Editorial: Community celebration overdue for the square

Someone would need to contact Carl Silverman to obtain a list of acceptable activities. We wouldn't want to embark upon a program that didn't meet his criteria.

Drop a dead dear carcass with a bible in it's mouth. Since Franklin County is about God, Guns, country, etc., apparently.

Harrison is a seer. A chamber pot is correct. Looking ahead into 2010-2015, and realizing the increasing inflation, the national debt, the growing deficit, the people of Franklin County can always declare that after all of the taxes the Obama gang will levy at least they will have a pot to pee in. It is a realistic icon in view of the nation's and county's coming economic picture.

Drop the 3 commissioners and see who lands first. If it is a tie, drop them again.

We could do something like Gettysburg does, they have a nice celebration with fireworks in their square.

All sorts of people and food vendors mingle and have a really good time.

Who would want to be on the square on New Year's Eve? All the stores will be closed and the drunks shooting off their shot guns will be out and about. Maybe the "Public Opinion" would sponsor a turkey shoot on the square. That would keep the locals occupied and out of trouble.

Want to volunteer to be the turkey George? You seem well suited to the role.

Great idea --- only echoed by hundreds for the last many years, Matt. I hate to tell ya, your comments aren't very original.

It would seem our Tourism Director should have come up with this revenue-generating idea for local businesses and a nice community event to boot -- oh a few years ago.

That's right - she was busy buying billboards about "geocaching" and other popular sports, LOL.

If this County would get a clue about the professionals it hires, then it could really plan an event like what you mention.

It's long overdue, and not having one is frankly sort of embarassing when the County itself is outdone by Shippensburg and its minimally impressive anchor drop.

Just my 2 cents.

Grumpy wrote:

Want to volunteer to be the turkey George? You seem well suited to the role.

I nominate Lil John and jtb_hypocrite.

How about not dropping but RAISING a KITE and lighting it at the stroke of midnight?

Turkeys wrote:

<quoted text> I nominate Lil John and jtb_hypocrite.

I would nominate Dan the man & Sick-Tired.

been trying to think of something symbolic to "drop" on NYE for years- unfortunately, the only ideas I've had and suggested by others are - either funny, ridiculous, or utterly insane.

How about a kite, spectacles, giant postage stamp, rocking chair, or other Franklinesque object in honor of our county's namesake?

okay bloom good thinking- beat me by a minute LOL

seriously now wrote:

been trying to think of something symbolic to "drop" on NYE for years- unfortunately, the only ideas I've had and suggested by others are - either funny, ridiculous, or utterly insane.
How about a kite, spectacles, giant postage stamp, rocking chair, or other Franklinesque object in honor of our county's namesake?

How about a big pig, symbolizing Franklin County wasteful spending and lack of concern for the load the citizens are currently financing. Here is an idea, since nobody is getting raises and many are losing their jobs, let's build a new courthouse complex. It needs to be 2.5 times bigger than our current one and much grander. This should drive a final stake through the heart of downtown.

How about a monster truck rally or a tractor pull in the square. They could erect a pulley system to attach to the back of a tractor/monster truck, and when it accelerates, it will raise a giant symbolic burning cross made out of science textbooks, ignited by a single shotgun blast. When the flaming cross reaches the apex of the pulley system, a giant bedazzled light-up Sarah Palin head with a halo will turn on, ringing in the new year and hopes for a 2012 Palin-Palin presidency. I think that would represent the county pretty well.

OR, set up a wrestling ring and have a WWE-style SMACKDOWNUHHHHH.

"It would nice to see the square become the site of something other than protest and commerce."
Matt, you are showing your true colors again. Do you really believe the downtown area should *not* be a site of commerce?
As an editorial reflecting the "opinion page editor and member of Public Opinion's editorial board", I'm sure all the local business owners of the downtown area really appreciate your idiotic statement.

Hey, will there be beer? Ben Franklin said that beer is gods proof that he loves us and wants us to be happy.

I think the chamber pot is a fine idea but the only ones allowed to attend are the people who complain about Franklin County and Chambersburg being such crappy places to live.

Leesburg? That's where I'm from Grumps. Ruh-roh.

Have no fear! I'll wear a mask to keep from catching the liberal idiocy syndrome.