Articles from the March 30, 2023 edition
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Paul H. Stern
Paul H. Stern, 102, of Martinsburg went to join his Lord and Savior, Tuesday morning, March 21, 2023, at his home. He was born Dec. 17, 1920, in Martinsburg, son of the late Edgar K. and Eva V....
Betty L. Smith
Betty L. Smith, 91, of Martinsburg, formerly of Woodbury, passed away March 24, 2023, at UPMC Altoona Hospital. She was born May 2, 1931, in Bakers Summit; daughter of the late George H. and Annie...
Arlene Summers
Arlene Summers, 81, a resident of Carrington Place at Botetourt Commons, Daleville, VA, formerly of East Freedom, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday March 21, 2023, at the home. She was born Feb. 7, 1942, in East Freedom, daughter of the late Roy...
Martinsburg Indian School Subject at BCGS Meeting
The Blair County Genealogical Society will meet at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 20, 2023, at the Roller Hojeth Memorial Library, 431 Scotch Valley Rd., Hollidaysburg, PA. The April meeting will be on the Martinsburg Indian Training School presented by...
Green a 'Tireless Advocate for Public Education'
Republican Rodney Green has announced his candidacy for Spring Cove School Board. Green will cross-file for both the Republican and Democratic tickets. Green is a native of Roaring Spring and has...
Moses Running for School Board, Advocates Transparency
Andrea Moses has announced that she will be running as a Republican candidate for school board in the Spring Cove School District. Moses was raised in Martinsburg and graduated from Central High...
Books to Borrow Roaring Spring Library Recommends
Gwendolyn longs for a pet. It is her dearest wish. What kind? Any kind! How many legs? Two, four, ten — she’s not picky! Her parents refuse to let her have a pet. Not a cockatoo, not a gerbil,...
Newcomers to the Cove: the Woodbury Sign
By JOSEPH WALK For the Herald Last month Nancy and I traveled to Franklin County and drove through a small village named Roxbury. The sign at the edge of town stated this town was named for a town in England. This rang familiar. As a newcomer, I was...
125 Years Ago
Herald of March 31, 1898 There are rumors through the air of the existence of a speakeasy in the village of Roaring Spring. In such an hour as they think not the authorities will swoop down and clean the thing out. Some of the alleys about town need...
50 Years Ago
Herald of April 5, 1975 The Altoona Area School Board and the Intermediate Unit 08 School Board approved the proposal for Spring Cove, Williamsburg, and Claysburg-Kimmel schools to enter the Altoona Area Vocational Technical School. At present...
100 Years Ago
Herald of April 6, 1923 Mr. and Mrs. H.A. Liebegott, well known and highly respected citizens of this place, celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of their marriage, at their home on Christian street on Easter Sunday, having with them on this occasion...
25 Years Ago
Herald of April 9, 1998 A crowd of approximately 100 Williamsburg area residents came to a borough council meeting to voice their opposition to a substantial increase in water rates. The new minimum rate would jump from $19 per quarter to $66.79 a...
75 Years Ago
Herald of April 8, 1948 A memorial service is planned for Sgt. John F. Wilson, who died of wounds received on March 26, 1945 in Iwo Jima. He was the son of John W. and Mrs. Annie (Forgy) Wilson of Williamsburg RD. He served in the Air Corps with the...
10 Years Ago
Herald of April 4, 2013 Martinsburg has received additional funding toward its proposed streetscape improvements in the center of the borough. The funding will allow for improvements to the sidewalks in the 100-block section in each direction from...
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Tough Words to Swallow
Text: John 6:22-59 When I was younger, I baked all of our bread. I loved the process of working with yeast, kneading properly, watching the bread rise on the cook stove that I used for baking. But...
St. John's Reformed Church Preparing for Holy Week, Easter Celebrations
Messianic Seder A Messianic Seder will be held at 6 p.m. on April 6 (Maundy Thursday) in the fellowship hall at St. John’s Reformed Church in Loysburg. The Passover Seder tells of God’s deliverance of Israel from Egyptian slavery. Christ shared...
Thought for the Week
We have been looking at a sort of “prologue” for the Book of Judges and have reviewed a bit of the Book of Joshua as well. I think it was good we did this because you can probably see a lot of...
African Children's Choir Coming
The internationally acclaimed African Children’s Choir will perform Wednesday, April 12, at 7 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church of Roaring Spring, 434 East Main Street. The “Just As I Am” tour combines traditional hymns with African...
Public Notices
Estate Notice Estate of Cherrie M. Henry, Deceased. Late of Altoona City, Blair County, PA. D.O.D. 2/28/23. Letters Testamentary on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the... Full story
Alpha Beta Heads to Village Green to Celebrate 75 Years
On Saturday, March 25, members of Alpha Beta Chapter celebrated their 75th Anniversary in the Delta Kappa Gamma Society at the Bistro at Village Green in Martinsburg. Chapter President Becky Johnen welcomed the special guest, International President...
What's the Word in Williamsburg?
Easter Egg Hunt The Williamsburg Ladies Civic Club along with the Lions Club will be sponsoring an Easter egg hunt on Saturday, April 8, at 2 p.m. at the Williamsburg Elementary Hill playground. Ages preschool to third grade are welcomed. Free...
Belly Busters Makes Trek to Florida
From January to March of this year, Joshua Bradley and Walter Weaver packed up their famous Belly Busters food truck and headed South to Florida. "We are passionate about our food and we wanted to...
Ladies Civic Club Gets Pampered
Dorothy Kauruter, of Dorothy's Kuts presented with Dulcey Brown (left) to the Williamsburg Ladies Civic Club during its monthly meeting on Monday, March 27. Kauruter presented hand waxing. She...
Municipal Authority Updates On Meeting with Cenveo
At last month’s Williamsburg Municipal Authority meeting, issues with Cenveo and what they were dumping down their drains were discussed. Authority members wanted to meet with Cenveo personnel to discuss findings and ways for Cenveo to rectify...
Murgas Presents Test Scores to School Board
During her superintendent’s report last Tuesday evening, March 21, Lisa Murgas pulled up the PVAS website to discuss test scores. The website offers scores and charts from both the Keystone Exams and PSSA scores over a typical five-year span....
Auction Highlight of Spring
State Representative Jim Gregory (R-Blair) poses with Garry and Mary Kensinger of Williamsburg at the annual Williamsburg Community Farm Show Auction held this past Saturday, March 25. Gregory said...
Claysburg Area Hall of Fame Announces 2023 Inductees
Editors Note: The first two inductees for the 2023 Claybsurg Hall of Fame were noted in last week's (March 23, 2023) Herald. The remaining nominees are in this article. The Claysburg Area Hall of...
Sowing Seeds: A Guide on Best to Buy, Tips on Planting
A stop at any nursery, hardware store and even supermarket this time of year will give any shopper the difficult task of not bumping into a metal rack overflowing with hundreds of brightly colored small paper envelopes depicting robust annual and...
Friends of Martinsburg Library Meet, Discuss Year's Activities
The Friends of the Martinsburg Community Library met on Tuesday, March 15, at the library. The Cove Book Club continues to meet on the second Tuesday of the month at 1:30 p.m. April’s selection is “Boys in the Boat” by Daniel James Brown. The...
Central Volleyball Starts Off Year With Losses
Central boys volleyball opened its season last week against two strong non-league opponents - Derry and Altoona - and came away with two losses. Derry visited Martinsburg on Tuesday and handed the...
Gojmerac 12u Bowling Champion
Colby Gojmerac of Roaring Spring recently won the 12u division of the District 3 Pepsi Youth Bowling Championships held at the Alpine Lanes in Washington, Pa. A total of 15 male athletes competed in...
The Big Day
Saturday (April 1) is "the big day" for trout fishermen. It is the opening day of the regular trout season and is the day that I believe more people are in Pennsylvania's outdoors than on any other da...
Lady Bulldogs Demolish Opponents
Claysburg-Kimmel's Zakera Bush hit a line drive to left center field and tried to turn it into a double but was tagged out by Bellwood second baseman London McKee Monday at Bellwood's field. C-K...
Stormwater Issues Starting to be Resolved
Stormwater runoff and flooding issues in the borough have been the major topic of discussion at Hollidaysburg Borough Council meetings for months. Major action was taken at the March meeting when the council approved the purchase of 7.85 acres that...
HACP Window Easter Egg Hunt Ongoing
The marketing committee of the Hollidaysburg Area Community Partnership (HACP) has been active in a number of events in March. The Leprechaun Scavenger Hunt ran March 1 through March 19. Promotions for the hunt were done on the Facebook page. The...
Hollidaysburg Parent Informs Council of Bullying Incident, Implores School District to Do More
During the public comment period of the Hollidaysburg Area School District Board of Directors committee of the whole meeting, parent Tony Luther spoke on school bullying. Luther said took him 11 months to be able to share his daughter’s story. He...
Stolen Artifacts Returned to Blair County Historical Society
Dozens of artifacts stolen during the 1970s have been recovered and returned to the owning institutions. This includes the Blair County Historical Society. This was done through a repatriation...
Lakemont Interview Hiring Event Today
Lakemont Park will hold an open interview hiring event today, Thursday, March 30, 2023, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Lakemont Park Administrative Office. Interviews will be held for food service, ride operators, and reception/office staff. Anyone 16...
Fire Dept. Receives Donation from Martinsburg Church of the Brethren
Memorial Church of the Brethren presented the Martinsburg Volunteer Fire Company a donation that was part of a bequest from a longtime member who passed away in 2021. Shown is Darrell Smith,...
New Military Themed License Plates Now Available
New military themed license plates will be available throughout the commonwealth. Recently passed legislation allows the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) to now offer Pennsylvanians’ license plates honoring military members and t...
DUI Task Force Announces Results
On Saturday, March 18, 2023, officers of the Blair County DUI Task Force made their presence known locally by conducting a DUI roving patrol. The following results are from the detail: • 147 individual contacts • 98 warnings issued for...
Blair Co. Historical Society Program To Visit Three Cove Libraries
Blair County Historical Society’s lecture series has officially started. The third Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m., the society will host a lecture at the Railroaders Memorial Museum. The lecture series will be as follows: • April 19, 2023...
Thirteen CHS Students Participate in Annual Foreign Language Festival
The Spring Cove Education Association (SCEA) would like to bring updates of some of the many positive events that are taking place within our school district with which teachers are involved. In order to do so, we would like to sponsor this periodic...
Faith UMC Holds Spaghetti Dinner, Plans Summer Events
On March 26, Faith United Methodist Church, located at 133 Main Street, Woodbury, held a spaghetti dinner. "We wanted to connect to the community by having this free meal," Pastor Josh Tobias said....
Egg-Cellent Way to Start Easter in the Cove
Emmanuel Baptist Church in Claysburg was full of children who came to participate in an Easter egg hunt on Saturday. More chances to hunt eggs will be all around the Cove in coming weeks. Check out...
Claysburg Fire Co. Celebrates 80 Years
On March 11, 1943, two years before the end of World War II, a group of citizens met in a school gymnasium to elect officers and lay the foundation for the Claysburg Volunteer Fire Company. Until that...
Incumbents Burke And Webster Facing Challenges In Race For Blair County Commissioner
With Republican Bruce Erb not running for another term as Blair County Commissioner, there will be at least one new face at the commissioner’s table, but with all three seats up for election, that number could increase. Traditionally, Blair County...
'Once An Educator, Always An Educator'
"Once an educator, always an educator" is a mantra that rings true for retired Spring Cove Elementary teachers Beth Hoover, Nellie Cowher, and Lori Gochnour, all of whom have returned to volunteer at...
