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For the first time since 2011, the Penn State Nittany Lions are headed to a bowl game. The Lions will face off with Boston College in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium. For everything you need to know about the game, check out Gazette Gameday./Pages 12, 13
December 24-30, 2014
Volume 6, Issue 52
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Gazette Year in Review: 2014
By CHRIS MORELLI and BRITTANY SVOBODA Centre County Gazette
What a year it was, Centre County. There was plenty of news to write about in 2014 — both good and bad. Once again, news about Penn State dominated the headlines. Here’s a closer look at The Centre County Gazette staff’s picks for the top 10 stories of 2014: 1. SANCTIONS LIFTED — In September, the sanctions against the Penn State football program were lifted by the NCAA. Just like that, Penn State became eligible for the postseason. The team will have all its scholarships returned next year. Penn State’s athletics integrity monitor, former Sen. George Mitchell, recommended both actions in his second annual report that gauges progress made by the university. Minutes after the report was announced, the NCAA said it would follow both recommendations immediately. “Penn State has made remarkable progress over the past year,” said South Caro-
lina University president Harris Pastides, a member of the NCAA’s board of directors. “The board members and I believe the executive committee’s decision is the right one. It allows both the university and the association to continue to move toward a common goal of ensuring that educating, nurturing and protecting young people is a top priority.” The university still must pay a $60 million fine, while 111 wins under Joe Paterno — and one win under interim coach Tom Bradley — remain forfeited. The program will remain under monitoring.
2. FRANKLIN WINS DEBUT — In January, Penn State introduced James Franklin, formerly of Vanderbilt University, as the new coach of the Nittany Lions. In April, he prowled the sidelines during the annual Blue-White Game at Beaver Stadium. But everything got real in August when the Nittany Lions traveled to Ireland to face the University of Central Florida in the Croke Park Classic. Review, Page 4
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RECORD WEEKEND: The IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon raised a record $13,343,517.33 in 2014 for Four Diamonds at Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital to fight pediatric cancer.
Mount Nittany Inn closes By BRITTANY SVOBODA bsvoboda@centrecountygazette.com
CENTRE HALL — The Mount Nittany Inn closed its doors on Dec. 21 after years of operation in the Penns Valley area. Co-owners Nancy Silvis and Doug Collins have been a part of the business since 1992. “By closing the Mount Nittany Inn it gives an opportunity for a new business owner to purchase the property and start over with a different vision to increase customer draw,” Silvis said in a press release. “We are saddened to walk away from this historic business that has been such a special place to many.” The Inn, located at 559 N. Pennsylvania Ave. on nine acres, has been for sale for more than three years. First, it was listed with a State College-based real estate company. The property then transferred to U.S. Commercial Realty, which is based in Lancaster, listing for $2.8 million. Asking price for the business dropped to $1.97 million in May 2013. In an email, Scott Bradbury, a commercial real estate agent with U.S. Commercial Realty, said his firm’s listing on the property expired earlier this year. The business is still for sale, Silvis said. Interested parties can contact real estate agent Scott Yocum at (814) 231-8200. The business dates to 1919 when a man named Pete Coldron started a “roadside stand” to provide food for those traveling through the area, according to the Mount Nittany Inn’s website. Since the stand was doing so well, Coldron opened a restaurant in 1928.
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CLOSING TIME: The Mount Nittany Inn in Centre Hall served its last customers on Dec. 21.
Volleyball team rolls to national championship By CHRIS MORELLI editor@centrecountygazette.com
Penn State has a dynasty on its hands. The women’s volleyball team captured its seventh National Championship on Saturday in Oklahoma City. The No. 5 ranked Nittany Lions made it look easy against unseeded BYU, winning by scores of 25-21, 26-24 and 25-14. Photo courtesy Penn State Athletic Communications
BACK TO BACK: The Penn State women’s volleyball team swept past BYU on Dec. 20 for its second consecutive National Championship. The Nittany Lions have now won six titles in eight seasons and seven overall under head coach Russ Rose. Opinion ............................. 5 First Night ....................... 6, 7
Health & Wellness ............. 8 Education .......................... 9
NCAA claims Paterno estate delaying lawsuit
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INSIDE More on the national championship. Page 14
Community ................ 10, 11 Gazette Gameday ...... 12, 13
Sports .......................... 14-17 Arts & Entertainment ..... 18
HARRISBURG — The National Collegiate Athletic Assocation continues to roll with the punches, while throwing in a few swings of its own. In a new filing in the lawsuit between the Paterno estate and the NCAA in Centre County Court, the NCAA has gone on the offensive while defending against claims that it overstepped its authority in the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. The athletic organization claims the plaintiffs in the lawsuit repeatedly rehash arguments already rejected by the court, while contradicting their own words in previous filings. Since they filed their lawsuit last year, the plaintiffs in the lawsuit — which include the estate of former Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno, former assistant coaches Jay Paterno and William Kenney, and university trustee Al Clemens — have fought with the NCAA over whether the Paterno estate has legal standing to sue the NCAA. The NCAA argues that Joe Paterno was not “an involved individual” with the fallout from the Sandusky scandal because the former coach had passed away before the NCAA signed the consent decree with Penn State. The courts agreed with this argument in a Sept. 11 ruling. The plaintiffs have countered this idea by arguing that Paterno was alive when the NCAA began its investigation, but the NCAA says this claim doesn’t hold water. “Their new allegations are flatly incompatible with their past filings in the court,” the filing reads. It also quotes from several filings in which the plaintiffs claimed that the NCAA “conducted no investigation at all.” The Dec. 22 filing also accuses the plaintiffs of purposefully slowing the progress of the lawsuit by continuing to argue for Joe Paterno’s involvement, even though a Sept. 11 ruling found that “his estate has no rights as an ‘involved individual’ now.” “It is Plaintiffs who are seeking to delay matters by attempting to resuscitate claims that this Court has already dismissed,” Monday’s filing reads. In its Sept. 11 ruling, the court also maintained that the plaintiffs had the basis to challenge to consent decree, which allowed the NCAA to impose numerous sanctions against Penn State after the Sandusky scandal broke. The plaintiffs seek monetary damages from the NCAA and a ruling that the consent decree is invalid. A hearing in the case is scheduled for Monday, Jan. 5.
What’s Happening .......... 19 Puzzles ............................. 20
Business ...................... 21, 22 Classified ......................... 23
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Front and Centre FAREWELL, 2014: Get ready to ring in the New Year with First Night State College. The Gazette guide’s to first night has everything you need to know about the Dec. 31 celebration. Pages 6, 7
STRESS-FREE: Gazette food columnist Ciara Semack has some helpful cooking tips for how to make the holiday season a little less stressful. From cookie bars to holiday punch, she’s got it covered. Page 11
’TIS THE SEASON: On Dec. 19, a large group of volunteers gathered at Mountain View Country Club to help distribute gifts to the less fortunate. The Gazette’s Connie Cousins stopped by to chronicle the event. Page 10
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: The Bellefonte Art Museum thrives because of volunteers who give their time freely. The museum is a special part of Bellefonte, as Gazette staff writer Brittany Svoboda found out. Page 18
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State board rules Sandusky must forfeit his pension By MICHAEL MARTIN GARRETT StateCollege.com
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania State Employees Retirement System board has decided that Jerry Sandusky must forfeit his pension. According to SERS spokesperson Pamela Hile, the board voted 8-3 in favor of pension forfeiture after a multi-year legal process. She says that Sandusky has 30 days to appeal this decision to the Commonwealth Court. Sandusky’s atJERRY SANDUSKY torney, Charles Benjamin, could not be reached for comment. According to the Associated Press, Benjamin plans to appeal the decision. “All I can say at this point is we’re looking forward to litigating the revocation of the pension in court,” Benjamin told the AP. “That’s the next step of this process. We’ve exhausted our administrative remedies, and now we’ll be filing papers within the next 30 days in court.”
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Sandusky — a former assistant Penn State football coach — was convicted of multiple counts of child sexual abuse in June 2012, and he is currently serving a decades-long prison sentence. Attorney Michael Bangs, who served as the initial hearing examiner in the pension case, recommended that Sandusky be able to keep his pension back in June of this year. The case sprang from an amendment to Pennsylvania law in 2004 that added sexual crimes as grounds for public pension forfeiture. Because Sandusky formally retired from Penn State in 1999, the debate over his pension focused on whether the 2004 amendment applied to his case. Bangs declined comment, saying he is not permitted to speak on the matter. According to the Associated Press, the hearing board’s decision to force forfeiture of Sandusky’s pension was based on the fact that Sandusky continued to work for Penn State in a public relations capacity after his retirement through his efforts as a volunteer and head of nonprofit organization The Second Mile. Sandusky’s fight to keep his pension was reportedly motivated by a desire to give the funds to his wife, Dottie Sandusky, who still lives in State College.
Nail salon searched by police as part of fraud investigation By MICHAEL MARTIN GARRETT StateCollege.com
STATE COLLEGE — A State College nail salon is being investigated by police after a part-owner was arrested for allegedly stealing customer credit card information. Police say Quyen Tran, 34, a Lewistown resident, was in possession of six credit cards and one gift card that had been rewritten with stolen information. Tran is one of the owners of the Nail Square on Rolling Ridge Drive. According to a search warrant filed against the business, police “believe he may be in the business of stealing the (credit card information) of unsuspecting nail customers and re-encoding the data on other cards.” According to the search warrant, police seized 36 cards with magnetic strips from the salon. The warrant states that the personal identifying information on a credit card can be stolen relatively easily in a process known as skimming. This information can later be transferred to any card that has a magnetic strip. Police arrested Tran after a State College couple reported suspicious charges on an account on Dec. 5, according to court documents. The victims told police they had been alerted to possible fraud by their bank after their card was used for a $405 purchase at a Giant food store in Burnham. There were also attempted charges for $505 and $305 at a Giant in Harrisburg, as well as $61 at a Dick’s sports store and $505 at a casino. These charges were blocked by the bank. The wife told police that she had visited Nail Square salon on Dec. 1, where her card was removed from her view when she paid for her nail work.
Police next obtained security footage from the Giant in Burnham which showed a man purchasing numerous gift cards at the time the charge had been recorded by the bank. Security footage obtained from the second Giant showed the QUYEN TRAN same man and identified his car. On Dec. 18, police found the same car from the security footage in the parking lot behind the Nail Square salon and located the suspect working in the salon. Tran agreed to answer questions at the police station, where he reportedly denied using a stolen card. According to the criminal complaint, Tran told police that he had used a credit card in his own name to buy about $400 worth of gift cards at the Giant in Burnham. He also reportedly told police he had purchases denied at another Giant and at the casino. Tran agreed to allow police to search his wallet, which included a gold Visa card with his name that he claims he used to make the purchases under investigation. After finding that seven cards in Trans’ possession were reportedly re-encoded with different data, he was arrested and search warrants were filed for his salon and car. He is currently being held in the Centre County Correctional Facility on $50,000 bail while awaiting a preliminary hearing on Wednesday, Dec. 31. He faces felony fraud and misdemeanor identity theft charges. Representatives for Nail Square did not immediately return requests for comment.
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Jared Box Project gets boost from Target chain By MATT ALLIBONE
The State College Target, located at 315 Colonnade Blvd., hosted an event at the end of last month for employees to contribute items for Jared Boxes. According to Leslie Price, the executive of human resources at the Target store in State College, the store was given five boxes to fill. “We have been doing a little bit of volunteering, and basically, we just asked our employees if they wanted to donate anything,” Price said. “It’s a great cause and something we’ll likely do again.” The Jared Boxes made at the State College location will be delivered to Mount Nittany Medical Center. Jared Box Project spokeswoman Cindy Kolarik said the rest of the Target stores are still working on their boxes. The campaign is named after Jared McMullin, a State College child who passed away in 2000, one year after being diagnosed with an incurable brain tumor. He was 5 years old. Jared always brought along a backpack stuffed with toys whenever he went to the hospital. His parents thought it would be a fitting tribute to send care packages filled with toys and games to children battling cancer.
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PORT MATILDA — It’s been quite a month for a Port Matilda-based initiative called the Jared Box Project. The campaign, which sends boxes of toys and games to children in hospitals across the country, extended its reach in November when it was named the target service project for the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. Now, retail chain Target is helping give the project a boost — 70 Target stores in Pennsylvania have agreed to have employees contribute items to create Jared Boxes. The outreach was started at the Target store in Wilkes-Barre. According to Janelle Margolis, a human resources manager at Target, an employee in Wilkes-Barre who lost a son to cancer started the movement to get every store involved. Target generally takes on at least one charity project a month and the Jared Box Project was a natural fit. “At Target, we’re so involved in the community and each store communicates with each other so much,” Margolis says. “We do different projects each month, so this was perfect.”
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THE JARED BOX PROJECT has really taken off. In this file photo, Jared Boxes are shown at a recent performance of the Nittany Valley Symphony. The program began at Jared’s preschool at Our Lady of Victory Church in State College. Since then, it has grown tremendous-
ly, with more than 200 hospitals over the country handing out Jared Boxes to young patients.
School district proposes tax increase in preliminary budget By MICHAEL MARTIN GARRETT
budget proposes a 1.9 percent increase in the district’s property tax. While that’s the second lowest proposed increase since the 1997-1998 school year, Brown said it works out to an additional $54 per year for the average taxpayer. State College voters approved extensive renovations and new construction at the high school with a public referendum in May. State law required the referendum because the taxes needed to fund the project exceed the amount the district can raise without a vote. Brown said the tax for the high school project is separate from the 1.9 percent increase, which will exclusively fund the district’s normal operational costs. The tax increase for the high school project is anticipated to be about 2.6 percent, which works out to roughly $74 for the average taxpayer.
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STATE COLLEGE — State College residents may see another tax increase in the coming months. Randy Brown, business administrator of State College Area School District, said the district has taken the first steps in the six-month process of planning the budget for the 2015-2016 school year. The district is coming off a strong year with higher-than-expected revenues and lower-than-expected expenses, but there are still plenty of challenges to tackle in the coming year. Brown said the cost of employee benefits is also going up. The cost of health care for district employees is expected to jump at least 10 percent, as it has every year in recent memory. To offset those costs, the preliminary Volleyball, from page 1
According to ESPN, Hancock took the entire team and coaching staff to her house for dinner during the tournament. But it wasn’t all Hancock. Megan Courtney and Aiyana Whitney also got in on the act for Penn State, registering 11 kills each. Nia Grant led the squad in hitting percentage with a .500 mark. Penn State punched its ticket for the finals with a relatively easy 3-1 victory over top-seeded Stanford in the semifinals. The Nittany Lions were ranked No. 1 in the preseason poll and finished the season at 36-3.
The win gave the Nittany Lions their second consecutive title, sixth in eight years and seventh overall. All seven titles have come under head coach Russ Rose. Micha Hancock, who was selected last week as the AVCA National Player of the Year, was dominant. She racked up 36 assists and got her 126th ace of the year. Hancock is an Oklahoma native and had a large contingent of friends and family cheering her on.
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“We have six months to work through this, and there are always changes to the budget proposal as we learn more,” O’Donnell said. “We don’t even know Gov.-Elect Tom Wolf’s state budget plans yet.” Wolf identified increasing funding to education as a key part of his campaign platform. His budget proposal is expected to come out in March. Brown said the preliminary budget is expected to be approved in February, with the final budget expected to be presented to the school board in May. The budget is tentatively scheduled for final adoption on June 8.
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Review, from page 1 It wasn’t pretty, but when Sam Ficken’s field goal as time expired sailed through the uprights to give the Nittany Lions a 26-24 win over UCF, Franklin probably didn’t care what it looked like. He had won his debut game as head coach at Penn State Franklin ran up and down the sideline hugging his coaches, and then picked Ficken up off the ground as he hugged him, with Penn State players celebrating around him. The Nittany Lions would start the 2014 campaign 4-0. However, they won just twice during the final eight games to finish the regular season at 6-6 with the Pinstripe Bowl looming. 3. BARRON HIRED — Eric Barron was hired as Penn State University’s 18th president in February. Barron came to Penn State in May from Florida State University, where he served as president from 2010 to 2014. His ties to Penn State go back to 1986 when he served as a faculty member and dean of the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences until leaving in 2006 to join the University of Texas at Austin as the dean of the Jackson School of Geosciences. Barron took over for Rodney Erickson, who was named interim president of Penn State when then-president Graham Spanier resigned in November 2011 in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. 4. BARBOUR HIRED — Sandy Barbour was hired as Penn State University’s new athletic director in July, making her the first female to hold the position in the university’s history. Barbour formerly served as the athletic director of the University of California Berkeley for 10 years. She stepped down from that position about a month before being hired at Penn State. Barbour took over for David Joyner, who was named the university’s athletic director in January 2013. Joyner had been in the position since November 2011 when then-athletic director Tim Curley was placed on administrative leave in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.
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5. STATE HIGH EXPANSION — Voters in the State College Area School District voted in favor of a referendum that will fund an expansive renovation of the high school. Renovations will include updating mechanical and structural issues in both buildings, as well as relocating all core academic programs to the south building and the school’s Delta Program to the north building. According to a press release, the project is expected to be completed by 2018 and will cost an estimated $115 million. 6. SPORTS TEAMS FIND SUCCESS — It was a big year for Centre County sports teams. At Penn State, the women’s volleyball squad and wrestling teams captured national championships (again). For the Nittany Lion wrestlers, it was their fourth consecutive title. Just last week, the women’s volleyball squad won its second straight title. The program now has seven national titles. Dynasty, anyone? On the high school front, the State College Area High School made a nice run through the PIAA Class AAAA state playoffs before getting de-railed by Pine-Richland. In June, the Bald Eagle Area High School softball squad suffered a 13-5 defeat to Central Columbia in the Class AA title game. At the sandlot level, a group of young ladies from the Nittany Valley Little League made a dramatic run through the state tournament in Berwick before losing in the championship game to West Point, 7-3. In September, the State College Spikes — the Class A rookie ball affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals — captured the New York Penn League title. It was their first title in team history. As a result, Oliver Marmol, who managed the Spikes to the title, was promoted during the offseason. 7. THON FUNDRAISING RECORD — The IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, THON, raised a record-breaking $13,343,517.33 in 2014 for Four Diamonds at Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital to fight pediatric cancer. Next year’s THON weekend will take place from Friday, Feb. 20, to Sunday, Feb. 22, when hundreds of Penn State students will stay on their feet and “dance” for 46 hours.
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PENN STATE President Eric Barron, athletic director Sandy Barbour and head football coach James Franklin check out Beaver Stadium on the day Barbour was introduced as the school’s new AD. 8. GARMAN DEMOLITION — Demolition of Bellefonte’s Garman Theatre began in January. A group of area residents had fought to save the historic building along with the Hotel Do De. Demolition of the Hotel Do De began in December 2013. Both were badly damaged by a fire in 2012. The properties, along with the burned-out Cadillac Building, are owned by developer Ara Kervandijan, who plans to build apartments on the vacant spaces.
The new scoreboards are impressive. The north board measures 53 yards, while the south is 43 yards. They feature live action, as well as replays from the game, in high definition. Flooded with complaints, Penn State made some changes for the second game home game with UMass on Sept. 20. The critical information was added to the boards and fans were happy once again.
9. NEW SCOREBOARDS — During the summer months, new scoreboards were installed at Beaver Stadium. They made their official debut during the Sept. 6 home opener with Akron. They weren’t exactly a hit. Fans complained that there were too many ads and not enough information on the new scoreboards. Missing from the boards was vital information — score, time, down and distance. Instead of finding that information on the main board, fans had to squint at a ribbon display beneath it.
10. CHILDREN’S GARDEN OPENS — The Childhood’s Gate Children’s Garden at the Arboretum at Penn State opened in early July to rave reviews. The Children’s Garden was several years in the making. It is described by designers as a unique space for exploring nature, fostering wonder, and celebrating the plants, animals and geography of central Pennsylvania. It was designed for children ages 3 through 12. “It’s amazing,” said children’s educational programs coordinator Linda Duerr.
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U.S. must lift ban on exporting its oil (TNS)
The House Energy and Power Subcommittee met recently to consider whether the time has come at last to lift restrictions on U.S. crude oil exports, a statutory relic of the Arab oil embargo of 40 years ago. With the United States reestablishing itself as the world’s foremost oil producer — surpassing Saudi Arabia and Russia — legislation from Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, proposes to repeal a section of the 1975 Energy Policy and Conservation Act that makes it unlawful for U.S. oil producers to sell their crude abroad. “We need to rethink outdated laws that were passed during an energy scarcity,” he stated. In 1975, the U.S. was dependent on foreign oil, twothirds of which was supplied by the unfriendly Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. Four decades later, the U.S. has largely weaned itself from dependence on foreign oil, with the U.S. Energy Information Administration projecting that crude imports will account for only one-fifth of U.S. consumption in 2015. That turnabout is almost entirely attributable to America’s black gold rush — domestic crude production has increased from 5 million barrels a day in 2008 to a projected 9.4 million barrels a day in 2015. This game-changing development was brought about by advances in horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing. There is, of course, opposition to both disruptive technologies from those who think oil an unnecessary evil that should be replaced by such environmentally correct alternatives as biofuels or electricity derived from wind power or solar energy. But there is no disputing the tremendous economic boost brought about by the nation’s oil boom. We agree with the Texas lawmaker that the 40-year ban on U.S. crude exports should be repealed. It would be at once good for the U.S. economy and good for national security.
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In 1941, when Columbia released Oh, how times have changed. “I’ll Never Heil Again,” it probably In the 1940s, Columbia Pictures took awhile for the news to reach Berreleased two short films by the infalin that American actors and movie mous Three Stooges, one called “You goers were thumbing their nose at Nazty Spy” and one titled “I’ll Never the lunatic mastermind behind what Heil Again.” we have come to know as the HoloIn both, lead Stooge Moe depicted caust. By that time, the “damage” had a dictator with a very distinctive black already been done. (At the time, there mustache. The other Stooges, Larry was a small group of U.S. senators and Curly, played assistants to the who believed the short films dictator and their characters were being used to enflame had names that were clearly support for the war). satirical references to Adolf In 2014, a comedy about Hitler’s top advisers. the actions of journalists in The short films, which search of a dictator whom predated Charlie Chaplin’s the United Nations has ac“The Dictator,” were somecused of human rights viowhat controversial because lations and atrocities, said of early censorship regulato parallel if not exceed the tions set up by an industry Nazi regime, probably took still in its infancy. Audiences just a couple of clicks of the laughed at the typical slapmouse and a little computer stick humor of the 1940s savvy to first find informawith a political bent. tion about the movie and In 2014, Sony Pictures then to hack into the promakes a silly film featuring duction company’s system. comedian Seth Rogen as a Before it is even released, the journalist sent into North Patty Kleban is movie becomes an internaKorea to kill dictator Kim an instructor tional crisis. Jong Un. Rogen is a Cana- at Penn State, It’s un-American. Satire dian actor who has starred in mother of three and turning political issues films such as “Knocked Up,” and a community volunteer. She is a “The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Penn State alumna into comedy is what we do. Think “Saturday Night “Superbad” and TV in shows who lives with her Live,” Jon Stewart, the late like “Freaks and Geeks.” family in Patton night talk show hosts and In response to this politi- Township. Her cal satire, Sony computers views and opinions other comedic outlets. Like the jesters of old, we open are hacked, private emails do not necessarily and other information reflect those of Penn the window of tolerance in comedy and humor as an exabout the Sony executive State. pression of free speech and to point team is illegally accessed, and there out the ridiculous things that we as are terroristic threats of harm to peohumans do and say, even if it’s not ple who plan to attend the movie prealways in good taste. To quote Oscar mieres. As a result, distributors pull Wilde, “I may not agree with you, but the movie from theaters. I will defend to the death your right to Assuming that this is all not a ruse, make an ass of yourself.” it appears that someone in North Humor is a way that we process Korea didn’t see the humor that we what happens to us and as a coping saw with Moe and Larry and Curly. mechanism for things that we believe Does anyone else see the problem are wrong or that don’t make sense. with letting a communist dictator In this writer’s opinion, censorcensor what we do and say in these ship of any kind is dangerous in this United States? time of social unrest and with a growThe globalization of our interacing lack of trust in our government. tions and communication may have As much as we sometimes turn up some downsides.
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world are those that neither children nor men can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that’s no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world. You may tear apart the baby’s rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived, could tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that curtain and view and picture the supernatural beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, Virginia, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding. No Santa Claus! Thank God! He lives, and he lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay, ten times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood. Originally published Sept. 21, 1897, in The (New York) Sun
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about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge. Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! How dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus. It would be as dreary as if there were no Virginias. There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The eternal life with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished. Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies! You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if they did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the
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Virginia, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men’s or children’s, are little. In this great universe of ours man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect, as compared with the boundless world
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Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus Dear Editor, I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, “If you see it in The Sun it’s so.” Please tell me the truth: Is there a Santa Claus? Virginia O’Hanlon. 115 West Ninety-Fifth Street.
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our noses at the opinions or comedic interpretation of our political or religious opponents, we understand and embrace their right to say it. Allowing other countries and their dictators to silence the voices of Americans (and Canadian actors) is incomprehensible. What will be next? It wasn’t all that long ago that humor and comedy as a form of political expression and as a coping mechanism was the focus of a dictator. In Nazi Germany, jokes against the Nazi regime were illegal, and those who told the jokes were at risk of being identified as anti-government and the crime of humor was punishable by death. It seems the Nazis understood the impact that comedy could have on creating unrest by pointing out the injustices and wrongs in the deliberate extermination of 6 million people. I’m guessing there are similar guidelines to how far a comedian can go in Syria or Iraq or in Putin-era Russia. As Americans, are we going to let that happen here? More important, are we going to let someone else dictate what we as Americans can and cannot do on our soil? The release of the Three Stooges’ Nazi humor short films predated Charlie Chaplin’s “The Dictator” and pushed the early limits on regulations for what was acceptable for American movie audiences. Since that time, our culture has evolved to television, cable, the Internet, social media and YouTube. What we find is acceptable has evolved as well. Still, our “jesters” on late night or in the movies use humor to point out how silly — or dangerous — we as humans can be. My movie preferences don’t usually include films in which people — even a fascist dictator — are killed on screen (unless it is a historical perspective of some kind). On the other hand, as a writer who understands the dangers of censorship, I may now pay the $12 to see “The Interview” just because someone tried to tell me I couldn’t.
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December 24-30, 2014
First Night 2015 Get ready to ring in the new year By BRITTANY SVOBODA bsvoboda@centrecountygazette.com
STATE COLLEGE — Why spend another year on the couch watching the ball drop? Ring in 2015 with friends and family at the daylong celebration, First Night State College. Visitors to the downtown State College event will encounter all kinds of fun activities and, with events starting in the early afternoon, they can even make a day of it. Plus, with a First Night button, those attending can experience it all for only $10. “It’s a bargain,” said Rick Bryant, executive director of First Night State College. “You get to see all these great performers.” Another appealing aspect of the event, according to Bryant, is that with about 50 different entertainment options to choose from, participants won’t be at a loss for something to do. While all the activities and entertainment choices at First Night make it a special event, the ice sculptures housed in front of downtown businesses, in Sidney Friedman Park and in Mayor Welch Plaza, and the giant ice walls in the 100 block of South Allen Street, are unique treats that provide perfect photo opportunities. The annual affair has always been touted as a family event, and there are many child-friendly activities, from children’s arts-and-crafts workshops to the Grand Proces-
sion, with its papier-mache creatures and African drum playing. Some events — such as ice skating at Pegula Ice Arena and part of the evening’s 5K Resolution Run — take place on Penn State’s University Park campus. For those whose 2015 resolutions include being healthier, the New Year’s Eve Resolution Run begins at 6:30 p.m. Participants are encouraged to wear creative, wacky clothing. Runners dressed in the craziest get-ups will win prizes, and, of course, awards will also be given to the fastest runners. It might be hard to start that healthy resolution right away, however, considering the many delicious food choices that will be available at restaurants and cafés in State College. Plus, Hanson’s Original Kettle Korn will be for sale from noon to midnight in Sidney Friedman Park. Heidi’s Strudel and Penn State grad Mitch Angle’s Food For Thought food truck will be set up on South Allen Street. To make it a romantic night, event visitors can hop on one of the carriages drawn by Percheron draft horses to experience downtown State College while cuddling in the moonlight. Admission to indoor performances will require a 2015 First Night button, which can be purchased at the following locations: Appalachian Outdoors, Borough of State College Finance Office, Centre County/Penn State Visitors Center, Christian Science Reading Room and Bookstore, Corner Room, Days Inn Penn State, Penn State Federal
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THE ICE SCULPTURES are always one of the most popular attractions during First Night. The sculptures will be on display in front of downtown businesses, in Sidney Friedman Park and in Mayor Welch Plaza. Credit Union, Pegula Ice Arena, PNC Bank, Pump Station Café, 2000 Degrees, UPS Store, Waffle Shop and Wolf Furniture. Children ages five and younger are free when accompanied by an adult. For more information about First Night State College, visit www.firstnightstatecollege.com.
First Night State College schedule of events First Night events begin at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 31, and run throughout the day into the evening. All listings marked with an asterisk (*) require a First Night State College button to attend. FIRST NIGHT STATE COLLEGE ICE SCULPTORS IN ACTION 10 a.m.–6 p.m.; South Allen Street Celebrating their 21st year, the First Night State College Ice Sculptors will carve more than 100 blocks — that’s more than 10 tons — of crystal clear Pennsylvania ice for this year’s First Night. GIANT ICE SCULPTURES 10 a.m.–midnight; South Allen Street and Sidney Friedman Park ONE-BLOCK ICE SCULPTURE EXHIBIT 10 a.m.–midnight; Downtown and Sidney Friedman Park The One-Block Ice Sculpture Exhibit runs through noon on Thursday, Jan. 1. Sponsored by State College area businesses, more than 75 one-block ice sculptures are displayed for visitors’ enjoyment.
RESOLUTION EXHIBITS Noon–midnight; Sidney Friedman Park, South Allen Street and State College Municipal Building “AN AFTERNOON IN FAIRY TALE LAND” PERFORMED BY THE STATE COLLEGE AREA HIGH SCHOOL THESPIANS* Noon and 3 p.m.; Community Room, State College Municipal Building Join the State College Area High School Thespians for “quality time” with your favorite fairy tale friends. The program is especially suitable for children. ZUMBA WITH TERESA SOLER Noon; Westminster Hall, State College Presbyterian Church DENNIE HUBER, SPONSORED BY HOLD-IT SELF 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.; Downsborough Room, Schlow Centre Region Library Magician and balloon “animal-ologist” Dennie Huber is a veteran entertainer, performing at fairs, festivals and events across central Pennsylvania. THE PUPPET FACTORY PRESENTS “THE KNEE-HIGH MAN”* 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.; Days Inn Penn State Master puppeteer Carolyn Koerber returns to First Night State College with a traditional folktale from Alabama, “The Knee-High Man.” THE SECOND WINDS* 1 p.m.; Faith United Church of Christ The Second Winds get a kick reliving their less mature years by playing popular tunes from the 1930s through the 1970s — a mix of jazz, swing, polka and post-50s tunes. MIDDLE-EARTH STUDIOS PRESENTS “THE LEGEND OF THE UNICORN”* 2 p.m. and 4 p.m., Westminster Hall, State College Presbyterian Church Middle-earth Studios’s kind of storytelling is an interactive celebration that brings out the kid in anyone — and the group costumes up to 100 people from the crowd. BELOW CENTRE* 3 p.m.; Faith United Church of Christ Instruments that play the bass parts are often the unsung heroes of the symphonic band. MADAME BABUSHKA, FORTUNE TELLER 3 p.m.; Schlow Centre Region Library EASTERLY CHAMBER PLAYERS* 3:30 p.m.; St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church This trio consists of Diane Gold Toulson on flute, Smith Toulson on clarinet and Anne Sullivan on harp.
THE COMEDY ROSMANS* 3:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m. and 10:15 p.m.; State Theatre TOOT-IN-COMMON* 3:30 p.m.; University Baptist and Brethren Church The group’s repertoire consists of popular and classical favorites arranged for flute choir and works written especially for flute choir. RICK HIRSCH & SMOOVE* 4 p.m.; State College Presbyterian Church Ring in the New Year with the soul jazz of Smoove, a classic “organ trio” with a contemporary flavor. SINGING ONSTAGE PRESENTS “THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE”* 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Fairmount Avenue School DEACONS OF DIXIELAND* 4:30 p.m.; Grace Lutheran Church The Deacons of Dixieland is a six-piece traditional jazz band. ARIETTA WOMEN’S ENSEMBLE* 4:30 p.m.; St. Paul’s United Methodist Church Arietta Women’s Ensemble is best known for its rich “womanly” sound, its musicianship, and its ability and willingness to take on challenging and unique repertoire of all styles, ages, cultures and languages. ALAIN NU, MENTALIST* 4:30 p.m., 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.; Penn State Downtown Theatre Center Alain Nu explores the line between what is real and what isn’t, challenges audiences and leaves them in awe. WORSHIP SERVICE 5 p.m.; Saint Andrew’s Episcopal Church ICE SKATING* On the hour, every hour, from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.; Pegula Ice Arena PEPPER LOTUS BELLY DANCE TROUPE* 5 p.m.; University Baptist and Brethren Church The troupe performs improvisational tribal-style belly dance, a modern American take on traditional belly dance. ALAN SANDS, COMEDY HYPNOTIST* 5 p.m., 6:45 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.; Community Room, State College Municipal Building A third-generation performer, comedy hypnotist Alan Sands has performed at colleges and universities all over the country. Schedule, Page 7
December 24-30, 2014 LIVE MANNEQUINS 6 p.m.; Appalachian Outdoors State College High School Thespians perform as live mannequins. GIANT PUPPET DISPLAY 6 p.m.; Canterbury Hall, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church Discover the well-populated menagerie of giant papiermâché creatures made to be worn or carried in the First Night Procession. The procession starts promptly at 6:30 p.m. CALLANISH* 6 p.m.; State College Presbyterian Church Since 2001, this traditional band has been bringing music from Ireland and Scotland to the mountains of central Pennsylvania. 5K RESOLUTION RUN, SPONSORED BY MOUNT NITTANY HEALTH 6:30 p.m.; corner of College Avenue and Allen Street Co-presented with the Nittany Valley Running Club, runners and fast walkers can speed into the New Year on a certified, mostly flat, wheel-measured course around the streets of Penn State’s campus, starting and finishing on College Avenue. One 2015 First Night State College button and a long-sleeved T-shirt will go to the first 850 registrants. Runners can register at the office of the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts. They also can register and pick up race packets on Tuesday, Dec. 30, from 3 to 7 p.m. at the State College Municipal Building Lobby, or on race day, Wednesday, Dec. 31, from 4 to 6 p.m. at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church. GRAND PROCESSION, SPONSORED BY CENTRE DAILY TIMES 6:30 p.m. The Grand Procession, which features an array of giant papier mache puppets consisting of birds, lions, wizards and other animals. If you would like to be a part of the Grand Procession, meet no later than 6 p.m. in Canterbury Hall at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church. NAOMI SEIDMAN AND JONATHAN DEXTER* 6:30 p.m.; St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church Naomi Seidman is an assistant professor of flute at Penn State and flutist with the Pennsylvania Quintet and the Rhapsoidos Trio. Cellist Jonathan Dexter has been featured on a number of motion picture and television soundtracks.
STATE COLLEGE AREA HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ BAND* 6:30 p.m.; Grace Lutheran Church The State College Area High School Jazz Band is among the finest in the United States and has an international reputation for excellence. The band has received 30 consecutive years of superior ratings in festivals and competitions. In 2003 and 2006, the band travelled to Europe and performed at both the Vienna Jazz Festival and the Montreaux Jazz Festival. The band has performed at Lincoln Center in New York City as a finalist in the prestigious Essentially Ellington Competition. CARRIAGE RIDES, SPONSORED BY FIRST NATIONAL BAND AND DOWNTOWN STATE COLLEGE IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT* 7 p.m.; Mayor Welch Plaza $5 per person plus a 2015 First Night Button. Rides are on a firstcome, first-served basis. ARCHIE BLUE* 7 p.m.; University Baptist & Brethren Church Local jazz institution Arthur Goldstein and his group regularly play in the region. Goldstein’s original music for Archie Blue was the soundtrack for the award-winning film “Magic in the Afternoon.” RON RAY, ORGAN GRINDER 7 p.m.; State College Municipal Building Plaza BIG CORONAS BAND* 7:30 p.m.; St. Paul’s United Methodist Church Big Coronas Band was started in State College in 2012 by a group of multitalented instrumentalists who love heavy jazz music, a hybrid of funky music and jazz characterized by a strong back beat and heavy groove. Some call this style “acid jazz,” but Big Coronas is not dedicated to an exclusive genre. Although the majority of their music is instrumental, the band features trumpet-player/band leader Skip Wareham on some vocals. TUSSEY MOUNTAIN MOONSHINERS* 7:30 p.m.; Faith United Church of Christ Winners of the 2010 DelFest Bluegrass Band Competition, State College’s Tussey Mountain Moonshiners honor the bluegrass traditions of the region. On stage they bring a captivating mix of traditional and unique original songs and a friendly connection with the audience. The band’s first album, “I’m Coming Home,” was released in 2011.
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Page 7 DEB CALLAHAN BAND* 8 p.m.; State College Presbyterian Church Philadelphia’s blues-and-soul-drenched vocalist and songwriter Deb Callahan has been a mainstay on the Mid-Atlantic music scene since the late 1990s. She writes creative blues, soul and root-influenced original music and uses her powerful voice and engaging stage presence to deliver an exciting live show. Her rich, honest and soulful tunes resonate with listeners and run the gamut from soulful ballads, to upbeat dance-oriented grooves. BISCUIT JAM* 8:30 p.m.; Grace Lutheran Church Biscuit Jam performs unique acoustic interpretations of classic rock favorites as well as traditional folk songs and Americanaflavored original compositions. The band has performed at nightspots in the State College area, as well as at central Pennsylvania festivals and many private events. URBAN FUSION BAND* 9:30 p.m.; St. Paul’s United Methodist Church Andrew Jackson Jazz Ensemble, co-led by saxophonist Dr. Eli Byrne and percussionist Dr. Andrew Jackson, blends elements of jazz, rock, Latin, funk and soul into musical jambalaya. Their repertoire includes many originals, plus songs from a wide variety of artists such as Grover Washington Jr., Carlos Santana, John Lee Hooker and Herbie Hancock. The band showcases a diversity of talent as well, featuring established recording artists along with young players from the State College area. JOEL BLUNK* 10 p.m.; State College Presbyterian Church Joel Blunk has been singing and playing the guitar since he was 5 years old, and writing songs for just as long. From his Midwest roots and experiences as a Nashville songwriter, professional athlete, college coach and minister for the past 20 years, he reveals through story and song how we are all beginners, all the time. THE ULTRA KINGS* 10:15 p.m.; Grace Lutheran Church The Ultra Kings have been together for 10 years and have played in the northeast and Mid-Atlantic region regularly and have been a crowd favorite at the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts. Combining rockabilly and rock ‘n’ roll in just the right proportions, the Ultra Kings create a sound all their own. — Compiled by Gazette staff
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Study: E-cigarettes less addictive than cigarettes HERSHEY — E-cigarettes appear to be less addictive than cigarettes in former smokers and this could help improve understanding of how various nicotine delivery devices lead to dependence, according to researchers. “We found that e-cigarettes appear to be less addictive than tobacco cigarettes in a large sample of long-term users,� said Dr. Jonthan Foulds, professor of public health sciences and psychiatry, Penn State College of Medicine. The popularity of e-cigarettes, which typically deliver nicotine, propylene glycol, glycerin and flavorings through inhaled vapor, has increased in the past five years. There are currently more than 400 brands of “e-cigs� available. Ecigs contain far fewer cancer-causing and other toxic substances than cigarettes, however their long-term effects on health and nicotine dependence are unknown. To study e-cigarette dependence, the researchers developed an online survey, including questions designed to assess previous dependence on cigarettes and almost identical questions to assess current dependence on ecigs. More than 3,500 current users of e-cigs who were ex-cigarette smokers completed the Penn State Cigarette Dependence Index and the Penn State Electronic Cigarette Dependence Index. Higher nicotine concentration in e-cig liquid, as well as use of advanced second-generation e-cigs, which deliver nicotine more efficiently than earlier “cigalikes,� predicted dependence. Consumers who had used e-cigs longer also appeared to be more addicted. “However, people with all the characteristics of a more dependent e-cig user (e.g. longer use of an advanced e-cig with a high nicotine concentration in the liquid) in our study still had a lower e-cig dependence score than their cigarette dependence score,� Foulds said. “We think this is because they’re getting less nicotine from the e-cigs than they were getting from cigarettes.�
Although many regular users of e-cigarettes are trying to quit smoking, the Food and Drug Administration has not approved them for this use, and they cannot be marketed as a smoking cessation product. “This is a new class of products that’s not yet regulated,� Foulds said. “It has the potential to do good and help a lot of people quit, but it also has the potential to do harm. Continuing to smoke and use e-cigarettes may not reduce health risks. Kids who have never smoked might begin nicotine addiction with e-cigs. There’s a need for a better understanding of these products. “We don’t have long-term health data of e-cig use yet, but any common sense analysis says that e-cigs are much less toxic. And our paper shows that they appear to be much less addictive, as well. So in both measures they seem to have advantages when you’re concerned about health.� The findings, which are published in Nicotine & Tobacco Research, also have implications for developing e-cigs for smoking cessation. “We might actually need e-cigarettes that are better at delivering nicotine because that’s what’s more likely to help people quit,� Foulds said. Previous research shows that nicotine replacement efficacy correlates with higher nicotine dose and faster delivery speed. The new index used in the study is more modern than the most widely-used dependence survey, the Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence. That scale was developed 25 years ago and does not reflect modern use of tobacco and nicotine products. “People smoke fewer cigarettes today but are still clearly addicted, and the old scale — while still reasonably effective — was not designed to measure that,� Foulds said. The new questionnaire also allows for cross-compari-
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ACCORDING TO researchers, e-cigarettes appear to be less addictive than cigarettes in former smokers. This could help improve understanding of how various nicotine delivery devices lead to dependence. sons between different nicotine and tobacco products. “Not only are e-cigs a booming industry, but new tobacco products are set to enter the market soon,� Foulds said. “Our questionnaire is designed to compare dependence across different products simply by substituting the different product name into the questionnaire in place of cigarettes.� Additional researchers on this project are Susan Veldheer, research coordinator, Jessica Yingst, research assistant, and Shari Hrabovsky, research nurse practitioner, all at Penn State College of Medicine; Stephen J. Wilson and Travis T. Nichols, both at Penn State; and Thomas T. Eissenberg at Virginia Commonwealth University.
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Blood donations sought STATE COLLEGE — The American Red Cross asks eligible blood donors to make a resolution to give blood regularly in 2015, beginning with National Blood Donor Month in January. National Blood Donor Month recognizes the importance of giving blood and platelets while honoring those who roll up a sleeve to help patients in need. It has been observed during January since 1970, and that’s no coincidence. Winter is an especially difficult time to collect enough blood to meet patient needs. Unpredictable winter weather can result in blood drive cancellations, and seasonal illnesses, such as the flu, may cause some donors to be unable to make or keep blood donation appointments. Donors of all blood types are needed, especially those with O-negative, A-negative and B-negative. With a shelf life of 42 days, red blood cells must be constantly replenished to maintain an adequate supply for patients.
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4-H members compete at national conference LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Pennsylvania 4-H’ers competed successfully at the National 4-H Poultry and Egg Conference, held Nov. 19 and 20 at the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center in Louisville, Ky. The Avian Bowl team placing second and the Poultry Judging team placing fourth. The Avian Bowl is a double-elimination, round-robin tournament in which contestants are required to answer questions regarding poultry science, poultry meat and egg production, and the poultry industry. Members of the team were Taylor Mauk, of Pleasant Gap; Sierra Rider, of Bellefonte; and Kayleigh Rine, of Bellefonte. Sandy Haagen, of Howard, coached the team. In the poultry judging contest, participants are required to judge ready-to-cook chicken and turkey carcasses, liveproduction hens, and market eggs. Members of the Poultry Judging team were Brian Cameron, Mathew Holliday, Brandon Long, Matthew Kasopsky and coach Denise Holliday, all of Montgomery County. Phillip Clauer, senior instructor in Penn State’s Department of Animal Science, and Gregory Martin, extension educator, accompanied the group. Clauer was one of two speakers at a Poultry Careers workshop, discussing the career opportunities available in the poultry industry and how to pursue a college program that will give students diverse experiences in poultry to develop successful careers. Terry Ashby, of Perdue Farms, spoke about his work in the industry. The National 4-H Poultry and Egg conference strives to develop the next generation of leaders through teaching skills and decision-making while encouraging 4-H’ers to gain a comprehensive body of knowledge about poultry and the industry. At the 2014 conference, 157 senior 4-H’ers from 22 states participated in the five separate competitive events. Youth are strongly encouraged to participate in one of these poultry contests in the future. These activities provide exceptional learning experiences, plus fun and awards. Since 2002, Pennsylvania has offered state contests in Poultry Judging, Chicken and Turkey Barbecue Presentations and the Avian Bowl, and Pennsylvania delegates consistently have placed very well nationally. For more information about participating in these
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PENNSYLVANIA WAS well-represented at the National 4-H Poultry and Egg Conference, which was held recently in Louisville, Ky. Pictured, from left, are Sandy Haagen, Brandon Long, Taylor Mauk, Brian Cameron, Kayleigh Rine, Gregory Martin, Sierra Rider, Mathew Holliday, Matthew Kasopsky, Phillip J. Clauer and Denise Holliday. events, contact Clauer at pclauer@psu.edu or (814) 8638960, or visit the state 4-H poultry website, www.extension.
psu.edu/4-h/projects/poultry/contest-events/statecontest.
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM
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BALD EAGLE AREA HIGH SCHOOL principal Jack Tobias welcomes veterans during the Veterans Days Celebration held on Nov. 11 at the BEA high school main gymnasium. Events were held at all the district’s schools, with each school planning a special program of speeches, music, patriotic artwork, student essays and various other tributes to honor local men and women who served in the military.
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ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST CATHOLIC SCHOOL in Bellefonte held its annual Christmas Pageant on Dec. 15. The school’s students told the story of Jesus’ birth through song and helped build the nativity.
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AARON SHENCK, the new executive director of the Pennsylvania Association of Private School Administrators, recently toured the campus of one of its longstanding members, South Hills School of Business and Technology in State College. PAPSA represents the more than 320 private career colleges and schools in the commonwealth. Pictured, from left, are Shenck, Paul Mazza III, assistant to the president of South Hills School, and Susan Vidmar, director of education at South Hills.
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Area groups provide Christmas to less fortunate STATE COLLEGE — On Dec. 19, a large group of volunteers gathered at Mountain View Country Club to fill containers with food, arrange coats, shoes and other items, and line up boxes and boxes of toys. All this effort was being made to prepare for the Toys for Tots distribution to deserving State College-area residents. Distribution started at 8 a.m. on Dec. 20. At 10:30 a.m., the line was steady and about 200 families had received food, toys for the kids, and coats and gloves. Elks Lodge of State College leaders said they expected to help approximately 285 families this season. The food included a turkey and bread supplied by the Elks, with the State College Food Bank providConnie Cousins ing most of the other covers a wide items. Penn State footvariety of events in Centre County for ball players and Delta the Centre County members helped to Gazette. Email her transport the supplies at ccous67@gmail. to Mountain View for com. the filling of the food boxes to take place. Each box had canned goods, as well as
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bags that had been made up by the State College School District Paraprofessionals for “cookie making.” Inside the bags were cookie mix, cookie cutters and sprinkles for decorating. William Reiber, food coordinator for the event, said that the Boalsburg and Alpha fire companies had delivered the Toys for Tots items, which were collected via the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve’s well-known program, by fire trucks the day before. Prior to that, many hands had helped to wrap and tag all the toys. Donna Wellers coordinated the group of high school students, college students, Marines and others who wrapped packages at the Penn Stater. Brad Lunsford, past Elks Lodge president, said of the morning’s activities, “We have this down to a science. It is well staffed and well coordinated.” “Christ Community Church made the stockings that were included in the boxes and the two sixth grades at Park Forest Middle School knitted hats to give,” said Linda Brown, State College Food Bank board member. “This year, the school received a grant and was able to buy a larger loom to produce the hats.” Randi Menard and Brian McGonigal are the two sixth grade teachers involved in the community service project, said Brown. Missy Garvin, operations manager for the food bank, was on hand and taking pictures of the various stations where shoes,
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HUNDREDS OF PRESENTS were ready for distribution to area families, thanks in part to the State College Elks. coats and stuffed animals were available She said she was grateful to Chris Shinaham for providing a box truck to haul things from the food bank to Mountain View, saving her many trips and hours. Natalie Corman, director of adult services for Centre County, was key in con-
necting the Toys for Tots with the food bank and the Elks. The food bank had been looking for some way to distribute the toys and other items collected there. All the groups came together in a huge collaborative effort to provide a merrier holiday for those in need.
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THE SHAFFER FAMILY visits with Santa and his wife, Mrs. Claus, at the Centre Hall Fire Company’s annual holiday breakfast.
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BECKY EVANS stands by her French nativity scene. She collected the figures during her many trips to France.
Spring Mills church hosts ‘Christmas by the Creek’ By SAM STITZER pennsvalley@centrecountygazette.com
SPRING MILLS — A dozen nativity scenes from the United States and abroad were on display during Grace United Church of Christ’s “Christmas by the Creek” event, which was held on Dec. 21. Becky Evans, of Spring Mills, was one of the event’s organizers. Evans taught French at Penns Valley High School for 33 years before retiring in 2009. She has made many trips to France and has brought back a few nativity scene figurines each time, acquiring a collection of nearly 60, which were on display during the event. According to Evans, a French nativity scene is very different from a traditional American one. “They have all of the same figurines as we do, but they also add a variety of other figures who represent humble villagers who don’t have money to give like the wise
men, but they all come to honor the Christ child and bring a small token of what they do have to give,” Evans said. “So, the hunter brings a rabbit, the fishmonger brings fish, the miller brings a bag of flour, basket weaver brings a basket and so on.” Evans’ figures are all sculpted in clay by the same French artisan. The wooden stable in Evans’ nativity scene was made for her by Marty Smith, of Centre Hall, while he was one of her students at Penns Valley High School. Nativities from China, Peru, Puerto Rico, Italy and the U.S., including one from Native American culture, were on display in the church sanctuary. Some of the scenes were acquired by church members while they were on mission trips. In another room of the church, refreshments were served and Christmas stories were read to children by Scott Geesey. Outside the church, a live nativity was performed by church members.
Centre Hall Fire Company hosts breakfast with Santa By SAM STITZER
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CENTRE HALL — On Dec. 20, the Centre Hall Fire Company hosted a breakfast with Santa at the fire hall. Beginning at 8 a.m., children and parents began arriving, lining up in the fire hall’s meeting room for a hearty breakfast of bacon, sausage, ham, eggs, toast, hash browns, pancakes, fruit and drinks, all prepared by fire company members. Patrons ate their meals in the three-bay equipment garage, where rows of tables and chairs replaced fire trucks for the morning. The kids took turns sitting on Santa’s lap, telling him of their Christmas wishes,
and each child received a wrapped gift from one of Santa’s elves. Some of the gifts came from the Toys for Tots program, and others were donated by the fire company. Fire company member Jack Muthersbaugh said that the fire company hosts the breakfast not as a fundraiser, but as a service to the community. They have been holding the event for 13 years. Outside the fire hall, Frank Zajaczkowski, of Restless Winds Carriage Service in Centre Hall, hooked up two Percheron draft horses to his 1890s style carriage and gave rides around the block. He was kept busy all morning as people enjoyed the Christmas spirit in Centre Hall.
CVIM campaign in full swing STATE COLLEGE — For 11 years, the Centre Volunteers in Medicine Friends and Family Campaign has been CVIM’s largest fundraiser. Once again, any gift made before Wednesday, Dec. 31, will have double the impact thanks to Lance and Ellen Shaner, who will generously match dollar for dollar up to the first $50,000. With the instability of health care in the United States, CVIM continues to be the local solution for medical and dental care for thousands of uninsured Centre County
residents. More than 80 percent of CVIM patients work, many holding multiple jobs and having to make tough decisions between paying rent, buying food, or buying medicines or health care. Every donation makes a difference, and for every dollar donated CVIM is able to generate more than $3.20 in services. Visit www.cvim.net and click on “Donate Now” or mail contributions to CVIM, 2520 Green Tech Drive, Suite D, State College, PA 16803.
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The Blonde Cucina: Tips to eliminate some holiday stress
CIARA SEMACK
Ciara Semack is the owner of Bella II in Bellefonte. Her column will appear every other week in the Gazette. Questions, suggestions and comments can be directed to ciara@ semack.net.
holiday.
Holidays can be stressful. I know with owning my own restaurant, I’m already busy as it is. Then, I realize that I have to do shopping, decorate my restaurant and home, bake cookies and snacks, wrap gifts, attend holiday parties and, most importantly, plan what type of food everyone will want to celebrate the holidays. I don’t know about everyone else, but this pushes me into panic mode, and not all of us have access to the “bat signal” to indicate we need help. I’m sure if you think about it, at one point during every holiday season there is that one thing you can pinpoint that pushes you into stress mode. And, we all know everyone has his or her own holiday horror stories. I’m here to give you some tips on how we all can keep those holiday horror stories in the past. I’m also going to tell you about some snacks, drinks and other items to have in your arsenal that will guarantee you have a fun and stress-free
TIP 1: IT’S PERFECTLY ACCEPTABLE TO PURCHASE COOKIES
Take your holiday to-do list and prioritize. Decide what you want to do and can do, then accept what you, unfortunately, won’t get done. Know that it’s perfectly acceptable to buy cookies. You can make some and buy some, if you want. You wouldn’t believe the delicious cookies you can whip up with that premade cookie dough from the grocery store. Honestly, folks, that’s what I do — I make and I buy. You wouldn’t believe how your stress level goes down with this one little tip.
CIARA’S GO-TO HOLIDAY COOKIE BAR 1 box cake mix with holiday sprinkles 1/2 cup butter, softened 1 egg 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
1 cup white chocolate chips Heat the oven to 350 F. Line a 9-by-9-inch baking pan with aluminum foil and spray with cooking spray. Set aside. Using an electric mixer, beat the cake mix, butter and egg together on medium speed until a thick dough forms. Press about two-thirds of the dough into the bottom of the prepared baking pan. Sprinkle with the white chocolate chips. P our the sweetened condensed milk evenly over the top. Separate the remaining dough into small balls and evenly space over the top. Bake for 30 minutes, or until they just begin to brown. Cool overnight.
TIP 2: YOU DON’T NEED A FOUR-COURSE MEAL — SNACKS ARE BETTER AND EASIER ANYWAY
You had that huge meal at Thanksgiving, and you need to make time to visit with people, open gifts, and, sometimes, travel. This is why snacks are better. They transport more easily, are much, much quicker, and people secretly love them more than a big meal. Remember to let the grocery store and restaurants help you. I have people ordering appetizer and sandwich platters to help supplement what they made themselves. Once again, it reduces that pesky holiday stress level. Here is one item you can make that is easy and that people will love.
HOMEMADE BEEF DIP
1 small jar dried beef 1/2 pint sour cream 8-ounce package cream cheese 2 tablespoons milk 2 tablespoons green pepper, finely chopped 2 tablespoons onion, finely chopped 1/4 cup walnuts or pecans, chopped Put all items in a food processor and mix until combined. Transfer to serving bowl and chill for 2 hours.
TIP 3: MAKE IT FUN FOR THE KIDS
Embrace the holiday energy and excitement children give off. It truly will get you through the holidays. Make time to do something with your kids. These fun, exciting things are, honestly, what you’re going to remember and what they will bring up years from now.
Holiday recycling tips Church to host soup sale STATE COLLEGE — Want to be environmentally friendly this holiday season? Check out these tips from the Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority on what to do with cardboard, wrapping paper and Christmas trees.
CORRUGATED CARDBOARD BOXES
Corrugated cardboard boxes can be recycled if they are flattened and free of all “peanuts.” Curbside customers can place flattened boxes beside their curbside recycling bin. Residents can also bring their cardboard boxes to any drop-off recycling container labeled “corrugated cardboard.”
HOWARD — The Howard United Methodist Church, 144 W. Main Street in Howard, will be hosting a soup sale luncheon from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 15, in the Fellowship Hall. Soup, rolls, beverage and pie are available for lunch, eat-in or takeout. Cost is $6. Orders for $6 quarts of soup should be made by Sunday, Jan. 11. Contact Patti Long at (814) 625-2182 or Helen Meyer at (814) 625-2722. Soup comes in freezable containers. Proceeds from the soup sale are designated to local missions in the area. We Accept Food Stamps, EBT, or SNAP Benefits
WRAPPING PAPER AND GIFT BOXES
Gift boxes and non-metallic wrapping paper can be recycled. All CCRRA curbside recycling customers can recycle their gift boxes, wrapping and tissue paper with their curbside recyclables, bagging these with mixed paper. Non-curbside customers wishing to recycle these items can bring them to any drop-off recycling container labeled for “mixed paper.”
CHRISTMAS TREES
Be sure to check with your local municipality for Christmas tree recycling options.
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TIP 4: MAKE IT FUN FOR THE ADULTS
You don’t need to have a fully stocked fridge overflowing with every type of soda, water, beer and wine. Just pick two beverages for your holiday party. (Remember, 2-liter bottles of soda might be cheaper, but in the long run, cans are better. You can store them for a later date if you don’t use them all.) Accept that you won’t please everyone all the time, however, if you make my super-simple holiday punch, you just might. Every holiday, I make this go-to festive-looking punch that gets rave reviews. It’s simple, inexpensive and it lasts.
CIARA’S HOLIDAY PUNCH
1 bottle chilled sparkling sweet wine (I use Elmo Pio asti.) 1 bottle chilled sweet wine (I use Elmo Pio moscato.) 1 can chunked pineapple 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1/2 cup sugar 2 kiwis 1 pint strawberries Slice strawberries; peel and slice kiwi. Place all ingredients in large punch bowl and stir. With these easy recipes and tips, you have new tricks in your arsenal that only you and I know about. Hopefully, your holiday stress level will go down considerably.
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Penn State takes on Boston College in Pinstripe Bowl By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com
NEW YORK — For many reasons, the matchup between Penn State and Boston College in the Pinstripe Bowl on Dec. 27 calls up echoes of long-ago talks about an Eastern Conference. These two schools would have been among the core schools in that conference — along with Pitt, Syracuse, West Virginia, Rutgers, Navy, Army and Temple, and possibly others. It was serious talk, and many people thought it was more-or-less a done deal. Who knows, by now the Eastern Conference could have included schools like UConn, UMass, Virginia Tech, UCF, Cincinnatti and Louisville. Two divisions and a championship game, maybe even at the Meadowlands or Yankee Stadium. It never happened, of course, and Penn State eventually looked west, setting dominoes falling that still haven’t stopped. Yet two old eastern rivals like the Nittany Lions and the Eagles meeting in a bowl game in New York City certainly brings up thoughts about what could have been. Not that this matchup needs any more hype. The 2014 Pinstripe Bowl is among the hottest tickets in this bowl season, and it brings together two teams that are both fighting back and up.
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PENN STATE quarterback Christian Hackenberg, who has been battling a sophomore slump, leads the Nittany Lions into battle with Boston College in the Pinstripe Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 27. Boston College finished 7-5 this season with impressive victories over USC, 37-31, North Carolina State, 30-14, Virginia Tech, 33-31, and Syracuse, 28-7. The Eagles lost three games by fewer than five points, including a 20-17 squeaker to No. 1 Florida State on Nov. 22. At 7-5, there were vari-
ous bowl possiblities for Boston College, but the Pinstripe Bowl was by far the preferred option — and the one with the highest incentive. “We’re just passionate about wanting to be there,” head coach Steve Addazio said. “It’s easy to do that when you feel it from the heart. I know
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needed. “I’ve been to that bowl two times now. It’s a bigtime atmosphere handled in a big-time fashion. Players of other teams who have been there rave about their experience. I could go down the list of reasons why. For me to go in and be passionate about our genuine desire to be there wasn’t very hard. It’s a natural fit. “It’s a great game with the two teams that are playing each other. Our alumni base was so fired up, as well as our students. It works on every front.” As far as what the Eagles do on the field, they seem to be a throwback in this age of spread offenses and open backfields. Boston College thrives on playing defense and running the ball. And then running the ball some more. For the season, the Eagles ran the ball 589 times for 3,022 yards and 29 touchdowns, averaging 49 rushing attempts per game for 251 yards. In contrast, Boston College threw only 18 times per game and averaged just 132 yards per game and 7 yards per pass. If this seems to play into the hands of Penn State’s No. 1 ranked rushing defense, the answer is yes — and no. It’s yes because, on paper, Penn State should be able to load up and dare the Eagles to throw the ball. No team this season, except Pinstripe, Page 13
PENN STATE Overall: 6-6 Big Ten: 2-6 Home: 3-4 Away: 2-2 Neutral: 1-0 Coach: James Franklin, first season Record at Penn State: 6-6 Overall record: 30-21 Record vs. Boston College: 0-0
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College Football bowl games at a glance By the Associated Press
FRIDAY, DEC. 26
n Heart of Dallas Bowl Illinois (6-6) vs. Louisiana Tech (8-4), 1 p.m. (ESPN) n Quick Lane Bowl at Detroit Rutgers (7-5) vs. North Carolina (6-6), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN) n St. Petersburg (Fla.) Bowl UCF (9-3) vs. N.C. State (7-5), 8 p.m. (ESPN)
SATURDAY, DEC. 27
n Military Bowl at Annapolis, Md. Virginia Tech (6-6) vs. Cincinnati (9-3), 1 p.m. (ESPN) n Sun Bowl at El Paso, Texas Duke (9-3) vs. Arizona State (9-3), 2 p.m. (CBS) n Independence Bowl at Shreveport, La. Miami (6-6) vs. South Carolina (6-6), 4 p.m. (ESPN2) n Pinstripe Bowl at Bronx, N.Y. Boston College (7-5) vs. Penn State (6-6), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN) n Holiday Bowl at San Diego Nebraska (9-3) vs. Southern Cal (8-4), 8 p.m. (ESPN)
FRIDAY, JAN. 2
n Armed Forces Bowl at Fort Worth, Texas Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. Houston (7-5), Noon (ESPN) n TaxSlayer Bowl at Jacksonville, Fla. Iowa (7-5) vs. Tennessee (6-6), 3:20 p.m. (ESPN) n Alamo Bowl at San Antonio UCLA (9-3) vs. Kansas State (9-3), 6:45 p.m. (ESPN) n Cactus Bowl at Tempe, Ariz. Oklahoma State (6-6) vs. Washington (8-5), 10:15 p.m. (ESPN)
SATURDAY, JAN. 3
n Birmingham (Ala.) Bowl Florida (6-5) vs. East Carolina (8-4), 1 p.m. (ESPN2) n GoDaddy Bowl at Mobile, Ala. Toledo (8-4) vs. Arkansas State (7-5), 9 p.m. (ESPN)
SATURDAY, JAN. 10
n Medal of Honor Bowl at Charleston, S.C. American vs. National, 2:30 p.m.
MONDAY, JAN. 12
n College Football Championship at Arlington, Texas Sugar Bowl winner vs. Rose Bowl winner, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
SATURDAY, JAN. 17
n East-West Shrine Classic at St. Petersburg, Fla. East vs. West, 4 p.m. (NFLN) n NFLPA Collegiate Bowl at Carson, Calif. National vs. American, 4 p.m. (ESPN2)
SATURDAY, JAN. 24
n Senior Bowl at Mobile, Ala. North vs. South, 4 p.m. (NFLN)
MONDAY, DEC. 29
n Liberty Bowl at Memphis, Tenn. West Virginia (7-5) vs. Texas A&M (7-5), 2 p.m. (ESPN) n Russell Athletic Bowl at Orlando, Fla. Clemson (9-3) vs. Oklahoma (8-4), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) n Texas Bowl at Houston Texas (6-6) vs. Arkansas (6-6), 9 p.m. (ESPN)
TUESDAY, DEC. 30
n Music City Bowl at Nashville, Tenn. Notre Dame (7-5) vs. LSU (8-4), 3 p.m. (ESPN) n Belk Bowl at Charlotte, N.C. Louisville (9-3) vs. Georgia (9-3), 6:30 p.m. (ESPN) n Fosters Farm Bowl at Santa Clara, Calif. Stanford (7-5) vs. Maryland (7-5), 10 p.m. (ESPN)
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 31
n Peach Bowl at Atlanta Mississippi (9-3) vs. TCU (11-1), 12:30 p.m. (ESPN) n Fiesta Bowl at Glendale, Ariz. Boise State (11-2) vs. Arizona (10-3), 4 p.m. (ESPN) n Orange Bowl at Miami Gardens, Fla. Mississippi State (10-2) vs. Georgia Tech (103), 8 p.m. (ESPN)
THURSDAY, JAN. 1
n Outback Bowl at Tampa, Fla. Wisconsin (10-3) vs. Auburn (8-4), Noon (ESPN2) n Cotton Bowl Classic at Arlington, Texas Michigan State (10-2) vs. Baylor (11-1), 12:30 p.m. (ESPN) n Citrus Bowl at Orlando, Fla. Minnesota (8-4) vs. Missouri (10-3), 1 p.m. (ABC) n Rose Bowl at Pasadena, Calif. Playoff semifinal: Oregon (12-1) vs. Florida State (13-0), 5 p.m. (ESPN) n Sugar Bowl at New Orleans Playoff semifinal: Alabama (12-1) vs. Ohio State (12-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
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PENN STATE first-year coach James Franklin has the Nittany Lions back in the bowl picture. With a 6-6 record, the Lions earned a berth in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl. Pinstripe, from page 1 Ohio State in spurts, has been able to run the ball consistently against the Lions. It’s no because of one player: Boston College dual-threat quarterback Tyler Murphy. The senior signal caller has had an outstanding season, and he presents a threat every time he touches the ball. Murphy ran 170 times for 1,079 yards and 10 touchdowns, as well as completing 120 of 211 passes for another 1,526 yards and 11 scores. Murphy is an exceptional athlete, and the threat of him exploding on any play has opened up things for his other backs. Jon Hillman (712 yards), Myles Wills (440), Sherman Alston (352), Marcus Outlow (228), and Tyler Rouse (214) have all gained more than 200 yards this year and have combined for 19 rushing touchdowns. This all brings back memories of Ohio State’s J.T. Barrett, who’s read-option plays were very effective against Penn State, especially in the first half and in overtime. Murphy is well aware of the Penn State defense and the challenges it presents, and he will be counting heavily on his offensive line. “They (the offensive linemen) have been doing it all year long,” he said. “We have faced a lot of good defenses whether it’s USC, Clemson, Florida State — and Syracuse was a top- notch defense.
“The offensive line has done a good job handling what teams have thrown at them. We’ve done a pretty good job with possession of the ball. So we feel like we can do some things especially up front. We are going to ride on them and lead the way. They are looking forward to it and they are hungry.” Defensively, Boston College does what Penn State does — stop the run. Teams average only 95 yards per game and have scored just 14 touchdowns. Boston College does give up more than 218 passing yards per game, but just 7 yards per attempt, so the Eagle pass defenders are adept at keeping everything in front of them. In addition, the Boston College defense had 31 sacks (for 210 yards), nine interceptions and three fumble recoveries. For Penn State, playing in its first post-sanction bowl, just being there is a big step forward. From the extra practices, extra time together, and a 13th game, to the apparently top-notch experience this bowl offers, it is a win-win situation all around for the Lions. In the media events leading up to the game, all of the Penn State coaches have emphasized the most important aspect of this game: It is another chance to get better. It is also another chance to reacquaint itself with an old eastern rival. Kickoff is set for 4:30 p.m.
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December 24-30, 2014
Repeat Offenders
Penn State repeats as women’s volleyball champs By CLIFF BRUNT The Associated Press
OKLAHOMA CITY — Micha Hancock’s dream came true. The senior setter from nearby Edmond, Okla., won a national title in front of family and friends in her final college match. She had 36 assists and five digs to help Penn State beat Brigham Young 25-21, 26-24, 25-14 on Dec. 18 for its second consecutive NCAA women’s volleyball championship. “What’s hitting me now is I’m not coming back to play with my girls,” Hancock said. “I’ve been around for a long time. They’re like a family to me. I’m just going to miss the Penn State family. It’s just weird to be an alum. It’s a great way to end my career here.” Hancock helped the Nittany Lions neutralize the nation’s No. 1 blocking team. BYU coach Shawn Olmstead said Hancock proved why she was named the AVCA national player of the year. “She deserves all that credit, all that recognition,” Olmstead said. “Absolutely, she is the best. She gets my vote. She did an outstanding job. She did move the ball around better than we did.” Penn State’s Megan Courtney was named the tournament’s most outstanding player. The junior had 23 kills against Stanford in the semifinals and 11 kills and 14 digs in the final. Aiyana Whitney had 11 kills in the final and Nia Grant had nine for Penn State (36-3), which won its sixth title in eight years and No. 7 overall to break a tie with Stanford for most overall championships.
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PENN STATE players celebrate after scoring the winning point against BYU, right, during the NCAA women’s volleyball tournament championship match in Oklahoma City on Dec. 20. Penn State won in three sets. Pictured are Penn State’s Megan Courtney (17), Ali Frantti (5), Nia Grant (7), Dominique Gonzalez (4) and Micha Hancock (12). Jennifer Hamson had 14 kills and Alexa Gray added nine for BYU, which had won 12 straight matches.
The Cougars (30-5) beat ditional powers Nebraska Texas to get to the final, were trying to become the
traand and first
unseeded team to win a national championship. “These kids didn’t fail,” Olmstead said. “They didn’t lose.
They competed, and they’re going to grow from this experience, and they’re going to be better because of it.” In the first set, Whitney had five kills and Courtney and Grant had three for the Nittany Lions, who held BYU to a .132 hitting percentage. In the second set, BYU took a 17-14 lead before Penn State rallied to take it 26-24. Whitney hammered down four more kills with just one error. Gray had six kills in the set, but the Cougars struggled with their passing game. Hamson’s service error at 24all gave Penn State a set point, and a double block by Hancock and Haleigh Washington put the set in the Nittany Lions’ column. Penn State rolled through the third set, holding the Cougars to a minus-.028 hitting percentage. “I thought we had opportunities,” Olmstead said. “I thought we were close. Maybe others don’t think that, but I want to think that. I thought we pushed them. We gave them a good fight.” The Nittany Lions might not be done winning titles. Courtney, Whitney, Washington and outside hitter Ali Frantti all return. Still, Hancock’s shoes are going to be tough to fill. “Micha’s had a lot of great things happen at Penn State,” head coach Russ Rose said. “She’s worked hard, and I’m sure that I’ve been hard on a lot of players, and I’m sure I was especially hard on her and her development. I think she achieved what she wanted to achieve when she came to Penn State.”
Penn State takes down Virginia Tech in dramatic fashion UNIVERSITY PARK — The No. 5 Penn State wrestling team knew it could have its hands full with No. 9 Virginia Tech. And the Nittany Lions knew they could beat the Hokies. But no one knew it would turn out the way it did. PSU won at least one it was predicted to lose and lost several it was predicted to win. Most of the more than 6,300 fans who packed Rec Hall on Dec. 19 will chalk it up to all’s well that ends well. The Nittany Lions (5-0, 1-0 Big Ten) won six of 10 bouts, including the climactic bout of the night at 285 Andy Elder pounds, to turn away covers Penn State a feisty Virginia Tech wrestling for The Centre County (4-1) team, 20-15. Gazette. Email “This dual was just him at sports@ one helluva dual. If centrecounty you’re a college wresgazette.com. tling fan you should leave pleased tonight. We didn’t waste anybody’s money tonight,” Virginia Tech coach Kevin Dresser said. While admittedly not pleased with how his Nittany Lions wrestled, Penn State coach Cael Sanderson was happy to get a win. “I think we had some great performances in some big matches. I thought (Jordan) Conaway started us out with a huge win and coming back after the break (Garett) Hammond got us rolling with a tech fall,” he said. “I felt pretty good at that time but then things kind of went south a little bit after that. Overall, I think Virginia Tech was a good team. I think they wrestled hard. I’m not real happy with the way we wrestled, but when the whole team doesn’t wres-
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tle great, that’s usually the coaching and not one guy who didn’t look good. Just the overall energy level wasn’t really good today. That’s something I have to look at.” Leading just 17-15 lead with one match left, the Nittany Lions were staring a home loss to the Hokies in the face. The Hokies sent out No. 6 Ty Walz against PSU’s Jimmy Lawson, unranked and still working his way back from knee surgery at the end of last season. So, on paper, Virginia Tech had a decided advantage. After a scoreless first period, Walz escaped to start the second. Lawson slipped behind for a takedown with seven seconds left in the period to take a 2-1 lead and send the crowd into a frenzy. Lawson escaped in the third and looked like he might hold on for the win. Walz, though, scored a takedown with eight seconds left and then a wild flurry ensued. Lawson appeared to escape as time expired and the Hokies thought Walz had then scored a takedown at the buzzer. Referee Kenny Ritchie went straight to the review monitor and ruled that neither had happened, sending the match into overtime tied, 3-3. With 18.8 seconds remaining in the sudden victory period, Lawson got in on a single, secured the other leg and got the winning takedown, unleashing bedlam in Rec Hall. The Nittany Lion heavyweight sprinted around the mat in celebration as the crowd roared. “It’s all about doing what it takes to win. Coach Cael said it after that whistle blew and they were reviewing that escape, ‘You’ve got to want it and you’ve got to go out there and do it,’” Lawson said. “That match determined who would win the dual. We’ve got the greatest fans in the world so when they’re behind me and the coaches and my teammates believe in me, you can do great things.” Dresser was pragmatic in his assessment of the deciding match.
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PENN STATE’S Jimmy Lawson defeated Virginia Tech’s Ty Walz in overtime to propel the Nittany Lions to a 20-15 victory. “It could have gone either way. When you go down to heavyweight, especially in overtime when you’ve got two guys who are sweating that much… The review hurt us because we had him tired and on the ropes,” he said. “I thought that was obvious because we came back and tied it up. I knew going into that review we gave him a chance to get a little bit of a breather. If we wrestled that last minute 10 times, it might come out 5-5. It didn’t come out for us.” Uncharacteristically, Penn State lost three bouts in which it had the higherranked wrestler. No. 13 Zack Beitz (149), No. 2 Matt Brown (174) and No. 18 Matt McCutcheon (184) all lost by decision. Brown fell in overtime to ninth-ranked freshman Zach
Epperly. The Hokie scored an escape and takedown in the third to force overtime and then won it with another takedown with 24 seconds left in the sudden victory period. “Zach Epperly’s proven that he’s a freshman but he don’t wrestle like a freshman. To come into this environment as a freshman and to beat a senior in this place is pretty remarkable. I was pleased with his effort,” Dresser said. On the flip side, Penn State got a big upset to start the match. Tenth-ranked Conaway ignited the sellout crowd with a 7-5 upset of No. 5 Joey Dance, the Nittany Lion junior’s biggest win of the season so far. Penn State, Page 15
DeCember 24-30, 2014 Penn State, from page 14 Dance scored the initial takedown late in the first period but Conaway quickly escaped. In the second, Conaway chose bottom, escape, scored a takedown and turned Dance to take a 6-2 lead into the third period. Dance escaped and scored a takedown, but Conaway kicked free and held off the Hokie for a 7-5 win. Conaway improved to 8-0. “I shot a low single and he rolled and I knew he was going to funk and do that and just scrambled and then got back points out of it. I was working with Coach Cody in those positions the last couple of days so I think that definitely helped out a lot,” Conaway said. “It was there and I reacted right away and got back points along with the takedown.” Jimmy Gulibon followed with another dominating win to improve his record to 8-0, too. The fifth-ranked Nittany Lion gave up the initial takedown, but roared back with two of his own for a 5-3 lead after one. An escape in the second and another takedown in the third sealed his 9-4 win over No. 19 Kevin Norstrem. Virginia Tech took the next two bouts to tie the score at 9-9. No. 3 Devin Carter pinned Michael Waters in 1:56 at 141 and Sal Matriani used three takedowns and an escape to edge Beitz, 7-5, at 149. Cody Law put Penn State back in front with a solid 10-4 decision at 157. The Nittany Lion freshman had two takedowns in each of the first two periods and added an escape and riding-time point to turn away David Wesley. At 165, Garrett Hammond notched what would prove to be a crucial 17-2 technical fall in 7 minutes. “To get a tech fall against a tough opponent made a huge difference,” Sanderson said. That was especially true when Brown and McCutcheon were upset in back-to-back bouts and fourth-ranked Morgan McIntosh could only notch a 5-0 decision at 197. “Virginia Tech really did a great job,” Sanderson said. “Losing that first match and coming back and almost winning the dual, they did a good job.”
WHAT’S NEXT
Sanderson said the Nittany Lions were free to travel home for Christmas following the win and would return to campus a few days before they travel to Chattanooga, Tenn., for the Southern Scuffle, set for Thursday, Jan. 1, and Friday, Jan. 2. As in years past, Sanderson said Penn State will be allowed to enter 15 wrestlers. The highest-scoring wrestler at each weight will be counted toward the team score. Sanderson said he planned to take Kade Moss and Waters at 141, Luke Frey and Beitz at 149, Dylan Alton and Law at 157, Jon Gingrich and Lawson at 285, as well as Nick Ruggear, if he’s healthy enough to compete. The rest of the starters from the Viriginia Tech match will compete, as well.
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December 24-30, 2014
Area wrestling squads head to break on high notes As the Centre County area high school wrestling teams look forward to the holiday break, the following is a brief look back at area grapplers’ early matches.
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In early week action, Bald Eagle Area was thumped 54-18 in the Huntingdon High School gymnasium. The Eagles only managed to win four bouts, with Mitchell Taylor getting the visitors on the scoreboard as the Bearcats started the match with four falls to build a 24-0 lead. Taylor recorded a 5-1 decision to avoid the shutout. BEA’s other wins came from Joshua Fye, 285, with a fall over Jacob Edwards in a mere :08, Garrett Rigg, 120, posting another fall in 1:06, and Michael Kachik, 138, posted a 3-0 decision for the Eagles final win. The dual meet with Altoona came down to the very last match of the evening as Bald Eagle Area stunned the Mountain Lions, 37-36. The meet featured 10 falls, five each for the Eagles and Mountain Lions, while Altoona also picked up six points
off a forfeit. BEA started off with three straight falls from Cobey Bainey, 132, in 2:54, Kachik, 138, in 4:13, and Clint McCaslin, 145, in 1:24, for a crowd-pleasing 18-0 start. Much to the chagrin of the overflow BEA crowd, the Mountain Lions went one better, recording four consecutive pins to take a 24-18 lead. At 195, Taylor stopped the bleeding for the Eagles and tied the match with another fall, this one taking a mere :31.
Following another pin by the Mountain Lions, BEA’s Fye, 285, again tied the match, but Altoona again took the lead, 36-30, when the Eagles had to forfeit at 113 with two bouts remaining. With the Wingate gymnasium rocking, BEA’s Garrett Rigg, 120, got the Eagles within 36-33, with Seth Koleno taking the mat for the final bout at 126. All Koleno did was thump his opponent with a 19-5 major decision and the meet-winning four team points for the difference in the match.
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The Red Raiders totally dominated Tyrone to the tune of a 60-15 rout. The match started at 220 and the Golden Eagles ran off three straight bouts to grab an early 15-0 lead over the Red Raiders. The euphoria was short-lived as the Red Raiders swept the final 11 bouts. Bellefonte’s domination started with four straight falls beginning at 113 when Nathaniel Wert recorded a fall in 1:03; while at 126, Luke Leathers followed with a pin in :27. At 132, Cameron Coppolo had a fall in :36 and, at 138, Chase Gardner recorded a fall at the 5:28 mark giving the Red Raiders a 24-15 lead. The Red Raiders’ Zachary Musser, 145, maintained the rout with a 7-2 decision, then Nathan Rosenberger, 152, recorded another fall in a mere 0:16. Trevor Corl took a little longer for his fall at 160 in 4:13. 170: Dillon Kephart, 170, ended the action with a 6-0 decision before the meet closed with three forfeit wins. Aaron Witherite, 120, Brien McChesney, 182, and Sean Irvin, 195, picked up the forfeit wins for the Red Raiders to set the final. “We thought our guys wrestled well after the quick turnaround from the King of the Mountain Tournament,” said coach Mike Maney. “We had a few guys out of the line-up so its credit to someone like Cam Coppolo (132) who has
been practicing hard and stepped up when his name was called into the line-up. “We would be looking at bonus points in most of the matches which are key to be successful in dual meets,” added Maney. “We will need to continue to build on where we are currently and look to get better each and every day in the practice room.”
PENNS VALLEY
The Rams and the P-O Mounties butted heads in the Curtis Park gymnasium in a match that featured seven lead changes before the host Mounties were able to win the last two matches for a 38-30 win. Penns Valley only won four of the 11 bouts contested, but the Rams wins were by falls. The first two weights were offset by forfeits. P-O won seven bouts, four by falls, for the 8-point difference in the match. The Rams’ Darren Yearick and the Mounties’ Matt Johnson opened the dual meet with forfeit wins at 106 and 120, respectively. P-O’s Bryce Bennett then racked up a 17-1 technical fall in 4:00 at 126 for a 11-6 P-O lead. PV’s Curtis Decker’s gave the Rams a 12-11 lead with a fall in 3:02 at 132, then P-O’s Dakota Weitosh, 138, posted a 6-0 decision as the Mounties retook the lead at 14-12. At 145, PV’s Jared Hurd regained the lead, 18-14 for the Rams, with a fall in 1:34 and the Rams’ Isaac Bierly, 152, increased the lead to 24-14 with a pin in 1:34. P-O’s Nick Patrick and PV’s Andrew Hurd battled in their dual at 160 with the Mountie grappler pulling out a 3-2 decision to get the home team within 24-17. P-O’s Clint Rudy then made it 24-23 with another fall, this one in 2:30, and the Mounties then took a 29-24 lead when Joe Bickle had a pin in 3:26. Penns Valley’s Corey Hazel gave the Rams their final hurrah with a fall in 1:41 for a 30-29 lead at 195 with two bouts to wrestle. P-O ended the suspense when Noah Quick edged Jared Bressler, 2-1, for a 32-30 lead after 220 and the Mounties’ Eddie Voyzey ended the match in a convincing matter with a fall in 1:34. Wrestling, Page 17
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Wrestling, from page 16 On Dec. 20, the Rams journeyed up I-80 to Allport to face undefeated West Branch (4-0) and suffered a 51-28 setback. Penns Valley (0-4) only managed to win five bouts with four of those victories coming by fall. Following a Warriors’ fall to begin the meet, the Rams’ Hazel (182) tied the match with a fall in 4:43. Unfortunately, Penns Valley dropped the next seven bouts before the referee was able to raise a Rams’ hand in victory. The Warriors’ run included four forfeits. Penns Valley closed the meet winning four of the last five weights starting with Decker (132) with a 14-2 major decision. Jared Hurd (138) recorded a fall in 2:16. Bierly (152) followed with a pin in 2:45 and Andrew Hurd (160) ended the meet with a fall in :29 to set the final.
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The Mounties made a trek over the mountain to Huntingdon this past week and it turned into a long bus ride as the Bearcats stunned P-O, 65-12.
The Mounties received wins from Matt Johnson, 120, with a fall in 1:16 and Dakota Weitoisk, 138, a pin in 2:26. With the loss, P-O dropped to 1-2 on the season.
STATE COLLEGE
The Little Lions walked into the Hollidaysburg gymnasium and recorded five falls and were handed three forfeits as State College routed the host Golden Tigers 51-21 during recent grappling action. At 113, State’s Jacob Pammer got the Little Lions rolling with a fall in 4:30 sandwiched around of forfeits for an 18-0 start. At 126, Anthony Myers posted a 15-8 decision and a 21-0 start before Hollidaysburg won a bout. Dalton Barger (138) had a fall in 1:03 and Ian Barr (145) with a 6-3 decision got the Little Lions back on the winning track. Following a Golden Tiger win, the Little Lions again had back-to-back wins with Jonathan Sponsler, 160, recording a fall in 2:43 while William Roeshot, 170, posted a 10-3 decision. Hollidaysburg had a pair of wins at 182 and 220, while State College received
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a forfeit at 195. At 285, Jack Vandevort, 285, recorded a fall in 3:46 to set the final score. The Little Lions played host to Chambersburg on Dec. 18, and State College prevailed 39-24, winning the last four bouts and nine of 14 matches, upping its record to 3-1 on the young season. Adam Stover, 106, got the Little Lions off to a quick start with a fall in :37. Then, following a Chambersburg win, State College ran off three wins by Trey Millward, 120, by fall in 1:28; Myers, 126, 5-1 decision; and Lucas Jennerman, 132, 6-3 decision. Chambersburg got right back in the match posting three wins by fall, technical fall and decision to close the team score to 18-17 State College. The Little Lions responded with a 10-4 win from Jonathan Sponsler at 160, but Chambersburg got a fall at 170 to take 24-21 lead with four bouts remaining. State College ran the table on Chambersburg when Bobby Bendix, 182, won by forfeit; Cory Dreibelbis, 195, 3-1 decision; Pete Haffner, 220, 5-3 decision; and Vandevort, 285, closed the meet with a fall in 1:52.
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BELLEFONTE — The Bellefonte Elks Local Hoop Shoot Contest is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 10, in the Bellefonte Area High School Gymnasium. The bad weather date is Sunday, Jan. 11, at the same time. Boys and girls ages 8 through 13 are invited to participate in this free throw contest. For additional information, contact Hoop Shoot director Bucky Quici at b2913@hotmail.com or (814) 355-2828.
BELLEFONTE — The Bellefonte VFW Teener League is accepting new player and returning player registrations for the upcoming 2015 season. Any player age 13 to 16 meeting the birthday requirements will be accepted. For registration information, email Rich Rogers at richrogers25@comcast.net or Tom Menges at menges@gotmc. net.
In addition, he confirmed that his three blue-chip freshmen who are redshirting — Jason Nolf (157), Bo Nickal (174) and Nick Nevills (285) — have registered for the tournament and intend to pay their own way and travel to Tennessee to compete. It will be very interesting to see how each of those three fare. They acquitted themselves nicely in the Nittany Lion Open. The Scuffle will clearly be a step up in the overall depth of talent they will likely face. Nittany Lion fans are also keenly interested in observing how far along Alton is in his battle to try to return to the lineup. No. 5 Penn State 20 No. 9 Virginia Tech 15 (Dec. 19 at University Park) 125: No. 10 Jordan Conaway, PSU, dec. No. 5 Joey Dance, 7-5. 133: No. 5 Jimmy Gulibon, PSU, dec. No. 19 Kevin Norstrem, 9-4. 141: No. 3 Devin Carter, VT, pinned Michael Waters, 1:56. 149: Sal Mastriani, VT, dec. No. 13 Zack Beitz, 7-5. 157: Cody Law, PSU, dec. Chris Moon, 10-4. 165: Garett Hammond, PSU, won by tech. fall over Chris Moon, 17-2 (7:00). 174: No. 9 Zach Epperly, VT, dec. No 2 Matt Brown, 8-6 OT. 184: Austin Gabel, VT, dec. No. 18 Matt McCutcheon, 5-3. 197: No. 4 Morgan McIntosh, PSU, dec. Jared Haught, 5-0. 285: Jimmy Lawson, PSU, dec. No. 6 Ty Walz, 5-3 OT. Referee: Kenny Ritchie. Ridge Riley Award winner: Jimmy Lawson. Attendance: 6,300-plus. Takedowns: Virginia Tech 15; Penn State 16. Records: Virginia Tech 4-1; Penn State 5-0, 1-0 Big Ten. Next match: Penn State at Southern Scuffle, Jan. 1-2 at Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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Arts & Entertainment
Volunteers crucial to museum’s success By BRITTANY SVOBODA
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BELLEFONTE — It’s hard to come across an organization nowadays, especially a nonprofit, that doesn’t have volunteers to help ease the workload of staff. But when your organization’s volunteers make up the majority of the workforce, like at the Bellefonte Art Museum for Centre County, it puts into perspective how important those individuals and their donated time are. “The bottom line is, we couldn’t do it (without volunteers),” said Pat House, executive director of the museum. “You can’t possibly run an arts organization and have everyone collect salaries.” Located on Allegheny Street in downtown Bellefonte, the museum operates with only one paid staff member, Lori Fisher. But coupled with the 85 — and counting — other volunteers, or “unpaid staff” as House likes to call them, the museum is able to accommodate about 350 visitors each month. Between finding pieces to fill the six galleries and putting on an opening reception and celebration the first Sunday of each month, volunteers are an integral part of all facets of what happens at the museum. House moved to Centre County from California about eight years ago. The museum, which started out as the Bellefonte Museum for Centre County to showcase local history, was set to close before she stepped in and found grants to renovate and restore the building. Like House, artist Holly Fritchman has been a vital part in bringing the museum to life since its beginning through countless donated hours. Fritchman said she first heard about House while involved in a grant process for arts organizations in the area. “I’m an artist, so that’s all it took —
Pat’s vision and looking at the museum,” she said. “I honestly had not been in here at all until that time. And it wasn’t really an art museum, per se, until that point.” At the museum, Fritchman works closely with fellow artist Mary Vollero and a committee of other volunteers to select the artwork in the featured galleries. “From my standpoint, since I am an artist, I love the fact that the artists have a place now that they can basically call home,” Fritchman said. “It is so needed in this area.” In addition to the regular volunteers who keep the museum running, the 130 artists in the registry also often help with shows and work with visitors. Amy Koll started as a docent at the museum about a year and a half ago. Now, she heads up the museum’s public relations department and works with a team to get the word out about the organization through social media, the museum’s website and other marketing outlets. Koll said that since she enjoys working with social media and web design, as well as meeting people, “it’s a good outlet.” According to House, volunteers, for the most part, can pick how many hours and what area of the museum they’d like to help in. And, the opportunities are pretty much endless. Most volunteer jobs fit into categories, House said, which include selecting art for shows, education programs, public relations and hospitality. There are also docents who volunteer about four hours a month, the minimum contribution at the museum, and usually help out where needed. “The docents may only be a four-hour minimum, but if we didn’t have those, we couldn’t open,” House said. “That’s part of this whole package. To make an art organization work, it has to be community based. You can’t just rely on paid people.” When someone is considering helping
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THE BELLEFONTE ART MUSEUM thrives because of its many volunteers, who make up the majority of its workforce. out at the museum, “Lori (Fisher) usually does an intake and talks about the opportunities because they’re so varied,” House said. Among all of the volunteers and unpaid staff, the goal is to make the museum an inviting and welcoming environment for everyone. “We don’t want to appeal to one kind of person or organization,” House said. “We don’t just have artists or collectors here. Creativity is for everybody. You have to have courage to be creative. When you bring younger and older people into our environments, it stimulates their thinking and awareness.” Like most organizations in the area, House said the museum is always looking
for more volunteers. And going into 2015, for those with volunteering or giving back to the community on their lists of resolutions, the museum might just be a perfect fit. A great way to start, Fritchman said, is by becoming a docent and then transitioning to other roles. “One of the things that happens when you’re a docent, and I think that’s the best way to start at the museum, you’re (working) with someone else,” she said. “When you sit and spend four hours with someone, you’ve come to know them. A lot of these docents have become friends. Now there’s a spinoff relationship happening while they’re together. It’s a great way to get to know the people and the museum.”
‘In the Mood’ swings into Eisenhower in May UNIVERSITY PARK — Tickets are now on sale for “In the Mood,” a brassy, upbeat celebration of America’s greatest generation through the music and dance of the 1940s. The Artbeat Inc. presentation — featuring the String of Pearls Big Band Orchestra and the “In the Mood” singers and dancers — comes to Eisenhower Auditorium at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 27. The 19-member company performs songs made famous by Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Harry James, Erskine Hawkins, the Andrews Sisters, Frank Sinatra and other idols of the Swing Era. “In the Mood” recreates the era with sizzling choreography, sassy costumes and unforgettable songs — such as “Chattanooga Choo Choo,” “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (of Company B),” “In the Mood,” “Tuxedo Junction,” “Sing, Sing, Sing” and more — performed live on stage. Swing music inspired America with a vision for the future filled with promise and prosperity. The music moved the nation’s spirit and helped sustain morale during World War II. “In the Mood” evokes the rhythmic, jazzy, sentimental, romantic and patriotic music of that time. “In the Mood” creator and producer Bud Forrest is a Juilliard-trained pianist and conductor who served as accompanist for The Singing Sergeants, the official chorus of the U.S. Air Force. The late Vic Schoen, the show’s primary arranger, created the arrangements for the legendary Andrews Sisters. Tickets can be purchased online or by phone at (814) 863-0255 or (800) ARTS-TIX. Tickets will also be available
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DJ/PRODUCER DIPLO will appear on Jan. 18 at the Bryce Jordan Center.
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BIG BAND music revue “In the Mood” comes to Eisenhower Auditorium on May 27. Tickets are on sale now. 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., when Penn State classes are in session) and Bryce Jordan Center (weekdays, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.). Group discounts are available. A group of 10 or more saves $10 off the regular price of each ticket. Contact Sherren McKenzie, group sales coordinator, at (814) 865-5340 or arts-group-sales@psu.edu for information.
Local young author’s book published BOALSBURG — In middle school, Grace Cousins, now a sophomore at St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy, won the Young Authors Creative Kids contest. After four years, her book has finally been published. “Polly’s Dream” is now available online at Eifrig. Cousins’ book features a curious penguin and is a story
of following your dreams. “Polly’s Dream” is available at Webster’s Bookstore and Cafe in State College and Contempo Artisan Boutique in Boalsburg. Five dollars from the sale of each book will support St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy Art Department, a charity chosen by Cousins.
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UNIVERSITY PARK — Grammy-nominated American disc jockey and music producer Diplo is set to perform at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 18, at the Bryce Jordan Center. The show is presented by Levels Nightclub. Diplo has received multiple Grammy nominations, including his most recent for Non-Classical Producer of the Year in 2013. In 2004, Diplo began his electronic dance music career by releasing his debut album “Florida” which received praise within the underground EDM community. Later, in 2005, he founded his own music label, Mad Decent, which has gone on to release music for a variety of artists, including Santigold, Peter Bjorn & John, Rusko, Crookers, Bosco Delrey, Lil’ Jon, Gucci Mane, Buraka Som Sistema, Dillon Francis, RiFF RAFF, Baauer and Diplo’s own side-project, Major Lazer. He released the EP “Express Yourself” in 2012 and Major Lazer’s album “Free The Universe” in 2013. Most recently, Diplo released his first compilation album in more than 10 years, “Random White Dude Everywhere,” which is comprised of the DJ’s greatest hits over the past years. The album also includes new singles such as “Revolution,” which broke the Top 40 Pop Chart, making it his biggest hit to date. Tickets go on-sale at noon on Tuesday, Jan. 16, at the Bryce Jordan Center, Eisenhower Auditorium, Penn State Downtown Theatre, online at www.ticketmaster.com or www.bjc.psu.edu, or by phone at (800) 745-3000.
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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.
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 meets 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 Check — Mount Nittany Health will sponsor free car seat safety checks from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at their Boalsburg location, 3901 S. Atherton St., State College. Certified car seat safety educators will check to make sure car seats and installed correctly. Call (814) 466-7921. Exhibit — The holiday show and sale “Talk to the Animals” will be on display through Sunday, Dec. 28, at the Bellefonte Art Museum, Bellefonte. December extended hours are Fridays through Sundays, noon to 5 p.m., or by appointment. Visit www.bellefontemuseum.org. Exhibit — The wares of jewelry artist Heidi Urbanski will be on display through Sunday, Dec. 28, at the Bellefonte Art Museum, Bellefonte. December extended hours are Fridays through Sundays, noon to 5 p.m., or by appointment. Visit www. bellefontemuseum.org. Exhibit — Jim Farrah’s “Toy Stories” will be on display through Sunday, Dec. 28, at the Bellefonte Art Museum, Bellefonte. December extended hours are Fridays through Sundays, noon to 5 p.m., or by appointment. Visit www.bellefontemuseum. org.
Exhibit — The works of Milt Trask will be on display through Sunday, Dec. 28, at the Bellefonte Art Museum, Bellefonte. December extended hours are Fridays through Sundays, noon to 5 p.m., or by appointment. Visit www.bellefontemuseum. org. Exhibit — “Jazz Riffs: Breaking Boundaries and Crossing Borders,” is on display through Sunday, April 12, in the Diversity Studies Room, 203 Pattee Library, on the campus of Penn State.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 24
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. Service — Bald Eagle Valley Community United Methodist Church will host a Christmas Eve family service at 5:00 p.m. and a candlelight service at 7:30 p.m. at the Church Sanctuary, 111 Runville Road, Bellefonte. Call (814) 353-8870, contact bevcumc@outlook.com or visit www. bevcumc.org. Service — Freedom Life Church will host a candlelight Christmas Eve service at 6 p.m. at 113 Sunset Acres, Milesburg. Call (814) 355-4947, or visit www.freedomlife. tv. 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.
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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.
SATURDAY, DEC. 27
Games — Snow Shoe EMS will host bingo at 7 p.m. at 492 W. Sycamore St., Snow Shoe. Doors open at 5 p.m.
MONDAY, DEC. 28
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. Blood Drive — The Pleasant Gap American Legion Auxiliary will host a blood drive from 1:30 to 7 p.m. at the Pleasant Gap Legion, 435 S. Main St., Pleasant Gap. 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. Bingo — The State College Knights of Columbus will host bingo at 7 p.m. at 850 Stratford Drive, State College.
TUESDAY, DEC. 30
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. 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. Yoga Class — A gentle yoga class will take place from 4:30 to 5 p.m. at the Howard United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 144 W. Main St., Howard. The class is designed to have all flows on the floor. Gain flexibility and strength and leave feeling calm, open and rejuvenated. Call Kathie at (814) 625-2852 or email kathieb1@ comcast.net. 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) 4227667.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 31
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. Party — The Pleasant Gap American Legion Auxiliary and SALs will be hosting a New Year’s Eve party at 7 p.m. at the Pleasant Gap Legion, 435 S. Main St., Pleasant Gap. — Compiled by Gazette staff
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PSU, AccuWeather team up for more accurate predictions By STEPHANIE KOONS Special to the Gazette
UNIVERSITY PARK — Extreme weather events, such as hurricanes, tornadoes and ice storms, cause billions of dollars of damage every year worldwide. While meteorologists use advanced technologies and the power of big data to make weather forecasts, advanced graphical techniques can be used to improve the accuracy of the current systems. Researchers at Penn State’s College of Information Sciences and Technology, in partnership with the weather forecasting company AccuWeather, are developing a system that leverages satellite images and historical storm reports to more accurately predict severe storms. “If we can effectively make use of that archived information to find patterns with predictive value, we can potentially make the (storm) predictions more accurate,” said James Wang, a professor at the College of IST who is working on the project. Wang and his fellow researchers describe their proposed weather forecasting system in their paper “Locating Visual
Storm Signatures from Satellite Images,” which was written by Wang; Yu Zhang, a doctoral student at the College of IST; Jia Li, a professor of statistics at Penn State; and Stephen Wistar and Michael Steinberg, meteorologists at AccuWeather. In their paper, the researchers propose an algorithm that analyzes satellite images from the vast historical archives to predict severe storms. Conventional weather forecasting involves utilizing numerical models that predict the future state of the atmosphere based upon how physical processes change the initial data. In the system proposed by Wang and the other authors, they extract and summarize important visual storm evidence from satellite image sequences in a way similar to how meteorologists interpret those images. Particularly, the algorithm extracts and fits local cloud motions from image sequences to model the storm-related cloud patches. Historical storm reports since 2000 were used as the statistical knowledge base. “We use satellite data to add another channel to the storm prediction system,” Zhang said.
According to Steinberg, most severe weather forecasts are made by combining real-time radar, satellite and lightning strike information with computers that are applied to solve numerical models about weather systems, “which basically take the physics of the atmosphere and fluid dynamics equations with initial data conditions” to calculate the future conditions of a weather system. While the numerical methods can efficiently process large amounts of meteorological measurements, according to the researchers, a “major drawback of such methods is that they do not interpret the data from a global point of view at a high cognitive level of resolution.” For instance, meteorologists can make sound judgments of future weather conditions by looking at the general cloud layout and developing trend from a sequence of satellite cloud images using domain knowledge and experience. Numerical methods, according to Wang and his team, do not capture such high-level cues. Additionally, historical weather records provide valuable references for making forecasts, but numerical methods do not make good
use of them. To address the weakness of numerical models, the researchers are developing a computational weather forecasting method that takes advantage of both the global visual cues of satellite data and the historical records. “Instead of using the physics of the atmosphere as the starting point, we’re looking at something entirely different,” Steinberg said. “We’re looking at the same data and finding graphical patterns in the data that are signatures for severe weather.” AccuWeather’s forecasts and services are based on weather information derived from numerous sources, including weather observations and data gathered by the U.S. National Weather Service and meteorological organizations outside the United States, and from information provided by non-meteorological organizations such as the Environmental Protection Agency and the armed forces. Founded in 1962 by Joel N. Myers, AccuWeather has its global headquarters and operations center in State College, with its global sales office in Rockefeller Center in New York City and its Enterprise Solutions operational center in Wichita, Kan.
EXCELLENCE AWARD
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PENN STATE CORPORATE LEARNING received an award from the Learning Resources Network for the success of the campaign to market the Team Decision Center. Penn State Corporate Learning Director Sue Greene, left, accepted the award at the LERN annual conference in November.
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LISA MARZKA recently received the Patton Township Business Association’s 2013 Excellence Award from David Panko, association president. Marzka was recognized for her exceptional skill coordinating the advertising for the annual Patton Township Children’s Safety Fair and for her service as the association’s secretary.
DEED TRANSFERS The following property transactions were compiled from information provided by the Centre County recorder of deeds, Joseph Davidson. The Gazette is not responsible for typographical errors. The published information is believed to be accurate; however, the Gazette neither warrants nor accepts any liability or responsibility for inaccurate information.
RECORDED DEC. 1-5, 2014 BELLEFONTE BOROUGH
Jacky L. Catherman and Robin M. Catherman to Hayden K. Bagley, 265 Sunnyside Blvd., Bellefonte, $130,000. Robert A. Zaccaria Jr. and Wendy M. Zaccaria to Mangino Enterprises LP, 245 N. Spring St., Bellefonte, $106,000.
BENNER TOWNSHIP
Creekside Partners LLC to Berks Construction Company Inc., 121 Dorchester Lane, Bellefonte, $183,600. Grove Park Associates Inc. and Benner Township to Grove Park Homeowners Association, corner of Buffalo Run/Chicory Avenue, $1. Jesse L. Meagher to Jon H. Gerhart and
Lori E. Gerhart, 149 Exeter Lane, Bellefonte, $171,500. Village of Nittany Glen LP to Donna M. Dashem and Carol A. Stahl, 195 Marshall Blvd., State College, $199,500. Kaleena Walters, Kaleena Davidson and Cameron Davidson to TCB Properties LLC, 127 Dorchester Lane, Bellefonte, $162,500.
BOGGS TOWNSHIP
Gary G. Miller and Christine A. Miller to Jeffrey Q. Reese and Trudy L. Reese, 488 Old Curtin Road, Milesburg, $420,000.
CENTRE HALL BOROUGH
Conran A. Hay and Sandra R. Hay to Stephanie H. Gawlowicz and Johey T. Verfaille, 109 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Centre Hall, $179,000.
COLLEGE TOWNSHIP
Wilma V. Aponte and Edgar R. Martinez to Nicholas J. Pazdziorko, 2445 Buchenhorst Road, State College, $161,000. Bank of New York Mellon to Scottycat LLC, 114 Peach Court, Boalsburg, $245,000. Deed Transfers, Page 22
Penn State Corporate Learning receives award for marketing “The marketing campaign increased the number of inquiries about the Team Decision Center by 300 percent, and the number of times the center was used increased by 200 percent from the previous year,” Greene said. “We are excited that our work to raise awareness of the Team Decision Center was so successful, and we are honored that LERN has recognized this as well.” The marketing campaign consisted of an overhaul of the center’s website, which now includes a link to request a demonstration; video testimonials; brochures; and complimentary use by several local organizations, in both face-to-face and online applications. The center is one of the services offered by Penn State Corporate Learning, which offers workforce training to businesses and organizations across Pennsylvania for leadership, communication, strategy, project management and safety.
UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State Corporate Learning has received an international award for the success of the marketing campaign to promote its Team Decision Center. The Learning Resources Network recognized Penn State Corporate Learning from a field of more than 140 applicants from across North America. The Team Decision Center uses a facilitator and software to collect anonymous feedback from stakeholders to reach their goals or initiatives. The center also can be used in Webbased sessions at businesses’ and organizations’ locations. LERN called the Team Decision Center a “perfect example of delivery format reinvention for the new century.” Sue Greene, the director of Penn State Corporate Learning, accepted the award at the 2014 LERN Annual Conference in Orlando, Fla., in November.
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Deed Transfers, from page 21 CJD Group LLC to Gary D. Hartley and Julie A. Hartley, 415 Spring Lea Drive, State College, $365,000. J. Edward Hill to Northwest Savings Bank, 240 Old Mill Road, State College, $1. Wilfredo Del Pilar Jr. and Sandra L. Del Pilar to Jaime J. Saona and Carolyn J. Saona, 1323 Haymaker Road, State College, $75,000. Yazhou Sun and Yeting Zhang to Jan Saraka, 2360 Jalice Circle, State College, $267,000.
FERGUSON TOWNSHIP
Andrew M. Bidney and Marcy M. Bidney to David Henderson and Meredith Henderson, 100 Ramblewood Road, Pennsylvania Furnace, $159,000. Gloria Guareno to Marla J. Ridge Trust, 3221 Shellers Bend, #821, State College, $310,000. HSBC Bank USA to Thomas Fitzpatrick and Debra Fitzpatrick, 644 Berkshire Drive, State College, $130,000. Neidigh Brothers Limestone Company Inc. to Michael Neidigh Sowko and Michele R. Sowko, 1121 W. College Ave., State College, $1. Pennsylvania State University to William L. Browder and Gerry R. Browder, 1211 Deerfield Drive, State College, $449,000. S&A Homes Inc. to Kyle Clark, Yan Xu and Hui Sen Su, 2477 Saratoga Drive, State College, $439,216. S&A Homes Inc. to Xiaofeng Liu and Ping Lu, 149 Red Willow Road, State College, $364,016. S&A Homes Inc., Robert E. Poole, Don E. Haubert by attorney, Thomas F. Songer by attorney and WPSH Associates to David W. Dulabon and Mary Jane B. Dulabon, 1098 Longfellow Lane, State College, $535,000. Patrick W. Shannon and Kathleen D. Shannon to Joan Landes Norton, 864 W. Aaron Drive, State College, $215,000. Christopher S. Stahl, Candy J. Stahl and Candy J. Bryan to Kevin M. Grange and Janelle B. Grange, 1750 Cambridge Drive, State College, $499,000. Anna P.F. Strouse estate, Ralph H. Strouse estate, Anna F. Strouse estate,
Grace S. Widmann & executrix, Grace S. Widmann co-executor, Grace S. Widmann trustee, John R. Miller III co-executor, Ralph E. Strouse, Jennifer Strouse Garis and Stephanie Strouse Castle to Ralph E. Strouse, 2583 Old Gatesburg Road, State College, $1. Gerald L. Wheeland estate and Kimberly D. Rearick executrix to Michael G. Rearick, 129 E. Chestnut St., Pine Grove Mills, $60,000.
HARRIS TOWNSHIP
Mitchell A. Boal and Jessica S. Boal to National Residential Nominee Services Inc., 1104 Boalsburg Pike, Boalsburg, $187,500. Jason Gladfelter, Nancy Gladfelter, Nina Sleva, Jeffrey Sleva, Jill Kain, Jennifer Kenly, John Gladfelter, Lorna M. Homan and Thomas R. Kenly to John A. Gladfelter and Elizabeth A. Gladfelter, 2022 Waltz Ave., State College, $1. National Residential Nominee Services Inc. to Thomas W. Stauffer and Bethanie R. Stauffer, 1104 Boalsburg Pike, Boalsburg, $187,500. Anthony J. Sanfilippo and Mary Kate Sanfilippo to Naomi C. McNulty and Erin C. McNulty, 1478 Brush Valley Road, Centre Hall, $85,000. Michael G. Smith and Virginia M. Smith to Dolly I. Waltz, 149 Timberwood Trail, Centre Hall, $160,000. TOA PA IV LP to John M. Richardson and Denise L. Richardson, 175 Plymouth Circle, Boalsburg, $387,768.42. TOA PA IV LP to Allen L. Soyster and Sharon L. Soyster, 252 Plymouth Circle, Boalsburg, $406,930.16. TOA PA IV LP to Gary W. Zuckerman and Janet Thoele Zuckerman, 314 Beacon Circle, Boalsburg, $658,320.14.
MILES TOWNSHIP
Lena M. Lingle by attorney and agent and Ray A. Lingle by attorney and agent to Terry L. Myers and Patty A. Watkins-Myers, 112 Madisonburg Pike, Madisonburg, $125,000.
MILESBURG BOROUGH
Angela M. Poorman to Randi L. Brewer, 201 Iddings St., Bellefonte, $72,500.
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PATTON TOWNSHIP
Richard Bryan Bugden and Katherine Veronica Bugden to Aracely Aragon and Alejandro Ramirez, 610 Old Farm Lane, State College, $244,000. Anne Ongaro and David W. Ongaro to Elizabeth S. Eirmann, John J. Sahr, Christina Boyce and Mary Fulloon, 446 Amblewood Way, State College, $1. Douglas E. Perry to Zachary Zidik and Julie Zidik, 116 W. Clearview Ave., State College, $220,000. Nicole A. Pote to Dani J. Esten and Phillip L. Esten Jr., 123 Wildernest Lane, Port Matilda, $770,000.
PHILIPSBURG BOROUGH
Robert C. Dillon and Serena A. Dillon to Brittany Wolford, 100 N. Front St., Philipsburg, $1,000.
POTTER TOWNSHIP
Dolly I. Waltz to James D. Bierly, 114 Zerby Road, Centre Hall, $225,000.
RUSH TOWNSHIP
David R. Brown Jr. to Presbyterian Homes Presbyterian Huntingdon, 1753 Black Moshannon Road, Philipsburg, $100,000. William H. Foster, Becky L. McBride, Becky L. Perry and Timothy J. Perry to Marsha Young and Richard L. Young, 177 Railroad St., Philipsburg, $1.
SNOW SHOE BOROUGH
Rena Nastase by attorney to Rena Nastase, 108 W. Olive St., Snow Shoe, $1. Rena Nastase by attorney to Rena Nastase, 110 W. Olive St., Snow Shoe, $1. Rena Nastase by attorney and Margaret Lee Nastase to Marcia Horton, corner of Third and Olive streets, $28,000.
SNOW SHOE TOWNSHIP
Jack Ryan Hulslander to Tracy L. Repasky, Quick Lane, Moshannon, $100,000.
SPRING TOWNSHIP
Anthony Hilgar, Alice S. Hilgar and Alice S. Henry to Scott Q. Mauck, 311 Weaver Hill Road, Bellefonte, $185,000. JFDC Land Acquisition LLC to Eric Leister and Olivia Leister, 184 Jonathan Lane, Bellefonte, $205,059.70. Lucas R. Rankin and Megan J.O. Rankin
to Richard Allshouse Grimminger and Pamela D. Grimminger, 109 Bending Oak Drive, Bellefonte, $146,400. S&A Homes Inc. and S&A Custom Built Homes Inc. to Brian M. Wolfgang and Emily D. Wolfgang, 146 Shady Hollow Drive, Pleasant Gap, $240,184.
STATE COLLEGE BOROUGH
Bauer Family Trust, Shirley L. Bauer trustee by agent, Laraine K. Bortner trustee and Stephen M. Bauer trustee to Brian C. Buss and Maria N. Buss, 433 E. Mitchell Ave., State College, $365,250. Joseph G. Beahm Jr. to Christopher Magent, 851 Webster Drive, State College, $255,500. Jeremy S. Filko and Amy Young Filko to Joshua D. Lambert and Katherine G. Watt, 156 W. Hamilton Ave., State College, $210,000. Mary Fran Gregory and M.F. Gregory to Timothy I. Miyashiro and Nicole M. Miyashiro, 333 S. Allen St., State College, $250,000. Paul M. Griffin and Susan O. Griffin to Matthew B. Restall and Amara L. Solari, 541 Glenn Road, State College, $510,000. Amara L. Solari and Matthew B. Restall to Ruilin Zhou and Edward J. Green, 623 Hillcrest Ave., State College, $400,000.
TAYLOR TOWNSHIP
Kevin J. Ross to Steven Carl Shaffer, 1052 Fowler Hollow Lane, Port Matilda, $19,000.
UNION TOWNSHIP
Darwin Lee Hoover to Steven L. Stem and Lisa A. Stem, 198 Plum Grove Lane, Julian, $40,000.
WALKER TOWNSHIP
Dana J. Boddorf and Dana J. BoddorfPacella to Dana J. Boddorf-Pacella and Robert A. Pacella, 302 Workman Lane, Bellefonte, $1. Jeffrey M. Clary and Amy M. Clary to William A. Wolford and Melody B. Wolford, 3320 Nittany Valley Drive, Howard, $165,000. Jennie M. Heckman to Ronald Russell Tressler Jr. and Jacqueline Renee Tressler, 461 Hublersburg Road, Howard, $92,400. — Compiled by Gazette staff
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