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Donna M. Treese, 83, of Quarryville, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, at Lancaster General Hospital. She was the loving wife of the late Garland E. Treese, with whom she shared 38 years of marriage at the time of his passing in 1995. Born in Philipsburg, she was the daughter of the late Leroy M. and Verna Mae (Horton) Waite. Donna was a graduate of Willamsburg Community High School, class of 1956. Every summer Donna enjoyed planting a flower garden at her home. She was a faithful wife,...
Held by his devoted wife and beloved daughter, Fred L. Young “The Bear” 85 years old, passed from this Earth at his home Sept. 28, 2022. Born March 24, 1937, he was the eldest child of Mayme B. Young (Diehl) and Lee B. Young. He grew up in Ganister, and graduated from Williamsburg High School where he exceled at football and wrestling. He attended Penn State University and graduated from Lock Haven University. He will be sorrowfully missed by his childhood sweetheart and wife, Doris Anne You...
Mary Jane Stock, 89, rural Martinsburg, went home to be with her Lord, Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 28, 2022, at Conemaugh Nason Medical Center, Roaring Spring. She was born Nov. 30, 1932, in Martinsburg, daughter of the late David N. and Bertha (Kagarise) Keith. On November 22, 1950, she married Ronald E. Stock in Woodbury. She is survived by her beloved husband, Ronald of 71 years; two sons: Dennis E. Stock (Marsha) and Roger L. Stock (Pamela) both of Martinsburg; a daughter, Rosemary Briggs...
Larry D. Simington, 67, of East Freedom, passed away Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022, at UPMC Altoona after an extended illness. He was born Jan. 5, 1955, in Roaring Spring the son of the late Arthur W. and Beverly J. (Bowers) Simington. He is survived by four children: Wayde E. Simington, Weylin D. Simington, Wayne A. Simington, and Wyatt H. Simington; a brother, Kenneth Simington and a sister, Sandy Carr. He is also survived by a special friend, Brenda Lightner and her daughter, Karlee Mauro. He was...
James E. Bowers, 78, of Roaring Spring, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, at The Village at Morrisons Cove after an extended illness. He was born Sept. 23, 1944, in Roaring Spring the son of the late Wilmer R. and Anna P. (Myers) Bowers. He was preceded in death by his wife Marie. He is survived by two sons: John E. Bowers and Robert A. Bowers, both of Roaring Spring; four grandchildren: Justin Bowers, Kelly Featherstone, Ryan Bowers, and Connor Bowers; and two great-granddaughters. He was preceded in death by three brothers: Richard, Robe...
Connie M. McClure, 76, Martinsburg, passed away Sunday Oct. 2, 2022, at The Village at Morrisons Cove. Friends will be received from noon until 1 p.m., Monday, Oct. 10, 2022, at Martinsburg Memorial Church of the Brethren, where a celebration of life service will follow at 1 p.m. Eric Martin will be officiating. Inurnment will be held at Fairview Cemetery, Martinsburg....
Cove Forge Behavioral Health, located in Williamsburg, was recently certified as a Veteran Ready Healthcare Organization when its staff was trained in providing specialized care for veterans who have needs that their non-veteran peers don’t. Cove Forge CEO Bobbi Jo Glunt said there has always been a need for veteran services at Cove Forge and the training provided a better understanding of the specific issues veterans may have. “This gave us more education so we can better meet their needs,” Glunt said. Glunt cited Post Traumatic Stress Disor...
Department of Human Services (DHS) urges Pennsylvanians who may need financial assistance with water bills or wastewater service costs to apply before the federal program ends on Friday, Oct. 28, 2022. LIHWAP provides assistance for families who have past-due water bills, had their water service terminated, or received a notice indicating their service will be terminated in the next 60 days. LIHWAP is a temporary assistance program established for the first time in January 2022 through funding from the American Rescue Plan Act and the...
One of the dearest places in Curryville was my grandparent’s house. After Grandfather retired from running Ore Hill Orchards, they moved in part of a house owned by Vernon and Estella Stayer. The Stayer’s son, Tommy, was a famous musician. Grandmother and grandfather had 12 children. My mother was the oldest. Aunt Shirley was the only child who was not married when my grandparents lived there. Shirley was only four years older than me and we were like sisters. Although dad taught me to dri...
Letty Espinosa lived with her parents, her son and her daughter in a small apartment near the San Francisco airport. Letty worked three jobs to support the family while her mother, Maria Elena, raised the children, Alex, fifteen, and Luna, six. Letty’s grandmother, who lived in Mexico, was ill. Her father, Enrique, decided to go to Mexico and aid his mother. When Enrique didn’t return, Marie Elena had Letty drive her to Mexico. The children were left alone. Letty tried to call her best fri...
“The newspaper does everything for us...comforts the afflicted, afflicts the comfortable.” Finley Peter Dunne (1867-1936) American journalist and humorist This is one of my all-time favorite quotes. Early in my career as a journalist, I was having a bad day. This very experienced newspaperman who was one of my first bosses asked me what I thought my job as a journalist was. After I gave him the typical journalism school answer, he recited Dunne’s quote to me, and it has stuck with me since I...
Herald of October 14, 1897 The blank book factory issued their monthly ducats on Monday, and many were happy thereby. Such industries make a town. If correctly informed, our town has a monthly payroll of nine to ten-thousand dollars. This explains why no panic struck the village, an exception in the state of Pennsylvania. On the farm of James E. Arnold, in Bedford township, Bedford County, on Thursday September 16, the hottest day of the year, John E. Snavely cut, set up and tied 133 shocks of corn, taking eight rows in width and cutting a...
Herald of Oct. 12, 1972 Note: In the Sept. 22 edition we misidentified the owner of Ore Hill Orchard. His name was Charles Packard. We apologize for the error. Teachers at Claysburg-Kimmel returned to work after voting to accept changes made for a new contract. The contract had not been voted on by either side, but after an agreement was negotiated, the teachers conducted a straw vote by telephone and a majority were in favor of the proposal. Rev. Merle C. Detwiler, a prominent Cove businessman and minister, died at his home in New Enterprise...
Herald of October 13, 1922 The Cove High expects to start basketball this season, which will complete its line of sports, soccer, track, baseball and football. The baseball team took third place in the Blair County High League. The track team took second in the county meet. Soccer lacks opponents but is played in the winter between teams of the school. While the girls do not have any organized teams, they do have an Athletic Association and are working to win their letters by acquiring a hundred points which may be earned in various feats....
Herald of October 9, 1997 The Northern Bedford School District dedicated the renovated classrooms, enlarged cafeteria, and a new middle school wing at an open house. The Pennsylvania General Assembly authorized $9 million for the acquisition and development of an additional Rails to Trails site in Blair County. The new trail would run through the canal basin in Hollidaysburg to Gallitzin. Robert Ferry of Martinsburg entered a 700-pound pumpkin in the Morrisons Cove Community Fair and earned the largest pumpkin award. The pumpkin was too heavy...
Herald of October 9, 1947 The body of Guy F. Yeckel, formerly of Bakers Summit, but residing at Pittsburgh, was found in the woods between Bloomfield and Ore Hill. The coroner was called and stated the man had died from natural causes and no inquest would be necessary. Yeckel’s wife, the former Mary Mock of Bakers Summit, died a few months earlier. A barn owned by the D. M. Bare Paper Company burned to the ground. The Homer Delozier Family was using the barn for storing crops and animals. The heat of the fire set paperwood from the Paper Mill o...
Herald of October 11, 2012 Lancaster-based Pennfield Corp. announced that it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and Wellsource Nutrition was acquiring the animal feed mills, including the one in Martinsburg. The Central High School tennis team captured its second straight Mountain League title. They finished with a perfect 6-0 record in the league. The Horseshoe Curve chapter of the National Railway Historical Society, the Roaring Spring Historical society and the Everett Railroad Company were working together to co-operate the annual Santa...
The most difficult thing to hear in that news is that someone has been killed by another person. Most obituaries reflect people who died naturally, whether from old age or disease. But when someone takes the life of another it is a terrible thing indeed. Sadly, we hear sometimes of murder-suicides. There are also revenge killings or ones driven by hate. Years ago, I did a funeral for a 21-year-old that had been in my youth ministry. Her boyfriend took her life with their baby in the same room. Sometimes murders occur in the context of theft. Ra...
An elderly lady lived in a ramshackle house. She did not seem to care about things. The house was not only untidy but dirty as well. For that matter, she was herself was both untidy and dirty. One day, a little girl brought a beautiful lily that had been part of the Easter decoration at church as a gift for her. The lady was grateful and placed the lily on the middle of her dining room table. She realized the beautiful lily, bright and shining looked out of place on that table. She got out some...
Ron and Jean Foor of Roaring Spring brought the Herald along when they visited Ark Encounter in Williamstown, Kentucky. The 510-foot long, 85-foot wide, and 51-foot high ark follows the dimensions of Noah’s ark, as laid out in the Bible....
The Mines United Methodist Church in Williamsburg will be having a Fall Harvest Festival on Sunday, Oct. 9th, featuring the Needhams in concert. They are a gospel group out of Nashville. Church service will be from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. The Needhams’ concert will start at 10:30 a.m. A free light lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. At noon, the Needhams will again be in concert until 1 p.m. In addition to the Needhams’ concert, there will be activities for the kids. Everyone is welcome to att...
NOTICE OF BUDGET WORKSHOP Freedom Township Supervisors will hold a budget workshop on Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. at the Freedom Township Municipal Building located at 131 Municipal Street, East Freedom, PA 16637. If you are a person with a disability and wish to attend the budget workshop and require an auxiliary aide, service or other accommodation to participate, please contact Lisa Edmundson at 695-8051 to discuss how the Township may best accommodate your needs. Lisa Edmundson Freedom Township Secretary/Treas...
Berneta Gable of New Enterprise was presented the Athena Award at the Bedford County Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner and Awards Celebration. Gable is the owner and manager of Snider's Homestead Farm. Gable's nominator wrote the following: "It is impossible to quantify the impact this nominee has had on women in our county, and in her industry. Her leadership is not only by example, but by hands-on mentoring to all who seek her counsel. The trails she has blazed for women are unrivaled as a...
Spring Farm Greenhouse in Martinsburg held a fall festival on Saturday, Sept. 24, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Greenhouse was decorated with pumpkins and mums inside and out. A field of sunflowers was blooming next to the greenhouse. There were pony rides for children in a pony cart and rides on a barrel train made by Jerry Martin. Pumpkin painting was done as well as treasury fishing. Children loved the activities and the pumpkins. Although it was a little chilly, nobody seemed to...
Sticking with the theme of apples for the month, my preschoolers learned about what an orchard is and all the different parts of an apple. We even took the day to make our own homemade applesauce and then used the leftover applesauce to make these delicious applesauce muffins. Easy Applesauce Muffins Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened 2 cups sugar 2 large eggs 1 tsp. vanilla 2 cups applesauce 4 cups flour 1 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. cinnamon 1 tsp. allspice 1/4 tsp. ground cloves Cinnamon sugar, optional Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees....
The Blair County Genealogical Society will meet at 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022, at the Roller Hojeth Memorial Library, 431 Scotch Valley Rd. The October meeting will be Genealogy 102 presented by members of the Blair County Genealogical Society. The class will cover the use of county records, including birth and death registers, delayed birth records, marriage records, tax records, wills, and deeds. The meeting is free and open to the public and all are invited to attend. Our building is handicap accessible....
The new COVID-19 boosters are out from Moderna and Pfizer. Vaccines are reformed with booster doses of the mRNA vaccines and are "bivalent." This means it targets the original SARS-coV-2 as well as the omicron variant. The hope is that this will protect against the latest mutations in the virus. Being and RN and retiring in this field before this writing adventure, I fully support getting vaccinated. I believe everyone has a right to make their own choice according to their beliefs and what...
The Pennsylvania Department of Aging (PDA) reminded consumers that the annual open enrollment period for Medicare beneficiaries will begin Oct. 15 and end Dec. 7. Any new coverage selected or changes to existing benefits will take effect Jan. 1, 2023. During open enrollment, new Medicare beneficiaries can sign up for Medicare Prescription Drug coverage and health plans to complement Medicare, and current Medicare beneficiaries can review and join, switch, or drop Medicare Advantage or Prescription Drug Coverage so that it better meets their...
Various organizations urge women to familiarize themselves with their breasts and conduct somewhat routine self-exams so they can uncover any lumps or other issues that may warrant further examination by a physician. Though self-exams can lead to discovery of breast cancer when the disease is most treatable, the World Health Organization notes that as many as 90 percent of breast masses are not cancerous. Non-cancerous abnormalities may be benign masses such as fibroadenoma and cysts or indicative of infection. It’s also important that women r...
Efforts to educate women about breast cancer have helped raise awareness of the disease and just how treatable it is when detected early. Despite that, a diagnosis can still be difficult for women and their families. When someone close to you is affected by breast cancer, priorities suddenly change and you may be wondering what you can do to provide the support needed to help this person navigate any ups and downs that could be on the horizon. A breast cancer diagnosis does not produce a uniform response. While one loved one may embrace others...
Millions of people across the globe will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year. In fact, only certain skin cancers affect more women than breast cancer within the United States and Canada. BreastCancer.org indicates that women with close relatives who have had breast cancer, such as sisters, mothers or grandmothers, are at considerably higher risk of developing breast cancer themselves. Also, breast cancer may occur at a younger age in women with family histories of the disease. Understanding breast cancer risk is vital for women’s h...
Fundraising is vital to the survival of many nonprofit organizations. Charity watchdog groups like Charity Navigator suggest nonprofits should aspire to spend less than 10 percent of their budgets on fundraising. That can be a tall task and underscores the need for charities to find creative, cost-effective ways to raise funds. Nonprofit organizations raise funds in various ways. Some organizations partner with local businesses and receive a portion of the proceeds participating establishments earn on certain days, while other organizations may...
When someone's face lights up while talking about their career choice, they are clearly passionate about their path. This was the case when I sat down with Robert Johnson, a retired Army sergeant who fought in Desert Storm, and is currently the owner of one of Williamsburg's food trucks – the Red Bird Café. Johnson began working with food trucks 35 years ago. In 1987, Johnson, who was stationed in Fort Campbell, purchased his first food truck and began selling two festival must-haves: nachos an...
The amount of nominations the Williamsburg Volunteer Fire Company received for its grant for grain bin rescue equipment “caught a lot of people’s attention,” according to Captain Jon Isenberg. Isenberg said that for many years, the fire company has participated in the Nominate Your Fire Department Contest as part of Nationwide’s Grain Bin Safety advocacy campaign and has been denied. Led by Isenberg, the fire company dove head first into this grant process. The fire company went door to door to...
Laces for Alli 2022, a 5k and 2-mile walk, was held on Oct. 2 in memory of Allison Edwards, a Williamsburg resident and student athlete who died in an accident at the age of 21. Over 80 people participated in the event on the Lower Trail, sponsored by local running group A Reason to Run and Allison's family....
Some gardeners had big success in their growing season this year. Robert Guyer, 94, of Woodbury grew huge carrot in his garden....
Paul Kurtz was an educator much of his lifetime, starting as a classroom teacher then Blair County superintendent of schools. This means a lot of people knew Kurt, but few knew him when it came to his true passion. Kurtz, who lived for many years in a big brick house on the North Side of Bellwood, spent his free hours gardening and thinking about gardening. His primary interest was perennials but his all-consuming passion was dahlias. It is a genus of bushy, tuberous, herbaceous perennials...
Deputy Secretary of Pennsylvania's Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) Tracey Campanini read to children at The Learning Lamp Preschool in Claysburgy. Campanini visited the classroom housed at Claysburg-Kimmel Elementary School to see how community partners worked together to fund early learning programs in the region....
The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC) is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications from qualified museums and official county historical societies for nearly $2 million in Cultural and Historical Support Grants. The goals of the Cultural and Historical Support Grants Program are to: • strengthen the Pennsylvania museum community; • supply general operating support to museums and official county historical societies that are not supported by other state agency funding programs; • provide financial support as unre...
The 25th Annual Public Benefit Auction and Bake Sale, held in support of the Clinic for Special Children and the Central PA Clinic, was a success. An interview with Kathy and Herman Nolt took place Oct. 3 and following is the outcome. Friday evening the rib dinners, which sold out in 45 minutes raised $6,600. This year, there were 300 dinners. Next year, organizers hope to make about 800. The organizers thank all who stood in line or were not able to get a dinner for being patient and...
The Lady Dragon Tennis team headed a two-match week with an away match against the Westmont Hilltop Lady Hilltoppers, coming up just short with a 3-2 loss. The second match of the week against the Richland Lady Rams ended with a 4-1 Dragon victory. The Dragons gained their first point of the double match against the Hilltoppers in the second singles match. With the rules of the match dictating only one 10-point set, Ashlyn Renner pulled ahead early to end with a 10-4 victory. The second point for the Dragons came from the doubles team of...
The Central Dragon Boys Soccer team faced the Richland Rams in a home match last week. A long and hard-fought game left the Dragons just short of a win, ending in a two-point deficit with a final score of 3-1. The Dragons score remained at zero throughout the entire first half, though the Dragons’ defense kept the Rams to only one goal scored by Evan Beglin at 31:52. In the second half, the Rams had an unassisted goal by Tyler Sukenik at 51:53. Central’s Alexander Eicher scored an unassisted goal for the Dragons at 62:06 in an attempt to tur...
Claysburg's Elijah Weyant competed against Bellwood on Wednesday, Sept. 28, at the Sinking Valley Country Club....
A three-game week for the undefeated Lady Dragon Soccer team nearly resulted in the first loss for the team. Early in the week, against the Bedford Lady Bisons, the Dragons barely squeaked out a 2-1 victory. The Dragons utterly destroyed the Richland Lady Rams in the second game of the week, ending with a 10-1 victory for Central. The last game of the week ended with the decimation of the Chestnut Ridge Lady Lions for a 13-1 Dragon victory. Senior captain Ella Garner led the Dragons with both goals against the Bisons. Garner scored the first...
The Central Dragon Football team continued their winning streak this week with a display of dominance over the Bishop McCourt Crushers. A 55-21 victory over the Crushers propelled the Dragons to a 4-2 record. Within minutes of the first quarter, the Dragons' offense took an early lead with a 58-yard touchdown pass to Shalen Yingling. The Dragons' defense gave up an early touchdown to the Crushers shortly after, but a failed kick left the Dragons with a one-point lead at the end of the quarter....
The Lady Dragon Volleyball team faced three tough opponents throughout the week, including the Johnstown Lady Trojans, the Somerset Lady Eagles and the Bedford Lady Bisons. The Dragons were able to find victory against the Trojans with a 3-1 victory. However, the Dragons were swept in a 3-0 loss against the Eagles and lost in a 3-2 match to the Bisons. The Dragon Volleyball team started the week defeating the Trojans through four hard fought sets. The Dragons lost the first set 25-21, but took over in the second set, winning 25-7, then winning...
Claysburg-Kimmel's Ava Dibert, right, goes up to block Chestnut Ridge's Grace Lazor Monday at Claysburg-Kimmel High School. The Lady Bulldogs lost 0-3. This puts the team's record at 4-7....
Like some other outdoor writers, I'm unsure about how to approach writing a column about small-game hunting. Hunting for squirrels, rabbits, pheasants, and Pennsylvania's beleaguered grouse, which was a major outdoor activity for sportsmen when I was young, is only a minor type of hunting for present-day sportsmen, many who are locked in to putting their tags on whitetails. Squirrel season, which began on Sept. 10, has basically been ignored locally. I have not seen even one squirrel hunter on...
Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding announced the theme for the 107th Pennsylvania Farm Show: Rooted in Progress. The event will run from Saturday, Jan. 7 through Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023, at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg. “Each year, a theme is chosen for the Pennsylvania Farm Show to celebrate Pennsylvania agriculture. This year’s theme honors our roots and vision for the future,” said Redding. “We were ‘Harvesting More’ in 2022 following a virtual year in 2021 during the pandemic – and now, we’re celebrating acc...
Claysburg PAST has announced an outside walking history tour of the Sarah Furnace property in Sproul on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022, at 1:30 p.m. The property, currently owned by Sheetz, is shown above. Sheetz has given permission for a walking tour and are supplying light food and beverages after the tour on the property. The Sarah Furnace property was originally built in 1832 by Dr. Peter Schoenberger. It was an ironmaking operation that continued in business until 1881. A 21-room mansion was built...
