The 2004 Community Labor Day Picnic will be held Monday, September 6 at Reservoir Park, starting at 9:30 a.m.
Children’s games, co-coordinated by the Tyrone YMCA, are scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. in the area of pavilions two and three. Games will include the sponge game, shoe scramble, balloon stomp, water balloon stomp, peanut scramble and sack races. Age groups for the land games will be 2-4, 5-7, 8-12 and 13 and up.
Also at 10 a.m., 50/50 tickets will go on sale and registration for the attendance drawings will begin.
From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Rotary chicken barbecue dinner can be picked up at the concession stand. The dinner includes half of a chicken, DelGrosso Park potato salad, baked beans, roll and ice cream.
The Schoch Hollow Boys will perform at the lower end of table one from 11 am. to 1 p.m. Between noon and 1 p.m., YMCA gymnastics will perform.
Pool games at the outdoor pool will begin at 1 p.m. as will prize bingo at table one. Bingo will be broadcast by WTRN and organized by the Tyrone Elks. Pool games will include swimming races, wet T-shirt relays, greased watermelon, cannonball contest and money dive. Age groups for the pool games are 5-7, 8-12 and 13 and up.
At 2 p.m. Star Search at the park amphitheater will be hosted by Tyrone Community Players.
The watermelon and pie eating contests will begin at 3 p.m. in the concession area. Age groups include 2-4, 5-7, 8-12 and 13 and up.
The 50/50 drawing will be held at 4 p.m. and the Fire Police restaurant raffle will also be drawn.
There will be plenty of food throughout the day. Rotary Club of Tyrone will have chicken barbecue dinners, as well as corn on the cob.
At kitchen table one, YMCA gymnastics will be selling veggie sticks and fruit cups and nachos and cheese. Boy Scout troop 103 will sell ham barbecue, sloppy joes, hot dogs, funnel cakes, chips and soda. Boy Scout Troop 20 will have coffee and apple dumplings.
Hot and mild sausage sandwiches, nachos and cheese, lemonade and iced tea will be available from the Shriners Club. The women’s Club will have half a rack rib dinner which will include cole slaw, baked beans and a roll. They will also sell pies and quilt raffle chances.
Sno cones will be provided by the Altoona Hospital Relay for Life team.
Other booths include the Picnic committee which will sell 50/50 tickets and registration tickets. The Tyrone Fire Police will have restaurant raffle tickets for sale throughout the day.
Sponsors for this year’s Labor Day picnic include: Ace Fix It, Alice’s Garden, Alley’s Used Cars, Anders Garage, Attorney Ned Newlin, Austin’s Texas Hot Dogs, Beauty Salon, Bills Auto Works, Bilo, Blacks Gifts and Things, Blair Excavating, Borough of Tyrone, Bruce E. Cox General Contracting, Bull Pen Restaurant, Burger King, Burgmeier’s Hauling Inc., C & M Auto Parts, Catholic Daughters of America, Center Hardwoods Inc., Central Distributors, Chic Salon, Choice Outlet, Community Pharmacy, Conner Heating and A/C, Connie Geraci and Conny’s Variety/LaCraft.
Also, Cornerstone Builders, Cowfers Custom Designs, Curves of Tyrone, Deb Snyder’s Beauty Salon, DelGrosso’s Amusement Park, DelGrosso’s Foods, Dennis Fink General Contracting, Diehl’s Garage, Dollar General Store, Dollar Stretcher, Doug Baneys Barber Shop, Dover Millionaires, Dr. Paul Barton, Duey’s Paving and Excavating, East End, Engelmans Greenhouse, Eye Stoppers Signs, Family Dollar, Finks Hardware, First Commonwealth Bank, Fishers Auto Parts, Floors Unlimited, Frito Lay, Fuoss Used Cars, G & R Excavating, Gardner’s Candies and George LeGrand-Allstate.
Also, H & R Block, Hamer’s Garage, Harry K. Sickler Assoc., Healthsouth, Holly’s House of Style, Holsum Bakery, Hunter’s Garage, Jackson Hewitt Tax Services, JC Penney of Altoona, Jean O’s Pizzeria, Joybeans, Juniata/Kunzler and Co., Kelly Wike State Farm Agency, Kimberling Roofing, Kopp Drug, L.A. Fitness Gym, LaScalia’s Restaurant, Leidig’s Farm, Levine’s Shoe Fly, Logan Beverage, M & T Bank, Mac’s Market and Mae Construction.
Also, Maple Mntn Equip/Builders Surplus, Martin’s Garden Center, Martins Oil, Mayor Pat Stoner, McClellan Body Shop, McClellan Oil, McClellan Trucking, McKinley Furniture, Med Center Pharmacy, Miller Truck Parts, Miller’s Car Care, Monika’s Cards and Gifts, Nelson Chevrolet, New Look Hair Salon, OIP Restaurant, Omega Bank, O’s Sew Shop, Parson’s Used Cars, Patrice’s Boutique, Patton’s Notary, Paul Sherry’s Trucking, Penn Fuel Gas, Phillips Real Estate, Pizza Hut, Positively Heaven Quilt Shop, PPG Industries, PS Publications, Puff & Snuff and Racer’s Sports Bar.
Also, Ray’s Burial Vault, Reclamere, Reliance Bank, Rep. Jerry Stern, Rich Searer Funeral Home, Rite Aid, Romano’s Restaurant, Rossi Corner Store, Rotary Club of Tyrone, Sam’s Pet Store, Scents of Life, Schleiden Contracting, Sheetz, Silverscreen Video, Stultz and Brown Auto, Subway, TACO, The Cubbyhole, The Daily Herald, The Loft, Thelma’s Cafe, Tim Christine’s Garage, Tipton Pharmacy, Troy’s Auto Center, Tyrone Auto Salvage and Tyrone Auto Village.
Also, Tyrone Bottle Shop, Tyrone Chamber of Commerce, Tyrone Colonial Courtyard, Tyrone Elks 212, Tyrone Fire Police, Tyrone Milling, Uni Mart S turn, Wal-Mart, Warriors Mark Auto World, Wible Plumbing and Heating, Windy Hill Furniture, Women of the Moose, Wonder Hostess Bakery Outlet and WTRN.
The 2004 picnic committee included Rose Black, chairperson; Lloyd Patton, Deb Garner, Connie Geraci and Patsy Delbaggio.
