Tyrone Daily Herald (Newspaper) - August 17, 1991, Tyrone, Pennsylvania Celebrating 125 Years As A Daily Newspaper The PHONE 6844000 25 Per Copy Daily Herald Serving Tyrone Bellwood Antis Twp Snyder Twp Warriors Mark Twp Vol No 126 Number 1 SATURDAY AUGUST 17 1991 Tyrone Lutherans Celebrate Pipe Organs 25th Year With Concert Bright and early at am on Sun day Aug 18 Tyrones Lutherans will celebrate the 25th Anniversary of their Moller Pipe Organ with a Organ Recital by Richard Merryman The Anniversary Organ Recital also will allow Tyrone Lutherans to reflect on their fine heritage of organists that stretches back almost to World War I beginning with Pearl Cowher continu ing with John Rodland to the present with Ruth Bedford Miss Bedfords devotion to the Lutheran Pipe Organ seems evident from the fact that in 30 years as church organist she has only been absent four Sundays from the con sole of the instrument Custom designed built and voiced for the Lutheran Sanctuary by the Moll er Company in 1966 the Lutheran Organ contains over 800 pipes divided into fourteen rows or ranks John Rod land organist of the Tyrone Lutheran Church from 19581961 while at Junia ta College masterminded the organs design to fulfill a threefold purpose to lead congregational hymns to accom pany solos and choir anthems and to perform organ literature from a wide variety of countries and centuries Along with the Catholic Episcopal and Good Shepherd Methodist instruments the Lutheran Organ is the newest of four remaining pipe organs that survive in Tyrone For the Moller Company of Hagerstown Maryland to replace the Lutheran organ it would cost at least Thats the average price of two homes in Tyrone To demonstrate their appreciation of the musical and spiritual worth of their pipe organ and to encourage musical cooperation among Tyrones Churches the Lutheran Church Council invited neighboring Presbyterian Organist Richard Merryman to present a fifteen minute Celebration Concert at am before the service on Sunday August 18 Realizing the historical and musical significance of the Lutheran Organ Merryman will present a program fea turing organ music from four countries and several centuries that will allow lis teners to hear the tonal resources of an instrument which incorporates the fin est traditions of German French Brit ish and American Pipe Organ Architecture The music of the morning will begin with Bachs Prelude and Fugue in B Flal Major In the early 1700s the German Lutheran composer IS Bach supposedly created this work along with seven other Little Preludes and Fugues as organ training pieces for his seventeen musically talented children From Germany the organ music will carry listeners to France where Leon mystical Priere de Notre Dame will sound its soaring melody Not surprisingly this piece originated in Roman Catholic France where much of the organ music served as back ground for the reenactment of the Mass while the suns rays shimmered through stained glass Cont on Page 2 PHOTO BY STEVE MICHAELS Merryman sits at the organ while David Bickle observes as the two prepare for the Sunday conceit they will present at Tyrones First English Lutheran Church Merryman organist for the First Presbyte rian Church of Tyrone has been invited to present the recital in observance of the 25th anniversary of the installation of the organ in the Lutheran church Bickle a 1991 graduate of Tyrone Area High School and a music student at West Chester state University will be soloist for the special event Centre County Grange Fair To Be Held Aug 23 Thru 29 By D GAYLE RHODES Campers tenters and all those that have been awaiting this years edition of the Centre County Grange Fair may start preparing for activities that will soon prevail on the fairgrounds The 117th Grange Encampment and Fair will get underway on Friday Aug 23 and will continue through Thursday Aug 29 The fair the only one in the state that provides tent and RV camping to the more than 2000 families that will be participating in the weeklong outdoor living extravaganza will be held at the fairgrounds in Centre Hall The exhibit buildings will be packed full of Centre Countys finest fruits vegetables flowers plants arts machinery boats campers furniture and more The outlying livestock bams will be housing quality cattle sheep hogs goats and rabbits All buildings will be open to display the entries on a daily basis Children can find daily entertain ment at the playground located adja cent to the headquarters building from 9 am until 8 pm Seating is avail able nearby for those who want to keep a close watch on their young ones or just for rest and relaxation from ill the fair action Strolling down the huge midway even the weakest appetites ire teased with all the different foods that are available Opening day on Friday will offer Tractor and Truck Pulling contests and all building exhibits will be judged There will also be a Rabbit and Goat show at the Judging Arena On Saturday Aug 24 a special attraction will be the Keystone Central Horse Show which takes place at the Horse Ring All exhibitors in this show are asked to enter the grounds free of charge off Route 45 at Gate 4 A Dairy Show and Tractor Pulling Contest will also be featured during the day An Ani mal Dressing Contest and Milking Con test will be held at the Arena in the HELP FOR TRAUMA PATIENTS This MedS tar helicopter operated by the regional trauma center at Conemaugh Valley Memorial Hospital Johnstown recently replaced the aircraft formerly used by the service It is one of two of its type in the nation The bottom photo shows Tyrone area residents touring the new copter when it was on display at Tyrone Hospi tals rededication ceremonies on July 21 two weeks before it went into service New Copter Improves Transport To Trauma Center By PEG HURD Daily Herald Staff Writer If you carne to Tyrone Hospitals rededication ceremonies and joined in the tours on Sunday July 21 chances are you were one of the first persons in the area to get a close look at the new helicopter The is the aircraft that transports patients to the regional trau ma center at Conemaugh Valley Memorial Hospital in Johnstown Although other helicopters serve Tyrone Hospital patients the service to is summoned more than any of the others last month is the nations second EMS Bl model helicopter It replaced its predecessor at Conemaugh Valley two weeks after making its Tyrone appear ance where for most visitors it was a highlight of the tour According to Keystone Helicopters Corporation its West designers the only other model of its kind operates out of Geisinger Medical Center in Danville These two copters are the only ones in the United States to allow one pilot to fly the aircraft by instrument The new larger helicopter will meet a multitude of regional flight transport needs for patients including safer and swifter access to trauma care Specific advantages of the new aircraft include the ability to transport two patients at a time former ship could carry only one There is also more room for the flight crew this means it can carry an additional paramedic or physician and greater headroom allows for whole body access The extra room also can be used for an balloon pump to assist in treatment of cardiac patients Neonatal transports will especially benefit from the spacious cabin it will accommodate an extra nurse to attend to the infant in flight Deborah RN Director of Emergency Services said that the ships configuration separates medical personnel from the pilot allowing for lights to be turned on during transport There is also less downtime or delay in getting the patient to the hospital The program has been in operation almost two years and includes a staff of nine registered medics three paramedics four pilots and a mechanic Steve Sprowls who is one of the programs original pilots said that the aircraft is equipped with an autopilot system to permit Instru ment Flight Rule operation He explained that this enhances Med Stars ability to fly in more inclement weather than the former helicopter There are however still limitations to evening Cont on Page 2 Weather Lottery Saturday partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of thunder storms High in the upper 80s Sunday through chance of showers and thunder storms Sunday Lows in the 60s and highs 80 to 85 Partly sunny and cooler Monday and Tuesday Lows In the 50s and highs in the 70s both days Here are the winning numbers selected Friday in the Pennsylvania State Lottery Daily Number 504 and Big 4 3282 The winning numbers drawn Friday in the Pennsylvania Wild Card Lotto game were 0113193031 and 39 The wild card number was 18 PHOTO BY WERNER WESTVACO SUPPORTERS OF SALVATION ARMY Backed up by employees of the Tyrone Westvaco Salvation Army Lt Tonie Cameron director of the Tyrone Salvation Army unit accepts a check for from Westvaco employee George Hewitt as part of the kickoff for the Armys annual fund drive The check was donated to the Army through contributions from Westvaco employees Lt Cameron noted that the fund drive will be a short intensive one with a goal set at weather conditions in which the ship can fly Sprowls said that the aircrafts feature enhances overall visibility while providing a safety margin Its added power enables it to get in and out of tight places According to the aircraft is comfortable for both patient and crew and has attracted the interest of lance services across the country As Sprowls a nice ship Sinking Valley Farm Show To Open At New Site By VIRGIE WERNER Daily Herald Staff Writer The Sinking Valley Farm Show will have an entirely new look in readiness for its 60th anniversary celebration next month The fair will be held Tuesday through Saturday Sept 10 to 14 at the new Farm Show site in the heart of Skelp Frank Long president of the Farm Show said We just ran out of room for expansion at the site next to the Sinking Valley Grange So people coming out to the annual event this year wil really have something to look forward to at our new facility Work on the new steel frame building is nearly completed and ready for occupancy Long said the sprawling new Farm Show location is approximately a half mile from the Grange Hall The large building left behind at the Grange along with other farm show buildings at the former site are expected to be trans ported to the new location shortly The newest farm show building of 40 by 100 feet is more than two times lar ger than the previous exhibition struc ture Building contractor is Jeff Long Construction Company of Bellwood with much of the work over the summer by the help of volunteers in the Sinking Valley area Farm Show Board members also assisted in construction and landscap ing efforts along with many other vol to give of their time talents and labor Allensville Planing Mill of ville engineered the building and advised and provided the construction materials used The metal frame build ing utilizes the latest materials in tical steel Plans call for the structure to eventually be insulated so it can be used yearround for activities Long said grants from the Depart ment of Community Affairs and the Pennsylvania Stale Association of County Fairs were very beneficial in helping to pay for the new facility Also private donations were made to the project The two and a half acres of land that graces and surrounds the new farm show complex is now owned by the Sinking Valley Farm Show The land was obtained through the assistance of State Representative Samuel E Hayes Jr Cont on Page 2
