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January 22-28, 2015

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DA, judge under investigation By BRITTANY SVOBODA bsvoboda@centrecountygazette.com

BELLEFONTE — The Centre County board of commissioners unanimously approved a motion for a petition to appoint an independent prosecutor to investigate District Attorney Stacy Parks Miller concerning allegations of forgery and filing a false document. During public comment at the meeting Nov. 20, attorney Bernard Cantorna presented the commissioners with documents, including a signed affidavit by Michelle Shutt, Parks Miller’s former employee, alleging that Parks Miller directed her to obtain copies of court orders signed by Centre County Judge Pamela A. Ruest and type a fake bail order, on which Parks Miller then allegedly signed Ruest’s name. The order in question was to reduce the bail for a man awaiting trial. The document was notarized on Dec. 30, 2014, by Ruthann H. Long. According to the document, Shutt worked in Parks Miller’s office from June 6, 2012, to Jan. 14, 2014. Approval by the commissioners for an independent investigation is only the latest inquiry launched against Parks Miller. Centre County Solicitor Louis Glantz said the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania is currently investi-

gating Parks Miller for what he believes are claims of unethical behavior she and other members of her office allegedly engaged in with Centre County Judge Bradley P. Lunsford. Lunsford is also being investigated by the Judicial Conduct Board of Pennsylvania, which Glantz said most likely also has to do with allegations of unethical behavior with the district attorney’s office. Lunsford and Parks Miller deny any BRADLEY P. wrongdoing. On Jan. 20, CantorLUNSFORD na asked the commissioners to authorize an independent prosecutor to conduct an investigation into the aforementioned criminal allegations. That prosecutor, however, would need to be appointed by a judge, Glantz said. Forgery, he said, is a felony and filing a false document is a misdemeanor. “They (the accusations) are calling into question credibility of our justice system,” Cantorna said. “And if the public doesn’t have faith in that system it cannot operate.” Liz Grove, who identified herself as a

community member, also delivered a statement during the meeting’s public comment period. Independent groups, she said, have been formed to bring attention to what she called a “crisis” in the county’s judicial system. “They are organizing as a way to gather information, share resources and call attention to … our courthouse,” Grove said. “There’s clearly a problem within our local judicial system.” She also said that she hears dozens of STACY PARKS stories from other citizens, as well as MILLER members of the courthouse staff, who “are afraid to talk about their personal experiences for fear of retaliation.” “When you have a judge and the district attorney giving the public even the very appearance of impropriety, then our entire system of due process and fair justice is at risk,” Grove said. “I urge you to take these matters seriously. Get to the bottom of this.” Cantorna also said that Parks Miller has threatened criminal prosecution against Shutt for the false swearing of a document.

At the end of the meeting, attorney Andrew Shubin, whose law firm is representing Shutt, also expressed his concern for retaliation against those who speak out against Parks Miller or the county’s judicial system. “Having the investigation and having a special prosecutor involved is just one part of the equation,” he said. “Why that is so important is that you are now giving confidence to people who are coming forward that they would be protected. … I would like the commissioners and the special prosecutor, if and when appointed, to be cognizant of the fact that these people are coming forward with great trepidation.” Commissioner Steve Dershem said retaliation will not be tolerated and encourages people to contact the commissioners’ office or Glantz in that event. A statement issued by Shubin’s office, which also includes attorney Sean McGraw, said that Shutt “will make no public comment out of respect for the integrity of the investigative process.” Commissioner Michael Pipe said any current or former employee of Centre County government who has allegations about a negative work environment should feel safe coming to the board with issues. Solicitor Glantz said that the board Investigation, Page 6

Board of trustees unified on proposed settlement By MICHAEL MARTIN GARRETT StateCollege.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — For perhaps the first time in recent memory, the Penn State board of trustees was in complete agreement. The board voted unanimously to approve the proposed settlement in state Sen. Jake Corman’s lawsuit with the NCAA, bypassing the stark division between the alumni-elected trustees and the rest of the board. Alumni-elected ANTHONY trustee Anthony Lubrano said he hopes LUBRANO this vote of solidarity can be a first step towards mending the chasm between the minority of alumnielects and the majority of the remaining trustees. “I think it was important that this vote be

unanimous from a symbolic standpoint,” Lubrano said. “We’ve been so fragmented, but we are capable of working together.” Pending approval by the NCAA’s executive board, the settlement repeals the consent decree, restores former Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno’s 111 vacated football wins and funnels the $60 million fine against Penn State into child abuse prevention programs in Pennsylvania. The settlement also calls for the university to enter into a new Athletic Integrity Agreement with the ERIC BARRON NCAA and Big Ten Conference. Lubrano said not every trustee was thrilled about every detail of the settlement, but he stressed that Jan. 16 was a victory for Penn State. Trustees, Page 4

By CHRIS MORELLI UNIVERSITY PARK — For the third consecutive year, nearly 100 children from the Centre Region and beyond came together to remember the life of Mack Brady. And just like the previous two years, they did it by playing soccer. Inside Holuba Hall at Penn State on Jan 18, the youngsters ran through cones, took shots on goal and practiced with the men’s soccer squad at the third annual Mack Opinion ............................ 7 Health & Wellness ......... 8, 9

Brady Clinic. Mack died on Dec. 31, 2012, at the age of 8 as a result of a blood infection. Mack’s father, Christian Brady, dean of the Penn State Schreyer Honors College, talked about the significance of the clinic. “It’s incredibly special to us because it represents the Penn State soccer community coming together to help Mack’s buddies, who were questioning whether they should still keep playing soccer,” Brady Soccer, Page 4

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Homeless find new lives through work of shelter By ALEXA LEWIS correspondent@centrecountygazette.com

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HELPING HAND: From left, Patrick Kasbee, Jordan McCallister, Harry Hosler and Adam Elsaid pose on a couch in Hearts for the Homeless in State College, where they are all clients.

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STATE COLLEGE — A stairwell beside the Dunkin’ Donuts on College Avenue leads to a small den-like space where four young adults — including a Penn State student — sit around on couches, laughing, making jokes and watching TV. These four are among the 25 current clients at Hearts for the Homeless, a daytime shelter in State College. The shelter, which will celebrate its one-year anniversary in February, has helped rehabilitate 39 once-homeless individuals since its opening. At night, many clients find shelter at local churches through a program called Out of the Cold, which operates from October through April from 9 p.m. until 7 a.m. During the day, clients can find yearround assistance at Hearts for the Homeless, which is committed to rehabilitating Arts & Entertainment 24, 25 What’s Happening .... 25, 26

each client, helping them find both housing and a job. It is a place that does not “just offer a facility, but helps find a permanent solution,” said Ashton Munoz, assistant director of the program. John “Bud” Johnstonbaugh Jr., a homeless veteran from Bellefonte, describes the shelter as a daytime coffee shop. It’s a place where clients can grab a snack or even find help with social security and birth certificate records. The program strives to meet the needs of each person who walks through its doors. Aside from food and coffee, the shelter also provides clothing, mental health care, crisis intervention, medical co-pays, business attire, mock job interviews and resume building assistance, said Ginny Poorman, director of Hearts for the Homeless. Shelter, Page 4

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REMARKABLE KIDS: Nittany Valley Symphony will hold its family concert, “Remarkable Kids,” at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 25, in the Mount Nittany Middle School Auditorium. Page 13

SPECIAL SISTER: The Broadway musical comedy “Sister Act,” based on the film starring Whoopi Goldberg, makes a stop at Penn State on Feb. 10 at Eisenhower Auditorium. Page 24

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HAM FOR HAITI: On Saturday, Jan. 24, a fundraiser will be held at Grace United Methodist Church in Centre Hall. A ham dinner will be served and will help fund a special mission trip. Page 12

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STATE COLLEGE — The Jana Marie Foundation has collaborated with four local artists over the last several months to create sculptures symbolic of “stomping out the stigma” behind mental illness. On Jan. 15, the foundation showcased the face of the Stomper Project, the “Soul Stomper,” a life-sized figure built from shoes laced together, at the State College Municipal Building. Art, music and other forms of creative expression can “break down the barriers” and become “a catalyst for change,” said Marisa Vicere Brown, the president and founder of the Jana Marie Foundation. As a part of the foundation’s Stomper Project, the artists and the foundation will travel to organizations and schools to help people collaborate to decorate sneakers and create a sculpture based off the “Soul Stomper,” said Annalisa Baron, the designer and artist of the first stomper. Park Forest Elementary School in State College will be the first to participate in the project. The foundation and artists will spend two weeks at the school in March helping students embrace their feelings as they create another stomper. “The process is a way to express ourselves in ways we may not be able to express ourselves in the world,” said Mark Pilato, one of the artists who is working on the project. Every student at Park Forest Elementary School will participate in the project, Vicere Brown said. Even though not all students may have a mental illness at the moment, at some point everyone struggles to some degree, she added. Approximately 20 percent of youth ages 13 to 18 and 13 percent of children 8 to 15 experience severe mental illness in a given year, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. The project will open up the conversation for personal growth, as students are encouraged to express their feelings creatively, Pilato said. While the figure that Baron created is a prototype for future stompers, each stomper will emanate an image and message of its own. Students at Park Forest Elementary School will create a stomper that is intended to “stomp out stress and anxiety,” Pilato said. Stress and anxiety are too common in many schools, he added. The idea is to give students a healthy way to deal with stress and anxiety, Vicere Brown added. A paragraph created by members of the school or organization will accompany each stomper, Vicere Brown said. The Jana Marie Foundation will also invite speakers to present during its residency at each location. But, individuals can also submit personal stories about their struggles on the foundation’s website, Vicere Brown said.

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THE JANA MARIE FOUNDATION reveals its first Stomper created by Annalisa Baron on Jan. 15. The sculpture will serve as a prototype for the Stomper Project. Created from old shoes and laces, it is something that students can re-create, Baron said.

These stories can inspire others by helping them find a voice of their own and letting them know they are not alone, she said. Vicere Brown said organizations and schools interested in building a stomper should contact her or the Jana Marie Foundation. The YMCA in State College is also accepting shoe donations that it will contribute to the project, Vicere Brown said. The Jana Marie Foundation partners with the YMCA and the local school district to host other programs about mental illness, said Susanna Paul, a member of the board of directors for the Jana Marie Foundation. The artists behind the Stomper Project are Baron, Chris Bittner, Mel ForknerLesher and Pilato. Chris designed small wooden stompers that are given to contributors. Baron said the struggle was developing a sculpture design that people could easily rebuild. “This was a totally new monster to tackle,” she said. But, Baron added that building a stomper is not only a positive way to cope with mental struggles, but it also helps spread awareness.

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Flu season spike means it’s time to take precautions By CARLEY MOSSBROOK StateCollege.com

STATE COLLEGE — As the Northeast shivers under a blanket of blistering winds and chilly temperatures, one culprit of the winter blues is rising to extreme heights this season — the flu. The highly contagious virus that passes through handshakes and sneezes has swept across the region, leaving residents battling its symptoms and health providers scrambling to treat the ill. The early number of cases, a mutantlike virus and a semi-effective vaccine aren’t aiding their efforts either. Medical teams at the Mount Nittany Medical Center have already seen a spike in both the severity and number of influenza cases in Centre County compared to the last season. The center has treated 140 positive cases of the flu so far, said Marlene Stetson, the hospital’s director of infection prevention and control. The surge of cases spiked around Dec. 10, two weeks earlier than the peak of cases last year. Throughout last season, the center treated 190 positive cases, a number that is likely to be matched or exceeded if the flu isn’t prevented through vaccine treatments. Mount Nittany’s records aren’t the only indication that the flu has rocked the region. Reports from the Pennsylvania Department of Health reveal 338 positive flu cases in Centre County.

State health officials were only aware of five cases before Dec. 6, but a wave of the sickness started around mid-December. Holli Senior, press secretary for the Pennsylvania Department of Health, said those numbers are “likely a fraction of what is actually circulating.” According to Senior, many cases go unreported because sick people don’t always go to the doctor and doctors don’t always report cases to the department. “It’s widespread in the commonwealth. We’re seeing it in every county,” Senior said. “But we’re certainly hopeful that it’s the peak.” It’s hard to tell if a peak is truly in sight, she added, as this year’s vaccine has proven less than successful for many people across the nation. Each February, an influenza vaccine is developed by scientists based on which strains of the influenza virus are circulating in other parts of the world. Trivalent vaccines, the most common, are intended to protect against two types of A influenza viruses and one type of B influenza virus. However, a type A virus, H3N2, which was supposed to be prevented by the vaccine, “drifted” or mutated into a new strain that isn’t included in this year’s approved flu vaccine, according to the Center for Disease Control’s website. Nearly 93 percent of reported positive flu cases in Pennsylvania have been caused by a type A influenza virus, according to data from the Pennsylvania Department of Health’s website. Based on nation-

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PENN STATE students can make use of the University Health Services, which offers flu shots and medications throughout the winter season. al test results, the department estimates about half of those cases were caused by this changed strain. Both Senior and Stetson said you should take precautions for the remainder of the flu season by washing your hands, cleaning surfaces, and sneezing and coughing into your sleeve. They also encourage anyone who hasn’t been vaccinated to visit their personal care provider or local pharmacy for a shot, despite the claims of ineffectiveness.

The vaccine can still prevent severe symptoms and lessen the chance of hospitalization. Most importantly, they advise that anyone experiencing respiratory distress symptoms, dehydration and other flu-like symptoms should remain at home to avoid spreading the virus. “I think we underestimate the severity and magnitude of the illness. You’re not sick for a day or so, it’s not true,” Stetson said. “Don’t delay. Get the vaccine.”

Board approves proposed preliminary budget, tax increase By MICHAEL MARTIN GARRETT StateCollege.com

STATE COLLEGE — A significant tax increase for area residents is now one step closer to reality. The State College Area School District board of directors approved the district’s proposed preliminary 2015-2016 budget

on Jan. 19. School district business administrator Randy Brown says the approval is the first of four, which gives the board ample time to review the budget and consider any changes that may arise before its final adoption in June. The budget currently calls for a 6.1 percent tax increase, which works out to an

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additional $173 dollars per year for the average taxpayer. The proposed tax hike was originally estimated to be a 5.5 percent increase, though the figure has since increased. Under normal circumstances, the district would only be able to raise taxes by 1.9 percent, but Brown points out that the 6.1 percent increase also allows the district

to begin making payments on debt for the high school renovation project. State College voters approved the project through a public referendum in May, agreeing to pay additional taxes to fund $85 million of the project’s total $115 million cost. Budget, Page 6

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PENN STATE goalkeeper coach Mike Behonick talks to participants at the Mack Brady Soccer Clinic at Holuba Hall on Jan. 18. Soccer, from page 1 said. “It helped them to realize that soccer could still be fun for them and a great way to remember their buddy, Mack.” Once again, Penn State men’s soccer head coach Bob Warming helped organize the event. It’s an event that is near and dear to Warming’s heart. “It’s just such a terrific day,” said Warming. “So much happiness, so much joy. Kids running around and having a lot of fun.” Warming’s squad took part in the event again. He said that the players are happy to give their time to such a wonderful cause. They never lose sight of why they are there, he said. “The point is that bad things happen in life. Together, we all have to figure out a way to keep going forward and remembering those who we’ve lost. It’s good if we can have some fun and celebrate what their life was about,” Warming said. Mack, of course, was a keeper. For Mike Behonick, Penn State’s keeper coach, the event is extremely special. “We got some good people … we’re honoring (Mack’s life). It’s great to have an interaction between the Penn State men’s soccer program and the community here,” Behonick said. Every year, Warming tries to make it a special event. This year was no exception. With that in mind, Warming invited Mike Ammann, a Trustees, from page 1 “This was a beat down on the NCAA,” he said. Penn State President Eric Barron told the board the exact terms of the new Athletic Integrity Agreement have not yet been determined, though he stressed the university’s commitment to compliance and ethical conduct remain unchanged. Barron said he will work with representatives from the NCAA and the Big Ten to nail down the details “as early as we can.” The settlement ends the lawsuit that Corman and state Treasurer Rob McCord brought against the NCAA more

professional soccer player for more than a decade in both the United States and England. “We’re all in this together and Mike just drove up on his own to make an appearance and play with the kids. He was just terrific,” Warming said. Ammann was thrilled to be part of the day. “It’s an honor for me to be invited here to participate in the event,” Ammann said. “I’m a father of three kids and my heart bleeds for the Brady family. For the kids who are here, it’s a wonderful opportunity to play soccer with the Penn State University men’s team.” Stephen DeGol, of Altoona, brought his son, Connor. It was the first time they attended the clinic. “I’m very impressed,” DeGol said. “The fact that Penn State does this free of charge is amazing. I think it’s a great thing they are doing. What a wonderful way to pay tribute to Mack Brady.” While the clinic was free of charge, those attending could make contributions to the Mack Brady Memorial Men’s Soccer Fund, which funds scholarship for Penn State soccer players. At the end of last year, contributions had reached more than $200,000. “Ultimately, that’s what this is all about,” Warming said. “That’s why we’re here.” To support the fund, memorial gifts may be made online at http://givenow.psu.edu/MackBrady or by sending a check, payable to Penn State with “In memory of Mack Brady” in the memo line, to: Penn State University, One Old Main, University Park, PA 16802. than two years ago, and prevents the parties from filing similar litigation in the future. Penn State was a nominal defendant to the suit. Corman and McCord initially sued in an attempt to keep the $60 million fine against Penn State within Pennsylvania, but the lawsuit later expanded to challenge the consent decree that allowed the NCAA to impose its now-repealed sanctions. “This agreement is good for Pennsylvania and the university. It will keep $60 million here in Pennsylvania for the fight against child sexual abuse,“ board of trustee chairman Keith Masser said in an official statement. Masser was unable to attend a scheduled news conference following

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When Johnstonbaugh was diagnosed with cancer, Hearts for the Homeless helped him with his medical care and transportation to appointments, something he said he is very grateful for. Last week, one client found temporary housing and another found permanent housing, Munoz said. Five people have also recently secured jobs. With a job, clients become eligible to receive monetary assistance with first and last month’s rent from the Community Help Center, Munoz added. This money makes it possible for many clients to sign a lease. “I don’t expect anything anymore,” said Harry Hosler, a client from Schuykill County. Hosler recently secured two jobs and found an apartment. “I have never met people who give so much,” he said, when discussing Hearts for the Homeless. Poorman has many contacts in the area and is a great job reference, Hosler added. With Out of the Cold’s limited hours and months of operation, Hearts for the Homeless spends thousands of dollars paying for hotels, Poorman said. And, the shelter is “hectic all the time,” whether it is winter or summer. The shelter receives new clients every week, she said. On average, 15 to 20 people stop by everyday for short or long periods. Over the winter, it’s all about staying warm, Johnstonbaugh said. Before he joined the program, he would take shelter in the library. In the summer, he said he set up a tent in Bellefonte. The shelter offers extended hours during the winter months, staying open between 7:30 a.m. and 8 p.m., compensating for the hours that Out of the Cold is closed. The shelter always welcomes volunteers, Poorman added. She said the goal behind inviting volunteers is for them to build a relationship with each client.

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JERRY TUSKAN sits quietly on a couch in Hearts for the Homeless in State College on Thursday, Jan. 16. Coming from an hour south of State College, he arrived at the shelter on Jan. 15.

the board of trustees meeting. Barron said $48 million out of the total $60 million will go to the Pennsylvania government to provide services for victims of child abuse, while $12 million will stay at Penn State to create an endowment as a “long-term investment in expanding research, education and public service to help eradicate child abuse.” Barron added that there will be “a time and place” for university leadership to revisit the topic of honoring Joe Paterno and possibly returning the statue of the winningest coach in college football to its former location outside Beaver Stadium. Despite the unanimous agreement on the board to approve the settlement, student trustee Allison Goldstein called attention to the distrust and disagreement that has plagued the board in recent months. “Penn State was accused of having a culture problem, and three years later, we are still fighting over it,” Golstein said. “Let us take command of our culture. … If we can put aside our differences, put aside our mistrust, our politics, I wonder if we can come together.” President Barron also made a separate announcement at the meeting that he hopes will have a profound impact across the university. “It’s been a day of rather good news,” Barron said. “I’ve announced tuition freezes at eight campuses.” The Shenango, Beaver, DuBois, Fayette, Greater Allegheny, Mont Alto, New Kensington and Wilkes-Barre campuses will see no tution increase for the 2015-16 academic year. Those campuses were chosen because each has a high number of students with great financial need. This announcement was part of lengthy presentation concerning efforts to make a Penn State education more affordable and accessible to a greater number of students. Barron also made additional suggestions, including recommending a program that will employ students on campus over summer semesters, thereby shortening the time to obtain a degree and lowering the total cost to the student. The board of trustees also moved several construction projects to the design phase, including the $12 million renovation to the Lasch Football Building. The board also voted for Penn State to acquire the Berks County-based St. Joseph Regional Health Network, and for the Hershey Medical Group to move forward with a merger with the PinnacleHealth System of Central Pennsylvania.

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50 years later, King’s message resonates today By MICHAEL MARTIN GARRETT StateCollege.com

STATE COLLEGE — When Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at Penn State on Jan. 21, 1965, he told the crowd that much had been accomplished in pursuit of racial justice, but much work remained to be done. Even now — half a century later — those words of wisdom continue to resonate with members of the Penn State community, who see the struggle for equality raging around them to this very day. Author and social justice advocate Annie Harris and Penn State doctoral student Kate Anderson may not seem to have much in common at first glance, but looks can be deceiving. The two woman met at an event on Jan. 19 in the Pattee Library’s Foster Auditorium, where they were part of a large group that had gathered to hear a recording of King’s 50-year-old speech. Despite the differences in their age, race and backgrounds, the two woman sat in the auditorium long after the speech had ended, discussing the politics of power and how injustice continues to this day. Harris says she actually saw King speak at Penn State back in 1965. She was one of 8,000 people who jammed into Rec Hall to see the civil rights leader. She says the themes of King’s speech are as relevant today as they were then. In her own per-

sonal life, she struggles against stereotypes and discrimination each and every day. “When people look at me, they see a black person, or a woman, or someone with a developmental disability,” Harris says. “I am all three, but I am one woman.” Each of those categorizations comes with its own set of hardships and stereotypes that she has had to work to overcome. Though Harris says America has made progress toward greater racial equality, injustice and marginalization are still faced by the disabled, by racial minorities and by women every single day. Anderson comes from a different world than the one in which Harris grew up, but she still sees injustice running rampant across the globe. She came to the Pattee Library in the hope that King’s words would give her some insight into the conflicts that plague the world today. “I’m trying to understand how we can move forward with the understanding of where we’ve come from,” Anderson says. “I wanted to revive Dr. King’s words for this day and age.” Fifty years ago, King declared that “we need only open our newspapers and turn on our televisions, and we see with our own eyes that this problem is still with us.” Harris muses that were King still alive, he might have uttered this exact same sen-

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DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. spoke at Penn State’s Rec Hall on Jan. 21, 1965. tence today. Anderson knows that the world has come a long way since King first spoke to Penn State in 1965, but in some ways, it seems like nothing’s changed. Racial tension is a common topic in the media in the aftermath of the high-profile deaths of black men at the hands of police in Ferguson, Mo., and New York City. Also troubling to Anderson is what she describes as a growing anti-Muslim senti-

ment in Europe that was exaggerated by the terrorist attack on the Charlie Hedbo magazine in France earlier this month. “Every generation has its own troubles. There will always be struggles to overcome together,” Anderson says. “It’s important that we keep moving forward — not with blind optimism, but with realistic optimism. There will always be a long way to go, but it’s important that we’re always working toward that together.”

Penn State battles issues of sexual assault and racism By MICHAEL MARTIN GARRETT StateCollege.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — Damon Sims, Penn State’s vice president of student affairs, doesn’t shy away from controversial topics. Over the past several months, he and his staff have been waist deep in the thorny issues of racism and sexual assault in an attempt to make the university a more inclusive and safe home for its students. Sims briefed the Penn State board of trustees’ Committee on Academic Affairs and Student Life on Jan. 15, outlining some preliminary results from the recently created Sexual Assault Task Force and describing the actions taken by Penn State in response to issues of racism on campus. Formed over the summer, the Sexual Assault Task Force gathered input from students and faculty to create a report with recommendations for how Penn State can better serve victims of sexual assault. “We found that are sometimes insufficient needs at our (commonwealth) campuses to meet the needs of victims,” Sims said. “We also quickly realized that there is no central coordination for these resources, or that the oversight that exists is not sufficient.” While University Park offers “fairly robust” services to sexual assault victims, smaller campus often lack these resources and the connection to their local communities that the main campus has with State College and local law enforcement. One of the primary suggestions that the task force advocates is the creation of a central office under the banner of student

affairs which will coordinate educational and support services on the topic of sexual assault at Penn State’s various campuses. As part of this new office, Sims also said the report recommends mandatory training on sexual assault for all university employees and educational programming on preventing sexual assault for all students. The Office of Student Affairs would also handle allegations of sexual assault in a more sensitive way. Under the current system, alleged victims and perpetrators are brought together for a joint hearing, which often leads to a “confrontational” environment. The task force suggests moving to an “investigative model” where a qualified investigator would interview alleged victims, perpetrators and witnesses separately and then report back to authorities. “We need to do all this fully understanding — and it’s important to hear this — that if we do it well, the number of reports of sexual misconduct in the near future should be expected to increase,” Sims said. “We will be raising awareness and inviting action … since all the research shows that this is a grossly underreported offense.” Sims planned to present the task force’s report to Penn State President Eric Barron, then release it to the public sometime in the future. Sims said he expected to come back to the board of trustees with more research and suggestions in March. Sims also spoke to efforts of the Penn State administration to curb incidents of racism and encourage civility and understanding in the university community. Numerous Penn State students took

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part in a demonstration near the end of the last semester to protest against the police shooting that killed Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., which is believed by many to have been racially motivated. “The demonstrations on campus were well-conducted, but in reaction to those demonstrations there was some chatter on social media that was far less appealing,” Sims said. Sims and Barron issued a call for civility in response to those racist remarks, but their efforts didn’t stop there. Sims has since been involved in organizing numerous events bringing together black student leaders to discuss their concerns and experiences as people of color at Penn State. Sims says they relayed shock and dismay at the racist remarks on social media, which gave them “the sense that they are not welcome in our community.” Sims

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Page 6 Investigation, from page 1 currently investigating Parks Miller will likely take the signed affidavit alleging forgery and the filing of a false document into consideration, despite not having the authority to bring criminal charges against or remove Parks Miller from office. Because of this, Commissioner Chris Exarchos said the county should appoint a special prosecutor to investigate immediately. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I do believe the allegations are serious enough to be investigated by some independent authority,â&#x20AC;? Exarchos said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t continue to operate under suspicions and innuendo. The longer this goes, the more confidence our citizens are going to lose in the judicial system and Centre County.â&#x20AC;? Pipe said he initially had reservations about the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s role in an investigation while the current inquiry into the district attorneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office is taking place. Pipe suggested delaying a motion to appoint an independent prosecutor for one week or wait to see the results of the current investigation surrounding Parks Miller, which Dershem and Exarchos disagreed with. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I believe that the only way to go through it is the criminal process,â&#x20AC;? Dershem said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The judge needs to appoint an investigator and the truth needs to be â&#x20AC;Ś out.â&#x20AC;? Glantz said he is not under the impression that Parks Miller is being investigated by law enforcement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You have to keep in mind that the district attorney is the chief law enforcement officer in the county, and that makes it very difficult,â&#x20AC;? he said. The prosecutor appointed to investigate Parks Miller will have the authority to bring charges against her, Glantz said, and only if convicted will her position be declared vacant. Parks Miller issued a statement after the meeting refuting the affidavit and allegations brought against her. The statement also said that Shutt is under investigation by the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General for making a false report. The Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania did not return requests for comment. Glantz said that investigation was initiated by a complaint from either an attorney or private citizen, as was the investigation of Lunsford. The Judicial Conduct Boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chief counsel, Robert Graci, said he could neither confirm nor deny that a complaint against Lunsford has been made, nor that he is being investigated. Although all information about investigations are confidential until completed Budget, from page 3 Brown says the district must apply for an exception to state law to approve the proposed 6.1 percent increase, but adds that an exception is guaranteed because the voters have already approved the cost of the high school project. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is still preliminary, and as such there are still a lot things we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know,â&#x20AC;? board member Laurel Zydney said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even know what the governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget will be yet.â&#x20AC;? Though Brown says he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t anticipate any major changes to the budget between now and June, the process does allow for some flexibility.

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and recommendations are made, Glantz said he believes that investigation is related to hundreds of text and media messages that Lunsford sent and received from Parks Miller and assistant district attorneys Nathan Boob and Lindsay Foster. Cantorna filed a motion to recuse Lunsford from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania vs. Jalene McClure case on Oct. 13, 2014. In the court documents, it states that Lunsford appeared to be personal friends â&#x20AC;&#x153;outside the bounds of a professional courthouse relationshipâ&#x20AC;? with Parks Miller and Boob. Exhibits in the court documents that allude to the alleged personal friendship include a photo posted on social media by Parks Miller of Lunsford and Boob and the mention of other photos that have since been removed from social media. Later motions and phone records requested by Cantorna show that Lunsford sent and received hundreds of text and media messages between the time the trialâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s jury selection started on Aug. 4, 2014, and Oct. 10, 2014, with Parks Miller, Boob and Foster, according to court papers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This texting issue is disturbing to me as an attorney because the whole premise of the court system is supposed to be fair and everyone is supposed to be on an equal playing field,â&#x20AC;? Glantz said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And that may not necessarily always be true, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to at least appear that way.â&#x20AC;? In a post-sentencing motion filed by Cantorna on Dec. 31, 2014, both Lunsford and Parks Miller denied that any text or media messages were sent between the two offices and denied that the judge and anyone in the district attorneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office were carrying on personal friendships. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have disclosed all of my text records and all of my email records,â&#x20AC;? Lunsford said Nov. 21. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I welcome the impartial review of those records.â&#x20AC;? Included in the motion to recuse Lunsford from the McClure case was testimony by trial attorney Maren Lynn Chaloupka. According to an affidavit included as evidence in the motion, Chaloupka attended the first day of the McClure trial and noted â&#x20AC;&#x153;the atmosphere during the trial was chaotic.â&#x20AC;? According to the document, Chaloupka said she noted that Parks Miller entered the courtroom while Cantorna was delivering his opening statement and made 13 objections despite Boob giving the opening statement for the prosecution. Chaloupka also said that Boob examined and cross-examined witnesses, but Parks Miller would make the objections while Cantorna examined and cross-examined witnesses. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have never seen a trial in which a party is represented by two or more coun-

sel, wherein one attorney for a party may present a direct examination or opening statement and a different attorney for the same party may object,â&#x20AC;? she said in the affidavit. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We stand behind the motions filed,â&#x20AC;? Cantorna said. Lunsford also faces questions about court records that were possibly altered and original exhibits from case files that were not returned, according to a letter from Centre County President Judge Thomas Kistler that was sent to Lunsford dated Nov. 25, 2014. In the letter, it states that on two occasions Lunsford did not return certain file exhibits to the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Prothonotary Office, including exhibits from the McClure case file. In a letter dated Dec. 9, 2014, to Centre County Prothonotary Debra Immel, Lunsford stated that he was not aware that â&#x20AC;&#x153;when specific exhibits were stricken from the record, that they remained part of the original record.â&#x20AC;? Kistler previously refuted this point in his letter to Lunsford on Nov. 25, as did Glantz in a letter dated Dec. 11, 2014. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Striking an exhibit from evidence does not remove it from the public record,â&#x20AC;? Glantz said in the letter, adding that removing or destructing public records is a second-degree misdemeanor. Immel said 22 pages of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania vs. Elvin Lamey are still outstanding, a case that Lunsford presided over.

Lunsford said he had that case file on his bench during trial, but never in his office. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even though I am confident that the exhibits still exist, we simply cannot locate them but we will continue to search,â&#x20AC;? Lunsford said in his Dec. 9 letter. Exarchos and Glantz said the board investigating Lunsford has the authority to discipline him if necessary, which could include removing him from office. Lunsford said he has not been notified that by anyone that he is under investigation. Lunsford was elected to the Centre County Court of Common Pleas in 2005. He is currently serving a 10-year term and is up for retention this year. In the November election, voters will be asked to either vote â&#x20AC;&#x153;yesâ&#x20AC;? or â&#x20AC;&#x153;noâ&#x20AC;? to Lunsford staying on as judge. He previously served as district justice for Ferguson, Patton, College and Halfmoon townships from 1996 until elected as a Centre County judge. In early December, Kistler barred Lunsford from handling criminal cases, with the exception of DUI cases. Lunsford has been permitted, however, to preside over cases he was already assigned before Dec. 5, 2014. The reason for the change of duties was not specified. Kistler said he could not comment on ongoing investigations. Parks Miller was elected district attorney in 2009 and reelected in 2013. She is currently serving her second four-year term.

The proposed tax increase may ultimately change. The 6.1 percent increase was budgeted to account for higher interest rates on the high school project debt. The district may revise the budget or proposed tax increase in April, after the district sells its bonds in March as part of the high school project financing process. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a complex amount of information, and it still has five months to change,â&#x20AC;? said board member Ann McGlaughlin. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important that we come up with a way to communicate what this budget is and what it means to people in a couple paragraphs.â&#x20AC;?

Other board members agreed with this suggestion, and stressed the importance of involving the community in the budget process. The school board will take its next step toward finalizing the budget on Monday, Feb. 9, when it must approve the preliminary budget a second time. The board also heard an update on the Panorama Village building project, which is set to enter the second phase of renovations. SCASD director of physical plant Ed Poprik told the board that bids for the renovations came in significantly lower than predicted. Though the project was projected to cost $1.7 million dollars, the bids came

in at under $1.3 million, Poprik said. That may allow the district to undertake $300,000 in additional renovations that were considered an optional part of the project. Once renovated, the Panorama Village building will offer flexible space to house various district offices and employees who are displaced by the high school renovations. The Panorama building will also house functions currently located in the College Heights School building, which the district is in the process of selling to Penn State. The board will vote on which bid to accept for the Panorama Village project at its Monday, Jan. 26, meeting.

Text of statement from Stacy Parks Miller: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The allegations reported today about Centre County District Attorney, Stacy Parks Miller, are completely and patently false. Ms. Miller has been the chief law enforcement officer and lead prosecutor for Centre County since 2010. Ms. Miller is a person of integrity, and her dedicated commitment to fighting crime and protecting the citizens of Centre County, Pennsylvania cannot and should not be questioned. Any suggestion that Ms. Miller forged a judgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s signature on a court order is not only absurd, but it is also highly defamatory and extremely questionable. It is no wonder that the person who made such unsubstantiated and egregious accusations is herself under investigation for making false reports. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Notwithstanding the absurdity of these allegations, Ms. Miller takes such claims â&#x20AC;&#x201D; even false claims â&#x20AC;&#x201D; extremely seriously. Therefore, when these false allegations

first surfaced, Ms. Miller brought them to the attention of law enforcement in another jurisdiction for an objective and independent review. The investigation into these allegations and the person making them is now being conducted by the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General, also at Ms. Millerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s request. Ms. Miller continues to cooperate fully with the Attorney Generalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ongoing investigation for the same reason that she voluntarily disclosed the false allegations in the first place. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ms. Miller remains confident that the matter will be thoroughly and properly investigated and that any purported accusations of wrongdoing against her will be quickly and completely dismissed. Rest assured that the persons responsible for making these false allegations will ultimately be prosecuted to the full extent that the law provides.

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Saudi Arabia should put down the cane By The Los Angeles Times A blogger in Saudi Arabia who was convicted of insulting Islam and sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes received his first 50 lashes by cane in a public square a little more than a week ago. His second round of lashing, scheduled for last Friday, was postponed after a doctor found that he had yet to heal from the first. The cruel, retrograde punishment of Raif Badawi has drawn worldwide condemnation, and Amnesty International has deemed him a prisoner of conscience and called for his release. Badawi’s “crime” was operating a now defunct blog, the Free Saudi Liberal Network, which fostered political and social debate over Islam and liberalism. Badawi wrote about whether those two concepts were compatible, critiqued the religious police and ran posts by others critical of Saudi institutions. That initially got him jailed and charged in 2012 with apostasy — renunciation of his religion — which is punishable by death in Saudi Arabia. Last year, he was found guilty of the lesser charges of insulting Islam and violating the information technology laws; on appeal, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes. The right to freedom of expression is not some peculiar American obsession. It is a universal human right, and those who exercise it should neither be killed by terrorists nor imprisoned by their governments. It’s especially hypocritical for Saudi officials, who publicly condemned the acts of violence in Paris against the Charlie Hebdo staff, to condone the brutal beating of a citizen for freely expressing his opinions. (Of course, Saudi Arabia wasn’t the only country to condemn the events in France despite a poor record on freedom of speech. Egypt, Turkey and Russia all sent officials to the Paris march.) Not only is Badawi’s punishment utterly disproportionate to his crime, but his crime shouldn’t even be considered a crime. The Saudis should immediately end all plans to inflict physical torture upon Badawi.

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Sen. Jake Corman got it right nal consent decree in Pennsylvania, By now, anyone with an interest the NCAA made the decision to cut in college football as well as those and run. who proudly say they bleed Blue and The fight to keep the money local White has heard that the National helped unpeel the onion skin — reCollegiate Athletic Association has vealing the questionable path the repealed the consent decree that was NCAA walked to arrive at some duhanded down in the wake of the Sanbious decisions. In the end, somedusky crimes. one over there at the NCAA decided The decree, a controversial if not it might be a good idea to settle. The conspiratorial document, outlined fear of what might come back-breaking sanctions out on the witness stand or against Penn State athletics what might be revealed in and the football program additional documents likely in reaction to what we now served as a motivator for the know was an incomplete NCAA to avoid further emand jaded Freeh Report. barrassment. Public outcry, NCAA The statement in the backpedaling and the new agreement about Penn thoughtful and measured State acknowledging that reaction of a local politician the NCAA made its decisions and his legal team have fiin “good faith” reminds me nally righted what so many of parenting a misbehaving believe were the NCAA child. “Your decisions were wrongs of 2012. not good but you are still a The 112 wins are back on really good person and we the books for the players and still love you. Now here’s a coaches. Joe Paterno again Patty Kleban, cookie.” becomes the “winningest” who writes for The idea that anyone sees coach in college football his- StateCollege.com, is an instructor this agreement as acknowltory. All of the scholarship at Penn State, edgement of the authority of limitations, bowl bans and mother of three the NCAA is just plain silly. other sanctions are now and a community At a time of what seems gone, although certainly not volunteer. She is a forgotten. Penn State alumna to be heightened political and bipartisan gridlock, Sen. I would like to give Penn- who lives with her Corman did what the people sylvania State Sen. Jake family in Patton of Pennsylvania elected him Corman a resounding “atta Township. Her boy.” Way to represent the views and opinions to do. He represented the do not necessarily people of your district, Sen. reflect those of Penn citizens of his district without making it about politiCorman. State. cal parties or worrying about As Corman and Pennsylhow it might impact his re-election. vania State Treasurer Rob McCord He stood up against what was clearly and their legal team turned up the a rush to judgment and a miscarriage heat and decisions started coming of due process and did so without down in their favor in pre-trial rulwaiting to see which way the political ings, the NCAA apparently saw the wind was blowing. writing on the wall. It is a measure of a person’s charWith NCAA President Mark Emacter when he stands up for what he mert and his seemingly inept team believes — for what is right — despite staring down Corman and McCord’s opposition and pressure to do othcourt efforts to keep the $60 million erwise. fines and funds imposed in the origi-

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Even some of those in power in our nation have long recognized the value of competition in most effectively providing goods and services. In January 1955, the Eisenhower administration asserted, “It is the general policy of the administration that the federal government will not start or carry on any commercial activity to provide a service or product for its own use if such product or service can be procured from private enterprise through ordinary business channels.” Oftentimes, governments at all levels do not heed this wise counsel. To highlight this problem, and in honor of the 60th anniversary of Eisenhower’s policy, the Business

Coalition for Fair Competition, an association of businesses, trade groups and free-market organizations, has collected examples of egregious instances of government unfairly and unnecessarily encroaching upon the private sector. Among these are the Federal Communications Commission’s attempts to pre-empt state laws to encourage local governments to compete with private telecommunications companies to offer subsidized highspeed Internet access; the gas station owned and operated by the city of Somerset, Ky.; the Postal Regulatory Commission’s proposal to deliver groceries; and the $28 billion bugridden intelligence collection, mining and dissemination software the Army designed and promoted, despite the

fact that soldiers preferred similar, much more user-friendly commercial software. Such examples serve as a reminder of government’s tendency to overstep its bounds and expand into areas beyond its original purpose. Rather than crowding out private businesses and installing in their place less efficient bureaucracies not subject to the pressures and incentives of competition, governments at all levels should maximize service quality and minimize costs to taxpayers by applying the “Yellow Pages test” to ensure that they are not intruding upon activities already provided by the private sector. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency.

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We need more politicians who are willing to take a stand. We need fewer politicians who worry about handshakes and parades and re-election. At the news conference announcing the repeal, Corman reiterated that the money and the goals moving forward will be to educate communities and help to ensure that others will be protected and aware. He reminded us about the young boys at the heart of the scandal. Sen. Corman’s disdain for the decision-makers at the NCAA and their “rush to judgment” was decidedly a no-spin position. He was polite and respectful and referred to “my community” and Penn State Nation. He had just taken on the most influential — and some would suggest corrupt — organization in athletics and had won. The presidents of the member universities of the NCAA should sit up and take notice. There will be critics who say that a trial would have been an opportunity to expose more of the incompetence at the NCAA. Some will say the agreement is too soft and doesn’t punish the NCAA enough for its knee-jerk reactions and damage to the reputation of both individuals and an institution. Some of us wonder how, if a decree is repealed, Penn State still has to cough up the $60 million. And there will be the Penn State haters. There will be those who will always associate Penn State with a convicted pedophile, skilled in grooming individuals and in gaining the trust of a community for his own pathological purposes. While other politicians used the Sandusky crimes to get their names in the paper or as an opportunity to yell “Me too!” from the safety and distance of their offices, Corman and McCord put their heads down and hung in there for the long haul. Way to go Sen. Corman and Treasurer McCord. Standing up for what is right is never wrong.

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An avocado a day keeps the cardiologist away By VICTORIA M. INDIVERO Special to the Gazette

UNIVERSITY PARK — Adding an avocado to your daily diet may help lower bad cholesterol, in turn reducing risk for heart disease, according to health researchers. Avocados are known to be a nutrientdense food, high in monounsaturated fatty acids. Previous studies have suggested that avocados are a cholesterol-lowering food, but this is the first study — to the researchers’ knowledge — to look at health implications of avocados beyond monounsaturated fatty acids. “Including one avocado each day as part of a moderate-fat, cholesterol-lowering diet compared to a comparable moderate-fat diet without an avocado provides additional LDL (low-density lipoproteins) lowering effects, which benefit CVD risk,” said Penny M. Kris-Etherton, distinguished professor of nutrition at Penn State. Kris-Etherton and colleagues tested three different diets, all designed to lower cholesterol: a lower-fat diet, consisting of 24 percent fat, and two moderate-fat diets, with 34 percent fat. The moderate-fat diets were nearly identical, however one diet incorporated one Hass avocado every day while the other used a comparable amount of high oleic acid oils — such as olive oil — to match the fatty acid content of one avocado. Hass avocados are the smaller, darker variety with bumpy green skin and have a higher nutrient content than Florida avocados, which are larger, and have smoother skin and a higher water content. The researchers tested the diets with

45 healthy, overweight adults between the ages of 21 and 70. Compared to the participants’ baseline measurements, all three diets significantly lowered LDL — also known as bad cholesterol — as well as total cholesterol. However, participants experienced an even greater reduction in LDL and total cholesterol while on the avocado diet, compared to the other two diets, the researchers reported in the Journal of the American Heart Association. The avocado diet decreased bad cholesterol by 13.5 mg/dL, while LDL was decreased by 8.3 mg/dL on the moderate-fat diet and by 7.4 mg/dL on the low-fat diet. All participants followed each of the three diets for five weeks. They were given a two-week break in between each diet. Blood samples were taken at the beginning and end of each study period. Subjects were randomly assigned the order in which they received each diet. “This was a controlled feeding study, but that is not the real world — so it is more of a proof-of-concept investigation,” said Kris-Etherton. “We need to focus on getting people to eat a healthy diet that includes avocados and other food sources of better fats.” She pointed out that much of the U.S. population doesn’t know how to use or prepare avocados, with the exception of guacamole. However, guacamole is usually eaten with corn chips, which are high in both sodium and calories. “People should start thinking about eating avocados in new ways,” said KrisEtherton. “I think using it as a condiment is a great way to incorporate avocados into

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THERE ARE PLENTY of health benefits from eating avocados. dent, and Jennifer A. Fleming, instructor and clinical research coordinator, both in nutritional sciences, Penn State; Peter L. Bordi, associate professor of hospitality management and director of the Center for Food Innovation, Penn State; and Alison M. Hill, lecturer in nutrition, University of South Australia. The Hass Avocado Board, the National Center for Research Resources and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences all supported this research.

meals — for instance, putting a slice or two on a sandwich or using chopped avocado in a salad or to season vegetables.” Kris-Etherton and colleagues noted that further research will need to be conducted with a larger and more diverse study sample and to explore further how highdensity lipoproteins — good cholesterol — might be affected by a diet that includes avocados. Working with Kris-Etherton on this research were Li Wang, a doctoral stu-

Inaugural fellow named DANVILLE — Pennsylvania State University professor Dr. Soundar Kumara has been named a fellow at the Geisinger Center for Healthcare Systems Reengineering. As a fellow, Kumara will participate in the center’s leadership, administration, research and mentoring activities. An acknowledged global expert in production engineering, Kumara is a faculty member in PSU’s Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Working with Kumara and the GCHSR’s team on health care analytics projects will be Marcus Department faculty member Dr. Guodong Pang and several doctoral students. Currently, the GSHSR team is developing ways to enhance patient access to care by improving patient flow and throughput, including estimating the likelihood of patient re-admissions within 72 hours of discharge, length of stay in the hospital and emergency department waiting times. The GCHSR reflects Geisinger’s commitment to interdisciplinary learning and research in developing a systematic approach to re-engineering health care. One of the GCHSR’s primary goals is to build a successful partnership between experts in health care, engineering and other related disciplines such as health care eco-

nomics, behavioral sciences and computer analytics. Through its research and development partnerships with universities, government and industry, the GCHSR promises to be a catalyst for and leader in the field of health SOUNDAR care system re-engiKUMARA neering education by training current and future leaders. As a leader in innovation, the health system is a research and education laboratory for its partners and experts to identify problems and test solutions in a real-life setting. “Our close collaboration with Pennsylvania State University’s Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering will facilitate research that can be translated into clinical practice and serve as a model for the incorporation of systems engineering into medicine,” explained Dr. Kenneth E. Wood,director of GCHSR. GCHSR is housed under the broad umbrella of the Institute for Advanced Application, located on the Geisinger Medical Center campus.

New program aims to help parents STATE COLLEGE — Community Help Centre has announced a new program that provides education and support to parents struggling with a child’s substance abuse. Parents of Addicted Children Come Together is a four-week course that includes

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A CEREMONIAL GROUNDBREAKING was held recently for a 46,000-square-foot, $54 million data center on the Penn State Hershey Medical Center and College of Medicine campus.

Penn State Hershey breaks ground on new center bit as crucial for improving the health outcomes of people in central Pennsylvania as building a new hospital or institute,” said Dr. A. Craig Hillemeier, chief executive officer, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Penn State’s senior vice president for health affairs and dean, Penn State College of Medicine. “Two of the biggest factors in modern health care are personalized medicine and population health, and the common denominator with both is the ability to gather and analyze large volumes of rich health data.” The data center will complement the work of researchers within Penn State Hershey Institute for Personalized Medicine, which manages a bio-repository of patient samples such as blood and saliva from

HERSHEY — Officials from Penn State Hershey recently held a ceremonial groundbreaking for a 46,000-square-foot, $54 million data center on the Penn State Hershey Medical Center and College of Medicine campus. The construction of the University Technology Center is the next step to enabling Penn State Hershey to utilize “big data” to enhance patient care through disease modeling and predictors for disease by more efficiently processing and analyzing clinical information. The new center will provide centralized space and enhanced security for patient, research and educational data for the medical center and College of Medicine, as well as powerful computers and main frames for analyzing the information. “Building this new data center is every

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Geisinger Health System celebrates 100 years DANVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The original dedication of the George F. Geisinger Memorial Hospital, slated for Sept. 25, 1915, started out as an extravagant affair, featuring a parade, fireworks, a full musical program and a public address by M.G. Brumbaugh, the 26th governor of Pennsylvania. None of that happened. Instead, a typhoid epidemic engulfed Danville, triggering a cancellation of all public events by the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s commissioner of public health. The outbreak also led to a desperate need for hospital beds, and thus Geisinger Health System threw open its doors earlier than planned, ready to provide much-needed medical care to the residents of rural Pennsylvania. One hundred years later, Geisinger Health System still stands ready to provide the best in patient care, only today the nationally-recognized health system serves more than 3 million residents throughout 48 counties in central, south-central and northeast Pennsylvania. In honor of Geisingerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 100th anniversary, the health system is announcing celebratory observances that include an historic exhibit, an original time capsule unveiling, employee celebrations and a two-day national health symposium and reception. WVIA public media is also producing a documentary film, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Reinventing American Healthcare,â&#x20AC;? that depicts how Geisinger â&#x20AC;&#x153;transformed itself from a small community hospital to an integrated health care system that is advancing science while achieving national and international prominence.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ever since our founder, Abigail Geisinger, and her first chief of staff, Dr. Harold Foss, opened Geisinger Medical Center, the Geisinger name has stood for quality patient care and a commitment to community,â&#x20AC;? said Dr. Glenn D. Steele Jr., president and CEO of Geisinger Health System. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Today, that commitment to innovation, patient care, community service, medical education and research benefits not only

the people we serve, but the entire nation as a model of truly integrated care.â&#x20AC;? Since 1915, Geisinger has evolved from a single, 63-bed hospital in Danville into an expansive health system made up of a 1,200-member multi-specialty group practice, nine hospital campuses, two research centers and a 467,000-member health plan, all of which leverage an estimated $7.7 billion positive impact on the Pennsylvania economy. Geisingerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s workforce is now made up of more than 23,500 employees. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Throughout our history, Geisinger has been and continues to be fortunate to have a dedicated, professional and compassionate workforce, as well as a consistent philosophy of doing what is right and best for our patients and members,â&#x20AC;? said William Alexander, chairman of the Geisinger Health System Foundation board of directors. â&#x20AC;&#x153;While we look back with pride on the past 100 years, we also look forward to a future of further accomplishment and achievement.â&#x20AC;? Highlights of Geisingerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s planned centennial events include: n Time capsule unveiling On Sept. 2, 1913, a time capsule was placed in the original cornerstone of the George F. Geisinger Memorial Hospital. The contents of that time capsule will be unveiled at an employee event in September and a new time capsule will be buried outside Geisingerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new $100 million Hospital for Advanced Medicine which opened in 2010 and is located on the original Geisinger campus in Danville. n History display Items include Abigail Geisingerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bible, tea pot, china set and shawl. Additional display items include historical employee photos, newspaper articles, nursing uniforms and historic documents. Items are displayed in the lobby of Geisinger Medical Center in Danville for all patients, employees and visitors. n Documentary film â&#x20AC;&#x153;Reinventing American Healthcareâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

Hershey, from page 8 Penn State Hershey clinics and other providers. The institute then utilizes genomic resources with high-end tools for genetic testing and analysis of these patient samples and finally, the samples are prepared for geno-sequencing. The center will enhance these efforts to make personalized medicine more of a reality for patients and their providers by making it possible to analyze in minutes or hours what would take scientists and doctors days, weeks or months to do right now. The center also will allow doctors and others to use clinical data to identify populations of patients at risk for specific diseases, such as diabetes or stroke, to help those patients better manage their health issues and, in many cases, reduce bad health outcomes. This population health approach is good for patients, but also important for health systems, which will soon be reimbursed more for the quality of the care they provide and for their ability to reduce costs through prevention and disease management.

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MEMBERS OF THE groundbreaking party, including hospital founder Abigail Geisinger, center, with shovel, prepare to break ground on the George F. Geisinger Memorial Hospital in 1913. written and narrated by renowned health policy expert Susan Dentzer and produced by WVIA Public Media â&#x20AC;&#x201D; details the evolution of a single hospital in rural Pennsylvania into what Geisinger Health System has become today. According to WVIA, the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Geisinger story reveals the most critical issues plaguing U.S. health care and describes Geisinger solutions that have increased quality of care for its patients while reducing costs across the board. These innovative programs are now being adapted by hospital systems, large and small, across the country and affecting the changes necessary to improve quality of care and increase quality of life for the population.â&#x20AC;? n Centennial symposium A two-day event, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Geisinger, a Trans-

In addition, the data center will serve an integral role in the universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disaster recovery plan as the back-up location for Penn Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s primary data center. Likewise, the University Park data facility will serve as a backup for Hersheyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s data center. The portion of the Hershey center dedicated to supporting disaster recovery needs at Penn State is separate from the research and analysis of clinical information. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As Penn State Hershey continues to expand technology to provide the best education, research, patient care and community service possible, the demands for data center capacity, collaboration and security have increased significantly,â&#x20AC;? said Rodney Dykehouse, chief information officer, Penn State Hershey. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This data center puts Penn State on par with the most cutting-edge health care organizations in the nation in terms of redundancies that ensure disaster recovery capabilities, energy efficiency and the ability to support future growth and data needs.â&#x20AC;? The center will feature various energy-saving components to eliminate waste and improve efficiency. For instance, measures incorporated into the centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s design are

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Penn State professor aims to promote use of technology By STEPHANIE KOONS Special to the Gazette

UNIVERSITY PARK — Andrea Tapia, an associate professor at Penn State’s College of Information Sciences and Technology, was recently elected president of the American Sociological Association’s Section on Communication and Information Technologies. As president, she would like to promote the use of new technologies in the field. “I would really like to increase the section’s social media presence and connection with other sociologists,” said Tapia, who has been elected to serve as president for the 2014-15 academic year. The American Sociological Association, a nonprofit membership association based in Washington, D.C., is “dedicated to advancing sociology as a scientific discipline and profession serving the public good,” according to its website. Founded in 1905, the ASA now has more than 13,000 members and is home to 52 special interest sections with more than 21,000 members.

Sections are constituent parts of the American Sociological Association, according to the ASA website. The purpose of sections is to promote the common interest of ASA members in specified areas of sociology. The purpose of the section on communications and information technologies is to support, enhance and promote research, teaching and other professional activities related to the social aspects of computing, the Internet, new media, computer networks, and other communication and information technologies; the sociology of communications; and the design and use of technology in teaching and research, including research on the properties of big data. Tapia has expertise in social research methods and social theory, applying those to the study of information and communication technologies and their context of development, implementation and use. Her work has been funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, the Department of Defense, the United Nations and Penn State’s Schreyer Honors College.

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ANDREA TAPIA was elected president of the American Sociological Association Section on Communication Information Technologies.

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EVERY MEMBER OF CPI’s 2014-2015 adult HVAC/R students passed his EPA 608 Refrigeration Certification tests. Pictured, front row, from left, assistant instructor Andrew Laub, Lynn Snook, Johnnie Harbold, Matthew Homan, Nathan Rimmey, Jude Futhey, Davis King, Jeremy Condo and Alan Brown. Back row, from left, are Brandon Hull, Matt Lucas, Joe Mayes, Jeff Butler, Herb Chapman, Rick O’Banion and instructor Ken Hassinger.

CPI adult HVAC/R students receive universal refrigeration certification PLEASANT GAP — Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology recently announced that all of the 2014-2015 adult HVAC/R students have passed their EPA 608 Refrigeration Certification. The certification test is comprised of four parts. The first part, Core, must be passed in order to earn a certification in any of the following three areas: Type I Small Appliance, Type II High and Very High Pressure Appliances, and Type III Low Pressure Appliances, which are the three categories that make up the rest of the test. Ken Hassinger, HVAC/R instructor, said: “This year’s

class is to be congratulated because every member passed all sections and earned a Universal Refrigerant Certification that allows them to work on all stationary refrigeration appliances.” Dr. Marianne Hazel, adult and post-secondary program manager, added: “The universal certification will certainly set the students apart when entering the workforce upon graduation. It is a pleasure to visit this class and to see the hands-on instruction. Not only do the students learn the necessary skills, they learn about quality customer service, respecting the lab, and taking responsibility for the tools and equipment.”

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BELLEFONTE – State Rep. Kerry Benninghoff, R-Bellefonte, has announced that applications for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Scholarship Program are now available. “This program could help local students achieve their dream of a higher education,” said Benninghoff. The program provides four-year scholarships to two high school seniors each year. The scholarships are equal to the cost of one semester of tuition at the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education for each of the four years. The scholarships are only available to students who plan to attend a college, university or career school in Pennsylvania. Applicants also must be legal residents of the commonwealth and have a minimum grade point average of 3.0. The student’s commitment to the community, demonstrated leadership qualities, extracurricular activities and financial need also will be considered as part of the eligibility criteria. Interested applicants can obtain additional information and access the online application process by visiting Benninghoff’s website at www.kerrybenninghoff.com and clicking on the “PA House Scholarship” link on the lefthand side. “I encourage all local interested and qualified students to apply for these scholarships,” Benninghoff said. The scholarship program was established in 2003 by the state House of Representatives and is independently administered by The Foundation for Enhancing Communities. It is not affiliated with any political party. The scholarships are funded by donations from organizations and individuals, including former and current house members, as well as proceeds from various special events. The deadline to apply for the scholarship is Sunday, March 1.

Career day scheduled STATE COLLEGE — South Hills School of Business and Technology will host its Career Day from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Thursday, Feb. 5, at all three school locations — State College, Altoona and Lewistown. Those attending will have a chance to check out various degree options at South Hills. Participants will also be invited to sit in on classes, meet instructors and students, explore financial aid options and discover career opportunities. A free lunch will be provided. Snow date for the event is Thursday, Feb. 12. For more information or to register online, visit www. southhills.edu or call (888) 282-7427.

Open house planned STATE COLLEGE — Grace Lutheran Preschool and Kindergarten will host an open house from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 31, at Grace Lutheran Church, 205 S. Garner St. in State College. For more information, call (814) 238-8110, visit www. glcpa.org or email glpk@glcpa.org.

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Graduate education plays big role in society’s progress UNIVERSITY PARK — Graduate education is an investment in solutions for the future, said the Graduate School’s interim dean, and Penn State is making a major contribution. Regina Vasilatos-Younken provided a snapshot of graduate education at Penn State to the board of trustees on Jan. 16. Interim dean since 2013, Vasilatos-Younken also is a professor of endocrine physiology and nutrition in the College of Agricultural Sciences. “The impact of graduate students at a world-class research university like Penn State is immeasurable,” she said. “They support the research enterprise that contributes so much to driving economic development in the commonwealth and extends to providing the future intellectual capital for research and development enterprises throughout the U.S. that assures we remain competitive in innovation and discovery. “Graduate students make important contributions to the instructional mission in undergraduate classrooms, and in many cases are recognized by our undergraduates as some of their best instructors,” she added. “Investing in their training assures we will have a high-caliber faculty for Penn State and other top universities for the future.” The Graduate School’s mission “is to promote the highest-quality graduate education that prepares interdisciplinary leaders who advance knowledge and understanding, drive innovation, and contribute to the resolution of complex national and global problems to meet societal needs.” In fall 2014, 12,373 graduate students were enrolled at Penn State, including 3,167 new students, according to Vasilatos-Younken. Of those students, 7,816 are residential and 4,557 are distance learners. The university offers 163 graduate majors, with programs at the University Park, Behrend, Harrisburg, Hershey and Great Valley campuses, in addition to the online World Campus. University Park conferred the most graduate degrees in 2014, with 1,202 students receiving master’s degrees and 645 earning doctorates. The World Campus conferred 1,169 master’s degrees in 2014. Vasilatos-Younken profiled for the

board past and present Penn State graduate students, noting the accomplishments of those such as Ann Hornschemeier and John Beieler. Hornschemeier earned a master of science degree and doctorate in astronomy and astrophysics, and is now the chief scientist for the Physics of the Cosmos program at NASA, monitoring the progress in research and technological development in high-energy astrophysics and cosmology. Beieler, a current doctoral student in political science and National Science Foundation-Integrative Graduate Education & Research Training Fellow, is researching how social and media-derived data can explain and forecast political conflicts. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2.6 million job openings requiring an advanced degree are expected in the U.S. from 2010 to 2020, said Vasilatos-Younken. Of those openings, 1.7 million will require a doctorate or professional degree and 900,000 will require a master’s degree. The annual Survey of Earned Doctorates ranked Penn State No. 12 among U.S. institutions with the most students receiving a research doctorate in 2013. With more than $800 million in annual research expenditures at Penn State, Vasilatos-Younken said graduate education is critical in supporting the university’s research mission. According to Vasilatos-Younken, a major challenge is providing adequate support for graduate assistants. Competitive, multi-year stipend packages with affordable, quality health care coverage for students are necessary to ensure that the best talent comes to Penn State and complete their degrees. But, increasingly, limited funding and rising health care costs present challenges. “What is probably the best-kept secret of all is that the research our graduate students conduct in their degree programs is, in many cases, groundbreaking in addressing a spectrum of societal needs from preventing/treating disease to developing clean, inexpensive and sustainable energy sources for the future,” Vasilatos-Younken said. “Graduate education is truly an investment in solutions for the future.”

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GIVING GIFTS

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STUDENTS FROM Grace Lutheran Preschool and Kindergarten are pictured saying a group prayer for the children who will receive the boxes of gifts that the school’s students filled for Operation Christmas Child. Teachers and students formed a human chain to bless the boxes of toys, clothing and personal care items created for distribution around the world to children in need.

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KELSEY PARK, a 2012 graduate the Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology culinary arts program and Bellefonte Area High School, was recently a guest presenter at CPI. She shared her pastry expertise with students in the afternoon culinary arts program and demonstrated how to make chocolate boxes. Students then had the opportunity to practice on their own creations. Prepping the chocolate for the exercise are, from left, Jimmy Suhy, a Bellefonte Area High School senior; Pilar Holderman and Ariana Hockenberry, Bald Eagle Area seniors; and Park, who is pursuing a dual major at Penn College in baking and pastry arts and restaurant and hotel management.

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ELI FINK, a 2014 graduate of the Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology carpentry program, recently visited CPI following 13 weeks of Marine Corps boot camp training in Parris Island, S.C. After a short leave at home for the holidays, Fink will be stationed at Ft. Leonard Wood in Missouri, where he will be training in motor transport. Fink, at right, is pictured with his father, Bill Fink.

January 20, 2015* February 17, 2015* March 17, 2015* April 21, 2015* May 20, 2015*(Wednesday) June 23, 2015* July 14, 2015 August 18, 2015 September 22, 2015 October 20, 2015 November 17, 2015 Only one meeting date in December

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AIRMAIL PILOTS pose in this photo from 1921. In the photo are family members of Bob Hines, who recently was the speaker at the Penns Valley Historical Musemm’s history dinner.

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THE ORIGINAL airmail plane hangar at the Beaver Farm airfield in Bellefonte. It was an important stop for the U.S. Air Mail Service.

Dinner features airmail history presentation By SAM STITZER pennsvalley@centrecountygazette.com

SPRING MILLS — The Penns Valley Historical Museum held a history dinner meeting on Jan. 14 at the New Hope Lutheran Church on Route 45, west of Spring Mills. Following a welcome by Penns Valley Museum board president Harry Ward, the group of about 35 people enjoyed a ham potpie dinner prepared and served by members of the New Hope Lutheran Church. A short business meeting was held by the museum board after the meal. The guest speaker for the dinner was Bob Hines, whose uncle, Don Hines, was an airmail historian. Don Hines amassed a collection of more than 750 photos and other documents pertaining to the U.S. Air Mail Service. When his uncle passed away, Bob Hines inherited the collection. He showed many of the photos, especially those featuring the Bellefonte Air Mail Field, which was an intermediate stop on the New York-to-Chicago route. The U.S. Air Mail Service began in 1918

when the U.S. Postal Service saw an opportunity to greatly increase the speed of mail delivery using airplanes. The timing was right. During World War I, the speed, range and lifting capacity of aircraft had advanced greatly. The war had just ended, many surplus airplanes were available at low cost and there was a supply of war veteran pilots yearning to fly again. Bellefonte became an important stop on the airmail route. The first Bellefonte air field was located on Beaver Farm, where the current Bellefonte High School now stands. The hangars were located where the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation maintenance building stands today. The field was later located east of Pleasant Gap along Route 64, between Airport Road and Garbrick Road. Hines said life for the early airmail pilots was often grueling and dangerous, especially in bad weather. The planes were open cockpit biplanes, with few instruments and often inaccurate altimeters, and the pilots had no radios or parachutes. This led to numerous fatal crashes, some here in Centre County.

Pilot Charles Ames crashed on the mountain near Hecla Park, and was missing for 10 days. The National Guard helped search for him, as did many local citizens and famed pilot Charles Lindbergh, who had served as a U.S. Air Mail Service pilot in the early 1920s. Ames was finally found, dead, still in his plane. In 1931, pilot Jimmy Cleveland crashed near the top of Nittany Mountain east of Centre Hall. A monument was erected there which still stands today. In open cockpit planes, cold weather was the airmail pilot’s enemy. The pilots sometimes wore so many clothes that they had to be lifted into their cockpits — they could not walk. Hines said that in the western U.S. routes over the Rocky Mountains, the air temperature sometimes dropped to 40 below zero. Hines noted that the airmail pilots achieved hero status among the public. “Before the airmail, many people in Bellefonte had never seen an airplane,” he said. “When these guys landed, they were treated like heroes.” Crowds of admiring spectators often lined the Bellefonte field

to greet arriving pilots. Some pilots were prone to daredevil stunts, as well. “Sometimes they would fly so low over Bellefonte that the air behind the plane would make the weather vane on the courthouse spin,” said Hines. Night flying was initiated in 1921, with Bellefonte being the first field on the route to have landing lights. Parachutes were developed by 1922, and were then issued to the pilots. Lindbergh “hit the silk” four times to save his life, according to Hines. “You’re flying blind in a fog, low on fuel, with an altimeter you can’t trust — you know you’re going to crash somewhere,” he said. “You had no choice but to bail out.” As aircraft design and technology improved, passenger-carrying airlines were formed and they eventually took over the mail-carrying task, thus ending the dedicated airmail service. It closed a colorful and interesting chapter of American history for those “daring young men in their flying machines.”

Centre Hall church to host fundraising dinner for trip By SAM STITZER pennsvalley@centrecountygazette.com

CENTRE HALL — On Saturday, Jan. 24, Grace United Methodist Church in Centre Hall will host “Ham for Haiti,” a fundraising dinner for a mission trip to Haiti in February. The dinner has three seatings at 4:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Live entertainment will be featured during the event. Proceeds from the dinner will be used to help fund a mission trip that will begin on Saturday, Feb. 7, when 20 people from Centre County, including 12 from Grace United Methodist Church, leave from New York City to spend a week in Haiti. The mission group will be split into two teams. One will go to the village of Lezeque to assist with building projects, repairing destruction from the devastating earthquake

that struck the country in 2010. A second team will be headquartered in the village of Furcy, where they will install water filters, serve meals to children and help in a medical clinic. Grace Church Pastor Mark Messner is among the volunteers making the trip. He has made mission trips to Haiti before. The trips are sponsored by Mountains of Hope, a missionary arm of the United Methodist Church New York Conference. They have worked with 40 sites in Haiti. According to Messner, living conditions in Haiti are not pleasant. “Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere and government corruption is very high,” he said. “The average income is only about $500 per year. The poverty in Haiti is a forced poverty, with the government choosing to let the people become poor.” He noted that the only aid in the country is from private organizations such as Moun-

tains of Hope. According to Messner, the death rate for children in Haiti has reached as high as 50 percent. Many children and adults died in the 2010 earthquake, including 300 who were in a hospital that collapsed during the quake. Many people in Haiti live in tents, because they fear living in buildings in case of another earthquake. These tent cities have led to bad sanitation and the rampant spread of diseases, especially cholera. Messner said that the mission volunteers will employ local citizens for their building projects, and that the volunteers are paying their own travel expenses to maximize the amount of money available to infuse into the Haitian economy. Tickets for the ham dinner are available from Grace United Methodist Church at

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Festival bans sale of toy weapons at Children and Youth Day STATE COLLEGE — The Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts will no longer permit the sale of weapon-like items during its Children and Youth Day Sidewalk Sale. This ban covers both toys and facsimiles of historic objects and includes, but is not limited to, the sale of rubber band guns, pop-guns, swords, shields, Nerf weapons, light sabers, bows and arrows, and items that launch a projectile. The festival’s board of directors voted to make this change in its rules. Several issues were voiced in those

conversations. The large crowds on Children and Youth Day make it an inappropriate place to shoot any sort of projectile or try out a facsimile sword. Even though parents ask their children to wait to play with their purchases at home, children are eager to try them out and regularly shoot or bop an unsuspecting target. Also, the board felt that toy weapons sold during the event were often a better example of manufacturing than they were of creative processes.

Parents had regularly discussed with the event’s staff that young artists, just like their adult peers, did not like to be next to someone selling something that had very little creative content. “We live in especially violent times,” said Rick Bryant, executive director of the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts. “Banning the sale of weapons at the Children and Youth Sidewalk Sale might not be a giant step in making our society less violent, but it’s a step that we can take.” The Children and Youth Sidewalk Sale

is one of the signature events of the festival, attracting more than 300 young Central Pennsylvania artists annually who sell their own work. The deadline for applications to the 2015 Children and Youth Sidewalk Sale is Friday, June 19. Applications are available online at www.arts-festival.com/children-andyouth. This year’s Festival of the Arts will take place from Thursday, July 9, through Sunday, July 12, with the children’s event set for Wednesday, July 8.

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NVS ‘Remarkable Kids’ concert to feature young violinist By CONNIE COUSINS correspondent@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE —If you are planning a trip somewhere to escape the winter’s cold, you should try to wait until after Sunday, Jan. 25. On that day at 4 p.m., the Nittany Valley Symphony will hold its family concert, “Remarkable Kids,” in the Mount Nittany Middle School Auditorium. Tickets are $5 for students and $10 for adults and will be available at the door. The NVS concert will feature a piece for narrator and orchestra, “The Remarkable Farkle McBride,” which tells the story of a boy with remarkable music talents. The selection is based on a children’s book by actor John Lithgow and will be narrated by Mark Ballora. According to Maestro Michael Jinbo, “The program also includes pieces by composers who were child prodigies — Mozart, Mendelssohn, Rossini and Korngold — plus the winner of our Ann Keller Young Soloist Competition, violinist Raina Arnett.” The Ann Keller Young Soloist Competition honors the woman who organized the symphony more than 40 years ago. Through this competition, serious pianists and instrumentalists in grades nine through 12 honor Keller’s memory by competing to perform a movement of a concerto with the orchestra. The students are all outstanding in their fields. The most recent contest was on Nov. 9, with Arnett declared the winner. She is a remarkable young woman with a bright future. “Seventeen-year-old high school senior Raina Arnett began playing violin at age four, convincing her mom to

buy one for her after spending months parading around her house with two chopsticks pretending to play them as a violin,” said Jinbo. Arnett attends State College Area High School and studies with Jim Lyon, professor of violin at Penn State University. She has been a member of many orchestras, including the Pennsylvania All-State Orchestra, the National High School Honors Orchestra and the World Youth Symphony Orchestra. In addition to being in the Nittany Valley Symphony, she is the concert mistress of the Central Pennsylvania Youth Orchestra. Arnett also spends her summers attending music festivals, most recently the Castleman Quartet Program, a seven-week chamber music intensive program that Yo-Yo Ma, renowned cellist, has rated, “the best of its kind.” Singing is another interest of Arnett’s and she is a member of the State High Master Singers and Chamber Singers. “I found out that I had won the same day as the competition. I feel so honored to have won. There were so many talented students in the competition,” said Arnett. When asked about her future plans, Arnett said: “Yes, I have good grades and could do other things, but I don’t think I would be happy if I did anything but music. I have several auditions coming up in the next month, but I don’t know where I will attend college, yet.” It is clear that any college she chooses will be lucky to have her as a student. Though Arnett and her personal music teacher chose the pieces for competition, for the upcoming concert Jinbo selected the program. “Raina will be playing a movement from Saint-Saens’ Violin Concerto No. 3,” Jinbo said.

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Campaign raises nearly $18,000 STATE COLLEGE — The annual Wishing Well Campaign sponsored by Interfaith Human Services ended with donations totaling $17,700, exceeding last year’s total by more than $3,500. The campaign was successful due, in part, to the efforts of campaign coordinator Esther Lauchle, Kathy Hershbine, Jerry Wettstone, Sue Smith and Linda Kyle. Hundreds of volunteers spent hours ringing bells and singing. There were also musical presentations provided by members of the community and Penn State University. Their efforts brought the Wishing Well much success. Wishing Well business partners included Meyer Dairy, The Corner Room Restaurant and Benner Pike Wal-Mart.

Centre County Democrats to hold Candidate School STATE COLLEGE — Are you interested in running for local office? Want to learn about the duties of a school board director, township supervisor or borough council member? Have questions about how to get on the ballot or form a campaign committee? If you answered “yes” to any of those questions, attend the Centre County Democrats’ 2015 Candidate School at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 31, at Patton Township Municipal Building. All registered Democrats are invited to attend. Almost 100 positions will be on the primary ballot in Centre County, including county commissioner, county row offices (treasurer, sheriff), magisterial district judge, borough council, township supervisor and school board director. “Federal elections get the most attention, but, in reality, municipal elections — commissioner, supervisor and councilperson, school board directors — are where tax dollars most directly benefit citizens. With gridlock in Washington, we need local officials who are able to reach across the aisle and get things done,” said Jared DeLoof, campaign and election chair of the Centre County Democratic Committee. Doors will open at 8:30 a.m. for the event. Register at www.centrecountydems.com. There is no fee. For more information, contact Betsy Whitman, vice chairman, Centre County Democratic Committee at (814) 308-9295 or bbwhitman@gmail.com.

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Bellefonte Youth Center hosts spaghetti dinner the center. Representatives from Unilever also shared the company’s mission and commitment to supporting sustainability and providing consumers both locally and around the world with the products they need to look good, feel good and get more out of life. YSB is hoping to make the spaghetti dinner an annual event. For more information about the Centre County Youth Service Bureau, call (814) 237-5731 or visit www.ccysb.com.

BELLEFONTE — The Centre County Youth Service Bureau recently held a community spaghetti dinner at the Bellefonte Youth Center. Representatives from Penn State’s Net Impact and Unilever Inc. attended the dinner. With donations from Trader Joe’s, nearly 60 people were able to share a meal, learn about the 14 programs offered by the YSB, and just have fun. The Net Impact and Unilever visitors brought a huge box of hygiene products and made a monetary donation to

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Skin care and fitness are vital needs At this time of year, everyone’s skin suffers from the heat inside and the cold outside. What can we do to prevent our skin from drying out? “First and foremost is to use tepid water for showers and baths,” said Dr. Stacy Klepeiss, a dermatologist at Geisinger Medical Group in State College. “It’s okay to take showers or baths daily if you like, but not with very hot water. Use mild soap and rinse well. As soon as you step out of the shower or bath, you should think of moisturizing. Apply it while your skin is still damp. The best kinds to use are creams, because they hold moisture betConnie Cousins ter than lotions. Most covers a wide people need moisturvariety of events in izer all over their bodCentre County for ies in the winter.” the Centre County I have often taken Gazette. Email her a second hot shower at ccous67@gmail. at night to warm up com. in the winter, even if I had started the morning with a hot shower. And, my interview with the expert proved that the hot water was probably unwise. As far as sunscreen is concerned, most women recognize the need for it in the summer on a hot, sunny day. However, even the rays of the cold light of winter can damage the skin. When the sun reflects off of the snow, the rays are even more intense. Klepeiss cautioned that sunscreen is needed year-round. Most women like to use a special cream for their faces to prevent wrinkles and to make their skin smoother and softer. Klepeiss’ advice on facial skin care? “In choosing a face cream, make sure it contains retinol,” she said. Retinol comes in different strengths

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and forms. The original Retin-A has been around for more than 40 years and was available by prescription, usually as an acne medication. But doctors found that patients using Retin-A had improved skin tone and softer skin. “Retinoids are amazing multi-taskers,” wrote Janet Carlson in a recent online article at www.realsimple.com. “By working directly on the DNA in skin cells, they cause cell turnover, so the skin is constantly sloughing off damaged cells and healthy skin is always what you see on top.” Retinols come in different price ranges — with and without prescriptions. Even the cheaper drugstore variety creams, if they contain retinol, can improve the tone and softness of your skin. It may take a little longer to get results with the lesser strengths. I asked Klepeiss what would she choose if she could only have one of the skin care products we discussed. “If I only could have one of those, I would choose the sunscreen,” she said.

FITNESS PLAN A MUST

Recently I heard someone ask, “If I walk every day for about a mile, isn’t that enough?” This was during a casual conversation, but I could empathize with the question asker. It’s 12 degrees out and there are icy patches on the road. Who wants to risk falling, even if they are experienced walkers? Many articles involving fitness tout the benefits of walking. “It’s a good start,” said Jackie Oshinskie, owner of Victory Sports with her husband, Rob. “The American Heart Association recommends 30 minutes of moderate intensity aerobic activity five times a week.” That can be broken into shorter periods throughout the day, or you can do 25 minutes of vigorous aerobic activity three days per week, plus moderate- to high-intensity muscle-strengthening activity at least two days per week, according to the guidelines from AHA. “How much exercise is enough for

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WOMEN SHOULD BE concerned about their skin not only in the winter, but throughout the year. healthy living depends on your goals and your own condition,” Oshinskie said. “It is important to set up a program that is for your situation. Strength training for those women at risk for osteoporosis is important to prevent fractures, but a diabetic may need strength training and cardiovascular exercises both. “When we see persons for the first time, we set up a time to do an assessment, take a medical history and help them figure out what they need to work on for their goals.” Oshinskie said determining an exercise plan depends on what a person has done before in the way of sports or exercises. “We have to be realistic, also,” said Oshinskie. “People will come in and want to just work on their own and maybe use the machines. Injuries can happen from working on your own. What your friend may be able to do may not be possible for you because of underlying conditions.” An example of that, according to Oshinskie, would be someone with rheumatoid arthritis. It would be aggravating and

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cause more pain for that person to attempt all the machines, without deciding which would benefit him/her. One thing the assessment tries to determine is whether the person can handle his or her own body weight. Can he/she get up from the floor or stand up from a sitting position without help? A little extra time spent with a trainer can better assure success in reaching your goals. If walking is your thing, find a friend and walk at the mall or set up a treadmill where you can watch TV. There are many ways to sneak in a little activity throughout the day. Even getting up at each commercial and doing a few turns around the house can keep joints moving. The desire for weight loss is another impetus to joining a gym or starting an exercise program. With the right plan and willingness to change some dietary habits, exercise is helpful in achieving your ideal weight. Skin care, Page 17

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To your health: Drink more water drinking it.” Howard said men need three liters, or 13 cups, of water a day. Women should drink 2.2 liters or nine cups daily. “If you drink water with each meal, and at least one glass between each meal, you will be very close to what you need to drink every day,” Howard suggested. And there is good news if you want some variety. Howard said beverages such as milk, and even coffee, can take the place of some of the water that you need to drink daily. “Drinks that are high in water, and low in calories, are acceptable substitutions for water,” Howard explained. “But watch out for sugary, high-calorie drinks that will cause weight gain.” Howard said the benefits of staying properly hydrated every day go beyond good health. Staying hydrated also improves the appearance of your skin. “Drinking a glass of water is one of the easiest things any of us can do,” Howard said. “It is important to how your body works on the inside, and how it looks on the outside. Adding this simple step to your daily routine is well worth the many benefits.”

The easiest thing you can do for your health and looks: Drink more water. You probably already know that exercising and eating right are key ways to improve your health. But, you may be overlooking one major health necessity that is as close as your kitchen faucet — water. It’s vital all year long, even during winter months when you might think hydration is less important. “Staying hydrated is a very important component of staying healthy,” said physician assistant Tricia A. Howard, a faculty member at South University, Savannah College of Health Professions, in Savannah, Ga. “Most people know they need to stay hydrated when they are doing vigorous exercise or in very hot weather, but they don’t realize the importance of making sure they are getting enough water every day.” Sixty percent of your body weight is made up of water. Since water carries nutrients to cells in your body, and flushes toxins from vital organs, Howard said it is important to replace what you lose daily. “Our bodies are always losing water, even when we breathe we are losing small amounts,” she said. “So, it is important to know how much water you need daily and to make a point of

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First-place Lions Split with Michigan State moves Penn State to first in Big Ten By TREY COCHRAN correspondent@centrecountygazette.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State men’s hockey hosted Michigan State in a crucial weekend series that had important implications in the Big Ten standings for the Nittany Lions. Penn State finished the weekend with four points, allowing the team to take sole possession of first place in the Big Ten for the first time in program history. “I think the guys are very proud of a pretty good performance,” Penn State head coach Guy Gadowsky said, “but not because of what it does to the standings.” Gadowsky added, “It’s nothing we are looking at now, it’s way too early.” The series started quickly on Jan. 16 with a three-goal first period that had the Spartans on top 2-1. Michigan State held onto the 2-1 lead for one and half periods until Penn State’s first line hooked up for an equalizer. David Goodwin converted a juicy rebound while Taylor Holmstrom and Casey Bailey got the assists on the play. Both teams were zooming around the ice the remainder of the third period and five-minute overtime, but neither team was successful. The game was left to be settled in a shootout in which the first three shooters were unsuccessful in finding twine. On Michigan State’s second attempt, Brent

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PENN STATE’S Eric Scheid scores during the Jan. 16 game with Michigan State. The Nittany Lions went on to lose the contest in a shootout, 5-4. Darnell rifled a shot past Penn State goalie Eamon McAdam. It was up to Bailey to tie the shootout on the Nittany Lions’ last attempt, but he was stoned by goalie Jake Hildebrand to give the Spartans the shootout win. After a demoralizing shootout loss the day before, the Nittany Lions were motivated to provide the Penn State faithful with a win in the team’s new gray alternate

jerseys. Bailey got the Penn State crowd roaring early in the Dec. 17 game when he converted on breakaway goal just more than one minute into the first period. However, the Penn State students’ “Roar Zone” was quieted when Villiam Haag launched a rocket from the point past goalie Matthew Skoff. Penn State continued to fight, but Michigan

State got a late goal when Michael Ferrantino found a rebound off a shot by Travis Walsh to give the Spartans a 2-1 lead. About 15 minutes into the second period, Nate Jensen scored on a rebound after a scrum in front of the Michigan State net. Minutes later Goodwin was fed a beautiful pass by Bailey to give the Nittany Lions a 3-2 lead. The Spartans tried to push

back late in the second but had no luck. “The forwards and the defense did a lot of good things and keeping the shots out of the house,” Skoff said. More than a minute into the third period, Luke Juha let a shot go from the point that found the stick of Holmstrom for a goal. Then, a minute later, the top line for Penn State found the back of the net again when Bailey got a rebound off a play by Holmstrom and Goodwin, who got the assists. The Nittany Lions then coasted to a 5-2 win to jump into first place in the Big Ten. The first line of Bailey, Holmstrom and Goodwin combined for four goals and five assists in the weekend series. “We are just working hard and we know how each other play,” Bailey said. “We all just kind of know where each other are and we know that we are going to get pucks on net and that’s where we have to be.” Bailey leads the Big Ten in goals (16), while Holmstrom is just second in assists (18) in the Big Ten. “They are on a roll right now. All three of them seem to have synergy with one another; all three of them are working very hard away from the puck,” Gadowsky said. The Nittany Lions are back on the ice for a home series against Northern Michigan. Face-off on Friday, Jan. 23, is at 7 p.m.; it’s at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 24.

Penn State loses in shocking fashion to Purdue By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — Take care of the little things. As any sports fan will recognize, that’s one of the most profuse cliches in all of athletics. It’s heard from coaches, players and administrators in every level, every season, in every sport. Just because it’s a cliche, however, doesn’t mean the idea is not relevant — or important. Just ask the Penn State basketball team. It was a little thing — one rebound off of a missed foul shot to be exact — that robbed Penn State of a much-needed victory in an important Big Ten game against Purdue on Jan. 17. Instead, the Boilermakers improbably tied a game that Penn State led the entire second half with just five seconds to play and then went on to a 84-77 win in overtime. “Deflated. Totally deflated,” is how Penn State coach Patrick Chambers described his team after Purdue’s Kendall Stephans nailed a fall-away 3-pointer from the deep left corner to tie the game at 67 with 5.8 seconds left on the clock. It wasn’t so much the shot itself that was so painfully rued by Chambers and his players. After all, Purdue did hit 10 3-pointers in the game. It was the fact that Stephens got his hands on the ball in the first place. With Penn State leading 67-64 and just 12 seconds left in the game, Purdue had one last chance to tie. Chambers decided not to tempt Purdue’s hot hand from behind the arc, so Penn State fouled guard Jon Octeus after he crossed midcourt. Two shots. Octeus missed the first. Then he missed the second shot, but somehow the Nittany Lions failed to secure the rebound. Stephens picked it up, dribbled back to the line, and calmly, almost auto-

matically, put it through. A little mistake. A big shot. And Penn State’s fifth straight loss to begin the Big Ten season. “I can’t believe we gave up the rebound,” Chambers said. “First of all, you need the rebound. Purdue missed one, which was ‘wow,’ which plays into our hands. Then they missed a second and that is terrific. “I felt like we had the ball in our hands. I haven’t watched it on film yet but I think we did. I don’t know if it got knocked out of our hands or stripped out.” Whichever it was, Stephens ended up with the ball. The Boilers subsequently outscored the Lions 17-10 in overtime and moved to 3-2 in the conference and 11-7 overall. Penn State is now 12-6 and 0-5 in the Big Ten. The loss spoiled a gutty, 37-point performance by PSU guard D.J. Newbill, who came into the game as the Big Ten’s highest scorer. Newbill, Brandon Taylor and Ross Travis led the Nittany Lions to a nine-point, 34-25 lead at halftime. In the second half, however, the scoring support around Newbill diminished, and the Boilermakers closed the gap and were a constant threat to tie or take the lead, especially in the final 10 minutes of play. Still, Penn State held on, and when two free throws by Newbill gave the Lions a late 67-64 lead, Penn State was 12 seconds away from its first conference win. “We were prepared for everything,” Chambers said. “We’re unlucky right now. The strategy was good at the end. I mean they made nine 3s (in the second half), and they haven’t done that in a long time, so give them credit. “We just have to squeeze that rebound. Squeeze that rebound, and we’re sitting up here 1-4 and we are in a good mood and in a good place heading out to Michigan State. But unfortunately, those are not the cards we were dealt. Got to go

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PENN STATE’S D.J. Newbill (2) tries to dribble through traffic during the Jan. 17 game with Purdue at the Bryce Jordan Center. Penn State lost the game in overtime, 84-77, to remain winless in the Big Ten. back to work.” For Purdue, Kendall finished with 22 points, followed by 7-foot-1 center A.J. Hammons with 21 and Octeus with 13. Taylor followed Newbill with nine points,

Travis had seven and Devin Banks had six for Penn State. “We were very fortunate,” Purdue coach Penn State, Page 22

January 22-28, 2015

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Plenty of high school mat action in Centre County Action on the wrestling mats continues to heat up as area high school wrestling teams head into the meat of their schedules, preparing for the postseason that begins the end of February. The following is a look back on a week of action for the Bald Eagle Area, Bellefonte, Philipsburg-Osceola, State College and St. Joseph’s Academy teams.

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RED RAIDER RUMBLE

The annual Red Raider Rumble was held on Jan. 17, with 16 teams participating, including Bald Eagle Area, State College and host Bellefonte. The Red Raiders and the Little Lions advanced to the semifinals, with Bellefonte defeating Warwick to reach the finals, where they lost 40-33 to Quakertown. State John Dixon College fell to Quakercovers high school town, 44-24, and lost wrestling for the to Warwick, 37-31, in Centre County the consolation final. Gazette. Email him at sports@ The Little Lions decentrecounty feated Pittston Area, gazette.com. 58-16, in round one, while Bald Eagle Area defeated DuBois, 51-27, and host Bellefonte stopped MiddWest, 42-27. Round two had State College blasting Crestwood, 62-9; BEA thumped Pittston Area, 54-18, and the Red Raiders stopped Downingtown West, 48-21. In round three, the Little Lions destroyed Pius X, 69-9, and Bellefonte stopped James Wood, 49-6, and eventual champion Quakertown, in round four, stopped Bald Eagle Area, 51-22. In the semifinals, the Red Raiders downed Warwick, 49-19, and Quakertown stopped the Little Lions, 44-24. Quakertown then defeated Bellefonte, 40-33, to win the event and Warwick defeated State

College, 37-31, in the consolation final. The final with Quakertown started at 138 with a 3-0 decision for Tanner Seislove over the Red Raiders’ Chase Gardner. Bellefonte’s Trevor Corl, 145, responded with a fall over Cullen Williamson in 1:17, and at 152, Nathan Rosenberger kept the momentum going with a 15-0 technical fall over Nick Basile in 4:34 for an 11-3 hometown lead. The Panthers responded with five straight wins, a decision and four falls, to take a 36-11 lead with five bouts to be contested. Bellefonte then ran off three straight wins to get within 36-27. Bellefonte’s Shafiq Blake, 106, stopped Quakertown’s onslaught with a 19-10 major decision over Tim Mallo. At 113, the Red Raiders’ Aaron Witherite decked Daulton Kline with a fall in 0:48, and at 120, Luke Leathers picked up a forfeit. At 126, the Panthers’ Harrison Campbell posted an 11-2 major decision over the Red Raiders’ Cameron Coppolo that clinched the match for Quakertown. Bellefonte’s Brock Port, 132, pinned Brendan Rosenberger in 1:52 to set the final, 40-33.

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The Scarlet Dragons walked into the Wingate gymnasium as an undefeated 7-0 team, ready to battle the 3-3 Eagles. But, BEA responded with a solid 36-29 win to stun Central. BEA started the match in a 14-6 hole after the first four bouts with Colton Comly, 160, posting a fall in 2:58. Then, at 195, Mitchell Taylor stunned the crowd with a fall in a mere :16 and Joshua Fye, 285, added a forfeit win sandwiched around a fall for the Scarlet Dragons to make it a 20-18 contest. After Central picked up another six points for a forfeit to make the score 26-18, BEA ran off five straight wins for a 36-26 lead. At 113, Clayton Giedroc posted a 4-0 decision; Garrett Rigg, 120, won an 11-5 decision; Seth Koleno, 126, had a fall in 4:53; Coby Bainey, 132, eked out a 3-1 decision; and Clint McCaslin, 138, ended the streak with a 6-4 sudden victory.

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The Red Raiders hosted Penns Valley and earned a 40-25 win over their Centre County opponent by winning nine matches to four. Bellefonte came out gunning to start the match with a pair of technical falls by Trevor Corl, 145, 18-3, and from Nathan Rosenberger, 152, 15-0. For the next eight weight classes, wins were alternated between the Red Raiders and the Rams. At 170, Bellefonte’s Dakota Bair won a close 3-2 decision; at 195, Brien McChesney posted a 5-0 decision; and, at 285, Timothy Benford recorded a fall in 3:26. The Red Raiders would close out the match winning four of the last five weights beginning with Shafiq Blake, 113, picking up a forfeit; Aaron Witherite, 120, posting another 15-0 technical fall; Luke Leathers, 132, winning a 7-0 decision; and Chase Gardner, 138, ending the match with an 8-0 major decision. In their second match of the week, the Red Raiders journeyed to Mill Hall to face undefeated Central Mountain and the host wasn’t very friendly, pounding Bellefonte 47-26. The Red Raiders managed to win only five bouts in the contest that started well in Bellefonte’s favor before the roof fell in. At 132, Brock Port started off for the Red Raiders and recorded a 16-1 technical fall in 6:00; Corl, at 145, delivered a fall in 2:44; and Rosenberger, at 152, posted a fall in 2:49 for the short-lived lead. The Wildcats then ran off eight straight wins, five by falls, a technical fall and a forfeit that put the match in Central Mountains favor, 47-17. The Red Raiders won the last two bouts of the match as Witherite, 120, posted a 3-2 decision and Leathers, 126, recorded a quick fall in :43.

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The Rams journeyed over the mountain to face the Red Raiders of Bellefonte and suffered a 40-25 setback. Penns Valley managed to win five bouts with two falls, two decisions and a forfeit.

The Rams’ first points came at 160 when Andrew Hurd posted a 4-0 decision. Corey Hazel, 182, picked up a forfeit that made the team score 13-9, Bellefonte. The two teams then alternated wins over the next five bouts with the Rams winning at 220, with Lucas Sharer recording a fall in 5:10 and Darren Yearick, 106, picking up a forfeit win. Penns Valley’s final win came at 126 when Curtis Decker posted an 8-0 major decision. In its second match of the week, Penns Valley rewarded its fan base with a 58-12 thumping of visiting Bellwood-Antis. The Rams racked up five falls, four forfeits and a major decision to a pair of decisions and a forfeit for the Blue Devils. The match started at 195 where Corey Rimmey recorded a fall in 4:10 and then, after a forfeit, Jared Bressler, 285, posted a fall in a quick :16; three more forfeits followed for a 36-0 lead. Two more pins by Jacob Confer, 132, in 1:17 and Jared Hurd, 138, in :33, followed before Bellwood-Antis claimed three wins in the next four matches. The Rams’ Hazel, 182, closed the match with an 11-3 major decision.

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The Mounties opened their week of mat action with a 54-22 pounding of visiting Tyrone in the Curtis Park gymnasium. P-O posted five falls and a pair of forfeit wins for 42 of its team points. The match started at 152, and the Mounties’ Ty Laird wasted little time in giving P-O the quick start with a fall in :48. Nick Patrick, 160, recorded a pin in 2:46; Christian Snyder, 170, won by forfeit; and Joe Bickle, 182, won a 5-1 decision for a 21-0 team score. The Golden Eagles won three of the next four weight classes with Micah Sidorick, 220, winning a 3-1 decision to slow Tyrone’s momentum. P-O won the next five weights before Tyrone ended the match with a fall that set the final. At 113, Matt Johnson had a fall Mat action, Page 23

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January 22-28, 2015

Lady Mounties lose heartbreaker to Lady Raiders By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com

PHILIPSBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Every game is a new adventure for the Philipsburg-Osceola Lady Mounties basketball team. At 5-8 so far this season, P-O has had some big successes â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in 20-plus point wins over St. Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, West Branch and Moshannon Valley, for example â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but things have to fall just right for those kinds of nights to happen. The Lady Mounties have talented athletes, but sometimes â&#x20AC;&#x201D; inexplicably and at the worst moments â&#x20AC;&#x201D; their shooting goes ice cold and nothing from layups to free throws will fall. There is also the matter of size. P-Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest player canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be more than 5-foot-7 or so, and bigger teams (which includes just about everybody) sometimes seem to play volleyball on the offensive boards over the shorter Mountie players. The Mounties Jan. 20 home game against Brookville brightly highlighted both of these P-O difficulties. The Lady Raidersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; forward Eliana Powell scored 26 points, including the game-winner with 3.5 seconds to play, as Brookville held off P-O, 59-57, in a tense, exciting game in overtime. Powell, who nailed four 3-pointers and scored most of her points along the baseline, received a pass in the deep right corner with time running out, took two dribbles along the baseline, and connected with the winning shot over two P-O defenders. The Lady Mounties, out of timeouts, then scrambled to get a shot before time ran out. Lacy Potterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attempt, however, bounced off the front of the rim at the buzzer, giving Brookville the win. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That was tough,â&#x20AC;? P-O coach Doug

Myers said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We went to box-and-one, that girl (Powell) was scoring, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what she had, but CC (Cheyenne Cowfer) was doing a great job on her, but in a game like than every opportunity is crucial. And we came up a little short tonight.â&#x20AC;? It was a difficult game all the way around for the Mounties to lose. After taking a 29-23 halftime lead, Brookville rallied to tie the game at 31. The Raiders then took a 37-31 lead after three straight baskets by Powell, but Cowfer, who finished with 20 points in the game, and Abby Showers rallied P-O to tie the game at 37 going into the final quarter. The Mounties actually led in the final minute of both the fourth quarter and the overtime. In the fourth quarter, ahead 55-53, P-O fouled point guard Brenna Dworek driving to the basket with just under a minute to play. Dworek made both ends to tie it, and the Mounties subsequently took possession with a chance to win. But before they had a chance to get a shot, Cowfer was fouled with 14 seconds to play. Cowferâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first shot in the one-andone rattled out, however, and the teams headed to overtime. Halee Hayward gave P-O the lead on overtime with a jumper, but Brookville center Hali Olson tied it with :59 to play. Misses by both teams led to a Brookville possession under its basket with 12 seconds on the clock. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What we really wanted to do was make sure we defended on their in-bounds play,â&#x20AC;? Myers said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Make sure we knew where 42 (Powell) was, and if they should score, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s over. Get the ball in bounds, get it up the floor as quick as we can, and at least get a shot off.â&#x20AC;? The worst possible outcome for P-O transpired. Brookville got the ball in, got

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PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S Cheyenne Cowfer dribbles down the court during the Jan. 19 game with Brookville at the P-O Gymnasium. The Lady Mounties lost in overtime, 59-57. it to Powell, who scored, and then Potterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last ditch try was unsuccessful. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to lose a game in overtime,â&#x20AC;? Myers said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and we had chances to win it, and that makes it even tougher. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a good team effort for us. Haley (Heyward), Cowfer, Abby (Showers), whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got a sore leg, all played well. So Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m proud of our kids. I thought they played a pretty good basketball game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had our chances, and we have to understand that good teams take advantage of their opportunities.â&#x20AC;? Besides Powellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 26, Dworek and Olson both added six points for Brookville. For

P-O, Cowfer led with 20 (including five 3s), Showers had 15 and Cheyenne Bone also was in doubles with 10. Philipsburg now has some work to do to get to .500 by playoff time. There are still eight games to play, but nothing will be easy with Penns Valley, Bellefonte, BEA, Tyrone and Central among the teams yet to play. Still, Myers likes his team and its attitude. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They play hard every night,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They want to win, and they want to be successful. They are a great group to coach.â&#x20AC;?

Former Penns Valley wrestler had a stellar coaching career Most Penns Valley citizens of a certain age probably remember the glory days of the Ramsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; wrestling squad in the 1960s, when they had two undefeated seasons and a state champ. But, I doubt if many folks around here realize that one of the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very first wrestlers, from the decade before, went on to a famed career as a high school wrestling coach in New Jersey. The Penns Valley School District was formed in 1952. Until the new high Sam Stitzer covers Penns Valley for the school opened in the fall of 1956 students in Centre County Gathe valley still attended zette. Email him at pennsvalley@ censchools in Centre Hall, trecounty gazette. Millheim, Spring Mills com. and Rebersburg. When the new building opened, many athletes who had been rivals found themselves playing on

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the same team. Among those athletes was Bernard â&#x20AC;&#x153;Doogieâ&#x20AC;? Reider, who wrestled for the Rams from 1956 to 1959, coached by Joe Humphreys. After graduating from PVHS in 1959, he obtained a degree from Penn State, graduating in 1963, and that September accepted a job teaching at Jackson Junior-Senior High School in Jackson, N.J. He thought wrestling was completely in his past until one day, in the fall of 1966, he was told he had been selected to start a wrestling team at the school. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Few people at the school knew I had any wrestling in my past, so my appointment was a surprise to me, in that we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a team at the time, and there was no talk of a team being started,â&#x20AC;? said Reider. â&#x20AC;&#x153;After some thought, I decided I would give it a try.â&#x20AC;? Reider put his first team on the mats against other relatively new teams in 196667, and won five out of nine matches. His team competed as an independent team in the Shore Conference, which consisted of about 35 schools in Ocean and Monmouth counties. In his second year, Reiderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team won nine out of 14 matches.

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REIDER IN HIS coaching days at Jackson Junior-Senior High School in Jackson, N.J.

In the 1968-69 season, Jackson High entered a conference division, and had two dismal seasons with only three wins each year. In 1970, Reider started an after-school club-type program at the neighboring middle school, with 25 to 50 boys wrestling for an hour and a half, five days a week, for about six weeks. By 1972, the Jackson team began to reap the full benefits of Reiderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s after-school training. From 1972 to 1975, Reiderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team won 58 straight meets, and from 1972 to 1975 they amassed a record of 87-4. In February 1972, the team won its first district championship, and by 1981, Reiderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s final year as coach, the Jackson team had won seven district team titles and six conference championships, as well as several holiday tournament championships. During his career, Reider coached 42 individual district champions, 14 regional champions, four New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association champions and dozens of holiday champs. Reider retired from coaching in 1981, when he was appointed assistant principal of the renamed Jackson Memorial High School. He also served the school as a guidance counselor and athletic director, and was

later appointed principal, serving from 1997 to 2001. After his retirement from coaching, Reider was inducted into several halls of fame, including the Shore Conference Wrestling Hall of Fame, the South Jersey Wrestling Hall of Fame and the New Jersey Scholastic Coaches Wrestling Hall of Fame. In August 2013, he was inducted into the New Jersey Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. When the school building was enlarged in the 1990s, the original part of the building, known as the Memorial Building, was renamed the Bernie Reider Hall in his honor. This season marks the 48th year for scholastic wrestling in Jackson. Jackson Township currently has two high schools with wrestling programs, two middle schools with teams and a Jackson Township Recreational team for younger boys, which once racked up a 113-match winning streak. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wrestling is big in our town,â&#x20AC;? said Reider. Jackson Memorial High School has become a very successful wrestling school, to say the least. In its 48 years, it has captured 25 district team titles, 175 individual district titles and produced 15 individual state champions â&#x20AC;Ś and it all started with a Penns Valley boy.

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Gilliam’s catch a high point in long and winding road By BEN JONES StateCollege.com

SEATTLE — “Just catch it, Garry.” Somewhere, there is a quote-a-day calendar that relates about how one simple choice can change the course of your life. It’s something overly philosophical, but undeniably true. And, just about a year ago, Penn State tight-end-turned-offensive-lineman Garry Gilliam wrestled with one of those very choices. Stay in college for a sixth year, or take his talents to the NFL and see what happened next. Gilliam never cashed in on that sixth and final year. His decision to go pro would be the gamble he took. That not-so-simple choice that could change the rest of his life. He consulted with former Penn State tight end Kyle Brady and others to see what was next in his story. A few months later, Garry Gilliam was a Seattle Seahawk. “I actually declared late to go to the draft because I was still bouncing between coming back to Penn State and going pro,” Gilliam said after his pro-day workout. “A lot of scouts didn’t know I was going to continue to try and get into the league,” he said. “I got my degrees. I triple-majored, finished two of them and am close to the third. I got out healthy, so there was no point in trying to push it another season. I’m already 23, would’ve been 24 playing in the season, so your risk of injury gets a little bit higher.” So, as Gilliam hauled in Seattle’s first score of the NFC title game late in the third quarter on a fake field goal, it was clear that he had made the right choice. Maybe Se-

attle wins in another universe with a different player in that position, but Gilliam will likely never have a moment bigger than that — unless his number is called again at the Super Bowl. And, after Sunday, it wouldn’t be out of the question. Gilliam’s journey to that crucial moment in Seattle wasn’t without its ups and downs. Battling through an ACL tear and bumps and bruises during his career, Gilliam was granted a sixth year of eligibility to make up for lost time. He played tight end for the majority of his tenure at Penn State before switching to a more permanent role on the offensive line. He got bigger, stronger and did what he had to, because that’s what the team needed. All of this came with no guarantee of success. Despite his long career at Penn State, Gilliam was dependable, but was never seen as the primary tight end target. And, one year at offensive tackle does not automatically guarantee success at the next level. But, like many of the success stories in sports, Gilliam’s 19-yard touchdown reception was the product of the same kind of hard work and effort the rest of his teammates put in. He just needed to capitalize on that chance when it finally came. Maybe his future was never certain years ago while sitting out with an injury, but that time was long behind him as he roared to the crowd with six points to his name. It may have been his first career reception in the NFL, but, like Gilliam himself, the Seahawks took a gamble and it paid off. “The main thing going through my mind at that point was ‘Just catch it, Garry,’” Gilliam told StateCollege.com.

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FORMER PENN STATE player Garry Gilliam reacts after catching a touchdown pass during the NFC Championship Game against the Green Bay Packers. The Seahawks won the game, 28-22, in overtime. “Follow the ball all the way in. It seemed like it was up there forever. “I’m just honored and thankful to be given an opportunity to contribute to such a great team and be a part of it all. There were plenty of plays in the game where momentum shifted; I’m just happy the coaches trusted me enough with that op-

portunity.” And now, Gilliam is playing in the Super Bowl. “I think it’s every football player’s dream to play in the big game, and I’m very thankful we get that opportunity.” Seems like this life choice was a good one.

Four-sport athlete Showers impressive on the court PHILIPSBURG — The list of sports’ accomplishments on the resume of Philipsburg-Osceola senior Abby Showers would be too extensive to cover in just one story. The four-sport (that’s right) athlete — Showers has played volleyball, golf, basketball and softball for the Mounties — has excelled in everything she’s done at Philipsburg-Osceola High School since she was a freshman. From batting nearly .500 on the perennially successful P-O softball team, to setting for a district championship Pat Rothdeutsch volleyball team, and to covers high school playing point for playbasketball for the off basketball teams, Centre County Showers has been in Gazette. Email the middle of everyhim at sports@ thing for the past four centrecounty years. gazette.com. Through it all, the crowning achievement for Showers — for now at least, she’s still not done — happened on Jan. 14 in a basketball game at West Branch. Among the 27 points she totaled in that P-O win was the 1,000th point in her Mountie career. It was something she’s been looking forward to since she was in junior high. “They stopped the game,” she remembered, “and everybody started screaming, and I didn’t know what to do. I couldn’t feel my fingers. “And after the game they gave me the

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game ball, and I got some presents and stuff. It was cool. “That was above everything. It was probably the best thing that I have ever accomplished in any of my sports’ careers. I’ve had that goal since I was in sixth grade. “I watched Rebecca Kephart from West Branch get her 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in the same game, and I turned to my mom and said, ‘That’s going to me someday.’ “That’s always been my motivation when it came to basketball, and it pushed me to get better and help my teammates to get better.” At the same time, though, with all of her personal milestones, Showers has always been the consummate team player. Even when describing the play that got her that 1,000th point, she credited her team for getting her the ball — “I couldn’t have done any of it without them,” she said — and whenever she talks about her team or a game, she always emphasizes how much they are all trying to get better. P-O’s overtime loss to Brookville on Jan. 20 is a perfect example. “It’s tough,” she said after that game. “When you go into a game against a good team and you’re playing competitively, and you go into overtime, and lose by one basket — that’s the worst feeling ever. “But I’d rather lose that way than win by 20 points because it’s getting us better. “When we all score, rather than one person, it’s hard to cover us. It’s making us better.” The Mountie roundballers are presently 5-8 for the season, and the goal now for Showers and the other players is to get to the playoffs.

MIKE CZAP/For the Gazette

PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA’S Abby Showers recently topped the 1,000 point milestone. She plays four sports at P-O. “We have to try to win to get to the playoffs my last year,” she said. “Also, to get the young players some experience with playoffs. Most of them have never been to the playoffs before, and that would be an awesome experience for them. It would improve them and make our program better.” Some would argue that, despite the 1,000 points, softball is actually Showers’ best sport, and with quite a bit of justification.

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Commissioners at odds over idea of fee hike By BRITTANY SVOBODA bsvoboda@centrecountygazette.com

BELLEFONTE — The Centre County board of commissioners are at odds over whether to pursue a new funding option that would generate money for future county transportation projects to local municipalities. At the board’s Jan. 13 meeting, Commissioner Michael Pipe presented the funding option, a $5 vehicle registration fee increase. Two of the three commissioners would have to approve the ordinance for it to take effect.

In 2011, Pipe said, Gov. Tom Corbett put together a bipartisan committee to do a study on funding for Pennsylvania’s transportation system. Centre County, he said, was represented on that committee by Hugh Mose, former general manager of the Centre Area Transportation Authority. It was found, Pipe said, that in 2010 the state had $3.5 billion in unmet transportation funding needs. Unmet needs would grow to $7.2 billion in 2020. As a result, Corbett signed Act 89 of 2013 into law to generate at least $2.3 billion in transportation funding. Additional funds are collected through several means,

the most notable being an increase in state fuel tax. Counties were also given the option to increase registration fees starting this year. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, it currently costs $36 to register a car, $18 to register a motorcycle and $60 to register a truck. Pipe said that PennDOT estimated 116,515 non-exempt vehicles were registered in Centre County as of Oct. 19, 2014. If an additional $5 was charged to register a vehicle, the county could generate $582,575 annually for transportation projects, he said.

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The county currently receives liquid fuels funding from the state to “support municipalities’ construction, reconstruction, maintenance and repair of transportation infrastructure,” according to Pipe. In 2015, the county received $1,118,893.75 in liquid fuels requests, but was only able to give out $182,387 to six municipalities for projects. “The needs are out there for transportation projects,” Pipe said. If the county adopts the registration fee increase this year, there will be four times the amount of

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Nittany Mall to lose JC Penney location By MICHAEL MARTIN GARRETT StateCollege.com

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FOCUS ON THE FUTURE: Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson was recently sworn in for his fourth term in Congress. He has several new responsibilities as the term begins.

Thompson rolls up sleeves as new term in Congress begins By BRITTANY SVOBODA bsvoboda@centrecountygazette.com

Earlier this month, U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson, R-Howard, was sworn into his fourth term with the 114th Congress. As a representative of Pennsylvania’s 5th District, Thompson will continue to serve on several committees and caucuses while taking on new responsibilities and enacting new legislation. “I sit back and look where I’ve come from, and it’s just a little over six years where I started out as the least senior member of congress at 433,” he said. “And today, I’m a senior member on all of my committees. My seniority now officially is 214, and it has risen dramatically during that period of time.” And Thompson will bring that seniority to the

Natural Resources Committee, Agriculture Committee and Education and the Workforce Committee. Serving on the Agriculture Committee, Thompson said, is important because agriculture is the No. 1 industry in Pennsylvania. “More jobs come from being directly or indirectly related to agriculture than almost anything else we do in the state. I will be serving my third term as the chairman on the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. I take in any type of environmental issues related to that.” And with the Natural Resources Committee, Thompson said he will continue to promote affordable, reliable energy. Thompson, Page 3

STATE COLLEGE — JC Penney commercials claim that when it fits, you feel it — but State College customers don’t have long to try the store on for size. A manager with the JC Penney store at the Nittany Mall confirms they will close in April. It’s not clear how many employees will lose their jobs. Polly Welch, the mall’s general manager, says the store’s contract was expired and up for renewal. As of Jan. 8, the corporate office of the national chain opted not to renew the contract and close the location. “It’s a decision made on the national level. They need to close several stores, and ours happens to be one,” Welch says. “It’s unfortunate. We never want to see any of our stores close.” JC Penney media relations manager Kate Coultas says in an email that the Texas-based chain will be closing approximately 40 stores across the country. Three other stores in Pennsylvania will close, including stores in the towns of Chambersburg, Media and Hummels Wharf. Coultas says most locations will close on or around Saturday, April 4, but Welch says the Nittany Mall location will close closer to the end of the month. JC Penney, Page 5

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CLOSING TIME: The JC Penney store at the Nittany Mall will close its doors for good in April. Mall management expect another store to take over the site.

Primanti Bros. preps for opening By CHRIS MORELLI

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COMING SOON: Signs are up at the new Primanti Bros., located in downtown State College at the site of the former Gingerbread Man. Police Briefs ...................... 2 Opinion ............................ 7

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said. Primanti Bros. holds itself to a high standard, so everyone has to be on the same page before the doors can open. Primanti Bros. is located at 130 Heister St. in downtown State College. It’s at the former site of The Gingerbread Man. AccordingTto an already existing heMitcham, CenTr using CounT y GazeTTe structure has both positiveseand negatives. “With it being an existing building, you always run into construction issues. We ran into that at the beginning, but everything seemed to go pretty smoothly after that. There were some sewer lines that we needed to reconstruct and there were some drain lines from the roof that we needed to fix, which we did. Everything was fine after that,” Mitcham said. Mitcham said that everyone at Primanti Bros. is

Mature STATE COLLEGE — On a frigid afternoon, workers novem ber inside the new Primanti Bros. in downtown State Col20-25, 2014 lege hustled as they put finishing touches on the restaurant, which is scheduled to open later this month. Signage was being hung, the bar was being set up and the final pieces of kitchen equipment were being put in place. For fans of the popular Pittsburgh-based restaurant, it won’t be long. “We got some great news (recently) — sign off on our health permit, sign off on our liquor license,” said Mike Mitcham, operations director for Primanti Bros. “We’ve just got to bring the people in and train them how to serve Primanti sandwiches.” Training is a critical part of the process, Mitcham

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UNIVERSITY PARK — A season-high crowd of 8,949 packed the lower bowl of the Bryce Jordan Center on Jan. 17 for the second annual Team Ream Day to raise money for local families impacted by cancer. Team Ream Day honors the Team Ream Foundation, named after former Penn State punter and State College native Brandon Ream, who tragically lost a two-year battle with a rare form of bone cancer. The foundation “is a not–for–profit organization established to preserve the memory, to grow the legacy, and to carry on the fight, the will and determination of Brandon Ream for future generations,” its website says. A lively crowd wearing blue-and-white Team Ream shirts included Penn State football coach James Franklin. Rapper and television personality Flavor Flav also joined the festivities. “It was great. The crowd was great, home court advantage, student section was awesome,” Penn State head coach Penn State, from page 18 Matt Painter said. “I think when you (Penn State) are in position to win the game and the other team has to make a spectacular play, in can take a lot out of you.

Patrick Chambers said. “Team Ream is just amazing. Everything was amazing.” Former Penn State linebacker Tim Shaw and Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson, a Ream family friend who also attended last year’s event, signed autographs on the concourse prior to the game then joined the Ream family for a halftime ceremony. The national champion Penn State women’s volleyball team met with fans before tipoff as well. Shaw, who in August announced he’s battling ALS disease, was awarded a pair of golden boxing gloves and named the first-ever Team Ream Fighter of the Year. A $20,000 check was then presented to the Team Ream fund at the Mt. Nittany Medical Center. “It really set us up for success, and it’s a shame we didn’t live up to our end of the beautiful day,” Chambers says. “But I know we raised awareness and I know we raised funds and we did a lot of good things in that regard.” By game’s end, the Team Ream Day positives were about all Nittany Lion fans had to cheer about: Penn State lost to Purdue in overtime, 84-77, its fifth straight loss to begin Big Ten play. “I felt that if we could get off to a good start (in overtime) and make some plays it would help us. Since we had the shot to overtime, I think it was able to give us more confidence into overtime.” And a “little” mistake helped as well.

Penn State athletics hit all-time high during fall semester By BEN JONES StateCollege.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State athletics has always been known for strong academics, but the Nittany Lion football team hit a noteworthy mark this fall with 51 squad members earning at least a 3.0 grade-point average. That’s the second-highest total in program history. The team set records with 25 studentathletes earning Dean’s List recognition, 57 players owning a cumulative 3.0 GPA or higher after the fall semester, and 21 true freshmen posting a 3.0 GPA or better last fall. The number of true freshmen earning a 3.0 GPA surpassed the previous record of 17 which was achieved in each of the past two fall semesters. “We take a great deal of pride in our academic performance and we are committed

to a high level of success and achievement in the classroom and on the field,” Penn State coach James Franklin said. “I have been so impressed by the dedication, work ethic and pride our players have demonstrated with all their academic and team responsibilities. We want our players to have the complete student-athlete experience at Penn State.” The 51 football student-athletes with 3.0 GPA or higher last fall trails only the record 55 honorees from the 2008 fall semester. The previous high for Dean’s List honorees was 20 in the fall 2012 semester. The 25 Dean’s List honorees are nearly double the 13 recipients during the fall 2013 semester. A total of 348 Penn State football student-athletes, including 20 in 2014, have earned Academic All-Big Ten honors since 1993 for owning at least a 3.0 GPA and being a letter winner.

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PSU ranked 11th-most valuable college football program By BEN JONES

State at $536 million. In addition, Penn State’s revenue level ranks 10th best in the nation and third in the Big Ten. Texas still holds the unofficial title of revenue power, bringing in just more than $128 million a year. Penn State’s $83.2 million annual revenue is about $10 million behind the Buckeyes and just ahead of Iowa and Auburn. While evaluations are not an exact science, Penn State’s 10thplace ranking shows a notable change from recent years. Forbes ranked Penn State at No. 13 of the nation’s most valuable programs in 2012, one year after the Jerry Sandusky scandal. That ranking was 10 places lower than in 2011 when the Nittany Lions were projected as the third-most valuable brand in college football. While Forbes and The Wall Street Journal both came to their respective conclusions by different routes, Penn State appears to be on the road to recovery in terms of value and revenue.

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UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State football has always been a valuable asset to the university and Penn State athletics, and according to The Wall Street Journal, that value is worth just more than a half billion dollars. According to Ryan Brewer, an assistant professor of finance at Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus, his annual financial evaluation of college football programs puts the Nittany Lion program at $520,680,000. That ranks Penn State at No. 11 on Brewer’s list of the most valuable programs in the nation. Penn State lands at No. 4 in the Big Ten, with Ohio State becoming the first billion-dollar college football program in the history of Brewer’s evaluations. Michigan checks in at No. 2 at slightly more than $999 million, with Nebraska at No. 10 and third in the Big Ten just ahead of Penn

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THE PENN STATE football program is valued at a half billion dollars, according to a recent report.

120, by forfeit; Payton Moore, 138, 1-0 decision; and Weitoish, 145, 17-1 technical fall in 4:00, that lead to the final two bouts that finished off the Golden Tigers.

in 1:06; Bryce Bennett, 120, won by forfeit; Nathan Quick, 126, had a pin in 2:13; Levi Hughes, 132, had a fall in 4:28; and Dakota Weitoish, 138, recorded a pin in 3:30. In a match that came down to the final bout of the evening, Philipsburg-Osceola stunned visiting Hollidaysburg, 41-36, with the Mounties’ faithful erupting in a loud roar in the Curtis Park gymnasium. P-O trailed the Golden Tigers, 36-29, with two matches to be contested. At 160, Patrick picked up a forfeit to make the team score 36-35, Hollidaysburg. So, it all came down to 170, where the Mounties’ Snyder, who entered the third period losing 5-3, recorded a fall in 5:38 to clinch the 41-36 win. Picking up wins for P-O were Bickle, 182, by forfeit; Sidorick, 220, win by fall in 1:21; Johnson, 113, 7-0 decision; Bennett,

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The Wolves participated in the 13-team Richland Tournament in Johnstown with a trio of wrestlers competing. At 106, Joey Wheeler was pinned in 1:15 and Austin Emel, 145, also lost by a fall in 4:30. Battling for third place, Emel lost an 11-3 major decision. Max Wortman, 113, had to forfeit his second-round match.

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The Little Lions posted a 46-22 dual meet win over Altoona by winning nine weight classes, including three falls, to end the match in the Mountain Lions’ field house. State College picked up a forfeit for

Adam Stover at 106 to start the match and Altoona responded with a fall and a decision to take a 9-3 lead. It then was all down hill from there for the Mountain Lions. The Little Lions proceeded to rattle off four straight wins to take a 25-9 lead at the halfway point of the match. At 126, Anthony Myers posted a 12-0 major decision; Lucas Jennerman, 132, won a 6-3 decision; Kyle Catral, 138, recorded a fall in 1:50; and Ian Barr, 145, posted a fall in 2:36. Seemingly, State College had the match in hand, but Altoona had other ideas and proceeded to win three straight to get within 25-22 with four bouts to wrestle. Undaunted, the Little Lions responded to win the final four matches and head back over Skytop Mountain with a 46-22 win. At 182, William Roeshot got State College going with an 8-2 decision to tie the match; Cory Dreibelbis, 195, posted a fall

in 1:16; Pete Haffner, 220, recorded a fall in 1:29; and Jack Vandevort, 285, ended the match with the Little Lions third straight fall, this one in 3:04. State College journeyed over several mountains to Carlisle and after a long bus ride took out its frustrations on the Thundering Herd, 52-20. Carlisle managed to win a mere four bouts, two by fall and two by major decision, while State College racked up five falls and picked up a pair of forfeits. Recording falls for the Little Lions were Myers, 126, 3:27; Barr, 145, 3:23; Jonathan Sponsler, 160, 2:17; Roeshot, 170, 2:40; and Vandevort, 285, 1:16. Other match winners for State College were Catral, 138, 8-4 decision; Dreibelbis, 195, forfeit; Haffner, 220, forfeit; Stover, 106, 8-2 decision; Connor Smith, 113, 12-2 major decision; and Trey Millward, 120, 11-0 major decision.

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‘Sister Act’ brings laughs to Eisenhower Feb. 10 UNIVERSITY PARK — The touring Broadway musical comedy “Sister Act” — produced by Whoopi Goldberg, Troika Entertainment and Sister Act on Tour LLC — makes its Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State debut at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 10, in Eisenhower Auditorium. “Sister Act” garnered five Tony Award nominations, including best musical, in 2011. The show also earned Tony nominations for best original score, with music by eight-time Academy Award winner Alan Menken (“Little Shop of Horrors,” “Beauty and the Beast,” “The Little Mermaid” and “Enchanted”) and lyrics by Glenn Slater (“The Little Mermaid”), plus best book of a musical by Cheri and Bill Steinkellner (“Cheers”) and Douglas Carter Beane (“Xanadu” and “The Little Dog Laughed”). “To hear people laugh and cheer the way they do at ‘Sister Act’ — a show people think they know but are pleasantly surprised to discover is not what they are expecting — is a magical experience for a producer,” Goldberg said. “Happily, audiences across the country are able to get in on the fun as Deloris and her fabulous sisters spread the love nationwide.” “Sister Act” begins when disco diva Deloris Van Cartier witnesses a murder and is put into protective custody in the one place police assume she won’t be found — a convent. Disguised as a nun, she finds herself at odds with the rigid lifestyle and an uptight Mother Superior. Using her

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THE MUSICAL “Sister Act” received five Tony Award nominations during its Broadway run. fabulous “disco-ness” and killer voice to inspire the choir, she breaths new life into the church. In doing so, though, she blows her cover. It’s soon nun-on-the-run time, but she finds salvation in the heavenly power of her new sisterhood. Based on the popular film “Sister Act,” the musical features music styles ranging from Motown, soul and funk to disco an-

thems and Barry White-inspired musical comedy. Elisabeth Vincentelli, of The New York Post, called the show “one of the season’s happiest surprises. Off the chart and packed with goodies, to which we say: Amen!” Directed on Broadway by four-time Tony winner Jerry Zaks (“Guys and Dolls,”

“A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” and “Smokey Joe’s Café), the production features choreography by Tony and Olivier awards nominee Anthony Van Laast (“Mamma Mia” and “Bombay Dreams”). Audio description, which is especially helpful to patrons with sight loss, is available for this performance at no extra charge to ticket holders. Artistic Viewpoints, an informal moderated discussion featuring a visiting artist, is offered in Eisenhower one hour before the performance and is free for ticket holders. Artistic Viewpoints regularly fills to capacity, so seating is available on a first-arrival basis. Buy tickets online at www.cpa.psu.edu or by phone at (814) 863-0255 or (800) ARTS-TIX. Tickets are also available at four State College locations: Eisenhower Auditorium (weekdays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.), Penn State Downtown Theatre Center (weekdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.), HUB-Robeson Center Information Desk (weekdays, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.) and Bryce Jordan Center (weekdays, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.). A grant from the University Park Allocation Committee makes Penn State student prices possible. TIAA-CREF sponsors the presentation. WATM-ABC 23, WWCP-FOX 8, THIS TV West Central PA and 3WZ 95.3 FM are the media sponsors.

Imago Theatre’s ‘Frogz’ brings fanciful creatures to area UNIVERSITY PARK — Imago Theatre’s “Frogz” treats family audiences to human-sized sloths, escaped penguins, finicky frogs, red-eyed reptiles and other fanciful things. Five agile performers —aided by a menagerie of

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ingenious masks, outrageous costumes and original music — will conjure a carnival of the absurd at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 6, in Penn State’s Eisenhower Auditorium. “With just enough variety, an occasional good-natured excursion into the audience and the kind of occasional menace that not even children take seriously, ‘Frogz’ knows how to entertain,” wrote a New York Times critic. “Theater like this opens the eyes to the possibilities of exploration in the vast realm of imagination.” “Frogz” unfolds in a series of hopping, jiggling, undulating, waddling and slithering vignettes. Imago has performed the show in two runs on Broadway, at venues around the world and on national television. The production is the brainchild of Carol Triffle and Jerry Mouawad, Imago’s founders who trained in a mixture of theater, movement and visual arts pioneered by Jacques Lecoq in Paris. The company, based in Portland, Ore., started in 1979 as a mask troupe touring small communities in the Pacific Northwest. The McQuaide Blasko Endowment supports the presentation. Big Froggy 101 is the media sponsor. Kids Connections, which is free for ticket holders and includes a craft-centered, child-friendly activity provided by Shaver’s Creek, takes place in Eisenhower one hour before the performance. Due to space and time restrictions, Kids Connections participation is limited. Buy tickets online at www.cpa.psu.edu or by phone at (814) 863-0255 or (800) ARTS-TIX. Tickets are also available at four State College locations: Eisenhower Auditorium (weekdays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.), Penn State Downtown Theatre Center (weekdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.), HUB-Robeson Center Information Desk

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THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED Imago Theatre’s “Frogz” will delight audiences. It comes to Eisenhower Auditorium on Feb. 6. (weekdays, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.) and Bryce Jordan Center (weekdays, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.). A grant from the University Park Allocation Committee makes Penn State student prices possible.

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UNIVERSITY PARK — The Web Conference at Penn State announced that Tim Gunn, cohost and mentor for Lifetime’s “Project Runway,” and Andy Cohen, Bravo’s executive vice president of development and talent and host and TIM GUNN executive producer of Bravo’s “Watch What Happens: Live,” will join Debbie Millman and Brad Frost as keynote speakers. This year’s conference, “Design the Future,” is scheduled for 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday, June 22, and Tuesday, June 23, at The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel. A full day of workshops from 8 a.m. to

5 p.m., presented by Josh Clark and Ray Villalobos, will conclude the conference on Wednesday, June 24. Additional details about the conference, workshops and full keynote bios can be found at http://web conference.psu.edu. ANDY COHEN The Web Conference at Penn State is for interactive, technical, design, marketing and learning design professionals across the country and beyond. Each year, the slate of speakers includes professionals from higher education institutions and business concerns, bringing a wide variety of perspectives from regions both near and far.

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State School of Music faculty member Daryl Durran will present a recital at 8 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 26, in Esber Recital Hall. The program will include music by Jean René Désiré Françaix, Johannes Brahms and Czech composer Jan Dismas Zelenka. Durran is joined by pianist Jose Mendez, harpsichordist Amanda Maple, oboists Timothy Hurtz and Robyn Dixon Costa, and bassist Alberto Piedra. Admission is free. Durran joined the School of Music faculty in 1983. He teaches bassoon, coaches wind chamber music and is bassoonist with The Pennsylvania Quintet. A native of Los Angeles, he holds degrees from the University of Arizona and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Prior to his appointment at Penn State,

Durran served as principal bassoonist of the Milwaukee Ballet Orchestra and the Waukesha Symphony Orchestra, and was a frequent performer with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. In addition, he has taught at the National Music Camp in Interlochen, Mich., and the American Band College in Ashland, Ore. Durran performs as principal bassoonist of the Pennsylvania Centre Chamber Orchestra and the Music at Penn’s Woods Festival Orchestra. He has been a member of the Festival of Two Worlds Orchestra in Spoleto, Italy, and the Britt Festival Orchestra in Jacksonville, Ore. As a chamber music player, he has appeared in concert halls throughout the United States and Europe. He is an active member of the International Double Reed Society.

WHAT’S HAPPENING To be included in What’s Happening, submit your events by Wednesday one week prior to publication to community@ centrecountygazette.com or mail information to The Centre County Gazette, Attn: What’s Happening, 403 S. Allen St., State College, PA 16801.

UPCOMING

Fundraiser — The Pregnancy Resource Clinic will host a fundraiser banquet on Tuesday, March 17, at 6:30 p.m. at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center, 215 Innovation Blvd., State College. Make reservations by Friday, March 6, by calling (814) 234- 7341 or visiting www.scprc. com.

ONGOING

Bookmobile — Centre County Library Bookmobile is a fully accessible library on wheels. Look for it in your community and join Miss Laura for story times, songs and fun. Visit the website at www.centrecounty library.org for days and times.

Club — The Centre Region Model Investment Club will meet the second Monday of every month from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Mazza Room at the South Hills Business School, 480 Waupelani Drive, State College. Call (814) 234-8775 or contact cr20mic@aol.com. Safety Checks — Mount Nittany Health will sponsor free car seat safety checks from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at its Boalsburg location, 3901 S. Atherton St., State College. Certified car seat safety educators will check to make sure car seats are installed correctly. Call (814) 466-7921. Exhibit — The HUB-Robeson Galleries will be hosting “THEM: Images of Separation,” sponsored by the Paul Robeson Cultural Center, from Friday, Jan. 23, to Sunday, March 1, at the HUB Gallery, 241 HUB-Robeson Center, State College. There will be a public reception on Tuesday, Feb. 10, from 5 to 7 p.m. Call (814) 865-0775, or visit studentaffairs.psu.edu/hub/art galleries.

Exhibit — The works of Leslie Larson will be on display through Sunday, Jan. 25, in the Sieg Gallery at the Bellefonte Art Museum, 133 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. The museum is open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Call (814)355-4280 or visit www.bellefonte museum.org. Exhibit — “Felt and Fiber Art,” featuring the works of Ann Pangborn, Diane Maurer, Lena Thynell and Judith Finkelstein, will be on display through Sunday, Jan. 25, in the Jewelry Gallery at the Bellefonte Art Museum, 133 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. The museum is open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Call (814)355-4280 or visit www.bellefonte museum.org. Exhibit — The works of Roxanne Naydan, Patricia Lynn Pap and Dave Kolasa will be on display through Sunday, Jan. 25, in the Tea Room Gallery at the Bellefonte Art Museum, 133 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. The museum is open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 1 to 4:30 p.m.

Call (814)355-4280 or visit www.bellefonte museum.org. Exhibit — “Hidden Mother,” curated by Laura Larson, will be on display through Saturday, Jan. 31, at the Palmer Museum of Art, Curtin Road, University Park. Several parts of the exhibition will be shown Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Sundays, noon to 4 p.m. Call (814) 865-7672 or visit www.palmer museum.psu.edu. Exhibit — “Song of Myself” will be on display through Saturday, Jan. 31, at the Palmer Museum of Art, Curtin Road, University Park. This display will be shown Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Sundays, noon to 4 p.m. Call (814) 865-7672 or visit www.palmer museum.psu.edu. Exhibit — “Landscapes of Central Pennsylvania” will be on display through Sunday, Feb. 22, at the Bellefonte Art Museum, 133 North Allegheny Street, What’s Happening, Page 26

CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS AT PENN STATE

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The “2014 Take Art to Heart” matching campaign was a great success. The $50,000 grant was successfully matched by the December 31st deadline. Over 310 individuals donated funds to meet our goal! As always, we appreciate your support! The museum receives no funding from local government and operates solely on the support of our donors. As a result of this support, artists have the opportunity to show and sell their art, visitors enjoy exhibits from around the corner and around the world, and children benefit from art programs and camps designed to develop their creativity and just have fun! With all my appreciation, Patricia House, Executive Director

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Five agile performers—aided by a menagerie of ingenious masks, outrageous costumes, and original music—conjure a carnival of the absurd sure to delight family audiences.

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KIDS CONNECTIONS, free for ticket holders, includes a craft-centered, child-friendly activity provided by Shaver’s Creek. It takes place in Eisenhower one hour before the show. Due to space and time restrictions, Kids Connections participation is limited. support provided by

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January 22-28, 2015

What’s Happening, from page 25 Bellefonte. Call (814)355-4280 or visit www.bellefontemuseum.org. Contest — The Centre County Library and Historical Museum is hosting a “Young Authors and Illustrators” contest. Completed entries are due on or before Monday, March 30. Stop by any library branch to pick up a brochure and guidelines, or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Exhibit — “Jazz Riffs: Breaking Boundaries and Crossing Borders,” will be on display through Sunday, April 12, in the Diversity Studies Room, 203 Pattee Library, on the campus of Penn State.

THURSDAY, JAN. 22

Story Time — Preschoolers can enjoy stories and songs at the Thursday story time from 10:30 to 10:50 a.m. at Discovery Space, 112 W. Foster Ave., Suite 1, State College. Story times are free with paid admission. Call (814) 234-0200 or email info@ mydiscoveryspace.org. Children’s Program — Preschoolers ages 3 to 5 can work on science-themed activities with “Science Adventures” from 11 to 11:30 a.m. at Discovery Space, 112 W. Foster Ave., Suite 1, State College. Activities are free with paid admission. Call (814) 234-0200, email info@mydiscovery space.org or visit www.mydiscoveryspace. org. Knitting Club — The Centre County Library and Historical Museum will host “Hooks and Needles,” an adult knitting club, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Story Time — Holt Memorial Library will have preschool story time from 2 to 2:30 p.m. at 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Today’s theme is “Back to the Classics.” Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centre countylibrary.org. Children’s Program — The Centre County Library and Historical Museum will host its Lego club from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecounty library.org. Comic Club — Schlow Centre Region Library will host a comic club for high school students from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Musser Room, 211 S. Allen St., State College. Visit www.schlowlibrary.org. Embroidery Club — An embroidery club will meet from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Sun Room, Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. All skill levels are welcome. Call (814) 237-6236. Family Program — Holt Memorial Library will host “It’s Elementary,” a series of activities and presentations for children in grades kindergarten through sixth and their families, at 6 p.m. at 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Tonight’s theme is “Let’s Create!” Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www. centrecountylibrary.org.

FRIDAY, JAN. 23

Line Dancing — Centre Region Parks and Recreation presents line dancing at 10:50 a.m. at the Centre Region Senior Center, 131 S. Fraser St., No. 1, State College. No experience necessary or partners needed. Call (814) 231-3076. Children’s Activity — Schlow Centre Region Library will host “Discovery Days” for children from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Children’s Department, 211 S. Allen St., State College. For more information, call (814) 235-7817. Adult Program — Holt Memorial Library will host a “Drop-In Gadget Crash Course,” presented by technology coordinator Brendon, from 1 to 2 p.m. at 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org.

SATURDAY, JAN. 24

Event — Baileyville Grange Community Hall will host a coffee and conversation event from 8 to 9:30 a.m. at 210 Deibler Road, Pennsylvania Furnace. Ferguson Township residents and business owners are welcome. Call (814) 238-4651. Children’s Activity — Schlow Centre Region Library presents “World Stories Alive” for ages 3 to 8 at 11 a.m. in the Downsbrough Community Room at 211 S. Allen St., State College. This week’s language is Romanian. Visit www.schlow library.org. Children’s Activity — The Go Club, for children ages 12 and older, will meet to do arts and crafts and play games from 1:30 to 5 p.m. in the Sun Room at Schlow Centre Region Library, State College. Visit www. schlowlibrary.org. Activity — A chess club for all ages will meet from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Musser Room

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THE BELLEFONTE ART MUSEUM will feature the works of Ann Pangborn, Diane Maurer, Lena Thynell and Judith Finkelstein, through Jan. 25. at Schlow Centre Region Library, State College. Visit www.schlowlibrary.org. Games — Snow Shoe EMS will host bingo at 7 p.m. at 492 W. Sycamore St., Snow Shoe. Doors open at 5 p.m.

SUNDAY, JAN. 25

Event — A “Winter Wonderland” event will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. at Schlow Centre Region Library, State College. Enjoy fun winter activities with Paws of Friendship. Visit www.schlowlibrary.org. Support Group — Mount Nittany Medical Center will host the Neuropathy Support Group of Central Pennsylvania at 2 p.m. in Conference Room 3 at 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. Contact David Brown at (814) 531-1024 or dave@pnsupport.org.

MONDAY, JAN. 26

Story Time — “Baby & Me” story time, with sweet stories, songs and action rhymes, will take place at 9:30 a.m. in the Children’s Activity Room at Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. For more information, contact the Children’s Department at (814) 235-7817. Story Time — “Tales for Twos” story time for parents and their toddlers will take place at 10:30 a.m. in the Children’s Activity Room at Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. For more information, contact the Children’s Department at (814) 235-7817. Story Time — The Centre County Library and Historical Museum will have toddler story time from 10:30 to 11 a.m. at 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Today’s theme is “Miss Laura’s Favorites.” Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecounty library.org. Line Dancing — Centre Region Parks and Recreation presents line dancing at 10:50 a.m. at the Centre Region Senior Center, 131 S. Fraser St., No. 1, State College. No experience necessary or partners needed. Call (814) 231-3076. Dinner — A ham potpie and bread dinner will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Bald Eagle Valley Community United Methodist Church, 111 Runville Road, Bellefonte. Call (814) 353-8870. Adult Program — Holt Memorial Library will host “Cookbook Bingo” from 6 to 7 p.m. at 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centrecounty library.org. Class — Attend a creative art and journaling class at 6 p.m. at Kalina’s Studio in Indigo Wren’s Nest Wellness Center, 111 S. Spring St., Suite 8, Bellefonte. Create mixed-media art while honing your creative writing, painting and other artistic skills. Event — The HUB will host Mike Domitrz and his safe-dating program, “Can I Kiss You?”, at 6:30 p.m. at Heritage Hall, University Park. For more information, visit www.datesafeproject.org/ciky-univ. Support Group — Mount Nittany Health will host a caregivers’ support group at 6:30 p.m. at the Bellefonte Library, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Contact Linda Lochbaum at (814) 238-6220. Bingo — The State College Knights of Columbus will host bingo at 7 p.m. at 850 Stratford Drive, State College.

TUESDAY, JAN. 27

Seniors Hiking Group — Enjoy a moderate hike in the great outdoors at 9 a.m. at various locations in and around State College. The hikes are free except for car pool donations. To register, call (814) 231-3076 or visit www.crpr.org. Children’s Activity — “Toddler Learning Centre,” where children ages 18 months to 3 can play while parents have the opportunity to talk, will take place at 9:15 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. in the Downsbrough Community Room, Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. Registration is required. For more information, contact the Children’s Department at (814) 235-7817. Coffee Time — Bring a friend and savor that second cup of coffee and conversation

from 9:30 to 11 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall, Howard United Methodist Church, West Main St., Howard. Story Time — Story time for ages 3 to 5 will take place at 9:30 a.m. in the Children’s Activity Room at Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. For more information, contact the Children’s Department at (814) 235-7817. Story Time — Everybody story time for ages 2 to 7 will take place at 10:30 a.m. in the Children’s Activity Room at Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. For more information, contact the Children’s Department at (814) 235-7817. Children’s Program — Holt Memorial Library will host “Mother Goose On the Loose,” a program for children ages 3 and younger with a favorite adult, from 10:30 to 11 a.m. at 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centrecounty library.org. Film — The HUB will show “Culture of Silence: Stalking on College Campuses” at noon in Room 129C in the HUB, University Park. For more information, visit www. datesafeproject.org/ciky-univ. Discussion — Join Connie Schulz, State College Area School District family outreach specialist, and other community resource guides to meet other parents and share ideas during “Raising Emotionally Intelligent Children” from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. Visit www. schlowlibrary.org for weekly discussion topics. Yoga Classes — Gentle yoga and basic level yoga classes will take place at the Howard United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 144 W. Main St., Howard. The gentle yoga class will take place from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. and the basic level yoga class will take place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Call (814) 625-2852 or contact kathieb1@ comcast.net. Film — Sierra Moshannon Group will present three short films narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio, “Green World Rising,” at 6 p.m. at the Schlow Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. For more information, visit www.sierramsh.org. Story Time — The Centre County Library and Historical Museum will have evening story time from 6:30 to 7 p.m. for preschoolers and their siblings at 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Line Dancing — Centre Region Parks and Recreation presents line dancing at 7 p.m. at the Mt. Nittany Residence, 301 Rolling Ridge Drive, State College. No experience necessary or partners needed. Call (814) 231-3076. Model Railroad Club — Nittany Valley Model Railroad Club meets at 7 p.m. at Old Gregg School Community and Recreation Center, Room No. 1A, 106 School St., Spring Mills. Call Fred at (814) 422-7667.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 28

Activity Room at Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. For more information, contact the Children’s Department at (814) 235-7817. Story Time — The Centre County Library and Historical Museum will have preschool story time from 10:30 to 11 a.m. at 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Today’s theme is “Miss Laura’s Favorites.” Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecounty library.org. Story Time — Holt Memorial Library will have preschool story time from 10:30 to 11 a.m. at 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Today’s theme is “Stories From Faraway Places.” Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www. centrecountylibrary.org. Line Dancing — Centre Region Parks and Recreation presents line dancing at 10:50 a.m. at the Centre Region Senior Center, 131 S. Fraser St., No. 1, State College. No experience necessary or partners needed. Call (814) 231-3076. Volunteering — Bellefonte Area Mission Central HUB will be open from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Trinity United Methodist Church, 128 W. Howard St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-9425. Zumba — New Hope United Methodist Church will sponsor a free Zumba class at 6 p.m. at the church, 1089 E. College Ave., Bellefonte. Call Amanda at (814) 321-4528. Group Meeting — Celebrate Recovery will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Christ Community Church, 200 Ellis Place, State College. The group uses the “Eight Recovery Principles” with a 12-step approach to help members cope with life’s troubles. For more information, visit www.cccsc.org or call (814) 234-0711.

THURSDAY, JAN. 29

Story Time — Preschoolers can enjoy stories and songs at the Thursday story time from 10:30 to 10:50 a.m. at Discovery Space, 112 W. Foster Ave., Suite 1, State College. Story times are free with paid admission. Call (814) 234-0200 or email info@ mydiscoveryspace.org. Children’s Program — Preschoolers ages 3 to 5 can work on science-themed activities with “Science Adventures” from 11 to 11:30 a.m. at Discovery Space, 112 W. Foster Ave., Suite 1, State College. Activities are free with paid admission. Call (814) 234-0200, email info@mydiscoveryspace. org or visit www.mydiscoveryspace.org. Knitting Club — The Centre County Library and Historical Museum will host “Hooks and Needles,” an adult knitting club, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Story Time — Holt Memorial Library will have preschool story time from 2 to 2:30 p.m. at 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Today’s theme is “Stories From Faraway Places.” Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www. centrecountylibrary.org. Children’s Program — The Centre County Library and Historical Museum will host its Lego club from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecounty library.org. Comic Club — Schlow Centre Region Library will host a comic club for high school students from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Musser Room, 211 S. Allen St., State College. Visit www.schlowlibrary.org. Family Program — Holt Memorial Library will host “It’s Elementary,” a series of activities and presentations for children in grades kindergarten through sixth and their families, at 6 p.m. at 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Tonight’s theme is “Family Movie Night: Disney’s ‘Cars II.’” Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centrecounty library.org. — Compiled by Gazette staff

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Business and Engineering Group takes flight UNIVERSITY PARK — A new club in Penn State’s College of Engineering aims to provide aspiring engineers with knowledge of business terminology and concepts, and offer opportunities for students to build relationships with industry professionals. The Business and Engineering Group formed in spring 2013 when Anthony Aliberti, a industrial engineering major in the class of 2014, recognized what he called a “clear connection between business and engineering” while he was enrolled in an engineering economy course taught by Paul Lynch, lecturer and academic adviser in the Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Aliberti said, “An organization relating these two fields did not exist on campus, so I saw an opportunity.” He and Lynch, the club’s faculty adviser, recruited six founding officers and the group began to take shape throughout the summer and into the fall 2013 semester. Aliberti, who served as the inaugural president, recalled, “We envisioned that students would have opportunities to participate in different activities that involve bridging the gap between business and engineering.” In spring 2014, the group became an official Penn State club. Since then, B.E.G. members have been quite busy. Aliberti noted, “During the fall 2014 semester, we participated in a Lowe’s case competition and attended a distinguished guest lecture and Chevron lunch-and-learn.” The Beaver native said the case competition was especially helpful because he learned more about how companies operate. “I came away with a better understanding and appreciation for the work that is done behind the scenes.” Lynch said Lowe’s representatives were satisfied with the results and B.E.G. students agreed the experience was worthwhile. “We plan to bring on a number of companies that would like to partner to sponsor annual competitions in the engineering economy courses.”

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Vico Spinabelli, also an industrial engineering major in the class of 2014, was the B.E.G. marketing manager last semester. The Peters Township native said his involvement helped complement his in-class learning. “The fall guest speaker shared great career insight and general advice in business, engineering and life. I was afforded valuable networking opportunities with Lowe’s and Chevron as well as with other students with similar interests in business.” Industrial engineering senior Christina Merritt is B.E.G. president this semester. The Wexford native said B.E.G. members will have many opportunities to participate in activities this spring. “The first will be a plant tour with an information session and Q&A of Target and TB Woods. We have also planned lunch-and-learn networking sessions with corporate sponsors that are looking to hire students for internship, co-ops and full-time jobs, and a spring golf outing in May for B.E.G. members, corporate sponsors, engineering faculty and alumni.” Although many B.E.G. members are pursuing industrial engineering degrees, the club is open to all students. Katie Drawl, a senior in industrial engineering and current B.E.G. vice president, said meeting students from other majors has advantages for corporate sponsors and B.E.G. members. “Students are able to share work experiences with one another, which increases company visibility on campus. They can also introduce each other to interesting classes.” Lynch said he and B.E.G. students have delivered presentations to the department’s Service Engineering Enterprise Advisory Board and Industrial and Professional Advisory Council as well as to college staff and alumni. “Their feedback has helped to shape B.E.G. and the ongoing efforts to infuse key business topics into the industrial engineering curriculum.” B.E.G. members will attend a National Organization for Business and Engineering conference in February in Philadelphia. Lynch said after the conference, the B.E.G. will become

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INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING JUNIORS, from left, Yifei Wu, Junwen Gu and Dawei Ding, present their findings to Lowe’s representatives and students during a case competition last fall. an official student chapter of NOBE, whose mission is to bring together individuals at corporate and academic institutions interested in both business and engineering and to integrate these fields into one practice. He added that the group is always looking for new opportunities to partner with businesses and industry. “They can come to Penn State and deliver presentations or our students can travel to their facilities for tours.” Eventually, Lynch would like to build an advisory board of representatives who will serve as guest speakers, sponsor and judge company case study competitions and provide feedback on curriculum. For more information about the B.E.G., contact Merritt at cjm5553@psu.edu.

Nursing agency announces changes ALTOONA — Home Nursing Agency recently announced personnel changes. Robert Packer, of Clymer, retired as president of HNA in December, following 27 years with the agency. He was hired in 1987 as senior vice president of administrative services and chief financial officer and was promoted in 1998 to president and chief executive officer. Phil Freeman, of Cresson, was reROBERT PACKER cently promoted to president of HNA. He served as chief operating officer since 2011 and has more than 28 years of leadership experience in operations, finance and human resources.

“I am honored to assume the role of president, following a legacy of strong leadership which built Home Nursing Agency into one of the elite 500 home health care providers in the country,” Freeman said. “I hope to continue expanding delivery of first-class, post-acute products and services by our team of passionate and caring professionals.” HNA is a not-for-profit organizaPHIL FREEMAN tion serving people of all ages with home health, hospice and community services throughout Centre and 14 additional counties in west central Pennsylvania.

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Can Batman save your messaging? Six tips from the Caped Crusader to help tell your story

Channel surfing one weekend morning, I came across an episode of the “Batman” TV series produced in the late 1960s. The Riddler holds Robin hostage to trap Batman. While searching for Robin, Batman opens the trunk of the Batmobile to use the Mobile Crime Computer which connects to the Bat Cave’s main computer and provides the information to solve the riddle. Holy Al Gore! Batman created the Internet! The typical story begins with a villain committing a crime, such as stealing a fabulous gem or taking over Gotham City. Commissioner Gordon and Chief O’Hara either press a button on the Bat Phone or use the Bat Signal to reach Batman. The scene then cuts to “stately Wayne Manor” where Alfred David M. the Butler answers. Mastovich is In this particular episode, Batman president of uses the Bat Gauge, the Emergency MASSolutions Inc. Bat-Turn Lever, the Bat Ray Projector For more and, of course, the multipurpose Bat information, Laser. visit www.mas It all made me realize Batman is the solutions.biz. Caped Crusader of Messaging. Taking a cue from the Riddler, answer these questions to tell your story more effectively: ■ What’s the big idea?

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Having witnessed the murder of his parents as a child, Bruce Wayne swore revenge on criminals, an oath tempered with a sense of justice. The series revolves around this big idea. ■ Who’s your target? The show targets kids and parents with a “good versus evil” theme and moral lessons like the importance of homework, using seat belts and drinking milk thrown in. ■ Their “why” or your “what”? The “Bam! Boom! Kapow!” during fights. The music announcing Batman. The booming narrator’s voice. Sappy? Maybe. Memorable? For sure. Make your messaging about your customer’s “why” more than your “what.” ■ Less or more? The Joker’s smile. The Penguin’s umbrella and top hat. Crisp visual imagery conveying one idea helps tell the story. ■ Can you keep it simple? Everything is labeled in big, bold letters. Laughing gas. The universal drug antidote. Detect-a-scope. Everyone knows what’s going on. The simpler, the better.

■ What’s your story? Each episode follows the same storytelling path. The teaser. The introduction of the villain. Commissioner Gordon, Chief O’Hara, Alfred. Robin’s phrases. Batman’s life lessons. The fight. The music. The villain gets the upper hand but loses in the end. Cue that booming voice: Will you implement Batman’s messaging tips? Can you tell your story in a more memorable way?

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The Centre Region Parks and Recreation Authority invites sealed proposals from food/beverage/snack concessionaires to provide specified services for the 2015 Summer Season at:

• John Hess Softball Field Complex • Oak Hall Regional Park • Welch and Park Forest Community Swimming Pools Written proposals are invited until 11AM Friday, February 6, 2015 For details please visit www.crpr.org/bids or call 814-231-3071

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Richard A. King and Joanne S. King to Elizabeth M. King, Lesley K. Garcia and Brandon R. King, 430 E. Linn St., Bellefonte, $1. Charles A. Mensch Jr. and Martha F. Mensch to Robert Boyd Wagner III and Amy Mensch Wagner, 396 E. Linn St., Bellefonte, $130,000. Clara A. Packer by trustee, Tena M. Packer by trustee and Tax Claim Bureau of Centre County to S&H Investment Group LLC, 329 E. Lamb St., Bellefonte, $12,100. Mahlon Rossman by trustee and Tax Claim Bureau of Centre Country to Kevin T. Snook and Christina M. Snook, 126 Brown Ave., Bellefonte, $26,500. Lisa K. Skipper by trustee and Tax Claim Bureau of Centre County to I-Regen LLC, 231 N. Thomas St., Bellefonte, $43,000.

BENNER TOWNSHIP

R. Scott Skipper by trustee, Lisa H. Skipper by trustee and Tax Claim Bureau of Centre County to Saratoga Partners LD, Purdue Mountain Road, Bellefonte, $22,100. Andrew Soltis by trustee, Anna Soltis by trustee and Tax Claim Bureau of Centre County to Judson P. Mantz, Valley View Road, Bellefonte, $825.69. Lawrence J. Wess to Lawrence J. Wess and Matthew J. Wess, 168 Dorchester Lane, Bellefonte, $1.

BOGGS TOWNSHIP

Agnes C. Peters estate and Donald E. Peters executor to John P. Peters and Donald E. Peters Jr., 633 S. Eagle Valley Road, Port Matilda, $45,000.

COLLEGE TOWNSHIP

J. Hutchinson Mitchell by trustee, Mildred K. Mitchell by trustee and Tax Claim Bureau of Centre County to I-Regen LLC, Houserville Road, State College, $8,000. Myers Realty LLC to Bryant J. Martin and Lynelle D. Martin, 185 Limerock Terrace, State College, $207,500. Charles H. Naginey and Constance C. Naginey to Roderick H. Burnham and Kathryn F. Burnham, 109 Colonial Court, State College, $325,000. S&A Homes Inc. to Terry Lee Hale, 131 McCann Drive, State College, $390,809.

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North Allegheny work will take place Chris Exarchos. as traffic control so far to $536,258. have not the cials, as well though that’s half, bringing the total fees that but most of workers it already is. county government offi these issues at County Commissioner construction Courtpaid the other appears there are additional ing, said Centre discussing parking for Local and the However, it members, started Delivery of materials, of a walkway between most community on Jan. 6. will cause the been paid yet. about the upcomand the construction Court Building a planning meeting Exarchos. start some dialogue to take place,” according to several hishouse and Temple “We want to projects that are going 6 with that project, will turn Corman, Page Ralph Stewart. congestion Mews project ing construction Hotel Do-De construction Borough manager The Bellefonte the Garman Theatre, housing for said Bellefonte projects that will involve of available — toric properties Building — into affordable Five different the possible congestion during the and and the Cadillac downtown components Progress Develwill take place county residents.a project manager for is expected to parking spaces that these projects Troy Knecht, spring and summer. said that construction In order to reand we’re pleased want to emopment Group, of March or early April. “We’re excited Stewart said. “And we materials end sure that what sites, as many begin at the are taking place,”we want to try to make on the existaround those he said. yet, congestion properties, impact that, duce the on phasize be put Borough council not have a detrimental as possible will we do does that are downtown.” that downtown ing businesses Halderman also noted 5 Bellefonte, Page president Frank projects, the likely be affected. By BRITTANY SVOBODA residents will to several construction tygazette.com addition In bsvoboda@centrecoun the Harris Township the 5 meeting, — At its Jan. an ordinance that will amend strucBOALSBURG approved for nonresidential board of supervisors height regulation a remaximum building board received Elks to 45 feet. agenda, the tures from 35 located at 100 the meeting’s Country Club, According to Mountain View quest from review the township’s ordinance. planning comto Winthat the township’s Club Road, Fire Chief Van in the agenda It also stated the request with Boalsburg object to increasing not mission reviewed the fire company doesnonresidential buildings that ter, who said building height since all The planning commisthe maximum have a sprinkler system. ordinance to the board, to By CHRIS MORELLI of the are required azette.com the approval the editor@centrecountyg sion recommendedunanimously. $8,750 between the High contract for College Area which they passed a study on approved a — To call State to complete decision was an understateThe board also STATE COLLEGE a gym rat might be plan. This Fernsler Hutchinson Irwin facility master meeting and was tabled township and School’s Kyla maintenance College gym December township’s in the State board’s the ment. up at hanging out October, the first brought Irwin has been can rememsaid that in she a “master until now. Amy Farkas for as long as firms to draft Township manager ber. bids from architecturalfacility. in the gym,” conceptual board solicited “I love being to a recent that includes township’s maintenance the prior plan” for the a budget for will be a document Irwin said schedule and Lion basketball “The end result then be used Lady Little a pasGazette proposed construction “This plan will really have drawings, a CHRIS MORELLI/The practice. “I a desaid at the meeting. the project.” really have for $14,800 project,” Farkas moving forward with sion for it. I School’s Kyla Irwin AP Architects Gazette file photo Little College Area High as the next step also received bids from sire to win.” the desire study and $20,500. DEDICATED: State 1,000-point milestone. The Lady Fair that township for The completed knows practice, film Irwin the previously Leakey Architects College Area Preschool to UConn. you so far. There’s on the court. recently reached and Hoffman that Fernsler Hutchinsontownships, as well as the The annual State can only take a verbal commitment time one steps LEARNING CURVE: 10 a.m. to noon on Jan. 10. and Patton Farkas said Lion has given 22 giving it all every for Ferguson from 22 Authority. built in 1976 will take place similar projects Business .......................... 23 facility was Borough Water ......... 20 Business .......................... 23 Happening State College Classified ........................ current maintenance ......... 20 Irwin, Page 5 ........................ 14-18 What’s ............................ 21 township’s Happening The What’s . 21 Classified Sports ......................... .... 19 Puzzles Puzzles ........................... ............... 10-12 & Entertainment 6 . 13 Arts 9 Community Building, Page ......................... 10 New Year’s Resolutions . 7 Education ............... 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