Articles from the July 9, 2020 edition
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East Freedom Township Fire Hall Turkey Dinner to be Offered Sunday, July 12
There was an error in an advertisement on Page B-6 of the July 9, 2020, edition of the Morrisons Cove Herald. The Freedom Township Fire Hall turkey dinner event is on Sunday, July 12. An incorrect date appears in the advertisement. The turkey dinner... Full story
Memorial Church of the Brethren is distributing milk
The Memorial Church of the Brethren is distributing milk July 9. The event is made possible by various local dairy organizations. This milk distribution event is part of the Federal CARES Act, the...
Fire Company Ox Roast Set For July 17-18 In M-burg
The Martinsburg Volunteer Fire Co. will hold its largest fundraiser of the year – the annual Ox Roast Festival – Friday, July 17, and Saturday, July 18, starting at 11 a.m. each day at the Alley Kitchen at Morrisons Cove Memorial Park. Food will...
The Herald's Weekly Virus Update
The Morrisons Cove Herald again is providing articles about the coronavirus. The information below is the latest that could be included in this week's edition. This information is taken from the...
Collectors to Share Love of Old Machinery at Show July 11 in New Enterprise
Fred Mellott, of F.M. Mellott & Sons in New Enterprise, is excited to be introducing a new event in the Cove. On Saturday, July 11, the first Antique Truck & Construction Equipment Show will be...
Blair Nursing Homes Recognized for 'Exemplary Service'
The Blair County Emergency Management Agency on Thursday, July 2, recognized Blair County's nursing homes to recognize their exemplary service during the COVID-19 pandemic Mark Taylor, Blair County...
Cove School Districts Say Good-bye to Experienced Teachers
This year has been tough on everyone, especially teachers. In about the course of a week, they had to switch to online teaching, which is far from anything they are familiar with. The end of a...
Memorial Park Reports 'Successful' J4; Profit Expected
Visitors to Morrisons Cove Memorial Park's annual Fourth of July Celebration did not let coronavirus derail their excitement. With so many events around the region cancelled due to COVID-19, the...
MORE MILK POURING INTO BLAIR COUNTY AS LOCAL DAIRY FARMER TEAMS UP WITH FARM BUREAU & IMLER'S POULTRY
More than 4,000 of gallons of milk arrived in Blair County on July 7 and will be distributed to local families through food pantries, churches and shelters as a result of a collaboration between the Blair County Farm Bureau, local dairy farmer Jennif...
The Herald Isn't 'Marxist.' I Promise.
There are a couple of little birds in the Herald community who occasionally chirp to me about things people are saying about the Herald which those people are, for some reason, afraid to actually say to me, the Herald’s publisher. Since I have no...
e-Books, Audiobooks From the Comfort Of Your Home
cloudLibrary saved me from absolute and total boredom. I discovered this gem when the Commonwealth was shut down due to COVID-19. I read a lot of books. I think it was somewhere around 25 in total. Without cloudLibrary the harmonious vibe of my home...
Ex-Sheriff Visits Reformatory
Herald of July 4, 1895 Ex-sheriff Stiffler of Blair County and Levi Bolger of Martinsburg visited the Reformatory at Huntingdon. Daniel Ott tendered his resignation from Town Council, high constable and street commissioner and accepted a position in...
Curfew Enforced in Towns
Herald of July 9, 1970 Martinsburg Borough Council has voted to accept a bid of $50,840 for the installation of pumps, piping and other equipment necessary to tie the town’s two new wells into the borough water system. A curfew was put into effect...
Crochet Club Hosts Outing
Herald of July 9, 1920 At a meeting of the board of directors of the Morrisons Cove Vocational High school held Saturday, Prof. C.A. Byers was elected director of the school to take the place of his brothers, Prof. Edward E. Byers, who had been...
Mowry Region V Director
Herald of July 6, 1995 Kenneth R. Mowry of Roaring Spring RD 1 had been appointed as the regional director for Region V office, to oversee the Department of Agriculture’s inspectors and services for 10 counties – Clearfield, Centre, Mifflin,...
10 Pound Carp Caught
Herald of July 12, 1945 After a service of 20 months overseas in the 28th Infantry Division, Corp. Samuel Kenneth Gates arrived at his home in Martinsburg for a 30-day furlough and is in the best of health after months of strenuous service. Chief...
Sumner Receives Award
Herald of July 8, 2010 The start-up plans for an abandoned limestone quarry in Catharine Township generated a lot of attention at the July 5 township’s board of supervisors meeting. James Ross, representing the Gulf Group, was expecting an...
COVID-19: How the Pandemic Made Conemaugh Nason Medical Center Better
In recent weeks, I have been reflecting on the unprecedented challenges that our community and our team at Conemaugh Nason Medical Center have faced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. More specifically, I’ve been intentionally looking for every...
Public Notices
NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an application for a Certificate of Organization, was filed with the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on the 22nd day of June, 2020 for the purpose... Full story
DEATH RECORD
BARNER – Mabel Shirley (Gumpher), 71, Woodbury BOOR – Lenora Jane “Sis,” 80, Richmond, Va. DETWILER – Allen L., 70, Martinsburg HELSEL – John N. “Pete,” 83, Claysburg MUSSER – Irene M., 94, Williamsburg... Full story
MABEL SHIRLEY (GUMPHER) BARNER
Mabel Shirley (Gumpher) Barner, 71 of Woodbury, Bedford County, passed away at her home on Thursday, July 2, 2020, and she went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Born on Feb. 19,...
LENORA JANE 'SIS' BOOR
Lenora J. Boor, 80, of Richmond, Va., passed away on Friday, June 19, 2020, at her home, after a courageous fight with cancer. She was born on Oct. 28, 1939, in Henrietta, Pa., the daughter of the...
ALLEN L. DETWILER
Allen L. Detwiler, 70, of Martinsburg, passed away on Sunday evening, July 5, 2020, at UPMC Altoona. He was born on Dec. 8, 1949, in Roaring Spring, the son of Jane (Eckman) Detwiler of East Freedom...
JOHN N. 'PETE' HELSEL
John N. "Pete" Helsel, 83, of Claysburg, passed away on Thursday July 2, 2020, at home. He was born on April 7, 1937, in Roaring Spring, son of the late James and Ella (Imler) Helsel. He married Dolor...
IRENE M. MUSSER
Irene M. Musser, 94, of Williamsburg, passed away early Friday morning, July 3, 2020, at The Village at Morrisons Cove, Martinsburg. She was born on March 13, 1926, in Greenwood, daughter of the late...
Alto Model Train Museum to Hold Open House July 17-18 at Altoona
The Alto Model Train Museum Association will hold an open house from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, July 18 and 19, at 1117 Ninth Ave., Altoona, across the street from Altoona Pipe and Steel. An open house will continue each month on the...
Capt. Phillips Memorial Event Moved to 2021
Capt. Phillips Memorial Event Moved to 2021 The Frontier Patriots chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution has postponed an event originally scheduled for July 18, a Ceremony of Remembrance which honors the memory of the Capt. Phillips Rangers...
Altoona Rotary Club Aids Area Organizations with 'Grapes for Good' Funding
The Rotary Club of Altoona sent more than $27,000 in checks to area organizations to fund their operations, events, and projects. Blair County organizations were encouraged earlier this year to apply for grants based on the proceeds raised from the...
Central High School Lists Award, Scholarship Winners
Central High School graduated 142 students on June 3 from Spring Cove School District. Forty-five seniors were presented with awards and scholarships. Recipients of awards and scholarships were: Mason Baker of Martinsburg – son of Brent and Betsy...
– – Martinsburg's Annual Agricultural Parade – –
Martinsburg's 38th annual agricultural parade was held under sunny skies on Tuesday, June 30. This year's route was different in past years, as the procession began at the D. Merl Tipton Post 43 VFW...
Keims Celebrate 65th Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Jon W. Keim of Martinsburg recently celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary. Jon Keim and the former Phyllis Freidenbloom of East Freedom were united in marriage on June 30, 1955, at...
Dodsons Celebrate 60th Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Laurence "Mike" Dodson of East Freedom celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. Laurence Dodson and the former Dorothy Clouse of Woodbury were married on July 8, 1960, in Winchester,...
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Matthew and Leanna (Martin) Weaver of Martinsburg are parents of a son, Karson Eric Weaver, who was born at 3:33 a.m. on Thursday, June 4, 2020, at Conemaugh Nason Medical Center, Roaring Spring. The infant weighed 7 pounds 5 ounces and was 21...
Old Order Mennonite Memoirs
“Fill your soul, your memory, With layers and depths and textures And heights of lush green, Before the miracle of summer Fades away once more, as it always does. “Drink in, absorb every hue and Shade of green, from pale of mint To the rich,...
Tractor Pulls on Display at Southern Cove Power Reunion
A tractor pull was held on Saturday, June 27, at the Southern Cove Power Reunion in New Enterprise. Attendees brought their own chairs, sat in the provided bleachers and in their vehicles to watch....
Students Earn Degrees at California, Pa.
California University of Pennsylvania has announced its graduation list for the spring 2020 semester, which ended on May 8. The list includes those undergraduate (UG) and graduate (GR) students who graduated in January and May 2020. Area students...
Kelly Keith Named to Dean's List at St. Francis
Kelly Keith, Exercise Physiology PT major from Duncansville, was named to the Dean’s List at Saint Francis University, Loretto. Keith was among more than 700 students who earned a spot on one of the honors lists for the spring 2020...
Not Your Typical Church Lady
If you had asked me a few years ago what I thought of reading the prophets in the Old Testament, I would have made a face. If you ask me that same question today, you will get a completely different...
Thought for the Week
Scriptures to Read: St. Luke 6:27-31 St. Luke 3:10-14 Ephesians 4:29-32 Jonah 42 St. Luke 10:30-37 St. Matthew 5:43-48 St. Matthew 7:15-23 We celebrated a national holiday on July 4. We call it...
Wedding Unity Ceremony Ideas
Weddings celebrate the joining together of hearts, families and homes. The unification of a couple pledging vows to each other is the key component of the ceremony, and unity rituals are common...
The Sportsman's Corner
The term "sartorial splendor" means "magnificent in the manner of dress." In relation to fishing, sartorial splendor could mean that an angler dresses himself so that he looks magnificent to other...
Antlerless Deer Licenses To Go On Sale July 13
If you haven’t yet purchased your 2020-21 Pennsylvania hunting license, now might be the time. The new license year began July 1, meaning new licenses are required when hunting. And without a 2020-21 general license, hunters are unable to apply...
Shoot for Life Set for July 18 At Everett Club
The 22nd annual Shoot for Life for the American Cancer Society will be held on Saturday, July 18, at the Everett Sportsmen’s Club. This is a 50-bird shoot ( clay pigeons ). There will be food available and a chance auction will be held. All...
CWD Areas Expand in Pennsylvania
The Disease Management Area 2, which accounted for 200 of last year’s new cases of CWD, is now approximately 7,470 square miles. That’s up from 6,715 last year. It expanded west into Westmoreland County as the result of a CWD-positive adult doe...
Noticias Semanales Del Herald Sobre El Coronavirus
Por ALLAN J. BASSLER Editor El Morrisons Cove Herald está publicando actualizaciones y noticias sobre el coronavirus de nuevo. La información abajo es lo más reciente que se pudo incluir en la edición de esta semana. Toda la información viene...
El Departamento de Sauld Proportional Actualización de COVID-19
El Departamento de Salud de Pensilvania hoy confirmó a las 12:00 a.m., el 6 de julio, que hay 450 casos positivos adicionales de COVID-19, lo que eleva el total estatal a 90,304. Los 67 condados en Pensilvania tienen casos de COVID-19. Se han...
Woodbury Council Still Has Open Mayor Position
Woodbury Borough Council held its monthly meeting on Monday, July 6. Wayne Brumbaugh, who considered the open mayor’s position, was in attendance but declined. Brumbaugh is interested in the role of Majority Inspector. He told council he will...
South Woodbury Twp. Remembers Bob Detwiler
The supervisors of South Woodbury Township met on Tuesday, July 7. Supervisor Rick Musselman remembered the late Bob Detwiler, a community member who was also on the planning committee for the township. Detwiler served the community in many...
Penn State Extension To Offer Pesticide Applicator Correspondence Course
Penn State Extension is offering a correspondence course for certified private and commercial agronomic pesticide applicators. This offering is meant to provide an educational delivery method that some may prefer or require because of computer or int...
Open Letter from the Clinic for Special Children to the Plain Community
March 20th, 2020 Dear Friends, Ensuring your safety and well-being is at the heart of our mission at the Clinic for Special Children (CSC). In that spirit, we are taking steps to protect you and your... Full story