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Free film series focuses on waterways

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“Pollution to Solution — Saving 86,000 Miles of PA Waterways,” a free film series focused on water conservation, will be shown Saturday, Sept. 12, at the Devorris Downtown Center, 1431 Twelfth Ave., Altoona. The event runs from 1 to 5 p.m., with doors opening at 1 p.m. for visitors to meet local conservation and recreation organizations, including the Blair County Conservation District/NatureWorksPark; John Kennedy Chapter of Trout Unlimited; Interfaith Power and Light; Foundation of PA Watersheds; Green Forests Work, Little Juniata River Association and more. Light ...

Dozens gather to honor Mount Aloysius alumnae Patricia M. Gildea

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On Saturday, Aug. 29, more than 65 Mount Aloysius College students, faculty, staff and alumni came together for the inaugrual “Patricia M. Gildea Day of Service,” a day of service to the local community in memory of Pat Gildea, a 1947 Mount Aloysius alumnae and local community service ...

Hankinson revisists 1863 in Altoona

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The Railroaders Memorial Museum will host its seventh guest speaker of the “Along the Broadway: Historical Lecture Series” on Friday, Sept. 4. Matt Hankinson, founder and director of the Armstrong Civil War Round Table and a member of the 62nd Pennsylvania Living History Group, will present “The Panic of ’63 and the Rise of the Chicken Raiders.” Hankinson’s presentation will examine Altoona in 1863, when Confederate forces under Gen. Robert E. Lee were campaigning through Pennsylvania. The lecture will explore the impact of the Civil War on the region and the fears that ...

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Civil War Living History attendees and St. Luke’s Episcopal Church congregation gathered around the building Saturday night to witness the Legends and Lore sign unveiling. Courtesy photo