The Bedford County Garden Club has finalized plans for the Christmas Home Tour “Home for the Holidays” scheduled for 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, and Sunday, Dec. 5.
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Bedford Heritage Trust and the Bedford County Chamber of Commerce had a ribbon-cutting Thursday evening at Fort Bedford Museum to celebrate the opening of a new exhibit, âThe Story of Indian Eve.â
On display at the exhibit is a small, deer hide covered trunk which tells of the story of Indian Eve or Eve Ernst and her return to Bedford.
This story begins on a morning in September 1777, where Adam Ernst and two of his neighbors were killed by Shawnee.
Adamâs wife, Eve, and his two youngest sons, Henry, 5, and Michael, 2, were taken prisoner.
The rest of the children, George, Jacob, Johannes and Mary escaped.
Bedford Borough council approved a its 2021 spending plan with an 8% property tax increase during its final meeting of the year Tuesday evening. It also approved a change to its ordinances to permit property owners to operate bed and breakfast locations in all residential zones.
Council voted 4-3 to approve a $3.68 million budget â which includes a $1.636 million spending plan for the general fund â that increases the boroughâs millage from 3.9 to 4.2 mills.
Council members Patrick Neff, Sharon Turkovich and Kenny Fetterman all voted against the 8% tax increase and the overall budget. Neff and Turkovich earlier this month said they were against an increase due to financial hardships felt by many during the coronavirus pandemic, while Fetterman said he was in favor of smaller tax increases made annually.