— Providence Presbyterian Church, 2401 Broad Ave., Altoona, will host a free lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb 21. Lunch will include a meatball sandwich, a variety of homemade soups, desserts, fruit and beverages. — Second Avenue Global Methodist Church, 130 Second Ave., ...
Local historian looking for volunteers Kevin Stiver, author of “Glen White, PA: The Town that was Forgotten in the Allegheny Mountains,” is recruiting volunteers to assist with the restoration and maintenance of the former Glen White coke ovens, located approximately two miles from the Horseshoe Curve in Altoona. Preservation activities will include brush clearance and small tree removal. Stiver is coordinating with the Altoona Water Authority to organize work days starting in March. Individuals interested in participating are encouraged to complete the pinned Volunteer Form ...
Courtesy photo The Hollidaysburg Area Women’s Club’s St. Patrick’s Day Shamrock and Roll event will be held from 6 to 11 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at the Blair County Convention Center (doors open at 5:30 p.m.). Planning for the event are (from left): seated — JoAnn Propcheck, Beth ...
Courtesy photo The Friends of the Hollidaysburg Area Public Library will hold their “Wine, Trivia and More” fundraiser from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, March 14, at the American Legion Post 516 Social Hall, Legion Park, Hollidaysburg. Planning for the event are (from left): Monica Flynn, Jo ...
Leonard Alwine of Altoona submitted this photo of Logan Valley Bus No. 46, a 1937 Beaver Model 250, when new at the trolley yard complex. Beaver buses were built in Beaver Falls. Readers are encouraged to send or deliver old local photographs of general interest for use in Yesteryear. ...
Sunday, Feb. 15 Travel, study and serendipitous encounters keep this vision a bit surreal and ever joyful. Aries (March 21-April 19): The way you live your day-to-day is admirable. How about a little credit? Negativity bias makes it easy to note what you did wrong, but why? Thousands of things are going right now because of you. Taurus (April 20-May 20): Love sends you on a mission. Your heart asks, your mind finds the way. Of course, there is no journey without things like feet, wheels and the like. Money helps, too. Gemini (May 21-June 21): Instead of talking yourself out of ...
