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In the news on this date: Oct. 29

Local history 50 years ago: Oct. 29, 1975 Altoona found it would cost $1.8 million for the Hamilton Park Development Plan for a 70-acre commercial site along Chestnut Avenue to 21st Avenue they called a “new town in town.” 25 years ago: Oct. 29, 2000 Cal Ripken Jr., 40, formerly of the Baltimore Orioles who played in a record 2,632 Major League games in a row, was at Blair County Ballpark in Lakemont to check it out after investing in a minor league and baseball teaching academy in his hometown of Aberdeen, Md. 10 years ago: Oct. 29, 2015 A Canadian-born Hare Krishna monk ...

All set for spooky season

Jason and Christina Shade of Bellwood are ready for the borough’s trick or treat night coming up this Thursday. Photo courtesy Christina Shade

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HUNTINGDON Juniata College to host lecture The Office of the Provost at Juniata College will host its annual Calvert Ellis Lecture to be given by Richard Kiely. His talk, “Lessons learned from the field: Cultivating transformative community and global engagement,” will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, in the Ellis Ballroom at Ellis Hall. Kiely is the associate vice provost for engagement and land grant affairs and director of academic initiatives in the Einhorn Center for Community Engagement at Cornell University. The Calvert N. Ellis Memorial Lectureship was established in ...

Blair Garden Club to meet Oct. 27

Across the area Blair Garden Club to meet Oct. 27 The Blair Garden Club will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 27, at the American Legion Post 516 Social Hall, 1501 N. Juniata St., Hollidaysburg. The program is “Bird Town PA” with Heidi Shriver, president of this organization. It will focus on making a sustainable environment for birds, wildlife and people. PARSE to hold holiday luncheon Nov. 18 The Pennsylvania Association of Retired State Employees, Blair, Bedford, Huntingdon Chapter 1-10, holiday luncheon will take place at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18, at Prime Sirloin ...

Softball champ supports kids with Type 1 diabetes

Shortly after being crowned a 2025 Little League Softball World Series champion, shortstop Kennedy Fees, a student in the Cambria Heights School District, returned to her community ready to get back to work on a project close to her heart –– supporting children and families living with ...

NAMI announces four upcoming courses

NAMI Blair County has many courses coming up to help the community improve their mental health and the mental health of their loved ones. The following is the information, including links to register. NAMI Basics (hybrid) is a free six-week course, six-session education program for parents, caregivers and other family members of youth (age 22 or younger) experiencing mental health symptoms. Taught by trained facilitators who have firsthand experience, this course provides essential information and a supportive community, whether you attend in person or online. In-person and ...