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Theodore “Ted” Holland Jr.’s life is a whirlwind of activity — where he resides in the calm eye of the storm. The teetering stacks of books to be read, intricate machines to be built and a dozen more projects in progress that burst from every nook and cranny of his makeshift home in The Church […]
A stealthy act of vandalism has left parishioners at St. Mary’s Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church looking for answers. About 10:15 p.m. on Tuesday, an Altoona Area School District maintenance worker saw a group of three juveniles on the grounds of the Fifth Avenue church, according to Debbie Bartley, director of religious education at the […]
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 […]