- Last Updated on Monday, 01 July 2013 00:58
By Ken Askew
Borrowing the phrase from the Indianapolis 500 auto race, “Gentlemen (and ladies): Start your engines!” The 2nd annual “Ride for the Wreaths” kicked off for a 50-mile jaunt through Washington County.
 Coming from Waynesburg was a comfortable ride on Barb Cleavenger’s 2012 Can-Am Spyder Limited. This new design puts two wheels up front, instead of the traditional style of two wheels in the back of a trike.
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(www.woundedwarriorproject.org). Wreaths Across America commemorates the sacrifices that fallen military personnel have given, whereas the Wounded Warrior Project empowers military veterans who have incurred service-connected injuries.
 Mike Holtkamp, from McMurray, makes a last-minute check of his Buell bike
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The ride began at the Steel City Motorcycles dealership on Washington Road / Route 19 in Washington; proceeded to the Cemetery of the Alleghenies near Cecil, where thanks were offered to the fallen military personnel and prayers extended to their families; and concluded at The Bible Chapel in McMurray, where lunch and music were provided.
A police escort was provided by both the North Strabane and South Strabane police departments.
A police escort was provided by both the North Strabane and South Strabane police departments.
