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The people of Williamsburg were treated to more than just ice cream Memorial Day weekend. Reggie and Leslie Lower, owners of Lower Trail Creamery, arranged for Slingers Throw House to come May 29. Customers could come for ice cream and throw axes. Slingers Throw House is an axe-throwing entertainment house located in Altoona. The business started last June. "We brought our workers there at Thanksgiving break," said Reggie. "We got around to talking and made plans for them to come this summer."...
The town of Williamsburg brought in Memorial Day with a bang. In collaboration with the Williamsburg Volunteer Fire Department, Brumbaugh Fireworks Display Inc., hosted a demo night at the Williamsburg Community Center May 29. The event not only served as a way to entertain the community, but also to teach them about fireworks. Joe Denison is owner Gary Brumbaugh's brother-in-law. A native of Williamsburg, he was in charge of the demo. "We have been in the industry for 30 years doing different s...
Elijah Shultz has figured out how to continue a family trade through another generation in a unique way. Shultz, 15, of Williamsburg has used his passion for welding to make metal roses that he now sells. After getting metal kits at Christmas, Shultz has been working on them ever since. Using metal parts from around his family farm, he uses his plasma cutter to make the flowers from scratch. "If the flowers are already cut out, it only takes 30 minutes. If not, it can be about two hours," he...
A local funeral home is seeing changes that may one day include a new family legacy. As of April 9, Weaver Funeral Home in Woodbury has changed owners and become Stone Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc. Longtime owner Sheldon Weaver said because running the home was becoming more difficult, he knew it was time to move on. However, it is not being given to someone unknown to the community. The new owner is Thomas Stone, who has worked with Weaver for six years. "My parents bought the home...
Family Fun Day was held at Shawnee Park in Roaring Spring from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 25. A collaboration between Roaring Spring Lions Club and Shawnee Conservation, the event featured food, vendors and entertainment. Mindy Wagner and Jan Simington helped plan Family Fun Day. Wagner said they had been planning the event since October. "We wanted to get the community back together," she said. "We also thought it was a good way to help get crafters' and vendors' names out there." It is...
Over the past year, it has become standard for members of the Williamsburg community to see Harry Mullins distributing food from the back of a truck. What they may not know is how it began. Robert Kifer, a manager at Weis Market in Altoona, has been the one delivering food for Harry to distribute. He said though the times coincided, the food delivery was not a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. “At Weis, if food is not sold, it is thrown away,” he said. “Instead of wasting it, I wanted to see if there was anything we could do with it.” Kifer a...
The COVID-19 pandemic may be easing up, but businesses are still facing many obstacles. This has been no different for Jessica Shultz. Though she may now live in Huntingdon, for years Shultz was a member of the Williamsburg community where she raised three daughters. Now, with husband Darin, Shultz runs the Wildflower Cafe that sees customers both from Huntingdon and from the Cove area. The cafe is known for its homemade baked goods and many specials. Within the cafe is also The Goodnight Moon...
A local favorite reopened for the season Saturday, Apr. 3. with a new look. The Lower Trail Creamery has been run for four seasons by Leslie Lower and her husband, Reggie. For the past three years, the creamery used the same trailer left by the previous owner. According to Lower, it was time for a change. "We were outgrowing our old trailer, and we wanted an updated look" she said. To fix this obstacle, the Lowers found a used trailer which, with the handiwork of Reggie, underwent a complete...
