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Mo Valley prison gets contract renewal By BRITTANY SVOBODA bsvoboda@centrecountygazette.com

PHILIPSBURG — After months of waiting and deliberation by the federal Bureau of Prisons, the Moshannon Valley Correctional Center’s federal contract has been renewed. U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Howard, announced on Monday afternoon that BOP will award MVCC a new contract over an Ohio-based prison. The private prison is owned by The GEO Group, which is based out of Boca Raton, Fla. MVCC’s current contract will expire in 2016. Thompson said his understanding is that the new contract will be for five years with five one-year renewal options afterward. MVCC, located in Decatur Township in Clearfield County, is low-security and houses 1,820 federal male prisoners who are mostly “nonviolent criminal aliens who have 90 months or less remaining on their sentences,” ac-

cording to The GEO Group’s website. The facility was built in 2006 and expanded in 2010. “The key is keeping and retaining jobs with the The GEO Group here,” said Stan LaFuria, executive director of the Moshannon Valley Economic Development Partnership. The renewal process, he said, has lasted about one year. “We’re really pleased with this decision,” LaFuria said. “This is very important to Decatur Township and Clearfield County.” With the renewal, about 250 jobs that generate at least $10 million in local income are secured, LaFuria said. The facility has also been influential to the local economy by generating $600,000 in property taxes annually, $450,000 of which directly benefits local schools, Thompson said. “It’s welcome news for everyone,” he said, “especially for the individuals working there.” Prison, Page 5

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NEW DEAL: The Moshannon Valley Correctional Center’s federal contract has been renewed securing 250 jobs.

Pinstripe Bowl a landmark win for PSU résumé wasn’t nearly as impresNEW YORK — On paper, sive. the Pinstripe Bowl is one of the After starting the season 4-0, minor college football postseathe Lions stumbled down the son games. stretch, going 2-6. A .500 season The game is played at Yan— 6-6 — was just good enough kee Stadium, a cold weather for the Lions to limp into the site, on Dec. 27. It’s not exactly bowl picture. Hackena glamorous New Year’s berg’s struggles were Day Bowl with all of well-documented. the pomp and circumThere were fumbles, instance. terceptions and sacks. It’s a football game Many, many sacks. being played in a baseThere were boo birds ball stadium. It is, quite at Beaver Stadium and simply, the fast food of some fans even wanted the college bowl season. to see Hackenberg’s Get into New York, play backup. But first-year the game and get out. head coach James But for Penn State Franklin stuck with University, this was so Hackenberg, sophomuch more. more slump or not. This was a story of reAt the Pinstripe demption. Bowl, the Lions trailed Let’s start with Penn 21-7 to Boston College. State sophomore quarHackenberg had a pair terback Christian Hackof costly fumbles in the enberg. To say that the game. But it wasn’t over signal caller struggled in yet. 2014 was more than acChris Morelli is the Hackenberg rallied curate. As a true fresh- managing editor of his troops. With a couple man under Bill O’Brien, The Centre County Hackenberg thrived. Gazette. Email him of big-time touchdown passes, the Lions were The Lions went 7-5 but at editor@centre posted a thrilling triple- countygazette.com. able to force overtime in their first bowl game overtime over Michigan since the Ticket City Bowl in at Beaver Stadium. 2011. The capper came in the seaIn overtime, Hackenberg son finale when Hackenberg led tossed another TD to push the the Lions to a blowout win over Lions to the victory. heavily favored Wisconsin in Madison. Bowl, Page 5 This season, Hackenberg’s

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NEW YORK STATE OF MIND: Penn State fans packed Yankee Stadium for the Nittany Lions’ first bowl game since the 2011 season. The sellout crowd witnessed a thrilling 31-30 overtime victory.

PSU fans take N.Y. by storm By CHRIS MORELLI editor@centrecountygazette.com

NEW YORK — Like the classic film “Planes, Trains and Automobiles,” Penn State football fans descended upon New York City over the holiday weekend. But it wasn’t ice skating at Rockefeller Center or seeing The Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall that brought them to the Big Apple. No, it was their beloved Nittany Lions. For the first time since the 2011 season, the Nittany Lions were playing in a bowl game. Free of the once-crippling NCAA sanctions, Penn State finished

the season at 6-6 and were bowl-eligible. The Pinstripe Bowl plucked Penn State from the Big Ten and Boston College from the ACC to meet at Yankee Stadium on Dec. 27. A sold-out crowd watched Penn State win a thriller, 31-30, in overtime. Mike McDermott, of Columbus, Ohio, had a seat near the end zone, but he didn’t seem to mind. Penn State’s first bowl game in two years? There was no way he was missing this one, he said. Fans, Page 6

INSIDE: Penn State wins overtime thriller. See page 14

Annual Preschool Fair approaching By BRITTANY SVOBODA

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STATE COLLEGE — When children reach preschool age, many parents begin looking for an institution to prepare them for their elementary and high school years. Sending a child to school for the first time can be both an exciting and nerve-racking experience. For those who don’t know where to start looking, or who might want to find a new school for their little one to go to, the annual State College Area Preschool Fair is a good place to begin. This year’s annual preschool fair will take place from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Jan. 10, in the State College Area High School south building cafeteria on Westerly Parkway. This free community event will preview all the local preschools in State College, which is handy for parents who are getting ready to send a young one for the first time Opinion ............................. 7 Health & Wellness .......... 8, 9

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or who are looking for a change of scenery for their schoolaged children. In conjunction with the State College Area School District, the fair is sponsored by Mothers and More, a nonprofit dedicated to improving the lives of mothers. In addition to getting an abundance of area preschools all in the same place, Mothers and More will provide a guide for parents with questions they should ask and other things to look for when touring preschools after the fair. “It’ll help parents narrow down their selections,” said Mothers and More member Melissa MacNeely. If parents are unsure of the type of preschool they want to send their children to, a variety of institutions with diverse offerings, such as faith-based and a Montessori philosophy, will be on hand. And if parents only need to find before- and after-school care for their children, they can Fair, Page 6 New Year’s Resolutions .. 13 Sports .......................... 14-18

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ing smoke detectors. The utility room included such safety features as fire-resistant dry wall and insulation, which Felice said contained the blaze until the Alpha Fire Company arrived. “This could have been devastating,” Felice said. “All of our fire safety measures worked the way they were supposed to.” Steve Bair, fire director with the Centre Region Council of Governments, said the Alpha Fire Company was on scene shortly after police got there. He said the fire was beginning to creep upward and was visible from the street by the time fire crews arrived. About 20 volunteer firefighters were on scene and had the fire extinguished in about 20 minutes, before it could spread to the upstairs apartments. Bair said that there was some minor structural and smoke damage to the basement of the building, but added that none of the apartments suffered damage. Though about 30 percent of the volunteer Alpha Fire Department is made up of Penn State students who are currently out of town, Bair said the department was well-equipped to handle the blaze. Bair recommended that State College residents watch for suspicious activity in their neighborhoods and keep their doors locked, especially if they will be traveling for the holidays. The Centre Region Fire marshal and the police department will continue the investigation, though Bair was not sure how long the investigation would take. State College police asked anyone with information to call (814) 234-7150 or to submit a tip through the department’s website.

Former Penn State student facing felony charges By MICHAEL MARTIN GARRETT StateCollege.com

STATE COLLEGE — A former Penn State student faces felony charges after allegedly selling marijuana to a police informant. The State College Police Department was first contacted by a confidential informant in February 2013, alleging that Alexzander Rubin, 23, of Phoenixville, was selling marijuana in State College, according to the criminal complaint. Though the informant had never purchased anything from Rubin, he had allegedly offered to sell the informant marijuana and provided him with his cellphone number. Police were able to confirm that Rubin was a Penn State student at the time through the university directory, and were able to identify him from a Pennsylvania driver’s license with the informant’s help. Over the next two months, police would *APR = Annual Percentage Rate. Rates are dependent on your credit score and the loan term. Above rates require the best credit score. Must borrow $5000 additional money or a $500 fee applies to refinance a current Penn State Federal Home Equity Loan. No other discounts apply. Loan-to-value may not exceed 80%. $100 Appraisal Fee will apply. A 60 month loan at 3.00% APR* would have monthly payments of $17.97 per $1,000 borrowed. An 84 month loan at 4.00% APR* would have monthly payments of $13.67 per $1,000 borrowed. A 120 month loan would have monthly payments of $10.61 per $1,000 borrowed. See Rate & Fee Schedule for rate details. Rates subject to change at any time without notice. All other standard home equity loan conditions apply. Membership eligibility required. Penn State Federal is federally insured by the National Credit Union Administration. Penn State Federal is an Equal Opportunity Lender. Penn State Federal is an Equal Housing Lender.

STAR POWER: Penn State theater professor and actor Richard Robichaux appeared in the critically acclaimed film “Boyhood.” The film, written and directed by Richard Linklater, was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Picture. Page 19

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SCRAPS AND SKEINS: A group of determined women have opened a new business, located at 2790 W. College Ave. in State College. The store sells fabric, yarn and other materials. Page 12

work with the informant to plan three separate controlled purchases of marijuana, according to the complaint. Between March and April 2013, police were reportedly able to obtain more than an ounce of marijuana from Rubin with the help of their informant, who purchased the drugs with money provided by the police department. Police were able to use these purchases to obtain a search warrant for Rubin’s apartment, which they searched in April 2013. Police reportedly recovered nearly 3 ounces of marijuana and hashish from the apartment, as well as two sheets of LSD, ecstasy, assorted drug paraphernalia and a handful of unidentified pills. Rubin faces three felony charges of possession with intent to deliver, two felony charges of criminal use of communication facility and two misdemeanor charges of possession. He has been released on $50,000 bail.

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New year promises hope and hardship for the Autoport By MICHAEL MARTIN GARRETT StateCollege.com

STATE COLLEGE — The end of the year is a hectic time for many people, but the past few months have been especially frantic for Greg and Linda Mussi. The co-owners of the Autoport Motel and Clem’s Roadside Bar and Grill have been sued, torn apart on national television, and have narrowly avoided foreclosure on their long-standing business — and the challenges keep coming. “The bank gave us until the end of the year to proceed with the foreclosure, which is rapidly approaching,” Greg Mussi said. “But subsequent to that, there have been several people that have expressed interest in partnering with us.” The Autoport, which is Pennsylvania’s first and oldest motel, was the subject of an October episode of “Hotel Impossible” — a Travel Channel reality show in which a team of experts provide guidance to struggling hotel owners. Host Anthony Melchiorri worked with the Mussis to fix staffing issues, address scandalous rumors about the Autoport’s alleged past as a swingers’ bar, and renovate one of the motel’s rooms in a vintage style. Linda Mussi, who now runs the hotel side of the business, says the entire process was “really overwhelming and mortifying,” even if it attracted the attention of potential business partners. “There were some spaces we went into that I was embarrassed about, or maybe it was my mouth and my temper I was a little embarrassed about,” she said, recalling an obscenity-laced tirade she went on at one point in the episode. Linda Mussi — a teacher by trade — said she’s learned a lot about how to run the business from two college classes paid

for by the show, but admits that’s no substitute for years of experience in the hospitality industry. “This is really an awesome piece of property, but we just need a little bit of help,” she said. “One of the things Anthony told us on the show was: ‘From now on, hire people more experienced than you are.’” And that’s exactly what the Mussis hope to do. Greg Mussi says that several large corporate hotel chains have expressed interest in the business. He says that even if the Autoport were to fly under a corporate flag, the business would still remain the Autoport and hold on to its small-town charm. But that’s not really what he wants to do. Given their strained finances, he knows he doesn’t have the time or resources to be as selective as he would like to be in picking a business partner. However, he says that some things are more important than money. “This isn’t just a flip. We want this place to stay here,” he said. “It’s a piece of history, built back in 1935. It’s a landmark in our town, and just selling it off wasn’t even an option.” Greg Mussi says he is currently in negotiations with one particular hotel owner for whom he has high hopes. As an individual with experience in hotel management and with ties to the State College area, he thinks this possible partner recognizes the Autoport’s potential. He’s wary about giving away too many details — given that negotiations are ongoing — but says he has no doubt the Autoport has a bright future. However, the Autoport’s future has been complicated by a lawsuit brought against the restaurant side of the business, Clem’s Roadside Bar and Grill. The owners of Clem’s Café in Blairsville,

Hearing in Paterno lawsuit delayed until February By MICHAEL MARTIN GARRETT StateCollege.com

HARRISBURG — The Paterno estate and the NCAA have been exchanging blows through court filings for more than a year, but they’ll have to wait a little longer to continue the fight in person. A hearing in the lawsuit, originally scheduled for Monday, Jan. 5, has been pushed back to Friday, Feb. 6, to accommodate a request from the NCAA. Last week, the athletic organization requested that the hearing be delayed because a trial in a different lawsuit also involving the NCAA was scheduled to start the next day. The trial in the lawsuit between state Sen. Jake Corman, R-Bellefonte, and Treasurer Rob McCord was originally scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 6, but Commonwealth Court Judge Anne Covey moved the trial to Tuesday, Feb. 17. She delayed the trial to allow herself more time to review documents that may or may not be subject to attorney-client privilege. Lawyers for the NCAA could not be reached for comment on whether the new

hearing date in the Paterno lawsuit addresses their initial concerns. The estate of former Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno — along with former assistant coaches Jay Paterno and William Kenney and university trustee Al Clemens — sued the NCAA for alleged defamation and conspiracy last year. The plaintiffs claim that the NCAA overstepped its authority in the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal, ultimately decreasing the value of the estate and making it more difficult for Jay Paterno and Kenney to find work. Penn State was later added to the suit as a nominal defendant. The lawsuit from Corman and McCord is based on similar concerns that arose out of the Sandusky scandal. The Feb. 17 trial will focus on the validity of the consent decree between Penn State and the NCAA, which allowed the NCAA to impose sweeping sanctions against Penn State after the Sandusky scandal. Potter County Judge John Leete, who is presiding over the Paterno lawsuit, could not be reached for comment.

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AFTER APPEARING on a national television show in 2014, the owners of the Autoport Motel are looking ahead to bigger and better things in 2015. Indiana County, sued Clem’s Roadside Bar and Grill for alleged trademark infringement. One of the owners of the Blairsville Clem’s is the ex-wife of Clem Pantolone, who founded the State College Clem’s with the help of the Mussis. Greg Mussi says the name of the restaurant is registered with the state of Pennsylvania, and their lawyers have given no indication that Pantolone using his own name in his business constitutes trademark infringement. According to court documents, both sides of the lawsuit are required to submit briefs to the court by Wednesday, Jan. 14. Greg Mussi says he trusts in the judgment

of the courts to make the appropriate decision. In the meantime, the Mussis plan to introduce a new menu at Clem’s and to continue renovating their motel rooms based on a template provided by the “Hotel Impossible” staff. Greg Mussi says the bank has been lenient in providing time for them to find a business partner, which he hopes to have finished by spring. “I think, overall, this has been a very positive experience for us, and, with a little luck, we look forward to being around for another 70 years,” he said. “Hopefully we won’t have anymore reality TV shows done about us.”

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Documents detailing allegations against Lee unsealed By MICHAEL MARTIN GARRETT StateCollege.com

BELLEFONTE — More documents have been unsealed in the 2005 indecent assault case involving Boal Mansion Museum CEO and Harris Township supervisor Christopher Lee and two minors. Lee currently faces similar charges of assault and harassment of a minor in federal court. Centre County President Judge Thomas Kistler signed a court order on Dec. 17 formally unsealing all records in the 2005 case, including the criminal complaint and affidavit of probable cause that led to Lee’s arrest. According to the newly unsealed affidavit of probable cause from September 2005, Lee was arrested for allegedly inappropriately fondling two underage boys, ages 8 and 10. While staying the night at the Boal Mansion in Boalsburg in June 2005, the older boy slept in the same bed as Lee while the younger boy slept with his mother in a different room. Lee reportedly tried to convince the older boy to remove his pajamas before putting his hands into the child’s pants and touching his genitals while he slept. When the 10-year-old woke up to Lee allegedly fondling him, he excused himself from the room and woke his mother. “I think Chris is one of those child abusers,” he told his mother, according to court documents. While the boy was

explaining what had happened, Lee reportedly entered the room and joined the family in bed. The 10-year-old would reportedly later tell police that Lee would often hold him down and tickle him “so hard it hurt.” The boy also reportedly recalled an occasion in which Lee had rubbed his back and commented on the softness of his skin, and another time that the he had been wrestling with Lee when he put his fingers in the boy’s mouth. The 8-year-old also told police that Lee had tried on different occasions to put his hand down his pants. Lee was released on $5,000 bail and the condition that he could not contact the mother or her children. Kistler said that, as a judge, he is not permitted to speak to the specifics of the case, but said that sealing criminal records is uncommon. “Imagine if you could go out and commit a crime, and your lawyer could have your record sealed when everything was done,” Kistler said. “If criminals can ask to have their records sealed, they can go out and get 25 first offenses for the same crime. In general, there isn’t a provision in the rules for sealing a criminal case.” Instead of being convicted, Lee entered Pennsylvania’s Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition program, which focuses on “treatment and rehabilitation rather than punishment” for an alleged crime that is “relatively minor and does not involve a serious breach of the public trust,” according to the Pennsylvania Code.

Lee’s records were partially expunged in 2009, after he completed the program. Lee now faces new federal felony charges of bringing foreign minors into the country with the intent to molest and sexually harass them. He was arrested in October after an investigation by the State College Police Department and the FBI. His trial is scheduled to begin in February. Judge Bradley Lunsford, who presided over the 2005 case, said he cannot speak to any specifics of the case, but explained that ARD recommendations are made by the district attorney and the defense attorney involved in a case. He also said that there are certain crimes that cannot be expunged from a record as matter of law. There are three orders in the case responding to a request for expungement. Two of the orders, both from 2008, state that some of the charges from Lee’s case can be expunged, while the indecent assault charges cannot be removed from his record. The charges that were eligible for removal from Lee’s record are edited out of these two orders. A 2009 order, signed by Lunsford, granted partial expungement of Lee’s record in accordance with an agreement between then-Centre County District Attorney Michael Madeira and defense attorney Joseph Amendola. Both Madeira and Amendola have not returned requests for comment.

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BELLEFONTE — Penn State thinks the right course of action is obvious. The Paterno estate wants a Centre County Court judge to modify a gag order in the estate’s lawsuit with the NCAA, but in new court documents filed Dec. 23 the university says this request should clearly be denied. A protective order in the lawsuit prevents either side in the lawsuit from releasing documents and other pre-trial materials to the public. The plaintiffs asked to have this order removed because numerous documents have already been released in a separate lawsuit against the NCAA in Commonwealth Court brought by state Sen. Jake Corman, R-Bellefonte, and Treasurer Rob McCord. “Plaintiffs argue that, based on certain public disclosures made recently in connection with another case ... Plaintiffs should now be allowed to publicly disclose all discovery materials in this case so that they can attempt to sway public opinion in their favor,” the filing reads. The estate of former Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno — along with university trustee Al Clemens and former assistant coaches Jay Paterno and William Kenney— sued the NCAA for alleged conspiracy and defamation in Centre County Court last year. They argue the NCAA overstepped its authority in the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal, decreasing the value of the Paterno estate and make it more difficult for Jay Paterno and Kenney to find work. Penn State was added as a nominal defendant last February. The Corman and McCord lawsuit also sprang from the aftermath of the Sandusky scandal. A looming February trial in their lawsuit will determine the legal validity of consent decree between Penn State and the NCAA, which allowed the NCAA to impose harsh sanctions against the university. A number of documents released in the lawsuit have garnered intense media attention, including internal NCAA emails from 2012 in which top NCAA officials refer to the threat of sanctions against Penn State as “a bluff.” The plaintiffs in the Paterno lawsuit say these materials overlap with the documents in their own lawsuit, and they should be allowed to release them for that reason. In its latest filing, Penn State refers to this request as a “public relations” strategy and an “abuse of the discovery process” that will taint the potential jury pool. In a filing earlier in December in the Paterno suit, the NCAA made a similar argument, claiming that the Paterno estate wanted to fight the lawsuit in the newsroom instead of the courtroom. “Penn State will not hear repeat arguments it previously advanced on this issue ... There is no reason to reconsider them, or to modify the Protective Order,” the filing reads.

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CHRISTIAN HACKENBERG leaves the field at Yankee Stadium with the game ball following the Nittany Lions’ 31-30 overtime victory. Bowl, from page 1 He looked nothing like the guy who threw a career-high 15 picks and was sacked 44 times this season. Redemption. “I don’t think it really felt different other than the fact that I saw confidence with everyone else,” Hackenberg said. “When you have guys who have a ton of confidence in what they’re doing and who can go up and make a ton of plays, guys are moving faster, guys are executing things because they’ve prepared so hard and they’ve seen it.” It was also quite a day for senior kicker Sam Ficken. Ficken’s career in Happy Valley has had more ups and downs than a roller coaster. If missing five field goals against Virginia in 2012 was a low point, hitting a 45-yarder and nailing the game-winning PAT in a bowl game had to be a high point. On a field that was coming up in chunks toward the end of the night in the Bronx, Ficken cooly drilled the 45-yard field goal to knot the game at 24-24 and force OT. After Boston College missed its PAT in the extra session, the stage was set for Ficken. He split the uprights and promptly took off, running around the field as Penn State’s wild celebration began. Redemption. “I couldn’t have written a better way for it to go,” Ficken said. “This team has worked so hard, fought through so much, and to say we made it to a bowl, first off, then won the bowl, that’s really incredible. Prison, from page 1 MVCC beat out Youngstown’s Northeast Ohio Correctional Center, which is also a low-security facility that houses male aliens. Only one of the prison’s contracts was expected to be renewed. “This means a lot to continue to operate, let alone the possibility of expansion,” Thompson said. Right now expansion of the facility is only rumored, he said, and that the decision would have to come from

And to end it that way, in overtime, in Yankee Stadium, in New York City, that’s perfect. You couldn’t ask for anything better than that. I never root for another kicker to miss because of what I went through. However, I was a little excited. At that point, we just get it in the end zone, and I’m going to knock it home.” But this game was about more than Hackenberg, more than Ficken. It was about Penn State. After near-crippling NCAA sanctions were lifted, this was Penn State’s return to the big stage. It was time to show the college football world that Penn State was indeed back. Who knew that a Saturday evening at a baseball stadium in the Bronx could mean so much to a proud football program fighting its way back into the national spotlight? As Ficken’s kick sailed into the night sky and through the uprights, it was as if an enormous weight had been lifted from shoulders of the players, coaches and fans of Penn State. Never before has 7-6 looked so good. “We’ve been fractured in the last probably three years, but I think experiences and games like this has restored the hope,” Franklin said. “Everybody has a part in that. I believe when Penn State is together, and we’re all pulling the rope in the same direction and doing what’s best for the students and doing what’s best for the players and doing what’s best for the community as a whole, then the sky is very high at Penn State.” Redemption. The GEO Group. The contract renewal comes after months of lobbying by local officials and community members, including sending letters to BOP. “There were a lot of people involved,” and support for MVCC’s contract renewal came from other legislators as well, including 12 congressmen and U.S. Sens. Pat Toomey and Bob Casey, Thompson said. A representative from The GEO Group could not be reached for comment.

STATE COLLEGE — Maybe you didn’t realize it, but some of the things you’ve been watching on “CSI” have been happening right here in State College. Mitotyping Technologies, a State College-based company, has been a significant player in forensic DNA analysis for quite some time. The firm does DNA testing on evidence found at crime scenes in an attempt to identify a victim or a guilty party in a crime. “We do a lot of criminal case testing,” founder and laboratory director Terry Melton said. “We’ve done testing for different groups, attorneys, law enforcement officials. We look at things such as the hairs left at the scene and link them to people.” Not surprisingly, this line of work has Melton and her team spending quite a bit of time testifying in the courtroom. Over the years, Mitotyping has played a part in a number of significant cases. Two years ago, its work proved the innocence of Santae Tribble, a man who had been in prison since 1980 after being convicted of murder. That case took place in Washington, D.C., and while Mitotyping does work on local cases as well, Melton says the company receives DNA from a variety of places, including Texas, California, Florida and even Russia. “We’re a small, niche business, but we’ve worked on cases from all over the world,” Melton said. “The samples come to us, whether it’s from the clients or the police. That’s when we do the testing and send the reports.” Although it’s tough to keep your hands

clean in a business like this, Melton says things don’t usually get too intense for her and her staff. As an outside party, the company is usually able to avoid the personal side of any case it is dealing with and instead just focus on the analysis. “Well, you have to think about how removed we are,” Melton said. “We work in between the folds. We’re aware of how difficult the cases are. It can be tough when it’s involving children or women, but we’re not personally involved with them.” Melton started the company 16 years ago after she graduated from Penn State. Since then, she has built Mitotyping into one of the most respected DNA analysis companies on the East Coast. According to Penn State molecular biology professor Reena Roy, Melton is as good as anyone in the business. “Oh, she’s highly respected,” Roy said. “She was the first one to start a company like that here. I remember sending her work back when I worked at (the University of) Nebraska and she’s always done a fantastic job. I have dealt with them for many years and have nothing but the highest respect.” Making such praise even more noteworthy is the fact that Melton has been running the operation with a staff of just four people. Though she insists that her work is not quite as exciting as it sounds, it is still something that she finds interesting after so many years in the field. “A typical day is lab work, more lab work, talking to clients and writing research papers,” Melton said. “It does vary though. I’m testifying in (a recent case) so things can be different.”

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MEMBERS OF THE Penn State football team celebrate with the Pinstripe Bowl Trophy after defeating Boston College in overtime, 31-30, on Dec. 27 at Yankee Stadium. Fans, from page 1 “I’m glad Penn State got the opportunity to play in a bowl game this year. I think it’s well-deserved,” he said. McDermott’s seat was right behind what would be home plate. “You don’t see a football game in a baseball game, obviously. But I think it’s a nice atmosphere for the game,” McDermott said. McDermott recently got his MBA from Penn State. As a proud alumnus, he didn’t want to miss the festivities in New York. “I think after a long drought of not having been in a bowl game for a couple of years, this is a historic game for Penn State. It kind of puts them back on the map. It’s great to come and celebrate this first bowl game back,” McDermott said. For Kyle Kline, of Clearfield, the fact that the bowl game was being played in Yankee Stadium added to the allure. Kline explained that he is a lifelong Yankees fan, so coming to the Big Apple to watch his alma mater play was an easy decision. “That was a big reason why I wanted to come,” Kline

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Time to overhaul education mandate By The Seattle Times The federal No Child Left Behind law has done a lot of leaving behind in its 12-year run. The law is long overdue for Congress to overhaul it and rid schools of its burden. Lawmakers hailed the law as a bipartisan triumph when President George W. Bush signed it into law in 2001 as a reauthorization of the 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The law now needs a hefty revival of bipartisan collaboration to amend it. No Child Left Behind’s core concept involves mandating measurable student progress year after year until all students in a school reach or exceed proficiency in math and English. The goal of no longer passing students from grade to grade, regardless of their educational achievement, resonated with lawmakers. Problems surfaced, however, in the execution. The law relies on test scores to measure progress and punitive consequences for schools that didn’t meet “adequate yearly progress” — such as losing control of federal funding or having to send letters to parents informing them their child’s school is failing. Another challenge is that different states and school districts have their own definitions of “proficient.” The education department created a waiver system to give some states relief from the law’s penalties. Washington was granted a waiver. Earlier this year, the department revoked the waiver after state lawmakers refused to make test scores a component of teacher evaluations, a federal requirement. Areas of contention include deciding on school standards, the right mix of federal and state control, and flexibility in implementation. Despite the chronic partisan dysfunction in Washington, D.C., Murray is optimistic the next Congress will finally amend No Child Left Behind. After more than a decade, lawmakers should learn from past mistakes and ensure better education for the nation’s students.

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The ‘gift’ that keeps on giving lived within the state for the previAs we wrap up the holiday season ous 10 years, they will need Federal and look ahead to the New Year, it Criminal History Record Information appears that, once again, the fallout obtained by submitting a full set of from Jerry Sandusky’s crimes will be fingerprints to the Pennsylvania State that unwanted gift that keeps on givPolice or authorized agent for subing – or taking. mission to the Federal Bureau of InOf course, at the heart of this and vestigation. Total cost per person for every analysis of the Sandusky crimes all clearances? $48.75. are the boys. I support the idea beFor the rest of their lives, hind background checks. Sandusky’s need to feel However, as a stand-alone power over others will improtection against another pact everything those young pedophile scandal or to men do and every relationprotect children from being ship they develop for the rest harmed, clearances provide of their lives. a false sense of security. We’ve had compliance People like Sandusky hires and mandatory training and Harris Township Sufor all Penn State employees pervisor Christopher Lee, – even those who don’t interwho is currently in federal act with children. Last year it prison awaiting charges rewas court cases, embarrasslated to child pornography ing emails for the NCAA and and what may be a hissome backpedaling on the tory of molesting children, sanctions. would never have been redIn 2015, it is going to be Patty Kleban is flagged through clearances about clearances. an instructor because they had never Following unanimous at Penn State, been charged with a childsupport in the Pennsylvania mother of three sex related crime (or as in Senate and a 175-18 vote of and a community Lee’s case were able to plea support in the Pennsylvania volunteer. She is a House of Representatives, Penn State alumna bargain to a lesser crime) and therefore had no record in October of last year, Gov. who lives with her for which an employer or Tom Corbett signed into law family in Patton volunteer agency would say Act 153 of 2014. This law, Township. Her views and opinions “no.” undoubtedly in response to do not necessarily Ariel Castro, the monthe worst child abuse scandal reflect those of Penn ster who held three young in state history, expands the State. women captive in Cleveland requirement for background for 10 years, was a public school bus checks for both paid employees and driver and probably had the mandatunpaid volunteers and requires more ed clearances. frequent updates of those checks. Under the new legislation, clearThe new legislation now manances will need to be renewed every dates that all people who work with three years and individuals who comchildren, including volunteers, will mit a child or sex-related crime durneed to be cleared. This will add a check by the Pennsylvania Departing those three years will be required ment of Human Services (formerly to notify their employers or any other Public Welfare) to see if the appliappropriate agencies. cant has ever even been accused of In our efforts to protect children, crimes against children. The addition we are putting forth some big hurdles of volunteers to the list of people who for good people to be able to work are mandated to provide clearances with children. is new. Theoretically, there are no downChurch volunteers and the parent sides to making sure that people who volunteer in the classroom, as just a work with children have nothing in few examples, were previously extheir history that would put children empt under the clearance legislation. at risk. Volunteers, and perhaps students From a practical and administrain Penn State classrooms, are now tive standpoint, it gets a bit more going to be required to obtain Crimicomplicated. nal History Record Information from Who will pay the fees for the Pennthe Pennsylvania State Police, a Child sylvanians who volunteer at their Abuse Clearance obtained through local churches or schools? Who will the Pennsylvania Department of keep records of those clearances? Will Human Services, and if they have not each agency or school district that

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It’s little surprise the holiday season comes at the end of the year. That’s when we need it most. After 12 tough months, we have to reboot. And these last 12 months have been brutal in many ways. The headlines of 2014 hammered us relentlessly, with the ambush killings of two police officers in Brooklyn, N.Y., reminding us of the horrors that can befall us and the horrors we inflict on ourselves. Airliners fell from the skies. Ebola killed thousands in West Africa, and Boko Haram killed thousands in Nigeria. The Islamic State rose, Syria collapsed, the word beheading was

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uses volunteers and other non-paid support have additional administrative (and therefore legal) burdens of managing their clearance database? Who makes the decision, based on the individual’s specific criminal background, that he or she is excluded from working with kids? What about student projects in classes, including many at Penn State, that involve community or service agencies that work with kids? What about THON? If an organization such as a club or a sorority wants to spend time with their THON family will that mean clearances for all of the members? Who will track those clearances? Will clearances be required for admission to universities? If someone is merely accused of a crime and there are no criminal charges, does that align with our right to “innocent until proven guilty?” Last, will the Pennsylvania state police, the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (formerly Public Welfare) and the FBI have the resources to complete clearances on everyone that Act 153 now mandates? Will volunteers and other support staff be prohibited from helping kids or, as in the case with PSU students, learning about developing programs and services for children because of bureaucratic backlogs or fees? Will the authorities offer us the thumbs up or thumbs down on a potential volunteer? There is no question that the more we can do to protect kids the better. Unfortunately, the instances that we read about in the paper are usually committed by people who either weren’t in a position that required them to submit clearances or may have no previous record or accusation. The new legislation likely means that the majority of the thousands of people who volunteer across Pennsylvania and the agencies that need them will spend time, money and energy to prove that they are fit and those who seek to harm children will find ways around the background checks. We all take off our shoes in the airport because one guy tried to bring through a bomb in his shoes. Anyone who wants to work with kids will now have to go through clearances even though the guy who caused all of this probably would have passed his background check. The not so great gift that keeps on giving.

Let our hope kindle better days heard more often. The deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner at the hands of police wrenched the nation into a searing conversation about race, power and perception. The Taliban killed dozens of students in Pakistan, two years and two days after the slaughter in Newtown. The smallest coffins, indeed, are the heaviest. The holidays are supposed to be the antidote. We wish each other peace and goodwill, no matter our religion. We seek relief, we reflect, and we pivot toward optimism about the year ahead. But is seeking relief a sign of sanity or a form of blindness? Is optimism naive or an expres-

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sion of faith that goodness at some point will prevail? We cannot let dreadful acts consume us. The past year gave us plenty of inspiration, too. A 17-year-old girl from Pakistan won the Nobel Peace Prize, doctors and nurses continued to volunteer to fight Ebola, and the pope spread a powerful message of tolerance and acceptance. Each was its own lesson in courage, and expanded our conception of what could be achieved. So gather with friends and family. Bask in their warmth and love. Walk the line between remembering the past and yearning for the future. And hope for happier and less unsettling days to come. R

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E-readers detrimentally shift circadian clock By VICTORIA M. INDIVERO Special to the Gazette

UNIVERSITY PARK — You may think your e-reader is helping you get to sleep at night, but it might actually be harming your quality of sleep, according to researchers. Exposure to light during evening and early nighttime hours suppresses release of the sleep-facilitating hormone melatonin and shifts the circadian clock, making it harder to fall asleep at bedtime. “Electronic devices emit light that is short-wavelength-enriched light, which has a higher concentration of blue light — with a peak around 450 nm — than natural light,” said Anne-Marie Chang, assistant professor of biobehavioral health Penn State. “This is different from natural light in composition, having a greater impact on sleep and circadian rhythms.” Chang and colleagues observed 12 adults for two weeks, comparing when the participants read from an iPad, serving as an e-reader, before bedtime to when they read from a printed book before bedtime. The researchers monitored the participants’ melatonin levels, sleep and nextmorning alertness, as well as other sleeprelated measures. Participants took nearly 10 minutes longer to fall asleep and had a significantly lower amount of REM — rapid eye movement — sleep after reading from a lightemitting e-reader than they did after reading from a print book, the researchers report in the Dec. 22 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. “Our most surprising finding was that individuals using the e-reader would be more tired and take longer to become alert

the next morning,” said Chang. “This has real consequences for daytime functioning, and these effects might be worse in the real world as opposed to the controlled environment we used.” The researchers measured the amount of brightness coming from several devices, including an iPad, iPhone, Kindle, Kindle Fire and Nook Color. The Kindle e-reader does not emit light, while the iPad, Kindle Fire and Nook Color emit similar amounts of light. However, the iPad is the brightest of the devices measured. The study participants were admitted to Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston for the duration of the 14-day study, in order for the researchers to control for many factors. Each participant read from an iPad before bedtime for five nights in a row, and did the same with a printed book. It was randomly determined whether a participant read from a print book or an iPad first — the results showed that the order didn’t make a difference. Participants were able to choose their own reading material, as long as it could be considered “leisure” reading and did not contain any images or puzzles, only text. The subjects read for four hours before bed, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., with time designated for sleep from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. The researchers collected blood samples from the readers hourly to measure melatonin. Polysomnography — which records brain waves, heart rate, breathing and eye movements — was also used to determine how long it took to fall asleep, the amount of time spent asleep and the amount of time spent in each sleep stage. The researchers also used the Karolinska Sleepiness Scale to measure subjective sleepiness.

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PARTICIPANTS TOOK nearly 10 minutes longer to fall asleep and had a significantly lower amount of REM — rapid eye movement — sleep after reading from a light-emitting e-reader than they did after reading from a print book. “We live in a sleep-restricted society, in general,” said Chang. “It is important to further study the effects of using lightemitting devices, especially before bed, as they may have longer term health consequences than we previously considered.” Chang was in the division of sleep and circadian disorders, department of medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and the division of sleep medicine, Harvard Medical School, at the time the study was conducted.

Also working on this research were Daniel Aeschbach, Jeanne F. Duffy and Charles A. Czeisler, all in the division of sleep and circadian disorders, department of medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and the division of sleep medicine, Harvard Medical School. Aeschbach is also affiliated with the Institute of Aerospace Medicine, German Aerospace Center. The National Institutes of Health and the National Center for Research Resources supported this research.

Steele recognized for innovation in health care industry CHICAGO — Dr. Glenn D. Steele Jr., president and chief executive officer of Geisinger Health System, recently accepted the National Center for Healthcare Leadership’s 2014 Gail L. Warden Leadership Excellence Award. The award recognizes innovative approaches to bringing high-value and accessible health care to communities. Steele — who has been named five times by Modern Healthcare as one of the “Most Powerful People in Healthcare,” and to its list of the “50 Most Powerful Physician Executives in Healthcare” for 2007, 2012 and 2013 — has been heralded for his innovation and drive since taking the helm at Geisinger in 2001. During his 14 years at Geisinger, Steele has led the integrated health system to become an industry leader in patient safety, care quality and value. Also during his tenure, Geisinger has experienced phenomenal growth, expanding from 7,500 employees in 2001 to more

than 23,000, and merging with six Pennsylvania hospitals. The system has gained national and international recognition for its transformation of the health care industry through its advanced use of the electronic health record and the development and implementation of innovative care models, including its ProvenCare program. “Leading Geisinger has been a phenomenal opportunity that has provided our staff with outstanding opportunities to transform health care delivery,” Steele said. “I’m extremely proud of our success in this endeavor and am honored to accept this award. With the commitment and dedication of our employees, Geisinger has re-engineered the way many health care providers provide care and is making a difference in evolving value-based health care across the country.” In July, Steele announced that he will be stepping down as Geisinger’s president and CEO in the summer of 2015. He

will serve in his role as CEO through the end of the health system’s fiscal year in June, after which time he will continue as chairman of xG Health Solutions, an independently operated venture based in Columbia, Md., that GLENN STEELE JR. helps health care organizations across the country create value and improve quality. Steele arrived at Geisinger from the University of Chicago, where he served as the Richard T. Crane Professor in the Department of Surgery, vice president for medical affairs and dean of the Division of Biological Sciences and the Pritzker School of Medicine. Prior to that, he was the William V. McDermott Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, president and chief executive officer of Deaconess Pro-

The Sandwich Generation: Adultchild caregiver population growing STATE COLLEGE — Many adults are caring for both their children and their parents or another older loved one. Adult-child caregivers is one of the most significant, yet most overlooked, populations in our nation. Best calculation is there are an estimated 15 to 24 million adult-child caregivers in the United States today. If family caregivers were paid, the value of their services would be more than $450 billion annually. Approximately two-thirds of the adult-child caregivers are women. On average, adult children spend approximately 20 hours per week in caregiving activities for aging parents. Those hours double if a parent has Alzheimer’s or some other type of dementia. Since the majority of adult children are employed, caregiving means the adult child works a “regular” job and then spends time as if she held an additional part-time job or possibly full-time job in caring for parents or in-laws. This caregiving can exact a toll on the caregiver and family, jeopardizing health, relationships and economic well-being. Senior service providers, including Foxdale Vil-

lage, are looking to help adult-child caregivers by exploring the possibility of establishing an ACAPcommunity chapter in the area. ACAPcommunity is a nonprofit organization that provides monthly educational programs to adultchild caregivers of aging parents. It was founded in 2012 in Hickory, N.C., with the goal of providing information, resources, support and community for attendees. ACAPcommunity programs are facilitated by local experts. A monthly program is approximately 90 minutes in length and includes time for a presentation, question-and-answer period and fellowship at the end. The day and time of the meetings will be determined by the majority of interested attendees. All communication with and contact information of ACAPcommunity participants is confidential and will not be shared with others. Those interested in starting an ACAPcommunity chapter in State College area should visit www.foxdalevillage.org and click on the ACAP link to complete a survey.

fessional Practice Group and chairman of the Department of Surgery at New England Deaconess Hospital. A member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, Steele has served since 2012 on the U.S. Congressional Budget Office’s panel of health advisers. He is also a member of the Roundtable on Value and Science-driven Healthcare, was recently appointed to the Committee on the Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education and previously served on the Committee on Reviewing Evidence to Identify Highly Effective Clinical Services. Steele is a past chairman of the American Board of Surgery. His investigations have focused on the cell biology of gastrointestinal cancer and pre-cancer, and most recently on innovations in health delivery and financing. He also is the author or coauthor of more than 480 scientific and professional articles.

Staff members honored for outstanding performance STATE COLLEGE — The medical staff of Mount Nittany Medical Center presented the fifth annual Patient C.A.R.E. Awards and the Allied Health Professional Excellence Award to non-physician staff members nominated by physicians for their outstanding performance and commitment to making people healthier. The Patient C.A.R.E. Awards honor excellence in patient care and services in four categories: clinical, administration, research and education. The winner in the clinical category was surgical technologist Kimberly Walk. The administration winner was Jacqueline Hahn, director of case management. Winning in the research category was Angela Jodon, clinical/staff pharmacist. And, medical staff office assistant Jessica Bird was the winner in the education category. The Allied Health Professional Excellence Award honors an allied health staff member who upholds the standards of clinical care through excellence, service, citizenship and innovation. This year’s recipient was physician assistant Mark Lombardo.

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Pediatric infectious disease specialist joins Geisinger

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MEMBERS OF THE Health Careers Club at South Hills School of Business and Technology in Lewistown recently held a school-wide “Pink Out,” which raised money for the local chapter of the American Cancer Society. The students also conducted a food drive this semester to benefit food pantries in the Lewistown area for the holiday season.

Geisinger CSO receives national recognition DANVILLE — Geisinger’s top research official has been recognized by the American Association for the Advancement of Science for his “efforts on behalf of the advancement of science or its applications (that) are scientifically or socially distinguished.” Dr. David H. Ledbetter, executive vice president and chief scientific officer of Geisinger Health System, was named a fellow by the AAAS for his work in discovering disease-causing genetic mutations and in translating those discoveries into improved patient care. Elected in the biological sciences section, he was one of only 401 people honored this year in scientific areas as diverse as agriculture, astronomy, chemistry, physics, and engineering. “It is nice to be recognized by your peers and by such a broad-based and important science organization,” Ledbetter said. Early in his career, Ledbetter discovered the genetic causes of Prader-Willi syndrome and Miller-Dieker syndrome, both of which produce developmental disability and other medical problems in those affected. Since those early discoveries, his re-

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search has focused on the underlying causes of childhood developmental disabilities — such as autism — and on translating new genomic techniques from the laboratory into clinically useful tests for early diagnosis and treatment. AAAS is the pubDAVID LEDBETTER lisher of Science, a weekly journal considered one of the largest and most prestigious international scientific publications. “I’ve been a member (of AAAS) since I was a graduate student in the late 1970s and a regular reader every week since,” Ledbetter said. Ledbetter is only the second central Pennsylvania scientist known to be recognized as a fellow of the AAAS. Dr. Warren Abrahamson, a biologist and plant geneticist who retired from Bucknell University in 2012, was named a fellow in 2008.

DANVILLE — Dr. Swathi Gowtham has joined Geisinger’s Janet Weis Children’s Hospital as a pediatric infectious disease specialist. She will see patients in Danville, East Stroudsburg, Forty Fort, Scranton, State College and Towanda. A 2008 graduate of the Rutgers Medical School in New Jersey, Gowtham went on to complete a general pediatrics residency in 2011 at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, N.J. She then completed a pediatric infectious diseases fellowship at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore. Throughout her fellowship, Gowtham participated in several advanced programs, including antimicrobial stewardship in promoting the judicious use of antibiotics in the pediatric population, infectious diseases in pediatric transplant patients training and a pediatric HIV clinic.

CPI’s Nurse Aide graduation held at Centre Crest BELLEFONTE — Central Pennsylvania Institute’s Nurse Aide Training Program graduation was held at Centre Crest on Nov. 26. Instructor Janie Bianchi shared positive comments about each of the graduates before presenting them with their certificates of completion and pins. Family, friends and Centre Crest employees joined in the celebration and offered support. Michael Poorman attended the medical science program at CPI as a high school senior. He returned to the school as an adult to participate in nurse aide training and follow his ambition to be employed in the health care field. He felt that he learned

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“We are delighted to continue to grow and expand our medical services for the people in the Penns Valley community,” said Steve Brown, president and chief executive officer of Mount Nittany Health. “Penns Valley Area Health and Welfare Association brought health care services to the community many years ago, and we are very pleased to be able to work with them to grow that strong foundation of community support. We are investing in Penns Valley and adding medical services to make health care more convenient and accessible to the people that we serve. The new facility allows us to do just that.” “We are committed to serving the Penns Valley region. We will be able to continue to serve our customers in a more efficient, comfortable, professional office, and we are fortunate to be working with a great organization like Mount Nittany Physician Group during this move,” said Richard Grafmyre, president and chief executive officer of Jersey Shore State Bank.

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Expansion, relocation for Penns Valley practice STATE COLLEGE — Mount Nittany Health recently announced that plans are underway for a relocation and expansion of the Mount Nittany Physician Group Penns Valley medical practice. With a target date of late fall, the medical practice will move from 4570 Penns Valley Road to the current site of Jersey Shore State Bank’s Spring Mills branch, located at 3635 Penns Valley Road. Before medical services are relocated, a 5,000-square-foot expansion will be added, for a total of approximately 10,000 square feet. The new space will feature on-site laboratory services, space for future radiology services, 16 expanded exam rooms, space for community education classes and room for future growth. To ensure banking services are not interrupted, bank officials will transition operations from the main building to a smaller renovated on-site building beginning in the spring of 2015.

Gowtham has participated in several research initiatives, investigating topics such as antibiotic therapy for pediatric oncology patients, stem cell treatment for spinal cord injuries and the detection of HSV-1 and HHV-6 in pediatric bone SWATHI marrow transplant GOWTHAM patients as a potential cause of skin graft versus host disease. In addition to being board certified in pediatrics and board eligible in pediatric infectious diseases, Gowtham is also a member of both the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society.

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PSU program collaborates with overseas partners UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State students studied hospitality on three different continents over three semesters as part of the Global Hospitality Management Program. The program is a collaboration between Penn State’s School of Hospitality Management, the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s School of Hotel and Tourism Management and the Hogeschool Zuyd’s Maastrict Hotel Management School in the Netherlands. The fifth cohort of the Global Hospitality Management Program formally concluded during a Dec. 19 recognition ceremony at the Nittany Lion Inn, which included Penn State students Mark Evans, Kyungmee Lee and Heyjin Koo, in addition to students from the international universities. Ton Stekelenburg, director of international programs at Maastrict Hotel Management School, told the cohort that studying abroad adds enormous value to the college experience and can be life-changing. “When I was young, like you are now, I didn’t have the opportunity to study abroad, and I really feel it is a huge opportunity for students to study abroad,” he said. Marja Verbeeten, teaching associate professor of hospitality management and professor in charge of international programs, commended students for going beyond simply making good choices, which adults have encouraged them to do their entire lives, and taking it a step further by studying abroad. That decision will pay off, she said.

“Whatever you put into this program, it will come back. There will be an output somewhere, sometime,” she said. “I applaud you all.” In all, the 12 students traveled to 31 countries during their year and a half together, visiting places such as New York City, London and Morocco. “How do you sum up 18 months of this experience to someone?” Evans said. “You just can’t put it into words. It was an amazing experience.” The program provides SHM students with extensive international exposure to different cultures and hospitality environments. It helps students develop global mindset through a comprehensive and internationally oriented curriculum. Students spend one semester at each participating school. In Hong Kong, the curriculum has an emphasis on travel, tourism and international hospitality business from an Asian perspective. In the Netherlands, course work focuses on entrepreneurship and financial issues in hospitality from the European point of view. At Penn State, students study emerging trends in the U.S. lodging and food service industries, as well as real estate. As part of the capstone course at Penn State, students participate in a final group project in which students draw on their international experience to conduct a comparative analysis of global hospitality industry issues and challenges, national and international travel and tourism poli-

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THE FIFTH COHORT of the Global Hospitality Management Program formally concluded during a Dec. 19 recognition ceremony at the Nittany Lion Inn. cies, and emerging trends in the global hospitality industry. The final project, in the form of a thesis, is presented to a panel of faculty from each partner university. Upon completion of the program, students continue as candidates for their degrees at their home universities.

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SOUTH HILLS SCHOOL of Business and Technology was host to international scholars from Penn State’s Hubert Humphrey Fellowship program. South Hills has partnered with the group for many years to present an overview of South Hills’ long-standing mission, infrastructure and programs. The Humphrey Fellowships offer one-year non-degree programs that provide academic and development opportunities for mid-career professionals from other countries. Pictured, from left, are Yosra Abdelkareem, of Sudan; Brinda Hurnauth, of Mauritius; Aye Aye Cho, of Myanmar; Wafaa Shakir, of Iraq; Maralyn Mazza, president of South Hills School; Kamal Pokhrel, of Nepal; Arjana Blazic, of Croatia; Raza Muhammad, of Pakistan; Muhammad Khan, of Pakistan; Tashi Dawa, of Bhutan; and Herizal Nur, of Indonesia.

State College Friends School to host open house

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SOME OF SANTA’S REINDEER dropped by the Bald Eagle Area Middle-High School during “Dress Like Your Favorite Holiday Movie Day.” This Spirit Week event was sponsored by BEA’s chapter of Students Against Destructive Decisions. Staff and students had fun dressing as characters from holiday favorites such as “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,” “Suzy Snowflake” and “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas.” Pictured, front row, from left, are BEA staff members Ashley Corvin, Claire Percival, Cathy Livergood and Kayleigh Buda. Back row, from left, are Stephanie Gardner, Vickie Coffey, Danielle Butterworth, Jacy Clark, Sharon Nilson and Jackie Yeaney.

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STATE COLLEGE — The State College Friends School will hold an open house from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 16, at the school, 1900 University Drive in State College. For more information, call (814) 237-5230 or visit www. scfriends.org.

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GRAPHIC ARTISTS from Barash Media in State College were guest speakers at a Brown Bag Series held by the Career Services office at South Hills School of Business and Technology. John Hovenstine, creative director at Barash, and South Hills graduate Tiara Lose-Snare, Barash graphic designer/ad coordinator, discussed a variety of job-related topics with the school’s graphic arts students. Pictured, from left, are Dylan Adams, Kourtney Vermillion, Lose-Snare, Hovenstine, instructor Ray Liddick, Nicholas Causer and Career Services’ Ellen Spinelli.

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Vietnam veteran honored in road dedication By SAM STITZER pennsvalley@centrecountygazette.com

CENTRE HALL — Donald Ray Lucas was a private first class in the U.S. Marine Corps who served in the Vietnam War. On Jan. 12, 1969, Lucas was killed by a grenade. He was the only soldier from Centre Hall to die in that war. On Dec. 23, about 85 people gathered at the American Legion Post No. 779 building in Old Fort to dedicate a section of Route 144, stretching from Potters Mills to Old Fort, in Lucas’ memory. That section of road now will be known as the PFC Donald Ray Lucas Memorial Highway. In attendance for the ceremony were Lucas’ 94-year-old mother, Viola Lucas, other Lucas family members, current Marine Corps members, American Legion members and many local veterans. Also attending were Centre County Commissioner Steve Dershem, state Rep. Kerry Benninghoff, U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson and PennDOT assistant district executive Karen Michael. Michael opened the ceremony with thanks to everyone involved in honoring Lucas. Benninghoff then addressed the crowd, emphasizing the importance of remembering those who gave their lives in times of war. “Poor is the nation without any heroes

— shameful is one who has them, but forgets,” he said. “Donald Lucas, we’re here today to tell you we have not forgotten you.” He noted that Lucas was a young man sent off to a faraway land to fight for people he didn’t know to have the same rights and freedoms we have in America. “That’s got to be one of the greatest gifts you could ever offer somebody,” he said. “Private first class — just as important as the colonel giving the orders; hard-working, serving with no less valor, commitment and honor.” Benninghoff sponsored Pennsylvania House Bill 2409, which officially dedicates the section of highway to Lucas. Thompson then spoke, thanking veterans advocate Jim Hironimus, who he described as a catalyst in getting the road dedicated to Lucas. “This is a special day. It really is an honor to be to be here to recognize a man who was a true American hero,” he said. “Today we set aside a portion of this highway as hallowed ground. While his sacrifice was more than 45 years ago, his service is eternal to all those who loved not just him, but love liberty and love freedom.” Matt Wise, representing state Sen. Jake Corman, spoke next, thanking all the veterans and armed forces members in the audience for their service.

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A SECTION OF ROUTE 144 will now be known as PFC Donald Ray Lucas Memorial Highway. The sign was unveiled during a recent ceremony. “These signs are a reminder to us all, when we’re driving down the highway, that we honor our service men and women,” said Wise.

To conclude the ceremony, Viola Lucas was brought forward to unveil an example of the signs that will be placed along the memorial highway.

Centre Hall students display gingerbread houses By SAM STITZER pennsvalley@centrecountygazette.com

CENTRE HALL — It looked like a bird’s eye view of a housing development, with rows of houses adorned with brightly colored Christmas decorations, pine trees and snowmen in their front yards. But, the houses were made of gingerbread, not bricks or wood, and were the results of the efforts of 225 students in kindergarten through fourth grade at the Centre Hall-Potter Elementary School who gathered in the school gymnasium to decorate the “home-sweet-homes” on Dec. 22. The sugary houses were on display on rows of tables in the gymnasium that afternoon. The students had decorated the houses earlier in the day using candy kisses, M&Ms, candy canes, pretzel sticks, gumballs, shredded wheat, gumdrops, icing and other sweet goodies. School staff personnel and Parent Teacher Group members helped guide the students. The bare gingerbread dwellings were assembled by Heather and Keith Luse, of Centre Hall, who operate Delectable Delights, a cake, cookie and pastry business in Centre Hall. Heather Luse is also an executive pastry chef at Penn State. She assembled the houses and Keith cut plywood bases for them. The Luses also donated nearly 500 pounds of icing and all the other items used to decorate the houses.

The Luses made gingerbread houses with their oldest daughter Isabella, 8, four years ago, then decided to extend the project to include the entire elementary school. Keith Luse buys the candy and other toppings for the houses throughout the year at post-holiday sales, overstock and surplus sales, and anywhere he can find what he needs. According to principal Danielle Yoder, the classes took turns decorating their creations in shifts of 30 to 45 minutes each throughout the school day. The students’ creativity showed, with imaginative decorating schemes at all grade levels. Isabella Luse used shredded wheat on the roof of her house, giving it the look of a thatched roof cottage in the woods. In the yard sat a sled with candy cane runners. Second grader Alex Parsons put gumdrops on one side of his roof and Smarty candies on the other. “I got tired of gumdrops on both sides,” he said. The students required minimal help with their creations. “They got a little help, but mostly we just let the kids go,” said Heather Luse. In the school lobby, a book sale fundraiser was held by the PTG, and in the cafeteria Chelsea Wyland and Chase Pitts ran a bake and craft sale to raise funds for the Centre Hall-Potter Food Bank.

Torch Club holds December meeting STATE COLLEGE — The world’s fish consumption is rising faster than the population, according to Dr. Charles “Pete” Cole, who spoke about the challenges of managing the world’s fish resources at the Dec. 10 meeting of the Torch Club of Central Pennsylvania. The meeting began with the introduction of guests and circulation of a condolence card for longtime Torch Club member Clifford Bastuscheck, who died in November. Club president Stephen Smith then introduced Cole, who used the cod fishery at Gloucester, Mass., as a microcosm of global challenges facing the fishing industry. According to Cole, attempts to manage North American fish resources date back to the 1783 Treaty of Paris. He noted that, while fish consumption is on the rise, world fish resources are declining and reg-

ulation of fisheries is increasingly complex. Fishing industry losses will cost Gloucester and other fisheries billions of dollars and challenge the integrity of the local community. The Torch Club of Central Pennsylvania is one of more than 70 clubs throughout North America that give area professionals an opportunity to meet and share ideas about a wide variety of topics. The next meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 14, will feature a presentation by Marylee Taylor on “Charting American’s Beliefs and Attitudes: The General Social Survey.” The lecture will take place in Celebration Hall in State College. For more information on the Torch Club of Central Pennsylvania, visit www.acuri.net/centralpatorchclub.html or contact Gary Miller at gemsc1@comcast.net.

THIRD-GRADER Kendall Guisewhite admires her gingerbread masterpiece.

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STATE COLLEGE ROTARY CLUB Foundation chair Roy Adams, center, presented Debbie Fudrow and Geoff Wilson with special Paul Harris pins at the club’s recent meeting. The pins featured sapphires and rubies in recognition of the two members’ extensive giving to the Rotary International Foundation. The Rotary Foundation has been instrumental in eliminating poliomyelitis disease in all but two nations and in yearly funding of thousands of local community projects worldwide.

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Local woman wins agricultural communications contest By SAM STITZER pennsvalley@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE — Krystle Wasson, of State College, recently won first place in the National Young Farmers Educational Association essay and speaking contest during the organization’s 48th Institute in Louisville, Ky. Wasson and her two sisters, twins Halee and Heather, all competed in the event. The contest was part of the Agricultural Communications program sponsored by John Deere. About 150 delegates from all over the country were present at the institute, which featured a morning seminar on public speaking on topics dealing with agricultural issues. Following the seminar, each delegate had the afternoon to compose a two-page essay on an agriculture-related topic of his or her choice. The delegates were placed into groups of five, and a speaker was chosen by each group. At an evening banquet, each speaker presented his or her speech to the entire group. The essays were judged by a panel of NYFEA officers. Krystle Wasson’s speech topic was the locavore movement, which advocates the

use of locally grown and produced foods. Heather Wasson spoke on the transition of farms through successive generations of owners, and Halee Wasson’s topic was the movement of parasite-infected wood between counties in Pennsylvania. Past national NYFEA president Jeff McClellan, of Potters Mills, praised the sisters’ performance, and that of many past delegates from Pennsylvania. “We’ve got a pretty good track record,” he said. “We’ve always come home with at least one national winner.” Krystle Wasson received a free trip to Washington, D.C., and a trip to Charleston, S.C., where she will present her speech for NYFEA Institutes at those locations. The girls were impressed with the Institute activities and the people participating. “Everyone was so friendly,” said Krystle Wasson. The Institute also included tours of farms, museums and the University of Kentucky Animal Science Research Center Beef Unit. The sisters are daughters of Ron and Candy Wasson. They live on the family’s dairy farm located on Route 45, west of Shingletown. The farm, which dates to the late 1700s, has been owned by the Wasson

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KRYSTLE WASSON, center, is flanked by past presidents of the National Young Farmers Educational Association, Carol Corman, of Centre Hall, and Jeff McClellan, of Potters Mills. family for generations. The sisters are all students at Penn State University. Krystle is a senior majoring in

agricultural science, Heather is pursuing a degree in agricultural education and Halee is also majoring in agricultural science.

Women scrap together new business STATE COLLEGE — Stop into Scraps and Skeins at 2790 W. College Ave. in State College to see what an idea and a few people’s ambitions have brought to fruition. The new store is set to open on Thursday, Jan. 22. Ellen Campbell, an avid knitter and quilter, was visiting Ithaca, N.Y., a few years ago when she stopped into a space designated as a creative re-use store. There was donated fabric, yarn and other materials for sale. “I thought, ‘We should do something like this in State College,’” said Campbell. She is on the board of Strawberry Fields Inc., which provides comprehensive services and support to people with developmental delays, intellectual disabilities and mental illness. As she thought about the re-use store, a plan developed that included a sustainability portion, too, that would be Connie Cousins beneficial to the residents of Strawcovers a wide berry Fields. variety of events in Campbell and her partner in the Centre County for endeavor, Lynn Rogers, wanted a store the Centre County where: Gazette. Email her ■ Donated yarn, fabric, buttons, at ccous67@gmail. knitting needles, crochet hooks, etc., com. could all be offered for reasonable prices. ■ People living in Strawberry Fields group homes could visit, socialize and make friends. ■ People from Strawberry Fields could find meaningful work and fulfillment. ■ The community would find a sustainability outlet. To get ready to open the store, Campbell and Rogers attended the Milheim Fiber Fest and the Tusseyville Fair. A “Use-Less Workshop” at Shaver’s Creek was helpful in their planning process. “We have already rescued tons of textiles and yarn from being thrown in landfills, and everything here is from our collection in August and September,” Campbell said. “The goods continue to come in daily.” “I told a few people and now everywhere I go, people hand me bags of unfinished quilts, left over yarn or fabric,” said Rogers. “Everything here has been donated, from shelves to bins.” Campbell and Rogers feel that this is a project that appeals to the hearts of women (and some men), as many people find knitting or other handiwork to be both relaxing and rewarding. The women plan to offer some classes where groups could gather and learn to knit or make some

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SCRAPS AND SKEINS will open Jan. 22 in State College. Proceeds from the store’s sales will benefit Strawberry Fields Inc. Pictured, clockwise from top right, are store co-founders Lynn Rogers and Ellen Campbell, Becky Rogers, of Strawberry Fields, and Cindy Pasquinelli, Strawberry Fields CEO.

item with minimal monetary outlay. All proceeds from sales at Scraps and Skeins will benefit Strawberry Fields. Becky Rogers, a resident of one of the group homes run by Strawberry Fields, asked if she could donate some of the items she has made to the store. She was given approval for that and has provided potholders, a pillow cover and fabric ornaments to sell in the store. Cindy Pasquinelli, CEO of Strawberry Fields, is finding much to appreciate about the new store and is excited for the opening to happen. “We want to create a space that is low-stress, welcoming, and where the residents might learn some job skills and even make friends,” said Pasquinelli. “I think this place has that comforting and serene atmosphere.” There is a certain sensibility or big-heartedness within the crafting community, according to Campbell, and it seems that she’s right. A peek into the storeroom and you will be amazed at the sheer number of donated bins and bags that still need to be checked and sorted. At this point, seven people from Strawberry Residences will work at the store, and there are five on the committee that Campbell and Rogers put together to operate Scraps and Skeins. For now the store will only be open on Thursdays, a day favored by other nonprofit thrift shop stores, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call (814) 237-0676 or (301) 6067864.

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Each year, millions of people will make resolutions to get fit and be healthier. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re unaccustomed to working out or eating whole foods, it might be hard to find a place to start. Despite not beginning until February, the Nutrition Habit Challenge might be a good way to begin incorporating healthy practices into your existing lifestyle. Since the program lasts an entire month, participants can practice different nutritional behaviors over a long period of time, which will make them more susceptible to continuing the healthy habits. The program was started by One on One Fitness Consultants Inc. co-founders Bruce Burke and his wife, Kym, in 2010 when they challenged their clients â&#x20AC;&#x153;to make one or two small nutritional commitmentsâ&#x20AC;? during the month of February, according to the NHC website. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re always looking for new ways to challenge our clients,â&#x20AC;? Burke said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just to keep things interesting. Always looking for different ways to help them realize their goals.â&#x20AC;? Last year, NHC spread to a community-wide initiative that included local sponsors and prizes for those who successfully participated. In its first year, the program had 720 participants, including 100 families, and raised $10,000 for the Centre County Youth Service Bureau and Centre Volunteers in Medicine through major sponsorship by One on One, Kish Bank and Ottoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pub & Brewery. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We chose these charities because they are extremely important to our community,â&#x20AC;? Burke said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is an easy decision for us to get behind organizations who provide medical care for those in need and care for at-risk youths. They are 100 percent local and their missionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s line up closely with ours.â&#x20AC;?

Further motivation to participate in and complete the program was a grand prize trip to Disney World. Last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trip was won by Mary Wright, who participated in the challenge with her family. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was so gratifying to see a 10-year-old girl win the trip,â&#x20AC;? Burke said, adding that the end goal of NHC is to inspire participants to practice their nutrition habit change past the 28-day requirement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re trying to get our community to address their health habits. If we can motivate people with a tripâ&#x20AC;Śand have it impact their fitness and health for the long-term, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good thing.â&#x20AC;? This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s challenge will begin on Sunday, Feb. 1 and go through the end of the month. What makes NHC special is that since there is no registration fee, anyone can participate in the challenge, including children. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want there to be any barriers for anybody to participate, particularly kids,â&#x20AC;? Burke said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re focusing our efforts. We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to go into a school and have kids think they have to pay or make a donation. We like exposing the kids to philanthropy, but we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want there to be any barriers, so there are none.â&#x20AC;? Interested participants, however, can make an optional donation to YSB or CVIM when registering. Through participation with entities like the State College Area School District and Saint Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Catholic Academy, the challenge is extended to children, who Burke hopes initiate the challenge with their parents, siblings and other family members. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a community wellness initiative,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With kids, it does so much good. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s done on the honor system, so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lesson in integrity. If we can get these kids excited about it and have them go home and tell their parents about it â&#x20AC;Ś thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re really focusing on.â&#x20AC;? The options of behaviors that participants can choose and change â&#x20AC;&#x153;runs the whole gamut,â&#x20AC;? Burke said. In previWe Accept Food Stamps, EBT, or SNAP Benefits

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Escape from New York

Penn State wins overtime thriller in Pinstripe Bowl, 31-30

IN HIS FIRST bowl game as a Nittany Lion, Christian Hackenberg led Penn State to a come-from-behind 31-30 overtime victory over Boston College. By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com

NEW YORK — Penn State senior kicker and captain Sam Ficken finished the 2014 season exactly the same way he began it: running away from his teammates. Not because he failed in any way, of course. Quite the opposite. Ficken just kicked the winning extra point that gave Penn State a dramatic 31-30 overtime victory over Boston College, its first bowl victory since 2010, and its seventh win of the 2014 season. When that kick went through and Ficken’s teammates exploded onto the field in celebration, he knew what was coming. So he ran down the field, arms flailing, lest he be squashed under a giant pile of 300pound linemen. It was an ending that, as fiction, would be rejected for being too improbable. In reality, it was a fitting conclusion to Ficken’s career, as well as the Nittany Lions’ season, that were both marked with as much adversity as success. “It’s a storybook ending,” Ficken said. “I couldn’t have written a better way for it to go. “This team has worked so hard and fought through so much, and to say we made it to a bowl first off, and we won the bowl, that’s really incredible.” Although Ficken’s tying, 47-yard field goal with time expiring and game-winning extra point were big blowouts for Penn State, he was hardly the only hero for the Lions. The defense, touched for 289 rushing yards and two touchdowns by the seniorladen Boston College attack, stepped up when it had to. Senior linebacker Mike Hull, et. al., stopped a last-minute Eagle drive inside the Penn State five and forced a field goal that gave Boston College a three-point lead rather than seven. The Penn State offensive line, described as “much maligned” nearly a record number of times this season, did a good job of protecting sophomore quarterback Chris-

tian Hackenberg (only two sacks) and gave Hackenberg and the Penn State passing game time to operate. And this is what happens when Hackenberg gets time to throw: 34 for 50, 371 yards and four touchdowns. Despite Boston College’s blitzes and stunts from all angles and positions, Hackenberg found Chris Godwin for a 72-yard touchdown, Eugene Lewis for 7 yards, DeaSean Hamilton for 16, and then tight end Kyle Carter on a perfect 10-yarder that tied the game in overtime and set the stage for Ficken. It was the kind of performance by Hackenberg Penn State fans hoped for every time out this season, but because of youth, inexperience and injuries across the offensive line, happened only, well, seven times in 2014. “I love Christian Hackenberg,” Penn State head coach James Frankin said. “I wouldn’t trade him for anybody. I think he has a really bright future at Penn State moving forward.” As far as Hackenberg was concerned, it was all about hard work and confidence. “We were able to fight through it and put in a performance like this,” he said. “It was a testament to how hard these guys work. “I saw confidence with everyone else. When you have guys that have a ton of confidence in what they’re doing, it felt differently for us in terms of a unit. We felt extremely prepared and were able to go out and execute.” So the Penn State season ended as it began, with Ficken running away from his teammates after a dramatic win and with the hopes for future successes soaring. Yet the post-game excitement was tempered by the knowledge that a special group of seniors had just played for the last time in the blue-and-white. Players like Hull, Ficken, Bill Belton, Zach Zwinak, Adrian Amos, Miles Dieffenbach, Glen Keiser and the other seniors could have left Penn State. They could have played in more bowl games in other places and missed the

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PENN STATE defensive end Carl Nassib puts the pressure on Boston College quarterback Tyler Murphy (2) during the Dec. 27 Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium. hardships the sanctions imposed. They chose to stay, however, and will now stand with people like Matt McGloin, Mike Mauti, Devin Still, Allen Robinson, and, yes, Bill O’Brien and his staff, who kept the program together. The 22 wins in the last three seasons speak for themselves. You will also get what you saw of Penn State next season. Virtually all of the players on the field for the Nittany Lions — a

group that just edged a very good, seniorheavy Boston College team — will return for 2015. Add to them a pair of 6-foot-8, 310pound offensive linemen who enrolled early and a top-10 recruiting class, and, well, you have Penn State fans already counting the days until the Blue-White Game. By the way, if the game is on April 25, that number is 115.

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THE BELLEFONTE AREA HIGH SCHOOL gymnastics squad returns seven letter winners for the 2014-15 season. Pictured, front row, from left, are Grace Young and Olivia Williams. Middle row, from left, are Kendra Wakefield, Brianna Hovies and Marisa Cameron. Back row, from left, are Molly Borowski and Maepearl St. George.

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ST. JOSEPH’S CATHOLIC ACADEMY girls’ basketball team returns three letter winners for the 2014-15 season. Pictured, from left, are Bella Bassett, Courtney Gregory and Bella Bevilacqua.

St. Joe’s girls’ basketball Bellefonte gymnastics team looks for improvement squad loaded with talent By CHRIS MORELLI

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BELLEFONTE — A closer look at the 2014-15 Bellefonte Area High School gymnastics squad: Coach — Christina Wagner, second season. Last year’s record — 4-2. Key losses — Cortney Fredericks. Returning letter winners — Olivia Williams, Grace Young, Maepearl St. George, Molly Borowski, Kendra Wakefield, Brianna Hovies and Marisa Cameron. Strengths — According to Wagner, the squad has a many experienced athletes back for the season ahead. “We have a lot of girls that returned this year,” Wagner said. “We have a veteran

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team; the experience should work in our favor.” Concerns — Numbers. “Our team is small, so we can’t afford any injuries,” Wagner said. “I’m hoping for a healthy season for these girls.” Outlook — Wagner is optimistic that her squad can improve as the season rolls on. “We are anxious for the season to be underway. I’m looking forward to seeing the girls improve throughout the year,” Wagner said. “I’m also very excited to see how our new gymnasts, Kiara MacMath and Kelsie Richner, perform.” Circle these dates — (All meets held at Bellefonte Area Middle School). Host Bellefonte Bash (Saturday, Jan. 10); at District Meet (Saturday, Feb. 14).

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BOALSBURG — A closer look at the 2014-15 St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy girls’ basketball team: Coach — Brenna O’Connor, first season. It’s O’Connor’s fourth season at SJCA. She spent the first three years at the junior varsity level. Program overall record (2011-14) — 4-18. Key losses — Asara Clark averaged 10.5 points per game; she has transferred to State College Area High School. Returning players — Courtney Gregory, Bella Bassett and Bella Bevilacqua. Key newcomers — Emma Youngmark, Sarah Authier, Meghan Caswell, Veronica Emigh, Ana Legaspi, Aubrey Weiss and

Mackenzie Weyant. Strengths — “Courtney Gregory returns for her third season and brings leadership and experience to the team,” explained coach O’Connor. “Bella Bassett adds tenacity and scoring. Another strength is that our freshmen class brings enthusiasm, desire and a strong work ethic to the team.” Concerns — “While our team has more experience than previous teams at SJCA, it is still much less than the majority of our opponents,” O’Connor said. “We will have to work harder, but these girls are ready for the challenge.” Outlook — “As a program that is still in its infant stages, we are making progress,” said O’Connor. “We are looking forward to making our mark. We have a young but determined team and we expect to work hard and be competitive.”

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Centre County area high school wrestling teams Bellefonte, Philipsburg-Osceola and State College participated in holiday wrestling tournaments while Bald Eagle Area, Penns Valley and St. Joseph’s Academy decided to enjoy the holiday season this week.

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Following the first day of the Conestoga Valley Holiday Classic Wrestling Tournament, the Red Raiders sat in fifth place of the 32-team field. The Red Raiders’ Aaron Witherite, Luke Leathers, Brock Port and Trevor Corl went 2-0 and wrestled in the semifinals Dec. 28. Following losses, Bellefonte’s Shafiq Blake (2-1), Nate Rosenberger (3-1) and Dillon Kephart (2-1) dropped into the consolations and were guaranteed Top 8 finishes.

PENNS VALLEY John Dixon covers high school wrestling for the Centre County Gazette. Email him at sports@ centrecounty gazette.com.

The Rams will be on the road to the Panther Valley Duals on Saturday, Jan. 3, for their next bout of grappling action.

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P-O fell hard to undefeated Chestnut Ridge, 65-8, with the Mounties winning a mere two bouts — Levi Hughes, 132, posting a 10-1 major decision and Dakota Weitoish, 138, also recording a major decision, 9-1. At the Conestoga Valley Holiday Classic Wrestling Tournament, the Mounties had one grappler reach the semifinals in Weitoish, who posted a fall in 1:05 and a 6-1 decision. Weitoish faced top-seeded Demetri Dorsaneo, of Owen J. Roberts High School, in the semifinals. P-O’s two grapplers still alive in the consolations were Matt Johnson, 113, and Bryce Bennett, 120.

STATE COLLEGE

The Little Lions participated in the Manheim Tournament on Dec. 22 and 23.

Chris Morelli Last week: 8-4 Overall: 144-71

Dave Glass Last week:10-2 Overall: 141-72

John Patishnock Last week: 9-3 Overall: 141-74

Pat Rothdeutsch Last week: 8-4 Overall: 133-82

Brittany Svoboda Last week: 7-5 Overall: 131-84

TCU

Ole Miss

Mississippi St.

Georgia Tech

Mississippi St.

Georgia Tech

Auburn

Wisconsin

Auburn

Wisconsin

Michigan St.

Baylor

Michigan St.

Missouri vs. Minnesota

Minnesota

Missouri

Minnesota

Oregon vs. Florida State

Oregon

Alabama vs. Ohio State

Ohio State

Alabama

Houston vs. Pitt

Pitt

Houston

Pitt

Arizona

Carolina

Arizona

Baltimore at Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

Baltimore

Pittsburgh

Cincinnati at Indianapolis

Indianapolis

Dallas

Detroit

Dallas

This week’s games Ole Miss vs. TCU Mississippi St. vs. Georgia Tech Auburn vs. Wisconsin Michigan St. vs. Baylor

Arizona at Carolina

Detroit at Dallas

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Softball team looking for players PHILIPSBURG — Centre County Rampage is looking for position players and a pitcher for the 2015 summer season. Rampage will be playing a competitive tournament schedule, allowing team members to show off their best softball skills.

ASA 16U “A” States, Pony college showcase, Battle of the Burg, Harrison City and the 16U “A” Eastern Nationals are among the highlights of the schedule. Interested players can contact Jerry Watson at coachwatsonpo@comcast.net or (814) 280-0630.

Send sports information, schedules and photos to ... editor@centrecountygazette.com TIM WEIGHT/For the Gazette

THE BELLEFONTE AREA HIGH SCHOOL wrestling team returns 11 letter winners this season. Pictured, from left, are Trevor Corl, Zach Musser, Nate Rosenberger, Chase Gardner, Dillon Kephart, Brock Port, Brian McChesney, Luke Leathers, Tim Benford, Aaron Witherite and Ben Putnam.

Bellefonte wrestlers look for continued success By CHRIS MORELLI

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A closer look at the 2014-15 Bellefonte Area High School wrestling team: Coach — Mike Maney, seventh season. Last year’s record — 15-4. Key losses — Austin Cable, Toby Cain and Tanner Day. Returning letter winners — Aaron Witherite, Luke Leathers, Brock Port, Trevor Corl, Chase Gardner, Zach Musser, Nate Rosenberger, Dillon Kephart, Brien McChesney, Ben Putnam and Tim Benford. Strengths — According to Maney, the Red Raiders have several strengths. “We return a strong group in the middle to lightweights,” Maney said. “This group is going to need to provide strong leadership and build upon the success they have had the last couple of seasons.” Concerns — Maney is hopeful that the Red Raiders can avoid injury.

“Spreading the wrestlers out at the right weights and staying healthy is always a concern every season,” Maney said. “Our upperweights are young but are working hard and if they continue to work hard, they could be the key to a successful dual meet season.” Outlook — Maney is optimistic about the season ahead. “We want to get better each day. As the season progresses, we will work to solidify our lineup and we want the team to be peaking at the right time come the postseason,” he said. “We have a challenging schedule to provide opportunities for the team to see some of the best competition in the state and prepare them for the challenges of the postseason.” Circle these dates — vs. Bald Eagle Area (Thursday, Jan. 8); vs. Penns Valley (Tuesday, Jan. 13); at Central Mountain (Thursday, Jan. 15); Red Raider Rumble (Saturday, Jan. 17).

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Walker takes the reins of State High program By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE — A closer look at the 201415 State College Area High School boys’ basketball team: Coach — Joe Walker, first season. Last year’s record — 4-18. Key returnees — Tyler Hall, Alex McCann, Cody Kubicki and Mike Caswell. Outlook — New State College head coach Joe Walker takes over a program accustomed to winning and success. Last season, by Little Lion standards, was a down year in long-time head coach Drew Frank’s final season. State High did begin to find itself, however, late in the season and made a surprising playoff run. Walker, like all new coaches, will first try to get to know his players and their capabilities and then build from there. “We are just focused on the fundamental stuff that we need to do better that will make our offenses work,” Walker said. “Things like screening and rolling, making sure we do those little things and focus on them because if our offense isn’t working, it’s the little things we are not paying attention to.” The Little Lions lost players such as Pat Irwin and most of the front court from last season, but experienced players are returning. Tyler Hall, Alex McCann, Cody Kubicki and Mike Caswell all saw significant playing time last season, and Walker said there are younger players, such as freshman Drew Friberg, who are ready to step up. But there’s lots of work to do.

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THE STATE COLLEGE AREA HIGH SCHOOL boys’ basketball team. Pictured, front row, from left, are Rian Scanlon, Michael Caswell, Eric Buskirk, Cooper Gulley, Adam Oliphant and Harrison Haushalter. Back row, from left, are Conor Smith, coach Joe Walker, Drew Friberg, Cody Kubicki, Tyler Hall, Alex McCann, Tyler Smith, Tyler Snyder, coach Sean Hanna and coach Rudy Burruss. “At times, I think we try to play too fast. We are trying to get them to slow down, be patient and read the defense. We are always looking for that next pass before reading the defense to see where we are in the offense. “From the past, there’s also dealing with pressure, because we are going to see it. We are going to see it in the Mid-Penn and our out of conference teams. “We have to deal with the pressure and be confident with the ball in our hands. That mind-

set of slowing down, making better decisions, which do not have to be the fastest decisions.” Despite all of that, Walker does see many strong points about his team. “We are extremely athletic, especially at the guard position. We are a pretty good size, and we have that athleticism. “So our strengths are going to be our quickness, our athleticism, and I thing we are going to have a pretty deep rotation. And we have some really knock-down shooters.”

Lady Mounties look to turn things around By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com

PHILIPSBURG — A closer look at the Philipsburg-Osceola High School girls’ basketball team: Coach — Doug Myers, eighth season. Last season’s record — 4-17. Key losses — Alyssa Myers and Katie Meersand. Key returnees — Abby Showers, Haley Hayward, Cheyenne Bone and Cheyenne Cowfer. Outlook — Philipsburg-Osceola girls’ basketball coach Doug Myers doesn’t have a lot of quantity in this year’s edition of the Lady Mounties, but he’s hoping to make up for it in quality. With just 10 players on the team, P-O will be unable to field a junior varsity squad, but those 10 players will comprise a very competitve varsity group in 2014-15. The back court looks especially strong for the Mounties. Returning letter winners Abby Showers, a four-year starter, Halee Hayward, Cheyenne Bone and Cheyenne Cowfer all saw major playing time last season out front. Showers, Hayward and Cowfer were starters

and Bone was first off the bench. “We’re just trying to fill that fifth spot,” Myers said. “We have some kids come back out who didn’t play last year, and they will help.” Since the Lady Mounties were most vulnerable up front last season — because of their size, they were seriously out-rebounded on both ends — some of the newcomers will be welcome additions. Center Madison Foreman is 5-foot-10, and forward Katie Nartatez is a very active player, and both will be counted on to contribute. “We are hoping that Madison can help,” Myers said, “and the other senior who came out is Katie Nartatez. She’s not a real tall girl, but she’s a very quick player and a very active player. “So we are going try to take a better approach at rebounding and boxing out, and hopefully we can do a better job at those thing.” With improved play in the lane, Myers said his experienced guards can be even more effective. “They handle the ball real well,” he said. “Halee gets everyone involved in the game. Obviously, she’ll have to shoot more this year,

By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH PHILIPSBURG — A closer look at the 2014-15 Philipsburg-Osceola High School wrestling squad: Coach — Tim McCamley (37th year in wrestling, eighth as P-O head coach). Last year’s record — 11-5. Key losses — Chris Thompson, Caleb Shively and Nick Gray. Key returnees — Scott Yarger (145), Dakota Weitosh (132), Levi Hughes (126), Nick Patrick (152) and Bryce Bennett (113). Outlook — Philipsburg-Osceola head wrestling coach Tim McCamley, heading into his 37th year coaching wrestling and eighth as the Mounties’ head coach, used two words to describe the upcoming season — rebuilding year. “Definitely, rebuilding year,” McCamley said about the new campaign, citing the loss of 12 seniors and wrestlers like Chris Thompson and Nick Gray. Yet the stocks are not complete-

ly empty for the Mounties. The loss of senior 195-pounder Logan Day to injury will hurt, but P-O has two other seniors to rely on for leadership — and a deep junior class ready to step up. “Great group of juniors,” McCamley said, “and really we only have two seniors coming back from last season. It’s going to be hard without the leadership from the senior class, and some of those younger kids are going to have to step up quickly.” The middle weights seem to be the strong point for P-O, with senior Scott Yarger (145), juniors Bryce Bennett (113), Nick Patrick (160), Dakota Weitoish (132), and sophomore Levi Hughes (126) returning from last season’s 11-5 team. “We have some real good middleweights,” McCamley said, “and we would have Logan Day back, but he is out with an injury. We are going to start sophomores at 220 and heavyweight, and we don’t have a 106.

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Arts & Entertainment

School of Theatre professor relishes role in ‘Boyhood’ UNIVERSITY PARK — For most faculty members at Penn State, the Golden Globes are an awards show they might watch or read about the next day. For theater professor and actor Richard Robichaux, however, the 2015 awards mean much more. Robichaux appears in the critically lauded movie “Boyhood,” which was nominated for a 2015 Golden Globe for Best Picture. The 72nd annual Golden Globe Awards will air at 8 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 11, on NBC. Written and directed by Richard Linklater, “Boyhood” traces the life of Mason Evans Jr., played by Ellar Coltrane, from kindergarten through his first weeks at college. It was filmed intermittently over 12 years and also stars Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke and Lorelei Linklater. Robichaux plays Mason’s boss, a restaurant manager.

Robichaux had previously worked with Linklater on the movie “Bernie” and hoped to have the opportunity to work with him again. “When Rick called me to see if I was available for ‘Boyhood,’ I jumped at the opportunity, because I was really dying to be in this movie,” said Robichaux. “I knew it would be a special film, one that would make cinematic history.” According to Robichaux, the film focuses on milestones you don’t expect to be milestones, with Mason’s childhood simply unfolding. “Linklater made the ordinary extraordinary. He liked to say that he was shooting a period piece in present day.” Robichaux, who is head of acting in the School of Theatre, joined the Penn State faculty in August, when “Boyhood” was

still in local theaters. His credits also include the Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, D.C., Yale Repertory Theatre and television appearances on ABC, NBC, CBS, Showtime and Comedy Central. “It was exciting that a movie in which I appeared was playing here in State College as I started at Penn State, because my goal is to create a bridge between the classroom and the casting office.” According to Robichaux, “Boyhood,” which is still showing in theaters in New York City and Los Angeles, will stay with audiences long after they have left the theater. “If you’ve had a childhood, the film will have an effect on you,” he said. “The movie sees you as much as you see it. It’s just iconic.” For more on the movie, including a trailer, visit www. boyhoodmovie.tumblr.com.

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PENN STATE theater professor and actor Richard Robichaux appeared in the critically acclaimed film “Boyhood.” The film was recently nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Picture.

Three Penn State grads currently starring on Broadway NEW YORK — With the recent announcement that Penn State musical theater alumna Caroline Bowman has taken over the starring role of Elphaba in Broadway’s “Wicked,” Penn State now has three alumni performing in leading roles on Broadway. Matthew Hydzikis currently plays Buddy in “Side Show,” and Carly Hughes is performing the role of Leading Player in “Pippin.” Bowman, recipient of a 2014 Penn State Alumni Association Alumni Achievement Award, which honors alumni age 35 and under, most recently played Eva Peron in the national tour of “Evita.” Her previous Broadway credits include the original production of “Kinky Boots” and an earlier stint in “Wicked” as an ensemble member and understudy for Elphaba. “Kinky Boots” won six Tony Awards, including best musical, when she was part of the cast.

Before “Side Show,” Hydzikis played the role of Nick in the national tour of “Flashdance the Musical.” His other Broadway credits include the revivals of “West Side Story,” in which he took over the role of Tony, and “Grease.” Hughes’ previous Broadway credits include “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical,” “Ghost the Musical,” “The Book of Mormon,” “Ragtime,” “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas” and “The 25th Annual Putman County Spelling Bee.” “The musical theater faculty is so proud of these students,” said Cary Libkin, professor and head of the program. “The mission of the Penn State musical theater program is to train talented students so that they may compete successfully in the professional musical theater job market. Caroline, Matthew and Carly, as well as the many other alums on Broadway and at other professional

CAROLINE BOWMAN

MATTHEW HYDZIKIS

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theaters, help us gauge the results of our efforts. It is so exciting for us.”

New book explores characters, evolution of Christmas

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ZAP MAMA AND ANTIBALAS will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 3 at Penn State’s Eisenhower Auditorium.

Zap Mama and Antibalas coming to Eisenhower UNIVERSITY PARK — The powerhouse musicians of Zap Mama and Antibalas come together for a world music celebration at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 3, at Eisenhower Auditorium. Congo-born, Belgium-raised Marie Daulne, known to her fans as Zap Mama, redefines the word “vocalist.” Creatively expressing sound and storytelling with tone and pure voice, Zap Mama’s style nurtures a new generation of singers and beat-boxers. From Afrobeat to Afro-Pop, Zap Mama mixes African vocal technique with European polyphony and American sounds in a world-music revue that transports listeners. “For Zap Mama, the African diaspora offers limitless connections,” wrote a New York Times reviewer, “and the group can crisscross the Atlantic in the course of a song.”

Brooklyn’s Antibalas, modeled on Fela Kuti’s Africa 70 band and Eddie Palmieri’s Harlem River Drive Orchestra, melds Afrobeat with New York City Latin funk and traditional drumming of Cuba and West Africa. Through its concerts, tours and recordings, Antibalas has helped to re-popularize the classic Afrobeat sound. Antibalas members Aaron Johnson and Jordan McLean served as musical director and assistant musical director, respectively, of Bill T. Jones’ Tony Award-winning Broadway show about the likfe of Kuti, “Fela!” “Antibalas’ music embodies the principles of grassroots revolutionary movements … as the disparate voices of guitars, brass, and organ all move in one unified direction,” said a BBC critic. “… Antibalas is musical democracy in action, and an inspiring example of a band practicing what they preach.”

UNIVERSITY PARK — Santa Claus, St. Nicholas, the Magi, Scrooge, the Yule Cat and the Krampus are just a few of the characters associated with Christmas. Tara Moore, part-time instructor in English at Penn State, explores a variety of characters and the evolution of Christmas in her new book, “Christmas: The Sacred to Santa.” The book, published by the Londonbased Reaktion Books, is 224 pages of information describing Christmas and the traditions that bind a culture to its version of it. Moore began researching Christmas for her doctoral dissertation and then, in 2011, she was contacted by Reaktion to write a book. Moore is also the author of “Victorian Christmas in Print,” published in 2009. Moore probes the questions surrounding the actual date of Christ’s birth to frictions between the sacred and the secular. She discusses the characters associated with the holiday’s celebration from the jolly fat man Santa to the frightening Krampus. She also explores how customs such as Christmas trees, feasting and gift giving became central facets of the holiday, while also examining how Christmas has been portrayed in culture from the literary works of Charles Dickens to the holiday films, television specials and traditional carols associated with it. In addition to writing the book, Moore

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TARA MOORE, part-time instructor in English at Penn State, talked about her new book, “Christmas: The Sacred to Santa,” during a recent presentation. also took a variety of photos of local Christmas symbols and while traveling abroad took photos in China, Scandinavia and Germany, which are included in the book.

Edwin W. Zoller Gallery profiles student art in annual Foundations exhibition UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State School of Visual Arts is presenting the annual Foundations Area exhibition, “In the Beginning ...,” at the Edwin W. Zoller Gallery. The exhibition, which includes drawings, sculpture, installation and stop-motion animation, opened with a reception and collaborative wall drawing Dec. 8 in the gallery.

“In the Beginning ...” reveals a range of work from the fall semester’s Art 110s and Art 111 courses. The energy and effort that students put into SoVA’s Foundations program is evident throughout the exhibition, which provides a window into the firstyear student experience. For more information about upcoming Zoller Gallery exhibitions, visit www.sova. psu.edu/events/zoller.

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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.

UPCOMING

Contest — The Centre County Library and Historical Museum will host a “Young Author & Illustrators,” contest at 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. The contest begins Monday, Jan. 5, and completed entries are due on/or before Monday, March 30. Stop by any library branch to pick up a brochure and guidelines to be sure that your entry follows the requirements, or visit www. centrecountylibrary.org.

ONGOING

Bookmobile — Centre County Library Bookmobile is a fully accessible library on wheels. Look for it in your community and join Miss Laura for story times, songs and fun. Visit the website at www.centrecounty library.org for days and times. Club — The Centre Region Model Investment Club will meet the second Monday of every month from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Mazza Room at the South Hills Business School, 480 Waupelani Drive, State College. Call (814) 234-8775 or contact cr20mic@aol.com. Safety 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 — “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. Yearbook — The making of the Bellefonte 2015 Yearbook is underway. Please visit Mr. Weigold’s page on the Bellefonte High School website for more information on ordering your yearbook. Material is due as soon as possible. Visit www.jostensyearbooks.com or contact aweigold@basd.net.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 31

Event — Celebrate the arrival of 2015 at First Night State College with performances, ice sculptures, carriage rides, ice skating, workshops, exhibits and more. Events begin at 10 a.m. and last throughout the night. Call the First Night State College office at (814) 237-3682 or visit www. firstnightstatecollege.com/activities. Children’s Program — For First Night, Discovery Space will host the Adam Swartz puppet show, “Billy and His Story Machine” at 5:30 p.m. at 112 W. Foster Ave., Suite 1, State College. For additional information, contact frontdesk@mydiscoveryspace.org or visit www.mydiscoveryspace. org. 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. Group Meeting — Celebrate Recovery will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Christ Community Church, 200 Ellis Place, State

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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. 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.

FRIDAY, JAN. 2

Children’s Activity — Schlow Centre Region Library will host “Discovery Days” for children from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Children’s Department, 211 S. Allen St., State College. For more information, call (814) 235-7817. Film Discussion Group — The Centre County Library and Historical Museum will screen “The Fall” from 1 to 4 p.m., followed by a discussion in the Community Room, 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecounty library.org. Event — “First Friday,” hosted by the State College Downtown Improvement District, will take place from 5 to 9 p.m. in Downtown State College. Visit www.firstfridaystatecollege.com for a list of participating businesses and events.

SATURDAY, JAN. 3

Event — “Boardgaming Meetup” will meet from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Downsbrough Community Room at Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. The library will be teaming up with the Tabletop and Role-Playing Gamers of Central PA to bring bigger and better gaming to the event. For more information, visit www.schlowlibrary.org. Children’s Activity — Schlow Centre Region Library presents “Saturday Stories Alive” at 11 a.m. in the Children’s Activity Room at 211 S. Allen St., State College. The event will be a half hour of stories, fingerplays and hand-on activities. Visit www. schlowlibrary.org. Dinner — Best Line Powersports/ SSRTA will be hosting its 12th annual roast beef dinner at 11:30 a.m. at the Moshannon Community Center, Moshannon. Membership to SSRT is required. CMATVA will also be hosting a Dice Run at the event. Visit www.ssrt.org. Children’s Activity — The Go Club, for children ages 12 and up, will meet to do arts and crafts and play games from 1:30 to 5 p.m. in the Sun Room at Schlow Centre Region Library, State College. Visit www. schlowlibrary.org. Activity — A chess club for all ages will meet to do arts and crafts and play games from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Musser Room at Schlow Centre Region Library, State College. Visit www.schlowlibrary.org. Family Activity — Participate in the “Block Party,” family fun with blocks and Legos, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Children’s Activity Room at Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. Playing with blocks can help support your child’s development in the following areas: social and emotional, physical, cognitive and language. For more information, contact the Children’s Department at (814) 235-7817. Games — Snow Shoe EMS will host

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MONDAY, JAN. 5

Children’s Activity — Story time registration will take place at 9 a.m. at the Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. For more information, contact the Children’s Department at (814) 235-7817. Story Time — The Centre County Library and Historical Museum will have toddler story time from 10:30 to 11 a.m. at 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Today’s theme is “Penguins.” Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Support Group — Mount Nittany Medical Center will be hosting a breast cancer support group from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the ground floor conference rooms, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. Call (814) 2316870. Knitting Club — A knitting club will meet from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Sun Room, Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. All skill levels are welcome. Call (814) 237-6236. 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. Adult Program — Holt Memorial Library will host “Knit Wits,” for beginner, experienced or intermediate knitters, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www. centrecountylibrary.org. Bingo — The State College Knights of Columbus will host bingo at 7 p.m. at 850 Stratford Drive, State College.

TUESDAY, JAN. 6

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. Children’s Program — Holt Memorial Library will host “Mother Goose On the Loose,” a program for children ages 3 and under with a favorite adult, from 10:30 to 11 a.m. at 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Story time programs meet the Pennsylvania Learning Standard for Early Childhood Education. Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Class — Mount Nittany Medical Center will be hosting “A Joint Venture” class from 11 a.m. to noon in Conference Rooms 1, 2 or 3, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. Call (814) 278-4810 or contact vcoakley@ mountnittany.org. Yoga Classes — Gentle yoga and basic level yoga classes will take place at the Howard United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 144 W. Main St., Howard. Gentle yoga classes will take place from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. and basic level yoga classes will take place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Call (814) 625-2852 or contact kathieb1@comcast. net. Story Time — The Centre County Library and Historical Museum will have evening story time from 6:30 to 7 p.m. for preschoolers and their siblings at 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Model Railroad Club — Nittany Valley Model Railroad Club meets at 7 p.m. at Old Gregg School Community and Recreation Center, Room No. 1A, 106 School St., Spring Mills. Call Fred at (814) 422-7667.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 7

Children’s Activity — “Toddler Learning Centre” registration will take place at 9 a.m. at the Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. For more information, contact the Children’s Department at (814) 235-7817. Story Time — The Centre County Library and Historical Museum will have baby book time from 9:30 to 10 a.m. at 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Book themes will vary throughout January. Call (814) 3551516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Children’s Program — Children ages 6 months to 2 can explore science through books and movement during “Baby Explorers” from 10:30 to 11 a.m. at Discovery Space, 112 W. Foster Ave., Suite 1, State

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FIRST NIGHT STATE COLLEGE, held on Wednesday, Dec. 31, will feature many ice sculptures throughout downtown. College. Activities are free with paid admission. Call (814) 234-0200, email info@ mydiscoveryspace.org or visit www.my discoveryspace.org. Story Time — Holt Memorial Library will have preschool story time from 10:30 to 11 a.m. at 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Today’s theme is “Fun with Fairy Tales.” Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centre countylibrary.org. Story Time — The Centre County Library and Historical Museum will have preschool story time from 10:30 to 11 a.m. at 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Today’s theme is “Penguins.” Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. 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. Group Meeting — Celebrate Recovery will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Christ Community Church, 200 Ellis Place, State College. The group uses the “Eight Recovery Principles” with a 12-step approach to help members cope with life’s troubles. For more information, visit www.cccsc.org or call (814) 234-0711.

THURSDAY, JAN. 08

Story Time — Preschoolers can enjoy stories and songs at the Thursday story time from 10:30 to 10:50 a.m. at Discovery Space, 112 W. Foster Ave., Suite 1, State College. Story times are free with paid admission. Call (814) 234-0200 or email info@ mydiscoveryspace.org. Children’s Program — Preschoolers ages 3 to 5 can work on science-themed activities with “Science Adventures” from 11 to 11:30 a.m. at Discovery Space, 112 W. Foster Ave., Suite 1, State College. Activities are free with paid admission. Call (814) 234-0200, email info@mydiscoveryspace. org or visit www.mydiscoveryspace.org. Knit Club — The Centre County Library and Historical Museum will host “Hooks & Needles,” an adult knit club, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Story Time — Holt Memorial Library will have preschool story time from 2 to 2:30 p.m. at 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Today’s theme is “Fun With Fairy Tales.” Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centre countylibrary.org. Children’s Program — The Centre County Library and Historical Museum will host its Lego club from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecounty library.org. Comic Club — Schlow Centre Region Library will host a comic club for high school students from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Musser Room, 211 S. Allen St., State College. Visit www.schlowlibrary.org. Embroidery Club — An embroidery club will meet from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Sun Room, Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. All skill levels are welcome. Call (814) 237-6236. Support Group — Mount Nittany Medical Center will be hosting a diabetes support group from 6 to 7 p.m. in Conference Rooms 1 and 2, Entrance E, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. Call (814) 231-7095 or contact aleffard@mountnittany.org. Class — Mount Nittany Health will host a “parents-to-be” class from 7 to 8 p.m. at 3901 S. Atherton Street, State College. Call (814) 466-7921 for more information and/ or to register. — Compiled by Gazette staff

December 31, 2014-January 7, 2015

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New Sheetz convenience store opens at Old Fort By SAM STITZER

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CENTRE HALL — The new Sheetz convenience store, located at the intersection of Routes 45 and 144 in Old Fort, recently held a grand opening ceremony. On hand were officials from Sheetz, state Rep. Kerry Benninghoff (R-Bellefonte), representatives of the Special Olympics and a large number of local residents. David Smith, regional sales development manager for Sheetz, opened the ceremony by thanking the store construction crew and manager. Abby Sheetz, the chain’s talent manager, followed up with thanks to the Centre Hall-Potter Sewer Authority and the store’s neighbor, American Legion Post 779. Smith noted that Sheetz gives $2,500 to Special Olympics for every new store it opens. Eden Gilligan, field director for Special Olympics of Pennsylvania, thanked Sheetz for its support of the program. “Sheetz has been phenomenal for Special Olympics of Pennsylvania, and we’re very grateful to be here today,” Gilligan said. Abby Sheetz then presented Gilligan and two Special Olympics athletes with a ceremonial check. Store manager Tony Edminson snipped a red ribbon with a pair of oversize scissors to officially open the store. Following this, a ceremonial tossing of the store’s door key into the trash was held. “We’re never going to close as soon as those door are opened up officially,” said Smith. “We’re open 24/7/365.”

Following the official opening, the large crowd of spectators filed into the store to receive free prizes of gift cards and food coupons. Tarah Arnold, public relations manager for Sheetz, handed out the prizes. “We’re really excited to be here,” she said. According to the Sheetz Inc. website, Bob Sheetz founded the company in 1952 when he purchased one of his father’s five dairy stores located in Altoona. In 1961, Bob hired his brother Steve to work part time at the store. In 1963, a second store was opened under the name “Sheetz Kwik Shopper.” Within five years they had opened a third store. In 1969, Steve joined Bob in the business as general manager. In 1972, the brothers doubled the size of the company, expanding from seven to 14 stores. One year later, Sheetz added gasoline pumps and introduced self-serve gasoline to central Pennsylvania. By 1983, Bob and Steve had opened 100 stores. The following year, Bob retired and handed over the leadership of the company to Steve. In 1995, Stan Sheetz, Bob’s son, became president and Steve assumed the position of chairman of the board. To this day, Sheetz maintains a unique and successful family business with five family members serving on the executive committee. Sheetz has grown from a small dairy and deli in Altoona to one of the fastest growing family-owned convenience stores in the world, with 488 locations across six states and more than 14,000 employees.

SAM STITZER/For the Gazette

OLD FORT SHEETZ store manager Tony Edminson cuts a ribbon to officially open the new facility.

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. 08-12, 2014 BELLEFONTE BOROUGH

Richard J. Button and Sherri T. Button to Barry K. Kroeker and Susan L. Kroeker, 191 E. Curtin St., Bellefonte, $272,000. Martin L. Greathouse estate by sheriff and John Heir Kauffman by sheriff to Flagstar Bank, 366 E. Lamb St., Bellefonte, $4,281.26. Benjamin R. Parry and Julie M. Parry to Sirva Relocation Credit LLC, 403 Robin Road, Bellefonte, $310,000. Sirva Relocation Credit LLC to Mary F. Bennett and Robin K. Horner, 403 Robin Road, Bellefonte, $315,000.

BENNER TOWNSHIP

Gilbert L. Gummo and Edmund Woomer to Thomas E. Kane, 1479 Purdue Mountain Road, Bellefonte, $75,000.

BOGGS TOWNSHIP

Penny Coup, Penny Ann Snyder and Penny A. Nearhoof to Penny A. Nearhoof, 837 Runville Road, Bellefonte, $1. Harry E. Eby and Ruth Eby to Susan Foust, 118 Spirit Lane, Bellefonte, $1. Troy S. Guenot and Stefanie D. Guenot to Michael T. Witherite, 117 Dry Top Road, Bellefonte, $165,000. Leo Miller and Mary Lois Miller to Mary Lois Miller, 108 Darla Drive, Bellefonte, $1. Betty I. Robinson and Wayne L. Robinson to AMA Land Development LLC, North Eagle Valley Road, Howard, $1.

COLLEGE TOWNSHIP

James D. Bierly and Lori L. Bierly to Lori L. Bierly, 326 Willow Ave., State College, $1. Miles P. Cummins, Charles M. Cummins and Theresa A. Cummins to Miles P. Cummins, 1400 Houserville Road, State College, $1. Cameron L. Frantz to Adam L. Weaver and Nicole L. Weaver, 2367 Jalice Circle, State College, $190,000 Jeffrey C. Rimland, Emily L. Forwood and Emily L. Rimland to Kevin John Kozak and Rebecca B. Egbert, 1101 Shamrock Ave., State College, $232,900. Jaime J. Saona and Carolyn J. Saona to Yong Qi Xu and Lei Xu, 1337 Haymaker

Road, State College, $1.

CURTIN TOWNSHIP

Richard H. Fink and Mabel G. Fink to Roy H. Struble Jr. and Karen A. Struble, 199 Yeager Road, Howard, $375,000. Richard H. Fink and Mabel G. Fink to Roy H. Struble Jr. and Karen A. Struble, 381 Yeager Road, Howard, $1,375,000.

FERGUSON TOWNSHIP

Alfred H. Barbour, Naomi R. Dashem and Naomi Dashem Barbour to Arthur Gwyer Gilkes Jr., 1101 Teaberry Lane, State College, $170,000. James C. Corl to Robert Corl trustee and Corl Family Irrevocable Residence Trust, 167 Sycamore Drive, State College, $1. Thomas J. McKenna to Wei Wang and Jialu Li, 112 Jules Drive, State College, $201,000. Ira J. Pell to Ira J. Pell and Eva J. Pell, 1267 Longfellow Lane, State College, $1.

HAINES TOWNSHIP

Con-Stone Inc. to Haines Township, P.O. Box 244, Aaronsburg, $1. Genevieve H. Krape to Paul R. Baney and Claire Y. Baney, corner of Appletree Union alleys, Aaronsburg, $10,000. Richard S. Musser, Richard S. Musser Jr. and Bree Musser to Ivan K. Dinges, Ann Dinges, Max K. Dinges, Martha Dinges, and Troy S. Dinges, Old Mountain Road, Woodward, $23,500.

HALFMOON TOWNSHIP

Mark E. Messersmith by sheriff and Jacqulyn M. Messersmith by sheriff to Wells Fargo Bank, 285 Winesap Drive, Port Matilda, $8,128.69.

HARRIS TOWNSHIP

Glenn J. Dry to Christopher G. Dry and Stephanie A. Dry, 500 Torrey Lane, Boalsburg, $1. Bradley R. Nelson and Amy M. Nelson to Tetyana V. Pasko, 217 Homestead Lane, Boalsburg, $219,500. TOA PA IV LP to David Michael Bartosiewicz and Donna C. Bartosiewicz, 118 Settlers Way, Boalsburg, $459,876.06. TOA PA IV LP to Anthony C. Detato and Mary E. Detato, 229 Beacon Circle, Boalsburg, $438,468.21.

HOWARD BOROUGH

Sherry C. Falls by sheriff, Vincent W. Falls by sheriff and Vincent Wayne Falls by sheriff to Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency and U.S. National Association, 126 Maple St., Howard, $4,720.42.

LIBERTY TOWNSHIP

Robert H. Thompson, Christine M. Thompson, Linda C. Peters and John E. Peters to Robert H. Thompson and Christine M. Thompson, Liberty Street, Blanchard, $1. Robert H. Thompson, Christine M. Thompson, Linda C. Peters and John E. Peters to Linda C. Peters and John E. Peters, 152 Liberty St., Blanchard, $1. Clayton Winter by sheriff and Charity Holdren by sheriff to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, 128 Eagles Nest Road, Howard, $3,784.25.

MARION TOWNSHIP

Vadim Aseyev, Yevgeniya Aseyev, Vitaly A. Maslov and Zhanna V. Maslov to Triangle Trucking & Excavating Inc., Jacksonville Road, Howard, $72,500.

MILLHEIM BOROUGH

Evelyn Ruth Myers estate, Evelyn R. Myers estate and Timothy P. Myers executor to Timothy P. Myers, North Street, Millheim, $1. Rick L. Wagner and Mindy L. Wagner to Vincenzo Castiglia and Nadia Castiglia, 122 Canine Hill Road, Spring Mills, $240,000.

PATTON TOWNSHIP

Donald M. Bainbridge and Clarice G. Bainbridge to YA Long Properties LLC, 743 Oakwood Ave., State College, $215,000. Ann Kelmenson to Ann Kelmenson and Edward Kelmenson, 142 Brothers Court, Port Matilda, $10. Kevin P. Mullen, James B. Mullen and Joann Mullen to Jeremy A. Keer and Laura B. Hayward, 1991 Fairwood Lane, State College, $167,500. Payvand Ventures LP to Ming Zhao, 605 Marjorie Mae St., State College, $155,000.

POTTER TOWNSHIP

Donald F. Page Jr. and Jeanine L. Page to Jeanine L. Page, 126 Carriage Lane, Centre Hall, $1. Glenn L. Wolfe estate and E. Allene Wolfe executrix to Glenn L. Wolfe Family Trust, C. Luse Road/ State Route 45, Centre Hall, $1. Glenn L. Wolfe estate and E. Allene Wolfe executrix to Glenn L. Wolfe Family Trust, Egg Hill Road, Spring Mills, $1. Glenn L. Wolfe estate and E. Allene Wolfe executrix to Glenn L. Wolfe Family Trust, 207 Indian Lane, Centre Hall, $1. Glenn L. Wolfe estate and E. Allene Wolfe executrix to Glenn L. Wolfe Family Trust, 3071 Penns Valley Pike, Centre Hall, $1.

SNOW SHOE BOROUGH

Rena Nastase by attorney to Melissa Heckman, 102 N. Third St., Snow Shoe, $145,000.

SNOW SHOE TOWNSHIP

Gary L. Chambers to Gary L. Chambers, Elm Road, Moshannon, $1. Gary L. Chambers to Gary L. Chambers, 475 Elm Road, Moshannon, $1. Glenn J. Dry and Christopher G. Dry to Christopher G. Dry and Stephanie A. Dry, 292 Snow Shoe Mountain Forest Road, Snow Shoe, $1. Land Management Systems Inc. to John F. Young, Susan M. Barnett, James R. Young and Julie R. Young, 294 Skinner Creek Road, Port Allegany, $1.

SPRING TOWNSHIP

Robin K. Bennett and Robin K. Horner to Eligio P. Zaragoza, 263 Gwenedd Lane, Pleasant Gap, $170,000. F. Eloise Hoover to Timothy L. Hoover, 285 Gemar Ave., Pleasant Gap, $158,000.

STATE COLLEGE BOROUGH

Boris Gelfand and Franciszka Gelfand to Anne S. Barbour trustee and Anne S. Barbour Living Trust, 646 Royal Circle, State College, $700,000. Boniface Kacyem and Claire Kacyem to Bruce G. Alderfer and Jaime FettrowAlderfer, Stratford Drive, State College, $119,000. John A. Labenski, James P. Labenski, Richard E. Labenski and John Andrews-Labenski to Shirley L. Fye and E. Ray Fye, 1319 Penfield Road, State College, $275,000. Barry Lee Myers and Evan A. Myers to Joel N. Myers, 737 S. Sparks St., State College, $1. Doris S. Myers estate and Barry Lee Myers executor to Barry Lee Myers, Joel N. Myers and Evan A. Myers, 737 S. Sparks St., State College, $1. Peach Street Real Estate LLC by sheriff to Bayview Loan Servicing LLC, 900 W. College Ave., State College, $107,000. Diana H. Storch estate and Jay H. Storch executor to Jay H. Storch and Anne Storch, 222 E. College Ave., State College, $1. Tayozz Holdings LLC. to Michael B. Berkman and Susan Q. Port, 728 Franklin St., State College, $545,000.

WALKER TOWNSHIP

Robert E. Bassett by prothonotary and Molly Bassett by prothonotary to Lance A. King and Ashely R. King, 121 Grandview Drive, Bellefonte, $251,920. — Compiled by Gazette staff

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Cleaning By Patsy offers quality cleaning services tailored to your needs. Home, businesses & rental properties cleaned weekly, biâ&#x20AC;&#x2018; monthly, monthly, or oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2018;time cleaning. Holidays, event preparations & house closings available as well. All supplies & equipment are included with services. Call for more informaâ&#x20AC;&#x2018; tion and to schedule a free estimate today! Phone: (814) 404â&#x20AC;&#x2018;7033 Service areas: Boalsburg/Colyer Lake/ State College.

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Clothing

LADIES COAT: Liz Claiâ&#x20AC;&#x2018; borne, 100% wool, charâ&#x20AC;&#x2018; coal color, knee length, size 14, brand new with tags still on. $200. Call (814) 380â&#x20AC;&#x2018;8760

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Fuel & Firewood

WALKS FIREWOOD & LAWN CARE Seasoned, Barkless, Oak Firewood. Cut to your length, Split, & Delivered. We sell our firewood year round. Dont hesitate to call. Call Now Matthew R.Walk (814) 937â&#x20AC;&#x2018;3206

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Musical & Stereo Equipment For Sale

WANTED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

Wanted to buy, musical instruments in any conâ&#x20AC;&#x2018; dition. Mainly brass and woodwind instruments but would consider strâ&#x20AC;&#x2018; ing instruments. Sorry no interest in guitars or drum equipment. Call / Text 610â&#x20AC;&#x2018;588â&#x20AC;&#x2018;1884 1980 Fairwood Lane State College 16803

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Miscellaneous For Sale

COLLECTIBLES: 7 Tek Wars hardback books by William Shafner. $50 for all. (814) 692â&#x20AC;&#x2018;8965

SEMESTER PARKING LEASES Parking 600 block of East Prospect Ave. 24/7 access. Spaces available for Spring Semester at $260.00 First Church of Christ, Scientist. Before 12/31/14, Call Mike at 814â&#x20AC;&#x2018;237â&#x20AC;&#x2018;8711 or email at m7h@psu.edu. Starting 1/1/15, email jeff.stalzer@ieee .org

FILING CABINET: black, 2 drawer letter size with frames, $65.00 Call (814) 380â&#x20AC;&#x2018;8760

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Trucks For Sale

1995 FORD Fâ&#x20AC;&#x2018;150, 4x4, extended cab, automatic, 133K, inspected until 10/15. $1,900. Call (814) 364â&#x20AC;&#x2018;9773

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