Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania presented the members of Troop 46778 with the Girl Scout Bronze Award, the highest recognition for achievement in Girl Scouting for girls in grades four and five. Members of the troop include Gracie Husted, Joy Conrad, Adelia Ianuzzi, Jackie Robertson, Ruby Craw, Makenna Miller, Brooklyn Petrecca, Alayna Bott and Gina Cacciotti. […]
Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic High School and Holy Trinity Catholic School are merging to create Bishop Guilfoyle Academy. The new school system will include prekindergarten through 12th grade beginning July 1 with the 2024-25 school year, according to Joe Adams, the president of the academy. “We’ve been together as one and so this is a natural […]
Donna Marie (Seymore) Umstead, 64, of Prince Frederick, Md., died in Suffolk County, UK, on Dec. 6, 2023. Donna attended Bishop Guilfoyle High School in Altoona, followed by a long career with Rutters Inc. and as a Personnel Resource Specialist. Donna was known for her fun-loving personality and her incredible sense of family. She always […]
Robert S. Eger, 73, of Hollidaysburg, passed away Sunday, Dec. 17, 2023, at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital. He was born on Dec. 27, 1949, in Altoona, a son of the late Robert W. and Mary Lucille (Weller) Eger. He was united in marriage to the former Betsy (Smith). Robert and Betsy met on a blind date […]
While Julia Plummer Schokker is being lauded for her work helping the Blair County Historical Society weather the COVID-19 pandemic, she said “it’s a team e