25 Years Ago

Herald of Aug. 29, 1996

Rev. Anthony Baker was named senior pastor at Faith Assembly of God in Roaring Spring.

Caroline Briat of Thiers, France, was welcomed to the Cove as a Rotary International exchange student sponsored by the Roaring Spring Rotary Club. Her host family was Mr. And Mrs. Duane Crumrine of Martinsburg.

DeGol Bros. Lumber purchased the former Colbit property on West Penn Street, Martinsburg, and opened a new building supply outlet.

The Garver YMCA and Memorial Park were cooperating on a project to bring a youth soccer program to the Cove.

The Martinsburg Community Guidance Council set a goal of $28,665 for the 1996 Community Fund. The amount represented an increase of $1,048 from the amount raised in 1995.

The new Martinsburg ambulance Advanced Life Support unit was up and running. The unit was managed by the Roaring Spring Ambulance Club.