Montour Trail-Letter

Volume 12, Issue 6

November/December, 2001

Of the four persons nominated to join the Montour Trail Council board as of 2002, two are seasoned veterans, while the other two are first-time board members who have demonstrated their significant value to the MTC during the past year.

Former MTC president Dennis Pfeiffer and John Hooton have agreed to return to the board following a one-year layoff (required under the MTC by-laws when a board member has completed two full terms). Pfeiffer, a data communications engineer for PNC Bank and a Moon Township resident, has been involved with virtually every aspect of trail management as a tireless participant in both the MTC and the Allegheny Trail Alliance. In fact, we don't think he has missed a meeting during his year off the board!

Hooton, a life insurance agent and financial planner who lives in Peters Township, has been an avid bicyclist since his three children, now grown, were young. One of MTC co-founder Stan Sattinger's initial volunteer recruits in 1989, John has made major contributions to the organization's fundraising and community relations efforts. He also helped secure the MTC's current Bridgeville office, in the same building as his own professional office.

Amy Riechman, a school administrator and Leukemia Society fundraiser, volunteered to help the MTC a year ago and ended up as coordinator for the highly successful first annual Burgh's Pizza and Wings race on the trail last spring. A Bethel Park resident, Riechman is still a devoted runner despite the birth of her second child on September 20.

Joe Seibel of North Fayette has blessed the MTC with his project management skills since retiring as director of public works for the Borough of Green Tree. A frequent trail walker, Seibel attended the founding meeting of the Fort Cherry Friends of the Montour Trail and has since drawn on his professional experience to oversee the laying of surface material and various other trail improvements.

The four nominees will officially stand for election at the MTC's annual dinner meeting on November 11.