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LEGAL NOTICE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE NOTICE is given that the Council of the Borough of Williamsburg will consider an Ordinance establishing the real estate millage tax rate for 2020 at its regular meeting to be held in the Municipal Building, 305 E. 2nd Street, Williamsburg, Pennsylvania on December 9, 2019, at 7:00 p.m. The following is a summary of the proposed ordinance: SECTION 1. That a tax be and the same is hereby levied for general Borough purposes and for debt services purposes on all real property within the Borough of Williamsburg... Full story
18 was a life-changing year for me. My baby brother came into the world weighing a whopping 10 pounds. He was named Jay Lloyd after his two grandfathers. My brother was born with four definite attributes. He is funny, tough, has a tender heart and is stubborn. It was the stubbornness that got him into the U.S. Marine Corps. When our dad refused to help him get a motorcycle, he became a leatherneck. By the time he graduated in the class of 1962 from NBC high school, I was married and had my...
LIGHTHOUSE BEACH By SHELLEY NOBLE If you need a good beach read for the summer, this is the book to choose. Lillo Gray is invited to be an attendant at a childhood friend’s wedding. When she pulls up to a posh Kennebunkport hotel in a borrowed vintage VW van, she knows she’s in trouble. Lillo is from a different world than Jess, the bride and her two closest friends, Allie and Diana. Lillo lives on Lighthouse Island in a small cottage off the beaten path of civilization. Lighthouse Beach is a s...
To the Editor: In reference to the article on Page A-6 of the Nov. 21, 2019, edition of the Herald about the Commonwealth of Pa. considering allowing municipal police officers to use radar for vehicle speed-limit enforcement, sadly, the speed kills myth is alive and well in Pennsylvania. A real 25-state analysis was done of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) data, which showed that 1.6 percent of crashes are caused by excessive speed. Barely above zero, then. Nowhere does anyone ever put into a bill that speed limits must be...
Herald of Nov. 22, 1894 A.O. DeFord sold his store building on East Allegheny Street for $1,600 to A.H. Stoner of the firm of Shiffler & Stoner, grocers, who set Dec. 1 as the moving date. R.O. Clabaugh, tailor, was to occupy the room being vacated by Shiffler & Stoner. Martinsburg Methodists voted on the question of women being admitted as lay delegates to the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The count was 15 against and 13 in favor of admission. Only members 21 years of age were privileged to vote. The German Baptist...
Herald of Nov. 21, 1919 A Boys Judging Contest with corn will feature the large corn exhibit being held in Williamsburg on December 6. Exhibits of corn have been coming in and have been placed in the First National Bank of that place for more than a month. A great deal of interest has developed in the townships tributary to Williamsburg and the exhibit will probably be one of the largest of its kind ever held in the county. Directions for choosing the exhibit, as well as rules governing the awarding of prizes have been sent to several hundred...
Herald of Nov. 30, 1944 The battlefront was brought to the home front in the Cove in a startling and horrible manner Sunday evening when an Army-Navy “Helldiver” fell to the earth a mile east of Martinsburg and in the resultant explosion went into thousands of fragments and three men on board were blown to bits. The plane which was one of the Army’s high-diving bombing type, single motor, had left the Columbus airport earlier in the afternoon. It was being taken to the Middletown air base near Harrisburg. It is somewhat of an irony that the p...
Herald of Nov. 25, 1969 The Blair County Children’s Home at Williamsburg may be continued in operation – if plans can be worked out to make it a regional rather than a Blair County facility. For several years the operation of the home has been threatened by high costs and by the fact that the state Welfare Department favors the use of foster homes for children. It has been brought out in discussions before county commissioners that it costs $3,300 a year to keep one child in the Williamsburg institution, while the same child could be kept in a...
Herald of Nov. 23, 1994 Lightning striking the Pennsylvania Electric Company’s Roaring Spring Sub-Station left nearly 900 customers in the Roaring Spring area without power for more than six hours on Monday. At a meeting of the Williamsburg Community School Board Nov. 15, the directors voted unanimously to renew Lee Swinsburg’s contract as superintendent for another five years, beginning June 30, 1995, and ending on June 30, 2000. Williamsburg High School senior basketball standouts Jill Tate and Abby Hoy signed letters of intent after acc...
Herald of Nov. 25 2009 The yield of corn per acre is up over last year, according to area mill managers, but the drying season has left farmers in a quandary. In normal years when warm, sunny days would take care of drying corn on a stalk, the field harvest would be complete by Thanksgiving. However, a damp, cool process, pushed the close of the season to December. There are plenty of fields standing in corn while farmers try to wait out Mother Nature. The alternative is to have the corn, carrying a much higher percentage of moisture this year,...
SATTERFIELD, Winifred M. “Dolly,” 83, Homewood at Martinsburg SMITH, David Lee, 57, rural Williamsburg WINTERS, Ronald H., 74, Hollidaysburg Veterans Home... Full story
Winifred M. "Dolly" Satterfield, 83, died Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, at Homewood at Martinsburg. A funeral was held, Saturday, Nov. 23, in Christ Church, Roaring Spring. The Rev. Joel Kletzing officiated. Interment was made in Fairview Cemetery. Dolly was born April 18, 1936, in Snake Spring Township, Bedford County, the daughter of the late Sherman C. and Margaret (Anderson) Imler. She married Richard C. Satterfield July 14, 1956. He preceded her in death June 25, 2004. Dolly is survived by a...
David Lee Smith, 57, of rural Williamsburg, passed away Friday morning, Nov. 22, 2019, at UPMC Altoona. A remembrance walk and potluck picnic is being planned for this coming spring in Williamsburg. David was born Aug. 27, 1962, in Havre de Grace, Md., son of Juanita Rose (McCreary) Smith and the late John Horace Smith. Surviving are his mother of rural Williamsburg; two children: Cady A. Smith and Keegan McCreary Smith, both in Oklahoma; two sisters: Terry Lynn Wagner of Hanover and Melanie...
Ronald H. Winters, 74, a resident at the Hollidaysburg Veterans Home, formerly of Martinsburg, passed away Wednesday morning, Nov. 20, 2019, at UPMC Altoona, following a brief illness. At the request of the deceased, there will be no viewing or services. Ronald was born Dec. 7, 1944, in Canal Fulton, Ohio, the son of the late Austin and Mary Etta (Forst) Winters. He is survived by a nephew, Ronald E. Winters (Lori) and their children, Matthew, Casey and Aaron; and a niece, Rhonda Flaugh (Dave) and their children, Taylor and Meghan. He is also...
On Thursday evening, Nov. 21, the Roaring Spring True Value Department Store hosted its annual Ladies Night Out event. This well-known community store was filled with mostly women looking for special Christmas gifts at reasonable prices. Vendors from the community were on hand to help attendees find that special gift. Many door prizes were provided by the vendors, and store owner Doug Mingle was on hand to assist customers. Above, Jo Ellen Mingle serves punch to Helen Rogers and Jeanette...
Folks worried that the spotted lanternfly will put a “bah humbug” into their holiday by taking up residence in their live Christmas tree should toss those concerns to the side like used wrapping paper, according to Penn State Extension experts. “Real trees are part of an outdoor ecosystem, and there is always a chance that insects may be brought indoors with a tree, and the spotted lanternfly is no exception,” said Tanner Delvalle, a horticulture extension educator based in Berks and Schuylkill counties. “However, Christmas trees are not a pre...
A Saturday opener for the firearms deer season and the possibility of more older bucks throughout the Commonwealth have many Pennsylvanians excited about Nov. 30 and the weeks to follow. Last year’s firearms deer season saw rainy weather nearly statewide throughout much of the opening day. But even then, 30 percent of the antlered deer harvested in the 2018-19 firearms season were taken on opening day. It was the best day of the season for buck harvest. It’s likely that opening day will continue to be the best for buck harvest this year, whe...
Saturday (Nov. 30) is the opening day of the rifle deer season. It's the first time rifle deer season has opened on a Saturday since I began hunting. During my years in the woods, deer season has changed dramatically. Prior to 2002 lots of deer lived on publicly accessible hunting lands and provided exciting sport for sportsmen of average means. Not anymore. Instead, with the draconian deer decimation policy developed by Gary Alt and his minions at the PGC, the deer population on Pennsylvania's...
Bear hunters started Pennsylvania’s statewide four-day black bear season last Saturday with good weather and a preliminary harvest of 1,015 black bears. Over the past two years, bear hunters have had some bad luck with weather, which has held down the harvest in Pennsylvania and helped maintain a bear population of around 20,000. But this year, bear hunters are off to a fine start in Penn’s Woods. Although the 2019 opening-day harvest is lower than last year’s – 1,241 bears, it raises the total Pennsylvania bear harvest to 2,886 when combined w...
On Saturday, Nov. 16, area Boy and Girl Scout Troops assisted Altoona Sam's Club 6460 in serving veterans a free lunch at the Bryce Jordan Center on the campus of Penn State University. Boy Scout Troop 358 from Martinsburg, Boy Scout Pack 365 from Claysburg and Spring Cove Girl Scout Troop 43009 joined hundreds of volunteers to show appreciation to our veterans. After the lunch, all veterans received a ticket to the Penn State vs. Indiana University football game....
As we approach our shortest day, we seem to have a lot of night. Darkness greets us in the morning and beats us to our beds. In November's nights are sounds of rustling leaves, dry and frozen, scampering as on tiny feet on my brick patio floor, rushing eagerly to some leeward corner. In the darkness, Chloe barks frantically till her sleepy master comes to investigate and to reassure her that a gray fox on the picnic table won't harm her because it is dead. In a November night, coyote yelps...
The holidays center around traditions. In Hollidaysburg. the traditional start of holiday celebrations is the annual WinterFest parade the Sunday before Thanksgiving. Katrina Pope, director of Community Relations and Events for the Borough of Hollidaysburg, announced preparations for the annual WinterFest celebration with the placement of the "Diamond tree," from Canal Basin Park, on the Diamond. The WinterFest Parade, sponsored by the American Legion Post 516, kicked off the festivities on Sund...
The season of Advent is on its way. During Advent, as traditionally taught, we focus on peace, hope, joy, and Love. It only makes sense that gratitude and thanksgiving should precede that time. Much like John the Baptist preparing the way for Jesus, we need to have this time of counting our blessings so that we can truly prepare to enter the time of celebration that is about to come. A grateful heart is open to joy and blessings. You know the saying "The rich get richer?" Well, the blessed get...
Scriptures to Read: Psalm 92:1 Psalm 100:4 Psalm 107:1 Ephesians 5:20 Colossians 4:2 Psalm 8:1-9 II Peter 3:9-15 This should be Thanksgiving Week. I hope you will take some time to express thanks. Of course it is great when you give thanks to people who love you, serve you, bless you, minister to you. But I am more concerned that we take time to give thanks to God. I'd like to see us express our thanks in two ways. First, give thanks to God for what He has done for us, and for what He has given...
The Martinsburg Area Community Fund Guidance Council has reported that this year's campaign is close to reaching its goal. As of Saturday, Nov. 23, the 2019 campaign has raised $39,770. The goal is $43,000. One of the many organizations that have contributed to the campaign is Homewood at Martinsburg. Above are members of Homewood's Religious Life Committee, which decides where the funds go from the chapel community. Members are (from left): Carrol Miller, Doris Shissler, Betty Moudy, Joyce...
Hannah and Matthew Knauss will provide the music for the 10:30 a.m. worship service at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Martinsburg, on Sunday, Dec. 1. They are the daughter and son of the former pastor at St. Matthew, the Rev. Timothy Knauss and his wife, Monica. Hannah currently teaches high school choir, music theory and piano classes at Interboro High School, located near the Philadelphia Airport. In addition to teaching, she also directs the theater program at the school, which includes a fall play and a spring musical. In the summer, Hannah...
This year, third grade students at Martinsburg Elementary School (MES) will be performing a holiday play called “Jingle Bell Jukebox.” The third-grade teachers are working with the students to produce this play, which is set in the 1950s in a soda shop. There are nine holiday songs and a variety of speaking parts. The stage at MES will be decorated with a jukebox and other decorations from the era. The third-graders will be dressing in period costumes. The students will perform their show at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17, for the school and at 7 p.m...
Each year, members of the Spring Cove Education Association (SCEA) dress down for special causes. SCEA participates in dress-down days on a regular basis and also during times of particular necessity and then uses the money raised from these days to help the local community in various ways. For instance, SCEA contributes to families struggling with issues such as fires and the passing of loved ones and assists families in their times of financial need. SCEA also supports the Books for Babies campaign, which gives new books to all newborns at...
The Freedom Township Volunteer Fire Company recently received a $5,000 donation from the Pennsylvania Skill Charitable Giving. The fire company plans to use the money to purchase equipment for the new tanker which is expected to arrive next summer. Accepting the check from Pennsylvania Skills representative Lynn Wheland (second from left) are (from left) Butch Giarth, Fire company Chief Ron Henry, fire company Vice President Tom Miller and Fire Company President Matt May....
If smartphones, tablets, smart watches and other gadgets are on your loved one’s holiday wish-lists, you may be preparing to pay through the nose to make their dreams come true this season. Experts say that you don’t have to go broke on tech if you shop wisely. Unfortunately, many consumers are not yet hip to the fact that many mobile phones, tablets and accessories that come from trade-in and upgrade programs were perfectly good devices that owners traded in for newer models. Experts stress that the idea that all refurbished devices are lem...
The Blair County Commissioners held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Nov. 12 to celebrate the re-opening of Bridge 66, which crosses Clover Creek in Woodbury Township. Featured in the celebration was the first vehicle to cross the bridge following the official opening – the Williamsburg Community School District bus assigned to the route. The bridge superstructure replacement project involved removal of the existing laminated timber deck, steel railings, steel beams and concrete substructure caps, f...
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center in Roaring Spring is now scheduling appointments for cardiothoracic surgery patients. Board-certified cardiothoracic surgeon Savas Mavridis, MD, MBA, FACS, will provide outpatient care at Conemaugh Nason, Suite 4, with procedures scheduled at Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center in Johnstown. Dr. Mavridis performs procedures including coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), aortic valve replacement (AVR), mitral valve replacement (MVR), mitral valve repair, tricuspid...
Supervisors in South Woodbury Township met Monday, Nov. 4. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation conducted a traffic study along Township Route 1026, Salemville Road, and decided to keep the speed limit at 55 mph. Supervisors reviewed the Vehicle Repair and Maintenance rules. Any repairs for township equipment can be done unless the cost is more than $1,000 or in emergency situations. Jay Claycomb reported some signs are disappearing in the township. Supervisors approved a donation of $500 to support the Vietnam Veterans in...
After participating in the 2019 HAP Donate Life Challenge, Conemaugh Nason Medical Center in Roaring Spring earned statewide recognition for awareness initiatives. The HAP Donate Life Pennsylvania Hospital Challenge encourages Pennsylvania hospitals to increase organ donation awareness and designations within their hospital and community. The 2019 challenge began in January and ended during April, which is National Donate Life Month. During the challenge, Pennsylvania's hospitals worked to...
Penn State Extension asks, Is your farm in compliance with new federal food safety standards? The Food Safety Modernization Act Produce Safety Rule (FSMA) requires that at least one supervisor or responsible party for your farm must have successfully completed food safety training at least equivalent to that received under standardized curricula recognized as adequate by the Food and Drug Administration. This course will be held on Dec.19, 2019, at Morrisons Cove Memorial Park, 201 S. Walnut St., Martinsburg, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The...
The Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology Inc. (CBIC) and Conemaugh Nason Medical Center, Roaring Spring, have announced that Julie Russell BSN, RN, CIC, director of Quality and Infection Control, has earned the Certified Infection Control credential (CIC) and has demonstrated a mastery of infection prevention and control knowledge by taking and passing this comprehensive examination. Certification is maintained through successful completion of a recertification examination...
Blue Knob All Seasons Resort, Claysburg, continues to focus on upgrades and repairs to existing infrastructure and facilities. Current projects include: ● All chairlift towers have been sandblasted, primed and repainted for the upcoming season. ● Improvements to the snow making system continue with the repairs and replacement of both water and air lines. ● Installation of new flooring in the cafeteria area of the Summit Lodge. ● New start & finish line buildings for our NASTAR Race Course have been built and installed. Blue Knob will conti...
At the North Woodbury Township meeting on Nov. 14, Jessica Sorge, the new executive director of the Hollidaysburg Area Legion Ambulance Service, and boardmember Jerry Stern presented the supervisors with an updated 10-year contract replacing the contract dated Jan. 5, 2014. The supervisors voted to accept the new contract. Ordinance 11-14-19 (A), which limits burning within the township, was passed. Also passed was Ordinance 11-14-19 (B), which limits fireworks within the township. A cleaning contract for the Pennsylvania Game Commission was...
The Friends of the Martinsburg Community Library met at the library on Tuesday November 19. Librarian Danette Feathers reported that three authors have been at the library since September. New voting machines were on display for one day for practice use prior to the Nov. 5 election. The Blair County Commissioners have passed a 9.5-percent increase in library funding for the Blair County Library System. North Woodbury Township has increased its yearly donation to the Martinsburg library. Princess Elsa from “Frozen” will be visiting children’s st...
The officer involved in the fatal shooting of a man in the parking lot of the Roaring Spring Department Store in July has been cleared of any wrong-doing and can return to work. Blair County District Attorney Richard Consiglio said the months-long investigation into the shooting of Todd Messner, 49, of Three Springs by Roaring Spring Borough Officer Lance Morris was justified. Morris has been on paid leave since the incident while the Pa. State Police and Blair County District Attorney's office...
To honor National Adoption Month, The Smoky Pig Restaurant in McKee hosted a superhero-themed event. Kids were invited to dress up in their favorite superhero costumes and participate in superhero-themed activities. Here, the Miller family of Roaring Spring (from left), Warren, 3; Cori, Brian and Hunter, 8; show their support for adoptive families while enjoying the morning coloring....
The Herald has announced special deadlines for articles, photos and advertisements for the upcoming holiday season. Those submitting material to the Herald should take note of these deadlines. The adjusted deadlines cover advertisements, obituaries, articles and photos. The Herald reminds all those submitting obituaries, news items and advertisements that missing a deadline could result in an item not being published on time. Those with questions should contact an advertising representative or call the Herald office at 793-2144. The Herald... Full story
Rural healthcare across the United States is facing a crisis. According to data compiled by the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, 119 rural hospitals have closed since 2010 and another 430 are at risk of closing. The loss of a rural hospital not only has a negative economic effect on a community, it also could cost lives by having to travel further for emergency medical services, when often every second counts. While the nationwide trend sees small communities losing their...
A State College man was arrested and jailed on Friday, Nov. 22, on charges of making terroristic threats against the Hollidaysburg School District. Less than 24 hours later all charges were dropped, and police charged another man for the alleged incident. In the initial charges, police alleged that Scott M. Vinosky, 31, had left voicemail messages at all five district schools – the junior and senior high schools as well as Frankstown, Charles W. Longer and Foot of Ten elementary schools. According to police, someone called the schools on Wednes...
Martinsburg Elementary School recently had a special day to wear pink for Breast Cancer Awareness. Pictured is fifth-grade teacher LouAnn Over with some of her students (from left): Drake Rutherford, Mya Long, Sara Dixon, Ellie Fisher, Veerah Phillips and McKenna Smith....
The WISE Women of Blair County Tribute recognizes and honors Blair County women who have demonstrated excellence and leadership in promoting the awareness of the significant role of women in the quality of life in our community and its economic growth. The WISE Women group is seeking nominations from the public for the first time for the Lifetime Achievement honor. The group is looking for a woman who demonstrated during her lifetime our mission “to empower women and to help eliminate racism through collaboration, service and education.” The...
Conemaugh Health System chief executive officers joined the Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE) for a rose vial signing ceremony. The rose vials will be placed on the Donate Life Rose Parade float featured at the 2020 Tournament of Roses Parade. The 2020 Rose Parade will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 1. Celebrating its 18th year of participating in the parade, the Donate Life Rose Parade float is the centerpiece of a national effort of more than 50 organizations to r...
The case against a Claysburg woman facing felony charges of theft and receiving stolen property after police said she embezzled $131,000 from the doctor’s office where she worked as billing supervisor, will go to Blair County Court in December. Formal arraignment for Danielle M. Bushore, 43, will be held Friday, Dec. 20, at the Blair County Courthouse in Hollidaysburg. This follows Bushore’s preliminary hearing Nov. 12 by Magisterial District Judge Steven Jackson’s office in Altoona. Bushore was originally arraigned in May by Jackson after...
Note: This is one in a series of articles about CBD. I’m hoping to educate the Cove about this beneficial substance, remove some mysteries and clear up some misinformation If you have any questions about CBD, please send an email to me at publisher@mcheraldonline.com. I’ll be happy to share what I’ve learned. My resource for much of this information is “The Ultimate CBD User Guide,” which was published by the CBDistillery, the Herald’s CBD supplier. The guide can be downloaded at https://www.thecbdistillery.com/ultimate-cbd-...
Martinsburg’s annual Christmas Parade will be held Saturday, Dec. 7. The parade will begin at 11 a.m. at Martinsburg Elementary School and conclude at Morrisons Cove Memorial Park. Breakfast with Santa will be served from 7:30 to 10 a.m. Dec. 7 at the park. There wil be cost to eat breakfast. Santa will be available for pictures and visiting from 8 to 10 a.m.... Full story
