Banish the winter blues this year by participating in Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont’s (Blue Cross VT) Snow Days event, on February 10 at Lyndon Outing Club
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Mr. Mean Dude said he will just lounge about now that he’s no longer needed.
The witch-turned-Scrooge-like character at one time starred for Sadecky’s Puppets. Owners Michael and Jay Sadecky have decided to retire and close the Tarentum-based business after 39 years.
They’ve entertained at schools, churches, festivals, shopping malls, birthday parties, company events, fire halls, parks and numerous other events bringing the hand-operated puppets to life.
But Mr. Mean Dude and his friends are out of a job.
After 24,000 performances, the stage sits empty.
“When I first thought about retiring I was very melancholy,” said Michael Sadecky, of New Kensington. “It was hard to come to terms with it, but it’s time.”