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Eagles soar In a Coaches vs. Cancer high school game, Bald Eagle Area took down backyard rival Bellefonte in a wild basketball affair that featured plenty of controversy./Page 14

January 24-30, 2013

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Warning systems keep public alert Important information delivered when you need it By MARJORIE S. MILLER mmiller@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE — To stay abreast of bad winter weather, many people find themselves looking to their cellphones for breaking information on the approach of dangerous storms. And area emergency communications officials say there are a variety of alerts residents can access to stay in the know, both on Penn State’s campus and throughout the county. Brian Bittner, director of emergency management at Penn State, said Penn State text alerts are managed by the public information office. The university coordinates with the office about when to send out alerts based on current trends and other information. “We can send out pretty much anything,” Bittner said. Called PSUTXT, the alerts contain information on campus closures, areas to avoid, weather conditions and other no-

tices of importance. Bittner estimates the PSUTXT system, which has been around since about 2006, sends out about 10 alerts a year at University Park. The alerts are also used at other Penn State commonwealth campuses, and subscribers can sign up to receive alerts for any and all campuses. “It’s an open system,” Bittner said, and anybody can receive these alerts. Subscribers typically are Penn State faculty, staff and students, as well as parents of Penn State students, area business owners and members of the media, he said. Some 150,000 people currently use PSUTXT, he said. A variety of technological changes to the system are under way, Bittner said, which should be ready by March or April. Research is being conducted to find out what might be added to the system in order to enhance it, he said. One of these updates includes a better streamline, he said, as well as other functions.

These alerts are important, Bittner said, because they act as a way to inform the masses. “(We are) one layer in a multi-layer process of alerting people,” he said. In Centre County, a system called CodeRed is used to alert large numbers of residents. Run through the Department of 911/Emergency Communications, CodeRed is a mass notification system that sends emergency alerts by phone, text or email. Daniel Tancibok, director of the Centre County Office of Emergency Communications, said CodeRed alerts are sent out to a certain region in the county depending on where an event is taking place. “(It’s) whatever area we define within the county,” he said. If an alert needs to go out, Tancibok’s office looks at a map and circles the specific area that would receive a notifica-

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Pacino to play Paterno on the silver screen By CHRIS MORELLI editor@centrecountygazette.com

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NOT FORGOTTEN: Bridget Beromedi, of State College, holds a sign paying tribute to the late Joe Paterno on Tuesday night at the Heister Street mural.

Paterno’s death marked at vigil By GENARO C. ARMAS The Associated Press

STATE COLLEGE — Hundreds of candles created a dull glow at the base of the mural that contained a likeness of Joe Paterno, each flame flickering to commemorate the year since the death of Penn State’s Hall of Fame coach. Time hasn’t erased the pain of supporters who feel Paterno’s reputation has been unfairly sul-

lied in the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. Paterno died of lung cancer Jan. 22, 2012, at age 85. At least 150 supporters attended the candlelight vigil Tuesday, the anniversary of his death, braving frigid conditions to pay tribute at the downtown mural just more than a block away from the Penn State campus. “I definitely think that everything that has happened isn’t at

all indicative of the kind of man that he was,” said Bridget Beromedi, 32, of State College, who wore a shirt with Paterno’s image. She held up a sign that read “JoePa. Legends never die.” She added that Paterno’s role in the scandal “got totally overblown because of his name. He got an unfair deal.” He died more than two months after being fired in the

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UNIVERSITY PARK — Hollywood will be coming to Happy Valley in the not-so-distant future. The powerhouse duo of actor Al Pacino and director Brian DePalma will be teaming up for a third time when they film a movie based on the late Joe Paterno. The two have worked together before, teaming up for “Scarface” and “Carlito’s Way.” Those films — especially “Scarface” — drew critical acclaim. There are plans in the works for a movie tentatively titled “Happy Valley.” The film will focus on Paterno’s life.

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GONE HOLLYWOOD: Al Pacino has been tapped to play the late Joe Paterno in a big budget film. According to BBC News, producer Edward R. Pressman has acquired the movie rights from

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State College promotes four police officers By SAMI HULINGS community@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE — Family members, borough employees, retired and current police officers and community members gathered in the State College Borough Council Chambers to honor Capt. Matthew E. Wilson, Lt. Gregory M. Brauser, Lt. Timothy S. Sleeth and Sgt. Michael J. Angellotti at a police promotional cere-

mony on Friday, Jan. 8. State College Police Chief Tom King served as the master of ceremonies. “I’m pleased to be here to conduction promotions of four police officers to various ranks,” he said. King began the ceremony by thanking Borough Manager Tom Fountaine and Mayor Elizabeth

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Dyslexia center looks to raise funds, awareness By BRITTANY SVOBODA community@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE — For the second consecutive year, an anonymous donor has offered to give a 50 percent matching grant to the Children’s Dyslexia Center in State College if the center raises $20,000 by Aug. 31. The center, which opened in Opinion .............................. 6 Health & Wellness ............. 7

2007, provides free tutoring to 18 students ages six through 18 diagnosed with dyslexia from 15 counties in Pennsylvania and is asking the community to help in fundraising and donation efforts. Chris Spearly, vice chair on the board of governors for the center, said that although there is no way of knowing, she believes this year’s anonymous donor is the

Education .......................... 8 Community .................. 9-11

same one from last year. Last year the center raised the $20,000 needed for the anonymous donor’s grant several ways. The Tour for Dyslexia, a crosscountry group bike tour started and led by Larry Emigh, chairman of the center’s board of governors, raised $16,000 last year. Emigh, 70 at the time, trained two years for the tour and rode

Centre Spread ............ 12, 13 Sports ......................... 14-17

3,415 miles between California and Massachusetts. Spearly said that the tour is not a fundraising option this year, but that there will be other opportunities for the community to get involved in helping the center. The parents of children who attend the center will host the third annual wine and food pair-

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ing and silent auction fundraiser, “A Toast to Reading,” on Saturday, June 1. Marsha Landis, center director, said they are looking for help with sponsorship. The fundraiser is a “celebration of the kids,” Landis said. She also said that much of the event celebrates the progress of the stu-

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What’s Happening .... 19, 20 Group Meetings .............. 20

Business ..................... 21, 22 Classified ......................... 23

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COACHES VS. CANCER: Penn State faces Ohio State in the annual Coaches vs. Cancer game, which will be played at the Bryce Jordan Center on Saturday. Pages 12, 13 COUNTRY ROADS: Two-time Country Music Association Female Vocalist of the Year Kathy Mattea will perform at Eisenhower Auditorium on Feb. 1. Page 18

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THE CENTRE COUNTY GAZETTE ings of the child, perpetrator, or any other associated information. If a person does have information concerning an abduction they should report that information immediately to police by calling 911. The ultimate goal is to save the life of a child, the website states. In order for the Pennsylvania Amber Alert Plan to be activated, law enforcement must be satisfied the following criteria have been met: The abducted child must be under 18 years of age and the abducted child is believed to be in imminent danger of death or serious bodily injury. Additional factors are considered in the decision making process as to whether or not to activate the PA Amber Alert Plan, among them: availability of descriptive information which could assist in the recovery of the child, time elapsed since the child was last seen, and reliability of witnesses, according to the website. The plan is limited to "abducted" children, and, therefore, excludes children believed to be runaways or thrown out of their homes. After a police department initiates an investigation of an abducted child and all of the above criteria have been met, state police will analyze the reported information. If there is enough information available to believe that an activation will assist in the recovery of the child, the Amber Alert Plan will be put into effect. The Pennsylvania State Police coordinates Amber Alert efforts with the help of stakeholders from PEMA, PENNDOT, Pennsylvania Turnpike, Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters, Pennsylvania Newspaper Association, Pennsylvania Broadband Cable Association, Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association, Municipal Police Officers Education and Training Commission, Pennsylvania Lottery Commission and the Outdoor Advertising Association of Pennsylvania, according to the website. For more information about Amber Alerts visit www.amber.state.pa.us. For more information, or to subscribe to PSUTXT, visit www.live.psu.edu/psutxt. For more information, or to subscribe to CodeRed, visit http://www.co.centre.pa. us/codered.

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Emergency alert systems: PSUTXT: PSUTXT is a service designed to alert the Penn State community via text messages to cellphones when situations arise on campus that affect the ability of the campus to function normally. Subscribers also can elect to have alerts sent to an email address. www.live.psu.edu/psutxt. 511PA: 511PA provides travelers with reliable, current traffic and weather information, as well as links to other transportation services. 511PA helps motorists reach their destinations in the most efficient manner when traveling in Pennsylvania. www.511pa.com. Amber Alert: The Amber Alert Plan is a method of alerting citizens of Pennsylvania when a child has been abducted. www.amber.state.pa.us. CodeRed: The primary use of CodeRed is to notify county residents of an immediate

emergency. It can be used to define an area for evacuation or "shelter in place" notifications for incidents such as a hazardous material spill or major gas leak. It can also be used to direct residents to a specific TV or radio station for further important details and instructions. It may alert residents to shelters activated in municipalities during weather or power emergencies. It may be used to alert residents of wildfires approaching their area. CodeRed can also be used to alert a neighborhood to watch for a lost child, an impaired individual who has walked away or a dangerous individual that may be in the area. The 911 center can create lists of emergency responders and use CodeRed as a backup to the normal emergency notification process. http://www.co.centre.pa. us/codered.

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Victim 6â&#x20AC;&#x2122; sues Penn State, The Second Mile and Sandusky By LAURA NICHOLS StateCollege.com

STATE COLLEGE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The man who was known as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Victim 6â&#x20AC;? during Jerry Sanduskyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s child sexual abuse trial in June is suing Penn State, The Second Mile and Sandusky, holding each responsible for the abuse and the repercussions he says he suffered. A civil suit was filed in federal court in Philadelphia on Tuesday and alleges that Penn State had â&#x20AC;&#x153;paramount financial interest in protecting the reputation and commercial viability of its football program,â&#x20AC;? which allowed Sandusky to â&#x20AC;&#x153;traded on and exploited his status as an associate of Paterno and member of the (Penn State) football staff to further his grooming and assaults on young men.â&#x20AC;? The complaint says Sandusky used his charity, The Second Mile, as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;hunting groundâ&#x20AC;? for his victims.

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are our rocks.” King then spoke of Brauser, who has been with the State College Police Department since 1993. “Brauser has performed very well in his 14 years and has many assignments and accomplishments,” he said. King recognized Brauser’s leadership during critical incidents related to the Jerry Sandusky child abuse scandal. “Greg happened to be one of the officers in charge and took charge and managed it very well,” King said. “He is a good communicator and understands the importance of the department’s communityoriented policing philosophy.” Promoted to lieutenant after 25 years of service, Sleeth was recognized for his excellence as the department’s officer in charge of property and evidence and the department’s traffic section. “Tim’s ethics, integrity and trustworthiness are beyond reproach,” said King. After thanking his family for their support and love, Sleeth looked to his fellow police officers. “For the men and women of the State College Police Department, thank you. You are dedicated and diligent and your fidelity to duty is commendable,” he said. Hired in 1998, Angellotti has worked in the uniform patrol division and has served as a life skills instructor and resource instructor at area schools. Angellotti is one of three emergency vehicle operator instructors for the police department and serves as the lone instructor in use of force. “He is recognized by officer supervisors and command staff as a very effective instructor. He possesses good cognitive abili-

Goreham for their support, as well as all the others in attendance. “I can’t name everybody, but it’s so nice when we have these happy occasions that we have so many people turn out to recognize the extra work of these officers as they continue through their careers with the State College Police Department and serving the public,” King said. The promotions began according to rank, with King honoring Wilson first. As a State College native, Wilson attended State College High School and Penn State, graduating from the university in 1996 with a Bachelor of Science in administrative justice. Wilson began his career with the police department in 1996. King said Wilson excelled as a sergeant and lieutenant, receiving those promotions in 2004 and 2006, respectively. “Matt has a good vision. He understands the big picture and how some of the things we do on a day-to-day basis make a big difference in the big scheme of the things,” King said. According to King, Wilson’s exceptional performance prepared him for the advancement to the rank of captain. “He (Wilson) has demonstrated the leadership traits and unwavering commitment and dedication to our police department and our community,” he said. Wilson thanked all those in attendance, expressing his deep gratitude for support from his friends, family and the community. “To the four of us, we appreciate the support very much,” he said. “As a lot of us know, this job is extremely important and it’s not easy. It’s the people at home who

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STATE COLLEGE Police Chief Tom King welcomes audience members to the police promotions held on Jan. 8. ties and is very operationally sound. Mike is able to be firm in his decision making, while showing compassion in doing so,” King said. Mayor Goreham expressed her confidence in each of the police officers, as she believes their promotions serve as an indication of the quality, dedication and

AD Joyner gets new title By NATE MINK StateCollege.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — Dr. Dave Joyner will remain Penn State’s athletic director for the duration of president Rodney Erickson’s tenure, the university announced Monday. Erickson has said he plans to retire by June 2014. A national search for the school’s next athletic director will be conducted at that time, the school said. Joyner was named the school’s acting athletic director in November 2011 and will

longevity of the State College Police Department. “I was deeply impressed with the breadth of investigation and responsibility of our police department,” she said. “They tend to really look at every aspect of police work to understand it better and the way we operate.”

operate under the title of director of intercollegiate athletics until Erickson leaves office, according to the school’s release. “I have confidence in Dr. Joyner and want him to continue as part of my leadership team while I am president,” Erickson said. Joyner replaced Mark Sherburne, who filled in on an interim basis when former AD Tim Curley was placed on administrative leave following criminal charges in connection with the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. Curley’s contract is set to expire in June, and Penn State has said it will not renew it.

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JANUARY 24-30, 2013 Dyslexia, from page 1 dents who attend the center. Individual tables set up throughout the venue will be dedicated to each student attending the center, including an autobiographical paragraph written by each student and their favorite books or stuffed animals used as centerpieces. Last year, Landis said, each table had a copy of a poem written by one of the center’s graduates, which was a school contest winner. Parents will also talk at the event about their child’s experiences at the center, she said. The event also features a silent auction of a variety of products and services. Businesses are encouraged to sponsor a table. Landis said that all sponsorships $500 or more will be recognized on a poster and paid credit to during the event, and sponsorships of $5,000 or more will be highlighted with their name on a star that will hang in the center. Landis said that students, who would come into the center believing that the program wouldn’t work for them, usually see improvements in as little as six weeks. Several parents, however, said that they saw improvements in their children’s reading abilities almost immediately. “I was at the end of my rope,” said Crissy Goodwin, mother of Cate Goodwin, 9, who attends the center. Crissy’s son, Sam, also received tutoring at the center. Crissy said she learned about the center through a Learning Support teacher from Centre Hall Elementary School where her children are enrolled. Crissy also said that although her commute is only about 30 minutes,

Vigil, from page 1 frantic days following the arrest of former assistant coach Sandusky in November 2011. Organizers lit candles inside white or blue paper bags, many inscribed with handwritten messages from supporters. The gathering slowly broke up within 45 minutes after mural artist Michael Pilato thanked attendees, several of whom wore “JVP” buttons on their winter parkas. Paterno’s legacy remains a sensitive topic for groups of alumni, former players and residents. Some attendees, including Pilato, also said Paterno’s role was sensationalized by media coverage and a rush to judgment. A year ago, the campus was flooded with mourners. Commemorations were much smaller this year with temperatures in the teens and dropping. A family spokesman said the Paternos didn’t plan on attending public gatherings. Earlier in the day, a makeshift sign on cardboard flapped in a cold wind at the spot where a bronze statue of Paterno used to stand. “Joseph Paterno. Always remembered. Always a legend,” read the sign attached to a tree with white wire. The statue remains safely stored in an undisclosed location, a university

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she would travel much further than that for the center’s services and that she is “so grateful for it.” Melissa Wolfe, mother of Abbey Wolfe, 9, who also attends the center, described it as a “wonderful place.” She said she learned about the center through Abbey’s first-grade teacher. Melissa also said she is “very happy” with Abbey’s progress and that her reading scores in schools have gone up considerably. Abbey said that she would cry when she would have to read, but now feels good about it. According to Landis, one in five people suffer from dyslexia. The center utilizes the Orton-Gillingham method of tutoring those diagnosed with dyslexia. Although it has been around since the 1920s, this method is “not used in schools” but is highly effective in helping students become better readers and spellers, said Landis. Landis said that those with dyslexia have a hard time connecting the sounds of letters to their shapes, but that the Orton-Gillingham method “breaks it down” into parts. With this method, students can focus on being able to “see, hear and feel” the letter or letters, which helps them learn how to say each letter in connection with others, she said. This allows those with dyslexia to retrieve words easier since they are learning to store the information in the back part of their brains instead of the front. Most tutorial sessions are one-on-one, said Landis, but that small group tutoring is beginning to be introduced into the center’s curriculum. Spearly said that everything one does in life involves reading, under-

standing and interpreting. “This is a skill everyone needs to possess to succeed,” she said. Landis said that she is hoping to add six more students to the center when a new training program begins this summer. The center offers free tutor training to anyone with a bachelor’s degree. After completing training and becoming certified, tutors receive a salary, which is paid for by funds raised by the center, said Spearly. Students admitted come to the center twice a week, receiving 62 lessons per year including 12 during the summer months. Landis said it takes about two to three years for students to complete the program. Tutoring is offered from 4 to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday. The center is located on 2766 W. College Ave. For more information on the “A Toast to Reading” fundraising event or to learn more about the center, visit http://www.childrensdyslexiacenter.org.

spokeswoman said. Flowers and mementos were left by supporters at Paterno’s gravesite. Supporters like Dan Hamm, a freshman from Williamsport, have said Paterno’s 46-year career as a whole should be taken into consideration, including his focus on academics. “We wanted to pay our respects. We wanted to celebrate who he was as a person,” Hamm said after visiting Paterno’s grave at a State College cemetery. Then, nodding his head toward Paterno’s adorned gravesite, Hamm said, “You can see here that Joe Paterno was Penn State, and Penn State will always be Joe Paterno.” Former FBI director Louis Freeh released findings July 12 in the school’s internal investigation of the scandal. Freeh accused the coach and three former school administrators of covering up allegations against Sandusky. The retired defensive coordinator has been sentenced to at least 30 years in prison after being convicted of 45 criminal counts. Prosecutors said the sexual abuse occurred off and on campus, including at the football facility. Sandusky has denied the allegations. On July 22, Penn State removed Paterno’s statue, which was a gathering point for mourners last January. The next day, the NCAA reacted with un-

characteristic swiftness in levying strict sanctions including a four-year bowl ban, strict scholarship cuts and a $60 million fine. Paterno was also stripped of 111 victories, meaning he no longer held the major college record of 409 career wins. Penn State is still coping with the massive fallout from the scandal. On Tuesday, a young man who testified that Sandusky tickled and grabbed him in a campus shower sued the retired assistant coach, his charity and the university. But Paterno’s family and the three administrators have vehemently denied Freeh’s allegations as well as suspicions they took part in a coverup. Paterno’s family has been planning what a spokesman has called a comprehensive response to Freeh’s findings. But on Tuesday, the family remained in private. After visiting Paterno’s grave with his friend Hamm, Nick Bucci said he felt his school handled the scandal well overall, given the extent of the fallout, with some exceptions. Bucci said the school should honor Paterno someday — but not without more perspective. “A day like today, those emotions might be high,” said Bucci, of Dayton, Md. “I don’t think now is the time to do it. I think you have to wait.”

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the best-selling Joe Posnanski book, “Paterno.” In the book, Posnanski followed Paterno’s final years as the winningest coach in college football history before his career ended in 2011. Penn State, of course, vacated 111 wins earned under Paterno as a part of the NCAA sanctions against the university. “‘Happy Valley’ reunites the ‘Scarface’ and ‘Carlito’s Way’ team of DePalma and Pacino for the third time and I can’t think of a better duo to tell this story of a complex, intensely righteous man who was brought down by his own tragic flaw,” Pressman said in a statement. Barbara Vancheri, film critic for the Pittsburgh PostGazette, said she believes Pacino will do a good job portraying Paterno. “He’s one of the great American actors,” Vancheri said. “You don’t necessarily need someone who looks like Paterno, but Pacino should be perfect for that role.” The plot of the movie is not yet known, though Posnanski’s book focuses on the final years of Paterno’s life. According to Vancheri, because of Pacino’s age — 72 — DePalma may have to cast someone as a younger Paterno, if needed. “We don’t know the details of the plot, of course,” Vancheri said. “But if they are going to tell the story of his life, they’ll need someone younger. And a lot can be done digitally, too.” It’s unclear as to whether DePalma will need to film in State College and on the University Park campus. Producers may be able to blend news and game footage into the film, depending on what’s needed, Vancheri said. “There are towns that can double as State College, so they can cheat for that. Remember the film ‘Groundhog Day’ had very few scenes that were actually filmed in Punxsutawney,” Vancheri noted. Penn State graduates and current students have their own take on the film. “I think it’s kinda disturbing that they are going to to make a movie about Penn State, and I’m not sure Pacino should play Paterno,” said Shaina Jamieson, of Uniontown, a 2010 graduate of Penn State. “It’s just my opinion, but I don’t like (Pacino) much.” According to Jamieson, it’s too much, too soon. “I think they should let Paterno have his peace. Yes, he made a mistake, but he passed away. He still won all of those games and did so much for the university,” Jamieson said. Other students, like Catherine Knott, of Roaring Spring, is excited to see Pacino portray Paterno. “Al Pacino is definitely a qualified actor and I think he will portray Joe pretty well,” the nursing student said. As for seeing the Penn State story come to life on the big screen? Knott said she would definitely invest a couple of hours — and a few bucks — watching Pacino take on the largerthan-life role. “My grandparents were season ticket holders for 50 years. Every Saturday in the fall, that’s what we did,” Knott said. “I’m curious as to how they’ll portray Joe. I hope they’re sensitive about the subject matter.” Pacino has been the lone cast member announced thus far. Vancheri is curious as to who will play some of the other key figures in the story — namely Jerry Sandusky and Mike McQueary. “We’ve talked about that in the office. For Sandusky, we’ve talked about actors like Bill Murray, Craig T. Nelson or Nick Nolte,” Vancheri said. “McQueary’s tougher because of his looks, but some of the names we’ve kicked around are Eric Stoltz or Anthony Michael Hall.” Regardless of who fills those roles, Vancheri is excited to see the finished product. “It’s a story that seems to have everything,” she said. “I imagine there are people who will think it’s going to reopen old wounds. It will be interesting to see where they take it.”

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Obama’s idealism tempered by reality By Scripps Howard News Service President Barack Obama’s second inauguration was an anticlimax — inevitably so after the lofty promises of change and transformation made from the U.S. Capitol steps four years ago. Then, a happy, even joyous crowd approaching 2 million — the largest in Washington history — gathered to hear the inspirational new president with the funny name and the distinction of being America’s first black president. On Monday, a cheerful but much smaller crowd — officials even revised downward their estimates of attendance to around 500,000 to 700,000 — gathered on the Mall to witness a public swearing-in that was in itself an anticlimax. Because the constitutionally mandated swearing-in date of Jan. 20 fell on a Sunday, the oath was first administered at the White House with only Obama’s immediate family in attendance and Chief Justice John Roberts presiding. The 2013 Obama is now a battle-scarred chief executive, hardened by the political realities of governance that he was unable to change. If Obama believed then that the logic of his arguments, the depth of his conviction and fervor of his supporters would carry the day, he was quickly and brutally disabused of that notion when congressional Republicans announced that their No. 1 goal was to see that he would not survive politically to see his second inauguration. Perhaps the most glaring bit of unfinished business is that of balancing America’s books, reconciling generous social promises — such as care of the sick and aged, and the education of our young — with our ability to pay for them. The problem is not insoluble, but it will require a generation of political heroes that has yet to emerge. Inaugurations are not empty ceremonies. They mark over two centuries of a peaceful change of power. If first inaugurations represent soaring, and generally unfulfilled, hopes, second inaugurations mark a momentary cessation of political hostilities. The Obamas have a day to enjoy their triumph. Then it is back to the messy, gritty business of politics and a politically difficult agenda of action on immigration reform, climate change, gun violence, gay rights, equal pay for women and, in the broadest terms, making the Declaration of Independence’s “most evident of truths” — that we are created equal — true for all. Second terms have their own peculiar dynamics. Four years from now, it would be no small feat if Obama could live up to his 11-year-old daughter Malia’s verdict on his swearing-in: “You didn’t mess up.”

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Spending is limitless and lawless NEW YORK — “We don’t have a spending problem.” Those soothing words are apparently none other than President Barack Obama’s. As the Wall Street J o u r n a l ’ s Stephen Moore reported, House Speaker John Boehner says that Obama insisted to him that America has a problem with health care, not federal expenditures. Maybe the spendaholic-inDeRoy Murdock is a chief is missing columnist for something. Scripps-Howard America is being News Service. tortured by a free-spending federal government that acts irresponsibly on good days and illegally on bad ones. In just the first quarter of fiscal year 2013, Washington dug Americans $293 billion deeper down the hole, the Congressional Budget Office announced Jan. 8. That pace likely will make this the fifth consecutive year with a federal deficit exceeding $1 trillion. This was obscene enough when President George W. Bush botched the 2008 financial meltdown. Since then, Obama gleefully has frolicked in red ink. Also, federal welfare spending is set to increase 80 percent through fiscal year 2022 and total $11 trillion. What fuels this explosion in the dole? According to a Jan. 15 analysis by Senate Budget Committee Republicans, bureaucrats use “aggressive outreach

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to those who say they do not need financial assistance.” Also, “recruitment workers are even instructed on how to ‘overcome the word “no’” when individuals resist enrollment.” The Republican-led House recently approved $33 billion in Hurricane Sandy assistance. This sum, atop another $17 billion, includes such nonsequiturs as $10 million for FBI paychecks, $50 million to plant trees around America, $150 million for fisheries and $2 billion for interstate highways. Enough wobbly Republicans joined spend-happy Democrats to save these and other slabs of pork. Republicans should have used this legislation as a tutorial on limiting disaster relief to relieving disaster, not opening the vault to those with the stickiest fingers. Meanwhile, Washington’s recordshattering profligacy may be less frightening than its burgeoning lawlessness. Legal, schmeagle. Washington does whatever it wants. Senate Budget Committee Republicans report that the departments of Agriculture and Homeland Security “have promotions to increase the number of immigrants on welfare despite legal prohibitions on welfare use among those seeking admittance into the United States.” Congressman Tom McClintock, RCalif., complains that Congress routinely spends tax dollars on programs whose legal authorization has expired. This is like using a company credit card years after you were fired. Last year, McClintock tried to cut about $250 million from the International Trade Administration. “The ITA’s authorization lapsed in 1996 — 16 years ago,” McClintock marveled. “It has not been reviewed or author-

ized by Congress since then, but we still keep shoveling money out the door.” The 1985 Balanced Budget Act requires that authorizing legislation “be in place before the regular appropriation bills can be considered” by Congress. Nonetheless, the CBO confirmed last year that “Congress has appropriated about $261 billion for fiscal year 2012 for programs and activities whose authorizations of appropriations have expired.” These included $3 billion for Community Block Grants, $24 billion for No Child Left Behind and $31 billion for the National Institutes of Health. These and other initiatives may have merit. If so, Congress must reauthorize them, so that they are rooted in the law, rather than inertia. For its part, the Democratic-run Senate is a crime scene. The Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 compels senators and representatives to pass a budget each year by April 15. Whatever. The Senate has not enacted a budget since April 29, 2009. (The GOP House did so in 2011 and 2012.) Too bad this law is toothless. Rather than huddle with Republicans to rescue America from this mess, Obama is as petulant as ever. He refuses to bargain with Republicans, saying they simply should raise the debt ceiling without restraining spending. Obama said he would not “have that negotiation with a gun at the head of the American people,” presumably with GOP fingers on the firearm. What vulgar rhetoric, postNewtown. Finally, what about the national debt of $16,456,185,258,774 and counting? Like Old Man River, it just keeps rolling along.

Ironic lesson taught in classroom Bear with me as I attempt to defend what appears to be, on its face, indefensible. When Scott Compton, a high-school English teacher in South Carolina, wanted to impress his students with the remarkable freedoms that our Constitution bestows upon us, he drove the point home by stomping on an American flag in front of his classroom. John M. Crisp teaches English at The superinDel Mar College in tendent of CompCorpus Christi, ton’s school disTexas. His column trict is recomis distributed by mending that Scripps Howard Compton be News Service. Email fired. him at jcrisp@ Personally, I’m delmar.edu. not fond of these kinds of histrionic demonstrations for instructional purposes. I’ve never been impressed by history teachers who dress up like Ben Franklin or Paul Revere for dramatic impact. On the other hand, have you ever tried to maintain the attention of a group of high-school freshmen and sophomores long enough to explain a notion as abstract as the one that Compton was working toward, that ideas and principles are more impor-

tant than symbols? Symbols only represent other things and are not, themselves, sacred relics. Compton was attempting to demonstrate this essential principle of our freedom and reduce some of our confusion about it. In fact, I asked my college freshmen what they thought about this case, and many of them assumed that desecration of the American flag is illegal. It’s not. In fact, the U.S. is close to unique in this regard. In France and Turkey, a flag desecrater can go to prison for six months, and in Germany for up to five years. Many other countries have similar strictures against the desecration of their flags and other national symbols. Wikipedia reports that in 2008 a Mexican was convicted of desecrating a flag in a poem. But to its credit, our Supreme Court in 1989 invalidated state laws that forbade desecration of the flag, ruling that flag-burning, for example, is a speech act protected by the First Amendment. The relevant case is Texas v. Johnson, and the oral argument before the court, easily found online, brilliantly demonstrates the careful, scrupulous parsing of the law required to reach a conclusion that might seem counterintuitive to many of us. After all, if we value our freedoms, then we should respect their symbols. Perhaps we should, but to require respect by law is reminiscent of the often-quoted but possibly apocryphal paradox that emerged from the Vietnam War: “We had to destroy the village in order to save it.” That’s the trouble with symbols.

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It’s easy for us to confuse symbols with the things they represent. That’s probably why the Ten Commandments include “Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image.” Before long, you’re worshipping the cross instead of the Christ. Furthermore, we have a dangerous tendency to turn symbols into coercive weapons. We imagine that our civic liturgy, the Pledge of Allegiance, was born along with our nation in 1776, but actually it was developed in 1898, partly as a xenophobic reaction to a burgeoning influx of exotic, swarthy immigrants from southern and eastern Europe, and partly as an effort to sell more flags to schools. Before long, though, citizens like Jehovah’s Witnesses, whose scruples prohibited them pledging allegiance to anything but God, were being ostracized, beaten and fired from their jobs. A few were murdered. Which brings us back to Compton. I’m not saying that he made the best instructional choice by stomping on a flag in front of his class. But the subject of the day was not respect; it was freedom. And I suspect that this is one lesson his class will never forget. Firing Compton might make his superintendent and the school board feel more patriotic, but they’ll be demonstrating a misunderstanding of a basic constitutional principle. And they’ll be teaching Compton’s students another lesson, as well: that our freedoms are as ephemeral and vulnerable as our flags, which are, after all, only cloth that stands for something much more important.

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HEALTH & WELLNESS Red Cross issues steps Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s make lemonade (sort of) out of lemons to help children avoid flu Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s that time of year. All of the Christmas cookies have been eaten, the parties are over and it is time to assess the damage. Many people make new yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s resolutions to eat healthier and lose weight each year. Healthier eating and adding in exercise are the sure answer to this problem. But knowing that and doing that are two totally different things. I would like you to think small and change little things at first, rather than jumping in with both feet and risking beDr. Kelly L. Cook is a coming overwhelmed. graduate of New The first little York Chiropractic change I would like to College. Her offices propose for you has to are located in State deal with a fruit I bet College and Centre most of you already Hall. have in your kitchen. Lemons! Lemons have many different important qualities that you may not be aware of. All I am asking you to consider is drinking one glass each morning of warm water with lemon in it. Sounds a little different, right? Let me give you some reasons why this is a good way to start your day. â&#x2013; Lemons are high in pectin fiber. Pectin fiber is known for helping to curb cravings. By being able to control your cravings, you will lose weight. â&#x2013; Lemons also aid the digestion system by flushing out unwelcome substances.

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Lemon juice is a natural diuretic which helps the body dispose of waste material in a much more timely manner. â&#x2013; Very important for this time of year â&#x20AC;&#x201D; lemons help to boost the immune system and ultimately help to prevent the common cold. They are a good source of Vitamin B6, Potassium, and Vitamin C. â&#x2013; Lemons are also an antioxidant fruit that will help to lower your blood pressure as well as increase your HDL level. â&#x2013; For those of us whose day does not start without coffee, this can work as a win win for you. Drinking the lemon water will put a warm substance in your belly first thing and help you not crave that delicious coffee treat. So maybe, if you can put off drinking your first glass until mid-morning, you can knock your habit down to one glass a day versus two, or maybe get rid of the coffee habit all together. Nothing is ever perfect, so the down side to lemons is their high acid content. Lemons acid content can be rough on your teeth if too much is consumed. If you are a person who struggles with sensitive teeth, please check with your doctor if drinking lemon water would be right for you. Another option would be to drink through a straw as to keep the acid away from your enamel. Even though drinking a glass of warm lemon water first thing in the morning wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be a magic potion for weight loss, it is just another tool. This little addition to your morning routine may very well surprise you. Keep up the good work on making 2013 a healthier and fitter year for your body.

Nurse manager named From Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mount Nittany Health is pleased to announce the addition of Rena Hazelton, RN, to its staff as nurse manager for pre-admission testing and anesthesia support at Mount Nittany Medical Center. Hazelton is a graduate of Lock Haven University with an associate degree in nursing, and has been an RN for more than

20 years. Previously a nurse manager in the surgical service unit at Punxsutawney Area Hospital, Punxsutawney, Hazelton brings to the medical center experience in endoscopy, same day care, pain clinic, postanesthesia care, pre-anesthesia testing and front lobby reception. For more information on surgical services at Mount Nittany Medical Center, visit mountnittany.org.

Hospital to host â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Pink Outâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; day From Gazette staff reports LEWISTOWN â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Lewistown Hospital will host a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pink Outâ&#x20AC;? day from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Jan. 25 in the hospitalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fourth floor classroom. The event will feature

many pink themed items such as baked goods, crafts and fresh flowers. Proceeds benefit the Pennsylvania Pink Zone and its six 2013 beneficiaries, including Lewistown Hospitalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Breast Care Center.

Lewistown issues visitor restrictions From Gazette staff reports LEWISTOWN â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Lewistown Hospital is enforcing the following visitation restrictions: No children under the age of 18, no siblings of newborns in maternity under the age of 18; all visitors to maternity must check in at nurses station and wear a mask;

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those experiencing any cold and flu symptoms and need to be at the hospital, must wear a mask; and those experiencing any cold and flu symptoms and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to be at the hospital are asked not to visit. For more information about the new visitation policies, visit www.lewistownhospital.org.

From Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Health officials are reporting widespread influenza outbreaks in 47 of 50 states, up from just a week ago. One age group hit particularly hard is children, and the American Red Cross has some steps parents can teach their kids to help them avoid getting sick. Some children have gotten so sick they have had to be hospitalized. According to the Centers for Disease Control, while some of the children hospitalized had underlying medical conditions, such as asthma, more than 40 percent of hospitalized children had no other medical conditions. Washing hands â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Kids have a way of picking up colds and other illnesses. Parents should teach children proper hand washing techniques and how to correctly cover coughs or sneezes. Washing hands properly is an important step to avoid getting the flu. Wash hands with soap and warm water. When using soap and water: â&#x2013; Wash for at least 20 seconds, covering the entire hand including fingernails and under jewelry. Younger children can be taught to sing a short song like "Row, Row, Row Your Boat," or the "Happy Birthday" song a few times, which will ensure they wash for at least 20 seconds. â&#x2013; Rinse and dry thoroughly with a disposable towel. â&#x2013; Use the towel to turn off the faucet. If using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer: â&#x2013; Rub thoroughly over the entire hand, including nail areas and between the fingers. â&#x2013; Continue to rub until the product dries. The Scrub Club â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The American Red Cross and NSF International have collaborated to help parents and teachers reinforce kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; hand-washing habits. The Scrub Club is an interactive web site that offers free materials to raise awareness about the benefits of hand washing to fight germs and prevent illness. The website features

cartoon Webisodes with seven soaper-heroes and comes complete with educational materials, music and games. Visit ScrubClub.org for more information. Sneezing and coughing â&#x20AC;&#x201D; If a child has to cough or sneeze, parents should teach them to cover their mouth and nose with a tissue and wash their hands afterwards. If they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a tissue, they should be taught to cough or sneeze into their elbow or upper arm, not their hands. Kids should also be taught to avoid sharing such things as utensils, cups and bottles, and to keep their hands away from their eyes, nose and mouth. Safety tips â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The most important thing parents can do is get children six months of age or older a flu vaccine as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control. Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s caregivers should also get vaccinated. Other steps parents can take include: â&#x2013; Keep surfaces like bedside tables, surfaces in the bathroom, kitchen counters and toys for children clean by wiping them down with a household disinfectant. â&#x2013; If someone in the household is sick, try to keep the sick person in a separate room from others in the household, if possible. If the child becomes ill â&#x20AC;&#x201D; If a child gets sick, parents should consult their doctor. They should also make sure their child gets plenty of rest and fluids. If the child is breathing fast or having trouble breathing, has bluish or gray skin color, refuses to drink, is vomiting, is irritable or has trouble staying awake, parents should get the child medical help right away. The child should stay home from school or day care until at least 24 hours after their fever is gone. More flu facts â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Information on what to do if someone has the flu is available as part of the free Red Cross First Aid mobile app available for iPhone and Android devices. You can find more information about how to help keep you and your loved ones protected by visiting redcross.org/FluTips.

Lewistown offers program for health care professionals From Gazette staff reports LEWISTOWN â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Lewistown Hospital will host a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heart Happeningsâ&#x20AC;? education program for healthcare professionals from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 15 in classroom 4 at Lewistown Hospital. The program is $45 per person and is approved for seven contact hours upon

successful completion. The program is designed to educate healthcare professionals on recognizing risk factors and signs and symptoms of stroke and congestive heart failure, as well as enhance knowledge of EKG recognition. Registration is required by Feb. 8 by calling (717) 242-7242.

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World Campus ranks in top 25 for higher education From Gazette staff reports UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State’s online campus, the World Campus, ranked in the Top 25 for its online undergraduate and graduate programs among the hundreds of higher education institutions included in U.S. News and World Report’s 2013 Best Online Education Program Rankings, released Tuesday. World Campus ranked: ■ No. 2 for online graduate engineering programs. ■ No. 5 for online graduate computer information technology programs. ■ No. 16 for online bachelor’s degree programs. ■ No. 19 for online graduate business programs. ■ No. 25 for online graduate education programs.

“It is deeply gratifying to have so many of Penn State’s online programs recognized among the best by U.S. News,” said Wayne Smutz, executive director of Penn State World Campus and associate vice president for Academic Outreach. “These rankings attest to the success of the World Campus and academic colleges’ collaborations to deliver high-quality education programs in a format that is convenient for busy adults seeking education to expand their career options.” For this year’s rankings, U.S. News provided an overall ranking for select program categories. By ranking a wide range of programs across many institutions offering online programs, U.S. News is making it easier for prospective students to decide which institution offers the best education

program for their needs. Full details of the U.S. News 2013 Best Online Education Program Rankings and methodologies are available at http://www.usnews.com/education/online-education. Nationally, online education continues to grow, according to a recent Sloan Consortium (SloanC) survey, which found more than 6.7 million students were taking at least one online course during 2011. Penn State is one of the first higher education institutions to offer online education, starting in 1998 with the launch of the World Campus. Since then, Penn State World Campus has continued to be selective about the degree programs it offers online to help graduates prepare for future career opportunities. Students who

study online with the World Campus can earn a Penn State degree, the same degree earned by students on campus, because the online programs are taught by the same faculty who teach on campus. The high quality and reputation of World Campus programs and student support services has been recognized with numerous awards, including Sloan-C awards for Excellence in Institution-Wide Online Education, Outstanding Achievement in Online Education by an Individual for Smutz, and Outstanding Online Program for the online bachelor’s degree in energy and sustainability policy. The World Campus also has received awards from the National University Technology Network and the University Professional Continu-

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Endowment established at Lock Haven University From Gazette staff reports LOCK HAVEN — Through the new Susan Selleck Scholarship Fund, a Lock Haven University student majoring in early childhood education will benefit from a scholarship every year. The family and friends of Susan Joy Selleck (Boyles) have established the Susan Selleck Scholarship Fund with the Lock Haven University Foundation in memory of Selleck, a member of the 1973 graduating class of Lock Haven State College who passed away last summer. She worked as a library aide at Washington Elementary School in Williamsport and then spent the majority of her career as a kindergarten and first grade teacher within the Jersey Shore Area School District. Because of Selleck’s love of education and her devotion

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Career Day planned From Gazette staff reports A Career Day and open house at South Hills School of Business and Technology will be held from 8:30 a.m. until noon on Feb. 6 at all four school locations — State College, Altoona, Lewistown and Philipsburg. There will be free lunch. Participants will be able to sit in on classes, talk with instructors and current students, and explore financial aid options. To register online, visit www.southhills.edu or call 1-888-282-7427.

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Seniors enjoy bowling in Millheim By SAM STITZER pennsvalley@centrecountygazette.com

MILLHEIM — For most folks, retirement is a time to kick back and take it easy. Strenuous activities are often forsaken in favor of more relaxing pursuits, but there is a group of men in the Penns Valley area who get together weekly for some physical activity and socializing. They meet at Millheim Lanes on Thursday mornings for the Penns Valley Seniors Bowling League. According to league secretary Larry Heckman, they are a group of 70 men who have formed 14 teams of five men apiece. The bowlers are retired men, ages 55 and older, from all over the Penns Valley area. They bowl during a 36-week annual season. The league’s oldest member is 90-year-old Billy Stover, of Aaronsburg, who is also one of their highest scorers. Last Thursday, he rolled a 172 on his first game — higher than anyone else present that day. He had scored a 190, 170 and 156 the previous week, this in spite of poor eyesight due to macular degeneration. “I don’t know how he does it,” said one member. “He’s legally blind.” Stover’s form is a bit different from the norm. He skips the normal four-step delivery, and stands instead just a step from the foul line. He swings his arm back, then down like the pendu-

lum of a giant clock while taking just one step forward. The ball leaves his hand, and seems to take a long time to get to the pins, but when it arrives, the pins fall, one by one, in what often seems like a slow motion video. His delivery is not fast or powerful, but bowling is not about speed and power, it’s about knocking the pins down, and Stover does that with ease. Stover’s companions are good bowlers as well. Many high scores were recorded by members of all the teams present. The teams compete with each other, but the emphasis is on having a good time with their friends. “We bowl for fun,” said 63year-old bowler Lynn Wance. Millheim’s bowling history goes back several decades. The Millheim fire hall contained bowling alleys which were used by the townspeople through the 1950s and 1960s. Carl Warntz, who managed the alleys, wanted to find a larger and better facility for bowling, and bought a former garage building on the west end of town. He financed the purchase with a bank loan, but no bank would loan him the money for the machinery needed for a bowling alley operation. He finally told the town’s bowlers that they would have to put up the money themselves if they wanted to bowl. To Warntz’s surprise and delight, the local citizens handed him the $200,000 needed to purchase and install the machinery.

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BOWLERS FILL the Millheim Lanes building. A total of 10 alleys in Warntz’s building opened in 1992, and six more have since been added to the building. Warntz and his daughter Dawn still own and run Millheim Lanes.

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Lee Saxon rolled the first ball in the new building in 1992, when he was 72 years old. He got a strike. Saxon, now 93, was present at the bowling session last Thursday. He shared his memo-

ries of rolling that first ball, and chatted with some longtime friends. Billy Stover shook Saxon’s hand. “It’s always good to talk to someone older than me,” he said.

United Way announces online giving campaign From Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — As a final push toward the $2,070,000 goal set for the 2012 Centre County United Way Campaign, the local organization is conducting an online giving event that began on Jan. 17 and will run through midnight on Jan. 31. The campaign is currently at 98 percent of the goal with $50,000 still to be raised. Donations are being accepted at www.ccunitedway. org. Tammy Gentzel, CCUW executive director said, “We have had an online giving option available for the past few years but we haven’t really publicized it. Having a two week event to wrap up the 2012 Campaign is a great way to get the word out about our electronic giving option and to attract donors who conduct the majority of their financial transactions online.” An added highlight to this effort is a dollar for dollar match sponsored by loyal United Way supporters, McQuaide Blasko

Attorneys at Law. “When Tammy approached us with this idea we were happy to jump on board. Our firm is committed to the mission of Centre County United Way and if we can motivate new donors to give by matching their gift we are directly supporting that mission,” Tom Miller, director of administration at McQuaide Blasko, said. Only donations processed online during the two week campaign will be matched. Called the Snowman Effect, the effort is being promoted through social media with the partner agencies helping to spread the word as well. Potential donors are asked to log on to the CCUW website — www. ccunitedway.org — and click the “Donate Now” button. Their gift will be processed through PayPal and will be included in the 2012 Campaign results. All donations will stay in Centre County to support the work being done by the 37 CCUW partner agencies.

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THE STATE COLLEGE Elks Lodge No. 1600 recently donated funds to a Wounded Warrior Project conceived and organized by the Fox Gap Rod and Gun Club of Rebersburg. The lodge’s trustee, Dan Aiello, is a member of the sportsmans club. Shown here are some of the participants in the weekend outing, including the Wounded Warriors. Standing, from left, Joe Wesner (Wounded Warrior), Brad Rousis (Wounded Warrior), Adam Smith (Pheasants Forever), Matt Wirth (Wounded Warrior), Ryan Dailey (Mahogany Ridge Game Farm), Nick Schaefer (Fox Gap) and Sandy Deveney (Fox Gap). Kneeling, from left, Chip Brown (Fox Gap), Larry Wolfe (Fox Gap) and Sage.

New board members named From Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — The Youth Service Bureau recently announced the appointment of new members: Cory Stocker of Stocker Chevrolet and Scott Cohagen of Forever Broadcasting. These two new members join 12 others who serve as trustees for the community owners of YSB as well as ambassadors of the agency in the community.

“This board is an amazing group of hard working, passionate community members who always put kids’ safety and wellbeing first in every decision they make,” said Andrea Boyles, CEO of YSB. Since 1968, YSB has strengthened the community by providing beneficial programs for kids. For more information about YSB visit ccysb.com or contact Andrea Boyles at (814) 237-5731.

Park looking for hosts From Gazette staff reports HOWARD — Bald Eagle State Park is looking for interested individuals/couples to serve as “live-in” hosts at the Russell P. Letterman and Rustic Campgrounds during the spring, summer and fall camping seasons for a four-week period. The host will be responsible for (but not limited to) the following tasks: answering campground questions, explaining (not enforcing) campground rules, litter cleanup, prepping campsites after campers check-out, removing debris from fire rings, and other assigned job duties. Volunteers will be model campers by keeping a clean and orderly site and obeying all rules and regulations for the park. Campground host volunteers generally will work independently. Volunteers will report to designated park staff who will provide training and

orientation for hosts and assist hosts throughout the season with any questions or problems that arise. These volunteer positions are part of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Conservation Volunteer program. The Conservation Volunteer effort is designed to bring people into Pennsylvania’s state parks and forests to participate in volunteer work of various types. Since projects vary in their labor and experience intensity, people of all ages are invited to become Conservation Volunteers. Conservation Volunteers can participate in any of the following areas of interest: trail and wildlife habitat maintenance, environmental education and interpretation, maintenance, and research. Persons interested in becoming a campground host at Bald Eagle State park can call the park office at (814) 625-2775 for more information.

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Wetlands presentation set From Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Centre Region Parks and Recreation will host a World Wetlands Day presentation at 10:30 a.m. on Feb. 2 at Millbrook Marsh Nature Center. The free program is for those aged 12 and older, and will feature an indoor presentation followed by a walk through Millbrook Marsh. Feb. 2 is World Wetlands Day in which groups around the world undertake actions aimed at raising public service awareness of wetlands values and benefits. Registration is due by Wednesday, Jan. 30. For more information call (814) 231-3071 or visit crpr.centreconnect. org.

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NORTHWEST SAVINGS BANK recently presented a check to the Centre County Library and Historical Museum. From left, Northwest Savings Bank district manager Ted Kifer, Centre County Library Executive Director Lisa Erickson, and Samuel McGinley, Northwest Savings Bank Bellefonte branch manager and president of Centre County Library Board of Directors.

Northwest Savings Bank presents library with programming grant From Gazette staff reports BELLEFONTE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; On Jan. 11, representatives from Northwest Savings Bank presented the Centre County Library and Historical Museum with a grant to be used for childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s programming in 2013. The check, in the amount of $3,635, was presented by Northwest Savings Bank district manager Ted Kifer and Bellefonte branch manager and president of the Centre County Library Board of Directors, Samuel McGinley. The grant was issued by Northwest Charitable Foundation, Inc., for the purpose of aiding with the costs involved in the childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s education programs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been a member of the Centre County Library Board of Directors for many, many years, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m happy to present this check on behalf of Northwest Savings Bank,â&#x20AC;? said McGinley.

Centre County Library Executive Director Lisa Erickson, who accepted the check on behalf of the library, said that the grant will be used for childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s literacy programs throughout the libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s four branches, and especially for enrichment of the Family Place Program scheduled to begin in May, 2013. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This generous grant will be used to foster literacy in young children through play and interaction with adults,â&#x20AC;? Erickson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It will supplement a federal grant we received in 2012 for training and materials necessary to bringing the Family Place Program to our library.â&#x20AC;? The Family Place Program â&#x20AC;&#x153;encourages exploratory play and unstructured learning for children ages 16 months to 3 years, during that time when the human brain is growing the fastest,â&#x20AC;? said Katie Nicholson, Centre County Libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Youth Services Li-

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Fresh Life: Snowshoeing provides a winter workout If your winter sports palette does not include the rush of downhill skiing or snowboarding, the cost and land necessary to own a snowmobile, or the coordination of ice skating; snowshoeing may be the perfect winter sport for you. Snowshoeing incorporates a modified stride and step and is a great workout for those wanting to enjoy the outdoors during winter. Modern-day snowshoeing is an aerobic sport and a recreational activity but, in the past, snowshoes were necessary for those working in the deep snow such as lumber jacks, trappers, fur traders and forest rangers and for those who live in areas with frequent and Amy Debach-Condeep snowfalls. fer has a degree in Depending on the visual arts/photogtype of snowshoeing raphy and training one plans to do, there as a wilderness EMT and beekeeper. are different snowshoe She can be reached designs that may work at amosd14@ better. A snowshoe is a yahoo.com large “shoe” traditionally made of wood with rawhide lacing, but modern snowshoes are now made of material including plastic, metal and synthetic fabrics such as neoprene. Snowshoes are designed to distribute the weight of an individual so their feet do not sink deep into the snow and some designs were taken directly from nature. The Snowshoe Hare, for instance, has over sized feet ideal for moving quickly through deep snow. Over time and in different regions of the world, the design of snowshoes has

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PENN STATE battles Nebraska in a game played last week at the Bryce Jordan Center. On Saturday, the Nittany Lions will face Ohio State in the annual Coaches vs. Cancer game.

Teams hit the hardwood to fight for common cause By BRITTANY SVOBODA Centre County Gazette

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State’s third annual Coaches vs. Cancer Band Together Day will be held at noon on Jan. 26 at the Bryce Jordan Center. The Nittany Lions will take on the Ohio State Buckeyes. The game will be televised by ESPN2. Coaches vs. Cancer — or CVC

— is a nationwide collaboration between the American Cancer Society and the National Association of Basketball Coaches. While most interact only on the competitive level across the court, CVC gives coaches the chance to stand together for a common fight that has affected many of them directly. The program also provides an outlet for coaches, players and community members to put forth an effort in the

fight against cancer. “We are excited to have the opportunity to bring the community together and contribute to the fight against cancer,” Penn State coach and CVC-Penn State chairman Patrick Chambers said in a release. “There are so many people in this community fighting cancer either because they are personally affected or have joined the cause. We are honored to be able to recognize and sup-

port them and to do whatever we can to beat cancer.” From each ticket sold, Penn State Athletics will donate $3 directly to CVC. Grey Band Together T-shirts will be available for sale at the Bryce Jordan Center for $10. All proceeds from T-shirt sales will go to CVC. There will also be a silent auction of signed memorabilia by regional and Penn State sports legends at the game, and a halftime ceremony

featuring cancer survivors and the various professional and volunteer groups from the Centre County region. Penn State welcomes all cancer survivors along with their family and friends to attend the game on Saturday, who will be provided with up to four free tickets to the game while supplies last. To inquire about available tickets, please contact Nathan Leopard of the American Cancer

SPREAD Society at Nathan.Leopard@cancer.org or by phone at (814) 234-1023. CVC day at the Bryce Jordan Center will also encompass Suits and Sneakers awareness weekend. From Jan. 25-26 coaches across the county will exchange their usual dress shoes for a pair of sneakers to raise awareness about cancer and promote healthy lifestyles, such as the significance of proper nutrition and physical activity. Chances are that Chambers will coach the game in white sneakers with laces instead of black leather shoes. Proceeds raised through CVC-Penn State will go to the American Cancer Society’s Central Region Centre Unit office in State College. Funds then go out to various organizations that specialize in treating and helping cancer patients and their families. These organizations include “Feel Good… Look Better,” a program that helps female cancer patients enhance their physical appearance while going through chemotherapy and radiation treatments; Road to Recovery, a program where volunteers provide transportation for cancer patients to and from treatments if they do not have a ride; and Hope Lodge, a program that provides free temporary housing to cancer patients and their families if they need to travel outside of their local area for treatment. Proceeds are also used to fund research and grants. Last year, CVC-Penn State raised $215,615 for the American Cancer Society, exceeding the $200,000 mark for the third year in a row and adding to its near $2 million total over 17 years and $1 million in the last six years alone. Besides Band Together Day at the Bryce Jordan Center, CVC-Penn State will also hold other fundraisers throughout the year. The 17th annual CVC Celebrity Golf Tournament will be held on May 31 at the Penn State Blue and White Golf Courses,

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PENN STATE’S basketball team enters Saturday’s contest with Ohio State still looking for its first win in the Big Ten this season. and the 13th annual run/walk 5K will be held at 11 a.m. on Sat., Mar. 16 at the Intramural Building East Lawn. The State College Brew Expo, which donates to CVC, will be held in August, as well as a reverse car

drawing in September. To sign up or receive more information about any of CVCPenn State’s fundraising events, visit www.cvcpennstate.org. Adults and seniors ticket rates for the men’s basketball games are as follows: $24 for lower bowl seats between the baselines, $18 for the lower bowl behind the baskets and upper level between the baselines and $15 for upper level behind the basket seats.

Youth tickets (18 and under) are $10. Penn State student tickets (University Park or branch campus) are $5. Groups of 15 people or more are encouraged to take advantage of the special group ticket rates of $10 per adult and $5 per youth. Tickets can be purchased by calling 1800-NITTANY or by visiting GoPSUsports. com/tickets or Ticketmaster.

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Rivalry Gone Wild Bald Eagle Area topples Bellefonte in a backyard brawl By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com

BELLEFONTE — Technical fouls. Ejections. Confusion. Referree conferences. Raucous fans. A controversial 60-foot shot at the buzzer before halftime. And a frantic final 90 seconds during which both teams had chances to steal the win. In other words, just another night of basketball between heated neighborhood rivals Bald Eagle Area and Bellefonte. In a game that on paper looked to be a BEA walkaway, Bellefonte executed its game plan to perfection, and the 2-7 Red Raiders stood toe to toe all night with the heavily favored Eagles. Neither team was able to build a significant advantage throughout the contest, and there were constant lead changes and momentum swings. In the end, it was the play of BEA’s 6-foot-7 center Dennis Fisher down the stretch that tipped the scales toward the Eagles. Fisher scored six of his game-high 20 points in the last three minutes, including an offensive rebound and put-back with just seven seconds to play that finally closed out BEA’s 5146 victory. With time running out and BEA holding a one-possession 49-46 lead, Bellefonte fouled the Eagles’ Brandon Gettig and hoped for a miss that would give the Raiders a shot at tying the game.

Gettig did miss, but instead of Bellefonte grabbing the rebound and calling timeout, Fisher outmuscled the Raiders for it. He then fought off a defender, laid it in, and secured BEA’s 12th win of the season against only one loss. “I saw that it was going over to the left,” Fisher said about Gettig’s foul shot, “and hopefully it was going to go long, and did. It went up high and went over the kid’s head, so I just grabbed it and put it back in.” Fisher’s exploits spoiled a determined effort by the Raiders. Employing a patient, ball-control offense designed to offset the constant BEA pressure, the Raiders found success against the Eagles’ trapping defenses. Led by Mitch Grasser’s six points and a period-ending three by Tanner Light, Bellefonte took a 17-11 first quarter lead. “That was the one thing we told them we had to do was handle the ball and rebound,” Bellefonte coach Darin Hazel said. “Any time you have quick guards like the Greenes (BEA’s Bryce and Bryan) and Gettig is very quick, and you have Fisher inside, and that’s why they’re 12-1.” Another Grasser basket made it 19-11 to begin the second quarter, but BEA then went on an eight-point run to tie it at 19. With Gettig warming up — he finished with 15 points for the night — the Eagles slowly began to build a lead. Gettig’s three-point play with

less than 30 seconds in the quarter gave BEA a 26-21 lead that the Eagles looked to take into the locker room. But Bellefonte’s Evan Wian, after a scramble for a loose ball, threw up a 60-footer at the buzzer that amazingly banked in. The referee trailing the play immediately waved it off — no basket. As the teams left for the locker rooms, however, the referees began to talk and eventually, to the surprise of everyone in the gym, the call was changed. The goal was ruled good, and BEA now led by only 26-24. “They got off to a good start,” BEA coach Bill Butterworth said, “and I don’t think we were ready for that. I think our mentality was that we were going to waltz in here tonight and waltz out. Get on to next Tuesday. “But we have a target on our back now. It’s going to be this was the rest of the year. Everybody that we play is going to play harder against us to try to beat us.” Early in the second half, BEA again slowly built a lead that reached eight points, 38-30, after a Fisher jump shot. But Andy Stover, Grasser, Nick Leiter, and Light all scored for Bellefonte to tie it again at 38. Then, early in the fourth quarter, Stover scored again to give Bellefonte a lead, 42-38, that it would hold onto until Fisher and Gettig baskets gave it back to BEA, 47-46, with just 1:19 left. Another score by Gettig made

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BALD EAGLE Area’s Bryce Greene drives toward the basket during Friday night’s game with rival Bellefonte at Bellefonte Area High School. it 49-46 with 36 seconds on the clock, but the Raiders broke through the BEA press and found Wian open in the left corner for the tying three with 15 seconds left. The shot looked good, but bounced off the back of the rim to Gettig, who was immediately fouled. From there, Fisher would wrap things up for BEA. “We went to Dennis (Fisher) five times in the first half,” Butterworth said, “and all five times he scored. They had no answer for him. “And we got away from that and started settling for the jumper, and settling for the jumper, and we should have been

going after Dennis. He’s playing well, and we have to keep giving him the ball during crunch time and he’ll come through for us.” Fisher and Gettig led BEA with 20 and 15 points while Bryce Greene added six and Bryan Greene had four. Stover scored 12 for Bellefonte and Grasser had 11, Wian nine, and Light scored eight. “I was just trying to put them in a position to win the game,” Hazel said. “That’s my job as a coach. We had a great game plan, and the kids executed it as best they could. I thought we had the recipe for success tonight. I thought we had a chance to pull the upset.”

Foul Line Woes Penn State fails to convert at charity stripe, falls to Nebraska By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State’s search for offensive consistency hit another snag on Saturday afternoon against Nebraska at the Bryce Jordan Center. This time it was from the foul line. Trailing the Cornhuskers by three points with 24 seconds remaining to play, the Nittany Lions were presented a golden opportunity to go ahead or at least tie the game. Because of a flagrant foul called on Nebraska’s Brandon Ubel, Penn State went to the foul line six times in that final half-minute of play. Unfortunately for Penn State, only one of those shots would fall, and Nebraska was able to hold on for a 68-64 victory that sent Penn State to its sixth consecutive Big Ten loss. Led by a staunch inside defense that blocked the driving lanes that Penn State usually exploits, along with 29 points from freshman forward Shavon Shields, the Huskers forged a 3328 halftime lead and then successfully fended off Penn State in the second half to clinch its first Big Ten win of the season. “We didn’t deserve to win,” disappointed Penn State coach Patrick Chambers said. “I’m just being truthful. You have to play 40 minutes in this league. You have to play Big Ten basketball and play hard. “We had our chance and we didn’t convert and didn’t get it

done. But if you play harder in the first 20 minutes, harder in the first 5 minutes of the second half, well than yeah, I would say we deserve it. But Nebraska played great. (Nebraska coach) Tim (Miles) does a good job. (Shavon) Shields was unbelievable.” With the teams coming into the game with similar records— and both winless in the conference — hopes were high for PSU to break into the conference winning column. The Lions started strong, and a Sasa Baronjvak put-back, a three by Jermaine Marshall, and a layup by D.J. Newbill gave PSU an early 7-0 lead. But Nebraska crept back and took an 8-7 lead after a jumper by Ray Gallegos. The Huskers, while defensively clamping down on PSU’s Newbill and Marshall, slowly built on that lead and eventually took their biggest lead of the game, 2717, after another shot by Gallegos. Penn State fought to within 33-25 with time running out in the half with two free throws by Newbill and then got to within striking distance, 33-28, when sophomore Kevin Montminy (from Penns Valley) nailed a long three at the buzzer. “We had to,” Nebraska coach Miles said about slowing down Newbill and Marshall. “That was the key to the game, you know. “The first thing was getting those two, cutting the head off the monster, screen and role defense and then box out and rebound. I thought that we did a

nice job of not letting those guys get a head of steam. They’re so physical, they’re great at going in and kind of seeking contact and bouncing you off and scoring the ball. They’re really strong guys.” In the early stages of the second half, Penn State kept pace with the Huskers and finally were able to tie the game at 41 on a jumper by Newbill with 12 minutes to play. Four minutes later, Marshall was fouled shooting a three and converted all three shots, giving Penn State its biggest lead of the half at 52-48. Nebraska regained the lead, 55-52, after a three by Shields and then looked like it took control of the game when scores by Ubel, Shields, and Gallegos made the score 66-60 with only a minute to play. But Newbill countered with a three of his own to make it 66-63 with 32 seconds to play and then stole the inbounds pass, took it to the basket, and was fouled. It was here that things got interesting for both teams. Newbill made the first shot, bringing the Lions to within two at 66-64, but missed the second. Ubel rebounded, and while being double-teamed, was called for an offensive foul against Ross Travis. After a discussion, the referees ruled that Ubel’s foul was not only an offensive foul, but also a flagrant foul. “Flagrant One or flagrant whatever number,” Miles said about Ubel’s foul. “I thought there was contact on the pivot

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PENN STATE’S Jermaine Marshall has his shot blocked during Saturday’s game with Nebraska at the Bryce Jordan Center. before you just call the first foul, but it’s tough. Everybody’s in a tough spot in that situation. “Now I got a bad interpret. I was told it was a point of interruption so it was supposed to be our ball breaking the press and that’s not the interpretation, apparently. I don’t know.” After the rulings, Penn State was awarded two shots by Travis (for the foul) and two shots by Marshall (for the flagrant foul). All four shots bounced out, and Ubel rebounded the final one by Marshall and was fouled with 12 seconds left. He made

both, and Nebraska prevailed, 68-64. “I would just say there are still a lot of games and practices left,” Chambers said. “It’s a long season. We are on a marathon. We just need to come back Monday, prepare, get better and work on our fundamentals and habits. There’s progress. I don’t know if you guys see it, but I see progress with certain players. But we need to continue that progress. “They can’t feel sorry for themselves because no one else feels sorry for us. We just need to keep going out and working.”

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STATE COLLEGE’S BMX biker Jamie Bestwick is one of six nominees for the 2013 Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year award.

Bestwick nominated for top action sports award By NATE MINK StateCollege.com

STATE COLLEGE — State College BMX biker Jamie Bestwick is one of six nominees for the 2013 Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year award, it was announced recently. Bestwick recently took his sixth straight X Games gold medal, tying the record set by Tony Hawk, and his eighth straight NBC Dew Tour title. Bestwick is the only tour winner since its inception in 2005. “To see myself and BMX in the world’s highest awards show is extremely rewarding, and the nomination is a tremendous acknowledgement to my commitment and

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achievements in Action Sports, to which I have dedicated my heart and life to,” Bestwick said in a press release. Joining Bestwick as nominees are: Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner, French Olympic mountain biker Julie Bresset, Australian surfers Stephanie Gilmore and Joel Parkinson and German windsurfer Philip Köster. Baumgartner headlines the list of nominees after he became the first skydiver to go faster than the speed of sound when he jumped out of a balloon 24 miles above New Mexico. The winner will be announced at the Laureus World Sports Awards in Rio de Janeiro on March 11.

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The Glass Eye: NHL Preview It took too long and the parties made an art form out of making mountains out of molehills, but finally, we have NHL hockey again. The excitement may not be rampant everywhere, but it sure is in Pittsburgh — the Pens opened a scrimmage up to the public and 18,000-plus fans showed up to watch — a sign that the ‘Burgh is now truly a hockey town. Before we get to the fun part, previewing the Eastern Conference (East won’t play West this year during the regular season, so I’m not going to preview the West), a few last words on the lockout. I’ve been reading a lot of columns online that basically say neither side won during this lockout. To me, that’s patently false – a quick look at the major points of contention will show a very clear win for ownership. The ownDave Glass is a ers went into this wanting the players columnist for The to take a lot less league revenue — the Centre County players were getting 57 percent, now Gazette. Email they get 50 percent. The owners wantDave at buggyracer@verizon.net. ed to shorten player contracts and reduce “front-loaded” deals — done. The league wanted a longer CBA, both to have labor peace (laudable) and entrench their gains. They got 10 years with a 7- or 8-year opt-out. Aside from some relatively minor inroads on pensions, I honestly cannot see one area where the players actually gained during this process. I guess this is the way the NHL owners operate — instead of solving their revenue problems amongst themselves like the NFL or NBA through effective revenue sharing and better Kudos to the players for sticking together and waiting the owners out — they got the best deal they could likely get without sacrificing the entire season, which neither side could afford. Enough of the silly lockout, let’s get to the good stuff — taking a look at each team’s playoff potential. Now, if recent history shows us anything it’s that once in the Stanley Cup playoffs, anything is possible and seeding really doesn’t matter that much, but I still see a few teams I consider top contenders for the Cup. However, I am certain that due to the condensed schedule, a few good teams will miss the playoffs — and that means a mediocre team will likely earn a surprise berth. (Through 48 games in 2008-09, the year they won the Cup, the Penguins were 10th in the conference and would have missed the playoffs.) Let’s start from the bottom and work our way up:

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THE LOTTERY TEAMS Montreal — The proud Canadiens finished dead-last in the East last season, and I just don’t see enough offense to make the jump to playoff contender. I like their goalie, some of their defense, and really like the re-hire of coach Michel Therrien, but he doesn’t have enough raw material just yet. New York Islanders — They’ve drafted high for years, but they don’t seem to have gotten an elite talent out of all those high picks. This seems like a team stuck in a mediocre rut, and playing in the rough-and-tumble Atlantic Division really hurts them in a short season. Winnipeg — Lots of “O,” not nearly enough “D.” The bizarre contract extension of goalie Ondrej Pavelec last summer, despite a recent DUI and some of the worst goaltending stats in the league, sums this team up. I like their forwards, and they have some young talent on the blueline, but they will never win until they upgrade in goal and make a serious commitment to defense. The Jets are dangerous on any given night, but they will once again lose way too many 5-4 games. Losing hard-nosed grinder Tanner Glass (no relation) to the Pens hurt them as well. Toronto — Only the hapless Leafs would go through a four-month lockout, then decide to fire their GM a week before the season actually started. The Cubs of the NHL, they draw millions of fans and make a huge profit despite being thoroughly irrelevant for the past 15 years (and Cupless for 45 years!) Toronto needs (and Toronto fans deserve) a second franchise to force the profit-hoarding Leafs into actually trying to win. There are some talented players here, but the trade that sent two No. 1 picks to Boston for Phil Kessel (one of those picks, Tyler Seguin, looks to be a truly elite player) will haunt Toronto for years.

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New Jersey — Yes, I think the defending Eastern Conference champs will miss the playoffs — with the loss of their captain and top scorer, Zach Parise, I simply do not see enough goals to compete. Their top two goalies are 39 and 40 years old, and I think the compressed schedule will take its toll on the Devils’ goalies. 2012 was a great run for the Devils and a fitting capper on Marty Brodeur’s Hall of Fame career, but I think it was his last hurrah. Tampa Bay — Tampa still has the “Big Three” of Stamkos, Lecavalier and St. Louis, and they scored plenty of goals last year ... but they also gave up a league-worst 282 goals a season ago, and none of their offseason moves were huge improvements. The biggest was signing Nashville’s backup goalie, Anders Lindback, with the hope that he could be their answer in goal. His stats in Nashville suggest he’s adequate at best, and adequacy will not be enough in Tampa. Much like Winnipeg, they will score more than their share of goals but allow too many to make the playoffs.

THE HOPEFULS Ottawa — The Senators barely made the playoffs a season ago, and I look for them to be in a similar position this season as well. The relative weakness of their division really works in their favor with this season’s unbalanced schedule, and they should once again score enough goals — the questions are on defense and in net. Ottawa allowed 240 goals, the most of any playoff team in 2012, and reducing that number has to be their priority in 2013. They have the defending Norris Trophy winner (for best defenseman) in Erik Karlsson and depth at forward, but goalie Craig Anderson is slightly above-average at best and the team lacks a shut-down defense pair. Ottawa will be in the hunt for a playoff berth, and I think it will come down to the Sens or the Panthers for the last slot. Florida — It’s tempting to chalk up Florida’s great 201112 season to luck and expect them to slide back into oblivion — and let’s be honest, they were very lucky, they won the division despite being outscored by 24 goals — but upon closer inspection I think this team has some staying power. Unlike just about every other Southeast team, Florida is built on a foundation of defense and goaltending. They will still have trouble scoring enough goals, true, but 19-year-old Jon Huberdeau should help in that regard, and the team took a low-risk flier on Alex Kovalev to help on the power play. I think they will struggle to repeat their 2012 success, and it will be a fight for them to get into the playoffs, but I think the Southeast division is completely up for grabs in 2013 and Florida should be in the mix all season. Washington — How the mighty have fallen — Washington’s goals-scored totals from 2008-2012: 242, 272, 318, 224, 222. The once-powerful Caps were the lowest-scoring playoff team in the East last year, only 2 years after dominating the NHL with 300-plus goals. The Caps appear to be at a crossroads — they tried to run-and-gun their way to a title from 2008-2010, then they went the defense-first route the last two seasons — new coach Adam Oates seems to be encouraging a more attacking style, but do the Caps still have enough weapons to pull it off? Alex Ovechkin’s career seems to be on a downward plane (his point total has declined five straight seasons) and the only other consistent scorer, Alex Semin, was allowed to leave via free agency. The team has a nice corps of defensemen and a capable set of young goalies in Holtby and Neuvirth, so they should be in most games. If Ovechkin can find even 90 percent of his peak form, this is a dangerous playoff contender — but if he has found a new (lower) level and no other forwards step up with 25+ goals, the Caps could very well miss the playoffs. I’ll say that the Caps make the playoffs, in large part because they have two capable goalies (a real asset with this compressed schedule), but it’s extremely close in my mind. Buffalo — The Sabres were expected to take a step forward last season, but injuries and subpar performances instead left them outside the playoffs and put coach Lindy ruff on the hot seat. I expect the Sabres to rebound in 2013 — they have a good mix of scoring talent, grit, and defense, and they also have a solid goalie in Ryan Miller. The Sabres do not have any superstars, but Ennis, Vanek, and Pominville are all experienced point producers and their top-4 defensemen are all experienced and steady. In fact, steady is a good way to describe these Sabres — they won’t blow you away with their size or skill, but they are unlikely to suffer through many long slumps either. I don’t think they are likely to be a Cup contender, but I do think they will be

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THE FAVORITES New York Rangers — They were the top seed last year, and they’ve added Rick Nash without sacrificing any major components. That, plus Vezina-winning goalie Henrik Lundqvist, makes them a contender. I do see some potential weaknesses with this team — Nash is used to being the man on a poor team, how will he handle sharing the load, and how will he handle the extreme scrutiny and expectations? Coach John Tortorella demands a lot defensively, including blocking every shot possible — will Nash buy into that? Will the compressed schedule take its toll on a team that relies on an extremely grueling, physical style of play? However, while it may take the Rangers a few weeks to truly mesh — and that delay might cost them a meaningless top seed — I expect them to be in top form by April and a true Cup contender. Boston — The 2011 champs are still a formidable group, with speed, skill, size and depth. They boasted six 20-goal scorers a year ago, leading scorer Tyler Seguin is only 21 years old, Zdeno Chara is still arguably the best two-way defenseman in the game, and the Bruins have earned 100plus points three of the last four seasons. In short, they have become a perennial contender. The only question mark I see is in goal — with the retirement of Tim Thomas, Tukka Rask becomes “the man” in net. His stats are impeccable — his career goals-against is 2.19 and his save percentage is .927 — but there’s no safety net for him now, his backup is the completely unproven Anton Khubodin. I believe Rask will be quite successful, and I also believe the Bruins are at least co-favorites to make the Cup Finals because of their impressive depth. Pittsburgh — After their embarrassing playoff collapse, the Penguins made bold moves ... gone are Jordan Staal, Zbynek Michalek, Brent Johnson and Arron Asham. Their replacements are Brandon Sutter, Tomas Vokoun and Tanner Glass. Sutter won’t replace Staal’s offense, but he’s a smart, young, defense-first center who should provide just what the Pens need anchoring their third line. Glass was Winnipeg’s best shot-blocker a year ago and also will help on the penalty kill. The biggest acquisition, however, is Vokoun. For the first time, Fleury has a legit No. 1 NHL goaltender to push him and give him a few more nights off — it was clear that Fleury was overworked a year ago, mainly because Johnson was terrible most of the season. Look for Vokoun to get 18-20 starts, which should keep Fleury fresh for the postseason. Should Fleury falter, look for the quick hook. Fleury was great in 2011 but he obviously was terrible in the 2012 playoffs. He has to have a strong season/postseason in 2013. Offensively, Pittsburgh is as dangerous as ever — Crosby, Malkin, Neal and Letang form the best nucleus in the game today. The Pens led the league in scoring a year ago and barring injury should be in the mix to do so again in 2013. They will likely breeze into the playoffs — but as we know, the regular season means nothing in Pittsburgh, after three straight playoff upsets the pressure is on to make a deep Cup run. How this team fares in May (and hopefully June) will help determine the team’s course over the next few years. The playoffs have become almost a complete crapshoot, but Pittsburgh has a better chance than anyone to win the East in 2013.

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Super Bowl XLVII: By the numbers John Harbaugh will be coaching the Baltimore Ravens against his younger brother Jim Harbaugh and the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII on Feb. 3 in New Orleans. Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis will be playing his final game on the Mercedes-Benz Superdome turf, closing out a 17-season career which has already yielded one Super Bowl title 12 years ago. This column has met the requisite narrative quota that most stories will follow during the lead-in to the NFLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s championship clash. With that having been established; hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 47 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; or XLVII â&#x20AC;&#x201D; facts and tidbits which may be more interesting than the overkilled storylines mentioned above. I: One current NFL market has never played in, or hosted, a Super Shawn Curtis Bowl: Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cleveland, which lost the covers Pittsburgh Browns after the 1995 season as they sports for the moved to Baltimore to become â&#x20AC;Ś The Centre County Ravens. Gazette. Follow II: Two current NFL markets can him on Twitter claim that multiple teams have won @shawncurtis430. Super Bowls. Baltimore did it with the Colts (V) and Ravens (XXXV) and New York, which has the Jets (III) and Giants (XXI, XXV, XLII and XLVI). III: San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick could become the third-youngest quarterback to win a Super Bowl if he guides the 49ers to victory. IV: The early betting lines â&#x20AC;&#x201C; according to the World Sports Exchange â&#x20AC;&#x201C; had the 49ers as a four-point favorite. V: This will be the fifth meeting between the two franchises. Baltimore holds a 3-1 edge with a 16-6 triumph over the 49ers in 2011. VI: A 49ers win ties the Pittsburgh Steelers for most Super Bowl titles (six) since the leagueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;modern eraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; began with what was then called the AFL-NFL World Championship Game after the 1966 season. VII: If a quarterback doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t win Super Bowl MVP honors, the next best bet is a running back â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a position which holds seven MVP nods. Denverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Terrell Davis was the last running back to win the award. VIII: Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco has eight postseason wins with six of them coming away from Baltimore. IX: The Puppy Bowl â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Animal Planetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s answer to lengthy Super Bowl pregame coverage â&#x20AC;&#x201D;returns for its ninth year with a 3 p.m. kickoff. For those who prefer canine-interest stories to human-interest stories, precious little four-legged pooches will romp and play their way into your heart. X: Super Bowl XLVII marks the 10th time that New Orleans has been tapped to host the game. Only the Miami area can match that though the Mercedes-Benz Superdome has hosted the game seven times, more than any other venue. XI: Teams returning an interception for a touchdown in the Super Bowl are 11-0 all time.

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XII: A Ravens win would make Baltimore the 12th multitime Super Bowl champion while erasing a 12-year championship drought. XIII: In just nine starts â&#x20AC;&#x201D; including two this postseason â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Kaepernick has the third fewest starts by a Super Bowl starting quarterback. Jeff Hostetler had six before leading the Giants to a win in Super Bowl XXV. The Ramsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Vince Ferragamo also had that many before bowing to the Steelers in Super Bowl XIV. XIV: The gameâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s average margin of victory is 14.3 points per game. XV: Both of the Harbaughs have made one appearance as assistants in the Super Bowl. Jim was the Raidersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; quarterback coach in 2002 while John was on the Eaglesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; staff in 2004. XVI: There have been three times in the Super Bowl era when a city/market has been home to a World Series and Super Bowl winner simultaneously. Pittsburgh in 1979, New York in 1986 and Boston/New England in 2004. A 49ers win allows San Francisco to join that group. XVII: The 49ers were down 17-0 to the Falcons in Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s NFC championship before storming back. Only the Coltsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 18-point comeback in 2007 was larger. XVIII: The 49ers ended an 18-year Super Bowl appearance drought by qualifying for the game. XIX: To this day the 49ers are the only club from the defunct All-American Football Conference to win a Super Bowl. Only the Browns and 49ers still hold historical ties to the league. XX: Lewis, who appeared on the cover of Madden NFL 2005, is only the second cover athlete to appear in a Super Bowl after being on the gameâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cover. Steelers safety Troy Polamalu is the other. XXI: Speaking of Madden â&#x20AC;Ś Since 2004, EA Sports has run a simulation of the Super Bowl matchup on its current version of the game. The game is 7-2 in predicting the winner. EA has not officially simulated this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game. XXII: In odd-numbered Super Bowls, the AFL/AFC champion is 12-11 in Super Bowls. XXIII: Jerome Boger (No. 23) is the gameâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s referee. XXIV: If Flacco tosses three touchdown passes without an interception in this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d match 49ers great Joe Montana for most touchdown passes without a pick during a postseason. Montana had 11 touchdown tosses during the 1989 postseason. XXV: The NFC holds a 25-21 edge in Super Bowl wins and has won four of the last five. XXVI: Designated â&#x20AC;&#x153;awayâ&#x20AC;? teams are 26-20 all time in the Super Bowl. Baltimore, like it was for Super Bowl XXXV, is this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;awayâ&#x20AC;? team. White-jerseyed teams have won 28 of the 46 previous games. XXVII: As per Google Maps, there are 2,817 miles between Baltimore and San Francisco. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not the longest distance between Super Bowl combatants. Miami and San Francisco (Super Bowl XIX) are 3,110 miles apart according to the site while Oakland, Calif. And Tampa, Fla. (Super Bowl XXXVII) are 2,893 miles apart. XXVIII: Only four of the NFLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 32 teams have missed out on the Super Bowl in the 47 years it has existed. Detroit, Cleveland, Jacksonville and Houston have never played in the game.

XXIX: The average age of a Super Bowl winning quarterback is 29.8. Kaepernick (25) and Flacco (28) are both below the average. XXX: A 30-second advertisement during CBSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; coverage of the game will cost approximately $4 million. XXXI: Super Bowl XXXI was the last season that Anheuser-Busch ran its Bud Bowl advertising campaign. Super Bowls arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t quite the same with stop-motion beerbottle football mayhem. XXXII: Former Steelers and Penn State running back Franco Harris still holds the record for most career rushing yards (354) in the Super Bowl. XXXIII: The Big 33 Football Classic maintains its streak of having at least one alumnus on a Super Bowl roster. XXXIV: Only once in 46 previous games has the opening kickoff been returned for a touchdown. Chicago Bears special-teams whiz Devin Hester turned the trick to open Super Bowl XLI. XXXV: For the first time since Super Bowl XXXV, the loser of this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game will suffer its first Super Bowl loss. San Francisco is 5-0 all time while Baltimore won its lone appearance in Super Bowl XXXV. XXXVI: No team has ever played a Super Bowl in its home stadium. The Rams and 49ers each came close with the then-Los Angeles Rams falling to the Steelers at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. (30 miles away) and the 49ers topping Miami at Stanford Stadium (25 miles away). XXXVII: Super Bowl XLVII marks the first time since Super Bowl XXXVII that an AFC representative was not either New England, Pittsburgh or Indianapolis. XXXVIII: Embattled 49ers kicker David Akers is the gameâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s oldest player, checking in at 38 years old. XXXIX: In 36 of the 46 previous games, teams with human-based nicknames have emerged victorious. Only once has an avian-based nickname hoisted the Lombardi Trophy, that was Baltimore in Super Bowl XXXV. XL: Two teams have trailed by 10 points only to come back and win Super Bowls. Washington in Super Bowl XXII and New Orleans in Super Bowl XLIV. XLI: In the 41 years where the Pittsburgh Steelers did not win a Super Bowl, their record is 7-6 against the eventual winner if they meet that season. Pittsburgh was 1-1 against the Ravens and did not meet San Francisco. XLII: For the 42nd time in 47 Super Bowls, Penn State will have on-field representation. San Francisco linebacker NaVarro Bowman maintains the Nittany Lionsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; tradition. Linebacker Nate Stupar holds a spot on the 49ersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; practice squad. Andy Lee, a punter for the 49ers is Pittsburghâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lone representative in this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game. XLIII: Super Bowl XLIII was the last Super Bowl won by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s take a deep breath and reflect on that day. XLIV: Lewis, who is still feeling the effects of a torn triceps, has 44 tackles in three postseason games. XLV: The 49ers, thanks to their 55-10 win over Denver in Super Bowl XXIV, hold the record for largest margin of victory. XLVI: Last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Super Bowl was reportedly viewed by 111.3 million viewers. XLVII: As of Tuesday, neither team had a player on its roster with a jersey number of 47.

Romanini selected as Athlete of the Week From Gazette staff reports EDINBORO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Tony Romanini of Edinboro set a pool record at Shippensburg in the 100-yard backstroke to pace an Edinboro menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s swimming victory over PSAC foe Shippensburg, 110-95, on Jan. 11. Romaniniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time of 51.17 was enough to take the victory in 100-yard backstroke. His 51.17 time ranks as the third fastest in the PSAC and in the top 50 in all of D-II so far this season. Romanini also set the time to beat in the 200-yard

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Thursday, Jan. 24 through Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013 AMERICAN ALE HOUSE, 821 CRICKLEWOOD DRIVE, STATE COLLEGE (814) 237-9701 Thursday, Jan. 24 Scott Mangene, 8 p.m. to midnight Friday, Jan. 25 Tommy Wareham, 6 to 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. to midnight Saturday, Jan. 26 Tommy Wareham, 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27 Ted and Molly, 8 p.m. THE ARENA BAR & GRILL, 1521 MARTIN ST., STATE COLLEGE (814) 237-8833 Friday, Jan. 25 Shake Shake Shake Saturday, Jan. 26 Big Daddy Bangers THE AUTOPORT, 1405 S. ATHERTON ST., STATE COLLEGE (814) 237-7666 Friday, Jan. 25 Stressbusters Entertainment, 9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26 Al & Chrissy from A/C Express, 9 p.m. Submitted photo

KATHY MATTEA, a two-time Female Vocalist of the Year, will appear at Eisenhower Auditorium on Feb. 1.

Mattea to perform Feb. 1 From Gazette staff reports UNIVERSITY PARK — Two-time Country Music Association Female Vocalist of the Year Kathy Mattea makes her Center for the Performing Arts debut in a concert focused on music from her Appalachian folk music album “Calling Me Home”. The West Virginia native will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 1 in Penn State’s Eisenhower Auditorium. Buy tickets 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.) 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. “Calling Me Home”, which features songs by Jean Ritchie, Hazel Dickens, Alice Gerrard, State College native Si Kahn and others, celebrates the folk music and culture of Appalachia. Mattea, whose passionate alto voice helped her collect 15 consecutive top-10 hits and four No. 1 singles on the country charts, has gathered songs of bravery, pride, joy and grief that speak of

life in the world’s oldest mountains. “In 11 well-chosen covers, West Virginia native Kathy Mattea sings eloquently about the complicated relationship between the people of Appalachia and the land they’ve long loved but also abused,” wrote an Associated Press critic. “It’s a place where the roots are deep, and the scars are, too. Residents of the region have often sung about such things, but seldom better than Mattea does here. Her commanding alto gracefully bears the weighty subject matter, whether she’s singing about wildlife or the afterlife.” Mattea’s Grammy-nominated 2008 release, “Coal”, was her first step toward discovering the vast trove of Appalachian music, much of it influenced by Celtic and English traditions. “‘Coal’ changed the way I think about my own family story, the way I think about singing songs, and the way I was able to see how music can be used to help people remember history, and heal and communicate with each other,” Mattea said. “I mean, it was just amazing. It was like finding some new chunk of music that had been missing, and so I wanted to make “Calling Me Home” as a deepening of that exploration.” Mattea’s Feb. 1 concert also includes her radio hits, such as “Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses,” “Goin’ Gone” and the Grammy-winning “Where’ve You Been?”

Nashville songwriter to open Acoustic Brew spring season From Gazette staff reports LEMONT — A songwriter whose material has been covered by some of the biggest names in music will bring her own material to central Pennsylvania on Jan. 26 to open the spring 2013 season of the Acoustic Brew Concert Series. Sally Barris has had songs covered by such top-level artists as Kathy Mattea, Martina McBride and Lee Ann Womack. Her song “Let The Wind Chase You,” recorded by Trisha Yearwood and Keith Urban, received a Grammy nomination for vocal collaboration in 2009. While her writing credits mightily impress, fans and peers are most captivated by her bright spirit and expressive mountain soprano. Dirty Linen said: “Barris knows how to write lyrics that are as forthright as a stream of clear water and how to support them with melodies that share that quality.”

In the last two years, the Minnesota native has performed at Mountain Stage, the New Bedford Summer Fest and the Kerrville Folk Festival. Barris is currently touring with her new CD, “Wilder Girl,” released in 2012. Barris will perform at the Center for Well-Being, 123 Mount Nittany Road in Lemont at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 26. Tickets are $16 and can be purchased online at acousticbrew.org, at Webster’s Bookstore Cafe or Nature’s Pantry in State College, or at the door. Penn State students will receive a $2 discount (or refund if purchased online) at the door with a student ID. The Center for Well Being is located on CATA’s M route near the stop at Pike and Mary streets in Lemont. For more information about Barris, visit sallybaris.com. For more information about the Acoustic Brew Concert Series, visit acousticbrew.org.

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BAR BLEU, 112 S. GARNER ST., STATE COLLEGE (814) 237-0374 Friday, Jan. 25 Lowjack, 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26 Ted McCloskey & The Hi Fis, 10:30 p.m. CAFE 210 WEST, 210 W. COLLEGE AVE., STATE COLLEGE (814) 237-3449 Thursday, Jan. 24 Public Domain, 10:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25 JR, Bill & Eric, 6 to 8 p.m. My Hero Zero, 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26 Cone of Silence, 7 to 9:30 p.m. JR Managan Band, 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30 Total Whiteout, 10:30 p.m. THE BREWERY, 233 E. BEAVER AVE., STATE COLLEGE (814) 237-2892 Sunday, Jan. 27 Karaoke, 9:30 p.m. ELK CREEK CAFÉ AND ALEWORKS, 100 W. MAIN ST., MILLHEIM (814) 349-8850 Thursday, Jan. 24 BAD in the New Year!7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26 Dave Liebman/Ellery Eskelin, 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27 VAGABOND OPERA, 5 p.m. THE GINGERBREAD MAN, 130 HEISTER ST., STATE COLLEGE (814) 237-0361 Thursday, Jan. 24 DJ Cup Cake, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Friday, Jan. 25 DJ Boner, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 26 DJ Cup Cake, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. GOVERNORS PUB, 211 W. HIGH ST., BELLEFONTE Thursday, Jan. 24 JT Blues, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23 Bisquit Jam, 6:30 p.m. INFERNO BRICK OVEN & BAR, 340 E. COLLEGE AVE., STATE COLLEGE (814) 237-5718 Thursday, Jan. 24 DJ Manik Mike, 10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25 DJ Fuego, 10 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26 DJ Cashous, 10 p.m. KILDARE‘S IRISH PUB, 538 E. COLLEGE AVE., STATE COLLEGE (814) 272-0038 Thursday, Jan. 24 Live Acoustic, 10 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26 TBA OTTO‘S PUB & BREWERY, 2286 N. ATHERTON ST., STATE COLLEGE (814) 867-OTTO Thursday, Jan. 24 Acoustic Music, 8 to 10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25 Miss Melanie and The Valley Rats, 9 to 11 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23 Paul Brigman, 8 to 10 p.m. THE PHYRST, 111 E. BEAVER AVE., STATE COLLEGE Thursday, Jan. 24 Jason & Dan, 8 p.m., Maxwell Strait, 10:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. Friday, Jan. 25 Dom & the Fig, 8 to 10 p.m. Ted and the Hi-Fi‘s, 10:30 pm to 2 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 26 Live Band, 10:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27 Bumping Uglies, 9 to 10 p.m., Memphis Hat 10 to 11 p.m. Pasadena Band, 11 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23 The Nightcrawlers, 10:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. THE RATHSKELLER, 108 S. PUGH ST., STATE COLLEGE (814) 237-3858 Thursday, Jan. 24 Team trivia, 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25 Mr. Hand, 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26 Hot Sauce, 10:30 p.m. THE SALOON, 101 HEISTER ST., STATE COLLEGE, (814) 234-0845 Thursday, Jan. 24 My Hero Zero, 10:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25 John and Chad, 8 to 10 p.m. Velveeta, 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26 Mr. Hand, 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27 Lowjack, 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29 Shake Shake Shake, 10:30 p.m. Z BAR AND THE DELI RESTAURANT, 113 HIESTER ST., STATE COLLEGE (814) 237-5710 Sunday, Jan. 27 Jazz Brunch with Jay Vonada, noon to 2 p.m. — Compiled by Marjorie S. Miller Schedules subject to change. Call the venue for details. The Centre County Gazette is committed to providing readers with a complete list of upcoming live entertainment in Centre County. If your establishment provides live entertainment and would like to have it listed free in The Gazette, simply email listings to mmiller@centrecountygazette.com.

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

ONGOING 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. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary. org. Exhibit — “The Pilatos — Art Runs Deep” is a group show celebrating a family of artists will be on display through Feb. 3 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. Exhibit — Centre County Historical Society will sponsor and exhibit, “Salmon Architecture Exhibit,” the home designs of architectural couple Cuthbert and Christine Salmon on display through Feb. 27 in the lobby, State College Municipal Building, 243 S. Allen St, State College. Exhibit hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call Megan Orient at (814) 2344779.

THURSDAYS, JAN. 24 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 mydiscoveryspace.org. Lunch Concert — The Penn State School of Music will sponsor the Bach’s Lunch: Voice Jury Honors 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. 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 1-2 p.m. and 6-7 p.m. at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecounty library.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) 3551516 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. 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 “Snow Friends.” Story time programs meet Pennsylvania learning standards for early childhood education. Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centrecounty library.org. Bookmobile — The Centre County Library’s Bookmobile will be located from 34:30 p.m. at Main Street, Rebersburg. Program schedules are available on the bookmobile. All story time programs follow the Pennsylvania standards for early learning. Lego Club — Be creative with Lego blocks from 3:30-4:30 p.m. at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Three sized brick will be available. 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 “Book Bingo.” Call (814) 342-1987 or visit

www.centrecountylibrary.org. Winter Birding — Frosty Forests and Frozen Fields: Winter Birding in Ontario from 7-8 p.m. at the Nature Inn Lobby, at the Nature Inn at Bald Eagle State Park, 201 Warbler Way, Howard. The program highlights the various northern specialty bird species that appear in Ontario and where and when to find them and why they show up so far south of their normal range.

FRIDAY, JAN. 25 Tickets — Bon Jovi will perform “Because We Can — The Tour” Saturday, Feb. 23 at the Bryce Jordan Center, University Park. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. and can be purchased at all Ticketmaster locations, through Ticketmaster charge-byphone at (800) 745-3000, Ticketmaster Express at (866) 448-7849 (automated only self-service line), online at www.Ticketmaster.com and the Bryce Jordan Center ticket office at (814) 865-5555. Movie Marathon — A movie adaptation of “The Snowman” by Raymond Griggs and short movies based on “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus,” by Mo Willems will be shown from 10 a.m. to noon at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecounty library.org. Line Dancing — The Centre Region Parks and Recreation will have line dancing at 10:50 a.m. at the Centre Region Senior Center, 131 S. Fraser St. No. 1, State College. No experience necessary or partners needed. Call (814) 231-3076. Adult Book Discussion — Members of the group will read and discuss “Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet” by Jamie Ford from 1-2 p.m. at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Spaghetti Dinner — The fifth annual Nicaragua Medical Mission Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser will be served from 5-7 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church, 205 S. Garner St., State College. Meals include fresh bread, side salad, spaghetti with meatballs and dessert. Eat in or take out is available. Suggested donations are $8 for adult and $4 for children. Snow date is Saturday, Jan. 26. Call (814) 238-2478. Tap Kids — Eight of the nation’s most talented young tap dancers will perform in “Tap Kids” at 8 p.m. at The State Theatre, 130 W. College Ave., State College. Tickets cost $37 and are available at the box office. Call (814) 272-0606 or visit www.state theatre.org.

SATURDAY, JAN. 26 Open House — Tour Grace Lutheran Preschool and Kindergarten, a private academic school from 9-11 a.m. at Grace Lutheran Church, 205 South Garner Street, State College. Visit the classrooms for children aged 2 years and 7 months through kindergarten. Call Laurel Sanders at (814) 238-8110. Workshop — Centre County Conservation District will hold a Manure Management Plan Workshop from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Centre Hall Lions Club, 153 E. Church St., Centre Hall. The workshop will teach landowners with livestock how to write their own Manure Management Plan, which is required by state law when applying manure and managing pasture. A workbook and lunch will be provided if RSVP’d by Jan. 23. Call Joy at (814) 3556817. Natural Family Planning — The Natural Family Planning Center of Central Pennsylvania will offer an hour-long Introduction to the Ovulation Method of Natural Family Planning at 2 p.m. in the Community Room, Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. Call Margaret Okere at (814) 238-0901. Recital — The Penn State School of Music presents a Graduate Conducting Recital with Eric Greco at 4 p.m. at Esber Recital Hall, Music Building I, University Park. Admission is free. Call (814) 863-0255 or visit www.music.psu.edu. Women in Rock — The benefit concert “BeCAUSE The Night … A Celebration of Women in Rock” will be held at 7 p.m. at The State Theatre, 130 W. College Ave., State College. The reception will be held at 5:30 p.m. in the Green Room, The State Theatre. Tickets are available at the box office. Call (814) 272-0606 or visit www.statetheatre.org. Proceeds benefit the Easter Seals. Acoustic Brew — Acoustic Brew Concert series will feature Sally Barris at 7:30 p.m. at the Center for Well Being, 123

Mount Nittany Road, Lemont. Tickets are available at http://acousticbrew.org or at Nature’s Pantry, 2331 Commercial Blvd., State College and Webster’s Bookstore Café, 133 E. Beaver Ave., State College. Call Jenna Spinelle at (570) 617-5667.

SUNDAY, JAN. 27 Exploring Science and Art — Drop-in to put your creativity to the test. The workshops will blend science and art concepts to make masterpieces from noon to 2 p.m. at Discovery Space, 112 W. Foster Ave., Suite 1, State College. Call (814) 234-0200 or email info@mydiscoveryspace.org. Film Festival — A Jewish Film Festival presented by the State College Chapter of Hadassah Medical Organization will be held at 3:30 and 7 p.m. at The State Theatre, 130 W. College Ave., State College. Tickets are available at the box office. Call (814) 272-0606 or visit www.statetheatre.org. Concert — “Mozart’s Piano” with the PA Centre Orchestra will be performed at 3 p.m. at Esber Recital Hall, School of Music, University Park. Call Susan Kroeker, General Manager at (814) 234-8313. Benefit Concert — Runville United Methodist Church Charge Youth will present The 30 Hour Famine Benefit Concert featuring Jeremy Garner at 6 p.m. at the Runville United Methodist Church, 1216 Runville Road, Bellefonte. All proceeds, including ticket sales and a free-will offering, will go toward the 30 Hour Famine to help feed starving children. Call Jeremy Garner at (814) 571-1100. Concert — Vagabond Opera will perform at 8 p.m. at the Elk Creek Café, 100 W. Main St., Millheim.

MONDAYS, JAN. 28 Mission Central HUB — Bellefonte Area Mission Central HUB open at from 911 a.m. at the Trinity United Methodist Church, 128 W. Howard St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-9425. Bookmobile — The Centre County Library’s Bookmobile will be located from 9:15-10 a.m. at the Continental Court, 650 Maple Drive, Bellefonte. Program schedules are available on the bookmobile. All story time programs follow the Pennsylvania standards for early learning. Preschool Storytime — Picture book stories, puppet play and crafts for children will be available from 10:30-11 a.m. at Centre Hall Branch Library, 109 W. Beryl St., Centre Hall. The theme is ABCs — Alphabet. Storytime programs meet Pennsylvania learning standards for early childhood education. Call (814) 364-2580 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Preschool Storytime — Stories paired with songs, rhyme, puppet play, crafts or activities that are theme focused from 10:30-11 a.m. at East Penns Valley Area Branch Library, 225 E. Main St., Millheim. The theme is “Happy Birthday Rosemary Wells!” Storytime programs meet Pennsylvania learning standards for early childhood education. Call (814) 349-5328 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Toddler Storytime — Toddler storytime include books, music and literacy enriching activities designed for children 18 months to 3 years old will be held from 10:30-11:15 a.m. at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Storytime programs meet Pennsylvania learning standards for early childhood education. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Bookmobile — The Centre County Library’s Bookmobile will be located from 10:30 a.m. to noon at Way Fruit Farm, 2355 Halfmoon Valley Road, Port Matilda. Program schedules are available on the bookmobile. All story time programs follow the Pennsylvania standards for early learning. Line Dancing — The Centre Region Parks and Recreation will have line dancing at 10:50 a.m. at the Centre Region Senior Center, 131 S. Fraser St. No. 1, State College. No experience necessary or partners needed. Call (814) 231-3076. Bookmobile — The Centre County Library’s Bookmobile will be located from 1:15-3:15 p.m. at Port Matilda Baptist Church, 105 S. Main St., Port Matilda. Program schedules are available on the bookmobile. All story time programs follow the Pennsylvania standards for early learning. Bookmobile — The Centre County Library’s Bookmobile will be located from 3:30-4 p.m. at Miles Trailer Park, Huston Township. Program schedules are available on the bookmobile. All story time programs follow the Pennsylvania standards for early learning. Bookmobile — The Centre County Li-

brary’s Bookmobile will be located from 4:15-4:45 p.m. at the Unionville Community Center, state Route 220, Unionville. Program schedules are available on the bookmobile. All story time programs follow the Pennsylvania standards for early learning. Dinner — A ham and chicken potpie, soup and bread dinner will be served from 5-7 p.m. at the Bald Eagle Valley Community United Methodist Church, 111 Runville Road, Bellefonte. Meals includes salad, beverage and dessert and cost $9 for adults, $6 for students and $3 for children 12 and younger. Benefits church building fund. Call Jo Ann Sengle at (814) 355-2655 or the Church at (814) 353-8870. Bingo — Bingo with cookbook prizes will be played from 6-7 p.m. at Holt Memorial Library, 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centre countylibrary.org.

TUESDAY, JAN. 29 Seniors Hiking Group — Enjoy a moderate hike in the great outdoors at 9 a.m. at various locations in and around State College. The hikes are free except for car pool donations. To register call (814) 231-3076 or visit www.crpr.org. Coffee Time — Bring a friend and savor that second cup of coffee and conversation from 9:30-11 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall, Howard United Methodist Church, West Main Street, Howard. Bookmobile — The Centre County Library’s Bookmobile will be located from 10 a.m. to noon at Pine Glen Fire Company, 1003 Pine Glen Road, Karthaus. Program schedules are available on the bookmobile. All story time programs follow the Pennsylvania standards for early learning. Mother Goose On the Loose — Children ages 3 and younger and an adult can participate in a musical rhyming adventure through the world of Mother Goose from 10:30-11:30 a.m. at Holt Memorial Library, 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Story time programs meet Pennsylvania learning standards for early childhood education. Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centre countylibrary.org. Preschool Storytime — Stories and crafts for children ages 3-6 will feature a transportation theme from 1:30-2:15 p.m. at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. The theme is winter. Storytime programs meet Pennsylvania learning standards for early childhood education. Call (814) 3551516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Bookmobile — The Centre County Library’s Bookmobile will be located from 1:30-3:45 p.m. at Hall‘s Market, 491 E. Sycamore Road, Snow Shoe. Program schedules are available on the bookmobile. All story time programs follow the Pennsylvania standards for early learning. Fizz Bang Eureka — After-school educational science experiment and activities are available from 3:30-4:15 p.m. at East Penns Valley Area Branch Library, 225 E. Main St., Millheim. The theme is Broomstick Pulley & Spool Pulley (Pulleys). Call (814) 349-5328 or visit www.centre countylibrary.org. Bookmobile — The Centre County Library’s Bookmobile will be located from 4:15-5 p.m. at Boggs Township/Milesburg at the corner of Dell Street and Sparrow Drive. Program schedules are available on the bookmobile. All story time programs follow the Pennsylvania standards for early learning. Yoga Class — A gentle yoga class will be held from 5-6 p.m. at the Howard United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 144 W. Main St., Howard. The class is designed to have all flows on the floor. Gain flexibility and strength and leave feeling calm, open and rejuvenated. Cost is $10 for each class. Call Kathie at (814) 625-2852 or email at kathieb1@comcast.net. Yoga Class — A basics level yoga class will be held from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Howard United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 144 W. Main St., Howard. The class is intended for those who may have had some prior yoga experience. Gain flexibility and strength and leave feeling calm, open and rejuvenated. Cost is $10 for each class. Call Kathie at (814) 625-2852 or email at kathieb1@comcast.net. Line Dancing — The Centre Region Parks and Recreation will have line dancing at 7 p.m. at the Mt. Nittany Residence, 301 Rolling Ridge Drive, State College. No experience necessary or partners needed. Call (814) 231-3076. Model Railroad Club — Nittany Valley

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PAGE 20 What’s Happening, from page 19 Model Railroad Club meets at 7 p.m. Old Gregg School, room 1A, 106 School St., Spring Mills. Call Fred at (814) 422-7667. Documentary — The Penns Valley Community Learning Garden will present a showing of the film, “A Farm for the Future” from 7-8 p.m. at the Old Gregg School Library, 106 School St., Ste. 209, Spring Mill. A discussion group using readings from the Northwest Earth Institute book, “Menu for the Future” will follow. Contact Toni Brink at (814) 349-5968.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 30 Bookmobile — The Centre County Library’s Bookmobile will be held from 9:3010:30 a.m. at Church of Christ, 161 Beach St., Blanchard. Program schedules are available on the bookmobile. All story time programs follow the Pennsylvania standards for early learning. 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 and Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Storytime programs meet

THE CENTRE COUNTY GAZETTE Pennsylvania learning standards for early childhood education. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Preschool Storytime — Stories and crafts for preschool will be held from 10:30-11:30 a.m. at Holt Memorial Library, 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. The theme is “Year of the Snake.” Story time programs meet Pennsylvania learning standards for early childhood education. Call (814) 3421987 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Bookmobile — The Centre County Library’s Bookmobile will be located from 10:45 to 11:45 a.m. at the Borough Building, 146 Black St., Howard. Program schedules are available on the bookmobile. All story time programs follow the Pennsylvania standards for early learning. Line Dancing — The Centre Region Parks and Recreation will have line dancing at 10:50 a.m. at the Centre Region Senior Center, 131 S. Fraser St., No. 1, State College. No experience necessary or partners needed. Call (814) 231-3076. Science Adventures — Preschoolers ages 3-5 can work on science-themed activities with Science Adventures: Chemical Frenzy from 2-2:30 p.m. at Discovery Space, 112 W. Foster Ave., Suite 1, State Col-

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lege. Activities are free with paid admission. Call (814) 234-0200 or email info@mydiscoveryspace.org. Visit the website at mydiscoveryspace.org. Mission Central HUB — Bellefonte Area Mission Central HUB open at from 13 p.m. at the Trinity United Methodist Church, 128 W. Howard St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-9425. Bookmobile — The Centre County Library’s Bookmobile will be located from 1:15 to 2:15 p.m. in Walker Township at Nittany Valley Drive and Madison Avenue. Program schedules are available on the bookmobile. All story time programs follow the Pennsylvania standards for early learning. Bookmobile — The Centre County Library’s Bookmobile will be located from 2:30 to 3:45 p.m. at the Hublersburg Inn, 449 Hublersburg Road, Howard. Program schedules are available on the bookmobile. All story time programs follow the Pennsylvania standards for early learning. Lego/Duplo Club — Be creative with Duplo blocks from 3-3:30 p.m. at Centre Hall Branch Library, 109 W. Beryl St., Centre Hall. Children are encouraged to write a story or description of their projects to be

displayed for two weeks. Call (814) 3642580 or visit www.centrecountylibrary. org. Zumba — New Hope United Methodist Church will sponsor a free Zumba class at 6 p.m. at Marion Walker Elementary School, 100 School Drive, Bellefonte. Call Amanda at (814) 321-4528. Recital — The Penn State School of Music presents a senior recital with Matthew Ross, viola at 6 p.m. at University Baptist and Brethren Church, 411 S. Burrowes St., State College. Admission is free. Call (814) 863-0255 or visit www.music. psu.edu. Recital — The Penn State School of Music presents a graduate recital with Justin Robinson, trumpet at 7 p.m. at Esber Recital Hall, Music Building I, University Park. Admission is free. Call (814) 863-0255 or visit www.music.psu.edu. Dogs Gone Wild — Todd Oliver’s “Dogs Gone Wild” will be performed at 8 p.m. at The State Theatre, 130 W. College Ave., State College. Tickets are available at the box office. Call (814) 272-0606 or visit www.statetheatre.org. — Compiled by Gazette staff

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) 355-5678 or visit fbcbellefonte.org. 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 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 Elks Lodge meets 7 p.m. the second and fourth Mondays of each month, Bellefonte Elks, 120 W. High St., Bellefonte. 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. 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) 280-1656. 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. 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. 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) 3214258. 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 Rd., 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. 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 Dr., State College. Childcare is provided for each monthly meeting. Visit statecollegemops.com. 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 Kauf-

man (814) 466-7921. 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.inspired holisticwellness.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 StateCollegeSacredHarp.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 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) 234-7344. 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. 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) 238-8739 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) 3601063. 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. — Compiled by Gazette staff

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Better listening leads to results KPMG CEO to It seems like an organization exists for just about everything. My company belongs to the Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development. We are members of the Mystery S h o p p i n g Providers Association. I’m part of the National Speakers Association. You can probably rattle David M. off a few that are Mastovich is specific to your president of industry or area MASSolutions Inc. of expertise as For more information, go well. to massolutions.biz. So I guess it makes sense there’s an International Listening Association.

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Their mission is to advance the practice, teaching and research of listening throughout the world. I hear that. But I just enjoy their statistics, gleaned from years of studying the good, the bad and the ugly of listening. Here are a few nuggets: ■ 85 percent of what we know we have learned by listening. ■ 75 percent of the time we are distracted, preoccupied or forgetful. ■ We only recall about 50 percent of what was said immediately after we listen to someone talk. ■ In total, just 20 percent of what we hear will be remembered. ■ Less than 2 percent of us have had formal education about listening. ■ People listen through one of four primary styles: people, time, action or content oriented. Females are more likely to be people-oriented and males are more likely to be time or action oriented. Say what?

I’m thinking it means listening is vital to leading, managing, marketing and selling. Your personal productivity and your company’s success will be enhanced via better listening. With that in mind, here are ... drum roll please ... 10 Ways to Improve Your Listening 1. Let the speaker finish their thoughts, don’t interrupt 2. Keep an open mind, don’t judge 3. Listen without planning what you are going to say next 4. Give feedback 5. Pay attention to the speakers posture and body language 6. Stay focused 7. Show respect 8. Take notes 9. Make eye contact to keep the speaker at ease 10. Put as much effort into listening as the speaker puts into talking Better listening leads to better results. And you don’t even need to join an organization to improve. Just listen.

Is bigger better? We live in a society with multiple layers of taxation and government, providing multiple services to our citizens. From the lowest level we have the school district and its tax system, the township level of government and its tax system, the county level of government and its tax system, the state level with its tax system and finally the biggest of all, the Daniel Nestlerode is federal governthe CEO of Nestlement, with its rode & Loy in State overly complicatCollege and a ed tax system. All columnist for of these governStateCollege.com. mental entities tax or make legal extractions from private citizens and companies. There is no requirement that the government provide its citizens anything in return for the taxes that we all pay. Taxes are a legal obligation and in no way are an exchange for comparable value, as in private sector market transactions. I have heard that over the past 80 years, government has been growing faster than the private economy here in the United States. It seems like we are approaching a size of all government where a change in the relationship between the private and government sectors is coming to an im-

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passe. Reinhart and Rogoff in their seminal work on the economy entitled, “This Time It’s Different” detailed how excessive government debt, likely flowing from large spending programs, begins to stifle the private sector. We are at that point right now. So now that we have financially overpromised and under-taxed ourselves, how do we stop this runaway train from permanently damaging our country? This is seemingly related to the long-term performance of the stock market through the ability of private companies to grow sales and profits. When debt becomes 90 percent or more of the overall GDP, then the growth of the GDP slows. Depending on how you count the debt at the federal level, we are now past the 90 percent mark and continuing to increase the debt as a percentage of the GDP, ignoring the obligations at other levels of government. It is imperative to note that the size of the debt becomes less important as the rate of growth in the economy increases. The growth in the size of government is preventing the growth of our economy. We seem to be in a great game of dividing the goodies the private economy has provided in new and wondrous ways and have forgotten that we are no longer growing the overall economy fast enough to keep our workforce fully employed. The size of government is now the cause of our unemployment issue. We look a little more like Europe. Wealth in the world is not created by governments. Government can

only redistribute the wealth of others through taxation and spending programs. Wealth is only created in the private sector through technological evolution or revolution; when old ways of doing all things economic are replaced with better, cheaper, faster, cleaner, more elegant and effective methods. Yet somehow we are under the mistaken impression that wealth and related caring comes from politicians organized as government. Capitalism is the most successful long-term way to manage the resources of the world. It alone has the correcting mechanisms that allow it to nimbly adapt in a rapidly changing world. Government changes very slowly, if at all, unless it is overthrown. So we have the Federal Reserve printing money to temporarily put off decisive action on the fiscal front in government. So how much should we tax ourselves and what should we expect the government to do for us? We all have different answers, of course. My sacred cow might be your wasteful program and vice versa. Yet we are at the point where the divisive conversations in government are telling us that many sacred cows are going to be sacrificed if we want to reap the fruits of an ever-increasing standard of living (wealth). Shall we kick the can of decision down the road and keep all our sacred cows or make the sacrifices needed to get our economy growing and creating wealth for all of us? I guess this is what elections are all about.

Skills of Central Pennsylvania promotes Beigle to regional VP From Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — Skills of Central Pennsylvania Inc., recently announced that Justin Beigle has been promoted to vice president of the Blair/Bedford region. As regional VP, Beigle will plan, direct and lead the delivery of Skills comprehensive array of programs and services within Blair and Bedford counties to include community homes, community services, behavior support, mental health services and life sharing. “I’m looking forward to continuing my career with Skills in this new

capacity and contributing to the organization’s success in new ways,” commented Beigle. Prior to his promotion, Beigle worked for nine years as Skills director of community JUSTIN BEIGLE services in Blair and Bedford counties. “We are always pleased to be able

to offer advancement opportunities for our employees. Justin’s experience within Skills will be a great strength in his position as VP," said Dr. David M. Rice, president/ CEO. Established in 1960, Skills of Central Pennsylvania Inc. provides a wide variety of services, primarily focused on supporting individuals with disabilities so they can live self-determined lives. Skills of Central Pennsylvania, Inc. is committed to creating opportunities, providing choice and support, and promoting recovery to enhance all aspects of people’s lives.

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visit Penn State From Gazette staff reports UNIVERSITY PARK — John B. Veihmeyer, chairman and CEO of KPMG in the U.S. and chairman of KPMG across the Americas, will share his perspectives on business and leadership with the Penn State Smeal College of Business community from 11:15 a.m. to 12:05 p.m. Feb. 1 as part of the college’s Executive Insights series in 110 Business Building. As part of his visit, Veihmeyer will take part in a moderated discussion JOHN B. with Charles H. Whiteman, John and VEIHMEYER Becky Surma Dean of Smeal, in front of an audience of Penn State students, faculty and staff. Veihmeyer will also meet with several student groups on campus and visit various accounting classes. Veihmeyer has held a series of key leadership positions over his 35-year career at KPMG and has been named one of the Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting by Accounting Today magazine. He is also active in philanthropy and speaks often on the importance of diversity as well as ethics and integrity in business leadership. Executive Insights is designed to complement the Smeal educational experience by bringing high-profile business leaders to the college to connect with students, faculty, staff and administrators. Past guests include more than 25 leaders from organizations such as Boeing, Dell, Deloitte, Johnson & Johnson, Kohl’s, Procter & Gamble, Verizon and Tumi Holdings Inc. For more information on the Executive Insights series, visit www.smeal.psu.edu/about/lecture/execinsights.

Intramural Building to receive facelift From Gazette staff reports UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State’s Board of Trustees approved a $26.1 million renovation and expansion of the Intramural Building, paid for primarily with University Park’s Student Facility Fee funds and approved by the Student Facility Fee Committee. The Intramural Building was constructed in 1975, when fall enrollment at the University Park campus was 32,068. Fall 2012 enrollment at the campus was 45,351. In 2006 a university study indicated a significant deficit in recreational space at University Park, particularly a lack of fitness facilities on the eastern portion of campus near East Halls residences. To address those needs, this project will upgrade the facility’s existing 117,000 square feet through a partial renovation and also create an addition of 48,000 square feet. This project, modeled after the Recreation Hall fitness center project finished in 2006 on the University Park campus, is expected to begin in February and be completed in May 2014. In addition to fulfilling recreational programming requests, the addition will enhance the aesthetic qualities of the building’s façade. Renovations include new cooling and sprinkler systems. A new main entrance on Curtin Road will make the building more visible and accessible. The main entrance’s lobby and reception desk area will offer easy access to a new two-level, glass-fronted fitness center and new multipurpose rooms, equipment checkout and lounge, as well as existing space, such the indoor track and basketball, volleyball and racquetball courts. Administrative offices will be adjacent to the lobby. In front of the building at Curtin Road, a new bus shelter will be added. The majority of the mezzanine level contains the fitness center. The south end of the existing running track will be resurfaced and the corners will be rounded, and its remainder will be expanded and renovated in the future. The addition’s lower level will contain a multipurpose room, classroom and space for adaptive physical education.

Dotts Hamilton acquires Kitt Accounting From Gazette staff reports BELLEFONTE — Dotts Hamilton Inc. Tax and Financial Services of Bellefonte has announced the acquisition of Kitt Accounting. Tax accountant Bernie Kitt is joining the firm with partners Ronald A. Dotts and Deborah Hamilton, both enrolled agents with the Internal Revenue Service, and staff accountant Patti Bennett. Dotts Hamilton, Inc. is located on 111 S. School St. Office hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information or to make an appointment, call (814) 355-0002 or (814) 355-4293.

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DEED TRANSFERS The following property transactions were compiled from information provided by the Centre County Recorder of Deeds, Joseph Davidson. The Gazette is not responsible for typographical errors. The published information is believed to be accurate; however, the Gazette neither warrants nor accepts any liability or responsibility for inaccurate information.

RECORDED DEC. 31, 2012 THROUGH JAN. 4, 2013 BELLEFONTE William S. Shuey and Deborah J. Shuey to Harry E. Whitehill, 148 E. Beaver St., $1. William S. Shuey and Deborah J. Shuey to Harry E. Whitehill, 144 E. Beaver St., $1. Tax Claim Bureau of Centre County and Sylvester J. Emmil to June Mangino, 245 W. Beaver St., $10,500. Tax Claim Bureau of Centre County and Matthew D. Buterbaugh by trustee to Saratoga Partners LP, 382 Reynolds Ave., $19,100. Holly C. Serface to Sharon D. Rago and Lydia R. Ventrelli, 200 E. Howard St., $155,000.

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Lester L. Rhodes to Scott Garner and Brian Royer, 46 Back St., $9,500. Tax Claim Bureau of Centre County and Mary E. Crotzer Estate to Robert L. Aber and Denise D. Aber, 127 Middletown Road, $1,921.82.

Mary P. Nadzam to Robert Ferris Whitford, 100 Sawmill Road, $175,000.

HARRIS TOWNSHIP James L. Au and Sharon Au to James L. Au and Sharon Au, 606 Rosslyn Road, $1. James L. Au and Sharon Au to Nicole M. Krahling, 612 Rosslyn Road, $1.

HOWARD TOWNSHIP Tax Claim Bureau of Centre County and Frank W. Dean Jr. by trustee and Karen Dean by trustee to Keith A. Klinger and Elaine F. Klinger, Confer Hollow Road, $2,350.85.

HUSTON TOWNSHIP Bertha F. Sharpless Estate and Barbara J. Ammerman executrix to Jeffery D. Herrold and Eileen L. Herrold, 1485 Steele Hollow Road, $1. Thomas S. Brown and Elizabeth A. Brown to Kenneth Robert Brown and Brienne Marie Brown, 125 Mudlick Road, $122,000. Thomas S. Brown and Elizabeth A. Brown to Kenneth Robert Brown and Brienne Marie Brown, 1275 Mudlick Road, $1. Thomas H. Geyer and Margaret L. Geyer to Jon Rob, 252 Yeager Hollow Road, $1.

LIBERTY TOWNSHIP Edith Bechdel Estate and Patricia A. Lackey executrix to William A. Smith and Phillip A. Smith, 357 Hunter Run Road, $90,000.

MILESBURG Rodney N. Wellar and Sherri L. Wellar to Daniel S. Green and Regina Gillette Green, 103 Water St., $85,000.

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FERGUSON TOWNSHIP Margaret A. Smyser by agent to Brian E. Smith and Sarah M. Kipp, 3371 Pamela Circle, $180,000. Nancy A. Ashcraft and Lloyd C. Ashcraft to Andrew W. Garban, 114 Zorich Road, $427,500. Kishacoquillas Valley National Bank to 3490 West College LLC, 3490 W. College Ave., $510,000. Robert A. Jeanmenne Sr. and Linda L. Jeanmenne to Sultana Begum and Md. Aminul Islam, 2067 Autumnwood Drive, $406,000. S&A Homes Inc. to Centre County Properties LLC, 136 Meadowhawk Lane, $230,082. S&A Homes Inc. to Centre County Properties LLC, 135 Meadowhawk Lane, $235,082. S&A Homes Inc. to Centre County Properties LLC, 132 Meadowhawk Lane, $232,082. Ronald L. Rehmeyer and Joan M. Ritchie to Ronald L. Rehmeyer and Joan M. Ritchie, $0. Ronald L. Rehmeyer, Joan M. Ritchie and Ferguson Township to Ronald L. Rehmeyer, Joan M. Ritchie and Ferguson Township, $0.

GREGG TOWNSHIP Asher Lucas Group LLC to Robert C. Hornak and Tracely L. Hornak, 159 Heckman Cemetery Road, $44,900.

HAINES TOWNSHIP Stewart W. Haines Jr. and Shirley L. Haines to Kent A. Haines and Scott M. Haines and Deneene R. Klinger, Jacksonville Road, $1. Stewart W. Haines Jr. and Shirley L. Haines to Stewart W. Haines Jr. and Shirley L. Haines, State Route 45. $1.

HALFMOON TOWNSHIP Dennis W. Thomson and Joan S. Thomson to Thomson Family Irrevocable Trust, Dennis W. Thomson trustee and Joan S. Thomson trustee, 4525 Halfmoon Valley Road, $1.

Connie J. Ripka to Connie J. Ripka Irrevocable Trust and Connie J. Ripka trustee, 154 W. Main St., $1. Esther D. Stubbs Estate and Bridgett Ann Stubbs executrix to Bridgett Ann Stubbs, Cynthia J. Fordham, Sarah E. Stubbs, Ester D. Stubbs Testamentary Trust and David C. Stubbs, 137 E. Main St., $1.

PATTON TOWNSHIP Reed McCormick and Susan V. McCormick to Mountain View Trust, Reuben E. Wolfe trustee and Katherine A. Wolfe trustee, 170 Ambleside Court, $1. Thomas M. Hemmer and Sherri L Hemmer to Holly Hartzwell-Reviglo. 102 Brothers Court, $507,500.

son Filipskowski and Joseph F. Mulson executor to Joseph F. Mulson and Eleanor J. Mulson, Port Matilida Hwy., $1. Joseph F. Mulson and Eleanor J. Mulson to Joseph F. Mulson Living Trust, Joseph F. Mulson trustee, Eleanor J. Mulson trustee, Joseph J. Mulson and Sharon Newton, Port Matilida Hwy., $1. Bertha Mulson Estate, Bertha Mulson Filipskowski and Joseph F. Mulson executor to Joseph F. Mulson and Eleanor J. Mulson, Dry Hollow Road, $1. Joseph F. Mulson and Eleanor J. Mulson to Joseph F. Mulson Living Trust, Joseph F. Mulson trustee, Eleanor J. Mulson trustee, Joseph J. Mulson and Sharon Newton, Dry Hollow Road, $1. Tax Claim Bureau of Centre County and William P. Burris to Keith A. Klinger and Elaine F. Klinger, Coaldale Road, $818.91. Tax Claim Bureau of Centre County and Emery A. Baxter by trustee and Elizabeth L. Baxter by trustee to Terry L. Fleck, 709 Hemlock St., $2,409.51. Tax Claim Bureau of Centre County and Douglas Golding by trustee to Terry L. Fleck, 569 Loch Lomond Road, $4,254.13. Tax Claim Bureau of Centre County and Tracy D. Thompson by trustee to Guy Leroy, 94 Curtin St., $10,798.30. Tax Claim Bureau of Centre County and Rose M. Kassab by trustee to David W. Emil II, Tyrone Pike, $962.35. Tax Claim Bureau of Centre County and Jack McClellan by trustee to Mountain Men Properties LLC, 234 Dry Hollow Road, $5,600.

SNOW SHOE TOWNSHIP Beckmyer LLC to David A. Tobias, Fountain & Walnut Road, $1. Gulf USA Corporation, Michael Rudella, Mary Ann Rudella, Alan Larson, Judy Larson, Roger Larson and Cathy Larson to Gulf USA Corporation, Michael Rudella, Mary Ann Rudella, Alan Larson, Judy Larson, Roger Larson and Cathy Larson, $0.

SPRING TOWNSHIP Amberleigh LP, Berks Construction Co. Inc and Berks Homes to Kevin J. McCarthy and Kelli L. Datres, 131 Farmington Lane, $224,110. Tax Claim Bureau of Centre County and Virginia M. Stover by trustee to Brian J. Blair, Jacksonville Road, $1,243.19.

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Elks Home Association to Kin-Ky LLC, 124 N. Second St., $32,500. Tax Claim Bureau of Centre County and Marian L. Martin by trustee to Walter Chorle and Lisa Chorle, 121 S. Centre St., $52,000. Tax Claim Bureau of Centre County and Steve M. Sobol by trustee and Steven M. McTigue to Isameldin Eljah, 525 E. Pine St., $8,200. Joan C. Summers, Deborah J. Shimmel and Roger L. Shimmel to Jane W. Summers, 200 7th St., $1. Moshannon Valley Young Mens Christian to Patrick J. Coval Jr. and Robin G. Coval, 1318 E. Pine St., $32,500.

Tax Claim Bureau of Centre County and Manchester LLC by trustees to Saratoga Partners LPL and Guy Leroy, 933B W. Whitehall Road, $10,100. Tax Claim Bureau of Centre County and Bernard I. Herbst by trustee and Cindy B. Herbst by trustee to Guy L. Leroy, 121 William St., $20,555.96. Tax Claim Bureau of Centre County and Barbara A. Hardiman by trustee and James P. Hardiman by trustee to Saratoga Partners LP, 229 W. Irwin Ave., $6,059.30. Pembroke R. Childs and Chase H. Childs to Pembroke R. Childs, 1013 Bayberry Drive, $1. Jane L. Childs to Jane Lee Childs Income Only Trust and Chase Hamilton Childs, 405 S. Patterson St., $1.

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Charles E. Musser and Mary L. Stevens to Leslie K. Zuck, 128 Zuck Road, $400,000. William F. Reiber to William F. Reiber, Jennifer M. Wolfe and Jennifer M. Gregory, 123 Young Lane, $1. Potter Township to Potter Township, 106 Way Lane, $1.

Jonathan D. Rossman, Tina M. Benner and Tina B. Rossman to Jonathan D. Rossman and Tina B. Rossman, 445 Dix Run, $1.

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WALKER TOWNSHIP Karen Caprio-Devore to Scott A. DeVore and Karen Caprio-Devore, 331 Nilson Road, $1.

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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.

Legals NOTICE REQUEST FOR BIDS/ PROPOSALS The Board of Education of the Bellefonte Area School District is seeking bids for the following: General Supplies (school and office); Art Supplies, Custodial Supplies, Plumbing, Electrical & Hardware Supplies, Physical Education Supplies, Health Room Supplies, Athletic Training Supplies, Band Instruments & Supplies, Music Supplies, Lumber and Accessories, Transportation-Van and Science Supplies. The bid must conform to the description and specifications requested. Specifications may be obtained by contacting: Kenneth G. Bean Jr. Director of Fiscal Affairs/Board Secretary Bellefonte Area School District 318 North Allegheny Street Bellefonte, PA 16823-1613 Telephone 814355-4814 x3012 E-mail Jripka@basd.net Bids will be received in the Business Office until 2:00 pm on Thursday, February 21, 2013 at the above address. Bids will be opened Friday, February 22, 2013 @ 9:00 am. The school district reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids/proposal, and to place orders that are in the best interest of the school district. If you need any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact Judy at 814355-4814 Ext. 3012. DESCRIPTION brings results. Use adjectives in your classified ads. WHAT are you waiting for? Place your Gazette classified ad today. Phone 814-238-5051.

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SPRING SUBLEASE @ The Pointe Apts. $489/mo. Utilities not included. 1br, 1230 sq. ft. Available now until July 30, 2013. Location: 501 Vairo Blvd (@ 10 min from Penn State Campus) Entire apartment unit is about 1230 sq ft. Apartment with the following: w Free wireless internet & cable TV (per bedroom) w Full size bed w/ private bathroom w Washer / Drier w Central A/C w Microwave & Dishwasher w Fully furnished living room and bedroom w Gas & Electric must be split among roommates (all other utilities included in rent) w Free bus service (buses: V, N, & VE) to/from campus w/pass) w Free gym & pool (on premises) w Free parking (w/pass) See The Pointe website for more info: http://www.pointe statecollege.com Check out www.facebook.com/ PointeStateCollege/ photos_stream Respond if you are interested in full sublease period. (Jan 1, 2013 July 30, 2013)

COLLEGE HEIGHTS House for rent in State College from mid-June 2013 until summer of 2015. It is a 3000 sq. ft. unfurnished beautiful two story house, (walking distance to Penn State, downtown State College, & closest elementary school) $2000. Call 814-861-0563

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2011 MAZDA CX-7. All wheel drive, Touring Edition SUV. 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 Ron at (814) 571-9563.

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