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James “Jimmy” M. Seiler Sr., 82, of Roaring Spring, passed away Sunday, Feb 5, 2023. He was born Nov. 13, 1940, in Roaring Spring, son of the late Martin and Gladys (Raible) Seiler. He married Sandra Dick Sept. 7, 1974. He is survived by his wife of 48 years; a daughter, Tammy; a son, James M. Jr. and wife, Melissa; two sisters: Ruth Theys and Carol Beigle; a brother, Mike; and his cat, Jingles. Jimmy loved being outside, riding bicycles, mowing grass, and cutting trees. Friends will be rec...
Robert Leon Guyer “Bob” of Woodbury was “touched by the finger of God and slept” on Feb 6, 2023. For 94 years he danced and played hard until his heart finally gave way shortly before his departure. Even in his final hours he laughed, joked and could still deliver a tight-grip, “electrician handshake” that he will always be remembered for (especially by all those who were on the receiving end-ouch). On May 18, 1928, “Bobby” was born to Wineland and Dorothy (Kagarise) Guyer and was the firstbo...
Lisa A. Fleegle, 61, of Mercersburg, passed away Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023, at Fulton County Medical Center, McConnellsburg. Lisa was born March 20, 1961, in McConnellsburg, the daughter of Glen H. Palmer, of Warfordsburg, and the late Beryl M. (Waltz) Palmer who passed away June 26, 2021. She was the wife of Robert “Bob” Fleegle whom she married May 20, 1996. She attended the Hancock Presbyterian Church, was a lifetime member of the Needmore Volunteer Fire Company and worked at Washington Cou...
Gabby Snyder and her brother Kolt Miller (front, hugging) accept a check from the Griffith Family Foundation’s Sideline Cancer Youth Initiative Friday before the start of the Northern Bedford/Claysburg basketball game. The check is for their mother, Lynda Miller, who is battling cancer. Students at the school raised money through the sale of Sideline Cancer merchandise....
As the number of families impacted by overdose death continues to grow, the Healing Patch Children’s Grief Program is hosting a free in-person training on how to support these grieving children and families on Tues., March 21 from 1-4:30 p.m. at the UPMC Home Healthcare office, 20 Sheraton Dr., Altoona. The training will include the National Alliance for Children’s Grief live webcast on “Supporting Children and Families Following an Overdose Death” with a Q&A to follow. Speakers Eleanor Haley, M.S. and Litsa Williams, MA, LCSW-C, will present...
We have always been “critter” people. Throughout our 63-plus years of marriage we have pampered dogs, cats, a squirrel and various other forms of wildlife. The squirrel, “Scamper Gray,” was found on my parents’ farm in the Cove and raised on baby formula. He was a summer’s full of fuzzy-tailed enjoyment for our children. Scamper dined royally on cashews and breakfast cereal and spent his nights in a doll baby buggy in our daughter’s room. At times he would crawl up one leg, bury a cashew in the...
Death by Bubble Tea is the first novel in a new cozy mystery series by Jennifer Chow. Wikipedia describes cozy mystery series, or “cozies,” as “a subgenre of crime fiction in which sex and violence occur off-stage, the detective is an amateur sleuth, and the crime and detection take place in a small, socially intimate community.” This first novel of the L.A. Night Market Mysteries has been dubbed by the New York Times as “the first in a fizzy new series.” Yale Lee, a resident of Eastwood Vi...
In a small town in The Cove sits a road known as Penn Street. Like any other street it holds houses, businesses, lots, or any other matter of human structure. However, it also holds a house full of memories. The first day in a new town. The many celebrations. The first days of school. The friends made nearby. It is a house like any other but for the stories the walls could tell. If you listen closely you could still hear the joy, smiles, or celebrations of the 17 years I lived there. It is where my parents showed the ways I could live my life a...
Carol Taylor has announced her intention to run for Blair County commissioner. She was the Democratic nominee for the Pennsylvania state senate seat in 2022. Taylor, an Altoona resident, has a bachelor of arts degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Connecticut, and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Houston. She started her career in Texas as a human services planner, getting the necessary funding and planning for the first EMS system in a seven-county, largely rural district. She had a trial practice in Pennsylvania and...
Herald of Feb. 17, 1898 J. E. Brumbaugh narrowly escaped being drowned last week while skating on the Hartman dam. The boys say he went in all but head and ears. The wife of Dr. Wengert, who had been quite ill for several days, is able to be about again. The fact of the matter is, Mrs. Wengart goes about when others no more ill than she would be in bed. The United States armored cruiser Maine was destroyed by an explosion in Havana harbor, Cuba, and 253 seamen lost their lives.The cause of the explosion was unknown. Pittsburg was visited by...
There is no copy of the Herald for February 23, 1923 in the archives. In light of the current poultry shortages, here are some “Poultry Notes “ from the February 16, 1923 edition. • The busy hen is a laying hen. • There are poor laying hens in all breeds. • In poultry raising the breed is important, but the man or woman behind the breed is more so. • A sick hen may be faded but will not show the vigor that is shown in a good layer. • With colder weather more corn may be fed but it is easy to overfeed corn, even in the winter. • For the sake of...
Herald of Feb. 26, 1948 The Morrisons Cove Livestock Market, a new market for farmers and dealers in the Morrisons Cove and surrounding area, will open March 2 at 1:30 pm. A $50,000 market building was erected on ground purchased from Curtis Provins, about a mile east of Martinsburg. It is large enough to accommodate 1,500 to 1,700 head of livestock of all kinds. Many large meat dealers have indicated they will buy here, due to the size of the market. Mrs. Harry J. Kepple and 14-month old son just recently arrived from Germany to join Mr....
Herald of Feb. 21, 2013 Angela Dodson, a 2005 graduate of Central High School and former singer with the local band Country Outlaws, was invited to record her first album at the Cash Cabin Studio near Nashville. The cabin was built by Johnny Cash and managed by his son, John Carter Cash. Angela was using Kickstarter to raise funds to cover the cost of creating the album. Joshua Brown, a senior at Claysburg-Kimmel High School, won the 113 pound title at the District 6 Class AA Wrestling Tournament. Brown was the lone C-K wrestler to qualify for...
Herald of Feb. 26, 1998 Nearly 13 inches of heavy wet snow brought down power and telephone lines in the Cove. The storm began on Monday and lasted into the early hours of Tuesday. Most areas had power lines and phone lines repaired by Wednesday morning, except for the Clover Creek section of Woodbury Township. Three area high school freshmen were selected to play soccer in the summer in one of the most prestigious soccer tournaments in Manchester, England. Cody Gutshall of Northern Bedford and Matt Gortney and Shaun Robinson of Central were...
Herald of Feb. 22, 1973 The trustees of the bankrupt Penn Central Railroad are proposing to cut costs by abandoning the 3 mile Bloomfield branch from Roaring Spring to Ore Hill, the 8.2 mile Springfield branch from Ganister to Ormenia, and the line between Williamsburg and Alexandria, which stretches 11.3 miles, but was heavily damaged by flooding.. Roaring Spring became a member of the Southern Blair County Police Radio Network with the installation of a base system at the police office, a remote station at the home of Mrs. Aldi Reininger,...
Luke 9:51-62 Although I love art, I never thought I had any art ability. One thing I would jokingly say about my drawing skills was “Well, I can’t even draw a straight line.” As I grow older, I think the ongoing daily struggle of living a Christian life might have some connection to that skill of being able to draw a straight line. It’s funny what you remember from your past. One thing I remember is my seventh grade art class and the teacher. He loved teaching pencil drawings that showed perspec...
What about bad leaders? Does God ever punish them? The answer is mixed. Sometimes God does intervene in the affairs of men. Frequently that is in answer to prayer. But sometimes it is simply because God needs to bring judgment. God has struck down religious leaders. Some examples of this happen because those religious leaders disobeyed direct commands from God. I said last week, “Leaders must follow a code.” A story in Leviticus 10, tells of Nadab and Abihu, heirs apparent to the High Pri...
This poem written by Frances Pauline Nicodemus was submitted by her husband John T. Nicodemus. Frances has written many poems and psalms throughout her 62 years of marriage. The couple lives in Martinsburg. This poem was formatted by their daughter Susy Moran....
Representatives from the Claysburg Volunteer Fire Company attended the Greenfield Township board of supervisor’s meeting Feb. 7 to discuss concerns they have about Blair County’s emergency management center. The firefighters said they have submitted information to the center to update the box alarms, but have only seen a few “tweaks” made. The boxes are used to determine which departments are called to respond to emergency situations. In addition, a computer program used for dispatching at the center has a “bug” that needs to be fixed. If t...
Woodbury Borough met on Feb. 6, at 7 p.m. at the Woodbury Community Center. The expenditures and treasurer report was given by Barbara Wilt. The next Bedford Co. Association of Municipalities (BCAM) meeting will be March 22 at 7 p.m. at the Bedford Legion. President Shawn Claycomb gave an update on tar and chipping that is to be done on Lower Alley, Lodge and Grange streets. Claycomb also discussed COSTARS, which is a co-op municipality group. He has applied to this on behalf of the borough. This will enable the borough to get salt or stone at...
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS The District is requesting proposals for NETWORK EQUIPMENT, CACHING SERVER, AND WIRELESS. Interested parties must contact the RFP manager at lalexander@epicinc.org for information and bid documents. BIDS will be received no later than March 6, 2023 at 2:00PM. Executor Notice Estate of Edna Miller, A/K/A, Edna S. Miller, late of Township of North Woodbury, Blair County. Letters testamentary of said estate having been granted tothe undersifned, all persons indebted thereto are requested to make payment and those having... Full story
The Bistro in Martinsburg celebrated Valentine's Day by having a brunch on Saturday, Feb. 11, with 240 guests. The Bistro has not been able to offer brunch to the community for some time. At one time, brunch was served every Sunday and was well loved by the community. The buffet line included eggs, bacon, sausage, bread pudding, salad, salmon, chicken, and carved roast beef. Chef Ken carved the beef at each diner's request. He is shown above with Dottie Gwin. The desserts on display varied in...
On Feb. 7, South Woodbury Township held its Board of Supervisors meeting at 9 a.m. at the township building. All supervisors were present along with Keller Engineer, Guyer Brothers and Southern Cove Emergency Medical Service (SCEMS) representatives. SCEMS comments Public comments were made by SCEMS. They discussed a Mutual Aid Agreement with Hollidaysburg American Legion Ambulance Service (HALAS). This is not set in place as of yet, but the two are negotiating an agreement. This would mean that when a call is coded as needing an advanced life...
Ten members of the Central High School Band recently qualified to participate in the PMEA District 6 Band Festival. It was held at Meyersdale High School Wednesday through Friday, Feb. 8-10, with a concert for the public presented Friday evening. There were a total of 143 students participating from 37 high schools. Guest conductor was Dr. M.Gregory Martin, the associate director of bands and professor of music education at West Chester University....
St. John's United Church of Christ, 117 E. Julian St., Martinsburg, will offer a self-guided time of worship on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. Scriptures, prayers, and words of reflection will be provided. For those who wish to receive ashes, the pastor will be available for the Imposition of Ashes. The public is invited to visit the church anytime between to hours of 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to worship and reflect as we begin the season of Lent....
Woodbury Borough met on Feb. 6, at 7 p.m. at the Woodbury Community Center. The expenditures and treasurer report was given by Barbara Wilt. The next Bedford Co. Association of Municipalities (BCAM) meeting will be March 22 at 7 p.m. at the Bedford Legion. President Shawn Claycomb gave an update on tar and chipping that is to be done on Lower Alley, Lodge and Grange streets. Claycomb also discussed COSTARS, which is a co-op municipality group. He has applied to this on behalf of the borough. This will enable the borough to get salt or stone at...
Representatives from the Claysburg Volunteer Fire Company attended the Greenfield Township board of supervisor’s meeting Feb. 7 to discuss concerns they have about Blair County’s emergency management center. The firefighters said they have submitted information to the center to update the box alarms, but have only seen a few “tweaks” made. The boxes are used to determine which departments are called to respond to emergency situations. In addition, a computer program used for dispatching at the center has a “bug” that needs to be fixed. If t...
Pennsylvania hunters harvested some tremendous black bears in the 2022 seasons, including three of more than 700 pounds and 11 more that topped 600 pounds. Those were among 3,170 taken overall. That was down from 3,621 in 2021, but still enough to rank the harvest as the 14th largest all time. Pennsylvania’s all-time best bear season came in 2019, when hunters harvested 4,653. Hunters in 2022 took bears in 58 of the state’s 67 counties and 22 of its 23 Wildlife Management Units (WMUs). Notably, the harvest was spread out – more evenly than...
During the ongoing tour of local coffee shops, Dave Kessling stopped in Martinsburg at Restored Grounds. Kessling is a candidate for Blair County commissioner. Kessling has three more stops for "Coffee and Conversation with Kessling," including on in Williamsburg at Martin's General Store on Feb. 24 from 9 to 11 a.m....
CEDAR CREST COLLEGE Duncansville – MacKayla Reed CHATHAM UNIVERSITY Duncansville – Hayden Acker Hollidaysburg– Olivia Johnson, Rylee Ritko COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY-BLOOMSBURG Duncansville – Evan Petrunak Everett – Alexandra Iseminger Roaring Spring – Joclynn Ramsey COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY-LOCK HAVEN Duncansville – Allison Barton, Brooke Davenport, Kiersten Biddle Everett – Jared Colledge Roaring Spring – Danielle Eger EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY Duncansville – Ashley Munson FLORIDA TECH Bedford – Nate Corle FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY New Enterp...
Love is in the air! Can't you feel it? I love the "season of love," which is what I call it to my preschoolers. On Feb. 13, we celebrated our "Season of Love" party and talked about all the things we love – our dog, our families, McDonald's and of course, their beloved teacher Miss Natalie. Continuing on with our theme about love, I decided to ask the residents of Williamsburg: what do you love most about your significant other? Here is what a few had to say: Marge Troxell: He takes good care o...
Williamsburg graduate Abigail Allison-Peace presented to the Williamsburg Lions Club during their general meeting on Monday, Feb. 13, at the United Methodist Church. Allison-Peace talked to Lions Club members about what she does in the community: running In-Tune Mental Health on 2nd Street. Allison-Peace grew up in Williamsburg and moved back after her children graduated from Hollidaysburg. Allison-Peace and President Mary Ann Beccera talked about how "heartbreaking" the state of Williamsburg wa...
Pastor Matthew Roberts attended the Williamsburg Borough Council meeting last Monday evening, Feb. 6, to talk about storm drain installation at the United Methodist Church corner. The church recently installed an accessible entrance in the basement. Roberts explained that if it rains hard and the door is open, the water will definitely get in. Roberts, along with other council members, discussed a drain installation to help prevent run off and draining concerns. Jim Foreso made the motion to...
Story Hour is resuming at the Williamsburg Public Library in March. No preregistration is needed. Story Hour is from 10 to 11 a.m. on Wednesdays for ages 3 to 5. If the Williamsburg School District is on a two hour delay or is closed, Story Hour is canceled. Story Hour is sponsored by the Williamsburg Women’s Club and Cathy Over will be teaching story hour each week. Parents are welcome to stay. Mark your calendars and join in on the fun. March 1: Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss! March 8: A Visit from Some Furry Friends March 15: The Luck of the I...
The Mines/Royer UMC will be holding a free take-out spaghetti dinner on Sunday, Feb. 19, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Mines UMC. The service begins at 10 a.m....
From the Front Page of the Feb. 19, 1948, edition of the Herald One of the worst ice jams in recent memory of residents damaged several properties and endangered the lives of residents of Yellow Creek Saturday morning. Heavy rains and melting snow on Friday throughout the area drained by Yellow Creek, including the southern sections of the Cove, caused a sudden rise in the creek. Early Saturday morning the wails of two dogs tied in the yard of the Frank B. Cronemiller home awakened the family....
The brilliant oranges, reds and rusts of our Morrisons Cove autumn and the blinding show of red from the Christmas poinsettias are long gone, leaving flower lovers in shades of gray. The greens and whites of spider plants and deep tones of weeping figs help some, but imagine some organics in bright yellows or soft pink and peach shades of dogwood, honeysuckle or flowering quince gracing the kitchen counter or sofa table. Forced blooming goes back a century or so, about the time normal gardening came into vogue. While busy lifestyles have...
The Northern Bedford County Middle School/High School Music Department will stage its annual musical Annie: The Musical with performances March 16-18, 2023. Based on the popular comic strip by Harold Gray, Annie: The Musical became a worldwide phenomenon and was the winner of seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical. The book and score by Tony Award winners Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse, and Martin Charnin includes popular hits such as “Hard Knock Life” and “Tomorrow.” With equal measures of pluck and positivity, Little Orphan Annie charms...
In January, 285 third-grade students in area schools were presented a flag etiquette and education program by the local D. Merl Tipton Post 43 VFW Auxiliary members. These members visited Williamsburg Elementary, Northern Bedford County Elementary, Martinsburg Elementary, and Claysburg Elementary Schools to educate the third graders on the importance of proper use and etiquette of the American flag. The program began with a brief history of the flag, highlighting the Grand Union flag and the...
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) – an always-fatal and untreatable neurological disease affecting white-tailed deer and elk – continues to expand across Pennsylvania. But it’s not going unchallenged. Several research initiatives launching this year aim to increase understanding of CWD and develop tools to confront it. The first project will look at the impact of CWD on deer in Bedford and Fulton counties, which have produced about 90 percent of known CWD-positive deer since the disease’s discovery in Pennsylvania in 2012. The Pennsylvania Game Co...
In two more games throughout the week, the Dragon basketball team found overwhelming victories against both the Chestnut Ridge Lions and the Central Cambria Red Devils. Against the Lions, the Dragons dominated with a 62-28 win, and had a Senior Night victory over the Red Devils with a score of 65-38. Against the Lions, the Dragons held their opponents to a mere three points in the first quarter, and led with 13. By half, the Dragons extended their lead further, 31-10. The Dragons continued to...
The Dragon Jr. High Wrestling team finished its regular dual meet season with 15 wins and 4 loses. The team placed second at the Bellwood Duals, third at Tussey Mountain Duals, fifth at Penn Cambria Tournament and seventh at the Huntingdon Tournament. The wrestlers also competed in the Pennsylvania Junior Wrestling Area 2 Section 4 qualifier on Monday, Feb. 13, at Bedford High School. The top three in each weight class will move on to the Area 2 regional Tournament at Altoona Fieldhouse on...
With the end of the season at hand, the Lady Dragons fell to both of their opponents this week: the Central Cambria Lady Red Devils and the Johnstown Lady Trojans with tight scores of 71-65 and 61-57 respectively. Against the Red Devils, the Lady Dragons held to a close offensive game throughout the night. Trailing by a mere eight after the first quarter, the Dragons were able to drop it to six by half with a 34-28 score. The Dragons were able to cut the lead even shorter in the third, but stumbled in the fourth, and despite the outstanding...
I recently had the opportunity to meet Anna Baughman, the young, erudite editor of the "Morrisons Cove Herald." During our conversation I nosily asked her if she liked working at the "Herald." "Oh, yes," she replied enthusiastically. "I love being the editor of the newspaper. It's my dream job." I was happy to be writing for someone so excited about her job. When driving home afterward, I considered my own work experience. I liked my job most of the time. I served as a teacher for 35 years at...
The Panthers defeated the Bulldogs 74-54....
The ICC Basketball Championships will be held at Claysburg-Kimmel on Friday, Feb. 17, and Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. The league will once again be offering a two-day event that will provide number-1 and number-2 seeds in the north and south an opportunity to compete for a league championship. Important information is as follows: • Doors will open at 2:45 p.m. on Friday. • Doors will open at noon on Saturday. • The higher seed will be the home team on Friday. • North teams will be home teams on Saturday. • If two teams from the same division a...
From 1955 through 1968, Williamsburg High School produced basketball teams that won numerous league and district titles, advanced to the state championship game six times, and twice won the Class C (now Class A) State Championship. Many of these teams are local legends. However, one of the best teams of the era is sometimes forgotten. This is the 1967 team. Sandwiched between the 1966 State Championship team and the 1968 team that advanced to the state title game, losing by only one point, the...
Mount Aloysius College conferred degrees upon nearly 80 graduates during a Winter Commencement ceremony on December 9 in the College’s Athletic Convocation and Wellness Center. Lindsay Sekeres of York, PA, delivered the invocation for the event and the student welcome was presented by Imil Britt of Johnstown. Additionally, Rhett Pletcher of Rockwood, PA, gave the student commencement address. Carolyn Donaldson, Community Engagement Manager for WPSU Penn State and Mount Aloysius College Trustee, spoke to the graduates during her commencement a...
The Spring Cove Education Association (SCEA) would like to bring you updates of some of the many positive events that are taking place within our school district with which teachers are involved. In order to do so, we would like to sponsor this periodic article in The Morrisons Cove Herald in order to help you to be aware of these positive events. This column is sponsored by the SCEA. Thirty-eight students in the Consumer Math classes at Central High School (CHS) took a field trip to the Sheetz Distribution Center on Nov. 16, 2022, led by mathe...
During Recognition of Visitors portion of the Spring Cove School District Board of Directors Committee of the Whole February meeting, several representatives from a group of attendees came up to speak on issues of gender identification. Misty Fisher, who has a son in the district, came to the podium to discuss her concern over a female student, identifying as a male, who she said was changing in the boys’ locker room and using the boys’ restroom. She said this prohibited her son from changing in the boys’ locker room. Fisher, upset about this...
