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Free fly-tying demos offered | Loveland Reporter-Herald (Loveland Reporter-Herald)

Jax Mercantile in Fort Collins, 1200 N. College Ave., will offer free fly-tying demonstrations 10 a.m.-noon on several Saturdays in December, January and February.

Dave Henderson: Fly tying workshop set to begin Jan. 10 (The Ithaca Journal)

Ithaca's 16th Annual Winter Fly Tying Workshop will begin its eight-session run on Jan. 10 this year at the Tompkins County Cooperative Extension Education Center, at 615 Willow Ave.

Creating an all-star cast (Miami Herald)

PUNTA GORDA -- His methods might be a little unorthodox, but his students love it. Jack Montague, founder of Wolfglen Fly Fishing School in Punta Gorda, is a full-service instructor. He supplies the rods and reels and demonstrates casting, then turns students loose on a small pond on his property to practice on fish.

Petr timing perfect (New York Daily News)

Petr Prucha - in the lineup for the 1st time in 11 games and two days after declining a conditioning stint to the Rangers' AHL affiliate - scored the tying goal in regulation, leading the Rangers to a 3-2 shootout victory over Pittsburgh.

Bulletin Board (Times Leader)

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2008 Winter Previews: Girls Basketball (Suburban Journals)

BAYLESS BRONCHOS COACH: Brian Vondera, 2nd Year LAST SEASON: 6-17 overall, 5-6 South Central Athletic Association

Australia beat Barbarians 18-11 in exhibition rugby match (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)

LONDON - Australia's defence trumped the Barbarians' all-out attack to win 18-11 in the centenary rugby match at Wembley Stadium on Wednesday.