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Franklin named in court papers By BEN JONES

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UNIVERSITY PARK — Court papers filed Tuesday in Tennessee allege that James Franklin contacted a rape victim just days after police said she was sexually assaulted by several Vanderbilt football players. Lawyers for one of the players, Brandon Vandenburg , that say the victim was contacted by Franklin and Dwight Galt during a medical examination four days after the rape to explain “that they cared about her because she assisted them with recruiting,” according to The Associated Press. Galt was the director of performance enhancement at Vanderbilt. Franklin is now head football coach at Penn State. Galt works in a similar capacity at Penn State. JAMES FRANKLIN The report also says that at some point Franklin called the woman in for a private meeting and “told her he wanted her to get 15 pretty girls together and form a team to assist with the recruiting even though he knew it was against the rules.” Penn State released a statement from Franklin that said: “The allegations that I did something wrong are simply not true. I have cooperated fully with the authorities in this matter but, out of respect for the legal process, I am not able to comment any further.” Four former Vanderbilt players were all charged with aggravated rape last June. Police said a 21-year-old female student was assaulted in a dorm room. Those allegations were widely known before Franklin was hired as Penn State’s new head football coach. “There’s been allegations about Coach Franklin,” Nashville Deputy District Attorney Tom Thurman said this past November. ”We just wanted to state clearly that there’s no evidence whatsoever where Coach Franklin was involved in any way in the cover-up or has done anything Franklin, Page 4 Opinion ............................. 7 Health & Wellness .......... 8, 9

PLAY BALL: Participants in the newly formed Nittany Valley Little League gathered to mark the start of the season April 26. Tee ball and softball were played, and Little League players and coaches were introduced as part of the festivities.

Nittany Valley Little League holds Opening Day ceremonies By CHRIS MORELLI editor@centrecountygazette.com

BELLEFONTE — On a chilly spring morning, players and coaches trotted out to the baseball field. As their names were broadcast over the loudspeakers, they took their places on the outfield grass. A new season was dawning right before their eyes. It was the Opening Day for Nittany Valley Little League. Make no mistake about it, this was different than any other season. It’s the first year for the newly formed Nittany Valley Little League, formerly Marion Walker Little League. Teams from Pleasant Gap and

Marion Walker have joined forces. All those teams are under one umbrella now. According to Nittany Valley Little League president Skip Reichert, the consolidation of the leagues made perfect sense.

INSIDE For more photos from Opening Day, see Page 29. “Consolidating the two leagues created a few more opportunities for some kids,” Reichert said. “But what it really did is it enhanced the softball program tremendously.” Nittany Valley Little League offers something for every age group, every gender.

There’s tee ball, softball and, of course, Little League. The day went off without a hitch. The teams were introduced, photos were taken and players recited the Little League pledge. After the teams took the field, there was a pair of special guests. Jason Dambach, general manager of the State College Spikes, spoke to the players first. Dambach talked about playing Little League and the dreams of making it to the big leagues. “Remember that all of our players — they’re between the ages of 20 and 24 — Little League, Page 5

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Pleasant Gap D.A.R.E. program last one in county By CHRIS MORELLI editor@centrecountygazette.com

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BIG BUCKS: A rare 1969 Shelby Mustang was auctioned off in Centre Hall last week. The late Larry Brown owned the vehicle, which fetched a whopping $280,000. See story, Page 13.

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PLEASANT GAP — As hard as it is to believe, the once-popular antidrug program D.A.R.E. is all but extinct in Centre County. Funding across the state has been cut for programs like D.AR.E., which is short for Drug Abuse Resistance Education. However, the program is alive and well at Pleasant Gap Elementary School and on April 25, the school celebrated this year’s graduating class. The fifth graders at Pleasant Gap enjoyed a ceremony complete with certificates, pins and D.A.R.E. Tshirts. The Spring Township Police Department helps fund the program, which takes place during the fall. D.A.R.E., Page 6

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Front and Centre ANIMAL MAGNETISM: The sixth annual Dog Jog was held on Saturday at the Grange Fairgrounds in Centre Hall. The 5K run/walk drew a large crowd of dog lovers. Page 13 THE BIG PICTURE: The College Town Film Festival was recently held at The State Theatre in downtown State College. Gazette columnist John Patishnock looks back at the event. Page 16

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THRILLING WIN: The Penn State women’s lacrosse team built a big lead, but had to hang on against Princeton on Saturday for a 13-12 victory. The Nittany Lions are gearing up for the ALC Championship. Page 24 PLENTY OF PASSION: The State College Choral Society will present a gala performance of Johann Sebastian Bach’s “St. John Passion” on Saturday, May 10. Page 30

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STATE COLLEGE — State police recently raided a Lemont home with firearms drawn. Officers arrested two alleged drug dealers and seized suspected drugs and cash Wednesday evening at a home located near the Lemont Elementary School. The Pennsylvania State Police North Central Strike Force Unit arrested Sean H. Raines, 41, and Malorie A. Lane, 24, while executing a search warrant in the 700 block of Elmwood Street in College Township. The drug bust was the result of an un-

dercover narcotics investigation. Investigators reportedly seized suspected cocaine and marijuana along with drug paraphernalia and roughly $4,000. Police charged Raines with 12 drug offenses. He is being held at the Centre County Correctional Facility in lieu of $50,000 bail. Lane with three drug offenses. She is also being held at the Centre County Correctional Facility in lieu of $10,000 bail. Their preliminary hearing is slated for Wednesday, May 7 before Magisterial District Judge Allen Sinclair. State College police assisted at the scene.

Police investigating student death The State College Police Department is investigating the death of a Penn State senior who was set to graduate in less than two weeks, according to a news release. Police responded to a house on 119 Wren Alley at 10:03 a.m. Tuesday morning after receiving a report about an unresponsive male. They found 22-year-old Darren Stafford, of Princeton Junction, N.J., in full cardiac arrest. Stafford was pronounced dead

at the scene. There was no indication of trauma or foul play and the incident is under investigation by the State College Police. Stafford majored in Business Marketing. Penn State spokesperson Jill Shockey issued a statement, saying, “We are, of course, deeply saddened to learn of Darren’s death and offer our condolences to his family and friends.” — StateCollege.com

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CASE makes case for College Heights School By JENNIFER MILLER StateCollege.com

STATE COLLEGE — It really is the perfect building, with its classrooms and offices and its proximity to Penn State’s campus, for the nonprofit groups that want to operate out of the College Heights School. That’s according to Mary Dupuis, president of the Collaboration of Arts, Social Services and Education, which is an alliance of several groups that hopes State College Borough officials will take ownership of the building and, in turn, possibly give CASE an opportunity to purchase the building. At issue is a pending sale between the State College Area School District and Penn State. The university wants to house University Press offices in the old school, which the district hasn’t used in years. Penn State has offered the district $400,000 for the property. The district wants to close the deal; however, the borough has first right of refusal on the property. Borough officials are considering purchasing the school, though it’s unclear what they would do with the property. At the same time, some borough council members have questioned the way the district decided to sell the building — a negotiated private sale as opposed to an open bidding process. CASE also feels mistreated during the sale process. Dupuis says two years ago CASE expressed interest in the building and at that time the district told the group it was no longer interested in selling it. Later, CASE learned through media reports that the district decided to sell the property

to Penn State, Dupuis says. “We had hoped that we would be able to get involved in the discussion. We always knew that if it became available that it was going to be a top choice for us,” Dupuis says. District officials have repeatedly said that account is false. District solicitor Scott Etter says the district has several legal options when it comes to selling a school — sealed bids, auction or a negotiated private sale. In this case, the district opted for a private negotiated sale, the same route the district took when it sold Boalsburg Elementary School to Saint Joseph’s Catholic Academy. Eleven organizations make up CASE, from arts groups like Artistic Horizon to social services groups like Centre County United Way to education groups like MidState Literacy and Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Penn State. Dupuis says the groups would like to operate under one roof as a way to share expenses. Additionally, many Penn State students volunteer to teach immigrants English and illiterate residents how to read, therefore a location within walking distance from campus is critical. The site would also be a place for the groups to offer cooking classes, classrooms, art studios and meeting rooms. In addition to the $400,000 sale, Penn State says the university would spend roughly $600,000 for initial renovations and then another $1 million in renovations over time. So far, CASE only has $200,000 donated by the United Way and OLLI. Dupuis says a bank has agreed to a $200,000 loan. Additionally, if CASE were to acquire

the property, Dupuis says additional donations would come in and the group would be eligible for various grants. “We will have plenty of time to talk with investors and come up with the cash,” she says. Dianne Gregg, the vice president of CASE who represents the State College branch of the American Association of University Women, says right now nonprofit organizations are isolated and in dismal quarters due to rent costs. “If we can interact in the same building, we can share ideas and build projects. Volunteers can visit more than one group per trip. For instance, someone might take an OLLI class, then go down the hall to volunteer for a good cause,” Gregg says. “By sharing expenses, we can lower our overhead and put more money into the good causes we exist to serve. Once such facilities are in place, their towns love them. We hope State College will, too.” The AAUW is best known locally for its annual used book sale and educational grants it awards. The organization also sponsors Science, Technology, Engineering and Math projects for girls in three school districts, a multi-cultural themed book club, and issues the Gateway to Equity Award. “By sharing space with other organizations whose goals are compatible with ours, we hope to see ways to reach and involve more people in building a healthy educational environment for women and girls,” says Gregg. Sarah Benton, executive director of OLLI at Penn State, also says a joint office space is critical for local nonprofit groups. “CASE is all about providing affordable,

stable and accessible space for community nonprofits – and about the nonprofits collaborating with each other to better serve the whole community,” Benton says. Benton says moving into College Heights would allow OLLI to have a larger administration space that would accommodate its growth and use of office volunteers. She says it would also mean access to up to two classrooms that could be designed for specialized needs, such as an art studio, movement studio or a teaching kitchen. CASE would also have a conference room for board meetings. “Being part of CASE would also encourage our members who volunteer in many nonprofits throughout the community to serve other organizations who desperately need their time and expertise,” Benton says. Earlier this month, Penn State, CASE and the school district spoke to council regarding their plans for the building. Council will hear from other parties with an interest in the future of the building, including the College Heights Neighborhood Association, on Monday, May 5. Groups must register in advance to speak at the meeting. Council will hold a work session Monday, May 12, to discuss the issue further. Then, on Monday, June 2, council will hold a public hearing to discuss the proposed sale and whether the borough should exercise its right to first refusal. The general public will have a chance to speak about the issue May 12 and June 2. Any additional discussion will happen on Monday, June 9. Borough council will make a final decision on Monday, June 16.

PSU professor part of NASA team that discovered planet By C.J. DOON StateCollege.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State’s Eric Ford, a professor of astronomy and astrophysics, is gaining fame for his role in the discovery of the first Earth-size planet that might possibly harbor life. Ford, working with a team of astronomers and scientists at NASA, found the planet orbiting a star in the “habitable zone,” the distance from a star where liquid water might pool on the surface of an orbiting planet. The discovery of this planet, named Kepler-186f after NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope, confirms for the first time that planets the size of Earth exist in the habitable zone of stars other than our sun.

While little remains known about the planet, located 500 million light years away, Ford and the team suspects it has a rocky surface with a reasonable atmosphere, meaning it could potentially have liquid water. Continents, oceans, coastlines — maybe even life — could populate the surface. “If it was easy to measure its atmosphere, we would have done it and put it in the paper,” said Ford, co-author of the discovery team’s research paper, which was published by the journal Science on April 17. “We’ve done what we responsibly could with a reasonable effort and the technology we now have.” Although it will take many years to know for sure if Earth-like life is inhab-

iting the planet, the discovery represents a significant step toward finding planets outside of our own that could support living inhabitants. “It’ll be a long time before we’re able to answer the really cool question about this planet, but it sort of ERIC FORD represents a milestone on the journey toward finding stars that are easier to

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study,” Ford said. After graduating from MIT in 1999 with degrees in physics and mathematics, Ford studied astronomy and astrophysics at Princeton, where he received a docorate in astrophysical sciences. So, when NASA came knocking while he was teaching at the University of Florida in 2008 (he would later join the Penn State faculty in 2013), he couldn’t resist. “NASA launched Keplar spacecraft in 2009, but the beginnings of that idea started in the 1970s, and it took a long time to

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STATE COLLEGE — An organization that represents victims of child sexual abuse says it’s outraged by an alumni plan to place a statue of the late Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno in downtown State College. The university fired Paterno in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky scandal. Subsequently, the university removed Paterno’s on-campus statue and stored it at an undisclosed location. Sandusky, a former Penn State football coach and convicted pedophile, is serving 30 to 60 years in state prison for abusing 10 young boys. Recently, a group of alumni announced it intends to place a new statue of Paterno in downtown State College to make up for the statue the university removed. Barbara Dorris, outreach director of the Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests (SNAP), issued a statement Thursday criticizing the plans. “Paterno was not the most egregious wrongdoer in the Jerry Sandusky horror. But it’s clear that, at best, he should have done more and at worst, he was a part of a school bureaucracy that turned a blind eye to suspicions about Sandusky’s crimes,” Dorris said. Following Sandusky’s indictment, Paterno released a statement saying in part, “With the benefit of hindsight, I wish I had done more.” Later, former state investigator Frank Fina said in an interview with “60 Minutes” that the evidence shows Paterno was not part of the alleged criminal cover up. Still, Fina agreed, Paterno should have done more to report the abuse.

“I don’t see any need to judge him beyond his own words,” Fina said. “He said it best, ‘I didn’t do enough. I should’ve done more.’” Dorris argues the statue will negatively impact the reporting of child abuse. “This hurtful decision will deter victims, witnesses and whistleblowers in child sex cases from protecting kids by reporting abuse, by reinforcing their oftenjustified pessimism that adult wrongdoers matter more than wounded kids, and their fear that even if they speak up, powerful and popular grownups will usually escape being exposed or punished for ignoring or concealing child sex crimes,” Dorris said. Dorris also argued such an initiative will further victimize survivors “by showing them that many adults are willing to ignore or minimize their pain and honor a wrongdoer so they can feel good about a football team.” Further, Dorris called on Penn State to denounce the effort and criticized Penn State graduates for making donations to the project. “A doctor’s first job is to ‘do no harm.’ In child sex cases, that’s the job of every caring adult. These alums are, in fact, doing harm. They should know better,” said Dorris. Organizers hope to place the statue outside of the Tavern Restaurant in November 2015. One of the organizers, Ted Sebastianelli, is currently running for a seat on the Penn State Board of Trustees. In response to SNAP’s statement, Sebastianelli told StateCollege.com, “I believe Penn Staters everywhere have felt nothing but a deep concern for all of the victims.”

Penn State continues to make case to stop pending Paterno subpoena By JENNIFER MILLER StateCollege.com

STATE COLLEGE — Penn State continues to fight a pending subpoena the family of the late Penn State football coach Joe Paterno wants to serve against the university and its legal counsel. The university filed a motion this week reiterating its objection to the Paterno family’s desire to issue a subpoena to the NCAA and Penn State. The disputed subpoena request asks for a slew of documents from the Louis Freeh investigation regarding how Penn State handled the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal. The Paterno family is seeking the subpoena as part of a lawsuit against the NCAA and Penn State. In the suit, the family asks for damages related to the unprecedented sanctions the NCAA leveled against Penn State’s football program following the arrest of Sandusky, who is now a convicted pedophile. It also asks the court to overturn a consent decree between Penn State and the NCAA that allowed the NCAA to impose the sanctions. The pending subpoena targets the Pepper Hamilton law firm, the successor to Freeh’s original law firm. Penn State objects to the proposed subpoena saying the request for such documents and other information, including phone records and emails, violates attorney-client

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Centre Gives benefit slated for next week By MORGAN HILL correspondent@centrecountygazette.com

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AT OPENING DAY ceremonies for Nittany Valley Little League, all teams and coaches were introduced. The league boasts more than 250 players. Little League, from page 1 they’re professional baseball players; they’re under contract, they’re trying to move their way up to the big leagues,” Dambach said. “But when you look at them, it’s only about 10 years prior to that they were on a field like this. It doesn’t take very long to get from where you’re at to possibly go to college or maybe even play professional baseball.” However, as Dambach pointed out, the odds are tricky. Getting a college baseball scholarship is unlikely for most players. Earning a professional contract is even more difficult. “Chances are, if anyone from here is going to do that, there’s only going to be one of you. Those are the odds, unfortunately. It doesn’t mean you can’t have fun playing baseball. As parents, we need to keep that mind. The majority of the kids are out here to have fun with their friends and have a good time,” Dambach said. There are many benefits to playing Little League. Dambach said that he was pleased to see so many children playing ball. “It’s important to get active. As parents know, it’s really hard to keep our kids active and engaged,” he said.

Penn State assistant football coach Herb Hand was also at Opening Day ceremonies. He talked about the benefits of positive thinking, whether it be sports or other aspects of one’s life. “We want to have a positive attitude. Every day that you get out of bed in the morning, you make a decision. How am I going to attack this day? We always say that we want our guys to do a back handspring out of bed and be ready to attack the day,” Hand said. He also spoke to players about giving their all. “We want you to have a great work ethic, which means a tremendous effort. You don’t have to be the most talented, but if you work really hard. Not only at practice, on the field, but in the classroom as well. Do your homework on time … give a great effort,” Hand said. After Dambach and Hand spoke, trumpeter Chiz Rider played the National Anthem. Nittany Valley Little League officials had the players yell “Play ball!” Games began by mid-morning and another season was under way. “It was nice to all 250 kids out there and all of their parents supporting them,” Reichert said. “I thought this was great.”

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THE THIRD ANNUAL Centre Gives online fundraising event will begin at midnight on May 6. The event lasts 36 hours. “Our overall goal for Centre Gives is to raise awareness and raise funds for all the great work that local charities do,” said Kunkel. “And it’s also a fun community engagement activity as well.” For more information on Centre Gives, call (814) 237-6229 or visit www.centre gives.org.

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Professor, from page 3 develop the technology to be able to find Earth-size planets around other stars,” said Ford. Just as the team was getting ready to launch, astronomers began to discover planets using new methods, such as ground-based telescopes. Luckily for Ford, ground-based astronomy was something he had been studying for years. “What NASA realized is that this field has moved so much, it would be good to bring some new people into the mission who have some expertise in aspects that weren’t part of science when we developed this idea,” he says. “So in 2008, I and maybe about 10 other people joined the mission officially as participating scientists to contribute various aspects to the project, and ever since then we’ve been involved in telecoms constantly trying to coordinate various efforts of analysis, or observations, or logistics of things.” Working with NASA, Ford found, was an entirely different beast. As the main provider of grant funding for graduate students and post-doctoral researchers, NASA gave Ford the opportunity to tackle something extraordinary. “Oftentimes, say a grant for planet formation, if I want to talk to somebody, I can,” says Ford. “But for the most part, it’s maybe me and two graduate students working on a project. It’s very much a ‘small science’ project type thing. “Once you get into a $600 million, it’s ‘big science.’” Calling a space mission a “humongously complicated effort,” Ford says there are probably hundreds of engineers who contributed to the mission, as well as a group of a few dozen scientists who are actively involved. There’s even a team at NASA headquarters in Washington, D.C., that monitors the spacecraft at all times. “Inevitably, when you have dozens of people, you can’t get them all on the phone at once, and sometimes people just don’t communicate clearly, and there’s confusion, so it can be frustrating,” says Ford. “But it can also kind of be fun when at one time you have collaborated six of the world’s largest telescopes at the same

time. It’s amazing to be able to collaborate with so many people who share the same vision and set of goals.” Part of that excitement comes from discovery. “There are times when you’re like ‘I’m the only person in the world who knows about this,’” says Ford, whispering for dramatic effect. “But of course in a week when you have a telecom and talk about it. And of course, everybody is like ‘Oh, have you thought about the effect of general relativity?’ So, you sigh, and you go back and do more work.” One of the challenges Ford says he faces as an educator is explaining the richness and complexity of a diverse topic like astronomy or astrophysics, yet also training students efficiently to help them understand everything they’ve learned. Science popularizers like Carl Sagan, Neil Degrasse Tyson and even Bill Nye can be valuable in educating the general public, especially if they have backgrounds as real, full-time scientists and researchers, Ford says. Astronomy, especially, seems to find a captive audience, because humans have been fascinated with stars, planets and life in other galaxies since the first recordings of history. “Astronomy is really effective at reaching the public,” says Ford. “Not that other areas of science aren’t important, but sometimes if I want to study, for example, the mesoscale structure of carbon nanotubes and its interaction with e-coli, you have to be an expert to appreciate it. While we have details that can’t be explained quickly in a sound bite, the overall story can be simplified to something that a newspaper article can explain.” At the end of the day, Ford is just happy to see that his particular field of astronomy, extrasolar planetary systems, is finally gaining some recognition among his peers. “When I first started, you would go to the annual meeting of astronomers, and you would have thousands of astronomers, and there’d be three posters about planets,” says Ford. “It was almost not taken seriously, because what do we know about other planets and other stars? Nothing. So it was very much in it’s infancy.

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SPRING TOWNSHIP detective Dale Moore, center, speaks with Penn State football players Jack Haffner, left, and C.J. Olaniyan during a D.A.R.E. graduation ceremony at Pleasant Gap Elementary School. D.A.R.E., from page 1 “It’s important,” said Spring Township detective Dale Moore. “Funding has been dwindling, and finally the state pulled all funding for drug education. We’ve found ways to keep the program operating and we’re really thrilled that we’re able to share the information with the kids.” By educating the fifth grade students about the dangers of drugs and alcohol, Moore hopes that the message comes across loud and clear as they prepare to enter middle school. “This was a nice manageable group. They were really well behaved and really receptive. At the end (of the program), every one of them promised to never use drugs. I think they mean it, which is great,” Moore said. According to fifth grade teacher Adam Gearhart, the message that the police bring into the school is an important one. “There’s a lot of peer pressure when they get to the middle school. That’s when the kids are becoming more familiar with the drugs and alcohol. In this town, the middle school and high school are very close together, so you want to get the message out there sooner,” Gearhart said. As part of the ceremony, students were selected to read from essays they had written about the dangers of drugs and alcohol. The essays summarized what they learned through the D.A.R.E. program. One of the students who read to the group was Zachary Swanger. “I enjoyed it because I learned a lot of things that I wouldn’t know about life,” Swanger said as he stood in line for his certificate. “I’ll remember everything about the program, even when I get older.” In addition to reading from their essays, students had a chance to interact with Penn State student-athletes. Jack Haffner (football), Haley Kerstetter (field hockey), Deven McCluskey (tennis) and C.J. Olaniyan (football) spoke to the students about the dangers of drugs and alcohol. But it wasn’t just a lecture. The athletes played a variety of games

with the students, including a short game of touch football in the gymnasium. They handed out soccer balls, footballs and basketballs to the students and then took time to sign some autographs. “It’s important to educate the kids about the risks and dangers of using drugs. I think they all benefit. It’s definitely fun hanging out with them,” Haffner said. According to Olaniyan, the program hits close to home for him. “This is something I really like to do. Being part of a program like D.A.R.E. … it’s important. Trying to educate kids is something I look forward to. The kids look up to us. We want to show them that doing the right things will get you whatever you want in life,” Olaniyan said. Olaniyan is a parent himself, so he understands the importance of the D.A.R.E. Program. “I have a child of my own … she’s a year old. It puts things in a whole new perspective,” Olaniyan said matter-of-factly. Moore “interviewed” McCluskey about the dangers of drugs and alcohol. Specifically, he asked her how it would adversely affect her game on the court. Her message was simple — don’t use drugs or alcohol. “We’re Penn State athletes, so we need to set an example. They need to know that you don’t need drugs or alcohol. They can see what we’ve done and use us as an example. They can be an example for their younger siblings and other kids around them. I think it’s an awesome thing,” McCluskey said. As the students filtered out of the gymnasium and headed back to their classrooms, Pleasant Gap principal Tammie Burnaford looked back at the afternoon. She smiled as she talked about the D.A.R.E. program and what it means to the school. “This program really helps our kids understand peer pressure. It helps them build those interpersonal skills,” Burnaford said. “It’s very important … it’s hard to measure how important this (program) is. We want to build those skills now so when they go to the middle school, they can make good decisions.”

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Bigotry still lurks in hearts of some By Newsday

This country has come a long way on race. The law no longer tolerates discrimination and most institutions, public and private, have accepted diversity as the new normal. But all too often somebody stuns the nation by saying something so appallingly racist that it reveals just how far we still have to go. Donald Sterling, the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers professional basketball team, is the latest example. Recordings of racist ravings from a man believed to be him in a conversation with his girlfriend were recently revealed. He was upset that she posted a benign picture of herself with basketball legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson and another woman on her Instagram account. “Don’t put him on Instagram for all the world to see,” Sterling is reported to have said. “It bothers me a lot that you want to broadcast that you’re associating with black people.” He told her not to bring black people to his games. Then there’s Cliven Bundy, a Nevada rancher whose anti-government diatribes over grazing rights on federal land garnered 15 minutes of fame that became infamy when he said of black people, “I’ve often wondered, are they better off as slaves, picking cotton?” Before that, it was celebrity chef Paula Deen. A former employee alleged Deen said she wanted a “true Southern plantation-style wedding” for her brother. Using a pejorative for blacks, she said she wanted a bunch of little ones in long-sleeve white shirts, black shorts and black bow ties. “You know in the Shirley Temple days, they used to tap dance around,” Deen said, according to a lawsuit dismissed last year after she had admitted having used racial slurs. Those bigoted comments, and the mindset they expose, are raw proof of just how stubborn prejudice can be. The nation is becoming more multiracial by the day. And with so many people embracing that reality, there’s hope that eruptions of such bigotry soon will fade away.

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Has militia movement revived?

Hundreds of armed militia members converged on Nevada in recent weeks to join Cliven Bundy, a rancher whose cattle had grazed illegally on federal lands. They backed Bundy in a short-lived standoff when feds tried seizing Bundy’s cattle over millions of dollars in unpaid grazing fees. They called themselves patriots; Sen. Harry Reid called them “domestic terrorists.” Who is right? Are the feds overreaching? Nearly 20 years after the Oklahoma City bombing, is the militia a threat? Columnists Joel Mathis and Ben Boychuk debate the issue.

BEN BOYCHUK

Don’t worry about the militias. They were a bogeyman in the 1990s, and they’re a bogeyman now. Do worry about the fate of Cliven Bundy. Love him or loathe him, Bundy is right to stand up against an overreaching federal government. But being right doesn’t mean victory without cost, or getting off scotfree. Morally, Bundy has a compelling Ben Boychuk, claim. His family bboychuk@cityjournal.org, is hasn’t just grazed associate editor of that land for genCity Journal. erations. They’ve made the improvements that his federal grazing fees were supposed to finance. Whether or not the Bundy family has worked the disputed plot since the 1880s, the late 1940s, or the early 1990s when the current dispute began, the truth is they’ve mixed their labor with the land. They’ve produced something of value. All the federal government has done is take value away.

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Legally, however, Bundy’s situation is hopeless. Under a fairly straightforward reading of Nevada’s state constitution and the Taylor Grazing Act of 1934, Bundy has no right to graze his cattle. He’s lost multiple cases in court. As a longtime Nevada resident, Bundy should be familiar with the adage that “the odds are always with the house.” Civil disobedience isn’t cheap. Vindicating his rights likely means losing his freedom. The best that could come of the case is a shift in public opinion over federal lands. The federal government owns roughly 84 percent of the land in Nevada. In fact, the feds own more than half of the acreage in the western states. That’s an outrage. Why should all of that land be left unproductive? Not all of it is desert tortoise habitat, after all. Most of that land should be sold or returned to the states — where it belongs. Beyond a land dispute, Bundy’s struggle is really about the rule of law. The federal statute books teem with bad laws. But until the laws change, we’re bound to obey them or be willing to pay the consequences. And so for the sake of liberty and preserving a “government of laws, not men,” Cliven Bundy must lose.

JOEL MATHIS

Militias were a bogeyman during the 1990s? That’ll come as a surprise to the residents of Oklahoma City, which saw 168 residents slaughtered in the Timothy McVeigh bombing attack in 1995. Memories are short, so a reminder: Until 9/11, it was the deadliest day of terrorism this country had ever seen — and it was unleashed by our own countrymen, paranoid rightwingers who considered themselves the ultimate patriots. We’ve seen this story before. It can happen again. Violence did not ensue at Cliven Bundy’s ranch this month, and we can all thank God for that. But the Bureau of Land Management backed down from its seizure of Bundy’s

cattle under the threat of violence. And worst of all, Bundy’s allies tried to bring human shields into the equation, like some petty Persian Gulf dictator. “We were actually strategizing to put all the women up at the front,” said Richard Mack. “If (federal agents are) going to start killing people, I’m sorry, but to show the world how ruthless these people are, women needed to be the first ones shot. ... I would have put my own wife or daughters there, and I would have been screaming bloody murder to watch them die.” Real heroes. Remember when the Founders sent their unarmed wives off to be slaughtered at the hands of the British? Understand, too, Republicans have helped unleash the militia whirlwind, even if they’re not really ready to reap it. They’ve encouraged tea party talk in recent years, with its hearkening to armed revolution, its talk of how “the tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and Joel Mathis, tyrants,” and its joelmmathis@ fielding actual gmail.com, candidates who is a writer in talk about the Philadelphia. need for “Second Amendment remedies” to federal overreach. Golly gee. Some people take that kind of talk seriously. The GOP will continue to trade in the rhetoric of armed violence, then hiding when the bill comes due. In the meantime, the militia is a burgeoning problem for the rest of us. Pray the problem doesn’t manifest itself, again, in flames and blood.

JOEL MATHIS

Boehner faces coming test in House House Speaker John Boehner seems to be making noises that he is ready to finally become his own man. But they may be just that ... noises. The question here in Washington, D.C., is whether he will take on the hardright conservatives in his own Republican majority on a key issue with midterm elections looming or is just paying lip service to independence, whether he is willing to hit a line drive or just a bunt in favor Dan K. Thomasson is a columnist for of some sort of McClatchy-Tribune immigration reNews Service. form. He certainly got the GOP old guard and media juices flowing with remarks in his Ohio homeland mocking the radicals in his caucus who have been thwarting any attempt to come to an overdue solution to the nation’s growing problems over citizenship. The tea party Republicans have blocked consideration of a bipartisan Senate-adopted bill that would provide a path for 11 million illegal aliens to become legal, and the odds are that position will prevail through the mid-term elections. Among the questions being asked by Boehner’s seemingly increasing exasperation with the House hard noses who regard almost any approach to relieving the immigration

DAN K. THOMASSON

pressures other than more stringent border control and increased deportation is whether the speaker plans to stay in his job or retire. It would surprise no one if the latter was the case despite denial from those around him. Why would anyone wish to stay in a job that is ruled by a mob? Boehner has no one to blame but himself, actually. He has shown great reluctance during his tenure to buck the party’s fiercest conservatives and in the process has lost the respect of a huge number of main-line Republicans, both in his own caucus and the party generally. He is fully aware of this and in remarks reportedly made in Las Vegas recently he was quoted as saying he was “hell bent” on taking up the immigration issue this year. Back in Ohio in his home district he poked fun at the most conservative members of the party, saying in a high-pitched voice that their attitude was, “Ooh, don’t make me do this. Ooh, this is too hard.” Meantime, strategists from the party’s middle contend that the only way the GOP will be able to crack the Democrats’ hold on the White House in 2016 will be to recognize the changing voter demographic and court a sizable number of ballots from the country’s huge Hispanic population, the largest of America’s minorities. That can be accomplished only by significantly cleaning up the immigration policy and affording a means of legitimate entry into the system, either through controlled work visas and other gimmicks or complete citizenship, especially in the southern border states where the problem is the most aggravated. George W. Bush

tried by introducing legislation with that aim, but once again was thwarted by his own party in Congress. Boehner has been in this position before. He established a set of guidelines in January that would include a citizenship path albeit a long one. Conservative opposition prevailed, however, and he withdrew the guidelines a week after releasing them. This of course tempers hope that he is ready now to take on the party’s retro elements, many of whom would build an eight-foot fence along the entire border with Mexico, ignoring the fact most of those engaged in this kind of work today would be among the deported. Who would build it? While there seemed little chance still for getting the issue considered before the election, some speculated that Boehner’s “hell bent” statement meant he would take it up in a lame duck session, also very difficult considering the fact there would be a small, barely two-month window of opportunity. At this stage, congressional Republicans seem confident about success in the midterms if they aren’t forced to take on such a controversial subject. While Democrats apparently are bouncing back somewhat, they still could lose the Senate, leaving the entire Congress in the hands of the GOP. Currently Republican leaders are concentrating on recapturing at least some lost support among women voters and hammering away at the president and the Affordable Care Act. One thing is certain. Boehner hasn’t much time left to prove he is a stand-up leader, that he is his own man.

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Health & Wellness Trying to cut salt? Use herbs and spices instead HERSHEY — A single teaspoon of salt has more than the recommended daily allowance of sodium for most adults. That’s bad news if you’re used to using salt to bring out the flavors of food both during cooking and at the table. Of course, the salt shaker isn’t the biggest problem for Americans, who are getting way more sodium than they should every day, according to a fact sheet put out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Sodium sneaks its way into pre-packaged and processed foods, canned vegetables, cured meats and deli cold cuts. Restaurant entrees are also likely to include much more salt than a similar dish prepared at home. The sodium overload can lead to conditions such as high blood pressure or heart and kidney disease. It can also exacerbate inflammatory conditions such as arthritis and hormonal conditions. Cutting down on sodium doesn’t mean you have to give up flavor, though. Elizabeth Reid, a clinical nutrition specialist at Penn State Hershey, says it’s simple to substitute a variety of spices for salt in recipes and on food — and it can actually make food more interesting and appetizing. “I grew up in a household where my mother was a British war bride and salt was her favorite spice, so we all had a taste for it,� she says. “If you really like salt, it is an adjustment at first, but if you hang in

there for about three weeks — the time it takes to adapt to a new habit — you miss it less and it gets better. Getting started is the hardest part.� The spices you use instead of salt will vary depending on the recipe, the type of cuisine and your personal taste preferences. For those who are fans of savory flavors, adding fresh onion and garlic will kick up the interest level of most foods. If time is of the essence, toss on some garlic and onion powder instead. A bit of low-sodium soy sauce can provide a salty flavor without so much sodium, while fresh ground pepper can be a surprisingly easy way to add interest. For texture, use a few toasted almonds, sesame seeds or crushed nuts. Reid suggests squeezing fresh citrus onto vegetables, or using a bit of honey, brown sugar or jam to add a smidge of sweetness to food. Fresh herbs added at the end of a dish make the food look and smell appetizing. Adding rubs or marinades to meat can ramp up the flavor without added sodium. Reid says some spices have beneficial health properties as well: “Turmeric, fresh ginger and fresh garlic are all anti-inflammatory.� Use fresh or dried herbs to replace salt and enhance food’s flavor. “Using spices instead of salt can be really convenient, and it makes your food more interesting and special,� she says. “It shouldn’t be a

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SALT CAN HELP season food, but a single teaspoon has more than the recommended daily allowance of sodium for an adult. Experts recommend using herbs and spices instead. hardship.� Here are a few herbs and the foods they work well with: n Dill (potatoes, tomatoes, fish and green beans). n Oregano (tomatoes, chicken and green beans). n Rosemary (lamb, chicken, potatoes). n Sage (beef and potatoes). n Marjoram (soups, peas and summer squash). n Thyme (beef, chicken, potatoes). n Cinnamon or nutmeg (soups, squash, carrots)

n Cloves (fruit, beef) n Curry powder or cumin (corn, tomatoes, fish) To get the most flavor from herbs, crush or rub them before adding them to the dish. Buy herbs and spices in small amounts as you need them rather than storing them for a long time. If you are using fresh herbs such as parsley or cilantro, store them in water so they stay fresh. Use more fresh herbs and spices than you would of a more concentrated dried version in recipes.

Prom time is a risky time for teens seeking the perfect tan STATE COLLEGE — With springtime upon us and prom season on the horizon, many teenagers are taking to tanning beds to get that “healthy� glow for the big event. According to the American Academy of Dermatology, nearly 28 million people tan indoors every year, and 2.3 million of them are teenagers. Those who utilize tanning beds are 59 percent more likely to suffer from melanoma, as opposed to those who have never used indoor tanning beds. “The use of tanning beds is quite dangerous for the body, especially for teenagers,� said Dr. Lorraine Rosamillia, a dermatologist at Geisinger-Scenery Park. “Consistent tanning beginning in the teenage years can lead to premature skin aging. Additionally, teens also increase their risk of developing cataracts or corneal burns because many don’t shield their eyes while they are lying in the tanning bed.� Tanning beds emit ultraviolet radiation

that may be as powerful as the sun at midday and, in some cases, can be even stronger. That radiation damages the skin over time and can adversely affect a person’s immune system. The skin serves as the first layer of defense for your body. Once it’s compromised, you are more susceptible to viruses and infections, and many will take a long time to heal. In an effort to reduce the incidence of skin cancer — more than 2 million Americans will receive the diagnosis this year — both the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and American Academy of Dermatology recommend not using tanning beds in an effort to prevent skin cancer. “Teens are at an increased risk for developing skin cancer because they are still in the process of growing and their cells are prone to damage easily,� Rosamillia said. “UV rays cause changes in the sequence

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Hospital will offer skin cancer screening LEWISTOWN — Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital will be offering a free skin cancer screening from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 17, at the Community Cancer Treat-

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HealthSouth Nittany Valley receives re-certification by The Joint Commission PLEASANT GAP — HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehabilitation Hospital has again earned The Joint Commission’s Disease-Specific Care Certification for four of its rehabilitation programs: stroke rehabilitation, Parkinson’s disease, heart failure and brain injury rehabilitation. The re-certification award recognizes HealthSouth’s commitment to continuous compliance with The Joint Commission’s state-of-the-art standards. The physical rehabilitation hospital also earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for accreditation and certification by demonstrating compliance with national standards for advanced rehabilitation services, health care quality and patient safety. HealthSouth underwent a rigorous on-site review of the four rehabilitation programs which was completed on April 2. A Joint Commission expert evaluated HealthSouth for compliance with standards of care specific to the needs of patients and families, including infection prevention and control, leadership and medication management. “With Joint Commission certification, we are making a significant investment in the quality of care we provide on a day-to-day basis. Joint Commission accreditation helps create a culture of excellence,” says HealthSouth Nittany Valley’s chief executive officer Susan Hartman. “Achieving re-certification from The Joint Commission is a major step toward maintaining excellence and continually improving the care we provide.” The Joint Commission’s Disease-Specific Care Certification Program, launched in 2002, is designed to evaluate clinical programs across the continuum of care. Certification requirements address three core areas: compliance with consensus-based national standards; effective use of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines to manage and optimize care; and an organized approach to performance measurement and improvement activities. Founded in 1951, The Joint Commission seeks to continuously improve health care for the public, in collaboration with other stakeholders, by evaluating health care organizations and inspiring them to excel in providing safe and effective care of the highest quality and value. The Joint Commission evaluates and accredits more than 20,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States, including more than 10,600 hospitals and home care organizations, and more than 6,600 other health care organizations that provide long term care, behavioral health care, laboratory and ambulatory care services. The Joint Commission also certifies more than 2,400 disease-specific care programs such as stroke, heart failure, joint replacement and stroke rehabilitation, and 400 health care staffing services. An independent, not-for-profit organization, The Joint Commission is the nation’s oldest and largest standardssetting and accrediting body in health care. Learn more about The Joint Commission at www.jointcommission. org.

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Free dental and vision assistance for kids STATE COLLEGE — Children ages 3 to 18 who reside in Centre County and do not have dental or vision insurance may qualify for free dental care, vision and hearing screenings, along with needed follow-up care during Centre Volunteers in Medicine “Give Kids a Smile and Vision for the Future Day” on Friday, May 9. Pediatric Dental Care, Nittany Eye Associates and Albrecht Audiology, along with many area dental professionals and volunteers, are working together to provide comprehensive dental, vision and hearing care. All services are free. This year’s event is sponsored by the State College Kiwanis in conjunction with their dedication to children’s oral health. Call CVIM at (814) 231-4043 to register your child. Submitted photo

STUDENTS FROM the Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital School of Nursing recently donated a gift basket to the first baby born on Easter at the hospital. Pictured, front row, from left, are Kyler Smith, Lorraina Smith and Stephanie Smith. Second row, from left, are Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital School of Nursing seniors Amanda Peachey, Victoria Hoppel and Lauren Bennett.

Students donate gift basket LEWISTOWN — Students from the senior class of Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital School of Nursing donated a gift basket to the first baby born on Easter at the hospital. Baby Lorraina Smith arrived a day after Easter on April 21. Lorraina is the daughter of Stephanie Smith of Yeagertown. Nursing students Amanda Peachey, Victoria Hoppel and Lauren Bennett presented the Smiths with a laundry basket filled with baby items .

Jewelry sale scheduled LEWISTOWN — Friends of Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital will be hosting a jewelry sale from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday, May 12, in Classroom 4. The event will feature unique costume jewelry and accessories all priced at $5. Proceeds will benefit Friends of Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital. The sale is open to the public. Cash, check and credit cards are accepted. For more information, call (717) 242-7178.

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Service trip set Schreyer senior on a new career path By JULIA KERN Special to the Gazette

UNIVERSITY PARK — When it comes to social change, Kate Ortbal doesn’t mind getting her hands dirty, whether that’s in the dry clay of a rural village in Honduras or in the depths of computer databases at a nonprofit in Washington, D.C. The Schreyer Honors College senior has brought that same dig-in-and-get-it-done approach to her academic pursuits. Ortbal chose not to study in an established program in just one of Penn State’s academic colleges but instead brought together areas in two colleges — engineering and agricultural sciences — to focus on social entrepreneurship. “Being in Schreyer has played a big role in this,� she said. “Because I’m in the SHC, people who have helped me along the way have had faith in my dedication and commitment to what I’m trying to do.� Ortbal got the idea after attending a conference at Yale about social entrepreneurship, a concept that most often takes the form of for-profit groups pushing for social improvements. “The main goal of social entrepreneurship is to create social value, but there’s also an emphasis on profitability and scalability,� she said. “I loved this model and couldn’t find a major at Penn State that focused on it, so I knew that if I wanted to be able to do exactly what I wanted, I would have to make my own curriculum.� Many of her classes initially fell within the community, environment and development major in the College of Agricultural Sciences, where she learned about international development. Then she transitioned into the College of Engineering where she became involved in the humanitarian engineering and social entrepreneurship certificate program. She has also taken classes within the business, economics and geography departments toward earning a Bachelor of Philosophy degree this spring. “It’s really incredible to have completely designed my own education,� Ortbal said. “I knew what I wanted to learn, but this gave me a opportunity to meet the people who could make that happen.� However, it wasn’t until she went to a rural community in Honduras over spring break of her sophomore year that she knew what she wanted her focus to be. “I went to Honduras as a student interested in business, management or marketing,� Ortbal said. “I came back interested in pushing social missions, and in that way, it really did change the path of what I was doing in school.� The trip to Honduras was her first to a developing country, and her goal was to work on building water systems in a community. Together with her Global Water Brigades team, she worked directly with local community members to figure out what kinds of water systems would work best for them. “For Honduras, we figured out that it’s often an issue of water quality and access, not availability,� Ortbal said. “It’s mountainous and there are many fresh water sources, but water flows freely and isn’t piped into villages in an organized way, and by the time it gets to the village, it’s not clean.� Knowing the situation in the community, the team identified water sources, dug trenches and laid pipes that would take water into the community. Then, they installed taps in the community that would allow citizens to access the water. In the process, Ortbal learned a lot about how to iden-

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KATE ORTBAL, a senior in the Schreyer Honors College, will be graduating in May with a Bachelor of Philosophy degree. The interdisciplinary degree enabled Ortbal to bring together academic programs in the College of Agricultural Sciences and the College of Engineering to focus on her interest in social entrepreneurship. tify a community’s needs and use her own resources to help others. “I realized how privileged I really am, personally and academically, being able to go to a place like Penn State,� she said. “I started thinking about how I could leverage some of that privilege in order to create social value and contribute to improve the lives of other people.� Last year, Ortbal was the president of Penn State’s Global Water Brigades chapter. Over the 2012 winter break, she organized a trip to Africa and took 20 students from State College to Ghana, where the group installed rainwater collectors. In contrast to her trip to Honduras, in which she was only doing manual labor, the trip to Ghana required Ortbal to take on a lot of organizational responsibilities, too. Ortbal had to coordinate the relationships between and among Global Brigades, Global Water Brigades, Penn State, the university’s travel department, student health services and the U.S. Embassy. She also had to make sure everyone got their visas, didn’t get sick, and actually made it onto the plane both to Africa and back to State College. “The mission was great, and being on the ground was great, but the managerial thing was its own challenge,� she said. “Everything seems easy until it’s your job, whether your job is to be a student participating in this kind of experience or if your job is to be an organizer coordinating an event of this scale. “It was a great experience to be able to see it from both sides.� Last summer, Ortbal got a taste of the same kind of organizational challenges, but this time it was in a professional setting. She interned at Ashoka Innovators for the Public, a nonprofit in Washington, D.C., whose website provides

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a platform for entrepreneurs to share information about their products. “Think of it like Facebook for social startups,� she said. In her role, Ortbal worked on the product team to figure out the best way to display startups’ information on Ashoka’s website to encourage people-to-people connections. “It was an incredible internship, and I couldn’t have done it without Schreyer,� Ortbal said. “It was their grant that allowed me to take the internship in the first place.� For her honors thesis, Ortbal focused on the importance of effective products and business processes, looking specifically at why social ventures in developing countries fail and how that could be changed. Her goal is to come up with an empathy-based tool that helps new social entrepreneurs identify their stakeholders, determine their venture’s touch-points, and create innovative marketpenetration strategies. “The tool will function like a customer journey map — it looks at a stakeholder’s experience not just in the process of purchasing a product, but before they get it and after, essentially to see how they interact with it and what value it offers them,� Ortbal said. “The goal is to be able to map how people interact with a product and figure out how to make it work best for them.� After graduating, Ortbal will be working with the HESE program to expand its existing affordable greenhouse venture to Sierra Leone. She will be relocating to Makeni, Sierra Leone, for 13 months starting in June and will be working with HESE’s partner, World Hope International, to get the greenhouse venture up and running. “I truly believe that businesses don’t just have to be confined to creating economic value, but that they can create social value, too,� she said. “The most important thing to me is to be in a position where I can help do that.� Long term, Ortbal has a clear idea of what her dream job would look like: running her own innovation consultancy that would help NGOs or companies implement efficient and effective social solutions. “I get really excited when I think about the moment when ‘more’ — more sales, more production or more profit — can be replaced with ‘better’ — better products, better lives or better livelihoods,� she said. “I’m really just trying to get people behind that.�

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UNIVERSITY PARK — In an increasingly competitive job market, senior Landion Donovan-Green is doing everything he can to stand out. That includes studying Arabic, which he credits with helping get him into graduate school. Donovan-Green, who is graduating this spring, was first introduced to Arabic last summer when he received a scholarship to study at the Language Institute at Penn State. The institute is a full-credit summer language program designed for people seeking to develop proficiency in a foreign language. Other summer language courses offered by the Language Institute include Chinese, Russian, Japanese, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Latin, Turkish, English as a Second Language, and — new this year — Catalan and Korean.

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More than 450 participate in Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day UNIVERSITY PARK — This year’s Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day event, held on April 24 and presented by Penn State’s Office of Human Resources and Educational Equity, drew approximately 450 participants and their mentors to about 45 career sites highlighting the food industry, animals, nursing, horticulture, sciences, the weather, the arts and most everything in between. This year’s luncheon featured Eugene

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DOUG AND KAITLYN SNYDER decorated a container in the Center for Arts and Crafts in the Ritenour Building as part of Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day at University Park. Snyder, of Lewistown, is an employee in the Applied Research Lab.

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Local man’s classic car nets $280,000 at auction By SAM STITZER pennsvalley@centrecountygazette.com

CENTRE HALL — The cars and RVs began rolling into Centre Hall at the crack of dawn. The parking lot at the Grange Fairgrounds began filling up, and cars were parked along nearly every street and alley on the west side of Pennsylvania Avenue. But, on April 25, the crowd wasn’t there for the Grange Fair or anything like it. The big attraction was an estate auction, but not just any estate auction. This was an auction for items from the estate of the late Larry Brown, a steelworker with a passion for Ford performace cars who passed away in September 2013 with no heirs. The flagship of his fleet of vehicles was the Holy Grail of muscle car collectors and aficionados — a pristine 1969 Shelby Mustang GT500 coupe, perfectly preserved with just slightly more than 8,500 original miles on the odometer. The auction attracted nearly 1,200 bidders from all around the country, as well as a huge crowd of spectators. Chris Osborn, a Mustang collector from Huntsville, Ala., drove to Centre Hall to bid on the jade black coupe. He didn’t bring a trailer. “If it goes my way, then I’ll worry about that later,” said Osborn. “I just wanted to get here.” The auction did not go Osborn’s way. When the spirited bidding was over, the Shelby went to George Cowfer of Decatur Township in nearby Clearfield County for the staggering sum of $280,000. Dane Hooper, a friend of Brown’s, helped to prepare the car for the auction. Brown had not driven the car on the street since 1973. “We debated about whether to clean the dirt off, but in the end we felt that it needed to be cleaned up to properly evaluate the car,” said Hooper. “We worked a little bit on the paint to clean it up. It had never been waxed and there was a lot of oxidation on it.”

A CROWD packed the auction at the Larry Brown Estate in Centre Hall. Hooper said that another man had worked for 15 hours polishing the chrome on the wheels and exterior trim, and that nothing needed to be done to the car’s interior. Hooper said that Brown started the car and ran it every year. Brown purchased the GT500, one of just 1,534 made, on May 9, 1969, from Miller-McVeigh Ford in State College for $5,245.97. Ed Treaster, who lives just one block from Brown’s home, was the salesman who sold him the car. Treaster addressed the crowd before the auction began. “Larry wanted one of these Shelby cars and couldn’t get one. He came to me, and I said, ‘We’ll see what we can do.’ We

found one that was in the lobby of the Ford Motor Company’s office in Pittsburgh, and with some wheeling and dealing by John McVeigh, we were able to acquire the car,” Treaster said. Brown and Treaster then made the trip to Pittsburgh to pick up the car. “I drove the car out of Ford Motor Company’s lobby to the first gas station and put gas in it,” said Treaster. “Larry got behind the wheel, and as far as I know, he stayed there. No one else ever drove it.” Bidding began at $50,000 and escalated to $100,000 in only seconds. The murmur of the crowd increased proportionally as bids hit the $150,000, $200,000, and $250,000 marks. At $280,000, auctioneer

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Ron Gilligan Jr. paused. “Last call, folks — 10 more seconds for $285,000,” said Gilligan. After a few seconds of dead silence, Gilligan pointed to Cowfer on his left. “Sold to Georgie for $280,000,” Gilligan said. Applause and cheers rang out under the auction tent, as Cowfer smiled and waved to the crowd. After the dust settled, the auction continued, as Brown’s entire fleet of vehicles — which included an unusually optioned 1971 Ford Ranchero GT, a 1974 Ford Econoline Custom 100 van with 554 miles and several other vehicles — went up for sale to the highest bidder.

Dog Jog 5K race held at Grange Fairgrounds By SAM STITZER pennsvalley@centrecountygazette.com

CENTRE HALL — The sixth annual Dog Jog 5K Run/Walk took place at the Grange Fairgrounds in Centre Hall on April 26. The event is a fundraiser for Pets Come First, a nonprofit, all-volunteer organization, which runs the PSPCA animal shelter in Potter Township. This event is different from typical running events, since it allows the participating runners to take their dogs with them on the run. There was also a 1.5K walk for the smaller, older or slower dogs or humans. Prizes from local businesses and organizations were awarded to the top male and female finishers in several categories. Event organizer Deb Warner of Pets Come First said that 130 people and 80 dogs were registered to participate this year, and that many walk-ins were expected to participate, too. This event has grown larger each year, and the good weather of the day helped to attract more participants and spectators. By mid-morning, both canine and human runners lined up on the pavement at the edge of the Grange Fair midway, and, on signal from Warner, were off and running. The course took the runners on a serpentine loop around the southern end of the fairgrounds, returning to the finish line near the Grange exhibit buildings.

After about 20 minutes, runners began crossing the finish line. The first human/ dog team to finish was Heath Sprout and his 2-year-old yellow lab, Sidney. Sprout, of Bellefonte, said the Dog Jog was his first competitive race, and that he was training for a 10K race this summer. The other runners soon followed, with the human runners often arriving more exhausted than the dogs. While the humans and dogs ran the race on two or four legs, one participant ran the course on three legs. Penny, a 2-year-old German shepherd/golden retriever mix ran well without her left front leg. Penny’s owners, Carrie Lewis and A.J. Sowers, said Penny is a rescue dog who was found with a badly broken and infected leg. “We think she was hit by a car which broke her leg,” said Lewis. “They (veterinarians) said amputation was the only way they could save her.” In addition to the running events, an exhibit building was filled with displays by animal-themed organizations and businesses. Several animal rescue groups were present with displays and representatives informing the public of their many services and activities. Many vendors of pet foods and petrelated merchandise were present in the building, too, and a silent auction of items donated by local businesses was conducted to raise more funds.

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Contest draws riders to Grange Fairgrounds By SAM STITZER pennsvalley@centrecountygazette.com

CENTRE HALL — The pounding cadence of a galloping horse, the loud crack of a Colt .45 pistol, a puff of smoke, the smell of gunpowder — it was like being in an old western movie. But, it wasn’t the Old West — it was the west end of Centre Hall, at the equine arena on the Grange Fairgrounds. On April 26 and 27, more than 100 contestants competed as the Stagecoach Outriders Club from Jamestown, N.Y., hosted a cowboy mounted shooters contest. In this event, contestants ride horses through a prescribed pattern in the arena. Ten balloons are mounted on poles, and the riders must shoot the balloons with single-action .45 caliber revolvers. It is a timed event with penalties for missing a balloon, deviating from the prescribed riding pattern, or worst case, falling off your horse. Single-action pistols require the shooter to cock the gun’s hammer for each shot. Riders may use any breed of horse they want in the contest, and many riders were clad in Old West attire to add to the cowboy atmosphere. Runs were conducted simultaneously inside and outside of the equine arena. Barry Larson, a member of the Stagecoach Outriders Club, said that no live ammunition is ever used in the contests. Instead, the guns use specially designed blanks filled with a charge of coarse black gunpowder. “Black powder burns a bit slower than smokeless powder, so when the gun goes off the powder is ejected and the burning embers are what breaks the balloon,” said Larson. “The ammunition we’re shooting will break it (a balloon) out to about 20 feet.” Larson explained that the contests have categories for men, women, seniors and youth in six different skill levels determined by previous contest wins. In addition to pistols, there are also runs made using shotguns or leveraction rifles. Since the rider’s hands are both required to shoot the

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MARY CHAMBERS, of Pittsburgh, has been shooting for a year, and belongs to three cowboy mounted shooters clubs. long guns, the rider must drop the horse reins momentarily to shoot the balloons. This makes these categories a little more difficult than the pistol classes. Larson said that these events are very family oriented, with both parents and their children often competing in an event. Safety is stressed in all classes, and in the wrangler class for children under 12 years old, the contestants do not actually shoot at the balloons. They may use toy guns to mimic the act of shooting in this class, but they are not allowed to use real blank-loaded guns until they are 12 years old. In all classes, no loaded guns are allowed outside of the contest arena. Larson said that as one might expect, the sport originated in the western states, and gradually spread eastward across the country.

“Ironically, the Northern Ohio Outlaws is the biggest cowboy mounted shooting club in the United States,” said Larson. He noted that there are even European clubs in Germany, Sweden and Spain. The Keystone Cowboys, located neat Clarion, is the only club in Pennsylvania. The Centre Hall event drew contestants from Maryland, New Hampshire, Virginia, the Carolinas, New York and Pennsylvania. “It’s quite a draw,” said Larson. Additional cowboy mounted shooters contests will be held on the fairgrounds during the Fourth of July weekend and in October. For more information, call Dave Billotte, president of the Keystone Cowboys Club, at (814) 2637155.

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THE BELLEFONTE ELKS Lodge No. 1094 recently held initiation for eight new members. Pictured, front row, from left, are Chaplain Roger Peck, Loyal Knight Chad Wegner, Exalted Ruler Nina D. King, Leading Knight John Rockey, Lecturing Knight Deb Shelow and Inner Guard Janice Watson. Back row, from left, are Sylvia Wellar, Jim Bainey, Greg Thomas, Vicky Kaltenbach, Maribeth Dunlap, James W. Chandler, Kent Bernier, Organist/Vocalist Carol Leitzell, Tiler Curt Leitzell and Secretary Ed Evock.

Environmental grant awarded HARRISBURG — State Rep. Mike Hanna, D-Clinton/Centre, recently announced that the Penns Valley Conservation Association has been selected for a $3,000 state environmental grant to support the group’s education projects in the Penns Creek watershed. “It’s fitting that the grant was announced on Earth Day because the association has been promoting environmental stewardship with zeal for 20 years,” Hanna said. “I congratulate the group for its efforts and for securing the funding.” The grant funding was established by the Environmental Education Act of 1993,

which reserves for environmental education 5 percent of the pollution fines and penalties collected annually by the state Department of Environmental Protection. “I was pleased to support the initiative and even more so to see it still providing local benefits,” Hanna said. “Conserving water, farmlands, forests and our rural heritage has been a blessing shared by all.” More information on the events is available on the association’s website, http:// pennsvalley.com. More information about the grant program is available on the DEP website, www.dep.state.pa.us, or by calling (717) 772-1828.

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AMY SMITH and Denny McCloskey are organizing the Spring Carnival for the Penns Valley Intermediate PTG. The event will be held on May 9 and 10 at Penns Valley High School.

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SPRING MILLS — The Parent-Teacher Group of the Penns Valley Intermediate School will host a family carnival fundraiser from 5 to 9 p.m. on Friday, May 9, and from noon to 9 p.m. on Saturday, May 10, in the rear parking lot of Penns Valley Area High School. Carnival organizers Amy Smith and Denny McCloskey said this is a new adventure for them. Smith and McCloskey had worked organizing a very successful spring carnival the Centre Hall Elementary School last year, and decided to have a district-wide event on a larger scale this year. They hope this carnival will become an annual event. Featured during the event will be five to seven rides from Garbrick Rides in Centre Hall, including a ferris wheel, a carousel, a merry mixer and rides for the younger children. Several local food vendors will be present, and display booths from many local organizations, including the Boy Scouts, music boosters, churches, the Penns Valley Youth Center and others will be set up. Garbrick’s games, including Skee-Ball, basketball and ring toss will be

present. There will also be a dunk tank. A highlight of the Saturday activities will be a pedal tractor pull for children ages 3 to 11, beginning at 1p.m. Kids have already signed up for this event, according to Smith. “We have 80 kids signed up,” said Smith. “The pull will take about four hours.” The contestants all use the same pedal tractors and weight sled, supplied by Norm Wenrick, with weights varying according to the puller’s age. Entertainment will be featured at the carnival, too. Friday night will have DJ Jammin J and Saturday’s lineup includes the Second Winds Jazz Band, the Penns Valley Area High School Jazz Band, the Covalt Family Singers and Half Baked, a local rock band. Saturday will also feature some special guests — the Penns Valley Ram mascot, the Nookie Monster and Ike the Spike from the State College Spikes baseball team, Smokey the Bear and Penns Valley graduate Josh Hull, who recently signed with the New England Patriots. The Life Flight helicopter is scheduled to land at 5 p.m. Raffles and a silent auction will also be conducted as additional fundraisers for the PTG.

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Rediscovering Happy Valley: College Town Film Festival STATE COLLEGE — I’ve always felt that filmmaking is the most powerful profession in the world. President of the United States? CEO of a Fortune 500 company? A scientist making groundbreaking discoveries? For me, all three of these don’t come close to the awesome potential a filmmaker has while on set. Think about it — a filmmaker can create an entirely new world, full of characters and plot lines conceived only in his or her mind. Making films and writing screenplays is all I’ve ever really wanted to do with my life, which is why I imJohn Patishnock mensely enjoy events is a Centre County such as the College native, and his Town Film Festival, stories on how held last month in he’s reconnecting to the area will downtown State Colbe showcased in lege at The State The“Rediscovering atre. Happy Valley,” a The husband-wife column that will filmmaking team of run every other Rod Bingaman and week in The Centre Maura Shea premiered County Gazette. their latest film, “Ripped!” on the first night of the four-day festival, an event I looked forward to since the first minute I learned of it. Bingaman was my first film teacher at Penn State, and is easily one of the best and one of my favorite professors I’ve had at either Penn State or Indiana. I still remember using a light meter during the first week of class and making my first feature, a short film I shot on campus. It was an experience I’ve always treasured, especially

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since it’s the only non-documentary film I’ve ever directed. He was also gracious enough to make some time for me a few weeks ago when I was looking for some advice, and so I made it a point to attend the premiere. “Ripped!” was partly inspired by The Beatles’ film “Help!” and was everything a movie can and should be: funny, thoughtful, and above all else, entertaining. The movie follows a 1960s male pop band that accidentally lands on a foreign planet and causes lighthearted mayhem with the opposite sex. The audience stayed engaged the entire time, and it was nice to see so many influential members of the local film community attend the screening and show their support. Afterward, during a short Q&A session, Bingaman said they’re looking to submit the film to various festivals, and I suspect it’ll do quite well. In an age when so many filmmakers and screenwriters don’t give the audience enough credit, “Ripped!” offered so many reasons to keep watching. I’ve followed his career from afar, admiring him and the films he makes with Shea. Bingaman is one of the most talented people working at Penn State, though I’ve always felt he and Shea have gone under the radar. Maybe I’m wrong, but he gives the impression he doesn’t seem to mind. He’s passionate about making films, and many of the filmmakers I know and am friends with are much more interested in producing quality work than receiving attention. I’m much the same way. The day after “Ripped!” premiered, I spent an afternoon attending a script reading of a TV pilot that was originally pitched to Showtime. That deal dissolved, though it wasn’t for lack of a quality script. The show centers around two guys in their late 20s who continue to live in the town in which they attended college, and it exam-

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ROD BINGAMAN and Maura Shea, a husband-wife filmmaking team, answer questions at The State Theatre during the College Town Film Festival. ines how they’re able to adapt to a college lifestyle while no longer students. A handful of actors, including James Denton, best known for his role as Mike Delfino on “Desperate Housewives,” read from a 42-page script that was compelling, interesting and funny. Afterward, I spoke with both writers and a number of the actors, including Denton. The conversation was really insightful, hearing from people who do this for a living, which has always been my dream. The script was also personal for me, since I currently find myself in the same situation as the two main characters in the script. In essence, I’m trying to be cool in a

MISS BELLEFONTE EMILY HOUSER, a junior at Bellefonte Area High School, was crowned Miss Bellefonte at the underclassmen prom held on April 12. She was crowned by last year’s Miss Bellefonte, Morgan Mills. Houser is the daughter of Tim and Jennifer Houser of Bellefonte. Some of her activities include National Honor Society, editor of the school newspaper, Key Club, class cabinet and varsity volleyball. She will represent Bellefonte Area High School at the Flaming Foliage Festival in Renovo this October.

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place where it’s not always easy to be cool when you’re no longer a student. I just submitted my latest featurelength screenplay to a number of national contests and the Sundance Screenwriter’s Lab, and if it does well, perhaps I can turn that into a presentation next year. I’m also working on a few other projects that I’m hopeful will get off the ground and could possibly be showcased. Something that has me very excited is a short screenplay I’m writing that I feel could be produced locally at a relatively cheap cost. I’ll be at the College Town Film Festival again next year, but maybe this time on stage instead of in the audience.

Clearwater Conservancy honored for river cleanup program STATE COLLEGE — A community conservation program aimed at preventing pollution from entering central Pennsylvania waterways is a winner of the 2014 Western Pennsylvania Environmental Awards, announced recently by Dominion and the Pennsylvania Environmental Council. Representatives of the ClearWater Conservancy will accept the award at the Western Pennsylvania Environmental Awards Dinner and Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, May 28, at the Westin Convention Center Hotel in downtown Pittsburgh. The award is presented for leadership, effectiveness and results in making an impact on the environment by Dominion and the Pennsylvania Environmental Council and includes a $5,000 donation. Miles of streams and creeks in central Pennsylvania are impaired by agriculture. So the ClearWater Conservancy developed its Riparian Conservation Program to restore functioning streambank buffer zones in Central Pennsylvania watersheds. Thirty-six individual volunteers and three corporate groups acted as site stewards and another 85 volunteers assisted with restoration work in 2013, the inaugural year of the riparian site steward program. Over the course of the year, stewards and volunteers collectively invested 800 hours in the program and planted 375 seedlings at 17 existing restoration sites and another 360 seedlings at three new restoration sites. To date, the Riparian Conservation Program has protected 4,600 acres of high-value riparian habitat. More than 300 ClearWater staff and volunteers have installed riparian buffers along more than 69,890 feet of stream. They’ve also installed 35,988 feet of streambank fencing and 16 stream crossings for livestock, removed three dams, installed 168 streambank stabilization and fish habitat enhancement structures, and treated countless acres of invasive species. This project is one of four winners from throughout Western Pennsylvania chosen to receive this award by a group of independent judges of environmental experts and Pennsylvania Environmental Council staff in response to a call for entries earlier this year. All entries were judged on the basis of their relevance to local environmental priorities, evidence of their impact on the environment, their approach to solving an environmental problem, and the environmental benefit of their work.

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receive a raised garden bed made from Trex recycled plastic lumber, which will be filled with Weis Choice compost, and $50 in “seed” money. Each participating school will receive a Trex recycled plastic lumber park bench. The 16 participating schools were: CLC Charter School, Corl Street Elementary, Easterly Parkway Elementary, Ferguson Township Elementary, The Goddard School, Gray’s Woods Elementary, Houserville Elementary, Lemont Elementary, Mt. Nittany Elementary, Nittany Christian School, Nittany Valley Charter School, Our Lady of Victory Catholic School, Park Forest Elementary, Radio Park Elementary, The State College Friends School and The Young Scholars of Central PA Charter School. For more information about the school recycling competitions, email aschirf@ centrecountyrecycles.org.

STATE COLLEGE — Earlier this year, 16 Centre County elementary schools competed in a plastic bag recycling challenge to see which school could recycle the most plastic bags both overall and per capita during an eight-week period. From Feb. 14 through April 15, the 16 schools collected a total of 5,631 pounds of plastic bags and film — approximately 360,000 bags. Gray’s Woods and Park Forest elementary schools won the recycling challenge. Park Forest collected the most bags overall (1,497 pounds) and Gray’s Woods collected the most per capita (3.8 pounds per student). CLC Charter School received honorable mention for a close second place. The Centre Region Council of Governments, State College Borough, Trex Company, Weis Markets, Lowe’s and A Bag’s Life sponsored the event. Gray’s Woods and Park Forest each will

ALLEGHENY PULLERS are hosting a mini-tractor pull on May 3 at the Huntingdon County Home and Outdoor Show, located at the Huntingdon County Fairgrounds.

Huntingdon Home and Outdoor Show set for weekend HUNTINGDON — The annual Huntingdon County Home and Outdoor Show will take place Friday, May 2, through Sunday, May 4, at the Huntingdon County Fairgrounds. The show will feature more than 30 exhibitors and entertainment including a gun show, mini-tractor pull and car show. Entrance to events is free with a paid admission to the show. Show hours are from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday; 11 a.m. to 7

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Event will pamper single moms MILESEBURG — Freedom Life Community Care wants to pamper single moms with salon treatments, giveaways and lunch at its first annual “Make a Mother’s Day� event from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 10, at 113 Sunset Acres. Freedom Life Community Care is partnering with Pregnancy Resource Clinic, The Salvation Army, Bridge of Hope Centre County and Youth Service Bureau, as well as church patrons, business sponsors and service professionals to indulge single moms. Volunteers and donations of goods and services are making it possible to offer luxuries that most single moms seldom enjoy. Up to 50 women will be accepted at the site.

individuals have donated gift certificates and goodie baskets to be given away at the event, as well as food for the meal. Gerber also said she hopes to get a good quality used car donated to give away at the event. “This has been a tremendous community effort,� said Pastor Eric Gerber. “We’re extremely proud to be hosting this positive event for single moms. Our church has a culture of honor and we are more than excited to honor and bless mothers in our community this upcoming Mother’s Day weekend.� To register for the Make a Mother’s Day event, visit www.freedomlife. tv, email centreco@freedomlife.tv or call (814) 355-4947.

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We’re never too old to enjoy playing in nature To think of kids and summer is to conjure images of wading in a stream, catching frogs and playing in the mud. Last summer, I sat at Spring Creek Park and watched a small moment in time that portrayed “the best of summer” for me. Two toddlers and one boy, 8- or 9-years-old, were at the sand box. The little ones were shoveling sand into plastic yogurt cups and then dumping them out. The older boy, sitting on the side and trying to appear disinterested, suddenly edged a little closer and spoke Connie Cousins to the younger kids. He covers a wide took one of the yogurt variety of events in Centre County for cups and added a little the Centre County water and sand. PackGazette. Email her ing the sand firmly, at ccous67@gmail. he showed them how com. to invert the cup and allow a cylinder of sand to slide out. The sand held its shape and more of the “blocks” could be stacked on top. Within minutes the young children had constructed a rather lopsided castle. “We are never too old to play,” I thought as the older boy walked away. When May appears on the calendar, students of all ages can hardly contain their excitement. The tantalizing warm breezes promise chances to sleep late, days at the beach and, in many cases, organized sports and activities. Centre Region Parks and Recreation offers programs for both children and adults. One facility that the CRPR operates is the Millbrook Marsh Nature Center, located at 548 Puddintown Road in State College. The mission of the nature center is to educate people about the natural world and to instill a passion for the environment through science, history, culture and art. On April 27 the center held its Spring Scavenger Hunt from 2 to 4 p.m. Participants picked up clipboards that held their instructions and lists of objects to find. They then set off along the path to search for a variety of items: bird nests, things that started with the letters in “spring,” a duck,

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an animal home, and so on. Melissa M. Freed, program coordinator at the nature center, was patient with the children’s questions and happy to explain some of the “finds” along the path. She said that large green frogs were conspicuously present along the water’s edge. “We have lots of activities planned for summer,” said Freed. “There will be Marsh Mondays and Wetland Wednesdays starting in mid June, and a three-hour drop off program is sure to be a hit with parents. Our ‘Nature at Night’ family program will take place on July 19 for all ages.” A plein air painting workshop is planned for Saturday, May 31, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.. This opportunity to paint in a peaceful natural setting is to adults ages 18 and over, but older teens are welcome as long as they are able to work independently. Those attending are asked to bring a bag lunch. The nature center’s first Nature Book Club will meet on two Wednesdays, July 9 and Aug. 13, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. This friendly discussion is open for adults and mature teens. The book selection is “Of a Feather: A Brief History of American Birding” by Scott Weidensaul. Another adult program is for the early birds. These early risers will join Dr. Jim Dunn, a local bird enthusiast, to observe what birds have returned to the marsh or are just passing through. Meet at the pavilion at 7:30 a.m. on two Tuesdays, May 6 and May 13. No registration is required. To register for the book club, or to see the numerous other activities available through CRPR, visit www.crpr.org or call (814) 231-3071.

BELLEFONTE COMMUNITY CHILDREN’S GARDEN

Beverly Hardener, master gardener and member of the Bellefonte Garden Club, provided me with a list of the coming attractions at the Children’s Garden behind the Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 203 N. Allegheny Street in Bellefonte. She has invited all kids to come and experience the 2014 growing season. Some exciting hands-on programs include: n Saturday, May 24 — “What’s in Your Seed?” Using song, movement, storytelling and an experiment, discover what is inside a seed and how it changes and grows.

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MELISSA FREED talks to students at the Milbrook Marsh Nature Center. The center offers a variety of summer activities for children. Children will plant seeds in the garden and are invited to come back later and see how they grow. n Saturday, June 21 — “Touch, Taste and Feel the Garden.” Touch, taste, feel and smell your way through the Children’s Garden using all five senses to explore what the garden has to share. Children will learn, too, how insect pals see colors people can’t and use their feet to taste. n Saturday, July 19 — “Spotted in the Garden.” Visit the garden to learn all about bugs — the good, the bad and the “grouchy.” Gather round the storyteller’s chair to hear a buggy tale, join in at the craft table to make and take a reminder of the garden experience, and don’t forget to check out the new “bug hotel.” n Saturday, Aug. 16 — “Mysteries Hiding in the Garden.” Put on detective caps to unravel clues in the search for some of nature’s hidden treasures. Successful sleuths will get rewards for finding treasures.

n Saturday, Sept. 20 — “Planes, Trains and Ships.” Learn the many ways seeds travel; participate in games, stories, crafts and songs. Participants will sit around a campfire while enjoying a snack. Suitable for preschoolers through the young-atheart. n Saturday, Oct. 18 — “Way Back Then.” Step back in time to learn about some original caretakers of the garden. Discover ways Native Americans preserved the world around us and how we can pass these ways on to future generations. Spend time creating a take-home craft using the same types of materials that might have been used “way back then.” The Bellefonte Community Children’s Garden is run by volunteers and made possible through a partnership among the Centre County Library, the Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Centre County, and the Bellefonte Garden Club, part of Historic Bellefonte Inc. Call (814) 355-4174 for more information.

Pennsylvania amusement and water park directory Lakemont Park Location: 700 Park Ave., Altoona Hours: Wednesdays through Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sundays, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Website: www.lakemontparkfun. com Phone: (814) 949-7275 DelGrosso’s Amusement Park Location: 4352 E. Pleasant Valley Blvd., Tipton, Hours: Picnic grounds, 8 a.m. to closing; water park, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.; rides and attractions, 11 a.m. to between 9 and 10 p.m. Website: www.mydelgrossopark. com Phone: (866) 684-3538 Hersheypark Location: 100 W. Hersheypark Drive, Hershey Hours: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; open until 11 p.m. on Saturdays in July, through Aug.16 Website: www.hersheypark.com Phone: (800) 242-1888

Knoebels Location: 391 Knoebels Blvd., Elysburg Hours: Vary by date and entertainment scheduled; typically 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Website: www.knoebels.com Phone: (800) 487-4386 Idlewild and SoakZone Location: U.S. Route 30, Ligonier Hours: 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. or later Website: www.idlewild.com Phone: (724) 238-3666 Waldameer Water World Location: 220 Peninsula Drive, Erie Hours: Open Tuesdays through Sundays; Waldameer, noon to 10 p.m.; Water World, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Website: www.waldameer.com Phone: (814) 838-3591 Kennywood Location: 4800 Kennywood Blvd., West Mifflin Hours: 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Park directory, Page 23

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GREAT BEAR is one of the signature roller coasters at HersheyPark, which is a short drive from Centre County.

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Kids and summer: Where to go and what to do From Gazette staff reports

STATE COLLEGE — When it comes to summer activities for children, there are a plethora of choices in Centre County. Whether it’s a Penn State sports camp or simply a day trip to Penn’s Cave, there is something for every age and every taste. The following is a guide to some of the many choices for children as parents prepare for summer. After all, in just a little more than a month, school will be out for the summer. A closer look at Centre County’s offerings:

THINGS TO DO AND PLACES TO SEE HIKING AND CAMPING

Information provided by Central Pennsylvania Convention and Visitors Bureau. Bald Eagle State Park 149 Main Park Road, Howard Phone: (814) 625-2775 Black Moshannon State Park 4216 Beaver Road, Philipsburg Phone: (814) 342-5960 Centre Region Parks and Recreation 2643 Gateway Drive, No. 1, State College Phone: (814) 231-3071 Mount Nittany Conservancy P.O. Box 334, State College Phone: (814) 237-0400 Stone Valley Recreation Area 325 Charter Oak Road, Petersburg Phone: (814) 863-1164

SUMMER CAMPS

Penn State Bug Camp Penn State’s Bug Camp for Kids (June 23-26) is an educational day camp for children ages 8 to 11. Campers observe and collect insects and participate in hands-on laboratory exercises to learn a broad range of biological, ecological and environmental topics. Each camper will receive an insectcollecting kit including a net, magnifying lens, forceps, ID book, collection box and journal, as well as a camp T-shirt, photo and diploma. Enrollment is limited to 20 campers. For more information and online registration, visit http://ento.psu.edu/public/ kids/bug-camp-for-kids. Penn State sports camps Penn State offers a variety of summer sports camps ranging from rugby to figure skating. Sports camps are offered for athletes in fourth grade through 12th grade. Costs vary, but include housing, meals and instruction. Athletes get the opportunity to interact with others their age, and are given feedback and instruction by Penn State coaching staff in order to improve and develop skills. For more information, visit www.gopsusports.com/camps/home.html. International Sports Training Camp

International Sports Training Camp, located in the Pocono Mountains, is a weeklong coed sports camp. The sports-centered camp offers activities such as gymnastics, soccer, basketball and football. For more information, call (570) 620-2267 or email office@international-sports.com. Penn State science camps (Science-U) An outreach program of the Eberly College of Science, Science-U offers day and resident camps for kids entering second grade through 12th grade. Exposing young learners to the wonders of science, Science U programs include “The Science of Toys,” “Advanced CSI Forensics,” and “Ecology Camp: The Wild Wonders of Your Own Backyard.” For more information, visit www.sciencecamps.psu.edu. State College YMCA State College Area YMCA offers three different day camps for school-aged children. Camps include Explorers (ages 5 to 8), Trailblazers (ages 9 to 12) and Tussey Mountain (ages 8 to 12). The goal of the YMCA’s summer day camp is to enhance physical, social, educational and moral well-being of each camper, as well as to provide fun and assist in building lasting friendships. The summer program includes field trips to Lincoln Caverns, the Festival of the Arts, “A Day With the Spikes” and even the Little League World Series. The YMCA also offers a Teen Team Camp in July. The Teen Team Camp is open to members and non-members ages 13 to17 and aims to develop leadership, volunteerism, human relations and teamwork. The Teen Camp schedule includes trips to Northland Bowling, Whipple Dam and a day-long visit to Knoebels. For more information, visit www.ymcaofcentre county.org. Centre Region Parks and Recreation The CRPR offers camps for children ages 3 (must be toilet trained) to 17. Most of the camps get participants outdoors, interacting with nature. Camps include flyfishing, kayaking, canoeing and a brand new “Nature Adventures” art camp directed by local artist Susan Nicholas Gephart. CRPR also offers a martial arts camp and “Camp Bill,” a youth theatre camp that combines voice, movement, dance, puppetry, stage combat and text. For more information, visit www.crpr.org. Camp Woodward Located just 25 miles from State College, Camp Woodward offers summer camp programs for skateboarding, BMX, in-line skating, gymnastics, cheerleading, snowboarding/skiing and digital media. Camp Woodward is a custom-designed overnight camp that provides some of the best facilities in the world, attracting campers and professional athletes. Camps are offered to young people ages 7 to 18, with no experience required, just an interest. Programs take place on a weekly basis lasting from early June until late August.

What’s in Your Seed?

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Touch, Taste and Feel the Garden

June 21

Spotted in the Garden

July 19

Mysteries Hiding in the Garden Planes, Trains and Ships Way Back Then

August 16

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The garden is located at 203 N. Allegheny St. Kids of all ages and their favorite adult are welcome. Call 355-4174 for more information about these free, one-hour programs that start at 11 am. Bellefonte Garden Club

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THERE ARE numerous summer activities for children in Centre County to choose from. The everpopular tug of war takes place at summer camps throughout the region. For more information, visit www.camp woodward.com. Camp Timber Tops Located in Greeley, Camp Timber Tops is one of the oldest girls’ overnight summer camps in the United States. Camp activities include outdoor recreation, athletics, creative arts and aquatics. For more information regarding registration deadlines, email info@timbertops.com or call (215) 887-9700. Pine Forest Camp Owned and operated by the same family for more than 80 years, Pine Forest Camp is located in the Pocono Mountains. The coed overnight camp offers sporting and fitness-related activities, outdoor adventures, aquatics and creative arts. For more information, call (215) 887-9700 or email info@pineforestcamp.com Camp Green Lane Located in the foothills of the Pocono Mountains, Camp Green Lane is a sevenweek coed overnight summer camp, committed to providing a “nurturing Jewish atmosphere.” Camp Green Lane offers outdoor sports and indoor crafts, and serves children entering third grade through 11th grade. Session choices are half summer (three and a half weeks) or full summer (seven weeks). For more information, visit www.greenlane.com. Lake Greeley Camp This private coed overnight summer camp is located in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania. With more than 60 daily activities to choose from, Camp Greeley accommodates boys and girls ages 6 to15.

Enrollment is limited to 275 campers, and sessions are available in two-, four-, sixand eight-week periods. For more information, call (570) 842-3739 or visit www. lakegreeley.com. Lake Owego Camp An overnight camp for boys located in the Pocono Mountains, Lake Owego Camp offers a variety of activities including sports, outdoor adventures, boating, swimming and creative arts. For more information, email info@lakeowego.com. Grier Summer Camp Located in the Allegheny Mountains, the Grier all-girls summer camp uses the campus of the Grier School, a historic girls’ boarding school. Grier summer camp offers musical theater, horse riding and arts and dance programs for girls ages 6 to 17. For more information, call (814) 684-3000, ext. 113, or email bestcamp@grier.org. Camp Lohikan Camp Lohikan is a coed sleep-away camp for children ages 6 to 15. The camp is located in the northeast Pocono Mountains and has been in existence for more than 40 years. Activities include various water sports, land sports, performing arts, horseback riding and creative arts. For more information, call (908) 470-9317 or email info@lohikan.com. Art Alliance of Central PA Summer art camps at the Art Alliance include multiple camps for kids ages 5 to teen. Activities range from pop-art to tie-dye and from 3D paper to clay. Camp Summer, Page 22

SUMMER ART CAMPS June 23-Aug. 22 Weekly themes Morning Sessions Ages 4-8

Afternoon Sessions Ages 7-12

Teen Week

Focus on Techniques Ages 11 & Up

REGISTER NOW! Only 12 campers per session available.

814.234.2740 Art Alliance of Central Pennsylvania www.artalliancepa.org 824 Pike Street, Lemont

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Summer, from page 21 sessions run from late June to August. Sessions are limited to 12 students. For more information, visit www.artalliancepa.org. Penn State Weather Camp Penn State Weather Camp is a hands-on experience of the entire weather-prediction process, including the forecast. Participants will also step into the meteorologists’ shoes by presenting their own TV weathercast. Penn State offers both Weather Camp and Advanced Weather Camp. Weather Camp is available for students entering eighth grade through 12th grade and Advanced Weather Camp is open to11th and 12th graders. For more information, visit www.outreach.psu.edu/weather-camp. Shaver’s Creek Shaver’s Creek summer camps include outdoor opportunities for campers ranging in age from 4 to 14, as well as “Leaders in Training,� a program in which youth ages 14 to 18 can assist with younger campers. For more information, visit http://shaverscreek.org. The Susquehanna Conference Camp and Retreat Ministry Featuring Bible camps for all ages that focus on exploring the outdoors and making a “connection with God.� For more information, visit www.susumcamps.org. C. Barton McCann School of Art This non-profit in Petersburg supports emerging artists of all ages, using a “hands-on, experiential approach.� Camps — which are open to all skill levels and focus on a range of disciplines, including painting, sketching and ceramics — are offered from early June through August. For registration and more information, call the school at (814) 667-2538 or email admissions@mccannart.org

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THE CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA Festival of the Arts steps up the fun for kids with the sprinklers on Allen Street, which are a popular draw.

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motorcycle poker run and other events and activities. For more information, visit www.visitbellefonte.com.

State College YMCA 677 W. Whitehall Road, State College Phone: (814) 237-7717

Central Pennsylvania 4th Fest The 4th Fest is a daylong, family-oriented, patriotic birthday party held Friday, July 4, on the East Campus of Penn State University. The 4th Fest is organized by Central Pennsylvania July 4 Inc., a nonprofit organization with an all-volunteer board and leadership team. More than 500 volunteers and 220 sponsors celebrate America’s independence with activities and a fireworks display, according to the organization’s website, www.4thfest.org.

McCoy Natatorium, Penn State 108 Bigler Road, University Park Phone: (814) 865-1433

Bellefonte Boro Swimming Pool 236 W. Lamb St., Bellefonte Phone: (814) 355-4009 Park Forest Community Pool 2100 School Drive, State College Phone: (814) 238-4515

FAIRS, FESTIVALS AND CARNIVALS

Bellefonte Children’s Fair On Saturday, June 7, Bellefonte will host its children’s fair, which features games, activities and entertainment, as well as raffles and displays. The event is made possible by Bellefonte Sunrise Rotary and benefits the Bellefonte Borough playgrounds. For more information, visit www. visitbellefonte.org. The Bellefonte Cruise Held Friday, June 13, though Sunday, June 15, the weekend event includes an open cruise, a sock hop, all-vehicle show, parade of high performance and classic show cars,

Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts To be held this year Thursday, July 10, through Sunday, July 13, the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts brings more than 125,000 people to downtown State College and the University Park campus of Penn State to celebrate the arts with its nationally recognized Sidewalk Sale and Exhibition, gallery exhibition, sand sculpture and music, and dance and theatrical performances in a variety of traditional and non-traditional venues. For more information, visit www.arts-festival.com. BookFestPA The fourth annual BookFestPA will be held on Sunday, July 13, at Schlow Centre Region Library. The event celebrates the joy of reading with talented local authors, talks by bestselling writers and an array of book-related activities. For more information, visit www.bookfestpa.org. Bellefonte Arts and Crafts Fair To be held Friday, Aug. 15, and Saturday, Aug. 16, the event will include more than 100 juried artists and crafters, family entertainment, food and children’s activities. For more information, visit www.visitbellefonte.org. Summer, Page 23

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THE ANNUAL Children’s Fair in Bellefonte features games, face painting, food and activities for children. Rolling Ridge Dr. in State College

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Register Now for Grace Lutheran Preschool & Kindergarten Young Explorer Camps! 205 S. Garner Street, State College June 16-20: Let Loose with Mother Goose July 14-18: Let’s Get Buggy with Eric Carle For children age 3 (by June 1) through kindergarten

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IN ADDITION TO coasters, Idlewild Park in Ligonier offers a water park and Story Book Forest. Park directory, from page 20 Website: www.kennywood.com Phone: (412) 461-0500 Sesame Place Location: 100 Sesame Road, Langhorne Hours: Mondays through Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Fridays through Sundays, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Website: www.sesameplace.com Phone: (866) 464-3566 Sandcastle Waterpark Location: 1000 Sandcastle Drive, Pittsburgh Hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Website: www.sandcastlewaterpark.com Phone: (412) 462-6666 Conneaut Lake Park Location: 12382 Center St., Conneaut Lake Hours: Thursdays through Sundays, 1 to 9 p.m. Website: www.conneautlakepark.com Phone: (814) 382-5115 Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom Location: 4000 Dorney Park Road, Allentown Hours: Dorney Park, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., with Saturdays in July and August extended to 11 p.m.; Wildwater Kingdom, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in June and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

LEAP THE DIPS at Lakemont Park in Altoona is a one of the oldest roller coasters in the state. It is still in operation today. in July and August, with Saturdays in July and Aug. 2 extended to 8 p.m. Website: www.dorneypark.com Phone: (610) 395-3724 Dutch Wonderland Location: 2249 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster Hours: 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Website: www.dutchwonderland.com Phone: (866) 386-2839 Camelbeach Mountain Waterpark Location: Resort Drive, Tannersville Hours: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Website: www.camelbeach.com Phone: (570) 629-1662 Carousel Water and Fun Park Location: 1018 Beach Lake Highway, Beach Lake Hours: Sundays through Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; waterslides open until

6 p.m. Website: www.carousel-park.com Phone: (570) 729-7532 Great Wolf Lodge (indoor water park) Location: 1 Great Wolf Drive, Scotrun Hours: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Website: www.greatwolf.com/poconos/ waterpark Phone: (570) 688-9899 Splash Lagoon Indoor Water Park Location: 8091 Peach St., Erie Hours: In June, Mondays through Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Fridays, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sundays, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; in July and August, Mondays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Saturdays and Sundays, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Website: www.splashlagoon.com Phone: (814) 217-1111 — Compiled by Gazette staff

Your Recreation Destination for Summer Fun! SUMMER DAY CAMPS For preschoolers to Grade 12

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PITTSBURGH’S KENNYWOOD PARK features some of the fastest and tallest coasters in the world. It’s just a three-hour drive from Centre County. Summer, from page 22 Centre County Grange Fair To be held from Thursday, Aug. 21, through Thursday, Aug. 28, the Centre County Grange Encampment and Fair is a “city within a town” for a week. The event features concerts, rides, food, games and competitions, according to its website. For more information, visit www.grangefair. net.

SCIENCE AND NATURE CENTERS

Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center 3400 Discovery Road, Petersburg Located in the heart of central Pennsylvania, Shaver’s Creek is Penn State’s nature center, offering fun and educational environmental programs and events for the whole community. For more information, visit shaverscreek.org. Discovery Space of Central PA 112 Foster Ave., Suite 1, State College With the mission “to provide engaging science experiences which spark creativity, curiosity and imagination,” Discovery Space offers exhibits and educational events and programs, according to its website. For more information, visit www.mydiscoveryspace.org. Millbrook Marsh Nature Center 548 Puddintown Road (College Township),

State College Operated by Centre Region Parks and Recreation, Millbrook Marsh Nature Center is a 62-acre site that consists of a 12acre farmstead area with a large bank barn, farmhouse and several outbuildings, as well as an adjacent 50-acre wetland. For more information, visit www.crpr.centreconnect.org. Penn’s Cave and Wildlife Park 222 Penns Cave Road, Centre Hall America’s only all-water cavern and wildlife park, nestled in Central Pennsylvania’s scenic Penn State Country. The cavern tour is a guided one-hour tour by motorboat on an underground stream. Along the limestone corridors, stalagmites and stalactites, flowstone cascades and draperies decorate the interior rooms, while underwater, trout swim and jump for feed. The farm and wildlife tour is a guided 90-minute motorized tour over 1,500 acres of Penn’s Cave forests and fields which have been carefully preserved as a natural habitat for birds, plants and animals. North American animals, such as bears, wolves, elk, deer, bobcats, bison, longhorn cattle and mustangs, as well as the Penn’s Cave icon, the cougar, are seen, along with the African adventure museum. For more information, visit www.pennscave.com. — Compiled by Gazette staff

YOUTH PROGRAMS - PRESCHOOL & SCHOOL AGE

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High Drama

PSU women’s lacrosse squad builds lead, hangs on for 13-12 victory By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — There are two ways to look at Penn State’s dramatic 13-12 Senior Day victory over Princeton at the Lacrosse Complex on Saturday afternoon. One is that the No. 8 Nittany Lions built a formidable six-goal lead late in the game and then tenaciously held on through a fierce rally by the No. 19 Tigers for their 10th win of the season. The other is that the Orange and Black simply ran out of time. Both are likely true. When Mackenzie Cyr’s third goal gave Penn State a 13-7 lead with less than 10 minutes left in the game, it very much looked like PSU would cap its Senior Day celebration with its first win over Princeton since 2008. But Princeton had some surprises left for the Lions — and a very effective trapping defense. The Tigers refused to go away and scored five unanswered goals in the span of nine minutes, the last of which came when Sarah Lloyd netted her fourth of the day with just 12 seconds remaining to play. Princeton needed a quick conversion after the draw to tie the game, but neither team was able to gain possession and the time ran out. “It was definitely a battle,” Penn State head coach Missy Doherty said, “and you never know when the winning goal is going to happen. “We were happy to get the lead that we did and to be able to dictate things and speed up their offense a little bit. It’s interesting here at Penn State and our games are always good games and we definitely kept it exciting all the way to the end.” Neither team wasted very much time getting on the scoreboard. Penn State’s Kelly Lechner

scored her 25th goal of the season just 19 seconds into the game and gave PSU a 1-0 lead. Princeton responded when Lloyd scored just a minute later to tie it at 1-1. The teams traded goals until Lechner gave the Lions their first two-goal lead, 5-3, with 10 minutes to play in the first half. Sophomore Jenna Mosketti, who led Penn State with four goals for the afternoon, made it 6-3 two minutes later, and then goals by Mackenzie Cyr and Jess Loizeaux eventually led to an 8-4 Penn State lead at halftime. “We just scouted Princeton’s defense and offense and really prepared for all their plays,” Mosketti said. “We worked hard all week. It was a long week of practice.” Princeton foreshadowed its ability to come back by scoring three of the first four goals in the second half to climb back into the game at 9-7. But then Mosketti, senior Madison Cyr, and Mackenzie Cyr combined for four unanswered scores that put PSU firmly in control. Mackenzie Cyr’s goal with 9:57 left on the clock gave the Lions that 13-7 lead. “I think Princeton’s a really great team,” Doherty said, “and I think that they are ranked lower than they should be, and we saw that battle today.” Princeton began its run with a goal by Erin McMunn at the 9-minute mark. Then, within a span of five minutes, Blake Dietrick, Anna Menke and Alex Bruno all scored for the Tigers and suddenly Penn State found itself ahead by only two, 13-11, with three minutes still to play. Penn State, looking for the goal that would put the game away, called time out. “We needed to think ahead a little bit more,” Doherty said. “We

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PENN STATE’S Jess Loizeaux (22) heads upfield as Princeton’s Anya Gersoff gives chase during Saturday’s women’s lacrosse game at University Park. Penn State won, 13-12. were making passes and then wondering what we were going to do with the ball. We needed to stay ahead of their defense and ahead of their doubles.” Penn State went on the attack, but the Lions were stopped when a slashing shot by Lechner was saved by Tiger goalie Caroline Franke with just over a minute to play. Princeton took over, worked

its offense, and Lloyd found the net with 12 seconds to play to draw the Tigers to within one, 1312. In the end, though, those 12 seconds were not enough and Penn State prevailed. “I think they just went on a run with the draw controls,” Mosketti said, “and that was something we needed to pick up. It was a little exciting. We made it

exciting. But the defense stuck it out and made some good plays. “This was a good win, a solid win.” Penn State now advances to the first round of the ALC Tournament which will be held at Northwestern University starting today. The NCAA tournament is then scheduled to begin on Friday, May 9.

Bennett in control as Eagles shut out Mounties, 3-0 By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com

WINGATE — The storms held off long enough on Monday afternoon to let Bald Eagle Area pitcher Jeff Bennett show his stuff. Facing off against local rival PhilisburgOsceola, the senior left-hander began the game with a short spurt of wildness but then quickly settled down and threw a complete-game, one-hit shutout in the Bald Eagles’ 3-0 victory over the Mounties. Bennett was in control the entire game. He allowed only a clean single to Derek Shaw in the fifth, walked three, and struck out six. Only two Mounties were able to reach second base in the game. On offense, Bryan Greene manufactured the first run of the day for BEA without a hit in the third, and then his brother Bryce drove in two with a barely-fair double down the left field line in the fourth to account for all the scoring. BEA scratched out only six other singles against the effective combination of Tyler Lamb and Caleb Pepperday on the Mound for P-O, which made Bennet’s performance all that more important for the Eagles. “Nice job today by Jeff (Bennett),” BEA coach Jim Gardner said. “I believe he needed that as much for himself as we needed that from him. I believe the umpire today was a pitchers’ umpire, had a pretty big zone, and Jeff took advantage of that. “He had real good stuff, had good pop on his fast ball, and he did a real nice job

for us today.” Philipsburg threatened immediately when it put two runners in scoring position in the first inning — both on walks — but Bennett bore down and got two pop-ups and a ground-out to escape unscathed. From there it was all Bennett. He allowed only the hit by Shaw, another walk, and a hit batter as he put down 18 of the final 21 batters he faced. “I felt a lot more confident than in my last outing at Central, definitely,” Bennett said. “Everything was going good. I have to give credit to my catcher Bryan (Greene) and to Ryan McNamara, the pitching coach. He calls all the pitches, I just throw them. “I also had seven other players behind me making plays, so I have to give credit to those guys.” In the bottom of the third, Bryan Greene got the Eagles on the board when he walked, stole second, stole third, and then scored on a ground-out by John Kobularcik. “Coach gave me the steal sign to go to second,” Bryan Greene said, “and I saw a curve ball and he wasn’t hitting his spot with the curve ball, so I decided to go for it.” Then in the fourth, Jason Jones led off with a single, Tyler Schall reached on a error, and Bryce Greene drove them both in with a double down the line in left. The ball crossed just inside the bag at third and rolled all the way to the wall, easily scoring Jones and Schall. That was it. Neither team threatened over the final

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BALD EAGLE AREA’S Jeff Bennett fired a one-hitter at Philipsburg-Osceola on Monday. The Eagles won, 3-0. three innings as BEA posted its seventh win of the season against four losses. “It was definitely a good win for us,” Gardner said. “Philipsburg played a good game, pitched a good game, but we left some guys on base, especially early on. It would have been nice to score a few there. But it was a good, solid ballgame for us.” For Philipsburg, Lamb and Pepperday combined to give up seven hits, four walks,

and they struck out five. The Mounties’ two errors were the only ones in the game as BEA played mistake-free defense behind Bennett. “We’re looking to play one game at a time,” Bryan Greene said. “We have a tough road ahead of us, four games this week, and hopefully going into playoffs, we’ll be a whole different club. And you never know what happens in playoffs.”

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Lending a Hand: PSU coach prompts ‘Pizza Crawl’ STATE COLLEGE — This wasn’t about branding, imaging or market positioning, terms thrown around often by business executives in suits. This was about a football coach clad in blue jeans whose sole motivation was creating a positive footprint in the community for two very worthwhile causes. This wasn’t about a public figure being dragged against his will to make an appearance so he could fulfill a contract stipulation. This was about a guy who genuinely enjoyed shaking hands and meeting every single person who showed up and offered support. This wasn’t about making money. This was about raising money. Just as much as anything, the inaugural Herb Hand Pizza Crawl was about showing Uplifting Athletes and Bands4RAINN that their stories aren’t going unnoticed or unheard. The pizza crawl, the result of a back-and-forth exchange on Twitter John Patishnock after Hand (innocently) posted a comcovers news and ment about grabbing a slice at Canyon sports for The Pizza, brought in nearly $5,000 for the Centre County Penn State chapter of Uplifting AthGazette. Email letes, which raises money for kidney him at sports@ centrecounty cancer research, and Bands4RAINN, gazette.com the Rape, Abuse and Incest National and follow him Network. on Twitter @ Onward State was one of the sponjohnpatishnock. sors and helped organize the crawl, recently contacting Hand and asking if he was interested in such an event. His reply? Absolutely. Before Sunday, I wondered how a simple post on Twitter could have led to this, nearly 200 students paying $20 apiece just for the opportunity to do something they do all the time: eat pizza. The answer: Herb Hand. Penn State’s offensive line coach/run game coordinator was as gregarious and affable in person as imaginable, welcoming everyone with a mile-wide smile and friendly handshake. He wowed the crowd at Rotelli when he grabbed a microphone and busted out some rap lyrics. He noshed on pizza next to college students with the humbleness of an out-of-town visitor. And he made sure everyone who attended felt his appreciation, constantly going out of his way to thank those who showed up. Then at the urging of myself and my friend, Chris Buchignani, Hand stepped behind the counter at Canyon Pizza and banged the gong, a somewhat unofficial symbol of his arrival in Happy Valley. The day was about pizza, and laughs and good times, but it was also about so much more. Midway through the crawl, the group took a quick detour to Heister Street, where the Penn State mural is lo-

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PENN STATE assistant coach Herb Hand bangs the gong to kick off the first-ever “Pizza Crawl,” which took place on Sunday in State College. cated. In a move that wasn’t announced ahead of time, artist Michael Pilato unveiled his latest addition: John Urschel, the math genius Penn State offensive lineman who was honored with the William V. Campbell Trophy, the Senior CLASS Award and the Sullivan Award for his mindboggling achievements, on and off the field. Urschel’s likeness is right next to Sue Paterno, and he was present for the ceremony. Also added was recent graduate Jasmin Enriquez, who founded Only With Consent, an organization aimed at stopping sexual violence. It was that type of day, the antithesis of typical. You want to know how special a day it was? I was fortunate enough to win a mini-helmet autographed by James Franklin, and that wasn’t the high point. I spent a few hours on a gorgeous Sunday afternoon walking around the town I love, eating pizza with my dad,

grabbing a beer with my friends, reconnecting with members of the Nittany Valley Society, all the while talking with Hand. What’s most exciting is that this isn’t over. It’s only beginning. After the pizza crawl wrapped up at Gumby’s — the tour also included stops at College Pizza and Bell’s Greek Pizza — a few other participants and I shared a conversation with Hand. He stated he’s confident the event will continue to grow, and possibly be held at Beaver Stadium one day. A lofty goal, sure, but that’s how Hand thinks. He makes you believe anything is possible when people are united for a single cause, so it’s not surprising he’s helped land what’s been rated the No. 1 recruiting class for 2015. Time and again, Hand said he couldn’t wait until next year’s pizza crawl, so he can do this all over again. Trust me, Coach, you’re not the only one.

Caravan set to begin PSU hockey team adds a pair of players in State College By BEN JONES StateCollege.com

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UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State’s coaching caravan will travel throughout the state and beyond over the next several weeks. But James Franklin and his staff are kicking off the tour today at 6 p.m. in State College at the Pegula Ice Arena. “I am excited that the Caravan kickoff event is in State College,” Franklin told StateCollege.com. “It all starts here in Happy Valley with the students, the faculty and staff and everyone in the community that have been so supportive from day one. The sense of pride in the university and the State College community is unbelievable and I can’t wait to visit with all the alumni, students and fans at Pegula Ice Arena on May 1.” The tour will feature 17 stops over the span of 10 days. Franklin won’t be the only head coach in attendance, though, as women’s volleyball coach Russ Rose and men’s soccer coach Bob Warming will both be in attendance and speaking at the event. Penn State football assistant coaches Josh Gattis (receivers), Charles Huff (running backs), Brent Pry (linebackers) and Bob Shoop (defensive coordinator) also will be in attendance at the reception to meet attendees. Seats are still available at nearly all of the tour stops, including the today’s stop in State College. For more information, visit www.alumni.psu.edu/ coachescaravan.

Wiffle Ball tourney planned CLARENCE — The sixth annual Wiffle Ball Tournament will take place on Saturday, May 3, at M.T.A.C., 105 Birch Run Road. Seven-person teams for two age groups — 12 and under, and 13 and over — are eligible to play. Graham’s Up In Smoke BBQ will be available for purchase. To register in advance, contact Shane Lucas at shane. lucas@silcotek.com or (814) 387-4606. Registration will also take place between 8 and 10 a.m.

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State hockey added two more Nittany Lions to the roster with the signings of defenseman Erik Autio and forward Scott Conway, head coach Guy Gadowsky announced this week. Autio and Conway mark a first for Penn State’s fledgling program, as both are European-born skaters. Autio is the first Nittany Lion to play exclusively overseas. A native of Espoo, Finland, Autio still plays internationally for Finland. Conway, who was born in England, currently plays for the Indiana Ice of the United States Hockey League. Both players will join James Robinson, who signed his NLI in November 2013, in this year’s class. “Along with James Robinson, who is an excellent leader and a strong player in all three zones, we have improved our offense, our defense and our character,” said Gadowsky. “In 2014-15 we will have increased our competition at every skating position. Erik is an extremely mobile and dependable defenseman who will add consistency to our defense,” added Gadowsky, who will enter his third season as Nittany Lion bench boss in 2014-15. “He will greatly enhance our ability to move the puck out of our own end. “Scott is a very cerebral player with a nose for the net,” said Gadowsky. “He will add tremendous hockey IQ and offense to our lineup.” In 2012-13, Conway totaled 54 points (18g, 36a) in 57

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State High set to host Blue Out Game By MORGAN HILL correspondent@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE — The State College High School girls’ softball team will host Central Mountain Monday, May 5, for senior day as well as a blue-out honoring one of the player’s fathers. Pregame ceremonies for senior day will begin at 4 p.m. and the game is set to start at 4:30 p.m. The game will be played at Community Field in State College. Monday’s game will be a Blue-Out Colon Cancer Awareness game in memory of Joe Mattivi, who lost a three and a half year battle with colon cancer on Dec. 24, 2013. Joe’s daughter, Lexi, is a senior outfielder on the team wearing number 21 — her father’s number. “It is our wish to honor Joe with a blue-out game to bring awareness to colon cancer and to celebrate the memory of a wonderful dad, husband, friend and proud supporter of State High softball,” said Mary Robert, vice president of the State College Softball Booster Club and co-chair of the blue-out game. Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancerrelated deaths in Pennsylvania, according to Robert, and nearly 50,000 Americans die annually from it. All proceeds of the event will benefit the Jimmy V. Foundation, a foundation close to Lexi’s heart. Her senior project also benefitted the V. Foundation. “Cancer is a disease that affects many people, but no

one fights alone,” said Lexi. “When we fight together we are stronger.” Admission into the game is free, however donations will be being accepted. Also, raffle tickets will be sold prior to and during the game for a chance to win prizes such as a Vera Bradley Bag, a night at the Country Inn and Suites in State College and four rounds of golf at either the Penn State or Mountain View golf courses. Lexi has dedicated her senior season to her father. Throughout the season she is wearing a royal blue batting helmet and batting gloves, using a royal blue bat, and has dyed a royal blue streak in her hair to honor her father as well as to have him close to her. “I am so honored to play this game for my dad because he was always my biggest advocate in any activity I participated in,” said Lexi. “My dad was the strongest and most humble man I have ever known and I am so blessed to have had him as my dad. I wish he could be watching my game in his lawn chair, but I think his seat in heaven is unbeatable. “I want to take this chance to thank everyone who has supported my family this year. It has been a hard journey to be on but I have grown more this year as a person than any other year before,” she added. For more information about the blue-out game, contact Robert at mcr11@scasd.org or visit www.scasd.org/ Page/23963.

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THE STATE COLLEGE Area High School girls’ softball team will host Central Mountain in a Blue Out Game on Monday, May 5. The game is honoring Joe Mattivi. His daughter, Lexi, is a Lady Little Lion.

Projected TV deal a welcome sight for PSU athletics By BEN JONES StateCollege.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State athletics has been straining under the weight of a number of financial burdens. No revenue share from the Big Ten conference’s bowl appearances, a fine of $60 million by the NCAA and lower attendance figures have all contributed to the financial issues. Not to mention the general cost of operation and the constantly fluctuating streams of revenue and spending that are found with any multi-million dollar business. The culmination of these issues resulted in Penn State athletics reporting nearly $6 million in losses according to a financial report released by the University this February. While that’s not surprising given the complications and financial hurdles, it was still a noteworthy moment for an athletic department that has generally been one of the more lucrative businesses in college athletics. But despite the rather gloomy outlook on for Penn State’s books, projections made by the Big Ten for upcoming television contracts could give the athletic department and university at large a much needed financial boost. According to the Journal & Courier which filed an open records request, 12 of the 14 schools in the Big Ten are projected to receive $44.5 million from the conference’s broadcast distribution plans in 2017-18. That figure is significantly greater than the current distribution of $27 million handed out to schools this past year. Maryland and Rutgers won’t receive full shares of the revenue. Per conference regulations, a member institution must be a full member for six years after joining the conference before it is granted the full financial benefits of membership. Maryland and Rutgers both officially join the confer-

ence on July 1. Nebraska will enter its sixth year in the conference during the 2017-18 season, the first year of the new Big Ten television contract. So how does this benefit Penn State? Simply put, money is slated to flow into Big Ten schools at historic levels once the new TV deal is signed. With Penn State out from under the cloud of NCAA and Big Ten sanctions by the time the new deal is made official, the Nittany Lions will be free to collect not only their share of broadcast revenue but also their cut of the Big Ten bowl revenue. Penn State currently does not receive a share of the conference’s bowl revenue. That’s because of a Big Ten sanction that was imposed in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky scandal. The loss of bowl revenue will continue for a total of four years in tandem with the NCAA sanction which prevents Penn State from competing in bowl games.

As a result, Penn State missed out on nearly $2.3 million in 2013 according to the university. Over the span of four years the roughly $10 million in uncollected bowl revenue is a significant figure, especially when compared to the operation costs of ongoing projects like the $10 million being spent to renovate the Beaver Stadium scoreboards this offseason. With money coming in from the conference from both bowl and broadcast revenues, it seems unlikely that Penn State’s financial issues are there for the long term. The difference between the revenue share in 2014 and the first year under the new broadcast deal alone is roughly $17.5 million more than Penn State currently gets annually from Big Ten broadcasting rights. So while Penn State has seen its fair share of choppy waters and will continue to navigate them, it’s safe to say that a massive financial life vest is only a short swim away.

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Philipsburg Country Club hosts annual classic PHILIPSBURG — The annual Philipsburg-Osceola Mountie Matman Golf Classic recently took place at the Philipsburg Elks Country Club. The event resulted in a two-way tie for first place with a bestball score of 59. The team of John Burns, Ray Joe Millward, Joe Millward and Gib Weller, along with the foursome of Kevin Hahn, Mike Healey, Chuck Moore and Tom Harris, each carded rounds of 11under par to share top honors. The group of Woods — Dick, Brad, Brent and Brian — John Dixon covers claimed third place golf for The Centre County Gazette. with a score of 61. Email him at Taking first place sports@centre in the Gross Division, countygazette.com. shooting a round of 58, was the foursome of Don Johnson, Matt Johnson, Bob Mitchell and Nate Lucas. Shooting a best-ball score of 60 for second place was the team of Pat Brown, Denny Goss, John Harpster and Jason Yoder. And, in third place, with a score of 61, was the group of George LeGrand, Greg LeGrand, Tom LeGrand and Mike Neidrick. On-course prizes were won by Pat Brown and Gary Helsel, while Georiann Way won the Rick Barnett Memorial Putting Championship with 10 feet, 9 inches of putts. Barnett, a longtime supporter of P-O athletes and a former Mountie standout, died last year from cancer.

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The North Central Pennsylvania Golf Association has announced its 2014 tournament schedule, according to John Cattoni, president of the association. The 2014 tour schedule will consist of a total of 27 tournament dates being offered to junior, senior and women golfers in North Central Pennsylvania. The nine junior tour events will see a few changes to tradition. Most notably, the season will kick off Monday, June 16, at the Shade Mountain G.C. For years, the NCPGA has seen the Lienhard Memorial get the season started at the Wynding Brook G.C. However, this year, the event that memorializes Dennis C. Lienhard will be contested during the third week of the season on Monday, June 30, to best accommodate the Lienhard family. Other stops on the 2014 junior circuit include Mill Race, White Deer, Susquehanna Valley, Belles Springs, Corey Creek and Lost Creek. The NCPGA will also run a junior match play championship at Bucknell Golf Club, Wednesday, July 16, and Thursday, July 17. The match play championship is by invitation only, based on players’ scoring averages for the first four events of the season. Junior golfers will be able to enter all events online by visiting the juniors section of the association’s website at www. ncpga.net. Vice president and junior tour chairman Ed Barrett said that all events will feature competition in all age groups and ability levels. Barrett will be supported again by the association’s P.J. Boatright Jr. intern, funded by the USGA, and a large network of volunteers. Now in its 34th season, the NCPGA Junior Tour was one of the first in the state of Pennsylvania and has produced six state champions and PGA tour professional

Jason Bohn. The continuously growing NCPGA senior series will not disappoint in 2014, either, as senior golfers ages 50 and older will have 16 opportunities to participate in events administered by the NCPGA. The senior season’s opening event will be hosted by Eagles Mere C.C. on Wednesday, May 21, and there will be weekly events through mid-July at Lewistown C.C., Mill Race G.C., Mountain View C.C., Corey Creek G.C., Clinton C.C., Lost Creek G.C., and Wynding Brook G.C. After a week off, the events continue at Bucknell G.C., Williamsport C.C., Tyoga C.C., White Deer G.C., Susquehanna Valley C.C., Belles Springs G.C. and Shade Mountain G.C., and conclude with the senior finale at Toftrees Golf Resort in mid-September. All of the men’s senior events have 1 p.m. shotgun starts, except for the ones at Wynding Brook and Susquehanna Valley Country Club, which will start at 9 a.m. Female golfers will once again see the Bucknell Golf Club play host to two NCPGA women’s events. The annual better-ball-of-partners’ event will take place on Thursday, June 12, and the Women’s Amateur Championship and Senior Amateur Championship will be contested on Friday, July 18. All golfers are encouraged to visit the association’s website at www.ncpga.net for more information and registration. Participating clubs in the NCPGA are: Belles Springs GC, Mackeyville; Bucknell GC, Lewisburg; Clinton CC, Mill Hall; Corey Creek GC, Mansfield; Eagles Mere CC, Eagles Mere; Lewistown CC, Lewistown; Liberty Valley GC, Danville; Lost Creek Golf Club, McAlisterville; Mill Race GC, Benton; Mt. View CC, Boalsburg; Nittany CC, Bellefonte; Shade Mountain GC, Middleburg; Skytop Mountain GC, Port Matilda; Susquehanna Valley CC, Hum-

mels Wharf; Knoebels Three Ponds GC, Elysburg; Timber Trails CC, Pocono Pines; Toftrees GC, State College; Tyoga CC, Wellsboro; White Deer GC, Montgomery; Williamsport CC, Williamsport; and Wynding Brook GC, Milton.

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Junior Tournament June 16, Shade Mountain GC June 23, Mill Race GC June 30, Wynding Brook GC (Lienhard Memorial) July 7, White Deer GC July 14, Susquehanna Valley CC July 16 and 17, Bucknell GC (Match Play Championship; top 16 qualifiers) July 21, Belles Springs GC July 30, Corey Creek GC Aug. 4, Lost Creek GC Senior Tournament Series May 21, Eagles Mere CC May 29, Lewistown CC June 5, Mill Race GC June 10, Mountain View CC June 18, Corey Creek GC June 25, Clinton CC June 30, Lost Creek GC July 10, Wynding Brook GC (9 a.m. start) July 24, Bucknell GC July 28, Williamsport CC July 30, Tyoga CC Aug. 7, White Deer GC Aug. 14, Susquehanna Valley CC (9 a.m. start) Aug. 27, Belles Springs GC Sept. 11, Shade Mountain GC Sept. 18, Toftrees GC Ladies Events June 12, Bucknell GC (better ball of partners) July 18, Bucknell GC (Women’s Amateur and Senior Amateur Championships)

Penn State football fans booking trips to Ireland By JENNIFER MILLER StateCollege.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — Local travel agents have been busy booking Ireland tours for Penn State football fans interested in seeing Penn State play its first international game. Penn State will be facing the University of Central Florida in August for the Croke Park Classic in Ireland. Nittany Travel is offering an Ireland tour package that is nearly sold out, mostly through word of mouth, according to

agency owner Ray McGill. “It’s all about the game and the touring in Ireland. That’s really where it’s at. That’s the draw,” said McGill. The Nittany Travel package includes a round-trip flight out of Newark, N.J., on Wednesday, Aug. 27, with a hotel stay for six nights, including some meals, before departing Shannon Airport, Ireland, on Wednesday, Sept. 3. Game tickets are available separately. The package starts at $2,689 per person. Initially there were 50 seats available, but only a few remain, McGill said.

Centre for Travel in State College offered several Ireland packages to coincide with the Croke Park Classic. All packages — more than 700 seats — sold out roughly two months ago, according to agency owner Kay Rogers. “It’s because, first of all, people like Ireland, number one, and since there is the game, they thought ‘we’ll do two things at one time,’” Rogers said. “Rumors were around saying that we may be playing in a different place, to give the football players a nice incentive, and now that we have the

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UNIVERSITY PARK — In recent years, James Franklin has chiseled out a reputation as a top coach, but that doesn’t mean the guy who’s now leading Penn State’s football program couldn’t sling a few passes himself back in the day. As a quarterback at East Stroudsburg University, Franklin saw his fair share of long balls thrown over the years en route to setting or tying 23 school single-game, season, or career records. Five of those records still stand today. Additionally Franklin was named a regional candidate for the Harlon Hill Award, given to the top player in Division II, dur-

ing his senior season in 1994. That 1994 season came with at least one notable moment in the national spotlight as Franklin was named a National Player of The Week by Sports Illustrated magazine in October of 1994. His performance was one any fan would be happy to see — 362 yards passing, three touchdowns, 150 yards rushing and one touchdown in a 44-17 victory over Southern Connecticut. Franklin’s performance may have gotten more attention had Kordell Stewart not thrown a 64-yard Hail Mary as time expired to upset Michigan that same weekend. It’s safe to say James Franklin wasn’t afraid to pass the ball.

Spikes to give out Franklin bobblehead StateCollege.com UNIVERSITY PARK — As baseball fans know, minor league promotions are the best. State College’s minor league team — the Spikes, a short season single-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals and the defending New York–Penn League Pickney Division champions — announced its promotions schedule Thursday, headlined by a James Franklin bobblehead night on Aug. 28. The first 1,000 fans who arrive at Med-

lar Field at Lubrano Park for the Spikes’ game against their rivals, the Williamsport Crosscutters, will receive a bobblehead. The promotion is presented by The Nittany Lion Inn and The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel. The game will take place two days before the Nittany Lions start their season in Ireland against UCF. This is the second consecutive year that the Spikes have offered a Penn State football coach bobblehead. The team gave out Bill O’Brien bobbleheads in 2013.

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Spikes to auction ‘Fresh Prince’ jerseys Run set for May 11 By BEN JONES

BOALSBURG — The fifth annual Bridge of Hope Centre County Mother’s Day 5K Fun Run/Walk will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 11, at the Pennsylvania Military Museum in Boalsburg. The event will benefit Bridge of Hope Centre County, which supports homeless mothers and their children. Race-day registration begins at 1 p.m. All ages are welcome to participate. For more information or to register, visit http://centre. bridgeofhopeinc.org.

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STATE COLLEGE — During your life, there will be times where you simply have to see something to believe it. Words and pictures don’t do the real thing justice. Like one of the Seven Wonders of the World, it’s just easier to see it in person. The uniforms the State College Spikes will be wearing on Sunday, June 29, qualify as something to see. The outfits, which are garishly one-of-a-kind, will be auctioned off during the game with all proceeds benefiting Children’s Miracle Network. The occasion? The appearance of actor Alfonso Riberio of “Fresh Prince of Bel Air” fame. The Spikes went 48-27 last season including a 30-8 record at home. State College eventually fell 4-3 in the final game of the New York-Penn League championship series. The season was the Spikes’ best in the team’s short history, and its first playoff appearance in franchise history. The Spikes are currently affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals.

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THE STATE COLLEGE SPIKES will wear these “Fresh Prince” jerseys on Sunday, June 29.

BOALSBURG — The Boalsburg Memorial Day run will be held at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, May 26, at Blue Spring Park in Boalsburg. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. Blue Spring Park is located on Wagner and West Pine streets. For more information, call (717) 448-8162. To register, visit www.nvrun.com.

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Opening Day: Nittany Valley Little League Photos by Tim Weight The newly-formed Nittany Valley Little League had its Opening Day ceremonies on April 26. Players and coaches were introduced. Jason Dambach of the State College Spikes, Herb Hand of the Penn State Nittany Lions and musician Chiz Rider made it a special day for all those involved. Play ball!

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Arts & Entertainment

Choral Society puts ‘Passion’ on display By ANNE WALKER correspondent@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE — The State College Choral Society celebrates its 65th anniversary this year. Music director Russell Shelley says he can’t think of a better way to mark the event than a fullscale, no-holds-barred, gala performance of Johann Sebastian Bach’s “St. John Passion.” The production will take place at 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 10, in the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center. “It’s a dramatic work that paints a wide spectrum of human emotion,” according to Shelley. The 18th-century work calls for an orchestra featuring flutes and oboes and a full string section. Considered an oratorio — a work of sacred text featuring characters, an ensemble, soloists and a choir — the piece requires vocal stamina and dramatic intensity from the vocalists. “It’s kind of like a play,” according to Shelley, “where you have actors, dialogue, quick timing and pacing, but it’s all in song.” The SCCS production will feature tenor Richard Kennedy, a Penn State voice professor, as the Evangelist, who more or less narrates the last days of Jesus Christ. “Richard Kennedy is one of

the top Bach Evangelists in the country,” Shelley said, “and the piece lives and breathes with the Evangelist role.” Oberlin Conservatory senior and Huntingdon native Aaron Keeney will sing the part of Jesus. He needs to handle the dramatic bass role, including several strenuous arias. “We’re extra pleased to bring back a Central Pa. kid for such a prestigious performance,” Shelley said. In a third principal role, Penn State voice professor James White will sing the part of Pontius Pilate. Shelley describes the part as “critical in the drama.” Soprano, alto and tenor roles don’t really participate in the drama of the piece. They focus more on arias, Shelley says, working more like operatic solos. Kristen Paschen will sing the soprano role, while Janice Mianulli and Carlos Feliciano will perform the alto and tenor parts. “Choral singing is unbelievably demanding,” Shelley pointed out, “and if they got paid per note, they’d all be millionaires.” “St. John Passion” incorporates all the intensity of the Baroque tradition into a few hours of haunting beauty, offered by a

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THE STATE COLLEGE Choral Society will perform Bach’s “St. John Passion” at 7 p.m. on May 10 in the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center. group of musicians and vocalists celebrating 65 years of dedication to their art.

“This group of dedicated singers gives and extends themselves to achieve one of the master-

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THIS PHOTOGRAPH by Chuck Fong will be on display at The Fraser Street Art Gallery. Fong is a professional photographer in State College.

pieces of choral music. They really do give breath and life to this music,” Shelley said.

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“LATE SPRING,” by Maggie Wolszczan, is one of several works of art on display as part of the Fraser Street Art Gallery’s “Rite of Spring” exhibit.

Fraser Street Art Gallery hosts ‘Rite of Spring’ By ANNE WALKER correspondent@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE —Five local artists have joined together to celebrate this year’s long-awaited spring. The Fraser Street Art Gallery hosts a show called “Rite of Spring” through Thursday, June 19. A small space, this gallery manages to showcase some truly captivating work. Photography and sculpture, as well as oil and acrylic work, make for some intriguing moments for art lovers, collectors and anyone simply wandering through town. Artist Maggie Wolszczan and photographer Chuck Fong run the gallery and three additional artists have work showing there now. William Snyder III has some unusual pieces on display. In the spirit of pop art, he has used spray paint, water-jet cut aluminum and

masked vinyl to present what he describes as a “fun design.” Snyder admits to a fascination with the idea of branding and he has chosen Vespa motorbikes as his subject for this season’s show. In fact, he does for Vespa what Andy Warhol did for Campbell’s Soup. “I’m an avid fan of brands,” he said, “and Vespa is an elite kind of scooter that’s kind of trendy, but holds its own in value.” State College sculptor Mark Pilato presents a small, but intricate sculpture he calls “Together and Apart.” Using clay, wax and bronze, he expresses some personal feelings that he has for his wife. “I wanted to make something to express the love I feel for her,” he said. Pilato’s sculture suggests two people sharing an embrace. It separates into two individual pieces, symbolizing each person’s connection to

the other, despite time spent alone. Painter Nathan Mellott has three pieces in the show. He uses a more traditional approach, incorporating pastels and acrylics. Two large paintings each show a figure. One, “Woman with Mask,” wears a white mask, posed before a deep red background. The other, “Blue Man,” has a more abstract-looking figure incorporating angular lines. “It has a Byzantine element,” Mellott said. Mellott also has a smaller piece, done in oil. In “Tidal Basin: Early Spring,” he has two figures in the foreground, seen from the back; they overlook a river. Maggie Wolszczan spent much of her formative years in Puerto Rico, and her brilliant florals have a tropical quality to them. They also bring to mind an element of

fantasy, with their intense reds and oranges set against a cerulean sky. She paints them oversized, emphasizing the detail and texture of each. “I always paint something I’ve been in the presence of,” she said. Chuck Fong has become a familiar presence in quite a few art shows. His photographs concentrate on things that he says, “other people may not even see.” He has several street scenes in this show, using focus and composition to capture images of sidewalks, building facades and other everyday artifacts that most of us walk by daily. But Fong manages to capture the visual impact of each. Soft images of spring, vibrant colors, the idea of hitting the open roads, romantic imagery and a healthy dose of authenticity give this show all of the shades, moods and excitement we dream about all winter.

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Youth Orchestra concert set

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UNIVERSITY PARK — Central Pennsylvania Youth Orchestra will perform its annual spring concert at 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 18, at Esber Recital Hall, Penn State. “North and South of the Border” will take the audience on an orchestral journey through the Czech Republic, Finland and Mexico. Music selections include works by Smetana, Sibelius and Marquez. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students and children. Tickets are available at

the door. The Central Pennsylvania Youth Orchestra is a division of the Performing Arts School of Central Pennsylvania, a nonprofit organization committed to encouraging more people to participate in the arts, nurture each student’s potential for success and inspire them to enjoy the arts for life. For more information, visit www.pascp. org.

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BALD EAGLE AREA Junior-Senior High School recently staged “Shrek: The Musical.” Abbey Crago played Princess Fiona and Cody Mandell portrayed Shrek.

LHU to present orchestra show LOCK HAVEN — The Clinton County Arts Council will partner with Lock Haven University to present the Pennsylvania Centre Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 4, in Price Auditorium. All seating is reserved, and tickets are

available for purchase at www.lhup.edu. The Pennsylvania Centre Orchestra is sponsored in part by the Lock Haven University Foundation. For more information, call (570) 4842147.

Professor publishes a pair of books UNIVERSITY PARK — Dr. Robert Lima, a Penn State professor in the College of Liberal Arts, recently had two books published by Floricanto Press. Lima, a renowned Hispanist and awardwinning poet, authored “Por caminos er-

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

ONGOING

Bookmobile — Centre County Library Bookmobile is a fully accessible library on wheels. Look for it in your community and join Miss Laura for story times, songs and fun. Visit the website at www.centrecounty library.org for days and times. 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. Exhibit — “The Art of Adornment” will be on display through Sunday, May 25, 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 — “The Nature of Art” will be on display through Saturday, May 31, at the State College Framing Company and Gallery, 160 Rolling Ridge Drive, State College. An opening reception will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday, May 2. Gallery hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Mondays, from 10 a.m. to 8 pm., Tuesdays through Fridays, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays. Call (814) 234-7336. Exhibit — Work by Holly Fritchman will be on display through Saturday, May 31, 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 — “Relics” by Stephen Althouse will be on display through Saturday, May 31 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. Exhibition — “Challenge Yourself” by Judy Chicago will be on display through Friday, June 13, in the Paterno Special Collections Library, University Park. Visit www.libraries.psu.edu. Exhibit — The works of Bill Ragosta and Norris Lacy will be on display through Monday, June 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) 3554280 or visit www.bellefontemuseum.org. Exhibit — “Passages,” a series of recent paintings by Alice Kelsey, will be on display through Sunday, July 27, in the HUB Gallery, University Park. A public reception for the gallery will take place on Friday, June 6, from 5 to 7 p.m. Visit www.studentaffairs. psu.edu/hub/artgalleries. Summer Camp Registration — Registration for “Boot Camp for Kids,” which will take place on Saturday, Aug. 2, at the Pennsylvania Military Museum, will be open until Friday, July 25. This camp will simulate the boot camp experience for boys and girls ages 8 to 13. To register, visit www.pamilmuseum.org or call (814) 466-6263. History/Genealogy — Learn about local history and genealogy with expert researchers at the Historical Museum and Pennsylvania Room, 203 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Hours are Mondays, Wednes-

days 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, MAY 1

Event — The Pennsylvania Military Museum will host a National Prayer Day service at 7 a.m. at 51 Boal Ave., Boalsburg. This annual event is sponsored by the State College chapter of Christian Business Men’s Connection and the Central Pennsylvania Christian Institute. Exhibition — Saturday School Children’s Artwork will be displayed 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 College. Story times are free with paid admission. Call (814) 234-0200 or email info@ mydiscoveryspace.org. Children’s Program — Preschoolers ages 3 to 5 can work on science-themed activities with “Science Adventures” from 11 to 11:30 a.m. at Discovery Space, 112 W. Foster Ave., Suite 1, State College. Activities are free with paid admission. Call (814) 234-0200, email info@mydiscoveryspace. org or visit www.mydiscoveryspace.org. 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 “Magnanimous Moms.” Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centre countylibrary.org. Children’s Program — The Centre County Library and Historical Museum will host its Lego club from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecounty library.org. Comic Club — Schlow Centre Region Library will host a comic club for high school students from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Musser Room, 211 S. Allen St., State College. Visit www.schlow.org. 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 “STEAM — Explore Science With Your Family!” Call (814) 3421987 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Yard Sale — Howard United Methodist Church will participate in the Howard community-wide yard sale from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at 144 W. Main St., Howard. Baked goods, in addition to household items, will be available. Call (814) 625-2362. Presentation — Centre Region Baptist College will host “The Death of America: Prophecy of Doom” at 7 p.m. at the Bellefonte Area High School, 830 E. Bishop St., Bellefonte. Dr. William Kovacic will discuss ancient prophecies of America’s demise. Call (814) 359-3183. Concert — Centre Dimensions Jazz Ensemble will perform at 8 p.m. at Esber Recital Hall, University Park. Visit www. music.psu.edu/ensembles/jazz-bands.

FRIDAY, MAY 2

Yard Sale — Howard United Methodist Church will participate in the Howard community-wide yard sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 144 W. Main St., Howard. Baked goods, in addition to household items, will be available. Call (814) 625-2362. Developmental Screenings — Certified therapists will administer developmental screenings and evaluations for newborns to children age 5 from 9 a.m. to noon in the Children’s Activity Room at Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. Skills in five major areas will be evaluated: motor, social, cognitive, language and adaptive. For more information, call (814) 235-7818 or visit www.schlow. org. Exhibition — Saturday School Children’s Artwork will be displayed 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

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COUNTRY MUSIC STAR Jason Aldean will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, May 2, at the Bryce Jordan Center. Special guests will be Florida Georgia Line and Tyler Farr. needed. Call (814) 231-3076. Farmers’ Market — The Downtown State College Farmers’ Market will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Locust Lane, State College. Visit www.friday. statecollegefarmers.com. Support Group — An Alzheimer’s and dementia support group will meet at 1 p.m. in the Mount Nittany Dining Room at The Inn at Brookline, 1930 Cliffside Drive, State College. Film — The Centre County Library and Historical Museum will screen “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” (PG-13) at 1:15 p.m., followed by a discussion, at 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Concert — The Lincoln University Choir will perform “Home Sweet Home” at 7 p.m. at St. John Lutheran Church, 216 McAllister St., Bellefonte. Concert — Jason Aldean’s 2014 Night Train Tour, with special guests Florida Georgia Line and Tyler Farr, will take place at 7:30 p.m. at the Bryce Jordan Center, Univeristy Park. Tickets can be purchased at Ticketmaster.com, Bryce Jordan Center, Eisenhower Auditorium, Penn State Downtown Theatre, Altoona Campus Ticket Outlet, or by phone at (800) 7453000 or (866) 448-7849. Concert — Bass Bash will take place at 8 p.m. at Esber Recital Hall, University Park. Visit www.music.psu.edu.

SATURDAY, MAY 3

Farmers’ Market — The Bellefonte Farmers’ Market will take place from 8 a.m. to noon in the parking lot of the Gamble Mill Restaurant, downtown Bellefonte. Visit www.facebook.com/pages/ Bellefonte-Farmers-Market. Yard Sale — Howard United Methodist Church will participate in the Howard community-wide yard sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Fellowship Hall at 144 W. Main St., Howard. Baked goods, in addition to household items, will be available. Call (814) 625-2362. Market — The Park Forest Village United Methodist Church Community Market will take place from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1833 Park Forest Ave., State College. There will be new and used merchandise, including yard sale items, antiques, books, crafts, clothing and refreshments. Call (814) 2378063. Yard Sale—Trinity Lutheran Church will have a yard sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 2221 N. Oak Lane, State College. Proceeds will benefit Interfaith Human Services, Park Forest Day Nursery and the Adult Day Activities Center. Clinic — There will be a rabies clinic from 9 to 11 a.m. in the Port Matilda Ambulance Building, 402 S. High St., Port Matilda. Please have animals leashed or in carriers. Call (814) 692-1035. Exhibition — Saturday School Children’s Artwork will be displayed at the Zoller Gallery, University Park. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, visit www.sova.psu.edu. Farmers’ Market — The Millheim Farmers’ Market will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Millheim America Legion, 162 W. Main St., Millheim. Visit www. facebook.com/pages/Millheim-FarmersMarket. Farmers’ Market — The North Ather-

ton Farmers’ Market will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Home Depot Parking Lot, 2615 Green Tech Drive, State College. Visit www.nathertonmarket.com. Sale — The Central PA Native Plant Festival and Sale will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center, 3400 Discovery Road, Petersburg. There will be speakers, plants for sale, information and food. Visit www.panativeplantsociety.org. Event — The Pennsylvania Military Museum will have a Battery B drill exercise from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 51 Boal Ave., Boalsburg. This Civil War re-enactment group will demonstrate the loading and firing of artillery pieces during its annual safety and recruitment drive. Call (814) 466-6263. Children’s Activity — Schlow Centre Region Library presents “Saturday Stories Alive” from 11 to 11:30 a.m. in the Children’s Activity Room at 211 S. Allen St., State College. The event will be a half hour of stories, fingerplays and hand-on activities. Visit www.schlow.org. Children’s Program — Holt Memorial Library will host “Sensory Story Time,” a program for children ages 3 to 10, from 11:30 a.m. to noon at 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Through books, songs, movement and therapeutic activities, this program will help children with sensory integration challenges learn better. Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Family Program — Holt Memorial Library will host a family art program for all ages from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Children’s Activity — The Go Club, for children ages 12 and up, will meet to do arts and crafts and play games from 1:30 to 5 p.m. in the Sun Room at Schlow Centre Region Library, State College. Visit www. schlow.org. Event — Celebrate the 150th anniversary of Memorial Day in Boalsburg with “A War, Three Women and a Tradition” from 2 to 4 p.m. at St. John’s United Church of Christ, 218 N. Church St., Boalsburg. Members of the Ladies of Battery B will represent the three women of Boalsburg in period fashion and will lead a walk to the gravesides of the Civil War veterans who were buried in the nearby Boalsburg Cemetery. This event will benefit the Boalsburg Heritage Museum. Call (814) 466-3035. Games — Snow Shoe EMS will host bingo at 7 p.m. at 492 W. Sycamore St., Snow Shoe. Doors open at 5 p.m. Dance — The Turbotville Community Hall Corporation will host a public dance, with food available, from 7 to 10 p.m. at 41 Church St., Turbotville. Funds raised will help restore the building. Call (570) 412-8087. Performance — Bill Maher, the star of HBO’s “Real Time,” will perform at 8 p.m. at the Bryce Jordan Center, University Park. This event is for mature audiences only. Tickets can be purchased at Ticketmaster.com, Bryce Jordan Center, Eisenhower Auditorium, Penn State Downtown Theatre, Altoona Campus Ticket Outlet, or by phone at (800) 7453000 or (866) 448-7849. What’s Happening, Page 33

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various locations in and around State College. The hikes are free except for car pool donations. To register, call (814) 231-3076 or visit www.crpr.org. Coffee Time — Bring a friend and savor that second cup of coffee and conversation from 9:30 to 11 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall, Howard United Methodist Church, West Main St., Howard. 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. Class — Mount Nittany Medical Center will host “A Joint Venture,” a free class on hip and knee replacements, from 11 a.m. to noon in Conference Room 1, 2, or 3 through Entrance A at 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. Contact Val Coakley at vcoakley@mountnittany.org or (814) 2784810. Farmers’ Market — The Tuesday State College Farmers’ Market will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Locust Lane, State College. Visit www.tuesday. statecollegefarmers.com. 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. This month’s theme is “Exploropedia!” 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 “Ducks.” 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 the Pennsylvania Military Museum, 51 Boal Ave., Boalsburg. Visit www. boalsburgfarmersmarket.com. Wellness Series — Mount Nittany Medical Center will sponsor “A Taste of the Mediterranean Lifestyle” from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Fit For Play, 2160 Sandy Drive, State College. This is a two-part wellness series. Part one includes a free non-fasting health screening to check for blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar and more, as well as refreshments. Registration is required and can be done at www.fitforplay. net or by calling (814) 861-8122. Event — The residents of the Foxdale Village Retirement Community will sponsor a forum on the State High Project at 7 p.m. in the first floor auditorium at 500 E. Marylyn Ave., State College. Email axg2. psu.edu. 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.

SUNDAY, MAY 4

Performance — The Central Pennsylvania Dance Workshop presents “Dancing to Our Music Icons” at 7 p.m. at The State Theatre, 130 W. College Ave., State College. Tickets can be purchased by calling (814) 272-0606 or visiting www.thestatetheatre. org. Concert — Lauryn Hill will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Bryce Jordan Center, University Park. The Fugees’ member successfully integrates rap, soul, reggae and R&B into her own sound. Tickets can be purchased at Ticketmaster.com, Bryce Jordan Center, Eisenhower Auditorium, Penn State Downtown Theatre, Altoona Campus Ticket Outlet, or by phone at (800) 7453000 or (866) 448-7849.

MONDAY, MAY 5

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 — 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 “Ducks.” Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.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 “Mothers, With Bouquet of Flowers Craft.” Call (814) 3642580 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Blood Drive — The American Red Cross will have a blood drive from 10:30 a.m. to 4:10 p.m. at Mount Nittany Medical Center in Conference Rooms 1 and 2, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. To make an appointment, call (800) RED-CROSS or visit www. redcrossblood.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. Support Group — Mount Nittany Medical Center will host a breast cancer support group from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in Conference Room 3 at 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. Contact Angelique Cygan at (814) 231-6870. Adult Program — Holt Memorial Library will host “Knit Wits,” for beginner, experienced or intermediate knitters from 6 to 7 p.m. at 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Knitting Club — A knitting club will meet from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Sun Room, Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. All skill levels are welcome. Call (814) 237-6236. Book Party — Enjoy cake and conversation while discussing “Stripes of All Types” with author Susan Stockdale at 6:30 p.m. at Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. Visit www.schlow.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.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 7

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 May. Call (814) 3551516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Story Time — The Centre County Library and Historical Museum will have preschool story time from 10:30 to 11 a.m. at 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Today’s theme is “Ducks.” Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Children’s Program — Children ages 6-months-old to 2-years-old 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) 2340200, email info@mydiscoveryspace.org or visit www.mydiscoveryspace.org. Line Dancing — Centre Region Parks

TUESDAY, MAY 6

Event — Centre Gives, an online fundraising event for nonprofit organizations serving Centre County, will begin at midnight and go through Wednesday, May 7, at noon. This event is hosted by Centre Foundation, which will supplement most donations. To donate, visit www.centre gives.org. Seniors Hiking Group — Enjoy a moderate hike in the great outdoors at 9 a.m. at

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COMEDIAN BILL MAHER will perform his stand up routine on Saturday, May 3, at the Bryce Jordan Center. Maher hosts “Real Time with Bill Maher” on HBO. and Recreation presents line dancing at 10:50 a.m. at the Centre Region Senior Center, 131 S. Fraser St., No.1, State College. No experience necessary or partners needed. Call (814) 231-3076. Volunteering — Bellefonte Area Mission Central HUB will be open from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Trinity United Methodist Church, 128 W. Howard St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-9425. Farmers’ Market — The Lemont Farmers’ Market will take place from 2 to 6 p.m. at 133 Mt. Nittany Road, Lemont. Visit www.lemontvillage.org/home/lemontfarmers-market. Children’s Program — The Centre Hall Branch Library will host its Lego club from 3:30 to 4:30 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. Health Class — Mount Nittany Medical Center will sponsor “Healthy Weight for Life,” a weight loss and management class series, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Conference Rooms 2 and 3 at 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. A pre- and post-program evaluation is provided in the class cost. Contact Heather Harpster at hharpster@mount nittany.org or (814) 231-7194 for more information and to register. Zumba — New Hope United Methodist Church will sponsor a free Zumba class at 6 p.m. at the church, 1089 E. College Ave., Bellefonte. Call Amanda at (814) 321-4528. Group Meeting — Celebrate Recovery will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Christ Community Church, 200 Ellis Place, State College. The group uses the “Eight Recovery Principles” with a 12-step approach to help members cope with life’s troubles. For more information, visit www.cccsc.org or call (814) 234-0711.

THURSDAY, MAY 8

Meeting — Centre County Triad will meet from 10 to 11 a.m. at Centre LifeLink EMS, 125 Puddintown Road, State College. Penn State Police Lt. Matthew White will give an explosive detection and canine demo presentation. Call (824) 238-2524 or (908) 9023122. 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 ad-

mission. Call (814) 234-0200 or email info@ mydiscoveryspace.org. Children’s Program — Preschoolers ages 3 to 5 can work on sciencethemed activities with “Science Adventures” from 11 to 11:30 a.m. at Discovery Space, 112 W. Foster Ave., Suite 1, State College. Activities are free with paid admission. Call (814) 234-0200, email info@ mydiscoveryspace.org or visit www.my discoveryspace.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 “Come and See!” Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centrecounty library.org. Children’s Program — The Centre County Library and Historical Museum will host its Lego club from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecounty library.org. Comic Club — Schlow Centre Region Library will host a comic club for high school students from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Musser Room, 211 S. Allen St., State College. Visit www.schlow.org. Support Group — Mount Nittany Medical Center will host a diabetes support group from 6 to 7 p.m. in Conference Rooms 1 and 2 through Entrance E at 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. Contact Amy Leffard at aleffard@moutnittany.org or call (814) 231-7095. 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 “Elementary Craft Night.” Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centre countylibrary.org. Embroidery Club — An embroidery club will meet from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Sun Room, Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. All skill levels are welcome. Call (814) 237-6236. — Compiled by Gazette staff

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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. Contact Sue at (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 at (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 visit 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, email len@ decarmine.com or 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 at (814) 693–0188 or barb.fleischer@ gmail.com, or contact Lori Clayton at (814) 692–8077 or 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 at (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 at (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) 2371094 visit http://nittanymineral.org or email 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, 111 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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May 1-7, 2014

Job hunters get a boost from young professionals STATE COLLEGE — A group of Centre County job-seekers is now equipped for the hunt thanks to a volunteer initiative of the State College Young Professionals. In March and April, six adults completed the SCYP mentors program, which consisted of five weekly sessions that addressed resume and cover letter writing, job search resources and interview skills. The final session ended with mock job interviews. Hosted by the Centre County Youth Service Bureau, sessions were led by 11 young professionals, representing fields such as academics, business, nonprofits and government. Nikki Shariat, SCYP mentors program coordinator, explained the program. “As a young professionals group, we wanted to be able to share our professional skills with people who need help finding a job and developing their resumes,” Shariat said. “I signed up as a mentor because I was looking for a fulfilling volunteer opportunity. I definitely felt that we made a difference and had fun in the process,” said Bill Zimmerman, a SCYP mentor who works at Penn State.

One of the job seekers said that he “loved the workshops and the group discussions because of feedback in a positive manner.” Another said that she felt “very much more prepared and confident about finding a job.” Christine Bishop, director of the Family Services Division of YSB fully supports the program. “It was a great opportunity for parents we serve. I loved seeing how the connections developed over the five weeks and how adaptive the mentors were to be able to meet the diverse experience of the clients,” she said. Graduates of the program received a certificate, the opportunity for free CPR training courtesy of the American Red Cross and an expanded network through connections with fellow mentees and the mentors. The SCYP mentors program offered its first course in fall 2013 through Housing Transitions Inc. It will resume in fall 2014. Anyone interested in participating in the free program can contact Shariat at nikki.shariat@gmail.com.

CATA board names Oliva general manager STATE COLLEGE — The Centre Area Transportation Authority board of directors recently appointed Louwana S. Oliva as the authority’s next general manager effective July 1, upon the retirement of longtime general manager Hugh Mose. Oliva has served CATA as its assistant general manager for the past four years, overseeing the day-to-day activities of CATA’s Operations and Maintenance Departments, including all of CATA’s bus drivers and maintenance personnel. She’s also been responsible for CATA’s major capital programs, including the $32 million expansion of CATA’s operating facility, which will begin this fall. Oliva hails from Akron, Ohio, where she served for more than 15 years as the director of communications and then assistant executive director at the Akron METRO Regional Transit Authority. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in mass media-communications with a minor in political science from the University of Akron. She’s also a graduate of Leadership APTA (American Public Transportation Association), Leadership Akron and Leadership Centre County. She serves as the current APTA human resources committee vice-chair and as a

board member for the State College Food Bank. “I know that I can speak for the entire CATA board of directors, as well as the employees, when I say that we are truly excited to have Louwana take the reigns as Hugh rides off into LOUWANA S. the sunset,” said John OLIVA C. Spychalski, CATA board chairman. “Louwana brings to the position expertise that will further strengthen the organization and thereby enhance the services provided by the authority for the community. It will be a sad day when Hugh walks out the door for the last time, but it’ll be a good day, too, because the board knows that he will be leaving CATA in very good hands.” “This last year has been a year of growth in all aspects of the CATA organization,” said Oliva. “I am thrilled to step into a leadership position in an agency that is growing and thriving, and has an engaged board and dedicated staff.”

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CENTRE COUNTY job seekers took part in mock interviews recently courtesy of the State College Young Professionals mentors program. Pictured, from left, are mentors Denise Meyer and Bill Zimmerman and client Dorothy Albright.

‘You’re on Coke’ ad campaign raises eyebrows The average Coca-Cola consumer is 56 years old. The company clearly has to reach a younger audience to achieve long-term growth. Its new Diet Coke ad campaign aims to do just that by telling success stories of teens and 20-somethings. The ads close with the tagline, “You’re on” followed by the Coke logo. I have to say it’s creating a buzz and brings to mind other double-meaning advertisements. Here’s my six pack of “What were they thinking?” ads: David M. Mastovich is 6. Sony’s white president of PlayStation — When MASSolutions Inc. Sony introduced the For more PlayStation Portable information, White, ads showed a visit www.mas blonde white woman solutions.biz. dressed in white grabbing the face of a black woman dressed in black.

The resulting uproar led to Sony pulling the ad and apologizing. 5. Ayds weight loss candy — Introduced in the late 1970s, the weight loss product continued to be advertised even after public awareness of the AIDS disease grew. Finally, when sales dropped by 50 percent in 1988, Ayds was withdrawn from the market. 4. Hyundai’s “suicide” ad — The commercial shows a man unsuccessfully trying to commit suicide in a Hyundai. He fails because Hyundai’s ix35 features 100 percent water emissions. 3. SalesGenie’s Super Bowl “panda” ad — Two animated pandas speak with Chinese accents in a Super Bowl ad. CEO Vin Gupta claimed to take pride in making the company’s ads as bad as possible. Yeah, he succeeded. 2. Nivea for Men’s “re-civilized” ad — The ad showed a short-haired black man in a sweater tossing away the severed head of a bearded black man with an afro. It only appeared in the September 2011 issue of Esquire before Nivea pulled the ad, stating it was “inappropriate and offensive.” 1. Burger King’s “super seven inch” — Seriously, what were they thinking?

STATE COLLEGE — Centre County Housing and Land Trust recently announced that Rachel Fawcett has been named executive director of the nonprofit. The mission of the organization is to provide development and oversight of affordable housing for people in Centre County, including those of low and moderate income. Previously, the nonprofit has developed land in Patton Township in partnership with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Centre County, and it will be building a new home independently this year to complete the Thompson Place homes. In conjunction with its mission, Centre County Housing and Land Trust focuses on providing budget and pre-/post-purchase homeownership counseling, working with for-profit developers, and working with local municipalities on affordable housing issues and implementing their affordable housing policies. In her new role, Fawcett is primarily responsible for fundraising, which will be developed through community outreach and marketing for the organization. She will be establishing relationships with local government, community organizations, corporations and community

members in an effort to gain support for the nonprofit and its mission to aid in addressing the affordable housing needs of Centre County. She reports to the board of directors of the Centre County Housing and Land RACHEL FAWCETT Trust. “We believe that a diverse, vibrant community should provide housing opportunities for all its residents and is moving forward to become an integral part in providing affordable housing in Centre County,” said Fawcett. “I am thrilled to be a part of this nonprofit and serve our community.” Fawcett, who currently resides in Centre Hall, earned a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Penn State University. She is active in the community through the Centre County Affordable Housing Coalition, Housing Co(LAB) and State College Alliance Church. For more information about the Centre County Housing and Land Trust and its programs, visit www.cchlt.org.

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Case competition requires Fawcett named executive director teamwork, presentation skills UNIVERSITY PARK — More than 60 Penn State students — including teams from campuses at New Kensington, Greater Allegheny, Berks, Lehigh Valley and Altoona — participated in the 2014 Smeal College of Business Case Competition, sponsored by Kohl’s Department Stores. Student teams in the competition address a Kohl’s business challenge and present a 20-minute talk on their proposed solutions. At the end of the three-day competition, one winning team earns a $5,000 scholarship. This year’s winning team, announced at the March 29 awards presentation, was The Solutioners. Team members included supply chain and information systems major William Belsterling, marketing major Madelyn Koch, finance major John Moran and accounting major Kaitlyn Schmeck. This was Koch’s first case competition, but through the experience she learned just how much knowledge was applicable from her classes. “Sometimes you wonder how you’ll use the things in class, but we used a lot of things that we learned in putting the presentation together,” Koch said.

The biggest challenge for her, she said, was delivering the presentation. Her team had to present their findings twice: in the first round and in the finals, both times to different sets of judges. “Public speaking was the biggest struggle for me, but now I know that I’m capable of doing a presentation,” said Koch. After the first round of presentations, four teams were chosen to present in the final round, judged by Charles Whiteman, John and Becky Surma Dean of Smeal; Andy Gustafson, assistant professor of business administration; Katie Boscoe, senior vice president of Kohl’s Department Stores; and Fred Hurvitz, Kohl’s Professor of Practice in Retail. “The final round was nerve-wracking,” Koch said, “but it was really helpful that our first-round judges had given some feedback.” The Smeal Case Competition, sponsored by Kohl’s, is an undergraduate competition that challenges students’ knowledge, problem-solving abilities and teamwork skills to solve realistic business problems in a demanding 24-hour format. The 2014 competition was the fourth annual event.

May 1-7, 2014

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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DEED TRANSFERS

Paris G. Sauder Sr. and Lois D. Sauder to Glenn A. Sauder Sr. and Glenn A. Sauder Jr., 105 Big Run Road, Howard, $1.

MARION TOWNSHIP

RECORDED APRIL 7-11, 2014

Robert A. Pacella, Sherri E. Pacella, Sherri A. Ebeling and Dana Pacella to Federal National Mortgage Association, 200 Winchester Lane, Bellefonte, $371,731. Henry W. Weight Jr. to Henry W. Weight and Vonda M. Weight, Sunset Drive, Bellefonte, $1.

BELLEFONTE

MILES TOWNSHIP

National Residential Nominee Services In, to Matthew D. Vonda, 1023 Airport Road, Bellefonte, $228,000. Aimee T. Persic and Eric V. Persic to Gerald R. Wert and Debra A. Wert, 106 Lewis St., Bellefonte, $230,000. Jon E. Peterson and Deborah L. Peterson to National Residential Nominee Services In, 1023 Airport Road, Bellefonte, $228,000. Lawrence Rider and Anna Mary Rider to Chris A. Rossman and Barbara L. Rossman, 113 W. Bishop St., Bellefonte, $83,000.

BENNER TOWNSHIP

Berks Construction Co. Inc and Berks Homes to Joseph A. Buffone Jr. and Andrea K. Buffone, 206 Amberleigh Lane, Bellefonte, $170,200. Village of Nittany Glen LP to Russell R. Crowe Jr. and Diane M. Crowe, 173 Rock Forge Road, Bellefonte, $203,125. Jane E. Zeigler to Reliance Savings Bank and Reliance Bank, 327 Meadow Flower Circle, Bellefonte, $1.

BOGGS TOWNSHIP

Alea V. Kiffer to Calvin H. Kiffer and Janet F. Hall, 511 Kiffer Road, Bellefonte, $1.

COLLEGE TOWNSHIP

David M. Bowden and Rebecca L. Bowden to Rebecca L. Bowden, 104 Birch Tree Ct., State College, $1. Pinehurst Home Inc. to Anna M. Morrison, 125 Fernleaf Court, State College, $107,500. Skyward Investments LTD and Skyward Investment LTD to Edward G. Maxwell, 1705 E. Trout Road, State College, $300,000.

FERGUSON TOWNSHIP

Nancy Joan Bergstrom estate and Jeffrey John Bergstrom executor to David L. Lowery and Shujuan Jin, 1632 S. Cherry Hill, State College, $218,000. Amy S. Elliott to William E. Boone and Michela A. Centinari, 1647 Dogwood Circle, State College, $330,500. Gary L. Grunthaner and Mary L. Grunthaner to Megan Grunthaner Carthcart, 1413 Harris St., State College, $1. Namsoon Jung and Eun Mo Huh to Amy S. Elliott, 2137 Quail Run Road, State College, $216,000.

GREGG TOWNSHIP

Scott D. Ilgen and Amy E. Ilgen to Jacob E. Beiler and Esther R. Beiler, 343 Middle Road, Centre Hall, $900,000.

HALFMOON TOWNSHIP

Shirley A. Burns estate and Renee M. Fogel-Anders executrix to Renee M. Fogel-Anders and George M. Anders, 68 Crow Drive, Warriors Mark, $1. Harry E. Whitehill, Mary M. Whitehill, William S. Shuey, William S. Shuey, Deborah J. Shuey and Oak Leaf Joint Venture to Robert L. Campbell and April M. Campbell, William Lane, Port Matilda, $180,000.

HARRIS TOWNSHIP

Michael A. Davis and Pamela A. David to Michael A. Davis, 644 West Main St., Boalsburg, $1. Diane M. Dixon to Wiley D. Sittler and Judith A. Weaver, 115 Hazel St., Boalsburg, $184,000. Robert L. Oberheim and Dona K. Oberheim to Nicolas P. Boyle, Mary B. Boyle, Vivian H. Baumer and Debbie A. Boyle, 130 Farm Lane, State College, $415,000.

Leon R. Stoltzfus and Fannie K. Stoltzfus to Leon R. Stoltzfus and Fannie K. Stoltzfus, Rockville Road, Rebersburg, $1. Leon R. Stoltzfus and Fannie K. Stoltzfus to Leon R. Stoltzfus and Fannie K. Stoltzfus, 143 Rockville Road, Rebersburg, $1.

PATTON TOWNSHIP

Stephen E. Goldstein and Kim D. Goldstein to Colin D. Reansinger, 1520 Woodledge Drive, State College, $245,000. Federated Home & Mortgage Co. Inc., Alexander G. Gregory estate, Alexander G. Gregory Jr., George Gregory, Natasha Lowell administrator and Pinnacle Development 2/Gregory LLC I JNT to Toftrees Acquisitions LLC, Toftrees Ave., State College. Federated Home & Mortgage Co. Inc., Alexander G. Gregory estate and Natasha Lowell executrix to Toftrees Acquisitions LLC, Toftrees Ave., State College. Felix L. Lukezic to Zvi R. Shapiro and Alexandra Shapiro, 531 E. Hillside Ave., State College, $181,500. Brian R. Rose to Jeffrey S. McCardle, 1616 Regina Circle, State College, $192,000. S&A Homes Inc. to Alfred Frank Pandolfi III and Andrea Lee Pandolfi, 1750 Woodledge Drive, State College, $502,040.

PHILIPSBURG BOROUGH

Northwest Savings Bank to Jodie L. Stamm, 446 Water St., Philipsburg, $30,000.

POTTER TOWNSHIP

Michael Roy Dunklebarger, Jacqueline K. Dunklebarger, Jeremy M. Dunklebarger,

LIBERTY TOWNSHIP

Chris E. Garman and Log Building Maintenance and Restoration to Landen Dewayne Lose, Dewayne Charles Lose and Annette Lea Lose, 111 Eagles Nest Road, Beech Creek, $40,000.

Janine D. Brayshaw, Janine D. Dunklebarger and Jason A. Dunklebarger to Michael R. Dunklebarger and Jacqueline K. Dunklebarger, 127 Slack Lane, Spring Mills, $1.

RUSH TOWNSHIP

David E. Colley and Diane Colley to Virginia R. Colley and Betty Ann Mantz, 204 Game Reserve Road, Philipsburg, $1. David A. Danko and Tanya L. Danko to Jeffery R. Baughman and Diana L. Baughman, 155 Rick St., Philipsburg, $240,000. Fannie Mae and Federal National Mortgage Assoc. to Chess Master LLC, 130 Little Spike Road, Osceola Mills, $12,500. Hammer Family Revocable Trust, Lionel Clayton Hammer & trustee by attorney, Lionel C. Hammer & trustee by attorney and Christine Hammer & trustee to Lionel Clayton Hammer and Christine H. Hammer, Tyrone Pike, Philipsburg, $1. Nicholas Shirokey and Mary Jean Shirokey to John Miller, 3108 Tyrone Pike, Philipsburg, $14,000. Nicholas Shirokey, Mary Jean Shirokey, Lionel Clayton Hammer by attorney, Lionel C. Hammer by attorney and Christine H. Hammer to John Miller, Tyrone Pike, Philipsburg, $36,000. Bradley Lynn Siegfried to Kate Siegfried and Justin Kopchik, Old Turnpike Road, Allport, $1.

SNOW SHOE TOWNSHIP

Michael Harry Preslovich and Michael H. Preslovich to Joseph P. Preslovich, Birch Run Road, Snow Shoe, $1. Michael Harry Preslovich and Constance Preslovich to Mary T. Smith, West Sycamore Road, Snow Shoe, $1. Michael Harry Preslovich and Constance Preslovich to Joseph P. Preslovich, 111 Gunsallus Road, Snow Shoe, $1. Michael Harry Preslovich and Constance Preslovich to Ann E. Michael, Mary T. Smith and Joseph P. Preslovich, West Sycamore Road, Snow Shoe, $1.

STATE COLLEGE BOROUGH

R. Anderson and Autumn R. Anderson to William Elliot Butler and Maryann Elizabeth Gashi-Butler, 403 S. Allen St., No. 502, State College, $303,000. Rae Anderson, Theresa Anderson and Daniel R. Anderson to William Elliot Butler and Maryann Elizabeth Gashi-Butler, 403 S. Allen St., No. 502, State College, $7,000. Olga T. Gray by attorney to Richard Jay Row Jr. and Richard Joseph Row, 244 Ridge Ave., State College, $237,900. Paul R. Herbert, Michele M. Herbert and Gregory R. Herbert to Kathleen A. Gehoski, 1395 University Drive, State College, $243,000. Carol L. Lang to Carol L. Lang and Paul R. Lang, 1202 Westerly Parkway, State College, $1. Frans Padt, Janet Van Hell and Adriana G. Van Hell to Frans Padt and Adriana G. Van Hell, 311 S. Sparks St., State College, $1.

TAYLOR TOWNSHIP

James Cupp, James F. Cupp, Ramona Cupp by attorney and Ramona L. Cupp by attorney to James F. Cupp, State Route 220, Port Matilda, $1.

UNION TOWNSHIP

James E. Brant and Juanita L. Brant to Arthur G. Brant, Melissa M. Brant and James C. Brant, South Eagle Valley Road, Tyrone, $1. Ralph Dickel and Ralph Eugene Dickel Sr. to Ralph Eugene Dickel Sr. and Carolyn L. Dickel, 1454 Dix Run Road, Julian, $1.

WALKER TOWNSHIP

Christopher M. Sigler and Amy S. ThulSigler to Christopher M. Sigler and Amy S. Thul-Sigler, 303 Chadham Court, Bellefonte, $1.

WORTH TOWNSHIP

Denise M. McKee and Robert McKee to Denise M. McKee, 160 Huckleberry Hill, Port Matilda, $1. Anny R. Weaver and Donna J. Weaver to Daniel Cory Weaver, 2971 Upper Flat Rock Road, Port Matilda, $1. — Compiled by Gazette staff

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Are you a looking for a rewarding job or a change in your career? Then do we have a job for you. We are looking for Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses and Certified Nursing Assistants; we also offer Certified Nursing Assistant classes. We will be holding onsite interviews and have child care services available during your interview. So plan to come out to see us on Thursday, May 1, 2014 from 1:00P.M. to 5:00P.M. at 502 East Howard Street Bellefonte, PA 16823 For more information, please feel free to contact us at 814-355-6777.

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Project Engineers First Quality is a privately-held group of manufacturing companies who are leaders in their respective fields. The organization is run by hands-on owners with dynamic expansion plans to significantly increase the size of the business. Our state-of-the-art manufacturing facility located in McElhattan, PA (near the campus of Penn State University) is looking for experienced Project Engineers who will be responsible for the specification, selection, purchase, installation, and startup support of major capital projects to improve efficiencies, quality, or expand the manufacturing operation. The position will require extensive interaction with ownership and participation in high level meetings with the ability to take responsibility for projects from inception to completion. The ideal candidate will possess the following experience and education: • Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering (Mechanical Engineering preferred). • Entry level to 3 years’ experience in design and installation of highspeed consumer products, packaging, or web converting equipment. • Proven experience managing multi-million dollar projects, including budgetary responsibilities. • Exceptional analytical problem solving, equipment vendor management skills, and strong computer skills are needed to be successful. • Six Sigma, DOE, and SPC experiences would be a great plus.

The company’s philosophy and work environment has been created by an ownership that places a premium on integrity, honesty and teamwork. The ability for the candidate to work closely with their colleagues and strive in a politics and ego free atmosphere is just as important as their qualifications. Excellent compensation and benefits package! Employee benefits are effective your first day of employment! For immediate and confidential consideration, please visit our website at www.firstquality.com and click on the Careers Tab!

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BIDDING NOW OPEN! Don’t miss out!! Attention PSU students and locals! Furnish your apartment or home! This ONLINE ONLY Estate Auction features great pieces of furniture, 32” Flat Screen TV, antiques, housewares, china, glassware, King sized Headboard and mattress set, twin bed frames and mattress sets, Dining Room Table and Chairs, China Cabinet, Porch Furniture, Fine Costume Jewelry, Bookshelves, Mirrors, Artwork, and MORE! Easy bidding, easy winning! BID NOW www. wheatlandauction services .com Auction Ends ‑ 5/19, starting at 7pm. Pre‑ view 5/12, 4‑6pm. Email for location: info@ wheatllandauction services.com #AU005844

open living room, dining room, and kitchen. Three car garage. Bellefonte area. Asking $250,000 firm. Ph. 814.222.3331.

and drawings. Supervisory experience in building construction and maintenance work. Electrician/HVAC with at least 5 years’ experience in commercial building and knowledge of electrical codes. Ability to complete emergency repairs, construction and renovation projects, maintains emergency systems, generator and fire alarm systems. Trouble shoot main power plant at facility, oversees fire drills, ability to manage stress, tolerance and pressure of everyday duties.

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3 point hitch, heavy duty snow blower. Blower has a 6 foot clearing path. $300.

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PARKS CARETAKER (f/t, yr-round) for Centre Reg. Parks & Recreation Authority, State College. Min. Req.: HS diploma, 2 yrs landscape maint. or building trade experience; valid PA Driver’s License; clean Background Check, Child Abuse Clearances & references. Starting salary up to $25K DOQ + full benefit package. See job desc & CRPR App. Form at www.crpr.org. A CRPR Application Form and other documents are required. App. Deadline: 5 PM, Wed. 14 May 2014. EOE. (814) 231-3071.

Injection Molding Supervisor First Quality is a privately-held group of manufacturing companies who are leaders in their respective field. The organization is run by hands-on owners with dynamic expansion plans to significantly increase the size of the business over the next few years. The company is seeking an Injection Molding Supervisor at our state-of-the-art manufacturing facility located in McElhattan, PA. This position is a working supervisor position responsible for the operational efficiency, quality, and maintenance of injection molding processes and monitoring, maintaining, and repairing high speed production equipment in a safe and efficient manner. Candidates must have the ability to apply specialized skills towards quality inspections, operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and adjustments of the molding process cell and components and skills to analyze and safely resolve a variety of machine repairs in a timely and efficient manner. This position also manages the performance of all personnel and leads by example by demonstrating professional actions, habits, and mannerisms. The ideal candidate will possess the following experience and education:

• High School Diploma or equivalent. Minimum of 2 years of college courses preferred. • Minimum of 2 years of plastic injection molding experience. • Ability to work in a team environment and excellent communication skills is a MUST. • Minimum of 5 years experience in supervision preferred. • Candidates must be available to work overtime and weekends The company’s philosophy and work environment has been created by an ownership that places a premium on integrity, honesty and teamwork. As important as a candidate’s qualifications, is their ability to work closely with their colleagues and strive in a politics and ego free atmosphere. Excellent compensation program including shift differential, quarterly incentive, and year end bonus programs. Benefits include health/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, and 401(k). For immediate and confidential consideration, please visit our website at www.firstquality.com and click on the Careers Tab! E/O/E

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SCOOTER SALES & AIRLINE CAREERS RENTALS Begin value Here: Total of all items for sale must be in Bellefonte. Call 304 820-9973 Classifieds. Call 814- classified ad today. Was $325k, CAMPUS Get FAA approved $2,000 under 238-5051. Phone 814-238-5051. Now from $65,000 COUNTRY 5 min. from SKOOTERS Aviation Technician Your Gym Closet town. This 3 bdrn home Community Center • Must have of item for/ sale in ad training. Financial Aid price sits on 1/2 acre with 1809 Zion Road. pool. 1 acre+ Lots, Run students. up to 6 lines for 3 weeks open living room, dinSave your money by for • qualified Bellefonte, PA 16823 bay ing room, and kitchen. buying or renting a Job placement PARTY& ONLY • PRIVATE (814) 355‑1691 Ocean Access, Great Three car garage. scooter from Campus assistance. Bellefonte area. Asking Controls Technicians Fishing, Crabbing, Go to www.MyJobConneXion.com Estate, Rentals, Auctions, Financial, Services/Repairs. Skooters. Don’t $250,000 firm. CALL Real Aviation Institute GK Elite sizes First Quality is a privately-held group of manufacturing companies who are leaders in their respective Kayaking.hay, etc.) not eligible. Sales, Pets, Bulk (firewood, Ph. 814.222.3331. pay a ofGarage Maintenance ortocall 814-238-5051. child XS adult XL field. The organization is run by hands-on owners with dynamic expansion plans to significantly increase Custom Homes. apply. No other discounts or coupons fortune to park a car 1‑888‑834‑9715 starting at $25. the size of the business. and keep it filled with Check us out on www.oldmillpointe. gas. Scooters can Facebook too! The company is looking for entry-level Controls Technicians for our state-of-the-art Water and Beverage com easily be parked just manufacturing facility located in Lock Haven, PA. 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BARGAINS For new or routine No job too small! • Must be open to 12 hour shifts (days/nights). 3 acres Southern Tier: lawn care, call me at Deck Staining, Driveway $9,995. 6 acres on Trout Sealing, Spring Cleaning, 814‑360‑9402 AIR CONDITIONER: The company’s philosophy and work environment has been created by an ownership that places a Stream: $19,995. Painting, Electrical/Lighting, for a free estimate! Frigidaire, 10,000 btu’s, premium on integrity, honesty and teamwork. The ability for the candidate to work closely with their Carpentry, Plumbing, 8.4 acres New Turkey Cheap rates! used very little, $95 Call colleagues and strive in a politics and ego free atmosphere is just as important as their qualifications. Flooring, Trim, Remodels, Hunter’s Cabin: Reliable & Dependable! (814) 231‑2668 Tile, Landscape, Mulch, Excellent compensation and benefits package! $29,995. Financing w/ Commercial & Lawn Mowing Low Monthly Residential! Employee benefits are effective your first day of employment! 814-360-6860 Payments! Fully Insured! PA104644 For immediate and confidential consideration, please visit our website at www.firstquality.com and Call Christmas & Serving State College, click on the Careers Tab! Associates Boalsburg, Bellefonte & 1‑800‑229‑7843 the Surrounding E/O/E IN HOME PERSONAL Owner/Broker Areas. TRAINING SERVICES SAWMILLS from only Lindsay King has been $4897 MAKE & SAVE actively involved in the MONEY with your own fitness world for the last bandmill. Cut lumber PART TIME HOUSEKEEPING AIDE 12 years and has pursued any dimension. In stock Centre Crest is seeking two individuals to join and been an athlete for ready to ship. our HOUSEKEEPING team. We have two even longer. She has ob‑ FREE info/DVD: part time housekeeping positions available. tained her degree in Kine‑ www. siology from Penn State We offer a competitive wage; Shift and NorwoodSawmills University and is a Certi‑ Weekend Differential, 403B and vacation .com fied Personal Trainer. benefit time is available. If you are interested CALL Lindsay is currently 1‑800‑578‑1363 in learning more about this position please getting her specialization ext 300N visit our website at www.centrecrest.org or as a Pre And Post Natal Senior Health and Safety Engineer by contacting us by calling 814-355-6777. Exercise Specialist. First Quality is a privately-held group of manufacturing companies who are leaders in their respective To complete an application visit our website industry. 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