Jaffa Shrine Calliope Clown Bryan “Fester” Wolfe applies his makeup prior to Thursday morning’s show. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski As a hush falls on the cavernous hall — the sea of people, some ...

Jaffa Shrine Jovial Jobel Jokesters Erin “Jolly” Rinehart (center) of Hollidaysburg and Jennifer “Gabbie” Kertes of Portage autograph hats for students at a performance on Thursday. The circus runs ...

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BLAIR COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — This week’s look back into our archives takes us to a "circus-like event" full of clowning around. It’s February 1977 and our news crew is at the Jaffa Mosque in Altoona ...