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Volunteers deliver Christmas cheer

By CHRIS MORELLI editor@centrecountygazette.com

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HELPING HANDS: Amy Dawson and her daughter, Samantha, of Pleasant Gap, wrap presents for children at Jeans For Teens.

STATE COLLEGE — They came. They shopped. They wrapped.

And they did it all for a great cause.

On a rainy Sunday afternoon, nearly one hundred volunteers converged on the Nittany Mall, Walmart and Target to be “shopping buddies” for children in Centre County. The Jeans For Teens program is a part of the Big Brothers Big Sisters program of Centre County. Around Christmas every year, Centre County youth are able to shop for clothes. The items are then wrapped and delivered to the

children so they have something to open on Christmas morning.

On this day, the small community room at the Nittany Mall doubled as Santa's workshop.

While Christmas carols played over a small CD player, volunteers munched on cookies as they wrapped hundreds of gifts such as jeans, T-shirts, socks and shoes.

Amy Dawson, of Pleasant Gap, was one of nearly 100 volunteers wrapping gifts at a furious pace.

“I thought it was a very good idea,” Dawson explained. “I thought it would be fun to come and wrap for the kids. It's a great turnout and there's a lot of stuff here.”

Dawson's daughter, Saman-

tha, shared workspace with her mom. The two worked in sync, handing tape, scissors, paper and ribbon back and forth.

“I like doing things for the community and I'd heard of Big Brothers Big Sisters before. I thought this was a really good idea. I love shopping and wrapping is fun, too. When they told me they needed wrappers, I said 'I'll do that,'” Samantha Dawson said.

The volunteers came from all over Centre County to pitch in.

Some were residents, some were employees of the Youth Service Bureau and some were Penn State students.

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PostSecret creator speaks at Penn State keeping a secret, that secret is actually keeping us,” Warren said.

“It could be undermining our reUNIVERSITY PARK — As part lationships with other people. It of the Student Programming Ascould be blocking us from being sociation’s Distinguished Speakwho we truly are, all in ways that ers series, Frank Warren, founder we can’t recognize until we face that part of ourselves that we are hiding.”

After struggling with a broken home, the death of a friend, mental illness and many other secrets that had blocked him from being himself, Warren said that in November of 2004, he came up with a crazy idea.

As a way to help people find themselves, Warren began inviting strangers to anonymously share their secrets by handing out self-addressed blank postcards on the streets of Washington, D.C. “It felt as weird as it sounds,” he said with a laugh.

But as hundreds of secrets SAMI HULINGS/For The Gazette found their way to his mailDARK SECRETS: PostSecret founder box, Warren’s said his crazy idea didn’t feel so crazy anyFrank Warren spoke at Penn State on more.

Monday night.

“I felt like I had accidentally tapped into something that of PostSecret, shared a small colhad been there the whole time,” lection postcard secrets while enhe said. “Something full of myscouraging the sold out Alumni tery and wonder that I still don’t Hall crowd to not stay silent fully understand to this day.” about their own deepest ones.

Warren has received more “I think we all have secrets.

Sometimes when we think we are Secrets, Page 6

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WIDE EYED: Isaac Poole warms up with hot chocolate while he waits for the arrival of Santa Claus in downtown State College last week. Santa was on hand to light the Christmas tree.

Annual tree lighting ceremony signals start of holiday season

By SAMI HULINGS For The Gazette

STATE COLLEGE — Homemade cookies, hot cider and a touch of Christmas magic helped to welcome the holiday season to State College at the annual Tree Lighting Ceremony on Nov. 29.

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ing the more than 150 adults and children in attendance to the tree lighting celebration.

Local business owners and the Lions Club lined the streets, offering free Christmas cookies, candy, coffee and hot apple cider to all those awaiting the arrival of Santa Claus and the lighting of the tree.

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Front and Centre HALFTIME MEMORIES: At the final game of the season, THON participants took part in an on-the-field ceremony.

Gazette intern Kelsey Thompson looks back at the emotional afternoon.

Page 9 CALIFORNIA BOUND: Gerald and Melissa Allebach will take six Percheron horses to the Rose Bowl Parade on New Year’s Day in Pasadena, Calif.

Page 12 WINTER PREVIEWS: The Centre County Gazette sports staff takes a closer look at some of the high school winter sports teams as they prepare for the 2012-13 campaign.

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HOLIDAY TRADITION: “The Nutcracker” will be performed at Eisenhower Auditorium on Dec. 15 and 16.

Correspondent Anne Walker previews the 120-year-old ballet.

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Polar Bear Plunge brings in more than $40,000

By MARJORIE S. MILLER mmiller@centrecountygazette.com

HOWARD — Some 170 people ventured into very chilly water on Dec. 1 for the YMCA of Centre County’s annual Polar Bear Plunge.

Held at Bald Eagle State Park, this year’s event featured about 16 more swimmers than in years past, said Liz Toukonen, Bellefonte branch executive director. “It was a great day,� she said, noting that the water this year was slightly colder than in previous years.

This year’s plunge brought into $43,458.

Money raised goes towards the YMCA’s Open Doors program, Toukonen said, which allows individuals and families to obtain a membership at a reduced rate based on household income.

In its 10th year, the 2012 plunge attracted more than 100 spectators, Toukonen said, adding that people enjoy the event and come back year after year. “It just continues to grow and be a great event for the community,� she said. “It’s just a fun way to make money for the community and the YMCA.�

According to Toukonen, the most money raised by an individual was Kristy Severino; the most money raised by a company was Restek; the “bartender challenge� winner was Karen Murray; and the best costume was awarded to Women’s Adventure Club .

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THE YMCA of Centre County held its annual Polar Bear Plunge at Bald Eagle State Park on Dec. 1. Participants braved frigid water to raise over $40,000 for the YMCA.

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Cheer, from page 1 Chelsea Reynolds is a sophomore at Penn State and a member of the Student United Way. “This is an event we help with every year,� Reynolds said. “I wanted to help kids who are less fortunate and I just love volunteering.�

Reynolds spent the early part of the afternoon at Walmart helping one of the children pick out clothing. “It was nice to help her find clothes that she needed and wanted. They didn't have to worry about paying for it ‌ it makes you feel really good that you're helping somebody,â€? Reynolds said.

Andrea Stanton is also a member of the Student United Way. According to Stanton, she participated in Jeans For Teens last year and wanted to come back again. Interacting with the child makes it all worthwhile, she said. “They're a little shy and then you start talking to them and you know that they really need these things. It's different than buying a gift and giving it away. You actually MADALYN MORELLI/For The Gazette get to see the child and see them react to it. It's more personal,� NEARLY 100 volunteers donated their time and energy to shop and wrap presents at Jeans For Teens.

Stanton said.

Both Reynolds and Stanton said the entire experience lasted about ning process, so it was nice to see everythree hours. thing come together, she said. “It's not a lot of time,� Stanton said. “It's “It's nice to see it in action and it's great good for the community to see the stuto give these kids a better Christmas,� Hosdents involved. They need to know that band said. “It went so smoothly. You see we're here for support.� the kids come in and they're super excited.

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STATE COLLEGE — The sinkhole underneath Memorial Field is going to be filled.

The State College Borough Council approved an agreement with the State College Area School District to repair the area underneath the bleachers at Memorial Field that have been negatively affected by the sinkhole, which has been under the property since the school district purchased it nearly a century ago.

The State College Area School Board of Directors voted to approve the agreement at its regular meeting last week.

Council moved quickly through the regular meeting to adjourn to a work session, where the 2013 Operating Budget was discussed. Council will continue to discuss the budget, which was released for public viewing on Nov. 13, at work sessions on Dec. 4 and 10.

Currently, total expenditures for the borough, after adjustments for inter-fund transfers, are $46,654,256, as presented in Council’s agenda. The largest subsection of expenditures is the general fund, coming in at $22,167,432, followed by the Capital Projects Fund, which is $10,327,538.

Council also approved the schedule for the annual public menorah lighting, which will be held from 4-8 p.m. on Dec. 9 at the Mayor Welch Plaza and Municipal Building, 243 S. Allen St. During Council’s work session, a longlost topic surfaced: the Fraser Centre.

Council member James Rosenberger asked if there was any update on the area zoned to be the site of new places to shop and dine in the Borough because, he said, that land — which at current is a pile of rubble — could be used for middle-income housing.

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Center at this point in whatever direction it moves.

Susquehanna Real Estate, the lead developer on the project, paid $1.8 million to the borough, which paid off the $3.275 million cost of the land. The developers can move forward whenever they’re ready, but after a forced redesign over the summer and Penn State’s pulling out of its commitment, the Fraser Centre is still in the same place it was six months ago.

Planning Director Carl Hess said he hasn’t spoken with representatives from Susquehanna Real Estate since late in the summer. He was told it’s “still a viable project ... (they’re) putting together some of the final financing pieces.�

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Lentz said. “We’re redesigning, we’re re-marketing and working on getting those commercial commitments that we need to start.�

No timeline has been set for construction of the Fraser Centre.

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Tree lighting, from page 1 Kingdom, partnered with Callao Café and Sweet Innovations by R to hand out free Christmas treats outside of her store. As a new State College business owner, Williamson said she is excited to be involved with community celebrations.

“It (the tree lighting) is the start of the Christmas season, we are excited. We own a children’s store, so what better way to be out here than to celebrate the holidays,” she said.

Throughout the night, special Christmas performances by the State College Community Theatre and the Broadway

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Show Kids entertained the crowd, as folk artists Dan and Galla used their special light-up ‘Santa tracker’ to check on the guest of honor’s location.

For Becky Hallam, a junior at Penn State, the ceremony was a great way for State College families and Penn State students to come together to celebrate the beginning of the holiday season.

“Everyone wants to be involved in the holidays. This is the kick-off of the spirit,” she said. ““I think that it (the ceremony) is about being part of a community. Stuff like this really brings the community together.”

While Dan and Galla led Christmas carols to welcome Santa, Downtown Improvement District employee Jill

Rosenfeld handed out free four hour parking vouchers to all those in the crowd who used parking garages to attend the event.

“We are trying to introduce people to the new program this year that retailers will give out parking validations which are good for four hours of parking,” she said. “It’s free to the recipient and you can use it anytime up until January 1.”

Rosenfeld said whether they used the parking garages or walked to the ceremony, all those in attendance were asked to bring a donation for the Toys for Tots program or the State College Food Bank.

By doing so, children could be entered into a raffle, where the winner would help Santa light the tree located at the Allen Street gates.

Capt. Robert Innerst and Sgt. Phillip Roland from the Marine Officer State College office spoke earlier in the night about the importance of donating to those in need by donating to Toys for Tots.

“Our mission is to give as many new toys to less fortunate children on Christmas as we possibly can. In order to this, we ask that everybody in the community help us out by collecting and donating new toys so that we can reach this goal,” said Roland.

As this year was their first time attending the tree lighting ceremony, both Roland and Innerst said they were grateful for the opportunity to celebrate, while sharing their mission for Toys for Tots.

“It’s good to see the community out. We were fortunate to get a part in this to spread the word,” said Innerst. “It’s always good to get the word out to help needy families.”

After finishing with Christmas carols, Galla used the “Santa tracker” one last time, just as Santa arrived on an firetruck. Once on stage, Santa drew a ticket placed in the raffle by Diddi Steinsson, of State College. Together he and Steinsson lit the downtown tree, the official start to the holiday season for the area.

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Secrets, from page 1 than a half million postcards, full of secrets ranging from funny to saddening. Every Sunday, Warren chooses hundreds of postcards to share on his PostSecret website, while sharing others in his five books.

But early on in the project, Warren received one postcard that changed everything for him. On a picture of a bedroom door marked with holes, the words “the holes are from where my mom tried knocking down my door so she could continue beating me.” Warren said he wasn’t ready for what happened next.

“That day, 1 million people visited the website,” he said.

“I started getting emails from people around the world, young people, telling me their stories, sending me pictures of their broken bedroom doors, one after another after another.”

Then a picture came in that reminded him that as a child, he too had a door with holes.

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Warren said the most common secret that people send him: that they use the bathroom while in the shower. The second most common is that they are searching for someone to share all their secrets with. Warren believes the idea that so many people are some place along that journey unites us all.

“Secrets are a common humanity,” he said.

And though Warren said PostSecret has changed him in many large and meaningful ways, he said he is most proud of the fact that PostSecret has been able to change the world, as the PostSecret community has donated $1 million to suicide prevention.

“I believe some of the people who made that possible are here tonight, so please help me in expressing my appreciation to you,” said Warren as he applauded the audience.

Because of his own struggles, Warren said he can relate with many of those who send him secrets. He hopes that his work with PostSecret will be able to provide all those that need it with hope.

“I’ve learned to have patience with the world and patience with myself because there is always hope, it just doesn’t always come on the time schedule that we like it to,” he said.

Audience members were then invited to have patience and hope, through sharing their secrets about personal struggles, the loss of loved ones and teen pregnancy.

For Warren, this secret sharing was the most important event of the night, as he individually thanked each of those who had the courage to step up to the microphone.

“I want to thank all of you for being here tonight. I know there’s a hundred places you could have been. You should probably be studying, but you chose to be here. I appreciate that,” he said. “You are the most important part of PostSecret, the voice of the community. Thank you for that.”

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STATE COLLEGE — A 22-year-old man was arrested Monday and faces felony charges after police said he stabbed a man who tried to punch him at The Autoport.

William Douglas Dixon, of Marion, S.C., was arraigned before Allen Sinclair on $5,000 bail and is currently incarcerated at the Centre County Correctional Facility.

Police were called to The Autoport, 1405 S. Atherton St., around 12:30 a.m. on Monday regarding a report of disorderly persons. Police heard yelling and found two men arguing in the stairwell. One of the men had blood on his white T-shirt, according to court documents.

Police asked the man whose blood it was, and the other male turned to face them, revealing a 4-inch cut on his left shoulder with blood running down his arm. He told police a man down the hall had stabbed him, according to court documents.

Dixon was standing outside one of the rooms in the hotel when police found him, surrounded by blood droplets on the ground and in the carpet at the entrance to the room in which police said Dixon was staying.

Dixon told police he stabbed the man but did it in self defense, saying that the other man had made fun of him and “got in his face” when Dixon vomited at the bar. Dixon had his knife in hand when the man tried to punch him, he told police, so he stabbed the man.

The investigation is ongoing, and police could not confirm the status of the man who was stabbed but said he was taken to Mount Nittany Medical Center for treatment.

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Palestine wins small victory in U.N.

By Scripps Howard News Service If the U.N.’s elevation of Palestine to nonmember observer status had come at the end of the Clinton administration when Israel and the Palestinians were achingly close to a peace settlement, it might have truly meant something.

But while last week’s 138 to 9 vote among the U.N.’s more than 190 members is a triumph for the Palestinians — at least that part of them led by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas — it is hardly likely to change that stalemate in the short run.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has shown little interest in pursuing the two-state solution — Israel and an independent Palestine living peacefully side by side — favored by the last four U.S. presidents.

Instead, he has used the time to gradually encroach on parts of East Jerusalem and the West Bank that the Palestinians consider their own and, in the case of East Jerusalem, want for their capital.

If anything, however, progress is beginning to look more like a three-state problem: Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, the latter run for the last five years by Hamas, a radical Islamic group that did not join in the Palestinian merriment over its diplomatic promotion because Hamas does not recognize Israel and claims all of the old Palestine for itself.

Needless to say, this gives the Israelis little incentive to deal with Hamas, and Israel’s successful “Iron Dome” missile defense seems to have temporarily, at least, defanged Hamas of its principal terror weapon, random missile attacks against Israeli civilian targets.

However, in the long term, the vote was hardly meaningless, as Netanyahu and U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice put it. The Palestinians have steadily been building an international presence, and it has been recognized as an independent state by 132 countries and has embassies in 80 of them.

The vote was a harsh rebuke to the U.S and Israel: The nine nations that voted against observer status also included — aside from the U.S. and Israel — Canada, the Czech Republic, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau and Panama, hardly a murderers’ row of diplomatic might.

The new status gives Palestine access to U.N. international agencies, including the International Criminal Court where Israeli annexation of Palestinian land would not fare well under international law.

Meanwhile, the political landscape is shifting in dramatic and unforeseen ways: the Arab Spring, the turmoil in Egypt, the civil war in Syria, the increased meddling by Iran, and what appears to be a hardening Shiite-Sunni divide, and a resurgence of Islamic fundamentalism.

Curiously, the current situation has bought Israel some time — not necessarily “benign neglect,” but neglect when the Islamic nations are preoccupied elsewhere — to start resolving the Palestinian situation.

Sooner or later, the Islamic nations will again be able to turn their attention back to the Israelis and it would be immensely useful if they no longer had Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians as a rallying cry against them — and us.

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Durbin wrong on Social Security

By JAY AMBROSE Scripps Howard News Service

Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., said in a speech and in a TV interview that Social Security doesn’t increase the debt by even one penny. He is wrong.

It adds 2,100 trillion pennies to debt calculated as all future obligations.

That’s enough, along with the enormous amounts of money owed to other entitlements, to press down the American future to the point of its being squashed, but never mind.

Durbin has politics to tend to.

Those politics start with hiking taxes on annual incomes over $200,000 for individuals or $250,000 for couples because income inequality is immoral in his view. He should start sending me checks. I figure he makes more than I do, and I’d applaud that moral gesture a lot more than I favor increasing taxes in his foolish way. It would hinder job creation while raising so little extra revenue as to lessen future deficits something on the order of a smidgen.

Some of us might say the real immorality is to play these ideologically lame games when the country is facing a major debt crisis. It is especially harmful in negotiations on averting the so-called fiscal cliff to back away from significant entitlement cuts.

Durbin’s stance is to do nothing now about Social Security, which means

failing to take advantage of a time when meaningful compromise seems possible. It thereby imitates past demagoguery that got us in the mess we’re in.

While working in Washington some 17 years ago, I heard the great, brilliant Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, D-N.Y. — a since-deceased Social Security expert who was also my favorite liberal politician — talk about the need to act. But every time some bold member of Congress suggested some move in the right direction, some opportunistic self-server would say this was heartless, mean, awful, a way of forcing the elderly poor to eat dog food, or something like that. We are therefore now in a situation in which Social Security is in the red and adding billions to the deficit.

Fact checkers and others tell us Social Security was in the red by $36 billion in 2010 and will have its annual payroll tax shortfalls rise as high as $86 billion by 2015. One commentator — columnist Robert Samuelson — observes that the total Social Security budget this year was $762 billion, compared with $651 billion for defense. Over the next 75 years, Social Security’s unfunded liability — the amount by which obligations to recipients will exceed anticipated revenues — is estimated by some at $21 trillion, money that would have to come from borrowing or higher taxes.

A major reason is the extraordinary increase in the number of people over 65 — some 30 million more than today’s 40 million in less than another two decades.

My own sense is that President Barack Obama should long ago have embraced the Bowles-Simpson deficit-reducing recommendations made by the leaders of his own debt commission. They have sought both more revenue and serious spending cuts. Their approach to Social Security is nothing terribly hurtful — steps such as reducing cost growth through a new formula on increases in initial benefits for the best off, increased payroll taxes from the highest earners, redoing the formula for inflation adjustments and higher eligibility ages way down the road.

I also like their tax reform plans.

They would lower rates to engender growth at the same time they simplified taxes and increased revenues through elimination of the least excusable deductions.

Durbin, who is Senate majority whip and has previously shown an exceptional willingness to compromise on Social Security and other issues, could be a major player in helping to save the nation from the disastrous fiscal cliff. A first step would be to say Social Security does magnify the debt crisis, and by a whole lot more than a penny.

Soon your vehicle may resemble Hal

By DALE McFEATTERS Scripps Howard News Service

From the 1930s through the ’50s, sci-fi magazines routinely predicted the advent of the personal robot, capable of doing a wide range of chores and leaving its owner free to indulge other pursuits — like reading sci-fi magazines.

Many of us are still waiting for a practical flying automobile, but the personal robot has arrived and not in the form most of us imagined. We envisioned humanoid-type robots like “Star War’s” C3PO or the great galumphing robot that came down the ramp of the flying saucer in “The Day the Earth Stood Still.”

Well, the personal robot is here, or at least very close, and it looks like nothing out of science fiction.

It looks like, and in fact is, the family car.

The average American, who doesn’t have the time to rummage through the back pages of obscure technical publications like The Wall Street Journal is probably unaware of how many mundane functions the automobile has begun to take over from its human overseer, whose usefulness to the whole enterprise of actually driving the car is diminishing rapidly.

The car can drive itself, more safely than you can; navigate itself; give you directions in a slightly unnerving dominatrix tone; and parallel-park it-

self, a dwindling skill among Americans. A popular TV ad has a car, unaided by the driver, directed into a tight parking space by four doves.

Don’t believe the doves; they’re a decoy intended to distract you from the more far-reaching plans of the robot intelligence at work, likely from a server in some remote location where you can’t mess with its plans to look after your welfare.

There are already cars that won’t start if their drivers have had too much to drink. The laws have taken that decision out of our hands. In the name of public health, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has banned overly sugared drinks 16 ounces or larger.

That ban was enacted after extensive public discussion and city-council hearings. Everybody knew the ban was coming. But do you know what will be going on in your car, and soon?

Sensors in the steering wheel, head rest, seat cushion and dashboard monitors will measure your pulse and blood pressure, and, after your seat belt suddenly tightens automatically, pinning you to the seat, the GPS voice will say, in what it imagines is a reassuring voice, “This will only sting for a second,” and your blood sample is on its way to the onboard lab.

If the car finds that your cholesterol level is too high, there is no way it is going to let you stop for lunch at

Roly Poly’s, “Home of the 32-ounce Heart Attack On a Bun,” and the endless refills of Hi Fructoid, the energy drink that promises a four-hour sugar high or your money back.

If the car senses stress, lack of muscle tone and a lingering weight problem, it may pull over and shove you out the passenger door, forcing you to chase after your car for an invigorating, heart-pumping 30 minutes before it lets you back in the driver’s seat.

We have no firsthand knowledge of this, but the following scenario does not seem totally implausible: A woman comes into a car dealership, looking to upgrade to a better model, and the saleswoman leads her to a backroom and has her try out a new feature: a dashboard-mounted on-board mammography that keeps track of scheduled exams.

“But,” the customer protests, “this is painful, uncomfortable and embarrassing.”

“That’s nothing,” says the saleswoman. “You should hear what the men have to say about unannounced front-seat prostate exams.”

Meanwhile, the car has sensed gaps in your education, and the sound system will play nothing but Donald Kagan’s four-volume history of the Peloponnesian Wars.

Relax. The wars only lasted 27 years and you’ll be a better person for it, almost worthy of your personal robot.

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HEALTH & WELLNESS What causes an eating disorder? Shaners to match There are a number of factors that can cause an eating disorder like anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa, but one factor seems to be genetic. A study from Maudsley Hospital in London and at the University of Pittsburgh have suggested that family members who share a variation in the serotonin gene (high Dr. Kristie Kaufman or low levels), are more likely to is a pediatrician with Mount Nittany have an eating Physician Group in disorder than State College. someone with

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typical levels of serotonin.

Serotonin is a brain chemical involved in communication between the mind and body, including hunger, anxiety, depression, anger and perception. It seems those with anorexia have an overproduction of serotonin and experience a constant sense of anxiety. Conversely, bulimic patients had an underproduction of serotonin causing more negative moods and more of a need for exactness.

Anorexia nervosa is a life-threatening eating disorder that is characterized by self-starvation and excessive weight loss. The disorder is diagnosed when a person weighs at least 15 percent less than his or her normal body weight.

Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by binge eating and engaging in inappropriate ways of counteracting the bingeing (using

laxatives or purging for example), in order to prevent weight gain.

Working with a caring, dedicated team of health care professionals is often the first necessary step on the road to recovery. If you think you might have an eating disorder, or know someone who does, please meet with your healthcare provider to have your health evaluated medically, psychologically and nutritionally.

This evaluation should help develop a sound understanding of the eating disorder you may have and best treatment options.

Mount Nittany Health offers a parent support group for children with eating disorders. The next meeting is 7 p.m. Dec. 11 in Conference Room 3 at Mount Nittany Medical Center, 1800 Park Ave., State College. For more information please contact Dr. Kaufman at (717) 466-7921.

Medical Minute: The flu shot From Gazette staff reports HERSHEY — Every fall, people wonder whether to get an influenza or flu shot.

Some people get them faithfully while others refuse, many because of the various myths that surround the vaccine.

Since the benefits outweigh the potential side effects, Dr. Cindy Whitener, infectious disease specialist at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, recommends everyone get the flu shot.

Whitener dispels a few myths that prevent skeptics from being vaccinated: The flu shot will give me the flu.

False: “Some people will get a local reaction where they get the shot, and some might feel achy or feverish for a day or two,” Whitener said. “That isn’t actual flu, but a reaction to the components in the vaccine.”

I don’t need the flu shot every year.

False: “Since our antibody response wanes a bit each year we need that boost,” Whitener said. In addition, the viral strains that circulate vary from year to year, so flu shots differ yearly. Researchers predict which

three strains are most likely to circulate and the shot is adjusted accordingly.

It’s too late to get the shot.

False: “Since you cannot predict when flu is going to hit a certain region, there’s no deadline,” Whitener said. While flu is commonly expected in January or February, influenza is possible nine months out of the year (September through May), so the vaccine is often offered through spring.

Once flu has hit the area, it’s still not too late, although it takes about two weeks for the shot to be effective.

I’ve already had the flu so I don’t need the shot.

False: “Unfortunately, it is possible to get the flu more than once because of the multiple strains that circulate,” Whitener said. “If you’ve already had it, it’s worth getting a flu shot to protect yourself from those other strains.

In addition, people think they’ve had the flu but really it was a different, flulike virus.”

It’s just the flu. I don’t need my doctor.

False: People should call their doctor if they believe they have the flu early on, especially if they have underlying medical conditions or if the patient is older than 65 or younger

than 2. Antiviral medicines, if given early, can lessen symptoms and shorten the duration of the illness.

“People need to see their doctor if they’re having fevers beyond a day or two and they believe they’re getting worse rather than better,” Whitener said. High fever and trouble breathing are of particular concern.

Expectant mothers should not get the flu.

False: The opposite is true. Doctors recommend flu shots for pregnant women because of a high risk of severe illness. There’s no evidence supporting increased risk to the baby if a flu shot is given to the mother.

While Whitener recommends that everyone get a flu shot, the people who need the vaccine most are anyone older than 65, young children, pregnant women, anyone with underlying medical conditions, and anyone who comes in contact with people at risk including family members and health care workers. It is not recommended for anyone with a severe egg allergy (there are traces of egg in the vaccine) and anyone who has experienced a severe reaction to the flu shot in the past. Both situations are serious and should be discussed with a doctor.

A guide to safe holiday gift buying From Gazette staff reports HERSHEY — At this time of year, most adults are busy planning the holiday experience for families and loved ones. For the kids, it’s about the anticipation and the toys.

In the midst of the holiday baking, cooking and shopping, the last thing on people’s minds is often whether or not that hard to find Lego set or the doll that eats, drinks and wets itself is age appropriate and safe.

“Often, people get so caught up in gift buying that they don’t stop to consider if the gifts they’re purchasing are safe for their children,” said Susan Rzucidlo, M.S.N., R.N., Pediatric Trauma and Injury Prevention Program manager, Safe Kids Dauphin County at Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital.

Rzucidlo says it is critical to buy the right toy for the right age. Toys should be developmentally appropriate to suit the skills, abilities and interests of the child. Even if you think a child is ahead intellectually for their age or can grow into the toy, the most important factor to consider is safety.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) holds toy manufacturers to strict safety standards and requires them to label toys for age appropriateness. Consumers should always refer to labels for proper age recommendations. Toys labeled “not recommended for children under 3” contain small parts that may pose a choking hazard, for example.

Batteries are one concern that consumers will find on warning labels. Rzucidlo said small “button” batteries are of particular concern. The batteries are about the size of a nickel and easily swallowed. Used increasingly in common household items, these batteries are also found in the musical greeting cards that have grown in popularity. The cards can easily be taken or torn apart by a child. Batteries in toys should be firmly enclosed and inaccessible to children.

Also, for children younger than 18 months of age, giftgivers should avoid toys with strings, straps or cords longer than 12 inches. Parents should make sure that plush toys

have age-appropriate features such as embroidered or secured eyes and noses, and seams that are reinforced to withstand an older child’s play. Toys with sharp points or rough edges also should be avoided. If in doubt, purchasers should test it for themselves and look for toys labeled non-toxic, especially when buying craft supplies.

They also should steer clear of anything containing magnets, which are another dangerous swallowing hazard for younger children.

When choosing a gift for any child of any age, Rzucidlo recommends referring to the CPSC on what to avoid. The CPSC’s Top 5 toy hazards are: ■ Scooters and other riding toys; ■ Small balls and other small toys; ■ Balloons; ■ Magnets; and ■ Battery chargers and adapters.

The American Academy of Pediatrics advises against the home use of trampolines, allowing children younger than 16 to ride all-terrain vehicles and purchasing nonpowder guns like BB guns, pellet guns, air rifles and paintball guns for children of any age.

Once the packages are open, nothing replaces adult supervision and parental involvement, Rzucidlo said.

“Adult involvement is key for safety, as well as to get the most out of the toy to benefit the child,” said Rzucidlo, who also suggests role-playing to show the child proper toy use.

She also reminds parents to watch little ones who may be around older siblings who may have received gifts that are not appropriate for young children.

Product recalls are available at www.cpsc.gov, which includes a sign-up option to receive recall notices via email.

For more tips on how to keep your family safe during the holidays and throughout the year, visit www.usa.safekids.org or www.pennstatehershey.org/injuryprevention, or contact Safe Kids Dauphin County Coalition, led by Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital, at 717-531-SAFE (7233).

contributions From Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — For nine years, the annual Friends and Family Campaign has generated approximately onethird of Centre Volunteers in Medicine’s annual operational budget. Once again, gifts made before Dec. 31 will have double the impact thanks to Lance and Ellen Shaner, who will match dollar for dollar up to the first $50,000.

A tax deductible gift has a profound impact on those in Centre County who qualify for CVIM services.

All of the funds raised will remain in Centre County to provide medical and dental service, case management and medication assistance to individuals who are without insurance coverage.

More than 80 percent of CVIM patients work, many holding multiple jobs and having to make the tough decisions between paying rent, buying food, medicines or health care.

Your support, along with many volunteers, professional volunteers and a small paid staff provide care and comfort to these individuals.

Join Lance and Ellen Shaner in providing quality health care to our Centre County neighbors.

To donate, go to www.cvim.net and click on “donate now” or mail contributions to: CVIM, 2520 Green Tech Drive Suite D, State College, PA 16803.

Medical Center receives award From Gazette staff reports HERSHEY — Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center recently received the 2012 Get With The Guidelines — Heart Failure Gold Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association.

The recognition signifies that Penn State Hershey has reached an aggressive goal of treating heart failure patients with 85 percent compliance for at least two years to core standard levels of care as outlined by the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology secondary prevention guidelines for heart failure patients.

Last year, the Medical Center was recognized at the silver level.

Get With The Guidelines is a quality improvement initiative that provides hospital staff with tools that follow proven evidence-based guidelines and procedures in caring for heart failure patients to prevent future hospitalizations.

Administrative director named From Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — Mount Nittany Health recently announced the addition of Dana Miller to its staff as administrative director of radiology at Mount Nittany Medical Center.

Miller is a graduate of The Pennsylvania State University with a bachelor’s degree in health policy administration.

Previously a clinical/operations manager for Washington Radiology Associates in Chevy Chase, Md., Miller brings 20 years of diverse experience in the healthcare field, including 10 years in radiology management.

Mount Nittany Health offers a comprehensive range of radiology and imaging services at a number of convenient locations.

For more information, visit mountnittany.org.

Mammograms do not increase cancer risk From Gazette staff reports Doses of scatter radiation received from mammograms are low and do not result in an increased risk of cancer, according to research being presented by Alison Chetlen at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.

Chetlen, an assistant professor of radiology at Penn State College of Medicine, said the results of her research suggest that the use of a thyroid shield during mammography is not needed.

Chetlen and her team measured the dose of radiation received by areas around the breast: the thyroid gland, salivary gland, sternum, uterus and the lens of the eye. Doses measured were low to negligible.

For more information on Chetlen’s presentation to the Radiological Society of North America, visit http://www2. rsna.org/timssnet/Media/pressreleases/pr_target.cfm?id= 622.

DECEMBER 6-12, 2012

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Halftime Heroes: Honoring THON and PSU football KELSEY THOMPSON

Kelsey Thompson is a Penn State junior majoring in public relations and an intern at The Centre County Gazette.

UNIVERSITY PARK — The air was crisp, the sky was clear, and the fans that supported the Nittany Lions through thick and thin were out in full force.

Standing on the field of Beaver Stadium, surrounded by more than 90,000 of your closest friends during halftime of a football game is a pretty cool experience. It may even be a once in a lifetime experience.

Nonetheless, it was an experience I will never forget.

Penn State was battling Wisconsin, but we were there to beat

cancer.

We were there to honor THON. For those who don’t know, THON is the largest student-run philanthropy in the world. It is a year-long fundraising effort, raising funds and awareness for pediatric cancer research at the Four Diamonds Fund in Hershey.

Nov. 24 was also the THON game, an event held each year, where athletics and THON team up to join in the fight and bring awareness to our worthy cause. I was lucky enough to help plan this year’s event and go on the field as THON was honored throughout the stadium.

The day’s festivities weren’t just limited to the THON’s Halftime presentation. Four Diamonds families, THON volunteers and Penn State fans flooded the Bryce Jordan Center to take part in the Tailgreat a few hours before kickoff. THON made an appearance on the concourse, hosting a photo booth, selling raffle tickets and al-

GIVING THANKS

lowing kids to color THON pages or sign a, “Go State, Beat Cancer” banner.

Four Diamonds kids and families also had some other special opportunities.

Some had the chance to form a human tunnel as the players exited the blue bus, meet the cheerleaders and the Nittany Lion, as well as march with the Blue Band.

To say it was a special opportunity would be an understatement. Everyone was all smiles and enjoying the moment.

Having the chance to plan and give these families so many neat opportunities made all the time involved worthwhile.

This is my third year being involved with THON and my second as a captain.

Putting into words the experiences I’ve been fortunate enough to have and the memories I’ve made, is impossible. THON has given me more than I could ever give back, but I’m doing my best to try and return the favor.

Our mission is simple — to find a cure

for childhood cancer. Standing on the field at halftime, watching our overall committee and Four Diamonds kids, hold up this year’s theme, made everything else seem trivial.

The kids were smiling, the fans were cheering and excitement filled the air.

These kids are our heroes.

They are the reason thousands of college students give up their time and rally around a unified cause.

As the last few weeks of the semester come to a close and my workload seems to have tripled, thinking of THON, what we do and the families we impact puts everything back in perspective.

It’s funny how something as simple as standing on the field of a football game helps everything make sense.

I guess that’s Penn State for you. Combine the love of football, the love for this university and the love for THON — you’ve got something pretty special.

FOR A GOOD CAUSE

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STUDENTS AT Grace Lutheran Preschool and Kindergarten learned about the Native Americans and the arrival of the first pilgrims at the school's Thanksgiving celebration on Nov. 20.

Education Director Teri Statham is shown narrating a story while local musician Cathy Herrera plays a Native American flute. Students showed their own thankfulness by bringing items for the food bank at the chapel service that followed.

CPI’S COSMETOLOGY classes held a fundraiser for the Susan G. Komen Foundation in October.

It was the fourth year that the classes took part in the Cut for a Cure/Cookie for a Cure fundraiser. Students offered haircuts, face painting, nail art and offered special “pink” embellishments to students and staff. Students and staff provided the items for the bake sale portion of the fundraiser. This year’s efforts raised $1,270.20.

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YOUNG SCHOLARS of Central PA Charter School in State College has started an Owl Reading Program for all 240 students in kindergarten to eighth grade, and the teachers and staff are participating as well. The program challenges the students to read a minimum of 20 minutes a day, five days a week. Students who complete the program, which ends in June, 2013, are eligible for a Pizza Hut coupon book and other prizes. Back row, from left, Nick Johnston, Lilijana Peters-Smak, Jasmine McCoy and Jasmyn Foster. Middle row, Sultan Hamdan, Ryan Tucker, Christina Wang and Rivu Haque. Front row, Reece Miller, Anna Lowis and Allison Judy.

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STUDENTS AT Ferguson Township Elementary School in Pine Grove Mills pitched in to help with the collection of blankets during the recent Ingram Fuels Blanket Drive for the Needy. They held a blanket drive on Oct. 18 and 19 as part of the school’s book fair scheduled during parent/teacher conferences and collected 14 new blankets. Front row, from left, Colin Hillard, Lila Mathias and Casher McLaughlin. Back row, Carter Williams and Ryan Myers.

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SANTA LISTENS to a boy’s Christmas wishes.

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MANY PEOPLE took horse-drawn wagon rides through historic Boalsburg.

Boalsburg celebrates hometown Christmas

By SAM STITZER pennsvalley@centrecountygazette.com

BOALSBURG — Boalsburg held its annual Hometown Christmas over the weekend.

The event featured a community Christmas tree lighting, music, breakfast with Santa, horse-drawn wagon rides, children’s story time, a children’s art contest and a Holiday Hop on Saturday night. The event was very well attended. Boalsburg Fire Company Chief Marlin Neff said the tree lighting on Friday night had triple the attendance of last year’s event.

“This whole area was packed with people,” he said, pointing to the diamond area of town.

On Saturday morning, the

Boalsburg Fire Hall was filled with children, parents, grandparents and friends for the Breakfast with Santa event. Plenty of eggs, sausage, waffles and orange juice were served.

Santa and Mrs. Claus were seated on chairs waiting to hear the children’s Christmas wishes for this year. Santa listened to the children’s requests and posed for many photos. The Harris Township Lions Club sponsored the breakfast.

In a room across the hall, a group of children was involved in several craft projects, assisted by some “elves” from Girl Scout Troop 1231, led by Jenny Koberna. The girls also built and painted the mailbox located on the diamond for letters to Santa.

Later, passengers boarded a horse-drawn wagon for leisurely rides around the historic village of Boalsburg. It was a scene reminiscent of Currier and Ives Christmas cards.

Back at the fire Hall, Kathy DiMuccio led children in a sing along of Christmas songs, with the kids accompanying her on percussion instruments. Helen Hanson conducted a story reading time with the children.

Meanwhile, a mile away at the Mount Nittany Middle School, the annual Winter Craft Market Presented by the Central PA Guild of Craftsmen was in full swing.

The event featured over 80 vendors and hundreds of attendees.

Among the vendors were Steve and Beth Zeak of Altoona,

whose company, Wishfulwoods, sold a line of handmade wooden boxes for playing cards. Steve Zeak said he makes and finishes the boxes, and silkscreens them with images of playing cards in red and black. Zeak also makes slotted racks to hold cards during a game.

Carol Rothermel of Chipmunk Hill Designs showed a line of quilted wall hangings, which, at first glance, appeared to be stained glass windows. A closer look reveals the skillful sewing of these hangings. Some of them resembled church-style windows, and some were scenes of a country church, sailboats on a calm bay, and several others. Rothermel is from Shoemakersville in Berks County.

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State College resident Dan Baxter presented an unusual line of products. He makes whimsical, decorative robots from odds and ends.

“Most people would call (the construction pieces) junk,” he said.

Things like old cameras, film cans, burned out vacuum tubes, flashlights, spoons, roller skates, metal lunch pails, typewriter parts and a host of other items are assembled by Baxter to make unique and interesting robots.

His most popular robot is a dog named Daryl, made from a lunch pail, a roller skate and an old Argus camera.

“The lunchbox had the name Daryl on it, so I called the robot Daryl,” Baxter said.

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FOLLOWING THE Veterans Day Ceremony held on the Diamond in Bellefonte, the Bellefonte Elks opened their doors for a post-ceremony buffet, open to veterans and their guests. Many of the Bellefonte Elks officers hosted the event at the Club.

From left, Past Exalted Ruler Dick Mulfinger, Exalted Ruler Denise Zelznick, Past District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler Michael Braddock, Past Exalted Ruler and Loyal Knight Nina King, Leading Knight and Past Exalted Ruler John Rockey.

Girl Scouts collecting socks for seniors From Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — Girl Scout Troop 41230 is collecting new socks for its “Socks for Seniors” sock donation drive.

Socks of all sizes, for both men and

women, will be accepted until Dec. 9.

Collected socks will be made into “sock cupcakes” to be distributed at Hearthside and Centre Crest homes on Dec. 13 during the troop’s first annual Holiday Sing & Sock Hop. Volunteers are needed on Dec. 13

to help distribute sock cupcakes.

Those who wish to participate should be at the lobby of either the Hearthside or Centre Crest homes at 6:45 p.m. Caroling will begin at 7 p.m.

For more information email taramondock@comcast.net.

Honey, a 5-year-old female beagle/hound mix, enjoyed a recent visit from Santa and made sure to tell him that “a new forever family” was at the top of her Christmas list. Tied up outside for her entire life before she was rescued from being abandoned, Honey is a very loving, affectionate, cooperative and friendly girl who is good with people of all ages, other dogs and even cats. She is almost always wagging her tail, does not bark in the house or on walks and is already both house broken and crate trained. If you would like to “Share the Love” with Honey this holiday season and adopt her, please stop by PAWS, 1401 Trout Road in State College or read more about her at http://www.centrecountypaws.org/dogs/.

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Fresh Life: Oh, Christmas tree The invention of electricity eventually brought about the possibility of a Christmas tree to be lit continually as opposed to intermittently with the use of taper candles (a huge fire hazard). Christmas trees began to show up in town squares across the country and having a Christmas tree in the home became an American tradition. One of the most recognizable decorated and lit trees is the one on proud display at Rockefeller Center in New York City.

This tradition started in 1931 when a small and undecorated tree was placed at the center of a construction site. Two years later, a lit tree was plade in the same spot.

So began a tradition that now draws crowds of thousands to watch the giant individual tree and its 25,000 lights twinkle in the square.

Whether a small little Charlie Brown tree or Frasier Fir, Blue Spruce, White Pine or a Palm, imitation, or simply a decorated plant, enjoy the presence of a flora symbol in your home or on display this holiday season.

There are amazing displays around Centre County where one can see Christmas trees decorated or partake in holiday activities.

One of these is at the 18th annual Festival of Trees held Dec. 6 through Dec. 9. This event was once held at the Ag Arena but, this year has found its new home at Central Pennsylvania’s Institute of Science and Technology in Pleasant Gap. One can also visit the large decorated tree in Boalsburg, enjoy the upcoming Bellefonte Victorian Christmas, or sponsor an angel tree through the local Salvation Army, where children and families receive gifts and clothing provided by the sponsors.

nel website helped me uncover the origins of the American Christmas tree.

Before Christianity, coniferous plants, trees, and evergreen boughs brought inside served as a reminder during the darkness of winter, especially around the Winter Solstice on Dec. 21, that the sun and summer would soon return. In many ancient cultures and countries, some believed that bringing in a pine-like tree and hanging evergreen boughs over their doors and windows would help to keep away witches, ghosts, evil spirits and illness during the winter.

As time progressed, many 19thcentury Americans thought that Christmas trees and greenery in the home was an oddity. In the 1830s, German settlers, who had been accustomed to the tradition of the Christmas tree, introduced the Christmas tree when settling in Pennsylvania. Still, as late as the 1840s, Christmas trees were seen as pagan symbols or as a frivolous mocking of the solemnity of Christmas and not accepted by most Americans outside of the German settlers of Pennsylvania.

By the 1890s Christmas ornaments were arriving from Germany and Christmas trees and their popularity was becoming more acceptable around America. While Christmas trees in Europe were generally small trees, about four feet in height, Americans preferred their Christmas trees taller, so they could fill up the space from floor to ceiling.

The early 20th century found Americans decorating their trees mainly with homemade ornaments, such as apples, nuts, and marzipan cookies. Later, colored and strung popcorn, berries, and nuts were seen adorning trees.

The tradition of the Christmas Tree was not always regarded as a positive symbol.

A holiday tradition many around the world participate in is making space in their homes for the rising of the infamous Christmas tree.

While manufacturers have been able to recreate life-like trees that can be stored and easily fluffed back to coniferous form from year to year, there is nothing like browsing the rows of fragrant pines at local tree farm, Amy Debach-Confer has a degree in choosing the visual arts/photogmost perfect raphy and training one, and sawas a wilderness ing it down or EMT and beekeeper. digging it out She can be reached to bring home at amosd14@ for the holiyahoo.com days.

Clark Griswold, in the movie “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,” set out on a grand adventure to find the perfect tree for his home. Although his was about 20 feet tall and couldn’t fit inside the house upright, Clark created a family tradition that wouldn’t be forgotten. The annual tradition of bringing a tree into the house may be something your family has participated in since youth but, where and how did this tradition start?

While other countries have different stories about the history of the Christmas tree, The History Chan-

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IN THE EARLY 19th century, having a Christmas tree in one’s home was considered odd. Now, most homes feature a tree, adorned with lights and decorations.

Hocker receives award From Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — State College Boy Scout Troop 40 recently celebrated an Eagle Scout Award. It was given to Alex Hocker, son of Jeff and Ruth Hocker, of State College.

The Scoutmaster for Troop 40 is David Huff.

Presenters at the Award Ceremony were Dallas Lykens, the Nittany Leathernecks and Dan Aiello of State College Elks Lodge No. 1600.

For his Eagle Scout Service Project, Hocker made 120 dolls and donated them to the Janet Weis Children’s Hospital in Danville. Surgeons at the hospital use the dolls to explain the surgical procedures which the children will undergo.

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Penns Valley horses to appear in Rose Bowl Parade

By SAM STITZER pennsvalley@centrecountygazette.com

SPRING MILLS — Road trip is a phrase which implies some kind of highway-borne adventure and quickens the pulse of those who love to travel.

Gerald Allebach, his wife Melissa and their son Abraham will be taking the road trip of a lifetime later this month. The Allebachs own and operate Windermere Farms located along state Route 192 in Gregg Township. They breed and raise world championship class Percheron horses, and they will travel to Pasadena, Calif., to participate in the Rose Bowl Parade on New Year’s Day. Windermere Farms has formed a partnership with Jackson Fork Ranch in Jackson Hole, Wyo., to help Jackson Fork expand their operation into the horse breeding arena. The Allebachs will take six Percheron horses and a wagon, as well as the support equipment needed for the horses in a large tractor trailer, leaving on Dec. 22. Jackson Fork Ranch is supplying the wagon for the parade, as well as the truck. It is also helping to foot the estimated $6,000 fuel bill for the trip.

Before the Rose Parade, the Allebachs will show their six

horse hitch in a demonstration at an event called Equifest at the Equestrian Center in Burbank, Calif., on Dec. 29. Gerald Allebach says the horses need time to acclimate to the warm California weather. Temperatures at the Rose Bowl Parade have been known to approach 90 degrees.

The Allebachs are busy conditioning the horses for the sixmile-long parade.

“Just like any athlete, they have to be conditioned,” said Allebach.

For conditioning, the horses pull a training wagon around the Windermere Farms land. The wagon is weighted with sandfilled drums to simulate the weight of the show wagon. The horses will wear different shoes than they usually wear, since the parade is on pavement instead of the normal dirt-floored show arenas. The shoes have small metal tips brazed onto the bottoms for traction, much like studded winter tires on automobiles. The horses’ hooves undergo multiple inspections by farriers before they are allowed to be in the parade.

The trip will make the Allebachs unable to spend the Christmas holiday at home.

“We’re putting the Christmas tree in the semi and taking off,” said Allebach.

SAM STITZER/For The Gazette

MELISSA ALLEBACH drives Percheron mares Markie and Queen pulling their conditioning wagon.

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Free counseling sessions offered From Gazette staff reports BELLEFONTE — Biblical counselor Dr. Deborah Kovacic is offering free counseling during the month of December either at her Bellefonte office or through her online counseling office at www.heart-

feltchristianministries.weebly.com.

Kovacic is board certified through the International Board of Christian Counseling and has participated as a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors. For more information, visit the website or call (814) 353-1942.

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THE SANTA CLAUS house in Bellefonte is now open and taking visitors. Santa will be at his house in front of the Centre County Courthouse on Saturdays and Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. and on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6 to 8 p.m. He’s also in the house whenever the “Santa is in” sign appears. Be sure to stop by and pay him a visit before he heads back to the North Pole.

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PennDOT extends contest deadline to Dec. 19 From Gazette staff reports HARRISBURG — PennDOT has extended the deadline for elementary school students to submit entries for its aviation art contest until Dec. 19, recognizing that Hurricane Sandy resulted in school closings in some regions of the state.

Sponsored by PennDOT’s Bureau of Aviation, the contest encourages students to display their talents and learn about aviation.

This year’s contest theme is “50 Years of American Space Flight.” Entries will be judged in two divisions: first through third grades, and fourth and fifth grades.

There will be 22 statewide winners, with one winner from each division selected from each of PennDOT’s 11 district offices.

Winners will receive a certificate signed by PennDOT Secretary Barry J. Schoch and an enlarged copy of their entry.

The students’ schools will also receive an enlarged copy of the artwork for display.

Artwork should be submitted on 8.5-by11-inch or 9-by-12-inch paper, unframed,

unmatted and unlaminated.

All work must be done by hand (there is an exception for children with physical challenges).

Permitted formats are: acrylic, oil paint, felt-tip pens, indelible ink, soft ballpoint pens, watercolor or crayons.

Formats that are not permitted include: non-permanent media such as pencil or charcoal, computer-generated artwork and collage work using photocopies.

The back of each submission should include the student’s name, teacher’s name, grade level, county and school address and phone number.

Entries will not be returned. Winners’ schools will be notified by telephone.

Send entries to: Bureau of Aviation, c/o William Sieg, 400 North St., Harrisburg, PA 17120 or P.O. Box 3457, Harrisburg, PA 17120-0064.

Last year’s winners are viewable under the Bureau of Aviation’s “Education & Career Center” section at www.dot.state. pa.us.

For more information, call (717) 7838800.

Goldschmidt to give lecture From Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — Penn State professor emeritus Arthur Goldschmidt will speak at 1:30 p.m. on Dec. 11 at Foxdale Village in State College.

Goldschmidt’s lecture is entitled “Mid East Updates.”

He will put everything into a historical perspective.

The lecture is free and open to the public.

Holiday dance set for Dec. 9 From Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — The Central Pennsylvania Ballroom Dancers Association will host a 2012 Holiday Dance from 7 to 10

p.m. on Dec. 9 at Christ Community Church on 200 Ellis Place in State College.

The event will feature live music by The Dave Winter Band. For more information call Peggy Campbell at (814) 237-3008.

Christmas bazaar scheduled From Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — A Christmas Bazaar, bake sale and lunch will be held from 9

Boy Scouts need donations to send popcorn to military From Gazette staff reports REEDSVILLE — Through Dec. 17, the Juniata Valley Council of Boy Scouts of America is collecting monetary donations in order to send Boy Scout popcorn to military servicemen and their families both home and abroad.

In an effort to show support for the United States Military, the Juniata Valley Council is striving to raise enough money to send 330 containers of Boy Scout Popcorn to our military.

Families are being asked to donate $30

“A Fezzwig’s Christmas Party” A Fezzwig’s Christmas Party, featuring Mr. Charles Dickens and his Entertaining Characters. A Dickens of a Dinner Party! Old-time Parlor Games, Merry Skits & Theatricals, Live Music and Caroling, and the Yorkshire Yawning Contest.

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Once ordered, the popcorn will be directly shipped to military installations both stateside and abroad and distributed to servicemen around the globe.

Donations can be sent directly to the Juniata Valley Council at 9 Taylor Dr., Reedsville, PA 17084. Checks should be made payable to the Juniata Valley Council.

For more information about the Military Popcorn Holiday Drive, contact the Juniata Valley Council (717) 667-9267 or visit jvcbsa.org.

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THE STATE COLLEGE Elks Lodge No. 1600 was recently awarded third place in the State Elks Association public relations contest. The annual contest provides Pennsylvania Elks Lodges the opportunity to demonstrate the effectiveness of their outreach with programming and their contacts with the media, television and radio. Pictured is State College Elks Lodge exalted ruler David Wasson, left, and public relations committee member Bob Kidder.

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Children of all ages will enjoy these puppet shows in the cozy comfort of the Bellefonte Elementary school.

Saturday every 2 hours: 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.

Sunday every 2 hours: 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.

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Santa’s House Bellefonte High School Brass Band will welcome Santa at 11:30am.

Saturday & Sunday 12:00noon – 4:00pm Free on the Diamond

A New Family Venue Comes to Bellefonte Victorian Christmas Bellefonte Victorian Christmas welcomes the United Way’s Festival of Trees. This community event will help usher in the holiday season by transforming CPI into a winter wonderland, with decorated trees, additional craft vendors, and entertainment. Proceeds will help support 37 Centre County United Way Partner Agencies.

Thursday and Friday December 6 & 7 from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Saturday, December 8 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Sunday, December 9 from noon to 4p.m.

Central PA Institute of Science Technology, Harrison Road Adults $2; children $1 A free shuttle for Festival of Trees being held at CPI will be available at the Bellefonte High School and on the Diamond.

Saturday 1:00pm and 3:00pm Sunday 2:00pm Costs: $8.00 per child Location: Bellefonte Art Museum for Centre County, 133 N. Allegheny Street Call 355-9606 for reservations & information

Breakfast With Santa and Victorian Christmas Children’s Party Saturday – 8:30am to 11:30am Full Breakfast will be served Cost: $6.00 per adult $3.00 per child.

Seating is limited **Children may visit with Santa even if they do not participate in Breakfast.

Free crafts and activities for children Free Children’s Caricatures by Chip Mock Location: Lambert Hall* Blanchard Street Bellefonte, PA Sponsored by the Bellefonte Kiwanis and SPE Credit Union

For more information visit BVC Official website: www.bellefontevictorianchristmas.com

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By MARJORIE S. MILLER mmiller@centrecountygazette.com

BELLEFONTE — The Central PA Institute of Science and Technology will soon be transformed into a winter wonderland for Centre County United Way’s Festival of Trees.

As part of the Bellefonte Victorian Christmas, the Festival of Trees begins Thursday, Dec. 6, and will feature 60 decorated trees, craft vendors and entertainment, said Sally Houser, event chairperson for the Bellefonte Victorian Christmas. Proceeds from the event will help support the United Way’s 37 partner agencies. “We have always tried to give something back to the local community during the event,� she said. “Now by partnering with the Festival of Trees and it being a part of the Bellefonte Victorian Christmas event we can give back not only to our local community, but we

can reach 37 agencies within Centre County supported by the Centre County United Way.�

Houser, first vice president of Historic Bellefonte Inc., said Kuhns Tree Farm, a Centre County tree grower, will provide the trees for the festival.

In its 31st year, the Bellefonte Victorian Christmas has drawn some 8,000 to 10,000 attendees in years past, Houser said. Visitors come from both the local community and surrounding counties. “Within the past four years, due to a marketing grant received from the Central PA Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Centre County Commissioners through our umbrella organization Historic Bellefonte Inc., our numbers from throughout Pennsylvania and surrounding states has increased,� she said.

Houser said she hopes, whether a local resident or out of town visitor, people feel welcomed and enjoy the

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Festival of Trees hours are: from 4 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 6, and Friday, Dec. 7; from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 8; and from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 9. Adults are $2 and children are $1.

The Central PA Institute of Science and Technology is located on Harrison Road in Pleasant Gap. A free shuttle will be available at the Bellefonte High School and on The Diamond in downtown Bellefonte from 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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R Months of preparation go into Christmas event From Gazette staff reports BELLEFONTE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Bellefonte Victorian Christmas Committee, headed by Sally Houser and made up of 14 committee chairmen, meets monthly each February through May, taking off June and July, and meets again in August right up to Decemberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event.

The BVC committee takes the rest of December and January off and starts all over again in February for the next yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event.

Downtown decorating takes

place the Sunday before Thanksgiving with decorating committee co-chairs Joe and Virginia Gassner, supervising the preparations, cutting of the live greens and fluffing the bows the night before. The Gassners begin their decorating day around 4 a.m. by laying out all the greens and bows.

They then meet with all volunteers Sunday morning at 7 a.m. at the Bellefonte Moose Lodge No. 206 for breakfast provided by lodge members and volunteers.

At 8 a.m., on the Diamond in front of the courthouse, volunteers and BVC committee members get last minute instructions and then team up to decorate 136 lampposts downtown and at Talleyand Park, decorate the train station and festoon three bridges with greens and bows.

The Bellefonte Borough puts all the lights on the trees and adds a tree on the Diamond the week before decorating day. The tree is usually donated by a member of the community.

The Undine Fire Co. decorates

the front of the Centre County Courthouse with greens and bows.

CPI students bring Santaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s House and put it together on the Diamond so it can be decorated and made ready for Santa.

The Centre County Commissioners also provide labor for the day.

Once the decorating is complete, the day ends with a Thanksgiving luncheon with turkey and all the trimmings provided by the Bellefonte Elks Lodge No. 1094. An annual grant

from Bellefonte Elks Lodgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Garver Fund partially funds the purchase of the live greens and bows.

The week after decorating day, the Bellefonte Area High School art class, under the direction of art teacher Meg Barton, paints the windows at many of the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s businesses.

It takes many hours, generous donations and dozens of volunteers behind the scenes to create Bellefonte Victorian Christmas â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a Centre County tradition for more than 30 years.

Centre County Library offers new events and activities

By KAREN DABNEY For The Gazette

BELLEFONTE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; To celebrate Bellefonte Victorian Christmas 2012, the Centre County Library and Historical Museum has added many festive programs and concerts.

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ARTIST JIM BYRNES poses with his blown glass ornaments at the Centre County Library during Bellefonte Victorian Christmas in 2010.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last year we realized that lots of people were coming into the library to get warm, so this year we offered more activities,â&#x20AC;? said Jennifer Cifelli, the libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new development officer.

This is the first year for the Better Books and Crafts Sale in the main library building, 200 N. Allegheny St.. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We run a series of book sales at the library throughout the year,â&#x20AC;? said Cifelli. â&#x20AC;&#x153;From them we cherry-picked the kinds of books that could be given as gifts. The books include hardcovers and paperbacks, best-sellers and cookbooks in good condition from the last three years.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;We also have five local artisan vendors we thought matched well with the book sale,â&#x20AC;? Cifelli said.

The vendors include Lisa Packer, owner of Pocketbooks, who makes handmade coasters out of old books; Kathleen Peightel, library employee and owner of LucilleJeans, who creates handmade vintage-style jewelry and accessories; Jill Crisan, who makes holiday ornaments by hand-painting skeleton keys; Tessa Cooper who knits hats and scarves; and the Village Eatinghouse of Pleasant Gap which sells its own brand of dressings and marinades. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You can come on in and buy something nice,â&#x20AC;? Cifelli said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Your money is going to local vendors and to support the library, which is a non-profit organization that is not supported by tax dollars.â&#x20AC;?

While parents are shopping, their children can listen to Christmas stories told by library staff, participate in easy do-it-yourself holiday crafts, and enjoy candy canes and popcorn balls.

Story times are hourly from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Dec. 8, except at noon. The Better Books and Crafts sale is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Dec. 8.

The library will hold a fund-raising raffle for a Nook color e-reader. Tickets can be purchased at any branch of the Centre County Library until the drawing during the week of Dec. 17. Tickets cost $1 for one and $5 for seven.

The library will continue the popular Victorian Christmas Community Concerts on the 1890 Steinway Grand Piano in the Miles-Humes House, 203 N. Allegheny St. Pianists are still needed, according to Ali Zawoyski, the his-

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The Miles-Humes building, the home of the Pennsylvania Room and Historical Museum, will be open for museum tours and concerts from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Dec. 8 and from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Dec. 9.

New this year are the childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s carol singalong at 2 p.m. on Dec. 8 and the Bellefonte Middle School musicianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s concert at 3 p.m. on Dec. 9. The singalong will be led by professional opera singer Amanda Siliker, who teaches voice, piano and music theory in Bellefonte and performs throughout the region. The Bellefonte Area Middle Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s band and orchestra will perform holiday music under the direction of Brenna Bixler and Julie Renne.

Jim Byrnes, of Howard, will sell his popular handmade blown glass ornaments in the Sieg Room of the museum.

Byrnes said he has been making the ornaments since the late 1990s, as an offshoot of his skills as a scientific glassblower. For each $32 ornament sold, Byrnes will donate $5 to the library.

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Victorian Christmas to feature display of model trains just 3 inches long in this scale. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You can get lots of railroading in half the space,â&#x20AC;? said Baney, whose 30-year N scale collection consists of 120 locomotives and about 700 cars. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d gotten away from model trains while in the United State Air Force, but returned to N scale trains during a long recovery from a serious motorcycle accident in 1979.

Baneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s layout is built in modular form.

Each module is 4 feet wide, and has three parallel tracks in the front. Track spacing is determined by national standards so that any module can be mated to any other module at model train gatherings and shows. This allows virtually unlimited variations of the assembled layouts. The modules can easily be disassembled for transport.

The Victorian Christmas display will be made up of several modules, some with curved sections to allow the trains to travel in a loop for continuous operation. This is Baneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s third year of setting up his display for this event. Railroad modeling is a family affair for the Baneys. His son and grandsons are involved in the hobby, and are also helping with the display.

The train layout modules feature beautiful, realistic scenery. Baney said he did the basic construction of the layout, and his friend, John Falatovich added most of the scenery. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He really likes details,â&#x20AC;? Baney said.

One look at the layout bears that statement out. The scenery features tree-cov-

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BELLEFONTE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; One of the many great traditions of the Christmas season is model trains.

Several generations of adults have fond memories of receiving train sets and accessories as Christmas gifts. The iconic model train circling at the base of the family Christmas tree is still enjoyed by todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s electronics-saturated generation of children, and the trains themselves have become family heirlooms.

The model train tradition will be honored as a feature of Bellefonteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Victorian Christmas this weekend, as Bellefonte resident George Baney will set up an impressive model railroad display in the Art Museum building on North Allegheny Street.

Baney is a lifetime model railroader. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyone in my family hunted and fished,â&#x20AC;? he said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but I was the one who always liked trains.â&#x20AC;?

In his youth, Baney built train layouts in HO scale (1/87), which is the most popular scale modeled worldwide. Later, he was drawn to the tiny N scale (1/160) trains, which are about half the size of the HO units. A 40-foot long box car scales out at

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ered rolling hills, streams, city scenes, industries with rail sidings, trackside buildings and more.

Many small details give the layout character. An abandoned coal mine sits in one layout module, with its rusty siding tracks overgrown with grass and trees.

Holes in the roof, broken windows, and dilapidated outbuildings suggest a once-thriving industry now gone to SAM STITZER/For The Gazette seed.

An auto junkyard A STEAM locomotive pulls freight cars on the main line. stands along the tracks Baney pays tribute to local railroading with its rusted occupants slowly sinking in his layout with locomotives and a cainto the ground, and nearby, a thriving iron boose painted in Bellefonte Central Railworks sits near the main line with its road colors and markings. smokestacks emitting smoke made of cotThe Victorian Christmas display will ton balls. Painted backdrops with mounrun from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Dec. 8 and tains and sky give the whole scene the illufrom noon until 5 p.m. on Dec. 9. sion of depth and realism.

Plenty of arts and crafts available this year From Gazette staff reports BELLEFONTE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bellefonte Victorian Christmas offers a number of opportunities to purchase unique, creative and handmade gifts.

The Arts and Crafts Show is in three locations. The Bellefonte YMCA on High Street is hosting more than 25 artisans. The Bellefonte Elementary School at the corner of Allegheny and Linn streets will have more than 20 booths.

The largest and newest arts and crafts venue is the Bellefonte Area Middle School, with more than 30 new vendors.

The Arts and Craft Show is coordinated in a cooperative effort by the Bellefonte Victorian Christmas Committee and the Bellefonte Historical and Cultural Association.

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Bellefonte Victorian Christmas: Schedule of events From Gazette staff reports BELLEFONTE — Bellefonte Victorian Christmas begins on Dec. 6 and wraps up on Dec. 9.

During that time, Bellefonte recreates the essence of Christmases past — an old-fashioned family celebration as it was more than a century ago. From horse-drawn carriage rides to roaming carolers, parlor games to creative crafts, puppet shows to Victorian teas, this gala weekend will hark you back to gentler times — when neighbors were friends, gifts were homemade and all seemed right with the world.

What follows is a complete schedule of events:

THURSDAY, DEC. 6 4 to 9 p.m. — United Way’s Festival of Trees, CPI, Harrison Road 7 p.m. — A Gaslight Gala & Scrooge’s Wedding Ball, American Philatelic Society, reservations required, call (814) 3552917

FRIDAY, DEC. 7 4 to 9 p.m. — United Way’s Festival of Trees, CPI, Harrison Road 5 to 8 p.m. — Horse-drawn Carriage Rides, Brockerhoff Building 6:30 p.m. — Opening ceremonies and performances, Bellefonte Elementary School, N. Allegheny and W. Linn Streets

SATURDAY, DEC. 8 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. — Breakfast with Santa and Victorian Christmas Children’s Party, Lambert Hall, Blanchard Street 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. — United Way’s Festival of Trees, CPI, Harrison Road 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. — Shuttle bus service and parking, Bellefonte Area Middle and high school parking lots to stops in front of courthouse and the Bellefonte Elementary School.

Special free shuttle pickup at the high school parking lot and in front of courthouse to CPI and back for Festival of Trees 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. — Arts and Crafts Show, Bellefonte YMCA on High Street, elementary school at N. Allegheny and W. Linn Streets and middle school 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. — Better Book and Craft Sale, Centre County Library, 200 N. Allegheny St.

9 a.m. — Puppet Meister performance, Bellefonte Elementary, N. Allegheny and W. Linn Streets 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. — Museum tours, hot cider, concerts, Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 203 N. Allegheny St. 10 a.m. — Ancient Echoes concert, Trinity United Methodist Church, 128 W. Howard Street 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. — Girl Scout open house display, in Carriage House behind Centre County Historical Museum, N. Allegheny Street 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. — Model train display, Bellefonte Art Museum, 133 N. Allegheny Street 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. — Horse-drawn Carriage Rides, Brockerhoff building, on the diamond 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. — December Artisan Gallery and Sale, Bellefonte Art Museum, 133 N. Allegheny Street 11 a.m. — Puppet Meister performance, Bellefonte Elementary, N. Allegheny and W. Linn Streets 11 a.m. — Centre Brass Quintet concert, Trinity United Methodist Church, 128 W. Howard Street 11:45 a.m. — Santa arrives to Bellefonte High brass band, Santa House, the Diamond Noon to 4 p.m. — Santa House open on the diamond Noon — St. John Evangelist Folk Choir concert, Trinity United Methodist Church, 128 W. Howard St. 1 p.m. – Puppet Meister performance, Bellefonte Elementary, N. Allegheny and W. Linn streets 1 p.m. –— Victorian High Tea, Reynolds Mansion, 101 W. Linn St. 1 p.m. — Allegria Ensemble concert, Trinity United Methodist Church, 128 W. Howard St. 1 p.m. — A Child’s Victorian Tea, Bellefonte Art Museum, 133 N. Allegheny St. 2 to 7 p.m. — Bellefonte Women’s Club Home Tour, seven homes 2 p.m. — Callanish concert, Trinity United Methodist Church, 128 W. Howard St. 3 p.m. — Puppet Meister performance, Bellefonte Elementary, N. Allegheny and W. Linn Streets 3 p.m. — Victorian High Tea, Reynolds Mansion, 101 W. Linn St. 3 p.m. — Toots-in-Common concert, Trinity United Methodist Church, 128 W. Howard St.

Victorian Christmas bouquets From Gazette staff reports BELLEFONTE — The Bellefonte Victorian Christmas Committee would like to thank the following groups: ■ Historic Bellefonte, Inc. ■ Bellefonte Borough and borough employees ■ Bellefonte YMCA ■ Bellefonte Intervalley Chamber of Commerce ■ American Philatelic Society ■ Bellefonte Area School District ■ Bellefonte Fire Department and Fire Police ■ Undine and Logan Fire Stations ■ Bellefonte Area School District fine arts, choirs, band and drama students ■ Centre County Commissioners ■ Stott Publications ■ Engle Publications: Where & When Pa Travel Guide ■ 95.3/3WZ

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GOVERNOR’S SPONSORSHIP LEVEL - $500 - $1,000 ■ American Philatelic Society ■ Bellefonte Moose Lodge No. 206 ■ Bellefonte Art Museum of Centre County ■ Coca Cola Refreshments ■ First National Bank of Pennsylvania ■ Fulton Bank ■ The Centre County Gazette ■ Happy Valley.com ■ HealthSouth ■ Kiwanis Club of Bellefonte ■ Mt. Nittany Physicians Group Bellefonte ■ Friends of Senator Jake Corman ■ SPE Federal Credit Union

The Bellefonte Victorian Christmas celebration would not be possible without the coordination and physical support of a dedicated committee, volunteers and the financial support of the Bellefonte community organizations, neighbors, friends and businesses and professionals of Centre County.

3 p.m. — A Child’s Victorian Tea, Bellefonte Art Museum, 133 N. Allegheny St. 6 p.m. — Fezzwig’s Christmas Party, American Philatelic Society, reservations required, call (814) 355-2917 7:30 p.m. — Bellefonte Community Band Christmas concert, Bellefonte Elementary School, N. Allegheny and W. Linn Streets

SUNDAY, DEC. 9 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. — Shuttle bus service and parking, Bellefonte Area Middle School and high school parking lots to stops at the courthouse and the Bellefonte Elementary School, special free shuttle with pick up at the high school and in front of courthouse to CPI and back for Festival of Trees 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. — Horse-drawn Carriage Rides, Brockerhoff Building, the Diamond 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. — Arts & Crafts Show, Bellefonte YMCA on High Street, Bellefonte Elementary School at N. Allegheny and W. Linn streets and middle school 11 a.m. — Puppet Meister performance, Bellefonte Elementary, N. Allegheny and W. Linn Streets Noon to 9 p.m. — United Way’s Festival of Trees, CPI, Harrison Road Noon to 5 p.m. — December Artisan Gallery and Sale, Bellefonte Art Museum, 133 N. Allegheny St. Noon to 5 p.m. — Model train display, Bellefonte Art Museum, 133 N. Allegheny St. Noon to 4 p.m. — Museum tours, hot cider, concerts, Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 203 N. Allegheny St. Noon to 4 p.m. — Santa House open on the Diamond 1 p.m. —Puppet Meister performance, Bellefonte Elementary, N. Allegheny and W. Linn Streets 2 p.m. — NVS Youth Flute Choir concert, Trinity United Methodist Church, 128 W. Howard St. 2 p.m. — Victorian High Tea, Reynolds Mansion, 101 W. Linn St. 2 p.m. — A Child’s Victorian Tea, Bellefonte Art Museum, 133 N. Allegheny St. 3 p.m. — Phil Bressler, Andrea Noid Flute Duet concert, Trinity United Methodist Church, 128 W. Howard St. 3 p.m. — Puppet Meister performance, Bellefonte Elementary, N. Allegheny and W. Linn Streets 7:30 p.m. — Bellefonte Victorian Christmas Community Choir Concert, Bellefonte Area High School For more information about these events, visit www. bellefontevictorianchristmas.com

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Concerts highlight Victorian Christmas From Gazette staff reports BELLEFONTE — Music is one of the joys of the holidays.

Carolers and choirs, bands and soloists, pianists and quartets — Bellefonte will ring out with music from the first note of the opening ceremony through the stirring finale of the Victorian Christmas Community Choir Concert on Sunday evening.

All of these musical presentations are free.

For those headed to the opening ceremony at the Bellefonte Elementary School, Mr. Dickens and the Bellefonte Community Band will greet guests.

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SUNDAY, DEC. 9 2 p.m. — Nittany Valley Symphony Youth Flute Choir 3 p.m. — The Phil Bressler, Andrea Noid Flute Duet Director Natalie Stanton has a lineup of holiday favorites planned at the popular Bellefonte Community Band Christmas Concert, which is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Dec. at the Bellefonte Elementary School auditorium at the corner of Allegheny and Linn Streets.

There will be inspirational music on Saturday and Sunday at the Centre County Library Historical Museum, too.

In addition to the hot cider and free museum tours, stop in for these performances: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. — Community Piano Concerts on the 1890 Steinway Grand Piano 2 to 3 p.m. — Opera Singer Amanda Silliker leads children’s carol-singing and magic lantern shows (15-minute programs at 2, 2:20 and 2:40 p.m.)

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Noon to 3 p.m. — Community Piano Concerts on 1890 Steinway Grand Piano 3 to 4 p.m. — Instrumental Christmas music concert The grand finale will be the Bellefonte Victorian Christmas Community Choir Concert at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 9.

Miriam Locklin will direct the choir of local community singers. The concert will also feature special musical numbers by the “Heritage Singers.”

There will be punch and cookies following the performance.

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On a Roll Penn State women’s volleyball team heads to NCAA regional semifinals

By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — Binghamton did not have a chance.

Bowling Green did, coming into Rec Hall on Saturday night with three accomplished hitters and a first-round victory over Yale, but that chance withered under a hail of kills from the talented and relentless Penn State offense.

After dispatching Binghamton on Friday night, 25-11, 253, 25-9, the Nittany Lions combined for 37 kills and 10 aces in a 25-15, 25-12, 25-15 sweep of the Falcons and earned their 10th straight trip to the NCAA Regional Semifinals. No. 1 seed Penn State will take on No. 16 seed Kentucky at Purdue University on Friday night.

Although the Lions were not as sharp as they were against Binghamton — they had 10 service errors in the match — Arial Scott, Nia Grant, Katie Slay, Deja McClendon, Megan Courtney, and setter Micha Hancock nevertheless supplied more than enough offense to turn away the MAC champion Falcons.

Scott had eight kills in the match, McClendon and Grant had seven, and Courtney and Slay chipped in with six, while Hancock handed out 30 assists and had five service aces.

Courtney and Hancock also led Penn State in digs with nine and eight respectively.

“I thought we played a really good second game,” Penn State coach Russ Rose said,

“and I thought we were making an awful lot of errors in the first and third game.

“Other than the serving in the last game, we played pretty well. We did what I thought we needed to do.”

Penn State won each of the three games going away. In the first, the Nittany Lions jumped out to a 12-6 lead, but Bowling Green crept back to make it 1411 after a kill by left-handed hitter Danielle Tonyan.

McClendon answered with a kill to make it 15-11, and from there the Nittany Lions went on a 10-4 run to close out the game, 25-15. Penn State finished the game with kills by Hancock, Slay, and McClendon.

The second game was Penn State’s most efficient. The Nittany Lions jumped out to leads of 8-3, 13-8, and 15-10 before again going on a late-game 102 run. Courtney, Slay, McClendon, and Grant all had kills down the stretch to lead PSU to the 25-12 win. For Bowling Green, of the Falcons’ 12 points, Tonyan accounted for six with kills.

“The reason they (Bowling Green) are here,” Rose said, “is their three (hitters Tonyan, Paige Penrod, and Kelsey Bates) are terrific talents, all three of their outside hitters.

So we knew that 75 percent of their swings go to those three individuals and we recognized in certain situations and had to lean toward somebody and I thought we did a nice job on two of the three.

“But again, Tonyan, she’s

good. She takes a good swing.”

After the break, Penn State began the third game with two errors to fall behind 2-0, but a BGSU error and three consecutive service aces by Hancock put PSU ahead 4-2. Tonyan made it 4-3 with a kill, and from there the teams battled back and forth until they were tied at 10.

A Hancock kill, and block by Scott, and a kill by Grant put PSU up 13-10, and subsequently, Penn State wrapped up the match with another late run, this time 12-5. Scott had four of her kills in the run, and then a kill by Slay and a hitting error by Tonyan ended the game and the match.

“It is a great environment,” said Courtney, a freshman playing in her first NCAA tournament, “to be able to play at home is really comforting, to be able to get into the swing of things. My team mates are unbelievable and supportive, and they just teach me the way and I follow.

“It’s been a great ride so far, and I can’t wait to get to Purdue and take on Kentucky.”

Coach Rose was already warily eyeing that Kentucky match.

“We’ll have to be better than we played,” he said. “We saw Kentucky last year when we were at the regional. I thought they had a terrific team. They played harder than we played. They had a couple of really good hitters that could certainly score on us the way we’ll hopefully try to score on them.”

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THE PENN STATE women’s volleyball team prepares to attack during Friday night’s match with Binghamton. The Nittany Lions won on Friday and Saturday to advance to the NCAA regional semifinal.

Coming up short Penn State falls to UNC in championship game

By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com

Penn State was able to recover from the first quickstrike goal that North Carolina scored with just over a minute into their NCAA women’s soccer championship game on Sunday afternoon.

But North Carolina did it again, scoring just 48 seconds into the second half, and this time the Nittany Lions could not respond. Just the opposite — North Carolina added two more goals, in the 63rd and 74th minute, and then held on for a 4-1 victory and the 2012 College Cup championship trophy.

North Carolina’s Kaelia Ohai scored for the Tar Heels from 18 yards out after a pass from Satara Murray just 1:11 into the game to give UNC a quick 1-0 lead.

Penn State came back in the 18th minute when Taylor Schramm scored off of a pass from Christine Nairn and tied the game.

Looking like it had weathered the storm, Penn State took that tie into the locker room for halftime and came out all even for the final 45 minutes of the season.

North Carolina, however, staged a repeat of the first

half when Hanna Gardner scored her second goal of the season off of an assist by Katie Bowen just 48 seconds into the second half for a 2-1 lead.

“I think the story of this game can be told in the timing of these goals,” Penn State coach Erica Walsh said.

“The game started, and the half started, and everything is in front of you and all of a sudden there is a ball in the back of your net that you are picking out.

“You are constantly searching for answers at that point, and that’s what Carolina did to us. They kept us searching for the next answer, trying different things.

We did make some changes.

We moved Taylor Schramm around. We put her in different spots, and a result she scored a great goal off of it.

But every time we tried something different, Caroline came back with something else.”

Things turned desperate for Penn State when Murray scored in the 63rd minute putting the Lions in a 3-1 hole.

And then, taking advantage of Penn State’s need to stretch its offense, Ranee Premji put the game away with a goal in the 74th minute that

gave the Tar Heels their final three-goal margin.

“They did a great job of holding us to one goal,” Nairn said. “So there’s a lot that can be said for that. The credit goes to their back line.

We threw absolutely everything at them, so credit to their back like and goal keeper. It worked.”

Penn State will graduate eight seniors from this team — including Nairn and goalie Erin McNulty — and it will be a difficult class for coach Walsh to say farewell to.

“I learned so much from this group,” she said. “Every one of them has a special place in my heart, a different story, a different journey. I hope somebody will continue to tell the journey of these seniors because their legacy is fantastic. First time ever to the nation championship game and that was a direct result of this senior class.”

Penn State ended its season with a 21-4-2 record that included its 15th consecutive Big Ten championship.

Although the Nittany Lions do lose those seniors, they still return 19 players, including Schramm and highscoring forwards Maya Hayes and Mallory Weber, so the expectations for this team will again be very high in 2013.

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PENN STATE’S Taylor Schram (19) celebrates after scoring a goal against North Carolina in the first half of the NCAA women’s College Cup soccer final game in San Diego on Sunday.

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Nittany Notes: Hoops teams claim victories

By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State men’s basketball team took an 11-point halftime lead against cross-state rival Pennsylvania on Saturday, and then held onto it for a 58-47 victory over the Quakers at the Bryce Jordan Center.

Junior Jermaine Marshall paced the Lions with 18 points, while sophomore D.J. Newbill added 13 with five assists and freshman Brandon Taylor scored 11 and cleared six rebounds. The victory was Penn State’s fourth at home, and the Lions improved their overall record to 4-3. Penn dropped to 2-6 for the season.

Marshall, Newbill and Taylor have been forced to step up for

the Nittany Lions since the loss of all-star guard Tim Frazier. Marshall, especially, has become more and more of a go-to guy in the Penn State offense.

“He played great,” Penn State coach Patrick Chambers said about Marshall. “I think he took great shots. Penn plays so hard.

They take away your passing lanes, wings, and the elbows so you can’t run offense. We started to spread them out, move the ball from side to side, and drive the ball to the post. The post didn’t work early, but it worked later.

Jermaine drove the ball. He got his layups, his floaters and mixed it up, which is great. He needs to keep it up.

“I think for the most part that Jermaine and D.J. did a good job.

Those guards on Penn are very

quick and tough. Overall I thought we handled it very well.”

Penn did cut the PSU lead to 49-44 with just over three minutes remaining in the game, but the Quakers were forced to foul.

Ross Travis hit one of two from the line, and Taylor made another two to give the Lions a 52-44 lead.

Marshall then took a flagrant foul after a turnover, made both shots, and, after retaining the ball because of the foul, Newbill closed the door with a jumper that gave the Lions a 56-44 lead with just over a minute to play.

“To me, it’s a Big Five game,” Chambers said. “I grew up in the Big Five, so to have a lead in the first half is huge. Penn played very hard, but I think that we settled things down and found rhythm shots — shots that guys

were used to taking.”

On Sunday, the 6-1 Lady Lions had no trouble with Farleigh Dickinson. Penn State put five players in double figures, led by 29 points at halftime, and coasted home with a 101-44 victory over FDU. Maggie Lucas paced the No. 7 Lions with 24 points, Ariel Edwards had 18, Dara Taylor had a career high 15, and Talia East and Nikki Greene added 11 and 10 respectively.

In all, Penn State shot just under 50 percent from the field on the way to their highest point total of the season.

“I was pretty pleased,” Penn State coach Coquese Washington said. “I think we are getting better at turnovers. So far this year it hasn’t been the result of pres-

The Glass Eye: Odds and ends There’s so much going on around the sports world, and I wanted to weigh in on many topics, so time to break out the trusted bullet points: ■ I’m going to lead off with golf this week — the USGA announced a major rules change which effectively will ban all belly putters by outlawing the anchoring of any club. I have mixed feelings about this change — I prefer a standard putter myself, as do most if not all of my usual playing companions — but I do know some people who swear by long or Dave Glass is a belly putters. I also columnist for The Centre County think that at the pro Gazette. Email level, the evidence Dave at buggythat a belly putter racer@verizon.net. generates consistently better results is mixed at best, and basically confined to results from the past two years.

I believe the USGA’s priority should have been to get the technology of the new drivers and (especially) the balls under control — pro players are hitting the ball SO much further today that many classic courses are being rendered obsolete or being subjected to extremely costly renovations to add length. After that, perhaps the putting should have been reviewed, but from the stats I’ve seen the big difference between today’s plays and the players of 1980 has not been putting success — it has been driving distance. Hopefully the powers that be in golf will address these issues soon.

■ Is there something in the water at Heinz Field? The Steelers are 7-5, having beaten the Giants, Eagles (back when that was an accomplishment), Redskins and now the Ravens. They have also lost to perhaps the three worst teams in the NFL, the Raiders, Titans, and Browns, and narrowly avoided a loss to the Chiefs.

The Pitt Panthers are 6-6, having lost to Youngstown State, UConn, and Syracuse while clobbering Virginia Tech, Rutgers, and giving Notre Dame a majorleague, three-overtime scare. Why is it

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that both these teams seem to have played to the level of their competition all season long? Considering the Steelers have two winning teams and two bad teams left, 10-6 seems like a reasonable assumption — with the loss coming to either the Chargers or Browns.

■ Speaking of the Steelers, they would be wise to let Big Ben sit another week and make sure he’s truly healthy for the last three games and the postseason.

Sure, they need every win they can get, but the truth is that it’s really down to the Steelers and the Bengals for the last playoff slot — and that slot is very likely going to be determined by the Week 16 meeting between the teams. Having Ben healthy and productive in that game is far more important than beating the Chargers this week — plus, the Chargers are looking quite beatable even with Batch behind center (which, given Pittsburgh’s year, probably means an OT loss).

■ I wrote at length about the NHL last week, but I want to mention that the players and owners are meeting this week without the presence of union head Don Fehr or commissioner Gary Bettman — and Penguins’ co-owner Ron Burkle is now involved for the first time. Burkle is known as a deal-maker in the business world, and the removal of Bettman and Fehr should help everyone get down to the core issues quickly. This is the last, best hope for a season-saving deal — if we don’t see real progress by next week, I fear the entire season will be lost.

■ Kudos to what Penn State coach Bill O’Brien was able to accomplish this season — the win over Wisconsin was great at the time, and looks even better after the Badgers ran roughshod over Nebraska. He also showed the ability to “coach up” unrefined talents like Matt McGloin, which should make Happy Valley a desirable destination for offensive NFL recruits.

Having said that, my Coach of the Year vote would go to Brian Kelly of Notre Dame. PSU’s losses to Ohio and Virginia (the Cavs were 4-8, including 2-6 in the dreadful ACC) won’t magically disappear like JoePa’s win total. In addition, Notre Dame is No. 1 in football and No. 1 in player graduation percentage — and that deserves to be recognized on a national scale.

■ On to the Pirates, who have man-

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aged to fritter away just about every ounce of goodwill they had built up early this summer. First came the collapse, then came SEAL-gate, now comes their annual overpay on an aging free-agent.

Last year it was the combo platter of catcher Rod Barajas and shortstop Clint Barmes — look at the bright side, while neither of them hit at least Barmes was a solid defender. Now the Pirates wildly overpaid for the decline phase of catcher Russell Martin’s career. Now, I’ll gladly concede that the catching market is paper-thin and that Martin may well have been the best available — that still does not justify wasting $17 million over two years on him.

His batting average from 2010-2012 has declined from .248 to .237 to .211, his walk rate has stayed constant but his strikeouts are up considerably, and his defense is average to slightly above. Yes, he can give you some pop — but I’m convinced that Michael McKenry would put up similar numbers if given the starting job, and there are tons of good-field, nohit catchers available in the minors. Tony Sanchez, the Bucs’ first-round pick a few years ago, may never become an aboveaverage hitter in the majors but I think he could hit .211, play solid defense, and cost a lot less.

■ In a related move, the Pirates released pitcher Jeff Karstens, most likely because he was due to make almost $4 million through arbitration this season.

Yes, he was not durable, but he was extremely effective when healthy and seems a good bet to command more than $5 million on the open market. Releasing Karstens was bad enough, but the Pirates decided to retain Charlie Morton for $2 million, despite the fact that he’s coming off elbow surgery and is likely to miss the first half of the season.

The inconsistency is striking — why release a healthy pitcher yet keep an injured one, especially when Karstens’ results have consistently been better than Morton’s? Why overpay for a poor-hitting catcher a year after letting an above-average hitting catcher (Ryan Doumit) leave for nothing? The biggest question: why did owner Bob Nutting decide to retain this management team despite all the evidence that they are floundering?

As usual with the Bucs, there are a lot more questions than answers.

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sure, but rather decision-making.

We do a little bit too much, try to squeeze a pass in where we shouldn’t, or getting ourselves into scenarios where we shouldn’t. I think playing smarter and playing within ourselves, we did a better job at that today.”

This was the first time that Penn State scored over 100 points since it scored 103 against Wagner in 2011, and it is the 47th time in program history that the Nittany Lions have gone over the 100 mark.

Next up for the Lions is at No. 2 UConn on Thursday. UConn is the team that eliminated Penn State from the NCAA tournament last season. UConn returns a typically tough team, and the game will be a good indicator of the progress of this Penn State squad.

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Batch leads Steelers to win at Baltimore According to those who believe the Mayan Calendar, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a whole lot of time before this ride comes to a stop.

While Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m still making plans for Dec. 22 and beyond, let not another moment pass before I apologize to Charlie Batch for doubting him.

While the prospects of Batch as a full-time starter on a team playing at a higher level than a YMCA-league flag football team is frightening, the 38year-old signalcaller wants nothing more than to help the Pittsburgh Steelers maintain the standard expected of all who don the black and gold.

His abilities may be on the decline, but his grasp on how to lead a team through adversity is still quite strong.

Case in point: Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 23-20 victory over the Baltimore Ravens. Batch wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stellar, but he did lead the SteelShawn Curtis covers the Pittsburgh ers back from a 10-point deficit and Steelers for the then rallied Pittsburgh to the gameâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Centre County final 10 points.

Gazette. Email him He completed 25 of 36 passes for at sports@centre 276 yards and a touchdown against an countygazette.com. interception. With a rushing attack that picked and plucked at the Ravens defense more than it gashed, a day when Batch showed better than his three-interception performance in Cleveland the week before was definitely what Pittsburgh needed to keep its AFC postseason hopes in decent shape while still clinging to faint dreams of a division crown while sitting two games behind Baltimore.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last week was what it was. It was on tape,â&#x20AC;? Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Woulda coulda shoulda is not in our business. He did the job tonight, along with his comrades, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most important when I stand here. Last week is on tape.â&#x20AC;?

That tape showed an overwhelmed Batch trying to overcompensate for the five fumbles lost by Steelers running backs against the lowly Browns.

The Steelers still turned the ball over against the Ravens, but the Pittsburgh defense also conjured up turnovers in key situations to keep the Steelersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; in-game chances afloat. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you have a great defense that causes turnovers and wills us to win with opportunities,â&#x20AC;? receiver Antonio Brown said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all about.â&#x20AC;?

If you think that this win didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean anything to the veteran Batch, I refer you to an image beamed by CBS as an apparently choked-up Batch hugged injured starter Ben Roethlisberger after Shaun Suishamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game-winning field goal. This win meant a lot to the Steelers (7-5) and a lot more to Batch.

Showing that he could still compete in the NFL in his 15th season was also a pretty big deal for Batch, who has become an elder statesman of sorts in the Pittsburgh locker room.

His advanced age and role as the Steelersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; normal No. 3 quarterback mean that any duties under center could be his last in the NFL. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not something that Batch concerns

himself with, especially when wins are the goal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think a lot of people start to look at it and make it out to be more than what it was,â&#x20AC;? Batch said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just look at it, that you take it one game at a time. I wanted this opportunity because I played poorly last week, and I wanted the opportunity to come out here and prove it and lead this team.â&#x20AC;?

And to think that the themes of most of my text messages to friends leading up to the game bordered on â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hope that the Steelers can keep it close with Batch at quarterback.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll take my crow with a side of sweet and sour sauce, please. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been in the league 15 years,â&#x20AC;? Batch said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been a starter in this league, and the one thing you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do is dwell on the past. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a long season, and no matter what, all I can ask for is another opportunity.â&#x20AC;?

The change in performance from Batch, in as hostile an environment as the Steelers will encounter in the AFC North, wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the complete story of how Pittsburgh topped the Ravens â&#x20AC;&#x201D; snapping a three-game skid against Baltimore in the process â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but it is the story that most can grab a hold of and root for. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a big guy in our locker room since Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been here,â&#x20AC;? safety Troy Polamalu said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve really tried to have each otherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s back, whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been or whether it hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t matter.â&#x20AC;?

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Penns Valley looks to continue winning ways

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SPRING MILLS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A closer look at the 2012-13 Penns Valley Area High School boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; basketball team: Coach â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Terry Glunt 2011 Record â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 13-11 (16th consecutive winning season).

Returning Letter Winners â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Luke Weaver (G/F), Cameron Tobias (G), Dalton Ulmanic (G), Will Jackson (F).

Strengths â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Coach Glunt, who is beginning his 11th season as head coach, strongly believes in the team philosophy, and he thinks that this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s players fit well into that framework. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We just have some great kids who played together last year,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We just have to find some different pieces to put with our returning lettermen.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re disciplined kids.

They do what we ask them to do within our program. They play tough defense, take good shots.

They have a great attitude, and they believe in the team philosophy.â&#x20AC;?

Concerns â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Obviously, we can improve ourselves defensively,â&#x20AC;? Glunt said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Playing team defense would be a concern of mine, rebounding, and early on itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always an issue. Kids like to play on the offensive end a little more, but we know that if we are going to win games against the tough competition that we have, we are going have to spend some time being solid defensively.â&#x20AC;?

Season outlook â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Glunt was hesitant to look to far into the season, but he likes what he sees in the effort and team play of his players. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I can never predict how we are going to do,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We

take what comes our way and try to deal with it. Take care of those little things, and the big things will take care of themselves. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wins and losses, I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t throw that out at you. I know that we are going to work hard as a team, and it will, I think, be a typical Penns Valley basketball team, which in the past has been pretty good.â&#x20AC;?

Early season â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x153;The early schedule, we play in the ICC Mountain League Challenge, at Central,â&#x20AC;? Glunt said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;where we play Williamsburg and Juniata Valley back to back. That will be a tough test. We came out of that 11 last year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Then we come back home for a game with Philipsburg, and then we go on the road to three places that are tough to play in, Jersey Shore, Central, and then Huntingdon. So our early season schedule is tough, especially

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THE PENNS VALLEY Area High School boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; basketball team returns four letter winners for the 2012-13 season. From left, Luke Weaver, Cameron Tobias, Dalton Ulmanic and Will Jackson. since we have a lot of road tests.â&#x20AC;?

Circle these dates â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Philipsburg-Osceola (12/11), Bellefonte

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Lady Rams look for improvement

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SPRING MILLS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A closer look at the 2012-13 Penns Valley girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; basketball team: Coach â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Andrea Borland.

2011 Record â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 6-14.

Returning Letter Winners â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Megan Hauser (G), Ashley Struble (G), Kelsey Boone (C/F), Chelsea Emel (F), Tangie Lyons (F).

Strengths â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Coach Borland likes the work ethic and cohesiveness of her team so far. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would say, number one, our strength is that we all have the same goal,â&#x20AC;? she said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and they are working really hard and they are working together as a team. â&#x20AC;&#x153;From freshmen all the way up to seniors, we have a group of girls that have a lot of competitiveness going on, and I think that that is going to help us improve.â&#x20AC;?

Concerns â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the past, we have had issues with turnovers,â&#x20AC;? Borland said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and we have to eliminate turnovers to be successful. I think that is our number one

goal is to eliminate those turnovers. I think right now that is our weakest point â&#x20AC;&#x201D; taking care of the ball.â&#x20AC;?

Season Outlook â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Borland believes that if things fall into place, the Lady Rams will field a competitive team. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think we have a lot of work ahead of us,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think that we can play with any team if we come out and play the game â&#x20AC;&#x201D; be ready 100 percent every night, I think we can play with any team. It comes down to eliminating those turnovers. If we can come out every night and play aggressive defense and be a little more aggressive on offense, I think that we can do well.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our shots are coming around, and we have good size in Kelsey Boone. She was a starter last year and she was second team in the Mountain League, so we are looking forward to getting the ball to her down low.â&#x20AC;?

Early Season â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x153;We start at Line Mountain,â&#x20AC;? Borland said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Line Mountain generally has a good team, but we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know who we play first. Right off the get go, we want to give 100 percent and go out and get those wins. Right from the beginning.â&#x20AC;?

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Lady Little Lions have high hopes for season

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STATE COLLEGE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A closer look the 2012-13 State College Area High School girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; basketball team: Coach â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Bethany Irwin 2011 Record â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 12-12 Returning Letter Winners â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Jenna Altomare, Allie Baney, Taylor Allison, Morgan Kaluza, Meghan Karstetter, Anna Stevenson, Franki Treglia, Bridget King, Carrie Mahon.

Strengths â&#x20AC;&#x201D; In her 20th year as head coach of the State College girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; basketball team, Coach Irwin said she believes a huge strength for this year will be the number of returning players that will help to lead the team. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last year we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have any seniors, so our record was 12-12 but we made it further in the state playoffs than we did the previous year, so all of that game experience is going to help us out,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think the kids are ahead of the game right now. I think we are going to have some speed outside, inside play. And I hope, although we are going into the Mid-Penn this year so I really donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what to expect, we are going to keep our fingers crossed and just play hard.â&#x20AC;?

Concerns â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Irwin said her biggest concern lies with getting each of her players enough time on the court. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think that this year we are pretty balanced and we have a lot of depth, so I want to try to be able to rotate kids in as best I can and keep the intensity of the game at that level, so that is going to be a challenge for them,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They need to understand that, but at the

same aspect, I want to get them in and give them a chance. But itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what they do with that opportunity.â&#x20AC;?

Season Outlook â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Though she feels the move into Mid-Penn Conference will create challenges for the team, Irwin said throughout the season she expects to see great leadership and skill, especially from senior captains Taylor Allison and Jenna Altomare. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think that they [Allison and Altomare] are going to do a good job. I think all of our seniors this year have a lot of leadership qualities, a lot of game experience.

We have some kids coming up, the freshman and sophomore class who are going to contribute as well. Jalyn Shelton-Burleigh, Ali Treglia and Kyla Irwin I think are going to really make an impact for us, added to that senior class,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This year it will be interesting, but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m excited for it.

Early Season â&#x20AC;&#x201D; After a scrimmage in Gettysburg on Nov. 26, Irwin feels her team is headed down the right path to start off the season well.

But because the team will play seven games in just 11 days, Irwin said her goal is to simply to survive the beginning of the season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I start out Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be crazy, so we have to stay healthy. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m looking forward to it because practices get hard, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just making sure everybodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on top of things and conditioning and stuff. We really want to see what theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve remembered and what theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done in the practice to show off,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Circle these Dates â&#x20AC;&#x201D; at Mifflin County (12/21), at Hollidaysburg (1/5), vs. Altoona (1/9).

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT ‘Nutcracker’ comes to life at Eisenhower “I like to focus on how a 12-year old girl would envision this experience,” said Rebecca Maciejczyk, director of the show.

UNIVERSITY PARK — The glittering Maciejczyk, also company director for landscape of a young girl’s dream will Ballet Theatre, said that she particularly come to life later this month when the Balhopes people can share her excitement for let Theatre of State College, the performtwo special guest artists who will appear. ance ensemble of the Performing Arts Husband and wife, Zachary Hench and School of Central Pennsylvania, presents Julie Diana, both principal dancers with “The Nutcracker” at Eisenhower AuditoriPennsylvania Ballet, will dance the roles of um.

Sugarplum Fairy and Cavalier.

The 120-year-old “It’s exciting, espeballet will charm curcially for the students rent audiences much to connect with like it has since its 1892 dancers of such excepWhat: “The Nutcracker” premiere in St. Peterstional caliber,” MaWhere: Eisenhower Auditorium burg. ciejczyk said, “and I’m When: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 15 and 3 p.m.

The story, based on really excited about Dec. 16 E.T.A. Hoffman’s story, the collaboration.”

“The Nutcracker and More information: 1-800-ARTS-TIX A Loysville native, the Mouse King,” folHench trained with the or www.cpa.psu.edu/tickets/index lows a young girl Central Pennsylvania named Marie through Youth Ballet. He eventhe opening scene of an opulent Christmas tually joined the Boston Ballet before beparty, a battle with some nasty mice, a coming a principal with the San Francisco dreamy journey to the Land of the Sweets Ballet. Diana, originally from Summit, N.J., and her encounters with an array of fairies, studied with the School of American Ballet, sugarplums, flowers, queens and princes.

Joffrey Ballet School and the San Francisco The Nutcracker himself has fallen under a Ballet School before she too joined San spell. Once the Prince of the Land of Francisco Ballet. Both joined the PennsylSweets, he comes to life again when Marie vania Ballet in 2004. defeats the Mouse King. Together, the Maciejczyk explains that the couple will Prince and Marie travel to an enchanted rehearse for the first time with Ballet Theworld. atre the weekend of the production. Diana

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and Hench will not even meet the other performers until them. The pas de deux danced by their characters has no other dancers, so they don’t have to worry about spacing their movements around other dancers. Also, Maciejczyk made DVDs of the choreography and sent it to them in Philadelphia so they could rehearse the piece.

While 21st Century technology has enabled long-distance rehearsals, Maciejczyk stresses that the ballet itself will retain the tradition always associated with it. Mice will fight, snowflakes will dance, flowers will waltz, the nutcracker will turn into a price and children will scamper out from under Mother Ginger’s voluminous skirts.

The cast includes many children, including 9-year-old Paulina Tabachnikova, who will dance the role of Marie, while 11year-old Jack Haris will appear as the Nutcracker.

A production of this magnitude requires four choreographers. In addition to Maciejczyk herself, they include Lane Grosser, Tracey Kogelmann and Ann van Kuren, all on faculty at Performing Arts School of Central Pennsylvania.

“We’ve had great community support, too,” Maciejczyk said, “The Boal Barn Playhouse loaned us furniture for the party scene and Kuhn’s Tree Farm donated a Christmas tree.”

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“THE NUTCRACKER” is a holiday tradition at Penn State. The ballet will be performed on Dec. 15 and 16 at Eisenhower Auditorium. have experienced the magic of The Nutcracker each year. For many, the ballet has provided an introduction to the world of dance. Maciejczyk hopes that Ballet Theatre’s production will delight viewers of all ages and enhance the holiday experience.

Performances will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 15 and at at 3 p.m. on Dec. 16 at Eisenhower Auditorium on Penn State’s campus.

Local group to record CD WPSU’s Winterfest music performance returns Dec. 8 with help from fans From Gazette staff reports

By DON BEDELL Centre County Gazette

STATE COLLEGE — Fans of the local allfemale Celtic group Callanish have a unique opportunity to be a part of the group’s next CD release.

Callanish is using the online fundraising website, Kickstarter, to fund the recording of its next project.

Through the website, fans can contribute to the recording of the CD titled “The Hare’s Paw.” Contributions are rewarded with anything from a digital download of the new CD at the $15 level up to 10 copies of the CD, a T-shirt, a track on the new album dedicated to you and a personal house concert from Callanish at the $1,000 level.

As of press time, $3,512 of the $4,000 goal has been collected. According to Callanish guitarist Holly Foy, the project is looking “very promising.” If the goal is met, the funds are dispersed. If not, the group receives nothing.

Callanish began recording the weekend of Nov. 16 at Green Valley Recording Studio in Hughesville. A total of 15 tracks have been completed so far.

“We are thrilled with the results so far and are in the editing stage currently,” Foy said.

Since the last CD released in 2009, two new members have joined the band.

“The Hare’s Paw” will debut vocalist Louisa Smith. She is writing some new material, and her ballad, “Kilkenny Soldier,” will be on “The Hare’s Paw.” New guitar and bouzouki player Holly Foy and original Callanish member Patty Lambert have traveled twice to Ireland as well as to the

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MEMBERS OF the local Celtic band, Callanish, are hoping to raise funds for their latest CD through the website Kickstarter.

Celtic Roots Festival in Canada, and the Irish Arts Week in the Catskills. Members of Callanish also include Carol Lindsay and Gretchen Lee. The band will perform during Bellefonte’s Victorian Christmas Celebration at 2 p.m. on Dec. 8 at the Trinity United Methodist Church on Howard Street. The band will also perform during the First Night State College celebration at 4 p.m. on New Year’s Eve at the State College Presbyterian Church.

Deadline to reach the goal through Kickstarter is Dec. 14. Fans can find the link to the campaign on the band website, www.callanishband.com.

Holiday ornament on sale From Gazette staff reports BELLEFONTE — For the third year, the Bellefonte Museum will offer a holiday ornament as a fundraiser. The ornament is decorated with art created by an artist from the museum artist registry and includes the name of the museum and the year.

This year, the artwork is by Jennifer Shuey. The ornament sells for $15 and the funds are used to sup-

port the exhibit and education programs of the museum.

A limited number of ornaments from the past two years are available. A special feature this year is the opportunity to purchase a gift membership for someone on your list and receive an ornament with each gift membership. This comes in a presentation package and makes a great holiday gift. For more information visit www.bellefontemuseum.org.

UNIVERSITY PARK — WPSU will usher in the 2012 holiday season with its annual live winter music series featuring professional and high school talent from the area.

Winterfest 2012: What Sweeter Music will take place at 7 p.m. Dec. 8, at the State College High School’s North Building Auditorium. This year’s Winterfest will include performances by harpist Anne Sullivan, the State College Area High School Chamber Singers and the Pennsylvania Centre Orchestra.

“This concert brings forth a genre of music that is celebrated around the world in the month of December,” said WPSU community chairwoman Jo Lash. “It is educational, spiritual and based upon last year’s sold-out crowd, wanted.”

The second annual Winterfest will include both new and traditional seasonal music selections. The evening will culminate with a finale piece arranged by renowned local composer Mark Lehnowsky, whose music has been used by organizations including ESPN, Penn State’s Blue Band and Glee Club.

Anne Sullivan has been performing as a harpist since she was 8 years old. Her talent has given her the opportunity to play with groups including The Philadelphia Orches-

tra, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and The Delaware Symphony Orchestra. She has also produced two solo albums.

The Pennsylvania Centre Orchestra is made up of Penn State School of Music faculty, students and area professionals. They are under the direction of founding Conductor Douglas Meyer who has led orchestras or symphonies in France, Germany, Mexico and the Czech Republic, among others.

Also performing that evening will be the State College Area High School Chamber Singers led by Head of Choir Programming Robert Drafall. The Chamber Singers are comprised of 24 students in the 10th, 11th and 12th grades who auditioned after being part of the high school’s choir groups.

Tickets can be purchased at wpsu.org/ events/winterfest. A limited number of tickets will be available at a will call table outside the auditorium at 6 p.m. the evening of the concert.

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Schlow to display Apple’s work ture in clay, stone and metal, and paintings in oil and STATE COLLEGE — Sylvia water-based media. A believApple, recognized for her iner that art should be an intenovative quilt designs and gral part of people’s lives, she mixed media pieces, will exmakes pieces that enrich hibit her work at Schlow Cenboth private living spaces tre Region Library’s Betsy and public environments.

Rodgers Allen Gallery until A graduate of Penn State Dec. 28.

University in integrative arts, An artist for more than 40 Apple has exhibited nationalyears, Apple is inspired by ly, winning numerous the natural world. The mystiawards. She has worked on cal qualities of elements like commissions for the White Submitted photo water, air, earth and fire play House, the William Penn Muan important symbolic role SYLVIA APPLE’S artwork seum and private and profesin her imagery. Ancient pic- will be on display at sional collections in the Unittographs and stone carvings, Schlow Library through ed States, Europe and Japan. along with modern artists Dec. 28.

An experienced teacher on such as Matisse, Kandinsky the national scene, she still and Pollock, have greatly influenced her visees herself as a student of life as well as of sual work. art.

In her central Pennsylvania studio Like the library, this exhibit is free and Apple creates “quilted paintings,” sculpopen to the public.

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DECEMBER 6-12, 2012

THE CENTRE COUNTY GAZETTE

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ONGOING Historical Museum and PA Room â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Learn about the local history and genealogy with expert researchers at the Historical Museum and PA Room, 203 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. The hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org.

Show and Sale â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A holiday show and sales will be held through Jan. 13 at the Bellefonte Art Museum, 133 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. The December featured artist is Perry Winkler. The Tea Room Gallery exhibit features art by Linna Muschlitz, Marilyn McPherson and Mary Vollero. Museum hours are noon to 4:30 p.m.

Friday through Saturday. Visit www.bellefontemuseum.org.

Exhibit â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Faces of Lifeâ&#x20AC;? art exhibit of watercolors paintings by Michele Rojas Rivera will be on display through Saturday, Dec. 8, at the Penn State Downtown Theatre, 143 S. Allen St., State College. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Call (814) 234-3441.

Mobiles â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Dave Kolasa Mobiles will be on display through December at the Elk Creek CafĂŠ, 100 W. Main St., Millheim. Hours are 4-10 p.m.

Wednesday and Thursday, noon to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday.

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Mitten Tree â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Holt Memorial Library, 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg will be collecting new and never worn mittens, hats and scarves for the local Community Action to add to their boxes for less privileged kids this Christmas through Dec. 15. They typically distribute around 200 boxes. Non-perishable food items for the food bankâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Christmas distribution will also be collected.

THURSDAY, DEC. 6 Storytime â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Preschoolers can enjoy stories and songs at the Thursday Storytime from 10:3010:50 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.

Nature for Toddlers â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Nature for Tod-

dler series is an interactive program designed for children aged 3-5 years old from 10-11:30 a.m. the Environmental Learning Center, Bald Eagle State Park, 149 Main Park Road, Howard.

Children will participate in a variety of basic crafts, stories, short walks and nature games, which could take place inside or outside. Dress for the weather. Pre-registration is required. Call (814) 625-9369.

Science Adventures â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Preschoolers ages 3-5 can work on science-themed activities from 1111:30 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.

Lunch Concert â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Bachâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lunch: Mallet Ensemble will be performing at 12:10 p.m. in Room 128, Music Building II, University Park. Admission is free. Call (814) 863-0255 or visit www.music.psu.edu.

Hooks and Needles â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Bring your projects to share ideas and tips with others who knit from 1:30-2:30 p.m. at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte.

Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org.

Bookmobile â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Centre County Libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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.

Diabetes Class â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Life with Diabetes,â&#x20AC;? a four-day education series that teaches how to live with and manage your diabetes from 1-3:30 p.m. at the Mount Nittany Medical Center, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. Call Amy Leffard at (814) 231-7095 or email at aleffard@mountnittany.org.

Reiki Class â&#x20AC;&#x201D; SenioReikiŠ I: Initial Class is a self-guided Reiki Class for seniors and their caregivers will be held from 1-4 p.m. at the Inspired Holistic Wellness, 107 S. Spring St., Bellefonte. Classes cost $35 each or $50 for a couple.

Preregistration is required. Call (814) 883-0957 or email at beth@InspiredHolisticWellness.com.

Preschool Storytime â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 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 â&#x20AC;&#x153;December Decorating.â&#x20AC;? Storytime programs meet Pennsylvania learning standards for early childhood education. Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org.

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ELK CREEK CAFĂ&#x2030; AND ALEWORKS, 100 W. MAIN ST., MILLHEIM (814) 349-8850 Thursday, Dec. 6 The Rounders, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 8 Cabinet, 8 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 9 The Stray Birds, 4 p.m.

THE GINGERBREAD MAN, 130 HEISTER ST., STATE COLLEGE (814) 237-0361 Thursday, Dec. 6 DJ Cup Cake, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Friday, Dec. 7 DJ Boner, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.

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GOVERNORS PUB, 211 W. HIGH ST., BELLEFONTE Thursday, Dec. 6 JT Blues, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 12 Bisquit Jam, 6:30 p.m.

INFERNO BRICK OVEN & BAR, 340 E. COLLEGE AVE., STATE COLLEGE (814) 237-5718 Thursday, Dec. 6 DJ Manik Mike, 10 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 7 DJ Fuego, 10 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 8 DJ Cashous, 10 p.m.

KILDAREâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S IRISH PUB, 538 E. COLLEGE AVE., STATE COLLEGE (814) 272-0038 Thursday, Dec. 6 Jared Stillman from Table Ten, 10 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 8 DJ Fox, 10 p.m.

OTTOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S PUB & BREWERY, 2286 N. ATHERTON ST., STATE COLLEGE (814) 867-OTTO Thursday, Dec. 6 Acoustic Thursdays with 18 Strings, 9 to 11 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 7 Miss Melanie and The Valley Rats, 9 to 11 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 11 Trivia, 9 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 12 Scott Mangene, 8 to 10 p.m.

THE INN AT MT. NITTANY SUMMIT, 559 N. PENNSYLVANIA AVE., CENTRE HALL (814) 364-9363 Friday, Dec. 7 David Zentner, 7 to 9 p.m.

THE PHYRST, 111 E. BEAVER AVE., STATE COLLEGE Thursday, Dec. 6 Jason & Dan, 8 p.m., Maxwell Strait, 10:30 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Friday, Dec. 7 Dom & the Fig, 8 to 10 p.m.

Ted and the Hi-Fiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 10:30 pm to 2 a.m.

Saturday, Dec. 8 Memphis Hat, 10:30 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 9 2Twenty2, 10:30 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Monday, Dec. 10 Open Mic Nite, 9 p.m. To midnight Lowjack Tuesday, Dec. 11 Table Ten, 10:30 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 12 The Nightcrawlers, 10:30 p.m. to 2 a.m.

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THE RATHSKELLER, 108 S. PUGH ST., STATE COLLEGE (814) 237-3858 Thursday, Dec. 6 Team trivia, 7 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 7 Mr. Hand, 10:30 p.m.

SKEETERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S PIT BBQ, VICTOR LANE, SHAMOKIN DAM (570) 743-2727 Sunday, Dec. 9 Ann Kerstetter Trio, 5 to 8 p.m.

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THE SALOON, 101 HEISTER ST., STATE COLLEGE, (814) 234-1344 Friday, Dec. 7 John & Chad, 8 p.m.

Velveeta, 10:30 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 9 Lowjack, 10:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 11 Shake Shake Shake, 10:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 12 Iron Lotus, 10:30 p.m.

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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.

PAGE 26 What’s Happening, from page 25 Bookmobile — The Centre County Library’s Bookmobile will be located from 3-4:30 p.m. at Main Street, Rebersburg. Program schedules are available on the bookmobile. All story time programs follow the Pennsylvania standards for early learning.

Lego Club — Build with Lego bricks from 3:30-4:30 p.m. at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte.

Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org.

Chanukah Food Fair — The State College Area Hadassah will sponsor a Chanukah Food Fair from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at Congregation Brit Shalom, 620 E. Hamilton Ave., State College.

Featured will be kosher hot dogs or a vegetarian chili dinner with potato latkes. Call (814) 2378981.

It’s Elementary — Activities and presentations designed for children in kindergarten through sixth grade will be held from 6-7 p.m. at Holt Memorial Library, 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Theme is “STEM — Science, Technology, Engineering and mathematics.” Call (814) 3421987 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org.

Adult Craft Night — Adults can use metallic paints to transform ordinary paper into great gift-wrap for the holidays from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Centre Hall Branch Library, 109 W. Beryl St., Centre Hall. Call to make a reservation at (814) 364-2580.

Telescopes — Members of the Central Pennsylvania Observers, a State College based astronomy club, will provide expert advice on purchasing telescopes, binoculars and other astronomical equipment from 6:30-9 p.m. at the South Hills School of Business and Technology, 480 Waupelani Drive, State College. Visit www.cpoclub.org or call Bill at (814) 692-4239.

Christmas Carol — The 35th annual oneman performance of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” by retired Penn State instructor Dr. Tony M. Lentz will be performed at 7 p.m. at Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. Call (814) 238-3994.

Concert — Jazz Combos will perform at 8 p.m. at Esber Recital Hall, Music Building I, University Park. Admission is free. Call (814) 8630255 or visit www.music.psu.edu.

Exhibit — “The Pilatos — Art Runs Deep” is a group show celebrating a family of artists will be on display from Dec. 6 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.

FRIDAY, DEC. 7 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) 2313076.

Home School Program — Children’s Programmer Laura Sarge will be working with homeschoolers, using a variety of programs and techniques from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at East Penns Valley Area Branch Library, 225 E. Main St., Millheim. Participants should bring a bag lunch and the theme is “Snow Flake Science.”

Call (814) 349-5328 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org.

First Friday Film — Watch a film, “In Burges” rated R and participate in lively and thought provoking discussion at 1:30 p.m. at the Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org.

Lecture — Jerrold Maddox, professor of art, PSU School of Visual Arts will present a lecture “Simple & Useful: A Guide to Web Design” from noon to 1:30 p.m. at 304 Keller, University Park.

Call (814) 863-2583 or visit http://train.ed.psu. edu/brownbag.

Opening Reception — “The Pilatos — Art Runs Deep” exhibit opening reception will be held from 5-10 p.m. at the Green Drake Gallery, 101 W. Main St., Millheim. Live music by Cait Cuneo will be performed at 7 p.m. with an Artists’ Talks at 8:30 p.m. Call (814) 349-2486, email greendrakeart@gmail.com or visit the website at greendrakeart.com.

Merry Millheim — The Millheim Business Community will host Merry Millheim from 510:30 p.m. throughout Millheim. Visit www.millheimpa.com.

Christmas Party — Pine Grove Mills will hold the community Christmas party from 6:308 p.m. at the Pine Grove Presbyterian Church, 150 W. Pine Grove Road, Pine Grove Mills. Cookies and beverage will be provided and Santa will arrive at 7 p.m. Call (814) 238-6695.

Concert — Downtown State College presents The Temptations and The Four Tops at 7:30 p.m. at the Bryce Jordan Center, 127 University Drive, State College. Tickets are on sale now at the Bryce Jordan Center, Eisenhower Auditorium, Penn State Downtown Theatre, online at www.bjc.psu.edu or by calling (814) 865-5555.

Concert — Inner and Outer Dimensions Jazz Ensembles will perform at 8 p.m. at Esber Recital Hall, Music Building I, University Park.

Admission is free. Call (814) 863-0255 or visit www.music.psu.edu.

SATURDAY, DEC. 8 Open House — Inspired Holistic Wellness will be celebrating their First Anniversary with an open house from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Inspired Holistic Wellness, 107 S. Spring St., Bellefonte. Warm beverages and light snacks will be

THE CENTRE COUNTY GAZETTE provided. Call (814) 883-0957 or email at beth@InspiredHolisticWellness.com.

Christmas Storytime — Christmas stories, snacks and a craft will be available at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m. 2p.m. and 3 p.m. at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org.

Community Concerts — Victorian Christmas community concerts will be performed on the 1890 Steinway grand piano from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 3-4 p.m. at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org.

Victorian Christmas — The Historical Museum and PA Room for tours and concerts during the Bellefonte Victorian Christmas from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 203 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte.

Hand-made glass ornaments will be for sale in the Sieg Room. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org.

Merry Millheim — The Millheim Business Community will host Merry Millheim from 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. throughout Millheim. Visit www.millheimpa.com.

Celebration Ringers — The Celebration Ringers from St. John’s United Church of Christ in Boalsburg will be playing at the Centre County United Way “Festival of the Trees” at 11 a.m. at the Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science & Technology, 540 North Harrison Road, Bellefonte.

Holiday Workshop — The Art Alliance Art Studio for Children will hold a holiday workshop from 1-4 p.m. at the Art Alliance, 824 Pike St., Lemont. The workshop is for children ages 7-10.

Activities will include making Christmas cards, ornaments and decoration. The cost is $25. Visit www.artalliancepa.org.

Show — Children’s carol singing and a magic lantern show with professional opera singer Amanda Silliker will be held from 2-3 p.m. at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Hot cider will be served. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org.

Dinner — A ham and turkey dinner will be served from 4:30-7 p.m. at the New Hope Lutheran Church, 119 Cobblestone Court, Spring Mills. Eat in or take-out available. Meals cost $4.75 and $9.50. Call (814) 422-8417.

Christmas Gift — Create a Christmas gift using Library supplies from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at East Penns Valley Area Branch Library, 225 E. Main St., Millheim. Call (814) 349-5328 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org.

Band — The Bellefonte Community Band will perform a Victorian Christmas concert with the Nittany Knights at 7:30 p.m. at the Bellefonte Elementary School, 100 W. Linn St., Bellefonte.

Recital — Junior Recital: John Livingstone, piano will perform at 8 p.m. at Esber Recital Hall, Music Building I, University Park. Admission is free. Call (814) 863-0255 or visit www.music.psu.edu.

Ornament Sale — Friends of the Palmer Museum of Art Holiday Art and Ornament Sale featuring the 2012-commissioned ornament by Sue Harter will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Palmer Museum of Art, Curtin Road, University Park. Visit www.palmermuseum.edu

SUNDAY, DEC. 9 Community Concerts — Victorian Christmas community concerts will be performed on the 1890 Steinway grand piano from noon to 3 p.m. at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org.

Victorian Christmas — The Historical Museum and PA Room for tours and concerts during the Bellefonte Victorian Christmas from noon to 4 p.m. at 203 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Handmade glass ornaments will be for sale in the Sieg Room. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org.

Merry Millheim — The Millheim Business Community will host Merry Millheim from 1-4 p.m. throughout Millheim. Visit www.millheimpa.com.

Support Group — The Ostomy Support Group of the Central Counties, provides education, information and support for people who have or will have intestinal or urinary diversions, as well as for their family members and friends will meet from 2-3 p.m. in Conference Rooms, Entrance E, Mount Nittany Medical Center, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. Contact Judy Faux at (814) 234-6195.

Student Concert — Bellefonte piano students will play holiday favorites and more on the 1890 Steinway grand piano from 3-4 p.m. at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 3551516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org.

Ice Show — The Penn State Figure Skating Club, sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating, presents its annual holiday themed ice show featuring local skaters will perform from 3-5 p.m. at the Penn State Ice Rink, University Park. The cost is a donation of $4 per person and free for children younger than 3. Call (814) 466-2204.

Concert — Mosaic: A Showcase of the Penn State School of Music will be performed at 4 p.m. at Eisenhower Auditorium, University Park.

Tickets are available at the Eisenhower Ticket Center by calling (814) 863-0255 or 1-800-ARTSTIX or online at www.cpa.psu.edu.

Recital — Schreyer Honors Option Recital: Katie Carpenter, voice will perform at 7 p.m. in Room 122, Music Building II, University Park.

Admission is free. Call (814) 863-0255 or visit www.music.psu.edu.

Dinner Dance — Central Pennsylvania Ball-

room Dancers Association Holiday Dinner Dance will be held from 7-10 p.m. at the Christ Community Church, 200 Ellis Place, State College. Live music will be performed by The Dave Winter Band. The buffet dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m. (814) 237-3008.

Recital — Senior Composition Recital: Nikolai Balashow will perform at 8 p.m. Esber Recital Hall, Music Building I, University Park. Admission is free. Call (814) 863-0255 or visit www.music.psu.edu.

MONDAY, DEC. 10 Mission Central HUB — Bellefonte Area Mission Central HUB open at from 9-11 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 — 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 “Hibernation” Storytime programs meet Pennsylvania learning standards for early childhood education. Call (814) 349-5328 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org.

Preschool Storytime — Stories and crafts for children ages 3-6 are available from 10:30-11:15 a.m. at Centre County Library & Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Storytime programs meet Pennsylvania learning standards for early childhood education. Call (814) 3551516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org.

Preschool Storytime — Picture book stories, puppet play and crafts for children will be available from 10:30-11:15 a.m. at Centre Hall Branch Library, 109 W. Beryl St., Centre Hall. The theme is Winter Animals. Storytime programs meet Pennsylvania learning standards for early childhood education. Call (814) 364-2580 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) 2313076.

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 Library’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.

Adult Reader’s Circle — Visit the adult reader’s circle and share what you’ve been reading and find new ideas for your next book from 6-7 p.m. at Holt Memorial Library, 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org.

Concert — Campus Band and Campus Orchestra will perform at 8 p.m. at Eisenhower Auditorium, University Park. Tickets are available at the Eisenhower Ticket Center (814) 863-0255 or 1-800-ARTS-TIX or online at www.cpa.psu. edu.

TUESDAY, DEC. 11 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.

Storytime programs meet Pennsylvania learning standards for early childhood education. Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org.

Luncheon — The Women’s Mid Day Connection Luncheon will meet at 11:45 a.m. at the Mountain View Country Club, 100 Elks Club Road, Boalsburg. The feature will be “Down Home Christmas” with speaker Sandy Barton and music by The Fiddling Barn Boys. For reser-

DECEMBER 6-12, 2012 vations or cancellations, call Margo at (814) 3557615.

Adult Book Discussion — The group will read and discuss “The Christmas Box” by Richard Paul Evans from 12:30-1:30 p.m. at East Penns Valley Area Branch Library, 225 E. Main St., Millheim. Call (814) 349-5328 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.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 & Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. The theme is “Cookies.” 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.

Lego Club — Build with Lego bricks from 3:30-4:15 p.m. at East Penns Valley Area Branch Library, 225 E. Main St., Millheim. Call (814) 3495328 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.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.

Concert — A Tuba Choir will perform at 5 p.m. at Esber Recital Hall, Music Building I, University Park. Admission is free. Call (814) 8630255 or visit www.music.psu.edu.

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) 6252852 or email at kathieb1@comcast.net.

Family Fun Night — Families can enjoy an evening festive holiday music and make gingerbread house from 6:30-8 p.m. at East Penns Valley Area Branch Library, 225 E. Main St., Millheim. Supplies will be provided by the library.

Call (814) 349-5328 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org.

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.

Support Group — The Parent Support Group for children with eating disorders will meet from 7-8 p.m. in Conference Room 3, Mount Nittany Medical Center, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College.

Contact Kristie Kaufman, MD, at (814) 466-7921.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 12 Book Babies Storytime — Books, music and language building activities to stimulate a child’s brain growth will be held from at 9:30-10 a.m. at Centre County Library & Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. 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 9:30-10:30 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.

Preschool Storytime — Stories and crafts for children ages 3-6 are available from 10:30-11:15 a.m. at Centre County Library & Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Storytime programs meet Pennsylvania learning standards for early childhood education. Call (814) 3551516 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 “Finally Winter.” Storytime 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) 2313076.

Opera Theatre — The Art of Music: Penn State Opera Theatre will perform selections from Mozart’s Così fan tutte at 12:10 p.m. at Palmer Museum of Art, University Park. Admission is free. Call (814) 863-0255 or visit www.music.psu.edu.

Mission Central HUB — Bellefonte Area Mission Central HUB open at from 1-3 p.m. at the Trinity United Methodist Church, 128 W. Howard St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-9425.

Bookmobile — The Centre County Library’s

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DECEMBER 6-12, 2012 What’s Happening, from page 26 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.

THE CENTRE COUNTY GAZETTE 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.

Fizz Bang Eureka — After-school educational science experiment and activities are available from 3-3:30 p.m. at Centre Hall Branch Library, 109 W. Beryl St., Centre Hall. Call (814) 364-2580 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org.

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Support Group, sponsored by HEART (Helping Empty Arms Recover Together), a monthly support group for women who have experienced fertility issues and/or pregnancy loss, will meet from 6:30-8 p.m. at Choices, 2214 N. Atherton St., Upper Level, State College. Email info@heartofcpa.org or visit heartofcpa.org.

Speaker — The Women’s Welcome Club will host guest speaker, Lis Haas, from Woodring’s Floral, to demonstrate how to make a holiday

decoration at 7 p.m. at the Oakwood Presbyterian Church, 1865 Waddle Road State College. A cookie exchange and ornament exchange will be held.

Concert — Philharmonic Orchestra will perform at 8 p.m. at Eisenhower Auditorium, University Park. Tickets are available at the Eisenhower Ticket Center (814) 863-0255 or 1-800ARTS-TIX or online at www.cpa.psu.edu.

— Compiled by Gazette staff

GROUP MEETINGS 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) 237-5220 ext. 247, email edteam@ccwrc.org or visit www. ccwrc.org.

Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse — Women’s Support Group sponsored by The Centre County Women’s Resource Center from 5:30-7 p.m. Wednesdays. Call (814) 237-5220 ext. 247, email edteam@ccwrc.org or visit www. ccwrc.org.

ALIVE Teen Club meets at 6 p.m. Sundays at First Baptist Church, 539 Jacksonville Road, Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-5678 or visit www.fbcbellefonte.org.

Alzheimer’s and Dementia Support Groups will meet at 1 p.m. the first Friday of every month at the Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. Call (814) 234-3141 or (814) 235-2000.

Alzheimer’s and Dementia Support Groups will meet at 6:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month at the Mount Nittany Dining Room, The Inn at Brookline, 1930 Cliffside Drive, State College. Call (814) 234-3141 or (814) 235-2000.

AWANA Club is at 6 p.m. every Sunday at the First Baptist Church, 539 Jacksonville Road, Bellefonte. Activities and Bible lessons will be held for children ages 3 to sixth grade. Materials provided. Call (814) 355-5678 or visit www.fbcbellefonte.org.

Bald Eagle Grange No. 151 meets at 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of every month at the Grange Hall in Runville.

Bald Eagle Watershed Association meets at 7 p.m. the fourth Wednesday at the Milesburg Borough Building, 416 Front St., Milesburg. Visit www.baldeaglewatershed.com.

The Bald Eagle Area Class of 1959 meets at 6 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month for dinner. Location changes each month. Call Joyce at (814) 383-4337 or email ljt2342@embarqmail.com.

Bald Eagle Area Class Of 1960 meets for lunch at 11:30 a.m. the third Thursday of every month at The Bestway Restaurant, 1023 N. Eagle Valley Road, Howard. Call Barb (814) 466-6027.

Bald Eagle Area Class of 1964 meets for breakfast 9 a.m. the fourth Saturday of the month at the Bestway Restaurant, state Route 150, I-80 exit 158, Milesburg. Dinner will be at 5:30 p.m. on the third Friday of the month at the Bellefonte Moose, 125 N. Spring St., Bellefonte. Call Sue (814) 625-2132 or bea.1964@ yahoo.com.

Bald Eagle Area Class of 1965 meets for dinner at 5:30 p.m. the last Friday of each month, Bellefonte Moose, 125 N. Spring St., Bellefonte. Call Bob (814) 383-2151.

Bellefonte High School Class of 1956 meets for dinner at 6 p.m. the second Friday of each month, Bellefonte Moose, 125 N. Spring St., Bellefonte. Call Kay (814) 359-2738.

Bellefonte High School Class 1967 meets for breakfast at 8:30 a.m. the first Saturday of each month, Sunset West, 521 E. College Ave., Pleasant Gap. The location is subject to change. Call Vic (814) 360-1948.

Bellefonte Elks Lodge meets 7 p.m. the second and fourth Mondays of each month, Bellefonte Elks, 120 W. High St., Bellefonte.

Bellefonte Encampment No. 72 and Ridgeley Canton No. 8 meets 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month, Windmere Hall, 454 Rolling Ridge Drive, State College.

Bellefonte Historical Railroad Society meets at 7 p.m. the first Monday of each month, Train Station, Talleyrand Park, Bellefonte.

Call (814) 355-1053 or bellefontetrain.org.

Bellefonte Kiwanis Club meets at noon Tuesdays at the Moose Club, 125 N. Spring St., Bellefonte. Call Richard King, (814) 355-9606 or email kings430elinn@yahoo.com.

Bellefonte Sunrise Rotary Club meets 7:30 a.m. Fridays, Diamond Deli, 103 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call Mary Jane Fisher (814) 355-5905.

Bellefonte Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1600 meets 8 p.m. the second Thursday of every month, Post Home, Spring Street, Bellefonte.

Bellefonte Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1600 Ladies Auxiliary meets 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of every month, Post Home, Spring Street, Bellefonte.

Better Breathers Support Group meets 3:30 p.m. the third Thursday every month, HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehabilitation Hospital, 550 E. College Ave., Pleasant Gap. Call (814) 359-3421.

Business Networking International meets 7 a.m. Thursdays, Celebration Hall, 2280 Commercial Blvd., State College. Members share ideas, contacts and business referrals. Fee is $10 for room and breakfast. Call Kelly Swisher (814) 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.

Brain Injury Support Group meets 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month, HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehabilitation Hospital, 550 E. College Ave., Pleasant Gap. Call (814) 359-3421.

Breast Cancer Support Group meets 5:30-7 p.m. the first Monday of every month in the ground floor conference rooms, Mount Nittany Medical Center, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. If the first Monday of the month is a holiday, the meeting will be held on the second Monday of the month. Call Cheri (814) 231-7005.

Catholic Daughters of the Americas social begins at 6:30 p.m. and meets at 7 p.m. first Thursday of every month at St. John’s Catholic School auditorium, 134 E. Bishop St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-7730 or email jmoest@yahoo.com.

Central Pennsylvania Holistic Wellness Group will meet to share and learn about many methods and techniques to support a holistic, homeopathic and spiritual life style from 6:30-8 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month at the Inspired Holistic Wellness, 107 S. Spring St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 883-0957 or visit www.meetup.com/Central-PA-Holistic-Wellness-Group/.

Centre County Down Syndrome Society meets at 8 p.m., the third Monday of each month at Easter Seals, 383 Rolling Ridge Drive, State College. Email ccdssociety@gmail.com or visit centrecountydownsydrome.org.

Centre County Greens meets at 7:15 p.m. the first Monday of every month at Webster’s Bookstore & Café, 133 E. Beaver Ave., State College.

Centre County Real Estate Investment Club meets 7 p.m. the third Thursday of every month, 1609 N. Atherton St., State College. Call (814) 280-5839.

Centre Hall Lions Club meets 6:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month and at 7 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of the month, Centre Hall Lions Club Building, 153 E. Church St., Centre Hall.

Centre Line Riders — ABATE of Pennsylvania, Chapter 18 meet at noon the third Saturday of each month at the Centre Hall American Legion, 2928 Penns Valley Pike, Centre Hall.

Centre Region Model Investment Club meets 6:30 p.m. on second Monday of the month, Mazza Room, South Hills Business School, 480 Waupelani Drive, State College. Call (814) 234-8775 or email cr20mic@ aol.com.

The Compassionate Friends Group meets from 7 p.m. the second Monday of each month at Bellefonte Middle School, TCF is a national non-profit support organization offering understanding, friendship, and hope to families following the death of a child of any age, from any cause. Contact Peg at (814) 355-9829 or Amanda at (814) 321-4258.

Circle of Hope, a support group for special-needs children and families, meets at 7 p.m. the second Thursday of the month at Tyrone Public Library, 1000 Pennsylvania Ave., Tyrone. 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) 242-7099 or visit www.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. third Wednesdays of each month (except November 28 2012 which is the fourth Wednesday), 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.

MOPS, Mothers of Preschoolers, sponsored by New Hope Church is designed to nurture every mother with children from pregnancy through kindergarten meets the first and third Thursdays of each month at The State College Evangelical Free Church, 1243 Blue Course Drive, State College. Childcare is provided for each monthly meeting. Visit www.statecollegemops.

Multiple Sclerosis Support Group meets 6 p.m. every third Tuesday, HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehabilitation Hospital, Outpatient Entrance, 550 E. College Ave., Pleasant Gap. The support group is affiliated with the National MS Society. Call (814) 359-3421.

National Alliance on Mental Illness meets 7 p.m. every second Tuesday at South Hills School, State College. June is the last meeting of the summer. Meetings will resume in September. Call Dave (814) 238-1983.

Nittany Knights Barbershop Chorus meets 7:15 p.m. every Monday, South Hills School, State College. Men who like to sing are welcome. Visit www.nittanyknights.org, or call Bill (814) 355-3557.

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 www.NittanyValleyWoodturners.org.

The Nittany Valley Writers Network meets from 7-8:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month at Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College.

Parent Support Group for Children with Eating Disorders meets from 7-8 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month in Conference Room 3, Mount Nittany Medical Center, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. Call Kristie Kaufman (814) 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 6-8 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.inspiredholisticwellness.com.

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) 3531942.

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 www.StateCollegeSacredHarp.com.

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 Tuesdayof 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.

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 www. ccwrc.org.

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.

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 www.womenswelcomeclub.org or email wwcmembership@gmail.com.

Zion MOPS and Beyond meets 9:15-11:15 a.m. the first Thursday of the month and at 7-8:30 p.m. the third Thursday of each month at 3261 Zion Road, Bellefonte. The group is for moms with children of all ages. Childcare provided. Meetings are held September through April. Call (814) 383-4161.

— Compiled by Gazette staff

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DECEMBER 6-12, 2012

A Centre County landmark says goodbye

By HARRY ZIMBLER For The Gazette

PINE GROVE MILLS — Just six miles southwest of State College, the little village of Pine Grove Mills sits quietly on state Routes 26 and 45 as they make their ways to Huntingdon and Blair Counties. The town has a friendly rural flavor, where most folks get to know their neighbors and enjoy the opportunities to gather together.

There’s the gang at the Shell Station that convenes every morning to await the opening of the post office next door. No subjects are off limits, from presidential politics to the latest spots for deer hunting.

Just down the road, between the Clearfield Bank and Trust and the U.S. Post Office, you’ll find Watkins Dariette.

Created in 1952 as the Dairy Treat, the convenience store has been owned and operated by Randy Watkins since 1990. His parents purchased the store in 1959. Now, after more than six decades in business, the Dariette will close its doors on Dec. 15.

“I got an offer over the summer and I had a hard time saying no,” said Watkins.

He noted that the Dariette will be refurbished and reopen as a café that will serve breakfast, lunch and early dinner. Watkins said it was too early to name the new owners.

The Watkins family has spent a lifetime operating the store and making it part of the fabric of the community.

“I started working here when I was 10 years old,” Watkins said.

“I’ve been here 43 years. My sister started helping out when she was nine. Our whole family was involved.” Including his mother who continues to work for Watkins, and is ready to take life a little easier.

“This is a seven day a week job. It’s hard to get away. I’m owner, manager, maintenance man, janitor, plumber and stock boy. I do it all; my mother too.

We’re tired,” he said.

Watkins’ parents thought working at the family store was a good way to learn responsibility and develop a strong work ethic.

“Will I miss it? I will miss meeting and talking to the customers,” Watkins said. “You get to know them well. I knew what they wanted before they walked in the door.”

Though he doesn’t know how many people he has employed over the years, he said that he had 10 part-timers in the store’s hey day. Lately, though, that number has been around five part-timers.

“We hired mostly high school and college kids,” Watkins said.

“It’s been like a big family.”

While he sold essential grocery items and rented videos, the heart of Watkins Dariette was the soft ice cream maker.

“It’s a Cold Delite machine that I have refurbished over the years,” he said.

In the summer months the Dariette parking lot would often be filled by the cars of local Little League families lining up to get a sweet treat for their teams and

HARRY ZIMBLER/For The Gazette

WATKINS DARIETTE in Pine Grove Mills will close its doors on Dec. 15. their siblings. Or Amish buggies with families out for the day.

Watkins is pleased that he was able to run his business like an old country store, where customers were trusted if they came up a few cents short on their bill.

Over the years, there was some excitement. Once, a truck ran through the side of the building.

“I thought my employee was kidding when she called to tell

me,” he said.

The pressures of running a small family business — focused on convenience and service — have become increasingly difficult to endure, Watkins said.

Competing with stores like WalMart and Sheetz is difficult, at best.

“We don’t pay what they do for products,” he said. “And while most people are willing to pay for convenience, many are not. But

What is rich?

The votes have been counted and the campaign phone calls are a thing of the past, until the next election. Now the question on taxpayers’ minds is “will the fiscal cliff be fixed before we fall off at the end of this year?”

If you Google “fiscal cliff,” you will find more than enough articles available on the topic to keep you busy. Most articles point to President Barack Obama’s main solution for the deficit, and managing the “cliff” is to “tax the rich.”

Judy Loy is the CEO Who are the of the State College rich? As of now, firm Nestlerode & he defines the Loy, Inc. Email her rich as a single at jloy@nestlerode. person making com. more than $200,000 or a married couple filing jointly making $250,000 in adjusted gross income.

This level of income pertains to less than 3 percent of the U.S. taxpaying population. One of the proposals is to keep the Bush tax cuts for everyone but this select group of income earners. There is also a push to limit itemized deductions to under $50,000. Such itemized deductions include mortgage interest and charitable contributions and others. A compromise may come into play with the GOP whereby the “rich” are defined as those making over $500,000 annually and the higher taxes applying to those individuals. Warren Buffet suggests this is a better income level to define the term rich. However, if we are to tax them, exactly who are the rich and how should “rich” be specifically

JUDY LOY

defined?

Typically, there are two ways to look at a person’s wealth. One is through their income and the other is through their net worth. Net worth is defined as a household’s total assets minus their total liabilities. For example, if you own a home, your net worth from your home is what you could sell your house for minus the amount left unpaid on your mortgage. A person who has net worth of more than $1 million may be considered wealthy.

According to the book “The Millionaire Next Door” by Thomas Stanley and William D. Danko, the average millionaire realizes less than 10 percent of their net worth in annual income, and only 3.5 percent of the population has a net worth of $1 million or more. So a household with $1 million in net worth would at most realize $100,000 in taxable income. This is far lower than the proposed $250,000 or $500,000.

The book also categorizes people as PAWs, AAWs or UAWs. PAWs are your millionaires because they are “Prodigious Accumulators of Wealth.” PAWs live under their means and save religiously, typically 15 percent of their income. Instead of spending, they save and have a higher net worth than others in their income category. AAW (Average Accumulators of Wealth) and UAWS (Under Accumulators of Wealth) live at their means or above and thus decrease their net worth possibilities. Dictionary.com even defines rich as ”having abundant possessions and especially material wealth.” However, obtaining things costs quite a bit in true net worth.

This is why income levels are usually the choice in the U.S. for determining rate of taxation. If taxes were based on net worth, we would be penalizing people for doing the right thing (living below their

means, using debt responsibly and saving/investing systematically).

Therefore, the IRS looks at income, dividends, interest and W-2 income to determine who is “wealthy} for tax purposes. This seems a fair gauge until you look at the people making $250,000 or more. There is a big difference in the cost of living for someone making $250,000 in State College and/or $250,000 in New York City. The cost of living in New York is 43 percent more expensive than living in State College and the biggest difference is the 85 percent higher cost of housing (data provided by bestplaces. net).

Another very interesting view of wealth is whether people view themselves as wealthy or not. A survey of millionaires in 2011 done by Fidelity Investments indicated that they would not feel they were wealthy until they had $7.5 million.

I believe many people, including me, would feel rich with far less.

According to the Pew Research Center, when asked how much income it would take a family to be considered wealthy, most Americans say a family of four would need $100,000. The median amount indicated by all respondents was $150,000. On a side note: Who are these high income earners? Only 34 percent say they were upper class growing up. The remainders were middle class or lower class, indicating that happily, there still is positive economic mobility in the U.S. When we review these statistics and public perception, it does seem to indicate that U.S. families consider people ‘rich’ if an individual makes $200,000 or a couple makes $250,000. The next questions are: How much more in taxes should they pay, and, what is their fair share of the tax burden? For these answers, we will need to see how, or if, the fiscal cliff is resolved.

no one is in business to break even.”

Now, the Little League players, the Amish craftsmen looking to cool off in the summer and the father buying milk on his way home from work, will have to find another place to go.

“Once the dust settles, I’m sure there will be things I’ll miss,” Watkins said. “But it won’t miss having to be here seven days a week.”

Cupcake shop closes downtown

By LAURA NICHOLS StateCollege.com

STATE COLLEGE — *ndulge, the boutique cupcake bakery and gelato shop on West College Avenue, closed its doors for good on Saturday after disappointing sales were not enough to keep it afloat in downtown State College.

In August, its Bellefonte location closed.

The owners will be relocating to the suburbs of Philadelphia, in Bryn Mawr, in an effort to see if their sweet treats will appeal to a different constituency.

Rebecca Altman was the general manager of the *ndulge at its 206 W. College Ave. location. She said her time in State College and in Bellefonte was special, just “not enough.”

“We simply don’t have enough of a population to support us,” Altman said. “I wish we could encourage the town folk.”

Altman said the cupcake boutique experienced the same hardships as many downtown locations do, seeing a drop in revenue during the months when classes aren’t in session.

As for Bellefonte, she saw it as more of a niche in which *ndulge did not fit.

“Bellefonte is a tough town,” Altman said.

Nevertheless, Altman said *ndulge’s run in Centre County was a good one.

“We’ve had a wonderful two and a half years,” Altman said.

‘Merry Millheim’ set From Gazette staff reports MILLHEIM — The Second annual “Merry Millheim” will be held from Friday, Dec. 7 through 9 at various locations in Millheim.

The weekend event will feature shopping, music, art, food, live music and children’s activities.

Locations offering programs, activities and extended hours include, but are not limited to: Penns Valley Jewelers, Millheim Small Engine, Good Scents, Aaronsburg Pottery, Elk Creek Café & Aleworks, The IngleBean Coffee House, The Wine Shop, The Green Drake Gallery and Hosterman & Stover Hardware Store.

For more information visit Facebook.com/Merry Millheim.

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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.

Edward G. Maxwell to Edward G. Maxwell, 1764 E. Trout Road, $1.

James E. Hazel and Judy A. Hazel to Lily Feng and Jingzhi Huang, 236 Gerald St., $124,900.

Robert W. Ishler Estate and Robert E. Ishler executor to William D. Knisley, 1801 Puddintown Road, $175,000.

Mark A. Valchar and Barbara L. Valchar to Scott R. Judy, 125 Mitch Ave., $185,500.

RECORDED NOV. 12-16, 2012 FERGUSON TOWNSHIP

Ronald V. King executor, Evelyn A. King Estate and Evelyn King Estate to George T. Lucas Jr. and Karen K. Lucas, 901 Valley View Road, $100,000.

Digby D. MacDonald and Mirna Urquidi-MacDonald to James R. Korner and Barbara O. Korner, 3222 Shellers Bend #224, $375,000.

S&A Homes Inc., Thomas F. Songer by attorney, Robert E. Poole, Don E. Haubert by attorney and WPSH Associates to Na Li, 2364 Longfellow Court, $576,067.

Brian G. Rockower and Amanda G. Rockower to Amanda G. Rockower, 211 Pine Hollow Lane, $1.

Autumnwood Development Company LLC to S&A Homes Inc., $80,000.

Fannie Mae and Federal National Mortgage Associates to Brian Bigatel, 105 Harvest Run Road, $187,000.

Michael W. Kiser and Sandra L. Kiser to Darynn R. Flango and Alison F. Flango, 3128 Wetherburn Drive, $300,000.

Vikram Patel and B. V. Patel to Bu Wan Chang and Seonhee Chang, 671 Hawknest Court, $265,000.

BOGGS TOWNSHIP

GREGG TOWNSHIP

BELLEFONTE William M. Offutt to Brian C. Miller and Janine C. Miller, 502 E. Curtin St., $285,000.

John A. Hastings and Nancy B. Hastings to Jeanne DeHaas, 1282 Pine Circle, $195,000.

Charles A. Farrell and Constance B. Farrell to KCMJ Holdings, 424 Blanchard St., $343,000.

Virginia C. Ulrich Estate, Linda Grace Glantz executrix and Karen Ann Baker executrix to Jon E. Peterson and Deborah L. Peterson, 1023 Airport Road, $190,000.

Dino E. Campanis Estate, Constantinos Campanis executor and Victoria I. Mislinski executrix, 148 Allegheny St., $109,000.

BENNER TOWNSHIP

Railroad Patrol Camp, Wayne Fisher and Wayne Fisher trustee to Richard Ressler, Richard E. Ressler, James Ressler trustee and Railroad Patrol Camp, 640 Snow Shoe Mountain Road, $1,492.

Richard E. Ressler trustee, James Ressler trustee, Mae Kauffman trustee and Railroad Patrol Camp to Richard E. Ressler trustee, James Ressler trustee and Railroad Patrol Camp, 640 Snow Shoe Mountain Road, $1.

Elvin Brown, Elvin Brown trustee and Railroad Patrol Camp to Richard Ressler, Richard E. Ressler, James Ressler trustee and Railroad Patrol Camp, 640 Snow Shoe Mountain Road, $1,492.

Leotta Y. Long executrix, Leotta Y. Long and Carl H. Long Estate, 238 Kline Road, $1.

HALFMOON TOWNSHIP Kristi L. Rittenhouse to David R. Egan and Staci Egan, 155 Smith Road, $277,500.

HARRIS TOWNSHIP Robert W. Ishler Estate and Robert E. Ishler executor to Raymond E. Clouser and Joyce L. Clouser, 803 Boal Ave., $111,000.

LIBERTY TOWNSHIP David A. Murarik and Carol J. Murarik to Nena Haines, 11073 N. Eagle Valley Road, $40,000.

COLLEGE TOWNSHIP David J. Felice to Jeffrey K. Nattermann and Anielle N. Nattermann, 116 Creekside Drive, $152,500.

MILLHIEM Charlotte M. Weiser Estate and Allen D. Hammer executor to Connie J. Ripka, 154

W. Main St., $85,000.

and Hall Road, $20,000.

MILESBURG

SPRING TOWNSHIP

Bruce E. Sensenig and Elaine G. Sensenig to Jeffery L. Martin and Tina L. Martin, 128 White Deer Road, $128,000.

Tiffany Bailey to Tyler T. Rock and Tristan M. Rock, 214 Melanie Lane, $159,000.

Virginia M. Stover Estate and Phyllis E. Evans executrix to Brian J. Blair, 925 Jacksonville Road, $50,000.

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to Jonathan P. Fisher and Stephen R. Fisher, 1252 Doruss Drive., $70,000.

Richard P. Szekeres Jr. and Debbie A. Szekeres to Scott A. Hackett Jr., 295 Lower Coleville Road, $60,000.

PATTON TOWNSHIP David R. Egan and Staci Egan to Kenneth J. Wozetek and Courtney M. Wozetek, 101 Seymore Ave., $205,000.

Joel R. Reed to Scott L. Yocum, 617 Benjamin Court, $211,000.

Robert L. Rohrbaugh and Carola M. Rohrbaugh to Richard Trialonas, 371 Douglas Drive, $186,000

PENN TOWNSHIP Centre Foods Enterprises Inc. to Centre Foods Enterprises Inc., State Route 144, $1.

PHILIPSBURG BOROUGH Cynthia D. Etchinson and William Edmund to Lora J. Gauss, 316 E. Presqueisle St., $200,000.

Robert E. Trump Jr., Mary J. White, Gerald T. White, Laura A. Gray, Diane S. Gorby and Mark W. Gorby to Kathleen M. Kalinosky, 407 E. Pine St., $35,500.

PORT MATILDA ABM Contractors to Shaun Heinbaugh and Sara Heinbaugh, 503 Brick St., $137,000.

POTTER TOWNSHIP Dana L. Guyer to Dana l. Guyer and Jessica P. Welch, 377 Taylor Hill Road, $1.

Thomas G. Newman and Beth Ann Newman to Thomas G. Newman and Beth Ann Newman, 140 Pepper Ridge Drive, $1.

RUSH TOWNSHIP Edward L. Long Estate and David C. Mason per re to William C. Philips, 208 Powder Magazine Road, $60,000.

Elizabeth Pleskonko and James R. Pleskonko to Richard E. Gambler Jr. and Patricia A. Gambler, Honeysuckle Lane, $6,500.

STATE COLLEGE BOROUGH Christopher B. Jones and Shannon M. Jones to Louise A. Morgan and Terrance B. Morgan, 757 Westerly Parkway, $185,000.

Elizabeth A. Grove and Elizabeth A. Jones to Elizabeth A. Grove, 1323 Sandpiper Drive, $1.

Grant Torsell Properties Inc. to Shore Investments LP, 117 E. Beaver Ave., $680,000.

Ralph D. LiCastro and Laura A. Reidy to Charles M. Cummins, 1350 S. Atherton St., $120,000.

Ralph D. LiCastro and Laura A. Reidy to Charles M. Cummins, 1346 S. Atherton St., $140,000.

John P. Schmidt and Sara K. Schumaker to Yan Jin Jiang and Xing Xin Jiang, 691 Westerly Parkway, $220,000.

Elizabeth Parson Kirchner to Brian G. Rockower, 700 S. Sparks St., $362,500.

Scott M. DeHart to Barbara W. DeHart, 923 Lillian Circle, $1.

WALKER TOWNSHIP Debra J. Auslander and Glenn M. Auslander to Stanley L. Mumma and Jeanne L. Mumma, 110 Pebble Lane, $135,900.

Michael J. Fedisson, Amanda R Kaltreider and Amanda R. Edmonson to Amy Edmonson, 329 Nittany Valley Drive, $150,000. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Compiled by Gazette staff

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Kevin R. Pyle to Kurt L. McKinney Jr. and Bridget M. McKinney, corner of Rock Ridge

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Howard Area- 3 Bed, 3 Bath home built in 2005 situated on 4.86 acres. $310,000 2324 sq ft. Spacious Master Suite with bath and walkin closet.

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BEAUTIFUL 3 bedroom house now available for rent in Milesburg, PA. The newly renovated 1600 sq foot house has the following: ¥ Newly renovated EVRERYTHING! ¥ ENORMOUS kitchen ¥ 2 full baths ¥ Formal Dining room w Den ¥ Large living room ¥ Laundry

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TIMBER WANTED Due to recent expansion, we are currently looking for standing timber in the surrounding areas.

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Roof Inspections n Repairs $25.00 ¥ Roof Inspection of flashing around chimney, side walls. ¥ Inspection around Vents n Piping coming through ROOF ¥ Inspection of Valleys, edging, drip edging, nail holes ¥ Inspection for loose or mising shingles ¥ Inspections most important FLAT

HELP WANTED DISPATCHER for trucking company., Must have experience.

Good phone and computer skills. Willing to work in fast paced office. Medical benefits available, plus 401K. Please send resume and probable salary requirements to: P.O. Box 012, Bellefonte, Pa. or fax to 814.000.1111.

WEIGHT MACHINE BodyCraft Xpress Pro Like new condition. Asking $950 OBO. Retails for $2000+ (see Amazon.com). Manual and all accessories included.

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COUNTERTOP With back splash, 22” X 144” or 22” by 12’ mystic shell, $250. (814) 822-2331 DOORS: 3 30” inch prehung interior doors, $40 each. (814) 822-2331 ADVERTISE in the Centre County Gazette Classifieds. Call 814238-5051.

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.

Old electric Black & Decker lawnmower for parts, $5. Antique porcelain topped table, $35. Wood cabinet with drawer, 2 shelves, white, formica top, $15.

814-237-2024.

1982 CUTLASS 150,000 miles. 260c.i. Small block V8, Very well maintained.

Nice interior. Passed inspection every year until 2011 then I parked the car in storage. New brakes, tires, master cylindar, 31 year old antique, Slight minor rust. $290,500. (814) 466 6346

814-380-2197

$925/mo 814-574-9718 PHILIPSBURG 2 bedroom apartment. Approximately 20-25 minutes from main campus.

Very spacious apartment, kitchen, dining room, living room, and a sunroom downstairs, 2 bedrooms upstairs, an office space, and bathroom. It has been repainted and the flooring throughout is hardwood which has just been refinished, also new fixtures have just recently been installed.

The apartment does have electric baseboard heat as primary heat. I pay water, sewer, and garbage. Large yard.

Plenty of parking space.

2 minute drive from a shopping center and the grocery store. My name is Tyler, feel free to call anytime with questions or if you wanted to look at the property. My phone number is (814) 574-4686, feel free to call anytime.

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STATE COLLEGE Beautifully remodeled 3 bedroom, 1 ½ bath home in a very nice private & quiet location. 525 Kemmerer Rd. Just 8 blocks from Beaver Ave. (Excellent Borough Location ) Brand new oak kitchen & appliances, corian countertops, tile floor. new baths & fixtures. Home has living room, large family room, dining room, all with like new hardwood floors. There is a new deck with entry from breakfast nook/sunroom, & from family room, full basement, washer & dryer hookup avail. Home has macadam driveway & carport. No pets, No Smoking. $2,000 plus utilities. 814-237-0189

EXPERIENCED BARTENDER for Bellefonte Moose Lodge, for more information please call Donnie at 814-280-6853

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COUCH For Sale!

Bought in 2005 from Caperella Looks brand new. Pale yellow with blue and mauve flowers. Asking $500. Cash only. Will not deliver.

Must come pick it up.

(814) 934-6392

FREEZER: Gibson upright freezer, $75. (814) 822-2331 GRAPHIC DESIGNER SEEKS WORK Flyers, resumes, brochures, ltr heads, bus. crds, labels, ads, posters, tkts, newsltrs, catalogs, books/jackets, logos, menus, programs, church bulletins, mail inserts, invitations. Fast, economical. 814-237-2024

KIMBALL consolette Player Piano w/ padded bench. Plays like a regular piano or electric motor. Needs “cleaning” to spin the included 38 classic music rolls. $300.

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Handyman Services Licensed and insured.

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HOUSE CLEANING Offering experienced cleaning services for your home in the State College area. Offering every other Tuesdays of the week. Prefer using my natural cleaners.

Call me at 717-437-3138 and leave me a voice message or message me!

GOLF CLUBS I’m selling my custom golf irons 3-SW, including a brand new, never used stand bag that matches the set.

Only used clubs twice.

They are blade-style irons. Asking $300 or trade for other clubs, balls worth that much.

Contact me at (814) 571-9245

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