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At last evening’s Tyrone Area School District school board meeting, a revised school calendar was created to make up for snow days.
The days of March 20 and March 24 have been changed from vacation days to student days.
Also, May 16 is changed from teacher in-service to a student attendance day as well.
Superintendent Dr. William Miller said the calendar was changed to pick up an additional three pupil days, and the new last day of school is now scheduled for Thursday, June 12.
This date could change, depending on if there are any additional snow days needed throughout the rest of the year.

The second annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration is fast approaching, and the kick off event to the fun and festivities will once again be the “Luck of the Irish Parade”.
On Tuesday, March 11, the Rotary Club of Tyrone will welcome community organizations, high school bands, local and state dignitaries, church groups, fire companies, individuals, businesses and anyone interested in participating in the parade.
Rotary encourages all participating groups to be as creative as possible. Each category will be judged with a monetary award for first place. There will also be a prize for overall creativity and originality.
Categories are business/commercial, churches/non-profits and children.
If there is extreme bad weather, there will be no re-schedule date for the parade.
Parade line-up will be held on Lincoln Avenue from 15th Street, straight back toward 20th Street from 5:30 to 6 p.m.
The parade will start promptly at 6 p.m. and will proceed through the regular parade route, with judging taking place in front of the Tyrone Post Office. The parade will conclude at the Armory.
If you are interested in participating in the parade, register by February 25 to the Rotary Club of Tyrone, P.O. Box 207, Tyrone, PA 16686.
Examples of parade entries could include: float, twirling group, antique car, fire truck, marching band, etc.
If you have any questions, contact Terri Swann of the Rotary Club of Tyrone at 632-9523, Jennifer Bryan, Parade Chairperson, (h) 684-4306, (w) 949-7621 or Rose Black of the Tyrone Area Chamber of Commerce at 684-0736.

Tammy A. Miller, MA, DTM will be the featured speaker for the Tyrone Area Chamber of Commerce Breakfast scheduled for tomorrow at 7:30 a.m. at Joe’s Place.
The topic is the “Magic of Motivation.”
Miller is the owner of Hugz and Company Consulting of Port Matilda. Her company offers presentations on a variety of topics relating to humor and healing, presentation skills and coaching, motivation, goal setting, and master of ceremony type needs.
She is the author of, The Lighter Side of Breast Cancer Recovery: Lessons Learned Along the Path to Healing, and will be releasing a new book in the Spring of 2008 titled, My Life is Just Speech Material, and So is Yours: A Guide to Knowing What to Say and How to Say it.
Miller is a member of the National Speakers Association and Toastmasters International, where she has just completed serving two years as International Director for Toastmasters. She is featured on the Comcast A+ program in Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C. And, every now and then she can be seen around town wearing big red shoes as her alter ego Hugz the Clown.
Seats are limited for this breakfast, so for reservations call Rose Black at the Chamber at 684-0736, fax 684-6070, or email at rose@tyronechamber.com.
Walk-ins are welcome. Tickets are $5 in advance or at the door.

Pastor William Glunt of First Assembly of God in Tyrone has been preaching a Sunday night series of messages based upon St. Paul’s letters to the churches.
He has shared from the books of Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians and just completed Colossians.
Pastor Glunt has been sharing that Paul’s messages to the church in his day, are just as relevant to the church today. And, many of the same problems faced by those churches, are faced by modern day churches.
Some topics covered have been: Christian spies, the law versus faith, the blessings of adoption, thins to do and not to do and things to put on and things to take off.
Pastor Glunt said, “We are pleased to say we still have a Sunday evening service at First Assembly of God, and we welcome any or all to come join with us to hear these vital messages each Sunday evening at 6:30 p.m.
“Along with this series of messages, Sunday nights at First Assembly offer an informal time of worship.”
He continued, saying, “Those present are allowed to pick the hymns they would like to sing, and those desiring to do so are encouraged to share testimonies of God’s goodness in their lives.”
First Assembly will also host special guest speakers on February 17 at 6:30 p.m.
Steve and Lori Potutschnig, who, along with their four children, are missionaries to the country of Bolivia.
They will share their experiences as coordinators for Latin American Child Care (LACC) and are also involved in Bible school training. They currently oversee six LACC schools in the country of Bolivia and are helping to establish two new Bible schools in the country, one of which is in the Amazon Basin.
Pastor Glunt of First Assembly welcomes all to come and hear these fine missionary speakers.
First Assembly is located at 12th Street and Blair Avenue in Tyrone.

Recently, the Bald Eagle Volunteer Fire Company’s Quick Response Service (QRS) team was re-certified for another three years to serve the community. The QRS service has been responding to an average of 70 to 80 calls a year. There are four EMTs, four RNs and five LPNs currently involved with the QRS team. Fire Chief Scott Illig said if anybody in the area that is in the medical field would want to get involved with Bald Eagle’s QRS team, they are asked to contact the fire department. Shown above are members of the QRS, from left: John Kephart, Dale Murray and his son Caleb, Ron Iddings holding the certificate, Paul Morrison and Chris Leamer. (The Daily Herald/Kris Yaniello)