Thursday, October 27, 2005

What a Difference a Day Makes

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Sunrise, Spangler, PA, aka Northern Cambria.

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Spangler Ball Field

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Northern Cambria Middle School.

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Swamp.

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Sheep farm along Chest Springs - Loretto Road.

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One of the Gate Houses on the former Schwab Estate in Loretto, PA.

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Fall in Susquehanna Township, PA.

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Holy Trinity EV Lutheran Church
ELCA Slovak Zion Synod




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Pastoral scene Seven Charms Equestrian Center, Number 9 Road.


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Our front yard, first snow of the year, Tuesday, 25 October 2005.

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26 October 2005, the day after.

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Another early winter scene.


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Turkey Buzzard - Cathartes aura

Thursday, October 20, 2005

Fun and Games

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This idealic scene is just south of Jerome, PA off Route 601.




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Stoney Creek as seen from a bridge on Route 219 south of Johnstown, PA.



The following four pictures are of the Powder Puff Game at Cambria Heights High School in Patton, PA. The junior and senior girls play against each other in football and the male football players are the cheerleaders. Only in PA!

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Fort Ligonier Days, a juried arts and crafts event which takes over the whole town of Ligonier, PA for three days in the fall. From the time I parked in this church parking lot and walked thru the town, these are some of the sites that struck me as being worth a picture.

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Holy Trinity Catholic Church


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Yard decoration.




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A store window mannequin.

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Another store front mannequin in the same store.




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On Main Street in Ligonier, PA.




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This historic building was McGinnis Hospital and is now The SurgiCenter in Ligonier.

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Close-up of a drive chain on the rear end of an antique Mack Truck on display near the Armory in Ligonier.



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The SAMA, Southern Allegheny Museum of Art Museum, in Ligonier, PA.



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Flowers on a stone wall at the SAMA Museum on Route 711 South in Ligonier, PA.



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Hastings, PA, 8:48 a.m., 19 October 05



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Slickport, a suburb of Hastings, PA 19 October 05, 8:25 in the morning.



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Fast car. A digital painting along Route 219.

Thursday, October 13, 2005

Fire Prevention Week

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Fire Prevention Week, Northern Cambria, Pennsylvania. This future fire fighter turned out in full gear during the Spangler Fire Department Fire Prevention Week Activities.

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This 1954 American LaFrance still provides a service to the community during Spangler's Fire Prevention Week.

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Station 55 in Hastings held an open house during Fire Prevention Week. These young men got to see how a thermal imaging unit works as they take a picture of the photographer.

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One day he will grow into this seat.

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Homcoming king and queen for Cambria Heights High School, 2005.

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Ain't nothing better than scoring the first touch down during the Homecoming Game.

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This is a digital painting of Northern Cambria as an early morning fog lifts from the valley.

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Signs of the season.


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Green Witch in Blue Chair.


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View of Spangler from the Spangler Fire Company snorkel truck.


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Hegarty Mansion in Coalport, PA.

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And last, but not least, we'd like to wish Fred and Laura a very special 50th anniversary greeting.
I know your children, it couldn't have been easy!

Saturday, October 08, 2005

N. C. Homecoming and Glendale Lake Apple Cider Fest

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Homecoming King and Queen

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Gridiron Gladiators entertain the King and Queen.

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Apple Cider Fest, held at the beach area of Prince Gallitzin State Park.

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And now for a musical interlude, before we resume our shopping.

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Two young men learning about snakes from a Vo Tech Student.


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Apparently these early bird shoppers have been to the Apple Cider Festival before. Traffic can be attrocious later in the day.

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Pressing apples for cider, thus the name of the Arts and Crafts Festival

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Patton EMS show their new 6 wheel rescue vehicle to the public.

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Hastings VFD received their new fire truck this week. They still have the old one, so if you need one, give them a call.

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Barnesboro native, Jennifer Haigh, signs a book for one of her local fans at the Northern Cambria Public Library. Her recent book, Baker Towers, is a must read for anyone with connections to coal mining and the Cambria County area.