Click the link below for a news story about the Pa Showmen at the 2008 Farm Show in Harrisburg. Great job to all of this year's volunteers!!
http://www.abc27.com/news/stories/0108/485596.html

House Bill 1489

An amendment will be offered in the House to dramatically expand the Sales and Use Tax (SUT).  Included in the SUT is a 6% tax on anything that meets the definition of the term "recreation service."  The bill defines "recreation service" as follows:
 Providing services which provide or allow for an activity that diverts, amuses, stimulates and renews individual health and spirits, including all of the following:

1. Admission to commercial sports, whether live or broadcasted.

2. Admission to live presentations involving the performances of actors and actresses, singers, dancers, musical groups and artists and other performing artists.

3. Physical fitness facility services.  Services provided by health clubs, spas, fitness or recreational sports facilities.  The term includes exercise and other active physical fitness conditioning or recreational sports activities, such as swimming, skating, or racquet sports, whether or not on a membership basis.

4. Bicycle rental services.  The rental or lease of bicycles.

5. Golf course and country club membership fees.

6. Other memberships and admissions.

Please contact your legislators. Ask them to oppose this amendment.

PSSA 2008 COMMITTEES:

LEGISLATIVE: ALLEN BARTLEBAUGH*, STEVE SWIKA*, DALE OTT, DICK HORSTMAN, JAKE INNERS & JEFF ROTH

GRIEVANCE: KAREN MICHAEL-SHEA & LLOYD SERFASS

SCHOLARSHIP: PAT HORSTMAN*, KAREN MICHAEL-SHEA*, DEE KETCHUM, JUDD GOOD, MARY O'JEVICH, JAMES SNYDER, LISA BERTLEBAUGH & PATTY SWANK

SAFETY SEMINAR: IRV GOOD, JERRY BARTLEBAUGH, JEFF GOOD, JASON BARTLEBAUGH, MARY O'JEVICH, & MICHAEL SKELLY

GAMES: DALE OTT*, LISA BARTLEBAUGH, WALTER ROBERTS & JEFF GOOD

WAYS & MEANS: BILL HORSTMAN*, LARRY JOHNSON, BROOKE EVANS, JASON BARTLEBAUGH, PATTY SWANK, JIM SNYDER, LLOYD SERFASS, JUDD GOOD, & MARY OTT

FOOD: DONNA KRAMER*, PAT HORSTMAN*, JERRY SNYDER, DALE GREENZWEIG, AUDREY MICHAEL, ROB EBERT, WANDA JOHNSTON & DALE OTT

FARM CITY DAYS: DALE OTT*, IRV GOOD*, DAVID PFEFFER, JERRY SNYDER, JERRY SHIMMEL, PAT IMES, LISA BARTLEBAUGH*, JASON BARTLEBAUGH, AUDREY MICHAEL, KELLY SMITH, ALISA BELCHER & BILL HORSTMAN

FARM SHOW: DAVID PFEFFER*, LISA BARTLEBAUGH*, RON KRAMER, BEN PFEFFER, ALLEN BARTLEBAUGH, LLOYD SERFASS, BILL SWANK & DONNA KRAMER

DIRECTORY: MARY OTT & SHELIA BARTLEBAUGH

CONVENTION: BEV GRUBER, LISA BARTLEBAUGH, KAREN MICHAEL-SHEA & SUE ELLEN IMES-PFEFFER 

OABA: JAKE INNERS

BY-LAWS: DONNA KRAMER & AL SIEFFERT

MEMBERSHIP: SUE ELLEN IMES-PFEFFER & WANDA JOHNSTON

HOSPITALITY: BARB KENNEY*, JASON BARTLEBAUGH, RON KRAMER, JOE SHEA, JERRY SHIMMEL, RON MISIHOWSKY, KAREN MICHAEL-SHEA, MARY O'JEVICH, BEN PFEFFER & BILL HORSTMAN

WEBSITE: MARY O'JEVICH & BILL HORSTMAN

CHINESE AUCTION: JEAN SIEFFERT*, JUDY WOTASEK*, DIANE WELSH, RON EBERT & JOANNE CONSTABILE 

*DENOTES CHAIRMAN

2008 PSSA OFFICERS & DIRECTORS:

PRESIDENT: BRENDA MICHAEL-SHIMMEL 
610-972-6514
TREASURER: DONNA KRAMER
610-678-7231
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY: BEV GRUBER
610-767-5026

Western Chapter 2008
CHAIRMAN: JERRY SNYDER
814-335-5776

Eastern Chapter 2007
CHAIRMAN: DAVID PFEFFER
610-385-6403

DIRECTORS:

Eastern Chapter
JUDD GOOD - 610-838-1948
DALE OTT - 610-377-5937
MARY OTT - 610-377-5937
STEVE SWIKA, JR. - 610-689-4897
KEITH INNERS 717-792-3942
MARY O'JEVICH

Western Chapter
LISA BARTLEBAUGH - 814-394-5519
JASON BARTLEBAUGH - 814-394-5519
JERRY BARTLEBAUGH - 814-394-5519
LLOYD SERFASS - 412-751-9691
JIMMY SYNDER - 814-355-5776
PATTY SWANK - 412-795-0189