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.
Blood drive will be hosted by the Seventh-Day Adventist Church from 12:30 to 5 p.m. May 24. Walk-ins are welcomed but scheduled people go first.
Freedom House Ministries gift and resale shop is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Donations of gently used or new items will be accepted during shop hours. No clothing, stuffed animals, bedding or large appliances will be accepted. The ministry is selling Gardners peanut butter meltaways and Country Meats snack sticks for $1 each in the shop. A yard sale is planned for June 5, rain or shine.
Graduateâs recognition service will be held at Time Ministries Church June 6 at 10:30 a.m. Eight graduates will be recognized with a special program. Mallory Mickey is graduating from Insight PA Cyber Charter School, while Chandler Brown, Rebecca Cover, Sarah Diehl, Jordan Hillegas and Milana Pensyl are graduating from Chestnut Ridge High School, and Joshua Yothers and Summer Yothers are graduating from North Point Bi
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