In the 15 years since Elias “Eli” Garrett died from Non-Hodgkin T-cell lymphoma in 2009, his father, Martin Garrett, has worked to bring joy to children hospitalized during the Easter holiday. Now, the charity named in his son’s honor is celebrating its 10th anniversary, having delivered more than 65,000 donated baskets to hospitals and pediatric […]
After 128 years as an anchor of the community, East End United Methodist Church held its final service Dec. 31, 2023, following a months-long battle against an aggressive mold problem. Now, parishioners have begun the search for a new church. “I started going about nine months before I was born,” Leonard “Lenny” Alwine said. The […]
After 128 years as an anchor of the community, East End United Methodist Church held its final service Dec. 31, 2023, following a months-long battle against an aggressive mold problem. Now, parishioners have begun the search for a new church. “I started going about nine months before I was born,” Leonard “Lenny” Alwine said. The […]
When George Robert “Bob” Dick began working with his father in 1958, it was a completely different world. Dick’s Pharmacy, owned by his dad, Gerald Dick, at its original location on Fourth Street in Altoona, had the wooden fixtures and marble soda fountain of a bygone era. When Bob Dick became the sole owner of […]
Hollidaysburg Area School District acting superintendent Darren McLaurin will resign from the position Friday, less than five months after assuming the role. McLaurin’s resignation was accepted during a Wednesday night Hollidaysburg Area School Board meeting. Current interim special education director Rodney Green will fill the vacant post until incoming superintendent Curtis Whitesel arrives in April. […]