flat,”
she said. “There are no hillls at all
on the island or in Florida.”
The ups and downs apparently
weren’t too tough for Carol, though.
To everyone’s delight (especially
her Mom and Dad who were seeing
her compete for the first time),
Carol took second place in the
women’s 40 to 49 age group.
Dallas Post/Ed Campbell
lower right photo.
Dallas Post/Ed Campbell
Not to be outdone by all of the
current television mini-series, the
Pennsylvania Fish Commission is
staging a gala event of its own. If
you're tired of sitting in front of a
television set, the Commission
invites you to become a part of its
production. There are no age limits
and the whole family can partici-
pate. The only things you will need
are fishing tackle and a current
Pennsylvania fishing license if you
are over 16 years of age.
The Commission production,
“Pennsylvania Trout Fishing,” is a
four-part series. Part I - the presea-
son stocking - began in early March
and ended with the opening of trout
season on Saturday, April 13.
During Part I more than 2,680,000
brook, brown rainbow and palomino
trout were stocked in 799 streams
and 105 lakes throughout the Com-
monwealth.
Part II - the inseason program -
begins the Monday after trout
season opens and extends to the
beginning of June. This is probably
the most dramatic part of the
series. There are still thousands of
trout remaining in the streams from
the preseason stocking. Water and
weather conditions are improving.
And the best is yet to come. An all-
time record of more than 3,440,000
trout have been produced by the
stars of the series - the Pennsyl-
vania Fish Commission’s nine trout
cultural stations.
The supporting cast - 46 members
of the Commissions’ ‘great white
fleet” of stocking trucks, will be
delivering those trout to morfe than
4,340 miles of streams and 98 lakes
in all sections of the state.
Ralph W. Abele, executive direc-
tor of the Commission, commended
the Commission’s Trout Production
Section for the exceptionally fine
trout produced this year.
“Not only have we set an all-time
production record, but the size and
condition of this year’s trout is
outstanding,’ the commissioner
said. Abele added the good weather
conditions last fall kept the fish
feeding and growing. More efficient
hatchery operations and the num-
bers of trout reared by cooperative
nurseries and federal hatcheries
also played an important part in
this year’s record stocking and are
included in the above figures.
Parts III and IV - the fall and
winter trout stocking programs -
will be announced later. These
stockings provide Keystone state
anglers with some fine fall and
winter trout fishing in lakes and
ponds.
Michael Bickler, Director of the
Commission’s Office of Information,
said, “Fishing can offer whatever
change people are looking for - it
Ride to Stop
Cancer set
The Wyoming Valley Unit of the
American Cancer Society is making
preparations for its sixth annual
Ride To Stop Cancer to be held on
Sunday, May 5 at Dallas Senior
High School. Registration will begin
at 9 a.m. with the ride commencing
at 10 a.m.
The 25-mile, non-competitive ride
will take riders on a safe and scenic
route through several Back Moun
tain areas,
of all ages are urged to sign up
sponsors--family, friends, neighbors
and business associates--who will
pledge an amount of money for each
mile the rider completes. Gift certif-
might be learning new skills, it can
be an exciting challenge, or just the
peace and quiet of communing with
nature.” He urged families to take
the opportunity to participate in the
sport together.
“Fishing is probably the only
lifetime family sport, and trout fish-
ing is a great way to enjoy that
sport,” Bickler said.
in both male and female categories
for most dollars collected and most
sponsors pledged, and all riders will
be eligible for a new 10-speed bicy-
cle. Those riders gathering $40 in
pledges will receive a special gift
and those with pledges amounting to
$60 or more will win a T-shirt.
The ‘Wyoming Valley Bike Club
has played an active role in helping
prepare the event. Several of the
group’s members will assist Back
Mountain police departments and
civic organizations in assuring
safety for the riders.
For more information or registra-
tion forms, call the Wyoming Valley
Unit of the American Cancer
Society at 825-7763.
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