Putting cows on the front page since 1885.
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Like many libraries, the Martinsburg Community Library is blessed with volunteers. Margaret "Peggy" Steinfurth is one such volunteer. She attributes her love of books to her mother, Harriet Stapleton, an elementary school librarian. In the late 1940s Stapleton was asked by the Kutztown Business and Professional Women's Club to start a public library in their town and Steinfurth remembers helping her mother. "It was the second floor of an old building. We started with mostly donated books," Stein...
February is Love Your Library month and The Friends of the Library at Martinsburg Community Library is preparing for its semi-annual book sale. The book sale will be held at the Martinsburg Community Library, Thursday, Feb. 20 from 1 to 8 p.m., Friday, Feb. 21 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday is Bag Day. Buy a bag of books for two dollars. Jan Arnold and Peggy Steinfurth were at the library on Saturday, Feb. 8 unboxing and sorting books. "Cargill...
“When it’s time for souls to meet, there’s nothing on earth that can prevent them from meeting …” - J. Lichauco Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day. For some it is just another day. But for hopeless romantics (myself included) it’s a day filled with love, romance, hearts and chocolate … or at least the idea of it all. Sometimes the start of love affairs includes Hallmark moments like fireworks, music, and Paris. For those of us not starring in a movie, love can just kind of happen. For me, I was working at a local hang-out when he walked in with...
Alana Norris of Martinsburg will be auditioning for "The Voice," a singing competition television series broadcast on NBC, on Saturday, Feb. 15 in Baltimore, Md. The 18 year old and her mother, Melissa Norris, will travel to Baltimore Friday evening to make it to the early morning open auditions. "I'm not sure if it will be just me or a whole group of people in that time slot," Norris said. Melissa posts videos to Facebook of her daughter singing which receive praise and positive feedback....
State Rep. Jim Gregory (R-Blair) has announced that fire and ambulance companies in the 80th District will collectively receive more than $200,000 in grants through the Fire Company and Emergency Medical Service Grant Program. The grant funding can be used in several ways, including construction or renovation of a company’s station, the purchase or repair of equipment, training or debt reduction. Martinsburg Volunteer Fire Company will receive $14,248. Chief Randy Acker said the grant money will be used to upgrade rescue truck lighting to L...
Heather Brumbaugh, a 13-year-old eighth-grade student at Spring Cove Middle School, was given an assignment in November of 2019. Mrs. Amanda Jones, the English and language arts teacher, gave the class a "memoir narrative writing assignment." It was to be of an event that had an impact on their lives. Among other criteria, it was to include dialogue, figurative language, vivid descriptions and sensory details. Heather submitted "The End of our Farm as a Dairy Farm...Through the eyes of a...
