Maggie Smolka
Evening Anchor and Reporter at WTAJ-TV (Altoona, PA)
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Aug 29, 2024 |
wtaj.com | Maggie Smolka
ST. MARYS, Pa. (WTAJ) — A group in Elk County is working to bring smiles to their community through acts of kindness. Those acts go a long way. Just ask the ladies at Goetz’s Flowers in St. Marys who just recently got a gift that made them smile. “They brought us a little sun catcher,” Tonya Crissman, from Goetz’s Flowers, said. “It’s so cool that the kids are being part of the community and reaching out.”Sarah Reedy and Avy Keiper are summer workers at St. Marys Public Library.
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Jul 31, 2024 |
wtaj.com | Maggie Smolka
(WTAJ) — In 2019, after scrolling on social media, Cindy Bowman had an idea to create the Central PA Nurses Honor Guard. “It’s very similar to how the military, firemen and police honor their people,” Bowman, Founder and president of the group, said. “We just thought nurses are deserving of it too.”The group is dedicated to honoring nurses who have gone before them. It started with just five members and it has now grown to almost 50.
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Jul 23, 2024 |
wtaj.com | Rebecca Parsons |Maggie Smolka
BLAIR COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — DelGrosso’s Park is celebrating National Carousel Day with a very special treat for parkgoers this year for the Herschell-Spillman Carousel’s 100th Birthday. On July 25, the park will be offering free rides all day on the antique carousel. They’ll also have free giveaways and there will be a chance for some lucky ducks to win two amazing carousel-themed raffle baskets. The carousel is the pride and joy of the park and it sits in the middle of all the action.
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Jun 27, 2024 |
newsnationnow.com | Maggie Smolka
Maggie Smolka Updated: Jun 27, 2024 / 10:55 AM CDT ALTOONA, BLAIR COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A lemonade stand in Altoona is just a small ingredient to a big movement. A movement that all started because Makenzie Baranik cares. “I am just blown away by her generosity,” Ryan Baranik, Makenzie’s dad, said.
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Jun 26, 2024 |
wtaj.com | Maggie Smolka
ALTOONA, BLAIR COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A lemonade stand in Altoona is just a small ingredient to a big movement. A movement that all started because Makenzie Baranik cares. “I am just blown away by her generosity,” Ryan Baranik, Makenzie’s dad, said. “She has a heart of gold.”“I think I got my kind heart from both of my parents,” Makenzie expressed. Making the summertime favorite drink is something she and her dad enjoy. So, a few years ago, the two decided to start a simple lemonade stand.
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What a wonderful event this past weekend as Central PA came together to honor breast cancer survivors and remember the lives lost 💕 #MakingStridesAgainstBreastCancer #BreastCancerAwareness https://t.co/cwJMQ7VZyV
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Congratulations to WTAJ’s 2023 Remarkable Woman winner, Alyse Maslonik!! Alyse has a truly remarkable story and I was honored to tell it: https://t.co/HLzREAUdOL It was also so great having her in studio as we announced her as this year’s winner: https://t.co/biT0qCqq6p https://t.co/yi90T94PVt