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Military food share to be held April 13 A Military Food Share will be held Monday, April 13, at Duncansville VFW Post 8724, beginning at 11 a.m. This is for all active military, veterans and widows or widowers of veterans living in Blair County. A military ID, DD214 or VA card and photo ID are required. Please enter from Dunnings Highway/Newry Lane and line up on Turek Drive. The VFW and its auxiliary is thankful for all the volunteers and local businesses who help to keep this program going each month. Food shares are held monthly on the second Monday. The next food shares ...

Hollidaysburg library sets book sale

Friends preview to be held Tuesday Members of the Friends of the Hollidaysburg Area Public Library prepare for the library’s spring used book sale. The sale will be held Wednesday through Friday, April 15 to 17, at the Library at 1 Furnace Road, Hollidaysburg. Sale hours are 9:30 a.m. ...

Five generations-Stuby

Courtesy photo Five generations of the Stuby family recently gathered to celebrate the birth of Warren James Hartman, born March 21, 2026. Seated is great-great-grandmother Laura Louise (Laird) (Stuby) Mozi, born Aug. 25, 1933, holding Warren James Hartman. Standing are (from left): ...

Yesteryear-April 11-12, 2026

This picture is of the 1935 Roaring Spring Baseball Team that was a member of the Blair Twilight League. This is from the Elmer Burket negative collection which is currently being preserved at the Blair County Genealogical Society. It was submitted by Victor Curfman of Altoona, formerly of ...

Project works to save rural US synagogues

WATERVILLE, Maine — Rabbi Rachel Isaacs spent the days leading up to Passover overseeing the preparation of ceremonial foods at Beth Israel Congregation, a synagogue in central Maine where membership has quadrupled over the last 15 years. These days, growing congregations is very much ...

Spiritual Notes

Clothing giveaway planned Grace’s Closet at Grace Lutheran Church, 1114 N. Cambria St., Bellwood, will host a clothing giveaway from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 11. Spring clothing is available. Masks are optional. For more information, call the church at 814-742-7501 or 814-742-7416. DelGrosso’s Lasagna Dinner Greenwood United Methodist Church, 1505 E. Walton Ave., Altoona, will serve a DelGrosso’s lasagna dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, April 11, in the social hall. The cost is $13 if paying in cash or $13.50 if using a debit or credit card. Meals, available for ...