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Gallitzin Sportsmen's Inaugural Wine Fest

Caregiver Resource Fair

Spangler VFW and NC Schools to Host Memorial Day Dinner and Student Presentation
NORTHERN CAMBRIA -- On Thursday, May 24th at 6pm the Spangler VFW and NC Schools will host a Community Dinner and Student presentation to honor our area Veterans and their guests. Special thanks to the VFW for covering all expenses for this event and to Mrs. Tibbott and Mrs. Bowman for their support in the planning of the the Student performance. Watch for more information at a later date.

Shake, Rattle & Roll
NORTHERN CAMBRIA -- The Hope Fire company presents Scot Bruce, A Rockin Tribute to Elvis, on June 3 at the NC Middle School. Show starts at 7:30, doors open at 6:30. Click the graphic at right for more information.

Hope Fire Company Annual Bass Tournament
-- Hope Fire Company will host it's Annual Bass Tournament on Sunday, June 17, 2012 from 4:00am until 6:00pm at Glendale Lake, Prince Gallitzin State Park. Launch site: McKees Launch Area. Boat check: Starts at 4am. Starting time: First safe light with 20-minute intervals. Three Flight Format: Determined by receipt of paid application. Weigh in: Eight hours from your starting time. For more information, contact Mike at (814) 948-4483. For application and regulations visit www.hopefireco.org and go to Bass Tournament link.

Big Kahuna Golf Open set for July 3rd
Be sure to join in on the fun as the Northern Cambria Area Business Alliance hosts the annual Big Kahuna Golf Open,  on Tuesday, July 3rd at Cambrian Hills Golf Course. For more information, click the graphic to the left, or visit the Events Page on NCABA-PA.com. Registration form is available on the NCABA-PA.com website.

Welcome!
We'd like to welcome Tamayako Electric Baseball Team, Reaper Crew Firearms, Never Enuff Internet Service, Northern Cambria Area Lions Club and Central PA Bingo to our online community! Links can be found on our Local Links page. You can find Reaper Crew Firearms and Never Enuff's newly added Sponsor Blocks to the right of this page - Click to visit their website/Facebook page. Be sure to visit them to see all they have to offer.

Save the date!
-- Watch for more information on these upcoming events:

• September 29, 2012 - 2012 NC Community Hall of Fame Banquet, Elem. School

Pirates to play the Curve in Altoona!
ALTOONA -- The Pittsburgh Pirates will play their Double-A affiliate, the Altoona Curve, at Peoples Natural Gas Field in Altoona in 2013, Pirates’ President Frank Coonelly announced during the Curve’s 2012 home opener. The 2013 exhibition will mark the second time the Pirates have played in Altoona and the first since 2000. The Major League club played the Curve at Blair County Ballpark on May 15, 2000 before 7,346 fans. Pittsburgh’s Double-A farm club since their inception in 1999, the Curve are the longest-running, current affiliate of the Pirates (14 seasons). “We enjoy an outstanding affiliation with the Curve,” said Coonelly. “Our team gets terrific support from the franchise and its fans and the facility is one of the finest in minor league baseball. We’re pleased to bring our Major League club to Altoona next spring for an exhibition game that Pirates and Curve fans will remember for a long time to come.” An official date for the game is not yet scheduled, but it will take place before the regular season for both the Pirates and Curve. Once the opening days of the 2013 Major League and Eastern League schedules are determined later this summer, the Pirates and Curve will finalize the date and time of their exhibition. “This will be the perfect beginning to our 15th year of Curve Baseball,” said Curve Owner Bob Lozinak. “We’re thrilled to be able to welcome the Pirates back to Altoona for what’s sure to be a great event for baseball fans throughout our region. It’s even better that so many of our former players will be back as members of the Major League club for this game.” In the franchise’s first 13 years, the Curve have had 90 players reach the Major Leagues after playing in Altoona – 68 of them with the Pirates.  Pittsburgh’s 2012 opening day roster contains ten (10) former Curve players – including the entire starting outfield of Andrew McCutchen, Jose Tabata, and Alex Presley, second baseman Neil Walker, third baseman Pedro Alvarez, relief pitchers Tony Watson and Jared Hughes, infielders Josh Harrison and Matt Hague, and outfielder Nate McLouth. In addition to the announcement of the exhibition game, the Curve provided a special benefit for all fans in attendance at tonight’s season-opener against Erie. All current, full-season ticket holders were informed they would be offered their seats free of charge for the Pirates-Curve exhibition game as part of their 2013 season ticket packages. In addition, all other fans at the game (including mini-plan holders) were given the chance to sign up for a special pre-sale opportunity for tickets to the exhibition game when they go on sale later this year.

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.

Check out our Forum!
-- We know that not everyone is on Facebook, and we'd like to be available to everyone. We noticed that we had a lot more participation in the forums, especially the "What's Your Beef" forum when users were not forced to register and could post as a guest. The forum we are switching back to, was one of the few that we found that did not require us to make each poster register.
-- The previous board can be found HERE.
-- While guest posting IS now again permitted, we encourage you to stop by and register. Registering adds additional benefits such as knowing when new posts are made to topics relevant to you, the ability to communicate with each other through private messages, voting in polls we may list, and other enhancements to the forums.
-- Our thanks again to everyone who has shown an interest in the bulletin board and forums. We hope to see it regain the amount of use it had prior to the change, and we appreciate all your input. Please be patient while we get everything back in order, and be sure to let us know if there is something we can add to make it better.
-- So, how to get the ball rolling again? How about those dead birds? Visit the new "What's YOUR Beef?" and let us know "Dead birds and dead fish, what's it mean?" This is a big topic lately, even making a skit in last night's "Saturday Night Live". What are your thoughts?
-- NorthernCambria.com and the NCABA want to know what you think!! Have other ideas for "Beef"? Let us know what's on your mind. Good? Bad? Need to vent? Just have something you want to discuss? Let us know! We'll also be giving you topics to discuss and give your opinion on. Watch for new topics in the NCABA ad in the Barnesboro Star, check NCABA-PA.com, or click the "What's Your Beef" logo to find the current topic!!

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