September 2017 Presidential Musings As we approach fall and the close of our 2017 driving season, I wanted to reflect on all the fun we ve had this year. We ve tried to more than double the number of events we ve held this year. The thought was that having more events would give you more opportunities to fit the PCA into your busy lives. Overall, based on multiple comments I ve received, I think that it worked! We are timing two drives to occur during the height of fall color. Personally, autumn is my favorite season and what better way to take in the fall scenery than by exploring our beautiful neck of the woods in our beautiful Porsches? I truly hope you can join us for at least one of them. Let s finish the year strong! - Steve Help Needed! The Keystone PCA Board of Directors would love your help with our 2018 season. We would like to fill the following roles: Newsletter Editor, Social Event Committee Chair, Driving Event Committee Chair, and Membership Chair. If you re interested, please email Steve at keystonepca.president@gmail.com. This club is what we make of it, please consider stepping up to make 2018 our best year yet! September Dinner Save the date to join us for our September informal dinner on Friday 9/22. Penn State football is out of town that weekend, making this the perfect time together for a casual dinner. Don t miss this chance to get to know your fellow PCA club members better in a relaxed environment. The location and exact time will be announced over email but the dinner will likely be in the State College / Bellefonte area. Please RSVP by 9/17 to Cherish Crust at keystonepca.newsletter@gmail.com (accepts only). @Keystone Region PCA (closed group - must request membership) @keystonepca @keystonepca
Epic Drive - Elk Scenery and Kinzua Bridge - 9/30/17 (10/1 Rain Date) With fall approaching, we thought it would be pretty awesome to plan a truly ambitious drive, one which reels in some of the best of central Pennsylvania in the fall. The first leg of the trip follows the Elk Scenic Drive, starting at Sheetz in Milesburg and heading to the Elk County Visitor Center in Benezette via Moshannon and Renovo. We will have lunch in Benezette. People who wish to head home can do so now, but the truly adventurous will be continuing north to the Kinzua Bridge State Park near Mount Jewitt. After taking in the scenery, we ll continue to Coudersport on Rt. 6 and then wind down via Rt. 44 through the Susquehannock State Forest to The Black Forest Inn for dinner. After dinner, we ll head home separately. We are planning for Saturday 9/30 (yes we re aware there is a PSU game) with a rain date of Sunday 10/1. This is an hugely ambitious single day drive the full loop is over 280 miles (6+ hours of driving) spread out over a full day. For this to be successful, we ll have to keep a tight schedule and be fully prepared. Please make sure to start the day with a full tank, a full stomach, and an empty bladder! (Luckily, Sheetz can accommodate all those things!). Detailed maps/directions will be provided. Please RSVP via email keystonepca.president@gmail.com by 9/27 (accepts only, please). Watch your email for updated info! Logistics: Date: Saturday 9/30/2017 * 8:30am: Meet at at Sheetz (820 S Eagle Valley Rd, Bellefonte, PA 16823) 9:00am: Depart Sheetz for the Elk County Visitor Center (950 Winslow Hill Rd, Benezette, PA 15821) [2 hours] 11:00am: Explore Visitor Center [1 hour] 12:00pm: Lunch at TBD [1 hour] 1:00pm: Depart for Kinzua Bridge State Park (296 Viaduct Road, Mt Jewett, PA 16740) [1.5 hours] 2:30pm: Explore Kinzua Bridge [1.5 hours] 4pm: Depart for The Black Forest Inn (15 Black Forest Acres, Lock Haven, PA 17745) via Coudersport [2 hours] 6pm: Dinner at The Black Forest Inn ~7:30pm: Head home! * Rain Date: Sunday 10/1 Kinzua Bridge to
20th Anniversary Party Recap On Saturday August 12, we celebrated our 20th anniversary at Ridge Soaring Gliderport in Julian, PA. We had more than 35 people join us for great food, great cars, and great company. Some highlights included delicious BBQ, Porsche cupcakes, airplane rides courtesy of Randy Kilmer, our memorabilia table, and checking out Dan Crust s practically new Boxster. The club recognized the charter members who were in attendance, including: Karon Swendrowski, Fred and Judy Sears, Don Leitzell, Mike Szczesny, and Ed Tracey. Jacque Ryder s highlight was an adorable puppy who was named Porsche (or Portia) during the party, a fitting name given the importance of the occasion! Many thanks to all who helped in making this event possible and for all who joined us in celebrating our 20th anniversary!
10/8 - Fall Foliage Drive Come join us for a driving tour which captures the best of fall foliage in Pennsylvania! We will meet at the Walmart parking lot in Williamsport at 9:30am and leave by 10:00am. Jim Stuck will lead the drive up to Laporte, where we ll meet up officially at B & B Brew Pub around 11-ish for coffee and donuts in their banquet room. If you want anything else, you can order it from the menu (they have good food!). We ll leave D & D Brew Pub around 11:30 and drive North, then East to the French Azilum. This is about an hour's drive, but beautiful. Entrance to the French Azilum is free. They do give a tour of the La Porte house every hour on the hour, which is $3.00/pp for groups of 8 or more. The French Azilum has graciously permitted us to use the covered picnic area for lunch. So we get to pack our own picnic lunches. Isn't that cool? (Note: Pack your own lunch!) After the French Azilum, we ll continue for a half-hour drive up to the other side of the river for an "Overlook" view of that area (which is absolutely beautiful) and has some wonderful, winding, fabulous roads. Remember, this event is scheduled for the height of fall color, so you d be remiss to skip this! If you re game for more adventure, we have a couple of options. (1) The Artists" Open House Weekend in Montrose, which is open until 6 (http://www.artiststour.com/) and (2) the Canton Apple n Cheese festival in Canton, PA (http://www.paapplecheese.com) which has a $7 admission fee. The Canton option is only available in dry conditions. Please RSVP to Carol Durrwachter at caroldurrwachter@aol.com and don t forget to pack a lunch! 11/3 - November Dinner and Tropical Fish Join us for our November informal dinner as we shine the spotlight on one our member s non-car hobbies tropical fish! Did you know that, in addition to owning a Porsche, Sanjay Joshi is a world-renowned tropical fish expert? It s true! He is flown all over the world to give talks on tropical fish and now you can join him, his wife Elena, and their dog Sammy at their home to learn more than you ever dreamed about tropical fish (not to mention getting to behold his 500 gallon saltwater tank complete with living coral!) After the talk, everyone will go to dinner locally in State College. Event Details Where: Joshi Residence in Port Matilda (Gray s Woods) - address will be provided to those who RSVP When: 11/3/17 at 6pm RSVP by 10/30 to Sanjay Joshi (sjoshi@psu.edu)
Spikes Games Recap Keystone PCA invaded the State College Spikes for games on August 9th and 23rd. Both evenings had lovely weather and were a lot of fun, even though attendance was limited. Many thanks for Cherish Crust (who worked for the Spikes this summer) for organizing these events! Keystone PCA Sponsors Please support our sponsors!
UPCOMING EVENTS 09/22 - PCA September Informal Dinner 09/30 (10/01 rain date) - Elk County and Kinzua Bridge Scenic Tour 10/08 - Fall Foliage Tour 10/TBD - PCA October Informal Dinner 11/03 - PCA November Dinner - Member Spotlight - Sanjay Joshi s Tropical Fish 1/27/18 - Holiday Party at Mountain View Country Club PRESIDENT: Steve Ryder keystonepca.president@gmail.com VICE PRESIDENT: Richard A Meyer keystonepca.vicepresident@gmail.com PAST PRESIDENT: Bob Cornell bob912@ptd.net TREASURER: Mike Szczesny keystonepca.treasurer@gmail.com SECRETARY: Randy Kilmer keystonepca.secretary@gmail.com MEMBER AT LARGE: Cherish Crust cherish_crust@comcast.net MEMBER AT LARGE: Taylor Leitzell keystonepca.memberatlarge@gmail.com MEMBERSHIP/SAFETY: Fred Sears keystonepca.membership@gmail.com WEBMASTER: Steve Ryder keystonepca.webmaster@gmail.com ZONE 2 REP: Cheryl Taylor zone2rep@pca.org NEWSLETTER EDITOR: Cherish Crust keystonepca.newsletter@gmail.com All club emails are now sent via the PCA s email system. You must have your current email address on file with the PCA and be opted into PCA emails to receive our mailings. Add enews@enew.pca.org to your contacts to ensure that chapter mailings don t get sent to spam! Keynotes is the official publication of the Keystone Region of the Porsche Club of America. All opinions, views, and information appearing are those of the authors and not necessarily those of PCA, Keystone Region, its officers, or the editor. The editor encourages submissions for publication, but reserves the right to edit such materials. Permission is granted to other PCA regions to reprint any material provided full credit is given to the author and Keynotes. Contact keystonepca.newsletter@gmail.com with any questions or concerns.