Apr. 21—PolkaFest will be back this year, just at a different location. It was originally canceled when St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church, which hosts the event on its grounds in Cambria City, did not feel it had enough volunteers to meet imminent deadlines for preparing foods, while concerns existed about holding a gathering during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. But, on Tuesday, Visit .
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An annual summer event for our region is planning on making its return this year. Organizers say Thunder in the Valley is in the works to take place in June.
After a year off because of COVID-19 restrictions, Thunder in the Valley will be back this summer, according to Visit Johnstown’s executive director, Lisa Rager.
“We are planning to move forward as best as we can. We are still dealing with a number of unknowns in terms of what types of mitigation efforts might still be in place from the Governor and what rules we will have for gatherings and things like that,” said Rager.