The NEPA banquet on January 24th was held in the new Hilton in Scranton. They have a beautiful complex, and we all owe a big thanks to Bob & Michelle Keating for making the arrangements, center pieces, invitations and other tasks too numerous to mention. The food was excellent and the service could not have been any better. From all the positive feedback we received at the banquet, we will be looking into holding it there again next year.
The Pinewood derby went well with about 24 entrants. We ran elimination brackets this year, every car hade a minimum of 2 runs. But in the end, it came down to Joel Lipperini and Forrest Graeff, with Joel taking the win in the stock class. The modified class hade 3 entrants, with Joel taking the win there also.
Congratulations to all the 2003 trophy winners and good luck to everyone in the 2004 race season. -Chris Janusz (RE)