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Canadian Author’s Book Features Washington County-Area Mennonite Farmers

(Credit: Reporter file) Despite an effort to delay approval of the shoreline access recommendations initially affecting eight of the most troubled sites around the Island, the Town Board voted 4-1 to change parking regulations at beaches and landings. But before any vote, a public hearing brought resident Bob Kohn to the forefront, initially promising his words wouldn’t be “contentious,” until they were. He and Supervisor Gerry Siller had something of a war of words as Mr. Kohn insisted the new regulations eliminated an entire section that previously banned use of...

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by Andrew Mollenauer, The (Altoona) Mirror, The Associated Press Posted Feb 6, 2021 4:02 am ADT Last Updated Feb 6, 2021 at 4:09 am ADT ALTOONA, Pa. — A year before COVID-19 began its global rampage, Penn State Altoona history professor John Eicher embarked on a one-of-a-kind study delving into the pandemic of a century past — the 1918 “Spanish” flu. Eicher was in Berlin, Germany, doing research on 19th century German immigration to Texas when he realized it was the centennial year of the Spanish flu. His curiosity brought him to various archives, and he was shocked to find the docume...

Andrew Mollenauer, The (Altoona) Mirror February 06, 2021 - 12:02 AM ALTOONA, Pa. - A year before COVID-19 began its global rampage, Penn State Altoona history professor John Eicher embarked on a one-of-a-kind study delving into the pandemic of a century past — the 1918 “Spanish” flu. Eicher was in Berlin, Germany, doing research on 19th century German immigration to Texas when he realized it was the centennial year of the Spanish flu. His curiosity brought him to various archives, and he was shocked to find the documents he sought had been virtually...