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Editor's Note: Due to unforseen events, Pastor Lee Seese was unable to write a column for this week. The column below appeared in the Oct. 11, 2018, edition of the Herald. Some scattered, random thoughts as we approach the middle of October... I wonder what "month" it was when God created everything. We celebrate and commemorate all sorts of things, but no one knows when it all began. What was the high and low temperature in the Garden of Eden? Or was it always the same? Was Eve usually cold and...
Estate Notice Letters have been granted on the Estate of the following decedent to the representative named who requests all persons having claims against the Estate of the decedent to make known the same to her or her attorney, and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment to her without delay. In the matter of the estate of Lucinda K. Michelone, a/k/a Cindy K. Michelone, late of Woodbury Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania. Executrix Jane E. Clabaugh 141 Holiday Hills Drive, Unit 1 Hollidaysburg, PA 16648 Attorney for Estate... Full story
Scriptures to Read: Ephesians 6:10-20 St. Matthew 6:7-13 Hebrews 4:12-16 St. Matthew 4:1-11 Hebrews 11:1-6 Hebrews 11:32-40 Philippians 4:4-13 I have been trying to warn-alert you to Satan's attacks. Satan and his fallen-angel-host are formidable enemies. For the Christian, we claim a verse (I John 4:4), "Ye are of God...because greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world." We dare to presume that if Christ is Lord of your life and seated on the throne of your heart, neither...
St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Roaring Spring will have boxes of food to give away to anyone who can use it today, Oct. 22. Volunteers will begin handing out the food at 3 until 5 p.m. at the base of the church parking lot along Main Street (right down from the post office). Boxes will be first-come, first-serve. The church will be able to help 50 families. There will be no qualifications. Each family will receive four different boxes that include items such as meat, dairy and non-perishables....
To promote a safe and fun environment for our neighborhood children and families, Martinsburg Brethren in Christ will host a trick-or-treat alternative from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28. Children can trick-or-treat from trunk to trunk in a line-up of vehicles parked in the church’s parking lot with trunks or tailgates full of goodies. This free event will be open to the community. The church is located at 334 Son Rise Drive (Cross Cove Road) between Route 866 and Ritchey’s Dairy. For more information, contact the church at 793...
More than 200 people gathered in Williamsburg on Sunday, Oct. 18, for a voter registration event called "Cut the Pork." "For Williamsburg, I definitely consider this a success," Blair County Republican Party Vice Chair of Region Four Jon McClintock said. McClintock was one of the main organizers for the event. "What's remarkable is that we also registered 20 voters during the event, but we don't know the party affiliation," McClintock said. Of the various voter registration events in Catharine a...
Pennsylvania state government officials delayed their annual pay raise last week in the face of a pandemic-induced revenue shortfall. Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf signed House Bill 2487 on Friday that freezes pay for himself, cabinet officials, legislators and department leaders beginning Dec. 1 with expiration set for Nov. 30, 2021. Deferring the annual cost of living adjustment sailed through the Senate last month as lawmakers contend with how to backfill the estimated $5 billion budget deficit. According to Ballotpedia, Pennsylvania lawmakers earn the...
Larry Mock attended the Oct. 1 meeting of the Woodbury Township (Blair County) supervisors to discuss plans for a pavilion. Mock plans to build a pavilion and he asked supervisors if there were any ordinances regarding noise or having people there in later evening hours. Mock also wanted to make supervisors aware that the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) was looking into building grounds because there had been complaints that the pavilion was within 50 feet of a waterway. Mock said that he has people looking into this for him and...
The Pa. Department of Labor and Industry (L&I) secretary launched a redesigned PA CareerLink website Oct. 14. The department states that the changes make it easier for Pennsylvania workers, employers and workforce development groups to connect to job search and career development tools. “L&I is focused on training Pennsylvanian workers for the new economy emerging in the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic,” said L&I Secretary Jerry Oleksiak. “To accomplish this, we’re modernizing and upgrading our job search and re-skilling program...
Thanks to a grant from the Blair County Health and Welfare Council, and because in-person classes were cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, Penn State Extension will offer several series of Dining with Diabetes live webinars without charge to 20 Blair County residents who want to learn how to better manage diabetes. Each series includes four consecutive weekly webinars with a follow-up webinar three months later. Currently there are two series scheduled to begin on the following dates: Thursday, Oct. 29, at 10 a.m. and Tuesday, Nov. 10,...
Democrats of the Cove, a group that originated on Facebook, collected donations from its members to purchase a billboard supporting the Biden and Harris ticket in the upcoming presidential election. A few members of the group agreed to gather (with proper distancing and masks) for a photo....
