Vaccine clinic set

The Keystone Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps and the Center for Independent Living of South Central PA will hold a vaccination clinic from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, March 27, at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 408 N. Sixth St., in the Juniata section of Altoona.

The clinic will be held in the church’s social hall.

To receive a vaccine at this event, participants should be at least 18 years old. They should bring insurance information for the vaccine provider. Those with insurance will have no out-of-pocket charge. Those without insurance are encouraged to use the State Health Department on Howard Avenue in Altoona.

A variety of vaccines including flu, COVID and RSV will be offered.

Blair receives ag grants

Twenty-one Urban Agriculture Infrastructure Grants, totaling $502,140, will help address long-standing challenges in 10 city neighborhoods across the state, including in Blair County.

The Blair County Conservation District will receive $2,500 for urban agricultural education at NatureWorks-

Park to help farmers learn to extend their growing season with high tunnels and irrigation systems.

Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding announced the grants after touring The Farm at Wyncote Academy in Montgomery County, where a grant will fund a new fruit tree orchard, expanding outdoor, hands-on science and career learning opportunities for at-risk middle and high school students.

“Seeing a school farm like Wyncote Academy’s is seeing the power agriculture has to change lives,” Redding said. “Getting fresh, healthy food into urban neighborhoods, using small plots of land to generate income, bridge differences, and introduce teens from tough circumstances to career opportunities and healthier futures are just a few ways Urban Ag grants are changing Pennsylvania cities for the better.”

Blair Democratic Women to meet

The Blair County Federation of Democratic Women will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 18, at Perkins Restaurant, 3300 Pleasant Valley Blvd., Altoona.

All women who are registered Democrats are welcome to attend.

There will be a presentation regarding Fair Districts PA and a future protest rally discussion.

For more information, contact Donna Cohen Dutkovich, president, at 814-330-2351, or Jan McCready, secretary, at 814-943-2570.

Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month.

Meatloaf dinner set for Wednesday

The Homers Gap Civic Association, 135 Preston Lane, Altoona, will hold a meatloaf dinner on Wednesday, March 19.

The pickup time is 4 to 6 p.m.

The meal is $12, which includes meatloaf, mashed potatoes, corn, kaiser roll with butter and Jell-O with topping.

To order, please call 814-932-3883 on or before Monday, March 17.