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Irving “Irv” Seltzer of Duncansville died Friday and is being remembered as a Blair County businessman, Rotarian, philanthropist and leader.
“Irv never did anything halfway. He put his heart and soul into everything he did,” said Joe Hurd, president/CEO of the Blair County Chamber. “You don’t realize until after someone is gone the void that is left by his passing.”
Altoona businessman Larry McAleer said he knew Seltzer as a client in his plumbing and heating business, as a Rotarian and friend.
“I was really, really lucky to see a lot of Irv,” McAleer said. “Irv always seemed to be calm. He didn’t rattle. He was steady all the time.”
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Quarry Dance IX, a creation of Rockport s Windhover Center for the Performing Arts and the Dušan Týnek Dance Theatre of New York City, is now available to view online at windhover.org. Additionally, 1623 Studios is currently showing it nightly on channel 67.
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The 75th anniversary of the Rockport Art Association s Christmas pageant is highlighted this pandemic year in the shop window of Willoughbyâs. The display includes a stable scene and costumes of the Three Kings.
As we say farewell to the pandemic-riddled year of 2020, a look back at the local arts and music scene shows a surge of creativity as people pivoted to find ways to keep producing during the tumultuous existence we all faced due to the coronavirus. As the year comes to a close, here are just a few more examples of how artists and organizations have kept traditions going and the music flowing.
Not an ideal process or an ideal agreement, but, finally, a deal
By Charlie Brennan, Rick Rojas and Sarah Maslin Nir New York Times,Updated December 21, 2020, 5:50 a.m.
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Dave Query at his closed restaurant in Boulder, Colo., on Sunday.Daniel Brenner/NYT
BOULDER, Colo. â On the day before Thanksgiving, Dave Query had to close his restaurant for good. For some 26 years, Zolo Grill had been a popular eatery in Boulder offering Southwestern fare. But the slowdown in business, he said, and the cost of complying with state and county safety protocols became too much.
âThereâs a moment when you have to put a bullet in the head and bury it in the backyard,â Query said. Several other restaurants that he owns are challenged, he said, and at this point he is looking for whatever help he and his employees can get.