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It’s not your imagination. Those beautiful mature oaks are dying, along the road, in forests, perhaps even in your yard — at an accelerating rate. Reports of mature, seemingly healthy trees suddenly becoming leafless and dropping dead branches are flooding into the offices of local officials and state forestry agencies in Chesapeake Bay drainage states. Forest inventories show the oaks are declining in Pennsylvania, Virginia and Maryland. In Anne Arundel County, MD, county officials received so many phone calls about dying oaks that they hav...
Pennsylvania ranks 23rd in overall prosperity according to the American Dream Prosperity Index (ADPI), released by the Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream in partnership with Legatum Institute. The United States continues to see a rise in prosperity, even as we faced the long-term impacts of a pandemic and the economic realities of rising inflation and a shrinking economy. But while the overall trend points to a prosperous nation, prosperity continues to be unequally distributed regionally, often eluding rural communities and Black...
Air in. Air out. Repeat. Nothing is more important than the way we bring life-sustaining oxygen into our bodies. As humans, we pretty much have the technique of breathing down. Yet, according to journalist, James Nestor, we don’t. In “Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art,” Nestor provides an interesting spiritual, cultural, and evolutionary history of the way humans breathe and why he believes we have been doing it wrong for a very long time. Regardless of how hard we try with diet and exerc...
Resolutions to get in shape are popular at the dawn of a new year. Despite the best and most detailed intentions, many resolutions fall by the wayside shortly after Jan. 1 has come and gone. Many people stop heading to the gym or working out at home because their exercise routines become stale. By making fitness more engaging and fun, individuals may be more likely to stick with a new regimen. Exercise with a friend It can be tough to get motivated to exercise. However, when you have a buddy invested in the same activities, you can inspire one...
When I was growing up, at Christmas our family would travel to Grandpap’s farm along Bloomfield Road. This soirée was always the Sunday before Christmas Day. It seemed to me that in addition to celebrating the Nativity, another purpose was a family reunion. It was a time to catch up. Aunts and uncles reminisced. The winter of 1936 was a common topic of discussion. Why was it always colder and snowier in the “good old days?” It was a one-hour drive, as I-99 didn’t exist, so this was the one Sunday we skipped church to arrive on time. Dad’s 19...
Dear Community Leaders, Schools, Businesses, Residents and Media: Right now, we have a short window of opportunity to position Bedford County for additional broadband funding to help those in our county who are still unserved or underserved by high-speed internet. The new Broadband Map has been released by the FCC with the ability to challenge broadband service data by individual address. Challenges must be made by Jan. 13, 2023, which will help determine how the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program funding will be allotted....
Essie Starling, famous best-selling author, has fired every employee but one – Olivia. Liv is glad to still have her position cleaning house for the reclusive author when it seems one wrong move or conflict could send her and her all natural cleaning supplies packing. When Essie passes, no one is more surprised than Liv over the author’s last wish. It was a dream come true to simply work with her favorite author. Now, she could be fulfilling the legacy of her hero. Not only will Liv get the cha...
To the Editor: I would like to personally thank Allan Bassler and the staff of the Morrisons Cove Herald for supporting me on my first making of the “Morrisons Cove Calendar.” I thank you so much. I really appreciate it. Merry Christmas to all. Denny Shoemaker Woodbury...
As the 2023-24 Legislative Session opens in Harrisburg, Rep. Jim Gregory (R-Blair) is seeking support among his colleagues for creating a two-year window of time in which survivors of childhood sexual abuse could sue their attacker, even if the statute of limitations has already expired for their lawsuits. For several years, Gregory, joined by Rep. Mark Rozzi (D-Berks), has worked on victims’ rights legislation commonly known as the Hidden Predator Act. Gregory and Rozzi have been championing reforms in Pennsylvania since a 2018 grand jury r...
Alive and going home. Surely it must be a dream. Worried he might awaken back in Iwo Jima, still fighting or maybe not make it at all, Stuart “Tex” McAnally steadied himself and reassured himself he was really going home. Many weren’t so lucky. Stuart McAnally, 96-year-old World War II veteran, reminisces with his daughter Tamra McAnally Bolton, who has captivatingly communicated his musings in this unique volume. McAnally retells the little known history of C Company, 31st Construction Battalion, and their heroic acts during the early days of...
Unlike the Lone Ranger, who first emerged in disguise after surviving a wild shootout with the Cavendish Gang, a Lone Wiseman appeared peacefully at Christmas time 63 years ago in our home. The Wiseman’s emergence was neither miraculous nor prophetic, but he became legendary never-the-less. I was in the first grade as I recall and had saved a few cents from my allowance, which I was bent on using to purchase something for my mom for Christmas. When I spotted a set of The Three Wise Men in Palyoc...
“Come out, come out, wherever you are.” Mack knows she can win. She was champion at this game when she was little, when it mattered most. She was the only winner that fateful day, the last day she played hide-and-go-seek with her family, not that she felt like she won. She was the sole survivor then. She can do it again. Mack knows how to hide. The challenge? Spend a week hiding in an abandoned amusement park. Don’t get caught. Fourteen competitors. Seven days. It’s going to be the most epic ga...
The power of small businesses is immense. However, starting a small business is no easy venture. The financial resource Fortunly states that roughly 22 percent of small businesses will fail in their first year of operation. Thirty percent fail because they run out of cash. One of the ways a small business can do better is to utilize the support of other local businesses. Business owners often conduct market research to identify who their competition is and to determine if there is room in the...
Toward the end of the Curryville road lived the Kennedys, who had a daughter, Shirley, with whom I often played. They had horses. I did not like to ride them. I didn't like being so far off the ground. My brother, Dean, loved them. The Kennedys had a service garage. Down further on the main Curryville road were fields of beautiful crops, which changed with the seasons. Just like most of the Cove, majestic fields show off the magic of its farmers and their God. Back the lane to the right,...
The authors of best-selling “Hello Cupcake!” are at it again with their eye-popping designs, unique ideas, and easy-to-follow instructions. In this volume you will find cakes for every occasion – holidays, birthdays, or just for fun. There are countless interesting ideas to do with kids or for an enjoyable day of baking alone. Simple instructions make for less stress and a more entertaining cake making experience. These bakers really think outside the cake pan. With more than just cake and icing...
Generous Pennsylvanians looking for a patriotic way to spread cheer during the holiday season are reminded that they can give to programs that support the commonwealth’s nearly 700,000 veterans, service members and their families. The Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) manages these programs. Monetary donations to these tax-deductible programs can be made by individuals, corporations and companies. “The DMVA administers nine tax deductible programs that support veterans, service members and their families who are facing dif...
Thanksgiving. I prefer “thanks and giving.” It’s the time of year when we celebrate God’s provision as we enjoy a sumptuous feast of turkey with all the traditional trimmings and perhaps a football game. It is appropriate to be grateful. We should give thanks. (By the way, have you noticed the Detroit Lions always play on Thanksgiving Day?) This should be the “give back” season as well as the “give thanks” season. When one gives, one also receives. As a nation and as a Cove community, we are blessed. The Pilgrims survived the harsh winter of...
For the mid-term General Election held on Nov. 8, 2022, I was a poll worker at one of the Martinsburg voting locations. I have followed politics for years, kind of like the way some people follow a sports team. I understand that politics and voting is important, but there’s also an element to it that is like watching a sports season. Your team wins some and loses some and it’s entertaining (to me) to “discuss” with others the reasons behind the wins and losses. And, of course, there’s the Monda...
Dr. Ronald L. Mallett holds the belief that this century will be when time travel becomes a reality. Born in Roaring Spring, PA-native Mallett dreamed one day he would help join science fiction and reality in bringing his life long goal to fruition. After the loss of a parent, Mallett vowed to one day invent the very means of being able to see his loved one once more — the time machine. His creativity and intellectual capabilities could certainly help to make it a reality. His love of reading p...
It is time again to kick off the 2022 Claysburg Salvation Army Service Unit Campaign. We anticipate an increase in emergency assistance requests this year, particularly from our fixed income residents, due to the rising costs for basic necessities like fuel oil, groceries and gasoline. We ask for your support in this challenging time. You can mail a check made payable to Claysburg Salvation Army to: Lynn and Janice Crist, 277 Bedford St. Claysburg, PA 16625 We are asking churches to take a freewill offering for the Salvation Army at your...
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. Huge stories will shape Pennsylvania’s future next year. With a new administration in the governor’s office and a shift in power in the state legislature, major policy decisions that affect all of our lives could lie ahead. But no matter the issue or party or politician in office, Spotlight PA will never stop dem...
Morrisons Cove, a largely rural, agricultural and sparsely populated 144 square mile area nestled inside Appalachian foot hills in western Pennsylvania, might be thought the unlikely place to produce elite high school athletic record holders. But AJ Nastasi, a 1998 graduate of Northern Bedford High School, and Jeff Hoenstine, soon to be a 2023 graduate of Central High School, have etched their names into the Pennsylvania state athletic records books with extraordinary performances at area sport...
The season of giving is here, and the Postal Service is putting out the call for kind-hearted, generous people across the country to sign up to adopt letters to Santa. Beginning Nov. 14, those interested in adopting letters can go to USPSOperationSanta.com, create an account and have their identities verified to help fulfill the holiday wishes of children and families who have written to Santa. USPS Operation Santa relies solely on random acts of kindness and the generosity of strangers. For 110 years, the program has provided some extra magic...
“There’s nowhere left to hide except inside the dark.” Greycie, known to many as Grey, is one of La Cachette’s summer children. There were ten. After the murders there were eight. Now there are only seven. Maybe there was more to the summer children and their history than they ever realized. Grey is desperate to find out the truth. Elora, her best friend and “twin flame,” went missing just six months before Grey returned home to the small bayou town and self-proclaimed Psychic Capital of the Wor...
Heads up Pennsylvanians who enjoy recreating in the woods: the next couple Sundays in November are open for hunting. Most other Sundays of the year are no hunting days, but, since 2020, the state has opened up more days to hunters to make engaging in the sport easier including Sundays during bear and deer seasons. This year’s Sunday hunting days are Nov. 13 (during deer and bear archery seasons), Nov. 20 (during deer archery in certain wildlife management units and bear firearms season), and Nov. 27 (during deer firearms season and bear in c...
Herald of Nov. 21, 1972 Water service at the Spring Cove Junior High School was interrupted while a new pipe was being installed. School district personnel were not aware of the work, and were unprepared when the water pressure was lowered. The Martinsburg Fire company brought water in its tank truck, and the Spring Cove boys formed a bucket brigade to shuttle water to flush toilets in the school. Prospects for deer hunting in the Cove were described as good by a number of sportsmen who were in the field during the small game season. Harry...
I’ve been the editor of the Morrisons Cove Herald for one year, 6 months, and 26 days. Of those 574 days, one major highlight was putting together the Christmas Jingles. I’ll admit, I was worried last year going into the task. December and January are busy months here at the Herald, and I thought this would just be another edition I had to get through as efficiently as possible and move on to the next thing. However, as soon as I started reading poems from our Claysburg-Kimmel, Northern Bedford, Spring Cove, and Williamsburg fourth gra...
Even as solar energy is gearing up for record growth in Pennsylvania, state legislators have steadfastly refused so far to allow a form known as community solar — which would allow anyone to help pay for small, localized solar arrays and get credits on their electric bills. Nearby states such as Maryland, New York, Virginia, West Virginia and Delaware, as well as Washington, D.C., all have some form of community solar. All have mechanisms built in to help low- and-moderate income ratepayers share in the savings. But for four years now, l...
She thought she would be the perfect mom. Now she’s just trying to be a good mom. She doesn’t feel like she’s even getting that right. At this point she’s just trying to not be a failure. Ashley Keller thought she’d be the mom everyone wanted to be, but instead ended up being an accidental stay-at-home hormonal mess who wore the same bargain-brand yoga pants far too many days in a row and washed her hair too infrequently to feel human sometimes. The laundry was taking over the house, spaghetti...
The Curryville Church of the Brethren was where I was groomed for an amazing life. My pastor, Rev. Earl Ziegler, asked me to be the song leader at our church camp, Camp Harmony in Hooversville. I loved teaching the songs and getting all the voices to blend. I especially liked the rounds and I was tickled when each section sang their parts giving a beautiful ring that complemented the great campfires around which we sang. We often hiked to the top of a hill where we and nature seemed to sing to...
To the Editor: With the passing of Dona (Kaufman) Kensinger at the age of 95, Morrisons Cove in general and Martinsburg in particular have lost a “Giant of the 20th Century.” She graduated from Morrison Cove High in 1945, gained a teaching degree from Cedar Crest College and then returned home to join the faculty at her old high school. Her obituary listed the many local civic organizations that greatly benefitted from her volunteering. She also meticulously researched and co-authoring an insightful history of Martinsburg titled “Heart of th...
Why do we have presidential archives? Recent news about the preservation of United States presidential documents may raise questions in the minds of American citizens about why there are protected and preserved presidential archives. All citizens recognize that they have vital documents that are their property — driver’s licenses, Social Security cards, deeds, wills, and bank statements, for example. But why are presidential documents property of the government? There are several levels to the story of presidential archives. I offer the followi...
Horror movies' most memorable monsters can all be found in one place in Michael Mallory's magnificently mastered volume, brimming with Universal Studios' Hollywood horror icons. Universal Studios was Hollywood's number-one studio for horror pictures worldwide spanning the 1920s through the 1950s, and the original monsters and pictures are still unforgettable today. Moviegoers were frightened by creatures like Dracula and Frankenstein's monster, as well as the beast from "The Creature from the...
Nancy and I went camping several weeks ago at Black Moshannon State Park in northern Centre County. Several small villages thrived there from the early nineteenth century until the timber supply ran out. The Black Moshannon Creek was no longer needed to transport timber from the splash dam downstream to the mighty Susquehanna then to Williamsport where large lumber mills dominated the town. Two (now extinct) villages in the state park, Antes and Beaver Mills, shared a general store, a wagon...
Just how bulletproof was George Washington? What is the secret of Oppaymolleah’s Curse? What really crash-landed one wintry evening in Kecksburg in 1965? Read about this and more in “Legends & Lore of Western Pennsylvania.” Thomas White not only provides interesting legends and lore, but the history surrounding the stories. Spinning a fascinating web of narratives, White chronicles tales that reach from the Alleghenies to Pittsburgh, through Philadelphia and Gettysburg. Look for buried treasure...
To the Editor: I’m taking the editor’s advice on bringing my thoughts to print instead of just social media. As many of you are reading this, the general election is no more than 13 days away. It can be hard to know what to believe when so many accusations are being thrown at you via commercials, mailers and word of mouth. Personally, I give none of them any value. Access to the internet allows for easy research. Also, if you are unable to attend meet and greets and rallies, you can watch them on the internet in their entirety. You do not need...
Last month my writing colleague at the Herald, Joseph Walk, featured the history of the Claysburg area in his “Newcomers to the Cove” column. As a U.S. Air Force Veteran, he was especially fascinated to discover that a Cold War Air Force facility once claimed Clayburg as its home between 1952-61. We have a former serviceman at the base still living among us. Michael Macovitch, 89, of East Main Street, Roaring Spring, Taylor Township, was an airman stationed there between 1954-56. He met, cou...
To the Editor: We have watched over recent years as smartphone cameras have become the most popular way of capturing and recording the people and events in our lives. Photographs and videos are now stored in the internal memory of our phones. As a child in the 1950s, I grew up with snapshot cameras and rolls of film developed to capture our moments of making memories. Many of us from that era now have boxes of photographs we’ve accumulated over the years. As I recently began sorting through m...
“The Day You Begin” by Jacqueline Woodson: In a world where not everyone is quite like her, a little girl nervously begins a new day and finds that maybe she will find someone just a little like her. She will gain confidence and feel stronger than she did when she began. Then she will realize, though some may be a little like her, no one is quite exactly like her either, and that can be a good thing. It’s great to find stories we can identify with. Some may even help us through tough times...
Herald of Oct. 28, 1897 Lewis Baird, in the employ of L. A. Wilkinson killed a gray squirrel the other day that dressed two and three-fourth pounds. This was an unusually large squirrel. The post office at Barbara, (Clappertown) was entered by thieves on Thursday night of last week, and forty dollars’ worth of stamps were taken. The following night the store of J. C. Brumbaugh, of the same place, was forced open. The safe, a small one, was taken out, placed on a wheelbarrow and removed to a field near the residence of Arch Clapper where it w...
Last month my writing colleague at the Herald, Joseph Walk, featured the history of the Claysburg area in his "Newcomers to the Cove" column. As a U.S. Air Force Veteran, he was especially fascinated to discover that a Cold War Air Force facility once claimed Clayburg as its home between 1952-61. We have a former serviceman at the base still living among us. Michael Macovitch, 89, of East Main Street, Roaring Spring, Taylor Township, was an airman stationed there between 1954-56. He met,...
"The Day You Begin" by Jacqueline Woodson: In a world where not everyone is quite like her, a little girl nervously begins a new day and finds that maybe she will find someone just a little like her. She will gain confidence and feel stronger than she did when she began. Then she will realize, though some may be a little like her, no one is quite exactly like her either, and that can be a good thing. It's great to find stories we can identify with. Some may even help us through tough times or...
To the Editor: We have watched over recent years as smartphone cameras have become the most popular way of capturing and recording the people and events in our lives. Photographs and videos are now stored in the internal memory of our phones. As a child in the 1950s, I grew up with snapshot cameras and rolls of film developed to capture our moments of making memories. Many of us from that era now have boxes of photographs we've accumulated over the years. As I recently began sorting through my...
Herald of Oct. 28, 1897 Lewis Baird, in the employ of L. A. Wilkinson killed a gray squirrel the other day that dressed two and three-fourth pounds. This was an unusually large squirrel. The post office at Barbara, (Clappertown) was entered by thieves on Thursday night of last week, and forty dollars’ worth of stamps were taken. The following night the store of J. C. Brumbaugh, of the same place, was forced open. The safe, a small one, was taken out, placed on a wheelbarrow and removed to a field near the residence of Arch Clapper where it w...
Herald of Oct. 27, 1922 After a vacation of one week the students and teachers returned again to College Heights. Everybody seemed anxious to get back. In fact, the vacation did not make us feel the proverbial “blue Monday”. We know our boys and girls have worked hard during last week, many of their hands show the marks of corn husking. Mrs. Sarah Dilling Baker, wife of Daniel S. Baker, deceased, died at her home on Clover Creek on Sunday morning at one o’clock, death being due to a complication of diseases from which she suffered but a short...
Herald of Oct. 23, 1947 The D. Merl Tipton Post, No 43, Martinsburg completed negotiations to purchase the boyhood home of the soldier whose name the post adopted. The property was located at West Allegheny and Ann streets, and consisted of a large dwelling, barn, and 19 acres of land, including five dwelling lots along West Allegheny St. Tipton was one of the first Blair County soldiers killed in World War I. The name “Martinsburg Community Library” was adopted by the board of directors of the free public library now being organized for the...
Herald of Oct. 26, 1972 The Cove experienced the “most damaging fall freeze of the last 24 years” according to Edwin Bridenbaugh. Fruit was still on the trees when a low of 19 degrees was recorded, causing considerable damage to the apple harvest. Ralph W. Imler, 52, of New Enterprise was pronounced dead at Tyrone Hospital after the pickup truck he was riding in failed to make a sharp turn on the Janesville Pike. Imler was returning home from work with two of his brothers when the accident occured. The other passengers were not injured. Pen...
Herald of Oct. 23, 1997 Sachiko Lamborn affixed a silhouette of Mt. Fuji to the garage of her home along East Allegheny Street in Martinsburg. She also had a gazebo constructed with a silhouette of a geisha girl holding a fan cut into the roof. The Williamsburg Community School Board voted to allow home-schooled children to participate in extracurricular school activities for a fee of $100 to cover the cost of uniforms. Concrete blocks and bricks thrown from passing vehicles caused damage to vehicles in Osterburg. Police were searching for...
Herald of Oct. 25, 2012 Contract negotiations between the Spring Cove Education Association and the Spring Cove School District resulted in a tentative agreement, including a freeze on teacher salaries for the first year. Provisions for seniority or longevity pay were removed due to pending state regulations on evaluation of teachers’ performance. With the new regulations, teachers would no longer receive pay awarded by length of time served. Claysburg installed “school zone” signs along Bedford Street in front of the Claysburg-Kimmel High...
To the Editor: What is one of the most important issues facing our state and nation in this general election? I would say one of the most important issues is our freedom to make decisions free from big government interference. We have seen a steady and persistent attack on our freedoms in our country and in this election we have a chance to vote for candidates who will take a stand for our conservative values. Senator and Retired Col. Doug Mastriano is being called “extreme” by his opponent when in reality it is Shapiro who is extreme. Sha...
