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A Secret to Die For By Lisa Harris Grace Callahan was reading a book in bed when she heard an intruder in her house. She was able to escape out the bedroom window with her phone and called 911. The intruder caught sight of her and demanded she give him the key. What key? One that Stephen Shaw gave her. Stephen Shaw was a client of hers. She was helping him with his paranoia. The police sirens could be heard approaching the house and Grace slipped into the shadows. The intruder disappeared. Detec...
How do you get your news? This week we celebrate National Newspaper Week in which we recognize the valuable service and important role newspapers play in our daily lives. For more than 300 years, countless words have been printed and delivered to communities across North America, keeping people informed about the happenings in their community and country. The rise of the internet and social media has created a unique challenge for the daily and weekly printed paper. Between the years 2004 and 2018, nearly 2,000 papers have ceased printing,...
I have written about and enjoyed God’s amazing grace for a long time. I can’t think of a bigger concept and fact in life. God loves me and demonstrated His grace through Jesus’ death and resurrection. I don’t deserve to be the Lord’s adopted child but am grateful for forgiveness and a place in Heaven. Grace is huge. But lately I have been thinking about small graces. There are those little things that we experience, do, or have done for us that remind us that God is so good. They can easily go u...
Scriptures to Read Acts 20:13-21 Acts 20:22-28 Acts 20:25-27 Acts 20:29-38 Ezekiel 3:17-21 Ezekiel 33:1-9 II Corinthians 5:7-10 & Revelation 20-11-15 The farewell to those loved ones from Ephesus is pretty emotional. Paul freely tells them he does not expect to see any of them ever again. Is he right? Whether he is on not, it is what he believes and he wants to be clear there is no man's blood on his hands or conscience (see verse 26). Perhaps he is remembering passages from Ezekiel. God had cal...
Local news starts with us. Newspapers have been the foundation of real news for over 300 years. While the delivery of the product has transitioned from black ink on newsprint, to the internet, to smartphone applications and social media outlets, no other industry is as firmly rooted in the foundation of our nation, or our communities, as the free press. Newspapers in Pennsylvania play a vital role in your everyday life. Interested in what is going on at city hall, school board and township meetings, or at the Capitol in Harrisburg? Our...
By Minerva Gordon, Secretary of ACE, Parents of residents of Ebensburg Center I would like to respond to the Pennsylvania Department Of Human Services’ three-year plan to close two state centers and transition the residents to community living, announced Aug. 14 Right now, we as taxpayers are doing the right thing for the care of the most fragile of our citizens, the profoundly mentally disabled. The main reason why it is so expensive is because admissions are closed by the state government and only a judge’s order can get them admitted to one...
By LUCAS NELSEN, Policy Associate, The Center for Rural Affairs Advancement in technology has made electric vehicles a viable option for rural residents, allowing for longer travel ranges and faster charging time. But charging infrastructure is still limited. Most charging stations are located near major highways or interstate routes, or found throughout urban areas. The lack of charging stations in many rural areas restricts the viability of electric vehicles, either for people who live in rural communities or tourists who wish to visit....
By CORTNEY GENISMORE Roaring Spring Community Library The Roaring Spring Community Library in many ways touches lives in our community. We serve as a hub offering public access computers, fax service, photocopying, and government information including tax forms. Our meeting rooms are used for Girls Scouts, health classes and other public gatherings. We also house genealogy and local history rooms on the second floor for those of you who are curious about the past. We offer a current collection of books, DVDs, audio books, music CDs, magazines...
By ALLAN J. BASSLER Publisher Every now and then, I get an invitation to talk to a local civic group or club. I’m always happy to do so. (And if you’d like me to speak to your group, just call 793-2144 and ask.) At a recent outing, I was chatting with the people at my table and I learned two things. Both of those are things that need to be corrected. There’s a Herald website First, I learned that not everyone knows that the Morrisons Cove Herald now has a website. We do, and we’d like you to check it out. You can find it at www.mch...
Benjamin Franklin was quite a character. He was a statesman, a writer, a ladies' man, an inventor, and a word thief. You may remember old Ben's famous quote, "..in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." That was part of a letter in 1789 in which Franklin was summing up his thoughts about our nation's then-new Constitution, but in doing so he borrowed that now-famous quote from the author of "Robinson Crusoe". Daniel Defoe penned the phrase, "Things as certain as...
By BRAD SIMPSON President Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association Local news starts with us. Newspapers have been the foundation of real news for over 300 years. While the delivery of the product has transitioned from black ink on newsprint, to the internet, to smartphone applications and social media outlets, no other industry is as firmly rooted in the foundation of our nation, or our communities, as the free press. Newspapers in Pennsylvania play a vital role in your everyday life. Interested in what is going on at city hall, school board and...
By RICK BOSTON Staff Writer According to the Center for Disease Control, nine people are killed and more than 1,000 injured each day due to distracted driving. Last Wednesday I was a split second from becoming part of those statistics. I was driving on Route 866 from Martinsburg to Williamsburg when a vehicle came over the crest of the hill and veered into my lane and headed straight toward me. The speed limit on that stretch of road is 45 miles per hour, which is what I was going, and I assume the other vehicle was doing the same. My first...
To the Editor: Laura Burke has earned my vote for county commissioner. As a former county employee and local attorney, Laura has experience working with various county offices and is familiar with what goes on in our courthouse. Laura knows what hard-working commissioners can do for our county. For the past nine months Laura has attended the commissioners' weekly meetings and other public meetings and events. She will work for greater transparency in local government and better communication with citizens. As both a working mother herself and...
Math is not my favorite subject. I cannot even begin to describe my dislike for it. Try as I might, I was never able to grasp the concept of algebra. Every other kid in my class seemed to get the hang of it, but I always felt like I was absent on the one day they taught the crucial ingredient to understanding it. My smart and intelligent friends would try to tutor me and help me during study halls. It didn't matter. The information never even made it through my ear canals. Algebra II was even...
We have been thinking about Paul’s journey to Jerusalem. He had originally intended to get there in time to celebrate Passover (Resurrection) but had been delayed. The new target date is Pentecost. Note Paul had abandoned the legal system of Israel but still kept some of the special events that were part of it. He knows he cannot be saved by keeping the Law but only by accepting God’s grace. We might also do some of this. Some things from our childhood and growing up years, we are glad to put...
As librarians, we know the value of our community services, and our patrons appreciate their importance as well. But in an increasingly digital world, we see the role of libraries as community and cultural centers at times undervalued, and occasionally under fire. When shrinking budgets combine with the nonstop technological revolution, public library services that focus on building community face-to-face, inspiring and educating patrons about art, literature, and music, and helping patrons engage can seem quaint. But it is precisely those...
It feels so "yesterday" to be writing about the Mueller Report. Seriously, when is the last time you've heard a Democrat, or any of their sock puppets in the news media, mention Mueller? These people could not stop talking about him and his report and then his expected "bombshell" testimony before Congress turned out to be a dud; another embarrassment for Democrats. Let's start with some perspective on Mueller's investigative team. The team consisted of 17 hand-picked career prosecutors, not...
Facebook is one of the biggest time-wasters ever invented. I have spent hours on this Mark Zuckerberg creation with groups like "Streetcat Bob," "I Just Love to Decorate," "Show Me Your Plants," and all sorts of groups with political views. But my absolute favorite came along on a very hot day in August when the steamy outdoors made it almost impossible to want to be there. It is called, "Only In The Cove." It now has nearly 10,000 participants. There are some volunteer monitors who keep...
So there I was. It was a beautiful late summer evening and my son and I were on our way to the first high school football game which was about an hour away. He was driving since he has his permit and that's about all he wants to do. We were about 15 minutes into the trip and were talking when suddenly the car vibrated. I assumed he hit a rumble strip. He learned that from his Mother (or maybe from me). But when I looked closely at the road I saw that there were no rumble strips. It stopped...
Scriptures to Read Acts 20:7-9 Acts 20:10-12 Ezra 3:10-11 Ezra 8:21-23 Nehemiah 8:1-3 Nehemiah 9:3 & 26-27 II Chronicles 7:12-22 I think I would like to compare some of what happened in the New Testament Church with what is happening in the U.S. Church today. Perhaps this is not fair since we live in a totally different world. Sports of today are different. Business of today is different. We no longer have slavery of the kind the New Testament age had. The world is radically different. Many of...
Imagine the following scenarios: • A sixth grader, who is trying to finish an online project, can only complete this assignment while sitting in her parent’s car in the parking lot of her school. • A physician, whose patient lives more than an hour away, wants to utilize remote patient monitoring technology, but is unable to do so. • A large employer is considering relocating to Pennsylvania, bringing with it the potential of hundreds of jobs and community investment, but has decided against it. What’s the common denominator in each of these s...
CORTNEY LEE GENISMORE Roaring Spring Community Library Do you have a little bit of time to share your talent? Think about becoming a library volunteer. Thousands of volunteer hours are performed at the library each year. You, too, can become a volunteer. You can make a difference in library services right in your community. In times of tight budgets volunteers are needed more than ever. Volunteers are not paid - not because they are worthless but because they are priceless. Volunteers enrich the Roaring Spring Community Library year-round....
To the Editor: I just finished reading the [Morrisons Cove] Herald from front to back. I am amazed at the statements that were posted from other newspapers and our own governor, Tom Wolf. They are trying to find out a cause for all of the violence that is going on in our country. I mean, people are going wild, going around shooting innocent people! Surely this must be the results of our Second Amendment rights to own guns! But wait a moment, I believe that I read or heard on the news that one of the shooters had no criminal record and no (at...
By GLADYS GODINEZ Community Organizer Center for Rural Affairs More than 600 people were detained on Aug. 7, 2019, in small rural towns in the state of Mississippi by Homeland Security Investigations (HMI) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). As was evident last month in Mississippi, resources such as interpreters and immigration attorneys are limited in rural communities when leaders respond to a raid. Community members and statewide resources become a vital partnership in responding to this type of humanitarian emergency. The...
"But Ruth replied, 'Don't urge me to leave you or turn back from you. Where you go, I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God. Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord deal with me be it ever so severely if anything but death separates you and me.'" ~(Ruth 1:16b-17. NIV.) In my daily devotional recently, it challenged the reader to make a list of ways that God has blessed them, taking notice of the things right under...
Scriptures to Read Acts 20:1-6 II Corinthians 2:12-17 I Corinthians 16:1-7 II Corinthians 8:1-7 Romans 15:25-29 Acts 20:2-3 Acts 19:21-22 Acts 20:1-6 does not seem to have much in the way of teaching/preaching material. So, we might be tempted to skip over this small section. But when we combine these verses with things gleaned from the letters Paul wrote, we can find some interesting things. We now know Paul has solidified his plans and he is going on to Jerusalem. His hope was to get there to...
Like it or not, we've all been guilty of miscommunication blunders at one time or another during our lifetimes. The following scenarios involving verbal miscues and acts of misunderstanding did indeed occur. However, because of each story's short duration, none made the cut for a lengthy narrative standing on its own. I'll start out with a true story from the third grade. The subject of the flub was my good friend, Tom Myers. (May he rest in peace.) During a spelling bee, Tom actually tried to...
Ever feel like you would like to help your neighbor or community but just don’t know where to start? The library may just be the answer. The library makes it easy for you to meet people, learn, relax and give back. With doors open to the entire community, the Library provides a place where people can connect. Opportunities for involvement abound: From knitting and crochet groups to reading programs and volunteering, the Library offers easy ways to meet others of similar interests. Getting involved can be as simple as: Becoming a Facebook fan of...
In July, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced more than $400 million available for farmers and rural business owners under the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). REAP, a farm bill program, provides financing for energy efficiency upgrades like insulation, lighting, and HVAC systems. Renewable energy systems like solar panels, anaerobic digesters, and wind turbines are also eligible. For both farmers and rural business owners, these systems can help cut energy costs – keeping money in rural economies across the nation. On t...
To the Editor: Leading up to the football season a lot of attention was given as to how the Central football team was going to deal with two talented young men who could have been challenging one another for the “stasting role.” With a stroke of genius the coaches created a system that made the maximum use of the talents of both young men by having them on the field at the same time. When the Altoona Mirror interviewed those young men after the game they both seemed satisfied with the system AND each displayed a maturity rarely seen by NFL pla...
Singing in church is an interesting thing. Some people feel that when one sings in church that they are worshipping. That should be the case, but it is a matter of the heart. Others think that singing is really the only way to worship God. They forget that prayer and giving and offering your life in service to God are also acts of worship. Some people chose a church in large part based on the music that the church typically is known for. Hymns are beloved by many, but it is not easy to find a...
Scriptures to Read: Acts 19:23-27 Acts 19:28-31 Acts 19:32-34 Acts 19:35-38 Acts 19:39-41 St. John 14:1-6 Exodus 20:1-6 We resume our study of the Book of Acts. Paul is in Ephesus. He has had both success and persecution. He wants to go to Rome. He also wants to complete his journey to Jerusalem as well. There is no title to the Church at this point. So it is known by many as "The Way." There is good reason for this. When people join the Church, becoming followers of Jesus Christ, they have...
How do libraries benefit from Friends groups? They benefit by the expansion of their resources to serve the public. Friends extend a library’s capacity through dollar gifts, volunteer and program support, and through advocacy. Friends are very important and effective for libraries. Friends are advocates by default! Friends are giving their time and energy in support of the library. Every day, friends are making a difference for the library. As you may know, we are a non-profit volunteer organization whose mission is to promote community s...
To the Editor: The American author Toni Morrison died in August at the age of 88. She wrote about the legacy of slavery and the brutality of Jim Crow in the South. Her comments about Donald Trump, written just after the 2016 election, have proved to be accurate. He has repeatedly demonstrated that he is a callous and cunning confidence man. She wrote in The New Yorker on Nov. 21, 2016: “So scary are the consequences of a collapse of white privilege that many Americans have flocked to a political platform that supports and translates violence a...
To the Editor: The quarterly meeting of the Frontier Patriots Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution will be held at noon on Saturday, Sept. 14, at Kings Family Restaurant, 201 Sierra Drive, Altoona. The Frontier Patriots Chapter includes the counties of Blair, Bedford, Clearfield and Huntingdon. All current Frontier Patriots Chapter members are invited to attend, as well as any male who is interested in joining the Sons of the American Revolution. Any male who can prove lineal descent from a patriot who served during the Revolutionary...
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Most of us are familiar with that proverb which assures us that we can blame the trickster who catches us in a con the first time, but the fault belongs to us if we allow ourselves to be misled by the same deception a second time. But what if we still don't learn from our experiences? What does it say about us if we fall for the fraud over and over again? Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me yet again, shame on...
It had been a week of ups and downs. A beloved family had lost their barn and all their cows in a tragic fire. Although grieved and wounded, they did not fail to trust God. Though shaken, they continued to have faith that God would see them through as they prayed for guidance. In another home, a dear son was released from the confines of his body in this world, and he went home to his eternal reward. Though wracked with sadness, his family knew that he was now able to rejoice and be free to expr...
Scriptures to Read: Genesis 1:15-20 Genesis 3:17-24 Genesis 4:2-7 St. Matthew 11:28-30 Isaiah 40:28-31 Isaiah 55:1-7 Isaiah 55:8-13 We have just celebrated "Labor Day." It is not exactly a world-wide holiday, but it is celebrated in a number of countries. For us, it is simply a day, set aside to relax and rest. Some consider it the last of the summer holidays. We have opportunity to give thanks for our work and the income it provides. As I think about our work, I ask, "Is it a blessing or a curs...
On Aug. 16, PA. Gov. Tom Wolf signed an executive order “mobilizing state government to tackle the root causes of gun violence,” which the administration states claimed the lives of more than 1,600 Pennsylvanians in 2017. The executive order unites public safety and public health initiatives to reduce gun violence of all types in communities of all sizes across the commonwealth. The governor also supports legislation intended to reduce the number of people dying from gun violence, including state-level universal background checks, the Ext...
During the early 20th century, as Roaring Spring grew and its industries flourished, four businessmen saw the need for a modern hotel in town. D.M. Bare, A.L. Garver, William Eldon and Edwin Bobb developed plans for a first-class hotel where travelers and boarders could find accommodations, but strictly without the sale of alcohol. The house was a brick structure, very spacious and having all the up to date appliances that would make for comfort and convenience. The construction and furnishings cost about $25,000. The architect was a Mr. Hurlbe...
To the Editor: Improvements to the Captain Phillips Rangers Memorial located in Liberty Township, Bedford County, were recently completed. This effort was spearheaded by Sons of the American Revolution, Frontier Patriots Chapter President Larry Smith. This work included resetting loose stones, replacing deteriorated mortar and sealing the monument. The Frontier Patriots Chapter encompasses the counties of Bedford, Blair, Clearfield and Huntingdon counties. Plans are underway to hold a ceremony...
It is hard to believe but just about every student is back to school. How many times have you recently heard people comment on how quickly summer flew by? Folks asked my sons if they were ready to go back to school. I reminded my eldest that it was his last first day. The years really do go by fast. I was reminded of my school years this week when my sister came across my high school yearbook from my senior year. I haven’t changed a bit! Well, maybe I look just a little older. In almost 40 years the styles have certainly changed. The culture h...
We are excited by the fact the Word of the Lord was being accepted more and more. This was in part because the people were sharing their faith and the things God was doing for them, and in part because God was allowing miracles to be done. But as the Church was growing, so was opposition to the Church. Ephesus was a place where there was much evil and the battle between good and evil was fierce. It was the place where the Temple of the Goddess Diana, or Artemis, was located. The Temple was...
OPINION To the Editor: Your editorial on Robert Mueller (Herald of Aug. 8, 2019, Page A-4) reminds me of when my son turned 16 and got his driver’s license. He was supposed to be home by midnight. The next morning (Sunday), he came home about 10:30. I said, “where were you? You were supposed to be home by midnight.” He said, “The preacher was stuck in a snowdrift over at the sale barn. I shoveled him out.” OK, this was a very honorable thing to do but you broke a state law. I listen to half a dozen different radio talk shows. The reason th...
"You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows." ~Psalm 23:5 (NIV) There were once two little buckets. They were left sitting outside on a stone wall. One bucket was turned upside down so that it could dry out. The other bucket was left upright. A bucket's fondest desire is to hold and carry things so when it began to rain later that day, the bucket that was turned upright began to catch the rain drops. The bucket that was upside down only repelled the rain. At first the upside down bucket...
For about three months Paul was able to preach and teach about Jesus as Christ in the synagogue of Ephesus. The NIV Translation says then some of them became obstinate. A mental picture came into my mind. I pictured a young dairy animal being led around the ring in a demonstration of showmanship. Everything was going well until something possessed the animal and it began to shake its head and hold back. It went on to prance sideways and resist anything the leader attempted to do. Scripture says...
OPINION As we stood at the altar waiting for pictures some 60 years ago, my thoughts flashed forward. How old would I be if we were still married after 50 years? The possibility of 60 years never entered my mind. And yet, here we are. On Aug. 30, we will celebrate our 60th wedding anniversary. On that warm August day, so long ago, the fact that we would have two healthy children, a girl and a boy; that we would build a home on the lot my husband owned; that we would enjoy so many great experiences and sometimes endure some painful events were...
OPINION Since the Herald launched its website, I’ve had a few calls from people asking why the online version of the Herald does not cost less than the print edition of the Herald. I thought I’d address this, since it is on the minds of some people. First, I’d like to remind all of those in the Cove community that if you like having a reliable news source, you do indeed have to pay for it. Somehow, over the last decade or so, it has gotten into the heads of some people that news should be free. Well, it’s not. And it can’t be. News is like a...
OPINION To the Editor: As always, I appreciate the tone of your thoughtful editorials, Mr. Bassler, and this one (Herald of Aug. 1, 2019, Page A-4, “My Main Concern”), on the dangers of executive power was most effective. I don't necessarily agree that having a Democrat in the White House is dangerous – in fact, I anticipate it's being a very refreshing return to sanity – but your point of the Supreme Court’s permission for the U.S. president to usurp the authority of congress is well taken. I have long believed that, as long as congress...
OPINION To the Editor: For almost 371 years, The Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as Quakers, has held the belief that “There is that of God in everyone.” No exceptions. Friends have worked to abolish slavery, worked to help refugees around the world during and after World Wars I and II, worked to help with the Suffragette Movement, and civil rights. We as Quakers now share a deep concern for our immigrant sisters and brothers from around the world who have come to this country seeking refuge from poverty-stricken and often ver...
