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Yesteryear Gallitzin Little League and Pony League

The Gallitzin Little League and Pony League held a joint banquet on Nov. 5, 1968, in the fire hall and honored the winning teams in each league. The top photo is the Little League champs, the Loretto Service Center team and are (from left): front row –– James Eckenrode (bat boy), Edward ...

Celebrating the Constitution

The Adam Holliday Chapter celebrated Constitution Week by decorating the kiosk in front of the Blair County Courthouse. This holiday is commemorated annually from Sept. 17-23. Shown are (from left): Constitution Week Chair Marie Little, Adam Holliday Chapter Regent Jayne Garver receiving the ...

Discovery Space invites classrooms to name its baby bamboo shark

STATE COLLEGE –– Discovery Space is inviting K-12 classrooms across Pennsylvania to help name the newest resident of its Marine Life Center: a juvenile White-Spotted Bamboo Shark. Through a community-wide naming contest, students will have the opportunity to help shape the next chapter of Discovery Space’s Marine Life Center. The bamboo shark arrives through Discovery Space’s ongoing partnership with Electric City Aquarium & Reptile Den in Scranton, a collaboration that allows Discovery Space to raise juvenile marine animals until they are ready to transition to Electric City ...

Nittany Valley Symphony to begin season Sept. 20

BELLEFONTE — The Nittany Valley Symphony will present its 2025-26 season opener, “Dreams of the Forest” at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, at Bellefonte Area High School. Tickets are $33.85 including fees for adults, and $7.18 including fees for students and youth. Tickets may be purchased at www.nvs.org/upcoming-events or by visiting the will call table on the day of the concert. The concert begins with Debussy’s Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, drawing us into a languid, sun-drenched world before venturing into the darker forests of Sibelius’ rarely heard tone poem, The Wood ...

Guided tours of Highland Hall offered

Get tickets in advance Hollidaysburg Heritage Guided Tours, with the Hollidaysburg Area Public Library, is offering guided tours of Highland Hall at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, in conjunction with Pumpkin Fest in the Boro. Highland Hall is on Walnut Street in ...

Earning Their Camping Badge

Courtesy photo American Heritage Girls, Altoona Troop 1230, tent camped at Shawnee State Park on Aug. 28-29. Phoebe Davis taught the girls to set up a basic tarp shelter, which was a requirement for their camping badge. Shown are (from left): Katy Donnelly, Kendall Donnelly, Sarah Barley, ...