IN MEMORIAM Richard Anderson IES Southeast Region 38 Years 1933-2021 Gary W. Becker Game Warden 14 Years 1941-2022 Frank Bernstein Game Warden Northcentral Region 26 Years 1931-2021 Patrick M. Donahue Forester Northeast Region 35 Years 1947-2021 Diane Grimes Dispatcher Northeast Region 23 Years 1952-2022 Elaine Hudak Clerical Supervisor Northeast Region 27 Years 1951-2022 George Miller Commissioner Northwest Region 7 Years 1929-2021 Robert E. Padasak Dispatcher Southwest Region 1 Year 1956-2021 William Palmer Wildlife Biologist Bureau of Wildlife Management 27 Years 1949-2022 40 Kathy Piconi Clerk Typist Harrisburg 9 Years 1959-2021 John Smith LES Southwest Region 28 Years 1949-2021 C. Clair Souter Game Farm Superintendent Loyalsock Game Farm 25 Years 1944-2021 Edward Steffan Game Warden Southcentral Region 18 Years 1959-2020 Charles Strouphar Land Manager Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area 1923-2021 Charles Thoma Wildlife Biologist Northwest Region 25 Years 1948-2021 Roland J. Trombetto LES Southcentral Region 34 Years 1952-2021 Robert Yeakel Game Warden Southcentral Region 29 Years 1932-2021 Guy W. Waldman Game Warden Northcentral Region 37 Years 1936-2022 Other meeting highlights The board gave final approval to several measures, including: * A bobwhite quail recovery area surrounding Letterkenny Army Depot in Franklin County will be created. Grassland habitat has been improved in this area, which is to begin receiving wild bobwhites in 2023 or 2024. * Nuisance wildlife control operators, who already are regulated by the Game Commission, have been given the authority to pick up and dispose of road-killed deer. This will provide the public an additional resource for road-killed deer removal. * Those who hold wildlife capture and transportation permits will need to begin making monthly reports to the Game Commission to ensure they're operating within the parameters of their permits. This proposal was supported by the Wildlife Rehabilitation and Educational Council. Additionally, the board cast a preliminary vote to approve: * Regulations have been drafted to govern shotgun ranges on game lands. At present, there are only a few ranges designated specifically as shotgun ranges, but with their increasing popularity, more are planned. The commissioners also voted preliminarily to eliminate regulations specific to the shooting range on State Game Lands 176 in Centre County. Existing regulations set different hours of operation for the State Game Lands 176 shooting range compared to all others on game lands statewide. The period during which groups and organizations may reserve the range also is different. A final vote is scheduled for the September meeting. a a a a a a a a