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A Johnstown company has purchased the Gables office building in downtown Altoona from the two-family company that has owned it for more than 30 years.
Skinner Hill LLC bought the 155,000-square-foot office/rental property that occupies three-quarters of a square block between 11th and 12th avenues from Gable’s Limited Partnership, which represents the interests of the Devorris and Lawruk families, for a price that remains undisclosed, according to the principal of the LLC and emailed statements from Andrea (Devorris) Cohen, president of Blair Companies Real Estate, and Steve Gardner, vice president for leasing and development at Lawruk Land Development.
Fred Imler Sr. is being remembered as a kind and generous man.
A partner in the family business, Imler’s Poultry, Imler was well known throughout the business community.
He passed away Tuesday at the age of 87.
Please see obituary on Page A4.
In 2012, Imler received the Blair County Chamber of Commerce Lifetime Achievement Award for Business Excellence.
“Fred was an incredible businessman whose demeanor generated sincerity and trust. He appreciated recognition but never dwelled on it and usually deflected it to others,” Chamber President/CEO Joe Hurd said. “Is there anything greater than having a legacy based so heavily on philanthropy? Fred Imler helped those who needed the most help.”
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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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Minions adorn a manger scene by the Bedford CTC FFA club at the second annual Holiday Nights of Lights, a grassroots, community-based drive-thru light display at the Bedford County Fairgrounds. Businesses, schools, churches and families have created displays as part of the socially distant celebration of the season. Mirror photo by Holly Claycomb
Whether it’s a walk through the neighborhood or a drive through one of the region’s sponsored holiday light displays, viewing outdoor lighting displays is a holiday tradition undeterred by COVID-19.
Displays in Bedford and Altoona are reporting increased business, most likely because the coronavirus is preventing people from doing so many other activities.