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The USDA/NRCS in Pennsylvania has $300,000 in Healthy Forest Reserve Program (HFRP) funding available for permanent forest easements with habitat restoration. HFRP in Pennsylvania will be used to preserve and restore Indiana bat maternity colony and hibernacula habitat. Landowners in Adams, York, Berks, Bedford, Huntingdon, Blair, Cambria, Centre, Mifflin, Snyder, Armstrong and Beaver counties may be eligible for HFRP funding. The Healthy Forests Reserve Program (HFRP) is a voluntary program to assist landowners in restoring, enhancing, and...
Since Pastor Matt Roberts and his family took over the United Methodist Church, plans have been in place for many events. Two of their Easter events were announced last week. On April 1, Leonard da Vinci’s “Last Supper” will be held at the United Methodist Church at 7 p.m. This free event open to the public will be da Vinci’s “Last Supper” narrated by Williamsburg resident Brady Appleman. Light refreshments will follow in the Social Hall. The following day, Good Friday, join the church family for a reflection of Jesus’ journey to the cross. St...
Last week’s weather had me dreaming of warm weather – a nice sandy beach, a cold drink in my hand and a book in the other. My daydreams seem to always inspire my question and this week’s is no different – Where is your favorite vacation spot? Here is what a few Williamsburgers had to say: Kevin Wise: Anywhere with my family Stan Grove: Alaska Marc Kifer: Topsail Island Patrick Detwiler: Strasburg, Pa. Deb Lane: Key West, Florida Grace Risbon: I don’t have a favorite, but I have quite a few on my bucket list. Kayla Detwiler: Cape May, N.J. Jean...
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Our preschool leprechaun Jack came and went back to his rainbow, leaving behind a treasure hunt and presents for the kids at Bright Beginnings. When you think of a traditional St. Patrick’s Day meal, one usually thinks of corned beef and cabbage – but what happens when like today, St. Patrick’s Day is over? Corned Beef Hash When I think of this recipe, I am often brought back to the memories of one of my favorite shows – Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, and Guy loves corned beef hash. Ingredients: 3 Tbsp. unsalted butter 1...
Williamsburg's Ty Clark (35) puts up a shot over Bishop Carroll's Thomas Heinrich Tuesday at Hollidaysburg High School. Williamsburg was participating in the District 6 1A championship game against Bishop Carroll on Tuesday, March 9, at Hollidaysburg.Williamsburg lost that matchup 61-43....
A Williamsburg woman is facing charges after police said she repeatedly entered a restricted area at the Blair County Airport on March 6. According to charges filed by State Police at Hollidaysburg, Jessica L. Castro, 35, entered the restricted area multiple times despite being told by an airport employee that she was not allowed in the area. The airport employee told police that he witnessed Castro arrive at the airport at around 8 a.m. and sit down in the baggage-claim area. The employee told police that he saw Castro walk over to a sliding...
The average price of gasoline across Western Pennsylvania is a penny higher this week at $3.065 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. This week’s average prices Western Pennsylvania Average – $3.065 Average price during the week of March 8, 2021 – $3.051 Average price during the week of March 16, 2020 – $2.489 The average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline in various areas: $3.077 Altoona $3.085 Beaver $3.097 Bradford $3.084 Brookville $3.087 Butler $2.961 Clarion $3.089 DuBois $3.075 Erie $3.044 Greensburg $3.089 In...
The Blair County Tea Party has a new meeting location. The BCTP will now meet at the American Legion Social Hall off of North Juniata Street in Hollidaysburg, at the entrance of Legion Park (104 Dell Delight Legion Park). As in the past, regular meetings are held on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. This month’s meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 23. BCTP President Rhonda Holland will lead a discussion about ways the news media manipulates and misleads the public. She’ll show examples of how news stories can be shaded in one dir...
During the recent renovations on the courthouse, it was discovered that there were carved stone faces adorning different areas of the exterior of the building. It turns out that there are 55 to 58 heads. Former Blair County Commissioner Terry Tomassetti contacted the Blair County Genealogical Society and asked for their help in identifying the faces. The courthouse was dedicated in the summer of 1877. In the July 11, 1877, edition of the Hollidaysburg Democrat Standard, all four pages were...
Dwindling daylight shimmers through the stained glass and onto the pews of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in State College, Pennsylvania, on a Sunday in late autumn as the sun sets on its 5 p.m. service Congregants shuffle in and take their seats quietly under the towering ceiling. The 112-year-old church can hold several hundred people, but it won't today. Only 13 congregants have found their way through the heavy wooden doors. Carolyn Donaldson, 59, of State College, is one of them – and she s...
