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Friday, May 10 CHS Class of 1964, at noon, at Marzoni’s Duncansville. Saturday, May 11 Trinity United Methodist Church in Roaring Spring monthly Manna on Main Street on from 5:00 PM-6:00 PM. This meal is free to the community and all are welcome. Little Rock Natural Remedies - Tea for the Summer at 10 a.m.at 16821 Dunnings Highway, Duncansville. The Bedford County Historical Society Spring Tea at 2:00 pm at the Hall at Kinton’s Knob (BCHS 2 nd floor), 6441 Lincoln Hwy, Bedford. Reservations are required. $ Sunday, May 12 Mother’s Day Brunc...
Ahh, it is finally getting to be the time of year when I can take a daily walk. The weather this spring seemed to only want to tease many days. My walks were sporadic for a while. Now it is easier to plan to get out more frequently. Do you ever think when you are reading your Bible that you are reading a list of unforgettable walks? The first walk we read about is taken by God. We are told that He used to take a walk in the cool of the day. But in many of the walks that we read about there is an invitation for us to walk with God. There was...
The Morrison’s Cove Rotary Club has announced their Williamsburg High School seniors recognized for March, April and May. March – Claire Carper Claire Carper is the daughter of Dran and Michelle Carper, of Williamsburg. Some of her school accomplishments include being a member of the National Honor Society. In school, she is very active in Varsity Lady Pirate Basketball, Aevidum, Yearbook, Careers in Health, Fellowship, Student Council, and the Math League. In the community, she spends her free...
For the last several months, Woodbury Township had been without three men sitting at the helm as Supervisors. This followed the resignation of Craig Hamilton at the beginning of the year, and then Ed Clark’s resignation as he moved to becoming the new Roadmaster. After letters of interest, Chairman Joe Lansberry made a motion to appoint Paul Harclerode as the new Supervisor with Rich Eastep seconding, motion passed. Harclerode had previously served as Supervisor a few years ago, and that’s one of the reasons Lansberry said he took front and...
We are continuing our series this month highlighting the high school teachers at Williamsburg High School. This week, we are featuring Natalie Houtz and Angela Detwiler. Natalie Houtz Natalie Houtz is a graduate of Williamsburg High School and then went on to receive a degree from Slippery Rock University. She currently resides in Hollidaysburg with her husband, Toby and her daughter Ivey. In her spare time, she plays basketball for A.B.E. with “an amazing group of women.” Houtz said she wan...
The 2024 Blair County Dairy Princess Pageant will be held Saturday, May 25, at the CMA Church in Williamsburg. A chicken barbeque dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. with the pageant following at 7:15 p.m. There is a per-person fee. Children age 5 and under are free. Reservations may be made by contacting Twila Bigelow at (814) 832-2993 by May 15. The evening will include recognizing the 2023-24 Blair County Dairy Princess Ellie Dilling and 2023-24 Alternates Anna Longenecker and Danielle Heltzel as well as the introduction of the 2024-25 Dairy...
Spring Cove Youth Baseball League had its opening night on Friday, April 26, at the Roaring Spring Little League Field, which also included a special ceremony. The event was done to celebrate the installation of the new LED lights on the field on 613 Locust Street, Roaring Spring. Justin Hoover started the ceremony by introducing the donors onto the field who donated to the league, which allowed it to replace the halogen lights at each field with more modern, up-to-date LED lights. He said the...
State Police Lt. James A. Wagner was honored on Wednesday, April 24, for heroically helping his fellow officers on June 17, 2023, which resulted in him being critically wounded while responding to an incident in Mifflintown. Wagner was the Troop G Bedford station commander when he responded to a shooting outside the Lewistown state police station. There, Brandon Stine, 38, of Thompsontown, showed up about 11 a.m. armed with a long rifle and fired shots at patrol vehicles in the parking lot. He...
The following is a summary of the results of the Primary Election on April 23. Only local results are included here and only for candidates of interest to Morrisons Cove. For full results, go to https://www.blairco.org/departments/elections-voter-registration/election-results/2024-primary for Blair County results and https://www.bedfordcountypa.org/departments/elections/election_results.php for Bedford County results. Note that each county presents the election results in its own way, so the summaries are not identical. The candidates from...
State Rep. Jim Gregory, R-80th District, known for his advocacy against childhood sexual abuse, lost his primary reelection bid on Tuesday, April 23. Unofficial election returns showed Gregory trailing challenger Scott Barger 55 percent to 45 percent. As the winner of the primary, Barger would run unopposed in the November General Election. Barger, general manager and talk radio host for WRTA in Blair County, bills himself as a voice for taxpayers who will uphold constitutional principles and reject the “culture of dealmaking” that he says har...
John Shoemaker, 97, of New Enterprise, made it to the polls in South Woodbury Township to vote on Tuesday April 23, accompanied by his daughter, Joyce Shoemaker, also of New Enterprise....
The Blair County Genealogical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 16, at the Roller Hojeth Memorial Library, 431 Scotch Valley Rd. Hollidaysburg. The May meeting will be “Fuel, Food and the Military Metabolism of the Continental Army at Valley Forge” by Dr. David Hsiung, professor of history at Juniata College. Hsiung has taught at Juniata College since 1991. He has taught a variety of courses, broad surveys of U. S. history, and more specialized courses on the American Revolution....
On April 24, Spanish teachers Kevin Buynack and Louise Wilson of Central High School (CHS) took students to a French dinner cruise on the Gateway Clipper fleet in Pittsburgh. While there, they met accidentally with teachers and students from other local schools, like Altoona and Tussey Mountain, who had also brought students for the French cruise. Though only Spanish is offered at CHS, students in the World/Foreign Language Club wanted to expand their linguistic and cultural horizons....
To hear normally without assistive technology, sound must travel unimpeded through the outer, middle, and inner ear. Excessive noise exposure permanently damages hair cells in the cochlea, an important inner ear structure, and causes hearing loss. Depending on the hearing loss severity, hearing aids or cochlear implants may be necessary to effectively communicate with others. Additionally, a link exists between untreated hearing loss and cognitive impairment. Who needs to be concerned about this? Everyone. Contrary to popular belief, hearing...
The Blair County Sheriff’s Office has received multiple reports of residents receiving phone calls from a male caller identifying himself as a deputy of the Blair County Sheriff’s Office. The caller claims that a “missed jury duty, missed witness, or threatens a criminal charge of forgery” on top of the original alleged charge. The actor provides instructions on how to handle the warrant, by paying a dollar amount that could resolve the outstanding warrant. The actor also gives a case number and the victim’s personal information (making i...
Williamsburg's Abby Herron safely slides into third base during action with Southern Huntingdon in a home game Friday, April 26....
A resident of Roaring Spring by who goes by L.S.H sent in a photo from Sunday, April 28, which shows a new Auto Zone sign that has gone up on the left side of the Giant Eagle Plaza....
The Giant Eagle in Roaring Spring recently installed a new logo sign on the front of the store....
The Bedford County Historical Society is hosting Kevin Mearkle on Saturday, May 11, at 2 p.m. for a book signing for “The Underground Railroad in Bedford County, Pennsylvania.” Mearkle is the author of two previous books, “Battlefield Tour of Antietam” and “Gettysburg and Civil War soldiers of Bedford County, Pennsylvania.” The society invites all to come out for his latest offering, The book signing and presentation will be held the Society, 6441 Lincoln Hwy, Bedford. For more information, call the Society at (814) 623-2011....
For those with limited or no internet access, Penn State Extension poultry and dairy educators are offering an alternative educational method — timely production-related information via telephone. By calling (888) 665-2407, producers and hobbyists can listen to five-minute messages with tips on dairy or poultry production, the latest industry issues, and upcoming extension events. Extension educators cover various topics, such as food safety, feed management, health and disease. The phone line also will include new and emerging a...
Northern Bedford County School District recently announced its April Character Kids. Shown are (front row, from left): Cooper Carbaugh, Weston Ritchey and Callie Finnegan; (back row, from left): Phillip Wentz, Levi Delozier, Daniel Wiest and Bram Cessna....
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...
Juls Bratton, sales and marketing director at Homewood at Martinsburg, was one of the honerees during the WISE Women of Blair County ceremony Wednesday, April 17, at The Casino at Lakemont Park. Bratton was honored as a Community Service Volunteer as the founder and president of Girls Night Out Altoona, Inc. Michelle A. McIntyre, director of the Roaring Spring Community Library, was honored in the Non-Profit/Government category. The WISE Women of Blair County Tribute recognizes and honors Blair...
The Women’s Civic Club of Williamsburg got a sweet treat last Tuesday evening, April 23 when Lower Trail Creamery co-owner Leslie Lower came to talk with the group regarding her own business, Leslie Ann Travel. She began her story about her family’s move from Shippenburg to Williamsburg in the eighth grade in 1987, and then as fate would have it would meet her high school sweetheart, Reggie in 1988. Instead of a career right after graduation, Lower opted for motherhood having two children. She d...
Emily Carper Emily Carper is a lifelong Williamsburg resident and a Williamsburg Class of 2000 graduate. After high school, she attended the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown and majored in secondary education and history. From there, she went to earn her Master’s Degree in Administration and Policy Studies in 2011 from the University of Pittsburgh. Following graduation, Carper taught high school at Claysburg Kimmel for 15 years. She then went on to join Williamsburg four years ago in 2...
A local volunteer hospice organization with Cove-area members is seeking volunteers. Family Hospice, part of UPMC, is seeking volunteers to support patients and family members. Volunteers provide essential comfort and compassion for patients who have life-limiting illnesses and their caregivers. “Family Hospice volunteers are ‘Silent Angels’ who are compassionate, kind and loving,” said Volunteer Coordinator Catherine Zimmerman-Moyer. “They see the value of being present with a hospice patient while providing caregiver relief to family me...
With nine states to date reporting dairy herds affected by a syndrome thought to be caused by a highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza, animal health experts and extension educators in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences have mobilized to provide dairy producers with information that can help protect their herds from infection. The rapidly evolving situation began in March, when the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed that dairy cows in Texas and Kansas were infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI. A...
Ty Burket, CEO of Burket Web Design from Central High School was one of 16 local students representing fourteen self-made businesses graduated from the Blair County Chamber of Commerce Young Entrepreneurs Academy on Tuesday, April 23, at the U.S. Hotel Tavern Liberty Hall in Hollidaysburg. Throughout the 25-week program students received the necessary tools to launch their very own IRS-registered business. Sessions included mentoring from industry experts, field trips and an investor panel...
Homes in Cove townships in Blair County are poised to be connected to middle-mile fiber infrastructure by 2026. This announcement comes as part of a nearly $2.5 million project funded by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), jointly undertaken by Allegheny Broadband Inc. (ABI) and Crowsnest Broadband. Dwayne Zimmerman, owner and founder of Crowsnest, said that the federal government allocated $200 million in ARPA funds for Pennsylvania. Following this allocation, the state invited applications...
Fourth grade students from schools across Bedford County including those from Northern Bedford County Elementary attended the Bedford Chamber of Commerce’s Touch-a-Truck event at the Bedford County Airport on Thursday, April 18. Jenny Delong of Bun Air which is in charge of all the flight operations at the Bedford County Airport said they host events like the Touch-A-Truck event to help the Bedford County Chamber of Commerce. This event has been at the airport for the last three years, and b...
The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners on April 15 approved acquisitions that would add nearly 310 acres to state game lands. That involves the purchase of four properties. They are: • Roughly 20 acres in Catherine Township, Blair County, adjacent to State Game Lands 166. This acquisition connects two existing game lands tracts. • Roughly 67 acres in Snyder Township, Blair County, that’s an indenture to State Game Lands 278 and connects two parcels of the game lands. • Roughly 200 acres in Rockland and Cranberry townships in Venango Co...
Southern Cove Power Reunion held Plow Days on Saturday April 20. Despite the weather being a little cold folks came out for the event. The event got underway early, before 8 a.m. Numerous tractors were seen plowing the fields and spectators watched the process. Craft vendors were permitted to set up free of charge and they were busy getting their tables and goods ready for display. Items such as natural products, homemade candy apples, homemade place mats and tumblers were just a few. The newly...
Explore Altoona, the official destination marketing organization for Blair County, has released its “2022 Economic Impact of Travel and Tourism in PA” report. The report shows that tourism in Blair County generated $371 million in direct visitor spending, a nearly 14 percent increase from 2021 and less than 1 percent below 2019’s pre-pandemic, all-time high of $374.4 million. If it were not for this amount of outside dollars in the form of leisure, business and event travel, each Blair County household would need to spend an additional $7,18...
Lisa Litzenberger, a dedicated employee of McDonald’s in Roaring Spring, recently received the “Outstanding Women of Excellence” award from the company. The award was to acknowledge and celebrate women who made significant contributions in their respective roles. “It was humbling — I cried and my mom cried. You are just not used to getting that type of recognition, “ Litzenberger said. On the day she received the award, she was given flowers, a gift card, a monetary award, and a celebratory...
Dairy farmers and industry representatives can learn about value-added dairy businesses by attending two “Women Rooted in Agriculture” events hosted by Penn State Extension in May. The first event, “Women Rooted in Agriculture: Goot Essa Cheese Tour,” will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 2 at 351 Wise Road, Howard, Centre County. Goot Essa is operated by Amish dairy farmer John Esh and his family. Attendees can tour Goot Essa’s cheese-making facility and cheese caves and sample handcrafted European-style cheeses made from cow, sheep and...
The Blair County Chamber of Commerce Leadership Blair County Youth (LBCY) program will graduate 24 local students at a ceremony on May 8 at the Port Sky Café at Penn State Altoona. Cove-area residents are among the graduates. LBCY is a Blair County Chamber of Commerce program open to high school sophomores, focusing on servant leadership. The youth program is formatted similarly to the chamber’s adult leadership program. LBCY has been used as a model for leadership youth programs throughout Pennsylvania and the tri-state region. The LBCY cu...
A new thrift store has opened in New Enterprise at 3440 Brumbaugh Road. The new store, which is owned by Louise Martin and Maranda Brown, opened in March. Martin said she has always loved thrift store shopping and gets a thrill just going through everything on sale. She is a wife and a mother and is able to bring her child to the shop next to home to make this happen. Unwanted items may be dropped off at anytime. The hours of the store are Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., and...
“There has been a significant increase in numbers,” Superintendent Lisa Murgas told the Williamsburg Community School Board during Tuesday night’s meeting as the budget for Vo-Tech was presented. Superintendent Murgas explained there was a cap on the number of students allowed to attend the Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center years ago, and since that cap has been lifted, the numbers have steadily increased. Superintendent Murgas presented that in the years of 2021-23, about 60 stude...
By NATALIE GORSUCH Williamsburg Correspondent Character, scholarship, service and leadership – all pillars of the National Honor Society and the headline of the Williamsburg School District’s annual National Honor Society banquet, Monday evening, April 22. Following a dinner at the Elementary school cafeteria, the standing-room only crowd took to the auditorium for the annual program. A welcome by NHS Advisor Kelly Over greeted the crowd, and then NHS Vice President Ayla Hileman introduced Sup...
The Roaring Spring community united to bring the UNTO humanitarian aid program to the area. More than 200 volunteers from various denominations congregated at the Roaring Spring Arch on Saturday, April 6, to package 45,000 meals destined for food-insecure regions globally. “It is a whole community effort,” Pastor John Nothwang of Christ Church and member of the Ministerium said. On Friday evening, trucks with thousands of pounds of rice and beans showed up at the Arch that were then unl...
A fire damaged a two-story duplex on Wednesday, April 10, in the afternoon in Williamsburg. Deputy Fire Chief Steve Lane of Williamsburg Volunteer Fire Department said a neighbor called in the incident, and when his crew first arrived on scene the whole back of the house was on fire at 821 W. Second St. The homeowner, who wished to remain anonymous, said he was outside when he heard the fan in the attic pop and then saw flames coming out of the window at about 1:30 p.m. Deputy Chief Lane said...
Martinsburg Borough recently installed electronic radar speed signs at West Allegheny, East Allegheny, and South Market streets. Martinsburg Police Chief Kerry Hoover said the signs can tell police how fast traffic is going and the times that speeding tends to happen. The signs show motorists driving towards the sign how fast they are going and will signal the driver to slow down when their speed gets too high. Chief Hoover said the signs can detect the speed of vehicles going both ways and not...
Northern Bedford County School District Superintendent Todd Beatty gave a 2024-25 preliminary budget presentation at the April 9 Northern Bedford School District Board of School Directors meeting. Beatty proposed a 3.65 percent tax increase for the district, which falls just between the minimum of 0.5 percent and the state-set maximum allowed of 7.3 percent. This represents an increase to the median household of $45 a year in taxes. It does not count homestead program money that the district may be eligible for. Supplies, wages, health...
Pennsylvania Farm Link is currently offering free land-linking database memberships until April 30, 2024, thanks to a database sponsor, Horizon Farm Credit. The $100 value waiver includes a profile on our database, notifications for potential matches, and an optional one-time social media promotion of your profile. In 2023 alone, there were 110 potential matches with six confirmed completed transactions. The purpose of the land-linking database is to provide a space for beginning farmers and current landowners to showcase their purchase/lease...
Horse-and-carriage rides around part of historic Martinsburg were offered on April 14 by The Carriage Barn at Homestead Manor and Restored Grounds. The Barn at Homestead Manor of Martinsburg and Green Roof Acres of Hollidaysburg are both venues available for weddings, meetings, events and retreats....
After completing a recent Google search, I discovered there are a number of people known for statements concerning history repeating itself. The adage that I found that best fits the story you are about to read is the quote, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” George Santayana in his 1905 book, The Life of Reason, deserves credit for this thought-provoking quote. A cool, wet, dewy morning I was on my way to a doctor’s appointment one morning about 20 years ago, and before I left I took our dog out to do her bus...
During the regular April meeting of the Spring Cove School District Board of Directors, Cheyenne Dickson was named Martinsburg Elementary Principal for the 2023-24 school year. Her annual compensation will be $85,000 with a start date of May 13. Dickson has been the assistant principal at Central High School for the past three years. Prior to coming to Spring Cove School District, she taught fourth- and fifth-grade classes at Bellwood Antis Elementary for seven years. She also served as an...
Shaylea Gates, a local cosmetologist who was employed at Serenity Hair Salon in Woodbury, has opened her own spa in Bedford, at 126 East Pitt St. Bel Cielo Hair and Nail Spa is the chosen name which was named in honor of her daughter Sky. The name means “beautiful sky” in Italian. Gates specializes in nail design, pedicures, hair coloring and styling. As a child she always had an interest in serving others and making them feel beautiful, she said. Gates attended The Salon Professional Academy be...
Speeders from the North American Railcar Operators Association made a stop at the Roaring Station around noon on Saturday, April 13, during their visit to the area. They met at the Hollidaysburg railroad station and went through Brooks Mills on the rail line that runs to Claysburg. When they reached Claysburg, they turned the cars around to return to Hollidaysburg. From there, they headed to the Cove, stopping at Roaring Spring for lunch before traveling to Bean Hill in Martinsburg. After that,...
The Blair County Dog Park Association is beginning its 13th season with a lot of reason to celebrate. The dog park, which is located off Agway Road in North Woodbury Township, offers 10.6 acres of scenic, rural land. The association, a non-profit, 501(c)3 organization, was recently able to purchase the 10.6 acres of land where the dog park is located. After leasing the land for 12 years, the parcel was offered to the association for purchase. Through a fund-raising endeavor, the park raised the...
