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Kathryn “Kitty” R. Dasher-Wyles, 86, of Saxton, passed away Monday, Oct. 30, 2023. She was born April 21, 1937, in Saxton, a daughter of the late Willard and LouElla (Houp) Himes. On June 2, 1956, in the First Church of God, Saxton she was united in marriage to Warren “Teddy” Dasher, Jr. He preceded her in death June 24, 2016. Together they had the following family children Connie Hunt, Everett; Janet married to Ed Snyder, Everett; Beth married to Les Kennedy, Everett and Eric Dasher married...
Janet P. Feathers, 87, of Roaring Spring, went home to be with the Lord Sunday evening Nov. 5, 2023, at Conemaugh Nason Medical Center after an extended illness. She was born Feb. 7, 1936, in Martinsburg the daughter of the late Harry “Chub” and Anna Mae (Smith) Kauffman. She married Miles C. Feathers in 1952 and he died in 2004. She is survived by three children, Cindy P. Gardner (Herb) of Huntingdon, and Randy D. Feather (Candy) and Darlene S. Feathers all of Roaring Spring; three gra...
Martinsburg Food Pantry Volunteer Amy Davis shows that the shelves at the pantry are bare. They are asking for donations at an important time of the year. Please make sure that the food items are non-perishable. The next date for food distribution is between the hours of 7:30 to 11 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. 133 E. Allegheny St. All contributions are welcome. Please keep in mind that Thanksgiving is coming up. Questions? Contact Pastor Jim Shaffer of the Martinsburg Church of God at (814)...
Winter is coming. To survive the low winter temperatures, wildlife seeks food and shelter in various ways. Making sure you have structures and food for wildlife through the winter months will make your woods more appealing for overwintering animals. Many birds and small mammals will stay warm in tree cavities. Some cavities form in trees due to injury to the tree and subsequent decay of wood near the injury. Other cavities are primarily excavated by several species of non-migratory birds such...
Produced by AH Comics Inc., “Moonshot” contains work from creators and stories from tribes all across North America. The graphic novel, edited by Hope Nicholson, showcases the beauty and depth of indigenous storytelling. Indigenous stories are highly protected. The narratives retold here are printed with permission from elders of the communities the stories originated from. They are full of rich traditional content, many tales passed on for generations. Magical and mystifying images provoke profound emotion and deep thought. The traditional sto...
Susie Crawford sent in this question last week: I have lived in Altoona for 12 years now. I’m 68 years old. I’ve made many friends my age and they were born and raised here, and they can’t answer this question, so maybe you can, please. Why does Blair county celebrate Halloween the last Thursday of October?? No one seems to know the answer. Do you?? Unfortunately, we did not know. We posted this to the Morrisons Cove Herald Facebook page: We had a question today asking why Blair County always holds trick or treat on a Thursday. We did a reall...
Herald of Nov. 17, 1898 A music and elocution school has been opened in the Kemberling building, South Market St. Competent instruction in music, vocal and Instrumental, and elocution will be given on school days, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. J. H. Brown of Loysburg will lecture in the Methodist church on Thanksgiving evening. His subject will be the Klondike. Mr. Brown was there. He crossed the famous Chilkoot pass, and endured all the hardships incident to a trip to Dawson City and the Klondike gold region. A cornet solo, recitations, and...
Herald of Nov. 20, 1973 Five hundred persons attended the dedication ceremony at the new Homewood Retirement Center in Martinsburg. The dining room of the new home for the aged served as the auditorium with overflow in the corridors, visitors’ lounge, conference room and residents’ rooms. The Northern Bedford football team wrapped up its best year ever with a 7-6 victory over Tussey Mountain. Quarterback Joe Wachter threw a pass with 15 seconds remaining for Northern’s only touchdown and kicked the extra point to claim the triumph. An estim...
Herald of Nov. 16, 1923 Miss Susie Kauffman gave a linen shower on Thursday evening last week for Miss Flora Burket, in honor of her approaching marriage to J. Calvin Eastep of Hollidaysburg. The ladies of the Class of Cheerful Workers and of the U-Go-I-Go Class of St. John’s Reformed Sunday school will host a supper called the Feast of the Seven Tables at Bridy’s Inn on the evening of November 23. A full meal, including ice cream and cake, will be fifty cents. A very nice birthday dinner was prepared by Miss Susie Brumbaugh at the home of Joh...
Herald of Nov. 19, 1998 The Williamsburg Volunteer Fire Company was called out to multiple fires on Sunday. The first fire was called in at 4:20 a.m. for a structure fire at the Fraternal Order of Eagles building on West Second Street. The bar area was destroyed and there was smoke, heat and water damage throughout the structure. Later in the day they were called to another structure fire, this time on Town’s Hill, and a brush fire. Casey Price, daughter of Donald and Vickie Price of East Freedom was one of three new members chosen for the 1...
Herald of Nov. 18, 1948 A group of young men from Martinsburg participated in a bear hunt Sunday, Monday and Tuesday in the mountains near Renovo. Included in the group were LeRoy Keim, Eugene Feather, Robert Metzger, Clair Replogle, John, George and Merle Metz, and Blair Smith. They reported seeing one bear, but none was shot during the trip. Miss Joyce Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Williams of Roaring Spring, left Washington D.C. for Germany. She will serve as a civilian secretary in the occupation forces. As the annual Christmas season...
Herald of Nov. 14, 2013 Williamsburg native Dr. Eugene Morelli, an engineer for NASA, was honored with the prestigious Mechanics and Control of Flight Award by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Morelli works at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va, and has published 90 technical papers and reports and has co-authored a textbook. The Pennsylvania Game Commission announced 72 elk were taken by hunters during the regular one week elk season that ended on Nov. 9. For those licensed to hunt antlered elk, also known as...
1 Peter 1:17-23 For me, fall is a bittersweet time of year. I love the majesty of the season. The crisp days, the beauty of the foliage delight me. Yet when I watch the trees shed those leaves, my heart feels challenged. I have never been good at letting go and yet I see that played out by creation as I gaze out my windows. Jesus addresses letting go, telling the disciples not to be afraid to give up their very lives. Matthew 16:25 quotes Jesus saying, “For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my s...
Nov. 11 is known here as Veterans Day. In Canada it is Remembrance Day. In the U.K. it is Armistice Day. It is the day the WWI ended. President Woodrow Wilson said, “It is a day to remind us of the tragedies of war.” (World Book Encyclopedia) Tragedies abound during war: There is of course loss of life, the wounded and weary, the sorrows of families, the enormous expense, devastation of land and property, bitterness of enemies, and so much more. As I write this, Israel and Hamas are engaged in a...
Grace Brethren Church has hosted a Prayer for the Nation and the Nations each Monday from noon until 1 p.m. since 2016....
Executrix Notice Elizabeth L. Shaffer, Deceased. Late of Altoona City, Blair County. D.O.D. Jan. 29, 2023. Letters Testamentary on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to Lori Shaffer Dietz (Listed in Will as Lori L. Dietz), Executrix, 11446 Lake Cypress Loop, Ft. Myers, FL 33913. Or to her Atty.: John B. Zonarich, Skarlatos Zonarich, 320 Market St., S...
The Southern Cove Power Reunion held its last member meeting for the year on Oct. 2 at 6 pm. Melanie Clapper Secretary read the minutes and they were approved after a small correction was made. Amy Mellott Treasurer gave the treasurer report. There were 34 members in attendance. The last tractor pull, held on Oct. 28, was successful with 221 hook ups. Various donations were made at the club meeting. A new propane stove for the kitchen, a pedal tractor for next year’s raffle, a toy tractor for next year, and pieces needed for equipment. Thank-yo...
Kate Rimbeck from the Historical Society announced the fall and winter events taking place at the Baker Mansion. On Nov. 15, the society will have the final installment for the year of its lecture series featuring “Altoona in Photos 1968-1971 Part II: AHS Railroad Areas Before Urban Development” by Dr. Michael Farrow. This event will be held at the Hawthorne Building, Penn State Altoona Campus at 7 p.m. A tree lighting ceremony will take place on Nov. 17. This will be the lighting of the outside tree, according to Rimbeck. “Our Christmas tours...
Shown (from left) are the October Students of the Month for NBC Middle School: Alexandra Snider, 6th grade, daughter of Jan & Lainie Snider; Aiden Hershberger, 6th grade, son of Nathan & Stephanie Hershberger; Maclyn Steele, 7th grade, daughter of David & Elizabeth Steele; Kollin Brennan, 7th grade, son of Kevin & Ashley Brennan; Nevaeh Clapper, 8th grade, daughter of Carissa & Zachary Yohn and Keith Clapper; and Kyan Baas, son of Andrew & Onieka Baas....
With deer becoming increasingly active, and daylight-saving time soon to put more vehicles on the road during the hours when deer move most, the Pennsylvania Game Commission is advising motorists to slow down and stay alert. Deer become more active in autumn with the lead-up to their fall breeding season, commonly referred to as the “rut.” Around this time, many yearling bucks disperse from the areas in which they were born and travel, sometimes several dozen miles, to find new ranges. Meanwhile, adult bucks more often are cruising their hom...
Is it Thanksgiving yet? Honestly — besides my birthday — it’s one of my favorite days of the year. For me, the best thing about it is being around the table with the people that I love the most. This inspired my question this week. If you could invite someone to your Thanksgiving Day, dead or alive – who would it be and why? Here is what a few residents had to say: Shannea Fetters: My pappy Tom, my pappy Dave, my Nanny and my fiancé Barb Dulaney: My mom and dad, and my one grandmother – the reason is love. Nancy Decker: My brother Jeff, my sist...
I don’t know if it’s just me or does anyone else seem to get a lot of cooking videos on their social media? It’s probably just me because I am typically searching for “easy dinners” or “football appetizers,” as I like to pre-plan meals to accommodate my sister’s and my busy, busy schedules. Thanksgiving allows us to have some time to relax, spend time with our family, eat delicious food and watch what we love (at least in our family) – football. This past Sunday as I was enjoying the extra hour of sleep, a video shared by my Mom came up on my...
The Williamsburg Public Library is now "electric." Posted out front, the library now has a J1772 Level 2 charger for electric cars, available during library hours. Hours for the library are Monday and Tuesday 2 to 7 p.m., Wednesday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday 2 to 7 p.m., and Saturday noon to 4 p.m....
Woodbury Township supervisors voted to advertise the proposed 2024 budget with little to no objection from the supervisors. The budget included no millage increase for the upcoming year. The SALDO (Stormwater and Land Development) ordinance for the township was also approved during meeting. Solicitor Aimee Willett said she received appreciation from Blair Planning for the township’s diligence on updating this ordinance. One bid was received for the township’s winter maintenance bids. The bid was from Prough’s Masonry to help aid in snow remov...
The Grace Pointe Community Church of God invites the public for their annual Veteran’s Day service this Sunday, Nov. 12, beginning at 10:30 a.m. There will be a free meal afterward for fellowship at the Veteran’s Memorial Center, Williamsburg. Bishop Bobby Duncan of Cleveland, OH, will be the guest speaker. Pastor Duncan will also be speaking again Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evening (Nov. 13-15th) at 7 p.m. during a special revival service at the church....
Author Byron Smail addressed the monthly meeting of the Blair County Genealogical Society to speak on about his book "Iron Furnaces of the Cove." Smail said that he wanted to get the history out there for the people of the Cove and their ancestors who worked those furnaces and mining. "There wasn't a whole lot of information on them," Smail said. "Curiosity made me want to look into it." Smail did this and tried to piece together how those in the furnaces and mining worked, how they were run...
Two woolly worms have taken up residency on my back deck near a pot of orange mums. The story they tell is confusing, as these tried-and-true weather predictors are telling different stories. One of the guests is completely black, front to end, a sign, according to woolly worm experts, that the winter will be a cold, snowy one from December to April. This guy's housemate leans to the brown with little black in the midsection but sporting warm, toasty shades on large parts of the front and back...
Northern Bedford County Elementary's Character Kids for October are (front row, from left) Corabel Miller, Ryker Aungst, Danielle Beal; (back row, from left) Emery Holsinger, Rian McElgin, Sadie Barton, and Riley Barton. NBC Elementary School's "Character Kids" are chosen based on the following characteristics: respect, responsibility, citizenship, caring, trustworthiness, fairness, and kindness. The school promotes and encourages these traits. The staff looks for a student in each grade who...
Shortly before autumn turkey season, I was fishing on a local stream. I had taken two rods along: one to fish a section of riffled water while using a favorite nymph imitation; the other, a lighter rod, was equipped with a dry-fly to fish smoother sections of the creek. I did not carry both rods at once. I left one in my locked Ranger while using the other. This was a pretty good plan. I was catching some elusive wild brown trout at each of my stops. One – if I might brag – was 20 inches long. It’s pretty hard to have things “go south...
The PIAA Cross Country State Championships took place on Saturday, Nov. 4. Runners traveled to Hershey for the event. Central Sophomore Lanee Berkhimer placed 7th overall with a finish time of 19:56 in the 1A race. Last year, as a freshman, Berkhimer landed the 10th place spot at the state championships. Central's Braden Allison competed in the boys 2A race and placed 165th. Northern Bedford's Savanna Hershberger placed 37th with a time of 21:16 in the 1A race. This is the senior's third year...
The Dragons continued their playoff run with a 2-0 victory over the Forest Hills Lady Rangers early in the week. This led to the Dragons facing the Bedford Lady Bison in the District 5/6 Championship match, where Central took home a 5-4 shootout victory. The Dragons’ two goals against the Rangers both came from Carli Hart, scoring once at the beginning of each half with an assist from Kira Trexler each time. The offensive-intensive game left the Dragons with possession of the ball for 64 percent of the game, and 23 attempted shots. Against t...
Daylight saving time ended on Nov. 5 and the American Red Cross encourages everyone to test their smoke alarms to make sure the alarms are working. “Home fires claim more lives every year than all natural disasters combined, but working smoke alarms can cut the risk of dying in a home fire in half,” said Jorge Martinez, CEO of the American Red Cross of Greater Pennsylvania. “The sooner an alarm alerts you to a fire, the sooner you can get out. When you turn your clocks back this weekend, test your smoke alarms too to help prevent a trage...
The Central High School class of 1993 met at Jethro's to celebrate 30 years. Pictured in the front L to R: Michelle Stultz, Tammy (Frye) Carter, Joanna (Dilling) Bartek, Jennifer (Frederick) Metzler, Nikki Sollenberger and Jen (Pressel) May. Shown (from left) Mike Hoover, Matt Teeter, Andy Thomas, Marc Hoover and Ben Geist....
The last class to graduate from Roaring Spring High School recently met at Hoss's for a mini reunion. Twenty-one persons attended. Following Rev. George Mauk's prayer, the members enjoyed a meal and a program led by Randy Pletcher. A Happy Birthday was sung to Kay Nuhfer (Oct 1). A display pictured members that had passed. Special attention was given to the most recent members who had passed, Patty (Miller) McGraw and Larry Lear. Pictured left to right are: Kay (Replogle) Nuhfer, Elaine (Ake)...
The Morrisons Cove High School Class of 1953 held a 70th reunion luncheon at "The Dream" in Hollidaysburg. Letters of invitation to the event were sent to the surviving 27 classmates. Twelve people were in attendance, which included six classmates, spouses, family and friends. The classmates (shown above) were Bill Biddle, Bill Collins, Janet (Hoover) Stover, Jone Bush, Mart (Stern) Hinish and Dean Forshey. Several were not able to attend due to travel distance or poor health. Some of the local...
Anna Baughman and Michael Miller Jr. were united in marriage on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Altoona. Pastor Fr. Frank Scornaienchi, TOR, officiated. The bride is the daughter of Chris and Dona Baughman of Altoona. Her paternal grandparents, William and Nancy Baughman, traveled from Florida for the celebration. The groom is the son of Michael Miller Sr. of Sankertown and the late Brenda Miller and the grandson of Jim and Jeanne DelGrande of Lilly. The bride's...
Pennsylvania's veteran population ranks fourth in the U.S. with over 769,423 veterans as of 2022. Since 2009, Pennsylvania's Veterans Treatment Courts have been assisting veterans who are charged with crimes and are struggling with substance abuse disorder, mental illness or other co-occurring disorders. Veterans Treatment Court participants appear before a judge on a regular basis; receive support and guidance from veteran mentors; and get treatment to address underlying problems often caused...
As another Veteran’s Day approaches, The Fort Bedford Honor Guard thanks all of the families and organizations that have supported the Guard in the past year. The Fort Bedford Honor Guard, one of the oldest all-volunteer Honor Guard Units in the nation, honors fallen comrades by providing full military grave-side honors at no charge for every veteran family who requests it. Since its founding in 1946, the Honor Guard has presided over literally thousands of veterans funerals. The Guard also furnishes Color Guard services at several Bedford C...
After North Main Street in Roaring Spring Borough was reopened after a summer of reconstruction, borough officials began receiving complaints about the ride quality of the new road, mainly several dips along the road. Taking citizen concerns seriously, borough engineer Shawn Ritchey of Keller Engineers, Borough Manager Lisa Peel, and Maintenance Supervisor Wyatt Simington drove the road to investigate the complaints. According to Ritchey, the trio concluded that there is a dip in the joint on the northbound side, a dip in the lane adjacent to...
On Oct. 31, 2023, Mr. Kevin Buynack and Miss Louise Wilson's Spanish I-IV classes attended a presentation about el Día de los Muertos ("The Day of the Dead") in the Central High School auditorium. Hispanic people celebrate el Día de los Muertos on Nov. 1 (All Saints' Day and El Día de los Inocentes, or "The Day of the Children") and Nov. 2 (All Souls' Day). This celebration of the lives of those who have passed away includes eating foods and enjoying drinks that the deceased loved ones li...
A Martinsburg man was in federal court last month and rendered guilty pleas to seven charges related to the trafficking of firearms including selling “ghost guns” and “hit kits” with no identifying serial numbers. Harry Miller, 47, was arrested in April and charged with dealing and manufacturing firearms without a license, possession of a firearm or ammunition by a felon, conspiracy to deal and manufacture firearms without a license and engaging in business as a firearms manufacturer or dealer without paying the required special tax. At the...
The Blair County Chamber of Commerce held its annual Farm-City dinner at the Freedom Township Fire Hall in East Freedom on Nov. 1. Chairman of the Farm-City Committee Joe Diamond started off by saying, "We are paying tribute to a special family member of the Farm-City Committee family who, along with her family, helped showcase the agriculture industry here in Blair County." He was referring to the late Stacy Hoover, recipient of the 2023 ACE Award. "I knew Stacy for 27 years. She knew that she...
After an closed-door session during its November meeting, Martinsburg Borough Council voted to hire Amy Hockenberry as a full-time clerk for the borough at $19 an hour for 90 days. After this probationary period, the salary will be bumped to $20 an hour. This conversation led to discussing raises for the part-time patrolmen and part-time laborer. “The full-time employees had a raise in the middle of the year,” Police Chief Kerry Hoover said. “We don’t expect another one. I don’t want to overlook him [the part-time patrolman].” The council agr...
Northern Bedford will face defending champion Windber tonight for the District 5 Class 1A football championship in a reprise of last year's final. To hear Black Panther quarterback Eion Snider tell it, there's no one he and his teammates would rather be playing. "Everyone's been talking about it," Snider said. "We're going to play hard. They took a district championship away from us so we can't be four-time district champions. It's going to play a really big factor." The 11-0 Panthers and 8-3 Ra...
By going a perfect 10-0 in the regular season, Central earned a day off last week, the Scarlet Dragons getting a bye in the District 6 football playoffs because Somerset chose not to enter the postseason. All things considered, Dragons coach Dave Baker would rather have played. Who wants to change it up when things are going well? "I've always felt you're better off having a game," Baker said. "The team will develop better because the kids are more interested and it's a better situation." While...
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Martinsburg Food Pantry Volunteer Amy Davis shows that the shelves at the pantry are bare. They are asking for donations at an important time of the year. Please make sure that the food items are non-perishable. The next date for food distribution is between the hours of 7:30 to 11 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. 133 E. Allegheny St. All contributions are welcome. Please keep in mind that Thanksgiving is coming up. Questions? Contact Pastor Jim Shaffer of the Martinsburg Church of God at (814)...
A New Enterprise man who was jailed in Bedford County after police said he pointed a gun at a man and threatened to shoot him is behind bars after allegedly threatening to shoot another man and pointing a gun at him. According to the charges filed before Bedford Magisterial District Judge Brian Baker, on Aug. 23, James Weaver, 19, was sitting in his truck in Bedford County when he pointed a rifle at a man. According to police, the victim said he and another man walked over to Weaver’s truck to talk when Weaver threatened the victim after he kep...
