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Military Food Share set for Monday

Across the area Military Food Share set for Monday A Military Food Share will be held Monday, Jan. 12, 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 for Families

Courtesy photo Daniel Fiore (dealer principle at Fiore Toyota) donated $5,000 from Fiore Toyota to Sister Paula’s Food for Families Soup Kitchen. “Fiore Toyota is very humbled to be able to help such a great cause. We encourage people to give to these charities that impact all our ...

Bellwood library plans Jan. events

The Bellwood-Antis Public Library has announced its activities for January. n Kids ages 5 and up are invited to join in an evening of Lego freestyling from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 22. No sign ups are needed, but we ask that a grown-up stay in the library while children build. n Have you ever thought about publishing a novel, but weren’t sure how to get started? Self-publishing is easier than ever, and local author Dustin Hess will show you how at a free program at noon Saturday, Jan. 10. n Release the wiggles at Toddler Tuesday, a special toddler sized, toddler friendly ...

Roaring Spring Community Library schedules programs

Roaring Spring Community Library has announced its schedule for January. Library hours are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday , 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday and 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday. The library is closed on Fridays and will be closed Jabn. 17, 18 and 19 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. For more information, email info @roaringspringlibrary.org or call 814-224-2994. January programs include: 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays –– Magical Make Believe Storytime with Miss Cortney & Friends. 5 p.m. Wednesdays –– PopUp Evening Pantry. Everyone is ...

Special guest speaker

Courtesy photo At the Oct. 28 meeting of the Central Pennsylvania Council of Republican Women, Scott Pressler, founder of Early Vote Action, spoke to more than 200 attendees in the Altoona Grand Hotel ballroom. Shown are members of the Pressler planning committee. They are (from left): Sonya ...

‘Shake Our Canz’

Courtesy photo Fit N Fun House, 3000 Seventh Ave., second floor, rear, Altoona, will hold its annual “Shake Our CanZ & GoodZ for Canned GoodZ #14” charity event from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14. Asking minimum donations of $10 canned goods/nonperishable items or $10 cash. If unable to ...