SSRTA News Blog

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Monday, March 16, 2015

Memorial Bricks

The Snow Shoe Rails to Trails has been ask to place a variety of things on Memorial Brick. Till now, we were only able to place the name, birth year and year of passing on Memorial Bricks. This cost is $125.00.

Now our vendor has the capabilities to do a little more on a double sized brick. So, the cost for this size brick will be $160.00.

This memorial brick was purchased by Randy Hahn for a local Police Officer "Bob Bradley", that passed away recently. The brick will be installed at the Gillentown Trailhead Memorial whenever the weather warms up and there is no ice in this area.

DCNR Youth Certification Training

The Snow Shoe Rails to Trails & Best Line Powersports will be providing DCNR Youth Certification Training( Ages 8 - 15) on Saturday, May 9, 2015. The training will be held at 2031 General Potter Hwy. Centre Hall, Pa. 16828.

Training will start at 9am and each participant must provide their own atv, must wear leather shoes or boots, long sleeve shirts and long pants and must have their own helmets.

You must pre-register your child for this training by contacting Best Line Powersports in Centre Hall at: 814-237-0897. Ask for Chris or JP. Also, please provide Chris or JP your childs T-shirt size as the SSRT will be providing them a t-shirt at the completion of the training. Sizes are all adult, s,m,l,xl,2xl.

Best Line Powersports & the Snow Shoe Rails to Trails will be providing a free lunch for all participants, parents and any visitors to Best Line Powersports.

Thursday, March 5, 2015

New Sign For a Corporate Sponsor

SSRT Corporate sponsors:
Jim Verost Used Cars of Philipsburg, Pa. placed a new sign in front of his business made by Rockin V Signs of Philipsburg.

Plowing Snow At The Gillentown Trailhead

SSRT Corporate Sponsor Cliff Chambers Remodeling of Snow Shoe plowing out Gillentown Trailhead 3-4-15 for the upcoming weekend. If you have camps, homes or businesses that need your snow plowed or something remodeled, give him a call.

In the background, see the Kubota backhoe purchased from Corporate Sponsor Dotterer Equipment used to push back and pile up heavy snow. The trailhead is ready for atvers this weekend!!

Monday, February 23, 2015

Support Our Corporate Sponsors

Support some of our corporate sponsors for our upcoming SSRT Spaghetti Dinner & CMATVA Dice Run sponsored by Williamsport Honda on Saturday, April 25, 2015.

Plan ahead and book your stay at Camp Sandstone, Quality Inn of Milesburg or Ride N Rest Cabins. Both cabins have direct access to SSRT.
If you need an ATV to ride to the Spaghettie Dinner, contact Trailhead ATV to rent an atv or utv. Contact information for each corporate sponsor is listed below.

Camp Sandstone – 136 Sandstone Drive, Morrisdale, PA 16858

Phone: 814-577-4345; Email: CampSandstone@gmail.com
Website: http://campsandstone.weebly.com/ www.Facebook.com/CampSandstone
A rustic retreat for those who want to get away and relax! Sleeps 4 guests comfortably. Trail access to the SSRT. Pet friendly. Open year round.

Quality Inn of Milesburg - They are located just off Interstate 80 at exit 158, just one exit east of the Snow Shoe exit. Their address is: 971 North Eagle Valley Road, Milesburg, Pa. 16853. Ph: 814-355-7521. Email: smangene@shanercorp.com http://www.qualitystatecollege.com/
They have 118 rooms with prices starting at $59.00 There is also eating establishments on both sides of the motel within walking distance.

Ride N Rest Cabin - 114 Elm Road, Moshannon, PA 16859; (814) 387-4949; skripek4@gmail.com Direct access to SSRT from cabin.

Trailhead ATV LLC - 1128 W. Sycamore Road, Snow Shoe, Pa. 16874
Phone: 814-876-0635; Email: cvangor@hotmail.com https://www.facebook.com/TrailheadATV
ATV Rentals - By hr. or day - Located across from Gillentown Trailhead

Spaghetti Dinner: Saturday, April 25, 2015, All you can eat for $8.00, Dinner served 11:30 - 4pm or until food runs out.

Dice Run is $200.00 high hand & $200.00 low hand.

Spaghetti Dinner Ride & Dice Run - Saturday, April 25, 2015

Saturday, April 25, 2015
2nd Williamsport Honda/SSRTA Annual Spaghetti Dinner Ride
& CMATVA Dice Run

Spaghetti Dinner - All you can eat spaghetti with salad, dessert and beverage for $8.00
Moshannon Community Center
11:30am - Till Gone

Download and print a Spaghetti Dinner flyer, Click here.

Central Mountain ATV Dice Run:
Membership to SSRT is required. Departure time 9:00am from the Gillentown parking lot. Bring your own snacks and drinks. Leroy to lead our group to the different dice roll stations and end up at the Spaghetti dinner. Dice Run Fee is $20.00 which includes your Spaghetti Dinner. The Dice Run is a fund raiser for our club. Rated: Difficult. Please RSVP. sorgen4@comcast.net or call Henry at 570-660-0017.

Support some of our corporate sponsors for our upcoming SSRT Spaghetti Dinner & CMATVA Dice Run sponsored by Williamsport Honda on Saturday, April 25, 2015.

Camp Sandstone – 136 Sandstone Drive, Morrisdale, PA 16858

Ride N Rest Cabin - 114 Elm Road, Moshannon, PA 16859; (814) 387-4949; skripek4@gmail.com Direct access to SSRT from cabin.

Spaghetti Dinner: Saturday, April 25, 2015, All you can eat for $8.00, Dinner served 11:30 - 4pm or until food runs out.

Dice Run is $200.00 high hand & $200.00 low hand.

Thursday, February 19, 2015

Send an Email Urging Your Representative to Cosponsor H.R. 999 — The ROV In-Depth Examination Act, or RIDE Act!

Representatives Mike Pompeo (R-KS) and Collin Peterson (D-MN) have introduced bipartisan legislation that would require the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study about the appropriateness of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) moving forward with its mandatory product standards for recreational off-highway vehicles (side-by-sides). Specifically, this study would determine the technical validity of the CPSC’s proposed lateral stability and vehicle handling requirements; the number of ROV rollovers that would be prevented if the CPSC’s rules were adopted; whether there is a technical basis for the proposed rule to provide information on a point-of-sale hangtag about a vehicle’s rollover resistance on a progressive scale; and the effects on ROVs used by the U.S. military if the CPSC’s rules were adopted.

Take Action by sending an email urging your Representative to cosponsor this common-sense legislation to ensure that there is an adequate study of the impacts of the CPSC’s proposed rules before it is too late.

Background:

On October 29 the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission voted 3-2 to move forward on a proposed rule to impose a mandatory product standard for recreational off-highway vehicles (ROVs), commonly referred to as side-by-sides. The CPSC voted to move forward with its industry-wide rule, even though the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) had recently approved a new voluntary standard developed over years of interaction between the industry, the CPSC, and other stakeholders. A voluntary standard is the default approach under the statutes.

Perhaps worse, according to the CPSC staff’s briefing package and testimony, the proposed rule relies heavily on “beliefs” as the staff lacks data demonstrating that the proposed rule will actually achieve what the staff claims. In addition, the proposed rule applies standards developed for on-highway vehicles to off-highway vehicles, without demonstrating that those standards apply in off-highway environments. Given the CPSC’s admitted lack of supporting data and stated need for future testing, the proposed rule ignores the risk of unintended consequences for millions of Americans who enjoy ROVs throughout the country.

The proposed rule, if ultimately approved, would limit the ability of manufacturers to design vehicles to safely provide the level of performance that is expected by ROV enthusiasts, as state, regional and national enthusiast groups recently testified to the CPSC. The industry’s new voluntary standard for ROVs should be permitted the opportunity to prove effective, the same as the voluntary standards that govern almost all other products under the CPSC’s jurisdiction.

Take Action now.

Monday, February 9, 2015

New Corporate Sponsor Signs

Alan Anderson Insurance - New Corporate Sponsor Signs posted at Gillentown & Black Bear Trailheads. This corporate sponsor is also handling Snow Shoe Rails to Trails applications and memberships. So, stop by their office in Milesburg and get your new 2015 membership along with your atv insurance.