posted 05-30-2002 09:28 AM                  

DATES:
August 9/10/11, 2002 (Friday/Saturday/Sunday)

HOTEL:
Holiday Inn Visitors Center
521 Greenfield Rd., Lancaster, PA 17601
For Reservations: 1-800-465-4329 Identify yourself as part of POA
For Specific Hotel Info: 1-717-299-2551

The hotel has blocked off 30 rooms at a special rate of $97.19 per night
which includes all taxes and fees AND also includes Sunday Breakfast for
two in our own private banquet room.

These rooms are available for booking to July 23rd. After that, rooms are
subject to availability and standard rates. This is peak tourist season, so the
difference in rates is considerable. Early registration is suggested.

Hotel is conveniently located one block north of PA State Rt. 30 on
Greenfield Road, adjacent to the Lancaster County Visitors Center and
central to all Amish Attractions and Shopping. Complete directions will be
provided as we approach the date, but for those of you who are curious now;
From PA Turnpike, take Exit 21 to Rt. 222 South to Rt. 30 East to Greenfield
Rd Exit. Hotel is located one block North.

The hotel features fully renovated and remodeled guest rooms, large indoor &
outdoor heated pools & fitness center, restaurant & lounge for dining and
drinks, room service, in-room movies and ample parking. Gas Station and
Fast Foods are located directly across the street.

EVENTS & ITINERARY:

FRIDAY, August 9th

1:00 PM on-Hotel Check-In and POA Sign-In
At Sign-In, you will receive your welcome package with event information
and maps to and from all events. We will also collect individual event fees at
this time as I have prepaid all events. This can be done by cash or check.
3:00 PM to 5:00 PM-Providing drought restrictions are lifted, a car wash area
will be established with hose and towels provided by hotel. Hotel has agreed
to section off a separate parking area for POA,
5:45 PM-Organize in parking lot and head for State of Pennsylvania Railroad
Museum (approximately 9 miles). For further details regarding the Museum,
see http://www.rrmuseumpa.org
6:15-Arrive Museum and line up in car show fashion for the Director’s
Choice Award to be given later that evening.
6:30-10:00-ALL ABOARD for a specially arranged after hours Private Tour
of the Museum, conducted by the Director, for those interested and an Old
Fashioned Railroad BBQ. Also by special arrangement, the gift shop will
remain open for one hour. Since the Museum is closed to the public at that
hour, we have exclusive parking. The cost for this package is $15.00 per
person (children under 5 free) and includes:
Access to Museum, Shop & Art Gallery
Private Tour
Old Fashioned Railroad BBQ in the Great Hall, which includes a tentative
menu of:
Shredded BBQ Chicken
BBQ Pork
Baked Beans
Grilled Vegetables
Potato Salad
Applesauce
Garden Salad/Dressing
Assortment of Cookies
Apple Crisp
Lemonade & Iced Tea

Maps have been provided in your welcome package so that you may leave at
your leisure.

SATURDAY, August 10th

Breakfast on your own
10:00 AM-Organize in parking lot to prepare for Lancaster County’s Famous
Covered Bridge Cruise. Cruise should be approximately 40 to 50 miles,
taking us by or through more than 20 to 25 covered bridges and will conclude
back at the Hotel at approximately noon where you will have free time to see
the sights, shop or lounge by the pool.
3:15 PM-Organize to leave for the Plain & Fancy Farm, Lancaster County’s
Original Family Style Restaurant. Their web address, should you wish to
view it is http://www.PlainandFancyFarm.com.
4:00 PM-Dinner. The cost for dinner is $18.95 per person. While the menu
may vary, the family-style dinner will tentatively consist of:
Golden Fried Chicken
Hearty Roast Beef
Banked Lancaster Country Sausage
Chicken Pot Pie
Mashed Potatoes
Brown Buttered Noodles
Assorted Vegetables & Dried Corn
Sweet & Sour Relished & Cole Slaw
Homemade Breads
Apple Dumplings, Shoo-Fly Pie & Ice Cream
Hot & Cold Beverages

6:15 at latest-Depart Plain & Fancy Farm and Cruise to Strasburg Railroad
http://www.strasburgrailroad.com to enjoy a “45 minute round trip ride into
the past aboard meticulously restored Victorian passenger train pulled by a
huge coal burning steam locomotive passing though breathtakingly beautiful
Amish farms while experiencing America’s oldest short line railroad...an
exciting, memorable and educational trip.” We have booked the First Class
Parlor Car, the “Marion” which accommodates only 30 people. You may
ride this car for a fee of $13.00 per person or you can elect to ride in the
deluxe lounge or open observation car (featured in the Barbara Streisand
movie, “Hello Dolly”) for $11.00 per person. Seating on the Marion is on a
first come first served basis, so if you wish to sit in this car, you can Email
me to reserve or wait til sign-in and take what’s available. The train departs
promptly at 7:00 PM and is the last train of the evening, so we need to be
boarded by 6:50. Arrive back at Railroad station at approximately 7:45 PM
where we will assemble and cruise back to hotel.

SUNDAY, August 11th

10:00 to 11:30 AM-Fairwell breakfast in the Philadelphia (Philly) banquet
room. Remember, this is included with your stay at the hotel. The menu will
include:
Scrambled Eggs
Hash Browns
Bacon or Sausage
French Toast or Pancakes
Sliced Fresh Fruit
Assorted Breads with Preserves
Juices, Coffee & Tea
Say good bye to friends, old and new, and then head our own way with great
memories in tow.

NOTE:
If you need to talk to me feel free to call my cell phone number is
732-239-9960

Please send us an Email (highiron@aol.com) with the following information.
Name of attendee(s)
Hometown
Year & Car Color
Seating Preference For Train Ride
Date of Arrival/Departure
and any other special information you think we should have.

Example:

Mike & Kim Venezia
Jackson, NJ
2001 Orange
2 for Marion
8/8 to 8/11

ATTENDEES AS OF 8/6
1) Mike Venezia 8/8-8/11
2)Kim Venezia '00 Pilot Woodward 8/8-8/11
3)Dave & Brenda Mills 99 Yellow 8/9-8/11
4) Craig Mills 02 PT Cruiser 8/9-8/11
5) Bill & Lucy Stevens 99 Purple 8/9-8/11
6) Wayne & Hattie Nicary 01 Orange Late8/9-8/11
7) Bob & Carol Silsby 00 Silver 8/9-8/11
8) Phil & Patty Genet 99 Red 8/9-8/11
9) Gene Cox & Company 99 Red 8/9-8/11
10)John Buehrle & family 01 Orange 8/9-8/11
11)Steve Dymnioski 01 Silver 8/9-8/11
12)Sharon Dymnioski 02 Candy 8/9-8/11
13)Marty & Rebecca Usher 00 Black 8/9-8/11
14)Gary & Kelly Archer 02 Gold 8/9-8/11
15)Damon & Roger Cyr 02 Silver 8/8-8/11
16)Trey Byrum 99 Red 8/9-8/10
17)Ed & Sandy Monohan 99 Red 8/8-8/11
18)Tom & Helena Yaeger Mike's 01 Orange 8/9-8/11
19)Bill Simulcik & Guest00 Silver 8/8-8/11
20)Dave & Anne Crawford 67 Hemi GTX 9-Aug
21)Craig & Crystal Crawford '00 Silver 9-Aug
22)Ray Adamski 02 Gold 8/9 - 8/10
23)Michael Landau 02 Candy 8/9-8/10
24)Gary & Joan Anderson 02 Candy/trailer8/9-8/11
25)Jason Knox 01 Orange 8/9-8/11
26)Matthew & Helen Bajek 99 Red 8/9-8/11
27)Darcy & Nancy Kline 99 Yellow 8/9-8/10

posted 06-02-2002 10:46 AM                  

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Kim Venezia

posted 06-03-2002 10:12 AM                  

Regards

Marty

posted 06-03-2002 05:32 PM                  

Yes, indeed, we have been busy...we were inspired by the great job you and Rebecca did in KY.

Really hope you two can join us. The drive won't be that bad...it's about 620 miles from Louisville to the hotel. As far as you flying in...the three closest airports would be Harrisburg, Philadelphia and BWI (in order of closeness to Lancaster). If your flight arrives before Rebecca, we can make arrangements to get you picked-up at the airport.

I look forward to seeing both of you again.

PS. Why don't you drag Gary & Kelly along, too.

posted 06-17-2002 03:21 PM                  

Marty

posted 06-17-2002 04:19 PM                  

Mike

posted 06-17-2002 04:35 PM                  

Are you going to post a list of people attending?

Don't think our trailer will be here in time to make it........unless I can borrow Marty's trailer....

Gary

posted 06-17-2002 04:43 PM                  

and Gary, you can pack some stuff in Martys trailer, then he can charge you a small fee..to cover his plane ticket...lol

posted 06-19-2002 01:55 PM                  

How much you saving?

Gary

posted 06-19-2002 02:13 PM                  

About $40 per!
$51.99 per night - 2 adults / 2 kids. Most events are packed so...most amenities go unused...I appreciate any effort to keep everyone at the same place, less headaches, etc.

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posted 06-19-2002 07:27 PM                  

Glad to see so much interest being generated in the event and I'm looking forward to seeing everyone again...or for the first time.

I know you understand that it was not my goal to pick an expensive hotel; but I did want to find a host facility that would best suit what I believe to be our needs: reserved, secured parking, car wash area, lounge and restaurant with a gas station and fast food just next door and is centrally located for ease of access to all of the planned activities. This was the least expensive of the hotels that were able to meet our needs and takes into consideration we are in peak tourist season.

Additionally, the room rate posted is inclusive of all taxes and fees and Includes a private breakfast on Sunday.
Breakfast in your case, Gene, would be an additional $40 (4 people), if you wanted to join us.

While I can understand those of you coming as a complete family want to save some money, it's also important that we stay as central as possible so all planned activities can be easily coordinated. If our group is scattered, it will be most difficult to accomplish sign-in and registration as well staging of the group for the festivities.

If you're planning to attend, and you haven't already done so, please send me an Email as I've outlined above so that I have an accurate record of ProwLancaster attendees and also your preferance for railroad car seating.

Please note I have edited the original post to now include the list of atendees which will be updated as I hear from folks.

Thanks in advance.

posted 06-19-2002 07:49 PM                  

quote:

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Originally posted by Dave Mills:
Mike: Am I missing something? I don't see a list of attendees?

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Dave they are right above my signature line of original post... check again and if you don't see it let me know

posted 06-19-2002 07:54 PM                  

My wife and I will be in Lancaster. However, when I made reservations at the hotel, they told me the POA rooms were all taken. We will get there later Friday evening and will not make the museum tour.

posted 06-19-2002 08:10 PM                  

I just called hotel, and they are still showing over 18 rooms availble, if you need to call the direct line for the hotel and ask for tammy,

Thanks

posted 06-19-2002 09:08 PM                  

Thanks, I just spoke with Tammy and got my room straightened out. Those coming over and having problems with the reservations may want to speak to either her or someone in sales. Thanks again and see you in August.

posted 06-20-2002 09:20 AM                  

I wasn't trying to be the "odd man out", just trying to conserve my mod (er, drinkin!) money. Add me to the list

Gene Cox(MeanGene) 99 Red 8/9-8/11 - 4 people - seating(next to Fixumm)

Drinks on Marty - before he buys Rebecca her Kat!

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posted 06-20-2002 09:38 AM                  

Hope to see you there!

Marty

posted 06-20-2002 09:57 AM                  

need to know how many and your railcar seating preferance

looking foward to GREAT time

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Mike Venezia "KATATAK"
2001 Orange
Dead stock except for
rear shimmers
Mopar exhaust
ceramic pads

posted 06-27-2002 07:21 AM                  

I have messaged Butchee to see if he can make it also. I would love to see the Twin Turbo KAT there!!

Happy Prowling