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When W. Gene Henry passed away last February, he left behind a deep imprint on the Martinsburg community through his many philanthropic endeavors. From the borough building to the ambulance building, Fairview Cemetery and wide-open corners that made traveling safer, just about anywhere you go in Martinsburg has been touched by Henry's generosity. To honor the man former Martinsburg Borough Manager Randy Stotlz called "Mr. Martinsburg," a committee made up of Mayor Richard Brantner, Councilman...
The Pennsylvania Humanities Council (PHC) announced it is now accepting applications statewide for $1.2 million in pandemic recovery grants for organizations with a humanities-based mission and organizations conducting humanities programming. Called PA SHARP (Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan), the initiative provides up to $20,000 in flexible funding to strengthen and grow the humanities in Pennsylvania. “Throughout the on-going pandemic, the humanities took the lead in inspiring learning and keeping us connected, r...
Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor reminded school districts facing a shortage of bus drivers not to cut corners regarding driver background checks required by state law. “Bus driver background checks help to keep Pennsylvania’s children safe,” DeFoor said. “School districts must make sure that every driver, regardless of whether the driver works for a contractor, has secured all required background clearances.” DeFoor noted that his audit team checks to make sure driver background checks are valid and current when auditing school districts...
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced that applications will be accepted to fund new transportation improvement projects under the Multimodal Transportation Fund (MTF) through Nov. 5, 2021. “The Multimodal Transportation Fund continues to enhance connectivity across our state,” said PennDOT Secretary Yassmin Gramian. “Projects are selected based on regional economic conditions, technical and financial feasibility, safety benefits, energy efficiency, operational sustainability and job creation.” Eligible applica...
A tree dedication ceremony celebrating the 175th Anniversary of Blair County was held by the Blair County Historical Society at Baker Mansion Sunday, Sept. 12, at 2 p.m. Blair County Commissioner Laura Burke, chair of the county anniversary committee, along with county commissioners Bruce Erb and Amy Webster, participated. The cherry tree, donated by Janet and Robert F. Pennington, is one of many Pennsylvania native trees planted by Elias Baker in the mid-19th century. This is part of an effort...
Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam signed an order to ensure that vaccine providers are prepared to start COVID-19 booster shots as soon as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issues the necessary federal guidance. “Pennsylvania is well prepared to start providing vaccine booster shots just as soon as the CDC provides the approval and guidelines on who can get it,” Beam said during a news conference at the Hershey Pharmacy. “Vaccine providers — especially pharmacies — have already done a tremendous job administe...
The Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) has approved low-interest loans to three businesses, located in Bedford, Bucks, and Westmoreland counties, to help them improve their operations, better serve their customers, and create and retain new jobs. “PIDA funding provides valuable assistance to support growing businesses with the varying costs associated with improving capabilities and efficiencies so they can continue to meet the demand of their consumers and grow even further,” said Gov. Wolf. “Providing affordable resou...
In time for squirrel season, Pennsylvania hunters now may carry digital versions of their licenses, in place of paper licenses. Unlike Pennsylvania’s former hunting and furtaker licensing system, the new system, HuntFishPA, is equipped to issue digital licenses. The Pennsylvania Game Commission earlier this year authorized hunters and trappers to carry digital licenses and permits, though paper harvest tags still must be carried and used in any season where harvests must be tagged. Hunters and trappers who already have purchased their 2...
WISE Women of Blair County is providing a new funding opportunity, entitled Empowering Women & Eliminating Racism: Grant Application. WISE Women of Blair County, through the Central Pennsylvania Community Foundation, has established this opportunity to support efforts to empower women and eliminate racism through collaboration, service and education techniques. Funding opportunities could include workshops and educational events, training sessions and direct service projects targeted toward empowering women and eliminating racism. Theses funds...
Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding announced last week that the next Pennsylvania Farm Show will be held Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022, through Saturday Jan. 15, 2022. This year’s Farm Show, unlike last year’s virtual event, will be held in person at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg. “After cultivating virtually in 2021, it’s only natural that we ‘Harvest More’ in 2022 as we join together in Harrisburg once again, we’ll showcase a harvested bounty of innovative projects, sustainable practices, empowered agric...
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Justin Maxson announced that USDA is seeking public comment on a direct final rule to help expand access to capital to deploy broadband infrastructure in rural areas. The changes apply to USDA’s Telecommunications Infrastructure Loans and Loan Guarantees program and are in accordance with the provisions of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (the Farm Bill). The Telecommunications Infrastructure Loans and Loan Guarantees program provides investment capital t...
Between a full-time job, writing weekly articles for the Herald, taking college classes and assisting the volleyball team, my nights are busy, and with a sister who isn’t the next Emeril Lagasse, it falls on me to cook dinner. Instead of eating out or take-out food (Julie’s specialty), I have tried to tackle some new crock-pot meals that are not only quick and easy, but taste good, too. I decided to share one of our new favorites with you this week. Slow Cooked Lasagna Soup Ingredients: 1 package Italian sausage, browned 1 large onion, cho...
Fall Craft Show Extravaganza Over 40 vendors will be at the Farm Show Grounds on Saturday, Sept. 25, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Williamsburg. Antiques, primitives, arts & crafts, and other vendors will be outside. There will also be the Blair County Antique Auto Club’s Cruise-In. Cash Party The Williamsburg Area Volunteer Fire Company will be hosting their annual Cash Party on Saturday, Oct. 16, beginning at 6 p.m. Those interested in tickets, please contact the borough office....
Williamsburg Municipal Authority member Daryl Cole told the authority during last Tuesday’s (Sept. 14) meeting that after meeting with a food inspector about the CMA Church’s ongoing water issues, the church may not need public water, and the inspector was unsure why DEP was involved. Cole said he would pass the message along to Williamsburg CMA Church Board. Stan Grove made a motion to approve the minutes of the August meeting with David Myers seconding, the motion passed. Harry Mullins made the motion to accept the treasurer’s report as pr...
"We just love our community," Williamsburg Dollar General Store Training Manager Rebecca Detwiler said after being recognized alongside Lead Sales Associate Emily Detwiler for "DG Kindness." DG Kindness is a campaign from Dollar General that highlights employees who lead with compassion and kindness. With a combined 28 years at the Dollar General, the duo decided to help out their community by collecting school supplies for the Williamsburg Community School District to ensure that all students...
The American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Central PA will be held Oct. 10, 2021, at Peoples Natural Gas Field in Altoona to unite communities, honor those touched by the disease and raise awareness and funds for a world without breast cancer. Making Strides Against Breast Cancer is the largest network of breast cancer awareness events in the nation, with more than 1 million passionate participants supporting the noncompetitive three-to-five-mile walks each year. Registration for this event begins at 12:30 p.m. and the...
A cemetery walk through the graveyard in downtown Loysburg will be held Sunday, Oct. 3, beginning at 2 p.m. In case of inclement weather, the walk will be held the following Sunday at the same time. Anyone who is interested is invited to attend. Persons may bring a stool or light-weight lawn chair with them if they feel they may need to sit down at some of the grave sites with longer histories to be presented. The walk will be led by David Snyder, who led a similar walk 10 years ago and who has been asked to do it again. He is a member of the...
My Dad used to say there is a right way and a wrong way and there is his way. I think he thought his way was the best! In life there are two basic ways of doing things – the right way and the wrong way. That is a generalization; but we can agree that we face many choices in how to think and act in either good ways or bad. We know that results will come based on our choices. Most people can probably think of many examples in life when they did good or bad and they know what the results of their a...
Here stands my seventeen-year-old-hero in chains, wearing only underwear. His outerwear was taken by his brothers to deceive his father into believing he is dead. He is in chains because he is sold into slavery. He is bought by the captain of Pharaoh's body guard. This man is certainly a strict disciplinarian. He will brook no insubordination, mistakes, or inefficiency. Things could not be much worse. There is one bright hope: Joseph has not been forsaken by his God. He is in a strange land,...
The Southern Cove Power Reunion's Annual Show took place on Sept. 17, 18 and 19 at 145 West Cave Road, New Enterprise. The show featured many winners: • Winner of the 2004 Ford Tractor was Scott Ayers • Winner of the Peddle Tractor was Mary Tears • Winner of $75 was Don Chriswell • Winner of $50 was Doug Minor • Winner of $25 was J Garman • Winner of the Case toy tractor was John Garman There were 71 raffle baskets collected by Melanie Clapper, which brought $4,655 dollars. Shirts and swe...
One of the most highly respected families of Salemville, a tiny community in the southwestern corner of Morrisons Cove in Bedford County, is the Lyons family. Salemville was sometimes called “Seven Day Corner” because of early residents coming from the Snow Hill community in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, who observed Saturday as the seventh day for worship. There are several articles and stories written about Benjamin Lyons; the first of his family to come to this area. The most credible record is from Waterman’s 1884 History of Bedfo...
In recognition of Constitution Day on Friday, Sept. 17, the Pennsylvania Courts released an infographic highlighting fundamental information about both the federal and state constitutions. The infographic is intended for use as an educational resource, providing a high-level comparison of the origins and purposes of both documents. A high-resolution file of the graphic is available for download at www.pacourts.us under Media Resources....
Members of the Wolf administration gathered at the YWCA Greater Harrisburg to raise awareness about veteran suicide, a health crisis taking the lives of about 20 veterans a day nationwide. The event was held in recognition of September being National Suicide Prevention Month. “Our veterans deserve our gratitude and our support for their service to our country,” Governor Tom Wolf said. “It’s important to show our thanks by providing critical resources to our at-risk veterans. My administration is committed to supporting our veterans in a varie...
If something can be routine and record-breaking at the same time, Pennsylvania’s archery deer season is it. It’s routine in its consistency. Pennsylvania held its first statewide archery season in 1951; this year’s hunt is the 71st in a row since. It stretches across seven weeks, includes a Sunday and gives hunters the chance to be afield during the peak of the whitetail rut. The 2021-22 statewide archery season runs from Oct. 2 to Nov. 13, continues on Sunday, Nov. 14, then goes Nov. 15 to 19. It comes back in on Dec. 27 and goes throu...
9-17-2021 @ Park Hills CC Central (203) (Record 8-1-1) Brumbaugh-37 Baum-38 J.Snowberger-42 G.Snowberger-43 Z.Oakes-43 Bishop Guilfoyle (219) (overall Record 12-6)(7-2 league) Rice-39 Querry-42 Helsley-45 Doernte-46 Partner-Gore-47 Jerry Brumbaugh was the medalist with a 38, on a beautiful Friday afternoon in Altoona. 9-15-21 Sunnehanna CC Central - 222 (Record 6-1-1) Baum-43 T. Oakes-43 Brumbaugh-44 J. Snowberger-45 Z. Oakes-47 Bishop McCort - 223 (Record 6-3) Cascino-37(Medalist) Karalfa-44 Esch-44 Smith-47 Yost-51 Penn Cambria - 225...
9-21-2021 Central 2 1 3 Penn Cambria 0 1 1 1st half: C- Ben Theys (Jon Imler) 9:33; C- Drew Laufle (Zach Gahagan) 19:09 2nd half: C- Jon Imler (Ben Theys) 49:16; PC- Brandt Patterson (Penalty Kick) 79:55 Ben Brumbaugh made 7 saves in the win Records: Central 3-3-0 Penn Cambria 1-4-0 9-16-2021 Central 2 4 6 Johnstown 0 0 0 1st half : C- Zach Gahagan (unassisted) 16:10; C- own goal 17:27 2nd half : C- Ben Theys (Zach Gahagan) 40:20; C- Zach Gahagan (Ben Theys) 51:55; C- Zach Gahagan (Jaden Myers) 53:49; C- Jon Imler ( Zach Gahagan) 57:20 Ben...
9-16-2021 Site: Everett Girls Everett 0 Northern Bedford 6 Northern Bedford 3-0 1st half Northern Bedford 3-0 2nd half First half. Abby Kline NB 7:19(assist Hailey Douglas), Reaghan Grimes NB 3:47 ( assist Abby Kline), Emily Heck NB 2:36 Second half: Emily Heck NB 17:24 ( assist Reaghan Grimes), Abby Kline NB 15:33( assist Emily Heck), Abby Kline NB 10:24( assist Ashley Kichman), Records: Curwensville Northern Bedford 4-0-1 Northern Bedford had its 4th shutout in a row. Abbie Kline had a hat trick. Goalie Evie Long stopped two penalty shots....
9-20-2021 VARSITY FINAL SCORES: Central Cambria def. Central 25-15, 25-19, 25-11. SITE: Central Cambria High School SERVICE POINTS Central: H Mingle 10, Claar 7 Central Cambria: #6 19, #10 9. Records: Central (1-3); Chestnut Ridge (1-1). JV: Central Cambria, 25-19, 25-19. NOTEWORTHY: Kaitlyn Weitzel had 11 assists, 7 digs and 3 blocks. Faith Brumbaughhad 5 blocks. Addie Smith had 5 Kills. Alex Klotz had 5 kills and 6 digs. Maya Hazenstab had 14 good serve Receptions. Haylie Mingle had 18 good serve Receptions, 11 good digs, 3 aces and 10...
Saint Vincent College graduate student Cam Norris has been named to the D3Football.com Team of the Week following his impressive performance in the Bearcats’ season-opening win at Bluffton on Saturday, Sept. 11. Norris is a Roaring Spring native and Central graduate. The Team of the Week is D3football.com’s weekly honor roll, recognizing the top performance at each position from the previous week. Norris, a linebacker, totaled five solo tackles, including 4.0 for loss and 2.0 solo sacks, one of which forced a fumble. His performance helped the...
When I was growing up, sportsmen were blessed with three fine national fishing and hunting magazines. Sadly, they are no longer published. "Sports Afield," the one with the lowest circulation of the "big three," often offered articles about outdoor destinations. It was the first of the three to "go down the tubes." The other two, "Outdoor Life" and "Field and Stream," survived for a hundred years. "Outdoor Life" featured a number of fine writers when I was young, including hunting legend Jack...
The Claysburg-Kimmel Bulldogs evened their record to 2-and-2 with a 22-14 road win over the Tussey Mountain Titans on Friday, Sept. 17. Claysburg will host the 1-3 Rockets from Southern Huntingdon this Friday, Sept. 24. Editor’s note: No statistical information on the game was available by press time....
The Central Dragons remain undefeated after dominating the Central Cambria Red Devils 49-13 on Friday, Sept. 17. Junior QB Jeff Hoenstine completed 8 of 13 for 208 yards and 4 touchdowns. Senior Parker Gregg pulled down two of those scores, leading the team's receivers with 100 yards. He also was top rusher with 95 yards on the ground and led the defense with 7 tackles. Seniors Devon Boyles and Ethan Eicher both caught a touchdown pass, while junior Kade Rhule and sophomore Hunter Smith scored...
The undefeated Windber Ramblers are as good as advertised. The States #6 ranked AA team dismantled the Panthers early with a first quarter barrage of 3 TD's to win, going away, 56-7. "This completes a very tough 4 game stretch for us," said Coach Garry Black. "We are better than our record shows and I still believe in our kids, we are inexperienced and will improve and if we can stay healthy crawl back to or above the .500 mark." The highlight for the Panthers was a late third quarter drive...
Both Central and Northern Bedford attended the 20th annual Saint Francis University Invitational Volleyball Tournament on Saturday, Sept. 18....
The Blair County Sheriff’s Office has announced the implementation of a prescription drop off location for unused/unwanted medications. The secured drop container is located in the breezeway at the front of the Blair County Courthouse. How to prepare items for disposal: • All prescribed medications to be disposed of should be contained inside their original bottle or placed inside a small sealed container (i.e. plastic bottle) or resealable storage bag • Personal information should be removed or marked out with a permanent marker Items that DEA...
Irvin Brubaker's 101st birthday celebration was held at Frankstown Township Memorial Park on Saturday, Sept.18. Brubaker, of West Loop, is the youngest of thirteen children and is the last surviving member of his family....
Shown are the five generations of Claar women (from left): Janet Claar of Queen (great-great grandmother); Carla Claar of Claysburg (great grandmother); Samantha Kreider of Roaring Spring (mother) holding Nora Russell Kreider; and Angie Claar of Claysburg (grandmother)....
The Herald's dedicated editor couldn't part from her Herald for a whole week. Anna Baughman (center, holding Herald) brought a copy of the Herald on her vacation to Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina....
The Cove Community Theater presented "Murder at the Theater," an interactive murder mystery, on Sept. 18 and 19. The theater is located at 5768 Churchview Road, Loysburg. Pre-show entertainment was done by members of the Community Theater Show Choir. Salad and beverages were served, and the first act began. The audience was introduced to the murder and suspects, the crime scene was shown to all and possible murder weapons were revealed as the audience searched to find the evidence. The audience...
Taylor Township has confirmed that a Pizza Hut Restaurant will be going into the Giant Eagle Plaza. A Facebook post earlier this month by Bennett Williams Commercial Real Estate of York, Pa, announced that 1,200 square feet of space had been leased for the purpose of opening a Pizza Hut. The owner of the franchise hasn’t been identified and has not yet contacted the township about the necessary permits needed to open the restaurant. The addition of Pizza Hut adds to the growing number of eateries coming into the area. Last month it was c...
Herald of Sept. 22, 2011 The Martinsburg Volunteer Fire Co. earned first place for the Central District’s Volunteer Firemen’s Association’s 2011 Fire Prevention Award. It was Martinsburg’s first time receiving the award. The Spring Cove School District board of directors is holding two public meetings to discuss realigning classes at its two elementary schools Northern Bedford Elementary School earned the distinction of being named a 2011 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education. The title indicates an outstan...
Herald of Sept. 19, 1996 Dr. James W. Scott of Martinsburg RR was given a new five-year contract to continue as superintendent of the Spring Cove Schools. Dr. Scott was starting his fifth year under his first contract. The Morrisons Cove Home Auxiliary celebrated the grand opening of its Café Gift Shop. Barbra Yocum was the shop manager and Doris Swope was the café supervisor. Shirley Schultz was installed as president of the Iron Masters Ladies Golf Association. Brenda Marriner was vice president and Janet Ayers secretary-treasurer. Carl M...
Herald of Sept. 23, 1971 A group of Spring Cove teachers protested a salary freeze instituted by the school board. The board cited an order by the Presidential Cost of Living Council, and there was some discussion over the specifics of the order. The board promised to seek more information before reaching an official decision. Dr. Marion Morelli was unanimously elected president of the re-organized Williamsburg Borough Council, and Charles Kelly was named vice president. Evelyn Anderson of East Freedom suffered a broken ankle when she...
Herald of Sept. 26, 1946 An air race, topped off with stunt fliers, drew the greatest crowd ever assembled at the Blair County Airport on Sept. 22. Local fliers Charles Ake Jr., Hubert Hershberger and Paul Metzler placed first, second and third in the 85-hp air race. The meat shortage was affecting the sense of honesty in some Cove people because Mahlon Wineland was aroused by the barking of his dogs to discover that six of his nicest young chickens were gone. Ray Baumgartner, Martinsburg RD 1 farmer, reported one of the best crop yields of...
Herald of Sept. 23, 1921 A 390-by-60 foot flat-type barn on the Fanny Gage farm near Martinsburg was completely destroyed in a fire that started from a lighted lantern hanging from the rafters in the hay loft. Working in nearby pig pens, occupant Berlyn Cornelius returned to find the barn engulfed. Horses and cows were saved, but harness, machinery and the season’s crops were lost. Martinsburg had daylight electric service connected up by the Raystown Light & Power Co. High school was closed at New Enterprise because of the illness of Prof. R...
Herald of Sept. 24, 1896 The private banking house of Gardner, Morrow & Co. in Hollidaysburg, in business since 1850, closed its doors “owing to the general depression in business.” It pledged to repay depositors dollar for dollar when possible. Annie, five-year-old daughter of D.T. Snowberger, died at her Martinsburg home from attack of diptheric croup. Someone entered the bedroom of Emanuel Feight while he, his wife and children slept, and loaded up his pants and vest and carried them out of the building. There he took about $10 in money and...
To the Editor: Here we are in the stage of our lives where we have many more years behind us than ahead of us. We served our country and we were continuously and gainfully employed until our retirements. Now we have family and grandchildren we wish to enjoy and support as an integral part of our current life stage, but there are those who selfishly, willfully, intentionally impede our efforts. Particularly at our grandchildren’s indoor events—sporting and otherwise—the majority of local attendees are maskless (and perhaps unvaccinated) putting...
To the Editor: Last week’s Herald obituary for Anna Lee (Over) Martin brought back some fond memories. She and I were schoolmates at Morrison Cove High School, she in the class of 1951 and me a year later. Anna Lee was a participant in every extra curricular activity the school had to offer: cheerleading, orchestra, science club, softball, class play etc. She also had one other unique distinction--she drove a car to school every day. Anna Lee lived in the school district served by Woodbury High School, which did not offer the foreign l...
To the Editor: All week leading up to Sept. 11, I felt compelled to visit the Flight 93 memorial, so I drove there that Saturday. As I approached the area around 10 a.m. from the east on Route 30, there were vehicles and groups of motorcycles already lining the shoulder of the road. As I drove to the entrance, I saw that the memorial was closed to the public until noon, so I considered leaving. I turned to head back towards Bedford, but happened upon a little pull-off. I explored it and discovered an amazing view of the Tower. I decided to get...
To the Editor: Ronald D. Creps, originally from Martinsburg, will be among 33 Pa. veterans to be inducted into the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund In Memory Program at a special ceremony on Oct. 16 in Washington, D.C. This program honors Vietnam veterans whose lives were cut short as a result of their service after they returned home from Vietnam. A total of 362 veterans will be honored this year. This program, located in Arlington, Va., was created in 1993 and has since honored over 5,000 vetera...
