TRR photo by Karen Roth High above the rippling waters RIVER VALLEY — Pictured, above, is a stretch of the Delaware River, looking south, between Milanville and Narrowsburg. (Click for larger image)

Get the groundwater picture

BLOOMING GROVE — “Get the Groundwater Picture: Understanding Pike County’s Fragile Groundwater Resources” is a public education program which is scheduled Saturday, April 6, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon at the Dingman-Delaware Middle School.

Presentations and discussion will focus on regional concerns including private and community wells, water testing, potential sources of contaminants and preventing groundwater contamination, community efforts to protect groundwater, watersheds and groundwater, and demonstrations on a groundwater flow model.

A registration fee of $5 per person with pre-registration is required. For more information call 570/226-8220 or email: jjose@pikepa.org or call 570/296-3400.

Prepare for hunting season
with safety course

HONESDALE — The Wayne County Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a two-day Basic Hunter-Trapper Education Course on Saturday, April 6 from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. and Sunday, April 7 from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the Wayne County Visitors Center Community Room, 303 Commercial Street.

This course, presented by PA Game Commission Officers and volunteer instructors, is a requirement for all first-time hunters in Pennsylvania, regardless of age. Adults who plan out-of-state hunting trips should also attend one of these courses, since all 48 contiguous states, as well as eight Canadian Provinces, mandate some form of Hunter Education before they issuing a hunting license or permit.

There is no charge for this course, but participants must attend both sessions in order to receive certification. Registration can only be completed by mail.

Mail registration postcards with the registrant’s full name, address, date of birth and telephone number to: Hunter Education, RR5, Box 5030 Honesdale, PA 18431, by Saturday, March 29.

Further information is available at 877/877-9357, or visit www.pgc.state.pa.us.

UDC Committees convene

NARROWSBURG — The Upper Delaware Council (UDC) will hold the next monthly meeting of the Water Use/Resource Management Committee (WU/RM) on Tuesday, March 19 at 7:00 p.m. at the UDC office, 211 Bridge Street.

The agenda will include new and old business, updates on ongoing projects, reports of recent meetings, and notices of upcoming events.

For more information call 845/252-3022.

Caboose Group plans celebration

SHOHOLA — The Shohola Railroad & Historical Society (SRHS), also known as the Caboose Group, installed its annual slate of officers on March 6. They are Pete Ferrara, president; Keith Raser, vice president; Marianne Yeaw, secretary; and Martha Shadler, treasurer. Elliott Zucker continues as a trustee.

The Society recognized George Fluhr for his many years of dedicated service as treasurer. The Caboose Group is organizing Community Day to celebrate Shohola Township’s 150th Anniversary on September 21 at Shohola Firehouse. The committee is soliciting citizen, church and civic groups along with area businesses to participate at the event.

Those interested in providing entertainment, food items, organizing games, or attending an informational and educational booth are welcome to contact the Society at 570/559-7438.

The SRHS will sponsor informal Family Days at varying Shohola locations during the next few months. The first event will be Kite Day on Saturday, April 20 during the Pike Pear Blossom Festival, followed by Poster Day, on Saturday, May 4 at St Jacobi Lutheran Church.