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A crew manually switches Norfolk Southern locomotives off of the Hollidaysburg Branch near the Eighth Street Bridge in Altoona on Monday afternoon. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski

Go planner — March 13

Friday, March 13 Irish Heritage Days in Tyrone continues Friday, March 13, with an Irish Cookie Crawl from 5 to 7:30 p.m., Irish Heritage Family Fun Night from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Tyrone Library, a performance of the Altoona Brass Collective from 6:15 to 6:45 p.m. and Irish Fireworks at dusk. ...

Today’s puzzles: March 13, 2026

Click the corresponding link below to see and print your favorite puzzles Andrews McMeel Crossword https://www.altoonamirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/FRI-McMeel-Xword-1-scaled.png Find the ...

Showing emotions different for us all

Everyone expresses themselves in different ways. It might take awhile for one person to let their thoughts and emotions be heard or seen. Another may wear their heart on their sleeve. It doesnát change the fact that weáre all human. Iám constantly reminded of this in my own way — and I respond to it in my own way through writing. However, tragedy recently struck my family when my parents took Gizmo, our oldest German Shepherd, to the vet. He started limping one of his back legs in mid-January, showing little to no warning signs of discomfort other than old age. In fact, thatás ...