The Penobscot Fly Fishers will hold their monthly dinner meeting at the Coach House Restaurant in Brewer on Nov. 7.

The meeting begins at 6 p.m.

This month’s speaker is Kevin Tracewski, who will give a presentation called “Margaritaville on a Budget: Fly-fishing Ascension Bay, Mexico.

Hunters meals on tap

Opening day has come and gone, but hunters still have to eat … and a number of civic organizations have come forward in the past week with information about upcoming meals.

Here are a few of the latest options:

. In Garland, at the Garland Grange Hall, a hunters public supper on Nov. 9 from 5-7 p.m. The price is $6 for adults, $3 for those age 5-12, and free for children under 5. Live country music by members of the Maine Country Music Association will start at about 6 p.m. Admission to the entertainment is by donation.

. In Holden, at the Eastern Maine Snowmobile Club on Levenseller Road, a hunters breakfast on Nov. 10 from 4:30-8:30 a.m. Admission is $5 per person.

. In Presque Isle, at American Legion Post 88 in Skyway Industrial Park, a hunters breakfast on Nov. 10 from 4-8 a.m. Adults pay $5 and children under 12 pay $3.

Ski clinic set at MWSC

The Maine Winter Sports Center will be holding a Ski Leader and Coach Education Clinic on Dec. 22 at the Nordic Heritage Center in Presque Isle from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The clinic offers a snow education clinic for ski coaches and community volunteer and parent coaches. Participants can bring their own skis or use those offered by the MWSC.

The cost of the clinic is $10 and a lunch will be provided. The morning session will focus on technique and drills for snow classic and snow skating. The afternoon session will focus on snow-ski drills and ski games.

Those interested may preregister online to: eileen@mainewsc.org

Deer-vehicle collisions frequent

A story in The News & Observer in Raleigh, N.C., reported that according to a study by the Insurance Information Institute, more than 1.5 million deer-vehicle collisions take place in this country each year, killing more than 150 occupants and causing more than $1 billion in vehicle damage.

From 2005 to 2006, the top states for deer and automobile encounters were Pennsylvania, Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, Georgia, Virginia, Minnesota, Texas, Indiana and South Carolina.

North Carolina’s Department of Transportation does not differentiate deer from other animals in data collection, but Cliff Braam of the DOT said that out of more than 17,000 “animal crashes” reported in 2006, approximately 90 percent were deer. From 2004 to 2006, 17 people in North Carolina died as the result of deer collisions.

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