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Eliza Jo Mock Valedictorian Award, Andrew Foster England Mathematics Award, Debra McNerlin Memorial Scholarship, Honor Award, National Honor Society, PA Math League Award, President’s Award for Educational Excellence, Williamsburg Women’s Civic Club Sport Award – Cross Country Roger Lee Royer III Salutatorian Award, Cody G. Speacht Grannas Bros. Stone & Asphalt Mathematics Award, First Methodist Church of Williamsburg Scholarship, Honor Award, National Honor Society, President’s Award for Educational Achievement Isaiah Michael Aurandt John Ph...
Isaiah Michael Aurandt Caleb William Barroner Emma Grace Bratton Ivan Jay Brubaker Mecenzie Hope Calderwood Claire Renee Carper Leah Renee Criswell Melvin Jesse Detwiler, Jr. Hannah Shae Dixon Chloe Renee England Rowan Eugene Gorsuch Talmadge Christian Gunnett Billie Mae Harnish Wyatt Jacob Heeter Ayla Elaine Hileman Cadynce Michael Hughes Nathan Andrew Hunter Jesse Landon Kephart Hayden Jordan Lee Kifer LuZane Robert Kuchenbrod Kara Marie Lansberry Isaac Sean McGregor Andrew Jacob McMonagle Eliza Jo Mock Emma Paige Morgan Megan Diane Palmer...
The Baker Mansion will be hosting the From Civil War to Civil Rights guided tour of the mansion on Friday June 21 at 7 p.m. This event will highlight the Baker Mansion’s new exhibits on African American Heritage and the Underground Railroad in Blair County and Blair County in the Civil War. The event will begin with a presentation by Dr. Jared Frederick on the events that preluded the Civil War, and from there guests will be guided through the exhibits by local historian Harriett Gaston and E...
The Blair County Genealogical Society will meet at 7:00 pm Thursday, June 20, at the Roller Hojeth Memorial Library, 431 Scotch Valley Rd. Hollidaysburg. The meeting will feature local author Kevin Mearkle speaking about his book “The Underground Railroad in Bedford County”. The book details activities of the Underground Railroad and some of the people who helped enslaved people to freedom in the north. The book also contains over 100 photographs and images of people, landmarks, slave registration documents, and reward advertisements for run...
On Friday, May 17, the Martinsburg Boosters were hard at work beautifying the town with their annual flower planting. Volunteers were Joyce Hoover, Cathy Feather, Linda Smith-Boosters and Sheila Charlton from Mid Penn Bank. Flowers were donated by Brubaker’s Greenhouse, Spring Farm Greenhouse and Piney Creek Greenhouse....
“The Weekend,” as the celebration committee for the Fairview Church of the Brethren refers to as the occasion of the church turning 150 years old, will take place on July 19-July 21, in Williamsburg. Plans for this event have been almost two years in the making. In 2023, Pastor Alan Brumbaugh along with church members Dave Sollenberger and Tisha Ray began meeting bimonthly with three goals for the weekend – picking a weekend for the celebration, booking a keynote speaker, and booking a band....
“This is the one I’ve been waiting for,” Loranne Keithley said of local author Patty Wilson who closed out the month-long Williamsburg Public Library series featuring local authors and historians. Wilson is no stranger to the library as she has presented many times there. She grew up in Williamsburg and has family in the area. She said her first book was supposed to be a “quick project.” Wilson has written stories for the Altoona Mirror, Bedford Gazette, and has articles published nationall...
The Blair County 4-H Sharpshooters swept the 4-H State Air Rifle Competition, placing 1st in both the senior and the junior divisions in this year’s 4-H state championship. The tournament was held on May 4th in the Ag Progress Complex in Pennsylvania Furnace. Claiming the 1st place senior team division medals for the second year in a row were lady sharpshooters Alivia Snyder - third place overall, Joulia Wolf - second place overall, and Alexis Sumner - seventh place overall. The team led the s...
(From left) John Clinich (his T-shirt says “Hunting Season”), grandson Jonah Clinich (his shirt says “It’s in my DNA”), and Jonah’s dad Josh Clinich (his shirt says “I’m a fungi with good morels”)....
Since 1894, Lakemont Park has been a longstanding focal point for the Altoona Community and Blair County. Since announcing changes for the 2024 Summer season, they have been steadily working to transition the park features to provide new forms of events and activities to better serve the needs of Blair County residents. “We hope our community will find new ways to enjoy our beautiful ground as we update the Lakemont Park experience,” Andrea Cohen said. Currently, there are four full-sized basketball courts, two sand volleyball courts, two 18-...
The Altoona Symphony Orchestra is thrilled to announce its Summer Discovery Series, a lineup of free outdoor concerts featuring the sounds of members of the Altoona Symphony Orchestra and the Gerhart Chamber Ensemble, a community string ensemble beginning its second year. Join the orchestra for a summer of music for all ages. Summer Discovery Series Schedule: June 27 – “Rockin’ the Night Away” • Time: 6:00 PM • Venue: Sugar Run Brewing Co., 511 Municipal Drive, Duncansville (Food or drink purchase is not required) July 11 – “Far Off Land...
The Spring Cove School District Board of Directors June Committee of the Whole meeting brought up several speakers during Recognition of Visitors who brought forth serious issues and questions to certain board members that they felt were problematic and need to be addressed. Brian Gahagan, former school board of directors president, questioned board member Kevin Smith and those who ran with him for election to the school board on their lack of transparency. He questioned why those who ran with him as a group were no longer supporting him as a...
The Blair County Chamber of Commerce is presenting its first ever Awards Gala on June 20 at the Blair County Convention Center. For many years, the Chamber has had their annual meeting where they have given out different types of awards to individuals and businesses. They also had their Hall of Fame dinner, which also had a full slate of awards. Those two award events have been combined. Now all the awards will be presented at a red carpet event. Linda Stotler, Communications and Marketing Manager for the Blair County Chamber of Commerce said...
The Blair County Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Foundation Inc. is an organization committed to honor and remember our fallen men and women in Law Enforcement. These men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice while protecting the safety and wellbeing of the citizens of Blair County. The creation of the organization followed the “in the line-of-duty death” of Blair Township Patrolman Ronald J. Turek in 1985. Following that sad day, friends, family, and colleagues of Patrolman Turek began planning efforts to create what is now the Bla...
Amy Hileman, left, and daughter Ayla of Williamsburg were among the 7500 fans who attended the Miranda Lambert concert Friday at People’s Natural Gas Field. The next concert at the Curve’s stadium will be Newsboys on June 19....
Community Mending Meal at St. Matthew is providing a way for people to have their favorite clothing repaired and learn some sewing techniques. Bring laundered clothes that need mending to work on or get help from their sewers. Materials, machines, and expertise provided. Free lunch available starting at 11 a.m. The menu is sloppy joe, baked beans, fruit and dessert. The event is at St.Matthew Lutheran Martinsburg Fellowship Hall, 115 E Penn Street (Maple Street parking lot), Wednesday, June 26...
The Southern Cove Power Reunion announced at their June meeting that the antique construction and truck show to be held on June 15 is canceled. The club may try to incorporate some of this in the fall show. June 15 is also the club tractor ride which will start at 10 a.m. from Helsel’s at 211 Smith Road Woodbury. A break will be taken at the Barry Hall property and lunch at OIP in Woodbury. The tractor pull will be held with weigh in at 3 p.m. and the pull starting at 4 p.m. A wagon will be provided for those who do not have a tractor to ride o...
Dairy cows in a field along route 866 Sunday afternoon....
Board president Shawn Claycomb, announced at Woodbury Borough’s June meeting that Woodbury Mayor Jordan Pabon resigned due to circumstances beyond his control. The council is looking for someone to apply for this position. The Grass Mowing Ordinance is in review and may need an addendum. This will involve grass mowing by the borough. Residents are reminded to keep their grass mowed to no longer than six inches. If the borough has to do it this could be very costly. The treasurer’s report and secretary’s report made known agiven, total of $60,6...
June is Dairy Month and to celebrate the Herald will feature stories like these talking about all things related to the dairy industry. This story is the second part of a three part series about local glass milk bottle collectors. Ken Wertz of Hollidaysburg has been collecting old dairy glass milk bottles for about seven years, and got a lot of his collection from Clapper. He had a great uncle named Eli Snowberger that shipped milk at the Loop Station in Hollidaysburg, which is one of the...
On Saturday, May 16, the Southern Cove Power Reunion held its annual award ceremony at the club grounds. Over 150 members and their families attended. The weather cooperated for the banquet which was under the pavilion, but due to the possibility of more rain, the tractor pull was canceled. The Royal Rangers of Everett, under the leadership of Dennis Dibert, prepared barbecue chicken dinners on the grounds. This group of boys also made a large pineapple upside down cake for dessert. Corn on the...
The 4th Annual Wine in the Woods will be held on Saturday, June 15 from 4-9 p.m. on the grounds of the Historic Royer Mansion. “We haven’t been able to have this event since June of 2019, mainly because of COVID,” Mansion caretaker Michael Stipanovic said. “We are so excited to have the event back here on the grounds,” he continued. Huston Godwin, another caretaker at the Royer Mansion agreed that it is a great event. “It’s our biggest fundraiser to continue the preservation of the Mansion, and it really does get more people out here to see h...
“He served this community for a great number of years,” Council President Ed Patterson said of long-time Council member and former Mayor of Williamsburg Dennis Hammel, who passed away unexpectedly last Sunday. Council had a moment of silence to remember Hammel. “Denny always cared for the community. You can see that through the many years that he invested into being on Council and the years as Mayor. He will be greatly missed,” Council member Mike Biddle said about Hammel. The Council has thi...
Author’s Note: This is the last of the secondary teachers’ biographies. It was great getting to know more about them. Micah Lingenfelter had a family emergency that kept him from writing, and the teachers who were not featured did not respond. Suzanna Long Hailing all the way from the sandy beaches is Suzanna Long, who came to Pennsylvania on a tennis scholarship to Saint Francis University. Long is married and has three daughters. She loves to travel and coach soccer when not teaching. “Th...
Feed costs for producing broiler chickens accounts for 60% to 70% of total production costs, and stump waste from the production of button mushrooms comprises nearly 30% of total mushroom weight. Marrying the two has the potential to reduce both cost and waste, especially in Pennsylvania, which is a national leader in the production of broiler chickens and button mushrooms. To learn whether the two are compatible, a team of Penn State researchers conducted a new study to determine how supplementing the feed of broilers with mushroom stump...
Board of Supervisors held their May meeting as scheduled on May 7, at 9 a.m. An update was given on Pine Hill Road Bridge Project; some signage will need to be done on the weight limit. Southern Alleghenies Planning and Development Commission will hold a meeting on May 22 at 10:30 a.m. for fiscal year 2025-2028 at the County Court House. John I. & Minerva R. Subdivision was discussed. This is located on 916 Ridge Road and will be a sewing machine shop. First approved subdivision and sewage proposal was presented for business and house....
South Woodbury Township held their monthly meeting on June 4, at the township building. All issues have been resolved by the Pine Hill Road Bridge Project. Golden Rule Bridge Signs have been ordered. A dedication ceremony will be planned once the signs are obtained. The office will be closed on Monday, June 24. In the treasurer report given, it said the Wastewater Treatment Facility has $6,821,112.22 in it and total liabilities and equity is $2,563,684.56. Two planning members’ terms were up for the planning committee, and they agreed to s...
The 19th annual Isaac Awards was held Memorial Day weekend at the Mishler Theatre. The ceremonies were divided into two evenings with half of the schools being honored on Saturday evening and the other half on Sunday evening. Executive Director of Altoona Community Theatre Tara Enedy said that the Isaacs were created to recognize excellence in high school musical theatre. She said that for the last nineteen years, they have been supporting the local high schools through these programs both with...
Friendship Volunteer Fire Co. treasurer Rodney Claycomb announced, at the June Taylor Township Supervisors meeting, that the fire company was in full pursuit of raising funds to purchase a $1 million Rescue Truck. Claycomb said they pulled $19,000 out of checking to go into a CD for the truck fund. The fire company wants to put $50,000/year back each year for the new truck fund. They have a grant application in now for money to purchase the truck. He said the problem is that in order to be a strong candidate for grant awards a fire company...
Claysburg Kimmel’s tennis court was recently dedicated and named for Don Witherspoon, who passed away in December 2020. Witherspoon’s widow Linda Witherspoon says that she is just overwhelmed. “I can’t believe all of the honors that Don is still getting — I can’t believe all of the honors are still coming in for him,” she said. Linda says that the principal of the school contacted her and he said that they redid the tennis court and they were going to name it after Don. “Don would be so pro...
Veterans from around the Cove were given handmade quilts as a way to thank them for their service. (From left) Donald Stock, George Gilbert, Homer Shriner, Bill Grubb, Dennis Smith and Clair Grove all received quilts from Quilts of Valor organization on Thursday, May 16 , during the Destroyer Escort Sailors Association meeting. They are all veterans who served their country in all branches of the military....
Veteran’s. l-r Jeff Garner, Richard Bice and Jon Keim reminisce before the start of one of Martinsburg’s Memorial Day events held at Memorial Park Monday....
June is Dairy Month and to celebrate the Herald will feature stories like these talking about all things related to the dairy industry. This story is the first part of a three part series about local glass milk bottle collectors. In Blair County, including in the Cove there were many dairies, with the most prominent one, Ritchey’s Dairy which started in 1940, still in business. Jason Clapper, an auctioneer of Altoona with family roots in the Cove, has spent over three plus decades collecting o...
Herbert L Decker Trash Hauling is retiring after 59 years of service to the community. Linda Decker, owner, said she believed it all began when her husband Herbert, who passed away in 2014, started working for Doc Hoover in 1955 at the age of 15. The business officially started in June 1965 and they got the license or EIN number the same year. Decker remembered her husband used to interact with the customers and talked to business owners to get the company going. At first, they used word-of-mout...
Prince Gallitzin State Park will be celebrating National Get Outdoors Day on Saturday June 8, from 1 p.m.– 5 p.m. , followed by their first “Music at Muskrat” concert series on the beach starting at 5 p.m. at Muskrat Beach Area #2. This event is a free outdoor recreation fair for people of all ages and skill levels. There will be a variety of booths and stations set up for everyone to visit at their own pace, and will include disc golf, geocaching, fishing, archery, Kayak Instruction (PA Fish and Boat Commission), pontoon boat tours of the l...
John Bush was raised in Martinsburg and graduated from Central High in 1961. He spent most of his adult life in the Pacific Northwest. He has many memories as a boy in the 1950s that give some insight to the people and culture of Martinsburg in the 1950s. John likes to tell stories and over the years he has repeated the stories of his youth many times. His belief is that those years in Martinsburg influenced him all of his life. Some of the stories are historical in nature, some are colorful,...
“When was it going to be my turn?,” Anna Longenecker, 17, said as she was welcomed and introduced as the new 2024-2025 Blair County Dairy Princess following festivities last Saturday evening in Williamsburg. She comes from a long line of past Dairy Princesses andState royalty with her sisters Yvonne, Victoria and Katheryn. As Longenecker grew up, she couldn’t wait for the opportunity to become the next Dairy Princess. She is the daughter of Douglas and Yvette Longenecker, and the grand...
For last week’s installment of local authors and historians, the Williamsburg Public Library’s speaker was Jim Snyder, Jr, the self-proclaimed “Cemetery Nerd.” Snyder has served as the Blair County Genealogical Society’s President for the past twelve years, and he gave a presentation on lost and forgotten cemeteries of the Cove. Snyder said for a three-year time span between 2007-2009, he along with others, researched and logged most cemeteries in Blair County. This researching process m...
Richard and Mary (Smith) Keith of Roaring Spring, PA will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on June 6, 2024. The couple are very proud of their family consisting of four children and 11 great grandchildren: Loren and wife, Susan, daughters: Kelly and Kasey, of East Freedom. LaMar and wife Ginger of Claysburg, children: Chelsey Ritchey and husband Andrew, Brittany Cogan and husband Tyler, both of Martinsburg, and Derek, and wife Melissa of Roaring Spring. Lynea Davis and husband Dwayne, children: Philip, Phoebe, and Phenix of Roaring...
Jon Keim, 89, and Lester Long, 101, also received quilts from the same organization at Homewood of Martinsburg on Tuesday, May 28. Keim was a Navy Veteran who served from 1953-1961. Long is also a Navy veteran, and served during World War II from 1942-1946. Quilts of Valor is national organization that recognizes active duty military and veterans of all branches of the military. Since the organization began, it has issued over 300,000 quilts throughout the United States. All quilts are...
The Blair County Farm Bureau, Bedford Farm Bureau Coop and Martinsburg Volunteer Fire Company are proud to be hosting a Farm and Rural Safety Day Camp for Youth and Adults it will be held on Saturday, June 8 at the Morrison Cove Memorial Park. The program will run from 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The purpose of the Rural Safety Day is to teach the safe use of equipment through live demonstrations. The sessions for the day will include but not limited to: electric safety, PTO safety, ATV/UTV safety, skid loader safety, stop the bleed and how to use...
By Cati Keith Staff Writer and Miranda Madden, Intern A ceremony for the dedication of Private William E. Green Memorial Bridge was held at the Trinity United Methodist Church in Roaring Spring in the afternoon on Thursday, May 16, presented by State Representative Jim Gregory and State Senator Judy Ward as a way to recognize his contributions during the Korean War. Green was born Feb. 9, 1930, in McKee to Russell E. and Elizabeth (Burket) Green and was a graduate of Roaring Spring High School....
Pennsylvania State Treasurer Stacy Garrity, Retired Secretary of Agriculture Sam Hayes and Executive Vice President of Penn Ag Industries Association Christian Herr visited Renaissance Nutrition in Roaring Spring. “When I travel around the state because we have 67 counties, of which 48 are rural —I always like to say that we have more cows than people in Bradford County,” Garrity said, who is a Bradford County native. Because of this, it has allowed her to understand how important agriculture is...
The Monday, May 20 regular meeting of the Spring Cove School District Board of Directors was highlighted by a number of personnel changes. The resignation of Holly Boyles, Spring Cove Middle School assistant principal was accepted effective June 28. Boyles will be leaving to take over as elementary principal at Claysburg Kimmel School District. The resignation of Mathew Moushlian, Spring Cove Middle School English teacher was also accepted effective at the end of the 2023/24 school year. The motion to hire Bobbi King to fill the 260 day positio...
After considering three bids for a new tractor and considerable discussion about cost, a decision was made to purchase a John Deere 5-1 series tractor from West Central Supply at a cost of $98,105 at the May North Woodbury Township regular meeting. West Central Supply, however, gave the township $45,000 for the old tractor for a net cost of $53,105. West Central Supply agreed to provide a loaner in case of a break down and also offered an extended warranty on the tractor. The John Deere had $10,000 to $11,000 of options on it and weighed 2,100...
The Claysburg American Legion Band plays at the Sproul Union Cemetery at 138 Bedford St, Sproul, Pa, on Sunday, May 26. This first of seven Memorial Services that took place in the Claysburg area as part of the Claysburg American Legion’s 90th Annual Memorial Day Program. Other cemeteries visited included those in King, Imler, Greenfield, Lower Klahr, Upper Klahr, and Mt. Hope....
Local medical experts from Conemaugh Nason Medical Central and UPMC Altoona talk about what people should know about strokes and how to prevent them as May is Stroke Awareness Month. Dr. Cynthia Kenmuir, an endovascular neurologist at UPMC Altoona said there are two different types of strokes. “About 85% of people get Ischemic strokes, and about 15% are hemorrhagic,” she said. Strokes affect people of all ages, Dr.Kenmuir said. “We see them in 20 year olds but they are more common as people age,” she said. Time is the most important thing w...
John Bush was raised in Martinsburg and graduated from Central High in 1961. He spent most of his adult life in the Pacific Northwest. He has many memories as a boy in the 1950s that give some insight to the people and culture of Martinsburg in the 1950s. John likes to tell stories and over the years he has repeated the stories of his youth many times. His belief is that those years in Martinsburg influenced him all of his life. Some of the stories are historical in nature, some are colorful, and some are personal. He wishes that you enjoy...
On April 18, the Blair County Arts Foundation hosted the Blair County Historical Society for the grand premiere of Blair County: A People’s History. This film traces the cultural influences of the county through interviews, reenactments, photos and archival footage to tell stories of the past. Executive Producer Julia Plummer Schokker said that her job was to find the money and to find the director. “I had very few requirements for the director — one he had to be local and would be a great...
Michael Farrow of the Blair County Historical Society gave an update on the Dick Schoolhouse that the organization has owned for about 100 years. He said they are looking to transfer the ownership of the structure located in Taylor Township to an organization or resident in the Cove to maintain and find a use for it much like what was done with Royer Mansion. Farrow said Taylor Township and Roaring Spring were both asked about taking ownership but both declined. There has also been no response...
