The annual Cernic picnic Thursday included a smorgasbord of food – and of people from all walks of life and various parts of the state.
Held at the Cernic picnic ground in Tanneryville, more than 1,000 people feasted on kielbasa, roast beef, corn on the cob and other foods.
The event always attracts notables from around the state.
One of the guests, Gov. Ed Rendell, wasn’t able to attend but was represented by several aides.
State Treasurer Robert P. Casey, who is challenging U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, was in attendance.
Hosted by the families of Ed Cernic Sr. and Ed Cernic Jr., the event is meant simply as a good time.
For many, it a chance to see friends and acquaintances they haven’t seen for a while, said Ed Cernic Jr.
He said his father started the picnic in the early 1980s as a way to bring their families, friends and business acquaintances together. It since has grown to include many more people.
Marge Doulon of Johnstown brought her mother, Marion Garbinski, to the picnic to see friends.
Jim Peacock of Ebensburg, a friend of Cernic Jr., said the picnic is a good way to catch up with friends.
He said Cernic Jr. has done good things for the area and attending the picnic is a way to show his support.
Ralph Turner of Richland Township attends every year.
“It (picnic) does a lot of good for the community,’’ he said.
“Everybody waits for it.”
State Sen. John Wozniak, D-Westmont, said, “The nice thing about it is that everybody takes off their epaulets and party affiliations and has a nice time.”
Casey said he and his family are good friends with the Cernic family.
“We love it here,” said Casey, accompanied by his family.
He said it’s great to be among the cross-section of people who live in Cambria and Somerset counties.
Nancy Cernic, wife of Ed Sr., said the picnic would not be possible without all the volunteers.
“They do a fabulous job,” she said.
Archives
Related Photos
-
John Tanish/THE TRIBUNE-DEMOCRAT
Discussion
August 17, 2006
Cernic picnic draws Dems from across state
- Archives
-
-
Joseph F. Franey
FRANEY – Joseph F., 52, Portage, passed away Oct. 29, 2011, at Memorial Medical Center.
-
Memorial to add room for an expanded list of local veterans
Two more granite slabs have been added to a veterans monument here after overwhelming response to a request for names filled up the year-old memorial.
The monument was designed to hold 1,006 names of veterans who, at some time in their lives, resided in the township, and local folks thought it would take years to fill up the $35,000 octagonal piece.
Supervisors voted recently to buy two more marble slabs to add to the piece at Jackson Township Veterans Memorial Park, adjacent to the township’s senior center.
-
Cernic picnic draws Dems from across state
The annual Cernic picnic Thursday included a smorgasbord of food – and of people from all walks of life and various parts of the state.
Held at the Cernic picnic ground in Tanneryville, more than 1,000 people feasted on kielbasa, roast beef, corn on the cob and other foods.
The event always attracts notables from around the state.
-
Procedure aids spinal patients
Less than a month after breaking two vertebrae in a fall, 86-year-old Stella Lee of Garrett Borough was home and back to her normal routine.
“I’m getting along really well,” Lee said. “I walk to town for the mail.”
Her quick, pain-free recovery is typical for those receiving some of Memorial Medical Center’s latest procedures.
-
Joseph F. Franey
Raw Video: Activists Allege Massacre in Syria
NJ Man Charged With Murder in Death of Patz
Support, Fun for Kids of Fallen Soldiers at Camp
Fugitive Penguin Caught, Returned to Aquarium
50 Years Later, Underground Fire Still Burning
Light Show Transforms Sydney Opera House
Raw Video: Unruly Passenger Restrained in Miami
Raw Video: Robber Uses Drive-thru Window
Raw Video: Dragon Arrives at Space Station
Calif.'s Coronado Named Nation's Best Beach
CEO Salaries Become Sore Issue in Labor Disputes
Raw Video: Fight Erupts in Ukrainian Parliament
Texan Ranchers Remain Wary of Drought
Raw Video: Soldiers Plant Flags at Arlington
Police: Man Arrested in Etan Patz Disappearance
NYC Protests: the Revolution Will Be Scripted
Chicago U.S. Attorney Fitzgerald Resigns
Neighbors of Etan Patz's Suspect: It's Shocking
Gulf Fishermen Reel From Seafood Troubles
Stuntman Makes Skydive Without Parachute in UK
