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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed proposals will be received by the: ROARING SPRING BORO of Blair County at 616 Spang Street, P.O. Box 33, Roaring Spring, Pa 16673 until 4:00 PM on August 12, 2019 , for the following: ITEM 1 –12,361 S.Y. MILLING OF BITUMINOUS PAVEMENT ITEM 2 –556 TON WARM MIX SCRATCH AND LEVELING COURSE, 9.5mm, IN PLACE ITEM 3 –1,112 TON WARM MIX WEARING COURSE, 9.5mm, IN PLACE ITEM 4 –2,550 LF 4" DOUBLE YELLOW TRAFFIC LINE PAINT The Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage ACT applies to this project only if the bid amount exceeds $100,00...
The Northern Bedford County School Board met Tuesday, June 18, with the major item on the agenda passage of the 2019-20 budget. According to the approved budget, NBC will be enacting a tax increase of 3.2 percent for the upcoming year. The tax levy for the upcoming year is projected to be collected at a 94 percent rate and will be an assessment of no less than $8.5759 per thousand dollars of a property’s assessed value. This will give the school an anticipated tax revenue of $2,938,826. This amount will be used to cover the school’s def...
I read "Dave Scott, Jr.'s" "Nonfiction Section" in the July 5, 2019, Herald and, as usual, some of his information sounds ... well, fictional. But "Dave" doesn't site the source for his numbers. Communists – er, excuse me, "Progressives" seldom do. (Editor's Note: the opinion column by Dave Scott, Jr., appeared on Page A-4 of the July 5, 2019 edition of the Herald.) I searched for "business refuses service to African American" and "business refuses service to Jew" and "business refuses service t...
On Saturday, July 13, Dr. James Kroll presented a seminar about deer and chronic wasting disease to more than 100 sportsmen at the Hollidaysburg Middle School auditorium. Kroll is known as "Dr. Deer" because of his extensive work in the deer research and deer management fields. Kroll's credentials include being professor emeritus at the Institute of Whitetail Deer and Management, at the Arthur Temple College of Forest and Agriculture at Stephen F. Austin University, and being a PhD. graduate of...
The Martinsburg Volunteer Fire Co. will hold its largest fundraiser of the year – the annual Ox Roast Festival – Friday, July 19, and Saturday, July 20, starting at 11 a.m. each day at the Alley Kitchen at Morrisons Cove Memorial Park. Food will include ox roast sandwiches, barbecue chicken (limited quantity), fries, pies, soup, drinks and other goodies. The fire company plans to have 800 pounds of meat on hand each day. Entertainment will feature two bands – the Sharptones and Full Kilt. The Sharptones will perform Friday and Full Kilt Satur...
Newry borough has had trouble filling all five seats on its council, making it difficult to conduct borough business. With just three sitting council members and nobody seeking a seat in last May’s primary election, the borough has come to the realization that less is better. With the difficulties the borough has had getting enough people interested in serving on council, borough officials petitioned the court for permission to reduce the number of council seats from five to three. On Monday, July 15, Blair County Judge Wade Kagarise granted t...
Herald of July 12, 1894 Daniel Greaser, 40, of Clover Creek was injured at Boyer’s saw mill near Marklesburg, Huntingdon County. According to reports, Greaser was using a file to work on a revolving wheel when the wheel burst, hurling the file into Greaser’s chest. The file penetrated the chest cavity above the lung, causing a 7-inch gash. Greaser was treated by a local physician, who gave the patient’s wife little hope of his recovery. A bridge over the stream in McKees Gap was completed, allowing for dry passage from the East Freedom area...
A Roaring Spring man who pled guilty in federal court to stealing government funds was sentenced last week to 180 days of home detention, three years of probation and ordered to make restitution. Glenn P. Rhykerd, 69, pled guilty in February of illegally obtaining $50,985 in United States Railroad Retirement Board disability payments from Jan.1, 2015, to May 31, 2016. The Railroad Retirement Board, Office of Inspector General, charged Rhykerd with lying on his disability application to gain benefits he was not entitled to. In a statement made...
Herald of July 18, 1919 Frederick W. Keagy, one of Martinsburg’s leading retired business men, died at the Nason Hospital, Roaring Spring, Sunday evening at 9:45 o’clock, following an operation for obstruction of the bowels. He had been in ill health for several weeks. About four weeks ago he had been confined to his bed but improved somewhat till on Sunday when his condition again became alarming and serious. There seemed to be but one last chance to save his life, the operating table. He was taken to the hospital about six o’clock on Sunda...
Martinsburg Borough Council is accepting letters of interest for a vacancy that has occurred due to an immediate resignation. The council on July 8 accepted the resignation of Douglas D. Smith, who was the council’s pro-tem. To fill the pro-tem position – one who will preside over a meeting if the president and vice president are absent – the council approved P. Robert Dickson to replace Smith for the remainder of the year. The council has 30 days from Smith’s resignation to fill the vacancy. Any person interested in serving on the council...
Herald of July 20, 1944 Clarence Meade Fetter Jr., a Salemville young man, is probably a victim of the invasion made in Normandy, having been reported by the navy as missing. The young man had been a first class fireman on the tug mine sweeper, Partridge, and from other sources the parents have learned that the Partridge went down during the invasion probably during the week of June 20. It was believed most on board was lost, although there is still a possibility that the Cove young man may have been picked up and that he is safe somewhere....
The owners of the Soap Box Laundromats in Martinsburg and Roaring Spring have launched a new laundry service. Starting on Monday, July 22, a "fluff and fold" laundry service will be offered from the Martinsburg Soap Box Laundromat at 109 S. Market St. Customers may drop off their laundry for washing, drying and folding. Laundry will be returned the same day or the next day, depending upon the day's volume. Laundromat Manager and Owner Karen Bassler said she's been planning to offer a...
Leah Pugh, 9, of Hollidaysburg, comes off the water slide at Hershberger Memorial Pool in Martinsburg Friday, July 12 . More than 150 children from the Blair Regional YMCA (formerly the Hollidaysburg YMCA) enjoyed an afternoon at the pool as part of the YMCA's Summer Kids Program....
Herald of July 17, 1969 Martinsburg Borough will offer its employees a health benefit plan, beginning Aug.1. Borough Council Monday approved a plan that would provide hospitalization of $34 a day for 120 days, major medical benefits and a $2,000 life insurance policy for each employee provided the employee pay half the monthly premium. At least three of the six borough employees must agree to accept the plan before it can go into effect. It will cost the borough approximately $85 a year. It will cost each employee approximately $12 a month....
Claysburg-Kimmel school directors gave final approval to the 2019-20 budget during their June meeting. The budget includes a real estate tax increase of 3.4 percent, the district’s Act I limit. Expenditures for the next fiscal year in the budget will be $13.156 million and the revenue is $12.519 million, a deficit of $ 636,974. Final millage rates for 2019-20 are 7.96 mills in Greenfield Township, an increase of .12 from 2018-19, and 10.92 mills in Kimmel Township, an increase of .09. The board also adopted the following taxes: wage tax, 1 p...
Herald of July 14, 1994 Deanna Snively is the new Little Miss Roaring Spring. Runners-up-up for the title at Tuesday night’s pageant were Nicole Sottile, first runner-up; Kirstin Ritchey, second runner-up; and Heather Hinton, third runner-up. The Rev. Lisa A. Burris became pastor of the Hopewell-Tatesville Charge of the United Methodist Church on July 1 and is residing in the parsonage at Hopewell. She succeeds the Rev. Kenneth Miller, who left in April to assume a new pastorate in the Chambersburg District. Dorothy L. Hershberger of Martinsbur...
The Taylor Township Supervisors’ July 8 meeting opened to a packed house of concerned citizens. A couple residing on Cemetery Avenue in Roaring Spring attended to ask who owns the road. The residents said upgrades and repairs to the road are not being made and the potholes are becoming dangerous. The road deteriorated tremendously after the construction of the Hunt Club development and all the heavy construction trucks accessing the building site. They had contacted Roaring Spring Borough assuming it was its road, only to be told that they d...
Herald of July 16, 2009 There are people in Taylor Township who say they want to save money and decrease their “carbon footprint,” but they say the township is making it difficult. The supervisors are hoping to compromise by keeping the township’s July 2008 windmill ordinance but reducing requirement for property owners. The board plans to schedule and advertise a public work session to talk more with the property owners. For two consecutive township meetings, the public has attended to voice objections about the permit fee which can be as high...
EDWARDS (DECARLO), Winifred F., 87, Williamsburg HAMM, James W., 77, Roaring Spring SLIKER, Donna June, 66, Roaring Spring SMITH, Charles E., 70, Lewisberry... Full story
Winifred F. (DeCarlo) Edwards, 87, of Williamsburg, passed away Thursday evening, July 11, 2019, at UPMC Altoona. A rosary service and vigil for the deceased was recited Tuesday, July 16, at John K. Bolger Funeral Home Inc., www.bolgerfuneralhome.com, Williamsburg. A funeral mass was held Wednesday, July 17, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Williamsburg. Father Aron Maghsoudi and Father Mark Reid were concelebrants. Interment was held at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Williamsburg. Winnie was born...
When people ask me what I do for a living and I respond with “I work at the Roaring Spring Community Library,” I almost always get the same reaction. If I had a dollar for every time someone hinted that my job and the place where I work are no longer relevant this day in age, I would be able to fully fund every library in the tristate area. Many people are under the assumption that public libraries are no longer needed because of the internet. Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, it is because of the internet that public lib...
James W. Hamm, 77, of Roaring Spring, died Sunday morning, July 14, 2019, at home, following a battle with cancer. A funeral was held Wednesday, July 17, at Trinity United Methodist Church, Roaring Spring. The Rev. Kevin Locker officiated. Inurnment was made in Greenlawn Cemetery, Roaring Spring. Jim was born March 31, 1942, in Altoona, the son of the late Cloyd E. “Pete” and Betty A. (Croyle) Hamm. He married Janet G. Martin on Dec. 16, 1961. James is survived by his wife; two children: Lynette Hamm of Roaring Spring and Gregg Hamm and wif...
In last week’s Herald, I wrote an article about the incident in Claysburg where a pit bull attacked a family of three. In that article I pointed out that this was the second serious pit bull attack in our area in the last 14 months as a 6-year-old Lakemont boy was killed when attacked by his family’s pit bull. This article also cited statistics on pit-bull related incidents across the country and examples of places where this breed is banned. I pointed out that this breed has been labeled a “dangerous breed” by many city officials and organizat...
Donna June Sliker, 66, of Roaring Spring, died peacefully Thursday evening, July 11, 2019, at home. Friends and family will be received from 5 until the 7:30 memorial service Friday, July 26, at the Todd T. Thompson Funeral Home Inc., www.thompsonfh.com, Roaring Spring. Donna was born Dec. 30, 1952, in Altoona, the daughter of the late Donald Lorin and Lois June (Ullery) Burke. She is survived by three children: Paul Allen Dey and wife Lisa of Bellwood, Brian E. Dey of Roaring Spring and Amy Jo Metz and husband Dennis of Roaring Spring; five...
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) today approved a six percent toll increase for 2020 for both E-ZPass and cash customers. The increase is set to start at 12:01 a.m. on Jan. 5, 2020 on all sections and extensions excluding three western PA “cashless” toll facilities. The most-common toll for a passenger vehicle next year will increase from $1.40 to $1.50 for E-ZPass customers and from $2.30 to $2.50 for cash customers. The most common toll for a Class-5 tractor trailer will increase from $3.70 to $4.00 for E-ZPass and from $16.30 to...
The Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center has announced the results of its student competitors at the national SkillsUSA Competition in June. The SkillsUSA Championships are a variety of competitive events showcasing the top career and technical education high school and adult students in the nation. The students first compete at the local and state level to earn a spot at the national event. Four high school students in the Interior Decorating and Finishing program at GACTC were named gold-medal winners in the Career Pathway Showcase...
The Claysburg-Kimmel Class of 1969 had its 50th reunion on Friday and Saturday, June 28 and 29. A picnic get-together was held at the home of Rich and Sandy Allison in Claysburg on Friday evening, and a dinner get-together was held on Saturday evening at Iron Masters Country Club at Ore Hill. Of the 96 original classmates, 45 classmates and their guests attended the weekend events with a total of approximately 74 on Saturday. John Biddle and his wife of Roaring Spring were guests at the event....
The 99th annual Central Pennsylvania Bible Conference will be held on the dates of Sunday, July 28, through Friday Aug. 2. Services will be held at 6 p.m. Sunday and at 4 and 7 p.m. Monday through Friday with a dinner provided at 5:30 p.m. for those who attend the conference sessions. All sessions will be held at The Casino at Lakemont Park, Altoona. The theme of the conference will be “Fellowship in the Family of God.” Guest speakers will be Evangelist David Kistler of HOPE Ministries International and Dr. Wendell Calder of Local Church Eva...
The fourth annual Morrisons Cove Rotary Club and Dragon Pride Foundation Golf Outing was held Friday, June 14, at Iron Masters Country Club, Roaring Spring RR. Officials said the golf outing was a great success. This winning partnership raised a total profit of $9,722 this year thanks to a long list of sponsors, twice the number of golfers compared to last year and many volunteers. Tom Kozminski, Morrisons Cove Rotary Club president, announced the final results of this year's golf outing at the...
Not long ago, I had just finished mowing my lawn for what seemed to be the millionth time this summer when I noticed my neighbor, Dr. Archie O. Logist, professor of phenomenology at the nearby Ganister Technical Institute, striding toward me. I knew this couldn't be good: He doesn't often come over to visit unless something's up. "Hi, Arch. How are you doing?" "I'm all right, Rich. Things are going well at the institute. "However," he continued, "my colleagues and I were discussing your columns...
To the Editor: I'm a Roaring Spring native, 1995 graduate of Central High School and a Penn State architecture Class of 2000 grad now residing in San Diego, California. Our families continue to reside in Roaring Spring, Martinsburg, and Williamsburg. Recently, I've had an amazing cross-country collaboration with my Penn State college friend, Michael J. Snyder. We submitted a design for an international competition, The People's Notre-Dame Design Competition, and have had a wonderful response,...
The Pennsylvania Game Commission and Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission see today’s introduction of the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act in the U.S. House of Representatives as landmark legislation that could provide more care for Pennsylvania’s and the nation’s growing list of fish and wildlife with the greatest conservation needs. The bipartisan legislation introduced by Debbie Dingell (D-Michigan) and Jeff Fortenberry (R-Nebraska) with at least 61 bipartisan cosponsors, including four from Pennsylvania, would dedicate $1.3 billion...
The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners is scheduled to meet Monday, July 22, and Tuesday, July 23, at the agency’s Harrisburg headquarters. Both meetings begin at 8:30 a.m., with doors opening at 7:45 a.m. Individuals interested in offering public testimony – limited to five minutes – can do so at the July 22 meeting, and may register on a first-come, first-to-speak basis. PowerPoint presentations are not permitted during the public comment period. On Tuesday, July 23, the board will take up its prepared agenda. The agenda for the meeti...
Superintendent Dr. Betsy Baker gave special recognition to several groups which had significantly contributed to the Spring Cove School District at the Monday, July 15, school board meeting. The Quarterback Club has made a special effort to work with the athletic director on areas where they can support the team in the best manner. They have completed the painting of the Bean Hill locker room in school colors and a recent coating of the Roaring Spring Athletic Field locker room floor along with purchasing new helmets for the football team. The...
The Roaring Spring Historical Society was delighted to welcome more international friends to its monthly "Ice Cream Special" event June 16. Central High School alumna and former exchange student from Norway Sofie May Raines recently returned to the Cove with her friend, Erik Parker, to visit her "American home." Sofie attended Central during the 2009-10 school year and is currently studying Russian in Norway. She also caught up with her cross-country coach, Jerome Conlon, president of the...
"The hyenas stopped. Then another roar tore the air. The hyenas listened and then, after two more ear-splitting roars, they ran off." I stopped reading here in Chapter 6, "The Plains of Death" in the story "Man-eaters and Masai Spears" by Charles Ludwig. Mid-chapter isn't where I usually stop reading to Granddaughter Cassidy, age 9, and her brothers, but our weekly story time on the phone was cut short because our ride was here. To Hickory Bottom, my husband and I went, where our nephew now...
Braden Ebersole, of New Enterprise, recently received a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics from Frostburg (Maryland) State University during its 154th commencement ceremonies. FSU President Dr. Ronald Nowaczyk conferred nearly 700 undergraduate and graduate degrees at this May commencement....
Pennsylvania Skill Charitable Giving recently donated $2,500 to the Roaring Spring Community Library. Presenting the check to library director Michelle McIntyre are Tom Marino (left) of the Games of Skill Giving Foundation and Pennsylvania State Rep. Jim Gregory. The library plans to use the money to update its collection of materials for patrons in the 45 to 55 age range....
I had the opportunity last week to perform the wedding ceremony for a young woman who had been in my youth group. I saw her grow up. Her future husband and I last summer bonded over our love of baseball. It was a privilege to do their pre-marital counseling and then officiate the outdoor wedding at a horse farm in Roaring Spring. One thing stuck me leading up to the big event. Weddings are wonderful...and weird. I wish I could remember my own special day better, but it was 20 years ago. I would...
Scriptures to Read Acts 18:1-11 Genesis 15:1-4 Genesis 26:22-25 Exodus 14:13-16 Joshua 8:1 & 10:8 & 25 St. Luke 1:30-35 St. Luke 2:10-14 "Fear Not." These are some of the most wonderful words ever spoken by God or His Son Jesus Christ. They are usually spoken when the human heart seems to have so much to fear. God does not want His children to live in the fear that can be likened to terror. Of course there are times when this terror is just the right thing; if we are faced with great danger, it...
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A new law that went into effect on July 15, 2019, means that those who take certain steps to rescue children locked inside hot cars will be provided some legal immunity in Pennsylvania. On May 16, Gov. Tom Wolf signed a bill protecting “Good Samaritans” from liability for damages if they believe a child is in imminent danger, providing that the “Samaritan” has made a “good-faith effort” to contact the vehicle owner and emergency responders, and that the person uses no more force than necessary. “Sunshine streaming through car windows turns...
The 24th annual Bike MS: Glimcher Keystone Country Ride is expected to host at least 400 cyclists from Pennsylvania and surrounding states for a two-day event that will take place Saturday and Sunday, July 20 and 21. The registration fee is on the website mspakeystone.org or call 814-696-1017 for a discount code. Cyclists will check in Saturday morning at the Hollidaysburg Senior High School from 6 to 7 a.m. and then begin a 150-mile trek to raise money to help fund research and support for people affected with Multiple Sclerosis. This...
Four Blair County 4-H members, making up the Blair County 4-H Science of Agriculture Team, competed against 10 other teams from across the state June 19-21. Team members Kase Smith, Garrison Dibert, Darcy Heltzel and Dana Heltzel gave their presentation titled "Something Fishy" to a panel of judges as a culmination of several months of research, data-collection, and experimentation. The team researched the effects of using goldfish to clean livestock tank waterers to decrease the amount of...
This spring, Pennsylvania was among 28 states where retailers received rhododendrons which may have been exposed to a plant pathogen called Phytophthora ramorum. The pathogen causes infectious disease in popular Pennsylvania plants and shrubs including rhododendron, mountain laurel, lilac, viburnum and pieris. Anyone who has recently purchased a rhododendron should monitor the plant for signs of disease, including leaf spots and shoot dieback. Other rhododendron problems may mimic the disease, but a lab test can confirm. If you suspect your...
For the last four years of my life, I have been blessed with the presence of a little girl in my preschool class – Julia Kuzar. She is the definition of an “old soul,” whose wittiness, sense of humor and sweet personality have delighted many a rough days. Soon, one of my best buddies will be heading off to kindergarten, so I am treasuring these last full days that we have together. We were having a conversation last week during nap time and she was talking about how much she loves strawberries, which gave me the idea of putting two straw...
We are all about having fun on this page, so I decided this week we needed a fun question. I decided to ask the residents of Williamsburg, “Growing up, who was your biggest celebrity crush?” Here is what a few had to say: Scott Kyler: Kelly Bundy Nancy Strayer: Vincent Edwards, “Ben Casey” Terre Detwiler: John Wayne Jenna Kephart: Leland Chapman from Dog the Bounty Hunter; still is my celebrity crush. Jessica Shultz: Corey Feldman in every movie he was in! Sarah Snow: Lance Bass Robin Forshey: Chad Everett Jean Anderson: Richard Chamber...
What do you get when you cross Williamsburg youth with summer community service and recreational activities? You get the Bridge Project. The Bridge Project is in its 11th year in Williamsburg and is a six-week program for grades 4-6 and junior high students. Operating three days a week, the Bridge Project combines community service, learning and hands-on experiences and recreational activities. The Bridge Project was the brainchild of Lizzy Isenberg and Dave Cadle from the Crossroad. When it...
The 95th annual Samuel Allison clan reunion will be held at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, July 21, at the Williamsburg Riverside Park Pavilion. Relatives are asked to gather at 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. and bring a picnic hot and cold dish to share at 1:30 p.m. Secretary/Treasurer Donna Gibson of Williamsburg said that the theme this year is called, “It’s a Jungle Out There!” Ice water and all table service will be provided. Others are welcomed to bring sodas and teas. A business meeting will take place after lunch, led by president Charles “Chaz...
The average price of gasoline across Western Pennsylvania is six cents higher this week at $2.983 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. States in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast region are experiencing some of the lowest volatility in gas prices in the country, despite low refinery utilization rates and gasoline stock levels. On the week, most states saw gas price increases of three cents or less (Pennsylvania, +3 cents). Regional refinery utilization is now down to 69 percent. However, the Energy Information A...
