Articles from the September 14, 2023 edition
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SCPR Fall Show this Weekend
For the Southern Cove Power Reunion’s fall show, the kitchen will open at noon on Friday, Sept. 15. Saturday it will open at 8 a.m. and Sunday an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast will be served followed by church service by Pastor Paul Snyder. A...
Genealogical Society: Presentation On Victorian Era Mourning Customs
The Blair County Genealogical Society will meet at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 21, at the Roller Hojeth Memorial Library, 431 Scotch Valley Rd. Hollidaysburg. The September meeting will be James and Gretchen Kennedy presenting “Till Death Do us...
Grace Brethren Church Removes Parsonage
Grace Brethren Church bought a house at 205 Spring St., Martinsburg, about 20 years ago. This was used for the parsonage and different ministers occupied this from time to time. The building was sometimes used as Sunday School rooms. On Sept. 7, the...
Gregory Announces Change in Time Of Shredding Event; Held Today
To prevent issues with traffic, Rep. Jim Gregory (R-Blair/Huntington) announced that the time of the free shredding event in Hollidaysburg for district residents is being changed. The first event will be held on Thursday, Sept. 14, from noon to 4...
The 26th Annual Benefit Auction for Special Children Brings in Crowd
Sept. 7, 2023, marked the 26th benefit auction held to raise money to benefit the Clinic for Special Children and the Central Pa Clinic. It was just the second year to have a rib dinner the evening...
Ordinances Adopted at Woodbury
Woodbury Township Supervisors approved two ordinances, and advertised the hearing for another ordinance during last Thursday evening’s meeting, Sept. 7. For the last year, Solicitor Aimee Willett and township Engineer Jim Young have been working...
Ladies Night to be Held at Biddle's Brewing
A Ladies Night event will be held this Saturday at Biddle’s Brewing. The event is from 5 to 7 p.m. and will highlights Jewels Boutique, Nature Inspired Design, Chloe Renee Media and Biddle’s Brewing....
Council Discusses Venomous Reptiles in the Borough
Before approving the minutes of the August meeting, Monday evening, Sept. 5, Williamsburg Borough Council member Ed Patterson said a change needed to be made to last month's minutes, where he made...
RS Library Extends Hours, Brings Back Saturdays
Beginning Sept. 5, Roaring Spring Community Library has expanded open hours to the public. The library is now open Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Thursday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The...
Where are They? South Closes in
Fortifications were being built and monitored in key locations to keep Confederate troops out of Morrisons Cove and ultimately the Altoona railroad shops along with the iron furnaces dotted across southern Blair and northern Bedford counties. Men...
The 86th Hollidaysburg Community Farm Show Returns to Hollidaysburg Sept. 20
The 86th Hollidaysburg Community Farm Show will be held Sept. 18 through 21. The Show will be held at the Hollidaysburg Senior High Sports Building on Montgomery St. Special events include the following: • Contest for adults and children Tuesday...
Williamsburg Volleyball Pre-Game Routine Brings Luck
The Williamsburg's girls volleyball team go through their pre-game routine before their match against Southern Huntingdon during a home match on Thursday, Sept. 7. The Lady Pirates defeated the Lady...
The Wallhangers
I recently became aware of what I believed was a group of young, informally organized sportsmen called The Wallhangers. I am always impressed when young people become enthusiastic about fishing and hunting, and I wanted to know more about them. It...
Northern Bedford Dominates Dubois Despite Rainfall
Rain held off at Panther Community Stadium until late in the second quarter as Northern Bedford hosted Dubois. The heavier rain continued to fall well into the second half of the game but NBC...
Central Tennis Starts Second Half of Season With Win
Sept. 5 Central Cambria- 3. Central- 2 Ebensburg Tennis Center Marley Ratchford def Julia Ritchey 3-6 6-3 7-6 in a long 3 set thriller. Lydia Pashonsk def Brooklyn Coppersmith 6-2 6-1 Ashlyn Renner def Allie Morgan 6-4 6-2 Zoe Grill and Kate Dunn...
Central Golf Finishes Season on a High Note
The Central Dragon golf team looked to continue their winning ways Tuesday, Aug. 29th, as they headed to Ebensburg Country Club for another Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference matchup. Griffin...
Lady Dragon Soccer Goes 50/50
Over the course of the week, the Lady Dragon Soccer team faced both the Penn Cambria Lady Panthers and the Bedford Lady Bisons. Against the Panthers, the Dragons found an overwhelming 10-2 victory,...
Central High School Class of 1998
Central High School Class of 1998 held its 25th year reunion at Shawnee Park in Roaring Spring. Shown (front row, from left) are Bethany (Tremmel) Meier, Rhonda Butler, Erin (Rodland) Caughey, Dawn...
Williamsburg High School Class of 1983
Williamsburg High School class of 1983 held its 40th reunion on Aug. 26 at the Williamsburg Beagle Club. Shown are (first row, from left) Ken Hoover, Penny (Chamberlain) Edwards, Karyn (England)...
Williamsburg High School Class of 1968
Williamsburg High School Class of 1968 held its 55th Reunion at Royer Mansion outside of Williamsburg on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. Shown (front row, from left) are Stan Grove, Dick Weyandt, Frank...
Central High School Class of 1961
The Central High School Class of 1961 met on Aug. 5, 2023, at Diamond Lane Farm to celebrate the class members' 80th birthdays. Those present included (front row, from left) Robert Turner, Gerald...
Williamsburg High School Class of 1973
Belly Busters served the Williamsburg Class of 1973 during their 50th reunion. Shown are Stanley Loose, Kenny Brennamen, Alan Ake, Monty Davis, Mike Lilly, Larry Burger, Wanda Showalter, Joanna...
Preserving History: Williamsburg Group Raising Funds to Memorialize Blair County Children's Home
Aug. 2, 1975, began like any summer day in Williamsburg. With morning temperatures in the high 60s, residents were bracing for a day that was expected to reach 95 degrees by mid-afternoon. What they d...
DUI Task Force Posts Results
On Saturday, Sept. 9, 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: • 44 Individual contacts • 32 Warnings issued for vehicle...
A Couple's Drunken Scene at Central Football Game Leads to Charges
An Altoona couple was arrested on Friday, Sept. 8 after police said they caused a drunken disturbance at the Roaring Spring Athletic Field where Central High School was slated to take on Tyrone in a game that was postponed due to lightning....
C-K Gains First Win, Juniata Valley Determined to Keep Win Streak Going
Because of a lack of available officials, Claysburg-Kimmel decided to move last week’s game with West Branch to Thursday. The Bulldogs rewarded Chuck Kassick with his first victory as their coach. Kassick returned the favor by giving the players a...
Supply Issues Delay Five Points New Traffic Lights Installation
At its Monday, Sept. 11 meeting, Roaring Spring Borough Council learned that a supply issue will delay the completion of the Five-Points project by at least five months. According to Borough Manager...
Monday Night Lights
This weekend's weather pushed Central High School's highly anticipated match-up against Tyrone into this week. The game was finally held on Monday night. The delay didn't dampen the Dragons, who won...
B. Esther Zook
B. Esther Zook, 94, passed away Sunday evening, Sept. 10, 2023 at the The Village at Morrisons Cove in Martinsburg. She was born March 16, 1929, in Salemville, daughter of the late John C. and Nettie F. (Kagarise) Boyd. On Oct. 17, 1952, she married...
Richard Allen Dilling
Richard Allen Dilling, a long-time resident of Warsaw, Indiana, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, at the age of 83. Most recently he had been a resident of Grace Village Retirement Community in Winona Lake, Indiana. He was born...
Gerald W. "Bill" Summers
Gerald W. “Bill” Summers, 82, of rural Martinsburg, passed away Saturday morning, Sept. 9, 2023, at his home. He was born July 7, 1941, in rural Martinsburg, son of the late Melvin H. and Kathryn...
Keith L. Lingenfelter
Keith L. Lingenfelter, 94, of Sproul, passed away Monday September 4, 2023 at Presbyterian Village, Hollidaysburg. He was born January 31, 1929 in Claysburg, son of the late Luther and Loraine (Burkett) Lingenfelter. He married Joanne Davis on...
Richard 'Rick' Bechtel
Richard ‘Rick’ Bechtel 66, of Buckeye, AZ passed away Sept. 1, 2023, in Goodyear, AZ. He was born at the “old’ Nason Hospital in Roaring Spring, March 20, 1957, to Thelma R Dodson and James C...
Linda Kay Boyd
Linda Kay Boyd, 75, of Tyrone and a beloved resident at Garvey Manor, passed away Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. She was born Feb. 27, 1948, in Roaring Spring, the daughter of Raymond R. and Elsie Marie...
Drew G. Smith
Drew G. Smith, 74, of Martinsburg, formerly of Roaring Spring, passed away Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 5, 2023, at Homewood at Martinsburg. He was born June 24, 1949, in Roaring Spring, son of the late...
Celebrate The Foundation Of America: DAR Promotes Constitution Week Sept. 17-23
The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution urges Americans to reflect on the United States Constitution during this month’s annual observance in honor of this foundational document...
Books to Borrow Williamsburg Public Library Recommends
Brent Spiner’s “Mem-Noir” is essentially a celebrity writing fan-fiction of his own life featuring the same show for which he rose to fame. There’s a strange relationship a star can have with fans. Fans come to know celebrities intimately. A...
Letter to the Editor
To the Editor: Congratulations to Byron Smail on the publication of his Cove history about the many area iron furnaces of the 19th century. He deserves credit for tackling a task he didn’t know he could do until — he did it! My longtime...
Back to School Blues
If you’re raising children now, or if you’ve ever raised kids, you know about these Back to School Blues. They usually start to hit about mid-August every single year. The realization of summer break ending causes somewhat of a panic, spurring a...
125 Years Ago
Herald of Sept. 22, 1898 The Farmers’ Harvest Home Picnic, held in Byers’ grove in Henrietta, was a grand success. The crowd was estimated to be anywhere from five hundred to one thousand. Amusements included a wheelbarrow race,a foot race, a...
50 Years Ago
Herald of Sept. 20, 1973 A young Henrietta boy was missing for seventy hours before being found. Merle Glass Jr. wandered away from his home on Wednesday morning, Sept. 12. Firemen and state police were summoned and hundreds of people responded to a...
100 Years Ago
Herald of Sept. 21, 1923 The Old Timers picnic at Henrietta was a success, only it was too cold for a picnic. If we live and there will be one next year we will try to have it earlier in the new year so we don’t need to wear snow shoes. The...
25 Years Ago
Herald of Sept. 24, 1998 The “Tour De Dunker” Bike-a thon sponsored by the Middle Pennsylvania District Church of the Brethren was scheduled to pass through the Cove. The “Cove Loop” will start with breakfast and worship at 6:45 a.m. at the...
75 Years Ago
Herald of Sept. 23, 1948 Charles Atlee Patterson, 82, died at his home in Williamsburg. Mr. Patterson was the oldest justice of the peace in Blair county, having served since 1900. He was a former postmaster at Williamsburg, and organized three...
10 Years Ago
Herald of Sept. 19, 2013 Brooklyn Welsh of Roaring Spring, a junior at Central High School, traveled to Russia through the National Security Language Initiative for Youth on a scholarship to learn the Russian language. While there she was immersed...
Being Shrewd about True Riches
Luke 16: 1-13 Jesus is speaking directly to his disciples in this text from Luke, and since we too are his disciples, we know these words are important for us to hear. But this is a curious story, and I must admit that when I first read it I was not...
Thought for the Week
We have expressions with which we are familiar: i.e “History repeats itself” linked to “If we do not learn from our mistakes, we are bound to repeat them.” This is where Israel was. They were...
Rev. Dr. Robert Linders at St. Matthew Lutheran on Sept. 17
The Rev. Dr. Robert H. Linders will deliver the sermon at the 10:30 Service on Sept. 17 at St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Martinsburg. All are welcome. Dr. Linders has been nationally recognized for...
The Roaring Spring ARCH to Hear From Pastor Jim Law
Roaring Spring ARCH will have a guest on Oct. 7, 2023, at 7 p.m. Be sure to invite those affiliated with prison ministry, families of addicted loved ones, or those caught in addictions with a possible history of crime. Pastor Jim Law is the Director...
Public Notices
Storage Sale Due to nonpayment of storage rent and fees, all property of Sheryl Ritchey, 522 Sunbrook Manor Drive, Duncansville, PA stored at Freedom Junction Self-Storage, East Freedom, PA, will be sold on September 26, 2023 at 10:00 AM, at Freedom... Full story
