Homecoming committees can email photos of homecoming kings and queens to community@altoonamirror.com. Please include their names and school. For more information, contact Brenda Carberry, community news coordinator, at 814-946-7459.
The Roaring Spring Community Library has announced its upcoming programs. The library will be closed Nov. 27-30 for Thanksgiving. For more information, email info@roaringspring library.org or call 814-224-2994. 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12 –– Mending with Miss Pauline. Preregistration is preferred. 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 17 –– Book Folding w/ Miss Pauline. Preregistration is required. Noon to 3 p.m. Tuesday Nov. 25 –– PopUp Advocacy with Family Services of Blair County. 5 p.m. Wednesdays –– PopUp Evening Pantry. Everyone is welcome. 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays ...
Courtesy photo The Altoona Moose Lodge #74 presented a check for $1,000 to the Armed Forces Mothers to help send Christmas boxes to U.S. troops. Lodge President Mike Smith is shown with Patti Davis (center) and Helen Hoover from the Armed Forces Mothers.
The Central PA Ostomy Society support group suggests you call Leslie Wilson at 814-695-2407 and leave a message for support. Other resources include: United Ostomy Association of America at www.ostomy.org, Ostomy101com, and MeetAnOstoMate.org. Four in-person meetings are in planning phase for 2026 by ASG #005 Central PA Hope Support Group, family members and friends who have been adversely affected by the addiction of our loved ones who are here to seek guidance and support. Meetings are held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. every Wednesday at Blair Drug and Alcohol Partnerships, 3001 Fairway ...
Pets of the week
Parade Commander First Sgt. Charles Ofiesh, center, prepares for the Veterans Day Parade on Eighth Avenue in Altoona in November 1996. In the front row are veterans of World War II and the Korean War with members of the 28th Division National Guard Band behind them. The photo was taken and ...
