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A NEWSLETTER FOR HOLLIDAYSBURG BOROUGHRESIDENTS & FRIENDSTHE TOWN CRIERVolume 30, Issue 3The 4th Annual Canal Basin ParkFestival and Outdoor Movie Night willtake place on Saturday, August 12th.The festival will run from 4 pm -8 pm,followed by a free outdoor movie.Entertainment by various local groupswill be provided throughout the day. TheSilencers will perform on stage from6 pm -8 pm. For more information or tobecome a vendor, please visit the HCP’swebsite at www.hollidaysburg.org/canalbasin-park-festival-. The event issponsored by BLAIR MILL OUTLET.Additional sponsors include CapitolHotel, Osgood Properties, and CopyRite& Banner Zone. Other sponsorshipopportunities are available.July 2017After two rained-out andrescheduled concerts inMay and June, we arelooking forward to goodweather for the remainingthree concerts.The concerts, sponsored by theHOLLIDAYSBURG AREA EDUCATIONASSOCIATION, are held on the Diamond inHollidaysburg on select Thursdays from6 pm -9 pm.Join in the fun on July 20th for Shallow 9,sponsored by Investment Savings Bank.On August 17th, Bone Jacked will perform,and on September 7th, D.D. & the PubCrawlers will be entertaining the crowd.Concertgoers should bring their own seating.Additional sponsors include KellerEngineers, Capitol Hotel, Original ItalianPizza, and CopyRite & Banner Zone.Other sponsorship opportunities are available.Please contact Shalen Perehinec at 696-0554or sperehinec@hollidaysburgpa.org.The annual Hollidaysburg Farm & Craft Market will once againbeing held Tuesdays from 12 pm – 5 pm on Montgomery Streetbeginning July 11th through September 26th.Vendors will have a variety of fresh vegetables, fruits, flowers,herbs and baked goods.Craft vendors are also welcome, and in the past years have sold suchthings as quilts, glassware, handmade jewelry, soaps, etc.INSIDE THISISSUELIBRARY NEWSCONSERVATION TIPSSUMMER BRUSHPICKUPPHASE II GRANTMUSIC IN THE BURGFLOOD INSURANCEARBOR DAYCELEBRATIONMESSAGE FROM THEMAYORA NOTE FROM THECHIEFSIGNS IN R.O.W.CROSSING GUARDSMAINTAIN GRASSMEETING SCHEDULEGET YOUR PERMITSWASTE COLLECTIONVOLUNTEER SERVICEAPPLICATIONHCP 2017 EVENTSMUSIC IN THE BURGBOROUGH GOVERNMENT & OFFICES 2017For more information, or to become a vendor, please visit www.hollidaysburg.org/farmers-market. Weekly updates onvendors and products available at the markets will also be posted on the website. The market is sponsored by EVEYBLACK ATTORNEYS LLC. Additional sponsors include Capitol Hotel and CopyRite & Banner Zone.The 4th Annual Snazzy Socks Family Fun Run will take place on Saturday, September 16. Prizeswill be awarded to top finishers and those with the snazziest outfits.More information and runner registrations will be posted at www.hollidaysburg.org. This event issponsored by MCQUAIDE BLASKO, INC. Additional sponsors include PennCrest Bank, KellerEngineers, Blair Mill Outlet, W.B. Mason, and CopyRite & Banner Zone.Wine Tour is being planned for Downtown Hollidaysburg on Saturday,NEW EVENT!! ASeptember9th. More details and vendor information will be posted atwww.hollidaysburg.org.Sponsorship opportunities are available.WINE TOUR2233333444444556778

Page 2LIBRARY NEWSJuly’s schedule will include:Book Clubs: Summer Classics Book Club:Almost Paradise July 27thTech Classes: Smartphone Basics July 17th &31st Tech Help Saturdays Free Computer Classes July 24thCrafting Classes: Handwork & Arts GroupTuesdays Ceramics Class July 18thMusic: Adult Ukulele Learning Blastthroughout July Knit Wits Knitting andCrocheting Club First ThursdayOther Programs: Local Artist Shelley Williams ArtDisplay for July Story Times Thursdays & Fridays Cosmic Arts! Construction Club Fridays Max Sportacus from CentralBlair Rec & Park CommissionJuly 6th Star Wars Cosplay July 11th Engineers Week July 11th Picture Taking for Beginners July7th, 10th & 11th Canal Basin Park Outreach July12th Hoss’s Community NightFundraiser July 12thTHE TOWN CRIER Genealogy for Kids July 12th Zentangle for Beginners July 15th& July 22nd ABC Photo Society July 17th Allegheny Essential Oils ClubEvery Wednesday Brain Awareness July 18th Star Wars Storytime July 19th MOMS Club Storytime July 19th Music With Marabeth July 20th La Leche League of Altoona July25th Seed Ball Programs July 25th Keep Blair County Beautiful July26th Author Visit – Deb HockenberryJuly 28th & August 4th Free Movie Showing “To SirWith Love” July 28th Summer Learning “Build ABetter World” Stuff the Bus August 3rd 1,000 Books Before Kindergartenis designed to encourage parents toread a thousand books to their childbefore they start kindergarten. Visitthe library’s homepage for moredetails.For date, time and details on thismonth’s special guests, visit the librarywebsite atwww.hollidaysburglibrary.org andclick on "Calendar of Events".Programs are also posted on Facebookunder "Hollidaysburg Area PublicLibrary".Children must be accompanied by anadult when attending any of thespecial guest programs.If you represent a school, summercamp or other organization and wouldlike to schedule a visit, call 695-5961ext 101 or emailmelanie.ramsey@gmail.com.Library hours:Mon – Tues - 9:30AM – 8PMWeds - Fri - 9:30AM – 5PMSat – 10AM – 2PMSun – 1PM – 5PMCLOSED – July 4thArtist of the MonthShelley WilliamsCertified Zentangle TeacherWATER CONSERVATION TIPSChanging the way that you use water on a regular basis is good for your pocketbook as well as theenvironment. In general, you should never put water down a drain that can be put to another use. Beconscious of water conservation. Also, be aware of how much water you are using in your home byreviewing your metered water bill. Divide the water usage by the days in the billing period and alsoby the number of people in the household. On average, a person uses about 50 gallons of water perday. Check to see if your bill is similar and if not, check for sources where you may be losing waterthrough a leaking toilet, faucet or outdoor hose. This report contains information about the wateryou purchase from the Hollidaysburg Borough Authority. This report is available atwww.hollidaysburgpa.org or you may stop into the Municipal Building at 401 Blair Street for a freecopy. For more water conservation tips go to: www.wateruseitwisely.com.

VOLUME 29, ISSUE 3SUMMER BRUSHPICK UPSummer brush pickup will continue throughSEPTEMBER 26, 2017. The Borough workerswill pick up and haul away all compostablewaste such as: dead leaves, dead plantmaterial, tree and brush trimmings andbranches up to 3” in diameter and 6’ inlength. Brush and branches must be bundledwith string or twine. Please do not use wire tobundle. Items that will not be picked up arestone, garbage, gravel, dirt, junk, andappliances. Items must be placed curbside by7:00 am, and the only alley pickups will be onSweet Cherry Court in Holliday Hills. Ifitems are not picked up on the scheduledday, they will be picked up on the NEXTSCHEDULED pickup day for your street.SUMMER PICKUPS:Monday July 10, 24 - East SideTuesday July 11, 25 - West SideMonday August 14, 28 - East SideTuesday August 15, 29 - West SideMonday September 11, 25 - East SideTuesday September 12, 26 - West SideFLOOD INSURANCEOPTIONSIf you live in a flood zone, chances aremortgage lenders will require you to have floodinsurance. Keep in mind this is not covered byyour home owners insurance. So what are theoptions?Flood insurance is no longer just sold by theNational Flood Insurance Program. It is nowavailable through private insurers, includingsurplus lines. Surplus lines are licensed instates other than Pennsylvania, but can beauthorized to sell polices in Pennsylvania. For alisting of private insurers and for moreinformation on surplus lines, visitwww.insurance.pa.gov. Go under “Coverage”and select “Flood.”If you believe your home was drawn into aflood zone in error, the decision can beappealed by calling 1-877-FEMA-MAP or byvisiting the website above.Page 3TREE GRANT FOR PHASE IIThe Borough of Hollidaysburg was the recipient of a second treeplanting grant!The grant money was allocated for the second phase of the QuinceCourt Crab Apple tree replacement project. Phase I was to replace thetrees on the outer circle and phase II was to replace the trees on theinner circle.A public meeting was held for the property owners in the phase IIproject area to encourage input and give opportunity to participate inthe tree selection process.ARBOR DAY CELEBRATIONThe Arbor Day Ceremony and tree plantings took place on JacksonFarm Drive on Friday, April 28, 2017. Mayor John Stultz issued aproclamation for the occasion.The Spade and Trowel Club made a donation to the purchase of oneTulip tree and one Cleveland Pear Select tree. Penn-Mont AcademySchool students were there to join the celebration and to help thePublic Works employees to plant the trees.Thank you to Borough Council, Public Works, the Shade TreeCommission, the Spade and Trowel Club, and the Penn-MontAcademy for their continued support.