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Frozen Susquehanna last week
Ice-bound
by Chester Wittell
From Shore, from cliff to cliff,
The stream lies silent, cold and stiff.
Like some Gargantuan hand the ice
Grips and holds it in its vise.
In vain the massive boulders try
4Klear of its firm embrace to pry.
“Beneath its rigid cope interred
The rapid’s song nc more is heard.
Both scund and metien seem to be
Linked in one vast conspiracy.
Stubborn, relentless, day and night
Striving, unfeiled, with main and might,
The huge slabs press-ridge after ridge-
And pit their strength against the bridge;
As if some Tryphon in despair,
Rencuncing teil, had left them there.
In frantic gasps, foredeeming death,
The bald trees tell the north wind’s
breath
The reedy banks, where by the shore
The heron waded, are no more.
A nameless sorcery, born of dearth,
Seems to benumb the pulse of earth.
Toe leng a red and evil star
Has lured it te the sea afar,
Wherefore Ged, knowing, spake His hest
And bade the weary river rest.
From Saga of the Susquehanna by
Chester Wittell
Open House
February 6th
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Mount Joy Vo-Tech
Everybody welcome
Letters to the
Editor
Dear Editor,
First off, I want to tell you
how much I enjoy the paper,
It’s terrific!
Second, I would like to say
how much 1 enjoy those
drawings of J. L. Biesecker
and the articles he or she
writes with each drawing.
I’ve saved sc many of them
because I feel soon some of
God’s lovely creatures will
be a thing of the past as so
many things are already.
Please keep those articles
and drawings coming.
Next, there was a notice
in this weeks paper about a
magazine you will be pub-
lishing secon. Is it possible to
be put on the mailing list for
this. I'll watch the Times for
anymore news on this.
Thank you once again for
all the interesting news on
my local home area. Keep
up the good work.
Yours truly,
Mrs. Mary Farnsworth
3617 Gavota Avenue
San Jose, Calif.
John Larry Biesecker grew
up in Locust Grove. He now
lives near Maytown with his
wife, Nancy, and their three
children. Today’s drawing
was done by his 8 year old
son, John Philip. Editor.
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This information will not
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Class
February 4, 1976
“‘Golden Eagle’’ - drawing by John Philip Biesecker, age 8
(Editor’s Note: John Philip is the son of author J. L. Biesecker)
Winter- a good time to just look
by J. L. Biesecker
Winter is now in full
swing, the last of the
hunting seasons is over and
spring is several long cold
months away. What can the
sportsman do to get through
the winter? Cold stormy
evenings can be spent in
front of the fire, alone,
cleaning guns or with
several buddies swapping
lies about past seasons, or
with the old dog scratching
and dreaming.
However, there are many
days cold with crisp sun-
shine and nights bright with
meon and snow that can call
one away from the fire and
into the out-of-doors. This
can be a season for
observing and learning,
watching and seeing. An
abundance of animal life
and bird life remains active
in the Donegal area
throughout the winter.
My suggestion for the
winter is to select an animal
you are curious about—and
begin your study of it.
Suddenly, a new aware-
ness of the existence and
activities of that animal will
develop. As the regular
studies Eskimos
While the rest of us suffer through winter’s worst weather, Mrs. Toppin's PM
Kindergarten class at Seiler has been learning how to cope with the cold. The class
has been studying Eskimos. As part of their study, they made the poster in the
background.
Photo shows, from left to right, front row: Jessica Lutz, Jennifer McKain, Matthew
Hood, Stacy Shelter and Timothy Landis.
Middle row: Trudi Smeal, Randy Watts, Todd Lovinger, Carrie Beamendenfer, Jay
Pennell, Michelle Witman and Cricket Gates.
Back row: Kevin Gochenauer, Kevin Farmer, Kevin Eby, Eric Wohlfeil, Eric Wayda,
Joanne O'Connell, Annette Bernhardt and Aime McCurdy.
reader of the Susquehanna
Times knows, birds of prey
held strong interest for this
writer. When my original
interest in them moved past
the casual stage to one of
really wanting to learn about
them, 1 suddenly began to
notice them everywhere.
Many Sparrow Hawks were
nabbing grasshoppers, a
pair of Red-Tailed Hawks
were seen in a tree near
Drytown, Ospreys searched
the skies above the river,
many Broad Winged and
Red Shouldered Hawks and
one pair of Rough-Legged
Hawks were observed with-
in several miles of Marietta.
They had always been
there, I had seen some of
them, but never really
noticed them. Lack of
observation made our skies
more drab than they really
were. As | watched and
learned 1 came to under-
stand and respect my fellow
hunters whe roam the sky.
Interest is a contagious
thing and scon the entire
family developed an interest
in and awareness of birds of
prey, watching them, read-
ing about them and drawing
pictures of them. A trip to
Hawk Mountain and many
other experiences were
shared as a family.
Over the years the family
contagion of interest has
spread beyond birds of prey
to game birds, song birds; to
wild berries and other wild
edibles. Trees, rocks or
perhaps even the stars may
be next. The knowledge
gained during our winter
sessions will mold my
children inte better hunters
than their father, give them
memories and experiences
te carry through the rest of
their lives.
Perhaps through some of
our activities we will be able
to help save a part of our
natural world so that years
from now other sportsmen
will have a reason to leave
their fireside as winter
covers our Donegal country-
side.
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