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Sports: The Casey Saga Continues, See Page 5TheDaily HeraldVOL. 135— NO. 49WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 200050* PER COPYBland’s Park changes name‘DelGrosso’s Amusement Park’ to feature new rides, all-year passes for 2001 seasonBy ROB CAROLUS Daily Herald City EditorSince 1947, The DelGrosso family has proudly owned and operated Bland’s Park, in Tipton, one of the most recognizable landmarks inBlair County.Today, representatives of the Del-Grosso Family addressed the media with several big announcements with regard to the park, the biggest of which was that the park’s name would, effective immediately, be changed to DelGrosso’s AmusementPark.Bland’s Park spokesperson Tom Riley welcomed the crowd to the 10 a.m. press conference. What makes this morning so significant is that one part of Tipton is about to change forever,” he said.In the fall of 1946, Fred Dcl-Grosso was driving ddwn the road out here, on his way to fyrone to watch a ball game, and he stopped by what was then known as Bland's Park and Restaurant. Fred and his friends enjoyed a sandwich and a beverage, and then Fred began to look over a small building in the rear of the park.“He thought it would be a great(Continued On Page 2)Brand new nameJoe DelGrosso, vice president of DelGrosso Foods, Inc., of Tipton, met with the press this morning to make some major announcements with regard to Bland’s Park. A new name, “DelGrosso’s Amusement Park,” two new rides and season passes will be featured changes for the 2001 season, which begins May 6. (The Daily Herald/Rob Carolus)Ground broken¥on new Water Street bypassBy GREG BOCKDaily Herald Staff WriterMotorists traveling to Huntingdon via Route 453 and Route 22 know that the intersection at Water Street is tricky. Route 453 intersects Route 22 at a curve that shortens the distance drivers can see. Due to the heavy tractor-lrail-er traffic and triangular configuration of the intersection, drivers’ visibility is hampered as well. Long-known as a dangerous section of central Pennsylvania roadway, this intersection and the plethora of accidents that occur there will soon be but an unpleasant memory, thanks to the diligence of state and federal legislators representing our area.Bids were recently opened for the. $16 million Water Street Bypass Project and PennDOT officials, along with U.S. Congressman Bud Shuster, state Representative Larry Sather and state Senator Robert Jubelirer, announced the securing of the necessary state and federal funds. PennDOT District Engineer Earl Neiderhiser, P.E., presided over the ground-breaking ceremony on Tuesday morning at the intersection in Water Street.“Last week PennDOT opened bids for what many consider the most important project for thisregion of Huntingdon County. Over the next two years a major construction project will be undertaken to build a Rt. 22 Bypass of Water Street and reconstruct (he intersection where wc now stand.”The project, located in Morris Township, will consist of a two- | lane bypass that will include a west-bound truck climbing lane. Included in (he plans is a reconstruction of the existing intersection and the construction of a thrcc-span, three-lane bridge over (he existing Roule 22 and Shaffer's Run. A 110-feet-long, single-span bridge over Goodman Road and an adjacent cattle path ,as well as a 47-feet-long bridge over Shaffer's Run on the existing 22 will also be built. Included in the construction will be a 113 feel-long culvert measuring 12 feet by 7 feet.“It’s hard to believe that it was in 1989 that PennDOT did their safety study and concluded that this is a very dangerous intersection, Congressman Shuster said. In fact, there were accidents averaging three fatalities every five years and roughly six accidents per year. So something needed to be done. So in 1991, then, in a trans-'portation bill I put $8 million dol-(Continued On Page 2)
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