Students at Bellwood-Antis High School kicked off their annual MiniTHON event at 1 p.m. Feb. 27 to raise money for the Four Diamonds Foundation to aid in the fight against pediatric cancer. At 8:30 p.m., members of the senior class made the fundraising reveal of $32,706.81, surpassing their ...
Altoona Area Public Library, 1600 Fifth Ave., has announced its March events. For more information, call 814-946-0417 or visit www.altoonalibrary.org. n In partnership with the Video Game Clubs of America, the library is hosting a gaming club from 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesdays, March 10, 17, 24 and 31. From tabletop board games, card games, Nintendo Switch and more, each week will be something different. Call 814-946-0417, ext. 125, to register. Paws 2 Read will be held at 5 p.m. Monday, March 9. This program partners the library’s youth room with the local humane society where kids ...
WISE Women of Blair County and the Donna D. Gority scholarship are seeking applications for scholarship assistance. One or more scholarships will be awarded up to a total of $10,000. Deadline for applications is 4 p.m. Friday, March 27. Applications must be received by U.S. Postal mail at WISE Women: P.O. Box 134, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648 or by email info@wisewomenofblaircounty.org. Scholarships will be available to Blair County resident females 21 years of age or older who have overcome adversity or discrimination in their lives and who are pursuing post-secondary education. The ...
Local history 50 years ago: 1976 Three Hollidaysburg Area High School choral students, Janice Wilson, Randy Over and David Henshey, sang with the Region 1 State Chorus at Brookville Area Senior High School. Two had been accepted at colleges to study music and one was still a junior. 25 years ago: 2001 Business Ethics Balance, a firm that provided training, evaluations and ethics audits to help businesses improve human relations, opened in the Brett Central Building, 1216 11th Ave. 10 years ago: 2016 The Wall Street Journal reported that Canadian Pacific Railroad, which ...
Keith and Renee Parowski were voted Mardi Gras king and queen during the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art’s 50th anniversary celebration Cash Bash, a Mardi Gras-themed fundraising event on Saturday, Feb. 21, at the Bavarian Hall in Altoona. It featured Bourbon Street-style jazz by the ...
The Altoona Area Junior High School Drama Club will present “Beetlejuice, Jr.” with nearly 90 students participating. Public performances are scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, March 5, and Friday, March 6, with a matinee show at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 7. A Senior Citizen Preview will take ...
