Seth’s Sightings

On our way into Philadelphia on Saturday to see a friend, we sped down the PA Turnpike at 70 mph plus… and were passed by many fellow travelers. Taking it up a notch, we were still sped by as drivers hit 100 mph on some of the open straightaways. I tried to keep out of their way.

We reached the Schuylkill Expressway to find it near solid with vehicles. There was no sign of an accident, nor any report on WKYW, but we were just over four hours from kickoff for the Eagles playoff game that day. We saw enough Eagles fans that we figured traffic was due to the fans going early to set up tailgate parties.

It was a happy day for those fans, with the Eagles winning that night’s game easily.

Being in Philadelphia, we saw lots of buildings sporting Eagles green. One of the bank towers had a message rotating on the top of one of the bank buildings Go Eagles!, then E-A-G-L-E-S, EAGLES! Traffic was slow enough we saw the whole

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message before we passed. We saw the boathouses on Boathouse Row with their LED lighting programmed to Eagles green. Hereabouts, our sightings included a beautiful fox that ran across Route 903 in front of us in Albrightsville, just south of the Elementary School.

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Our WBS Penguins are battling to stay in the hunt, as some of the division’s better teams come through. They have a chance to beat Bridgeport this Saturday night, then Springfield on Wednesday. Then there’s another pair of Saturday then Wednesday home games on the 11th and 15th. The team is getting some talent back as the big Penguins get healthy, while also taking a look at some of the promising kids playing at Wheeling. Come out and be part of the fun, join us at these games.

Ruth and I are planning an Eagles watching afternoon this weekend hoping for a great game and an Eagles victory so we can have our home team to cheer for during the Super Bowl.

As an aside I’d like to see one more year of Tom Brady if he chooses to return.

In basketball, UConn’s Lady Huskies won another easily, now 11-0 in the Big East and 18-2 overall. Tonight is a road game at Tennessee, which should be good, and then on Sunday, a home game versus nationally ranked Villanova, who is in second place in the Big East. AND, the following Sunday, UConn hosts the #1 ranked team, South Carolina…what fun!

The same weekend as UConn-South Carolina, NASCAR has its pre-season start with the Clash at the Coliseum. The countdown to Daytona is underway.

The weather has been cold enough to have snow made at local ski areas most every night, keeping the skiers happy at Jack Frost and Big Boulder. The weather prediction is for some real snow this week, then returning to more normal winter temperatures. Looking ahead there are some cold nights in the forecast in February.

Gas prices are creeping back up. So’s heating oil just ahead of the coming cold snap.

Our newspaper work has us busy with our other Journals, and with some newspapers that we build for customers. This busy stretch is most affected by winter weather, so here’s hoping any snows hold off late this month into early February.

Ruth is enjoying the extended daylight, noting a couple of times last week on how long it stays light. Good health to everyone as we all work to avoid colds and any new viruses.

Sports Brief

Weatherly Area SD seeking coaches

The Weatherly Area School District is seeking applicants for a varsity baseball coach and a junior high track and field coach. All applicants need to have all clearances (Act 34, Act 114, Act 151 and Act 24). Apply in writing to Scott Zoscin, athletic director, Weatherly Area School District, 601 Sixth Street, Weatherly, PA 18255-1598. Interested persons may obtain more information and/or application by contacting the Athletic Office at (570) 427-8521 ext. 5105 or email zoscins@ weatherlysd.org