We should have built an ark ...

This is the same view as taken 3 days ago ... you can see how much the water in the lake has risen. I measured 16 inches of water in my boat!



This boat and our dock didn't fair very well.

Rain, Rain, and more ####### Rain !

Great summer we are having here in NEPA. Flooding is becoming a major problem.


Here is the Lackawanna River spilling over its banks in Carbondale PA ... and...


This is photo taken on the Poplar Street Bridge in Mayfield PA.

Check out this video that shows the speed of the rushing water.


Here at Newton Lake, the lake has risen over a foot since Sunday ...docks are busting all over the lake. :(

Another great day for fishing !

Blaine Fawcett took this shot of Newton Lake at 5 am this morning. Another perfect day for bass fishing.

The Queen Bee

I keep spraying this bee, but it keeps coming back. It is quite a pest.

Annie the Athlete ! Yikes

2006 Kurtz Excavating Tee Ball Team



Here is Annie ready to make a play

Check out this video of Annie in action !

Nancy Grace fabricates Hugo Selenski story

I just wasted the last hour of my life watching Nancy Grace on CNN. The only reason I watched was because the show was about Hugo Selenski, our favorite NEPA mass murderer. She was reporting on her show that there was "breaking news" that 10-18 bodies had been buried on his property. I then watched our local news stations at 11:00 pm and their was no mention of Hugo Selenski.

She totally fabricated this information. To date 2 bodies had been found and bits and pieces of 3 more. This is old news. In an attempt to grab viewers attention she totally made things up. She should be kicked off the air for this. What a scum bag.

No wonder her boyfriend had himself killed ... I would have too if I had to date her.

Dance Recital ...on Father's Day :(

Went to Annie's Dance Recital today, yes they have it on Father's Day, stupid I know, anyway, ... she did great.



...of course, we already knew she could dance :)

1st Day of Bass Season

Today was the 1st Day of the 2006 Bass Season and the lake was pristine at 5:30 AM



Al Guari caught a nice smallmouth to get us started.


I followed up with a nice bass to get the ball rolling.


Later in the evening, my brother-in-law, Ed Lupyak caught one to end a great day of fishing at Newton Lake.

1-2-3 KURTZ !

I wonder if this is how Charlie's Angel's started ?

Here is Annie, Molly & Elisa after a hard fought tee ball victory !

what a crew

Princeton University Bound !

Leah, Tony, Brad & Joellen



Congratulations to my nephew Brad. He graduated from Lakeland High School tonight, and is now headed to Princeton University. Best of luck to you !

Great fishing weekend !

Had a lot of fun catching bass this weekend ! Here is a sample of the 8 bass I caught today !