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Contest offering $10K to nonprofits

WoodmenLife, a champion of family, community and country since 1890, is offering donations totaling $10,000 to fund worthwhile community nonprofit organizations across the country. The Community Champions contest is seeking nominations for deserving U.S.-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations in good standing. One grand prize winner will be selected to receive a $6,000 donation from WoodmenLife. Four finalists will each receive $1,000 donations. The public is urged to nominate community champions via the online submission portal, which can be found through WoodmenLife’s ...

A good sign

Isabella Zavalanski of Image Signs Inc. applies elements on the Center City Church sign in front of the church along 12th Avenue on Tuesday morning. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski

Yesteryear: In the news on July 14

Local history 50 years ago: July 14, 1976 The Altoona Area Transportation Study Committee was to consider a device called a “People Mover” between the downtown and the new Station Mall over and across the railroad tracks. 25 years ago: July 14, 2001 Citizens opposed to a cellular phone tower being built near Cross Keys flooded the Allegheny Township supervisors meeting, most being concerned about health issues from radio waves, despite a Federal Communications Commission ruling that they caused no health concerns. 10 years ago: July 14, 2016 Cambria County Judge Tamara ...