June 23, 2018

The 57th Annual Kramer Reunion was held on Saturday, June 23, 2018 at Reese Park in Silverdale, PA. There were 24 people in attendance.

We had a bit of a rainy day, so we gathered in the social/meeting room of the Borough Hall on the premises. We set up extra tables and chairs and we were able to make use of the kitchen area for our food. We socialized for a little while, and then enjoyed a meal filled with delicious contributions from our family members.

After lunch, we held the Business Meeting, led by our president, Barry Hinkle. In Old News, secretary Bethanne Cassidy read the minutes from last year, which were accepted by all. Bob Hinkle then gave the Treasurer’s Report. With a starting balance of $395.49, we earned $137 from last year’s auctions, and also had a $5 donation. Payouts included $100 for the park rental, $30 for postage, $20 for games & prizes and $40 for pizza. This gave us an ending balance of $347.49. We then agreed to meet again next year at the same place and the same day – the Saturday after Father’s Day.

The meeting was opened to New News. We had one Birth announcement this year - Marilyn Kramer announced that her grandson Sean Kramer and his wife Kate had a daughter named Eliza Susan on June 5, 2018. Sherry Knapp-Brown and Barry Brown announced that Barry’s daughter was working on adopting her foster child. Molly & Joe Fidler announced that daughter Jennifer Crowe’s son was graduating from High School this year. Bob Hinkle also told us that he and his wife, Bonnie, were planning to retire and move to Florida this coming year. Don Herb reminded everyone to send in photos of family members for the family tree. Please send the photos in .jpg format.

Judie Herb and her father, Joe Haenn, told us about their trip to Washington DC for the 75th Anniversary of WW2 and a reunion of his 467th Bomber Group. During the trip they visited the Air & Space Museum at Dulles, the World War 2 Museum, the Air Force Memorial, The Pentagon, the 9/11 Memorial, and Arlington Cemetery.

In other New News, Eileen & Paul Bengtson told us about the retirement community they moved to in Mystic, CT. They have lots of activities and wonderful meals. Eileen is the editor of the community newsletter, and Paul has been featured in some photos in the community brochure! Janice Kramer also moved from Tioga County, PA down to a community in Harleysville, PA, a bit closer to her home area. She told us there are lots of activities and delicious meals where she lives also, and she said there is also a pub! Doris Bossert and Sherry Knapp-Brown are planning a trip to Alaska this coming year. We can’t wait to hear about this trip at next year’s reunion!

The Election of Officers was held next. Since Bob Hinkle, our Treasurer, was planning a move to Florida, we thought we should elect a replacement for the position. The following were elected to positions:

President – Barry Hinkle; 1st Vice President – Janice Kramer; 2nd Vice President – Judie Herb; Treasurer – Donna Usavage; Secretary – Bethanne Cassidy; Entertainment Coordinator – Rhonda Geyer.

Then the afternoon was turned over to Rhonda Geyer for games and activities. Prizes were awarded for the following: Traveled the Farthest to attend – Barry & Sherry Knapp-Brown, from Cincinnati, OH.; Oldest Woman Present – Nancy Knapp, 80 years young; Oldest Man Present – Joe Haenn, 101 years young; Youngest Child Present – Sydney Geyer, 15 years old; Most Recently Married – Barry & Sherry Knapp-Brown, 13 years; Couple Married the Longest – Barry & Betsy Hinkle, 48 years. There were also Guessing Games. What’s In The Box was won by Bethanne Cassidy when she guessed that there was Candy in the box. How Many Candies In The Jar was won by Donna Usavage with the closest guess of 78 pieces; the actual count was 93 pieces. Since we were inside today due to the rain, Bethanne also provided some indoor games. We did a reunion-related Word Search and participated in a 20 Questions Quiz about ourselves, then shared some of our answers in order to learn some new things about each other.

It was then time to have our auction. Treasurer Bob Hinkle and Treasurer-Elect Donna Usavage led the auction of wrapped items and, along with our silent auction, lots of goodies went to new homes. We then all gathered for a group photo to commemorate the day. A great time was had by all!

Those in attendance were: Barry & Betsy Hinkle; Bob Hinkle; Ken & Liz Knapp; Nancy Knapp; Bethanne & Dan Cassidy; Glenn Kramer; Jon Egner; Marilyn Kramer; Janice Kramer; Rhonda, Sydney & Brian Geyer; Don & Judie Herb; Joseph Haenn; Eileen & Paul Bengtson; Sherry Knapp-Brown & Barry Brown; Donna Usavage; Kenny Knapp

Respectfully Submitted,

Bethanne Cassidy, Secretary