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Please thank the following sponsors for their support to help make this event possible.
Central Pennsylvania
Convention & Visitors Bureau
"Tour, Roar, Explore...more!"
800 East Park Avenue
State College, PA 16803
800-358-5466
www.centralpacvb.org
Mt. Nittany Wheelworks
106 Village Drive
State College, PA 16803
814-235-6220
www.mtnittanywheelworks.com
Sierra Club
Moshannon Group
"Explore, Enjoy, and Protect the Planet"
pennsylvania.sierraclub.org/
moshannon/index.html
Tussey Mountain Outfitters
308 W. Linn Street (on Spring Creek)
Bellefonte, PA 16823
814-355-5690
www.pa-reservations.com/tussey/
Casanova Nostalgia
"Best Food in Town"
329 Chestnut Street
Munson, PA 16860
814-345-5256
Moshannon Forest Property
Owners Association
Moshannon, PA
Clarence Archery
Matthews-Hoyt-Buck Bows
(across from the Snow Shoe Fire Hall)
102 East Olive Street
Snow Shoe, PA 16874
814-387-6832
Fye Logging & Veneer
PO Box 154
Moshannon, PA 16859
Zetts Fish Farm & Hatcheries, Inc.
7580 Kylertown-Drifitng Highway
PO Box 239
Drifting, PA 16834
814-345-5357
For the Birds
Unique bird houses created
from local barn wood
5560 Black Moshannon Road
Philipsburg, PA 16866
814-342-3897
forthebirds@pennswoods.net
Baumgardner Coal Co., Inc.
PO Box 186
Lanse, PA 16849
814-345-6404
Appalachian Ski & Outdoors
123 South Allen Street
State College, PA 16801
814-234-3000; 800-690-5220
www.theadventuresource.com
Lucas Oil
PO Box 23
Karthaus, PA 16845-0023
814-263-4840
Ken Hall
Woodbury Financial Services, Inc.
107 East Sycamore Street
Snow Shoe, PA 16874
814-387-4901
kenlhallinv@pennswoods.net
Lonely Pine Storage
PO Box 101
5170 Kylertown-Drifting Hwy
Drifting, PA 16834
814-345-5345
Scotts Pools, Inc.
Route 53
PO Box 11
Drifting, PA 16834
1-866-APOOL4U
Hall's Market
491 East Sycamore Road
Snow Shoe, PA 16874
814-387-6822
Shufran Land Surveying
P.O. Box 347
Boalsburg, PA 16827
814-360-1385; 814-342-0653 (fax)
gashufran@juno.com
Quality Machining Inc.
PO Box 769
State College, PA 16804
814-238-5764
Mountaintop True Value Hardware
Hunting and fishing licenses available
104 South Fourth Street
Snow Shoe, PA 16874
814-387-6823
Join us at the
PEALE WALK
Sunday, September 17, 2006
(Rain Date — September 24)
Snow Shoe Rail-Trail
An Awareness Walk to Help
Stop the Resource Recovery Mega Landfill
Come enjoy a semi-guided 5-mile walk on the Snow Shoe Rail-Trail. The course begins at the site of the former Peale Station on the Rail-Trail, near Grassflat, Pennsylvania.
This level, out-and-back course visits the historic, scenic 110-foot high Viaduct Railroad Bridge and the Peale Tunnel, the longest railroad tunnel built in Centre County. Explore a piece of local railroad history and enjoy breathtaking views of the Moshannon Gorge, its interesting rock outcroppings and wildlife.
Check-in/Registration:
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Suggested Donation:
**Please preregister: $10 (includes Great Peale Walk T-shirt) until September 8th
$12 registration after September 8th or on the day of the walk.
Family special: Half-price discount for the 3rd family member or more if you preregister (e.g., 2 adults and 1 youth is $25; 2 adults, 2 youth is $30).
Download the one-page registration (188K PDF) or the two-page flyer (1MB PDF), print, fill in, and send to PPC, PO Box 38, Clarence, PA 16829
Proceeds will be used to help Stop the Resource Recovery Landfill proposed for this area.
Introductions: 
12:30 – 12:45 p.m.
Railroad Songs:
12:45 – 1:00 p.m. A musical tribute by Richard Sleigh and Bruce Young to those who once lived and worked in Peale, Pennsylvania. Update (9/13): Opening act by Ed McDade with a new song he wrote for us called "Stop the Dump."
Food/Beverages:
Will be available for purchase.
Walk Begins:
1:00 p.m. Walk at your own pace, bring a camera for wonderful scenery and a flashlight for the Peale tunnel to get a sense of what will be lost if the proposed landfill is approved!
Wear comfortable walking shoes—The rail-trial bed is basically smooth with some loose stones.
Prize Drawings:
4:00 p.m. Prizes related to various recreation activities offered by this area donated by:
- Mt. Nittany Wheelworks, State College, PA
- Tussey Mountain Outfitters, Bellefonte, PA
- Appalachian Outdoors, State College, PA
- Sunshine Imports
- Debbie's Sharper Image
Must be present to win.
Directions and Parking:
Take Kylertown Exit off I-80 and head North on Route 53. At about
3 miles, turn right at Grassflat sign (at Jim and Charmaigne's Restaurant). Follow posted "Walk" Signs through Grassflat. The paved road will lead directly onto a dirt road (Peale Road). Travel on Peale Road for about 2 miles. Park along the road, just before the concrete Peale Bridge. Optional transportation will be provided from the parking area, up a short, rugged hill to the registration area.
Maps and information about the proposed landfill, Snow Shoe Rail-Trail, Allegheny Front Trail, Moshannon Creek, and other area landmarks will be available.
** To preregister, complete and mail this form to: PPC, PO Box 38, Clarence, PA 16829 by September 8, 2006. Make checks payable to PPC. For more information, call 814-342-6296 or contact catnapb@verizon.net
Enjoy a lesiurely stroll and judge for yourself— protect and preserve this area for camping, hunting, fishing, hiking, boating, bird watching, ATV riding and other outdoor recreation OR subject the area and surrounding communities to mountains of garbage, trash trucks, increased accidents, odors and noise, pollution of our air and water, and destruction of the flavor of our wilderness region.
HELP SAVE THIS WILD AREA
FROM BECOMING the "LARGEST LANDFILL EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI!"
Help Stop the Resource Recovery Landfill
Cooper Township Citizens
for a Clean Environment
"C.T.C.C.E."
PO Box 117
Drifting, PA 16834
Sunshine Imports
127 E. Beaver Avenue
State College, PA 16801
814-237-4029
R.H. Bailey, LLC
Philipsburg, PA 16866
814-342-4550
Jim Verost Used Cars
Auto-Truck Parts, Notary Service,
24-Hour Towing Service
846 North 9th Street
Philipsburg, PA 16866
814-342-3121
Jenn Shufran, Realtor®
Kissinger, Bigatel & Brower Realtors®
Serving Central PA Since 1933
1612 N. Atherton Street
State College, PA 16803
814-360-9267
jenn.shufran@juno.com
Carol's Beauty Salon
705 Elm Road
Moshannon, PA 16859
814-387-4469
R&C Excavating
Excavating, Welding, Snow Removal & Gates
115 Spruce Road
Moshannon, PA 16859
814-387-4442 or 814-360-1066
Debbie's Sharper Image Hair Salon
Women, Children, and Men
(across from Sheetz at Wingate)
803 South Eagle Valley Drive
Bellefonte, PA 16823
814-353-8731
Mountain Top Area Taxidermy
Gary L. Repaskey
705 Elm Road
Moshannon, PA 16859
814-387-4469
Ridge & Valley
Outings Club, Inc.
"To promote the enjoyment of the
natural and cultural environment by
noncompetitive outings"
http://rvoc.centreconnect.org
Mountaintop Alliance Church
675 East Sycamore Road
Snow Shoe, PA 16874
814-387-4124
Sundays:
9:45 a.m. Sunday School;
10:45 a.m. Worship Service;
6:30 p.m. Youth Group;
6:30 p.m. Evening Service
Wednesdays
7 p.m. Prayer Meeting
& Sharing
Every other Saturday
7 a.m. Men's prayer meeting
Stone Soup
Pennsylvania's Community Marketplace
1011 East College Avenue, Suite C
State College, PA 16801
814-234-3135
www.localharvest.org/food-coops/M8585
People Protecting Communities • PO Box 38 • Clarence, PA 16829 • catnapb@verizon.net
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