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Michelle Stultz, on behalf of the Williamsburg Civic Club, spoke to Williamsburg Borough council members about a “Hometown Hero” campaign that the Civic Club is doing as a fundraiser. Borough members met on Monday, March 1, in Williamsburg. Stultz said that the Civic Club is creating banners to hang on pole lights, like Christmas decorations, to honor important people in Williamsburg, and “anyone can be on the banner,” Stultz told the borough council. “We just don’t want to limit this to military,” she said. The installation of banners would...
Stiffler-McGraw engineer John Clabaugh gave the Williamsburg Municipal Authority an update on waterline projects, which are mostly complete, during the regular meeting on Tuesday, March 2. One issue was with the treatment facility. Although functional, there have been a few start-up issues that are being addressed by the contractor. The chemical pump supplier was on-site to install auto-degassing heads on the pumps. Since the heads were changed, the supplier of the chlorine analyzer has been on-site to address a calibration issue with the...
A project of Woodbury Township (Blair County) now raises questions for the township moving forward with a stormwater management plan. During the regular township meeting on Thursday evening, March 4, Stiffler McGraw Engineer Jim Young was present to describe a visit that he made to a property which was granted a waiver by the township in 2018. Young said that out of three ponds that needed to be completed, only two were and the last one was not “up to plan.” Since the project was completed in the winter, a question arose about the related occ...
The average price of gasoline across Western Pennsylvania is nine cents higher this week at $3.051 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. The average in the region is more than 50 cents higher than at the beginning of the year. This week’s average prices are: Western Pennsylvania Average: $3.051 Average price during the week of March 1, 2021: $2.967 Average price during the week of March 10, 2020: $2.604 Trend Analysis With a nickel increase on the week, the national gas price average has reached $2.77, which is a 31-...
For the first-grade curriculum at Williamsburg elementary school, the students have been learning about animals and animal adaptations. A recent assignment was for the students to create an animal in the snow and make sure to include an adaptation or special body part that helped them. Above is Ryker Lego's effort. Below is Brantley Frye's animal....
Kellie Goodman Shaffer has been selected as an honoree for the Pittsburgh Professional Women's 2021 Influential Leadership Award. The organization will honor thirty women from the region for this prestigious recognition. The organization defines the award as "recognition of the courage, leadership, innovation, creativity, and resilience that was modeled in 2020 while living, working, and leading others through a pandemic." Beth Caldwell, founder of the organization, posted these comments via...
Flooding, wildfires, heavy snow, ice, rain and high winds all show that weather is an important factor when planning any event, inside or outside. Residents rely on meteorologists to provide their best scientific assessment of what we may experience today, tomorrow or in the days to come. Bedford County Emergency Management Agency, along with the National Weather Service, State College office, is co-sponsoring a SKYWARN training event, online. The two-hour course offers weather facts and...
Co-Executors Notice Estate of Marlene H. Sheasely, late of Roaring Spring, deceased. Letters testamentary on said estate having been granted to the undersigned all persons indebted thereto are requested to make payment and those having claims against the same will present them without delay. Co-Executors David Berkey 3170 Mountain Road PO Box 66 Claysburg, PA 16625 and Karen Conrad 185 Short Cut Road Alum Bank, PA 15521 Executor Notice Notice is hereby given that Letters of Testamentary have been granted by the Register of Wills of Blair... Full story
