Spaghetti dinner May 18 to aid Civics

A take-out spaghetti dinner will be held from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, May 18, at the Eldorado Civic Association, 5939 California Ave., Altoona.

Tickets are $10 (take-out only), which includes spaghetti, meatball, salad and roll. Desserts will be available. Order by May 11 by calling 814-935-9336.

It is a fundraiser for the Eldorado Civic Association, sponsor of the Altoona Area Teener Baseball League, the Miracle League of Blair County and Roundball Basketball.

Fallen nurses to be honored May 18

The second annual Cambria County Nurse Honor Guard tribute will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday, May 18, at the Lilly Pavilion.

Last year, more than 400 names of both deceased RNs and LPNs were recognized at the tribute.

For more information, contact Natalie at nbarlick@breezeline.net or 814-931-6966.

Follow the group on Facebook: The Cambria County Nurse Honor Guard.

Altoona Story League to meet May 3

The Altoona Story League will meet at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 3, at the St. James Lutheran Church, 1407 Eighth Ave., Altoona, next door to the Altoona Area Junior High School.

Parking is available at the right side of the church and enter using the side door. All are welcome to attend as the Native American story theme continues. Bring a friend.

Blood drive is May 2 in Hollidaysburg

An American Red Cross community blood drive will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, May 2, at Zion Lutheran Church, 500 Allegheny St., Hollidaysburg.

Zion is on the corner of Allegheny and Union streets. Use the Union Street entrance.

To schedule an appointment, call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter: HBCOMM.

Streamline your donation experience and save up to 15 minutes by visiting RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass to complete your pre-donation reading and health history questions on the day of your appointment.

Donors will be eligible for a $20 e-gift card to a merchant of choice.

Choral society looking for singers

The Pennsylvania Summer Choral Society is looking for singers.

The society is a group of passionate singers across Pennsylvania dedicated to intergenerational and collaborative choral music.

It is comprised of more than 100 musicians, including middle school, high school, collegiate, professional and community singers of all experience levels.

The group will rehearse this summer at Morrisons Cove Memorial Park in Martinsburg. Tenors and bases will rehearse from 5:30 to 8 p.m. while sopranos and altos rehearse from 6:30 to 9 p.m.

Rehearsals will be held Thursdays starting May 8 and will run until the concert on Aug. 2 and 3.

To sign up or for more information, email

Pennsylvaniascs@gmail.com or visit PennsylvaniaSCS

.org.

Swinging Squares plan May dances

The Swinging Squares Square and Round Dance Club has announced its upcoming dances. All club dances are held at the Jaggard Street United Methodist Church in Altoona on Thursday nights, unless otherwise indicated.

Pre rounds are from 6 to 6:30 p.m., followed by the class from 6:30 to 8 p.m. and dancing from 8 to 9 p.m.

Dance schedule is:

1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 3 — Anniversary dance.

May 8 — Regular club dance.

May 15 — Hawaiian Luau/Beach Party.

May 22 — Regular club dance.

May 29 — Memorial Day (Wear red, white and blue).

Blair Garden Club to meet Monday

Blair Garden Club will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, April 28, at the American legion Post, 516 Social Hall, 1501 N. Juniata St., Hollidaysburg.

The evening’s program is called “Let’s Split.”

Club member Lisa Merschiltz, a Garden Club Federation of Pennsylvania gardening consultant, will lead a discussion on why, when and how to split perennials as a means of plant propagation. Interested persons are welcome to attend the club’s meetings.

Altoona class of 1960 to meet

The Altoona High School Class of 1960 meets at noon on the first Tuesday of each month at Perkins Restaurant, 3300 Pleasant Valley Blvd., Altoona.

The next meeting is May 6. All are welcome.

Alpha Beta Chapter awards grants

Alpha Beta Chapter of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society met on Saturday, March 22, at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ in James Creek.

President Tina Smith-Gilbert opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance and a reading “Spring is Here.”

Grant-in-Aid scholarships were awarded to current education majors from area schools with the collaboration of the Lambs of God Foundation:

n Peri Bagley, a graduate of Bedford Area School District, and a junior at Shippensburg University with a major in middle level math.

n Hailey Miller, a Chestnut Ridge graduate, and a senior at the Appalachian Bible College. Her majors are elementary education and Bible theology.

Teacher Enrichment Grants have been awarded:

n Nicole Carroll, who teaches first grade at Bedford Elementary, distributed a handout detailing how the children used the materials. For instance, she detailed how the new materials purchased with the grant helped her use phonics in teaching children to read.

n Sarah Elder teaches biology and health at Tussey Mountain School District. She used the funds from the grant to purchase a garden tower that she uses to teach photosynthesis.

We Care bags are available for schools who need more.

Chapter members filled 25 baskets for the Easter for Eli project. Each basket included a personal letter with an e-mail address for the children in hospitals over Easter to get in touch with the chapter.

A necrology service was held for Ann Snyder, who taught first grade at Tussey Mountain Elementary for 35 years. Snyder, who passed away in October, was remembered as a dedicated teacher, musician, wife and mother. As a member of Alpha Beta, she played piano accompaniment for group singing and served as corresponding secretary for several years.

It was announced that two members had their work included in the DKG online Art Gallery. Amy Snyder ‘s painting was accepted, and Tina Smith-Gilbert’s photograph will be included.

Delta Kappa Gamma is a society of key women educators dedicated to the promotion of excellence in education. The next meeting will be held May 3 at Anthony’s in Johnstown in a joint meeting with Alpha Delta and Beta Epsilon Chapters.

Horseshoe Chorus

to present 71st show

The Altoona Horseshoe Chorus will present its 71st annual show, “Classic Melodies,” at

2 p.m. Saturday, May 3, at First Evangelical Church, 1401 12th Ave., Altoona.

The show will feature the Altoona Horseshoe Chorus, Nittany Knights of State College, Altoona Sweet Adelines, Bishop Guilfoyle Academy’s High School Choral Ensemble, The Parlocks and local quartets.

Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at the door or from any chorus member.

Visit www.youcansingtoo.net for more information or call 814-381-5011. Students are free.

Precious Life to hold

first Run for Life

Precious Life Inc. will hold its inaugural Run for Life on Saturday, June 21. The race will begin inside the Altoona Curve stadium with one lap around the warning track before exiting the stadium and heading toward Lakemont Park then concluding back at the Curve stadium.

Events include a 5K run, 2-mile run and a 2-mile walk.

Registration is $25 until June 20. Day of Race registration is $30. Children under the age of 5 run/walk for free. All participants who register before May 29 will receive a race T-shirt.

Additional T-shirt purchases may be available the day of the race. Registration will begin at 8:15 a.m. with the 5K beginning at 9 a.m. and the 2-mile race/walk beginning at 9:15 a.m.

Race/walks will conclude by 11 a.m. with awards to follow. All proceeds will benefit Precious Life pregnancy centers in Altoona, Johnstown and Bedford.

For additional information and to register, visit https://precious

lifeinc.com/events-list/.

Wm. Penn Association makes donations

At a meeting on April 9, the William Penn Association, Branch 800, Altoona members voted to participate in the association’s Join Hands Against Hunger program.

They participated by sending monetary donations to the St. Vincent de Paul Soup Kitchen, Catholic Charities and the American Rescue Workers.

The branch also voted to take part in the Easter Basket project by providing a supermarket gift card to each of four local families.

For information, call Bob Jones at 814-932-8609.

Adam Holliday Chapter recognizes essay winners

The Adam Holliday Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution met April 12 at The Dream restaurant to celebrate DAR Good Citizens Essay Day.

Chapter award winners were as follows: Rachel Kennedy of Altoona Area High School, first place at the chapter level, PA State level and U.S. Eastern Division; Lily Grosser of Hollidaysburg Area Senior High School, second place; and Madeline Kling of Bishop Guilfoyle Academy, third place.

The Women’s Issues Committee honored the Military Women’s Memorial as a tribute to America’s Servicewomen. Three million women, all volunteers, have served in the Armed Forces since the American Revolution. DAR has supported and donated more than $1 million to this museum in Arlington, Va.

New backpacks filled with school supplies and lunch boxes for the 2025-26 school year were taken to the PA State Conference and donated to Pennsylvania military children through the DAR National Defense Committee and the USO.

Donations were made to The Gloria Gates Memorial Foundation.

For more information, visit http://pssdar.org/chapter_sites

/adamholliday.php.

Civil War Round Table to meet May 6

The Central PA Civil War Round Table will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 6, in the Activities Room of the South Hills School of Business & Technology, 480 Waupelani Drive, State College.

Peter Knight will speak on “The Lincoln Conspiracy; Evolution and Aftermath.” April 14 marked the 160th anniversary of John Wilkes Booth’s assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. The President died on April 15, 1865.

Knight is director of historical studies directorate at the U.S. Army Center of Military History in Fort McNair, Washington, D.C.

Anyone who is interested in joining the Central PA Civil War Round Table is invited to attend.

For more information, contact Central PA CWRT President, Lynn Herman, at 814-861-0770.

‘Great Migration’ topic of history talk

The Dunnings Creek Friends Meeting (Quakers) will present its “Still Listening” guest speaker series on local history.

Harriett L. Gaston will present “The Great Migration to Claysburg, PA: 1910-1930 and 1940-1960” at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 4, at the Meetinghouse in Fishertown.

This presentation will highlight the little-known history of those African Americans who came to Claysburg to work for the General Refractories Co.

Gaston is chair of the African-American Heritage Project of Blair County. A native of Charlotte, N.C., she has lived in Altoona for 35 years, and is employed as an undergraduate student adviser by Penn State Altoona.

The program will be held in person, as well as online via Zoom. There is no admission charge. Everyone is welcome.

Email dunningscreekquakers@gmail.com for the Zoom link or further information.