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1 The Rover Reporter The Newsletter of the Susquehanna Rovers Volksmarch Club 2018 Executive Officers President Sharon Miller Vice Presidents Lester Miller Bill Rhoat Marcy Lucas Secretary Regina Zapotosky Treasurer Gloria Grabenstein Executive Committee Members After Action Pat Eby Map Maker Lester Miller Membership Vacant Newsletter Pat Eby Publicity Kimberly Rowe Sales Manager Amy Trommer Trailmasters Lester Miller Bill Rhoat Volunteer Coordinator Vacant Webmaster Regina Zapotosky Hi All, Rover s Message Inside this issue: April - May Edition Once again, I have been on the go doing two different IVV weekend events in January 12 15, Jekyll Island, Georgia, on MLK weekend. We walked in Brunswick, Darien, and two different walks on Jekyll Island. Great walks! It was fun meeting new people and walking acquaintances from the past. February 23 25, San Antonio, Texas, at the Texas Trail Roundup. Hopefully, this event will become an IML in the near future. It was great walking in San Antonio on the Riverwalk and seeing all the people. You need to try these events the next time they are offered. Now, club business: April 21, there is a bus coming from Maryland. The Seneca Valley Sugarloafers, about 30 walkers, will be arriving at the Quality Inn, formerly the Comfort Inn, about 11:00 am and planning on doing both walks. I will be away and Lester is going to be there to stamp their books and could use some help. Also, please come and do the walk with them. If the weather is dry, he will have the walk box on a card table out on the riverfront like we did for the Liberty Bell bus last year. This makes it much easier as the hotel lobby is small. Don t forget to sign up to work at the Rivertowns Weekend event, May 4 6. If you are able to help one or more times over the three days, please call Cookie Little at The 3 clubs are having a bake sale. Please bring your favorite baked goods to be sold. Last year we had a wonderful assortment. Hope to see you on the trail. Sharon Meeting Times, New Walks for 2018, Assorted News Page 2 Helping the Club and Membership, 2018 Fall Foliage Festival Page 3 Rivertown Events, York White Rose Wanderers Bus Trip Page 4 Duncannon Event, Obits and Volunteers for Hershey Page 5 Red Roof Inn, Atlantic Region Conf Awards Page 6 Schedule of Events, Carlisle Ice Fest Picture Page 7

Liberty Bell Wanderers also have a couple of new walks. This list is taken from the ava.org site 1-18-18.

2 PAGE 2 THE ROVER REPORTER 2018 New Year Rounds or Seasonals Amended There are many new Year Rounds and Seasonals for next year. We have a new club, Mon Valley Trailblazers, in the western part of the state that is planning walks in many counties that have not had a walk for many years. Liberty Bell Wanderers also have a couple of new walks. This list is taken from the ava.org site Confluence - 4/1 to 11/30 - Somerset County Farmington - Snowshoe 1/1 to 3/31 - Fayette County Greensburg - 4/1 to 11/30 - Westmoreland County King of Prussia - 1/1 to 3/31 In the mall - Montgomery County Meeting Location Meeting Time Club meetings are held on the last Tuesday of each month at 6:00 PM at Bass Pro on Paxton St in Harrisburg in the Hunt Club Meeting Room on the second floor next to the gun counter. Everyone is welcome to attend! The next meetings will be: April 24, 2018 May 29, 2018 June 26, 2018 Ligonier - 4/1 to 11/30 - Westmoreland County Pittsburgh - 4/1 to 12/31 Web Registration Only - Allegheny County Shippack - 1/1 to 12/31 - Montgomery County Stroudsburg - NJ AT - 4/1 to 12/31 Web Registration - Monroe Co. Stroudsburg - PA AT - 4/1 to 12/31 Web Registration - Monroe Co. Washington - 1/1 to 12/31 - Washington County West Newton - 1/2 to 12/31 - Great Allegheny Passage - Westmoreland County West Newton - 1/2 to 12/31 - Bike Great Allegheny Passage - Westmoreland County Make your plans to collect more counties in Pennsylvania! To request a pamphlet for the Mon Valley Trailblazers year rounds and seasonals: monvalleytrailblazers@gmail.com Cook Forest State Park In Sigel PA This seasonal Walk and Bike now has an A Award Both events are available from April 1 to September 30, Please add that to your to do list. Events 75 Tim Koons 150 Sandra Smith 250 Jacquelyn Love 300 Bill Rhoat 525 Brenda Weirich Nevin Weirich 1050 Betty Jo McCoy 1100 Cookie Little 1600 Lois Bucher 3100 Eleanor Kuntz Distance 3500K Connie Peterson 8000K Ray Rudacille Jane Snurr Online Start Box In case you hadn t noticed, several events around the country and here in PA are now referred to as CVA Online Start Box (OSB) events. Basically, you go to a website, sign up for a walk, pay via PayPal, and immediately receive your start card and directions. When finished with your walk, you go back to the website, mark your walk completed and then receive an electronic copy of the stamp for your book. If you have questions, our Atlantic Region Director, Mike Green, has the answers mikeginf@gmail.com Punxsutawney Year Round The Start Point for this event has moved to Shop-n-Save, 201 Hampton Ave, Punxsutawney PA It is only a block and a few steps away from the former start point. If you are looking for the box - enter the store and then go thru the first set of doors to leave the store and the box is under the Gum Ball machines before you go outside. The stamp is the lid of the box.

3 THE ROVER REPORTER PAGE 3 Susquehanna Rovers Volksmarch Club is 30 years old this year! Show your appreciation for the many years that hard working volunteers spent putting on special events for you to enjoy. How? Good question. Now if we want the club to continue to exist, we need your help. Just as a party does not magically happen at your house; an event does not happen without people contributing their time and talent. As you know, it is always fun to work together to accomplish a common goal. It is also a good way to meet new people that share your love of Volksmarching. We have very few people coming to our meetings. Therefore, there are only a few people who do most of the work. We are thankful that so many of you help at Hershey, but Hershey is not our only event. Check points and Start/ Finish volunteers are important at an event, but there are other jobs that need filling for the club to be successful. Such jobs include membership, volunteer scheduling, online publicity (we haven t seen or heard from our listed one for at least a year), sales coordination, historian (we gave up looking for one of those at least a decade ago), designer for awards, and one of the most important jobs, president. Our meetings are once a month except for December. They also need a facelift. Over the years we have moved the meetings around - when I started in 1991, we met at the New Cumberland Depot, then the East Shore Library, then Gander Mountain and now at BassPro. We are always open to moving them again if a new president would want them moved. We have tried to centralize them as a couple of folks come from Etters, Newport, Harrisburg, Mechanicsburg, and Camp Hill, one even stops after work before he goes home to Ephrata. Most of the folks that attend our meetings have already been officers or heads of committees for many years. We need some new faces to help us and to put a sparkle in our steps. Think about it. If Volksmarching is important to you and you enjoy coming to Rovers events, then please think about your talents and share them with us. We need you. Pat Eby - call if you have any questions While we are on this subject, many of you have not renewed your membership for I am temporarily doing this job. I would like to not have to mail out postcards to remind you to renew. So could you send in your $10 dues (per household) along with your name, address, phone number, address and if you would like to help in some way. Send that to Susquehanna Rovers, 19 N 27th St, Camp Hill, PA Please make checks out to Susq Rovers Fall Foliage Festival State College PA Centre County Friday, October 19 - Sunday, October 21 Sponsored by the Keystone State Volkssport Assn. Join us for a fun filled social and walking weekend in the beautiful State College area. We will be holding all social events and registration for the walking events at the Super 8 State College, 1663 Atherton St, State College PA. Reservations are made by calling and asking for the Keystone State Volkssport Assn rate of $53.00 There is a block of rooms for Thursday thru Sunday night. Deadline for reservations is August 30, so call now. Once the block of rooms is gone, it is unlikely that others will be available at that rate. Town & Gown Trail - (5K or 10k) Rated 2A Starts at Super 8 and goes thru downtown and onto the Penn State Campus. The walk is different than the year round event and former Fall Foliage walks. Stone Valley Trail - (5K or 10K) Rated 2C Drive to this event that is on trails around Penn State s Stone Valley Recreation Area. State College North - (5K or 10K) Rated 1B Walk features the north end of State College. Pearls of Penns Valley - (5K, 8K, 10K, 13K, or 15K) Rated 2B This is the area east of State College which features small towns and Amish and Mennonite farms. There will be short walks in Spring Mills, Coburn, Millheim, Madisonburg, and Centre Hall. Participants can do as many or as few as they wish. Socials - Pizza party on Friday night-$5 Famous Meet n Greet on Saturday night-$10 There is an A Award that is a 1 hat pin shown above. Susquehanna Rovers also sponsor two year rounds in State College and one in nearby Boalsburg.

PAGE 4 THE ROVER REPORTER Susquehanna Rivertowns Weekend Friday, May 4, to Sunday, May 6, 2018 B Awards Start Point for all events: Columbia Crossing River Trails Center, 41 Walnut St, Columbia PA

Bike in Columbia PA 15K to 35K trail Rated 1B Point of Contact: Sharon Miller 717-805-9540; millersd@ptd.net www.avaclubs.

4 PAGE 4 THE ROVER REPORTER Susquehanna Rivertowns Weekend Friday, May 4, to Sunday, May 6, 2018 B Awards Start Point for all events: Columbia Crossing River Trails Center, 41 Walnut St, Columbia PA Start and Finish Times: Start 8 am to 1 pm; Finish by 4 pm. There will be a bake sale. Donations are welcomed. Bike in Columbia PA 15K to 35K trail Rated 1B Point of Contact: Sharon Miller ; millersd@ptd.net A 35K bike ride on a newly constructed bike trail from Columbia to turn around at the Bainbridge River Access (Mile Marker 11). Ride will take you through parts of Marietta where there are places to eat. The rail trail is new black top except for around Marietta. Wrightsville PA 6K or 10K trail Rated 1A Point of Contact: Pam Copenhaver ; indigo1704@aol.com sites.google.com/site/yorkwhiterosewanderers/ According to a plaque at Samuel S. Lewis State Park, which overlooks Wrightsville and the Susquehanna River, Wrightsville was among George Washington's choices as location of the capital of the United States. The Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge and Wrightsville Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The trail will go over the Wrightsville Bridge. Most of the trail will be sidewalks with a little roadside walking. Wheelchairs will have a difficult time; strollers will have medium difficulty. Marietta PA 5K or 10K trail Rated 1A Point of Contact: Sharon Miller ; millersd@ptd.net Marietta is a Rivertown located on the eastern banks of the Susquehanna River in Western Lancaster County just north of Columbia PA. It was incorporated in 1812 and prospered due to the river commerce on the PA Canal and the railroad. The varied architecture is a result of this time period. Most of the trail will be sidewalks with a little roadside walking. The walk will be difficult for wheelchairs as there are inclines. Stollers will have medium difficulty. You can combine the Columbia rail/trail 5K to pick up the Marietta trail. Otherwise, you will drive about 2.6 miles from start point to get to the beginning of the walking trail. Driving directions will be on the trail directions. Columbia PA 5K or 10K trail Rated 1A Point of Contact: Maria Roshon Losgann10@comcast.net There are two 5K loops; one is on the rail trail and the other is on sidewalks. Those doing a 5K can do either loop. 10K walkers must do both loops. This walk will feature the Civil War and Underground Railroad history of Columbia as well as the Northwest Lancaster County River Trail. Some historic sites that you will pass include Wright's Ferry Mansion, Mt Bethel Cemetery and the Turkey Hill Experience. You will also pass Zion Hill Cemetery-the burial site of many black soldiers who fought in the Civil War. Some of these soldiers are from the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, who were portrayed in the 1989 film, Glory, starring Matthew Broderick and Morgan Freeman. Wheelchairs and strollers will have little difficulty on rail trail. They will have more difficulty on the other trail because of inclines. Registration and Fees: These events are Free to those who wish to participate without IVV Credit. IVV Credit is $3.00 for each event. IVV Credit with the award is $5.00 for each event. Award: There are three awards, a B patch for each Rivertown walk. They are fully embroidered. Each patch is 3 X 3.5. There are less than 60 patches for each event and they will not be reordered. The bike has no award. Pets are welcome. Volunteers are needed for each of the events, just call the point of contact for the event you want.. Point of contact for each event is listed with the event. brochure may be obtained from any of the points of contact. Directions: From Harrisburg/North: Take I-83 South to Exit 21-US 30 East. * Take US-30 East to exit PA-441. At the stop sign, turn Right onto Linden St to North 2nd St. At North 2nd St turn Left. At Walnut St turn Right and follow to the start point. From Gettysburg or West: Take US-30 East. Follow from * above. From Lancaster /East: Take US-30 West to PA-441. At traffic light, crossover 3rd St, and continue on PA-441 to Walnut St. Turn Right on Walnut St to the Start Point. A Blast from the Past! Shown below are Pat Eby, Marcy Lucas, Earl and Joann Henry at a shift change at our Hershey Walkfest A

THE ROVER REPORTER PAGE 5 Duncannon s AT Community Festival Saturday June 16, 2018 Perry County Start Point: Max Cooper Field Pavilion Duncannon Area Park Chestnut Street, Duncannon PA 17020 40.

You will travel down a hill into town, around town, through the AT Community Festival and then back up the hill.

5 THE ROVER REPORTER PAGE 5 Duncannon s AT Community Festival Saturday June 16, 2018 Perry County Start Point: Max Cooper Field Pavilion Duncannon Area Park Chestnut Street, Duncannon PA , Times: Start between 8 am and 12 pm. Finish by 4 pm. Distances: 5K or 10K Rated 2A Trail Description: The trail is on sidewalks, along a portion of the roadway, and on cemetery roads. You will travel down a hill into town, around town, through the AT Community Festival and then back up the hill. Both distances will be on the Appalachian Trail in Duncannon Borough and go to the festival. The trail is not recommended for wheelchairs, but strollers should have little problems with the hills. Some sidewalks do not have curb cuts. Water and porta-john at start with food at the festival. Fees: This is a credit only event. IVV credit is $3. This event is free to those not wanting IVV credit. Children 12 and under will not be charged for IVV credit. There are several awards that are available from past events in Duncannon. All are welcome. Point of Contact: Marcy Lucas (cell) or at lucas_mj@hotmail.com Special Programs: Appalachian Trail in 14 States, AT thru Hike in PA, Bridges, Ice Cream Parlors, Take a Walk in a City Park, US Post Office, Walk the USA - Street by Street and PA County - Perry. Community Event: The Duncannon Appalachian Trail Community Festival will be held the day of this event from 10 am to 4 pm. The festival is near the town square on High St between Cumberland and Plum Streets. The festival has interactive activities, outdoor club displays, music and food. The day celebrates hiking and other outdoor activities enjoyed by the community and those who travel through the town. Directions: From East or West - Use Route 22/322, take Exit 849 West Duncannon, continue straight on N Market St, turn Right onto Chestnut St, follow up the hill to the end, turn Right into free parking lot. From North - Use Route 11/15, take Exit 274 West Duncannon, turn Left onto S Market Street (under bridge), turn Left onto Chestnut St, follow up the hill to the end, turn Right into free parking lot. From South - Use Route 11/15, take Exit West Duncannon, turn Right onto S Main St, turn Right onto S Market St (under bridge), turn Left onto Chestnut St, follow up the hill to the end, turn Right into free parking lot. Walkers that have Passed Judy Koskela, 63 lived in Elizabethown and was an avid walker and belonged to the Susquehanna Rovers Volksmarch Club for more than 10 years. She really enjoyed walking the 6-mile trails in Pennsylvania and surrounding states with friends, her husband Craig, or on her own. She and Craig took numerous overnight trips to go on these walks in scenic locations. She passes away March 2, 2018 following her courageous two-year battle with Ocular Melanoma. Cards may be sent to Craig Koskela, 565 E Mulberry St, Elizabethtown PA John W. Shannon, 79, most recently of Camp Hill, passed away Monday, March 26, 2018 at Penn State Hershey Medical Center. He had been an active member of the Susquehanna Rovers many years ago. A picture was not available. Edward C Lampart, 86, passed away recently. He was the husband of our former Keystone State Volkssport Assn President, Joan Lampart. Cards can be sent to Joan at 2124 Barley Dr, Quakertown, PA Carol Swanson, 93 mother of Pat Nagle, passed away March 5th. Cards may be sent to Pat and Doug at 9486 E Boulder Dr, Solon Springs, WI Volunteers for Hershey Sorry that I missed including the volunteers for Hershey in the last newsletter. We do appreciate all that they do. Earl and Joann Henry Tom D Aprile Richard & Paula Bergstrasser Sue Adams Marcy Lucas Leroy & Janice Copenhaver Jane Snurr Ray Rudacille Cookie Little Alice Eckardt Amy Trommer Pat Lacasse Sharon & Lester Miller Pat Eby Roy & Sue Clugston Nancy Stenger from Neb. Cindy Edhal from VA Ellen Buller Gloria Reedy Trish Bowra Sue & Rose Yeich Sue Wheeler Gloria Grabenstein Bill Rhoat A special thanks to those that helped Lester to set up - Lois Bucher, Grant Bollen, and Bill Rhoat Group Walk in Mechanicsburg Arn t you sorry that you missed this group walk? Betty Jo McCoy and Trish Bowra and Pat Eby walked in the rain for this event. We did have fun.

PAGE 6 THE ROVER REPORTER Red Roof Inn Plus Atlantic Region Conference Awards In case you don t look at the AVA Checkpoint, you wouldn t know about this special discount for AVA National and Club

Through the AVA, Red Roof Inn is also offering additional value. When you book your reservation using Volume Plus Number 623002, you ll save 15% off Red Roof Inn s available rate.

com/deals/partner/ American_Volkssport_Association and the Red Roof Inn s online discount code will automatically be filled in for you. Or go to www.redroof.com to make a reservation.

6 PAGE 6 THE ROVER REPORTER Red Roof Inn Plus Atlantic Region Conference Awards In case you don t look at the AVA Checkpoint, you wouldn t know about this special discount for AVA National and Club Members plus helping the AVA. Red Roof Inn s great rates and quality rooms means that you won t be breaking the bank to afford a comfortable room. Through the AVA, Red Roof Inn is also offering additional value. When you book your reservation using Volume Plus Number , you ll save 15% off Red Roof Inn s available rate. Red Roof Inn s Volume Plus Number works just like an online coupon code. Use this link - American_Volkssport_Association and the Red Roof Inn s online discount code will automatically be filled in for you. Or go to to make a reservation. All you have to do to receive the discount at participating inns is enter Volume Plus Number in the VP+/ID# slot. You can also call the Inn directly by calling RED-ROOF ( ) You are required to provide the Volume Plus Number to the reservationist when you make your reservation, not when you get to the Inn. The AVA will also receive 5% of all room revenues when you book at a Red Roof Inn using the Volume Plus Number ! Marcy Lucas, KSVA President, received an award for her leadership in the Atlantic Region Conference. She was in charge of the meals and table decorations. If you know anything about Volksmarchers, food is very important and it was delicious and plentiful. AVA Executive Director, Henry Rosales is shown congratulating her. Bill Rhoat received a VIP (Volunteers are Important People) Award for his tireless work with Carol Tagala on updating the KSVA By-Laws. Important work! Many others in the region also received awards. Chambersburg Ice Fest Group Walk Yes, this is the same Bill Rhoat, shown left, that worked hard to earn an AVA Award, shown to the right. It is OK to be the jokester and also a hard worker. We appreciate that Bill is both. In his spare time, Bill audits the Keystone State Volkssport Assn. Treasurer s records every year.

THE ROVER REPORTER PAGE 7 2018 ATLANTIC REGION CALENDAR of EVENTS From ava.

7 THE ROVER REPORTER PAGE ATLANTIC REGION CALENDAR of EVENTS From ava.org as of April 1, 2018 April 14 W Quinton VA (Walk for the Q ) Lee Lepus Volksverband W Ellicott City MD (Spring Walk) Columbia Volksmarch Club W Charlottesville VA (UVA) Cavalier Volkssporting Club W Dover DE (Spring Walk) First State Webfooters W Belle Vernon PA (Cedar Creek Pk) Mon Valley Trailblazers GB Shippensburg PA (Township Park) York White Rose Wanderers W Hampton VA (Sandy Bottom Pk) Peninsula Pathfinders of VA M Harrisburg PA (BassPro - 6pm) Susquehanna Rovers WB Laurel MD (Wildlife Refuge) Great Greenbelt Volksmarchers W Alexandria VA (Huntley Meadows) Northern VA Volksmarchers W Beltsville MD (Fairland Club House) Freestate happy Wanderers W Princeton NJ (Communiversity) Princeton Area Walkers May 4-6 B Columbia PA (Rivertowns) Susquehanna Rovers W Columbia PA (Rivertowns) Penn Dutch Pacers W Marietta PA (Rivertowns) Susquehanna Rovers W Wrightsville PA (Rivertowns) York White Rose Wanderers W Edgewater MD Annapolis Amblers W Washington DC (Embassies) US Freedom Walk W Exmore VA Gator Volksmarsch Club W Onancock VA Gator Volksmarsch Club NW Greenbelt MD (Community Ctr) Great Greenbelt Volksmarchers W Natural Bridge VA Canterbury Trails W Bordentown NJ (Iris Fest) Princeton Area Walkers W College Park MD Great Greenbelt Volksmarchers W Shaklefords VA Virginia Volkssport Assn W West Point VA Virginia Volkssport Assn W Bowling Green VA Virginia Volkssport Assn M Harrisburg PA (BassPro - 6pm) Susquehanna Rovers June 2 W Columbia MD Columbia Volksmarchers W Sterling VA (National Trails Day) Loudoun Walking Club W Odenton MD (festival) Annapolis Amblers W Ohiopyle PA ( Visitor Center) Mon Valley Trailblazers W Duncannon PA ( AT Comm Day) Susquehanna Rovers NW Greenbelt MD (Community Ctr) Great Greenbelt Volksmarchers M Harrisburg PA (BassPro - 6pm) Susquehanna Rovers Carlisle Ice Festival Group Walk Back Row - Nancy Kurtz, Tom Jackson, Lester & Sharon Miller, Nancy & Rex Roberts, Tom D Aprile, Gloria Reedy, First Row - Jim Reedy, Kenton Kurtz, Eleanor & Sarah Garcia, Betty Jo McCoy. (Marci Garcia, Marcy Lucas, and Sheri Little not shown) Pat Eby Legend: W=Walk, GRP= Group Walk, GW=Guided Walk, NW=Night Walk, M=Meeting, S= Swim took, B=Bike picture. GB=Guided Bike

8 The Rover Reporter April - May 2018 Susquehanna Rovers Volksmarch Club 390 Old Quaker Road Etters PA Dated Materials

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The Rover Reporter. President's Message. Inside this issue: The Rover Reporter The Newsletter of the Susquehanna Rovers Volksmarch Club 2019 Executive Officers President Bill Rhoat rhtpr@aol.com Vice Presidents Lester Miller 717-938-3488 millersd@ptd.net Marcy