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June 2021
Moving Forward
A message from the President...
HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY! HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!

Take time to appreciate all the freedoms we have in this country and thank those who have fought for them. 
Thank your father for all he has done for you.

Notes from the Board meeting of May 19, 2021:

  • Cash Raffle tickets are being sent out each day. Watch for yours in the mail. The drawing is during our regular Board meeting on Wednesday, August 18, 2021.
  • Please add James Griffin to your list for Ass’t Regional Director for Region 12.  Thank you for volunteering to help.
  • Regional Directors are needed for the following: Region 4, Region 6, Region 7, (Region 2 is part of 4 and Region 1) View the Regions map HERE.
  • Trail representatives in these regions will check with clubs for a volunteer to represent clubs. Interested persons may attend a Board meeting and see what PSSA is all about. 
  • Any member may attend a virtual Board meeting. Meetings are held the third Wednesday of every month at 7:30 pm. Contact Kathy Woolever at the Palmyra office for the information to call or connect by way of Zoom. Comments will be accepted as always and the Board will try to provide an answer for your comment.
  • The Board reelected all officers to their present offices.  Charles Walter resigned from the Board at this meeting and Cindy Barrick was elected to replace him as Board Secretary. This action leaves an elected Board position vacant. The Board will appoint someone per by-laws in the near future.  Anyone who is interested and is willing to be available for meetings please send your resume to Cindy Barrick at: pasnowfamily@gmail.com by June 23, 2021 4pm
  • Charles (Chick) Walter has been on the Board for many years. I personally admired his ability to reproduce the minutes of meetings and present them to the Board. This is a talent that few of us possess. Although Chick and his wife enjoyed travel he always made himself available for meetings and discussions. Thank you Chick you will be missed. 
  • Data sheets are missing from a few clubs. Please return them as soon as possible. Your information is needed.  Without this information the contributions and needs of the snowmobile community in PA is incomplete.

Think Snow!
Liz Krug, President PSSA
ACTION NEEDED!
All snowmobilers are being asked to contact your Federal representatives and ask them to cosponsor HR 5797, the Recreational Trails (RTP) Full Funding Act. Also contact members of the Senate and ask for support of S. 1527. RTP aids all trail activities nationwide through the use of non-highway recreational fuel taxes. Last year Congress gave the marching orders to the U.S. Department of Transportation to develop an estimate of fuel tax generated by non-highway users and included RTP in the Senate’s next-gen surface transportation program. 

Federal representatives and senators need to hear from you. 

Click below for more information and draft letters.
Note: RTP gas tax monies are used to buy equipment such as groomers, drags etc. The “Buy American” provision is also being researched by the United Snowmobile Alliance (USA). PSSA is a member.

(Information is from the Coalition for Recreational Trails.)
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With snowmobiles, ATVs, boats, travel, winter and outdoor clothing, gear and accessories, trailers, camping, outdoor sports gear, a used powersports corral, and vintage powersports showroom all under one roof, the 2021 Pennsylvania Powersports & Outdoor Show is not to be missed! The 2021 show includes 70,000 sq. ft. of exhibition space in the heart of the Lebanon Valley at the Lebanon Valley Expo Center!
RAFFLE TIME!
DON'T FORGET TO SEND YOUR RAFFLE TICKETS IN!

PSSA’s 2021 SPRING RAFFLE INFO:
GRAND PRIZE: $2,000 Cash Prize
First Runner Up $500 Cash Prize
Second Runner Up $400 Cash Prize
Third Runner Up $300 Cash Prize
Fourth Runner Up $200 Cash Prize
Fifth Runner Up $100 Cash Prize
$5 per ticket or 5 for $20, only 8,000 tickets printed

Drawing: WEDNESDAY - August 18, 2021
At 7:30 pm via virtual event Do not need to be present to win. 

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING PSSA!
ANF NEWS
Forest Service News Release

Public Affairs Officer: Christopher Leeser
(814) 363-1611
christopher.leeser@usda.gov
www.fs.usda.gov/allegheny/
Detours on Longhouse Scenic Drive

All recreation areas along Longhouse Scenic Drive open for Memorial Day weekend
 
Warren, PA, May 24, 2021—The roadwork, which began in November 2020, on Longhouse Scenic Drive (Forest Road 262) in Allegheny National Forest is nearing completion. The road remains closed between Elijah Boat Ramp and Kiasutha Campground. All recreation sites along Longhouse Scenic Drive will be open for Memorial Day weekend but drivers may need to follow detour signs to reach sites on either side of the closure. A contractor is replacing two large arch culverts in the vicinity of Mudlick Run. Heavy rains this spring slowed construction and delayed project completion until early June 2021.

“We planned to have the road open to through traffic by Memorial Day weekend, the weather this spring resulted in an unfortunate delay. We apologize for the inconvenience to travelers on Longhouse Scenic Drive and appreciate everyone’s patience while we get this road project completed. Please consider making an extra effort to support local businesses in the area that may be impacted by the road closure.”, said Public Affairs Officer Christopher Leeser.

The road enhancement will integrate two aquatic organism passages, connecting the Mudlick Run and its tributary. The project will improve the upstream habitat for native species of trout. The large bottomless arch culverts are designed to withstand a 100-year storm and to follow the Forest Service policy to improve aquatic organism passage in streams with watersheds of 100 or more acres.
Project updates will be posted on the Allegheny National Forest website https://www.fs.usda.gov/allegheny in the Alerts and Warnings section and the Forest’s Facebook Page

Questions regarding the closure and detours may be referred to the Bradford Ranger District office at 814-363-6000.
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