COPLAY CENTENNIAL 1969 - KEYSTONE KOPS & THE KLINK.

WE WILL POST A FEW PHOTOS OF THE KEYSTONE KOPS, BUT FIRST RELATE AN INCIDENT OR INCIDENTS THAT HAPPENED DURING THAT GLORIOUS PERIOD, THE COPLAY CENTENNIAL IN 1969.  THERE WAS A BIT OF A SURPRISE ONE MORNING WHEN  FOLKS WENT SHOPPING AT THE COPLAY DISCOUNT FAIR.  AT THAT TIME, THE ENTRANCE WAS LOCATED 3/4 OF THE WAY, ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE OLD TANNERY BUILDING, TOWARDS CHESTNUT ST.   LO & BEHOLD, THE KLINK WAS ON TOP OF THE SMALL CANOPY THAT COVERED THE ENTRANCE TO THE STORE.  TIL THIS DAY, I DON'T BELIEVE ANYONE STEPPED FORWARD AND TOOK CREDIT FOR THIS PRANK.  ANOTHER INCIDENT TOOK PLACE WHEN JOHN ZSIGOVITS & SERGE LOTTI VISITED A HOME ON SAYLOR DRIVE SEARCHING FOR THE KLINK THAT WAS MISSING AGAIN.  THE HOME OWNER HAD BUILT A GARAGE WHERE THE CARPORT HAD BEEN AND ADDED A SMALL ENTRANCE ALCOVE TO THE MAIN HOUSE DOOR.  THE STORY UNFOLDS AS JOHN AND SERGE KNOCK ON THE DOOR AND CONFRONT THE OWNER.  THEY WERE FOLLOWING UP A LEAD ON THE LOCATION OF THE NOW (AGAIN) MISSING KLINK AND WERE TOLD IT MIGHT BE AT THIS ADDRESS.  THEY THOUGHT IT WAS ODD THAT NEWSPAPERS WERE COVERING THE GARAGE DOOR WINDOWS AND THE INTERIOR WASN'T VISIBLE TO ANYONE. THE RESIDENT STATED THAT THE KLINK WAS NOT THERE AND THE DISCUSSION CONTINUED WHEN THE OWNER ASKED JOHN & SERGE IF THEY THOUGHT HE WOULD LIE TO THEM.  INCIDENTALLY, THE LITTLE ALCOVE HAD NO COVERING TOWARDS THE GARAGE IF YOU STEPPED INSIDE THAT OUTSIDE DOOR. JOHN & SERGE TALKED WITH THE OWNER ON THE LITTLE STOOP OUTSIDE THE ALCOVE DOOR.  AFTER  FURTHER CONVERSATION, THE HOME OWNER TOLD JOHN & SERGE THAT THEY WERE MORE THAN WELCOME TO COME IN AND LOOK FOR THEMSELVES, IF IN FACT, THEY THOUGHT HE WAS LYING TO THEM.  WITH THAT, THEY BOTH APOLOGIZED, SAID THEY TRUSTED HIS WORD AND LEFT.  THEY NEVER DID FIND OUT IF THE KLINK WAS IN THE GARAGE DURING THAT VISIT. 

AND NOW, SEVERAL PHOTOS OF THOSE DAYS GONE BY:

KOPLAY KEYSTONE KOPS CHIEF AARON SEASER
REVIEWING HIS TROOPS AND PRESENTING HIS
AGENDA OF THE DAY'S ACTIVITIES.

LAST MINUTE DISCUSSION BETWEEN 
L TO R: KOP AL RECKER, CHIEF SEASER
 & KOP SERGE LOTTI.




KOPS CHIEF AARON SEASER DISCUSSING WITH
COPLAY POLICE CHIEF WILLIAM "BILL" BALLIET,
THE LEGALITY OF PENDING CHARGES AGAINST A
BROTHERS OF THE BRUSH CHAPTER MEMBER.



KEYSTONE KOP AL RECKER
POSTING THE OFFICIAL RULES AND
REGULATIONS AS PER THE COPLAY
CENTENNIAL CHAPTER "SISTERS OF
THE SWISH" TEMPERANCE LEAGUE.

KOPLAY KEYSTONE KOP JOHN ZSIGOVITS
CONDUCTS A PUBLIC READING OF THE 
RULES & REGULATIONS WITH CHIEF SEASER
AT HIS RIGHT ARM & KOP STERLING MILLER
BEHIND HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. 



BRINGING THE KLINK TO THE SITE OF THE HEARING.
L TO R: K.KOP JOE POLZER, CHIEF AARON SEASER,
K. KOP ANDY MOLCHANY AND K.KOP STERLING MILLER



LAUBACH'S SAYLORS CHAPTER MEMBER
AND  ATTORNEY FOR JIM MILLS, MEMBER NICK
DOBIL,  PLEADS HIS CASE.WOULD YOU SAY THE
KEYSTONE KOPS WERE HAVING A GOOD TIME
 AND TOTALLY DISINTERESTED IN THE PROCEEDING,
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE KEYSTONE KOP
ON JIM'S LEFT,  ROGER LONG.

JIM MILLS OF LAUBACH'S SAYLORS CONTINUES
WITH HIS DEFENSE AS KOPS CHIEF AARON SEASER
LOOKS ON.

CHIEF SEASER BRINGS IN THE EVIDENCE.
WAS JIM MILLS REALLY TRYING TO PURLOIN
 THE KEYSTONE KOPS PORKER ?

AND NOW TO FINISH THE STORY.

                                                           
                             YES!!!

THE KOPLAY KEYSTONE KLINK WAS IN THE GARAGE.

WE ALL LAUGHED HEARTILY

AT THE SHENANIGANS  WE ALL

 PARTICIPATED IN DURING

ONE OF THE GREATEST

CELEBRATIONS EVER WITNESSED

 IN THE CLOSEST THING TO UTOPIA

OUR BELOVED COPLAY. 

FOR YOU YOUNGER FOLKS THAT

MIGHT READ THIS, IT WILL BE UP

TO YOU TO GET INVOLVED  AND

PLAN FOR  THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY 

JUST 7 YEARS FROM NOW.

HAVE A BALL.  WE DID!!!