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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

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

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 ...