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Penn Highlands Community College dean's list

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PENN HIGHLANDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE, JOHNSTOWN DEAN’S LIST, SPRING TERM Altoona — Kelly Adamiak, Yousif Ahmed, Beverly Ilene Amigh Auerbeck, Cayla Bussard, Julius Anthony Colabove, Dawn Marie Cronmiller, Scott Harold Ebersole, David Gray, Morgan D. Hamel, Paula Heffner, Brenda Louise Houck, Kaylee Rose Keith, Sara Krestar, Brooke Elise Lansberry, McKayla Noel, Desiree Roberts, Abigail Elizabeth Rudy, Maria June Stiver, Hana Yagoub. Ashville — Ellie Marie Bender, Kasey Robin Farabaugh, Andrew Joseph Krug, Alainna Lynch, Gina Eve Pettenati. Bellwood — Jennifer Kendall, Emma ...

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BELMONT UNIVERSITY, Nashville, Tenn. — Holden Cessna, Clearville, bachelor, music in music performance. IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY, Ames, Iowa — McKayla Indee Fullem, Roaring Spring, doctor, philosophy, neuroscience. GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Atlanta –– Samuel Warner, Carrolltown, M.S., computer science. SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY, Winchester, Va. — August 2025, December 2025 and May 2026 graduates: Joshua Canavan, Portage, B.S., nursing; Peyton Gaida, Fallentimber, BFA, musical theatre; Kassandra Gruca, Colver, doctor, pharmacy; Jamie Howsare, Everett, master, business ...

This weekend’s puzzles: July 4-5, 2026

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AAHS Alumni Band Day set for Sept. 4 The Altoona Area High School Alumni Association will host an AAHS Alumni Band Day on Friday, Sept. 4, when the Mountain Lions take on Central Dauphin at Mansion Park Stadium. This will also be the Mountain Lions’ Altoona Football League Night, recognizing the upcoming future grid stars and their coaches. The AAHS Alumni Association extends as special welcome to new AAHS Band Director, Brandon Kunder, as he conducts his first official Alumni Band Day event. Registration can be made at www.aahsalumni.org or by stopping in the AAHS Alumni ...

Cresson Public Library sets programs for July

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Cresson Public Library has scheduled its programs for July. The library will be closed on Saturday, July 4, for Independence Day. n Pop-Up Craft Days: On Tuesdays, July 7 and 21, children can stop by the library to make summer DIY crafts. All materials and instructions are provided on the table in the children’s section. n Story time and activity hour: Story time will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturdays. n America: 250 Years and Counting: Join Denise Holladay Damico, professor of history and chair of the history and political science department at Saint Francis University, ...

Go+TV planner — July 4-5

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Saturday, July 4 The Friends of Peterson Memorial Dragway will sponsor a downtown cruise from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, July 4, on 11th and 12th Avenues in Altoona. The Blair County Antique Automobile Club and racers from Petersons and other tracks will be participating. Come and relive the 1976 ...