Local history

50 years ago: Feb. 6, 1975

A man named Jeff Foster, 22, passed through Duncansville on a 3,000-mile trip from New York to California by foot and hoof with a pet horse named Pappy and pet dog named Pup.

25 years ago: Feb. 6, 2000

Six different environmental groups filed suit against PennDOT, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Federal Highway Administration about their choice of an 8-mile section of I-99 between Blair and Centre Counties. Blair Planning Commission Director Richard T. Haines said he thought the route chosen was a solid one.

10 years ago: Feb. 6, 2015

McDonald’s restaurants in Altoona/Johnstown were selecting customers at random to be allowed to pay their bill with an act of kindness instead of money, a promotion called “Pay with Lovin'” good for one week.

— Compiled by Tim Doyle