Leonard Alwine of Altoona submitted this photo of a 1925 Osgood-Bradley street car at the Hollidaysburg Terminus at the bottom of the hill in the mid-1950s. The building in the background is now a small park. Note the Blue & White bus (back left) at the train station along Route 22 and the ...
The Family Resource Center of Blair County and United Way of the Southern Alleghenies are once again implementing their annual school supply campaign, Stuff the Bus. The organizations are looking for businesses, agencies, clubs, churches and individuals to donate to this program that ...
The Mirror publishes obituaries of pets in the Saturday-Sunday edition. Obituaries can be emailed to petobits @altoonamirror.com; or mailed to: Pet Obits, Altoona Mirror, 301 Cayuga Ave., Altoona, PA 16602. Pet obit forms to assist you are available at the receptionist’s desk. The cost for a pet obituary of 150 words or less will be $25. Obituaries between 150 and 250 words will cost $40; 251-350 words will be $75; and 351-500 words will be $100. Pictures are an additional charge. One-column photos up to 3 inches deep cost $15. Two-column photos up to 4 inches deep cost $30. ...
Blood drive is today Zion Lutheran Church, 500 Allegheny St., Hollidaysburg, is hosting a Red Cross Blood Drive from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. today, Friday, July 24. Call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter: HBCOMM to schedule an appointment. Walk-ins are welcome. Festival, turkey dinner The church festival and turkey dinner postponed from last week due to the weather and a power outage, will be held Sunday, July 26, at St. Joan of Arc Church, 692 Glendale Valley Blvd., Fallentimber (Route 53, Frugality, nearly Prince Gallitzin State Park). The meal ...
