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ON THE ROAD WITH THE RIGS
By Dennis Conrad
Well it’s April and Spring has sprung, but I think someone Second Big announcement...the Rigs have come up with our
needs to tell mother nature because it’s still freezing cold new parade escort vehicles, some really cool-looking Metallic
outside and snowing. Well, that being said, even though the Red Jeeps. These things are really awesome and easy to get in
weather has been terrible, the Rigs are busy getting ready for and out of, and will fit in the back of a pickup truck and don’t
the upcoming Wine Festival where, once again, we will be cost an arm and a leg to buy either. They will be making their
serving up our Famous Shredded Italian Beef and BBQ Pulled debut up in Prospect for their Memorial Day parade. We are also
Pork sandwiches. The last two years we sold out...so get to our looking into building some new mini-rigs as well.
food booth early so you don’t miss out. Next is the Gun Bash. Our next Rigs Hoagie sale will be in June and the Build Date
Debbie and Tom are busy making the home-made Corn Hole and Pick-up Date will be Thursday. June 21, 2018 in the kitchen
game boards, which is one-half of the prize we are raffling off, at the Shrine Center. Cost is $8.50 and we have Italian and
and Larry is securing a Gas Grill, the second half of the Picnic Turkey hoagies. You have had the rest...now try the best. Our
Prize package. In between all of that, we are starting to work on hoagies are made fresh the day you pick them up, with our
getting those Mighty Blue Freightliners fired up and ready to quality meats, cheese and rolls, it’s all fresh.
burn up the highways and byways of Western Pennsylvania for Illustrious Sir Bill Branthoover’s special project this year is to
this year’s parade season with some New Additions. have the Syria fraternal website overhauled. At May’s Board of
The Rigs have some announcements. Directors & Executive Committee meeting the Rigs presented a
First, we would like to welcome two new members to the check to Illustrious Sir Bill for $600 toward the cost of the new
Rode Rigs family. website.
I would like to introduce Robert (Rob) Kellaway and his lady On a sad note one of the Rigs retired members, Allan Collins
Kim. They live in Lower Burrell and Rob is a member of passed away after a long illness. Al was bigger then life with
Pollock Lodge in Tarentum, where he is very active in the a heart of gold and he always put others before himself. There
scholarship program and other lodge activities. isn’t anything that Al wouldn’t do to help a person out including
Next, I would like to introduce Eric (Wrench) Hitchcock and give them the shirt off his back. Al will be missed by all.
his lady Sarah. They live in the Cranberry area. Wrench has If you are interested in joining a motorized unit that doesn’t
been a long-time member of Guystua Crafton Lodge, as well as have parade quotas, and provides parts of your parade uniforms,
Syria Shriners, where over the years he is very active in a and has loads of fun. Give us a call and we will be more than
number of different units, clubs and caravans. happy to sit and tell you all about the Rode Rigs.
Welcome Rob & Kim and Wrench & Sarah. Call President John Handshue at 412-877-4263 or Secretary/
Treasurer Dennis Conrad 412-956-2245
Remember Keep on Truck’n for the Kids
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