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Free concert offered The Music Camp wrap-up concert will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, June 26, at First Church of Christ, Juniata Gap Road. Everyone is invited to hear what this group of musicians accomplished during the camp. Ox roast drive-thru set Hollidaysburg Church of the Brethren, 1028 Penn St., Hollidaysburg, will host an ox roast drive-thru from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, July 9. The $12 meal includes an ox roast sandwich, homemade gob, chips and a drink. Proceeds will support the goal of improved accessibility to the church. Call 814-695-0072 for more information. Subs, ...

Hundreds turn out for Saturate Altoona

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Every Sunday night in June, Heritage Plaza in downtown Altoona comes alive as large crowds gather for a worship service uniting as many as 36 Blair County churches and organizations for a community-based celebration of Christian faith. With a focus on unity, Saturate Altoona is designed to ...

Chalk it up

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Central Blair Recreation assistant superintendent of parks Jason Johnson chalks the first base line of a softball field at Garfield Park on Tuesday afternoon. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski

Yesteryear: In the news on June 24

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Local history 50 years ago: June 24, 1976 Ground was broken today for the new Station Mall shopping complex on a 26-acre site from 17th to 14th Streets, 8th to 10th Avenues. It was to have an A&P Grocery Store on one end and a Hills Department Store on the other. 25 years ago: June 24, 2001 The state Department of Environmental Protection reported that Pennsylvania had imported 12.2 million tons of trash to its landfills last year, the most of any state in the United States, almost a ton per resident. 10 years ago: June 24, 2016 Wagner’s Greenhouse in Logan Township was ...