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Congratulations to the Radford family of Duncansville. Baby boy Miles Berton Radford was born at 6:07 p.m. Friday, Jan. 3,, 2020, making him the Conemaugh Nason Medical Center 2020 New Year's Baby. Miles' parents are Troy and Samantha Radford. Miles has two big sisters and one big brother – Charlotte, 6; Ella, 4; and Jameson, 2. Miles was delivered by Dr. Mehran Langroudi of Nason OB/GYN. Miles, and his family received gifts from the Nason Auxiliary, Conemaugh Nason Medical Center and Farmers I...
Martinsburg Borough Council elected a new president during its reorganizational meeting Monday, Jan. 6. P. Robert Dickson will lead the council in 2020. He was nominated by Durban D. Metzler, which was seconded by Charles E. Kensinger. Dickson was the lone nomination for council president. Dickson replaces Connie S. Lamborn as leader of council. Lamborn, who served as president of council 10 of her 12 years of service, did not seek re-election in 2019. "I will do my best to keep things running...
Penny J. Dively, 60, of New Enterprise, lost her battle with end-stage liver disease Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019. She had been a patient at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. According to her husband, Blair, Penny was sick for only about two months. Penny was very much involved in her community and in the Holsinger Church of the Brethren. "This is a terrible shock to the community and our church," Pastor Paul Snyder said. "Dively kept things going in the church, especially behind the scenes. She...
The Roaring Spring Borough Council held its reorganization meeting on Monday evening, Jan. 6. Mayor Ron Glunt administered the oath of office to two new members as well as a sitting council member starting his second term. Dane Noel and James Musselman were sworn in to begin their first terms, each having won a seat in last May's primary election. Rodney Green took the oath to begin his second term on council. In a vote of five to two, Green was appointed council president. Kevin Snowberger was...
The Claysburg Volunteer Fire Company and the entire firefighting community is mourning the loss of one of its own. Dennis L. Feathers, long-time chief and president of the Claysburg Volunteer Fire Company, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 2 at the age of 64 following an extended illness. Feathers joined the Claysburg volunteers in 1970, serving as chief for 26 years of his half century of service. After stepping down as chief, he continued to serve the fire company as its president, a position he...
CLAIRE, Aneta Ann, 82, Martinsburg DETTERLINE, Luella Jean, 82, New Enterprise DILLING, Robert H., 99, Chambersburg FLETCHER, Edwin T. “Ted,” 81, Martinsburg HELSEL, William C. “Bill,” 63, Duncansville HESS, Carol Jean, 81, Bedford, formerly of Roaring Spring and New Enterprise MOYER II, Clifford Charles, 46, Claysburg UNDERWOOD, Donald L., 91, resident at Homewood at Martinsburg WEAVER, Jane E., 75, Martinsburg... Full story
Aneta Ann Claire, 82, of Martinsburg, passed away Wednesday morning, Jan. 1, 2020, at Homewood at Martinsburg. A funeral was held Saturday, Jan. 4, at Bice Memorial Chapel at Homewood at Martinsburg. Pastor Tim Guyer officiated. Private interment was held at Fairview Cemetery, Martinsburg. She was born March 3, 1937, in North Woodbury Township, rural Martinsburg, daughter of the late Emmert W. and Ethel Grace (Rhodes) Smith. She married Frank P. Claire March 1, 1958, in Martinsburg. He preceded...
Luella Jean Detterline, 82. of New Enterprise, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020, at her home. A Celebration of Life Service was held Tuesday, Jan. 7, at Faith Assembly Church, Roaring Spring. Pastor Del Smith officiated. Interment was made in Holsinger Cemetery. Luella was born Sept. 23, 1937, in East St. Clair Township, the daughter of the late Lester and Dora (Lamborn) Miller. She was united in marriage to the late Willard Detterline June 3, 1955, at the...
Robert H. Dilling, 99, of Chambersburg, passed away Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019, at the Village at Luther Ridge. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at St. John's United Church of Christ, 1811 Lincoln Way East, Chambersburg. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. PM Saturday at the church. Private interment will be in St. Thomas Cemetery. Born Aug. 22, 1920, in Woodbury, he was a son of the late Lloyd H. and Leah Jane Hollinger Dilling. His beloved wife, Elva...
Edwin T. “Ted” Fletcher, 81, of Martinsburg, formerly of Waterside, passed away Friday, Jan. 3, at The Village at Morrisons Cove, Martinsburg. Friends will be received from noon until the 1 p.m. funeral service today, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, at the Woodbury Church of the Brethren. Pastor David Ulm will officiate. Interment will be in Dry Hill Cemetery, Woodbury. Edwin was born March 16, 1938, in Roaring Spring, son of the late Edwin C. and Grace E. (Eshelman) Fletcher. He was united in marriage to L. Geraldine Bassler Feb. 21, 1960, at the Wood...
William C. “Bill” Helsel, 63, of Duncansville, died Friday, Jan. 3, 2020, at his home. A memorial service was held Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020, at the Todd T. Thompson Funeral Home Inc., www.thompsonfh.com, Roaring Spring. Inurnment was made in Greenlawn Cemetery, Roaring Spring. Bill was born March 28, 1956, in Roaring Spring, the son of the late John F. and Eva May (Hartman) Helsel. He was previously married to Deborah Lafferty of Duncansville. Bill is survived by a daughter, Rashell Nagle and husband Jeremy of Altoona; two grandchildren: Kay...
Carol Jean Hess, 81, of Bedford, formerly of Roaring Spring and New Enterprise, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019, at Donahoe Manor, Bedford, following an extended illness. A Celebration Of Life service was held Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020, at the Trinity United Methodist Church, Roaring Spring. Doug Mingle officiated. Carol was born April 5, 1938, in New Enterprise, daughter of the late Charles A. and V. Romaine (Replogle) Baker. She married the love of her life, R. Merl Hess, July...
Clifford Charles Moyer II, 46, of Claysburg, died Monday night, Dec. 30, 2019, at the VA Hospital in Pittsburgh, after an extended illness. At the request of the deceased, services will be private and held at the convenience of the family by Pastor Eric Poteat. Interment will be made in Albright Cemetery. Cliff was born April 3, 1973, in Roaring Spring, the son of Clifford Charles and Deborah (Mellott) Moyer. He is survived by his parents, of Martinsburg; a daughter, Jennifer Moyer in Germany; two sons: Kyle Moyer and Casey Moyer, both of...
Donald Lee Underwood, 91, a resident of Homewood at Martinsburg, formerly of Holliston, Mass., was promoted to heaven Tuesday morning, Dec. 31, 2019, at the home. A funeral was held Friday, Jan. 3, 2020, at Bice Memorial Chapel at Homewood at Martinsburg. The Rev. Gerald McCuller Jr. and Pastor James Neatrour officiated. Interment was held at Fairview Cemetery, Martinsburg. Donald was born April 20, 1928, in Grand Rapids, Mich., and raised in Racine, Wis., son of the late Lee S. and Mabel A....
Jane E. Weaver, 75, of Martinsburg, passed away unexpectedly Sunday evening, Dec. 29, 2019, as a result of injuries sustained in a house fire. A funeral was held Friday, Jan. 3, 2020, at the Todd T. Thompson Funeral Home Inc., www.thompsonfh.com, Roaring Spring. Pastor Nathan Starr officiated. Inurnment was made in Claysburg Union Cemetery. Jane was born March 19, 1944, in Claysburg, the daughter of the late Kenneth and Bertha (Moore) Eicher. She married John J. Weaver Sept. 29, 1962, in St....
CENTRAL The Central Dragon basketball team split a pair of non-league games last week, giving them a solid 6-3 record on the season. The Dragons pounded Juniata Valley (0-9) on the road but fell to Chestnut Ridge (4-3) at home. Juniata Valley was no match for the Dragons Dec. 30, as they trailed 25-6 after one quarter and 43-18 at the half. Although the Dragons used their bench often in the second half they outscored their hosts 20-12 in the third frame and 13-5 in the fourth. Braden Kitt had an...
The Tyrone Elks has rescheduled its annual Hoop Shoot Contest for Saturday, Jan. 25 at the Hollidaysburg Area High School gym. Registration and time to warm up will start at 1 p.m. and the contest will begin at 2 p.m. This free-throw competition is open to all area youth between the ages of 8 and 13, as of April 1, 2020. It's free to enter. In case of bad weather, Sunday, Jan. 26, will be the snow date, at the same gym. For more information or to pre-register, call or text Steve Lucas at (814) 505-8566 or email Hoopshoots@ao...
In the Jan. 2 edition of the Morrisons Cove Herald, the captions for these two photos were incorrect. Here are the correct captions: Above, Claysburg-Kimmel's Parker Dibert goes up for a shot over Chestnut Ridge's (44) Noah Hillegass and Lucas Nicodemus. Below, Claysburg's Kyle Glass drives to the basket on Chestnut Ridge's Jonah Hillegass. The Herald apologizes for its errors....
WILLIAMSBURG The Williamsburg High School girls’ basketball team finished as the runner-up at the annual Lady Blue Pirate Holiday Tournament Dec. 26-27 at WHS. In the first round, WHS knocked off Moshannon Valley, 62-12, while Northern Bedford fell to Glendale, 58-36. WHS raced to a 34-9 halftime lead against Moshannon Valley. The Lady Pirates dominated the second half, 28-3, including 10-0 in the final eight minutes. Jayla Woodruff paced WHS with a game-high 17 points. Morgan Webb and Hannah Brenneman added 15 and 11 points, respectively. N...
Last autumn, I decided to make an overnight trip to northcentral Pennsylvania. When I drove there to fish in previous years, I normally came home that same night. However, I am not the night driver I once was; so I decided that after my day in the outdoors, I would stay the night at a small hunting camp I belong to or rent a room in one of the motels there that cater to sportsmen. Neither my wife nor my son, Bob, believed that I should undertake such an adventure on my own. "What if you fall...
While it might be winter, landowners can begin making plans to help wildlife this spring – and beyond – by planting tree and shrub seedlings offered by the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s Howard Nursery. The 2020 seedling order form is available online, and sales began Monday, Jan. 6. Stone said those who are interested in placing an order should call Howard Nursery at (814) 355-4434. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Orders can be placed by FAX as well at (814) 355-8094. The order form is available at www.p...
"Before us lies A new year.... ... like an unopened package ... like an unread book, ... like an untrod pathway. It is new, and it lies in our hands to use to His glory or for our pleasure. God has placed it there; and we are accountable, responsible to Him for how we use it. We may choose whether we will waste its minutes or fill them in His service. But when it is gone it will never return again; we can never recall it, It will fade on into the past; therefore... .... let us cherish this gift...
The Blair County Genealogical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16, for its monthly meeting at the Roller Hojeth Memorial Library, 431 Scotch Valley Road, Hollidaysburg. The speaker this month will be Jim Snyder Jr., current president of the Blair County Genealogical Society. Snyder will present his program “Lost Cemeteries of Blair County.” Snyder will talk about “lost” cemeteries and cemeteries with several names. All cemeteries have GPS and driving directions. Snyder is a local historian, especially of the Hollidaysburg and Frankst...
Exciting news: this year for Christmas, I got a new Bible! This probably doesn't sound quite as exciting to you, but it makes the Bible nerd in me giddy with joy. It was the only thing that I really, truly wanted. It's been on my radar for a year and a half. But before I tell you about it, we must go back in time together so that you may gain some context as to why this new Bible is so special. A few years ago in our adult Sunday School class, we were in a discussion on how things get lost or...
Scriptures to Read: Proverbs 3:5:8 Romans 8:26-28 Romans8:25-39 St. John 14:1-6 Philippians 1:18-22 Philippians 3:8-14 I Corinthians 15:50-57 I am writing this on Thanksgiving Day. I am thankful. We all get surprises (unexpected happenings). I am certainly not an exception. This is not a surprise in the normal sense of the word. I have seen this coming for quite a while. My cardiologist tells me I have a combination leaking heart valve and an aneurysm because of it. He says it needs to be cared...
The Projects Committee of the Alpha Beta Chapter of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, a professional honorary society of women educators, chose the making of fleece blankets for women and children receiving services through Your Safe Haven, Inc., Bedford County, as its community service project for 2019-2020. Your Safe Haven is dedicated to assisting victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. The project was kicked off with a work session in October with several members meeting...
Months of planning is par for the course for couples about to tie the knot. Much of that planning concerns the reception, and rightfully so. Receptions last longer than ceremonies, and couples are often involved in every reception detail, from picking the appetizers to serve during cocktail hour to choosing the final song before everyone calls it a night. But it's equally important that couples devote considerable attention to their wedding ceremonies. A wedding ceremony might not last long,...
Laura Ritchey and Logan Williams were united in marriage at 3 p.m. Saturday, June 22, 2019, at the Woodbury Church of the Brethren. The bride is the daughter of Thomas and Cindy Ritchey of Martinsburg. Grandparents of the bride are Dale and Susan Hoover and Evelyn and the late Paul Ritchey Jr. The groom is the son of Michael and Lesly Williams of Martinsburg. Grandparents of the groom are Jeanie and the late Richard Byrnes, Sandra Burket and Charles and Gwendolyn Williams. Pastor David Ulm and...
Sandy Waugaman, daughter of Bob and Pat Fleegle of Martinsburg, has been selected as one of the 2019 Great 100 Nurses in North Carolina. Waugaman is a 1979 graduate of Central High School, Martinsburg, and a 1983 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing. She is currently part of the Critical Response Team at UNC REX Healthcare in Raleigh, N.C. She is chair of the Professional Development and Advancement for Nurses clinical ladder at UNC REX and actively involved in the Sepsis...
Robert and Sharlene Sottile of Roaring Spring have announced the engagement of their daughter, Lauren, to Cody Eberhart, son of George and Brenda Eberhart of Everett. Miss Sottile is a 2010 graduate of Central High School, Martinsburg. She is currently employed at The Altoona Center for Nursing Care in the business office. Mr. Eberhart is a 2005 graduate of Everett High School. He is currently employed at Smith Transport, Roaring Spring, as the trailer shop foreman. An Oct. 10, 2020, wedding is...
Elvin O. and Karen F. (Newswanger) Weaver of New Enterprise are the parents of a son, Wayne N. Weaver, born at 11:29 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019, at home. The infant weighed 9 pounds, 12 ounces and was 21-1/4 inches in length at birth. Wayne has four siblings: Roselle N., 6; Dean N., 5; George N., 3; and Carl N., 2. Maternal grandparents are Reuben and Martha Newswanger of Williamsburg. Paternal grandparents are Lester and Lena Weaver of New Enterprise. Maternal great-grandmother is Katie Fox...
Weddings dot the social calendars of millions of people across the globe. The Association for Wedding Professionals International says every year an average of 2.4 million weddings are performed in the United States and approximately 150,000 per year are performed in Canada. Evenings are the most common time of the day to host a wedding, but that does not mean a daytime wedding cannot be a beautiful event and make for a party to remember. Couples are increasingly customizing their weddings to...
The Blair County Genealogical Society has resumed normal hours. Hours are 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Monday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. The new officers are Jim Snyder Jr., president; Kathie Phelps, recording secretary; Julie Moyer, corresponding secretary; Patti Seidel, research secretary; and Mary Russell, publicist. The Blair County Genealogical Society is located at 431 Scotch Valley Road, Hollidaysburg....
Eleven seniors from three area FFA chapters were honored with the prestigious Keystone State Degree during the 2019 Pennsylvania Mid-Winter Convention on Monday, Jan. 6, in the New Holland Arena of the PA Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg. Williamsburg FFA has five students who received their degrees, while Central Cove and Northern Bedford FFA chapters had three each. This is the highest award an agricultural education student can earn within the state of Pennsylvania. Applicants completed an extensive application and have their applications...
Note: This is one in a series of articles about CBD. I’m hoping to educate the Cove about this beneficial substance, remove some mysteries and clear up some misinformation. If you have any questions about CBD, please send an email to me at publisher@mcheraldonline.com. I’ll be happy to share what I’ve learned. My resource for much of this information is “The Ultimate CBD User Guide,” which was published by the CBDistillery, the Herald’s CBD supplier. The guide can be downloaded at https://www.thecbdistillery.com/ultimate-cbd...
The Pennsylvania Farm Show is the nation's largest indoor agricultural event, featuring 12,000 competitive exhibits, more than 5,200 of which are animal competitions, plus 300 commercial exhibitors. The show runs Jan. 4 – 11, 2020...
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission have announced that the required 60-day pre-enforcement period for the statewide Automated Work Zone Speed Enforcement program has begun and will last until March 4, 2020. Pennsylvania’s AWZSE program uses vehicle-mounted systems to detect and record motorists exceeding posted work zone speed limits using electronic speed timing devices. The AWZSE program was established by the Pennsylvania General Assembly in Act 86 of 2018. During the pre-enforcement p...
DUI Shad Hillegass, 24, of Roaring Spring, was arrested on Dec. 2 for suspected DUI. State Police, Hollidaysburg, responded to a crash on Dick School House Road and suspected Hillegass to be under the influence. Hillegass was transported to Conemaugh Nason Medical Center, Roaring Spring, for a blood draw. Theft State Police, Hollidaysburg, are investigating the theft of car parts from a vehicle along Bloomfield Road, Taylor Township, Blair County, sometime between Nov. 17 and Dec. 4. The victim, a 26-year-old Martinsburg woman, reported the bat...
Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding on Jan. 2 announced that the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s 2020 hemp program has started accepting applications from both commercial growers and processors in the commonwealth. This marks the second year for Pennsylvania’s commercial-scale growing program which builds on the department’s pilot research program that had a two-year run. “The re-emergence of hemp in Pennsylvania represents a bounty of opportunity; it’s in our buildings and cars, it’s food and fuel, and it’s power to Pennsylvania...
Pennsylvania Skill Charitable Giving recently donated $5,000 to the Martinsburg Volunteer Fire Company. Above, Martinsburg Fire Chief Randy Acker (left) receives an oversized check from Lynn Wheland of Pennsylvania Skill Charitable Giving. Acker said the fire company will replace tires on the tanker as well as the ladder truck. The cost of replacing the tires, which Acker hopes to complete by the end of the month, will be $8,100. He said the tires will be purchased from Gary's Tires, rural...
Col. Robert Evanchick, commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police, announced Monday, Jan. 6, that Public Information Release Reports (PIRRs) issued by stations that comprise the department’s 16 troops will be posted online, on the “For Media” page of www.psp.pa.gov. The change makes PIRRs, which have traditionally been faxed to news organizations, available to anyone with an internet connection. “Our goal is to be as transparent as possible within the communities we serve,” said Col. Evanchick. “We recognize that the way people consume inf...
Charlie Clapper of New Enterprise passed away on Aug. 22, 2018. He left behind a handicapped daughter, Beth, and a disabled wife, Robin. The Clappers have struggled with hardships throughout their lives. Beth was a small child when she was hurt on the family farm. She was left with paralysis and was severely handicapped and had to use a wheelchair. Robin worked hard all her life until health issues left her also disabled and struggling to provide for her family. Their home is not handicapped-accessible and needed many repairs. Habitat for...
Pennsylvania lawmakers will consider several bills relating to the state’s criminal statutes when they return, but the one expected to attract the most attention involves the legalization of marijuana. Sens. Daylin Leach, D-King of Prussia, and Sharif Street, D-Philadelphia, have introduced a bill that would legalize the drug’s recreational use for Pennsylvanians 21 and older. The bill would also expunge the criminal records of some nonviolent offenders charged with marijuana possession. The bill also allows residents to grow up to 10 mar...
Estate Notice Letters have been granted on the Estate of the following decedent to the representative names who requests all persons having claims against the Estate of the decedent to make known the same to them or their attorney, and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment to them without delay. In the matter of the estale of Shirley A. Smith, late of North Woodbury Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania. Executor Edward Jones Trust Company 12555 Manchester Road Saint Louis, MO 63131 Attorney Sean M. Burke, Esq. McQuaide Blasko,... Full story
To the Editor: I read with interest the column in the Jan. 2, 2020, edition of your fine weekly newspaper. (I look forward to reading it every week.) Columnist Dave Scott Jr., in a somewhat sarcastic tone, asked legitimate questions about a locally discussed civil war in America. I would offer to answer those questions that he posed to people who seemed to him to be enthusiastically anticipating the horrific event. He asked: Who will you shoot? About three years ago, as I was planting trees with some helpers to form a riparian buffer at our far...
By LEE H. HAMILTON Not long ago, I was in a meeting to talk about a public policy issue. It was a little complex, and as we considered the various angles I began to think about what it would take to translate talk into change on the ground. I wasn’t analyzing the politics of it – I was focused on the types of people who’d have to roll up their sleeves. What I came away with was a list of skills, none of them unusual, but all of them vital to getting things done in the increasingly complicated world that government faces. Here’s some of what it...
Pity the commuter or trucker who must steer his or her vehicle onto the Pennsylvania Turnpike to get to work each day – the toll rates that critics say are already exorbitant are about to get even worse. Reeling under massive debt payments that were supposed to be covered by tolls on Interstate 80, the ailing turnpike administration is set to roll out even higher toll rates starting Sunday, Jan. 5. For a passenger vehicle traveling from the westernmost toll plaza in Warrendale, just outside Pittsburgh, all the way across the state to the e...
By SHERYL HART Williamsburg Area Public Library Thanks to the generosity of the Williamsburg Lions Club, our library can offer a wide variety of large print editions of bestsellers, non-fiction and biographies. Each month we receive a shipment of surprises from a company specializing in large print editions. Mary Higgins Clark's "Kiss the Girls" and "Make Them Cry" delves into the timely topic of sexual misconduct in the world of network news. A young woman, who offered her story of harassment...
Herald of Jan. 3, 1895 Steward Bridenbaugh furnished the 121 inmates of the almshouse with a fine Christmas dinner. Fifteen turkeys were prepared for them. After the dinner a religious service was held in the chapel. At the close of the service each and every inmate was presented with a handkerchief and oranges. Roaring Spring columnist “Jasper” complained about the strong smell of tobacco smoke in the post office. A front-page editorial decried the deplorable condition of the boardwalk along North Market Street leading to Fairview Cem...
Herald of Jan. 8, 1970 Williamsburg Borough lost a new police chief even before he took office, but council at a special meeting elected another who will take office Jan. 12. Jack Fortney of Mount Union who had been elected by council in November to take office Jan. 1 announced that he was not accepting the job. Council elected John C. Confer of Alexandria RD, who had applied for the post at the time of the election of the last holder of the office, Chief Boyles, early in 1969. Mr. Confer has had six years of police experience. He is married...
