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2012 Bitler Picnic
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Montour Preserve
Heron Cove B
Time: 10:00am - Dusk
Grill @ Noon & 4:00pm
Main Course and condiments will be provided. Bring something
to share and a beverage. Free-will donation to cover costs.
Directions:
I-80, Exit 33 (Danville). Take Route 54 West, 4 miles to light
in Washingtonville. Turn right onto Route 254 East and travel
about 1/2 mile, take the first left onto PP&L Road and continue
3-1/2 miles. Turn right onto Preserve Road and travel 1/2
mile. Montour Preserve office (Bitler Homestead) will be on
your left. Stay on Preserve Road for about 1-1/2 miles, then bear
left onto Sportsmans Road, following signs for Heron Cove. We
will be in Pavilion B.
Click
HERE to get a Google map and directions to the Preserve.
Preserve Phone Number: (570) 437-3131. For a map of the Montour
Preserve, click
HERE.
Want to learn a little more about why we hold the picnic at this
location? Click
HERE to find out.
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The 103rd Bitler Reunion
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Pavilion "C" - Knoebel's Grove
Coffee @ 10:00 am
Lunch @ Noon
Family Meeting to begin as soon as everyone has been served lunch!
Bring a beverage and food to share and
we'll enjoy a Bitler feast together! Free-will donation to
offset costs.
Information about the Park, including
location can be found on the Park Web Site:
www.knoebels.com, or contact
them at: (570) 672-2572.
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Coming both days and need a place to stay
Saturday night?
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A block of rooms has been reserved at the
Danville Super 8 Motel (renovated in 2008), just off of Exit
224 (old Exit 33) on I-80. Kick back and relax in casual
conversation and snacks with some of your other 'cousins'.
Hotel features include: free continental breakfast, gym, free
high-speed internet, and business center.
Please
mention the group name:
Bitler Family Reunion
when making your reservations.
Danville Super 8 Motel
35 Sheraton Rd
(Exit 224 I-80 & SR54)
Danville, PA 17821 USA
Phone: 570-275-4640
Hotel
Web Site
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The 1st Annual Bitler Reunion was held on
August 25, 1909.
The reunion was organized by the Pennsylvania
Bitlers (James) and the Kansas Bitlers (Adam).
Some reunions were held at the Island Park in Northumberland, PA,
before it moved to it's present
location at Knoebel's Grove Park in Elysburg, PA.
And here they are ... 100 years later !
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