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THON raises more than $13 million By ALEXA LEWIS correspondent@centrecountygazette.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — More than 700 Penn State students made a statement of what pediatric cancer cannot stop as they danced to near exhaustion during the 46-hour IFC/ Panhellenic Dance Marathon, which was held at the Bryce Jordan Center starting on Feb. 20. On Feb. 22, at 4 p.m., dancers were cued to sit down for an arena-wide countdown, in which the THON executive committee revealed that $13,023,653.23 was raised for the Four Diamonds Fund through yearlong fundraising efforts. Since 1977, THON has raised more than $127 million for the Four Diamonds Fund, which provides support and care for children with cancer at Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital. “I don’t know how we would live if it weren’t for the Four Diamonds Fund,” said Tiffany Benner, whose 10-year-old son, Noah, a Four Diamonds Child, was diagnosed with choroid plexus papilloma and has had three surgeries since 2012 to remove tumors inside his brain. The family, from Bellefonte, has attended THON three times and is paired with Penn State’s Lion Scouts. “We’ve never paid any type of medical bills for him and every year it’s a few thousand dollar for what the insurance doesn’t pay,” Benner said. While this year is one of the few years to not surmount previous years’ totals, it was the second year in a row where more than $13 million was raised. Last year’s total was $13,343,517.33. THON, Page 6 TIM WEIGHT/For the Gazette

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AMAZING AMOUNT: Penn State’s IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon raised more than $13 million to combat pediatric cancer. Money raised goes to the Four Diamonds Fund.

Kistler withdraws himself from high court consideration By MICHAEL MARTIN GARRETT

responsibilities to Centre County in this time of uncertainty.” His letter mentions the vacant court administrator position and “several other urgent matters in our court” as reasons for his decision. Kistler also told StateCollege.

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BELLEFONTE — Centre County President Judge Tom Kistler will not be heading to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. In an official statement released on Feb. 23, Kistler said he is willingly withdrawing his nomination to the state’s highest court. “Since November, when I first offered to serve the Commonwealth on the highest court in Pennsylvania, several circumstances have developed here, at home, in Centre County, which have dramatically altered the legal system, and require my full attention,” the statement reads. “I cannot with a clear conscience abandon my BRITTANY SVOBODA/The Gazette

UP AND AWAY: A Park Forest Middle School student recently designed and printed a flying drone with his personal 3-D printer.

3-D printing becoming community venture By BRITTANY SVOBODA bsvoboda@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE — At the forefront of the conversation in technology is additive manufacturing, better known as 3-D printing. Naturally, Penn State is a leading innovator with its state-of-the-art research lab, but 3-D printing has also taken form in an area business and school district as a tool for the entire community. The UPS Store, located on Colonnade Way near Wegmans, has been offering 3-D printing options for about five months now. Store co-owner Jim Small said that three years ago the company decided to test 3-D Opinion ............................. 7 Health & Wellness .......... 8, 9

printers in a dozen stores. After the test proved to be successful, the company offered its top 100 stores the opportunity to have the printers. “They asked us if we wanted to get into it and we said, ‘Sure,’” Small said. “It’s a pretty expensive proposition, but being in … (the) high-technical area that we are in, (we thought) it might be a good opportunity for us to get into it.” “The UPS Store is the first national chain to offer 3-D printing in a retail environment,” said Bob Sanginari, a print service specialist at the store. “So, it’s exciting to get on board with that.” 3-D printing, Page 4

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INSIDE An email sent by Kistler raised eyebrows just days before his decision to pull out. Page 4

Liberty Craft House taps into new tavern concept By CHRIS MORELLI editor@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE — There’s a new hangout in downtown State College. Meet the Liberty Craft House. The Liberty Craft House, however, isn’t just any bar. Located at 346 E. College Ave., State College’s newest establishment is a craft beer lover’s paradise. But it isn’t just beer. There are a total of 47 refreshments on tap. Among the highlights are beer, wine and premixed cocktails. If you’re not a fan of alcohol, no worries: Liberty features homemade soda pop. J.P. Mills is the director of marketing for Dante’s Inc. Liberty has been open nearly

two weeks and he’s been pleased with the response thus far. “Things have been great … the response has been great,” Mills said. “We’re happy from our end.” Dante’s Inc. is responsible for some of State College’s most familiar names when it comes to bars and restaurants. There’s The Deli, Inferno, the Saloon, Highway Pizza, Mario’s and Bar Bleu. Liberty is a little different, though. “Dante’s has been around for 52 years, so we’ve certainly opened our fair share of places,” Mills said. Like any new establishment, Liberty has hit a few speed bumps during the first

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PRETTY IN PINK: Penn State annual Pink Zone Game is set for Sunday, March 1 at Penn State’s Bryce Jordan Center. The event honors those who have battled breast cancer. Page 15

EMOTIONAL WEEKEND: Take a look back at THON 2015 through the lens of Gazette photographer Tim Weight. He captured 3,000 images of the event, which raised more than $13 million for pediatric cancer. Page 14

ONE AND DONE: The Bellefonte Area High School boys’ basketball team had a slim halftime lead but couldn’t hold it. The Red Raiders fell, 36-33, to Huntingdon in the District 6 Class AAA playoffs. Page 19

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STATE COLLEGE — Police responded to a burglary on Feb. 19 that took a strange, reportedly alcohol-fueled turn. A Berks County man allegedly broke into a State College apartment, pocketed some personal effects, and then woke the apartment’s resident up to ask to borrow a shirt, police said. Alexander Cinkaj, 21, of Langhorne, faces felony burglary charges, misdemeanor theft charges and a summary public drunkenness charge. He is listed in the Penn State directory, but the listing does not specify if he is a current student. According to court documents, police responded to a report of a burglary in progress Thursday morning at a Beaver Avenue apartment. Police arrived within two minutes, and officers reportedly found Cinkaj standing outside the victim’s apartment with a pile of stolen property.

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The victim reportedly told police he had been sleeping in his apartment when Cinkaj woke him up and asked for a shirt he could wear on his way home. The victim gave Cinkaj a shirt, but noticed he was carrying several stolen items in his pockets: a roll of duct tape, a bottle of vodka and a can of Coors Light,

police said. According to court documents, the victim took these items back and escorted Cinkaj into the hallway, where he noticed a pile of weights, a backpack and several more bottles of alcohol that also belonged to him. The victim then went back inside his apartment and called police.

Drug bust finds hundreds of bags of heroin, cocaine By StateCollege.com STATE COLLEGE — A Philadelphia man faces felony charges after a police search of his hotel room reportedly revealed a massive stash of heroin, cocaine and marijuana. Jamere Bolds, 18, faces three counts of felony drug charges after being arrested by State College police on Feb. 19. According to court documents, members of the Centre County Drug Task force received information from “multiple individuals” that a man was selling drugs from a room at the Ramada Inn on South Atherton Street. The informants requested anonymity out of fear of retaliation. Police identified the hotel room in question, which seemed to be the source of “a strong odor.” Officers then obtained a search warrant and returned, at which

point Bolds answered the door. A search of the room reportedly revealed 14.3 grams of crack cocaine in 143 bags, along with 48 bags of heroin and over 23 grams of marijuana. Police say most of the heroin was hidden inside a JAMERE BOLDS Pringles can, while some of the cocaine was hidden inside the TV stand. Police did not find any paraphernalia associated with the use of either heroin or cocaine. Bolds is currently being held in the Centre County Correctional Facility on $75,000 bail while awaiting his preliminary hearing.

PSU pushes back against request from Paterno estate By MICHAEL MARTIN GARRETT StateCollege.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State attorneys are now accusing the estate of former head football coach Joe Paterno of launching “a frontal assault” on the university’s legal rights. A pile of documents gathered by the former FBI director Louis Freeh during his investigation at Penn State in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal sits at the center of the dispute. The Paterno estate wants the law firm of Pepper Hamilton (which acquired Louis Freeh’s firm in 2012) to produce a large number of Freeh investigation documents as part of its lawsuit with the NCAA. Pepper Hamilton is not a party to the lawsuit,

but has become increasingly entangled in the case. In new court documents filed Feb. 23, Penn State says these disputed documents are protected by the legal tools of attorneyclient privilege and work-product doctrine, and argues against their release. Penn State objected when the Paterno estate first filed its notice to serve a subpoena on Pepper Hamilton, but the Centre County Court of Common Pleas overruled most of the objections in September. Penn State has since appealed that decision to the Superior Court, but attorneys for the Paterno estate have asked the court to enforce the subpoena before a ruling is made on the appeal. PSU, Page 6

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Schlow rebounds from sprinkler system flooding By CHRIS MORELLI editor@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE — The doors of Schlow Library are getting ready to reopen. After a sprinkler pipe froze and burst in the early morning hours of Feb. 16, the cleanup process is nearly complete. Schlow is expected to reopen in the very near future. It’s been a processing preparing for the reopening, according to Susanna Paul, communications manager at Schlow. The library has been closed for 10 days now. Paul said that the time was necessary to get everything cleaned up properly. “Part of the reason that we’ve been closed for so long is because we needed to have a thorough dry-out,” Paul said. “That takes several days. Once the dry-out was finished, we had to have contractors come in and fix the things that were affected by water. We had to replace drywall. That process is noisy, it’s messy.” When the pipe burst around 2:30 a.m. on Feb. 16, Alpha Fire Company of State College responded to the alarm. Staff from the State College Borough’s Public Works Department arrived shortly thereafter to start the cleanup process. A total of 1,499 books were damaged by the water. “It could have been much worse. Water moves so quickly. Although the flooding only took place for a short period of time, it managed to affect both the second and the

first floor. The water doused the books and then it got to the floor and spread through the carpet. The largest area affected was carpet under bookcases,” Paul said. There was approximately an inch of standing water on the second floor of the library, Paul said. Water seeped down into a meeting room, which will remain closed. It also entered a closet, which was filled with educational toys. But, according to Paul, there is a silver lining. The community has responded. “The community response has been phenomenal. During an otherwise challenging time, it really buoyed our spirits. We’ve had so many concerned citizens and patrons reaching out to us in a variety of ways. We’ve had an increase in online donations. People have donated lunch for the staff that are working during the closure. We’ve had all sorts of offers of help. There’s lots of silver linings for sure,” Paul said. On Feb. 21, a pair of State College Area High School teachers — Jen Rand and Kate Hoffman — stood outside Schlow in the frigid temperatures and snow to collect donations to replace the books lost to water damage. “When they heard what happened, they felt moved to do something to help us. They organized a group of teachers and librarians from the State College School District to can and collect money for Schlow Library. They managed to raise more than $2,700. It really was an overwhelming response and really

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JENNIFER RAND, left, and Kate Hoffman collected funds for Schlow Library on Feb. 21. Nearly $3,000 was collected to help replace books damaged when a sprinkler pipe burst. heartwarming,” Paul said. The depreciated value of the destroyed books came to about $21,000. The average cost of replacing the books will be around $30 apiece.

Schlow has received more than $8,000 in donations since the incident took place. “It’s been very touching,” Paul said. “It really showcases what’s great about this community.”

County Commissioners support 911 funding reform By BRITTANY SVOBODA bsvoboda@centrecountygazette.com

BELLEFONTE — Emergency funding isn’t in a crisis mode yet, but Centre County emergency communications and 911 Director Dale Neff said it soon will be if there isn’t reform in legislation as soon as this year. Current legislation, which dates back to the 1990s, is based off of people using landline phones to report emergencies. Neff and Commissioner Michael Pipe both stressed that since more people are using cell phones to make emergency calls, and that since the current legislation expires in June, now is the time to discuss reform. “Essentially the language that started the funding stream for 911 is outdated and needs to be reformed,” Pipe said. “The surcharge for landline phones was Kistler, from page 1 com that the forgery allegations involving the Centre County district attorney and the Centre County commissioners are part of his decision, saying that there is “a great deal of unrest” in the county court system. State Sen. Jake Corman, R-Bellefonte, who was involved in recommending Kistler to fill the vacant Supreme Court seat, said he respects Kistler’s decision to stay in Centre County. “Prior to his nomination, Judge Kistler and I discussed the ongoing issues in the Centre County judicial system and concerns for his leaving the local bench during this time,” Corman said in a statement. “In the weeks since his nomination, it has become increasingly apparent that the priority for Judge Kistler was and needed to be our local community.” Kistler said his withdrawal has nothing to do with a potentially offensive email he sent in 2013 that has recently surfaced. The email shows an African-American man in an orange jumpsuit, talking from behind a pane of glass to an African-American woman through a prison phone. The photo is captioned “Merry Christmas from the Johnsons.” According to online rumor database Snopes.com, the photo has circulated on the Internet in different forms since at least 2011. The email was forwarded from Kistler to more than 20 prosecutors and other courthouse employees. “Touching and heartwarming. Merry Christmas to ALL! JK” the email reads. “It was absolutely not intended to be

fair and the money came directly to the counties,” Neff said. “When wireless devices entered the picture, the funding didn’t come directly to the counties. It went into a pool and the state treasury.” To get these funds, counties have to apply for them each year, proving their need. “The amount of money became finite and getting the money became competitive,” Neff said. Statewide, county board of commissioners have been asked to adopt the resolution in support of reforming 911 funding and encourage legislators in Harrisburg to focus on fixing the issues. Centre County’s board adopted the resolution unanimously at its Feb. 26 meeting. Pipe said the issue will be brought to the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania, which is expected to discuss racist in any way,” Kistler said. Kistler says the “touching and heartwarming” remark was intended as sarcasm. He said the email was intended to comment on how incarceration and the criminal justice system aren’t always taken seriously, as evidenced by joke Christmas cards. He said he did not intend to offend or hurt anyone by forwarding the email. “I can see why people who haven’t had the opportunity to discuss this with me might find it to be offensive on its face,” Kistler said. Kistler was first nominated to the state Supreme Court in November, after members of the state senate recommended him to Gov. Tom Wolf. Representatives for Wolf and the Centre County Bar Association did not immediately return requests for comment. This is the latest in a series of questionable events that have occurred in the Centre County court system recently. A former paralegal has accused District Attorney Stacy Parks Miller of forging a judge’s signature, which she denies. Parks Miller and the county commissioners have been fighting over what agency has authority to investigate the allegations in the state Supreme Court since last month. Judge Bradley Lunsford, who may have taken over the president judge position if Kistler hadn’t withdrawn his nomination, has also come under fire. The Centre County solicitor sent a letter to Lunsford in December 2014, raising concerns that Lunsford had removed documents from public files. Lunsford is also currently barred from hearing any criminal cases except DUIs.

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legislation reform before the end of the current fiscal year. This year, CCAP identified 911 funding as a priority for reform. About a third of the funds Centre County receives for 911 funding, he said, comes from property tax. With new legislation, that amount would be reduced significantly and more funding would come from monthly surcharges that phone companies get from customers. In 2015, taxpayers will dish out more than $1 million to help fund the county’s emergency communications, Neff said, about a half a million more than they contributed in 2002. “You can see where each year, under the current funding model, the amount of public money needed to fund the 911 center in Centre County is going to keep rising,” he said. Commissioner Steve Dershem said he’s unsure that money will even get back to

Centre County because many emergency calls are made with long distance numbers. A closer look into the funding formula should clear this up, he said. Funding for emergency communications in the county is vital, Commissioner Chris Exarchos said, especially when the number of visitors increases drastically during Penn State home football weekends. He also noted that county 911 and emergency departments were never meant to be funded by local property tax but rather by telephone fees. “We need to go back to the original concept where 911 is funded by user fees as was originally intended,” Exarchos said. The new legislation would significantly reduce the amount of taxpayer money used for 911 funding by increasing surcharges for landline and wireless phones, Neff said. It would also change the formula for how funds are dispersed to counties.

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Questionable email from Kistler under scrutiny By MICHAEL MARTIN GARRETT StateCollege.com

STATE COLLEGE — Only days before withdrawing his nomination to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Centre County President Judge Thomas Kistler came under fire from numerous politicians for a potentially offensive email sent in 2013. “Judges, for better or worse, live in glass houses and have to be very careful about their conduct, which is often scrutinized very carefully,” said Philadelphia-based attorney and legal ethics expert Abraham C. Reich. The email in question contained a fake Christmas card that depicted an AfricanAmerican couple during what appears to be a prison visit, with the caption “Merry Christmas from the Johnsons.” Kistler forwarded the email to more than 20 prosecutors and courthouse employees on Dec. 16, 2013. According to reports in the Philadelphia Inquirer, Gov. Tom Wolf planned to investigate what some consider a racially insensitive email, while some state legislators called the email “unfortunate” and said it “shows a person who is out of touch.” Kistler said the email was not intended be offensive. He also said his decision to withdraw his Supreme Court nomination was motivated by “a great deal of unrest” in the county court system, and not by backlash to the email. Kistler will remain the president judge of Centre County. Reich said he is not familiar with the December 2013 email itself, and stresses he is not in a position to decide whether Kistler acted inappropriately. However, he explained that judges must always seek to avoid giving the appearance of bias or prejudice. “Clearly, conduct that evidences a racial bias would be inconsistent with the role of a judge,” Reich said. “… I know Judge Kistler, not very well, but I’ve know him for a number of years, and (allegations of racial bias) would appear to be inconsistent with his reputation.” Centre County Solicitor Louis Glantz said he is also not familiar with the December 2013 email, but adds that he has never had reason to believe that Kistler harbors any kind of prejudice or racial bias. Glantz said the county government will not take any action against Kistler. He ex-

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plains that the county judicial system is separate from the county administration, so the county government couldn’t censure Kistler even if it wanted to. However, Glantz said the Judicial Conduct Board of Pennsylvania could decide to undertake an investigation if it receives reports or complaints about Kistler. Representatives from the judicial conduct board have previously told StateCollege.com that complaints and investigations are kept confidential, that only a fraction of complaints lead to investigations, and that only a fraction of investigations lead to any formal charges of wrongdoing. Reich said the judicial conduct board would also consider allegations of bias in the larger context of Kistler’s career. If Kistler has done nothing else to suggest a racial bias, then Reich doubts an investigation would lead to any charges of misconduct. State College criminal defense attorney Matt McClenahan said anyone who would accuse Kistler of racism “simply doesn’t know him well enough.” “I’ve had many minority clients that have gone in front of Judge Kistler and walked away with more lenient sentences than what the commonwealth was asking for,” McClenahan said. McClenahan said he does not expect the 2013 email to cause any problems for Kistler’s continued work as a judge in the county. He also said that Kistler’s leadership will be important during a tumultuous time for the Centre County court system. Judge Bradley Lunsford has been accused of removing documents from public files, while Centre County District Attorney Stacy Parks Miller has been accused of forging a judge’s signature. Both Lunsford and Parks Miller deny any wrongdoing. Reich also pointed out that Kistler’s record as a judge was already examined very closely. “When (Kistler) went through the nomination process for the Supreme Court, he had his life dissected in many different ways. People scrutinize private conduct to tell whether a judge has any kind of bias,” Reich said. “I’ve seen no evidence that came out of that process that demonstrated that he has a prejudice towards any group or class, which is something to think about.”

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THE UPS STORE on Colonnade Way offers 3-D printing demos to the public from 4 to 6 p.m. each Wednesday. 3-D printing, from page 1 Since offering the service, which Small noted was a substantial investment for the store, and beginning demonstrations from 4 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday evenings, he said it’s garnered a lot of interest. Sanginari said that customers often stop to admire the machine even when it’s not in use. Most who utilize the store’s 3-D printing services do so for prototypes, which can range from household items to parts for an industrial-grade machine. Small explained that, before 3-D printing, if you wanted to design and mold a custom part for a machine, it would be at least a thousand dollars and time-consuming process. But now, if someone is computer savvy enough, they can design an object with one of the many computerassisted drafting programs available and send it to the store to print. The UPS Store uses durable ABSplus plastic for the finished product. The store’s machine can also print movable parts, such as wheels and screws. Sanginari said cuts are accurate to 100th of an inch. The time it takes to complete a job depends on the size of the object being printed. A chain with movable parts that’s about a 1 foot long and 2 inches thick takes about four hours to print, he said. “3-D (printing) about five years ago was about a $1 million or $2 million,” Small said. “It has expanded and keeps growing, and growing and growing. I think there is an unlimited potential for what could happen. It is the future and an amazing product.” It’s only a matter of time before 3-D printers are a staple in homes throughout the world. Right now, someone with more than a slight interest could buy a used MakerBot, a popular brand, for a couple hundred dollars, Sanginari said. 3-D printing has also been part of the curriculum at State College Area School District.

Park Forest Middle School has been using the innovative machine for four years now. “It’s teaching kids design and prototyping,” said PFMS technology education teacher Greg Wilson. “They’re learning how to go from a CAD file to the 3-D printer. They’re seeing the advancements in the future of 3-D printing.” Wilson also noted that students are learning that items don’t have to come from overseas. 3-D printing will ultimately cut down on the packaging, handling and transportation of goods, which will save consumers time and money, he said. The school district offers free software downloads for students to use to create prototypes of objects. Wilson said that one seventh-grader, Jack Erickson, has even purchased his own printer and made a quadcopter, similar to a flying drone, with a camera. “Students have taken a real interest in it,” he said. “It’s definitely the future.” The district’s high school has been using a 3-D printer for about 10 years. Technology teacher Doug Ripka said that at first it was expensive to operate and was primarily used for drafting and architecture. The high school purchased a MakerBot 3-D printer about three years ago, he said, which students now use to design a variety of things. “Some classes have to collaborate to make something that is assembled from separate 3-D printed parts,” Ripka said. “Other students have used the 3-D printers to make replacement parts, such as knobs and feet for appliances or class projects.” Students have also made teaching aids for classrooms, such as molecules, and one student created an electrical-assisted trumpet enclosure for a special needs student to use. Ripka noted that, unlike conventional manufacturing, a 3-D printer works faster, which means design mistakes can be found and corrected sooner.

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LIBERTY CRAFT HOUSE recently opened in State College. The bar/restaurant features meals made from scratch and a wide variety of libations. Liberty, from page 1 few weeks of operation. It’s nothing that Dante’s hasn’t seen before, Mills said. “There’s always tweaks. There’s always new staff to train. All of our staff carries iPads to take orders at the tables, so there have been some technology snafus that we have to work out,” Mills said. Liberty is a unique piece of real estate. The site, which was once occupied by Campus Candy, was gutted and rebuilt. And while the fixtures may look new, Mills said they are not. In fact, most of Liberty was built from repurposed material. Mills is proud of that fact. “During the build, a lot of things we could buy pre-fab. For example, there’s a railing in the upper seating section. You can buy railings, you know? We had local metal workers build it, piece by piece. The sign out front was built piece by piece, locally. Even the numbers on the front of the building. We had an artist put those on. We’re just taking the craft theme through and through and through,” Mills said. Of course, people aren’t coming to Liberty for the cool décor. Food is one of the main attractions. Liberty features a variety of mouthwatering selections sure to satisfy any appetite. According to Mills, all the food is made in-house. You name it and it’s made right there. From the bun that the handpressed burger sits on to the sauce for the chicken wings, everything is made from scratch. “We’ve really taken it to the next level here, although it’s not really a departure from what Dante’s has always done. It’s all scratch made. For example, our flatbreads, all the grains in it come from a Pennsylvania mill. It’s all small-batch, artisan made,” Mills said.

Mills is hopeful that great food and drinks along with a unique atmosphere will make Liberty a popular spot for everyone in Centre County — from students to retirees. “It’s kind of a take on the old public house. I refer to this place as a ‘neighborhood joint.’ The goal was to build a place where people can come like they did in the late 1800s, early 1900s and sit and talk about the days’ affairs. Stop in for lunch and read a newspaper. (Complain) about politics over a pint or whatever. We’ll have a lot of events. There will never be a cover. We’ll have a lot of community gatherings. Adults don’t have to be afraid to come downtown. It’s OK,” Mills said. Finally, there’s the beer. You can’t call it a “Craft House” and not have an excellent selection of beer. Mills said that craft beer is, ultimately, what Liberty is all about. “For close to 20 years, I’ve studied beer pretty intensely. Just how you study in school, that’s how I studied beer. Over the years, we’ve developed a lot of relationships with brewers and distributors,” Mills said. “Our draft room and our keg room downstairs really is world class. We had a clean slate and had a chance to build a dream draft room.” If you’re looking for Bud Light on tap, Liberty isn’t your place. However, if you’re looking for world-class craft beer, stop by for a pint — or two. “Every faucet is temperature-controlled. Different beer styles are ideally served at their proper temperatures,” Mills explained. “Around 99 percent of tap systems in the world are poured at one temperature. Everything is stored and served at correct temperatures. Those are things that are important to us.” To learn more about Liberty Craft House, visit www.libertycrafthouse.com.

STATE COLLEGE — The Feb. 23 meeting of the State College Area School District produced some encouraging news for taxpayers. The tax hike needed to pay for the high school renovation project might turn out to be smaller than was originally expected. District business administrator Randy Brown told board members that they may not need to tap into the full 4.2 percent tax increase included in the preliminary budget for the 2015-16 fiscal school year. The budget includes a 1.9 percent in-

crease for operating costs, which is the maximum amount allowed by a state law called the Act 1 Index. The budget also includes that 4.2 percent tax hike, which was authorized by a referendum vote and will be used pay off the State College Area High School renovations. “The actual number, because of the result of the bond sale last week, will be less than that amount,” Brown said, referring to the 4.2 percent increase, but added that the final numbers won’t be known until later. Bond, Page 6

ESPN suspends Olbermann By The Associated Press BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Keith Olbermann was taken off his ESPN show for the rest of the week after making insulting comments about Penn State students on Twitter. On Monday, a Penn State alum tweeted to Olbermann the phrase “We Are!” and a link to an article about students raising more than $13 million to fight pediatric cancer. He replied “... Pitiful.” Olbermann, who often spars with commenters on Twitter, then refused to back down in several more tweets, saying he was referring to Penn State students in general and not the fundraising. Olbermann has been outspoken in his criticism of Penn State over the Jerry Sandusky sexabuse scandal. “It was completely inappropriate and does not reflect the views of ESPN,” the network said in a statement Tuesday. “We have discussed it with Keith, who recognizes he was wrong. ESPN and Keith have agreed that he will not host his show for the remainder of this week and will re-

turn on Monday. The annual tradition of THON and the efforts of the students of Penn State to fight pediatric cancer should be applauded.” Olbermann also apologized on Twitter on Tuesday, saying, “I was stupid and childish and way less mature than the students there who did such a great fundraising job.” Olbermann returned to ESPN in summer 2013, vowing that his second stint would go better than his first. He had made his name with his catchphrases and sardonic tone as a “SportsCenter” anchor from 1992-97. But his tenure ended amid harsh words and clashes with management over his right to do outside work. He was suspended briefly for not seeking permission to record public service announcements. Two politically oriented jobs didn’t end well, either. After eight years as a primetime host at MSNBC, he quit abruptly in January 2011. He later joined Current TV but lasted a year before he was taken off the air; he filed a lawsuit, which was settled out of court.

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PSU, from page 2 Penn State says this “improper end-run around the Superior Court” is an attempt to “cut the legs out from under that appeal.” University lawyers note that the subjects interviewed by Freeh’s team were promised that their remarks would be protected by attorney-client privilege. “To compel the disclosure of those confidential interview notes while Penn State’s appeal is pending would work a significant injustice,” the filing reads. Penn State also argued the court made a mistake when it first overturned the university’s objections to the subpoena. The court found that Penn State and the Freeh group did not have an attorney-client relationship, but Penn State says nothing could be further from the truth. The new filing lists numerous excerpts from the engagement letter with the Freeh group that make explicit references to Freeh’s team providing legal services, legal counsel and legal representation — all of which would create attorney-client privilege between Penn State and the Freeh group.

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Still, many people said that they experience something far greater during THON than the many tears brought about during the total reveal. “The amount of energy that is in the room and the amount of inspiration is incredible,” said Caitlyn Kennedy, a 2015 THON dancer representing the Lion Scouts. “You just can’t really put the experience into words.” Kennedy and many others describe THON as being a “blast.” THON weekend invites the Four Diamonds Children and their families into the BJC where they can dance, play and forget about the struggles that they have faced, and may continue to face, alongside many of the dancers and 15,000 volunteers. Benner, whose husband, Craig, and 5-year-old daughter, Sydney, also attended THON, said the event is special because it lets her family forget about “what is happening to Noah and just lets the kids be kids.” Through all of THON weekend, the stage was lively with speeches, music performance and other guests. The floor was abounding with games and water gun fights. And, the stands were packed with supporters — even at 4 a.m. As the first half of THON came to an end, the pep rally

dance marathon began at 9:45 p.m. on Feb. 21, with each sports team taking the stage to show off their squad’s dance moves. Choreographed tricks, flips in mid air and even bright pink wigs: Each team filled the stage with a unique flair dancing to songs from the 80s, 90s and new millennium. Noah’s favorite, the Penn State football team, was among the top four teams at the pep rally. But, chosen by crowd applause, the Penn State men’s hockey team won the rally. Benner said a highlight of THON weekend for Noah was spending extra time with the football players on the floor. Just after the pep rally, Noah and his mother said they were looking forward to the THON Explorer Day program, a program that gives families a tour of the Lasch Building and more intimate time with the football players during THON. Spending most of Saturday on the floor, and again on Sunday for the final-four hours of THON, the Benner children enjoedy spending time with the students, especially playing with water guns. “The more involved I became, I realized what it meant to be a dancer,” said Lion Scout Kennedy. “Getting to know the families and understanding why we ‘thon,’ makes it so much more important for me to dance.”

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STATE COLLEGE — Centre Wildlife Care volunteer Karen Kuhn holds a rough-legged hawk between her knees, carefully dangling chunks of venison into his blacktipped beak. The hawk, clearly confused, lets out a constant and surprisingly gentle sounding chirp as he swallows bits of meat. In the center of his chest, a patch of feathers is missing from where a vet had to suture closed an ugly wound. Behind Kuhn, CWC director and veteran wildlife rehabilitator Robyn Graboski is on the phone, patiently talking to someone from Pittsburgh who found an injured screech owl and was calling for advice. “If it’s letting you hold it and pet it, that’s actually not a good sign,” she said. “Technically, what you’re doing is illegal. You can’t just take care of it at home. It needs medical attention.” Graboski directs them to their closest options, and then hangs up the phone. Watching Kuhn feed the injured bird, she explains that rough-legged hawks are an incredibly rare sight in Pennsylvania, spending most of the year in the Canadian tundra. At most, they usually only venture as far south as northern New England. But Graboski explains that an unusually cold and bitter winter has made food and open water scarce, driving many migratory birds much further south than normal. Many of them are still unable to locate food, and are eventually found starving and shivering before ending up in a rehabilitator’s care. Most years, Graboski only receives about 10 animals in the first two months of the year, but things are getting harder and harder. Last year, she received 29 animals by the end of February. As of Feb. 18 of this year, she had already received 48 animals, stretching her resources and her budget. “It’s been manageable so far, but our biggest problem is that we’re running out of space,” Graboski said. “We typically don’t have so many animals at this point in year, and it gets very expensive to take care of them.” Kuhn, a volunteer with the CWC for more than 10 years, says this winter has been pretty difficult for everyone involved. Without the increased number of interns and volunteers that come in over the summer, Kuhn says she’s worried about being able to give each animal the time and attention they deserve. “The worst case scenario is having to say ‘no’ to someone who’s found an injured animal because we don’t have the room or time,” Kuhn said. “It’s absolutely heartbreaking to try to explain to someone they we can’t take that little baby they found.” Graboski said that, with the cold weather sending so many birds her way, she may have to start turning animals away, which she hates to do. She finds turning people down so difficult that sometimes she’ll creates a new voicemail explaining the situation and avoid answering the phone. “It’s devastating,” Graboski said. “It hurts not to help.” Bond, from page 5 Under Pennsylvania law, districts must max out the Act 1 Index before applying for an exception that would allow the district to impose the additional taxes. The final tax increase won’t be known until the Pennsylvania Department of Education provides an estimate under the PlanCon program, which reimburses school districts for major construction projects. As a result, the school board voted unanimously to apply for the Act 1 Index exception. The school district issued the bonds last week, selling them at a premium rate and earning $85 million in proceeds. The bond sale was held over the course of two days so that the district could offer them to area residents first. It wanted residents to hold some tangible financial stake in a new high school that they voted for by referendum.

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Right strategy needed to battle Islamic State By The Los Angeles Times Horrific events in Libya and Denmark in recent days demonstrate the two sorts of dangers posed by the fundamentalists who call themselves Islamic State: atrocities carried out in areas under its control and acts of violence committed in the West by individuals radicalized by the group’s message. A strategy to “degrade and destroy” Islamic State must address both threats. The group recently released a video of the beheadings of 21 Egyptian Christian men by a Libyan affiliate, another example of the savagery visited by Islamic State on those it considers enemies or apostates. A day earlier, a man identified as Omar Abdel Hamid Hussein fired shots at a Copenhagen center hosting a debate on free speech, killing a film director, then moved on to a synagogue, where he killed a security guard. The head of the Danish security service said that Hussein, a former gang member who was born in Denmark, may have been “inspired by militant Islamist propaganda issued by (Islamic State).” The U.S. has carried out airstrikes against Islamic State positions in Syria and Iraq, a campaign for which President Obama belatedly has requested authorization from Congress. But he rightly has portrayed the military action as a multinational effort and has promised that U.S. forces wouldn’t engage in “long-term, large-scale ground combat operations” against Islamic State. That remains the proper strategy. As for neutralizing Islamic State’s propaganda, the U.S. has been engaged in a campaign to counter the suggestion that the group’s interpretation of Islam is a valid one. How that response is framed is crucial. Critics accuse Obama of excessive delicacy and political correctness because he doesn’t refer to “Islamic terrorism.” But the president’s diplomatic language doesn’t mean he’s in denial about either the existence or the popular appeal of radical interpretations of Islam. Portraying the campaign against Islamic State as a war on Islam wouldn’t just be inaccurate; it would be incendiary and self-defeating. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency

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Shooting holes in gun measure where you are under the influence And the winner of the award for and have a firearm.” worst crime prevention idea I’ve ever Actually, I added the part about heard goes to ... Guns on Campus! Planet Zortron because Fiore could Yes, those who believe that firenot possibly have been referring to arms shall make us safe are promothumans from the Planet Earth. ing a sure-fire (so to speak) way to Is this serious? The New York prevent sexual assaults on female Times reports that bills to permit college students: Arm the “hot little guns on campus have been girls,” as Nevada Assemblyintroduced in 10 states. Not woman Michele Fiore calls surprisingly, the wacko libthem. eral freedom haters who Guy tries anything funny, read The Times were nearly ba-da-bing, ba-da-boom unanimous in their opposi— bullet in the head of a tion to the idea. Among the would-be rapist. questions they raised: Fiore is fond of hot little Do we want intoxicated things. It’s how she devictims handling guns? scribed the 9 mm pistol she As horrific as rapes are, had in a holster between her do we want to replace them thighs during a telephone with summary executions? interview with the Chronicle Do we want to put sexual of Higher Education. assault victims in the posiThe first thing a lot of tion of having to prove their people thought of when innocence of murder? they heard of this push to Couldn’t a guy who can arm students was the ocean Russell Frank overpower an unarmed of alcohol on which un- worked as a woman be able to overpowdergraduate culture floats. reporter, editor er an armed woman before Forget, for a moment, the and columnist she has a chance to use her mayhem a drunk with a gun at newspapers in weapon? could inflict and just think California and Pennsylvania for 13 Wouldn’t non-lethal of the potential for acciden- years before joining pepper spray deter a wouldtal shootings. the journalism be rapist just as effectively? Fiore is not overly con- faculty at Penn The victim usually knows cerned. She informed State in 1998. His Chronicle writer Andy views and opinions the assailant. Why would anyone pack heat on a date? Thomason that alcohol is do not necessarily reflect those of Penn The wacko liberal freenot permitted on campus. dom haters in my Penn State Right. There is no alcohol State University. classes this semester don’t think on campus and no one ever jaywalks much of the guns-on-campus idea eiin downtown State College. ther. The vote: 2 for, 28 against. And besides, Fiore told ThomaThen there’s Tyrone Parham, the son, “If you’re a concealed weapuniversity’s director of police. Paron permit holder, and you’ve got a ham envisions scenarios, fairly combackground check, and you’ve gone mon hereabouts, where a drunk through training, and you know the bumps into another drunk or looks at rules and the law, and you’re from the another drunk’s girlfriend. A shoving Planet Zortron, you’re not going to match ensues. If no one is armed, it put yourself into a drunken situation

I never dreamed I’d end up in education, but I am extraordinarily proud to be an instructor at CPI. Strangely enough, one of the most difficult parts of my job is trying to change the ingrained public perception of what Career and Technical Education (CTE) can and cannot offer today’s students. I am dismayed by how many people still think of CTE as the “vo-tech” of past decades and pass these ideas onto younger generations. These notions are why CTE is undervalued, easily dismissed and even discouraged. However, I hold a unique perspective on this subject because I am a previous student and current instructor within career and technical education. When I was a high school student and decided to enroll at our local votech, my father didn’t feel it was a good educational decision. It ended up being a fight — a fight, my father (who has become one of CPI’s biggest supporters) would tell you today, he is very glad I won. Because of this choice I had the opportunity to discover and nurture my career interests during high school. This early introduction to a field I was interested in allowed me to enroll in college with a

clear vision of what I wanted to study. It provided me the confidence to pursue and obtain my associate degree and bachelor’s degrees. Because of CTE I have been working in the design field for almost 20 years, am pursuing my master’s degree, run two small businesses, and have the opportunity to teach amazing kids a course of study I am passionate about. All of these journeys began with an educational path many thought was a poor choice.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR While I am not trying to downplay the role that vocational education has provided students in the past, I must be clear that the “vo-tech” I attended doesn’t come close to what CTE offers today. CPI has done amazing things to advance their programs over the last 20 years. We provide programs that offer high school students credits for college courses. In addition, our students consistently place in regional, state and even national competitions. We also work one-one-one

with community employers to ensure that students receive the most current skills training, and we incorporate STEM into our everyday classroom activities. However, most importantly, because the program consists of 2.5 hours of instruction a day for three years, we have the necessary time to foster meaningful relationships with our students and can help guide them in a direction that fits their individual needs and strengths. I just want our community to know that CPI is a great option for all kinds of students. We are able to offer opportunities to our students that only present themselves through a CTE. Students with a focused interest are given an advantage in career readiness through education. While other students may save thousands in college tuition when they realize a certain career path isn’t what they’d thought it would be. Therefore, I am asking you to please consider the benefits CTE offers students as it exists today, and not from antiquated and preconceived notions. Yana K. Boyd Reedsville

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usually ends there. Add guns to the mix and things could escalate horrifically. Knowing how careless students are about securing their valuables, Parham also worries about burglars — who don’t have weapons permits and aren’t trained and clearly have no compunction about breaking the law — obtaining guns from unlocked dorm rooms. I, too, can imagine a couple of spooky scenarios. In the “This American Life” radio program devoted to Penn State’s drinking culture in 2009, students confessed to host Ira Glass that they didn’t just find the stop sign they were dragging down the street. They had uprooted it. If students were armed I can see stop signs and other street hardware becoming targets in late-night shooting competitions. After all, if a college kid can stick a bottle rocket up his own butt and light it to see what would happen, as Caitlin Flanagan reported in the Atlantic last year, there’s no telling what a sozzled gunslinger might do. Keep the kitties inside, you townies who live near campus. Bulletproof the house. I could also imagine a distraught student who received a D on a paper sending the prof who graded it to his eternal rest. This prof, accordingly, makes this promise to his loved ones: The day guns are permitted on campus is the day I turn in my pipe, my elbow patches, and my red pen and retire to a land where the palm trees sway. There is no easy solution to the problem of hot little boys forcing themselves on women after a night of drinking, but it would be nice to see a more sensible idea than turning campuses and college towns into shooting galleries.

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Clearing the confusion around cancer cases HERSHEY — Lots of things have been associated with higher risks of developing certain cancers. But there are very few things that have been proven to have a cause-and-effect relationship. “For 99 percent of people who get cancer — especially adults — there is no one specific thing they did that absolutely caused it,” said Dr. Ray Hohl, director of Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute. With some cancers, science has proven that certain lifestyle choices play a big part. For instance, most people know that if you spend years using tobacco, you’re more likely to develop lung cancer. And those who frequent tanning parlors and spend lots of time outdoors without using sunscreen are much more likely to develop skin cancers. Think of cancer as a problem with the body’s normal cells maturing and functioning normally. The cells disrespect boundaries, and multiply in an unregulated way. They invade neighboring tissues and spread via the bloodstream and lymph glands to other parts of the body. Essentially, the cells fail to shut down when they should. In the past decade, scientists have shown that certain types of breast, prostate and colon cancers are hereditary and tend to run in families. When a cancer patient is tested and found to have certain genetic mutations, medical professionals can then counsel relatives about early screening and how to

better manage their risk. Rather than excessively worrying over the latest report that red meat may be linked to certain lower intestinal cancers and forbidding yourself to consume any, a better course of action would be to enjoy your burgers and steaks in moderation. “You can be extremely careful, avoid certain things and still develop cancer,” Hohl said. “It is a disease of aging — the older we get, the more we are likely to develop it because of how long the cells in our bodies have been exposed to things in our environment.” Common sense strategies for staying healthy that have been taught for years are the best course of action when it comes to cancer prevention, Hohl said. Eat lots of fruits and vegetables every day. Enjoy sweets and red meat in moderation. Move your body, stay very active and continue to exercise throughout life. Drink alcohol only in moderation and don’t smoke. And, be happy. More often, studies are showing that patients who are more upbeat have bodies that respond to cancer cells or cancer treatment in more effective ways. “Your mood affects many chemicals in the blood,” Hohl said. “In the oncology world, we used to think of it as ‘well, that’s nice,’ but we didn’t know what to make of it. Now, we are increasingly understanding there is something to that.”

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HERSHEY — With the Internet and social media becoming interwoven into the current era of medicine, Penn State College of Medicine researchers contend that professional medical societies must update or amend their Internet guidelines to address when it is ethical to “Google” a patient. “As time goes on, Googling patients is going to become more and more common, especially with doctors who grew up with the Internet,” said Maria J. Baker, associate professor of medicine. Baker has dealt with the question firsthand in her role as a genetic counselor and medical geneticist. In the case that inspired her recent paper in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, a patient consulted her regarding prophylactic mastectomies. The patient’s family history of cancer could not be verified and then a pathology report revealed that a melanoma the patient listed had actually been a non-cancerous, shape-changing mole. Turning to the Internet, Baker found evidence of the patient capitalizing on being a cancer victim for a cancer she did not have. The question, Baker said, is in what circumstances is it appropriate for a doctor to research a patient using online search engines? “Googling a patient can undermine the trust between a patient and their provider, but in some cases it might be ethically justified,” Baker said. “Health care providers need guidance on when they should do it and how they should deal with what they learn.” With regard to future guidelines, Baker and her coauthors suggest 10 situations that may justify patient-targeted Googling: n Duty to re-contact/warn patient of possible harm n Evidence of doctor shopping — visiting different doctors until a desired outcome is acquired n Evasive responses to logical clinical questions

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a more efficient and effective delivery of services,â&#x20AC;? she said. In a test of the system in December, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh were able to send a 175GB file of deidentified genomic data over the KINBER Member Exchange Service connection to Geisinger. KINBER anticipates data transfer times will improve as the KINBER and Geisinger technical staffs perform end-toend performance tuning on the link. Using KMEX saved researchers the time and expense of having the data burned to a hard drive and then shipped to Geisinger, said Dr. Raghu Metpally, a bioinformatics scientist at Geisingerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sigfried and Janet Weis Center for Research. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The whole process went very smoothly without any data loss or damage,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With GHS massively using genomics in its research and clinics, a dedicated highspeed data transfer system like KINBER makes very large data intensive collaborations easier, either in receiving the data from the service centers or sharing the data across collaborators who are spread to institutions like Penn State University and the University of Pittsburgh,â&#x20AC;? Metpally said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We feel that KINBER/ PennREN offers uniquely reliable Internet connectivity,â&#x20AC;? said John Kravitz, vice president of information technology and associate chief information officer for Geisinger Health System. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Geisinger wanted better connectivity for our researcher collaborators within the

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fications? How is this information that you might potentially learn going to impact the patient-provider relationship and how are you going to document the information about the patient that you might learn?â&#x20AC;? Formal professional guidelines could help health care providers navigate this current â&#x20AC;&#x153;Google blind spot,â&#x20AC;? Baker said. While professional medical groups such as the American Medical Association and the Federation of State Medical Boards provide general guidance on appropriate Internet and social media use, they have yet to address patient-targeted Web searches. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Any professional medical societyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s policy statements on the use of the Internet and social media â&#x20AC;&#x201D;which they should all have â&#x20AC;&#x201D; should undergo revision to help provide guidance to their various health care providers,â&#x20AC;? Baker said. Co-authors on this paper are Daniel R. George, assistant professor, and Gordon L. Kauffman, professor and vice chair of surgery, both at Penn State College of Medicine.

n Claims in a patientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s personal or family history that seem improbable n Discrepancies between a patientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s verbal history and clinical documentation n Levels of urgency/aggressiveness are not justified by clinical assessment n Receipt of discrediting information from other reliable health professionals that calls the patientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s story into question n Inconsistent statements by the patient, or between a patient and their family members n Suspicions regarding physical and/or substance abuse n Concerns regarding suicide risk â&#x20AC;&#x153;Under certain circumstances â&#x20AC;&#x201D; when carefully thought out â&#x20AC;&#x201D; it may be appropriate to Google a patient,â&#x20AC;? Baker said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re hoping that by offering scenarios that raise important ethical questions about the use of search engine technology, we can initiate a conversation that results in the eventual development of professional guidelines. What are the justi-

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Students earn trip to national competition By STEFANIE TOMLINSON

The solution Aquam Inc. proposed involves combining nitrogen with the water that is pumped into the ground. â&#x20AC;&#x153;After the water-nitrogen mixture is injected, it will come out with the oil,â&#x20AC;? said Ivanov. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The oil is then separated from the mixture and the nitrogen is released into the air. The water thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s extracted will be used for forward osmosis, which purifies the water so it can be used again.â&#x20AC;? He said the ratio of nitrogen to water needed for the solution will depend on how deep the solution needs to go. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The deeper the rocks, the harder they are to break, so more pressure is needed. Our process allows us to vary the amount of nitrogen in the mixture from 50 to 95 percent, depending on the depth of the rock. This significantly reduces the amount of water used in the fracturing.â&#x20AC;? Newman said they are brainstorming ways to have nitrogen as well as oxygen available on the fracking site, but â&#x20AC;&#x153;there are challenges to transporting and holding it there, one challenge being oxygenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s flammability.â&#x20AC;? Johnson said itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important to note that other companies have separately considered aspects of Aquam Inc.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s idea before. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our proposal is unique in that we are integrating methods of on-site generation of nitrogen with foam-fracking technologies.â&#x20AC;? Ivanov added, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The generation of these gases is common in large-scale operations, but has not yet been implemented in such small scales.â&#x20AC;? After presenting their proposal against four other Penn State teams in January, Aquam Inc. was selected to move on to the national finals scheduled for Thursday, April 9, and Friday, April 10, in Houston. Newman spent hours researching what happens during the fracking process, so they could better understand how to come up with a viable solution. Ivanov said the team also had to submit a cost-benefit analysis, which was difficult because they are proposing a solution that has never been done before. After the semifinal competition, the team was paired with Natalie Palmer, a chemical engineer at BP who is serving as Aquam Inc.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s adviser. Newman said Palmer is helping the team address potential pitfalls with their solution that they havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t considered. The trio is working on fine-tuning their solution and presentation before competing in Houston against teams from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,

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UNIVERSITY PARK â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Last fall, British Petroleum challenged student teams across the country to provide their best technical solutions to a real-world energy problem. The company made it clear that proposals should be practical, innovative, bold and original. One Penn State team, Aquam Inc., rose to the challenge, and the trio of aspiring engineers will travel to Houston in April to compete in BPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s national Ultimate Field Trip Challenge. Now in its third year in the United States, the UFT competition is one of the many ways BP works with universities to support STEM education initiatives and provides students with opportunities to explore energy industry careers. Participants in this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contest were asked to identify and develop a novel technical solution that will reduce the amount of water utilized by BP operations, or find an effective use for water produced from BP operations. Cassidy Newman, a sophomore in mechanical engineering, said the team opted to address the former. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We could choose to solve this problem for any of BPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s processes, so we went with hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking.â&#x20AC;? According to BPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website, fracking is the process of pumping water underground, mixed with a small proportion of sand and chemicals, at a high enough pressure to create small cracks in the rock. These cracks help to release natural gas that would otherwise not be accessible. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had to select a site for our solution to be implemented, so we picked Pennsylvania,â&#x20AC;? said Alan Johnson, a sophomore in chemical engineering. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fracking is very prominent in the areas between West Virginia and New York because of the large amounts of Marcellus shale. However, our method also can have a global impact because fracking is a viable option in many different regions.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Right now, fracking uses anywhere from 2 (million) to 8 million gallons of water, and this is for just one of the 15 to 20 fracturings completed per well,â&#x20AC;? said Egor Ivanov, a sophomore in mechanical engineering. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This water is either lost into the ground, contaminating groundwater with its many chemicals, or the water that is recovered is shipped off to injection wells, which are often very expensive to drill. Unfortunately, this water is lost forever and cannot be reused.â&#x20AC;?

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TEAM AQUAM INC. is made up of Penn State students Egor Ivanov, Cassidy Newman and Alan Johnson. The trio will travel to Houston in April to compete in BPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ultimate Field Trip Challenge. Rice University, Texas A&M University, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the University of Oklahoma and the University of Texas. When asked what compelled them to compete in the BP UFT Challenge, all three students said itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great opportunity to learn more about the energy industry. Ivanov plans to work at Shell this summer and Johnson will complete an internship at Procter and Gamble. Newman, who will spend her summer at Boeing, said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;My grandfather owned oil rigs in Bradford, Pennsylvania. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in my blood.â&#x20AC;?

The teammates believe their success at the semifinal competition is due, in part, to their history of knowing each other. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We all attended Parkland High School in Allentown, Pennsylvania,â&#x20AC;? said Newman, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and now weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all in the Schreyer Honors College. We do a lot together.â&#x20AC;? The national winner of the U.S. BP UFT Challenge will join the winning teams from the U.K., Canada and Angola on a twoweek field trip to BPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s natural gas operations in Trinidad and Tobago. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even if we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t win, this was a great experience,â&#x20AC;? said Newman.

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Centre Hall Cub Scouts go racing CENTRE HALL — Cub Scout Pack 20 of Centre Hall held its annual Pinewood Derby, which dates back to the 1960s, at St. Luke Lutheran Church on Feb. 21. There were about 25 cars competing for honors. Cubs and their parents work together to carve the racers from blocks of pine, then finish and assemble them. The cars must weigh no more than 5 ounces, and must use the pine block, wheels and axles supplied in the kits. The cars are guided on a wooden downhill track by a raised strip on each lane. The race is configured so that each Cub gets to race on Sam Stitzer covers each of the four lanes Penns Valley for on the track. the Centre County Computers run the Gazette. Email him modern-day Pineat pennsvalley@ wood Derbys. Brent centrecounty Korman used a comgazette.com. mercially available software on his laptop to record the wins of all the heats and determine the three winners in this year’s Pack 20 race. First place went to Garrett Sharer, followed by Teagan Weaver in second place and Scanlon Bobb in third. Other awards were given out for the most creative and realistic designs as well as other categories. The first Pinewood Derby was held on May 15, 1953, in Manhattan Beach, Calif., organized by Cubmaster Don Murphy of Pack 280. Murphy’s son was too young to participate in the popular Soap Box Derby races, so he hatched the idea of racing miniature wooden cars. The cars were gravity-powered like the full-size Soap Box Derby cars, but were much smaller and easier to build. The derby soon spread to Cub Packs across the country, and in 1960, the newly formed Cub Scout Pack 20, led by Cubmaster Don Foust, held its first Pinewood Derby in the Centre Hall Fire Hall. That race was won by a skinny, blondhaired, 10-year-old kid named Sam Stitzer. I remember that I accidentally dropped my

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CUB PACK 20 MEMBERS, along with two sisters, pose with their cars during their recent Pinewood Derby. race car on the way into the Fire Hall, and broke the wheels off their axles. As I sat there with my shattered dream in my hands, my parents noticed my plight, so Dad hurried home to make some quick repairs. He put the axles (which were actually nails) back in their supports with some Plastic Wood, and wrapped them with Scotch tape. He got back to the Fire Hall just in time for me to race. We used a two-lane track back then, and the final heat came down to me and

Bill Kerlin. My car pulled ahead near the end of the track and won by a small margin. For me, it was “the thrill of victory,” and a great memory that will be etched in my mind forever. My little Pinewood Derby car and the blue plaster plaque I won have both survived intact for 55 years. I took the car to the 2015 Pinewood Derby to display as a history lesson for the Cubs. To my surprise, Cubmaster Art Gover declared me the “Grand Marshal” of the derby, and had me run my car down the track as a ceremonial

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beginning of the race. Following the race, I raced it against the top three winners of the day, and came in last. Those little cars have improved a lot in 55 years. The Pinewood Derby has become a favorite event in Cub Scout packs across the nation. The boys and parents alike look forward to building and racing the little cars. The Cubs learn valuable lessons about craftsmanship, patience and being gracious in victory or in defeat … and it’s just a lot of fun.

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NEW HOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH in Spring Township was crowded with diners during its recent spaghetti dinner fundraiser.

Dinner raises funds to pay mortgage By SAM STITZER pennsvalley@centrecountygazette.com

PLEASANT GAP — New Hope United Methodist Church, located at 1089 E. College Ave., east of Pleasant Gap in Spring Township, held a spaghetti dinner fundraiser on Feb. 22. A contemporary-style worship service followed the meal. This dinner was held to raise funds to help pay the loan the congregation took out to buy the church building. The building is the former location of the Maranatha Assembly of God. According to Pastor Bob Dornan, New Hope has its origins in the Weaver United Methodist Church. That church was located on Jacksonville Road, east of Bellefonte, and was acquired and torn down by PennDOT when the interchange of routes I-99 and I-80 was constructed. The Weaver congregation then merged with the Axemann United Methodist Church.

The congregation began looking for a new site several years ago. “The Axemann church was right along the road (Route 144) and on a steep hill. It was getting dangerous and difficult to get to for our older members,” said New Hope member Gail Benner. The congregation purchased the new building in 2013. The spacious new location provides easy access, and plenty of room for all types of church activities. Benner said that the new location is attracting new, younger members with children. “It’s wonderful to have the children here,” she said. New Hope member Phil Houser agreed with Benner. “The young people are our future,” he said. “Without them, the church dies out.” Dornan said the church’s worship services are a combination of traditional and contemporary styles, designed to appeal to members of all ages.

STATE COLLEGE — Schlow Centre Region Library recently announced that the first patron to complete its 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program is 20-month-old Mae Chazal. She is the daughter of Richard and Lauren Chazal. Launched in August, the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program encourages parents and caregivers to expose infants, toddlers and preschoolers to a minimum of 1,000 books by the time they begin kindergarten and rewards them along the way for each 100 books they read together. “Research shows that children learn a great deal when they are read to — they increase their vocabulary and develop critical early literacy skills. Story time is also a wonderful bonding opportunity for children and their caregivers,” said Katie Brennan, a Schlow librarian who heads up the 1,000 BBK program. “We’re so proud of Mae, and of all the families who are working toward this impressive goal.” Mae, whose favorite books include Sandra Boynton board books and stories from her mother’s childhood library, completed the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program in just three short months, averaging 10 books a day. Rewarded at each 100 book interval with a small prize, Mae got to pick out a small stuffed animal when she hit the 1,000 book mark. Participants also get their name on a bookplate in a children’s book in Schlow’s collection, leaving a permanent record of their accomplishment for everyone to see. By offering a simple tracking system and providing incentives for each 100 books read, Schlow’s program has made itself widely accessible to the families who use the library. The “Forest of Fantastic Readers,” where participants can place an animal cut-out each time they complete a 100-book worksheet, is teeming with wildlife images, and Brennan reports that more than 160 children are participating in the program. The 1,000 BBK program is part of a PA Forward initiative to develop basic literacy in Pennsylvania.

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NOAH ROWLAND, of Julian, recently earned his Eagle Scout Award. Pictured, from left, are Barry Rowland, Centre County Commissioner Steve Dershem, Rowland, Centre County Sheriff Denny Nau and Bellefonte Elks representative Patrick Corbett.

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A CHECK FOR $5,000 was recently presented to the Centre County United Way from the Penn State 8 vs. 8 Tournament. The event was organized by Kicks 4 Kids and hosted by Centre Soccer Association. It raised $5,000 each for the Centre County United Way and Easter Seals of Central Pennsylvania. Pictured, from left, are Jeff Garrigan, Alison Weimer, CSA club president Matt Vidic, Carol Zeiss, United Way executive director Tammy Gentzel, Ron Beyer, Ray Marsh and Andrea Dowhower.

Civil War Round Table to meet BOALSBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Central PA Civil War Round Table will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3, at the Pennsylvania Military Museum auditorium, 51 Boal Ave., Boalsburg. John Quarstein will speak on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fall of Fort Fisher, N.C.: The Gibraltar of the Confederacy.â&#x20AC;? The naval and land battle of Fort Fisher occurred 150 years ago on Jan. 15. The last major Atlantic seaport and vital trading route for blockade runners in Confederate control was Wilmington, N.C. Located on one of Cape Fear Riverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s two outlets to the Atlantic Ocean, Fort Fisher protected Confederate Gen. Robert E. Leeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s critical supply line to Petersburg and Richmond. Because of the roughness of the seas there, it was known as the Gibraltar of the South. Quarstein is an award-winning historian, preservationist, lecturer and author. He previously worked for 30 years as director of the Virginia War Museum and as consultant to The Marinersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Monitor Center and currently serves as a historian for the City of Newport News. Quarstein is the author of 14 books; has produced, narrated and written several PBS documentaries; and is the recipient of the National Trust for Historic Preservationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1993 Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Award for Historic Preservation. Anyone interested in the Civil War or in joining the Central PA Civil War Round Table is invited to attend. For more information, contact Central PA CWRT president Lynn Herman at (814) 861-0770.

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Broadcasting discussed Watershed cleanup at Torch Club meeting day scheduled STATE COLLEGE — The early days of public broadcasting in Central Pennsylvania were the subject of the February meeting of the Torch Club of Central Pennsylvania. David Phillips, the station’s second general manager, and Gary Miller, who worked for the station in a variety of roles from the 1960s through the 1980s, talked about the founding and mission of WPSU, in preparation for the station’s 50th anniversary in March. Phillips noted that the university applied for a broadcast license in 1964. The current call letters, WPSU, were not available at that time, so the station was called WPSX-TV. It went on the air in March 1965. The transmitter was located in Clearfield County in order to allow the station to operate on a frequency that would cover 29 largely rural counties in central Pennsylvania. Initially, the station operated from a remote production van until a control room and production studio were built at Wagner Building on the University Park campus. From the beginning, the station focused on providing educational resources for elementary and secondary schools throughout the viewing area. Miller noted that the Allegheny Educational Broadcast Council as created as a consortium of school districts that worked with the station to identify instructional programs, which the station broadcast during school hours. WPSX-TV also produced adult instruction programs, including college-credit “telecourses.” Other programs looked at community issues. Executive producer P.J. O’Connell produced programs that documented small town institutions, including volunteer fire companies, newspapers and hospitals. At the end of the talk, Laura Miller, WPSU director of marketing, joined the discussion to help answer questions from the audience The Torch Club of Central Pennsylvania is one of more than 70 clubs throughout North America that give area professionals an opportunity to meet and share ideas about a wide variety of topics. The next meeting will feature Amit Das, who will talk on “Ramanujan: India’s Most Famous Mathematician.” The talk will take place in Celebration Hall on Wednesday, March 11. For more information about the Torch Club of Central Pennsylvania, visit www.acuri.net/centralpatorchclub. html or contact the club’s membership development coordinator, Gary Miller, at gemsc1@comcast.net.

STATE COLLEGE — ClearWater Conservancy will host its annual Watershed Cleanup Day from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 25, at sites throughout central Pennsylvania. During the past 18 years, Watershed Cleanup Day volunteers have properly disposed of 5.82 million pounds of illegally dumped trash found throughout area watersheds. Through a partnership with Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority, an army of citizen volunteers and the generosity of local contractors, heavy equipment operators, businesses, municipalities, Centre Region Parks and Recreation and the MS4 partners, Watershed Cleanup Day continues to grow every year. A pile of trash is not an attractive sight, but trash can do worse than spoil the natural beauty of the area. Pollutants leaching from trash can enter drinking water. Garbage can also cause injuries, harm wildlife and its removal can use tax dollars that could be put to other uses. Removing trash from our watersheds not only makes it more beautiful, but keeps the surrounding community healthy. Watershed Cleanup Day has enjoyed such success largely because of the people and organizations who continue to donate their time, equipment, labor and funding support year after year. To volunteer, a simple one-page form can be filled out at Clearwater’s website. “We hope that one year there will no longer be any litter polluting our environment, and therefore nothing for our volunteers to cleanup,” said Lori Davis, water resources coordinator of ClearWater Conservancy. “However, until then we will continue to do our best to visibly improve the landscapes of central Pennsylvania while protecting its water resources.” To donate equipment or funds to the cause, contact Davis at (814) 237-0400. Visit www.clearwaterconservancy.org/get_involved/ volunteer to sign up to volunteer.

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THON 2015: A Look Back

Photos by Tim Weight It was an emotional weekend at the Bryce Jordan Center as Penn State students stayed on their feet for 46 hours for the annual IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon. The Nittany Lion danced and Penn State head football coach James Franklin made an appearance. Penn State students raised more than $13 million for the Four Diamonds Foundation.

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Women’s Corner PICCC director discusses women in the workforce By BRITTANY SVOBODA bsvoboda@centrecountygazette.com

As the executive director for the Private Industry Council of Centre County, Cheryl Johnson knows the importance of workforce development throughout the I-99 corridor. Due to Johnson’s efforts for the past 22 years, PICCC is a leader in meeting the employment and training needs for both businesses and individuals throughout central Pennsylvania. For this month’s Women’s Corner, Johnson shared her thoughts about women in the workforce in Centre Coun-

ty, including the importance of doing research about careers and resources that are available. CENTRE COUNTY GAZETTE: Do you see Centre County as a place where there is growth and opportunities for women in the workplace? JOHNSON: There are many opportunities for women in Centre County. When I think back over my own career, it’s amazing to see how the workplace has changed and all the opportunities that have opened up to women during that relatively short period of time. Years ago, I had the privilege of see-

ing the first female engineer promoted into management at Raytheon (formerly HRB). I’ve also seen women assume leadership roles in nonprofit and community organizations, as well as taking on key roles within the priCHERYL JOHNSON vate sector and government. CCG: How are women represented in leadership positions in Centre County?

JOHNSON: When attending Chamber of Business and Industry of Centre County events, and looking at the makeup of their membership, it is clear that women hold many leadership roles within our county. We have women in leadership roles at Penn State, in health care, financial services, construction, manufacturing and professional services, as well as community organizations and elected office, such as commonwealth judge. CCG: What employment and training issues affect women in this area? PICCC, Page 23

Pink Zone support groups personify event’s impact By JOHN PATISHNOCK Special to the Gazette

UNIVERSITY PARK — The way Ann C. ‘Nan’ Crouter describes the party — and it is a party — everyone is welcomed and encouraged to attend. Crouter, the Raymond E. and Erin Stuart Schultz Dean of the College of Health and Human Development, co-hosts a pregame reception prior to the Lady Lions’ annual Pink Zone Game every year. The College of Health and Human Development and the College of Nursing partner to host the event, which allows colleagues

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Wedding planning: If I had to do it all over Ever since I was a little girl, there is a place in the woods on my parents’ property where the forest floor is covered with little dots of sun as the rays shine down through the trees. That spot has always been magical to me. At some point during my relationship with my husband, Greg, he learned of my fascination with this spot. After two years of dating, he took me for a walk in the woods and proposed to me there. And one year later, on Sept. 13, 2014, that’s where we were married. It was one of the best days of my life, and although it was a wonderful event, there are things I would have done differently if I had to do it all over. Here are a few tips I wish I would have known to avoiding mishaps, headaches and a few tears: n Don’t be too cheap. I was all about saving money on Katie Myers is my wedding. I had a budget of $5,000, the advertising which is relatively small. The average coordinator for wedding costs about $25,000. I was the Centre County Gazette. Email cutting corners left and right, and feelher at ads@ ing very proud of it while becoming a centrecounty DIY queen. gazette.com. Although I had a “cheap” wedding, it didn’t look cheap. But, there are some things you just can’t be cheap about. For example, I found robes for my bridesmaids on Etsy for $5 each, which I thought were a steal. When they arrived at my house, however, I tried one on and it looked like something for a 4-year-old. It came up to my waist and I couldn’t even close it. It was like a cardigan. So, I had learned my lesson and spent a little more on the next set of robes — this time they were $30 each. Keep in mind that the average cost of a good quality robe is around $50. In my mind, I was still saving money here. On the morning of my wedding, the robes had still not arrived after being in transit for 36 days. My poor husbandto-be had to run to Kohl’s on the day of the wedding to buy five robes for me and my bridesmaids to get ready in. Lesson finally learned: Just buy the $50 robes. n Have a Plan B. And C. And D. Both my ceremony and reception were outdoors. I had a tent for the reception, but I did not have one for the ceremony. Basically, rain was not an option. I woke up the morning of my wedding to a downpour.

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And then I cried for about two hours. I kept asking myself, and the people I was getting ready with, “What on earth are we going to do?” We would have to get married under the reception tent, but that wasn’t my “magical spot.” Rather, it was set up in my parents’ yard, and I did not want to get married in a yard. By some miracle, the weather finally cleared up by 2 p.m., which was two hours before my ceremony. But then, everyone had to run around like chickens with their heads cut off setting everything up. I originally thought everything would’ve been set up at this point, but now we had only two hours. So, the moral of the story is, have a backup plan for bad weather if you are planning an outdoor wedding, and for everything in general. And, to be safe, have a backup plan for your backup plan. n Hire a videographer. I went back and forth about this. I wanted a video to be able to remember my day, but decided that I could remember it via wedding photos and that it wasn’t worth the cost. Generally, videographers are pretty expensive and I just couldn’t fit it anywhere in my budget. But video captures more emotion than photos. When I look at photos of me saying my vows to my husband, I’m clearly crying but I want to hear the emotion in my voice, and I want to remember every word I said to him. If you can’t fit a videographer into your budget either, ask a friend or family member to record the ceremony on their phone, just so you have it. I really wish I would have thought to do that. n Use Pinterest, but in moderation. I depended pretty heavily on Pinterest when planning my wedding. I had 1,398 pins on my wedding board by the time it was all said and done, which gave me lots of DIY projects to do. Some of them actually turned out OK. But the majority of them were major fails. I literally laughed out loud at a few of my outcomes when I compared them to the Pinterest photos. Then, I realized how much time I wasted on these impossible projects and it wasn’t funny anymore. Pinterest is a helpful tool for getting inspiration and finding free templates, but be warned that not everything will turn out as it appears on the website. Don’t waste too much time on the little projects; people really won’t notice if you didn’t have little lace balls hanging from the ceiling. n Honor those who helped. We had an army of people helping us, from my mom’s

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Short gowns gain favor with new brides By LEANNE ITALIE The Associated Press

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relaxed, comfortable and economical. A short gown was just right for her September nuptials, said the 27-year-old bank worker from Madison, Wis. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had tried on a few long dresses and none of them felt like me. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a very practical person. My mom picked out the short dress from a sale rack, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rare that I would like anything that my mom picks out,â&#x20AC;? she said with a laugh. Once the domain of older or remarrying brides, short gowns are enjoying a little more of the love, from luxury brands like Monique Lhuillier, Oscar de la Renta and Marchesa to more affordable offerings at Davidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bridal, which has a bustling retail website and about 300 stores around the country. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of people are doing more intimate settings, so a shorter dress just feels more appropriate. If they do the big wedding, some change into a shorter dress so they can dance and have a good time,â&#x20AC;? Lhuillier said. Exactly how short is up to the bride. There are minis, high-low hemlines (high in the front and lower in the back), knee lengths, tea lengths below the knee and socalled â&#x20AC;&#x153;transformers,â&#x20AC;? where a long train or sheer skirt detaches to show off a short dress underneath. Designer Zac Posen put his own sister in one of the convertibles â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in red â&#x20AC;&#x201D; for her 2004 wedding. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Her huge train came off to become a mini and she took it off to Judy Garlandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? he said. Long gowns remain the clear majority of the $2.6 billion-a-year bridal gown market, noted Darcy Miller, editorial director for Martha Stewartâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bridal site, Marthastewartweddings.com. But â&#x20AC;&#x153;more and more brides seem to be seeking no-fuss, lightweight and easier silhouettes,â&#x20AC;? she said. At Davidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bridal, 26 of the 75 gowns launched for spring 2015 are short, said Ann Acierno, executive vice president for design, merchandising and product development. Posen includes a few short looks in his Truly Zac Posen collection at Davidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bridal. He said red-carpet trends influence some brides. Among high-profile brides to go short recently were fashion â&#x20AC;&#x153;itâ&#x20AC;? girl Olivia Palermo and actor Cheryl Hines, who married Robert F. Kennedy Jr. last August in a strapless white tea-length creation by Romona Keveza. Vera Wang makes short gowns, too, in a range of price

points that includes her White collection for Davidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bridal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think you should wear what you feel most beautiful and most comfortable in, and also what is most you, most individual,â&#x20AC;? Wang said. Shorter dresses can be less expensive â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a huge factor for Bradley at her country club wedding before 125 guests. Her dress cost $400. She spent another $100 on a chunky glass statement necklace with matching earrings, and $99 for a pair of 4-inch Calvin Klein heels in dusty gold with a T-strap and side buckle. But embellished, hand-sewn, custom short gowns arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t necessarily cheaper, depending on the materials and designer. Emmy Mitchell, 33, of Columbus, Ohio, wore custom when she went short for her 2011 wedding. She had originally planned to modify the 75-year-old long ivory satin gown worn by her mother and grandmother, but a mishap with a seamstress left much of the fabric unusable. She regrouped, found another seamstress and was able to salvage some of the original fabric for the bodice of a new gown, inspired by the strapless, full Vivienne Westwood design that â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sex and the Cityâ&#x20AC;? character Carrie Bradshaw wore when Mr. Big jilted her at the altar in the first movie based on the TV series. Mitchellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s advice for others who want to go short? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Go with your gut. Just go for it. It was the best decision of our wedding. It made everyone loosen their collars and say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Okay, this is a fun event. We can all cut loose tonight.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

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Basic ideas to consider when planning nuptials During the wedding planning process, you are going to hear a lot of opinions, whether they are about colors, the foods that should be offered, or even the type of music that should be played. Everyone you meet will want to share his or her advice. You will hear a lot of “don’t do this” or “do be sure to do this.” While each wedding is unique to the couple, here are some basic dos and don’ts that can help in the planning process: n Do get wedding insurance. Several venues are starting to require event liability insurHolly Wagner is ance. This policy can co-owner of H&K also be extended to Weddings and cover other aspects Events, based out of Pine Grove Mills. of the wedding. It can Contact her at cover damage to rentholly@eventsbyhk. als, loss of deposits or com. an excited guest who has too much to drink. The cost is minimal and worth it for peace of mind. n Don’t do a cash bar. You might have a different opinion

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about this, but making your guests pay for alcohol is tacky. If money is a concern, at least have beer and wine on hand that guests can have for free. n Don’t forget to eat on the day of the wedding. The day of your wedding will go by in a blur. With all the excitement — and nerves — it can be easy to forget to eat. It is going to be a long day and you need fuel to get through it. Lack of food may cause you to get sick and you don’t want to spend your wedding day in the bathroom. n Don’t worry if something goes wrong. As with life, nothing is perfect. There will probably be a few hiccups along the way and things may not go quite as envisioned. Just remember to smile and think about what matters at the end of the day — sharing your new life with your betrothed. n Do consider, at least, a day-of coordinator. Even if you aren’t interested in a wedding planner, consider having someone there the day of the wedding to oversee the event. There are a lot of last minute items that will need to be done and a million questions that will need to be answered. Plus, the coordinator can help with those little hiccups that pop up and you will be never the wiser. n Do make sure your voice is heard.

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be pressured to do something you really don’t want to. Make sure the wedding is a reflection of the two of you, and that your personalities are incorporated.

Food bars trending as new additions to wedding options It’s no surprise that candy bars at wedding receptions are starting to feel a little overdone. A few years ago, newlyweds began having candy bars in addition to the cake to satisfy those with a sweet tooth. It added an aesthetic aspect to the theme colors and it offered guests a favor to take home with them. But now, the novelty factor has worn off. Newlyweds have recently started taking a more unique and personalized approach to the candy bar by choosing foods and snacks that they both enjoy for their “bar,” instead of limiting it to just candy. Whether you have a sweet tooth or prefer salty treats, consider adding one — or several — of the following food bars to your reception or after-party: waffles, hot

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WAFFLES, yes waffles, have become a popular food item at wedding celebrations. They can be garnished with nearly anything sweet. once you have all the other wedding decisions made. Another thing to keep in mind is to not buy for every single person who’s attending the wedding. A portion of the guests will still be full from dinner by the time

dessert rolls around and others will be too busy dancing or might not have a taste for your snack choice. Whatever you do, do it with love, make it your own and don’t forget to enjoy it for yourself.

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Looking back, I wish my husband or I would have made a speech during the reception or sent them all small gifts. I’m still not sure they know how much we appreciated them. Wedding planning will happen faster than you expect. I know there are a ton of things I forgot to do, including forgetting to wear my veil. I didn’t even realize it until the next day. But guess what? No one even noticed. It’s easy to get caught up in all the little things, but just remember what it’s really about: celebrating the start of your new life with your husband or wife.

boots. Guests jumped in to help finish setting up so that everyone in the wedding party could get showered and dressed. I had cousins putting tablecloths on tables and aunts lighting candles until about 10 minutes before the ceremony. I don’t know what I would have done without them. The problem is, I didn’t plan ahead for any kind of recognition or big “thank you” for all these generous helpers. I wish there was a way that we could have thanked them more for what they did besides a general “thank you” note.

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For the love of the game — and beyond Shields’ senior project will benefit Jimmy V Foundation

By CHRIS MORELLI editor@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE — State College Area High School’s Hannah Shields needed a senior project. She wanted to do something fun, something she enjoys and make sure that it helped a charitable organization. It will happen on Saturday, Feb. 28, when Shields holds a softball clinic for youngsters from 1 to 3 p.m. in the State College Area High School North Gymnasium. “I got a chance to see how it was done (last year) and I thought it was a really cool idea,” Shields said. “I love softball and I thought it would be amazing to see kids coming out. Even if they don’t love softball, maybe this will help them learn to love it. I thought it might help softball flourish.” The fee — for a couple of hours of expert instruction — is a mere $20. The proceeds, Shields explained, will go to the Jimmy V Foundation. The Jimmy V Foundation funds cancer research. “I’m a huge fan of college basketball. I love watching Duke and Kentucky play. You always hear a lot about Jimmy V. I never really understood what it was, so I did some research. I thought it was amazing that all the proceeds go to funding cancer research,” Shields said. Shields’ senior project comes just one weekend after THON, which raised more than $13 million for the Four Diamonds Foundation, which helps combat pediatric cancer. “Everyone hears about THON around

here. This is even bigger and I just wanted to be able to contribute to that,” Shields said. According to Shields, there’s enough space for 25 participants. As of press time, the clinic was nearly full. She has six of her fellow students helping with the clinic, as well as her head coach. Shields is a pitcher for the Lady Little Lions. She loves the game, she said, and wants to pass on her love of the game to those who are just getting started. “I think a lot of kids don’t get into (softball) as much as we did. For them to see the high school girls and to see how far we’ve come, I think they’ll want to be like us. Teaching the little kids the right fundamentals will get them prepared for when they’re older. If we can help teach them, it will help build the program,” Shields said. Although area fields are still covered in snow, Shields said that she’s looking forward to getting into a gym and spending a few hours throwing a softball around. The fact that it involves teaching makes it all the better, she said. “Softball has always been that one place where I can go and just forget everything else that’s going on … whether it’s a boyfriend who broke up with me or a bad fight with a friend. You always have a close bond with your teammates. The teammates who help pick you up, you’ll always have them,” Shields said. And while Shields will be doing a little bit of everything come Saturday, she will really look forward to teaching the young pitchers how to throw the ball across the plate.

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STATE COLLEGE Area High School’s Hannah Shields will hold a softball clinic for her senior project. All of the proceeds will be donated to the Jimmy V Foundation. She loves pitching. There’s nothing quite like striking someone out, she said. “It’s just an amazing feeling to know that you’ve really helped your team. It’s great to work so hard for something that you really love and see the results on the field,” Shields said. In addition to being her senior project and helping a great cause, Shields said that she’s really looking forward to being

with her friends on what will probably be a frigid Saturday afternoon. “To get together to with all the State High softball players, it gets me excited,” she said. “We only get to play together one more short season. I know that all the hard work we put in this winter is going to pay off in the spring and the summer and we’re going to have an amazing season.”

Huntingdon edges Bellefonte in District 6 playoffs By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com

TYRONE — This wasn’t exactly David and Goliath. Yet there was no question that Huntingdon was physically far bigger and stronger than Bellefonte when they met up in the District 6 Class AAA first-round at Tyrone on Feb. 23. Not only that, but Huntingdon won the two previous meetings against Bellefonte (8-15) — the second by 20 points — and the No. 4 Bearcats were eyeing a shot at No. 1 Somerset in a possible big semi-final showdown. The Red Raiders were at hand, however, and despite all the obstacles, they were not at all ready to cooperate. Bellefonte’s deliberate ball handling and solid match-up zone defense slowed down the Bearcat’s frantic, up-and-down game and turned this one into a chess match. A chess match that saw Bellefonte have two chances in the final 30 seconds to tie the game and send it into overtime. Both ultimately failed, and Huntingdon escaped, barely, with a 36-33 win. “We exerted a lot of energy on our defensive end,” Bellefonte coach Darin Hazel said, “but at the end of the day, we were in a position to win the game. That’s all you can ask of these boys. They’ve come a long way.” Bellefonte’s game plan was especially effective in the first half. Waiting for good shots, taking care of the ball, and closely marking Huntingdon’s high scoring front court of Nate Gearhart, Matt Speck and 6-foot-6 Kobren Frederick gave the Raiders a 14-9 first-quarter lead and a 21-19 edge

at halftime. Bellefonte’s Dan Caprio (eight points), Bryce Steiner (eight points), Hunter Knisely (seven) and Trent Fortnay (six) consistently scored on drives and open jump shots. But Huntingdon’s incessant pressure began taking its toll in the third quarter on the Raiders, and mistakes and turnovers handed the momentum — and the lead — to the Bearcats entering the final quarter. “We got a little tight there in the second half,” Hazel said. “We had back-door layups open all night, but we didn’t take advantage of them. “Give us credit for our defense on Gearhard (four points) and Frederick (seven points), and give them credit for their traps that created points for them. “I mean (Gearhart) is an unbelievable player. He’s big and strong, shoots the ball well, takes it inside and he’ll play at the next level. You just have to limit what he does, and what a job by our guys.” With Hundingdon ahead 31-27, play slowed to a crawl in the fourth quarter. Neither team wanted to make a big mistake, and the Bearcats were especially careful holding onto their slim four-point lead. At one point, Huntingdon held the ball out at half court, running the clock for over a minute. “I would have let them hold it forever,” Hazel said, “but at three I wanted to try to surprise them. They were out of position a little bit and we could spring a one-threeone on them. It actually worked, but at the end of the day, the offensive rebounds hurt us.” Both of the rebounds Hazel spoke of were snared by Hudson Speck. The first

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BELLEFONTE’S HUNTER KNISELY fights through traffic during the Feb. 23 District 6 Class AAA playoff game with Huntingdon. The Bearcats won, 36-33. one put him on the line and he made one of two to give Huntingdon a 34-31 lead at the three-minute mark. The second one came after a Bearcat miss with just 1:35 to play. Speck grabbed the rebound, followed it with a layup, and was fouled. He missed the free throw, but the damage was done as Huntingdon led 36-33. Bellefonte still had chances after the Bearcats twice missed front ends of oneand-ones, but the Raiders could not convert.

The clock ran out after their final try — a Caprio 3-pointer try that fell short. “We really grew up,” Hazel said. “We have a young team, and they never quit and stuck to the game plan. “One of the things is just teaching these guys how to win. At some point they’re going to do it. I’m really happy the way the program is headed right now.” Bellefonte finished its season at 8-15, and with the victory, Huntingdon got its shot against Somerset at Richland High School on Feb. 25.

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Centre County teams fare well at districts Despite the brutal winter in Centre County, it was a quick season for the six area high school wrestling teams. Participating in the Class AA District 6 Tournament, Penns Valley advanced five place winners to the Southwest Class AA Regional Championships. Meanwhile, St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy failed to advance any grapplers from the district tournament and saw its season come to an end. For the first time in quite a few years, the Feb. 21 AAA district tournament was held with one eye on the wrestling mat and one eye on the radar with a snowstorm on the horizon. So with weather on the officials’ minds, the afternoon break was shortened in an effort to complete the session to quickly alleviate the concern of John Dixon the long drives for several teams and covers high school wrestling for the fans, including Bald Eagle, Bellefonte, Centre County Central Mountain, State College and Gazette. Email especially the Philipsburg-Osceola him at sports@ and Mifflin County teams that had to centrecounty go over treacherous mountains to regazette.com. turn home. Here’s a look at Penns Valley’s day at the AA districts, as well as a review of the four other Centre County teams’ results during the PIAA District 6 Class AAA Tournament, held at the Altoona High School Field House:

JOHN DIXON

PENNS VALLEY

The Rams will be participating at the Southwest Class AA Regional Championships at Canon McMillan High School in Canonsburg with five place winners, including one champion in Corey Hazel at 182.

Also wrestling at regionals will be Curtis Decker, 126, second; Andrew Hurd, 152, third; Jared Hurd, 132, fourth; and Darren Yearick, 106, fourth.

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The Eagles will take four wrestlers back to Altoona for the Class AAA Regional Championships, including freshman Seth Koleno, the champion at 126, junior Josh Fye, the champion at 285, and fourth-place finishers Garrett Rigg, at 120, and Mitchell Taylor, at 195. Koleno, seeded second, defeated top-seeded Luke Leathers, of Bellefonte, 4-1 in the championship final. Fye then posted a 5-0 win over Bryce Hanly, of Central Mountain, for the crown at 285.

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The Red Raiders advanced eight grapplers to the regionals but, only one, sophomore Brock Port, will return to Altoona as a champion. Port, at 132, posted a 16-0 technical fall in 5:22 for his title. Top-seeded at 120, Aaron Witherite lost a tough 2-0 decision to Keanan Bottorf, of Central Mountain. The same at 126 for the Red Raiders’ Luke Leathers, who fell 4-1 to BEA’s Koleno and Trevor Corl, a three-time district winner, who was stunned 11-2 by Mifflin County’s Hayden Hidlay. The Red Raiders had four other grapplers place in the tournament who will advance to the regional tournament: Shafiq Blake, fourth at 106; Chase Gardner, 138, a 3-0 winner for third place; Nate Rosenberger, third at 152 following a fall in 4:49; and Dillon Kephart, third at 182, after posting a 3-1 decision.

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The Mounties had two runners-up, a third-place finish and a fourth that won a return to the Altoona Field House for regionals.

Junior Dakota Weitoish lost a heartbreaker at 138 in a 3-1 sudden victory by top-seeded freshman Trent Hidlay, of Mifflin County, while junior Nick Patrick was downed 13-4 to top-seeded junior Noah Stewart, also of Mifflin County, at 160. Finishing third for the Mounties was fifth-seeded sophomore Levi Hughes, who won two matches in the wrestlebacks before edging Dalton Long, of Hollidaysburg, 7-6 for the bronze medal. P-O’s freshman Matt Johnson dropped a 4-1 decision to Kyle Smith, of Mifflin County, and placed fourth to advance to regionals.

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The Little Lions advanced seven grapplers to the regionals, but the road gets a little tougher for State College, as all finished third, making for tougher seedings. At 106, sophomore Adam Stover wrestled to his seeding with a fall in 1:58 over the Red Raiders’ Blake for third place. Junior Anthony Myers, also seeded third, posted a 2-0 win over Jerrell Kephart, of Altoona, while fifth-seeded junior Dalton Barger recorded a fall in 2:59 over Colton Walls, of Hollidaysburg, to advance. At 170, No. 3 junior William Roeshot posted a tough 4-3 win over Mifflin County’s Keith Corson for the bronze medal to advance. No. 4-seeded junior Cory Dreibelbis surprised No. 3 seed, Mitchell Taylor, of BEA, by fall in :55. At 220, the Little Lions’ No. 5-seeded Pete Haffner stunned P-O’s No. 2 seed, Micah Sidorick, in the wrestlebacks, 3-2, and then posted a 4-3 win over Hollidaysburg’s Tevin Pulcine for the bronze medal. The Little Lions’ 285-pounder, No. 3-seeded junior Jack Vandervort, posted a pair of falls in the wrestlebacks, 3:53 over Altoona’s David Hess and in 2:44 for the bronze medal over Hollidaysburg’s Hunter Gill.

Man adds perfect game to previous hole-in-one By JOHN DIXON sports@centrecountygazette.com

BELLEFONTE — When it comes to bowling and the game of golf, which would you prefer — making a hole-inone or bowling a perfect 300 game? If you are Vernon Crawford, of Boalsburg, there are no questions, since he recently achieved the double accolade by throwing a perfect game while playing in the Millheim Senior League at the Bellefonte Lanes. To top that off, Crawford also had two eagles during the same round of golf, another rare feat, and it was in the club championship tournament at the Centre Hills Country Club against Ray Agostinelli. According to a retired chairman of the Mathematics Department at Boston University hired by Golf Digest, to calculate the odds of getting a hole-in-one using the ‘best available” data and also bowling a game of 300 are surprising. In golf, according to the magazine, the odds of a PGA Tour player making an ace is 3,000 to 1, a low-handicapper making an ace is 5,000 to 1 and the average player making an ace is 12,000 to 1. The odds of an adult male bowling a perfect game are 1 in 11,500. A professional bowler’s strike percentage is typically over 60 percent, with the record over a season being 66.28 percent. A perfect game requires 12 consecutive strikes and the odds are about 460 to 1. These odds are

better than a PGA Tour player making an ace, so a perfect game is a bit easier for a professional bowler. “It was my first 300 game,” said Crawford of his feat. “My second highest score I ever accomplished was rolling a 289. I carry an average of 182. “The 300 game came during a Millheim Seniors League game at the Bellefonte Lanes,” said Crawford, a member of the Frosty Hook team. “Having thrown 10 strikes in a row before, I wasn’t as nervous until I threw the 11th one. Then it registered, this could be a perfect game and my left leg started to shake. I took a deep breath and stepped back and paused until I got it to stop shaking. “After releasing the ball and watching the 12th strike go down you, could hear me in three counties. They were 12 good pocket hits. “The pressure for me built after getting the first 10 strikes and by the last frame I had to have mental focus like never before because I was aware that I could get a 300,” said Crawford. “That, and the whole alley stopped to watch the 10th frame. The pressure factor alone makes the 300game much harder, no matter what the odds say. “Having just bowled my first 300, I will tell you that even though I have recorded a hole-in-one, I am much prouder of the 300 game,” continued Crawford. “There is no pressure to a hole in one. No one stands on the tee of a par 3 with the pressure that, ‘Wow, I can get a hole-in-one.’” Crawford’s hole-in-one occurred at the former State College Elks Country Club, now Mountain View Country

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Penn State hockey squad splits with Minnesota By TREY COCHRAN sports@centrecountygazette.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State split six points in a huge series with the 17thranked Minnesota Golden Gophers to stay within two points of first place in the Big Ten. The Nittany Lions are now 8-5-1 in the conference after two one-goal games, one being decided in overtime. “I thought (in) the first we had some flow,” said Penn State head coach Guy Gadowsky. In game one, Penn State’s Taylor Holstrom fed a drop pass to David Goodwin who wound up and went bar down on the Golden Gophers’ goalie Adam Wilcox to give the Nittany Lions the 1-0 lead early in the game. Minnesota’s Jake Bischoff helped level the game at one when he came streaking down the far sideboards and took a weak shot that was tipped in by Christian Isackson early in the middle period. “We were doing some good things, but its tough against any team to continue to have momentum if you’re going to take three penalties in a period, especially against a team like Minnesota,” said Gadowsky. Two minutes after tying the game on a power play, Justin Kloos wheeled into the slot and ripped a shot over P.J. Musico’s right shoulder. Kloos’ goal ended up being the gamewinning goal, as Penn State loaded Wilcox with 15 shots in the third period but could not get a goal to tie the game.

“I thought we were struggling generating opportunities,” said Gadowsky. “When we’re not finding a way to generate opportunities we don’t look very cohesive.” The Nittany Lions got off to a perfect start Feb. 23, after going up 2-0 in the first period. Following a wraparound attempt from Curtis Loik, the Lions converted on a power play opportunity as Loik found his rebound to give the Lions a 1-0 lead. Five minutes later, freshman Scott Conway broke free for a breakaway. After turning Wilcox inside out, Conway roofed the puck with his backhand to put Penn State up two. Halfway through the game, Mike Reilly fed Travis Boyd, who wheeled with the puck into the high slot and ripped a shot passed Musico for Minnesota’s first goal of the night. Later in the second, on a four-on-four, Conway and Scheid came speeding down the ice on a passed back and forth until the defender and goalie were out of position and Conway finished for his second of the game. Just a minute later, the Golden Gophers brought the game within one when Boyd scored his second of the game on a pass from Reilly and Kyle Rau. With just 40 seconds remaining in the game and the goalie pulled, Minnesota got the game-tying goal as Sam Warning scored on a backdoor pass from Hudson Fasching. “I probably should have had it, I knew the guy was there, but he was just on the doorstep and could have had a cup of tea,”

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P.J. MUSICO had a solid weekend in the net for the Nittany Lions, who split a series with Minnesota. said Musico jokingly. “The main thing is to just have a short-term memory.” Two minutes into the overtime, the Golden Gophers’ Michael Brodzinski took an elbowing penalty, which gave Luke Juha and the Nitttany Lions a great opportunity. “Bailey got it on the far wall and passed it to me (at the point), and I had tons of time,” said junior Juha. “I was looking for sticks (to make) a shot pass and luckily it just got through everybody and went in.” The unintentional goal was just Juha’s second goal of the season, but it snagged the Nittany Lions a much-needed three

points in the Big Ten. After being moved to winger this weekend, Conway posted two goals and an assist in the second game. “He was tremendous tonight,” said Gadowsky. “I think that might have been his best all-around game and that was a big time goal in the first.” The Nittany Lions go on the road to Columbus, Ohio, to face the Buckeyes Friday, Feb. 27, and Saturday, Feb. 28, in the teams’ second series this season. The two split their two games in early January at the Pegula Ice Arena. Penn State outscored Ohio State 8-6 in the series.

Lady Lions hockey team looks forward to playoffs By TREY COCHRAN correspondent@centrecountygazette.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — The Robert Morris Colonials swept the Penn State women’s ice hockey team to drop the Nittany Lions to fourth in the College Hockey America standings to end the regular season. Penn State dropped to 9-9-2 in the CHA. “If there is a silver lining today, we love playing hockey and we are right back at it in Pegula Arena Friday night,” said Penn State head coach Josh Brandwene after the Feb. 21 game. “This team has worked really hard and we are going to have a home series here and it is something everyone is looking forward to.” The first round playoff series will open at 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 27, versus the Lindenwood Lions, who finished fifth in the CHA with a 7-11-2 conference record. The two teams split their home and away series this year and the Nittany Lions outscored Lindenwood 9-8, head-to-head. Game two is set for 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 28, and if necessary, game three will take place at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 1. During the Feb. 20 game, after a slick deck by a Penn State defender, RMU’s Rebecca Vint slid the puck through Celine Whitlinger’s five-hole to put the Colonials up one midway through the first period. On a shot from the point, Robert Morris’ Rikki Meilleur tipped the puck through

traffic and, unbeknownst to Whitlinger, it snuck past the goal line for a 2-0 lead 15 minutes into the opening period. With less than a minute left in the second period, Vint emerged from behind the goal line and wrapped around a puck to put the Colonials up 3-0. Early in the final frame, RMU’s Jessica Gazzola picked the puck up at half boards, then danced inside the faceoff dot and ripped a shot past the Lady Lions’ goalie to go up four. Near the end of the third period, Penn State ruined Jessica Dobbs shutout when Bella Sutton converted on the power play to end the game at 4-1. Despite the loss, Brandwene was pleased with the team’s performance. “In 25 years of coaching, that’s the best I have ever had a team play and not get the result that they hoped for,” said Brandwene. “I’m proud of the chances we generated.” The Lady Lions got the scoring started in game two when Hannah Bramm took a weak shot on Dobbs that bounced off her leg pad right onto Caitlin Reilly’s stick for a empty net goal. “I think we got off to a great start today, I think we picked up right were we left off, and give Robert Morris a lot of credit; they had a great response,” said Brandwene. Respond they did; Robert Morris put up four unanswered goals on the Nittany

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The Colonials closed the game out when Mikaela Lowater converted on a shorthanded goal, on a feed from Katie Fergus, with five minutes left in the game. After a tough ending to the regular season, Brandwene is looking forward to the playoffs. “It’s that moment of the season where the reset gets hit for everybody, everybody’s record is zero and zero, and its all what you do going forward,” said Brandwene. “We are really chomping at the bit to get at it.”

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Lions celebrate Senior Day with lopsided win UNIVERSITY PARK — Senior Day is usually reserved for honoring long-time members of a team’s starting lineup and valuable backups who contributed to the team in other ways. For Penn State, most of the 10 starters who wrestled against Rider will represent the Nittany Lions in the postseason. However, two weights have yet to be decided in what’s been a season marked by injuries at one weight and incredibly close competition at another. Penn State honored a large group of wrestlers during Senior Day activities. It Andy Elder was only fitting that covers Penn State the three of those 11 wrestling for The who graced the startCentre County ing lineup would win. Gazette. Email him at sports@ The No. 6 Nittany centrecounty Lions (11-4, 6-3 Big gazette.com. Ten) won nine of 10 bouts, built up a 22-8 edge in takedowns and dispatched a feisty Rider team, 30-3, in front of 6,509 fans Feb. 22 in Rec Hall. While the fans seemed appreciative of all those who were honored, coach Cael Sanderson was less than enthused about the effort his team displayed. “They have some good kids in their lineup this year. I think they’re getting better. I wasn’t super excited with the way we competed. We were kind of boring,” he said.

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“We weren’t really pushing the pace as much as we like to. If you wrestle in Rec Hall and want to keep selling it out, you better wrestle and score points, and I’m not sure we did that today. I think Rider had something to do with that.” Luke Frey (157 pounds), Matt Brown (174) and Jimmy Lawson (285), who all started, along with Jon Gingrich, Nick Ruggear, Andrew and Dylan Alton, Rex Lutz, Josh Rogers, Michael Waters, James Frascella and Brandon Phillips were recognized before the match. Penn State won four of the first five bouts, but Rider pushed the pace in the early going in many of the matches. Jordan Conaway shook off an early takedown by J.R. Wert with a takedown of his own, a tilt in the second and three escapes for an 8-4 decision. At 133, Jimmy Gulibon used a secondperiod escape, third-period takedown and riding time point for 1:30 in riding time to edge Robert Deutsch, 4-1. Rider finally broke through with a win at 141. Chuck Zeisloft used a takedown and an escape and held off a late rally by Kade Moss for a 3-2 win. Penn State bounced back with a win at 149 as Zack Beitz scored a takedown on the edge of the mat and two back points to pull out a 6-3 win over B.J. Clagon at 149. Then, at 157, Luke Frey parlayed an early five-point move into a 10-4 decision over Chad Walsh to give the Nittany Lions a 12-3 at the intermission. It was Frey’s first dual meet win and Rec Hall debut in his last dual meet as a Nittany Lion. “It was awesome. It’s an amazing feeling to be in front of a crowd. To be able to get that win, it’s a great feeling,” he said.

Frey may or may not be the Lions’ postseason starter. Sanderson said Frey beat Cody Law in another wrestle-off. He then indicated that “we’re going to give Dylan (Alton) a chance to earn that spot.” The two teams seemed to trade roles after the break, as the Nittany Lions picked up their intensity and the Broncs didn’t seem to have as much kick. That started at 165, where No. 18 Garett Hammond had to go to overtime tiebreaker to earn a major decision. He started on bottom in the first 30-second rideout, escaped, took Conor Brennan down to his back for a 10-4 lead after the first tiebreaker period. Brenan had to take injury time when he injured an already taped knee. That allowed Hammond to start down again for the start of the second tiebreaker period and he escaped and scored another takedown to secure a 13-4 major decision. Crowd favorite Brown was up next and he didn’t disappoint, even though Ryan Wolfe didn’t exactly cooperate. Brown had his way, scoring five takedowns in a 14-3 major decision. After the match, he was reflective of his wrestling journey. “We get to go out and wrestle but that’s because we’ve had support growing up our whole lives. It was good that our parents could be recognized today. Even now my wife helps. The logistics of it, you can’t do this by yourself, and our parents play a big role in that,” he said. Matt McCutcheon kept the momentum rolling for Penn State as he hung on for a 6-4 win at 184. No. 4 197-pounder Morgan McIntosh pushed Penn State’s lead to 26-4

with an 11-5 decision. Finally, at 285, Lawson, who Sanderson said won another wrestle-off with Gingrich to win the spot, used five takedowns to major Greg Velasco, 12-4, and send the fans home happy. “For me it’s a little bit of a weird feeling. I’ve been through three years of this program, but I felt like I’ve always been a Nittany Lion. It’s amazing how time flies,” Lawson said. Penn State will now prepare for the Big Ten Championships, which are slated for Saturday, March 7, and Sunday, March 8, at Ohio State’s St. John Arena in Columbus, Ohio. No. 6 Penn State — 30 Rider — 3 (Feb. 22 at University Park) 125: No. 9 Jordan Conaway, PSU, dec. J.R. Wert, 8-4 133: No. 5 Jimmy Gulibon, PSU, dec. Robert Deutsch, 4-1 141: Chuck Zeisloft, R, dec. Kade Moss, 3-2 149: No. 14 Zack Beitz, PSU, dec. B.J. Clagon, 6-3 157: Luke Frey, PSU, dec. Chad Walsh, 10-4 165: No. 18 Garett Hammond, PSU, maj. dec. Conor Brennan, 13-4 174: No. 2 Matt Brown, PSU, maj. dec. Ryan Wolfe, 14-3 184: No. 19 Matt McCutcheon, PSU, dec. Clint Morrison, 6-4 197: No. 4 Morgan McIntosh, PSU, dec. Donald McNeil, 11-5 285: No. 7 Jimmy Lawson, PSU, maj. dec. Greg Velasco, 12-4 Ridge Riley Award winner: Matt Brown, 174 pounds Referee: Matt Sorochinsky Attendance: 6,509 Takedowns: Rider 8; Penn State 22 Records: Rider 13-8; Penn State 11-4, 6-3 Big Ten Next match: Penn State at Big Ten Championships, March 7-8 at St. John Arena, Columbus, Ohio

State High boys and girls ready for postseason play By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE — Both the State College High School boys’ and girls’ basketball teams will square off on Thursday, Feb. 26, in the District 6 AAAA Championship games at Mt. Aloysius College against very familiar rivals — the Altoona Mountain Lions. For the State High boys, Altoona is a team that the Little Lions defeated twice during the regular season. Don’t get too comfortable with that fact just yet, because Altoona has steadily progressed since the teams first met back on Jan. 10. That first game, played at State College, was a blowout almost from the opening tap. SC senior Mike Caswell dropped in 27 points as the Little Lions built a 27-point halftime lead and coasted home with a 76-45 non-league win. Two weeks later, SC put three players in double figures — Caswell (12), Tyler Hall (12) and Tyler Snyder (10) — and beat the Mountain Lions again, but this time by 68-56 in a much more competitive game. Altoona’s Jacob Port scored 20 in that loss. Since then, however, Altoona has won five of its last six games and finished the regular season on a fivegame win streak. That streak included wins over Williamsport, Bishop Guilfoyle, Bishop McCort, Huntingdon and Central Mountain. All those victories were in double-digits except for Williamsport. Along the way, Altoona has developed a balanced attack with four dependable scorers — Port, Isiah Wansley, Jermaine Samuel and Bobby Corl. State College comes into the championship game as the No. 1 seed with a season record of 12-10. The Little Lions have also played well lately, winning three of their final four games. Dan Frieberg leads the team in scoring with a 12 points per game average, and he is followed by Alex McCann (11), Caswell (8) and Snyder (8).

Altoona took State College out in last year’s tournament, and the Little Lions will be out to avenge that loss. Look for this game to be much closer than the first two. The SC girls had to wait to find out the winner of the semifinal game between Hollidaysburg and Altoona played on Feb. 23. In that game, Altoona used a big second quarter to pull away from Hollidaysburg and then held on for a 51-35 win in a very competitive and physical game. The Little Lady Lions also faced Altoona twice during the regular season, and they also blew out the Mountain Lions in their first meeting, 69-49, on Dec. 6. Two weeks ago, however, Altoona turned the tables with a 58-49 win at home to even the season series and set up the rubber match tonight. Altoona, 11-11, is led by guards Brittany Stouffer, Alison Caracciolo and Taylor Mayhue. Up front, the Mountain Lions have good size with forwards Amber Newberry, Alayna Biesecker, Paige Whitifeld and center Amanda Menegay. Altoona plays a physical, trapping man-to-man defense that looks to create turnovers and easy baskets. Kyla Irwin leads the charge for State College (13-7). The junior UConn recruit is averaging 19 points per game and is a threat inside and out. Center Jalyn Shelton-Burleigh and guard Ali Treglia also average in double-figures with 10 points per game each. State College is coming off an impressive 68-44 win over Hollidaysburg in its final game, and it is usually very successful in the playoffs coming after the very tough Mid-Penn season. This game shapes up to be a close, physical game, with key matchups both outside and in the front court. State College will have to handle the Altoona pressure and try to get the ball inside to Irwin and SheldonBurleigh. Game time is 6 p.m. at Mt. Aloysius College, and the only berth in the AAAA state tournament is at stake.

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February 26-MarCh 4, 2015 Pink Zone, from page 15 annual game is Sunday, March 1, scheduled for tip-off at 2 p.m. The Lady Lions will host Wisconsin and BTN will broadcast the game. Of course, the game will feature the annual halftime tradition of cancer survivors coming together on the court. Participants describe the moment in different ways. It’s an emotional time for nearly everyone, with people in the stands crying and survivors on the court looking out at a darkened arena that shimmers with glow sticks. “That is quite an experience — I always feel quite celebratory,” Crouter said. “It’s been over 15 years since I went through all that, and it’s a reminder that I’m so fortunate. I always come out of that reception, and the game and halftime, feeling up, and it’s good to have that as we’re plowing through the end of winter.” “It’s hard to describe,” said Eileen Rodgers-Hayden. “When you walk out there and the lights are out, you see all the pink glowing and people literally latch onto each other. If you didn’t have a sister before you went out there, now someone has their arm around you.” Rodgers-Hayden and Kathy Clinton formed Lehigh Valley Sole Sistas, a support group that began a few years ago. RodgersHayden said the organization provides a chance for people in that area to come together, something she and Clinton didn’t notice before. The two volunteered at a hospital, but they were seeking a social component so they created the group. Lehigh Valley Sole Sistas started participating in walks together, and RodgersHayden said the group does “whatever it takes now to get people together,” including attending Pink Zone. This year marks Rodgers-Hayden’s fifth trip to Pink Zone, and the group’s fourth. The group went from chartering one bus to two, and Rodgers-Hayden said she expects overflow from the two buses they have this year. She and the group have met a lot of people through networking, and they’ve connected with people from the Poconos and Bucks County. Rodgers-Hayden considers the group a long-term endeavor, saying Lehigh Valley Sole Sistas is still in its infancy stage, and Pink Zone represents an annual high-

The CenTre CounTy gazeTTe water event. “This is the highlight of our year,” she said. “The first year, I went with two friends and just loved it. I was on the floor at halftime and didn’t know one single person. Now, it’s amazing. I’m down there and I know women from all over the place. It’s an awesome feeling, but literally, the first year, I didn’t know anybody. That’s how alone you feel when you’re first diagnosed.” Pink Zone has grown not just in impact, but also in numbers. About 30 survivors gathered at halftime during the first year. Last year, more than 700 came together. According to Crouter and RodgersHayden, the event’s growth is due to the great work and passion of people behind the scenes — including executive director Miriam Powell and board members — and the atmosphere on game day, among other things. As Rogers-Hayden said, “Once you meet the people who are behind it, you know why it’s as good as it is.” Crouter was one of the first members of the board of directors and became involved with Pink Zone shortly after it started. She helped write bylaws and oversaw the committee formation; Powell was hired early on, as well. Crouter said that more recently, Lady Lions coach Coquese Washington’s background and motivation for helping the event has helped propel Pink Zone even further. As Crouter pointed out, Washington has a law degree, which helped as Pink Zone applied for nonprofit status. Like the reception, Crouter said that the Pink Zone Game is for everyone. It draws attention to a critically important health issue while allowing families to simultaneously celebrate being together and also support the Lady Lions. “I’m very gratified by it,” Crouter said of Pink Zone’s continued success. “I think it’s the product of so many different things — the passion of Miriam Powell and board members, they are just so determined to make it a success. Also, breast cancer is something that touches so many people’s lives. Unfortunately, it’s relatively common. Either people experience it themselves or they have a close relative or friend who has. There’s so much more openness in today’s society, so that when it happens to people, they’re more likely to talk about it.”

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THE LIONETTES will don pink for their annual Pink Zone Game performance. PICCC, from page 15 JOHNSON: I think the biggest issue related to training and development is that many people make career decisions without having all the facts. There are occupations that offer growth opportunities and some that are more stagnant. It is important for people to be “career literate” and do the research on what occupations are in demand; skills, abilities and training they require; job opportunities are available and average salaries; and type of work environment they have. We have a lot of beliefs about careers that may or may not be true; therefore, doing research allows people to make more informed choices. For example, a long-held belief is that a college degree of any kind will make you more marketable than someone with one or two years of technical training. While

some college degrees lead to higher-level positions and compensation, others do not. Some technical training, in skilled trades for example, produces graduates who earn more than some who has a bachelor’s degree. It is also important to understand the other aspects of what it takes to have success in the workplace, such as ability to work well with others, communication skills, work ethic and continuous learning. These are “soft skills” that can be learned and developed that enhance people’s opportunities. CCG: What challenges do women face in today’s workforce? JOHNSON: The workplace of today is very challenging. Virtually all organizations are lean in staffing and a lot is required of workers and managers. Technology is constantly changing, there is an

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THE BRYCE JORDAN CENTER will be a sea of pink for the special halftime tribute on March 1.

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THE PENN STATE Lady Lions have a special pink uniform that will be auctioned off following the annual Pink Zone Game. over-abundance of information coming at everyone, and regulations and requirements create an extra burden to comply with. Women, as well as men, need to be resourceful, flexible, constantly learning and adaptable to other people and workplace demands. CCG: What resources are available for women related to job opportunities and training? JOHNSON: I wanted to make note of a significant endeavor PICCC has been working on with the Central Pennsylvania Workforce Development Corporation since 2012 to create a pipeline of individuals with professional level credentials in STEM — science, technology, engineering and math — occupations in the area. Education and training scholarships have been provided to approximately 200 individuals — 60 percent women and 40 percent men have been selected through a rigorous ap-

plication process. Examples of STEM fields include nursing, allied health, engineering, information technology and management. Both women and men are earning highly sought-after credentials and attaining exceptional employment outcomes. To date, the average wage for women is $25.37 an hour and our highest is $44.60 an hour. Example occupations our participants have become employed in include registered nurse, engineer, physician assistant, IT administrator, accountant, machine shop supervisor, vascular technologist, echo technologist, geologist and surgical technologist. This is another example demonstrating the importance of researching careers that provide high-quality opportunities where demand is strong and identifying and then completing training to qualify.

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‘SNL’ director shares advice with students By TREY MILLER

Special to the Gazette

UNIVERSITY PARK — Just days after directing the “Saturday Night Live” 40th anniversary special, Don King spoke to a video production class at Penn State. King, a 1969 Penn State alumnus, delivered advice to students in the Advanced Video Production class. “Having Don in class was fantastic,” said senior telecommunications major Emily Newman. “He had a lot of wisdom and experience in live production and he was very entertaining.” Serving as the director of “Saturday Night Live” since 2006, King has collected five Emmy Awards and eight nominations. King is also the creative director of Broadway Worldwide, which brings theatrical events to theaters. As a part of Broadway Worldwide, he has directed numerous productions, including “Jekyll & Hyde,” “Memphis,” “Putting It Together” with Carol Burnett and “Smokey Joe’s Café.” “I have directed a lot of theater, all designed to be seen live,” said King. King used his experiences in the theater and directing live television — with “Saturday Night Live,” as well as years with CBS News and leading both the “CBS Early

Show” and “Good Morning America,” King has directed more live television than almost anyone else — to provide valuable perspectives for students. As part of its capstone endeavor at the end of the spring semester, members of the College of Communications class will be producing a live webcast of William Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” from the Old Main lawn and steps on Friday, April 17. Students, faculty and staff in the College of Arts and Architecture are producing the play. Appropriately, King discussed audio, camera angles, preparation and potential impact of weather. With a photo of Old Main on a TV in front of the cozy classroom, King provided specific advice based on the space itself, and he stressed an overall approach. He emphasized that less is often more, and by trying to do too much a production team can lose the audience. “Be careful about showing off,” said King. “Don’t go for the cool shot. The story comes first.” Of course, King also touched on his experiences with “SNL” and the three-anda-half-hour anniversary special that took place on Feb. 15. “It was a remarkable event,” said King. “It was a collection of the biggest names I’ve ever seen in one room. It was fun. I

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“SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE” director Don King speaks with College of Communications students in an advanced production class. found it exhilarating.” The award-winning director and proud Penn Stater also shared professional advice with students. King started his career on campus while a Penn State student, worked in his hometown market of Pittsburgh and has advanced — taking advan-

tage of a variety of opportunities, big and small — to become one of the most accomplished directors of his generation. “He gave good advice for soon-to-be graduates,” said Newman. “He said not to be too eager to get yourself in the door and take your time.”

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THE NEW ORLEANS-BASED hip-hop and funk crossover band Galactic will hit the State Theatre stage on March 19.

Otherworldly Galactic to perform at the State Theatre STATE COLLEGE — New Orleans-based hip-hop and funk crossover band Galactic, along with special guest Erica Fall and The Record Company, will take over the State Theatre for the first time since 2009 at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 19. Galactic’s nontraditional sound and group structure pushes the boundaries of their own multi-genre, eclectic approach to making music. The group is comprised of five members: Ben Ellman on harps and horns; Robert Mercurio on bass; Jeff Raines on guitar; Stanton Moore on drums and percussion; and Rich Vogel on keyboards. Despite the many albums they’ve produced, the experi-

mental group hasn’t had a lead singer in years. The vocals on their sultry tracks all feature singers from deep in the underground, bringing a fresh, experimental vibe to their music. The diversity in their music is their biggest selling point. Having a studio of their own, they have the luxury of experimenting with their sound as much as they want. While their specific genre may be debatable, there is one aspect that cannot be debated — this group knows how capture the attention of anyone listening. Tickets can be purchased at the State Theatre box office, by phone at (814) 272-0606, or online. Visit www.thestatetheatre.org/galactic for more details.

Thespians to stage ‘Curtains: The Musical’ STATE COLLEGE — The State College Area High School Thespians will present “Curtains: The Musical,” a mystery surrounding the sudden death of a show’s leading lady during a performance. The group will put on four shows: Thursday, April 23, at 7 p.m.; Friday, April 24, at 8 p.m.; Saturday, April 25, at 2 p.m.; and Sunday, April 26, at 2 p.m. Performances will take place at the SCASD North Building auditorium, 653 Westerly Parkway. The musical takes place in 1959 at Boston’s Colonial

Theatre where, during an open night performance, the show’s leading lady mysteriously dies on stage. The entire crew and cast become suspects. Tickets can be reserved by calling the box office at (814) 231-4188 beginning Monday, March 30. The box office will also be open for ticket purchases from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., Mondays through Fridays, from Friday, April 16, to Friday, April 24, as well as for one hour before each performance. Cash and personal checks, made out to SCASD Activities, are accepted.

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KAREN A. DEUTSCH’S works will be on display during March at the State Theatre in downtown State College.

Deutsch’s photographs to be on display STATE COLLEGE — Flower Fantasies, an exhibit of photographs by Centre County resident and Penn State graduate Karen A. Deutsch, will be presented Sunday, March 1, through Tuesday, March 31, at the State Theatre, 130 W. College Ave. The artist will be at the gallery for First Friday, March 6, from 7 to 9 p.m. In these unusual photographs, the artist has arranged flowers in front of her abstract paintings. In this way she explores shape and color, nature and the man-made to create complex fantasy worlds which directly engage and delight the viewer. A catalogue of Deutsch’s photographs will be available for viewing during the exhibition. Her work also can be seen on her web page, www.karenadeutsch.com.

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Performers sought for ‘Happy Valley’s Got Talent’ STATE COLLEGE — The fifth annual “Happy Valley’s Got Talent” event wants to see local talent shine. Open auditions for this year’s annual fundraising event will be held on Saturday, Feb. 28, and Sunday, March 1, at Indigo in State College. All types of performing acts are invited to audition in three age divisions. The 12 best acts will advance to the finals at the State Theatre on Saturday, March 28. There is no fee to participate, and all performers are asked to register online prior to the audition dates, although inperson registration will be possible on the days of the auditions, space allowing. Pianists and dancers only will audition at the State Theatre from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Feb. 28. Auditions for all other performers will take place at Indigo from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Feb. 28 and from noon to 4 p.m. on March 1. Audition information and registration forms are available at www.tidesprogram. org or by contacting the shows producer at jvs3@psu.edu. Four acts in three age categories will advance to the finals and compete for cash prizes. This benefit event is patterned after the nationally televised show “America’s Got Talent.” The three age divisions are: Future Fame Division (12 to 15 years old), Rising Stars Division (16 to 20 years old)

and Prime Time Division (21 and older). “Happy Valley’s Got Talent” will feature two performances. A family-oriented matinee at 2 p.m. on March 28, will highlight the same local talent as the evening performance and will allow kids in the audience the opportunity to vote for their overall “Kids’ Choice” winner in each category. The final performance at 7 p.m. will be judged by local celebrities. The evening event will feature a live auction and a raffle, with all proceeds going to support Tides. This year’s judges include Sue Paterno, State College Mayor Elizabeth Goreham, Dick Bundy (soon-to-be-retired Blue Band director), Christian Brady (dean of Penn State’s Shreyer Honors College) and Jamie Bestwick (12-time BMX gold medalist), among others. Local veterinarian and comedian Fred Metzger and local radio host Jerry Valeri, of Big Froggy 101 and Majic 99, will appear as dueling emcees. “Happy Valley’s Got Talent” is being produced by local playwright and event producer Jerry Sawyer. Last year’s event attracted more than 50 acts auditioning for the 12 finalist spots. “Happy Valley’s Got Talent” has become a night full of entertainment, laughs and moments to remember, all while raising a significant amount of money for Tides. For the fifth year, performers from

past years also will be invited to take the stage. “There is so much great talent that walks through the door,” said Suzanne Thompson, executive director of Tides. As the signature fundraising event for the Tides program, the goal of “Happy Valley’s Got Talent” is to raise $50,000. Tides is a peer support program offered to grieving children, teens and the people who love them in Centre and surrounding counties. Tides was created specifically to support grieving children and teens as they try to understand and cope with their loss, to express their feelings and to find healing in their lives. Tides meets the first and third

Thursday of each month at Houserville Elementary School. Registration is required and is available by calling (814) 692-2233. There is no fee to participate. Tickets for the event and a pre-show reception at the Atherton Hotel will be available at The State Theatre box office, www. thestatetheatre.org. For questions regarding ticketing, please contact the State Theatre at (814) 272-0606. More details about Tides and the “Happy Valley’s Got Talent” event are available at www.tidesprogram.org and by liking the Tides’ Facebook page, as well as following the group’s Twitter account, @ Tides_Program, #tidesHVGT.

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THE BAND Grain performs during the “Bright Side of the Road” concert at the State Theatre on Feb. 7. Several area bands performed songs from the Van Morrison songbook. Proceeds from the show benefited the State Theatre and Strawberry Fields.

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THE NINTH ANNUAL President’s Concert and reception, hosted by Penn State President Eric Barron and the Penn State Alumni Association, is scheduled for March 3.

President’s Concert scheduled UNIVERSITY PARK — Enjoy performances by Penn State’s premiere instrumental and choir ensembles at the ninth annual President’s Concert and reception, hosted by Penn State President Eric Barron and the Penn State Alumni Association, on Tuesday, March 3, at Philadelphia’s Kim-

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mel Center. Prior to the concert, the Penn State Alumni Association will host a reception from 6 to 7 p.m. Enjoy hors d’oeuvres and a chance to socialize with fellow Penn Staters in The Lounge, inside the Kimmel Center.

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Professor collaborates on Grammy-winning project UNIVERSITY PARK — An archival music project struck Grammy gold Feb. 8, and a Penn State University professor did a lot of the digging. Jerry Zolten, associate professor of communication arts and sciences, contributed as a writer/researcher on “The Rise and Fall of Paramount Records Volume I (191727),” winner of the Grammy for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package at the 57th music awards celebration. The six-disc set, on vinyl, features the works of mainly African-American artists from the early 20th century, including legends such as Louis Armstrong, who were introduced in part thanks to Paramount Records. The project was sustained in large part by singer-songwriter and Grammy-winner Jack White. Containing 800 newly remastered tracks representing 172 artists, the set was released through a collaboration between White’s Nashville-based Third Man Records and Austin, Texas-based Revenant

Records. The collection also features such items as a “field guide” to Paramount’s artists and reproductions of the label’s promotional materials. Hundreds of artists recorded for the label between 1917 and 1932, and Zolten was among several specialists tasked with researching them. Zolten explored about 30 artists, primarily gospel singers and vocal groups. “I’m fascinated as I learn more about how ‘show business’ worked for black entertainers, and how many of them had no choice but to become entrepreneurs in addition to being musical artists,” Zolten said. “They achieved — in this case thanks to the Paramount label — a degree of material success and prestige, even though most were barely paid for their recordings, usually just a modest one-time flat fee and maybe some records they could sell at gigs. That contrasts with how AfricanAmericans were portrayed, say, in films during that era, in roles that were demeaning.”

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PARAMOUNT LAUNCHED its African-American “race records” series in 1922, and it became a lucrative mail-order operation.

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Fundraiser — The Pregnancy Resource Clinic will host a fundraiser banquet on Tuesday, March 17, at 6:30 p.m. at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center, 215 Innovation Blvd., State College. Please make reservations by Friday, March 6, by calling (814) 234- 7341 or visiting www. scprc.com. Event — “The Price is Right!” will be at the Bryce Jordan Center on Thursday, April 16, at 7:30 p.m. at 127 Bryce Jordan Center, University Park. For ticket information, call (800) 745-3000 or visit www.ticketmaster.com.

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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 the website at www.centrecountylibrary.org for days and times. Club — The Centre Region Model Investment Club meets the second Monday of every month from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Mazza Room at the South Hills Business School, 480 Waupelani Drive, State College. Call (814) 2348775, or contact cr20mic@aol.com. Safety Checks — Mount Nittany Health will sponsor free car seat safety checks from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at their 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. Exhibit — Raku wall sculptures by Linna Muschlitz will be on display through the end of February at Nittany Chiropractic, 611 University Drive, State College. Office hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mondays through Fridays. Exhibit — “Flower Fantasies,” an exhibit of photographs by Karen A. Deutsch, will be on display from Sunday, March 1, through Tuesday, March 31, in the lobby of the State Theatre, 130 W. College Ave., State College. The artist will present on First Friday, March 6, from 7 to 9 p.m. For more information, contact hawkalleystudio. com. Exhibit — The HUB-Robeson Galleries will be hosting “THEM: Images of Separation,” sponsored by the Paul Robeson Cultural Center, through Sunday, March 1, at the HUB Gallery, 241 HUB-Robeson Center, State College. Call (814) 865-0775 or visit studentaffairs.psu.edu/hub/art galleries. Contest — The Centre County Library and Historical Museum is hosting a “Young Author & Illustrators” contest. Completed entries are due on or before Monday, March 30. Stop by any library branch to pick up a brochure and guidelines, or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Exhibit — “Jazz Riffs: Breaking Boundaries and Crossing Borders,” will be on display through Sunday, April 12, in the Diversity Studies Room, 203 Pattee Library, on the campus of Penn State. Exhibit — “Hidden Mother,” curated by Laura Larson, will be on display through Sunday, April 26, at the Palmer Museum of Art, Curtin Road, University Park. Several parts of the exhibition will be shown Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Sundays, noon to 4 p.m. Call (814) 865-7672 or visit www.palmermuseum.psu.edu.

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ventures” from 11 to 11:30 a.m. at Discovery Space, 112 W. Foster Ave., Suite 1, State College. Activities are free with paid admission. Call (814) 234-0200, email info@ mydiscoveryspace.org or visit www.mydiscoveryspaceorg. Knitting Club — The Centre County Library and Historical Museum will host “Hooks & Needles,” an adult knitting club, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecounty library.org. Lego Club — The Centre County Library and Historical Museum will host a Lego club from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www. centrecountylibrary.org. Comic Club — Schlow Centre Region Library will host a comic club for high school students from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Musser Room, 211 S. Allen St., State College. Visit www. schlowlibrary.org. Embroidery Club — An embroidery club will meet from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Sun Room, Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. All skill levels are welcome. Call (814) 237-6236. Book Discussion Group — The Centre Hall Branch Library will host a Centre County Reads book discussion at 6 p.m. at 109 W. Beryl St., Centre Hall. The group will discuss “Beautiful Ruins” by Jess Walters. Call (814) 364-2580 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Family Program — Holt Memorial Library will host “It’s Elementary,” a series of activities and presentations for elementary school students and their families, at 6 p.m. at 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Tonight’s theme is “Kids in the Kitchen – Prepare Your Own Snack.” Call (814) 3421987 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org.

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Line Dancing — Centre Region Parks and Recreation presents line dancing at 10:50 a.m. at the Centre Region Senior Center, 131 S. Fraser St., No. 1, State College. No experience necessary or partners needed. Call (814) 2313076. Book Discussion Group — The Centre County Library and Historical Museum will host a daytime book discussion group at 1 p.m. at 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. This month’s book is “Beautiful Ruins” by Jess Walter. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org.

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Class — South Hills School of Business & Technology will host an “eBay II: Selling an Item on eBay Step by Step” class, with Kelly Garthwaith, from 9 a.m. to noon at 480 Waupelani Drive, State College. For more information, call (814) 234-7755 or (888) 282-7427. To register, visit www. southhills.edu. Class — South Hills School of Business & Technology will host a “Homemade Pierogies” class, with Greg Meagher, from 9 a.m. to noon at 480 Waupelani Drive, State College. For more information, call (814) 234-7755 or (888) 282-7427. To register, visit www.southhills.edu. Class — South Hills School of Business & Technology will host a “Planning Your Will Without a Lawyer” class, with Louis Lombardi, from 9 a.m. to noon at 480 Waupelani Drive, State College. For more information, call (814) 234-7755 or (888) 282-7427. To register, visit www. southhills.edu. Performance — Happy Valley Alley Clowns will perform at 11 a.m. in the Downsbrough Community Room, 211 S. Allen St., State College. Visit www.schlowlibrary. org. Children’s Activity — The Go Club, for children ages 12 and up, will meet to do arts and crafts and play games from 1:30 to 5 p.m. in the Sun Room at Schlow Centre Region Library, State College. Visit www.schlowlibrary.org. Games — A chess club for all ages will meet from 2 to 4 p.m. at Schlow Centre Region Library, State College. Visit www.schlowlibrary.org. Bingo — Snow Shoe EMS will host bingo at 7 p.m. at 492 W. Sycamore St., Snow Shoe. Doors open at 5 p.m.

SUNDAY, MARCH 1

Children’s Activity — Schlow Centre Region Library will host a “Dr. Seuss’ Birthday” celebration with the SPSEA from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Children’s Department, 211 S. Allen St., State College. For more information, visit www. schlowlibrary.org. Event — Mount Nittany Health will sponsor the 2015 Annual Pink Zone Game at 2 p.m. at the Bryce Jordan Center, 127 Bryce Jordan Center, University Park. Cancer survivors will receive free tickets to the game and a “swag bag.” For more information regarding cancer survivor registration, visit pennsylvaniapinkzone.org.

MONDAY, MARCH 2

Story Time — The Centre County Library and Historical Museum will have toddler story time from 10:30 to 11 a.m. at 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Today’s theme is “Silly Stories.” Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary. org. Story Time — The Centre Hall Branch Library will have preschool story time from 10:30 to 11 a.m. at 109 W. Beryl St., Centre Hall. Today’s theme is “Dr. Seuss’ ABCs and Puzzle Craft.” Call (814) 364-2580 or visit www.centre countylibrary.org. Line Dancing — Centre Region Parks and Recreation presents line dancing at 10:50 a.m. at the Centre Region Senior Center, 131 S. Fraser St., No. 1, State College. No experience necessary or partners needed. Call (814) 2313076. Class — Mount Nittany Medical Center will host a “Healthy Weight for Life: Weight Loss/Management” class from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Conference Rooms 2 and 3, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. For more information, call Heather Harpster at (814) 231-7194 or contact hharpster@ mountnittany.org. Support Group — Mount Nittany Medical Center will host a breast cancer support group from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the Ground Floor Conference Rooms, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. For more information, call Angelique Cygan at (814) 231-6870 or contact angelique.cygan@mount nittany.org. Knitting Club — A knitting club will meet from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Sun Room, Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. All skill levels are welcome. Call (814) 237-6236. Knitting Club — Holt Memorial Library will host “Knit Wits,” for beginner, experienced or intermediate knitters, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Class — Attend a creative art and journaling class at 6 p.m. at Kalina’s Studio in Indigo Wren’s Nest Wellness Center, 111 S. Spring St., Suite 8, Bellefonte. Create mixedmedia art while honing your creative writing, painting and other artistic skills. Discussion — “Don McPherson: You Throw Like a Girl,” co-sponsored by Paul Robeson Cultural Center, will take place at 6:30p.m. in the Freeman Auditorium at 117 John Bill Freeman Auditorium, University Park. For more information, visit www.donaldmcpherson.com. Bingo — The State College Knights of Columbus will host bingo at 7 p.m. at 850 Stratford Drive, State College.

TUESDAY, MARCH 3

Event — The Small Business Development Center at Penn State will host “The First Step of Starting a Business,”co-sponsored by SCORE, from 9 a.m. to noon in Room 243, 200 Technology Center, University Park. For more information, visit http://sbdc.psu.edu/seminars/. Seniors Hiking Group — Enjoy a moderate hike in the great outdoors at 9 a.m. at various locations in and around State College. The hikes are free except for car pool donations. To register, call (814) 231-3076 or visit www.crpr.org. Coffee Time — Bring a friend and savor that second cup of coffee and conversation from 9:30 to 11 a.m. in the What’s Happening, Page 27

February 26-March 4, 2015 What’s Happening, from page 26 Fellowship Hall, Howard United Methodist Church, West Main St., Howard. Event — Centre County Mutual Fire Insurance Company, P. of H., will host an annual policyholders meeting at 10 a.m. in Windmere Hall, 454 Rolling Ridge Drive, State College. Children’s Program — Holt Memorial Library will host “Mother Goose On the Loose,” a program for children ages 3 and under, from 10:30 to 11 a.m. at 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. This program is a form of a baby lap-sit, with the focus being on rhythms, rhymes, music and interaction between baby and adult. Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www. centrecountylibrary.org. Class — Mount Nittany Medical Center will host “A Joint Venture,” a free class on hip and knee replacements, from 11 a.m. to noon in Conference Room 1, 2 or 3 through Entrance A at 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. Contact Val Coakley at vcoakley@mountnittany.org or (814) 278-4810. Children’s Program — The Centre Hall Branch Library will host a program for home-schooled students in grades six through 12 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at 109 W. Beryl St., Centre Hall. The group will discuss the study of photographs by Alexander Gardner, Dorothea Lange and James Karales. Call (814) 364-2580 or visit www.centrecountylibrary. org. Yoga Class — A gentle yoga class will take place from 4:30 to 5 p.m. at the Howard United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 144 W. Main St., Howard. The class is designed to have all flows on the floor. Gain flexibility and strength and leave feeling calm, open and rejuvenated. Call Kathie at (814) 625-2852 or email kathieb1@comcast. net. Event — “Laci Green: The F Word (Feminism),” a debate funded by UPAC, will take place at 6:30 p.m. at 100 Thomas Building, University Park. For more information, visit http://lacigreen.tv/about-sex/who-is-laci-green. Story Time — The Centre County Library and Historical Museum will have an evening family story time, for preschoolers and their siblings, from 6:30 to 7 p.m. at 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www. centrecountylibrary.org. Line Dancing — Centre Region Parks and Recreation presents line dancing at 7 p.m. at the Mt. Nittany Residence, 301 Rolling Ridge Drive, State College. No experience necessary or partners needed. Call (814) 231-3076. Meeting — The Central PA Civil War Round Table will meet at 7 p.m. at the Pennsylvania Military Museum Auditorium, 51 Boal Ave., Boalsburg. For more information, call Lynn Herman at (814) 861-0770. Model Railroad Club — Nittany Valley Model Railroad Club meets at 7 p.m. at Old Gregg School Community and Recreation Center, Room No. 1A, 106 School St., Spring

The Centre County Gazette Mills. Call Fred at (814) 422-7667. Performance — “The Chieftains” will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Eisenhower Auditorium, University Park. For ticket information, call (814) 863-0255 or visit www.cpa. psu.edu.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4

Story Time — The Centre County Library and Historical Museum will have baby book time from 9:30 to 10 a.m. at 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Book themes will vary throughout March. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www. centrecountylibrary.org. Children’s Program — Children ages 6 months to 2 can explore science through books and movement during “Baby Explorers” from 10:30 to 11 a.m. at Discovery Space, 112 W. Foster Ave., Suite 1, State College. Activities are free with paid admission. Call (814) 234-0200, email info@my discoveryspace.org or visit www.mydiscoveryspace.org. Story Time — The Centre County Library and Historical Museum will have preschool story time from 10:30 to 11 a.m. at 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Today’s theme is “Silly Stories.” Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centre countylibrary.org. Story Time — Holt Memorial Library will have preschool story time from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Today’s theme is “Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!” Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centrecounty library.org. Line Dancing — Centre Region Parks and Recreation presents line dancing at 10:50 a.m. at the Centre Region Senior Center, 131 S. Fraser St., No. 1, State College. No experience necessary or partners needed. Call (814) 2313076. Discussion — Join Connie Schulz, State College Area School District family outreach specialist, to meet other parents and share ideas from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. Visit www.schlowlibrary.org for weekly discussion topics. Volunteering — Bellefonte Area Mission Central HUB will be open from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Trinity United Methodist Church, 128 W. Howard St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-9425. Children’s Program — The Centre Hall Branch Library will host an after-school science club from 3 to 3:30 p.m. and 3:45 to 4:15 p.m. at 109 W. Beryl St., Centre Hall. Today’s theme is “Astronomy!” Call (814) 364-2580 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org Book Club — Join the Elementary Book Club from 3 to 5 p.m. at Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. Talk about favorite books, authors and characters with other elementary-school-aged children. Visit www. schlowlibrary.org. Zumba — New Hope United Methodist Church will sponsor a free Zumba class at 6 p.m. at the church, 1089

Page 27 E. College Ave., Bellefonte. Call Amanda at (814) 321-4528. Event — Port Matilda United Methodist Church will host “The Games People Play,” a five-week Lenten service, at 6:30 p.m. at 2019 S. Main St., Port Matilda. For more information, call Pastor Lysa Gibbs at (814) 592-5081. Group Meeting — Celebrate Recovery will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Christ Community Church, 200 Ellis Place, State College. The group uses the “Eight Recovery Principles,” with a 12-step approach to help members cope with life’s troubles. For more information, visit www.cccsc. org or call (814) 234-0711.

THURSDAY, MARCH 5

Story Time — Preschoolers can enjoy stories and songs at the Thursday story time from 10:30 to 10:50 a.m. at Discovery Space, 112 W. Foster Ave., Suite 1, State College. Story times are free with paid admission. Call (814) 2340200 or email info@mydiscoveryspace.org. Children’s Program — Preschoolers ages 3 to 5 can work on science-themed activities with “Science Adventures” from 11 to 11:30 a.m. at Discovery Space, 112 W. Foster Ave., Suite 1, State College. Activities are free with paid admission. Call (814) 234-0200, email info@my discoveryspace.org or visit www.mydiscoveryspace.org. Knitting Club — The Centre County Library and Historical Museum will host “Hooks & Needles,” an adult knitting club, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecounty library.org. Story Time — Holt Memorial Library will have preschool story time from 2 to 2:30 p.m. at 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Today’s theme is “Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!” Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Book Club — Join the Elementary Book Club from 3 to 5 p.m. at Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. Talk about favorite books, authors and characters with other elementary-school-aged children. Visit www. schlowlibrary.org. Children’s Program — The Centre County Library and Historical Museum will host a Lego club from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Comic Club — Schlow Centre Region Library will host a comic club for high school students from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Musser Room, 211 S. Allen St., State College. Visit www. schlowlibrary.org. Family Program — Holt Memorial Library will host “It’s Elementary,” a series of activities and presentations for elementary school students and their families, at 6 p.m. at 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Tonight’s theme is “Let’s Create!” Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centrecounty library.org. — Compiled by Gazette staff

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University Park Airport recognized for excellence specific and continuing education training using ANTN Digicast’s Web-based training system. Only 92 airports in the nation received this award. In addition, University Park Airport was recognized as a runner-up in the Routes Marketing Awards for airports that serve fewer than 4 million passengers annually. The annual Routes Marketing Awards are highly regarded as the most prestigious awards in the industry, as they are voted for and judged by the airline network planning community. The awards provide the

UNIVERSITY PARK — University Park Airport was recently recognized among the best airports in the nation with two prestigious awards for excellence in employee training and marketing services. The American Association of Airport Executives recognized University Park Airport with the ANTN Digicast Excellence in Airport Training Award for training completed in 2014. This award signifies that airport employees and others working at each facility have completed a specified amount of federally mandated airport-

Outside perspective may enhance marketing strategy Move forward knowing marketing is both an art and a science. Acknowledge it is both strategic and tactical and that rarely does an internal team have the resources, expertise and bandwidth to do both by themselves. Take the time to map out what parts of both the strategic and tactical activities team members — internal and external — will handle. Make it a partnership, not just a vendor relationship. There are other areas in your business where a vendor relationship might work. Marketing is not one of those. It is not a commodity, piece of equipment or administrative task. While you probably do have a good understanding of your target markets, consider that one tweak or enhancement of your market segmentation could dramatically improve your bottom line. Hearing an outside perspective doesn’t make you any less of a leader. It doesn’t mean you are derelict in your duties. It means you have ideas about your company and want to hear an outside expert’s perspective on those ideas. Marketing strategy and your target market drill down are too important and need to be a focus of both your internal and external team members. Leverage outside expertise to enhance your marketing — strategy and tactics.

Many leaders think asking for help on marketing strategy is a sign of weakness. The overall strategy is considered exclusively an internal responsibility. The art of marketing is recognized, but looked at warily, while the science of marketing is barely acknowledged. When it comes to target market analysis and segmentation, a common refrain is, “We know who are target markets are.” The reality is you don’t have to and shouldn’t go it alone. Asking for help with your marketing strategy and tactical impleDavid M. Mastovich is mentation is actually president of a sign of strength and MASSolutions Inc. something done with For more other disciplines such information, as finance, IT and visit www.mas legal. Find a trusted solutions.biz. expert resource to give you an outside perspective and help you achieve your organization’s marketing goals.

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TechCelerator to offer free startup Boot Camp a business idea to a panel of entrepreneurs at the completion of the course. The top presenter will receive $10,000 to help get the business off the ground. Business mentoring from Ben Franklin’s Transformation Business Services Network and Penn State’s Small Business Development Center staff will be available at no cost. Participants will come away with a viable business model in addition to a list of best practices and lessons learned. The boot camp is free, but space is limited. Contact Don McCandless at (814) 865-2040 or dlm74@psu.edu to register. The deadline is Friday, March 20.

UNIVERSITY PARK — The TechCelerator@StateCollege is inviting area entrepreneurs, graduate students, researchers or anyone with an innovative idea to participate in a 10-week boot camp for business startups. This exciting program has already launched more than 34 companies that have raised almost $4 million in startup funding and generated $3 million in revenue. The sessions run from 3 to 5 p.m. on 10 successive Tuesdays from March 31 to June 2. Participants could receive as much as $1,000 to help with legal and accounting startup costs, plus have the chance to pitch

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airline community with the chance to have their say as to which airport or tourism authority they think provides the best overall marketing services. “We are thrilled to have achieved this level of recognition from these important industry organizations,” said James Meyer, executive director of the Centre County Airport Authority. “We are always working to improve the experience for our passengers and it’s gratifying to know that we rank among the nation’s best.” “Recognition by the AAAE is particularly

important given the critical role of compliance with mandated training in areas such as operations, aircraft rescue and firefighting, security, customer service and more,” said Bryan Rodgers, director of the University Park Airport. “We are committed to keeping our training for airport personnel and contractors to the highest standards, and we’re pleased to receive this industry award for our efforts.” For more information, visit www.universityparkairport.com or the airport’s Facebook page.

Marketing expert Yokogawa to speak in State College STATE COLLEGE — Central Pennsylvania Creative Professionals — [CP]2 — will host speaker Jon Yokogawa, who is visiting Penn State as part of the Robert Wood Johnson Professionals-in-Residence program. As vice president of consumer engagement at interTrend Communications in Long Beach, Calif., Yokogawa is a renowned expert in niche marketing. His presentation will cover best practices and real life stories for successfully targeting a narrow market. Yokogawa will speak Wednesday, March 4, at Days Inn Downtown State College, starting at 5:30 p.m. with 30 minutes of networking. [CP]2 is a professional organization dedicated to elevating and inspiring central Pennsylvania’s community of marketing, communication and design pro-

fessionals by providing opportunities for education, networking and recognition. “This interactive presentation provides a real opportunity to learn more about combining creative ideas with results-driven tactics in this very specialized world of niche marketing,” said Mark Dello Stritto, club president and owner of Loaded Creative. “The club wants to extend special thanks and appreciation to board member Ron Smith, senior lecturer, advertising and visual communications at Penn State, for securing this important speaker for us.” [CP]2, formerly known as the I99 Ad Club, is now in its sixth year. Membership is open to all professionals who want to keep up with and participate in everything going on in the regional advertising marketing community. To learn more, visit the [CP]2 website at www.cpsquared.com.

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

GREGG TOWNSHIP

RECORDED FEB. 2-6, 2015

Timothy L. Grenoble to Timothy L. Grenoble, 165 Spruce Lane, Spring Mills, $1. James J. Zettle estate and James M. Zettle administrator to Timothy L. Grenoble, 165 Spruce Lane, Spring Mills, $4,000. James J. Zettle estate and James M. Zettle administrator to James J. Zettle estate and James J. Zettle executor, 173 Spruce Lane, Spring Mills, $1.

BELLEFONTE BOROUGH

HAINES TOWNSHIP

Bellefonte Apartments Associates LP to Governor’s Gate Apartments Associates LP, 401 Governor’s Park Road, Bellefonte, $2416,232. Bellefonte Mews LP to Bellefonte Mews LP, Corner of Allegheny and Bishop St., Bellefonte, $1. Governor’s Gate Apartments Associates LP and Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency to Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency and Governor’s Gate Apartments Associates LP, $0.

BENNER TOWNSHIP

Federal National Mortgage Association and Fannie Mae to Beechwoods RE Ventures LLC, 1351 Valley View Road, Bellefonte, $119,000. Richard D. Thomas and Beryle J. Thomas to Beryle J. Thomas, 720 W. College Ave., Bellefonte, $1.

BOGGS TOWNSHIP

Stephen J. Dahm to Stephen J. Dahm, 545 Thomas Hill Road, Bellefonte, $1. Stephen J. Dahm to Thomas E. Watson, Thomas Hill Road, Bellefonte, $14,850. Richard D. Thomas and Beryle J. Thomas to Beryle J. Thomas, Swamp Poodle Road, Bellefonte, $1. Thomas E. Watson to Stephen J. Dahm, 545 Thomas Hill Road, Bellefonte, $1,100. Thomas E. Watson to Thomas E. Watson, Thomas Hill Road, Bellefonte, $1.

COLLEGE TOWNSHIP

Nancy Shiffler-Eckard to Jared M. Hammond and Margaret R. Hammond, 2449 Buchenhorst Road, State College, $164,000. Priscilla D. Grout and Anne K. Grout to Anne K. Grout, 203 Bottorf Drive, State College, $1. D. Wayne Osgood and Julie Horney to Vladimir Itskov and Carina Curto, 811 Walnut Spring Lane, State College, $158,000. Village at Canterbury LP to Stephanie Schmidt, 515 Brandywine Drive, State College, $431,462.

FERGUSON TOWNSHIP

Margaret C. Kozak and Sherry R. Slaterbeck to Margaret C. Kozak and Sherry R. Slaterbeck, 2110 Brushwood Drive, State College, $1. Thistlewood Associates to Richard Scott Young and Michelle Glenn Young, 250 Treetops Drive, State College, $140,000.

BID NOTICE - HEAVY EQUIPMENT SIMULATORS CPI is advertising for bid four heavy equipment simulators (articulated dump truck, hydraulic excavator, small wheel loader, and track type tractor) to be housed in a climate controlled, mobile, decaled custom trailer. Detailed simulator and trailer specifications are available for request in CPI’s Business Office. Bids should be submitted in a sealed envelopment to Attn: Director of Business and Development, Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology, 540 N. Harrison Rd., Pleasant Gap, PA 16823 by 4:00PM Monday, March 9, 2015. Bids will be opened at 10:00AM on Tuesday March 10th, 2015. CPI’s Joint Operating Committee reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

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Janet H. Dunlap estate and Karen Sheaffer executor to Rick N. Dunlap, 338 Pine Creek Road, Woodward, $1. Robert E. Smith and Janet L. Smith to Craig E. Smith, Ernest W. Smith and Kerwin Smith, State Route 0045, Mifflinburg, $1. Robert E. Smith, Janet L. Smith, Earnest W. Smith, Ernest W. Smith, Tina A. Smith, Craig E. Smith, Lisa Smith, Kerwin Smith and Loraine Smith to Ernest W. Smith, Craig E. Smith and Kerwin Smith, 310 White Tail Road, Aaronsburg, $1.

HALFMOON TOWNSHIP

Robert D. Cohen, Bonnie E. Walker and Bonnie E. Cohen to Robert D. Cohen and Bonnie E. Cohen, 170 Sky Harbor Drive, Port Matilda, $1.

HARRIS TOWNSHIP

Shi Qiu and Yeqiang Lin to David J. Sillner and Andrea M. Yevchak, 461 Canterbury Drive, State College, $214,000.

PENN TOWNSHIP

Katherine L. Alden to Kristin Hoy, 131 Kettle Run Lane, Spring Mills, $1.

PORT MATILDA BOROUGH

Linda Williams and Joseph Williams to Vivian K. McMonigal, Linda Williams and Joseph Williams, 203 N. Main St., Port Matilda, $1.

POTTER TOWNSHIP

Salvatore L. Nicosia Jr., Pauline R. Nicosia and Valley Business Associates LP to David D. Lingle LLC, Pepper Ridge Drive, Spring Mills, $59,000. Mark L. Rimmey and Kimberly S. Rimmey to Kaitlyn B. Myers and Gregory A. Myers, 2414 General Potter Highway, Centre Hall, $250,000. Richard D. Thomas and Beryle J. Thomas to Beryle J. Thomas, Strawberry Road, Centre Hall, $1. Valley Business Associates LP, Salvatore L. Nicosia Jr. and Pauline R. Nicosia to Katrina E. Brungart and Brian C. Vanada, Corner of Pepper Ridge and Larkspur, Bellefonte, $59,000.

Thomas C. Strickler and Mark Steven Artz to Thomas C. Strickler and Mark Steven Artz, 207 Circle Drive, State College, $1. Beryle J. Thomas and Richard D. Thomas to Beryle J. Thomas, Elks Club Road, Boalsburg, $1. Jeffrey A. Zeiler and Jamie A. Zeiler to Jeffrey A. Zeiler, 115 Meadow Lane, State College, $1.

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HOWARD BOROUGH

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HUSTON TOWNSHIP

SPRING TOWNSHIP

Kline R. Wolf, Jeanne C. Wolf and Luke L. Laubscher to Rodney N. Wellar and Sherri L. Wellar, 290 Walnut St., Howard, $130,000. Matthew D. Smith and Stephanie A. Johnson-Smith to Horst E. De Lorenzi and Karen M. Anderson, 6370 S. Eagle Valley Road, Bellefonte, $120,114.

LIBERTY TOWNSHIP

Andrew J. Wertz and Tricia A. Wertz to Cory E. Stabley, 144 Liberty St., Blanchard, $114,000.

MILES TOWNSHIP

Bucktail Hunting Camp LLC to David C. Esh and Martha Z. Esh, State Route 0880, Rebersburg, $200,000.

MILLHEIM BOROUGH

Matthew A. Price and Julie A. Price to Michael A. Walker and Bonnie M. Cirillo, 252 E. Main St., Millheim, $135,900.

PATTON TOWNSHIP

Mark Steven Artz and Thomas C. Strickler to Mark Steven Artz and Thomas C. Strickler, 403 E. Springwood Place, Port Matilda, $1. Philip S. Gelenberg and Pene Shoemaker-Gelenberg to Suresh Sharma and Rajni Sharma, 580 Melissa Lane, State College, $271,000. Jeffrey Tyler Kerr and Jessica H. Kerr to Kenneth C. Green, 249 Ghaner Drive, State College, $225,000. Andrew M. Petkac and Nicole R. Petkac to Emily E. McAleer, 237 W. Clearview Ave., State College, $172,000.

Carol L. Cartwright by sheriff to Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, 278 Moshannon St., Philipsburg, $3,947.73. Pauline F. Kelce and Tammy Tina Kelce to Pauline F. Kelce, Tammy Tina Kelce and Robin Good, 679 Loch Lomond Road, Philipsburg, $1. John F. Shapira to Brandon D. Kling and Kiersten M. Gibson, 205 W. Sycamore St., Snow Shoe, $128,000. KKN Group LP to 936 Company LLC, 526 E. Rolling Ridge Drive, Bellefonte, $2225,000. Elwood G. McClintic and Helenmarie McClintic to Elwood G. McClintic and Helenmarie McClintic, 193 Bilger Ave., Pleasant Gap, $1. Hazel L. Paul estate, Jeremy L. Paul executor and Leander E. Paul to Jerry L. Paul, 137 Whiterock Ave., Pleasant Gap, $1. Kevin T. Snook and Christina M. Snook to Josie L. Capparelle and Wesley J. Robbins, 311 Lyonstown Road, Bellefonte, $95,000. William Jeffrey Swain and Susan Marie Swain to Leo Hartman and Marilyn Hartman, 209 Wiltshire Drive, Bellefonte, $269,900. Richard D. Thomas and Beryle J. Thomas to Beryle J. Thomas, 1121 S. Main St., Centre Hall, $1.

STATE COLLEGE BOROUGH

Ann Bolser and Michael Hecht to Junxin Chen, 708E W. Beaver Ave., State College, $225,000.

UNION TOWNSHIP

Matthew James Adams to Carina Josephine Adams and Matthew James Adams, 324 Baney Road, Julian, $1. Gail D. Miller to Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, 70 Penndot Drive, Clearfield, $1. Nancy M. Puhalla to Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, 70 Penndot Drive, Clearfield, $1. — Compiled by Gazette staff

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