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Author’s Note: It has come to my undivided attention that there have been complaints about who is selected for this weekly article. First, these questions are posted on the Williamsburg PA Now Facebook page, roughly two to three days before I actually begin writing the article. In that time, I do get a fair amount of answers to my questions. While I am writing, I then go through the answers without any bias and choose answers based basically on a first-come, first-serve basis. This does not have anything to do with my likes or dislikes of c...
It’s been awhile since I shared a favorite recipe – so I thought I’d bring back one of my favorite writing venues for this week, only. This past weekend, we were blessed to visit two local diners – Tom and Joe’s in Altoona and Dean’s Diner in Blairsville – both sampling breakfast favorites. Both times, my mother got corned beef hash, and I thought with corned beef being a “March” type food – why not share a special recipe of corned beef hash inspired by my Mom’s pickings at the diners? Corned Beef Hash Ingredients 6 TBSP. butter, divided 4 cup...
Herald of March 2, 1899 William L. Wineland of Huston Township, a member of the Smithfield congregation of the German Baptist Church, hitched his team in his spring wagon and with his family drove to meeting, which had been in progress for more than a week. After services, Mr. Wineland drove but a short distance toward home when he discovered something wrong, and upon examination found that the left fore and right hind burrs had been removed from the spindles and thrown away. The act of vandalism was discovered in time to avert a serious...
Herald of Feb. 28, 1974 Temperatures climbed to an unseasonably high 62 degrees on Feb. 22, bringing hopes of an early spring. That evening, however, the mercury fell almost 30 degrees, and winds whipped up to 60 mph and a dusting of snow fell. The Northern Bedford School District was presented with a plaque by the Pennsylvania Electric Co. for its efforts in conserving energy. From the start of the school year through January the district had cut its energy consumption by 12.8 percent. “The Resurrected Savior,” a 10-foot high wooden sta...
Herald of Feb. 29, 1924 The farmer’s faithful friend, the horse, was called into service transporting coal from the Broadtop region to the Cove, following a 15-inch snow that paralyzed the area. School operations were silenced in New Enterprise and elsewhere horses were drafted to haul children to and from school. Impassable drifted roads delayed mail delivery for several days. The Sunday morning thermometer reading at Beavertown was 20 degrees below zero. Farmers in the Yellow Creek area were busy hauling ties and light poles, other logs a...
Herald of March 4, 1999 John H. Bassler of Roaring Spring and 41 other World War II veterans received the French Medal of Jubilee of Liberty, commissioned by the Regional Council of Normandy, France, to pay tribute to the men and women who fought in Normandy to restore freedom. The veterans were honored in Pittsburgh by U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum and the French government. Farmview Church of the Brethren, Williamsburg RR 2, celebrated its 125th anniversary with 16 couples renewing their marriage vows. Mrs. Jane Hoover, former Loysburg postmaster...
Herald of March 3, 1949 A $29,129 contract to enlarge the community hall at Morrisons Cove Memorial Park was awarded to David F. Reighard of Martinsburg. The stage was to be enlarged, an additional dressing room, rest rooms, large skate and a restaurant near the skating rink were to be constructed in two additions. Work was to begin as soon as the weather permitted with completion planned by late summer. Plans were nearly completed by Blue Mountain Canneries to take over a large cannery at Grantsville, Md. to be operated by officials at the...
Herald of Feb. 27, 2014 Ava Whisker, 7, of Everett filled bag with 1,000 pairs of shoes she collected for the charity Soles 4 Souls. Ava was a student at Northern Bedford Elementary School. An exciting weekend awaited Central High School swimmer Taylor Flaugh. She was a sophomore and among the best swimmers throughout the District 6, and she would compete in two events at the Class AA Swimming and Diving Championships Friday and Saturday, Feb. 28-March 1, at Penn State University. Despite the absence of boys’ and girls’ swimming at Central tha...
Herald of Feb. 23, 1898 The Salemville correspondent said it would cost the township about $100 to open all the roads that were drifted shut. Men with shovels were being hired. The mail carrier between Salemville and Bed-ford via Loysburg was traveling on horseback due to road conditions. About 75 members and friends of the Martinsburg Methodist Church invaded the parsonage to wish the pastor, J.K. Lloyd, a happy birthday. He was present-ed with a handsome Morris chair and other necessities of life and comfort as tokens of good will. Roaring...
Herald of Feb. 21, 1974 Members of Roaring Spring Borough Council and the Friendship Volunteer Fire Company agreed on a new site, located along East Main Street, for the company’s new hall. Council planned to buy the two lots on which the new hall was to be built, then trade them to the fire company in exchange for the current fire hall. U.S. Sen. Hugh Scott flew into the Blair County Airport and pledged to do all he could to secure funds for the acquisition of a new instrument landing system that the authority had been seeking for several y...
Herald of Feb. 22, 1924 Interest in the Boy Scout movement was renewed with reorganization of the troop of 30 boys. Passing the Tender-foot tests were Earl Hartman, Leon and Richard Kensinger, Kenneth Bonebreak, Gilbert and Paul Luring, Edwin and Lawrence Burget, Richard Barley, Charles Keasey, Or-ville Greenleaf, Russell, John and Elvin Brown, Elvin Bowers, Lemmon Stoudnour and Paul Wagner. Junior Gladys Johnson won the Lincoln medal offered by the Illinois Watch Co., for the best essay out of 25 contestants on the life of Lincoln....
Herald of Feb. 25, 1999 The Williamsburg Community School Board adopt-ed a policy that provided for drug and alcohol testing for student athletes. Installed as officers of the Martinsburg Booster Association were John K. Bolger, president; John Knepp, first vice president; Timothy Knauss, second vice president; Stephen Friddle, secretary; Julie Schon, recording and Calvin Zook, treasurer. After an extensive inter-view and portfolio presentation, artist Lynn Baney, owner of the Brownstone Art Studio in Martinsburg was selected to be represented...
Herald of Feb. 23, 1949 Letters from across the United States were pouring into the Martinsburg Post Office containing stamped air mail envelopes on which senders were requesting that the “first flight” cachet be af-fixed. Effective March 28, air mail and passenger service were to be inaugurated at the Blair County Airport by All-American Airlines. The Murray-Appleman Post of the American Legion, Roaring Spring, planned a military service Sunday, Feb. 27, for Marine Pfc. Roy Kenneth Leach, who was killed in action May 31, 1945, at Okinawa. He...
Herald of Feb. 20, 2013 The Claysburg Area Hall of Fame committee is pleased to announce its first list of inductees. The names of the five inductees for 2014 are: Frederick and Christina (Walter) Claar, Norman “Sonny” Close, Cpl. Harry Harr, Richard “Dick” Lingenfelter and Re-gis Nale Sr. The induction ceremony was to take place at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 5, at the Claysburg-Kimmel High School auditorium. Employees of Claycomb Excavating and Roaring Spring Borough worked around the clock Sunday, Feb. 16, and Monday, Feb. 17, to repair a water...
President – Luke Uplinger Vice- President – Kara Lansberry Secretary – Eleanor Brubaker Treasurer – Sam Parks Sentinel – Ayla Hileman Reporter – CJ Smith Chaplain – Jack Sheesley Student Advisors – Ivan Brubaker and Billie Harnish 58 students enrolled in agriculture courses this year Chapter Year in Review The Williamsburg FFA had an eventful spring in 2023. Students were busy studying for the County and State Envirothon Contests in April and May. The month of May also brought the Ag in the C...
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Herald of Feb. 16, 1899 A blizzard caused the Monday afternoon train to Altoona to run many hours late. Even though it was pulled by two engines, at 10 p.m. the trains became snowbound in a six-foot-drift a short distance south of Martinsburg and could not complete its run to Curryville and Henrietta. Passengers and crew were forced to remain on the train for shelter from the cold, snow and fierce wind until sleds could reach them the next morning. The editor warned farmers to be on the lookout for a seed corn salesman who had swindled a...
Herald of Feb. 14, 1974 Food Supplies in the Cove area were gradually returning to normal as the national truckers’ strike fizzled out. During the brief strike, however, several incidents erupted. Shots were fired at trucks owned by E.F. Smith Inc. while they passed through Loysburg Gap. The trucks were then stopped at a nearby roadblock, where tires were gouged with an ice pick and a rock was thrown through a truck window. While the supply of food was improving, shortage of gasoline continued to be a problem in the area. In order to make t...
Herald of Feb. 17, 1949 The worst blizzards on record were lashing the West while Morrisons Cove basked in 65-degree warmth. Snowdrops were blooming in the yard of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Ake of Martinsburg, who ironically were vacationing in Mexico. “The breath of summer” came to an end with the temperature finally dropping to 23 degrees on Feb. 17 and the wind being clocked at 30 and 40 miles an hour. Air Force Major John A. Bice was visiting his father Blair R. Bice before leaving for England where he was to be stationed for three years. Joh...
Herald of Feb. 18, 1999 The Altoona Curve and Morrisons Cove Home sponsored a fundraising event called “Step Up to the Plate” that benefited the home and filled Blair County Ballpark at the same time. The Curve gave the Home 2,000 tickets to sell for Opening Day, May 1. James C. O’Harrow, Claysburg-Kimmel superintendent, took first place in the annual Camp One-Horn Outdoorsman Competition in McKean County. The events measured skill in shooting, logging and chopping wood and navigation. Dr.Paul Manuel of New Enterprise, a fifth degree black...
Herald of Feb. 15, 1924 52nd annual Farmers’ Week at Cove High was the most successful and widely attended of any since its origin. Judges’ decisions of the three-day program competition resulted in the seniors taking the coveted first place and the accompanying $5 prize, the juniors took second, and the remaining two had honorable mentions. One activity of merit was Freshman Merle Replogle’s president address and presentation of the stage draperies used that day and designated to be a memorial of the class of 1927. Minstrel Mimics, with a cas...
Herald of Feb. 20, 2014 The Herald received numerous calls on Tuesday morning, Feb. 18 about hundreds of “snow rollers” cropping up around the Cove. The strange log-shaped snowballs, which had been reported across the state and into Ohio, was a bit of a phenomena. According to the National Weather Service, “snow rollers” are formed under specific weather conditions. The ground surface must have an icy, crusty snow, on which falling snow cannot stick, about an inch or so of loose, wet snow must accumulate, and gusty, strong winds are needed...
For many of us, a great song can literally change your mood – music can make you laugh, cry, smile, remember good and bad times. This inspired my question for the week – What is one song that you never skip no matter how many times you hear it? Here is what a few residents had to say: Patrick Detwiler: “Bridge Over Troubled Water” Barb Dulaney: “When A Man Loves a Woman” – Percy Sledge Anna Gibboney: “Sound of Silence” – Disturbed Shirley Flaugh: “One Day at A Time” – Merium Bellina Beverly McCaulley: “I Can Only Imagine” by MercyMe Timmy R...
Editor’s Note: Mr. Robert Loose of New Holland, Pa., sent the following photo and remembrance to the Herald. The Herald encourages readers to submit their memories of Cove history and thoughts on important matters. We will print all relevant letters. After reading John Bush’s interesting article in the Jan. 25, 2024, edition of the Morrisons Cove Herald about the fire that occurred in Martinsburg about 1953, I recalled that I had a picture of my dog and cart with John Bush sitting in the car...
Herald of Feb. 9, 1899 The Mennonite congregation in Roaring Spring purchased the Methodist’s old property and were having regular services in the church with preaching every two weeks and Sunday School every Sunday afternoon. Rev. Abram Metzler was pastor. A fire in the smokehouse at the Park Hotel destroyed the building and a large quantity of hams and other meats stored there. Dr. Nason showed his appreciation to the fire laddies for extinguishing the blaze by presenting them with a box of cigars. The firemen gathered in the fire hall and s...
Herald of Feb. 7, 1974 The effects of a nationwide trucking strike were starting to be felt locally, creating critical shortages of fuel, food, and other goods. Several area industries that relied on trucks to supply them with goods were seriously considering significant layoffs. A Blair County jury found three escapees from the Huntingdon Correctional Institution not guilty of holding Ralph Harstrom of Martinsburg hostage and forcing him to drive them to Philadelphia in January of 1973. Mr. and Mrs. Barry Aungst of Alexandria held a...
Herald of Feb. 8, 1924 The first three weeks of broadcasting from Penn State radio station WPAB indicated the programs had been heard on radios over 1,000 miles away and in more than 30 states. The program contents were made up of musical numbers by students and faculty and 10 minute talks three nights each week. Altoona merchants secured extra clerks and arranged for a community restroom in a church for shoppers to attend the one-day community dollar day sale. All departments of the Altoona railroad shops went full-time for 48 hours per week,...
Herald of Feb. 11, 1999 The Department of Environmental Protection gave William Cowan of Martinsburg RR 2, owner of the Steam Pump Dam on Halter Creek near Ore Hill, three months to draw down the dam before it could pass inspection. Roaring Spring Borough Council was not happy with the reply it received from PennDOT when the council asked for a lower speed limit of 30 mph on part of the Route 36 bypass, between the Spang Street intersection on the north and Spruce Street on the south. The congregation of Trinity United Methodist Church,...
Herald of Feb. 10, 1949 Merle C. Detwiler, 37, of New Enterprise, owner of Detwiler Dairy, was seriously injured Feb. 5 at St. Clairsville when a truck operated by a drunk driver crashed into his milk truck as he was loading it with milk cans; it also hit three other cars. Detwiler was thrown between the other truck and a post. His legs were fractured and he suffered cuts on his head and forehead. He was taken to Timmons Hospital, Bedford. Mr. and Mrs. John Dollar of Clover Creek bought the Garner Store and home at Fredericksburg, operated for...
Herald of Feb 13, 2014 The Greenfield Township Board of Supervisors approved an updated nuisance ordinance on Tuesday evening, Feb. 4, during its regular monthly meeting. In addition, the supervisors hired a code ordinance enforcement officer to be a point of contact regarding matters involving township ordinances. The new ordinance focused on “unsightly buildings”. The ordinance set forth procedures on how to address problem properties and clarified how the township can attempt to recover costs that may be incurred from dealing with a nui...
John Bush was raised in Martinsburg and graduated from Central High in 1961. He spent most of his adult life in the Pacific Northwest. He has many memories as a boy in the 1950s that give some insight to the people and culture of Martinsburg in the 1950s. John likes to tell stories and over the years he has repeated the stories of his youth many times. His belief is that those years in Martinsburg influenced him all of his life. Some of the stories are historical in nature, some are colorful,...
Herald of Feb. 2, 1899 Patrick McDermott, 62, of Piney Creek was fatally injured in the stone quarries operated at Schmucker, near Williamsburg, by Morris, Schmucker & Co. He had climbed up on a ledge of rock about nine feet above the ground to loosen a couple of big stones with a crowbar when the ledge gave way and rocks came down on him. A 12-ton boulder landed on his right leg and smaller stones and dirt buried him. He was freed and taken to the Altoona Hospital, where he died the same evening. A native of Ireland, he had spent most of his...
Herald of Jan. 31, 1974 An Air National Guard pilot ejected and parachuted to safety near Imler. His jet fighter plane crashed southeast of Windber. The pilot was on a training mission at the time of the crash, but officials would not comment on what caused the accident. The Martinsburg Community Housing Corp. received tentative approval for a $200 federal loan that would fund construction of two apartment buildings in the southwest corner of the borough. John K. Hite, chairman of the corporation, said that he was “90 percent certain” that the...
Herald of Feb. 1, 1924 Because of the failure by patrons to pay prompt telephone rentals, the Morrison Cove Telephone Co. management requested that all rentals be paid monthly in advance. After 20 days a five percent penalty would be added to cover the serious expenses and losses because of non-payment. The Blair County Sunday School Association set aside a week to be observed as Sunday School Week. A house-to-house canvass was to be made by pastors and superintendent with a goal of increasing membership by 25 percent. Real estate transfers...
Herald of Feb. 4, 1999 Nason Hospital announced plans to expand its outpatient and radiology departments by building an addition across the back for the hospital that would measure 37 feet wide and 156 feet long. Work was planned to begin soon and would be completed by December. Considerable excavation was required. The cost of the expansion was estimated at $1,173,000 by Frank Dachille, the hospital’s architect. The Freedom Township Volunteer Fire Company recently put into service a refurbished rescue truck, which was purchased from the E...
Herald of Feb. 3, 1949 Flames raced through the second floor and attic of the century-old farm house on the Albert Forshey farm on the northern edge of Martinsburg, doing $3,000 in damage. Mr and Mrs. Paul Showalter, tenants of the farm, lost $800 in furniture and clothing. Jacob N. Byers and wife Annie (Lamborn) Byers celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Feb. 2. Mr. Byers was a mortician and lifelong resident of Woodbury. Helen Tipton King, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Homer L. Tipton of Martinsburg, earned a Master of Education degree in...
Herald of Feb. 6, 2014 Herald reporter Carlos Lamborn made a visit to Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney to see Phil for the 128th anniversary of Ground Hog Day. Despite a rainy morning more than 25,000 people watched as Phil saw his shadow signifying six more weeks of winter which was met with “boos” from the crowd. Monday, Feb 3, a snow day at the home of Shawn and Kendra Brubaker of Williamsburg meant building forts and sled riding. Area students not only enjoyed Monday off but Wednesday as well, as another storm passed through the area begin...
A nutritious diet is a key component of a healthy lifestyle. That's an important thing to remember for people looking to turn over a healthier leaf and accomplish their long-term wellness goals. Avoiding certain ingredients, like saturated fats and added sugars, and choosing foods known for their nutritional benefits is one way individuals can utilize diet to live healthier. Although such foods cannot entirely eliminate risk for certain diseases or make a person invincible, eating more of them...
Herald of Jan. 26, 1899 Smallpox cases in Woodbury stirred the question of whether or not persons should be vaccinated. The Roaring Spring correspondent warned that if cases occurred there, the town could be quarantined. This would prevent trains from stopping there and no paper or flour could be shipped. C.L. Longenecker of the Morrisons Cove Stock Farm at Waterside purchased a new team of black horses, which he claimed were the finest in three counties. Harry K. Brown of Loysburg announced he would open a feed and flour store in Woodbury....
Herald of Jan. 24, 1974 The Northern Bedford and Spring Cove school districts both extended the contracts of their current superintendents. Northern Bedford elected Dr. Ben Van Horn to a new five-year term, and the SC board also gave John M Humberd an additional five years. Williamsburg School Board members were informed that the district had only about a week’s worth of gasoline left to operate the district’s school buses. Employees were told to use fuel sparingly while officials attempted to locate additional supplies. Meier “Max” Billig,...
Herald of Jan. 25, 1924 While working at the Clay Banks, east of Martinsburg, Irvin Dilling was killed in a blast that occurred on the McKerihan farm. A clod of clay was thrown from the explosion into the group of workers behind a 12-foot hill, striking the victim on the head. Paul Bailey occupied the farm and Emory Pote was the clay company manager. Thermometers in Fredericksburg registered five and six below zero. Two Woodbury citizens died this week. Rev. J.C. Stayer, retired Church of the Brethren minister and district officer, and town...
Herald of Jan. 28, 1999 It was announced that ‘99 Encounter with Christ - the evangelistic crusade scheduled for June – would take place in a large tent to be put up on the grounds of the Northern Bedford School District. Martinsburg Post Office employee James Barr was honored for achieving 30 years of service with the Postal Service. He received a 30-year pin and a letter of recognition from Richard Cellino, postal service district manager in Erie. Organizers of the King Valley Golf Course, near the village of King, schedule a spring gra...
Herald of Jan. 27, 1949 The Woodbury Milling Co., owned and operated by W. Herbert Hoover, was marking its 25th anniversary of operation by the present owner. Mrs. Hoover, the former Hazel Bolger, had served the firm as bookkeeper for 19 years. The couple and six-year-old daughter Kay Lynne, resided in a new home overlooking the mill dam. Mill employees included Samuel Over, head miller; Roy Whitfield and John H. Replogle, assistant millers; Ray Teeter, truck driver; and Anna Jane Imler, clerk. Two sets of twins, who were first cousins, were...
Herald of Jan. 30, 2014 Exactly one week after forming a Citizens’ Advisory Committee, the Claysburg-Kimmel School Board called a special meeting to address changes regarding the new committee. On Jan. 15, the school board unanimously approved the formation of a committee that will “find the cause of declining grades and test scores and to get remediation and changes in place.” Claysburg PAST (Preserving artifacts, stories and traditions) had a new concept in its history tours on Saturday, April 26. The three-hour bus tour would cover the Q...
Herald of Jan. 19, 1899 About 300 tons of very fine ice was harvested from the Duncan heirs’ waterworks dam on Halter Creek at Ore Hill. Butter had been 25 cents a pound but dropped in price to 16 cents. Eggs also dropped in price 25 cents to 16 cents per dozen. Daniel Snowberger hauled a sled load of young ladies from Martinsburg to Bakers Summit, where they spent the day with Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Pote. John Ferry of Martinsburg occupied the pulpit in the Brethren Church at New Enterprise in the absence of the regular pastor, J.W. S...
Herald of Jan. 17, 1974 A man wearing a ski mask over his head and handkerchief over his mouth held up the Woodbury branch of the First National Bank of Everett on Jan. 15, taking cash from three tellers’ drawers. There were no customers in the bank when the hold-up man entered at about 12:20 p.m., and only two employees were present, as others were out to lunch. Williamsburg funeral director James K. Friedline announced plans to “semi-retire.” He and his wife Ada planned to close their gift shop, but they expected to continue to operate the f...
Herald of Jan. 18, 1924 Five new members took their seats on the town council at the reorganizational meeting in the office of Squire J.H. Nicodemus, H.R. Bowers, E.I. Isenberg, W.P. Geist, J.H Haffly and J.O. Mentzer joined holdovers, P.C. Linderman and E.H. Lykens, who was unanimously re-elected president of the new group. Borough treasurer was L.H. Holsinger and street commissioner, H.A. Liebegott. The Hickory Bottom section of the Morrisons Cove milk route was taken over by Harry Bassler, replacing former hauler, David Miller, assigned to...
Herald of Jan. 21, 1999 The Claysburg Volunteer Fire Company honored Annabelle Hetrick as its first “Firewoman of the Year” at the company’s annual banquet. Work was under way on an addition to the Martinsburg Sportsmen’s Club building in Huston Township. The new section would include restrooms and a new kitchen, and in the bottom level, a basement for storage and a heating source. Gerald Beach of Woodbury RR was honored by the Woodbury Community Center’s board of directors for “outstanding contributions” to the center. The Spring Cove S...
Herald of Jan. 20, 1949 The Southern Cove Volunteer Fire Company demonstrated its new $11,000 fire truck for a crowd of several hundred Cove residents. Burning a century-old log house filled with 40 tires, crates and slabs of wood on the Elmer Mohr farm near Bakers Summit. The firemen brought the fire under control in 12 minutes, using only half of the water hauled on the truck. George Koontz, whose family of six was burned out in a disastrous fire in March at New Enterprise, applied the match after the building was doused with oil and...