Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts from Northern Blair County have 8,400 good reasons to get together tomorrow!
\nAs part of the state Department of Transportation\u2019s Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Project, the groups are planning to plant 8,400 daffodil bulbs to the right of the Tyrone exit lane off Interstate 99.
\n\u201cThis is just a wonderful project that we\u2019re just glad we can be a part of,\u201d said Pete Kreckel, scoutmaster for Boy Scout Troop 300 at St. Matthews, \u201cand we\u2019re hoping others in the community see the benefits of this idea and come down and get a little dirty with us.\u201d
\nAccording to Kreckel, the group will gather in the parking lot of the Old Villa Restaurant at 8 a.m. , then proceed to the site to begin the work.
\n\u201cThis is going to be a huge effort and community support is most welcome,\u201d said Kreckel. \u201cIf you have any expertise, or just a desire to help your community along with the ambitious youth in our scouting program, you are invited to gather with the scouts to begin this worthwhile project.
\n\u201cPeople always say there\u2019s nothing to do in Tyrone and that they\u2019re always bored. Well if 4,200 of these bored people come out and plant just two bulbs apiece, we\u2019ll have this thing done in no time.\u201d
\nKreckel said PENNDOT has marked the beds where the bulbs are to be planted. They will be planted six inches apart and six inches deep. He said Jeff Glace, assistant scoutmaster, rototilled 2,500-square feet of the area yesterday, to prepare the ground for tomorrow\u2019s work party.
\n\u201cWe\u2019re really excited, not just because of what the finished project will look like, but also because of what this will do for the scouts,\u201d said Kreckel. \u201cI believe competition is good among organizations, but sometimes people need to work together. This will give all these scouts the opportunity to meet scouts from other groups, make some friends and share some ideas.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s not just Tyrone that will benefit from this project,\u201d he continued. \u201cEveryone who participates will feel good once this thing is finished.\u201d
\nAccording to Kreckel, the project got underway about a month ago when a PENNDOT official contacted him to see if he would be interested in having his scouts work on a Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Project \u2013 a program designed to make interchanges in Pennsylvania more aesthetic.
\n\u201cWhen he called, he said about us planting a couple thousand bulbs, and I was like \u2018okay\u2019,\u201d he said. \u201cBut when he called back a week later, he told me they (PENNDOT) had some extra money and ordered a little extra.
\n\u201cNow, I have more than 800 pounds of these things sitting in my garage.\u201d
\nIn addition to the teamwork and friendship building that will go along with this project, Kreckel said it will also teach the youngsters the importance of patience.
\n\u201cEverybody wants instant gratification in everything they do nowadays,\u201d he said. \u201cThese things won\u2019t pop up for another six months, but they\u2019re going to get at least five years out of them.\u201d
\nKreckel asks those who are willing to help to bring their own garden tools, such as tools and rakes, to help dig the trenches for the planting. He said he hopes others will be willing to bring hot chocolate, donuts or other such food items for the work party.
\n\u201cWe\u2019re all real excited about this community project and we\u2019re hoping the community gets just as excited as we are about it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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