This year, the Lehigh County Fish and Game Protective Association is celebrating the 75th year of its annual Little Lehigh Fishing Derby, which will be held Saturday and Sunday, May 21 and 22, at the South 12th Street entrance of the Parkway in Allentown.

A longstanding tradition, this year's tournament features the addition of several new sponsors and an increase in the number of fish being released compared to previous years. More than 2,800 trout, including 25 that have been tagged for special prizes, will be released for the two-day event, with the Junior Derby May 21 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and the Senior Derby May 22 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.Cabela's store in Hamburg is the presenting sponsor of event and will provide prizes for the winners of each derby. Cabela's will also award the lucky angler that catches the fish with the No. 1 tag a $200 gift card.Live bait and fishing tackle will be available for purchase on site, as well as memberships in the LCFGPA for this club event. Food and refreshments will be sold, but tents, open fires and saving fishing spots are not permitted.**********This year's 10th Annual Bear Creek Festival will be held Sunday, from noon to 4 p.m., at the Schuylkill County Fairgrounds, Summit Station. This free event is a family oriented watershed celebration which offers visitors numerous educational activities related to our environment. Visitors will be able to build their own bluebird house with Home Depot, paint their own flower pot and take part in the annual Schuylkill County Trout Unlimited youth fishing derby. There will be a demonstration by DEKKA-HAUS German Shepherds and wildlife seminars by Red Creek Wildlife Center.**********Bears Head Archery, Delano, located one mile off Exit 134, Interstate 81, has its 3-D course open daily to the public from dawn to dusk through Saturday, Oct. 15. Donations are accepted, and for information, contact Frank Blazusky at 570-467-0331 or

docblazer@verizon.net.**********Schuylkill County Youth Field Day coordinator Dennis Scharadin is the guest of Pennsylvania Outdoor Writers Association member Doyle Dietz on "Experience The Outdoors," Sunday, from 7-7:30 a.m. on 1410-AM, WLSH, from 9:30-10 a.m., on WMGH, 105.5-FM and on the Web at

www.wmgh.com by clicking the "Experience The Outdoors" link.**********Schuylkill County Sportsmen's Advisor Board will meet Wednesday, May 18, at noon, at Schuylkill County Ag Center, 1206 Ag Center Drive, Gordon Naugle Trail, Pottsville. For information, call the Schuylkill Conservation District at 570-622-3742.**********A trap shoot will be held, Thursday, May 19, beginning at 6 p.m., at Orwigsburg Gun Club, Gun Club Road, off Route 443 East, Orwigsburg. For information, e-mail

jafone@comcast.net.**********Schuylkill County Youth Field Day, for ages 10-15, will be held Saturday, May 21, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at Friedensburg Fish and Game Club, Friedensburg. For information and pre-registration, contact "Porcupine Pat" McKinney at

porcupinepat@yahoo.com or 570-622-4124, ext. 113.**********This year's Eastern Pennsylvania Rendezvous and Muzzleloader Shoot, will be held Sunday-Sunday, May 22-29, at Blue Ridge Rifles Muzzleloader Club, located off Route 183, south of Summit Station. Gates open May 22, at 2 p.m., with separate pre-1840 and modern camping. Informal matches and seminars will be held Monday-Thursday, May 23-26, throughout; formal rifle, smoothbore and pistol matches for men, women and juniors will be held Friday-Sunday, May 27-29, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with no registration or target fees for juniors. For information, contact Cathy Bates at 610-489-3878 or email

BRRIFLES@msn.com or Betty Dietz at 570-366-1764 or email

yankeegiant@verizon.net.**********Schuylkill County Trout Unlimited will meet Tuesday, May 24, at 7 p.m., at Yorkville Fire Company, South 20th and West Norwegian Sts., Pottsville. For information, call Randy Emerich at 570-622-1252 or access on the Web at

www.schuylkilltu.org.**********Schuylkill County Sportsmen's Association will meet Thursday, May 26, at 7 p.m., at Locust Valey Fish and Game. For information, contact Ron Blew at 570-943-2900 or

rblewy@yahoo.com .**********Schuylkill Spurs Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation meets, Thursday, June 2, beginning at 7:30 p.m., at West Penn Archery, South Tamaqua. For information, call Kevin Titus at 570-668-5903.**********This year's Norm Thornburg Youth Conservation Camp, for youth between the ages of 13-15, will be held Thursday-Saturday, June 23-25, at Schuylkill County Fairgrounds, Summit Station. For information, call Dennis Scharadin at 570-739-2085 or contact "Porcupine" Pat McKinney at 570-622-4124, ext. 113, or e-mail

porcupinepat@yahoo.com.