🌱 How Hollidaysburg students stopped a runaway school bus in seconds
Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 4 min readMorning Hollidaysburg! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Hollidaysburg students stopped a runaway school bus in seconds
- How Hollidaysburg rallies behind its Golden Tigers every Friday night
Also on today's calendar: Sherlock Holmes – A Hollidaysburg Mystery.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 69 and low of 50 degrees.
- Sunday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 65, low: 51.
- Monday: Decreasing clouds and breezy, with a high of 66 and low of 38 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Pennsylvania Students Stop School Bus After Driver Experiences Medical Emergency (stnonline.com) — Near a Hollidaysburg Area School District junior high, quick-thinking students stopped a moving school bus after the driver suffered a medical emergency, preventing more serious injuries. Tenth grader Alexis Smith, trained through Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center, radioed for help and monitored the driver until responders arrived, and officials say the driver has since returned to work. 
• Block party: Communities come together under Friday night lights (altoonamirror.com) — Hollidaysburg’s high school football community takes center stage, with coaches, parents, and local businesses rallying to fund meals, equipment, and packed Friday night crowds for the Golden Tigers. The story also highlights similarly strong support at Central, Bishop Guilfoyle, and Altoona, showing how western Pennsylvania towns still treat football nights as major community gatherings that bring generations together.
📸 Around Hollidaysburg
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Sherlock Holmes – A Hollidaysburg Mystery →
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Blair Regional YMCA, 1111 Hewit Street, Hollidaysburg
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🗓 Events Nearby
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JH Girls Volleyball @ Bald Eagle Tourney (A team only)
Altoona Area Jr HS Altoona, PA 16602
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JH Girls volleyball vs Bald Eagle Area
Altoona Area Jr HS Altoona, PA 16602
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JH Boys Soccer @Mt Nittany
Altoona Area Jr HS Altoona, PA 16602
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JH Girls Soccer @ Mt Nittany
Altoona Area Jr HS Altoona, PA 16602
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Whose Live Anyway? →
Historic Mishler Theatre/Blair County Arts Foundation, 1208 12th Ave #206, Altoona
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JH 7th Gr Football vs Mifflin County(Roosevelt Field)
Altoona Area Jr HS Altoona, PA 16602
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JH 8th Gr Football @ Hollidaysburg (Tiger Stadium)
Altoona Area Jr HS Altoona, PA 16602
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JH Girls Volleyball vs Mt Nittany
Altoona Area Jr HS Altoona, PA 16602
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JH Girls Soccer @ Somerset
Altoona Area Jr HS Altoona, PA 16602
4:00 pm
Saturday October 3
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 7
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Cleaning services who are reasonably priced in the Hollidaysburg/Altoona area?.
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Linux is a free (and better!) alternative to Microsoft and Apple. If you value privacy, safety, and control of your own information, Linux is for you… (Nextdoor Hollidaysburg)
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- Vontier Corporation posted a job opening for Supervisor, Production Shipping Receiving Material Handling in Duncansville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hollidaysburg here.
🗞 Nearby News
Duncansville
- In full swing: Square dance group hosts festival at Blair County Convention Center (altoonamirror.com)
- Intermunicipal Relations Committee seeks to boost revenue (altoonamirror.com)
Altoona
- Arts Altoona to host Woody Guthrie tribute show Studio 814 (wtaj.com)
- Police bodycam footage of Luigi Mangione's arrest in Altoona released (post-gazette.com)
- Faiths find common ground with pet blessing (altoonamirror.com)
Ok Hollidaysburg! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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