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THE CENTRE COUNTY

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The State College Area High School boys’ basketball team rolled into the playoffs fresh off a strong regular season campaign. The Little Lions advanced to the District 6 Class AAAA finals with a strong showing against Hollidaysburg./Page 19

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State Patty’s incidents on decline By BRITTANY SVOBODA

By CHRIS MORELLI

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STATE COLLEGE — The State Patty’s celebrations continued last weekend despite pleas from Penn State and State College community leaders to eliminate the student-created drinking holiday, but the number of arrests, citations given and hospital visits were down from last year. A concerted effort by town leaders, the business community and the university was made this year to close bars, ban fraternity social functions and limiting operation hours of alcohol distributors on State Patty’s Day. From 6 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Sunday, the State College Police made 138 arrests and citations, which are down from 225 last year. The police also reported that there were four DUI arrests made this year, down from 14 last year, and 18 noise violation citations, down from 24 last year. Similarly, activity at Mt. Nittany Medical Center throughout the weekend decreased from last year too. This year, 43 people were treated for al-

adoptions.” She said the Pets Come First shelter has had 556 animal adoptions — dogs, cats, some rabbits and pigs. Warner said she and her dedicated volunteers want every adoption to be successful. They work with the animals to socialize them and learn their temperaments so they can advise prospective adopters about which pets would be good matches for them. A professional pet trainer helps them assess the dogs and deal with behavioral issues through training. The adoption fee includes spaying or neutering, treatment for worms and fleas, rabies and distemper vaccines, bordatello shots for dogs, FIV/FELU testing for cats and microchips. “I wish more people who adopt a dog or

STATE COLLEGE — It’s a Friday night in the middle of winter at C3 Sports along the Benner Pike, and Danny Orton is directing traffic in the facility’s gymnasium. There are close to two dozen children running around in shorts and Tshirts and Orton watches their footwork as they work in small groups. The goal is simple — make them better soccer playDANNY ORTON ers. It might be an odd time of the year to be thinking about soccer, but for Orton, it’s just business as usual. Orton is the director of operations for Penn United Soccer Academy, which continues strong growth in Centre County. “Two years ago, we didn’t exist,” said Orton, who is also the boys’ soccer coach at State College Area High School. “We’re now pretty pleased to say that we’ve got 180 competitive players, plus all the training programs and Friday Nite Lights (a summer program). We’ve got a rec program starting in the fall. I’m pretty happy.” Orton is all smiles as he talks about Penn United, and why not? Penn United is his baby, after all. Like a proud parent, he’s been watching the soccer association flourish. He loves the sport and watching Penn United spread throughout Centre County and beyond brings him a sense of pride. Make no mistake about it — Orton is the brains behind Penn United. However, he said that his coaches keep the engine clicking on all cylinders. “The big thing is that our coaches are just great with the kids, whether they be volunteer coaches, parents or my staff of 15 or 20 guys who I know. They’re just great,” Orton said. Over the past couple of years, Penn

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DOG’S DAY: Lindsey Aumiller, owner of 1 Lucky Dog Grooming Studio, shown with her friend Eric Rupert, recently adopted June through the Pets Come First program.

Animal shelter initiative focuses on pet adoption By KAREN DABNEY For The Gazette

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GOING GREEN: There were plenty of green items on store shelves for the State Patty’s Day holiday, which was held on Saturday.

CENTRE HALL — Pets Come First officials are celebrating a successful first year of managing the former SPCA animal shelter in Centre Hall. They became the administrators in January 2012 as part of the Pennsylvania SPCA’s program to find local non-profits to take over some of their facilities. Pets Come First had a prior relationship with the shelter as a fundraising partner and the leader of a successful campaign to transform the high-kill shelter into a no-kill adoption center. “The first year was successful, way beyond expectations. It was such a learning experience,” said Deb Warner, president of Pets Come First. “We’re averaging 60 cats a month easily in our low-cost spay/neuter clinics. We went way over our target as far as

Seventh annual Pink Zone draws more than 14,000 By MARJORIE S. MILLER mmiller@centrecountygazette.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — The energy was contagious. Electric, even. On Sunday, the Pink Zone Lady Lions Basketball game once again lit the Bryce Jordan Center pink for its seventh annual event, which drew some 14,000 attendees and more than 600 breast cancer survivors. The pink-clad crowd cheered all afternoon for the Lady Lions, who beat Michigan 68-57. But they were also there for another reason: to support and honor those in their lives who have been touched by breast cancer. At halftime, hundreds of survivors lined the court, each holding a sign that displayed a numOpinion .............................. 7 Health & Wellness ......... 8, 9

ber: how many years they’d survived breast cancer. For some it was a few days or months, others 20 years or more. Philadelphiabased jazz/soul singer and songwriter Jessy Kyle, who is a breast cancer survivor herself, performed on the court during halftime among the survivors. Mimi Barash Coppersmith, co-chair of fundraising for the Pink Zone, said a variety of fundraising efforts went into this year’s success. “By any measure this was a remarkable project,” she said. Survivors were solicited for the first time this year, she said, and together raised nearly $2,000. Additionally, Giant Foods sponsored a Pink Zone Saturday in their stores the day before the game, in which staff bought and

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wore Pink Zone shirts and asked customers for donations. Barash Coppersmith said that effort raised almost $2,000 as well. And Kish Bank, she said, was “involved in many broad ways,” including hosting a basketball clinic with the Lady Lions, and soliciting donations in their branches. Taking into consideration those endeavors, plus some others, Barash Coppersmith said it looks like it raised “over $10,000 as a bank.” What distinguishes this year’s accomplishments are the “incredible committee,” Barash Coppersmith said, and their work on the silent and online auctions and solicitations. They are “all worker bees,” she

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THINK PINK: The Bryce Jordan Center was packed for the annual Pink Zone Game on Feb. 24.

Arts & Entertainment 23-25 What's Happening .......... 26

Group Meetings .............. 27 Puzzles ............................. 28

Business ..................... 29, 30 Classified ......................... 31

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Front and Centre PAYING TRIBUTE: Bellefonte Area Middle School students honor the victims of December’s massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School by sending books to the school’s library. Page 10

SPECIAL DAY: Sunday’s annual Pink Zone game attracts a crowd to The Bryce Jordan Center. Take a look back at the day through the lens of photographer Tim Weight. Pages 16, 17

CLEAN UP: There are many ways to get rid of unwanted clothing and household items. Columnist Amy Debach-Confer takes a look at the options in this week’s Fresh Life. Page 13

CONJUNCTION JUNCTION: Students from Bellefonte Area Middle School will perform “Schoolhouse Rock Live! Jr.” this weekend. The musical is based on the popular 1970s cartoon. Page 23

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Pets, from page 1 cat would understand that they’re not perfect. You have to work with them,” said volunteer Cookie Crissman. Warner agreed. “I’ve got people who won’t take a dog that isn’t housebroken,” she said. She hopes to offer dog training classes in the future, and would like to create an agility course on the property. Pets Come First has a long waiting list of people who want to surrender their pets. “Our biggest goal here is to educate people,” Warner said. “We’re killing 4 million animals a year in this country. Spay/neuter — that’s the only thing that’s going to stop overpopulation and cruelty. But we’ve made appointments for low cost spay/neuter and the people won’t even show up.” Financially the shelter is doing OK, Warner said. “We’re paying our bills and slowly building our reputation. A guy walked in here the other day and gave $100 as a Valentine’s Day gift for his girlfriend,” she said. In October 2012, Warner became the first paid Pets Come First staff member, and she hopes to be able to afford more paid staff in the future. “Our weekends are insane,” she

Soccer, from page 1 United has worked primarily with some of the county’s best players. Those players have been part of travel leagues, which play games against other clubs throughout the state. This fall, however, Penn United is venturing into uncharted waters — rec leagues. The leagues will cater to children who just want to learn more about the game. “We’re going to go all the way down to (age) 6 in the fall, starting with the rec league. We’ll take any level of player. We want to make sure that we’re providing a good, fun enjoyable soccer experience for them,” Orton said. In addition to having fun, Orton said, the rec league will help those just starting out become better soccer players. “Our focus is on absolutely everyone getting better, whether you’re on a (travel) team or not,” Orton said. “We can help.” Penn United’s rec league will fill a void in the State College market. “Right now, there isn’t a rec league in State College,” Orton explained. “We’re trying to fill that gap a little bit. I think there are lots more kids who should just play. Just enjoy the sport as a recreation or an activity. So we’re offering that in the fall and we’re already seeing a good response.” For older, more experienced players, there are the standard travel leagues, which will focus on honing skills and getting them ready for the next level. According to Orton, it’s not all fun and games. There are college scholarships out there for the taking. “My U-18 girls team, I’m talking with college coaches now to get them ready for the college game. We’ve got kids from Clinton County, Mifflin County, really all over the place. We train in State College and play games down in Harrisburg against some of the top clubs in the state,” Orton said.

said. “We’re so crazy busy.” “It’s a wonderful experience,” said volunteer coordinator Emily Garaitonandia, who adopted her dog from Pets Come First. “The dogs and cats are always happy to see you. It feels good to give back to the community.” She said there are about 25 to 30 regular volunteers, and 250 volunteers on their mailing list. Victoria Maras said she began volunteering two or three years ago when the shelter was still the SPCA. “I really like helping the animals and feel like I can make a difference,” she said. “The amount of animals we adopt out of here is just heartwarming,” said Crissman. “I love it here.” Lindsey Aumiller, the owner of 1 Lucky Dog Grooming Studio in State College, adopted a yellow lab mix as a hiking companion on Feb. 16 and rated her experience as wonderful. “The knowledgeable staff were willing to take the time to help me look for the perfect dog,” she said. When asked how the community can help Pets Come First, Warner said: “Financial support’s the big thing. And we’re always looking for committed volunteers.” For more information, visit www.petscomefirst.org or their Facebook page.

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THERE ARE plenty of dogs looking for homes at Pets Come First, which is the former SPCA.

As Penn United continues to grow, Orton does his best balancing act. Quite simply, the man has an awful lot on his plate. When he’s not coaching State High, he’s got a travel team or two to coach. He also oversees all of Penn United’s clinics and camps, which run year-round. When the temperatures warm up, Orton takes it outdoors, of course. “I run about 15 soccer camps during the summer. To be a soccer person full-time, it takes about three jobs to make it work for my family, that’s probably the easiest way to say it,” Orton said with a laugh. Orton, who came to State College in 1997 with Major League Soccer, is married with a 14-month old baby. Another baby is on the way in July. “It’s a juggling act, that’s for sure,” Orton said. When Orton started Penn United, he envisioned big things. He had no idea how quickly those dreams would come to fruition. “When we started, we thought, ‘Well, we can work with a few select players or we could give it a bit more of regional approach and offer things to everybody.’ To do that, we had to find great people,” he said. “We have a huge staff right now. We have several coaching directors and everyone buys into what we’re trying to do, which is make everyone better.” If Penn United continues to grow, Orton will be forced to look for more gymnasiums and more fields. That’s just fine, he said. “To see this go from nothing to what we’ve done in the past two years is hugely satisfying,” he said. “I know it sounds corny, but I feel like I owe this sport. I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for this sport. I always feel like I need to give back. We’re having a huge impact on these kids. I smile about what we’ve done.” For more information about Penn United, visit www.pusasoccer.org.

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DANNY ORTON of Penn United Soccer Academy works with children at a recent camp.

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State Patty’s, from page 1 cohol-related matters, down from last year’s total of 54. The downtown area was still painted with many shades of green by Penn State students and visitors going to and coming from State Patty’s parties this weekend, and there was no shortage of customers at eating establishments. Penn State leaders said statistics from the weekend show the initiative worked. “It’s great to see that the numbers (of police calls and arrests) have dropped as significantly as they did,” said Jordan Rolon, vice president for communications for the Penn State Interfraternity Council. Rolon and other Penn State leaders worked with State College community leaders to organize volunteer opportunities for students to engage in and combat against State Patty’s Day, including State Day of Service. Rolon said he believes efforts put forth this year were “extremely productive” and will eventually lead to elimination of the pseudo-holiday. “We 100 percent support the borough and the Penn State community in the fight against (State Patty’s Day),” he said. “We are very confident that this holiday is on its way out, and that State Patty’s Day will soon be just another Saturday.”

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MORE THAN 600 breast cancer survivors hold up signs, indicating their years of survivorship, Sunday at the seventh annual Pink Zone Lady Lions basketball game, held at the Bryce Jordan Center. The event drew some 14,000 people. Pink Zone, from page 1

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gathered center court (and) who put tears in our eyes.” She also expressed her gratitude to “scores of volunteers who made it happen better than ever.” Barash Coppersmith said she has been part of Pink Zone since its inception seven years ago. “What a wonderful journey toward doing the right thing in every respect,” she said. “Thanks to the team, the coaches, the fans, the staff (and) the incomparable Penn State University that makes such a huge difference in our community. Bravo.” Money raised during the Pink

Zone game, and throughout yearlong efforts, benefits Mount Nittany Medical Center, Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute, the PA Breast Cancer Coalition, Kay Yow Cancer Fund, J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital and Lewistown Hospital for breast cancer awareness, education, prevention, diagnosis and treatment. According to its website, the Pennsylvania Pink Zone has distributed $577,000 in the past six years to these causes. For more information about Pennsylvania Pink Zone, visit www.pennsylvaniapinkzone.org.

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As a matter of fact, it is rocket science Penn State research laboratory in race to return to moon By HARRY ZIMBLER For The Gazette

STATE COLLEGE — Can the Centre Region and Penn State become the hub of the aerospace industry in the next few years? That’s the aim of Michael Paul, space systems engineer with Penn State’s Applied Research Laboratory. He recently addressed a meeting of the Chamber of Business and Industry of Centre County. Paul has been named director of space systems initiatives at Penn State. “Our whole vision is to bring new industry to Penn State and this region,� Paul said. “Why do I care about this? I love space research. People need to understand that space is about us.� Paul is leading a team of researchers and students in a project known as The Lunar Lion. The project involves the design of a module that can be landed on the

moon and then travel 500 meters on the lunar surface under its own power. Accomplishing these tasks will bring one group a $20 million prize sponsored by Google and the XPrize Foundation. “We are one of 25 MICHAEL PAUL teams seeking to accomplish this,� Paul said. “The object is to be the first privately funded flight to land on the moon. We will have the only university-led team in the competition.� According to Paul, the launch will be subcontracted to a firm that specializes in rocketry. The launch target is September of 2015. “We are very focused on winning the prize,� Paul said.

The team includes about 40 students who come from a variety of majors, from business to engineering and space research. The biggest concern for the team, right now, is finding the funding the lunar launch will require. “Can we do this through philanthropy? Financing is as challenging as landing on the moon. No government funding is permitted,� Paul explained. The mission is challenging, of course, but Paul believes it will reap many benefits for the entire region, including the creation of hundreds of jobs generated by the aerospace industry he envisions setting up in Happy Valley. He notes, for example, that businesses designing and manufacturing guidance control systems would be just one of many space-related companies that likely would establish a presence in Centre County.

If an aerospace industry grows up around the Lunar Lion project, the value of the research will go back to the people who created it. To underscore his economic point, Paul cited the example of Charles Lindbergh’s flight across the Atlantic. “A group of businessmen from St Louis funded Lindbergh and his Spirit of St. Louis. After the successful journey, St. Louis became a major center for the airline industry.� He predicts a similar business development if the Lunar Lion project succeeds. “Who knows what the future holds?� Paul asked. “What can’t we build together? Penn State can be a leader. It can educate. Bring value to Centre County and support research. People are putting pretty serious dollars and thought into space,� he said. “It’s not play money. Projects like this will also allow NASA to do more with less.�

Ganter to retire after 46 years with PSU program By BEN JONES StateCollege.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — He was an iconic part of Penn State’s rise as a national football power. On the field, Fran Ganter was a familiar sight, never far from Joe Paterno. And many believed that Ganter would one day take over for his legendary mentor. It didn’t turn out that way. And now, after nearly a half-century of service as a player, coach and administrator, Fran Ganter has announced his retirement. Ganter played for the Nittany Lions as a running back from 1967-70 and in 1971 took the sideline assuming duties as the

freshman coach. Ganter would stay on the Beaver Stadium sideline for the next 33 years. Ganter was named offensive coordinator in 1984 and Assistant Head Coach in 2000. He left the sidelines in 2004 to serve as Associate Athletic FRAN GANTER Director for Football Administration. “I am very proud and thankful to have been a member of the Penn State Football

family for the past 46 years,� Ganter said in a university release. “I will always owe a debt of gratitude to Coach Bob Phillips for recruiting me to play at Penn State, and to Coach (Joe) Paterno for giving me the opportunity of a lifetime when he hired me onto his staff,� Ganter said. “Outside of my Dad (Fran), who passed away when I was a young man and prior to being a father myself, Coach Paterno was the most influential and constant figure in my life. He was tough as my coach and demanding as my boss, but was always thoughtful and understanding when it came to my family.� “Life for a football coach’s family can be

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School board hears costs for high school options By LAURA NICHOLS StateCollege.com

STATE COLLEGE — The potential cost of building two new high schools in the State College Area School District is coming sharply into focus. At last night’s school board meeting, Ed Poprik, director of physical plant, told the board the projected cost falls within the range of $153.9 million to $160.8 million. The cost estimates were revealed as Poprik updated the board on a number of options, including financing. Overall, the goal is to balance financial resources to keep costs as low as possible. A voter referendum is set for November and will determine whether the board moves ahead with the high school project. The most expensive plan is called ‘Option F’. That option would create two entirely new, separate high schools. One would be on the south side of Westerly Parkway and the other would be built on a new site, yet to be determined. Both schools would house grades nine through

12, Poprik said. “This option, in terms of construction costs, is going to cost out as as most expensive because of square footage,” Poprik said. Community members will hear more about the costs at a second community forum which for evening of Feb. 28. Also at last night’s meeting, the board authorized the district administration to pursue bond refunding. Discussed at an earlier meeting and again on Monday night, the district has an opportunity to save money by advance refunding a portion of outstanding bonds. This opportunity is a result of what district officials called “historically” low interest rates. Several refunding options are available to the district. The board unanimously authorized the district administration to work with financial advisors to pursue potential refunding. If refunding goes through it could save the district over $450,000. School officials say most of the savings would be seen over the next three years. The savings will help pay for capital projects in the district.

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Corbett’s filing defends antitrust suit vs. NCAA By MARK SCOLFORO The Associated Press

HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Corbett argued in a court document filed late Monday that the NCAA has been trying to use his antitrust lawsuit against it over the Penn State penalties in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal to combat what he describes as a groundswell of public criticism. Corbett said the judge should not grant the NCAA’s request to dismiss the case, saying college sports’ governing body made a factual error when it said the penalties were voted on by the university’s trustees. Corbett, who as GOV. TOM CORBETT governor is a trustee, said the NCAA’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit he filed in early January “appears to have been written more to advance the NCAA’s broader agenda, and to combat the recent groundswell of public criticism against the embattled organization, than to raise legal issues appropriate to a motion to dismiss.” NCAA spokeswoman Emily Potter offered no immediate comment on the latest filing. The Republican governor’s lawsuit asks

the judge to throw out all the penalties, including a $60 million fine, a four-year bowl ban and the loss of football scholarships. He claims the consent agreement has harmed students, business owners and others. “The NCAA wrongly claims that its arbitrary decimation of the PSU football program is no different than its enforcement of rules regulating player eligibility or uniforms — which do enhance collegiate competition — although PSU was not found to have violated a single NCAA rule and the NCAA’s own president insisted that the consent decree was not an enforcement action,” Corbett’s lawyers wrote. The NCAA has said the penalties are unrelated to regulation of economic activity so antitrust law doesn’t apply. Sandusky, a former defensive coordinator at the college football powerhouse, was convicted last summer of sexually abusing several boys, some on campus. He is serving a 30- to 60-year state prison sentence. He is appealing and maintains his innocence. The consent agreement between the NCAA and Penn State was signed a few weeks after Sandusky was found guilty of 45 criminal counts. Penn State is not a party to Corbett’s antitrust lawsuit or to the NCAA’s lawsuit filed last week against Corbett and three state officials over a newly enacted state law that is designed to keep the $60 million within the state.

Trustee: Penn State should seek refund for report By The Associated Press STATE COLLEGE — A Penn State trustee says a consultant should be asked to return “some or all” of the millions of dollars Penn State University paid for an internal investigation into the handling of sexual abuse allegations. Trustee Anthony Lubrano has been a critic of the $6.5 million report by former FBI director Louis Freeh, which concluded that longtime coach Joe Paterno and three former administrators covered up child sexual abuse allegations against former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky. Lubrano, who joined the board last year after drawing support from disgruntled alumni, cited another report commissioned by the Paterno family and released earlier this month that said Freeh’s investigation resulted in a “rush to injustice.” “The Freeh report purports to be the result of something that it is not — a full and complete investigation,” Lubrano said in a

statement Sunday. “Putting aside its inaccuracy and unfairness, the Freeh report is far from complete, and as a result, I believe Penn State is entitled to a refund.” Penn State spokesman David La Torre declined comment Sunday. Several other board members have also called for reexamination of the report in light of the critique in the Paterno family’s report. Freeh has stood by his findings and called the family’s report a “self-serving” effort to shape the legacy of Paterno, who died in January 2012 at age 85. Sandusky is serving a 30 to 60-year prison term following conviction on 45 counts of child sexual abuse involving 10 boys. He maintains his innocence. Former university president Graham Spanier, athletic director Tim Curley and retired vice president Gary Schultz are awaiting trial on obstruction, conspiracy and other charges. They have maintained their innocence.

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BELLEFONTE — Attorneys for Penn State and The Second Mile asked a judge earlier this month to grant a stay in the case filed by Victim 6 against the university, Jerry Sandusky and the charity he founded until the criminal trial of three former Penn State administrators wraps. Counsel is petitioning for the stay because former Penn State President Graham Spanier, former Penn State athletic director Tim Curley and former vice president Gary Schultz are expected to be witnesses in the case for Victim 6, according to court documents, but have yet to go to trial for their alleged involvement in the concealment of Sandusky’s sex crimes, both when he worked as a defensive coordinator at the university and when he was retired. Curley, Schultz and Spanier are charged

with perjury, endangering the welfare of children, failure to report, criminal conspiracy and obstruction of justice. They are expected to go to trial in 2014. Victim 6 filed a civil suit against Penn State, The Second Mile and Sandusky in January. Victim 6, called ‘John Doe 6’ in the complaint, testified in June that he was assaulted by Sandusky in 1998 in the locker room shower of the Lasch Football Building after an afternoon of working out. The boy’s mother, alarmed by her son’s wet hair, found out about the shower and alerted authorities. Then-District Attorney Ray Gricar set up a sting in the mother’s home but ultimately decided not to press charges against Sandusky. Sandusky, 69, is serving a 30-60 year sentence at SCI Greene, a maximum-security prison about three hours away from Centre County.

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Columnist lays out a flawed argument In his Feb. 14 column “Benedict, JFK debate at crossroads,” Martin Schram of Scripps-Howard News Service asked the following question: Can Americans vote for a Catholic for president and be assured that their president will decide public policy based on principles of U.S. law and the U.S. Constitution — and not directives from the pope? Mr. Schram’s rhetorical question creates a false dilemma that implies we have to choose between two — and only two — options, which is not true. Schram attempts to manipulate the reader into selecting his first option by default and his first, preferred option is not a realistic choice at all. I do not know Schram, nor the world he lives in, but there is absolutely no evidence that any recent U.S. president, Catholic or otherwise, has consistently “decided public policy based on principles of U.S. law and the U.S. Constitution.” Schram veils his bigotry and partisanship with juvenile logic, and something tells me that Mr. Schram might be among the first to scream bloody murder if we had an administration, congress and supreme court that actually “decided public policy based on the U.S. Constitution.” Alan Curtis Hollidaysburg

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Online education calls for caution Online courses are hot in higher education these days, and why not? As our culture relies more and more on the mediation of the Internet for activities that we used to do on paper or face to face — personal correspondence, shopping, banking, games, gambling, romance — the development of courses that students take online seems like an obvious, even inevitable, step. For-profit online institutions have exploded, but traditional colleges and uniJohn M. Crisp versities are getteaches English at ting into online Del Mar College in Corpus Christi, education in a Texas. His column big way, as well. is distributed by In fact, at present Scripps Howard about a third of News Service. Email all college stuhim at jcrisp@ dents, around 7 delmar.edu. million, are taking at least one course online. And that number appears to be growing. The logic of online courses is powerful. Students like them because of the flexibility and convenience. They don’t have to spend time and money driving to a campus, parking and sitting in a classroom full of strangers. Depending on how the course is set up, working students and students who are parents can log on at anytime from anywhere and keep up with the coursework, even in their pa-

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jamas. Many online courses are more or less self-paced. Some college teachers like online courses, as well. Lectures, quizzes and other elements of a course can be automated. Some teachers believe that online courses require more engagement from the students, who can no longer hide quietly in the back of a crowded classroom. And why wouldn’t professors enjoy sitting at home in their pajamas, as well? Administrators like online classes, too, maybe more than anyone else. Online courses ordinarily require an electronic infrastructure, but they don’t require campuses and classrooms that have to be heated and cooled and cleaned. Students furnish their own computers and desks. Furthermore, administrators like the fact that online education is, at least theoretically, extremely scalable. In a course that’s sufficiently modular and automated, a single professor can teach hundreds and even thousands of students at once. On the other hand, occasionally someone waves a yellow flag. For example, The Chronicle of Higher Education last week published “Online Courses Could Widen Achievement Gaps Among Students,” which reports on the results of a study conducted by Columbia University’s Community College Research Center. The center reviewed 500,000 courses taken online by students in community and technical colleges in Washington state. The short version of the study’s findings is that students who take more online courses are less likely to earn a degree. And some demographic groups — blacks, males, younger

students and underachievers — are even less likely than the general population to complete a degree if they take the online route. Also last week, The New York Times published “The Trouble With Online College,” which cites the Washington state study, as well as others, and cautions against the extensive adoption of online education, particularly for students who are already challenged by traditional college courses. I’m not a Luddite. The invention of new technologies is the story of civilization. Some technologies, like the flush toilet, improve our lives. Others, like the printing press and the Internet, transform them. But as we consider every new technology, we should resist the temptation to assume that it’s both inevitable and an improvement, particularly when the new technology bears a substantial financial incentive. So I share The Times’ cautions about committing too much education to the online wilderness. Every face-to-face college class, for good or ill, produces its own social dynamic that involves how other people look, talk and act, and that experience is enormously educational in its own right. Students benefit from leaving behind the unfocused activities of the typical household and engaging with classmates and professors. Their educations benefit, as well. Maintaining that rich, healthy dynamic for well-funded students in well-funded schools, while allowing it to wither and disappear for less prosperous schools in the interest of cost effectiveness, would be unfortunate, indeed.

Time to bring in some new blood? BETHESDA, Md. — I’m old. I know it. My idea of burning the candle at both ends is to stay up late enough to catch the weather on the 11 p.m. news. I can’t remember the last time I was out with a group that closed up a saloon. I’ve had a double knee replacement. I commute in a little fourdoor sedan that’s an indeterminate tone of beige. As I say, I’m old. But I don’t need my local elected officials reminding me of it. Worse yet, they hint, oh so indirectly, that I Dale McFeatters is a would be doing columnist for Bethesda an ecoScripps-Howard nomic and social News Service. favor if I made way for a younger, more desirable demographic — the 18- to 34-year-olds who are smart enough to be pulling down big salaries but too callow to realize that they should be saving for their kids’ college education and their own retirement. Before these familial responsibilities arrive, which they will do with frightening rapidity, the Montgomery County Council thinks — according to a Washington Post article — that these folks should be investing this

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extra capital in the local nightlife so Bethesda and its adjacent suburbs become a “hipster magnet.” Bethesda is perhaps Washington’s oldest suburb in the sense of being purely a bedroom community, but it has since become a city in its own right with the usual inner-suburb problems — not enough parking and too many deer. To lure “Generation Y” out of the more-happening neighborhoods in Washington, the county is proposing the creation of a “Task Force on the Night Time Economy” to study ways, says the Post, “to enliven the bar, music and after-hours dining scenes.” Where was this task force when I was interested in civic involvement? Instead, I was an officer of a chain of nonprofit day care centers. Bethesda — thanks to my generation, which is now supposed to get out of the way — has one of the best restaurant districts in the Washington area. But apparently that’s not good enough. We gather, eat dinner, carefully monitoring our alcoholic intake, and then quietly say our good nights and go home. The county is looking for a younger, more raucous breed of restaurant-goer. It is considering loosening the liquor laws and noise ordinances. The county also wants to identify those areas that are, in a wonderful new formulation, “underbarred.” Apparently my generation wasn’t drunk or loud enough. I wish the authorities had said something at

the time. I’m sure we could have stepped up our game if we had known it was our civic duty. Nor do the authorities seem to sense an inherent contradiction in trying to attract patrons to bigger bars with louder music that stay open later and their ominous public-service ads that warn of the grim fate in store for anyone who fails a breath test. One county council member offered an interesting economic rationale for attracting Generation Y at the expense of Generation Hip Replacement, the Post reported. The county spends $180,000, grades K through 12, to educate each youngster. And once they turn 21, what do the ingrates do? They go to D.C. to drink and party or, worse and even more embarrassing, to Northern Virginia. Even at my advanced age, I’m in favor of a lively bar scene. Heaven knows, I’ve supported enough of them in my time. But I offer this cautionary tale: A neighbor of ours moved to a Washington neighborhood noted for its quaint houses and plenitude of bars. After awhile she moved back. She got tired, she said, of the late-night noise and people urinating in her basement-window wells and getting sick on her front steps. The county council should be careful what it wishes for. My generation can hold its liquor, doesn’t shout and gets home in time to catch the weather forecast. You feel the cold at our age.

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HEALTH & WELLNESS Bob Perks Fund donates $8,800 to foundation From Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — “To be a comfort to people with cancer” was the motivation for the $8,800 gift given recently to The Foundation for Mount Nittany Mount Nittany Medical Center. The donation from the Bob Perks Fund, a State College based non-profit that provides support for basic necessities for people with cancer, will help to purchase hospitality carts to be delivered to families who have a loved one in the hospital with end stage cancer. The carts will facilitate the serving of specially prepared snacks to families so that they can spend as much time as they need at the bedside. Another purchase made from the funds was for special “wraps” for people with cancer to wear for their radiation therapy treatments at the Lance and Ellen Shaner Cancer Pavilion. The garments are designed to accommodate the special needs and equipment involved in the cancer treatments, and provide some comfort and ease for the patient. Doreen Perks, president of the Bob Perks Fund, modeled the specially made wrap designed for people who are going through radiation therapy treatment for cancer at the Lance and Ellen Shaner Cancer Pavilion. In addition to the wraps, some of the money will go toward the purchase of hospitality carts, which will facilitate the serving of specially prepared snacks to the families of people in end stage cancer, so that they can spend as much time as needed at the bedside. The Bob Perks Fund has been established to assist individuals or families with personal illness that has been diagnosed as cancer. The goal is to provide basic necessities that patients cannot afford temporarily due to their illness. Individuals may apply at bobperkscancer assistancefund.org.

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A CHECK FOR $8,800 was presented to The Foundation for Mount Nittany Medical Center recently. Pictured, from left, Mike Sullivan, Bob Perks Fund board member; Kim Neely, director of The Foundation for Mount Nittany Medical Center; Amy Gravine, Bob Perks Fund board member; Steve Brown, CEO of Mount Nittany Health; Doreen Perks, Bob Perks Fund president; David Hellyer, Bob Perks Fund board member; and Aileen Galley, ACSW, LSW, administrative director of the cancer program at Mount Nittany Medical Center.

Acupuncture can be an alternative treatment option From Gazette staff reports HERSHEY — Acupuncture used to be viewed as new-age therapy, but is becoming more accepted by clinicians and patients alike as a complementary or alternative treatment for many illnesses. Acupuncture originated in China approximately 2,500 years ago and is one of the oldest medical procedures in the world. The therapy entered the United States mainstream in 1971 when a New York Times journalist, James Reston, visited China and reported his experiences with acupuncture for post-operative pain relief. “The general theory of acupuncture is based on the premise that there are patterns of energy flow (Qi) through the body that are essential for health,” said Dr. Juan Qiu, family physician at Penn State Hershey Medical Group in State College. “Disruptions of this flow are believed to be responsible for disease.” Acupuncture encourages the body to promote natural healing and improve function by correcting imbalances of energy flow. It focuses on a holistic approach to the patient rather than a disease-oriented diagnostic and treatment model. Findings from basic research have begun to illustrate the mechanisms of action of acupuncture. Treatment is done by inserting needles and applying heat or electrical stimulation at very precise acupuncture points in the body to relieve pain and many other symptoms. This induces the release of opioids, which are psychoactive chemicals, and other neurotransmitters, and changes nervous system and endocrine function. As each needle is inserted, patients should feel them, but initially without pain. Sometimes the needles are heated or stimulated with mild electricity after insertion, which may cause a gentle tingling sensation. Once inserted, the needles will remain there for about ten to twenty minutes. Acupuncture is currently widely practiced in the United States for a variety of medical conditions. Commonly treated conditions include: ■ Acute or chronic pain (back pain,

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ACUPUNCTURE WAS once viewed as a new-age therapy, but it’s becoming more accepted by doctors and patients alike. neck pain, joint pain, myofascial pain, nerve pain, etc.) ■ Post-operative nausea and vomiting ■ Chemotherapy-induced nausea ■ Headaches ■ Anxiety ■ Fatigue ■ Insomnia ■ Addiction ■ Menstrual cramps ■ Abdominal and pelvic pain ■ Fibromyalgia ■ Carpal tunnel syndrome

■ Tennis elbow Use of acupuncture has been endorsed by the United States National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Health Service of the United Kingdom, the World Health Organization (WHO), and the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. “There is general agreement that acupuncture is safe when administered by well-trained practitioners using sterile needlesand carries a very low risk of serious adverse effects,” says. Qiu. “The inci-

dence of adverse effects is substantially lower than that of many drugs or other medical procedures used for the same conditions.” This is a weekly health news feature brought to you by Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Articles feature the expertise of Penn State Hershey faculty physicians and staff and are designed to offer timely, relevant health information of interest to a broad audience.

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FROM THE HEART

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IN OBSERVANCE of National Heart Month, CPI faculty, staff and students are participating in “dress down� days with all proceeds being donated to the American Heart Association at the end of the month. Pictured is the practical nursing class, faculty and staff.

Mount Nittany Health names first chief operating officer From Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — Steve Brown, president and CEO of Mount Nittany Health, recently named Debra Linnes chief operating officer for the health system. Linnes will provide operational leadership for Mount Nittany Medical Center and Mount Nittany Physician Group. “Our mission at Mount Nittany Health is to make people healthier. As simple as it sounds, it’s a responsibility that we take very seriously. To do that, we must put our

mission into every day action. With Debbie’s extensive operations background, I believe that she will be a strong asset to the leadership team as we focus on our strategic priorities and our tradition of excellence in care,� Brown said. Linnes joins the health system with an extensive background in healthcare executive leadership serving as chief operating officer and CEO for hospitals and health systems, including Catholic Healthcare West, Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, Catholic Health Initiatives, and most re-

Volunteer leadership council to meet

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STATE COLLEGE — The American Cancer Society Volunteer Leadership Council of Centre County will meet at 6 p.m. on March 13 at the ACS Centre County office on 123 S. Sparks St. Members will meet to discuss programs and services provided to cancer patients in Centre County. From Sept. 1, 2011 to Aug. 31, 2012, 256 cancer patients received a total of 662 services. Included in this was information, transportation assistance, Road to Recovery help, free wigs, Look Good ‌ Feel Better programs, and the Hope Lodge, where 31 patients stayed for free for a total of 414 nights. For more information call (814) 234-1023.

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Bellefonte students honor Sandy Hook victims By MARY ELDER For The Gazette

BELLEFONTE — Students from Bellefonte Area Middle School found books to honor the memories of the fallen students of Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. Students from Mary Miltenberger’s Intervention and Enrichment class donated children’s books to the Sandy Hook Elementary library in honor of the children who were killed in the Dec. 14 massacre at the school. The students started the project one week after the shooting and the Sandy Hook School District was contacted about the student’s project in mid-January. “The students read about each child then selected a book for the library. Each book is connected in a special way to a child who lost his/her life in the tragedy,” Miltenberger said. “Students stepped up to take one of the students and learn more about their life.” Each student picked a child to learn more about. After the students had researched their child, they tried to find a book to honor their memory to send to the Sandy Hook school. “We read about the children killed and we read about their personalities. We got books in their memory,” said sixth-grade

student Andrew Howe. The students enjoyed the opportunity to help, but it was hard for them at times. “We are doing this for a good cause. Sometimes it did make me teary eyed because my little brother is the same age as some of the kids who was killed,” said sixth-grade student Andrew Sharp. After learning about the students, the next step was to find age-appropriate books, which would specifically relate to the students who had passed away. The students and their parents helped raise the money for the books. “The students looked up books on Amazon. They tried to find books that would relate to the child whom they had picked,” Miltenberger said. “One student read that their person was about to lose a tooth, so they got a book entitled ‘Little Rabbit’s Loose Tooth.’” Each student had a different perspective as to their take on the tragedy and their efforts to honor the memories of the students who had passed away. “It was very tragic because their Christmas presents were already bought. The kids were not able to get them and the parents probably kept them in memory,” said sixth-grade student Abby Lohr. “Because we sent the books, their friends and the people who knew them will be able to have happy memories of them.”

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MARY MILTENBERGER’S sixth grade class at Bellefonte Area Middle School donated books to the library at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.

PSU joins MOOC movement to offer free online courses From Gazette staff reports

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KINDERGARTEN TEACHER Carol Lebold shows students pictures of active volcanoes as they talk about the many volcanoes in Nicaragua. Afterward, students made their own active volcanoes.

Grace Lutheran students ‘travel’ to Nicaragua Annual International Week introduces children to other cultures From Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — Each winter, Grace Lutheran Preschool and Kindergarten students explore another country during their International Week. The project introduces children to art, music, language, landscapes, landmarks and culture of places yet unknown to them. From the time they hear boarding announcements over the public announcement system in the host country’s language (as well as in English) and subsequently board their flight — complete with tickets, passports, sound effects of a plane ride and an in-flight video about their destination — they are immersed in another world. Each day they “travel” to a different room using “local” transport methods and engage in activities representative of the country’s culture. This year some students have had a foretaste of the place they are visiting: Nicaragua. The destination was chosen since Grace Lutheran is sending a medical mission team there in March. Already students’ families have collected children’s vitamins and ibuprofen for the mission trip.

The junior kindergarten class also contributed hand-decorated placemats for the mission team’s spaghetti dinner fundraiser. By participating, children and their parents learn that little hands can make a big difference. The idea for International Week began more than a decade ago. Since that time, the school has “traveled” to many countries, including Thailand, Germany, Australia, and most recently England in 2012, the year the summer Olympics were held in London. Education director Teri Statham organizes the annual trip. Teachers with expertise in the various units serve as tour guides during the week, including the school’s Spanish teacher, who is handling the language components. It’s often said that travel changes a person by broadening one’s horizons. Even though our little travelers’ passports, boarding passes, flight, and trip are imaginary, their experiences during International Week help them to learn that the world is a big, diverse, colorful and exciting place. Through the eyes of a child it is especially so.

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State recently joined the leading massive open online course (MOOC) platform, Coursera, making it possible for the university to provide courses on a vast scale and open higher education to hundreds of thousands more students than was previously possible. Penn State joined 33 other well-known institutions around the globe already offering courses through Coursera and will provide immediate open enrollment for its initial classes. Coursera, a for-profit industry leader in large-scale online education, partners with top universities in the world to offer free courses for anyone, with the hope that the world’s best institutions will educate not only thousands of students, but millions. Penn State and 28 more institutions now join universities such as Princeton, Brown, Columbia, Stanford and Duke, in providing Coursera course offerings to the masses. With the addition of this group of institutions, Coursera has nearly doubled the number of universities offering courses. Since Coursera launched in April 2012, the company has registered a total of almost 2.8 million users, with approximately 1.45 million students enrolling in courses each month. Coursera also recently began offering students opportunities to receive credit and recognition for their work through organizations such as the American Council on Education (ACE), which offer the potential for students to receive transfer credit to college degree programs for select courses. “Penn State will be part of a movement that can provide broader access to higher education,” said Penn State President Rodney A. Erickson. “This partnership offers us an opportunity to not only open educational doors to people who may not otherwise have an opportunity, but to also showcase the innovative work of our faculty and their courses.” Penn State’s initial massive open online course (MOOC) offerings will focus on five courses (available at http://coursera.org/ psu): Introduction to Art; Maps and the Geospatial Revolution; Creativity, Innovation and Change; Energy, the Environment and Our Future; and Epidemics: the Dynamics of Infectious Diseases. According to Cole Camplese, senior director of ITS Teaching and Learning with Technology at Penn State, the university’s proven delivery of quality online education via its World Campus, an online college, positions Penn State to offer exceptional

courses through this platform while exploring new opportunities. “We have worked to bring some of the most innovative and exciting learning experiences to life on the Coursera platform,” said Camplese, who took part in Penn State’s decision to join the MOOC movement. “The courses we are offering will enable us to expand our leadership in online delivery by partnering with awardwinning faculty to potentially enrich the lives of tens of thousands of learners. The faculty involved in this effort are excited to be part of a future-facing teaching opportunity with potentially transformative effects.” The university plans to use the innovative MOOC platform to advance key University priorities, including showcasing faculty expertise, testing innovative learning strategies, engaging with communities around the world and attracting students to continue their education at Penn State, either in-person or online. In addition, MOOCs also offer high school students an opportunity to pre-shop for college majors and provide existing students with a way to supplement their learning. “This partnership — which is really about faculty innovation — will enable Penn State to test Coursera’s robust learning platform to engage thousands more students worldwide,” said Craig Weidemann, vice president for Penn State Outreach, also a partner in the university’s MOOC exploration. “The partnership also allows us to build upon our legacy in online learning by providing access to Penn State’s expertise to students anywhere, anytime.” Penn State has been a leader in distance education since 1892, when students took courses through the Post Office’s Rural Free Delivery, and in online education since 1998 when the World Campus launched. Today, the World Campus boasts nearly 12,000 students, studying in more than 90 undergraduate, graduate and professional education programs. Weidemann adds the participation in the expanding MOOC movement builds upon Penn State’s longstanding history of innovation and providing access to students. “The criteria for courses we offer in this global effort are that they need to be robust, in high demand and relevant to the needs of learners,” he said. “Each course was sponsored by an academic college and championed by a faculty member who was adept with technology — ensuring Penn State’s platform presence employs cuttingedge tools and highly innovative teaching methods.”

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South Hills grad sworn in as state trooper From Gazette staff reports CENTRE HALL — It was a lifelong goal of South Hills graduate Kyle Butler to eventually become a Pennsylvania State Trooper, and his dream came true in December of 2012 as he graduated from “The Hill� at the Hershey State Police Academy. Butler, of Centre Hall, said he is happy to be living his dream, but he said “it took perseverance to become a state trooper because of the extended admissions and training process.� There are rigorous scholastic, physical, psychological and KYLE BUTLER background checks that must first be conducted before becoming a police cadet. Once accepted into the academy, cadets undergo a six-month para-military train-

ing period at the Police Academy in Hershey which is physically and mentally demanding. Butler and his classmates were expected to become proficient in their knowledge of state laws, weaponry, selfdefense, driving skills, physical fitness and command presence. In addition to the hands-on-training cadets receive at “The Hill,� Butler said he was “honored to be with the other cadets as they learned the importance of living out personal virtues such as honor, trust, integrity, courage, service, and duty to the citizens of Pennsylvania.� There were 114 cadets that started training in the fall of 2012, with 98 men and women graduating in December. The formal commencement ceremony was attended by Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett, along with other state and federal law enforcement representatives. Trooper Butler is now stationed in Coudersport, with Troop F where he is undergoing 60 days of field training with an experienced senior state trooper.

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CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA Institute of Science and Technology offers numerous continuing education courses including PA State Safety Inspection Mechanic Certification. As part of the requirement for this certification, students must perform “beneath the vehicle� inspections. Pictured are Yevgeniy Skripnikov and Josh Grove, full-time adult students in the collision repair program, performing this safety tactile final exam requirement of the class. The lead instructor for the program is Doug Stimely.

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Port Matilda Elementary hosts engaged learning From Gazette staff reports PORT MATILDA — As a culminating activity to a Fractured Fairy Tale unit, thirdgraders at Port Matilda Elementary had a Hawaiian luau. The activity was based on the reading of “The 3 Little Hawaiian Pigs� and “Magic Shark� by Donivee Laird. Students packed their suitcases and took an imaginary trip to the glistening beaches of the tropics. Before leaving for this imaginary trip, students checked their budgets to see what types of activities they could afford, and then calculated how many exciting adventures they could fit into a day on the islands. Students brought home souvenirs that they had collected, such as sunglasses,

seashells, poetry and leis. During the day students also studied the island geography, watched a fun movie about a Hawaiian family, relaxed with some peaceful beach reading, and learned some Hawaiian words. The students said mahalo (thank you) to all of the makua (parents) who sent in ono (delicious) treats for the adventure and to Abby Dwyer, for teaching the students to hula dance. Port Matilda third-grade students also enjoyed a “Pirate Day� in February to celebrate achieving an average of 18.5 accelerated reader points per student in a recent reading competition. Art, reading and technology were integrated into the educational and fun dress-up day.

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New Hope Lutheran Church holds indoor yard sale By SAM STITZER pennsvalley@centrecountygazette.com

SPRING MILLS — Yard sale season is still months away, but the New Hope Lutheran Church in Spring Mills didn’t let the winter weather get in its way. The church found a way to beat the winter doldrums and raise money for its food pantry, which serves the needs of residents of the Penns Valley area in need of food. On Feb. 23, the church held its third annual indoor yard sale. About 50 vendors’ tables filled the church social hall and lobby to capacity, and a large crowd of shoppers was seen throughout the five-hour event. Items for sale included many typical household items as well as some fine hand crafted items. Shirley Chamberlin and Christina Mensch came from Turbotville with a collection of glassware and plates. Among the plates were several anniversary plates from churches in Pennsylvania and Ohio. Chamberlin also had

jewelry made by her daughter, and decorative metal stars made by her husband, who forms them from pieces of decorative holiday tins. Local author, Jeffrey Frazier, originally from Centre Hall, was there with copies of his book titled “Ghosts of Penn’s Woods,” which records numerous ghostly encounters occurring in or near Pennsylvania’s State Parks and historic sites. Frazier said his book is unique because its stories come directly from those who experienced them, rather than from second-hand sources. Frazier has collected many more stories of ghostly encounters, and is planning a sequel to his book. Nancy McGhee, of Pennsylvania Furnace, brought a line of her handmade jewelry. She said her jewelry uses stones from all over the world, and some are very rare and unique. She uses a diamondtipped drill to bore holes in the stones for attaching chains and other metal fittings.

“It’s slow work,” McGhee said of the drilling process. McGhee is retired and makes her jewelry as a hobby. She is currently studying gemology. Jimmy Brown, of Spring Mills, was selling copies of historic photos he has collected from the Penns Valley area. Brown is a 2012 graduate of Penns Valley High School with a great interest in history. He has been a member of the Hampton’s Battery F Civil War reenactment group for several years, which has sparked his interest in history. Brown said that people looking at his photos will often say something like, “Hey, that’s my dad, or that’s my grandpa in that picture.” This has helped him to identify some of the people in the photos. Some of his photos date back more than a century. In addition to yard sale and craft items, another attraction of this event was a supply of home-cooked and baked goods made by New Hope church members.

Women’s Club sponsors banners in Centre Hall By SAM STITZER pennsvalley@centrecountygazette.com

CENTRE HALL — If you have driven through Centre Hall lately, you have probably noticed the blue and white banners at every intersection. The Centre Hall Women’s Club purchased the banners as part of a community service project this past year, in partnership with the Centre Hall Borough. The men of Grace United Methodist Church placed the banners on 40 street signs throughout the borough. Women’s Club member, Carolyn Foust, heads up the banner project. She said the Women’s Club raised the funds to purchase 40 winter theme banners by collecting donations from Centre Hall merchants. On behalf of the Centre Hall Borough, the

Women’s Club was able to secure a grant from the Centre Community Foundation which will help support the purchase of a second set of banners. These banners will follow a patriotic theme showing an American flag on a blue background, and will be hung on street signs at Centre Hall intersections in early May of this year. The Women’s Club is now seeking funds from the community to cover the cost of a third set of banners to be hung in August that recognize the staff and students of the Penns Valley School District. The banners will feature the Penns Valley Rams’ logo in white on a blue background. For more information about the project contact Foust at (814) 364-2468 or Beth Araujo at the Centre Hall borough office at (814) 364-1772.

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NANCY MCGHEE showed a line of handmade jewelry featuring many rare stones.

PAWS ADOPT-A-PET Pi, a young adult male, has put his past behind him and is ready to begin his life’s second chapter with a new forever family. Pi was rescued on a cold, rainy night by some Good Samaritans. His paws were frostbitten, he had wounds on his legs and his weight was about half of what it should have been. Despite his rough shape, Pi was as desperate for affection as he was for food. He would alternate between eating and jumping on a lap for a few moments of snuggling. Pi has now gained all his weight back, but has not lost his love for giving and getting affection. If you can open your home to Pi, you can read more about this guy who would do well with dogs and other cats at http://www.centre countypaws.org/cats/ or visit him at PAWS, 1401 Trout Road in State College on weekends or at Centre Hall Pet Supply, 2780 Earlystown Road, during the week.

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Fresh Life: Time for the mid-winter haul out While contemplating this week’s article, I was also doing some mid-winter cleaning. Not just the typical laundry and dishes, but really cleaning out. Some would call this spring cleaning but, as it is not yet spring, I call it a mid-winter haul out. After the excitement of receiving new gifts for Christmas or obtaining items throughout the year, it’s hard to find an organized space for the clothes, utensils, toys and knick knacks. There may be closets that look like a stacked locker, drawers so stuffed with clothing they cannot close and toy boxes brimming over. Studies suggest that eliminating 10 percent of the items in each room of a house will allow the space to feel larger, more organized and cleaner. As the adage states, “less is more.” Over the years, I have purchased new items and also a lot of used items from sources like Goodwill, yard sales, antique stores and have also received a fair share of hand-me-downs. While Amy Debach-Conmy home is eclectic yet organized, I fer has a degree in have come to the realization that our visual arts/photogstuff is only that. Stuff. Now my misraphy and training sion is to eliminate anything that doesas a wilderness EMT and beekeeper. n’t contribute to the look and feel I am She can be reached trying to achieve or that doesn’t have at amosd14@ necessary sentimental value. As I work yahoo.com toward this goal, room by room, it’s lovely to see the unique mix of items that are left. The items, decorations and art are the really special items obtained throughout the years and it helps to highlight each one of these when there aren’t other random things to look at. Although it may be difficult to let go of some of these things, think practically. For clothing that you think you will wear again or are saving for the right moment, organize them separately for six months. If they haven’t been worn by then, plan on getting rid of them. The same thing goes for the toys, utensils and other items. If they are no longer serving a purpose or aren’t a valuable entity, plan on letting them go. There are several ways to go about eliminating the clutter around the home. Items can be donated to Goodwill or another similar facility, where they will be inexpensively purchased by someone who may really need the item. Upon request, anything donated can be itemized on a receipt issued by the facility and turned in with your tax information. We took advantage of this throughout the year and calculated approximately $1,000 of fair market estimated donations. Other ways of eliminating the clutter or clothing is by taking the items to a consignment shop. If the clothing is free of tears and stains, these places will usually take them for trade, store credit or even cash. Higher-end consignment shops may require the clothing to also be trendy within the last two years or name brand. This is also something I have taken advantage of with the large amount of children’s clothes that are quickly outgrown. Antiques and

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King earns honor as Bellefonte Elk of the Year From Gazette staff reports BELLEFONTE — Scott King was recently selected as Elk of the Year by the Bellefonte Elks Lodge. Every year, the Bellefonte Elks Lodge selects one of its members as Elk of the Year. King has been a member of the Bellefonte Lodge since Nov. 11, 1985 — 29 years. He held the position of exalted ruler in 1991-92 and he and his officers entered into a competition that brought home the title “All-American Lodge” during his reign

as exalted ruler. He also held the position as district deputy in 2001-2002. Over the years, he has been instrumental in organizing numerous events for the lodge and club, as well as providing guidance to other Elks clubs in their endeavors. In addition to being part of the woodwork, he has been the club manager for many years. According to the Bellefonte Elks, he is a true testimony of what “Elkdom” is all about.

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Civil War reenactment group to meet From Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — The March meeting of the 148th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Company C, Civil War Reenactment Group will be held at 7 p.m. on March 7 at Hoss’s Steak and Seafood Restaurant in State College. The group will be discussing its participation in several 150th anniversary events this year. During the Civil War, seven of the 10 companies of the 148th PA Regiment were recruited from Centre County and became

known as “The Centre County Regiment.” The 148th PA Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Company C, Reenactment Group has more than 80 active members from Centre, Clearfield, Mifflin, Juniata, Huntingdon, Blair and Carbon counties. The regiment is actively recruiting new members. Anyone who is interested in learning more about Civil War reenacting or the Civil War in general is encouraged to attend. For more information, contact President Lynn Herman at (814) 861-0770 or Captain Dave Felice at (814) 360-2626.

Cookbook to benefit victim’s children From Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — If you live in Centre County, chances are that you know the story of Sammy Boob. Back in 2009, Boob was murdered and left behind four children. Boob loved to cook, so it was only a matter of time before his co-workers, family and friends put together a cookbook to honor Sammy’s memory. The cookbook titled, “Delectable Delights from the Dump,” is currently avail-

able for $10 at the Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority. Employees of the Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority have donated all printing costs, so that 100 percent of the proceeds from the cookbook sales will go into the trust funds for Sammy’s four children. The cookbook is filled with recipes submitted from Boob’s family as well as from residents across Centre County. To purchase a cookbook, call (814) 2387005 or email wasted5@uplink.net.

Hospital hosts cooking demonstration From Gazette staff reports LEWISTOWN — The Lewistown Hospital Care and Share support group is opening its March meeting to the community in support of National Nutrition Month. Brenda Yohn, registered dietician, will conduct a cooking demonstration, “Veg-

etable Side Dishes that Rock,” at 6:30 p.m. on March 20 in the hospital’s classroom 4. Attendees will learn new ways to boost flavor and health by increasing vegetable intake, and will enjoy samples. Register by March 13 by calling (717) 242-7142.

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Silent auction scheduled for March 16 From Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will host a silent auction from 6 to 9:30 p.m. March 16 at 780

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THE BRYCE Jordan Center was nearly filled to capacity for the 2012 Pink Zone Game.

Pep rally held in celebration of Pink Zone game Public meets coaching staff in advance of fundraiser STATE COLLEGE — Celebration and inspiration were the themes on Thursday at Mount Nittany Medical Center as the community geared up for the seventh annual Pink Zone basketball game. In honor of Sunday’s game, the medical center played host to a “Pink Out Pep Rally” to invite the public to meet the Lady Lions basketball coaching staff, celebrate fundraising successes and get excited for the upcoming game. Attendees could purchase Pink Zone Tshirts and gear, pink ribbons and other merchandise, as well as enter raffles throughout the event, which was held at the Galen and Nancy Dreibelbis auditorium. Debbie Linnes, chief operating officer of Mount Nittany Health, kicked off the event by saying it is “such an honor and privilege to be here today.” Linnes said, on behalf of Mount Nittany Health, she wants to express a special thanks to all those involved with the Pink Zone and everyone in attendance at the pep rally. She said she’s grateful to the Pennsylvania Pink Zone for its dedication to breast cancer. One in eight women are touched by breast cancer in the United States, Linnes said. “We all probably have individuals within our lives that are personally touched,” she said, adding that she is a breast cancer survivor herself, and is here today “because of early detection.” “Nationally we are making a difference in breast cancer,” she said, explaining that

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to talk about breast cancer openly, without fear. “It’s great to be a survivor,” she said. “You’re not alone.” Washington said there is a whole network of support out there for breast cancer patients and survivors. “Sunday is our day to celebrate,” she said. Washington thanked the Pink Zone for partnering with the Lady Lions, and stressed the importance of the basketball team’s platform of wanting to further breast cancer awareness, education and treatment. “Our Pink Zone … is unquestionably the best in the nation,” she said. “But it’s also great for our county.” Washington said the Lady Lions are proud to support, now and in the future, and in any way possible, Pink Zone efforts. “Penn State women’s basketball is here for you,” she said. Pink Zone beneficiaries include: Mount Nittany Medical Center, Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute, the PA Breast Cancer Coalition, Kay Yow Cancer Fund, J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital and Lewistown Hospital. According to Mount Nittany Health, donations from Pink Zone funded the new resource center located in the Lane and Ellen Shaner Cancer Pavilion at Mount Nittany Medical Center. The Pennsylvania Pink Zone and Penn State Lady Lion Basketball are a unified force in the fight against breast cancer on the court, across campus and within communities. The Pennsylvania Pink Zone promotes cancer awareness and empowers survivors through year-round efforts to

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Pink Zone 2013: A look back Photos by Tim Weight

CLOCKWISE, FROM TOP: Breast cancer survivors gathered on the court at the Bryce Jordan Center at halftime of the Pink Zone game; the Nittany Lion entertains a young fan; the Penn State Lionettes, left, got in on the act, wearing Pink Zone T-shirts.

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CLOCKWISE, FROM TOP LEFT: Penn State’s Marissa Wolfe celebrates with coach Coquese Washington; Alex Bentley cuts down the net after the Lady Lions captured the Big Ten regular season title; the Penn State cheerleaders pump up the crowd at the annual Pink Zone game.

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2012-13 Postseason Wrestling Tournaments Area wrestlers fare well at district meet By JOHN DIXON For The Gazette

ALTOONA — Following the Class AAA District 6 Wrestling Tournament, held this past weekend at the Altoona High School Field House, the four Centre County High School wrestling teams will send a total of 26 wrestlers back to Altoona for this weekend’s Northwest Regional Tournament. Bald Eagle Area, which finished third in the team race with 166.5 points behind Mifflin County (198.5) and Central Mountain (189.5), will send nine qualifiers. Bellefonte, fourth with 134.5 points, has six qualifiers; PhilipsburgOsceola, sixth with 115 points, will send seven while State College qualified four while scoring 75.5 points to finish eighth.

BALD EAGLE AREA BEA produced three straight winners in the upper weights with Jake Taylor (182), winning his third straight district title, Aaron Varner and Nate Sharkey followed at 195 and 220 pounds, respectively, claiming titles. “I feel good for those guys,” said BEA coach Steve Millward. “They deserve it. They push each other and they push themselves. They deserve to get what they got. I’m just happy for them.” Despite sending nine to the regionals, Millward wasn’t satisfied, as any coach would be. “Nine is nice but we have liked to get two more through,” Millward said. “We had some matches that maybe Friday would have helped us a little bit better in the wrestle-backs where we got knocked in there. It was just the way guys dropped down it didn’t help us to lose Friday but we did get our top four seeds through and that’s what we were hoping to do.” The finals for BEA began at 113 where senior Travis Giedroc surrendered three takedowns and a nearfall in losing 9-1 to Mifflin County’s freshman Hayden Hidlay. At 138, the Eagles’ senior Joe Powers ran into Altoona’s top-seeded senior T. J. Brandt who proceeded to take a 5-0 first period lead off a takedown and nearfall. Brandt ended the match off a headlock for a second-period fall in 2:27, producing his fourth district title while also earning the Outstanding Wrestler Award as selected by the media. The Eagles would regroup and claim three straight titles beginning at 182 with Taylor producing a convincing 7-3 win over Central Mountain’s Blaze Buckwalter. Taylor took a 2-1 lead into the second period then added a pair of takedowns, the second one with seven seconds remaining in the period that sealed the win. “He just goes out and gives you six minutes of everything Jake can do. He doesn’t stop. He’s smart about how the match goes, he’s smart when he’s wrestling. Just a solid kid.” Millward said. At 195, Varner battled Altoona’s Mante Barnes to the wire before producing a 7-5 win. Varner had a first period escape and takedown for a 3-2 lead and in the second period added a reversal to take a 5-3 lead into the third period. Barnes escaped to star the third making it a 5-4 match. Varner then secured the title with a takedown with 14 seconds remaining. “Aaron, he does things that’s Aaron. I don’t really know what to say about Aaron,”Millward said. “He does his own thing. Stuff just happens. It’s fun to watch him wrestle, that’s for sure.” At 220, Sharkey didn’t give Central Mountain’s Cameron Porter a chance producing an 11-1 major decision. Sharkey used a takedown and nearfall to build a 5-0 first-period lead then added a reversal and a pair of takedowns to secure the major win. “I haven’t seen that much out of him in a while,” ex-

plained Millward. “He was ready to go. He was excited to be in the finals, I know that. The level of energy that he kept through a six-minute match was pretty phenomenal. I’m sure he is one happy kid tonight (having finish second last year).” The Eagles other regional qualifiers, top four advance, were freshman Coby Bainey, third at 106; and three grapplers than place fourth in sophomore Clint McCaslin (132), sophomore Mitchell Taylor (160), senior Ben Verbitskey (170).

BELLEFONTE The Red Raiders two champions were sophomore Trevor Corl at 120, a two-time champ having won last year at 113 and senior Nick Shawley (170), also a two-time winner having won at 195 last year. “We are a little disappointed overall,” Bellefonte coach Mike Maney said. “We have six guys going on but on some weight classes, we didn’t really show up. I thought the team title was there for the taking and the opportunity presented itself but some guys didn’t wrestle to their seeds that was key to getting the team title. I give credit to the guys who were in the finals, and the name of the game is moving on.” At 120, a 5-0 lead off a takedown and near-cradle was all Corl would need in defeating sophomore Isaac Underhill, Mifflin County, 5-1. “He’s been wrestling well,” Maney said of Corl. “He seems to be getting better as the season goes on and he’s been able to make adjustments early on with the weight class and he seems to be settled in there. It’s not easy to win a title as a freshman and a sophomore. It was a good job by him to win two titles early on.” At 170, Shawley took a 2-0 first-period lead off a takedown, added a second-period escape and another takedown en route to a convincing 5-0 shutout over Philipsburg-Osceola’s senior John Prentice. “Nick wrestled a good solid match,” Maney said of Shawley. “I wanted to see him get a little more offense on his feet, but we knew Prentice was a tough kid and was going to wrestle a good, solid six minutes. Shawley basically controlled the match from start to finish. The Red Raiders had a pair of runner-ups in sophomore Luke Leathers at 106 and top-seeded senior Garrett Poorman at 285. At 106, Leathers surrendered a first-period takedown to Hollidaysburg’s Damian Huff who would also add a thirdperiod escape and takedown to produce a 5-1 win. At 285, Hollidaysburg’s Matthew Barton had a second-period reversal and then added a third-period nearfall for a 4-0 win over Poorman. The Red Raiders’ freshman Dillon Kephart finished third at 145 following a 3-0 win over sophomore Scott Yarger, Philipsburg-Osceola while freshman Aaron Witherite placed fourth at 113. “As a team we have some things to work on,” Maney explained of his six regional qualifiers. “At this level, any little mistake will hurt ya, especially next weekend where you make a mistake and your season is over if you have those type of mistakes so we need to use these next four days to improve on those weaknesses and get ready for regionals.”

PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA The Mounties did not produce a champion but had a pair of runner-ups in senior Brian Evans, 126, and Prentice, 170, who lost 5-0, to Bellefonte’s Nick Shawley. At 126, Mifflin County freshman Noah Stewart surprised Evans with a takedown with six seconds to go in the opening period then added a second-period reversal en route to a 4-1 win. P-O’s third place finishers were junior Dennis Lumadue, who pinned Altoona’s Trenton Kephart in 3:51 to move on to the regionals, and junior Nick Gray, who went extra time in producing a 3-2 win in the ultimate tiebreaker. The Mounties also advanced three fourth place finishers in senior Bryan Descavish, 120, Caleb Shively injury default at 138 and sophomore Scott Yarger, 145. “We wrestled a little too close to the vest, maybe, in the finals,” explained P-O’s coach Tim McCamley. “There were

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IN A 285-POUND semifinal, Bellefonte’s Garrett Poorman won by decision over Mifflin County’s Caleb Rhoades, 2-0. Poorman will move on to regionals, which will be held this weekend in Altoona. a lot of nerves working there. It’s the first time they (runner-ups Evans and Prentice) were in a big match like that. They wrestled hard; they had a good tournament. They’re both seniors. They’re the two hardest working guys in the room. They deserved to be in the finals.” “After last night, that’s good. Last night we seemed a little down,” McCamley said. “We wrestled a lot better today. Some of the guys really wrestled hard. It’s nice to take seven out of here. We only came here with 12. I would like to have more but that’s a pretty good showing. Now it’s time to focus on the positives with who we have here and lets go with them. You can’t worry who’s not here due to injuries, you move on with who you have. They did a good job and now it’s up to them to carry on.”

STATE COLLEGE The Little Lions’ qualified Horner, a 6-4 lost to MC’s Wilson in the finals; sophomore Kyle Catral (fourth at 106), freshman Anthony Myers (fourth at 126) where he defeated junior Cody Stine, BEA, for the final spot in the regionals, Horner and junior Alex Stover (third at 160). Stover defeated BEA’s sohomore Mitchell Taylor 1-0 in the third-place bout. “I was proud of the four kids that made it through to regionals,” stated State College coach Chad Dubin. “Each one of them has a special story. At 106, Kyle Catral just started wrestling two years ago and has made some huge strides and major improvements. He is only a sophomore so the sky is the limit. At 126, Anthony Myers is a freshman that was wrestling up two weight classes and has no fear. He is a state champ in the making. “At 145, Derek Horner is a junior that also just started wrestling in eighth grade,” added Dubin. “He didn’t win a match at districts his sophomore year and is the most improved kid on the team. At 160, Alex Stover was playing golf last year and didn’t wrestle. I talked him into it and he did a great job. We, the coaching staff, are very proud of him and his effort. “We had three other kids that should have placed but didn’t work out,” concluded Dubin. “I am overall disappointed with the team but happy to see a few bright spots.” Mat Notes: The District 6 Wrestling Hall of Fame inducted 10 new members for the Class of 2013. Several are from Centre County including Joe Humphreys, current Bellefonte head coach and former Bald Eagle Area state champion Mike Maney, former State College state champion Scott Pifer, State College state champion Dave Koll, former Bald Eagle Area state champions Skip Pighetti and Doug Taylor. … Fans were surprised during the afternoon intermission when Olympic gold medal winner Rulon Gardner spoke to the crowd urging support to keep wrestling in the Olympics. Gardner won his gold medal at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Gardner received a standing ovation for his efforts.

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Tripping the Tigers State College wears down Hollidaysburg in District 6 Class AAAA semifinal By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com

WINGATE — Even though their first meeting was an ugly 37-point blowout, State College was nonetheless very wary of the Hollidaysburg Tigers. After a first-round win over Mifflin County, the Tigers came into the Bald Eagle Area gym on Saturday afternoon looking for another playoff win, this time against the No. 1 seeded Little Lions in their District 6 Class AAAA semifinal matchup. Not wanting to run with State College, Hollidaysburg planned to keep the pace slow, hold the score down, stay close, and then go for it down the stretch. It worked — especially in the first half and deep into the third quarter. But the Little Lions’ depth, pressure defense and shooting ability began to exert themselves after that, and State College steadily pulled away for a 55-29 victory and a spot in Wednesday night’s District final against Central Mountain at St. Francis University. Senior guard Kyle Kanaskie scored 16 of his game-high 21 points in the second half — including four 3’s — as the Little Lions scored nine of the last 11 points in the final 90 seconds of the third quarter to turn a relatively slim lead into a 20-point bulge, 43-23, going into the fourth quarter. “We try to take control over only what we can control,” State College coach Drew Frank said.

“That (the earlier Hollidaysburg) game was history, and the only game we have control over was the one we were playing today. “I heard no discussion in the preparation about what happened in the previous game. We knew that Hollidaysburg was a better team than they showed in that game, and they certainly got better in the last part of the season. Our guys were just focused on what they could do to make sure we were successful today.” The game began with Hollidaysburg essentially dictating the pace of play. The deliberate offense against the SC man-to-man defense kept the Tigers within striking distance — six points — after the first quarter and within 11 points, 23-12, at halftime. Led by Zach Ottaway’s eight first half points, and 15 for the night, the Tigers were able to keep the game a half-court affair and stay within a run of tying or even going ahead. “That’s what we anticipated,” Frank said. “Actually, with the defense we were playing, we were hoping the game would go that way. We wanted to keep them from penetrating, keep them outside the circle and outside of the paint. The longer the game went on, I thought the more pressure there was on their offense.” With things still close into the third quarter, and after a long 3 by Ottaway, the Tigers were still hanging in, down 34-23 going into the final minute of the third quarter. But baskets by Connor Nodell and Ryan Karstetter along with a

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STATE COLLEGE’S Kyle Kanaskie (5) defends during Saturday’s District 6 Class AAAA semifinal game with Hollidaysburg at Bald Eagle Area High School. The Little Lions won the game, 55-29. foul shot and a 3 by Kanaskie bumped the SC lead up to 43-23 and from there the Little Lions turned to their defense to close things out. SC allowed the Tigers to score only six points in the last quarter. “I think we just concentrated a little more (in the second half),” Frank said. “We always say, ‘Don’t settle, let’s not take a quick shot, move the ball two or

three more passes and get it inside.’ Maybe their decisions were a little more crisp in the second half.” For the game, Ottaway finshed with 15 points for the Tigers, Colton Ruggery had four, and Brian Urban, Nick Consiglio, and Dom Viduya each had three. Kanaskie had 21 for State College, and he was followed by Ryan Sekunda with nine, Jason Costa

with seven and Nodell with seven. “This first round many times is the most difficult game you have,” Frank said. “Get your feet, it’s been a while since you’ve played, and get used to the playoff atmosphere. I was pleased with their response, and now it will be up to us to make sure we get them ready to play on Wednesday.”

State College’s season ends with loss to Altoona By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com

WINGATE — After two previous close losses earlier in the season to Altoona, the State College girls were hoping that game three, on the bigger stage of the District 6 Class AAAA semifinals, would be the charm for the Lady Little Lions. It would not be. Altoona built an early lead over State College and then withstood run after run by the Little Lions to hang on for a 59-55 victory on Saturday afternoon at Bald Eagle Area High School. The win puts the Lady Lions into the AAAA final game against Hollidaysburg and also puts an end to the State College season. The Altoona combo of guard McKenzie Hatch, forward Kaycie Reffner, and 6-1 centers Darby Lee and Kayla Grimme scored a total of 49 points for the Lady Lions in a game that saw SC pull to within one point three separate times, only to be repelled each time by timely Altoona baskets or defensive stops. “Our first goal was to get their bigs (Lee and Grimme) in foul trouble.” State College coach Bethany Irwin said. “That was our number one, but we just couldn’t get that run when they weren’t in the game. We did our best to try to get the ball inside, but then we had one of our own in foul trouble. Their guards are pretty quick — to try to shake off (McKenzie) Hatch it hard to do. “We went full man on them in the second half and played hard, but we fell short.” State College scored the first two baskets of the game, but a 3-

pointer by Hatch put Altoona ahead 9-6 midway through the first quarter. It was a lead that ultimately Altoona never relinquished despite the State College runs. After a 3 and two foul shots by Hatch, Altoona led 19-11 early in the second quarter, but a 3-point play by SC freshman Kyla Irwin, who led all scorers with 28 points in the game, and two jumpers by Carrie Mahon made the score 1918. Twice more in the quarter State College came within one point, at 21-20 and 23-22, but each time Hatch scored to push Altoona’s lead to three. Then baskets by Lee, Hatch, and a 3-pointer at the buzzer by Reffner gave the Lady Lions a 32-27 halftime lead. Altoona maintained that lead into the second half — at one point it ballooned to 12 points at 37-25 — but Kyla Irwin and guard Jenna Altomare kept the Little Lions in the game. After being down nine points, 43-34, going into the fourth quarter, Irwin and Altomare led a 9-3 run that pulled State College to within three, 4643, with just over four minutes to play. But as it had all night, Altoona answered again, this time with a 6-0 run of its own to get back to 52-43 at the three-minute mark. “We have to distribute the scoring,” Belthany Irwin said, “and we didn’t do that effectively. We got it to three, 46-43, and we missed some free-throws, which we don’t typically do, and they hit them.” In the last minute, SC was able again to bring it to a two-possession game after two foul shots by

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STATE COLLEGE’S Jenna Altomare drives to the basket during Saturday’s District 6 Class AAAA semifinal game with Altoona at Bald Eagle Area High School. The Lady Little Lions lost the game, 59-55. Altomare made it 56-50, but Hatch and Reffner went 3-for-4 down the stretch from the line to close the game out. “I give hats off to Altoona for winning,” Bethany Irwin said, “and I think it’s going to be a good district final for them. “I have a ton of seniors in there, and they are one of the best groups I ever had a chance to

work with. And that’s the hardest part, because they had fun. You have years where you can’t wait to be done, but this senior class has just been top notch. That’s one of the things I am going to miss the most — Monday not going in to practice and having this group around.” Hatch finished with 12 points for Altoona, Reffner had 14, Lee

had 14, and Grimme scored nine. After Kyla Irwin’s 28 for State College, Altomare finished with 12 and Mahon had four. “This season was great,” Altomare said, “and our team was a great team. I love every single person on that team, and we a just one big family. There’s nothing greater than getting that out of a season.”

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MEMBERS OF THE Penn State Lady Lions, along with athletic director Dave Joyner and associate athletic director Jenn James, pose with the Big Ten regular season trophy following last Sunday's win over Michigan at the Bryce Jordan Center.

Tickled Pink Lady Lions capture regular-season Big Ten title with win on Pink Zone Day By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — Good things come in threes, and that was certainly true for the No. 8 Penn State women’s basketball team in Sunday afternoon’s Big Ten matchup against Michigan. It was the annual Pink Zone Day at the Bryce Jordan Center, and over 14,000 fans attended to support this yearly fund raiser that over the past six years raised over $500,000 to help in the fight against cancer. It was also Senior Day, and in an emotional pre-game ceremony, the Nittany Lions honored the five seniors that comprised one of the most successful classes in PSU Lady Lion history. Seniors Alex Bentley, Mia Nickson, Gizelle Studevent, Marisa Wolfe, and Nikki

Greene arrived at Penn State when the program was struggling, and since their arrival Penn State has made three post-season appearances, including an Elite Eight last season, won two Big Ten championships, and reentered the discussion about the best teams in NCAA women’s basketball. Finally, an up-and-down performance by the Lady Lions was still enough to subdue Michigan, 68-57, and with the win Penn State assured itself of at least a tie for its second straight Big Ten championships and clinched the No. 1 seed in the upcoming Big Ten Tournament. “They (the seniors) have meant so much to this program,” Penn State coach Coquese Washington said. “Their faith and their belief in Penn State has been tremendous. This class said “yes” to Penn State when we were in the midst of the worst pe-

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riod of Lady Lion basketball. It takes a lot of faith and trust and confidence to want to come put a program on your back and on your shoulders. These five ladies did that. “They said they would change the program, the expectations, the culture, change what people think about Lady Lion basketball across the country. And, they did that. “This year, we weren’t going to have senior day on Pink Zone day. But, they wanted to share this moment with the community and all the people that support our dreams. That’s who I am proud of — those women who are going to leave here as Penn Staters and will continue to make this university so proud of them.” Early on, the game looked like it would be an easy blow out for Penn State. The Lady Lions, behind a solid and opportunistic defense, blasted out to a lead of 23-4 after just over 10 minutes of play and looked to be on their way to a comfortable win. Michigan had other ideas. Led by 6-4 forward Kate Thompson, who led all scorers with 25 points, the Wolverines began to creep back into the game in the latter stages of the first half. Thompson got things going for Michigan with a long 3 that made it 24-7, then two minutes later baskets by Rachel Sheffer and Nicole Elmblad cut the lead to 2513. A 3-pointer by Ariel Edwards and a jumper by Bentley restored some order for PSU, but after going up by 17 just before halftime, Thompson kept Michigan close with a long 3 at the buzzer and the teams headed into the break with the score 40-24. Penn State, looking out of sorts, would watch that lead steadily shrink as the second half progressed. Thompson cut it to 11 with a 3 at the 17-minute mark, and then she hit another 3 two minutes later to cut the lead to seven, 50-43. Sheffer cut it even more with a 3 at the 11-minute mark to get Michigan to within four, 52-48, and Penn State was forced to call a time out to regroup. It didn’t look like the timeout helped.

Penn State’s next possession was shaky, and as the shot clock was winding down, the PSU players were scrambling to find an opening. Finally, Edwards lofted a fallaway 3-pointer that somehow found the mark, and then another quick jumper by Bentley put Penn State back in front by nine, 57-48. The sequence was the turning point in the game. “We held them for a long period of time and Edwards made a big shot,” Michigan coach Kim Barnes-Arico said. “I don’t know if that was consecutively, I’m just speaking off the top of my head, but I knew that we drew a foul and missed the front end of a one and one and then they came down and made two free throws (actually a Bentley basket). That really hurts. And then they got a couple of good defensive stops and then they made some plays. We just didn’t make the plays.” The Penn State plays that Barnes-Arico mentioned were a jump shot by Nickson, a follow-up by Greene, and another jumper by Maggie Lucas that essentially put the game out of reach. “I think that you can’t get it all back in one possession,” Lucas, who led PSU with 21 points, said. “It came down to good team defense and I think we got a few critical stops. Teams are going to go on runs. We knew they were going to go on a run. They have great shooters, and they are a great basketball team. It was just going to be on us weather we play our style down at the end.” Besides Thompson’s 25, Nya Jordan scored 14 for the 19-8 Wolverines, and Sheffer had 10. For Penn State, now 23-3 overall and 131 in conference, Lucas’ 21 were followed by Edwards, Bentley, and Nickson who all scored 11 points. Bentley also had five assists and four steals. “I was very proud of how my teammates played throughout the entire game,” Bentley said. “We are our worst critics and we wanted to play better, but who cares, we won, which is all that matters. I am really proud of my teammates.”

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Patrick proves she’s not just a pretty face Danica Patrick isn’t trying to be a sideshow attraction during her first year as a full-timer in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup circuit. Though NASCAR and networks covering Sprint Cup races are hoping that the curiosity appeal created by Patrick will lead the sport into its next boom into the mainstream, even if there has to be a carnival atmosphere surrounding Patrick. Anyone who casually follows the sport — myself included — likely made an effort to catch the Daytona 500, Shawn Curtis which is the series’ covers a variety of biggest race. Sunday’s sports for the race was a two-part Centre County spectacle. One part Gazette. Follow concluded with fivehim on Twitter time series champion @shawncurtis430. Jimmie Johnson taking the checkered flag. The other part was the constant following and analysis of Patrick’s every move as she became the first woman to start on the pole of a Daytona 500 and the first woman to lead a lap under a green flag at Daytona. Her eighth-place finish was also the highest finish by a female driver at Daytona. You couldn’t avoid the saturation of coverage concerning Patrick during the week leading up to the race. After all, when there is something historical going on in front of your own eyes, you want the world to know. Patrick’s No. 10 car was the fastest during qualifying, looked OK during the Budweiser Duel race that she was in, though her strategy was a touch conservative during the race which fills out the starting grid after the front row. Then Sunday came. By the time that James Franco shouted “Drivers and Danica, start your engines!” anyone at Daytona International Speedway who was unaware of Patrick’s starpower wasn’t really trying all that hard to follow the sport. Patrick also represents the bridge between the die-hard, casual and Johnnycome-lately fans of the sport. The groups

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DANICA PATRICK removes her earplugs by her car on pit road after qualifying for the Daytona 500 NASCAR Spring Cup Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. Patrick became the first woman to win a pole at NASCAR’S highest level. usually clash like the Sharks and the Jets in “West Side Story” or the rival news factions in “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.” There will always be those fans who dislike Patrick for reasons ranging from the unreal amounts of attention she’s received for a stock-car racing career filled with mediocre-at-best finishes, her at-times caustic attitude on the track or the fact that she’s a woman invading a man’s world. But until Sunday’s finishing laps, the loudest cheers at Daytona arose when Patrick led Laps 90-91 of the 200-lap race. It was history, it was an event. It was loud. No woman had led a lap at Daytona. The

historic moment united racing fans at Daytona and in front of their televisions — as indicated by the 30 percent increase in viewership from last year’s Monday night race, which featured the track being set on fire at one point. She led five laps total and topped Janet Guthrie’s 11th-place finish in 1980 as the best placing by a woman in a Daytona 500. Sure, there were other elements that helped to create a buzz about the race: A new generation of cars running the race, the elimination of tandem drafting. Oh, and the wreckage at the end of Saturday’s Nationwide Series race which injured at least 28 fans as shrapnel from Kyle Larson’s

car shredded through the catch fence and into the grandstand concourse. But without Patrick and her budding universal appeal, Sunday would have felt like any other year. Whether fans liked it or not, the profile of the sport is reaching new (or recently unreached) heights thanks to a 30-year-old driver, who stands 5-foot-2 and barely reaches triple digits on the scale. Her successes on the circuit’s tracks from here on in will go a long way in determining how far Patrick can help boost the Sprint Cup. If Patrick can get me to willingly write about NASCAR, it’s already working.

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THE LEVEL EIGHT team from Nittany Gymnastics finished in second place with a score of 203.4 at the Philadelphia Boys’ Invitational. From left, Ben Gingher, Jason Keller and Jaret Beyer.

Gymnasts shine From Gazette staff reports

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THE NITTANY ALL-STAR Cheer and Dance Junior Team recently competed at the Extreme Winter Open Championships in York. Team members include: Jessica Bressler, Danessa Brown, Tally Brown, Sydney Callenberger, Caoilin Hall, Bryn Hawbaker (injured), Emily Irvin, Megan Kirk, Emma Mallison, MaKenna Marrara, Madeline Marsh, Maddie Martin, Hayden Norvell, Raelee Passuello, Britney Peachey, Katelyn Peachey, Julia Romero, Elsie Saulen, Morgan Soster, Kirsten Swales and Kasey Trexler.

PHILADELPHIA — Several male gymnasts from Nittany Gymnastics performed well at the 2013 Philadelphia Boys’ Invitational, which was held from Feb. 15 through 17. At level six, Tanner Deyo was third on the rings in the 8and 9-year-old age group. He scored a 10.4. In the 10- and 11-year-old age group, Jared Holmes was first on the vault (10.4) and first on the high bar (10.8). At level seven, Nate Warren was second on the rings (10.1), fifth in the parallel bars (9.4) and fourth on the high bar (9.8) in the 10- and 11-year-old age group. At level eight, Jaret Byer was third on the high bar (12.0) in the 11- and 12-year-old age group. Jason Keller fourth on vault (12.5) in the 12- and 13-year-old age group. The level eight team finished second overall with a score of 203.4.

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Penn State dives into the 2014 recruiting cycle Long before the 2013 PSU recruiting class had signed their letters of intent, the coaching staff had begun focusing on next year’s potential signees. In October, a day after receiving a scholarship offer, three star Maryland running back Mark Allen became the first member of the 2014 class. Last Saturday, the staff added a second player to that class. Virginia athlete Nick Scott committed while on campus for an unofficial visit. He’s projected to play running back at the next level but has played quarterback, free safety and linebacker in high school, as well as tailback. That kind of versatility is an invaluable Tim Tolley is the asset for a Penn State founder of the roster that will contain website, www. fewer scholarship athvictorybellrings. He letes in the near fucovers recruiting for ture. Scott had a previThe Centre County ous offer from Boston Gazette. Email him at psutimm@gmail. College and has visited BC, Alabama and West com. Virginia in the last several months. Last February, Penn State held what is known as a “Junior Day.” Junior Days are a chance to invite several upcoming prospects to campus to get a better feel for the program and lay down the groundwork

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for the upcoming year of recruiting. For example, 2013 signees Garrett Sickels, Brendan Mahon and Zayd Issah all received their scholarship offers at Junior Day last year. Sickels and Mahon began a friendship that day which grew strong and helped keep the class intact over the summer. Across the country, Junior Days serve as foundation builders for recruiting. With the next class expected to be quite small, the staff took a different approach this year. Unlike last year, when somewhere between 60-75 kids were on campus, this year’s version featured approximately 25-30 prospects, most of whom already held PSU offers. The aforementioned Nick Scott and Mark Allen were a part of that group. Other notable players in attendance were Harrisburg RB Rob Martin, Aliquippa RB Dravon Henry, Bethel Park OT Mike Grimm and linebackers Chase Winovich (Pa.), Christian Lezzer (Pa.) and Troy Reeder (Del.). The players who visited on Feb. 23 and received scholarship offers were Scranton lineman Noah Beh, Pittsburgh wide receiver Troy Apke, Monroeville defensive back Anthony Davis and Brooklyn, N.Y., defensive tackle, Thomas Holley. It’s likely that a few of the players in attendance will be future Nittany Lions. The week before Penn State held their mini-Junior Day, they played host to one of the top players in the nation. RB/CB Jabrill Peppers is widely regarded as a top 10 player in the country, as well as the best cornerback in the 2014 class. He was told by the coaches that he is “the No. 1 kid we’ve seen

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PENN STATE coach Bill O’Brien, shown here on Pink Zone Day, is already eyeing up some top prospects for the recruiting Class of 2014. in the country and if you come in here and do what we think you can, you can play offense too.” Penn State wasn’t in his top 10 schools before the visit but afterward, he revealed on Twitter that it may have broken into his top five, which previously included Michigan, Ohio State, Alabama, Stanford and Notre Dame. Peppers visited with his high school teammates Steve Shanley (QB),

Penn State hockey closes out first year of Division I with OT win By BEN JONES StateCollege.com

Penn State ended its first season of Division I hockey with a bang, knocking off No. 18 Wisconsin, 3-2 in overtime in Madison, Wisc., on Monday. Since the season began, the Nittany Lions have preached hard work and taking care of the little things as they look to build a Division I hockey program with its sights set on the highest accolades. Monday night’s shocker not only was a byproduct of that message, but a massive step forward for a program still finding its legs. After losing 5-0 the night before, Penn State goaltender Matthew Skoff was a wall behind the Nittany Lion defense, robbing the Badgers of several goals, stopping 42 shots in total. Penn State held its own through the opening 20 minutes of play and created a few scoring opportunities to counter Wisconsin’s pressure. With the game still waiting for an opening goal after the first stanza of play, the Nittany Lions were inching closer to a possible upset. Wisconsin dominated most of the second period peppering Skoff with 20 shots while only eight of Penn

State’s attempts found their way to the net. Mark Zengerle broke the stalemate on a 2-on-0 breakaway, slotting the puck over Skoff’s glove 16:40 in to the period. Down a goal with only 20 minutes to play and having been outshot by a 31-to-18 margin, Penn State’s hopes of pulling off the upset seemed bleak and dimmed even further as Wisconsin scored again only 6:41 in to the period, giving the Nittany Lions less than 15 minutes to engineer a comeback. With Badger fans still cheering, Penn State’s Taylor Holstrom scored only seven seconds later to cut the deficit in half with plenty of hockey to play. Casey Bailey scored goal number 14 on the year 12:16 in to the period on the only successful powerplay of the game. While the game had seemed all but over just minutes earlier, suddenly the impossible seemed anything but. With both teams trying to score the winning tally in the game’s final minutes, Skoff was stellar again, saving at least two Wisconsin shots that were headed for the back of the net, flashing the leather and keeping the upset dreams alive.

Both teams registered a few good looks at the goal in the overtime period, but a juicy rebound in front of the Wisconsin net was flipped past Badger netminder Landon Peterson by Penn State forward Taylor Holstrom for the winner with only 34 seconds to go. Penn State finishes its inaugural season of Division I hockey with a respectable 13-14-0 record including wins against future Big Ten opponents, Ohio State, Michigan State, and Wisconsin. Nittany Lion head coach Guy Gadowsky said going in to the final stretch of the season that the series against Wisconsin would be the final test to see how far the program had come. Penn State passed Monday night’s exam with flying colors. The puck will drop in Penn State’s $90 million hockey facility Friday, Oct. 11 when the Nittany Lions’ men’s hockey team opens the 201314 season against the Army Black Knights. The 2013-14 campaign will mark the first year for the Big Ten hockey conference, with Penn State joining traditional powers Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State and Wisconsin.

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Juwann Bushell-Beatty (OT) and their head coach. Shanley reportedly impressed quarterback coach Charlie Fisher while breaking down film and Bushell-Beatty is a blue chipper with offers from West Virginia, Florida, Michigan and Florida State. The quartet from New Jersey each seem confident that they’ll be visiting Happy Valley again in the future.

Youth bowlers qualify for tourney From Gazette staff reports BELLEFONTE — Youth bowlers from Bellefonte Lanes recently earned a trip to the Pepsi District Qualifiers.

QUALIFIERS ARE:

■ Juniors (ages 12-up) — Emma DeHaas, Sara DeHaas, Brendan Guenot, Logan Guenot, Kara Hammond, Darren Heeman, Jarrett Horner, Elizabeth Knepp, Derek Lengyl, Daniel Orndorf, Noah Siegle, Zach Smeal, Shelby Watson and Kayla Weyant. ■ Preps (ages 9-11) — Makaila Alterio, Vance Alterio, Logan Gettig, Preston Guenot and Brandon Yoder. ■ Bantams (ages 6-8) — Caleb Auman, Braden Bickle, Paige Dobson, Freddie Grove, Megan Hillard, Aaron McClusick and Lily Shea.

April Fool’s 5K planned From Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — The Centre County Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association will host its third annual April Fool’s 5K at 8 a.m. on March 30 at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park in State College. The proceeds from the event go toward a scholarship fund for Penn State students from Centre County high schools. Over the past two years the event has brought in more than $8,000 for the fund. For more information about the CCCPSAA visit http://www.cccpsaa.org. To register for the race visit www.Active.com.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

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BELLEFONTE AREA Middle School will perform “Schoolhouse Rock Live” this weekend. Performers are, from left, Amelia Miller, Kayla Kimble and Rose Mellott. Nathan Smith is in the back.

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SOME OF the students in the upcoming show are, front row, from left, Adelaide Burgess and Halle Mitchell. Back row, from left, Carson Bechdel, Claudia Lopez, Jonni Fogelman and Andrea Linn.

BAMS to perform ‘Schoolhouse Rock’ show By ANNE WALKER For The Gazette

BELLEFONTE — Bellefonte Area Middle School students will present a toe-tapping good time this weekend with their performance of “Schoolhouse Rock Live! Jr.,” under the direction of drama advisor

If you go What: “Schoolhouse Rock Live” Where: Bellefonte Area Middle School When: 7 p.m. March 1 and 2; 2 p.m. March 3 Tickets: $5, available at the door

Ed Fitzgerald. The musical, based on the 1970s cartoon series “Schoolhouse Rock,” features catchy songs written to reinforce academic concepts including grammar, math, science and civics. The play opens with eighth-grader Carson Bechdel, portraying Tom, a new teacher who suffers a case of nerves before his first day of school. As Tom worries aloud whether he’s up to the task, five characters representing his alter-ego step out of his television set. “He’s pretty surprised,” Bechdel comments, “as most people would be.” He realizes pretty quickly that these pieces of himself can help him gain confidence and relax before facing his students.

Schlow to present ‘Art of Being a Pet’ From Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — Artist Rachel DiAndrea’s love for animals is immediately apparent in her colorful, engaging portraits of dogs, horses and even pigs. Particularly passionate about dogs, DiAndrea has established herself as a premier national canine illustrator. What sets her apart from other canine artists is her ability to capture not only the breed, but the heart and soul of each beloved family pet. As a dog owner herself, her enthusiasm and passion for her subjects is visible in each animal’s distinctive personality. A cum laude graduate of the State University of New York at Buffalo with a BFA in communication design, DiAndrea is the recipient of national awards and recognition for her distinctive animal portraits in the varied mediums of French pastel, watercolor, and pen and ink. She is also the author and illustrator of The Art of Being a Pet, a collection of rhyming, whimsical portraits that bring the featured pets to life, reminding us why they are so dear to us. DiAndrea’s first book, its vibrancy and style dance with color and energy. For more information about her Rachel DiAndrea and her work, visit www.PetArtStudios.com. Like the Library, this exhibition is free and open to the public.

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RACHEL DIANDREA‘S works will be on display at Schlow Library when the “Art of Being a Pet” goes on display in March.

Dori, Joe, George, Dina and Shulie, played by Halle Mitchell, Eddie Fitzgerald, Nathan Smith, Elizabeth Rice and Emma Holderman, lead a tie-dye-clad cast through catchy pieces like “Interplanet Janet”(complete with day-glo orbs bouncing through the galaxy) “Conjunction Junction,” and “Three is a Magic Number.” A song called “The Melting Pot” depicts immigration throughout U.S. history, and makes its own statement about diversity. The cast learned American Sign Language and we see the lyrics signed as well as hearing them sung. “We wanted to represent a variety of Americans,” according to advisor Fitzgerald. Bellefonte Area High School senior Molly Munnell did all the choreography, of

which this show has plenty. In fact, it consists of nearly back-to-back song-anddance, with very little dialogue. “I did push them to new levels,” Munnell said “but they’re a fun group. They work hard and pay attention.” The young performers have enthusiasm and then some. The show lasts approximately 45 minutes and the energy never wanes, which makes it perfect entertainment for an audience of squirming little ones as well as more sophisticated viewers. The show will take place at the Bellefonte Area Middle School at 7 p.m. on March 1 and 2. There will be a 2 p.m. matinee on March 3. Admission is $5 and doors will open 45 minutes before curtain.

Boston band brings Celtic sounds to wellness center From Gazette staff reports LEMONT — Celtic music makes a return to central Pennsylvania March 23 with a performance by Long Time Courting at the Acoustic Brew Concert Series. The Boston-based band offers an extraordinary blend of neo-traditional Celtic Roots music. Exquisite vocal harmonies combine with the formidable instrumental prowess of Sarah Blair (fiddle), Valerie Thompson (cello), Shannon Heaton (flute), and Liz Simmons Submitted photo (guitar) to create music that LONG TIME Courting will perform on March 23 at the is both playful and richly Acoustic Brew Series in Lemont. satisfying. weekend for Folk College, held at Juniata The all-female group is something of a College in Huntingdon. rarity in the folk world, where male and Long Time Courting will perform an unmixed gender groups tend to dominate the plugged concert at the Center for Welllandscape. Being, 123 Mount Nittany Road in Lemont Long Time Courting have drawn praise at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 23. Tickets from others in the folk community for their can be purchased online at unique sound. acousticbrew.org, at Webster’s Bookstore “Listening to Long Time Courting, I’m Cafe or Nature’s Pantry in State College, or struck by their precision and creativity– at the door. this is not a “girl band” for the sake of Penn State students will receive a $2 disbeing so,” said Aoife O’Donovan, vocalist count (or refund if purchased online) at and songwriter for Crooked Still. the door with a student ID. The Center for “These women are true masters of their Well Being is located on CATA’s M route craft. Their driving rhythms are decidedly near the stop at Pike and Mary streets in feminine, and I mean that in the best Lemont. way.” For more information about the band, This will be the group’s first performvisit longtimecourting.com. ance in the area, though Heaton and her For more information about the husband Matt performed for Acoustic Acoustic Brew Concert Series, visit Brew as a duo in 2011. The Heatons are set acousticbrew.org. to return to the area in Memorial Day

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Thursday, Feb. 28 through Wednesday, March 6, 2013 AMERICAN ALE HOUSE, 821 CRICKLEWOOD DRIVE, STATE COLLEGE (814) 237-9701 Thursday, Feb. 28 Domenick Swentosky, 8 to 11 p.m. Friday, March 1 Tommy Wareham, 6 to 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. to midnight Saturday, March 2 Tommy Wareham, 8 p.m. Sunday, March 3 Ted and Molly, 8 to 10 p.m. THE ARENA BAR & GRILL, 1521 MARTIN ST., STATE COLLEGE (814) 237-8833 Friday, March 1 TBA Saturday, March 2 TBA THE AUTOPORT, 1405 S. ATHERTON ST., STATE COLLEGE (814) 237-7666 Thursday, Feb. 28 Pure Cane Sugar, 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 1 TBA Saturday, March 2 Miss Melanie Trio, 9 p.m. BAR BLEU, 112 S. GARNER ST., STATE COLLEGE (814) 237-0374 Friday, March 1 Lowjack, 10:30 p.m. Saturday, March 2 Ted McCloskey & The Hi Fis, 10:30 p.m. CAFE 210 WEST, 210 W. COLLEGE AVE., STATE COLLEGE (814) 237-3449 Thursday, Feb. 28 Public Domain, 10:30 p.m. Friday, March 1 TBA Saturday, March 2 TBA THE BREWERY, 233 E. BEAVER AVE., STATE COLLEGE (814) 237-2892 Sunday, March 3 Karaoke, 9:30 p.m. ELK CREEK CAFÉ AND ALEWORKS, 100 W. MAIN ST., MILLHEIM (814) 349-8850 Saturday, March 2 Vinegar Creek Constituency, 8 p.m. Sunday, March 3 Lakes Street Drive, 5 p.m. THE GINGERBREAD MAN, 130 HEISTER ST., STATE COLLEGE (814) 237-0361 Thursday, Feb. 28 DJ Cup Cake, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Friday, March 1 DJ Boner, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday, March 2 DJ Cup Cake, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.

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Writing workshop begins From Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — Two new six-week novel-writing workshops with local author Carolyn Turgeon (carolynturgeon.com) were delayed and began on Feb. 27. The workshops will end on April 3. There are two workshops: one from from 11a.m. to 2 p.m. and one from 3 to 6 p.m. at Webster’s in downtown State College. Participants bring in seven pages of new material a week and get immediate feedback. Turgeon took the same kind of workshop for a few years with author Jennifer Belle in New York City, and completed her first two books that way. The cost is $300. Email carolynturgeon@gmail. com or visit carolynturgeon. com/workshops if you’re interested. Other times may be available.

AUTHOR CAROLYN Turgeon will hold workshops for would-be authors through April 3 at Webster’s in downtown State College.

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General manager of WPSU announces resignation From Gazette staff reports UNIVERSITY PARK — Ted Krichels, associate vice president for public media and general manager of WPSU, has announced he will resign from Penn State effective Feb. 28. Krichels plans to focus on consulting opportunities and independent projects within the public media industry. “It has been inspiring to work with such a uniquely talented staff at WPSU,” Krichels said. “I am extremely proud of our accomplishments. Our success is also a tribute to the many brilliant faculty members, whose research and knowledge

has often been the foundation of WPSU’s best work.” Krichels was hired by Penn State in 1999. Before joining the university, he served as president and general manager of KBDI-TV in Denver. He has more than 30 years of experience in the public broadcasting industry. Krichels has served as a chair for public broadcasting’s University Licensee Association, the Affinity Group Coalition and the Editorial Integrity for Public Media Project. An interim director will provide leadership until a national search is conducted for Krichels’ successor.

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Provocative tale of Hitler’s Daughter showing From Gazette staff reports UNIVERSITY PARK —Australia’s Monkey Baa Theatre Company asks audiences to ponder what it would be like to be the child of the most hated man in history when it performs “Hitler’s Daughter” at 2 p.m. on March 17 in Penn State’s Eisenhower Auditorium. The play, recommended for people 10 and older, poses powerful questions about a frightening period in history and compels audiences to examine moral issues in relation to society’s fears and prejudices. Tickets are available online at www.cpa.psu.edu or by phone at (814) 863-0255. Outside the local calling area, dial 1-800-ARTS-TIX. Tickets are also available at four State College locations: Eisenhower Auditorium (weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.), Penn State Downtown Theatre Center (weekdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.), HUB-Robeson Center Information Desk (weekdays 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. when Penn State classes are in session) and Bryce Jordan Center (weekdays 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.). A grant from the University Park Allocation Committee makes Penn State student prices possible. Based on a novel by Jackie French, Hitler’s Daughter tells the tale of four children — Mark, Ben, Anna and Tracey. As the friends wait for the school bus on a stormy morning, Anna tells the imagined tale of Heidi, the disfigured daughter of Adolph Hitler, who is caught in the chaos of World War II and hidden out of shame by her infamous father. The play, described as “emotive and gripping” by Australian Jewish News, switches between Nazi Germany and contemporary Australia as Mark becomes engrossed in the story. As the play unfolds, he seeks answers from his friends, parents and teacher. His search for truth helps him to begin to understand the ways of the world. Could Heidi have stopped the atrocities of war, genocide and hate her father waged? Would Mark have acted differently

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in Heidi’s place? The play reaches its climax with the bombing of Berlin, the fall of the Third Reich and the loss of Heidi’s innocence. The Australian media praised the production. “The journey was spellbinding,” wrote a reviewer for The Gladstone Observer. “Evocative and entertaining … deft and poignant,” noted a critic for the Launceston Review. A writer for Low Down Magazine observed that Hitler’s Daughter features “wonderful performances. … It stayed with me for weeks.” Based in Sydney, Monkey Baa (as in monkey bar pronounced by an Aussie) has achieved critical acclaim and enjoys an international reputation for producing quality theater programs for young audiences. Audio description, which is especially helpful to patrons with sight loss, is available for this performance at no extra charge to ticket holders. Panels from the Sydney Jewish Museum will be on display at Eisenhower on the day of the show. The public is invited to participate in an intergenerational book discussion about the novel “Hitler’s Daughter” at 10 a.m. on March 12 in the State College Area High School South Building. The 90-minute discussion is a collaboration among State High English students, the Penn State Intergenerational Program (rooted in Penn State Extension) and the Centre County Office of Aging. State High culinary arts students will provide refreshments. To register and obtain the handout — Exploring the Holocaust: An Intergenerational Conversation About Conflict, Reconciliation and Peace — contact Medora Ebersole at mde13@psu.edu by March 1. With sufficient interest, a follow-up discussion will be scheduled. The Butterfly Project display, a collaboration between Penn State Hillel students and the fifth- and sixth-grade classes at State College’s Congregation Brit Shalom, is on exhibit at the Penn State Pasquerilla Spiritual Center main lobby through March 18.

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ONGOING Historical Museum and PA Room — Learn about the local history and genealogy with expert researchers at the Historical Museum and PA Room, 203 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. The hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Exhibit — “Stephen Althouse: Swords into Plowshares,” will be on display through March 31 at the Green Drake Gallery, 101 W. Main St., Millheim. Gallery hours are noon to 8 p.m. Thursday, noon to 9 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Call (814) 349-2486, email greendrakeart@gmail.com or visit the website at greendrakeart.com.

THURSDAY, FEB. 28 Storytime — Preschoolers can enjoy stories and songs at the Thursday Storytime from 10:30-10:50 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. Science Adventures — Preschoolers ages 3-5 can work on science-themed activities with Science Adventures: Chemical Frenzy from 11-11:30 a.m. at Discovery Space, 112 W. Foster Ave., Suite 1, State College. Activities are free with paid admission. Call (814) 234-0200 or email info@mydiscoveryspace.org. Visit the website at www. mydiscoveryspace.org. Tablet Tech — Learn how to use that new tablet with a Tablet Tech class from 1-2 p.m. and 5-6 p.m. at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. A selection of iPads and Kindle Fires will be available for a hands-on demonstration, as well as some tips for navigating your device. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Hooks and Needles — Bring your projects to share ideas and tips with others who knit from 1-2:30 p.m. at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Bookmobile — The Centre County Library’s Bookmobile will be located from 1:30-2:45 p.m. at Livonia Brush Valley Road, Miles Township. Program schedules are available on the bookmobile. All story time programs follow the Pennsylvania standards for early learning. Visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Drop in Gadget — A Drop in Gadget crash course is a one-on-one help for your e-readers, smart phones, tablets, digital cameras and other gadgets will be available from 23 p.m. and 6-7 p.m. at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 3551516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Preschool Storytime — Stories and crafts for preschool aged children will be held from 2-3 p.m. at Holt Memorial Library, 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. The theme is “Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss” Storytime programs meet Pennsylvania learning standards for early childhood education. Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Bookmobile — The Centre County Library’s Bookmobile will be located from 3-4:30 p.m. at Main Street, Rebersburg. Program schedules are available on the bookmobile. All story time programs follow the Pennsylvania standards for early learning. Visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Lego Club — Be creative with Lego blocks from 3:304:30 p.m. at Centre County Library & Historical Museum, 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Three sized brick will be available. For more information about how playing with

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Lego supports your child’s brain development, visit www.education.com/magazine/article/Power_of_Lego/. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. It’s Elementary — Activities and presentations designed for children in kindergarten through sixth grade will be held from 6-7 p.m. at Holt Memorial Library, 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Theme is “STEM — Science, Technology, Engineering and mathematics.” Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Lunch Concert — The Penn State School of Music will present Bach’s Lunch: Tuba and Euphonium Studio will be performing at 12:10 p.m. in Eisenhower Chapel, Pasquerilla Spiritual Center, University Park. Admission is free. Call (814) 863-0255 or visit www.music.psu.edu. Ensembles — The Penn State School of Music will present Inner and Outer Dimensions Jazz Ensembles at 8 p.m. at Esber Recital Hall, Music Building I, University Park. Admission is free. Call (814) 863-0255 or visit www.music.psu.edu. Concert — The Penn State School of Music will present Barry Green and friends with special guest artists: Tir Na Nog Irish Dance School, Sue Garner teacher and choreographer, Svetland Rodianova piano, Naomi Seidman flute, Rob Nairn, Bass and several students from the Penn State Double Bass Studio at 8 p.m. in Room 128, Music Building II, University Park. Admission is free. Call (814) 863-0255 or visit www.music.psu.edu.

FRIDAY, MARCH 1 First Friday Film — Watch a film, “Robot and Frank” rated PG-13 and participate in lively and thought provoking discussion at 1:30 p.m. at the Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. First Friday — First Friday Adventures will show off the parks most interesting seasonal curiosity with a hiking component included from 3:30-5 p.m. at the Environmental Learning Center, Bald Eagle State Park, 149 Main Park Rd., Howard. The program is designed for families and adults ages 8 and older. Call (814) 625-9369. Lenten Dinners — A Lenten seafood and pizza dinners will be served from 4-7 p.m. in the school auditorium, Saint John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 134 E. Bishop St., Bellefonte. Dinners include haddock, cod, shrimp, salmon or pizza along with vegetable, macaroni and cheese, stewed tomatoes, coleslaw, applesauce or fruit cocktail, roll and butter, beverage and dessert. Meals cost $8 for adults, $4 for children and free for children 4 and younger. Eat-in or take-out is available. Home delivery is available by calling (814) 933-9657 on Friday from 3-6 p.m. only. Call Joni Russell at (814) 355-3134. Meeting — The Boalsburg Garden Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Lion’s Club Clubhouse, 130 S. Academy St., Boalsburg. Sally McMurry will speak about “What is a rain garden?” Call (814) 237-0275.

SATURDAY, MARCH 2 Job Fair — The Mogs Motorcycle Club is hosting a job fair for military veterans from noon to 4 p.m. at the Toftrees Golf Resort and Conference Center, 1 Country Club Lane, State College. Email themogsmc@yahoo.com or call (814) 808-0067. Sale — Soup, bake and craft sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 1p.m. at the Zion Community Church, 326l Zion Road, Bellefonte. Spaghetti Dinner — The 5th Annual HOPE Fund Spaghetti Dinner to benefit The Penns Valley HOPE Fund will be served from 4-8 p.m. at the Potter Elementary School, 211 N. Hoffer Ave., Centre Hall. Tickets are $10 for adult, $5 for children ages 5-12 and free for children younger than 5. Takeout meals are available. All the money raised will benefits families and individuals living in the Penns Valley Area School District who are facing medical emergencies or other financial crisis due to personal disaster. For tickets, call (814) 364-2144 or email pennsvalleyhopefund@gmail.com

MONDAY, MARCH 4 Blood Drive — The American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Conference Rooms 1, 2 and 3, Mount Nittany Medical Center, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. To make an appointment or for information, call 1-800-Red-Cross or visit redcrossblood.org and click “make a blood donation appointment.” Support Group — Mount Nittany Medical Center Breast Cancer Support Group will meet from 5:30-7 p.m. in Conference Room 3, Mount Nittany Medical Center, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. Contact Cheri Woll at

cwoll@mountnittany.org or call (814) 231-7005. Technology Courses — The Centre County Library and Historical Museum will host a digital camera and photo sharing class and tech how they work and learn to manipulate, edit and share photos online from 1-2 p.m. at Bellefonte Senior Center Centre, 205 S. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Drop in Gadget — The Centre County Library and Historical Museum will host a Drop in Gadget crash course is a one-on-one help for your e-readers, smart phones, tablets, digital cameras and other gadgets will be available from 23 p.m. at Bellefonte Senior Center Centre, 205 S. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org.

TUESDAY, MARCH 5 A Joint Venture — A free class on hip and knee replacements will meet from 11 a.m. to noon in Conference Room 1, 2 or 3, Entrance A, Mount Nittany Medical Center, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. Contact Val Coakley at vcoakley@mountnittany.org or call (814) 278-4810.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6 Preschool Storytime — Stories and crafts for children ages 3-6 are available from 10:30-11:15 a.m. at Centre County Library & Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. The theme is fish. Storytime programs meet Pennsylvania learning standards for early childhood education. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Book Babies Storytime — Books, music and language building activities to stimulate a child’s brain growth will be held from at 9:30-10 a.m. at Centre County Library & Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. The theme is fish. Storytime programs meet Pennsylvania learning standards for early childhood education. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Lenten Meal and Worship — Lenten service and meals will be served at 6 p.m. with the Rev. Kevin Shock leading service after the meal at St. Mark Evangelical Lutheran Church, 160 N. Main St., Pleasant Gap. Call (814) 359-2522. Workshop — A novel-writing workshops will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 3-6 p.m. at Webster’s Bookstore Café, 133 E. Beaver Ave., State College. The cost is $300 and is limited to 6 people. Email carolynturgeon@gmail.com or visit http://carolynturgeon.com/workshops/. Breastfeeding Basics Class — Learn everything you need to know to get breastfeeding started off right from 6-8 p.m. at the Mount Nittany Medical Center, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. Dad’s are encouraged to attend. The cost is $20. Sign-up by emailing contact@naturetonurture.net. Lecture Series — The Pennsylvania Military Museum Friends’ Richard Koontz Memorial Lecture Series presents “Civil War Patriotic Envelopes as Weapon of War” by philatelic writer, researcher and Antebellum/Civil War historian Ken Lawrence will discuss this early propaganda influence in the war at 7:30 p.m. at the Pennsylvania Military Museum, Business Route 322, Boalsburg. Call (814) 466-6263.

UPCOMING Trip — Young at Hearts Club will host a trip Thursday, March 7 to see “Have I Got a Girl for You” at the Rainbow Dinner Theater in Lancaster. The cost for the dinner, show and transportation is $87. Reservations are required. Pickup places are The Fullington Garage, 152 N. Atherton St, State College; The American Legion, 2928 Penns Valley Pike, Centre Hall; and Millheim Lanes, Main Street, Millheim. Call Sam Moore at (814) 466-7389. Luncheon — Welsh Society of Central Pennsylvania will hold its Annual Luncheon and Program at 1 p.m. Sunday, March 24 at the Nittany Lion Inn, 200 W. Park Ave., University Park. For meal reservations and payment, RSVP by Friday, March 15 to (814) 571-0883. Welsh-inspired cuisine, Welsh cakes, Welsh flag raffle and singing will be available. Special guest photographer and speaker, R. Thomas Berner, will speak about “Photogenic Wales.” Trip — Young at Hearts Club will host a trip Wednesday, April 10 to see the Texas Tenors at Shippensburg University. The cost for the dinner, show and transportation is $91.41. Reservations are required. Pick-up places are The Fullington Garage, 152 N. Atherton St, State College; The American Legion, 2928 Penns Valley Pike, Centre Hall; and Millheim Lanes, Main Street, Millheim. Call Sam Moore at (814) 466-7389. — Compiled by Gazette staff

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GROUP MEETINGS The Gazette will publish the regular meeting dates and times for all Centre County social and service groups, organizations, clubs, etc. that have membership open to the public. To be included in the weekly listing send information by Wednesday one week prior to publication to community@centrecountygazette.com or mail to: The Centre County Gazette, attn: Group Meetings, 403 S. Allen St., State College, PA 16801. Adult Bible Study and Kids Program offering practical help from the Bible and a fun and productive time for kids will meet 7 p.m. Wednesdays Nittany Baptist Church, 430 Mountain Back Road, Spring Mills. Call (814) 360-1601 or visit nittanybaptist.org. Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse — Men’s Support Group sponsored by The Centre County Women’s Resource Center from 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesdays. Call (814) 2375220 ext. 247, email edteam@ccwrc.org or visit ccwrc.org. Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse — Women’s Support Group sponsored by The Centre County Women’s Resource Center from 5:30-7 p.m. Wednesdays. Call (814) 237-5220 ext. 247, email edteam@ccwrc.org or visit ccwrc.org. ALIVE Teen Club meets at 6 p.m. Sundays at First Baptist Church, 539 Jacksonville Road, Bellefonte. Call (814) 3555678 or visit fbcbellefonte.org. Alzheimer’s and Dementia Support Groups will meet at 1 p.m. the first Friday of every month at the Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. Call (814) 2343141 or (814) 235-2000. Alzheimer’s and Dementia Support Groups will meet at 6:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month at the Mount Nittany Dining Room, The Inn at Brookline, 1930 Cliffside Drive, State College. Call (814) 234-3141 or (814) 235-2000. AWANA Club is 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 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 7 p.m. the fourth Wednesday at the Milesburg Borough Building, 416 Front St., Milesburg. Visit 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 1964 meets for breakfast 9 a.m. the fourth Saturday of the month at the Bestway Restaurant, state Route 150, I-80 exit 158, Milesburg. Dinner will be at 5:30 p.m. on the third Friday of the month at the Bellefonte Moose, 125 N. Spring St., Bellefonte. Call Sue (814) 625-2132 or bea.1964@yahoo.com. Bald Eagle Area Class of 1965 meets for dinner at 5:30 p.m. the last Friday of each month, Bellefonte Moose, 125 N. Spring St., Bellefonte. Call Bob (814) 383-2151. Bellefonte High School Class of 1956 meets for dinner at 6 p.m. the second Friday of each month, Bellefonte Moose, 125 N. Spring St., Bellefonte. Call Kay (814) 359-2738. Bellefonte High School Class 1967 meets for breakfast at 8:30 a.m. the first Saturday of each month, Sunset West, 521 E. College Ave., Pleasant Gap. The location is subject to change. Call Vic (814) 360-1948. Bellefonte Elks Lodge meets 7 p.m. the second and fourth Mondays of each month, Bellefonte Elks, 120 W. High St., Bellefonte. Bellefonte Encampment No. 72 and Ridgeley Canton No. 8 meets 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month, Windmere Hall, 454 Rolling Ridge Drive, State College. Bellefonte Historical Railroad Society meets at 7 p.m. the first Monday of each month, Train Station, Talleyrand Park, Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-1053 or bellefontetrain.org. Bellefonte Kiwanis Club meets at noon Tuesdays at the Moose Club, 125 N. Spring St., Bellefonte. Call Richard King, (814) 355-9606 or email kings430elinn@yahoo.com. Bellefonte Sunrise Rotary Club meets 7:30 a.m. Fridays, Diamond Deli, 103 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call Mary Jane Fisher (814) 355-5905. Bellefonte Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1600 meets 8 p.m. the second Thursday of every month, Post Home, Spring Street, Bellefonte. Bellefonte Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1600 Ladies Auxiliary meets 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of every month, Post Home, Spring Street, Bellefonte. Better Breathers Support Group meets 3:30 p.m. the third Thursday every month, HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehabilitation Hospital, 550 E. College Ave., Pleasant Gap. Call (814) 359-3421. Business Networking International meets 7 a.m. Thursdays, Celebration Hall, 2280 Commercial Blvd., State College. Members share ideas, contacts and business referrals. Fee is $10 for room and breakfast. Call Kelly Swisher (814) 2801656. Boy Scouts of America BSA Troop 66 meets at 7-8 p.m. every Tuesday at Pleasant Gap United Methodist Church, 179 S. Main St., Pleasant Gap. Email Scoutmaster Bill Weaver at standinten@aol.com. Brain Injury Support Group meets 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month, HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehabilitation Hospital, 550 E. College Ave., Pleasant Gap. Call (814) 359-3421. Breast Cancer Support Group meets 5:30-7 p.m. the first Monday of every month in the ground floor conference rooms, Mount Nittany Medical Center, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. If the first Monday of the month is a holiday, the meeting will be held on the second Monday of the month. Call Cheri (814) 231-7005. Catholic Daughters of the Americas social begins at 6:30

p.m. and meets at 7 p.m. first Thursday of every month at St. John’s Catholic School auditorium, 134 E. Bishop St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-7730 or email jmoest@yahoo.com. Central Pennsylvania Holistic Wellness Group will meet to share and learn about many methods and techniques to support a holistic, homeopathic and spiritual life style from 6:30-8 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month at the Inspired Holistic Wellness, 107 S. Spring St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 883-0957 or visit meetup.com/Central-PA-HolisticWellness-Group/. Centre County Down Syndrome Society meets at 8 p.m., the third Monday of each month at Easter Seals, 383 Rolling Ridge Drive, State College. Email ccdssociety@ gmail.com or visit centrecountydownsyndrome.org. Centre County Greens meets at 7:15 p.m. the first Monday of every month at Webster’s Bookstore & Café, 133 E. Beaver Ave., State College. Centre County Real Estate Investment Club meets 7-9 p.m. the third Thursday of every month at RE/MAX Centre Realty, 1375 Martin St., State College. Call (814) 280-5839 or email len@decarmine.com. Visit centrecountyreiclub.org. Centre Hall Lions Club meets 6:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month and at 7 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of the month, Centre Hall Lions Club Building, 153 E. Church St., Centre Hall. Centre Line Riders — ABATE of Pennsylvania, Chapter 18 meet at noon the third Saturday of each month at the Centre Hall American Legion, 2928 Penns Valley Pike, Centre Hall. Centre Pieces Quilt Guild will meet from 7-9 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month (March through December) at the Mount Nittany Middle School Cafeteria, 656 Brandywine Drive, State College. Visit the web site at 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, Mazza Room, South Hills Business School, 480 Waupelani Drive, State College. Call (814) 234-8775 or email cr20mic@ aol.com. The Compassionate Friends Group meets from 7 p.m. the second Monday of each month at Bellefonte Middle School, TCF is a national non-profit support organization offering understanding, friendship, and hope to families following the death of a child of any age, from any cause. Contact Peg at (814) 355-9829 or Amanda at (814) 321-4528. Circle of Hope, a support group for special-needs children and families, will meet at 6 p.m. on Jan. 25 at Halfmoon Christian Fellowship Church, 1776 Halfmoon Valley Road, Port Matilda. Call Angie (814) 386-1826 or alavanish@live. com. FHA Center for Weight Management and Nutrition bariatric surgery support group will meet from 6-7 p.m. the third Thursday of each month at the Lewistown Hospital, Classroom 4, 400 Highland Ave., Lewistown. Call (717) 2427099 or visit myfamilyhealthassociates.com Girls of Bald Eagle Area High School Class of 1961 will meet at 11:30 a.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Mt. Valley Diner, 850 S. Eagle Valley Road, Wingate. Call (814) 355-3686. Halfmoon Garden Club meets at 1 p.m. the first Thursday of the month. Membership is open to Halfmoon Township residents. Call Alice McGregor (814) 692-7396, almcgregor@ comcast.net or Susan Kennedy (814) 692-5556, susank81@ gmail.com. Halfmoon Grange No. 290 meets 7:30 p.m. the first Monday of every month at the Grange Hall in Centennia. Call Diane (814) 692-4580. Hearing Loss Association of America meets 7 p.m. the second Monday of each month, Foxdale, 500 E. Marylyn Ave., State College. Learn the latest technology available for hearing loss. I.O.O.F. Centre Lodge #153 meets 7:30 p.m. the first and third Thursday of each month, I.O.O.F. Lodge Hall 756 N. Main St., Pleasant Gap. Junior Rockhounds meets 5 p.m. the third Wednesdays of each month, Room 121, Earth and Engineering Sciences Building, University Park. Call (814) 867-6263 or visit nittanymineral.org. Keystone Guild of the Watchmakers Association of Pa. meets 1 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month, Bull Pen Restaurant, Washington Avenue at First Street, Tyrone. Call George at (814) 238-1668. Ladies Grief Support Group meets 2 p.m. every second and fourth Tuesday at Living Faith Church, 113 Sunset Acres, Milesburg. Call Hazel at (814) 387-4952. Marion Grange 223 meets at 7 p.m. the second Thursday of every month at the Jacksonville Grange Hall. For more information, call Brenda at (814) 383-2796. The Milesburg Lions Club meets 7 p.m. first and third Tuesday every month, Milesburg Center across from UniMart. MOPS, Mothers of Preschoolers, sponsored by New Hope Church is designed to nurture every mother with children from pregnancy through kindergarten meets the first and third Thursdays of each month at The State College Evangelical Free Church, 1243 Blue Course Drive, State College. Childcare is provided for each monthly meeting. Visit statecollegemops. Multiple Sclerosis Support Group meets 6 p.m. every third Tuesday, HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehabilitation Hospital, Outpatient Entrance, 550 E. College Ave., Pleasant Gap. The support group is affiliated with the National MS Society. Call (814) 359-3421. National Alliance on Mental Illness meets 7 p.m. every second Tuesday at South Hills School, State College. June is the last meeting of the summer. Meetings will resume in September. Call Dave (814) 238-1983. The Neuropathy Support Group of Central Pennsylvania will meet at 2 p.m. the fourth Sunday at the Mount Nittany Medical Center, Conference room 3, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. Call David Brown at (814) 531-1024. Nittany Knights Barbershop Chorus meets 7:15 p.m. every Monday, South Hills School, State College. Men who like to sing are welcome. Visit nittanyknights.org, or call Bill

(814) 355-3557. 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 Wednesdays, Room 116 Auditorium of the Earth and Engineering Sciences Building, University Park. Call (814) 867-6263 or visit nittanymineral.org. Nittany Valley Woodturners meet from 7-9 p.m. every first Thursday, the woodworking shop, State College Area High School, South Building, 650 Westerly Parkway, State College. Email Reg@MarketValueSolutions.com or visit NittanyValleyWoodturners.org. The Nittany Valley Writers Network meets for an earlyrisers breakfast at 7 a.m. every third Wednesday, The Waffle Shop, 1610 W. College Ave., State College. The Nittany Valley Writers Network meets from 7-8:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month at Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. Parent Support Group for Children with Eating Disorders meets from 7-8 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month in Conference Room 3, Mount Nittany Medical Center, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. Call Kristie Kaufman (814) 4667921. Penns Valley Grange No. 158 meets 7:30 p.m. the second Thursday of every month, Grange Hall, Railroad Street, Spring Mills. Pleasant Gap Rotary Club meets at 6 p.m. every Thursday at the Oaks, 220 Rachel Drive, Pleasant Gap. Reiki group will meet from 6:30-8:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of every month at Inspired Holistic Wellness, 107 S. Spring St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 883-0957, email beth@inspiredholisticwellness.com or visit www.inspiredholistic wellness.com. RSVP is appreciated. The Romans 12:2 Group meets from 7-8:30 p.m. Mondays at 204 W. High St., Bellefonte. The group is an addictions breakaway program sponsored by Lifegate Baptist Church is open to all who are suffering from any form of addiction as well as to family members that may be affected by the addict’s behavior. Call (814) 353-1942. Sacred Harp Singing meets from 7-8:30 a.m. the second and fourth Mondays at the University Mennonite Church, 1606 Norma St., State College. Visit StateCollege SacredHarp.com. The Snow Shoe Lions Club meets at 6:30 p.m. on the first and fourth Wednesday of every month, at the Moshannon Community Center, State Rte. 144, Snow Shoe. Soroptimist International of Centre County will meet at 6 p.m. the first Monday of the month at the Atherton Hotel, 125 S. Atherton St., State College. Call (814) 234-0658 or email hjlaw11@aol.com. State College Area High School Class of ’65 meets for brunch at 10:30 a.m. the second Wednesday of each month at Way’s Fruit Market, 2355 Halfmoon Valley Road, Port Matilda. State College Downtown Rotary Club meets at noon on Thursdays at Damon’s, 1031 E. College Ave., State College. State College Elks Lodge meets 7:30 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at State College Elks Country Club 100 Elks Club Road, Boalsburg. State College Lions Club meets at 6:15 p.m. the first and third Thursdays of the month at Damon’s, 1031 E. College Ave., State College. State College Rotary Club meets 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Nittany Lion Inn, Faculty Staff Lounge, 200 W. Park Ave., University Park. State College Sunrise Rotary Club meets 7:15 a.m. Wednesdays, Hotel State College, 106 S. Allen St., State College, above The Corner Room. State College Weavers Guild meets from 7:30-9 p.m. on the third Thursday of the month, September through May. Meetings are held in members’ homes. Refreshments are served at 7 p.m. For meeting location visit the website at www.statecollegeweaversguild.weebly.com or call (814) 2347344. Support Group for Family & Friends of Childhood Sexual Abuse Survivors sponsored by The Centre County Women’s Resource Center from 5:30-7 p.m. Mondays. Call (814) 237-5220 ext. 247, email edteam@ccwrc.org or visit ccwrc.org. Stroke Support Group meets 4 p.m. last Tuesday of every month, (except August and December) at HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehabilitation Hospital, 550 E. College Ave., Pleasant Gap. Call (814) 359-3421. TRIAD, a public safety group for senior citizens, meets each second Thursday in various locations. Call Helen Evans, chair, (814) 237-8932. Trout Unlimited, a non-profit conservation organization, meets 7:30 p.m. every first Thursday, Comfort Suites Hotel, 132 Village Drive, State College. Walker Township #2007 will meet the second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at the Walker Township Building, 816 Nittany Valley Drive, Bellefonte. Weight Loss Challenge will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesdays at the Park Forest Baptist Church, 3030 Carnegie Drive, State College. Membership fee is $35. Call Darlene Foster at (814) 2388739 or email at rdf55@verizon.net. WiNGs, the Women’s Network Group for women entrepreneurs, will have a social from 8-8:30 a.m. and meet from 8:30-10:30 a.m., the third Wednesday of every month at the Patton Township conference room, 100 Patton Plaza, State College. Email membership@wngs.org or call (814) 360-1063. Women’s Welcome Club of State College meets 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of every month, Oakwood Presbyterian Church, 1865 Waddle Road, State College. Visit us on the web womenswelcomeclub.org or email wwcmembership@ gmail.com. Young at Hearts Club meets for Red Pin bowling at 1 p.m. the first and third Wednesday of the month at the Millheim Lanes, Main Street, Millheim. A yearly $5 donation is requested to join the club. — Compiled by Gazette staff

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Credit union offers information on fraud, scams, ID theft With the development of social media, criminals have new tools By MARJORIE S. MILLER mmiller@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE — With the continued evolution of social media and smartphones, the issues of fraud, scams and identity theft are developing, and today remain as pressing and relevant as ever. On Wednesday, Penn State Federal Credit Union, with the help of area law enforcement, presented information on these concerns, and ways to protect against them, as part of its “Fraud, Scams & ID Theft Seminar,” held at the Centre County/Penn State Visitor’s Center. Amy Shuey, with the Penn State Fedal Credit Union, said CBS News reports every 79 seconds, a thief steals someone’s identity, opens accounts in the victim’s name and goes on a buying spree. And, according to Experian, a global leader in consumer and business credit reporting, as many as 9 million Americans have their identity stolen each year. However, these figures may be low, Shuey said, since many don’t realize their identity has been stolen. Once crooks receive a victim’s information, they are able to open a new account in his or her

name and go shopping; call the card issuer and change the billing address; take out loans, buy cars, get phone service in the victim’s name; and authorize electronic transfers to drain the victim’s account, Shuey said. The top five scams of 2012 were: the social networking scam, the telephone denial service attack scam, renter’s scam, charity scam and work-at-home scan, Shuey said. For the social networking scam, a scammer could hack into Facebook to find a victim’s “friends” list. With this list of people, the scammer is able to pose as the victim’s “friends,” say he or she is in an emergency situation, and ask the victim to wire money. Some examples include stories of people being mugged, stuck overseas without money, and other dire situations, Shuey said. The telephone denial service attack scam involves a crook using software to overwhelm the phone lines so the victim’s bank cannot reach the victim in the case of a hacking or suspicious activity, Shuey said. “Meanwhile, someone’s stealing your credit cards and draining your bank account,” she said. Other scams include texting scams, where cell phone num-

bers receive text messages stating to call a victim’s bank or credit union to verify his or her debit card information and then making charges into the account; and skimming, in which a thief swipes a victim’s credit or debit card through a device, or overlay a swipe device on an ATM machine. “I would say the most common (of of the skimming scams) are the hand-held devices,” Shuey said. Some online fraud schemes include spamming, or sending unsolicited email indiscriminately to multiple mailing lists, individuals or newsgroups; spoofing, which is creating a replica of a legitimate website to fool a victim into submitting personal, financial or password information; and phishing, which is luring victims to a fake website through spam, she said. To protect against some of these scams, Shuey recommends never clicking on suspicious links or opening unfamiliar email attachments. “You want to make sure you have anti-virus software on your computer,” she said, adding that it is not advised to check credit card statements or other personal accounts on public computers, such as at a hotel or library. In instances where a social se-

curity number is asked for, Shuey said people may want to avoid giving it out under these circumstances: over the phone, on personal checks, on club memberships, as identification for store purchases, and as general identification. Shuey said there are a variety of warning signs that a victim’s account has been hacked or identity stolen, such as if monthly statements contain fraudulent charges or suddenly stop arriving; mail doesn’t come for several days; denial of credit for no apparent reason; bills start coming in from unfamiliar companies; and credit collection agencies start calling. “Make sure you always know when you’re getting your statements,” she said. However, oftentimes there aren’t any warning signs at all, Shuey said. That’s why it’s advised for people to check their credit reports anyway, and to always know what charges are on credit cards. Victims of fraud, scams or identity theft have the following options: 1. Place a fraud alert on your credit reports 2. Contact the Federal Trade Commission’s Theft Hotline at 877- IDTHEFT

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AMY SHUEY of the Penn State Federal Credit Union talks about the dangers of technology as it relates to being scammed. 3. Close affected accounts 4. Follow each conversation with a certified letter, return receipt requested; keep copies 5. File a police report where ID theft took place 6. Get copies of police reports and send to creditors For more information about the FTC visit www.ftc.gov. For more information about Penn State Federal Credit Union visit www.pennstatefederal.com.

Who ‘owns’ Organizations need revamped architectures to remain competitive Drew Barrymore? From Gazette staff reports UNIVERSITY PARK — Increasingly dynamic and complex business environments necessitate a retooling of hierarchical organizational schemes, according to research co-authored by Penn State Smeal College of Business Professor Charles Snow. In place of these traditional structures, organizations must provide individuals and groups with greater freedom to act in collaborative ventures and respond more efficiently to business challenges. In their paper “The Architecture of Collaboration,” Snow and his colleagues explain, “Collaboration has been shown to reduce risk, speed products to market, decrease the cost of product development and process improvement and provide access to new markets and technologies.” According to the authors, hierarchical organizational systems often get in the way of open, effective collaboration by creating delay through built-in approval processes. Hierarchies also lead to distortion of information as it is transferred through the chain of command. Al-

ternative actor-based systems give individuals and units the ability to selfcoordinate, eliminating the extra time lost to approvals. Ultimately, such systems are also less costly to operate and more rewarding for employees. Restructuring from hierarchical organizational schemes to actor-oriented schemes that facilitate open and collaborative engagement necessitates managerial shifts in attitudes and abilities that can take time and require giving employees the tools they need to self-organize into effective collaborative relationships. The authors propose that three main elements are needed for the actor-oriented scheme to take off: people who have the capabilities and values to self-organize; a “commons” or set of shared resources; and a infrastructures, processes and protocols that enable collaboration. Having the right people, as always, starts with hiring competent, knowledgeable employees who share the company’s values, then providing them with the information and tools they need to “set goals and assess the consequences of potential actions.”

The information and tools they need come from both the shared resources to which all employees should be able to add to and access, and the protocols and processes set out to guide collaborative exchanges. “This scheme represents a change from expressing organizational architecture as specific organization structures to expressing it as principles by which actors engage in organizational relationships,” the authors write. “Such a change provides a truly dynamic perspective of organizational adaptation to continuously changing environments.” Charles C. Snow is a professor emeritus of business administration in the Smeal College of Business. His co-authors are Oystein D. Fjeldstad of the BI-Norwegian Business School in Oslo, Norway; Raymond E. Miles of the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley; and Christopher Lettl of the Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Vienna University of Economics and Business in Vienna, Austria. The paper, “The Architecture of Collaboration,” appeared in the Strategic Management Journal last year.

Society forming for PSU alumni in real estate From Gazette staff reports UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State Institute for Real Estate Studies in the Smeal College of Business is working to form a new Real Estate Society, an alumni group of Penn Staters across the country who work in the real estate industry. A number of regional networking groups have already been formed, including ones in Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles. Alumni can also join the Penn State Real Estate group on LinkedIn, which currently has more than 1,000 members. One of the alumni volunteers leading the charge in forming the society is Lawrence Colorito, a 1988 Penn

State graduate who said, “The new Real Estate Society gives Penn State alums who practice in real estate a ‘home’ back in State College. This is an opportunity for me to give back to the school I love and see some direct impact to the students while networking with others in my business.” The society’s goal is to give real estate professionals a direct link back to the university to facilitate engagement in real estate education and research. Through regional networking groups, society members will be able to network with each other and access professional development such as academic research, newsletters and webinars. Networking among society mem-

bers will be a prominent goal: “Being able to develop and maintain relationships with people is critical to the real estate industry,” said Rich Button, assistant director of the IRES, “and it will be especially valuable for these professionals to link to one another through both real estate and Penn State.” The connection between these regional groups back to the university will be especially helpful to Smeal’s newly formed undergraduate real estate degree program; the alumni network will be critical to identifying internship and placement opportunities for students and bringing in speakers and mentors from the profession.

We relate to certain athletes and entertainers as being “ours” because they came of age at the same time we did. Drew Barrymore, who recently celebrated her 38th birthday, is one of those celebrities that multiple age groups call their own. People in their 20s, 30s, 40s and even 50s can make the case she is “theirs” (or maybe that she’s not, depending on perceptions). Barrymore’s first big time role was in “E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial” in 1981 when she was only 6. After a rough patch in the late ’80s and early ’90s, she went on a run, starring in movies like “The Wedding Singer,” “Riding in Cars with Boys” and “Charlie’s Angels” from 1995 through 2000. During this century’s first decade, David M. Mastovich is she became one of the highest paid acpresident of tresses, commanding $10 million per MASSolutions Inc. film for box office hits like “50 First For more Dates” and showed off her marketing information, go skills as co-creative director for Proctor to massolutions.biz. & Gamble’s Cover Girl. Recently the actress, producer and director launched her own makeup and beauty brand called Flower, with 181 products including eye shadows and nail polishes priced from $5 to $14 sold exclusively at Walmart. “We wanted something special. We were not interested in a trend, a celebrity brand that wouldn’t last,” said Carmen Bauza, vice president of beauty and personal care for Walmart US. “We want this to be here and be here for a long time.” Walmart needed a celebrity partner with a long lasting image. The Drew Barrymore name and brand are recognized by multiple generations. The retailer also wanted someone who understands how to create memorable messages and promotions. Barrymore has the track record there too. Whether she’s “theirs” or “yours,” it’s safe to say Drew Barrymore has built a powerful brand during her 30-plus years of celebrity. And she shows no signs of slowing down just yet. Happy Birthday, Drew. Which decade has your favorite Drew Barrymore moment? The ’80s with “E.T.”? The ’90s with “The Wedding Singer” and “Charlie’s Angels”? Or the 2000s with “50 First Dates”? Email your choice to DrewBarrymore@massolutions. biz.

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GREGG TOWNSHIP Warren F. Sasserman and Vickie L. Sasserman to Amos M. Yoder and Katie M. Yoder, 825 Green Grove Road, $295,500.

HUSTON TOWNSHIP Scott M. DeHart and Barbara M. DeHart to Scott M. DeHart, 350 Miles Hollow Road, $1.

MILES TOWNSHIP Harlan Edward Abbott, James M. Abbott, Jerome H. Abbott and John J. Abbott to Miles Township, $0. Paul William Krape Jr. to William P. Krape, South of Rt. 880, $1.

PATTON TOWNSHIP Gray’s Woods and S&S Home Inc. to Bradley D. Alters and Susan M. Alters, 164 Glenndale Dr., $265,440.

PENN TOWNSHIP Carl S. Stine Estate and Michael L. Stine executor to Michael L. Stine, 410 Coburn Road, $1. Corey L. Worrick and Christina B. Worrick to Daniel K. Beiler, Rachel S. Beiler, Amos Beiler and Kathryn S. Beiler, 100 Mandelynn Drive, $235,000.

RUSH TOWNSHIP Joseph Cletus Kephart, Joseph Cledis Kephart and Marian V. Kephart to Kephart Hardware Company Inc., N. Centre St., $1. Joseph C. Kephart and Marian V. Kephart to Kephart Hardware Company Inc., N. Centre St., $1. Beneficial Mortgage Co. of Pennsylvania and Beneficial Cons Disc Co. to Gary Lynn Cobb, 3018 Port Matilda Hwy., $54,900.

SNOW SHOE BOROUGH Betty M. Girardi to John G. Girardi, 250 Pancake Road, $1. Edward B. Hall Estate, Margaret E. Hall Estate, Kenneth L. Hall and Edward G. Hall to Kenneth L. Hall, 209 W. Olive St., $1.

SNOW SHOE TOWNSHIP Rena Nastase by attorney to Calvin Remp and Nancy Remp, 101 W. Park Ave., $19,000.

SPRING TOWNSHIP Scott R. Kimble and Margaret N. Kimble to Scott R. Kimble, 315 Debi Drive, $1. Patricia Ann Wenrick and Patricia A. Wenrick to Michael J. Wenrick, 133 Whitman Circle, $17,500. Sheila Ishler Corl and Larry Lynn Corl to Tyler Kunes, 138 Forge Road, $110,000.

STATE COLLEGE BOROUGH Brian S. Hsi and Heather L. Hsi to Brian and Heather Hsi Trust, Brian S. Hsi co-trustee and Heather L. Hsi co trustee, 804 Straford Drive, $1. Kim M. Maney Estate and William J. Heath executor to Griffin T. Jones and Sharon D. Jones, 1049 Bayberry Dr., $257,500. Ian Osborn and Rosa Osborn to Ian Osborn and Rosa Osborn, 558 Clarence Ave., $1.

PHILIPSBURG BOROUGH Keith M. Blake to Duvall Construction LLC, 124 S. Second St., $7,500.

POTTER TOWNSHIP Irma M. Dean to Ray A. Walker Jr. and Carol L. Walker to Carol L.

TAYLOR TOWNSHIP Arletta Joy Jacoby and Charles A. Jacoby to Arletta Joy Jacoby and Charles A. Jacoby, Bald Eagle Ridge, $1. — Compiled by Gazette staff

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From Gazette staff reports UNIVERSITY PARK — On Feb. 8, the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) hosted its annual Netiquette dinner, a chance for students to learn about and practice networking skills and proper dining etiquette. The event was held the week before the Penn State Smeal College of Business’ corporate associate, marketing, and supply chain career fairs to improve students’ abilities to make an impression on recruiters. “I think that, by spring semester, students feel a little discouraged if they haven’t gotten a job or an internship yet, but we try to show them that they still have opportunities and help them go after them,� said NABA pres-

ident Fuad Ligali, an actuarial science junior. Though NABA is a Smeal student organization, students from across the University are welcome to attend their events. “We’re a smaller organization, so we try to focus on professional development skills that everyone will need,� Ligali said. Getting a diverse group of people involved — beyond just racial and gender diversity but including diversity of mindsets and opinions — is an important part of NABA’s mission. “I want my members to understand the importance of involvement on campus,� said Ligali. Though a heavy snowstorm coming through that Friday interrupted some of NABA’s pre-dinner event

plans, about 85 students still attended the etiquette dinner with company invitee Capital One — this is the highest attendance since the event began several years ago. And even though not everything went as planned, Ligali said he and his fellow NABA members looked at it as a good learning experience: “You may face obstacles, but you have to move forward and get things done,� said Ligali. NABA works actively with business firms, corporations, colleges, and alumni of Penn State in placing minority candidates in positions in various business fields, which also providing technical seminars for those considering careers in accounting, finance, marketing, and management.

Conference an opportunity for women to connect From Gazette staff reports UNIVERSITY PARK — On April 18 and 19, the Penn State Women in Business organization at the Smeal College of Business will host its fourth annual Powerful Women Paving the Way Conference, a professional development and networking opportunity for both professionals and students. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear distinguished speakers from within the business community and attend a variety of breakout sessions on issues pertinent to women in the corporate world today. Breakout sessions will include three tracks: student-focused, professional-focused and mixed focus.

Professional-focused session topics include entrepreneurship, sustainability and negotiation. Professionals will also have a chance to create greater awareness of their respective companies and experiences among Penn Staters and to network with and support female business students — the next generation of women leaders. For students, this conference is an opportunity to network with executives and gain knowledge for the future. The Powerful Women Paving the Way Conference will begin with a welcome dinner from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 18, at the Nittany Lion Inn. Keynote speaker Coquese Washington, the Penn State women’s bas-

ketball coach, will deliver the dinner’s keynote talk. The conference continues from 8:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, April 19, at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center. Friday’s keynote speakers include Porter Gale and Tiffany Persons. The former vice president of marketing at Virgin America, Gale is a social media expert and entrepreneur and has more than 20 years of experience working in marketing and advertising. Persons is the founder and director of the non-profit organization Shine on Sierra Leone. For more information and to register for the conference, please visit w w w. s m e a l . p s u . e d u / p ow e r f u l women.

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THE CENTRE COUNTY

FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 6, 2013

OVER 37 MILLION JOB SEEKERS! + /+ 222 3 + +**# &+* !+) +- ! ((

3 bedroom townhouse located 872 Willard Circle just 3 blocks off campus. Private parking all appliances 1 1/2 baths. Like new condition. One year lease August 2013 to 2014. Water, sewer, garbage included. $500.00 Call 814-237-8999

Bright, open living area in this convenient condo in Amitie 2! This 2-bedroom, 1-bathroom end unit is ready for move-in. Great entry area that can be used as an office, efficient kitchen with updated dishwasher and range/oven overlooks the large living room. Balcony backs to the park, set up your grill and relax! New carpet throughout the living area, hallway and bedrooms and a new heating and A/C unit! Updated bathroom with new floor, sink, cabinetry and commode. Convenient to CATA bus, campus, high school, shopping. Nothing left to do but move in and enjoy! Everything included except electric and heat (gas). Lease available now through August 31, 2013. $1000. 814-280-2130

ADVERTISE in the Centre County Gazette Classifieds. Call 814238-5051.

MASSAGE THERAPIST Flexible hours, part time. (814) 383-2211 ask for Susan.

GRAPHIC DESIGNER SEEKS WORK Flyers, resumes, brochures, letter heads, business cards, labels, ads, posters, tickets, newsletters, catalogs, books/jackets, logos, menus, programs, church bulletins, mail inserts, invitations. Fast, economical. (814) 237-2024

WHO WANTS TO LEAVE HOME WHEN YOU’RE SICK??? -Now you don’t have to! In-home medical care provided by a Family Nurse Practitioner Non-emergent eval and management of common illnesses and minor injures 814-954-1674 idealhealthandwellness @gmail.com

COMPUTER REPAIR 40 years electronic repair experience. I will pick up and return your unit for free. Quick turnaround. Low cost estimates. Specialize in broken power jacks, overheating, startup problems. Can fix any problem. Fully insured. 814-353-2976

PARKING On church lot, 600 block East Prospect. Limited spaces for Spring 2013. $260. First Church of Christ, Scientist. Call Mike 814-237-8711 or M7H@psu.edu

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ATTEND COLLEGE ONLINE FROM HOME!! *Medical, *Business, *Criminal Justice, *Hospitality. Job placement assistance. Computer available. Financial Aid if qualified. SCHEV authorized. Call: 866-220-3984. www.Centura Online.com

Celebrating 19 Years of Service!! Cleaning By Patsy offers quality cleaning services tailored to your needs. Homes, businesses and rental properties cleaned weekly, bi-weekly, monthly or one-time cleaning. Holidays, event preparations and house closings available as well. All supplies and equipment are included with services. Write or call for more information to schedule a free estimate. Service areas: Boalsburg/Colyer Lake/ Lemont/ State Collge. Phone- 814-404-7033

PERSONAL CHEF ‘N CATERING

â——Occasional Catering â——Spring Events â——Weddings â——Valentines Day Serving Williamsport, Lewisburg, Mifflinburg and nearby areas 570-492-0158

WHAT are you waiting for? Place your Gazette classified ad today. Phone 814-238-5051.

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SCOOTER RENTALS Don’t have a car? Hate the bus? Want more independence? We have the solution! Rent a scooter for a day or so, or for as long as you want. The longer you rent, the less it costs. Visit our website for more details www.campus skooters.com

Dirtbusters Professional Carpet Cleaners FAMILY OWNED FOR 22 YEARS (814) 696-1601 2013 Specials are as following: 1 room- $40 2 rooms of carpet cleaning- $59.90 2 room/steps/hall- $89.95 5area special- $139.95 Call for special/work guarantee (814) 696-1601

Assorted lamps, tables, shelves, & chairs ALL UNDER $50! Excellent condition. Solid Oak Cabinet w/ Hiding Doors (free 27� TV/remote!) Large Oversized Plush Chair w/cover/matching Ottoman $250 (814) 880-2815

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HOUSES FOR SALE

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

TRANSIT, Level, Tripod & Stadia rod. $30 (814) 237-8821

VINTAGE cast metal replica of a beer wagon that used to deliver beer to pubs and taverns in the late 1800�s to early 1900’s. It is pulled by eight huge horses and has a driver, a helper, plus a dog. More pics available upon request. $30. (814) 762-8021 FORZA Motorsport 4Brand new!!! Never played $25. Skyrim full game download, unused/ never played!!! $40. 1 month free Xbox live w/ Hulu Plus $10. Wired headset for 360 $5. ALL Items= bundle price of $50 obo. Txt or call 814-883-0387 MATTRESS Kingsdown Chelsea full size firm matress with matching box spring, being sold as a set. Used only 4-1/2 years, taken care of so in great condition. No stains or tears, mattress and box spring were kept covered in protectors. New was $700/selling for $200. 814-360-0906 DOMED clothes trunk. Good condition. $150. (814) 387-6501 TRAILER 2003 7x14 enclosed trailer. Trailer is in good condition, I used it to haul my waterfowl decoys. Moved from NY and trailer currently has NY Plates/Title, I have title on hand. Please only contact if serious about purchasing. $3000 obo. 814-470-7209

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MUSTANG seat for Suzuki Intruder 85-87. Paid $369 asking $275. (814) 355-2511

2003 FORD ESCAPE 4 wheel drive. Alpine speakers installed, Alpine head unit. Inspected until 12/13. Exterior/Interior: Very good condition Exterior: black w/ black rims. Roof rack, towing hitch, 204k+ miles. Oil changed: every 2,5003,000 miles. $4500. Text: (814) 574-1840 2011 MAZDA CX-7 All Wheel Drive Touring Edition SUV for sale by owner. Great shape still under factory warranty. Loaded with many amenities including heated leather seats. 33,369 miles. Kelly Blue Book value is $17,500 Also has 4 new tires- a $750 value. Wholesale trade-in value is $16,600 for the touring edition. We have just reduced this to $16,500! LESS THAN DEALER TRADE VALUE! Phone 814-571-9563, Ron. DODGE Durango Limited, 2004, 103K miles, leather seats, 4.7L engine, 6 disc mp3 premium sound, 5 speed automatic, 3rd row seats, auto-dimming mirrors, ABS, Rear air conditioning w/heater, Automatic headlamps, Cruise Control, Fog lamps, Power Door Loc. $7,800. 814-238-4707 DESCRIPTION brings results. Use adjectives in your classified ads.

1994 MOBILE HOME Located in the Milesburg area 14x67, 3 bdrm. Appliances included. New insulated windows. $25,000. (814) 571-4040

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