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Last modified March 24, 2013

Easter Weekend Raffle
NORTHERN CAMBRIA -- Hope Fire Company will be holding an Easter Weekend (Gun) Raffle on Saturday, March 30 from 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm. Doors open at 5:30. Food & refreshments available. Photo ID required. Must be 21 to enter. 10 guns or cash are available to win, tickets can be purchased for $5, need not be present at the raffle to win. For more information, contact the fire company.

Northern Cambria Diamond Twirlers to hold registrations
Girls and boys ages 4-18 interested in twirling baton, or flag can now register for our summer season! The cost is $35 for new baton twirlers (and includes their baton) and $40 for new flag twirlers and will include flag pole and flag. Interested parties can call Summer Davis at 814-418-7599, or message her on the group's Facebook page. (While you are there, make sure to "Like" them to keep up-to-date on all they are doing!) Registration will remain open until April 1. This season will begin in mid April. Be sure to join! They can't wait to see some new smiling faces!! Summer will be SO FUN!

Pirates-Curve Exhibition game details
CURVE, PA -- With the highly-anticipated Pirates-Curve Exhibition game just over a week away, the Altoona Curve would like to make the general public aware of the following information for game day. Gate Times: Gates for the Pirates-Curve game will open to Curve season-ticket holders only beginning at 11:30 a.m. Those tickets that were given to season-ticket holders have a special sticker on the back.  Please do not remove this stickeras it will help determine who is a season-ticket holder that is allowed to enter at 11:30.  Gates for the general public will open at noon. Parking Lots: The VIP Parking Lot is available only to season-ticket holders.  Parking for the general public will be available in the parking garage, the lot at Galactic Ice and the lots down Park Avenue at Lakemont Park.  Parking for the general public in those lots will cost $3.  All lots will open at 7 a.m.  No tailgating is permitted per local ordinance. Ticket Information: The Curve encourage fans to pick up their tickets prior to March 30 to help decrease congestion at the box office on game day.  The box office at Peoples Natural Gas Field will be open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. the remainder of this business week as well as next Monday-Friday.   The box office will also be open on Saturday, March 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The box office will open at 8 a.m. on March 30. Tickets for the Pirates-Curve Exhibition will not be mailed and must be picked up prior to game day or the day of the game. Food/Drink Policy: Per Eastern League rules, no outside food or drink will be permitted inside Peoples Natural Gas Field. National Anthem: Pennsylvania native and American rock musician Donnie Iris will sing the national anthem prior to the Pirates-Curve Exhibition.  Please see the attached release for more on Iris.  Pictures are available upon request from the Curve Media Relations Department. Miracle League of Blair County Participation: Children from the Miracle League of Blair County will participate in an on-field ceremony with both teams prior to the game.  Both the Pittsburgh Pirates and Altoona Curve are heavily involved with their respective Miracle League chapters and both wanted to extend this opportunity to the players on this year’s Miracle League teams in Blair County.


"Twinkie Day in Curve, PA" set for June 26
CURVE, PA -- Now that the long national nightmare appears to be over, the people of Curve, Pa.  will celebrate in a big way.  With news that buyers have been found for Hostess - the makers of Twinkies – the Altoona Curve will celebrate with a day in the iconic snack cake’s honor.  “Twinkie Day in Curve, PA” will be held on Wednesday, June 26 when the Curve take on the New Britain Rock Cats, affiliate of – you guessed it – the Twins.
Among the plans for the noon game, the Curve will hand out a package of Twinkies to the first 500 fans that enter Peoples Natural Gas Field.  Twinkies will also be featured at concession stands that day where fans can choose to either deep fry or chocolate dip the tasty pastry – because sometimes crème-filled angel food cake is not enough.  The Curve will also shoot Twinkies into the crowd between selected innings, just in case some have not had their fill.
Speaking of filling, the Curve will have a one-day, counter-fitness initiative entitled “Eat :60” for the June 26 game.  The initiative will involve Johnstown native, Brian “Yellow Cake” Subich, who is a world-ranked competitor in Major League Eating (formerly known as the International Federation of Competitive Eaters).  Subich will attempt to set a world record in a 60-second Twinkie-eating challenge innings.  It will be the perfect primer for the July 4 Hot Dog Eating Competition on Coney Island, the following week.
“We’re just thrilled Twinkies will be back on the shelf this summer,” said Curve General Manager Rob Egan.  “It’s an occasion that needs to be celebrated and we’re pulling out all of the stops to make sure ‘Twinkie Day in Curve, PA’ will turn health-consciousness on its head for a few hours.  Everyone needs – or at least wants - a package of Twinkies now and then.”
In keeping with the theme, the Curve are offering free admission to any twins who would like to attend that day.  Identical twins will be believed by sight.  Fraternal twins may be asked to produce identification that they are kin born on the same day, as no one should try to take advantage of anything but gluttony on “Twinkie Day”.  All members of the Minnesota Twins’ organization – including the Rock Cats – will be allowed in for free, as well.
For those that choose not to participate in all things Twinkie, there’s still good news.  To celebrate one of the other products of the prospective new Twinkies’ brand owners, Metropoulos & Co., the Curve will be offering specials on Pabst Blue Ribbon ‘man cans’ that day.  The 24-ounce PBR beverage has helped bring back the once-struggling brand into what is now a “hipster favorite”.
The Curve are issuing a caveat to all of this.  If Twinkies don’t make it back to shelves in time for the June 26 game, they will not be able to execute some of their plans.  However, the team is working on contingency plans.
“We understand it will be a pretty big effort to get these back into production and distribution by this summer as they’ve stated is their goal,” said Egan.  “So, we’re thinking about unveiling a new, one-day brand called “Kekua Cakes”, but we don’t know if that will become reality.”

Centennial History Book second printing available
Barnesboro
                    Centennial History Book
NORTHERN CAMBRIA -- The Barnesboro Centennial History Book, originally published in 1994, has been reprinted. If you missed out on the original run, you're in luck! The second printing is now available. The original printing of 2,000 copies in 1994 sold out in 1996. The Susquehanna Historical Society of Northern Cambria decided last year to use funds they have saved to have a reprint of the book done.
-- A limited number of books have been reprinted and have been divided and donated to the Northern Cambria Public Library and Hope Fire Company of Northern Cambria as a long-term fundraiser for those organizations. 100% of the proceeds from book sales will stay with these two non-profit groups.
-- The books are $40.00 each if picked up and $40.00 each plus $6.00 shipping and handling if ordered by mail.
-- You may choose which non-profit you wish to support. If you wish to support the fire company, order from Hope Fire Company, PO Box 1217, Northern Cambria, PA 15714 or pick up your copy at Charlson's Furniture (on behalf of the Fire Company). If you would like to support the library, pick up or order your book from Northern Cambria Public Library, 1030 Philadelphia Avenue, Northern Cambria, PA.
-- Books are beautiful hardbound books with old photos and history of Barnesboro with sections on businesses, churches, people influential to our town and more. Will make a great addition to your bookshelf, or a great gift.

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Please excuse our dust, we're remodeling
-- We're be working on updating our site a bit. We had a computer upgrade that requires us to upgrade some of our software, so we need to change the program we use to maintain this site. So, we will be learning a new program and things may not work as they should. Please let us know if you run in to something that does not work correctly so that we can get it up and running. What do you think of the changes we've made so far? Thanks!!

Thank You!
-- We recently had a donation to the website from a man from out of state with family in the area. We contacted him to thank him and ask if he had any suggestions for the site. He visits the site periodically and thought the site was good, but that the font was small and some of the links didn't work. So, while we are upgrading and doing some housekeeping around here, we are using Richard's comments to try to improve. For starters, bigger fonts!! (I was thinking it was a bit small too. When I first started this site, monitor resolutions were lower, so the font size seemed bigger. I really need to keep up.) Thanks for your donation and comments Richard!! I'll get to double checking those links as well.

Seeking band alumni
Were you part of the Northern Cambria Band, color guard or majorettes? An alumni database is being compiled to keep members up to date on alumni activities and events. If you were part of this alumni and would like to be added to the database, please contact us here at the website and let us know. We will forward your information to the group. Please send your Position/Instrument/Year, name, address, phone, email, and Facebook or other social networking page address to NCBandAlumni @ NorthernCambria.com. We will post updates here, as well as our Facebook page as we learn more. There is also a Northern Cambria Band/Colorguard page on Facebook as well. Be sure to stop by and "Like" us both.

Borough seeks donors for veterans park beautification project
EBENSBURG -- The Veterans Park next to the former jail will soon be refurbished thanks to a joint undertaking of Cambria County, Ebensburg Borough, American Legion #363, and VFW Post #4963. The project is to be completed by the end of summer and maintained by Ebensburg Borough.
-- The project involves refurbishing the tarnished bronze name plaques around the base of the granite obelisk, erecting a new US flag pole surrounded by the five flags of the branches of military service, new trees and landscaping, and installation of new lights throughout the park.
-- As part of the refurbishing of Veterans Park, ten new benches will be purchased. The benches are six feet wide with cast iron side supports. The wooden Pau Lope slats are resistant to rotting and splintering. These are very nice benches that will compliment the new park and be frequently used by the community,  said Borough Manager Dan Penatzer.
-- The Borough is seeking donors for the ten benches. A 12  x 3  bronze plaque will be attached to the bench identifying the donor or who the bench was dedicated to or purchased in memory of. We hope that donors will consider acquiring a bench displaying their business name, dedicating a bench to a life-long borough resident, or honoring one who served in the military,  said Penatzer.
-- The cost of each bench, including the bronze plaque, is $1,000. The donation is tax-deductible. There are only ten benches to be purchased, so they will be offered on a first come basis. Cambria Care Center has already purchased two of the benches. Those wishing to purchase one of the new benches for Veterans Park should contact the borough office at 472-8780.

You've asked for it, we've got it... sort of...WEBCAMS!
NORTHERN CAMBRIA --
Through the years, we have had requests here at NorthernCambria.com for webcams. People in the area want to see what is going on, as well as people that have moved from the area. We always wanted to be able to provide webcams, but have not been able to do so. That has changed...
-- We're partnering with the folks at My NC Cam to bring you a view of town. Through both websites, we hope to give our residents and those that have moved away a chance to see what has changed, or stayed the same.
-- NorthernCambria.com and MyNCWebcam.com are both websites from individuals that wanted to contribute in some way to give back to the communities they grew up in. We hope that we are accomplishing that goal. Between the two sites, we aim to bring you the information and connections you are looking for. Don't see something that might interest you? Ask us! One of us may already have it, or would consider working on it.

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