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Two Centre County high school football teams face huge games this weekend. Undefeated State College looks to secure the outright conference title when it hosts Central Dauphin. Meanwhile, No. 4 seed Bellefonte travels to face No. 1 Clearfield in District 6 AAAA playoff action. /Page 23

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Waterfront developer sought Centre County expects record turnout at the polls By G. KERRY WEBSTER kerry.ccgazette@gmail.com

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AN EFFORT to market land along Bellefonte’s waterfront comes on the heels of the completion of a walkway and stone flood wall along Spring Creek.

With Bellefonte walkway set, sights turn to boutique hotel By MARK BRACKENBURY editor@centrecountygazette.com

BELLEFONTE — Efforts to find a developer for about 3 acres along the waterfront that might one day feature a boutique hotel are moving forward. Any hotel would likely go on the vacant lot that once housed the Bush House, said Matt Hill, chairman of the Bellefonte Industrial Development Authority. The Bush House was destroyed in a 2006 fire. It is important that any hotel, perhaps in the range of 60 to 70 rooms, fit into the architecture

of the historic area, Hill said. The land might also include a restaurant or other commercial development. The authority recently voted to seek brokers to market the property to developers. “The purchase price is a large factor, along with the hotel we would like to see there,” Hill said. The borough hopes to get about $2.5 million from the sale of the land, according to Hill and borough assistant manager Don Holderman. The borough has spent about $6 million on the Waterfront, Page 6

BELLEFONTE — A presidential election without an incumbent brings out the voters, and here in Centre County, the race between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton for leadership of the country has registration numbers at an all-time high. According to Joyce McKinley, director of elections, as of Oct. 28 there were 121,629 registered voters in Centre County. On Nov. 1, at the Centre County board of commissioners meeting, she reported there were 123,204 registered voters in the county. “To my knowledge, that’s the most registered voters we’ve ever had,” she said. “People are definitely interested in this year’s election.” During the last presidential election, in 2012, Centre County had 101,000 registered voters, and in 2008, during a year without an incumbent, just more than 106,000 were registered. In April, Centre County knew numbers would be high when 109,701 people were registered to vote. Since then, nearly 12,000 have submitted voter registration requests. McKinley said that increase in numbers all but guarantees a

record-setting voter turnout percentage as well. “We anticipate the polls will be very, very busy this year,” she said. “But we’re ready. We’ll definitely be ready.” Although most of the voting eyes will be on the presidential election, Centre County voters have some key races in the House of Representatives, as well as a congressional district race, to decide. Incumbent Republican Glenn “G.T.” Thompson will attempt to retain his seat as congressman of the 5th Congressional District against Democratic challenger Kerith Strano Taylor. Thompson, a Howard Township resident, spent 28 years in the health care field prior to being elected. Thompson is basing his campaign on rectifying issues with unemployment, underemployment and low workforce participation. Taylor is family law attorney from Brookville. Taylor believes lowering the unemployment rate in the district should be a No. 1 priority and more efforts need Polls, Page 6

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Plaza honoring Martin Luther King Jr. soon to take shape By MARK BRACKENBURY editor@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE — The vision for the new Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza on Fraser Street is in focus, and should be a reality in the spring. The plaza will include 15 black granite pavers commemorating significant moments in the slain civil rights leader’s life and other events related to social justice. It will also feature a graphic wall with two enlarged photographs of King’s speech at Rec Hall on the Penn State campus in 1965, as well as six pillars at Fraser and Beaver Avenue to represent King’s philosophies and continuing efforts for social justice. Besides a timeline of King’s life, the pavers will also include commemorations

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An 82-year-old woman reported to police someone removed a $90,000 ring from her Nittany Valley Drive, Walker Township, residence sometime between Dec. 24 and March 21. ❑❑❑ Police reported the driving-underthe-influence arrest of 22-year-old Mark Bateau after a single-vehicle crash along Interstate 80 in Snow Shoe Township at 4:40 p.m. Oct. 1. ❑❑❑ Police reported an inmate at SCI Rockview slammed a door onto the arm of a corrections officer at SCI Rockview at 8:30 a.m. Oct. 16. Suspected drugs were then located in the cell. Police said charges of aggravated assault and drug possession will be filed. ❑❑❑ Police are investigating a reported aggravated assault where an inmate assaulted a corrections officer at SCI Benner at 3:10 p.m. Oct. 16. ❑❑❑ Police reported someone removed a chainsaw from an open storage shed located at a residence on Marsh Creek Road in Curtin Township sometime between Oct. 18 and 22. ❑❑❑ Police reported the arrest of Matthew Munro, 31, for allegedly resisting arrest and numerous other charges. The charges stem from an incident that occurred at 160 Nittany Drive in Walker Township at 10:07 a.m. Oct. 19. ❑❑❑ Police are investigating a robbery that took place in a gravel parking lot, off Poplar Street in Millheim, between 1 and 1:30 a.m. Oct. 22. Police said a 30-year-old Millmont man was knocked to the ground and a 24-yearold Millheim man took his wallet and fled the area. Police took 25-year-old Carl Borden, of Millheim, into custody for allegedly being involved in the robbery. Police said they continue to seek another suspect, Jeffrey Scott Cunrod. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at (814) 355-7545. ❑❑❑ A 51-year-old Boggs Township resident reported to police someone damaged the lock to her shed on Market Street sometime on Oct. 25 or 26. ❑❑❑ Police reported Manuel Irizarry, 58, was arrested for harassment and 55-year-old John Irizarry, 55, was arrested for disorderly conduct following an incident on West College Avenue at 3:09 p.m. Oct. 28. ❑❑❑

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Centre County 2016 election guide 5TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

Incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Glenn “G.T.” Thompson will look to defend his position in the 5th Congressional District against Democratic challenger Kerith Strano Taylor. The 5th District is the state’s largest congressional district, and least densely populated. It includes all or parts of 16 counties, including Centre, Cameron, Clarion, Clearfield, Clinton, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Forest, Huntingdon, Jefferson, McKean, Potter, Tioga, Warren and Venango. Glenn Thompson, incumbent Party affiliation: Republican Hometown: Howard Township A lifelong resident of Howard Township, Centre County Congressman Glenn “G.T.” Thompson had spent 28 years prior to being elected as a therapist, rehabilitation services manager and a licensed nursing home administrator. In Congress, Thompson serves as chairman of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Forestry and Conservation, on the Natural Resources Committee and on the Committee on Education and the Workforce. He is also co-chair of the bipartisan House Career and Technical Education Caucus, which promotes educational opportunities for those seeking job training and good-paying, family-sustaining employment. Thompson is a graduate of Penn State and Temple universities where he earned a bachelor of science and a master’s in education, respectively. He and his wife, Penny Ammerman-Thompson, have three adult sons, Parker, Logan and Kale. What are the biggest issues facing your district and what are your plans to address these issues? Thompson: There are no shortage of issues facing the 5th Congressional District; however, challenges with unemployment, underemployment and low workforce participation remain at the forefront. Our economy is not growing fast enough; at the same time available positions are going unfilled due to a skills gap. We are also facing an environment of uncertainty for small businesses, whether from the outdated tax codes or over-regulation. This combination is leading to fewer employment opportunities, which places those without adequate job training at a distinct disadvantage. As both a member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce and the co-chairman of the bipartisan Career and Technical Education Caucus, I have been successful at bringing about a fundamental shift in the way we go about preparing individuals for the workforce. In 2014, Congress overhauled the federal workforce development system to be more responsive to local employer needs and to equip job seekers with the skills they need to be successful. In 2015, we replaced No Child Left Behind with the Every Student Succeeds Act. These were the most historic reforms to education in more than a generation, which will empower local decision making. In September, the House passed my bill, the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act. This will modernize our investment in career and technical education training for high-demand, highgrowth industries. This bill will work in coordination with the other two laws to break down barriers to job training and ensure those seeking greater opportunity can achieve the skills they need to make themselves competitive in the modern workforce. I have often said, “There is no better cure for any social problem than a good-paying job.” These efforts will lead to better job alignment and the ability for individuals to earn positions in good paying, family sustaining jobs. What makes you the best candidate for this position? Thompson: I have been greatly humbled by the opportunity to serve my friends, neighbors and the constituents of Pennsylvania’s 5th Congressional District. Through listening to their concerns and leading with homegrown solutions, we have had many successes. This not only includes education and job training, but my work on the House Agriculture Committee. We were successful at passing a farm bill that helps provide an affordable and safe food supply. This directly impacts one in seven jobs in Pennsylvania. Last fall, we were able to make 20 tax provisions permanent, which provides certainty to families and small businesses. As the father of a wounded warrior, I know the importance of a strong military. Our homegrown solutions helped create a law that uses telemedicine to lower the military suicide rate. This work is far from done, but we are making great advances and my commitment to our veterans is unwavering. My vision moving forward is one of partnership. My promise is to bring your homegrown solutions from the 5th District to Washington, D.C. UP TO

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Kerith Strano Taylor Party affiliation: Democrat Hometown: Brookville Through her professional work as a family law attorney and her numerous volunteer efforts, Kerith Strano Taylor has become known throughout the commonwealth as a champion for children and families and was honored to be named the 2016 Child Advocate of the Year by the Pennsylvania Bar’s Children’s Rights Com-

mittee. Since 2004, Strano Taylor has served as guardian ad litem for Jefferson County, representing children who find themselves in the foster care system. Through that work, she became an active member of the Statewide Children’s Roundtable Initiative in 2006. Growing up in a working-class family in Jefferson County, she and her brother spent most afternoons doing their homework in the auto shop her parents owned in Brookville. She started at Penn State in 1992 at the age of 16. She graduated with a B.A. in political science in 1996 and spent the next two years working in government affairs in Washington, D.C., before enrolling at George Mason University School of Law, where she earned her law degree in 2001. Taylor lives in her hometown of Brookville with her two children, Laurin and Ethan. She is an avid motorcycle rider and enjoys riding through the district. What are the biggest issues facing your district and what are your plans to address these issues? Strano Taylor: Jobs. The unemployment rate in our 5th Congressional District is 8.1 percent. Three points higher than the national average. Our incumbent congressman claims he is a “national leader on jobs,” yet our district has an unemployment rate higher than the national average. The first thing I would do is add my name to the RECLAIM Act, something that Rep. Thompson and every other Republican congressman in Pennsylvania has refused to do. The RECLAIM Act is a bill that would tap the $2 billion in abandoned mine reclamation funds to put out-of-work coal miners back to work reclaiming our abandoned mines and over 5,300 miles of polluted rivers and streams. The PA 5th District has more abandoned mines than any other congressional district in the United States and our congressman isn’t willing to put his name to a bill that will help us reclaim our environment for the use and enjoyment of our constituents. Underemployment is an even bigger problem in our district. Too many of our neighbors are working two or three jobs to try to make ends meet. We can begin to address our chronic underemployment problem by raising the minimum wage, using a threephase increase to $10.10 and indexing it to inflation. We have thousands of Pennsylvanians that are working fulltime and still fall below the poverty line. No one should work full-time and struggle to sustain themselves and their families. The opioid epidemic has hit the 5th District particularly hard. The attention paid to the opioid epidemic is admirable. But the federal approach of increasing funding for treatment is a tacit acknowledgement that there isn’t anything we can do to prevent people from becoming addicted in the first place. The Food and Drug Administration approved the prescription of OxyContin to children ages 11 to 16 in November of 2015. Congress didn’t do a thing to override that foolish decision. I would firstly promote a bill to prohibit the prescription of OxyContin to children. Then I would push to move OxyContin and other time-release to Schedule 1 of the DEA list so that it is only used in hospital, hospice and palliative care settings. This epidemic is the worst drug epidemic we have ever faced in the United States and the movement from our state and federal legislators has been too little, too late, for hundreds of families across our district. What makes you the best candidate for this position? Strano Taylor: As a family law attorney, I have had the privilege of serving as a facilitator in custody cases where the parties have no attorneys. Working with parents who are fighting over the most important thing in their lives: their children. I have an 88 percent settlement rate. I honed this skill of collaboration and negotiation when my ex-husband and I continued to work together for six years after our divorce. We knew what kind of hard work and compromise it takes to raise happy, healthy children. I firmly believe that every American loves their country more than they hate the other party. Congress has fallen into a state of inertia where they have allowed partisan politics to paralyze them from accomplishing anything that resembles progress for the American people. The obscene amounts of money flowing into their campaign funds makes it even more difficult to break the cycle. Since 2008, our incumbent has raised $4.6 million to get re-elected. He claims to have done it in 30 minutes per week, which

means he would have raised $30,000 per hour. I intend to go to Washington to do two things: serve the constituents of the 5th Congressional District and consider and propose legislation to help move our nation forward.

76TH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT

Two candidates will appear on the Tuesday, Nov. 8, ballot for state representative in the 76th Legislative District. Incumbent Democrat Mike Hanna will face Republican challenger Stephanie Borowicz. The district covers all of Clinton County, as well as Benner, Boggs, Burnside, Curtin, Haines, Howard, Liberty, Marion, Miles, Snow Shoe and Union townships and Howard, Milesburg, Snow Shoe and Unionville boroughs in Centre County. Mike Hanna, incumbent Party affiliation: Democrat Hometown: Lock Haven Mike Hanna is a lifelong Clinton County resident who graduated from Lock Haven High School and Lock Haven University. He and his family are active members of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. He is an avid hunter and sportsman, as well as a member of Unified Lock Haven Area Jaycees and the Lions Club. What are the biggest issues facing your district and what are your plans to address these issues? Hanna: 1) Property tax reform. This has been a priority for myself and the citizens of the district. That’s why I voted for HB 504, which would have cut about $4.4 billion from school property taxes across the state. It’s now before the senate and we are negotiating its passage with their leadership. Because it was held up in the senate this past year, and not included in the final budget, I successfully urged the governor and legislative negotiators to remove income and sales tax increases from the final budget. 2) Jobs. I plan to continue working to bring jobs into the area. Several area business leaders, including the president of First Quality Inc., have recognized my “passion and leadership in promoting and supporting business.” Just this past week I successfully negotiated to expand unemployment compensation benefits for seasonal workers, helping those who work in construction and other seasonal industries. Currently, I am working to bring 200 to 300 jobs to western Clinton County for the prospective construction of the Renovo Energy Plant. This would result in permanent, family-sustaining jobs if built. I’m also working closely with other job creators in the area, including First Quality, on another possible expansion. Two manufacturing companies are also looking into expanding in our area. Both have expressed interest and have looked at sites. I feel very positive about future job prospects in the area. 3) Opioid/heroin epidemic. In the most recent budget we provided an additional $15 million to help combat the state’s opioid and heroin epidemic. We also provided funding for 45 Centers of Excellence throughout the commonwealth to treat 11,000 residents battling substance abuse disorders. This doesn’t just affect cities. It affects people throughout our district. Law enforcement also plays a key role in prosecuting those who sell these illegal drugs and I will continue to support them going after those who enable addiction disorders. But it’s also important we continue offering treatment for those suffering from addiction. These folks need to be treated, not incarcerated. Additionally, we need to get these drugs off the streets by providing drop-off places for residents to properly dispose of old opioid prescriptions. I will continue to prioritize getting these drugs out of circulation, promoting treatment programs and supporting law enforcement. What makes you the best candidate for this position? Hanna: I believe I am the best candidate for this position because I am an independent leader who isn’t afraid to stand up to my party, while still getting results for our district. I have earned the endorsements of the NRA, PA Pro-Life Federation, farmers organizations and more. I have been successful in bringing back $2 to our district for every $1 we pay in state taxes. Because of my leadership, we are able to better fund our schools, universities, road projects, senior programs and more. This extra investment also means lower property taxes because there is less of a funding burden on our school districts. In addition, being the only candidate with a plan and the experience keeping our tax dollars here, I have been a proven reformer. In just the last six years, I have successfully reduced the legislative staff by more than 200 employees, required legislators and state employees to pay a portion of their health insurance, limited to the use of state cars and voted against every pay raise that has come before me. Voters can continue to count on me to be an independent voice delivering for us. Election, Page 4

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Election, from page 3 Stephanie Borowicz Party affiliation: Republican Hometown: Lock Haven Borowicz said she is “proud of the place we call home and the values we share. My family and I came to this wonderful community when my husband became an associate pastor at a church in Jersey Shore. We have lived in the Lock Haven community for almost a decade and we are the proud parents of three boys. “I received my bachelor’s degree from Vanguard University and minored in biblical studies. I am also a former fourth-grade teacher and president of a nonprofit organization. “I am a Christian, a member of the National Rifle Association and a concealed carry permit holder who will protect the sanctity of human life and defend our Second Amendment rights to keep and bear arms.” What are the biggest issues facing your district and what are your plans to address these issues? Borowicz: Our state and country are headed in the wrong direction. There’s too much political correctness, government intrusion into our daily lives and disregard for our God-given rights and freedoms. We need leaders who value principles over politics. We need leaders who will stand up for their community and not cower to political pressure or a liberal governor. It is time that the people of the 76th District — the farmers, seniors, businessmen and women, doctors and nurses, lawyers, pastors, teachers and stay-at-home moms — link arms and send a clear message to

the Harrisburg powerbrokers and special interests that government belongs to us. Why do you think you are the best candidate for this position? Borowicz: Unlike our current state representative, I am not a career politician. Instead, I am a concerned citizen who is weary of the heavy hand of state government. Like you, I am tired of wasteful spending, skyrocketing property taxes, burdensome regulations that put our employers at a competitive disadvantage and the reckless attacks on the religious principles our nation and commonwealth were founded upon. That is why the voters can trust me to ensure that the needs of our families, seniors and employers will always come first.

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Early Childhood Education and Veterans caucuses, as well as several others. Prior to his election, he served as a Centre County commissioner for seven years and served as board chairman, chairman of the Salary Board, Retirement Board, Employee Benefits Trust and Board of Assessment. His community involvement includes the Bellefonte/Intervally Chamber, Chamber of Business and Industry of Centre County, Centre Region Metropolitan Planning Organization, C-Net and the United Way. He is a member of the Elks, the Pomona Grange and the Mosquito Creek and Three Points Sportsmen’s clubs. He resides in Rush Township with his wife since 1984, Terri. They have one son, Spencer, who was born in 1987. Conklin is a member of the United Methodist Church and, along with his wife, owns Conklin’s Corner Antique Mall in Philipsburg. What are the biggest issues facing your district and what are your plans to address these issues? Conklin: 1) Family-sustaining jobs. I am proud to report that Centre County’s economic health has been very strong during my years of public service. However, there are still pockets of unemployment and underemployment that we need to address. I want to continue my work with local leaders to implement a business climate that attracts family sustaining jobs. We have seen much success over the years, but I do not want to stop until all of our citizens benefit from our recovery. 2) The lack of adequate education funding. The lack of adequate education funding. The last administration cut education funding to dangerously low levels. This administration is trying to reverse that course. I want to continue my work in helping to secure more funding for a child’s future. Tuition costs are too high and our local school districts are forced to rely on property taxes way too much. I want to continue to push for a severance fee on natural gas and the closing of the Delaware loophole to ease the burden on property owners. 3) Proper stewardship of our natural resources. Proper stewardship of our natural resources. I am proud of my environmental record and want to continue to foster a climate where we manage growth with an eye on protecting our natural resources. Black Moshannon State Park is in the heart of my district. I want to continue my work in preserving it for future generations. What makes you the best candidate for this position? Conklin: I want to continue practicing servant leadership. At the heart of that concept is always listening to those in my district and never forgetting who I represent. I have the experience and humble commitment to continue to get things done for our area.

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Just one candidate will appear on the general election ballot for state representative of the 77th Legislative District. H. Scott Conklin, the incumbent, has cross filed as both a Republican and a Democrat. The district is located in Centre County and includes Huston Township, Philipsburg, State College, Rush Township and parts of Ferguson and Patton townships.

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State Rep. Rich Irvin, the incumbent Republican, faces a challenge by Democrat Rick Rogers in the general election. The district is located in Centre, Huntingdon and Mifflin counties and includes Halfmoon Township, Port Matilda, Taylor Township, Worth Township and parts of Ferguson and Patton townships in Centre County; all of Huntingdon County; and Kistler, Newton Hamilton and Wayne Township in Mifflin.

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Plaza, from page 1 of Calvin Waller, who in 1899 became the first black student to attend Penn State, and the “We Are Penn State” vote by football players in November 1946 to cancel a game at Miami because Penn State’s two African-American players, Wally Triplett and Denny Hoggard, were not welcome. The plaza advisory committee also recommends establishing a performing arts trust that would ensure an ongoing effort to coordinate diverse performances for the space. Mayor Elizabeth Goreham called the project “a very special acknowledgement of Dr. King.” “This has been a labor of love,” Goreham said of the planning process. “It’s important to our town. I’m delighted with this.” Goreham noted that the MLK Plaza ties nicely with Penn State’s “All In” initiative launched in October. That is an ongoing university-wide effort to bring students, faculty and staff together to show their commitment to cultivating a diverse and inclusive environment. The project will cost about $642,000, which includes all the hardscape for the

plaza and the area surrounding the Fraser Street parking garage. The council president will appoint members of a secondary advisory committee to recommend additions or modifications to the plaza, including the content of brass plaques on the pillars as well as developing a recommendation on the proposed performing arts trust. Advisory committee member Gary Abdullah said he hopes a performing arts trust will bring performers to the plaza who may not otherwise have an opportunity to display their talents off-campus. Abdullah noted that while Penn State is a “magnet for talented people,” artists such as jazz, blues and hip-hop musicians may not find places to perform elsewhere in the area because such venues are market-driven. He said it is not about the race of the individual performers, but about representing different performing arts genres. “Hopefully once the venues around here see the success that’s taking place with that plaza and series, it will continue to expand the way they see it and what they program in their venues,” he said. Providing a platform for a greater diversity of performances “enriches the

The following is the text for the granite pavers at the Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza in State College: 1. Calvin Waller First Black Penn State student, September 1899 2. Martin Luther King, Jr. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, January 15, 1929 3. We Are Penn State Football players vote to cancel game, November 5, 1946 4. Brown v. Board of Education Ended legal segregation in public schools, May 17, 1954 5. Rosa Parks Arrested Montgomery Bus Boycott, December 1955-December 1956 6. Mary Godfrey First Black Penn State faculty member, Spring 1956 7. “Bombingham” King’s Letter from Birmingham Jail Church bomb kills 4 girls, April/September 1963 8. March on Washington, D.C. For Jobs and Freedom, August 28, 1963 9. Civil Rights Act of 1964 Mississippi Summer, July 1964

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SIX PILLARS will be erected at Fraser Street and Beaver Avenue as part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza. community in a lot of ways” and advances King’s ideals and the vision for the plaza, Abdullah said. In addition to the borough, such an effort should include different sectors of the community, including downtown busi-

nesses and representatives of artists, he said. Abdullah praised Goreham and committee chair and council member Catherine Dauler, who “have been nothing but supportive” of the idea.

10. Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Martin Luther King, Jr., October 14, 1964 The timeline along the walkway leads to the photo wall panels of King’s speech on Jan. 21, 1965, with photos from the Penn State archives. The timeline then resumes: 11. Selma to Montgomery March Voting Rights Act of 1965, March/August, 1965 12. Riverside Church Speech Against Vietnam War, April 4, 1967 13. Poor People’s Campaign For Economic Justice, November 1967-June 1968 14. Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, April 4, 1968 15. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Legislation for National Holiday, November 2, 1983 Additionally, one of the six pillars will commemorate King’s Presidential Medal of Freedom, which was awarded posthumously on July 11, 1977.

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MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. addressed a crowd of more than 8,000 people at Rec Hall on Penn State’s University Park campus on the future of integration, Jan. 21, 1965. This is one of two photos that will be part of a graphic wall at the MLK plaza in State College.

Jury awards McQueary $7.3M in defamation suit By GEOFF RUSHTON statecollege.com

BELLEFONTE — A Centre County jury on Oct. 27 awarded Mike McQueary a total of $7.3 million in damages after finding in favor of the former Penn State assistant coach on claims of defamation and misrepresentation against the university. Specially presiding Judge Thomas Gavin still must rule on McQueary’s whistleblower claim against Penn State. Gavin had not ruled as of Wednesday morning, Nov. 2. The jury, which deliberated for about four hours after the nine-day trial, awarded McQueary $1.15 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages on his claim that former athletic director Tim Curley and vice president Gary Schultz misrepresented how they would handle his report of seeing Jerry Sandusky in a locker room shower with a boy. McQueary has argued that the administrators were aware of a previous allegation of abuse by Sandusky, and failed to appropriately investigate and report the 2001 incident. He says that branded him in the public eye as having been part of a cover-up. Sandusky was charged and later convicted on 45 counts related to child sexual abuse. Curley and Schultz were charged with perjury (since dropped) and failure to report suspected child abuse after

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testifying to a grand jury that McQueary had not told them of witnessing anything sexual. McQueary also was awarded $1.15 million in compensatory damages for defamation. He claimed that former Penn State president Graham Spanier’s statement of support for Curley and Schultz, which expressed confidence the charges against them would be found to be “groundless,” implied it was McQueary, not the administrators, who lied to the grand jury. Penn State had argued that McQueary was never mentioned in the statement and elicited from a number of witnesses that no one involved in the statement’s drafting had mentioned McQueary and no one who read it inferred that it was connected to McQueary. In closing arguments , McQueary attorney Elliot Strokoff noted that Spanier and others involved with creating the statement said it was written and published before they had read the presentment or knew what the exact charges against Curley and Schultz were. “Nobody read the presentment before this thing was released and put out there forever,” Strokoff said. “If there ever was a reckless indifference to the truth, this is it.” Neither McQueary nor attorneys for either side spoke after the verdict was returned, except for Penn State attorney Nancy Conrad who said the court had directed the parties not to comment. McQueary’s team has argued throughout the suit, first

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County continues efforts to aid flood victims By G. KERRY WEBSTER kerry.ccgazette@gmail.com

BELLEFONTE — Centre County and dozens of community organizations are continuing to put effort toward disaster relief in the wake of the devastating flooding in the Milesburg and Bald Eagle Valley areas recently. Faith Ryan, director of adult services in Centre County, visited the Centre County board of commissioners meeting to discuss the ongoing efforts to bring aid and relief to the thousands affected in the weather event. “It’s still going to be a long process, but we’re here until the end,” Ryan told commissioners. She said since the flooding occurred overnight Oct. 20, dozens of families have been displaced, many living with relatives or friends while they sort out how to continue on with their lives. She said organizations such as Helping Other People Excel are making themselves available in this time of need. “I just can’t say enough about this grassroots organization,” said Ryan. “They’ve

distributed about $10,000 in funding to 22 families just in the last week. They are really doing a great job.” HOPE was founded by local business people Jeff and Cheryl Walker. They developed the organization specifically for times like these. “It’s nice to have that type of organization helping,” said Ryan. “If a family lost their shoes or all their clothes, HOPE can just write out a check and hand it to the family. That’s not the case with getting funding through other organizations. Sometimes, it just takes some time. But, with HOPE, it doesn’t.” Ryan also said other organizations are helping with disaster relief, including Interfaith Human Services at (814) 234-7731 and Howard Fire Company at (814) 6252761. Ryan also made note that on Thursday, Nov. 3, from 2 to 7 p.m., the Freedom Life Church, located at 113 Sunset Acres in Milesburg, will host a community outreach event for households impacted by the Bald Eagle Valley flooding. “This event isn’t necessarily to report damages, although there will be intake

people there if someone hasn’t already formerly reported their damages,” said Ryan. “Here, we want to get a better idea of what was inside the households when the flooding occurred, and what other things may have been lost. We’re going to have tons of different state and county agencies, churches, nonprofit organizations and elected officials there to answer questions, assess needs and connect people to services and support. It’s very important that if you or your family was affected by the flooding, you attend this event.” In other business, the commissioners: ■ Approved a contract between Info Quick Solutions Inc. to provide re-indexing for Register of Wills Estate and Orphans’ Court Records. The contract total is $54,998.50. ■ Approved a contract between the county and RBA to provide software enhancement to support the re-indexing project. The contract total is $3,610. ■ Approved a contract between the county and the Community Help Centre for the newly created Mobile Case Manager program. This program will allow a parttime case manager to offer services and

supports at participating in-network food pantries across Centre County to address clients’ concerns with meeting their basic needs, improving income and/or budgeting skills and connecting with community resources to help resolve issues more effectively and efficiently. The contact total is $8,975. ■ Approved a contract between the county and Centre County Youth Services Bureau to assist with the administration of housing contingency funds for rental, security and utility assistance. CCYSB will distribute funds to landlords per check request submitted by the Adult Services Office. The contact total is $83,909. ■ Approved a letter of commitment from the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency for the awarded $20,000 to Centre County. This money, matched with $40,000 ACT 137 money, will be used in 2017 toward rental assistance for families living in the impacted area and whose gross monthly income is between 176 percent and 200 percent of the low-income median. The Adult Services Housing Program Specialist will administer the program.

Howard FD, which helps many, now in need of help Everyone knows that life is not fair, but sometimes it is decidedly and cruelly unfair. I am thinking of the Howard Volunteer Fire Department. Recently, the Gazette published an article that described a family-friendly fun event — the Punkin’ Chunkin’ Festival — to be enjoyed Oct. 22. Sadly, the recent rain and flooding that affected our area caused the festival to be cancelled. Too bad for the public and too bad for those who were scheduled to participate. But, it was especially bad for members of the Howard Volunteer Fire Department. They counted on that event for 30 percent — or approximately $35,000 — of their budget. Without the money, there is a serious worry about paying their bills.

George Demchak, chairman of the Punkin’ Chunkin’ event, said, “When the Bald Eagle Creek rose 9 feet from the 8 inches of rainfall, all of that water flowed to Howard. The water flooded the Bald Eagle State Park, which was the location for the festival. DCNR closed the park, thereby cancelling our Punkin’ Chunkin’ Festival.” At that time, according to Demchak, the chunking teams were already on the road, traveling to Howard. So they had to contact 100 craft vendors, 35 food vendors, the entertainers and others to tell them of the cancellation. The next scramble was to try to get word to the expected 15,000 spectators who usually attend the festival. That was a daunting task, as there was

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less than 24 hours to alert people. The event can’t be rescheduled because the chunking teams have other events planned elsewhere, and in November they head to Delaware for a national competition. “The festival paid our winter bills,” said Demchak. “The bills will still need to be paid and we have monthly payments on several pieces of emergency apparatus, such as the rescue vehicle and the tanker.” Of course, the fire station building will still have increased electric and heating bills during the colder months ahead. Mark Ott, president of the Howard Fire Department, is trained in water rescue. He told of his experience with the floods. “I got a call around Thursday (Oct. 20) at 11:50 p.m. that there was a car in water at McDonald’s and the calls took off from then,” he said. “Next was a rescue for someone who wanted to get across the stream. We removed several people from trailers near Unionville.” There were fire departments and other rescue groups from seven other counties that stepped up to help the Howard Fire Company with rescue operations. Ott said the department has a boat on a trailer, ready to go, and a tow-behind enclosed trailer that is equipped with inflatables. Those were used in the rescue operations. While the water rescues were taking place, supporting members were at the station, making coffee and food. Others from the Howard Fire Company and the departments that showed up to help were busy pumping water from flooded basements.

Ott said he was awake for 33 straight hours by the time he finally went home at 4 p.m. Oct. 21. The Howard Volunteer Fire Department provides fire, rescue and EMS quick response service to Howard Borough and Howard, Marion and Curtin townships, and helps the surrounding areas of Centre County, too. Howard and other fire companies, that Connie Cousins are mostly volun- covers a wide variety of events in teer, never hesitate Centre County for to help any of us in the Centre County an emergency. They Gazette. Email her stand at the ready and at ccous67@gmail. respond quickly to a com. fire, a flood or an accident. Hopefully the public will respond quickly to their need for money after this unfortunate weather incident and its aftermath. There will still be a few T-shirts from the Pumpkin’ Chunkin’ event for sale at the fire department from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3. Come to the rescue for Howard Fire Company. Visit www.gofundme.com and enter Howard Fire Company, then open the link and donate. Or, mail donations to Howard Fire Company, P.O. Box 276, Howard, PA 16841.

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In the next week or two, a clear sealant will be applied to the wall, Holderman said. The wall and walkway will be conveyed to the borough and won’t be part of the sale, Hill said. A portion of the land to be sold — in front of the old Gamble Mill — is in a flood plain. That area might serve as a parking lot or some sort of park or public area, Hill said. “We should know in December or January what we can sell the property for,” Holderman said. Choosing a developer may not happen until spring, Hill said, with completion of the project likely a few years away.

waterfront project, Holderman said, and recently received reimbursement of about $2.7 million from a state grant. With a bit more grant money expected, officials hope the land sale will allow the borough to break even on the project; the grant does not permit a profit. The effort to market the land comes on the heels of the completion of a pedestrian walkway and stone flood wall along Spring Creek. The walkway, which was celebrated at an August ribbon-cutting, is lighted and includes benches and steps to launch kayaks. Polls, from page 1 to be focused on the opioid epidemic facing not just the 5th District, but also all of Pennsylvania. Incumbent Mike Hanna, a Democrat, looks to retain his seat as state representative of the 76th Legislative District against Republican challenger Stephanie Borowicz. Hanna, a lifelong resident of Clinton County, has been a member of the House of Representatives since 1991. He said property tax reform is a priority in the 76th District, and also noted issues with low employment rates and the opioid epidemic.

Borowicz, a former fourth-grade teacher, is a staunch defender of the Second Amendment’s right to bear arms. She believes there is too much political correctness and government intrusion into the lives of the people of the district, and vows to work hard to defend privacy. H. Scott Conklin, who has cross-filed as a Democrat and Republican, will appear unopposed on the ballot for the 77th Legislative District. The incumbent is from Philipsburg and has been a House member since 2006. He believes the biggest issues facing his district are the lack of family sustaining Polls, Page 8

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Election, from page 4 graduating students can find a family-sustaining job right here in Pennsylvania. I will deal with the issues that personally affect you or have the potential to endanger our communities, working to mitigate the opioid epidemic in our state. Addiction does not discriminate and we cannot endure nor accept the cost on our communities and families. Protecting our Second Amendment rights to ensure local ordinances cannot keep law abiding citizens from possessing a firearm and fighting to protect our unborn children so an abortion cannot occur when a child has a chance for life. Already, in my first term, I have stood up to protect our religious freedoms and personal privacy all the while holding the line on taxes to keep more money in your pockets because you know how to spend it better than the bureaucrats in Harrisburg. Rick Rogers, challenger Party affiliation: Democrat Hometown: Mount Union Rogers graduated from Captain Jack Joint High School in Mount Union before earning his bachelor of science degree in community development at Penn State University. He is a retired U.S. Army major with 27 years of military service. He served in Vietnam in the U.S. Navy and Adjutant, Medical Service Corps officer in the U.S. Army. He has experience as a community developer, a vocational substitute teacher and a commander with VFW Post 5754. He and his wife, Sarah, have two children, Rick Jr. and Caryn. What are the biggest issues facing your district and what are your plans to address these issues? Rogers: The biggest issues I believe this district is facing are a stagnant economy and job growth; declining quality education and vocational training; and depletion of morals, value and faith. I will work bipartisan to exterminate the

increasing poverty caused by the unequal amounts of quality resources and services distributed to our small towns compared to our urban districts. I would propose investing in redevelopment of our infrastructure that I believe will vastly improve the connectivity of the industry and community. I’m truly committed to our veterans and will not let one go unattended. I’m a strong proponent of making Pennsylvania a no-homeless veteran state. It’s critical to make sure senior citizens aren’t overtaxed and to make sure services are provided for seniors. I will seek relief on property taxes that fund schools and consider an alternative, statewide fair sales tax. This policy will not only bring relief for our seniors, but would broaden the pool of demographics that support the public school system, while easing the burden on senior citizens who are most likely to be property owners while simultaneously being the most likely group in society to live on fixed incomes. I believe we need to put additional focus on empowering our communities to help create a more sustainable future for our commonwealth. We need to invest more on the renewable energy industry, which supports a wide array of local jobs that includes manufacturing in construction while lowering the pollutants in our environment. We need more accountability and less bottlenecking in the way we operate our local and state government and agencies. What makes you the best candidate for this position? Rogers: I am the best choice to represent this district because I will listen to my constituents’ needs and take those issues to action in Harrisburg. My purpose of my candidacy will remain intact once I’m elected, which is working for the best interest of people and the community. My word is my bond and every citizen in this district can count on me rolling up my sleeves and putting in the work for them. My constituents will have access to me throughout my term in office and I will reach out to them often to listen to their concerns, questions and needs. With nearly three decades in government service, I know what it takes to Election, Page 8

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Bellefonte apartment buildings ready for tenants By Vincent Corso correspondent@centrecountygazette.com

BELLEFONTE — Bellefonte hasn’t been whole for a few years since fires destroyed some of its oldest and most historic buildings, leaving some vacant lots and hollowed-out shells. Now, two of those properties are making a comeback. Property Management Inc. is leasing out affordable apartments in the renovated Cadillac Building and the new Garman House, known collectively as the Bellefonte Mews. “We are excited to bring these beautiful apartments to Bellefonte and fill a need for the community,” said Mary Adams, senior property manager for PMI. “According to all the news outlets, the whole county needs affordable housing, and we are ready to help.” The Cadillac Building, at South Allegheny and East Bishop streets, was nearly destroyed when Christmas tree lights in one of the apartments caused a fire in 2009. The inside of the building has been completely redone, but the exterior facade, built in 1912 as a Cadillac dealer-

ship, remains intact. And with its high ceilings, large windows with views of downtown and spacious layout, the apartments should be very comfortable for new residents. The new Garman House on East High Street began to move tenants in Nov. 1 across from the courthouse where the Hotel Do De and Garman Theater stood until they were destroyed by fire in 2012. The 11 two- and three-bedroom apartments at the Cadillac Building, along with the 21 one- and two-bedroom apartments at the Garman House, are designated as workforce housing with income restrictions divided on whether the renter makes 20, 50 or 60 percent of the typical income in the area. These percentages will determine the amount of the rent, said Adams. “We are looking for people who are lower income, working, and are in need of a nice affordable place to live in a beautiful building, with a great location and amenities,” said Adams. For more information about applying for an apartment, contact Toby Shaffer at (814) 548-7393.

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Incumbent Republican legislator Kerry Benninghoff will look to defend his position in the state House against Democratic challenger Melody S. Fleck. The 171st District includes all of Bellefonte, Centre Hall, College Township, Gregg Township, Harris Township, Milheim and the townships of Penn, Potter, Spring and Walker in Centre County, and Armagh, Brown, Decatur and Union townships in Mifflin County. It also involves parts of Ferguson Township. Kerry Benninghoff, incumbent Party affiliation: Republican Hometown: Bellefonte Kerry Benninghoff was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1996. He is a fiscal conservative and advocate for government reform, lowering taxes and reining in excessive government spending. He serves on the leadership team as the House Majority Policy Committee chairman, and prior to that selection, he served as chairman of the House Majority Finance Committee chairman. As a former hospital orderly and two-term Centre County coroner, Benninghoff has an interest in health care policies and has been an outspoken advocate for childhood cancer research. He is a founder and current chairman of the Cancer Caucus. He is a graduate of State College Area High School and attended Penn State. He is a charter member of Leadership Centre County and formerly served on the board of directors of Easter Seals of Central Pennsylvania and the Bellefonte YMCA. He is a member of the Bellefonte Kiwanis Club, the Fraternal Order of Police Bald Eagle Lodge No. 51 and an active member of Faith United Methodist Church in Bellefonte. He resides in Bellefonte and is the father of five children, Michael, Heather, Amy, Kelley and Ryleigh (who passed away in 2010). What are the biggest issues facing your district and what are your plans to address these issues?

Benninghoff: More secure, family-sustaining employment. My district is somewhat diverse in its challenges. Like most, we need more secure family sustaining employment. A healthy strong employment base reduces many other social challenges. We also need additional quality affordable housing in many areas. Last, the growing opioid addiction and overdose issue is challenging the quality of life for not only those addicted, but for those who reside in the community. As a legislator, I try to vote on good taxes and less regulation policy to encourage business in Pennsylvania and to also encourage current state businesses to grow while hiring more employees. I believe we need to continue our aggressive highway/bridge replacement/repair schedule to better and more safely move products and people in commerce. Last, the state needs to encourage the build out of the natural gas lines in rural Pennsylvania for both business and home owner use. This will help provide cheap, reliable clean energy. What makes you the best candidate for this position? Benninghoff: I would like to believe my 19 years of experience and comprehension of the workings of state government will be meaningful to not only passing legislation, but advocating for the citizens of our community. My diverse private sector employment hosting gives me a hands-on experience when connecting legislators. I have been told I am a consensus builder in bringing people together on issues. I work very hard and make myself available to those I serve. Melody S. Fleck Party affiliation: Democrat Hometown: Ferguson Township Melody Fleck is a retired attorney and State College Borough solicitor. She has practiced real estate law, estate planning, business formation and tax law for more than 30 years — 20 years in Centre County. Before moving to State College in 1985, she was the law clerk for Erie County Judge William Pfadt and Pennsylvania Superior Court Judge Peter Paul Olszewski in WilkesBarre and was part of the in-house counsel team for a mortgage serving corporation in Dallas, Texas. She has lived in Ferguson Township for the past 20 years and is the mother of one daughter, Lauren. She said she has a lifelong commitment to protection of wildlife habitat, environmental stewardship and serves on a number of committees of the Pennsylvania Sierra Club, including as chair of the statewide Radiation Committee. She has lobbied on behalf of environmental and faith groups and for Wolf-PAC.com, a bipartisan nationwide organization to reverse Citizens United and end what she said is the corrupting influence of money in politics. What are the biggest issues facing your district and what are your plans to address these issues? Fleck: Restoring a strong economy and job market. Protecting our slice of paradise from any threats to our health, high quality of our water and air or which would adversely affect native businesses, agricultural pursuits or state game lands. And, resolving our state’s financial crisis Polls, from page 6

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jobs, lack of adequate education funding and proper stewardship of natural resources. Incumbent Republican Rich Irvin will look to retain his 81st Legislative District seat against Democratic challenger Rick Rogers. Irvin began service in the House in 2014 and has previous experience as a Huntingdon County treasurer and tax claim director. He is basing his campaign on increasing the availability of family sustaining jobs and reducing the corporate tax rate. Rogers is a retired U.S. Army major with 27 years of military service, which included a time in Vietnam. He has experience as a community developer and said a stagnant economy and slow job growth are the biggest issues currently facing the district. Incumbent Republican Kerry Benninghoff faces a challenge from Democrat Melody Fleck for the seat in the 171st

NOVEMBER 3-9, 2016 so that schools and social programs for our senior citizens and veterans are adequately funded, without increasing taxes. The solution is clear. Pennsylvania must correct course, break its chains to the dying fossil fuel industry, including natural gas and coal (industries which contribute to my opponent’s campaign) and build a stable future by embracing new technologies and clean energy. Trickle-down economics does not work. Putting more money in the pockets of workers and consumers does. The federal minimum wage of $7.25 has not increased since 2009, although the costs of groceries, rents, car and home prices, college tuition and health care have all significantly increased. It’s time to raise the minimum wage to at least $10.10 per hour. Small businesses, construction, agriculture and tourism employ half of all private employees and this sector is ready to grow with the right incentives. Native businesses are the backbone of Pennsylvania’s economy. Business incubators and loans to get our state’s talent to work is what is needed. A severance tax on the gas industry is overdue, as is a health study of its effects on neaby communities and on our most precious — the kids of Pennsylvania. Failure to consider the externalities of the health costs, environmental impacts and degradation of the quality of life caused by certain industries presents a false view of their economic benefit to Pennsylvania. We also need an ambitious program to put Pennsylvanians to work to increase energy efficiency of homes and rebuild our failing infrastructure, such as replacing lead water lines and repairing bridges. The Blue-Green Alliance Study and Rep. Leanne Krueger-Braneky report that repairing old, leaking gas lines will not only create 50,000 new, good-paying U.S. jobs over the next 10 years, it will also prevent 100,000 metric tons of methane from escaping in the state, which could heat 65,000 homes. What makes you the best candidate for this position? Fleck: New perspectives are needed to deal with the financial drain, insecurity and increased property taxes caused by the state’s pension fund crisis and inability to balance the state budget. The underfunded liability of the state pensions has ballooned in the last six years, from $30 billion to $64 billion — twice the state’s annual budget. According to the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry, 60 cents out of each new tax dollar goes to funding the state’s pension payments. This is unsustainable. I’m committed to representing the hard-working families of Pennsylvania and making sure Pennsylvania is a leader in new technologies so that we can all have a “Future to Believe In.” My legal background in pensions and taxes assures that I will be an asset in tackling the state’s pension crisis. As a former officer of the court, I take the state and U.S. Constitution seriously. Not only should legislators always strive to assure that laws are constitutional, they should be ever mindful of the fact that their power is limited, by the Constitution, to advancing the health, safety and welfare of the people. — Compiled by G. Kerry Webster Legislative District. Benninghoff, a fiscal conservative, was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1996. The Bellefonte resident claims the biggest issues facing his district include more secure, family-sustaining employment and quality, affordable housing. Fleck, from Ferguson Township, is a retired attorney and State College Borough solicitor. She said the 171st District needs to restore a strong economy and job market. There are also handful of federal- and state-level races worthy of attention. Three candidates will appear on the ballot for U.S. senator, including Democrat Katie McGinty, Republican Pat Toomey and Libertarian Edward T. Clifford III. Democrat Josh Shapiro and Republican John Rafferty will battle for the attorney general position. Four candidates are vying for the auditor general position, including Democrat Eugene DePasquale, Republican John Brown, Libertarian Roy A. Minet and Green Party candidate John J. Sweeney.

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Bus seat belts can save lives By the Los Angeles Times We may never know why the USA Holiday charter bus was going faster than was safe on Interstate 10 in Desert Hot Springs, Calif., on Oct. 23. The driver canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say because he was one of the 13 people killed when the bus plowed into the back of a big rig truck. What we do know is that if the 43 passengers on the bus â&#x20AC;&#x201D; all of whom were either killed or injured, some very seriously â&#x20AC;&#x201D; had been wearing seat belts, the toll of deaths and injuries would likely have been lower. But even if the passengers had wanted to use them, seat belts werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t available on USA Holidayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bus. No law requires operators of such buses to provide them to passengers, though some carriers choose to do so. New federal standards will require manufacturers of new large buses to include seat belts this year, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good thing â&#x20AC;&#x201D; for future passengers. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meaningless, however, for those who ride in older buses, such as the 20-yearold USA Holiday bus. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no requirement that older buses get seat belt retrofits. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration concluded earlier this year that it wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be worth the estimated cost of $14,650 to $40,000 per bus. Still, bus passengers have a right to know the risks â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and that they may not be compensated adequately for their injuries if the worst happens. And federal authorities should explore requiring operators of belt-free buses to carry more insurance to reflect the higher risk.

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Soldiers should be allowed to keep bonuses Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Government has suspended â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but not ended â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the clawback of re-enlistment bonuses given to thousands of current and former soldiers of the California National Guard for service in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. We say â&#x20AC;&#x153;governmentâ&#x20AC;? because it is also unclear which branch of that hydra-headed beast is guilty of executing, or not taking the necessary steps to remedy, the fundamental injustice. Parties involved include the Department of Defense, the Department of the Army, the National Guard Bureau, the California National Guard and, ultimately, the only body probably able to clean up the affair definitively, the U.S. Congress. Congress is in recess until after the elections Nov. 8, back home, asking citizens to vote for them to keep their jobs. What happened was that during the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, the first of which has been underway

since 2001 and the second since 2003, Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s armed forces were having predictable problems with recruitment. What Americans were doing fighting those wars was unclear, and the economy had not yet tanked, as it did starting in 2008, with the recession. Consequently, the California National Guard, through a federal program, saw fit to offer its soldiers bonuses of thousands of dollars to reenlist to fill the gaps. Many of those soldiers are now being required to repay some $22 million that was paid to them at the time apparently mistakenly. One of the problems involved in the current disastrous situation is fraud and mismanagement among California National Guard officials. Soldiers who have not reimbursed the alleged debt are subject to interest accruing, wage garnishment and tax liens. Each of the governmental bodies involved, excluding the absent Congress, is claiming that it is unable to

shut off the squeeze on Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s warriors, so they and their families in principle continue to have the thousands of dollars in debt claimed by â&#x20AC;&#x153;governmentâ&#x20AC;? hanging over their heads as they try to live their lives. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has suspended collection for the moment, but the issue remains unresolved and the debt to the government is partly unpaid. There is frequently a feeling on the part of Americans that â&#x20AC;&#x153;governmentâ&#x20AC;? is incompetent and heartless. There is clear justification for that line of thought in this piece of malevolence toward these California National Guard members. If one compares what government is doing in this situation with the elevated level of rhetoric being emitted by candidates for office about Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s warriors in the political campaign, it is simply disgusting. Congress must fix this when it comes back from its election vacation, on an urgent basis.

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If you have diabetes, you probably know the importance of regularly monitoring your blood glucose levels. Modern tools make it easy to do this as part of your everyday routine. In addition to daily blood glucose monitoring, though, it’s also essential that your care team performs a variety of ongoing routine tests and exams to monitor Dr. Jeffrey Baker is your condition and board certified in family medicine, help prevent serious integrative holistic complications caused medicine and by diabetes. acupuncture. He Medical visits and practices at Penn lab tests are not high State Medical on anyone’s list of Group in State fun activities, but folCollege. lowing your doctor’s orders now can help keep you out of the hospital later. When creating your own care management plan for your diabetes, be sure to include the following routine screenings:

■ A1C glucose test, three to four times a year An A1C test measures the percentage of hemoglobin (the oxygen-carrying protein in red blood cells) saturated with sugar. An A1C is different than daily glucose checks. While a home meter measures blood sugar at a particular moment in time, the A1C test provides the average glucose level over the past few months. Even if you check your glucose level several times a day, it’s important to have an A1C test of your average blood sugar done by your physician. Most individuals with diabetes should aim for an A1C of 6.5 percent or lower. ■ Annual cholesterol exams An annual lipoprotein profile alerts your physician of changes in your cholesterol levels. Because diabetes can increase your risk for heart disease and stroke, it is important to have this exam annually, and manage to keep your cholesterol within a healthy range for you, with the help of your care provider. ■ Annual or semi-annual kidney tests Kidneys remove waste and excess fluid from our blood. High blood sugar associated with diabetes can damage your kidneys. A small amount of protein in your urine is called microalbuminuria, while a larger, more dangerous amount is macroalbuminuria.

physician check your feet at least once per year. ■ Blood pressure, at every office visit Diseases that damage the heart and blood vessels are the leading cause of death for people with diabetes. Talk with your doctor about your target blood pressure. At times, providers recommend patients check their own blood pressure on a more frequent basis, either at home or at a local drug store. Everyone is different. Ask your provider how often your blood pressure should be checked.

Because kidney disease typically shows no symptoms until function is almost gone, regular tests for protein in your urine are essential for individuals with diabetes. ■ Annual eye exams Diabetes causes certain tissues in your body to age at a faster rate than usual, including your eyes. Irreparable damage, unfortunately, can occur before you notice changes in your vision. Individuals with diabetes are more likely to have glaucoma, cataracts and diabetic retinopathy. Although people with diabetes have a higher risk of blindness, having an annual eye exam can catch vision problems in their early stages, while they can be treated or controlled. ■ Annual foot exams Diabetes can damage nerves and blood vessels, lessening your ability to feel pain, heat or cold. It also impairs circulation in your feet, making it harder for your body to fight infection. As a result, you might not notice a simple blister or other foot injury until it becomes infected and causes serious damage that can require amputation. Diabetes also can hasten changes to your feet including calluses, ulcers and dry, peeling skin. The longer you’ve had diabetes, the more at-risk you are for foot problems. It is recommended that you have your

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In between exams, take an active role in maintaining your health and preventing complications by making healthier choices: limit your caloric intake, reduce your red meat consumption, limit the amount of dairy products in your daily diet and cut-back on processed foods. Doctors often recommend the Mediterranean diet, which emphasizes fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, nuts and fish, as well as healthy fats, such as olive and canola oils. If you have diabetes or diabetes runs in your family, talk with your doctor about your own health management and maintenance. For more information, visit www.diabetes.org.

FDA approval of new diabetes device generates excitement PITTSBURGH — Officially, it’s called the “Medtronic MiniMed 670G hybrid closed loop insulin delivery system.” But don’t let that mouthful hide its importance. The device is breakthrough “artificial pancreas” technology, representing a major leap toward the Holy Grail of automated blood-glucose control — the golden dream of people with type 1 diabetes ever since insulin’s discovery in 1921. It explains the excitement generated by U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of the Medtronic device in late September, even if it won’t reach the marketplace until next spring. “My phone hasn’t stopped ringing, and it’s not even available yet,” said Patrick McCarthy, a diabetic educator at the Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, who helps people manage their diabetes. “Everyone under the sun has found my phone number.” Developed by Medtronic in Los Angeles, the device combines two existing technologies — a continuous glucose monitor that automatically tests blood sugar and an insulin pump that provides a steady dose of fast-acting, basal insulin. Key to the technology is a smart computer algorithm that allows the monitor and pump to communicate. For the first two weeks, it learns the patient’s unique

blood-sugar profile to optimize the performance of the algorithm. After this learning period, a variable rate of insulin is released every five minutes, 24 hours a day, to keep the person’s blood-glucose levels consistently near a predefined target range, with ability to adjust for unexpected variations in bloodglucose levels. The device does require “minimal input” of the user to boost insulin prior to meals, reduce it prior to exercise or make adjustments to high blood sugars, as needed. “Patients only need to enter mealtime carbohydrates, accept bolus correction recommendations, and periodically calibrate the sensor,” according to Medtronic. For now, the device is approved only for people with type 1 diabetes who are 14 years old and older. Alejandro Galindo, president of intensive insulin management for Medtronic’s Diabetes Group, said the company is working to expand the device’s labeling for children ages 2 to 6 and 7 to 14, along with other upgrades. Its accuracy was verified during a recent clinical trial involving 124 patients, all with reasonably well-controlled HgA1C readings that averaged 7.4 percent, Galindo said. The normal range for A1C — which measures a two- to three-month average blood-sugar percentage level — is 4 percent to 6 percent. After three months, the average A1C was 6.9 percent, or half a percentage point lower while also reducing fluctuations in levels. The results were considered dramatic.

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In an unusual twist, McCarthy said, such diabetes devices are covered by most private health-insurance providers but not Medicare. Type 1 diabetes more typically is diagnosed in childhood but also can be diagnosed in adults 40 and younger. It is caused by an autoimmune attack on pancreatic beta cells, which produce insulin, resulting in insufficient levels of insulin to transform blood sugar into cellular energy. Historically requiring insulin injections with syringes, insulin is more common administered nowadays with insulin pens and pumps. The normal blood-sugar range for people without diabetes is 70 to 99 mg/dL before meals with postprandial readings of under 140 mg/dL. The American Diabetes Association recommends that people with diabetes strive for 70 to 130 prior to meals and under 180 two hours after meals. Failure to maintain healthy blood sugar levels can lead to heart and circulatory disease, kidney failure, blindness, limb amputations and neuropathy, among numerous other health problems. Here’s the technological puzzle the algorithm must solve: Current glucose monitors actually test interstitial fluids just below the skin, with those levels reflecting blood-sugar levels on a time delay. Once insulin is released under the skin, it can take 30 minutes to more than an hour before it effectively lowers blood sugar.

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THIS IMAGE provided by Medtronic shows its MiniMed 670G system. Federal regulators have approved a first-of-a-kind “artificial pancreas,” a device that can help some diabetes patients manage their disease by constantly monitoring their blood sugar and delivering insulin as needed.

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Eating dairy cheese may protect against health risks By MARJORIE S. MILLER Penn State Live

UNIVERSITY PARK — Consuming dairy cheese instead of other sodium-laden foods may actually protect against some of sodium’s effects on the cardiovascular system, such as high blood pressure, according to researchers at Penn State. The researchers say the protection comes from antioxidant properties of dairy proteins in cheese. “This is a novel finding that may have implications for dietary recommendations. Newer dietary recommendations suggest limiting sodium, but our data suggest that eating sodium in the form of a dairy product, such as cheese, may be protective,” said Lacy Alexander, associate professor of kinesiology and co-lead researcher on the project. “We are already aware that at the population level, people who eat more dairy typically have lower blood pressure.” The data suggest that when sodium is consumed in cheese it does not have the negative vascular effects that researchers observed with sodium from non-dairy sources. The researchers interpret this to mean that the proteins and nutrients in cheese may be protecting the blood vessels from the short-term negative effects of sodium. However, it is not known if this protection extends over the long term. For the study, Alexander and colleagues fed participants dairy cheese, pretzels or soy cheese on five separate

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occasions, three days apart. They then compared the effects of each food on the cardiovascular system using a laser-Doppler, which shines a weak laser light onto the skin. The laser light reflects off red blood cells that flow through the vessels just under the skin, allowing researchers to measure how much the blood vessels dilate in response to skin warming and how much of that dilation is due to the production of nitric oxide, a gas that’s naturally produced in the body to deliver messages between cells. The goal was to compare the effect of short-term dairy cheese consumption to sodium consumption from nondairy sources. Soy served as an additional control to match the fat, salt and protein content from a dietary source that is not dairy-based. “We found that when our subjects ate a lot of sodium in cheese, they had better blood vessel function — more blood flow — compared to when they ate an equal amount of sodium from non-dairy sources — in this case, pretzels and soy cheese,” said Anna Stanhewicz, co-investigator and postdoctoral fellow in the Center for Healthy Aging. “We know that more red blood cells means more blood flow and more dilation. We observed that subjects had more nitric oxide-moderated dilation after eating dairy cheese, compared to after eating pretzels or soy cheese.” The researchers reported their findings in the British Journal of Nutrition. Other researchers involved included Billie Alba, a pre-doctoral student in the Department of Kinesiology, and W. Larry Kenney, professor of kinesiology and Marie Underhill Noll Chair in Human Performance.

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Sowcik and Bigart join Mount Nittany Physician Group STATE COLLEGE — Mount Nittany Health announces the addition of physician assistant Mallory Sowcik to Mount Nittany Physician Group General Surgery and audiologist Dr. Daniel Bigart to Mount Nittany Physician Group Audiology. Sowcik earned her bachelor’s degree in biology from Rosemont College and her master of science physician assistant studies from the University of the Sciences, Philadelphia. She is a member of the Pennsylvania Society of Physician Assistants and the American Academy of Physician Assistants. “Working for Mount Nittany Physician Group is an absolute dream MALLORY come true,” said Sowcik. “My mom is an alumna of Penn State, and I’ve SOWCIK

loved this area since I was a child. “My philosophy as a health care provider is not only to be thorough, but also to exercise empathy and compassion,” said Sowcik. “It is those qualities that I found in Mount Nittany Physician Group, and that makes me happy to be a part of this team.” Sowcik will see patients at Mount Nittany Physician Group General Surgery, located at the Mount Nittany Health University Drive location. A native of upstate New York, Bigart brings more than 22 years of experience as a clinical and dispensing audiologist to the organization. “I decided to pursue a career with Mount Nittany Physician Group because it offered me the opportunity to join a modern, patient-centered practice in an outstanding community,” said Bigart. Bigart earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Ball State University in Muncie, Ind., and received his doctorate in audiology from the Pennsylvania College

of Optometry School of Audiology in Elkins Park. He holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence from the America Speech-Language and Hearing Association and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Audiology. His clinical expertise is the evaluation, prevention and remediation of hearing and balance disorders. “As an audiologist, my motivation DANIEL comes from helping my patients and BIGART their families overcome obstacles imposed by hearing loss,” said Bigart. “I want to see them successfully reconnect with their loved ones and lifestyle by easing communication frustration. It’s rewarding to know that I helped make a difference in another’s life.”

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A TypeZero Technologies device using “inControl” algorithm technology developed at the University of Virginia Center for Diabetes Technology uses a smart phone to coordinate a Dexcom continuous glucose monitor with any off-the-shelf insulin pump. Boris Kovatchev, the center’s founding director, said the system developed with Joslin Foundation help will undergo a large clinical trial in January with $12.7 million from the National Institutes of Health, with hope it can reach market in a year or so. He said the inControl system also would work equally well for people with type 2 diabetes. Various other medical device companies are working to launch similar technology within the next three years, he said. “Typically artificial pancreases do a better job in controlling diabetes than what people are doing on their own,” he said. “That’s confirmed by a number of studies including our own. It is the best option currently available.”

So the algorithm must take those time lags into account, while monitoring whether blood sugar is rising or falling to set a dose level every five minutes. The goal is preventing high blood sugar levels (hyperglycemia), which in time lead to health complications, and dangerously low levels (hypoglycemia), which cause weakness, sweating and confusion and even unconsciousness and death. Hypoglycemia most often occurs while the person is sleeping. The device showed particular advantages in preventing hypoglycemia. In all, Galindo said, the Medtronic device when running in auto-mode eliminates “90 percent of the mental gymnastics” required to manage diabetes, which he said represents a significant improvement. “We have to make sure the experience of every patient who chooses our therapy has the most ideal experience

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Visual displays help develop communication skills By JENNIFER MILLER Penn State Live

UNIVERSITY PARK — When designing tools for children with communication disorders, minor details matter significantly. That’s why Jennifer Thistle, as a doctoral student at Penn State, and Krista Wilkinson, professor of communication sciences and disorders at Penn State, studied the ways speechlanguage pathologists design visual displays for children whose speech does not adequately meet their communication needs. Such children use augmentative and alternative communication systems, which often include computers, tablets or mobile devices. These AAC systems help children better communicate with their families and peers. SLPs, who help these children build alternative communication skills, design AAC displays featuring images or symbols that represent words. The children select particular images to convey their thoughts or feelings. Due to the visual nature of the displays, image features can vary in a number of ways. For instance, images can include a colored background, such that nouns are placed on backgrounds of one color, and verbs are placed on a different background color. SLPs design the displays, including choosing the various features of the images. However, there is great variability in the actual way that the displays are constructed. That’s where Thistle and Wilkinson come into the picture. With a goal of developing research-based evidence to support optimal design practices, Thistle and Wilkinson knew they first needed to study current

practices used by SLPs to obtain a baseline. The pair surveyed 112 SLPs about their decisions related to vocabulary representations, what their symbols look like and how they prioritize decisions about size, number, color, etc., which influence how the display appears for children who use AAC. “We needed to develop a sense of what speech-language pathologists are doing now,” Thistle said. “Most said we should be, for example, using a color-coded system for verbs and nouns, even though there is no evidence-based research behind it. The next step is to explore whether this is helpful for children. Ultimately, the goal is to provide research-based guidance so that SLPs can design displays that best benefit the user from a visual perspective.” Thistle and Wilkinson’s resulting paper, “Building EvidenceBased Practice in AAC Display Design for Young Children: Current Practices and Future Directions,” appeared in a 2015 issue of Augmentative and Alternative Communication. In August, Thistle and Wilkinson received the AAC Editor’s Award for the best student paper at the biennial conference of the International Society of Augmentative and Alternative Communication in Toronto. “For the children we work with who have difficulty speaking, we need to give them the tools to help them communicate in some way and my goal is to do research that helps the field identify best practices to help that child communicate, otherwise they are missing out on a whole host of opportunities and connections,” Thistle said.

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Girls Wanna Run promotes exercise, self-esteem By VINCENT CORSO correspondent@centrecountygazette.com

BELLEFONTE — After training for eight weeks, a group of adolescent girls ran together with their family and friends in a 5K race during a beautiful fall morning Oct. 29. More than 90 fourth- through eighth-grade students took part in the Girls Wanna Run program, that for the past three years has been teaching girls how to be active, have high self-esteem and develop positive health and exercise habits. The program culminated in the 3.1-mile run that started and ended in Governors’ Park. “It was fun training with the girls and watching them grow,” said Shelby Hamilton, who teaches physical education at Marion-Walker Elementary and helped oversee the program. “We stressed teamwork, cooperation (and) setting goals, and the girls really got it, enjoyed it.” The girls were supported by many teachers and coaches from the Bellefonte Area School District. The group trained after school at the various schools in the district two times a week to

GIRLS WANNA RUN participants celebrate after completing a 5K race Oct. 29 in Bellefonte. prepare for the event and the teachers and coaches put a lot of time and effort to help the girls prepare, said Jenn Carroll, a teacher from Marion-Walker Elementary who helped organize the event.

The young women were very excited before the race and ready to test themselves. “It has been fun training and learning to be healthy,” said seventh-grader Sabrina Corman before the run. “The more we

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trained the better I got, and running became easier. I am excited to run the race today.” Many parents and siblings came out to support the girls by cheering them on, or running right along with them, including

Mark and Natalie Edwards who participated with their daughter Kimberly. This was Kimberly’s third year in the program and she met her goal to complete the race without walking for the first time. “We are really proud of her. She has been working hard, so it was great to come out and have this time together and see her accomplish her goal,” said Natalie Edwards. “We often think that boys are the ones who should be running outside, but girls can do it too, and today it was awesome.” “We had a lot of parents, family members, BASD staff and community members volunteer their time for the race. And it would not have been possible without them being there. Kudos to all our volunteers and sponsors,” said Carroll. The run was open to other runners from the community who were there to support the girls, and this added extra motivation for some. “At the end there was a boy close to us and he thought he could beat me and my friend Ava,” said sixth-grader Harriet Novak, “but he didn’t and it felt great.”

Local youth football teams play in Super Bowl By SAM STITZER pennsvalley@centrecountygazette.com

Some area kids played in their own Super Bowl — the Juniata Valley Football League’s Midget Division championship game — at Mitchell Field in Lewistown on Oct. 30. The Penns Valley Rams fell to the State College Lions in what the game’s announcer dubbed “the battle of Centre County.” The youth football teams are part of a group of nine teams made up of 10- and 11-year-olds from Mifflin, Juniata, Huntingdon and Centre counties. The JVFL games are played following Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association rules and are overseen by certified PIAA officials. The championship game consisted of four 10-minute quarters, and extra points after touchdowns must be either running or passing plays — no kicks. A run over the goal line scores one point and a completed pass scores two. Even though the players in this game were young, there was plenty of big-time action. The Rams took the opening kickoff to their 38-yard line, and a few plays later, Penns Valley’s Rylee Brungart scampered down the sideline for a 40-yard gain. They were unable to score and punted the ball to the Lions. The two teams butted heads back and forth in a scoreless game until, with fewer than two minutes left in the half, the Lions scored a touchdown on a pass play. Their conversion attempt was stopped by the Rams, and the score remained 6-0 at the half. State College ran the second-half kickoff down to the Rams’ 33-yard line, and soon were closing in on the Rams’ goal line. The Rams intercepted a Lions pass, but fumbled it back to the Lions. State College scored again a few plays later with a successful conversion, making the score 13-0. The Rams took the ensuing kickoff and began marching

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THE RAMS move the ball in second-quarter action during the Juniata Valley Football League championship game at Mitchell Field in Lewistown. toward the Lions’ goal line when the Lions intercepted a Rams pass near the 10-yard line. The Rams’ defense rose to the occasion and forced a Lions’ ball carrier down behind his own goal line for a two-point safety, making the score 13-2. This would be the final score of the game. Throughout the game, turnovers plagued the Rams, who lost the ball four times to interceptions, and once to a fumble, following their interception of a Lions’ pass. John and Holly Hawkins, from Millheim, were in the large crowd of Penns Valley supporters, watching their

12-year-old son, Sam, play. They praised the JVFL program, and especially the Penns Valley coaches, led by head coach John Crawford. “These coaches are just wonderful,” said Holly Hawkins. The Penns Valley Youth Football team was formed in 2014 by Crawford and several other coaches, and rapidly rose to championship level, making its first appearance in the JVFL Super Bowl in 2015, and again this year. For more information, visit www.jvfl.org.

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TEACHER VICKIE FULTZ leads her first-grade class down Hoffer Avenue in Centre Hall during Centre Hall Elementary School’s Halloween parade.

Penns Valley students show off costumes at parades By SAM STITZER pennsvalley@centrecountygazette.com

Students at the Miles Township and Centre Hall elementary schools sported creative costumes during the schools’ annual Halloween parades. On Oct. 28, students at the Miles Township Elementary School in Rebersburg hit the streets of the town led by costumed teachers. The students’ Halloween dress covered a wide range of themes, including many witches, superheroes and animals. One girl dressed as a banana, while a boy portrayed Abraham Lincoln, complete with stovepipe hat. Rebersburg residents passed out candy to the children as they showed off their attire. After visiting the townsfolk, the students gathered beside the school playground, where each class paraded past the group to show off their costumes before returning inside for class parties.

Students and teachers at the Centre Hall-Potter Elementary School left the school building on Halloween, Oct. 31, to share their costumes during the school’s annual parade through the streets of Centre Hall. The children, in grades prekindergarten through fourth, gathered behind banners identifying their group. Their costumes covered many themes, from cute to creepy, with lots of witches, athletes, princesses, monsters and superheroes on the streets. After leaving the school and hitting the streets of Centre Hall, students solicited donations from spectators for the Penns Valley HOPE Fund charity. Citizens and merchants along the parade route responded with coins and bills. Lots of laughter and chatter accompanied both processions, with the children and spectators enjoying a great autumn tradition.

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UNIVERSITY PARK — A Penn State alumnus who made his mark in Washington, D.C., building a career that spanned more than five decades and set a standard for generations of successors to emulate, has provided support for Penn State students for years to come to complete internships and study in the nation’s capital. A $1 million gift from alumnus Stanley Degler will support a semester-in-residence program conducted by the College of Communications in Washington, D.C. Now called the Stanley E. Degler Washington Program, the semester involves classroom instruction and an internship for students each fall. Established by the College of Communications 21 years ago, it has served more than 1,200 students. Robert Richards, the John and Ann Curley Professor of First Amendment Studies who created the program, said Degler’s gift and support are transformational for a program that already had a large alumni base and strong reputation. “Many of the students who have participated in the Washington Program through the years have returned to D.C. after graduation to start their careers. Now, thanks to Stan’s generosity, generations of students will have the same opportunity,” Richards said. For Degler, who lives in Arlington, Va., with his wife, Ann, the support just made sense — a logical combination of his appreciation for his alma mater and an acknowledgement of his career. “I’m grateful for the background I got at Penn State. With that, and a little bit of experience, I was able to be very successful,” Degler said. “I appreciate it and I’m hoping my gift will induce other alumni who have benefited from their education to make contributions to scholarships, to the Washington Program or to any of the other wonderful opportunities in the College of Communications.” Degler, who earned his journalism degree in 1951, enjoyed a whirlwind year after graduation from the university that included getting married (July) and getting drafted into the Marines (December).

The following year, he moved to Washington, D.C., and started a one-man news bureau serving newspapers in three Pennsylvania towns (Allentown, York and Sunbury). Unbowed by the presence of journalists and news STANLEY DEGLER organizations from all over the world, Degler found his niche. Editors appreciated the quality of his work and readers got their news coverage from someone focused exclusively on their interest. He earned his master’s degree from George Washington University in 1957. Degler later worked for the magazine of the National Automobile Dealers Association, and then moved into the position that would define his career. He spent 33 years with the Bureau of National Affairs. Functioning as part of a news bureau for select audiences, Degler covered the Department of Defense, environmental issues, transportation agencies, the space program and a variety of other issues. He eventually rose to executive editor, in charge of all BNA publications in the 1980s and, later, senior vice president of the Bureau of National Affairs. When the organization was purchased and became BloombergBNA, Degler served as member of the organization’s board for 11 years. Additionally, the move to BloombergBNA helped prove his business acumen. He had collected stock in the employeeowned corporation for years. “I bought a lot of it, and held onto it even into my retirement,” he said. “That’s what enabled me to make a gift.” Degler’s presence remains an ongoing gift for former colleagues at Bloomberg BNA who have named an annual award for excellence in his honor. In many ways, Degler’s career path provides valuable examples for current students. That includes an entrepreneurial spirit, a dedication to hard work and a willingness to embrace challenges. While Gift, Page 16

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NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION

In accordance with the provisions of the Act of 1937, P.L. 1333, the Centre County Board of Elections hereby provides notice that a General Election will be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., prevailing time. Qualified electors may cast ballots for the following offices, at the following polling places: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS Vote for the candidates of ONE party for President and Vice-President Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine Democratic Donald J. Trump/Michael R. Pence Republican Darrell L. Castle/Scott N. Bradley Constitution Party Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka Green Gary Johnson/William Weld Libertarian UNITED STATES SENATOR Vote for ONE Katie McGinty Pat Toomey Edward T. Clifford, III

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ATTORNEY GENERAL Vote for ONE Josh Shapiro John Rafferty

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AUDITOR GENERAL Vote for ONE Eugene A. DePasquale John Brown John J. Sweeney Roy A. Minet

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STATE TREASURER Vote for ONE Joe Torsella Otto Voit Kristin Combs James Babb

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REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS 5th Congressional District Vote for ONE Kerith Strano Taylor Glenn GT Thompson

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REPRESENTATIVE IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 76th Legislative District Vote for ONE Mike Hanna Democratic Stephanie Borowicz Republican REPRESENTATIVE IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 77th Legislative District Vote for ONE H. Scott Conklin Democratic/Republican REPRESENTATIVE IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 81st Legislative District Vote for ONE Rick Rogers Democratic Rich Irvin Republican REPRESENTATIVE IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 171st Legislative District Vote for ONE Melody S. Fleck Democratic Kerry A. Benninghoff Republican

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66. Patton South 1

Park Forest Village United Methodist Church, 1833 Park Forest Ave.

67. Patton South 2

Oakwood Presbyterian Church, 1865 Waddle Rd. — Parking lot on Strouse Ave.

68. Patton South 3

Park Forest Baptist Church, 3030 Carnegie Dr.

69. Penn

St. James United Methodist Church, Main St., Coburn — Front Entrance/Ramp

70. Potter North

Centre Hall Lions Club, 153 E. Church St. — SR-192

71. Potter South

Potter Township Supervisors Building, 124 Short Rd. — Off Old Fort Rd.

72. Rush North

Rush Supervisors Building, 150 N. Richard St., Philipsburg

39. Boggs West

Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, 400 S. Fourth St. — Parish Hall

Boggs Township Community Building, 1290 Runville Rd., Bellefonte — Front entrance Along SR-144 in Runville

40. Burnside

11. Philipsburg 2nd Ward

First Lutheran Church 215 E. Laurel St. — Social Room

Pine Glen United Methodist Church, 104 N. Main St., Pine Glen — Karthaus

41. College North

12. Philipsburg 3rd Ward

Moshannon Valley YMCA, 113 N 14th St. — *No political signs on property*

Houserville United Methodist Church, 1320 Houserville Rd. — Side Entrance

42. College South

13. Port Matilda

Port Matilda Fire Hall, 102 E. Plank Rd — Use kitchen entrance

Brookline Retirement Village, 1900 Cliffside Dr. — Main Lobby

43. College East

14. Snow Shoe

Snow Shoe Borough Building, 106 Railroad St.

Mount Nittany United Methodist Church, 1500 E. Branch Rd. (Lemont) — Side Door Facing Parking Lot

15. Rush North Central

Christian & Missionary Alliance Church, 313 Hemlock St.

16. State College North

17. State College Northeast

Church of Christ, 405 Hillcrest Ave., Martin Terrace — Basement Social Room Comfort Suites 132 Village Dr., State College — Executive Meeting Room

44-1. College West

College Township Municipal Building, 1481 E. College Ave.

73. Rush South

44-2. College West PSU

HUB-Robeson Center — Alumni Hall Pollock Rd., University Park

Mountain Top Fire Hall, 392 State St., Sandy Ridge (SR-970)

74. Rush East

45. Curtin North

Orviston Bible Church, 75 Main St., Orviston

Election Building, 3621 Casanova Rd., Munson

75. Rush West

46. Curtin South

Curtin Township Building, 351 Orviston Mountain Rd., Howard

First Church of Christ, 1445 Tyrone Pike, Philipsburg

76. Snow Shoe East

Snow Shoe Township Building, 268 Oldside Rd., Clarence

18. State College Northwest

Unity Church of Jesus Christ, 140 N. Gill St. — Multi Purpose Room

47. Ferguson North 1

Ferguson Township Building, 3147 Research Dr. — Meeting Room

77. Snow Shoe West

19. State College South 1

Knights of Columbus, 850 Stratford Dr.

48. Ferguson North 2

Elmcroft of State College 150 Farmstead Ln.— Music Room

New Community Center, 1351 W. Sycamore Rd., Moshannon

78. Spring North

20. State College South 2

Foxdale Village Community Building, 500 E. Marylyn Ave. — Main entrance on ground floor

49. Ferguson Northeast 1

Park Crest Terrace Apartments, 1400 Martin St. — Rental Center Community Room

Spring Township Building, 1309 Blanchard St. — Irish Hollow Rd. and Blanchard St.

21. State College Southeast

Grace Fellowship/Young Kwang Korean Church (Previously SC Chinese Christian Church) 1107 William St., Corner of William & Easterly Pkwy Sanctuary

50. Ferguson Northeast 2

Mike’s Video and Appliance, 1515 N. Atherton St. — Main Entrance

79. Spring South

Pleasant Gap United Methodist Church, 179 S. Main St.

51. Ferguson East

Ferguson Township Lions Park, 424 W. Pine Grove Rd., Pine Grove Mills

80. Spring West

Election House, 198 Lower Coleville Rd. — Next to railroad tracks

52. Ferguson West

Fairbrook United Methodist Church 4201 W. Whitehall Rd., PA Furnace

86. Spring East

First Baptist Church 539 Jacksonville Rd., Bellefonte — Fellowship Hall

88. Ferguson North 3

State College Evangelical Free Church 1243 Blue Course Dr.

87. Spring Southwest

The Oaks 200 Rachel Dr., Pleasant Gap — The Court Community Room

89. Ferguson West Central

Videon Central 2171 Sandy Dr., State College — Conference Room

81. Taylor

91. Ferguson North Central

Stepping Stones Community Church 848 Science Park Rd, State College — Main Entrance

Fowler Grove Building, 11246 S. Eagle Valley Rd., Port Matilda — Corner Fowler Hollow and SR-220

82. Union

Unionville/Union Twp. Community Building, 107 Mechanics St.

53. Gregg

Penns Valley EMS 106 Ross Hill Rd., Spring Mills

83. Walker East

Walker Township Fire Hall, 125 Firehouse Ln., Hublersburg — Off Hublersburg Rd.

84. Walker West

Walker Township Municipal Building, 816 Nittany Valley Dr., Bellefonte — Corner of SR-64 and Back Rd., West of Mingoville

85. Worth

Sportsmen Association Building, 8413 S. Eagle Valley Rd., Port Matilda — SR-220)

22. State College South Central 1 Knights of Columbus, 850 Stratford Dr. 23. State College South Central 2 Grace Fellowship/Young Kwang Korean Church (Previously SC Chinese Christian Church) 1107 William St., Corner of William & Easterly Pkwy Sanctuary 24. State College East 1

HUB-Robeson Center — Alumni Hall Pollock Rd., University Park

25. State College East 2

HUB-Robeson Center — Alumni Hall Pollock Rd., University Park

26. State College East 3

Friends Meetinghouse, 611 E. Prospect Ave. — Social Room’s Main Entrance

54. Haines

27. State College East 4

HUB-Robeson Center — Alumni Hall Pollock Rd., University Park

Civic Club Building, 319 W. Aaron Square, Aaronsburg

55. Halfmoon Proper

St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 109 McAllister St. — Social Room

Halfmoon Township Municipal Bldg. 100 Municipal Ln, Port Matilda — Main Entrance

90. Halfmoon East Central

Halfmoon Christian Fellowship Church 1776 Halfmoon Valley Rd., Port Matilda — Main Entrance

56. Harris East

Zion Lutheran Church 304 N. Church St., Boalsburg — Fellowship Hall

57. Harris West

Boalsburg Fire Hall Pine St., Boalsburg

58. Howard

Howard Township Supervisors Building, 151 Township Building Rd. — Off SR-150

28. State College East Central 1 29. State College East Central 2 30. State College East Central 3

31. State College West 1

State College Borough Building, 243 S. Allen St. — 2nd floor Friends Meetinghouse, 611 E. Prospect Ave. — Social Room’s Main Entrance Holy Trinity Orthodox Church 119 S. Sparks St. — Rear Entrance

POLLS ARE OPEN 7:00 A.M. TO 8:00 P.M. PREVAILING TIME CENTRE COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS Steven G. Dershem, Mark Higgins, Michael Pipe ATTEST: Denise L. Elbell, Director of Administrative Services Joyce E. McKinley, Director of Elections

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Centre LifeLink EMS annual membership drive under way STATE COLLEGE — In an emergency, the last thing you want to worry about is the bill. That is why, each fall, Centre LifeLink encourages Centre Region residents to enroll as members, ensuring them that they will have no outof-pocket expenses for unlimited emergency ambulance service provided by Centre LifeLink EMS. Memberships for 2017 are available beginning this month, and residents in Centre LifeLink’s coverage will receive a membership brochure with information on how to participate. With many insurance companies raising the price of out-of pocket deductibles, members can save an average of $300 for basic life support calls and more than $500 for advanced life support paramedic service — these are the average costs non-members pay, according to a press release from Centre LifeLink. Individual memberships are $45 and family memberships are $65 for a one-year period beginning Sunday, Jan. 1. In addition to saving residents money, a Centre LifeLink membership helps keep this service available in the community. As a nonprofit organization with no tax support, Centre LifeLink relies, in part, on tax-deductible donations and funds raised through the annual membership drive. Last year’s memberships allowed Centre LifeLink to rechassis a 2009 Horton Type III ambulance on a 2016 Ford E-350 chassis. The old ambulance had travelled more than 160,000 miles and was no longer reliable for everyday emergency ambulance service. In addition, LifeLink was able to purchase a new 2016 Ford Explorer paramedic squad vehicle. Centre LifeLink provides 24-hour emergency service for the Borough of State College, College Township, Harris Township, Ferguson Township and Patton Township, and mutual aid to surrounding areas of Centre and Huntingdon counties. Last year, Centre LifeLink responded to 6,271 ambulance calls. In addition to emergency services, Centre LifeLink offers medical alert systems, community health and education training courses, non-emergency van transport services and room rental facilities. Residents of the Centre Region will receive a 2017 membership brochure in the mail, and registration is also open online at www.centrelifelink.com. For more information, contact Centre LifeLink marketing manager Lauren Shurgalla at lshurgalla@centrelifelink. com or (814) 237-8163.

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Trump wins in mock presidential election at South Hills School STATE COLLEGE — Students, faculty and staff at the State College campus of South Hills School of Business and Technology went to the polls during a mock presidential election Oct. 25. Republican candidate Donald Trump won the schoolwide mock election by securing 52 percent of the vote. Democrat Hillary Clinton followed with 23 percent of the vote, Libertarian Gary Johnson received 16 percent, Green Party candidate Jill Stein garnered 7 percent and Darrell Castle of the Constitution Party took 2 percent of the South Hills’ vote. The mock election was designed to promote the upcoming election. Mark Maggs, director of South Hills School, held the event to familiarize South Hills’ students with the fundamental positions of the various candidates running for office and to help students confidently become involved in the upcoming election process. Graphic arts students at the State College campus contributed to the election experience by creating posters depicting the various parties running in the 2016 presidential race. Other students volunteered their time throughout the day at the voting booth.

Baseball tryouts slated HEATHER WEIKEL/For the Gazette

A PAIR of volleyball matches at Bellefonte Area High School on Oct. 27 raised $3,230 for Team Tara. The funds will go directly to 1991 graduate Tara Ripka and her family for medical and other expenses related to her treatment of colon cancer. The event was organized by Bellefonte social studies teacher and wrestling coach Mike Maney. The first match of the night was between the Bellefonte High teachers and the Springfield neighborhood, and the main match was between the Bellefonte wrestlers and the Bellefonte Lady Raider volleyball team.

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BELLEFONTE — The Bellefonte Sports Academy will host tryouts for the 13 -14U Hailstorm travel baseball team from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 12, at the Bellefonte Sports Academy at the Rink, 259 Hecla Road. Those trying out should bring position-specific equipment. An alternate tryout date may be added, if necessary. Travel baseball is very competitive and requires a serious commitment from players, parents and coaches, organizers said. The playing season will start in April and run through October. Indoor workouts will start in December. The team hopes to play in nine to 12 tournaments with a roster of 11 to 12 players. Managers are Scott Smith and Cody Young. For more information, contact Young at cody young3986@gmail.com.

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Retired space engineer helps business take off By VINCENT CORSO correspondent@centrecountygazette.com

After a career of building ships that traveled to space, retired aerospace engineer Joe Blazosky now helps people in Centre County build their new businesses. Blazosky volunteers as mentor with the central Pennsylvania chapter of SCORE, a national nonprofit that works with people who are new to the startup business world and helps them navigate a difficult process. “We don’t do the work for them, they have to do it,” said Blazosky. “But we are there to offer support and help them with resources and tools that might save them money or keep them from making a mistake.” Blazosky grew up in Clearfield and graduated from Penn State in 1965 in aerospace engineering. After graduating, he worked for firms that were contracted by NASA to help build and control many different crafts that went to space, satellites and the space station. When he meets with new business

hopefuls as a SCORE member, his experience can be overwhelming for some. “But they all want to know, ‘OK, how can you help me with my business,’” said Blazosky. Along with his experience as an engineer, Blazosky has been in charge of a lot of different aspects on the business end of things. Blazosky received a master’s degree in business administration, and later worked as a consultant and set up and ran an engineering center. He has experience as someone who has helped run and manage business and the experience is valuable to someone who is just starting up. In fact, Blazosky took some SCORE workshops years ago when he was first delving into business, so he knows firsthand how helpful the organization can be. While SCORE used to focus on using retired people as mentors, they now look to include anyone with the experience who is looking to help. Engineer, Page 18

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JOE BLAZOSKY, center, with name tag, works with other members of the SCORE team to help startup businesses in Centre County.

Plan ahead for skyrocketing costs of long-term care By PERRY LANDON Special to the Gazette

According to estimates, if you are 61 years old now, the average annual cost of long-term care when you are 79 years old is likely to be more than $180,000 per year for nursing facility care, more than $69,000 per year for assisted living care or more than $80,000 per year for in-home care. According to the U.S. Government Administration on Aging, “70 percent of the people who turn 65 can expect to use some form of long-term care during their lifetimes.” Also, “one-third of today’s 65 year-

olds may never need support, but 20 percent will need it for longer than five years.” So, based upon the skyrocketing costs of long-term care, and the odds that twothirds of us may someday need long-term care, should we plan ahead? The answer is yes. Planning ahead means many different things: ■ Learning about the different longterm care options, and considering which of those options for receiving the care would be your preference ■ Considering the impact that longterm care costs can have on your lifestyle

and quality of life, as well as the impact that it can have on your spouse, your children and your retirement and financial goals ■ Investigating how the risk of longterm care can be shifted from your pocket book to another source of payment, such as Medicare and Medicaid, Veterans Administration, health insurance and longterm care insurance ■ Meeting with a trusted adviser, or team of advisers (elder law attorney, financial advisor, accountant) and establishing a comprehensive estate plan that is customized to meet your long-term care

goals, including legal tools that will help you achieve those goals ■ Carrying out your estate plan and then reviewing it on a periodic basis with your attorney and other trusted advisers The top five reasons to plan ahead include: protecting you and your family from financial devastation, preserving the right to choose the type of care you want, reducing the stress on you and your family when a medical crisis occurs, giving yourself peace of mind now and in the future, and allowing for the quality of life you deserve. Long-term care, Page 29

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Coping when the caregiving ends Homewatch Caregivers As exhausting as caregiving for a loved one can be, it can also be precious time spent with that person, as well as provide a sense of purpose for the caregiver. One woman who cared for her husband for four years explained it this way four months after he passed away: “I spent four years as caregiver for my husband. He passed in January. It does not get any easier when they pass. You go from a job that lasted 24/7 to zip. Even after four months, I wake up hearing him calling my name.” Another woman who cared for her sister with dementia discussed the experience of losing her sister after two years of caregiving for her: “I didn’t realize just how stressed I was until it was over. I feel a

little guilt at the weight that has been lifted off of me, but I do know that it is a normal feeling.” According to the Hospice Foundation of America, “Caring for a loved one during a life-limiting illness can impact the grief reactions we have after the person dies. In addition to more expected reactions, we may feel an acute sense of loss over the role that caregiving has played in our life, or even relief that intense caregiving duties are over.”

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that is best for him or herself. There might be shock, anger, depression and acceptance.

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one who has been involved in business and is interested in helping others to get involved with the organization. “It’s a good way to give back, and to help this community grow,” said Blazosky. “We can help these business grow and avoid mistakes. Then they can hire more people, and we can keep this community thriving.” Along with mentoring, the organization offers workshops and online tools. The Central Pennsylvania chapter serves Centre, Clearfield, Huntington and Mifflin counties. For more information, visit www. centralpa.score.org/.

“Someone might think, ‘What do I have to offer,’ but there are many areas where people need help,” said Blazosky. “I have no idea how to start a restaurant, so we have someone else who would help those types of businesses.” Mentors are helpful in any area of business, including starting or switching medical practices, managing social media, starting a nonprofit and navigating the loan process, along with anything else that goes into running a business. Blazosky said he would encourage any-

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UNIVERSITY PARK — All the fears about Penn State struggling in a “trap” game against Purdue on Oct. 29 after the Nittany Lions’ remarkable win against Ohio State essentially came true. For the first half, anyway. It took some halftime adjustments and two early thirdquarter Purdue turnovers to ignite the Lions, but once that happened, Penn State’s 45-point second half overwhelmed the Boilermakers, 62-24. Saquon Barkley led the way with 277 all-purpose yards — 207 running and 70 receiving — and all but put the game away with an 81-yard touchdown sprint around right end on the first play of the fourth quarter. Barkley’s run put Penn State ahead 48-24 and on the way to its sixth win of the season against two losses and its fourth victory in a row. The Nittany Lions are now bowl-eligible for the third consecutive season under head coach James Franklin, which is quite an accomplishment in itself, but there is still a lot of football to be played. The Ohio State game raised the bar considerably for this team, and it goes almost without saying that at this point the Lions have far higher aspirations than just being bowleligible. Which brings us to the Iowa Hawkeyes, who will be visiting Beaver Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 5, in another prime-time Big Ten showdown. Iowa is a 5-3 team that is coming off an unbeaten conference record and Big Ten West championship in 2015. The Hawkeyes lost to Michigan State, 16-13, in the Big Ten championship game and then were handled by Stanford, 45-16, in the Rose Bowl. Penn State leads the all-time series against Iowa, 13-12, and the Lions have won the last two games played in 2011 and 2012. Before that, however, Iowa pretty much owned the Lions and won eight of the nine games played between 2000 and 2011. The Hawkeyes also have a way of inflicting unsettling losses on Penn State. In 2004, for example, they won 6-4 — yes, two PSU safeties — and confidently punted to Penn State late in the last quarter, almost sure the Lions couldn’t move the ball against their defense. PSU didn’t, and Iowa won. In 2008, Penn State came into Kinnick Stadium 9-0 and in the hunt for national honors. But in a game played in frigid conditions, Iowa’s Tyler Sash intercepted a Daryll Clark pass late in the game, and Iowa drove from its own 15-yard line and kicked the winning field goal with just one

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second left on the clock. It was Penn State’s only regularseason loss. Iowa came into the 2016 season as favorites for another BIG West championship with their senior quarterback, C.J. Beathard, and 13 starters returning from last year. Those expectations have since been seriously dampened. The Hawkeyes lost to North Dakota State at home, Northweste r n i n g , on Homecomand Wisconsin in their last game on Oct. 22. The biggest of those losses was by eight points, 17-9 to Wisconsin, and Iowa had a least a chance to win each one. Unlike in 2015, the close games have gone against Iowa this year. Now, head coach Kirk Ferentz and his team are refocusing during their bye week. Along with Beathard, the players returning include three of five offensive line starters, leading receiver Matt VandeBerg, three defensive linemen, three defensive backfield starters and two linebackers. Cornerback Desmond King is considered a lock-down pass defender and one of the best return men in the conference. As for Beathard, the senior has completed 118 of 201 passes for 1,380 yards and 11 touchdowns. He has been intercepted only four times and has a total quarterback rating for the season of 130.5. Iowa’s running game is also productive and nicely balances the air attack. The Hawkeyes have rushed for 1,343

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PENN STATE running back Saquon Barkley (26) celebrates a touchdown with quarterback Trace McSorley (9) during the second half of Penn State’s 62-24 win over Purdue on Oct. 29.

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Penn State roster

1 Campbell, Christian 2 Allen, Marcus 2 Stevens, Tommy 3 Thompkins, DeAndre 4 Scott, Nick 5 Hamilton, DaeSean 5 Wartman-White, Nyeem 6 Golden, Malik 6 Robinson, Andre 7 Farmer, Koa 7 Zembiec, Jake 8 Allen, Mark 9 McSorely, Trace 9 Miller, Jarvis 10 Polk, Brandon 11 Bell, Brandon 11 Charles, Irvin 12 Godwin, Chris 12 Smith, Jordan 13 Blacknall, Saeed 14 McPhearson, Zech 15 Haley, Grant 15 Shuster, Michael 16 Fessler, Billy 16 Petrishen, John 17 Taylor, Garrett 18 Holland, Jonathan 19 Brown, Torrence 19 Garrity, Gregg 20 Thomas, Johnathan 21 Oruwariye, Amani 23 Monroe, Ayron 24 Sanders, Miles 25 Walker, Von 26 Barkley, Saquon 27 Johnson, T.J. 28 Apke, Troy 29 Reid, John 30 Givens, Kevin 31 Brown, Cameron 32 Paye, Irvine 33 Cooper, Jake 34 Simmons, Shane 36 Johnson, Jan 37 Alston, Kyle 37 Gulla, Chris 38 Davis, Desi 39 Di Leo, Frank 29 McPhearson, Josh 40 Cabinda, Jason 40 Eury, Nick 41 Cothren, Parker 41 Ladonis, Zach 42 Jordan, Ellison 43 Bowen, Manny 44 Toney, Shaka 44 Yazujian, Tyler 45 Dumond, Joe 46 Castagna, Colin 47 Blair, Will 47 Smith, Brandon 48 Miller, Shareef 49 Joseph, Daniel 51 Gellerstedt, Alex 51 Vranic, Jason 52 Bates, Ryan 52 Cothran, Curtis 53 Dowrey, Derek 54 Windsor, Robert 55 Laurent, Wendy 55 Shelton, Antonio 56 Chavis, Tyrell 57 Gonzalez, Steven 58 Sorrell, Chance 59 Nelson, Andrew 60 Beh, Noah 62 Menet, Michael 64 Simpson, Zach 66 McGovern, Connor 68 Kelly, Hunter 69 De Boef, Adam 70 Mahon, Brendan 71 Fries, Will 72 Gaia, Brian 73 Palmer, Paris 75 Brosnan, Brendan 76 Jenkins, Sterling 77 Wright, Chasz 78 Devenney, Tom 79 Shuman, Charlie 80 Dalton, Danny 82 Shoop, Tyler 83 Bowers, Nick 84 Johnson, Juwan 85 Lutz, Isaac 86 Hodgens, Cody 87 Darien, Dae’Lun 88 Gesicki, Mike 89 Pancoast, Tom 90 Barbir, Alex 90 Sickels, Garrett 91 Monk, Ryan 92 Pasquariello, Daniel 93 Gillikin, Blake 93 White, Antonie 94 Schwan, Evan 95 Davis, Tyler 96 Iyke, Immanuel 96 Vasey, Kyle 97 Buccholz, Ryan 97 Cox, Nick 98 Wombacker, Jordan 99 Julius, Joey 99 Thrift, Brenon

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KENT STATE Sept. 3 Beaver Stadium Result: (W) 33-13 Attendance: 94,378

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at Pitt Sept. 10 Heinz Field Pittsburgh Result: (L) 42-39 Attendance: 69,983

TEMPLE Sept. 17 Beaver Stadium Result: (W) 34-27 Attendance: 100,420

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at Michigan Sept. 24 Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, Mich. Result: (L) 49-10 Attendance: 110,319

MINNESOTA Oct. 1 Beaver Stadium Result: (W) 29-26 Attendance: 95,332

MARYLAND Oct. 8 Beaver Stadium Result: (W) 38-14 Attendance: 100,778

Good, bad and ugly: Developing offensive line making difference ■ The good — Saquon Barkley had a season-high 207 yards rushing and another 70 yards receiving for a total of 277 all-purpose yards. His 81-yard touchdown run at the beginning of the fourth quarter sealed the PSU win. Trace McSorley was not far behind in the stats race: 12 for 23, 228 yards, three touchdowns and zero interceptions. All, of course, with the help of a developing offensive line that gave up just one sack for the second week in a row. It was also no small matter — and even mentioned by James Franklin — but getting extended playing time for guys like Tommy Stevens, Andre Robinson, Miles Sanders, Mark Allen and others builds depth and confidence. ■ The bad — This is only in comparison to a 45point second half, but Penn State did start slowly and played Purdue even in a 17-all first half. David Blough was the No. 1 quarterback in the B1G coming into the game, so Purdue’s offense could do some damage. Still, the Lions were less than at the top of their game. Not to mention that last year, a 17-point half would have been an outburst. Not this year. ■ The ugly — It is well known that most Penn State fans are very protective of the team’s nondescript, classic-style uniforms, although some would like to jazz them up a bit. But please, don’t ever go with anything resembling what Purdue’s uniforms look like. They are, to be kind, less than pleasing and not anything like the burnt-gold and black standards from the Drew Brees era. Please go back. — Pat Rothdeutsch

Associated Press

PENN STATE running back Mark Allen (8) celebrates a touchdown against Purdue with tight end Jonathan Holland (18) on Oct. 29. Showdown, from page 19 yards and 17 touchdowns, with Akrum Wadley (636 yards, eight touchdowns) and LeShun Daniels (624 yards, six touchdowns) leading the way. VandeBerg and Riley McCarron are the leading receivers with a combined 49 catches for 620 yards and six touchdowns. The defense has also been solid for Iowa. Northwestern scored 38 and Purdue 35, but no one else put up more than 21 against the Hawkeyes. Three teams didn’t make it to 10.

There is little question that Iowa will be rested and ready when it lines up in Beaver Stadium on Saturday night. “Moving on to this week, our whole goal is to recharge a little bit yet still move forward on a couple of different levels,” Ferentz said. “Some of the players we tried to rest a little bit and limit their activity. Other guys with a lower pitch count we work them harder, and see if we couldn’t push them forward to find some guys to maybe help add to the cause moving forward. Showdown, Page 22

PENN STATE

IOWA

Overall: 6-2 Conference: 4-1 Home: 5-0 Away: 1-2 Coach: James Franklin, third season Record at Penn State: 20-4 Overall record: 44-29

Overall: 5-3 Conference: 3-2 Home: 2-3 Away: 3-0 Coach: Kirk Ferentz, 17th season Record at Iowa: 132-90 Overall: 144-111

Team leaders

RUSHING Saquon Barkley: 147-965 (6.0, 10 TD) Trace McSorley: 91-346 (2.8, 4 TD)

RUSHING Akrum Wadley: 90-664 (7.1, 8 TD) LeShun Daniels Jr.: 119-641 (5.2, 6 TD)

PASSING Trace McSorley: 123-223, 1,818 yards, 12 TD, 3 INT

SAQUON BARKLEY

PASSING C.J. Beathard: 118-201, 1,380 yards, 11 TD, 4 INT

RECEIVING Chris Godwin: 30-442 (14.1, 5 TD) Mike Gesicki: 28-346 (12.4, 2 TD)

RECEIVING Riley McCarron: 30-336 (1.2, 3 TD) Matt VandeBerg: 19-284 (14.9, 3 TD)

SCORING Tyler Davis: 69 points (13 FG, 30 PAT) Saquon Barkley: 66 points (11 TD)

SCORING Akrun Wadley: 54 points (9 TD) Keith Duncan: 46 points (6 FG, 28 PAT)

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GAMEDAY OHIO STATE Oct. 22 Beaver Stadium Result: (W) 24-21 Attendance: 107,280

at Purdue Oct. 29 Ross-Ade Stadium West Lafayette, Ind. Result: (W) 62-24 Attendance: 33,157

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RUNNING BACK 26 Saquon Barkley, 5-11, 223, So. 6 Andre Robinson, 5-9, 216, So. 8 Mark Allen, 5-6, 181, Jr.

IOWA Nov. 5 Beaver Stadium Time: 7:30 p.m. TV: Big Ten Network

WIDE RECEIVER-X 12 Chris Godwin, 6-1, 205, Jr. 84 Juwan Johnson, 6-4, 213, So. WIDE RECEIVER-Z 3 DeAndre Thompkins, 5-11, 190, So. 11 Irvin Charles, 6-4, 219, Fr. WIDE RECEIVER-H 5 DaeSean Hamilton, 6-1, 205, Sr./Jr. 13 Saeed Blacknall, 6-3, 212, Jr. TIGHT END 88 Mike Gesicki, 6-6, 252, Jr. 89 Tom Pancoast, 6-3, 235, Sr. LEFT TACKLE 73 Paris Palmer, 6-7, 304, Sr. 70 Brendan Mahon, 6-4, 320, Sr. LEFT GUARD 52 Ryan Bates, 6-4, 305, So. 62 Michael Menet, 6-4, 296, Fr. CENTER 72 Brian Gaia, 6-3, 295, Sr. 55 Wendy Laurent, 6-2, 297, Sr. RIGHT GUARD 66 Connor McGovern, 6-5, 310, Fr. 53 Derek Dowrey, 6-3, 323, Sr. RIGHT TACKLE 70 Brendan Mahon, 6-4, 320, Sr. 77 Chasz Wright, 6-7, 343, So

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DEFENSE DEFENSIVE END Evan Schwan, 6-6, 263, Sr. Torrence Brown, 6-3, 257, Jr. Garrett Sickels, 6-4, 260, Sr. Shareef Miller, 6-5, 255, Fr.

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DEFENSIVE TACKLE Parker Cothren, 6-4, 290, Sr. Curtis Cothran, 6-5, 285, Jr. Kevin Givens, 6-1, 275, So. Robert Windsor, 6-4, 305, So.

SAM LINEBACKER 11 Brandon Bell, 6-1, 233, Sr. 7 Koa Farmer, 6-1, 222, So.

IOWA

OFFENSE QUARTERBACK 16 Beathard, C.J., 6-2, 215, Sr. 4 Stanley, Nate, 6-5, 212, Fr. 9 3

SPLIT END Smith, Jerminic, 6-1, 187, So. Scheel, Jay, 6-1, 195, So.

WIDE RECEIVER 83 McCarron, Riley, 5-9, 186, Sr. 5 Nash, Ronald, 6-2, 210, So. LEFT TACKLE 52 Myers, Boone, 6-5, 305, Jr. 73 Ward, Ryan, 6-5, 295, Sr. LEFT GUARD 69 Keegan Render, 6-4, 308, So. 54 Ferentz, Steve, 6-2, 282, Sr. CENTER 78 Daniels, James, 6-4, 295, So. 70 LeGrand, Lucas, 6-5, 280, So. RIGHT GUARD 79 Welsh, Sean, 6-3, 290, Jr. 66 Paulsen, Levi, 6-5, 305, Fr. RIGHT TACKLE 75 Boettger, Ike, 6-6, 307, Jr. 66 Paulsen, Levi, 6-5, 305, Fr. TIGHT END 46 Kittle, George, 6-4, 250, Sr. 86 Pekar, Peter, 6-4, 245, Jr. FULLBACK 45 Kulick, Drake, 6-1, 236, Jr. 36 Ross, Brady, 6-1, 240, Fr. RUNNING BACK 29 Daniels Jr., LeShun, 6-0, 225, Sr. 25 Wadley, Akrum, 5-11, 191, Jr. DEFENSE LEFT DEFENSIVE END 96 Nelson, Matt, 6-8, 282, So. 90 Brincks, Sam, 6-5, 270, So. LEFT DEFENSIVE TACKLE 67 Johnson, Jaleel, 6-4, 310, Sr. 95 Lattimore, Cedrick, 6-5, 260, Fr. RIGHT DEFENSIVE TACKLE 99 Bazata, Nathan, 6-2, 285, Jr. 56 Ekakitie, Faith, 6-3, 290, Sr. RIGHT DEFENSIVE END 40 Hesse, Parker, 6-3, 250, So. 98 Nelson, Anthony, 6-7, 250, Fr.

MIDDLE LINEBACKER 43 Jewell, Josey, 6-2, 235, Jr. 48 Hockaday, Jack, 6-1, 227, So.

MIDDLE LINEBACKER 40 Jason Cabinda, 6-1, 232, Jr. 47 Brandon Smith, 6-0, 228, Jr.

WILL LINEBACKER 41 Bower, Bo, 6-1, 235, Jr. 48 Hockaday, Jack, 6-1, 227, So.

CORNERBACK Grant Haley, 5-9, 185, Jr. John Reid, 5-10, 191, So. Jordan Smith, 5-10, 185, Sr. Christian Campbell, 6-1, 194, Jr.

FREE SAFETY 2 Marcus Allen, 6-2, 202, Jr. 28 Troy Apke, 6-1, 206, Jr. 6 4

STRONG SAFETY Malik Golden, 6-0, 205, Sr. Nick Scott, 5-11, 200, So.

SPECIAL TEAMS PUNTER 93 Blake Gillikin, 6-2, 182, Fr. 92 Daniel Pasquariello, 6-1, 197, Jr. PLACEKICKER 95 Tyler Davis, 5-11, 180, Sr. 99 Joey Julius, 5-10, 258, Jr. LONG SNAPPER 44 Tyler Yazujian, 5-11, 235, Sr. 41 Zach Ladonis, 6-2, 236, Sr.

at Indiana Nov. 12 Memorial Stadium Bloomington, Ind. Time: TBA TV: TBA

at Rutgers Nov. 19 High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, N.J. Time: 8 p.m. TV: Big Ten Network

MICHIGAN STATE Nov. 26 Beaver Stadium Time: TBA TV: TBA

BIG TEN STANDINGS CONFERENCE East Michigan Ohio State Penn State Maryland Indiana Michigan St. Rutgers

W-L 5-0 4-1 4-1 2-3 2-3 0-5 0-5

% 1.000 .800 .800 .400 .400 .000 .000

W-L 8-0 7-1 6-2 5-3 4-4 2-6 2-6

% 1.000 .875 .750 .625 .500 .250 .250

West Nebraska Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Northwestern Purdue Illinois

W-L 4-1 3-2 3-2 3-2 1-1 1-4 1-4

% .800 .600 .600 .600 .500 .200 .200

W-L 7-1 6-2 6-2 5-3 2-3 3-5 2-6

% .875 .750 .750 .625 .400 .375 .250

BIG TEN SCHEDULE LAST WEEK’S GAMES Penn State 62, Purdue 24 Minnesota 40, Illinois 17 Michigan 32, Michigan State 23 Indiana 42, Maryland 36 Ohio State 24, Northwestern 20 Wisconsin 23, Nebraska 17 THIS WEEK’S GAMES Michigan State at Illinois Wisconsin at Northwestern Indiana at Rutgers Maryland at Michigan Purdue at Minnesota Iowa at Penn State Nebraska at Ohio State

OUTSIDE LINEBACKER 44 Niemann, Ben, 6-3, 230, Jr. 26 Ward, Kevin, 6-1, 205, Jr.

WILL LINEBACKER 43 Manny Bowen, 6-1, 220, So. 31 Cam Brown, 6-5, 215, Fr.

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Depth charts OFFENSE QUARTERBACK Trace McSorley, 6-0, 205, Jr. Tommy Stevens, 6-4, 218, So.

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LEFT CORNERBACK 13 Mabin, Greg, 6-2, 200, Sr. 5 Rugamba, Emmanuel, 6-0, 172, Fr. STRONG SAFETY 19 Taylor, Miles, 6-0, 205, Jr. 12 Gair, Anthony, 6-2, 210, Sr. FREE SAFETY 37 Snyder, Brandon, 6-1, 210, So. 30 Gervase, Jake, 6-1, 210, So. RIGHT CORNERBACK 14 King, Desmond, 5-11, 203, Sr. 15 Jackson, Joshua, 6-1, 185, So. SPECIAL TEAMS PUNTER 98 Coluzzi, Ron, 5-11, 182, Sr. 7 Rastetter, Colten, 6-2, 205, Fr. PLACEKICKER 3 Duncan, Keith, 5-11, 165, Fr. 91 Recinos, Miguel, 6-1, 190, So. LONG SNAPPER 97 Kluver, Tyler, 6-0, 220, Jr. 50 Subbert, Jackson, 6-3, 232, Fr.

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NOVEMBER 3-9, 2016

Fire up the bandwagon, high expectations are back By MIKE POORMAN statecollege.com

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The words came eight minutes and 38 seconds into a post-game press conference after James Franklin had already done it all here at RossAde Stadium. Thanked the fans and his players’ families. Praised Purdue. Deflated questions about road wins. Simultaneously answered a question while wiping his sweaty bald head with a big ol’ white Gatorade towel. Managed the back entrance of the interview room to cut down the ambient noise. Shared his juice box story. Said he didn’t like calling his 6-2 squad a second-half team. (But, hey, since it had just hung 45 on Purdue in the final two quarters and given 17 fourth-quarter points vs. Ohio State, 26 second-half points vs. Minnesota and 25 second-half points vs. Pitt, why not?) “I don’t want to say we’re a second-half team, because we’re trying to change,” said Franklin, now 8-1 over the past two Octobers. “We’ve done a better job of that recently. But today it helped us coming in and telling the guys, ‘Look: Don’t worry, stick to the plan. We’re a second-half team and we’re going to come out and make some adjustments.’”

He didn’t want to admit it, but it was true. A 167-to-81 margin this season in the second half true. But that wasn’t the most telling statement of the day. Instead, it came on the third-to-last answer of the steamy presser. Franklin had yet to comment on Saquon Barkley’s 18-carry, 207-yard day that featured a touchdown run of 81 yards that gave him 888 yards in the year. (But he would: “… He’s one of the better running backs in college football.”)

SAY THE SECRET WORD

Franklin had addressed almost everything else. Except this, and it came near the end of the 11 minutes and 19 seconds he spoke with 80-some media types crammed in a tiny, East Hall dorm-sized press room: “You guys have heard me say this enough, that we’re a young team,” Franklin acknowledged. “But we’re a young team and we’re handling things well. Hi Saquon …” Barkley appeared in the back. Franklin continued. “… But we’re handling things well,” said Franklin, now 20-14 at Penn State. “Maturing every day. Maturing every single game. We still can get a lot better. We really can.” There it was. Better than this? Whiting out No. 2 Ohio State, then scoring 45 in a half? Really? Really.

FOUR FOR OCTOBER

Penn State is on a legitimate roll, winning four in a row — including an overtime win over Minnesota, a blasting

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This week’s games: Central Dauphin at State College Bellefonte at Clearfield St. Joseph’s at Line Mountain

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of rival/non-rival Maryland, an upset of No. 2 Ohio State and the avoidance of a trap game at Purdue in explosive fashion. A near-tsunami of injuries has subsided, although usual starters Parker Cothren (DT) and DeAndre Thompkins (WR) didn’t play Oct. 29. The linebacking corps is now — get this — deeper than ever. Quarterback Trace McSorley hasn’t committed a turnover in 16 quarters. Barkley has had two 200-yard games in 15 days. Penn State will go bowling for the third-straight season — three post-season contests that 53 months seemed like a NCAA-mandated impossibility. At 6-2, the Nittany Lions are off to their best start since 2011. Youth is being served: Wide receiver Juwan Johnson and defensive Robert Windsor were first-time starters on Saturday, giving the Nittany Lions 16 of those for the season. The next four opponents — Iowa (5-3), Indiana (4-4), Rutgers (2-6) and Michigan State (2-6) — all appear to be beatable. Penn State is ranked No. 20 in the Associated Press Top 25, and in the rankings for the second consecutive week for the first time in five seasons. (They also broke into the Coaches Poll on Oct. 30, at No. 23.) There’s an aura and perhaps a new era of good feelings in the Nittany Lions locker room, said team captain Brian Gaia: “We have confidence in what our coaches are going to do. And the coaches have confidence in us, so it goes back and forth. … It’s a great meld right now, with the player-coaches relationship.” So, three new hires and a promotion on the assistant coaching staff seem to have worked out. What were once vices are now good habits along the Penn State offensive line, exemplified by the performances of Gaia, who switched from guard to shot-gunning center in the off-season; Brendan Mahon, who switched from right tackle and left guard to left tackle in the off-season and from left tackle to right tackle after Andrew Nelson was injured against Maryland; right tackle Paris Palmer, who has returned from exile; and youngsters Ryan Bates (redshirt freshman) and Connor McGovern (true freshman).

#THERE’SMORE

The James Franklin-branded #WhiteOutX2 — trademark and patent pending, with #1.4k retweets and #1.7k likes, and counting, according to Franklin’s Twitter page — is slated for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, against Iowa in Beaver Stadium. The hot seat is down to a chilly 38 degrees. And, as Franklin himself has now said, “We still can get a lot better.” Fire up the bandwagon: Those high expectations are back. Showdown, from page 20 “The goal is pretty simple, we need to come up with a better plan. We’ve got to play better. Those are the two things that are paramount which gets down to improvement. “We can improve on defense. We can improve in every area, and that’s why we’ve got to figure out how to maximize everything we’ve got. Our goal is going to be to win the next four games, just like last year our goal was to win every game.” For Penn State, a 62-point, 511-yard performance would be difficult to duplicate against anybody, much less a defensive-minded team like Iowa. Yet the Nittany Lions are talking about things in ways they haven’t for a long time. The offensive line is getting praise (and getting better), the depth is improving, especially at linebacker, and Trace McSorley and Barkley are leading an increasingly potent offense. In a sense, where the Nittany Lions are right now and where they want to go means that every game is a “trap” game. They may as well get used to it. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. at Beaver Stadium.

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State High seeks title, Bellefonte heads to playoffs By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com

It is November and playoff time, but two county teams still have to finish their regular season schedule and put up their final numbers. State College, still undefeated and on top in the Mid-Penn, hosts Central Dauphin, another Mid-Penn heavyweight looking for a share of the conference title. St. Joseph’s Academy, just off a stinging loss at P-O, will meet Line Mountain in its final game of 2016. And Bellefonte edged into the playoffs at the No. 4 seed in District 6 and will travel to Clearfield for a semi-final matchup. The games are Friday, Nov. 4, at 7 p.m.

CENTRAL DAUPHIN (8-1, 4-1) AT STATE COLLEGE (9-0, 5-0)

For a high school football team to lose its best player — and one of the most highly recruited in the state — and still remain as potent as ever makes quite a statement. That’s the case with the Central Dauphin Rams. Defensive end and Penn State commit Micah Parsons transferred to

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A CONFERENCE TITLE is at stake Nov. 4 for quarterback Tyler Snyder (14) and his State College High teammates. Harrisburg High School two weeks ago, and the Rams still took care of a very good Red Land team, 35-7, at home Oct. 28. The win upped the UD record overall to 8-1 and its conference mark to 4-1. The final regular

season game for the Rams and Little Lions on Friday, Nov. 4, at State College will decide the conference champion. If the Little Lions win, they will claim the championship outright. A loss, however, means a

tie with at least Central Dauphin and perhaps Cumberland Valley. CV has to win against talented Harrisburg to get in on the action. Central Dauphin’s only loss this season came at Cumberland

Valley, 25-24, when CV went for and got a two-point conversion with just seconds on the clock to pull out the win. Otherwise, CD ran the table, with the 24 points Cumberland Valley scored marking the highest any team scored against the Rams. The only other team to score more than 20 points was Carlisle, in a 55-21 CD rout, and five teams scored fewer than 10. In the last two games, both played without Parsons, the Rams have given up just seven points. On offense, CD has a balanced attack that runs up 344 yards per game, 204 on the ground and 140 through the air. Quarterback A.J. Millar runs the show, and he’s completed 67 of 109 passes for 915 yards and nine touchdowns. The 6-foot-3, 190 pound senior threw only three interceptions and has a 104.3 rating for the season. Junior Mike Wise, at 5-foot9, 215 pounds, is tough to bring down and has done most of the running for the Rams. He gained 595 yards on 112 carries and has nine touchdowns. State High, Page 25

Red Raiders keep Curtin Bowl, top BEA 35-0 By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com

BELLEFONTE – The Bellefonte football team emphatically ensured on Oct. 28 that the Curtin Bowl would stay safely in its place in the Red Raiders’ trophy case. Playing in their final regular-season game of the season against neighborhood rival Bald Eagle Area at Rogers Stadium, the Raiders overwhelmed BEA 35-0. Bellefonte sprinted out to a 14-0 first-quarter lead, extended that to 29-0 by halftime, and then rode out the second half for its fifth victory of the season. The win helped earn Bellefonte a spot in District 6, AAAA playoffs. Senior quarterback Tyler Kreger and receiver Cade Fortney led the way for the Raiders. Kreger completed eight of 13 passes for 197 yards and three touchdowns, and he also ran for another 72 yards on 12 attempts and two more touchdowns. In all, he accounted for 269 yards of Bellefonte’s offense and had a hand in all five touchdowns. Fortney had a career night out at receiver, mostly on short screen passes in which he used his running ability after the catch. He snared seven balls for 169 yards and a score, and he also set up the Raiders’ third touchdown with a 76-yard catch-andrun midway through the second quarter. Bellefonte passed and ran for

16 first downs and 343 yards of offense in the game, all while its defense was shutting out BEA and holding it to fewer than 100 total yards. The Eagles managed just 20 yards rushing on 18 attempts. “We did everything we could to win this football game,” Bellefonte coach Shannon Manning said. “It was important to us, and it was big, letting these kids finish with a non-losing season. “We had every opportunity to win seven games this season, but we didn’t. But I can tell you it was not because these kids don’t work hard. That’s not the situation.” Both teams began the game with three-and-outs, but Bellefonte began to get moving on its second possession. The Raiders started on their own 28 after an Eagle punt and drove 72 yards on six plays for the first touchdown of the night. Gaven Danneker broke wide open from 19-yards out, and Kreger led him perfectly for a 7-0 Raider lead. Just three minutes later, after BEA quarterback Tanner Kresovich was intercepted by Dylan Deitrich, the Raiders covered the 28 yards remaining in six plays and took a 14-0 lead. Kreger took it in himself on a 13-yard option play over the right side of the BEA defense. Down by 14 points now, the Eagles tried to get it together. They ran 12 plays in their next two possessions and controlled Bellefonte, but penalties and an-

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THE BELLEFONTE Red Raiders pose with the Curtin Bowl after their 35-0 win over rival Bald Eagle Area on Oct. 28. other interception scuttled both drives. After that second interception — by defensive lineman Eli Lipscomb on his own 23-yard line — Fortney broke a second-down pass for a 76-yard gain all the way to the BEA five. On the next play, Kreger took it in, and Bellefonte was up 22-0 after a two-point conversion. “I’m getting good blocks from my guys,” Fortney said, “coach is calling the right plays. I was just trying to run up field.” Bellefonte’s first half was still not finished. After forcing another three-and-out and another punt, the Raiders scored their

fourth touchdown after a 52-yard march in the final minutes of the second quarter. This time it was a 17-yard strike over the middle from Kreger to Tanner Helms, and Bellefonte took one of its few halftime leads of the season. “I was actually a little nervous,” Fortney said about the lead, “because we were not usually in that position. So we definitely tried to keep our foot on the pedal.” BEA received the second-half kickoff, and the Eagles knew they had to try to make things happen. They went for it on a fourth-

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On new field, P-O ends losing streak By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com

PHILIPSBURG — The losing streak is over for the Philipsburg-Osceola football team. In its place, after a convincing 34-14 victory over St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy on Oct. 29, is a 1-0 record at the Mounties’ future new facility on the Curtis Park side of P-O High School. It was a seemingly endless wait — more than three years and 36 games — but the Mounties scored 21 unanswered first-half points against the Wolves and then matched both SJCA touchdowns in the second half to take the break-through win. Levi Hughes and Brandon Anderson each scored two touchdowns for P-O, Anderson ran 15 times for 98 yards to lead the running attack, and quarterback Dan Slogosky completed 10 of 16 passes for 146 yards and a 12-yard touchdown to Anderson. The Mounties offensive totals were by far the highest of any game they played this season: 20 first downs, 334 total yards, 188 yards rushing and 146 in the air. When the final seconds in the game ran down, the P-O fans rushed down from the temporary bleachers in the hills surrounding the complex and onto the new turf to celebrate with the Mountie players and coaches. “The kids deserved it,” first-year head coach Mike Mann said. “They played a great game, and it was a nice way to open a new field. So we feel pretty good right now. “These guys came in week in and week out and worked

PHILIPSBURGOSCEOLA notched a 34-14 victory over St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy Oct. 29 on the Mounties’ new field.

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hard. This week they knew it was possible to win and they worked their butt off, and this is what happened.” The Mounties, however, looked suspiciously like a team on a 36-game losing streak when the day began. Their first two possessions both ended after turnovers — a fumble and an interception in the end zone — but fortunately their defense gave up just 21 yards and forced punts in St. Joe’s first three possessions. After the Wolves’ third punt, Landon McDonald shook the Mounties into action. He returned the punt 49 yards

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State College girls, boys sweep Altoona By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com

WINGATE — Practice makes perfect. At least it did for State College sophomore forward Makenzie Graham in the Little Lions’ 2-0 victory over Altoona in the District 6 AAAA girls’ soccer final Nov. 2. After playing for 61 minutes in a scoreless defensive struggle against the Mountain Lions, Graham secured a loose ball just off the high-left corner of the box and fired a shot that missed just outside the right post. It was perhaps SC’s best opportunity so far to break through the resilient Altoona defense. Two minutes later Graham got another chance with the same shot in almost exactly the same place. This time she didn’t miss, and her goal proved to be the winner in State College’s ninth consecutive D-6 championship. The State College boys followed and made it a sweep in the second game, another SC-Altoona D-6 championship matchup, when the Little Lions took a twogoal halftime lead and then cruised away after the break for a 6-0 victory. Fernando del Castillo scored two second half goals and had an assist, and Eli

Bokunewicz, Devin Morrison, Jacob Krantweiss and Marc Rogers also scored as SC took home its sixth straight D-6 title. Both State College teams will now advance into the super-regional games against the No. 1 seed from District 10. The winners advance into the PIAA tournament, which will begin Tuesday, Nov. 8. “I was nervous the whole game,” Graham said. “I was trying to shoot it (the first shot) far post, but then I tried to hit it (the second shot) near post, and it went right in. “I saw that the keeper was out of position a little bit and that I had open space, so I took the shot. I knew it was going in the moment I shot it.” The Mountain Lions turned defensive and fought the nine-time D6 champs through a perilous — but scoreless — first half that was almost completely controlled by the Little Lions. After an even grittier 20 minutes following the break, Altoona began loosening up a defender, hoping for some kind of break, some kind of State College mistake, that would never come. Instead, the break came on the other end as Graham took advantage of a momentary manpower advantage with her

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STATE COLLEGE sophomore forward Makenzie Graham (25) scored both goals in the Little Lions’ 2-0 win over Altoona for the D-6 girls’ soccer title Nov. 1. State High, from page 23 Senior Dylan Weaver also has significant carries, with a total of 392 yards and two touchdowns. Six different receivers have more than 100 yards in receptions, with senior Sylas Pope leading that group with 292 yards on 20 catches and four touchdowns. State College has so far navigated the tough Mid-Penn schedule without a blemish, and for the Little Lions it all comes down to this game. State College has not beaten the Rams since 2006, and the Little Lions would like nothing better to end that streak and win head coach Matt Lintal’s first Mid-Penn championship.

NO. 4 BELLEFONTE (5-5) AT NO. 1 CLEARFIELD (9-1), DISTRICT 6 AAAA SEMI-FINAL

The Red Raiders’ steady progress continued in 2016 under head coach Shannon Manning. This year, for the first time under Manning, Bellefonte made the playoffs by edging Somerset for the final District 6, AAAA playoff spot after a 5-5 season. It was Manning’s first non-losing season with the Raiders, and in many ways his team showed definite progress. The rewards for the Raiders’ successes are bittersweet. On one hand, it’s the playoffs and Bellefonte is still playing. On the other hand, the Raiders are traveling to Clearfield to take on the No. 1 Bison. Clearfield is 9-1, with its only loss coming to 6-A Dubois in Week 1 by a score of 30-20. The Bison have won nine in a row since then, and have a perfect 7-0 record in the Mountain League. The Bison’s closest league win, 30-28 against Central, came in Week 3, and since then they have been almost unstoppable. In their final four league games, they gave up a total of three points. Quarterback Isaac Rumery and running back Seth Caldwell are the leaders for Clearfield. Rumery threw for more

than 1,600 yards and 16 touchdowns, and Caldwell racked up 1,106 running yards and 15 touchdowns. The two lead an offense that averages 30 points per game and over 270 yards. The Bison’s aggressive defense has 32 tackles for loss this season, 16 sacks and 10 interceptions. Bellefonte is coming into this game on a high after a 35-0 victory over BEA in the regular season’s final game. Most everything clicked for the Raiders in that game, and they will need a repeat against Clearfield. The Bison won the first game between the two teams, 28-0, on Sept. 30. This will be a good chance for Bellefonte to see just how much progress they’ve made this year.

ST. JOSEPH’S ACADEMY (3-5) AT LINE MOUNTAIN (6-4)

St. Joseph’s Academy will try to rebound after a loss at Philipsburg-Osceola when the Wolves travel to Line Mountain on Friday, Nov. 4. It will not be easy, however. The Eagles are 6-4 and have some impressive wins against teams like Millersburg, Pine Grove, Halifax, Upper Dauphin, Newport and Juniata. Line Mountain likes to run the ball — it throws for fewer than 100 yards per game — and the Eagles are good at it. They have more than 2,100 yards so far on the ground this season and 24 touchdowns. Senior Kenny Boyer is the guy to watch. Not only has he thrown for 908 yards and 10 touchdowns as quarterback, but he has also run for 1,295 yards and another 15 scores. As a team, the Eagles average more than 28 points and over 300 yards of offense every time out. For the Wolves, slowing down Boyer will be the key. On offense, Brendan Robinson, Jared Stormer and Jake Stormer have shown that they can cause problems for any team, but SJCA will have to play solid defense to stay in this game.

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FERNANDO DEL CASTILLO (47) scored two second half goals and had an assist as the State College boys won the D-6 soccer title with a 6-0 win over Altoona on Nov. 1. breakthrough goal. “We just never really got there,” Altoona coach Derek Winterburn said. “We talked about it all week, that if it came down to the last 10 minutes, we were going to take one out of the back. I mean, it was working, but when you gamble like that, you see what happens. We didn’t have enough (players) back.” Down now with time running short, the Mountain Lions gamely mounted two rushes that both produced shots on goal, but both were handled by SC goalie Ali Wicks. Altoona’s hopes came to an end with less than two minutes to play when Graham nailed a penalty shot that sewed up the win, and the D-6 title, for State College. “We basically told the players to calm down a little bit,” State College coach Bud Price said. “They started running around the field, and we needed to control the center more. We started to connect a little better there in the second half.”

Price added, “The girls did a great job, and we are blessed to have the players we have.”

BEA 1, CAMBRIA HEIGHTS 0, AA BOYS’ SEMI-FINAL

The Bald Eagle Area boys’ soccer team, ranked No. 3 in District 6, edged No. 2 Cambria Heights 1-0 in an intense AA semi-final at Altoona’s Mansion Park on Oct. 31. Sophomore Garrett Giedroc netted the game-winner off a throw in by Joey Gates with only six minutes to play in the game. Then the BEA defense, as it had the entire night, held off Cambria Heights to bring home one of the biggest soccer wins ever for the Eagles. The Bald Eagles now advance to the D-6 final game for the first time in the program’s history. They will face off against No. 1 Everett on Thursday, Nov. 3, at 5:30 p.m. at Mansion Park.

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Brain training may help keep seniors on the road By VICTORIA M. INDIVERO Penn State Live

UNIVERSITY PARK — Older adults who participate in training designed to improve cognitive ability are more likely to continue driving over the next 10 years than those who do not, according to health researchers. “Driving cessation has huge ramifications for seniors,” said Lesley A. Ross, Penn State assistant professor of human development and family studies. “It signals an end to freedom, acting as a concrete acknowledgement that you’re declining.” Ross and colleagues studied the effects of three different cognitive training programs — reasoning, memory and divided attention — on driving cessation in older adults. The researchers found that the participants who completed either the reasoning or divided-attention training were be-

tween 55 and 49 percent more likely to still be drivers 10 years after the study began than those who did not receive training. Randomly selected participants who received additional divided-attention training were 70 percent more likely to report still driving after 10 years. The researchers report their results in the current issue of The Gerontologist. Over 2,000 adults aged 65 or older were randomly assigned to one of four groups — reasoning, memory, divided attention training or no training. All of the participants were drivers at the start of the program and were in good health. The participants were evaluated seven times over the course of 10 years. Participants randomized to one of the three types of interventions each received 10 hours of cognitive training. Following the 10 hours of training, participants were randomly selected to receive additional “booster” training.

Both the reasoning and the memory training used pencil and paper activities, while the divided-attention training used a computer program. The reasoning exercise included brain teasers and taught the participants problem-solving strategies, while the memory training involved categorization of lists of words to help with everyday life, such as a list of errands or a grocery list. The divided-attention, or speed of processing, training used perceptual exercises where participants were shown several objects on a screen at once for a very brief period of time and then asked questions

about what they had seen. This program was adaptive, becoming more difficult after the first five exercises were completed. Ross and colleagues plan to continue to study the effect of cognitive training, including the introduction of Xbox Kinect, a computer gaming platform, into future research. Sara A. Freed, graduate student, human development and family studies, and Christine B. Phillips, postdoctoral fellow, Center for Healthy Aging, both at Penn Brain training, Page 31

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Honoring the beauty of life and death My husband and I recently celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary with six hours of hiking on the trails in Cook Forest State Park. As we walked along in this scenic Natural National Landmark, I was struck not only by its beauty, but also by what made up its beauty. In its “Forest Cathedral,” we were Jackie Hook is a among old growth spiritual director timber, the majesand celebrant who tic white pines and coordinates the hemlocks towerHelping Grieving ing over us. We were Hearts Heal also among the white program. pines and hemlocks that were no longer towering over us, but were instead lying around us, dead, broken and in pieces. It was all part of the beauty of the great outdoors, life and death. It seems to me that we work hard in our culture to separate life from death. We take death out of our daily lives and then we’re shocked when it occurs. But there are ways death can be a part of our days just as it is in nature, so we too can witness its beauty, beauty that comes from its gift of helping us appreciate life and living more fully now. One way is to carefully attend to how we care for the remains of the dead. Throughout history and across cultures, we have cared in different ways. In the United States, we often inter remains in cemeteries. Cemeteries bring together life and death, nature and culture, past and future. For many years, cemeteries were almost always small family plots or small rural or urban parcels connected to churches. Then in Cambridge, Mass., in 1831, 72 acres of land were consecrated for the Mount Auburn Cemetery and the first large burial ground was born. The cemeteries

that followed had beautiful vistas, winding roads, attractive sculptures, manicured plantings and gates to cross from the daily world into a sacred space. During this time, people went to cemeteries for picnics, carriage racing and hunting. They even had posted rules and guidebooks for visitors. Today, our cemeteries are rarely utilized in this way and their value and significance in our culture has changed. Some people visit a cemetery at the time of a burial but rarely return. Others don’t see the need to keep remains in a final resting place with some kind of marker. Not long ago I was a part of a local cemetery tour with a group of mostly 20-somethings. I asked the group if they thought having funeral or memorial services and interments were important. The response was mixed. However, without being asked, the majority of the participants took the time to visit the grave of a well-known local community member before they left. They stood at the grave and shared their thoughts. They were a part of the beauty of life and death. Joseph Story spoke to the importance of cemeteries on Sept. 24, 1831, when he dedicated the Cemetery at Mount Auburn: “As we sit down by their graves, we seem to hear the tones of their affection, whispering in our ears. We listen to the voice of their wisdom, speaking in the depths of our souls. We shed our tears; but they are no longer the burning tears of agony. They relieve our drooping spirits. We return to the world, and we feel ourselves purer, and better, and wiser, from this communion with the dead.” Cemeteries hold history, connect us to the past and to one another, and help us heal. But not all cemeteries are the same. Here in our community two types exist, nonprofit and for-profit. Some are run by local community members; others are part of a large corporation. As a celebrant, I’ve performed graveside services in various cemeteries and have noticed differences in their feel. Benjamin Franklin said, “Show

me your cemeteries and I will tell you what kind of people you have.” It’s important to gather information about different cemeteries before making a choice. In addition to deciding how we care for the remains of the dead, another way death can be a part of our daily lives is to make choices about how we want to be cared for when we die. Preplanning choices can include: burial or cremation, type of

service, and names of pallbearers, musical selections and readings. For some, it’s important to decide whether to purchase a travel security plan to cover preparations, transportation and paperwork in case of death when they are away from home. Whatever choices you make, the important part is witnessing and honoring the beauty of life and death.

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be one of the one-third who never needs long-term care that may work well for you. But the “do-nothing” approach fails miserably if a medical crisis occurs, and there is no plan, or even no thought of what the plan should be. There is no “one size fits all” long-term care plan. However, there is a plan to fit your goals and needs. But, I don’t recommend trying to figure that plan out on your own. Rely on the knowledge of professionals who understand the legal, financial and psycho-social impact of long-term care, and who will give you the guidance you need. You’ll be glad you did.

Few of us are fortunate enough to have the financial resources to “self-insure” against the cost of long-term care. Some of us do have the financial resources to shift the risk of long-term care costs to insurance companies, by purchasing one of any number of long-term care insurance products. Others of us will decide to take steps to protect our savings utilizing legal tools like irrevocable trusts, perhaps in combination with long-term care insurance. And, many of us will have to rely on government insurance programs to assist with the cost of long-term care. Is doing no planning an option? Of course. And if you are lucky enough to

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Strength training helps older adults live longer By JENNIFER ABBASI Penn State Live

HERSHEY — Older adults who met twice-weekly strength-training guidelines had lower odds of dying, in an analysis by researchers at Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Columbia University. The study is the first to demonstrate the association in a large, nationally representative sample over an extended time period, particularly in an older population. Many studies have previously found that older adults who are physically active have better quality of life and a lower risk of mortality. Regular exercise is associated with prevention of early death, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and some cancers. But although the health rewards of physical activity and aerobic exercise are well established, less data have been collected on strength training. One reason for this lack of data could be that strengthtraining guidelines are newer than recommendations for aerobic activity. Although the American College of Sports Medicine first issued aerobic exercise guidelines decades ago, it was not until 2007 that the organization and the American Heart Association released a joint guideline recommending that all adults strength train at least twice a week. “This doesn’t mean that strength training wasn’t a part of what people had been doing for a long time as exercise, but it wasn’t until recently that it was solidified in this way as a recommendation,” said Jennifer L. Kraschnewski, assistant professor of medicine and public health sciences, Penn State College of Medicine. Over the past decade, researchers have begun to demonstrate benefits of strength training for strength, muscle mass and physical function, as well as for improvements in chronic conditions such as diabetes, osteoporosis, low back pain and obesity. Small studies have observed that greater amounts of muscle strength are associated with lower risk of death. To look at the mortality effects on older adults who meet strength-training guidelines, Kraschnewski examined data from the 1997-2001 National Health Interview Survey linked to death certificate data through

Brain training, from page 27 State; Jerri D. Edwards, associate professor, School of Aging Studies, University of South Florida; and Karlene Ball, professor, psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham also contributed to this research.

2011. Researchers published their results in Preventive Medicine. The NHIS collects overall health, disease and disability data of the U.S. population from a nationally representative sampling of all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The 1997-2001 survey included more than 30,000 adults age 65 and older. During the survey period, more than 9 percent of older adults reported strength training at least twice a week. “That’s only a small fraction of the population, but it’s actually higher than we had anticipated,” Kraschnewski said. The researchers followed the respondents for 15 years through death certificate data from the National Center for Health Statistics National Death Index. About a third of respondents had died by 2011. Older adults who strength trained at least twice a week had 46 percent lower odds of death for any reason than those who did not. They also had 41 percent lower odds of cardiac death and 19 percent lower odds of dying from cancer. Older adults who met strength-training guidelines were, on average, slightly younger, and were more likely to be married white males with higher levels of education. They were also more likely to have normal body weight, to engage in aerobic exercise and to abstain from alcohol and tobacco. When the researchers adjusted for demographic variables, health behaviors and health conditions, a statistically significant effect on mortality remained. Although the effects on cardiac and cancer mortality were no longer statistically significant, the data still pointed to a benefit. Importantly, after the researchers controlled for physical activity level, people who reported strength exercises appeared to see a greater mortality benefit than those who reported physical activity alone. The study is strong evidence that strength training in older adults is beneficial beyond improving muscle strength and physical function, the researchers said. “We need to identify more ways that we can help get people engaged in strength training so we can increase the number from just under 10 percent to a much higher percentage of our older adults who are engaged in these activities,” Kraschnewski said.

The National Institute on Aging, the National Institute of Nursing Research to Hebrew Senior Life, Indiana University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, New England Research Institutes, Penn State, University of Alabama at Birmingham and University of Florida supported this work.

Other researchers on this project were Christopher N. Sciamanna and Lisa S. Rovniak, Department of Medicine and Department of Public Health Sciences; Jennifer M. Poger, Amanda B. Cooper and Noel H. Ballentine, Department of Medicine; and Erik B. Lehman, Department of Public Health Sciences, all of Penn State College of Medicine/Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center; and Joseph T. Ciccolo, Columbia University.

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Juniper Village festival benefits Alzheimer’s Association STATE COLLEGE — Smiling faces gathered under sunny skies Oct. 16 to raise more than $2,000 for the Alzheimer’s Association. For the eighth consecutive year, Juniper Village at Brookline, hosted the Fall Festival at Harner Farm, with all proceeds benefitting the local Walk to End Alzheimer’s. The festival had something for everyone to enjoy. Most popular was the gigantic corn maze, where people of all ages dared to navigate their way through intricate pathways of cornstalks stretching 8 feet high. Face and hair painting were other popular activities, where kids were transformed into sweet kitty cats and scary skeletons. Game stations featured more than 10 options, from the Ghost Tower to the Pumpkin Float. And what festival would be complete without food? Penny Jeffries, from Juniper’s Wellspring Memory Care building, cooked up steaming kettles of her famous autumn vegetable and ham and bean soups. The menu also featured pizzas donated by Pizza Mia in State College. Juniper employees and residents showcased their confectionary skills for the bake sale, with offerings such as homemade cheesecakes, apple pies and Halloween bark.

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JUNIPER VILLAGE ASSOCIATES hosted a fall festival at Harner Farm to raise money for the Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Boomers, from page 28 communities, can provide convenience to those possibly unable of doing their own yardwork. Information about these types of manufactured homes and communities can be found at www.facebook.com/ manufactured-housing-institute. “If you are looking for a home in which to age-in-place, don’t rule out a manufactured home in a land-lease community,” says Jennison. “They offer a neighborly environment with a strong sense of community.”

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Bellefonte museum to feature ‘Generations of Art’ Special to the Gazette BELLEFONTE — Is artistic talent a family trait? During the month of November, the Bellefonte Art Museum for Centre County will explore the creative talents of artists and their relatives, sometimes spanning several generations. Twenty-three of the artists on its registry will be featured alongside the family members who inspired them. The exhibition runs Friday, Nov. 4, through Sunday, Nov. 27, at the museum, 133 N. Allegheny St. An opening reception will be held from noon to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6. “Generations of Art” will consist of 47 pieces of original artwork crossing many mediums, including paintings, drawings, quilts, jewelry, pottery and sculpture. Visitors will get a closer, personal look at some of the museum’s artists and see firsthand who and what inspired them to create. Participating artists and their family members include: Stacie Bird and grandmother Graham Gloster Bird, Sean Bodley and grandmother Caroline Greenwald, Nancy Burch Brassington and grandmother Nannie Mae Towsey Burch and cousin Richard Gibson Wedderspoon, Pat Dolan and grandfather Herbert L. Buck, Marty Edmunds and father Frank R. Wallace and grandmother Bertha Dowler Hale, and Jean Forsberg and father William Fisher. Susan Nicholas Gephart and father Thomas C. Nicholas Jr., Kaitlyn Gephart and mother Susan Nicholas Gephart

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SEAN BODLEY was inspired in his work by his grandmother, Caroline Greenwald, who also is an artist. and grandfather Thomas C. Nicholas Jr., Alice Kelsey and grandfather Leslie Lippincott, Anne Kenyon and father C. Ernst Morris, Cinda Kostyak and aunt Jeanne Martson, and Sue Lacy and uncle Richard F. Houston. Maxine Levin and great-grandfather Lazarus Waldbott, Liz Liadis and sister Jean DeGrazia, Mary McGuire and mother Catherine Shay McGuire, Jeanne McKinney and grandfather Edward S. Black, Benjamin A. Saggese and

BEA Drama Club to present ‘Murder for Dummies’ Nov. 11-13 WINGATE — The Bald Eagle Area High School Drama Club will present “Murder for Dummies” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11, and Saturday, Nov. 12, and 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13, at the high school, 751 S. Eagle Valley Road in Wingate. Doors open 30 minutes before the show, and tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students. When Myron Bernhart’s nagging wife decides to sell his book collection, he realizes it’s time to take drastic action. So, after reading a book, he sets up the perfect

murder, involving a poisoned cup of tea. As Marge brings the cup to her lips, the doorbell rings. Guests continue to arrive, and amid all the confusion the wrong person drinks the “special” tea — and dies. What follows is a parade of policemen, blackmailers and in-laws, as Myron wonders just what went wrong. And, you will too, in this fast-paced comedy-mystery where nothing seems to go right, even though Myron has followed his book, “Murder for Dummies.”

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PENN STATE’S Oriana Singers will perform at 2 p.m. Nov. 6 in Esber Recital Hall on the University Park campus.

Group presents wide musical repertoire Penn State Live UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State’s Oriana Singers will present its annual fall campus performance at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6, in Esber Recital Hall on the University Park campus. Highlights include selected movements from Hugo Distler’s 25-movement set “Der Jahrkreiss” (The Circle of the Liturgical Year) and three compositions incorporating texts by William Shakespeare. The choir is conducted by Jayne Glocke and is joined by collaborative pianist Svetlana Rodionova. Erik Clayton serves as guest organist.

A small chamber choir of Oriana Singers members, Discantus, will also perform. Discantus is conducted by Willa Taylor choral intern Grace Watson-Martin, a senior music education major. Tickets are $4.99 for general admission and $2 for students, and only cash is accepted. No advance ticket purchase is available; ticket sales begin 45 minutes prior to the concert in the lobby. The concert is available on livestream at Penn State School of Music. Conducted by Jayne Glocke, Oriana Singers is a treble choir composed of 60 women representing a wide variety of majors at University Park. The group’s repertoire in-

cludes music written for treble voices from the 16th to the 21st centuries: madrigals, motets, part-songs, folk songs, musical theater and music by female composers. The choir has performed by audition at conferences of the American Choral Directors Association and the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association. Enrollment is by audition with the conductor. Discantus, a female chamber choir of eight to 14 voices, is composed of members of the Oriana Singers. The repertoire includes renaissance madrigals arranged for treble voices, as well as folk songs, spirituals and popular songs. Enrollment is by audition with the conductor and current membership.

Lycoming Piano Trio set to perform Nov. 13 STATE COLLEGE — The Lycoming Piano Trio will make its first appearance in State College at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13, as part of the music series at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Centre County, 780 Waupelani Drive Extension. Trio members are violinist Emily Karosas, cellist Andrew Rammon and pianist Amanda Gunderson. They are faculty members at Lycoming College in Williamsport. Their program will include works by Beethoven, Turina and Shostakovich. In addition to her position at Lycoming College, Karosas

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Bookmobile — Centre County Library Bookmobile is a fully accessible library on wheels. Look for it in your community and join Miss Laura for story times, songs and fun. Visit www.centrecountylibrary.org . Safety checks — Mount Nittany Health sponsors free car seat safety checks from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at its Boalsburg location, 3901 S. Atherton St., State College. Certified car seat safety educators will check to make sure car seats are installed correctly. Call (814) 466-7921. Club — The Schlow Knitting Club meets at 5:30 p.m. every first and third Monday. Knitters of all skill levels are welcome. Visit www.schlowlibrary.org. Book workshop — AAUW’s Used Book Workshop is open 6 to 8 p.m. Mondays and 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 176 Technology Drive in Boalsburg Technology Park. During workshop hours, book donations may be made directly to the “AAUW Deliveries” door; blue donation bins are available at the driveway entrance for days the workshop is not open. Visit www.aauwstate college.org/booksale/location.htm or call (814) 466-6041. Club — The Centre Region Model Investment Club meets from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. the second Monday of every month in the Mazza Room at the South Hills Business School, 480 Waupelani Drive, State College. Call (814) 2348775 or contact cr20mic@aol.com. Performance — The Nittany Knights perform at 7:15 p.m. every Monday at South Hills School of Business and Technology, 480 Waupelani Drive, State College. Visit www.nittanyknights.org. Meeting — The Nittany Valley Model Railroad Club meets every Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Old Gregg School, 106 School St., Spring Mills. Call (814) 422-7667. Support group — A drug and alcohol support meeting for families struggling with loved ones’ addictions is held at 6:30 p.m every Tuesday at Watermarke Church, 116 S. Spring St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 571-1240. Club — The Nittany Valley Writers Network meets from 6 to 7:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month, September to November and March to May, at the Schlow Library Community Room, 211 S. Allen St., State College. The group also meets for monthly socials from 5:30 to 7 p.m. every fourth Tuesday at Mad Mex, 240 S. Pugh St., State College, and for breakfast from 7 to 8 a.m. every third Wednesday at the Waffle Shop, 1610 W. College Ave., State College. The group is open to writers of all genres and levels of experience. Email mts@uplink.net. Meeting — The Centre County Advisory Council to the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission holds a meeting the second Tuesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. in the State College Municipal Building, 243 S. Allen St., State College. Meetings can also be broadcast to laptops and iOS or Android devices, or participants can join by phone. Call (814) 689-9081. Meeting — The State College Sunrise Rotary Club meets every Wednesday at 7:15 a.m. at the Hotel State College, 100 W. College Ave., State College. Visit www.statecollege sunriserotary.org. Support group — The Home Nursing Agency hosts a free grief support group from 2 to 3:30 p.m. the first and third Wednesday of every month at its Centre County office, 450 Windmere Drive, Suite 100, State College. Call (800) 445-6262. Meeting — The Nittany Baptist Church will be holding Master’s Clubs for children ages 3 to 11 and small groups for teens and adults at 6:30 p.m. every Wednesday at the church, 3939 S. Atherton St. Visit www.nittanybaptist. org. Healing circle — A healing circle will be held from 7:15 to 8:45 p.m. on the first Wednesday of every month at Inspired Holistic Wellness, 111 S. Spring St., Bellefonte. Contact Beth Whitman at beth@inspiredholisticwellness. com or call (814) 883-0957. Support — The Bellefonte chapter of the Compassionate Friends Support Group, which offers understanding, friendship and hope to bereaved families and friends following the death of a child, holds a meeting from 7 to 8:30 p.m. the second Wednesday every month at St. Johns Catholic Church, 134 E. Bishop St., Bellefonte. Contact Peg Herbstritt at (814) 353-4526 or mherb162@gmail.com.

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Thrift shop — The State College Woman’s Club Thrift Shop will be having “Open Thursdays” from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at 902 S. Allen St., State College. Call (814) 2382322. Community meal — A free hot meal is served from 5 to 7 p.m. every Thursday at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church Community Cafe, 208 W. Foster Ave., State College. Meeting — The State College Alliance Church hosts a Christian Recovery meeting every Friday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at 1221 W. White Road, State College. Visit www. liferecoverystatecollege.com. Pet adoption — Nittany Beagle Rescue holds an adoption event from 10 a.m. to noon every Saturday at Petco, 40 Colonnade Way, State College. Call (814) 692-4369. Pet adoption — Pet adoptions are held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Saturday at Tractor Supply Co., 965 Benner Pike, State College. Call (814) 867-3337. Pet adoption — A kitten and cat adoption event is held from 2 to 8:30 p.m. every Saturday at Petco, 40 Colonnade Way, State College. Call (814) 238-4758.

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Sale — University Mennonite Church will hold a craft and fair trade sale from 9 a.m to 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4, and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, at 1600 Norma St., State College. Visit www.universitymennonite.org/ fairtrade. Sale — Unlimited Treasures will be celebrating its first anniversary Sunday, Nov. 7, thorugh Saturday, Nov. 12, at 3013 Benner Pike, Bellefonte. Email unlimitedtreasures1@ gmail.com. Tours — Centre Furnace Mansion and its nearby18thcentury iron furnace stack offers guided tours of one hour from 1 to 4 p.m. through Sunday, Nov. 20. Visit info@ centrefurnace.org. Adult program — Being Heard, a writing program for Centre County seniors, meets from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on various Thursdays through Dec. 22 at the Bellefonte Senior Center. Call (814) 355-6720.

THURSDAY, NOV. 3

Speaker — Paul B. Thompson will speak about “Four Archetypes for Future Food Systems: Justice and Sustainability” at 1 p.m. at Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, University Park. Email rockethics@psu.edu. Event — Global Connections’ fifth annual Women’s International Night will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship building, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College. Email gc-cc@psu.edu or call (814) 863-3927. Film — “ Moto 8” will be shown at 7 p.m. at The State Theatre, 130 W. College Ave., State College.

FRIDAY, NOV. 4

Event — Military Appreciation Night begins at 5 p.m. as part of First Friday in Downtown State College. Visit www. firstfridaystatecollege.com. Music — The Penn State Symphonic Band and Marching Band present their annual concert at 7 p.m. at Eisenhower Auditorium,,102 Eisenhower Road, University Park. on the stage at Eisenhower Auditorium. Visit http://music. psu.edu/performance/bandorama-1. Music — Jazz in the Attic: Matthew Fries and Rick Hirsch will appear at The State Theatre at 8 p.m., 130 W. College Ave., State College. Email boxoffice@thestate theatre.org.

SATURDAY, NOV. 5

Sale — Halfmoon Christian Fellowship Church will hold a winter craft fair from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at 1776 Halfmoon Valley Road, Stormstown. Sale — Faith Church will hold a bazaar and used book sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 512 Hughes St., Bellefonte. Visit http://bellefontefaith.com. Sale — The Friends of the Library will hold a used book sale from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m in the basement of Holt Memorial Library, 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Kids’ event — A kids’ block party for preschool- and kindergarten-aged children will be held at 2 p.m. at Schlow Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College.

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Meeting — Friends and Farmers Food Co-Op will hold its annual membership meeting from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at The State College Friends School, 1900 University Drive, State College. Visit www.friendsandfarmers.coop. Kids’ event — Bricks 4 Kidz will hold a night of building various Disney-themed models at 5 p.m. at 2790 W. College Ave., State College. Pizza will be served. Contact lpelchar@bricks4kidz.com.

SUNDAY, NOV. 6

Event — Bellefonte Art Museum will hold its First Sunday Reception and Childrens’ Art Activity at 1 p.m. at 133 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Music — Jay Vonada Trio will perform at 2:30 p.m. at Centre County Library Historical Museum, 203 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Admission is free. Concert — The State College Area Municipal Band will hold a Veterans Day Concert at 3 p.m. at Mount Nittany Middle School Auditorium, 656 Brandywine Drive, State College. Admission is free; donations will be accepted at the door. Event — Discovery Space Children’s Science Museum is holding its third annual Pumpkins and Power Tools event at 3 p.m. at 112 W. Foster Ave., Suite 1, State College. Families can bring in their old pumpkins and use the museum’s tools to make new artwork. Email frontdesk@ mydiscoveryspace.org.

MONDAY, NOV. 7

Meeting — 100 Women Who Care Centre County will hold its quarterly meeting from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Foxdale Village, 500 Marlyn Ave., State College. Contact Renee at 100wwc.cc@gmail.com. Support group — A breast cancer support group will meet from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Mount Nittany Medical Center, Conference Rooms 1,2 and 3, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. Speaker — Dr. Tom Broussard will speak on “Stroke Diary: An Aphasia Awareness Campaign.” at 7 p.m. at Mount Nittany Medical Center Auditorium, 1800 Park Ave., State College. Broussard, a stroke survivor, started Stroke Educator Inc. with the mission to speak in every state about strokes and aphasia as part of his Aphasia Awareness Campaign. Visit www.strokeeducator.com.

TUESDAY, NOV. 8

Sale — A soup and bake sale will be held at 7 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church, 305 N. Church St., Boalsburg. Music — Jake Shimabukuro will perform at 8 p.m. at The State Theatre, 130 W. College Ave., State College. Visit http://thestatetheatre.org/jake-shimabukuro.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 9

Event — Women’s Welcome Club of State College will hold a supper/auction at 6 p.m. at Oakwood Presbyterian Church, 1865 Waddle Road, State College. Cost of dinner is $6; women from State College and the surrounding areas are invited to attend. Email wwcmembership@gmail.com. Support group — A fertility issues and pregnancy loss support group for women will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Choices, 2214 N. Atherton St., Upper Level, State College. Email info@heartofcpa.org or visit heartofpca.org. Event — Join Mount Nittany Health and Fit for Play for a free Super Bowl Weight Loss Challenge from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at 2160 Sandy Drive, State College. Visit fitforplay. com.events. Music — Henry Rollins will perform at 8 p.m. at The State Theatre, 130 W. College Ave., State College. Visit http://thestatetheatre.org/henry-rollins. — Compiled by Lana Bernhard

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Closing in on Election Day, market predicting nothing DANIEL NESTLERODE

As we head into the final days before our national elections, the stock market is predicting absolutely nothing. In the past, the stock market has often firmed up as we got close to the election because the market anticipates the outcome of the election and begins to put that issue behind us before the votes are counted. Not this time. Dan Nestlerode While the general was previously the news is convinced director of research that the Democrats and portfolio are going to take the management presidency and perat Nestlerode & Loy Investment haps the Senate, Advisors in State the stock market is College. He is a indicating that the columnist for outcome is far from StateCollege.com. decided. We cannot dismiss the idea that something unexpected might occur between now and Tuesday, Nov. 8, which could impact the outcome of the election. However the election turns out, this article will become trash the day after the election. We will by then have decided who will occupy the White House (hopefully barring any challenges to the result) and we will know the political persuasion of the House and Senate. The investment markets hate uncertainty and the election is the biggest uncertainty directly ahead. Beyond that, the larger question is the economic policies of the winning administration. Clearly, we have had what I would describe as an uninspiring recovery from the last recession. The hardships of

working-class Americans have been widely documented, even as the investment markets and the real estate markets have performed very well. The economic policy of the past eight years has been monetary trickle down: it has benefited investors, but not our working classes. Worker incomes have stagnated and the economy has grown slowly, although much better than most of the rest of the world. Still, the rate of economic recovery is nothing to celebrate. So, I will be looking to see what the fiscal policies of the new administration will be and how well the administration will work with Congress to actually put their policies into effect. We have had six years of a donothing government as Republicans took control of Congress while the electorate re-elected a Democrat president. By default, we had monetary policies attempting to deal with the recovery without support from effective fiscal policies. True of any election is that, regardless of the focus of the candidates, the winner will likely have to deal with issues that are not central to those addressed during the campaign. Those potential unknowns also have the ability to upset the apple cart going forward. As you know, not everything impacting the market happens in Washington. Aspects of the economy are changing rapidly across the nation. I am talking about, among other items, the practices of consumers buying more products online and needing those goods to be delivered to them, the coming inflection point in medical costs and the same for higher education costs. Alternative possibilities are beginning to present themselves to our out-of-control, high-cost medical care and education. Somewhere, amid these changes, a set of new investment possibilities is emerging.

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

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Parkside Homes LLC to Devron Vongunden and Jennifer Vongunden, 252 Aster Ave., Bellefonte, $345,690. Ross Family Trust, Connie L. McCoy, trustee, and Jerry L. McCoy, trustee, to Francis M. Meter and Lindsey K. Meter, 188 Paradise Drive, Bellefonte, $1.

“This move was necessary as we needed more useable space, additional parking for our employees and clients, as well as a long-term lease commitment,” said Greg Gunn, managing partner. Gunn-Mowery’s new office represents their commitment to serving clients and the community of Centre County and surrounding counties, the firm said in its announcement.

STATE COLLEGE — Gunn-Mowery LLC recently hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house at its new office, 718 Bellaire Ave., State College. Gunn-Mowery renovated the entire inside of the building with new flooring, a new ceiling, a conference room and updated kitchen. The outside of the building received a fresh coat of paint and two lighted signs with the Gunn-Mowery logo.

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BOGGS TOWNSHIP

Cameron J. Walker, James C. Walker, Margene L. Dillion, Donna M. Mills, Debra M. Jozefick and Dennis L. Walker to Christopher L. Monsell and Jonna L. Monsell, 320 Old 220 Road, Bellefonte, $80,000.

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ters, adminstratix, to Tonya M. Scott and Robert L. Miller, 328 State St., Sandy Ridge, $16,000. Federal National Mortgage Association and Fannie Mae to David Lykens, 101 Hemlock St., Philipsburg, $18,000.

John Tarolli, Sharon Tarolli and Jay G. Tarolli by agent to Daniel A. Piper, 100 Jefferson Ave., Suite 124, State College, $197,000. Jodi L. McWhirter and Jody Lynn Hakes to Jody Lynn Hakes, 223 Steeplechase Drive, State College, $1.

CURTIN TOWNSHIP

Russell Real Estate LLC to Shawna M. Risley and Vernon J. Allgyer, 2175 Little Marsh Creek Road, Howard, $199,900.

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BURNSIDE TOWNSHIP

J. Allen Witherite and Tara R. Witherite to Toby J. Bickle and Heather M. Bickle, 395 Musselman Road, Clarence, $96,000.

CENTRE HALL BOROUGH

Dale R. Kensinger and Darlene R. Kensinger to Tera B. Johnson, 354 W. Church St., Centre Hall, $25,000. Tera B. Johnson to Tera B. Johnson, 354 W. Church St., Centre Hall, $1. Dale R. Kensinger and Darlene R. Kensinger to Dale R. Kensinger to Darlene P. Kensinger, 130 Second St., Centre Hall, $1.

COLLEGE TOWNSHIP

Stearns Boal LP to BHL Partnership and Steve Hackman Builders, 150 Pepperberry Lane, State College, $115,000. S&A Homes Inc. to Michael Mrsa and Adriane Woodle Mrsa, 123 Windrush Road, State College, $537,606.

Larry Ross to Susan W. Johnston, 2465 Circleville Road, State College, $320,000. Megan Gaertner Sadler, Megan Gaertner Bertram and Timothy Edward Bertram to Megan Gaertner Bertram and Megan Gaertner Bertram, 170 E. Pine Grove Road, State College, $1. Hillard R. Hoffman to Hillard R. Hoffman and Deborah S. Hoffman, 3221 Shellers Bend, No. 854, State College, $1. Ellen Jane Thompson by attorney to Steven Matthew Woodring, 1140 W. Aaron Drive, State College, $130,000. Cynthia E. Snyder to Aleks Shmakov, 112 Fairbrook Drive, State College, $50,000. Michael F. Molster and Julie D. Molster to James A. Sellers, 1888 Ayrshire Way, State College, $202,500. Margaret W. Ludovina to Timothy E. Edgin and Nancie Kim Edgin, 110 Raleigh Ave., State College, $230,000.

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Sherry A. Cummings to Doriann L. Lavery and Nathan E. Lavery, 246 Centennial Hills Road, Port Matilda, $335,000.

HAINES TOWNSHIP

Rickey L. Breon and Lisa K. Breon to Jeffrey W. Gambocurta, 336 Tattletown Road, Aaronsburg, $217,000.

PATTON TOWNSHIP

Donald J. Henry and Karen E. Henry to Donald J. Henry, Karen E. Henry and Tina E. Henry Beall, 167 W. Clearview Ave., State College, $1. Dennis J. Stofko and Linda S. Stofko to Paul J. Tobin, 2042 Mary Ellen Lane, State College, $145,000. Thomas A. Frank and Judith L. Frank to Drew C. Frank and Phoenicia A. Frank, 537 Briarwood Lane, State College, $1.

PENN TOWSHIP

Kerry E. Moore and Debra J. Moore to Kerry E. Moore, 423 Tunnel Road, Coburn, $1.

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Amy L. Robinson, Amy L. Brooks and Mark Brooks to Marcus Englert and Amanda C. Ray, 122 Danielle Drive, Pleasant Gap, $168,400. Jesse D. Marsh and Daniel S. Marsh to Robert Ruggiero and Frances Ruggerio, 752 Willowbank St., Bellefonte, $75,000. Kylie Jones, Ashley Lambert and Ashley Jones to Robert E. Resides II and Jessica L. Resides, 223 Steeplechase Drive, Pleasant Gap, $204,900. Brandon C. Duff, Sarah R. Stewart-Smith and Sarah R. Duff to Brandon C. Duff and Sarah R. Duff, 112 Gwenedd Court, Pleasant Gap, $1. Jawiii LLC to Kyle T. Jones and Ashley M. Jones, 168 Wiltshire Drive, Bellefonte, $260,000.

STATE COLLEGE BOROUGH

Jamie B. Singer and Andrea K. Singer to Raymond C. Hankinson and Janda Hankinson, 1225 University Drive, State College, $269,900.

WORTH TOWNSHIP

Robert R. Lansberry to Shane Weaver and Lisa Weaver, 270 E. Mountain Road, Port Matilda, $47,000.

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THE CENTRE COUNTY GAZETTE

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

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OVER 37 MILLION JOB SEEKERS! Go to www.MyJobConneXion.com or call 814-238-5051.

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

Rooms For Rent

State College Office Space Prime downtown Location 2 bedroom with Balcony Spacious 2 bedroom apartments located in our 300 W. College Avenue building. This building is ideal for a graduate student or professional only. The building offers spacious apartments with large windows, great views and deluxe amenities. Best of all, it is located downtown across from west campus. Close to everything and in the heart of it all! 814-278-7700

If you are in or starting a business, then this is the place for you. With ready made offices and high speed Internet Access at your fingertips, this space will meet all of your needs. Here is what our facility has to offer: 2000-3000 Square Feet of Prime Office Space to Rent Below Market Office Prices per Foot Experienced and Established Local Employers Convenient Access to Atherton Street and Route 322 Ready to Rent Offices Complete with Utilities and High Speed Internet Access (814) 325-2376

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RE G I STE RE D NU RSE SU P E RV I SORS Centre Crest is currently accepting applications f or Reg istered N urse Superv isors f or F ull and Part time positions on ALL SHI F TS. I f you are an RN with at least 1 year of RN ex perience and at least 2 years of Long term care ex perience, pref erred b ut not req uired th en ou ma be the right t. The person we see also needs to h av e manag ement ex perience, b e a self - motiv ated, team b uilder, and sh ould possess e ective time management s i s. Centre Crest of f ers a competitiv e wag e, bene ts, 40 . ai o i a s, Sic , acation and Personal time f or part time employees. For more inf ormation c ontac t Z ac h ary Rob inson, Hu man Resou rc es D irec tor, Centre Crest 5 0 2 E ast Howard St. , B ellef onte, P A 1 6 8 2 3 P h one: 8 1 4 - 3 5 5 - 6 7 7 7 • Fax : 8 1 4 - 3 5 5 - 6 9 9 9 Centre Crest is an E q u al Op p ortu nity E mp loy er ( M / F/ D / V )

4 Bedroom 3 Bath House

Large 4 Bedroom 3 Bathroom House available immediately. 1 car garage and partially finished basement. Washer/Dryer Hookup. Located on Madison Street, within walking distance to the high school. Resident pays all utilities and responsible for lawn care & snow removal. Flexible lease terms available. Contact us today for a personal tour of the property. 814-234-1707 DON’T miss out on the latest news and local happenings. Read The Centre County Gazette every week.

1 Bedroom Sublet for Spring 2017 1 bedroom sublet available for spring 2017 (female student only). Located 5 blocks from downtown State. $510 per month. Only need to furnish bedroom and includes own bathroom. Great location and affordable price. Contact me if seriously interested. 814-762-4541

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Country living 4 bedroom, 3 bath MUST SEE

Large 2561 square foot home is nestled in a wooded setting just minutes from downtown State College. This house offers four bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, a large living room, eat-in kitchen, a separate dining room, sitting room and a full unfinished basement. Rent is $1700.00 per month plus utilities. Enjoy the warmth of your propane fire place in the cold winter months and relax on the deck enjoying the sounds of nature in the PA spring, summer and fall! 814-278-7700

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Help Wanted

INSURANCE INSPECTOR:

Independent contractor to perform & assist insurance underwriting surveys in Centre, Clinton & Blair County. MIB develops this information from on-site inspections of residential, commercial and agricultural properties. Commercial underwriting survey experience a plus. Part time position.

Resume to: m.wagner @mibinc.com

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Household Goods

FOR SALE: 20” Color TV With Remote $30 (814) 486-3262

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Sports Equipment For Sale

EXERTEUTIC Recumbent Exercise Bike, brand new condition, asking $95, great way to exercise. Call (814) 238-0842

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Miscellaneous For Sale

24 FT WERNER Heavy duty extension ladder, new rope, $125. (814) 237-3298 FREE - Ceramic Molds. Call (814) 380-2050

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Special Services

TRUE HANDYMAN SERVICES

HARMAN Coal stove electric feed, good condition, $1,200 Negotiable. (814) 237-9067

No job too small!

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Rooms For Rent

Spring Cleanup, Lawns Mowed, Mulch, General Landscaping, Electrical, Carpentry, Plumbing, Power Washing, Driveway Sealing, Deck Stain & Painting.

814-360-6860

LONGABERGER Christmas collectors baskets, all 29 since 1987 to present, red protectors and liners, best offer. (814) 355-7697

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Parts & Accessories For Sale

FOR SALE: Wood Workers Table Saw. Has 8” table & 3” Dia. Saw With 1/2 HP Motor $50 (814) 486-3262

PLOW Light, 1 pair with turn signals, Wagner Halogen, excellent condition, asking $90. (814) 422-8720f

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Autos For Sale

‘03 Pontiac Grand Am GT Just State Inspected

‘03 Gray Pontiac Grand Am GT 106,000 miles - Just State Inspected - 4 Door Sedan V6 3.4 Liter FWD - Cassette/CD/Radio - Sliding Power Sunroof, AC - Power Chair, Locks, Doors - $2,800 OBO CASH ONLY Call/Text (269) 352-7429

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Room for rent in family home

Furnished bedroom for one person. Includes utilities in Port Matilda home located in a lovely wooded area. 10 Miles to PSU. Towels and linens provided. Access to living areas, laundry, kitchen (dishes, pots & pans)& pool. Available 1-1-17 814-692-0004

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Antiques

ICE Hole Digger, asking $50 obo. Call (814) 625-2007

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Machinery & Tools

Part-Time Staff Member Positions CentrePeace, Inc. is seeking 1 or 2 new part-time staff members who can help us help others. Skills Needed: • Great Customer Service • Ability to Supervise Trainees • Pickup & Delivery Truck Driving • Knowledge of Centre County • Furniture Moving Hourly rate commensurate with experience.

OLD WESTINGHOUSE 1/3 HP, electric motor. $30 (814) 238-4469

Contact by calling 814-353-9081, or pick up an application at 3047 Benner Pike, Bellefonte.

FOR SALE BY OWNERS

We can arrange “For Sale by Owners” on any property for sale by any broker, owner, bank or others.

NEW HORIZONS REAL ESTATE CO. JOHN PETUCK • 814-355-8500 Qualification - No Obligation

FOR IMMEDIATE SALE OR LEASE Land & Building, Zoned Commercial, Auto Dealer Location with Lot for 50 Cars, s . ft. ffice ewly emodeled, Public Sewer & Water. eady o o ove n Condition. ease at , onthly for ears t. 220 in Wingate across from BEASD & Sheetz formerly abco uto ales

Call John Jabco for details & information Cell: (814) 280-2847 & Business: (814)548-7050

Paper Machine Mechanic First Quality Tissue, an industry leading manufacturer of paper towel and bath tissue products, located in Lock Haven, PA is currently recruiting a full-time Paper Machine Mechanic. We are looking for people who are team-oriented, able to work in a fast-paced environment and want to advance in their careers. Mechanic I – Paper Machine This position is responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing and adjusting all mechanical equipment, machinery and components. Primary responsibilities include: • Industrial mechanical knowledge. • Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment. • Excellent trouble-shooting skills. • Good verbal and written communication skills. • Standard knowledge of pneumatics and hydraulics. • Experienced with industrial pipefitting. • General knowledge of preventative and predictive maintenance. • Ability to perform various lubrication routes. • General use of CMMS. • Standard knowledge in welding and burning procedures. • Ability to perform extensive trouble-shooting. • Ability to operate hand and power tools, and measuring tools such as micrometers, vernier calipers, etc. • Ability to operate various pieces of equipment such as forklifts, Genie boom lifts, and scissor lifts • Ability to read blueprints, piping diagram, schematics, and sketches.

Please visit our website at www.firstquality.com and follow the Careers link to Lock Haven job openings to apply.

Demand Planner First Quality Enterprises, Inc. (FQE), founded in 1988, is a global multi-billion dollar privately held company with over 4,200 employees. Its corporate offices are located in Great Neck, New York, with manufacturing facilities and offices in Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Georgia, Canada, and China. FQE is a diversified family of companies manufacturing consumer products ranging from Absorbent Hygiene (adult incontinence, feminine care, and baby care), Tissue (bath and towel), and Industrial (non-woven fabrics, print and packaging materials, thermoformed plastics), serving institutional and retail markets throughout the world. FQE focuses on private label and branded product lines. Our core business philosophy is built on a proud culture driven by safety and quality, respect, humility, integrity, customer focus, and teamwork. With leading edge manufacturing technologies and processes and visionary leadership, FQE is positioned to continue significant growth in the coming years. We are seeking an experienced Demand Planner for our First Quality Consumer Products facility located in North Central PA (McElhattan, near the campus of Penn State University). This position will be responsible for the development, maintenance and communication of the demand plan for a diversified portfolio of First Quality customers and products. This person will create the demand plan by incorporating a variety of business intelligence sources such as statistical models, POS information and sales/marketing insights. This position acts as the commercial team’s voice to the manufacturing side of the business and has a tremendous impact on overall business performance. Primary responsibilities include: • Develop and maintain the demand plan at the SKU and customer level. • Review historical trends, maintain statistical models and account of various demand drivers that impact demand plan results. • Work with sales, marketing and customer service to better understand and interpret market factors that will impact the demand plan. • Be proficient at using SAP-APO as the primary forecasting and demand planning tool. • Provide inputs and insights to production planning as part of the organization’s manufacturing plan, inventory strategy and new product introductions. • Develop and maintain phase-in/phase-out profiles in SAP, in support of product transitions and new product introductions. • Develop and maintain KPI reporting that tracks the accuracy of the demand plan and drives improvements in plan performance. • Facilitate effective communication between the manufacturing and commercial sides of the organization. • Schedules and lead meetings with both production and customer service to review schedules and determine priorities as needed. • Support S&OP by supplying multi-year time horizon demand plans, risk and opportunity insights and key metrics needed to support the success of the program. The ideal candidate should possess the following skills: • Associates or Bachelor’s degree in Operations/Supply Chain Management or related field, or a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience. • High analytic acuity. • Experience with ERP systems, preferably SAP. • Strong communication skills both written and verbal. • Ability to interact with all levels of the organization and customers. A demonstrated ability to develop strong working relationships. • Excellent computer skills particularly with Microsoft Excel.

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Excellent compensation and benefit package! For immediate and confidential consideration, please visit our website at www.firstquality.com and click on the Careers Tab!

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