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Outdoors/recreation

Montezuma woman honored by NRA

July 21, 2011 Outdoors/recreation

By STAFF REPORTS powcr@dmreg.com The National Rifle Association has selected Margi Constantino of Montezuma, to receive the 2011 Marion P. Hammer Woman of Distinction Award. This award recognizes exceptional contributions to the preservation of the Second Amendment and the shooting sports through education, advocacy, volunteerism, and legislative activism in support of the goals of the [...]

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Mountain lions possibly spotted in Poweshiek County

July 21, 2011 Outdoors/recreation

• Sightings continue to grow others report seeing the elusive animal near Brooklyn, Victor By DANN HAYES and ZACH JAMES Powcr@dmreg.com Victor’s Danielle Nowotny is sure of what she’s seen. During the past four years, she has spotted what she believes are two mountain lions near her home in Poweshiek County. Most recently, she spotted the [...]

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Lynnville-Sully’s Arthur hits clay target state title

June 23, 2011 Outdoors/recreation

By ZACH JAMES powcr@dmreg.com If a dynasty is possible in high school extracurricular activities, then Nick Arthur takes the cake. On Friday, June 3, the Lynnville-Sully varsity trap-shooting team finished third as Arthur goes on to win his fourth consecutive Iowa SCTP (Scholastic Clay Target Program) individual state championship in Cedar Falls. Arthur hit 197 [...]

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Ice fishermen show heart and raise money for research

February 15, 2011 Outdoors/recreation

• Annual ice fishing tourney and raffle on Feb. 5 raises $3,349 for Blake McCleanthan, who is fighting leukemia cancer By J.O. PARKER joparker@dmreg.com The Poweshiek County Ice Fishing Club has not only been reeling in fish, they’ve been reeling in hearts as well. In the past three years, the club has caught more than [...]

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After organizing gear, head out to Diamond Lake ice fishing derby

January 27, 2011 Muddy Waters by Kary Ray

If you’re like me and are really getting tired of the cold, there are a couple things you can do to help pass the time. This is the time of year I start going through all my fishing equipment to get ready for the upcoming fishing season. It’s not the most fun job in the [...]

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Deep River Fire Department Ice Fishing Tourney

January 27, 2011 Outdoors/recreation

      First Annual Deep River Fire Department Ice Fishing Derby Totals  Biggest Bass – 5.04 pounds – Team Elliott Biggest Bluegill – 1.36 pounds – Team Elliott Biggest Crappie – 1.62 pounds – Team Victor Biggest Walleye – .97 pounds – Team Berstler Biggest Catfish – 3.37 pounds – Team Armstrong Biggest Overall [...]

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Who’ll catch the longest fish ice fishing in Poweshiek County?

January 11, 2011 Outdoors/recreation

• Try your luck at Deep River Volunteer Fire Department’s ice fishing tournament Jan. 22 The Deep River Volunteer Fire Department is holding an ice fishing tournament on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011. Registration starts at 8 a.m. at the Deep River fire station. Participants can fish from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with weigh-in at [...]

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Workin’ Bridges launched to help rehabilitate historic bridges

December 28, 2010 Outdoors/recreation

By STAFF REPORTS powcr@dmreg.com Finding and restoring historic iron and steel truss bridges across America is the goal of Workin’ Bridges, a new collaboration launched this week between the non-profit N. Skunk River Greenbelt Association (NSRGA) of Grinnell, and BACH Ornamental and Structural Steel (BACH) of Holt, Mich. “This affiliation with BACH enables us do [...]

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Montezuma man lands prize buck near Lake Ponderosa

December 2, 2010 Outdoors/recreation

• Antlers unofficially measured at 183-inches on big buck shot Monday, Nov. 15 By J.O. PARKER joparker@dmreg.com A buck shot near Montezuma earlier this month could earn a top spot in the Poweshiek County record books.   Chuck Michalek, 29, of Montezuma was bow hunting in timber near Lake Ponderosa when he shot the prize [...]

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Gunpowder, Sweat and Fun

November 30, 2010 Outdoors/recreation

• The wool is hot and itchy and the shoes don’t really fit, but reenacting is in the blood for these ‘weekend warriors’ By DANN HAYES dhayes1@dmreg.com They’re hot and sweaty. Most smell like smoke and are wearing wool uniforms that itch and are hot—basically fairly uncomfortable.   Typically, summer temperatures in Iowa can reach [...]

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