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Yahoo
15-05-2025
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Central Cambria students ‘brighten the ‘burg' through cleanup project
EBENSBURG, Pa (WTAJ) — Central Cambria High School Students helped Ebensburg get ready for the summer months through a cleanup project. 'Brighten the 'Burg' is a student-organized cleanup where students venture out to multiple areas of the borough to perform landscaping. This year, participants weeded and mulched garden beds, added new plants to parks and picked up litter around the area. 'Ebensburg has helped us a lot with many different projects and donations to our extracurriculars and school activities,' Junior Roy Lian said. 'We decided that this was the moment to give back and help our community to do and benefit the greater good.' Over 100 students and 20 members of the school's faculty spent the morning and early afternoon in places like Lake Rowena, Penn Eben Park, Kimbrall Park, Veterans Park and the War Memorial Field. The idea stemmed from a chance to get a head start on a senior project from three juniors. 'We love our school and we love our community because they do so much for us,' Junior Alaina Long said. 'So we just thought of some way that we could give back and give something for them for their benefit.' Students cleaned up the borough until 2 p.m. on Thursday before heading back to the classroom. The juniors have thought about doing the clean-up again next year before graduation. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
07-05-2025
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Ebensburg Borough celebrates 200th anniversary
Congratulations Ebensburg on 200 years of the borough's existence. Dignitaries rang the Cambria County Courthouse bell and spoke during an April 27 celebration that included citizens, elected officials, community leaders, members of Boy Scout Troop 98 and Central Cambria High School chorus singers. Charlie Moyer, a former mayor of Ebensburg, told our Dave Sutor, 'It's a great feeling.' Current Mayor Randy Datsko echoed those same sentiments, describing the gathering as 'really pretty neat.' He said, 'This is what makes small towns great places to live, work and play.' Ebensburg was founded in the 1790s, but it was not incorporated until 1825. The first borough coun- cil meeting took place April 27 of that year. During the celebration, borough council President Doug Tusing read from Ebensburg's first record book that provided details about early government structure and ordinances. He said, 'For reasons that can only be deduced from an examination of the first borough meetings and ordinances, key members of town decided to formalize the structure of the town by incorporating it into a borough.' Danea Koss, the borough's community development director, was pleased to see a lot of people attend the event. She said, 'It was great to see so many people out and so many officials that were able to come and share the day with us.' Cambria County Commissioner Keith Rager added that the town was built by 'faith, courage and an unshakable belief in the American spirit.' Datsko said he thinks 'we (Ebensburg) have a great community.' And we agree and salute Ebensburg Borough, which also is the seat of Cambria County government.
Yahoo
28-04-2025
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Ebensburg Borough's 200th anniversary celebrated with bell-ringing, speeches
EBENSBURG, Pa. – Twenty dignitaries rang the Cambria County Courthouse bell one time apiece Sunday afternoon. Each toll was a salute to a decade of Ebensburg Borough's existence. The ritual was part of a celebration of the 200th anniversary of Ebensburg's incorporation in 1825. Citizens, elected officials, community leaders, members of Boy Scout Troop 98 and Central Cambria High School chorus singers came together for the historic event. 'It's a great feeling,' said former Ebensburg Mayor Charlie Moyer, one of the bell-ringers. Current Mayor Randy Datsko described the gathering as 'really pretty neat.' 'This is what makes small towns great places to live, work and play, as they say,' he said. 'I think we have a great community.' Danea Koss, the borough's community development director, added: 'This is amazing. It's great to see so many people out. You never know how the attendance is going to go for any event. It's a beautiful day. It was great to see so many people out and so many officials that were able to come and share the day with us.' Ebensburg was founded in the 1790s, but it was not incorporated until decades later. The first borough council meeting took place April 27, 1825. Borough Council President Doug Tusing read from Ebensburg's first record book that provided details about early government structure and ordinances. 'For reasons that can only be deduced from an examination of the first borough meetings and ordinances, key members of town decided to formalize the structure of the town by incorporating it into a borough,' Tusing said. 'That process occurred in 1825, and that is why we are here today celebrating the 200th anniversary of the borough of Ebensburg.' Cambria County Commissioners Scott Hunt, Keith Rager and Thomas Chernisky gave speeches. 'As we stand at the heart of Cambria County, we mark a moment of deep pride and reflection – the 200th anniversary of Ebensburg, a town built not only by hands and hard work, but by faith, courage and an unshakable belief in the American spirit,' Rager said. Cambria County Historical Society Vice President Dave Huber said it was 'nice to recognize the history of the town, and its past and the people of the town.'
