Altoona Mirror

Cambria may house Blair youth

Fri, 16 May 2008 00:37:27 EDT

EBENSBURG - Cambria County is willing to house Blair County juveniles in its detention home for $190 a day per child beginning in July, Cambria Chief Clerk Michael Gelles said.

If Blair maintains its average of 3.6 children in detention each day, the annual cost would be $274,000.

Pirates of the carrot reading

Fri, 16 May 2008 00:46:28 EDT

BELLWOOD - Pirates invaded Myers Elementary School Thursday.

Actually, they were buccaneer bunnies, singing ''Yo ho ho, nibble your greens'' as the illustrations of children's book artist John Manders came to life.

Police officers taking to bikes to save on gas

Fri, 16 May 2008 00:49:24 EDT

HOLLIDAYSBURG - David Gehret and Jeff Friday took a bike ride Thursday morning on North Juniata Street.

But it was all business for the Hollidaysburg police officers.

Thursday's ride marked the first time in 12 years that the police department conducted daily bicycle patrols around the 2.4-square-mile borough.

Curve faithful unfazed by bad field

Fri, 16 May 2008 01:05:26 EDT

A glitch that left the field at Blair County Ballpark unplayable for two days had some fans upset Thursday.

While the fans weren't overjoyed that Tuesday's and Wednesday's games had to be postponed because of poor field conditions, they turned out in huge numbers anyway for the Thursday morning doubleheader between the Altoona Curve and the Akron Aeros.

Paterno treated for dehydration, released from hospital

Thu, 15 May 2008 14:31:42 EDT

UNIVERSITY PARK -- Joe Paterno is fine, Penn State sources say, but the legendary 81-year-old coach gave everyone a scare Thursday morning.
An ambulance was called to Paterno's house near Beaver Stadium and took him to Mount Nittany Medical Center to be treated for dehydration.