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Posted: August 11, 2026 at 1:03AM

The Borough is currently seeking a friendly and dependable School Crossing Guard to help keep our students safe as they travel to and from school....

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BLAIR PA ALERT:DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNINGDense Fog Advisory issued August 15 at 1:49AM EDT until August 15 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS State College PA* WHAT...Visibility in some areas will drop to just a few hundredfeet in dense fog.* WHERE...Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Fulton, Huntingdon, and SomersetCounties.* WHEN...Until 9 AM EDT this morning.* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility.Consider allowing extra time to reach your destination.www.weather.gov ... See MoreSee Less
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Today (Tuesday August 11) is the eleventh Hollidaysburg Farmers Market of the season; we meet from 11am-2pm, in rain and shine. CORN WEEK, lots of different peppers, and locally grown lettuce has returned! Sneak peeks include a radio visit with prizes from Bill Kurtis of Waly 100, sweet corn, red ripe tomatoes, Chambersburg peaches, sourdough bread, a variety of good food through Doug’s Dawgs (hot dogs, cheesesteaks, Angus burgers, sausage sandwiches), The Dirty Soda Shack (meatloaf sandwiches, chicken salad sandwiches, turkey and cheese BLTs, potato salad and mac salad), and Bake Shop Bakes (grab and go fresh made Italian and turkey subs in coolers), and yogurt smoothies through Blue Barn Farm! Oh, and peach tea and pickles! We do not cancel the market except in cases of lightning/winds/thunderstorms. If this happens, it will be posted on the market’s FB page.Our market meets each Tuesday 11-2 through the end of September and also meets for Night Markets on the third Friday of each market month, 5-8pm. If you need an address for your GPS, please use 301 Allegheny Street. The following list covers a lot of the local products our vendors are bringing today. There's too much to list it all, although we tried! You need to come and see for yourself!PRODUCE:Blue Barn Farm’s list includes: Sweet Corn, Chambersburg Peaches, three kinds of tomatoes (slicers, heirloom, cherry), Arugula, Head Lettuces, Endive, Kale, Scallions, Salad Turnips, Candy Onions, Beans (green and yellow), Kohlrabi, Carrots, Fennel, Potatoes (red and white), Eggplant (classic and Asian), Peppers (Jalapeno, hot banana, bell, colored bells), Zucchini, Yellow Squash, Cucumbers (slicers and picklers), Cabbage, Collard Greens, Swiss Chard, Herbs- Chives, Oregano, Parsley, Sage, Basil, Mint, Thyme… Garlic Bulbs, Jarred products - salsas, pickles, jams, salad dressings, Clover Creek Cheeses, Maple Syrup, and Raw Milk, Chocolate Milk and pasteurized yogurt smoothies from Rissler Farm. Don’t forget to look inside the coolers to pick your fresh milk and cheese!Rispoli's Produce will have (new this week: Jalapeno Peppers, Poblano Peppers, and Hot Banana Peppers) ground cherries, broccoli, Basil, Swiss chard, Curly and Dinosaur Kale, Dragon Tongue beans, Early Girl tomatoes, Green Tomatoes, green beans, yellow beans, red white and blue potatoes, infused local honeys, honey sticks, Homegrown Sweet gourmet cucumbers, Zucchini in green and yellow, Yellow Squash, Spring Onions, Candy Onions, fresh brown free-range eggs, and rainbow eggs. Come talk to Lisa about what produce will be ready in the coming weeks, and get some honey!Judy's Home-Grown Vegetables is here with her fresh, high-quality vegetables and fruit! Today you need to see her beautiful Assorted cherry tomatoes, Assorted heirloom tomatoes, Basil, Edamame (immature soybeans in pods), Japanese cucumbers, Oyster mushrooms, Pac choi – green petioles, Pac choi – dwarf, white petioles, Sunflowers, and Strawflowers.Judy sells out most weeks, so get to her fast! Check Judy’s FB page and scroll back through to learn more about her produce and how to use it. She has a lovely description of how delicious edamame can be, and why they are called a “good friend of beer”. Horizon Micro Farm has delicious, fresh microgreens that are organic and hydroponic. When it’s very hot, the microgreens are likely to be stored in the cooler; just ask if you don’t see them out on the table! Kelly says, “They’re the best thing you’re not eating yet!” Lost Temple Nursery LLC has now begun their summer pattern of attending the market every other week. Their next visit will be August 18. If you don’t see them at market, and need something right away, visit/message their FB page!Sunshine & Succulents has succulent arrangements in a variety of pots and containers. Succulents make good presents; they love bright indirect light on your windowsill and will thrive outdoors on your porch or patio from summer through fall. Bring your kids or grandkids so they can create their own succulent sand art project. The Posie Patch will be here with their famous cut flowers, dried flowers, and dried wreaths in season. Do you know that you can call them and place your order ahead of time? Phone: 814-766-2270, or email theposypatch@ibyfax.com. Note that the business name is The Posie Patch and the email has a different ("posy") spelling. HANDMADE SOAP: Deep Well Farm has brought back MYSTERY BUNDLES (special $3 bags filled with several surprise soaps). They also made a new batch of magnesium body butter, and have new outdoor soap designs with black and gold details, little cat shaped soaps, and a limited amount of duck eggs, plus their regular scented and unscented soaps made with goat's milk, Jersey cow milk, and tallow, and (new product) sheep wool for gardening or birding. Come talk to Cora and learn more about what people do with a bag full of sheep wool! There *may* be a surprise animal guest near Deep Well’s booth at any time this summer; it is dependent on the weather. PREPARED FOODS (LUNCH SPECIALS):The Dirty Soda Shack has dirty sodas, refreshers, iced teas, iced coffees, and delicious lunch offerings. This week: *Homemade Meatloaf Sandwich: Open-faced with homemade brown gravy, served with garlic parmesan new potatoes & green beans.*Big Turkey & Cheese BLT, served on Seraphim sourdough with chips & pickles.*Market Favorite Chicken Salad, served on a croissant with carrots, grapes, apple slices, chips & pickles.Sides/Sweet Treats*Kelly’s Almost Famous Potato Salad*Deviled Egg Mac Salad*Blueberry Peach Pecan Cobbler (w/ vanilla ice cream & whipped cream)*Apple Crisp (w/ vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, caramel & cinnamon)*Zucchini Bread*Thick & Chewy Chocolate Chip CookiesSKIP THE WAIT — PREORDER NOW! Text 814-327-2882 or send The Dirty Soda Shack a PM with your Order, Name, and Pickup Time.Preorders accepted until 10:00 AM Tuesday mornings. Watch their FB page so you know the menu before the market!Doug's Dawgs has classic hot dogs, chili mac, sausage sandwiches, cheesesteaks, burgers and cold drinks, perfect for a lunch stop. We need more pictures of Doug’s sandwiches and hot dogs—please take some and share to our page or tag us! Bake Shop Bakes Tyrone has fresh grab and go subs (Turkey and Italian) in the coolers in front of their baked goods display. Don’t forget to look in the coolers at the farmers market. Some of the best stuff is in there! BAKED GOODSBake Shop Bakes Tyrone is here with their crowd-pleasing, made-this-morning Italian Subs and Turkey Subs great for lunch, and a bakery case loaded with favorites including: Apple Dumplings, Fresh Cookies, Baked Treats, Pepperoni Bread and more! We remind you to look in the coolers in front of Bake Shop Bakes’ table…some of the best stuff is in there! Seraphim Sourdough Co. has delicious sourdough offerings, including an assortment (different each week; no guarantees that a particular sourdough product will be there) of sourdough loaves, sourdough bagels, English Muffins, and scones. Learn more at their FB page!LOCALLY MADE PRODUCTS TO EAT AND DRINKThe Pickled Pimp uses locally grown vegetables and is veteran-owned, with flavors that include Sweet Heat, Sweet Horseradish Onion, Abe’s Kosher Dill, Vampire Killa’s, Spicy Dill, and Bread and Butta. Come try a sample and say hello!Hess Maple Products will be available through Blue Barn Farm this summer.The814Distillery will not attend this summer’s markets, and we’re sorry to lose them. We are looking for another local distillery.The Skirted Soldier and their sister company Blue Knob Farm have delicious and good smelling/useful products, made with raw materials from PA veteran-owned farms. We ran out of time to share their complete list, but look for Payload Peach, Sailor’s Sunrise, 250 Blend, Neutral Zone, Colonel, Wild Blue Yonder, Lemon Ginger, Homecoming, Caramel Cadence, and Iced Matcha. For Blue Knob Farm, find their bestselling Bug Off and Itch Stop along with Greener Cleaner, Deodorant, Carpet Refresher and more.HANDICRAFTS/FIBER ARTS Claudia's Crafts has handmade homegood products including towels and casserole carriers to show you. Her beautifully made items (especially her scrubbies and washcloths) make great presents and are mainstays for the kitchen and home. Handmade leather goods, made by Chris, will also be on display. Check out the leather work that Chris entered in our local farm shows (of course he won awards, because his work is beautiful!) NEW: tied flies, for people who fish.FEATURED NONPROFITS/ORGANIZATIONS: Hollidaysburg Area Arts Council will be on site with info about their free concerts at Canal Basin Park. This Saturday Aug 15 is the free Altoona Symphony Orchestra concert at the amphitheater at Canal Basin Park at 6pm; bring your own chair. Rain or extreme heat location is the Senior High (will be posted on the Symphony's FB page).The Allegheny Ukulele Kollective will be on site, providing some live music 11:30-1:30.CareerLink Blair County for useful job resources ages 14 and upWIC with good nutrition information and nice swagPenn State Master Gardeners of Blair County with info on their upcoming plant sale (they may end up at the info table with the ukuleles today)Any omissions or errors in this list are completely the fault of the poster. See you at the market (June through September) each Tuesday, 11am-2pm, and on the third Friday of each market month from 5-8pm, rain and shine!We will have some Hollidaysburg Community Farm Show booklets for you at the info table---the Farm Show will be held in September.Thank you for supporting local. And thank you to our market sponsor, Evey Black Attorneys LLC !We thank you for your support and ask that you support all local agriculture wherever you may find it: the growers, makers, bakers and brewers of our local farmers markets, local online resources like Blair Markets, individual markets at farms and roadside stands, fresh ingredients sourced from local agriculture at our local eateries, food trucks and restaurants, and the local agricultural products found in our area's stores and businesses. ... See MoreSee Less
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BLAIR PA ALERT: NWS Partners - Blair County and Surrounding Areas - Tuesday, August 11, 2026 Morning storms will taper off to stray daytime thundershowers, with a second round of storms expected in the evening/overnight hours. Potential flash flooding and localized damaging winds will be the main threats, particularly during the morning and evening/overnight rounds. Important changes: Today's Slight Risk (2/4) for excessive rainfall was expanded to include much of southern and central Pennsylvania. A Flood Watch is in effect for Somerset County until 5 AM Wednesday, August 12th. For more information and graphics, visit www.weather.gov/media/ctp/DssPacket.pdf . You can also find additional weather information at www.weather.gov/ctp/briefing or www.weather.gov/ctp/selfbrief . This is the final briefing barring significant changes. Blair County Department of Emergency Services-MB ... See MoreSee Less
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Posted: August 11, 2026 at 1:03AM

The Borough is currently seeking a friendly and dependable School Crossing Guard to help keep our students safe as they travel to and from school....

BLAIR PA ALERT:DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNINGDense Fog Advisory issued August 15 at 1:49AM EDT until August 15 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS State College PA* WHAT...Visibility in some areas will drop to just a few hundredfeet in dense fog.* WHERE...Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Fulton, Huntingdon, and SomersetCounties.* WHEN...Until 9 AM EDT this morning.* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility.Consider allowing extra time to reach your destination.www.weather.gov ... See MoreSee Less
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