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The legal blood alcohol content (BAC) limit of .08% was established through a combination of federal legislation, research, and state action. Federal legislation Transportation appropriations bill In 2000, President Clinton's transportation appropriations bill threatened to withhold federal highway funds from states that didn't lower their BAC limit to .08% by 2003. TEA-21 This federal incentive grant encouraged states to adopt the .08% BAC limit. Research The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) conducted studies that showed a significant increase in the risk of a crash once a person's BAC reached .08%. Scientists determined that a BAC of .08% noticeably impairs a person's coordination and ability to receive signals from their brain. State action Utah was the first state to implement a .08% BAC limit in 1983. By July 2004, all 50 states had passed legislation lowering their BAC limit to .08%. The .08% BAC limit has been credited with reducing alcohol-related fatalities.

I thought Santa was pretty handsome myself!! 😇 I sent you a pm.

Hunter illegally kills first black bear ever harvested in Lancaster County: Game Commission P.J. REILLY John Stoltzfus, 47, of Peach Bottom Road, Drumore Township, was cited for unlawful taking of wildlife and trespassing, according to citations filed by the Game Commission with District Judge William R. Mankin II of Quarryville. Stoltzfus faces fines of over $1,200. “The first bear ever taken by a hunter in Lancaster County – we wish it would have been a lawful bear,” said Sgt. Matthew Johnson, the Game Commission’s Game Warden Group Supervisor for Lancaster and Chester Counties. “It would have been a great story.” The Game Commission has no record of a hunter ever shooting a bear in Lancaster County, according to agency spokesman Travis Lau. Stoltzfus said he is contemplating whether or not to fight the charges because he said he didn’t know hunting wasn’t allowed on the property where he shot the bear. “I didn’t see any (No Trespassing) signs and I feel like I wasn’t doing anything wrong,” he said. Johnson declined to discuss certain details of the case, since it has not yet been resolved, but he noted, “We’re pretty careful about having the evidence we need before we file charges like this. “It should have been pretty well known that trespassing isn’t allowed there.” On Dec. 10, Stoltzfus was hunting on land owned by Constellation Energy in Drumore Township, according to the citations. Stoltzfus further identified the land as property the company owns along the Susquehanna River off Slate Hill Road, near Peach Bottom Marina. According to property records, Constellation owns about 450 acres there in three parcels. The company owns thousands of acres along the river in southern Lancaster County, including the Muddy Run Pump Storage Facility. Stoltzfus said he has hunted the steep hillside leading down to the Susquehanna off Slate Hill Road for many years, and always thought it was allowed. Open on Dec. 10 were the statewide firearms deer season and a special extended bear season in Wildlife Management Unit 5B, which covers nearly all of Lancaster County and parts of several surrounding counties. Stoltzfus said he was hunting both deer and bears that day, and Sgt. Johnson confirmed Stoltzfus was properly licensed to hunt both species. Although Lancaster County is not considered to be within the normal range of black bears in Pennsylvania, they are occasionally seen here. Several have been trapped by the Game Commission over the years – usually in the summer – and relocated to more mountainous parts of the state. Most recently, one was trapped in August 2019 in Lancaster city and relocated to Dauphin County. The steep, wooded hills of southwest Lancaster County are one of the areas where bear sightings have been increasing in recent years. Stoltzfus said he saw a bear near his home a few years ago, and his dog was killed by a bear two years ago at his farm. “Ever since then, I’ve always gotten a bear license,” he said. While hunting in the woods the afternoon of Dec. 10, Stoltzfus said he saw something black walking toward him. “I was surprised, but I knew it was a bear,” he said. He shot the bear around 4 p.m., and it took until about 7 p.m. to get it back to his farm. There, Stoltzfus said he weighed the bear, which was a male, at 240 pounds. It had a tag in its ear, which Johnson said was placed there in 2023 by biologists in Maryland. Officials with Maryland Department of Natural Resources told Johnson the bear was tagged in a den when it was a cub about 65 miles away from where it was shot. Although he had never shot a bear before, Stoltzfus said he knew he was required to take it to a Game Commission check station, since all bears shot in Pennsylvania are physically inspected by Game Commission staff. But the closest check stations in southern Lancaster County are in Reading and Harrisburg. So Stoltzfus called the Game Commission Dec. 11, and State Game Warden Daniel Gibble, who covers southern Lancaster County, arrived to inspect the bear. It was during his inquiry about the kill that Gibble learned where the bear was shot, Stoltzfus said. And that’s when the officer informed Stoltzfus that he would be cited for trespassing. Johnson declined to reveal any discussions the Game Commission has had with Constellation about citing hunters for trespassing on its land, but he did say, “We rarely prosecute trespassing without the consent of the landowner.” Questions emailed to Constellation media representatives Tuesday had not been answered as of today. As a result of the trespassing charge, Johnson said Stoltzfus also was charged with unlawful taking of wildlife. Although Stoltzfus was properly licensed, Johnson said, since he was trespassing when he shot the bear, then the taking of the bear is considered unlawful under the state’s wildlife code. The bear was confiscated, according to Johnson, with the meat being “donated,” he said. The head and the hide were retained by the Game Commission as evidence until the case is resolved. After that time, a determination will be made about what to do with the animal parts, Johnson said. But he recognized “it’s the first bear ever killed in Lancaster County, so it’s pretty unique.” The citations against Stoltzfus were filed in Mankin’s District Court Dec. 26. The trespassing citation carries a fine of $250. The citation for unlawfully taking wildlife carries a fine of $1,000. Stoltzfus on Tuesday said he is still considering whether nor not to fight the citations, based on his assertion that the land where he shot the bear was not posted against trespassing

Personally, I loved Pat Catans!! Michaels bought them out & nothing has been the same. When you go in their store, there is hardly anyone in there, ever!! Joann’s & Hobby Lobby are always busy. I hope the employees can find jobs easily, they were always friendly & helpful.

Where did you see this at?

That makes my heart so happy to know Sugar is home!!

Took this pic last week one day.

“Thanks to everyone that helped us find them!!! They contacted us and coming to pay for the pumpkins. Thanks to all our customers that come to our stand and support us!! We really appreciate everyone!!”

Pumpkins

Looks like they are going back to pay for what they took.

Why?

I’m thinking I saw some at the Lakeside Market in Sabula.

I’d get ahold of domestic relations again. If they don’t fix the problem, I would get a lawyer.

Sabula Lake looks terrible!! I was wondering why it was taking so long to fix the dam, now I know!!