Daily Herald, The (Newspaper) - August 17, 2006, Tyrone, Pennsylvania 284 your source for local CAR WASH Girl Scout troop 1210 will hold a free car wash on August 19 from noon to 4 at Johnny on the Spot in The girls will accept All donations will be used to cover the cost of their vest and registration fee for the by and support this Girl Scout SING The North wood Baptist Chapel will be having a sing August 19 at 5 at the There will be special music per formed by members of the church and The public is Invite your After the there will be a social at the activity center with hot dogs and covered Come and enjoy an evening of singing praises to God and then sit ting and enjoying each others company with a TRINITY EPISCOPAL EVENT Wouldnt you like to feel like a pampered chef Grab your apron and oven mil and come on over to Trinity on Avenue on August 20 at 1 Invite your Carol a repre of the Pampered Chef catalog will be prepar ing some wonderful goodies for you to sample using kitchen tools from Pampered Chef that make cooking eas ier and more This isnt just for the girls there are many guys out there who know their way around the Peggy Forrest from Trini ty Church is coordinating this fun If you cant be but you would like to see a call her at 6845472 and she can arrange to get one to TYRONE NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH Join with friends and neighbors to help keep homes The Tyrone Neighbor hood Watch will meet Tues August 29 from 7 to 8 at the Tyrone Senior 505 West 3rd The guest speaker will be Tony Sassano of the Blair County Drug Task For additional informa call Maureen Adams at extension CHICAGO RIVET RETIREES The Chicago Rivet retirees will hold their monthly breakfast at Joes Place at Meetings are scheduled for the rest of the including September October November 9 and December The Best in Local News Sports TV 1 T T 1 Jl The Daily Herald Serving Warriors Bald Eagle and all of Northern Blair County since 1866 2006 u State money for fire and ambulance crews will benefit several in area By SAM ZEMA Staff Writer State Senator Robert Jubelirer has announced state funding that will benefit teer fire and EMS The money comes from the 200506 teer Fire and Ambulance Grant According to a press release from Jube office in the funding is avail able to all volunteer fire and ambulance units and can be used to pay for training or debt While working with local units to develop programs and secure funding for projects over the we began hearing more and more about the challenges that volunteer fire and ambulance crews face to raise money said At the same time training demands were In we began the state grant pro Jubelirer This funding is the Commonwealths next installment in the con commitment to the volunteer emergency release noted that in funding is on its way to area units in five coun ties served by the The funding includes for Blair County along with grants totaling for Huntingdon County for Bedford County for Mifflin County and for Fulton In northern Blair Tyrones Blazing Arrow Hook Ladder Company received while the Neptune Fire Company received Excelsior Fire Company received Other funding went to the Bale Eagle teer Fire Company District 2 Volunteer Fire Company Volunteer Fire Compa ny Sinking Valley Volunteer Fire Company and the Bellwood lance Association Outside of in nearby Centre the Mountain Top Fire Compa ny in Sandy Ridge received Mountain Top Fire EMS received Port Matilda Fire Company received while Port Matilda EMS received Volunteers are the first line of response in all types of emergencies and This funding will help them purchase equipment and maintain facilities so they can continue to pro vide critical public safety in our said release said local companies are also eligible to receive grants through the Department of Homeland Labor Day picnic fast approaching By CHRISTINA SEINER Editor The Tyrone Area Labor Day Community Picnic committee is in the planning stages for another successful and the day of the picnic is fast Businesses and organiza tions are able to support the 2006 Tyrone Area Labor Day Community scheduled for September 4 at Reservoir by donating a attendance Activities the picnic include attendance entertainment by Kipp food booths and prize Children can enjoy land and water games as well as watermelon and pie eating contests throughout the Food booths will include Tyrone Rotary Clubs chicken barbecue along with various foods from Boy Scout Troop Boy Scout Troop Shrines Womens Club and PA Road Ramblers Camping Thanks to last years sup 250 families enjoyed the picnic Businesses and organiza tions can show their support by donating an item or gift cer Items could include gift gift admission any mer or Monetary donations will be used as cash prizes for childrens games and Please contact one of the picnic committee members Rose Lloyd Christina Seiner or Amanda Golden to Mail care of TAL at RD 3 Box Tyrone or call Keystone Idol competition slated for August 26 at Amusement Park By AMANDA GOLDEN Staff Writer Do you think you have what it takes to be the next American Idol Now is your chance to follow in the footsteps of fellow contestants Kelly Clay Bo Bice and Carrie Once Fox 8 is sponsoring the 2006 Key stone Idol Auditions will be held at Amusement Park on August Gates open at 8 and registration will begin at 10 Be sure to get there early because only the first 200 registered contestants will be heard by the Contestants will be selected on a Participants must be in line in order of number assigned by and audi tions will be done in numerical sequence with no Each contestant will have a specified amount of time to perform a Two finalists will be selected from each group until the final Names of finalists will be posted by the registra tion table throughout the Final audition time will be posted at the judges table at the conclusion of registration at One winner will be selected from the final round as the 2006 Keystone Idol and receive air and hotel accommodations to Minneapolis on September They will be guaranteed an audition in front of American Idol Travel and hotel accommodations provided by Carlson Wag onlit individuals should keep in mind there are requirements to be a participant on American Each participant must be a legal 16 to on August who is eli gible to work in the United Contestants under 18 must have a parent or legal guardian Contestants must bring photo Other sponsors for this years event include Amusement Hot Carlson Froggy 98 and Hot As parking and admission to Del Grossos Amusement Park is For more visit or the official American Idol website at Other upcoming events at Park include free Christian concerts with Big Daddy Weave on September 3 at 3 and 7 Del Grossos Italian Food and Heritage Festival on September 17 and on September 23 and Centre County accident leaves Tyrone motorcyclist with severe injuries From staff reports A accident in Centre County yesterday morn ing left a Tyrone Gary with severe Police said Lois Reese of Julian was attempt ing to make a lefthand turn onto a private drive from the northbound lane of State Route approximately of a mile north of Beckwith Road in Halfmoon Reese failed to observe Deckers motorcycle as he was traveling in the oncoming traffic Reese turned in front of Deckers The bike hit the front side of Reeses The motorcycle slid out of control and traveled along the west berm for about 80 feet before striking an intersection At that Decker was ejected from the Decker sustained severe injuries and was flown to Altoona Regional Medical Cen ter by air for Police said he was not wearing a seat Reese was treated for minor injuries at the scene before being transported to Nittany Medical Center for Reese was wearing a seat A passenger in her 87 yearold Lois Mary of was also wearing a seat belt and was not Damage to both vehicles was described as Philipsburg state police were assisted by members of the Port Matilda Fire Members of Boy Scout Troop 300 and Venture Crew head out for their 43 three day canoe campout along the Clarion Kim Patterson and his son Evan paddle down the Clarion Evan proved his excellent paddling skills on his first canoe Joe Clark and his daughter Elizabeth break for a photo on the Clarion Clark is an assistant scoutmaster with Troop 300 and Venture Crew 300 Phil Kreckel served as lifeguard for this He is BSA lifeguard certified as well as American Red Cross Other than freeing up a few stuck his services were fortunately not Troop Canoe Campout From staff reports Area Boy Scouts headed to Pennsylvania recently for this years long awaited canoe Five adult Kim Dave Pete Kreck Joe Clark and Denise Kreckel joined with Boy Scouts from Troop 300 and Venturers from Crew 300 for a total of 14 Many challenges have to be overcome for a successful canoe First of the food has to be purchased that requires no Troop 300 has the large dry storage bags necessary to keep the clothes and sleeping gear The Clarks and Kreck els provided all of the boats necessary for the To insure suffi cient river the leaders monitored the USGS website for the so the weighted down boats could pass over the hidden While the adult men were shuttling the vehicles to Cook Kreckel and Scouts loaded and secured the gear into the 5 and 4 At the Scouts and Venturers carried the canoes down the path and launched in the Clarion River at Thanks to the great advice from Dave Love at Loves Canoe the float trip with a campsite selected near Portland about 10 miles The Scouts paddled downstream in the flotilla of 5 canoes and 4 all along polishing their paddling skills they learned at summer All Scouts in Troop 300 are required to have the Canoeing Merit before embarking on a canoe continued on page 2 Horoscopes Local Forecast Patchy fog developing after Lows in the lower South winds around 5 morning mostly Highs in the mid South winds 5 to 10 Friday Lows in the mid Southeast winds around 5 A chance of showers and Highs around South winds around 5 In Sports Federer 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