I called it pretty snow this morning, even while I was driving my four wheel drive down Cresson Mountain on pavement that seemed go untouched by PENNDOT’s trucks. I guess referring to it as “pretty snow” is my way of dealing with the harsh winter that has hit the north east this year. I’m usually in Florida by now, but that has also been put aside due to other obligations. The streets and roads in and our of Tyrone were better this morning as crews seemed to be prepared for this new storm. Delays for the school districts turned into cancellations for the day based on the fact that more snow is arriving this afternoon and this weekend.
The old Herald office is nothing but a memory now as our move and clean up is complete. While in the old building for a few minutes yesterday I could still sense the history of the newspaper even while looking at dirty corners and walls.
I was glad that our newspaper was able to share the goals of Tyrone’s Mayor Pat Stoner as she looks forward to starting and finishing projects in 2003. Thanks for sharing and giving all the residents details of where this community can head in the future.
I thought of an idea this week and shared it with some friends and neighbors in business in Tyrone. Could Groundhog Day be held in Tyrone the same as it is in Punxsutawney? As a former member of the “Inner Circle” of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club I learned the in’s and out’s of working on this unofficial holiday for ten years. I had unique experiences of leading crowds of 50,000 and the opportunity of being doing live TV with the folks from the “Today Show, Good Morning America and many others. It was fun and always broke up the long winters!! My new concept however was, could “Tyrone Tom” be created and be billed as Pennsylvania’s official groundhog forecasting the weather for just the Keystone State instead of the world? Could this be something that would draw people to this community like it does up north? I really thought this through this week as many people have done in other Pennsylvania communities around February second. Maybe I was bored, maybe I’m sick of winter, and maybe I need to stop thinking so much. As I was just putting my finishing touches on a proposal to give to the Tyrone Chamber of Commerce. I got a frantic sounding phone call! A friend and fellow “Inner Circle” member had gotten wind of my thoughts and wanted to let me know that a bounty would be put on my head if I attempted to somehow steal the concept in some way. While it was a fun and friendly warning I couldn’t help but sense the seriousness in his voice. I have know dropped the thoughts and moved on to other ideas. Tyrone Tom? Hmmm! Imagine the possibilities!
The response to our 2003 historic Tyrone calendar has been tremendous. We’ve had dozens and dozens of readers come through our doors to pick up extra copies. And there’s plenty more where that came from if you would like your copy or one for a friend or family member living here or somewhere else. You can pick additional copies up for just fifty cents by stopping by our offices at 1067 Pennsylvania Avenue.
I hope that you and your family have had a good start to the new year. Thanks for reading and let’s hope that we are able to keep our resolutions for more than just a few weeks.
