The Blair County Health & Welfare Council awarded four grants of $500 each to the following organizations and programs at the council meeting on Jan. 23: Altoona Housing Authority — Funding will support the Family Self-Sufficiency Program workshop events aimed at helping low-income ...
The Hollidaysburg Area Public Library has announced its activities for May. The library will be closed May 23, 24 and 25 for the Memorial Day holiday. Canasta and Mah Jongg games are held at 11 a.m. Mondays. Beginners are welcome. Maker Mondays are held all day Mondays in the Children’s Room. A station will be set up with a different craft, challenge or activity each week. Storytime and Craft will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Fridays. Children must be accompanied by a caregiver. There will be no Storytime on Friday, May 8. Needlework & Arts Group is held at 12:30 p.m. ...
Courtesy photo Several members of the Blair County Christian School Band Department represented their school at the Keystone Christian Education Association All-State Band Concert in West Chester on March 21. BCCS was one of 10 schools that were selected to participate under the direction of Tammy Lamagna, BCCS band director. Students were chosen to perform according to talent, musical interest and character. Shown are (from left): Faculty Member/Musician Christy Smith, Elijah Chatman, Audrey Edwards, Remy Fluharty, Sam Platt, Philip Davis, Lones Gerlach, Rachel Walker and Angela Beckwith.
Dec. 15, 2025 Colton Allen Frye, a son born to Mikayla (Marlett) and Mitchell Frye of Roaring Spring, at UPMC Altoona at 12:14 p.m. Due to privacy concerns, UPMC Altoona no longer provides birth announcements to the Mirror. To obtain a form to announce a birth, please call Brenda Carberry, community news coordinator, at 814-946-7459 or email community@altoonamirror.com.
Courtesy photo Four generations of the Levering family include (from left): Robert Gerard Levering of Taneytown, Md., great grandfather; Laura Levering Ford of Duncansville, grandmother; Bowen Thomas Ford; and Andrew Thomas Ford of Duncansville, father. The Altoona Mirror accepts photos ...
The 15th class of Sheetz Fellows was inducted during a formal ceremony on Saturday, Feb. 28. A competitive academic program, the Sheetz Fellows Program offers unique opportunities that ignite and inspire the entrepreneurial mindset of students at Penn State Altoona by fostering critical ...
