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Emjay Mock, 3, of Roaring Spring likes what she sees on the field as she watched the Central Dragons play against Bishop Guilfoyle Friday. Her...
WISE Women of Blair County is pleased to announce that they are seeking applications for scholarship assistance. One or more scholarships will be awarded up to a total of $10,000. Deadline for applications is no later than 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. These completed applications must be received by mail to WISE Women at our address of P. O. Box 134, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648 or by email to info@wisewomenofblaircounty.org. Scholarships will be available to Blair County resident females 21 years of age or older who have overcome adversity or...
Roll the windows down, enjoy the scenery and breathe in the fresh air. The Pennsylvania Game Commission’s driving tours through state game lands are just up the road. Eight tours are scheduled throughout the state in 2023, the first of which will be held Sunday, Oct. 1. Other tours will be held on Sunday, Oct. 8, and Sunday, Oct. 15. The tours provide a good example of the opportunities available on game lands statewide, while showcasing how habitat work being done on these tracts benefit wildlife. All tours are free, held rain or shine and o...
During National Preparedness Month in September, the American Red Cross of Greater Pennsylvania urges everyone to prepare for worsening extreme weather affecting Pennsylvania, which has experienced flooding and extreme heat this year. Severe weather like this is part of a worsening national trend in which the American Red Cross has responded to nearly twice as many large disasters across the country as it did a decade ago. As rapidly intensifying, weather-related events pose serious challenges to its humanitarian work and the people it serves,...
The Hollidaysburg Area School District Board of Directors unanimously approved a contract with the Pa. School Board Association (PSBA) to begin a search to replace departing district Superintendent Dr. Robert Gildea. The PSBA will provide the district professional consultation and clerical services to assist in the selection of a new superintendent of schools. Gildea, who has been with the district for 23 years, serving as Hollidaysburg School District Superintendent for the past 10 years, is the new superintendent at Lower Dauphin School...
Stormwater updates on grant money for the storm sewer project, the hiring of a part time safety clerk for the police department, and submitting a grant on behalf of Phoenix Fire Co. for a new engine dominated discussion in a packed meeting room at the September Hollidaysburg Borough Council Meeting. The Phoenix Volunteer Fire Department requested that the Borough submit a grant application for a Local Share Account Grant on behalf of the fire department for the purpose of purchasing a new fire engine. Council President Joe Pompa suggested...
The Marketing and Program & Development committees of the Hollidaysburg Area Community Partnership (HACP) have been extremely active in the borough in the past month. The planned member mixer gathering involved a major effort for those involved. Postcards were mailed out to all current HACP members. Cards were also placed at Boro Coffee. Over 20 businesses attended the mixer on Sept. 21 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Boro Coffee. Attendees were all encouraged to head to the Downtown Live event after the mixer. A $25 gift card was given to Boro Coffee....
The new interactive kaleidoscope at the Discovery Garden in Hollidaysburg, was officially dedicated to the community at a ceremony on Thursday, Sept. 14. Numerous civic leaders, volunteers, and garden enthusiasts took part in the festivities, as live music, refreshments, and door prizes greeted all in attendance. The fete took place during the garden's anniversary week, marking 23 years since one parcel of the Legion Park property transformed into the Discovery Garden. The Blair County Chamber...
“This was the easy way to go,” Blair County Planning Commission’s Dave McFarland told Catharine Township Supervisors during the meeting Thursday evening, Sept. 21, in regard to getting funding for the Ganister Sewer project. McFarland is referring to the CDBG (Community Development Block Grant) funding. In previous years, surveys garnered a 49 percent low-income result, with only two homes needing to complete surveys and supervisors were hopeful to get the 51 percent to qualify for CDBG funds. However, this wasn’t the case. A new round of surv...
Fall is here and there’s nothing I love more. From the leaves changing to my favorite sport — football — making its long-awaited comeback, to the pumpkins, caramel and of course, apples. For as long as I can remember, we make this special and super-easy apple crisp in our family, and I’d like to share that recipe. Ingredients: Crumble Topping 2/3 cup old fashioned oats 1/2 cup flour 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1/2 cup of salted butter, cubed Apple Filling: 3-4 large Granny Smith apples, peeled and thinly sliced...
Superintendent Lisa Murgas told the Williamsburg Community School Board during last Tuesday evening’s meeting that she is looking into cutting buses going to the Altoona Career and Technology Center. Murgas said the numbers for the Vo-Tech are down this year from almost 70 students to almost 50. “We are looking to see if we need that second bus,” Murgas said. Currently, the school district sends two buses daily to Altoona, if they would cut it to just one, it would save the district $37,000 which according to Murgas, “is a significant amount...
Mary Belle's Baked Goods made up of Donna McCall, Alice Strum and Sue Miller and their families get together yearly for their annual sugared donut sale. This year's sale was this past Saturday, Sept. 23. The profits go to two charities that are close to the family - the Make-A-Wish Foundation and CPAC (Central PA Autism Community). The family also likes to make the donuts at the Church of the Brethren where most of the family grew up helping to make the donuts....
Mennonite Central Committee is a worldwide ministry of Anabaptist churches that shares God's love and compassion for all by responding to basic human needs and working for peace and justice. Martinsburg Mennonite has filled school bags for children for many years. This was successful due to the sewing skills and dedication of Arlene Delp. Delp is a member of this church and has made thousands of school bags over the years. This year far succeeded the number of bags usually made. The church...
Rockingham Male Chorus of Bridgewater, Va., will perform in sacred concert at New Enterprise Church of the Brethren on Sunday, Oct. 1, at 10:30 a.m. All are welcome to attend. A free will offering will be accepted. The church is located at 3729 Brumbaugh Rd., New Enterprise, Pa., 16664....
The subject of fasting came up in study recently. I thought I might utilize the subject in a "Thought." It is not discussed very much and so it may be an unfamiliar subject for many of us. First of all, fasting is not a means for dietary control. i.e. It is not "I need to lose a few pounds, so I will fast." Certainly this can work, and there is nothing wrong with doing it. But this is not the reason or purpose for fasting. Fasting is closely connected to prayer. So, we can determine there is a s...
I often feel that those of us who have gone to church for most of our lives have an advantage when it comes to reading scripture. We bring to that reading hidden knowledge, a sense of what is to come, and many experiences. But what about people who are hearing the gospel for the first time? What about those people who were on the outside of the crowds that Jesus attracted? The stories Jesus told must have sounded odd at times. For Christians, Christ’s life, death, and resurrection are the enormous power that exerts our imagination and drives u...
Most were little boys, 14 or 15 years old, frightened for their families and homes. They were frightened for their own lives. Yet they crept about Blair and Bedford counties, loaded gun in hand and stomachs growling for lack of food. The country these kids were determined to defend and save could not or would not deal with the basic needs of the unpaid northern soldiers of Pennsylvania. To stay alive and able to do battle, they had to resort to measures they detested, actions that left them with a scarred reputation they carry to this day and...
Elizabeth Haffling, a senior hotel, restaurant, tourism, and event planning major from Martinsburg, has been awarded the prestigious Statler Foundation's Scholarship of Excellence. She is the third IUP student chosen for this competitive scholarship. The scholarship is awarded based on academic excellence, character, and commitment to the industry. Each scholarship is worth up to $25,000 for the academic year to be used for tuition, fees, and books. The Statler Foundation was created from the...
The Horseshoe Cloggers of Newry have been dancing together since the early 1980s, offering lessons and doing performances all across central Pennsylvania. How can you become a Horseshoe Clogger? The group hosted try-it-night on Monday, Sept. 25, at the Newry Lions Club starting at 7 p.m. Clogging is a more modern dance style and dances to many different genres of music, including bluegrass, country, patriotic, Irish, and more. They make their noise from a special kind of shoe that has double taps that move back and forth to make an extra type...
Bedford County Historical Society Quilt Show & Sale Registration will take place on Friday, Sept. 29, 1 to 4 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 30, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Bedford County Historical Society, 6441 Lincoln Hwy, Bedford, PA, 2nd Floor. Parking and entrance are in the rear. As announced in January, for 2023, the theme of this year’s quilting challenge was “My Favorite Song....
The Pennsylvania Courts have announced the establishment of a Regional Veterans Treatment Court which will serve eight central Pennsylvania counties. The Court is anticipated to begin proceedings in early 2024. Currently, Blair, Clinton, Centre and Mifflin counties host treatment courts within their judicial districts – and among them, only Clinton County has an existing veterans court program. The new Regional Veterans Court initiative aims to extend this crucial support to previously underserved areas. The inclusion of Huntingdon, Perry, J...
BOYS The NBC boys soccer team played a hard fought game on Thursday, Sept 21, 2023, inside Panther Community Stadium where the Panthers hosted the Southern Fulton Indians in a triple header evening. Both schools would face off that night with the junior high teams facing off first, followed by the varsity boys teams competing and closing the evening with the varsity girls game. The NBC junior high soccer team would open the evening under a warm breeze inside the main stadium at NBC. The young...
Saturday (Sept. 30) is the big day for crossbow and bow hunters, the day they have been dreaming about all summer. It is the opening day of the archery deer season. Bowhunters have been practicing with their equipment for months so that they can make competent, humane shots on deer. Members of the crossbow community have sighted in their crossbows, making sure their sighting systems are in working order and that their equipment is properly tuned. Many of these archers have erected stands in locations where they believe deer will be traveling....
The Lady Dragon Soccer team faced two opponents throughout the week: the Bald Eagle Area Lady Eagles and the Clearfield Lady Bison. In one overtime match, the Dragon pulled out a 3-2 victory over the Eagles, while falling with a score of 3-0 to the Bison. Against the Lady Eagles, Bethanie Kensinger scored an unassisted goal early in the first half. After the Eagles scored two in the second half, with minutes left in the game, Kira Trexler crossed from deep in the corner in order to provide Lakkyn Dibert with a header goal to tie the game. In...
It's football season and for the young gridiron players in grades first through sixth, the excitement and exhilaration is no different than the boys that play under the lights on Friday nights. This past weekend kicked off the youth football league between seven area teams. The league made up of teams from Bedford, Berlin, Claysburg, Everett, Northern Bedford, Spring Cove, and Tussey Mountain features progressive levels of play. Flag football is offered for players in first and second grades. In...
It might be hard to top beating one of the top 10 teams in the state in a higher classification, but don’t try to tell anyone associated with the Northern Bedford football team that it’s back to business as usual on Friday night. This is Tussey Mountain week. “Anytime we play Tussey it’s a big atmosphere,” Black Panther senior guard-defensive tackle Brock Beach said. The renewal of Northern Bedford’s most-played rivalry kicks off at 7 p.m. when the Panthers put their undefeated record on the line in Inter-County Conference South Division pl...
In a two-match week, the Lady Dragon Volleyball team faced both the Bishop Carroll Lady Huskies and the North Star Lady Cougars. Sadly, both hard-fought matches ended in 3-1 losses for the Dragons. Against the Huskies, despite a 25-18 victory in the first set, the Dragons fell to the Huskies in the final three sets with scores of 25-10, 25-14 and 25-22. Kaitlyn Weitzel had 10 kills, nine assists, two aces and 16 good digs, meeting a career achievement of 1,000 assists. Makenna Kocsis had 10...
In a matchup between two incredible football teams of the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference, the Central Scarlet Dragons edged out a 10-7 victory over the Bishop Guilfoyle Marauders. Both teams' defensive efforts were incredible, allowing only a single touchdown to their opponent. In the first quarter, Central's Lukas Black recovered a fumble to lead to a one yard run by Hunter Smith for an early 7-0 lead for the Dragons. As the rest of the first half remained scoreless, a blocked punt for...
The Blair County Chamber of Commerce Farm-City Committee is gearing-up for its annual “Down on the Farm” event to be held Wednesday, Oct. 11 from 5 to 7 p.m. The host will be Piney Creek Greenhouse located at 334 Sportsman Road, Suite 1, Martinsburg. “Down on the Farm” is a great event for the entire family where you can enjoy an all-you-can-eat farm-to-table buffet. There will be interests for all ages including scenic pathways, demonstrations, and activities for the kids. The store will be open as well. Admission is $10 per person. Childre...
Resource Ranger at Canoe Creek State Park James Effinger spoke recently during the history hour at The Hollidaysburg Area Library. Effinger focused on the park's ability to supply different enjoyment for different people. Different groups are coming that didn't come before. After a spike during COVID, the park saw less people, but they are now seeing more people than ever using the park for different things. For example, disc golf is extremely popular. There isn't a day at the park, where...
Former Pittsburgh Steeler Rocky Bleier spoke at the season opener of the United We Can Luncheon on Sept. 21 at The Casino at Lakemont. Bleier's message to the almost-capacity crowd was no matter what obstacles that you may face in your life, don't give up. Instead, find a solution and overcome. Bleier emphasized that it is easy to quit at times, but you never know when that turnaround point is going to be. Bleier said that he thinks that the biggest takeaway received should be to not giving up....
Rotary Student of the Month SEPTEMBER Hunter Smith Parents: Monte and Kim Smith School Activities: Football, Basketball, Baseball, FFA Hobbies/Interests: Playing sports, lifting, and hanging out with friends Honors/Awards Received: NHS, Hispanic Honor Society, High honor roll, All-state LB & FB, PIAA 3A Baseball State Champion, 5x D6 Champion Favorite Quote: "Everything happens for a reason." Unknown Future Plans: Play a sport in college, graduate, and figure out life....
Woodbury Borough Council met on Tuesday, Sept. 5, at the Woodbury Community Center at 7 p.m. All members of council were present. Shawn Claycomb called the meeting to order and led the group by reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. Minutes from August were reviewed and approved as read. The treasurer report was given by Barb Wilt and approved as read. Total balance is $178,166.74. SCJMA has become partners with PMCA. This means Pennsylvania Municipal Code Alliance, Inc. (PMCA) has entered a partnership with the company SAFEbuilt LLC, which also...
Herald of Oct. 3, 2013 Fourteen-year-old figure skater Hunter Evans of Queen returned home from the State Games of America in Hershey with two gold medals. She competed against skaters from all across the country in the artistic and freestyle programs and won gold medals in both. State Representative Jerry Stern and Freedom Police Chief Terry Dellinger were in Harrisburg for the signing of an amendment to the Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act. The new legislation, authored by Stern, was aimed at manufacturers of “bath s...
Herald of Oct. 8, 1998 “Y2K” was the subject of discussion at the Martinsburg borough council meeting. “Y2K” refers to the possible problems that may take place at the turn of the century because some computer systems are not yet programmed to recognize the year 2000. Police Chief Richard A. Brantner reported to council that the police department’s computer was not ready for the change. If an update was not made, the system would lose all of its records on Jan 1, 2000. Borough Manager Randy Stoltz reported that the systems relying on the borou...
Herald of Oct. 4, 1973 Heroic efforts by rescue workers and the devotion of a medical team at Nason Hospital were credited with restoring the heart beat of Bryan A. Lear, 2, of Henry’s Trailer Court in Martinsburg. The lad accidentally fell into a cistern on a relative’s property along Route 867 at Scratchtown, between Roaring Spring and Potetown. Jesse A. Helsel Jr. went into the tank at great risk to himself and was able to reach the boy and bring him to the surface. Firemen and ambulance personnel rushed the boy to Nason Hospital where Dr....
Herald of Oct. 7, 1948 Paul Franklin Eshelman, young New Enterprise father, was killed and Burgess C. Guy Barley, veteran Martinsburg auctioneer, was seriously injured when their automobiles collided head-on near Bakers Summit. Apparently one of the cars went off the berm and swerved into the other, but there were no witnesses to the crash. The Cove Farm Bureau Cooperative Association opened a warehouse and bulk plant in Tyrone. The warehouse would serve farmers in the Sinking Valley, Warriors Mark and Tyrone areas. Miss Joanne Garber,...
Herald of Oct. 6, 1923 Miss Ruth Furry, a student nurse in the Braddock, Pa. hospital and a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Furry of Loysburg, died Tuesday at the institution in Braddock of pneumonia which followed an attack of typhoid fever. She was 21. Surviving are her parents and the following brothers and sisters: Paul, William, Lloyd, Mabel, Leila, Ethel, Luella and Flora. John W. Blake left Tuesday for Norristown, where he presided over the annual meeting and reunion of the 3d Pennsylvania heavy artillery and the 199th Pennsylvania...
Herald of Oct. 6, 1898 Mr. M. Z. Bassler of Henrietta has been installed as associate editor of the Herald. He is well and favorably known throughout Morrisons Cove as a local writer of experience and is thoroughly competent to fill the position. The love-feast held by the German Baptist Brethren in the Replogle church was largely attended, but it seems there are always a few persons who cannot learn to go to these places without disgracing themselves and their families with their bad conduct. Mr. Robert Kurtz of Huston township passed away...
Professor Theo Cray is a man of science. He thinks in mathematical equations. When he looks at the world he sees numbers – data and statistics. Perhaps that’s why he sees what others don’t when the killings begin. While on a research trip to Montana, Dr. Cray becomes involved in more ways than one in a murder investigation. The victim, his former student, Juniper, was torn apart by what appears to be an animal attack. A killer bear? Animal gone rogue? Initially, the cops pull Theo himself in for questioning, but release him when they decid...
To the Editor: Another of the basketball greats of the Morrisons Cove area, Don Witherspoon, was accorded his due as an important contributor to the Altoona community, as reported in a recent edition of the Herald. In the three seasons, 1958-61, I was basketball manager for the Morrisons Cove High Blue Jays and the inaugural Central High Scarlet Dragons. Our teams had some success, thanks to some good players. But we also had the blessing of playing against and observing some even more amazing talents, both named Don: Appleman of Williamsburg...
For the Sept. 21 edition of the Herald, Linda Williams wrote an excellent overview of the formation of the Northern Bedford County School District. If I may, I’d like to add a few words about the place that the Bloomfield school and the class of 1963 occupied in that process. I have often stated that I grew up in the northern suburbs of Flitch, which, technically, is the southern portion of Bloomfield Township. The Bloomfield school, on a rise just south of Bakers Summit, had three classrooms with the potential for four. There were three t...
National nonprofit Wreaths Across America (WAA) announced that Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Martinsburg will be joining in the mission to Remember, Honor, Teach, as an official location for 2023. This is the first year that the cemetery will participate in this national program. Wreaths Across America started as a simple gesture of thanks that has grown into a national, yearlong movement of dedicated volunteers and communities coming together to not only remember the nation's fallen and honor thei...
A Claysburg woman was found guilty of her husband’s murder in Bedford County court almost five years to the day she shot and killed him at their Kimmel Township home. Nancy Focht, 75, was found guilty of first-degree murder and tampering with physical evidence on Sept. 15 for the Sept. 11, 2018, shooting death of her husband, David Focht Sr. Focht was arrested in January 2019 after a lengthy police investigation into David Focht’s shooting. There was never any question that Nancy Focht pulled the trigger on the gun that killed her husband, but...
RubbleCrusher, one of the McLanahan Family of Companies brands, hosted an open house this past weekend at a local landscaper to showcase its RC150 Tracked Jaw Crusher. RubbleCrusher was started in the United Kingdom in 1996 to provide a "zero-waste" solution that contributes to a circular economy for small to medium construction and recycling projects. RubbleCrusher designs, manufactures and sells smaller crushers that are mounted on trailers, skids or tracks and can be transported with a truck...
Two area schools were part of what officials called a “state-wide” bomb threat hoax on Wednesday, Sept. 20. According to Pennsylvania State Police, districts across the state, including Claysburg-Kimmel, and Spring Cove, received a bomb threat email prompting police response. Other area schools, including Hollidaysburg, Altoona, and Belwood-Antis also received the threat. Claysburg-Kimmel posted a message to their social media account that although the bomb threat had been identified as a hoax, it elected to evacuate all its buildings so law en...
Conemaugh Health System is proud to announce that all four of its medical centers have been honored with the Gold Tier Accreditation from the Eon Center of Excellence (ECOE) for their exceptional dedication to patient care and service in the realm of Incidental Pulmonary Nodules. The distinguished facilities include Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center in Johnstown, Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center in Meyersdale, Conemaugh Miners Medical Center in Hastings and most recently Conemaugh Nason Medical Center in Roaring Spring. “Reaching the Gold T...
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center has been selected for recognition for their excellence in patient safety at this year’s Patient Safety and Quality Symposium, hosted by the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP). The HAP, in its commitment to identify top-performing hospitals in patient safety, relies on data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Healthcare Safety Network. To earn this esteemed recognition, hospitals must demonstrate performance significantly surpassing the standardized infection rat...
On Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, officers of the Blair County DUI Task Force made their presence known locally by conducting a DUI roving patrol. The following results are from the detail: • 93 Individual contacts • 70 Warnings issued for vehicle violations • 7 Citations issued for vehicle violations • 1 Evading Arrest • 1 Felony Arrests • 2 Persons Apprehended On Arrest Warrants...
At their Sept. 5 meeting, Greenfield Township supervisors approved a fireworks permit for the Claysburg-Kimmel School District’s homecoming on Sept. 29. The board set the date for Trick or Treat in the township. The annual event will take place on Oct. 26, from 6 to 8 p.m. Supervisors voted to provide conditional approval for a land development project at T&L Moore Garage. The Sheetz Distribution Center warehouse expansion project is close to breaking ground, the township’s engineer reported. The company still needs a developer’s agree...
