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Much as we would like to think that holiday traditions are the things we do every year, they really aren't. Our traditions do a constant metamorphosis. The very best Christmases of most of our lives are those when we are children. The anticipation, the joy, will never be matched. Growing up on the farm, Christmas was so special. There was a lard can full of homemade cookies, shopping in Altoona for the big day, the Lions Christmas party, the very special children's service at the Methodist Churc...
Insider's Guide to Quality, Affordable Healthcare: Practical Strategies to Navigate our Complex System and Save Money By Lawrence Lazarus, MD and Jeffrey Foster, MD These two seasoned doctors have put together a book with practical advice on how to navigate the healthcare system and keep costs down. They teach you how to ensure you are getting the best quality healthcare, the right kind of medical professional care, reduce your out-of-pocket expenses and help older family members cope with end...
To the Editor: Pity poor, pathetic Donald Trump. The man has been a fraud and a cheat for his entire life but has always managed to avoid paying the consequences for his serial lawlessness. Oh, sure, there were the $2 million fine he paid for misusing funds of his phony Trump Foundation (fact) and the $25 million fine he paid for fraud committed by the equally bogus Trump University (fact). But he managed to stay out of jail thanks to the, literally, thousands of lawsuits that his legal enforcer, Michael Cohen (who now sits in jail) filed or th...
Herald of Dec. 20, 1894 A spur of the Williamsburg railroad was being extended to Congressman Hicks’ farm on Clover Creek, where limestone quarries were already opened. The quarries were to be operated in the spring. Miss Annie Kensinger was badly burned when she spilled a skillet of hot lard on her left arm while baking cookies at the home of George Paul. Hucksters were buying turkeys at 7 cents a pound. John Bonebreak, a student at Western Medical College, Pittsburgh, was home on Christmas vacation. The Rev. F.W. Leidy was holding several s...
Herald of Dec.26, 1919 An interesting service tomorrow, Christmas morning will be community Christmas service at St. John’s Reformed church at 6:30 o’clock. All the churches of the town will join in an hour’s service, consisting of the singing of Christmas hymns and carols, Christmas scriptures and short addresses. A feature of this early service will be singing of Christmas carols throughout the town by groups of singers, prior to the regular service and under the direction of Rev. W. H. Snyder. The New Years service will be held in the Churc...
Herald of Dec. 28, 1944 John William Lehman, well known young man of Locust Street, Martinsburg, on Monday received a Christmas “gift” that instead of bringing joy to the members of the family, detracted considerably from the usual merriment of the holiday. The “gift” was in the form of a notice from the draft board to appear for induction into the armed services at the Harrisburg induction center on Jan. 5. It came from No. 3 board in Altoona, the young man having lived in Altoona at the time of his registration. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Imle...
Herald of Dec. 23, 1969 On Jan. 5 a Roaring Spring man will be sworn into office as the first Democrat sheriff of Blair County in nearly 50 years. Although it will be quite a change, the Republican inhabitants of the courthouse should survive the shock because George Replogle plans no radical departures. In fact, the present first deputy sheriff, Republican Frank Stonebraker, will stay on in his present capacity. The appointment of Mr. Stonebraker comes as no surprise to political observers, but Sheriff-elect Replogle denies emphatically that...
Herald of Dec. 22, 1994 The Department of Environmental Resources granted a permit to the New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co. that authorized the firm to deepen its Roaring Spring stone quarry by 50 feet. The permit had been under consideration by the DER’s district mining operations for nearly five years. NES&L had originally requested to deepen the quarry by 200 feet, but the permit granted restricts the lowering of the quarry floor to 50 feet from the level already permitted. The Claysburg-Kimmel School Board of Directors, re-elected Vernon Wal...
Herald of Dec. 23 2009 Work by a surveyor for the Spring Cove School District located John Camerer, as well as his father Larry’s residence in the Roaring Spring Borough. Both men have paid their real estate taxes to Taylor Township for as long as they have resided on their properties. In researching the deed to the property, which later was divided between family members, John determined that the current Camerer properties were determined to be located in Taylor Township by act of a grand jury decision in 1887. There is talk about potential b...
Meeting Notice The Board of Supervisors of Bloomfield Township will hold their organization meeting and regular monthly meeting on Monday, January 6, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. in the Township building located at 3387 Lafayette Road, Bakers Summit. Charlene O’Dellick Secretary/Treasurer Township Meeting Woodbury Township (Blair Co.) township meeting will be held on January 6, 2020 at 8 p.m. for their reorganizational meeting, regular meeting and and General Township Business. Woodbury Township (Blair Co.) auditors meeting will be held on January 7, 2... Full story
The Claysburg-Kimmel High School wrestling team was forced to forfeit eight matches during a 60-10 defeat against visiting Bellwood-Antis on Dec. 17. B-A also earned three falls in the dual meet. C-K's Levi Brown earned a fall at 152 pounds and Cole Claycomb won by major decision at 138. Everett 48, C-K 24 At C-K on Dec. 19, Everett rallied from an 18-0 deficit to score a 48-24 victory. Helping the Bulldogs to an 18-point advantage were Blaine Demerer (fall at 106), Hunter Knisely (fall at 126)...
The Northern Bedford High School wrestling team competed at the Ridgeway Elkers Duals on Dec. 14 and returned with a 4-1 record. The Panthers won three straight – Curwensville (46-32), Sharpsville (52-20) and Ridgeway (48-24 – before losing to Titusville, 54-24. NB closed with a 52-26 win over Curwensville. Reyan Imler, at 112 pounds, went 5-0 (four wins by forfeit and one by major decision). Griffin Keller, at 120, went 4-1 (three forfeits and one fall). Tristin Pepple, at 126, had one win (forfeit). Micah Smith had two falls at 132, while Luc...
The Central wrestling team saw its record slip to 1-2 on the season with a 54-22 home loss to Bald Eagle Area on Wednesday, Dec. 18. The Dragons had four wrestlers with victories including Mason Daniels (138) who pinned his man in 3:07. Ethan Eicher (182) had an 8-0 decision victory while both Sam Eger (220) and Alex Bowman (126) were winners by forfeit. “BEA has a strong team overall,” Central coach Dave Marko said. “They recorded a number of falls and both teams had a pair of forfeits.” “We have some young wrestlers who will continue...
The Williamsburg High School girls' basketball team held host Moshannon Valley scoreless in the first quarter Dec. 13 en route to a 56-13 victory. The Lady Pirate defense held the Lady Damsel offense to single-digit scoring in all four quarters. Jayla Woodruff tossed in a game-high 15 points, including two 3-pointers, for WHS. Krista Simpson added 11 points, while Kendel Norris contributed eight points. St. Joseph's 46, WHS 43 At Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy on Dec. 17, the host Lady Wolves had a 12-6 scoring advantage in the final eight...
A 25-7 third-quarter run propelled visiting West Branch to a 59-44 victory over Claysburg-Kimmel in boy's basketball action Dec. 12. West Branch led 25-21 at halftime, before the third-quater surge made it 50-28 through three quarters. C-K closed the gap in the final quarter with a 16-9 scoring advantage. Parker Dibert hit four of C-K's seven 3-pointers and finished with 12 points. Kyle Glass, Wyatt Buell and David Gregg each scored seven points in the setback. C-K 63, NB 61 At C-K on Dec. 20, Kyle Glass netted a game-high 25 points as the...
The Claysburg-Kimmel High School girls’ basketball tem strolled to a 63-31 victory at Mount Union on Dec. 18. Leading, 29-14, at halftime, C-K broke the game open with a 24-7 run in the third quarter. C-K's Megan Hartman poured in a game-high 29 points, including five 3-pointers. Bailey Garver chipped in with 12 points, while Rebekah Claar added eight points. Tussey Mt. 69, C-K 51 At Tussey Mountain on Dec. 20, the Lady Titans stormed out to a 40-27 halftime lead en route to a 69-51 victory over C-K. Rebekah Claar led the Lady Bulldogs with 1...
The owners of the Martinsburg Soap Box Laundromat have announced that repairs are underway following the Nov. 10 fire. Allan and Karen Bassler, owners of the laundromat and the Morrisons Cove Herald, are managing the process of rebuilding the laundromat after the fire. The target date for re-opening the laundromat is March 10, four months after the fire. The Basslers thanked the community for its support following the fire. "We are thankful for the positive thoughts and good wishes received...
With confetti flying to bring in the new year are Avery Black, 15, a sophomore, and her brother, Lukas, 13, in the seventh grade in the Spring Cove School District. They are the children of Scott and Sue Black of Martinsburg. The family wishes everyone a 2020 Happy New Year!...
Northern Bedford came from behind for a thrilling 52-47 overtime win at home last Tuesday evening, Dec. 17, over McConnellsburg. The Lady Panthers trailed by 8 points at two junctures in the game including a 25-17 halftime deficit. NB chipped away at the lead in the third and early fourth quarter. Allie Snider's trey from the corner tied the game at 33-33 midway through the fourth period. Snider, who led the Lady Panthers with 18 points, hit a big trey on NB's first overtime possession and the...
Joshua Rupeka of Everett has been named to the summer 2019 dean’s list at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Students achieve dean’s list status when they are full-time (12 or more credits) with a grade point average of 3.25 or higher. Rupeka is majoring in communications media/media production....
"The true miracle of Christmas," writes LaVerne P. Larson, "Is hope and faith and love – These gifts the Christ Child brought to all From heaven high above." Like gifts that can't be seen, some gifts can't be wrapped either. A pretty, little snow to cover our drab dormancy is a gift. Perhaps highway travelers don't class a freezing rain as a gift, but it was so sparkly and glittering, like ribbons on our brown, bare trees. I thought it was a lovely gift to survey from inside our house where I w...
Northern Bedford County Middle School, Loysburg, has announced its Students of the Month for November and December. The 12 students recognized were as follows: November Emalee Bowser, sixth grade, daughter of Michael and Ashley Bowser, participates in cheerleading and basketball. Connor Donaldson, sixth grade, son of David and Tisha Donaldson, participates in football, soccer and Envirothon. Ella Heaton, seventh grade, daughter of Vincent and Darci Heaton, participates in basketball. Benjamin...
The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners on Dec. 18 announced changes to its traditional quarterly meeting format. The January 2020 meeting will be the first to follow the new format, through which meetings will be held on Friday and Saturday rather than on Monday and Tuesday. With the change, the January 2020 meeting will begin on Friday, Jan. 24 at 1 p.m. The purpose of this meeting is for the board to hear reports from staff. Public comment will not be accepted at this meeting. The two-day meeting then will reconvene on Saturday, Jan....
Taylor Conley of New Enterprise, who is studying animal science, received the Jeff Hansen/Iowa Select Farms Pork Industry Scholarship Fund for the 2019-20 academic year from the Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and affiliated academic units. More than $3.5 million in student scholarships are offered each year by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and its academic units, in addition to monies awarded by Iowa State at the university level....
The Martinsburg Elementary School students in Dixie Speck's class, Tricia Forshey's class and Willie Kitt's class recently performed the play, "The Jingle Bell Jukebox" for family and friends. The students were also featured on WTAJ's Sound of the Season singing the song, "Frosty's Hand Jive."...
Many years ago my husband gave me a 3,000-piece puzzle of Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper" for Christmas. Excited, undaunted, and armed with clueless naivety, I immediately began the task of assembling it, or rather, TRYING to assemble it. The way I usually put puzzles together is to find the edge pieces, put them together first, then fill in the middle. It soon became apparent that this puzzle had other ideas. You see, the edge pieces of this puzzle were so similar that I'd THINK I was...
Scriptures to Read: St. Luke 1:46-56 St. Luke 2:1-7 St. Luke 2:8-12 St. Luke 2:13-14 St. Luke 2:15-20 Galatians 4:4-7 Revelation 4:11 & 5:11-14 Vance Havner, a well-know gospel preacher of yesteryear, said that verse gave him great confidence when facing troubles and trials. He said, "It didn't come to stay, it came to pass." The phrase is actually used in Luke's Gospel alone more than three dozen times. It basically means "In the sequence of events." Often the phrase will indicate some...
Monday, Jan. 6, marks the close of the Christmas celebration for many Christians. On this day, known as the Epiphany or Three Kings Day, people celebrate the visit of the magi to the Christ child. While some people are very familiar with this feast day and the customs surrounding it, others are less so. Here are some facts about Three Kings Day. • Three Kings Day also goes by the names Little Christmas, Denha, Theophany, Día de los Reyes, and the Baptism of Jesus. • The Epiphany marks the 12th d...
Kutztown University recently awarded 137 President's Academic Honors Scholarships for the 2019-20 academic year, including to Emma Smith of Martinsburg. President's Academic Honors Scholarships are awarded to high school seniors who have a 3.25 cumulative weighted high school GPA and a 1270 total on the SAT or 27 composite on the ACT. The student will receive $1,000 per year for four years as long as the student participates in the Honors program and completes a minimum of 30 credits per year. KU's honors program requires students to complete...
The next Inkwell meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 7, at Marzoni’s Brick Oven and Brewery, 165 Patchway Road in Duncansville. The evening will begin with dinner (paid for by attendees) at 6 p.m. Shared readings, with peer critique, will begin at 7:15 p.m. The Inkwell is a group of individuals dedicated to educating and supporting novice and accomplished writers and is open to writers of all levels and genres. During the monthly meetings the creativity, craft, and business of writing will be emphasized. Individuals who plan to attend the J...
This photographic rendering depicts the Martinsburg Post Office Christmas tree. A total of 39 different mailing boxes make up the 7-foot tree that is located inside the lobby of the Martinsburg Post office....
The Pa. Department of Labor and Industry (L&I) released its employment situation report for November 2019 on Dec. 20, reporting that Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate was up one-tenth of a percentage point from October to 4.3 percent. The national rate was down one-tenth of a percentage point over the month to 3.5 percent. The commonwealth’s unemployment rate increased by one-tenth of a percentage point from November 2018 while the national rate was down two-tenths of a percentage point over the year. Pennsylvania’s civilian labor force – the...
Pa. Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding announced Dec. 18 that Pennsylvania’s more than 5,600 preserved farm owners are now eligible to apply for a new realty transfer tax exemption through Gov. Tom Wolf’s Pennsylvania Farm Bill. “We’re pleased to announce the availability of the PA Farm Bill’s Realty Transfer Tax Exemption for owners of preserved farms who transfer a farm to a qualified beginner farmer,” said Secretary Redding. “These farmers have said ‘yes’ to Pennsylvania agriculture for perpetuity, Pennsylvania is now meeting that comm...
Auditor General Eugene DePasquale on Dec. 19 said the Pa. Department of State must continue to work with counties to improve the accuracy of Pennsylvania’s voter registration records, based on an audit released by his office. Conducted at the request of the Department of State, DePasquale’s audit of the Statewide Uniform Registry of Electors (SURE) found more than 50,000 cases of potentially inaccurate voter records. “The Department of State must work harder to verify that registration records are accurate and up-to-date,” DePasquale said. ...
Good news, Eagle Cam lovers: There’s a new nest to watch. The Pennsylvania Game Commission, HDOnTap and Comcast Business have teamed up once again to offer a new bald-eagle nest livestream for the 2019-20 nesting season. The PA Farm Country Eagle Nest livestream launched Dec. 18, offering viewers worldwide 24-7 access to live video and audio captured at a bald-eagle nest in rural Pennsylvania. This livestream is in addition to the Hanover, Pa. bald-eagle livestream that HDOnTap, Comcast Business and the Game Commission launched several years ag...
JANUARY Baby Ryker Alan Stolz was born at 12:04 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019, at Conemaugh Nason Medical Center, Roaring Spring, the hospital’s first baby of 2019. He is the son of Branndon and Amanda Stolz of Altoona. Ryker weighed 6 pounds, 8 ounces and was 20 inches in length at birth. Ryker’s due date was January 2, 2019. * * * * * * * * Chase Kreider, a junior at Central High School, was named to the USA Youth Fly Fishing Team Inc., State College. Kreider is the son of Kim Miller-Lowe of Roaring Spring and Brent Kreider of Martinsburg. ...
Ideas can hit when you least expect them. For John Lawler of East Freedom, an afternoon of cutting wood 10 years ago produced an idea that has helped keep those in need warm through the cold winter months. A ministry begins Lawler and his wife were living in Huntingdon but had become members of the New Life Alliance Church, which at that time held its meetings at the YMCA in Roaring Spring. Church members would meet up occasionally to help cut firewood for members of the congregation, and it...
If you stand in front of the old Charlie's Barber Shop in Williamsburg on any given day, you will see people walking their dogs around town. During the summer months, the bench in front of Charlie's is a gathering place for old friends to sit and talk away the evening saying hello to passersby while giving their dogs a gentle pat on the head. It was on one of these evenings last August that an American bulldog named Axel caught the eye of Jon McClintock. What caught the attention of McClintock...
The online version of the Morrisons Cove Herald is free to all those who purchase print subscriptions. Those who live outside the Cove community and who have experienced mail delays may now switch to an online-only subscrition. The full content of the Herald is uploaded every Thursday around noon so online-only subscribers will not experience mail delays. The Herald website is designed to be viewed on computer screens, tablets and smartphone screens (mobile devices). Subscribers will have full access to the online version as long as you...
“You can’t continue to operate without raising millage, or you’re going to face bankruptcy,” Catharine Township Auditor Daryl Cole told the township supervisors during the regular meeting last Thursday evening, Dec. 21. “You have no reserve and you can’t put weight on grants,” Cole said. Cole made note of the $20,000 deficit between real and projected numbers in the budget regarding payroll. Supervisors cited paying for two secretaries in the last year as the reason for a higher than expected payroll, which totaled more than $67,000. Cath...
The Williamsburg Senior Center held its annual Christmas party on Wednesday, Dec. 18, with a special visit from the big man himself, Santa Claus. Some of those participating are shown here (front row, from left): Ruth Hoffner and Theresa Lane; (middle row, from left): Sandy Pearson, Deanna Parks, Diane Hoffner, Marie Cole, Linda Closson and Rodney Lane (back row, from left): Connie Sprow, Virginia Rusich, Rickey Cole, Linda Whitaker, Jim Hoffner, Bonnie Hammond, Santa, Janet Griffith and Fred...
Yes, Christmas is here and many of us will soon once again start our “new year’s resolutions” about eating healthy. I’m still on a cookie kick, so I decided to start off 2020 with something sweet – healthy cookies. Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies Ingredients: 1 cup quick oats 3/4 cup whole wheat flour 1-1/2 tsp. baking powder 1-1/2 tsp. cinnamon 1/2 tsp. kosher salt 2 Tbsp. melted butter, cooled 1 tsp vanilla 1 large egg 1/2 cup honey 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips, divided Directions: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line a cookie sheet wit...
Penn State Extension will offer an in-person and group-based strength-training program for inactive to moderately active men and women aged 40 and older. There is a fee. “LIFT,” which stands for Lifelong Improvements through Fitness Together, will be held Mondays and Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. starting Feb. 3 at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, 115 E. Penn St., Martinsburg. Participation may result in improvements in functional fitness or the ability to perform activities of daily living with ease. “LIFT” sessions are held twice a week fo...
Pennsylvania has about 153,000 regulations on its books – a number, in the opinion of the head of a state Senate panel tackling red tape and bureaucracy, considered excessively high. State Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Chambersburg, chair of the Senate Intergovernmental Operations Committee, offered strong, sometimes barbed comments at a recent meeting about the condition of Pennsylvania’s regulatory structure, which he stated is “onerous” and limits economic growth. “I believe that reducing regulations and bureaucracy is one of the most important...
Less than 24 hours after the historic impeachment vote sharply split Pennsylvania’s U.S. congressional delegation, the very same lawmakers were virtually united in praise for the passage of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The new treaty, if it passes in the Republican-controlled U.S. Senate, will take the place of the 1990s-era North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and will govern trade relations between the three countries going forward. The U.S. Senate had passed the USMCA last year, but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi held off b...
