Lakemont Lions Club offers backyard egg hunt service

March 10, 2026

The Lakemont Lions Club will hold its eighth annual Easter Eggstravaganza Project, a service for local families that doubles as a club fundraiser over the Easter season. For families registering for the service, Lakemont Lions Club members will place filled Easter eggs in the family yard the evening before, so that eggs are in place for children’s discovery on Easter morning. The plastic eggs will contain items such as small candy treats (those ordering can specify no peanuts or no chocolate), discount coupons to local businesses, coins and small prizes. Each egg will be taped to ...

Today’s puzzles: March 9, 2026

March 9, 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/MON-McMeel-Xword.png Find the words https://www.altoonamirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/MON-Find-the-Words.png Celebrity ...

In the mist

March 9, 2026

Fog rolls across the lake waters at Canoe Creek State Park on Wednesday afternoon. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski

Generosity of Season of Sharing campaign ‘a dream come true’ for Dreams Go On

March 8, 2026

The Altoona Mirror’s annual Season of Sharing campaign brought in a total of $48,183 to help Dreams Go On Inc. expand its programming to help physically and/or emotionally challenged community members through therapeutic horseback riding lessons. Mirror publisher Dan Slep and Jodi Cessna, ...

In this city, it’s tradition to line up for ice cream even when it’s 6 degrees

March 8, 2026

MOORHEAD, Minn. — It’s still winter in Minnesota, but for the people lined up last Sunday in single-digit cold at the Moorhead Dairy Queen, spring is in the air. The annual March 1 opening of the 77-year-old walk-up ice cream shop is a tradition, no matter the weather. Heavy snow, ...

Horoscope — Sunday, March 8

March 8, 2026

You’ll gather and leverage information and fold it elegantly into art. This ends in great fulfillment and in applause. Aries (March 21-April 19): Why do people ask questions they have no interest in learning the answers to? You’ll listen through the question for the need beneath it. Taurus (April 20-May 20): You could dispel a mystery, but it would ruin the fun. You’d rather say less, show little and leave long silences for people to fill with their own imagination. Gemini (May 21-June 21): Lofty expectations can actually be met. You’ll prove it. Someone new will prove it. ...