It All Started with a Storm

Lightning strikes Sharon Hill tree

A little more than a year ago Sharon Hill Borough was preparing to host its annual 4th of July celebration when a severe thunderstorm hit the area on July 3rd. It took all of two minutes for the storm of heavy rain and wind to pass over a small street, but this was more than enough time for a bolt of lightning to strike and bring down an old maple tree that once adorned the home on the corner of Ridley Avenue and Coates Street.

No pedestrians were hurt and no property was damaged. Sharon Hill residents and Borough Council members pitched in to clean up, working until shortly after midnight to be sure that the street was cleared up in time for the festivities scheduled to begin at 8 a.m.

The tree fallen tree had landed right in my front yard, and I ran right out with my camera. This was my first published story for Spirit Media Group. My story and photo submission appeared on the front page of the July 9 - 15, 2014 edition of The Chester/Community Spirit.