\u201cThis is one of the nicest and largest projects the Daily Herald has ever done.\u201d
\nThat simple sentence is how Daily Herald General Manager Chris Lash describes a new project undertaking that will map Tyrone, Bellwood and Tipton areas.
\n\u201cThis is going to be a realistic, full-color map tht will show every business and notable building in each of the communities,\u201d said Lash. \u201cTyrone will be placed on one side and Bellwood and Tipton will be on the other.\u201d
\nAccording to Lash, David Mowery, the artist, is currently walking the streets of Tyrone drafting pencil sketches of each of the buildings. He said the Tyrone portion of the drawings should be completed in a couple weeks and then he\u2019ll work through Bellwood and Tipton.
\n\u201cSo if you see a man standing outside your business or home with a pencil in his hand, don\u2019t worry,\u201d said Lash. \u201cHe\u2019s one of us trying to do another good thing for this community. He draws realistically because he\u2019s such an incredible artist.\u201d
\nLash said the idea of the mapping originated with newpapers associated with The Herald. Mainline Newspapers and the Bedford Gazette did similar projects. He said maps have been produced of Ebensburg, Bedford, Bellefonte and Punxsutawney.
\n\u201cNow it\u2019s time it comes to Tyrone and Bellwood.\u201d
\nThe map will be produced in a poster format. Lash said it\u2019s something that can be framed and displayed in businesses and in homes as a collector\u2019s item.\u201d
\n\u201cThe Chamber of Commerce here is looking forward to having something of this quality to distribute,\u201d said Lash. \u201cThis gives that organization just another piece of good information for these communities.\u201d
\nLash said the project will be completed over the next couple of weeks and residents and businesses can expect to see the finished project sometime after the first of the year. He expects more than 10,000 copies will be printed then distributed in a Saturday\u2019s edition.
\nMaps of the area has been produced before, but not of this quality, according to Bonnie Patton, executive director of the Tyrone Chamber of Commerce.
\n\u201cThere will be a difference with this map compared to maps produced previously,\u201d said Patton. \u201cThose maps pretty much just showed the streets of Tyrone, but they also included a chronological list of community events. This one won\u2019t have that. But, it\u2019s a beautiful project.\u201d
\nBut according to Lash, the lack of other information on the map allows more attention to be given to the artistry of the project.
\n\u201cPeople will look at this thing and say \u2018Wow,\u201d said Lash. \u201cThey\u2019ll automatically know this is a first-rate piece of work that will only add to the luster of this community.
\n\u201cThis is a very expensive project, but it\u2019s going to be an awesome piece of information when finished.\u201d
\nLash said companies that specialize in these types of project really \u201cstick it to\u201d businesses, price wise, but said this project will cost sponsoring businesses well less than half of what other companies charge.
\nFor more information contact Lash at The Herald at 684-4000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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