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In the news on this date: January 27

Local history 50 years ago: The Downtown & Altoona Revitalization Effort (DARE), Thomas E. Ward vice president, reported that the Park & Shop Program had provided 22,876 hours of free parking for store customers last year. 25 years ago: The winners of Blair County Chamber of ...

Ebensburg plans Rumble Through The Valley Motorcycle Festival

EBENSBURG — The third annual Rumble Through The Valley Motorcycle Festival will be held July 31 and Aug. 1 at the American Legion Fairgrounds in Ebensburg. Founded in 2024, the Rumble Through The Valley Motorcycle Festival organization is made up of local business leaders who wanted to ...

Ebensburg plans Rumble Through The Valley rally

EBENSBURG — The third annual Rumble Through The Valley Motorcycle Festival will be held July 31 and Aug. 1 at the American Legion Fairgrounds in Ebensburg. Founded in 2024, the Rumble Through The Valley Motorcycle Festival organization is made up of local business leaders who wanted to ...

Toasty Toddler Program serves 710 children

The Toasty Toddler Program, a winter outerwear collection and distribution for children birth through age 5, served 710 children this season. Children registering receive a new coat, hat and gloves through the generosity of the community. Toasty Toddler began as a collaborative project ...

Arboretum seeks proposals for new exhibition

UNIVERSITY PARK — The Arboretum at Penn State invites Pennsylvania-based artists to submit their proposals to be included in a new outdoor art exhibition that will celebrate the history, ecology and artistry of Pennsylvania’s forests. The Penn’s Woods Outdoor Art Exhibition will ...

Hollidaysburg library sets Feb. programs

The Hollidaysburg Area Public Library has announced its activities for February. The library will be closed Feb. 14, 15 and 16 in observance of Presidents Day. n Canasta and Mah Jongg games are held at 11 a.m. Mondays. Beginners are welcome. n Maker Mondays are held all day Mondays in the ...