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Concert will benefit Bob Perks fund By CHRIS MORELLI

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STATE COLLEGE — It’s time to go back to the 1980s — again. The Second annual Rock the 80s concert will be held at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 22 at The State Theatre in downtown State College. The concert will benefit the Bob Perks Cancer Assistance Fund. There will be several local bands performing hits from the decade that featured, big hair, big ballads and great music. Perhaps best of all, it’s happening for a great cause. “The music, which is unbelievable, is provided by 11 local bands who are all donating their

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What: Rock the 80s Concert Where: The State Theatre, State College When: 7 p.m., March 22 Tickets: www.thestatetheatre.org

time,” said Norma Keller, executive director of the Bob Perks Cancer Assistance Fund. “Everyone has been rehearsing and they sound absolutely fabulous.” As the Rock the 80s concert enters its second year, Keller said that the show had no choice but to come back for year No. 2. “The show was put together relatively quickly last year, but it was still unbelievable. People were dancing in the aisles, they were dancing up in front of the bands,” Keller said. This year, concert organizers took steps to make it even more fun for those attending. “We asked The State Theatre to remove the first two rows so there can be a lot more dancing. I didn’t know it was possible, but it is and it’s really exciting,” Keller said. This year, organizers added a special VIP reception at Cafe 210 West beginning at 5:30 p.m. The pre-concert reception features food and drink. According to Keller, it will wrap up shortly before the show begins at 7. Concert, Page 6

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GOOD CAUSE: The J.R. Mangan Band is one of 11 bands that will take the stage on Saturday night for the Rock the 80s show at The State Theatre.

New liquor store opens in Bellefonte By CHRIS MORELLI editor@centrecountygazette.com

BELLEFONTE — Out with the old, in with the new. If you’re purchasing liquor or wine in Bellefonte, there’s a new store in town. The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board officially opened the doors of its new Bellefonte location on Tuesday. The new store is located at 178 Buckaroo Lane, right next door to the new Weis Markets. The downtown Wines and Spirits shop officially closed its doors on Monday night.

“We outgrew our store in town,” explained PLCB director of retail operations Dale Horst. “We about doubled the size of the store. We were able to work in about 25 percent more product. There’s over 2,300 different kinds of wines and spirits in this store.” According to Horst, when the PLCB started looking for a new location, the open spot on Buckaroo Lane practically jumped off the map. “This store offers the customer convenience, being located next Liquor store, Page 5

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BY DESIGN: Ruffed Outdoors, a new type of camouflage, is the brainchild of several friends. From left, Brad Grieb, Jonas Holderman, Nate Alterio and Torin Miller.

Young sportsmen hope to turn camouflage into green By BRIANNA BLAIR correspondent@centrecountygazette.com

BELLEFONTE — Nature’s camouflage exists in every species — from deer to bird. Each pattern is different and correlates to the animal’s habitat. Four best friends from Bellefonte have taken advantage of the unique patterns around them and are on their way to Opinion ............................. 7 Health & Wellness .......... 8, 9

building their own company. Torin Miller, Jonas Holderman, Brad Grieb and Nate Alterio have captured nature by creating Ruffed Outdoors: Nature’s Finest Concealment, an innovative camouflage design with a feather base. The company was established a little over a year ago after a picture of Sportsmen, Page 4

Education ................... 10, 11 Community ................ 12-17

Designs for Living ...... 18, 19 Centre Spread ............ 20, 21

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IN THE SPIRIT: A group of Centre County dignitaries cut the ribbon for the grand opening of the new Wines and Spirits liquor store, which opened on Tuesday along Buckaroo Lane in Bellefonte.

Sports .......................... 23-29 Arts & Entertainment . 30-32

What’s Happening ..... 32-34 Puzzles ............................. 36

Business ...................... 37, 38 Classified ......................... 39

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Bill Genet Bill is a 1990 graduate of the Centre County Area Vocational Technical School (now CPI) and Bellefonte High School. He completed the 3-year Machine Shop program with a 4.0 GPA and was recognized by Penn College as the Outstanding Vocational Student. Bill is now the Supervisor of The Bernard M. Gordon Learning Factory, a state-of-the-art- facility at Penn State that supports students in the College of Education needing access to hands-on manufacturing equipment and facilities. In any given year, Bill supervises as many as 1,000 students using the Learning Factory. “The hands-on educational experience I received from the Centre County Area Vocational Technical School has enabled me to acquire a career within higher education, where I am able to inspire, encourage, and support the creative thinking of our future generations.”

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Machine Shop Program, 1990

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Front and Centre FOUR FOR FOUR?: The Penn State wrestling squad heads to Oklahoma City, Okla. for the NCAA Wrestling Championships. The Nittany Lions are gunning for their fourth title under head coach Cael Sanderson. Page 23

ON TAP: Penn State students will become educators at the annual Maple Harvest Festival, which is being held this weekend at the Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center. Page 10 MARCH MADNESS: Are you ready for March Madness? The Gazette has you covered with the men’s and women’s NCAA Tournament brackets. Pull them out and follow along when the games begin. Pages 20, 21

GROUNDBREAKING ART: “Out of Here,” an exhibit of Judy Chicago’s works will be on display at the HUB-Robeson Galleries. Chicago is considered one of the most daring artists of her time. Page 30

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State College police release more photos in burglaries By JENNIFER MILLER StateCollege.com

STATE COLLEGE — State College police released additional photos Monday of two suspects wanted in connection with multiple State Patty’s Day burglaries. Authorities hope the public can help identify the two males believed to be responsible for the burglaries that occurred overnight between March 1 and March 2. Investigators pulled the images from surveillance video at the Meridian apartment building in the 600 block of East College Avenue. Police released a few images one week ago and then several additional photos

Monday, hoping Penn State students who recently returned from spring break may be able to identify the suspects. Police said surveillance images shows two suspects entering roughly a dozen apartments during a fire alarm. Since then, at least two victims from the Meridian have reported burglaries to police. Police are also investigating a similar incident at University Towers in the 400 block of East College Avenue, where two suspects reportedly entered an apartment and stole cash. Police said they believe the incidents may be connected. Anyone who can identify the suspects can contact State College police at (814) 234-7150.

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Academic literacy effort seeks to expand in district By C.J. DOON StateCollege.com

STATE COLLEGE — Citing its previous success in State College schools, the Academic Literacy course is looking to become a full-time offering for both seventh- and eighthgrade students starting next year. A committee of teachers and representatives from area schools presented an overview and discussed implementation of the course in a proposal to the State College Area School District board on Monday night. As part of a district-wide initiative to improve students’ ability to critically read, write, and discuss texts in a range of disciplines, the district implemented Academic Literacy 7 in the 2013-14 school year as a 45-day course with the goal of transitioning the course to being offered every day the following year. “The students tell me, ‘This class changes how I look at the world,’” says Marie Madonna-Kissell, seventh-grade academic literacy teacher at Park Forest Middle School. “They’re no longer passive participants in a text. They engage in it.” With the proposed addition of the course, class time for middle school students will be reduced to 40 minutes from the previous 43 minutes, a loss of 15 minutes each class period per week. Extended homeroom, which normally runs for a half hour, will be cut to 10 minutes. In addition, a staffing increase of 4.5 full-time employees will need to be hired to lead instruction and assist the three current academic literacy teachers. While the committee acknowledged that new hires will have an impact on the district’s budget, the course will use existing textbooks and other classroom materials and does not require additional funds. In the meantime, the course is awaiting approval from the district board before beginning to draft the curriculum. “It’s a much more strategic focus for kids, because it focuses on their academic world,” says superintendent Bob O’Donnell, who noted that many of the school districts that outperform State College already have full-time academic literacy programs in place at the middle school level. “It doesn’t help you do something - it helps you do something better,” he says.

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ditional high school experience, including smaller class sizes, an “open campus,” and opportunities to take courses at Penn State. According to program director Jon Downs, 51 students have enrolled since the program was approved by the board on January 27. The total will be capped at 80, and so far, the number of students is evenly distributed across fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grades. Downs estimates that “approximately 45-50 percent” of those enrolled are in charter schools. “We’ve been full steam ahead,” said Downs.

MARCH IS YOUTH ART MONTH

Close to 20 students presented framed works of art to members of the school district board to begin Monday night’s meeting. It’s part of the March is Youth Art Month, which shows appreciation for young artists. Dani Crowe, art coordinator, introduced the students and snapped photos of their creations. Dozens of self-portraits adorned the walls, while the framed prints, painting, and drawings were displayed alongside smiling faces.

“March isn’t just for luck of the Irish,” says Crowe. “It’s a celebration of young art talent.” O’Donnell praised the students for their work, and was happy to take the time to recognize young local talent. “It really brightens up our evening, and really reminds us of the good work our students do throughout the year,” he says.

LINTAL APPROVED AS NEW HEAD COACH

Matt Lintal was recognized as the new head coach of the State College Area High School football team Monday night, officially taking over the void left by retired coach Al Wolski. Wolski served as head coach for the last 10 seasons before retiring from both teaching and coaching in December at age 63. Lintal, a counselor at State High, graduated from the school back in 1999. Before returning to his high school stomping ground as an assistant coach in 2010, Lintal coached wide receivers, running backs, and quarterbacks during his seven seasons at Bucknell University.

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UNIVERSITY PARK — Outgoing Penn State President Rodney Erickson has decided the university will put off changing management at an on-campus child care center until 2016. “The university is supportive of the need for high-quality child care and in having the most qualified teachers. These findings and recommendations will improve the resources available,” Erickson said in a prepared statement. Last summer, the university announced its plan to hire Hildebrandt Learning Centers, which already manages the university’s other child care center, Hort Woods. The university agreed to delay the changeover after a number of parents raised concerns. The university also agreed to let an appointed task force take a look at child care at Penn State. The task force, which included parents, completed its report earlier this month. It recommends delaying any changes in management for two years, while additional data is collected to determine the best course of action. The university will continue to operate the Bennett Family Center as it has in the past with its staff remaining Penn State employees until June 30, 2016. Additionally, Erickson says current staff of Hort Woods who are university employees will remain Penn State employees throughout the remainder of the Hildebrandt contract, which expires in two years. Over those two years, Erickson says the university will consult with child care and early education services on all Penn State campuses. “The discussions should include a wide range of issues, including the pros and cons of university -- or contractoroperated facilities, including the implications of changes for quality and affordability,” he says. At the same time, oversight responsibilities will shift from the College of Health and Human Development to the Office of Human Resources as the university establishes a director of child care programs. In addition to holding off on changes in management, the task force called for more consistent budgeting data as well as annual data regarding the benefits the both child care centers provide to the university. Erickson has tasked Senior Vice President David Gray, in collaboration with the Office of Human Resources, to oversee the data collection, cost accounting, monitoring, and benchmarking processes needed to make decisions about the university’s approach to child care by mid-2016. Jacqueline Edmondson, associate vice president and associate dean of undergraduate education, chaired the 14-member task force. She praised Erickson’s approached in a prepared statement issued by the university.

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Sportsmen, from page 1 a ruffed grouse — Pennsylvania’s state bird — caught Miller’s eye. “Nate, Jonas and I were in a running group text, and I saw a picture of the grouse online,” said Miller, “and it all of a sudden hit me like, ‘wow, that would be a really good camouflage pattern.’” From there, Miller told Alterio and Holderman about the idea and the potential of creating something that could change the path of their lives for good. “Once I told Nate and Jonas about the idea, we mocked up a prototype to make sure that it was even feasible,” said Miller. “After that we decided to actually pursue the camouflage industry and that’s when we brought Brad on.” Grieb was the fourth addition to the crew and, according to Miller, was brought on board because of his people skills. “I think that’s the nicest thing you’ve ever said to me,” joked Grieb, after hearing the reason his best friend brought him into the company. Grieb is in charge of sales and marketing. After assembling a team, they were able to look at the company strictly from a business standpoint, and they formed a limited liability corporation. Ruffed Outdoors currently has four different camouflage patterns: ruffed original, ruffed ptarmigan, ruffed sharptail and the ruffed migratory, which was just recently unveiled. Each pattern is unique and relates to a specific environment.

“If you think about Pennsylvania, it’s all big woods so there would be a lot of browns. If you go up to Alaska it would be all snow so primarily whites,” said Grieb. “Out West it’s very open so there’s a lot of grass and light colors that would be part of the camouflage. The migrator is kind of dark marshy colors that would fit with a wetland environment.” The ruffed ptarmigan pattern was actually a mistake while making the original pattern. “We were going through different things on the computer and I clicked the wrong button and it created this snow-like pattern,” said Miller. While the patterns are completed on the computer, the first step is to make the pattern from the bird itself. “We actually take a real grouse, a full bird, and we photograph the parts that have the best combination of lights and darks, ideal depth and colors, and the best feathers,” said Miller. “We then take the photo and enhance and manipulate it on the computer to create the finished product.” The Ruffed Outdoors team found early success with their online kickstarter campaign. The foursome reached their goal of $15,000 in three weeks. “The kickstarter campaign is crowd sourcing effort to raise enough money to go into small run production,” said Holderman. “We ended up raising $18,407.” The team also traveled to Nashville with their newfound

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A HUNTER MODELS one of the camouflage designs of Ruffed Outdoors, which is being developed by four friends from Bellefonte. to instead license the patterns to other companies. “We talked to a lot of people down at the ATA and they said that getting connections and getting your name out there is important. Once you get established, people are going to start coming to us,” said Alterio. Ruffed Outdoors currently has promotional products and is awaiting shipments of new items to arrive.

success and attended the Archery Trade Association show, where the feedback was positive and promising. “When you go somewhere that’s 650 miles away from home and you’re getting the same kind of praise as you do at home from family and friends, that really solidifies what you’re doing,” said Miller. The main goal of the company is not to go into production, but

“Camouflage is just as much a fashion industry as it is anything else. It doesn’t really matter what the logic is behind it; if people like how it looks and it’s appealing to the eye, people will buy it,” said Miller. Full suits range from $200 and $100 for a jacket or pants. For more information on the Ruffed Outdoors company and its products, please visit www.ruffedoutdoors.com or call (814) 574-8469.

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PSU and non-profit vying for College Heights School By JENNIFER MILLER StateCollege.com

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BELLEFONTE MAYOR Tom Wilson speaks with Holly Harter, the director of marketing for Subarashii Kudamono Co. Inc., which handed out samples of Asian pear wine at the grand opening of the new Wines and Spirits Store in Bellefonte. Liquor store, from page 1

“It’s bigger, it’s a new building, it’s very, very nice,â€? said Ken McMullen, of Zion. “They have more room here ‌ it was to a major supermarket ‌ I’m very crowded downtown.â€? pleased. This is our new branding package McMullen said that he likes the fact that that we’ve been working on over the last the store is right next door to a supermartwo years. We’ve either re-located or reket. modeled up to 60 stores already in the last “When we go to Myrtle Beach (S.C.), two years. In the next five to 10 years, we’ll that’s the way it is there. You get everywork our way through the whole portfolio thing in the supermarket,â€? he said. of stores.â€? McMullen was shopping with his wife, In addition to outgrowing the store in Joan. downtown Bellefonte, there was always “I think this store is great,â€? she said. “It the issue of parking. Without a large parkreally looks nice.â€? ing lot or garage nearby, customers had to During the grand opening, shoppers jockey for a parking spot. That won’t be sampled cheese the case at the new from Weis Marlocation, where kets and wines parking is plentiWhat: Wines and Spirits Store from Subarashii ful. Kudamono Co., “That’s one of Where: 178 Buckaroo Lane Inc. the improvements When: Store hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday Holly Harter of here. Customers through Saturday; noon to 5 p.m., Sunday Hazelton poured want one-stop More info: www.finewineandgoodspirits.com samples of the sigshopping. This nature Asian Pear gets them about Wine. She, too, was impressed with the as close to one-stop shopping as we can,â€? new store. Horst said. “I love it, I think it’s wonderful,â€? Harter The store offers 1,500 wine products said. and 900 spirits products, spread out over The Asian Pear Wines and Spirits will 4,555 square feet of space. be available year-round in the Bellefonte The store will be open from 9 a.m. to location. Previously, the wines and spirits 9 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and were only available at the North Atherton from noon to 5 p.m. on Sundays. store, Harter explained. “We’re still confined by legislative law “We’re part of the premium program that only 25 percent of our stores can be here in Pennsylvania,â€? Harter said. “This is open on Sundays. We are actively trying to a perfect location. You can come here, get select the correct stores to be open on Sunyour wine and then go next door and get day. If we’re located next to a seven-day-ayour cheese, get your baguette and you’re week, 24-hour supermarket, then we try to good to go. We’re very excited to share our open the store on Sunday,â€? Horst said. wines with the people of Centre County.â€? The new store officially opened its For more information about the store, doors on Tuesday morning. Shoppers liked visit www.finewineandgoodspirits.com. what they saw from the new location.

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STATE COLLEGE — State College Borough Council has plans to allow Penn State and a non-profit group present their concepts for the College Heights School. Currently, Penn State and the State College Area School District have an agreement for the university to purchase the building for $400,000. Making the deal uncertain -- the borough has first right to refusal on the property before the district can sell the building. Council approved a schedule Monday night that allows Penn State and Center for Arts, Social Services and Education, or CASE – which is also interested in buying the building – to present their visions for the property. Council plans to hear from these parties and others before deciding if it will exercise its right to purchase the building. Penn State, CASE and the school district will have an opportunity on April 7 to speak before council regarding their interested use for the building. Council also wants the parties to discuss the impact their plans could have on the neighborhood, including traffic and noise; property rehabilitation needs, availability of funding to purchase the property and complete needed renovations; and their willingness to enter a “first right of refusal� agreement with the borough should either party choose to sell the property in the future. Then, on May 5, council will hear from other parties with an interest in the future of the building, including the College Heights Neighborhood Association. Groups must register in advance to speak at the meeting. The general public will have a chance to speak about the issue May 12 and June 2.

Council will hold a work session May 12 to discuss the issue further. Then, on June 2, council will hold a public hearing regarding the proposed sale and whether the borough should exercise its right to first refusal. Any additional discussion will be June 9 before council makes a final decision on June 16. The district notified the borough in January of the pending sale, which started a six-month countdown for council to decide if it wants to exercise its right to take ownership of the property. Councilwoman Theresa Lafer raised concerns over the process the district followed to reach a sale agreement with Penn State. Lafer said at Monday’s meeting the school board initially allowed two entities, including CASE, to walk through the property. Lafer also said the district told the parties they would have an opportunity to bid on the property. Later, Lafer says, the district told the interested parties Penn State made an offer, which the school district accepted without allowing the other groups to make bids. “It concerns me a lot,� says Lafer. State College Area School District Spokeswoman Julie Miller could not be immediately reached for a response to Lafer’s claim. The district previously said Penn State’s offer was the only offer received. The university intends to use the property for University Press offices. The school board has said the building was not on the market, but receives periodic inquiries from prospective purchasers and has provided tours of the property to all potential buyers. The College Heights School was built in 1931 and was once an elementary school. The property, located at 721 N Atherton St., includes a 14,000 square-foot structure on 2 acres.

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HARRISBURG — Court papers filed with the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ask to have Jay Paterno knocked off the ballot in the lieutenant governor’s race. The challenge was filed by an attorney representing Harrisburg City Councilman Brad Koplinski. Koplinski is Paterno’s political rival and is one of the six Democrats running for lieutenant governor. The primary election will be held on May 20. Attorney Larry Otter told StateCollege. com that many of the petition signatures the Paterno campaign gathered to get on the ballot are invalid. Candidates must submit a minimum of 1,000 signatures. At least 100 signatures must come from each of five different counties. According to Otter, Paterno submitted 1,117 signatures that were collected in Chester, Mifflin, Philadelphia, Allegheny and Centre counties. Otter claims there are less than 1,000 valid signatures total. On top of that, Otter contends there are less than 100 valid signatures on petitions from three counties, including Chester, Mifflin and Philadelphia. “Any one of those takes him off the ballot,� Otter said. “It’s just a lot of mistakes. For instance he ran as a Democrat and a number of Republicans signed his petition pages. That’s a strike if you challenge it.�

Otter also claims that some people signed more than once. People who sign must live in the county where the signatures are collected. Otter said, “He had people from Huntingdon, Centre, Juniata and Dauphin counties on a Mifflin petition. They don’t count.� A statement released by Koplinski’s campaign said it’s a matter of fairness: “The Commonwealth sets out rules to make sure that all candidates have an even playing field to run for office. Candidates are mandated to meet the criteria necessary to gain ballot access. We are asking the Commonwealth Court to review the signatures in question to enforce fairness and justice in the system.� Paterno has never run for elected office before. He was formerly an assistant football coach at Penn State. Last week, Paterno told StateCollege.com that he’s confident the petition signatures he submitted are valid. A statement released by the Paterno campaign Monday evening said, “We are going to follow the legal process to make sure the voices of Pennsylvanians are heard.� Otter said he expects the court will schedule a hearing, probably sometime next week. “These are a black and white issues,� he said. You’re either a registered Democrat or you’re not. You’re registered in Mifflin County or you’re not. Its all based on the records ... that come from those counties.�

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Penn State and NCAA ask court to dismiss Paterno family lawsuit By JENNIFER MILLER StateCollege.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State University and the NCAA filed documents Monday asking a court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the family of former Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno and other parties. The Paterno family is joined in the lawsuit by several members of the Penn State Board of Trustees, former football players, and university faculty members. The suit, filed against Penn State and the NCAA, asks for damages related to the unprecedented sanctions the NCAA leveled against Penn State’s football program following the arrest of former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky, who is now a convicted pedophile. It also asks the court to overturn a consent decree between Penn State and the NCAA allowing the sanctions. The lawsuit includes five allegations: breach of contract, intentional interference with contractual relations, injurious falsehood and commercial disparagement, defamation, and civil conspiracy. Penn State attorneys argue the lawsuit should be dismissed for a slew of reasons, including that the Paterno family is not a recognized legal entity. “In order to maintain a suit, a would-be plaintiff must have an actual or legal existence,” the university argues. The suit argues that the late Joe Paterno and former Board of Trustees member Al Clemens are intended thirdparty beneficiaries of the NCAA’s constitution and bylaws and therefore have certain enforceable rights. Clemens, who resigned earlier this month as the governor was set to appoint his replacement, is a plaintiff under the charge that alleges breach of contract.

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Penn State argues the bylaws actually exclude Clemens as an “involved individual” and the bylaws only apply to current and former athletes and staff, not current and former trustees. Penn Sate says Clemens “lacks standing” to claim breach of contract therefore the university asks the court to dismiss the claim. The university also argues Paterno’s estate is not an “involved individual” in this context. In the suit, the plaintiffs argue they were unlawfully deprived of procedures due to them under NCAA rules. However, Penn State argues, “The nature of these rights indicate that they are personal to ‘involved individuals’ – indeed, the rights would be exercised by a living person. As such, these personal rights are not capable of vindication once the individual dies.” Paterno died on Jan. 22, 2012, six months before Penn State entered the consent decree with the NCAA. Sanctions in the decree included a reduction in football scholarships, a ban on bowl appearances, and the vacating of 111 wins under Paterno. Additionally, Penn State says the breach of contract allegation should be thrown out, saying the plaintiffs fail to explain what rights they have under NCAA’s constitution and bylaws, how Penn State violated those rights, and how the plaintiffs were allegedly injured. The university says the suit fails to identify “what particular rights any of these plaintiffs purportedly acquired under the NCAA’s constitution and/or its bylaws; how Penn State allegedly violated those rights; or how any of them allegedly was injured by Penn State’s alleged breaches of contract.” Penn State says the charge of civil conspiracy should be dismissed as it relates to the university as the suit only accuses the NCAA and the Freeh Firm, which conducted the investigation into Penn State’s handling of the Sandusky scandal, of participating in conspiracy. Penn State’s attorneys also say the plaintiffs, including trustees Ryan McCombie, Anthony Lubrano and Adam Taliaferro, are seeking relief from Penn State, despite statements made by plaintiffs to the contrary. Penn State says it is unclear what relief the plaintiffs are seeking and which of the lawsuit’s five counts is directed at Penn State specifically. Penn State says the suit “does not accurately or completely inform Penn State of the specific basis or bases upon which recovery of the various plaintiffs are seeking recover, and, as such, is not sufficiently clear or specific to enable Penn State to prepare for its defense.”

As of press time, there were just 15 tickets remaining for the reception at Cafe 210. There are approximately 150 tickets left for the concert. Tickets for the concert are $30. Tickets for the concert and reception are $60. Ticket sales are important, Keller said, so the organization can reach its goals. “It’s really a spectacular event,” Keller said. “We’re hoping to raise $15,000 … which will go a long way to helping cancer patients who are having trouble taking care of their basic necessities, rent, food, utilities and gas to and from cancer treatments.” According to Keller, there are plenty of people in Centre County who need the help that the Bob Perks Cancer Assistance Fund provides. “We got an applicant this morning who has to travel 140 miles for a treatment. People have no idea. I’ve seen a husband and wife where one person has cancer and cannot work. The other person becomes the caretaker and cannot work, so they literally have lost two incomes,” Keller said. The “rock star” sponsor for this year’s event is Cafe 210 West. Owner J.R. Mangan helped organize the 11 area bands who will be donating their time this year. Those performing include: The J.R. Mangan Band, Spider Kelly, Velveeta, Tongue in Groove, The Insomniacs, Mr. Hand, Scott Mangene, Cone of Silence, Screwdriver Sally and The Feats of Strength. “The bands are really committed to it. They’re all donating their time,” said Aimee Aiello, event chairwoman. “I think they like to get out there and really come together as musicians. It’s really important to them.” There are three $1,000 sponsors this year, according to Keller. Because the Bob Perks Cancer Assistance Fund spends a great deal of money purchasing home heating oil, several oil companies decided to give back. C. Beard Oil, Inc. of Port Matilda, Ingram’s Fuels of Lamar and W.G. Satterlee and Sons of Clearfield are all $1,000 sponsors. Stocker Chevrolet of State College is also a major sponsor ($1,000). “We had very few sponsors last year because it was put together so quickly. This is definitely a step in the right direction,” Keller said. “If you have sponsorship, you have real free money to give away. You don’t have expenses coming out of that. For us, it’s a wonderful, wonderful, thing.” Last year, the Bob Perks Cancer Assistance Fund served 266 cancer patients, distributing more than $175,000. Those attending the Rock the 80s concert are encouraged to dress like they’ve traveled back in time. “We’re excited because it’s a really fun event,” Keller said. “So many people loved it last year. I ran into someone who just bought a ticket and I asked her where she was sitting. She said, ‘I won’t need a seat because I’ll be dancing for three hours.’ That’s the kind of event it is.”

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Fact: Vaccines save children’s lives By the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Fourteen years ago, the virus that causes measles in children was so rare in the United States that it was considered eradicated. Although it continued to exact a terrible toll in other countries — an estimated 164,000 people around the world per year — one of the most infectious childhood diseases was but a bad memory here. Mandatory childhood vaccinations enforced by parents, schools and health clinics had turned the tide and kept a major disease at bay. In 2011, there were 220 cases reported in the United States, followed by 54 in 2012. Then, last year, the total spiked to 187. In the early months of 2014, about 70 cases have been identified. Most Americans favor childhood inoculations, but health officials blame the rise in measles cases on vaccination skeptics. Some parents have unfounded fears that the vaccine will trigger autism in their children, so they shun the shots that keep children safe. Recently public health officials in New York City urged people to get their children inoculated, after at least 16 cases of measles, in adults and children, had been identified in Manhattan and the Bronx. Four of the people have been hospitalized. In February, Allegheny County identified its first case of measles since 2009, which was apparently contracted in New York. But on Friday, the county health department said the incubation period had elapsed and it appeared that no one else had caught the disease. That’s good news for now, but vigilance is important. Measles was a common childhood disease that just about every American household survived, then the nation promptly ignored. But it’s not child’s play. Americans who care about their children’s health — and the health of their communities — need to get their children vaccinated.

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Corbett advances unhealthy plan Imagine what would happen if Pennsylvania’s Medicaid patients were healthy and ready for work, both attitudinally and physically. Imagine what would happen if Medicaid services and payments first focused on treating patients without expensive and often unneeded surgeries and drugs, both widely acknowledged as massive public health problems in the commonwealth as well as nationwide. Dr. Russell J. Imagine what Hildebrand is a would happen chiropractor with if Pennsylvania an office in State College. embraced a genuine health care system, rather than a disease management system, especially for our most vulnerable populations: the poor, children, Medicaid patients and the like. Dream on, because the harsh reality is that exact opposite will play out in Pennsylvania if Gov. Tom Corbett’s Healthy PA waiver proposal (PA 1115) is approved by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sibelius. Here’s a real-time scenario: A very significant portion of Pennsylvania’s Medicaid patients have diabetes. Diabetes results in significant eye problems, foot problems and back

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problems, any or all of which compromise one’s ability to work, which is an underlying premise of the governor’s Healthy PA proposal. Optometrists are the “primary point of access” for retinopathy screenings, for example. Optometric care is excluded in Healthy PA, so patients presenting with eye problems may not get the initial screenings for retinopathy that they deserve. If you have trouble seeing, how employable are you? Podiatrists are the “primary point of access” for treatment of the diabetic foot, which left untreated, greatly inhibits the most simple of functions, like walking. Again, the governor has excluded podiatrists from Healthy PA, so the likelihood of patients getting prompt treatment for diabetes-related foot problems is gone. If you have great pain in your feet, making you unable to stand or walk comfortably, how employable are you? Chiropractors are the “primary point of access” for treatment of acute and chronic lower back pain, frequently a major debilitating problem for the general Medicaid population and especially the diabetic and obese patient. Yet again, Gov. Corbett has excluded chiropractic care from Healthy PA, so the likelihood of patients getting prompt, non-surgical, non-drug treatment for back pain, resulting in an improved ability to work, has diminished significantly.

By the way, numerous studies have proven, time and again, that care delivered by chiropractors, podiatrists and optometrists are both clinically effective and cost-effective, resulting in potential savings to Pennsylvania’s Medicaid system measured in the millions of dollars. If the governor intends to get the Medicaid patient population ready and able to work, he needs to include these three critically important professions, not exclude them, especially at a point in time where costs and clinical outcomes are essential measurements of the health of our workforce. Let’s embrace a genuine health care delivery system for Medicaid patients by including these three professions, rather than excluding them. Such inclusion will serve our population well, and will likewise serve the governor’s “return-to-work” public policy goals. It is vital that all Pennsylvanians speak out in opposition to the Governor’s Healthy PA proposal. Anything less will foist a cruel “Unhealthy PA” program on one of our most vulnerable populations. Surely we can do much better than the currently proposed PA 1115 waiver proposal. Including access to chiropractic, optometric and podiatric care in the state’s Medicaid plan is not just an essential ingredient for personal and public policy success — it also makes good business sense and is the right thing to do for Pennsylvanians.

Bipartisanship needed on transparency By JIM ZACHARY

Openness in government is not a liberal, conservative, Republican, Democrat, Independent, tea party or libertarian issue. The importance of transparency in local, state and federal government should transcend parties and political ideologies, and we are reminded of this during national Sunshine Week, March 16-22. The week celebrates openness and transparency in government, as well as the media’s role in advocating to keep access to government unfettered. Checks and balances provide few checks and little balance when officials broker deals behind closed doors and conceal documents that contain important information that citizens have the right, and often the need, to know. Local government has the biggest impact in the lives of citizens on a day-to-day basis. Whether it is in the form of property taxes, sales taxes, personal property taxes, business taxes, state-shared dollars or federal grants, loans and funding, local government is 100 percent taxpayer funded. The decisions being made, the monies being spent and the records being kept by city hall, the county commission, the board of education or the utility district all belong to liberals, conservatives, Republicans, Democrats, Independents, tea party volunteers, libertarians and even politically disinterested individuals. All involved have a stake in open meetings and public records and should care about transparency issues. Bipartisanship is like the weather — everyone talks about it, but no one does anything about it. The difference is while a person can’t change the weather, officials could choose to work together. The lack of and need for true government transparency should be truly be a bipartisan cause.

Any elected officials who truly care about public service in a real and meaningful way and fully understand what a representative form of government is all about should not only champion openness in government, but should be the most effective watchdogs, looking out for the public trust. Sadly, those kinds of elected officials are hard to find. We encourage those officials who do care and who do understand to enhance their public service and do the right thing. Jim Zachary is the director of the Transparency Project of Georgia and the Tennessee Transparency Project

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Dietician to offer guidance on organic food debate Winter has worn out its welcome. People are eagerly looking forward to the warm weather, getting outside, and indulging once again in fresh, local produce. As consumers are inundated with choices, we often wonder what’s the best food to purchase — to go organic or not. Dietician Holly Doan, in-store nutritionist for GIANT Food Stores’ Linglestown location, offers guidance as the featured guest during Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute’s Bladder Cancer Support Group meeting. According to Doan, there are a variety of reasons why people may choose to purchase organic. “They often feel it’s a better health choice and, also, there’s a lot of concern for the environment since organic farming can lead to better sustainability,� she said. There is presently no scientific research that provides strong evidence that organic food products are healthier than non-organic. However, one of the concerns about buying non-organic products is pesticide levels, something also debated to be unsafe without studies to substantiate the claim. Doan advises clients with concerns to err on the side of safety and to buy organic products. Dr. Matthew Kaag, a urologic oncologist at Penn State Hershey, recommends organic produce when possible, as well. “I find the idea that I’m eating only the food I intend to eat — without pesticides, additives, growth hormone — attractive,�

he said. However, Doan sees no detriment to not buying organic because if it’s allowed in the stores, she says, it’s considered safe. “The overarching idea is that regardless of buying organic or non-organic, it’s going to be more of a benefit for you to have a diet that’s high in fruits and vegetables,� she explained. Kaag agrees. “It’s certainly possible to eat healthy without limiting oneself to organic foods,� he said. This is a point he stresses when discussing diet with patients from varying socio-economic backgrounds. Another safety consideration is thoroughly washing all produce before consumption. Although they are not synthetic, pesticides are still found on organic produce. Produce can be washed by running it under cold water and using a scrubbing brush to remove dirt and pesticides. Vinegar-based vegetable washes or sprays can remove more of the contaminants than just rinsing. In addition to fresh fruits and vegetables, Doan recommends whole-grain products, fiber, low-fat dairy and lean meats as part of her list of superfoods. According to Kaag, superfoods are items that are particularly high in nutrients that are crucial to good health. These foods are a key part of a healthy diet and are packed with vitamins, antioxidants, certain healthy fats like the omega 3s, fiber and protein. They have been shown to

Family medicine seminar planned STATE COLLEGE — Mount Nittany Medical Center will host its monthly Family Medicine Seminar Series from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 20, in the Galen and Nancy Dreibelbis Auditorium at the medical center. This month’s topic is “Demystifying Adverse Food Reactions.� The presentation will be led by Julie L.

Thompson, integrative/functional medicine dietician and certified LEAP therapist for Geisinger Health System. A buffet dinner will be served at 6 p.m. for a fee. The educational portion of the event will start at 6:30 p.m. For more information, visit www. mountnittany.org.

Walk-in services offered in Boalsburg BOALSBURG — Mount Nittany Physician Group Pediatrics now offers walk-in services at its Boalsburg location. Walk-ins are welcome from 8 to 11 a.m., Mondays through Fridays, for current pediatric patients experiencing fever, ear pain/infection, pink eye or cold/flu symptoms. Walk-in services should not be used

in place of traditional appointments; rather, these services are meant as a hasslefree option for when children become sick unexpectedly. Mount Nittany Physician Group: Boalsburg is located at 3901 S. Atherton St. in State College. For more information, visit www.mountnittany.org.

Geisinger-Lewistown to host uniform sale LEWISTOWN — Friends of GeisingerLewistown Hospital will host a uniform, shoe and accessory sale from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, April 1, and Wednesday, April 2, in the sixth floor classroom at the

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ACCORDING TO a recent study conducted by the Penn State Hershey Medical Center, superfoods are critical to good health. have benefits such as reducing cholesterol, contributing to heart health, building muscle and bone, and possibly reducing cancer risk. Some commonly recognized superfoods include beans, blueberries, oats, pumpkin, salmon, soy, spinach, green or black tea, tomatoes, turkey, walnuts and

yogurt. To learn more about these and other superfoods, visit the Penn State Hershey Project Health website for a short video and additional information. Doan believes a nutritionist can help you evaluate your diet and recommend foods you’d want to include based on your dietary needs and health concerns.

Physician assistant program set to begin HERSHEY — As the need for skilled clinicians grows in the nation’s health care system, Penn State College of Medicine prepares to welcome the inaugural class of a new physician assistant program this spring. This first class of 30 students will begin their studies in May in the 24-month graduate program. The program will focus on preparing students to provide preventive health care services and care for both acute and chronic disease. “Our new physician assistant program is another innovative way we are training the health care professionals of tomorrow, with a focus on the primary care setting,� said Dr. Harold L. Paz, CEO of Penn State Hershey Medical Center and Health System, Penn State’s senior vice president for health affairs, and dean, Penn State College of Medicine. “In keeping with a legacy started here more than five decades ago, the program will combine a humanistic approach to medicine with the sensibilities required to provide care efficiently in a rapidly-changing healthcare landscape.� Physician assistants are licensed to practice medicine under the supervision of physicians. They are formally educated to examine patients, diagnose injuries and illnesses, and provide a range of treatment services.

The program will foster an attitude of student-centered learning, encouraging students to develop the critical thinking skills they will need to provide excellent care to patients in a clinical setting. More than 1,900 people applied for the 30 slots in the program’s inaugural class. Among those who have been accepted are: n A four-time Olympic athlete n A former professional baseball player n Three military veterans n A professor from Penn State’s College of Engineering “Our new PA program will prepare a pool of diverse and dedicated professionals for careers in providing high quality patient-centered care,� said Dr. Terry Wolpaw, vice dean for educational affairs. “The program will also enhance collaboration at the College of Medicine, bringing opportunities for students in all of our programs to learn about, from and with each other.� Christine Bruce is the founding director of the PA program. Dr. David Richard is the program’s inaugural medical director. The new PA program at the College of Medicine has been accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA). More information about the program is available on the Educational Affairs page on the College of Medicine website.

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Poison prevention tips for spring HERSHEY — When the days get longer and warmer, many find themselves with a desire to clean everything from the house and car to the garage and medicine cabinet. While that urge can be a good thing, it can also lead to accidental poisoning. Most people know to keep household cleaners away from children and pets. What they may not think about is access to medicines — or how they can harm themselves and their family members by not taking proper precautions when using cleaning chemicals and pesticides. “Most poisonings typically happen when the products are in use,” said Susan Rzucidlo, pediatric trauma and injury prevention program manager at Penn State Hershey. If you suspect a poisoning has occurred, the best action to take in most cases is to call the Poison Help line, (800) 222-1222, which will connect you to your local poison control center. Children who want to help clean may inadvertently harm themselves or others. “You know to point a spray nozzle away from you. They don’t,” Rzucidlo said. “So they may point it toward a brother or sister, or into their own face and eyes.” Medicines are often stored in a bathroom or kitchen cabinet or bedside table — all places with easy access for children or teenagers. To a child, pills may look like candy. For teens, narcotics from the family medicine cabinet may

not seem as dangerous or harmful as smoking weed or experimenting with other drugs. But it’s not just children who are at risk for accidental poisoning. While working in the garage, cleaning the car or spraying pesticides in the yard to keep bugs at bay, adults should take precautions to avoid combining chemicals or allowing them to be inhaled or come into contact with skin. “Read the labels and the instructions,” Rzucidlo said. “Also, keep poisons in the containers they came in.” Not only should cleaners and chemicals be stored separately from food, they should never be stored in food containers such as cups or bottles. Such containers often don’t have childproof caps and their appearance can confuse. Should an accidental ingestion occur, not having quick access to a product label and chemical names can make it more difficult to get timely and appropriate care. And while people often don’t think of medicines that help them feel better as being harmful, they often can be. “If you take too much, it can be a poison to your body,” Rzucidlo said. Unused prescription medications or expired over-the-counter remedies should be disposed of properly. “There is a reason the manufacturer has that expiration date on it,” she said. “The drugs break down.” To learn more about poison prevention and other children’s safety issues, visit the Safety Center inside the Fam-

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LEWISTOWN — Friends of Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital will be hosting its annual breakfast with the Easter Bunny on Saturday, April 5, at the Lewistown Country Club. Two seating options are available: 8:30 to 10 a.m., or 10:30 a.m. to noon. Admission includes breakfast buffet, photo with the Easter Bunny, craft, games and prizes. Tickets will be sold in the Nightingale Gift Shop at the hospital Mondays through Fridays, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Saturdays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; and Sundays, 1:30-4:30 p.m., through Friday, March 28. For more information, call (717) 242-7178.

STATE COLLEGE — A free “Look Good … Feel Better” workshop will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, March 28, at the American Cancer Society’s Centre County office, 1375 Martin St., State College. During the workshop, women undergoing treatment for cancer will learn how to care for skin and nail changes and create the look of eyelashes, as well as learn how to cope with hair loss using wigs, scarves and other head coverings. Registration is required. For more information or to register, call (800) 227-2345.

Diabetes classes offered LEWISTOWN — The Diabetes Resource Center at Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital will host its spring diabetes education classes in classroom 4 on Wednesdays in April. The class will meet from 9 to 11 a.m. on April 2, 16 and 30, and from 10 a.m. to noon on April 9. There will also be a class from 9 to 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 24, in classroom 6. The class topics will include diabetes and healthy eating, carbohydrate counting, monitoring and being active, taking medications and problem solving, healthy coping and reducing risks. Classes will be billed to the participant’s insurance. Contact your insurance provider with questions regarding coverage. Registration is required by calling central scheduling at (717) 242-7688. Participants may bring a guest. The Diabetes Resource Center is recognized by the American Diabetes Association for meeting the national standards for diabetes self-management training.

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n Wear protective clothing. Remove and wash clothing after use. Stay away from areas that have been sprayed until the spray has dried or at least for one hour. n Never mix household cleaners — doing so can create a poisonous gas. n Turn on fans and open windows for ventilation when using household cleaners. Never sniff containers to see what is inside. (Source: http://www.poisonhelp.hrsa.gov/)

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Penn State students become teachers at festival UNIVERSITY PARK — Christina Spohn can walk around any wooded area on campus and identify every maple tree she sees. She also knows enough about the process of maple sugaring that she can teach adults and children about the method of making syrup — from tree to table. Spohn is studying Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management and is among the many Penn State students who have taken a two-credit course about the process of making syrup and the skills required to teach this process to the public. These skills will culminate in the annual Maple Harvest Festival at Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center later this month. The festival has been a popular event for Shaver’s Creek since 1984. Thousands of people over the past 30 years have learned how to identify and tap sugar maple trees. They’ve visited the “Sugar Shack� to see sap transformed into syrup, and then enjoyed a feast of hot pancakes and sausages with pure maple syrup.

IF YOU GO What: Maple Harvest Festival Where: Penn State Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center When: 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., March 22 and 23 More information: http://shaverscreek.org/publicprograms-and-events/maple-harvest-festival/ Every March, festival guests learn from a group of students who specifically chose to leave the classrooms at the University Park campus to engage with the outdoors at Shaver’s Creek. The experiential course, Interpreting Maple Sugaring to Families, teaches students how to interpret the natural history process of maple sugaring to the general public. This allows students to experience hands-on learning while they prepare to host a real-world community event. “I loved the fact that we were in class and not just watching a power point presentation,� said Spohn. “We received academic credit for being outside, having fun and talking to people.� Students said they learned a variety of new skills during the interpretation course — from how to interact and connect with the public to the best way to prepare for unpredictable weather conditions. They said the class forced

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GUESTS ENJOY all-you-can eat pancakes, smothered in pure maple syrup, with a side of savory organic sausages at Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center’s Maple Harvest Festival. them to move out of their comfort zones, think critically and work with a team. “We used the skills we learned in class not only to interpret the maple sugaring process to the families, but also to grow their interest in nature and living as critical consumers,� said Spohn. “Throughout this class, students are engaged in a process that allows them to learn a specific skill, as well as how to teach that skill in a creative, non-traditional way,� said

Laurie McLaughlin, festival director and course instructor. “This process and experiential method of teaching not only involves them as a student, but allows them to learn life skills that they can apply to future careers.� The Maple Harvest Festival will take place at the Penn State Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center on Saturday, March 22, and Sunday, March 23, from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, visit http://shaverscreek.org/ public-programs-and-events/maple-harvest-festival/.

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Bald Eagle Area announces honor roll WINGATE — Bald Eagle Area Middle/ Senior High School recently announced the honor roll for quarter two of the 201314 school year.

DISTINGUISHED HONOR ROLL

Grade 12 — Luke Besong, Connor Bravis, Brittney Cain, Ellie Chambers, Rosalind Cowan, Gabrielle Davidson, Ryan Dyke, David Gawryla, Jeffrey Gleason, Kathryn Gordon, Cristen Heaton, Kassidy Kellerman, Rachael Kuhlen, Alice LeHota, Marilee Leupold, Jakob Martin, Alyssa McCartney, Stephanie Price, Emily Quick, Courtney Reese, Mackenzie Roan, Tabatha Shawley, Otis Statham, Samuel Van Cise, Levi Veneziano and Jessica Wellar. Grade 11 — Rachel Barner, Madeline Cingle, Brandon Gettig, Abigail Gunsallus, Zachary Ishler, Brittany Lutz, Mitchell McCurdy, Nicholas Pytel, Nevin Richards, Courtney Sampson, Meghan Shiels, A. Kate Snyder, Shanelle Spotts, Clarissa Woomer, Tylor Yarrison and Sunshine Zimmerman. Grade 10 — Cobey Bainey, Matthew Blaylock, Karina Bloom, Anthony Climent, Dallis Dillon, Lacey Fink, Jared Ishler, Natasha Jozefick, Morgan Nyman, Stephanie Plummer, Sarah Van Cise, Mary Veneziano, Savina Ventura, Seth Woodring and

Stone Woodring. Grade 9 — Olivia Andrews, Karissa Bittinger, Jacob Bloom, Jessica Cain, Morgan Dubbs, Regan Dyke, Maya Eppley, Lacey Geyer, Madison Hahn, Hannah Hemphill, Austin Huyett, Antonia Masullo, Phoebe McClincy and Tyler Wellar. Grade 8 — Michael Bailey, Austin Besong, Kaitlin Carter, Morgan Chambers, Nolan Climent, Faith Corman, Jared Gettig, Ireland Hackman, Hayleigh Harpster, Charlotte Harris, Mariah Houck, Mae Hugar, Heather Huyett. Sierrah McFarland, Adazia Mellott, Maryn Moore, Emma Murgas, Brooke Myers, Alyson Onder, Haley Reese, Reiley Robinson, Alice Statham, Anthony Talarigo, Nathaniel VanOuse and Brooke Woodward. Grade 7 — Chelsea Butterworth, Tessa Cingle, Bradley Crestani, Karly Davis, Kael Gardner, Michael Geyer, Katherine Haagen, Brooke Hall, Alden Henrie, Nicholas Ishler, Kaleigh Kinley. Shane Lambert, Lynsie Lanager, Alyssa McCloskey, Courtney Metz, Jakob Ream, Grace Reese, Caleb Spackman, Vanessa Stasko, Ryan Taylor, Julia Thompson and Lauren Wellar. Grade 6 — Lacee Barnhart, Austin Bom-

boy, Colin Boone, Asher Burkett, Caleb Cain, Maralee Caldana, Kiefer Charnick, David Close, Allison Cowan, Constance Cowher, Rylie Dubbs, Blaine Egan, Lauren Fisher, Madison Fisher, Jeffrey Fry, Amber Graham, Nathan Hoover, Maura Horner, Grace Hugar, Jordan Johnson, Sydney Johnson, Lindsey Julian, Taylor Kilmer, Drew Koleno. Michael Lefebvre, Joshua Lucas, Morgan Lucas, Madisyn McAfee, Abigail Michael, Paige Murgas, Tanisha Myers, Jasa O’Neill, Addison Proctor, Matthew Reese, Lindsey Reynolds, Colton Rigg, Dylan Roberts, Conner Robinson, Madison Rockey, Ellissa Russell, Emily Shiels, Ashlyn Smith, Thomas Snyder, Madison Surovec, Sierra Surovec, Samantha Trigg, Samantha Uhler, Peter Van Cise, Zachary Wible and Luke Wilson.

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A SPECIAL VISITOR to the recent CPI open house was Dr. Cheryl Potteiger, superintendent of the Bellefonte Area School District. Pictured with Potteiger are Bellefonte students enrolled in the CPI culinary program: sophomore Gillian Stewart, junior Heather Ishler, sophomore Kayce Peirce and junior Ceira Laird. The culinary students prepared and served a wide variety of specialty foods for the open house.

Annual lip sync show scheduled BELLEFONTE — Students at Bellefonte Elementary will be performing in the 20th annual Lip Sync and Variety Benefit in the Bellefonte Elementary School Auditorium at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, March 21. Admission to the show is a canned good. The benefit has become a much anticipated tradition at Bellefonte Elementary, helping to fight hunger one song at a time. This week, students participated in a variety of “good spirit” activities such as crazy hair day, twin day and pajama day. For each theme day, students collected canned goods to help benefit the Belle-

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Julian man opens virtual firing range By SAM STITZER pennsvalley@centrecountygazette.com

JULIAN — With the rash of school and workplace shootings and home break-ins flooding the news recently, it came as no surprise to Dave Hockenberry, of Julian, that many folks want to learn to use firearms for home defense and protection. In response to that need, Hockenberry has opened KMA Home Defense and Firearms, located at 5960 S. Eagle Valley Road. A retired 25-year veteran of the Pennsylvania State Police, Hockenberry knows how to properly and safely use and care for all types of firearms. He is a certified NRA pistol instructor, and has recently installed a virtual firing range in his Julian facility. The virtual range uses actual Glock pistols modified to shoot laser beams, instead of bullets, at targets that appear on a large projection screen in the front of the room. When fired, the pistols produce computergenerated sounds of the shot, as well as a realistic recoil produced by the release of a blast of compressed air from capsules that replace the ammunition clips in the guns. The result is a totally realistic shooting experience. Hockenberry said there are about 20 different marksmanship ranges that can be used in the system. The software records target hits and misses and shows the customer where his shots have landed. Additionally, the system can play interactive videos of real-life scenarios involving shooters in public buildings, home break-ins and many other situations. “There are about 350 scenarios available, and I can change any of them,” said Hockenberry. In one scenario, for example, the user

enters a public building and hears gunshots and screams. Police sirens wail in the background, and the user must decide whether to pursue the shooter or step aside and wait for the police to arrive. If the user decides to pursue the shooter, the video simulates walking slowly down a door-lined hallway, where, at one point, the shooter jumps out of a doorway and begins shooting at the user. “It’s a judgment scenario. You know the police are coming and if you are a nonuniformed civilian, the police might see you with a gun and think you are the perpetrator,” said Hockenberry. He noted the software’s realism. “If you shoot the perpetrator, he will fall.” In another situation, the user hears a noise in his garage, and opens a door to investigate. He finds a man rifling through his car. The man steps out with his hands in the air, then runs away. The incident seems to be over, but suddenly a second man rises from behind the car and shoots at the user. “I can leave out the second man or have the first man be armed if I want,” said Hockenberry. The computer software is called Fire Arms Training Simulator (FATS), and is used by police and the military for weapons training. Hockenberry’s version has been modified to be more oriented toward home defense and civilian situations. Hockenberry cites several advantages to the virtual range over an actual firing range. The primary advantage is safety, since no live ammo is used. Another advantage is that the virtual range is indoors in a climate-controlled room, and not dependent on the weather, thus allowing year-round use. “If you go to a public range, it’s crowded, and you have no control over who else

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DAVE HOCKENBERRY, owner of KMA Home Defense and Firearms, shoots laser beams at targets in his virtual firing range in Julian. is there,” said Hockenberry. He also noted that beginners are often intimidated by “expert” shooters who might look down on beginners. “If you come in here, there’s no judgment,” he said. Future plans for the business include offering classes for those who have never used guns. “It’s surprising how many people come in here and want to buy guns and they

have never shot any guns before and don’t know how to safely handle them,” said Hockenberry. “Some states require these classes, but Pennsylvania does not.” Hockenberry’s business is also a fullservice gun shop, offering rifles, shotguns, pistols and ammunition for sale, as well as emergency preparedness items such as foods, storage containers, water purification systems, gas masks, etc. For more information, call (814) 692-7233.

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GREGG TOWNSHIP farmer Steve Wolfe, right, recently presented a check for $2,500 to the Penns Valley HOPE Fund. Also pictured, from left, are Matt Harper, district sales manager for Monsanto Corporation, and Tom Stoner and Dan Gensimore, HOPE Fund board members.

ON A RECENT visit to Washington, D.C., Girl Scouts from State College Troop 40218 visited the Capitol. Pictured, from left, are Michaela Brungart, Aliana Waters, Deavon Poduszlo, leader Shannon McChesney Brungart, Caroline Vancura, Sammy Jo Watkins, Sarah Watkins, Beth Clark, April Staab, Kaitlyn Search, Maitlyn Poduszlo and Destiney Henderson.

Penns Valley farmer presents Girl Scouts visit Capitol Hill money to HOPE Fund By SAM STITZER pennsvalley@centrecountygazette.com

GREGG TOWNSHIP — Steve Wolfe, owner and operator of Oak Spring Farm on Middle Road in Gregg Township, recently presented a check for $2,500 to the Penns Valley HOPE Fund. The Monsanto Corporation awarded Wolfe the money — to be given to the organization of his choice — as part of its America’s Farmers Grow Communities program. Launched in 2010, the program was created to support local farming communities. It allows farmers

to enter a drawing to win $2,500 for their favorite community nonprofit organizations. One winner is selected in each of the 1,289 eligible counties located in 39 states. Wolfe, Centre County’s winner, selected the HOPE Fund as the recipient of his award and presented board members a check at a ceremony at Grace United Methodist Church in Centre Hall on March 11. “I wanted to keep the money in Penns Valley,” Wolfe said. “The HOPE Fund does a lot to help people here.” Accepting the check were Tom Stoner and Dan Gensimore, members of the HOPE Fund board of directors.

Also present was Matt Harper, the district sales manager for Monsanto. “Farmers feed America, and we want to help them,” said Harper. Stoner noted that the HOPE Fund is an all-volunteer organization that uses nearly 100 percent of the funds they raise to help people in the Penns Valley area who are facing catastrophic financial crises due to illness or disasters. He noted that the charity has dispersed more than $250,000 since its beginning in 2008. The funds have been raised through individual donations and many fundraising events held in the Penns Valley area.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Feb. 28, Junior Girl Scouts from State College Troop 40218 traveled to Capitol Hill to meet U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-Howard) for a fun and informative tour. The Girl Scouts were escorted by Thompson to the Congressional Gallery floor to observe a speaker, followed by a walk to the popular inaugural balcony where presidents take the oath of office. According to Thompson, the balcony offers the best view in Washington. The girls journeyed to the slightly tucked-away chapel, where Thompson informally shared facts and was happy to answer questions from the Scouts. The girls also enjoyed a general tour of the Capitol, the Rotunda and National Statuary Hall, and learned a great deal by watching a brief movie on the history of the Capitol. Thompson gave each Scout a commemorative Groundhog Day coin and provided Scouts the opportunity to sit at his desk.

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Awards honor local stream conservation efforts By SAM STITZER

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CENTRE HALL — The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) recently held a workshop on “Clean Water, Healthy Lands” at the Centre Hall Lions Club. During the workshop, Golden Tree Awards were presented to the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices of Centre, Clinton, Mifflin, Juniata and Snyder counties. The CBF is a non-profit organization devoted to the restoration and protection of the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed. It was founded in 1967 and has its headquarters in Annapolis, Md. The foundation is focused on education, advocacy and environmental restoration. Its mission is to restore the bay to balance with environmental programs, including planting trees and other greenery along rivers and streams which flow into the bay. Golden Tree Awards are presented to organizations based on the number of acres of stream buffers installed during the past year. The featured speaker for the workshop was Dr. Bernard Sweeney of the Stroud Water Research Facility in Chester County. “The Stroud facility is an in-

dependent research and education facility whose mission is to advance the knowledge and understanding of fresh water ecosystems through research, education, and restoration,” said Sweeney. His presentation focused on the planting of trees along the banks of small streams flowing through farm lands. He noted that trees along the stream banks cause the streams to grow wider, which provides more stream bottom for aquatic organisms to process pollutants. The shade of the trees helps to keep water temperatures from climbing too high in summer, and the tree roots help limit stream bank erosion during high water conditions. “Forested streams are better because they’re healthier. They’re healthier because the channels are more stable, they have a better temperature regime, better light and better food,” said Sweeney. “The banks of the streams are much more stable with trees than without the trees.” Sweeney recommended planting two rows of trees on either side of small streams to form a buffer of 100 feet for best results. He noted the delicate nature of many stream-dwelling creatures require cool summer water temperatures. “They grow the maximum at

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FRANK ROHER, right, of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, stands with recipients of the Golden Tree Awards. 68 degrees, but at 70 degrees or higher, they all die,” said Sweeney. Following Sweeney’s presentation, Frank Rohrer, a stream buffer specialist with CBF gave out the Golden Tree Awards to the NRCS and FSA office. These

offices are participants in the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP), administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which encourages the voluntary participation of farmers, ranchers and landowners in programs that allow criti-

cal conservation issues to be addressed while meeting regulatory requirements. Rohrer lauded the work of the award recipients. “These agencies have provided countless hours and great effort to assure CREP’s success,” he said.

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AAUW to hold event for Women’s History Month BELLEFONTE — The Bellefonte Art Museum for Centre County will host the American Association of University Women (AAUW) on Saturday, March 22, as the group honors Women’s History Month with “Remembering Anna Keichline (1889-1943).” Keichline, a Bellefonte native, was an architect, and a show on the second floor of the museum is devoted to her this year. Keichline was also a suffragist, an inventor and an intelligence agent. The book “Women of Steel and Stone,” by Anna Lewis, will be featured and available for purchase. This book tells the stories of 22 female architects, landscape designers and engineers from the 1800s to today. The women are great role models for young girls who aspire to excel in the STEM disciplines of science, technology, engineering and math. Keichline’s remarkable journey to becoming the first registered female architect in Pennsylvania is included. Brunch will be available at 10 a.m. Nancy Perkins, greatniece of Keichline, will present a program at 11 a.m. Lewis will be signing books from noon until 4 p.m. The AAUW, since 1881, has worked to advance equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy and research. Reservations are requested for the event. Contact Cecilia Mills at (814) 571-9234 or email calmpoint@gmail.com. The Bellefonte Art Museum is located at 133 N. Allegheny St. in Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-4280 for more information.

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Cookie sale extended STATE COLLEGE — Due to inclement weather this Girl Scout cookie season, Girl Scout in the Heart of Pennsylvania (GSHPA) will extend the sale through Sunday, March 23. Thin Mints, Tagalongs, Samoas, Trefoils, Do-Si-Dos, Savannah Smiles, Dulche de Leche and Thank You Berry Munch can be found in Girl Scout booths outside local businesses and throughout communities in GSHPA’s 30-county service area. To find specific locations, download the free Girl Scouts Cookie Locator app, which is available for both Android and iPhone users, or visit www. findcookiesnow.org. All cookies are $4 per box. All the proceeds from the cookie sales stay in GSHPA’s 30 counties, and will help keep participation in Girl Scouts affordable for all girls by helping to offset the costs of summer camp, troop activities, council-wide events and trips for girls.

Elks to host egg hunt STATE COLLEGE — The State College Elks Lodge No. 1600 will sponsor its annual Easter Egg Hunt beginning at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 19. The event is open to all children of Elks members and their guests. For additional information, contact Jeff Kephart at (814) 404-3091.

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STATE COLLEGE — Chicken and waffles, an old-fashioned Pennsylvania Dutch treat, will be served from 4 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 29, at Mount Nittany United Methodist Church, 1500 E. Branch Road in State College. Mount Nittany’s famous chocolate-peanut butter Easter eggs also will be available. Dinners are $10 for those 12 and older and $5 for those ages 5 to 11. Children under 4 are free. Takeout arrangements can be made by calling (814) 237-3549.

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‘Sweaters for Penguins’ proves the power of the internet What do sweaters for penguins and medicine for a little boy have in common? The power of the internet. Early last week, I received a note from a local family asking for prayers and support for a little boy named Josh Hardy. Josh is a 7 year old from Fredericksburg, Va. who is battling a virus he got because his immune system was suppressed during a bone marrow transplant needed to fight off cancer. The medicine that he needed and that was prescribed by his Patty Kleban, a columnist for State physicians at St. Jude’s College.com, hospital in Memphis lives in Patton is in development at a Township. She is an pharmaceutical cominstructor at Penn pany called Chimerix. State. Her views Pharmaceutical comand opinions do panies can distribute not necessarily medications that are reflect those of the still in clinical trials university. prior to official approval by the Food and Drug Administration through a program called “compassionate use.� Despite that, the company and the CEO refused to make the medicine available to Josh citing cost, concern that research might be compromised and hesitancy to open the floodgates of demand for the product. The CEO, reportedly a parent himself, said that he was anguished by the decision but that even a visit to Josh’s bedside in critical care wouldn’t change his mind. A group called Josh’s Army began soliciting support, asking people to follow #SAVEJOSH on Facebook, Twitter and other social media. People were urged to contact the CEO and board of directors in an attempt to sway the company’s decision. I met Matt and Dana Hardy, Josh’s uncle and aunt, when our boys played middle school football together. Matt is a Bellefonte native. Like his three siblings and their spouses, Matt put the call out to

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his friends on Facebook to like the #SAVEJOSH page. Dana set up a Twitter account and in less than a week had over 2,700 retweets. The #SAVEJOSH Facebook page jumped to more than 20,000 likes and over a million views. The community of Fredericksburg joined in — signs on the marquees at local schools asked for thoughts and prayers for Josh. The sixth grade teacher who teaches Josh’s older brother made it a lesson on the positive use of social media and had her students analyzing the impact of spreading the word. The story was quickly picked up by not only the Fredericksburg news outlets by also by CNN, Fox News and other national media. Individuals and companies stepped forward to offer the money that Chimerix initially threw out as the hurdle to providing the medicine to Josh. Soon, a caravan was organized to drive to Chimerix headquarters in North Carolina where a peaceful protest was planned. For three days I watched the story and read the internet updates. I rushed to the TV to see Josh’s mother Aimee appeal to Chimerix on the national news. On Tuesday night of last week, the company reversed its stance and indicated the medication would be made available to Josh and other patients who had been denied access. I had already seen the news on a post from a friend from high school who lives in Virginia. If we only we could somehow bottle the power of the internet. It’s sometimes called the contagion effect. Through our communication networks, we share information and have the ability to change behaviors, attitudes and perceptions based on that information. Like a bad cold, we share our experiences and our information through verbal, written or technological channels and it spreads. Ask my Facebook friends who knitted sweaters for penguins. Several friends shared a story last week about an oil spill near New Zealand that was harming animals and reportedly causing great discomfort to penguins. The accompanying picture was of an adorable little penguin in his hand-knitted “jumper� with holes for the wings.

There were accompanying directions for how to knit the little sweaters and the address of where to send the completed turtlenecks. At last report, thousands of the little sweaters have arrived at The Phillips Island Penguin Foundation. The only problem is that the oil spill happened in 2000 near Australia (very different than New Zealand) and rescuers never really used knitted sweaters to warm the little birds although occasionally other rescue efforts have used something similar to prevent rehabbed birds from preening themselves and ingesting either soap or oil after they had been cleaned. (Sweaters on a bird might also be stressful in and of themselves). The Penguin Foundation has reportedly taken to selling the sweaters in their gift shop and is trying to get the word out that donations of cash would be better for the penguins than a Penn State blue and white sweater. It was a classic example of the power of the internet, misinformation and the impact of the urban myth. A rumor from New Zealand from 2000 finally arrives in State College in 2014 and people break out their yarn and needles to make sweaters for birds. Thankfully, I don’t know how to knit. If we have learned anything since the

development of the personal computer and access to the internet, we have learned that it is important to check our sources and sites like snopes.com to see if what we are reading about is actually true. In the case of little Josh Hardy, who has fought cancer four times in his short life, it can be amazing. In the scams, scandals, crimes and misuse of the internet, that power can be humorous, inaccurate and, unfortunately, at times, dangerous. The Hardy family is continuing to ask for prayers for Josh as his body works with the medicine to fight off the virus. The picture of Aimee Hardy, posted on the internet, holding the plastic bag with the justdelivered medicine brought tears to my eyes and exemplified, not only the power of social media but how far a parent will go to help his or her child. According to Matt, as I write this, Josh is still hanging in there and giving it his best fight. Aimee and Todd Hardy and their network are now able to focus on Josh and his siblings instead of the campaign to get the medication. They are fighting an uphill battle but are appreciative of all of the thoughts and energy that continue to come in their direction. As for the penguins? No sweaters needed.

Challenge offers prizes From StateCollege.com STATE COLLEGE — State College fitness experts are once again challenging area residents to live healthier lifestyles — and offering rewards for those who participate. Co-founders of One on One Fitness Consultants Bruce and Kym Burke launched the Nutrition Habit Challenge in 2010. Their goal has been to inspire clients of One on One to make one or two small nutritional commitments using the “Less is More� approach. This year, the Burkes are inviting the entire community to participate. The “Less is More� concept is that making small behavioral changes can stop a downward spiral of destructive behavior and begin an upward spiral of constructive behaviors. Kym Burke says the main objective is to educate, motivate and inspire the community to take personal responsibility for their health habits.

“Our hope is that families can come together to not only work to improve their nutrition ... but also demonstrate integrity and honesty and personal responsibility, hold each other accountable,� she says. “We look at it as an opportunity for so much more than simply changing a nutrition behavior.� The challenge benefits the Youth Service Bureau and Centre Volunteers in Medicine. By making a donation to one of these organizations participants will be eligible for many prizes, including a trip for four to Disney World. “We are excited to be a part of this cause and the charities it benefits and I hope many in the community will join us with their support,� said Dan Myers, president of StateCollege.com. The challenge has also extended to Facebook. In an effort to spread the word about this healthy initiative, StateCollege. com will donate 50 cents for every new Facebook “like� from local friends and family.

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PSU test pilots reusable takeout container program UNIVERSITY PARK — Beginning March 19, Pollock Dining Commons will launch the Green2Go Reusable takeout container pilot program. Students will have the opportunity to choose between an ecofriendly, reusable container or the traditional polystyrene product when getting a take-out meal. Green2Go, a dishwasher and microwave-safe reusable takeout container, is part of Penn State’s emerging sustainability efforts. According to Brandon Hendricks, manager of Pollock Dining Commons, the dining commons served 39,400 individual

containers during the fall of 2013. The goal of this program is to reduce that number and to demonstrate student participation, so it can be expanded campus-wide. Students can sign up to participate in the program in Pollock Commons. “It’s a program that helps students reduce their waste in the easiest way possible,” said Emily Newman, co-organizer of the Green2Go pilot. According to co-organizer Keirstan Kure, it is simple to learn how to use Green2Go. “Students rent the container with a onetime swipe of their card, use the container

the same way as always, enjoy their meal, and then take the container home. At their convenience, students can exchange the container for a new one, or they can get a carabineer as a token to be traded for a container at a later time,” explained Kure. The student receives a clean container each time they request their meal to go. For the pilot, the pickup and drop-off site for containers will be exclusively at the cashier station in the Pollock Dining Commons. Green2Go has become a reality because of efforts from many students and staff, none more than Lisa Wandel, director of

Buses turn into rolling billboards By STEVE BAUER StateCollege.com

STATE COLLEGE — You may have noticed that some CATA buses have a new segment of the local ad market all wrapped up. Two of the transit agency’s buses are now covered in bumper-to-bumper ads that even go over the windows. The view from inside appears unobstructed because the ads are perforated and appear to be translucent. It’s part of a year-long trial program that CATA hopes will increase bus advertising revenue. Those first two buses hit the streets in February, featuring ads for the Pennsylvania State Employee Credit Union (PSECU) and The Park at State College. If things work out, up to four buses will be covered in the distinctive ads, which are sold and maintained by OnCity Advertising. The company helps advertisers target college students and says it reaches 95 percent of the nation’s university campuses. Workers from OnCity are responsible for installing the “full bus wrap” ads. It takes six to eight hours to cover an entire bus. CATA Marketing Manager Jacqueline Sheader calls the process “pretty amazing.” “The ads are not permanent but rather vinyl ‘stickers,’” she says, adding, “The ads will come off at the end of the contracts and these buses will look as they did previously, before the wraps went on.”

OnCity Advertising General Manager John Flynn says his company has been managing CATA’s advertising program for several years. He calls the full wraps the “ultimate” in transit advertising, adding that it, “brings the client a huge amount of impressions and is great branding. “We have seen riders watch and let buses pass so they can ride the wrapped bus. Even drivers have cued up to take turns to drive the wrapped bus.” Bill Baer has been a CATA bus driver for 35 years. Sitting behind the wheel of a wrap ad bus, Baer says the billboardsized messages are getting a lot of attention. “I’ve had a chance to talk to a lot of my customers and most of them think it’s a good idea. “When I drive I forget it’s there. I see people staring at my vehicle and I have to remember there’s advertising going on out there,” he says, chuckling. Baer thinks the ads will help grow the State College economy. “I’m a big supporter of local businesses,” he says. “I wish more folks would get involved in this type of advertising. I think it’s a good way to go.” CATA is still looking for two additional advertisers willing to market their businesses using the wrap ads. If four buses get the wrap-around-ad-treatment, Sheader expects CATA to earn about $50,000 dollars in additional revenue. Results will be evaluated later in the year and CATA officials will decide then whether to continue or even expand the ad program.

Schlow Library to close for a week By C.J. DOON

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STATE COLLEGE — Schlow Library appears to be doing well with a new website set to launch Tuesday and an increase in circulation. However, due to an ongoing drop in state funding, the library will close and all employees will go without pay for one week in May. Librarian Cathi Alloway announced the changes at the State College Borough Council meeting Monday night. Specifically, she says, the library will be closed between May 12 and May 18 to help close a budget gap. While donations from the public hit a record high over the last year, Alloway says cuts in state funding have forced the dramatic decision to close temporarily. Since 2007, Alloway says the shortfall in state funding has totaled more than $900,000. “I could not balance the budget this year,” she said.

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While the library is closed, staff will be holding a rally outside to draw attention to the decline in state aid. While funding has dropped, Alloway says public library use has not. Circulation has increased due to the increase in availability and use of e-books. With roughly 92,000 people using the library’s service area, the catalogue saw over 1 million searches in the last year. “I assure you, the public library at least in State College is not dead,” she said. To better meet the needs of users, particularly those interested in digital items, the library is set to launch a structured website Tuesday that cost roughly $100,000. The site is expected to address consumer needs in the Digital Age. “Our website was getting old and clunky and it was getting very difficult to use,” she said. The library is also in the process of implementing a new parking program that allows the public to use its lot during after hours.

Moore set to speak STATE COLLEGE — Elise Moore, international Christian speaker from Tennessee, will present “The Healing Power of the Bible” at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 10, at the First Church of Christ, Scientist, 617 E. Hamilton Ave., State College. This one-hour talk will discuss the teachings of Jesus as recorded in the Bible and scriptural insights from theologian Mary Baker Eddy. Moore has been in the Christian healing ministry for more than 25 years. She has been a chaplain for a homeless shelter, organized after-school programs for disadvantaged youth, organized adult literacy programs and participated in interfaith organizations. She has given talks in convention centers, churches, universities, prisons and other venues in 13 countries and more than 300 cities. For more information, visit www.elisemoore.com.

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Local schools compete in plastic bag challenge STATE COLLEGE — The elementary schools in the State College Area School District are up to their ears in plastic bags. They have been selected to compete in the Plastic Bag Recycling Challenge sponsored by Trex, Weis Markets, Lowe’s, A Bag’s Life, The Centre Region COG and the Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority. The schools are collecting plastic bags and plastic film over an eight-week period. The school that collects the most will receive a garden bed made from Trex recycled plastic lumber, compost to fill the garden bed, and a $50 Weis gift card to purchase seeds. Additionally, all participating schools will receive a bird house and park bench, both made from recycled plastic lumber. In the first three weeks of the challenge, the schools have collected a total of 1,033 pounds of plasic bags and film. The winning school will be announced on Earth Day, Tuesday, April 22.

Benefit breakfast planned DUBOIS — A breakfast will be held from 7 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 3, at the American Legion Post 17 in DuBois to support Children’s Miracle Network at Geisinger. Tickets are available at the door and are $5 each. For more information about the breakfast, contact Vanessa Houser at (814) 943-8887 or vkhouser@geisinger.edu, or contact Barbara Haas at the American Legion Post 17 at (814) 372-4604. The funds raised by this event will help to provide pediatric equipment, programs and services at Janet Weis Children’s Hospital and throughout Geisinger Health System.

Rotary to host dinner PLEASANT GAP — The Pleasant Gap Rotary Club will host a chicken and waffles meal from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 27, at Logan Grange, 122 N. Main St. There will also be a 50-50 raffle. In addition to chicken and waffles, the meal will include green beans, mashed potatoes, gravy and homemade desserts. Those attending can eat in or take out. Tickets are $8 per adult and $4 per child. Kids under 3 eat free.

Spelling Bee set for April 9 STATE COLLEGE — The Ron and Mary Maxwell Community Spelling Bee will take place at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 9, in the Foxdale Village Auditorium, 500 E. Marylyn Ave. The spelling bee will honor Ruth C. Kistler and benefit the Mid-State Literacy Council, located at 248 E. Calder Way, State College. For more information, call (814) 238-1809 or visit www. mid-stateliteracycouncil.org.

Elks to install new officers STATE COLLEGE — The State College Elks will install its 2014-2015 lodge year officers at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 5, at the Mountainview Country Club. A social will follow the installation ceremony. For more information, contact Jeff Kephart at (814) 4043091.

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O-An Zendo: A refuge in the woods JULIAN — The O-An Zendo, a secluded meditation center, is located about 30 minutes from State College in the Julian Woods Community. O-An is a Japanese name meaning “hut of harmony.� Zendo refers to the hall where zazen, or sitting meditation, is practiced. Whether you sit on the floor with legs crossed or lie down with your eyes closed, there is something therapeutic in simply being still and quiet. Some people do it as they pray. Still others call it meditation and have methods of bringing on a Zen-like state. What is Zen? To answer that, you must go back 2,500 years ago in India. The practice of Zen Buddhism is a practice Connie Cousins covers a wide that is passed on from variety of events in master to disciple and Centre County for that started with a spirthe Centre County itual awakening of a Gazette. Email her man named Siddharta at ccous67@gmail. Gautama — the Budcom. dha. Zen Buddhism, when practiced, becomes a base from which all activities of daily living are carried out. It is hard intellectually to explain Zen Buddhism because it is not an idea, or a belief, or a religion. There is no dogma, so you do not have to believe in anything. At O-An, the regulars practice Zen Buddhism in the Soto (Japanese) tradition, but the zendo welcomes all persons who are interested in meditation regardless of their style or experience. The zendo, founded in 2003, is open 24 hours a day, but Meido Barbara Anderson says that she prefers to know when someone is visiting. Anderson is the resident teacher at O-An Zendo. Her home is next door to the aendo, in a house she moved into in 2000 in a part of the Julian Woods Community. The community is a group of 12 households in a School of Living Land Trust.

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Each family owns the house and the land on which their home stands, but share the rest of the 140 acres. They function on biological principles and have a wastewater treatment system. “They live a free, permissive life, with rules that are ecologically healthy,� said Anderson. And, the zendo also is designed to be ecologically sound. Everything, from the live roof over the entrance to the interior wood trim, has been planned to harmonize with the natural surroundings and promote peace. Peace is what is sought and what led Anderson to begin the practice of Buddhism in 1967. She spent 40 years as a professor. After obtaining a doctorate in philosophy, she taught courses in English; philosophy of religion; personal, interpersonal and ecological peace; and peace building. She was the founder of The Pennsylvania State University Center for Sustainability. She studied the practice of Zen with the Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh, receiving the Five Precepts from him in 1994. After much more instruction and study, she was ordained as a Zen priest in 2011. Along with spiritual transformation, a student of Zen Buddhism receives a new name. Anderson’s new name, “Meido,� means “luminous earth.� It is very apt for one so consumed with love for and dedication to the preservation of the earth. There are similar practices to Zen meditation in many countries and in many religions. Modern medicine has only recently recognized the health benefits that the ancients described thousands of years ago. The shutting out of distractions, the attention to the breath and the stillness have shown promise to relieve tension, slow racing hearts and lower blood pressure, to name a few of the benefits. Some of the reasons for persons to visit the zendo are to stop the frantic pace of life, to breathe and to reconnect to the natural world. Wooded acres and nature’s changing face surround O-An. For those who come for an hour, a day or a weekend, Anderson says it should always be a refuge, a place to be silent and still. At the door is a sign saying, “Please Maintain Silence.� As you enter the meditation room with its myriad of cushions and its stunning view,

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THE O-AN ZENDO, a secluded meditation center, is located about 30 minutes from State College in the Julian Woods Community. the peace is almost palpable. Hazel Hunley, who prefers the name Coll, handles much of the business and management side of the zendo. She came to the zendo by way of different types of meditation and practice. “I have more of a holistic approach to my life journey,� she said. She works to provide some public relations materials so that the public will learn that the zendo is there and what it is about. O-An is a place for learning if a person wishes to pursue a more formal Buddhist pathway, Anderson is committed to working with that person. She will teach as she

has done all her life. “What I have is a gift. I am passing on a gift and I honor it by giving it away,� she declared emphatically. “Barbara has given time relentlessly, tirelessly to make this wonderful place a reality,� added Hunley. O-An Zendo’s hours can be found at http://oanzendo.org. There is a service on Sundays at 10 a.m. Groups of 20 to 40 are welcome, but around 20 is the most comfortable size. Yoga classes and Tai Chi groups have used the space for classes. For information on renting the zendo for a group, or for questions about studying with Anderson, call (814) 357-6959.

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No rules for today’s decorating trends By MARJORIE S. MILLER mmiller@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE — When it comes to today’s trends in interior design, the only rule is there are no rules. Cherie Miller, a home staging and interior designer with Stone Arch Real Estate, said she doesn’t regularly use the word “trend” when it comes to home design; many clients are not particularly interested in fitting into a certain “style.” A common tendency Miller has noticed in her line of work, especially in the Centre Region, is a movement towards transitional decorating. People are allowing room for change. They are keeping their options open. Neutrals are in, Miller said, as well as some geometric designs, including Chevron and Ikat; bold and enlarged floral, as opposed to small floral prints seen in the past; and stripes, specifically one large stripe as opposed to many small ones. “It’s kind of this blend of styles,” she said. “Anything goes.” Miller, who has an interior design degree from the Art Institute of York, said beige and tans are popular colors in all areas of decorating. “Gray is a big color,” she said. “It’s romantic but it goes with everything. It’s the new neutral.”

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People are using less color on their walls, Miller said. However, in kids’ rooms and bedrooms, people paint with a variety of different colors; there isn’t really a spotlight on a specific color or color scheme. In common spaces, such as the living room, “they’re playing it safe” with neutrals, Miller said. A common pattern Miller sees in such accents as window treatments, rugs and pillows is Chevron or other geometric patterns. Quatrefoil, resembling a lose keyhole, is also really popular, she said. For those who are unfamiliar with the pattern, it’s reminiscent of a diamond, but rounds off at the edges, Miller explained. “Stripes are still popular,” she added. Miller, who primarily designs kitchens and baths, said those who are interested in incorporating a bold pattern may want to use it on a throw pillow instead of on the wall, since it’s such a statement. Metallic splashes are also seen a lot these days, including on pillows. “It’s not uncommon to see these sparkly pillows com-

ing back out,” she said. According to Miller, today’s window treatments really focus on curtains and blinds, treatments that are simple, clean and easy to maintain. “Everything heavy is way out,” she said. Monograms are also fashionable for every aspect of the home, Miller said. A few years ago people used full words as decoration, such as the word “Eat” in the kitchen. Today, it’s less about words and more about initials. “They’ve always kind of been around,” she said.

REFRESHING A ROOM

There are a variety of ways to quickly rejuvenate a room in time for the change of season without spending a lot of time or money. Miller recommends changing throw pillows to add some variety, as well as choosing a new area rug or hanging a piece of artwork. Jessica Dolan, owner of Room to Breathe Home Organizing and Staging in State College, encourages repurposing items, such as antiques. For example, a tea cup collection can be used as paperclip holders, she said. “Most people have everything they need already in their homes,” Dolan said. Another way to spruce up a room is to change the paint color or hardware on an old piece of furniture to bring it back to life. “(It’s) amazing what a gallon of paint can do,” Dolan said. “You can customize, these days, anything.” Another idea may be to move some furniture around. “That can really change the energy, too, in a room,” she said.

STARTING FROM SCRATCH AND TIPS FOR ORGANIZING

When beginning the decorating process from a blank slate, the best way to begin is to examine the layout of the room, and look at the room as a whole, Miller said. “Knowing what you want is great, but you have to keep the whole room in focus,” she said. For example, if a particular room has a great view, the furniture should be arranged around the view. “Don’t compete with focal points,” she said. In the bedroom, the bed should be the focal point of the room, Miller said; it should be seen upon first walking into the room. And to complete the bed as the focal point, Miller recommends hanging artwork above the bed. Dolan, who calls herself “bringer of order” in her business, presents some straightforward ideas to organize a

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WHEN IT COMES to decorating, there really are no rules. Painting a room with exotic colors can bring it to life. space or room, even for projects that seem overwhelming. She recommends choosing an easy area of the home to get started, such as a junk drawer or one shelf. When a small project is completed, the motivation may propel more organizing. Dolan recommends moving clockwise around the room to avoid “ping ponging.” “It’s helpful to have boxes or store bins next to you for sorting,” Dolan said. Boxes can say “donate,” “toss,” “keep” and “maybe.” It’s beneficial to remove tossed or donated items from the house immediately, Dolan said, to prevent a change of heart. “There are so many great charities around State College,” she added. Dolan also recommends abiding by the “one in, one out,” rule: when a new item is brought into the home, an old item should be tossed or donated. This avoids accumulation, she said.

Do-it-yourself home projects can be fun By SAMI HULINGS shulings@centrecountygazette.com

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Professional consultation a plus when decorating By CONNIE COUSINS

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If you are contemplating downsizing, you may want to discuss it with a professional interior designer. Before setting up that meeting, start answering these questions: n What are your issues? Why are you considering a smaller place? If you have hobbies and the condo has no basement, will that be a problem? n Do you have family who will visit several times a year? How many bedrooms can serve you now? n Is a home office something you see as a necessity? n If gardening is important, is there a place to mix dirt, pot plants, etc.? Jeanne Anderson-Klanchar is a residential and commercial interior designer with more than 25 years of experience. She received her degree in interior design from West Virginia University and has worked for companies such as Ethan Allen in North Carolina and design studios in Indiana and Knoxville, Tenn. She said she does mostly consultation in the last 14 years since moving to State College. She does space planning and lots of work in planning kitchens and bathrooms. During a consultation, after reviewing some of the questions mentioned above, Anderson-Klancher would then evaluate the spaces the clients are concerned with. “I would start by asking what is important to them,” she said. “ I would want to know if they care about hosting dinner parties or if they could do most of their entertaining in the summer, when the group could spill into the outdoors. If they have moved into a smaller place already and the issue is the crowding and clutter, I would study a room and see other ways to rearrange furniture, or possibly eliminate some items. If collections are dear to the heart of a client, I suggest other ways of displaying things.” It is about looking differently at a room with an artist’s eye, I surmised. She said to think vertically. Shelves or additional small cabinets can be added above existing kitch-

en cupboards. This frees up counter space in the kitchen and can be used to store seldom-used appliances. Benches and ottomans with storage space can control clutter. Tables and sofas that have some space under them or are raised from the floor allow the eye to travel further and make a room appear wider or longer. A lot can be done with color. If you place a large piece of furniture against a wall of similar color, it blends in and does not appear as dominant. I learned some interesting facts and if her expertise interests you, you can email her at jcak3@verizon.net. Another decorator with ideas for small spaces is Patricia Gordon of Riley on Main, located at 101 E. Main St. in Boalsburg. She has a wide inventory of decorating pieces, furniture and art. “I can get a sense of a room from photos, but I really do best by actually coming to the home and seeing it,” Gordon said. “I like to go in and use what you have to start with. It’s a matter of looking with the decorator’s eye and perspective; and sometimes just moving things around. I may remove pieces, or if the color scheme screams of the ’80s, I may suggest changes. I will bring in pieces from the store to let the client see what I am thinking in terms of a change.” For older folks it is often a big move to go small. Some tend to want to hold on to things that they will never need again. It takes thoughtful planning to make such changes. If people have collections that they still want displayed, all the decorators suggest arranging an attractive grouping of a few (three or five was suggested). Every few months the owners can put those items away and bring out a few more. It still shows the owner’s personality, but is not overwhelming to visitors. If the new home comes with a basement or other storage space, then you should absolutely keep grandma’s china or a special chair that won’t work in the new space. A grandchild or family friend may love owning the special items someday. When a visitor enters a home, his or her eye should travel to a focal point. It could

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March 20-26, 2014

McDermott gets last shot to leave mark on the game By JIM LITKE

The Associated Press

You never know when a great basketball story is going to peak, so keep an eye out for Doug McDermott. If college basketball’s power brokers get their way, you’ll be seeing plenty of him over the next few weeks. McDermott is near the end of a fouryear stint playing for his father, Greg, at Creighton and sentimental as that sounds, it’s been more like one calculated step up in class after another. This year’s NCAA tournament will be the last they attempt together. They set the bar high during Doug’s freshman season — he started all 39 games, averaging 15 points and seven rebounds — then raised it every season after that. McDermott has not only become the most reliable scorer in college basketball — he’ll finish that phase of his career as one of the most prolific of all-time — he’s also on the verge of becoming a three-peat All-American and the likely Naismith Award winner. Yet there’s nowhere near that same consensus about what kind of pro McDermott will make, nor whether father and son will ever have it this good — at least from a basketball perspective — again. At the moment, the 6-foot-8, 225pound small forward is the thrumming engine of an offense his father designed, and

the most efficient — as Sports Illustrated noted, citing research by kenpom.com — the game has seen in a decade. Together, they’ve made the Bluejays a big draw at home and away, and produced successive seasons of 23, 28, 29 and 26 wins (so far). That helps explain how Creighton upgraded its conference address last season from the Missouri Valley to the Big East. And just as he was named most valuable player in his old conference — twice — McDermott claimed the same honor in his new one. There’s little doubt, too, he would have been more famous still had McDermott not spent the previous three years piling up most of those 3,000-plus points in relatively modest Midwestern markets like Omaha, Peoria and Evansville. But in the last two weeks, McDermott has experienced college basketball’s version of the Full Monty. First there was the Sports Illustrated cover depicting McDermott in the same pose as Larry Bird some four decades earlier — standing, with hands on his hips, behind two cheerleaders going “Sh-h-hh!� — with the same headline: “College Basketball’s Secret Weapon.� Soon after came the Big East conference tournament in New York City, where the media might have made an even bigger fuss over McDermott if a surprisingly tough Providence squad hadn’t pulled off the upset over Creighton in the title game

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Some wonder if mystery is missing from tourney By DAVE SKRETTA

So much for the Kansas State coaches putting together that scouting tape. They might as well ask Foster for a rundown. Which raises a question: Has some of the mystery that made the NCAA tournament so intriguing over the years been slowly stripped away? After all, there is an ever-expanding summer circuit for traveling teams and so many games now can be found on television or online, along with expert (and not-so-expert) analysis via social media outlets. “I don’t know if I buy into that,� Kansas coach Bill Self said. “I always thought the mystery of the NCAA is the potential upsets, and that kind of stuff, where you’re dealing with Cinderellas, and that one player that comes out of nowhere to put his team on their back. There are so many unique stories that come along with this thing.� They may be unique. They just might not necessarily be novel. Think back to 1991. When Richmond became the first No. 15 seed to upset a No. 2 seed in Syracuse, how many casual fans knew anything about the Spiders? Fast forward two decades, when Richmond was back in the NCAA tournament as a No. 12 seed.

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MANHATTAN, Kan. — Kansas State freshmen Marcus Foster and Wesley Iwundu have never played Kentucky. They hadn’t even seen the scouting film on the SEC powerhouse that was being put together by their coaches. Yet they were already intimately familiar with them. You see, Iwundu played on the same Houston-area AAU team as Kentucky freshmen Andrew and Aaron Harrison, which was coached by the twins’ father. Foster played against them on a rival AAU program out of Dallas. And as Iwundu and Foster were trying to usher their Wildcats to the NCAA tournament this season, they caught plenty of games involving those other Wildcats on television. “The first thing I thought about was the twins,� Iwundu said when he saw that No. 9 seed Kansas State would be playing No. 8 seed Kentucky on Friday in St. Louis. “I knew from the jump, playing against them last summer, that they are going to be pros,� Foster added. “The Harrison twins are very talented scorers. Andrew takes care of the ball well. Aaron can score. And Julius Randle is a monster down there in the paint.�

by their schools. This season, for example, ESPN covered 957 games across its many platforms. Throw in the games on CBS, Fox Sports and the multitude of other channels, and the number of college basketball games available to fans stretched into the thousands. Never heard of No. 16 seed Albany? You must have missed the seven appearances the Great Danes made on ESPN3 this season. Scratching your head at their opponent Tuesday night, Mount St. Mary’s? The Mountaineers were on television nine times during the regular season. “In terms of knowing each other, I think that we would all be surprised how much kids know each other,� Texas coach Rick Barnes said, “and probably how much some of them, maybe are in contact with each other more than you think through the social media now.� Then again, none of this necessarily makes the NCAA tournament any less interesting. In fact, all those connections between players and coaches, all those games beamed into living rooms and all those stories that have already been told may just make it more fascinating than ever. “I think,� Self said, “the intrigue and mystery is still there.�

Several of their players had grown up on the AAU circuit, competing against friends who wound up at marquee programs. The Spiders had become regulars on TV. And they were suddenly a trendy pick to spring a couple of upsets, which they did in advancing to the Sweet 16. “Every team is well-prepared and wellscouted, so players go in, and they’re not caught off guard by what people can do,� Baylor coach Scott Drew explained. “Back in the day, when you were relying on VHS tape, and sometimes you didn’t get all the tape in. I think definitely you could surprise some people at that time.� That’s not to say there aren’t still surprises. Just ask Georgetown, Duke and Missouri, all of them No. 2 seeds that fell to 15 seeds in the past two NCAA tournaments. But even then, enough people had heard of the “Dunk City� boys from Florida Gulf Coast before their upset of the Hoyas. Lehigh and Norfolk State were at least on the radar of college basketball junkies, even if they weren’t necessarily the belles of the ball. One of the big reasons for that was television. Even if fans hadn’t seen their games, they at least had the opportunity, whether it was on networks or live streams offered

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Michigan State could take it all By DICK JERARDI Penn State Sports Network

I did not think Kentucky could lose in 2012. I did not think Louisville could lose in 2013. My eyes told me both would win the championship. This year is more challenging so I did this more analytically. I like teams that win with offense and defense, preferably in concert. So, even on a bad shooting day for them or a hot shooting day from an opponent, they can still win. My test for a potential national champion is that a team must be top 20 in offensive and defensive efficiency. I only found four in the field of 68. I am adding one more because I think they would have been on the list if so many of

their key players had not been injured. The list: Florida, Villanova, Wichita State and Louisville. I added Michigan State because I feel certain the Spartans would have been inside the limit if so many key players had not been injured. I do not like teams that are really good on offense, but mediocre on defense and vice versa. Teams with Final Four-caliber offenses and NIT defenses include some very high seeds: Creighton, Duke, Michigan, Oklahoma and Baylor. Teams with great defenses and mediocre offenses include: San Diego State, VCU, Ohio State, Cincinnati, Connecticut and Saint Louis. I am not saying any of these teams can’t

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Wichita is better than last year. I love Louisville, but I do not think the Cardinals are better than last year. I like Wichita if the game happens. I like them all the way to the last game. I like Michigan State on the other side of the bracket. Two of their starters missed major time. They are now playing with fresh legs. I do not see any weaknesses. If it is Wichita-Michigan State for the title, I will be rooting for the story. And 40-0 would be a forever story. But I am picking Michigan State. Dick Jerardi is a sportswriter for the Philadephia Daily News and the color commentator for the Penn State Sports Network.

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MEMBERS OF THE Penn State women’s basketball team celebrate after finding out their seed on Monday night during the NCAA selection show. The Lady Lions are a No. 3 seed and will open play on Sunday at the Bryce Jordan Center.

Time to Roar

Despite early exit at Big Ten Tourney, Lady Lions named No. 3 seed By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — The scene was not nearly as explosive as the one three years ago when a Coquese Washington Lady Lions’ team popped up on the board during the NCAA tournament selection show for the very first time. There were cheers this year, yes, and high-fives when Penn State was announced as the No. 3 seed in the Stanford Region and matched against No.14 Wichita State on Sunday at the BJC. But for this team, which was ranked in the top 15 in the country all season, the excitement was tempered a bit because just getting into the tournament is not enough. The Lady Lion veterans have been there and done that, so after the initial excitement died down, things turned quite quickly to the business at hand. The Penn State players — especially seniors Maggie Lucas, Talia East, Dara Taylor and Ariel Edwards — know how difficult and unforgiving the tournament is. They also know that this will be their last goround. “We’re just looking forward to getting

going,” Lucas said. “It’s been great. I think we’ve accomplished a lot that maybe people didn’t think we could given that we were as young as we were. But we feel like we’ve gotten a lot better since the Big Ten tournament and we’re excited for this. “The NCAA tournament is just the greatest. It’s so exciting and so much fun, so I’m just looking to make the most of it my senior year.” That Penn State was awarded the No. 3 seed may have been a surprise to some — the selection committee essentially ranked PSU as one of the best 12 teams in the country — especially in light of two lateseason losses to Nebraska and Ohio State. But coach Washington said the committee took Penn State’s entire season into account. “I watched the men’s selection show yesterday,” she said, “and one of the things they talked about through that was the body of work and looking at what happened over the course of the season. “Our three seed represents what we did over the course of the entire season, so I’m really happy for our players that we were rewarded with a three seed.” That three seed has the Lady Lions

matched up against the No. 14 Wichita State Shockers. WSU is coming off its best season in history, 26-6, and the Shockers just completed their second straight Missouri Valley Conference regular-season and tournament championships. Wichita State is led by junior Alex Harden who has impressive credentials. She leads the team in scoring with an average of 17.1 points per game, and she is a twotime All-MVC First Team selection. She also is a two-time MVC Defensive Player of the Year, and she was named the Most Outstanding Player in the MVC Tournament for the second year in a row. Teammates Michelle Price and Jamillah Bonner were also All-MVC First Team and All-MVC Defensive Team. The Shockers are coached by Jody Adams who as a player racked up a national championship when she played pointguard for Tennessee in 1991. This season, Adams became the alltime winningest coach at WSU, and she will be making her third NCAA appearance as a head coach. The winner of the game will take on the winner of the No. 6 Dayton, No. 11 Florida game on Tuesday, March 25,

also at the BJC. For those of you who like to look ahead, also lurking in the Stanford Region are No. 4 North Carolina, No. 2 Stanford, and No. 1 South Carolina. Penn State, of course, doesn’t have that luxury and will be focusing exclusively on Wichita. “All I really know is about the men, really,” Taylor said. “Everyone in the tournament is going to be a great opponent, so we are going to focus on what we have to do to take care of them.” “I think a week is plenty of time to get to know a team,” Washington added, “and to get to know what they’re doing. So that’s a good thing about the first round, you have time to get familiar and to game plan. “But again, I don’t know much about Wichita State, but I do know they’re a good team. I recall them being very good in their conference, and I know a couple coaches on their staff, and they have really good coaching staff and a high energy coaching staff. “I have the upmost respect for what they can do.” Tip-off is on Sunday at 12:30 p.m. at the BJC.

Lions poised for fourth consecutive wrestling title

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Andy Elder covers Penn State wrestling for The Centre County Gazette. Email him at sports@ centrecounty gazette.com.

UNIVERSITY PARK — In examining the seeds and first-round pairings for the 2014 NCAA Div. I Wrestling Championships on Thursday through Saturday at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Okla., some would say the Penn State wrestling team didn’t get any favors, that its road to a fourth consecutive championship is harder than ever. Nittany Lion coach Cael Sanderson, however, would say otherwise. “We have to wrestle, you know. It’s the national tournament.

You win five matches to be the national champion; that’s the way it is. Each individual wrestler has to be aware of who they have but right now it’s more about attitude than just about anything. It’s more than draws and seeds. It’s just who goes out there and scores points,” he said. “I think that’s a great way for us to get started, if they can go out there and set the tone. It’s a great opportunity for our team. Again, it’s more about just the attitude. The first round, you have to win your first round, but it’s a long tournament and we need 10 guys willing to fight for the team. It’s just like the Big Ten championship. On paper it’s gonna be a long ride. That has to be exciting. But you have to look at it more as a challenge and that’s an optimistic approach and it’s the only way to take it.” Eight of 10 Nittany Lions were seeded among the top 14 at their respective weights, and some of their first-round and potential later-round matchups aren’t easy.

Here’s a weight-by-weight look at Penn State’s seeds and matchups: 125 pounds: Junior Nico Megaludis (263), a two-time NCAA finalist, is seeded No. 3. He meets Darian Cruz (23-7) of Lehigh in the first round. Megaludis is in the same half of the draw as No. 2 seed Nahshon Garrett of Cornell. The two could meet in the semifinals. Garrett owns two wins over Megaludis this season. 133: Freshman Jimmy Gulibon (17-13) is unseeded. He is paired with No. 4 seed Jon Morrison (25-1) of Oklahoma State in the first round. Morrison defeated Gulibon 4-0 in the Southern Scuffle final and 2-0 in the February dual meet. 141: Freshman Zain Retherford (29-1) is seeded third. He meets No. 12 seed Undrakhbayar Khishignyam (22-3) of the Citadel in the first round. Retherford is in the same half of the draw as No. 2 seed and two-time NCAA champion (at 133 pounds) Logan Stieber of Ohio State. The two have split two bouts this year. Retherford won 4-2 in

overtime in the December dual meet, and Stieber won 7-3 in the Big Ten final. 149: Sixth-year senior James English (11-5) is unseeded in his first and only NCAA appearance. He meets No. 12 seed Dyllan Cottrell (22-1) of Appalachian State in the first round. 157: Junior Dylan Alton (18-5) is seeded 13th. He will meet the winner of the match between Brian Murphy (18-7) of Michigan vs. Justin DeAngelis (16-5) of Oklahoma. Alton lost to Murphy, 3-1, in the Big Ten consolation semifinals. 165: Senior David Taylor (29-0) a threetime NCAA finalist and a champion in 2012, is seeded first. He will take on South Dakota State’s Joseph Brewster (22-14) in the first round. Taylor is trying to become Penn State’s first four-time finalist. 174: Junior Matt Brown (28-4) is seeded fifth a year after making a run to the NCAA final. Title, Page 28

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State High tabs Lintal as new head coach By BEN JONES StateCollege.com

STATE COLLEGE — The Little Lions have a new head football coach. The State College Area School District’s board of directors approved Matt Lintal as the new head coach of the Little Lions varsity program late Monday night. Lintal joined the State College coaching staff in 2010. He served as a ninth grade assistant his first season, followed by three seasons as an assistant with the varsity program, coaching the offensive line. A State College native, Lintal graduated from State College Area High School in 1999 and was a three-year starter and team captain prior to continuing his playing career at Franklin and Marshall College. He was a four-year starter at strong safety and team captain while in college. Following his playing career, Lintal coached at Bucknell University as an assistant for five seasons. He was the passing game coordinator for the 2009 season. “I am thrilled to have the opportunity to serve our student-athletes in this capacity,” Lintal said in a statement on Monday. “As an alum of State College Area High School, I accept this challenge with the utmost pride and enthusiasm. With the help of the administration and a great coach-

ing staff beside me, I hope to continue the winning tradition of State College football, while also helping to produce citizens of empathy and integrity. “I am thankful to my wife, Jackie, and my entire family for supporting me in this MATT LINTAL endeavor. I am grateful to all the mentors I have worked with and learned from along the way, including my father, Dave Lintal, my college football coach (Tom Gilburg), and all the coaches I have worked with at both the college and high school ranks. Additionally, I have learned a great deal from Coach Wolski over the last four years and I am honored to follow him as the next head football coach for State College Area High School.” Lintal will replace long-time head coach Al Wolski who retired in December after a 10-year tenure at State High. In a fitting twist, Wolski replaced Lintal’s father, Dave Lintal, as head coach in 2004 and led the Little Lions to an 87-42 mark and multiple district titles as a well as a trip to the PIAA state title game in 2009.

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Nittany Lions close out regular season with 4-2 win By BEN JONES StateCollege.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State men’s hockey team upended Ohio State, 4-2, on Saturday at the Pegula Ice Arena.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Penn State wasn’t going to let the final game of the regular season in front of a home crowd go to waste and the Nittany Lions struck first only 2:51 into the game. Nate Jensen was credited with the goal on a power play blast which was a fitting end to the season. It was Jensen who scored the first goal ever in the Pegula Ice Arena’s inaugural season. The Nittany Lions never let up and a Curtis Loik tally only four minutes later extended Penn State’s lead to 2-0. With plenty of game left to play Ohio State didn’t give up. The Buckeyes cut the deficit in half with a Curtis Gedig tally at the 9:44 mark in the opening 20 minutes of play. Penn State captain Tommy Olczyk countered with a goal of his own in the final two minutes of the first period to give Penn State a 3-1 lead heading into the first intermission. It was all back and forth action in the second period. There was a total of 20 total shots during the second stanza. Nittany Lion netminder Matthew Skoff was strong in goal all afternoon and ended up making 27 saves. A goal by Anthony Greco cut into Penn State’s lead 3:25 into the second period. The Nittany Lions have seen their leads

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TURNING POINT

Taylor Holstrom’s goal 6:55 into the final period of play put Penn State in the driver’s seat with a two-goal lead. The Buckeyes had been swarming prior to Holstrom’s goal and the tally was just enough to keep Ohio State from stealing a victory.

PLAYER OF THE GAME

Matthew Skoff made 27 saves, many of them coming at crucial times as Penn State picked up Big Ten victory No. 3 on the year. The Penn State netminder made 11 key saves in the third period to prevent an Ohio State comeback.

STAT OF THE GAME

After scoring two goals and registering an assist the night before, Penn State held the Big Ten’s leading scorer Ryan Dzingel to zero goals or assists. The defensive effort by the entire Penn State unit was the key to the Nittany Lions’ victory.

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P-O baseball squad looks for improvement By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com

PHILIPSBURG — A closer look at the 2014 Philipsburg-Osceola High School baseball team: Head coach — Doug Sankey, 17th season. 2013 record — 4-15. Key losses — Mark Curtis, Taylor Golemboski, Matt Carpin, Andrew Greenawalt, Cody Ammerman. Returning lettermen — Caleb Pepperday (P), Aaron Mason (OF), Curtis Matsko (P/IF), Nick Gray (P/ IF), Travis Arnold (3B), Mitch Winters (P/IF), Tanner Lamb (P/OF), Tanner Wilson (P/IF), Derek Shaw (P/IF). Concerns — The Mounties and head coach Doug Sankey were blindsided last season with the loss of AllState pitcher Mark Curtis. Going into the season, P-O had Curtis penciled in to do most of the heavy lifting on the mound, but without him the Mounties suffered through a difficult and disappointing season. The good news is that in Curtis’ absence, P-O was forced to develop younger arms to pick up the slack, and they are all returning and looking to bring the Mounties back to prominence. “The thing about last year was that we had to play a lot of guys who were not quite ready for varsity level,” Sankey said. “If there is one thing that we

have it’s experience. We have nine letter winners and John Harpster played a lot, too. “I guess you could say that they took their lumps last year, and it took them a while to get used to varsity level.” Strengths — “Right now,” Sankey said, “our stength is in our leadership. I couldn’t be more happy with our seniors, and the returning letter winners have been really good so far. “In a small high school like this, if you get a group of kids who have strong leadership, play together, and have a strong bond, it goes a long way.” Sankey is most concerned about his offense, especially early in the season. “Everybody looks good in the cage,” he said, “and you don’t really know until you get out there who is going to produce offensively. “When you get out onto the field and see live pitching, it’s a different story. So we’ll see how it goes.” Outlook — The Mounties are experienced and highly motivated to put 2013 behind them. And they have the arms to do it. “All of our pitchers are back,” Sankey said, “and since Mark (Curtis) didn’t have a chance to pitch last year, we’re returning Tanner Lamb, Curtis Matsko, Nick Gray, Mitch Winters — they all pitched last year. Experience is good, and we’ll see how

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THE PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA High School baseball team returns nine letter winners for the 2014 season. Pictured, front row, from left, are Aaron Mason, Caleb Pepperday, Travis Arnold and Curtis Matsko. Back row, from left, are Tanner Wilson, Mitch Winters, Tanner Lamb and Derek Shaw. Not pictured: Nick Gray.

much we’ve improved from last year. “We have some depth this year, and we have to see who’s producing. There are some good position battles. Early in the season everyone will have a chance to play, and we’ll see how we come together.” Circle these dates — at Penns Valley (Mar. 25), vs. Bellefonte (Mar. 31); vs. Bald Eagle Area (Apr. 3); vs. Huntingdon (Apr. 8).

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Lady Raiders gunning for deep run By CHRIS MORELLI editor@centrecountygazette.com

BELLEFONTE — A closer look at the 2014 Bellefonte Area High School softball team: Head coach — Gregg Kohlhepp, 17th season. 2013 record — 11-11, lost in District 6 Class AAA title game. Key losses — Erica DeVinney, Abby Irwin and Jessica McClenahan. Returning lettermen — Rachael Bernier, Stevi Confer, Vanessa Cooper, Liz Linn, Sarah Menna, Erin Pugh and Olivia Ripka. Top newcomers — Jenna Ault, Tara Baney, Angela Capparelle, Jessica Fishburn, Sierra Rider, Mya Trauger. Strengths — According to Kohlhepp, this year’s group is extremely dedicated. “One of the things we really like about the team we have is that we have a bunch of really committed in-

dividuals,” Kohlhepp said. “They believe in themselves and they believe in Bellefonte softball … what we’re doing here. That has shown throughout summertime, fall ball and winter workouts. We’ve had a great turnout.” Concerns — If there’s an area of concern for the 2014 Lady Raiders, it’s the fact that many lack varsity playing time. “It’s experience. We have a fantastic group of freshmen. One of the things we like about this group of freshmen is the fact that they’ve been all over the East Coast playing summer and fall ball with us,” Kohlhepp said. “They’ve gotten a lot of experience in big-time tournaments. I hope that translates to varsity. We fully believe that it will. You’re bound to having growing pains with any new group, but we’re excited about the potential.” Outlook — Even though his squad is relatively young, Kohlhepp still has lofty goals for the Lady Raiders. His

2010 squad won a Class AAA state championship. As Pittsburgh Steelers’ head coach Mike Tomlin would say, “the standard is the standard.” Kohlhepp wants to see his team win the district title and make a deep run into states. “Our goal is the same — to win a state championship with passion and pride. We put that together one day at a time. We think we have a great group of players in terms of who they are as people,” Kohlhepp said. “When you surround yourself with great people, you can accomplish extraordinary things. We’re hoping to play in the middle of June up at Penn State. That’s always our goal.” Circle these dates — vs. Philipsburg-Osceola (April 1); vs. Penns Valley (April 2); vs. TBA at O’Leary Tournament (April 5); at Bald Eagle Area (April 15); at Penns Valley (April 22); at Philipsburg-Osceola (April 25); vs. Bald Eagle Area (May 8).

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MEMBERS OF THE State College YMCA Aqualions Swim Team represented State College at the 2014 YMCA Pennsylvania Central Districts Swimming Championships, which was held in York, March 7-9. Pictured, bottom row, from left, are Hannah Mancuso, Luke Hurley, Thalia Stout, Shea Stuyvesant, Paityn Gabany, Madison Lambert, Katie Koberna, Ruth Dangelo, Cade Nordgren and Eli Johnson. Second row, from left, are Hunter Mona, Nick Feffer, Noah Witt, Patrick Caswell, Kate Cooper, Fiona Vashaw, Grace Tothero, Mike Feffer, Abe Rovansek and Tobias Van Dyke. Third row, from left, are Jacob Witt, David Rovansek, Matt Fritsch, Jack Rovansek, Harly Stuyvesant, Sarah Koberna, Jordan Hillsley, Kirsten Hillsley, Brian Nordgren and Joe Liechty. Fourth row, from left, are coach Pat Lawrence, head coach Steve Power, coach Scott Eaton and coach Kristen Caswell.

Area swimmers fare well at state meet

MEDAL WINNER

From Gazette staff reports LEWISBURG — Several area swimmers fared well at the PIAA Swimming and Diving Championships, which were held last week at Bucknell University. In the Class AAA meet, the State College Area High School girls’ 200 medley relay team of Sarah Koberna, Kirsten Hillsley, Kate Cooper and Fiona Vashaw finished 10th overall with a season-best time of 1:35.67. Cooper also qualified for the consolation finals in the 100 butterfly with a 12th place finish of 57.37 in the preliminary round. Bradley Gibble represented the Little Lions well. In the 200 IM, Gibble finished with a time of 1:52.50, which was good for ninth place overall. He shaved some time off his original finish of 1:54.06. The State High 200 medley relay team was 14th overall with a time of 1:37.50. In Class AA, the Bellefonte Red Raiders made a strong showing. The Red Raider 200-yard freestyle relay team took 10th place with a time of 1:30.56. That group was comprised of Matthew Horner, Grey Rockey, Jordan Newman and Colton Schnars. That same group was 16th in the 400 freestyle relay, with a time of 3:22.56. In the 200 IM, Schnars was 15th with a time of 2:01.85. But in the 100 backstroke, Schnars really stepped up. He finished sixth with an impressive time of 53.14. On the girls’ side, Bellefonte’s Gwen Lowery was 21st in the 200 IM with a time of 2:01.85. Submitted photo

MEGAN DUCK, center, represented Penns Valley Area High School at the PIAA State Swimming and Diving Championships, which were held at Bucknell University. Duck captured the gold medal in the 100 breaststroke and placed fourth in the 200 individual medley. The Rams do not have a pool, so Duck swam five to six days a week by going to both the Bellefonte and Lock Haven YMCA’s during the regular season. Duck also swims for the Bellefonte YMCA Stingrays.

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And so it begins: Penn State football opens spring practice

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UNIVERSITY PARK — In the whirlwind two months since James Franklin and his staff took over the Penn State football program, they have proven to be everything they were advertised to be and more. High energy. Family-oriented. Relentless recruiters. Involved. Tireless, enthusiastic, and competitive. But Franklin and his people had not yet started what they most came to Penn State to do — actually coach the players on the field. That all changed on Monday afternoon when the Nittany Lions began their 2014 spring practice schedule that will culminate with the annual Blue-White game on Saturday, April 12. At his news conference on Monday afternoon, Franklin outlined his plans for the 15 practices in a tone that made clear that all of those things he believes in are not just talk. He’s going to expect that the Nittany Lions take all of it onto the field. “Like I told the coaches and the players,” Franklin said, “that we need to go out there with the mindset that we’ve been here for three years. We know how to practice. We know what the expectations are. We can’t allow ourselves to use that this is our first practice as an excuse to not go out a fly around. “So we need to practice like a veteran team, like a veteran staff, like a veteran organization. So that’s kind of our goal, to hit the ground running. We’ve been as thorough and detailed and organized as we can possibly be, and with the players understanding that when they hit the field, there’s no walking ever. “So on the first day, if you don’t know what you’re doing when the horn blows, then sprint in a circle until you figure it out. We’re going to go out there and have a good time and enjoy ourselves.” That the Penn State players will be asked to perform with a renewed dedication and enthusiasm seems to be a given, but spring practice is also a time of taking care of the nuts and bolts of building a football team. Franklin addressed that as well, and here are some of the areas that he highlighted: n Offensive line — Coming into this spring, Penn State had only two scholarship tackles on the offensive line, and this was one of the first areas that the coach addressed. “We moved (Derek) Dowrey and (Brian) Gaia to offensive line. A big part of that is, when I looked at the defensive line, we had four deep of scholarship players on the defensive line. On the offensive line, we did not have a two-deep of scholarship players. Not even a two-deep. So we just felt like we needed to make some moves. “Whenever I meet somebody, all they want to talk about is Christian Hackenberg, and don’t get me wrong, I’m excited about him as well, but it takes a lot more than just a quarterback to be successful on offense. The game of football is played up front, on the offensive line and the defensive line, so you better be good at those two positions.” n Special teams — Franklin pointed out that the areas that have the most potential for improvement are on special teams. He considers special team play to be equal to that of offense and defense, and he plans to use top line players on those teams. “I think special teams is an area where we can make the biggest impact,” he said, “and we are committed to playing the best players on special teams. “I think there was a little bit different philosophy in the past that dealt with the sanctions and things like that. I believe that we are going to play our best players, and I believe that sometimes coaches give special teams lip-service — and I’m not saying that’s what happened here — but I believe we have to play our best players.” n Depth issues — Penn State has been thin at certain positions — O-line, linebacker — because of the sanctions, and depth has been a problem, especially when there are injuries. Bill O’Brien tried to mitigate some of this with decreased contact at practice, and Franklin addressed the problem as well. “I think you can get a lot of work done without going full-contact,” he said. “We had a lot of similar challenges and problems at our last institution. So we are going to have to get a lot of work done with what I call ‘tag-off.’ It is basically two-hand touch, but you’re doing it in an athletic position. You’ve got to be able to say when you watch the tape that that guy would have made the tackle. He was in an athletic position. So you can get a lot of work done if you do it the right way.” n Defensive back field — Adrian Amos was moved to safety, which Franklin feels is his natural position, but with Jordan Lucas having a monster sophomore season at corner and the overall depth of the unit, D-back could be one of the strengths of the team. “I feel really good about our defense and about our secondary in general,” Franklin said, “I really do. I think it is a little different with the defense compared to the offense because those guys on the defensive line and the defensive backfield, they played a lot. “We have a lot of guys who played and who have been successful. Our issue is depth. But in the secondary, if you are going to play some young guys, that’s the place to do it. “Amos, we think his natural position is at safety, and that’s where we’re going to play him. I like him back there

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at safety being a leader for us, and Jordan Lucas at corner gives us two really veteran guys at both levels of the secondary.” n Leadership — Franklin mentioned some individuals he thought were emerging as leaders on the team at this early time period: QB Christian Hackenberg, OL Miles Dieffenbach, the tight ends (Jesse James, Kyle Carter, Adam Breneman), the running backs (Bill Belton, Zach Zwinak, Akeel Lynch), Mike Hull, Lucas and Amos. n Blue-White Game — Franklin was unsure about what kind of game the annual event would turn out to be, but he did say that a real game was the “most fun.” The condition of the team at the time will determine the exact playing conditions, but no matter what those conditions are, the game will be highly anticipated and closely watched.

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141-pounder Devin Carter (14-0), Penn State’s Taylor (29-0) and Maryland 184-pounder Jimmy Sheptock (28-0), who is the No. 1 seed at his weight. Sanderson said the Nittany Lions’ pursuit of a fourth-straight championship, something no team has done since Oklahoma State pulled it off from 2003-2006, is keeping the message simple for each of the 10 wrestlers. “These guys want to win. It has to be a clear purpose. It can’t be motivated by fear … I don’t want to fail, I don’t want to repeat a mistake I made. It has to be, what do you want,” he said. “They want to win. Brown wants to win. Taylor wants to win. And leave it at that. We’re not looking at experience. We have enough experience as a team. It’s either get experience or you just do your job and you win. This is the time of year to just win.”

His first-round opponent is Kyle Meyer (26-11) of Stanford. He is in the same half of the draw as No. 4 seed Mike Evans of Iowa, who he has split two matches this season, and No. 1 seed and defending champion Chris Perry of Oklahoma State, who Brown lost to in last year’s final. 184: Two-time champion Ed Ruth (29-1) is seeded second as a senior. He meets Wisconsin’s Jackson Hein (12-7) in the first round. Ruth has the potential to avenge his only loss of the season if he should make it to the semifinals. The No. 3 seed is Cornell’s Gabriel Dean, who beat Ruth 7-4 in the Southern Scuffle final. Ruth is bidding to become Penn State’s first three-time champion. 197: Sophomore Morgan McIntosh (27-3) is seeded No. 3. He takes on Lehigh’s John Bolich (16-13) in the first round. McIntosh is in the same bracket as the wrestler who handed him two of his three losses. Missouri’s J’Den Cox beat the Nittany Lion twice at the Southern Scuffle. 285: Junior Jon Gingrich (22-8) earned a No. 14 seed. He is paired with SIU Edwardsville’s David Devine (26-11) in the first round. Bellefonte’s Mitchell Port, now a junior at Edinboro, earned the No. 1 seed at 141 pounds. In the first round, he’ll meet the winner of the pigtail match that pits Nick Lester of Oklahoma against Gabe Moreno of Iowa State. Port lost in the NCAA finals a year ago. At 26-0, Port is one of just four undefeated wrestlers in the field of 330. The other three include Virginia Tech

NCAA Wrestling Championships Penn State Seeds 125 — Nicholas Megaludis (26-3), No. 3 133 — James Gulibon (17-13), unseeded 141 — Zain Retherford (29-1), No. 3 149 — James English (11-5), unseeded 157 — Dylan Alton (18-5), No. 13 165 — David Taylor (29-0), No. 1 174 — Matthew Brown (28-4), No. 5 184 — Ed Ruth (29-1), No. 2 197 — Morgan McIntosh (27-3), No. 3 285 — Jonathan Gingrich (22-8), No. 14 Other notables: 141 — Mitchell Port, Edinboro (26-0), No. 1

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Nittany Lions fall to Minnesota at Big Ten Tournament By BEN JONES

over five minutes remaining in the opening half. The duo of Tim Frazier and DJ Newbill created several baskets late in the first half with defensive contributions from freshman Geno Thorpe. A basket at the buzzer pushed the Gopher lead back to five points but the game was still well within reach. Penn State was dominating on the glass and benefiting from Minnesota’s shooting which wasn’t much more consistent than the Nittany Lions. The Gophers opened the most important half of their season on a 7-2 run. Minnesota outplayed the Nittany Lions for the majority of the second half. Penn State and Minnesota traded bas-

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The Nittany Lions were led by Newbill’s 16 points and seven rebounds. Frazier and Thorpe added 11 and 9 points respectively. Penn State as a team only shot 32 percent from the floor and was 5-of-21 from beyond the arc including several key misses early in the game. In the end, Penn State’s final regular season loss of the year was in many ways a microcosm of the season at large. The Nittany Lions climbed back into the game through hard work, effort, and attitude, but made little mistakes against a team where the margin for error was equally as small. When the Nittany Lions were able to avoid mistakes and hit shots the outcome was their six Big Ten victories.

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Beaver Stadium scoreboard project to be finished by fall By BEN JONES

to arrive earlier this week. “They should start going up as early as the end of the week on the south board if the inspections go alright,” said Smith. “If not this week, definitely next week. Besides the panels going up there won’t be much activity that the public can see until the logos are added to the exterior, which will be early summer.” When the original scoreboards were installed, fans took to the fields near Beaver Stadium to watch large cranes lift the frames into place. There won’t be any spectacular lifting on this project, though, as the frames of the current structure will be used to house the new video boards.

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STATE COLLEGE — Kayaking fun for boys and girls age 10 and older is available this spring. Youth can join a local team in the PAL Slalom Kayak League by taking basic training at the Sunnyside Paddling Park. Five weekday classes in river kayaking using slalom gates as teaching tools are offered starting Wednesday, April 30. All paddling equipment, including sweaters, boats, paddles and PFDs, is provided. Check www.mach1team.org for application forms, or call David Kurtz at (814) 222-0052.

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Arts & Entertainment

Judy Chicago exhibit to be held at HUB-Robeson By MARJORIE S. MILLER mmiller@centrecountygazette.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — “Out of Here,” an interactive exhibition, is being hosted by the HUBRobeson Galleries in association with Judy Chicago at Penn State. Held in Art Alley, the exhibit will run through Sunday, April 27. Chicago, one of the most daring and controversial artists of contemporary times, is recognized as a founder of the feminist art movement. Her 75th birthday is this year. This semester, Karen KeiferBoyd, professor of art education and women’s studies, has teamed up with artist-in-residence Nancy Youdelman, a student of Chicago in the Feminist Art Program in 1970, to teach a special topics course incorporating Chicago’s feminist art teaching methodology. Course participants will experiment with the methodology to engage interactive content-based visual and performative feminist art activism, all of which will be a part of the exhibit, according to a press release from the HUB-Robeson Galleries. Every Thursday for the duration of the exhibition, beginning March 20, the student course participants will perform their art pieces from 3 to 5 p.m. in Art Alley. The public is invited to become a part of “Out of Here” by interacting one on one with the course participants during these performance times. Each week the performances will build upon and add to the work that is already a part of “Out of Here.” Knowledge of feminism is something everyone can benefit from, said Maria Rogus, communications assistant at the HUBRobeson Galleries. “This exhibit … demonstrates feminism in a way that most people would not expect.” Rogus said Chicago’s stance on feminism is softer than many other feminists’, and her work

features a variety of feminine imagery. “It is something everyone can enjoy, and learn more feminine perspectives in the process,” she said. There are eight students in Keifer-Boyd’s course, Rogus said, and seven of them are participating in the exhibit. The performances are going to be unique, according to Rogus, who added that she’s looking forward to seeing how the exhibit grows over the course of its display. This particular show is different than exhibits hosted in the past and “we’re very excited about it,” said Rogus. Additionally, as part of the Judy Chicago Symposium, a lecture will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 5, in Berg Auditorium in the Life Sciences Building. Following the lecture, a public reception and book signing will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Art Alley. Chicago, who will be present at the event, will sign copies of her latest book, “Institutional Time: A Critique of Studio Art Education.” Also present at the book signing will be symposium presenters Jill Fields and Jane Gerhard. Fields is a historian of Jewish studies at Fresno State University and is editor of “Entering the Picture.” Gerhard is an art historian and author of “The Dinner Party: Judy Chicago and the Power of Popular Feminism, 1970-2007.” “We will have all of the books available for purchase at the book signing,” Rogus said. The Judy Chicago events are sponsored at Penn State by the Friends of the Palmer Museum of Art, the School of Visual Arts, the Institute for Arts and Humanities, the Office of Research in the College of Arts and Architecture, The Eberly Family Special Collections Library in the University Libraries, the HUB-Robeson Galleries, the Women’s Studies

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THE JUDY CHICAGO Art Collection is now on display at Penn State. Pictured is “Fused Mary Queen of Scots in Glass 2,” from Chicago’s 2007 series “Great Ladies.” The collection will be on display until April 27. Program, the Sexuality and Gender Studies Minor, the Women’s Studies Graduate Organization, and the Department of Art History, as well as Through the Flower and the National Art Education Association Women’s Caucus. Penn State acquired the Judy Chicago Art Education Collection in 2011. The collection is one of

the most important private collections of archival materials on feminist art education. Open to the public, it is housed in the University Archives in the Special Collections Library, 104 Paterno Library, and includes videos, photographs and notes on Chicago’s teaching projects. For more information on

the Judy Chicago at Penn State events, visit www.judychicago. arted.psu.edu/judy-chicago-atpenn-state. For more information on HUB-Robeson exhibitions, contact the HUB-Robeson Galleries at (814) 865-0775, or visit www. studentaffairs.psu.edu/hub/artgalleries.

Organ Trio East to release first CD this spring By MARJORIE S. MILLER

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STATE COLLEGE — Central Pennsylvania band Organ Trio East will release its debut album, “Chemistry,” in May. The group, which includes Jay Vonada on trombone, Steve Adams on organ and Jim Schade on drums, was formed in 2012 and has played various venues across the region and beyond, including at the Centre County Grange Fair and Skeeter’s Pit BBQ. A special performance in celebration of the new CD will be held from 9:30 to 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 10, at Old Forge Brewing Company in Danville. Vonada, who has released three other albums in his musical career, says he hopes “Chemistry” evokes a sense of relaxation and joy in its audience. “We do it for the love of it,” he said. “We hope they feel good after they listen to it.” With nearly 75 minutes of music on the CD, “Chemistry” is comprised of all original compositions by Vonada and Adams. There are 10 tracks on the album. Vonada said putting together the album involved a lot of writing, playing gigs and working up enough pieces to represent the group. “I thought this would be a good time to document some of the things we’ve done,” he said. Vonada has been a full-time musician since 2009. “Music’s been a part of my life … for probably 25 years,” he said. Though he plays trombone now, Vonada first started out on the piano in the second grade. He continued to play for

many years after that. “(It) gave me a nice foundation,” he said. Then, in sixth grade, Vonada was introduced to the trombone, which would remain an integral part of his life. “It really spoke to me,” he said. Jazz became a musical interest of Vonada’s in his early 20s. He played in a college jazz band and took a variety of jazz improvisation classes. Eventually he began collecting CDs of all the great jazz masters. Today, his collection consists of about 600 CDs. Vonada attended Mansfield University starting in the fall of 1993, studying jazz improvisation with Dr. Michael Galloway for one year and jazz arranging for one semester. He was lead trombonist and featured soloist with the Mansfield University Jazz Band for four years, where they performed at the PMEA and MENC, and placed third at the 1994 Villanova Jazz Festival. Vonada played with jazz saxophonist Bob Mintzer at the Mansfield University Jazz Festival, and also performed with Mansfield alumni Neil Slater, who was the director of the One O’clock Lab Band at the University of North Texas. In 1999, Vonada won a scholarship to study at the Berklee College of Music. Organ player Adams grew up outside of Philadelphia. Starting on accordion, he took lessons with John Grande, the accordion and piano player for Bill Haley’s Comets. He moved on to guitar, organ and piano. Formal training came later, when he studied counterpoint and classical piano at Temple University and improvisation, arranging and composition with Dennis

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ORGAN TRIO EAST, from left, are Jay Vonada, trombone; Steve Adams, organ; and Jim Schade, drums. The band will release its first CD in May. Sandole. In 2009, Adams attended Dave Liebman’s master class on Chromaticism in Melody and Harmony at East Stroudsburg University. He currently studies Alexander technique with Kay Hooper. Adams has performed with Dave Liebman, Jim Pugh, Virginia Mayhew, Gary Thomas, Herb Robertson, Eddie Severn, Josh Davis, Nelson Hill and Paul Smoker. He also performs with a number of bands in the central Susquehanna area, including Jazzin’, The Hammond Brothers, Bop Top, the Ann Kerstetter Band, the Williamsport City Jazz Orchestra, the Clickard Consortium Little Big Band, Zeropoint Big Band

and the Dave Stahl Big Band. Percussionist Schade moved to the upper Susquehanna Valley last year after having been on the Philadelphia jazz scene for 15 years. A graduate of the jazz studies program at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Va., Schade has an extensive discography as well as local radio and television appearances. In his 20 years of private teaching, he has had more than 200 students. He is currently the drum line instructor for the Mifflinburg High School Marching Band. For more information, visit www.jayvonada.net

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Music, art event set for April 5 STATE COLLEGE — Students from Penn State’s Recreation, Park and Tourism Management Course 356 will sponsor “Rock Your Art Out,” a music and art event hosted by Sounds, from 6:30 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, April 5, in the Fairmount Building Auditorium, 154 W. Nittany Ave. This event will feature local musicians and a variety of local art for sale. If you would like to create art to sell or perform at this event, contact Misha Cleveland at (814) 933-6731 or misha@ soundshv.org. Sounds offers late-night and alcoholfree events for community members and

focuses particularly on youth and young adults. Entertainment choices are based on input from Sounds’ audience. Each semester, recreation, park and tourism management students collaborate with 10 local non-profit organizations, campus organizations and state parks to plan, promote, implement and evaluate special events. Students acquire practical event planning experience, while agencies benefit from a special event. For more information, contact Jen Diehl at (215) 313-2663.

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DINOSAURS COME to life in Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo Live, which hits the stage at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 6 at Penn State’s Eisenhower Auditorium.

Prehistoric world comes to life April 6 at Eisenhower UNIVERSITY PARK — In a unique interactive theater performance, Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo Live takes the audience on a tour through prehistoric Australia. The show will bring an eye-popping array of ancient creatures to life on stage at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 6, in Penn State’s Eisenhower Auditorium. From the sweetly curious baby Dryosaur to the peaceful hulk Titanosaur — and even the teeth-gnashing Tyrannosaurus Rex — Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo Live stimulates the imagination in a way that connects children to their world. The audience can observe and interact with extraordinary lifelike creatures, just like those that inhabited the Southern Hemisphere millions of years ago. Showgoers will meet a menagerie of insects, mammals and dinosaurs in their ancient environment in this imaginative, entertaining and educational production. Erth’s large-scale puppets were developed in consultation with paleontologists

based on up-to-date science and interpretations of fossil evidence. Employing sophisticated design and electronics, skilled performers and puppeteers bring these giants to life through the magic of theater. Tickets for the Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State presentation can be purchased online at www.cpa.psu.edu or by phone at (814) 863-0255. Outside the local calling area, dial (800) ARTS-TIX. Tickets are also available at four State College locations: Eisenhower Auditorium (weekdays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.), Penn State Downtown Theatre Center (weekdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.), HUB-Robeson Center Information Desk (weekdays, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., when Penn State classes are in session) and Bryce Jordan Center (weekdays, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.). A grant from the University Park Allocation Committee makes Penn State student prices possible.

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Thursday, March 20, through Wednesday, March 26 ALLEN STREET GRILL, 100 W. COLLEGE AVE., STATE COLLEGE, (814) 231-4745 Thursday, March 20 Bill Filer, 10:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Friday, March 21 Bill Filer, 10:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Saturday, March 22 Bill Filer, 10:30 p.m.-1 a.m. AMERICAN ALE HOUSE, 821 CRICKLEWOOD DRIVE, STATE COLLEGE, (814) 237-9701
 Thursday, March 20 Domenick Swentosky, 8-11 p.m. Friday, March 21 Tommy Wareham, 6-8 p.m. and 9 p.m.-midnight Saturday, March 22 Tommy Wareham, 8 p.m.-midnight Sunday, March 23 Ted and Molly, 8-10 p.m. Wednesday, March 26 Scott Mangene, 8-10:30 p.m. THE ARENA BAR & GRILL, 1521 MARTIN ST., STATE COLLEGE, (814) 237-8833 Saturday, March 22 Hired Guns, 10:30 p.m. BAR BLEU, 112 S. GARNER ST., STATE COLLEGE, (814) 237-0374 Thursday, March 20 Velveeta, 10:30 p.m. Friday, March 21 Lowjack, 10:30 p.m. Saturday, March 22 Ted McCloskey & the Hi Fi’s, 10:30 p.m. BILL PICKLE’S TAP ROOM, 106 S. ALLEN ST., STATE COLLEGE, (814) 272-1172 Friday, March 21 Bill Filer, 5-7 p.m. THE BREWERY, 233 E. BEAVER AVE., STATE COLLEGE, (814) 237-2892 Wednesday, March 26 Karaoke, 9:30 p.m. CAFE 210 WEST, 210 W. COLLEGE AVE., STATE COLLEGE, (814) 237-3449 Thursday, March 20 Public Domain, 10:30 p.m. CHUMLEY’S, 108 W. COLLEGE AVE., STATE COLLEGE, (814) 238-4446 Thursday, March 20 Kelly Countermine & guests, 8-11 p.m. Saturday, March 22 Natascha & the Spy Boys, 8-10 p.m. Sunday, March 23 Harold Taddy’s open mic and variety showcase, 8 p.m. CLEM’S ROADSIDE BAR & GRILL/TOAST, 1405 S. ATHERTON ST., STATE COLLEGE, (814) 237-7666 Thursday, March 20 Kate and Natalie, 9 p.m. (Toast) Friday, March 21 Tim Farley, 9 p.m. Saturday, March 22 Jordan Keith Robb, 9 p.m. Monday, March 24 Open Mic with Harold Taddy, 9 p.m. (Toast) EDGES PUB AT TUSSEY MOUNTAIN, 301 BEAR MEADOW ROAD, BOALSBURG, (814) 466-6266 Saturday, March 22 Tussey Mountain Moonshiners, 5-8 p.m. ELK CREEK CAFÉ AND ALEWORKS, 100 W. MAIN ST., MILLHEIM, (814) 349-8850 Saturday, March 22 Tyne & the Fast Lyne, 8 p.m. THE GAMBLE MILL, 160 DUNLAP ST., BELLEFONTE, (814) 355-7764 Friday, March 21 J. Mac and Junior, 6-8 p.m. Saturday, March 22 Miss Melanie and the Valley Rats, 7-9 p.m. Sunday, March 23 K.J., 5-7 p.m. GOVERNORS PUB, 211 W. HIGH ST., BELLEFONTE, (814) 353-1008 Thursday, March 20 JT Blues, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 26 Biscuit Jam, 6:30 p.m. HOME D PIZZERIA/ROBIN HOOD BREWING CO., 1820 S. ATHERTON ST., STATE COLLEGE, (814) 237-7777 Friday, March 21 Chris Good, 7:30-10:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 25 David Zentner, 7-10 p.m. INDIGO, 112 W. COLLEGE AVE., STATE COLLEGE, (814) 234-1031 Friday, March 21 DJ Keigo and Nammo, 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Saturday, March 22 DJ Kid A.V., 9 p.m.-2 a.m. INFERNO BRICK OVEN & BAR, 340 E. COLLEGE AVE., STATE COLLEGE, (814) 237-5718 Thursday, March 20 DJ Kid A.V., 10 p.m. Friday, March 21 DJ Fuego, 10 p.m. Saturday, March 22 DJ Ca$hous, 10 p.m. OTTO’S PUB & BREWERY, 2286 N. ATHERTON ST., STATE COLLEGE, (814) 867-OTTO Friday, March 21 Miss Melanie and the Valley Rats, 9-11 p.m. Saturday, March 22 Chris Good, 9-11 p.m.

March 20-26, 2014

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

ONGOING

Bookmobile — Centre County Library Bookmobile is a fully accessible library on wheels. Look for it in your community and join Miss Laura for story times, songs and fun. Visit the website at www.centre countylibrary.org for days and times. Exhibit — Japanese prints will be on display through Sunday, March 30, in the Windows of the World Gallery at the Bellefonte Art Museum for Centre County, 133 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Gallery hours are 1 to 4:30 p.m., Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Call (814) 355-4280 or visit www. bellefontemuseum.org. Exhibit — “Healing Transformation” by Michele Rivera will be displayed through Sunday, March 30, at The State Theatre, 130 W. College Ave., State College. This exhibit showcases paintings that speak of an artist’s inner healing journey through creativity. For more information, visit www. thestatetheatre.org. Exhibit — Work by Mary Vollero will be on display through Sunday, March 30, in the Community Gallery at the Bellefonte Art Museum for Centre County, 133 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Gallery hours are 1 to 4:30 p.m., Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Call (814) 355-4280 or visit www. bellefontemuseum.org. Exhibit — Work by Jeff Mathison will be on display through Sunday, March 30, in the Sieg Gallery at the Bellefonte Art Museum for Centre County, 133 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Gallery hours are 1 to 4:30 p.m., Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Call (814) 355-4280 or visit www.bellefonte museum.org. Exhibit — “Preserving the Past for the Future” by the Farmland Preservation artists will be displayed though Monday, March 31, at the Village at Penn State, 260 Lion Hill Road, State College. Exhibit — “Landscapes Near and Far” by Sean Bodley will be on display through Monday, March 31, at Schlow Region Centre Library’s Betsy Rodgers Allen Gallery, 211 S. Allen St., State College. His photographs represent scenes from the Centre County Grange Fair and Civil War reenactments. Gallery hours are Mondays through Wednesdays, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Thursdays, noon to 9 p.m.; Fridays, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sundays, 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call (814) 237- 6238. Exhibit — “From There to Here: Four Decades as a Feminist Artist,” by Nancy Youdelman, will be on display through Monday, April 7, at the Borland Gallery, University Park. Gallery hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Mondays through Fridays. Tax Assistance — Schlow Centre Region Library will host a Volunteer Income

Tax Assistance program for low- and moderate-income individuals and families, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. by appointment through Friday, April 11, at 211. S Allen St., State College. For more information, call (814) 355-6816. Exhibition — “Out of Here,” an exhibition of work by students in special topics courses relating to Judy Chicago, will be on display in Art Alley in the HUB-Robeson Galleries, Wednesday, March 19, through Sunday, April 27. Visit www.studentaffairs. psu.edu/hub/artgalleries or call (814) 8650775. Exhibit — The works of Will Espy, Debbie Petersen and Amalia Shartel will be on display through Wednesday, April 30, in the Tea Room Gallery at the Bellefonte Art Museum for Centre County, 133 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Gallery hours are 1 to 4:30 p.m., Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Call (814) 355-4280 or visit www.bellefontemuseum.org. Exhibit — British watercolors from the Permanent Collection will be featured at the Palmer Museum of Art through Sunday, May 4. The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Tuesdays through Saturdays, and from noon to 4 p.m. on Sundays. For more information, visit www.palmer museum.psu.edu. Exhibit — The Palmer Museum of Art will feature “Forging Alliances” through Sunday, May 11. This exhibition draws on the Palmer Museum’s collection of postWWII mingei ceramics. The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Tuesdays through Saturdays, and from noon to 4 p.m. on Sundays. For more information, visit www.palmermuseum.psu.edu. Exhibit — The Palmer Museum of Art will feature the exhibition “Surveying Judy Chicago: Five Decades” through Sunday, May 11. The exhibit charts Chicago’s remarkable and ongoing career. Museum hours are from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Tuesdays through Saturdays, and from noon to 4 p.m. on Sundays. For more information, visit www.judychicago.arted.psu.edu or www.palmermuseum.psu.edu. History/Genealogy — Learn about local history and genealogy with expert researchers at the Historical Museum and PA Room, 203 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Hours are Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Tuesdays and Thursdays from noon to 5 p.m. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org.

THURSDAY, MARCH 20

Exhibit — Penn State M.F.A. Graduate Thesis Exhibition 4 will take place at the Zoller Gallery, University Park. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, visit www.sova.psu.edu. 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 What’s Happening, Page 33

THE PHYRST, 111 E. BEAVER AVE., STATE COLLEGE, (814) 238-1406 Thursday, March 20 Lowjack, 8 p.m., Maxwell Strait, 10:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Friday, March 21 Dominic & Noah, 8-10 p.m. Ted & the Hi-Fi’s, 10:30 pm-2 a.m. Saturday, March 22 Lowjack, 10:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Wednesday, March 26 Go Go Gadget, 10:30 p.m.

FOR THE BIRDS

THE RATHSKELLER, 108 S. PUGH ST., STATE COLLEGE, (814) 237-3858 Friday, March 21 Mr. Hand, 10:30 p.m.

Dosse-Dunoyer Piano Duo (Maryléne Dosse and Cecilia Dunoyer, Pianos)

THE SALOON, 101 HEISTER ST., STATE COLLEGE, (814) 234-0845 Thursday, March 20 My Hero Zero, 10 p.m. Friday, March 21 Velveeta, 8-10 p.m. Saturday, March 22 Mr. Hand, 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 25 Shake Shake Shake, 10:30 p.m. ZENO’S PUB, 100 W. COLLEGE AVE., STATE COLLEGE, (814) 237-4350 Thursday, March 20 Nightcrawlers, 10:30 p.m. Friday, March 21 AAA Blues Band, 7 p.m., Spider Kelly, 10:30 p.m. Saturday, March 22 Harold Taddy, 8 p.m., Pure Cane Sugar, 10:30 p.m. Monday, March 24 DopplerPoppins, 11 p.m. Tuesday, March 25 Natalie Race, 10 p.m. Wednesday, March 26 Haystack Lightnin’, 8 p.m., The Cave Tones, 11 p.m. Z BAR AND THE DELI RESTAURANT, 113 HIESTER ST., STATE COLLEGE, (814) 237-5710 Sunday, March 23 Jay Vonada Jazz Trio, noon-2 p.m. ZOLA NEW WORLD BISTRO, 324 W. COLLEGE AVE., STATE COLLEGE, (814) 237-8474 Friday, March 21 TBA — Compiled by Marjorie S. Miller

Schedules subject to change. Call the venue for details. The Centre County Gazette is committed to providing readers with a complete list of upcoming live entertainment in Centre County. If your establishment provides live entertainment and would like to have it listed free in The Gazette, simply email listings to mmiller@centrecounty gazette.com.

Saturday, March 29, 2014 • 7:30pm Eisenhower Auditorium

Tchaikovsky: Selections from Swan Lake, Op. 20 Saints-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals Kodály: Peacock Variations INDIVIDUAL TICKETS may be purchased for any Eisenhower Series concert by visiting or calling the Eisenhower Auditorium Box Office at (800) ARTS-TIX, or (814) 863-0255. Adult tickets: $24.00 each • Seniors(55+) tickets: $20.00 each • Student tickets: $5.00 each.

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March 20-26, 2014 What’s Happening, from page 32 College. Story times are free with paid admission. Call (814) 234-0200 or email info@mydiscoveryspace.org. Children’s Program — Preschoolers ages 3–5 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. Today’s theme is “Testing Ideas.” Activities are free with paid admission. Call (814) 234-0200, email info@mydiscoveryspace.org or visit www. mydiscoveryspace.org. Soup Sale — Howard United Methodist Church will have a soup sale from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Fellowship Hall at 144 W. Main St., Howard. Contact Patti at (814) 625-2182 or Helen at (814) 625-2722. Proceeds from the sale will go to local missions. Craft Class — The Centre County Library and Historical Museum will host “Hooks & Needles,” an adult craft class, 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 3 p.m. at 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Today’s theme is “A Little Spring in the Step.” Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Children’s Program — The Centre County Library and Historical Museum will host its Lego club from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Relay for Life Meeting — Relay for Life of Happy Valley will host its team member meeting at 6 p.m. at the Centre Hall Lions Club, 153 E. Church St., Centre Hall. Children’s Program — The Centre Hall Branch Library will host a teen craft night from 6 to 7 p.m. at 109 W. Beryl St., Centre Hall. Come and make a washer necklace. Call (814) 364-2580 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Support Group — Mount Nittany Health will host a family medicine seminar with Julie L. Thompson from 6 to 7 p.m. at Mount Nittany Medical Center in the conference rooms through Entrance E, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. Thompson will talk about demystifying adverse food reactions. Contact Jessica Bird at jbird@mountnittany.org or (814) 234-6738. Family Program — Holt Memorial Library will host “It’s Elementary,” a series of activities and presentations for elementary school students and their families, from 6 to 7 p.m. at 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Tonight’s theme is “Family Movie Night — ‘Frozen’ (PG).” Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Meeting — The State College Toastmasters Club will meet at 6 p.m. at the South Hills School of Business and Technology, 480 Waupelani Drive, State College. Visit www.statecollegetoastmasters.toastmastersclubs.org. Program — The free “Parents-To-Be: The Heir & Parents Hospital Tour for Expectant Parents” program will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. and 7:45 to 8:45 p.m. at Mount Nittany Medical Center, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. Call Dianne Barden at (814) 231-3132. Meeting — Learn about the Keystone Community Destination and Bellefonte’s future at 6:30 p.m. at the Bellefonte Middle School Cafeteria, 100 N. School St., Bellefonte. Business owners, merchants and residents are encouraged to attend. Film — The Sierra Club Moshannon Group presents “A Fierce Green Fire: The Battle For a Living Planet” at 7 p.m. at The State Theatre, 130 W. College Ave., State College. This film is the first big-picture exploration of the environmental movement. Tickets can be purchased by calling (814) 272-0606 or visiting www.statetheatre.org. Open House — The State College Borough Planning Commission will have an open house to discuss the draft of the “State College Neighborhood Plan” at 7 p.m. in the State College Municipal Building, 243 S. Allen St., State College. The open house will give residents the opportunity to see the plan’s recommendations and provide feedback. Call (814) 234-7109, email planningdept@statecollegepa. us or visit www.statecollegepa.us/NeighborhoodPlan. Service — Grace Baptist Church will have a revival service at 7 p.m. at 3596 Penns Valley Road, Spring Mills. Call (814) 308-4055, email khcodner@gracebaptism.org or visit www.gracebaptism.org. Performance — The Centre for Performing Arts and the Moscow Festival Ballet presents “Swan Lake” at 7:30 p.m. at Eisenhower Auditorium, University Park. Visit www.cpa. psu.edu.

FRIDAY, MARCH 21

Exhibit — Penn State M.F.A. Graduate Thesis Exhibition 4 will take place at the Zoller Gallery, University Park. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, visit www.sova.psu.edu. Line Dancing — Centre Region Parks and Recreation presents line dancing at 10:50 a.m. at the Centre Region Senior Center, 131 S. Fraser St., No.1, State College. No experience necessary or partners needed. Call (814) 2313076. Farmers’ Market — The Downtown State College Farmers’ Market will take place at 11:30 a.m. in the State College Municipal Building, 243 S. Allen St., State College. For more information, visit www.centralpafarmers.com. Dinner — St. John’s Catholic Church will have a Lenten seafood and pizza dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. at 134 E. Bishop St., Bellefonte. Dinners include a choice of haddock, cod, shrimp, salmon or pizza with a vegetable, macaroni and cheese, stewed tomatoes, coleslaw, applesauce or fruit cocktail. Dinner — The Unionville Grance will have a dinner of meatloaf, scalloped potatoes, vegetables, rolls, dessert and a drink from 5 to 7 p.m. at 200 Chestnut St., Unionville. Call (814) 355-5190. Performance — The Park Forest Middle School Drama Club will perform a theatrical production of “The Hobbit” at 7 p.m. at 2180 School Drive, State College. Call (814) 237-5310.

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Exhibition — The Graduate Research Exhibition: Performance Option will take place at 7 p.m. at Esber Recital Hall, University Park. Visit www.music.psu.edu. Concert — Keller Williams will perform at 9 p.m. at The State Theatre, 130 W. College Ave., State College. Williams will make his return to State College with his one-man band playing a variety of musical instruments with live digital processing. Tickets can be purchased by calling (814) 272-0606 or visiting www.statetheatre.org. Comedy — The Wise Crackers Comedy Club presents Louis Ramey and Mike Burton at 9 p.m. in Celebration Hall at 2280 Commercial Blvd., State College. Visit www. wisecrackers.biz.

SATURDAY, MARCH 22

Festival — The State College Kiwanis Club will host a pancake and sausage festival from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church, 205 S. Garner St., State College. Proceeds will benefit youth activities in the area. Call (814) 360-0063. Farmers’ Market — The Millheim Farmers’ Market will take place at 10 a.m. at the Old Gregg School, 106 School St., Spring Mills. For more information, visit www.central pafarmers.com. Meeting — Mt. Nittany Methodist Church will host a public information meeting about the State College High School project referendum at 11 a.m. at 1500 E. Branch Road, Lemont. Administrators and board members from State College Area School District will be available to update the public on the latest details of the building plan and answer any questions. Children’s Program — “World Stories Alive: Tales in Many Tongues,” for children ages 3 to 8 and their families to learn about different languages and cultures, will take place from 11 a.m. to noon at Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. This week’s language will be Japanese. For more information, visit www.schlow. org. Book Signing — Anna M. Lewis, author of “Women of Steel and Stone” will sign copies of her book from 1 to 4:30 p.m. at the Bellefonte Art Museum, 133 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-4280 or visit www.bellefonte museum.org. Fundraiser — Team Never Forget will have a Relay for Life open house and fundraiser from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at State College Presbyterian Church, 132 W. Beaver Ave., State College. There will be homemade soups and baked goods for sale. There will also be a Chinese auction with the following vendors: Avon, Scentsy, Velata, Tastefully Simple, Silpada, Thirty One, Rich’s Custom Shirts, Scarves By Lori Stiver and Homan Family Crafts. All proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life of Happy Valley. Games — Hone your strategy for the ancient game of “Go” from 1:30 to 5 p.m. in the Sun Room, Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. Call (814) 237-6236. Film — The Pennsylvania Military Museum will show the documentary “You Enter Germany: Bloody Heurtgen and the Siegfried Line” at 1:30 p.m. at 51 Boal Ave., Boalsburg. Call (814) 466-6263. Dinner — The EPV Library Benefit spaghetti dinner will take place from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Aaronsburg Civic Club, 315 Aaron Square, Aaronsburg. Fundraiser — The Tyrone Elks Lodge will have a fundraiser for Footsteps for Heather and the National MS Society at 5 p.m. at Old Route 220, Tyrone. There will be a spaghetti dinner with meatballs, salad, rolls and dessert, music by DJ Brad Foust, and a Chinese auction with prizes donated by local merchants. Call (814) 692-7511 or (814) 933-7534. Games — Snow Shoe EMS will host bingo at 7 p.m. at 492 W. Sycamore St., Snow Shoe. Doors open at 5 p.m. Fundraiser — The Bellefonte Elks Lodge will have its annual “Spring Beach Party” fundraiser from 6 to 9 p.m. at 120 W. High St., Bellefonte. Call Scott King at (814) 3552828. Performance — The Park Forest Middle School Drama Club will perform a theatrical production of “The Hobbit” at 7 p.m. at 2180 School Drive, State College. Call (814) 237-5310. Benefit Concert — “Rock the 80s,” a concert to benefit the Bob Perks Cancer Assistance Fund, will take place at 7 p.m. at The State Theatre, 130 W. College Ave. Twelve local bands will perform greatest hits from the 80s. The Bob Perks Cancer Fund helps ease the financial burden of individuals and families in the community who are battling cancer. Tickets can be purchased by calling (814) 272-0606 or visiting www.statetheatre.org. Comedy — The Wise Crackers Comedy Club presents Louis Ramey and Mike Burton at 9 p.m. in Celebration Hall at 2280 Commercial Blvd., State College. Visit www. wisecrackers.biz.

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THE SECOND ANNUAL IFC Panhellenic Spring Egg Hunt will begin at 10 a.m. on Sunday, March 23 at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park on Porter Road at University Park.

Graduate” at 3 p.m. at The State Theatre, 130 W. College Ave., State College. Tickets can be purchased by calling (814) 272-0606 or visiting www.statetheatre.org. Concert — Musical group Camerata Amistad will perform “Music from the Hispanic World” at 3 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Centre County, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College. Call (814) 237-7605 or visit www.uufcc.com. Dinner — New Hope United Methodist Church will have a pasta dinner with salad, bread, dessert and a drink from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at 1089 E. College Ave., Bellefonte. Takeout is available. To purchase tickets, call (814) 7691283.

MONDAY, MARCH 24

Program — A new DOT Medical Regulations program, “Impact on Drivers and Employers,” will take place at 9 a.m. in the Galen and Nancy Dreibelbis Auditorium through Entrance D at Mount Nittany Medical Center, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. Register by calling (814) 234-6727. Volunteering — Bellefonte Area Mission Central HUB will be open from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Trinity United Methodist Church, 128 W. Howard St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-9425. Story Time — Baby & Me story time, with sweet stories, songs and action rhymes, will take place at 9:30 a.m. in the Children’s Activity Room at Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. For more information, contact the Children’s Department at (814) 235-7817. Story Time — The Centre County Library and Historical Museum will have toddler story time from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Today’s theme is “Space.” Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecounty library.org. Story Time — The Centre Hall Branch Library will have preschool story time from 10:30 to 11 a.m. at 109 W. Beryl St., Centre Hall. Today’s theme is “Spring Bug Safari.” Call (814) 364-2580 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Story Time — Tales for Twos story time for parents and their toddlers will take place at 10:30 a.m. in the Children’s What’s Happening, Page 34

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SUNDAY, MARCH 23

Egg Hunt — The second annual IFC Panhellenic Spring Egg Hunt will take place at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park on Porter Road, University Park. The hunt for kids up to age 5 will begin at 10 a.m. and the hunt for kids ages 6 to 11 will take place at 11 a.m. This event is sponsored by the Penn State Panhellenic Council and the Penn State Interfraternity Council. Email community@pennstatephc.org to register. Event — The Welsh Society of Central Pennsylvania will meet for afternoon tea from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Alumni Lounge at the Nittany Lion Inn, 200 W. Park Ave., State College. The presentation, “Exploring Welsh Heritage in America Through Historical Newspapers,” will be given. Reservations are required. Call (814) 571-0883. Performance — The Park Forest Middle School Drama Club will perform a theatrical production of “The Hobbit” at 2 p.m. at 2180 School Drive, State College. Call (814) 237-5310. Film — Greats at The State Film Series presents “The

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What’s Happening, from page 33 Activity Room at Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. For more information, contact the Children’s Department at (814) 235-7817. Line Dancing — Centre Region Parks and Recreation presents line dancing at 10:50 a.m. at the Centre Region Senior Center, 131 S. Fraser St., No.1, State College. No experience necessary or partners needed. Call (814) 231-3076. Workshop — The Centre County Library and Historical Museum will have a family workshop for children ages 12 months to 36 months and their caregivers from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. This program emphasizes learning through play and encourages social interaction between parents and their children. To register, email lsarge@centre countylibrary.org or call (814) 355-1516. Discussion — Centre Region Parks and Recreation will host a discussion about the popular PBS show “Downton Abbey” from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Centre Region Senior Center, 131 S. Fraser St., State College. Participants must register at least one week in advance. For more information, call (814) 231-3071 or email cclitherow@ ccrog.net. Dinner — Bald Eagle Valley Community United Methodist Church will have a ham pot pie and soup dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. at 111 Runville Road, Bellefonte. Call (814) 353-8870. Adult Program — Holt Memorial Library will host “Cookbook Bingo,” where participants can play for a chance to win gently used cookbooks, from 6 to 7 p.m. at 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Call (814) 3421987 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Adult Program — The Centre County Library and Historical Museum will have a health education series from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Today’s topic is “Diabetes Management.” Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centre countylibrary.org. Bingo — The State College Knights of Columbus will host bingo at 7 p.m. at 850 Stratford Drive, State College. Practice/Performance — The Nittany Knights will perform a capella barbershop songs at 7:15 p.m. at the South Hills School

of Business and Technology, 480 Waupelani Drive, State College. For more information, call (814) 777-7455, visit www. nittanyknights.org or email jimkerhin@ yahoo.com. Concert — American Idol contestant Crystal Bowersox will perform at 8 p.m. at The State Theatre, 130 W. College Ave., State College. Bowersox’s emotive folkrock-country style has been catapulted from coffee houses and subway tunnels of Chicago to millions of homes across America when she placed second in season nine of American Idol. Tickets can be purchased by calling (814) 272-0606 or visiting www.statetheatre.org.

TUESDAY, MARCH 25

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 Activity — “Toddler Learning Centre,” where children ages 18 months to 3 years can play with the opportunity for parents to talk, will take place at 9:15 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. in the Downsbrough Community Room, Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. Registration is required. For more information, contact the Children’s Department at (814) 235-7817. Story Time — Story time for children ages 3 to 5 will take place at 9:30 a.m. in the Children’s Activity Room at Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. For more information, contact the Children’s Department at (814) 235-7817. Seminar — Foxdale Village presents “Rightsize, Relocate, Relax,” a seminar about simplifying your lifestyle, at 10:30 a.m. in the Foxdale Village Auditorium, 500 E. Marylyn Ave., State College. Organizing and downsizing experts Jessica Dolan and Bridgett Donnelly will discuss how to get rid of unnecessary things, stage your home to sell and enjoy a stress-free move. Realtors Beth Richard and Mary Lou Bennett will discuss the current housing demand, the steps to pricing a home and how you can get your home ready to sell. To register, contact (814) 272-2146 or visit www. foxdalevillage.org. Story Time — Story time for children

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ages 2 to 7 will take place at 10:30 a.m. in the Children’s Activity Room at Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. For more information, contact the Children’s Department at (814) 235-7817. Story Time — Holt Memorial Library will have a toddler story time from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centre countylibrary.org. Discussion — Connie Schulz, State College Area School District family outreach specialist, invites parents to meet other parents and share ideas from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. Children’s Program — The Centre Hall Branch Library will host a program for home-schooled students in grades 1-5 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at 109 W. Beryl St., Centre Hall. The group will read and discuss an adaptation of “Frindle” by Andrew Clement. Call (814) 364-2580 or visit www. centrecountylibrary.org. Story Time — The Centre County Library and Historical Museum will have preschool story time from 1:30 to 2 p.m. at 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Today’s theme is “Space.” Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Farmers’ Market — The Boalsburg Farmers’ Market will take place from 2 to 6 p.m. at St. John’s United Church of Christ, 218 N. Church St., Boalsburg. Vendor products include greens and root vegetables, meats, dairy items, breads and apples. Book Club — Join the Afternoon Book Discussion Group at 2:30 p.m. in the Sun Room at Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. The book to be discussed this month is “Packing for Mars” by Mary Roach. Yoga Class — A gentle yoga class will take place from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Howard United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 144 W. Main St., Howard. The class is designed to have all flows on the floor. Gain flexibility and strength and leave feeling calm, open and rejuvenated. Call Kathie at (814) 625-2852 or email kathieb1@ comcast.net. Yoga Class — A basics level yoga class will take place from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Howard United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 144 W. Main St., Howard. The class is intended for those who may have had some prior yoga experience. Gain flexibility and strength and leave feeling calm, open and rejuvenated. Call Kathie at (814) 625-2852 or email kathieb1@comcast.net. Event — The Natural Family Planning Center of Central Pennsylvania will offer an introduction to “The Ovulation Method” from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Community Room at Schlow Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. This method allows couples to confidently identify their best times for fertility and infertility. For more information, visit www.creightonmodel.com or call (814) 238-0901. Line Dancing — Centre Region Parks and Recreation presents line dancing at 7 p.m. at the Mt. Nittany Residence, 301 Rolling Ridge Drive, State College. No experience necessary or partners needed. Call (814) 231-3076. Model Railroad Club — Nittany Valley Model Railroad Club meets at 7 p.m. at Old Gregg School Community and Recreation Center, Room No. 1A,106 School St., Spring Mills. Call Fred at (814) 422-7667.

Story Time — The Centre County Library and Historical Museum will have preschool story time from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Today’s theme is “Space.” Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Story Time — Holt Memorial Library will have preschool story time from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Today’s theme is “Out Like a Lamb!” Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centrecounty library.org. Line Dancing — Centre Region Parks and Recreation presents line dancing at 10:50 a.m. at the Centre Region Senior Center, 131 S. Fraser St., No.1, State College. No experience necessary or partners needed. Call (814) 231-3076. Meeting — The Patton Township Business Association will meet for lunch from noon to 1 p.m. at the Patton Township Municipal Building, 100 Patton Plaza, State College. Email pankowealth management@gmail.com or call (814) 2372822. 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. Program — Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital will host a cancer survivorship program from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Community Cancer Treatment Center, 400 Highland Ave., Lewistown. The classes will address cancer survivors’ questions and concerns about what happens after their treatment. Topics include health and wellness, treatment and management, and resources and follow-up care. Registration is required and can be done by calling (717) 242-7297. Grief Support Group — Home Nursing Agency will host a grief support group from 2 to 3 p.m. at its Centre County office, 450 Windmere Drive, Suite 100, State College. Facilitated by hospice social workers Betsy Brett and Lisa Cowan, this support group is open to all members of the community grieving the loss of a loved one. For more information, call (814) 237-1404. Children’s Program — The Centre Hall Branch Library will host its Lego club from 3 to 3:30 p.m. and 3:45 to 4:15 p.m. at 109 W. Beryl St., Centre Hall. Call (814) 3642580 or visit www.centrecountylibrary. org. Lenten Dinner — St. Mark Evangelical Lutheran Church will have a Lenten meal and service beginning at 5:45 p.m. at 160 N. Main St., Pleasant Gap. The service will begin at 7 p.m. Event — Centre Region Parks and Recreation presents an afterschool drama camp where kids can learn about Shakespeare from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Fairmount Avenue Elementary School, 411 S. Fraser St., State College. For more information, visit www.crpr.org or call (814) 231-3071. Zumba — New Hope United Methodist Church will sponsor a free Zumba class at 6 p.m. at the church, 1089 E. College Ave., Bellefonte. Call Amanda at (814) 321-4528. Group Meeting — Celebrate Recovery will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Christ Community Church, 200 Ellis Place, State College. The group uses the “Eight Recovery Principles” with a 12-step approach to help members cope with life’s troubles. For more information, visit www.cccsc.org or call (814) 234-0711.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26

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 3–5 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. Today’s theme is “Testing Ideas.” Activities are free with paid admission. Call (814) 234-0200, email info@mydiscoveryspace.org or visit www.mydiscoveryspace.org. Craft Class — The Centre County Library and Historical Museum will host “Hooks & Needles,” an adult craft class, 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 3 p.m. at 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Today’s theme is “Out Like a Lamb!” Call (814) 3421987 or visit www.centrecountylibrary. org.

Story Time — Baby & Me story time, with sweet stories, songs and action rhymes, will take place at 9:30 a.m. in the Children’s Activity Room at Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. For more information, contact the Children’s Department at (814) 235-7817. Story Time — The Centre County Library and Historical Museum will have baby book time from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Book themes will vary throughout March. Call (814) 3551516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Children’s Program — Children ages 6 months to 2 years 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 College. Activities are free with paid admission. Call (814) 234-0200, email info@mydiscoveryspace.org or visit www. mydiscoveryspace.org. Story Time — Tales for Twos story time for parents and their toddlers will take place at 10:30 a.m. in the Children’s Activity Room at Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. For more information, contact the Children’s Department at (814) 235-7817.

THURSDAY, MARCH 27

— Compiled by Gazette staff

March 20-26, 2014

The Centre County Gazette

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GROUP MEETINGS The Gazette will publish the regular meeting dates and times for all Centre County social and service groups, organizations, clubs, etc. that have membership open to the public. To be included in the weekly listing send information by Wednesday one week prior to publication to community@centrecountygazette. com or mail to: The Centre County Gazette, Attn: Group Meetings, 403 S. Allen St., State College, PA 16801. Adult Bible Study and Kids Program, offering practical help from the Bible and a fun and productive time for kids, will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesdays at Nittany Baptist Church, 430 Mountain Back Road, Spring Mills. Call (814) 360–1601 or visit www.nittany baptist.org. Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse — Men’s Support Group sponsored by The Centre County Women’s Resource Center, meets from 5:30–7 p.m. Tuesdays. Call (814) 237–5220 ext. 247, email edteam@ccwrc.org or visit www.ccwrc.org. Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse — Women’s Support Group sponsored by The Centre County Women’s Resource Center, meets from 5:30–7 p.m. Wednesdays. Call (814) 237–5220 ext. 247, email edteam@ccwrc.org or visit ccwrc.org. ALIVE Teen Club meets at 6 p.m. Sundays at First Baptist Church, 539 Jacksonville Road, Bellefonte. Call (814) 355–5678 or visit www.fbcbellefonte.org. Alzheimer’s/Dementia Support Groups meet the first Friday at 1 p.m. and second Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. of every month in the Mount Nittany Dining Room at The Inn at Brookline, 1930 Cliffside Drive, State College. Contact Anne at (814) 234–3141 or teadmin@brooklinevillage.com or Janie at (814) 235–2000 or iwpcommrel@brooklinevillage.com for information. AWANA Club meets at 6 p.m. every Sunday at the First Baptist Church, 539 Jacksonville Road, Bellefonte. Activities and Bible lessons will be held for children ages 3 through sixth grade. Materials provided. Call (814) 355–5678 or visit www.fbcbellefonte.org. Bald Eagle Grange No. 151 meets at 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of every month at the Grange Hall in Runville. Bald Eagle Watershed Association meets at 9:30 a.m. the third Monday at the Milesburg Borough Building, 416 Front St., Milesburg. Visit www.baldeaglewatershed.com. The Bald Eagle Area Class of 1959 meets at 6 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month for dinner. Location changes each month. Call Joyce at (814) 383–4337 or email ljt2342@embarqmail. com. Bald Eagle Area Class of 1960 meets for lunch at 11:30 a.m. the third Thursday of every month at The Bestway Restaurant, 1023 N. Eagle Valley Road, Howard. Call Barb (814) 466–6027. Bald Eagle Area Class of 1962 meets for breakfast at 9 a.m. the first Saturday of each month at Bestway Truckstop Restaurant, Route 150, Milesburg. Call Sandy at (814) 387–4218. Bald Eagle Area Class of 1964 meets for breakfast at 9 a.m. the fourth Saturday of the month at the Bestway Restaurant, Route 150, I–80 exit 158, Milesburg. Dinner will be at 5:30 p.m. on the third Friday of the month at the Bellefonte Moose, 125 N. Spring St., Bellefonte. Call Sue (814) 625–2132 or bea.1964@yahoo. com. Bald Eagle Area Class of 1965 meets for dinner at 5:30 p.m. the last Friday of each month at Bellefonte Elks, 120 W. High St., Bellefonte. Call Bob (814) 383–2151. Bellefonte High School Class of 1956 meets for dinner at 5:30 p.m. the second Friday of each month at Bellefonte Elks, 120 W. High St., Bellefonte. Call Kay at (814) 359–2738. Bellefonte High School Class 1967 meets for breakfast at 8:30 a.m. the first Saturday of each month at Sunset West, 521 E. College Ave., Pleasant Gap. The location is subject to change. Call Vic at (814) 360–1948. Bellefonte Elks Lodge meets at 7 p.m. the second and fourth Mondays of each month at Bellefonte Elks, 120 W. High St., Bellefonte. Bellefonte Encampment No. 72 and Ridgeley Canton No. 8 meets at 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month, Windmere Hall, 454 Rolling Ridge Drive, State College. Bellefonte Garden Club meets at 6:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of the month at the First Presbyterian Church, 203 N. Spring St., Bellefonte. Visit www.facebook.com/bellefontegardenclub or call (814) 355–4427. Bellefonte Historical Railroad Society meets at 7 p.m. the first Monday of each month at the Train Station, Talleyrand Park, Bellefonte. Call (814) 355–1053 or www.bellefontetrain.org. Bellefonte Kiwanis Club meets at noon Tuesdays at the Moose Club, 125 N. Spring St., Bellefonte. Call Jeff Steiner at (814) 3593233 or email teamsteiner@comcast.net. Bellefonte Sunrise Rotary Club meets at 7:30 a.m. Fridays at Diamond Deli, 103 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call Mary Jane Fisher at (814) 355–5905. Bellefonte Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1600 meets at 8 p.m. the second Thursday of every month at Post Home, Spring Street, Bellefonte. Bellefonte Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1600 Ladies Auxiliary meets at 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of every month at Post Home, Spring Street, Bellefonte. Better Breathers Support Group meets at 2 p.m. the third Thursday every month at HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehabilitation Hospital, 550 E. College Ave., Pleasant Gap. Call James Williamson, respiratory manager, at (814) 359–3421. Better Breathers is affiliated with the American Lung Association. Business Networking International meets at 7 a.m. Thursdays at Celebration Hall, 2280 Commercial Blvd., State College. Members share ideas, contacts and business referrals. Fee is $10 for room and breakfast. Call Kelly Swisher at (814) 280–1656. Boy Scouts of America BSA Troop 66 meets from 7–8 p.m. every Tuesday at Pleasant Gap United Methodist Church, 179 S. Main St., Pleasant Gap. Email Scoutmaster Bill Weaver at standinten@aol.com. Brain Injury Support Group meets at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month at HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehabilitation Hospital, 550 E. College Ave., Pleasant Gap. Call Sharon Poorman, nurse manager, at (814) 359–3421. There will be no meetings in January and February. Breast Cancer Support Group meets from 5:30–7 p.m. the first Monday of every month in the ground floor conference rooms, Mount Nittany Medical Center, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. If the first Monday of the month is a holiday, the meeting will be held on the second Monday of the month. Call Cheri at (814) 231–7005. The Caregivers Support Group of the Cancer Survivors’ Association meets at 10:30 a.m. the first Monday of the month in Conference Room 6, Mount Nittany Medical Center, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. Catholic Daughters of the Americas social begins at 6:30 p.m. and meets at 7 p.m. the first Thursday of every month at St. John’s Catholic School auditorium, 134 E. Bishop St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355–7730 or email jmoest@yahoo.com.

Central Pennsylvania Holistic Wellness Group will meet to share and learn about many methods and techniques to support a holistic, homeopathic and spiritual lifestyle from 6:30–8 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month at the Inspired Holistic Wellness, 107 S. Spring St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 883–0957 or visit www.meetup.com/central–pa–holistic– wellnessgroup. The Centre County Down Syndrome Society meets from 7–9 p.m. on the second Thursday of the month in the offices at 111 Sowers St., Suite 504, in State College. Email ccdssociety@gmail. com or visit www.centrecountydownsyndrome.org. The Centre County Green Party meets at 7:15 p.m. on the second Thursday of every month at Webster’s Bookstore Café, 133 E. Beaver Ave., State College. Centre County Real Estate Investment Club meets from 7–9 p.m. the third Thursday of every month at RE/MAX Centre Realty, 1375 Martin St., State College. Call (814) 280–5839 or email len@ decarmine.com. Visit www.centrecountyreiclub.org. Centre Hall Lions Club meets at 6:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month and at 7 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of the month at Centre Hall Lions Club Building, 153 E. Church St., Centre Hall. Centre Line Riders — ABATE of Pennsylvania, Chapter 18 meets at noon the third Saturday of each month at the Centre Hall American Legion, 2928 Penns Valley Pike, Centre Hall. Centre Pieces Quilt Guild meets from 7–9 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month (March through December) at the Mount Nittany Middle School Cafeteria, 656 Brandywine Drive, State College. Visit www.centrepiecesguild.org or call (814) 237–6009. Centre Region Model Investment Club meets at 6:30 p.m. on the second Monday of the month at the Mazza Room, South Hills Business School, 480 Waupelani Drive, State College. Call (814) 234–8775 or email cr20mic@aol.com. The Centre Region Wargaming and Miniatures Group will meet each week. Meeting times and place changes each week. Join the website to become active: www.meetup.com/centre–region– wargaming–and–miniatures–group. The Compassionate Friends Group meets from 7–8:30 p.m. the second Monday of each month at New Hope, 1089 E. College Ave., Bellefonte. TCF is a national nonprofit support organization offering understanding, friendship and hope to families following the death of a child of any age, from any cause. Contact Peg Herbstritt at (814) 574–5997 or email mah10@comcast.net. FHA Center for Weight Management and Nutrition hosts a bariatric surgery support group from 6–7 p.m. the third Thursday of each month in Classroom 4, Lewistown Hospital, 400 Highland Ave., Lewistown. Sessions are moderated by Virginia M. Wray. Call (717) 242–7099 or visit www.myfamilyhealthassociates.com. Girls of Bald Eagle Area High School Class of 1961 meets at 11:30 a.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Mt. Valley Diner, 850 S. Eagle Valley Road, Wingate. Call (814) 355–3686. Halfmoon Garden Club meets at 1 p.m. the first Thursday of the month. Membership is open to Halfmoon Township residents. Contact Barbara Fleischer by phone at (814) 693–0188 or by email at barb.fleischer@gmail.com; or contact Lori Clayton by phone at (814) 692–8077 or by email at lafc30@gmail.com. Halfmoon Grange No. 290 meets at 7:30 p.m. the first Monday of every month at the Grange Hall in Centennia. Call Diane at (814) 692–4580. Hearing Loss Association of America meets at 7 p.m. the second Monday of each month at Foxdale, 500 E. Marylyn Ave., State College. Learn the latest technology available for hearing loss. Heart Failure Support Group will meet at 4 p.m. the fourth Monday of every month at HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehabilitation Hospital, 550 E. College Ave., Pleasant Gap. Call Traci Curtorillo, nurse manager, at (814) 359–3421. Heritage Museum Board meets at 7 p.m. the second Thursday of the month at the Boalsburg Municipal Building, Main Street, Boalsburg. Call Dr. Pete Ferretti at (814) 574–0939 or email par2@ psu.edu. I.O.O.F. Centre Lodge #153 meets at 7:30 p.m. the first and third Thursday of each month at I.O.O.F. Lodge Hall, 756 N. Main St., Pleasant Gap. Junior Rockhounds meets at 5 p.m. the third Wednesday of each month in Room 121, Earth and Engineering Sciences Building, University Park. Call (814) 867–6263 or visit www.nittany mineral.org. Keystone Guild of the Watchmakers Association of Pa. meets at 1 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at Bull Pen Restaurant, Washington Avenue at First Street, Tyrone. Call George at (814) 238–1668. Ladies Grief Support Group meets at 2 p.m. every second and fourth Tuesday at Living Faith Church, 113 Sunset Acres, Milesburg. Call Hazel at (814) 387–4952. Marion Grange 223 meets at 7 p.m. the second Thursday of every month at the Jacksonville Grange Hall. For more information, call Brenda at (814) 383–2796. The Milesburg Lions Club meets at 7 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of every month at Milesburg Center across from Uni– Mart. MOPS, Mothers of Preschoolers, sponsored by New Hope Church, is designed to nurture every mother with children from pregnancy through kindergarten and meets the first and third Thursday of each month at The State College Evangelical Free Church, 1243 Blue Course Drive, State College. Child care is provided for each monthly meeting. Visit www.statecollegemops. com. Mount Nittany Health’s Diabetes Network diabetes support group meets from 10:15–11:15 a.m. the second Wednesday of every month at the Centre Region Senior Center, 131 S. Fraser St., No. 1, State College. Call Carol Clitherow at (814) 231–3076 or visit www.mountnittany.org/diabetes. Multiple Sclerosis Support Group meets at 6 p.m. every third Tuesday at HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehabilitation Hospital, Outpatient Entrance, 550 E. College Ave., Pleasant Gap. The support group is affiliated with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Harrisburg office. Call Steve Uberti at (814) 359–3421. National Alliance on Mental Illness meets at 7 p.m. every second Tuesday at South Hills School, State College. June is the last meeting of the summer. Meetings resume in September. Call Dave (814) 238–1983. The Neuropathy Support Group of Central Pennsylvania will meet at 2 p.m. the fourth Sunday at the Mount Nittany Medical Center, Conference Room 3, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. Call David Brown at (814) 531–1024. Nittany Knights Barbershop Chorus meets at 7:15 p.m. every Monday at South Hills School, State College. Men who like to sing are welcome. Visit www.nittanyknights.org or call Bill (814) 355–3557. Nittany Leatherneck Detachment meets from 7:30–9 p.m. at the Bellefonte Elks Club on the second Tuesday of every month, January through October. All Marines and F.M.F. corpsmen are welcome.

Nittany Valley Model Railroad Club meets at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at Old Gregg School, Room 1A, 106 School St., Spring Mills. Call Fred at (814) 422–7667. Nittany Mineral Society will hold a social at 6:30 p.m. and meet at 7:30 p.m. the third Wednesday of each month in Room 116, Auditorium of the Earth and Engineering Sciences Building, University Park. No meetings in June or July. Call (814) 237-1094 or visit http://nittanymineral.org, or email at nittanymineral.org@ gmail.com. Nittany Valley Woodturners meet from 7–9 p.m. every first Thursday in the woodworking shop of State College Area High School, South Building, 650 Westerly Parkway, State College. Email reg@marketvaluesolutions.com or visit www.visitnittany valleywoodturners.org. The Nittany Valley Writers Network meets for an early–risers breakfast at 7 a.m. every third Wednesday at The Waffle Shop, 1610 W. College Ave., State College. The Nittany Valley Writers Network meets from 7–8:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month at Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. Old Gregg School Community and Recreation Center meets at 7 p.m. the first Thursday of every month in Room 106, 106 School St., Spring Mills. Call (814) 422–8582, email ogsrobin@ gmail.com or visit www.oldgreggschool.org. Parent Support Group for Children with Eating Disorders meets from 7–8 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month in Conference Room 3, Mount Nittany Medical Center, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. Call Kristie Kaufman at (814) 466–7921. Penns Valley Grange No. 158 meets at 7:30 p.m. the second Thursday of every month in Grange Hall, Railroad Street, Spring Mills. Pleasant Gap Rotary Club meets at 6 p.m. every Thursday at The Oaks, 220 Rachel Drive, Pleasant Gap. Reiki Group will meet from 6:30–8:30 p.m. the first Thursday of the month at Inspired Holistic Wellness, 107 S. Spring St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 883–0957, email beth@inspiredholisticwellness. com, or visit www.inspiredholisticwellness.com. RSVP is appreciated. The Romans 12:2 Group meets from 7–8:30 p.m. Mondays at 204 W. High St., Bellefonte. The group is an addictions breakaway program sponsored by Lifegate Baptist Church, and is open to all who are suffering from any form of addiction as well as to family members that may be affected by the addict’s behavior. Call (814) 353–1942. Sacred Harp Singing meets from 7–8:30 a.m. the second and fourth Monday at the University Mennonite Church, 1606 Norma St., State College. Visit www.statecollegesacredharp. com. The Snow Shoe Lions Club meets at 6:30 p.m. the first and fourth Wednesday of every month at the Moshannon Community Center, Route 144, Snow Shoe. Soroptimist International of Centre County meet at 6 p.m. the first Monday of the month at the Atherton Hotel, 125 S. Atherton St., State College. Call (814) 234–0658 or email hjlaw11@aol. com. State College Area High School Class of ’65 meets for brunch at 10:30 a.m. the second Wednesday of each month at Way’s Fruit Market, 2355 Halfmoon Valley Road, Port Matilda. State College Downtown Rotary Club meets at noon on Thursdays at Damon’s, 1031 E. College Ave., State College. State College Elks Lodge meets at 7:30 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at Mountain View Country Club, 100 Elks Club Road, Boalsburg. State College Lions Club meets at 6:15 p.m. the first and third Thursday of the month at Damon’s, 1031 E. College Ave., State College. State College Rotary Club meets at 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Nittany Lion Inn, Faculty Staff Lounge, 200 W. Park Ave., University Park. State College Sunrise Rotary Club meets at 7:15 a.m. Wednesdays at Hotel State College, 106 S. Allen St., State College, above The Corner Room. State College Weavers Guild meets from 7:30–9 p.m. on the third Thursday of the month, September through May. Meetings are held in members’ homes. Refreshments are served at 7 p.m. For meeting location, visit www.state collegeweaversguild.weebly.com or call (814) 234–7344. Support Group for Family & Friends of Childhood Sexual Abuse Survivors, sponsored by The Centre County Women’s Resource Center, meets from 5:30–7 p.m. Mondays. Call (814) 237– 5220 ext. 247, email edteam@ccwrc.org or visit www.ccwrc.org. Stroke Support Group meets at 4 p.m. the last Tuesday of every month at HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehabilitation Hospital, 550 E. College Ave., Pleasant Gap. There will be no meeting in August and December. Call Caroline Salva–Romero, speech therapy manager, or Linda Meyer, speech–language pathologist, at (814) 359–3421. The Survivors’ Support Group of the Cancer Survivors’ Association meets at 11:30 a.m. the third Monday of the month in Conference Room 3, Mount Nittany Medical Center, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. TOPS, Take Off Pounds Sensibly, will meet at 6:20 p.m. every Tuesday at the American Legion, 2928 Penns Valley Pike, Centre Hall. Weigh–in will be held from 5:30–6:20 p.m. Call Aurelia Confer at (814) 574–1747. TOPS, Take Off Pounds Sensibly, PA 473 support group meets at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in the conference room of Windsong Apartments at Brookline, 1950 Cliffside Drive, State College. Call Jane Wettstone at (814) 404–1689. TRIAD, a public safety group for senior citizens, meets each second Thursday in various locations. Call Dick Kustin at (814) 238-2524 or Don Hohner at (908) 902-3122. Trout Unlimited, a nonprofit conservation organization, meets at 7:30 p.m. every first Thursday at Comfort Suites Hotel, 132 Village Drive, State College. Walker Grange #2007 meets the second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at the Walker Township Building, 816 Nittany Valley Drive, Bellefonte. Weight Loss Challenge meets at 6 p.m. Tuesdays at the Park Forest Baptist Church, 3030 Carnegie Drive, State College. Membership fee is $35. Contact Darlene Foster at (814) 238–8739 or rdf55@ verizon.net. WiNGs, the Women’s Network Group for women entrepreneurs, has a social from 8–8:30 a.m. and meets from 8:30– 10:30 a.m., the third Wednesday of every month at the Patton Township conference room, 100 Patton Plaza, State College. Email membership@wngs.org or call (814) 360–1063. Women’s Welcome Club of State College meets at 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of every month at Oakwood Presbyterian Church, 1865 Waddle Road, State College. Visit www.womens welcomeclub.org or email wwcmembership@ gmail.com. — Compiled by Gazette staff

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Producers weighing dairy policy shift in farm bill UNIVERSITY PARK — As the dust settles on February’s enactment of the Agricultural Act of 2014, commonly referred to as the farm bill, experts continue to analyze the bill’s provisions to determine what the legislation means for farmers in Pennsylvania and beyond. With the U.S. Department of Agriculture busy writing new rules to implement the nearly 1,000-page law, it may be too early to know all the implications. But one thing is certain, according to an agricultural economist in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences: The bill’s dairy provisions — the aspect of federal farm policy arguably most important for Keystone State agriculture — continue the shift toward a greater reliance on riskmanagement approaches to provide a safety net for farmers. Changes to federal dairy programs are watched closely by Pennsylvania’s dairy industry. The state’s top agricultural sector accounts for more than $1.5 billion in farm-gate receipts, generates an estimated $5 billion in economic activity and supports nearly 60,000 jobs. Pennsylvania ranks fifth nationally in milk production and second in the number of dairy farms with 7,400. “The biggest thing about the 2014 farm bill is this continued move away from disaster and counter-cyclical payments and price supports to insurance-driven tools,” said James Dunn, professor of agricultural economics. “Typically, the government will subsidize the insurance to make it more attractive for the farmer, but the insurance company basically covers the risk. That makes the budget impact of the farm bill more predictable.” The most important dairy provision in the bill, Dunn noted, is the new Margin Protection Program, which will go into effect by Monday, Sept. 1. Under the program, dairy farmers who participate will pay a $100 annual enrollment fee that will

ensure them indemnity payments if their margin — calculated by USDA using the all-milk price minus the average feed cost — drops below $4 per hundredweight for a defined two-month period. One hundred pounds of milk is equal to about 11.63 gallons. Farm milk prices typically are expressed on a per-hundredweight basis. “The Margin Protection Program supports producer margins and not milk prices,” Dunn said. “It’s designed to help farmers deal with both catastrophic conditions, such as weather extremes, and prolonged periods of low margins.” The program also discourages unsustainable growth and provides a disincentive for overproduction by limiting firstyear coverage to a producer’s highest level of annual milk production during the previous three years, Dunn explained. In subsequent years, any increase in production that exceeds the national average increase will not be protected. Producers can choose to cover between 25 and 90 percent of their production history and can buy additional protection for margins ranging up to $8 per hundredweight, with higher premiums for larger herds. Dunn said looking at recent history provides a clue to how the Margin Protection Program might benefit producers. “In 2009, when the costs of seed, fertilizer, chemicals, diesel fuel and other inputs were extremely expensive, milk prices were in the dumpster, averaging $14.41 per hundredweight for the year,” he said. “If the Margin Protection Program had been in effect then, producers would have received payments for 11 of the 12 months of that year. “But under the old system, which provided payments or price supports only when milk prices fell below a certain price, farmers in 2009 received little or no support because the target price wasn’t

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RISK-MANAGEMENT programs included in the 2014 farm bill to protect against low milk prices and high production costs could provide critical support for Pennsylvania dairy producers, said a Penn State agricultural economist. reached,” he said. “Unless they had bought insurance or used some other risk-management system, they were on their own. Some went out of business and defaulted on loans because the cost of production was higher than their income from milk sales.” Another provision in the farm bill established the new, margin-based Dairy Product Donation Program. Under this program, USDA will create demand by purchasing dairy products to donate to food banks or similar nonprofit organizations only if margins fall below $4 for two consecutive months. The purchases will occur for three consecutive months or until margins rebound above $4. Three dairy programs were targeted for elimination or phase-out in the 2014 farm bill: n The Dairy Product Price Support Pro-

gram, under which the government supported prices with a standing offer to purchase cheddar cheese, butter and nonfat dry milk. n The Dairy Export Incentive Program, which offered subsidies to exporters of U.S. dairy products to help them buy products at U.S. prices and sell them at lower international prices. n The Milk Income Loss Contract Program, which compensated dairy producers when domestic milk prices fell below a specified level. Although many Pennsylvania producers currently are doing well with milk prices at or near record highs — more than $26/hundredweight in February — Dunn said the need for a dairy safety net remains. “History shows us that one thing is absolutely true — prices will come down again.”

Integrate March Madness into your marketing By DAVID M. MASTOVICH

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March Madness is upon us. It’s the time of year when leaders motivate their teams to stay focused and avoid distractions. But I’m not talking about NCAA basketball coaches and their players preparing for the postseason. I’m talking about companies and their managers facing the challenge of maintaining productivity while

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.

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Randall W. Holderman and Terri M. Holderman to Ruthann H. Long and Jacqueline A. Hahn, 429 E. Bishop St., Bellefonte, $1. Harry and Jean Menold Living Trust, Harry C. Menold co-trustee and Jean M. Menold co-trustee to Scott R. Davis, Collins Avenue, Bellefonte, $30,000.

BENNER TOWNSHIP

employees follow the NCAA tournament. Research studies estimate between 70 and 80 million employees will devote work time to the NCAA tournament and their brackets. The NCAA is the big winner, with more than $1 billion in tournament ad revenues. On the other hand, employers are projected to lose $1.8 billion in worker productivity. Should companies fight the March Madness mindset at work? Nope. That would be like picking your bracket based on team mascots. Instead, companies should integrate March Madness into reaching and influencing key target markets, one of which is employees. Here are your “starting five” tips to do so:

DEED TRANSFERS

to Benjamin H. Snedeker, 306 Deer Creek Lane, Bellefonte, $65,000. Berks Construction Company Inc. and Berks Homes to Kendall A. Krebs, 180 Dorchester Lane, Bellefonte, $199,900. Berks Construction Company Inc. and Berks Homes to Emily L. Clapper and Zachary A. Whitaker, 174 Dorchester Lane, Bellefonte, $189,900. Berks Construction Company Inc. and Berks Homes to Jayme M. Zimmerman, 133 Exeter Lane, Bellefonte, $164,900.

BOGGS TOWNSHIP

Miles T. Burd and Alice W. Burd to Joel W. Burd and Kay L. C. Burd, State Game Lands Road, Howard, $1. Albert C. Kline and Bonnie M. Kline to Stephen J. Dahm, 545 Thomas Hill Road, Bellefonte, $240,000.

COLLEGE TOWNSHIP

Alfred Barthen and Alfred F. Barthen

n Don’t block website access. Blocked shots are a good thing but blocked website access isn’t. The long term negative impact on employee morale will outweigh any short term productivity gains during the tournament. n Create your own company pool. Leverage the NCAA Tournament to foster a team culture. Build your pool any way you want. Departments could compete against each other. Do a weekly or daily version of the brackets to increase involvement. It’s not so much “the how” as “the what” — make March Madness a company-wide event. n Build a March Madness employee

Cartus Financial Corporation to Doug-

las G. Fritz, Suzanne M. Fritz, Gerald W. Fritz and Barbara A. Fritz, 101 Buchannan Ave., State College, $184,000. Charles Michael Gryctko estate and Matthew P. Gryctko & administer to Richard M. Forney and Elizabeth A. Forney, 821 Oak Ridge Ave., State College, $150,000. Michael Robison, Rebecca Robison and Rebecca Pillar to Ronald R. Musoleno and Sandra G. Musoleno, 135 Quincy Ave., State College, $182,000. PNC Bank to Matthew T. Rothrock, 382 Matilda Ave., State College, $160,000. David T. Wilson by agent and Joan M. Wilson to Zikun Cai, 307 Dover Circle, State College, $520,000.

FERGUSON TOWNSHIP

Brookfield Global Relocation Services LLC to Minghui Zhu and Danying Shao, 2382 Raven Hollow Road, State College, $256,000.

promotion. Create a goal-oriented program for departmental productivity or sales during March and communicate it internally. n Spread the word via social media. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and other social media outlets provide vehicles to promote March Madness-related employee programs or sales campaigns. Your company benefits from the exposure and goodwill. n Focus on the team. Remember it’s all about your employees. Instead of becoming frustrated with potential lost productivity, leverage March Madness and score a couple points with your team.

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania DCNR to Galen G. McWilliams, State Route 45, Pine Grove Mills, $1. Eric K. Dare and Caitlin B. Dare to Michael E. Warner and Diana C. Zeisky-Warner, 1327 Ridge Master Drive, State College, $579,000. Galen G. McWilliams to Commonwealth of Pennsylvania DCNR, State Route 45, Pine Grove Mills, $1. Joseph Pelick to Robert A. Frankenberg and Maryann Frankenberg, 1300 Harris St., State College, $230,000. Robyn J. Pietrucha and Robyn J. Bottoni to Robyn J. Bottoni and Herbert Gary Greene, 1431 W. Park Hills Ave., State College, $1. Peter J. Rembiesa and Anna M. Stasto to Anna M. Stasto, 2397 Saratoga Drive, State College, $1. P. Glenn Strouse Family Trust to Gong Deeds, Page 38

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Deeds, from page 37 Chen and Jie Xu, 2357 Old Gatesburg Road, State College, $320,000. Raymond S. Weyl to Brookfield Global Relocation Services LLC, 2382 Raven Hollow Road, State College, $256,000.

GREGG TOWNSHIP

Nicole M. Krahling and Stephen A. Krahling to Shawn P. Meyer, 114 Fieldstone Court, Spring Mills, $315,000. Cynthia J. Sweeley to Cynthia J. Sweeley and Robert L. Sweeley, 332 Harter Road, Spring Mills, $1. Esther Zettle estate, Fawn L. Houtz coexecutor and Keith D. Zettle co-executor to Esther Zettle estate, Fawn L. Houtz co-executor and Keith D. Zettle co-executor, 967 Upper Georges Valley Road, Spring Mills, $1. Esther Zettle estate, Fawn L. Houtz coexecutor and Keith D. Zettle co-executor to Lisa D. Zettle, 1003 Upper Georges Valley Road, Spring Mills, $1. Lisa D. Zettle to Lisa D. Zettle, 1003 Upper Georges Valley Road, Spring Mills, $1.

HAINES TOWNSHIP

Elmer Z. King and Martha B. King to Elmer Z. King and Martha B. King, 5799 Penns Valley Road, Aaronsburg, $1. Adam M. Shawver to Elmer Z. King and Martha B. King, 5799 Penns Valley Road, Aaronsburg, $1. Adam M. Shawver to Adam M. Shawver, 150 Vonda Lane, Aaronsburg, $1. Paul Francis Stover Income-Only Trust, Lottie Mae Stover Income-Only Trust, Cynthia L. Foust trustee, Cathy M. Bartley trustee and Randy P. Stover trustee to Cynthia L. Foust, Cathy M. Bartley and Randy P. Stover, Pine Creek Road, Haines, $1.

HALFMOON TOWNSHIP

Robert S. Barr by sheriff to Richard A. Graham and Darlene M. Graham, State Route 550, Bellefonte, $19,716,61. S&A Homes Inc. to Thomas E. Neely and Suzanne S. Neely, 106 Stable View Drive, Port Matilda, $524,873. S&A Homes Inc. to Brandon P. Stodart and Chelsey D. Stodart, 87 Harness Downs Road, Port Matilda, $309,900.

Virginia L. Shoemaker estate, Judy L. Shoemaker co-administrator, Libbie Ann Barrows co-administrator and Pene Marie Gelenbert co-administrator to Sarah Stevens and Joey Hill, 4780 Halfmoon Valley Road, Warriors Mark, $175,000.

HUSTON TOWNSHIP

John W. Gill and Debra Gill to Caliber Rentals LLC, 121 Silverdale Road, Julian, $70,000. Donald J. Spackman and Beverly E. Spackman to Donald J. Spackman, Beverly E. Spackman, D. Jeffrey Spackman, Kathy S. Spackman, Dayton J. Spackman, Abbie E. Spackman, Eli J. Spackman, Emma K. Spackman, Laura M. Spackman, Chad W. Spackman, Beth A. Spackman, Caleb W. Spackman, Wyatt J. Spackman and Roundtop Farms Joint Venture No. 1, 212 Mudlick Road, Julian, $1. Donald J. Spackman to Donald J. Spackman, Beverly E. Spackman, D. Jeffrey Spackman, Kathy S. Spackman, Dayton J. Spackman, Abbie E. Spackman, Eli J. Spackman, Emma K. Spackman, Laura M. Spackman, Chad W. Spackman, Beth A. Spackman, Caleb W. Spackman, Wyatt J. Spackman and Roundtop Farms Joint Venture No. 1, 212 Ardery Hollow Road, Port Matilda, $1.

MARION TOWNSHIP

Larry L. Mellott estate and Jeffrey R. Boyd executor to Scot D. Mellott and Benjamin W. Mellott, 250 Fall Foliage Lane, Howard, $143, Henry W. Weight Jr. to John L. Coder, Sunset Drive, Bellefonte, $35,000.

MILES TOWNSHIP

Paul F. Bigelow estate and Florence K. Bigelow executrix to David C. Esh and Martha L. Esh, Charcoal Drive, Rebersburg, $59,900. Jonathan B. Stoltzfus to Jonathan B. Stoltzfus and Miriam S. Stoltzfus, 133 West St., Milesburg, $1.

MILESBURG BOROUGH

Sara E. Morris to Morris Family Trust, Darren R. Morris co-trustee and Brian S. Morris co-trustee, 316 Turnpike St., Milesburg, $1.

PATTON TOWNSHIP

Marion E. Barger to Wendell L. Barger

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and Charity B. Maher, Buffalo Run Road, Port Matilda, $1. Jayne L. Cowher estate, Barry K. Cowher executor and Ronald S. Cowher to Barry K. Cowher, 550 Scotia Road, Port Matilda, $1. Wooded Hills to James J. Karchner and Denise L. Karchner, 189 Hemlock Hill Road, State College, $95,000. Edward D. West and Nancy J. West to John F. Lomastro, 2204 N. Oak Lane, State College, $218,000.

PENN TOWNSHIP

Cynthia E. Robinson to Cynthia E. Robinson and Dennis L. Robinson, 148 Mountain Lodge Road, Spring Mills, $1.

PHILIPSBURG BOROUGH

Alfred Hurwitz estate, Alfred B. Hurwitz estate and Irvin H. Hurwitz administer to Anita Hurwitz, 305 E. Laurel St., Philipsburg, $1. Alfred Hurwitz estate, Alfred B. Hurwitz estate and Irvin H. Hurwitz administer to Anita Hurwitz, 14 N. Front St., Philipsburg, $1. Alfred Hurwitz estate, Alfred B. Hurwitz estate and Irvin H. Hurwitz administer to Anita Hurwitz, 18 N. Front St., Philipsburg, $1.

POTTER TOWNSHIP

Sara E. Morris to Morris Family Trust, Darren R. Morris co-trustee and Brian S. Morris co-trustee, Crowfield Road, Potter, $1. Sara E. Morris to Morris Family Trust, Darren R. Morris co-trustee and Brian S. Morris co-trustee, Decker Valley Road, Spring Mills, $1. Thomas M. Penders and Melinda Suzanne Penders to John O. Schubert and Helen E. Higgins, 161 Chestnut St., Spring Mills, $370,000. Potter Township to Potter Township, 125 Short Road, Spring Mills, $1.

RUSH TOWNSHIP

Nina A. Demchak by attorney, Marcia E. Myers, Dennis L. Demchak, Carolyn D. Meredith, Lee Meredith, Judith G. Meek, Robert Meek, George H. Myers and Selina K. Demchak to Joel M. Confer and Donna L. Confer, 285 State St., Sandy Ridge, $55,000. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. to Charles D. Reighard and Susan M. Reighard, 119 Hemlock St., Philipsburg, $60,000. Robert W. Moore, Debra A. Moore and Dorothy A. Moore to Scott A. Kephart and Tracy L. Kephart, 220 Rick St., Philipsburg, $124,000.

SNOW SHOE BOROUGH

Timothy E. Nilson to Timothy E. Nilson and Sharon D. Nilson, 101 S. Moshannon Ave., Snow Shoe, $1.

SNOW SHOE TOWNSHIP

March 20-26, 2014 Haynes to George W. Haynes and Deborah L. Haynes, 250 Preslovich Road, Snow Shoe, $1. Craig S. King and Lisa M. King to Charles R. Gheen Sr. and Dolores M. Gheen, 256 Little Wolf Road, Clarence, $45,000.

SPRING TOWNSHIP

Brett Holliday and Donna Holliday to Brett Holliday Jr., 710 W. Water St., Bellefonte, $1. Amy L. Spaw and Roger L. Spaw to Amy L. Spaw and Roger L. Spaw, 158 Thomas Lane, Pleasant Gap, $1.

STATE COLLEGE BOROUGH

Dorita P. Evangelista to TBP Big LLC, 500 E. College Ave., State College, $203,000. Saratoga Partners LP to Edward H. Satalia and Patricia S. Satalia, 229 W. Irvin Ave., State College, $159,900.

TAYLOR TOWNSHIP

Dorothy G. Stewart to Calvin E. Stewart Jr. and Kathy Ann Stewart, State Route 220, Tyrone, $1. Dorothy G. Stewart to Calvin E. Stewart Jr. and Kathy Ann Stewart, Stewart Lane, Tyrone, $1. Dorothy G. Stewart to Can-Am Builders LLC, Stewart Lane, Tyrone, $25,000. Grant D. Walk and Emogene E. Walk to Grant D. Walk and Emogene E. Walk, 205 Hickory Hollow Lane, Port Matilda, $1. Grant D. Walk and Emogene E. Walk to Grant D. Walk and Emogene E. Walk, Bell Hollow Road, Port Matilda, $1. Grant D. Walk and Emogene E. Walk to Grant D. Walk and Emogene E. Walk, Election House Hill Road, Port Matilda, $1.

UNION TOWNSHIP

Raymond G. Staub estate, Raymond George Staub estate and Bernadette Ellmer executrix to Lisa A. Darci and Charles E. Staub, 311 Baney Road, Julian, $1.

WALKER TOWNSHIP

Raymond C. Beiler and Susie S. Beiler to Travis Scanlan and Amber Scanlan, 160 Milo Lane, Howard, $330,000. Eric J. Robb and Rachel M. Robb to Nicholas L. Harter, Ponderosa Drive, Howard, $52,000.

WORTH TOWNSHIP

Beverly E. Spackman to Donald J. Spackman, Beverly E. Spackman, D. Jeffrey Spackman, Kathy S. Spackman, Dayton J. Spackman, Abbie E. Spackman, Eli J. Spackman, Emma K. Spackman, Laura M. Spackman, Chad W. Spackman, Beth A. Spackman, Caleb W. Spackman, Wyatt J. Spackman and Roundtop Farms Joint Venture No. 1, 249 Boyd Road, Port Matilda, $1. — Compiled by Gazette staff

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WMF firm wins award for building excellence PITTSBURGH — The Weber Murphy Fox (WMF) project team was recently selected as the winning entry in the category of new construction over $25 million. WMF has an office in State College. The Master Builder Association’s (MBA) Building Excellence Award was conferred at the MBA’s annual event held on Feb. 27 in Pittsburgh. WMF, as part of the Mascaro Construction Company team, was recognized for the New Bethel Park High School in Pittsburgh. The Bethel Park project included the design of a new 330,000-square-foot high school, demolishing the existing buildings and creating new scholastic athletic fields and parking. The $86 million project included the design of the building and facilities along with the campus athletic complex, which is located between the new

high school and existing middle school to create a central green space and allow for sharing of facilities within the district. Construction of the high school was completed in 2012. The Construction Industry Evening of Excellence is an event the MBA hosts annually with a goal of uniting the region’s entire construction industry. This event unites the firms and the individuals that are developing the region with a commitment of excellence in each and every construction project. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the awards. The awards are about a project’s construction team — not just the general contractor, but also the many entities, including owner, architect, engineer, subcontractors, suppliers and craftspeople — who contribute to a successful project.

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THE CENTRE COUNTY

March 20-26, 2014

CASH FOR GOLD LOCK HAVEN 99,999.00 Cash for Gold and Silver Coins and Jewelry. Buy and Sell Gold, Silver, Coins, Tablets, Ipads, Video Games, Stereos. Pawn shop in Lock Haven and Williamsport. www. lockhavenexchange. com www.buyandsellgold williamsport.com

TEMPORARY CUSTODIAN Bald Eagle Area School District is accepting ap‑ plications for a Tempo‑ rary Custodian. Work schedule is Monday ‑ Fri‑ day, shift (3:30 PM ‑ Mid‑ night) See district website www.beasd.org for more information. EOE

SHUTTLE DRIVERS NEEDED for rental car company at University Park Airport. If interested please contact us at

814-237-9750

REAL ESTATE FARM AUCTION 68+ acre working dairy farm. Farm is close to State College 3 bedroom house bank barn with horse stalls investment potential, motivated seller very good soil. more info on Auctionzip. com Auction to be held April 5 2014 at 11:30 am on site at 2674 Jacksonville Rd Bellefonte PA 16823 Call Thomas Hershey at 610‑209‑7096 Hershey Auction LLC.. Email tomh@ hesheyfarmagency. com License #AY002156

WILL CLEAN FOR YOU AT REASONABLE RATE! Feeling stressed and overworked? I am ready to clean for you at your home or business. Give me a call, reasonable rates! (814) 933‑9087

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DIRTBUSTERS CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING Dirtbusters Professional Carpet Cleaners FAMILY OWNED FOR 24 YEARS (814) 696‑1601 2014 Special are as following 1‑rm 40.00 2‑rooms of carpet cleaning 59.90 2‑room/steps/hall 89.95 5‑area special 139.95 Call for special / work guarantee

Celebrating 22 Years of Service!! Cleaning By Patsy offers quality cleaning services tailored to your needs. Homes, businesses and rental properties cleaned weekly, bi‑weekly, monthly or one‑time cleaning. Holidays, event preparations and house closings available as well. All supplies and equipment are included with services. Write or call for more information to schedule a free estimate. Service areas: Boalsburg/Colyer Lake/ Lemont/ State Collge. Phone‑ 814‑404‑7033

MUSICIANS FOR HIRE Central Pennsylvania Musician’s Association has the area’s best professional musicians for hire. Experienced and ethical. Jazz, classical, folk, and rock styles are all available. www.afm660.org or Call 814‑355‑9444.

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The Mommy Shoppe is a place where parents can clothe their children for free/yard sale pricing. Open monthly on the 3rd Saturday 10‑2 & following Mon 6‑8 Houserville UMC 1320 Houserville Rd, themommyshoppe @gmail.com (814) 499‑2287

HOUSES FOR SALE

COUNTRY 5 min. from town. This 3 bdrn home sits on 1/2 acre with open living room, dining room, and kitchen. Three car garage. Bellefonte area. Asking $250,000 firm. Ph. 814.222.3331.

TRUE HANDYMAN SERVICES No job too small!

Deck Staining, Driveway Sealing, Spring Cleaning, Painting, Electrical/Lighting, Carpentry, Plumbing, Flooring, Trim, Remodels, Tile, Landscape, Mulch, Lawn Mowing

814-360-6860 PA104644

IT’S A WHOLE NEW WORLD OF JEWELRY HOUSE CLEANING FOR YOU I am willing to clean your home, office or business at your convenience! Willing to do most all general cleaning. Call (814) 933‑9087

NEW CLEANING SERVICE IN TOWN Holt Cleaning Services 10 years janitorial and cleaning experience. Salt and mud got your house or office a mess? Let us clean it up. Weekly, bi‑ weekly, monthly, or one time cleaning available. 814 880‑5094 or holtcleaningservices @gmail.com

PROFESSIONAL WEDDING MUSICIANS FOR HIRE We will provide lovely wedding music for your special day,from solo instrumentalists to chamber ensembles. Choose from harpists, strings, and winds in a variety of combinations. We employ only the fin‑ est area musicians. www. community chamberartists.org

Huntington Spinet Piano: w/ bench, very good con‑ dition, plays well, ap‑ praised. $850 cash only. Bellefonte Area. Call 814‑383‑4891

Wrap up in something that sparkles. All hand‑picked, and all at up to 60% off. Go grab some style! THE NEWEST WAY TO SPARKLE. For exclusive access, click below. https://womens fashion boutique. kitsylane.com MEN’S JACKET: vintage William Barry suede, zip out fleece lined rancher coat, 46 long, excellent condition. $60 Call (814) 234‑4292

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)937‑3206

10� MITER SAW: Crafts‑ man, 3hp, $90 Call (814) 237‑4572

COMIC BOOK SALE $10 We have a ton of great comics for sale with a wide variety to choose from. Batman, Super‑ man, X‑Men, You name it. Great Prices Too. Check us out at http://botropolis. ecrater.com

MADISON HANDBAGS are stylish, unique, classic bags that are designed by YOU, the customer. Host a party to enjoy a night with the ladies and create a bag that screams YOU! Over 80 fabric options to choose from! www.madison handbags.net/scrater

INDOOR COMMUNITY YARD & CRAFT SALE April 26th 8 a.m. ‑ 2 p.m. Where: Huntingdon County Fair Groungrounds Cost: $20 for a 10 ft x 10 ft space with 8 ft table . CRAFT VENDORS WELCOME! ANTIQUE VENDORS WELCOME! SPRING CLEAN YOUR LIFE and Come sell it with us! HOMEMADE SOUP SALE 4‑H FOOD STAND Pre—Register 10455 Fairgrounds Road Access Huntingdon 16652

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The Centre County Gazette

March 20-26, 2014

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