In honor of the Tyrone Irish Heritage Celebration, area residents are encouraged to show their pride by flying heritage flags.
Irish tri-color flags and Irish Tyrone crest flags are now available for purchase for personal use.
Also, interested individuals can purchase a flag to be flown in downtown Tyrone. These flags can be sponsored in memory or in honor of someone as another option.
For more information, contact the Tyrone Area Chamber of Commerce office by email at rose@tyronechamber.com or phone 684-0736, fax: 684-6070.
The flags are available at Alice’s Garden and the Chamber office.
Many flags have already been sponsored.
The flags are sponsored by: Maureen Drain (In memory of Bridget Gannon Drain); Charlie and Marge Hoyer; William Engelman; Norma Getz; Tony and Skip Androski and Jim and Bobby Ramsay.
Also: Ed and Ferral Mulhollan (In honor of Beautiful Green Ireland); Tammy Datris (In honor of JJAN Financial); Kenneth W. Trimble (In honor of the Ken Trimble Family); Bob and Joan Smith (In honor of Morris Levine); Theresa Fink (In honor of my grandparents & Uncle Bill); Tyrone Church of The Good Shepherd (In honor of our Savior Jesus Christ); Berringer Family (In honor of Patrick Warren); Rotary Club of Tyrone (In honor of Sister Club Rotary Club of Omagh, North Ireland); Tyrone Masonic Lodge (In honor of Tyrone Masonic Lodge No. 494); The Clan of O’Maolchalann (In memory of Alice Mulhollan); William E. McMinn (In memory of Alma D. McMinn); Donna Crowell (In memory of Andy Moore); Gary, Lori, Alison and Sean McGovern (In memory of Bill and Betty McGovern); Deborah McNally Bartos (In memory of Bill and Meta McNally); Cookie and Maureen Drain (In memory of Bridget Mary Gannon Drain); Norma B. Getz (In memory of Dick Getz); Mr. and Mrs. Tony Androski (In memory of Donna Marthouse); Mary Jane Bickle (In memory of Eddie Bickle); Lori and Dallas Eckert (In memory of Frank and Susie Longenecker); John Dearing (In memory of Helen B. Dearing); Elizabeth Rodgers (In memory of husband and parents of Elizabeth Rodgers); Helen Grindall (In memory of Irving and Helen (McGuigan) Close); Donna Crowell (In memory of Jane Kearney Sellers); Harry, Ann, Chip and Rhonda Dillon (In memory of John and Dena Reader); Dick Barr (In memory of John Mark Biggins); Annette Bradigan (In memory of Joseph and Regina Schmid); Jane Fink (In memory of L. Allen Fink); Cowfers Custom Design (In memory of Larry Melvin McCloskey, Sr.); Aileen Duncan (In memory of Leo and Eva MacCourtney); Alice Wesley (In memory of Mark Westley Love, Mom); Joyce Hewel (In memory of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Anderson and Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Hewel); Jane Fink (In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey C. Wolf) and Bill and Shirley Fink (In memory of Our Parents).
Also, Rhonda Whalen (In memory of Pat and Woody Whalen); Nancy Kilmartin (In memory of Patrick Edward Kilmartin); Tyrone Area Historical Society (In memory of Paul and Suzanne Sickler Ohl); Chip and Rhonda Dillon (In memory of Polly and Ray Faust); Harry and Ann Dillon (In memory of Polly and Ray Faust); Janet McNelis (In memory of Richard J. McNelis Sr.); Larry and Linda Strong (In memory of Scott Strong); Ann and Rich Searer (In memory of The Sullivan Family); Pete and Patty Dutrow (In memory of Thomas and Agnes Sullivan and Francis Sullivan); Christy Miller, David and Kari Black (In memory of Tony Black); Thomas G. Welsh (In memory of Virginia and Walter Welsh); Mary Welsh (In memory of William E. Walsh); Albemarle Corporation; American Eagle Paper Mills; An X Tyrone Resident; Anders Garage; Cary Simpson; Cary Simpson; Feller Memorial Home; Friday’s Headlines; Honorable Samuel E. Hayes, Jr.; Jeano’s Pizzeria ; Jennifer Bryan; Judy Duey; Mae Construction, Inc.; Martin Oil Company; Michael J. McNelis; Neil & Nancy Smith; Patrice’s Boutique; Patricia Stoner; Richard H. Searer Funeral Home ; The Cokley Clan; The Kilmer Family; Tyrone Area Chamber of Commerce; Sharon Dannaway; Tyrone Community Partnership; Tyrone Merchants Association; Tyrone Termite Cootiette Club No. 585 and Womens Club of Tyrone.
