We had a great rally at the

Grange Fairgrounds in May.

The Rizzuto’s did a fantastic

job in making the Memorial

Day weekend a success.

Friday we started with Taco

night...yum! After our Busi-

ness Meeting, the PA Coach-

men group joined us for a

night of bean bag baseball.

Penn Coachmen won the tour-

nament. Saturday started with

a Pot Luck breakfast, which

lead into free time. Dinner

was a catered Bar B Q meal

followed by Magician, Denny

More. It was a great night.

Sunday started with breakfast

then a nice Memorial-Worship

Service by Sue Cipa. We had

a nice cook-out Sunday night

with burgers & dogs. Sunday

night we played the plastic gift

ball game...so fun! Monday

we had a quick breakfast and

Gary Cipa’s annual military

recognition. We played nickel,

nickel two nights; Sue Cipa &

Jim Lexa were the big win-

ners. Jim also celebrated his

91st birthday with us. Lots of

good food, fun games and

more memories were made.

GREAT RALLY!

APRIL 2019~GETTYSBURG CAMPGROUND

TIDBITS FROM PENNY

MAY 2019~CENTRE HALL

Penn Coachmen’s first rally of

the 2019 season is now in the

books. And we “got the party

started!” 27 coaches attended

which included 4 first timer

couples and 3 guests:

Michael and Ann Marie

(Nancy) Devine

Bob and Bonnie Eberly

Larry and Clarissa Sherrow

”Whip” and Judy Zimmerman

Trudy Detwiler (Bob Birett)

Elaine McConnell (Phyllis &

Eric Britz)

Tom Shannon (Terri Stoltz)

The weather cooperated and

the guided bus tour of the

Gettysburg Battlefields was

informative and well done.

There was a very competitive

game of bean bag baseball

with 4 teams fighting for brag-

ging rights. As usual there

was plenty of good food dur-

ing the rally from General

Pickett’s Buffet, to our potluck

breakfast and the mini meal of

yummy soups and hors d'oeu-

vres. John Prange was the

big winner ($2.45) at nickel-

nickel on Tuesday night and

Hal and Mary Amos won the

“Not So New, “Newlywed

Game”. Linda and Karl Dear-

dorff (married 53 years) had

the group in stitches with

Karl’s answers and Linda’s

reaction to them. Everyone

enjoyed the Safety talk and

Information exchange led by

Gary Cipa which covered RV

maintenance, roof care, tires,

and batteries as well as other

topics. We celebrated two

birthdays that were on Tues-

day, Barbara Arcati & Betty

Fritzinger. The group also

sang “Happy Birthday to Bob

Birett who celebrates his 80th

birthday on May 8. We all

enjoyed Penn Coachmen’s

50th Anniversary cake on

Tuesday as we got the ball

rolling highlighting 50 years.

We had an entertaining sing-

a-long and name-that-tune

followed by several stories by

our members. A goodtime

was had by all and we are

looking forward to some more

fun at Centre Hall with the

Rizzuto’s as rally masters.

MAY 31, 2019 Penn Coachmen Newsletter for April & May

UPCOMING RALLIES

Gilbert June 14-16

Ferryboat July 19-21

Bloomsburg August 16-18

Roxbury Sept. 19-22

Harpers Ferry Oct. 15-17

Holly Shores Nov. 1-3

Shadymaple Dec. 5

PENN COACHMEN’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY

JULY 1969-JULY 2019

2 0 2 0 U P C O M I N G R A L L I E S

APRIL GETTYSBURG APRIL 27-29 MAY CENTRE HALL MAY 22-25

More to come as dates are finalized

PENN COACHMEN FIND EACH OTHER.. .

drive to, sightsee and hike.

On our third day at the

park, we traveled about 65

miles from our campsite to

the extreme western end of

the park to Santa Elena

Canyon. We hiked at

Santa Elena and then

stopped at the nearby visi-

tor center to eat our lunch.

As we sat at the picnic ta-

ble eating our P&J sand-

wiches, a gentleman came

up to us having seen Eric’s

FMCA baseball cap, saying

he belonged to FMCA too.

Imagine our surprise when

we saw that the gentleman

Many Penn Coachmen

venture to warmer climates

when winter weather

comes. The Britz’s have

gone westward the past 3

years to Arizona and de-

cided to see Texas this

year. Big Bend National

Park was at the top of the

list for 2019. We marveled

at the size of this Nat’l Park

and the fact it took us an

hour drive on Rt. 385 just

to reach the park. There

are 5 visitor centers in the

park which covers more

than 800,000 acres. There

are countless places to

was the Penn Coachmen

member, David Good!

What are the chances of

that! Small world!

DO YOU HAVE A RECIPE TO SHARE….

We are planning on putting a Penn Coachmen 50th Anniversary Cookbook together. We are looking for

recipes you would like to share. When you bring a dish to share at a rally, send the recipe to John Noel,

johnenoel@email.com.. John has accepted the job of putting the book together. Thanks John!

Ferryboat Rally in Liverpool, PA

JULY 19-21

Register by June 20

Call Bob Birett or Mary Ellen Seifert for more information.

~~~ATTENTION~~~ATTENTION~~~ATTENTION~~~

We are in need for help with our rallies. If you are planning on attending a rally, please consider volun-

teering as a host. Even for the rallies in 2019, give the rally masters a call and tell them you would love

to help. It is so much fun being a part of the rally. You also get to know other members and form some

wonderful friendships. Please help!

Calling all Members:

We are in need of help

pulling our 4x6 trailer

from one rally to the next.

Please contact Sue Cipa if

you are able to help.

P ICTURES FROM GETTYSBURG

TIDBITS FROM PENNY Page 3

you remember how our

Penn Coachmen an-

them, that we sing after

our Sunday worship

service, got started?

We would love to hear

from you if you can

help us. Better yet,

drop by one of our ral-

lies and share your

story. We are having a

BIG celebration at our

Roxbury Rally in Sep-

tember. Mark your cal-

endars, we would love

to see you and hear

some Penn Coachmen

stories.

We are celebrating 50

years of Penn Coach-

men. Does anyone

have any stories or

memorabilia you can

share with the group.

We were wondering if

anyone remembers

how Penny, our mas-

cot, came to be. Or do

50 YE ARS OF PENN COACHMEN

This newsletter was

submitted by Sue

Cipa. I am filling in for

Nick Campalone while

he deals with some

back issues. Please

keep him in your

thoughts and prayers. The crew that went to

Goshen, IN. Karl & Linda

Deardorff, Hal & Mary Amos,

Wayne & Peggy Dilliplaine,

and Tom & Carol Ricks.

Denny More &

Joan at

Centre Hall

We gathered together for a game

of ladder golf as Vito

gets a little nap!