Local history

50 years ago: Oct. 29, 1974

Fourth Lutheran Church held a Sunday School Teachers and Workers Recognition Day for 18 people with a combined 616 years of service. Alfarette Stegmeier and Esther Seidel had the most with 54 years each.

25 years ago: Oct. 29, 1999

The Blair County Chamber of Commerce sponsored a trip for students at Irving Elementary School to visit a petting zoo and for Williamsburg High Future Farmers of America students to teach them about farm animals like cows, pigs and horses for Ag in Schools Day.

10 years ago: Oct. 29, 2014

Penn State Altoona announced an Operation Safe Trick or Treat event for children up to age 13 at its intramural fields that week, with Maple Hall being turned into a haunted house. Participants were asked to donate a box of cereal for St. Vincent de Paul.

— Compiled by Tim Doyle