Gazette The Centre County
www.CentreCountyGazette.com
t to
Supplemen
The CenTre
CounTy
GAZ ETTE August
28, 2014
2014
EW
PREVI
DE: INSIEag le Area
• Bald te • Bellefon n Mountai • Central Valley • Penns eola urg-Osc • Philipsb ege demy olic Aca • State Coll ph’s Cath • St. Jose e • Penn Stat Eagles lphia ade • Phil h Steelers • Pittsburg
August 28-September 3, 2014
Football 2014
All six Centre County schools are ready to kick off the 2014 high school football season! Find team previews, photos and schedules in the Gazette’s special football guide. Also included are previews of James Franklin’s Nittany Lions, as well as the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles./Inside
Volume 6, Issue 35
FREE COPY
Start of school year ushers in new beginning By MICHAEL MARTIN GARRETT correspondent@centrecountygazette.com
STATE COLLEGE — Alex Lettieri and Mariah Chuprinski have a lot in common: Both girls are Penn State sophomores, and both moved into their rental house on East Beaver Avenue early to avoid the hectic movein weekend crowds on Aug. 23 and 24. Despite this, they also have many differences — especially in how they’ve approached living out of the dorms for the first time. Lettieri is bristling with excitement and started packing a week in advance; Chuprinski is extremely nervous and did most of her packing in a mad two-day rush. While moving in on Aug. 21, the final day before student move-in weekend began, Letteri said she was most excited for a new level of freedom that comes with moving out of her previous
home in East Halls. “It was so cramped in the dorms, and you always had an RA watching over you,” she said. “It’s not that you had zero freedom, but there always wasn’t enough privacy. I’m looking forward to not sharing a communal bathroom.” Chuprinski is excited for newfound freedoms as well, but is anxious about the new level of responsibility these freedoms bring. She said she views this as a learning experience, one that can help her continue to grow into adulthood. “I guess I’m worried about doing the right thing,” she said. “I hope to grow into someone who respects myself and my loved ones.” On Penn State’s campus during move-in weekend, which saw thousands of students moving out of their parents’ homes for the first time, a similar mix of excitement and anxiousness was in place.
Connor O’Hanlon, a freshman from Doylestown, said it was “a little nerve wracking” to be out on his own for the first time. He said he would miss his parents, and expressed concerns about doing his laundry. But these fears couldn’t overshadow his excitement. O’Hanlon was so ready to set out for college that he “just couldn’t sleep” the night before. “I’m really looking forward to my classes and football games and all that stuff,” O’Hanlon said. His parents, Lorma and Tom O’Hanlon, said that watching their son unpack his boxes in his new room in Curtin Hall brought a mix of conflicting emotions: pride, sadness, nervousness and joy. “It will be a challenge not having Connor at home,” Tom O’Hanlon said. “But we know he’ll be just fine up here.” School, Page 6
MICHAEL MARTIN GARRETT/For the Gazette
TEAM EFFORT: Friends, family members and housemates help Alex Lettieri and Mariah Chuprinski move into their new apartment on East Beaver Avenue on Aug. 21.
Bundy prepares for last season leading Blue Band By JOHN PATISHNOCK correspondent@centrecountygazette.com
UNIVERSITY PARK — Dr. Richard Bundy, the longtime director of the Penn State Marching Blue Band who joined the Penn State faculty in 1983, recently announced that he’ll retire at the end of this academic year. A two-time graduate of Penn State, Bundy recently talked about the growth of the Blue Band, the excitement of game days at Beaver Stadium and how the band has adapted to technological changes over the years.
CENTRE COUNTY GAZETTE: When you’re on the field with the band, how often do you think about your days as a student? RICHARD BUNDY: That pops up in my mind periodically. Certainly, it’s popped up a little more recently because I’m closing in on the end of things, so you start to think a little more about that stuff. I don’t think about it a whole lot; I think the biggest thing is not so much thinking about it personally from my standpoint, but it is helpful to Bundy, Page 6
TIM WEIGHT/Gazette file photo
TREADING WATER: The Kepler Pool at Governor’s Park in Bellefonte may be closing for good if money is not raised for renovations.
Kepler Pool in need of community support, money to stave off closure By BRITTANY SVOBODA bsvoboda@centrecountygazette.com
BELLEFONTE — Kepler Pool, a summertime staple located in Governor’s Park, has officially ended its 2014 season. And the pool is in serious jeopardy of closing for good due to an aged infrastructure and lack of funds for upgrades. The pool closed out the summer season on Aug. 24 after mechanical failure of the main filtration motor occurred, according to Howard Long, YMCA of Centre County’s president and CEO. Opinion ............................. 7 Health & Wellness .......... 8, 9
“And as of now, the pool will be closing next weekend for good,” Long said. The pool was taken over by the recently established Nittany Valley Joint Recreation Authority. It is composed of two members each from Bellefonte Borough, Benner Township, Spring Township and Walker Township, which creates equal ownership of the pool. Long serves on the authority for Walker Township. Kepler, Page 5
Education ........................ 10 Community ................ 11-14
Gazette Gameday ...... 15-18 Sports .......................... 19-23
Photo courtesy Penn State University
SWAN SONG: Penn State Blue Band director O. Richard Bundy has announced that he will retire in 2015. He’s shown here at a recent Blue Band practice.
Arts & Entertainment ..... 24 What’s Happening ..... 25, 26
Group Meetings ......... 26, 27 Puzzles ............................. 28
Business ...................... 29, 30 Classified ......................... 31
Page 2
The Centre County Gazette
NOW IS THE BEST TIME TO G E T A H U S T L E R ® M O W E R AT
August 28-September 3, 2014
Front and Centre STEPPING DOWN: Bellefonte Community Band director Natalie Stanton, who has directed the band since 2008, recently announced that she’s leaving the post. She took part in her last concert on Aug. 23. Page 11 FAREWELL, SUMMER: Although children are headed back to school and the temperatures are starting to cool, there’s still time to squeeze some fun out of the final days of summer. Page 13
LUCK O’ THE LIONS: Penn State will be gunning for its first win under head coach James Frankin when its travels to Dublin, Ireland to take on UCF in the Croke Park Classic. Page 15 LIVING LEGEND: Students at the Performing Arts School of Central Pennsylvania enjoyed a visit from Barbara Sandonato recently. The ballet veteran spent time with students, teaching them proper form. Page 24
CORRECTION POLICY
The Centre County Gazette corrects errors as soon as they are brought to our attention. Please contact us at editor@centrecountygazette.com to report a correction.
State College police see rise in incidents with return of students By JENNIFER MILLER StateCollege.com
100 OFF ANY
$
IN-STOCK
Stk#932566 48” Side Discharge Deck
3,799
NOW $ ONLY:
Find Us On:
PLUS 0% APR
FINANCING
FOR 48 MONTHS * 140 Hawbaker Industrial Dr. State College, PA
2031 General Potter Hwy. Centre Hall, PA
814-237-9050
814-272-2516
www.BestLine.com
*Offer valid through 9/30/14. Available only on all new HTE equipment. Minimum finance amount is $1,500. Some restrictions apply. See your Hustler Dealer or Best Line Equipment for details. Pictures may not represent actual units. Not responsible for typographical errors. 14BLHM-NQC-CCG082814
STATE COLLEGE — The State College Police Department saw a spike in incidents with the return of Penn State students for the fall semester. Incidents included many alcohol-related crimes and emergencies as well as more serious crimes, including a report of a sexual assault and a strong arm robbery. The university’s health services department reported a sexual assault to police on Aug. 23. However, police say the victim only sought health services and did not want authorities to investigate. Police are also investigating a strong arm robbery that occurred about 2:45 a.m. on Aug. 25 in the rear of The Legacy apartments at Hetzel Street and East Calder Way. Police say an unknown man hit a male victim in the face after an argument and stole the victim’s keys and wallet. Police described the suspect as a college-aged white male, who is roughly 6-feet tall, and was wearing a light blue tank top and khaki pants.
Police are asking for the public’s help to identify the suspect. Police are also searching for any witnesses to the assault. Anyone with information regarding the incident can contact the State College Police Department at (814) 234-7150. Police are investigating another assault that occurred about 12:45 a.m. on Aug. 24 at a CATA bus stop in the 100 block of East Beaver Avenue, where an unknown man hit a male victim. State College police Lt. Chris Fishel says the department saw a significant increase in incidents last weekend, which he says is expected given the population increased by the thousands with the return of students. The increase included a significant number of alcohol-related incidents, such as public intoxication, public urination and fake identification. The department also encountered an unusual incident where a 27-year-old man was found sleeping in the middle of the roadway with his bicycle. A passerby discovered the man about 1:07 a.m. on Aug. 25 in the 800 block of Brush Valley Road. Police cited the man for public drunkenness and obstructing roadways.
With JJ Powell , budgeting for your Heating Oil has never been so (eas . . . • Guaranteed Cap Price • No program fee, insurance fee, or contract needed • Pay the Daily Price if it’s lower than Cap Price when we deliver • Less hassle with Automatic Delivery • Make low monthly payments versus one large sum when tank is filled
Current Customers! Take advantage of our NEW REFERRAL PROGRAM: Earn a $50 account credit for every friend, co-worker, or family member you refer to us! For each referral that signs up for one of our great programs (EasyPay, PreBuy, or Automatic Delivery), we’ll issue a $50 credit on your JJ Powell account! Call or visit our website to submit your referrals!
800-432-0866
www.jjpowell.com
Fuel, Heating, and Cooling Experts
auGusT 28-sePTember 3, 2014
The CenTre CounTy GazeTTe
PaGe 3
Borough officials review home rentals By JENNIFER MILLER StateCollege.com
STATE COLLEGE — It’s no secret that Penn State football games draw quite a crowd and visitors are often in need of lodging. Frequently, State College residents will rent out their homes for the weekend to help meet the demand and make a little cash in the process. But what are the rules when it comes to short-term leases? With a high-profile debate under way regarding two homes a local couple rents out to temporary guests, StateCollege.com asked State College Borough’s planning and community development director Ed LeClear and zoning officer John Wilson to outline the rules when it comes to renting out homes during home football games and other event weekends. If residents live in a home they own and want to rent it out for an event weekend, LeClear and Wilson said the borough does not currently have any rules or restrictions in place. As long as the owner of the home resides in the home, the owner can rent the space for short-term guests. However, it’s possible that could change in the future. The planning department is in the process of evaluating such rental situations to determine if they contribute to nuisance in the borough, and if so, what, if any, measures should be put in place at the borough level. Borough staff began a review of “football rentals” last fall and will continue the research this football season, said LeClear. “We’re trying to get a handle on the enforcement issues related to them, and until we have a better understanding of the issues related to football weekends, we are not taking enforcement action,” said LeClear. The research includes borough staff patrolling neighborhoods, monitoring properties, reviewing complaints from
residents, reviewing police statistics and monitoring rental advertisements. They’re monitoring quality of life issues, such as noise, parking, congestion and litter. While officials do not know exactly how many homeowners rent out their spaces for football weekends, Wilson said it’s “substantial.” Just how common it is depends on how well the team is performing in a particular season, as well as other factors such as the weather. LeClear said he and his staff want to be careful with their evaluation and not assume the football rentals are the core cause of disturbances in neighborhoods. “We want to know how many are related to football rental use as opposed to other activities occurring on weekends that may be related to student homes or local residents. It’s important to really determine if the nuisance and neighborhood issues are stemming from football rentals or are they stemming from other uses in the neighborhoods and maybe they’re being attributed to football rentals. So, we’re doing our due diligence. We, as a staff, really want to make sure we have a good idea of what’s going on before talking with council about it,” said LeClear. The borough does have rules and regulations in place for “tourist rentals,” the type of rental where the owner does not live in the home and instead allows shortterm guests to rent the property. Not just any property owner can operate a “tourist rental” in State College. If someone owns a home in the borough, doesn’t reside in that property, and wants to rent it to short-term guests as the primary use, the home must be located in a particular zoning district. In State College, that only applies to homes in R-4, commercial and Urban Village districts. “The difference between standard football weekend rentals and tourist homes is whether or not the property owner resides there,” said Wilson. “When a property is
not owner-occupied and it’s rented with an emphasis on short-term stays and special event weekends, it would be considered a tourist home and is not permitted in most of the residential zoning districts in State College.” To determine which zone a property is located in, residents can call the planning department at (814) 234-7109. If the property is located in a district that allows tourist homes, the owner would be required to obtain a zoning permit from the borough. If guests are staying for longer than seven days at a time, the owner would also need a rental permit under the property maintenance ordinance and a condition of that permit is a property inspection by the Centre Region Code Agency. Ultimately, violators can face fines up to $500 per day for illegal property use. “We work very hard to resolve the issue before it would ever get to a court,” LeClear said. “We’re trying to be fair to property owners and also be fair to the neighborhoods as far as if there are nuisance issues related to tourist properties and short-term rentals. We want to find a way to address them.” Tourist homes are rare in State College. Officials say they are only aware of three tourist homes. Officials say Craig and Susan Stout own two of those properties. However, the Stouts have challenged the label of “tourist homes.” According to a July 22 written decision by the State College Borough Zoning Hearing Board last fall, the borough received complaints from a resident who claimed the Stouts’ properties were not in compliance with permitted uses for the R-2 zoning district. Officials determined the properties were being used as “tourist homes.” The borough then issued a letter to the Stouts saying the use violated the zoning ordinance. The Stouts appealed the borough’s con-
Look to
The Eye Center. Call today to arrange a
FREE
August
25-29
Vision Screening. 1-866-995-EYES (3937)
Allenwood • Bellefonte • Bloomsburg • Danville • Lewisburg Shamokin Dam • Sunbury • Wellsboro • Williamsport
Find us on
Facebook eyecenterofpa.com
clusion and went before the zoning hearing board July 8. During the hearing, the couple argued the borough’s definition of a “tourist home” was vague. The borough argued that because the owners do not reside in the home and market the properties for short-term stays over event weekends, the property is a “tourist home.” The zoning hearing board sided with the borough, saying in its decision, “Applicants originally purchased the ... property with the intent to ‘flip’ it. They wanted to renovate a property that was in need of repair and then resell it for a profit. They were prevented from doing so by the downturn of the economy. At that time, they began looking for other ways to cover their investment. They decided that shortterm leasing had a market.” The board concluded the owners offered the properties for short-term stays on a continuous basis, with only intermittent stays for longer periods — the longest being three months — and that the borough’s language for a “tourist home” is not vague. “The board is sympathetic to the fact the applicants encountered a bad economy and had to ‘make due.’ However, what they are now attempting to do with the properties is not permitted in the R-2 district,” the board said in its July 22 decision. The Stouts can appeal the board’s decision through Centre County Common Pleas Court.
COLLEGE TOWNSHIP
In College Township, if you want to rent out your home for even one night you must apply for a temporary rental permit, according to Mike Heath, the zoning officer. Residents can only rent out their homes for events, such as football games or the Arts Fest, for a total of 30 days in a year. The zoning permit fee is $25. Rentals, Page 5
PaGe 4
The CenTre CounTy GazeTTe
auGusT 28-sePTember 3, 2014
Suicide Awareness and Prevention Day established By BRITTANY SVOBODA bsvoboda@centrecountygazette.com
BELLEFONTE — The Centre County Board of Commissioners designated Wednesday, Sept. 10, as Centre County Suicide Awareness and Prevention Day at its meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 26. They also declared the week surrounding it from Monday, Sept. 8, to Monday, Sept. 15, as Centre County Suicide Prevention Week. “It’s a very important issue,” Commissioner Steve Dershem said. “It can be a very painful journey to educate folks, but I think it’s very important and critical that folks not only know what resources are available, but maybe share experiences and prevent some tragedies in the future.” Attending the meeting to discuss the importance of suicide awareness and prevention were Marisa Vicere Brown and Al Vicere of the Jana Marie Foundation.
On Awareness and Prevention Day, the Jana Marie Foundation, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Central Pennsylvania Chapter and Active Minds at Penn State will sponsor a commemoration from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Millbrook Marsh Nature Center in State College. “Last year’s Suicide Prevention and Awareness Day was a moving and powerful evening,” Brown said. “The community came together, learned ways to heal through art, music and dramatic readings, and took time to remember those who have left us too soon and those who are currently struggling.” Several artists, musicians and specialists will be on hand at the event to share messages of hope and remembrance, and provide healing support. They include musician Zach Maser, artist Mel Forkner-Lescher, playwright Pam Monk, grief therapist Evelyn Walk and crisis intervention specialist Shanon Quick. Skills of Central Pennsylvania will also organize an art exhibit.
County looking to acquire land By BRITTANY SVOBODA bsvoboda@centrecountygazette.com
BELLEFONTE — The Centre County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution of condemnation at its meeting on Tuesday in regard to contract negotiations with a landowner at the site of one of the county’s communication towers. The tower, which is owned by the county and located in Boggs Township, is on land owned by Snow Shoe Summit Lodge Corp. The commissioners say that the company has been unreasonable in several aspects and that the resolution comes as a last resort. After unsuccessful negotiations, the county is now looking to acquire the tower, including the 2 acres surrounding it. “We’re unable to reach any compromise,” said commissioner Chris Exarchos. “I think the demands of the landowner have become very unreasonable. Part of the demands include their ability to use our tower as they see fit and rent it to others, which we obviously cannot agree to.” “There are no other commercial entities on that tower,” said commissioner Steve Dershem. “It solely functions as a 911 tower.” Exarchos also said that what the company is demanding the county pay for rent “is way above excess” of what it pays other landowners throughout the county. When the county transitioned to its new 911 emergency system earlier this year, said Commissioner Michael Pipe, renegotiations of contracts with other landowners of where the cell towers sit were all reasonable. What the
property owners were asking for, however, was not, he said. Moving the tower, however, is not an option. “It would be cost-prohibitive to move a whole tower to a new location and shut down the system,” Pipe said. “We need to have the tower there,” Exarchos said. “The safety of the residents of that whole region depends on this tower being located there, being active and in use.” Dershem added that the tower provides assistance for not only residents of the Snow Shoe region, but also those traveling on Interstate 80 in that area. “This is a vital link for them as well,” he said. “We really do not have the option for disengaging this tower for any reason.” County Solicitor Louis Glantz clarified that this is a notice of the intent to take. A survey and evaluation of the property will soon come, and be followed by an ordinance to actually take the property. A surveyor should be out at the site soon after the landowner is notified, Glantz said, with an ordinance before the board in about one month. For the past 20 years, Exarchos said the relationships with the landowner had been “amicable and reasonable.” The county, Glantz said, was presented with a notice for intent to evict last week. As soon as the county passes and files a resolution of condemnation with a cash offer to Snow Shoe Summit Lodge Corp., the county becomes the owner of that property, he said. This can happen as quickly as 30 days. The commissioners also said that no decision is final until the ordinance is passed and that they are open to dialogue with the property owners.
CHICKEN TENDER SALAD!
Breakfast • Lunch Dinner • Pizza
Penn State Creamery & Gallikers Ice Cream
DAILY SPECIALS Eat In or Take Out
Make Rony’s Place Your Place! 276 W. College Ave., Pleasant Gap
Just 3 miles from the Nittany Mall!
359.4426
814.
Mon.-Thurs. 6am-10pm • Fri. 6am-11pm • Sat. 7am-11pm • Sun. 7am-10pm
Owner - Sam Stoltzfus Store Hours: Mon. thru Fri. 9am-6pm Sat. 9am-4pm
Bulk Foods Frozen Foods Produce • Home Canned Goods Local Farm Fresh Eggs • Large Candy Selection Deli Sandwiches • JF Martin Meats
Surplus, overstocked, dented, and extended shelf life food at Greatly Reduced Prices
Little Dragons, Youth & Adult Classes Martial Arts teaches… • Self Confidence Call for • Discipline a free • Respect class! • Positive Attitude
Arteca’s Martial Arts 123 Long St. | Spring Mills, PA 814-571-5753 | www.artecas.com
StateCollege.com
STATE COLLEGE — The State College Area School Board agreed at its recent meeting to move forward with a feasibility study that could enable the district to receive reimbursement for some of the costs incurred for the high school construction project. The board authorized Crabtree Rorhbaugh and Associates to complete the District Wide Feasibility Study to meet the state’s requirements for reimbursement of construction projects known as PlanCon A. Early calculations indicate the district could be reimbursed for between $5 million and $6 million of the $115 million project, according to district officials. The board is expected to take another look at the feasibility study on Monday, Nov. 3. Final consideration of PlanCon A is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 10. The board also approved the employment agreement for Linda Pierce, who will serve as the district’s human resources director at an annual starting salary of $115,000. Her start date is Tuesday, Sept. 2. “We’re looking forward to having Linda become a part of the district,” said superintendent Bob O’Donnell. Pierce served in multiple roles at Penn State over the course of 31 years. Most recently, she has served as director of human resources for Georgian Court University in Lakewood, N.J.
StateCollege.com
206 W High St. Bellefonte 814-548-6281 • • • • •
By JENNIFER MILLER
By MICHAEL MARTIN GARRETT
We Accept Food Stamps, EBT, or SNAP Benefits
With Choice of Three Toppings Tr y our
School District to seek partial reimbursement
PSU student dies at HUB
“Like” us on FACEBOOK 16" Pizza Only $9.99!
“This proclamation would really help us, I think, to position it firmly as a regular event,” Vicere said. The Jana Marie Foundation was established by Brown after her sister, Jana Marie Vicere, committed suicide in 2011. In Centre County, there are approximately 15 suicides annually, Brown said. “We are so grateful that the Centre County Board of Commissioners continue to recognize the need for Centre County Suicide Prevention and Awareness Day,” Brown said. “Any sudden death is difficult and leaves you with hundreds of ‘what if’ questions.” Brown also noted that it is important to remember that suicide is not the cause of someone’s death, but the means by which a person passed. “(This is why) it is important to educate, bring awareness, and to stomp out the stigma, so those in need feel comfortable reaching out and getting help,” Brown said. For more information, visit www.janamariefoundation. org.
UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State officials have confirmed that the body of Jack Crean, a freshman student from Boalsburg, was found at the HUB construction site on Aug. 24. University spokesperson Lisa Powers said in an email that university police discovered Crean’s body inside the closed area sometime between 10:36 a.m. and 11 a.m. The circumstances surrounding his death are unclear. Powers said that student affairs staff have notified Crean’s family and roommate, and that counseling is available to anyone impacted by his death. “It’s a sorrowful start to the academic year and our hearts go out to Jack’s family and friends,” Powers said. “The death of any student is painful and tragic, and we are deeply impacted by this loss.”
In 1954... …Peter B. Cortese achieves a one-arm deadlift of 370 lbs.(over triple his body weight!) in York, Pennsylvania... ...and Saleme Insurance begins providing the best insurance coverage at the lowest possible rates!
Watch C-NET Online, On Demand!! Visit cnet1.org for coverage of ... • Centre Region Municipalities and Bellefonte Borough • State College and Bellefonte Area School Boards • Centre Region Council of Governments • Centre County Commissioners • Local Sports, Concerts and Community Events
C-NET Channels 7 and 98 on Comcast and Windstream Where Centre County’s on TV ... and Online!
Celebrating 60 years of Serving YOU! 2125 E. College Ave., Suite 201 State College, PA 16801
Phone: 814-238-8895 www.SalemeInsurance.com
August 28-September 3, 2014 Kepler, from page 1 “There was a little bit of talk the past couple of years about creating an authority … to come up with a clear and concise direction for the pool,” Long said. For the past nine months, the authority has been working on recommendations and a plan for the pool. The 2009 Aquatic Facility Design study findings were consulted, he said. “It told us in that study that even though the pool is 43 years old, that the shell of the pool is still in good shape,” Long said. “They did core samples and had determined that you could do something with it.” The AFD determined that, in 2009, it would cost about $1.7 million to do necessary renovations and updates. The study, he said, also determined that a 5 to 10 percent annual interest increase should be added. In 2015, the project cost would be about $2.4 million, with a 5 percent increase. “Our challenge then was,” Long said, “how would we come up with $2.4 million?” After much research, securing a grant proved to be impossible, Long said, due to the age of the pool. “And the kind of grant money we were looking for was never going to be enough to completely fund the project,” he said. In 2006, Long said, the borough and townships agreed to levy a $1 tax per resident to cover the shortfalls of Kepler Pool. Those funds went toward purchasing chemicals, paying for electricity, repairs and annual shortfalls, he said. That agreement’s contract runs through the end of this year. The authority, Long said, has proposed that the borough and townships raise the tax to $10 annually per resident, which would bring in $212,780 a year for Kepler Pool renovations. This would raise the $2.4 million needed to renovate Kepler Pool over a 12-year period. These findings and recommendations were presented in June to the borough and townships, Long said. While the Bellefonte borough members unanimously approved the tax, the townships have not yet made decisions. After each of the meetings, however, Long said he felt “very positive” and was incredibly encouraged by the borough’s decision to vote on the tax that night. The major things that need to be addressed, according to the authority’s report, are to make the area sustainable so it doesn’t need repairs every year, make facilities handicap accessible and reinstate the children’s wading pool, which has been closed since 2009. The goal, Long said, is for the borough and townships to include the $10 resident tax into their 2015 budgets. This means they would all have to decide to approve the tax within the next month or two so a loan can be secured and construction companies can submit bids, he said. “If any one of the remaining three say no, then it’s done. Kepler Pool is closed,” Long said. If it comes to that point, the pool would revert back to ownership of the borough, according to the authority’s bylaws, he said. It would then be their decision of what to do with the property and its objects. When presenting the findings and recommendations about Kepler Pool to the borough and townships, Long said that three things were asked of the authority to
The Centre County Gazette further investigate. Officials were curious, he said, about the cost to install a brand new swimming pool. That price tag would be $4.2 million. They also asked about available grants if the project was entirely new construction. After meeting with the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources earlier this month, the authority found out that they would be eligible to apply for a grant of up to $400,000, Long said. The grant would have to be matched, he said, which could be done through the head tax. Officials were also interested in securing a loan and its terms, Long said. They asked, “Could any of that money be used toward other projects immediately?” The answer, he said, is yes, if the loan was repaid over 15 or 20 years instead of 12. “(Then) there would be additional funds to go toward other projects that would be identified by the townships and supervisors,” he said. “We have found that there was some interest in that.” An event that dramatically affected Kepler Pool attendance in 2009, Long said, was the passing of the Virginia Graham Baker Pool and Spa Act. This required that all public swimming pools in the country had to update their drainage systems. As a result of this, the children’s wading pool closed indefinitely. With that, Long said, the entire preschool demographic was lost. And this summer, he said, has not proven to be the best for outdoor swimming. “Attendance goes up and down based on weather,” Long said. “Numbers are down. It hasn’t been a great summer for outdoor swimming pools.” According to assistant borough manager Don Holderman, if Kepler Pool were to close, “it would be a huge loss.” “It’s part of the fabric of the Bellefonte borough,” he said. “It’s important for the borough and (surrounding) townships to have a community swimming pool.” While Holderman said he can’t speak for the townships, he thinks they aren’t necessarily “hesitant” to pass the head tax, but just haven’t really discussed it yet since 2015 budgets aren’t decided on until fall. “(The borough) is getting a fair amount of letters and phone calls from residents,” he said. “Everything has been supportive.” Since Kepler Pool is the only community pool in the area, it is highly utilized by daycares and summer camps, Holderman said. If it were to close, the next closest pool would be Welch or Park Forest pools in State College. “It’s a safe place to swim,” Long said. “Where will kids go (if it closes down)? What will summer camps do? It will be a loss to the community.” Long said he hopes that community members will continue to contact their respective townships or the borough to express their support for the pool and the project. The Nittany Valley Joint Recreation Authority is comprised of Michael Bonchack (Spring Township), Joseph Conklin (Spring Township), Debra Hoy (Walker Township), Buddy Johnson (Bellefonte Borough), Howard Long (Walker Township), Nicole Mendinski (Benner Township), Sudan Rockey (Benner Township) and John Tooker (Bellefonte Borough). The authority meets every second Wednesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. in the conference room at the Bellefonte YMCA of Centre County. All meetings are open to the public.
Follow us on Twitter! @centrecogazette CENTRE COUNTY GENEALOGY SOCIETY Genealogy Resources Genealogy 101 available in the PA State Archives
Thursday, Sept. 4th 7:00pm in 2nd floor Meeting Room at Foxdale Village Speaker is:
Jonathan Stayer, Supervisor of Reference Services, PA Archives.
Fall Series of Classes for those wishing learn how to start their Genealogy Research. Classes Meet Tuesday evenings: Sept. 9, 23, 30 & Oct. 7 Plus a special class Sept. 20. Donation: $30 For more information or to register contact:
Judy Heald at jwheald@gmail.com or call 422-8657
www.CentreCountyGenealogy.org
Page 5
MATT ROURKE/AP file photo
IN THIS July 12, 2012, file photo, former FBI director Louis Freeh speaks during a news conference in Philadelphia. Freeh has been hospitalized following a single-car crash in Vermont. State police say Freeh was airlifted to a New Hampshire hospital with serious injuries following the crash on Aug. 25 in Barnard, Vt.
Freeh seriously injured in Vt. vehicle accident By JENNIFER MILLER StateCollege.com
Louis Freeh, former FBI director and independent investigator who played a large role the Penn State-Jerry Sandusky scandal, was seriously hurt in a one-vehicle crash according to Vermont State Police. The crash happened about 12:15 p.m. on Aug. 25 in Barnard, Vt. Freeh, 64, of Wilmington, Del., was transported by helicopter to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H. Authorities say Freeh was traveling south on Vermont Route 12 in his SUV when he went off the roadway and hit a mail box and a row of shrubs before coming to rest at the side of a tree. Police say Freeh was wearing his seat belt. Rentals, from page 3 In the application, a resident must provide insurance information, home location, details about what portion of the home will be rented and the dates the owner intends to rent the home. The dates can be modified if the owner does not rent the home on a date initially listed in the application, Heath said. Once the township issues the permit, the packet goes to a Centre Region codes officer so officials can perform health and safety site inspections.
FERGUSON TOWNSHIP
In Ferguson Township, officials do not regulate weekend rentals, according to Jeff Ressler, zoning administrator. However, if residents rent out a property for more than seven consecutive days, they are required to go through the rental permitting process.
The cause of the crash is pending further investigation. Penn State hired Freeh to investigate the handling of the Sandusky scandal. In his report, Freeh said former Penn State President Graham Spanier and others, “repeatedly concealed critical facts relating to Sandusky’s child sexual abuse from the authorities, (PSU’s) Board of Trustees, the Penn State community and the public at large.” Spanier is suing Freeh for defamation. Spanier, along with former Penn State administrators Tim Curley and Gary Schultz, are currently awaiting trial for criminal allegations related to an alleged cover up of the Sandusky scandal. In 2012, a jury found Sandusky guilty of 45 counts of child sexual abuse and a judge sentenced him to 30 to 60 years in state prison.
HARRIS TOWNSHIP
In Harris Township, officials also do not regulate weekend rentals, according to township manager Amy Farkas. But, once again, if residents rent out a property for more than seven consecutive days, they must go through the rental permitting process.
PATTON TOWNSHIP
In Patton Township, officials also do not regulate weekend rentals, said township manager Doug Erickson. But if a home is rented out for more than seven consecutive days, the rental permitting process comes into play. Erickson also noted that state law requires residents who rent out their homes for short-term stays to pay a hotel tax to Centre County. For more information, contact the Centre County treasurer’s office.
KŶ ^ĞƉƚĞŵďĞƌ ϭϯƚŚ͕ ũŽŝŶ ƵƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚŝƐ ĨĂŵŝůLJͲĨƌŝĞŶĚůLJ ĐŽƌŶŚŽůĞ ƚŽƵƌŶĂŵĞŶƚ͕ ďĞŶĞĮƫŶŐ ĞŶƚƌĞ ŽƵŶƚLJ W t^͕ ĞŶƚƌĞ sŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌƐ ŝŶ DĞĚŝĐŝŶĞ ĂŶĚ dŚĞ ^ƚĂƚĞ dŚĞĂƚƌĞ͊ ^ƉĞĐƚĂƚŽƌƐ ĂƌĞ ǁĞůĐŽŵĞ ĨŽƌ ŽŶůLJ ΨϭϬ͊ Ŷ ĂĚƵůƚ ƚĞĂŵ ŽĨ Ϯ ĐŽƐƚƐ ΨϴϬ ĂŶĚ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ ĨŽŽĚ ĂŶĚ ďĞĞƌ͊ ŬŝĚƐ͛ ƚŽƵƌŶĂŵĞŶƚ ǁŝůů ĂůƐŽ ďĞ ŚĞůĚ͊ ĨĞǁ ƚĞĂŵ ƐƉĂĐĞƐ ĂƌĞ Ɛƚŝůů ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ͘ WƌĞͲƌĞŐŝƐƚƌĂƚŝŽŶ ŝƐ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ͊͊
ǁǁǁ͘ĐĞŶƚƌĂůƉĂďƵŝůĚĞƌƐ͘ĐŽŵ
Page 6
The Centre County Gazette
Bundy, from page 1 have a perspective over the years of where the band has been, what the band has been and how it was organized, how the growth has occurred and to have been a part of that. When I was a student, the band was 120 people and all male at that point. And to be at the point now toward the end of my career where we field a band of 310 and still maintain an even higher quality level then when I was in the band — and I say that will all due respect to the folks who were running the program at the time because they were inspirations to me and choosing my career — but you can look and see the difference between the band now and then and it has progressed. I think the same way of looking at the Penn State football team of 2014 and comparing them to one of the great teams of the past — they’re still going to look like things have progressed. CCG: What is the game day experience like for you and the Blue Band, and how special are the moments when the band comes onto the field before the game? RB: The great impetus of that is the crowd reaction, particularly for the band at pregame when the band comes out of the tunnel. That surge of energy from the crowd invigorates the students and the staff and everybody, and carries them a long way for the rest of the game. I think as we talk to the students during the course of the season, one of the things we try to impress upon them is that there are six or seven games, but they’re going to go by very quickly. Before you know it, you will have done four seasons and you’ll graduate and you won’t have this experience again. So we do try to help them remember to enjoy and seize the moment, that they’re passing through the program and be part of the program, so hopefully they take the time to enjoy the experience that they’re having because a season goes by pretty quickly — in my case, 35 seasons have gone by and I’m looking at the last one. I think the crowd and the reaction of people to the students is extremely gratifying and extremely energizing to the kids. CCG: The Blue Band obviously resonates with many Penn Staters. Do you talk about this with the students and how they’re more than just band members when they’re in the Blue Band? RB: One of the things that’s important in the way we work with the students is to help them understand that they are representing Penn State at all times. If you ask most Penn Staters to list 10 things that remind them of Penn State, I suspect that Blue Band might make the list in most instances. It’s one of those things that’s an oral and visible symbol of the university, and it goes along with the Nittany Lion and the Old Main Bell Tower, a football player in uniform, those sorts of things are some-
the
FIND A
JOB
FREE for job seekers to use!
what iconic for the university. So, students at this point embrace that opportunity to be representatives of the university. CCG: In the summer months, how do you prepare for the upcoming season and everything that it entails? RB: This time of year, what we do is have meetings to discuss and brainstorm possible show ideas for fall, try to select music and themes that might work, a way to tie the music together, to tie into special events, those kinds of things. Then there’s a lot of digging around that needs to be done to make sure we have the permission to use the music, and the various musical arrangers we use need to be contacted and assigned tunes that they’re going to do. We’ll spend the middle part of the summer doing some of the drill writing that’s necessary for the movements on the field, and then in the middle of August when the students start coming back, we start working with them and getting things ready for the fall. CCG: Considering that the Blue Band has been around for so long, how do you find a balance between doing what you know works really well and trying new things? RB: That is a challenge, and we find that there’s a certain format to the shows that works well for us over the years. But with integrating new ideas, what we try to do every year is to think of ways that we can do something new and can do something different. We’re hoping to do some things this year that we haven’t been able to do before and hopefully incorporate this new hi-definition scoreboard in what we’re doing with the band. There’s a balance there to be made because we need to try to balance having people’s attention on the scoreboard versus people’s attention on our students who are performing. CCG: How much planning goes into each show, and what can impact the preparation during the week? RB: We have to take into account a lot of things. One of the factors is how much time do we have to prepare the show, because a halftime show for a home game, there are times when we have only a week to prepare the show and there are times when we have two weeks to prepare the show. You never know how the weather is going to effect things. The worst thing for us is to have bad weather during the week and great weather on game day, because bad weather during the week impacts our preparations and then on game day, people wonder why the band doesn’t sound or look as good. CCG: How much of a role does musical education play with students in the Blue Band? RB: One of our challenges is trying to balance the educational experience for students who are in the band. While a lot of times from the audience’s standpoint,
August 28-September 3, 2014
Photo courtesy Penn State University
O. RICHARD BUNDY, director of the Penn State Blue Band, will retire in 2015. He’s been a part of the Blue Band since his days as a student at Penn State. their perception is that the students are just there to entertain, but they’re also taking Blue Band as a class. There’s a certain amount of educational value we’re trying to have in the experiences and trying to expose the students to different music and music that we hope that they will enjoy playing and they’ll find challenging to play, and yet balancing it with trying to make sure we’re as entertaining as possible when we get our halftime shows. CCG: Outside of the musical education aspect, what do you hope students in the Blue Band gain from their experience? RB: I hope that they’ve learned a number of things. I hope that they’ve been exposed to some music that they may not have played or listened to or heard before. I hope that they have grown as an individual musician, in terms of their performing ability and their acceptance and reaction to a wider range of music. I think that along with that, we’re hoping to make them more aware of a variety of musical artists and styles and genres. Beyond that, there are also the opportunities of leadership possibilities. It’s particularly challenging to be a leader in a peer organization, but the opportunity to develop some of those leadership skills, I think, is another thing that we hope many students will get. We hope that they are also learning all the good things that make for success: responsibility and being able to be counted on, and being able to complete a job or an assignment in a timely fashion and all those kinds of non-musical things are important life lessons for the students to learn. CCG: How has technology impacted the Blue Band’s preparation and performance over the years? RB: The technology has been challenging for all bands, everywhere. A band in a college football arena, I don’t care if it’s as big as Penn State or a small school someplace else, the band cannot compete
Post your resume. Get matched instantly.
Scan to download the FREE mobile app!
.com 814-238-5051 Powered by The Centre County Gazette & RealMatch
AmeriServ® BAnk introduceS our new StAte college teAm!
acoustically with the huge scoreboards and the huge speakers and sound systems. There, it just takes one person hitting a notch or a dial — and boom! — you get a bigger sound. There’s only so loud a group of students as big as our band can get. With our size, we cannot compete at the same level, so there’s a visceral reaction to an audience there, between the impact of the big speakers and what we’re trying to do. Over the years, there’s been more and more media and popular music and everything that’s pumped into the game, through sponsorships and advertisements and announcements and popular songs. All these things have created challenges for us, in terms of how often we get to perform. One of the things that most people don’t think about a lot of times, but I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about this: Our society nowadays is so oriented to seeing the screen, whether it be the screen on your personal device or your computer or at the stadium, that’s what they want to see. There are so many things that can be so grand in terms of how those media can produce entertainment, in terms of the excitement that they can generate and be visual, that it’s very difficult anymore to create that same kind of level of excitement with a live performance of a marching band, as good as we might be. I think everybody is trying to find, from a marching band standpoint, to find ways to entertain audiences in a day and age when over-the-top-entertainment is the norm; it’s very difficult for marching bands to go over the top, from the impact standpoint and the expense standpoint. It’s a challenge to provide the right type of experience for the students that is something that they are gaining from the experience and that they feel it’s valuable, while providing that entertainment for an audience in a specific functional setting in a football game or any sporting event.
School, from page 1 For many students, like new freshman John Fitzmaurice, finally moving into a dorm at Penn State was the realization of lifelong dream. Fitzmaurice said he’s dreamt of coming to Penn State since middle school, when he would come up to visit his brother for home football games. Enamored with the campus and Penn State spirit, he said he couldn’t dream of having gone anywhere else. “I’ve always wanted to come here,” Fitzmaurice said. “I’m so excited for this entire experience.”
TrAviS CorKery • Sherry SChmAder wendy cABle
Why choose AmeriServ? low rAteS & FeeS
Quick Service
FleXiBle oPtionS
locAl deciSionS
RUG CLEANING SERVICE WE BUY AND SELL RUGS
AmeriServ.com/homefinancing • 1-800-837-BANK
MEMBER FDIC
WWW.DOUGSRUGCARE.COM
auGusT 28-sePTember 3, 2014
Gazette The CenTre CounTy
403 S. Allen St., State College, PA 16801 Phone: (814) 238-5051 Fax: (814) 238-3415 www.CentreCountyGazette.com
PUBLISHER Rob Schmidt
MANAGING EDITOR Chris Morelli STAFF WRITER Brittany Svoboda SALES MANAGER Don Bedell
ADVERTISING CONSULTANTS Amy Ansari Vicki Gillette BUSINESS MANAGER Aimee Aiello
COPY EDITOR Andrea Ebeling GRAPHIC DESIGN Beth Wood CONTACT US: To submit news: editor@centrecountygazette.com Advertising: sales@centrecountygazette.com The Gazette is a weekly newspaper serving Centre County and is published by Indiana Printing and Publishing Company. Reproduction of any portion of any issue is not permitted without written permission. The publisher reserves the right to edit or reject any advertisement for any reason.
Don’t blame Burger King
McClatchy-Tribune News Service
Americans have been transfixed for more than a week now by the protests in Ferguson, Mo., sparked when an unarmed black man, Michael Brown, was shot and killed by a police officer. Police, outfitted with camouflage, tear gas, crowd-dispersing noisemakers, and armored vehicles, have cracked down on rioters and looters, but also on journalists and crowds of apparently peaceful protesters, angering observers around the world. Have America’s police forces become over-militarized? How can justice be achieved in Ferguson? Columnists Joel Mathis and Ben Boychuk debate the issue. For all our national polarization, here is one good thing to come out of the events in Ferguson: Liberals and the libertarian right can use this moment to make common cause against the excesses of policing in our country. Conservatives have spent the past half-century automatically siding with police — sensing, correctly, that most Americans were more concerned with cracking down on crime than in nuances of civil liberties. But those days have receded, thanks both to a declining crime rate — probably demographically driven — and the decision by Clinton-era Democrats never to be out-toughed on crime issues. These days, conservatives are
By DAN K. THOMASSON McClatchy-Tribune News Service
Burger King, corporate deserter? That’s what President Barack Obama would call the fast-food giant now that it’s buying Tim Hortons Inc., the Canadian coffee and doughnut chain. But the epithet is hard to swallow. The $11.4 billion deal announced Tuesday will allow the Miami-based Burger King Worldwide Inc. to slash its United States tax bill by moving its corporate home to a foreign country, a strategy known as inversion. At least 21 companies have announced or completed such deals since the beginning of 2012, according to Bloomberg News. Obama castigated them last month for doing business as usual in the United States while renouncing their citizenship to avoid taxes. He’s wrong to vilify corporations for legally reducing their tax bills. Corporations exist to make money. Their executives have a fiduciary duty to shareholders to maximize profits. Rather than trying to shame them, the United States can slow inversions by reforming the U.S. tax code to make the strategy less appealing. The top federal corporate tax rate in the United States is 35 percent. That’s among the highest in the world, although many corporations actually pay much less and those most successful at exploiting loopholes pay zero. In Canada the top federal tax rate is 15 percent. Congress should tilt the playing field in our favor. Eliminating the corporate tax would be the best approach, as long as reformers also scrap the lower rate for capital gains and dividends, and tax that income the same as income from work. Cutting the corporate tax rate while closing loopholes would work, too, or enacting a territorial system in which only profits earned in the United States would be taxed by the United States. Of course, any of that would require Congress to take on contentious tax reform, something it hasn’t had the courage to tackle. Until it does, the message to corporations like Burger King is, have it your way.
Any One Item
By JOEL MATHIS and BEN BOYCHUK
often likely to see cops as just another set of tyranny-minded big-government bureaucrats. Liberals aren’t driven by big-government concerns, but that doesn’t actually matter. If liberals and likeminded conservatives come to their conclusions differently, we can still agree on a few things: Small-town police departments don’t have much need for paramilitary SWAT teams. They have even less need for mine-resistant vehicles of the style that were used to patrol the streets of Baghdad. And maybe, since the use of tear gas is actually a war crime when used by one army against another, police shouldn’t so easily use such chemical weapons against civilian populations. So let’s use this moment to pull back: To stop outfitting American police forces with military gear, to rein in law enforcement with a new respect for the rights of individuals, and to ensure that citizens of Ferguson — and all Americans — can walk the streets safe in the knowledge that police really are there to serve and protect all of us.
BEN BOYCHUK
Yes, far too many police departments have gone overboard with the military equipment. On that point, liberals and conservatives should be in broad agreement. The Ferguson police have looked like soldiers not cops — occupiers, not protectors. Using armored vehicles for crowd control, as the police did in Ferguson before the Highway
Being a war correspondent is glamorous and exciting, high up on the list of any aspiring young journalist. But it is also extremely dangerous under any circumstance but especially when those practicing it are pretty much on their own without the proper support or guidance. Photojournalist James Foley fit into that category and tragically paid the highest of prices, leaving us all worse off because of it. There is little heroism in that, just sadness and outrage at the forces of evil who took his young life. One can only hope his death might serve as a caution to those who would rush off in the future with reckless abandon and a misguided notion that Valhalla awaits if it goes wrong. Over the years that I sent a number of young men and women into war zones, I did so with this admonition: “Keep your head down and your powder dry. We consider what you are doing to advance the knowledge of our readers important, but not enough to end your life in the process. Don’t take foolish chances.” Fortunately, my charges survived the experience and the dread I felt went away with their safe return. I would like to think my advice was the reason but that would be presumptuous. I just got lucky. Earl Richert, my predecessor and mentor at Scripps Howard, told me the most difficult job he ever faced
was telling the family, friends and loved ones of the death of young Henry Taylor, the son of Ambassador Henry Taylor, while covering the uprisings in the Congo. The presidential plane, the Columbine, was sent to retrieve the body. As a direct result of that, a few years later a story by cartoonist Gene Basset about being ambushed with a patrol in Vietnam brought an instant order from Earl for his return to the home office. It was one thing for the much honored, longtime war correspondent Jim Lucas to travel regularly with U.S. troops in action in ‘Nam, but quite another for an untrained Washington-based political cartoonist with a family to take that risk. Who can argue with that? Earl’s, and before him, Walker Stone’s sensitivity to what can go wrong stemmed largely, I believe, from the fact that nine of the correspondents killed in World War II were from Scripps Howard organizations. That included the most famous of all war correspondents, Ernie Pyle, brought down by a sniper on a small island off Okinawa and Raymond Clapper, a renowned political analyst. Foley’s situation and the result that horrified us all came about while covering the Syrian civil war with only minimal back-up. For whatever reason. His parents say he was driven to be there. When captured and held by Islamic State forces, he became an
What about Bob?
For all your real estate needs! Residential, Weekend Condos, Investments & Cabins.
Bob Langton, REALTOR® 2952 Benner Pike Bellefonte
I99 exit 78-B 548-7972 www.klabans.com
Patrol took over, only reinforces an “us versus them” mentality — with “us” being the police and “them” being everyone else. As worthwhile it may be to discuss demilitarizing America’s police forces, it’s also worth noting that Darren Wilson, the officer who shot and killed Michael Brown, wasn’t decked out in camouflage when he confronted the young man and his friend. He was driving a patrol car, not an armored personnel carrier. He shot Brown with his service weapon, a standard-issue 9 mm handgun, nothing special. If it’s true that some police are overzealous or abusive — still a wideopen question in the Brown shooting — then greater accountability is crucial. It’s a shame Wilson wasn’t wearing a video camera. Cameras are controversial — police unions hate them, calling them an “encumbrance.” But they may be effective in reining in excessive force and abuse. The Wall Street Journal recently highlighted the Rialto Police Department in Southern California, where every officer is required to wear a body-mounted camera. One year after police introduced the cameras, use of force by officers dropped by 60 percent and citizen complaints fell an astounding 88 percent. The kicker? According to the Journal: “police in Ferguson have a stock of body-worn cameras, but have yet to deploy them to officers.” Cameras may not solve every problem, but the extra accountability could help prevent the next conflagration.
Cautionary tale for war correspondents
By Newsday
ends Sept. 1
PaGe 7
Are U.S. police over-militarized?
JOEL MATHIS
AD COORDINATOR Katie Rimmey
STICKLEY Labor Day Sale 45% OFF
oPInIon
Serving all of Centre County 814-574-0293 BobLangton@remax.com
1375 Martin Street, State College, PA 16803 814.231.8200 x324
R
Go back to school the sweet way... with perfect lunchbox treats. Visit us at our NEW location in the TJ Maxx Plaza next to Panera Bread, State College, PA.
GardnersCandies.com
/GardnersCandies
object of propaganda and manipulation by the most ruthless of all the world’s terrorist brands. During his captivity, there was a rejected demand for ransom by the U.S. government and finally an abortive rescue attempt this summer. Could all of this been avoided? Probably, if he had the proper advice, and was warned emphatically that if he got into trouble he would be on his own. Maybe he did receive such counseling, but unsurprisingly it didn’t deter him. The Middle East is the most dangerous area on the planet for Americans generally, but particularly for those assigned there as journalists. Even the indigenous variety is extremely vulnerable. It is one thing to travel with troops around you and quite another to be out there by yourself covering fanatics of all stripe. In Syria there are only the latter. Having said all this, I must admit there is a compulsion to be in front of the firefight that is shared by even those who have the utmost backing. They all seem struck by the same disease that constantly forces them to put their heads in the mouth of a lion. Anything else is second rate. The Pulitzer-winning Jim Lucas murmured bitterly to me while he was dying that his wish was to have died on the battlefield. He had survived three major wars and a halfdozen skirmishes and was close by legendary photographer Robert Cappa when he was killed. Are they brave? Certainly ... and foolish, too. God bless them.
Page 8
The Centre County Gazette
August 28-September 3, 2014
Health & Wellness
Easing back-to-school anxieties in kids HERSHEY — After a summer of lazy afternoons and late bedtimes, parents of school-aged children face the deadline for helping their young ones transition to not only a new routine and schedule, but also the academic and social challenges a new school year brings. “The bigger the transition, the younger the child and the less experience with school, the more potential there is for anxiety,” said James Waxmonsky, associate professor of psychiatry and division chief of child psychiatry at Penn State Hershey. The transition from preschool to kindergarten — or from a partial-day to full-day program — is a big milestone for many children. “It has the most physical changes — they are riding a bus for the first time and learning how to order food in the cafeteria from a stranger,” Waxmonsky said. His tips for easing the transition: n Take advantage of opportunities to gain experience. School tours, meet-the-teacher events and practicing ordering food in the cafeteria or riding a school bus provide exposure and experience that help both children and parents keep anxiety at bay. n Keep your own emotions under control. “Kids mirror parental reactions, so if you show a lot of anxiety, distress and worry, you are inadvertently going to trigger that in your child,” Waxmonsky said. “If they see you calmly negotiating stressors, it certainly makes it easier.” n Avoid the urge to linger. “Let the school professionals take over once the child is at the school building,” Waxmonsky said. “And if you have a concern about something, work it out in advance or afterward — not in front of the child.” n Start schedule changes early. “You can realistically expect to change bedtime by about 30 minutes per night, so figure out how far you need to get,” Waxmonsky said. One key to making that work is waking the children earlier in the morning as well: “Otherwise, you won’t get them to bed on time.” n Explain expectations. Talk about things like what goes in the backpack, where they can find your phone number, packing their own book bag and picking out clothing the night before — all that can ease the morning chaos. For older elementary children — and those transitioning to middle school — there are other things to consider: n Get their brains back in gear. Have children read or practice math a little bit each day, especially as the summer break winds down. “Every child benefits from a
Survivorship program set
Stockbyte
PARENTS CAN USE a number of strategies as they get their children ready to go back to school. little ongoing academic work throughout the year,” Waxmonsky said. “Think of school as a skill set — if you took three months off from anything else, you’d lose what you learned.” n Prepare for what you can, don’t worry about what you can’t. Find out where the bus stops, what time it comes and how long middle school students have between classes. Buy a combination lock and let your new middleschool student practice opening it quickly to prevent stress and anxiety during quick class changes. But don’t try to
figure out who will be the best teacher for your child. “You don’t have that control, and every child has individual reactions to particular teachers,” Waxmonsky said. n Have some fun with the transition. Let children have input in back-to-school shopping and make time to do fun things as you prepare for the return to school. Let kids vent about summer being over and school starting up. But then remind them of positive things they have to look forward to such as seeing friends and participating in extracurricular activities they enjoy.
CELEBRATION DAY
LEWISTOWN — Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital will host “Living Well,” a program for cancer survivors, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. each Wednesday in September at the Community Cancer Treatment Center, 300 Third St. The program will focus on health and wellness, treatment and management, resources, and follow-up care, including treatment plans and support group information. Classes will be conducted by nurse navigator Melissa Knepp and radiation oncology nurses Amy Felmlee and Jane Westover. Classes are free, but registration is required at (717) 242-7297.
To advertise in the Gazette, call (814) 238-5051 or email sales@centrecountygazette.com Focus In On
Great Eye Care
We offer knowledge of lenses and skilled fitting along with the best selection of frames and styles. We carry the latest, ultra-light styles and digitally enhanced lenses.
Now accepting new patients. Most insurance accepted.
Our Value Line eyewear still starts at $99 complete!
Like us on Facebook or visit www.EyeCareYouTrust.com
Dr. Michael 1090 Zion Rd., D. Bellefonte
TINKELMAN
Optometrist
814-355-7566
35 years of “Eye Care You Trust”
Submitted photo
PARENTS JASON AND MICHELLE STELLFOX celebrate the birth of their third child, Brendyn, at Mount Nittany Medical Center with a special gift basket from WPSU-TV. Brendyn shares a birthday with baby Margaret, the newest addition on the PBS KIDS television series “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood.” Season two of the popular animated series kicked off Aug. 18 on WPSU-TV.
“Like” us on FACEBOOK
August 28-September 3, 2014
The Centre County Gazette
Page 9
All ages should stay current with vaccines HUNTINGDON — Are you up-to-date on your immunizations? If you can’t answer that question, you’re not alone. While many adults with children ensure that their kids don’t miss vaccinations, it’s not uncommon for parents to completely neglect their own need for vaccines. “Vaccines are essential to maintaining the health of the broader community because they help to slow the spread of contagious illnesses,� said Dr. Laura Newhouser, family medicine physician at Geisinger-Gray’s Woods. “They help to slow the spread of infectious diseases and, by extension, can even save peoples’ lives.� Vaccines, which are made with weakened or killed antigens of a particular disease, are supported by the medical community in their effectiveness at protecting people from more than 15 highly contagious illnesses, including measles, pertussis (whooping cough) and the flu. Vaccines are particularly important for protecting newborns, seniors and those with chronic diseases or weakened immune systems ,since these diseases can cause serious damage to the body and/or be life-threatening. Although some believe vaccines for diseases such as polio are no longer necessary since they’ve been mostly eradicated in the United States, that is not the case. Due to the declining number of people getting vaccinated, the more likely individuals are to catch the disease if someone does have it. Diseases such as the measles and per-
tussis are still prevalent in many other regions around the world, and it’s easy for an unvaccinated individual to bring it back to the United States. While there are some safety concerns about vaccines, it’s important to note that they undergo rigorous testing to ensure they will not cause harm to those receiving them. Additionally, many studies have debunked the myth that vaccines can cause autism or overexposure to harmful substances, such as aluminum and formaldehyde, which are used in vaccines in very small amounts. Since the recommendations differ for every individual, depending on a number of factors such as age, lifestyle, locations of travel, medical conditions and previous vaccinations, the following is a general guide: n Newborns to 2-year-olds The best way to protect your children from disease is to follow your child’s pediatrician’s recommended schedule and to make sure those who are around your baby are up-to-date on their vaccines, too. Immunizations will include a yearly flu vaccine, which is recommended for children 6 months and older. n School-aged children Children ages 4 through 6 should receive boosters for four vaccines, Dtap (diptheria, tetanus and pertussis), polio, chicken pox and MMR (measles, mumps and rubella), and should additionally receive an annual flu vaccine. n Preteens and teenagers
Photos.com
NO MATTER THE AGE, it’s important to keep immunization records up to date. Even into adulthood, keeping track of vaccines is vital. Children ages 11 and 12 should receive the Tdap (tetanus and diptheria), MenACWY (meningitis) and HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccines. They also should receive an annual flu vaccine. n Young adults A booster for Td (tetanus) is needed every 10 years. Young women should finish receiving the HPV series by age 26. n Adults
An annual flu vaccine, a Td or Tdap vaccine (if not received when younger), and a Td booster every 10 years are recommended. It is suggested that you discuss your eligibility for additional vaccines with your doctor. If you plan to travel to an area where certain infectious diseases are common, for example, you may need to receive further immunizations.
Personalized medicine initiative partnership formed DANVILLE — Indivumed, a provider of services enabling individualized cancer therapy, and Geisinger Health System recently announced a partnership that will afford Geisinger patients access to advanced cancer treatment and clinical trials. The collaboration allows Indivumed to partner with Geisinger to collect samples from consenting patients who are already undergoing a surgical tumor resection. Upon resection, a portion of the tissue, blood or urine remaining beyond what is required to make a clinical diagnosis will be banked at Geisinger through MyCode, a repository that holds more than 45,000 patient samples. Another portion will be banked by Indivumed, which will analyze the tissue to be used in the development and, eventually, application of targeted therapies for cancer patients. “We are pleased to be working on this next generation of cancer treatment with Indivumed,� said Dr. Glenn D. Steele Jr., president and chief executive officer at Geisinger Health System. “This partnership will give Geisinger patients access to the most advanced cancer therapeutics in the country, close to where they live and work.� “Developing targeted pharmaceutical therapies for cancer patients is at the core of our collaboration with Geisinger,� said Hartmut Juhl, founder and chief executive officer of Indivumed. “Geisinger’s advanced electronic health record and clini-
cal data repository coupled with our ability to comprehensively analyze patients’ individual cancers provides a unique opportunity to quickly translate new scientific discoveries into the practice of medicine.� Indivumed will integrate its unique biobanking standard at Geisinger Health System to jointly create a platform that offers opportunities for clinical research focused on tumor biology. Based in Germany, Indivumed is an integrated oncology company that leverages its biorepository of human tissue samples with its diagnostic laboratory to develop individual cancer therapies. Indivumed maintains a biobank of tissues and annotated data from more than 20,000 patients, with about 1,500 new cases added per year, each collected under stringent specifications. The overall goal is to understand the biological difference between tumors and how patients respond to treatment to support the implementation of personalized therapy. Research demonstrates that proteins change expression profiles significantly within minutes following surgical resection. Many of those proteins may serve as biomarkers for new drugs. For this reason, controlled and rapid tissue processing is necessary for understanding biological differences of or within patient tumors, especially when developing targeted therapies. Indivumed follows standardized processes that enable the company to limit cold ischemia time, the time between re-
moval of tissue from the body and the time it is preserved, to less than 10 minutes, guaranteeing tissue samples of the highest biological integrity. “The goal of this partnership is to translate clinical research into specific knowledge about a cancer that is clinically rele-
vant and will enhance patient care,� Steele said. “We continually strive to look for innovation opportunities to provide our patients with the most advanced care modern science has to offer.� For more information, visit www.indivumed.com.
DaVita is the largest provider of In Center Hemo Dialysis and both Home Hemo Dialysis and Home Peritoneal Dialysis in the United States. Our personalized care team of nephrologists, nurses, dietitians, care technicians, biomedical technicians, and insurance specialists are here to help you with all your kidney care needs.
STATE COLLEGE CENTER
500 Science Park Road • State College, PA 16802
814-237-3082
Open 3 Days A Week: Monday, Wednesday, Friday
In Center Hemo Dialysis • Peritoneal Dialysis • Home Hemo Dialysis Dr. Kerim Oncu
“Leaving you breathless� isn’t always a good thing.
LEWISTOWN CENTER
611 Electric Avenue • Lewistown, PA 17044
717-248-2344
,Q UHDOLW\ VKRUWQHVV RI EUHDWK LV IULJKWHQLQJ DQG IUXVWUDWLQJ +HDOWK6RXWK¡V SXOPRQDU\ RXWSDWLHQW SK\VLFDO WKHUDS\ SURJUDP LV GHVLJQHG IRU SHUVRQV ZLWK DOO IRUPV RI EUHDWKLQJ SUREOHPV WR SURPRWH DQ RSWLPDO OHYHO RI ZHOOQHVV
Open 6 Days A Week: Evening Shifts Monday, Wednesday, Friday In Center Hemo Dialysis • Peritoneal Dialysis Dr. Roshan Mainali • Dr. Stacy Andersen LEWISTOWN CENTER
Kidney Smart Classes SM
• Kidney Disease Education • Expert Educators • NO COST
Sept. 11 Noon-1pm
814 359-5630 :HVW &ROOHJH $YHQXH ‡ 3OHDVDQW *DS 3$ 1LWWDQ\9DOOH\5HKDE FRP Š2012 HealthSouth Corporation:544578-03
STATE COLLEGE CENTER
Kidney Smart Classes SM
• Kidney Disease Education • Expert Educators • NO COST
Sept. 16 Noon-1pm
Visit our website for more information and resources on how to understand and manage kidney care.
www.davita.com
Education
Page 10
August 28-September 3, 2014
Student earns degree while in war zone By MAE SEVICK Special to the Gazette
UNIVERSITY PARK — Even while raising 10 children and serving a military deployment in Afghanistan, Jim Terwilliger obtained a master’s degree in cybersecurity from Penn State’s World Campus. It might have taken considerable dedication and a great deal of flexibility, but, Terwilliger said, “I’m glad I did it, and I would do it again.� Terwilliger chose to pursue a master’s degree to further his career opportunities, spurred on by his lifelong passion for learning. “I knew the job market was very competitive,� Terwilliger said, “and I wanted every advantage that I could get.� For nearly half of the time Terwilliger was completing his degree, he was serving on active duty in Afghanistan. “I would get up at 4:30 a.m. to watch lectures,� he said. “Rocket attacks? Yes,� said Terwillinger when asked about the wartime environment. “Every so often during a meeting,
sirens went off. ‘Are you kidding me?’ the other students said. And I’d say, ‘No, I have to go. I’ll catch you later.’â€? Terwilliger lives with his wife of 28 years and their children just outside of Cleveland. Together, they are parents to a brood of 10 children ranging in age from 1 to 27. “My wife took care of all 10 kids by herself when I was away,â€? he said. “She is exceptionally wonderful and understanding.â€? Terwilliger added, “I could not have done it without my family. It was a big sacrifice on their part, too. There were hours and hours every week when I couldn’t play Legos with the little kids because I’ve got this paper due, or this lab or I’ve got to get online. For the older kids, it’s a little easier to understand; they get it, they see the end and the goal. But the 4- and 6-year-olds ‌ they don’t understand that I’m at home, but I’m also at school.â€? Terwilliger decided to study online with Penn State’s World Campus after conducting research on distant learning programs in information security. Penn State, Terwilliger said, “had no competition.â€?
LHU announces parade LOCK HAVEN—Lock Haven University’s “Haunted Homecoming� Halloween parade will take place at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25, on Main Street. This year’s parade is co-sponsored by Lock Haven Fire Department and Lock Haven University and will replace the annual parade that normally takes place on Halloween evening. This year’s parade theme will culminate a week of homecoming events at Lock Haven University. Cash prizes will be awarded for best-appearing float, scariest float, best-appearing vehicle, judges award, most original, funniest, best LHU spirit and most creative LHU organization. Parade participants are asked to refrain from political advertising. The parade route will travel through East Main Street, ending at Triangle Park, where the Lock Haven Fire Department will provide refreshments and donuts. For more information, including registration for parade participants, visit www.lhup.edu/homecoming.html.
Send kids’ events and photos to ... editor@ centrecountygazette.com
PLAN NOW FOR THE SAT
As a World Campus student, Terwilliger discovered that some of his classmates also faced challenges that may have proved insurmountable to obtaining a degree in an in-residence setting. “Real-life events occur,� Terwilliger said. “Hurricane Sandy, natural disasters, war. The university — the professors and the staff — set everyone up for success. The work isn’t easy, but if you want to do it, you can do it. Everyone works with you.� Structured around live lectures, interaction with professors and other students and teamwork, the IST World Campus experience provides alternative learners with the opportunity to pursue their education, while maintaining full-time jobs and demanding family lives. Currently, Terwilliger works as the manager of information security and compliance at Timken Steel in Ohio. “I could speak for a lot of employers: They value the education I’ve gotten from Penn State,� Terwilliger said. “I had a really wonderful experience studying with World Campus.�
South Hills instructor wins Educator of the Year award LEWISTOWN — Matthew Penning, an information technology instructor at South Hills School of Business and Technology in Lewistown, received the Outstanding Educator of the Year Award from the Pennsylvania Association of Private School Administratorsat its annual conference in July. The PAPSA award is given annually to the organization’s top educators from across the state whose teaching styles and innovations best respond to the needs of students in vocational training. PAPSA is comprised of more than 150 private career colleges and schools throughout Pennsylvania. “Matt Penning inspires his students to discover the latest software and IT technology through in-depth research and hands-on experience,� said Barb Harer, director of South Hills’ Lewistown school location. “Whether it’s through installing servers, creating domains or web pages, configuring switches or working with computer hardware, Matt always strives to bring out the best in his students.� Penning, who resides in Hesston, has been an instructor at the South Hills Lewistown location since 2006. He also serves as the information technology program coordinator for the school’s three locations. “The best part of my career is helping others learn and seeing that light bulb moment when what they have learned all comes together,� said Penning. South Hills School of Business and Technology is a two-
MATTHEW PENNING received the Outstanding Educator of the Year Award from the Pennsylvania Association of Private School Administrators at a ceremony in July.
Submitted photo
year post-secondary career institute that offers 11 specialized associate degree programs. The school has locations in State College, Altoona and Lewistown.
SPECIAL GUEST
Call today to learn about our programs
IN STATE COLLEGE
The World Campus experience is different than studying with typical 20-year-old students who “all have the same experiences,� Terwilliger said. “Almost all of the students I interacted with had interesting, unique life experiences.� Terwilliger maintained that, due to the age and life experiences of his classmates, his learning environment was richer and more fulfilling, although it did not take place in a traditional classroom. “Online education is different than sitting in the classroom,� Terwilliger said. “It’s probably not for everyone. You have to be very disciplined, otherwise you find yourself trying to beat the deadlines on Sunday nights.� His IST professors, Terwilliger said, made learning interesting. “Gerry Santoro sticks out. Every week he did a video at a different location on campus. His course presentation would be slides, but the photos in background were personal photos. We got to know him. It kept the experience interesting, and it kept us connected.�
5ROOLQJ 5LGJH 'U 5ROOLQJ 5LGJH 'U 6WDWH &ROOHJH 3$ 6WDWH &ROOHJH 3$
170 Rolling Ridge Dr., State College, PA • (814) 826-2394
Submitted photo
DAVE REMICK, president of the local chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors of Central Pennsylvania, recently stopped by the Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology. Remick talked to carpentry and HVAC students about the commercial construction industry, including employment opportunities and career preparation.
August 28-September 3, 2014
Community
Page 11
Grange Fair kicks off with opening ceremony By SAM STITZER pennsvalley@centrecountygazette.com
CENTRE HALL — The 140th annual Grange Encampment and Fair kicked off with an opening ceremony on Aug. 21 at the Southside Stage on the fairgrounds. Present at the ceremony were many dignitaries, including Gov. Tom Corbett, Secretary of Agriculture George Greig, agricultural adviser to the governor Barron “Boots” Hetherington, state Grange Master Carl Meiss, Centre Hall Mayor Ray Hankinson, Centre County commissioners Michael Pipe, Chris Exarchos and Steve Dershem, Rep. Kerry Benninghoff, and several fair committee members and administrators. Fair Committee chairman Ben Haagen welcomed the crowd of attendees to the ceremony and introduced Corbett. The governor praised the Grange Fair and its long history. “You and your ancestors have been doing this for 140 years,” said Corbett. “Just think about the tradition they started that you are going to continue on to the rest of your families in generations to follow.” He noted that the number of fairs is declining nationwide, but that Pennsylvania still has a strong tradition of having agricultural fairs. “This is Americana,” he said. “To see this (tradition) right in the center of Pennsylvania — I couldn’t think of a better place to do it.” He thanked the many fairgo-
ers for maintaining the Grange Fair tradition and preserving its history through the many generations of its existence. The governor finished his remarks by reading an official gubernatorial proclamation welcoming all to the 140th Grange Fair. Corbett’s remarks were followed by an address Greig. The Secretary of Agriculture credited the governor for increasing fair funding statewide, saying that under the current administration and legislature, funding to fairs has increased by more than $2 million. Greig later presented the Grange Fair Committee with a check for $29,000 from the state. Greig also presented LeDon Young, of Centre Hall, with the Outstanding Grange Fair Ambassador award for 2014. Young has been involved with the Grange organization and the fair for decades. Young accepted the award on behalf of several deceased Fair Committee members whom she credited for making the fair possible. “At night, when it’s quiet, you can hear them walking around making sure you’re okay, and are having a wonderful fair,” said Young. “The Fair Committee (members) are the most dedicated, wonderful people I have ever met and had the privilege to serve with.” Jack Bell, of Pleasant Gap, was presented with the Fair Committee Member of the Year award for his service to the fair. Bell has served for more than 40 years on the committee.
SAM STITZER/For the Gazette
PENNSYLVANIA SECRETARY of Agriculture George Greig, left, presents a check for $29,000 from the Pennsylvania Fair Fund to Grange Fair Committee members Ben Haagen, Anna Peters and Darlene Confer, as Gov. Tom Corbett looks on. Ron and Pat Burris were given a Friend of the Fair award for their volunteer work in helping to beautify and maintain the fair grounds. Fair secretary Darlene Confer concluded the ceremony with a
story about a young lady who had emailed Confer, asking to be put on the waiting list for a tent. “The lady said ‘Don’t worry, I won’t need a tent for 20 years,’” said Confer. “I was intrigued by that and emailed her back, and
she said she was 12 years old, and watched our TV documentary and fell in love with our fair. She planned to go to college, become a veterinarian, raise animals and show them at the Grange Fair. That young lady is from Texas.”
Bellefonte Community Band director steps down By SAM STITZER
pennsvalley@centrecountygazette.com
CENTRE HALL — Natalie Stanton led her last concert as director of the Bellefonte Community Band on Aug. 23 during the Grange Fair. Stanton, who has directed the band since 2008, has decided to step down due to a busy schedule and demands on her time. Stanton, whose home town is Berwick, received a degree in elementary education and music from Lebanon Valley College. She taught music in the Baltimore area for three years before moving to Bellefonte with her husband, Curt, and their two children. She joined the Bellefonte Community Band, where she became a member of the band executive board and was later appointed director. She currently teaches music at Saint John the Evangelist Catholic School in Bellefonte. Stanton’s philosophy of directing reflects her experience as a school band director. “The role of a community band director is much like the role of a school band director, inasmuch as people are coming back and a lot of them feel insecure about their abilities, and should be encouraged,” she said. “When you sit with quality musicians, and you have quality music in front of you, you can’t help but get better.” Stanton’s duties as director will be assumed by Joshua Long, who was introduced at the Grange Fair concert. Long earned a bachelor’s degree in music education from Penn State University, where he played the euphonium in the Blue Band. He earned a performance degree in euphonium from the University of Hartford, and is now pursuing a doctorate at Penn State. Long previously taught a high school band and directed a pep band, as well as assisting with a drum and bugle corps. He also operates the Art and Music Emporium in Bangor. He and his wife, Becky, live in State College. The Bellefonte Community Band has been performing
NATALIE STANTON introduces the Bellefonte Community Band’s new director, Joshua Long. for the citizens of Centre County for more than 30 years. This ensemble of about 40 members is composed of local musicians from all walks of life, ranging in age from teens to senior citizens. The band plays concerts during the summer season, as well as an annual Christmas concert
SAM STITZER/For the Gazette
as part of the Bellefonte Victorian Christmas celebration. Rehearsals for the Christmas concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 9, at the Bellefonte Middle School band room. New members are always welcome and no auditions are required.
Page 12
The Centre County Gazette
August 28-September 3, 2014
CONSTRUCTION BEGINS
Submitted photo
TRANSFORMATION HAS BEGUN at the old state liquor store in downtown Bellefonte, the new home to the Bellefonte Youth Center. Handicapped-accessible bathrooms and a kitchen will be added to the property. According to Andrea Boyles, CEO of Youth Services Bureau, a $50,000 grant will aid in the project.
Kids festival scheduled PORT MATILDA — A kids’ fun festival will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13, at the Martha United Methodist Church, 194 Ardery Hollow Road in Port Matilda. There will be free games, prizes, crafts and a bounce house. For more information, call (814) 692-8222.
at 154 Rolling Ridge Drive in State College SEPTEMBER 6th
SAM STITZER/For the Gazette
WALKERS GATHER for the Mount Nittany Health Walk kickoff at the Grange Fair grandstand. They walked on a mile-long path around the fairgrounds.
Mount Nittany Health hosts Health Walk at Grange Fair By SAM STITZER pennsvalley@centrecountygazette.com
CENTRE HALL — One of the greatest attractions of Grange Fair is the food. Hundreds of vendors dispense all manner of culinary delights, many loaded with sugar and fat. Tenters and campers who spend the week there often find themselves gaining weight and elevating their blood sugar and cholesterol levels. Attempting to combat the negative health effects of sweet and fatty fair foods, employees of Mount Nittany Health in State College created the Mount Nittany Health Walk at the Grange Fair. Event organizer Erin Welsh, a communications coordinator for Mount Nittany Health, said this is the fifth year for the program, which encourages fair residents to walk a mile each day of the fair. A mile-long walking route winds through the grounds,
beginning and ending at the grandstand and traversing nine different streets. Welsh said the walkers are issued a passport to record their walks. “We stamp your passport each day at our booth. If you walk at least five miles and get five stamps, you get a prize at a celebration we have at the end of the fair,” Welsh said. The Health Walk kickoff was held on Aug. 22. About 40 people, ranging in age from pre-teens to senior citizens, gathered at the grandstand and began their walk around the grounds. Each walker was given a Mount Nittany Health tote bag for participating. The walkers warmed up for their walk with exercises led by Grange Fair librarian J.A. Babay. The Mount Nittany Health booth, located in Commercial Exhibit Building 12 on Garbrick Avenue, has various specialists on hand throughout the fair to conduct blood pressure screenings and to dispense information on health-related subjects such as diabetes, orthopedics, CPR, osteoporosis and more.
State College Knights of Columbus 850 Stratford Drive, State College
at 154 Rolling Ridge Drive in State College 814-237-5432
2904 Benner Pike, Bellefonte (beside Confer’s Ford)
MONDAY, SEPT. 1 at 7:00 PM Kitchen Opens at 5:30PM
Jackpot $1,000 - 56 Numbers Extreme BINGO - $1,200 Magic Number - $100 1
2
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Daily Specials Mon - Ham Pot Pie Tue - Liver & Onions Wed - Homemade Meatloaf
Thu - Turkey & Waffles Fri - Fresh Haddock Sat - Chicken Fried Steak Sun - Ham Steak
The Time is Now! Order now for fall installation!
MAYES MEMORIALS
D O W N TOW N S TAT E C O L L E G E
Friday, SEPTEMBEr 5 • 5–9pm arT MUSiC ENTErTaiNMENT aNd MOrE FirstFridayStateCollege.com
“We guarantee our work and focus towards quality and value in our products.” -Dick Stever, Owner
910 PIKE STREET, LEMONT, PA 16851 • PHONE: 814-237-2352 www.mayesmemorials.com • info@mayesmemorials.com Personal Home Appointments Available • Full-time Memorialists
August 28-September 3, 2014
The Centre County Gazette
Page 13
There are plenty of ways to still enjoy summer By PAULA SNYDER Special to the Gazette
Let’s face it: The end of August means that summer, as most kids know it, is about to end. That means it is time to gear up for school. No more endless hours of relaxing at home, swimming in the pool, playing with video games or hanging out with friends. It’s time to buy school supplies, get some new clothes and get to bed early. What? Is the fast-approaching school year all that serious? While it is nice to be prepared by doing things like taking a tour of your new school and finding out when the bus will arrive, the end of summer should be enjoyed. Spend time together as a family,
catch a Spikes game, go to the Grange Fair or just enjoy being outside. Summer is a special time. Don’t worry so much about what is coming next. Don’t miss out on a chance to relax before the hectic school year begins. Enjoy the quiet moments, as well as the fun noisy ones, before school starts. Listen to what kids say while they sit next to you on the Ferris wheel. Take a photo of them with cotton candy stuck in their hair. And, if school worries creep into your children’s thoughts, remind them of all the
good things that happened last year at school and how exciting new things really are. What is so bad, by the way, about getting together with friends, wearing new clothes, playing their favorite sports or learning new things on the computer? If they seem nervous, listen and find out what they are nervous about. Solve any problems ahead of time. Have your children talk to friends before school starts, make a plan to meet in the lunch room, or talk about what they
will wear on the first day of school. If it is possible, have everyone get a few “normal” nights of sleep before school starts so they are ready for the day. For most children, this means a solid eight to 10 hours of uninterrupted slumber. For teens, this may include making sure the cell phone “sleeps” far away from the bedroom. Mostly, remember that the summer really doesn’t end in August. It lasts through most of September. Continue to plan summer events after school starts. Your grill still works, being outside will still be fun and it is a perfect time for hanging out with friends and family. Paula Snyder is a parent educator for the Centre County Youth Service Bureau.
Borough asks for community Trail ride to benefit Children’s Miracle Network input for master park plan STATE COLLEGE — State College Borough is currently undertaking the development of a design master plan for Holmes Foster Park, an 11-acre site located in the Holmes Foster neighborhood. Public involvement opportunities in this project are scheduled throughout the next three months, which the borough hopes residents will participate. This space was originally dedicated in 1930 and is an open space asset that is well used by neighborhood and regional visitors. Although it is an attractive park today, it was identified by the borough as requiring a more deliberate strategy for management and enhancement to meet current community needs. Potential areas of improvement may include, but are not limited to: enhanced multi-generational recreation/play facilities, landscape plantings, tree preservation, sustainability strategies, traffic patterns, restrooms and pavilion facilities. Meetings will be a highly interactive forum for the community, and all age groups are invited and encouraged to at-
tend. The meetings will serve two important purposes: n Review of initial findings related to evaluation of the existing conditions of the site, as well as preliminary ideas for the types of improvements that may be included in the site based on data collection efforts. n Providing all age groups in the community the opportunity to participate in shaping improvements to the park by contributing their ideas, vision and direction for the park’s development. The park master planning effort is expected to be completed by mid-fall and is intended to be a strategic road map for the implementation of proposed improvements. The project was partially funded by a Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Community Conservation grant, with matching funds from the borough. Residents can find more information about the project at www.statecollegepa. us, or by contacting Alan Sam, borough arborist/environmental coordinator, at (814) 234-7145 or asam@statecollegepa.us.
COAL TOWNSHIP — The Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area and the Anthracite Trail Riders will sponsor a ride to benefit the Children’s Miracle Network at Geisinger on Saturday, Sept. 13, at the Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area’s New Welcome Center. ATV, UTV, RTV, dirt bike and dual sport operators are invited to take part in a 25plus mile trail ride. The ride will leave in organized groups. There will also be food and beverages, along with door prizes, raffles and more. Registration will take place from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Those interested in participating can also register online at www.events.geisinger.org. Vehicle operators and passengers are $20; children under 18 are $10. The funds raised by this event will help to provide pediatric equipment, programs and services at Janet Weis Children’s Hospital and throughout Geisinger Health System. For directions or for more information, contact the AOAA’s Welcome Center at (570) 648-2626, Northumberland County Planning Department at (570) 988-4220, or visit www.anthraciteadventure.com.
Follow us on Twitter! @centrecogazette
Farmers Market runs through Oct. 22 LEMONT — The Lemont Farmers Market is open from 2 to 6 p.m. every Wednesday at 133 Mt. Nittany Road in Lemont. The following vendors are present every week: n Bee Tree Berry Farm has a variety of produce, including peas, lettuce, eggplant, peppers and radishes, as well as fresh flowers. n Veg Out has fresh produce, such as herbs, squash, beets, Swiss chard and corn. n Fasta & Ravioli Co. features ravioli, pastas and sauces. n Garden 101, formerly Garlic 101, has garlic and other produce.
n Happy Valley Vineyard and Winery has award-winning, locally produced wines that go with any occasion. n Local artisan Jane Robson has handmade and made-to-order clothing, purses, covers, wraps and baby items. n Kat’s Raw Foods features sweets, pickles and sauces. n Yoder Family Bakery, represented by John and Lena Yoder, of Aaronsburg, sells whoopie pies, sweet and savory hand pies, and a variety of breads and jams. The market runs through Wednesday, Oct. 22.
To advertise in the Gazette, call (814) 238-5051 or email sales@centrecountygazette.com
Fox Hill Gardens Enjoy our Blooming Gardens
Midway between Stadium and Airport at 1035 Fox Hill Road Summer Hours: Mon - Sat 9:30 - 5:30, and Sun 10:00 to 4:00 closed Wed. beginning Aug. 27
GIFT CERTIFICATES
Most Perennials Buy 2, Get 1 Free 20-40% off most shrubs, fruit trees and ornamental trees We have Native and Wildlife Plants, Shade Plants, Japanese Maples and Unusual Evergreens Landscape Consultation, Design, and Installation Services, Friendly and Knowledgeable Staff Fruit Trees • Asparagus • Rhubarb • Raspberry Plants Rhododendrons • Azaleas • Water Plants
Your local source for quality plants and service...Since 1990 Phone 814-237-9087 E-mail: contactfhg@yahoo.com www.foxhillgardens.com
New, Used & Antique Furniture Estate Jewelry, Arts, Crafts & Home Décor 128 S. Allegheny St., Bellefonte, PA 16823 814.353.4226 w/Over greatmishmosh@gmail.com 6,000 www.GreatMishMosh.com Sq Ft Store Hours: Mon., Tues., Wed., Fri., Sat. 10-6 Thurs. 10-8 • Sun. 11-4 A Proud Sponsor of
Bellefonte’s 2nd Annual
Antique Fair
Tallyrand Park, Bellefonte
and pre 1980’s Collectibles
Saturday, September 13, 2014 10 am-6 pm
Come See Us at our Booth in Tallyrand Park Certified Appraiser, Roger Snyder, Free Appraisals beginning at 10 a.m. Benefit Auction for Ronald McDonald House in Danville at 1 p.m.
PaGe 14
The CenTre CounTy GazeTTe
Blessing of the Backpacks set BELLEFONTE — The seventh annual Blessing of the Backpacks and a free community picnic will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 31, on the grounds of the Faith United Methodist Church, behind Bellefonte Area High School. Families with school-age children are invited to gather at 4 p.m. The blessing will take place at 4:15 p.m., with the picnic to follow. The first 350 students will receive free school supplies and a drawstring backpack to decorate. The children will also be able to get free haircuts, dental screenings, vision screenings, hearing screenings and speech screenings. Games and a bounce house will be available, as well as hot dogs, baked beans, chips and ice cream at the picnic. It’s all free, and all are welcome. For more information, call the churh office at (814) 3553358 or contact pam.gudeman@bellefontefaith.com.
Curtin UMC to host seminars HOWARD — Curtin United Methodist Church will host the series “Proclaiming His Word,” during September at 305 Curtin Village Road. The seminars will take place at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 19, at 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 20, and at 9 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 21. For more information, call (814) 355-9588.
Volunteers needed UNIVERSITY PARK — The Mount Nittany Conservancy is looking for volunteers for the second annual Mount Nittany Marathon, which will take place at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 31, at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. The marathon is a scenic-certified course that winds around the area of its namesake and primarily utilizes bike paths and roadways. More than 250 volunteers are needed to ensure the race safely happens. Volunteer opportunities include being a course marshal, water station volunteer, start and finish line helper and bicyclist. All volunteers will receive a free T-shirt. All proceeds from the race will benefit the Mount Nittany Conservancy, a public charity whose mission is to conserve and preserve Mount Nittany. For more information, or to sign up to volunteer at the marathon, visit www.mtnittany.org/marathon/volunteers.
Help sought for families STATE COLLEGE — Seven families who are currently residents of the soon-to-close Franklin Manor mobile home park on North Atherton Street are still in need of affordable housing, according to Interfaith Human Services. The Displaced Residents Fund at IHS has recently helped 31 Franklin Manor residents, at a cost of about $1,500 per household, to secure a place to live since the park announced its closing earlier this year. In order to help relocate the remaining seven families, IHS is asking for community support and donations. All donations are tax-deductible and can be sent to Interfaith Human Services, c/o Displaced Residents Fund, 2100 E. College Ave., State College. For more information, visit www.ihs-centrecounty.org.
Recycling video takes second STATE COLLEGE — A short documentary, “Plastic Bag: The Movie,” detailing Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority’s School Plastic Bag Recycling Challenge, took second place in the state’s Recycling FilmFest The four-minute film, created by Amy Schirf of the authority and Mimi Cooper of the Centre Region Council of Governments, features students and teachers from local elementary schools as well as a cameo by Majic 99’s morning show host, Jerry Valeri. To view the film, visit the CCRRA1 YouTube channel.
Picnic and concert scheduled SPRING MILLS — A community picnic and concert will take place at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13, at Fellowship Bible Church, 642 Lower Georges Valley Road. Last Generation, of Somerset, will perform. The church will provide food and drinks. For more information, call (814) 422-8640.
Find us on Facebook. Search “Centre County Gazette.”
BINGO BINGO O G N I B
Snow Shoe EMS
Every Saturday Night 7PM | Doors open at 5PM
go No Bin 0 Aug. 3
492 W. Sycamore St. (Rt. 144)
SUMMER BOUTIQUE & OUTDOOR SECTION — 3/$10.00
“EARLY BIRD” GOLF MEMBERSHIP SPECIAL! • 16-month family membership begins Sept. 2, 2014 thru Dec. 31, 2015 • Full privileges of golf course, clubhouse & pool for member, spouse & children
Inquiries:
Call Scott Webster 814.359.7922 or the Pro Shop 814.383.2611
110 W. High St. Bellefonte, PA 355-2238
Proceeds benefit our food bank & community. — Thank you
Nittany Country Club
JOIN THE Nittany Country Club
Submitted photo
JAKOB C. MARTIN, a BEA graduate, recently earned his Eagle Scout rank.
Martin earns Eagle
MILESBURG — Jakob C. Martin, son of Dennis and Kara Martin, of Milesburg, recently attained his Eagle Scout rank at an award ceremony, which took place at the Community Center in Milesburg. Martin, a member of Milesburg Boy Scout Troop 45, has earned 21 merit badges and is a recipient of the 50 Miler Hiking Award. In addition, he has volunteered for Special Olympics of Pennsylvania, the Marine Corps Toys for Tots Program of Centre County and the Milesburg Historical Society. In June, Martin graduated as a National Honor Society student from Bald Eagle Area High School, and is presently working as a cashier in order to fund his higher education aspiration. He plans to attend Lebanon Valley College in fall 2015. For his Eagle Scout community service project, Jake designed, planned and led a project at the American Legion Post 893 in Milesburg. The project included building retaining borders around existing beds, weeding and filling the beds with new mulch, and removing old flag poles and replacing them with removable poles, which allow for easier mowing and landscaping of the area. Bellefonte Elks representative Patrick Corbett presented Jake with a U. S. flag and a certificate. Other presenters included U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson, Centre County Sheriff Denny Nau, Centre County Commissioner Steve Dershem, the Nittany Leathernecks Detachment 302 and Robert Rhoads from the Milesburg American Legion.
ASPHALT PAVING SPECIALIST Residential & Commercial Services
IN REAR OF STORE SEE OUR SUMMER ITEMS 3/$1.00 TONS OF BACK TO SCHOOL CLOTHES - STOP IN NOW!
Progressive Jackpot Smoke Free and Handicap Accessible
Watch The Gazette Every Week for Our Ads! COM E JOIN US FOR A NIGHT OF FUN!
auGusT 28-sePTember 3, 2014
• $950 cost ($150 with application $400 due in April - $400 due in July) • Young Adult family membership ($900/yr) available in 2016 for primary member age 35 or under
110 Country Club Dr. • Mingoville, PA • Visit our website at www.nittanycc.net
Asphalt Paving — Driveways, Parking Lots, Roads, Recreation Areas, Sidewalks, Repairs and Resurfacing
Site Preparation — Stormwater Management, Excavation, Stone Subbase Installation and Grading
Providing the
Best Quality and Service for over 45 Years
FREE ES ESTIMAT
814-359-3462
FULLY INSURED • HIC License # PA008407
1001 E. College Ave. Bellefonte
GameDay GazeTTe
auGusT 28-sePTember 3, 2014
PSU VS. CENTRAL FLORIDA AT DUBLIN, IRELAND n 8:30 A.M. n TV: ESPN2
BUSINESS
Penn State opens Franklin era with game in Ireland By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com
UNIVERSITY PARK — The story behind how new Penn State head coach James Franklin’s Nittany Lions will face off against Central Florida in Dublin, Ireland, on Saturday, Aug. 30 is so convoluted and labyrinth-like that it almost defies belief. It’s not even surprising that a volcano in Iceland called Bardarbunga is threatening to have the game moved to an American stadium. Something happening like that was almost to be expected. Yet the game is at hand, and if everything over the last two years leading up to it can be put aside, it promises to be a cracking good story in itself. Flash back to last season’s thrilling 34-31 UCF win at Beaver Stadium. Led by first-round NFL draft pick Blake Bortles, UCF ran up 507 yards of offense against the Lions, and Bortles was 20-of-27 for 288 yards and three touchdowns. Tailback (and also NFL draft pick) Storm Johnson ran for 117 yards and scored the go-ahead touchdown for UCF with a 58-yard sweep for a TD in the second quarter. But Penn State, down 31-17 entering the fourth quarter, battled back after a 1-yard touchdown run by Zach Zwinak and a 5-yard scoring pass from Christian Hackenberg to Allen Robinson made the score 34-31 with just under three minutes to play. Penn State needed a stop, but Bortles was up to the task and Central Florida ran out the clock to win the game. Now, Bortles and Johnson are gone, as well as top receiver Jeff Godfrey, but that doesn’t mean the UCF coffers are empty. The Knights return five experienced receivers from last season, including Rannell Hall and Breshad Perriman, who are both on the Biletnikoff Award watch list.
Redshirt freshman Pete DiNovo was named the starting quarterback for UCF, and he will have sophomore running back William Stanback (443 yards in 2013) in the backfield with him. The Knights’ strength, however, might be their defense. Of the 30 defensive players to see action last season, 24 are back for 2014. All four primary starters are back in the secondary, and the team’s two top tacklers — SS Clayton Geathers and LB Terrance Plummer — are both back. All of UCF’s special teams pieces return as well, including punter Caleb Huston and kicker Shawn Moffitt. The Knights were 12-1 last season, and they have the third-longest winning streak in the FBS. Saturday’s game is one of the most widely anticipated in the history of UCF football, and the same could be said for Penn State. James Franklin’s arrival and subsequent storm of activity — especially in recruiting — has Penn State fans more than excited. Now it’s time to actually play. All of the talk, the anticipation, the preparation are over. It is time for Franklin to lead the Nittany Lions onto the field. At Vanderbilt, Franklin proved he can coach, but because of the sanctions and other factors, he has his work cut out for him at Penn State. The offensive line is thin in numbers and inexperienced; it will be severely tested by UCF’s seasoned defense. Penn State is also inexperienced TIM WEIGHT/Gazette /Gazette file photo
JAMES FRANKLIN, shown here at the Blue-White Game in April, is taking his team across the pond for his first game against Central Florida.
Inside: n Rosters n Schedules n Standings n Statistics n Depth charts
TRIP at linebacker, especially with the backups, and the Knights’ wide open, spread offense will surely offer a major challenge for that group. Probably the most important matchup is Penn State’s experienced defensive secondary against the receiving corps of UCF. The Knights shredded the PSU secondary last season, but without Bortles it remains to be seen how aggressive UCF is with its passing game — and how aggressive the new Penn State secondary will play. Penn State will have to replace Allen Robinson in its offense, but Franklin has commented many times about the speed and athleticism of the PSU receivers, especially the newcomers. Hackenberg will need to have open receivers, especially if UCF comes all-out with pressure against the Penn State offensive line. At running back, Penn State is more than formidable, with Zach Zwinak, Bill Belton and Akeel Lynch all possessing different styles, but all effective nonetheless. The Penn State tight ends are a wild card. Even with the loss of Adam Breneman to injury, the PSU tight ends are big, deep threats who can also line up and block. Look for 6-foot-7 Jesse James to be one of Penn State’s top receivers. Then there’s sophomore quarterback Hackenberg. Under Bill O’Brien last season, Hackenberg flourished in his freshman season. Now a year older and 15 pounds bigger, he will be the unquestioned leader of the Penn State offense. Exactly how Penn State’s new staff will use him is a mystery, but there’s no doubts about his talent and potential. There are many other unknowns about the new Penn State that will be revealed on Saturday. There will be revamped — and reemphasized — special teams, new kick returners, and, if you listen to the coaches, a new aggressive and relentless defense. So don’t oversleep on Saturday. The game kicks off at 8:30 a.m. from Croke Park, and literally anything can happen in this game. Even a volcanic eruption.
Michigan State looks like the team to beat By JOE CHRISTENSEN Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Four weeks ago, Urban Meyer took the podium at Big Ten Media Days, anticipating questions about Braxton Miller’s throwing shoulder, and worked quickly to ease concerns. “It’s been a very good summer,” the third-year Ohio State coach said. “Our quarterback — I know we’ll get asked that question — is ready to go. He’s fullspeed, in the best shape of his life.” Meyer stressed other concerns. The offensive line must replace four starters. The pass defense got torched in last season’s final three games. Several other key players are gone from last year’s 12-2 team, including running back Carlos Hyde, linebacker Ryan Shazier and offensive lineman Jack Mewhort. The newly configured Big Ten East appeared to be, at the time, a two-team race between Ohio State and Michigan State. Miller was healthy, and he was going to make the Buckeyes
go. Nineteen of 29 sportswriters covering the Big Ten picked Ohio State to win the conference title in Cleveland.com’s annual poll. So when the Big Ten’s twotime offensive player of the year reinjured his shoulder last week, ending his season, it threw Ohio State’s best-laid plans into the Olentangy River. The Spartans now are the clear favorites, but upon closer inspection, maybe it should have been that way all along. The Spartans went 13-1 last year, beating Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship Game and outmuscling Stanford in the Rose Bowl. Michigan State won all eight of its conference games by at least 10 points. Its only loss was a four-point tossup at Notre Dame. This year, the Spartans could be even better. They might not be the only Big Ten team with a shot to reach the four-team College Football Playoff, but they’re probably the best equipped to win it. In July, Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio wasn’t shy when Michigan, Page 18
JAY LAPRETE/AP Photo
AN INJURY TO Ohio State’s Braxton Miller has opened the door for several teams in the Big Ten. Michigan State appears to be the favorite of the newly configured Big Ten East Division.
Page 16
The Centre County Gazette
Gazette
August 28-September 3, 2014
Penn State roster
1 Bill Belton 1 Christian Campbell 2 Marcus Allen 2 Jake Kiley 3 Da’Quan Davis 3 DeAndre Thompkins 4 Adrian Amos 5 DaeSean Hamilton 5 Nyeem Wartman 6 Malik Golden 7 Koa Farmer 7 Eugene Lewis 8 Gary Wooten 9 Jordan Lucas 9 Trace McSorley 10 Trevor Williams 11 Brent Wilkerson 12 Chris Godwin 12 Jordan Smith 13 Saeed Blacknall 13 Jesse Merise 14 Kasey Gaines 14 Christian Hackenberg 15 Grant Haley 15 Micheal O’Connor 16 Billy Fessler 16 Devin Pryor 17 D.J. Crook 17 Dad Poquie 18 Deion Barnes 18 Jesse James 19 Daquan Worley 20 Jordan Dudas 20 Johnathan Thomas 21 Amani Oruwariye 22 Akeel Lynch 23 Mark Allen 23 Ryan Keiser 24 Nick Scott 24 Anthony Smith 25 Von Walker 26 Brandon Bell 27 Collin Harrop 28 Zach Zwinak 29 Brandon Johnson 29 Brandon Kuntz 30 Charles Idemuia 31 Brad Bars 31 Adam Geiger 32 Jack Haffner 33 Chip Chiappialle 34 Dominic Salomone 35 Matthew Baney 36 Hunter Crawford 36 Deron Thompson 37 Kyle Alston 37 Chris Gulla 38 Desi Davis 38 Ben Kline 39 Jesse Della Valle 40 Jason Cabinda 41 Parker Cothren 41 Zach Ladonis 42 T.J. Rhattigan 43 Mike Hull 44 Troy Reeder 44 Tyler Yazujian 45 Adam Cole 47 Brandon Smith 48 Ryan Ammerman 49 Brian Tomasetti 50 Mike Wiand 51 Drew Boyce 52 Curtis Cothran 53 Derek Dowrey 54 Sean Corcoran 55 Wendy Laurent 56 Carter Henderson 57 Marshall Lefferts 58 Chance Sorrell 59 Andrew Nelson 60 Noah Bed 65 Miles Dieffenbach 66 Angelo Mangiro 67 Andrew Terlingo 69 Adam DeBoef 70 Brendan Mahon 71 Albert Hall 72 Brian Gaia 73 Steve Myers 74 Evan Galimberti 75 Brendan Brosnan 76 Donovan Smith 77 Chasz Wright 78 Tom Devenney 79 Charlie Shuman 80 Matt Zanellato 81 Adam Brenneman 82 Gregg Garrity 83 Luke Vadas 84 Chris Geiss 85 Troy Apke 86 DeShawn Baker 86 C.J. Olaniyan 87 Kyle Carter 88 Mike Gesicki 88 Tyrone Smith 90 Garrett Sickels 91 Tarow Barney 92 Joe Holmes 92 Daniel Pasquariello 93 Robby Liebel 93 Antoine White 94 Evan Schwan 95 Carl Nassib 96 Torrence Brown 97 Sam Ficken 98 Anthony Zettel 99 Austin Johnson 99 Joey Julius
RB Sr. DB Fr. DB Fr. S So. CB Jr. WR Fr. S Sr. WR Fr. LB So. DB So. S Fr. WR So. LB So. CB Jr. QB Fr. CB Jr. TE So. WR Fr. CB So. WR Fr. CB Jr. CB Fr. QB So. DB Fr. QB Fr. CB Fr. CB Sr. QB Fr. CB So. DE Jr. TE Jr. DB Fr. S Jr. RB Fr. DB Fr. RB So. Rb Fr. S Sr. RB Fr. S So. LB So. LB So. S So. RB Sr. RB Jr. WB Fr. FB So. DE Sr. RB So. RB So. RB So. FB So. LB Jr. LB Fr. RB Jr. DB Fr. P/PK Fr. WR Fr. LB Jr. S Sr. LB Fr. DT Fr. KS So. LB Jr. LB Sr. LB Fr. KS So. LB So. FB Fr. LB Fr. S Fr. LB Fr. LB Jr. DE Fr. G So. KS Fr. C So. LB Fr. OL Fr. OL Fr. T Fr. OL Fr. G Sr. C Jr. G Fr. T Fr. T Fr. T So. G So. OL Fr. G Fr. OL Fr. T Jr. T Fr. C Fr. T Fr. WR Jr. TE So. WR So. WR Fr. WR Fr. WR Fr. WR Jr. DE Sr. TE Jr. TE Fr. DT Sr. DE So. DT Jr. DT Fr. P Fr. P Fr. DT Fr. DE So. DE Jr. DL Fr. PK Sr. DE Jr. DT So. P Fr.
Central Florida Aug. 30 Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland Time: 8:30 a.m. TV: ESPN2
Akron Sept. 6 Beaver Stadium Time: Noon TV: ABC
Rutgers Sept. 13 High Point Solutions Stadium Time: 8 p.m. TV: Big Ten Network
UMass Sept. 20 Beaver Stadium Time: TBA TV: TBA
Northwestern Sept. 27 Beaver Stadium Time: Noon TV: TBA
Michigan Oct. 11 Michigan Stadium Time: 7 p.m. TV: ESPN/ESPN2
Nittany Notes: Offensive line will have some depth this season By BEN JONES StateCollege.com
UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State’s offensive line is an obvious question mark heading into the season. That issue has been rehashed about as many times as head coach James Franklin has been asked about the team’s uniform changes or lack thereof. But as the Nittany Lions head into UCF prep time, it’s time for answers to these questions to start to emerge. And right now, things are still a little foggy on the offensive front. “We haven’t really had the same five guys at the same five spots for multiple practices, yet,” Franklin said. “Now it’s how do we get the best five on the field complementing each other, playing as a unit. How do we get some consistency there?” Consistency isn’t the only issue Franklin and offensive line coach Herb Hand will have to deal with. Depth across that line will be a weak spot all season, with almost 10 dif-
ferent linemen entering the season as freshman with no college football experience. That lack of experience isn’t a guarantee that Penn State’s line will struggle, but it does make it an area of concern moving forward. “We won’t have traditional depth,” Franklin said. “It’s not like we’ll have a two deep where the left tackle has a backup, the right tackle has a backup. It’s probably going to be seven or eight guys at this point that we feel good about, and those guys are going to have to be trained at multiple spots.” Down the road, that kind of flexibility could be a big asset. Former head coach Bill O’Brien often praised offensive linemen who were well-versed in multiple positions along the front. If Hand can get his depth players ready to fill in at multiple positions, it could help mask depth issues at any single position. Ultimately, though, it’s about getting the best five players on the field on every down. The time remaining to figure out who those five players are is running out.
TIM WEIGHT/Gazette file photo
RUNNING BACK Akeel Lynch will be a key cog for the Nittany Lions’ ground game this season.
PENN STATE
CENTRAL FLORIDA
Overall: 0-0 Big Ten: 0-0 Home: 0-0 Road: 0-0 Neutral: 0-0 Coach: James Franklin, first season Record at Penn State: 0-0 Overall record: 24-15 vs. Central Florida: 0-0
Overall: 0-0 American Athletic Conference: 0-0 Home: 0-0 Road: 0-0 Neutral: 0-0 Coach: George O’Leary, 10th season Record at UCF: 72-56 Overall record: 124-89 vs. Penn State: 1-1
Team leaders (2013)
Team leaders (2013)
RUSHING Zach Zwinak: 210 for 989 (4.7) Bill Belton: 157 for 803 (5.1) Akeel Lynch: 60 for 358 (6.0)
RUSHING Storm Johnson: 213 for 1,139 (5.3), 14 TD W. Stanback: 105 for 470 (4.2), 6 TD Blake Bortles: 87 for 459 (3.1), 6 TD
PASSING Christian Hackenberg: 231 of 392, 2,955 yds., 20 TD, 10 int. Tyler Ferguson: 10 of 15, 155 yds., 1 TD, 0 int.
PASSING Blake Bortles: 259 of 382, 3,581 yds., 25 TD, 9 int. Justin Holman: 9 of 14, 75 yds., 1 TD, 1 int.
BILL BELTON
RECEIVING Rannell Hall: 57-886 (15.5), 5 TD J.J. Worton: 47-721 (15.3), 7 TD Jeff Godfrey: 43-406 (9.4), 4 TD
RECEIVING Allen Robinson: 97-1,432 (14.8), 6 TD Brandon Felder: 28-312 (11.1), 3 TD Jesse James: 25-333 (13.3), 3 TD SCORING Sam Ficken: 86 pts. (15 FG, 41 PAT) Zach Zwinak: 72 pts. (12 TD) Bill Belton: 42 pts. (7 TD)
SCORING Shawn Moffitt: 112 pts. (21 FG, 49 PAT) Storm Johnson: 102 pts. (17 TD) J.J. Worton: 44 pts. (7 TD, 1 two-point conversion) CHRISTIAN HACKENBERG
BLAKE BORTLES
Offense PENN STATE 174.0 4.2 241-409-10 259.2 433.2 5.7 28.7
RUSHING/GAME RUSHING/ATT. PASSING PASSING/GAME TOTAL/GAME TOTAL/ATT. SCORING/GAME
STORM JOHNSON
Defense SYRACUSE 159.9 4.4 265-404-11 281.6 441.5 6.6 34.6
PENN STATE 144.0 3.9 249-423-13 237.3 381.3 5.3 26.2
RUSHING/GAME RUSHING/ATT. PASSING PASSING/GAME TOTAL/GAME TOTAL/ATT. SCORING/GAME
CENTRAL FLORIDA 122.5 4.0 272-479-14 239.5 362.0 5.4 21.3
GameDay Ohio State Oct. 25 Beaver Stadium Time: 8 p.m. TV: ABC/ESPN/ESPN2
Maryland Nov. 1 Beaver Stadium Time: TBA TV: TBA
auGusT 28-sePTember 3, 2014
Indiana Nov. 8 Memorial Stadium Time: TBA TV: TBA
PSU
Running Back 1 Bill Belton, 5-10, 2014, Sr. 28 Zach Zwinak, 6-1, 233, Sr. 22 Akeel Lynch, 6-0, 215, So. 18 87 11 88
Tight End Jesse James, 6-7, 254, Jr. Kyle Carter, 6-3, 241, Jr. Brent Wilkerson, 6-3, 246, So. Mike Gesicki, 6-6, 240, Fr.
7 13 80 5 12
Wide Receiver Geno Lewis, 6-1, 199, So. Saeed Blacknall, 6-3, 208, Fr. Matt Zanellato, 6-3, 200, Jr. DaeSean Hamilton, 6-1, 203, Fr. Chris Godwin, 6-2, 210, Fr.
UCF
OFFENSE Quarterback 14 Pete DiNovo, 6-2, 205, Fr. 13 Justin Holman, 6-4, 213, So. 2 Nick Patti, 5-11, 201, So. Running Back 28 William Stanback, 6-1, 225, So. 7 Dontravious Wilson, 5-10, 212, So. 17 Cedric Thompson, 6-0, 224, Jr. Tight End 84 Justin Tukes, 6-5, 250, Sr. 85 Kevin Miller, 6-4, 255, Jr. 11 6 9 20 3 19 88
Wide Receiver Breshad Perriman, 6-3, 214, Jr. Rannell Hall, 6-1, 200, Sr. J.J. Worton, 6-2, 212, Sr. Taylor Oldham, 6-1, 200, So. Jackie Williams, 5-11, 109, Sr. Josh Reese, 6-0, 180, Sr. Jordan Akins, 6-3, 237, Fr.
Center 55 Joey Grant, 6-2, 285, So. 73 Jason Rae, 5-11, 283, So.
Center 66 Angelo Mangiro, 6-3, 309, Jr. 55 Wendy Laurent, 6-2, 292, Fr.
Left Tackle 72 Torrian Wilson, 6-3, 305, Sr. 63 Tarik Milner, 6-3, 285, Sr.
Left Tackle 76 Donovan Smith, 6-5, 335, Jr. 71 Albert Hall, 6-4, 266, So.
Left Guard 61 Tarik Cook, 6-2, 291, Jr. 75 Tate Hernly, 6-3, 291, Fr.
Left Guard 53 Derek Dowery, 6-3, 323, So. 70 Brendan Mahon, 6-4, 304, So. Right Guard 72 Brian Gaia, 6-3, 291, So. 78 Tom Devenney, 6-1, 303, So. Right Tackle 59 Andrew Nelson, 6-5, 305, Fr. 77 Chasz Wright, 6-7, 336, Fr.
86 95 94 90
DEFENSE Defensive End C.J. Olaniyan, 6-3, 252, Sr. Carl Nassib, 6-6, 258, Jr. Evan Schwan, 6-6, 247, So. Garrett Sickles, 6-4, 246, Fr.
99 88 93 98 41 91
Defensive Tackle Austin Johnson, 6-4, 313, So. Tyrone Smith, 6-4, 275, Sr. Antoine White, 6-1, 277, Fr. Anthony Zettel, 6-5, 274, Jr. Parker Cothren, 6-5, 271, Fr. Tarow Barney, 6-1, 289, Jr.
Defensive End 18 Deion Barnes, 6-4, 255, Jr. 31 Brad Bars, 6-3, 263, Fr. 94 Evan Schwan, 6-6, 253, Jr. 26 43 5 8 40 25
Linebacker Brandon Bell, 6-1, 222, So. Mike Hull, 6-0, 232, Sr. Nyeem Wartman, 6-1, 188, Jr. Gary Wooten, 6-2, 237, So. Jason Cabinda, 6-1, 249, Fr. Von Walker, 5-11, 213, So.
10 9 12 3 14 16
Cornerback Trevor Williams, 6-1, 188, Jr. Jordan Lucas, 6-0 198, Kr. Jordan Smith, 5-11, 183, So. Da’Quan David, 5-10, 171, Jr. Kasey Gaines, 5-10, 161, Fr. Devin Pryor, 5-10, 181, Jr.
Safety 4 Adrian Amos, 6-0, 209, Sr. 6 Malik Golden, 6-1, 197, So. 39 Jesse Della Valle, 6-1, 203, Sr. 24 Anthony Smith, 6-0, 196, So. 23 Ryan Keiser, 6-1, 208, Sr. 27 Colin Harrop, 6-0, 174, So. SPECIAL TEAMS Placekicker 97 Sam Ficken, 6-2, 186, Sr. 37 Chris Gulla, 6-0, 193, Fr. Punter 37 Chris Gulla, 6-0, 193, Fr. Long Snapper 44 Tyler Yazulian, 6-0, 228, So. 54 Sean Corcoran, 6-0, 206, Fr. 46 Hunter Crafford, 6-1, 211, So.
Right Guard 76 Colby Watson, 6-5, 318, So. 71 Chester Brown, 6-5, 317, So. Right Tackle 74 Michael Campbell, 6-6, 285, So. 66 Aaron Evans, 6-5, 290, Fr. H-Back 39 Joseph Puopolo, 242, 5-10, Jr. 32 Mario Mathis, 6-1, 232, Fr. DEFENSE Defensive End 92 Luke Adams, 6-4, 260, So. 47 Deion, Green, 6-1, 240, Jr. Defensive Tackle 94 Demetris Anderson, 6-2, 299, Jr. 95 Jamiyus Pittman, 6-0, 300, Fr. Defensive End 69 Thomas Niles, 6-2, 270, Jr. 44 Miles Pace, 6-1, 256, Jr. Defensive Tackle 99 Jaryl Mamea, 6-1, 283, Sr. 90 Lance McDowdell, 6-4, 310, Jr. 57 51 34 46 40
Outside Linebacker Troy Gray, 6-1, 210, Sr. Errol Clarke, 6-1, 240, Jr. Justin McDonald, 6-1, 211, So. Jordan Franks, 6-3, 210, Fr. Chequan Burkett, 6-2, 218, Fr.
Middle Linebacker 41 Terrance Plummer, 6-1, 236, Sr. 50 Domenic Spencer, 5-10, 229, Jr. 12 38 10 24 25
Illinois Nov. 22 Memorial Stadium Time: TBA TV: TBA
Michigan State No. 29 Beaver Stadium Time: TBA TV: TBA
BIG TEN STANDINGS
Depth charts OFFENSE Quarterback 14 C. Hackenberg, 6-3, 234, So. 9 Trace McSorley, 6-0, 193, Fr. 15 Michael O’Connor, 6-4, 226, Fr.
Temple Nov. 15 Beaver Stadium Time: TBA TV: TBA
The CenTre CounTy GazeTTe
CONFERENCE East W-L Indiana 0-0 Maryland 0-0 Michigan 0-0 Michigan St. 0-0 Ohio State 0-0 Penn State 0-0 Rutgers 0-0
% .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
OVERALL W-L % 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000
West Illinois Iowa Minnesota Northwestern Nebraska Purdue Wisconsin
% .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
W-L 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
W-L 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
% .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
BIG TEN SCHEDULE THIS WEEK’S GAMES Eastern Illinois at Minnesota Rutgers at Washington State Jacksonville State at Michigan State Penn State vs. Central Florida (at Croke Park Stadium) Youngstown State at Illinois Indiana State at Indiana Northern Iowa at Iowa James Madison at Maryland Appalachian State at Michigan Florida Atlantic at Nebraska California at Northwestern Ohio State vs. Navy (at M&T Bank Stadium) Western Michigan at Purdue Wisconsin vs. LSU (Reliant Stadium)
NEXT WEEK’S GAMES
Akron at Penn State Western Kentucky at Illinois Ball State at Iowa Maryland at South Florida Michigan at Notre Dame Michigan State at Oregon Middle Tennessee State at Minnesota McNeese State at Nebraska Northern Illinois at Northwestern Virginia Tech at Ohio State Central Michigan at Purdue Howard at Rutgers Western Illinois at Wisconsin
Cornerback Jacoby Glenn, 6-0, 186, So. Jordan Ozerities, 5-10, 186, Sr. Shaquill Griffin, 6-1, 192, So. D.J. Killings, 6-1, 184, So. Kyle Gibson, 5-11, 180, Fr.
Strong Safety 26 Clayton Geathers, 6-2, 208, Sr. 22 Jared Henry, 6-0, 208, So. 18 Shaquem Griffin, 6-1, 197, Fr. Free Safety 37 Brandon Alexander, 6-2, 195, Sr. 21 Drico Johnson, 6-1, 202, So. SPECIAL TEAMS Placekicker 83 Shawn Moffitt, 5-11, 180, Sr. 18 Rodrigo Quirarte, 6-1, 202, Sr. Punter 36 Caleb Huston, 6-1, 200, So. 48 Mac Loudermilk, 6-1, 220, Fr. 35 Sean Galvin, 6-3, 226, Sr. Long Snapper 56 Scott Teal, 6-2, 228, Sr. 54 Gage Marsil, 6-1, 226, So. Holder 9 J.J. Worton, 6-2, 212, Sr. 36 Caleb Huston, 6-1, 200, So. Kick Returner 6 Rannell Hall, 6-1, 200, Sr. 15 Michael Easton, 5-10, 210, St. Punt Returner 9 J.J. Worton, 6-2, 212, Sr. 19 Josh Reese, 6-0, 180, Sr.
TIM WEIGHT/Gazette file photo
QUARTERBACK CHRISTIAN HACKENBERG will try to avoid the dreaded “sophomore slump” as he enters year two as the Nittany Lions’ signal caller.
2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 18 19 20 21 22 22 23 24 24 25 26 27 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 43 44 44 45 46 47 47 48 49 49 50 51 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 59 60 61 62 63 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99
PaGe 17
Central Fla. roster Nick Patti Jackie Williams Micah Reed Rannell Hall Dontravious Wilson Tyler Harris J.J. Worton Shaquill Griffin Kyle Coltrain Breshad Perriman Jacoby Glenn Justin Holman Pete DiNovo Michael Easton Mark Rucker Cedric Thompson Shaquem Griffin Rodrigo Quirarte Josh Reese Taylor Oldham Drico Johnson Michael Willett Jared Henry Willie Mitchell Blake Tiralosi D.J. Killings Kyle Gibson Clayton Geathers Sean Beckton Tristan Reaves William Stanback C.J. Jones Brendin Straubel Chris Williams Mario Mathis Tre Neal Justin McDonald Sean Galvin Caleb Houston Brandon Alexander Jordan Ozerities Joseph Puopolo Chequan Burkett Terrance Plummer Stanley Sylverain Justin Rae Deondre Barnett Mark Messeguer Miles Pace Daron Humphrey Jordan Franks Connor O’Sullivan Deion Green Mac Loudermilk Seyvon Lowry Matthew Wright Domenic Spencer Chris Larsen Errol Clarke Maurice Russell Tyler Linde Gage Marsil Joey Grant Scott Teal Troy Gray Caleb Perez Demeitre Brim Mario Elliott Colin Mills Tarik Cook Micah Anderson Tarik Milner Aaron Evans Jared Warren Charles Sprenkel Thomas Niles Luke Palmer Chester Brown Torrain Wilson Jason Rae Michael Campbell Tate Hernly Colby Watson Wyatt Miller Chavis Dickey Tre-Quan Smith Chris Johnson Jamari Fye Shawn Moffitt Justin Tukes Kevin Miller Michael Colubiale Cal Bloom Jordan Akins Hayden Jones Lance McDowdell Joey Connors Luke Adams Tony Guerad Demetris Anderson Jamiyus Pittman A.J. Wooten Jock Petree Rob Sauvao Jaryl Mamea
QB WR RB WR RB QB WR DB WR WR DB QB QB LB DB RB DB PK WR WR DB RB DB LB RB DB DB DB DB WR RB RB DB DB HB DB LB PK P DB DB HB LB LB DL HB DL FB DL RB LB PK DL P DL PK LB OL LB LB LB C OL C LB LB LB C OL OL OL OL OL OL OL DL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL WR WR WR PK TE TE WR TE WR WR DL DL DL DL DL DL DL DL DL DL
So. Sr. So. Sr. So. Fr. Sr. So. Fr. Jr. So. So. Fr. Sr. So. Jr. Fr. Sr. Sr. So. So. Fr. So. Sr. So. So. Fr. Sr. Sr. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Sr. So. Sr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Sr. So. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. So. Fr. So. Jr. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. So. So. So. Jr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Jr. So. Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. So. Sr. So. So. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Fr. So. Fr. So. Jr. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Sr.
PaGe 18
The CenTre CounTy GazeTTe
auGusT 28-sePTember 3, 2014
Jerseys with names making their way to Ireland By TIM GILBERT StateCollege.com
DALE G. YOUNG/AP Photo
WITH OHIO STATE’S Braxton Miller out for the season, head coach Mark Dantonio and his Michigan State Spartans hope to rise to the top in the Big Ten. Michigan, from page 15 asked how the Spartans would have fared if the four-team playoff format had been installed last season. “I thought we would have been national champions, to be perfectly honest with you,” Dantonio told reporters. “I think we would have had a shot to do that, because I thought at the end of the season, we were playing great football, and we were believing in ourselves.” Too bad Michigan State didn’t get that chance because the Big Ten’s national perception continued to take a beating last year. Even after knocking off the undefeated Buckeyes in the conference title game, the Spartans entered the Rose Bowl as 6 1/2-point underdogs. Doubts lingered until Connor Cook took control in that 24-20 victory over Stanford. “I feel like we represented our conference pretty well,” Michigan State safety Kurtis Drummond said. “We tried making a statement. Whether or not it worked on people, we’ve just got to handle our business.” Some good players graduated, including defensive standouts Darqueze Dennard, Max Bullough and Denicos Allen. But several decorated stars return, including Cook, 1,400-yard rusher Jeremy Langford and Shilique Calhoun, the reigning Big Ten defensive lineman of the year. The Spartans need to fill holes at linebacker, but otherwise there’s no apparent weakness. They are deep at receiver, and the offensive line is perhaps the strongest of Dantonio’s eight-year tenure. The Spartans have ranked in the nation’s top 10 in scoring defense the past three years. Recruits such as defensive tackle Malik McDowell, the No. 1 ranked player in Michigan, have lined up to play in defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi’s system. That’s why it should be a fascinating matchup on Saturday, Sept. 6, when the Spartans face Marcus Mariota and the explosive Oregon offense. A victory in Eugene, Ore., would position Michigan State
well for a playoff berth. A loss wouldn’t end its chances if it can run the Big Ten table again. “One way or the other, win or lose, we need to gain experience from that game and be able to push through and into the conference,” Dantonio said. “We have a great home schedule, so we need to continue to win at home.” That’s the other reason Michigan State should be so tough. Most of its biggest Big Ten tests — Nebraska (Oct. 4), Michigan (Oct. 25) and Ohio State (Nov. 8) — all come in East Lansing. Many have circled the Ohio StateMichigan State as the de-facto Big Ten East championship game, and it could play out that way. Ohio State usually reloads. Its defensive line will be one of the best in the country. Miller’s replacement is redshirt freshman J.T. Barrett, a four-star recruit from Texas. Sophomore receiver Dontre Wilson will be a constant big-play threat. Questions abound for the rest of the division. Michigan has gone backward the past three years under Brady Hoke, and the Wolverines will need to revamp a rushing attack that ranked 102nd in the nation last year. Penn State has some spring in its step with new coach James Franklin reeling in recruits, but the Nittany Lions still have scholarship limitations and a bowl ban from the Jerry Sandusky scandal. Indiana has yet to show it can play defense under fourth-year coach Kevin Wilson. Of the two Big Ten newcomers, Maryland looks much more suited to compete than Rutgers, but neither team is expected to finish too far from the East’s cellar. “I think it’s one of the toughest divisions in college football,” Meyer said. “You just have to look at the recruiting that takes place at the schools, and then the style of defense and offense.” But those words came before Miller’s injury. Suddenly, Ohio State no longer looks as dangerous. Cleveland.com polled the same Big Ten writers again after Miller’s injury, and 22 of 25 respondents picked Michigan State.
OUR EXCEPTIONAL FOOD & SERVICE ALLOWS YOU TO
BE A GUEST AT YOUR OWN PARTY!
• Delectable menus for any occasion. From BBQs to sit-down dinners, on-site or at your location! • Tents, tables, chairs, linens, etc. We rent it all!
CATERING & EVENT RENTALS
814.238.0824
2280 Commercial Blvd. State College hoagscatering.com
on Hall
Celebrati AT
• Unforgettable on-site or off-site wedding packages • In-house banquets, lunches, events, all-day meeting packages & more • Catering for home, office & tailgate parties
UNIVERSITY PARK — If you were being kept up at night wondering how Penn State’s jerseys would look in 2014, rest easy. If the jersey of defensive tackle Darow Barney is like the rest of them, names will remain on the backs of the blue and white this year. Barney’s was spotted as tons of equipment was loaded up for the trip to Ireland on Aug. 26. Penn State will be playing the University of Central Florida in Dublin on Saturday, Aug. 30. Bill O’Brien added the names to the jerseys for the 2012 season to recognize the resolve and dedication of those players who didn’t transfer after the sanctions were handed down. In both off-seasons since, speculation swirled about whether or not the names would stay. James Franklin was cognizant of how much fans care about Penn State’s look, and he joked on ESPN this summer that Penn State would do something similar to Oregon with its jerseys. However, he never made an official ruling on the jerseys. For what it’s worth, the uniforms were also ranked No. 1 in the league by NFL. com this summer.
Photo courtesy StateCollege.com
JERSEYS WITH NAMES are headed to Ireland for the Croke Park Classic on Aug. 30. There was some talk that the names would come off under first-year head coach James Franklin.
TIM WEIGHT/For the Gazette
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR John Donovan is pleased with the depth the Nittany Lions have at running back.
Donovan happy with depth at running back By BEN JONES StateCollege.com
UNIVERSITY PARK — Head coach James Franklin says three is the perfect number of running backs to have in an offensive system. And Penn State has three ready and able to contribute at the first snap. So for offensive coordinator John Donovan, there are a number of good options in the backfield. “It’s hard to play running back the entire game,” Donovan said on a teleconference call on Aug. 25. “So, you’re going to need guys to spell each other and we’ll see how ultimately it works out. But they complement each other well — the two older guys — they’ve both played a lot of ball and they’re both going to play a lot.” Bill Belton and Zach Zwinak are the established assets on Penn State’s offense this season, along with quarterback Christian Hackenberg. The rest of the unit is still up in the air in terms of which players can and will contribute. If anyone is ready to finally hear his number called, though, it’s redshirt sophomore Akeel Lynch, who has been itching for a chance to prove himself. “Akeel has kind of been like the leech that’s kind of been hanging on to every
move that those guys have made, and it’s also made him better,” running backs coach Charles Huff said. “I think last year, him getting in a couple different spots there really helped his maturity. “The biggest thing that we talked about with him was you got to come into this year and you got to prepare as if you’re a starter. And I’m not sure he had ever done that in the past, so now we feel comfortable as a staff with either of those three guys being the guy.” Penn State will need all it can get out of its main three as the Nittany Lions look to find an offensive identity early in the season and as the offensive line continues to gel in the trenches. There will be a bit of a learning curve for some of the Nittany Lions. However, the skill sets of Belton, Lynch and Zwinak really gives Penn State plenty of options in the running game. “Right now, we’re able to put those guys in position to be successful by play,” Huff said. “There’s certain plays that Zwinak’s good at it, there’s certain plays that Belton’s good at, there’s certain plays that Akeel is good at, so now we have options.” And on a team where the roster is thin, the experience level is lacking and the wins will come by harder than usual, those are good options to have.
Follow us on Twitter! @centrecogazette
August 28-September 3, 2014
Sports
Page 19
PSU women’s soccer squad dominates Syracuse By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com
UNIVERSITY PARK — There are shutouts, and then there are the near-perfect shutouts like the one the Penn State women’s soccer team hung on Syracuse on Aug. 24 at Jeffery Field. With Mallory Weber supplying all the PSU offense with two goals, the Nittany Lion defense allowed Syracuse no goals, no corner kicks and just one shot on goal. The Orange did manage three shots overall, but only Maya Pitts’ shot in the 52nd minute was anywhere close to the net. Besides that, Syracuse didn’t mount a threat. The modest 2-0 final score was far from indicative of how dominant the Nittany Lions were in the match. “Whitney Church, Britt Eckerstrom and Kori Chapic, their leadership (on defense) has been tremendous,” Penn State head coach Erica Walsh said, “and equally as important is the way the freshmen are following and doing their job. “That (the defense) is going to be a real solid unit. That unit is starting to show some real progress.” The teams battled through a conservative and scoreless first half. Penn State did get three shots, all saved by Orange goalie MacKenzie Moranz, but Syracuse didn’t get any and spent most of the half fighting Penn State off in its defensive end. Finally, in the 48th minute, Weber broke through. After a hard shot from the left wing by Raquel Rodriguez, Mo-
ranz could not hold on to the ball. It bounced just beyond her reach, and Weber was there to kick it home for a 1-0 Penn State lead. “We talked about how their keeper didn’t have much experience,” Weber said, “and taking shots from distance and following them had having a little bit of faith that luck would go our way. And it did twice.” Syracuse did answer, in a way, with Pitts’ shot four minutes later, but it was an easy save for PSU keeper Eckerstrom. Penn State kept up the pressure and two minutes later struck again. This time Weber picked up a loose ball right in front and struck it to the left of Moranz for a 2-0 Penn State advantage. “I think it was Rockie (Rodriguez) who took a player on and shot it,” Weber said, “and just from habit and instinct and from working and following through, it landed at my feet and I tucked it away.” Penn State, now with a twogoal lead and a firm grip on the Syracuse offense, returned to its more conservative offense. The Nittany Lions did get three more shots — one by Rodriguez and two by freshman Emily Ogle — in the final 15 minutes of play, but with no serious threats by the Orange, Penn State simply ran out the clock for the win. The Nittany Lions are now 2-0 in the young season, an encouraging start for a team with 11 freshmen that has had to replace three of its top five scorers from last year. “I’m glad we won. That’s all that matters in the end,” Rodri-
MARK SELDERS/Penn State Athletic Communications
MALLORY WEBER scored both goals as the Penn State women’s soccer team blanked Syracuse, 2-0, on Aug. 24 at Jeffrey Field. guez said, “but there are things to improve. I think we improved a lot in the second half today, compared to the first half. But we won, so I’m glad. “For the next games, I think that’s one of the things we have to address for sure, being more aggressive from the beginning.”
Penn State will host Connecticut on Friday, Aug. 29, before heading to the Duke Nike Classic for games against Duke and North Carolina. The Big 10 season begins at Purdue on Friday, Sept. 12. “We will emphasize the details,” Walsh said, “and there are
a lot of details to get into. Every one of these opponents will throw something different at us. What Syracuse did compared to West Virginia was completely different, and we will see something different from U-Conn. So we’ll continue to analyze those finer points.”
Franklin at home during first radio show of the year By BEN JONES StateCollege.com
STATE COLLEGE — James Franklin looked right at home at Damon’s for his first radio show of the year, making jokes, remembering the names of fans he met many weeks ago, handing out shirts and shaking hands during commercial breaks. It’s safe to say that Franklin could have done a lot of different things with a skill set that makes him so people-friendly, but as a head football coach he has to answer head football coach questions. Here are a few of the highlights from the Aug. 21 event: n When asked if the team is better now than two weeks ago. Franklin: “Definitely. I was really pleased with our practice today. Thursday is usually kind of a jog through. We go full speed on Tuesday and Wednesday with competitive scout teams. I told the scout teams I want them to be ‘Rudys’ with talent. Thursday is a walk-through and they were really sharp. We canceled practice yesterday and sent them to the movies. Their bodies are starting to come back from two-a-days. We’re in a good place right now.” n On the value of the wildcat formation. Franklin: “I know people are saying, ‘You have this great quarterback, why would you take him out of the play?’ Here’s the rationale with wildcat. When you line up in traditional offense when the QB hands the ball off, the quarterback is doing nothing but handing the ball off. When you line the quarterback up wide, people say you don’t have to cover him, but you still do. And the game truly becomes 11 on 11
TIM WEIGHT/Gazette file photo
JAMES FRANKLIN, shown here during the Blue-White Game in April, is continuing the tradition of coaches doing a pre-game radio show every Thursday night during game week. — you gain a blocker. We have some issues on the offensive line so we’ll have to look for every advantage we possibly can. We’re going to have to be creative and take risks.” n On moving into a new league where everything is new the first time around. Franklin: “We did a lot of studies this summer watching tape, evaluating schemes. Where the experience helps you is not the players — you can get that
from film — its familiarizing yourself with the coordinators. After playing people a couple of years, you can get a feel for that. We really won’t have a great feel for that probably until two or three years, because it’s not just the coaches, it’s the venues.” n On the importance of having players recruiting recruits. Franklin: “It’s no different than any other business. If you walk into a business and you’re treated first-class, you go back
to their business and remember that. When we bring recruits on campus, we spend time with them, or they’ll go to the student union with the players. It’s one thing for us to say it, it’s another for our current players, and then another is our actual recruiting class. They know they’re only going to be as good as the guys they surround themselves with.” n On changing the team arrival.
Franklin: “Coming to Penn State, there’s not a whole lot of things that we have to change. We came pulling up to the BlueWhite Game, we walked 40 yards and the place was packed and people weren’t able to interact. I said, ‘Why can’t we extend that?’ If we can pull the buses up and stop by the baseball field and walk the entire street, and include the band and cheerleaders and make it a real experience. That’s an opportunity for players to get to see their parents right before they go on the field. This is something we can add to what we’re already doing and show the fans how much we appreciate them.” n On changing game prep due to travel. Franklin: “We take a game, and then we count back. We’ll have a bonus Sunday practice for Central Florida. We give players Mondays off. We’ll have a bonus Wednesday practice and Thursday practices and then get into a normal game week. Before that, we didn’t talk about Central Florida; it was focusing on being the best Penn State we can possibly be.”
BONUS NOTES:
n New Penn State athletic director Sandy Barbour made an appearance at the radio show along with a number of Franklin’s administrative staff members. n Franklin says that his family is in town but is living with QB coach Ricky Rahne while the Franklin house is getting ready. n Penn State has loaded the playbook onto the team’s newly purchased iPads.
Page 20
The Centre County Gazette
August 28-September 3, 2014
Elks Junior Golf Championship held in Philipsburg PHILIPSBURG — The Elks Junior Golf Championship, held at the Philipsburg Elks Country Club, was sponsored by the Elks Youth Activities Committee, Dux Head Environmental Services and Paul C. Fischer Pro Shop. The event was open to boys and girls ages 13 though 18. A total of 23 players from Bellefonte, Tyrone, Mifflin County and Philipsburg-Osceola school districts participated in the event. “We wish good luck to all the junior golfers that participate in the event as they begin their 2014 high school golf season,” said Philipsburg Country Club golf professional Paul John Dixon covers Fischer. golf for The Centre Mifflin County County Gazette. made a clean sweep of Email him at the boys’ 16-18 gross sports@centre countygazette.com. division, with Kyle Harshbarger carding a round of 83 for the win, followed by Nate Koller with 85 and Even Seby with 86. In the boys’ 13-15 gross division, Andrew Ferguson, tournament medalist from Tyrone, shot an 81, while Golden Eagles teammate Ethan Vipond was second, shooting an 84. P-O’s Payton Guelich posted a round of 89.
JOHN DIXON
Bellefonte’s Dan Zimmerman won the boys’ 16-18 net division, posting a 71, while Mifflin County’s Alex Kurtz placed second with a round of 75, followed by Trentin Herrington, of Philipsburg-Osceola, taking third with a 77. The boys’ 13-15 net division had a tie between Mifflin County’s Tre Fleck and P-O’s Carter Fischer, both posting rounds of 72. Fleck won the championship in a putt-off for the title. The Mounties’ Jarrod Anderson placed third, carding a round of 74. Philipsburg-Osceola’s Haylee Hayward, shooting a 48, won the girls 16-18 gross division, which was played over nine holes. The girls’ 13-15 gross division, also nine holes, was won by P-O’s Halle Herrington, carding a 62. The Lady Mounties’ Julia Burns won the girls 16-18 net, which was contested over nine holes, by carding a 51. The girls’ 13-15 net division, also nine holes, was won by P-O’s Lacy Potter, posting a 56.
MOUNTAIN VIEW COUNTRY CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS
Ginny Hosterman repeated as club champion by winning the 2014 Women’s Club Championship recently at the Mountain View Country Club. She defeated Kathy Knechtel for the title. The semifinals saw Knechtel downing Emily Anselmi, while Hosterman stopped Linda Rohrer. It wasn’t a total loss for Anselmi, who won the women’s senior club championship with a net score of 67 using the format
of an 18-hole tournament. The Men’s Club Championship had Mike Braniff defeating Todd Cable in the 36-hole match play final, winning 8 and 6. This was Braniff’s third consecutive club championship at Mountain View. He is also a past champion at Belles Springs in Mill Hall. In the semifinals, Braniff defeated Zac Zidik, 4 and 3, while Cable defeated Jim Bierly, 3 and 2.
COQUESE’S DRIVE FOR THE WOMEN’S RESOURCE CENTER TOURNAMENT RAISES $20,000
Ninety-two golfers hit the links at the Penn State Blue Course for the seventh annual Coquese’s Drive for the Women’s Resource Center, hosted by Lady Lion head coach Coquese Washington. The event was capped off with the presentation of a check for $20,000 from Washington to Centre County Women’s Resource Center director Anne Ard. Coquese’s Drive has surpassed the $100,000 mark in its seven-year history. Debbie Mulhattan, John Shaeffer, Steve Moyer and Arron Ehrensberger won first place in the open division with a 19-under-par 53, while Joan Ritchie, Karen Krupa, Sue Cromwell and Traci Richardson claimed top prize in the women’s division with an 8-under-par 64. Second place in the open division went to Jerry Fisher, Steve Searer, John Thompson and Jeff Fisher, with a 56 and match of cards. Second place in the women’s division went to
Toni Clarke, Regina Durso, Velma Shipp and Jane Lanier, with a 65 and match of cards. The closest to the pin winners were Ford McNutt (No. 4; 10 feet), Jerry Mooney (No. 8; 4 feet), Steve Moyer (No. 14; 5 feet, 4 inches) and John Shaeffer (No. 17; 8 feet), while Aaron Ehrensberger and Julie Del Giorno claimed the men’s and women’s longest drives. There were several team awards presented as well.
BELLEFONTE WRESTLING GRAPPLER OPEN GOLF TOURNAMENT
The Bellefonte Wrestling Club will host its annual golf tournament on Sunday, Oct. 5, at Nittany Country Club in Mingoville. The tournament is a four-person scramble scheduled to tee off at 8 a. m. Cost of the tournament is $60 for Nittany Country Club members and $75 for non-members. The registration fee includes greens fee and cart, continental breakfast, lunch, T-shirt and golfer gifts. There will be oncourse challenges, team prizes and door prizes. “The annual Bellefonte Wrestling Grappler Open provides a great opportunity to spend time with friends, former wrestlers, coaches, current wrestlers and supporters of Bellefonte Wrestling,” said Red Raiders head wrestling coach Mike Maney. For tee sponsorships, to donate raffle prizes, or to register to golf, contact Maney at mmaney@basd.net or visit the Bellefonte Wrestling page on Facebook.
High school football previews: Time to kick it off By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com
Football is back. Another high school season is upon us. There is a full slate of games on Friday, Aug. 29, as all six Centre County squads open the 2014 campaign. A closer look at the games:
SPRING FORD AT STATE COLLEGE
Not a team to shy away from a challenge, State College again will open its season with a tough opponent. District 1 power Spring Ford will visit Memorial Field on Friday night. The Rams were 10-3 last season, boasting wins over Owen J. Roberts (47-3), Pottstown (49-7), Downington West (43-21) and Phoenixville (39-0). Spring Ford presents a balanced attack with both top quarterbacks, Matt Daywalt and Brandon Leacraft, returning, as well
as top receiver Dan Matthews. Leading rusher Jarred Jones graduated, however, so the Rams will be looking for a replacement for him. State College, with new coach Matt Lintal taking the helm for the first time, will have to replace 40 graduated seniors. The numbers are there with more than 90 players on the roster, but there are holes to fill at almost every position. Lintal will find out how his team is developing very quickly against Spring Ford. Kickoff at Memorial Field is set for 7 p.m.
JUNIATA AT PENNS VALLEY
Penns Valley lost much of its offense to graduation, including Taylor Collison, Luke Weaver and Cam Tobias, and there are many openings to fill on both sides of the ball. Coach Martin Tobias will be looking to young juniors and sophomores to fill
Don’t Miss Our Grange Fair Giveaway!!! You Could Win One of These Husqvarna Products!!
Husqvarna 125B Blower
Husqvarna 455 Rancher Chainsaw
those positions. Last season, the Rams were 4-6, and even though Penns Valley could put up points, many times the Rams were outscored. So replacing the six departed defensive starters will be critical. This season’s opening night opponent is Juniata, a team the Rams beat 21-16 in last year’s first week at Juniata. Juniata was also 4-6 last season, with wins over Line Mountain, East Juniata, Millersburg and Halifax. Juniata returns starting dual-threat quarterback Tyler Clark, running backs Ty Treaster and Josh Parson and receiver Sheldon Miller. Clark was a freshman last season, and how he has developed will be one of the keys to the game. Kickoff in Spring Mills is set for 7 p.m.
BELLEFONTE AT JERSEY SHORE
Bellefonte was winless last season, and head coach Shanon Manning is looking for improvement in every area in 2014. Bellefonte lost four key players from the 2013 team, but there are a slew of returnees — plus some newcomers — who remember and learned from the past two Raider seasons. Bellefonte will open the season at Jersey Shore, which will be no easy task. The Bulldogs were 6-7 last season, but they won five of their last six games before falling to Clearfield, 27-8, in the playoffs. They claimed wins over Bloomsburg, Milton, Central Mountain and Selinsgrove.
A win here for Bellefonte will certainly get Manning’s reclamation project off on the right foot. Kickoff in Jersey Shore is scheduled for 7 p.m.
WEST BRANCH AT P-O
Philipsburg-Osceola begins its 2014 season against cross-town rival West Branch on Friday night. There’s no doubt that new P-O coach Mike Soyster has his hands full trying to revive the Mountie program after two long seasons, but Soyster is optimistic. He is beginning by trying to instill pride and confidence in his players, and he is challenging them to play harder than anyone they face. West Branch may be a good opponent to start building that confidence. West Branch went winless last season, and although it played well in some games, many of those losses were one-sided. Something has to give, and one of these two teams will get their season off the ground with a big win. If it’s P-O, all of the talk about confidence and pride might begin to sink in. Kickoff at P-O is scheduled for 7 p.m.
MOSHANNON VALLEY AT BEA
Bald Eagle Area has been to the District 6 playoffs in both of the last two season. The Eagles, however, lost both years in the first round, a trend that new head coach Football, Page 22
Serving Central PA for 50 Years
199
STOP IN OUR STORE TO REGISTER! Get the job done right with great products from
INSULATED
$
Husqvarna Fast Tractor™ #YTH24V48
WINDOWS
Including Installation g Includes Low E Argon Gas g White Tilt-In Double Hung Windows g FREE Disposal of Old Windows Included
MILLHEIM SMALL ENGINE and HARDWARE Visit Millheim Small Engine, your local Husqvarna dealer, for expert advice, service and full selection
g All Welded Construction
DOORS
g Fiberglass or Steel Embossed g Factory Finished g 30 Colors Available g Custom Design g Decorative Glass
g No Subcontractors
Exceptional Products for Exceptional Results. One Mile West of Millheim on Route 45
814-349-5007
“Still Serving Central PA Since 1963” - Ronald W. Johnson
(Leave Message)
Mon. – Fri. 7:30-6:00 pm, Sat 8:00-1:00 pm
Contractor Registration #002047
www.ronaldwjohnson.com
Spring Mills, PA • FREE ESTIMATES!
814.364.1436
August 28-September 3, 2014
The Centre County Gazette
Page 21
Inlow expects Mounties to defend district title By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com
PHILIPSBURG — A closer look at the 2014 PhilipsburgOsceola High School boys’ soccer team: Coach — Shawn Inlow. 2013 record — 10-9-1, District 6 champions; lost to Oley Valley in state playoffs. Key losses — Alvero Sands and Hunter Honan. Key returnees — Andy Gray, Kyle Albert, Skyler Krise, Wyatt Inlow, Austin Krise and goalie Mitch Winters. Head coach Sean Inlow opened the 2014 preseason soccer camp of the two-time District 6 champion P-O Mounties on Aug. 11. The Mounties return nearly everyone, according to Inlow. “Almost the entire district championship team from last year (is back),” he said. Inlow’s team last season started slowly, but the Mounties peaked just at the right time — in the playoffs. Entering as the No. 6 seed, P-O knocked off the No. 3, the No. 2, and the No. 1 seeds on the way to the championship. This season, with five returning starters and a influx of younger players, P-O looks to avoid the slow start. Strengths — “We are strong in the mid-field, and our back line is better than last year,” Inlow said. “We pass the ball really well, and we have depth in the midfield.
“We like the ball on the ground, and when we get onto nice surfaces, we play really, really well. We are more vulnerable on this field (at PHS) because it’s very hard.” Concerns — The early season. “We need them to be sharp in the beginning,” Inlow said. “We need them to come out strong. Our first league game is against Tyrone, and we beat them for the title last year, so they are going to want something back. If we come out weak, they are going to give it to us. “If our players come in to the season fit, they will be fine.” Outlook — Inlow is upbeat about his team’s potential this season and especially his returning players. “Wyatt Inlow, my son, is our center mid, and basically you put your most dynamic player in that spot. Skyler Krise, a captain and center back, and his brother Austin Krise are both important to us. Andy Gray is another captain and a senior and another player with an important role. “We also have nine freshmen who are pretty good. I see varsity potential in all of them, so once we graduate this group, we’ll hopefully keep on going. “We always have the same goals — win the league, win the district and go as far into the states as luck and fate allow.” Circle these dates — at Tyrone (Sept. 3); vs. Bald Eagle Area (Sept. 6); at Penns Valley (Sept. 9); vs. Bellefonte (Sept. 11).
PAT ROTHDEUTSCH/For the Gazette
THE PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA High School boys’ soccer team returns six letter winners for the 2014 season. Pictured, from left, are Andy Gray, Kyle Albert, Mitch Winters, Skyler Krise, Wyatt Inlow and Austin Krise.
Lady Mounties hope to continue winning ways PHILIPSBURG — A closer look at the 2014 PhilipsburgOsceola High School girls’ volleyball team: Coach — Dave Eckberg. 2013 record — 30-6. Key losses — Kylie Scovern, Marley Chutko, Emily Bush-Clark, Jordan Walstrom and Taylor Lenick, as well as Abby Showers, who will be lost because of an injury. Key returnees — Hannah Shimmel, Liz Robertson and McKenzie Burge. The Philipsburg-Osceola girls’ volleyball team has gone 60-12 over the past two seasons, but many of the stars from those teams graduated last June. Five starters from
PAT ROTHDEUTSCH/For the Gazette
THE PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA High School girls’ volleyball team returns four letter winners for the 2014 season. Pictured, from left, are Abby Showers, Hannah Shimmel, Liz Robertson and McKenzie Burge.
the 2013 team are gone, and another starter, senior Abby Showers, will be lost for this season because of a shoulder injury. So there are many spots to fill for head coach Dave Eckberg. “We lost a lot of players from last season, and we’re in a different mode right now,” Eckberg said. “Last year’s team had great chemistry, and we are missing some of that right now. “We have our center, McKenzie Burge, who will be a four-year starter at center, coming back, and Liz Robertson is coming back also and she will be a four-year starter. We lost Abby Showers, which was a big loss for us, and we can’t really replace her, but we’ll do our best to see who can step up and fill the void. “Those are the seniors who we are going to rely on to be our leaders this year.” Strengths — “I would like to think that we will continue to be a strong serving team,” Eckberg said. “We put a lot of emphasis on that with them, and we also return what I think is an All-State setter. She hasn’t been named that yet, but I think she deserves it. So we have a kid who can set the ball, and a kid who can pass it; now we need someone who can hit it really hard.” Concerns — Eckberg is most concerned with developing his offense. “We need to find ways to generate offense because statistically we lost 99 percent of our offense from last year. All those kids who earned kills are all gone. It’s tough to replace all that offense, and that’s what we are trying to do now.” Outlook — “We start off this season with a tournament at Central Mountain,” Eckberg said, “and that’s a good way to get a lot of volleyball right off in the season. In one day we play five matches, and we can kind of assess things from there. “The competition is on the medium side, so we’re not jumping into something over our heads. We will get enough competition where we can fairly evaluate our players. After that we jump into our league season. I think there is a lot of parity this season, and with us losing many of our players, I think things are kind of wide open. “The young kids that are here are competitive, which is what we are looking for, and sometimes you can’t teach that. I get a sense that there is some athleticism out there, and the challenge is going to be can they blend together as a team. “We’re not there yet, but that’s what we will be working on the next two weeks.” Circle these dates — vs. Penns Valley (Sept. 4); at Cen-
State High volleyball squad plans to pick up where it left off By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH
sports@centrecountygazette.com
STATE COLLEGE — A closer look at the 2014 State College Area High School girls’ volleyball squad: Head coach — Chad Weight 2013 record — 22-5-4, 15-1 conference Key losses — Taylor Lee, Christine Irwin and Abby Harrington Key returnees — Kyla Irwin, Jenae Moran, Cindy McNulty, McKenzie Sullivan and Rosie Sowers. State College girls’ volleyball head coach Chad Weight said that the 2014 version of his team will be different than in the recent past. The big hitters on the outside are gone, and the team will have to rely on ball control, defense and serving. After a 22-5 campaign in 2013 (15-1 in the Mid-Penn), the tradition and winning know-how is certainly there, but the players will have to adjust to a new style. Strengths — One of the strengths of the team, according to Weight, is the chemistry among the players.
“This group works well together,” he said. “I think we’ll serve well, we have a good number of servers. We’re not the big, physical team we have been in the last four years, so we’ll have to rely on ball control and defense.” Concerns — “Not nearly as big,” Weight said. “The last couple of years we’ve had some pretty dominant outsides that have been All-State caliber kids. Cristine was a 5-10 All-State player, and Taylor was a 6-3 All-State player. We’ve lost some kids, but I think we’ll figure it out.” Outlook — “The first big test is the Garden Spot Tournament,” Weight said. “A lot of the state’s elite will be there. The kids are going to let us know what we have to do. What we look forward to, especially in the Garden Spot Tournament, oftentimes it lets you know where you are and where everybody else is. So that’s a good starting point to let us know what we have to work towards. “Despite losing some players and not being the big, physical team, the chemistry part goes a long way. That State High, Page 22
tral (Sept. 9), vs. Bald Eagle Area (Sept. 11); at Tyrone (Sept. 16); vs. Bellefonte (Sept. 18).
presented by State College Lions Club ... wishes to thank participating golfers and the following sponsors for supporting the SCLC Foundation.
THE
By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com
gold sponsors
silver sponsors
golf cart/score card sponsors
Nittany Eye Associates Happy Valley Optical tee / green sponsors
Dr. Hanlen and Associates Nittany Eye Associates Professional Planning Consultants
Page 22
The Centre County Gazette
August 28-September 3, 2014
SWIM CELEBRATION
Nittany Gymnastics to celebrate 25 years STATE COLLEGE — Nittany Gymnastics Inc. will celebrate 25 years of local ownership and service to the region this month. In 1989, Michael Rizzuto purchased the business, which he now co-owns and manages with is wife, Jeanette. Since then, they have been providing athletic instruction to local children and young adults. Rizzuto has been coaching gymnastics for more than 40 years, including three years as the head coach for an NCAA Division 1 program. Rizzuto also spent time in Moscow studying Soviet gymnastics, which he has incorporated into NGA’s training. He has also been a national instructor for USA Gymnastics since 1986. NGA offers a variety of classes in preschool movement education, gymnastics, tumbling and sports performance enhancement. The curriculum follows sound progressions in a small group setting. Classes are offered by age group and skill level, for children as young as 1-year-olds and right into adulthood. NGA also offers birthday party rentals, school field trip opportunities, day camps and other special events. NGA is also home to the only nationally competitive gymnastics team in the region. Many collegiate level athletes participated in the program. This year, 10 girls and one boy participated in the USA Gymnastics Junior Olympic National Championships. Two of this year’s graduating seniors will also be moving onto the collegiate level. An open house will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 5, at 2300 Commercial Blvd., State College. There will be facility tours, team exhibitions, games and a drawing for free tuition. For more information, visit www.nittanygym.com or call (814) 238-8995.
Submitted photo
THE STATE COLLEGE ELKS LODGE recently hosted a swim party and picnic for members of the State College Elks Little League Team, which won the State College Little League Championship. The event took place at the Mountain View Country Club. Pictured, from left, are coach Mike Cymbor, Ryan Cymbor, Noah Aungst, Wes Olsen and State College Elks Lodge Exalted Ruler Jeff Kephart. Football, from page 20
PAT ROTHDEUTSCH/For the Gazette
THE STATE COLLEGE AREA High School girls’ volleyball team returns 10 letter winners for the 2014 season. Pictured, from left, are Makenzie Sullivan, Tara Neidigh, Sydney McNulty, Kyla Irwin, Taylor Kuruzovich, Abigail Horner, Allison Henderson and Rosie Sowers. Missing from photo: Annie Summers and Janae Moran. State High, from page 21
make the difference in the game. Kickoff in Wingate is scheduled for 7 p.m.
Ron Hoover will try to change. But first, the Eagles must make it again, and this season’s campaign begins with Moshannon Valley on Friday night. Mo Valley was 4-6 last season, beating West Branch, Claysburg-Kimmel, Glendale and Southern Hundingdon. The Black Knights return sophmore quarterback Eric Sherkel, who threw for 940 yards and 11 touchdowns last year as a freshman. A dual threat, Sherkel also led the Knights in rushing with 1,150 yards. One of Mo Valley’s other top rushers, Ryan Thomas, also returns. In all, Moshannon Valley presents a threat to BEA, but the Eagles’ experience and size across both lines should
HALIFAX AT ST. JOSEPH’S
Going into its second season and coming off a 4-6 record in 2013, St. Joseph’s will open on Friday night against Halifax. With a roster of just 20 players, St. Joe’s will have to deal with depth issues, but Halifax may be a good team to begin the season against. Halifax, although playing a tough schedule, was winless last season and many of those losses were one-sided. St. Joe’s will have a good chance to begin the 2014 season in the winning column against the Wildcats. The Wolves will play their home games at Bishop Guilfoyle in Altoona. Game time is scheduled for 7 p.m.
GAZETTE STAFF PREDICTIONS THE CENTRE COUNTY
helps a lot of problems. So we look forward to what they can do.� Circle these dates — at Garden Spot Tournament (Sept. 6); vs. Carlisle (Sept. 9); vs. Cumberland Valley (Sept. 11), at Mifflin County (Sept. 15), vs. Central Dauphin (Sept. 16); at Red Land (Sept. 18).
Send sports information, schedules and photos to ...
Chris Morelli Last week: 0-0 Overall: 0-0
John Patishnock Last week: 0-0 Overall: 0-0
Pat Rothdeutsch Last week: 0-0 Overall: 0-0
Brittany Svoboda Last week: 0-0 Overall: 0-0
Bald Eagle Area
Bald Eagle Area
Bald Eagle Area
Bald Eagle Area
Bald Eagle Area
Bellefonte at Jersey Shore
Jersey Shore
Jersey Shore
Jersey Shore
Jersey Shore
Bellefonte
Central Mountain at Williamsport
Williamsport
Williamsport
Williamsport
Central Mountain
Williamsport
Juniata at Penns Valley
Penns Valley
Penns Valley
Juniata
Penns Valley
Penns Valley
West Branch at P-O
P-O
P-O
P-O
P-O
P-O
Spring Ford at State College
State College
State College
State College
State College
State College
St. Joe’s
St. Joe’s
St. Joe’s
St. Joe’s
Halifax
Penn State
Penn State
Penn State
Penn State
Penn State
Delaware at Pitt
Pitt
Pitt
Pitt
Pitt
Pitt
Wisconsin vs. LSU
LSU
LSU
Wisconsin
LSU
LSU
Clemson at Georgia
Georgia
Georgia
Georgia
Clemson
Clemson
WVU vs. Alabama
Alabama
Alabama
Alabama
Alabama
Alabama
This week’s games
editor@centrecountygazette.com
9LVLW RXU 1HZ 6SODVK 3DUN
2SHQ WR WKH SXEOLF &DOO IRU KRXUV DQG UDWHV
‡ /DUJH 6LWHV ZLWK 3OHQW\ RI 6KDGH ‡ /DQGVFDSHG *DUGHQV WR (QMR\ ‡ )DPLO\ DQG 3HW )ULHQGO\ ‡ 3DYLOLRQV IRU 3LFQLFV RU *URXS 5HQWDOV ‡ +RUVHVKRHV 6KXIÀ HERDUG %HDFK 9ROOH\EDOO ‡ %DVNHWEDOO )UHH 0LQL *ROI IRU DOO &DPSHUV )RU 0RUH ,QIRUPDWLRQ &DOO -DFNVRQYLOOH 5RDG %HOOHIRQWH 3$
Dave Glass Last week: 0-0 Overall: 0-0
2II 3$ PLOH 1RUWK RI ,
Mo Valley at Bald Eagle Area
Halifax at St. Joe’s Penn State vs. UCF
auGusT 28-sePTember 3, 2014
The CenTre CounTy GazeTTe
PaGe 23
Ice hockey is a hot ticket in Happy Valley
By BEN JONES
Penn State was one of only five NCAA programs to play at more than 100 percent capacity at its home events.
StateCollege.com
UNIVERSITY PARK — Interest in Penn State hockey hasn’t cooled off a bit judging by the sport’s latest ticket sales information. Penn State says season ticket packages have sold out. The university says a 95 percent renewal rate limited the number of available packages. Last season — the first in the Pegula Ice Arena — the Nittany Lions competed in front of sellout crowds on 16 occasions.
23-24), Wisconsin (Feb. 6-7) and Minnesota (Feb. 20-21). The Ohio State (Jan. 9-10) and Michigan series (March 6-7) are not included in the season package, as all four games occur when students are away on break. The Ohio State series will be available for purchase once single-game tickets go on sale, while the Michigan series will be available for purchase in January.
STUDENT TICKETS
Gazette The CenTre CounTy
We cover what’s important to you!
Student season tickets for the 2014-15 season will go on sale Thursday, Sept. 11, beginning at 7 a.m. and will be sold exclusively online through the Student Central page at www.gopsusports.com. The 14 games include matchups against UConn (Oct. 10-11), Holy Cross (Oct. 24, Oct. 26), Bentley (Oct. 30-31), Michigan State (Jan. 16-17), Northern Michigan (Jan. Time to Cruise
Historic Bellefonte The 26th annual in downtown Cruise takes place find weekend. Inside, Bellefonte this Cruise — maps, a preview of the and a complete classes, rules 17-24 schedule of events./Pages
The CenTre CounTy
Gazette
June 12-18, 2014,
azette.com www.CentreCountyG
to call Wilson happy home Bellefonte his CENTRE COUNTY By BRITTANY SVOBODA
he calls home. That’s Bellefonte. Bellefonte mayor The current after he Navy soon joined the Bellefonte Area graduated from during the Vietnam High School extensive traveling War era. His four-year enlistment back during his his ticket helped stampand made him aphas to home though, that the area preciate all
Volume 6, Issue
24
EAGLES FLY
2014
The CenTre CounTy
Gazette
FREE COPY
HIGH
azette.com www.CentreCountyG
H.B.I.
A special
publication ENTRE
13 &14,
2014
of
OUNTY
GAZETTE HE
Cruise will take Historic Bellefonte Bellefonte. The 26th annual 13 and 14 in downtownclassic car place on June to the Gazette’s guide to go, live Check out the what’s new, where show. Find out schedule of events. and a complete entertainment Inside
atmosmall-town can’t beat the borough boasts the sphere that of being and with the advantage by mountains surrounded
outstreams. is quite the And Wilson doorsman. all over the “I’ve (canoed)he said. state and I hunt,” of his is music. Another hobby trumpet in an played Wilson has and also horn band eight-piece singer for several has been lead
offer. of natural beau“There’s a lot said. “The fact ty here,” Wilson to a major unithat we’re closeus some opportuwe versity ... gives events that stuck nities for cultural if we were wouldn’t have of nowhere.” might out in the middle While metropolitans to be in the consider Bellefonte he said, you middle of nowhere,
groups. in the military, After serving to Centre CounWilson returned for First Media/ ty and worked sales and proradio and WZWW in has also owned enan motions. He operated Centretainment, booking company, tertainment Wilson, Page
6
WEIGHT/For the
Gazette
TIM on in the PIAA semifinals 13, at Penn State. win over Philipsburg-Osceola on Friday, June celebrate a 7-3 Class AA title game Area softball team play in the PIAA THE Bald Eagle MEMBERS OF Lady Eagles will Beard Field. The Monday night at 25. See story on page
at Bryce Jordan Construction e, officials say stays on schedul
BRITTANY SVOBODA/The
Punt said. scheduling. impacted their mean we are not busy,” are being “That doesn’t rooms and auxiliary gym proms, basketball “Our conference for banquets, utilized all summer whole camps.” Horn said the offices the State College and volleyball Marcie Van PARK — Though this past Saturand its Project leader UNIVERSITY ceremony arena not under construction, Arena due to graduation roof and the building is High School moved to the Pegula Ice the project Both the building remain open. renovated and replaced. have about day had to be Center construction, summer systems floor are being by Penn State’s the Bryce Jordan up 18 most roofing to be finished roof has been floor “As is typical, Aug. 16. is on track arena cycle, and this on Saturday, and marketstarted as an a 20-year life commencementthe BJC director of sales commenceHorn said. “This years,” Van Bernie Punt, high school email that the be moved due ing, said in an only event that had to Page 4 acts are slower Bryce Jordan, ment was the Since touring dramatically to the construction. the project hasn’t during the summer,
By MICHAEL MARTIN
violations, the College repeated traffic SEEING RED: Followingintersections throughout town. installed at dangerous
GARRETT
.com correspondent@centrecountygazette
BRITTANY SVOBODA/The
Gazette
downtown in his office in of Tom Wilson sits years as a member Bellefonte Mayor Wilson spent four AT THE HELM: being elected mayor, Bellefonte. Before borough council.
s enjoys great
Special Olympic
weather, record
Heights Neighborhood
Association is asking
23
that red light cameras
MARTIN GARRETT
By MICHAEL .com correspondent@centrecountygazette
Heights Neighbor— The College of repeated traffic tired STATE COLLEGE after growing Street and Park hood Association,intersection of Athertonthe Pennsylvania the violations at up their minds to petitionother similar muAvenue, made allow State College and intersecto cameras at dangerous Legislature use red light nicipalities to that the Legislature tions. petition requests authorizes large The association’s84 legislation, which 20,000 and acAct expand 2012’s with populations exceeding red light enforcemunicipalities departments to install credited police argues for the petition ment cameras. accompanyingsame cameras, given the A press release these ability to use size and infrastructure State College’s in population Act 84. borough’s similarity professor of authorized by Penn State was to the cities member and that his car at College HeightsLeon said in an email a red light Don a driver running architecture involvement being hit by leading to his totaled after intersection, the Atherton-Park 300 signatures with the petition. received approximately to Centre CoundeThe petition residents, and was sent with a letter College State Legislature and from in the state drivers, pedestrians ty representatives accidents involving in town. tailing various intersections garnered in a very high-volume were bicyclists at of the signatures at the intersection and “The majority memstanding association of time just said. short period if they would support it,” Laura Brown asking people State academic adviser people wanted to of ber and Penn upwards of 90 percent large, and “By I was there.” sign it when Gazette
be
Relay for Life r enjoys anothe successful year
numbers
the to Gannon, According paraof athletes is safety of the the most amountthe to date … I don’t know of athmount. athletes ever. — we had a lot of By CHRIS MORELLI “With the populationwith, we dealing exact numbers late additions — editor@centrecountygazette.com letes that we’re Special Olymathscratches and ratio; well over 2,300 need to be careful. PARK — The a one-to-four but we had UNIVERSITY pics requires assistant coach for Special Olympics letes,” he said. Special Olympics well 45th annual Summer Games one coach or Because the is such a masathletes. We’re the Pennsylvania every four populaa hitch over Summer Games planning the we’ve got a went off without to be aware that that needs sive undertaking,well in advance. weekend. tion of athletes biggest concern was once again event takes placeyear long on this Our Penn State event supervised. happen “We work all take care of all According to potentially games to the host site. is what can They are given Gannon, the were thing. We try we can’t director Ed problems. If to those athletes. here, so we’re perfectly. Thereeverythe possible least try played out them, we at a lot of freedomabout the safety lot delays and take care of We still do a no weather very concerned he said. place. games. to identify them. thing fell into during the of our athletes,” well,” Gannon normal bumps of reaction of things that can the “It went very Aside from the few trips to the issue is always get There’s a lot wrong,” Gannon and a to said. “Our big Special and bruises go work all year potentially room, at the and to weather. We emergency Summer adworked out said. The Gannon, in all the kinks Olympics Pennsylvania few and production. According to athletes, there injuries were behave a smooth 2,300 Games, the always a panic the dition to the and 600 last week is volunteers far between. hospital runs is looking at quite were 1,600 numbers, always “We had severalwere sustained cause everyone weather has that coaches. The weather. The that can make or from injuries court. NothGazette simply, are staggering. of coordination. been the factor GARRETT/For the on the basketball “It takes a lot those ordinary,” Gannon MICHAEL MARTIN Police in the break the games.” working with lasting out of the and Pittsburgh When you’re 2014 But with temperatures after Ernie Roundtree there’s always said. in sight, the like Stan Berecky, numbers … Some years, we’ve Olympics athlete torch triumphantly For athletes 70s and no rain were just about Special the crises. FIRED UP: Special the Special Olympic Field on June 5. have minute County, Schubert hold — the games Summer Games of Allegheny Summer Commander Scott the opening ceremony at Medlar had rain, cold inside. But when perfect. at Olympics Pennsylvania 37, 38 Gannon, record the been moved lighting the flame ..................... like we did, According to coaches 34, 35 Business ........................ 39 Page 6 volunteers, we have weatherunqualified sucUninumbers of Meetings ........ Classified Special Olympics, an converged on games are 31, 32 Group ............................ 36 noted. and athletes the annual event. Puzzles & Entertainment for cess,” Gannon .... 33, 34 17-24 Arts versity Park Happening largest event Cruise ...... 25-30 What’s “It was our 11 Bellefonte ......................... .................. 10, 7 Education ............... 12-16 Sports Community Opinion ............................ ......... 8, 9 Health & Wellness
FREE COPY
light cameras
Volume 6, Issue
Cameras, Page
End softball Area High School defeat The Bald Eagle end in a 13-5 team saw its season Columbia in the Central at the hands of Lady Eagles title game. The PIAA Class AA closed medals as they took home silver 19 out 2014./Page
The CenTre CounTy
Gazette
Volume 6, Issue
June 19-25, 2014
azette.com www.CentreCountyG
azette.com www.CentreCountyG
CENTRE COUNTY
Flood, Page 4
MARTIN GARRETT
By MICHAEL .com correspondent@centrecountygazette
Bakery, Page
HEATHER WEIKEL/For
4
the Gazette
night. The logos first time on Tuesday miles away. Small were lit for the from at Beaver Stadium LED lights that will be visible new video boards with about 1,400 the backs of the Each is equipped LION logos on THE NITTANY 18-inches thick. 25-feet tall and for the event. are 35-feet wide, State fans gathered crowds of Penn By CHRIS MORELLI
editor@centrecountygazette.com
Gazette
Fuji and removed from Workers were Security SPECIAL OPERATION: during a raid. ICE Homeland Asian week several State College Jade Garden last agents targeted Investigations special 12. Thursday, June 10 restaurants on 7 Opinion ............................ ......... 8, 9 Health & Wellness
Education ....................... ............... 12-15 Community
and CusImmigration Homeof — A week after STATE COLLEGEofficers from the Department there are businesses, for. toms Enforcement were looking busihit several Asian-owned what officers land Security answers as to search warrants at several was finally some The raid executed Federal agentsseveral people into custody. took nesses and via email, June 12. Navas said conducted on spokeswoman Nicole (HSI) special agents “Last week,” locations in Security Investigations action at numerous “ICE Homeland enforcement speconducted an Pa., area. warrants, HSI the State College, of federal search individuals from During the execution and detained 10 encountered cial agents Raid, Page 5 ........... 16, 17 Centre Spread 19-23 Sports .........................
.... 24 Arts & Entertainment .... 25, 26 What’s Happening
thousands to
People’s Choice
nts raided
Asian restaura
CHRIS MORELLI/The
azette.com www.CentreCountyG
BRITTANY SVOBODA/The
Gazette
pastry chef and CAKE: Louisa Smith, prepares icing for her ICING ON THE Seed Baking Co., have a grand opening co-owner of Good The bakery will gluten-free products. 27. on Friday, June 29, 30 ........ 26, 27 28 Group Meetings Puzzles ............................
31 Business ..................... Classified ........................
July 24-30, 2014
Volume 6, Issue
30
FREE COPY
Paterno, Kenn
somesummer is Park PARK — While State’s University UNIVERSITY Esposito, time for Penn said for Jackie what of a slow same can’t be the operation, campus, the archivist who oversees of thousands of hundreds the university maintenance From accepting storage and State memorabilia. storage of the of pieces of Penn to ensuring the safe always somenew collections construction, there’s known for collections amid the attention of Esposito, historithing that needspersonality and entertaining her gregarious Gazette: In cal presentations. Centre County university archivist, your role as main job responwhat are your what are your Gazette sibilities, and and concerns? BRITTANY SVOBODA/The Record on main objectives I’m in left, and Courtney Jackie Esposito: Penn Anne Williams, with assistants through Sunday. to charge of documenting summertime drinks going back Week, which continues bruschetta and have Valley Culinary State’s history, of Rotelli created sure that we as part of Happy 100 1855, making CHEF DAVE KRAUTHPenn State Downtown Theatre that we’ll need the the records Tuesday night at from now, making back or 200 years records going then sure that the preserved and need By BRITTANY SVOBODA to 1855 are JACKIE ESPOSITO the materials that people bsvoboda@centrecountygazette.com them. Pennwhen they need uncovering — Another Central to use are available basically discovering, STATE COLLEGEthe Arts is in the books. CCG: So you’reState’s history? of Penn yes. sylvania Festival of people frequented and sharing excellent description, University Park Tens of thousands often are you JE: That’s an College and the is that, and how State? downtown State through Sunday to enjoy inCCG: How exciting year, new about Penn I learn last Wednesdaythat take place each exciting, and enlearning something there’s extraordinarily and exhibition, various events JE: I think it’s much every day. … Either across sidewalk sale activities. pretty cluding the or I come new things and children’s alumna, said she my radar new that happened, tertainment didn’t cross a Penn State year something little. festival this something that Nicole Harris, somebody or about them, or it’s something traveled to the been attending and parand her family D.C. They’ve and I find out library hosted new students out to six years. “We from Washington, and I pointed (Recently), the and off for about and live Paterno had 138 parents, the festival on children’s activities parents in the ents, and we the were more students. really enjoy she said. them that therethan there were original said she’s so we entertainment,” of State College, girl. Reading Room 1859 only had 119 students,original Dana Praskovich, since she was a young The class of in that room than we had festival more special attended the year, and it’s kinds of comparisons, had more parents happen, is returns every making those children. so they She her did and students, can bring happen, how State or is now that she the music, both at the shell when did thingsthat is repetitive at Penn happened “We love all the Gazette this something brand new that’s never TIM WEIGHT/For this something of people to 5 for Arts Fest, Page drew thousands signify a downtime before. Festival of the Arts the summer there still plenty to do? CCG: Does is Central Pennsylvania Libraries, or are fewer stuBIG DRAW: The the Penn State because there time for our busiest Happy Valley. JE: In the summer, it’s actually campus, on dents transfers. to look at university records with university offices them to We will work records are and transfer our busy what their oldest the summer, and that’s the sumduring the archives lot of our collections during a time. We get place By CHRIS MORELLI that’s taking mer. the constructionrecently, how does editor@centrecountygazette.com CCG: With all Choice in the librariesmaintain the various and People’s and on campus — The annual Crafts was a big how you store BOALSBURG Arts and that impact so they’re libraries house? Festival of Pennsylvania collections the to protect items from dust, feaduring con22nd year — hit this year. JE: You want or covered — now in its along with several there’s no to get moved The festival make sure that generally either going of familiar faces perfect all also want to and tured plenty weather was just about struction. We damages to materials, by the new ones. The although a fierce thunderstorm environmental rooms are going to be effected the festiand what can weekend long, on Sunday afternoon as we look at what to be moved what needs through ripped construction, up. days of but if a parval was wrapping one of the busiest just be covered. can just be covered, this year. danger, Saturday is typically could be in the case again Some things the Gazette or an item and that was TIM WEIGHT/For an artist from Fred Waring’s the festival, Marthouse, ticular documentit. For example, the year be of Pennsylvania those have to Daphne Krepps to the festival every we would move Choice Festival been has suit jackets, garment bags. annual People’s Belleville, has America collection have to be put into Visitors to the 22nd inside the children’s tent. since its those since it began. the originals,” said Marthouse, ON DISPLAY: sale covered, and much has Penn State grown peruse items for and has any “I’m one of 29, 30 CCG: How Arts and Crafts last few decades, the ..................... over 27 Business ........................ 31 inception and surprised you? Page 4 Meetings ............. Classified People’s Choice, of this growth .... 24 Group ............................ 28 Puzzles & Entertainment .... 25, 26 16, 17 Arts 4 Spread ........... 19-23 What’s Happening Spotlight, Page 10 Centre ......................... ....................... 7 Education ............... 11-15 Sports Community Opinion ............................ ......... 8, 9 Health & Wellness
Arts Fest brings
By BRITTANY SVOBODA
bsvoboda@centrecountygazette.com
ago, “gluten-free” — Five years STATE COLLEGE term. sections at was not a household there are gluten-free items and Today, however, menus on restaurant markets, gluten-free some stores. growing for gluten-free market has been and co-owner “The gluten-freeSmith, a pastry chef gluten-free Louisa a new dedicated Co. site at time,” said Baking Co., of Good Seed in the former Fasta & Ravioli bakery located in State College. “kind St. gluten-free marketbaked 129 S. Fraser got into the Smith said she While making conventional which are natuof by accident.” making macaroons, farmers margoods, she startedand sold them at area rally gluten-free, kets.
Several local
COOKIN’
PATISHNOCK
file photo
Gluten-free bakery opens in State College
air during the Music will fill the which runs through JazzPA Festival, and State Sunday in Bellefonte biggest names of the College. Some perform at the in the genre will 16, 17 event./Pages
The CenTre CounTy
Gazetteey suing Penn State
FREE COPY
29
By JOHN .com correspondent@centrecountygazette
TIM WEIGHT/Gazette
business district borders the downtown the site. stood. The land near Bush House once wall and walkway to build a flood where the historic There are plans This is the site HIGH HOPES: Talleyrand Park. of Bellefonte and in the borough
LIGHT UP NIGHT
4
College Avenue construction on schedule
College Borough — The State rip the in and totally STATE COLLEGE can’t “come executive diWater Authority after year,” authority authority has year Instead, the town all up across By CHRIS MORELLI Lichman said. rector John important projects plan various the borough’s editor@centrecountygazette.com to carefully that correspond with orgaweekend for several years near-perfect event schedule. along College Avenue, — It was a community for Life. BELLEFONTE construction line, is the latest of Bellefonte Relay Large crowds at Governor’s The current water nizers of the has been Check. century-old the project replacing a Beautiful weather? goals met? Check. this year’s Relay Lichman said very long time.” Fundraising these projects. Gail Miller, Park? Check. radar for “a prefer to event co-chair on the authority’sthat the authority would but other According to the most memorable. weather, one of “We had goodseemed to Lichman said within 60 to 80 years, for Life was Miller said. lines really replace such The new teams “It was wonderful,” a great time. celebration.” finally. We had It was a Page 5 a celebrate. Construction, enjoy the atmosphere. to help find of reason to raised $97,130 There was plenty Miller, the event According to than $2 Life to more cure for cancer. the Bellefonte Relay for history. That pushes popular because during its 20-year million raised that the event has become at Submitted photo Miller said you yet, it will a affected by cancer. If it hasn’t touched everyone is her hair for be a relative, of Zion donated life, it could “It touches everybody. during last Sadie Ripka, 7, touches everybody’s FAREWELL, HAIR: Lengths” cancer-survivor initiative said. any time. It and lasted Park. a friend,” she off Friday afternoon neighbor or Pantene’s “Beautiful Life at Bellefonte’s Governor’s Life kicked for The Relay for was held. Durweekend’s Relay cancer,” Relay Pageant donations in Angels versus 24 hours. popular Miss We were Tara’s and collect On Friday, the dress in drag a football field. those as males for site a great Relay.” a special event ing the pageant, Ripka said. named “Miss and they had walkathon is an effort to be register. It was packed raised over $800 in Cleary, the 24-hour “We had 17 participants to walk at Governor’s with their Lock Haven taking part. said. “The 17 hour to walk around came from time,” Miller one. John Wolfe one had an crazy.” is a special one hour. Each money. Oh, my … it was Life has become an these, but this a great Gazette Park. Relay for a bunch of are friendly and it’s for team, purse and raise BRITTANY SVOBODA/The of Zion, the “I’ve been to survivor. Her people my Saturday,” For Tara Ripka, is a 14-year cancer is great, the borough officials, for Life for way to spend Ripka The setting in the Relay to State College The think of a better annual event. has been participating ON TRACK: According College Avenue is progressing. cause. I can’t mother, who along Tara’s Angels, raised over to honor his water line. Wolfe said. the construction said. “Our team he was walking 13 years. to replace a century-old success,” Ripka Wolfe said that ago. construction is several years “It was a great — a team. 29, 30 died of cancer year!” ..................... over the weekend $10,100 this 27 Business ........................ 31 was just that garb this year. Ripka’s team Meetings ............. a Super Classified Relay, Page 6 dressed in football our team went with 24, 25 Group ............................ 28 Tara’s Angels Puzzles was ‘party,’ jerseys and decorated our & Entertainment .... 25, 26 16, 17 Arts “Since the theme in football Spread ........... 19-23 What’s Happening We dressed 10 Centre Bowl party. ......................... ....................... 7 Education ............... 11-15 Sports Community Opinion ............................ ......... 8, 9 Health & Wellness
Volume 6, Issue
SOMETHING’S
SPOTLIGHT
University archivist captures, maintains Penn State’s history
By BRITTANY SVOBODA
bsvoboda@centrecountygazette.com to were unveiled and walkway Improvement a flood wall — Plans for the Waterfront BELLEFONTE Wednesday as part of Inlast the Bellefonte the community Bellefonte. Engineering, available to field Project in downtown were from Buchart-Horn the borough plans. Representatives Authority and the proposed for the that the idea dustrial Development and concerns about Stewart said questions House Hotel, the public’s manager Ralph after the BushWest High and Bellefonte Borough Project began Improvement above Spring Creek between Waterfront the vacant lot down in 2006. and the to flooding, which sat on on streets, burned that the area is prone West Lamb any development Wilson added flood wall before Mayor Tom to build the borough is required can take place. the vacant land
All that jazz
We all on a hot day than better There’s nothing gelato. frozen yogurt or some ice cream, a directory Gazette, look for In this week’s treats. all sorts of frozen visit to of places to get a back in time with Also, take a trip 16, 17 Fye’s Frosty Kup./Pages
July 17-23, 2014
Single-game tickets for the 2014-15 season will go on sale Wednesday, Sept. 17. More information will be released at a later date.
Four-game packages and group tickets (20 or more) for the matchups against Ohio
The CenTre CounTy
Gazette
FREE COPY
25
Plans for flood nte wall in Bellefo revealed to public
SINGLE-GAME TICKET SALES
PACKAGES FOR SALE
scream ...
of the road
Classic
Historic
June Annual ~ T C C 26th
June 5-11, 2014
n for red Residents petitio
SPOTLIGHT
bsvoboda@centrecountygazette.com
— Tom Wilson BELLFONTE of the different parts place has been to only one world, but there’s
2014
State (Jan. 9-10) and Michigan (March 6-7) will go on sale Tuesday, Sept. 2. Tickets can be purchased by calling (800) NITTANY or by visiting the Bryce Jordan Center Athletic Ticket Office, Mondays through Fridays, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Group tickets may be purchased for a single game.
area
a success once
again
documents. that most according to in the lawsuit Kenney wrote want to deal with the at the not hiring positions Conprograms did that would follow his Diviof lessUniversity new jobs with public relations positions went to Unifootball open he senecticut, the sion I college ing, so the Eventually, National Colorado, position versity of programs, qualified applicants. By JESSICA TULLY and line coaching League his Boston College UniFootball StateCollege.com cured an offensive University, where national James Madison not teams and it was at Penn at Western Michigan Paterno and was lower than PARK — Jay versity. He media companies. salary is much PaUNIVERSITY former assistant football assisAttorneys for granted interviews two State. based on with of the terminated Kenney Bill Kenney, Plaintiffs, at any schools, terno and “Although none suing the university were unscandal ruined coaches, are coaches, includingin January one administration say the pair the Sandusky tant football at that time saying it hired due claims that of being hired for new posireportedly able to be had been found or been involved from BILL KENNEY of their their chances committed with the found coaches toxic” to the timing argued 2012 to have court Monin connection tions. suit in federal or more in Penn State “too firings. They in any wrongdoing Penn State terminatof The two filed were uncon$1 million of the Sangiven the findings Paterno also had the coaches Sandusky scandal, JAY PATERNO into the at the height Decree. day, each seeking positions the Consent fairly brought due to ed each of them dark shroud and without coach, but about commentary damages. to scandal a quarterbacks Fox Sports versations tackdusky scandal’s by Penn State sexual abuse by former FBI Sports and Paterno was whatsoever fallout of the coached offensive at ESPN, CBS to fruition with the media conducted any attempt of these guiltless while Kenneyends. Both men are asking reputations the investigation nothing came in the court the lawsuit. preserve the Freeh. according to the midst les and tight to issue a public statement attorneys wrote I coach director Louis companies, any were fired in effect of individuals,” as a Division committed the university Because they Kenney served his termination in Janalso argue it “had the that neither documents. fees and After the plaintiffs given the confirming plaintiffs as of the investigation, for 27 years. applied to various college pay their attorney Attorneys for not stigmatizing damages for he wrongdoings, Kenney were It was branding and the Sandusky scandal,” uary 2012, past and future as well as Illinois, Wisconsin, Paterno and in they deserved. award them in it. benefits, State, Masparticipants programs, including severance packages Tech, Florida were not involved distress. loss of employment of their atthough they Purdue, Virginia Carolina State, Boston for emotional argue that all been met were reNorth compensation 4 The coaches Syracuse, have nor Kenney sachusetts, Lawsuit, Page employment Delaware and Neither Paterno2012 when Bill O’Brien tempts to find and disdain.” College, Arizona, Football League teams, for tained in January football coach at Penn with “disinterest worked for Penn State well as National as head as lawsuit who over 41-page took Paterno, open head coachargue in the the footapplied for State. Both surrounding 17 seasons, that the allegationstheir chances of finding hurt ball program
n Former co-captaito stays connected football program
Pick up your copy every Thursday.
word Paul spreads about library in role at Schlow
814-238-5051 www.centrecountygazette.com
By CHRIS MORELLI
editor@centrecountygazette.com
at Schlow — It’s mid-morning STATE COLLEGE State College. the glass doors. Library in downtown to check and go through People come return books, others there The clickto Some are there people read, others write.throughout really left White never out a few. Some keyboards can be heard the DVDs, PARK — Bob on the 1986 national on man peruses UNIVERSITY ing of fingers in floor. A young to select. White, co-captain for Penn State the second Penn State. which one including team, has worked manager Sutrying to decide championship for the last two decades,suggestion communications which is file photo roles In a back office,create space on her desk, coach at the a variety of CHRIS MORELLI/Gazette to as an assistant responsible for marketsanna Paul tries releases and notes. one season BeaChildren’s Advocacy Now, he’s club seats at the wall at the related covered in news of Joe Paterno. for suites and staff in This mural is on to address issues has Paul ing and operations joined the development SIGN OF THE TIMES: where efforts are under way having County, been at Schlow ver Stadium, Center of Centre hear the term for a little over 2001. GAZETTE: Youis there ever reto child abuse. CENTRE COUNTY a month now. teams, but getlot for sports the stadium? She’s still off-season a for you at her ting used to ally an off-season No. Given to library. “There’s a lot to BOB WHITE: new role at the little hectic,” Paul said. have moved “It’s been a given where things making the grown into, the for me to learn.” learner, though. After and have she hanit relates to Paul is a faster Transitions Inc., where my duties as she’s — suites and counties have move from Housingand community relations, premium seats of that is the for inof surrounding part its services dled development club seats — one of events. The been utilizing By BRITTANY SVOBODA to another, exams. adjusted. stadium-private event piece is one non-profit very small terviews and been workbsvoboda@centrecountygazette.com “Coming from was to work within a — is very stadium-private cycle that re“We’ve definitelyrelationships learned people know the things I just an ongoing — Despite only The only budget — as ing on building counties,” inform, I have BELLEFONTE little more than budget. Schlow’smy job to market and ally is never-ending. with the surrounding the entire year is to enit is open for a Adsaid. While being approach Paul throughout to lean. “Our time the the Children’s BOB WHITE she said. budget for that,” literally cease a team … in It five months, of Centre County a very small when things stretch between sure that there’s vocacy Center a big impact on of child abuse. New move is that what had investigation break and whether it’s spring, sumhas already different than we Paul, Page 5 Christmas but may be a little with our of the year, the community.located at Mount are used to, and dealing Year’s. The rest the counties make sure that the between football handling all the priThe center, Medical Park mer or fall, really push to the best service, customers and down time. care Nittany Health’s premium-seat isn’t any collaborative kids are gettingthe CAC but from there really what is it about Lane, provides may have been vate events, who not only from supposed to be stadium events, Club that to children website. its CCG: For the and the Mount Nittany that’s to recepthe team abused, according for weddings, Beaver Stadium representatives our destination doing the investigation.” developing By gathering organizations at makes it a popular “We’re still dealing Taylor-Porter a team from multiple thing is you’re spent a tions, etc.? interviews, best procedures,”is different and the primary of one time for CAC BW: I think alums, many of who have the best interest said. “Every hanging out counties, we is formed in with Penn State years tailgating and a lot of working in different the culof the the child. Oftentimes, to adjust to lot of their college main goals really have stadium are around football. One of the around the with friends bring “awareness ture of that county.” in other Penn Staters that take place in center is to category of those events is prevalent A major struggle availand relive either in the that child abuse and “provide said, is the their friends going to be counties, she health services. Gazette come back with a wedding reception, every community” who want to the opportunity CHRIS MORELLI/The units ability of mentalnot only for the here around the communityin combating the some memories be one of the departmental or the new This is true to for family memto be involved Susanna Paul is here, a conference the commuor it’s going child, but also need the services Library in downtown WOMAN OF WORDS: something over issue and educating Taylorthat’s doing manager at Schlow like said Kristina bers who might those lines. communications nity as well,” something alonga game, what’s the atmosphere of the center. as well. AdPorter, director Nittany Club? CCG: During State College. 29, 30 nice feain the Mount the only Children’s very and 6 ..................... a Being Pennis Page suites 31 Business in the in central you can Advocacy Center, ability — which .... 25, 26 vocacy Center said a lot Happening BW: With the — to open the windows, Classified ........................ 20-23 What’s Meetings ........ 26, 27 sylvania, Taylor-Porter ture of the suites ......................... Group 16, 17 Sports Entertainment .... 24 & Festival .......... 10 JazzPA Cruise ......... 18, 19 Arts White, Page 6 ....................... Last 7 Education ............... 11-15 The Community Opinion ............................ ......... 8, 9 Health & Wellness
PATISHNOCK
By JOHN .com correspondent@centrecountygazette
Advocacy Center making an impact
CENTRE COUNTY SPOTLIGHT
ATTN: AUTO DEALERS!!!
GRANGE FAIR SPECIALS
2004 Dodge Dakota Ext. Cab 4x4
2006 Dodge Dakota Crew Cab 4x4
#8833, V6, Auto, A/C Was $12,495
#8847, V6, Auto, A/C, Just 49k Miles Was $17,995
NOW $11,488! Advertise your listings HERE in The Gazette! We have plans to fit ANY BUDGET! Call Don Bedell TODAY! (814) 238-5051 ext. 634
GAZETTE
NOW $16,988!
J-Maggi Motors 150 Shiloh Rd., State College • 814-237-8895 • JMaggi.com
THE CENTRE COUNTY
Jabco 1 Loca ... tio Only! n
773 South Eagle Valley Road, Wingate, PA 16823
4 We buy & sell quality pre-owned vehicles
VISIT US ONLINE 24/7@ JABCOSALES.COM
MANY ADDITIONAL QUALITY VEHICLES IN STOCK!
Across the street from Bald Eagle Area High School
814.548.7050
4 We offer competitive financing options
2013 Chevy Silverado LT Ext. Cab 4WD
2013 Ford F150 XLT Super Crew 4WD
#2218, V8, Auto, CarFax One Owner, Like New!, 28k Miles
#2194, V8, Auto, 6.5-ft. Bed, CarFax One Owner, 28k Miles
#2237, Auto, Leather, 35k Miles
2013 Dodge Ram 4WD Tradesman Reg. Cab
2014 Jeep Cherokee Latitude 4WD
2014 Ford Escape SE 4WD
#2215, V8, Auto, One of a Kind, CarFax One Owner, Only 7500 Miles!
2014 Chevy Silverado 2LT Double Cab 4WD #2187, V8, Auto, Backup Camera, One Owner Local Trade, 10k Miles
#2230, Save Thousands Compared to New!, 19k Miles
2014 Chrysler Town & Country Touring #2238, V6, 10k Miles
DEALS OF THE WEEK!
2013 Ford Focus SE Hatch
#101868, Auto, A/C, Tow pkg., Big Horn Edition, 41k miles
#2235, 23k Miles
2014 Chevy Malibu LTZ
2010 Dodge 1500 Quad Cab SLT 4x4
26,995
$
2013 Subaru XV Crostrek AWD
#101872, Auto, A/C, Heated Lthr. Seats, Moonroof, 13k mi.
26,295
$
1 S. Water Street, Mill Hall, PA
570-726-3107
#2224, Auto, Leather, CarFax One Owner, Well Equipped, Must See, 15k Miles
millerbrothersauto.com
Just a 30 minute drive from State College Or a 20 minute drive from Bellefonte!
happyvalleycarcredit.com
Credit aMNest Y
WE WILL TRY AND GET YOU THE CREDIT YOU NEED!
Our G O a l i s 10 0 % Cre d i t a p p rO va l .
Even if your Credit • Bankruptcy • Charge Offs • Divorce
is DESTROYED: • Repossessions • Tax Liens • Credit Card Difficulties
Page 24
The Centre County Gazette
August 28-September 3, 2014
Arts & Entertainment
Sandonato spends time with PASCP students By ANNE WALKER correspondent@centrecountygazette.com
STATE COLLEGE — For the second consecutive week, the Performing Arts School of Central Pennsylvania hosted a Pennsylvania Ballet veteran for its summer ballet program. Barbara Sandonato spent five days last week working with talented young hopefuls for Ballet Theatre’s second summer intensive. Sandonato brought with her an approach and philosophy honed through decades of dancing as a principal with Philadelphia’s foremost professional ballet company. A lifelong dancer, Sandonato trained with the legendary George Balanchine in New York City until the formation of Pennsylvania Ballet in 1962. She then left New York and headed to Philadelphia to become the fledgling company’s first principal. “The idea for every major American city to have its own professional company came from Balanchine,” she said. Balanchine hoped to advance the development of ballet in America, and as an integral part of his mission, Sandonato has some very definite thoughts about the art.
In the United States, dance has no real central governing body. In fact, anyone, regardless of background, can open a dance studio. No one needs any special education, testing or certification. “You see a lot of these places everywhere,” she said, “and a lot of them are making a lot of money.” Serious dance training, however, requires instructors thoroughly versed in technique, methods, musicality and artistry. Students, of course, need to bring certain qualities to the classroom as well. “I tell them they have to give 200 percent,” Sandonato said, “in order to get 75 percent back.” This art form demands hard work, discipline, motivation and endless patience. Something drives the most serious dancers, according to Sandonato. She compares it to a flame inside the person. “It becomes a part of who you are,” she said. Some people have physical limitations that make the rigors of ballet nearly impossible. But Sandonato maintains that science has given dance much more information than ever before. She said that we now know about ways of stretching and strength-
Submitted photo
BARBARA SANDONATO instructs young performers at the Performing Arts School of Central Pennsylvania. ening tight hips or shallow arches so that someone who has the motivation doesn’t feel so restricted by an uncooperative body. “Muscles and ligaments can be fixed and trained,” she said. “We have ways to work with a body that’s not exactly right.” However, she also empha-
Submitted photo
NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED Chef Ben Vaughn will give a talk at Penn College on Sept. 4.
sized that good dancing requires more than perfectly placed shoulders and hips. A dancer needs to project, captivate an audience, engage with the choreography and express a mood. These things, she said, have to come from inside and “you can’t
teach artistry.” Sandonato said that she loves teaching and had only praise for PASCP’s ballet program. “It’s a wonderful studio,” she concluded, “they really try to provide what’s necessary. It’s not just about money here. They do it for the love of it.”
Submitted photo
MANY OF Lanny Sommese’s works, like this poster from the 1999 Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, will be on display at the Palmer Museum of Art through the end of the year.
Renowned chef to present ‘Lanny Sommese: Image lecture at Penn College Maker’ on display at Palmer Museum of Art WILLIAMSPORT — Chef Ben Vaughn, Food Network host and James Beard Award nominee, will offer a free public lecture on Thursday, Sept. 4, at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Vaughn’s talk, “Sustaining Your Career in a Changing Industry: How to Find Your Food Voice,” is part of the college’s William C. Butler Lecture Series. While presented from the point of view of a culinary professional, sustainability in one’s craft is an appropriate message for students and professionals in any field, explained chef Charles R. Niedermyer, instructor of baking and pastry arts/culinary arts. The lecture will take place at 6:30 p.m. in the Klump Academic Center Auditorium. Vaughn is an award-winning chef and popular TV personality best known as a host on the Food Network. He’s also the host of the World Food Championships and is a recurring judge on the FYI television series based on the event. Vaughn’s culinary career started in the best kitchens of south Florida and flour-
ished as the chef/owner of several trendsetting and critically acclaimed restaurants in Memphis, Tenn., and Atlanta. He’s gained recognition from the James Beard Foundation and resides in Atlanta, where he serves as CEO and culinary director for Root to Tail, a Georgia-based restaurant group. Vaughn is writing the book series “Southern Routes,” which explores his transplanted Southern roots through an edible journey highlighting some of the best-kept food secrets of the South. The book is set for publication in 2015. A regular contributor to the Las Vegas Sun, Huffington Post, Bar and Restaurant Magazine, The Shift Drink and The BRX, Vaughn is also a culinary adviser for National Food Day. The William C. Butler Lecture Series is a tribute to the man who served as Penn College’s dean of hospitality from 1994 until his death in December 2002. In addition to the evening presentation, Vaughn will spend the day with students in baking, pastry and culinary arts majors, visiting classes and providing demonstrations.
UNIVERSITY PARK — The eminent career of Lanny Sommese, the distinguished professor of graphic design at Penn State who retired this spring after 44 years of teaching within the College of Arts and Architecture, is being celebrated at the Palmer Museum of Art. Perhaps best known locally for his posters for the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, which he has designed annually since 1974, Sommese is recognized worldwide as one of the leading voices in his field. In 1999, he was elected to the prestigious Alliance Graphique Internationale, an association based in Zurich that invites only the most accomplished and influential graphic designers into its ranks. “Lanny Sommese: Image Maker” will be on view at the museum through Sunday, Dec. 21. This exhibition will feature a selection of works Sommese produced during his tenure at Penn State, togeth-
er with numerous studies that helped to bring each to fruition. The title of the show reflects Sommese’s oft-expressed view that graphic design has less to do with personal expression than it does with the creation of images that respond to a multiplicity of external factors, such as the needs of the client and audience reaction. “Designing is not art-making,” Sommese has written. Designers, he reasons, “are concerned with getting results, like selling products, filling auditoriums, identifying companies and presenting information understandably.” Sommese will present a gallery talk at 12:10 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 19. The Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State is located on Curtin Road, University Park, and admission is free. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Tuesdays through Saturdays, and noon to 4 p.m. on Sundays. The museum is closed Mondays and some holidays.
August 28-September 3, 2014
The Centre County Gazette
Page 25
WHAT’S HAPPENING To be included in What’s Happening, submit your events by Wednesday one week prior to publication to community@centrecountygazette.com or mail information to The Centre County Gazette, Attn: What’s Happening, 403 S. Allen St., State College, PA 16801.
UPCOMING
Event — The Center for Alternatives in Community Justice 24-hour basic mediation training will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 12, Saturday, Sept. 13, and Sunday, Sept. 14, at the Lewis Katz Building, University Park. This training will teach a specific mediation process for those dealing with family, neighbor, workplace, roommate and small claims issues. A certificate for those who complete all 24 hours of training will be issued. Registration is required by Tuesday, Sept. 2, and can be done by calling (814) 234-1059.
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.centrecountylibrary.org for days and times. Exhibit — The work of Liza Johnson will be on display through Sunday, Aug. 31, in the Tea Room Gallery at the Bellefonte Art Museum for Centre County, 133 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Gallery hours are 1 to 4:30 p.m., Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Call (814) 355-4280 or visit www. bellefontemuseum.org. Exhibit — “Food, Glorious Food!” will be on display through Sunday, Aug. 31, 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 — “Window on the West: Views from the American Frontier” will be featured in The Phelan Collection through Sunday, Aug. 31, at the Palmer Museum of Art, University Park. Museum hours are Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sundays, noon to 4 p.m. Visit www.palmermuseum.psu.edu. Exhibit — Teachers from the Art Alliance of Central Pennsylvania will display their work through Sunday, Aug. 31, at Schlow Region Centre Library’s Betsy Rodgers Allen Gallery, 211 S. Allen St., State College. Gallery hours are Mondays through Wednesdays, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Thursdays, noon to 9 p.m.; Fridays, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sundays, 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call (814) 237- 6238 or visit www.schlow library.org. Exhibit — “The Beauty of Our Farmlands,” by Barb Pennypacker, will be on display through Sunday, Sept. 28, in the Community Gallery at the Bellefonte Art Museum for Centre County, 133 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Gallery hours are 1 to 4:30 p.m., Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Call (814) 355-4280 or visit www.bellefontemuseum.org. Exhibit — “Life in Color,” by Lori Fisher, will be on display through Sunday, Sept. 28, 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 — The work of Kathleen Muffie-Witt will be on display through Tuesday, Sept. 30, at Schlow Region Centre Library’s Betsy Rodgers Allen Gallery, 211 S. Allen St., State College. Gallery hours are Mondays through Wednesdays, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Thursdays, noon to 9 p.m.; Fridays, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sundays, 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Visit www.schlowlibrary. org. Exhibit — The works of Kathleen Chovit, Jill Cardell and Cheri Yarnell will be on display through Friday, Oct. 31, in the Tea Room Gallery at the Bellefonte Art Museum for Centre County, 133 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Gallery hours are 1 to 4:30 p.m., Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Call (814) 355-4280 or visit www.bellefontemuseum.org. Exhibit — The “Vietnam Remembered” display will be available through November at the Pennsylvania Military Museum, 51 Boal Ave., Boalsburg. Museum hours
are Wednesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sundays, noon to 4 p.m. Visit www.pamilmuseum.org. Exhibit — “Into the Woods: Art, Craft and Design” will be on display through Sunday, Nov. 30, in the Windows of the World Gallery at the Bellefonte Art Museum for Centre County, 133 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Gallery hours are 1 to 4:30 p.m., Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Call (814) 355-4280 or visit www.bellefontemuseum.org. Exhibit — “Lanny Sommese’s: Image Maker” will be on display through Sunday, Dec. 21, at the Palmer Museum of Art, University Park. Museum hours are Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sundays, noon to 4 p.m. Visit www.palmermuseum.psu.edu. Exhibit — Henry Varnum Poor’s “Studies for the Land Grant Frescoes” will be on display through Sunday, Dec. 21, at the Palmer Museum of Art, University Park. Museum hours are Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sundays, noon to 4 p.m. Visit www.palmermuseum. psu.edu.
THURSDAY, AUG. 28
Fair — The Centre County Grange Encampment and Fair will begin at 7 a.m. at the Centre County Grange Fairgrounds, 169 Homan Lane, Centre Hall. Enjoy concerts, rides, food, games and more. Visit www.grangefair.org. Sale — The Park Forest Community Market and Yard Sale will take place from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Park Forest United Methodist Church, 1833 Park Forest Ave., State College. Parking is free and there will be a variety of vendors. Tween Knitting Club — A tween knitting club will meet from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the Children’s Activity Room, Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. All skill levels are welcome. This program is recommended for students in grades 4 to 6. Call (814) 237-6236. 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) 2340200 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@my discoveryspace.org or visit www.mydiscoveryspace.org. Comic Club — Schlow Centre Region Library will host a comic club for high school students from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Musser Room, 211 S. Allen St., State College. Visit www. schlowlibrary.org. Event — The Tussey Mountain Wing Fest finals will take place at Tussey Mountain from 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. Visit www.tusseymountain.com/wingfest. Family Program — Holt Memorial Library will host “It’s Elementary,” a series of activities and presentations for elementary school students and their families, from 6 to 7 p.m. at 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Tonight’s theme is “Family Movie Night.” Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www. centrecountylibrary.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.
a public sky watch from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. at Tudek Park, 400 Herman Drive, State College. There will be telescopes available for use, but feel free to bring your own. Visit www.cpoclub.org. Music — Ridge and Valley String Band will perform from 7:30 to 9 p.m. on the Lemont Village Green, 133 Mt. Nittany Road, Lemont. Visit www.lemontvillage.org.
SATURDAY, AUG. 30
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. Farmers Market — The Millheim Farmers Market will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Millheim American Legion, 162 W. Main St., Millheim. Visit www.facebook. com/pages/Millheim-Farmers-Market. Farmers Market — The North Atherton 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. Children’s Activity — The Go Club, for children ages 12 and up, will meet to do arts and crafts and play games from 1:30 to 5 p.m. in the Sun Room at Schlow Centre Region Library, State College. Visit www.schlowlibrary.org. Games — Snow Shoe EMS will host bingo at 7 p.m. at 492 W. Sycamore St., Snow Shoe. Doors open at 5 p.m.
SUNDAY, AUG. 31
Event — The seventh annual Blessing of the Backpacks and a community picnic will take place from 4 to 7 p.m. at Faith United Methodist Church, 215 Hughes St., Bellefonte. There will be free haircuts, health screenings, a bounce house and other games. Call (814) 355-3358.
MONDAY, SEPT. 1
Line Dancing — Centre Region Parks and Recreation presents line dancing at 10:50 a.m. at the Centre Region Senior Center, 131 S. Fraser St., No. 1, State College. No experience necessary or partners needed. Call (814) 2313076. What’s Happening, Page 26
FRIDAY, AUG. 29
Line Dancing — Centre Region Parks and Recreation presents line dancing at 10:50 a.m. at the Centre Region Senior Center, 131 S. Fraser St., No. 1, State College. No experience necessary or partners needed. Call (814) 2313076. Farmers Market — The Downtown State College Farmers Market will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Locust Lane, State College. Visit www.friday.statecollege farmers.com. Book Discussion Group — The Centre County Library and Historical Museum will host an adult daytime book discussion group from 1 to 2 p.m. at 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. This month’s book is to be determined. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Event — The Central Pennsylvania Observers will host
Donate your vintage or antique items to benefit Ronald McDonald House Foundation at 3WZ’s Fundraising Auction September 13th during the Antique Fair in Bellefonte and be sure to tune in Fridays on 95.3/3WZ!
DAVE’S DEALS Ever y Friday
Bring your vintage or antique items to The Great Mish Mosh in Bellefonte or 3WZ Studios at 863 Benner Pike, State College. Be sure to check out 3WZ’s Yard Sale page, sponsored by Kid to Kid, on 3WZ.com.
Dave’s Deals is sponsored by McDonalds of Centre County and The Great Mish Mosh!
Page 26
The Centre County Gazette
What’s Happening, from page 25 Class — Attend a creative art and journaling class at 6 p.m. at Kalina’s Studio in Indigo Wren’s Nest Wellness Center, 111 S. Spring St., Suite 8, Bellefonte. Create mixed-media art while honing your creative writing, painting and other artistic skills. 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. Bingo — The State College Knights of Columbus will host bingo at 7 p.m. at 850 Stratford Drive, State College.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 2
Seniors Hiking Group — Enjoy a moderate hike in the great outdoors at 9 a.m. at various locations in and around State College. The hikes are free except for car pool donations. To register, call (814) 231-3076 or visit www.crpr.org. Coffee Time — Bring a friend and savor that second cup of coffee and conversation from 9:30 to 11 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall, Howard United Methodist Church, West Main St., Howard. 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. 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 “Miss Kathleen’s Favorite.” Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecounty library.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. Camp — Participate in the Centre County Library and Historical Museum’s Lego Camp, a six-week program for ages 8 to 12, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Registration is required. Call (814) 355-1516. Line Dancing — Centre Region Parks and Recreation presents line dancing at 7 p.m. at the Mt. Nittany Residence, 301 Rolling Ridge Drive, State College. No experience necessary or partners needed. Call (814) 231-3076. Model Railroad Club — Nittany Valley Model Railroad Club meets at 7 p.m. at Old Gregg School Community and Recreation Center, Room No. 1A, 106 School St., Spring Mills. Call Fred at (814) 422-7667.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 3
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 September. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecounty library.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 “Miss Laura’s Favorite.” Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecounty library.org. Story Time — Holt Memorial Library will have preschool story time from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Today’s theme is “Apples and Oranges.” Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centre countylibrary.org. Children’s Program — Children ages 6 months to 2 can explore science through books and movement during “Baby Explorers” from 10:30 to 11 a.m. at Discovery Space, 112 W. Foster Ave., Suite 1, State College. Activities are free with paid admission. Call (814) 234-0200, email info@ mydiscoveryspace.org or visit www.my discoveryspace.org. Line Dancing — Centre Region Parks and Recreation presents line dancing at 10:50 a.m. at the Centre Region Senior
The BEST SPORTS TALK SHOWS in TOWN!
August 28-September 3, 2014
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/lemonfarmers-market. Children’s Program — The Centre Hall Branch Library will host an afterschool science club from 3 to 3:30 p.m. and 3:45 to 4:15 p.m. at 109 W. Beryl St., Centre Hall. Call (814) 364-2580 or visit www.centre countylibrary.org. Presentation — Tammy Pursel will present a special presentation for the Special Kids Network and Pennsylvnia Elks Home Service Program from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. This program will address working with children who have special physical, developmental, behavioral or emotional needs. Call (814) 355-1516. Program — Join a community of nature lovers at the “Nature Book Club” from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Millbrook Marsh Nature Center, 548 Puddintown Road, State College. This program is for adults and mature teens. 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. Film — The Sierra Club Moshannon Group presents a screening of “Groundswell,” followed by a discussion, at 7 p.m. at The State Theatre, 130 W. College Ave., State College. The film is a tale of ordinary people who have to make a choice to protect their community’s and their children’s futures. Visit www.thestatetheatre.org/ goundswell for tickets.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 4
Event — The Nittany Antique Machinery Association’s fall show will take place from dawn to dusk at Penn’s Cave, 222
Penns Cave Road, Centre Hall. View tractor and equipment displays, tractor pulls, crafts, parade, family activities and more. Visit www.nittanyantique.org. Story Time — Holt Memorial Library will have preschool story time from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Today’s theme is “Apples and Oranges.” Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centre countylibrary.org. 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. Children’s Program — The Centre County Library and Historical Museum will host its Lego club from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecounty library.org. Comic Club — Schlow Centre Region Library will host a comic club for high school students from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Musser Room, 211 S. Allen St., State College. Visit www.schlowlibrary.org. Family Program — Holt Memorial Library will host “It’s Elementary,” a series of activities and presentations for 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 the Entire Family.” Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Performance — “An Evening with the Chris Robinson Brotherhood” will take place at 8 p.m. at The State Theatre, 130 W. College Ave., State College. The group recently released its third album, “Prosphorescent Harvest.” Visit www.thestate theatre.org/chris-robinson-brotherhood for tickets. — Compiled by Brittany Svoboda
GROUP MEETINGS Monday Night Roundtable
Monday’s 5:00-7:00 pm Live at Otto’s Pub & Brewery! Zone Coverage with Jerry Fisher and other sports reporters from the area! It’s a conversation about Penn State – local and regional sports; with guests and high level personalities from all walks of the sports scene!
The Jed Donahue Show / PA Sports Network
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 6:00-7:00 pm Home Football Fridays, Live at Damons! 5:00-7:00 pm with Phil Grosz and Jerry Fisher. Home Game Saturday Mornings 8:00 am-12 noon LIVE at the Penn State Book Store at the stadium! Pennsylvania’s voice on Penn State, local, national and current sports information. Jed Donahue is joined by Phil Grosz, Jerry Fisher and experts from around the Sports arena, The Pennsylvania Sports Network can be heard on 970 AM WBLF, 1260 AM WPHB and Y106.9! Tuesday through Saturday.
Lions Live Radio Show Tuesday’s 7:00-8:00 pm
Hosted by Former Penn State Football Players, Stephan Davis, Skip Driebilbis and a rotating guest list! The Lions Forever Radio Network is 100% pure Nittany Lion! Hear exclusively, from the players who built this house! This unique sports program gives a different perspective with interviews from former players like Wally Richardson, Franco Harris and more!
Sunday Morning Quarterbacks with Jed & Jerry
Sunday’s — all season long! 10:00 am-Noon. Live on-location at The Tavern Restaurant, Downtown State College! During the entire Penn State season, we start your Sunday with two-hours of local Penn State programming hosted by Jerry Fisher and Jed Donahue. Not only will you get unfiltered analysis from our hosts, but all the sounds from the game and your chance to be the first to chime in while the armchair quarterbacks hang out at the water cooler.
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 to 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 to 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 iwp commrel@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. Bald Eagle Area Class of 1968 meets for breakfast at 9 a.m. the second Saturday of each month at Bestway Travel Center Inc., State Route 150, Exit 158, Milesburg. Call John at (814) 355-7746. Group Meetings, Page 27
August 28-September 3, 2014 Group Meetings, from page 26 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 at 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) 3554427. 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) 2801656. Boy Scouts of America BSA Troop 66 meets from 7 to 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. Boy Scouts of America Troop 370 meets from 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays at St. John Lutheran Church, 116 N. McAllister St., Bellefonte. For meeting and troop information, visit www.Troop370.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 to 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) 3557730 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 to 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-holisticwellnessgroup. The Centre County Down Syndrome Society meets from 7 to 9 p.m. on the sec-
The Centre County Gazette ond Thursday of the month at 111 Sowers St., Suite 504, in State College. Email ccds society@gmail.com or visit www.centre countydownsyndrome.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 to 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.centrecounty reiclub.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 to 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 places change. Visit the website to become active: www.meetup. com/centre-region-wargaming-andminiatures-group. The Compassionate Friends Group meets from 7 to 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 to 7 p.m. the third Thursday of each month in Classroom 4, Lewistown Hospital, 400 Highland Ave., Lewistown. Call (717) 242-7099 or visit www.myfamilyhealthassociates.com. 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. 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 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. I.O.O.F. Lodge #1032 meets at 7:30 p.m. on the first and third Monday of each month at Windmere Hall, 454 Rolling Ridge Drive, State College. Call (814) 237-1575. 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) 2381668. Ladies Grief Support Group meets for lunch at noon, with the meeting beginning at 1 p.m., every second and fourth Tuesday at Freedom Life 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, 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 support group meets from 10:15 to 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 to 9 p.m. at the Bellefonte Elks Club on the second Tuesday of every month, January through October. All Marines and F.M.F. corpsmen are welcome. Nittany Valley Model Railroad Club meets at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at Old Gregg School, Room 1A, 106 School St., Spring Mills. Call Fred at (814) 422-7667. Nittany Mineral Society will hold a social at 6:30 p.m. and meet at 7:30 p.m. the third Wednesday of each month in Room 116, Auditorium of the Earth and Engineering Sciences Building, University Park. No meetings in June or July. Call (814) 237-1094 visit http://nittanymineral.org or email nittanymineral.org@gmail.com. Nittany Valley Woodturners meet from 7 to 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. visit nittanyvalleywoodturners.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 to 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) 4228582, email ogsrobin@gmail.com or visit www.oldgreggschool.org. Parent Support Group for Children With Eating Disorders meets from 7 to 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. Port Matilda Grange No. 1284 meets at 7:30 p.m. the third 3rd Thursday of each month at the Huston Township Community Center, 1190 Allegheny St., Julian. Reiki Group meets from 6:30 to 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. The Romans 12:2 Group meets from 7 to 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.
Page 27 Sacred Harp Singing meets from 7 to 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) 2340658 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 to 9 p.m. 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.statecollegeweavers guild.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 to 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 or Linda Meyer 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 to 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) 9023122. 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 at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month 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 to 8:30 a.m. and meets from 8:30 to 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.womenswelcomeclub. org or email wwcmembership@gmail. com. — Compiled by Gazette staff
Page 28
The Centre County Gazette
August 28-September 3, 2014
PUZZLES CLUES ACROSS
Honeymoon
28. Unreturned serve
1. Mimics
29. Indian solder
1. Diminishes
5. Ed Murrow’s home
32. NYSE regulator
2. Set free
8. Semitic gods
33. Be incorrect
3. Consume
10. Print errors
34. Badger groups
13. Shared
36. Gangster pistols
4. Salem-Leckrone Airport
15. Intestinal inflammation
38. Hearing receptor
5. Rowing team
35. Indian frocks
39. Gone by
6. Gusto (Italian)
42. “Heir of Fire” author Sarah
7. Territory ruled by a Satrap
37. Jewish day of rest
44. Short-term memory
9. Disseminates
16. Word element meaning ear 17. English romantic poet 19. Proofreading symbol 21. Marten pelt 22. Brew 23. Liquid body substances
31. Baby carriage 34. Image recorders
38. Earliest anesthetic 40. Hair product
45. Egg-shaped nut palms
11. Appellation
41. So. Am. wood sorrels
47. Invests in little enterprises
12. Arthur __ Stadium (USTA)
43. Blockades
49. “_______ Daniel Webster”
13. Seed container 14. Paradoxical Zen question
53. Busy, honey or quilting
26. Large primate
54. Supplies with air
27. Aba ___
55. Repository
18. Rainbow Effect (abbr.)
57. Verbal approvals
20. Chalk remover
58. Make joyful 59. 1/100 yen
24. Assist in some wrongdoing
60. Lam___: 12th hebrew letter (pl)
26. Main arterial vessels
Sudoku #2
30. Brain wave instrument
10. Other
25. Born of
Fun By The Numbers Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!
Sudoku #1
CLUES DOWN
15. Runs disconnected
44. Pierce 45. The class of birds 46. Stake 48. After B 50. Comedian Letterman 51. British School 52. 1996 presidential candidate 56. Radioactivity unit PUZZLE #1 SOLUTION PUZZLE #2 SOLUTION
WOULD YOU LIKE A MAILED SUBSCRIPTION TO THE CLIP OUT THE FORM AND MAIL IT WITH YOUR PAYMENT TO THE CENTRE COUNTY GAZETTE
GAZETTE? THE CENTRE COUNTY
q 1 year ...... $144 q 6 mo. ......... $72
ACROBATS
EQUESTRIAN
NET
ADAGIO
FLOAT
PANTOMIME
PLEASE PRINT NEATLY
AERIAL
FUNAMBULIST
PERCH
Name:________________________________________________________________________
APPARATUS
GAG
PITCHMAN
BALANCING
GRANDSTANDING
PROGRAM
BALLYHOO
GUY WIRES
PROPS
BUNGEE
HERALDS
RIGGING
CATCHER
HOWDAH
ROUSTABOUT
CIRCUS
INTRODUCTION
STUNT
CLOWN
JUGGLERS
SUSPENSION
CONCESSIONS
KEISTER
TRAMPOLINE
ELEPHANT
MENAGERIE
TROUPE
Address:______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Phone #: (
)_______________________
Cell Phone #: (
)_______________________
Credit Card Type:_________________ Credit Card #:_________________________________ Credit Card Expiration Date: ______________Security Code #:_________________________ Signature: _____________________________________________________________________ PAPERS WILL BE MAILED OUT NO LATER THAN THE FRIDAY AFTER THE ISSUE DATE.
CENTRE COUNTY GAZETTE • 403 S. ALLEN ST. • STATE COLLEGE, PA 16801 www.centrecountygazette.com
Business
August 28-September 3, 2014
Page 29
PSU reaches milestone in conversion to cleaner energy UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State continues its pursuit of greater sustainability with the conclusion of construction on the installation of 2.6 miles of pipe to increase natural gas service to the university’s West Campus Steam Plant. Conversion from its historic use of coal to natural gas will reduce the plant’s total emissions by nearly 50 percent and help meet the university’s goal of a 35 percent overall reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 (over a 2005 baseline). The conversion project includes a substantial renovation and upgrade of the historic West Campus Steam Plant, which was originally built in 1929. In addition to the pipeline installation, workers spent the summer removing equipment and reconfiguring the space to accommodate new gas-fired boilers. Three coal-fired boilers will be replaced by two new high-capacity, gas-fired boilers. These will be installed in phases, with the first on-line next winter to heat the University Park campus. The 75- and 66-year-old turbines in the West Campus Steam Plant will also be replaced. Both the WCSP and the East Campus Steam Plant, built in 1972, are part of a district energy system that produces steam distributed to more than 200 individual buildings via a network of 17 miles of underground piping. A combustion turbine at the ECSP and two back-pressure steam turbines at WCSP enable the system to generate electricity as well — a concept known as combined heat and power. Roughly 90 percent of power plants burn fuel, historically coal, to generate steam, some of which is used to spin an electrical generator turbine while the rest is vented as waste heat — resulting in only 33 percent operational efficiency. The electricity is then transmitted over long distances — resulting in notoriously heavy losses — via transmission lines for our use. The Lawrence Livermore National Labo-
ratory estimates that nearly two-thirds of the energy used to produce electricity in the United States is wasted before it even reaches a switch or outlet. Because the steam plants at University Park are located on campus, Penn State can capture the “waste heat” and use it locally at the same time it is generating electricity. In 2013, Penn State generated 65,908,586 kilowatt hours of its own electricity on campus. This avoided purchasing that power from the grid and the accompanying production of 45,181 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions — the equivalent of taking 9,512 passenger vehicles off the road or 6,215 homes off the electrical grid. In 2011, the campus steam system operated at 73 percent efficiency. When fully completed, Penn State’s combined heat and power system will operate at better than 80 percent — more than twice the efficiency of the industrial power grid. The on-site power generation capability provided by the both the steam plants also means that University Park is able to provide 100 percent of its critical emergency power should there be a loss in the supply of electricity from public utilities (such as as with Hurricane Sandy in the northeast in 2012). While the on-campus portion of the pipeline project has been completed, considerable work remains to be completed in Pleasant Gap and Snow Shoe before the gas line would be put into service. Future work at the West Campus Steam Plant will include demolition of the coal-necessitated smokestack and filtering baghouse. The conversion will eliminate the need for coal deliveries and heavy truck traffic and allow for the continued operation of the campus’s low-carbon combined heat and power system, while ensuring compliance with the Federal Environmental Protection Agency Industrial Boiler MACT law published in January 2013.
PATRICK MANSELL/Penn State University
CONTRACTORS DISCUSS and coordinate every step in the removal of 50-year-old boilers at Penn State’s power plant. The existing boilers are being taken out for the facility’s transition to natural gas. The power plant projects are only part of the university’s effort to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 35 percent by 2020. The reductions will continue to be anchored with conservation efforts but also supported by a recent hydropower purchase and supplemented with a mix of carefully targeted renewables. Public discussion about the university’s energy future and its strategies is ongoing. Penn State’s Sustainability Institute hosted an inaugural forum last fall and subsequently conducted a stakeholder case study — “Assessing Penn State’s Energy Future” — to examine the university’s internal long-range energy-related planning. A public meeting about the study and its report will take place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Wellness center continues to grow By BRITTANY SVOBODA bsvoboda@centrecountygazette.com
BELLEFONTE — The addition of Kalina’s Studio to Indigo Wren’s Nest Wellness Centre, located at 111 S. Spring St. in downtown Bellefonte, provides another opportunity for community members to embark on a journey of self discovery. The studio, which opened earlier this month, joins a host of holistic wellness practices that specialize in modalities such as aromatherapy, chiropractic care, hypnosis, psychotherapy, Reiki healing and yoga. “This has been a 10-year dream of mine,” said Kalina Rumbalski, the studio’s founder and namesake. “(I’ve always) wanted to open up an art and photography studio.” Last month, she said she saw an online ad for some office space and decided to go look at it. “The dream is now a reality. This goal of mine is just for like-minded people to share. “I just want to have a community center that’s creatively driven,” she said. “I’ve enjoyed art school because of the collaboration amongst other people and I miss that. I love working around a table and seeing what other people are working on. It helps sponsor creativity.” Since moving into the space, Rumbalski said it’s been wonderful. “This is a great building,” she said. “It’s just like a warm family here.” Being surrounded by massage therapists, hypnotists and other alternative healing practices provides the perfect “atmosphere to be creative in.” And the center has wholeheartedly welcomed the addition of Kalina’s Studio. “(Rumbalski) offers something that rounds out what other providers do by bringing in art,” said Beth Whitman, director of the center and owner of Inspired Holistic Wellness. Rumbalski currently offers a Monday night creative art class at 6 p.m. “We do journaling and painting,” she said. “Anyone can come. It’ll be a four-week (series), but anyone can come at anytime.” Each class is $20. “This is still very new to me,” Rumbalski said. Eventually, she said she’d like to offer more classes, like ones geared toward children and older adults. “I’ve been creative my entire life,” she said. “I want people to also be creative and learn about themselves.” Rumbalski said her background mostly lies in photography, painting and writing. Right now, she is developing Kalina’s Studio “one step at a time,” but someday hopes to be at her studio full time. In addition to her weekly Monday night class, Rumbalski also takes appointments at the studio. Whitman said that other spaces in Indigo Wren’s Nest
BRITTANY SVOBODA/The Gazette
KALINA RUMBALSKI works on a painting in her new studio, which recently opened in Indigo Wren’s Nest Wellness Centre in Bellefonte.
Wellness Centre will open up in October and November. Suite options include both private and semi-private, and all incoming practices must be based on a holistic approach to wellness in a tranquil setting. For more information about Kalina’s Studio and Indigo Wren’s Nest Wellness Centre, visit www. indigowrensnest. com.
on Tuesday, Sept. 2, in the Alumni Lounge at the Nittany Lion Inn. Paul Moser, Penn State’s superintendent of steam services, said that the conversion and plant upgrades are a critical part of the university’s greenhouse gas reduction plan. “The use of natural gas in our combined heat and power system is a highly efficient, low-carbon solution that is considered environmentally friendly by all major environmental groups including the Sierra Club, Greenpeace and the Natural Resources Defense Council,” said Moser. “We are going in the right direction in the present as we continue to explore alternatives for the future.” For additional information, visit www. sustainability.psu.edu.
Ribbon-cutting ceremony held STATE COLLEGE — A ribbon-cutting ceremony and grand re-opening of Rugrats Resale recently took place at Penn Skates, 2210 High Tech Road, with new owner Linda Myers. Rugrats Resale is a children’s consignment sale that takes place twice a year. Consignors price their items by using software provided by the company that allows them to create tags for the items they are selling. The consignors then bring the tagged items to Rugrats Resale, where volunteers sort them into sizes and categories. When the sale is over, volunteers once again sort the items so consignors may pick up their unsold goods. Consignors may also choose to donate unsold items to the “Mommy Shoppe,” a local nonprofit ministry that offers children’s clothing at garage-sale pricing. The spring and summer sale will take place in April 2015 at Penn Skates. “After being involved with Rugrats Resale as a shopper, volunteer and consignor for the past six years, I am thrilled to be the proud owner of this fantastic business,” Myers said. “I am introducing some new ideas that have already had positive feedback. Plus, I’m really looking forward to watching shoppers find great deals while knowing that my consignors are making money just from clearing out space in their homes. This is truly a community event that Centre County families look forward to each season. It is a winwin for shoppers and consigners.” “It was delightful to hear from Lydia again when she called us about purchasing this business,” said Linda Feltman, a business consultant for the Penn State Small Business Development Center who attended the ribbon cutting. “We worked with her on her first business and I am confident that her drive, energy and talent will take Rugrats Resale to a new level.” After graduating from Penn State with a degree in hotel, restaurant and institutional management, Myers launched Pick ‘em Up Productions in 2004, which is a local business that specializes in preserving memories by transferring reels and videos to DVD.
Job seekers sought STATE COLLEGE — CareerLink’s GET2WORK program is currently recruiting. The program helps people find full-time employment, prepare for interviews and obtain the proper licenses. People ages 17 to 21 who are job searching are encouraged to call or text “JOBS” to (814) 206-4666.
Page 30
The Centre County Gazette
August 28-September 3, 2014
DEED TRANSFERS The following property transactions were compiled from information provided by the Centre County Recorder of Deeds, Joseph Davidson. The Gazette is not responsible for typographical errors. The published information is believed to be accurate; however, the Gazette neither warrants nor accepts any liability or responsibility for inaccurate information.
RECORDED AUGUST 4-8, 2014 BELLEFONTE BOROUGH
Todd C. Fredericks and Susan M. Fredericks to Todd C. Fredericks, 1280 Summit Drive, Bellefonte, $1.
BENNER TOWNSHIP
James A. Stania and Lori A. Stania to Lori A. Stania, 294 Raymonds Lane, Bellefonte, $1. TRUBuild LLC to Benner Township, 1224 Buffalo Run Road, Bellefonte, $1.
BOGGS TOWNSHIP
Mary E. Ciavarella to John D. Parnay and Michelle A. Parnay, 315 Pine Alley, Milesburg, $222,000.
BURNSIDE TOWNSHIP
Sandra Fogleman, Sandra G. Fogleman, Timothy Fogleman and Timothy Lee Fogleman Sr. to Sandra G. Fogleman, Pine Glen Road, Karthaus, $1.
COLLEGE TOWNSHIP
Brandall Investments LP to Carl B. Anderson and Melissa R. Anderson, 1357 Haymaker Road, Stae College, $355,320.23. John G. Cocolin to Barry Lee Myers, 560 Balmoral Circle, State College, $469,900. Billie L. Knepp estate, Ronald L. Knepp & executor, Tammy Knepp, Kendale E. Knepp, Regina Housel Knepp and Kooper Edward Owen Knepp by trustee to Ronald L. Knepp and Tammy L. Knepp, 817 Henszey St., Boalsburg, $1. Meister Family Trust and Margaret R. Meister trustee to Jerolynn G. McBurneyRogers, 361 Village Heights Drive, State College, $193,000. John G. Melville and Manuela Melville to Cheraine P. Stanford, 242 Gerald St., State College, $120,000. Robert Elliot Newcomer to Brian Stouffer, 126 Thorton Road, State College, $134,900. BTBB Shiloh LLC to Wilbur E. Stocker Jr. and Kathryn N. Stocker, Shiloh Road, State College, $1350,000. Westbrier Inc. to Edward D. Isaacson and Adam W. Isaacson, 191 Little Rock Lane, State College, $120,000.
FERGUSON TOWNSHIP
James W. Binney and Carolina E. Binney to Christina J. Vandepol, 1958 Harvest Circle, State College, $193,000. Tyce R. Deyoung and Rebecca J. Ackerman to James W. Binney and Carolina E.
Binney, 2603 Tall Cedar Circle, State College, $259,500. Anna Ida Garcia estate, Ruth & Von Dorpowski executrix and Rubem Garcia to Sydney L. Jewell, 249 Wyoming Ave., Pennsylvania Furnace, $184,900. Richard J. Meyer Jr. and Christine Meyer to Kristine E. Schwab and Wendell T. Schwab, 2413 Raven Hollow Road, State College, $274,900. Paul J. Nuzzi and Joanne P. Nuzzi to Christopher L. Pike and Melissa J. Pike, 123 Cherry Ridge Road, State College, $255,000. Edward D. Peterson and Susan Elizabeth Peterson to Roger D. Glad and Susan K. Glad, 320 Madison St., State College, $227,500. Aakrosh Ratan and Leslie Ratan to Matthew Wayne Williams, 343 Koebner Circle, State College, $215,000. Charles D. Rury and Sarah M. Assmann to Timothy J. Loos and Leslie C. Loos, 1342 W. Park Hills Ave., State College, $254,900. Benjamin C. Stopper and Angela L.M. Stopper to Deanne B. McPherson, 3098 Stonebridge Drive, State College, $290,000.
HALFMOON TOWNSHIP
Theresa J. Kenny to Theresa J. Kenny and Judith L. Homan, 84 Houtz Lane, Port Matilda, $1. Robert E. Mellott and Lisa L. Mellott to Michael A. Wagstaff and Regina Wagstaff, 305 Winesap Drive, Port Matilda, $285,000.
HARRIS TOWNSHIP
Randolph G. Aikens and Mindy Sue Aikens to Randolph G. Aikens, 179 Claudes Way, Boalsburg, $1. Randolph G. Aikens and Mindy Sue Aikens to Randolph G. Aikens, 199 Witts End, Boalsburg, $1. Randolph G. Aikens and Mindy Sue Aikens to Randolph G. Aikens, Route SR-0322, Boalsburg, $1. Randolph G. Aikens and Mindy Sue Aikens to Mindy Sue Aikens, 401 Bear Meadows Road, Boalsburg, $1. TOA PA IV LP to V. Sue Molina 2006 Revocable Trust, V. Sue Molina trustee and Richard W. Dugan trustee, 298 Beacon Circle, Boalsburg, $563,922.25.
HUSTON TOWNSHIP
Russell K. Hartsock by attorney to Beryl Holtzinger, 1121 Mudlick Road, Julian, $1.
Ellen Lane, State College, $150,000. Norman E. Coulson and Linda S. Coulson to Jonathan J. Tate and Stacie L. Tate, 265 Camelot Lane, State College, $286,100. Shirley N. Harman and Shirley F. Naugle to Shirley N. Harman and Kenneth G. Harman Jr., 601 Devonshire Drive, State College, $1. Donald M. Mania and Eva M. Mania to Timothy J. Scharf and Melissa E. Scharf, 299 Skytop Lane, Port Matilda, $540,000. Sandra L. Roycroft and Robert E. Roycroft Jr. to Jeffery L. Kohler and Rita J. Kohler, 122H Alma Mater Court, State College, $215,000. Seven Continents Hotels & Resorts LP to Paselli LLC, 229 Strouse Ave., State College, $1. Todd M. Strassner Jr. and Emily Strassner to Brookfield Relocation Inc., 308 Thorndale Road, Port Matilda, $278,000. Vaughn E. Whisker III to Vaughn E. Whisker III and Elizabeth N. Sechler, 305 Ghaner Drive, State College, $1.
PENN TOWNSHIP
Daniel D. Shreckengast and Joyce Lynn Shreckengast to Norman J. Yoder Jr. and Anne E. Yoder, Windy Hill Lane, Spring Mills, $94,230.
PHILIPSBURG BOROUGH
Lisa M. Bock and Randolph J. Bock to Brian T. Barton and Barbara Ann Kephart, 525 E. Spruce St., Philipsburg, $57,234.41. Philipsburg Hebrew Association and Sons of Israel Congregation to Philipsburg Cemetery Company Inc., Route SR-0350, Philipsburg, $1. Philipsburg Hebrew Association and Sons of Israel Congregation to Philipsburg Hebrew Association and Sons of Israel Congregation, Coldstream Lane, Philipsburg, $1. Philipsburg Cemetery Company Inc. to Philipsburg Cemetery Company Inc., Route SR-0350, Philipsburg, $1. Pasquale V. Romano Jr. and Jennifer Romano to Danielle Detwiler, 719 Alder St., Philipsburg, $85,000. Krystan N. Shimmel to Aaron M. Danko, 215 Warwick St., Philipsburg, $100,000.
POTTER TOWNSHIP
William Paul Gill and Dorlene S. Gill to Thomas G. Titus and Catherine L. Titus, 2694 Lower Brush Valley Road, Centre Hall, $189,000.
Brummert, 112 Melanie Lane, Pleasant Gap, $157,500. James R. Wall and Mariann M. Wall to Michael J. Cassano and Claire E. Cassano, 117 Skyview Drive, Bellefonte, $183,000.
STATE COLLEGE BOROUGH
Aloysius Ajab Amin to Amy L. Nelson and Gary J. Kaschak, 812 Stratford Drive, State College, $134,901. Ann Bolser and Michael Hecht to Xiao Hong and Shijie Hong, 708D W. Beaver Ave., State College, $219,000. Stephanie Carfley to Brian James Soule, 812 Stratford Drive, State College, $141,500. Ralph Waterbury Condee III, Nancy Patricia Condee and William Faricy Condee to Phoenix International Investments LP, 200 Highland Ave., State College, $201,000. Richard Gesell, Estenilla Gesell, Kurt Peter Komives trustee by agent, Jan Courbis Komives trustee by agent and Komives Family Trust to 522 West Beaver LP, 522 W. Beaver Ave., State College, $435,000. George D. Haushalter and Elizabeth G. Haushalter to Michael J. McHugh and Julie H. McHugh, 301 Hartswick Ave., State College, $420,000. Elizabeth S. Heebner estate, Karl J. Heebner executor and Bonnie R. Tarman executor to Joseph Matthew Tripi and Tessa Tripi, 311 Nimitz Ave., State College, $190,000. Thomas Hoy and Tina Hoy to Paul Rold and Gail Rold, 800 Stratford Drive, State College, $131,000. Barnes W. McCormick Jr. and Emily H. McCormick to Mehrdad Hadighi, 611 Glenn Road, State College, $316,000. Margaret E. Miceli estate, Margaret J. Miceli estate and Jeffrey B. Miceli executor to Jeffrey B. Miceli, Jacqueline T. Miceli and Meghan L. Miceli, 228 E. McCormick Ave., State College, $1. Nancy Faye Phillips to Dean Richard Phillips and Mary E. Kohart, 1212 S. Pugh St., State College, $163,000. Jeffrey A. Seimon and Lisanne Temeles to Andres J. Munar, 1321 Old Boalsburg Road, State College, $239,000. Seven Continents Hotels & Resorts LP to Mastros 1 LLC, 915 Stratford Court, State College, $1.
TAYLOR TOWNSHIP
Michael F. Shawver and Amy L. Shawver to Samuel F. Stoltzfus, 1121 Hubler Ridge Road, Howard, $170,000.
Mary Ellen Cugino to Paul B. Wawrynovic, 1783 State St., Sandy Ridge, $1.
Frederick G. Beckwith and Lori J. Beckwith to Trey C. Beckwith and Teri J. Beckwith, Stahls Lane, Tyrone, $1. Beverly McNelis and Beverly Ann McNelis to Robert J. McNelis, 3036 S. Mountain Road, Port Matilda, $1.
PATTON TOWNSHIP
SPRING TOWNSHIP
WALKER TOWNSHIP
MARION TOWNSHIP
Brookfield Relocation Inc. to Gretchen Z.B. Kuwahara, 308 Throndale Road, Port Matilda, $278,000. Linda Bryan to Janice K. Buchan and Robert B. Hazelton, 202 Hunter Wood Way, Port Matilda, $340,000. Gregory G. Carpenter and Jacqueline M. Carpenter to Hua Juan Zhang, 2067 Mary
RUSH TOWNSHIP
Emily J. Johnson and Jennifer L. McCullough to Amy J. Johnson, 115 Keller Ave., Bellefonte, $130,000. Joseph A. Pletcher Jr. and Mary E. Pletcher to Thomas C. Wareham, 210 E. Fifth Ave., Bellefonte, $76,000. William M. Sproul and Terrie Sproul to Kevin A. Brummert and Samantha A.K.
Scott J. Dzemyan and Juli A. Dzemyan to Stuart A. Galyen, Two Mile Road, Howard, $70,000. Lorna J. Tedrow to William Edward Klunk and Mary Ann McGee, 604 Mountain Stone Road, Bellefonte, $135,000. — Compiled by Gazette staff
Post Your Resume. Get Matched Instantly With Jobs. Centre County and Beyond
Powered by The Centre County Gazette & RealMatch
.com
BUSINESS SERVICES DIRECTORY Free and Fair Estimates • Fully Insured
State Inspections & Emissions Checks • Major & Minor Repairs • Computer Diagnostics • Motorcycle Inspections
Cleaver Tree Service • • • • •
HOURS: Mon.-Fri. 7AM-5PM • Sat. 7AM-3PM
107 Upper Coleville Road Bellefonte (Just past Graymont)
814-353-8094
Pruning • Removal Lot Clearing Firewood Select Cut Logging Storm Damage
Aaron Cleaver
PA 078879
(814) 883-6375 • Howard, PA
1826 Zion Road • Bellefonte, PA • 10 Minutes from State College
814-355-3974
Boarding & Grooming Pet Food Too! Dog Treats!
Many varieties of dog food including: • California Natural • Innova Food • Eukanuba • Iams
• Royal Canin • Nutri Source • EVO • And More!
WE SELL 2014 DOG LICENSES! Serving Centre County for 50 Years www.lyonskennels.com
OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK!
Your ad could be here. Call (814) 238-5051 sales@centre countygazette.com
August 28-September 3, 2014
FREE
015
Houses For Sale
RENT TO OWN We can arrange “Rent To Own� on any property for sale by any broker, owner, bank or others. NEW HORIZONS REAL ESTATE CO. 814-355-8500
037
Townhouses For Rent
038
GAZETTE
Phone 814-238-5051 classifieds@centrecountygazette.com
1225%(5 44/ 4/+1(5.45,-/ # -,0+1()5 2251+0 '-0.5%35&,3 &1*+)
THE CENTRE COUNTY
The Centre County Gazette
Rooms For Rent
077 PACKAGE REAL ESTATE Cleaning Services
5 33 0 HOUSES 5 */30 FOR SALE CLEANING SERVICE 5 4.4 Houseor/ Apt
AWESOME 2 Bedroom / 2 Bath Condo 801 Stratford Drive, #3 $1,200 per month Mid August ‑ Beginning ROOM ‑ $475.00 September 2014 Room for rent in my Gorgeous loft 2 #4.125 12-354"51225*.3'05"4,501235'-0.5%3 home. You will have Bedroom, 2 Full Bath your own room, and -/+3,5 Condo with cozy fire‑ share everything else. 5 -0.5 1 35&,*$354"5*.3'5"4,501235*/51+ Lots & Acreage place available immedi‑ located 15‑20 minutes 019 For Sale ately. 1127 sq. ft. 5 -/5-&5.45 52*/305"4,5 5!33 05 from Penn State. Large balcony, Available now, and as 5 # 5 # 5 beautiful skylights and long as you need. I 18 ACRES OF LAND tons of closet space. have a twin bed, table, 45.45!!!) ( 4% 4//3 *4/)$4' #! $ ! # $ # ! $ " $ ! ! $ # # # ! ON BEECH CREEK This modern condo is ! ! #$ ! # $ # $ $ # "" $ ! $# $ " $# # $ and bookcase. MOUNTAIN..... 4,5$1225 ) "$" # $ " $" $ " " $! equipped with all the Female Only please Located in Clinton standard appliances, you can call County Pennsylvania. but also includes 814‑777‑634 For more details a washer and dryer. Call 814 883‑0827 Comfortable and effi‑ cient central air 048 Wanted heating and cooling For Rent powered by Natural gas is very cheap. The monthly rent includes: 038 Rooms For Rent water, sewer, trash, cable TV and 2 QUIET LOOKING parking spaces. Lo‑ Graduate OPEN ROOM cated only a few miles Enviroment 2014 (for approx. from downtown, less $600.00 1500 sq ft) than 1 mile from West‑ Private room in a very I am looking for an erly Parkway Shopping nice large 4 bdrm/2 open room to rent on Center, 1 block from bath duplex in quiet, a regular basis in the YMCA, Highland non‑smoking, State College to oper‑ Point Park right graduate ate my franchised fit‑ across the street and study environment. ness program. I need it is on the CATA bus Bus route / bike path very conservative route. to campus, close rent / 612 West College to everything. lease; no commercial Ave $600/month includes spaces as they are way State College, all utilities/parking too expensive in PA 16801 Available 8/2014 State College. Phone: 10 months (814) 496‑8275 814‑272‑7772 (814) 880‑2815
ACTION ADS
/3524$125$122)5 /3524!5$40.)
OVER 37 MILLION JOB SEEKERS!
061
Service " Ironing/Laundry Reasonable Rates
76
$
Help Wanted
SHUTTLE DRIVERS NEEDED
• •‡‡Â?‹Â?‰ –Š‡ ˆ‘ŽŽ‘™‹Â?‰ ’‘•‹–‹‘Â?• –Š”‘—‰Š‘—– ‹–• –ƒ–‡ ‘ŽŽ‡‰‡ …‘Â?Â?—Â?‹–‹‡•ǣ Ȁ’‡” †‹‡Â? Ǣ Ȁ’‡” †‹‡Â? ”‡•‹†‡Â?– ƒ••‹•–ƒÂ?–•ǥ •ǥ ƒÂ?† •Ǣ •Ǣ †‹‡–ƒ”› ÂƒÂ‹Â†Â‡Â•Ç˘ Š‘—•‡Â?‡‡’‡”Ǣ ƒÂ?† Žƒ—Â?†”› ƒ‹†‡Ǥ Ž‡ƒ•‡ •‡Â?† ”‡•—Â?‡ ĆŹ ”‡ˆ‡”‡Â?…‡• –‘ǣ
ƒ”‘Ž ƒ„‹ƒÂ? —Â?‹’‡” ‹ŽŽƒ‰‡ ƒ– ”‘‘Â?Ž‹Â?‡ Í•Í?͙͔ Ž‹ˆˆ•‹†‡ ”Ǥ –ƒ–‡ ‘ŽŽ‡‰‡ǥ ͕͚͔͕͜
”‹�‹�ƒŽ „ƒ…�‰”‘—�† …Š‡…� ”‡“—‹”‡†Ǥ Ǥ
Director of Dining Services Centre Crest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, located in Bellefonte, PA is seeking a Director of Dining Services. The Director of Dining Services will be responsible for overall dietary operations which include oversight of dining services staff, managing the person centered dining experience, food procurement, managing budgets, and working closely with the new menu software program. Requirements include at least 2 years of experience in dietary management in long term care and are a Certified Dietary Manager. Position reports directly to Administrator. We offer an excellent compensation package. For immediate consideration, please submit a resume with a cover letter including salary requirements via email to: Zachary Robinson at ZRobinson@ltcmail.com.
for rental car company at University Park Airport. If interested please contact us at
814-237-9750
062
Work Wanted
RESPITE CARE For special needs. CNA, experienced, background clearances, can provide indoor/outdoor services. Call (814) 357‑5587
COUNTRY 5 min. from
(814)town.308‑3098 This 3 bdrn home State sits College on 1/2 acreArea with open living room, dining room, and kitchen. Three car garage. Bellefonte area. Asking $250,000 firm. HOLTPh.CLEANING 814.222.3331.
SERVICES $50 off! We specialize in residential / commercial cleanings. Fully Insured. Very Satisfied Customers. Weekly, Biweekly, Monthly. Move in/out Cleanings. Call today to receive $50 OFF of a monthly cleaning bill, when you sign up for a 12 month cleaning contract. (814) 880‑5094
Celebrating 22 Years of Service!! Cleaning By Patsy offers quality cleaning services tailored to your needs. Home, businesses & rental properties cleaned weekly, bi‑ monthly, monthly, or one‑time cleaning. Holidays, event preparations & house closings available as well. All supplies & equipment are included with services. Call for more informa‑ tion and to schedule a free estimate today! Phone: (814) 404‑7033 Service areas: Boalsburg/Colyer Lake/ State College.
085
Special Services
Page 31 090
Antiques
DIRTBUSTERS CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING
OLD STEAMER Trunk $75 (814) 574‑6387
Dirtbusters Professional Carpet Cleaners
ARMSTRONG oil fur‑ nace. 135,000 BTU’s. Plus oil tank and 90 gal‑ lons of oil. $500 obo. (814) 441‑1106
FAMILY OWNED FOR 24 YEARS (814) 696‑1601 2014 Specials are as follows: 1‑rm $40.00 2‑rooms of carpet cleaning $59.90 2‑room/steps/hall $89.95 5‑area special $139.95 Call for
and work guarantee.
ESL & PIANO LESSONS
I offer ESL (English as a Second Language) and beginner piano lessons in my home in State College. I have a Mas‑ ter’s in Teaching ESL and a Music Minor as part of my Bachelor’s degree. I teach students of all ages. Please go to www.joyfuljennifer. com
097
Fuel & Firewood
FIREWOOD FOR SALE! Barkless Oak: $160.00 Cut to 18� standard size. Can be cut to ANY SIZE (Additional fee may apply). FREE DELIVERY Within 15 miles of Centre Hall. CALL (814) 364‑2007
WALKS FIREWOOD & LAWN CARE Seasoned, Barkless, Oak Firewood. Cut to your length, Split, & Delivered. We sell our firewood year round. Dont hesitate to call. Call Now: Matthew R. Walk (814) 937‑3206
100
Household Goods
3 PIECE 1920’s wicker set. Settee, arm chair & rocker $150 (570) 690‑8028 BEGINNER PIANO LESSONS $15.00 I have studied piano for over 10 years and re‑ ceived a Music Minor as part of my Bache‑ lor’s degree. I offer be‑ ginner piano lessons to students of all ages in my home in State Col‑ lege. The cost is $15 per half hour. Please contact me for more info. (814) 574‑5344
TRUE HANDYMAN SERVICES No job too small!
Deck Staining, Driveway Sealing, Spring Cleaning, Painting, Electrical/Lighting, Carpentry, Plumbing, Flooring, Trim, Remodels, Tile, Landscape, Mulch, Lawn Mowing
814-360-6860 PA104644
7 PIECE 1930’s art deco bedroom suite. $500 (814) 883‑8224 COPPER CHANDELIER 4 lights, plug in. $20 (814) 574‑6387 COUNTER Stools (2), 23� high. $15 for the pair. (814) 574‑6387 FUTON: in good shape, wooden frame, black fab‑ ric, $50 in Boalsburg. Call (814) 466‑7567 SOLID CHERRY 4 poster bed, adjustable to be ei‑ ther a double or queen. Excellent condition. $75. (814) 364‑9546
101
Appliances For Sale
TWO 10,000 BTU Em‑ erson Air conditioners, like new. Used one sum‑ mer. $50 each (814) 359‑4202
102
Musical & Stereo Equipment For Sale
Huntington Spinet Piano: w/ bench, very good con‑ dition, plays well, ap‑ praised. $800 cash only. Bellefonte Area. Call 814‑383‑4891 PIANO full keyboard, Story & Clark. Good cond. Moving/need to sell. Previously owned by church. $500 obo. (814) 359‑4202 Call & leave message.
109
Miscellaneous For Sale
CHILDREN’S Books: Sesame Street, Dr Seuss, etc. Lots to choose from. $1 and up. (814) 574‑6387
COMIC BOOK SALE $10 We have a ton of great comics for sale with a wide variety to choose from. Batman, Superman, X‑Men, You name it. Great Prices Too. Check us out at http://botropolis. ecrater.com
109
Miscellaneous For Sale
ROUGH CUT & FINISHED LUMBER Saw mill lumber hard and soft woods rough or finished get in touch with us for your lumber needs. 201 Shimels Road Morrisdale 16858 814‑343‑2579
MCAT Flashcards $9.99 Study smarter for the MCAT with The Gold Standard MCAT flash‑ cards. They feature 200 of the most frequently tested science concepts www.mcat‑bookstore .com/flashcards.html
University Gateway Parking Parking Accross The Campous, On College Ave., Starting IMMEDIATELY; 1 spot left only; $90/month 814‑308‑4506 or KATIA.M.MAY@ SAINT‑GOBAIN.COM
PARKING
Summer, Fall And Spring Parking on church parking lot, 600 block of East Prospect Ave. 24/7 access. Spaces availa‑ ble for summer at $150, fall and spring semes‑ ters, $260 each. First Church of Christ, Scientist. Call Mike at 814‑237‑8711 or email at m7h@psu.edu.
PARKING 2 1/2 Blocks from West Campus $500 year Parking 2‑1/2 blocks from West Campus at 431 Sparrow Alley between West Foster and West Nittany Avenues. $500 per year. Pre‑payment required. Call 814‑238‑3528
DISNEY movies. VHS. $1 each, approximately 15 of them. (814) 574‑6387
NEW 28’ Aluminum lad‑ der. Cost $221, selling for $160. (814) 364‑9372
RECORDS & TAPES qty of 50, in good condition. $1.00/ea. (814) 466‑2344
112
Wanted to Buy
WANTED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Wanted to buy, musical instruments in any con‑ dition. Mainly brass and woodwind instruments but would consider str‑ ing instruments. Sorry no interest in guitars or drum equipment. Call/text 610‑588‑1884.
Some ads featured on statecollege.com
NURSING OPPORTUNITES AT CENTRE CREST Centre Crest is currently seeking qualified candidates to fill positions in our facility located in Bellefonte, PA. We are currently looking to fill PART TIME positions in the following areas. All shifts are available; we also offer a flexible schedule and an excellent benefits package. Part time Certified Nursing Assistants Part time Licensed Practical Nurses If you feel you are the right choice for this positon, please go to our website at www.centrecrest.org to complete an application and also to learn more about these rewarding careers waiting for you at Centre Crest. For more information, please call us at 814-355-6777 or stop in to see us at 502 East Howard Street, Bellefonte, PA 16823.
Personal Care Administrator Foxdale Village, a Quaker-directed, non-profit continuing care retirement community (CCRC) located in State College, PA is seeking a Personal Care Administrator. Foxdale Village is a financially stable CCRC, founded on values of treating all with dignity and loving respect. Now celebrating nearly 25 years of growth and a recent successful expansion, Foxdale offers a range of health services with 46 beds in skilled nursing for short and long term care, two memory care neighborhoods, and 55 beds in personal care, all with private accommodations. Regarded as a premier healthcare facility both locally and nationally, Foxdale was recently voted by State College Magazine as the best local retirement community, and recognized by US News and World Report as among the best skilled nursing facilities in 2014, with highest 5-star rating. The successful candidate will report to the director of health services, and will function as part of a team-based approach with other health services and departmental staff in overseeing the operations of Darlington House, the personal care residential neighborhood. Responsibilities include developing goals, policies and procedures in compliance with the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare (DPW) regulations as well as internal quality standards of care, participation in the planning and coordination of individualized care for Darlington residents, and maintaining positive communications with residents and families. Responsibilities also include effective supervision of nursing and administrative staff and ensuring budgetary adherence for Darlington House. Applicants should have education and experience equivalent to graduation from an accredited school of nursing and five years of work experience as a licensed practical nurse or registered nurse. Current licensure in Pennsylvania as Personal Care Administrator or ability to obtain such license is required, along with current First Aid and CPR certifications. Applicants should have knowledge and competency in medication administration and familiarity with personal care regulations and procedures relative to the delivery of nursing care. Applicants should be highly committed to resident care and have demonstrated leadership abilities, organizational and computer skills, strong interpersonal and communication skills and ability/commitment to work non-scheduled hours as needed. To apply, send your resume to jhartley@foxdalevillage.org. Foxdale Village is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Page 32
The Centre County Gazette
August 28-September 3, 2014
F I N D. O R D E R. E AT. Order take-out or delivery from your favorite local restaurant at statecollege.com.
COUPONS
MENUS
SPECIALS
REORDER PAST ORDERS
SECURE PAYMENT
EASY SEARCH