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Saturday, March 9 Quarterly meeting of the Frontier Patriots Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, noon, March 9, at Hoss’s Steak and Seafood Restaurant, 4308 Business Route 220, Bedford Williamsburg Farm Show, Saturday, March 9 – Annual Benefit Auction. Auctioneers will auction off new and used items, household items, feed, auto supplies, cleaning kits, gift cards to local businesses. Doors open at 8 a.m., auction begins at 9 a.m. Kitchen open. Monday, March 11 At the Roaring Spring ARCH: Ladies Exercise Class, Mar. 11, 6 pm Bre...
Mrs. Jordan, an 80-year-old, longtime newspaper subscriber, recently called me to ask what channel the Little League Baseball World Series U.S. championship game would be on. I called her and told her. Not long after, Mr. Benson – a 20-year-old local resident – sent the paper a Facebook message asking when the community’s Grand Slam Parade in celebration of the LL World Series would step off. We messaged him back the answer. Our newspaper staff offers this kind of information every day – in the many ways people seek our service. Why? We are...
In early December of 1955, excitement was building in the halls of Williamsburg High School and in the borough of Williamsburg as the new basketball season was rapidly approaching. There were two primary reasons for all the positive anticipation. First, the football squad of Coach William “Bill” Rhodes had just posted the school’s only undefeated, untied regular season (10-0) in Blue Pirate history. Since football’s beginning in 1926, only one other squad had been undefeated. The Blue Pirate team (then “Little Giants) of 1939 had no losses bu...
The Morrisons Cove Herald has won nine awards in the 2023 Professional Keystone Media Awards contest. The awards are: • Correspondent George Berkheimer, Second Place in Enterprise Reporting for his series, "The Changing Cove" • Publisher Allan Bassler, Honorable Mention for Feature Story for his article, "Cove Woman Details 'Amazon' Phone Scam" • Staff Writer Rick Boston, Honorable Mention in Editorial for his piece, "Survival of the American Newspaper Critical to Democracy" • Columnist...
JANUARY Central Cove FFA members Ashley Sollenberger, Faith Brumbaugh and Katheryn Longenecker received Keystone FFA Degrees. Longenecker was the third child of Doug and Yvette Longenecker to receive this award. Lydia Byler, Lindsey Koontz and Lauren Over of Northern Bedford FFA also received Keystone Degrees. Representing Williamsburg FFA, Ashley Brubaker, Dylan Hartman, and Lane Frederick received Keystone Degrees. ---------- Nason Medical Center welcomed its first baby of 2022 on Jan. 3....
Three Herald staff members and one contributor represented the Herald at the Keystone Media Awards Brunch on Oct. 12. Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association (PNA) held the brunch and ceremony at the Sheraton Hershey Harrisburg Hotel. Contributor Denny Shoemaker and Herald Circulation Manager Lugene Shelly won an honorable mention for their photo essay "Ida Inundates the Cove." Editor Anna Baughman and Publisher Allan Bassler won three second-place awards for Editorials, Feature Page Design, and...
On June 24, the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ending nearly 50 years of abortion rights protection from the federal government by turning the issue over to each individual state. Roe v. Wade was overturned when the court ruled in Dobbs v. Jackson that the constitution does not offer a right to abortion. The Jackson Women’s Health Organization had sued Mississippi State Health Inspector Thomas Dobbs, challenging the state’s law banning abortions after the first 15 weeks of pregnancy. In his written opinion, Justice Sam...
I have fly-fished for more than 50 years. Sometimes I start to think I'm pretty good. Then I endure a day that "brings me back to earth." I experienced one of these not long ago. Seeking a morning hatch of flies, I had driven to the BFO River. I don't regularly fish the BFO because it is often overcrowded, but on this weekday morning it was not. When I arrived at a parking area, I saw flies emerging from the water. I had rigged up with an imitation I believed would match the real flies. In a...
The Morrisons Cove Herald has won nine awards in the 2022 Professional Keystone Media Awards contest. The awards are: • George Berkheimer, First Place in Enterprise Reporting for his series, "How the Cove is Changing" • Rick Boston, Second Place in Breaking News for his story, "One Dead in Woodbury Fire" • Allan Bassler and Anna Baughman, Second Place in Editorial for a series of editorials. • Baughman and Bassler, Second Place in Feature Page Design. Baughman and Bassler also received Second...
As most of you know, there was a Pride March in Roaring Spring last month and the Herald, or more specifically, me, covered the event. Approximately 40 people marched without incident, leading me to believe that either people just were not interested in the event, or they took a “it’s none of my business” approach. I was wrong. The story hit newsstands and mailboxes on July 1, and almost immediately calls and emails came in condemning the Herald and me for covering this event. Comments ranged from, “This is not news” to, “How can you support th...
News of Appvion's decision to close its Spring Mill plant in Roaring Spring has sent shockwaves through the community. Nearly four years after filing bankruptcy and three years after being sold in a "stalking horse" sale which saw the company sold to a group of its lenders, Appvion has notified employees that the Spring Mill plant will cease operations by the end of March, putting nearly 300 people out of work. While company officials have not yet publicly addressed its decision, employees said...
News of Appvion's decision to close its Spring Mill plant in Roaring Spring has sent shockwaves through the community. Nearly four years after filing bankruptcy and three years after being sold in a "stalking horse" sale which saw the company sold to a group of its lenders, Appvion has notified employees that the Spring Mill plant will cease operations by the end of March, putting nearly 300 people out of work. While company officials have not yet publicly addressed its decision, employees said...
Pennsylvanians are social people, often engaging with family, friends and others through numerous social media platforms. Information shared on these platforms can come from reputable news sources or, unfortunately, from other untrustworthy contributors that publish verifiably false content. Engagement with unreliable news sites is on the rise and it is important for news consumers to know how to identify these sources of misinformation. Since the run-up to the 2016 election, the rate of engagement with content from such organizations has...
Financial literacy is an important component of STEAM learning and a building block of a comfortable future. Unfortunately, many schools have limited programs. But there’s good news – not only can parents impart money-smarts at home – they can make it so fun kids won’t even realize they’re learning! Parents agree: 67 percent believe STEAM-focused toys are the primary way to encourage development of science, technology, engineering and math in their child, according to a recent survey conducted by OnePoll on behalf of The Toy Associati...
My brother and I knew Mom had had quite enough when she threatened to pound sand up our butts. The warning sufficed and she never had to carry through. I wish that someone in authority would tell the looters and rioters and even the numbskulls blocking traffic that is exactly what will happen if they don't start acting like normal human beings. Idiots with a college degree protesting confederate actions from 160 years ago are knocking over statues of people who helped the North. They don't even...
For an industry that is based on telling people what’s going on right now, the news media is sometimes not very good at looking ahead. We here at the Herald are trying to look ahead, but it’s hard to bring things into focus. One thing is clear – the restrictions on activities because of the coronavirus spread are hitting home. The Herald depends upon local advertising to pay its bills. What we charge for a year’s subscription to the Herald ($40 locally) doesn’t come close to paying the full cost of getting a Herald to your doorstep. Our best... Full story
For an industry that is based on telling people what’s going on right now, the news media is sometimes not very good at looking ahead. We here at the Herald are trying to look ahead, but it’s hard to bring things into focus. One thing is clear – the restrictions on activities because of the coronavirus spread are hitting home. The Herald depends upon local advertising to pay its bills. What we charge for a year’s subscription to the Herald ($40 locally) doesn’t come close to paying the full cost of getting a Herald to your doorstep. Our best... Full story
For Pennsylvania lawmakers who see the state’s rising property taxes as an intolerable burden on the state’s fixed-income residents, Feb. 3 was a day to try to rally support for repealing the taxes. It was also a day to lament the previous efforts that have failed to bear fruit. A number of state senators and representatives took part in a rally Monday on the Capitol rotunda steps calling on their colleagues to pass legislation that would do away with property taxes in the state and find alternate sources to fund education. Several methods hav...
For the past three and a half years, my byline has made a weekly appearance in the Morrisons Cove Herald. Some of you have been kind enough to tell me you enjoy reading my articles. Thank you for that. But things change and the century-old Herald is changing, too. So, if you don't see me in the printed Herald, it may be because our fearless leaders – Allan and Brian – have posted my happenings from Hollidaysburg and Duncansville in the Hollidaysburg Herald! Yes, in addition to the rel...
When we last left Naomi she was bitterly back in Bethlehem but the barley harvest began. The culture and customs would have been new to Ruth, but her focus was on being a support to her mother-in-law. Since God is always working, we should be prepared for what He has for us next. It just so happened that the sovereign Lord had a plan for Naomi and Ruth. The Bible states that a relative of Naomi's deceased husband named Boaz was "wealthy and influential" (Ruth 2:1). Sometimes being wealthy and...
Editor’s Note This feature is a continuation of the Herald’s review of news and community events during 2018. This story covers July through December 2018. A review of the events of January through June was published in the Dec. 27, 2018, edition of the Herald. The Herald owners and staff wish all subscribers, readers and advertisers a happy and prosperous new year. July 2018 Two eighth grade students at Spring Cove Middle School, Cayden Wright and Parker Gregg, took first place honors in the Inventions and Innovations category at the Tec...
