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The Borough of Tyrone wants to remind its residents that when there is a snow accumulation of three inches or more, the odd/even parking policy in the borough will be initiated.
In order for the snow to be plowed back to the curb, vehicles must be parked on the odd numbered side of the street on the odd numbered days, and on the even numbered side of the street on the even numbered days.
Those living on streets with one side parking only must remove their vehicles to another area, as it relates to the odd/even plowing requirement. If the snow occurs overnight, vehicles must be moved by 8 a.m. the following morning. Failure to comply with this order will result in vehicle towing.
Sidewalks must be cleared of snow and ice within 24 hours of the completion of the snowfall. If the sidewalk is icy, the responsible person should cause enough sand, salt or abrasive to be put on the sidewalk to make travel reasonably safe.
Snow is to be piled on the edge of the sidewalk and not thrown into the street. Any person who violates any provision of this order shall, by Ordinance No. 1075, be subject to a fine.
Fines can range from not less than $25 and not more than $600. In default of payment, imprisonment could result for a term not to exceed 30 days. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
When clearing spots for parking a vehicle or digging a vehicle out, it is not permitted to pile the snow on the street in front of or behind the vehicle. A person must pile the snow on the edge of the sidewalk or property. Large piles of snow on the roadway are prohibited as they obstruct the view of vehicles pulling out from the borough street corners.
This practice also takes up additional parking spaces, which are badly needed.
Borough officials said that it frequently appears that the borough plows driveways shut after property owners have already plowed their driveways. These complaints occur on borough streets due to the fact that the streets are plowed in a priority order, beginning with the highest traffic volume routes and working toward the lower volume traffic routes.
Consequently, the driveway owners have completed the removal of snow on their driveways prior to borough plowing operations. Further complicating this issue, according to borough officials, is the borough’s method of plowing cartways (traveled width) first, then following up with a cleanup and widening operation.
This frequently results in the driveway owner immediately plowing his or her driveway after the borough’s truck makes its first pass, only to discover that the cleanup and widening pass deposits additional snow.
The borough said that several ways that the impact of the plowing operation could be minimized would be to remove snow only to approximately 10 feet from the end of a person’s driveway until all passes are made by the snowplows. Another method is to clean an area in addition to a person’s driveway on the right side of the driveway, facing it from the roadway. This allows a plow blade full of snow to be deposited before it reaches the person’s driveway.
Borough officials remind residents that when possible, notification of snow emergency procedures will be broadcast on 1340 WTRN Radio. If residents have any questions, feel free to call the borough office at 684-1330.

The Tyrone VFW Teener League Baseball organization is looking for volunteers who might be interested in helping out with the baseball program.
Anyone interested in coaching, board positions or advisory positions should contact Dave Brisbin at RD5 Box 250, Tyrone, Pa. 16686 by February 14.

Jump shot Tyrone sophomore Rachel Emigh puts up a shot during Tuesday’s Indian Valley win over the Lady Eagles at Tyrone. Emigh led the Lady Eagles with eight points. (The Daily Herald/Mary Michaels)

There are some alarming similarities between the Tyrone Lady Eagles’ 38-22 loss last night to Indian Valley, and the defeat they suffered the night before to Williamsburg.
While it was the second straight game where Tyrone limited an opponent to under 20 points in the first half, it was also the second straight night the Lady Eagles posted two frames of single-digit scoring and got blown out in the second half for an inability to make shots.
Against the Lady Warriors 2-3 zone, open shots were there most of the night for the Lady Eagles. And, like the Lady Pirates the night before, Indian Valley was ripe for the picking, struggling through one of its poorest offensive performances of the season.
The problem was, Tyrone never made the Lady Warriors pay, and while their defense and rebounding were as stout as they have been this season, eventually, the dam broke.
“Our focus …,” lamented Tyrone coach Luke Rhoades afterwards. “It’s not that we don’t work on shooting in practice. Shooting is all about focus and we just don’t seem to have it.”
They certainly didn’t have it in the first quarter, but then again, neither did Indian Valley. The teams combined to go 2-for-21 from the floor in a 2-2 quarter. Lindsey Christine tied the game for Tyrone at the 2:06 mark with a jumper from the corner. Valley, meanwhile, after an early score, went 7:34 without scoring.
In the second, the Lady Warriors used an 8-0 run to go ahead 12-4 when Steph Zewe scored inside at the 3:44 mark. But Tyrone answered, and thanks to a three-pointer by Kassie Faretta with 1:28 left until halftime, the Lady Eagles trailed just 14-9, despite making just 2-of-11 shots in the period.
“I definitely thought our defense played hard the entire game,” Rhoades said. “It just gets to a point where you’re eventually going to give up some points. It takes a lot out of you to play defense like that.”
Valley eventually got its points late in the third quarter, and the Lady Eagles had no answer. The teams went scoreless for the first four minutes of the half, until Ashley Severa sparked a 10-0 run that had the Lady Warriors ahead 19-9 at the 2:09 mark. Kayla Corle interrupted the streak with a three-pointer at 1:45, but Valley – which made its last six shots of the quarter – closed the frame on a 4-0 run to take a 28-12 lead.
It was more of the same in the fourth. Valley didn’t make its first field goal until 3:59 remained in the game, but Tyrone opened the period shooting 1-for-8 and turning the ball over five times. Eventually, the Lady Warriors shook loose for an 8-0 run to go up 38-15 with just over two minutes to play.
Now 8-14, Tyrone has games remaining on the road against Philipsburg-Osceola Friday and Lewistown at home Saturday before starting the playoffs next Tuesday. That’s a far cry from 10-12, a record Rhoades felt was highly achievable before last night.
“The last two games are games we should have won,” he said. “We just haven’t had anyone step up and get the job done (offensively). Someone has to take the bull by the horns and get it done.”
To that end, the numbers don’t lie. Faretta had 10 against Williamsburg, but in two games no other player reached double-figure scoring. Last night, Rachel Emigh led the team with 8.
Steph Corbin fronted Indian Valley with 10.
Eagle Notes: Lady Eagle seniors Brooke Garbinsky, Kassie Faretta, Kayla Corle and Lindsay Christine were honored before the varsity contest on Senior Recognition Night.
Indian Valley 38 Tyrone 22
Indian Valley – Litwiller 0 0-0 0; Herto 0 0-1 0; Ruby 4 1-2 9; Corbin 3 3-4 10; Bargo 1 0-0 2; Ziegler 1 0-1 2; Severa 3 1-1 7; Zewe 4 0-0 8. TOTALS: 16 5-8 38.
Tyrone– Corle 1 1-2 4; Christine 1 0-0 2; Faretta 1 0-0 3; Garbinsky 1 0-0 3; Emigh 3 2-2 8; Hawes 0 2-2 2; Harden 0 0-0 0; Ray 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 7 5-6 22.
Score by Quarters
Indian Valley 2 12 14 10 – 38
Tyrone 2 7 3 10 – 22
Three-point goals – Tyrone-3 (Corle, Faretta, Garbinsky)
Indian Valley-1 (Corbin)

Tyrone’s Junior High Basketball Team made their final regular season road trip to Burnham Monday, and took on the Warriors of Indian Valley.
The Eagle’s got out early on the Warriors, via the hot hand of Rich Stever who buried three long-distance treys and finished with 11 points and eight assists, got out to a 16-8 first period lead. Jim Ferguson scored nine of his 11 points in the first half getting the Eagle’s into the locker room with a 26-14 lead.
The Warriors got it going early in the second half and made an 8-0 run at the Eagle’s, but Jared Templeton got lose inside and scored eight of his game high 15 points in the third period and dampened the Warriors spirit for the remainder of the game.
“This was by far our best team effort all season,” said Stever. “The guys really showed their stuff today amidst a lot of adversity from their fans.”
Tyrone’s stubborn man defense would only give in to 14 points in each half and defeated the Warriors 46-28 in a well played game.
The Eagle’s overall record for the season is 11-8.
The Eagle’s were defeated in the first game of the day, only for the third time of the season 41-30 in overtime. Kaleb Chronister led the Eagle’s with nine points, followed by Nick Patton and Richard Crabtree with eight points each.
The Eagle’s host Philipsburg Wednesday, Penn’s Valley Thursday, and Bellwood Antis on Friday.