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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 2006
Page
22
At the Chicago Boat RV and Outdoors Show buyers sampled the Port A Bote a compact foldable dinghy priced between 2000 and 2500 dollars. Weighing 58 pounds it folds to 10 feet 8 inches by 24 inches by four inches and can ride on a car roof.
Ten years after the Into Thin Air saga, British climber David Sharp died on Everest as about 40 climbers passed by without aiding him. The May 15 death, part of a season with the highest toll since 1996, renews questions of ethics, commercialization, and the line between self preservation and rescue.
The Illini Division of the Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League holds its third of five regular season events at the Smithland Pool on June 10. Takeoff is at Golconda Marina at 5:30 a.m. Weigh-in is at 2 p.m. with a $45,000 purse. If not full, entries accepted June 9 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Golconda Marina. Entry fees are $200 for boaters and $100 for co-anglers.
Outdoors Notes invites sky enthusiasts to join the Astronomical Association of Southern Illinois at Giant City State Park at 8:30 p.m. on June 3. Meet at the Visitor Center for a brief indoor talk and sky viewing of the moon, Jupiter, Saturn, and late spring constellations. Bring a lawn chair or blanket. If weather is bad, indoors with a planetarium show on eclipses and lunar phases. For more information call (618) 457-4836. Compiled by Les Winkeler.
The vesper sparrow is a grayish streaked ground bird with white tail feathers a white eye ring and chestnut patch on the wing. It nests on the ground in grasses lays 4 to 6 white eggs spotted brown and ranges from British Columbia across southern Canada to central California Texas Tennessee and western North Carolina it winters to central California Oklahoma New Jersey and Long Island. Its song is a rich evening melody, and it is sometimes seen on perches to sing. Compiled by Les Winkeler with National Audubon Society Field Guide information.
Crab Orchard and Lake Murphysboro show strong catfish with leeches and night crawlers while bass bite improves around weed beds. Crappie slow at several lakes but remain fair near brush piles and minnows. Bluegill on beds or just off, using crickets and wax worms. Rend Lake reports 70 degree temps. catfish excellent on shrimp and leeches. bass and bluegill steady near rip rap and weed lines.
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