Church moves to new location Center City Church has moved its primary location, and is now in a soft-opening phase at 1220 12th Ave., downtown Altoona, in the former First United Methodist Church, brownstone building. From now through the summer, Sunday morning worship will be held at 9 ...
50 YEARS AGO: May 29, 1970 Blair County Commissioner Eugene G. Hamill, at the dedication of Highland Hall in Hollidaysburg as a Blair County Office building, said that “This building belongs to the 140,000 people of Blair County.” The 100-plus year old building was formerly a girls ...
UNIVERSITY PARK -- Deb and Stan Latta know that an arts-related experience can be transformative at any age. For their longstanding support of the Center for the Performing Arts and the Penn State community, the couple has been named the center’s 2020 Distinguished Service Award recipients. ...
Imagine if all the back and front yards — and even patio container plants — across the country were seen as one magnificent patchwork quilt, a ‘‘Homegrown National Park.” Home gardeners would join forces to bring back a variety of native plants to protect and nurture struggling birds, ...
This is the final part of a series on mental health. Perhaps no human emotion is more misconstrued and maligned than the emotion of anger. Anger, in and of itself, is not a bad thing, but many people have been conditioned to believe that even feeling anger — much less expressing it — is ...
Priests in the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown will resume the public celebration of Reconciliation beginning Saturday, according to directives issued this week by Bishop Mark L. Bartchak. In an effort to reopen churches closed to slow the spread of COVID-19, Bartchak also laid out plans to ...
Not having the luxury of sports or entertainment to distract me during this pandemic has afforded me some extra time to pray and contemplate the present Covid-19 situation. Gov. Tom Wolf seemingly has the legal authority (although I question the legitimacy) to shut down all nonessential ...
50 YEARS AGO: May 22, 1970 Famous CBS newsman Harry Reasoner was in Altoona for the Mercy Hospital 60th annual Founders Day dinner at the Penn Alto Hotel and said that the “Americans are people with the greatest challenges in history.” 25 YEARS AGO: May 22, 1995 Both the Unity ...
Because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, auditions and performances of “45 Plays for 45 Presidents” will be done virtually. Auditions will be accepted online from May 17-May 30. For those auditioning, during the production you will be required to shoot footage from home under the ...
UNIVERSITY PARK — As millions shelter in place at home due to COVID-19, many are turning to art to pass the time, relieve stress or spark joy — either as consumers or artists themselves. Penn State has launched a new project called “Viral Imaginations: COVID-19” to give all ...
The National Park Service (NPS) Units of Western Pennsylvania, following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, Flight 93 National Memorial, Fort Necessity ...
Dinner canceled, drawing to go on Saint Mark’s Catholic Church 21 Club complimentary dinner party for the 21st drawing will not take place Sunday, May 17 due to the coronavirus restrictions. The drawing will be held that day and the video of the drawing will be on Saint Mark’s Facebook ...
As some area businesses look to reopen under social-distancing guidelines aimed to slow the spread of COVID-19, so, too, do churches, which were not required by law to close, but which did so out of concern for their congregants. “We are not violating any laws,” said Pastor Gary G. Dull of ...
Bishop Mark L. Bartchak has announced plans to reopen church buildings in the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown and the gradual return to sacramental life. “The closing of churches and suspension of the public celebration of Mass and the sacraments were necessary precautions taken for the health ...
By Dom Cuzzolina dcuzzolina@altoonamirror.com Suzie and Butch Zavalanski, owners of Image Signs of Altoona, were in a quandary. Like so many other small businesses in Pennsylvania, the statewide shutdown of “nonessential businesses” left owners wondering what the future held. ...
Aglow meeting Altoona Aglow Lighthouse will meet through a conference call at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 16. The group now has its own phone number. To join the discussion and prayer time, dial 1-978-990-5357 and enter access code 7323577#. The pound sign must be included to sign ...
God loves you more than anything and has a beautiful plan for your life. One of His attributes is being omniscient, which means He understands everything, including where you are, what you are going through and what you are thinking. John Bunyan, who wrote Pilgrims Progress, was visited ...
50 YEARS AGO: May 8, 1970 The Mustangers Club of Altoona, whose members owned a Ford Mustang, Ron Johnson president, met at Beasley Ford Sales to present a check to the March of Dimes from funds earned by a rally race the group conducted. Attorney Benjamin I. Levine, vice chairman, accepted ...
The old adage holds that where there is a will, there is a way. No matter what the obstacle or obstacles that are standing in front of a goal, a person’s motivation and desire to reach that goal are often the biggest factors in his or her achieving it. Motivation and desire are often ...
This is the introduction to a four-part series by John Hartsock on mental health, which will run on the Saturday-Sunday Life section covers in May. At left is the first part of the series. By John Hartsock jhartsock@altoonamirror.com A variety of factors can influence any person’s state ...