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Estate Notice Estate of Anna Marie Bechtel A/K/A Anna M. Bechtel, late of Martinsburg Borough, Blair County, Pennsylvania, deceased. Letters testamentary on said estate having been granted to the undersigned, all persons indebted thereto are requested to make payment and those having claims against the same will present them without delay. Executrix Faye J. Keller 519 Piney Creek Road Martinsburg, PA 16662 Attorney Andrew L. Blattenberger, Esq. Urban & Blattenberger, P.C. 513 Allegheny Street Hollidaysburg, PA 16648 Executrix notice Notice is... Full story
Melanie Clapper, who has worked for 18 years in Environmental Services at Conemaugh Nason Medical Center, Roaring Spring, is a recipient of Conemaugh Health System's 2019 Mercy Award. The hospital said, "Melanie's involvement in the community and commitment to the hospital are a testimony to her sense of compassion." Clapper's work does not include direct patient care, but her work directly affects patients. A clean hospital is an important factor in infection control and Clapper's efforts help...
The 62nd Pennsylvania Dairy Princess Pageant was held Saturday, Sept. 22, at the Red Lion Inn in Harrisburg. Twenty-eight young ladies from across the state competed for the title of the PA Dairy Princess and one of two PA Alternate Dairy Princess titles. The contestants competed in speech, skit, poster display, radio spot, and dairy knowledge contests in the preliminary rounds of the pageant. Bedford County Dairy Princess Denae Hershberger was crowned the PA First Alternate Dairy Princess....
By CORTNEY GENISMORE Roaring Spring Community Library The Roaring Spring Community Library in many ways touches lives in our community. We serve as a hub offering public access computers, fax service, photocopying, and government information including tax forms. Our meeting rooms are used for Girls Scouts, health classes and other public gatherings. We also house genealogy and local history rooms on the second floor for those of you who are curious about the past. We offer a current collection of books, DVDs, audio books, music CDs, magazines...
After three consecutive road games, the Central High School football team returns to the friendly confines of the Roaring Spring Athletic Field on Friday, Oct. 4. The 3-3 Dragons will entertain 3-3 Bishop Carroll Catholic in a Mountain League conference game beginning at 7 p.m. BC won its first two games but has lost three of four since. The Huskies opened with back-to-back shutouts over Carrick (41-0) and Fairfield (31-0) before losing to Tyrone (38-20) and Bald Eagle Area (29-6). After...
By ALLAN J. BASSLER Publisher Every now and then, I get an invitation to talk to a local civic group or club. I’m always happy to do so. (And if you’d like me to speak to your group, just call 793-2144 and ask.) At a recent outing, I was chatting with the people at my table and I learned two things. Both of those are things that need to be corrected. There’s a Herald website First, I learned that not everyone knows that the Morrisons Cove Herald now has a website. We do, and we’d like you to check it out. You can find it at www.mch...
Herald of Sept. 27, 1894 William Corle of Pavia accidentally shot Charles Wysong of Blue Knob when he mistook the victim for a turkey. Dr. J.W. Wengert probed for the ball, which had lodged between Whysong’s ear after penetrating above the right eye, but he was unable to extract it. The Rev. Levi Risher died at his home in Alleghany County at the age of 58. He had been pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Martinsburg from 1882 to 1887 while the new building was being erected. Jonah Clapper of Yellow Creek and Mrs. D.H. Sell of Woodbury were m...
Herald of Oct. 3, 1919 September 29 marked a new era in the educational history of Morrisons Cove for on this day was initiated the Morrisons Cove Vocational school–a school which fits the boys and girls for farm and home. Why not? When we think of the beautiful farms with untold possibilities. Parents, your boys and girls will be taught to see the gold mine in your farm. The first day’s session showed an enrollment of 93 pupils with numbers yet to report. We are safe in saying that our student body will number 100 before the week end. The publ...
Benjamin Franklin was quite a character. He was a statesman, a writer, a ladies' man, an inventor, and a word thief. You may remember old Ben's famous quote, "..in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." That was part of a letter in 1789 in which Franklin was summing up his thoughts about our nation's then-new Constitution, but in doing so he borrowed that now-famous quote from the author of "Robinson Crusoe". Daniel Defoe penned the phrase, "Things as certain as...
Herald of Oct. 5, 1944 Mr. and Mrs. John F. Loose of Nicodemus Street, Martinsburg, have two sons in the service. The older, Pfc. John W. Loose, aged 23, is somewhere in France, Richard H., seaman 1 c (R. M,), has returned to his duties after having been home. John who was 23 years old on April 11 entered the service on Nov. 16, 1942, and has been serving in the army, being an engineering outfit in France. He went overseas April 12, 1943. Before going to France he had seen extensive service, being in the campaigns in Africa and was also in...
Herald of Oct. 2, 1969 Martinsburg Mayor David M. Wareham has ordered a 9 p.m. curfew for all school age persons for the month of October. The curfew is intended to curb vandalism, which in previous years has occurred during the month of October and which already has been reported this year, according to the mayor. There will be several exceptions to the curfew. Oct. 30 and 31 will be trick-or-treat nights, and youngsters will be permitted out beyond the 9 o’clock hour on those nights. Extra policemen will be on duty, Mayor Wareham said. E...
Herald of Sept. 29, 1994 The Central High School football team silenced previously undefeated Hollidaysburg, 14-0. Central last defeated its archrivals in 1987 by a score of 12-10. North Woodbury Grange 1923 honored three members for their long-time membership: James Smith, 55 years; Marion Smith, 60 years; and Marjorie Slick, 65 years. Attorney Lowell Burket, son of Clifford and Gwendolyn Burket of Roaring Spring RD, drafted a mental health bill signed into law in Virginia that requires mental health service providers from threatened violent...
Herald of Oct. 1 2009 The Spring Cove School District is cleaning house. With the elementary students from the Roaring Spring and Freedom Township areas settled into the new Spring Cove Elementary School, the school district has planned auctions at the two closed schools. The district is preparing to sell the properties at the now closed East Freedom Elementary School and the Roaring Spring Elementary School. The principal of the new elementary school reported at the school board’s September meetings that the opening of the new school was v...
By BRAD SIMPSON President Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association Local news starts with us. Newspapers have been the foundation of real news for over 300 years. While the delivery of the product has transitioned from black ink on newsprint, to the internet, to smartphone applications and social media outlets, no other industry is as firmly rooted in the foundation of our nation, or our communities, as the free press. Newspapers in Pennsylvania play a vital role in your everyday life. Interested in what is going on at city hall, school board and...
By RICK BOSTON Staff Writer According to the Center for Disease Control, nine people are killed and more than 1,000 injured each day due to distracted driving. Last Wednesday I was a split second from becoming part of those statistics. I was driving on Route 866 from Martinsburg to Williamsburg when a vehicle came over the crest of the hill and veered into my lane and headed straight toward me. The speed limit on that stretch of road is 45 miles per hour, which is what I was going, and I assume the other vehicle was doing the same. My first...
To the Editor: Laura Burke has earned my vote for county commissioner. As a former county employee and local attorney, Laura has experience working with various county offices and is familiar with what goes on in our courthouse. Laura knows what hard-working commissioners can do for our county. For the past nine months Laura has attended the commissioners' weekly meetings and other public meetings and events. She will work for greater transparency in local government and better communication with citizens. As both a working mother herself and...
BEACH, Ricky Lee, 62, Roaring Spring BEQUEATH, Rev. Michael S. “Mike,” 74, Martinsburg, formerly of Altoona DUSMAN, Virginia W., 90, Williamsport FITZKEE, Connie L. (Clapper), 75, Tremont, formerly of Saxton KENSINGER, Kenneth C., 73, rural Martinsburg MILLER, Irene S., 89, Williamsburg... Full story
Rick L. Beach, 62, of Roaring Spring, passed away unexpectedly Monday morning, Sept. 23, 2019, surrounded by his loving family. A funeral was held Friday, Sept. 27, at the Todd T. Thompson Funeral Home Inc., www.thompsonfh.com, Roaring Spring. Dr. David Crumrine officiated. A private interment service was held in Fairview Cemetery, Martinsburg. Ricky was born on May 15, 1957, in Roaring Spring. He married the love of his life, Terri L. Eckard, on April 7, 1979, sharing 40 years of love and...
The Rev. Michael S. “Mike” Bequeath, 74, of Martinsburg, formerly of Altoona, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019, at The Village at Morrisons Cove. Friends will be received from noon until the 12:30 p.m. Celebration of Life Service on Friday Oct. 4, at The Village at Morrisons Cove. Pastor Linda Banaszak will officiate. Interment will be at Rest Haven Cemetery, Hagerstown, Md. He was born on June 10, 1945, in Hagerstown, Md., son of the late Dennis and Helen (Settles) Bequeath. On May 11, 1969, he married Linda Kay Bli...
Virginia W. Dusman, 90, of Williamsport, died Sunday, September 29, 2019 at ManorCare South, Williamsport. Virginia was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, the Rev. Preston H. Dusman, on March 3, 2011. Born March 23, 1929, in Manchester, Md., she was a daughter of the late Jacob and Bessie (Myers) Wentz. Virginia graduated from Manchester High School, in Maryland. After graduation she went on to attend the State Teachers College in Towson, Md., where she earned her degree. Virginia taught for several years in the Carroll County...
Connie L. (Clapper) Fitzkee, 75 of Tremont, Schuylkill County, formerly of Saxton, went home to be with her Lord on Monday, Sept. 9, 2019, at the Hershey Medical Center. She was born on Feb. 4, 1944, a daughter of the late Edgar and Roberta Thomas Clapper. Connie married Robert Fitzkee of Lebanon. He preceded her in death. She is survived by a son, Robert; a sister, Carol (Clapper) Brown; and several grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sons; and five siblings: Joan, Dorothy, Helen, James and Stephen. Connie was a 1962 graduate of...
Kenneth C. Ken-singer, 73, of rural Martinsburg, passed away Thursday morning, Sept. 26, 2019, at UPMC Altoona. At the request of the deceased, there will be no services. Ken was born on April 13, 1946, in Kittanning, son of the late Jacob Albert and Inez Isabelle (Bowser) Kensinger. He married Brenda L. Fasick on Oct. 27, 1983, in Altoona. Surviving are his beloved wife of 36 years; two sons: Adam G. (Amber) Kensinger of Tellico Plains, Tenn., and Lee R. (April) Kensinger of Martinsburg; a...
Irene S. Miller, 89, of Williamsburg, passed away Tuesday evening, Sept. 17, 2019, at The Village at Morrisons Cove, Martinsburg, following a lengthy battle with cancer. A celebration of life service will be held at the convenience of the family. A private inurnment will be held at Presbyterian Cemetery, Williamsburg. Irene was born on Jan. 30, 1930, in Reynoldsville, daughter of the late Merle C. and Helen E. (Crawford) Snyder. She married Robert G. Miller on June 6, 1952, in Tarentum. He prece...
Lori Feathers of Dallas, Texas, formerly of Martinsburg, was honored as a distinguished alumna at the Germanic & Slavic Languages and Literatures (GSLL) department's award ceremony April 17 at Penn State University. She is the daughter of Mervin and Ruth Feathers and is a 1986 graduate of Central High School, Martinsburg. Her visit to Penn State University Park included reconnecting with her very first Russian teacher, Irene Hurd, who still teachers the language at the Penn State Altoona campus....
Northern Bedford hung tough with undefeated Bellwood-Antis but didn't quite have enough offense to overcome the Blue Devils in a 20-13 Homecoming loss last Friday night, Sept. 27. Other than two first-half Bellwood drives, the first half of the game was rather uneventful. Bellwood scored in the first period on a long drive, but the Panthers defense stopped the Blue Devils on downs at the 4-yard line late in the half. Bellwood had a 7-0 halftime lead. Lightning struck in the form of Cadin...
The Northern Bedford cross-country teams ran Saturday, Sept. 28, at the Carlisle Invitational. Ian Sherlock (left) finished second in the boys' champion race with a time of 16 minutes, 26.0 seconds. Ian Zimmerman (right) placed fifth with a time of 16:36.0. In the girls' champion race, Emilee Sherlock led NB with a 198th-place finish in 24:60.70. "We learned a lot from this meet in preparation for our big meets at the end off the season," NB coach Wayne Sherlock said. "The boys team learned...
The Lady Dragon tennis team won two of its three matches last week and wrapped up another Mountain League championship in the process. The team has an impressive 9-4 record overall. On Sept. 24, the Lady Dragons traveled to Huntingdon and won handily 6-1. All five singles players were victorious and none lost a set. Tomi May lost just one game, Kierra Mountain two and Lindsey Kensinger four. Aleah Trueman and Allison Brooks swept all 12 games in their wins. Mountain and Kensinger combined for an 8-0 win in doubles, while Reagan Bush and...
It’s not real common for high school quarterbacks to pass for more than 100 yards, but for the Central High Scarlet Dragons, either of their quarterbacks is capable of putting up high aerial numbers. In their game last Friday at Philipsburg-Osceola (1-5), both Dragon quarterbacks surpasses the century mark through the air during a 49-7 victory. Senior Braden Kitt connected on 8-of-13 passes for 111 yards while freshman Jeff Hoenstine connected on 7-of-9 tosses for 174 yards which included four touchdowns. Kitt scored three times, including t...
Central Boys On Sept. 24, the Dragons hosted 6-1 Clearfield and fell 5-0. The visiting Bisons led 4-0 at intermission and coasted to the shutout win. Clearfield scored twice in the first ten minutes of the contest and broke open the game with two additional scores in the final 18 seconds of the half. On Sept. 25, the battle was with Penns Valley and the teams played evenly throughout the first half. Early in the game Luke Trexler passed to Braden Kensinger who assisted Colin Rupert with the game’s first score. PV tied the game before halftime....
Two fourth-quarter touchdowns by Corey Chamberlain helped Claysburg-Kimmel rally for a 20-14 victory over visiting Mount Union. The game, which began Saturday, Sept. 28, was called with 38.6 seconds remaining in the first half because of lightning. Following an hour and 10-minute delay, the game was postponed until Monday, Sept. 30. During Saturday's portion of the game, Mount Union jumped out to a 14-0 advantage with 6:23 remaining in the first half. Right before the game was delayed,...
Northern Bedford Northern Bedford fell to 1-7 overall after being swept 3-0 at Shade Sept. 23. The Shade Lady Panthers won by scores of 25-13, 25-21, and 25-16. Madison Johnson had 10 service points, seven kills, six digs and three blocks to pace the Lady Panthers. Veronica Griffith had six service points and five digs. Makayla Kochara also added six service points. Northern Bedford won the first two games but then fell in the three straight in a heartbreaking loss at McConnellsburg Sept. 26. The Lady Panthers won two close games in a row by...
ason nears, the Central golfers competed against their Mountain League opponents at Iron Masters Country Club Sept. 24. The Dragons finished in fifth place overall with a composite score of 357. Philipsburg-Osceola took top honors with an impressive score of 311. Seniors Noah Bauman (85) and Mason Baker (87) paced the Dragons. Jerry Brumbaugh added a score of 90 with teammate Jacob Dick shooting a 95. “We played well today, but not well enough to overtake some juggernauts on our home course,” Central coach Robbie Keith said. “This was the f...
Moshannon Valley ran for more than 360 yards and scored six touchdowns during its 44-24 victory over visiting Williamsburg on Sept. 27. The win was the Black Knights’ second in six games this season. The Blue Pirates fell to 0-6. Joe Bacher led the Moshannon Valley ground game with 168 yards and four touchdowns. Scott McCoy added 104 rushing yards and two scores. Williamsburg got touchdown passes from Adam Uplinger (11 yards to Lambert Palmer) and Palmer (40 yards to Uplinger. and a 41-yard touchdown run by Ty Clark. WHS will host Northern B...
Saturday (Oct. 5) is the opening day for the autumn archery season for deer. Next to the rifle-hunting season for whitetails, it is probably the season that attracts more hunters to the woods than any other. This season gives bowhunters and crossbow hunters six weeks to try to place their tags on white-tailed deer. From my observations while fishing and while taking evening drives around the Cove, there are plenty of whitetails around for hunters to pursue on privately owned properties. Hunters who have access to these properties should have...
After a slow start to autumn in the Northeast, the region is likely to enjoy colorful fall leaves for a shorter period than normal this year. Meanwhile, the Midwestern states will more than make up for the loss, with a vibrant and long-lasting display predicted. New England is forecast to reach its peak around early to mid-October while areas farther south peak closer to late October and early November. In the Midwest, rainfall and temperatures over the summer were fairly close to normal. This means the foliage is likely to turn on time and...
The monarch butterfly that floated over me made no sound but I saw it flutter in the morning sunshine. It was only a moment in its migration journey, and then it was gone from my sight. I was standing with hundreds of other invited guests waiting to hear my name be called to be seated for the wedding ceremony of nephew Chadwick Leid, oldest son of Clifford and Berneice Leid of New Enterprise. His bride was Kristine Hoover, daughter of Frank and Marian Hoover. This third wedding in September...
The Altoona Area Lyme Disease Support Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10, at the St. Rose of Lima social hall, 5519 Sixth Ave., Altoona. Permethrin treated socks, which have tick repellent protection lasting up to 70 washings, tick removers and cedar oil repellant spray will be available. The group meets on the second Thursday of each month. The support group is the Altoona Region of the PA Lyme Resource Network, www.palyme.org. For more information, contact Amber Altiero at (814) 934-7403....
M&T Bank recently presented a check for $500 to the Martinsburg Community Library to go toward its fundraising event, Taste of the Cove and Silent Auction V," scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 19, at Homewood at Martinsburg. Danette Feathers (right), Martinsburg library director, receives the check from Betty Miles, service associate with M&T Bank....
Math is not my favorite subject. I cannot even begin to describe my dislike for it. Try as I might, I was never able to grasp the concept of algebra. Every other kid in my class seemed to get the hang of it, but I always felt like I was absent on the one day they taught the crucial ingredient to understanding it. My smart and intelligent friends would try to tutor me and help me during study halls. It didn't matter. The information never even made it through my ear canals. Algebra II was even...
We have been thinking about Paul’s journey to Jerusalem. He had originally intended to get there in time to celebrate Passover (Resurrection) but had been delayed. The new target date is Pentecost. Note Paul had abandoned the legal system of Israel but still kept some of the special events that were part of it. He knows he cannot be saved by keeping the Law but only by accepting God’s grace. We might also do some of this. Some things from our childhood and growing up years, we are glad to put...
Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019, was a date that the congregation at Faith Assembly of God in Roaring Spring patiently waited all year. Pastors and church leaders have been attending conferences, workshops and meetings learning about the Acts 2 church and how it will be implanted into Faith Assembly. During the year, the congregation heard “snippets” of those meetings providing the church with excitement, questions and direction for the future of the church. Finally, Pastor Del Smith, lead pastor of Faith Assembly, announced that date would be RES...
Lynn Cowell of Proverbs 31 Ministries will speak at the Ladies/Teen Fall Encounter, scheduled for 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, at Faith Assembly, Roaring Spring. Cowell's message will be "Keep The Cord Hanging." She will help us look at one of the bravest women in Scripture, Rahab, to learn what to do when you don't know what to do. Rahab will help us renew our confidence in God and encourage us to keep standing even when our feelings tell us to quit. Cowell and her husband, Greg, have been...
The community is invited to attend a free dinner and program hosted by Wycliffe Associates at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, at the Blair County Convention Center in Altoona. The theme for the evening will be “Seeds on Good Soil,” taken from Matthew 13:23. Attendees will learn updates on Bible Translation and learn how the Scripture is reaching the unreached people who have no Scripture in their language. The speaker for the event will be banquet host Tony Tophoney from the Northeast Area Director team, who will share how sowing the seeds of the...
The annual CROP Walk in Claysburg will be held Sunday, Oct. 14. Starting at 2 p.m. at Claysburg Church of the Brethren, walkers will head north along Bedford Street to Walnut Street, where they will turn west on Walnut to Clair Street. Participants will then walk south on Clair Street to the track at Claysburg Area Community Park. At the park, participants will walk 8-1/2 laps around the track for a grand total of 5 miles. The Claysburg walk website is crophungerwalk.org/claysburgpa....
Catharine Township’s Act 537 plan submitted to the DEP (Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection) was denied by the state. The announcement was made at the regular township meeting last Thursday evening, Sept. 26. The purpose of the DEP sewage facilities program is to implement the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act (Act 537) in order to help address existing sewage disposal needs, and to help prevent future problems through the proper planning, permitting, and design of all types of sewage facilities. Keller Engineers engineer D...
The 2019 Williamsburg Homecoming King candidates: are (from bottom to top): Shane Dixon, Dylan James, Adam Uplinger, and Tanner Detwiler The 2019 Williamsburg Homecoming Queen candidates are (from bottom to top): Emily Smith, Teresa Talbert, Haley Tate and Katie Ross. Williamsburg will host Northern Bedford on Friday, Oct. 4. Homecoming festivities will begin at 6 p.m. with a parade lining up at the elementary school. The crowning will occur before the game....
A Williamsburg man’s challenge of his conviction of sexual assault of a 6-year-old was dealt another blow by the Pennsylvania Superior Court last month. Howard Scott Allison, 53, was sentenced to 12.5 to 25 years after being found guilty of rape of a person under 13 years of age, corruption of a minor and statutory sexual assault. Allison first tried to challenge his conviction in 2015 when he appealed his case to the federal court in Johnstown on the grounds he did not receive a fair trial. The district court rejected his claims and the d...
For so many of us losing a loved one – whether they be famous or not – is a hard road. I thought this week, I would ask the residents of Williamsburg: If you were given one hour to spend with a loved one, who would it be and why. Here is what a few had to say: Bethany Stokes: Easy; my pap and my mother Lisa Jones: My dad – Jonas (Toby) Corbin Maureen England: My grandmother Marvin Anderson: My mom, my dad and my sister Cindy Hicks: So hard for me to choose just one – Jesus and my Mom. Dotty Barrett: No doubt in my mind – my parents. Deborah Ray...
Library Story Hour Diane England will once again be bringing Story Hour back to the Williamsburg Public Library on Wednesday, Oct. 16, from 10 to 11 a.m. Recommended ages are 3-5. For more information, please contact Diane England at 832-3661. Trick or Treat Date Announced Trick or Treat for the Williamsburg Borough will be on Halloween – Thursday, Oct. 31 – from 6 to 8 p.m....
It’s apple time at the Gorsuch household and even at the daycare center. Here is one recipe that is sure to get you in the mood for fall. Apple Squares Ingredients: 1 cup sifted flour 1 egg 1 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. vanilla 1/4 tsp. salt 1/2 cup chopped apple 1/4 tsp. cinnamon 1/4 cup butter, melted 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup chopped walnuts 2 Tbsp. sugar 1/2 cup sugar 2 tsp. cinnamon Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x9 inch pan. Sift together flour, baking powder, salt and 1/4 tsp cinnamon; set aside. In a large bowl, m...
