The Rotary Club of Altoona awarded $21,000 in scholarships to 21 Blair County graduating seniors as part of its ongoing commitment to supporting education and developing future community leaders. The scholarships were presented to students from Altoona Area School District and Bishop ...
Veterans of the Civil War pictured above were among the last survivors to attend the annual Grand Army day outings at Lakemont Park. The photograph was taken by Alto Studios at Lakemont Park in September 1932, a year after the Grand Army of the Republic, whose posts were by then ready to ...
Altoona Class of 1957 to hold reunion The Altoona High School Class of 1957 will celebrate its 69th anniversary reunion with a luncheon at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, at Marzoni’s Restaurant, 164 Patchway Drive, Duncansville. Each individual will order off the menu (before 1:30 p.m.) and pay their own bill. The restaurant will provide a private room. Dress is casual, and there is no RSVP. An email was sent to all classmates for those whose email address was on file. If you did not receive an email or have any questions, contact Mike Farrow at 814-201-2529 or email ...
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Mistyjane Bamer, 4, of Duncansville has her face painted by Katelyn Prosser of Altoona during opening night of Duncansville Community Days at Duncansville Community Park on Friday. The event concludes today from noon to 10 p.m. Rylyn Brown (left) of Gainesville, Fla., has Bailey Henry of ...
Hardcover fiction 1. “Yesteryear” by Caro Claire Burke (Knopf) 2. “Whistler” by Ann Patchett (Harper) 3. “The Calamity Club” by Kathryn Stockett (Spiegel & Grau) 4. “Love You More” by Emily Giffin (Ballantine) 5. “The Shampoo Effect” by Jenny Jackson (Viking/Dorman) 6. “He Who Fights with Monsters” by Travis Deverell (Aethon: Vault) 7. “Country People” by Daniel Mason (Random House) 8. “Our Perfect Storm” by Carley Fortune (Berkley) 9. “A Parade of Horribles” by Matt Dinniman (Ace) 10. “It Could Have Been Her” by Lisa Jewell ...
