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At the May monthly meeting of the Hollidaysburg Borough Council, the council unanimously agreed to have the Cohen Group Law Firm handle the cable franchise work for the Borough in dealing with COMCAST Cable. Bids were opened on May 5 for the stone and blacktop work in the borough. It was recommended that the Borough Council award the contracts to low bidders Grannas Bros. for stone work and New Enterprise for blacktop material. Borough Manager Jim Gehret stated that the application for a grant for sidewalk and curb improvement in the borough...
The May monthly meeting of the Hollidaysburg Area Community Partnership (HACP) Board of Directors was highlighted by the activities planned by the Marketing/Program Committees. The Third in the Burg had downtown businesses open late for the first Friday of the event on May 20, with seven businesses participating. Asbury Lane played for two hours of the event. Boardmember Don Delozier, made a motion to sponsor the borough’s Downtown Live Summer Concert Series in the amount of $1,000. The motion was passed unanimously. The Concert Series will b...
The Hollidaysburg Area School District Board of Directors monthly committee of the whole voting meeting started half an hour late and lasted three hours with no final decision made about the upcoming 2022-23 budget. The board was presented with different budgetary models and deficit amounts for the 2022-23 school year. After lengthy discussion on all the possibilities, it was decided that the final decision would have to be made at the May 25 school board budget meeting. If the board refuses to raise real estate taxes at all, the district...
The Community Memorial Day Church Service will be held on Sunday, May 29, beginning at 10:30 a.m. at the Pavilion at Riverside Park. The Mines and Royer United Methodist churches, assisted by the Williamsburg and Cove Forge United Methodist churches, are hosting this service. Pastors Gordon Trimer and Matt Roberts will offer prayers and scriptures. Williams Bennett will give the message. Michael Merritts, Linda Lang, and Charlotte Lilly will provide the music. After the service, a free picnic lunch will be provided. Guests are asked to bring...
Memorial Day is in a few days, and my sweet tooth is calling! Last week, I gave you some recipes to take to the picnic. What if you have to bring dessert? Don’t worry about it, I’ve got you covered. Easy Cheesecake Ingredients: 1- 8 oz. package cream cheese, softened 1 cup sour cream 1/2 cup sugar 2 tsp. vanilla Graham cracker crust – premade, store bought 1 – 8 oz. Cool Whip Strawberries, raspberries, or blueberries for topping Directions: Beat together the cream cheese, sour cream, sugar and vanilla until a smooth mixture forms. Gently fold i...
Williamsburg Community School District is bringing in an old face as high school principal. During its meeting on Tuesday, May 10, the administration appointed former Kindergarten teacher Jennifer Frederick as the new high school principal, effective July 1st, 2022. Frederick will be replacing Michael Jones, who will step down from the position that same day. Jones was with the district for over five years. May is the time for budgets with the district and they were all adopted at the meeting. The 2022-23 athletic budget in the amount of...
For many years, those searching for anything Williamsburg online found no website with information about our great town. Enter Jamel Foster – an IT student at Juniata College. Foster, along with his small group – Matilda Suli, Jenna Waughen, My Vu, Chi Hoang, and Hanah Thatcher were given the opportunity to create a website for Williamsburg in their "Innovations for Industry" class. Sponsored by William Thomas – who is also the instructor of the class – the group was assigned to meet with cl...
For the last several months, the Catharine Township supervisors have been discussing the expired Farm Show lease. Chairman Heather Flaig, during the meeting last Thursday, presented an update to those in attendance. Flaig said that the proposed lease needed some last-minute “tweaks” and they were sent into township Solicitor Nathan Karn for him to re-work the new lease before presenting it to both the supervisors and the Farm Show Board. Flaig also presented an update on the ongoing Barker sewage issue. According to Flaig, the Barkers are no...
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) released its preliminary employment situation report for April 2022. Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate was down one-tenth of a percentage point over the month to 4.8 percent in April. The U.S. unemployment rate was unchanged over the month, remaining at 3.6 percent. The commonwealth’s unemployment rate was 2.1 percentage points below its April 2021 level and the national rate was down 2.4 percentage points over the year. “Two years ago, in April 2020, COVID-19 slammed into Penns...
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today announced seven new members of the agency’s Advisory Committee on Community Banking: • Troy Campbell, President & CEO, Altoona First Savings Bank, Altoona, Pennsylvania • Robert James II, Executive Vice President, Carver State Bank, Savannah, Georgia • Trey Maust, Executive Chairman, Lewis & Clark Bank, Oregon City, Oregon • Dominik Mjartan, President & CEO, Optus Bank, Columbia, South Carolina • Arlen Osterbuhr, Chairman & CEO, Minden Exchange Bank and Trust Company, Minden, Nebraska • Sh...
The Learning Lamp’s Claysburg preschool program earned a Keystone STAR 4, the highest quality level in Pennsylvania’s rating system for early childhood programs. The standards are not easy to meet. Learning Lamp staff members Melissa and Sherri have worked very hard to earn this rating. The Learning Lamp program effort began in 2019 through a joint project of the Claysburg-Kimmel School District, the Claysburg Education Foundation, the Learning Lamp and NPC, Inc of Claysburg. Additionally, the preschool classroom is fully enrolled for next yea...
The 2022 Central Cove Future Farmers of America (FFA) Parent-Member banquet was held Friday, May 20, at Central High School. The banquet was held for all members in the Central High School cafeteria, followed by an awards ceremony in the auditorium. Almost all of the awards presented were sponsored by area businesses. The 250 attendees included members, parents and sponsors. A number of faculty, administrators, and board members were in attendance as well. Mark Wisecarver and Aaron Uplinger, Max...
The girls hugged and cried while the boys laughed and punched each others shoulders as pomp and circumstances played for the last time at the Morrisons Cove High School. The year was 1960 and the commencement ceremony held the usual milestone significance for the 96 students, but was even more poignant because the brownstone school, just outside Martinsburg, was set to be moth balled. Barry “Butch” Rhodes was a member of that class 62 years ago, a long time, for this 81 year old Martinsburg man. But the memory holds on to lots of little thi...
The Herald's ribbon cutting on Wednesday, June 1, is moved to 9:30 a.m. The ribbon cutting is hosted by the Blair County Chamber of Commerce. The ribbon cutting will be followed by a small reception with refreshments. This will allow those interested to see the Herald’s new location. This event is open to the public, and all interested are encouraged to attend. The Herald has moved into the Morrisons Cove Memorial Park building. The new address for the Herald office is 209 S. Walnut St., Martinsburg, PA 16662....
Eloise A. Detwiler, 94, Woodbury, passed away Monday, May 16, 2022, at the Presbyterian Village at Hollidaysburg. She was born Oct. 8, 1927, in Woodbury, daughter of the late Luther and Mary Belle (Amick) Clouse. She married Rufus H. Detwiler Oct. 12, 1947 in Woodbury. He preceded her in death Jan. 5, 2022. She is survived by two sons: Vaughn (Barbara) of Saxton and Daryl (Stephanie) of Hopewell; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a half-sister,...
William Donald Eastep, 85, of rural Williamsburg, passed away Saturday morning, May 21, 2022, at Guardian Healthcare-Hillview, Altoona. He was born September 20, 1936, at home in rural Williamsburg, son of the late Roy Adam and Mabel Ann (Yocum) Eastep. On December 21, 1956, he married Mary Gladys McCall in rural Roaring Spring. She preceded him in death August 27, 2019, after 62 years of marriage. He is survived by four sons: Kenny D. (Debbie), Daniel W. (Polly), Kevin D. (Beth Sollenberger) and Brian S. Eastep all of Williamsburg; five...
Donald Patrick Suter, 76 of Feasterville-Trevose, formerly of Williamsburg, passed away Friday, May 20, 2022, at his residence. He was born December 3, 1945, in Rhindlander, WI, son of the late Samuel Lloyd and Esther Elvira (Matson) Suter. On July 6, 1968, he married Grace L. Moyer at the Yellow Springs Lutheran Church in rural Williamsburg. He was the beloved husband of Grace for 53 years; loving father of Brian Suter (Colleen), and Jeffrey Suter; devoted grandfather of Erin, Caroline, and...
Douglas A. Hall, 67, of Loysburg, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, May 19, 2022. He was born April 13, 1955, in Altoona, son of the late Herbert D. and Joan S. (Stayer) Hall. He married Joanne Robinette Nov. 17, 1984, in Cumberland, Md. He is survived by his wife; two sons: Tyler (Brittany) and Tadd (fiancé Abigail Ollinger); and two grandsons: Dolan and Silas, all of Loysburg. He is also survived by two special aunts: Sarah Seifert of Bedford and Ann Radi of California. Doug was a 1973 gradua...
Larry Wayne Phillips, 60, of Altoona, formerly of Martinsburg, passed away unexpectedly late Monday, January 10, 2022, at his residence. He was born in Roaring Spring, son of the late Frederick E. and Grace E. (Metzker) Phillips. He is survived by three children: Amber E. Phillips of Altoona, Dustin F. Phillips (Samantha) of Williamsburg and Holly J. Bem of Philadelphia; a sister-in-law, Gabi M. Williams of Newburg; and seven grandchildren: Matthew Pearson, Billy Miller, Damien Miller, Kaitlyn Bem, McKenzie Bem, Nicholas Phillips and Aniyah...
Loving father, husband, brother and grandfather, George Ellis Over, passed away in the early hours of May 19, 2022. He was surrounded by, and took communion with, his loving wife and children the day before. George Ellis, was born to Harold and Ruth Over on June 12, 1941, in Roaring Spring. George Ellis joins his father Harold and mother Ruth in Heaven. He is survived by many loving family members, including wife Betty, sister Marian Grassmyer, brother Ray Over (Judy), son John (Leslie), daughter Karen Cook (Ron), son Bruce (Tanya) and...
As newcomers to the area, it occurs to us that we are still, well, “new folks.” So when do newcomers become legitimate members of the Cove? When are we no longer the new guys? These questions may seem rhetorical but I believe they have merit. Yet I understand why this is so, due largely to the pandemic. It has been difficult getting involved in the community. People are social beings and it is important to feel part of the community. Finding that connection for us has been slow. We wanted to live in Morrisons Cove for the rural lifestyle, the...
The Roaring Spring Community Library has always been a conventional library offering traditional library services. Summer Reading, book clubs, story times, cultural programming and a wide variety of printed and digital resources have always been the backbone of not only RSCL but libraries across the world. Over the years, and most recently in the ongoing pandemic, it became apparent that we needed to add services needed most in our community. We began to develop ideas and partnerships in order to bring those programs to the public. Through...
On Saturday, March 26, my youngest son Brad and I traveled to Pittsburgh to see The Eagles in concert at PPG Paints Arena. We had sold our tickets to the Washington, D.C., show some months back due to having to wear masks. Brad then talked me into the show in Pittsburgh, since it was closer and didn’t require masks. I’ve been an Eagles fan since I was 12. I’m now 62, and Brad is 36. I have seen The Eagles five times and while each show was special in one way or another, this Hotel Calif...
Herald of May 27, 1897 The editor noted the need for bicycle ordinances was becoming more necessary everyday, and that the bicycle rider had no more privilege than other mortals. A musical was held at S. H. Isenberg’s in Royer on Saturday evening. Music was furnished by Messrs. A. G. Wagner, Rollo Clabaugh, Harry Chamberlain, George Suter, John Lower and Royer Hartman and was of the finest quality and enjoyed by all present. Mary Stoner, aged 19 years, third daughter of Andrew and Fannie Stoner, died suddenly in puerperal convulsions. The B...
Herald of June 1, 1972 The Blair County Court approved Roaring Spring Borough’s annexation of 44.6 acres in Taylor Township. Residents of nine private properties in the vicinity of Route 164 requested the change, but the majority of the property belonged to the Spring Cove School District. The court ruled that the annexation made sense because much of the area was already receiving borough services and would have access to more after annexation. The court also found that there would be little hardship to Taylor Township. Williamsburg VFW P...
Herald of June 2, 1922 The 1922 commencement exercises of Morrisons Cove Vocational High School, ushering out into the world twenty-three well trained young people for the rural section of the Cove and composing the largest class since the establishment of the institution, were a brilliant triumph for the members of the faculty, the students, and supporters of the school. After being closed down for a period of two weeks for general repairs and improvements, the paper mill at Roaring Spring resumed work. A cut of 50 cents per day for each...
Herald of May 29, 1997 Allegany College of Cumberland, Md. announced plans to offer courses on the Northern Bedford County campus in the fall. A dual credit (both high school and college credit) English class and evening classes in sociology and psychology were planned. Teachers Janet Stewart and Thomas King retired from Williamsburg High School. Stewart was an English teacher for 30 years, and Mr. King was the learning support teacher. He had over 35 years experience. Don Schwenneker, a weather anchor for WTAJ TV-10, was the speaker at...
Herald of May 27, 1947 The Ravers Gap Sportsmen’s Association was planning to unveil a memorial tablet inscribed with the names of all the servicemen and women from Woodbury Borough and Woodbury Township. The service was scheduled for Memorial Day, May 30, in Woodbury. Williamsburg veterans were planning a Memorial Day parade for May 30 at 10 o’clock. The parade was making stops at town cemeteries and ending at the Presbyterian cemetery where a ceremony would be held. A Blair County League baseball game was scheduled for the afternoon, and in...
Herald of May 31, 2012 John Favinger of Friends Farm, Williamsburg RD, unearthed an artifact dated between 2500 and 1500 B.C. Archaeologist Paul Heberling of Alexandria thought the object might have been the point from a javelin used to hunt large game. It was too large to be an arrowhead. Appleton Papers announced its intention to become a publicly traded company with a Dalllas investment group. Hicks Acquisition was going to invest $150 million to acquire an investment stake in Appleton. The new ownership structure was not expected to affect...
My story today comes from Luke 13:10-17. She had gotten used to looking at people out of the corner of her eye, by looking up and sideways. After eighteen years she could hardly remember any other way of seeing the world. On this Sabbath, there was a special excitement in the synagogue where she regularly went to worship. A Galilean preacher and prophet, Jesus of Nazareth, had arrived in town and would be preaching there. She and the others in town had heard the reports about Jesus—how he t...
I do not plan to examine all the judges of Israel listed in the Book. But I do want to look at some. The Scriptural readings that go along with this one are fairly long but do not ignore reading them. I am certainly not apologetic about asking you to read Scripture. As a nation, as a church, and as a generation, we are Biblically illiterate. We know Timothy, a protege of Paul’s, had good Scriptural knowledge, yet Paul tells him to continue to, “Study to show yourself a-proved unto God…” At any...
The Curryville Church of the Brethren hired Pastor Christopher Heinlein to serve as their new full-time minister. Pastor Chris has been serving as the interim pastor for the past year at the church. Pastor David Banaszak, District Executive Minister of the Middle PA District, held an installation service on Sunday, May 15, 2022, followed by a reception in the church fellowship hall to officially welcome Pastor Chris and his wife Kathy (both shown above) as full-time minister. The church...
A Service of Remembrance will take place on Sunday, May 29, 2022, at 1 p.m. The service will be held at Greenlawn Cemetery, Roaring Spring. The Service of Remembrance commemorates the contribution of all men and women who have served in the Armed Forces of our Nation. It is a religious service. Everyone is invited to join us as we honor those who served our nation, but who now rest in the arms of God....
The D.U.I. Task Force will be conducting one or more events this week. Sobriety checkpoints are well lit and manned by uniformed officers. Roving patrols utilize uniformed officers in marked police vehicles. Motorists are reminded to always be alert while in the vicinity of emergency personnel and vehicles. Remember Pennsylvania’s “Move Over Law.” Cops in Shops utilize police officers, either in uniform or wearing civilian attire. Officers may pose as employees or customers of six pack stores and distributors in an attempt to deter liquo...
SPRING COVE SCHOOL DISTRICT Notice is hereby given that the Proposed General Fund Budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022 is available for inspection on the District’s website at www.springcovesd.org/Business/. If an individual is unable to access the Proposed General Fund Budget on the District’s website, a printed copy may be obtained by contacting: Lorie Thompson Lthompson@springcovesd.org 814-224-3060. The School Board proposes to adopt the Final General Fund Budget at their Regular Meeting to be held at 7 pm on June 20, 2022 sub...
This year marks the 100th anniversary of Baker Mansion being used as a museum. The Blair County Historical Society rented the mansion from the Baker heirs beginning in 1922. To kick off this celebration, the historical society will be holding the Sunday on the Lawn Series. Beginning on May 29 and every other Sunday, they will have events that will be on the back lawn of the mansion. "Guests can bring a blanket or a chair to sit in," said Executive Director of The Blair County Historical Society...
The roar of the bikes will be returning to Duncansville four different weekends this summer. Debbra Heath, marketing director for Roundhouse Harley Davidson said, "We are doing four events this year: May, June, July and September." She added that it will be very similar to what they did last year, except they will be doing only Fridays and Saturdays this year. "We will have vendors and bands," said Heath. "One month, the demo fleet will be here. There will be stunt shows. The Wall of Death will...
The Panthers went 0-2 this week to finish the regular season. They lost to Everett by a score of 10-0, and then dropped a close game with Juniata Valley by a score of 7-6. They ended the regular season with a record of 7-11. The Panthers advance into the playoffs next week, where they will travel to Fannett Metal in the quarterfinals on Tuesday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. The winner of that game will play either Southern Fulton or Meyersdale on Thursday afternoon in the semifinals....
Kaylie Gortney of Martinsburg was one of the Herald's random Curve ticket winners last week. She and her son (shown), Karter Patterson, 1, enjoyed the game. Make sure you like the Morrisons Cove Herald Facebook page for opportunities to win Curve tickets all summer....
Claysburg-Kimmel softball works hard to get West Branch out....
I sometimes write something in a column that a few readers find offensive. These readers are often not bashful about telling me about it. In a recent column about my son's harvesting a gobbler last spring, I included Bob's telling me that I was not to use baits (aka food plots), blinds, and decoys because he believes using them constitutes a dishonorable way to kill a turkey. He believes this because their use, especially the blinds and decoys, removes the gobbler's best defense: his sharp eyesi...
As the Lady Dragons' regular season comes to a close, an 18-2 record gives them the edge in the Laurel Highlands conference, putting them at the top. The Lady Dragons started the week with an 11-8 win against the Forest Hills Lady Rangers and ended with a 18-3 win against the Penn Cambria Lady Panthers. Against the Lady Rangers, the Dragons trailed by three starting the second inning, but responded with one run in the second, and five in the third. Armed with a lead, the Lady Dragons kept their...
At the end of an undefeated season, the Central Dragon Baseball team are the champions of the Laurel Highlands Conference. An 8-5 victory over the Forest Hills Rangers ended the undefeated season for the Dragons. Then, the Dragons started strong in the playoffs with a 15-0 victory over the Westmont Hilltop Hilltoppers. Against the Rangers, the Dragons came out with a strong start with three runs in the first inning. Four more in the fifth and another in the sixth secured the undefeated finish fo...
Roaring Spring Lions Club President Elaine Dick presented Josh Bridenbaugh 17, son of Garth and Angie Bridenbaugh of Martinsburg, The RS Lions Club Memorial Scholarship at the regular monthly meeting held on May 3. Josh will be graduating from Commonwealth Charter Academy. He was a three-year starter on the Central High School Varsity Soccer team. He plans to attend Indiana University of PA in the fall and study Software Engineering. He shared with the club he enjoys fishing, computers and...
Blair County Garden Club had an abundance of attendees at its annual plant sale in Altoona at the Jaggard Street Church on Friday, May 20. Folks from Homewood and New Enterprise attend this great sale every year. Plants of all varieties, such as bleeding hearts, cactus, poppies, raspberry bushes, and lilies, were available for purchase. Despite the rain, people were buying large quantities and asking gardening questions. The mission of the Blair Garden Club is to further the education of its...
A snafu in counting votes in Lancaster County during the May 17 primary was caused by improperly printed ballots from NPC in Claysburg. According to Lancaster County election officials, the mail in ballots couldn’t be counted because they were printed with the wrong identification code. NPC reportedly sent the county sample ballots with the correct code, but the ones sent to voters had the wrong code. The error was not discovered until election officials attempted to count the ballots on election day and they wouldn’t scan. The error aff...
Morrisons Cove Rotary Club honored 27 graduating high school seniors as recipients of the 2021-2022 Student of The Month Awards Program. Honorees, along with their families and club members, celebrated their achievements at the Club's May meetings. Each Student of the Month received a certificate and medallion. Recipients of the 2021-2022 Student of The Month for Central High School include Regan Dodson, Haylie Mingle, Luke Knisely, Joshua Waite, Olesya Lebedeva, Cayden Wright, Leah Decker,...
The Claysburg American Legion will conduct Memorial Services at the following cemeteries on Sunday, May 29, 2022. This will be the 88th Annual Memorial Day Program. • 1:15 – Sproul • 1:35 – King • 2:05 – Imler • 2:25 – Greenfield • 2:50 – Lower Klahr • 3:10 – Upper Klahr • 3:45 – Mt. Hope The program will include music performed by Claysburg American Legion Band, under the direction of Dan Crist. There will be an invocation by Claysburg Legion Chaplain Ray Glass. Readings will be done by Diana G. Walter-Dively from the Claybsurg Legion L...
A new Dairy Princess was named for Blair County, continuing on a family legacy. The Blair County Dairy Princess Pageant took place Saturday, May 21, at the Christian Missionary Alliance (CMA) Church, where two contestants provided skits and speeches about the dairy industry in Pennsylvania. Prior to the event, a dinner was held and catered by Twila Bigelow. Her daughter Kristy has helped with all of the recent promotions and is also a former Dairy Princess. The event was emceed by Yvonne Longene...
Construction on the Freedom Township water project, which will provide public water hookup to homes along Everett Road, is progressing and is slated for a September completion. The nearly $3 million project will provide 86 new public water hookups and all residences within 150 feet of the water main line will be required to hook into the system. Township officials said the tap fee is $2,250 and homeowners are responsible for having the lines from their home to the tap installed. Freedom Township Water and Sewer Authority Engineer L.J. Seidel...
