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Bimonthly newsletter of the Pennsylvania Outdoor Writers Association August / September 2006

2006 POWA Art Award WinnersOutdoor media professionalpractices ... REVISITED POWA would like to recognize and applaud the win-

ners of the following art categories in the 2006 excellence-in-craft award contests. Our apologies for not including theinformation in the June/July issue. The winners are:

Ken Hunter, the Best Published Black-and-White ArtAward, sponsored by Bluff Creek Productions (GreaterPhiladelphia Sport, Travel and Outdoor Show), for "Tur-key," published in the May 2005 Pennsylvania GameNews, and the Wildlife Art Award, sponsored by NedSmith for Nature and Art, for "Bluebirds."

Gerald Putt, the Best Published Color Art Award,sponsored by GATCO Sharpeners/Timberline Knives,for "Merganser," 2005 Pennsylvania Duck Stamp. Gerrywas present to receive his award, and his photo appeared inthe last issue.

There were no entries in the Fine Art Fishing Awardsponsored by Daiwa Corporation.

Craft improvement by Art Michaels

About 16 years ago, I wrote a craft improvement piece in whichI explained several qualities that I believe make freelance submissions"professional." I based these ideas on my experience then as an editorand as a freelancer, and on information I gathered from other editorsand freelancers. Since I wrote that piece, my thinking has changed onwhat I believe constitute "professional" practices. See if you agree:

SASE: I used to think that including a SASE with proposals wasprofessional. Now I believe that sending proposals without a SASE isprofessional, as long as my e-mail address and phone number appearprominently in the communication.

If an editor likes my idea and wishes to give me a go-ahead, theeditor will either call me on the phone or e-mail me -- even if I�venever worked with that person before. Why waste time or stand onceremony?

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Do not miss this fishing;these marketable stories Catch a great one! Come to

the fall conference inBradford, September 21-24.

At the POWA fall conference, headquartered inBradford, September 21 to 24, Friday activities will behighlighted by a tour of the Kinzua Quality DeerCooperative, a unique 10-year deer management projectcoordinated between private and public lands.Opportunities for story material during this tour areendless, with key people on hand to answer questions.If you ever write about deer hunting, you do not wantto miss this tour.

We should have great fishing for the writers whoparticipate in these Friday activities. Those who preferlake fishing will be on the Allegheny Reservoir, wherethe walleye, muskie, pike and smallmouth bass fishingare great. Will you catch the next state record here?Stream anglers will be given several options to fishoutstanding freestone trout streams. You will be very pleased to learn about lightly publicized fishing here. McKean County has numerousstories waiting to be written.

Following the Friday morning activities, we will all meet for lunch. I�ll be cooking on the charcoal grill. After that we will all tour W.R.

by Mike Bleech, Conference Chair


Special opportunity for post-conference fishing on Sunday: Allegheny River guide Red Childress has offeredto take one or two writers on the river for trout or muskie. Proof of his prowess is in the photo above.

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Director, e-mail [email protected] 22-23: Elk Expo, St.Marys, Pa. Contact: Carla Wehler,by phone at 814-834-1267; or by e-mail at [email protected] 23: National Hunting andFishing Day. For more information,visit the Web site www.nhfday.org.October 6-8: Pennsylvania Councilof Trout Unlimited fall conferenceand meeting, Sieg Center, Lamar.For more information, contact DebNardone; phone 814-359-5233;

[email protected] 10-14, 2007: Cincinnati Hunting& Fishing Show, Cincinnati, Ohio. Contact:Hart Productions, 877-281-0022.January 11-14, 2007: SHOT Show, OrangeCounty Convention Center, Orlando,Florida. Contact NSSF, 203-426-1320.January 18-20, 2007: Archery TradeAssociation, Atlanta, Georgia.January 25-28, 2007: Early Bird SportsExpo, Bloomsburg. Contact Bob Rush, 570-799-0896.February 8-11, 2007: Columbus Sports,Vacation & Boat Show, Columbus, Ohio.Contact Hart Productions, 877-281-0022.June 16-19, 2007: OWAA Annual Confer-ence, Roanoke, Virginia. Contact OWAA,406-728-7434.July 11-13, 2007: ICAST, Las Vegas Con-vention Center. Media contact is Mary JaneWilliamson, 703-519-9691, ext. 227,[email protected],

CITGO Bassmaster EventsAugust 10-13: CITGO Bassmaster EliteSeries, Capitol Clash, Potomac River,Charles County, Maryland.August 24-26: Women�s Bassmaster Tour,Lake Dardanelle, Russellville, Arkansas.August 24-27: CITGO Bassmaster Major,The Bassmaster Legends, Arkansas River,Little Rock, Arkansas.September 14-17: CITGO Bassmaster EliteSeries, The Rock, Table Rock Lake,Kimberling City, Missouri.

President - RUSSELL ENGLEHART132 Southeast DriveHamburg, PA 19526610-562-8649 / [email protected] V.P. - LINDA STEINER2nd V.P. - RON TUSSELSecretary - JOHN McGONIGLETreasurer - ROBERT HILLIARDBoard Chair - JEFF MULHOLLEMBoard of Directors (term ending):FREDDIE McKNIGHT ('06); TERRYBRADY ('06); CHARLIE BURCHFIELD('07); BOB BALLANTYNE ('07); JERRYHASSINGER ('08); BOB LOLLO ('08).Sup. Mbr. Rep. - CONNIE YINGLING,Maryland Office of Tourism DevelopmentParliamentarian - JOHN SWINTONPOWA Historian - GEORGE DOLNACKPowWow Editor - LINDA STEINERPOWA Legal Counsel -- METTE, EVANS& WOODSIDE, Harrisburg, Pa.

POWA Officers 2005-06

POWWOWBi-monthly publication of the PennsylvaniaOutdoor Writers Association, Inc., a non-profit professional, educational organization.Items published in POW-WOW do not reflectthe opinions or endorsement of POWA.

August / September 2006

IN THE NEWSFall Conference ........................ 1,3,5,7Craft Award Winners .......................... 1Craft Improvement ....................... 1,4-5Calendar of Events ............................ 2President's Message.......................... 3Market News ...................................... 6Fall Conf. Regis. Form ....................... 7POWA Merchandise .......................... 8Letter to POWA .................................. 8Meeting Minutes ........................... 9-14Supporting Members .................. 14-15Executive Director's Report ............. 15Technology Craft Improvement ....... 16

Member contributors to this issue:Tom Austin, Mike Bleech, Russ Englehart, JohnMcGonigle, Freddie McKnight, Art Michaels, MarkNale, Marcus Schneck, Bob Steiner, Linda Steiner,Tom and Patti Tatum, Rich Walton, Tracy Watt,Connie Yingling.

SEND POW WOW CONTRIBUTIONS TO POWA Exec. Director Eileen King

158 Lower Georges Valley Rd.Spring Mills, PA 16875-9123

e-mail: [email protected]

© Copyright 2006 by the PennsylvaniaOutdoor Writers Association, Inc.

POWA Executive DirectorEileen King - 814-364-9557158 Lower Georges Valley Rd.Spring Mills, PA 16875-9123E-mail -- [email protected]

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Events Calendar

POWA EventsAugust 1: Deadline for 2007 Youth Out-door Education Fund grant requests to bemailed to Committee Chair KermitHenning. Address in directory.September 21-24: POWA Fall Conference,Bradford. Chair: Mike Bleech. Host hotel:Best Western Bradford Inn. Conferenceregistration form and hotel reservationinformation are in this issue.Spring 2007: POWA Fall Conference,Laurel Highlands or Butler. Need a chair.Fall 2007: Conference site open. If you�dlike to �show off� your area of the state,contact ED Eileen King for details.

Other EventsAugust 1-Oct. 31: Tackle the Challenge!Rockin� and Reel-In Fishing Contest, St.Mary�s County, Maryland. Sign up withone of our participating captains and wincash prize totaling $4,000. For moreinformation, call 301-475-4200 ext. 1404or visit www.stmarysmd.com/fishing.Questions? Contact Diane Gleissner, phone301-475-4200 ext. 1404 or [email protected] 24-27: POMA Conference,Springfield, Missouri. For moreinformation, contact Laurie Lee Dovey,[email protected] 15-17: Pa. Federation ofSportsmen's Clubs' fall convention,Bethlehem, hosted by Southeast Division.Contact: Melody Zullinger, PFSC Exec.

Register for the FALL POWACONFERENCE today ...Reservation form and hotel informationare on page 7. Need POWA logomerchandise? See page 8.

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Our spring conference is successfullybehind us. Those of you who did not attendwill be advised of happenings during theconference with this issue, especially theboard and membership meeting minutes.

To date, there�s not been a need for meto address anything of a serious naturerelative to our organization and, for that,I�m sure few object. This time, I do feel theneed to mention a recent burr under mysaddle. That item concerns the generalmembership meeting at our conferences.

Our procedure of late has been to holdthe meeting right after breakout, at thebreakout site. Now, on the surface, there�snothing wrong with that. However, in myopinion, the last meeting was a goodexample as to why we might want to at leastconsider changing things.

Due to the weather, limitations of space,and prior seating of folks when the meetingwas convened, your officers were notappropriately situated. We were not seatedclose together, facing the membershipproperly, and not everyonecould be heard adequatelyon both sides of variousdebates. I suppose I shouldtake responsibility for that,but sometimes things getrolling, and we don�t see aproblem coming.

For a portion of themeeting, we had to contendwith the caterer loading up,and the folks from the clubgetting other things out ofthe way. On top of that,

however, manyof us forgot howto be recognizedbefore speaking,and, coupledwith a fewunusual requestsand our poorphysical setup,we had a prettybumpy meeting.

Thing is,most people inattendance havebeen officers orboard membersin the past. Mostof us know howto conduct our-selves in ameeting setting.We need to first

be recognized and keep our commentsgermane, and as brief as possible. Notenough of this was in evidence at thatmeeting.

Again, I�ll take some heat for not beingquick enough (or tough enough) to keepeverything in order, but it became difficult.This really should change, so our businesscan be conducted in a timely and orderlymanner. One way that can be accomplished,I believe, is to hold this meeting in a settingthat is physically amenable to conducting aproper meeting. In almost every case, anoutside pavilion does not cut it, for onereason or another. At least that�s my opinion.

The other obvious shortcoming withthe present arrangement has been too manymembers visit supporting member displays,then leave to go back to the hotel and don�tattend the meeting. This reflects poorly onour responsibility as an active member.Okay; but even if we want to change thetiming, how do we do it? Tighten up thebreakout time and we shortchange our

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valued supporting members. That�s notright. So, what�s the answer?

I�m not sure I have it, but one possibilitywould be to have the membership meetingat the hotel, rather than at breakout,assuming breakout is held off the hotelpremises. When, you say? I told you I don�thave all the answers, but I do think we needto find one. The present way of doingthings was not always the case. As I write,I can�t recall when meetings were heldyears ago, but I�m sure someone will. Let�stalk about it. If there are other proceduresthat need changing, while we�re on thesubject we can look at that, too.

Opinions related to this burr under mysaddle will be welcome and given seriousconsideration. In the meantime, we shouldbe mindful of the need for order, courtesy,and our responsibility to attend membermeetings, like it or not.

"This is my water hole, Bud!"The cape buffalo at leftseems none too pleased athaving the photographernear. Above, Russ Englehartand his trophy kudu (57.3-inch). He also shot a gems-bok (39.5-inch) on his trip tothe Waterburg mountainregion of the Republic ofSouth Africa. He says bothanimals should "make theSCI minimums easily."

Photos contributed by Russ Englehart

Case & Sons Cutlery, one of the majorsponsors of this conference. I am requestingthat all writers in Bradford on Fridayparticipate in this tour. If you cannot get agood story out of Case Cutlery, you cannotcall yourself an outdoor writer.

Friday evening there will be a realBBQ. You will be treated to pork andchicken cooked on a barbecue smoker at arelaxed setting just outside of Bradford.This is sponsored by the Kinzua QualityDeer Cooperative.

Saturday morning the seminars willconcentrate on things that build stories,educating attendees on facts of thenorthcentral forests. You will learn forestfacts and woodsmanship skills, along withnews items from the Pennsylvania Fishand Boat Commission.

Some of the activities will be a shortdistance away from the conferenceheadquarters. Friday evening the barbecuewill be at a pleasant historic site just outsideof the town of Bradford. The Saturdayseminars and banquet will be at the PittBradford Campus. Not to worry; Bradfordis a small community; finding your wayaround will be simple and distances areshort. I am certain that any minorinconveniences -- actually more convenientthan you might imagine -- will be welloffset by the pleasurable experience ofvisiting this beautiful corner ofPennsylvania.

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research, but I devised different slants onthe material and applied supplementaryresearch and sources to create four differentarticles for competing magazines.

Multiple Photo Submissions: I alsomatch different photos for competingmarkets to accompany the different articlesI�ve written.

Planning my photographs helpsgenerate a "get list," which I believe everywriter/photographer needs. A get list helpsme consider the subject before I arrive forthe research. You can�t always plan researchto the Nth degree, and you need to remainflexible, but if you approach a topic with aplan and remain open to the potential forcreating a variety of article topics, you willlikely not be overwhelmed and misssomething crucial.

Here are three other ways I use to comeaway with different photographs of thesame subject:

-- Ask your fishing subjects to pack achange of clothes. A different shirt andpants quickly create a "different"photograph.

-- Lefty Kreh once told me that he hadpainted one side of his canoe green and theother side red. Brilliant! Turn the canoearound and already the photographs arebecoming different.

-- If your subject is holding a big fish,shoot a great variety of poses -- in differentparts of the boat and in different shorelinesettings, and keep choosing differentbackgrounds.

-- Take many, many photographs. Thisis where the photo get list helps.

Lastly, whether you�re an editor, afreelancer or both, remember that we are onthe same side: We both want to make moneyand we both want satisfied readers andadvertisers who keep coming back to us formore. Applying these ideas helps perpetuatethis win-win situation.

or photos in competing magazines, bothgroups may conclude that they need tochoose between the two magazines -- orabandon both for a magazine with freshercontent.

This concern doesn�t, or shouldn�t,belong only to editors and publishers. Afreelancer�s livelihood depends on editors�and, therefore, readers�, confidence in afreelancer�s creating fresh material. In away, fresh material confirms a magazine�suniqueness and that it owns its marketniche. That�s what keeps advertisers andreaders coming back to those magazines.That�s what keeps editors seeking freelancesubmissions. And that�s what keepsfreelancers in business.

I haven�t changed my mind aboutmultiple submissions. I�m advocating aclose relative of multiple submissions,which I call "multi-slanted" or "multi-cast"submissions.

You change a multiple submission to amulti-slanted or multi-cast submission bycasting the main body of research for onearticle into several articles with differentslants. You would economize by using thesame main body of research for thosearticles, but your article subjects and slantswould be different. You would rewrite thearticle text, the lead paragraphs andconclusions so that no sentences in yourarticles would be the same. You wouldstructure the articles differently so that yourflow of ideas from sentence to sentence,from one paragraph to another, and fromone section to another would be different.Thus, although the main body of research isthe same, you�re creating very differentarticles.

For instance, consider four articles Igleaned from a bluefish chumming trip."Chumming for Bluefish," a basic how-to,went to a regional fishing magazine."Rigging Your Boat for Inshore BluefishChumming," applying a boating focus, wentto another regional fishing magazine. "TheHaywire Twist: Heart of a BluefishChumming Rig," a technical piece withcaptioned step-by-step photographs, wentto a national saltwater fishing magazine.Lastly, "10 Tips for Inshore BluefishChumming," a more advanced how-to ininterview format, also went to one of thoseregional magazines.

These articles were proposed,submitted and published during the courseof about two years. Still, all these articleswere based on the same main body of

If the editor doesn�t wish to give a go-ahead, he or she will sometimes e-mail meto explain why and encourage me to submitother proposals. If an article idea just isn�tright, editors have e-mailed me a terserejection if the proposal includes an e-mailaddress, SASE or not.

During the last several years, wheneditors expressed interest in my proposals,the editors either called me on the phone ore-mailed me. Even when I had includedSASEs in these successful proposals, editorssometimes ignored them in favor of fastercommunication.

However, in some of my proposals --sometimes with SASE; sometimes without-- some editors simply didn�t respond. Thateditors sometimes don�t respond to articleproposals, SASE or not, brings up anotheridea.

Multiple Article Submissions: Yearsago, I took a much more rigid, naiveapproach to multiple submissions. I used tothink that under no circumstances should afreelancer make multiple submissions.Today I think differently.

A multiple submission is identical ornearly identical text or photos sent tocompeting markets at about the same time.The problem with these submissions comesfrom editors and publishers concerned thatthey will print material that is either thesame or very much like other material in acompeting market. A magazine�s editorialcontent thrives on freshness from issue toissue. When subscribers and advertiserssee the same or very similar editorial content

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Outdoor writers who haven�t as yettaken the time to hit the sport show circuitas a seminar presenter are not only missingsome extra dollars each year, but are alsopassing up a great opportunity to meetoutdoor people across the East and havefun doing so.

My wife, Mary Lou, and I werefortunate enough to have owned andproduced the Early Bird Sports Expo at theBloomsburg Fairgrounds for 17 years, from1998 to 2005. During that time, we hireddozens of seminar speakers, many of whomare members of this organization. Whilenot pretending to be an expert on anything,including evaluating the quality of ourpresenters, we do have some advice forthose who may be contemplating a programthat could be sold to sport show producers.

Our most important consideration inhiring someone to do a seminar at the EarlyBird Show was will the presentation by thisperson increase attendance at the show?The bottom line at any show is attendance.A producer�s job is to put people in front ofthe vendors� booths, so they have anopportunity to sell their products and at thesame time provide the revenue needed toinsure a profit at show�s end. Yourassignment as a potential speaker is toprovide the prospect of a good, timely andinteresting seminar.

Obviously, someone with namerecognition is a plus, however, we have hadgreat results with enthusiastic outdoorpeople who have extraordinary skills insome outdoor discipline and have developeda pleasant, down-to-earth presentation.

I would suggest:Start with a brief resume, completewith a picture and details of thetype of presentation(s) you could

offer. Be as specific as possible on skillsthat will be revealed, as well as method ofpresentation.

You must tell the producer, up front,the cost of having you at the show.We learned the hard way that a set

fee is much more acceptable than a fee plustraveling expenses. I never considered areturn appearance for the fellow whonegotiated a fee plus minimal travelingexpenses and then presented a bill forhimself, his wife and son, complete withmeals, lodging and, I always suspected,enough left over for some shopping on theway home. This is probably one of the mostdifficult things to assess. Don�t sell yourselfshort, but at the same time realize that a feetoo high will probably not be considered.Figure on an hour presentation and thenadd your costs getting to the event. Someshow owners also will consider twopresentations on the same day, especiallyon the weekend. There really isn�t a set fee,as evidenced by the fact we have paid from$50 to $1,000 for a specific seminar.

I have never taken exception to aseminar speaker asking for a deposit toconfirm the commitment. This is especiallyimportant for you, given the fact that not allscheduled sports shows are actually held.

You also need to be up front with the show management by includingdetails of products you may endorse

or even sell during your presentation. Thisinformation may allow the producer tocoordinate your appearance with a businessbooked into the show or alert vendors thata certain product may be in demand asresult of your seminar.

Once booked into the show, please be very specific regarding the itemsyou will need for your presentation,

such as a screen, television set, extensioncords, portable microphone, etc. Don�tassume anything given the variety of areasthat are sometimes used for sports showseminars.

More is not better. If you arescheduled for an hour, plan on a 45-minute seminar and a 15-minute

wrap-up or time for questions. Rememberthe vendors at the show are waiting for youraudience to show up in front of their booths.

If there is one common error I haveobserved over the years regardingeven the most experienced speaker,

it is answering questions from the audiencewithout repeating the question so the entireaudience knows what has been asked. Pleasealways learn to repeat the question soeveryone knows what you are answering.

Also, don�t be surprised if you areasked to pose for a photo or askedfor an autograph. You are the expert

and meeting you may be one of the bestthings that has happened in the life of theperson making the request.

Finally, don�t be offended if youaren�t asked to come back to theshow the following year. Good

show management will try not to have thesame programs on consecutive years, inorder to provide something new each yearfor the show visitors.

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conference co-chair Linda Devlin of the Allegheny National Forest VacationBureau to put together outstanding spouse tours for Friday and Saturday. These willvisit unusual scenery, museums and history recreation, and an unusual eatery, withan optional stop at a casino.

Bring an extra chip for the camera and plenty of note pads. Serious writers willbe going home with a great return on their investment.

Directions to the BestWestern Bradford Inn:

If traveling on 219South, take the FormanStreet Exit; turn right offthe exit. Go to the stopsign, turn left on DavisStreet. Go straight for 3blocks and the hotel willbe on your right.

If traveling on 219North, take the Elm StreetExit. Turn left off the exitand the hotel will be toyour right.

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Above & Beyond is the mostwidely distributed magazine in the CanadianNorth and is published six times per year.Sought are items up to 1,500 words in lengthon the life, people, outdoor and recreationalactivities, wildlife, com-munities, politicsand the economy of Canada north of the 60thparallel. Articles must be accompanied byoriginal color slides, prints or high-resolution(300 dpi) digital photos. Above & Beyondpays 25 cents per word and $25 perphotograph for first North American rights.Contact Annelies Pool, Above & Beyond,Box 1411, Yellowknife, NT X1A 2P1,Canada, 867-445-6800, [email protected] guidelines are atwww.arcticjopurnal.ca.

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Catfish Now, the magazine ofthe American Catfish Anglers TournamentSeries, is currently seeking catfish-relatedstories from across the country. To view theJanuary issue, visit www.catfishangler.com.Stories are 1,200 to 1,500 words in lengthand require 3 to 5 photos. For moreinformation, including payment and rightspurchased, contact Editor Luke Clayton [email protected].

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one or more individuals to co-host andpossibly co-produce portions of its award-winning national TV and radio shows, on apart-time basis. Responsibilities, skills andbackground include the following:

Radio -- Write and read short (two-minute) features; interact on-air with talk-show host; conduct phone interviews;possess a broad background in all outdoorsubjects, particularly hunting and fishing(all types).

Television -- Interact on-camera withlodge owners/guides at fly-fishing andupland wing-shooting locales; write scriptsand voice segments of shows.

Expertise at one or more of the abovesports is required. Successful candidateswill have a sense of humor, sparklingpersonality, abundant energy and desire tohelp others enjoy the outdoors. They willbe expected to sign noncompete andnondisclosure agreements restricting other

Shotgun Sports Magazineseeks top-quality stories on trap, skeet andsporting clays guns, loads, techniques andequipment. If you have a manuscript(unpublished) ready to go, get it in now!High-quality black-and-white or colortransparencies or 35-mm or larger photos arealways required with any submissions.Payment for articles ranges from $50 to $200,upon publication, for all rights. Do not query;send manuscripts via e-mail [email protected], ormail to Linda Martin, production coordinator,P.O. Box 6810, Auburn, CA 95604.Download contributors' guidelines atwww.shotgunsportsmagazine.com.

Bassmaster magazine accepts stand-alone photos, artwork and illustrations fromfreelancers. Send previously publishedsamples of your work, along with a contactsheet of applicable slides. Pay is $50-$500for inside photos and $700 for cover photos;all rights, including electronic and rights toreprint, are purchased. Reason-able paymentwill be made for reprinting. All submissionsshould be properly packaged and should be

BigGameHunt.netseeks articles from the big-gamehunting community on thesubject of general hunting tipsand advice on all big-gamespecies, firearm selection,archery tactics, muzzle-loader

tips and pieces on current hunting issues.Compensation is based on your experience,the quality of the piece and photos submittedwith the manuscript. You must hold allcopyrights for the content you submit.Complete guidelines are available atwww.biggamehunt.net; click Write For Us.Submit your article via e-mail [email protected] or mail to RiderWebInc., 3440 Essex Ct., Craig, CO 81625,970-824-9333.

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by Freddie McKnight

Bassmaster magazine coversfishing for freshwater bass species. Fishingfor white, striped and hybrid bass is coveredon a limited basis.

Most articles are how-to stories dealingwith specific techniques and patterns -- no"Me and Joe" stories. Articles (with 15 to 20color slides, prints or digital images) rangefrom 150 to 1,800 words. Bassmaster pays35 cents per word upon acceptance and buysall rights, including electronic and rights toreprint. Reasonable payment will be madefor reprinting. Complete guidelines areavailable upon request. Please submit queries,SASE and samples to BASS([email protected]), P.O. Box10000, Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830, 407-566-BASS.

labeled. Guide-lines are availableupon request. Submit sampleswith SASE to BASS ([email protected]), P.O. Box10000, Lake Buena Vista, FL32830, 407-566-BASS.

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broadcast media activities. Previousbroadcast experience is not necessary. Sendresume and cover letter to Scott Linden [email protected].

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Exec. Director Eileen King recentlysent POWA her letter of resignation.Eileen has taken on full-timeemployment and has decided to leaveher position with POWA. She will stayon with us through the fall conference.

POWA is therefore sending out acall for applicants for ExecutiveDirector. The Executive Director isappointed by the Board of Directorsand serves at the pleasure of the Board.A three-year commitment is expectedof new appointees. Compensation isnegotiated annually. Currently theposition requires approximately 20 to25 hours per week.

In performing his/her duties, theExecutive Director must have/developa working understanding of the POWAConstitution, Bylaws, Code of Ethics,Directives of the Board (policy) andOrganizational Manual (duties manual,describing association procedures andthe role of committees, officers, etc.).The Executive Director should alsohave an understanding of POWA�snonprofit corporation - IRS 501(c)3 -designation, banking/budgetingprocedures and have a workingknowledge of parliamentary procedure.

If you would like a complete jobdescription, contact Eileen King,POWA, 158 Lower Georges Valley Rd.,Spring Mills, PA 16875; 814-364-9557or [email protected].

Send letter of interest and resumeby SEPTEMBER 1, 2006 to Eileen, atthe above address.

CALL FOR RESUMES FOR POWAEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR POSITION


Name_____________________________________________________ Phone________________________________( ) Member

( ) Supporting Member, Company Name ________________________________________________ ( ) First POWA conference?

( ) Spouse Name _________________________ ( ) Guest Name_________________________________________________

REGISTRATION Cost x # persons = Total FeeBy August 30, $20 each ...................................................................................................... $20.00 x ________ = $________After August 30, $30 each (late fee).................................................................................... $30.00 x ________ = $________Supporting Member Breakout Day Display Fee.................................................................. $45.00 = $________SUBTOTAL REGISTRATIONS...................................................................................................... ________ = $________

ALL ATTENDEES PAY REGISTRATION FEES, including spouses/guests/breakout participants(Exception - spouses/guests attending banquet only)

MEALS*FILL OUT NUMBER OF PERSONS, even if meal is sponsored � we need a count! # persons = Total FeeFriday BBQ: Sponsor, Kinzua Quality Deer Cooperative ........................................................................... ________ = N/CSaturday Breakfast: Sponsor, Best Western Bradford Inn............................................................................ ________ = N/CSaturday Lunch: ...........................................................................................................................@ $10 ea. ________ = ________Saturday Banquet : Sponsor, W.R. Case & Sons Cutlery ............................................................................. ________ = N/CSUBTOTAL MEAL FEES:.................................................................................................................................................... $_______* Children and guests (not spouses) must pay for sponsored meals � Fri. BBQ $15; Sat. Breakfast $12; Sat. Lunch $9; Sat. dinner $26. Note: Sunday breakfast is "on your own."

ACTIVITIES $20 REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT REQUIRED FOR EACH ACTIVITY (descriptions in PowWow)(Attend activity & fee is returned / Any activity charges will be deducted / Activities open to all attendees # persons (x $20)Friday -- Kinzua Quality Deer Cooperative Tour, 7 a.m.....................................��............. ________ = $________Friday -- Allegheny River Fishing (limited number), 7 a.m. ....................................................................... ________ = $________Friday -- Trout Fishing, 7 a.m. or on your own ........................................................................................... ________ = $________Friday -- Spouses' Tour -- Local highlights ................................................................................................. ________ = $________Saturday -- Spouses' Tour -- More local highlights ..................................................................................... ________ = $________SUBTOTAL ACTIVITY DEPOSITS ................................................................................................................................. $________

GRAND TOTAL (registrations + meals + activity deposits) Enclose full amount/no partial payment ................ = $________

Make check payable to POWA or send MasterCard/Visa #______________________________________________ exp. date_______________Send form and check or credit card info to: Eileen King, 158 Lower Georges Valley Rd., Spring Mills, PA 16875; 814-364-9558 (FAX)

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Call to make your room reservations at the Best Western Bradford Inn: 800-344-4656 or 814-362-4501. Or clip and send theform below (send one night's deposit if you'll be arriving late). When making your reservation, tell them you're with POWAand make your reservations before the August 25, 2006 cut-off date, to be sure you have a room at our special group room rate:$62 single/double, plus sales tax (guarantee late arrival with a credit card).

HOTEL ADDRESS: BEST WESTERN BRADFORD INN, 100 DAVIS ST. S., BRADFORD, PA 16701.Map and driving directions are on page 5. For more on the host hotel, visit their web site: www.bwbradford.com.

Name:_________________________________________________________ Phone: ______________________________________

Address:____________________________________________________________________________________________________

Arrival Date: _________________________________________ Departure Date: _________________________________________

POWA Fall Conference 2006 / Sept. 21 - 24 / Best Western Inn, Bradford

Please clip and mail or photocopy and mail

POWA FALL CONFERENCE 2006 HOTEL RESERVATION INFO/FORM


DESCRIPTION QTY SIZE* COLOR PRICE* (Add $6) PRICESweatshirt $23.00

Sport Shirt $24.00

Denim Shirt, Short Sleeve (Men's) $28.00

Denim Shirt, Short Sleeve (Ladies') $28.00

Denim Shirt, Long Sleeve (Men's) $28.00

Denim Shirt, Long Sleeve (Ladies') $28.00

Pro Cap, Twill $15.00

License Plates $ 5.00

Embroidered Patches $ 3.00

Membership Directories $ 5.00

50th Anniversary History Book $ 5.00

"The Eastern Trail " Book,

Edited by L. James Bashline N/A $10.00

* Price is for S,M,L,XL Subtotal

2XL, add $2 Shipping/Handling

3XL, add $3 TOTAL

**Please PRINT name clearly below as it should appear on left chest (1 line only; $6 per clothing item):

All orders andpaymentsshould be sentdirectly to:Eileen King,POWAExecutiveDirector158 LowerGeorges ValleyRoadSpring Mills, [email protected]

Shipping & Handing Fees:First Item -- $4.95Additional items, add $1.00 each

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POWA NEEDS AUCTION/RAFFLE ITEMS FOR THE FALL CONFERENCEIf you have items that can be used as fund-raisers at the fall conference, contact JERRY BUSH or STEVE SORENSEN (see

the POWA directory) and let them know you'll have items for them, or just take them to Bradford. POWA wishes to thank andacknowledge Steve for assisting Jerry in this important function. The rest of us can assist them by providing items for the rafflesand auctions; it's good for POWA and good advertising for you!

The Bass Pro Shops "Pass It On" Award wants to recognize and praise a POWA active member in goodstanding who has been responsible for introducing people (novice adults, children or a group, audience orreadership) to the outdoors or enhancing their appreciation of the outdoors.

The Bass Pro Shops "Pass It On" Award will be awarded to an active POWA member in good standing thatshall be given for the best: 1. Published newspaper or magazine article; 2. Broadcast radio or television program;3. Commercially marketed video; OR 4. Black and white or color photo or art; that most effectively promotespassing on the love and appreciation for the outdoors, natural resources and pursuits such as hunting, fishing,trapping, hiking, camping, boating, birdwatching, and nature appreciation.

The contest shall be judged by a panel of three judges selected by the POWA President. There will be onlyone winner for this award. The winner will receive a $300 check and a plaque. The entry must have been publishedand paid for between July 1, 2005 and June 30, 2006. Three copies must be submitted. Publication and date mustbe on the entry. Please remove your byline from two copies of the entry, but leave all identification on the original.Entries must be received by August 31, 2006.

Send entries to Executive Director Eileen King, 158 Lower Georges Valley Road, Spring Mills, PA 16875.Please include SASE for return of materials, if wanted. The award will be presented at the fall POWA conference.

Bass Pro Shops "Pass It On" Award deadline is August 31


BOARD OF DIRECTORSMay 19, 2006

Ramada Conference CenterState College, PA

The meeting was called to order byChairman Jeff Mulhollem at 8:15 p.m.Present: Mulhollem; President RussEnglehart; Vice Presidents Linda Steinerand Ron Tussel; Secretary John McGonigle;Directors Terry Brady, Bob Ballantyne,Charlie Burchfield, Jerry Hassinger, FreddieMcKnight; Supporting RepresentativeConnie Yingling; Executive Director EileenKing; and Parliamentarian John Swinton.Absent and excused: Rob Hilliard and BobLollo.

Motion: Brady/Englehart to acceptminutes from last meeting with followingchanges by Linda Steiner: A) Make thelanguage in craft awards report the same asBob Mitchell�s suggestions. B) Clarify thelanguage on Board Member Recall as OldBusiness. Passed.

Correspondence:Answered routine correspondence.I am sorry I will not be able to attend

the Spring Meeting. I will be in Florida onbusiness. I did not set up the agenda or Iwould have changed the dates. � Bob Lollo

I will not be able to attend the fallconference. I have secured a couple ofspeaking engagements at the Pa. ElkFestival, which runs the same dates as theconference. I will be missing out on my lastboard meeting. � Freddie McKnight.

Chairman�s Report: Presentedverbally at meeting.

President�s Report: Presented ver-bally at meeting.

Executive Director�s Report: We lost19 individual and 22 supporting membersthis year (withdrawals, deaths, nonpaymentof dues) and gained 12 new individual and12 new supporting members for a net loss

of 7 individual and 10 supporting.Attended the Harrisburg SportShow VIP dinner and POWAAuction during that show. VisitedBradford to see facilities for fallconference. Membership recruit-ment is always a top priority andI�ve contacted several people/companies to join, but the mem-bership needs to become involvedin active recruitment. Member-ship currently stands at: 202 ac-tive, 10 apprentice, 1 honorary

and 129 supporting.Motion Steiner/Hassinger to accept

officer�s reports. Passed.Treasurer�s Report: Steiner reported

in Rob Hilliard�s absence and said we savedapproximately $1,000 by contracting witha different firm to complete year-end finan-cial statements and tax returns. (Note:Treasurer's report and FY 2006-07 budgetwere published in the June/July PowWow.)

Motion Englehart/Ballantyne to acceptTreasurer�s Report. Passed.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:Awards � Doyle Dietz, Chair � Based

upon my 37 years experience as a reporterand editor at three different newspapers, Isee an overwhelming need for a completerevamping of the entire awards process.My first suggestion is that within two yearsof achieving full membership, serving as acommittee head be a mandatory requirementif called upon. After heading a committee,serving as the chairperson should bemandatory if called upon within three years.My second suggestion is to have guidelinesfor judging entries for more uniform results.Some of my committee heads related theirconcern when several of the volunteersthey asked to read entries all picked adifferent winner. I told them to have thevolunteers assign point values with eitherhigh or low scores, depending on whatsystem they used, being the winner. Whilefully appreciating the sensitivity of havingmembers serve as judges, I believe one ofour most pressing needs is having writersjudge writers. Perhaps this could be doneby an awards committee � which could bemade up of the previous year�s winners,who would be ineligible to enter the nextyear. Being a lifelong fan of the New YorkYankees, I have never seen winning assomething to apologize for or that there issuch a thing as winning too much. I dobelieve, however, that limitations shouldbe sent on the number of similar categories

that can be entered each year. When anindividual wins multiple categories in thesame year, it shows what kind of talent isassociated with POWA. It also can showthat individual is in a position to write thekind of articles that typically appeal tojudges and are geared to contest entries thatothers are not permitted to write because ofspace limitations and editorial policy. Someof the volunteers had the followingcomments: Articles were well written anddetailed, but too technical. Otherscomplained the entries were �too folksy.�So, while most volunteers seem to favornarrative, �me-and-Joe� type features,rather than those of a technical or how to/where to nature, some publications havepolicies against first-person features andusing photos of writers as illustrations.Sentences were awkward and/or too long,incorrect punctuation use and there was notransition between paragraphs. Some were�boring,� but grammatically correct andother had poor grammar and incorrect useof words. Most of the entries were seen asbeing professionally presented, but somestill had the byline of the writer on all fourof the articles submitted and were thusdisqualified under the rules. In other cases,the marker used to cover the byline was notdark enough to conceal the name, and itwas suggested that in the future the bylinebe cut out or covered with opaque tape orwhite-out from the original copy. In closing,my thanks goes out once again for concernand service by my committee of Bob Clark,Terry Brady, Mark Demko, GeorgeDolnack, Jim Fitser, John McGonigle,Connie Mertz, Gerry Putt, DennisScharadin, Marcus Schneck, Ron Steffe,Ron Tussel, Mike Watson, Dave Wolf andMelody Zullinger.

It was noted that changes to awardsneeds a vote at membership meeting.

Outdoor Education � Kermit Henning,Chair � All grants have been mailed.Committee members: Carl Graybill, SalPitera, Dennis Scharadin.

Craft Improvement � Bob Frye, Chair� no report.

Nominating � Dennis Scharadin, Chair� Committee has obtained the followingnominees for the 2006 Officer and Boardelections: President Linda Steiner; 1st VPRon Tussel; 2nd VP Harry Guyer; TreasurerRob Hilliard; Board of Directors: ChristianBerg, Frank Felbaum, Ron Steffe and DonSteese. Committee Members: Kermit


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Henning and George Dolnack.Ways and Means � Jerry Bush, Chair

� For the second year in a row, I will not beable to attend the spring conference due tofamily obligations. I will be transferringdonated items to Steve Sorensen, who willin turn transport auction and raffle items tothe conference site on my behalf. I willmiss everyone. I am very concerned withthe continuing drop of donated items forthe conference auctions and raffles. Thoughthe economy is strong in general, it appearsthere is an overwhelming reduction inexpenditures by companies for�unnecessary costs� and �unnecessarytravel.� I also do not feel that outdoorcommunicators are doing enough to proveour worth to our supporting members.Connie Yingling recently conducted asurvey and found that most supportingmembers simply feel they are donatingobjects to help support our organization.They do not really feel they get much valuein return. For that reason, I�m suggestingwe should conduct a poll within the pagesof PowWow.

Raising Funds: Rob Hilliard haspresented several ideas for consideration,and I applaud Rob for his pro-active stance.Here are a couple other ideas?

POWA Guide Raffle - It has beenmentioned in the past, but I�ll bring it upagain. I believe we could offer an outdoorfishing or hunting trip raffle, in which awilling POWA member could donateservices for one day. For example, if Ivolunteered to take a general member ofthe public (raffle winner) for a day ofsteelhead fishing on Lake Erie�s tributaries.Another member may decide to donateservices to take the winner on a deer huntingtrip. Many members of the public wouldconsider it an honor to accompany anoutdoor communicator outdoors. The onlydownfall I see could be legal actions ifsomeone was injured in the process of thetrip, but I believe we all take that chanceanytime we take to the lakes and fields withothers. I would think our legal adviserscould recommend a good, non-liabledisclaimer document for signing prior toparticipating.

Charter Raffle - We could alsopurchase a $400.00 Lake Erie charter andraffle tickets to the public. The tickets couldsell for $5.00 a piece or 3 for $10.00. Wewould distribute 10 tickets to every activemember and make it mandatory for each

member to raise a minimum of $30.00 byselling the tickets. If the tickets are not sold,the member would be responsible to acceptobligation to purchase any unsold tickets.

Increase Membership Dues - Per-sonally I hate this one, but perhaps we needto accept the POWA is under-priced. In myinvestigations it appears the POWA is oneof the most active outdoor writerorganizations. With that said, we should atleast analyze value from within. Perhapswe must face the fact that membership duesshould be increased to $75. Lately I havebeen kicking around consideration ofjoining the Association of Great LakesOutdoor Writers � (AGLOW). They appearto be similar to POWA in many ways, butwith one annual conference. Membershipcost for that organization is $100 annually.

Analyze Cost of Dual-Conferences -Have we analyzed the cost of producingeach conference? Does it cost theorganization more to hold conferences thanwe bring in. Assuming the answer to thatquestion is yes, perhaps we should considerchanging to one conference per year, whichwould make us similar to other writer�sorganizations.

PowWow Issues - The organizationshould evaluate the cost and considerchanging distribution of PowWow to 4issues a year instead of the current 6 issuesper year.

Membership Audit � Jeff Mulhollem,Chair � A list of 13 active members wassubmitted to the committee for the 2006audit. The members were: Marilyn Black,Jerry Bush, Stephen Carpenteri, Bud Cole,Mark Demko, Les Greevy, Len Lichvar,Tom Mitchell, J.C. Munnel, Steve Owlett,Gregg Rinkus, Susan Tarr and Ron Steffe.Letters of explanation and audit forms weresent to all at the end of January. The letterrequested the return of the completed formand all necessary documentation by March15, 2006. Completed forms have beenreceived from 11 members. Susan Tarr and

Steve Owlett resigned from themembership. The following members havereturned their audit forms and beenapproved: Marilyn Black, Jerry Bush,Stephen Carpenteri, Bud Cole, MarkDemko, Les Greevy, Len Lichvar, TomMitchell, J.C. Munnel, Gregg Rinkus andRon Steffe. Board Action requested bycommittee: Approve those who havereturned their Audit Forms.

Constitution and Bylaws � Jim Fitser,Chair � As recently requested by President-Elect Steiner and Executive Director King,the committee will be reviewing severalsections of the consitution and bylaws withregard to �cleaning up� some wording toprovide consistency and clarity in itemsrelative to duties of several officer positions.The committee will report back once it hashad time to review these items andrecommend changes to address the notedconcerns. Committee Members: Betty LouFegely, Mark Passaro.

Finance and Budget � Rob Hilliard,Chair � Based on the Treasurer�s Reportpresented at February�s interim boardmeeting, the committee was instructed toinvestigate a combination of cost-cuttingand potential new fund-raising ideas. Theresults to date are as follows.

Cutting Costs: The first suggestion wasto poll the membership on their desire toreceive an electronic version of PowWow.Based upon the most recent complete fiscalyear, this would cut a minimum of $750 inpostage (about 7.5 % of the annual PowWowcosts and about 2 % of POWA�s total annualexpenses) if just half of the membershipagreed to electronic distribution. With thisyear�s postal increase, that savings wouldbe even greater. There might be a slightsavings in printing costs as well, but thatnumber would not be proportionate becauseset-up costs would remain the same.Unfortunately, as of May 2, ExecutiveDirector King indicated that just twomembers have elected to receive the

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At the spring conference,Brenda Pfeiffer testedWinchester�s hot turkeyloads at the Scotia Rangebreakout. Mike Capps,representing Winchester,provided assistance.Photo by Rich Walton.


electronic version of PowWow. Since I�mnot quite ready to give up on this idea yet,perhaps we should make another request toour members (maybe an announcement atthe conference?), stressing its importanceas a cost-cutting measure. On a relatednote, I would ask the board to also considermaking printed copies of the membershipdirectory available only to those membersthat request them. Printed directoriescurrently cost POWA about $1,800 annually(over 5 % of our total annual expenses) forinformation that is readily available in theMembers Only section of our website. Asecond cost-cutting measure identified atthe interim board meeting was an offerfrom a new firm to do our annual accounting.A firm called Marshall and Associates hasoffered to prepare our annual audit for aprice that is $1,150 (3.3 % of our totalannual expenses) less than our currentaccountant, Reidy, Urish and Popeck. Afterdiscussions with ED King, we have agreedto accept the lower offer and switch firms.As a side note, the Marshall and Associatesletter indicated that our current policy ofconducting an accounts review annually ismore stringent than what is required bylaw. However, some amount of professionalreview is required on an annual basis inorder to file POWA�s tax returns. As aresult, when ED King contacts Marshalland Associates to accept their offer, shewill also determine the cost implications ofchanging this annual review. The results ofthat discussion will be reported to the boardat a later date. Another area of potential costsavings is the fee that we are charged forallowing credit card commerce. Both EDKing and I feel that the current fees aresomewhat high at $700-$800 annually(about 2 % of our total annual expenses).However, it�s my understanding that theserates are set through a combination of thecredit card company (M/C and VISA) and

the local bank. While some amount ofsavings may be achieved here, it�s unlikelyto be more than $100 to $200 annually withour current rate of credit card commerce. Iwill work with ED King to investigate thisfurther. Based upon my analysis of the lastthree Treasurer�s Reports, there are fewother areas that warrant much considerationfor cost savings. In most respects we run anextremely lean operation with nearly all ofour major expenses going directly tomember services and our two paid positions� Executive Director and PowWow editor� providing a large amount of benefit forthe cost.

Raising Funds: Several ideas wereoffered. Given the current negative trendbetween POWA income and expenditures,as well as the strong desire of the board toavoid a dues increase at this time, I think allof the cost-cutting and fundraising ideasabove require careful consideration. And,as always, any other suggestions frommembers are encouraged.

Sport Shows: Harrisburg � KermitHenning, Chair � Nothing to report. LehighValley � no report because the show is nolonger being held.

Editorial Review � Sam Hossler, Chair� Nothing to report. Committee Members:Jack Paluh, Regis Senko.

Ethics � John Swinton, Chair � Nothingto report. Members: Joe Gorden and BobBallantyne.

Member Screening � DennisScharadin, Chair � Members approved sinceinterim board meeting and needing approvalat spring board meeting: Alan Probst, GaryWert, Jennifer Bilott (apprentice).

Members approved since fallconference (approved by board) andneeding membership approval: DaveLockard, Nelson Haas, Robert Ide, BrentPostal (apprentice) and Harvey Bauer(upgrade to active from apprentice).

Committee members: Dennis Scharadin,Doyle Dietz, Dave Ehrig

Supporting Member Screening �Harry Guyer, Chair � Board approvedGreater Philadelphia Tourism MarketingGroup and Tri-Tronics by e-mail vote. Needapproval at board meeting: Camp Chef/Sport Grill, National Aviary, PAEnvironment Digest, W.R. Case & Sons.Committee members: Darl Black, JohnKasun.

Historical Archives � George Dolnack,Chair � Nothing to report. Committeemembers: John Swinton, Kermit Henning,Mark Passaro, Sylvia Bashline.

Scholarship � John Swinton, Chair �Josh Wirt attends UPJ and is acommunication major with a related area inpublic relations and marketing/advertising.He has a 3.44 GPA and plans to graduate in2007. There were no candidates from PSU.We need to do something different to interestpotential applicants. Committee members:John Swinton, Joe Gorden, Jeff Mulhollem.

Financial Auditing � Russ Englehart,Chair � Financial auditing was completedin March and everything checked out.Members: Rob Hilliard and Linda Steiner

Duties Manual � Bob Mitchell, Chair� No changes since last updated.

Technology/Website � Bob Ballan-tyne, Chair � Keeping POWA Web siteupdated per direction from ED Eileen King.Technical article published in PowWow.Does anyone have any special requests fortechnical article topics, items or areas ofparticular interest? Want to make surePowWow articles are pertinent to POWAmembership. Ballantyne reviewed websiteusage report: We had 25,792 hits in the lastfour months (862/day). Paid use per month:3,903 (133/day). Session series: 1,744/month (58/day); 26,000 hits/month; 3,900views; 1,700 viewers �worked� the site.Ballantyne posed the question, �Do we

want to attract outside visitors?�Supporting Member Rep. �

Connie Yingling, Chair � Nothingnew to report.

Youth Mentor Award �Charlie Burchfield � Noapplications for the award havebeen received yet. This award willbe discontinued this year if themembership ratifies the board�sdecision.

Past President�s Council �Dennis Scharadin, Chair �


"Tom Tatum here. We had agreat time at the spring POWAconference in State College. Asthreatened, I am submitting thisphoto from our kayakingouting. Terry and Barb Bradywent kayaking with my wife,Patti, and me on Spring Creekin Bellefonte, courtesy of TusseyMountain Outfitters. Attachedis a shot of Terry Brady,mastering his kayak domain! "Photo by Patti Tatum.


Nothing to report.Membership Recruitment � Bob

Steiner, Chair -- The best way to contactpotential new POWA members is byidentifying those who are already active inthe outdoor communications field, andgetting an application/POWA benefit infoin their hands. But how to do this? It�s maybe too much to ask editors to �recruit�members for POWA from their non-member writers / photographers /artists. Understandably, some may beuncomfortable with being a �recruiter� forPOWA. They may also be reluctant to givethose persons� private contact info (address)to a third party (POWA). However, editorsroutinely pass along correspondence tothose whose work appears in theirpublication. This happens to Linda and meregularly, from our newspaper/magazinecolumns and features. The editors forwardletters sent to us by readers or they give usthe contact info of the people who want totalk/correspond with us. That way we havea choice; our privacy is respected; and themessage still gets through from the reader.What POWA could ask is the same courtesythat these editors extend to other readers oftheir publication, and forwardcorrespondence from us to that writer/photographer/artist. This should answereditors� ethics/privacy concerns. I�mproposing that a POWA member ormembers (could be an expandedMembership Recruitment Committee) takea look at the publications they may alreadybe receiving; identify contributors who arenot POWA members; and send a letter tothe publication, asking the editor to forwardit. For example, perhaps one member would

take the Pa. Game News; another the Pa.Angler & Boater; another the Pa. OutdoorNews; another the Pa. Outdoor Times,another Pa. Game & Fish; etc. Or if someonegets all or several of these, that personwould �take on� POWA membershipdevelopment for those publications. A formletter could be developed (by the committeeor E.D.) that would be �tweaked� topersonalize it to the individual potentialmember. Something that would say: �Dearxxxxxx: I read and enjoyed yourxxxxxxxxxx in the latest issue ofxxxxxxxxx. I am a member of POWA andwould like to tell you about the benefits ofbelonging to the organization ...... (etc.).�Either an application could be enclosed, orthe person could be directed to go to thePOWA web site. The letter sender shouldgive additional contact info: theirs and theE.D.s. The Membership Recruitmentperson(s) could be supplied with POWAstationery/envelopes and reimbursed forstamps. This would mean that some of uswho already read these publications wouldjust have to look at them with an eye towardidentifying potential POWA members.Then spend a few minutes after reviewingeach to prepare letters to thesepersons (computer generation and a basicform letter speeds it up). Send the stampedletter, with the potential member�s name onthe outside envelope (leaving room for theeditor to insert the address). Send that letter(or the several identified for that issue) in alarger envelope to the publication�s editor,with a note requesting that the enclosedletters be forwarded. As noted above, thisforwarding of correspondence is the sameas these editors are now doing forindividuals who write to their contributors.Indeed, they�d be forwarding a letter from

an individual � someone whobelongs to POWA � only thiswould be a coordinated action,through the MembershipRecruitment Committee. I don�tsee there being a high volume foreach publication�s issue, probably

3 or 4 at most, so this should not tax editors.Although as POWA members, we shouldall be on the lookout for new members togrow the organization, months go by and weread our incoming magazines withoutmaking that extra effort to contact the writers/photographers/artists in there who are notyet members. My suggestion would be tomake this contact a �job� for specificmember(s), who would know they weredoing it every issue. Plus, if these membersrecruit 3 ... their own dues are paid for theyear! Although I�m mostly talking aboutmagazines here, this could apply tonewspapers and to web magazines. In thelatter case, there is usually a �contact us�option and info about POWA and the POWAweb site address could be sent to the e-zinefor forwarding to the writer. In the formsuggested above, this should be palatable toeditors and to committee members, and tothe E.D., who would only have to send asupply of stationery/envelopes to those doingthe membership contacts ... and hopefullyprocess incoming applications.

Awards Review � Bob Mitchell, Chair� At the interim board meeting, the boardapproved several changes to the AwardsProgram. These are: To eliminate anyproblems that may be associated withmailing delays, the entry deadline has beenchanged from �received by January 31,� to�postmarked by January 24.� The boardalso suggests that to confirm receipt ofentries, members submit SASEs or ask fore-mail confirmation, or send USPS deliveryconfirmation request. Qualifications on whomay enter POWA contests needs to beclarified to clearly state that only Active andApprentice members are eligible to entercontests. Currently, all POWA membersseem to qualify. The Awards Chairman isnot responsible for determining the validityof entries. As approved by the board, anyquestions concerning the validity of an entryshould be forwarded to the President, and ifhe or she deems it necessary, to the Boardfor a decision. Further, if the President hasany questions, doubts or concerns about anentry, the person submitting it should benotified immediately and given theopportunity to address whatever the questionor concern might be, before any other stepsare taken. The stipulation that an entry maybe submitted for only one award has beenchanged to allowing an entry to be submittedfor only one core award, but any in anynumber of specialty award categories. Forexample, an entered �Best Magazine

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POWA members are multi-talented: Doyle Dietz(striped shirt) leading thetomahawk-throwing stationat the Schuylkill CountyYouth Field Day in May.Photo by Marcus Schneck.


Feature� about deer hunting would not beeligible for the �Best Magazine Column�award, too, but it would be eligible for thePA Deer Award and all other specialtyawards it meets the criteria for. This mayresult in an entry receiving more than oneaward, but only one core award. Such achange will enhance the value and integrityof our awards program overall. If this isapproved, the distinction between core andspecialty awards will be made more clearon the �General Guidelines for Entries.�(The distinction is in the Duties Manual).Having a small number of entries, or onlyone, for any award is not conducive tomaintaining the integrity of our awardsprogram. This reflects poorly on POWA,diminishes the value of the award, andcompromises our relationships with thesupporting members who are sponsoringthe awards. At its interim meeting, theBoard voted to require a minimum of 5entries in each and all craft awards. Becausea person may submit no more than 2 entriesin a specialty award, this minimum numberof five entries effectively requires that atleast 3 entrants must enter an award categoryfor an award to be given. If a sufficientnumber of entries is not received, no awardwill be given. For the Best Published Colorand Black-and-White photography awards,the Board has voted to clarify the awardscriteria to read that two publishedphotography awards will be given, one forbest published black-and-white photo andone for best published color photo. Theformat the photograph was originally takenin does not matter, only the published form.Joint bylines: Joint bylines will beconsidered as an entry for each contributor.In other words, a member may submit up tothree entries for any particular award, and ifany or all of those entries are co-authoredby another member, the entry countstowards the limit that member may submit,too. The Youth Mentor Award has beendiscontinued, beginning in 2007.

Items for the Board to consider:Per Board request: Ask the

membership, at the membership meeting,if the Board should pursue the establishmentof a �Best Photograph Award,� which, forthe sake of discussion, would not have tohave been a published photo. As such, itwould be a specialty award, and wouldrequire a sponsor. Stipulate in the DutiesManual that for each award, the AwardsChairman needs to select three judges.Stipulate in the Duties Manual that the

Awards Chairman is not eligible to enterany POWA awards, and that an awardscoordinators are not eligible to enter theaward they are coordinating. If thesechanges are approved by the membership,the Duties Manual will be updatedaccordingly.

Conferences:Spring 2006 � John Swinton, Chair �

Swinton reported that the spring conferencewas going A-ok, with 133 people registered.Board chair and board thanked John andCordy for their hard, successful work.

Fall 2006 � Bradford, Mike Bleech,Chair � Eileen King reported all systemsare �Go� for the conference in Bradford.

Spring 2007 � King reported that westill need a chairman and location for thisconference.

OLD BUSINESS:Fund-raising Ideas -- POWA operat-

ing their own sales on eBay was discussed.Motion Ballantyne/Brady to drop the ideaand pursue it no further. Passed.

Linda Steiner raised ideas of variousfund-raising ideas for POWA (some re-layed from Rob Hilliard and Jerry Bush).Many were considered and discussed. Ideasconsidered: big bass/big buck contest; claysshoot/golf tournament; raffle tickets to wina POWA member as a hunting/fishingguide; raffle Lake Erie charter; 50-50 raffleat conferences; hold drawing during mem-bership renewal; general money-savingideas, including making conferences payfor themselves. Steiner feels we shouldmake money at/from conferences. Ques-tion posed by Ballantyne, "Do we have abudget crisis?" Steiner replied, "No, wedon�t 'need' money" and she related that shefound some money in past budgets saying,"We�re okay").

Motion: Ballantyne/Burchfield to tableall talk of fund-raising until bookkeeping isstraightened out. Passed. General consen-sus is that POWA has no financial crisis butshould look more closely at budgeting andincome. Budget/bookkeeping/financial is-sues will be resolved between now and fallconference, with ideas presented at confer-ence.

Member Recruitment -- This is a ne-cessity for our financial health and future.Motion: Englenhart/Burchfield to approachmembers to recruit new members frommagazine articles written by non-members,as found in various magazines. Passed.

Ways and Means -- Jerry Bush men-tioned a need to find a way to get POWA

regular members to send tearsheets to sup-porting members. It was suggested that anarticle be written for PowWow explainingthe importance and etiquette of sendingtearsheets to supporting members.

NEW BUSINESS:New Memberships --Motion: Burchfield/Steiner to enter

executive session. Passed.Motion: Tussel/Englehart to come out

of executive session. PassedMotion: Hassinger/Burchfield to

approve individual members. PassedMotion: Ballantyne/Burchfield to

approve supporting members. PassedMotion: Burchfield/Ballantyne to

approve all members who passedmembership audit. Passed

Motion: Burchfield/Hassinger toapprove Don Heckman as an honorarymember. Passed. It was noted this must alsobe approved by the general membership attheir next meeting.

Employee Theft/Bond Insurance --The employee bond came up for renewalthis year � payable once every 3 years. Itseemed to indicate that people rather thanpositions were covered. Motion Burchfield/Ballantyne to drop current coverage andhave King search for new coverage. Passed

Grant Writing Proposal --Motion: Burchfield/Brady to allow

John Mahn to search for grants/grant moneyfor POWA. Passed. King noted that POWAreceived a $2,000 grant from CentralPennsylvania Tourism Council to be usedfor the current conference.

Website -- Brief discussion, no action.Budget -- Motion Tussel/Brady to ap-

prove 2006-07 budget. Two notes: POWAlost 22 supporting members and 19 indi-vidual members. This budget reflects anincrease of only $1,000 over the 2005-06budget.

Awards Rules -- Needs no action be-cause it was handled at last board meeting.Items must be voted on at general member-ship meeting.

GOOD OF THE ORDER:Charlie Burchfield thanked Eileen

King for special e-mails to board members,etc. which helped make the currentconference successful.

A BIG board thanks to John and CordySwinton for the great work they did on thisconference.

Motion Tussel/Brady to adjourn at10:15 p.m.



by SupportingMember Liaison,CONNIE YINGLING,PR Coordinator,Maryland Office ofTourism Development

Country-western signer Alan Jacksonsoftly croons the advice that �there ain�t nocure for the summertime blues,� but thisMaryland Tourism PR gal respectfullydisagrees with the handsome superstar fromGeorgia.

Summer is when I finally get outdoorsand actually do all of the activities I promoteto others during the rest of the year.Crabbing, fishing and simply sitting on myfront porch rocker, reading a thickpaperback novel and drinking an ice-coldbeverage, rank high among my favoritesummer pastimes. How could anyoneremain blue with such a fun-filled lineup ofactivities? Not me!

As an added bonus, in my workadayworld, July first and the flip of the calendarinto full-blown summer bring a new fiscalyear (with a new budget and new goals toattain), a short breather from the back-to-back press trips and conferences of springand early summer, and the opportunity tobe proactive, as opposed to reactive, in myjob duties. This combination creates theperfect (summer) storm, as far as I�mconcerned.

July and August are my premier monthsto evaluate the results of the first half of theyear and begin laying plans for the fallseason. Chief among those forward-thinking plans is preparing for the fallPOWA conference, being held September21-24, 2006 in Bradford, Pa. Now is thetime to block off those dates, gather storyideas for the fall, and brainstorm forbreakout day booth items and activities --which brings me to the request portion ofthis column.

Breakout is a time period during the

Those pesky,summertimeblues ... do youhave them atbreakout?

Meeting was called to order by RussEnglehart at 3:15 p.m. All officers andboard members present except: R. Hilliard,B. Lollo and J. Mulhollem (all excused).Approximately 33 members attended.

Motion: George Dolnack/Jim Fitser toaccept officers reports as approved andposted. Passed.

Motion: Bob Ballantyne/SylviaBashline to accept Treasurer�s Report.Passed.

Committee Reports:See board meeting minutes.Outdoor Education -- Report: Kermit

Henning said applications accepted untilAugust 1; reminded members that LehighValley Sports Show is no longer being heldand commented that we must work harderto maintain revenues.

Motion: Alex Zidock/Gerald Putt toaccept committee reports.

Conferences:See board meeting minutes. Also noted

that fall conference is September 21 � 24 inBradford.

Old Business:Discussion regarding POWA use eBay

to raise funds. Consensus was not to do this.Alex Zidock questioned whether

minutes should be published in PowWow(prior to conferences) to keep membersinformed. Motion: Alex Zidock/KermitHenning to publish in PowWow all generalmembership minutes requiring informationneeded for votes. Passed.

It was noted that voting to accept theboard minutes does not mean accepting allthe board�s actions.

Motion: Bashline/Terry Brady toaccept membership meeting minutes asposted in PowWow. Passed.

Linda Steiner related memberrecruitment idea of someone contactingmagazine writers from various outdoorsmagazines, to include sending non-memberwriters a letter about POWA�s goals,requirements, etc. Presidential directiveissued to L. Steiner and committee to contactsaid writers.

New Business:Motion: Charles Burchfield/Jim Fitser

to accept new POWA members. Passed.New active members accepted: Harvey

Bauer (upgrade from apprentice), DaveLockard, Nelson Haas, Robert Ide, AlanProbst, and Gary Wert. Apprenticemembers: Brent Postal and Jennifer Billott

Motion: Bob Clark/Ed Carlson toaccept new POWA supporting members.Passed. Supporting members accepted:Camp Chef/Sport Grill, GreaterPhiladelphia Tourism Marketing Group,National Aviary, Pennsylvania Environ-mental Digest, Pennsylvania Outdoor Times(reinstatement), Tri-Tronics, W. R. CaseCutlery, Vivid Publishing (reinstatement).

Motion: Tim Flanigan/JoAnne Zidockto accept Board actions from last fall�smeeting. Passed.

Motion: Doyle Dietz/L. Steiner toaccept Board actions of interim boardmeeting. Failed by a vote of eight (8) for themotion and 20 opposed.

Motion: Ed Carlson/Jon Pries to haveno minimum number of entries required tojudge a given contest and award a prize inthe contest. Passed by a vote of 18 for themotion and 10 opposed.

Motion: Bob Ballantyne/ThadBukowski to approve board action withabove changes from the board meeting inMarch 2006. Passed.

Motion: K. Henning/J. Fitser to voteon board actions from May 19 boardmeeting at the fall meeting, after minutesare published in PowWow and on website.Passed.

Motion: Fitser/Burchfield to acceptproposed 2006-07 budget. Passed.

There was a brief discussion about aFine Art photo contest. The item wasreferred to the Awards Review Committee.

Motion: Burchfield/Dietz to make DonHeckman (NWTF volunteer) an honoraryPOWA member. Passed.

Good of the Order:Bill Feddock had an auto accident.It was suggested that POWA members

sign up for the Izaak Walton League e-newsletter.

Dennis Scharadin traveled to Australiaand his wife, Kaye, became ill while he wasthere.

It was suggested to bring a lot of moneyto the auction at the banquet later in theevening.

Motion Jon Pries to adjourn 4:35 p.m.Passed.

Respectfully submitted, John W. McGonigle POWA Secretary

POWA GENERALMEMBERSHIP MEETING

May 20, 2006Pa. Game Commission

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MembershipTotals as ofJuly 6, 2006:Active: 200Apprentice: 11Honorary: 2Supporting: 130

Welcome NewMembers:

DONALD HECKMAN(Honorary)14 Slate Hill Rd.Camp Hill, PA 17011Cumberland County717-761-5925Work: [email protected] officer, Pa. Chapter NWTF.Sponsor: Charlie Burchfield

ROBERT LAPSLEY(Reinstatement -- Active)P.O. Box 88Second St.Driftwood, PA [email protected] photojournalist, consultant.

WESTERN PENNSYLVANIACONSERVANCY(Reinstatement -- Supporting)209 Fourth Ave.Pittsburgh, PA 15222Contact: Cynthia Ference-Kelly

412-288-2777Fax: [email protected] protects, conserves and restores landand water for the diversity of the region�splants, animals and their ecosystems throughscience-based strategies.

W.R. CASE & SONS CUTLERY CO.(Supporting)P.O. Box 4000, Owens WayBradford, PA 16701Contact: Shelley Swanson814-363-6132Fax: [email protected] pocket knives and fixedblades.Sponsors: Allegheny National Forest Va-cation Bureau and Mike Bleech

Individual MembershipChanges:Gary Alt, 115 Santa Cruz Ave., SanAnselmo, CA 94960.Joe Gorden, 147 Weible Dr., Hooversville,PA 15936, 814-479-4902.Karl Power, 2370 Mount Vernon, Export,PA 15632; additional phone, 724-327-8231.

Supporting MembershipChanges:Quality Deer Management Association,Kip Adams, e-mail [email protected] Molding Company, contact changedto Laura Hess, 630-552-9413, [email protected]. Please see itemsthat were at www.tacklelogic.com, now atthe Web site www.planomolding.com.

Gerber Legendary Blades topurchase Brunton Company

conference that is reserved especially forthe supporting members to interact withactive members, show off their latest andgreatest products, and create or renewrelationships with journalists and othersupporting members. POWA PresidentRuss Englehart recently e-mailed me toask how we can improve upon the breakoutsessions and, while I certainly have a fewideas of my own, your input and ideas areurgently needed as well.

Are you satisfied with our supportingmember breakout day or does the eventgive you the blues? We would like to hearideas and comments from you on how toimprove the setup (indoors, outdoors,combination of the two); booth amenities(electric, water, heat, air conditioning); thelength of breakout (too short, too long, justright); and how to further engage the activemembers (coordinated activities such aspunch cards or a scavenger hunt, or �insertyour idea here�).

We are asking for ideas on what to doto keep the interest and excitement of theevent high and also to insure that POWAmembers remain at the site for their generalmembership meeting that immediately fol-lows breakout. No topic regarding breakoutday is off limits. Please let me know bycalling me at 410-767-6329 or jotting an e-mail to [email protected].

Hope that you enjoy your summer --without the blues of which Mr. Jacksonsings -- and look forward to seeing youagain at the POWA fall conference inBradford.

FISKARS, the parent company ofGerber Legendary Blades, announced thatit has signed a definitive agreement topurchase the Sweden-based Silva Group,including its U.S. subsidiary, The BruntonCompany. Brunton is recognized as aleading manufacturer of navigationequipment, personal lighting, sports optics,portable power and camping accessories.�This acquisition is consistent with previoussteps we�ve taken to provide outdoorenthusiasts with the essential gear they needto fend for themselves as they pursue theiractivities,� said Jason Landmark, Gerber'spresident. �We�ve been impressed for sometime by their quality and wide array ofoutdoor products and see it as a naturalextension of the Gerber line.�

Wonders of Wildlife is theofficial home of NationalHunting and Fishing Day

This year is the 35th anniversary ofNational Hunting and Fishing Day, to becelebrated September 23. Decades of memo-rabilia on the event are now on exhibit atWonders of Wildlife, the National Fish andWildlife Museum and Aquarium, in Spring-field, Missouri. Partners in a new campaignto reenergize National Hunting and FishingDay include the National Shooting SportsFoundation, Bass Pro Shops, Woolrich,the National Wild Turkey Federation,and others.

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Just like all computertechnology, wireless Internet ismoving forward at light speed. Soby the time you finish reading this article,things will have probably already gottencheaper, faster, smaller and, some might justsay, better.

It was only a short while ago we were "wowed" by"cool" hot-spots in progressive cities, airports, cafes and otherpublic places. These wireless networks, also called WiFi or 802.11networks, provide free or low-cost Internet access to the public.WiFi is not an Internet service, but a wireless local area networkingsystem. Users must still have DSL, cable or T1 line access.

Being able to connect to the Internet in public hot-spots isextremely convenient. Wireless home networks are also convenient.They allow you to easily connect multiple computers and to movethem from place to place without disconnecting and reconnectingwires. WiFi works with wireless routers that allow multipledevices to connect to the Internet. The routers use an antenna tosend signals to wireless devices and a wire to send signals to theInternet. Wireless adapters plug into a computer�s PC card slot orUSB port. Wireless networks are easy to set up and inexpensive.

All that being said, it now seems that WiFi technology hasbeen blown out of the water by a wireless radio broadband dataprotocol being adopted by many mobile phone providers. Known

as Evolution Data Only or Evolution Data Optimized, and oftenabbreviated as EVDO, it is wireless Internet, based on cell towers.

EVDO works the same way your cell phone does. Whereveryou get cellular reception, you get Internet. A number ofcell phone companies now offer communication packagesthat offer this wireless access to the Web, expanding youroptions light years beyond the traditional hot-spot.

Basically, all you need is a monthly access plan, mobilePC card and appropriate Internet protocol software. With the

monthly fees paid for an access plan, no additional Internet ServiceProvider (ISP) is needed. Access service requires a PC card that musthave its own Electronic Serial Number (ESN), so if you already havea cell phone, you�ll need a separate mobile number. Special softwareis usually provided to allow management of various applicationsthrough an easy-to-use control panel.

Access plans are currently available to millions of Americans inhundreds of areas and continue to expand coast to coast. If you wanton-the-fly Internet access, wireless may just be the way to go.

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Calling Plan: Verizon�s BroadbandAccess Unlimited monthlyhome airtime usage when surfing the Net. Cost: $79.99 monthlyaccess with two-year customer agreement or $59.99 with qualifyingvoice plan. Download complex files and large e-mail attachmentseasily at average speeds of 400 to 700 kbps, capable of bursts up to2 Mbps.

Wireless PC Card: Verizon Wireless PC 5740. Cost: $49.99with two-year customer agreement and $25 one-time activation fee.Wire-free and cable-free, the PC 5740 is a PCMCIA card that willenable Internet access anywhere within the coverage area.

Wireless InternetTechnology Craft Improvementby Tracy Watt, POWA Webmaster

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