State winner advances to nationals The Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts and the Blair County Conservation District announced the seventh- to ninth-grade winner of the 2026 “Soil. Where it all Begins” statewide poster contest is from Blair County. To celebrate the ...
STATE COLLEGE –– Discovery Space is inviting K-12 classrooms across Pennsylvania to help name the newest resident of its Marine Life Center: a juvenile White-Spotted Bamboo Shark. Through a community-wide naming contest, students will have the opportunity to help shape the next chapter of Discovery Space’s Marine Life Center. The bamboo shark arrives through Discovery Space’s ongoing partnership with Electric City Aquarium & Reptile Den in Scranton, a collaboration that allows Discovery Space to raise juvenile marine animals until they are ready to transition to Electric City ...
SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY, Manchester, N.H. –– Dean’s list, summer term: Caitlin Ryan, Hollidaysburg; Nicole Leigey, Clearfield; Riley Hawn, Petersburg; Joyce Ryan, Altoona; Danielle Miller, Altoona; Sianna Kazarnowicz, Cassandra.
Courtesy photo American Heritage Girls, Altoona Troop 1230, tent camped at Shawnee State Park on Aug. 28-29. Phoebe Davis taught the girls to set up a basic tarp shelter, which was a requirement for their camping badge. Shown are (from left): Katy Donnelly, Kendall Donnelly, Sarah Barley, ...
Homecoming committees can email photos of homecoming kings and queens to community@altoonamirror.com. Please include their names and school. For more information, contact Brenda Carberry, community news coordinator, at 814-946-7459. Photos will be published as space allows.
Juniata looks to build on largest fundraising year HUNTINGDON — Juniata College has completed the largest fundraising year in its 150-year history. Contributions from a strong alumni network combined with gifts from friends, faculty, staff and students totaled a record-breaking ...
