Courtesy photo Morrisons Cove Rotary Club 2021-22 officers are (from left): John R. Biddle, secretary; Betsy Baker, president; Seth Davis, vice president; Shana L. Stern, treasurer; and Dan Hoover, club member.

Morrisons Cove Rotary installs officers

ROARING SPRING — The Morrisons Cove Rotary Club installed Betsy A. Baker, superintendent of schools for the Spring Cove School District, as its new club president on June 29.

Baker will serve in this capacity through June 2022. She joined the club in 2016 and has been highly active with all of the club’s activities and programs.

“The Morrisons Cove Rotary Club has a long history of serving the Morrisons Cove community, supporting community projects and assisting with the development of our youth. Even through the pandemic, the club has found creative ways to continue to meet and to serve,” Baker said.

“I am hoping to begin returning the club to ‘normal’ operations as the impact of the pandemic declines and to expand our membership to further serve our community.”

Joining Baker as Morrisons Cove Rotary Club officers for the 2021-22 fiscal year are: Seth Davis as vice president, John R. Biddle as secretary, Shanna L. Stern as treasurer, and Charles W. Gojmerax as immediate past president.

The Morrisons Cove Rotary Club meets at 7:15 a.m. Tuesdays.

For more information on the club or becoming a member of the club, visit www.morrisonscoverotary.org or email info@mcrotary.com.

Altoona Sunrise names Rotarian of Year

Douglas Hershey, founder of Thought iQ, LLC and executive leadership coach, was awarded Rotarian of the Year by the Altoona Sunrise Rotary.

Hershey is a Rotary Leadership graduate, Paul Harris Fellow and Rotary community program chair.

He orchestrated Rotaries 960 volunteer hours on 18 community projects and assisted with volunteers distribution of more than 18,000 pounds of food to those in need.

Military Food Share set for Monday

DUNCANSVILLE — The monthly Military Food Share distribution at the Duncansville VFW Auxiliary 8724 will be held on Monday, beginning at noon.

This is for all active military, veterans and widows or widowers of veterans living in Blair County.

Take your military and photo ID and enter from Dunnings Highway/Newry Lane.

The VFW wants to thank all the volunteers, local businesses, individuals and Pennsylvania Skill Charitable Giving for helping to keep this program going each month.

Please remember to follow the signs and keep volunteers and patrons safe. Get a registration form if you did not get one and help keep the lines moving during distribution. Questions regarding eligibility will be answered during registration. VFW Auxiliary membership is open to eligible individuals. Contact the VFW at 814-695-9703 for more information.

Duncansville Historical society to meet

DUNCANSVILLE — The Duncansville Area Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Duncansville Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1200 Fourth Ave.

The group will finalize plans for its part in the Duncansville Community Days celebration, which will be held July 15-17 at Duncansville Park.

The group is interested in obtaining any pictures or information regarding Duncansville. If you are unable to attend the meeting, any information or pictures you have can be sent to Nancy DeLozier, P.O. Box 115, Duncansville, PA 16635 or call 814-695-1017. The group will make copies of the information, and it will be returned promptly.

New people are welcome to attend the meetings, which are held on the second Tuesday of every other month.

Allegheny Chorale to begin season

After a long break from singing and presenting concerts to the Tyrone and Altoona communities, the Allegheny Chorale will be swinging back into action in September.

The Allegheny Chorale currently has more than 60 singing members and is under the direction of Deborah Estright. The president of the board of directors is Janet Pearson.

The board met recently and unanimously voted to begin the 2021-22 season starting with rehearsals in

September.

The chorale also made the decision to change the location of the weekly practice sessions. Beginning at 7 p.m. Sept. 14, the chorale will practice at the Grace Baptist Church at 2308 Adams Ave., Tyrone.

Previously, the practice sessions were held at Tyrone Area High School; however, the chorale has exceeded the seating area of the music room.

Anyone wishing to join the chorale is welcome to join during the first three weeks of the practice season.

The chorale has scheduled two concerts for the Christmas holiday season — Dec. 5 at St. James Lutheran Church in Altoona and Dec. 7 at Presbyterian Church in Tyrone. A spring concert is scheduled for both venues in April.

For more information, email AlleghenyChorale

@gmail.com.

Area clubs and nonprofits can email articles and photos to community@altoonamirror.com. For more information, call Brenda Carberry, community news coordinator, at 814-946-7459.