CLEARFIELD – Residents and motorists in Clearfield Borough are reminded to watch out for extra traffic and detours during The Fireball Run.
At Thursday’s Clearfield Borough Council meeting, Mayor Jim Schell reminded residents that filming for The Fireball Run is scheduled for Sept. 26.
Schell said there will be an increase in traffic and activity in the downtown area during the event and detours will be in place. Residents are asked to use caution and have patience during the filming.
According to previously published GANT News articles, The Fireball Run is an “adventure-rally” series that will travel through New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Connecticut and Massachusetts.
The series is not scripted or rehearsed and is filmed in real time, as 40 teams travel along a 2,000-mile route to locate historic artifacts and “under-discovered” places.
The teams are given clues directing them to specific points of interest. When the team solves the clues, they are given the next location they must travel to and are awarded points for successfully accomplishing each activity.
In addition to the competition, each team is assigned a child who has been reported missing from their hometown through the Child Rescue Network.
As the teams travel, they hand out flyers containing information about the missing child, in hopes that someone may have information regarding that child’s whereabouts. According to www.fireballrun.com, the Fireball Run media campaign has resulted in the successful recovery of 47 missing children.
Also at the meeting, Fire Chief George Proud encouraged all residents to have their chimneys and furnaces serviced and cleaned. He said the cold weather is coming and people will need their heating systems in good working order to avoid chimney fires and carbon monoxide events.
The borough then voted to approve to set Trick-Or-Treat night for 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Oct. 31.