The Fifth Dimension’s 1967 hit song invited listeners to go “Up, Up, and Away,” in a beautiful hot air balloon and so does the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Bedford. Tethered balloon rides are planned from 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 1 for $25 per person and are part of the opening ...

Friday, July 11 The Alum Bank Classic Weekend will be held through Sunday, July 13, at the Alum Bank Volunteer Fire Company hall, 6738 King St. Clair Road, Alum Bank (Pleasantville). Friday evening pickup truck pulls begin about 6 p.m. with weigh-ins, the classic car and antique cruise-in ...

Jarrod Hoffner replaces the stud on a wheel hub assembly on his 2009 Pontiac G6 in front of his North Eighth Avenue home in Juniata on Thursday afternoon. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski

Construction on the new Hollidaysburg Veterans Home in Duncansville continues as a worker puts finishing touches on windows. The state-of-the-art facility, expected to house 200 veterans, is tentatively scheduled to be complete this fall. Mirror photo by Holly Claycomb

HoopsFest 2025, Pennsylvania’s largest outdoor 3-on-3 basketball tournament, will be held Saturday, July 19, in downtown Altoona. Hosted annually by Joshua House, the event brings together thousands from across the region for a day filled with high-energy basketball, family fun and a message ...

Food pantry distribution set The food pantry at Twenty-eighth Street Church of the Brethren, 28th Street and Union Avenue, is available for those in need. Distribution will be held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, July 11, and Friday, July 25, by appointment only. Call Deb at ...

July 12, 1950 Altoona military draft boards 32 and 33, Attorney Robert W. Anthony chairman of board 33, were awaiting the quotas or number of men the military required drafted due to the outbreak of the Korean War. July 12, 1975 The Loretto, private railroad car of steel magnate Charles ...

Leonard E. Alwine of Altoona submitted this photo of the “new” Seventh Street Bridge being built in the fall of 1912. The original iron bridge (square inside) was used as a base for the traveling crane for the construction of the trusses for the bridge being built. It was then torn out and ...

LEBANON VALLEY COLLEGE, Annville — Dean’s list, spring semester: Darrian Berkheimer, Altoona; Alli Rodkey, Alexandria; Alexis Cramer, Mount Union; Shelly Bliss, Huntingdon. INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA — Dean’s list, spring semester: Josiah N. Seese, Everett. GROVE CITY ...

Courtesy photo From left, Landon Polites, Brock Wharton and Grant Wharton — middle school students from Cambria Heights School District — earned second place at the prestigious RTX Invention Convention U.S. Nationals, held on June 6, at The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Mich. ...

PENNSYLVANIA HIGHLANDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE, JOHNSTOWN DEAN’S LIST, SPRING SEMESTER Altoona — Yousif Ahmed, Beverly Auerbeck, Julius Colabove, Dawn Cronmiller, Vanessa DiCostanzo, Allison Drass, Samantha IEsmaili, Sierra Francisco, Bailey Gerlach, Morgan Hamel, Cody Hartman, Gage ...

WIDENER UNIVERSITY, Chester, Pa. — Kylie Glorioso, Huntingdon, doctor of physical therapy; Kelsey Renz, Altoona, master of social work.

Joseph W. Brown and Maryjoy Gregory of Cheswick are engaged to be married. Joseph is the son of Robert W. Brown Jr. of Blandburg and Bobbi Jo Warren of Altoona. Maryjoy is the daughter of the late Ken and Elaine Gregory of Coalport. Both are 2006 graduates of Glendale Junior-Senior High ...

Julia Gallagher of Collegeville and Evan Shale of Duncansville are engaged to be married. Miss Gallagher is the daughter of Lester and Constance Gallagher of Collegeville. She is a 2023 graduate of Geneva College, Beaver Falls, with a double major, a bachelor of arts degree in communication ...

Allison Gressler of Altoona and Ryan Beiswenger of Glasgow are engaged to be married. Miss Gressler is the daughter of John and Lori Gressler of Altoona. She is a 2013 graduate of Altoona Area High School, a 2017 graduate of Penn State University with a bachelor’s degree in education and ...

Stephanie Shope, daughter of Randall and Cynthia Shope, and Eric Glunt, son of David and Patricia Glunt, both of Hollidaysburg, are engaged to be married. Stephanie is a 2006 graduate of Hollidaysburg Area Senior High School. She attended Penn State Altoona, Bradford School of Business, ...

Mr. and Mrs. Carl White of Tyrone will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary with their family. They were married June 26, 1965, at Montague Avenue Church, Winchester, Va. Mrs. White is the former Sharlene Grundusky. The couple have three children: Barb (Rob) Kirkpatrick of Tyrone, Debbie ...

Mr. and Mrs. Rolley Gene Miller will celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary on June 24. They were married June 24, 1950, in Tipton. Mrs. Miller is the former Ida Kathleen Cherry. The couple have five children: Denny (Arlene) Miller, Vince Miller, Robbie (Tracy) Miller, David (Valerie) ...

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth M. Diehl of 1643 Knob Run Road, Duncansville, observed their 59th wedding anniversary on Wednesday. They were married April 23, 1966, at St. Bartholomew’s Catholic Church, Wilmore, by the Rev. James N. Feeley. Mrs. Diehl is the former Nellie Luszik. The couple have ...

Mr. and Mrs. William Alexy of 1040 Reservoir Road , Hollidaysburg, recently celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary. They were married April 29, 1995, at Grace Lutheran Church , Bellwood. Mrs. Alexy is the former Lori Jane Stanley. The couple have one daughter, Madison. Mrs. Alexy is ...

Claire Jackson and Benjamin David Borst were married on Nov. 9, 2024, at Eastminster Presbyterian Church in Melbourne Beach, Fla. She is the daughter of Jeff and Janet Jackson of Bellingham, Wash. He is the son of David and Brenda Borst of Altoona. The officiant presiding was Calvin ...

Laura Arias and Broc Smith were united in marriage at 4 p.m. June 30, 2024, at the Veiled Garden at Abernethy Center, Oregon City, Ore. The bride is the daughter of Ana Hernandez Gomez of Hillsboro, Ore., and Jose Danilo Arias of New York. The bridegroom is the son of Dave and Kim Smith of ...

Arlee Simendinger and Benjamin Shetler were united in marriage on Aug. 24, 2024, at First Lutheran Church in Altoona. The bride is the daughter of Greg and Alice Simendinger of Ashville. The bridegroom is the son of Jerry and Heidi Shetler of Tyrone. The Rev. Dr. Barry R. Folmar and ...

Lindsey Wilson and Justin Houser were united in marriage on July 13, 2024. Following a ceremony at Justin’s church, Holy Trinity Orthodox Church in State College, officiated by Father Ignatius Hunter and Father David Smith, the couple exchanged vows at Marrara’s Mountain Lodge in Port ...