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Bedford to honor Hall of Excellence

BEDFORD — The Bedford Area School District and the Community School Excellence Council invites the community to attend the Hall of Excellence for the Class of 2024. The Hall of Excellence honors individuals who have made significant life-long contributions as either graduates of the Bedford Area School District, former educators who served with distinction, or those who have made significant contributions of time and effort to the district. The event will be held at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, at the Bedford High School auditorium. The 2024 inductees are: n Tom Bullington, ...

Scouting for Food

Courtesy photo Boy Scout Troop 49 sponsored by Our Lady of Lourdes participated in Scouting for Food in the fall. All donations were taken by the Scouts and their leaders to St. Vincent De Paul’s Food Pantry. Participants are (from left): front row — Jonah Claar, Isaac Maddox and Isaiah ...

Group presents Live Your Dream Awards

At its February meeting, Soroptimist International of Centre County presented two Live Your Dream Awards. The awardees are: Kathleen Jeffries of Altoona, who attends Altoona Beauty School; and Ashley Grant of State College, a Penn State senior majoring in communications. Soroptimist is a ...

Exhibition part of Festival of the Arts

STATE COLLEGE –– Applications are open for the 2024 Children & Youth Sidewalk Sale and Banner Exhibition and Competition. The 58th Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts will be held July 10-14. The Children & Youth Day Sidewalk Sale is sponsored by Penn State Federal Credit Union, and the event is a fun way for boys and girls to develop both their artistic and entrepreneurial potential. Artists aged 8 through 18 who live in, or have relatives in the following counties — Blair, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Huntingdon, Mifflin and Union — sre eligible to ...

RJHS staff reunion set for May 19

The Roosevelt Junior High School reunion committee has finalized plans to bring together former faculty, staff and non-instructional personnel who worked at the school for an informal get together from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 19, at the Cesare Battisti Club in Altoona. The event will include food, cash bar and a small commemorative gift. Cost is $25 per person and the deadline to register is April 15. Make checks payable to Becky Heisler and mail to her at 236 Monahan Lane, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648. To obtain a registration form, request placement on the mailing list or to have ...

On campus

Foundation receives $10,000 from Somerset Trust Co. JOHNSTOWN –– The Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Foundation was presented with a check for $10,000 from Somerset Trust Co. This donation is intended to bolster the college’s Educational Income Tax Credit (EITC) fund. ...