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The Board of Directors of Morrisons Cove Memorial Park held a public meeting March 4 to discuss the 2019 Fourth of July celebration. Bartlebaugh Amusements of Madisonburg, which has been offering concessions and rides at the park for more than 50 years, is not willing to provide rides for the week of July 4. According to Chuck Gojmerac, executive director of the park, the J4 celebration is tentatively scheduled to begin on Tuesday, July 2. Highlights of the week will include the annual agricultural parade on July 2 and fireworks displays on...
According to the United States Department of Labor's Bureau of Statistics, there are 3,415,000 hourly paid workers in Pennsylvania. Of those, 43,000 earned the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour or less, making up 3.1 percent of hourly paid workers in the state. A person making $7.25 per hour at a full-time job makes about $15,080 per year, which for a household of one is just above the federal poverty line of $12,490. If a person making minimum wage is the sole earner of a household of two...
By DAVE FIDLIN Watchdog.org Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposal to more than double the commonwealth’s minimum wage by 2025 dominated a Feb. 27 hearing between the House Appropriations Committee and Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Dennis Davin. During the two-hour hearing, Davin defended Democrat Wolf’s proposal as a long-overdue gesture in ensuring all Pennsylvanians are privy to a livable wage. Other officials within Wolf’s cabinet made similar overtures in prior February hearings. “This is something that I believe...
A new layer of snow didn't ruin the ducks' swim party at Henry's Pond in Martinsburg on March 4. The two ducks in the foreground got out of the water and made their way to "talk" to the photographer. They then returned to the frigid water to join their family and friends. Morrisons Cove and the surrounding areas received approximately 3 inches of snow on Sunday, March 3. The area received 2.5 inches of snow on Friday, March 1. According to accuweather.com, the weather may be turning the corner...
Elizabeth E. "Liz" Brumbaugh, 98, a resident at Homewood at Martinsburg, formerly of Roaring Spring, passed away on Monday morning, March 4, 2019, at Homewood. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, March 8, at the First Church of the Brethren, Roaring Spring, where a funeral will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 9. Pastor Marlys Hershberger will officiate. Interment will be made in Fairview Cemetery, Martinsburg. Liz was born on Oct. 26, 1920, in Bakers...
Timothy L. Mapes, 79, of Roaring Spring, died unexpectedly on Wednesday morning, Feb. 27, 2019. A funeral was held on Saturday, March 2, at Faith Assembly of God, Roaring Spring. Dr. David Crumrine officiated. Interment was made in Greenlawn Cemetery, Roaring Spring. Timothy was born on April 15, 1939, in Roaring Spring, the son of the late Joseph and Beulah (Scott) Mapes. He married Winnie H. Shaner on Feb. 9, 1962. Timothy is survived by his wife of 57 years; a son, Bryan Mapes (Cindy); three...
In honor of National Rare Disease Day on Feb. 28, State Reps. Marcy Toepel (R-Montgomery) and Mark Longietti (D-Mercer), as well as State Sens. Judy Ward (R-Blair, Cumberland, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon) and John Blake (D-Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe) will serve as co-chairs for Pennsylvania’s Rare Disease Caucus for the 2019-20 Legislative Session. Toepel, Longietti, Ward and Blake will work with their colleagues to advocate for the estimated 1.2 million Pennsylvanians – more than half of them children – affected by a rare disease, which is a...
Martinsburg Borough Council took a huge step forward on Monday, March 4, toward hiring a future third full-time police officer. During its regular scheduled meeting, council unanimously voted to assemble a Police Civil Service Commission. Council hopes to hire another full-time police officer for the department; therefore a Police Civil Service Commission must be established. Chief of Police Kerry L. Hoover and Sgt. Justin Davis are Martinsburg's two full-time officers. According to Pennsylvania...
Editor's Note: The following column was brought into the Herald by a long-time subscriber. She thought that Herald readers might enjoy this column from the Herald's past written by Blair M. Bice. On April 1, 1946, Blair M. Bice became the owner of the Herald Printing Co. and the publisher of the Morrisons Cove Herald. The Bice family owned and operated the Morrisons Cove Herald from 1946 to 1968. There is no date for this column, but Mr. Bice mentions a 60th anniversary, so a logical guess...
It's almost time to spring forward. Daylight saving time 2019 will begin at 2 a.m. local time on Sunday, March 10, meaning you'll set your clock to 3 a.m. at that point. Sunrise and sunset will be about one hour later on March 10 than the day before. There will be more light in the evening. Don't forget to physically change the time on your appliances and whatever else needs to be fixed. Contrary to popular opinion, daylight saving time doesn't last for half the year. Rather, it stretches approximately eight months and will come to an end on...
DUI Chris Bowers, 47, of Martinsburg, was charged by State Police, Bedford, with driving under the influence of alcohol on Feb. 12. Police were dispatched to a report of a disabled motorist on Henrietta Mountain Road, Liberty Township, Bedford County, and upon making contact with Bowers determined he was under the influence. Deer Collision Jacgue F. Price, of Roaring Spring was uninjured when his car collided with a deer on State Route 36, Charger Highway, on Feb. 28. Theft State Police,...
A registered nurse is facing charges for stealing medication from the nursing home she was employed at. Nichole S. Soyster, 46, of Martinsburg, turned herself in to Altoona police on Tuesday, Feb. 26, after an investigation by police and the Pennsylvania State Attorney General’s office found that two bottles of liquid morphine intended for two different patients at Hillview Chateau, Altoona, were tampered with. According to the charges, police were called to Hillview on May 15, 2018, for possible theft of medication. Police took possession o...
A former Williamsburg man, convicted in 2008 of the sexual assault of a 6-year-old in the Williamsburg area, had his request for an appeal to be heard by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court denied. Court records show that in 1998, Howard Scott Allison, now 53, who was then living in Arizona, visited Williamsburg over Christmas that year and while at a gathering, sexually assaulted the child. It took 10 years for the act to be reported when the victim revealed it while undergoing counseling. Allison was tried and convicted of rape of a person under...
Allegany College of Maryland Bedford County Campus, located at 18 N. River Lane in Everett, will host a Financial Aid Day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 19. Financial Aid Days offer new and current students and their parents one-on-one assistance from student financial aid counselors well-versed in the ins and outs of the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) process. Students must fill out their 2019-20 FAFSA to qualify for federal grants and loans as well as most state and private scholarships. Attendees are asked to...
Central High School's Unified Bocce team won the Special Olympics Blair County Unified Bocce Indoor Championship. The Dragons defeated Hollidaysburg in the finals. Team members are (from left): Front row: Aaron Hoover and Brandon White. Back row: Coach Jody Seiler, Ben Kurtz, Abram Mellott, Morgan Kennedy, Tyler Thompson, Riley Layton, Zach Kopco and coach Shelly Claycomb....
Central High School swimmers Christopher Bush (left) and Jackson Jeffries recently competed in the District 6 Class 2A Swimming Championships at Penn State. Bush swam the 200-yard individual medley and placed first with a school record of 2:04.25. He placed second in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:04.20. Bush's first-place finish garnered him a slot in the high school state swimming championships at Bucknell University. He will swim on Wednesday, March 13. Jeffries swam the 50-yard...
Northern Bedford High school senior Austin Mowry will be looking to bring home a medal from the PIAA Wrestling Championships, which will get underway today, March 7, at the Giant Center in Hershey, and run through Saturday. Mowry (28-7) will compete in the 170-pound bracket. He placed fifth at the PIAA Class 2A Southwest Regional Wrestling Tournament. His first-round opponent will be Muncy sophomore Ethan Gush (35-14). Gush placed fourth at the Northeast Regional Tournament. The winner will battle Littlestown senior Carl Harris in the next...
The Altoona Curve announced their complete 2019 promotional schedule for the team's 21st season on Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 26, at Peoples Natural Gas Field. This season will feature unique giveaways, including five bobbleheads, along with appearances by Pittsburgh Dad and Kent Tekulve, 23 fireworks shows, theme nights and more to fuel the excitement in Curve, Pa. "Following up our 20th season celebration will be a tough act to follow," Curve general manager Derek Martin said. "However, our...
As it has consistently done for at least 20 years, the Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) continues to ignore the wishes of its stakeholders, Pennsylvania's hunters. In our area, the recent sneaky attempt to cull thousands of deer demonstrated that the PGC is willing to continue to act against the wishes of hunters. Luckily, local sportsmen united to protest the action and involved Rep. Jim Gregory, who provided a major assist in stopping the slaughter – at least for now. Public-land hunters h...
A captive deer that has tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) will require Disease Management Area 3 (DMA 3) to expand into Pennsylvania’s elk range. The exact adjusted boundary of DMA 3 and all other DMAs that could expand due to newly detected CWD-positive deer will be announced in coming weeks, after all samples collected from 2018 hunter-harvested deer are tested. About 3,000 of 6,309 samples from hunter-harvested deer remain to be tested. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture last week announced a buck on a hunting p...
Since winter still has a tight grip on us, we keep seeking warmth to chase away the chills that would plague us. My husband faithfully feeds our hungry woodstove which keeps the cold at bay and sometimes the oil furnace blows hot air up from the basement when the wind comes cold from the north, but this winter I have also come to appreciate a heater that I call my buddy. It’s easy to cart with me wherever I go, at the sewing machine, at my desk, or at the counter where I make cards and pages. Although it stands almost 3 feet tall, it is s...
Good grief! Guess who's coming to Northern Bedford? Charlie Brown and the whole Peanuts gang. The Northern Bedford County High School Music Department will present its 2018-19 spring production with the feel-good musical, "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown" (Revised 1999). The musical will open Thursday, March 14, and run through Saturday, March 16. All shows will begin at 7 p.m. "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" portrays an average day in the life of the ever-hapless comic strip hero. Charlie's...
"Your word is a lam to my feet and a light for my path." ~Genesis 33:4 (NIV) Once upon a time, when we were first married, the house we rented needed a new antenna. Let me pause here and explain what that was: an antenna was a metal concoction people used to put on the roof back in the old days so we could watch TV. Cable (which was another way to watch TV back then, when dinosaurs roamed the earth) was not available on the road we lived on, so my husband went to a hardware store to buy a new...
Paul and Barnabas and later Paul and Silas are what we might call "Traveling Evangelists." As such their primary function was to give out the "Good News of the Gospel." Reactions to their wonderful message were varied. In Acts Chapter 14 we will take note of some of those reactions. There will be three cities to look at in this passage of Scripture. We start with the city of Iconium. They had left Antioch of Pisidia and traveled about 90 miles to Iconium. It was their custom to begin their...
Scout Sunday was celebrated on Feb. 4 at Trinity United Methodist Church, Roaring Spring. Members of Boy Scout Troop and Pack 57 participated by greeting and handing out bulletins. Older Scouts helped take up the offering & read scripture. Participating Scouts were (from left): Front Row: Blake Wilt, Jacob Heuston, Eddie Laws, Harrison Balantac, Conner Rudnick and Mark Robertson. Second Row: Bailey Wilt, Christian Heuston, Cody Becker, Joey Walker, Seth Rudnick, Fhillip Balantac, Collin Becker...
The Blair County Genealogical Society will hold the Society’s monthly meeting at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 21, at the Roller-Hojeth Memorial Library, Hollidaysburg. The guest speakers will be Carol Adams and Margaret Skrivseth. The title of their talk will be “Super Strategies of Genealogy.” Skrivseth will talk about organizing your records – easy ways to start out organized and stay organized; DNA – what it is, what it can tell you and how to use it in your research; and negative proof – what it is and how it is used. Adams will discuss pod...
The Rotary "Students of the Month" at Williamsburg High School have been announced for January through March. Autumn Corrigan was January's "Student of the Month." She is the daughter of Kenneth and Sabrina Corrigan. Autumn's school honors/accomplishments include perfect attendance and vice president of the Library Club. Her school activities include cheerleading, PowerPuff, National Honor Society, Spanish Club, Health Careers Club, Math League, Reading Club and Prom Committee. Autumn plans to...
The resignation letter of secondary social studies teacher Richard Baronner was accepted during the Feb. 26 meeting of the Williamsburg Community School Board. Baronner, who had 20 years with the district, was commended on his service by several board members. Superintendent Lisa Murgas discussed the difficulty of calling delays and closings of snow days. “It’s not an easy decision,” Murgas said, “but it’s better to be safe than sorry.” As of the meeting, Williamsburg’s last day is slated for June 6. Elementary Principal Jennifer Metzler said...
The quarterly meeting of the frontier Patriots Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution will be held at noon Saturday, March 16, at the U.S. Hotel, 401 S. Juniata St., Hollidaysburg. Frontier Patriots Chapter includes the counties of Blair, Bedford, Clearfield and Huntingdon. All current members of the Frontier Patriots Chapter are invited to attend, as well as any male who is interested in joining the Sons of the American Revolution. Any male who can prove lineal descent from a patriot who served during the Revolutionary War or to an...
I often get the remark when I go out to events and such, "wow, you must really love to cook!" The simple fact is, that I do. Cooking is such a special event and there are so many memories to be made around the kitchen counter, the stove and the kitchen table with your family. I decided to do this weekly part of the paper because cooking means so much to me and, therefore, with my recipes, you get to know more about my family, myself and my friends . However, it is always appreciated when readers send me in recipes that I get to share with all...
Claysburg-Kimmel competed in the West Central Pennsylvania Odyssey of the Mind tournament held on Saturday, Feb. 23, at St. Patrick Catholic School, Newry. C-K's fourth grade division one team took second place while the sixth grade division two team took first. Both teams will be moving on to the state championship, which will be held April 6 in the Poconos. Pictured in the bottom row are members of the fourth-grade team (from left): Cara Ebersole, Bella Kidd, Milo Barr, Elijah Ebersole,...
On Monday, March 4, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn called upon Pennsylvania residents to exercise wildfire prevention vigilance throughout a three-month period when major fires are most likely across the state’s forests and brush lands. “Because of seemingly endless rainy periods, Pennsylvania’s 2018 wildfire season was relatively short-lived in the spring, but conditions can change almost overnight,” Dunn cautioned. “Lack of foliage, strong sun and drying winds all cause fire danger in our woodlands...
Interested in how many snow geese are stopping over at Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area? See for yourself. The Pennsylvania Game Commission has launched a new livestream that gives a real-time look at what’s happening off Willow Point, a popular waterfowl-watching destination at Middle Creek. The livestream is one of two to be launched this winter. In coming weeks, a camera will be installed at a site in Monroe County, where a female black bear is denned with her cubs. Livestreams like these are important educational tools that provide v...
Central High School senior Marissa Kagarise has been named the Rotary "Student of the Month" for March. She is the daughter of Mark and Melissa Kagarise. Marissa's school activities include National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, Foreign Language Club and vice president of the Art Club. Her hobbies/interests include reading; writing; music listening and playing guitar, ukulele and piano; drawing and painting; photography; and cooking. Marissa's honors/ awards received include Central's...
The Blair County Republican Women will host a question-and-answer forum for Republican candidates for Blair County commissioner on Monday, March 11, at Prime Sirloin Buffet in Duncansville. Attendees should arrive at 5:30 for the dinner social hour. The forum will begin at 6:45. Announced candidates are Commissioner Bruce Erb, Bruce Kelley of Altoona, Amy Webster of Hollidaysburg, Debra Myers Weston of Tyrone and Matt Gindlesperger of Altoona. This event is free and open to the public. Advanced reservations are encouraged. For more information...
When small libraries, such as those here in the Cove, purchase books we try to make good use of limited funds. We purchase new offerings by favorite authors, keep in mind the genres that our patrons enjoy, keep current with non fiction and also endeavor to keep up with the bestseller list. Social media has given us a new tool to be on top of what books are going to circulate well. This writer is on several reader's sites, and occasionally there is a book just catching fire. Such is "Where the...
We all start out in this world as innocents. From birth and infancy through childhood and, for some, even into young adulthood, we are bathed in happiness. We know that most disappointments are quickly followed by good times. Entering adulthood, we become more aware. We learn that things don't always go our way. Sometimes what we thought or believed turns out to be wrong. Occasionally we try and fail. But that's just part of growing up. As your grandpa might have said, "Losing once in a while...
To the Editor: The safety argument for speed cameras has been debunked. Studies have shown speed camera areas having an increase in crashes or the cameras had no effect. In the U.K., a substantial increase in crashes was seen due to panic braking. Act 86 of 2018 puts speed cameras on interstates, the Pa. Turnpike, federal-aid highways, U.S. 1, and gives the state police LIDAR guns. That part is not germane to speed cameras. The whole bill was modified excessively, too. These reasons may make the law invalid. The bill does not require...
I finally gave up and submitted to jury duty. I was assigned, and attended, on Monday, March 4. It was less painful than I feared. Blair County Judge Daniel J. Milliron kept things moving. He tolerated only minimal delays from attorneys and defendants, clearly explained to the jury pool what was going on and added occasional touches of wry humor. The result was that we were done by 5:37 p.m., with four juries selected. I am not on any of them. It turns out that lawyers do not want newspaper publishers on their jury. I am being snarky here. I ha...
To the Editor: As an “older” person in my 60s, I tend to look back at the way things used to be, often perplexed at how we got to where we are now. There has always been crime, sin, jealousy, greed and corruption since the beginning of time, but God’s laws were respected and honored, even by those who broke them. I grew up in an era of general trust and value of human life. My siblings and I could walk the 3 miles to Loysburg and back to catch the summer bus to Martinsburg for swimming lessons without fear of abduction. We knew we were expec...
To the Editor: I would like to commend Chelsey Rhodes and David Ross Jr. on an outstanding junior high basketball season for the Williamsburg Junior High Lady Pirates’ seventh- and eighth-grade girls'. The girls did a super job against larger schools with some tough competition. Great job, girls and coaches! ICC Champions! 16-0. David P Ross Sr. Williamsburg...
