2013
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February 5 - Started our First Meeting for 2013. "New
Members - the Nath's and Mary's officially joined LHR".
We started out our year with a covered dish, followed by our
meeting. Many things were talked about, one of which was the
purchase of magnetic car signs to showcase our club. This was headed
up by Ken Nath.
After the meeting we had a Valentine 'Not So Newly Wed Game' hosted
by the Hargnett's. Prizes were awarded for the most correct answers
each gave. |
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Our Magnetic Car Door
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March 5
- Our Meeting was side lined by the weather forecast declaring
that we were to receive 6+ inches of snow. None-the-less it went
on. During the meeting, Muriel Slade was awarded the "Master Editor
Award" and Marianne Caruso received the "Award of Merit" for Webmaster
for 2012. After the meeting we had a professional gal demonstrate how to
make and decorate the Ukrainian "Pysanky" eggs that are so popular and
beautiful for Easter.
April 2
- This Meeting began
with the "New Members joining LHR - the Marusi's were introduced".
Followed by
our planning of the 6 car cruises/tours. Plans for our 5th fund raiser
dinner to take place June 23 @ 4:00 to 6:00PM was also put into full
swing. The members give of their time and talent to make this a
successful event. Come out and enjoy a homemade Sit-down dinner for
$9.00. It consists of Apple Sauce, Stuffed Cabbage, Haluski, Green
Beans, Bread, Dessert and Drink. Children's menu is Beef Macaroni or a
double entree for adults. After the meeting we had an April Fools Story
Time. Members told 'stories' and we had to guess whether it was "April
Fools or Truth that is Stranger Than Fiction".
May 7 -
To start out this Meeting, we had our 2nd covered dish for the
year and dinner started at 6:30PM. "New Members joining LHR - the
Ridilla's, Pete Highland and Cathy Vastell were introduced". After the
meeting we had a presentation and video by Olga, The Lincoln Highway
director, entitled "Through the Windshield".
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2013 Off and Running - Us
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Our Cars!
May 19 - Our
first Cruise/Tour/Picnic for 2013.
We started out early
afternoon, touring an antique shop and Westmorland Food
Distribution
Center & then ending up at Conamaugh Dam for a picnic and some
games.
June 4 -
Meeting took place at 7:30 and program was presented by a LHR
family member
and holocaust survivor. It was a very riveting story.
June 15 -
Cruise/tour was hosted by the Schmidts. They took us on an
exciting 'covered
bridge' excursion. We saw 6 covered bridges and a
couple were still open for us
to drive through, then to an 1806 Church/
Cemetery, next we checked out Gravity
Hill - where your car faces
down a hill and when put in neutral - the car goes
uphill backwards. To
end a perfect day, we all ate in a delicious Amish
Restaurant.
July 2 -
Meeting started at 7:30. The "New Members joining LHR - the
Piper's were
recognized". A Patriotic program followed the meeting. A
collector
of memorabilia from Korea and WWII brought with him many
interesting items and
he shared about each one. Along with him was a
Young Marine from the Greensburg
Area who also talked about the merits
of being a Young Marine. The members were
able to ask questions and
inspect his collection.
July 20 -
Tour/Cruise was hosted by the Kanick's. We traveled through
beautiful
country roads to Punxsutawney and the Clearfield region. Some
of the interesting
stops were Punxsutawney Phil's "home" and the
fantastic Grice Museum filled with
antiques cars and memorabilia every
where along with hundreds of wild game mounts
intermingled throughout.
They say, "You've Got To See It To Believe It!". That
is a truer statement
than one would think! And what is a cruise without stopping
to eat?!
August 6 -
Meeting was our 3rd covered dish dinner for the year - and as
always LHR has
wonderful cooks. Come out and 'taste' for yourself. "New
Members joining
LHR - the Bell's
were introduced". It was followed by a
video program of the Celebrity Car Museum
in
Branson, MO. Members tried
to guess who owned them - a movie star, important
people
of our day or
what movie they were driven in.
August 3
Tour/Cruise was hosted by the Holtzer's. They led us to the
Vandergrift-Leechburg area. We toured a Turkey Farm and got to taste
test their
products - Yum! Then a fantastic lunch at an 'oldies looking'
diner. With
bellies full, off to a train ride along the Kiskiminetas
River and
a relaxing time walking through a couple antique shops ended our day.
September 3 -
Meeting included a program from a LHR club member of a Myrtle Beach meet
that had over 3,000 cars represented. The cars were from originals
to
talented paint jobs to engine and hood re-creations.
September 14 -
Tour/Cruise was hosted by the Caruso's. About 30 of us toured the
Greensburg
and Jeannette area - visiting a mini steam engine factory and pedal
car museum.
We then gathered together and ate lunch at Pitzers. After lunch, we
weighed our
cars at our county landfill and they explained the high tech facility
and what
goes on there to take care of the areas garbage. Now, on to a very over
whelming
member's Vietnam Veterans monument and memorial. Then driving a
few
miles, we
played a game of miniature golf, drank some local brewed beer and
ended the day
at the Caruso's for dinner, conversation, games and one members fun with a
mannequin - what a great day and evening it was.
October 1 - Meeting
started out with our fabulous covered dish. Following the
meeting a consumer
activist, from our area, gave a fascinating talk in things to
watch for and
pricing that may not be correct - always be alert! It was very
enlightening and educational.
October 19 - Was
our
last Tour/Cruise for the year. It was hosted by the Slade's. We
toured
the Blairsville area - Underground Railroad, Museum, Wyotech and Blairsville
Cemetery where some persons buried centuries ago 'came to life' as 'ghosts of
Blairsville past' and told a story about themselves. And, of course our favorite
past-time = dining at area restaurants.
November 5 - Meeting
was our last meeting for 2013.
The new slate of officers that were voted on and cast for 2014 or are remaining
aboard are:
President - Duane Slade, Vice President - Pete Highlands
Secretary - Ron Caruso, Treasurer - Eleanor Kanick
Directors - Jim Laughlin, John Kisic, Tom King and Marianne Caruso
Editor - Muriel Slade
Outgoing President, Marianne Caruso, who served for 4 1/2 years, thanked each
and everyone that helped her, guided her and was there for her in any way -
small
or large.
The program that followed the meeting was presented by, Terry Judy, a
new member
of LHR and a financial adviser from Synergy Group.
This year - 2013 - we enjoyed the annual picnic,10 meetings which
included 4
covered dishes, fantastic desserts each meeting, 10 programs
after each meeting
and 6 tours and cruises.
Above was LHR 2013 year's activities - come out and visit our club
and see
for yourself what a fun and active group we have. We had 22 new members
join in 2013!
Now our cars will hibernate for the winter and bowling has begun! The
last event is
LHR Christmas Party.
December 8 - Christmas Party
at Chef Dato's - hosted by the Slade's. Fellowship,
food and entertainment made
this a fun evening.
Marianne is passing the gavel to Duane at Our 2013 Christmas Party
as the New
2014 Laurel Highlands Officers gather around.
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