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Tyrone Golden Eagles took to the Sinking Valley Country Club, Thursday, on a beautiful sunshine filled day to open their regular season against the Bellwood-Antis Blue Devil golf team.
On a day when both teams had some tough holes, and scores on both sides for the most part were slightly above what both coaches expected, the Eagles of Tyrone, wound up on top by a slim six-shot margin.
Leading the way for the Eagles was steady Jimmy Ferguson, posting a 2-under par 70.
“I’m not sure there is anything I can say, other than he is tough,” said Tyrone coach Greg Ferguson. “Jimmy works hard on his game, after coming off of a 1-under par round at the Bolton Monday, he backed it up with a -2 here at the valley, he is just playing well, hopefully he can keep it up.”
Following up for the Eagles scoring total was James Russell- 93, Kyle Updyke – 96, Jordan Taylor – 97, Ronnie Garbinski – 98, and Eric Loose – 99,
“All these guys had at least 2 tough holes, each guy had and 8,9 and, or a 12, that would have most kids giving up, explained Ferguson. “These kids stayed the course and got everything out of the game that they could today, We talk about how one shot can and will make the difference, they all hung in there for the team, We knew Bellwood is much improved and would be a tough task for the day, fortunately for us today, they had the same problems as we did.”
Freshman Olivia Stever participated in the exhibition match for Tyrone, Olivia posted a score of 91. “Olivia is doing a good job, she will be in our regular line up next match.”
Leading the way for the Blue Devils was Tom Trexler, posting a score of 75.
“Tom had a rough start but turned it up a notch after hole #8. Tom played the next nine holes at 5-under par before double bogeying the 18th hole,” said Ferguson”
Following the scoring range for the Blue Devils was Andy Newguard- 93, Matt Beech- 96, and Kyle Shawley – 98.
The Golden Eagles and Blue Devils will be off to the Yurachko Memorial Invitational, Monday at the Summit Country Club.
Then the Eagles will start Mt. League play on Thursday, Aug. 28, at Sinking Valley Country Club.

There’s nothing cuter than a baby goat. Well, okay, maybe a baby pig, but that’s another story. Let’s talk goats.
Maybe we don’t have a farm and maybe Walzie’s true name is not Noah, but we’ve crammed nearly every animal imaginable into our two acre ark, including several goats.
When walking through the goat barn at the Huntingdon County Fair, I first noticed how cute baby goats are. Naturally, I wanted one right away and my dear hubby, (who will do nearly anything to keep me happy, bless his little pea pickin’ heart!), quickly said, “Okay, you got it. But let’s get a miniature. It’ll stay tiny and make a really good pet. Shucks, maybe we could even make it a house goat.”
So for several weeks we perused the Bargain Sheet and finally one day, there was the following ad: For Sale, miniature kids, $15. Yahoo, assuming that they didn’t mean tiny children, we’d found our baby. Only thing was, the farm was in Cumberland, MD. Oh what the heck, it was only a four- hour drive (two down, two back), and we really wanted a mini. We sped off on a hot Saturday afternoon.
Following the farmer’s directions, we traveled back a long country lane sided by high weeds and rocky hills. Once in a while we’d see a flash of black and white darting among the weeds or hear a shrill “nnaaahhhh”. At least we knew we were in goat territory. Finally, we reached the farm.
An elderly Amish-looking man greeted us. We paid him the $15 and he instructed us to pick one.  There must have been a hundred nannies, kids, and billies roaming in a weed patch. Pick one; yeah, right! Being young and knowing everything, Walzie and I dove in. From the corner of my eye, I saw that Amish man snicker.
We ran and we chased through the brier patch. Goats darted around, over, and even under us.  Finally, Walzie was able to pounce on a teeny black baby. Oh, he was a cutie.  As I stood there, oohing and aahing, I never heard the snort behind me. Old Billy’s rock-hard forehead connected with my buns. He sent me down the hill like a rolling donut dusted with thorns.
The Amish man asked if we’d like to have our prize catch neutered, “dey make mo’ betta pets dat vay,” he stated. We nodded. He instructed Walzie to hold the little guy by all four feet and bottom up. When I saw the pocket knife, I tightly shut my eyes, cupped my ears, and cringed.
Next thing I knew, the old man spit two grape-like things at my feet. The barn cats came running to scrap over those tiny desserts. I nearly lost my lunch.
“Don’t be squeamish, missie,” he said with a trickle of blood on his lip. “Dat’s the vay the shephard’s do it. More sanitary. Ya see, me teeth dey crimp da blood vessels. Not as messy dat vay.”
The baby goat cried and Walzie hugged him, “Calm down little Billy. That didn’t hurt too much, did it?”
“Ya vant to be next?” the old Amish man asked.
Walzie and I and our new baby got the heck out of there.
And so the little goat thrived in our back yard.  You know they say that goats will eat anything – not so. This guy only ate flowers, shrubs, garden plants, and the bark off our trees. As the months flew by, Billy grew, and grew, and grew. He was no longer a mini-goat. He ended up being a full-sized goat with 6 inch horns and an attitude like a bull in a China shop. Do you think this may have had something to do with the neutering?
Billy absolutely hated our kids (the human ones, of course), our hound dogs, cows, his pen, weeds, squirrels, even Walzie and me. Billy would just as soon butt it as look at it.
On our back deck we have a glass sliding door. I’ll bet you can guess where I’m going with this.  Jason was about twelve years old; his job was to feed Billy. But Billy didn’t care if Jason was hand that fed him or not. I heard Jason scream and then the glass door slam shut. Suddenly, there was the shatter heard ‘round the world, and Billy stood in our kitchen! Jason was locked in his bedroom shouting, “shoot that sucker!”
And thus, our sweet little mini-goat that grew into a split-hoofed tornado went on a little trip to the Belleville Auction.  I’ll bet that tough ol’ boy was like baked shoe leather on someone’s dinner table.
As time passed by, we forgot the terrible saga of that goat and bought several more goats, sheep, cows, chickens, ducks, horses, pigs … keep it up, Noah, we’ll soon need to build that ark.

Burglary
State police reported that between the dates of April 4 and 7, James Gardner, 19, Tyrone, is believed to have entered a construction storage site, owned by Bryce Saylor and Sons in Antis Township, and removed industrial fans from a storage trailer. The investigation continues.
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DUI
On August 16, state police stated that Gregory A. Miller, 33, Tyrone, was traveling along Watts Lane in Antis Township at a rate of speed which was too fast for conditions when he failed to maintain control of his vehicle while negotiating a left curve. Miller’s 2002 Chevrolet Blazer impacted with an embankment, and he was injured due to his failure to wear a seat belt. Miller was charged with DUI, seat belt violation, and other related offenses.
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Theft by Deception
On August 19, state police said that an unknown male actor deceived Stefanie Lyn Bryan, 19, Tyrone, into giving him $140 for a bogus business transaction. The incident occurred at WalMart in Huntingdon. Investigation continues.
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Traffic Collision
State police reported on August 22 that James Kaspick of Tyrone was traveling south along SR 4027 at Templeton Drive in Snyder Township when he suffered a medical condition. Kaspick left the roadway in his 1999 Dodge Dakota and traveled onto the east shoulder area where it struck a row of mailboxes and a fire hydrant. Kaspick’s vehicle then entered into a parking lot area where it then struck two parked cars and a house. Kaspick was transported to Altoona Hospital Trauma Center by ambulance for moderate injuries. He was wearing a seat belt.
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Domestic/Harassment
On August 23, state police reported that Timothy Charles Eyer, 31, Tyrone and Andrea Dawn Bell, 28, Tyrone, entered into a domestic incident along Teaberry Street in Snyder Township. Eyer spit on Bell and she struck Eyer in the face with a closed fist. Both persons were cited for harassment at the office of Magisterial District Judge Fred B. Miller.

This dynamic duo enjoyed the nice weather recently while they were out for a stroll on Tenth Street in Tyrone. (The Daily Herald/Nick Cushion)

Tyrone Hospital officials have announced that the annual Tyrone Hospital Corporation meeting will be held this evening at 7 p.m. in the LGI room at Tyrone Elementary School.
There is a handicap accessible entrance to the LGI room.
Individuals who are members of the Tyrone Hospital Corporation are encouraged to attend. Hospital leaders will provide corporate members with an overview of the hospital’s performance over the past year and individuals will be nominated and elected to fill positions on the hospital’s Board of Directors.
There are four vacancies for the Board of Directors. Individuals who are eligible for re-election to the Tyrone Hospital Board of Directors are Mrs. Vicky Shaw, RN and Mr. Greg Murray, RN. Mr. William Kirkpatrick and Mr. Todd Lewis have also been nominated.
Members of the Tyrone Hospital Board of Director’s Nominating Committee and members of the Vision Committee, a group of corporate members and community members working to help Tyrone Hospital fulfill its mission, worked together to identify and nominate the candidates for the Board of Directors.
Corporate members are urged to attend the annual meeting and may cast their ballot at that time. Proxies have been mailed to corporation members and may be used by members who are unable to attend the meeting.