July-August 2019 www.wparetreads.org

Ron Kranz - Web Master 2515 McKinney Rd

Sewickley, PA 15143 (724)935-1875

ronmcb@yahoo.com

Darryl & Nancy Boleratz - Assistant Reps 850 Route 6N

Waterford, PA 16441 (814)796-6664

boleratz@hotmail.com

Kim Docter - Western PA Rep Newsletter Editor

27553 Miller Station Rd Cambridge Springs, PA 16403

(814)398-4918 or (814)282-0039 kadocter@gmail.com

Bill & Carol Feazell Assistant Reps/Membership

218 Dick Rd Butler, PA 16001

(724)865-2919 billfeazell@zoominternet.net

Dick White - Assistant Rep. 6329 Mt. Pleasant Rd Meadville, PA 16335

(814)425-7418 towpath2@windstream.net

“On The Road Again”

Summer has officially arrived! I’ve been hearing from many of you

about your ride and rally adventures. Thank you to those who have

shared their stories for all of us to enjoy.

Our summer picnic will be held on August 25th at Conneaut Lake

Park. Last year we had a beautiful day with about 40 Retreads. I’ve

ordered lots of sunshine again this year. The reservation form is in-

cluded in this newsletter. Let’s see if we can top the number of Re-

treads we had last year. Reservations are due by August 12th.

The Western PA Rally will be officially underway in less than 2

weeks. Final plans are being made. Volunteers are signed up to staff

most of the shifts in the hospitality room and lead the guided rides.

There are several new guided tours this year. We are still accepting

rally registrations. If you haven’t sent yours in yet, why not do it to-

day. At last word, there were still rooms at the Quality Inn & Suites

so call soon to reserve your spot at the Rally headquarters. Available

again this year, for the rally, are day passes for those who would like

to participate but are unable to come for all three days. The registra-

tion form for day passes is below. Pre registration isn’t mandatory for

a day pass, except for the Dinner Boat Cruise, but would be appreciat-

ed for planning purposes.

I wish all of you a Happy and safe 4th of July and look forward to

seeing many of you at the Western PA Rally and/or Picnic.

Kim Docter—Western PA Rep

Western PA Retread Rally – Day Passes – Pre-register or purchase at the rally

Mon. July 15th – Includes: Rides/Hospitality room/Dinner Boat Cruise $38.00 x ______ = _________

(If you are planning on the Dinner Cruise we must know by July 13th)

Tue. July 16th – Includes: Rides/Hospitality room/Pizza, Wings & Ice Cream Social $15.00 x ______ = _________

Wed. July 17th – Includes: Rides/Hospitality room/Banquet $32.00 x ______ = _________

Make Check payable to: WESTERN PA RETREADS Total Enclosed = _________

Please let Kim know you plan on attending and bring this form to the registration table when you arrive.

Questions: Kim Docter 814-398-4918

Name: __________________________________________________ Phone: ____________________________

Address:_____________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

Email: ________________________________________________________________ (if you would like a confirmation)

2019 Mid-Atlantic Retreads Rally

Submitted by Darryl & Nancy Boleratz

May 15th was a cold morning. We left home at 7:00 am and it was 43 degrees. Heading east on Route 6 to

Union City, then south on Route 8, the temperature dropped to 35 degrees and we saw frost. We contin-

ued south on Route 36 to I-80. There were several areas on Routes 8 and 36 that the fog was very thick

and visibility was poor. We were disappointed in the condition of Route 36. From Pleasantville to Route

66 was rough and in need of repaving. By the time we got to I-80, it was much warmer. We got off I-80

on Route 970 and onto Route 322. A lunch stop was at Wendy’s at State College which was good and we

continued east and arrived at Bird-in-Hand at 1:50 pm. It was great to see many Retreads and visit as we

signed in at the registration table and then signed up for rides for each day.

The ice cream social was at 6:00 pm and we did lots of visiting with

many Retreads until 8:00 pm. The weather at Bird-in-Hand was

beautiful on Wednesday.

Thursday morning was rainy un-

til 8:15 am, then the sky cleared

and it was a warm, sunny day.

We went on a ride to an iron and

steel museum of the former

Lukens Steel Plant and offices

and home in Coatesville which

was very interesting. Lukens

Steel has several of the steel tree beams from the World Trade Center.

They had been made at Lukens Steel. Lukens Steel also made the

steel plates for many Navy ships. Lunch was at Harry’s Hotdogs and

they had a lot more than hotdogs. Our ride was great with only three Goldwings and one Spider. Our ride

leader was Ron Scott and he did a great job.

We went to Shady Maple for dinner and then returned to Bird-in

-Hand for the evening entertainment which was a ventriloquist.

Friday morning was beautiful. We went on a ride to the Plump-

ton Park Zoo in Rising Sun, Maryland. We spent about two

hours at the zoo checking out all the different animals. Lunch

was at Old South Smoke House and was very good. On our ride

back to the Bird-in-Hand Family Inn, the temperature was 83

degrees. What a beautiful day and a great ride led by Greg Gill.

There were seven bikes and one auto on this ride.

We went to the barbeque at 6:00 pm and enjoyed another won-

derful meal and lots of visiting with several Retreads. At 8:00 pm,

we attended a Reps meeting which went quite well. There was some

discussion regarding the need to increase the membership dues. All

were in agreement in recommending an increase of five dollars. Art

will present that at the directors meeting.

Saturday morning was perfect for riding. We went on a ride led by

Ed & Cathy Benner. It was a scenic ride through the countryside

and a few towns. We had lunch in Birdsboro, PA at the Italian Del-

ite Restaurant & Pizzeria. Lunch was great and then we rode to St.

Peter’s Village and walked around the village a bit and spent some

time in a video arcade that had old pinball machines and some other game machines. We enjoyed playing

pinball for about thirty minutes. The trip back to Bird-in-hand was good and we traveled on some roads

that we had never been on. There were

ten bikes and two autos on this ride and

we enjoyed it. The temperature was in

the seventies and sunny.

The banquet was at Good and Plenty

and there was plenty of good food. Fol-

lowing the meal, there were a few an-

nouncements. The 2020 Mid-Atlantic

Rally will be May 14 – 16, 2020. The

amount raised this year for 4 Diamonds

was $3,352 and Sophie Ruiz was intro-

duced. She is an eighteen year old cancer

survivor who was helped by 4 Diamonds.

She spoke for a few minutes about what

she had gone through and how she was

helped and was very appreciative.

There were 178 registered for the rally

from 15 states and 1 province. Several awards were given. The $500 was won by Don Lentz. The 50/50

was won by Elaine Levin of Rhode Island and she received $337. There were lots of prizes given and eve-

ryone enjoyed the evening.

The Mid-Atlantic Retreads did another fantastic job with the 2019 rally. We are looking forward to at-

tending next year.

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Bill Feazell 7/11

Laura Bloom 7/18

Kathy Brown 7/19

Janet Morley 7/19

Duane Jones 7/22

Betty Jones 7/25

Steve Yeager 7/25

Melvin Long 7/30

Judy Grossman 8/26

Dick White 8/30

“Aging is not ‘lost youth’ but

a new stage of opportunity

and strength.” Betty Friedan

“If there’s one thing I’ve

learned in my years on this

planet, it’s that the happiest

and most fulfilled people are

those who devoted them-

selves to something bigger

and more profound than

merely their own self-

interest.”

John Glenn

“We don’t stop playing be-

cause we grow old. We grow

old because we stop playing.”

George Bernard Shaw

Western PA Retreads

Kim Docter, Rep.

27553 Miller Station Rd.

Cambridge Springs, PA 16403

AMA

Sanctioned

Charter

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS: We will publish Retread events as we receive them and enclose registration forms

for Retread rallies with your newsletter, at least once. Underlined events have or have had a rally flier included. If you need a copy of a rally flier contact Kim at 814-398-4918 or kadocter@gmail.com Rally fliers are also available online at most of the sites below.

Northern Breakfast Meeting: Hosted by Darryl & Nancy Boleratz - Meadville, PA

2nd Sat. every month - Breakfast 8-9AM - Meeting 9:00am at Perkins. Meadville, PA RT 322 East of I-79

Southern Breakfast Meeting: Hosted by Bill & Carol Feazell - Butler, PA

4th Sun. every month - Breakfast 8-9AM - Meeting 9:00am at Michael’s Restaurant, 970 New Castle Rd (RT 422), Butler PA

2019 Retread Events

July 15-17 Western PA Retread Rally, Erie, PA - Rally Registration in this newsletter

July 29 - Aug 1 International Rally, Spearfish, SD - Rally Registration in this newsletter. This will be the 50th Anniversary of the Retreads which were chartered in 1969. The first international rally was held in Spearfish in 1972. Rally Registration in this newsletter Aug 25 Western PA Retread Picnic, Conneaut Lake Park - Registration form in this newsletter - Bring your families and enjoy Conneaut Lake Park after the picnic.

Sept 14 Eastern PA Retread Picnic, Intercourse, PA

Sept 17-19 New England Rally, Rutland, VT - Rally Registration in this newsletter

Sept 28 MD Retread Picnic, Thurmont, MD

2020 Retread Events: International Retread Rally - June 15th—18th, Johnson City, TN

Web Sites for Rally flyers Western PA: www.wparetreads.org Maryland: www.mdretreads.weebly.com Delmarva: www.delmarvaretreads.weebly.com New England: www.newenglandretreads.com Mid-Atlantic: www.midatlanticretreads.com National Retread: www.retreads.org Eastern PA: www.eparetreads.com