May Board Meeting

The May PAFFMA Board meeting was held at the PA Bureau of Forestry Division 1 office in the Michaux State Forest in Fayetteville. After the business meeting the board members took a look at the museum artifacts stored in containers at the office. Among the items are the voluminous files from Steve Cumming's house that are now in temporary storage at the Division 1 office. We have a lot of work to do to provide permanent storage!

 

Also,  the Board would like to thank member Beverly Spicer for her generous contribution to providing sales items aimed more at women and children for the Discovery Center!

Visit from the Cumberland Valley Woodland Owners Association

Yesterday, about ten members of the Cumberland Valley Woodland Owners Association visited the Center after touring the new, highly efficient, EPA rated,  wood furnace in the Caledonia Park maintenance building. This furnace also provides heat for the Discovery Center.

Thanks to PFA members Roy Seifert, Bill Parr, Jim Foose, Norm Lacasse and Peter Linehan for volunteering!

Discovery Center Volunteer Signup for 2014

The Discovery Center at Caledonia State Park is open Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from Memorial Day to Labor Day. We rely entirely on volunteers. Please considering volunteering. Click here to see the calendar. (It will open on today's date. Use the arrows on top to advance to the right month. You can also choose a week or day view.)


Pick your times to volunteer by clicking on the month. This will take you to a Doodle poll. Just type in your name for the date you would like.

• May
• June
• July
• August
• September (Labor Day) 

A few people signed up at the last board meeting without using the poll. I have put all the dates in a calendar.  Click here to see it.

Not too seriously...

We do know how to have fun at the PAFFMA annual meetings.

 John Bitzer is ready with his "groaners"

To which the audience reacts.

 

Which was followed by the Lumberjack serenade.

     

And here is the original...

Annual Meeting for 2013

Here is the group photo for the the 2013 PAFFMA annual meeting held at the Mont Alto Volunteer Fire Department Hall on November 16, 2013

George H. Wirt and Presidential Awards

Board member Bev Spicer received the George Wirt award at yesterday's annual meeting for her service to the PAFFMA. Paul Sebasovich is making the presentation.

PAFFMA President, Jack Graham, made four Presidential awards, a new presentation, to PAFFMA Secretary Lisa Lasalle, PAFFMA 1st Vice President Peter Linehan, Board Member Bill Parr and Sharon Sebasovitch (who has made the banquet centerpieces for many years.)

Remembering Dut

At yesterday's PAFFMA annual meeting at the Mont Alto Volunteer Fire Dept. Hall Anne Dutlinger gave a presentation on remembering her grandfather, Forrest Dutlinger. Dutlinger was in the first graduating class from the Pennsylvania State Forest Academy. Anne is posing with John Bitzer, who put together the display.