Bass Tourney
Bass tournament will benefit the Wounded Warriors Project
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By now, you’ve heard of the Wounded Warrior Project, an organization that provides unique, direct programs and services to meet the needs of injured service members, while also raising awareness of their plight. So, too, have Henry Likar and Matt Marsula, the co-owners of Whip Em Baits in Meadow Lands.
Whip Em Baits, which was formed in early 2011, was looking for a way to give back to the community when Likar and Marsula, who is his son-in-law, came up with the idea to sponsor a bass fishing tournament for the Wounded Warriors.
After a lot of planning, the tournament is ready to take place this Saturday at Ten Mile County Park in Millsboro.
Rate This Story:1 the lowest - 5 the highest Current rating: NaN The Wounded Warriors Family Fun Day and Benefit Bass Tournament will be held from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will offer a family picnic and fishing, among other events. A Chinese auction, 50/50 raffle and games also will be offered from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. “You’ve got to give to get back,” said Likar. “We’ve donated lures and other things. And the response we’ve gotten on gifts for the Chinese auction has been great.”
Likar said he has permission to go up to 50 boats through the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission and still has some spots available.
“Anything we raise beyond the prize money we will award will go back to the Wounded Warriors,” Likar said. “This whole thing has really been a very humbling experience, both working with the wounded Warriors and from the way the community has reacted to it.”
Likar also is looking for individuals willing to volunteer at the event.
For information about the tournament, contact Likar or Marsula at 724-206-0265, or via email at
whipembaits@gmail.com.
n The shooting community lost a great champion last week when Dave Cramer died at his home in Beaver County. He was 69.
Cramer was the rifle coach at Duquesne University for more than 30 years and was very active in the local shooting scene, particularly at the Frazier-Simplex Rifle Club.
Cramer was influential in teaching many of the young shooters at the club about the sport.
Among his many accomplishments include a National Rifle Association indoor championship in 1967 and again in 1977 in the conventional rifle class.
Cramer was a member of the prestigious U.S. Army Marksmanship Training Unit from 1968 to 1970 and was a member of the Army Reserve International Rifle Team from 1970 for more than 15 years. He competed on several Army Reserve championship rifle teams and among his tournament victories were winner of the National High Power Rifle Championships at the National Trophy Individual Match in 1972 and of the Winchester Trophy at the National Championships at Camp Perry, Ohio, in 1980, in the any sight individual class.
Cramer was a member of the Beaver County Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.
The family requests that contributions be made, if desired, to the American Cancer Society, 320 Bilmar Drive, Pittsburgh, PA, 15205, or the American Lung Association, 1301 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC, 20004.
Outdoors Editor F. Dale Lolley can be reached at
dlolley@observer-reporter.com.