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The Martinsburg Booster Association made its annual donation to the Martinsburg Area Community Fund on Friday, Dec. 11. Melissa Fetzer, Booster vice president, presents the check to Richard A. Brantner Sr., co-honorary representative for the fund drive. As of Dec. 12, the fund drive raised $43,222 for 15 charitable agencies that do work in the Martinsburg area, surpassing this year's goal of $43,000. According to Linda K. Smith, assistant treasurer for the Martinsburg Area Community Fund, this...
Bedford and Blair counties are on the list to benefit from a plan to provide high-speed internet access to rural areas of the state. Plans are for more than 327,000 Pennsylvanians to gain access to high-speed Internet service through the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction. Thirteen providers in Pennsylvania successfully bid in the auction and will provide high-speed Internet access in locations across the state that are underserved or do not have access to broadband that meets current f...
– WEEKLY UPDATE – As of 11:30 a.m. 12/15/2020 Area Counties Cases / Death / Rate* Bedford: 1,879 / 67 / 139.1 Blair: 5,455 / 114 / 93.1 Cambria: 5,819 / 146 / 110.8 Centre: 7,344 / 106 / 65.1 Clearfield: 2,276 / 26 / 32.8 Fulton: 335 / 7 / 48.2 Huntingdon: 1,929 / 69 / 152.8 Somerset: 2,707 / 35 / 47.3 *Rate is number of deaths per 100,000 population. Sixty-seven (67) counties have reported COVID-19 deaths. – Week of Dec. 10 – # Cases / # Deaths / Rate Bedford: 1,484 / 54 / 112.1 Blair: 4,683 / 92 / 75.1 Cambria: 5,025 / 109 / 82.7 Centre:...
Cameron Peachey, from Bellville-based Peachey Chimney Services, installs a new flue liner for a customer along Walnut Street in Martinsburg on Monday afternoon, Dec. 14....
Blair County Coroner Patricia Ross reported last week that the death toll in Blair County due to COVID-19 reached 149. Ross said of those 149 deaths, 111 were Blair County residents. Ross said she expects the recent spike in cases to continue and said everyone needs to follow the directives aimed at mitigating the virus's spread. "We are in the worst of it right now." Ross said. "It is bad practice to not wear a mask and to not do social distancing at this time." Ross said people need to take...
Hollidaysburg Borough police are reaching out to the public for help as they continue to investigate the death of Tyler Richard Slippy, 27. Slippy's body was found in his residence, 515 Allegheny St., on Nov. 22. Hollidaysburg police, along with assistance from the State Police at Hollidaysburg, the Blair County coroner, the Blair County district attorney and the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, are investigating Slippy's death as a homicide. Police are asking anyone within a two-block...
The number of incarcerated individuals in Pennsylvania stands at 355 per 100,000 residents, the 25th highest rate among the 50 states, according to data from the Sentencing Project. A total of 45,485 people are imprisoned in Pa., according to the study, which also reported that 180,901 residents were on probation. Other issues quantified in the Sentencing Project numbers include racial disparities, the number of juveniles in custody and spending on states’ corrections systems. The nonprofit group obtains its data from a variety of sources, incl...
According to research by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, about 46 percent of all crashes involving bad weather take place during the winter. Winter storms, bad weather, and sloppy road conditions are a factor in nearly half a million crashes and more than 2,000 road deaths every year. With inclement weather in the forecast, AAA East Central advises motorists to take precautions to avoid deadly crashes. AAA East Central offers the following tips for driving in winter weather: • Stay Home. This is the number one way to avoid a crash in...
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf's recent mandate directing restaurants and bars to close for in-person dining is being met with resistance from some area eateries. Already running at half-capacity to comply with social distancing standards, area restaurants are struggling to earn much-needed dollars to stay in business and closing their dining rooms would mean lost revenue that they say cannot be made up. Valerie Wyland-Prough, co-owner of Mamies Restaurant in Martinsburg said closing their already...
Although the election has been over for more than a month, campaign signs can still be seen in the yards of those who still want to show support for their candidate, regardless of how they fared in the election. According to comments recently made to a local Facebook group page, Martinsburg residents are reporting signs being stolen from their property. Richard Brantner Sr., mayor of Martinsburg, has reported getting calls about political yard signs and flags being stolen from front yards....
The first Americans will receive the coronavirus vaccine this week. As AccuWeather reports, the vaccine has to be kept at temperatures that rival the arctic. After waiting months and months for the much-anticipated COVID-19 vaccine, initial shipments of the Pfizer vaccine were loaded up and sent out in delivery trucks over the weekend. But 2020’s latest hurdle is threatening to delay some of those vaccine doses from reaching parts of the United States’ most populated areas in the Northeast. AccuWeather forecasters have been warning of a huge sn...
Jerry Snyder, an employee with Ebensburg-based Floyd Farabaugh Farms, unloads a truckload (about 800 bushels) of corn to the Wenger Feeds mill in Martinsburg on Monday afternoon, Dec. 14....
The Williamsburg Public Library is thankful to receive a yearly donation from the Lion's Sight Conservation of Blair County. This generous donation makes it possible to purchase large print books through a monthly subscription service for our collection. "The Christmas Table," by Donna VanLiere, is one of the newest additions to our large print shelf, just in time for the holidays. This heartfelt tale brings family, love, joy, hope, faith, and even (or especially!) cooking into an enjoyable...
Williamsburg offered a live Nativity scene on the Williamsburg Community Farm Show grounds on Saturday evening, Dec. 12. Organizers said that more than 370 cars went through the scene. Donations from those driving through included three tables of canned goods for the local food bank and a table full of hooded sweatshirts and socks for the homeless. Shown are (shepherds): Laney and Regan Prough; (Joseph): Rob Lynch; (Mary): Kara Lansberry; (Angels): Ashley Brubaker and Haley Holder. Credit for...
Older adults and people with disabilities have until Dec. 31, 2020, to apply for rebates on property taxes and rent paid in 2019. The departments of Revenue and Aging are reminding Pennsylvanians that the rebates are available through the Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program, which has delivered more than $6.8 billion to eligible applicants since the program’s inception in 1971. The initial deadline for the filing of applications for the Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program is June 30. The Department of Revenue, which administers the program, t...
"If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you're mis-informed." ― Mark Twain In the weeks before the Nov. 3 election, the New York Post broke a story about a laptop computer abandoned at a Delaware computer shop in 2019 by Hunter Biden, son of supposed president-elect Comrade Joe Biden. Twitter and Facebook banned any mention – no posting and no sharing or retweeting – of the story with Twitter going so far as to lock the New York Post account without explan...
Herald of Dec. 12, 1895 Charles W. Zook was elected commander of Lt. Lower Post, GAR, of Roaring Spring. Charley was a Pennsylvania Reserve soldier at the battle of Fredericksburg, where “Johnny” shot off his right leg. Williams Van Allman, Samuel Biddle and William Shafer were on a hunting expedition to near Henrietta. The Literary Society at the Smithfield School, Huston Township, reorganized and was meeting each Friday. Jerry Peck was the leading debater. Members also were issuing a paper known as the Piney Creek Gazette with Simon A. Smi...
I was interested to read the article "Never the Same Again" in the December 2020 "Pennsylvania Game News." The author, Associate Editor Joe Kosack, takes us through the past 20 years of deer management from the Pennsylvania Game Commission's perspective. Kosack lauds the management decisions made by PGC biologist Gary Alt and his successors. Kosack praises Alt's team's promotion of concurrent season and antler restrictions. He concludes that Alt and his team "made deer hunting better for...
Herald of Dec. 17, 1970 A plea for closer cooperation to build a finer community in Morrisons Cove was voiced by officers of the Martinsburg Boosters. The Central High School Chorus will present a musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” Sunday in the high school auditorium. The doe season started early at the square in Martinsburg last Friday afternoon when five of the creatures, wild from the hunting that has been going on, were jumping into buildings and proving a hazard to pedestrians and motorists in the business distr...
Herald of Dec. 17, 1920 The members of the sophomore class of the Cove High school near Martinsburg entertained the seniors at a reception on the evening of Dec. 3. A program was carried out in the chapel of the building. Lunch was served in the domestic science kitchen. Tobias Henry, teacher of the Bull Run school near Loysburg, was tendered a surprise on Dec. 7 his 19th birthday, when a large number of patrons gathered at the building. A fine program was carried out during the afternoon. The visitors brought well-filled baskets. The board of...
- ACTUALIZACIÓN SEMANAL – Hasta las 12:00 p.m., 15 de diciembre 2020 Condados cercanos Casos/Número de muertes/Índice de muerte Bedford: 1,879 / 67 / 139.1 Blair: 5,455 / 114 / 93.1 Cambria: 5,819 / 146 / 110.8 Centre: 7,344 / 106 / 65.1 Clearfield: 2,276 / 26 / 32.8 Fulton: 335 / 7 / 48.2 Huntingdon: 1,929 / 69 / 152.8 Somerset: 2,707/35/ 47.3 *El índice de muerte es el número de muertes por 100,000 personas. Sesenta y siete (67) condados de Pensilvania han reportado muertes de COVID-19. La semana del 10 de diciembre Casos/Número de muertes...
BLAIR – Martha E., 92, Altoona, formerly of Williamsburg COATS – David R., 66, Nanty Glo, formerly of Roaring Spring COLYER – Allan Wayne “Alby,” 64, Jacks Corner HALL – Janet M. (Edwards), 74, formerly of the Gettysburg area KING – Richard Wilson, 94, formerly of South Woodbury Township, Bedford County KULP – Francis Larry, 77, rural Martinsburg MCCARTY – Doris E., 77, Claysburg NELSON – Anna Violet, 96, resident at Allegheny Lutheran Home, Hollidaysburg REPLOGLE – Dorothy Ann, 89, resident at Homewood at Martinsburg, formerly of New Enter... Full story
The Mock family of Roaring Spring recently gathered for a five-generation photo. Pictured are (from left): Front row: Father Michael Mock and holding Emjay Eleace is great-great-grandmother Joyce Mock. Back row: Great-grandfather Michael Mock and grandfather Michael Mock....
The Wolf Administration recently released a report detailing coordinated efforts of state and federal agencies and Pennsylvania research institutions to combat Chronic Wasting Disease, or CWD, a contagious, fatal disease that threatens deer. The report outlines the status of the disease in Pennsylvania, as well as the work in progress to offer testing and other services to hunters, help deer farmers maintain their livelihoods, and diminish disease spread and environmental impact. “CWD threatens one of Pennsylvania’s prized natural res...
Martha Ellen Blair, 92, of Altoona, formerly of Williamsburg, passed away Saturday afternoon, Dec. 12, 2020 at her granddaughter’s home in Rotonda West, Fla.. A private family visitation and funeral service will be held at John K. Bolger Funeral Home Inc., Williamsburg. The Rev. James D Spivey will officiate. Interment will be held at New Canoe Creek Cemetery, rural Hollidaysburg. www.bolgerfuneral-home.com...
Herald of Dec. 14, 1995 The State Transportation Department was advertising for construction bids on the widening of Route 36 through McKee Gap and the building of the Loysburg bypass of Route 36. Bids for the 2.7 mile McKee Gap project and the 1.1 mile Loysburg project were to be opened Thursday, Dec. 21, at Harrisburg. Overall project costs were expected to be between $7 and $7.5 million for the McKee Gap widening and between $9 and $10 million for Loysburg ($8 million for construction). The four newly elected board members of the Memorial...
David R. Coates, 66, of Nanty Glo, formerly of Roaring Spring, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, at the Cambria Care Center, Ebensburg. He was born Sept. 20, 1954, in Roaring Spring, the son of the late Charles E. and Naomi (Koones) Coates. He is survived by two sisters and two brothers: Ruth Coates of Roaring Spring, Richard Coates and wife Janet of Roaring Spring, Rose Bishop and husband John of Hollidaysburg and John Coates of Roaring Spring; three nephews: Preston Coates (Trish), Tyson Coates (Sarah) and Kevin Bishop; and a great-niece...
Herald of Dec. 13, 1945 Sgt. Denver Kenneth Ake, who was serving in the South Pacific as an electrical gunner on a B-29 bomber, also known as a Superfortress, arrived at the home of his parents early Wednesday morning. At an adjourned meeting of the Martinsburg borough council, Ralph S. Bowers, borough police officer, tendered his resignation. The basketball teams connected with the Martinsburg high school within the past week have won five games out of six. At the public sale held Saturday, Mr. and Mrs. Homer H. Renecker of Harrisburg bought...
Herald of Dec. 16, 2010 St. Mary’s Holy Assumption Orthodox Church, located in the village of Ganister, near Williamsburg, will close its doors forever at the end of December. Rebecca Smith’s art students from Williamsburg High School spent all morning and part of the afternoon Friday, Dec. 10, painting cartoon figures and Christmas greetings on windows and doors at businesses in Williamsburg. The Northern Bedford School board formally hired the firm Burt Hill, State College, as district architect for the high school renovation project and gra...
Allan Wayne "Alby" Colyer, 64, of Jacks Corner, passed away Friday, Dec. 11, 2020, at UPMC Altoona, due to massive strokes. Allan was COVID- 19 negative. He was born Aug. 15, 1956, a son of Clara (Dohrn) Colyer of Hopewell and the late Kenneth Colyer. On May 20, 1994, in Winchester, Va., he married Debra K. Calhoun, his wife with whom he has spent 39 years together. Along with his mother and wife, he is survived by siblings Karl Colyer, Kenneth, married to Leslie (Leidy), and Kimberly, married...
Janet M. (Edwards) Hall, 74, formerly of the Gettysburg area, passed away Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, at a hospital in Boise, Idaho. Janet will be interred at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery. To read the full obituary, go online at relyeafuneralchapel.com/tributes/Janet-Hall. Services by Relyea Funeral Chapel, Boise, Idaho....
Richard Wilson King, 94, went to his heavenly home on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020. Deeply loved by his family and many friends, his Godly wisdom, infectious laugh and extraordinary kindness will be missed greatly. Richard was the beloved husband of Evelyn Lois King, who predeceased him in 2007 after 58 years of marriage. He was born on July 30, 1926, in South Woodbury Township, Pa., the son of the late Mearl and Lillian King. Richard graduated from Replogle High School in 1944, completed his...
Francis Larry Kulp, 77, of rural Martinsburg, went home to be with his Lord on Friday afternoon, Dec. 11, 2020, at Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center, Johnstown. He was born Jan. 15, 1943, in Sellersville, Bucks County, son of the late Francis B. and Kathryn A. (Moyer) Kulp. On Sept.. 28, 1963, he married Mary Ann Rice in Perkasie, Bucks County. Surviving are his beloved wife of 57 years; a daughter, Jennifer K. Martin (Bruce) of Richmond, Va.; a son, Philip L. Kulp (Rebecca) of rural...
Doris E. McCarty, 77, of Claysburg, passed away Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, at Conemaugh Nason Medical Center, Roaring Spring, after a lengthy illness. She was born Dec. 30, 1942, in Roaring Spring, the daughter of the late Orville C. and Clara E. (Mentzer) Weitzel. She married William R. McCarty, Jr. on Sept. 27, 2001. She is survived by her husband; two children: Deborah Flickenger (John) of Franklin and Jeffrey Eckard (Michele) of Bedford; four grandchildren: John Flickenger, Jacob Flickenger (Brandy), Summer Eckard and Olivia Eckard; two...
Anna Violet Nelson, 96, passed away Saturday morning, Dec. 12, 2020, at the Allegheny Lutheran Home, Hollidaysburg. She was born June 13, 1924, in Hollidaysburg RD, the daughter of the late Benjamin M. and Annie (Greenleaf) Nelson. She is survived by a sister-in-law, Ruth Nelson; a niece, Janice Kennedy; and a nephew, Benjamin Nelson III. She was preceded in death by a brother, Benjamin E. Nelson. Anna was a 1940 graduate of Hollidaysburg Area High School and she also attended the Altoona Bible Institute. Anna and her brother were co-owners of...
Dorothy Ann Replogle, 89, a resident at Homewood at Martinsburg, formerly of New Enterprise, was welcomed into the arms of Jesus on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020. She was born Jan. 2, 1931, in New Enterprise, daughter of the late Chalmer and Ella Fae (Brumbaugh) Grubb. On Jan. 27, 1951, at the United Methodist parsonage in Martinsburg, she was united in marriage to Donald B. Replogle, her high school sweetheart. He preceded her in death April 12, 2020, just eight short months prior. Dot was a...
Roy A. Sparks, 83, of Everett, passed away Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, at home. He was born Sept. 28, 1937, a son of the late Samuel E. and Mary (Bowman) Sparks. On July 21, 1957, in New Enterprise, he married Shirley Joan Huntsman. She preceded him in death Sept. 1, 2016. He is survived by a son, Roger A Sparks, married to Rhonda S. (Hall) of Everett; grandchildren: Keith A. Sparks, married to Mindy, and Danielle M. Scott, married to Randy; 10 great-grandchildren; and a brother: Jack Sparks, married...
Doris A. “Sis” Strayer, 72, of Williamsburg, passed away unexpectedly Monday afternoon, Dec. 7, 2020, at her residence. A funeral was held Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, at John K. Bolger Funeral Home Inc., Williamsburg. The Rev. James D. Spivey will officiate. Private interment was held at Oreminea Cemetery, rural Williamsburg. www.bolgerfuneral-home.com...
NOTICE OF 2021 MEETINGS The Williamsburg Community School Board of Directors will hold Regular and Committee of the Whole Meetings in the Library, High School Building, 515 West Third Street, Williamsburg, PA. Committee of the Whole Meetings will be held at 7:00PM and Regular Meetings will be held at 7:30PM for the calendar year 2021. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETINGS on: Jan. 19, Feb.16, March 16, April 20, May 4(7:30pm), June 8(7:30pm), July 20, Aug. 12, Sept. 21, Oct. 19, Nov. 16, Dec. 7 (1st Tuesday – Reorganization) REGULAR MEETINGS on: J... Full story
Eileen Swope went to be with her Redeemer, Jesus, on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020. Her husband, her children, and everyone who met Eileen loved her. She was the best wife any man could hope for and best mother any child could ever have. Her family surrounded her to sing as she went to see Jesus, sobbing for her departure and rejoicing for her home-going. Eileen was born Virginia Eileen Hall in Beavertown, Pa., on March 15, 1939, to the late Helen Imler and James Hall. She married William Swope on May...
Robert L. Theys, 72, of Donnertown, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, at UPMC Altoona, following complications with COVID-19. He was born Feb. 7, 1948, in Altoona, the son of the late Lloyd and Mary (Beach) Theys. He married Ruth M. Seiler on May 17, 1975. He is survived by his wife; three children: Kathy Ferreri and husband Scott of Duncansville, Jesse M. Theys and wife Debra of Donnertown and Robert L. Theys, Jr. and wife Marie of Duncansville; five grandchildren: Benjamin,...
Jacqueline J. Williams, 84, of Donnertown, passed away Friday evening, Dec. 11, 2020, at Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center, Johnstown, due to COVID-19. She was born Sept. 29, 1936, in Roaring Spring, the daughter of the late Frank and Pauline (Carberry) Stroup. She married James L. "Jim" Williams on Feb. 16, 1957, in Maryland. He preceded her in death Feb. 6, 2018. She is survived by two daughters: Gabi Williams of Newburg and Virginia Williams of Altoona; and two granddaughters: Adrienne...
December may be the season of giving – but it’s typically a challenging time to collect enough blood donations. Add in a pandemic, and this year could be even tougher than usual. That’s why the American Red Cross is urging those who are feeling well to give the gift of life by donating blood or platelets this holiday season. The need for blood doesn’t stop for holidays. Between Thanksgiving and Christmas, more than 1 million blood transfusions will be given in the United States. Donations of all blood types are needed to ensure hospital shelves...
"The storm crashed down behind me, lightning bolts chasing me like a pack of bloodhounds, thunder screaming at me." These words grabbed me in the first sentence of Randy Alcorn's book, "Edge of Eternity," and so began my surreal journey with Nick Seagrave. It is wildly imaginative and dramatic, besides being a bit too unrealistic for me, so much so that I don't "get it." When I do understand the metaphors, I back up and read again, so I can be "with it." But I liked how he described his...
For the 2020-2021 school year, area businesses are participating in, and supporting the implementation of The Challenge Program Inc. (TCP), and workforce development in nine schools across Blair County and six schools across Bedford County. The Challenge Program Inc.’s mission is to build sustainable business/education partnerships while motivating students to develop the good habits required for success in school and in their future careers. The program is for all students in grades 10, 11 and 12. TCP, in partnership with businesses, c...
The winner of the quilt drawing sponsored by the Martinsburg Community Library was Nancy Harris, who lives near Denver, Colo. There were 168 entries in the drawing which resulted in $1,680 for the library since the quilt was homemade and materials were donated by the Friends of the Library. Harris is a friend of Martinsburg resident Nancy Newlin. Newlin and Harris taught together in Arlington, Va., and have remained friends and in touch. Several months ago in a phone call Newlin told Harris libr...
The Martinsburg Community Library will adjust services through Sunday, Jan. 3. The library will be open during its regular hours (except for Saturdays) for appointments and contactless pick-up only. Hours will be 1 to 8 p.m. Monday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, 1 to 8 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday....
At Christmas, certain things just go together. There is mistletoe and holly, Bing Crosby and White Christmas, red and green, Mary and Joseph, Santa and reindeer, milk and cookies, fruitcake and...jokes. But as Christmas approaches, let us consider how fear and peace go together. As the dreadful calendar year of 2020 draws to a close there are many people living in fear. Kids fear Santa will find them being naughty instead of nice. Parents fear the credit card bill. Some fear for the future...
Scriptures to Read: Isaiah 9:6-7 Isaiah 11:1-9 Isaiah 24:13-16 Isaiah 25:3-6 Isaiah 26:1-5 & 10-13 Philippians 2:5-11 St. Luke 1:67-79 "All Scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly equipped to do all good works" (see II Timothy 3:16ff). "No Scripture originated with man. No prophecy is of human origin, for holy men of old, spoke as they were moved by the Ho...
Martinsburg's Cove Christmas Love project served 35 families and approximately 100 children this year. This was the second year that Martinsburg Memorial Church of the Brethren had been the host church for Martinsburg's Cove Christmas Love. This project was started about 10 years ago by the Martinsburg Police Department. When the giving increased and the department moved to their new home, the police asked the Martinsburg Ministerium to take it over. Pastor Mary Hendricks and Betty Royer were...
