Mow It And They Will Come
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Golf chariot awaits
Dave Lewis of Sinclairville, N.Y., tees off at Cable Hollow Golf Course during a round on Monday with Dave Nichols and Dick Akin. The group had two carts for the round. According to Manager Dave Bortz, the carts use about a half gallon of fuel for a round.
Golf isn’t just good for golfers. It’s good for the whole county. According to Diane Shawley, executive director of the Warren County Visitors Bureau, golf is an important part of the tourism industry in the county. “People staying at the Holiday Inn, playing golf and eating at local restaurants,” Blueberry Hill Golf Club Manager Jim Roth said. “It’s good for the local economy.” Manager Dave Bortz of Cable Hollow Golf Course said as much as half his weekend business is made up of non-local golfers. He cited the weekend of June 21. “I had 230 rounds go through Cable Hollow,” Bortz said. “Of that, there were about 115 from outside the area.” At a recent meeting of the county’s Intergovernmental Council, Shawley said, “Golf is sustaining this county.” In order to foster more golf-based tourism, the county is participating in the Pennsylvania Wilds Golf Initiative. “Golf is more and more becoming a big economic contributor,” said Elyse Roberts, special projects coordinator
» Full StoryGas prices not keeping golfers from driving
The price of fuel is hitting golf courses, but not in the form of less business.
Homeowners may be able to get away with letting their lawns grow a little taller to save gas, but tall grass is not good business at a golf course.
Eagle nesting taking off in Pa.
The bald eagle population across Pennsylvania continues to soar.
According to the state’s Game Commission, bald eagles are now in 47 of the state’s 67 counties, occupying over 130 nests.
That’s a big leap. In 20
National bird rises like Phoenix
They are the symbol of our nation.
Fifty years ago, they were nearly dead ducks.
Fueled by thinning of their eggs via pesticides, the bald eagle population in the U.S. crashed hard in the mid-20th Century.
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Cleaning Up After The Party
Warren held quite a party over the weekend, and when it was over there was quite a mess to clean up.
The cleanup was the responsibility of the city’s Department of Public Works, along with a number of volunteers.
According
Victorian Era
LILY DALE — It was an era of bustles and bonnets, of parlor teas and picnics. The Leolyn Inn offered running hot and cold water, and platform speakers Susan B. Anthony and her cohort, Elizabeth Cady Stanton rallied Lily Dale feminists to the cause
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