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Tree tapping The Somerset County Maple Producers annual tree tapping ceremony 2 p.m. Feb. 23 at the Baer Brothers Maple Camp. Queen Maple LXI Hannah Taylor and this year’s maple princesses, Maple King Matthew Emerick will officially tap the maple...

Dr. Donald Bowman Egolf, 75, of Pittsburgh, formerly of Somerset, passed on Feb.  3, 2013, at UPMC Shadyside Hospital in Pittsburgh. Born July 30, 1937, in Somerset, he is the son of the late Ward and Ruth (Bowman) Egolf.  Dr. Egolf is survived by his...

Maple sugaring The Somerset Historical Center, in cooperation with the Somerset County Maple Producers Association, school for maple sugaring from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 7. The class is open to any individual, student, or adult interested in the...

Les Brilhart has joined Somerset Trust Co. as commercial loan officer. He works in the bank's main office in Somerset at 151 W. Main St.   Brilhart comes to Somerset Trust Co. from PNC Bank. His 30 years in banking also include a management position...

TOWSON, Md. — Rae E. Schoenberg of Boonsboro was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Towson University. A freshman, she graduated from Boonsboro High School in 2012. She is the daughter of Lori Schoenberg of Boonsboro, and...

Pitt-Johnstown President Dr. Jem Spectar recognized the employees at the annual staff recognition luncheon held in December.   Ralph Owens, Physical Plant, was recognized for 40 years of service.  Employees recognized for 30 years of service were:...

St. Francis concert The Gospel Choir of Westminster College will be singing at St. Francis-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church, Husband Road, Somerset at 4 p.m. Jan. 27. A spaghetti dinner will follow the concert. Call 814-445-7149 for dinner reservations. A...

I am the district coordinator for the "We the People" program, the purpose of which is to promote the teaching of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights in our area school systems.  I was responsible for organizing a Regional Simulated Hearing for "We...

On July 20, 1977, volunteer firefighter Edward Zablotney, owner of Shafer Drug Store in Windber, had just finished work when he was dispatched to a house fire just outside of town. It was the beginning of a night he never will forget. After volunteers...

Two members of the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown staff, Karen Barrick and Todd Shaffer, have been recognized for outstanding service by campus President Dr. Jem Spectar.  They received their awards at Pitt-Johnstown’s annual staff...

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An honor like the Nelson Algren Short Story Award can be a boon to a writer. It can give him or her the confidence to slog through rejections and trudge forward with literary endeavors. When we asked former Nelson Algren Award recipients what winning...