Monday, November 6, 2023
Photos by Jennifer A. Cline, writer/magazine editor
The Penn College Motorsports Association's annual Trunk or Treat, postponed by rain a week earlier, showed that the Halloween spirit didn't diminish with November's arrival.
"It was a great event and we are looking forward to doing it again next year," said PCMA President Alex Riddle, of Kingston, an automotive restoration student (and May graduate in automotive technology). "We couldn't have done it without the help of the Penn College Diesel Performance Club, Classic Cruisers and the Penn College 4x4 Club."
Skeletons and specters were in ample supply at Saturday's car show and candy giveaway, but it was all a frightfully good time.
"We also had the help of S&O Club (the Service Technicians and Operators' Association) bringing out their barrel train and hayride to add to the fun," Riddle said. "The Street Assassins car club was also very helpful spreading the word to the local community and bringing out their members to help expand the show this year."
Some spookily cool car schemes
“The unsinkable ship” (aka RMS Titanic) makes an appearance.
Chains couldn’t keep this guy from making an appearance at Trunk or Treat.
The last image you want to see in your rearview.
Bringing a touch of bovine whimsey is Morgan T. Bartholomew, a plastics & polymer engineering technology student and presidential ambassador from Etters.
Diesel Performance Club members play the role of traffic cones. Back row (from left): TJ Buck, of Warminster, treasurer; Mike P. Venesky, of Cabot; Marcayla M. Lutzkanin, of Port Carbon, president; Cody J. Sky, of Myerstown, secretary; and Ryan J. Baldwin, of Dover. Front: Gio A. Barbarossa, of Bridgeville, vice president.
The PCT 4x4 Club comes appropriately dressed. From left: Austin E. Callahan, of Beaver Dams, N.Y.; Trevor M. Moser, of Hawley; Mason C. Uyvari, of Allentown; Vice President Caleb J. Arsenich, of Spring City; President Owen W. Brackbill, of Doylestown; and Treasurer Henry D. McCaughey, of Nashua, N.H.
Tis the season for ghost-sightings.
The Street Assassins Car Club, of Williamsport, contributes a pair of spooky stops on the Trunk-or-Treat “trail.”
Penn College Motorsports Association members and automotive technology students Sal Leuzzi, of Mount Laurel, N.J. (left, also pursuing automotive technology management), and Alexander S. Broyles (center), of Chadds Ford, offer graveside treats. They are joined by Cameron I. Myers, of Hollidaysburg, automotive technology, who stopped by the event.
Till death do them part – and beyond
Recreating trending fall and winter décor with their vintage pickups are PCMA members Jason M. Wollermann, of Egg Harbor Township, N.J. (left, collision repair technology and applied management), and Gabe R. Muthler, of Cogan Station (automotive service technician). Wollerman is additionally a member of Penn College Classic Cruisers.
What is fall without a ride behind a tractor?
The barrel train is fun for all ages.
The Penn College Police Department, represented by Officer Jeffrey E. Kriner, joins the fun.
Buck provides a twisting ride through the Trunk-or-Treat grounds (i.e., the Carl Building Technologies Center parking lot).
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