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PSU Altoona fall performance series calls for local artists

On campus PSU Altoona fall performance series calls for local artists Penn State Altoona will host a performing arts series this fall featuring community artists. The cabaret-style events will take place at 5 p.m. Sundays, Nov. 16 and 30, in the Titelman Study of the Misciagna Center for Performing Arts. Apple cider and cookies will be served. Regional artists over the age of 18 interested in participating may apply online. Vocalists and instrumentalists are asked to prepare about 20 minutes of repertoire. They will need to have their own accompaniment, accompanist or ...

WISE Women welcomes two board members

WISE Women of Blair County announced two new members to its board of directors: Courtney Hornung and Morgan Williams. Hornung, senior program manager for Blair Image Elements, manages complex projects nationwide. She recently completed a year with Leadership Blair County and she is a volunteer twirling coach for the Gold Twirl Team. She enjoys “working with others to capture their vision and turn it into a reality.” She is also a member of the International Sign Association at a national level. Hornung is the mother of two sons. She will serve on the Grant Committee, the ...

Health calendar

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 ...

Yesteryear-Kough’s Mountain Lake Park

People enjoyed swimming and other outdoor activities at Kough’s Mountain Lake Park located on the William Penn Highway between Duncansville and Cresson. The swimming pool built by the Koughs, for a time, would be the world’s largest cement bottom pool. The pool, which measured 57 x 127 ...

St. Jude Triduum mass scheduled

St. Mark’s Catholic Church, 416 Sixth Ave., Altoona, will hold its annual St. Jude Triduum with Mass at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, the first day of the Triduum. The second day of the Triduum will be Monday, Oct. 27, with Mass at 5:30 p.m., and the third day of the Triduum will be Tuesday, Oct. 28, with Mass at 5:30 p.m. Father Nelson Javier, T.O.R., will be celebrant and homilist at the masses. Triduum prayers will be prayed at each Mass followed by Veneration of the Relic of St. Jude. St. Jude is the Patron of Hopeless Cases. Trunk or treat events offered — St. John the ...