Local history 50 years ago: Nov. 21, 1974 The Plank Road-Pleasant Valley Trade Association, Robert R. Gilpin president, met at the Family Host Cafeteria to oppose a PennDOT plan to locate a 16-foot wide median strip down the center of the boulevard that would prevent traffic from crossing ...

The Clearfield Arts Studio Theatre Inc. will host the Nittany Knights Barbershop Chorus at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for students and can be purchased online at www.ClearfieldArts.org or at the box office 30 minutes prior to the performance. Tickets can ...

Local history 50 years ago: 1974 The Altoona Jaffa Shrine String Band, Paul Mitchell director and Ben Sharrar president, announced that it would play this month at the Jaffa Calliope Clown Unit and Jaffa Arab Patrol Christmas parties, both at Shawnee State Park near Roaring Spring. 25 ...

Group raising money for Y memberships The Three Gurls Runnin are young runners from the Hollidaysburg Cross Country Team who love training at the Blair Regional YMCA. Unfortunately, many of their fellow students are not able to afford a membership. That’s where the community comes in. ...

Local history 50 years ago: 1974 Marie Hoover and Isabel Feathers were welcomed as new members of the Community Friendship Club, made up of senior citizens of the Llyswen, Eldorado and Garden Heights areas of Altoona. They met at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church and the latest project was ...

Local history 50 years ago: Nov. 18, 1974 The Moshannon Mining Institute, Anthony E. Valeri president, formed to promote coal mining safety, celebrated its 50th anniversary with a banquet at the Jaffa Mosque, attended by 1,800 people. 25 years ago: Nov. 18, 1999 Leon Brett of Johnstown, ...