june, july, august pdp 2012 newsletter
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This is The Pacer Pulse, the quarterly newsletter of the Penn Dutch Pacer Volksmarch Club in Lancaster PA. Come walk with us. Enjoy!TRANSCRIPT
June, July, August 2012
Penn Dutch Pacers Volksmarch Club • Lancaster, Pa
the pacer pulseBefore someone by
accident saw a big greenrectangle on a map
(indicating a park) when they werelooking for something else and theninvestigated, we had no idea MartinGreider Parkexisted let alonethat it was a perfectplace for astartpoint toexplore a suburb ofLancaster that wehave neverexplored before.Martin GreiderPark is one of thosegems of a park nestled in the matureresidential suburb of Manor Ridge justwest of Lancaster City in ManorTownship.To help you mentally locate MartinGreider park and the area in which wewill be walking let’s give you somelandmarks which will give you an ideaof exactly the area we are talkingabout.Those that have been in Lancaster for awhile will know where we are talkingabout when we refer to Maple Grove.There used to be a pool there and afruit stand across the street. Also onthe corner of Columbia Avenue andStone Mill Road is the oldest grist millin Lancaster County (who knew).The log mill was built by HansBrubaker as a grist and saw millsometime between 1717 and 1729. Thedate stone indicates the new mill wasbuilt in 1767 by Johannes & BarbaraSteiner, the owners of AbbeyvilleMansion nearby on Columbia Ave. Itoperated as West End Park in the1890's by Aaron H. Summy. It isprobably at this time that the mill took
Walk from Martin Greider Park - June 9 & 10on the name of Maple Grove, asSummy planted many maple treesnear the mill.Ralph W. Coho, in 1912, bought theconcern and converted it into anamusement park- including a 1.5
million gallonswimming pool.The mill buildingbeing used for poolchemicals/suppliesstorage. The Cohossold theamusement park inthe 1950's and thepool, mill, andland in 1978 to
Christ & Elaine Hampilos. The pool, a7 acre complex, was sold in 1986 toLanecor Associates, who developedthe Stone Mill Plaza Shopping Center.The pool was operated into 1988 tocomply with a purchase zoningvariance concerning the Plaza Center.In 1993, the pool, mill, andsurrounding land, were signed over toLancaster County by a holdingcompany, Ohio-PennsylvaniaProperties II, for settlement of unpaidreal estate taxes incurred by Lanecorat an earlier time.At the time of a fire that occurred at2:30 AMThanksgivingmorning, Nov. 24,2005, the mill wasowned by EcklinDevelopment Corp,having bought themill from thecounty in 2001 for$1.00. RobertEcklin had plans ofrenovating the millto lease as offices
and retail shops.The Maple Grove Mill is looking prettygood today, as you will see, with all itsstone re-pointed and brand newwindows and doors all painted a deepmaroon and of course a brand new roofto keep the weather out.Stone Mill Road [at Columbia Avenue]and the Maple Grove Grist Mill will bethe farthest East our trail will go and asluck would have it for those who aredoing the Grist Mill Special (Walking)Program you will be able to stampanother space in your book. Ournorthern boundary will be ColumbiaAvenue currently Route 462 and beforethe Route 30 by-pass was built, Route30 itself. We will be walking alongColumbia Avenue for a short distanceso that our walk qualifies for theKSVA sponsored Lincoln HighwayProgram. Again stamps for those whoare doing the Lincoln Highwayprogram.We will walk within about two blocksof Millersville Road which is thewestern most section of our trail. Onthe southern trek our trail will be southof the Pheasant Ridge mobile homecommunity and also south of StoneMill Road as it rounds the bend pastSchool House Road in a development
called ColonialManor which isalso just to theeast of ConestogaCountry Club.So now that youknow the generalarea that we willbe walking in let'slook at some ofthe history ofManor Township.
Photo by Jim Miller • 10/24/87
This is how the Maple Grove Mill looked for years (viewedfrom Columbia Avenue), boarded up and abandoned.
Photo by Phil Allamong • 03/11/12
This is how the Mill looks today after being refurbished withstone work and new doors and windows (as viewed from
Stone Mill Rd.)
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Across3. The road that now runs from Millersville toWashington Boro was previouslya_____________ Trail.7. The Maple Grove mill, as it came to beknown, was originally built by Hans___________.9. What was built by the Safe Harbor WaterPower Corporation and completed in 1931?12. The Iron Works was located in whatManor Township community?16. The 1.5 ________ gallon swimming poolat Maple Grove was built in 1912.17. Columbia Avenue which is alsodesignated Route 462 today was [before theby-pass around Lancaster] Route 30 and isalso known as the____________ Highway.18. The very large mobile home park thatborders Martin Greider park and that wewalk around is known as ___________Ridge.19. Martin Greider Park is located in whatLancaster County Township?20. William Penn had a 16,000 acre area ofwhat would be eventually Manor Townshiplaid out in which the Indians could live and
hunt. This area was call the Manor of_____________.22. Once you arrived at the SusquehannaRiver on Blue Rock road you crossed theriver on the Blue Rock __________.23. Records indicate that the Manor ofConestoga was officially changed to Manor____________ in 1759.25. From the late 19th century into the mid20th century produced more __________than any other township in Lancaster County.26. The Susquehannocks were the largesttribe in what valley?27. The Maple Grove Grist Mill sits on thecorner of____________ Avenue and StoneMill Rd.28. What is the area called on ColumbiaAvenue where there was formerly both a pooland a fruit stand.29. The start location for our June walk is inMartin_________ Park30. William Penn was planning on building"New Philadelphia" on the site on the easternbank of the Susquehanna River just north of
this location fromwhich a localconvenience storechain took its name.
Down1. The Indianreservationestablished in ManorTownship was knownas ___________.2. What NativeAmerican Indian tribeoccupied ManorTownship before theywere forced out?4. William Penn andthus the originalgovernment ofPennsylvania was ofwhat religiouspersuasion?5. The NativeAmerican trail thatran from Millersvilleto WashingtonBorough which wasconsidered the firstgateway to the westis now known asRoute 999 and__________ Road.6. Most of ManorTownship is rural andland use is mostly______________.8. The LincolnHighway SpecialProgram issponsored by theKSVA which is the____________ StateVolkssport Asso.
10. Aaron Summy planted a lot of what typeof trees from which Maple Grove got itsname.11. The Maple Grove pool was closed in1993 because of unpaid____________taxes.13. Manor Township was original surveyedand reserved for the founder ofPennsylvania, ______________.14. There is golf course which we mayglimpse through the trees, it's called theConestoga ___________.15. Martin Greider Park is located in theresidential neighborhood known as Manor_______.21. One of two Special Programs that ourwalk from Martin Greider park qualifies forthat has to do with grinding grain.23. Washington Boro is known for what redvegetable?24. The residential community south of StoneMill Rd in which we will be walking is__________ Manor?
Greider Park Walk Crossword
If you really get stuck youcan find the answers onpage 10.
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Pete Byrne
I can tellSpring ishere . . .sneezing,coughing,dripping,andwatering make it tough to walk, but143 of you made it through the pollento enjoy our most recent walk inCornwall; complete results will befound elsewhere in this issue. Thankyou to all who walked and to ourfaithful volunteers, who made it allpossible.
My most heartfelt thanks to long-timemember and volunteer, Bob Gast, whois stepping down from his fifteen-yearjob as Year-Round-Event Coordinator.Since 1997 Bob has served as theliaison between our club and AVAheadquarters, managing the annualsanctioning of our ten year-roundwalks and then collecting quarterlyparticipation data for each walk andreporting it to our membership and toAVA. In addition, Bob served as thePoint-of-Contact person for the twoLancaster Y-R-Es, ensuring that thestart box had adequate trail maps andinstructions, replenishing supplies ofevent and distance books, andcollecting any cash payments. Bob’sgood spirits and wise counsel will bemissed. If you would like to send hima note of thanks and your good wishes,you can reach him [email protected]
Fortunately, Dave Barber has steppedforward and has volunteered to assumethe position of YRE Coordinator.Now, if someone from the Lancasterarea will volunteer to be the point-of-contact for the Lancaster walks we’llbe in good shape again.
Even more good fortune comes fromMonica Daniel-Barber, who has agreedto take on the duties of MembershipChairman, keeping track of newmembers and membership renewals
and reporting on the event and distanceaccomplishments of our members.Now if we can find some small jobsfor the Barber children, we’ll makethis a complete family affair! Thankyou, Dave and Monica.
Recently I met with Joan Lampart,KSVA President, and Bob Gambert,KSVA Vice President, to evaluatehotel properties as the conference hotelfor the 2014 Atlantic Regionconference, which will be held inLancaster. The Penn Dutch Pacerswill serve as the host club for theconference; as such, we will beresponsible for laying out threesanctioned walks. Other clubs fromthe area will provide volunteers to staffconference events and the walks.More information will be forthcomingas the details are developed.
Finally, remember our Greider Parkwalk on June 9 and 10. Invite a friendor neighbor to walk with you and theninvite them to join the Pacers. I hopeto see you there.- Pete
PRESIDENT’S COMMENTS
It’s always nice when one of our own is recognized for all they do forVolkssporting and of course for the Penn Dutch Pacers. Congratulations Pete onthis recognition by our Atlantic Region Director as a Very Important Person. We
knew you were a VIP even before you were presented this award.
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Cont’d from Previous Column – President’s… RENEWED FOOTPRINTS KEEP ON WALKING THE
TRAILS
2013Edward & Maryann French
Mike Quinlan
2015Bob & Letty Zook
Tanya LefeverBill & Treasa Gross
CLUB MEMBERSACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
30 EventsElizabeth Louie
325 EventsJeanne Shopf
375 EventsBob Coonney
Records from the April issue ofThe American Wanderer.
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CornwallResults 5K 10K Totals
Award &Credit 4 35 39
Credit Only 12 70 82Non AVA 3 19 22
Totals 19 124 143
It turned out to be prophetic that we only scheduled a oneday walk in Cornwall since, as it turned out, had we attempt-ed to hold the walk on Sunday too it would have truly been awash out. The weather Sunday was horrible with a blowing,drenching rain. Several days before the walk they were call-
ing for rain on both Saturday and Sunday, but as Saturdaygot closer the Saturday rain kept getting pushed later andlater in the day and as it turned outdidn't dampen the enthusiasticwalkers that showed up.And with temperatures inthe mid to upper 60's itwas almost ideal weather for anenjoyable walk.Our startpoint at the CornwallIron Furnace was a hit withwalkers as was our patchfeaturing an image of thatuniquely preserved brick edificethat is full of LebanonCounty history.As usual our trailmastersdid a splendid job of providing avery varied and interesting trail thatfeatured Cornwall borough streets, twodifferent sections of the Lebanon ValleyRail Trail and stretches through CornwallManor.We got a lot of great comments about thetrail and also got a lot of people from Lebanon County whomissed the walks that the former Lebanon BaloneyStompers had produced for years.Thanks to everyone who contributed in any way to ourgreat success in Cornwall. You know who you are.
Results from Cornwall
The PDP members above pre-walked theCornwall Walk the Sunday immediately prior tothe Saturday of the walk and gave it a bigthumbs up. Pictured above l to r – PhilAllamong, Barry Hitchcock, Kitty Glass, DonnaBashore, Don Young, Barb Weatherholtz,Karmie Keiser. Behind the camera IngeKoenig, not pictured Barry Weatherholtz andSherry Allamong
March 31 this year was a big weekendin Charleston, South Carolina. The bigevent – the 35th annual 10K CooperRiver Bridge Run/Walk. Since I havetwo of my grandchildren living in theCharleston area I have looked forwardto this special weekend for the pastthree years. With encouragement fromthe granddaughters and knowing I amnot getting any younger, I thought I have to try for myfourth walk over the bridge.This year’s event was the largest yet – 40,000runners/walkers signed up to participate. Joining me weremy two daughters and two of my other granddaughters (sixin all). We had special shirts made saying “Threegenerations – a rockin’ family.”The day of the race begins early. Buses pick the runners up
around 6:00 to take them overthe bridge. Thenrunners are lined upaccording to how fast
they run – of course mydaughters and I were in the
back. The sight of 40,000people waiting for the raceto begin is an unbelievablesight. The race begins at8:00 but by the time the backgroup starts the front runnershave completed half the
course.The incline onto thebridge is tough but once
you reach the middle of the bridge youhave conquered the difficult part of therace. Looking up at the steel girders ofthe bridge is a magnificent sight.Having done a few 10K walks I knew itwould take me around 1 hour and fifty
minutes. I managed to complete the course in 1 hour and 48minutes! Not bad for someone my age. I actually came inthird in my age group -80 years and over women. Theweather cooperated – the rains came in the afternoon.Seeing the Turkey Hill big ice cream truck at the end of therace made me wonder if I was in Charleston or LancasterCounty.This is rated as the 5th largest race/walk in the country and Ifeel fortunate to have participated in this 35th annual event.I would not be able to compete if I was not a Volksmarcher.I enjoyed the Charleston year round event on Friday –before the race. I don’t know whether I will have thechance to do the walk in 2013 but I have it on my calendar.The 40,000 other runners/walkers have their calendarsmarked also! I am lucky to have a family who enjoyswalking and being together.
Charleston WeekendBy Kitty Glass
"The difference between a successfulperson and others is not a lack ofstrength, not a lack of knowledge, butrather in a lack of will."
-- Vincent T. Lombardi
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Manor Township takes its name fromthe Manor of Conestoga, which wasoriginally surveyed and reserved forWilliam Penn in 1719. There isevidence that William Penn visited thisarea prior to 1690. At this time the areawas Native American territory. TheSusquehannocks were the largest tribein the Susquehanna Valley with thecenter of their community in theTurkey Hill area. The Quakergovernment had surveyors lay off alarge area bounded by the LittleConestoga Creek near Millersville, tothe Susquehanna River, and to theConestoga Creek.This area was called the Manor ofConestoga, and some historians believeit was set aside as a domain in whichthe Indians could live and hunt. TheManor contained 16,000 acres east ofthe Susquehanna River. For the mostpart the land was flat and well watered,and the soil was rich and fertile.William Penn had reserved a 3,000acre site on the eastern bank of theriver just north of Turkey Hill for hisNew Philadelphia. The city wouldhave been at the end of the presentBlue Rock Road. Blue Rock Road wasan ancient Native American trail priorto the arrival of the white settlers. Theroad today is known as Route 999 as itleaves Millersville, crosses the LittleConestoga and heads to the river justsouth of Washington Boro. Blue RockFerry, which operated around 1730,was located at the end of Blue RockRoad. Blue Rock Road had greatsignificance and was considered thefirst gateway to the west.Following Penn's death three of hissons assumed control of the Manor inthe early 1730's. The Swiss-GermanMennonites were among the firstEuropeans to occupy the subdividedlots. H. Frank Eshleman's map of theManor 1730 (circa), lists 28 propertyowners and identifies the towns ofWashington Boro, Creswell, SafeHarbor, Windom, Letort, Millersville,and Rock Hill. The map shows the3,000 acres held by the proprietors,approximately 4,000 acres vacant andthe area established as Indiantown.
Records indicate the Manor ofConestoga was officially changed toManor Township in 1759. One thingwhich made the Manor vastly differentfrom other localities in LancasterCounty at this period was the existenceof the Indian reservation (Indiantown)established by William Penn. Itremained until December 1763 whenthe Paxton Boys invaded thereservation and massacred the fewremaining Indians.For the next 100 years the Townshipwas subdivided as the large plantationswere cut into smaller tracts toaccommodate growing families. Theiron industry came to the Township in1846 when the Iron Works was built inthe village of Safe Harbor. The T-shape rail was the principal product ofthe mill.The Civil War came close to ManorTownship in 1863. Governor Curtincalled every able-bodied man to enrollfor the defense of the States. Citizensof Manor and Millersville assembled atthe headquarters at Safe Harbor. Theinvasion threat to Lancaster Countyended as the Columbia-Wrightsvillebridge was burned and Lee’s army wasdefeated at Gettysburg.By 1880 the population of ManorTownship was approximately 4,000people. From the late 1800's throughthe mid 1900's Manor Township wasknown for producing fine tobaccocrops. Manor farmers produced moretobacco than any township inLancaster County. Churches andschools were built as the areacontinued to grow. The railroad alongthe westernboundary of thetownship enabledindustries todevelop, includinga woolen factorynear Safe Harbor,match factory inSafe Harbor, andan implementfactory nearMillersville. In April 1930 constructionbegan on the dam for the Safe HarborWater Power Corporation and wascompleted twenty months later in
1931.Washington Boro's official merger intoManor Township in August of 1973was one of the most significantchanges in recent memory. Today,Washington Boro remains famous forthe tomatoes grown by its farmers.Most of Manor Township remainsrural and agricultural in use. The land
is considered by soilscientists to be asfertile as any in theUnited States. The vastmajority ofdevelopment hasoccurred in the northeastern section of theTownship.So why not plan nowto join us to enjoy this
brand new venue in Manor Townshipfirst hand starting from our reservedpavilion in Martin Greider Park.
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This will be our home base (startpoint) during ourtwo day walk at Martin Greider Park.
This is written to set the record straightregarding the changed dates of the 18th AVABiennial Convention. We apologize for anyinconvenience this may have caused. Thebiennial convention is now scheduled forMonday, April 29 thru Friday, May 3, 2013 atthe Orlando Airport Marriott, 7499 AugustaNational Drive, Orlando, Florida 32822-5015.The overall dates including all conventionvolkssport events are Saturday, April 27through Sunday, May 5, 2013.The AVA National Executive Councilconducted a special meeting on March 29 andvoted unanimously on the date change. Wewaited to announce the dates until after thecontract was signed, and that was only a fewdays ago.Why the change? We were informed quiteunexpectedly in March by the hotel that all ofthe meeting space in the hotel had beenbooked by a sales agent two years ago andthe hotel was committed to honor thatreservation. The hotel for some reason wasunaware of this overbooking until they beganverifying the AVA contractual details. With ourconvention just about one year out, thedecision was also made to stay with this hotelthat we knew could handle the lodging,meeting space and social event requirements.Trying to identify and negotiate with anotherhotel at this late date was not the expedientcourse of action.An AVA room block to handle roomreservations will be established by June 1,2012. Reservations must be made no laterthan April 1, 2013 by calling 1.800.380.6751.Ask for the American Volkssport Associationroom block.
18th AVA BIENNIALCONVENTION DATE CHANGE
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2012 Atlantic Region Calendar
June 2012Date Type Sponsoring Club Event Location Contact Phone2-3 W York White Rose Wanderers New Freedom PA (Summit Grove Camp) 717-578-17642 W Susquehanna Rovers Volksmarch Club Duncannon PA 717-834-41852 W Seneca Valley Sugarloafers Silver Spring MD 301-946-54962 W Loudon Walking & Volkssport Club Sterling VA 703-737-21759-10 W Penn Dutch Pacers Lancaster, PA – Martin Greider Park 717-625-35339 2W Penninsula Pathfinders of Virginia Norfolk VA 757-890-92209 W Great Greenbelt Volksmarchers Greenbelt MD 301-937-35499 W Gator Volksmarch Club Norfolk VA 757-490-932411 NW Northern Virginia Volksmarchers Fairfax VA 703-352-513516 W Columbia Volksmarch Club Cedar Lane Park 410-290-651021 M Penn Dutch Pacers Meeting • Patient & Family Education Conference Room ••Lancaster Health Campus at 7:00 PM23 W Baltimore Walking Club Baltimore - 200th Anniversary of 1812 410-252-316523 W Virginia Vagabonds Hampton VA 757-766-306525 W Washington DC Area Volksmarch Club Alexandria VA 703-329-372130 W Northern Virginia Volksmarchers Fairfax VA 703-352-5135
July 2012Date Type Sponsoring Club Event Location Contact Phone19 M Penn Dutch Pacers Meeting • Patient & Family Education Conference Room ••Lancaster Health Campus at 7:00 PM21 W Gater Volksmarch Club Chesapeake VA 757-421-007028 W Susquehanna Rovers Millersburg PA 717-567-953728 W Columiba Volksmarch Club Nightmare Graphics 410-290-6510
August 2012Date Type Sponsoring Club Event Location Contact Phone18 W York White Rose Wanderers Biglerville PA (National Apple Museum) 717-677-651125 W Piedmont Pacers Hagerstown MD 301-829-368527 W Washington DC Area Volksmarch Club Alexandria VA 703-329-3721
September 2012Date Type Sponsoring Club Event Location Contact Phone8 W Freestate Happy Wanderers Laurel MD 301-725-69798 W Liberty Bell Wanderers New Britain PA 215-442-133710 NW Northern Virginia Volksmarchers Fairfax VA 703-352-513516 W York White Rose Wanderers Coudersport PA 717-432-219515 W Northern Virginia Volksmarchers Burke VA 703-644-018915 W Annapolis Amblers Lothian MD 301-661-382616 W White Rose Wanderers Coudersport – Potter County 717-432-219520 M Penn Dutch Pacers Meeting • Patient & Family Education Conference Room ••Lancaster Health Campus at 7:00 PM22 W Columbia Volksmarch Club Ellicot City MD – Centennial Pack 410-290-651023 W Annapolis Amblers West Annapolis Octoberfest 410-507-351423 W Liberty Bell Wanderers Macungie, PA 215-442-133724 W Washington DC Area Volksmarch Club Alexandria VA 703-329-372129 W Piedmont Pacers Frederick Octoberfest 301-829-368529 W Loudon Walking & Volkssport Club Lovettsville VA 703-737-2175
October 2012Date Type Sponsoring Club Event Location Contact Phone6 W Susquehanna Rovers Newport PA 717-275-59326 W Seneca Valley Sugerloafers Potomac MD 301-229-13566 W Virginia Vagabounds Newport News VA 757-766-30657 W Liberty Bell Wanderers Perkasie – Perkasie Fall Festival 215-442-133706-07 W Ft. Belvoir Outdoor Rec Ft. Belvoir, Alexandria VA 703-805-114312-14 4W Nittany Nomads State College PA 814-238-174113-14 W Penn Dutch Pacers Quarryville PA – Huffnagle Park 717-625-353313 W Princeton Area Walkers Allentown NJ 609-259-236513 W Great Greenbelt Volksmachers College Park MD 202-664-008313 W Lee Lepus Volksverband Hopewell VA 804-768-005518 M Penn Dutch Pacers Meeting • Patient & Family Education Conference Room ••Lancaster Health Campus at 7:00 PM
This calendar is a compilation of the data taken from the Atlantic Region Calendar which was cross referenced withthe AVA Calendar as of 05/01/12. Since new walks are always being added we would suggested referencing the
AVA calendar for a definitive up to the minute list of current walking events in the region.
Legend: W=Walk, GW=Guided Walk, GNW=Guided Night Walk, NW=Night Walk, B=Bike, S=SwimSk=Ski, XSki = Cross Country Ski, IS=Ice Skate, RS=Roller Skate, SS=Snowshoe M=Meeting
= Penn Dutch Pacer Event
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October 2012 (continued)Date Type Sponsoring Club Event Location Contact Phone19-21 W US Freedom Walk Festival Club Arlington VA 703-209-017420 W Baltimore Walking Club Baltimore – Robert E Lee Park 443-955-400827 W Loudoun Walking & Volksmarch Club Lucketts VA – Tamara Winery 703-737-217527 W Seneca Valley Sugarloafers Rockville MD 301-385-005427 W Germanna Volksmarch Association Fredericksburg VA 540-455-077228 W Germanna Volksmarch Association Ft. AP Hill VA 540-455-077227-28 W First State Webfooters Rehobeth Beach DE 302-697-1191
November 2012Date Type Sponsoring Club Event Location Contact Phone3 W Baltimore Walking Club Baltimore MD 410-461-59084 W Virginia Vagabonds Williamsburg – Hummel Conference Walk 757-766-306510 W Columbia Volksmarch Club Marriottsbville MD 410-290-651011 W Liberty Bell Wanderers Green Lane Park 215-855-217915 M Penn Dutch Pacers Meeting • Patient & Family Education Conference Room ••Lancaster Health Campus at 7:00 PM17 W Seneca Valley Sugarloafers Boyds MD 301-385-005423-24 3W Susquehanna Rovers Hershey PA 717-379-8945
December 2012Date Type Sponsoring Club Event Location Contact Phone1 W Penn Dutch Pacers Lancaster PA – Isaac's Restaurant 717-625-35337-8 W Penninsula Pathfinders of Virginia Williamsburg VA 757-766-30657-9 S Penninsula Pathfinders of Virginia Williamsburg VA 757-766-30658-9 W Penninsula Pathfinders of Virginia Williamsburg VA 757-766-30658 W Annapolis Amblers Annapolis – Eastpoint Lighted Boat Parade 301-509-674815 NW Germanna Volkssport Association Fredericksburg VA 540-455-077228 W Baltimore Walking Club Baltimore Hampden Lights 410-252-316531 2W Freestate Happy Wanderers Columbia MD 410-437-216431 W Gator Volksmarch Club Smithfield VA 757-421-0070
January 2013Date Type Sponsoring Club Event Location Contact Phone1 2W Freestate Happy Wanderers Columbia MD 410-437-21641 W Gator Volksmarch Club Smithfield VA 757-421-007019 W Seneca Valley Sugerloafers Cabin John MD 301-385-0054
Legend: W=Walk, GW=Guided Walk, GNW=Guided Night Walk, NW=Night Walk, B=Bike, S=SwimSk=Ski, XSki = Cross Country Ski, IS=Ice Skate, RS=Roller Skate, SS=Snowshoe M=Meeting
= Penn Dutch Pacer Event
2012 Atlantic Region Calendar, cont’d
The answer is a QR Code. A QR Code (it standsfor "Quick Response") is a mobile phone readablebarcode that's been big in Japan forever, brokeinto Europe a while back, and is now gettingtraction in USA.In its simplest sense think "print based hypertextlink" - simply encode a URL into the QR Codeand then point a mobile phone (or other camera-enabled mobile) at it. If the device has had QR Codedecoding software installed on it, it will fire up its browserand go straight to that URL.But it doesn't stop there - a QR Code can also contain aphone number, an SMS message, V-Card data or just plainalphanumeric text, and the scanning device will respond byopening up the correct application to handle the encodeddata appropriately courtesy of the FNC1 ApplicationIdentifiers that are embedded in the encoded data.The technical specifications for a QR Code are set down in
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Version 40 symbol that 177x177 modules in size and canhold up 4296 characters of alphanumeric data (theoretically)compared to 25 characters for a Version 1 QR Code.To make things a bit more robust, the QR Code alsocontains its own error correction data, internal orientationcalibration and self-alignment markers. In this way it doesn'tmatter whether the QR code is upside down or wrappedaround a curved surface, the message will still get through.QR Codes have come into their own with the popularity of
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As first announced in the last issue of thisnewsletter beginning with the December,January, February 2013 edition that comesout the beginning of December 2012 PDPwill no long print and bulk mail The PacerPulse. As we stated last time, we know thatthere are those of you who do not havecomputer or Internet access and we don'twant you to be left out. So if you are one ofthe people that will not have digital access toThe Pacer Pulse by December of 2012, we would askyou to take a few minutes right now (this is the second time we’ve asked)to notify us that you need to have a copy mailed. Please address yourrequest to: Penn Dutch Pacers, Pacer Pulse USPS Opt-In, PO Box 7445,Lancaster PA 17604-7445. Indicate in your letter that you would like to bemailed a copy of the Pacer Pulse and of course include your name andcorrect complete address.Initially there is no extra cost to have an issue mailed to you, but beginningafter June 1, 2013 [the June, July, August 2013 Edition] and immediatelywith new members, you will pay a $4.00 per year premium to have ThePacer Pulse newsletter mailed to you via US Mail. Keep in mind that wewill be printing only the number of issues that members have requested bemailed and they will be processed at the first PDP meeting following thepublication date. For instance the June, July, August 2013 newsletter thatwe mentioned above will be available digitally on or about the first of June.Newletters that are mailed will be processed for mailing (mailing labels andpostage applied) at the June meeting on June 20th and will be put in themail the following day. Thus those requesting a printed and mailed versionof the newsletter will receive their copy somewhat later than those optingfor the digital version.We would ask that you only request a printed copy if you absolutely haveno other access to the newsletter since printing copies on demand which iswhat we will have to do for those requesting printed copies will cost theclub significantly more per copy to print as well as to mail.Lifetime members will of course have access to the digital edition of thenewsletter but as with everyone else will need to pay the $4.00 per yearstipend to have the newsletter mailed beginning in June 1, 2013. Themembership form on the back page of this newsletter has been modified toreflect these policy changes regarding the newsletter. And although wecurrently believe that the $4.00 yearly stipend will be sufficient to offset thecosts we will continue to evaluate things especially the first year and mayneed to adjust the fee in direct response to the actual costs we experience.Thank you for your understanding in this matter and of course we wouldlike to hear any comments that you may have regarding this change. It isnot our intent to irritate or inconvenience anyone with this change, but it isthe necessary and responsible thing to do to try to keep the club financiallyviable. Please contact President Pete Byrne via phone or e-mail with yourconcerns using his contact info on page 11.
Reminder about Digital Distribution for the Pacer Pulse2nd Notice
Since my wife Peg and I retired in1993 we have been privileged toreside in an independent-living“villa” at Homestead VillageRetirement Community – 1800Marietta Avenue, Lancaster.www.homesteadvillage.org. This isjust a mile west of Wheatland (homeof President James Buchanan), andeven less from the Conestoga House(Steinman Mansion). Both of theselandmarks are on the Penn DutchPacers Lancaster WEST Year-Round10k Walk [AT12/Y1117] through theresidential areas west of the LancasterCity, and which also includes a strollthrough the Franklin and MarshallCollege Campus itself.I say ‘privileged’ because included asthe mission statement of HomesteadVillage is to “enhance independenceand dignity as together we create acompassionate community.” It hasbeen clear to us that the goal has beenmet quite well, particularly in theseways: a thermostatically controlledWALKING TRACK surrounds thetherapy pool. While is takesencircling the pool a total of 22 timesto equal one mile, it is well worth it(w/ a walkman headset on) ininclement weather. Also annuallyduring April-May a Virtual SpringWalk is sponsored by our ActivitiesDirector encouraging residents towalk, inside or outside, as a form ofexercise. The current emphasis is toScale the Great Wall in China.Approximately 35 residents (1% ofthe total number who call HomesteadVillage Home) record their walkingin units – four units = one mile – andtogether with other walkers,swimmers, or bicycle riders weprogress along the Great Wall ofChina. In previous years the venuesfor these Spring virtual walks, usuallyspread over a five week period, havebeen: Nova Scotia (2007); theAppalachian Trail (2008); Ireland
Walking is the BestExercise as We Age!
by Bob Gast
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(2009); Italy (2010),and last year(2011) Alaska. Homestead Village isdoing all it can to promote aproductive and healthy retirement.Our residents have been told of thebenefits of a walking program beingthat
*Walking can be done safely almostanywhere: outdoors, or indoors ingyms, hallways, or malls,
*Walking is beneficial forparticipants with osteoporosisbecause it is a low-impact, weightbearing activity.
*Walkingeases thepain ofarthritis andreducesmusclestiffness andaches.
*Walking isbeneficial fordiabeticsbecause itincreases the flow of blood andimproves circulation.
*Walking is beneficial forparticipants with heart-relatedproblems; it is an easy, familiaractivity in which the intensity,frequency, are easily controlled.
*Walking burns calories, and whencombined with proper nutrition, helpsmanage weight. Walking uses upnearly as many calories as jogging. Ittakes longer to do it, but it is muchless stressful on the body.
We have enjoyed the emphasis andopportunity which HomesteadVillage Retirement Community hasprovided for us over the years,unfortunately it is less important to usnow than it was, as I am unsteady onmy feet due to lack of strength andhave had to give up walking, andPeg, a polio survivor, now uses amotorized chair as her means ofconveyance.
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We need to start this article on volunteers with a hearty, BIG THANKYOU to Daniel Barber and Monica Daniel-Barber who have graciouslystepped forward to fill the YRE Coordinator and Membership Chairmanpositions respectively. (Read more in the Presidents Comments, if youhaven't already.)I’m sure when you saw the headline you cringed and said to yourself, “Is
there really another article about volunteering and doI really want to read it?”. Thank you if you made itthis far in the article and thank you if you have evervolunteered in any capacity at any of PDP’s walkingevents or done anything in anyway to further the PDPmission of producing walking events for health, funand fitness.Keep in mind there would be no need for continuingarticles on volunteering if we continued to get anadequate number of volunteers to continue to do whatwe need to do. If you are reading this newsletter andespecially this article you obviously have interest involkssporting and specifically the Penn Dutch Pacers
and the rewards it can bring to your life on many levels. So the question iswere you in the group of folks that we thanked at the beginning of thisarticle or are you in the ‘other’ group.We have almost, ad nauseum, talked in these pages over the years abouthow important the people are who volunteer to do all the jobs that need tobe done to make the Penn Dutch Pacers function. This is the dedicatedcore of people who have decided that what PDP does have value to themand others and have decided to donate their time and talents to helpprovide wonderful walking experiences throughout Lancaster County andbeyond. These are the folks that you have to thank for everything thatmakes the Penn Dutch Pacers what it is. This is the core of folks that haveeither been doing the same job for many, many years or who jockey fromone position to another as by-law term limits are met so that all the vitaljobs continue to get done. This shouldn't be the way it is.The problem with this is that at some point when for some reason one ormore of the people that you, i.e. the Penn Dutch Pacers as a whole, havebeen counting on cannot or desires not to continue to perform the job thatthey have been doing forever you have no one left that you can call on.Without someone new coming forward to learn these different essentialjobs and then to take them on PDP is in jeopardy.You say in jeopardy? What do you mean in jeopardy? What we mean is ifwe can't fill the vital positions when they become available with people
NEEDED NOW !
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The pool with walking track at Homestead Village
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Across3. NATIVEAMERICAN7. BRUBAKER9. DAM12. SAFEHARBOR16. MILLION17. LINCOLN18. PHEASANT19. MANOR20. CONESTOGA22. FERRY23. TOWNSHIP25. TOBACCO26. SUSQUEHANNA27. COLUMBIA28. MAPLEGROVE29. GREIDER30. TURKEYHILL
Down1. INDIANTOWN2. SUSQUEHANNOCKS4. QUAKER5. BLUEROCK6. AGRICULTURAL8. KEYSTONE10. MAPLE11. REALESTATE13. WILLIAMPENN14. COUNTRYCLUB15. RIDGE21. GRISTMILL23. TOMATO24. COLONIAL
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outside the core of people who volunteer tirelessly andwho don't want to or can't take on yet another job thenthe Penn Dutch Pacers as you know it may go away.No one wants the Penn Dutch Pacers to go away butwith the serious lack of people who wantto do work that make the Penn DutchPacers and the walks that weproduce possible then it becomesmore and more likely that itwill go away.Let’s address the folks thatwe thanked early on. Wesincerely appreciate anyeffort you have ever made on PDP’sbehalf, but if your contribution was only once or along time ago, we need to ask you to renew yourefforts to either get involved in one or more of theactivities that go on behind the scenes that make PDPwalks, either weekend events or YRE and SeasonalEvents possible or volunteer to help for just a two hourstint during one of our events. Even if everyone whohas ever helped before volunteered for just one twohour stint per year we would have more than enoughhelp at our events without the same peoplevolunteering over and over again.The ‘other’ group we define as the folks that reallyenjoy the walks but have not yet availed themselves ofthe many opportunities to get involved in the manyaspects of making a walk happen that we havedelineated countless times in this newsletter.We had so few volunteers for our Willow Street walkin 2010 that we had to put out an urgent call forvolunteers the Thursday right before the walk. Evenwith that we manned a number of the posts with folkswho had already done their share for the event. Sosince we don’t really want to get into the situation wewere in in Willow Street or any similar situation since,let’s review how easy it is to volunteer. You’ll knowwhen we’re done how to easily volunteer for a twohour stint during a PDP event and as far as gettingmore involved and all the backroom stuff that makeswalks happen, that is easy, just show up for a monthlymeeting.One of the named positions that you will see along theleft hand column of this very newsletter is 2nd Vice-President. This position is currently held by CarmieKeiser. Her secondary title is Volunteer Coordinatorand she is the one who is ultimately responsible forscheduling volunteers during a PDP walking event. (Ifyou haven't already gotten a call from her, expect one.)
You can make her job easier in one of two ways. Firstif you attend a PDP event, on the Start/Finish tablethere are always two forms that are headedVOLUNTEERS NEEDED. These two sheets allowyou to sign up to volunteer at the next PDP event. One
sheet is to volunteer for Saturday and the othersheet is to volunteer for Sunday. So when you do
a PDP walk simply enter your name andcontact information and indicate when you will
be available.You say, “I didn’t know or I
didn’t see the volunteer form orI forgot to sign up, what do I dothen?” well as you might guess
we have a solution. Go to the PDP website athttp://www.penndutchpacers.org then go to thevolunteer page and click on the link. By simply fillingin your name and phone in the time slot or slots in thespreadsheet you will be signed up.The Penn Dutch Pacers want and need your help tocontinue, please consider some of the suggestionsherein and get involved today!
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smart phones that have apps that can read the codes anddisplay information based on what is in the contained in thecode. If you have a smartphone and scan the QR code herewhich is the same code that we printed in our Greider Parkbrochure it will take you to a live map showing ourstartpoint in Martin Greider park and allowing you to getlive directions from where you are to the park. If you don'thave a smart phone and are wondering what is stored in thisQR Code it is this URL to the map -http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=208120123813128346650.0004ba76874e3fe7b68c4&msa=0 You can type thisURL into your browser on your computer if you want to seethe map for yourself. As you can see from this URL it ismuch more information than can be be stored in a 10 digitUPC code.So now you knowwhen you see aQR Code what itis and how to useit. It's a naturalforVolksmarchingand we wonderwhy it hasn't beenadapted by otherclubs and theAVA. Maybesomeday.
Answers to Crossword on Page 2
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Club Off iceHolders
Pete Byrne, President393-6700
George Resh, 1st VP397-1906
Carmie Keiser, 2nd VPVolunteer Coordinator
•••Inge Koenig, Sec
•••Kitty Glass, Treas.
•••Barry Weatherholtz,TM*
•••Don Young, Asst. TM*
•••Membership & RegistrarMonica Daniel-Barber
•••Special Programs
Bob Coonney625-3627
SalesMarv Albert
•••Publicity
Rose & Mary Angeline898-8153
HistorianChris Resh397-1906
WebmeisterPhil Allamong
•••YRE Coordinator
David Barber626-6103
KSVA PresidentJoan Lampart215-529-5686
[email protected]*Trailmaster
The folks listed below arethe people that have
stepped forward & give theirtime & talents to make PDP
work for you. Anencouraging word & a ThankYou occasionally is a small
price to pay for what they do.
The Pacer PulseThe Pacer Pulse is published for the membership and friends of PDP and is produced 4 times a year with the intention of keepingeveryone up-to-date with what is happening within the club and also within the world of Volksmarching. We encourage contributionsfrom members and non-members alike. Our deadlines are November 1 for Dec/Jan/Feb edition, February 1 for the Mar/Apr/May
edition, May 1 for the Jun/Jul/Aug edition and August 1 for the Sep/Oct/Nov edition. We prefer that articles for inclusion be submittedvia e-mail either as a Word attachment or as native e-mail. We also accept articles typed or in long hand. All submissions will be
included on a first-come first-included space available basis. Thanks in advance for your submissions. The Individual views expressedin articles published in The Pacer Pulse do not necessarily reflect the policy or position of the Penn Dutch Pacers.
Editor...........................................................................................Phil AllamongContributors…….. Pete Byrne, Bob Gast, George Resh, Kitty Glass, Sherry & Phil Allamong
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The National Executive Council is theruling body of the AVA of which thePenn Dutch Pacers is a member. TheAtlantic Region Director, Sam Tollett isour representative on the NEC and it ishis responsibility to represent the clubs inthe Atlantic Region at the NEC meetings.Should you ever have concerns that youthink should be addressed at the NECmeetings please feel free to contact ourrepresentative Sam Tollett by writing himat 3 Delmont Court, Hampton, VA
23666-5508 or call 757.766.3065 or e-mail him at this address [email protected] next official National ExecutiveCouncil XVII Meeting will be held July 6and 7, 2012 at the Fairfield Inn OrlandoAirport, 7100 Augusta National Drive,Orlando, Florida 32822, telephone407.888.2666. The meeting schedule is asfollows: 1) Friday, July 6: 7 p.m. to 10p.m. 2) Saturday, July 7: 8:30 a.m. to5:30 p.m. Both of these meetings areformal meetings.
NEXT NEC MEETING
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Penn Dutch Pacers Volksmarch Club, Inc.PO Box 7445Lancaster PA 17604-7445Time Dated Material -- Please Deliver Immediately
Contents•Walk from Martin Greider Park
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•Greider Park Crossword Puzzle
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•President’s Message
•Members & Milestones
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•Results from Cornwall
•Charleston Weekend
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•AVA Convention Date Change
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•Atlantic Region Calendar
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•What’s this Weird Looking Square…
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•Reminder of Digital Distribution …..
•Walking is the Best Exercise as …..
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•Volunteers Needed Now
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•Crossword puzzle answers
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•Next NEC Meeting
•Spicy Apple-Walnut Salad
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