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The Morrisons Cove Herald again is providing articles about the coronavirus. The information below is the latest that could be included in this week’s edition. This information is taken from the sources listed at the end of the article. Blair and Bedford counties will move to the Green Phase at 12:01 a.m. Friday, June 5. AS OF 3 P.M. TUESDAY, JUNE 2 Blair County • 51 cases confirmed, up from 48 cases confirmed, 1 death Bedford County • 40 cases confirmed, up from 37 cases, 2 deaths Nearby counties Cambria: 59 cases, up from 57 – 2 deaths Some...
With more than 80 percent of the state in some phase of reopening, Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf on May 29 announced that 16 additional counties will take another step forward and move to green effective 12:01 a.m., June 5. Those counties include Allegheny, Armstrong, Bedford, Blair, Butler, Cambria, Clinton, Fayette, Fulton, Greene, Indiana, Lycoming, Mercer, Somerset, Washington, and Westmoreland. The first 18 counties moved to green May 29, including Bradford, Cameron, Centre, Clarion, Clearfield,...
The plans for the Martinsburg/Curryville Community Yard Sales are moving forward, the Herald has announced. The plans for the event are being made knowing that things may have to change by the end of the month depending on where the state is with coronavirus restrictions and orders. The dates for the Community Yard Sales will be Friday and Saturday, June 26 and 27. Yard sale times will be at each seller’s discretion. It is strongly encouraged for each seller to post the rules for buyers in front of the products being offered for sale. Buyers w...
More than 100 people gathered near Canal Basin Park in Hollidaysburg on Sunday, May 31, 2020, to protest and demand justice for Minneapolis resident George Floyd. According to wikipedia.org, on May 25, 2020, George Floyd, an African-American man, died in Powderhorn, a neighborhood south of downtown Minneapolis, Minn. While Floyd was handcuffed and lying face-down on a city street during an arrest, Derek Chauvin, a white Minneapolis police officer, kept his knee on the right side of Floyd's neck...
SPRING COVE SCHOOL BOARD The Committee of the Whole Meeting scheduled for Monday, June 15, 2020, is cancelled and the Regular Meeting scheduled for Monday, June 22, 2020, will be held virtually. To attend and/or to provide public comment at either of these meetings, please email bbaker@springcovesd.org or call (814) 224-3060 by 12:00 PM on the day of the meeting for instructions for accessing the virtual meeting or for accommodations if you are unable to access the meeting virtually. SPRING COVE SCHOOL DISTRICT Notice is hereby given that the...
"You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late." – Ralph Waldo Emerson In the days of old, across this great land of ours, there were these wonderful places called video rental stores. These wondrous locations popped up seemingly overnight in shopping centers, strip malls, and stand-alone buildings. The largest went by such names as Hollywood Video, Movie Gallery, Family Video and the granddaddy of them all, Blockbuster ... but there were almost as many s...
Sam is a youth pastor with a passion for helping kids in need whose past failed business attempt haunts him. Kimberly is a start-up phenom with a mind for business success, but a history of rejection has left her defensive and standoffish. They both want the same thing: for Wildfire Youth Ministry to succeed. So how is it that they find themselves at odds about the future of the ministry? Cautious Sam and fearless Kimberly just can’t see eye to eye. After Kimberly proposes an expansion to the m...
By LEE H. HAMILTON We’ve seen plenty of evidence lately of the deep polarization in this country. Even in the midst of this crisis, national politicians, the political parties, and their adherents are finding plenty to fight over – even as, for the most part, ordinary Americans have been united and many governors and mayors have worked hard to handle the coronavirus pandemic competently and guided by expert advice. The question as we look ahead is whether the trends we’d been seeing before the pandemic will reassert themselves. Because those...
Herald of May 30, 1895 “Jasper,” the Roaring Spring correspondent, observed that bicycling has become the rage. A number of machines have recently been purchased by citizens, he said, and now almost is riding or trying to ride. Prof. Hanawalt was the local agent for the Columbia, one of the leading makes. A block office was opened at Williamsburg Junction to govern both passenger and freight traffic on the railroad’s Morrisons Cove and Williamsburg branches. Vance Riley of Williamsburg was to be the telegraph operator in charge. The bank and o...
Herald of June 4, 1970 An effort to steal a safe from the Allegheny Air Lines Office failed Saturday night when the burglars were spotted by an alert Federal Aviation Administration man on duty at the Blair County Airport at Martinsburg. NES&L was awarded a contract for $12,266 in paving work by Martinsburg Borough. The bid came in $5,000 under the only other bid. The striking employees of the prestress concrete plant of NES&L returned to work after voting to end their 16-day walkout. Students of the fifth grade of Williamsburg Elementary of...
Herald of June 4, 1920 The State has just completed the construction of a state road through Woodbury and began removing the surplus dirt from the roadside, which greatly improved the appearance of the town. The Martinsburg planing mill property was advertised for sale by the liquidating partner, George W. Geist. C.F. Shriner killed a six-foot black snake in Jerome Kagarise’s potato patch at Salemville. New Enterprise reported that every available space in their auditorium was filled with people from far and near who came to hear the lecture g...
Herald of June 1, 1995 The Morrisons Cove Home named David W. Thomas to the position of administrator for health services. Thomas had been a licensed nursing home administrator for 13 years. Morrisons Cove Home was building a new 61,000-square-foot nursing home center with completion scheduled for April 1996. The Rev. Mark Wesley Stamm, pastor at Trinity United Methodist Church in Roaring Spring, graduated on Sunday, May 21, from the Boston University School of Theology, receiving a Doctor of Theology degree. The Morrisons Cove Tennis...
Herald of June 7, 1945 Pfc. Henry W. Baker, aged 31, Woodbury soldier who had been a prisoner of the Germans but who was liberated as told two weeks ago in the Herald, arrived home on Saturday. Pfc. Joseph W. Reasy, former New Enterprise resident, has been liberated from a German prison camp, according to a Red Cross telegram received by his parents. Pvt. John Robert Morgan, Martinsburg soldier who had been a prisoner of the Germans for some months, arrived home to East Allegheny Street on Friday morning. A jolly birthday surprise party was...
Herald of June 3, 2010 Peter Riley, a junior at Northern Bedford High School, won the gold at the PIAA Class AA Boys’ Tennis Singles Championship on Saturday, May 29, at Hershey. Lew Ewart will be enshrined into Bedford County’s Sports Hall of Fame. The Williamsburg High School Chapter of the National Honor Society welcomed 15 new members at a reception on Thursday, May 20, in the school auditorium. The Northern Bedford baseball team entered Wednesday’s District 5 Class A semifinal game one victory away from another shot at a district title...
BLOUGH – Roger D., 65, Philipsburg, formerly of Williamsburg BUCAR – Stephen J., 83, Williamsburg FRANKS III – Edgar Dewey, 54, South Attieboro, Mass., formerly of Roaring Spring FREE – Sarah Jane, 71, Ore Hill, rural Roaring Spring GLASS – Glenn “Bill,” 81, Roaring Spring MARTIN – Amos Z., 89, New Holland WALTER – Levi W., 81, Roaring Spring...
Roger D. Blough, 65, of Philipsburg, formerly of Williamsburg, passed away on Friday afternoon, May 29, 2020, at Hershey Medical Center. He was born on Jan. 29, 1955, in rural Williamsburg, son of the late Jack N. and Gertrude L. (Gorsuch) Blough. Surviving are his companion, Beverly Cowher of Philipsburg; a sister, Linda L. Whitaker of Williamsburg; two brothers: Larry L. of Myrtle Beach, S.C., and Timothy W. of rural Williamsburg; a brother-in-law, Kevin "Pud" Irvin of rural Williamsburg; and...
Stephen J. Bucar, 83, of Williamsburg, passed away on Sunday evening, May 31, 2020, at UPMC Altoona. He was born on Nov. 26, 1936, in Ganister, son of the late George S. and Annie R. (Mumich) Bucar. On Oct. 27, 1995, he married Virginia Lee (Deters) Marvich in Winchester, Va. Surviving are his beloved wife of 25 years; two stepdaughters: Laura J. Appleman of Williamsburg and Shari L. Hinish of Altoona; a stepson, Joseph S. (Tiffany) Marvich of Altoona; and five step-grandchildren. He was...
Edgar Dewey Franks III, 54, of South Attleboro, Mass., formerly of Roaring Spring, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 28, 2020, at HopeHealth Hospice Hulitar Center in Providence, R.I. He was born on March 17, 1966, in Uniontown the son of Edgar Dewey Franks Jr. and the late Frieda (Silver) Rodeheaver. He was the stepson of the late Caroline (Alexander) Franks. Edgar married Wendy D. Tardie on May 5, 2001. He is survived by his wife; his father of Roaring Spring; two sons: Jeffrey and Christopher; two sisters: Terri Lynn and Debbie Ann;...
Sarah Jane Free, 71, of Ore Hill, rural Roaring Spring, passed away on Saturday evening, May 30, 2020, at her residence, after a brief illness. She was born on Jan. 5, 1949, in East Freedom, the daughter of the late Orville R. and Ida E. (Sollenberger) Snowberger. On Oct. 16, 1965, she married George Calvin Free, who still resides at their home. Surviving are two children: daughter, Doreen Kay (husband, Doug) Easly of Martinsburg, together with grandchildren Wesley, Jordan, Kyle and Hannah;...
Glenn “Bill” Glass, 81, of Roaring Spring, passed away on Wednesday, May 27, 2020, at home. He was born on Sept. 15, 1938, in Henrietta, the son of the late Jesse and Anna (Quarry) Glass. He was married to Dorothy (Johnson) Geist Glass for 48 years. He is survived by his wife; four stepchildren: Clyde Geist of Roaring Spring, Cheryl Geist of East Freedom, Rodney Geist of Blue Knob and Gloria Barnhill of Florida; five step-grandchildren; six step-great-grandchildren; and one step-great-great-granddaughter. He was preceded in death by a ste...
Amos Z. Martin, 89, of New Holland, passed away on Saturday, May 30, 2020, at Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital, following a brief illness. His wife, Esther M. (Newswanger) Martin, survives. Born in East Earl Township, he was the son of the late Ivan S. and Magdalena Z, (Zimmerman) Martin. He was a retired farmer and a member of the Weaverland Mennonite Church, Groffdale Conference. In addition to his wife, Amos is survived by 11 children: Harold F. married to Etta (Gehman) Martin, Morgantown; Lois married to Titus Garman, Martinsburg; Floyd...
Levi E. Walter, 81, of Roaring Spring, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday morning, May 27, 2020, at UPMC Altoona, following an apparent stroke. He was born on Sept. 16, 1938, the son of the late Albert and Bessie Walter. Levi was twice married, first to Regina M. Burk of Claysburg; and he then married Inez M. Amick, who preceded him in death. He is survived by three children: Debby Edmundson of Hollidaysburg, Mary Housel of Altoona and Ray Walter of Claysburg; seven grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; four stepchildren: Cindy Amick of...
The Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities (DoBS) is warning investors of an anticipated surge in fraudulent investment schemes. “As is so often the case during times of emergency, scammers will be looking to profit from the misfortune of others by targeting investors and capitalizing on concerns related to the securities market,” said Acting Secretary Richard Vague. “The narrative of the investment scheme may change, but the underlying scam remains the same.” The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA), of whic...
With the coronavirus closing many things down, including age-level basketball at the Y, I find that I still have lots of things to do. So should most sportsmen. Enthusiastic trout fishermen have been on the water since April 7. The PFBC opened the season 11 days early to try to mitigate the crowded conditions that usually accompany the opening day. I have been on the water frequently since then with mixed results. I would say that the fly-fishing has ranged from fair to average most of the...
Central High School senior Braden Kitt recently announced that he plans to continue his athletic career at the collegiate level. He will attend Lock Haven University in the fall, and has been contacted by LHU's basketball coach who has offered him a spot on the university's basketball team. Braden, the son of William and Jessica Kitt of Roaring Spring, said he plans to major in education at LHU. "My father played football at LHU, so that definitely makes playing a sport here a lot more special...
Central High School of Martinsburg is noted for having a long history with softball. It all starts with the Spring Cove Youth League. From the tie die shirts to the crazy socks and pigtails where the girls start making memories and improving their skills in the game. After the summer leagues they move to junior high and then onto varsity softball. Some decide to branch out to travel ball teams while the others are content with just school ball. When we got the word that the 2020 season was not going to happen due to the coronavirus outbreak,...
Dear May, Thank-you for all the blessings you have given us in your days. We anticipated your warmth and your flowers which eventually came after you finally shook off the influence of cool, wet April. Before you got that accomplished, however, you blasted us with freezing temps and whirling snow in icy winds. We sought shelter in our homes from your onslaught but the evidence of your harmful rampage remains to this day in plant life. Like so many dead mice, the curled-up, dry maple leaves lie...
The American Red Cross has an urgent need for blood donations to prevent another blood shortage as hospitals resume surgical procedures and patient treatments that were temporarily paused earlier this spring in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Healthy individuals who are feeling well are asked to make an appointment to donate in the weeks and months ahead by downloading the free Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org, calling (1-800) RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or enabling the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo device. “In r...
Red Cross certified lifeguard trainer Jenelle Lockard gives instructions to the 2020 guards of Hershberger Memorial Pool in Martinsburg on Saturday May 30. The pool will open for the season today. Pool hours through Aug. 23 will be 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday though Sunday. The pool will be open through Labor Day Weekend. Today, June 4, the Park reopens after an 11 week closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic....
The Board of Supervisors of South Woodbury Township met on Monday, June 1, at the township building Jeffrey Wos from Keller Engineer was at the meeting to discuss the possibility of funding for a new bridge on Golden Rule Road. There is no funding available at this time and will not be next year. The suggestion was given to reapply for funding in the fall 2021. Otherwise, the township can do this themselves but will not get help with the funding. The supervisors agreed to discuss this further and decide which type of bridge they want, aluminum...
I cut the grass today. Maybe you did too. Perhaps you wish your health still would permit you to do so. Some people love to mow the lawn. When my dad was alive it was one of his favorite things to do – especially with a bush hog. There is something therapeutic about it. Others dread keeping up with the grass. A guy in my neighborhood has a robot cutting his. One thing is certain. Summer is upon us and the grass is growing. Most would agree they would rather cut grass than shovel or blow snow! I...
Scriptures to Read: Proverbs 3:5-6 Romans 8:28 Romans 8:38-39 Isaiah 12:1-5 Psalm 20:5-7 Psalm 37:3-7 Psalm 71:1-5 I write this on May 4. You will likely read it a month later. What will change? I have no idea but likely things will be better or worse. I don’t think anyone had advanced idea of the challenges our world would face so far this year. Certainly the news media has been overwhelmed with the epidemic. We had been hearing lots about world conflict in a host of forms. But when faced with the horror of the epidemic partisan differences w...
Thanks to a grant from the Blair County Health and Welfare Council, and because in-person classes were cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, Penn State Extension is offering several series of “Dining with Diabetes” live webinars without charge to 25 Blair County residents who want to learn how to better manage diabetes. Each series includes four consecutive weekly webinars with a follow-up webinar three months later. Currently there are three series scheduled to begin on the following dates: Tuesday, June 9, at 6 p.m., Thursday, June 11,...
Charles and Shirley Smith of Roaring Spring will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary today, June 4, 2020. Charles and the former Shirley Cornelius were married on June 4, 1955, at Memorial Church of the Brethren, Martinsburg. The couple have six children: Kathy (Roy) Creps, Lane Smith, Kevin (Lisa) Smith, Kelly Smith, Lon (Kathy) Smith and Lyle (Dawn) Smith. The Smith's have 14 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Charles retired as a supervisor at New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co....
Brooke Gochnour, daughter of Justin and Shelby Gochnour of New Enterprise, was crowned the 2020-21 Bedford County Dairy Princess on Saturday, May 23, at the Woodbury Area Community Center. The new Dairy Princess was crowned by Denae Hershberger, the 2019-20 Bedford County Dairy Princess and State Alternate Dairy Princess. Macy Walason, daughter of Jeff and Angie Walason of Imler, was named the Bedford County Dairy Princess Alternate for 2020-21. Savanna Hershberger, daughter of Ross and Yvonne...
Farmers to Families and the American Dairy Association Northeast will provide free milk beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 6, at Morrisons Cove Memorial Park in Martinsburg. The drive-up distribution will take place at the Johnson Memorial Pavilion at Memorial Park. Drivers are asked to enter at Walnut Street onto Dilling Alley and follow the signage. This program is funded by Farmers to Families Food Box program and organized through the American Dairy Association Northeast and local farmers....
With hospitals around the country reporting a recent drop in the number of stroke cases arriving in their emergency rooms, some health experts suspect that fear of COVID-19 may be causing people to avoid going to the hospital and calling 911 for non-COVID related medical emergencies, like stroke. "During this pandemic, emergency care professionals like myself are working to provide care for those who need it. So much of what we do is time sensitive. We are particularly aware of the 'Big Four,'...
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed a lot of aspects of daily life, including regular visits to the dentist. Now that some states are reopening, many dental practices are beginning to see patients for non-emergency appointments. To help protect patients and staff alike, the American Dental Association (ADA) has developed science-based guidance for dentists on extra steps they can take, in addition to the infection control procedures they've always followed. With this guidance in mind, here's what...
The infographic above highlights key data and demographics about distracted drivers in Pennsylvania over the last five years. Pennsylvania distracted driving citations decreased by 10 percent statewide from 2018 to 2019. Distracted driving citations in Pennsylvania can be issued for 1) using headphones while driving, 2) using a handheld mobile phone while driving a commercial vehicle or 3) texting while driving. Texting includes sending, reading or writing a text-based message. Source: PA C...
One of the community organizations hit hard by COVID-19 has been the Blair County Humane Society. With the cancellation of key fundraising events and the recent vandalism, the Humane Society has been operating on a tight budget, focusing what money it has on sustaining core needs. That meant that a segment of the animals, those with special needs, would have to go without. The organization is asking for the kind of help recently provided by Saleme Insurance of Altoona. Saleme Insurance...
The Southern Cove/Yellow Creek Ministerium is providing a virtual baccalaureate service for the seniors at Northern Bedford High School. The on-line service includes messages from five pastors of local churches. Since an in-person gathering of graduates cannot be held at the usual time of graduation, the ministers have placed messages online and are encouraging the graduates to tune in to their baccalaureate messages. Here are two different YouTube sites where the video messages can be found: https://youtu.be/f6wP9uMWX00 and...
The Frontier Patriots Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution will hold its quarterly meeting at noon Saturday, June 13,. at the Freedom Township Fire Hall, 139 Municipal St., East Freedom. Members are encouraged to attend the meeting. Attendees are asked to bring their own food and beverage. Also, social distancing will be observed....
Claysburg-Kimmel's Future Business Leaders of America chapter had three members place in the top 10 at the PA FBLA Virtual Awards of Excellence held on May 15. The Who's Who award recognizes member involvement, accomplishments and contributions in FBLA during the student's four years as a member. Students accumulate points for things such as attendance at local, state and national conferences, leadership positions, community service, competitive events, and outstanding contributions to FBLA....
The Pennsylvania State Police announced May 21 that Gov. Tom Wolf has granted an additional extension to license to carry firearms permits. Permits, which expired on March 19, 2020, or later, have now been extended to July 31, 2020. The previous extension was set to expire on May 30. The extension of license to carry permit expiration dates is necessary due to the closure of some county courthouses and sheriff's offices, as well as other ongoing COVID-19 mitigation efforts. In Pennsylvania, an individual 21 years old or older may apply for a...
The Blair County Genealogical Society has cancelled its June speaker. The library remains closed at this time. Check the BCGS Facebook page or website, www.bcgslibrary.com, for more information and updates regarding reopening....
According to a criminal complaint filed by the Roaring Spring Police, at approximately 8:16 p.m. on May 26, a maroon-colored Jeep Cherokee traveling south sped through a red light at the intersection of Woodbury Pike and Spang Street. The officer followed the Jeep into the Turkey Hill parking lot and observed a male passenger, later identified as Torrein R. Crutcher, 32, of Altoona, go into the store with a backpack on his shoulder. After learning that the registration was expired and the...
A citation for cruelty to animals was issued by Greenfield Township Police to Cynthia R. Ayers, 46, formerly of Left Hand Gap Road, Claysburg. Back in early May, a neighbor contacted Greenfield Township Police to report hearing meowing and scratching coming from an apartment that had been previously rented by Ayers. Chief Ron Sharkey and Officer Paul Guttshall, an officer from the Central Pennsylvania Humane Society, visited the apartment and found it vacated. Sharkey said that there was no food or water left for the two cats believed to have...
Penn State’s 2020 Ag Progress Days exposition, scheduled for Aug. 11-13, has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, organizers in the College of Agricultural Sciences announced. The decision was made to protect the health and safety of event exhibitors, attendees and staff and is consistent with the direction taken by other major Centre County events this summer, such as the Grange Fair, Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts and Central PA 4th Fest. It also complies with Gov. Tom Wolf's order that prohibits, until further n...
The Claysburg Area Community Days event scheduled for August has been cancelled. The committee has been watching the reports from Harrisburg and anticipating the opening of the state to allow for festivals and large-group events. The Claysburg Area Community Days has long been an opportunity for the community to gather at the end of summer, visit with friends, relax and enjoy food, games, and crafts provided by area vendors. Committee members said this year there are too many unknowns and restrictions that would prevent a worry-free, healthy,...
The Board of Directors of the Claysburg Farm Show has cancelled the show for this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This would have been the 90th annual Farm Show. The different departments include flowers, vegetables, needlework, arts and crafts, baked goods, canned good, antiques and group exhibits. Every year, residents of Pennsylvania exhibit the best of their farm products. Winners of special baking contests are able to enter their cakes, pie or cookies in the State Fair in January. Normally, exhibits must to be made within the past...
