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Kindergarten Teachers Talk Fun, Love of Learning
In many times going to school board meetings, I often don't know of the elementary and secondary teachers in the district. I sent out a questionnaire about each grade and the teachers involved,...
Sunny Stroll at Spring Dam
Lorenzo and Susan Recchia treated their granddaughter Thea, 2, to a trip to Spring Dam Park in Roaring Spring Monday afternoon. The 70-degree weather was perfect for a walk....
Last Visit with the Dillings
Take a gander to the left of you, and one to the right, look behind and ahead. If you’re living in Morrisons Cove, chances are pretty good that you’ll find a Dilling. Hey, take a hard look and maybe you’ll find one of your own great, great, gre...
125 Years Ago
Herald of May 5, 1898 “Old Glory” and the Cuban star and bars now wave over the post office door. Altoona and Hollidaysburg members of the Blair county bar have agreed not to open their offices for business after 6 p.m. For the benefit of...
50 Years Ago
Herald of May 10, 1973 It’s apple blossom time in the Cove. The blossoms will still be on the trees this weekend, but all varieties except Romes will be past their peak according to veteran orchardist Edwin Bridenbaugh. Bridenbaugh said conditions...
100 Years Ago
Herald of May 11, 1923 The Benson school building was dedicated to the cause of education in the name and honor of Miss Emma Benson, a veteran teacher who dedicated her life to the education of the young people in our community. Miss Benson spoke at...
25 Years Ago
Herald of May 14, 1998 Roaring Spring Police Chief Steven E. Hamilton resigned May 8 after 20 months on the job. Borough Council unanimously appointed Assistant Chief Charles R. Stump to fill the vacancy. Timothy Cleveland and Gerald Slick purchased...
75 Years Ago
Herald of May 13, 1948 The greatest amount of money ever brought in at a public farm sale in Morrisons Cove was turned in last Wednesday at the Joseph F. Cornelius sale, one mile from Roaring Spring. Receipts were between $22,000 and $23,000 for the...
10 Years Ago
Herald of May 9, 2013 The Claysburg-Kimmel School Board was facing a $545,520 deficit for the 2013-14 school year. The board has been using savings in past years to balance the budget, but those funds were being depleted. Board members were looking...
125 Years Ago
Herald of April 28, 1898 The Methodist Episcopal parsonage at Schellsburg, Bedford county, was destroyed by fire Saturday night. The family of Rev. W. R. Whitney made a narrow escape from suffocation by smoke. Mr. L. A. Wilkinson has received a...
50 Years Ago
Herald of May 3, 1973 Nason Hospital trustees approved the purchase of a Bennett Respirator Unit at an approximate cost of $4,000. The machine would be used in emergencies when patients are unable to breathe by themselves and need assistance in...
100 Years Ago
Herald of May 4, 1923 The Snyder Memorial Park will have some needed improvements in time for the opening of the season. A permanent refreshment stand will be built and a children’s playground will be fitted up with some pieces of amusements for...
25 Years Ago
Herald of May 7, 1998 Warm temperatures the last part of March and rainy weather in April led fruit trees and plants to blossom early. The early blossoms could mean an early harvest if frost doesn’t get to them. Orchardists usually only need to...
75 Years Ago
Herald of May 6, 1948 A thrilling pitching duel between Martinsburg’s Bill Lehman and Williamsburg’s Lynn Hoffner topped last Saturday’s opening games for the 1948 Blair League season. Martinsburg got two hits from Hoffner early in the game...
10 Years Ago
Herald of May 23, 2013 The Williamsburg Memorial Bridge connecting Williamsburg and Catharine Township was officially dedicated on April 27. The bridge replaced a “temporary” bridge erected after the 1936 Saint Patrick’s Day Flood washed away...
Herald Says Goodbye to Important Family Member
Sgt. Buster Brown Martinsburg (formerly of Altoona) June 21, 2009 - April 4, 2023 If you visited the Herald office between the years of 2009 and 2018, chances are you met Buster Brown, the Herald...
Tough People: Dillings Tale Begins
When one sees the words “if this place could talk,” there is a tendency to conjure images of ghosts, thrilling romance or big money deals. But when one looks at the farm that now belongs to the Bakers, just a stones throw from Piney Creek Road...
125 Years Ago
Herald of April 21, 1898 As a result of the joint resolution adopted by Congress on Tuesday, war has been declared against Spain. If Spain does not agree to get out of Cuba in the time named by the President, then force will be used directed by the...
50 Years Ago
Herald of April 26, 1973 An automatic central mix plant, capable of producing 300 cubic yards of concrete an hour, is under construction at the New Enterprise Stone and Lime Company. The new plant, scheduled for operation in June, will replace the...
100 Years Ago
Herald of April 27, 1923 ‘Squire J. H. Nicodemus who for many years has had his office in the building next to Rearick’s furniture store, has opened an office at his residence, corner East Allegheny and Mulberry streets. The “Squire would be...
25 Years Ago
Herald of April 30, 1998 Miss Royce Boyd of Bedford was named Claysburg-Kimmel Elementary School principal to replace Thomas Moore who was retiring after 27 years. The board also planned to install a computer system, including Internet access for...
75 Years Ago
Herald of April 29, 1948 A large barn fire at the George B. Wineland farm was discovered by Don Slep, manager of the Blair County Airport, as he was circling over the airport with a student pilot. He landed the plane on the end of the runway, and...
10 Years Ago
Herald of April 25, 2013 Rachel Walter, a member of Claysburg-Kimmel’s Future Business Leaders of America club, was elected state reporter for the 2013-14 school year. As state reporter she would be responsible for the PA FBLA Pen Pal newsletter,...
Grove Features Pint-Sized Performers
James Grove, a Martinsburg musician, was among the featured musicians at the ArtsAltoona Spring Art Market last weekend. While April showers moved the event indoors, many community members attended...
SCPR Flourishes With Activity
On April 8, the Southern Cove Power Reunion grounds were alive with items for sale and interested buyers. People brought their machinery, wire, animal pens, and tractors to be auctioned off. It was a...
From the 'Burg to Your Kitchen
Picnic season is coming up soon. I have already been hounding my parents to make the trek up to our house to have a cookout. I am just so hungry for picnic food. This inspired my thoughts for two recipes this week — staples at any picnic ...
What's Going On Around Town?
(Above) Scott Detwiler and Christine Lower spent their Saturday in a rented bucket lift pressure washing the aluminum siding of a Williamsburg home on Route 866. (Below) Williamsburg Firemen's...
Ready to Spring Into Summer
Kalib and Genesis Weyandt assemble a mini trampoline for their daughter, Aspen, 2, in the backyard of their home on Arden Street in Claysburg Sunday afternoon. The warm temperatures of last week...
Woodbury Joint School Remembered
After last week's blast into Cove schools' past, Janet Blattenberger of Martinsburg brought the Herald some photos from her years at Woodbury Joint School. The school was established in February of...
School Photos Revisited With Names Revealed
To the Editor: In the April 13, 2023 edition of the Herald, you published First and Second grade school photos, and you stated that most of the students' names had been "lost to time." All but one of...
50 Years Ago
Herald of April 19, 1973 The Martinsburg Borough Council, at a special meeting, voted to purchase a roof-mounted, detachable red flasher for the borough police car. The action was taken after Mayor Richard D. Moore told council that the interior...
100 Years Ago
Herald of April 20, 1923 Mrs. Elizasbeth Eberly Hoover died Wednesday, March 21 at the Altoona hospital. On the Saturday previously she underwent an operation for cancer. She stood the operation and was doing well until Wednesday morning when her...
25 Years Ago
Herald of April 23, 1998 The new traffic signal on the Roaring Spring bypass at Nason Drive was placed into service. Increasingly heavy traffic on Route 36 has made access and egress from Nason Drive difficult for motorists. The timing of the light...
75 Years Ago
Herald of April 22, 1948 Four hundred-one pupils in Huston and North Woodbury Townships were given chest X-rays by the Blair County Tuberculosis and Health Society last week. The three ton mobile X-Ray equipment visited Martin, Curryville and...
10 Years Ago
Herald of April 18, 2013 Don Appleman resigned as coach of the Williamsburg High School girl’s varsity basketball team after ten years. Appleman finished his career with 474 wins, 401 at Williamsburg and 73 at Central. Appleman was inducted into...
The Pines Prepare
Members of local band The Pines (from left) Alex Snyder, Damon Mills and Logan Warner rehearse outside The Vault Cafe in Roaring Spring Monday afternoon for an upcoming performance they have there...
Flower Fever
Each Easter, my mom asks for a specific flower — hyacinth. They are her favorite flower. My sister Julie and I were not blessed with mom’s “green thumb,” but it inspired my question this week — what is your favorite flower? Here is what a...
Women's Civic Club Easter Egg Hunt Entertains Children
A beautiful spring day was the backdrop of the annual Williamsburg Easter Egg Hunt put on by the Women's Civic Club and the Williamsburg Lions Club. (From left photo) Austin Martin, 5, son of Dustin...
Better Weather: Start Your Spring Garden Prep ASAP
"As surely as the sun rises He will appear; He will come to us like the spring rains that water the earth." Hosea 6:3. It's inevitable, just as winter and snow follow the warm sun of fall, spring...
Column Sparks Memory of Store Photo
After reading Kathy Mellott's article about New Enterprise general stores in the Feb. 23, 2023, edition of the Morrisons Cove Herald, Robert Loose recalled having the photo above. He believes this...
Gathered Together for Good Friday
Members of the congregation at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church in Martinsburg attend the Good Friday Tenebrae service Friday evening....
Park Popular During Warm Weather
Azriela Clouse of Martinsburg enjoys warm temperatures and the slide with her children Moses, 11 months, and Isabella, 6, while Joey Rhodes, 7, of Roaring Spring, hits the rings Monday at Morrisons...
Herald Readers Remember Elementary School Days
Readers have been kind enough to share their class photos with the Herald....
Martinsburg Dentist Office Participates in 5K
Twenty-one employees and family from Drs. Kurtz and Kurtz Family Dentistry walked or ran the 5K Bunny Blitz Trail Run and Walk on April 8 in PA Furnace. Dr. Christopher Kurtz came up with the idea...
Martinsburg Boosters Clean Up Roads
On Saturday morning, April 8, the Martinsburg Booster Association picked up trash between Martinsburg and Fredericksburg, as part of PennDOT's Adopt-A-Highway program. Shown are Bob Bechtel (left)...
125 Years Ago
Herald of April 7, 1898 On Thursday at 9:30 a.m. N. P Royer will offer at public sale on the premises, a mile east of Royer, 4 head of horses, 4 colts, 6 milch cows, lots of young cattle, 2 wagons, all kinds of implements, seed potatoes, clover...
50 Years Ago
Herald of April 12, 1973 The Central High School Marching Band won the President’s Award for the Outstanding Band of the Parade and the Mayor’s Trophy for first place high school band in the Maple Festival parade in Myersdale. Directed by Jack...
100 Years Ago
Herald of April 13, 1923 A very pleasant social gathering was enjoyed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Brumbaugh on Saturday evening, the event being in honor of Mr. Brumbaugh’s birthday. It was to be a complete surprise, but its success was...
25 Years Ago
Herald of April 16, 1998 Demolition of the Benson Elementary School Building was expected to begin soon. A project to remove the insulation from the roof was scheduled to begin in the next few days, and then Russo Demolition and Salvage was expected...
75 Years Ago
Herald of April 15, 1948 Hundreds of Morrisons Cove men employed in the Pennsylvania Railroad’s Altoona Works remained at home this week because of a furlough caused by the current coal shortages. Although most miners were reported back in the...