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Sheetz legacy recognized by Kish Bank

Blair County native Steve Sheetz (posthumously) and his wife, Nancy Sheetz, were recognized as recipients of Kish’s Humanitarian of the Year Award during Kish Bank’s ninth Kish Celebrates Community event. In honoring the Sheetz legacy, Kish recognized the family’s decades of service and leadership that continue to strengthen local families, expand educational opportunities and advance economic vitality and quality of life across Central Pennsylvania and beyond. Kish presented its Outstanding Nonprofit of the Year Award to Special Olympics Pennsylvania, recognized for its Summer ...

Local history on this date: May 6

50 years ago: The “Pioneer Family” sculpture, crafted by W. Walter Campbell of Hollidaysburg and weighing 2 ½ tons, was to be dedicated in front of the Blair County Courthouse Sunday, May 9. 25 years ago: Former U.S. Rep. Bud Shuster, retired for less than a year, was the speaker at the Penn State Altoona graduation, had a speaking engagement about once a week and had formed a consulting firm but couldn’t lobby on Capitol Hill for one year after retirement. 10 years ago: The Blair County War Veterans Council, assisted by the Central Pennsylvania National Guard Veterans ...

Yesteryear: May 7

Local history 50 years ago: May 7, 1976 The Friends of the Altoona Library, Hilda Lenson president, held a Help Save Our Library event in which Altoona High and Altoona Junior High students sold tags at the Logan Valley Mall, Pleasant Valley Shopping Center and downtown Altoona. 25 years ago: May 7, 2001 The local chapter of the American Institute of Architects, Judy Coutts tour leader, took about 70 Roosevelt Junior High students on a tour of downtown Altoona to appreciate the buildings where 2,000 people lived and 2,500 worked. 10 years ago: May 7, 2016 Don and Nancy Devorris ...

Horoscope: Tuesday, May 5

You don’t have to lose something to recognize the value of it. Aries (March 21-April 19): You shouldn’t have to perform or be exceptionally sharp at all times around people who are in your inner circle. The very nature of intimate relationships is that they give access to different versions of you — “on” and “off” alike. Taurus (April 20-May 20): Your happiness just shows up today, rides shotgun with you, and doesn’t ask you to do anything to earn its company. You don’t have to chase, or prove anything, or go anywhere you weren’t already planning to go. Gemini (May ...

In the news on this date: May 4

Local history 50 years ago: The Altoona Lions Club, Barry Mallery president, presented six new trash receptacles to the city, accepted by city streets superintendent Alfred D. Villani. They were painted white with the Lions Club logo. 25 years ago: Judge Jolene G. Kopriva was hearing requests from both the Blair County District Attorney’s Office and the State Police Bureau of Liquor Code Enforcement to close a downtown Altoona bar called the Panda Bar as a public nuisance. 10 years ago: Tyrone Regional Health System, in talks with the Penn State Health System about a merger for ...

Altoona library plans activities for May

Altoona Area Public Library, 1600 Fifth Ave., has announced its May activities and programs. For more information, call 814-946-0417 or visit www.altoonalibrary.org. n Fiber Fun with the Kneedle Knerds United will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 2. Take your favorite fiber crafts. No registration needed. n The Great Hatch –– Flock Talks will be held May 4, 13 and 18. This session will focus on possible feather issues. No registration is needed. n Paws 2 Read will be held at 5 p.m. May 4. Kids practice reading aloud to furry friends, boosting their confidence and ...