Barbara (Burr) Trybus of Cresson submitted this photo of Michaelyn Lieb’s third grade class at Garfield Elementary School, Altoona, from 1968-69. Students in room four were (from left): first row — unknown, unknown, Tim Weaver and Stanley Thomas; second row — Cheryl Vaughn, Leslie Thomas, Marie Thomas, Shelli Tyler, Cindy Begalke and Barbara Burr; third row — Ricky Jackson, Dale Havlin, unknown, Ken Piner (?) and Paul Cruise; fourth row — Miss Lieb, Tim Shoup, unknown, Darren Dufflel, Nevin Cuff and Mrs. Lynch. Miss Lieb was a graduate of Altoona Area High School and earned her bachelor’s degree in education from Lock Haven State College. As an undergrad, she made history as the first female letter carrier for the Altoona Post Office. She began her teaching career in the third grade at Garfield Elementary School in Altoona. She later earned her master’s degree in counseling from Shippensburg State College. During high school, she played violin with the Altoona Civic Symphony Orchestra. She married Raymond Wyss Neiger in 1969 and they moved back to the family farm in Brockway. She kept in touch with Barbara, as well as Barbara’s mom and sister, over the years and made a huge impact on her life. Michaelyn (Lieb) Neiger died April 5, 2026, at age 80.

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Local news on this date

April 25, 1951

The Altoona Chamber of Commerce held meetings at both the Elks Home and City Hall Police Court for 200 area grocers, restaurateurs and other retailers to explain price control rules that came from Washington about overcharging consumers. James Wallace Jr. of the Pittsburgh office of price stabilization spoke to the groups.

April 25, 1976

Penn State Altoona held a faculty banquet at the Sheraton Motor Inn and honored retiring librarian Marjorie S. Quigley and retiring coordinator of West Hall Lillian V. Botwright, Athleen Stere presenting.

April 25, 2001

Advertisements placed in newspapers by Altoona, Bon Secours-Holy Family, Tyrone, UPMC Bedford, Nason and Brookville Hospital for nurses showed a shortage of them. Dr. Eugene Benjamin was quoted “they’re not coming in, not staying in and while they’re here, they’re not happy.”

April 25, 2016

Danielle Stevens-Orsborne, Miss Wheelchair Pennsylvania, was in Houtzdale and gave an interview to the Altoona Mirror on problems the disabled faced each day, saying “ask first” before assisting someone.

April 26, 1951

At a meeting of the National Safety Council in Chicago, Pennsylvania was honored with the grand safety award among all 48 states for reducing its amount of traffic accident deaths last year. Council chairman Thomas MacDonald said that “even the best state must do much better.”

The Altoona Summer Theatre was to hold six plays this summer at the Mishler Theatre over a six-week period. A $10 contribution entitled the donor to a season ticket for all six plays. Director Michael Plisko was in New York City assembling a professional cast to be supplemented by local actors.

April 26, 1976

The Altoona Mirror, Charles F. Rothrock city editor and Edward L. Frank, wire editor, took delivery of a Unifax II, a United Press International photo receiving device that sent computerized UPI news photos from all over the world. It was one of the first in Pennsylvania.

The Altoona Veterans Hospital, Joel M. Kroeger chief of volunteer services, honored Amanda Clapper who had more than 16,000 hours of volunteer service. Chaplain Father Charles Boslet gave the invocation, the pledge of allegiance was recited and the national anthem was sung.

April 26, 2001

Police were investigating at least five racist hate letters sent to Penn State that had an Altoona postmark but Altoona Postmaster Charles Burford said the Duncansville distribution center postmarked mail from Centre, Clearfield, Cambria, Bedford, Huntingdon and Fulton counties with an Altoona postmark.

Clearfield Judge John Reilly dismissed a lawsuit AMED had filed over Blair County and the 911 Center assigning another ambulance service, Duncansville, to the area around the Blair County Convention Center which included WalMart, the Summit, Parkview Condominiums and several restaurants.

April 26, 2016

A 30-year-old business in Frankstown Township called Fine-Line Cabinets was completely destroyed by fire yesterday. The 13 employees escaped injury. At least five area fire companies including Hollidaysburg, Claysburg and Roaring Spring responded to the blaze.

David J. Aiello, a retired state trooper who used to work for the Blair Co. DA and was now coordinator of the Multi-Disciplinary Investigative Team on Child Sexual Abuse, was holding three training sessions for a class of more than 50 police officers and county agency employees on investigating abuse of children. Officials from Bedford and Huntingdon were also attending.

Local news compiled by Tim Doyle.

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