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Fred Imler Sr, who passed away January 12, 2021, was very giving and had received many awards for his work and philanthropy according to his grandson Bryan Imler. One of those awards included The Chamber's Lifetime Achievement Award. He and Imler's Poultry have also received the Agriculture Community Excellence Award. Imler was a board member of The Shriner's Hospital in Philadelphia for a number of years. He would attend the board meetings on a monthly basis. According to Bryan, there were a nu...
Northern Bedford's Kavan Lloyd goes up for a shot against Mount Union Friday, Dec. 20....
Kristtin Sidney,8, tries to get the attention of Northern Bedfford's Josten Imler during Northern Bedford's game with Mount Union Friday, Dec 20. Imler is the boyfriend of Kristtin's sister Auttem....
South Woodbury Township South Woodbury Supervisors met at the township building on Tuesday, December 3 at 9 a.m. The treasurer’s report was approved. Total liabilities and equity is $2,633,685,48. Email has been set to PLGIT to request signage for three school bus stops on Snake Spring Mountain Road. Northern Bedford School District made the request. The Supervisors spent a large amount of time reviewing various lots for compliance relating to wells and sewage. Businesses that are not in compliance with permits will be sent letters or a...
The Arc Blair County Events: Wednesday - Every Wednesday at 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Line Dance All are welcome. Thursdays - Every Thursday at 6 - 7 p.m. Bocce Rain or Shine All are welcome. Tuesday, January 7 The Friends of The Martinsburg Community Library will meet on January 7, 2025 at 6:30 pm at the library. All Friends are welcome to attend. Post your event where the Cove will see it! Post it to the Cove Calendar. There’s no charge. Send calendar entries to [email protected], mail them to 209 S. Walnut St., Martinsburg 16662 or go online t...
The buildup and anticipation for Christmas lasts a long time and is exciting for many people. It is a big deal for Christians for obvious reasons. And for those who do not understand the real reason for the holiday it is also a huge day to get ready for and to celebrate. Then comes the day after. I usually feel a little bit of a let down on December 26 and beyond. In a way, Christians should celebrate the incarnation every day of the year. Jesus came to give us life after all. I came across this anonymous little poem that is a good reminder....
A year ago, a friend of our family was in an intensive care unit. She suffered great trauma when a deer came through the windshield of the car in which she was riding, doing a frightening amount of damage to her. I understand she is greatly recovered but some level of sight is not expected to return. Hearing of the trauma was gut wrenching. Hearing of the restoration awakened joy and thanksgiving. The mercy God showed is beautiful. Adam and Eve lived in a perfect place where everything turned out beautifully, and there were no failures,...
This is not what you would expect for a typical celebration. The place was wrong. Who would want to hold a celebration in a barn? At least not in a barn actively being used for its normal purpose; housing livestock. We would certainly not invite only strangers to join us with close friends and family excluded. We would want to have music, but not have the musicians singing and performing miles away from the celebration site. We expect presents for the 'birthday-Boy' but we would want them to be...
Giant Eagle in Roaring Spring celebrated The Grinch on Sunday allowing the employees to dress like the Grinch. Some of the cashier took part in the dress up. From left, Dixie Miller, Robyn Mills, Kenneth Carnell, and Jane Geist. "It was nice to put a smile on the customer's faces," Mills said....
Catharine Township Auditor and Williamsburg Municipal Authority Representative Daryl Cole questioned Catharine’s supervisors during their meeting last Thursday, about why they tabled the Act 537 plan. Cole said that stopping the plan would probably cost more in the new year with hourly wages going up, and subdivisions cannot happen in the township without an Act 537 plan. Supervisors said they would look into the matter for the January meeting. Resident Wayne Baker was on hand to ask about the entrance into Hill Alley leading up to Blough Road,...
On December 18, the Varsity Lady Pirates helped out with the Angel Tree Project at St. Joseph's Church in Williamsburg. The project benefits students from the school district. The Lady Pirates wrapped gifts, baked cookies, and organized items for families....
The Williamsburg Senior Center held their annual Christmas Party this past Wednesday, complete with games, crafts and lots of other fun activities....
“What is the best Christmas present you ever received?” people often ask. I have one of the more sentimental answers to this question. This story I love telling and truly shows how blessed I am to have a mother like I do. Back around 1998-1999, my Mom, Suzanne, who was a fan of Avon makeup and jewelry at the time, gave me a catalog from her workplace and asked if there was anything in there I would like to get. I looked through the book anxiously wanting to find something I would like, and this was around the time of the popularity of the fil...
NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Greenfield Township Supervisors will hold a public hearing during its regular meeting to be held January 6, 2025, at 6:30 pm, in the Greenfield Township Municipal Building, 477 Ski Gap Road, Claysburg, PA 16625. The purpose of the hearing is to receive comment on a proposal to vacate a portion of Corporate Boulevard, consisting of a cul-de-sac southwest of Cottontown Road. Notice also is given that the Greenfield Township Supervisors will consider, at the same meeting and after the time dedicated to the...
On Nov 7, 2024 Joe Imler-Knisely, of Frosty Hollow, harvested this 750 lb, 5x6, bull elk in Elk County, accompanied by his 19 year old son, Payden. This was a hunt that seemed too good to be true and almost didn't happen. This was the first time Joe applied for an elk tag. He spent many hours with his cousin, Steve King, preparing for this hunt. Joe was anxious, optimistic and ready to go. But 11 days prior to the planned trip, Payden ended up in the hospital with a collapsed lung. After a week...
Many cats choose to knock off a few ornaments from the tree - not my sister's cat, JuJu. He's made himself right at home IN the tree for his first Christmas....
The NBC Middle School Musical "A Charlie Brown Christmas" was held earlier this month under the direction of NBC Chorus Director Brett Keith. About 32 students participated in the production as Charlie Brown (played by Lake Troutman) struggles to find the true meaning of Christmas and the joy of the season. Along the way, Lucy Van Pelt (played by Breanna Bollman) and Snoopy (played by Izzy Verdiglione) try to help Charlie Brown. The story finally unfolds as Linus Van Pelt (played by Micah...
The NBC campus was visited by several Christmas characters last Friday. The elementary students were greeted in the morning by Santa and the Grinch and during the afternoon dismissal, an elf appeared in the tree along with the Panther mascot....
Alex Snyder, 18, a 2024 graduate of Central High School and member of The Pines, is making waves in his freshman year at Belmont University in Nashville. Snyder, who is studying commercial music with a focus on piano, recently participated in the university's "Christmas at Belmont" program held at the Fisher Center. "It's been great. I feel like I've been there a long time," he said of his experience so far. "I have been learning a lot of stuff and meeting a lot of cool people." Early in the sem...
Roaring Spring's Christmas tree decorated with lights and a star at the top. The tree is located outside of the borough building....
For decades, the 60-and-Over Basketball League at the Garver Memorial YMCA has provided its members with exercise, camaraderie, and countless stories. Now, with membership dwindling, the league is looking for new players to keep the tradition alive. "We are still a very active and competitive league," said Eric Fether, one of the league's members. "People just came and went over the years, but we're hoping to get some new members to join us." The league currently has about a dozen active...
During the day in Williamsburg, one is more than likely to see Loc O walking around doing his job – delivering mail; however, what they don't realize is that he is a successful and decorated runner. O was born in Vietnam, and his family immigrated to the United States in 1980, ending up in Schuylkill Haven, Pa. While in college, he met his wife Jennifer, and shortly after they got married. They moved to Williamsburg and started their family. Together, they have three sons – Heath, 23, Eth...
The Nason Hospital Auxiliary held their annual Live Nativity event for the local communities on December 7, from 6 - 8 p.m. This was the second year for the nativity. Hospital Leadership members and other volunteers donned the traditional garb to celebrate Christmas. Judith Reffner and Joan Mock, Auxiliary members, were event organizers. “We had a good turnout this year. Families brought their young children,” Reffner said. Some people drove by the gazebo area of Conemaugh Nason Medical Center. Others stopped to listen to entertainment pro...
David Wayne Lingenfelter, 80, of Etters, passed away Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, at Capitol Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, Harrisburg. He was born March 16, 1944, in Roaring Spring (growing up in East Freedom) to the late David Franklin and Mary Ellen (Smeltzer) Lingenfelter. He is survived by his wife, Emily Lou (Bechtel) Lingenfelter; son, Mark Lingenfelter; daughter, Susan Ann Lingenfelter; and several cousins. A 1962 graduate of Central High School in Martinsburg, he received his bachelor's...
Claude M. Walls, 87, of Hollidaysburg, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, at The Village at Morrisons Cove. He was born Feb. 24, 1937, in Altoona, the son of the late Claude M. and Pearl (Shaffer) Walls. He was united in marriage to the former Mary Jean (Fasick) Walls Sept. 22, 1962. Along with his wife, he is survived by children Denny Walls, Hollidaysburg, Brian M. Walls married to Diana (Bossler) Walls, Hollidaysburg and C. Patrick Walls married to Eric Bah, Monrovia, Md.; grandson Trevor...
There are some Christmas traditions that used to happen in the around the Cove but are not around anymore. One of those is the 12 Days of Christmas Decorations that used to be put up in Martinsburg. According to Randy Stoltz the 12 days of Christmas decorations were put up each year on Blair Street in Martinsburg. The tradition started in 1969. Wooden figures depicting the 12 days of Christmas from the popular Christmas song. The 14 houses on Blair Street participated with the first house near...
Can history become alive? Are there secrets still yet to be uncovered in the historic buildings of the world? Can history as we know it be wrong? All these questions become relevant as we progress through Ben Mezrich's new novel The Mistress and the Key. Get your history books out, bone up on your geographic atlases, and be ready to boomerang around the world in search of clues to solve the mysteries contained in this novel. The central figures involved in this mystery are a trio of unlikely...
Spring Cove Middle School staff participated in "Giving Tuesday" by collecting monetary donations for the Roaring Spring Library. Pictured are: Dr. Amy Miller, SCMS Principal, Michelle McIntyre, Director of the RS Community Library, and Mrs. Gabrielle McDonald, SCMS Assistant Principal. Giving Tuesday is a global generosity movement unleashing the power of radical generosity. Giving Tuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. Since then, it has grown...
Herald of Dec. 29, 1899 From Dec. 29, 1949 Edition The death of John T. Shirley, 71, former merchant in Martinsburg, was reported. His death occurred suddenly the previous Friday while he was attending a meeting of the board of directors of the Tussey Mt. Mining and Smelting Co., in Huntingdon. He was the father-in-law of the late Blanche Klepser Shirley of Martinsburg. “John Jasper” in his jottings from Roaring Spring said, “old Santa remembered us kindly, for which we are grateful. We conclude, the old man thought we smoked, as he left us a...
Herald of Dec. 26, 1924 From Dec. 26, 1974 and Dec. 30, 1999 Editions The two-day convention in connection with the State Farm Show was called off by the state Poultry Association because of the poultry plague existing in many states. All cars, coops, crates and containers of live poultry from outside the state were prohibited, unless cleaned and disinfected under state supervision and proper certification. The ban was effective Dec. 24. The Henrietta correspondent reported that a new road was to be built from Fredericksburg to Martinsburg...
Herald of Dec. 29, 1949 If the volume of Christmas mail is a good barometer, there was more good will toward men this Christmas season than any before in Morrisons Cove. The Martinsburg Post Office established an all-time record for mail dispatched on Monday, December 19, when 18,561 pieces were canceled, Postmaster Melvin G. Hartman reported yesterday. D. Clair Replogle, World War II veteran who has been proprietor of the Atlantic Service Station in Roaring Spring for the past year, today announced the purchase of the service station and real...
Herald of Dec. 26, 1974 The Roaring Spring Mill of Appleton Papers, Inc., and the prestress division at the Roaring Spring plants of New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co. have scheduled end of the year shut-downs because of a slump in product sales. The Martinsburg Zoning Hearing Board has cleared the way for a convenience food store and self-service gasoline outlet in central Martinsburg. The Spring Cove School Board has narrowed the field of alternatives it will consider in scoping with the district’s need for new elementary facilities. C...
Herald of Dec. 30, 1999 Are you ready for the new millennium? Cove firemen and policemen will be taking necessary steps on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day in preparation for any problems that might arise because of the new year and the Y2K issue. According to the Y2K Council, persons think the Y2K issue will surface only on New Year’s Day, but that is not true. The council said Y2K challenges can happen any time a computer that is not Y2K compliant uses a Year 2000 date. The Harbison-Walker Refractories plant in Sproul has bounced back very...
Herald of Dec. 24, 2014 The compromise of multiple credit cards that struck the Cove last month may have come from southern Blair County. Police officials are investigating a “couple” businesses in the southern end of the county where thieves may have obtained credit card numbers and then transferred the numbers to a “dummy card.” Police said the thieves then used the dummy cards to make the majority of purchases at stores in the Pittsburgh-Ohio areas. Nason Hospital is one step closer to becoming part of LifePoint Hospitals Inc. Officia...
Sometimes the Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) authorizes an agency to conduct a survey for it. The agency has usually come up with results that the PGC desires. (Imagine that.) One of its more recent surveys was conducted to gauge support for a reintroduction of pine martens, small but deadly predators. Predictably, this survey supported the commission’s goal of reintroduction with a 90% favorability rate. This did not reflect how sportsmen felt about it. In 2023 the Unified Sportsmen of Pennsylvania (USP) conducted a survey that garnered 4...
Editor's Note: This is part of the Sports Preview edition from December 12. Coach: Blake Over What year is this for you as head coach at this school and overall: 2nd Coach's career record (at this school and overall): 11-12 Last year's record: 11-12 Conference: LHAC Returning starters: Marah Dickson Other returning letter winners: Dessa Boyles, Lyla Imes, Madeline Benton, Adyson Poet Strengths: "We have a very skilled and close knit team this year. We have girls who like to attack the basket...
Alexys Tomlinson has high hopes and big goals for the swimming season. She hopes to place in the top three at Districts at the end of the season. She is also hoping to make new friends from other teams and get the most out of her high school season. Her comfort level with and ability to swim all strokes and events is one of her strengths. She plans on working to achieve her personal best time standards over the season and improving each week. At the Tyrone/Somerset/Rockwood/Claysburg meet,...
Central's Eli Muthler has the ball stripped away by Bishop Guilfoyle's Jake Kissell in an away game Thursday Dec. 19....
Bishop Guilfoyle extended their undefeated season on Friday with another dominant performance, defeating the Central Dragons 53-29. The Marauders continued their trend of overwhelming their opponents, marking their fourth win this season by a margin of at least 23 points. The victory improved Bishop Guilfoyle's record to 6-0, continuing a six-game road winning streak that dates back to last season. Their success has been driven by an impressive offensive output, averaging 58.3 points per game...
Central's Jace King runs a drill during practice....
