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Sunday, May 28, 2017, & Tuesday, July 4, 2017 (Independence Day)

Fish-for-Free Days allow anyone (resident or non-resident) to legally fish on Pennsylvania waterways on the designated days with NO FISHING LICENSE REQUIRED (Trout/Salmon and Lake Erie permits are also NOT required). All other fishing regulations still apply.

Fish-for-Free Days are great ways for families to “catch” the fun of fishing!

Thanks for voting!  The actual election will take place in November.  Stay tuned...

DEMOCRATIC

LOREE GUTHRIE     137     50%
PATRICIA O'KEEFE     135     50%

Total    272    

REPUBLICAN

RALPH G MEGLIOLA     126    25%
GRANT HILFIGER     243     49%
JAY PERRINE II     127     26%

Total    496 

Featured Event from the Barrett Community Center:

GET THE BUZZ ON BEEKEEPING
Would you like to raise honeybees in your backyard or just want to know where your honey comes from? Learn more about bees, how bees make honey, and what you can do to enhance their environment.

Time: Thursday, July 13^th at 7 PM
Presenter: Peter Gonze, Beekeeper

A green economy is not an end in itself. Rather, […] it is a means towards a shared and lasting prosperity. But what exactly does prosperity mean? We propose a definition of prosperity in terms of the capabilities that people have to flourish on a finite planet. It is clear that a part of our prosperity depends on material goods and services. Living well clearly means achieving basic levels of material security. But prosperity also has important social and psychological components. Our ability to participate in the life of society is vital. Meaningful employment, satisfying leisure, and a healthy environment also matter. […] Thriving communities are the basis of shared prosperity. — Tim Jackson and Peter A. Victor (2013: 6)

In 2009, Professor Tim Jackson catalysed a step-change in the conversation about the ‘growth imperative’ that is structurally built into our economic system. In a report for the UK Sustainable Development Commission, Jackson dared to name the elephant in the room by asking whether “prosperity without growth” was a possibility, stating clearly why ‘business as usual’ was no longer an option (Jackson, 2009a).