SADLY WE LOST ANOTHER LONG TIME MAZEPPA RESIDENTS THIS WEEK WHEN KEITH FINCK SUDDENLY PASSED AWAY.  4/17/1958 - 9/19/2024    THE SON OF MELVIN AND WANDA FINCK AND MARRIED DONNA ON OCTOBER 10 , 1981.   SURVIVING ARE DAUGHTERS ALISHA AND LAURA ALONG WITH SISTER KAREN. KEITH WORKED WITH HIS DAD FOR MANY YEARS BEFORE TAKING A JOB WITH THE MIFFLINBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT.  IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO SOMETHING IN KEITHS HONOR THE FAMILY ASKS TO ASSIST : MAZEPPA MANNA , C/O   MUC  3200 JOHNSON MILL ROAD , LEWISBURG PA   17837.

KEITH WAS JUST A GREAT GUY AND A WONDERFUL NEIGHBOR AND I WAS SO LUCKY TO KNOW HIM !

45 PERCY

 FINALLY BACK IN THE CREEK AND I CAUGHT 45 INCLUDING THESE 13 INCH SMALLIES AND THE 16 INCH FALL FISH. THE FOX SQUIRREL AND SAND PIPER TRULY POSED FOR ME.

 SADLY WE RECENTLY LOST GERALD LLOYD AND THE FAMILY WERE SUCH GREAT NEIGHBORS WHEN I LIVED IN MAZEPPA.   MAY 13 , 1941 - AUGUST 23 , 2024.    THE SON OF GEORGE AND ESTHER LLOYD.   HE AND THELMA WERE MARRIED FOR 63 YEARS. HE OWNED AND OPERATED GERALD LLOYD GENERAL CONTRACTING FOR 50 YEARS.   SURVIVED BY DAUGHTER TINA AND SONS GERALD , GARY AND SHAWN.  11 GRAND CHILDREN AND 9 GREAT GRAND CHILDREN. ALSO ATTACHING A PHOTO OF THAT OLDS 442 HE WAS WELL KNOWN FOR.

26 PERCY

 ROUGH WEEK AT WORK AND FISHING TODAY IS JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED. SNAGGED 26 INCLUDING THIS 16 INCH FALL FISH AND 17 INCH PICKERAL. 

34 PERCY

 SNAGGED 34 INCLUDING THIS ROCK BASS....16 INCH FALL FISH...13 AND 17 INCH PICKERAL.   GORGEOUS SUNRISE......JOE PYE IS BLOOMING....AND A KATYDID

GREAT MORNING

IN THE CREEK A LITTLE AFTER 5:30 AND SNAGGED 9 INCLUDING THIS 16 INCH RAINBOW
 

10 PERCY

FINALLY GOT BACK IN THE CREEK AND JUST WHAT THE DR. ORDERED.  QUIET AND NO PEOPLE !   CAUGHT 10 INCLUDING THIS 16 INCH BROWNIE......15 INCH FALL FISH AND A 14 INCH PICKERAL.   WILD ROSES WERE BLOOMING AND THE RED WINGED BLACKBIRDS WERE SERENADING ME ALL MORNING