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STATE COLLEGE — “Pretty Little Liars” author Sara Shepard is just one of many featured authors to appear at this year’s BookFestPA, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on July 14 at Schlow Centre Region Library. In its third year, BookFestPA celebrates books, authors and reading. The event gives attendees the opportunity to meet local writers and nationally known authors, hear imaginative talks, and have books personally autographed. SARA SHEPARD In addition to Shepard, the 2012 BookFestPA will also feature authors Tawni O’Dell, Lee Stout and Artie Bennett. Pat Griffith, head of adult services at Schlow Centre Region Library, said the event, which is a partnership between Schlow Library and the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, drew about 2,000 people last year at the book tent, and about 200 people at the author presentations. BookFestPA, she said, caters to all ages. “We have Tawni O’Dell for the adults, Sara Shepard for the teens and adults, and Artie Bennett for the kids … the local author tent also has a mixed offering for different ages and interests,” she said. Shepard, whose “Pretty Little Liars” book is now the basis for the current TV show of that same name, is also the author of “The Lying Game,” which has become a TV show as well, and “Everything We Ever Wanted,” a mystery based on a college hazing scandal. O’Dell, a State College resident, is a national bestselling author responsible for “Back Roads,” which not only made the list as one Oprah Winfrey’s Book Club selections, but is now in development as a film. Stout, an acclaimed presenter during the inaugural LISA SCOTTOLINE BookFestPA, has just finished his new book, “A Matter of Simple Justice,” a story about the Nixon Administration’s drive to include more women in government. And Bennett, both and author and speaker, wrote “The Butt Book” and “Poopendous,” both of which are geared towards pre-schoolers. Griffith said BookFestPA helps promote reading and education because hearing authors talk about their books oftentimes makes the books more exciting to read. “We have national authors discussing what they have done, and visitors are also able to meet many local authors who could be the ‘national’ authors of tomorrow,” she said. “It is a chance to try a subject or genre that you may not have tried before.” State College is a town of readers, Griffith said, so BookFestPA really provides for the community.
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SETTING THE SCENE: Workers prepare Allen Street for the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts. The annual event is expected to draw more than 125,000 people to downtown State College.
Local arts festivals to draw crowds lot,” Bryant said. Food vendors from across the state will set up booths and tents along the STATE COLLEGE — Artistic creativstreet of downtown for the festival. ity will paint the streets of downtown Bryant said vendors will sell their sigState College and Boalsburg as the nature dish whether it be strudel, Central Pennsylvania Festival of the chicken-on-a-stick, or the always popArts and People’s Choice Festival reular hot sausage sandwich. turn on July 11 and 12, respectively. Because of its strong connection to Both festivals will end on July 15. Penn State, Arts Fest offers artisans Since 1967, Arts something other Fest has showcased festivals might not the talents of Pennbe able to. Bryant, sylvania artists and along with Director musicians. Though of Operations Carol changes have been Baney and Director made to the festival of Development over the years, the Diane Bloom, work main goal has rethroughout the year mained the same. to make sure this re“Arts Fest is a mains true. five-day community “Artists love Penn celebration of visual State alumns bearts and performing cause they are an arts that happens educated audience. right here in downIt’s a different way to town State College engage with the uniand on the Penn versity than coming State campus,” said to a sporting event,” Executive Director he said. Rick Bryant. Just 3 miles east With 16 cateof Arts Fest, People’s gories of art in the Choice Festival will Sidewalk Sale and MAUREEN LOCKARD/The Gazette take place on the Exhibition ranging HANGING AROUND: This colorful ground of the Pennfrom ceramics to piece of art is included in the sylvania Military watercolor paintMuseum. ings, Arts Fest has downtown display. Since its creation something for everyone. in 1993, People’s Choice has grown “Anybody should come because we into a well-known summer festival. have good stuff. Lots of people actual“We have all-day activities for chilly buy Christmas gifts there,” Bryant dren and their families each of the said. days of the festival and of course we Arts Fest also offers visitors the have fantastic food and great enterchance to hear live musical performtainment,” co-director Cindy Rockey ances throughout the weekend. said. All outdoor concerts are free to Like Arts Fest, People’s Choice public. showcases the creativity and workPerformances will include folk, manship of Pennsylvania artists. Artirock, jazz and Dixieland music. san can enter 13 different art cate“We don’t typically have rap. We gories including baskets, clay, fiber don’t have yodeling. There are some Festivals, Page 5 things we don’t have, but we have a
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STATE COLLEGE — The first court date has been set in the case involving former Penn State President Graham Spanier filed against Penn State in an attempt to force the university to turn over emails that are now a part of the Freeh investigation. An Argument on Preliminary Objections is scheduled for Aug. 17 at 10:30 a.m. in Courtroom 1 of the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, according to court documents. It is unknown whether GRAHAM SPANIER Spanier will be in court. On May 25, Spanier filed a suit against Penn State to force the university to turn over emails now part of the Freeh investigation. Some of the emails he is seeking could date as far back as 1996. Spanier said in the initial filing he wanted the opportunity to “refresh his memory” were he to be
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UNIVERSITY PARK — With dark clouds hovering over the Penn State football program, fans of the team have begun to look for silver linings. One of the first silver linings will take place on Friday afternoon. The Penn State chapter of Uplifting Athletes will hold its 10th annual Lift For Life beginning at 5 p.m. Friday at Penn State’s new lacrosse stadium.
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FUND DRIVE: A little girl with a rare genetic disorder gets a big helping hand from a benefit car show in Millheim. Page 13
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State approves college tuition hike State College man By PETER JACKSON Associated Press
HARRISBURG — Students at Pennsylvania’s 14 state-owned universities will pay about 3 percent more for tuition and technology fees in the coming school year following action Monday by the board of governors of the State System of Higher Education. For in-state undergraduates, who account for about 90 percent of the 119,000 students, the increase will boost full-time tuition by $188 to $6,428 a year and raise the annual technology fee by $10 to $358. Out-of-state undergraduates, who already pay anywhere from one-anda-half to two-and-a-half times as much as residents, will see those rates also increase by about 3 percent. Tuition for graduate students will increase by the same proportion. Board members cast their votes in a teleconference. They had originally planned to set tuition rates at last month’s regular meeting, but postponed action pend-
ing last week’s legislative approval of a state budget that holds funding for the universities at last year’s level of about $413 million. “All things considered, this is an excellent budget,” system Chancellor John Cavanaugh advised the board. State funding for higher education was slashed by nearly 20 percent a year ago, prompting the state system to increase tuition by 7.5 percent. Gov. Tom Corbett proposed even deeper cuts this year, but agreed to maintain flat funding after leaders of the state-owned universities and the state-supported universities — Penn State, Pittsburgh, Temple and Lincoln — promised lawmakers they would hold any 2012-13 tuition increases to less than the inflation rate. Penn State President Rodney Erickson has said he will recommend a tuition boost of 2.9 percent at the main campus in State College and 1.9 percent at branch campuses when Penn State trustees meet on Friday, the same day University of Pittsburgh trustees are expected to set tuition rates. Temple has frozen its rates for
killed in skydive REEDSVILLE (AP) — Officials said a State College man plunged to his death while skydiving in central Pennsylvania over the weekend. Mifflin County Coroner Daniel Lynch said Chris Brown, 53, of State College, was jumping with Sky Dive of Happy Valley when the accident happened in Brown Township at about 10 a.m. Saturday. Witnesses said Brown’s main chute opened but became tangled as he spiraled toward the ground. Lynch says his emergency chute then failed to open. The coroner says Brown was an experienced skydiver. The accident is under investigation.
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Cluster ‘great way’ to learn about dog breeds More than 700 dogs to participate in competitions during four-day event By MARJORIE S. MILLER mmiller@centrecountygazette.com
CENTRE HALL — The Nita-Nee Kennel Club will host its third annual “Happy Valley Cluster,” a four-day event of dog shows and obedience and rally trials, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on July 19 through 22 at the Grange Fairgrounds in Centre Hall. Presented in partnership with the Chambersburg Area Kennel Club, the event will feature a variety of dog competitions, each held on one day of the event. One of these is the conformation competition, which consists of a “beauty” contest, and an obedience competition, said Helen Smith, NNKC corresponding secretary. “The obedience competition (is) where the dog and its handler are judged on how well they perform specific tasks, such as heel, come, stay, retrieve (and) jump,” Smith said. Smith said the Nita-Nee Kennel Club has been hosting dog shows since the mid-1970s.
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“At its purest form, dog shows, (or) conformation events, are intended to evaluate breeding stock,” Smith said. “The dog’s conformation, (which is) overall appearance and structure (and) an indication of the dog’s ability to produce quality puppies, is judged. Most dogs in competition at conformation shows are competing for points toward their AKC championships, and people compete because they enjoy the game of the dog show and they enjoy spending time with their dogs and dog show friends.” Smith said these events range from large all-breed shows, with more than 3,000 dogs entered, to small local specialty club shows, featuring a specific breed. “Last year we had between 700 and 1,000 dogs each day,” she said. The dog shows are a great way for area residents to see many different dog breeds, Smith said, and can be especially beneficial for those researching what kind of dog to bring into their families. “You can see a variety of breeds all in one place and talk to the breeders and owners about their experiences with the breed,” Smith said. “For folks who already participate in dog shows, it’s wonderful to show our dog show friends what a great place we live in.” At each dog show there will be vendors and information booths, Smith said. “If you are considering getting a purebred dog, talk to
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Public awaits release of Freeh report By GENARO C. ARMAS Associated Press
STATE COLLEGE — The team brought in by Penn State to investigate how the university handled molestation accusations against former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky will release its highly anticipated report today, with the school’s reputation and future direction hanging in the balance. The university trustees who paid for the probe, led by former FBI director and federal judge Louis Freeh, will pore through it to see what it says about university employees, recommendations for policy changes and even their own knowledge about rumors Sandusky had abused children on campus. Penn State alumni, college football fans and the family of Sandusky’s former boss Joe Paterno will look to see if it sheds new light on Paterno’s actions, particularly after a graduate assistant complained to him in 2001 about Sandusky showering in a team locker room with a boy. School administrators Gary Schultz and Tim Curley, awaiting trial on charges they lied to the Sandusky grand jury and didn’t properly report child abuse, will find out whether Freeh’s investigators uncovered anything that might help — or hurt — their criminal defense. And former Penn State president Graham Spanier, who has not been charged with any crime, could discover whether emails or other records disclose more about his role. Lawyers for the young men who testified against Sandusky, and others planning civil lawsuits, will be reading the report closely for what it might mean regarding litigation. “I’m going to be looking for what we believe will be full and complete disclosure,” said Harrisburg lawyer Ben Andreozzi, who represents the young man described as Victim 4 in court records. “It’s going to be convenient for the university to release certain information but to hold back on some of the details concerning potential information that could expose them to liability.” Andreozzi said he also represents four other young men and is evaluating their potential civil claims related to the Sandusky scandal. In announcing that the report was expected to go online today, Freeh took pains to say no one outside his team will get copies beforehand, including the trustees. Investigators will hold a news conference that morning in Philadelphia. That day, trustees will start a two-day meeting in Scranton where they can respond to the report. A spokesman for the trustees said Wednesday the board held an informa-
Festivals, from page 1 and glass. Similar to other summer festivals, musical performances also play a huge part in People’s Choice. “We have country. We have Elvis impersonators. We have rock bands. There is just some of everything,” Rockey said. To make sure the arts, entertainment and food options stay true to the community-oriented festival, Rockey and Co-director John Madison work closely with Entertainment Director Chris Kepler, Food Court Director Rick Snyder, Assistant Di-
tional conference call on July 5, hours after Freeh announced the timing of the report’s release. David La Torre declined to discuss the call further when asked to confirm an ESPN report the trustees discussed how they would respond to the report. “I think we’ll find that this thing revolves so tightly around coach Paterno, and I would hope the Freeh report is much broader than that and addresses the university as a whole — and how this culture was handled or mishandled correctly — and comes to some closure on that,” trustee Ryan McCombie said Tuesday. “The people who loved Joe Paterno will still love him when this is over,” McCombie said. “The people who disliked him may feel they have ammunition to continue to dislike him.” Paterno died of cancer in January, but his family issued a statement late Tuesday saying leaks have made them question the fairness of the Freeh group’s process. They defended the Hall of Fame coach, saying he did not know Sandusky was a child molester and did not prevent a proper investigation. Sandusky, 68, was convicted of 45 counts of child sexual abuse last month and awaits sentencing. Prosecutors described how Sandusky culled the most vulnerable children from his charity for at-risk youth and used gifts and his access to Penn State facilities to abuse them over a 15-year span. The Paterno family took aim at a February 2001 email by Curley, recently reported by CNN, saying he had a change of heart about reporting the shower incident to authorities after speaking with Paterno. Penn State has disclosed that Freeh’s probe turned up emails among top officials that have been given to prosecutors. “When the facts come out, it will be clear that Joe Paterno never gave Tim Curley any instructions to protect Sandusky or limit any investigation of his actions,” the Paterno family’s statement read. Spanier’s lawyers on Tuesday broke a months-long silence to deny suggestions that he participated in a cover-up with the image of Penn State and its powerful and lucrative football program at stake. They said Spanier was never informed that Sandusky may have been abusing children. “At no time in the more than 16 years of his presidency at Penn State was Dr. Spanier told of an incident involving Jerry Sandusky that described child abuse, sexual misconduct or criminality of any kind, and he reiterated that during his interview with Louis Freeh and his colleagues,” said attorneys Peter Vaira and Elizabeth Ainslie. Spanier’s comments last week to the Freeh group echoed his testimony before a state grand jury that neither Curley nor Schultz informed him of the sexual nature of rector Don Rockey and Sponsorship & Marketing Director Diana Albright. “It’s turned into a great festival. It’s just something that we need. It’s good for the community, good for Harris Township, good for everybody,” Madison said. Madison believes that though Arts Fest and People’s Choice may differ in some ways, they both create a community environment that visitors, vendors and locals enjoy. “I think we bring a lot of money and a lot of business, along with the downtown festival. I think they both complement each other very well,” he said.
what graduate assistant Mike McQueary saw. CNN reported an email showed Spanier was “supportive” of a decision by Curley and Schultz not to report the incident. Spanier warned, however, that they might “become vulnerable for not having reported it,” CNN said. Spanier’s lawyers said the emails were “distorting the public record and creating a false picture.” Both Spanier and Paterno were ousted by school trustees a few days after Sandusky’s arrest in November. Michael Boni, who represents the young man called Victim 1, who testified against Sandusky, said the Freeh report will “help inform” the direction of civil litigation. “Maybe what’s been leaked out is most of it, I have no idea,” he said. “I certainly
hope not.” Tom Kline, an attorney for Victim 5, said he is particularly interested in the circumstances surrounding Sandusky’s retirement in 1999, a year after a woman triggered a university police investigation by complaining Sandusky had showered with her son. Sandusky was not charged at the time, but was convicted of charges related to that incident last month. “We already know that Penn State knew enough by February of 2001 to have stopped Sandusky dead in his tracks, which would have prevented the assault on my client six months later,” Kline said. Associated Press writers Mark Scolforo and Michael Rubinkam contributed to this report.
PSU sets donation record By GENARO C. ARMAS Associated Press
STATE COLLEGE — Penn State received more than $208 million in donations for the fiscal year that just ended, the secondhighest total in university history despite the upheaval after the arrest of Jerry Sandusky on child sex abuse charges. The school said Monday there was a slight uptick in the number of alumni who donated money or gifts in the fiscal year that ended June 30 to more than 75,500, reversing two years of slight declines. “We’re very grateful — humbled really — to have this kind of response from Penn Staters, who I think have rallied to the cause ... by the side of the institution through a very difficult time,” Rod Kirsch, senior vice president for development and alumni relations, said Monday in an interview. The number of donors overall — which would include corporations and nonalumni — also rose slightly to more than 191,000. Donations included gifts for scholarships; as well as increases in giving to the football booster club and the annual student-organized dance marathon to raise money for pediatric cancer patients and research.
Only the 2010 fiscal year was more prolific for Penn State, when the school raised more than $274 million. What Kirsch described as a “bonanza year” for fundraising was due in large part to an $88 million gift by Terry Pegula, and founder and former president of an energy company involved in Pennsylvania’s burgeoning natural gas industry. Pegula earmarked the gift, which is the largest private donation in Penn State history, to upgrade the school’s club hockey team to Division I and build an arena. Pegula has since increased his commitment to $102 million. He said at a groundbreaking ceremony in April that he didn’t waver even after the turmoil that embroiled the campus after retired defensive coordinator Sandusky was arrested in November. It led to the ouster of head coach Joe Paterno, a move criticized by some alumni and former players. Sandusky is awaiting sentencing after being convicted of 45 criminal counts last month. The school has said that private donations, tuition dollars or state appropriations will not be used to pay for legal fees, consultants or any other costs associated with the Sandusky scandal, which has, through the end of April, totaled $11.9 million.
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Spanier, from page 1 questioned by law enforcement officials regarding his handling of incidents involving former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, who recently was found guilty on 45 of 48 charges related to child sex abuse. Penn State quickly fired back, saying not only was his complaint misdirected at the university, but the emails are no longer his possession. Attorneys for the university asked a judge to dismiss Spanier’s complaint “in its entirety.” Penn State said in its rebuttal, filed June 14 that Spanier failed to “exhaust the rightto-know law,” and his request for the emails is “at its core, an attack on the directive on the Office of the Attorney General not to disclose the emails it has obtained as a result of the investigation.” Penn State stated in its 70-page document that it has a “legal obligation” to cooperate with the Attorney General’s Office. Spanier then asked the court to overrule Penn State’s objections, also in its entirety, on July 2. Attorneys representing Spanier filed documents Monday requesting an overruling of the university’s request and asked that the court grant to Spanier “such other and further relief as is just and proper under the circumstances.” In the 26-page document filed this week, Spanier said he is correct in directing his complaint at Penn State, not at the Attorney General’s Office, and “the university lacks merit” in its attempt to deflect the filing. Spanier asserted that the university has not been “interposed” between the Attorney General’s Office and Spanier. “The university is under no compulsion to comply with the Attorney General’s requests,” the document reads. It says the right-to-know argument made by Penn State is invalid. The documents also deny Spanier’s
emails are university property, because “not one of the authorities cited by the university holds that employees lack ownership rights over emails that they author and receive.” Meanwhile, the Freeh Report has yet to be published, though it is expected to be out in the coming weeks, most likely before the end of July. The investigation led by former FBI director Freeh has conducted at least 400 interviews with individuals affiliated with Penn State. The investigation is looking to uncover any potential wrongdoing that may have led to a child predator roaming free on campus. Freeh and his team are expected to publish the report, which will be available publicly, by the beginning of the fall semester, though there have been reports it could be released later this month. Much speculation has surrounded some of the emails, potentially even those in question, after some of those involved in the Freeh Report were leaked to CNN, ABC and confirmed by ESPN. CNN reported last week that more than two weeks after former assistant coach Mike McQueary allegedly walked in on Sandusky in a shower with a boy in the Lasch Football Building in 2001, three top Penn State administrators reportedly exchanged a series of emails about whether to contact The Second Mile or the state Department of Welfare. In the report, CNN said former athletic director Tim Curley referenced a conversation with Spanier. Curley wanted to talk with Sandusky before taking any action, according to the emails. An email from Curley also indicated he had talked with former football coach Joe Paterno about the situation. The Penn State Board of Trustees terminated Spanier’s contract, along with Paterno’s, at a meeting on Nov. 9. The board will meet for two days at Penn State Worthington Scranton this week.
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BookFest, from page 1 “Reading is really the doorway to ideas, new thoughts, the future, other cultures, other times,” she said. “It can help us experience things that we would never be able to experience in one lifetime. (The event is) a chance for (residents) to gather with the authors and have a celebration of the joy of reading.” Though BookFestPA planners try to find
JULY 12-18, 2012 mostly Pennsylvania authors who have received national attention, the event has garnered a little more visibility throughout the years, and has attracted writers from other areas, Griffith said. “(We) actually have some authors contact us about coming,” she said. The event is free to attend. For more information visit bookfestpa. org.
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CHILDREN’S AUTHOR Lindsay Barrett George autographs books in the BookFest Tent in 2011. Lift, from page 1 “We’ve had a lot of negative things happen around here,” said Mike Farrell, a senior on the Nittany Lion football team and the chapter president of Uplifting Athletes. “This is one of those things that Penn Staters can take pride in. I think they’ve been waiting for something like this.” Lift For Life — the nation’s largest student/athlete-run philanthropy — is a midsummer strength and conditioning competition. Since its inception, it has raised nearly $600,000 for the fight against kidney cancer. In previous years, the event has been held at Holuba Hall. This is the first year the event will be staged outdoors. “We’re really excited about that,” Farrell said. “It adds a little something to the event. We’re hoping for great weather and a great crowd.” In the past, Lift For Life was a day-long event. However, under the guidance of new strength and conditioning coach Craig Fitzgerald, the Nittany Lions have condensed the events. According to Farrell, the new version should last about two hours. “Coach Fitzgerald has been very handson,” Farrell said. “He’s changed some things around, but we’ve also kept some of the fan favorites.” Those attending can expect to see a lot of tractor-sized tires, medicine balls and plenty of free weights. At some of the spring practices, Fitzgerald even employed sledgehammers as a part of some drills. Although there will be some sweeping changes, one thing will remain the same — the event is extremely fan-friendly. After competing, players will pose for
photos and sign autographs. “It’s definitely a fan-friendly event. That’s a big part of it,” Farrell said. The first Lift For Life was held in 2003 when Penn State walk-on Scott Shirley’s father, Don, was diagnosed with kidney cancer. In that first year, the event raised $13,000. The next year, the total nearly tripled to $38,000. In 2011, more than $100,000 was raised. This year, things are different. Since November, the Penn State football program was in the news for all the wrong reasons as a scandal involving former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky grabbed headlines nationwide. Longtime coach Joe Paterno was fired on Nov. 9. He was diagnosed with lung cancer and died on Jan. 22. While Lift For Life has nothing to do with the scandal, Farrell is hoping it can be a step in Penn State’s healing process. “There are a lot of people out there bashing us,” Farrell said. “So something like this is important. It shows people what we’re all about.” While fans can expect to see a lot of Penn State players at Lift For Life, don’t expect to see first-year head coach Bill O’Brien. NCAA rules preclude him from having contact with players prior to fall workouts. “I know he wants to be there, but he can’t,” Farrell said. Fans who want to watch Lift For Life are asked to make a donation to the cause. According to Farrell, they’re hoping to top last year’s record-setting total. “We’re hoping to top $100,000 again,” he said. “That’s a lot, but we think it’s a goal we can reach.”
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Employment figures bad news for all The latest jobless figures are bad news for both candidates, the economy and the American workforce. The unemployment rate for June remained unchanged at 8.2 percent, the U.S. Department of Labor announced last week, making it 41 straight months at which it’s been 8 percent or higher. The labor force grew by 189,000, but the economy created only 80,000 new jobs; it would have been 84,000, but governments shed 4,000 workers. June was the third straight month of weak hiring, an average of only 75,000 a month for the quarter. It’s especially disappointing because the year started on such a promising note: 226,000 new jobs a month for the first quarter. Perhaps the jobs market isn’t as Dale McFeatters is a bad as it seems. Payroll provider ADP columnist for says businesses added 176,000 jobs Scripps-Howard last month, up from 136,000 in May, News Service. but in politics and public perception it’s the Labor Department numbers that count. President Barack Obama, whose administration predicted a 5.6 percent jobless rate by now when his stimulus bill passed, offered only the weak observation that the June figures were “a step in the right direction.” If the Federal Reserve forecasts hold, Obama will have to campaign throughout the fall with the jobless rate stuck about where it is now. Republican Mitt Romney called the rate “unacceptably high” and blamed it on Obama’s failed policies. But Romney has been unable to gain traction with his self-depiction as a “job creator,” and his economic program — a grab bag of tax cuts, cheaper energy and getting tough with the Chinese — has been greeted with yawns. The kindly disposed Wall Street Journal says, “If anything, he is losing ground.” Meanwhile, labor-force participation is hovering around a 30-year low of 63.8 percent, and the underemployment rate — which many believe is a more accurate barometer of the job market — is at 14.9 percent. That number includes workers who aren’t looking for a job but would like one and part-time workers who would like to work full time. There are potentially disturbing elements on the economic horizon. The European debt crisis could worse, hurting the market for America exports. Congress could take the country over what the Fed calls the “fiscal cliff” if its fails to deal with the expiring tax cuts and deep, acrossthe-board spending cuts that are supposed to kick in automatically on Jan. 2. There were some faint bright spots. The average workweek lengthened slightly and average wages rose slightly, too, staying ahead of inflation. And gasoline prices continued to fall meaning those workers who had jobs could get to them more cheaply.
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Celebrate the legacy of freedom Last week, Americans celebrated the birth of our nation and its promise of equality and freedom for all. Historians, social scientists, and governments of all types know full well about the push to end slavery America. They also know that an end to global slavery is still a dream that is a long way from being realized. Here in Centre County, there is much to be Harry Zimbler is a proud of when freelance writer looking at the rewho resides in gion’s legacy. Pennsylvania Bellefonte was Furnace. He is a the home to Anfrequent contribudrew Gregg Curtor to The Gazette. tain, the Pennsylvania governor during the Civil War who is an underappreciated hero. There is also a long history of Bellefonte being an important stop on the Underground Railroad, a silent, clan-
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destine network created to hide slaves running to freedom from those who would return them to bondage. There was a strong anti-slavery sentiment in Bellefonte during the years before the Civil War, and many local residents were willing to help fugitive slaves make their ways to Canada. To this day, there are still secret rooms in the Victorian homes that make Bellefonte the special place it is, rooms that hid runaways. There were at least eight railroad “conductors” and safe houses located in Bellefonte. The story of the Underground Railroad is at once compelling, heartbreaking and transcendent. It is magnificently told in the exhibits of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center along the banks of the Ohio River in Cincinnati. Divided into two major sections, the freedom center depicts the stories of the brave men and women who not only stood for the abolition of slavery in America, but also helped thousands of slaves make it to safety. Sadly, it’s large third floor exhibit depicts contemporary slavery. Few people know that there are more
slaves today than at any time in the history of the earth. About 27 million people are currently in bondage, with more sold each day, whether it is for domestic servitude or sexual perversion. Today’s slaves are almost invisible, according to the freedom center. Increasingly, slaves are children who are bought and sold like toys. Many factors contribute to this frightening fact, including poverty, crime, corruption, abuse and promises of jobs that turn into servitude or prostitution. A visit to the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center is worth the trip. There you’ll hear about the slave who mailed himself in a 2-footsquare box from the Carolinas to Philadelphia. You’ll hear about Peter Still, the slave who bought himself. You’ll also learn about the Haitian children who are today a major export of that very poor nation. The center in Ohio is keeping alive the many interesting people who fought for American freedom while providing hope for those who are the slaves of the modern world.
Parents earn their immunity Scripps Howard News Service A recent study that found that parents exposed to cold viruses are less than half as likely to become ill as nonparents runs counter to the experience of many moms and dads with their little germ factories — uh, darling children. The study’s leader, Sheldon Cohen, a professor of psychology at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, has spent most of his career studying the extent to which psychological stress, social support networks and social status influence our immune systems and susceptibility to infectious disease. Although he has no children himself, Cohen and his team correctly surmised that “being a parent can be stressful” and so regarded that as a risk factor along with marital and employment status, education, etc. On the flip side, the researchers also con-
sidered that being a parent could provide a sense of purpose and help establish supportive social networks. Then, as reported in an upcoming issue of the journal Psychosomatic Medicine, they exposed 795 adults between the ages of 18 and 55 to a common cold virus and kept them quarantined for six days to see who got sick. And they took into account any innate immunity parents had picked up because they lived around kids. So, parents were 52 percent less likely to develop a cold than nonparents. But not all parents were equal: The parent effect only kicked in for people older than 23. Cohen figures that’s because being a young parent, with young kids, may be extra stressful and does not bring many social support advantages. Parents with three or more kids were 61 percent less likely to get a cold than nonparents. But the biggest
advantage fell to older parents whose children no longer live at home. They were 73 percent less likely to get sick from the virus. Cohen and his colleagues admit that while it was clear parenthood was protective, they “were unable to identify an explanation for this association.” They simply didn’t measure any psychological or biological differences between the parents and nonparents that could account for the different reactions, but they insist there must yet be some psychological benefit of parenthood that let so many more shrug off the viral assault. With all respect to the learned researchers, those of us who have manned and womaned the tissue boxes, vaporizers and mops with sick kids over the years know the reason: We’re battle-hardened. We’ve got kids. Who has time be sick? Call it “psychological immunity.”
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HEALTH & WELLNESS Probiotics don’t have to be so confusing Probiotics refer to the beneficial bacterium that exists in the gastrointestinal tract of healthy mammals which supports digestion and healthy immune function. What you must always consider is why are you taking probiotics. Are you taking them as part of your ongoing daily supplementation regimen? Are you taking them because you are dealing with an acute bout of lower GI (gastrointestinal) dysfunction or illness? Are you taking them to aid in rebalancing after an onset of Candida Albicans overgrowth? Each indicator of Julie A. Wilczynski need for supplementais a traditional tion with probiotics naturopath, councarries with it a differselor of natural ent protocol, different health, certified nutritional consult- strains should be ant, certified pertaken, and different sonal trainer, yoga foods should be eaten. and Pilates All things considered, instructor. how you take probiotics is still a personalized decision. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you need assistance choosing a probiotic that is right for your needs. Francine Mondou, a microbiologist who specializes in manufacturing probiotics, suggests that it is optimal to take probiotics on a full stomach. Her reasoning is based on the fact that an empty stomach has a very acidic environment — a pH of about 1.5 to 2.5. If you would like to learn more about pH scroll through past issues of the Centre County Gazette online — I discussed pH in April. Right after a meal, the environment in the stomach becomes less acidic, rising to a pH of about 4.0 to 6.0. In general, probiotic strains are able to survive for at least two hours in a gastric environment with a
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pH of 4.0. Ergo, taking probiotics on a full stomach increases the likelihood of the friendly bacterial strains surviving through the acidic environment of your stomach and reaching your intestines, where they can provide several health promoting effects. Of course, not all bacteria are equal in their ability to survive in acidic environments. If you are taking a probiotic supplement or thinking of starting on one, your best bet is to choose a product that contains a wide variety of bacterial strains to increase the likelihood of having beneficial organisms reach your intestines. And it certainly won’t hurt you to follow Francine’s advice about taking your probiotic after a meal. My family and I rotate through several comprehensive, chewable vegetarian formulations designed to support digestive tract health and nutrient absorption in people of all ages. We are also mindful of the specifics of why we take probiotics. Are we taking them as a supplement for maintenance or is there a specific health concern we are trying to resolve or a body system that needs cleansed or strengthened? In any case it is always important to introduce a new formula to keep broad spectrum of beneficial bacterium plentiful and healthy in the intestinal tract and digestive system. For that reason we often rotate through several brands of probiotics. If I have a client who is suffering with digestive distress, who is taking antibiotics or has an active Candida Albicans overgrowth then specific strains would be recommended and followed until a maintenance course can be put in place. Probiotics are a beneficial in assisting to regulate intestinal and digestive functions. They assist in eliminating toxins and they support healthy immune system function. If you are taking probiotics or think you may benefit from taking them make sure you are taking what your body needs. If you need help determining what you need, give me a call.
Mount Nittany Medical Center sees increase in joint replacement surgery From Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — The number of Pennsylvania residents undergoing total joint replacement of knees, hips or shoulders increased significantly between 2006 and 2010, according to a recent report released by the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council. Mount Nittany Medical Center is following the national and statewide trends in the significant increase of joint replacement surgery in 2010. “Mount Nittany Medical Center is a recipient of HealthGrades’ Joint Replacement Excellence Award for the fourth consecutive year, which allows patients to see how healthcare facilities compare and underlines the exceptional care Mount Nittany Health provides,” said Linda Kuhlman, vice president of professional and clinical services at Mount Nittany Medical Center. During the five-year period covered in Orthopedic Surgery in Pennsylvania, hospitalizations rose 16.1 percent for total knee replacement, 22.2 percent for total hip replacement, and 100 percent for total shoulder replacement. In 2010, about one in every 200 Pennsyl-
vanians age 18 and over (48,572) had knee, hip or shoulder replacement surgery. The rate for those ages 65 and over was one in 75. Overall, 52,225 patients, both state and non-state residents, underwent these types of total joint replacements in Pennsylvania hospitals. For all six types of procedures, white non-Hispanics had higher hospitalization rates than both black non-Hispanics and Hispanics in 2009 (the last year for which U.S. Census Bureau data on ethnicity was available for this report). In 2010, Pennsylvania females had higher hospitalization rates than males for all three types of total joint replacement surgeries. For more information on joint replacement surgery and the other forms of treatment provided by Mount Nittany Medical Center’s orthopedics department, visit www. mountnittany.org. To learn more about the report provided by PHC4, an independent state agency charged with collecting, analyzing and reporting information to help improve the quality and restrain the cost of healthcare in Pennsylvania, visit http://www.phc4. org.
State College Medical awarded accreditation for addiction treatment STATE COLLEGE — CARF International has announced that State College Medical has been accredited for a period of three years for its Outpatient Medication-Assisted Addiction Treatment Program. This accreditation decision represents the highest level of accreditation that can be awarded to an organization and shows the organization’s substantial conformance to the CARF standards. An organization receiving a three-year accreditation has put itself through a rigorous peer review process and has demonstrated to a team of surveyors during an on-site visit that its programs and services are of the highest quality, measurable and accountable. State College Medical is an outpatient addiction treatment center with offices at
3091 Enterprise Drive, in State College. It has been providing addiction treatment services in Centre County since 2011. CARF is an independent, nonprofit accrediting body, whose mission is to promote the quality, value, and optimal outcomes of services through a consultative accreditation process that centers on enhancing the lives of the persons served. Founded in 1966 as the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, and now known as CARF, the accrediting body establishes consumer focused standards to help organizations measure and improve the quality of their programs and services. For more information, contact State College Medical at (814) 235-6988.
Osteoporosis and diet: The calcium connection Osteoporosis is a bone disease that leads to an increased risk of fractures. In osteoporosis, the bone mineral density (BMD) is reduced, and this results in less bone strength. U n f o r t u n a t e l y, there are no symptoms in the early stages of osteoporosis. As the disease progresses, one or more fractures may occur. In addition, a person with osteoporosis may experience back pain or neck pain, tenderness over fracture sites, loss of height, as well as the common Bonnie Lepro is clinical feature of the chief clinical stooped posture. dietitian at Mount Treatment options Nittany Medical do exist for osteoporoCenter in State sis. The goals of osteoCollege. porosis treatment are to control pain, slow or halt bone loss, prevent fractures and minimize risk of falls that might contribute to fractures. Methods of accomplishing these goals include: medications, physical activity/exercise and diet. A diet that includes the recommended amount of calcium not only plays a role in the treatment of osteoporosis, but also helps prevent the disease. The majority (99 percent) of the body’s calcium is stored in the bones. Calcium also plays a crucial part in the health of teeth and proper function of the nervous system, muscle contraction, metabolism, blood clotting and hormone secretion. When there is an insufficient amount of calcium available in the bloodstream to
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meet these needs, the body withdraws calcium from the bones. Calcium can only be returned to bones when the dietary intake from foods and supplements is sufficient to meet all of the body’s needs. The body’s ability to absorb calcium depends on an adequate intake of vitamin D, a sufficient amount of hydrochloric acid for digestion, the presence of parathyroid hormones as well as exercise. In the absence of these factors, even a high dietary intake of calcium will not allow for proper bone retention of calcium. So, what are good food sources of calcium? Dairy foods, such as milk, yogurt and cheese, are considered the richest sources. Spinach and cruciferous vegetables, including broccoli, cabbage, and arugula, are also good sources, particularly for people who are lactose intolerant. Salmon, sardines and blackstrap molasses are also good sources. In addition, there are a number of foods that have been fortified with calcium, including some brands of orange juice, ready-to-eat cereals and soy beverages. To help you find additional sources of calcium, see Appendix 14 in in this document: www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/ dga2010/DietaryGuidelines2010.pdf. How much calcium is recommended each day? The amount depends on both age and gender. See Appendix 5 in the same reference for the specific recommendations for all age and gender groups listed in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010, published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. For more information on the importance of calcium in the prevention of osteoporosis, or for more ways to prevent the disease, visit mountnittany.org.
Recalde joins Family Health Associates From Gazette staff reports LEWISTOWN — Family Health Associates recently announced that Carlos M. Recalde, MD, who specializes in otolaryngology (ear, nose and throat), will be joining FHA effective Aug. 1. There will be no scheduling changes for Recalde’s current patients. The practice will remain in its current location at 307 Fourth St., Lewistown. The office phone number will not
change. Letters are being mailed out to current patients with more details. For more information about Recalde, please call (717) 248-9694.
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EDUCATION
STUDENTS OF THE YEAR
Penns Valley Junior-Senior High School honor roll From Gazette staff reports SPRING MILLS — The Penns Valley Junior-Senior High School honor roll for the fourth nine-week grading period ending June 6 has been announced by secondary principal Jacquelyn M. Martin. 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.
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BRITTANY ETTERS of Bald Eagle Area High School and Miranda Boatman of Bellefonte Area High School were selected as Students of the Year at their respective high schools. They each received a $150 cash award. Etters credentials include National Honor Society, Students Against Drunk Driving (SADD), Special Olympics, Student Government, Support of our Troops, Envirothon and Future Business Leaders of America. Boatman’s credits include National Honor Society, state finalist of Distinguished Young Woman Scholarhsip Program, Toys for Tots, Special Olympics, United Way Day of Caring, Pennies for Patients and the Jeremy Herbstritt Memorial Award for track.
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Distinguished honor roll: Tess P. Arthur, Madison J. Bastress, James R. Brown, Dane S. Bussard, Dakota L. Butler, Kelsen W. Case, Paige N. Daub, Julia E. Dawson, Alexis DeHaas-Ewing, F. Austine Decker, Courtney R. Done, LaRae R. Fultz, Evan A. Heiser, Clarissa D. Keller, Miranda N. Kline, Bridget M. Kocher, Megan Kuhlman, Bryan R. Masullo, Gabrielle E. Maylock, Joseph A. McNitt, Mikayla M. Paolini, Ashley N. Pinamonti, Teresa L. Shook, Jessica B. Stover, Gregory W. Witherite, Lyndsey E. Witherite, Shannon G. Wolfe, Haley R. Zubler. Honor roll: Austin P. Auman, Martin D. Black, Kathleen C. Bowes, Ryan D. Brown, Alissa D. Cogan, Derek E. Dashem, Justin T. Dashem, Halie Durkalec, Steven T. Dutrow, Matthew S. Fuller, Tory A. Glossner, Kurt A. Grindall, Cassandra M. Hazel, Emilie A. Hettinger, Neil M. Hosterman, Hanna E. Kapinus, Corey King, Cody A. Kresen, Andria M. Lamey, Abagael K. Luse, Caleb J. Luse, Brian J. Markle, Richard P. Robson, Jr., Tiarra A. Rossman, Tyler A. S. Shawver, William A. Smith, III, Toby L. Smoyer, Samuel T. Snyder, Megan E. Stitzer, Leah M. Stodart, Lindsay M. Stover, Nathan D. Strouse, Spencer C. Weaver, Griffin B. M. Welch, Hannah M. Yearick, Mason A. Younker, Hali M. Zerbe, Sarah A. Zerby.
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VICKIE GATES, president of the Centre County Association of Retirees, presents Erin DiPerna, third-grade teacher at Gray’s Woods Elementary, with the Pennsylvania Association of School Retirees Region V Educational Support Grant as Linda Colangelo, principal of Gray’s Woods Elementary, and Lew Rodrick, educational support chair of CCASR, look on.
SENIOR AWARDS
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ON JUNE 6, Bellefonte Elks Lodge No. 1094 Past District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler Michael Braddock and Exalted Ruler Denise Zelznick presented awards to Bellefonte Area High School Seniors. David B. Garver Scholarships were given to Jessica Immel, Rachael Kristine, Melissa Buchanan, Kathryn Aikens, Brandon Lengyel, Luke DuBois, Jayson Zimmerman and Emily Stasko. The 2012 Elks Community Service Award went to Dustin Harter and the Elks Leadership Award to Jayson Zimmerman.
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Distinguished honor roll: Jenna M. Bishop, Kelsey E. Boone, Mikayla L. Castellano, Jordan L. Cole, Jennifer C. Gallup, Morgan J. Geesey, Sarah J. Haas, Zachary C. F. Harter, Matthew N. Hodgson, Kyle C. Houser, Hannah E. Krammes, David E. Leedy, Maggie M. Lynch, Leigh A. Martin, Andrew J. Myers, Kelsey J. Rossman, Morgan L. Royer, Ayla R. Russell, Madisyn O. Sharer, Kayla M. Snyder. Honor roll: Morten K. Andersen, Traey S. Bierly, Benjamin R. Blaszczak, Ashley N. Bruss, Logan M. Coursen, Carolyn R. Darr, Hannah E. Done, Grace E. Gover, Marisa A. Heiser, Rachel L. Hill, Paige G. Hockenberry, Dominique B. Hook, Christopher N. Houtz, Macee E. Kensinger, Halie E. Kines, Janelle R. Kline, Heather M. Leigey, Tess E. Linton, Henry J. W. Lush, Cameron Mothersbaugh, Teresa R. Nicosia, Kurtis J. Packer, Emily E. Schuster, Elizabeth R. Shutt, Corby J. Smith, Kasandra L. Smoyer, Rachel E. Sterner, Caleb H. Swartz, Jared E. Taylor, Thomas Ventura, Bethany N. Wasson, Aaron W. Wolfe, Derek M. Zettle, Joshua M. Zook.
GRADE 10 Distinguished honor roll: Nicole L. Bienert, Tiffany E. Breon, Adalea R. Brindel, Taylor M. Collison, Seth W. Cooke, Benjamin S. Curran, Lindsey E. Dix, Margaret C. Dobell, Lauren F. Eberly, Emma L. Federinko, Abigail L. Henning, Casey O. Kuhlman, Susanna L. Mills, Elizabeth K. Moyer, Michael C. Mundt, Kyle M. Myers, John A. Ott, Kara E. Smith, Marchelle R. Smucker, Ashley D. Struble, Dalton C. Ulmanic, Lakotah S. Waltz, Chelsea L. Wyland. Honor roll: Sarah A. Batdorf, Lindsey M. Bell, Liam I. Benfer, Jessica M. Bickle, Logan M. Bonar, Kevin M. Butts, Courtney D. Cain, Alyssa D. Confer, Blake R. Confer, Kyler R. Confer, Michael C. Confer, Andrew R. Deardorff, Seth E. Decker, Jacob K. Eck, Benjamin P. Engle, Shawn M. Foreman, David T. Fox, Joshua R. Getz, Nicole R. Harbaugh, Megan A. Houser, Courtney T. Ironside, William K. Jackson, Lucas C. Kneller, Samuel A. Koser, Rachel M. Long, Tangie M. Lyons, Jenny B. Manning, Helen R. Melville, Lharizza F. Metz, Anthony L. Montresor, Lindsay N. Murphy, Madison N. Murphy, Jared K. Muthersbaugh, Taylor L. Noll, Ayla M. Olsen-Zelman, Melina J. Pinamonti, Haley M. Sasserman, Andrew C. Slavinsky, Zachary D. Smith, McCade A. Thompson, Jason R. Thoms, Cameron Y. Tobias, Andrew C. Wolfe, Kaelyn S. Yoder.
GRADE 9 Distinguished honor roll: Zachary W. Auker, Samantha L. Bastress, Christopher S. Beamesderfer, Lucas J. Bitsko, Augustus P. Black, Haley A. Brown, Jordan E. Brown, Lucie C. Case, Isaac W. DuVall, Megan I. Duck, Timothy H. Eckman, Nicholas M. Fuller, Troy M. Green, Linsey M. Guisewhite, Katrina E. Heckman, Marissa L. Hettinger, Rachel E. Hodgson, Valerie L. Kubalak, Benjamin M. Kupp, Nichole E. Leiby, Alyssa M. Limbaugh. Maria E. McQuaide, Grace R. Monroe, Adam G. Mothersbaugh, Gino P. Nicosia, Kylie N. Orndorf, Dylan C. Orndorf-Ronk, Abigail L. Pierce, Ryan J. Riegel, Alyssa D. Rote, Allison M. Schuster, Wyatt S. Sharp, Lydia K. Smith, Robert R. Stattel, James A. Steffen, Mackenzie S. Wenrick, Tanner J. Zaffuto. Honor roll: Kayla N. Bracken, Nakisha M. Breon, Tyler M. Breon, Cassidy L. Brown, Tyler J. Cliber, Tyler J. Eberly, Collin J. Egelhoff, Garrett R. Evans, Bryton A. Fegley, Gabe B. Gensimore, Coleton L. Harter, Trevor R. Heckman, Natalie M. Hoffman, Andrew R. Hurd, Hunter D. Ilgen, Torrey M. Johnson, David J. Keller, Samantha M. Kelly, Julia M. Kocher, Daniel J. Kozar, Kiley N. Lubinski, Jacob M. Lundy, Makayla E. Luse, Carranda J. McCool, Dylan R. Michna, Katie J. Smith, Kortnie M. Starr, Colton A. Treaster, Olivia K. VanHeyst, Caleb D. Wallingford.
GRADE 8 Distinguished honor roll: Raven C. Althouse, Destiny F. Andrus, Emily K. Batdorf, Margaret S. Dunkelberger, Keith R. Griffith, Kira R. Krape, Caitlyn R. Lundy, Naomi J. Olsen-Zelman, Burton W. Peese, Taylor N. Shook, Reba M. Smith, Darian F. Stapelton, Justice T. Welshans, Corbin D. Woodring, Malarie S. Yoder, Layne P. Zettle. Honor roll: Benjamin C. J. Alexander, Kearston L. Andrus, Kendall S. Bartley, Tara J. Besecker, Benjamin M. Bienert, Isaac C. Bierly, Chloe N. Brungart, Nathaniel J. Bucek, Owen R. Carper, Chase A. Collison, Katarina G. Covalt, Brinley J. Decker, Curtis E. Decker, Zachariah K. Engle, Gustavo Garcia, Megan L. Grove, Chase L. Hart, Seth T. Hensley, Jordan E. Holsopple, Dylan L. Homan, Zachary D. Homan, Mackenzie A. Ironside, Rebekah L. McClellan, Olivia K. Meyer, Hunter C. Meyers, Olivia A. Miller, Wyatt K. Moore, Kayla E. Palm, Karli E. Ripka, Daytona C. Ronk, Hanna M. Sasserman, Amelia E. Seely, Jeremy R. Shawley, Taylor K. Smith, Jonas P. Smucker, Curtis L. Sones, John T. Statham, Ethan R. Stroup, Ezekiel R. Warren, Walter I. White, Joseph L. Whitmer, Brandon M. Witmer, Dustin M. Zettle.
GRADE 7 Distinguished honor roll: Ryan S. Barber, Kourtney M. Beamesderfer, Payton D. Bell, Timothy D. Breon, Grace L. Bussard, Keith D. Butts, Maxton S. Case, Stephanie A. Clouser, Alyssa M. Denger, Conner J. Dix, Joy S. Done, Martha G. Dunkelberger, Minmay S. Duplanty, Alexis M. Feidler, Katherine E. Haines, Alicia M. Houser, Jared T. Hurd, Paige M. Kerstetter, Jane L. Kistler, David F. Krum, Emalee S. Kubalak, Emma M. Lundy, Paige M. Myers, Katherine A. Ott, Taran K. Rowles, Hannah I. Schuster, Lucas M. Sharer, Cassie N. Shook, Hunter L. Spicer, Hannah E. Spotts, Virginia M. Stattel, Dillon R. Steiger, Cassidy N. Stover, Abigail A. Thom, Andrew H. Tobias, Michaela K. Wallingford, Kyndra B. Weaver, Colton R. Wenrick, Rachel A. Wert, Jaclyn A. Wertz, Hailee E. Wingard, Matthew D. Wolfe. Honor roll: Christine J. Addis, Nathan D. Auman, Thomas G. Bierly, Takoda V.J. Bubb, Olivia D. Corman, Haiden M. Crawford, Makayla L. Dreibelbis, Garrett R. Fleck, Trevor J. Fleck, Stephen G. Gover, Cole M. Hess, Harley J. Hess, Taylor E. Hettinger, Maci N. Ilgen, Leah S. Johnson, Brock A. Johnstonbaugh, Ryan P. Kensinger, Ayva V. Kunes, Elizabeth P. Lingle-Brooks, Ryan P. Long, Howard R. Lowe, Mikenna L. Lyons, Tanner D. McCool, Isabella R. Peterson, Derek M. Rishel, Christian R. Rudolph, Ivie M. Russell, Hayden P. Smith, Luke T. Snyder, Braden M. Stodart, Kelsey V. Sweitzer, Celena J. Ward, Devon M. Wasson, McKinley S. Yarrington, Darren E. Yearick, Allison M. Zerby.
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THE WEIKERT FAMILY float featured a patriotic theme with Uncle Sam hats and a giant firecracker.
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FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS enjoyed a community picnic at the Mothersbaugh Farm following the parade.
Colyer celebrates Independence Day By SAM STITZER pennsvalley@centrecountygazette.com
COLYER — In the southern end of Potter Township lies the tiny village of Colyer. It’s just a few houses and an old church, but like the fictional village of Brigadoon, which appears in the Scottish mist just one day every 100 years, the village of Colyer awakens from its tranquility for one day a year — on the Fourth of July. That’s when the citizens of Colyer and the surrounding area get together and have their own float parade, followed by a community picnic at the farm of Doug and Jane Mothersbaugh. The Colyer parade’s origin dates to 1996, when some local men got together to compare and admire each other’s antique tractors. Someone suggested they drive the tractors, adorned with
American flags, around the Colyer area to show them off, and a tradition was born. The first impromptu parade reportedly had just seven spectators. Soon, the parade grew, acquiring more tractors, floats, horses, antique cars, a fire truck from Centre Hall and hundreds of American flags waving in the warm July breeze. The spectator count has grown from single digits to several hundred over the years. Parade Committee head Tom Kistler and a friend fired antique rifles into the air as a signal to begin this year’s parade mid-morning on July 4. The parade forms at the Mothersbaugh farm on Lake Road (near Colyer Lake), follows Bubb Road, Polecat Road, Racetrack Road, Dogtown Road, Colyer Road, back to Bubb Road, and returns to the starting point on Lake Road.
The route traces out a loop of about 3½ miles, which nearly eliminates any parade units making the trek on foot on a hot July day, although there was a threepiece band, consisting of guitar, drum, and accordion, which survived the hike this year. The parade floats displayed great creativity in their design and construction. Many floats followed a light-hearted theme. The Kistler family float was titled “The 2012 Colyer Olympics,” which displayed the five Olympic rings made from toilet seats on the front of the tow vehicle, and competitors tossing oversize “horseshoes” also made from toilet seats at a toilet plunger pin. Another float followed a surfing theme, with inflatable palm trees and a flamingo-eating cardboard shark. Dave and Hilda Putnam and friends showed a nautical theme by turning the Put-
nams’ boat on a trailer into the “Call Your Lake” Cruise Line. Some floats were more serious. Mel Kaulkin and his neighbors entered a float saluting the late Joe Paterno, with Kaulkin dressed as Paterno, and a giant pair of Paterno’s glasses mounted on the Jeep tow vehicle. The Weikert family float followed a patriotic theme with a giant firecracker, and riders wearing Uncle Sam hats. The Tom and Jean Gilmore family members drove no fewer than seven antique tractors in the parade, with Tom Gilmore driving a beautifully restored Farmall Model M honoring their son Brady, who passed away last October. Following the parade, a huge community picnic was held on the Mothersbaugh property on Lake Road. Large canopies were filled with tables full of covered
dish food brought by residents, and hot dogs and drinks supplied by the parade committee. Tom Kistler addressed the crowd, dispelling a rumor that there would be no more Colyer parades. “What else would we do instead of it?” he asked. He thanked all those who came forward to help organize the event. “We’ll be here next year,” he said. After an invocation by Colyer resident Bill Arnold and the singing of the national anthem, the crowd of about 200 dug in to a great meal. The little village of Colyer demonstrates that sometimes the smallest communities have the greatest appreciation for the freedoms of America, which were established on another hot July day in 1776.
History comes to life at Pa. Military Museum From Gazette staff reports BOALSBURG — Visitors will be transported to 1968 Vietnam as they experience patrol demonstrations and camp tours on July 21 and 22 during the Fifth Annual Vietnam Revisited Combat Bivouac Living History Weekend held on the grounds of the Pennsylvania Military Museum in Boalsburg. First Cavalry re-enactors from the Greater Pennsylvania Military Preservation Association out of Altoona, museum staff and volunteers camp out on the grounds, providing a glimpse into the recent past. The event is held intentionally in July as the intense heat and humidity were “trademark elements for every person who served in Vietnam,” said museum educator Joe Horvath. In addition to the weather, the lush under growth and thick tree canopy surrounding Spring Creek beside the museum further represents an element of the Central Highland jungle that soldiers fought in. Thus this living history bivouac attempts to capture the remote combat experience where tactics reduced war from the classic stance where both sides lined up facing one another on a field of battle, to the chaos of guerrilla warfare. Greeted by a sign that reads “Welcome to the Republic of Vietnam,” on which veterans are encouraged to write
their name, rank, and dates of service, visitors will experience a time-capsule presentation of a unit in the field of war. Visitors will be invited to go out on a short-range recon patrol with a point man. Long trousers and good shoes are strongly encouraged. During a 2 p.m. tactical demonstration each day, the audience can expect to hear gunfire as well as communication relays between the firebase and squad leader over authentic field radios. New to the event this year is Doug Irwin, a local folk guitarist who will entertain the troops and public. Irwin served for real in the 82nd Airborne Division with the 1/505th Parachute Infantry Regiment. Although a veteran, he will be dressed as a green recruit set to perform at 1 p.m. on Saturday following recordings of the Armed Forces Radio Network on the camp intercom. Irwin said he will “be playing some songs from the era, to stay within the appropriate time frame, and a few originals that focus on soldiers and veterans of that time as well.” The bivouac opens to the public at 10 a.m. each day. Patrol ambush demonstrations are scheduled for 2 p.m. The Pennsylvania Military Museum and 28th Infantry Division Shrine is administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission and located on South Atherton Street (Business Route 322) in Boalsburg — three miles east of State College and the Pennsylvania State Uni-
MTAC Summer Bash set From Gazette staff reports CLARENCE — The Mountain Top Activity Center will hold its Summer Bash from 4 to 10 p.m. on July 20 at MTAC, 105 Birch Run Road in Clarence. All ages are invited to the event, which will feature barbecue chicken dinners. M.T.A.C., Inc. is a charitable, non-profit
organization in the mountain top area (Clarence, Moshannon, Pine Glen and Snow Shoe. It is located in the former Clarence Elementary School. The goal is to provide a health and fitness center, a library, gymnasium, educational programing, sports activities and services for approximately 3,000 residents. For more information, visit www.mtac.webs.com.
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TOM GRAY briefs re-enactor participants of the Greater Pennsylvania Military Preservation Association on an upcoming tactical ambush during the living history program Vietnam Revisited Combat Bivouac held annually the third weekend in July at the Pennsylvania Military Museum in Boalsburg. versity. For more information about the museum call (814) 4666263 or visit www.pamilmuseum.org.
Poker Run scheduled From Gazette staff reports BELLEFONTE — The 4th annual Get Your Motor Runnin’ Motorcycle Poker Run will be held on Aug. 11. The ride starts and ends at Restek, 110 Benner Circle in Bellefonte. On-site registration begins at 9 a.m. and runs until 10:30 a.m. The ride begins at
10:30 a.m. Pre-registration ends at July 31. The ride is a 100-mile poker run. There will be T-shirts, barbecue from Clem’s, door prizes and a 50/50 raffle. To register, visit the front office at Restek or www.restek.com/revvedup. For more information, contact Jim Richards at (814) 360-5465 or email relayrider@hotmail.com.
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Recent storms impact some blood drives Red Cross seeks more donors From Gazette staff reports The American Red Cross anticipates that recent powerful storms which hit parts of Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia also has the potential to impact blood drives scheduled throughout those states. Across the Midwest and MidAtlantic states, Red Cross blood drives representing 1,700 potential blood donations have been cancelled in July. While only a few blood drives have been cancelled in the local Greater Alleghenies Blood Services Region, the loss of power and fallen trees in some area may hamper many people from honoring their prior commitments to donate at local blood drives. “Individuals who have power and are able to get out, are urged to donate blood,” said John Hagins, CEO of the Greater Alleghenies Blood Services Region. “This storm comes during our emergency appeal for blood donors and has the potential to cause a further decline in already low numbers of blood donations.” The Red Cross continues an emergency appeal for all blood types, but especially types O negative, A negative, B negative and O positive. Other factors are also causing a decline in blood donations. Many regular blood donors are expected to take extended vacations for the mid-week Independence Day holiday. In addition, many people don’t want to leave their air conditioned homes and businesses to donate blood during heat waves.
“We have been working to rebuild our inventories to adequate levels, but the storms and heat present some unexpected challenges,” Hagins added. “However, most blood drive locations remain open and blood donors are needed.” The Red Cross reminds the public that blood drive sites are air conditioned, and when donating blood during periods of extreme heat to drink plenty of fluids, preferably water, before and after donating blood. Donors should also wear loose-fitting, lightweight, light-colored clothing in layers and should eat a healthy meal before arriving at the blood drive or donation center. Enough people must donate blood each and every day to meet the blood needs of accident victims, cancer patients, surgical candidates, children with blood disorders and many others who require blood as part of their medical treatment. More than 900 blood donors are needed in the local Blood Services Region for more than 90 hospitals in parts of six states. Call 1-800-RED CROSS (800) 733-2767 or visit redcrossblood.org to make an appointment or for more information. A blood donor card or driver’s license, or two other forms of identification are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age (16 with signed parental permission consent form in some states), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements.
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LINDA WILSON recently received the Woven Ribbons Award from President Gloria Gladd as the Soroptimist of the Year for 2012. Wilson was recognized for her work on the Soroptimist SIA Grant, helping paint and give two workshops at Stormbreak Group Home. Wilson also does the scrapbook, newsletter, publicity and monitors the club email. She presented an apron fashion show at a nursing home and helped work the concession stands at Penn State as a fundraiser. The framed award she received was made by charter president Karen Trennepohl and presented to the club at the 10th anniversary celebration. It is passed on to the new awardee each year.
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Churches unite to sponsor VBS From Gazette staff reports BELLEFONTE — St. John’s United Church of Christ, St. John Episcopal Church and St. John Lutheran Church will host a Community Vacation Bible School from 6 to 8:30 p.m., from July 15 through 19 at St. John Lutheran Church, 216 N. McAllister St., Bellefonte. The event is open to children in preschool through sixth grade. There will be music, karaoke, crafts, games, snacks and more. A light evening meal will be provided for everyone at 6 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Children are asked to bring their Bibles. Each child is asked to bring a non-perishable food item for the Food Bank each evening.
Solar-powered greenhouse workshop set From Gazette staff reports CENTRE HALL — VCA and Envinity will present a solarpowered greenhouse workshop at the Pennsylvania Organic FarmFest, which will be held on Aug. 3 and 4 at the Grange Fairgrounds in Centre Hall. With the support of the West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund, the Penns Valley Conservation Association and Envinity will present “Produce Year-round in your own Mini-High Tunnel� at the first-ever Pennsylvania Organic FarmFest. Workshop attendees will learn how to grow vegetables and fruits nearly year round in a mini-high tunnel using renewable solar energy. This workshop covers siting and building the high tunnel and installing renewable energy in it. The workshop benefits home and community gardeners, as well as commercial growers. Greenhouses powered by renewable energy on any scale significantly enable local food production by removing nearly all fossil fuels associated with producing and transporting food. FarmFest celebrates organic growers and consumers through live music, education, a farmers market, an arts and crafts show, exhibitions, hands-on demonstrations and a number of diverse activities for children and adults. This two-day event is free to the public and promises to attract visitors from across the state. The workshop is one of many free organic gardening workshops taking place at this year’s festival. The Mini-High Tunnel workshop will be held twice — 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 3 and 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 4. Both Workshops will take place at the High Tunnel site, just off Grange Fairgrounds Main Street between the craft vendors and the children’s area. Seats are limited to 25 people per class. Contact FarmFest coordinator Erin McCracken at ecovents@gmail.com to reserve a spot.
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Family group decision making plays a vital role By DAVE VACTOR Special to The Gazette
Family Group Decision Making is a process in which family members can help make decisions about the best way to support their family and take care of their child. FGDM recognizes the importance of involving family groups in decision making about children who need protection or care. It can be initiated by child welfare agencies whenever a critical decision about a child is required. In FGDM processes, a trained coordinator who is independent of the case brings together the family group and other supportive professionals. The FGDM process positions the family group to lead decision making, while the professionals agree to support plans that adequately address concerns related to child safety. FGDM processes actively seek the collaboration and leadership of family groups in crafting and implementing plans that support the safety, permanency and well-being of children. The process has three main stages, which includes information sharing where professionals and family members share both the strengths and concerns they have witnessed, followed by private family time, where the family alone develops a plan that addresses the concerns that have been raised. Finally, the plan is presented to the professionals who should support it if the concerns have been addressed and it does not put the child at risk.
Family Group Decision Making is rooted in the belief that families have a shared history, wisdom, untapped resources, and an unrivaled commitment to their children. By empowering families and their friends to think and plan creatively for their children, families create community partnerships, and utilize family strengths to resolve child welfare concerns. It is also an invitation to families to be responsible for the outcomes of a plan of their own creation. FGDM processes are not conflictresolution approaches, therapeutic interventions or forums for ratifying professionally crafted decisions. Rather, FGDM processes actively seek the collaboration and leadership of family groups in crafting and implementing plans that best fit the familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s culture and situation. One example of how FGDM works is the story of Baby Missy. Baby Missy was born addicted to narcotics. Concerns for Missyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health required her to remain in the Hershey Medical Center for a month after her birth. Baby Missyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother, Christine, struggles with addiction to pain medication/narcotics and her father, Brian, was recently incarcerated for a parole violation. Due to the safety concerns surrounding baby Missy, her parents are prohibited from any unsupervised contact with her. Although there are extenuating circumstances with this family, there is a ray of hope that was quickly recognized by the familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Children and Youth Services Case-
Blood drive to honor Loftus From Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The American Red Cross is holding a blood drive in honor of local area resident Peter Loftus on July 20, 2012. The drive will be held at the Hotel State College from noon to 6 pm. After high school, Loftus spent four years in the Marine Corps and had entered classes at Penn State University. After leaving PSU, he found his way to the Hotel State College and Co. in 1995 and has been an integral part of the physical plant staff. Loftus was diagnosed about a year ago with Chronic Myelomnic Leukemia or CMML, a form of Leukemia that is hard to treat. He has endured multiple chemotherapy and radiation therapy treatments but will need a bone marrow transplant to fight this disease. Parts of Loftusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s treatment include regular blood and platelet transfusions and he is grateful to the Red Cross for their constant assistance in providing him with this life sustaining service. To schedule an appointment for this blood drive or any other American Red Cross blood drive, call 1-800-RED CROSS (733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org. Most healthy individuals who are at least 17 years of age (16 with parental consent) and weigh a minimum of 110 pounds are eligible to donate blood. Individuals 18 years of age or younger must also meet specific height and weight requirements. The American Red Cross Blood Services Region serves about 80 hospitals and must have approximately 900 people donate blood or platelets each weekday to meet the needs of hospital patients.
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PAWS ADOPT-A-PET TJ, a middleaged orange and white cat, is back at PAWS for a second try at finding that special forever home. TJ was recently adopted from PAWS, but it became quite clear that he was unhappy with his four barking beagle siblings. Now this friendly and outgoing guy is on the search again for a somewhat quieter home. TJ wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mind a home with dogs, cats or kids; it is just the constant noise that he is not a fan of. TJ is a great lap cat and has a soft and soothing purr â&#x20AC;&#x201D; making him a perfect TV or computer companion. TJ, however, could stand to lose a few pounds, so PAWS volunteers hope his new family will make him exercise daily and restrict his diet. To read more about TJ, please visit http://www.centrecountypaws.org/cats/ or stop by PAWS (1401 Trout Road, State College).
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Millheim car show benefits Rett syndrome victim MILLHEIM — The Millheim carnival grounds was the site of a benefit car and motorcycle show on July 7. The show was held to raise money for Dawn and Frank Shoemaker, the parents of 5year-old Carly Shoemaker, of Lock Haven. Carly has Rett syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that affects the way the brain develops. It caused malfunctions of cognitive, sensory, emotional and nervous systems. It’s like having components of MS, Parkinson’s disease, ALS, and Alzheimer’s disease all rolled into one. Carly was granted a wish by the Make-A-Wish Foundation for a spa and mini pool in her home. This will require an addition to the family’s house, which is not paid for by the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Carly’s nurse, Lori Montcrief, of Millheim, decided to help Carly’s wish come true by organizing a fund raising car and motorcycle show for her. The show featured about 20 antique and classic cars and 18 motorcycles. Prizes were awarded in three car classes and six motorcycle classes. Food vendors, including the Millheim Hotel and Millheim Lions Club, were present with barbecue chicken, and other food and cold drinks for the sweltering spectators. A Chinese auction of items donated by local
merchants was held, and music by local bands was presented in the evening. “Considering the heat, the turnout is pretty good,” Montcrief said. Many of the spectators escaped the 95-degree midday heat by having chicken dinners in the comfort of the Millheim Hotel’s air conditioned dining room. Of course, the focus of a car show is cars. This show featured two nice Buicks which stood out among the Mustangs, Corvettes and other muscle cars. Brian Bonar showed his menacing looking black 1999 Buick Regal GS, which features a 3.8 liter supercharged V-6 engine producing 450 horsepower, aided by a nitrous oxide system. Bonar added custom aluminum wheels and a killer stereo system to the Regal, doing all the installation work himself. He plans to do more modifications to the car as time and his budget permit. The second Buick present was a beautiful white1966 Buick Skylark hardtop owned by Mike Shondeck, of Boalsburg. Power for the Skylark came from the “Wildcat 310” V-8 engine, so named because it produced 310 foot-pounds of torque from its 300 cubic inch displacement. The Skylark was a great example of one of Detroit’s lesser known muscle cars of the 1960s. There were classic Mustangs and Corvettes, a 1967 Camaro, a 1955 Chevy, a Model T hot rod, a
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A NICE VARIETY of cars were on display at a show in Millheim. Ford Ranger pickup jacked up sky high, and a Chevy S-10 pickup lowered to the weeds, all gleaming in the sun. Many good looking motorcycles were also on display, from factory stock to radical
By KAREN DABNEY For The Gazette
BOALSBURG — On the Fourth of July, visitors to the Pennsylvania Military Museum in Boalsburg experienced history in a new way. The museum offered a special one day hands-on exhibit of authentic World War I rifles and machine guns from the “For Use” collection. “Our museum has two types of collections,” said museum educator Joe Horvath. “The permanent collections have a documented history of being manufactured or used by Pennsylvanians. The ‘For Use’ collections are authentic historic objects that have been picked up at yard sales and auctions, and don’t have a documented Pennsylvania history.” Horvath said the hands-on exhibit will be repeated on July 28 from noon to 3 p.m., the same day as the Cool Cruise Car Show on the museum’s parade grounds. On July 4, Eugene Longenberger of Bloomsburg visited the museum with his wife after a trip to Whipple Dam. His father served during World War II as a mechanic, a machine gunner, and a driver. When asked what he thought about the hands-on opportunity, he said: “It was great, awesome. How often do you ever get to do that?” Museum volunteer Doug Smithmyer assisted participants with handling the weapons safely, using white cotton gloves, and answered their questions. The weapons on display included two German machine guns, two German Mauser rifles, and one American Winchester Enfield rifle. Smithmyer said the rifles weighed about nine pounds, and the MG08/15 machine gun weighed about 43 pounds, including coolant. Smithmyer said that the MG08/15 was a water-cooled light machine gun, designed to be carried over trenches into the next area of battle. Most MG07/12 machine guns were also used by the infantry, but the particular model on display was unusual because it was adapted for use on an air-
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JOHNNY RUBET, of Connecticut, gets a soldier’s-eye view of the MG08/15 German machine gun, held by museum volunteer Doug Smithmyer. plane, mounted in front of the pilot and behind the front propeller. Both guns had belt-fed ammunition, and originally both had a water cooling jacket. To modify the MG07/12 for aerial warfare, the cooling jacket was removed, and a synchronizer was added to the left side of the weapon to coordinate the firing of the gun with the movement of the propeller blades. Mauser rifles were the standard infantry rifles used by the Germans throughout the war. One of the Mausers on display was made in Orbendorf in 1915. The other Mauser was built in 1909 for the Argentine military. Smithmyer said the primary American World War I rifle was the Springfield 1903. Winchester Enfield rifles were originally built in America for the British. However, due to a shortage of Springfield rifles, some Winchester Enfields, including the 1917 rifle on display, were adapted for American troops by modifying the barrels for American 30.06 caliper rounds of ammunition instead of the .303 caliper rounds of the British. The Pennsylvania Military Museum is located on Business Route 322 in Boalsburg. For more information visit pamilmuseum.org or call (814) 466-6263.
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Penns Valley churches hold vacation Bible schools By SAM STITZER pennsvalley@centrecountygazette.com
SPRING MILLS — Vacation Bible Schools are a long standing summer tradition for children in the Penns Valley area. Many local churches have hosted these programs for many decades. June 27 marked the final evening of the Penns Valley Community Church three evening VBS program, held in the Old Gregg School Community Center in Spring Mills. This church was formed in 2004, and is led by Pastor Doug Williams. The VBS program theme was “Adventures on Promise Island,” and was attended by 112 children, from pre-school age through sixth grade. The children, divided by age groups, rotated between four activity stations— bible lessons, memory verses, crafts and games. The children had been bringing offerings and collecting community donations during the VBS program, with a goal of raising $2,000 for church mission projects. The church Youth Pastor, Tim Shutes, agreed to get his head shaved if the goal was reached. At the closing assembly, it was announced that the donations totaled $2,045. The Gregg School gymnasium exploded into cheers and applause as Pastor Doug Williams and Mike Durn brought out the hair clippers and began mowing down Shutes’ hair. “I have a wedding to do on Saturday,” Shutes said. “Maybe I’ll wear a hat.” The same week in June, the Centre Hall
Council of Churches sponsored a Vacation Bible School at Grace United Methodist Church in Centre Hall. The Council of Churches consists of members from St. Luke’s Lutheran, Trinity United Church of Christ and Grace United Methodist churches. The program enrolled about 68 children from age three to sixth graders. The theme was “Pandamania” which focused on Panda bears and the wonders of the animal kingdom. The children heard bible stories, played games, made craft items and learned several new songs. On the final evening of the program, the church sanctuary was filled with parents, grandparents and friends as the kids performed the songs for the appreciative crowd. VBS coordinators Kathy Coursen, Linda Hosterman, Laura Romig, Krystal Josephson and Michelle Castellano thanked everyone involved in making the program a success. They presented a check for $232 to T.J. Coursen for the Penns Valley HOPE Fund charity. The money came from the children’s offerings during the week. On July 6, the New Hope Lutheran Church finished a five night VBS program at their church along state Route 45 near Spring Mills. This program enrolled about 60 children from age three through sixth grade. The program’s theme was “Operation Overboard,” and featured bible stories, crafts, games and music. The music program was conducted by a group called Captive Free. This group of young adults travels the east coast from Georgia to
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CHRIS HURD helps Brooke Williams with her sand art project at the Penns Valley Community Church VBS program. Maine for an entire year, leading children’s music programs in all denominations of churches. They work for free, and are housed by local church members. Angela Homan is in her seventh year as the New Hope VBS Director. Referring to
the music program going on in the church sanctuary, she said: “Walking in there is so uplifting.” The children were making a musical “joyful noise,” led by the members of Captive Free.
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Arts Fest has become a tradition By SAMI HULINGS For The Gazette
STATE COLLEGE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; During the late 1960s, ideas began circling nationwide for the creation of more local festivals as a way to stimulate the economy. State College joined the initiative in 1967 when the Chamber of Commerce and Penn Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s College of Arts and Architecture created the first Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts. Now in its 46th year, the nationally recognized festival will draw more than 125,000 visitors to downtown State College from July 11 through July 15. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It succeeded beyond anybodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wildest dreams,â&#x20AC;? said Rick Bryant, executive director for Arts Fest. Featuring more than 300 artists and musical performers, Arts Fest kicked off on Wednesday with Children and Youth Day, an entire day designed especially for children. An estimated 150 young artists showcased their creations on South Allen Street. The day concluded with the 2012 Children and Youth Day Grand Procession, where more than 300 children marched through downtown carrying papier-mâchĂŠ puppets, masks and drums. For the rest of the week, festival visitors can take in the Sidewalk Sale and Exhibition, a juried gallery exhibition, specialty food vendors, the Downtown State College Italian Street Painting Festival and music, dance and theatrical performances in downtown and on the Penn State campus. As the most popular event, the Sidewalk Sale and Exhibition includes 16 different visual arts categories ranging from basketry to wood. Bryant said Arts Fest does its best to capture all categories of handmade arts. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sort of like Walmart or Macyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to give the people what they want. I think we pretty much fully capture the wide variety of artists that are out there who do this for a living, who sell art at outdoor shows,â&#x20AC;? Bryant said. Bryant said he also expects a crowd to gather for the Third annual BookFestPa, which will take place on July 14 in the Schlow Centre Region Library parking lot. Featured authors include Sara Shepard, Tawni Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Dell, Artie Bennett. Shepard, author of the bestselling series â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pretty Little Liars,â&#x20AC;? will speak at 1 p.m. in the State College Presbyterian Church. Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Dell, author of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Back Roads,â&#x20AC;? will speak at the church at 2 p.m. and Bennett, author of the childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Poopendous,â&#x20AC;? will speak at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. at Schlow Library. Each author will be available to sign books in the BookFest tent after speaking. According to the Arts Fest press release, this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s festival will also include several new features including a quilt extravaganza, quilt making demonstrations, story workshop, book making workshops and a handbell workshop. Throughout the weekend, visitors can also take in a wide variety of free outdoor concerts. Genres include folk,
rock, jazz and Dixieland. Providing people with an opportunity to gather together to celebrate visual and performance arts is why Bryant believes Arts Fest has become so successful. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not in the mood to spend any money, you can go window shopping in the Sidewalk Sale and Exhibition and see a lot of exciting artwork and fine craft. You can hear lots of great music. All of our music outdoors is absolutely free, so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great time to come downtown for a free concert. You can grab a bite to eat,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a local, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re very, very likely to run into a co-worker, people from your church, neighbors or somebody you went to high school with. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re from out-of-town, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great destination for all those same reasons.â&#x20AC;? SEE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS ON PAGE 18
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Boalsburg festival bigger, better By SAMI HULINGS For The Gazette
BOALSBURG — For the 20th year, the People’s Choice Festival of Pennsylvania Arts & Crafts in Boalsburg will celebrate the work of Pennsylvania artists. Set around the grounds of the Pennsylvania Military Museum, People’s Choice will take place from July 12 until July 15 and will feature more than 180 artists. Co-director Cindy Rockey said the festival initially came about because of cut backs at the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts in 1993. “These people needed a place to display and sell their wares, so it got started,” she said.
Rockey said since its beginning the festival has grown every year. “It not only grows in what we are providing for the community, but the number of patrons who visit the festival,” she said. The continued growth has lead to the inclusion of variety of activities for all members of the family. Visitors can enjoy live musical performances and browse through artwork, all while eating festival food from nearly 30 Pennsylvania food vendors. Rockey said the festival also includes a specialty food tent, which will contain nine businesses this year. “They all make products locally, so you can sample them and then purchase them,” she said. Products range from coffee and jellies to Pennsylvania wines. Co-director John Madison said all the art, entertainment and food combine to create a family-oriented atmosphere. “We still try to keep it a very family-friendly, community-oriented event. We put it on to give local Pennsylvania
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artists a place to show their work and make some money,” he said. Since Madison became involved with the festival, he said it has tripled in size. He contributes this to the support of local businesses, artists and patrons. “I think that’s (support) what really drives the show. The community supports and wants it,” he said. To make the event A N N I V E R S A RY even more family-oripennsylvania arts & crafts ented, People’s Choice Festival includes a young artisans’ tent, where more than 20 child artists will display their products on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Other activities specifically designed for children, like a bounce house, pony rides and face painting, are included in each day of the festival. Rockey said this is because those involved with planning People’s Choice want to present what they call a community and family atmosphere. “Things need to be available for kids all day long for adults to enjoy the festival too,” she said. According to Rockey, Asburn Animals, a petting zoo, and Dominion Science Center, a science museum, are always huge draws for the children. With activities for all ages, both Rockey and Madison believe People’s Choice provides the area with an affordable, alternative way to experience a summer arts festival. “It is, I would say, the best local festival with 180 Pennsylvania artists. I think that it is certainly a very affordable day out for the family,” Rockey said. “We definitely have the most affordable art. When you say affordable, it doesn’t mean it’s any less quality. In fact, I think we have some of the best art around at this festival.” “This is probably one of the best displays of handmade good you are going to see in Pennsylvania. It’s just a great little show packed into a little space,” Madison said.
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Peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choice: Rundown of daily entertainment By LAURA NICHOLS
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BOALSBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Celebrating 20 years of showcasing some of the best local art, food and entertainment in Pennsylvania, the Peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choice Festival runs Thursday through Sunday in Boalsburg. There is something to see, do eat or hear and fun is in store for the whole family. On Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the festival is open from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. On Sunday, it runs from noon to 5 p.m. The Peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choice Festival is held on the ground of the Pennsylvania Military Museum, off of Route 322. There is on-site parking. As an added bonus to commemorate 20 years of the Peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choice Festival, there will be an added â&#x20AC;&#x153;inner archâ&#x20AC;? of artisans, which allows for at least 12-15 more local artisans to participate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Artists in Actionâ&#x20AC;? will be back as well. Artisans include those who work with clay, glass, leather, clay and metal, as well as jewelry designers. When itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to get your grub on, be sure to stop by the food tent to sample everything from specialty sandwiches and ice cream, crepes and waffles to pulled pork and fried Oreos and even produce. The complete entertainment schedule follows:
THURSDAY NORTH STAGE â&#x2013; Lockport Drifters, 11:30 a.m. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rock Schoolâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Guitarman Studios, 1 p.m. â&#x2013; State College Senior Citizens Band, 2:30 p.m. â&#x2013; The Cliff Turner Band R&B Soul Revue, 4 p.m. â&#x2013; Chiz Rider, 6 p.m. SOUTH STAGE â&#x2013; The Jay Vonada Trio, 11:30 a.m. â&#x2013; Ramport Street Ramblers, 1 p.m. â&#x2013; Jay Smar/Coal â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;n Folk Music, 2:30 p.m. â&#x2013; The Badlees (Set 1), 5 p.m. â&#x2013; Intermission, 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7 p.m. â&#x2013; The Badlees (Set 2), 7 p.m.
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NORTH STAGE â&#x2013; Heritage Brass, 11:30 a.m. â&#x2013; Summer Rock Camp with Matt Price & Jeff Gible, 1 p.m. â&#x2013; Nittany Knights Barbershop Chorus, 2:30 p.m. â&#x2013; Tussey Mountain Moonshiners, 4 p.m. â&#x2013; Your Dadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Friends, 6 p.m.
NORTH STAGE â&#x2013; St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s United Church of Christ & Zion Lutheran Church, 10:30 p.m. â&#x2013; Tree the Band, 12 p.m. â&#x2013; Keystone Society of Swing, 2:30 p.m. SOUTH STAGE â&#x2013; Altoona Chorus of Sweet Adelines, 11:30 a.m. â&#x2013; Elvis Impersonator â&#x20AC;&#x153;Brad Crumâ&#x20AC;? (Set 1), 1:30 p.m. â&#x2013; Intermission, 2:30-3:30 p.m. â&#x2013; Elvis Impersonator â&#x20AC;&#x153;Brad Crumâ&#x20AC;? (Set 2), 3:30 p.m.
SOUTH STAGE â&#x2013; Black Coffee, 11:30 a.m. â&#x2013; JR & Sharon Band, 1 p.m. â&#x2013; Puffer Fish, 2:30 p.m. â&#x2013; David Zentner and Country Tradition (Set 1), 5 p.m. â&#x2013; Intermission, 6-7 p.m. â&#x2013; David Zentner and Country Tradition (Set 2), 7 p.m.
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Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts schedule By NATE MINK StateCollege.com
STATE COLLEGE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Arts Fest is right around the corner. Annually bringing more than 125,000 people to downtown State College and Penn Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campus to celebrate the arts with its nationally recognized Sidewalk Sale and Exhibition, gallery exhibition, sand sculpture and music, dance and theatrical performances, Arts Fest is the signature event of the summer calendar for the community. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s festival runs from Wednesday through Sunday. To get you ready, here is a schedule of the weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performances:
HUNDREDS OF ARTISTS will display and sell their artwork at the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts.
FRIDAY ALLEN STREET STAGE â&#x2013; Smash the Windows, noon â&#x2013; Tarnished 6, 2 p.m. â&#x2013; The New Students, 4 p.m. â&#x2013; Ted McCloskey & The Hi-Fiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 6 p.m. â&#x2013; The Ultra Kings, 8 p.m. â&#x2013; The Nightcrawlers, 10 p.m. FESTIVAL SHELL STAGE â&#x2013; Andrew Jackson Jazz Ensemble, 1:30 p.m. â&#x2013; Out of the Blue, 3:30 p.m. â&#x2013; Callanish, 5:30 p.m. â&#x2013; Bushmaster, 7:30 p.m. â&#x2013; The Velveteen Playboys, 10 p.m.
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SATURDAY ALLEN STREET STAGE â&#x2013; Rustical Quality String Band, noon. â&#x2013; Eric Himan, 2 p.m. â&#x2013; Bookends, 4 p.m. â&#x2013; Deirdre Flint, 6 p.m. â&#x2013; JD Eicher & the Goodnights, 8 p.m. â&#x2013; Shake Shake Shake, 10 p.m.
SIDNEY FRIEDMAN PARK STAGE â&#x2013; Zumba with Teresa Soler, 10 a.m. â&#x2013; Pepper Lotus Tribal, 3:30 p.m. â&#x2013; Joe Baione, 5:30 p.m. â&#x2013; Mark DeRose and The Way Home, 8 p.m. â&#x2013; J.P. Harris and the Tough Choices, 10 p.m. STATE THEATRE â&#x2013; Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a Wonderful Life, 2 and 5 p.m. â&#x2013; Syncopation, 3 p.m.
THURSDAY ALLEN STREET STAGE â&#x2013; Heritage Brass, 11:30 a.m. â&#x2013; Erin Condo and the Hoofties, 1:30 p.m. â&#x2013; The Insomniacs, 3:30 p.m. â&#x2013; Christine Havrilla & Gypsy Fuzz, 5 p.m. â&#x2013; JR and Natalie Band, 7 p.m. â&#x2013; Miss Melanie & the Valley Rats, 9 p.m.
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Farewell to a friend It’s never easy writing a column when someone passes away. As writers, we do it to pay tribute to someone close to us or someone who did a lot for the community. Jim Butler was a friend, a colleague and a great allaround guy. When I got a text message from a former colleague informing me that Butler had died late last week, it hit me like a ton of bricks. I first met Jim when I was the sports editor at The Progress in Clearfield. Jim loved wrestling and I didn’t, so we were a perfect match. “Write as much as you want,” I’d tell him. And he did. Keep in mind that this was well before email, so Jim wrote his “Matside” column on legal pads and someone in the office would type his stories in. Oftentimes, it was me. It was a long, involved process, but the columns were well-written and well-received, so Jim would write them and we’d run them. He didn’t get paid a whole lot, but he didn’t seem to care. He also took photos — wonderful photos — to accompany his wrestling stories. Chris Morelli is the I would secretly dread the end of editor of the Centre wrestling season because I knew that County Gazette. He meant the end of “Matside” and the can be reached at photos that accompanied it. Then, one editor@centre day, Jim approached me about shootcountygazette.com ing “other” sports. Knowing how good he was with the camera, I immediately took him up on his offer. Before long, he was shooting baseball, softball, track and field and tennis. In the fall, he’d shoot high school football games on Friday night and then come back into the office to drop off his film. Yes, we used film way back then. He’d stay into the wee hours of the morning, chatting about the games and scribbling down information for the photo captions. Jim knew he wasn’t going to get rich shooting high school sports. Again, he didn’t care. He did it because he loved to do it. He did it for the sports staff that was trying to get a good product out on the streets every single day. He did it for the kids who would beam when they saw their pictures in that day’s paper. I’ve often wondered how many proud parents have a newspaper clipping with one of Jim’s photos hanging on their fridge. When I first got into journalism, I used to save every single article I wrote. I can’t tell you how many of those had a Jim Butler photo next to the text. My stories were instantly better because of his photos, I can assure you. Jim didn’t work or reside in Centre County, but he was well-known, especially in the wrestling community. His resume was impressive, to say the least. He was the 1976 Wrestling USA Magazine Hall of Fame Sportswriter of the Year. He was also the 1980 Wrestling News Magazine Writer of the Year. In 1984, he won the Amateur Wrestling News Dillinger Award and was the District 6 Man of the Year. In 1991, he was named the Amateur Wrestling News National Wrestling Photographer of the Year and the National Wrestling Media Association Photographer of the Year in 1995. He was inducted into the Pennsylvania Wrestling Coaches Association Hall of Fame and District 9 Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1999. He was inducted into the District 6 Hall of Fame in 2003. But Jim would be the first to tell you that the awards and accolades didn’t mean much. He didn’t do the things he did to have a bunch of plaques hanging on his wall. He covered wrestling because he loved the sport. He took photos because he loved promoting high school sports and local athletes. He never took a day off. Well, maybe one time he did. I was working in the sports department one evening when I got a call from Jim saying he couldn’t shoot an event he was scheduled to. It was unlike him, so I asked why. He explained that while he was getting his hair colored, the stylist had burned his scalp with the dye. He was in too much pain to leave the house. The entire sports staff teased him about that one. The last time I saw Jim was at the PIAA softball playoffs at Penn State last month. He was perched on a ladder in foul territory, taking photos of the Philipsburg-Osceola game. Jim was admitted to Mount Nittany Medical Center due to complications from knee replacement surgery. He suffered a heart attack and died on July 6. He was 65. Jim Butler was more than just a good person. He was a great one. He will be missed more than words can say.
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YOUNG ATHLETES brave the heat on Saturday afternoon as they competed in Hershey’s Track and Field Games.
Sweet success Athletes compete at Hershey’s track event By SAMI HULINGS For The Gazette
UNIVERSITY PARK — As the largest youth sport program of its kind in North America, Hershey’s Track and Field Games has been encouraging children from all 50 states, Puerto Rico and Canada to taste sweet victory through hard work and determination for more than 30 years. More than 200 children aged 9 through 14 came from around Pennsylvania to compete in the state meet held on July 7 at the Penn State track and field facility. Events included the 50-, 100-, 200- and 400-meter dashes, 800- and 1600- meter runs, 4x100 relay, standing long jump and softball throw. To be eligible for state competition, children first qualified for districts in their perspective events by competing in local meets that are run across Pennsylvania. State Chair for the Hershey’s Track and Field program Jeff Hall said the state is split into three districts with District 1 in the western part of the state, District 2 in the center of the state and District 3 in the eastern part of the state. “The top two places from the district meet qualify to come to the state meet,” he said. One such qualifier is State College native Natasha Fendkina. As a two-time North American champion in the 800-meter run, running is natural for Fendkina, 14. “I’ve been running in these local meets since I was five or six. When I was like seven, I started traveling everywhere. It was a new experience for me and I liked it,” she said. “I kept on getting better times. I thought, ‘this is actually pretty fun. I want to keep on doing it.’” Like many other competitors, Fendkina, who trains with Nittany Track and Field, became involved with the Hershey’s Track & Field Games at just 9 years old. “When I was nine and ten, I did the 400-meter for this meet and I made it to the North American final when I was 10 and I won there for the 400,” she said. Now in her last year of competition with the games, Fedkina feels as though the year is bittersweet. “It goes by fast and it’s just a good family here. It’s my last year, so if I
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DESTINEE HOLLOMAN took first place in her division in the standing long jump. don’t do good, I’ll regret it forever because I can’t do it again,” she said. “So, I’ve kind of put pressure on myself. It’s like you have to do good because it’s your last year and everything.” Fedkina has nothing to regret as she placed first in both the 800-meter and 1,600-meter runs. Hall said within the next two weeks Fedkina and all other athletes involved with the games will know if they qualified for the 2012 North American Finals. “To get to the North American Final, all these times and distances are compared to other states and
provinces in our region,” he said. Pennsylvania is located in region seven, which also includes New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Washington D.C., Maryland and Quebec. While Fedkina waits patiently to hear if she has qualified for her last possible North American Final, she believes that simply being involved with Hershey track programs held in State College is truly what matters. She encourages others to become involved. “You get taught a lot of teamwork and sportsmanship. Everyone gets together. It’s like a family, doing this meet,” she said.
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THE CENTRE COUNTY GAZETTE
JULY 12-18, 2012
The Glass Eye: How about those Battlinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Bucs? Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been watching baseball almost all of my life. I saw my first in-person Pirates game in 1982, I really enjoyed the 1990, 1991 and 1992 teams, and like all other Pirates fans Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve suffered through 19 straight losing teams. As little as six weeks ago I saw no reason to believe the 2012 Bucco squad would be any different â&#x20AC;&#x201D; on May 24 the Pirates were 20-24, had scored only 124 runs (less than three per game â&#x20AC;&#x201D; an historically low pace), and while the pitching had been spectacular the offense appeared to be by far the worst in the game. The team had been outscored by 34 Dave Glass is a runs and a .500 record columnist for The already seemed almost Centre County out of reach, much less Gazette. Email true contention. Dave at buggySince that day, the racer@verizon.net. Bucs are 28-13, they have scored 219 runs in those 41 games (5.34 per game), and have outscored opponents by 66 runs over that span. They have gone an incredible 18-4 at home during this run, and now sport the majorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; best home record at 29-14. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen a lot of strange and amazing things in 30 years of watching baseball, but this turnaround might be the most amazing Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever seen â&#x20AC;&#x201D; I cannot recall a team looking completely terrible at the plate for two months almost doubling their offensive output for an extended stretch. This run has the Pirates in first place, but only by a game over the Reds and by 2½ over the Cardinals. The good news is, with the addition of the second wild-card the Bucs could theoretically finish behind both of them and still make the playoffs. The bad news is that the offense will cool off soon â&#x20AC;&#x201D; while they clearly were not as bad as they looked in April/May, they also clearly are not the best offense in the league. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s look at the roster and try to predict the second half for key hitters, and find possible upgrades. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll go from best to worst. â&#x2013; Andrew McCutchen â&#x20AC;&#x201D; MVP. Not MVP of the team, MVP of the whole league. Where would ANDREW the Bucs be without McCUTCHEN him? .360 average, 18
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home runs clutch hitting â&#x20AC;&#x201D; heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s done it all. I think .360 is over his head a bit, so expect slight regression here â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but even at .330 heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s amazing, and we might just be seeing his career year. â&#x2013; Pedro Alvarez â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Piratesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; season in a nutshell. Alvarez struggled when the team struggled, and heated up when the team heated up. His .232 average is still a little low, but heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shown that 30 homers is the low-end of what he can do. If he finds a PEDRO ALVAREZ way to hit .250 he is probably the most dangerous third baseman in the National League â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and as a bonus, his defense has become average-togood. â&#x2013; Neil Walker â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Another slow start, but Walker finished the first half with a bang, going 5-for-5 on Sunday. Walker is now hitting .291 with 21 doubles â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the six homers are a little below par, but Walker has shown heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a solid .270-.290 hitter and I NEIL WALKER look for him to maintain this production â&#x20AC;&#x201D; especially if he stays in the No. 2 hole ahead of McCutchen. â&#x2013; Garrett Jones â&#x20AC;&#x201D; slugging .507 with 12 HRs in only 213 atbats â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the problem is Jones never walks (only eight walks agains 53 strikeouts) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; if he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t start showing more plate discipline, he will soon tail off. Still, he should be a lineup fixGARRETT JONES ture against righties the rest of the year. â&#x2013; Mike McKenry/ Rod Barajas â&#x20AC;&#x201D; I thought catcher would be a weak link offensively, but McKenry is now hitting .252 with seven homers in only 103 at-bats â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and with superior defense. Frankly, he deserves to be the starter over MIKE McKENRY Barajas (hitting only
.217 with limited power) until he proves this power is a fluke. Even if McKenry cools off, there are no upgrades available at catcher. â&#x2013; Clint Barmes â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Great defender at shortstop, but the bat has been terrible (.204 with no power, and ROD BARAJAS only four walks ... unbelievable). Unfortunately, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s signed through next year, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a Clint Hurdle favorite, and there are no good shortstops available to replace him. With his defense if he hits .220 a good team can live with that â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a better hitter than heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CLINT BARMES shown. Look for modest improvement the rest of the year. â&#x2013; Jose Tabata/Alex Presley/Gorky Hernandez â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Now we come to the REAL problem spot, and the easiest fix on the team â&#x20AC;&#x201D; corner outfield. Tabata has been projected for great things for years, but after a never-ending stream of weak groundouts JOSE TABATA to second and a nonchalant attitude on defense, management finally sent him to the minors. Presleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attitude and hustle are far better, but he wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take a walk and has not been a positive contributor. Her-
nandez might be the best defensive outfielder in the league â&#x20AC;&#x201D; his range is incredible â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but he cannot hit a lick. The Pirates need at least one outfield bat, and preferably two. The first move should be a no-brainer, and I expect it ALEX PRESLEY soon â&#x20AC;&#x201D; promote Starling Marte. The Bucsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; top hitting prospect has been raking at AAA, and even if he struggles he will almost certainly be an improvement over Tabata and Presley. There are some who think he is not ready â&#x20AC;&#x201D; I say give the kid a chance, if he fails the GORKY team will at last have HERNANDEZ tried to solve the problem internally. Regardless of how Marte fares, though, this is the year to go all-in. The Bucs have the second-best record in the league, attendance is rising and the division is weak. I say trade Joel Hanrahan, who has lost faith in his slider, and use the return (plus other assets) to get a premium bat. Carlos Quentin and Justin Upton have been rumored, and if the price isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exorbitant I think either would be a fine solution. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important not to stand pat â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the Cards and Reds will almost certainly make moves and the Bucs have to do the same. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll look at the pitching next week, and also take a look around the National League.
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Toftrees Golf Resort continues to age extremely well (Editor’s note: This week’s column continues the trend of the history behind the Centre Region’s golf courses and features the Toftrees Golf Resort & Conference Center in State College.) STATE COLLEGE — The dream of a planned community outside the town limits of State College became a reality in 1968 with the creation of the development that continues to grow on a regular basis. Its name is Toftrees. With the anticipation of the growth around The Pennsylvania State University, investors Phil Sieg and Alex Gregory, Sr., combined resources to begin the development of lands just a few miles west of the campus. Phil Sieg is a Bellefonte native and 1957 Penn State graduate in business administration while his wife Judy, is a 1959 graduate in journalism. Before starting the real estate-oriented Sieg Financial Group, he and partner, Alexander Gregory, of Durham, North Carolina, formed the Federated Home and Mortgage Company in 1959 to build single-family homes and apartment complexes in State College. Their partnership proved so dynamic that they soon began to develop and manage a chain of 20 Holiday Inns in Pennsylvania and three other states, and Toftrees, Pennsylvania’s first planned community. John Dixon writes a Initially developed as a resort golf weekly golf column course, the owners promoted memfor The Centre berships within the surrounding resiCounty Gazette. He dential community. can be reached at jwd1@psu.edu. In 1985, Gregory bought out his partner and became sole owner of the golf course, hotel and other facilities, collectively known as Toftrees. Marriott Golf has the contract for operating the golf course and Darrin Helfrick, a Marriott employee, served as the Director of Golf. Since 1997, Tom Katancik has been the director of golf. Katancik graduated from Penn State in 1993 with a degree in Exercise and Sports Science. Katancik’s love for the game of golf brought him to Toftrees in 1994, where he worked as an assistant golf professional. Over the next few years, he had the fortune of working in Scottsdale, Ariz., as well as Naples, Fla. Katancik is also a very active member of the community. Katancik has been a member of the Chamber of Commerce’s ambassador program, organized a large charity outing for the Big Brothers Big Sisters program and instituted a fund raising event for the local youth soccer league. One of Katancik’s greatest joys is coaching the men’s golf team at the State College High School. Set in the white pine cover hills, they named this community “Toftrees,” a Bavarian term meaning home amongst the trees. The endeavor began with nine holes of golf and a modest number of apartments and homes. By 1971, the project had grown in to a remote community of single-family homes, cluster homes, condominiums, six apartment complexes and a 100-plus room hotel/resort with full conference facilities. The Edmund Ault design course was also a complete 18 holes by the end of the year. Over the next 20 golf seasons, the course earned the respect of golfers throughout the mid-Atlantic region, and became the host to the PA Golf Association Better-Ball Championship, among other PGA-affiliated events, including this year’s U.S. Open regional quailifer. During this time, the two owners parted ways, and Alex Gregory, Sr., retained ownership of the Resort and Golf Club. In 1990, Gregory partnered with Marriott Golf and became a part of prestigious network of golf clubs managed by the hotel giant. After the 1999 season, the relationship with Marriott Golf ended, and a few years later the property was sold to a local partnership. This partnership of investors, businessmen and developers recognized the untapped potential of both the golf course and the untouched land surrounding t%he front nine. Guided by S&A Homes and Shaner Corp., Toftrees has entered the next phase in growth, nearly 45 years after its conception. This new dedication to the property marked a renaissance for the golf course. The influx of capital has allowed Toftrees to improve turf conditions and manicure the putting surfaces to meet the highest standards. Annual, winter tree removal and forest beautification programs are ongoing, plus critical improvements to bunkers, tees, collars and approaches offer members and guests a challenging, but classic golf experience. Golf Digest recently ranked Toftrees Golf Resort and Conference Center a four-star “Places You Can Play,” and visiting fans and sports writers often book tee times to coincide with weekend match-ups each fall when their teams line up against the Nittany Lions. “Before every home game, the team comes out to Toftrees and has meetings and meals,” said Katancik, in his 15th year at the resort. “You hardly ever see them, but they do all their meetings and pre-game preparations in our conference rooms. Then the next morning they have breakfast and it’s back on the bus and off to the game.” You may not see the current players, but it’s the resort of choice when Nittany Lions of the past come roaring into town. Once impoverished college students, former Penn State players and several veteran NFL professional football players choose Toftrees when they attend reunions and revelry functions at their alma mater. Alumni from all walks of life do the same. “It’s just such a beautiful setting,” Katancik said. “I
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think that’s what people love about it so much. It’s so secluded. You get back on some of these holes and it’s so peaceful. It’s an absolutely perfect piece of land for golf. People just love it.” The name Toftrees sounds like a happy contraction of the words "tough" and "soft," a good way to describe a round amid the leafy central Pennsylvania splendor. The course is tough, all right, but the serene setting will soften your heart. The course has the rolling kind of elevation changes that make every shot unique. It’s a pleasant topography, the kind any able-bodied golfer would enjoy strolling on a sunny day. And it’s set in a fine resort devoted to pampering. Toftrees Golf Resort & Conference Center just a couple of miles from the Penn State campus, but a world away from the pizza shops, bookstores and cluttered coffee shops associated with any university town. The resort is a community unto itself, with homes, townhouses, restaurants and shops that can keep you from needing to leave the gates. For its entire sprawling, big-time campus feel, Penn State sits in a remarkably isolated part of the Pennsylvania woodlands. About three hours from Pittsburgh to the west, a bit longer from Philadelphia in the east, Toftrees draws golfers from all over the Mid-Atlantic, with western Pennsylvanians bringing the most repeat customers. The 7,107-yard course cuts through 1,500 acres of oak and pine forest with such abandon that rarely do you glimpse another hole, let alone another golfer. The holes are wonderfully individual and the terrain so varied that you can play Toftrees multiple times and each round feels like the first time. The 634-yard, par-5 No. 8 hole is the showcase of all that’s enjoyable about Toftrees. From an eagle perch of a back tee, your drive must bullet through a chute of pines to a generous fairway with water and woods on the sides. Only the longest hitters will have to concern themselves with a patch of rough dissecting the fairway about 300 yards from the tips. The green is rarely reachable in two. Approach shots need precision to avoid winding up on the wrong side of the two-tiered green. No. 9, a 392-yard, par 4, is a beauty, too. A large lake in front of the tee requires a 225-yard carry to the landing area. It’s all uphill from there. The front of the green is protected by deep bunkers and the only birdies most golfers will see here are in the trees. The back nine opens up for some breathing space before encroaching with a vengeance on the narrow finishing holes. The 438-yard, par 4 No. 18 has trouble both left and right, and requires a tee shot that hugs the left side of the fairways, preferable with a draw, or face an approach near 200 yards to an elevated green guarded by deep bunkers. Toftrees, designed by Ed Ault, who died in 1989 at the age of 81, was an architect whose name is associated with many golf courses built in central Pennsylvania during the 1960s and 70s, including Iron Masters in Roaring Spring, Clinton Country Club, Sinking Valley near Tyrone, and Belles Springs in Mill Hall. In all, Ault built 113 golf courses in Pennsylvania. Ault designed courses in 19 of the 50 United States and also remolded courses in 13 states and in Canada, Puerto Rico and Switzerland. His most notable local efforts include Toftrees Country Club, Spooky Brook Golf Club and TPC at Avenel. The back nine at Toftrees were constructed on open farmland in the late 60s, while the front nine holes were cut out of adjacent forestland a few years later. The current No. 16 was the original first tee and the first pro shop, located off Cricklewood Drive across from The American Ale House, is currently the Toftrees Apartment Office. Another interesting facet of Toftrees’ beginning is the folk lore that industrialist Andrew Carnegie once mined iron ore from the Toftrees area of what is now the No. 6 tee and green and fronted by two huge depressions that were left from the bygone area. The two depressions are now filled by water to give golfers a unique view of the what once was the area’s past. The Carnegie Building originated as Penn State’s first freestanding library, built with a $150,000 gift from philan-
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TOFTREES GOLF RESORT was ranked by Golf Digest as a four-star course and was selected as one of the best golf courses in Pennsylvania. thropist, steel magnate and Penn State Board of Trustees member Carnegie. The current walking trail that runs through Toftrees is the original railroad bed for the tracks that ran from Altoona to Lewistown. The stop to collect Carnegie’s iron ore was located in the area beyond hole No. 6 and was named Alto. A water pump, used by the rail line, is still visible across the road from the No. 10 green and No. 11 fairway. Typically, the greens were built in not-so-strict accordance with USGA Green Section specifications. The responsibility for golf turf management is within the province of the golf course superintendent, Louis Morgan, who reports to Katancik. Morgan grew up on a golf course, Alliance Country Club, in Alliance, Ohio, where his family had membership. He loved golf and played as often as his schedule allowed. He also worked as a member of the maintenance crew after school and during summer vacations, beginning with the summer following 10th grade, and he continued to work there through high school and college. After completing his degree in education at Bowling Green University in 1971, he realized that he didn’t want to teach; instead, he wanted to manage a golf course. So following one more summer at Alliance Country Club, he enrolled in the two-year Technical Program in Turfgrass Management at Penn State University. Between his first and second years in the program, he interned at Merion Country Club in 1972, and then returned as an assistant superintendent for two seasons following graduation in 1973. Morgan became superintendent at Lulu Country Club in Philadelphia in 1975 and stayed for two seasons. In the fall of 1976, he accepted his current position as golf course superintendent at Toftrees.
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Toftrees offers free golf for military personnel By JOHN DIXON sports@centrecountygazette.com
STATE COLLEGE — The Toftrees Resort and Golf Club, part of Marriott International, Inc., recently introduced “Fairways-Fore-FREEdom,” a new military program designed to support the men and women dedicated to protecting America’s freedom. In celebrating America’s armed forces, “Fairways-ForeFREEdom” provides active, reserve and retired military personnel with both free and discount golf at over 25 acclaimed Marriott Golf courses throughout the United States, including Toftrees. “As military personnel continue to return home from serving our country overseas, and as we know that many members of the armed forces love to play golf, ‘Fairways-Fore-FREEdom’ is designed to say thank you and offer them special opportunities to enjoy this great game,” said Jim Keane, Senior Director of Operations of Marriott Golf. “With hundreds of thousands of active, reserve and retired military personnel who play golf, we can’t think of a better way to reward their unmatched dedication then to provide terrific values, along with free golf, at our collection of championship courses.” The “Fairways-Fore-FREEdom” program began on May 25, in honor of Memorial Day weekend, and will run through Veteran’s Day on Nov. 12. As part of the program, members of the armed forces that present a valid military ID card can take advantage of discounted
“twilight” green fees/carts, ranging from just $29 to $69, while receiving a free replay certificate for another day. The free replay certificates will be valid until Dec. 31. The program is available after 3 p.m. any day of the week at participating Marriott Golf courses, and all tee times can be made up to three days in advance. In some cases, select Marriott Golf properties will even extend the hours that the special offer is available, further enhancing the value of the program and enabling eligible military personnel to experience the Marriott Golf’s prestigious collection of championship golf courses. The “Fairways-Fore-FREEdom” program is valid for active, reserve, and retired personnel from the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, National Guard and Coast Guard. For more information on the program, visit www.marriottgolf. com.
AROUND THE LINKS NEJGT Tour Summit Country Club State College native Garrett Bastardi won the recent NEJGT Tour stop played at the Summit Country Club in Cresson. Bastardi carded a 71 to win the Boys 16-to-18 Oakmont Division by seven strokes over Ian Illig of Homer City. In the Boys’ Pine Valley Division, State College’s Eric Sheen psoted a round of 105 for a second place finish. In the Boys 13-to-15 Oakmont Division, State College’s Ty Gates dropped a tough one-stroke round to Cresson’s Ian Dunmyer,
81-80. Kevin Zuercher of State College finished sixth carding a round of 86. This week’s event will be held at Huntingdon’s Standing Stone Golf Course on Friday.
NCPGA JUNIOR TOUR AT WHITE DEER VINTAGE COURSE Susquehanna Valley Country Club’s C.J. Tyler eagled the par five 18th hole to shoot a three under par 69 and edge fellow club member Colin Rice by a shot to win the NCPGA Junior Tour event held at the White Deer Vintage Course. In gaining his first win in the 16-to-18 division this year, Tyler denied Rice his second win in four starts. Rice captured the opening event of the year a month ago at Wynding Brook. Brady Bonfilio of the Centre Hills Country Club shot 77 to nip William Knauth of the host club by a shot in the Boys 13-to-15 year old division. Derek Lewis, also of the host club, won the Boys 10-to-12 year old division with a nine hole score of 45 and was two shots clear of Grant Gronka, unattached, at 47. Bucknell Golf Club’s William Gronlund shot a five hole score of 24 to pace the Boys 5-to-9 age group. He was three shot better than Ben Sohosky, who had 27. Amanda Benner shot 116 as the only girl in the 15-to-18 group. Morgan Sohosky had 45 and Grace Erwine had 52 for nine holes in the Girls 11-to-14 division. In the Girls 5-to-10 group, Ryleigh Faust of Three Ponds
scored a five hole 36 while Lexi Felty of Susquehanna Valley Country Club was close behind with a 38.
COMING UP ACES State College’s John Peterson recently recorded his first holein-one on the Penn State White Golf Course No. 16 using a 5-iron, on the 195-yard, par 3 hole. Witnessing the shot was Cody Moore.
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UPCOMING EVENTS Penn State United Way Golf Tournament The 15th annual Penn State United Way Golf Tournament will take place on Sept. 24 at the Penn State Golf Courses. There is a 1 p.m. shotgun start. Registration will begin at 11:30 a.m. Dinner will follow at the Nittany Lion Inn. Entry fee is $125 per golfer. Dinner tickets, without golf, are $25 per person. For additional information, please contact Paul Peworchik at (814) 863-3746 or email pjp@psu.edu. State College Elks Charity Golf Outing The State College Elks Country Club Charity Golf Outing will be held Sept. 9 at the Boalsburg golf course beginning with registration at 7 p.m. The event features 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. shotgun starts with lunch being provided between rounds. The $100 per golfer entry fee also includes dinner. For additional information and sponsorship levels, contact Dwayne Rush at (814) 574-0608 or Jeff Kephart at (814) 404-3091.
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Crowning the Champions From Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — The State College National All-Stars are champions. State College handled Big Valley, 72, in the District 5 10- and 11-year-old
championship game on Monday night. State College scored early and often to blow the game open. National took a 1-0 lead in the first inning and tacked on four more in the second.
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With a 5-0 lead, National never looked back. Big Valley’s lone runs came in the fifth. By then, however, it was too little, too late. State College National had the championship banner.
BRADEN KIBE of Big Valley slides into third base as State College National’s Kevin Karstetter reaches for the ball during Monday night’s game. Submitted photo
THE DAMAGE U-18 girls’ softball team placed third at the Hess Firecracker Tournament that took place from July 29 through July 1. Pictured, front row, from left, are, Carrie Barnyak, Mallory Bennett, Cassondra Ross, Chelsie Poorman and Erica DeVinney. Back row, Allison Simpson, Emilie Peters, Tiffany Kolp, Taylor Kresovich, Madison Bressler and Clarissa Keller. MAUREEN LOCKARD/The Gazette
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Henrie, Wendler fare well at competition
Football camp scheduled
SNOW SHOE — Alden Henrie of Snow Shoe and Chuck Wendler of Philipsburg traveled northeast to pick up some slalom medals recently. At the Blackwater Slalom, Henrie paddled in the cadet kayak class, winning it with a 165-second score. He then moved over into the men’s kayak class. His score there was 173, winning a bronze medal. Chuck Wendler of Philipsburg raced in open canoes. He first raced in the men’s open canoe, medium length and won a second place in 201 seconds. Warmed up, he then took second place in the open canoe, master’s short length with a score of 176 seconds. A month later these two travelled to the Covered Bridge Slalom in West Cornwall, Conn. The results were similar with Henrie finding a pair of wins. In the cadet kayak class, Henrie won in 166 seconds. Warmed up, he scored a 161second run in the kayak junior men’s class. Wendler took second place in the open canoe master short class with a 161-second run. In the open canoe men’s medium class, he dropped to third place in 180 seconds. These two also raced at the Fiddlehead Slalom on May 13. Results from the Fiddlehead Slalom were not available.
STATE COLLEGE — The State College Assembly of God boys’ developmental football program will be holding a camp from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on July 23 through 26 at the fields located on 2201 University Drive Extension. Events include: Offense, defense, special teams, speed clinic, QB challenge, pass-punt-kick, razzle-dazzle, flag football games, small group instruction and individual skills. For more information, call (814) 238-3800 or email football@scassembly.org. Registration forms can also be obtained at www.scassembly.org/football.
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Bellefonte bluesman to release new CD By DON BEDELL
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Bellefonte’s John “JT” Thompson will release the follow up to his debut CD, “Chase Away Your Blues,” with a Sunday afternoon performance from the Festival Shell Stage at the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts. Thompson’s new CD “This Way That Way” is a “who’s who” of the local music scene featuring members of Pure Cane Sugar, the Zeropoint Horns, Andy Tolins, Bill Wilgus and Ted McCloskey among others. It features 12 original songs, all written by Thompson, covering blues, swing and jazz. During Sunday’s Arts Fest performance, Thompson will be backed by The Denicats (Doug McMinn, Bill Stetz, Joel Vincent and Sean Farley), the Zeropoint Horns (Rich Hirsch, Andy Harbison, Matt Donovan and Jay Vonada) and guitarist Andy Tolins. The hour-long show of blues, swing and boogie music begins at 1:30 p.m. Those attending the performance on Sunday can pick up the new CD at the special price of $10. The CD is regularly priced at $15. More information can be found at www.jtblues.com.
BELLEFONTE’S JOHN “JT” THOMPSON will perform on Sunday at the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts.
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British Invasion hits State Theatre From Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — The State Theatre and the Bestwick Foundation will present the “British Invasion: Then and Now,” at 7 p.m. on July 28 at the State Theatre. Tickets are $45 for Gold Circle seating, $35 for orchestra and $25 for
balcony. There is also a Brit Bash VIP Reception for $100, which begins at 5 p.m. at Indigo. Local bands will be playing the best covers from some of the greatest bands and artists from across the pond. Set to appear: Ted and the Hi-Fi’s, Screaming Ducks, Pure Cane Sugar, Jason McIntyre & Junior Tutwiler,
Tommy Wareham, Miss Melanie & The Valley Rats, Vic Rizzo, Ginger Woolridge and Harold Taddy. The event is sponsored by Westside Stadium Bar & Grill, The Leitzell Family and Monster Energy. For sponsorship information, contact Cathy Brown at (814) 272-0606 ext. 305.
Center Theatre marks anniversary with ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ By Penn State Live MONACA — The Center Theatre Players will mark their 30th anniversary of presenting theatre for the Penn State Beaver Brodhead Cultural Center with a production of “Jesus Christ Superstar,” 7:30 p.m., July 26, 27 and 28, in the campus Student Union Building. Tickets are on sale, and advance ticket purchase is recommended. Tickets are $15 for all ages. All seating is general, and tickets are nonrefundable. Tickets can be purchased Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., in the Beaver campus Ross Administration
Building, suite 202. In addition, tickets can be ordered by mail by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope with a detailed request for tickets, contact information, and a check payable to Penn State. Mail request to: Brodhead Cultural Center Penn State Beaver, 100 University Drive, Monaca, PA 15061. If available, tickets will be sold on the night of each performance beginning at 6 p.m. in the auditorium lobby. The musical, directed by Sandy Reigel, is part of the 36th summer season of programming presented by the Cultural Center and sponsored by The Times, Beaver Valley Musicians
Union Local 82-545, and Eat’n Park Hospitality Group. "Jesus Christ Superstar" was recognized as a groundbreaking rock opera that electrified audiences when it opened in 1971. Written by Tony Award winners Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, the show traces the last week in the life of Jesus with a compelling musical score that includes “I Don’t Know How to Love Him,” “King Herod’s Song” and “Superstar.” For more information, contact the Brodhead Cultural Center at (724) 773-3610 or br-bcc@psu.edu, call the Events Hotline at (724) 773-3600, or visit www.beaver.psu.edu/Brodhead.
Center for Performing Arts announces 2012-2013 season From Gazette staff reports UNIVERSITY PARK — The Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State’s 2012–2013 season of music, theater and dance presentations from around the world features the Centre County debut of the musical comedy “The Addams Family,” the touring Broadway shows “Hair” and “Tap Dogs,” Toronto’s Opera Atelier in “The Magic Flute,” the return of Bela Fleck and Tony Trischka with an elite line-up of banjo buddies and the second season of a three-year journey through the string quartets of Ludwig van Beethoven. "Perhaps even more in this busy digital age, we need experiences the
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arts can provide," said George Trudeau, director of the Center for the Performing Arts. "The coming season offers many chances to gather with other people and to share the unique opportunity of a live performing experience, free from the distractions of day-to-day life." Tickets for the 28 Center for the Performing Arts presentations — on stage September 2012 through April 2013 at University Park’s Eisenhower and Schwab auditoriums and Pasquerilla Spiritual Center — are on sale now to the general public. Tickets may be purchased by phone at (814) 863-0255 or 1-800-ARTS-TIX, in person at Eisenhower or Penn State Tick-
ets Downtown or by mail-in order form. Visit www.cpa.psu.edu for complete details or to download a brochure and order form. Patrons may also purchase tickets for two Penn State School of Music featured presentations and a College of Arts and Architecture production. The Center for the Performing Arts is paying special attention to the classics as part of the second season of the three-year Classical Music Project, funded by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and various Penn State partners. The season includes eight classical music presentations, along with numerous enhancement events to be announced.
STATE COLLEGE — Art Alliance of Central PA has teamed up with Foxdale Village Retirement Community Gallery to present “Art Through Touch,” a 2- and 3-D art exhibition where visitors are encouraged to touch regardless of risk or wear. The show, which will continue through Aug. 14, was produced by 19 of Art Alliance’s artist members and gallery hours are Monday through Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Previously, Art Alliance’s Art Through Touch travelled to Johnstown Art Museum, Blair Museum of Hollidaysburg, and Juniata College in the early 1990s, but this year it presented new works of new mediums by returning artists Jean Ginnings, Joe Ward, Joan Blasko and Silvia Apple and many others. Works include wood carvings; mixed media of wood and silk, and fabric and paint; wax paint; sculpture pieces and more. Silvia Apple, who has seven pieces in the show, said the show is “extremely colorful… a feast for the eyes, as well as something that’s fun the touch.” All groups and individuals are invited to experience the media just as the artists do: Hands on.
State Theatre to feature Waring films From Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — Two rare Fred Waring motion pictures, featuring the music and acting of Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians, will be featured at 3 p.m. on July 13 and 14 at the State Theatre in State College during the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts. An Arts Festival button will be required for entrance. “Syncopation” (1929) was publicized as the “first mammoth all-talking screen extravaganza, featuring the world’s greatest band making their film debut in a spectacular musical drama.” The film featured the band’s first female performer, Dorothy Lee along with actors Barbara Bennett and Morton Downey. The Pennsylvanians were appearing in the Broadway musical “Hello Yourself” at the same time the film was being shot for RKO, the American film production and distribution company. Every morning they traveled from Manhattan to the movie set on Long Island and then back to Manhattan to be on Broadway in the evening. Warner Brothers’ “Varsity Show” (1937), nominated for an Academy Award for best dance direction in 1937, starred Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians as themselves, along with a supporting cast that included Dick Powell, Ted Healy, and Rosemary and Priscilla Lane. With music and lyrics by Johnny Mercer and Richard Whiting, the dynamic selection of songs in this lively musical included “Old King Cole,” sung by Johnnie Davis; “We’re Working Our Way Through College,” sung by Dick Powell; “I’m Dependable,” sung by Priscilla Lane and Fred Waring and written by Tom Waring and Don Raye; “Love Is on the Air Tonight,” sung by Buck and Bubbles; among others. The highlight of “Varsity Show” was a memorable college finale, orchestrated by Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians and choreographed by Busby Berkeley. The films are from Fred Waring’s America collection, located in 313 Pattee Library, west, and part of Penn State’s Special Collections Library. The historical memorabilia in the collection reflects Waring’s nearly 70-year career as a bandleader, choral conductor, glee club pioneer, music educator, golf tournament host and entrepreneur. Fred Waring’s America is online at www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/digital/fwa.html. For more information about the Waring Collection, call (814) 863-2911. For more information about the film, call festival organizers at (814) 237-3682.
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Jay Vonada Trio announces slate of upcoming gigs From Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — The Jay Vonada Trio will be performing at several locations in July. From 7 to 10 p.m. on July 13, they will be performing at DiSalvo’s Restaurant in Williamsport. DiSalvo’s is located at 341 E. Fourth St. Call (570) 327-1200 for reservations. Then, from 9 p.m. to 12 a.m., on July 20, the Trio will be performing at Zola New World Bistro, 324 W. College Ave., in State College. Call (814) 237-8474 for reserva-
tions. From 1 to 4 p.m. on July 22, they will be at Reid’s Orchard and Winery in Orrtanna, Pa. The Orchard and Winery is located at 2135 Buchanan Valley Road in Orrtanna. For more information, call (717) 677-7047. From 7 to 9 p.m. on July 28, the Trio will be performing at Edith’s Kitchen in Catawissa. Edith’s Kitchen is located at 119 Pine St. Call (570) 356-7096 for more information. The Jay Vonada Trio is composed of Vonada on trombone, Steve Adams on organ and Jim Schade on drums.
Performing arts school presents ‘Snow White’ From Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — Performing Arts School of Central Pennsylvania, with dancers from Ballet Theatre of State College, will perform “Snow White” at 1 p.m. on July 13 at The State Theatre. Tickets are $5 each and can be purchased by calling the State Theatre at (814) 272-0606. Tickets can also be purchased at the door. “Snow White” is the culmination of the PASCP Summer Performance Workshop, in which dancers have been learning the ballet for only three weeks prior to the performance. The intensive schedule of class and rehearsal makes the PASCP Performance Workshop a unique experience for dancers ranging in age from 10 to 18. Set to the musical score made famous by the Disney version, PASCP created this original ballet of “Snow White” to bring the wellloved children’s story to a young audience. Following the performance, there will be an opportunity for the audience to meet and have their picture taken with Snow White.
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THE DELI RESTAURANT, 113 HIESTER ST., STATE COLLEGE (814) 237-5710 Sunday, July 15 Jazz Brunch, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. ELK CREEK CAFÉ AND ALEWORKS, 100 W. MAIN ST., MILLHEIM (814) 349-8850 Thursday, July 12 BAD Trio!, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 14 Blazing Bluegrass Boys Sunday, July 15 JMac + Junior, CT3, noon to 5 p.m. THE GINGERBREAD MAN, 130 HEISTER ST., STATE COLLEGE (814) 237-0361 Thursday, July 12 DJ Cup Cake, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Friday, July 13 DJ Boner, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday, July 14 DJ Cup Cake, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Tuesday, July 17 DJ Boner, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Wednesday, July 18 Team Trivia, 9 to10 p.m. Karaoke, 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. GOVERNORS PUB, 211 W. HIGH ST., BELLEFONTE Thursday, July 12 JT Blues, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 18 Bisquit Jam, 6:30 p.m.
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THE PHYRST, 111 E. BEAVER AVE., STATE COLLEGE Thursday, July 12 Jason & Dan, 8 p.m., Maxwell Strait, 10:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. Friday, July 13 Dom & the Fig, 8 to 10 p.m. Ted and the Hi-Fi’s, 10:30 pm to 2 a.m. Saturday, July 14 My Zero Hero, 10:30 p.m. Sunday, July 15 2Twenty2, 10:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. Monday, July 16 Open Mic Nite, 9 p.m. To midnight Low Jack Tuesday, July 17 Table Ten, 10:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. Wednesday, July 18 The Nightcrawlers, 10:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. THE RATHSKELLER, 108 S. PUGH ST., STATE COLLEGE (814) 237-3858 Friday, July 13 Brian Lubrecht, 10:30 p.m. Saturday, July 14 Table Ten, 10:30 p.m. SKEETER’S PIT BBQ, VICTOR LANE, SHAMOKIN DAM (570) 743-2727 Sunday, July 15 PA Crude, 6 to 9 p.m. THE SALOON, 101 HEISTER ST., STATE COLLEGE, (814) 234-0845 Thursday, July 12 My Hero Zero, 10:30 p.m. Friday, July 13 Velveeta, 10:30 p.m. Saturday, July 14 Mr. Hand, 10:30 p.m. Sunday, July 15 Atomic Supersonic, 10:30 p.m. Monday, July 16 Smokin’ Karaoke, 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 17 Hot Dog Cart, 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 18 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 readers 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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GROUP MEETINGS The Gazette will publish the regular meeting dates and times for all Centre County social and service groups, organizations, clubs, etc. that have membership open to the public. To be included in the weekly listing send information by Wednesday one week prior to publication to community@centrecountygazette.com or mail to: The Centre County Gazette, attn: Group Meetings, 403 S. Allen St., State College, PA 16801. Adult Bible Study and Kids Program 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 Drive, State College. Bellefonte Historical Railroad Society meets at 7 p.m. the first Monday of each month, Train Station, Talleyrand Park, Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-1053 or bellefontetrain.org. Bellefonte Kiwanis Club meets at noon Tuesdays at the Moose Club, 125 N. Spring St., Bellefonte. Call Richard King, (814) 355-9606. Bellefonte Sunrise Rotary Club meets 7:30 a.m. Fridays, Diamond Deli, 103 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call Call Mary Jane Fisher (814) 355-5905. Bellefonte Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1600 meets 8 p.m. the second Thursday of every month, Post Home, Spring Street, Bellefonte. Bellefonte Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1600 Ladies Auxiliary meets 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of every month, Post Home, Spring Street, Bellefonte. Better Breathers Support Group meets 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
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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. The Cancer Survivors’ Association Support Group meeting will be held Monday, June 18, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the United Way Office in State College. At this month’s meeting, cancer exercise specialist Megan Broda will discuss why you should exercise while you have cancer or after treatments and offer some simple exercises you can do at home. For more information call (814) 237-2120 or go to the CSA website at www.cancersurvive.org Catholic Daughters of the Americas meets 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 auditorium. 134 E. Bishop St., Bellefonte. For more information, contact (814) 355-7730 or email jmoest@ yahoo.com. Centre County Down Syndrome Society meets at 8 p.m., the third Monday of each month at Easter Seals, 383 Rolling Ridge Drive, State College. Everyone is welcome to attend. The Buddy Walk is planned for October 1. Email ccdssociety@gmail.com or check centrecountydown sydrome.org for more information. 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 from 7 to 8 p.m. the second Monday of each month at Bellefonte Middle School, TCF is a national non-profit support organization offering understanding, friendship, and hope to families following the death of a child of any age, from any cause. Contact Peg at (814) 355-9829 or Amanda at (814) 321-4258. Circle of Hope, a support group for special-needs children and families, meets at 7 p.m. the second Thursday of the month at Tyrone Public Library, 1000 Pennsylvania Ave., Tyrone. Call Angie (814) 386-1826 or alavanish@live.com. Grief Support Group meets 6 p.m. every first Wednesday, Centre Crest, 502 E. Howard St., Bellefonte. Call Anne Boal (814) 548-1140. Halfmoon Grange No. 290 meets 7:30 p.m. the first Monday of every month at the Grange Hall in Centennia. Call Diane (814) 692-4580. 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) 692-5556, susank81@ gmail.com. Halfmoon Grange No. 290 meets 7:30 p.m. the first Monday of every month at the Grange Hall in Centennia. Call Diane (814) 692-4580. Hearing Loss Association of America meets 7 p.m. the second Monday of each month, Foxdale, 500 E. Marylyn Ave., State College. Learn the latest technology available for hearing loss. I.O.O.F. Centre Lodge #153 meets 7:30 p.m. the first and third Thursday of each month, I.O.O.F. Lodge Hall 756 N. Main St., Pleasant Gap. Junior Rockhounds meets 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 First Street, Tyrone. Call
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George at (814) 238-1668. Ladies Grief Support Group meets 2 p.m. every second and fourth Tuesday at Living Faith Church, 113 Sunset Acres, Milesburg. Call Hazel at (814) 387-4952. The Milesburg Lions Club meets 7 p.m. first and third Tuesday every month, Milesburg Center across from UniMart. Multiple Sclerosis Support Group meets 6 p.m. every third Tuesday, HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehabilitation Hospital, Outpatient Entrance, 550 E. College Ave., Pleasant Gap. The support group is affiliated with the National MS Society. Call (814) 359-3421. National Alliance on Mental Illness meets 7 p.m. every second Tuesday at South Hills School, State College. June is the last meeting of the summer. Meetings will resume in September. Call Dave (814) 238-1983. Neuropathy Support Group of Central PA meets once a month at the Mount Nittany Medical Center. For more information, or to help as a volunteer, contact David Brown at (814) 531-1024 or email IhatePN@yahoo.com 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 every fourth Tuesday from 5:30-7 p.m. at The Autoport, 1405 S. Atherton St., State College. All are welcome, ask for the writers table. Parent Support Group for Children with Eating Disorders meets 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month in Conference Room 3, Mount Nittany Medical Center, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. Call Kristie Kaufman (814) 4667921. Penns Valley Area Class of 1962 committee is planning the 50th class reunion from Penns Valley Area High School for Sept. 29. 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. The Romans 12:2 Group meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m. every Monday night at 204 W. High St., Bellefonte. The Romans 12:2 Group is an addictions breakaway program sponsored by Lifegate Baptist Church. The program is open to all who are suffering from any form of addiction as well as to family members that may be affected by the addict’s behavior. There is no charge for the meetings or the materials. Call (814) 353-1942. Sacred Harp Singing meets from 7 to 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. WiNGs, the Women’s Network Group for women entrepreneurs, meets from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., the third Wednesday of every month at the Patton Township conference room, 100 Patton Plaza, State College. Email membership@wngs.org or call (814) 360-1063. 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. — Compiled by Gazette staff
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WHAT’S HAPPENING To be included in What’s Happening, submit your events by Wednesday one week prior to publication to community@centrecountygazette.com or mail information to The Centre County Gazette, attn: What’s Happening, 403 S. Allen St., State College, PA 16801.
ONGOING Adult Reading Program — Log the books you read this summer and enter to win great prizes as part of the Adult Summer Reading Program through Aug. 4 at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Library hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday and Wednesday; noon to 9 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday; and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Call (814) 3551516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. “Into the Deep” — “Into the Deep,” prints by Ellie Taraborrelli, will be on display through Aug. 4 at the Bellefonte Museum for Centre County, 133 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Exhibit hours are 1 to 4:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday and by appointment. Call (814) 355-4280. Exhibit — “Plein Air: Painting the Moment,” celebrates work made in the moment out in the field, which captures the essence of the scene before the light changes and see how different artists step up to the challenge of this type of spontaneous painting. Many of the works are from the Penns Valley area. Green Drake Art Gallery, 101 W. Main St., Millheim. Gallery hours are 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, noon to 8 p.m. Thursday, noon to 9 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Call (814) 349-2486. Grange Fair registration — The Centre County Young Patrons of Husbandry want to remind anyone exhibiting in the hobby or art shows at Grange Fair to pre-register by Aug. 5. Exhibit forms are available online at www.grangefair.net or in the premium books available at locations around Centre County. Entry fee is $1 and is due with the form. Forms can be mailed to Centre County Grange Fair Exhibit Entries, P.O. Box 271, Centre Hall, PA 16828 or dropped off at the fairgrounds in the box located outside Gate 2. Call Suzanne Davidson (814) 355-7734, Chris Crestani (814) 359-4230 or Mary Ann Haggen (814) 383-4428.
THURSDAY, JULY 12 Elementary Fun — Activities for children in kindergarten through sixth grade will starts promptly at 6 p.m. at Holt Memorial Library, 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. There may be small parts or difficult instructions involved. Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Hooks and Needles — Bring your projects to share ideas and tips with others who knit at 1:30 p.m. at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Teen Book and Movie Night — “Soul Surfer” will be shown from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Popcorn and drinks will be served and a short discussion of the book will follow. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Dream about Space — Participate in hands-on activities and learn about the solar system at 2:30 p.m. at the Centre Hall Branch Library, 109 W. Beryl St., Centre Hall. Call (814) 364-2580 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Drop in Gadget Crash Course — Oneon-one help for your e-readers, smart
phones, tablets, digital cameras and other gadgets will be available at 1 p.m.at Centre Hall Branch Library, 109 W. Beryl St., Centre Hall. Call (814) 364-2580 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Astronomy Workshop — Children are engaged with hands-on learning exercises about space and astronomy at 2:20 p.m. at East Penns Valley Area Branch Library, 225 E. Main St., Millheim. Call (814) 349-5328 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Needles Night — Bring your needlecraft projects to share ideas and tips with others at 6 p.m. at East Penns Valley Area Branch Library, 225 E. Main St., Millheim. Any skill level and challenging projects welcome. Call (814) 349-5328 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org Support Group — Diabetes Support Group will meet from 6 to 7 p.m. in Conference Rooms 1 and 2, Mount Nittany Medical Center, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. Contact Amy Leffard at aleffard@mountnittany.org or call (814) 231-7095. Voter Outreach — The CCDC/Obama Arts Festival Voter Outreach Table will be available from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Freeze Thaw Cycles 109 S. Allen St., State College, during the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts. Candidate information will be available and Obama buttons, yard signs and bumper stickers will be available for a small donation. A Pennsylvania voter registration drive will be conducted as part of this event. Call (814) 884-4854.
FRIDAY, JULY 13 Family Summer Science — Stop in with the family for an activity, developed by NASA’s Juno expedition staff at 2 p.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 5 and younger are available at 11 a.m. at Centre Hall Branch Library, 109 W. Beryl St., Centre Hall. Call (814) 364-2580 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. Lemont Village Green Concert — Michelle Katz singers and songwriters will perform in concert from 7:30 to 9 p.m. on the Lemont Village Green between Dale Street and Mt. Nittany Road, off Pike Street, Lemont. Picnickers are welcome. Concerts are free and donations are accepted to support the Granary renovation projects. Visit the website at www.lemontvillage.org. Public Skywatch — View the stars, planets and more through telescopes and binoculars from 9:30 to 11 p.m. at Tudek Park, 400 Herman Drive, State College. Skywatches are presented by the Central PA Observers, a local amateur astronomy club, and are co-sponsored by Centre Region Parks and Recreation. Telescopes are provided, but feel free to bring your own. Call Bill Gartner (814) 692-4239. Voter Outreach — The CCDC/Obama Arts Festival Voter Outreach Table will be available from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Freeze Thaw Cycles 109 S. Allen St., State College, during the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts. Candidate information will be
available and Obama buttons, yard signs and bumper stickers will be available for a small donation. A Pennsylvania voter registration drive will be conducted as part of this event. Call (814) 884-4854.
SATURDAY, JULY 14 Teen Book and Movie Night — “Soul Surfer” will be shown at 11: 30 a.m. at Holt Memorial Library, 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Popcorn and drinks will be served and a short discussion of the book will follow. Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Cooking with Kids — Kids in the Kitchen: Ice Cream Social will have children with the help of their parents, make ice cream from scratch. A book about ice cream will be read to set the tone for the activities at 10 a.m. at Wegmans, 345 Colonnade Blvd., State College. The class is $5 and participants can sign-up at the Wegmans service desk. Seats are limited. Call (814) 278-9000. Civil War Re-enactment — Rebersburg will host a Civil War re-enactment at 4 p.m. on the actual site of the enlistment. Lynn Herman, president of the 148th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Company C, and Dave Felice will lead the re-enactment. Music will be provided by the Penns Valley Men’s Chorus and the Coburn Brass. Bob and Jimmy Brown of Hampton’s Artillery will help to fill the ranks. David Klinepeter will appear as Gov. Andrew Curtin. State Route 192 will be closed for two hours. Bring lawn chairs and food will be available from Miles Township Fire Company. Call (814) 349-8960. Voter Outreach — The CCDC/Obama Arts Festival Voter Outreach Table will be available from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Freeze Thaw Cycles 109 S. Allen St., State College, during the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts. Candidate information will be available and Obama buttons, yard signs and bumper stickers will be available for a small donation. A Pennsylvania voter registration drive will be conducted as part of this event. Call (814) 884-4854.
SUNDAY, JULY 15 Voter Outreach — The CCDC/Obama Arts Festival Voter Outreach Table will be available from noon to 3 p.m. at Freeze Thaw Cycles 109 S. Allen St., State College, during the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts. Candidate information will be available and Obama buttons, yard signs and bumper stickers will be available for a small donation. A Pennsylvania voter registration drive will be conducted as part of this event. Call (814) 884-4854. Music in the Park — Milesburg Music in the Park will feature Parlor Pickers at 4 p.m. at the Milesburg Community Park, Playground Ave, Milesburg. Call (814) 3538886.
MONDAY, JULY 16 Book Babies Storytime — Books, music and language building activities to stimulate a child’s brain growth will begin at 9:30 a.m. at Centre County Library and 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. Preschool Storytime — Stories and crafts for children 5 and younger are available 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.
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Drop in Gadget Crash Course — Oneon-one help for your e-readers, smart phones, tablets, digital cameras and other gadgets will be available at 1 p.m. at Holt Memorial Library, 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Around the Kitchen Table — The Penn State Cooperative Extension will offer a class, “Around the Kitchen Table,” to teach basic cooking skills, financial education, home management and nutrition. Participants will receive free recipes, stretchy band for exercising, cookbook, reusable grocery bag and certificate upon completing program. Classes are from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Holt Memorial Library, 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Must be registered to attend classes. Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Garden Club — 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. 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. Support Group — The Cancer Survivors’ Association Support Group will meet from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Centre County United Way, 2790 W. College Ave., # 7, State College. The meeting will be an open session to discuss whatever is on your mind. Call (814) 237-2120 or visit the website at www.cancersurvive.org.
TUESDAY JULY 17 Talk — Homegrown Heroes: PA Communities in the Civil War by Steve Anderson, actor and storyteller, shares his living history presentation interpreting life in the Civil War at 2 p.m. at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. This presentation is a program of the Pennsylvania Humanities Council supported in part by National Endowment for the Humanities. The Pennsylvania Humanities Council, a non-profit organization, inspires individuals to enjoy and share a life of learning. Call (814) 3551516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Birds of Prey — Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center will bring their birds of prey program, featuring non-releasable raptors at 2:30 p.m.at East Penns Valley Area Branch Library, 225 E. Main St., Millheim. Call (814) 349-5328 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Teen Book and Movie Night — “War Horse” will be shown at 6 p.m. at East Penns Valley Area Branch Library, 225 E. Main St., Millheim. Popcorn and drinks will be served and a short discussion of the book will follow. Call (814) 349-5328 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Mother Goose On the Loose — Children ages 3 and younger and an adult can participate in a musical rhyming adventure through the world of Mother Goose at 10:30 a.m. at Holt Memorial Library, 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Story-time programs meet Pennsylvania learning standards for
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 18 Preschool Storytime — Stories and crafts for children ages 3 to 6 will begin at 10:30 a.m. at Centre County Library and 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. Punxsutawney Phil Visit — Meet Phil and his handler and learn about Groundhog Day and what Phil does when he is not looking for his shadow at 2:30 p.m. at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call (814)
355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Adult Book Discussion Group — Discuss particular book at 6:30 p.m. at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Ask the circulation desk for information. Call (814) 355-1516. Visit www.centrecountylibrary. org for the title. 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) 3421987 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Storytime programs meet Pennsylvania learning standards for early childhood education. Musical — Penn State Centre Stage presents a preview of “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change,” a musical comedy about everything you have ever secretly thought about dating, romance, marriage, lovers, husbands, wives and in-laws, but were afraid to admit. Book and lyrics by Joe DiPietro, music by Jimmy Roberts, directed by Cary Libkin will be performed at 7:30
p.m. the Penn State Downtown Theatre Center, 127 S. Allen St., State College. Tickets cost $24 and can be purchased at the box office from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday or by calling (814) 8630255 or 1-800-ARTS-TIX. Concert Series — The Bellefonte Historical and Cultural Association is sponsoring Summer Sounds from the Gazebo, a Wednesday night concert series, features Russell Dauberman, a member of Greylines band from Lock Haven, playing acoustic guitar at 7 p.m. at Talleyrand Park, 300 W. High St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-7492.
THURSDAY, JULY 19 Hooks and Needles — Bring your projects to share ideas and tips with others who knit at 1:30 p.m. at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Lego Club — Build with Lego bricks begins at 3:30 p.m. at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit
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NIGHT AUDIT SHIFT State College Comfort Suites is now accepting applications for part time 11pm-7am night audit shift. Please apply in person @ 132 Village Drive, State College, PA. No email resumes, please. LOOKING to hire Electronics Assembler. Experience hand soldering T/H and SMT components under a microscope is required. IPC-A-610 or J-STD-001 certification a plus. P/T to Full time. Call 814-360-842
Celebrating 19 Years of Service!!
Dirtbusters Professional Carpet Cleaners FAMILY OWNED FOR 22 YEARS!
offers quality cleaning services tailored to your needs. Homes, businesses and rental properties cleaned weekly, bi-weekly, monthly or one-time cleaning. Holidays, event preparations and house closings available as well. All supplies and equipment are included with services. Write or call for more information to schedule a free estimate. Service areas: Boalsburg/Colyer Lake/ Lemont/ State College. Phone- (814) 404-7033
(814) 696-1601 2012 Specials are as follows: w 1-rm $40.00 w 2-rooms of carpet cleaning $59.90 w 2-room/steps/hall $89.95 w 5-area special $139.95 Call for special/ work guarantee!
PLEASANT GAP: 325 Ge-Mar Avenue. Fri & Sat. 8:30 - 4pm. Benefits the American Cancer Society. Arts & Crafts, Stampin’ & Up items, books, children items, home decor. Something for Everyone!
GARDEN TRACTOR: Wheel Horse 16hp, Hydro Garden Tractor. 42” cut, well maintained. $1000 (814) 387-6501
DUMP CART: 2 wheeled dump cart. Pull behind garden tractor. $75 (814) 364-9773
LAWN AERATOR: $25 (814) 364-9773
LAWN ROLLER: Pull behind lawn roller. $25 (814) 364-9773
PROJECTOR CUBE SLIDE: 6 Bell & Howell Style 18 count steel slide cube libraries. Good condition. List $40 each, sell all for $65 (814) 355-4131
TORN down Century old house. For sale: hemlock? plank, yellow pine boards, flooring, and joist, 275 gallon oil tank, wood windows, aluminum storm windows. Call Ron at (814) 349-8365
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