The Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art will host a special exhibition highlighting prominent Jewish artists in “Our History is Your History – Works by Jewish Artists in the SAMA Permanent Collection.” This unique exhibition is on view now through July 5 at the SAMA Altoona ...
Local history 50 years ago: April 17, 1976 The Junior Women’s Club of Altoona, Kim Detwiler playing the Easter Bunny, held its annual Easter party for the students of the Children’s Center for Special Learning at Tuckahoe Park. 25 years ago: April 17, 2001 Running for the U.S. Rep. seat in the 7th District, Republican Bill Shuster, Democrat Scott Conklin and Green Party Alana Hartzok debated in a first of three at Wilson College in Franklin County. 10 years ago: April 17, 2016 Legislators in Harrisburg talked about expanding the 211 emergency telephone call for social ...
Jacobson to speak Rolf Jacobson, a well-known Lutheran theologian, author and podcaster, will deliver a series of lectures this weekend, at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 400 Arch St., Cumberland, Md. The theme of the weekend is “Wrestling with God: From Lament to ...
BAMENDA, Cameroon — Pope Leo XIV blasted the “handful of tyrants” who are ravaging Earth with war and exploitation, as he preached a message of peace Thursday in the epicenter of a separatist conflict in central Africa considered one of the world’s most neglected crises. Leo traveled ...
The Keystone Regional Fire Rescue Department recently accepted teddy bears at the Cresson Station from the Saint Francis University Criminal Justice Club and Mark Buckwalter of the Saint Francis University Criminal Justice Department. Shown are (from left): Eric Hott from the KRFRD; Mark ...
The 19th Annual Bunny Blitz 5K Trail Run & Walk was held April 4 at the Harpster family property in Spruce Creek. Overall female race winner was Norah Harpster in a time of 23:17. Overall male winner was Paul Wright in a time of 19:05, one of the fastest blitzes in race history. The ...
