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The new year will bring several notable astronomy events that will be visible for many across the United States, including a rare celestial alignment that won't happen again until the 2030s. In addition to these big events, 2019 will also feature three supermoons, a blue moon, multiple meteor showers and dozens of rocket launches from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Here are the top five astronomy events of 2019 to mark on your calendar: Jan. 20-21: Super blood moon eclipse to glow red over United States The most-viewed astronomy event of the year...
In the month of December, members of the Classic Ribbons 4-H Club collected more than 350 items to donate to the Martinsburg Food Pantry. Classic Ribbons 4-H Club members are (from left): Allison Stern, Katie Guyer, Ellie Dilling, Madison Kennedy, Morgan Kennedy, Ben Lewis, Ethan Dilling, Jordyn Edmundson and Brooke Lewis....
State Sen. Judy Ward (R-30) was appointed on Monday, Jan. 7, to serve as chair of the Senate Intergovernmental Operations Committee for the 2019-20 Legislative Session. The committee is responsible for reviewing proposals to restructure and streamline state government. In previous sessions, the panel studied proposals to consolidate state departments and legislative service agencies and reviewed other plans to expand, eliminate or modify existing government programs. “I am honored to be given the opportunity to play a leading role in e...
To help community leaders, municipal officials and others who work in the public and nonprofit sectors, Penn State Extension is offering a video series titled, “Community Conflict: Finding Middle Ground.” The free series offers practical strategies to facilitate and build trust in a community. The short videos are designed to be watched individually or as a series. Each video focuses on an individual topic important in productive community conversations. It is important for community leaders to create a civil environment to explore the iss...
When a child loses a loved one to death, life is filled with gaps emotionally, mentally and physically. Home Nursing Agency Healing Patch sewing volunteers give their time and talents to bridge that physical gap and give children a tangible connection through memory bears and pillows from items belonging to the loved one. “It’s something they can hold and hug to find comfort in and be able to heal,” shares volunteer Janet Smith of Ebensburg, who wanted to get involved after personally experiencing the security and support of hospice for her d...
The Wolf Administration is encouraging Pennsylvanians to get a flu shot if they haven’t already, as the number of influenza cases escalated statewide heading into 2019. Department of Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine and the Department of Health joined with Penn State Health nurses Tuesday to distribute free flu shots at the Pennsylvania Farm Show. “The flu is serious and can be deadly, which is why it’s important for everyone to take the proper precautions to protect themselves, their loved ones and anyone they meet,” Health Secreta...
Slippery Rock University has announced its dean’s list for the fall 2018 semester. The dean's list consists of SRU undergraduate students who earned an adjusted semester grade-point average of 3.5 or higher, based on a schedule of at least 12 newly attempted and earned credits. The following area students were named to the dean’s list: Taylor Flaugh from Roaring Spring, Olivia Horton from Everett and Desiree Willey from Roaring Spring....
To the Editor: The article in Saturday’s Altoona Mirror (Dec. 29, 2018) showed the importance of voting in judicial elections. In recent years, many voters in our state have elected judges who were committed to denying that the unborn child has any legal status in our courts. According to this recent ruling, the mother has no responsibilities for the child in her uterus. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court stated in its decision that unborn children are not persons. Its interpretation of the law states that a fetus or unborn child is not a human p...
Pennsylvania’s state budget looks like an awful lot like a bucket with a hole in the bottom – taxpayers keep filling it up, but billions of dollars keep leaking out. The latest projections show a $1 billion increase in state revenues will pour in next year, according to the Independent Fiscal Office (IFO), a nonpartisan fiscal watchdog. That’s good news; it means our economy is growing. Then there’s the hole in the bucket – and it’s a big one. The IFO predicts a nearly $3 billion spending increase leading to a $1.7 billion budget shortfall....
To the Editor: We at Home Instead Senior Care in Duncansville would like to sincerely thank everyone who participated in and contributed to “Be a Santa to a Senior” this holiday season. Our “Be a Santa to a Senior” trees were placed at locations throughout Blair and Cambria counties and community members generously donated socks, blankets, toiletries and other requested items. Overall, more than 300 gifts were collected for area seniors. We are grateful to all our volunteers and donors who helped brighten a senior’s holiday this year. We would...
On February 11-14, 2019, we will be holding our 45th annual Central Pennsylvania Meat Canning Project at the East Derry Fire Co., located at 1800 Glenwood Ave., 2.2 miles north on Route 522 from the 322 and 522 interchange in Lewistown, Pa. To date, with your support, we have canned 688,854 cans of product. We will again be canning turkey. After the meat is canned, 90 percent of our meat goes to the Mennonite Central Committee’s warehouse for shipment to relief efforts thought out the world. The association keeps 10 percent of the cans here i...
