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TAES students learning about Native American artifacts Shown above is Art Education Coordinator Pamela (Snyder) Etters teaching Mrs. Amy Fleck’s second grade class Thursday morning about Native American kachina dolls. Etters was at TAES all week teaching kindergarten through second grades thanks to a grant funded by the PA Council of the Arts, SAMA, the PTO and the Tyrone Area School District. (The Daily Herald/Kris Yaniello)

The Arts-in-Education program is a series of integrated, interdisciplinary lessons designed for grades kindergarten through second in the Tyrone Area Elementary School.
The presentations rely on direct observation of works of art from the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art’s education collection. This program provides students with age-appropriate lessons, each emphasizing creation, technique, history, criticism and aesthetics.
Opportunities are provided for students to create and respond to art, learn about the placement of art in culture and history, and make judgments about the quality of art.
Lessons for this year included: Kindergarten – book illustrations; and grades first and second – Native American art.
Funding for the program is provided by a grant through the PA Council of the Arts, the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art (SAMA), the PTO and the Tyrone Area School District. Earlier this year the second through fourth grades were involved in the Artist-in-Residence program, which was part of that same grant.
All this week, from January 21-25, Altoona native and local artist Pamela (Snyder) Etters served TAES as the art education coordinator. She attended Altoona Area High School and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Penn State University, specializing in drawing and painting.
Etters’ current focus is in murals and she particularly enjoys public art (murals about a community history), working alongside the community to create a mural that can be enjoyed and perhaps learned from as well.
She is currently working on a series of paintings based on war veterans.
As TAES’s art education coordinator this week, Etters is discussing book illustrations with the kindergarten students; reading the kids a book and discussing how important the pictures are and how they help the students understand what they are reading.
Furthermore, Etters has the young students apply what they learned by writing a sentence that involves filling in the blanks. Example: “In the (student’s favorite season), I like to (fill in student’s activity).” Next, she has the kids draw a picture illustrating the students’ sentence.
In first and second grades, Etters has the students learning about artifacts. She provides three examples of artifacts from Native American Culture, such as kachina dolls, gourd rattles and a corn husk basket. The students then discuss the function of each piece, how it is made, and the symbols the Native Americans incorporate into their everyday objects.
After discussion, the students create a Native American artifact; either a gourd rattle or a blanket, and they put Native American symbols on their artifact based on what they have learned.
Etters said she really loves the job she is doing at TAES. She thinks art is a very important part of education, adding, “Art is so universal and there are no boundaries. People of all ages, backgrounds or disabilities can understand and learn from art.”
“Interacting with the kids is so exciting and despite the fact that I teach the same lessons over and over, they are never the same,” stated Etters.
She said one of her favorite quotes is by Pablo Picasso who said, “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” She thinks revisiting these “child artists” keeps herself grounded and reminds her why she is an artist.
“I believe the kids are really enjoying themselves. They are eager to participate in discussion by asking and answering questions,” said Etters.
“Once discussion concludes, they enjoy applying what they have learned to making their own drawings.”

Twelve Penn State fans from Tyrone recently returned from a 10-day trip to the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio, Texas on December 29, 2007. Pictured with the fans are the bus driver and tour guide. Pictured are Betty and Phil Weber, Jerry and Alberta McCahan, Roy and Eleanor Feltenberger, Lynn and Darlene Cupp, Mary Ellen Jones, Gretta Czap, Marcie Campbell, Jane Fink, Harry Weimer (bus driver) and Duane Bordell (tour guide). PSU won over Texas A & M 24-17. (Courtesy photo)

Pin power Golden Eagle Robbie Sellers has Hollidaysburg 125-pounder Jimmy Dalgarn in a lot of trouble at Tyrone on Thursday night. Sellers got the pin in 1:59 and Tyrone won the dual 45-30. (The Daily Herald/Mary Michaels)

Hollidaysburg took the early lead in the Tyrone/Golden Tigers wrestling dual on Thursday evening, but the Eagles quickly turned the tables on Hollidaysburg, winning eight of the next nine weight classes on the way to a 45-30 triumph.
With the dual beginning at 215, Jacob Walls gave Hollidaysburg a 6-0 advantage by pinning Corey Barnhart (2-14) in 12 seconds of the second period.
Eagle heavyweight Dalaun Carroll began the turnaround by pinning Keenan Harklerode in 2:39 to tie the team score. After a scoreless opening period, Carroll (4-10) took Harklerode down, and turned him for the fall.
Ronnie Garbinsky (22-1) received a forfeit win at 103, to put the Eagles into a lead they never relinquished.
A. J. Schopp (23-2) used a first-period takedown and two-point nearfall, a penalty point in the second period, and a five-point reversal-nearfall in the third stanza for a 10-0 major decision over Steve Shiffler at 112. Chase Weaver (8-11) and Robbie Sellers (9-11) continued the string with a pair of first-period pins at 119, and 125. Weaver decked Dewey Dempsie in 1:25, while Sellers gave up the first takedown, before escaping and putting Jimmie Dalgarn on his back for the fall at 1:59.
At 130, Anthony Romano (21-5) made it nine in a row and 15 of his last 17 matches by shutting out Stefan Housum 7-0. In the third battle of the season between these two wrestlers, Romano improved to 2-1 to avenge a 4-2 loss at the Zeigler Tournament with a takedown in each of the first two stanzas, then a penalty point for a technical violation and two back points in the third period.
Hollidaysburg 135-pounder Evan McCaffrey pinned Cody Weaver (13-9) for the only points by the Tigers in the nine-match stretch.
At 140, James Weston (7-14) scored a first period takedown that was the difference in a 4-2 win over Derek Heisler, and the two wrestlers traded third-period reversals. Jeremy Barlett (15-6) collected a takedown, reversal and four sets of nearfall points to tech fall Damian Lascoli at 145, to push the Eagles’ lead to 39-12.
Tyrone forfeited to Daniel Albright at 151, and Golden Tiger Ryan Colmer pinned Cody Smith (1-16) in 0:25 at 160, before the teams ended the dual by exchanging falls.
At 171, Shayne Tate (18-5) pinned Austin Fradeneck in 2:16, before Shawn Flaugh pinned Dustin Weaver (0-19) in 0:54 at 189.
Tyrone won the junior high dual meet 68-27 in a match that had only six matches decided on the mat.
Tyler Osterhout (110) had the only pin. Corbin Nevling-Ray (138) won by tech fall, and Andrew Warrender (115), Caleb Snyder (130), and Derek Dasher won by regular decision.
Kirby Lawrence (250), Zack Brown (80), D.J. Wunder (85), Dylan Weston (90), Colton Weaver (95), Mark McMonigal (100), Michael Sleeth (105) and Christian Getz (122) won by forfeit.
In the only weight class won on the mat by Hollidaysburg, former Tyrone student Lukas McCloskey won a 7-2 decision.
Tyrone 45 Hollidaysburg 30
215 – Jacob Walls (H) pinned Corey Barnhart 2:12
285 – Dalaun Carroll (T) pinned Keenan Harklerode 2:39
103 – Ronnie Garbinsky (T) won by forfeit
112 – A. J. Schopp (T) maj. dec. Steve Shiffler 10-0
119 – Chase Weaver (T) pinned Dewey Dempsie 1:25
125 – Robbie Sellers (T) pinned Jimmy Dalgarn 1:59
130 – Anthony Romano (T) dec. Stefan Housum 7-0
135 – Evan McCaffrey (H) pinned Cody Weaver 1:59
140 – James Weston (T) dec. Derek Heisler 4-2
145 – Jeremy Barlett (T) tech fall Damian Lascoli 16-0, 5:01
152 – Daniel Albright (H) won by forfeit
160 – Ryan Colmer (H) pinned Cody Smith 0:25
171 – Shayne Tate (T) pinned Austin Fradeneck 2:16
189 – Shawn Flaugh (H) pinned Dustin Weaver 0:54
Junior High
Tyrone 68 Hollidaysburg 27
165 – Matthew Millardo (H) won by forfeit
185 – Daniel Henderson (H) won by forfeit
210 – Matthew Barton (H) won by forfeit
250 – Kirby Lawrence (T) won by forfeit
75 – Lucas McCloskey (H) dec. Kaden Hunter 7-2
80 – Zack Brown (T) won by forfeit
85 – D.J. Wunder (T) won by forfeit
90 – Dylan Weston (T) won by forfeit
95 – Colton Weaver (T) won by forfeit
100 – Mark McMonigal (T) won by forfeit
105 – Michael Sleeth (T) won by forfeit
110 – Tyler Osterhout (T) pinned Brandon Soellner 0:51
115 – Andrew Warrender (T) dec. Dylan Weyant 6-1
122 – Christian Getz (T) won by forfeit
130 – Caleb Snyder (T) dec. Laret Miller 8-7
138 – Corbin Nevling-Ray (T) tech fall Vincent DeAngelo 18-3, 2:40
145 – Derek Dasher (T) dec. Conner Martin 8-3
155 – Devin Weyant (H) won by forfeit
EXH
250 – Joey Miller (T) pinned Matt Barton 2:56

Tyrone’s Junior High Basketball Team chugged north on old Rt. 220 to get it on with the Wildcats of Central Mountain Thursday afternoon, and the trip was well worth it as the Eagles avenged an earlier season loss defeating them on their own court in another thriller 34-31.
Both squads matched up in man defense the entire game, and the Wildcats pressed the Eagle’s in a full court zone press right out of the gates only to find themselves down 13-6 after the first period.
“We worked on setting up several full court press breakers the day before in practice,” said coach Dick Stever, “and it really paid off today. We only had one turnover and scored off their press almost every trip.”
The Eagles took the halftime lead 19-11, and never relinquished the lead in the second half.
The Wildcats made several runs at the Eagle’s in the second half, but couldn’t match up with Tyrone’s big guys inside.
“Jared Templeton and Jim Ferguson shut down their inside game today,” said coach Stever. “They rely on scoring from their big tandem inside and only got two points from them today. It was a great effort defensively.”
Rich Stever ran the point for the Eagle’s and led the scoring with nine points. Jim Ferguson tossed in seven, and Stever Franco and JD Dorminy each had six points.
The Eagle’s overall record is 9-7.
Tyrone’s also won the first game of the day defeating the Wildcats 31-26. Led by Nick Patton with 10 points and Richard Crabtree with nine. Jordan Faretta led the Eagle’s with eight assists and Cody Dickson cleaned up the glass for the Eagle’s with 10 rebounds.
The Eagle’s pick up the action next week at home Tuesday against Penns Valley, visit Hollidaysburg Wednesday and Lewistown Thursday.

Tyrone entered Thursday’s game with a solid 15-3 record and a 7-0 division record in the Nittany Division. The Eagles had no problems during the last meeting against Central Mountain, defeating them 78-47. The Wildcats came in with a 4-12 record, but were more than prepared to show Tyrone that the first time was a fluke.
The Eagles struggled early to get any type of offense going against the stubborn 2-3 zone of Central Mountain. Tyrone shot just 7-for-16 from the field, but managed to score 16 points. With just two points from Steve Catich in the first, Tyrone looked to get the outside shot rolling in the second quarter from Travis Peterman and Kyle Updyke.
After a 16-11 first quarter in favor of Tyrone, the Eagles failed to score in the first three and a half minutes of the second quarter, allowing the Wildcats to take a 20-16 lead after their 9-0 spurt. Tyrone couldn’t hit anything, but when they did hit shots, they were all from beyond the arc.
Behind two threes from Peterman and a trey from Catich, Tyrone managed to finish off the half on an 8-2 run, giving them a 27-26 lead at the break. This was not looking good for Tyrone.
“We put some guys in different spots and looked to attack the short corners against that zone,” head coach George Gripp stated. “I felt we were putting up too many outside shots in the first half, so we started pounding the ball in the paint to soften up the zone a little more in the second half.”
The Eagles softened the zone up, but it wasn’t as soft as they wanted it. Tyrone’s Nate Dane did his best to get in and do the dirty work in the paint, racking up seven of his 13 points in the third alone. The only problem for Tyrone was Scott Zuback and the other stingy guards who threw up some ugly shots and managed to drop them.
With lucky shots going in on one side and Tyrone struggling miserably from the field, the game was in anyone’s hands.
After a back and forth swing for the first three minutes in the fourth quarter, Tyrone found themselves up just 49-47 with 4:49 remaining. At this point, Catich knocked down a trey and started an 11-2 run as the Eagles went on top 60-49 with 1:25 to go in the game. This was the biggest lead of the game for either team, and luckily Tyrone was on the hot end of things.
Tyrone managed to hold off any type of comeback, winning 61-53 in an brutal battle.
“There were times where we looked like we never saw a zone before,” Gripp said. “Guys were standing around with the ball to try and pull the defense outside of their zone, and we turned it over a couple of times just trying to get that advantage. By far, this game wasn’t our best outing of the year, but we’ll take the ugly win and move to 16-3 against Moshannon Valley tomorrow night.”
Tyrone improves to 16-3 on the season behind a defense that refuses to allow 50 points a game. Catich knocked down 21 points, leading all scorers, but had one of his more shaky nights. Dane chipped in 13 of his own on the night, but his role on defense kept the ball in Tyrone’s hands for the most part. Dane managed to take two or three charges throughout the game, which gave his team a lot of momentum at key times.
The Eagles were 23-50 from the field and out rebounded the Wildcats, 26-21. They travel to Moshannon Valley Friday night starting at 6 p.m. for Jayvee and 7:15 p.m. for Varsity.
Scott Zuback led the way for Central Mountain with 15 points, but could not help get the win over the favored Tyrone. The Wildcats made a great run and put Tyrone on their heels for the most part of the game, but ran out of gas in the end.
Tyrone 61 Central Mountain 53
Tyrone – Catich 7 5-5 21, Peterman 3 1-2 9, Dane 6 1-2 13, Brooks 3 2-2 8, Ingle 1 1-1 3, Updyke 1 0-0 3, Gehret 1 0-0 2, Franco 1 0-0- 2. Totals 23 10-12 61.
Central Mountain – Zuback 5 4-4 15, Sellinger 5 1-1 11, Gallagher 4 0-0 9, Wert 3 2-2 9, C. Blazina 2 1-2 5, Welshans 1 0-0 2, Hoot 1 0-0 2. Totals 21 8-9 53.
Score by Quarter
Tyrone 16 11 18 16 – 61
Central Mountain 11 15 15 12 – 53
Three-point goals: Tyrone–5 (Catich-2, Peterman-2, Updyke)
Central Mountain–3 (Zuback, Gallagher, Wert)
Tyrone Jayvees struggle
With three out of four quarters totaling 17 points, you probably aren’t going to win your game. Well, the jayvee team managed just one double-digit quarter in the third, but it wasn’t enough as the Wildcats of Central Mountain beat the Eagles, 41-28.
Andy Brokenshire led the Eagles with nine points and a trey, but it was Isiah Blazina who led the way with 10 points in Central Mountain’s victory.
Central Mountain 41 Tyrone 28
Tyrone – Brokenshire 4 0-0 9, McKeehan 4 0-0 8, Reihart 2 0-1 4, Taylor 2 0-0 4, Henneman 0 2-2 2, Murray 0 1-2 1. Totals 12 3-5 28.
Central Mountain – I. Blazina 4 2-2 10, Murray 4 1-1 9, Smeltz 2 2-2 6, Barler 3 0-0 6, Keiper 2 0-0 4, Rote 1 0-0 3, Henry 1 0-0 2. Baney 0 1-2 1. Totals 17 6-7 41.
Score by Quarter
Tyrone 5 6 11 6 – 28
Central Mountain 11 10 8 12 – 41
Three-point goals: Tyrone–1 (Brokenshire)
Central Mountain–1 (Rote)