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Despite rain, ‘On the Fly’ reels in funds By CHRIS MORELLI editor@centrecountygazette.com

SPRUCE CREEK — It was dreary, but it didn’t matter. The Centre County Youth Service Bureau’s 16th annual “On the Fly” Fishing Tournament was held in the rain on Monday at Spruce Creek. And although the conditions were not ideal, YSB CEO Andrea Boyles deemed the tourney a winner. “The day was a huge success,” Boyles said. “All of our registered fishers showed up and we had plenty of volunteers. The fishermen actually like the rain.” There was plenty of rain, for sure. But that didn’t stop those who registered from trekking to Wayne Harpster’s property in Spruce Creek to enjoy a day of fly-fishing. Of course, the tourney benefits YSB, so it was a win-win for everyone involved. According to Boyles, the tournament wouldn’t be possible without the venue. “The biggest part of our success is the venue. Wayne Harpster and his family host us on their incredible land on Spruce Creek. Fishing that water is truly remarkable and our contestants are thrilled to have the opportunity,” Boyles said. “In addition, our committee and sponsors put

on a fabulous day with great food and great opportunity. The event is much like a reunion for many.” The day began with registration and breakfast. The first session of the day began around 7:30 and ended around 1 p.m. After a break for lunch, the fishermen were back on the creek, until around 5:30 p.m. The fishermen — in teams of four — fished an assigned area for a total of four hours. Trout were then measured. A scoring system was put in place, based on length. For example, a 4-inch trout garnered four points, while a footlong trout earned 12 points. Volunteers walked the grounds and measured the trout. “We could not pull this off without the volunteers. The event is a competition, so for every fisher on the water, we need a controller who ensures the rules are followed, measures the fish and helps make sure no fish are harmed,” Boyles said. Following the tournament, awards were handed out. There was also a banquet and auction to wrap up the day. Again, the volunteers were critical, Boyles said. “Volunteers helped serve meals, set up, clean up and manage registration,” Boyles said. “Despite the rain, they

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CATCH OF THE DAY: Fishermen line up near the covered bridge in Spruce Creek prior to the Centre County Youth Service Bureau’s 16th annual “On the Fly” fishing tournament on Monday.

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Event honors Pa. soldiers who gave all

By SAMI HULINGS By MARJORIE S. MILLER

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STATE COLLEGE — Experience. Explore. Discover. These three simple, yet powerful words unite to create what those involved with Discovery Space of Central Pennsylvania hope area youth encounter when visiting the children’s science museum in State College. According to Executive Director Art Heim, the idea for Discovery Space began in 2001 after a number of people in the State College community had the thought that a science center or science museum would be an important compliment to what already existed in the downtown area. “When you looked at other communities like State College and then looked at us, the missing piece became pretty obvious. We didn’t have a place where kids can come and learn about how things work and why they work. The science thread was really important to

Finally, after more than a decade of researching, planning and fundraising, the science museum aimed at children ages 2- to 12-years-old launched its ini-

BOALSBURG — On Sunday, hundreds of people, including more than 90 National Guard facilities from across the state, will gather at the Pennsylvania Military Museum in Boalsburg to honor Pennsylvania veterans. An event that takes place annually, “A Celebration of Service: Honoring Pennsylvania Veterans,” will feature something special this year: the official dedication of the 28th Infantry Division Shrine, which honors 83 fallen soldiers from the 2nd Brigade. Sponsored by the Pennsylvania National Guard, the U.S. Army reunion and memorial service will begin at 12:30 p.m., and will include a variety of activities, such as helicopter and vehicle displays, a military band concert and a 21-gun, 105mm howitzer battery salute. The shrine will honor the fallen warriors of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard “who

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VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY: Kelly Williamson, of Hawk Run, and son Brayden Williamson, 3, played a giant-size game of Operation at the Discovery Space of Central Pennsylvania recently. that. So way back when the idea came about,” he said. Four years later a board of directors was appointed to oversee the creation of Discovery Space. Fundraising campaigns began almost immediately.

Area investment advisory firm celebrates 75 years By MARJORIE S. MILLER

NESTLERODE & LOY: THEN AND NOW

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STATE COLLEGE — For more than two decades, Nestlerode & Loy Inc. has served the State College area in various capacities. But for longer than that, the independent investment advisory firm has provided a wide range of services to small businesses, individuals and non-profit organizations in many different areas. This year, as it celebrates its 75th anniversary, CEO and owner Judy Loy reflects on how the company has evolved over the years, what it is today, and what its plans are moving forward.

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Previously named Nestlerode & Co., the company was founded by Arthur Nestlerode in 1937 in Williamsport. In 1965 Arthur’s son, Daniel Nestlerode, joined the firm, and in 1965 took over as president and CEO. The business eventually moved to Centre County, Loy said, and has been at its current location on West Irvin Road since 1991. Loy joined the company in 1992. “Dan took me under his wing and become my mentor,” Loy said. “And I’ve been working here ever since.” Loy held many different positions within the company, and in July 2008 became CEO.

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One significant change the company has undergone over the years, Loy said, is that it first started as a brokerage firm. Then, when Daniel Nestlerode took over, he started a management division, which is “where we are now,” Loy said. JUDY LOY Loy said the company works under the idea that if the clients do better, it does better. “(We’ve changed) over the years to realEntertainment .......... 23, 24 What's Happening ... 25, 27

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ly try to fit what our clients need,” Loy said. Loy said one of the reasons the company has been able to sustain itself is because of the area it’s in. “Happy Valley … has always had the strength of Penn State,” she said, as well as the community. “If the community is strong and healthy,” she said, “we will be, too.”

THE FUTURE OF NESTLERODE & LOY Loy said Daniel Nestlerode plans to retire in 2015, which will be quite an adjustment for the company. “That will be a big change … because

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MAY 17-23, 2012

Front and Centre HEAD OF THE CLASS: Dan Fisher, superintendent of the Bald Eagle Area School District, has been named rural educator of the year. Page 9 SOMETHING GROWING ON: The public is invited to enjoy a family day of gardening on May 19 sponsored by the Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Centre County. Page 10

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Suspect in trail attack waives his case to court By CHRIS MORELLI editor@centrecountygazette.com

BELLEFONTE — The State College man who police accuse of robbing four boys and threatening to kill them is headed to trial. Richard Martinez, 19, of State College, waived his preliminary hearing on May 9 at the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte. He faces four felony counts of robbery and a felony count of aggravated assault, according to court papers. Martinez was taken into the courthouse dressed in orange jail scrubs and wearing handcuffs. He sobbed as he entered the court. According to police, four teens were hiking to the Big Rock area of Centre Hall Mountain during the late afternoon on

May 5 when Martinez chased them down with a box cutter and ordered them to get on the ground. According to police documents, Martinez is accused of kicking one of the RICHARD MARTINEZ boys in the head, fracturing his orbital bone and damaging several teeth. He then allegedly held the box cutter to one of the boys' throats, police said. He patted the boys down and went through their backpacks, taking three iPods and a bottle of water, police said. The iPods have not been recovered. The four victims were in court on May

9 before finding out that Martinez had waived his hearing. Spring Township police reported that one of the boys was able to get a good look at the suspect's right forearm, which bears a tattoo with “Dam” spelled out in cursive. That helped lead police to Martinez, who was arrested on May 6. Following the attack, the four boys ran to one of the boys’ homes, where a parent called police. Police said that all four boys picked out Martinez's photo from a lineup of photos

of eight men. In addition to the felony charges, Martinez faces misdemeanor counts of simple assault, theft and making terroristic threats. Bellefonte Police, the State College Police K-9 unit, Pennsylvania State Police at Rockview and State College patrol officers all contributed to the investigation and aided Spring Township Police. Martinez is being housed at the Centre County Correctional Facility. Bail has been set at $75,000. A trial date has not been set.

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Special Olympics looking for volunteers By SAMI HULINGS For The Gazette

STATE COLLEGE — Organizers of Special Olympics Pennsylvania’s 43rd annual Summer Games are looking for a few good volunteers. The games will be held from Thursday, June 7, to Saturday, June 9, at Penn State’s University Park campus. Sponsored by Sheetz, Inc., the event will draw more than 2,000 athletes, 750 coaches and 2,500 volunteers from across the state. Athletes will compete in nine different sports including bowling, basketball, softball, track and field, aquatics, tennis, golf, gymnastics and equestrian. Currently, Special Olympics Pennsylvania is looking for volunteers for the Summer Games from the Centre region. Volunteering jobs will range from setting up and tearing down to administrative duties to cheering athletes on and escorting them throughout the day. Other supportive tasks will involve transportation, health care and emergency services, security, awards and ceremonies, food services and entertainment. According to Senior Competition Director for SOPA Jennifer Tresp, close to 1,600

volunteers are needed to run each day of competition, as the Summer Games run rain or shine. Jeff Smith, a volunteer committee member, believes that without these thousands of volunteers the games could not be run. “Volunteers are the life blood for organizing and managing the games. Special Olympics, as with most not-for-profit organizations, has very few full-time, paid staff and is greatly dependent on the communities it works within for volunteer support to make the program go,� he said. By volunteering, Tresp said, community members have the opportunity to experience the joy of being directly involved with the athletes. “Their enthusiasm pours over into the volunteers, making the morning full of fun and competition,� she said. Volunteer Director Tommy Songer said volunteers will create friendships with other volunteers, as well as the athletes themselves, making them want to return for future Summer Games. “The volunteers will get a great sense of accomplishment by helping the athletes compete at their best level,� Songer said. “Many of my volunteers come back year after year because they befriended athletes and want to root for them and watch them compete.� By helping SOPA during the Summer Games, volunteers also help to provide athletes with a fulfilling weekend. According to Smith, athletes look forward to this event like no other. “The Summer Games is the showcase Special Olympic event. It is not just the competition, but also the chance to catch up with friends and family that they have been competing with for years,� he said. Songer hopes community members realize the impact they can have by being involved with the Summer Games. “It is a great organization with an

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overcome to compete at this level,� Songer said. Tresp, Songer and Smith each stressed that it isn’t necessary for volunteers to have any special skill set or training to be involved with the Summer Games. “If you have a desire to help people and have fun, we can find a spot for you,� Smith said. For more information about the Summer Games or to sign up to volunteer for this year’s games, visit www.sopasummergames.org.

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On the individual side, Brooks Fost of Nittany Dental was first. He was followed by Geoff Prosser of RH Marcon and Denny Shannon of “The Ringers.� Once again, Boyles was thrilled with the success of the event. “We’d like to thank the Harpster family, our committee, Lee Industries — our major sponsor — and all of our sponsors. Also our volunteers including staff and board members who volunteered time,� she said. YSB’s next event is the “On the Green� Golf Tournament, which is slated for June 22 and 23 at Penn State’s Blue Course.

showed up and stayed throughout the day.� According to Boyles, the event raised approximately $55,000 for YSB. “This year, our fundraising goal is $400,000, so ‘On the Fly’ brought in about 13 percent of our goal. Put another way, ‘Fly’ can fund two positions for a year,� she said. Honey Stinger of Harrisburg won the team event. RH Marcon was second and “Almost Lee,� a Lee Industries team, was third.

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75 years, from page 1 he’s … been our foundation for so long,” Loy said. Moving forward, Loy said the company plans to continue to build a base in investment management, and maybe hire another adviser in the coming years. Today, the staff totals seven, she said. “I’d just like to keep growing,” Loy said. “I feel lucky that I landed in this company in this industry.” Loy said the company also plans to continue to honor and practice Daniel Nestlerode’s mantra of “put the clients first.” If anything has impacted the company so positively, Loy said, it’s that mantra, which has helped serve generation after generation of clients. “It means a lot,” she said. Loy said one aspect she likes most about her job is how the business affects the community in positive ways. “(I enjoy) really being able to help people,” she said. She also said the staff has remained the same for many years, and know each other well, which is a huge benefit of her job. “They’re very supportive, helpful … (in) pulling together for the client,” she said. Loy said one of her biggest challenges is adapting to her leadership role, especially after holding so many other different positions. “I think that will always be a work in progress,” she said. Eventually, she’d like to find a person with the same values and vision of Daniel

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ture, the dog tags move with a wind chime suspended below them, creating a subtle sound , like the quiet whispers of the Fallen Warriors as they continue to speak to us,” the brochure states. Gronski said “hundreds of people” have donated their time, advice, money and sweat to help create the memorial. “(I’m) absolutely thankful to all the folks that supported it,” he said. He said the memorial helps mend and soothe people, including families of fallen soldiers, because they can see the names and dog tags of their loved ones. “It helps everyone to reflect and to heal,” he said. Cory Angell, press secretary for the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency, said the annual event, held on the third Sunday in May, dates to just after World War I. Hundreds of people show up each year, he said, including National Guard companies from across the state, and National Guard retirees. Helicopters are flown in before the event starts, he said, which draws in many spectators early. Different types of armored vehicles will be on display, “and the soldiers are right there with the vehicles,” he said. Attendees are allowed inside the vehicles and can talk to the helicopter pilot. This type of participation, he said, helps educate attendees on what the soldiers do. “It’s a nice event for the community,” Angell said. For more information contact the Pennsylvania Military Museum at (814) 4666263 or visit www.pamilmuseum.org. Nestlerode and herself to “move forward beyond me and continue the company.” But until then? “(I’d like to) continue to build us in the community (and) help the community,” she said.

ABOUT THE “LOY” IN NESTLERODE & LOY Loy is a graduate of Penn State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in math education. Her other education includes: graduation in 1999 from Securities Industry Association; Securities Industry Institute at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania; and licensing as a chartered financial consultant, which she received in 2011, according to the company’s website. Loy is a member, and treasurer of, the Women’s Network Group; a member of the Campbell Society of CCCF; a graduate of the Leadership Centre County 2005 and treasurer of the LCC Board of directors; and a board member of CBICC. Additionally, she was named one of the 100 Top Business People in January 2009 by Pennsylvania Business Central, and one of the 25 Women Making a Difference in Pennsylvania for 2011 by Saint Francis University, according to the website. According to its website, Nestlerode & Loy’s services include traditional brokerage, discount brokerage and investment management and consultation. Nestlerode & Loy, located at 430 W. Irvin Ave. in State College, is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, or by appointment. For more information, visit www. nestlerode.com.

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Prosecutors change date of one PSU allegation By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press

HARRISBURG — One of the two charges against two Penn State administrators will likely be dismissed now that prosecutors have come forward to change by one year the date they allege former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky sexually assaulted a boy in the team’s showers, legal experts said. Five weeks ago, the attorney general’s office argued in a court filing concerning the charge of failing to properly report suspected child abuse against Tim Curley and Gary Schultz that the statute of limitations had not expired because the incident involving “Victim 2” occurred in March 2002. On May 8, Sandusky case Judge John Cleland granted prosecutors’ request to amend that offense date to February 2001. Under a timeline about the statute of limitations that was included in the March 30 filing by state prosecutors, the failureto-report charge now appears to fall outside the time limit by nine months. “Based on the prosecution’s own pleading, the statute of limitations is 10 years from the event,” Tom Farrell, Schultz’s lawyer, said in a statement. “There is no dispute that the statute of limitations has expired on the failure to report count.” Asked whether that means the charge will be dismissed, the attorney general’s office declined to comment. University of Pittsburgh law professor David A. Harris predicted the failure-to-report part of the case will soon be dropped. “We generally don’t have, in the law, things that are as clear as this, but here we do have one,” Harris said. “A statute of limitations means that too much time has gone by to prosecute, and they are to be enforced to not put people to trial unfairly.” Barb Zemlock, president of the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, said prosecutors should move quickly to withdraw charges they cannot

pursue so that “all involved — the prosecution and the defense — can focus on the issues that are before the court, and not those that are no longer viable.” The failure-to-report charges under the state’s Child Protective Services Law are classified as summary offenses, carrying up to 90 days in jail and a $200 fine. Curley, the school’s athletic director, who is now on leave, and Schultz, the nowretired vice president for business and finance, also face felony perjury counts for allegedly lying to the grand jury that investigated Sandusky. The perjury charges have potential penalties of seven years in prison and $15,000 fines. The perjury charges pertain to much more recent events, when the men testified before a grand jury early last year. Their lawyers are seeking dismissal of the perjury counts on different grounds. In seeking the date change, prosecutors said only that “specific and authenticated findings” led them to conclude that the shower incident occurred in February 2001. It’s not clear what effect, if any, the date change will have on Sandusky’s prosecution on 52 criminal counts for the alleged abuse of 10 boys over 15 years, claims he has consistently denied. Sandusky’s lawyers are not arguing the statute of limitations has run in his case. His trial is currently scheduled for June 5. Crawford County prosecutor Francis J. Schultz, who leads the state district attorneys’ association and is not related to Gary Schultz, said there are no hard and fast rules about how soon prosecutors should act after they realize a case cannot proceed. Uncertainty about the facts surrounding the Victim 2 incident, in a Penn State football team shower, has emerged as a major issue in the case, in large part because it was witnessed by Mike McQueary, a member of the coaching staff who was a graduate assistant at the time.

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Nittany Valley Benefit Dinner to help the Amish By CHRIS MORELLI editor@centrecountygazette.com

HOWARD — Amish living in Centre County face many challenges. One of those is paying medical bills when the need arises. Now, there’s a way to help that’s pretty easy to swallow. From 4 to 8 p.m. on May 25, there will be a Nittany Valley Benefit Dinner. It’s a community dinner featuring a traditional Amish home-cooked, wedding-style meal. John Esh is coordinating the event. “We had a similar event last year,” Esh said. “It was well-received, so we thought we’d do it again. It’s something good for the community, and it’s for a good cause.” The community dinner will be held at 590 Hublersburg Road in Howard. The dinner features several main courses — and something for every taste. There will be pulled roasted chicken and filling, cooked ham, mashed potatoes and gravy, homestyle baked beans, noodles and cheese covered with melted butter, freshbaked bread, coleslaw, apple salad and creamed celery. For dessert, there will be fresh-churned ice cream, homemade apple pie, chocolate cake, doughnuts and homemade vanilla pudding. The beverages include freshsqueezed lemonade, freshly brewed coffee and freshly brewed mint tea. “Everything is made from scratch,” Esh said. The meal will be served buffet-style and will be all you care to eat. According to Esh, it’s tricky to get every-

thing prepared because of the volume of food. “It is a challenge,” he said, “but something we look forward to.” Cost is $17 per adult and $15 for seniors 65 and older, as well children ages 6 through 18. Children under 5 eat free when accompanied by an adult. Meals will be served on the hour from 4 to 7 p.m. The dinner is expected to sell out, so Esh asks that everyone purchases tickets in advance. “We’re hoping to serve around 600 people,” he said. Also on May 25, Amish quilts and crafts will be on display for a benefit auction that will be held the next day. There will also be breakfast and lunch served at the auction. Breakfast will be held from 6 to 10 a.m. It includes sausage, pancakes, bacon, eggs and creamed dried beef. Lunch will be served from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It includes a pig roast, chicken barbecue, salad bar, hoagies, ham and cheese sandwiches, hot dogs and sauerkraut. There will also be homemade soft pretzels, ice cream, doughnuts, pies, whoopie pies and a fruit bar. Doughnuts, whoopie pies, breads, pies and hoagies will be available to go. The dinner and auction will take place at the farm just past the Walker Township Fire Hall. For more information or to purchase tickets, call (570) 726-7149. All of the proceeds will help offset the medical expenses for families within the community who appreciate financial help in time of need.

Science, from page 1 tial soft opening at its current location, 112 W. Foster Ave., on July 13, 2011. Misha Moschera, manager of museum operations, said on the first day the museum was open, more than 2,300 people walked through the front doors. During the first week, 3,800 visited the museum in total. Though the number of visitors slowed a bit during the next few months, more than 1,000 people came to the science center’s grand opening on Oct. 22. Since the initial opening, Discovery Space has chosen specific themes and programs to display in numerous exhibits built through the help of volunteers, workers and collaborations with Penn State and other organizations. “We’re not a museum in a classic sense. What you see out there are not a lot of at the things behind glass cases, not static kinds of exhibits. Boalsburg Fire Co. But there are exhibits; there are learning tools that a child can interact with in an exhibit context. We are also programs. That is a really big part of who we are,” Heim said. Upon walking into the museum, visitors find them@ 6:45PM selves in “Pennsylvania’s Backyard,” an exhibit featurHandicapped ing a “nest” area with toys for children 3 years old and Accessible under, information about Pennsylvania wildlife and a 113 E. Pine St. beaver lodge. Children can Boalsburg, PA crawl into the lodge and watch a short informational video to learn how beaver build lodges and dams. The science museum Chairperson: Jim Smith also recently collaborated

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THIS HANDMADE QUILT is one of several items that will be on display at the Nittany Valley Benefit Dinner on May 25. The auction will be held on May 26.

with local puppeteer Adam Swartz to create a puppet theater for the Pennsylvania exhibit. For Discovery Space’s “Weather Center” exhibit, the museum collaborated with The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, AccuWeather and the meteorology department at Penn State to allow children the opportunity to become meteorologists for the day. The exhibit features a flight simulator donated by the Experimental Aircraft Association. “That’s the same software and program they use to train their pilots before they get into a real place, so it’s pretty high tech and accurate,” Moschera said. The weather exhibit also features a flood table that the science museum received through a grant written by the meteorology department at Penn State. Discovery Space also collaborated with AccuWeather to create a station within the weather exhibit where kids can pretend to be meteorologists as they forecast the weather. The museum also features “Geology,” an exhibit where children can learn about caves, Pennsylvania bats and different types of rocks. In this exhibit, children can enter a “cave” to see how different rocks fluoresce under different conditions. “Basically, they (rocks) are emitting their own light. Rocks are their own light source. When UV light goes in, a different light is emitted from them,” Moschera said. Outside of the cave, children can learn how a number of different igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks are formed. The exhibit known as “Inventors’ Circle” allows children to play and learn through exhibits built by volunteers and workers. Many of the exhibits in this area also come from collaborating with Penn State mechanical engineering professor Dr. Lamancusa and his ME 340 students. Each semester, the science museum receives eight or nine new exhibits designed and created by the mechanical engineering students. For Moschera, “Inventors’ Circle” is one of the strongest exhibit themes because it is in every part of the museum. “It all about kids being inventors and discovering things for themselves, learning how to build thing and figuring out why it might now have been successful and then trying it again until they succeed,” Moschera said. This past spring semester a ME 340 group provided the

science museum with a giant-sized working operation table, similar to the Operation game created by Milton Bradley. This is the first exhibit to appear under the “Mind and Body” theme, something Discovery Space is still working to develop. Recently, the Discovery Space transformed its 3D theater into an exhibit featuring ViewSpace, an Internet-fed, self-updating video from Hubble Space Telescope. Because the video is on a 15-minute loop, theater visitors experience a variety of space photos from the previous day. Discovery Space employees, volunteers and Penn State graduate students are currently working on creating a new space exhibit that will tie in with the ViewSpace video. By providing children with the opportunity to experience, explore and discover through hands on learning, Heim hopes the science museums aids in helping them grow. “Our thinking is that if we can trigger something in a young person that is going to stimulate their curiosity and encourage them to want to learn, see and do more then we are fulfilling our mission,” he said. Moschera doesn’t see science as just the content, but as a way of thinking. “If we can get these kids to change their thought process, the way they think about everything, it will shape them to be leaders in our community and to really be passionate about whatever subject it is,” she said. Because hands-on science centers, natural history museums, zoos and aquariums allow children to think outside the box and let their creativity flow, Moschera believes every community should have a place similar to Discovery Space. “Kids need a place where they can go and expect to have a good time and learn, but not even realize that they are changing the way they view things or that they are learning something new. Even if we get one kid from preschool to learn something new, that’s one kid we’ve touched.” Though creating exhibits is the initial goal of the science museum, Heim believes touching the lives of children is the true goal of Discovery Space. “When I hear the squeals, the screams and the little delights, that really makes my day. The target that we are reaching and the product out there, those kids, to me that’s the most exciting thing going on here.”

WORLD WAR II Revisited MAY 26-27th, 2012 Bivouac open each day - 1000 to 1600 (10am-4pm) Tactical Combat Demonstration each day – 1300 (1pm) Andrews Sisters Tribute Show (Sat Only)–1500 (3pm) Please provide own seating Take a tour of the American and German camps and size yourself up against the arms and equipment used by both sides during the battle for Europe

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Rumors of our demise greatly exaggerated? By DALE MCFEATTERS

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Gay marriage meets politics President Barack Obama recently declared his support for same-sex marriage — prompted by Vice President Joe Biden’s own, similar declaration on NBC’s “Meet the Press” a few days earlier. The president added that he is content to let states decide the issue, however, and Obama’s announcement came a day after North Carolina voters approved a state constitutional ban on gay marriage. So which way is history trending? What happens next? Columnist Joel Mathis and Ben Boychuk debate the issue.

JOEL MATHIS President Obama didn’t change, not really. America did. That’s what those of us who favor gay marriage should be celebrating. Remember: Obama was for gay marriage — as an Illinois politician — before he was against it upon reaching the national stage. Nobody really believed he’d had a change of heart, but everybody understood the politics: George W. Bush ran for re-election in 2004 promising a gay marriage ban, after all, and Republican turnout Joel Mathis, that year was joelmmathis@ gmail.com, is a aided by gay marwriter in riage votes in a Philadelphia. number of swing states. The tide has shifted, however. Yes, North Carolina voters approved their own ban on gay marriage this week. But nationally, polls consistently show that support for gay marriage is inexorably rising. That gave the president room to publicly adopt a view everybody al-

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ready believed he had. Obama didn’t lead that change, in other words: He is following it. That’s fine. It means America has changed enough that support for gay civil rights is no longer an automatic knockout to a president’s re-election votes. So what next? Obama suggested that he is content to leave the issue of gay rights to the states to decide. But there are actions he can take if he is sincere about his “new” stance. Most prominently, he can send a bill to Congress calling for a repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act, which lets the federal government — and gay-marriage-banning states — refuse to recognize marriages performed in states where it’s legal. Such a bill would signal that the president means what he says. There are those who will say that America has bigger issues to deal with than gay marriage. They are wrong; the Supreme Court in 1967 declared marriage to be a “fundamental” civil right. If that’s true, then this debate is important. Obama’s announcement doesn’t resolve the struggle; it lays the foundation for the next stage.

BEN BOYCHUK: Mitt Romney flip-flops. President Obama “evolves.” Got it? The president couched his explanation in the language of federalism. Let the states decide, he said. Well, the states have decided. And they keep deciding ways highly uncongenial to Obama and his most ardent supporters. It’s only a matter of time before Obama’s devotion to federalism “evolves,” too. Explaining his transparently cynical switch, the president told ABC News, “At a certain point I’ve just concluded that for me personally it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same-sex couples should be able to get married.” At a certain point — long before

the president concluded that the political benefits of supporting gay marriage this election cycle outweighed the disadvantages — millions of Americans concluded that it’s important affirm that marriage is exclusively a union between one man and one woman. Those people are called bigots, and worse. Be wary of those national polls showing a majority now supporting a redefinition of marriage. People who don’t like being called bigots might just lie to pollsters. Pre-election polls in North Carolina predicted the vote on that state’s constitutional amendment would be closer than the 20point blowout it turned out to be. For the partisans of gay marriage, North Carolina’s vote was an expression of bigotry and hatred, plain and simple. No other explanation could possibly suffice. Only bigotry — and nothing else — could explain similar votes in 29 other states. Only bigotry — and nothing else — could explain how six in 10 black voters in California voted in favor of Proposition 8, the 2008 Ben Boychuk, c o n s t i t u t i o n a l bboychuk@cityamendment reaf- journal.org, is firming the tradi- associate editor of tional definition City Journal. of marriage, and cast their ballot for Obama at the same time. Maybe “bigotry” isn’t the sole property of one side of this argument. But perhaps by elevating the marriage question to a national campaign issue, Obama will find himself evolving out of a job.

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It’s scientifically safe to make plans for 2013. The world will not end on Dec. 21 or the default date of Dec. 23, according to a newly discovered Mayan calendar. If an incomplete ancient Mayan calendar, enthusiastically embraced by New Age cultists and those of an exceedingly gloomy pessimism, were to be believed, it didn’t matter who won the November election because neither the candidates, the voters who elected the winner nor, indeed, the whole rest of the world, would be around for the inauguration. If the Mayans were so smart, you might ask, how come their civilization is no longer around, having collapsed in 900 A.D., leaving behind spectacular, if overgrown and crumbling, ruins and at least one calendar to terrify the gullible. But a team of scientists, led by archeologist William Saturno, found the workshop of an ancient Mayan calendar maker, in the unexcavated Guatemalan city of Xultun, largely unexplored except by looters. One day while exploring the looters’ trenches with a student, Saturno came upon a small, relatively intact building and made two amazing discoveries. One was the earliest known intact Mayan painting — a king painted bright blue and adorned with an ornate costume of feathers and jewelry. Except for the color, the jewelry and the feathers, it seems to have been the equivalent of the large portrait photographs of the current U.S. president that hang in every government office. More important, Saturno found extensive columns of figures, tracking the movements of the moon, Mars and Venus. Each column was headed by a representation of one of the three moon gods — a jaguar, a woman and a skull, at least as exciting as today’s calendars with representations of cute kittens and excavating equipment. The calendar spans 7,000 years and we seem to be halfway through, meaning doomsday is still 3,500 years off. “So much for the supposed end of the world,” said Saturno. We wouldn’t exactly call his discovery a killjoy — we are talking about the end of the world, after all — but it does detract mightily from our sense of anticipation for December. And we’ll still have to report for work on Jan. 2. According to the calendar of our current civilization, that’s a Wednesday.

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Time to retire ‘war on terror’ It is late April, and as America’s president you are about to be reacquainted with the buck-stopping burden of working at the narrow end of the vast global funnel that dumps all that is known and menacing about terrorism threats in your inbox. You are planning your secret trip to Afghanistan, where you will announce America’s historic commitment to pull all combat troops by 2014 — but still keep the United States very involved in the Afghan war. You will keep military trainers and advisers on the ground and proMartin Schram vide unspecified writes political analysis for Scripps big-time funding at least Howard News Serv- until ice. Email him at 2024. It’s a necesmartin.schram@ sary step, you gmail.com plan to say, to prevent terrorists from establishing safe havens in Afghanistan from which to attack America’s homeland. Then comes alarming new intelligence about a terror plot — and it has nothing to do with Afghanistan. Terrorists from al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), operating in havens in Yemen that have seemed far too safe for far too long, are said to have perfected a hard-to-detect nonmetallic bomb. They want to blast a jetliner out of the sky. The same Yemen-based bomb-maker who designed the so-called Underwear

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Bomber’s device, AQAP’s Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri, reportedly designed this device. He is still at large. Intelligence agents are keeping the bomb under surveillance in the Middle East country (not Yemen) where it has been assembled. They want to learn as much as possible about the terrorists’ potential plans. But, President Barack Obama, you have one more bit of information that is far more reassuring than even many officials working on the case may realize: The AQAP agent who is carrying the bomb is really ours — a double agent working with Saudi Arabian intelligence and the CIA. Yemeni intelligence is also involved. As you prepare to secretly fly to Afghanistan to announce a new stage in the only real war we are still waging, you will be speaking about steps to keep us safer at home. But you also will be watchful of the Yemen plot. Because while this one bomb seems to be securely under the control of the CIA and Saudi intelligence, there could be others. And it is always possible that there could be other agents who have been compromised and may be working for the other side. On April 30, just a day before you fly to Afghanistan, The Washington Post reports on Page 1 that CIA drones hit targets inside Pakistan — reportedly killing four terrorists tied to al-Qaida who had taken over a girls’ school in the tribal lands of North Waziristan. Launching the drone attacks meant your government ignored Pakistani demands that there be no such attacks. The next day, your administration follows that disclosure by taking a major step toward openness of the sort we haven’t much seen in this age of terrorism. Your administration for-

mally breaks with the policy of making drone strikes a widely known but officially unspoken secret. This time, White House counterterrorism adviser John O. Brennan announced the U.S. drone policy in a speech. Including the truth that U.S. officials can’t always know the identities of all people who may be killed in drone attacks. Meanwhile, in Afghanistan, you meet with President Hamid Karzai, greet enthusiastic U.S. troops, speak to Americans back home — and fly home. Of course, you never mention what you knew about the Yemen plot. But on May 6, a U.S. drone strike in Yemen kills Fahd al-Quso, who was believed to have succeeded American-born Anwar al-Awlaki (killed in Yemen by a U.S. drone last year) as AQAP’s external planning chief. The next day, May 7, U.S. officials announce that the CIA and unspecified intelligence partners had disrupted the AQAP plot to blow up an airliner. Now here’s where the big-picture world terror threat stands: The Afghan war is winding down, but your intelligence officials increasingly say al-Qaida in Yemen represents the greatest threat to America’s homeland. Its talented bomb-maker is still at large. Threats of al-Qaida-affiliated terrorists in Pakistan, Somalia and elsewhere remain menacing. That intelligence pouring from your global terror funnel raises a question of wartime truth in labeling: Much has changed since 2009, when your administration stopped using the George W. Bush-era term “war on terror.” Now it seems that’s about to become the only war we are really waging. Do you want to rethink — and maybe recommission — the phrase “war on terror?”

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HEALTH & WELLNESS Repeat after me — ‘food first’ Not much time goes by when I don’t miss my time on the radio. I really miss having the avenue of sharing my voice, my opinions and my educational insight with all the listeners that I had while I was on air. For those of you who don’t know or don’t remember, for five years I was an onair personality on local radio. My live show focused on natural health, detoxification, living a vibrant life, fitness and supplementation — of course. What else I would be Email JulieAW@ passionate enough to zoominternet.net talk about? One phrase that repeatedly came out of

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my mouth every show was “food first.” I was often asked what changes would provide the greatest amount of benefit to the starving and unhealthy bodies we are working hard to feed, nourish, balance and heal. I was asked which supplement or combinations of supplements were the one true fix, the “magic bullet” if you will, to repair all that ails us these days. I was asked which detox method would best fix dysfunction, imbalance, pain and inflammation or which diet supplementation protocol would help lose those unwanted pounds and keep them off forever. Food first! What I meant by this then and what I want us all to remember today is that all the supplements in the world will not heal a body if you are still eating garbage and junk. You cannot take handfuls and mouthfuls of supplements every day and continue to feed your body empty and fake foods and expect to bring about any form of healthy change. It simply will

Blood drive set From Gazette staff reports BELLEFONTE — The American Red Cross will host a blood drive in memory of Ryleigh Benninghoff from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 19 at Faith United Methodist Church in Bellefonte. Benninghoff passed away on Dec. 31, 2010 after a twoand-a-half-year battle with a brainstem tumor. Those eligible to donate must be at least 17 years of age, or 16 with parental consent, and weigh a minimum of 110 pounds. Blood donated during the May 19 blood drive will benefit the 100-county service area of the Greater Alleghenies Blood Services Region of the Red Cross. The drive is sponsored by Bellefonte, Benner and Pleasant Gap Elementary Schools. For more information, visit redcrossblood.org.

Child sex abuse seminar slated From Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — Mount Nittany Medical Center, in collaboration with Penn State College of Medicine’s Department of Family and Community Medicine, will host “Shattering the Secrets of Child Sex Abuse” beginning at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 17, in the Galen and Nancy Dreibelbis Auditorium at the medical center. The event, part of the Family Medicine Seminar Series, will be presented by Dr. Patricia Barthalow Koch, director of the Pennsylvania Learning Academy for Sexuality Education, and professor of biobehavioral health, and faculty affiliate in nursing, at Penn State. The seminar aims to help participants identify who should report suspected child sexual abuse, determine appropriate ways to identify child sexual abuse, learn about treatment options for child sexual abuse, and describe specific strategies for preventing child sexual abuse. The event will begin with a buffet dinner at 6 p.m. followed by the presentation at 6:30 p.m. For more information or to register call (814) 234-6738 or email jbird@mountnittany.org.

Diabetes education From Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — Mount Nittany Health, Fit for Play Physical Therapy & Fitness Center, and Harrison’s Wine Grill & Catering will host a diabetes education event, the second in a series of two, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 22, at Fit for Play, 2160 Sandy Drive, State College. The event will focus on the interpretation of diabetes screening, and will include information on nutrition and fitness, and a healthy cooking demonstration and tasting. Refreshments will be provided. Registration is not necessary. For more information call (814) 861-8122. Mount Nittany Health, comprised of Mount Nittany Medical Center and Mount Nittany Physician Group, is a not-for-profit community-owned organization that provides integrated health care to residents of Central Pennsylvania. For more information visit mountnittany.org.

not work. Our bodies are designed to run on food, clean food, pure food, and complete food. Once you have made significant changes to your diet (eeeeew ... diet ... it’s almost a dirty word ... but when we talk about eating healthy ... diet is a good word) — designing a diet that actually fuels your body — fuels it in a way that your body was designed to burn, you can then fill the holes with the necessary supplementation. Does food first mean that we never need supplements? Nope, quite the opposite. We do need supplements. Our food sources are so depleted of complete nutrients that we need to provide the helping hand of some supplementation. Clean and natural multivitamins should be taken daily by everyone. Probiotics and digestive enzymes should be taken by those with digestive malfunction. Immuno-supportive supplementation should be taken by those of us who suffer with weakened immune

systems. How do we determine how we should eat, how to put food first and then how to supplement? We can break down your dietary and supplementary needs simply and effectively with metabolic profiling and nutritional evaluation and hair mineral analysis. Read your supplement label and learn to determine which supplements are better than others. I have put a list of natural versus synthetic sources so you can quickly and easily determine if your supplements are doing you more harm than good. I have uploaded information to my website to assist you with your supplementation needs: www.drjuliend.com/ ccgazette.html Julie A. Wilczynski is a traditional naturopath, counselor of natural health, certified nutritional consultant, certified personal trainer, and yoga and Pilates instructor.

State College, Bellefonte dentists helping area families in need From Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — As the healthcare debate rages nationally, one State College dentist and one Bellefonte dentist have decided to do something tangible to help individuals and families afford quality dental care. “Statistically speaking, more than 60 percent of Americans don’t have dental insurance,” said Dr. Don Marks from his dental practice building in State College. Dr. Frank Dankanich of Bellefonte Family Dentistry explained: “This means that a large majority of people here locally delay dental procedures, which is not good for dental health or overall healthcare.” A recent report by CBS News cited by Dankanich indicated dental decay as a contributing factor in many seemingly unrelated problems including employment problems, heart disease and childhood school absences. “Even here in Pennsylvania we see kids in our practice who are in chronic pain because a simple cavity was

not caught in time. That cavity was not caught because the parents perceived that they could not afford dental care. By the time the pain for the child is unbearable ... the cost of solving the problem has escalated two or three times over what it would have been if caught a year earlier. This bothered me a great deal and I decided to be part of finding a solution,” Dankanich said. The solution that Marks and Dankanich helped develop with other dentists across the country is both simple and quite ingenious and may prove to be a model for healthcare reform across the board. “Numbers don’t lie ... and we found that we could create a system where families could get earlier preventative and less expensive dental care,” Marks said. The program is called QDP — Quality Dental Plan (QualityDentalPlan.com), which is now rolling out nationally across the nation thanks to Drs. Marks and Dankanich and other forward-thinking dentists. “We both sat down with my front office team and saw how much

money was going to insurance companies, claim forms administration and collections costs. We also calculated how many hundreds of extra dollars families were spending by not catching potential problems that we could have found during a simple annual dental exam. When I began to run these numbers with other dentists around America. We found that we could offer our patients free initial exams, free exam x-rays, free teeth cleanings and as much as 20 percent off our usual fee structure simply by creating our own in-house dental savings plan,” Dankanich said. The result was QDP. Marks and Dankanich are proud of what they and the other dentists have created. “This one simple step has allowed us to eliminate the insurance company middle man ... and those savings are going right back into the pockets of folks here locally. We’re really proud to be part of this forward looking cost-savings movement. This is a great system for dental care everywhere,” Marks said.

It’s national EMS week By TIM NILSON For The Gazette

Did you know that emergency medical services responded to over 1.8 million requests for assistance throughout Pennsylvania in 2011? That volume is equivalent to transporting the entire population of the Commonwealth every seven years and results in an EMS dispatch every 18 seconds. Please join me in thanking our local EMS practitioners for the services they provide throughout our communities. May 20-26 is National EMS Week. This year’s theme is EMS: More Than a Job. A Calling. This statement was chosen to recognize the commitment that emergency medical service personnel make on behalf of the communities they serve. Your EMS system is a partnership of interrelated organizations and individuals working together to provide immediate, life-saving care to the sick or injured. The system starts with the 9-1-1 telecommunicator who provides over-the-phone instructions and assures that appropriate resources are

dispatched to the incident. Quick response personnel are frequently the first to arrive on scene. These are usually police officers or firefighters who are trained and equipped to handle patient care until the ambulance arrives. Transporting units are staffed at either the basic (BLS) or advanced (ALS) life support level. BLS units routinely rendezvous with ALS practitioners, in situations where advanced care is beneficial to the patient, or will request a medical helicopter — especially where “distance from” or “time to” the most appropriate medical facility is a concern. Upon arrival at the hospital, patient care is transferred to the physicians, nurses and other allied health professionals within that facility. It is only when all these individuals and agencies are working as a cohesive unit that optimal patient care will be realized. Within our region — Centre, Clinton, Juniata and Mifflin counties — there are approximately 1,100 prehospital EMS providers staffing 70 ambulance and 21 QRS vehicles to assure the required emergency medical

care is available when and where needed. These individuals responded to roughly 31,000 requests for emergency medical assistance in 2011 and many of our communities rely on EMS as a vital “public health” safety net. Whether providing care as part of a quick response service (QRS) or through a local ambulance service; at the Basic Life Support (BLS) or Advanced Life Support (ALS) level; on the ground or in the air; as a career choice or on a volunteer basis, all emergency medical care providers are dedicated professionals who spend countless hours preparing for and responding to family, friends, neighbors and total strangers in their time of need. Please take the time to thank the EMS providers within your community and tell them how much you appreciate their commitment to making sure that quality emergency medical care is just a telephone call away — 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. Tim Nilson is the executive director of the Seven Mountains EMS Council.

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Fisher named Pa. Rural Educator of the Year From Gazette staff reports WINGATE — Dan Fisher, superintendent of the Bald Eagle Area School District, was honored at the 2012 Pennsylvania Association of Rural and Small Schools Conference as the Hillman Award Winner — Pennsylvania Rural Educator of the Year. PARSS is composed of approximately 180 school districts, 10 intermediate units and 30 business associate members. Its mission is to work for the attainment of quality education and equal educational opportunity for all students in every public school in Pennsylvania. To be nominated for the award, a candidate must have made significant contributions to the quality of rural education and improved student learning opportunities. In his introductory remarks at the awards ceremony held on April 26 at the Ramada Conference Center in State College, Arnold Hillman, one of PARSS founding members and for-

mer recipient for whom the award was named, called Fisher a “straight arrow.” Living in the Bald Eagle Area his entire life, Fisher has also given just about his entire professional life to the district. He has been an integral part of Bald Eagle Area since he served as President of the BEA Class of 1964. After completing post-secDAN FISHER ondary studies and a stint in the Navy, he returned to his alma mater as a social studies teacher, and also held the positions of assistant high school principal, athletic director, business manager and assistant superintendent before becoming superintendent, a post he has served in for the past 22 years.

During that time period, Reading Recovery, FOSS Science, Everyday Mathematics, an elementary Spanish program and the Bald Eagle Area Cyber Academy have been implemented in the district. An environmental center has been built, an alumni association formed, an artificial turf field with six-lane track installed and an independent living center put into place for use by special needs students. In addition, a $26 million renovation has recently been completed at the Wingate Complex, as well as installation of geothermal HVAC systems at the Wingate Complex and at the Mountaintop Area Elementary School. The district recently earned the 2012 Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence for its environmental initiatives. Many BEA board and administration members were on hand for the awards ceremony, including Fisher’s wife, Jane, and their son, Matthew. “At Bald Eagle Area, we truly ‘teach for success’ and I am proud to have been a small part of the legacy,” Fisher said.

BEA student earns scholarship From Gazette staff reports

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THE YOUNG SCHOLARS of Central PA Charter School dancers, from left: Ndeye Guisse, Lena Logan Adams, Chloe Harper and Nora Goudie.

Extravaganza held at school From Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — Young Scholars of Central PA Charter School in State College hosted an Extravaganza event on April 27, which was followed by dinner. The Extravaganza is the biggest event for the Extended Day Program, a free after-school program for any student enrolled at YSCP. The event highlighted the activities from more than 20 extended-day clubs. The International Dance Clubs performed several dances including a Chinese fan dance, Spanish, Turkish, Clogging and Indian dances. Students performed from other clubs as well, including: Mythology, Brownies, Russian song, Turkish and Spanish songs. YSCP is a no-tuition public charter school in State College for grade levels kindergarten to eighth grade. The school focuses on world cultures and all 200 students learn Spanish and Chinese every day. More information is available at www.yscp.org.

Support workers, district ink pact From Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — The membership of State College Educational Support Personnel Association ratified the SCESPA Collective Bargaining Agreement with secretarial, clerical and paraprofessional employees on April 30. State College Area School District’s bargaining team recommended approval of this agreement to the Board of Directors on May 7, and the board approved it with an 8-0 vote (1 absent) at their regular board meeting. The contract is made and agreed to on April 30, 2012, but is effective retroactive to July 1, 2010, as the employees had been working under the terms of the previous contract since that time. The agreement remains in effect until June 30, 2014. Important components in the new agreement include key changes in the health care plan. Beginning July 1, 2012, members now have two options for health care coverage. The plan choice and single or multi-party coverage will dictate the cost of the plans for each employee and the respective monthly co-premium. Another component in the agreement are the wage increases. The 2010-11 year reflects a previously agreed to 0 percent increase, coupled with a $20 per month monthly co-premium for health insurance. The current year (201112) is reflected as a 2 percent on average wage increase retroactive to July 1, 2011, coupled with monthly co-premiums for health insurance that vary throughout the course of this year. For years 2012-13 and 2013-14, there will be a 2.25 percent on average wage increase. For more information, or to view the complete agreement, visit www.scasd.org.

MILESBURG — Since 2002, CocaCola has provided more than 800 college scholarships to employees’ children in North America through its Coca-Cola Johnston Legacy Scholarship Program. This year, Brittany Etters, of Howard, was selected by the scholarship committee for her outstanding talents, and has received a $5,000 scholarship toward her educational pursuits. She attends Bald Eagle Area High School BRITTANY ETTERS and plans to major in nuclear engineering at Pennsylvania State University in the fall. “I am very honored to be chosen

as a recipient for the Coca-Cola Johnston Legacy Scholar. This scholarship will help me achieve my academic and career goals. Receiving this scholarship is especially meaningful, because it not only recognizes my high school successes, but also represents my future. Thanks to Coca-Cola for providing this scholarship, which will influence my future education,” Etters said. By supporting the pillars of the company’s Live Positively platform in the areas of community and education, the JLS program continues the tradition of awarding 100 scholarships to the children of employees. The program selects 90 recipients for one-time scholarships worth $5,000, and 10 four-year college scholarships totaling $20,000. Brittany’s father, Michael Etters, is based in Coca-Cola’s water plant in Milesburg. Etters is an operational excellence manager, and has been with the company since 2004. “It is a privilege to work for CocaCola, a company that supports our

youth towards their education. As Brittany’s father, I am proud of all her accomplishments. We are greatly appreciative for this scholarship and what opportunities it will provide,” he said. As in previous years winners were selected by an independent judging panel and evaluated based on academic achievement, school activities, volunteer/community service, honors/recognitions, as well as other special talents and skills. The program is open to children of Coca-Cola employees. “The JLS program celebrates deserving students by helping them achieve their goals of higher education. This program demonstrates Coca-Cola’s commitment to its employees and the local communities where they live and work,” said Steve Pfeiffenberger, the water plant’s general manager. “We are pleased to be able to offer this opportunity to our associates and their families, and are so proud of the exceptional young people selected for this honor.”

Penn Valley Junior-Senior High School announces honor roll The Penns Valley Junior-Senior High School honor roll for the third nine-week grading period ending March 30, 2012, has been announced by Jacquelyn M. Martin, secondary principal. Students must achieve a 3.25 to 3.74 grade point average for the honor roll and 3.75 to 4.0 for the distinguished honor roll.

GRADE 12 DISTINGUISHED HONOR ROLL Tess P. Arthur, Austin P. Auman, Madison J. Bastress, James R. Brown, Dakota L. Butler, Kelsen W. Case, Justin T. Dashem, Julia E. Dawson, Alexis DeHass-Ewing, F. Austine Decker, Courtney R. Done, Evan A. Heiser, Emilie A. Hettinger, Clarissa D. Keller, Miranda N. Kline, Bridget M. Kocher, Megan Kuhlman, Gabrielle E. Maylock, Joseph A. McNitt, Mikayla M. Paolini, Ashley N. Pinamonti, Andrew L. Seely, Tyler A. S. Shawver, Toby L. Smoyer, Jessica B. Stover, Lyndsey E. Witherite, Shannon G. Wolfe, Mason A. Younker, Sarah A. Zerby, Haley R. Zubler.

HONOR ROLL Martin D. Black, Kathleen C. Bowes, Nate A. Brown, Ryan D. Brown, Dane S. Bussard, Alissa D. Cogan, Derek E. Dashem, Paige N. Daub, Halie Durkalec, Steven T. Dutrow, Matthew S. Fuller, LaRae R. Fultz, Tory A. Glossner, Kurt A. Grindall, Cassandra M. Hazel, Ian S. Henderson, Neil M. Hosterman, Robbie T. Johnson, Hanna E. Kapinus, Corey King, Cody A. Kresen, Andria M. Lamey, Caleb J. Luse, Bryan R. Ma-

sullo, Dillon M. Murphy, Tiarra A. Rossman, Teresa L. Shook, William A. Smith, III, Samuel T. Snyder, Megan E. Stitzer, Leah M. Stodart, Lindsay M. Stover, Nathan D. Strouse, Matthew J. Swartz, Spencer C. Weaver, Gregory W. Witherite, Hali M. Zerbe.

GRADE 11 DISTINGUISHED HONOR ROLL Jenna M. Bishop, Kelsey E. Boone, Jennifer C. Gallup, Sarah J. Haas, Kyle C. Houser, David E. Leedy, Maggie M. Lynch, Leigh A. Martin, Cameron Mothersbaugh, Kayla M. Snyder, Thomas Ventura.

GRADE 10 DISTINGUISHED HONOR ROLL Sarah A. Batdorf, Nicole L. Bienert, Adalea R. Brindel, Taylor M. Collison, Seth W. Cooke, Lindsey E. Dix, Margaret C. Dobell, Lauren F. Eberly, Emma L. Federinko, Abigail L. Henning. Courtney T. Ironside, Lucas C. Kneller, Casey O. Kuhlman, Susanna L. Mills, Elizabeth K. Moyer, Michael C. Mundt, Lindsay N. Murphy, Madison N. Murphy, Kyle M. Myers, John A. Ott, Melina J. Pinamonti, Kara E. Smith, Marchelle R. Smucker, Ashley D. Struble, Cameron Y. Tobias, Lakotah S. Waltz.

HONOR ROLL Benjamin R. Blaszczak, Ashley N. Bruss, Mikayla L. Castellano, Jordan L. Cole, Logan M. Coursen, Carolyn R. Darr, Hannah E. Done, Morgan J. Geesey, Grace E. Gover, Zachary C. F. Harter, Brandilyn L. Heckman, Marisa A. Heiser, Rachel L. Hill, Paige G. Hockenberry, Matthew N. Hodgson, Dominique B. Hook, Christopher N. Houtz, Macee E. Kensinger, Halie E. Kines, Hannah E. Krammes, Tess E. Linton. Henry J. W. Lush, Andrew J. Myers, Teresa R. Nicosia, Kurtis J. Packer, Tanner W. Potter, Jacob A. RobinsonHughes, Kelsey J. Rossman, Morgan L. Royer, Ayla R. Russell, Dakota J. Schrenkel, Emily E. Schuster, Madisyn O. Sharer, Elizabeth R. Shutt, Corby J. Smith, Kasandra L. Smoyer, Rachel E. Sterner, Jared E. Taylor, Bethany N. Wasson, Erik M. Winter, Aaron W. Wolfe, Derek M. Zettle, Joshua M. Zook.

HONOR ROLL Lindsey M. Bell, Liam I. Benfer, Logan M. Bonar, Staci L. Bowersox, Devin S. Boyles, Tiffany E. Breon, Kyler R. Confer, Michael C. Confer, Benjamin S. Curran, Andrew R. Deardorff, Seth E. Decker, Chelsea L. Emel, Benjamin P. Engle, Shawn M. Foreman, David T. Fox, Andrew T. Hankinson. Nicole R. Harbaugh, Melinda L. Hicks, Tori M. Johnson, Andrew M. Long, Rachel M. Long, Tangie M. Lyons, Helen R. Melville, Lharizza F. Metz, Anthony L. Montresor, Jared K. Muthersbaugh, Angelo C. Nicosia, Taylor L. Noll, Ayla M. Olsen-Zelman, Dekota H. Ronk, Haley M. Sasserman, Andrew C. Slavinsky, Zachary D. Smith, Jason R. Thoms, Dalton C. Ulmanic, Charles B. Wingard, Faith I. Witherite, Andrew C. Wolfe, Chelsea L. Wyland, Kaelyn S. Yoder, Tyler Zimmerman.

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AAUW Used Book Sale supports local programs By KAREN DABNEY For The Gazette

UNIVERSITY PARK — The 51st annual AAUW Used Book Sale on May 12 to 15 drew book lovers and dealers from Pennsylvania and beyond. Held at Penn State’s Snyder Agricultural Arena, the event was so crowded on Saturday morning that it was difficult to pass through some of the aisles. The line of people waiting to purchase books extended around the back of the arena. On Saturday alone, 2,971 people attended the book sale, according to Theresa Lafer, an AAUW member and volunteer. Every one of them was supporting a good cause. The book sale is the largest fundraiser for the American Association of University Women, State College Branch. Proceeds fund scholarships and educational programs. “Because so many people donate time and trucks, our overhead’s not that high,” Lafer said. “The vast majority goes into the community.” Sherry Crassweller, co-chair of the event with Suzanne Kerlin, said the book sale supports many worthy programs. The AAUW, State College Branch, offers three $5,000 college scholarships to returning full-time female students and supports Schlow Library’s Magical Math program that makes math fun for students. The AAUW also funds several programs to help middle school girls become interested in science, math and engineering. The Bellfonte program is called GALS, and the State College program is CSI, Critical Science Investigation. Bald Eagle is starting a similar pro-

Public invited to Garden Fair By LARRY CAMPBELL Penn State Extension Master Gardener

PENNSYLVANIA FURNACE — The Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Centre County invites you to enjoy a family day of gardening — talks, demonstration, exhibits and plants to help make your gardening dreams come true. The new Garden Fair and Plant Sale begins at 9 a.m. and runs through 3 p.m. on May 19. This is a can’t miss event for gardeners of all types. The event will be held in the buildings and grounds of the PSU Ag Progress Days site at 2710 W. Pine Grove Road in Pennsylvania Furnace, just nine miles from State College on Route 45. What began as an annual Plant Sale has grown into a regional Garden Fair with expert talks on gardening related topics, demonstrations, workshops and exhibits as well as selling high quality plants. This year, there will be more than 20 carefully selected vendors from throughout the state demonstrating and selling anything and everything you might want to make your gardening dreams come true. They have greenhouses, hypertufa pots, colorful garden pottery, garden accessories of all types, even garden apparel and specialty tools. Some vendors are featuring environmentally friendly products such as beautiful outdoor furniture manufactured from recycled milk jugs and birdhouses made from recycled materials. Other vendors will be selling trees, shrubs and organic heirloom plants while some will be sampling and selling their gourmet sauces, beverages and even botanical soaps. The Penn State Press will host mushroom expert and author, Bill Russell, signing his book on “Mushrooms of Pennsylvania.” A number of other organizations will also be exhibiting and offering helpful literature. Included are the PA Bluebird Society, The PA Native Plant Society, The Center for Pollinator Research at Penn State, the Osher Lifetime Learning Institute at Penn State, Penn State Extension and the Master Gardeners. The Geisinger Health System will be offering free blood pressure screening and skin care information for gardeners. The Pasto Agricultural Museum is also getting into the gardening mood with a new, special exhibit of gardening history and free tours throughout the day. In fact, parking and all of the events at the garden fair are free, including the opportunity to learn about the latest and best annuals and perennials and new and unique landscaping trees and shrubs from professors in the Penn State Horticulture Department. You also can learn to identify those bugs on your plants and learn how to attract and care for bluebirds. Of course, the master gardeners will have thousands of high quality plants for sale at great prices. Included in the assortment will be annuals, perennials, vegetables, herbs, houseplants, natives and pollinator-friendly plants. In addition to all of the vegetation, they will be selling gardening gloves and mushrooms. A garage sale presents the opportunity to buy used gardening items at a low cost and a silent auction is another opportunity to bid on gifts and new gardening merchandise. The Ferguson Township Lions Club will be cooking and selling breakfast and lunch items during the Garden Fair and Plant Sale. For additional details and a listing of the Garden Fair programs, visit http://extension.psu.edu/centre/programs/master-gardener/master-gardener-plant-sale.

gram that the AAUW will support. Lafer said that three years ago, the AAUW began a popular luncheon speaker program with the Community Development Group. The presenters discuss educational topics such as women’s finances, life issues and the educational system. The first book sale in 1961 earned under $200, Crassweller said. The 2011 book sale grossed $137,000 and had over 9,000 attendees. This year, the book sale had 4,300 boxes of books, over 250,000 books. The average is about 4,000 boxes. Kerlin said that 50 volunteers work throughout the year to prepare for the sale, and over 300 volunteers are needed to run the actual event. Not all of the volunteers are members. “We’d like to say thank you to the people in the community that help to put the sale on. We have a great following,” Kerlin said. Volunteer John McMullen said: “This is probably my sixth year. My wife prices books throughout the year. My daughter, myself and her fiance help with the actual sale. We get here Thursday about 5 (p.m.) and usually it’s done between 9:30 and 10. There’s probably about 50 people here unloading and putting books on table. It’s fun. We have a good time.” Betsy Noyce, of Lewisburg, attended the book sale with her husband, daughter and granddaughter. “This is a Mother’s Day tradition. We started coming five or six years ago. It’s the best book sale around, and we’re big readers,” Noyce said. Her granddaughter Caroline, 4, said she likes to come

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THE 51ST annual AAUW used booksale was a huge success. “because it has children’s books.” She proudly displayed a book she found, “The Mystery at the Haunted House.” The 52nd annual AAUW Used Book Sale will be held on May 11 to 14, 2013, at the Ag Arena. The AAUW will accept donations of books for the sale beginning on June 20 at their warehouse, 2100 E. College Ave., Suite D, in State College. For more information on AAUW, the book sale, and volunteering, visit www.aauwstatecollege.org.

Centre Gives fundraiser scheduled From Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — Match Days have occurred across the country, from Pittsburgh to San Diego, from Erie to Seattle, and despite their different locales, they all have one thing in common: They raise many thousands of dollars for their communities. Soon, Centre County will be added to that list of places. On June 27 to 28,

dozens of local nonprofits will participate in Centre Gives, an online fundraising initiative of the Centre County Community Foundation. This event will give local nonprofits, large, small and in between, the opportunity to reach out to supporters to raise a substantial amount of money, supplemented by $100,000 in matching funds provided by the Community Foundation. It will also enable those who care

about Centre County, but don’t know what they can do to help, to easily find an organization that supports their interests, whether they be environmental, artistic, educational, health-related, or anything else. From 6 a.m. on June 27 to 6 p.m. on June 28, people can log onto CentreGives.org, look at the profiles of participating organizations, donate and help our local nonprofits improve the quality of life in our community.

Penns Valley Girl Scout troops hold banquet, ceremony By SAM STITZER pennsvalley@centrecountygazette.com

SPRING MILLS — Girl Scout troops in Penns Valley held their annual end of the year banquet on May 7 at the Old Gregg School Community Center in Spring Mills. Members of nine troops attended the banquet, which featured a bridging ceremony, where the girls were recognized for advancing from one Girl Scout rank to the next higher rank. The banquet was organized by Troop 41207 members Rachel Wert, Virginia Stattel, Hannah Spotts, Hailee Wingard and Leah Johnson, as part of the requirements for their Silver Awards (except Spotts, who has already earned her Silver Award). The silver Award is the highest rank attainable by a Cadet Girl Scout. About 50 people attended the banquet, which featured a meal provided by The Gingerbread Man restaurant in State College. Following the meal, a bridging ceremony was held, where girls from two troops figuratively and literally crossed a bridge from one rank to the next higher rank. The final event of the evening was a fashion show by several of the scouts wearing vintage Girl Scout uniforms on loan from the Girl Scouts Council Office in State College. The show was staged in recognition of the 100th anniversary of Girl Scouting. Girl Scouting was founded in 1912 by Juliette Gordon Low in Savannah, Ga. Following her school years, Juliette Gordon traveled extensively in the United States and Europe. In 1886, Gordon married William Mackay Low, a wealthy Englishman, in Savannah. Although the couple moved to England, she continued her travels

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GIRLS FROM nine Penns Valley area troops attended the banquet and bridging ceremony. and divided her time between the British Isles and America. In England, she met Sir Robert Baden-Powell, who in 1910 had founded the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides in England, and she became interested in the new youth movement. Afterward, she channeled all her energies into the fledgling movement. She returned to the United States and made a historic telephone call to a friend (a distant cousin), saying, “I’ve got something for the girls of Savannah, and all of America, and all the world, and we’re going to start it tonight!” On March 12, 1912, she gathered 18 girls to register the first troop of American Girl Guides. The name of the organization was changed to Girl Scouts of America the following year,

and has continued to grow for a century. Last summer, Hannah Spotts and Hailee Wingard, along with other Penns Valley troops’ members, and Girl Scouts from Centre, Mifflin, Juniata, Clinton and Huntingdon counties made a trip to the home of Juliet Gordon Low in Savannah. They spent a week there, touring the historic home and learning about the history of Girl Scouting. “It was a lot of fun there,” said Spotts. “It was hot. One day it hit 107 (degrees).” The girls made and displayed a “Savannah board,” with photos and mementos from the trip. The troops participate in many activities in the Penns Valley area throughout the year.

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Spring Mills hosts craft show and farmers market By SAM STITZER pennsvalley@centrecountygazette.com

SPRING MILLS — Nittany Shop with Heart, a central Pennsylvania group of farmers market sellers, artisans, crafters and home business owners, hosted a craft show and farmers market on May 4 at the Old Gregg School Community Center in Spring Mills. An additional feature of this event was a pancake breakfast served by the youth of the Penns Valley Community Church, which meets in the old school. The meal was a fundraiser for the church’s youth center, which is also located in the Old Gregg School building. Keri Miller, director of the youth center, said the center is open on Monday and Wednesday afternoons, with about 20 teens from the Penns Valley area dropping by to study, socialize and just hang out. Miller hopes to open the center from three to five days a week in the fall. The Penns Valley Community Church youth group is led by youth pastor, Tim Shutes. The old school gymnasium and several other rooms were filled with a variety of vendors and non-profit group displays. Among the vendors was Debbie Bennett of Infinity Scarves. She came down from Clearfield with a line of handmade scarves. She also brought many decorative pump-

kins made from old sweaters wrapped with twine and stuffed with department store plastic bags. She saw the idea on the internet. “I could make those,” she said. She said the pumpkins are a great way to recycle both clothing and plastic bags. Another vendor was Ben Macneal of Macneal Orchards and Sugarbush, in Livonia, selling apple butter and real maple syrup. Macneal said: “Maple syrup has a great flavor, but it’s a lot of work.” He explained that their company extracts the sap from maple trees by tapping the trees and allowing the sap to flow out naturally. There is equipment on the market which speeds up the tapping process using vacuum pumps, but Macneal believes the vacuum process increases the chance of impurities being drawn into the sap. Once extracted, the sap is boiled down to produce syrup. This is another process that can’t be rushed. “Our syrup is the real thing,” Macneal said. Numerous other vendors attended the event, along with several farmers market vendors selling organically grown vegetables and a variety of home baked goods. The Nittany Shop with Heart group hosts similar craft show events during the Valentine’s Day and Christmas seasons.

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THE INDOOR MAJORETTE squad from Bald Eagle Area High School captured the gold medal at the Tournament Indoor Association Atlantic Coast Championships, which were held on May 5 at the Wildwood Convention Center.

Bald Eagle Area majorettes win gold From Gazette staff reports

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WILDWOOD — The Bald Eagle Area High School Indoor Majorettes recently completed their 2012 indoor competition season by capturing the gold medal at the Tournament Indoor Association Atlantic Coast Championships on May 5 at the Wildwood Convention Center. The majorette squad consists of 15 members, three coaches and a strong parent support group. The four-day event included competitions for majorettes, color guard, percussion and dance teams. There were over 200 units represented from six mid-Atlantic states throughout the competition. On May 3, preliminary rounds were held to determine which units would qualify for the finals competition on May 5. Preliminary scores for the Scholastic A Majorette division were: Bald Eagle Area in first with 88.90. BEA was followed by Eliza-

DEBBIE BENNETT shows her line of handmade scarves and pumpkins made from old sweaters.

‘Preakness Party’ to benefit PAWS

Military museum seeking volunteers From Gazette staff reports BOALSBURG — The Friends of the Pennsylvania Military Museum in Boalsburg are seeking volunteers to assist at the front desk and bookstore. Duties include selling tickets to the museum and handling sales for bookstore items. The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and

From Gazette staff reports

from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Volunteers do not have to work every shift and do not have to commit to the same day each week. Hours are flexible and pretty much up to the volunteer to help when they can. Anyone interested and those seeking more information about the volunteers duties may contact Bob Barry of the Friends of the Pennsylvania Military Museum at rb3710@aol.com.

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The Fresh Life: Birds of a feather flock to Bald Eagle State Park As part of the the Fourth Annual Bald Eagle Birding Festival, which has broadened from its original start as the Woodcock festival, there was a bird banding demonstration held at the Bald Eagle State Parks’ Environmental Learning Center on May 12. Volunteers Emily Thomas and Erick Perlock, of Warren, arrived early Saturday morning to start the process of catching and banding songbirds, native to the park, in order to obtain scientific data about the birds. Thomas and Perlock both graduated from Penn State with a master’s degree (Thomas) and bachelor’s (Perlock) in Wildlife and Fisheries Science. Both work for the Northern Research Station of the U.S. Forest Service and do demonstrations for their local Audubon chapter on the postbreeding use of clear cuts by birds. Thomas has banded nearly 4,000 birds since 2005. Bird banding is used to obtain useful information such as the approximate age. It also helps with population studies and determining territories. Recaptures are useful to determine survival and how long the bird has lived. Bird banding is also, “used to set game bird regulations,” Thomas said. The team started by setting up five “mist” nets in several locations near the learning center, where there are natural lanes of vegetation and where the song birds would normally fly or inhabit. The team Amy Debach-Condoes not use fer is a photografeeders to attract pher and picture the birds, but framing profession- they may play the al. She can be birds own “song” reached via email in order to attract at mosd14@yahoo. com or through her the male birds, as they are territoriWeb site at al and will come www.amyruth photography.com. to the area of the song to chase intruding birds away. The mist nets are very fine and are strung approximately 25 to 50 feet. Once a bird flies into the net, it is placed into a bag for “safe keeping,” until the data can be collected. This process does not harm the bird. While the team was not targeting a particular species of bird, there is currently a study being conducted at the park on the golden winged warbler. This particular demonstration was considered “passive netting.” The

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EMILY THOMAS prepares to band a common grackle. first bird was netted in minutes and was a grackle. The grackle is about he largest bird that can be caught in these particular mist nets. If anything larger is caught the team would quickly get the bird out. The process of gathering information and banding the bird is quick. The process includes using a guide to identify the species of bird, measuring its wing size and tail feathers, weighing the bird, and determining the sex and approximate age of the bird. If the sex is not immediately identifiable, researchers can sometimes use the wing to identify the sex. In the case of the common grackle, the wing was larger than what females would be at that age and the feathers were shinier. During the mating season, certain birds will develop distinctive plumage, which makes identifying the sex easier. To tell the approximate age of the bird, Thomas and Perlock look at the eyes of the bird. While certain species of adult birds have a specific eye color, most young birds have a gray/brown eye and as the bird matures, it turns to a yellow eye. Thomas and Perlock then determined, according to the guide, what size band to use on the bird. Making sure that the band is tight enough to spin freely around the foot but not come off, the band is put on the pliers then applied to the foot. The largest band Thomas had was a size 8. This would be used for larger birds such as the sharp shinned and broad winged hawk. Commonly netted and banded birds include the gray catbird, brown thrasher, yellow warbler, yellow goldfinch and song sparrow. The birds, when handled by Thomas or Perlock, were surprisingly docile, although they did say that birds such as

the chickadee, cardinal and tufted titmouse are sometimes aggressive when handled. It is a great time of the year to collect data on songbirds, as mid-May through June is most songbirds’ breeding and nesting season. Larger birds of prey such as hawks, eagles and owls have already nested so their young can be the appropriate size during the appropriate season. Also, many birds have just finished their migration back from places as far away as South America. The Bald Eagle Birding Festival included other events and attractions such as a scout hour, two bird walks, live bird presentations by Shaver’s Creek, kids programs and activities, food made by Boy Scouts, vendors who sold items such as birdhouses and feeders, information from conservation outfits such as the Millbrook Marsh and a Woodcock Trot to end the evening. The woodcock naturally performs a mating dance which starts around dusk. Interested individuals could witness the woodcock bouncing on the ground while doing a mating call, then take off and fly in circles between 300 to 400 feet in the air. On its way down, the woodcock’s wings make a twittering sound while they chirp. According to Nicholas Thomas, the environmental education specialist at Bald Eagle State Park, the festival was appropriate for “anyone In the business of supporting birds.” He urged those in the community to make frequent trips to Bald Eagle State Park. “We do great stuff like this (birding festival) all year long,” he said. “There is an online calendar of events and plenty more opportunities to learn about birds.”

Five Dollar Felines available at PAWS through month of May From Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — Centre County PAWS is celebrating their adoptable felines this May with a month-long promotion — Five Dollar Felines. That means you can welcome a new cat, aged one year or older, from PAWS into your home for $5. Note that all regular adoption eligibility requirements still apply. PAWS has been forced to temporarily halt the intake of cats over one year of age because of unusually low adoption numbers this April. By reducing the cat adoption fee from $65 to $5, PAWS hopes to quickly place their current cats into loving

homes, which will in turn open up space for other cats who are in need. The first 300 cat visitors to PAWS in May will also be treated with a coupon from Subway, who will also host a party to celebrate the cat adoptions at PAWS on Sunday, May 27. Even if you cannot adopt right now, you can still help PAWS by spreading the word about this promotion. Eligible cats are marked with a $5 Feline icon on the PAWS website-http://www.centrecountypaws.org/ cats/. Every cat that comes to PAWS is de-wormed, combination tested for FIV and FeLV and given any needed vaccinations before the search for a

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LOGAN GRANGE secretary Mona Bowmaster and the late Joe Hartle, master, congratulated Gladys Hartle on 60 years of service and membership to Logan Grange.

A closer look at ... Logan Grange No. 109 By PATTY BIRD For The Gazette

PLEASANT GAP — American values, hometown roots. Those four words are the new motto for the grange organization, and perfectly describe Logan Grange No. 109. Logan Grange No. 109, located in Pleasant Gap, is in many ways like its sister granges in Centre County. It was chartered over 138 years ago on Feb. 13, 1874, and immediately joined its sister granges in forming the Centre County Pomona Grange No. 13 in 1875. Logan Grange held its first meetings at the Logan Branch School House outside Pleasant Gap. The current building at 122 N. Main St. in Pleasant Gap was built in 1931 holding its first meeting on Jan. 30, 1932. At Logan Grange today you will find a membership in excess of 160 members who live throughout the country. Members serve on the Centre County Grange Encampment and Fair Committee, as officers at Pomona Grange No. 13 and also as officers and committee members at the Pennsylvania State Grange. Along with the monthly meeting, which is at 7 p.m. on the third Monday of the month, members are involved in many other community projects. Members participate in the state sponsored Family Festival held each summer at the Grange Fair grounds, attend the County Pomona Grange meetings, attend the Pennsylvania state session each fall which will be held this coming year in Butler and participate at the national level, being held this year in Boise, Idaho. Logan members enter a float and exhibit each year at Grange Fair, along with their personal exhibits. Members also exhibit entries at the state and national level. They represent the grange on other community organization boards and help to actively fight for the rights of the farm community. Monthly meetings include programs of interest from numerous community organizations. Grange also provides opportunities for individuals and families to develop to their highest potential in order to help build stronger communities. Some of the projects supported by Logan Grange are Operation Shoebox, Pets Come First — the new SPCA, Paws of Centre County, A Women’s Concern, Pleasant Gap Elementary School Third Grade Dictionary Project, Operation Military Kids, Centre Crest, Centre County Grange Fair Queen Contest, the Food Banks in Pleasant Gap and at Faith United Methodist Church, appeals for other community and grange members along with making blankets for area hospitals. It also sponsors an AARP senior driving course and two senior awards at Bellefonte Area High School. Members willingly give their time to help serve banquets and dinners for other community organization’s meetings and holiday parties. The Logan Grange Hall is available for rental for private parties and meetings and is currently selling several versions of grange cookbooks that are available by calling Mona Bowmaster at (814) 355-2943. Logan Grange has many members that have over 50 years of service to the organization. It proudly honors them for benchmark years and each year awards a Member of the Year Award. As we do this we also remember our members that we lost each year. Most recently, we lost our master, Joseph H. Hartle, Jr. Hartle will be missed by many and our grange especially. As we continue to go on, we will keep his family in our thoughts and prayers. If you would like to attend a meeting and join Logan Grange, feel free to contact any member or our secretary at (814) 355-2943.

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Plant sale benefits history By KAREN DABNEY For The Gazette

STATE COLLEGE — The Centre County Historical Society’s 17th annual Plant Celebration and Garden Sale on May 12 was the perfect place to buy a Mother’s Day gift, obtain answers to gardening questions and find interesting and unusual plants for landscaping and gardening. The sale was held at Centre Furnace Mansion in College Township. “We just couldn’t have had a better weather day,� said Mary Sorensen, executive director of the Centre County Historical Society and the Centre Furnace Mansion. She said the sale proceeds benefit the gardens and grounds of the historic Centre Furnace Mansion and Boogersburg School properties. In addition to the vendors, the event included self-guided tours of Center Furnace Mansion, the Native American exhibit and the gardens. The Penn State Cooperative Extension master gardeners presented a rain barrel workshop and answered gardening questions throughout the day. They also sold small container gardens. The free “One for Me, One for Mom� plant workshop gave children a hands-on gardening experience. Each child could plant two annual flowers to take home for Mother’s Day. The garden sale offered plant lovers an opportunity to buy trees, shrubs, flowers, native plants and vegetable seedlings from a diverse group of mostly local growers. The Go Native Tree Farm of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania was the only vendor from outside Centre County. “They contacted us because we have all the rare species,� said Hans Rosenfeld of Go Native Tree Farm. “We specialize in species native to the northeast, including 300 eastern native hardwoods. We try to keep them all in stock.� He said the Go Native Tree Farm is

working with Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster to test the feasibility of replacing the grasses used on green roofs with the sandcherry, a native ground cover stocked by his company and available at the plant sale. The plants grow one foot tall and produce small, edible cherries. Jim Eisenstein of Boalsburg sold heirloom tomato seedlings. “I always have extras, so I decided I’ll go on a mission of getting people to eat real tomatoes. It’s a hobby. I donate the proceeds to the Historical Society,� he said. A vendor at the State College farmers markets, Sarah Berndt of Rebersburg, grows flowers and perennials. “My retired friends kept giving me plants and I couldn’t throw them out. That’s how I got into this business,� she said. Berndt specializes in plants that flower, but also offered some Japanese maple seedlings. Deb Fisher, of Deb’s Flower Farms in Julian Woods, sells flowers at the Lemont and State College Friday farmers markets. At the plant sale, she offered miniature gardens of succulent plants in her hand-crafted hypertufa containers. The rough-surfaced gray containers look like carved rock but are porous to reduce the risk of overwatering. Leslie Zuck, owner of Common Ground Organic Farm in Potters Mills, said all of her plants were certified organic and locally grown from seed. Other vendors included the Centre Furnace Master Gardeners, Tate Farm Foods of Centre Hall, Rose Franklin’s Perennials of Spring Mills and Shuey’s Market, which was established in 1879 and located on the Benner Pike between Bellefonte and State College. The Centre County Historical Society Plant Celebration and Garden Sale is held each year on the day before Mother’s Day, providing inspiration and Pennsylvaniagrown plants for gardeners and free tours of historic Centre Furnace Mansion.

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COUPLES EXIT Miles Dehass’s 1955 Chevy convertible.

Penns Valley High School holds prom By SAM STITZER pennsvalley@centrecountygazette.com

SPRING MILLS — The evening of May 11 was prom night for students of Penns Valley High School. The State College Elks Club near Boalsburg was the site of the traditional event. The formally dressed couples, as well as parents, family members and friends arrived well in advance of the 7 p.m. start time to enjoy the spectator sport of prom watching. As the young couples arrived, all eyes focused on the beautiful gowns and tuxedoes. Some couples made grand entrances. For example, Miles DeHass drove his brother’s granddaughter and friends to the prom in his shining orange and white 1955 Chevrolet convertible, which drew cheers and compliments from the crowd in the parking lot. It was a scene reminiscent of the red carpet at the Oscars. Gene Maylock and Hanna McGuire, parents of senior Gabrielle (Gabi) Maylock said this prom was a bittersweet moment,

for them and Gabi, since it was her last prom at Penns Valley High School. Following her graduation, Gabi plans to attend the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, majoring in business. After many photographs and greetings, the couples moved inside to the main ballroom of the Elks facility. DJ Andy Landis was already spinning up plenty of wallthumping rock ’n roll, and the students soon took to the dance floor. After some high-energy, high-decibel dancing, the pace slowed and couples slowly swayed to romantic ballads in a fairy tale-like atmosphere. Penns Valley assistant principal Randy Seely said there were about 170 tickets sold for the prom this year. He noted that this year’s senior class at Penns Valley is somewhat small, numbering fewer than 100 students. Historically, the graduating classes have contained around 125 students. When all was done, the students left the ballroom with a multitude of pleasant memories which will be the talk of class reunions for decades to come.

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MINI RELAY

MAY 17-23, 2012

Fifth Annual Linden Loop draws crowd of more than hundred From Gazette staff reports LINDEN HALL — The Fifth Annual Linden Loop was held on May 6 with 110 people participating. There were a total of 48 on the 28mile bike ride, 24 on the 5-mile run, 21 on the 5-mile family bike ride and 17 on the 5-mile walk. In the 5-mile run, Alan Effrig was first on the men’s side with a time of 31:16. Jim Wenger was second in 31:30 and Forrest Briscoe was third in 34:05. Rex Moore was fourth (36:58) and Brian Johnson was fifth (41:42). Rounding out the top 10 were: Adam Raish (42:56), John Johnson (42:58),

Robert Steffer (43:52), Dennis McDowell (46:09) and Michael Shadow (48:20). On the women’s side in the 5-mile run, Victoria Raish was first in 34:35. She was followed by Amy Sten, who was second in a time of 40:33. Nina Safran (41:27) was third, Heather Shadow (42:14) was fourth and Nicole Summers (45:55) was fifth. Brooke Ricker (49:01), Carrie Saylor (54:20) and Janice McGregor (54:26) finished sixth, seventh and eighth, respectively. In the 28-mile bike ride, Mark Higgens was first across the finish line for the men. He was first in 1:30.25. Paul Rito was second

(1:30.27) and Ryan Morgan (1:30.38) was third. Fourth place went to Raymond Sheftic (1:47.43), while fifth went to Dan O’Brien (1:48.42). Wrapping up the top 10 were: Dan Albaugh (1:49.58), Sean Ion (1:52.32), David Moore (1:52.32), Cliff Kanz (1:54.37) and Mark Kreidler (1:56.34). On the women’s side, Lisa Strayer was first in 1:58.56. Maren Dotoli (1:58.56) was second and Karen Michael (2:01.49) was third. In the 5-mile walk, Elisa Shadow was first and Kathy Carra was second. In the 5-mile bike ride, Fred Raish was first in the men’s division. Cindy Bathurst was first on the women’s side.

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CENTRE CREST recently held a mini-Relay for Life. Above, back row, from left: Gail Miller, event co-chair, Lisa Park, recreation leader, Karen Barner, recreation leader and Pamela Royer, event co-chair. Front row: Kathryn Warner and Abigail Bressler. Below, resident Mary Parmenter started the walk. The theme of the relay was Dr. Seuss.

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ALAN EFFRIG gets a jump on the competition at the start of the 5-mile run.

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PARTICIPANTS LINED up at the start of the 5-mile family bike ride.

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Runner-up Furey, a Lock Haven University grad but not a member of the golf team, talked about the playoff. “I hit a pretty good shot off the tee, on the hole, which was 460 yards,� stated Furey. “I was laying about 180 to the (middle) of the green and I had to play mostly two clubs down all day because of the weather. I hit a pretty good shot from there, but I was 50 feet from the hole.� “I started my round with a bogey but then I settled down,� Williams explained. “I managed to make a few pars to close out the front side but hit a few loose irons on the first few holes on the back. At No. 12, I was in a bunker and hit a shot that saved my round. I managed to get up and down and that steadied me for the back nine and allowed me to get in the playoff and I was fortunate enough to finish on top.� Furey, who plays the Florida mini tours in the winter, was first alternate. Sitting in the middle of the field after turning the front nine in three over 39, Furey bogied the par three No. 10 (180 yards) and appeared not to be a contender as Kevin Foley, a former Penn State golfer who is enjoying quite a bit of success on the Nationwide Tour, held the lead through 10 holes at even par. But the shifting 20-mile per hour winds caught Foley’s tee ball on the par 5, No. 14 (609 yards) and carried it out of bounds and he finished with a triple bogey eight to fall back behind Williams. Furey played the final eight holes in 2-under par while Williams, who played the front nine even, made bogies at No. 11 (394 yards) and No. 13 (362) before finishing with 38 and the playoff ensued. “I didn’t realize until the 16th (364 yards) hole that it was Furey (not Foley) I was chasing,� said Williams. “I played a practice round yesterday with Foley and when I saw his name on top of the leaderboard I wasn’t surprised.� Foley needed to survive a three-way playoff to capture the second alternate spot over Andrew Bradley of Bethlehem (Pa.) and Chris Covelli of Buffalo, N.Y. Foley hails from Somerville, N.J. Foley missed the to qualifying spot by one

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Tourney honors life of B.J. Wetzler By CHRIS MORELLI editor@centrecountygazette.com

MINGOVILLE — The Fifth annual B.J. Wetzler Golf Tournament went off without a hitch on May 12. It was a special day of golfing that paid tribute to a very special person. “It was just an unbelievable day,” said tournament organizer John Wetzler. “We had a picture-perfect day. We had 120 golfers pay and we had 115 show up. It was a very, very good day.” The tournament was held once again at the Nittany Country Club in Mingoville. The tournament pays tribute to Rebecca Jo (B.J.) Wetzler. She’s the daughter of John and Mary Wetzler. B.J. died of melanoma cancer on Dec. 22, 2006 — just nine days shy of her 28th birthday. “This is truly a labor of love,” Wetzler explained. “We get so much help from so many different people. It has turned into an amazing event.” In addition to the tourney, there was a silent auction of sports memorabilia, sports tickets, getaways, services, gift cer-

tificates and food coupons. The money raised will go toward a scholarship that will be awarded to senior member of the Bellefonte Area High School softball team. The B.J. Wetzler Scholarship is maintained by the Bellefonte Education Foundation. “B.J. played a lot of sports, but as she got older, softball really came to the forefront,” Wetzler said. “When she passed, we wanted to do something really special. My son said, ‘B.J. did more in 27 years than most people do in their lifetime.’ We felt like the golf tournament would be a fitting tribute. We play at Nittany, where B.J. golfed.” The tournament is a fitting tribute to one of the finest players to ever wear the red and white. As he talked about his late daughter, Wetzler couldn’t help but get emotional. “B.J. was a fighter, she never gave up. Even through the chemo, she never lost her hair. She never stopped working, either. When she was diagnosed with melanoma cancer, we never thought we’d lose her. Then she was gone, it was just a tremendous loss,” he said.

Wetzler thanked all of the sponsors for this year’s tournament. Food sponsors were: Giant Foods, Bonfatto’s and Hofbrau Pizza. Water and soda sponsors were: Culligan, First Quality of Lock Haven and the Wetzler family. Head coach’s club hole sponsors were: Strouse Electric, Wendy’s of State College, Wendy’s of Huntingdon, G.W. Auto Collision Repair, Mid State Access and Mobility, the Proper family, Bens A. Hepp Industries, Haines Vaults, Inc., Hardy Enterprises LLC, Mike’s Video, McDonald’s, Bill Workman Insurance, Mike Kennedy, Dr. Nicole Carnicella, DMD, Lion Country Kia, Wetzler Funeral Service, Company Grill, Progressive Motors, Black Walnut Body Shop, Judge Jonathan Grine, Hawbaker Engineering and Mom, Dad, Jeff and family. Over the past four years, the committee has awarded 11 $1,000 scholarships to graduating seniors. Wetzler has been thrilled with the response to the tournament. “When you live in a small town, something like this becomes a community activity,” Wetzler said. “I’m just overwhelmed at how many people come out to golf, come out to help. It’s just amazing. It shows you how many lives B.J. touched.”

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SPREAD Toftrees , from page 15 (par 5, 528-yards) and then had a good look (biridie) on No. 18 (par 4, 438-yards) so few a couple more putts drop. ... � As to Foley’s future on the Nationwide Tour, where he is a mere $9,000 from earning his full-time card, it’s only a matter of time. “My aspiration is to make a career playing professional golf on the PGA Tour and continually improve at the game of golf through productive practice and tournament competition,� Foley said. “I will constantly provide myself with the opportunities to grow and enhance my skills and experience. I will welcome each new opportunity as a chance to raise the level of my golf game. I believe that hard work and persistence will create the opportunities for success. You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them. I know that I have what it takes to compete on the PGA Tour and that with the hard work, dedication, and support behind me I will reach that level.� It was the first time that Toftrees hosted an Open qualifier. Only seven players in the 20-man field broke 80 on a tough day to play. Volunteers from the USGA and the North Central Pennsylvania Golf Association and many volunteers from the host club assisted with scoring and spotting conducted the tournament. Former Penn State golfer and a member of the Mini Pro Tour, Gregory Pieczynski carded an 81 while former Tyrone golfer Jimmy Gillam, also a member of the Mini Tour, recorded a round of 82.

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Fred Krispin, Dallas, Pa. 46-41 — 87 Mike Fegely, Whitehall, Pa. 45-46 — 91 John Atherton, Toronto, Ontario — WD Keith Unikel, Potomac, Md. — WD Victor Ciesielski, Cambridge, Ontario — WD *Won in one-hole playoff.

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FORMER PENN STATE golfer Gregory Piecznski surveys his putt on No. 16.

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Toftrees Golf Club 7,107-yards, Par 72 Eric Williams, Honesdale, Pa. 36-38 — 74* Mike Furey, Summit Hill, Pa. 39-35 — 74 Kevin Foley, Somerville, N.J. 36-39 — 75 Andrew Bradley, Bethlehem, Pa. 38-37 — 75 Chris Covelli, Buffalo, N.Y. 37-38 — 75 Aaron Patalune, Portage, Pa. 43-36 — 79 Kyle Deisher, Montgomery, Pa. 41-38 — 79 David Lang, Toronto, Ontario 38-42 — 80 Brandon Matthews, Dupont, Pa. 40-41 — 81 Gregory Pieczynski, Kingston, Pa. 40-41 — 81 Jacob Kehres, Bloomsburg, Pa. 39-43 — 82 Jimmy Gillam, Altoona, Pa. 41-41 — 82 Robert Seebold, Danville, Pa. 39-43 — 82 Michael Molino, Dallas, Pa. 42-43 — 85 Nick Loeb, Danville, Pa. 42-43 — 85

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Centre County golf courses

Above Par: The best holes across Centre County By the Gazette sports staff There is some excellent golfing in Centre County. Whether it’s the Elks Country Club, Toftrees or Penn State’s Blue and White Golf Courses, there are plenty of challenging holes around the county. With that in mind, we thought we’d take a look at some of the best Centre County has to offer.

CENTRE HILLS COUNTRY CLUB No. 7, par 3, 182 yards Short is not always sweet. Don’t let the yardage fool you — this is an extremely challenging hole. The small green is surrounded by five bunkers. Get stuck in one of those, and it can make for a long afternoon. Go over the fence located next to the out-of-bounds area, and it’s a one-stroke penalty.

NITTANY COUNTRY CLUB No. 4, par 3, 221 yards The club in Mingoville has several challenging holes, but the most talked about is easily the No. 4. The false front on the fourth hole can cause problems for everyone — from the novice to the pro. There are trees on both sides and a three-foot drop from the front of the green to the fairway.

PENN STATE BLUE COURSE No. 14, Par 3, 142 yards The 14th hole is short, for sure, but a large pond

can cause problems for even the most experienced golfer. The hole is well bunkered and has five different sets of yardage. The water is intimidating, that’s for sure.

PENN STATE WHITE COURSE No. 18, Par 5, 492 yards There’s no reward here as you close out your day at the Penn State White Course. The par 5 boasts 492 yards — almost five football fields — all uphill. The tree-lined fairway makes this one of the toughest holes in Centre County.

PHILIPSBURG ELKS LODGE AND COUNTRY CLUB No. 3, Par 4, 356 Yards You want a challenge? You got it. This narrow, tree-lined shot on the third hole will challenge any golfer. There is a rock hazard crossing the hole, which means a shot should not go more than 225 yards. The second shot is 150 yards straight uphill onto a small green.

STATE COLLEGE ELKS COUNTRY CLUB No. 7, Par 4, 431 yards Although the club recently changed hands, the course is still the same — challenging. No. 7 is one of the best of the bunch. The tee shot has to carry over a creek. After that, it’s uphill with a dogleg right. The green slopes from back to front and right to left. It is, without a doubt, one of the course’s longest and most challenging par fours.

TOFTREES GOLF RESORT No. 9, Par 4, 298 yards This hole has it all — a large water hazard, bunkers and an elevated approach shot. Despite the difficulty level, it is one of the most picturesque holes in Centre County.

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Senior leadership Bellefonte’s Jess Gmerek makes her final season a memorable one middle. We lost Erica for a few games earlier this season and Jess really BELLEFONTE — held things together. She When it comes to being a did a nice job working team player, Bellefonte’s with the new players,” Jess Gmerek not only Kohlhepp said. talks the talk, she walks According to Gmerek, the walk. she and DeVinney have She may not be the really jelled as the season biggest kid on the field. has moved into May. Or the loudest. None of “I thought Erica and I that matters. did a really good job See, Gmerek would pulling this infield torather let her bat — and gether,” she said. mitt — do the talking. Gmerek knows that it “She has grown little takes hard work and deby little. Defensively, she termination to win a state makes great plays look championship. Coming routine at second base, into the 2012 campaign, she really does,” said she spent even more time Bellefonte head coach in the offseason working Gregg Kohlhepp. “She’s a out, preparing for the nice kind of even-keel challenges the team has role model. She has that faced this season. leadership quality. When “I’m here for my teamthings get tough, you can mates. Anything they really look to her.” need, I’m going to do. If Gmerek doesn’t althey need me to catch, ways get the most attenI’m going to step up and tion. Hannah and Vanesdo it,” Gmerek said. sa Cooper snatch a lot of According to the headlines because of Kohlhepp, her leadership their dominance as batqualities really came out tery mates. However, during winter workouts. Gmerek is the rock for “In the winter, she was the Lady Raiders. always there, always putTake this season, for ting time in. She has a example. Bellefonte enpart-time job, she’s a ters the district playoffs great student, but she alwith a 16-4 record. ways had the time to be Gmerek — the squad’s there for softball. She’s second baseman — has not a big fan of catching, TIM WEIGHT/For The Gazette but she shows up at hit safely in 19 of the BELLEFONTE’S JESS GMEREK gets a high five from head coach Gregg Kohlhepp after hitting a home run during last week’s game with team’s 20 games. workouts and does some As the team readies Central. catching for us. She was for the postseason, in the weight room all Gmerek likes where the year, too,” Kohlhepp said. dramatic fashion, rallying for a 3-2 victory over Jersey squad is. Gmerek said that her coach has motivated her to do bigShore. “We’ve had some hard practices, we’ve been through ger and better things. “That was such a family-oriented team, such a special battles and we’re pulling together,” she said. “We’re real “He’s awesome. He’s always giving us positive feedteam. I don’t know that we had that at the beginning of this strong going into the playoffs.” back, helping us. Anything we need, he’s there for us. On season, but the seniors have really helped this team come Gmerek’s path to being a team leader has been an interthe field, off the field, in school, he’s always there for us together fast. We’re looking really good,” Gmerek said. esting one, to say the least. and it’s always good to have someone like that who’s there During her junior season, Gmerek moved from outfield She made the squad as a freshman and got some playoff for you,” she said. to infield, taking over at second base. experience. Then, during her sophomore season, Gmerek With the season winding down, Gmerek knows that her “She stepped right in and we haven’t missed a beat with forced Kohlhepp’s hand. time in a Lady Raider uniform is limited. her in there,” Kohlhepp said. “Her bat started getting her in the lineup,” he said. “She Obviously, she’d like to add another state title to the This season, Gmerek has matured into the senior leader had the big three-run triple that helped us knock off Monsign at O’Leary Field. Kohlhepp knew she would be. tour and put us into the state championship game. We won “I’m going to give it my all and leave it all on the field. Defensively, the Lady Raiders are solid in the middle, that game 3-0. She was a big part of that day.” Play with no regrets,” she said. “That’s what I’ve been thanks in part to Gmerek. Bellefonte, of course, went on to win the state title in doing.” “Jess and Erica DeVinney really make a great duo up the

By CHRIS MORELLI

editor@centrecountygazette.com

First rule of baseball: once a fan, always a fan I’ve loved sports since I was a kid. I’m not sure when it happened, exactly. I’m guessing I was pretty young. My first love, without a doubt, was baseball. I played it. I watched it. If it involved a ball and a glove, I was all about it. I can remember going to the drug store to buy a package of Topps baseball cards and rifling through the deck, furiously searching for players from the Pittsburgh Pirates, my favorite team. If I failed to find a Bucco in the deck, I would chew the stale gum and look forward to the next pack. I spent many days in the backyard of my home in suburban Pittsburgh and bounced a baseball off the pitchback. The ugly orange contraption was my summertime companion. Sometimes, I would just pitch and desperately try to hit the square target which signified a strike. Other times, I would fire a ball near the bottom of the pitchback and try to track down the pop fly. Chris Morelli is the Other times, I would send a ball in high editor of the Centre and try to field a grounder through the County Gazette. He crabgrass and dandelions. can be reached at During the summer months, my editor@centre countygazette.com friends and I would walk about a mile to a local playground. We would pull cardboard and paper from the trash can to form our makeshift bases. Although we didn’t have enough players to field a real team, we would employ ghost runners and

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steady pitchers in an attempt to fill out the lineup. Most of us were fans of the Pittsburgh Pirates. We wore Pirates’ T-shirts and caps. A couple of us even had the plastic batting helmets that we’d wear whenever we stepped into the batter’s box. We realized that the helmet was simply a decoration and provided no protection whatsoever. We didn’t care. We’d stand in the batter’s box and imitate our favorite player. Most of my friends tried to imitate Willie Stargell’s windmill. Every player on those 1970s Pirates’ teams had a unique swing. I had perfected Dave Parker’s “Cobra” swing. I’d dig into the box and twirl the bat just like No. 39. If only I could stroke the ball like the two-time batting champion, I thought. We would spend hours at the ballfield, breaking only for lunchtime trips to Hamilton’s Market for a Slush Puppie or some penny candy. Most of the time, our mothers had to come to the field and pry the bats out our hands. By the end of the day, we were covered in dirt and grass stains. At night, we would listen to the Pirates on KDKA, then the flagship home of the Bucs. Back then, there was no ROOT Sports and very few games were televised. West coast trips were the best. Especially in the summer months, I’d stay up late and listen to game with the Dodgers, Giants or Padres on a small red transistor radio. Some of my favorite memories as a youngster came from sitting with my grandpap on the porch of his North Side home, listening to the Pirates. We’d sit and listen from start to finish. He’d sip his tea and I’d drink sugary, sweet fruit punch that in no way, shape or form could’ve been good for you.

We’d listen as the Pirates battled rivals like the Philadelphia Phillies, the Montreal Expos and the New York Mets. We’d cheer when they won and be dejected when they lost, like any good fans. And we’d celebrate wildly when Pops or The Cobra went yard. We could see the fireworks at Three Rivers Stadium from his porch. When I was lucky enough, I’d actually go to Three Rivers Stadium to check out the Pirates in person. Those trips, however, were few and far between. Tickets, food, beverages and parking were an extra expense that most of my friends couldn’t afford. Luckily, I had parents who understood my love of the game and would take me to watch my beloved Pirates when the opportunity arose. Normally, it was on a 2-for-1 night from a coupon book or a Sunday afternoon when there was some type of a giveaway that I begged and pleaded for. The magical year was 1979 — the last time the Pirates won the World Series. The October night that Omar Moreno grabbed the final out in the bottom of the ninth at Baltimore, my Mom and I raced to the front porch and banged pots and pans. Some folks shot off firecrackers, others honked their car horns. I was 10. Little did I know that the Pirates would not make it back to the promised land. As an adult, I have suffered for the past two decades as the losing seasons pile up. However, I still wear my Pirates’ hat with pride. The black and gold runs through my veins, for better or worse. It’s 2012 and I’m bracing for another losing season. But I will watch and I will cheer. Most importantly, I will hope. Because that’s what fans do.

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Lifetime love of golf inspires professional Frey MINGOVILLE — It’s not often that one finds a passion in life that eventually becomes your life’s ambition and a family business. Such is the case for Nittany Country Club PGA Club Professional Scott Frey. “I started when I was 4-5 years old when I would walk the golf course with my dad, Terry,” explained Frey. “When I got a little bit older I got into playing competitive golf at 8. I caddied and I shagged balls for Ted Sheftic (PGA golf professional in New Oxford) down in York County’s Red Lion Country Club. I just wanted to be on the golf course all the time and it just sort of grew from there and into high school and college golf (California State, now California University near Pittsburgh and played four years out there.” “Scottie was one of my junior players, this goes back from 1965 to 1969 when I was the head pro at the Red Lion,” Sheftic said of Frey. “I remember I was giving Scottie a lesson and he was not paying attention so I picked him up and dropped him into a small creek that ran through the club, after that I always got his attention. Scott became a good player along John Dixon writes a with his brother Jeff. I weekly golf column was very proud of him for The Centre when he became a County Gazette. He PGA Professional.” can be reached at As to becoming a jwd1@psu.edu. golf professional, originally that was not in Frey’s future. Or so he thought. “I really wasn’t looking to get into the golfing business,” explained Frey. “But was thinking of being park ranger. I was a biology major in college until I transferred out of that. I then majored in economics and business. I thought about the golf business because I really enjoyed it.” Frey turned professional following graduation from California State in the summer of 1981. This summer Frey celebrates his 31st season in the golf business and third at the Mingoville golf course. “I worked at several golf courses as an assistant professional after college,” said Frey. “I then moved to State College in 1981 and started at Centre Hills Country Club as an assistant to Tom Hanna (now Maryland University’s head golf coach) and John Kellogg (professional at Radley Run in West Chester) for a year.” Frey was born and raised in Red Lion, but has been in the central Pennsylvania area for the past few decades at various golf courses and currently resides in Boalsburg with wife, Tracy, and their son, Nathan. Following his stint at Centre Hills, Frey’s next stop was the Lewistown Country Club as the head PGA professional in 1986. “I stayed in Lewistown until 1990 when the opportunity came to head to Boalsburg as the head PGA professional at the State College Elks Country Club in 1991,” stated Frey. “So I’ve kinda stayed in the area since 1981 really.” “Nittany Country Club is a great, little

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golf course,” Frey said of the par-72, 6,014yard layout in Mingoville. “It’s fun. It’s private. It’s nice. We don’t have tee times. We don’t have to worry about booking tee times all day long. Probably the one thing I was more concern with than anything was getting people off No. 9 green to No. 10 tee and the people going off No. 1.” Since Nittany is a nine-hole course layout, No. 1 and No. 10 share the same tee SCOTT FREY box. “But the members seem to know the policy and they just kinda let it happen,” Frey said of the overlapping tee shots for the front and back holes. “I was actually raised on the Red Lion course that was a nine-hole golf course. Red Lion Country Club, unfortunately, is no longer in existence. It was closed due to eminent domain and that took a few holes. The high school ended up with it and run their cross country meets on it.” Golf wasn’t the only thing that drew Frey to central Pennsylvania. He met his wife while working at the Lewistown golf course and she worked at the course. “The relationship kinda grew and one thing lead to another,” Frey said. “And we’ve been happily married for 22 years. It’s pretty much been a family business. She’s my right hand. She handles most of the paperwork and the backside of the business and she’s very knowledgeable of the business. “She has a full-time job and this is her ‘other’ full-time job,” laughed Frey. “She works full-time for Rex Energy. But when she’s here she works hard for the club. I have a staff of three, part-timers, plus two Tracy, and myself who is full-time but not paid. I work six days a week, too many hours to count, but probably ballpark 6070 hours a week. And that’s minimum at that, maybe closer to 90. Ten hours a day during the summer is not uncommon.” But with the hours is minus in the golfing business there are always pluses that make the job worthwhile. “I would say the golfers,” Frey said. “There aren’t any better people than golfers. We do it because we love it and a lot of people can say they worked all their life doing something they really didn’t enjoy. We enjoy it. Golf professionals, if you are going to spend 80 hours a week at a place, you gotta love it. And that’s why we do it. “I love to teach,” added Frey. “I love to run the tournaments. The other hard part is watching people play golf. There’s a big fallacy in that golf professionals play golf, well we don’t play golf unless you are at one of those big country clubs that have a lot of staff and you can go out and play with the members a lot. I’m fortunate if I get out once a week. Most club professionals are in the pro shop making the club money.”

Bellefonte Softball Golf Tournament benefitting a scholarship fund at the Bellefonte High School in Wetzler’s honor was held this past weekend at the Nittany Country Club in Mingoville. Over $10,000 was raised from the event to benefit the scholarship fund. “We had an awesome tournament on Saturday,” commented organizer JohnWetzler, and also B.J.’s father. “The weather was picture perfect. We had 115 golfers participate with and additional five golfers donating their fee but did not play. The silent auction was amazing and many great deals were secured by golfers and the general public who stopped by.” Winners of he gross division with a score of 59 was the foursome of Bill Workman, Earl Yarnell, Thomas Workman and Rich Letters. Second with a 61 after matching scorecards was the team of Mark Johnson, Ken Bean, Dallas Gallo and Jeff Burns. Also shooting 61 was the group consisting of Bill Luther Jr., Ron Benton, Don Richards and Ray Andrews. Fourth was Larry Walker, Lana Walker, Ron Witmer and Dave Fuentes shooting a 62. Fifth place, with a 63, was the foursome of Barry Reese, Chuck Colyer, David Hipple and Jim Dobson. Winners of the skill prizes were: Frank Webster, GC “Your Cigar Den” on hole No. 4; Bill Luther Jr., Werner Ladder “Home Depot,” No. 8; Tom Novitsky, GC “Miller’s Detailing,” No. 13; Ray Andrews, GC Pro Shop “The Committee,” No. 17; Nicole Carnicella, Golf Balls “Walker Family,” No. 9; Doug KcKee, Golf Balls “Walker Family,” No. 14; and Whitey Noll, Golf Balls “Walker Family,” No. 7. 13th annual Jack Frank Memorial The 13th annual Jack Frank Memorial Golf Tournament was held this past weekend at the Philipsburg Elks Country Club. The year’s event benefits the 2012 Philipsburg-Osceola Mounties’ Baseball program. Taking first place in the net division was the foursome of Adam Bears, Jason McCliment, Jim Willis and Mike Willis posting a round of 56. Seven teams tied for second place shooting a net score of 60. The first foursomes was Jim Haversack, Charlie Haversack, Joel Albert and Jim Green. Second was the team of Jeremy Adams, Fred Arnold, Tyler Arnold and Jim Green. Third was the group of Andy Brickley, Barry Kline, Dave Williamson and Dan Socash. Fourth was Lou LaFuria, Aaron Levonick, Brad Wood and Cory Wood. Fifth was the team of Pat Coval, Tony Kovalski, Dan

Stricek and Georgiann Way. The sixth team consisted of Ryan Dobo, Jeremy Potter, Josh Potter and Derick Weitoish and the seventh team was Devin Grimaldi, Jim Soltis, Scott Webster and Greg Whitehead. Shooting a 55 to win the gross division was the foursome of Nate Lucas, Bob Mitchell, Josh Muir and Jack Frank Jr. Placing second with a 58 was the team of Don Johnson, Matt Johnson, Bo Sankey and Doug Sankey. There was a three-way tie for third with a round of 61. That group included Frank Conklin, Keith Hahn, Dan Wachter and Harlen West. Second of the three was Jeff Herr, Al Herr, Dave Arnold and Stan LaFuria. The third group consisted of Gary Byron, Mouse Dixon, Sam Peterson and Ed Yarger.

UPCOMING EVENTS Bald Eagle Area Varsity Club/Gary Confer Memorial Tournament The 23rd annual Bald Eagle Area Varsity Club/Gary Confer Memorial Tournament will be held on June 16 at Belles Springs Golf Course, located in Mill Hall. Registration begins at 7:15 am, with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. Cost is $75 per golfer and includes 18 holes of golf, riding cart, commemorative gift, on-course refreshments and door prizes. There will be an awards presentation directly after golf has concluded. Please contact Doug Dyke at (814) 3555721 or (814) 308-4650 or via email at ddyke@beasd.org with questions or to register a team. Sponsors also welcome to call. Please make checks payable to BEA Varsity Club. Please note that the tourney will only accept the first 36 foursomes. Please mail checks to: 751 S. Eagle Valley Road, Wingate, PA 16823-4799.

COMING UP ACES Renee Marks of State College recorded her first hole-in-one on the par-3, 108-yard hole No. 4 at the Centre Hills Country Club New Course using a 7-iron hybrid. Her husband, Don, witnessed the ace.

GOLF QUOTES “Golf is an ineffectual attempt to put an elusive ball into an obscure hole with implements ill-adapted to the purpose.” — 28th U.S. President Woodrow Wilson

GOLF NOTES Good news for golfers in the Huntingdon and Philipsburg Areas. Beginning this week, items pertaining to Standing Stone Golf Club and the Philipsburg Elks Country Club will be listed in this column.

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TOURNEY RESULTS Fifth annual B. J. Wetzler Memorial Bellefonte Softball Golf Tournament The Fifth annual B. J. Wetzler Memorial

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The Glass Eye: No offense, no excitement We’re down to the “final four� in hockey, and while I have tremendous respect for the teams that have made it this far, I’m alarmed at a trend we’re seeing in the league. Let me illustrate below: The eight best offenses in the NHL this season were, in order: Pittsburgh, Boston, Philadelphia, Ottawa, Vancouver, Chicago, Detroit and Nashville. Included in there are your last four Stanley Cup-winning teams, as well as the runner-up team from each of those seasons as well. (Detroit faced Pittsburgh in ’08 and ’09, each winning once; Chicago bested Philly in ’10, and Boston defeated Vancouver in ’11). This group represents the cream of the crop in the NHL, the most marketable teams, the biggest stars, and the teams generally considered favorites to win the 2012 Stanley Cup. None of them are still playing. The top eight defensive teams in the NHL, again in order: St. Louis, Los Angeles, N.Y. Rangers, Vancouver, Boston, Detroit, Phoenix and New JerDave Glass is a sey. All four teams remaining can be columnist for The found on this list, and all share a comCentre County mon theme: Defense before offense. Gazette. Email Your Vegas Cup favorites are the Dave at buggyL.A. Kings, a team that barely scored racer@verizon.net. two goals per game during the regular season. Vegas’ next choice is New York, a team that celebrates blocked shots as much as goals scored, and whose coach treats news conferences with utter contempt. Look, I understand that playoff hockey is a tighter, more intense game, and I not only accept that, I embrace it — the NHL’s postseason is a two month grind of intensity, passion, sweat and pain unrivaled anywhere else in sports. However, it feels to me more and more like offense simply

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doesn’t matter anymore in the NHL. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that the Pens-Flyers series got the highest first-round ratings in 14 years. Offense should be something sustainable, something you can count on to build momentum, not something that simply results from solid defense. There has to be balance in the game. What do fans want? Oh, sure, the diehards (myself included) appreciate the pitchers’ duel in baseball, the 10-7 test of wills in football, the 2-1 defensive struggle in hockey — but the average, casual fan loves the three-run homer, the 80-yard TD pass — and the breakaway goal in hockey. Baseball became too pitcher-dominated in the 1960s — the league responded by lowering the mound and shrinking the strike zone, and aside from the steroid era the game has been pretty in balance ever since. The NFL radically altered the rules in the late 1970s regarding jamming and holding receivers, and offense instantly went up. Hockey was all clutch and grab in the 90s, and after the 2004 lockout they strictly enforced the rules to improve the flow of the game. In every case I mentioned, those changes increased the popularity of the sport. The NHL faces a crossroads moment here — coaches love control, and defense is far easier to control than offense. Now that defensive hockey is proving to be a winning formula — we’re guaranteed to have an anemic offense win the Cup this year — the league will rush to mimic these tactics. Coaches won’t voluntarily change the game. The league will have to take action and do it swiftly. Here are some of the ideas I have for bringing offense back, from the simplest, least-intrusive to the most radical: ■Enforce the rules. I’m not going to spend much time on this — I’ve been critical of the league since January for inconsistent enforcement of the rules, and given how well they enforced things from 2005 to 2011 I know it’s possible. Take away the subtle holds, trips and interference and

watch the skill come back into the game. ■Reduce the size of goalie equipment. This has been brought up before — if you look at a goalie from 1990 compared to now, the pads are much bigger and a 170-pound goalie can appear as big as a 250-pound man with all that stuff on. Goalies play a much more aggressive style now than they did then, and defensemen are far faster and more agile — giving shooters more room to target around goalies makes sense, and will force goalies to have to make hard choices when facing a 2-on-1, for example. ■Legislate against blocked shots. This one is tricky, because I respect and admire anyone who willingly lays down to block a fierce slap shot — but fans don’t want to see blocks, they want to see goals or great goalie saves. Sooner or later a player is going to lay down to block a shot and get seriously injured when they get hit in the face. Perhaps the answer can be found in basketball — near the basket, there’s an area where a charge will not be called. Perhaps if a defender is close to his own goal, it could be made illegal to intentionally leave his feet to block a shot. I don’t have any solid ideas here, but it’s worth discussion. ■Widen the net. By far the easiest and most controversial idea. To me, the goalies are bigger and their equipment bigger still — why not simply enlarge the shooting area? The counterargument basically comes down to various iterations of “we’ve always done it this way,� citing the integrity of the game, history, etc. My answer: At one time the forward pass was illegal in football and hockey, baseball’s playing surface varies by city (and they’ve changed the mound, the ball, and the strike zone throughout the last 100 years), and the NBA introduced the 3-point line less than 30 years ago. Change is hard, but change can keep the game balanced as well. It will be interesting to see how quickly the NHL reacts to this trend — and maybe I’m wrong, maybe this is a oneyear aberration and having a strong offense will pay off next season. Time will tell.

Lady Little Lions fall to Chucks in ‘Hit for the Cure Game’

Local sports in brief

Pink contest raises over $6,000 for breast cancer

From Gazette staff reports

Penn State to host basketball day camp

By TIM WEIGHT For The Gazette

STATE COLLEGE — Officially, it was Pink Day for the Lady Little Lions, but you’ll have to forgive them for being a little blue. The State College Area High School softball team hosted the Second annual “Hit for the Cure� game at Community Field on May 11, an 8-1 loss to visiting Punxsutawney. State College grabbed a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning, but the Lady Chucks erupted for four runs in the third and fifth innings. Punxsy’s Randa Depp struck out nine Lady Little Lions to get the win. State College’s Jess Henderson had the lone RBI in the losing cause. Henderson took the loss for State College. State College fell to 5-9 with the loss. The game was dedicated to the memory of Nancy Hallberg, the mother of State College senior Gretchen Hallberg. All of the money raised at the game was donated to the Breast Health Fund at the Mount Nittany Medical Center in Hallberg’s name. “The event raised over $6,600 dollars for breast cancer,� said State College coach Rick Hall. “The players and parents did a great job with the event in honoring Nancy Hallberg.� Hall thanked many of those who helped with the event. “The booster club did a great job of showing the color pink, the color to represent breast cancer awareness,� Hall said. “It was also nice to see how the community and school supported the team.�

UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State men’s basketball program will host a men’s day camp beginning on June 25. The day camp focuses on fundamentals. Campers will be divided by age to provide an appropriate learning environment. The camp runs through June 28. The first three days of the camp, it will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. On the final day of the camp, it will be held from 9 a.m. to noon. Cost is $195. For more information, visit www.gopsusports.com/ camps, email sportcampinfo@athletics.psu.edu or call (814) 865-0561. Campers should bring a lunch. Gatorade and water will be provided.

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Bellefonte wallops Central in playoff tune-up By CHRIS MORELLI editor@centrecountygazette.com

BELLEFONTE — As far as playoff tuneups are concerned, this was a pretty good one. The Bellefonte Lady Red Raiders jumped on Central for three first-inning runs and never looked back in a lopsided 12-1 win at O’Leary Field on May 10. Bellefonte knocked the ball all over the yard as it improved to 16-4 in its regular-season finale. Bellefonte’s big inning was the bottom of the fourth, when it scored seven runs to blow the game wide open. “It was a good inning,” said Bellefonte coach Gregg Kohlhepp. “We just tried to take a good, disciplined approach to the at-bats and make sure we swung at good pitches.” The game was delayed by hail, rain and lightning, but that didn’t seem to slow Bellefonte (16-4) down. After Central’s Kylie Gunnett retired the first two batters she faced, Jess Gmerek reached on a twobase error and Vanessa Cooper walked. Erica DeVinney cashed them in with a triple to left field that just nearly cleared the fence. Chrissy Tressler plated Devinney with a single to left. Just like that, it was 3-0. The Lady Raiders tacked on two more runs in the third. Gmerek led off with a solo blast to left, pushing their lead to 4-0. “That felt so good. I knew it was gone as soon as I hit it. I was so excited,” Gmerek said. Vanessa Cooper followed with a double to left. After Devinney flew out, Tressler scored Cooper with an RBI single to center.

That made it 5-0. Central finally got on the board in the fourth. Taylor Garman drew a walk to start the frame. She stole second and scored on an RBI double by Kate Blattenberger. In the bottom of the fourth, Bellefonte answered — and then some. A total of 11 Lady Raiders went to the plate as they erupted for seven runs. Jillian Musser started the big inning with a single to right field. Gmerek got aboard on an error. Vanessa Cooper plated Musser with an RBI ground out to make it 6-1. After DeVinney struck out, the Lady Raiders ripped three consecutive singles. Tressler picked up her third RBI of the day, Carly Chambers singled and Amber Watson had an RBI. No. 9 hitter Kellie Giles smacked a tworun double to left, then stole third. Hannah Cooper walked and Musser knocked them in with a two-run double to left field. Musser got caught in a rundown to end the inning, but the damage had been done. When the dust settled, it was 12-1. “We did a nice job communicating, what we’re seeing out there. They come back into the dugout and they share information and they work together so that when you step in, you have an idea of what’s coming. We had some good aggressive base running. They paid attention, communicated and that was all important,” Kohlhepp said. Central coach Dale Walters knew his squad would have its hands full in the contest. “They’re a good team and they’ve been playing well the past two or three weeks,” Walters said. “We knew we were coming into a buzz saw right now. They’re such a

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ERICA DEVINNEY connects for a triple during Bellefonte’s 12-1 win over Central. good hitting team that you just can’t give them an extra out. That’s just the way it is. It happens, though.” The game was halted after 4½ innings due to the 10-run rule. Hannah Cooper pitched five innings and got the win. She allowed just two hits and the one earned run. She struck out one and walked one. After her lone walk in the top of the fourth, Kohlhepp made a trip to the mound to calm her down. “We just talked about being back in control. She had a tough at-bat, getting called out on strikes. You could still see that

wearing on her a little bit,” he said. “She’s done a great job all season. I just wanted to make sure that she knew we needed her to throw strikes. We wanted to keep the game in our hands.” Gunnett went the distance and took the loss for Central. Bellefonte will now turn its attention to the district playoffs, which begin this week. Bellefonte 12, Central 1 Central 000 1—1 2 2 Bellefonte 302 7 — 12 11 0 WP: H. Cooper. LP: K. Gunnett 2B: Blattenberger; Musser, V. Cooper, Giles. 3B: Devinney. HR: Gmerek. SB: Garman; Giles.

New VFW baseball field unveiled in Bellefonte of coaching, as well as helping with all fundraising efforts to make the league what it is today. He has been involved with the Teener League for over 35 years, either by coaching or fundraisBELLEFONTE — On May 12, the new Belleing. He threw out the first pitch on the new field. fonte Area VFW Teener League Field was unOthers who helped with the field project veiled. were then recognized by also throwing out a There were many community members who pitch. These members included: Rep. Kerry helped support and make the project possible. Benninghoff, R-Bellefonte; County CommisBaseball has been played at the Teener League sioner Chairman Steve Dershem; Bellefonte Field in Bellefonte since the 1950s. The field has Borough assistant manager Don Holderman; been played on by many community members, Robert Lingenfelter, the architect from Weber including Eric Milton who played for the YanMurphy Fox; Tony Grace, the project manager kees, Twins and Reds. from Weber Murphy Fox; Todd Taylor and Chris The project was started many years ago by Shirley from CPI; former Bellefonte Teener the Teener League board members: Ed Adams, League player and current manager Rich Rogers Neil Crilly, Mike Hendershot, Mike Irvin, Dave and Denny Mason. Mason was recognized for Klinefelter, Lannie Reede, and Mike Mann, as his 40 years of service, where he has been a well as, Bellefonte Borough Council members. manager in the Bellefonte Teener League. His A matching grant from the Department of time and dedication to the league and kids were Conservation and Natural Resources was given recognized in a proclamation from the mayor of to the Bellefonte Teener League to enhance and Bellefonte. make changes to the field and the park. This Lee Dorman, who has donated many years of grant also included the purchase of new playservice to the league, was not able to attend. ground equipment. John Nastase, the contractor for the project, was After the planning was completed and the also unable to attend. The Bellefonte Teener fundraising was done, the next part of the League would like to thank everyone for their process began. Robert Lingenfelter was the support through the project and would like to project architect from Weber Murphy Fox and PAULA HENDERSHOT/Special to The Gazette invite everyone to come out to watch a game Tony Grace was the project manager, also from STATE REP. Kerry Benninghoff, R-Bellefonte, throws out a first pitch. Benninghoff played on the new ballfield. Weber Murphy Fox. After the plans were drawn, The Bellefonte Area Teener League will also the CPI students built and installed the press also donated an American Flag to the Bellefonte Teener League, which will be flown be having its annual cash raffle fundraiser from box and the dugouts. during the games played at the field. 4 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, June 9 at Lambert Hall. To recognize the many individuals that Tickets are $10 each and include food and were there to participate in the ceremony, as well as, many helped complete this project, a ceremony was held on May drinks. Tickets will be available at the door. Those attendlocal community members. 12 at the newly renovated Teener League Field. All current ing the event must be 21 or older. Gene “Jumbo” Martz was recognized for his many years Bellefonte Teener League teams, managers, and coaches

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Philly rock legend to play Happy Valley Gazette talks one-on-one with Todd Rundgren By DON BEDELL The Centre County Gazette

STATE COLLEGE — Rock and Roll legend Todd Rundgren, who is best known for hit songs like “Hello It’s Me,” “I Saw The Light,” “Can We Still Be Friends,” and “Love Is The Answer,” will make a tour stop in State College this month for a Memorial Day weekend performance at The State Theatre. Rundgren hails from Upper Darby, a Philadelphia suburb. Inspired by groups like The Beatles, he started playing in bands in high school. After graduation, while still in his late teens, Rundgren started the band The Nazz. They gained some regional success and recorded the original version of Rundgren’s “Hello It’s Me.” In 1969, he left the band to pursue a solo career. Starting with 1970’s “Runt,” he released a succession of albums throughout the 1970s generating much radio airplay. The name of his 1973 album, “A Wizard, A True Star,” soon became a moniker of the man himself. As a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, computer software developer, video music pioneer and record producer,

Rundgren soon became known in the industry as a Rock “Wunderkind.” Never one to get too settled in any one style, in 1974, Rundgren started the progressive rock band Utopia, much to the surprise of many fans and others in the industry. By 1977, Utopia became a four-piece band with Rundgren sharing the lead vocals and songwriting with the other members. In addition to his solo and group work, Rundgren also became a well-known record producer working with artists such as Grand Funk Railroad, Patti Smith, Cheap Trick, Meatloaf, Hall and Oates, and XTC. In the late ’70s, Rundgren had already begun experimenting with the emerging genre of music video. In 1981, the video for his song, “Time Heals,” became the second-ever video played on MTV, immediately following “Video Killed The Radio Star.” Rundgren now resides in Kilauea, Hawaii, where he spoke by phone this week about the upcoming show in State College, his summer tour with a Beatle and his future plans. CCG: It’s great to have you playing here in State College. I read on a message board that the

last time you played State College was on Utopia’s “Deface The Music” tour (1980). Do you remember the last time you played here? TR: It’s been quite awhile as far as I can remember. I couldn’t give you an exact date but it’s been at least that long I think. CCG: Maybe you played at Rec Hall? TR: I think we did. And as I recall we had a bomb threat that night. A fraternity was having a party and thought that we were competing with them. So, in order to get people to their kegger, somebody phoned in a bomb threat (laughs). CCG: You’ve had different themes with some of your past tours. I read a review of a previous show on this tour that mentioned you referring to it as “a collection of songs that you would play if you took requests.” What can we expect with the show here in State College? TR: It’s what we call the “Performing Arts Center” show. A performing arts center usually has season ticket holders and what that means is that some percentage of the audience may have come to the show because they have a season ticket and not be-

Penns Valley to present ‘My Favorite Year’ By SAM STITZER pennsvalley@centrecountygazette.com

SPRING MILLS — The Penns Valley High School Music Department will present the musical “My Favorite Year” at the high school auditorium at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, May 17 and 18. “My Favorite Year” is a musical by Joseph Dougherty, with music by Stephen Flaherty and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens. It is based on the 1982 film of the same name. The plot revolves around a comedy writer named Benjy Stone, who reminisces about one week in his life back in 1954 — his favorite year — when television, especially live comedy shows, were just coming into their own as popular entertainment. He was then a junior writer on one such show, “Comedy Cavalcade,” starring the demanding and egotistical Stan “King” Kaiser (patterned after iconic 1950’s TV star Sid Caesar). On this particular week, the guest star is Stone’s swashbuckling movie idol, Alan Swann, who was past his prime as a movie star. Swann had a reputation as a boozer and a carouser, which makes King and the production staff nervous about him honoring his commitment to the show. As Swann’s biggest booster among the staff, Stone gets assigned to be Swann’s chaperone, to make sure Swann not only meets his commitments, but also behaves in a family-friendly manner in public. Stone’s job keeping Swann in check is not an easy one, but the two become guides for each other in dealing with issues in their respective lives. For Stone, these include how to deal with his overbearing mother, and how to win the heart of the show’s production assistant, K.C. Downing, who only sees Stone as a manic goofball. For Swann, these issues include how to act responsibly, especially regarding his 12-year-old daughter, Tess, who he has not seen in years. Swann’s unpredictability leads to an interesting end to the week for both he and Stone. The musical is being directed by Darris DeRemer, with musical numbers directed by Phil Stattel. “We have a young cast, and they’re doing really well,” Stattel said.

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BENJY STONE (Nick Fuller) and love interest K.C. Downing (Kelsey Boone) talk after singing “Shut Up and Dance.” Two of the lead players are freshmen: Nick Fuller portrays Benjy Stone and Kason Breon handles the role of television star King Kaiser. Fading movie star Alan Swann is played by Mitchell Shuey and Kelsey Boone is cast as K.C. Downing. Vintage clothing is being used for costuming, with much of it coming from the school’s props, and some fetched from local clothing shops. Choreography for the production is being handled by English teacher Amanda Hulburt. Hulburt had dance experience in college, and this is her first experience as a choreographer in a musical production. “My Favorite Year” promises its audience a pleasant evening of music, comedy and a few lessons in life thrown in for good measure.

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ROCK LEGEND Todd Rundgren will play the State Theatre on May 27. cause they are your biggest fan. So, some segment will be there out of curiosity, I guess and you have play a somewhat broader range of material instead of focusing, as I often do, on one or two most recent records. And, of course, we have to do include what some people euphemistically refer to as my “hits.”

(laughs) Of which, there are probably two or three. We play some of the more familiar material so that those people who may not be up on whatever’s been happening in recent years will find some entertainment, I think. CCG: One of your original

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Artists display works From Gazette staff reports LEMONT — It’s time to show off your artwork, Centre County. The annual Members Show offers the opportunity for all members, regardless of their level of expertise, to show their work. The exhibit will be at the Art Center, 818 Pike St., Lemont.

The exhibit will open on Friday, May 18, and run through Sunday, May 27. An opening reception will be held from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Friday, May 18. Exhibit hours are Wednesday through Sunday, noon to 5 p.m., except Saturdays, when hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The exhibit will be closed Monday and Tuesday.

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JEN SHUEY’S “Myrtle Beach Sunrise” and Holly Fritchman’s “Conch” will be on display at the annual Members Show in Lemont.

Trio to play festival

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THE JAY VONADA TRIO will be performing from 3 to 4 p.m. on May 20 at Talleyrand Park in Bellefonte. The performance is one of the highlights of the Big Spring Festival. The Jay Vonada Trio features Vonada on trombone, Alex Sell on organ and Kevin Lowe on drums. There will be live entertainment from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. The Talleyrand Park/Spring Creek fish stocking begins at 3:30 p.m. There will also be food and games.

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Thursday, May 17 through Wednesday, May 23, 2012 AMERICAN ALE HOUSE, 821 CRICKLEWOOD DRIVE, STATE COLLEGE (814) 237-9701 Thursday, May 17 Scott Mangene, 8 p.m. to midnight Friday, May 18 Tommy Wareham, 6 to 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. to midnight Saturday, May 19 Tommy Wareham, 8 p.m. Sunday, May 20 Ted and Molly, 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 23 Tommy Wareham, 7:30 p.m. THE ARENA BAR & GRILL, 1521 MARTIN ST., STATE COLLEGE (814) 237-8833 Friday, May 18 SIN, 10:30 p.m. Saturday, May 19 Punk Rock Sop Hop, 10:30 p.m. THE AUTOPORT, 1405 S. ATHERTON ST., STATE COLLEGE (814) 237-7666 Thursday, May 17 Kate and Natalie of Pure Kane Sugar, 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 18 John & Chad Acoustophonic 3 Ring Jukebox of Doom, 8 p.m. Chuck Mason/Blue Reality Unplugged, 9:30 p.m. (Toast Room) Saturday, May 19 Bodacious B, 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 23 Stressbusters Karaoke, 8 p.m. BAR BLEU & BAR QUE, 112 S. GARNER ST., STATE COLLEGE (814) 237-0374 Friday, May 18 Lowjack, 10:30 p.m. Saturday, May 19 Ted McCloskey & The Hi-Fi’s, 10:30 p.m. THE BREWERY, 233 E. BEAVER AVE., STATE COLLEGE (814) 237-2892 Thursday, May 17 Emily’s Toybox, 10 p.m. Friday, May 18 Brew Devils Saturday, May 19 Lowjack, 10:30 p.m. Sunday, May 20 Karaoke, 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 22 Acoustic Mo, 10:30 p.m. THE DELI RESTAURANT, 113 HIESTER ST., STATE COLLEGE (814) 237-5710 Sunday, May 20 Jazz Brunch, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. ELK CREEK CAFÉ AND ALEWORKS, 100 W. MAIN ST., MILLHEIM (814) 349-8850 Saturday, May 19 J Mac & Junior, 7:30 p.m. THE GINGERBREAD MAN, 130 HEISTER ST., STATE COLLEGE (814) 237-0361 Thursday, May 17 DJ Cup Cake, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Friday, May 18 DJ Boner, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday, May 19 DJ Cup Cake, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Tuesday, May 22 DJ Boner, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Wednesday, May 23 Team Trivia, 9 to10 p.m. Karaoke, 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. GOVERNORS PUB, 211 W. HIGH ST., BELLEFONTE Thursday, May 17 JT Blues, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 18 Bisquit Jam, 6:30 p.m. INFERNO BRICK OVEN & BAR, 340 E. COLLEGE AVE., STATE COLLEGE (814) 237-5718 Thursday, May 17 DJ Manik Mike, 10 p.m. Friday, May 18 DJ Fuego, 10 p.m. Saturday, May 19 DJ Cashous, 10 p.m. Wednesday, May 23 Jason & Greg Acoustic, 10 p.m. OTTO’S PUB & BREWERY, 2286 N. ATHERTON ST., STATE COLLEGE (814) 867-OTTO Thursday, May 17 Acoustic Thursdays with 18 Strings, 9 to 11 p.m. Friday, May 18 Miss Melanie and The Valley Rats, 9 to 11 p.m. Tuesday, May 22 Trivia, 9 p.m. Wednesday, May 23 Scott Mangene, 8 to 10 p.m. THE PHYRST, 111 E. BEAVER AVE., STATE COLLEGE Thursday, May 17 Jason & Dan, 8 p.m., Maxwell Strait, 10:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. Friday, May 18 Dom & the Fig, 8 to 10 p.m. Ted and the Hi-Fi's, 10:30 pm to 2 a.m. Saturday, May 19 Phyrst Phamily Sunday, May 20 2Twenty2, 10:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. Monday, May 21 Open Mic Nite, 9 p.m. To midnight Low Jack Tuesday, May 22 Table Ten, 10:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. Wednesday, May 23 The Nightcrawlers, 10:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. THE RATHSKELLER, 108 S. PUGH ST., STATE COLLEGE (814) 237-3858 Friday, May 18 Brian Lubrecht, 10:30 p.m. Saturday, May 19 Table Ten, 10:30 p.m. THE SALOON, 101 HEISTER ST., STATE COLLEGE, (814) 234-0845 Thursday, May 17 My Hero Zero, 10:30 p.m. Friday, May 18 Velveeta, 10:30 p.m. Saturday, May 19 Mr. Hand, 10:30 p.m. Sunday, May 20 Atomic Supersonic, 10:30 p.m. Monday, May 21 Smokin' Karaoke, 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 22 Hot Dog Cart, 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 23 Table Ten, 10:30 p.m. — Compiled by Marjorie S. Miller Schedules subject to change. Call the venue for details. The Centre County Gazette is committed to providing you with a complete listing of upcoming live entertainment in Centre County. If your establishment provides live entertainment and would like to have it listed free in The Gazette, simply email listings to mmiller@centrecountygazette.com.

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Utopia bandmates, Moogy Klingman, lost his battle with cancer in November of last year. You did a Utopia reunion in January of 2011 in New York City as a benefit for Moogy. Is that what inspired the reunion tour that happened last November? TR: We hadn’t really planned to do a tour the first time. We were all sort of pleasantly surprised to the two shows we did in New York. And that was sort of the basis for thinking about doing a tour. At first, I wasn’t really keen on the idea because nature didn’t give us enough time to rehearse. I had two flights in a row snowed out so I couldn’t get from California to New York for rehearsals. As it turned out, we had like one hurried, three- or four-hour rehearsal the night before we played the benefit. I didn’t really want to go out and cobble something together half-heartedly and not commit enough rehearsal so that we could play at least in a manner that somewhat approached how we played back in the day. So, it took us that long to find a window where we could accomplish those things. By the time we did find that window in November, Moogy had become ill to the point that he couldn’t travel anymore. So, while we had originally planned to have the entire original membership, sans Roger Powell who has retired from touring, unfortunately Moogy’s health deteriorated and he died before we got to the end of the tour. But, he was sort of the catalyst for the band getting back together. I don’t know that the band would have performed just because somebody got it into their head. CCG: In June, you’ll be a part of Ringo Starr’s All Star Band again for the first time in about 15 years. Since you cite The Beatles as a major influence on you and your career, what is it like for you to be alongside a Beatle when you tour with Ringo? TR: I’ve always said, “If a Beatle calls, you must answer” (laughs) because of the debt that so many of us owe (to them). A lot of us would not be in the music business, were it not for the formula that The Beatles perfected — this self-contained unit that wrote their own stuff and played all their own instruments. Prior to that, things were more focused on the lead singer and everyone else was kind of in the back up band and more or less replaceable. That whole formula caused thousands upon thousands of young teenage boys to imagine being in a band. Fortunately for me, I had some aptitude at music and managed to stay in the business. Me and probably everyone else standing on the stage with Ringo are realizing, “Hey, I’d be a used car salesman right now were it not for the success of The Beatles.” (laughs) Ringo doesn’t treat you any differently because you’re not a Beatle. He treats everyone with a great deal of respect and good humor. He’s alot of fun to be around. He’s always cracking jokes. It’s really a band for the brief period that we’ll be touring. We all travel together. It’s a real band. CCG: Fans will get a chance to be up close and personal with you and other musicians at your “Todd Rundgren’s Musical Revival Camp” this summer at the Full Moon Resort in New York’s Catskills Mountains. Can you share a little insight on what campers might experience if they attend? TR: Last year, we did a really serious, educational clinic. We had two sessions in the morning led by experts in various fields like how to make a video for yourself and get it on YouTube, making costumes for the stage and seminars about songwriting. While everyone had a good time, it was a little too “egg-headed,” I guess. (laughs) We were spending too much time sitting in rooms listening to each other talk and not enough time in the great outdoors. So, we’ve changed our format this year to focus more on camp activities and instead of having a whole cavalcade of experts come in, we will have one friend of mine who will be the guest of the day on each of the consecutive days. For instance, Peter Buck of R.E.M. will be our special guest one day. We’ll do a little Q&A with him, but otherwise he’ll just be hanging around like the rest of the campers and anyone can ask him a question or jam with him (laughs) if they so desire. CCG: Something that many might not know about you is that your son Rex is a professional baseball player, originally signed by the Florida Marlins organization in 2001. He’s now a member of the Somerset Patriots of the Atlantic League. Do you get to see some of his games when you’re on the road? TR: I usually make time to see him. I’m heading out in two weeks to the East Coast in order to do a number of things including

MAY 17-23, 2012 the gig in State College and I’ll see a couple of games then. Then, when I finish my tour at the end of July, I’ll see a few more games. CCG: You’ve always been out in front when it comes to technology when it comes to making music. Nowadays, people can record an album on a laptop and upload the music to the Internet. How do you think that technology has helped, or even hurt, the art of making music? TR: This is where the question starts … people think that technology as applied to making music is the more significant question. But, personally, I think that the way that technology has enable people to experience and to collect music has changed more even than the ways that we make the music. People have been making little records for themselves since the late 70s and early 80s with primitive sequencers and drum machines and that sort of thing, so we’re pretty well down the line now with that. But what is more significant is that since music started being delivered online and particularly into handheld or personal devices, people have for instance, stopped buying albums for the most part and have gone back to buying single songs. That’s a factor of the costs of downloading the whole album. People have data plans and things like that so they don’t think “I’m gonna download this album and I’m gonna download that album.” They’re thinking more “I like this song, I’ll download that” and it won’t affect my monthly data plan. That seems to have a bigger effect, I think, than even technology in the process of making the music. Although, the social networking that’s come out of these devices an the Internet is often how people find out about the music as opposed to from the radio or seeing the act on television. That’s the more significant thing. And, that affects what kind of music gets made because people are thinking more that they have to have the “song” not so much that they have to have the album. And that’s affected my business, for instance, as a producer. It used to be that you and the artist had a somewhat close relationship for the duration of the entire album project and you were helping them develop a larger piece of work. Nowadays, if you look at the credits on a lot of the songs that are popular, you’ll see that they have three or four producers on each one of them and a different bunch of producers on every song on a album. So, the whole objective, in some ways, of making music has gone back to like the ’50s, when people bought more singles than they did LPs. It’s not something that means anything to today’s audience since they never lived through the ’50s. (laughs) They never experienced that original transition when suddenly everyone started buying albums particularly around The Beatles. The Beatles had such, what we all considered, a uniform quality of performance that you would buy the albums because, first of all, you liked all the songs on the album and second of all, The Beatles eventually evolved into a band that put out albums with no singles on them such as “Sgt. Pepper” and would still be hugely popular. So, when I was first getting into the business that was the objective. You wanted to come up with your own “Sgt. Pepper.” Nowadays, you just want to come up with a single that creates and online buzz. In that sense, the concepts have become somewhat smaller, musically. CCG: What’s next? Are you working on new material? TR: I am working on a new record although I haven’t gotten down to the actual writing part of it. But, I’m conceptualizing how I want to make it and what it’s essentially about. As the year goes on and some of this touring is completed, I’m going to be investing more and more time on getting that completed because I have to deliver it by the end of the year which is sort of unusual. I don’t usually have a record label that’s expecting my work nowadays. I usually come up with the record and then we go out and shop it to find someone to distribute it. But we have a label that has enough enthusiasm and enough money (laughs) that they want to pay me up front for a record just like the good old days. I’ll deliver it by the end of this year and it will be out in early 2013. Rundgren and his band, Jesse Gress (guitar), Kasim Sulton (bass), Prairie Prince (drums) and John Ferenzik (keyboards), perform at the State Theatre in Downtown State College on Sunday, May 27. The show begins at 7 p.m. At press time, there were still a limited number of tickets available for the show. For more information, visit www.thestatetheatre.org or call (814) 2720606.

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ONGOING Penns Valley High School Art Show — The Annual Art Show hosted by the Green Drake Gallery and Arts Center will be on exhibit through May 27 at Green Drake Gallery, 101-B W. Main St., Millheim. Gallery hours are noon to 8 p.m. Thursdays, noon to 9 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturdays and noon to 4 p.m. Sundays. Call (814) 349-2486 or email at greendrakeart@gmail.com.

THURSDAY, MAY 17 Workshop — U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Toxics Release Inventory Training Workshop will meet from 9:30 a.m. to noon at 329 Building, Room 115A, University Park. The fee is $79. To register and pay call (814) 863-4293 or (717) 247-1280 or visit www.sbdc.psu.edu/seminar-registration.asp. Visit www.sbdc.psu.edu/calendar.htm. Meeting — The Mt. Nittany Chapter of PA Association of Retired State Employees (PARSE) meeting will be held at 11:45 a.m. at Hoss’s Restaurant, 1450 N. Atherton St., State College. Hooks and Needles — Bring your projects to share ideas and tips with others who knit at 1:30 p.m. at Centre County Library & Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Preschool Storytime — Stories and crafts for children 5 and younger are available at 2 p.m. at Holt Memorial Library, 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Storytime programs meet Pennsylvania learning standards for early childhood education. Preschool Storytime — Stories and crafts for children 5 and younger are available at 2:30 p.m. at Centre Hall Branch Library, 109 W. Beryl St., Centre Hall. Call (814) 3642580 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Storytime programs meet Pennsylvania learning standards for early childhood education. Lego Club — Build with Lego bricks begins at 3:30 p.m. at Centre County Library & Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Elementary Fun — Activities for children in kindergarten through 6th grade begins at 6 p.m. at Holt Memorial Library, 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Needles Night at the Library — Bring your projects to share ideas and tips with others who love being creative. At 6 p.m. at East Penns Valley Area Branch Library, 225 E. Main St., Millheim. Call (814) 349-5328 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Poker Tournament — A Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament will be held at 6 p.m. at the State College Knights of Columbus Hall, 850 Stratford Drive, State College. The kitchen opens at 5:30 p.m. Players must be 18 years old to play. There is a $50 buy in. Proceeds benefit council charities. Seminar — Family Medicine Seminar Series segment titled “Child Sexual Abuse� will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Galen and Nancy Dreibelbis Auditorium, Mount Nittany Medical Center, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. Call Jessica Bird at (814) 234-6738 or email at jbird@mountnittany.org. Teen Night — Light up your night by making garden lantern at 6:30 p.m. at Centre Hall Branch Library, 109 W. Beryl St., Centre Hall. Call (814) 364-2580 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Expectant Parents Tour — The free H.E.I.R. and Parents Class and Tour for Expectant Parents will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. and 7:45 to 8:45 p.m. at the Mount Nittany Medical Center, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. Call Dianne Barben at (814) 231-3132 or email at dbarben@mountnittany.org. Meatloaf Dinner — The State College Knights of Columbus is holding a Meatloaf Dinner from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at 850 Stratford Drive, State College. The menu includes soup, meatloaf, mashed potatoes with gravy, corn O’Brien, tossed salad, rolls and butter, beverage and dessert. Fee is $8.75 for adults and $4.25 for children ages 6-10 and free for children ages 5 and younger. Take outs available.

FRIDAY, MAY 18 Exercise Program — Healthy Steps in Motion Exercise Program is a low impact exercise that will work on improving balance, flexibility, strength and reduce the risk of falling and can be done in a chair or standing. Participants will use hand-held weights and exercise bands, which will be provided from 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. in the Dance Room, Centre Region Senior Centers, 131 S. Fraser St., #1, State College. Classes are free. Used Book Sale — Used books, video and music will be available for sales from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Centre County Library & Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Food Auction — A food auction will be held benefiting Centre Hall Fire Company, 9270 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Centre Hall. Doors open at 4 p.m. Sale starts at 5 p.m. and includes paper items, canned goods, etc. Light supper items will be available. Call Chief Harry Hockenberry at (814) 364-9515. Community Meal — There will be a Community Meal of chicken and waffles, mashed potatoes, vegetables and

desert from 5-7 p.m. at the Rebersburg United Methodist Church, 145 N. Alley, Rebersburg. Meals are $7 for adults and $5 for children 12 and younger. Call (814) 349-8840. Yard Sale — A yard sale will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 106 Brichele Ave., Centre Hall. Antique wicker table, holiday decor, lamps and many other items will be available. Yard Sale — A yard sale will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Church of the Good Shepherd, 402 Willowbank St., Bellefonte. Household items, books, games and food items will be available. All money will go towards mission projects. Community Meal — There will be a Community Meal from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Rebersburg United Methodist Church, 145 N. Alley, Rebersburg. Chicken and waffles, mashed potatoes, vegetables and desert will be served. The fee is $7 for adults and $5 for children 12 and younger. Call (814) 349-8840. GED Graduation — The CIU # 10 Development Center for Adults will hold GED graduation at 7 p.m. at the Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology, 540 N. Harrison Road, Pleasant Gap. Rep. Kerry Benninghoff will be the guest speaker. The event is free. Call Laura Contino (814) 359-3069. Movie Night — Class Act Productions presents “Cheaper by the Dozen,� a movie based on the true story of Frank Gilbreth, pioneer of industrial efficiency and father of 12 children will be shown at 7 p.m. at the State College Area High School South Auditorium, 653 Westerly Parkway, State College. The cost is $10 for adult, $5 for child 16 and younger and $40 for a family of six or more people.

SATURDAY, MAY 19 Movie Night — Class Act Productions presents “Cheaper by the Dozen,� a movie based on the true story of Frank Gilbreth, pioneer of industrial efficiency and father of 12 children will be shown at 2 and 7 p.m. at the State College Area High School South Auditorium, 653 Westerly Parkway, State College. The cost is $10 for adult, $5 for child 16 and younger and $40 for a family of six or more people. Run/Walk — The inaugural End of the Mountain 5K Run/Walk will begin at 9 a.m. with a children’s race beginning at 10 a.m. at the Lemont Village Green, Intersection of Dale Street and Harris Alley. Register online at www.active.com/5k-race/lemont-pa/1st-annual-end-of-themountain-5k-run/walk-2012. Health Fair — The Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology Medical Assistants Class of 2012 will hold a free health fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Bellefonte Moose Club, 125 N. Spring St., Bellefonte. Participants can learn more about a variety of health topics such as assisted living, smoking cessation, wellness, physical therapy chiropractic care, nutrition, eye care and other topics. Yard Sale — The third annual Spruce Creek Valley Yard Sale will be held from 9 a.m. to early afternoon at 2620 Spruce Creek Road, Route 45, Pennsylvania Furnace. Plants, collectibles, household items and food will be available. Call (814) 632-9088 Used Book Sale — Used books, video and music will be available for sales from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Centre County Library & Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Garden Fair and Plant Sale — The Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Centre County are hosting a regional Garden Fair and Plant Sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Ag Progress Days Site, 2710 W. Pine Grove Road, Pennsylvania Furnace. The garden fair will feature over 20 vendor booths, exhibits and demonstrations, gardening talks and a composting workshop. The Pasto Ag Museum will be open for free tours. Vendors will also be selling trees, shrubs and organic vegetable plants. The Ferguson Lions Club will be selling breakfast and lunch items. Admission and parking are free. Visit the website at www.extension.psu.edu/centre/programs/master-gardener/master-gardener-plant-sale. Family Saturday Storytime — Bring the entire family and share stories, songs and rhymes with Miss Katie at 10:30 a.m. at Centre County Library & Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Storytime programs meet Pennsylvania learning standards for early childhood education. Chicken Bar-B-Que & Bake Sale — A chicken barbeque and bake sale will start at 11 a.m. at the Emmanuel United Church of Christ of Jacksonville, Walnut Street, Howard. The meal are $8 and $5 for half a chicken. Call (814) 2383415. Music at Penns Woods — Penn State’s Music at Penns Woods presents The Allegria Ensemble Trio performance from 11 a.m. to noon in the Downsbrough Community Room, Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. Admission is free. Kids Physical Fitness Day — Max Bair will lead kids through a conditioning workout at 11:30 a.m. at Centre

Hall Branch Library, 109 W. Beryl St., Centre Hall. Call (814) 364-2580 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Family STEM Discovery Project — Presenters or activities geared towards the whole family will begin at 11:30 a.m. at Holt Memorial Library, 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Preakness Party — The State College Young Professionals non-profit organization is holding a Preakness Party to raise money for Centre County PAWS. The event celebrates the Preakness Stakes, a 136-year-old horserace at 2 p.m. at Rotelli, 252 Calder Way, State College. The event will feature delicious food, prizes and music. Tickets are $20 for the public and $15 for State College Young Professionals members. Visit www.scyoungpros.com. Dairy Princess — Centre County Dairy Promotion will be having an annual pageant to name the 2012-13 Centre County Dairy Princess at 7 p.m. at the Zion Lutheran Church, 305 N. Church St., Boalsburg.

SUNDAY, MAY 20 Walk for Wishes — A 2.5 mile Walk For Wishes to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation will be hosted by a State High student as a senior project at 1 p.m. at Memorial Field, 300 S. Fraser St., State College. The goal is to raise $4,000 from the walk, enough to grant one child a wish. Registration begins at noon. Every walker needs to raise a minimum of $25. Checks can be made out directly to Make-A-Wish. Call Hope Guthoff at (814) 359-6145 or visit www.facebook.com/statecollegewalkforwishes. Artifact Collectors Day — The Centre County Historical Society presents a program facilitated by Archaeologists and Bald Eagle Archaeological Society members Melissa Diamanti and Mary Alice Graetzer at 2 p.m. at the Centre Furnace Mansion, 1001 E. College Ave., State College. Bring personal finds to show-and-tell or to have it identified by archaeologists. Learn about how to document found artifacts so that they may have research value in the future. See private Centre County collections that are normally not on public view. Admission is free. Call (814) 234-4779 or email info@centrecountyhistory.org Ostomy Support Group of the Central Counties — The support group to provide education, information and support for people who have had or will have intestinal or urinary diversions will meet from 2 to 3 p.m. at the Mount Nittany Medical Center, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. Contact Judy Faux at (814) 234-6195. Easterly Chamber Players — The Easterly Chamber Players will perform at 2:30 p.m. at the Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Admission is free.

MONDAY, MAY 21 Preschool Storytime — Stories and crafts for children ages 5 and younger will begin at 10:30 a.m. at East Penns Valley Area Branch Library, 225 E. Main St., Millheim. Call (814) 349-5328 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Storytime programs meet Pennsylvania learning standards for early childhood education. Exercise Program — Healthy Steps in Motion Exercise Program is a low impact exercise that will work on improving balance, flexibility, strength and reduce the risk of falling and can be done in a chair or standing. Participants will use hand-held weights and exercise bands, which will be provided from 10:15- 11:15 a.m. in the Dance Room, Centre Region Senior Centers, 131 S. Fraser St., #1, State College. Classes are free. Cancer Survivors’ Support Group Meeting — The Cancer Survivors’ Association Support Group will meet from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the United Way Office, 2790 W. College Ave., State College. This month’s meeting will be an open session to discuss whatever is on your mind. Call (814) 237-2120 or go to www.cancersurvive.org. Facebook — Tech expert, Stefanie, will teach how to use Facebook to share photos, videos and play games at 1 p.m. at Holt Memorial Library, 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Drop in Gadget Crash Course — One-on-one help for your e-readers, smart phones, tablets, digital cameras and other gadgets will be available at 2 p.m. at Holt Memorial Library, 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Fizz Bang Eureka — After-school educational science experiment and activities are available at 3:30 p.m. at East Penns Valley Area Branch Library, 225 E. Main St., Millheim. Call (814) 349-5328 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Garden Gathering — Gardening enthusiasts will share tips and advice on basic gardening, vegetable gardening, annuals, perennials, seeds and more. Bring extra plants and seeds to swap at 6 p.m. at Holt Memorial Library, 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org.

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THE CENTRE COUNTY GAZETTE

MAY 17-23, 2012

GROUP MEETINGS The Gazette will publish the regular meeting dates and times for all Centre County social and service groups, organizations, clubs, etc. that have membership open to the public. To be included in the weekly listing send information by Wednesday one week prior to publication to editor@centrecountygazette.com or mail to: Group Meetings, c/o editor, 403 S. Allen St., State College, PA 16801. Adult Bible Study and Kids Program are 7 p.m. Wednesdays, offering practical help from the Bible and a fun and productive time for kids. Call (814) 360-1601 or visit nittanybaptist.org. ALIVE Teen Club meets Sundays, First Baptist Church, 539 Jacksonville Road, Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-5678 or visit www.fbcbellefonte.org. Alzheimer’s Support Group meets at 6:30 p.m. every second Tuesday in the Mount Nittany Dining Room at The Inn, Brookline, 1950 Cliffside Drive, State College. Call Anne Campbell (814) 234-3141 or Janie Provan (814) 2352000. Ancient Mystic Order of Samaritans meet at 7:30 p.m. the fourth Thursday every month at I.O.O.F. Lodge Hall, 756 N. Main St., Pleasant Gap. Antique Truck Club of America, Keystone Chapter meets at 3 p.m. on the third Sunday of July and November at the Milesburg Bestway Travel Center, Rte. 150, I-80 exit 158. Call (814) 360-4177 or antiquetruckclubofamerica.org. AWANA Club is at 6 p.m. every Sunday at the First Baptist Church, 539 Jacksonville Road, Bellefonte. Activities and Bible lessons will be held for children ages 3 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 Bald Eagle Area Class of 1962 meets for breakfast 9 a.m. the first Saturday of the month at the Mountain Valley Diner, 805 S. Eagle Valley Road, Wingate. Call Sandy (814) 387-4218. 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) 3592738. 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 Dr., 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. Bellefonte Sunrise Rotary Club meets 7:30 a.m. Fridays, Diamond Deli, 103 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call Your Headquarters For Quality Pre-Owned AWD Subarus

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2008 Subaru Outback SW, auto, well equipped, 76K, black 2008 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport Hatchback, auto, 1 owner, 92K, tutone, silver & gray 2006 Subaru Forester “X” SW, auto, 1 owner, well equipped, 104K, gold 2006 Subaru Impreza SW, 5 door i, auto, well equipped, 115K, red 2006 Subaru Baja Sport, 4 cyl, auto, 110K, med blue, 1 owner 2004 Subaru Forester X Station Wagon, auto, 1 owner, 100K, silver 2003 Subaru Anniversary Legacy SW, 1 owner, silver, 93K 2002 Honda CRV LX AWD, 4 cyl., auto., a/c, 1 owner, silver, 112K 2002 Toyota Celica GT Coupe, 4 cyl., 5 speed, sunroof, alloy wheels, silver, 117K 2002 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport, 4 cyl, auto, red/gold tutone, 169K 2002 Subaru Impreza WRX Sdn., auto, a/c, alloy wheels, rear spoiler, white, 119K 2001 Saturn SL2 Sedan, 4 cyl, auto, a/c, gold, 115K, must see! 1999 Subaru Forester “S”, 4 cyl, 5 spd., 140K, dark red

Debbie Rowley (814) 880-9453. 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 2 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 7:30 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. The Business of Art Workshop meets 7 p.m. the second Monday of each month at Sozo Institute of the Arts, KeyCentre building, 1224 N. Atherton St., State College. The workshop is free for writers, artists and other creative people. Call Will Snyder at (814) 880-9933 or info@sozoart.org. Cancer Survivors’ Association Support Group meeting is from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 16 at the United Way Office, 2790 W. College Ave., Ste. 7, State College. This month’s meeting is an open discussion. Call (814) 237-2120 or visit www.cancersurvive.org. Catholic Daughters of the Americas meets the at 7 p.m. first Thursday of every month. It is the largest Catholic women’s organization in the world. The group welcomes all Catholic women 18 years and older. Meetings take place at St. John’s Catholic School auditoriun. 134 E. Bishop St., Bellefonte. For more information, contact (814) 355-7730 or email jmoest@yahoo.com. 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 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 7 p.m. every second Monday, Bellefonte Middle School, 100 N. School St., Bellefonte. The support organization is for families following the death of a child of any age, any cause. Bereaved parents and adult family members welcome. Call Amanda (814) 321-4258 or Peg (814) 355-9829. 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. Diabetes Support Group meets at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 12 at Mount Nittany Medical Center, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. Contact Amy Leffard at aleffard@mountnittany.org or call (814) 231-7095. Grief Support Group meets 6 p.m. every first Wednesday, Centre Crest, 502 E. Howard St., Bellefonte. Call Anne Boal (814) 548-1140. 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. Halfmoon Garden Club meets 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) 6925556, susank81@gmail.com. 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.

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Main St., Pleasant Gap. Junior Rockhounds meets 6:45 p.m. third Wednesdays, Room 116, 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 1st St., Tyrone. Call George at (814) 238-1668. Ladies Grief Support Group meets 2 p.m. every second and fourth Tuesday at Living Faith Church, 113 Sunset Acres, Milesburg. Call Hazel at (814) 387-4952. The Milesburg Lions Club meets 7 p.m. first Tuesday and the third Wednesday every month, Milesburg Center across from Uni-Mart. 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. 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 Mineral Society meets 6:30 p.m. the third Wednesdays, Room 114 Auditorium of the Earth and Engineering Sciences Building, University Park. Call (814) 8676263 or visit nittanymineral.org. Nittany Valley Woodturners meet 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 for an earlyrisers breakfast at 7 a.m. every third Wednesday, The Waffle Shop, 1610 W. College Ave., State College. The Nittany Valley Writers Network Social meets at 5:30 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of the month, The Autoport, 1405 S. Atherton St., State College. Parent Support Group for Children with Eating Disorders meets 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month at Mount Nittany Medical Center, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. Call Kristie Kaufman (814) 466-7921. Penns Valley Area Class of 1962 committee is planning the 50th class reunion from Penns Valley Area High School for Sept. 29, 2012. Interested class members should contact Ruth Ann Williams, Carol Colestock, Jean Brown, Tom and Lois Runkle, Susan Foster or Carol Billett. 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. 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. The Snow Shoe Lions Club meets at 6:30 p.m. on the first and fourth Wednesday of every month, at the Moshannon Community Center, State Rte. 144, Snow Shoe. 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 Tuesdays, State College Elks Country Club, Rte. 322 and 45, Boalsburg. State College Lions Club meets at 6 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. Stroke Support Group meets 1 p.m. last Tuesday of every month, HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehabilitation Hospital, 550 E. College Ave., Pleasant Gap. Call (814) 3593421. 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. The 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. Call Kathi (814) 466-6641. Zion MOPS and Beyond meets 9:30 a.m. first Thursday of the month and at 7 p.m. the third Thursday of each month, 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.

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MAY 17-23, 2012

THE CENTRE COUNTY GAZETTE

What’s Happening, from page 25

Writers Social will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at The Autoport, 1405 S. Atherton St., State College. Ask for the Writers Table. Call (814) 231-0913.

TUESDAY, MAY 22 Baby’s Morning Out — Babies can play with friends and educational toys at 10:30 a.m. at Holt Memorial Library, 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Preschool Storytime — Stories and crafts for children ages 5 and younger will begin at 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. Storytime programs meet Pennsylvania learning standards for early childhood education. Physical Fitness Family Night — Max Bair will lead kids through a conditioning workout at 6 p.m. at East Penns Valley Area Branch Library, 225 E. Main St., Millheim. Call (814) 349-5328 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Diabetes Awareness Series — The second of a two-part Diabetes Awareness Series held by Fit For Play Therapy and Fitness Center and Mount Nittany Health System from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Fit For Play Therapy and Fitness Center, 2160 Sandy Drive, Suite A, State College. Refreshments, results and interpretation of diabetes screening, nutrition and fitness seminars, healthy cooking demo and tasting will be available. Call (814) 861-8122. Writers Social — The Nittany Valley Writers Network

WEDNESDAY, MAY 23 Doing Business with the Commonwealth — The Small Business Development Center at Penn State will host a Doing Business with the Commonwealth from 9 to noon in Room 1, Center County Solid Waste Authority, 253 Transfer Road, Bellefonte. The Class is free. To register visit www.sbdc.psu.edu/seminar-registration.asp. Call (814) 863-4293 or (717) 247-1280. Preschool Storytime — Stories and crafts for children 5 and younger are available at 10:30 a.m. at Holt Memorial Library, 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Storytime programs meet Pennsylvania learning standards for early childhood education. Meeting — The Patton Township Business Association will meet from noon to 1 p.m. at the Patton Township Municipal Building, 100 Patton Plaza, State College. The speaker will be Dr. Donna Ricketts, director of the State College Area School District Community Education. The fee is $6 for lunch. Reservations are required. Call (814) 237-2822. Four Week Writing Workshop — Preserving your Family Stories through Journaling a class taught by Linda Mantz

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31. Supreme Allied Commander Europe 36. Enroll as a student 40. Furnished sleeping quarters 41. ___ Sandhurst 42. Swedish rock group 45. Bouquet of flowers

8. Philly football team 9. Sensory brain parts 11. Marysville, CA college 12. Language spoken in Bratislava 14. Wet, sticky earth 15. Emergency Medical Service 16. a.k.a. Alkenols 21. Sodium 22. Addams Family cousin 23. 3rd tone of the scale 24. Pear variety 25. Two-toed sloth 27. -__, denotes past 28. Alaskan town 29. The family bufonidae 32. Centilitre 33. Earl’s jurisdiction

34. Extreme 35. Show a response 37. Touchdown 38. Rhenium 39. Potato state 40. Utter incoherent words 42. Pitressin 43. A tropical constrictor 44. A baby’s belch 45. Nervous little mongrel dogs 47. Papuan monetary unit 48. Musical Instrument Digital Interface 50. Corpuscle count (abbr.) 51. Bluegrass genus 53. Common Canadian phrase 54. Physicians designation

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17. Recording of different songs 18. __ contendere, plead no contest 19. Diving bell inventor 20. Egg cells 21. Cumulus rain cloud 26. Cry of sorrow 30. 23 ______: go away

will begin at 1 p.m. at Centre County Library & Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 3551516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Sign up at library help desk, class size is limited. Fizz Bang Eureka — After school educational science experiment and activities are available at 3 p.m. at Centre Hall Branch Library, 109 W. Beryl St., Centre Hall. Call (814) 364-2580 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Candlelight Vigil — Opportunity Centre Clubhouse, Skills Central Psychiatric Rehabilitation and the Mountain View Hub will join Skills at 5:30 p.m. at Talleyrand Park, Bellefonte for their 7th Annual Candlelight Vigil. Rep. Scott Conklin, Commissioner Michael Pipe and Carol Waltz, administrator for mental health and intellectual disabilities for Centre County will speak and musician Erin Condo will perform. Light refreshments will be available after the candle lighting ceremony. In case of inclement weather, the vigil will be held at the Match Factory behind the park. Call: (814) 238-3245. Spring Wellness Series, Part 2 — The Holistic Nutritionist, Angie Wallace, BS, NC will present “Maintaining Wellness: The Holistic Approach” at 6:30 p.m. at Centre Hall Branch Library, 109 W. Beryl St., Centre Hall. Call (814) 3642580 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Gift Shop Yard Sale — Centre Crest Auxiliary Gift Shop Yard Sale will be held at 9 a.m. at Centre Crest, 502 E. Howard St., Bellefonte. Call Betsy at (814) 237-3322.

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Sudoku #2

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BUSINESS

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Bubb receives recognition as honor student at banking school From Gazette staff reports HARRISBURG — Kimberly Bubb, assistant vice president, product development and project management for Kish Bank, was recognized for achieving honor student status from the Pennsylvania Bankers Association School of Banking at the PBA meeting held at the Sheraton Harrisburg Hershey Hotel in Harrisburg. Honor students are selected on outstanding work during school and on a post-test examination. Bubb, who joined Kish as a part-time teller in 2004, has served the banking industry for eight years. She is responsible for implementing and enhancing business and retail products and services for the Bank. The PBA School of Banking provides students with a broad base of knowledge of the financial services industry, which can be applied in a practical manner. Topics taught cover the banking system, understanding bank financial statements, marketing to customers, compliance, lending, motivation and supervision. The Pennsylvania Bankers Association, located in Harrisburg, is the state’s largest banking trade association representing an expansive and diverse membership. The association offers extensive continuing education programs, government relations representation on behalf of the industry, and provides numerous products and services for banks and their employees.

MAY 17-23, 2012

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

RECORDED APRIL 23-27, 2012 BELLEFONTE Craig A. Shutt Estate and Suzanne R. Egli executrix to Mary M. Natoli and Teresa J. Welch, 210 E. Howard St., $83,900. Robert A. Barraclough Estate, Robert Arthur Barraclough and James L. Green PER RE to NLRC LP, 837 E. High St., $155,000.

BENNER TOWNSHIP Amberleigh LP and Berks Construction Co. Inc. to John W. Holzerman and Leanne M. Holzerman, 163 Exeter Lane, $174,000.

BOGGS TOWNSHIP Sarah E. Newman Revocable Trust and Kimberly E. Hurley trustee to Todd James Peters and Stephanie Anne Peters, 530 Dry Top Road, $1. Submitted photo

KIMBERLY BUBB, assistant vice president, product development and project management for Kish Bank, achieved honor student status from the Pennsylvania Bankers Association School of Banking. Pictured, from left, are PBA chairman Thomas M. Petro, Fox Chase Bank president and CEO; award-winner Kimberly Bubb; and Jon S. Evans, Atlantic Central Bankers Bank president and CEO.

F.N.B. Wealth Management adds VP, manager of portfolio unit From Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — F.N.B. Wealth Management, a subsidiary of F.N.B. Corporation, has announced the recent addition of Shane Crawford as vice president and manager, Centralized Portfolio Unit for F.N.B. Investment Advisors, Inc. In this role, Crawford will facilitate centralized portfolio management and provide direct support for account relationships throughout Centre and Mifflin Counties and surrounding areas. He will report to Jeffrey Wagner, chief investment officer for F.N.B. Wealth Management. Most recently, Crawford served as portfolio manager for M&T Bank, where he managed personal trust and institutional investment accounts for clients in Williamsport and

State College. Previously, he served as Financial Consultant for M&T Bank and as financial advisor for Kish Bank in Huntingdon. Crawford holds the professional designation of certified financial planner. He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance from Penn State University, and he is a graduate of Leadership Lycoming. He resides in Tyrone with his wife, Kathleen.

BURNSIDE TOWNSHIP Mary Ellen Wood, Mary Ellen Martin to Bradley C. Kling , Kylie D. Strouse and Lisa D. Strouse, 184 Viehdorfer Road, $176,000.

COLLEGE TOWNSHIP Patrick G. Cheney and Debora L. Cheney to Patrick G. Cheney, 100 Ronan Drive, $1. Blaise Alexander to Cameron Richardson and Elizabeth E. Richardson, 108 Matthew Circle, $210,000. David M. Shelow and Lisa J. Shelow to Eugene S. Bonfilio and Lynn W. Bonfilio, 990 Greenbriar Drive, $536,250. Anne M. Simon, Donald E. Heller to Qunhua Li and Song Jin, 129 Oak Point Circle, $400,000. Betty McBride Thuerling to John S. Nichols, 118 Wellington Drive, $256,000. Claudia K. Probart to Jonathan F. McVerry and Emily J. Reddy, 106 Dale St., $195,000.

CURTIN TOWNSHIP Ronald E. Haines Sr. to Ronald E. Haines Sr. and Eric W. Haines, 37 Blue Row Road, $1. James Boone and Loretta Boone to David C. Boone, Michael L. Boone, Marlene L. Falls, Karen M. Kennelley and Jennifer L. Haines, 2152 Summit Hill Road, $1.

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Cedric Neumann and Vanessa Barclay Neumann to Cedric Neumann, 2345 Corinna Court, $1 Mark Wherley and Maria R. Scalzi Wherley to Andrew R. Hauman and Lynda R. Hauman, 786 Beaver Branch Road, $264,000. S&A Homes Inc. to Jason A. Palmatier and Janet G. Palmatier, 2311 Prairie Rose Lane, $419,300.

HALFMOON TOWNSHIP

State College officials studying options for downtown garage By LAURA NICHOLS StateCollege.com

STATE COLLEGE — The Pugh Street Parking Garage lives — for another five years, at least. State College Borough Parking Manager Charles DeBow presented tentative plans for the future of downtown State College’s parking garages — including Beaver Avenue, Fraser Street and Pugh Street — before the Borough Council at a work session on May 14. Council dedicated significant time to its recently released proposed Capital Improvement Plan for 2013-17. Renovation of some parking garages and even the potential construction of a new one coinciding with the destruction of another were discussed, as Debow explained costs and necessary steps. Following the advice and findings of two engineering firms, DeBow said the Pugh Street garage is at the end of its “useful life.” While still safe, the cost of maintaining it through repairs and upgrades would exceed the cost of building an entirely new garage, DeBow said. The idea is to build the new garage

in a separate location as opposed to building it right over the current location. Given the tentative nature of the proposal, no site has been flagged as the location of the new parking garage, nor are there plans for what would replace the Pugh Street parking garage. A parking study was conducted in effort to anticipate demands of the current parking system as well as future needs, size and location of a new garage. DeBow said he was faced with three options regarding the Pugh Street garage: Option 1: Spend $50,000 and carry the garage through 2018, albeit with few risks. Option 2: Spend $350,000 to assure the garage’s usefulness through 2018, possibly even 2019 and 2020, were it needed. Option 3: Spend $1.5 million to carry out a complete overhaul of the entire garage that would extend its useful life through 2021. In the end, DeBow said the second option proved best because it allows the borough to extend the useful life of the garage but does not limit its ability to plan the future garage.

The money the borough will save by taking the $350,000 option can be rolled into the new garage. Currently, the time frame for building a new garage is five to six years, and DeBow said he has been careful to ensure there will be an overlap and no chance for the Pugh Street parking garage’s useful life to run out before a new garage is built. Ideally, there would be a new garage built, open and operating before the Pugh Street garage is closed, he said. DeBow said all of the tenants have been notified. Their leases run through the duration of the garage’s useful life, and they may even have the option of renewing their lease past 2015 if they so choose. Broken down, the costs associated each of the garages in downtown State College are as follows: ■ Beaver parking garage — $40,000 in 2013 and $300,000 in 2014. ■ Pugh Street — parking garage $40,000 in 2017. ■ Fraser Street — parking garage/ McAllister maintenance $35,000 in 2015 and $450,000 in 2016. Per work session, no decisions are made but the proposals will be revisited at a later date.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. to Benjamin D. Lorson and Rebecca L. Lorson, 115 Ira Lane, $154,000.

HAINES TOWNSHIP Thomas K. Loner and Sharon K. Loner to Nicky K. Loner and Traci L. Loner, 301 Old Mountain Road, $185,000. Joey N. Vermillion and Vivencia L Vermillion to Courtney S. Neideigh, 385 Elk Creek Road, $130,000. Carrie M. Van Pelt to William Stephan Taylor and Eric Fiedler Taylor, 161 Pine Creek Hollow Road, $194,945.

HARRIS TOWNSHIP Alexander T. McBride and Kim M. Richardson to Suzanne Johnson, 1117 Karen St., $268,750.

HOWARD TOWNSHIP E. June Gettig and Elaine J. Gettig to E. June Gettig and Marsha K. Fannin, 2202 Old 220 Road, $1.

HUSTON TOWNSHIP Katherine L. Neff, Katherine L. Fisher and Adam R. Fisher to Adam R. Fisher and Katherine L. Fisher, 721 Maurer Lane, $1.

LIBERTY TOWNSHIP Edmund Portko to Edmund Portko and Joyce M. Mummert-Portko, 171 Bear Ridge Road, $1.

PATTON TOWNSHIP Habitat for Humanity of Greater Centre County to Elise Shulman Pone and James Henry Pone Sr., 173 Woodycrest St., $111,609.18. Stuart L. Dance III, Jean M. Dance and Elizabeth Leigh Dance to Elizabeth Leigh Dance, 1500 Woodledge Circle, $1. Brian F. Redmond and Heather D. Redmond to Heather D. Redmond, 223 Harvard Road, $1. Sarah M. Rito and Matthew D. Donovan to Gregory T.

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SPRING TOWNSHIP

TAYLOR TOWNSHIP Bruce E. Slager, Ronda J. Slager Robert G. McAllister, Gwen A. McAllister and Sandy Ridge Wind LLC to Sandy Ridge Wind LLC, Bruce E. Slager, Ronda J. Slager Robert G. McAllister and Gwen A. McAllister, $0.

John J. Franek Jr. to John J. Franek Jr. and Dana M. Franek, 124 N. 7th St., $1. Christopher D. Smith and Lindsey Smith to Tawsha M. Vaughn, 303 Mortimer St., $132,900. Butler Family Revocable Trust and Susanna Miller trustee to Susan B. Maines, 303 Berkley St., $1.

Shirley R. Keller by attorney to Frank W. Royer Jr. and Judith L. Royer, 121 Mack Ave., $1. Samantha L. Williams, Samantha L. Moyer and Thomas M. Moyer to Meghan E. Hawk, 196 Forge Road, $ 118,200. Tonya Tedrow, Tonia Hayes and James W. Hayes to Rose M. Hutchings-Peterson, 316 Park Ave., $82,000. Kevin R. McCormick and Mollie R. McCormick to Jason Martin and Mary Ellen Martin, 105 Grant St., $235,000.

RUSH TOWNSHIP

STATE COLLEGE BOROUGH

Glenn E. Meek, Cindy L. Meek and Cindy L. Maney to Terry A. Scott and Tonya M. Scott, P.O. Box 94, Sandy Ridge, $7,900. Bradley L. Woodring by s and Kimberly A. Woodring by s to Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, 371 State St., $6,095.35. Michael E. Hurtack Sr., Donna Rae Hurtack, Donna Rae Shaw and Michael E. Hurtack Jr. to Matthew J Hurtack, 501 Sharpless St., $1.

Eleanor T. Gardner to Randy C. Murphy and Patricia A. Murphy, 260 E. Waring Ave., $351,500. Lois T. Morgan to Debora L. Cheney, 530 Stony Lane, $250,000. Barbara Blank to State College Community Land Trust Inc.,1161 Oneida St., $180,000. David J. Felice, Joseph T. Felice, Anthony J. Felice, Maritza A. Felice and Marybeth Gorke-Felice to David J. Felice, 1123 Old Boalsburg Road, $1. David J. Felice, Joseph T. Felice, Anthony J. Felice, Maritza A. Felice and Marybeth Gorke-Felice to David J. Felice, 1125 Old Boalsburg Road, $1. Michael S. Gingerich and Diane C. Gingerich to Diane C. Gingerich, 124 Waupelani Drive, $1. Michael J. Hargather to David L. Mitchell and Andrea K. Canova, 243 S. Osmond St., $237,000.

Mason and Elizabeth A. Mason, 512 Westgate Drive, $188,950.

PHILIPSBURG

SNOW SHOE BOROUGH Charles M. Poore and Barbara A. Poore to Boyd E. Paul, East Sunset Avenue, $6,000. Compass Advisor Partners LLC, Timothy L. Hertlein Sr. and Christine M. Hertlein BY to Hunter Guenot and Rachel Guenot, 104 W. Sycamore St., $50,000.

UNION TOWNSHIP KCMJ Holdings Limited Partnership to Craig W. Micklow and Judy A. Micklow, Brush Hollow Road, $3,500. Craig W. Micklow and Judy A. Micklow to Craig W. Micklow and Judy A. Micklow, Brush Hollow Road, $1. KCMJ Holdings Limited Partnership to KCMJ Holdings Limited Partnership, 405 Brush Hollow Road, $1.

WALKER TOWNSHIP Ronald D. Mattern, Nittany Vista Joint Venture, Allen Rex Mattern by attorney, Daniel L. Mattern by attorney, Gary G. Wilt by attorney, Gary G. Wilt II by attorney, Madeline F. Mattern by attorney, Mary Jane Mattern by attorney, Shirley J. Wilt by attorney and Amanda Wilt by attorney to Jason Stewart Hovis and Carrie Lyn Richey, Nilson Road, $96,000. Jeffery T. Tornatore to Jeffery T. Tornatore and Kate Tornatore, 121 Marie Lane, $1. Zion Associates to Willis F. Kearns Jr. and Maureen E. Kearns, 600 Mountain Stone Road, $138,900. P. R. Properties Partnership to Christopher M. Sigler, Two Mile Road, $56,900.

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Placing A Classified Ad? Call By Noon Monday To Run Thursday • All Ads Must Be Prepaid

238.5051

PHONE... 814.

classifieds@centrecountygazette.com

REAL ESTATE PACKAGE

EMPLOYMENT PACKAGE

4 Weeks 8 Lines + Photo only

$

76

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.

FREE Computer Senior Software Engineer to lead software development on integration of products into the Siemens/NX CAD package and the PTC Pro/ENGINEER CAD package. Assist with the development of object—oriented C++ and Java programming for CAE products and CAD integration. Contribute innovative ideas to enhance CAE products. Work with Java, C++, Object Oriented Programming, large scale software design and CAD. Master’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering (any field) plus 3 years experience required. Worksite: State College, PA. Send resumes to: HR, Analysis & Design Application Co., Ltd. 60 Broadhollow Road Melville, NY 11747

WHAT are you waiting for? Place your Gazette classified as today. Phone 814-238-5051. DESCRIPTION brings results. Use adjectives in your classified ads.

2 Weeks 12 Lines

$

60

or 4 Weeks

ACTION ADS

ADVERTISING & MARKETING MANAGER Full-time advertising and marketing manager with experience in print advertising, email campaigns, social media and event planning. Any web marketing background is a plus. Looking for a very creative, organized, ambitious and extroverted person. Benefits include medical, vacation and retirement. Application is available online at www.appoutdoors.com and may be dropped off in person to Appalachian Outdoors, 123 Allen St., downtown State College.

Like Real Estate but need a steady income! We have the position for you. Work in the Real Estate field, while getting benefits and paid vacation. Real Estate license is required. Box 2479 c/o Centre County Gazette 403 S. Allen St State College, PA 16801

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.

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1 Week 12 Lines

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18

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Total value of all items for sale must be under $2,000 • Must have price of item for sale in ad • Run up to 6 lines for 3 weeks • PRIVATE PARTY ONLY Real Estate, Rentals, Auctions, Financial, Services/Repairs. Garage Sales, Pets, Bulk (firewood, hay, etc.) not eligible. No other discounts or coupons apply.

INSTALLER

CUSTOMER SERVICE Customer service along with food and beverage service for Irving’s University Park Airport location. Offers competitive wage in a fun atmosphere. Looking to fill 1 part-time and 1 full-time position. Irving’s at the Airport 2493 Fox Hill Rd State College, PA 16803 (814) 238-6320

MOVING sale. Thurs, Fri, Sat. 9a,-4pm.7341 Manor Heights, Bellefonte. Toys, tools, antiques, furniture, kitchen appliance, Bayou Fitness Center, lots of book, lawn furniture, dishes, girls clothes, fax machine, Computer desk, CD racks, stereos, fans, heaters, bikes, much more. No early birds

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Car Stereo installers wanted. Experience required. Flexible hours. Please stop by for an application at: Paul & Tony’s Stereo 1321 S Atherton St. State College PA 16801 (814) 237-8152

GARAGE SALE

P L E H TED WAN

HOUSES FOR SALE

GARAGE SALE PACKAGE

4 Miles North of Milesburg, off Old Rt 220. Big Garage Sale. Fri 5/18, 9 am to 5 pm, Sat 5/19, 9am to 3 pm. Household, garage and Harley items. Clothing (men, boys & womens sz 10-12). Toys, books, ect. Holters Crossing Rd, turn left at RR, watch for signs.

BELLEFONTE: 1117 Center Street. Fri 5/18, 8 am to 3 pm. Rain or Shine! Something for everyone!

BELLEFONTE: Developement Yard Sale! Brockerhoff Heights (Off Howard St). 13+ Families. Fri 5/18, Sat 5/19. 8 am to 2 pm. Rain or Shine. Something for everyone.

BIKER BOOTS: Men’s Harley Davidson Biker Boots, size 11 1/2. Excellent condition. Only worn a couple of times. $50. OBO (814) 667-2035

GUITAR: Brass Plated hardware & brass inlays. Tremolo is locked & has not bar with it. Can unlock it & get a bar for it. Plays great. Comes with soft shell case. $250 (814) 627-6551. MILESBURG: 234 Sparrow Drive, near Dollar General. Thurs 4 to 8pm, Fri & Sat 9 am to ?. Invacare mobility scooter, large walker, Homedics back massager, snow roof rake, George Foreman grill, electronics and lots of whatchamachallits / thingamajigs.

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OIL PAINTING: By Anna Kepler Fisher. “Old School Amish”/ ”Old Man Reading”. Stretch canvas, original frame. $1200 (814) 234-0814

SALT WATER TANK: 155 Gallon salt water tank. 6 fish & supplies. $1200 (570) 726-4139 OFFICE CHAIR: Black-grey fabric desk chair. Office or home. Excellent condition. Chair swivels. $35. (814) 769-0798

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

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2001 Honda Civic Sedan Lx: 4 Door, Auto w/overdrive Transmission, Front Wheel Drive, New Tires, Splash guards, A/C, Cruise Control, Power Door, Locks & Mirrors, Power Steering, & Windows $2,500 (877) 646-7330 86 Buick Regal: 307 V8 motor, original 161K mls, Grand national hood. 2200 OBO (814) 359- 8263

2006 Ford F150 XL: Graphite Grey. Regular cab, 8’ Bed, Factory Liner, Toolbox. RWD, V6, Auto, A/C. Ex Condition. New tires. 52k miles. $8,700 (814) 404-5280 SCOUT: 2 International Scout. $2000 OBO (814) 404-1669

1979 Suzuki GS 550 E 22K miles. $1000 OBO (814) 571-7470 ask for Tim.

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