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HIGHLIGHTING PHILIPSBURG
The community of Philipsburg is in the spotlight in this week’s edition of the Gazette. Residents and officials discuss the school system, the local economy and outdoor recreation at Cold Stream Dam. Pages 6, 20
March 16-22, 2017
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County gets $6M for highways Funds target I-80 ramp, I-99 paving, Penns Valley corridor By MARK BRACKENBURY editor@centrecountygazette.com
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THE PROPOSED Beaver Stadium renovation, showing the west and south exteriors.
Penn State plan includes 23 athletic facilities Special to the Gazette
UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State plans to overhaul 23 athletic facilities, including its football stadium, though renovations to the program’s iconic home will not begin for at least five years. Once completed, the 106,572-seat, nearly sixdecade-old Beaver Stadium could include a brick facade and see its capacity decrease to 100,000 to improve fan comfort and increase its ability to host events in such sports as professional hockey and soccer. “This is an aspirational plan,” Penn State athletic director Sandy Barbour said March 13 in a public meeting where concept art of the stadium and other facilities was revealed. “We’ll ultimately build what we can afford.”
Barbour said the athletic department would need to raise at least $120 million to fund an initial wave of five projects before work on the stadium can begin. Penn State does not have a start date for the stadium renovations and will continue to work with Kansas City, Mo.-based architecture firm Populous to implement the construction in phases. The athletic department hopes to complete work on all 23 facilities within 20 years. The first five projects include building a new hub for athletes, an indoor practice facility to be used by the school’s baseball, softball, golf, lacrosse and soccer programs. Penn State also plans to build a new 10-lane natatorium and indoor tennis facility, and to renovate its soccer stadium. Penn State, Page 3
Spanier trial nears as 2 plead guilty to reduced charges By MARK SCOLFORO and MARC LEVY Associated Press
HARRISBURG — Two former Penn State administrators accused of covering up child sexual abuse allegations against Jerry Sandusky pleaded guilty to reduced charges March 13, more than five years after the scandal rocked the university and led to the downfall of football coach Joe Paterno. Tim Curley, a 62-year-old former athletic director, and Gary Schultz, 67, a one-time vice president, could get up to five years in prison for misdemeanor child endangerment. No sentencing date was set. They struck a deal in which prosecutors dropped three felony charges of child endangerment and conspiracy that carried up to seven years each. Former Penn State president Graham Spanier, 68, was also charged in the scandal, and the case against him appears to be moving forward, with jury selection set for the week of Monday, March Police Blotter ......................... 2 Opinion ................................. 9
20. His lawyers and the lead prosecutor had no comment. The three administrators handled a 2001 complaint by a graduate assistant who said he saw Sandusky, a retired member of the coaching staff, sexually abusing a boy in a team shower. They failed in their legal duty by not reporting the matter to police or child welfare authorities, prosecutors said. As a result, prosecutors said, Sandusky went on to abuse more boys, one of them in the Penn State showers. Sandusky was not arrested until a decade later. He was convicted in 2012 of molesting 10 boys and is serving 30 to 60 years behind bars. Shortly after Sandusky’s arrest, Paterno was fired over his handling of the matter. Paterno, one of the winningest coaches in college football history, died of lung cancer a few months later at 85. He was never charged with a crime.
Centre County is getting a $6 million boost for a variety of major road projects, including repaving portions of Interstate 99, jump-starting the long-dormant Routes 322/144/45 corridor project and implementing safety improvements for Exit 161 at the I-80/99 interchange.
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THE COUNTY is getting funds to help with short-term safety improvements to Exit 161 off of Interstate 80 in Bellefonte. The westbound ramp includes a tight curve.
We celebrate 5 years with renewed pledge to serve community ROB SCHMIDT
Rob Schmidt is publisher of the Centre County Gazette and Town & Gown magazine.
Five years ago this week, we launched the “new” Centre County Gazette with the goal of earning your respect as a trusted, professional source of local news. We hope we have lived up to that promise as we strive to be a better newspaper each and every week. In order to be the best weekly newspaper we can be, and serve all the needs and interests of the community, we will strive to cover all the news in the area. That means good news, and sometimes the not-so-good news. We launched in the early days of the breaking Sandusky scandal. Five years later, as the scars in our community continue to heal, the story is still in the headlines. Our mission is to be a significant participant in the betterment of the communities we serve. That’s a commitment we not only pledge to keep, but enhance even further. As a loyal reader you can play an important role in that mission. 5 years, Page 8
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Health & Wellness ............... 10 Education ............................ 14
Money is also earmarked for identifying safety improvements needed for the crash-plagued intersection of Routes 26 and 150 near Howard. Allocation of the funds was approved by the coordinating committee of the Centre County Metropolitan Planning Organization at a recent meeting.
Sports ................................... 23 Spring Home Improvement 30
Around & In Town .............. 31 What’s Happening .............. 35
Puzzles ................................. 36 Business ............................... 37
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TOP STUDENTS: The State College Elks recently announced students of the month at Penns Valley High School and Saint Joseph’s Catholic Academy. Explore the achievements of these eight outstanding students. Page 14 END OF AN ERA: The Potters Mills VFW hall marked its last day of operation March 12, as the building must make way for the expansion of Route 322. VFW members reflect on past good times as they look ahead and hope for the day when they have a new home. Page 15
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Police investigated a report of identity theft in Snow Shoe Borough at noon Feb. 22. ❑❑❑ Police were called to Interstate 99 in College Township at 12:41 p.m. Feb. 24 to investigate a crash. Police said Pearl Neshteruk, of Port Matilda, operating a Buick LeSabre, crashed into the rear of a vehicle driven by William R. Corley, of East Freedom. Both drivers complained of minor injury. ❑❑❑ Police reported an inmate at SCI Rockview was found to be in possession of two pieces of metal, each sharpened on one end, at 12:45 p.m. Feb. 24. Police are continuing to investigate. ❑❑❑ Authorities reported someone damaged a wood door at a Water Gap Road, Haines Township, residence between 9 a.m. Feb. 26 and 10 a.m. Feb. 27. Police are continuing to investigate. ❑❑❑ Police reported an inmate at SCI Rockview spit on two correction officers at 5 p.m. Feb. 28. Police are investigating. ❑❑❑ No injuries were reported in a single-vehicle crash along I-99 in Benner Township at 1:15 p.m. March 1. Police said Kayla DeSoto, of Howard, was southbound when she had a medical emergency and blacked out. DeSoto’s 2011 Mazda 3 traveled off the roadway and struck a sign. ❑❑❑ Police were called to Eagle Valley Road in Union Township at 8:38 a.m. March 4 to investigate a single-vehicle crash. Police said Daniel Hallman, of State College, was southbound when he lost control of his 2004 Ford Escape. The vehicle left the roadway, struck an embankment, then a sign, before striking another embankment, forcing the vehicle into the air. The vehicle overturned and came to rest in the roadway. Hallman was not injured, but he was cited for not driving on roadways laned for traffic. ❑❑❑ Police reported an Everett man was arrested for driving under the influence following a vehicle stop along West Pitt Street in Bedford Township on March 7. ❑❑❑ Authorities reported 28-year-old Jacinda Faye Bonilla was found to be in possession of drug paraphernalia in the SCI Rockview visitors’ parking lot at 9:42 a.m. March 9. ❑❑❑ Police reported a Bellefonte woman was arrested for DUI following a traffic stop along South Water Street in Bellefonte on March 10.
Police reported a juvenile took a cellphone that was left in the restroom at Philipsburg-Osceola Area High School at about 1:30 p.m. Feb. 28. The phone is valued at $600. ❑❑❑ Police reported an altercation occurred between a 46-year-old Osceola Mills man and a 24-year-old Osceola Mills man at a Rush Street, Rush Township, residence at 11:15 a.m. March 5. Charges were filed. ❑❑❑ A 54-year-old Port Matilda woman reported to police the rear window of her Ford Escape was broken between 1:30 p.m. March 9 and 5 p.m. March 10. ❑❑❑ Authorities reported a 19-year-old man and a 20-year-old man were found to be under the influence of alcohol at Black Bear Lane and state Route 504, Rush Township, at 3 a.m. March 11. Both men were cited for underage drinking.
BELLEFONTE POLICE DEPARTMENT Police were dispatched to the 100 block of South Allegheny Street at 10:30 p.m. March 6 for a report of a male lying in the street. Police discovered an intoxicated man at the location. He was cited for public intoxication. ❑❑❑ Police made a traffic stop for faulty equipment violations in the 900 block of East Bishop Street on March 7. The officer detected an odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle, and a subsequent search revealed some drug paraphernalia and drug items. An arrest is pending laboratory results. ❑❑❑ Authorities were called to the 100 block of North Spring Street on March 8 for a report of a disturbance. A woman told responding officers her estranged boyfriend was trying to get in her apartment. The man left the area, but was later located in an intoxicated state. Citations for public intoxication, criminal mischief and disorderly conduct will be filed. ❑❑❑ Police received two reports of criminal mischief to vehicles parked in the Willowbank Building parking lot March 9. Police said two vehicles had their tires flattened. Police are reviewing video footage of the parking lot. ❑❑❑ Police received a report from a person who said their identity was used to purchase an iPad and two iPhones in Maryland on March 10. Police are investigating. — Compiled by G. Kerry Webster
MARCH 16-22, 2017 Penn State, from page 1 “The five projects that we’ve identified are not small projects,” deputy athletic director Phil Esten said. “So it’s going to take an enormous effort on our behalf to pay attention to those five projects, and that will be our focus for the next five years.” Barbour could not say whether construction on the football stadium would begin for sure by 2022. A completion date has not been targeted, either. Work on any of the five initial projects will not begin until at least 2018. “You’re not going to be able to pin it down,” Barbour said. “because we feel we need that runway to design, sequence and fund. I don’t think until we actually get into design, sequence and funding mechanisms that we can set a goal.” The football stadium has undergone seven expansions since moving from the other side of campus, near Rec Hall, in 1960. But it remains relatively antiquated, despite additions of luxury boxes, high-definition scoreboards, new elevators and a refurbished press box. If the final product looks like the concept art presented at the meeting, nearly three-quarters of Beaver Stadium’s exposed structural foundation will be hidden by bricks and glass. Originally expected to be released last summer, Penn State’s plans for its facilities were delayed as the athletic department and Populous entertained multiple approaches and considered feedback and survey responses from Penn State fans and athletic department donors. “There are lots of things in this master plan that have been tweaked,” Barbour said. “Maybe Populous came to us with and we were like, ‘That doesn’t quite fit the needs as we see them.’” Those needs include maximizing the stadium’s usage potential. Currently, the stadium is only used by the Nittany Lions’ football team, though it will host its first concert later this summer. Both the athletic department and NHL have expressed interest in holding a hockey game at the stadium and Barbour confirmed Penn State has spoken with FIFA representatives about hosting professional soccer in the venue. But antiquated in-
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frastructure has prevented its wider use. Outdated plumbing requires complete winterization each November, and there are other obstacles, such as narrow concourses, lack of chair back seating and limited concession options. Penn State plans to pay on a project-by-project basis and to fund each one through multiple means with philanthropy, operational revenue, corporate partnerships and the possibility of other public and private partnerships, Barbour said. Among the five projects slated for the first five years, four involve new construction.
NEW NATATORIUM
A new 130,000-square-foot swimming facility will have a 10-lane, 50-meter competition pool; a separate lap pool that can be used for campus recreation; and a diving well for competition with 1-, 3-, 5-, 7.5- and 10-meter boards and platforms. It will include seating for about 2,500, campus community locker rooms and facilities for Penn State’s varsity swimming and diving teams. The building will be constructed either on the site of the current McCoy Natatorium, which was built in 1967, or north of the outdoor track near Porter Road. A location decision is expected in the next few months, and the university said the new natatorium will allow for more swimming and diving events and campus and community uses than the current facility.
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AN ARTIST’S rendering showing an aerial view of the proposed Penn State Athletics Center for Excellence.
NEW INDOOR TENNIS FACILITY
A 100,000-square foot tennis complex will include 10 courts, seating for about 500, a pro shop, facilities for the varsity tennis teams and campus recreation space. The new building will be located west of the Field Hockey Complex.
CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
A 450,000-square-foot building will be constructed where the East Area Locker Room is currently located and will be a centralized hub for services and resources for student-athletes, coaches and staff. The new building will house “performance enhancement, sports performance, and sports science facilities as well as a nutrition center,” according to the release.
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THIS ARTIST rendering shows an aerial overview of Penn State’s plan to overhaul 23 athletic facilities. It also will have locker rooms and offices for the field hockey, lacrosse, soccer and tennis teams, and a 500-space parking facility will be built under the center.
NEW INDOOR PRACTICE FACILITY
Attached to the new Center of Excel-
lence will be a 108,000-square-foot indoor practice facility to be used by the baseball, softball, golf, lacrosse and soccer teams. It also will have workout space for all 31 varsity teams and could host Penn State Penn State, Page 4
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MARCH 16-22, 2017
5 things to know about the new Beaver Stadium By BEN JONES StateCollege.com
UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State athletics announced plans March 13 to drastically renovate Beaver Stadium as part of its Facilities Master Plan, which will shape the face of programs across campus for decades to come. Despite a wide array of aspirational specifics, the timeline for the Beaver Stadium project remains unclear, as Penn State continues to design and complete cost analysis to further pinpoint exact changes. That said, director of athletics Sandy Barbour noted that the initial stages of construction will not happen within the first five-year window updates. Barbour emphasized that the project’s timeline will continue to be unknown for much of that initial five-year stage until more design and fundraising specifics are finalized. Penn State, from page 3 sports camps and other events.
JEFFREY FIELD RENOVATIONS
The home of Penn State’s men’s and women’s soccer programs will undergo a number of renovations. New home and visitor locker room facilities, chair-back spectator seating and covered seating on the west side of the facility will be added, along with concessions and restrooms, media facilities, a video board and new lighting. Seating capacity is expected to be about 4,000 upon completion. In addition, the 20-year plan calls for new construction for: ■ All-Sports Museum (to be located at the intersection of University Drive and Curtin Road) ■ Basketball practice facility ■ Cross-country team house ■ Golf clubhouse ■ Golf indoor practice facility ■ Olympic sport training facility ■ Outdoor track and facility
Here are five things we do know about the project: ■ It will be smaller. Beaver Stadium’s officially capacity will drop to approximately 103,000 due to changes across the arena. While the final number might change somewhat, it is a point of pride that Penn State keeps the 100,000 mark to stay among the nation’s and the world’s largest stadiums. The current plan includes just more than 1.7 million additional square feet, which means fewer seats, but far more space for everyone. ■ Chair-back seats will be installed. Part of the reason the stadium will decrease in capacity is the addition of chairback seats. How many will be converted from the current bleachers is not something Penn State knows yet. It will be a significant percentage of the stadium, but will not include the student section. Beaver Stadium, Page 6 ■ Parking structure west of Beaver Stadium In addition to the Jeffrey Field, Beaver Stadium and the Bryce Jordan Center, renovations or upgrades are planned over the next 20 years for: ■ Beard Field at Nittany Lion Softball Park ■ Penn State Field Hockey Complex ■ Lasch Football Building ■ Multi-Sport Complex ■ Penn State Lacrosse Field ■ Sarni Tennis Center Dauer Road, which runs along the south side of the Bryce Jordan Center, will be extended. The road will continue south of Pegula Ice Arena and extended between the new Center for Excellence and the Field Hockey Complex, connecting with the existing road south of the Sarni Tennis Center, and on to Bigler Road. “The master plan includes a phased and prioritized implementation strategy and corresponding conceptual level total project cost estimates,” a release from Penn State said.
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THE RENOVATED Beaver Stadium could include a brick facade and see its capacity decrease to 100,000, in part to improve fan comfort. “The project also includes a site plan that establishes site relationships, pedestrian and vehicular circulation, open space and landscape concept and identify branding and business opportunities. The (athletics) master plan also has been integrated into the University Park campus master plan.” “The primary goals of the athletic master plan were to consolidate operations and enhance the life of a student-athlete,” said Scott Radecic, senior principal at
Populous, a Penn State graduate and former Nittany Lions football player. “The consolidation of activities provides opportunities for more interaction between student-athletes, coaches and administration. As a former student-athlete, that interaction is a key part of a great collegiate experience.” Travis Johnson of the Associated Press and Geoff Rushton of StateCollege.com authored this story.
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JEFFREY FIELD, the home of Penn State’s men’s and women’s soccer programs, will undergo a number of renovations.
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At Wisecrackers, comedy often more than laughs By MARK BRACKENBURY
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STATE COLLEGE — Tom Bruce is serious about combining comedy with worthy causes. Bruce runs the Wisecrackers comedy club here, which features talented comics — most from the New York market — every weekend from January through March at Celebration Hall, with some early shows elsewhere in the region. Bruce said his goal is to make every show a fundraiser. He’s not quite there yet, but the comedy fundraisers are getting more and more popular, he said. “The magic is it’s a generous payback for a fun night out,” said Bruce. One such bit of magic will happen Saturday, March 25, with a comedy fundraiser for Joel Pighetti, a State College High grad who is battling cancer. The fundraiser will help defray medical expenses for Pighetti, 59, who with his brother is a self-employed landscaper, according to Dave Miller, a friend and former classmate who is organizing the event. The 7 p.m. show will feature comedians Rodney Laney and Mike Burton. Before the jokes start flying, there will be a silent auction starting at 5:30 p.m. The event will also feature a 50-50 draw-
ing. (There will also be a regular 9 p.m. show.) Among the items up for auction will be an autographed picture of former State High and Penn State star Matt Suhey and Chicago Bears teammate Walter Payton, along with other TOM BRUCE memorabilia and gift cards, Miller said. A jersey from Pittsburgh Penguins’ defenseman Kris Letang was also expected to be among the items up for auction. “We’ve been taking donations and ticket sales,” Miller said. “We’re trying to get as close to capacity as we can. “We’re getting a really nice response from community, which does not surprise me.” Bruce said the effort to help is a “special heartfelt type of thing,” noting that Pighetti has “lots of support from friends and family.” Tickets to the shows at Wisecrackers are $20, which include a hot appetizer buffet. There is also a cash bar. Fundraisers get $5 per ticket for the first 100 sold, $6 per ticket more than 100 and $7 per ticket beyond 200 sold. The club has a capacity of 260.
The escalating share “really helps people get fired up,” Bruce said. The fundraisers, which range from youth sports leagues to Relay for Life, the American Heart Association and PAWS animal adoption agency, are a win-win, Bruce said.
MONEY AND EXPOSURE
In addition to generating money for worthy causes, the fundraisers offer exposure to the club — and the comedians — to people who might not otherwise have attended a comedy show. “We surprise people because the comedians are so good,” Bruce said. One of those comedians is Bruce’s brother Scott. Scott Bruce started Wisecrackers in 2001 and also has clubs in Allentown and Wilkes-Barre. Scott Bruce has been a headliner in places such as New York and Las Vegas and does bookings throughout the Poconos and lower New York state. “My brother knows who the funny comedians are,” Tom Bruce said. The club tailors shows to its audience and “we don’t hire lewd or crude comics,” he said. In addition to the Friday and Saturday 9 p.m. shows at Celebration Hall, Wisecrackers often does a 7 p.m. Saturday show elsewhere in the Centre Region,
FUNDRAISER Who: Comedians Rodney Lane and Mike Burton What: Fundraiser for Joel Pighetti When: Saturday, March 25, 5:30 p.m. (silent auction), 7 p.m. (show) Where: Wisecrackers, Celebration Hall, 2280 Commercial Blvd., State College Tickets: $20. Contact Dave Miller at (814) 574-3675 or dmil_58@comcast.net, or Jane Neil Orelli at (570) 971-7211 or janeo4@verizon.net. often in places like fire halls, legions and VFWs. For example, on Saturday, March 18, there is a 7 p.m. show at the Pine Grove Mills VFW. Wisecrackers’ local season runs each weekend, January through March. The last scheduled show this year at Celebration Hall is — appropriately enough — Saturday, April 1. The headliner? Scott Bruce. Because State College is a small market, comedy is “more of a winter sport,” when people here are more likely to go to a club, Tom Bruce said. “We keep the marketplace hungry for our most excellent product.”
More mumps cases have been reported at Penn State By GEOFF RUSHTON and STEVE CONNELLY StateCollege.com
UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State’s University Health Services said March 13 that it has investigated 38 “probable or confirmed” mumps cases at the University Park campus. Of those 38 cases, 17 have been confirmed by lab tests. The first confirmed mumps case was reported at University Park on Jan. 29. People are considered contagious three days before symptoms began until five days after the start of symptoms. Students should not engage in “activities where drinks are shared or where the virus can be passed through saliva exposure,” according to the press release from UHS.
Also, students who have not already done so are advised to request a copy of their immunization records from their health care provider and fax it to UHS at (814) 865-9309. Those without two doses of the measles, mumps and rubella, or MMR, vaccine have been told to schedule an appointment with UHS as soon as possible. During a mumps outbreak, people identified as a contact of a probable or confirmed case of mumps who do not have proof of immunity will be excluded from campus for 26 days after the last possible date of exposure. Two doses of the MMR vaccine generally provide immunity from the mumps, but it does not guarantee protection. According to the university, most of the
cases identified are in students who received the two doses of the MMR vaccine. According to the UHS website, all incoming students are required to provide proof of MMR vaccination before arriving on campus. Penn State spokesman Justin McDaniel said earlier this month that beginning last fall, the university moved away from an online self-reporting system to a more rigorous process that requires verification from a medical provider. He said the new process applies to all incoming students and students living in on-campus housing. Students who failed to submit immunization records had a hold placed on their ability to register for spring 2017 classes. But, McDaniel explained there are students who came to Penn State under the
old self-reporting system. “Some upper-class students living off campus entered the university under the prior system,” he said. “University Health Services is advising students to receive the MMR vaccine now if they have not already done so.” He added at the time that cases were being identified in students who had received the recommended dosage and noted that the University of Illinois experienced the same during an outbreak in 2015-16, when the Centers for Disease Control found that 73 percent of mumps cases there were in students who had received the vaccine. Penn State has been in contact with the CDC and Pennsylvania Department of Health since the first outbreak.
Penn State grad student to run for Borough Council By GEOFF RUSHTON StateCollege.com
STATE COLLEGE — Marina Cotarelo, a Penn State graduate student, announced March 7 she is running for State College Borough Council. Cotarelo, a Democrat, is working toward a master of education degree in higher education at Penn State. She will graduate in May and will remain in State College. She previously earned a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology from Penn State. “State College needs strong leaders who will listen to concerns from all residents of the borough,” she said in a release. “I am committed to ensuring that the interests of all residents are represented in local government, including the voices of students and young professionals.”
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The vice president of Penn State’s Graduate and Professional Student Association, Cotarelo said she has a long history of community service and civic engagement. Last summer, she participated in Bike and Build, a cross-country cyMARINA cling event for fundCOTARELO raising, volunteering and partnering with organizations to help build affordable homes. She also has been president of Penn State’s Kinesiology Club. Cotarelo said she wants to promote policies that support local entrepreneurship and keep young people living and
working in State College. She added that she will be an advocate for diversity and inclusion, environmental responsibility and students’ rights. “State College is a special place, but only when we all work together,” Cotarelo said. ”I believe that it should be the priority of Borough Council to work together and to enact policies aimed at strengthen-
ing the community for all residents. “We have a tremendous opportunity to empower our young community members, and to help them to view State College as a place they can call home — both during their time at the university, and upon graduation.” The primary election is Tuesday, May 16.
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MVEDP looks to keep adding to tool box By G. KERRY WEBSTER kerry.ccgazette@gmail.com
PHILIPSBURG — For decades, the economy in Philipsburg and the surrounding Moshannon Valley was dependent on manufacturing. Dozens of sewing factories and a huge cigar plant helped push the local economy well into the 1980s; however, those factories, and the work inside of them, were eventually moved off to other countries, where labor is much cheaper. Now, the manufacturing industry has made a comeback in Philipsburg, and with it, several other economic ventures have begun, including technology startups and consulting firms. “We really do have a lot of diversity as far as the different businesses and industries in Philipsburg,” said Stan LaFuria, executive director of the Moshannon Valley Economic Development Partnership. “But, we seem to always go back to manufacturing. That’s our bread and butter, and if we keep producing quality items, we’re going to continue to grow, both economically and as a community.” He said the MVEDP is able to make a difference for area businesses by having building space available, sites with infrastructure and loan financing. “We are adding to our sites by purchasing from the Commonwealth of PA the former Philipsburg Area Hospital site, 15 acres, that we will be able to make available to both existing businesses and to businesses from outside the area,” he said. “We have loan financing available that can be used to match private equity and bank funding.” He also said the building space available continues to be priced below market and all is well maintained. And, the organization is certified, which makes MVEDP able to administer the state’s PIDA loan program for all types of businesses.
THREE M’S ARE KEY
Despite the building space available and any loan financing, LaFuria said the key to a successful business is “the three M’s” — management, market and money. “We have businesses here who are owned by very talented people and well managed companies,” said LaFuria. “There must be a market for the business’s product or services. If the management and markets are in place, the money will usually fall into place.” There is a lot going on in the Philipsburg and the Moshannon Valley now. Manufacturers such as Diamondback Truck Covers, Advanced Powder Products and Lee Industries are growing and adding new square footage to increase production capacities, and last year, three local companies were recognized in Inc. Magazine as some of the nation’s top
Guilty pleas, from page 1 A report commissioned by the university and conducted by former FBI Director Louis Freeh concluded that the beloved coach and the three others hushed up the allegations against Sandusky for fear of bad publicity. Robert J. Donatoni, a past president of the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, said state sentencing guidelines indicate the defendants could get probation or a jail term of several months. Kristen Houser, of the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape, expressed concern that the defendants might be let off easy. “It’s nice to have accountability, that’s important,” she said, “but the possibility of such a low level of punishment in the end does not seem to fit the very high
5,000 fastest-growing companies, including TMMData, Advanced Powder Products and Diamondback Truck Covers. “We’re very fortunate to have these businesses located here, and to have them be nationally recognized is just incredible,” said LaFuria. Lee Industries is working on a plant expansion that will result in a greater capacity to produce the world-class stainless steel kettle vats that are made by the company. The company also plans to expand its line of product, and thus, maybe add more jobs to the local market. Diamondback Truck Covers is in the midst of a construction project that will bring a new, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility to the Moshannon Valley Regional Business Park in Rush Township. This facility will make the manufacturing process more efficient, provide better work flow and increase sales. LaFuria said Advanced Powder Products has seen sales growth of more than 50 percent every year for the past couple years and a plant expansion is currently being planned. The senior care facility Windy Hill Village also has a project on the books, as a new 48-unit apartment building will be constructed this year. LaFuria also outlined other area businesses, industries and economic development tools making an impact in Philipsburg, including: ■ Health care facilities Within the past two year, Penn Highlands Medical Center and Mount Nittany Medical Center added facilities in Philipsburg, making health care more accessible to people who live there. ■ More acreage MVEDP is adding to the inventory of sites available to existing businesses and to businesses from outside the area. Acreage that is and will become available has the Keystone Opportunity Zone designation, which provides important tax breaks to businesses working there. ■ Outside developers MVEDP is interested in finding sites for both residential and commercial products. ■ Internet upgrades Strong Internet connections make it possible for companies such as TMMData to be located in Philipsburg. LaFuria said a company like this could be located anywhere in the United States, yet it chose to locate in Philipsburg. ■ Philipsburg incubator This small business incubator opened in 2016 to provide space and resources for start-up businesses and companies. ■ American Home Patient This company has recognized the good workforce in Philipsburg and the low cost of doing business. While AHH has shut down facilities in Buffalo, N.Y., and Oklahoma, it has expanded the operation in
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DIAMONDBACK TRUCK COVERS is in the midst of a 38,000-square-foot building project to bring a new state-of-the-art facility to the Moshannon Valley Regional Business Park in Rush Township. MVEDP’s Enterprise Center. LaFuria said the future for business in Philipsburg is dependent on a number of factors, including the national and state economies, interest rates, bank willingness to loan money and the ability to find good and dependable workers. “We have lots of tools to attract businesses and companies, and I think we’ve done a really good job at that,” said LaFuria. “But, at the same time, we can’t just Beaver Stadium, from page 4 It is safe to say that fans will have more personal space to enjoy, and maybe even cup holders. ■ Suites are moving. According to the proposed changes, the suite boxes on the east side of Beaver Stadium will be torn down and an additional level will be added instead. Luxury boxes will be placed in lower portions of the bowl. The current plan calls for a scoreboard in the lower bowl as well, mimicking many NFL stadiums. Fans will no longer have to look up high for a replay. Penn State anticipates that the current scoreboards, which were recently installed, will have reached the end of their lifespan by the time the proposed renovations take place. ■ There will be a waiting period. As noted, Penn State does not have a concrete start or end date for the renovation. Until designs are finalized and fund-
sit back on our heels and wait for people to come to us. We need to be aggressive in trying to bring companies in, and we have to have strong marketing to find these companies. We also must continue to add to our economic tool box so when someone comes in and says, ‘well, it’s either here or Ohio,’ they decide to choose here.”
INSIDE: More on Philipsburg, pages 20-22 raising goals are constructed and met, the entire plan is essentially in its infancy. That being said, the Beaver Stadium renovation is happening, it is just unclear to all parties involved when the construction will begin. That is not entirely unexpected so early in the process, but it means the vast majority of the plans unveiled March 13 are subject to change and almost certainly will in the next five years, as the process continues. ■ The stadium will be available for other uses. Barbour has long talked about using Beaver Stadium for other events aside from football, and this plan will physically flatten the field (it currently has a crown) and slightly expand the area around it. As a result, Penn State can host international soccer, as well as the often sought-after Winter Classic between two NHL teams. Either of those two things happening is beyond Penn State’s control, but the facilities will be there.
level of disruption and harm and trauma that have been experienced, first and foremost, by the victims.”
COSTS NEAR $250 MILLION
Penn State’s costs related to the Sandusky scandal are approaching a quarter-billion dollars. That includes a recent $12 million verdict in the whistleblower and defamation case brought by Mike McQueary, the former graduate coaching assistant whose testimony helped convict Sandusky. The university has also paid $93 million in settlements with 33 people who claimed they were sexually abused by Sandusky. In addition, Penn State was fined $48 million by the NCAA. The NCAA imposed other heavy sanctions against the football program, cutting scholarships, barring the team from postseason play and stripping Penn State and Paterno of 112 victories dating to 1998.
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Prosecutors on March 13 also cited a 1998 complaint against Sandusky over his showering with a boy on campus that led to a campus police investigation and notification of the county prosecutor, but no charges. Sandusky admitted hugging the youngster in the shower, and promised never to shower with a boy again. That left Sandusky free to continue working with boys at his charity, his summer football camps and the nearby high school. The U.S. Education Department fined the university a record $2.4 million for not recording the 1998 case on its daily crime log, as required under federal law.
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Spring ‘brake’: County handles late-winter storm By G. KERRY WEBSTER kerry.ccgazette@gmail.com
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Several hours before the first snowflake touched Centre County ground early on the morning of March 14, boroughs and townships were busy preparing for what some were calling “The Storm of the Century.� While the storm fell far short of that moniker, crews were prepared for the worst. Patton Township and State College Borough announced weather emergencies early on the afternoon of March 13 and schools around the region also made the call to cancel classes March 14 because of the forecast. “We put the plows on the trucks early and we made sure everything was working properly,� said Larry Pegher, director of finance and administration in Patton Township. “There’s really nothing you can do in advance of a storm like this. Of course, we treated the roadways, but our main
goal is to keep the roadways cleared for the motoring public. We just want to keep everyone safe.� According to Pegher, the township has 18 employees to handle plowing. He also said the Patton Township Police Department is key to safety during weather events such as this. In Rush Township, roadmaster Tom Baney worked with a crew of just four to handle the plowing in one of the state’s largest townships. “We have to look at the emergency routes and the school routes first,� said Baney. “That’s our main priority. It’s tough to keep up with heavy snow with just a handful of us, but we’re pretty good at what we do and we believe we can handle just about any kind of weather event with the staff we have.� Joel Watson, borough manager in Philipsburg, said roads were pretreated with salt March 13. Like in Rush Township, Philipsburg Borough uses a four-person crew to handle all the plowing. “If we need to, we would hire extra help to come in,� said Watson. “But we feel confident we can handle everything our-
SPRING CREEK, framed by snow, near the Benner Fish Research Station. selves. The crew has been together for a while, so they know what they are doing.� In addition to the plows, the borough has other equipment in its fleet to remove snow, including a loader and a snowblower, which projects the fluffy white stuff directly into the bed of a waiting truck. “We try to get as much of it out of the way as we can, especially on Front Street,� said Watson. “We pile it up at J.J. Powell’s parking lot and just leave it melt.�
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A PLOW crew works to clear Ponderosa Drive in Walker Township.
When the sun revealed the snowfall on the morning of March 14, residents of the county took to their sidewalks and driveways with shovels and snowblowers. Plows continued moving massive amounts of snow throughout the county. And children, home on a snow day, looked for the best slopes to sled ride down. The National Weather Service reported the State College area received about 8 inches of snow as of late morning March 14. Light snow continued to fall in the afternoon and the following morning. Most school districts in Centre County cancelled class-
Murphy seeks seat on borough council By GEOFF RUSHTON StateCollege.com
STATE COLLEGE — Dan Murphy, director of Penn State’s Office for Student Orientation and Transition Programs, has announced that he will run for State College Borough Council in the spring primary. Murphy, a Democrat, moved to State College in 2012 to become the first director of Penn State’s SOTP, where he said he works daily to welcome new students to University Park and State College and has worked with campus and borough leaders. “I’m ready to get to work for State College,� Murphy said in announcing his candidacy. He said that as a young professional and renter he will bring a perspective that is currently absent from the borough council. Some of Murphy’s priorities include economic development, encouraging entrepreneurship, respect for diversity of all community members, supporting efforts to bring young professionals into borough neighborhoods
and increasing the engagement between the university and the borough. “These efforts will allow us to celebrate the people, places and services that make State College such an incredible place to live, while positioning State College to better meet the needs of all of its current, and future, residents,� he said. A native of Lansing, Mich., Murphy received bachelor’s degrees in DAN MURPHY music and organizational community from Western Michigan University and a master’s degree in counseling psychology from James Madison University. Before coming to Penn State, he held student-focused administrative positions at James Madison and Indiana University. Murphy, Page 8
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Highways, from page 1 Here’s a breakdown of the funding: ■ An additional $300,000 for shortterm, low-cost safety improvements to exit 161 of I-80 in Bellefonte, at the I-99/ Route 26 interchange. This money will be added to $300,000 already in place. In addition, it is possible some funds from the I-99 repaving could also be used here, officials said. Concerns include the shortness of the ramp coming off of I-80 westbound, exacerbated by a relatively sharp curve, followed by a T-intersection with Route 26 in which sight lines are not ideal. The current study would help the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation determine what low-cost safety improvements might make sense in the area, PennDOT spokeswoman Marla Fannin said. The cost of the study will not exceed $225,000. Low-cost safety improvements could include anything from signage and signals to geometry improvements, she added. A timetable for the improvements was not available. “We felt pretty strongly as a staff that we needed to see something happen” at the interchange, said Tom Zilla, principal transportation planner for the Centre Regional Planning Agency. In the long term, PennDOT is looking at a major project to move the ramp about two miles east with access to Route 26 (estimated at $45 million), and creating a separate, high-speed interchange between Interstates 80 and 99 (estimated at $130 million).
■ $2.1 million to mill and repave portions of the I-99/Route 322/State College Bypass from Valley Vista Boulevard to Fox Hollow Road. Dependent on funding, this project could take place as early as 2018, according to Fannin. The overall cost estimate for the project is $2.5 million, she said. Work may extend to Port Matilda if funds are available, officials said. Zilla noted that the road is “broken up pretty bad” in Patton Township. ■ $3 million to update data for the Routes 322/144/45 corridor project between Potters Mills and Boalsburg. The state pulled the project off the drawing board in 2004 because of a funding shortfall, but reactivated it in 2013. In January, PennDOT committed the $3 million that will be used to update data related to traffic and crashes, water and natural resources, agricultural resources, cultural and historic resources and land use. Officials emphasized that the money is not for the identification or evaluation of alternative traffic solutions for the area, a step that might some day result from the data. The “data refresh” would likely take two years, with a break before moving into design and construction if funding was approved. PennDOT estimates the project could cost $670 million and take about 10 years once it was given the go-ahead. Committee member Barbara Spencer, of Halfmoon Township, expressed concern about spending $3 million after data had been gathered years ago. But Karen Michael, district executive for PennDOT’s Engineering District 2,
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THE INTERSECTION of Routes 26 and 150 in Howard Township, which does not come to a 90-degree angle, has been the scene of some serious crashes. said new data is needed, as “you’re looking at 13- or 14-year-old data at least.” “We have to look at traffic,” she said. “A lot of things with residents and businesses have changed.” She added that there are also some new agricultural areas. ■ $150,000 for a safety study of the intersection of Routes 26 and 150 in Howard Township. Zilla noted that “when crashes occur up there they are bad.” He said the intersection “has confounded us for some time.” Some steps have been taken, including cutting down on signage to make a little less clutter in the area. He noted
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At Penn State, Murphy is a part of the leadership teams for student affairs and undergraduate education. He is a member of the Commission for Racial and Ethnic Diversity and has worked on initiatives to address drug and alcohol abuse, as well as issues of hunger and homelessness among the student population and in the local community. A resident of the Orchard Park neighborhood, Murphy said he wants to find opportunities to recruit and retain young professionals for various businesses and industries in State College.
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that the intersection is not at a 90-degree angle and that people making right turns have to look back over their shoulder to see traffic. The committee approved looking at other intersections along Route 150 if funding is available. ■ $375,000 to fix a structurally deficient bridge on a local road. Some recommendations for which bridge to fix will be presented to the committee at a future meeting, possibly in April. The money includes $300,000 in federal funds, $56,000 in state funds and will require a match of about $19,000 in local funds.
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Government works best when open By the Fort Worth Star-Telegram The Washington Post received both praise and criticism last month when it added a first-ever slogan to its masthead in print and online editions: “Democracy Dies in Darkness.” Critics called it “ominous,” too “heavy-handed” to enthuse readers. And, political town that Washington is, many saw it as an anti-Trump newspaper swinging back at a president whose campaign tactics, before and since the election, have included denigrating news media in general and the Post in particular as “dishonest” and “the enemy of the American people.” None of the above is right. It was just the best slogan the newspaper’s executives could come up with in nearly a year of discussions, wrote Post media reporter Paul Farhi. Perhaps we are all too hyper-sensitive and hyper-political these days. The Post’s slogan simply follows a tenet that’s at the heart of good journalism: People are better off when nothing is hidden from them. Or, if you prefer to read it in the Bible, it’s John 8:32: “Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” We celebrate this thought every year in Sunshine Week. It’s March 12-18 this year. Democracy grows when exposed to light.
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Personal action can change world raged by the Trump victory, record I traveled over Penn State’s spring numbers of women from all over the break last week and so I missed the country made their way to Washorganized protest of A Day Without a ington to show their solidarity in Woman on March 8. expressing unity against what they The protest was intentionally see as oppressive policies scheduled for Wednesday, coming down the pike. a day celebrated across the Ignited by some of world as the International Trump’s gross (and sexist) Women’s Day. comments as well as fears Women across the of the unknown about his globe were encouraged to administration, women stay away from their jobs, marched in Washinglimit shopping and other ton and also in what were activities to female-owned called “Sister Marches” small businesses and to in cities and small towns wear red in solidarity. across the world. I missed it all because I The excitement and siswas vacationing. terhood burned brightly for Since I wasn’t technia few days after but withcally at work, I’m going to out real change and action, say that I participated. I’m things can slide back pretty all about strong women Patty Kleban, quickly. and women’s rights who writes for Unfortunately, the soland women supporting StateCollege.com, idarity theme was somewomen, even from the is an instructor at Penn State, what exclusive. Women beach at Hilton Head. who supported Trump or The walk-off remind- mother of three who have differing views ed me a little of that af- and a community volunteer. She is a on what are typically conter-school movie from Penn State alumna sidered “women’s issues” 1984. who lives with her didn’t get invited to the It was about a mom family in Patton party. who goes on strike because Township. Her There were reports of her kids were being brats, views and opinions some conservative womher husband took her for do not necessarily granted and no one was reflect those of Penn en’s groups being told to State. stay away. helping around the house. That’s one of the bad I tried something simthings thing about lumping all of one ilar when my kids were younggroup together. When we put people er (without the lawn chair and the in a category and attribute characsandwich board) and found it to be teristics to them, it is both discrimipretty effective. natory and degrading. Unwashed laundry, dishes left in There is some irony in the fact the sink and no snacks in the house that many of the participants in because Mom didn’t take care of it both the march in January and the was shocking. They really seemed to walk out last week were a lot alike appreciate my contributions in those — white, middle class professionals few days when they were gone. and moms who could step away for However, as we slowly eased back a day and afford a day trip to their into the pre-strike routine, I came to nearest city or who could afford to realize that it was going to take real stay home for the day. change to make a difference in our For those not so fortunate, findroles. ing child care to attend the event or It’s not unlike the Women’s facing the risk of putting one’s job in March on Washington in January. peril for walking out and the potenOrganized by women who were out-
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tial the loss of wages — issues that many U.S. women face — prohibited them from participating. In some areas, schools closed so teachers could participate in A Day Without a Woman, leaving working moms stuck with the ripple effect of having no place for kids to go during the day. I’m wondering if we are becoming numb to all of these protests. Can’t we do better? Is there a better way to address the remaining inequalities that women face in our post-women’s liberation culture? How do we have a real impact on the plight of women across the United States and the world who face serious discrimination, degradation and cultural practices that serve to enslave and perpetuate the idea of women and girls as subhuman. I don’t think we do it by wearing crocheted hats or walking off our jobs. Change comes from action. Action starts at the local level and then it grows to have wider impact. How many of those who walked out also reach out? Do we volunteer at shelters? Do we support our sisters in the work place and stand up for each other, regardless of our political party? Do we lend a hand — emotionally, socially and financially — to our female co-workers and neighbors who are struggling? Do we hire and promote, educate and advocate? Do we support the choices and opinions of our fellow women even if they differ from our own? Offering to mentor a young woman or to show her the ropes would go farther than walking off the job. Marching on Washington and walking off the job may temporarily raise the volume for those who want to influence policy or change the way we do things. Taking action on a personal level and giving our time, talent and treasure to bring about change will likely have a direct impact.
College, binge drinking don’t mix By the St. Louis Post-Dispatch On March 3, 23-year-old Jonathan Morales, a student at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana, died when he fell from a fourth-floor balcony after drinking with friends to celebrate a student tradition known as “Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day.” He probably would be alive today, instead of being mourned by his family, had a culture of binge drinking not been allowed to flourish, virtually unchallenged, across America’s campuses. Some 40 percent of college students acknowledge that they binge drink, frequently to the point of blacking out. Many say they arrive at college with established drinking habits that are then exacerbated by the environment. The combination of alcohol familiarity and social pressure to drink as a way of loosening inhibitions is taking a heavy toll on the intellectual and social lives of students. The National Institute on Alco-
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HEALTH & WELLNESS Listen carefully when making decisions about elderly Special to the Gazette Listening is an important skill to have in all relationships, but for adult children of parents who may need assistance, the ability to listen can be crucial to successful outcomes for the whole family, according to a press release from Homewatch CareGivers of Central Pennsylvania. Even before a conversation about longterm care needs and wants takes place, there can be subtle hints dropped in other chats. A good listener will be one step ahead when it comes time to make decisions for the whole family. When people feel heard, it can reduce frustration and anger, therefore making change more possible between all parties. Here are five tips to becoming a better listener: ■ Keep quiet. Sometimes, people are listening just to respond rather than truly being present for what is being said. This impulse to take a turn in the conversation can lead to interruption, which does not make the other person feel heard. It’s not rude to wait until your opinion is asked for or the other person has said his or her piece before speaking. ■ Stay focused. No, you don’t need to check your
smartphone right now. It’s not possible to be in two places at once, and that is what you are trying to do when someone is talking to you and you are reading texts or emails or scrolling through an Instagram feed. The only time someone should be using a device while in a conversation is if there are notes related to the conversation that need to be written down in the moment. ■ Look. Of course we hear with our ears, but it matters where our eyes are, too, when someone is speaking to us. This shows the other person that he or she has your attention. However, this is not a staring contest. This also can be an opportunity to observe non-verbal cues, such as facial expression. ■ Repeat, repeat. Without interrupting the speaker, paraphrase what he or she has said back to that person when possible. This can be tricky, because you don’t want to sound like you are mocking anyone. You can say, “What I think I heard you say is … .” This can show that you were listening, and also clear up any possible misunderstandings. ■ Ask questions. Rather than wait to share your advice, your own story or some other tidbit,
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A GOOD LISTENER will be one step ahead when it comes time to make decisions for the whole family, experts say. keep asking meaningful questions. These should be open-ended questions, not just “yes” or “no” questions. This can show that you truly care what this person has to say.
Good listening can be a sign of respect. And, when elders are feeling vulnerable already, a little respect and kindness go a long way toward finding solutions together.
Kind words can buffer acute pain, PSU researcher says Penn State News ERIE — Unless he is the doctor, there is not much a man can do in a birthing room. He can fetch ice chips or prop pillows behind the mother’s back. He can suggest some Lamaze breathing when contractions intensify. He can stop when she’s had enough of that. He also can offer emotional support: a calm patter of encouragement and reassurance. That can buffer some women’s perceptions of acute pain, said Carol Wilson, an associate professor of psychology at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. The effect can be measured as a physical response, including a decreased heart rate. “People tend to think of pain as a purely sensory experience,” Wilson said. “It burns, or it hurts. But there is an emotion-
al aspect to it as well, and that’s subjective. How you respond to the emotion can affect how you respond to the pain.” Wilson, who presented research on the topic as part of the college’s Colloquium Series in Psychological Sciences CAROL WILSON and Human Behavior, focused on acute pain: toothaches, broken bones and childbirth. “Those are short-term pains that typically resolve themselves,” she said. “You get better.” She simulated those conditions in a lab, using a “tourniquet task” — a tightened blood-pressure cuff that caused physical
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discomfort. Researchers fitted the cuff onto 65 women, who were then instructed to do hand-grip exercises while seated at a table, noting their level of discomfort as the experiment progressed. Each woman was accompanied by her romantic partner, who remained with her throughout the experiment. The women’s responses to the arm pain corresponded to three distinct styles of relationship attachment, Wilson said. Women who felt secure and supported in their relationship were generally able to manage the pain when their partners were supportive. “They tend to trust the other person,” Wilson said. “They don’t have any qualms about asking for help.” Women with dismissive or avoidant tendencies showed the opposite pattern, feeling more pain when their romantic partners were more supportive. They tend to suppress or ignore discomfort, at least in the short term. When her partner is anxious, a dismissive or avoidant woman’s emotions can rush in and overwhelm her, Wilson said. Women whose experiences with a parent or partner have been inconsistent — who felt supported at times but abandoned or ignored at others — report the most pain, and do so in the shortest amount of time. They may even exaggerate their pain — what researchers call “catastrophizing” — to elicit sympathy from their partner.
These women also tend to pay more attention to their partner, Wilson said. “If the partner is being supportive, they might do better,” she said, “but if the partner isn’t there, or isn’t helping, they can quickly feel overwhelmed.” In addition to the physical pain, women with inconsistent partners may also suffer an emotional wound — the sense that their partner has abandoned them at the moment they most needed support. “That response is anchored to their past experiences,” Wilson said. “When they have tried to make their emotional and physical needs known, they haven’t gotten the support they needed. So they elevate their need, and their expression of it. “It isn’t purely subjective, either,” she said. “There is a clear physiological response.” That was a key finding in Wilson’s study: A woman’s relationship attachment, and her partner’s support, can directly influence her body’s reaction to pain. Women with dismissive or avoidant tendencies, for example, had lower heart rates throughout the experiment, even at the peak of their pain. So, back in the birthing room: What exactly should the man do? “The thing to remember,” Wilson said, “is that support is not one-size-fits-all. If Pain, Page 11
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Research offers promise for dwindling honey bee population By SARA LAJEUNESSE Penn State News
UNIVERSITY PARK — A core set of genes involved in the responses of honey bees to multiple diseases caused by viruses and parasites has been identified by an international team of researchers. The findings provide a better-defined starting point for future studies of honey-bee health, and may help scientists and beekeepers breed honey bees that are more resilient to stress. “In the past decade, honey-bee populations have experienced severe and persistent losses across the Northern Hemisphere, mainly due to the effects of pathogens, such as fungi and viruses,� said Vincent Doublet, postdoctoral research fellow, University of Exeter. “The genes that we identified offer new possibilities for the generation of honey-bee stocks that are resistant to these pathogens.� According to the researchers, recent advances in DNA sequencing have prompted numerous investigations of the genes involved in honey-bee responses to pathogens. Yet, until now, this vast quan-
tity of data has been too cumbersome and idiosyncratic to reveal overarching patterns in honey-bee immunity. “While many studies have used genomic approaches to understand how bees respond to viruses and parasites, it has been difficult to compare across these studies to find the core genes and pathways that help the bee fight off stressors,� said Christina Grozinger, distinguished professor of entomology, Penn State. “Our team created a new bioinformatics tool that has enabled us to integrate information from 19 different genomic datasets to identify the key genes involved in honey bees’ response to diseases.� Specifically, the team of 28 researchers, representing eight countries, created a new statistical technique, called directed rank-product analysis. The technique allowed them to identify the genes that were expressed similarly across the 19 datasets, rather than just the genes that were expressed more than others within a dataset. The scientists found that these similarly expressed genes included those that encode proteins responsible for the re-
Kocher joins physician group STATE COLLEGE — Mount Nittany Health recently announced the addition of Dr. Christopher Kocher to Mount Nittany Physician Group Cardiology. “My philosophy of care is to simply treat every patient as if they were part of my own family,� Kocher said in a press release from Mount Nittany Health. “I try to put myself in their shoes and really appreciate any concerns that are unique to their situation.� Kocher’s most recent position was director of cardiac electrophysiology and pacing for Confluence Health in Wenatchee, Wash. Kocher earned his bachelor’s degree in biotechnology from Rutgers University and his medical degree from Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. He completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas, and fellowships in cardiology and clinical cardiac electrophysiology through Naval Medical Center San Diego and the University of Maryland.
He is board certified in cardiovascular disease and clinical cardiac electrophysiology. Kocher has a long history in the military, most recently serving as a commander in the U.S. Navy, stationed in San Diego. He has CHRISTOPHER held academic apKOCHER pointments as a clinical instructor at Puget Sound Family Medicine Residency in Bremerton, Wash., and a clinical associate professor at the University of Washington in Seattle. “My inspiration as a physician has always been the satisfaction I get from being able to change a person’s life for the better,� Kocher said. “My biggest reward is simply knowing that I have made a difference for them.�
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But some women may need different amounts, or even a different type of support. “That’s why it’s so important to talk to each other, and to keep talking, in order to communicate what, and how much of it, you need.�
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sponse to tissue damage by pathogens, and those that encode enzymes involved in the metabolism of carbohydrates from food, among many others. A decrease in carbohydrate metabolism, they suggested, may illustrate the cost of the infection on the organism. The researchers reported their findings in BMC Genomics. “Honey bees were thought to respond to different disease organisms in entirely different ways, but we have learned that they mostly rely on a core set of genes that they turn on or off in response to any major pathogenic challenge,� said Robert Paxton, professor of zoology, German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research. “We can now explore the physiological mechanisms by which pathogens overcome their honey-bee hosts, and how honey bees can fight back against those pathogens.�
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The implications of the findings are not limited to honey bees. The team found that the core genes are part of conserved pathways — meaning they have been maintained throughout the course of evolution among insects and therefore are shared by other insects. According to Doublet, this means that the genes provide important knowledge for understanding pathogen interactions with other insects, such as bumble bees, and for using pathogens to control insect pests, such as aphids and certain moths.
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RESEARCHERS’ FINDINGS may help scientists and beekeepers to breed honey bees that are more resilient to stress.
“This analysis provides unprecedented insight into the mechanisms that underpin the interactions between insects and their pathogens,� said Doublet. “With this analysis, we generated a list of genes that will likely be an important source for future functional studies, for breeding more resilient honey-bee stocks and for controlling emerging bee diseases.� This research was supported by iDiv, the German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research, located in Leipzig, Germany.
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Advances help prevent, lessen impact of colon cancer Mayo Clinic News Network (TNS) Approximately 140,000 people are diagnosed with colorectal cancer in the U.S. each year. March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Affecting the colon — also known as the large intestine — or rectum, colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer-related deaths in men and the third-leading cause in women in the U.S. According to the American Cancer Society, about 50,000 people die every day from colon cancer. Age is the biggest risk factor for colon cancer. Most patients are diagnosed over age 50 — followed by a family history of colon polyps or colon cancer, particularly in a first-degree relative, such as a parent or sibling. In almost all cases, polyps — also known as colorectal adenomas — are a precursor to colorectal cancer. “While not everyone has polyps, your risk of colon cancer is increased if you have polyps,” said Dr. Victoria Gomez, a Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist. African-Americans are also at greater risk of developing colorectal cancer at a younger age, and certain
lifestyle factors can increase a person’s risk of developing the disease. “Studies have shown that, for example, diabetes, obesity, smoking and alcohol abuse have all been shown to potentially increase the risk of colon cancer,” said Gomez. In the earliest stages, people with colorectal cancer may not have any signs or symptoms. However, early signs and symptoms can include blood in the stool, unexplained weight loss and abdominal pain.
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Early detection through screening is critical to remove pre-cancerous lesions and to increase survival odds, said Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist Dr. Michael Wallace. “Thanks to universal screening recommendations and the availability of more screening options, colorectal cancer is more often being caught earlier,” Wallace said. Colonoscopy is the most common screening procedure available and recommended at least once every eight to 10 years for adults over 50. Though biopsies are often taken during the procedure, Wallace said advances in technology now mean doctors
can more easily identify and remove precancerous lesions, so patients can avoid unnecessary surgery. “In the past 10 years, advances in technology have given us the ability to perform endoscopic mucosal resection, where we remove suspicious polyps or precancerous lesions without additional surgery, at the time of colonoscopy. This is particularly relevant for patients found to have large polyps, who were previously recommended to have portions of their bowel removed,” Wallace explained. In addition to colonoscopy, patients can take advantage of a virtual colonoscopy using a CT scan or a stool DNA test called Cologuard, which was co-invented by Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist Dr. David Ahlquist. Regardless of which test is selected, “at the end of the day, the most important thing is for you to have a good conversation with your health care provider and be screened,” said Gomez.
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Elks honor Penns Valley students of month Special to the Gazette SPRING MILLS — The State College Elks’ Youth Activities Committee recently announced its selection of the Penns Valley Area High School Students of the Month for December, January and February. The December 2016 Elks’ Students of the Month are Virginia M. Stattel and Andrew H. Tobias. Stattel, daughter of Phil and Cindy Stattel, of Centre Hall, is a senior, garnering Distinguished Honor Roll and National Honor Society distinction. She has been involved in various music programs, including All-Eastern Chorus, Regional Chorus, District Chorus, District Band and Regional Band. She has served as Thespians president and secretary, chorus president, and band president and section leader. She also is a member of the concert and jazz bands, served with the Community Christmas Choir and was a St. Alban Choir Scholar. Stattel has been accepted into the Honors College at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Tobias, son of Martin and Laura Tobias, is a senior and lives in Centre Hall. He is a member of the Distinguished Honor Roll, and served as captain of the varsity football and basketball teams, also playing varsity baseball. He has been a
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2 St. Joseph’s students earn November awards Special to the Gazette BOALSBURG — The State College Elks Lodge No. 1600 has selected St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy students Audrey Thomas and Peter Forstmeier as November 2016 Students of the Month. Thomas is a senior, carrying a 4.2 grade point average. She is a member of the National Honor Society, and has been a Dean’s List student every quarter for the past four years. She currently is Student Council president, and previAUDREY THOMAS ously served as vice president and secretary. She has been a student ambassador since 2015, and served as yearbook editor for 2015-16 and on Prom Committee for 2015. She also has contributed more than
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a member of the Distinguished Honor Roll. She has served as president of the Entrepreneurship Club and participated in girls’ track and field and cross-country. Bierly also has been an active volunteer in the community, serving as a volunteer children’s teacher at Faith Alive Fellowship and a volunteer at the Faith Alive Fellowship’s annual car show. In addition, she has participated in charity events such as the Rodney Meyers Annual Race, Rams on the Run fundraiser, and Operation Christmas Child. Fleck, son of Trudi Fleck, lives in Spring Mills and is a senior. He is a member of Student Council and serves as 4-H treasurer. He is in the Varsity Club and has participated in football and basketball. He also is a member of the Boy Scouts of America.
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Wert has been active with the Girl Scouts of America for 13 years, and obtained her Bronze and Silver awards. In addition, she has been a four-year member of the girls’ soccer team, serving one year as captain. Rowles, son of Connie Rowles, is a senior and National Honor Society member who resides in Spring Mills. He was the February 2016 Star Student of the Month at Penns Valley. He has served as president and chaplain of the Future Farmers of America and participated in track and field. He also took part in the Science Olympiad and Envirothon, and is a member of the Varsity Club. The February Students of the Month are Rebecca Bierly and Garrett Fleck. Bierly, daughter of Kristian and Fawne Bierly, of Centre Hall, is a senior and is
member of the National Honor Society for three years, Varsity Club for three years and a member of the Student Council for four years. In addition, Tobias has been involved in community-oriented programs such as Relay for Life, Red Cross blood drives and the Penns Valley ELO Summer Reading Program. The January Students of the Month are Rachel A. Wert and Taran Rowles. Wert, daughter of Jason and Kathy Wert, lives in Centre Hall and is a senior on the Distinguished Honor Roll. She has been a National Honor Society member for two years and currently is class secretary. She was the 2016 Flaming Foliage representative. She also is a member of SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions), serving as secretary and president.
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VFW closes doors; members hope for new home By SAM STITZER pennsvalley@centrecountygazette.com
POTTERS MILLS — March 12 marked the end of an era in the village of Potters Mills, as the Veterans of Foreign Wars Smith-Sweetwood Post No. 9575, established in 1947, closed its doors for the last time. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has taken the building by eminent domain to make room for a new four-lane section of U.S. Route 322. The organization has been trying to find a nearby site on which to erect a new building, but so far has had no luck. The post’s last day of operation saw a crowded club, with many longtime members saying their last goodbyes to the facility and the social enjoyment it has provided for decades. Junior Vice Commander Nevin Long joined the VFW in the 1960s, after serving in the
Army in Korea from 1962 to 1963. He said that buying land, erecting a new facility and occupying it will take a significant amount of time. “There’s a lot of hoops to go through,” Long said, referring to state and local government permits and requirements for a new building. “If we could find something soon, we’ll jump on it if it suits.” Beside Long sat Frank Staines, of State College, who has been a post member for 34 years. He worked for 11 years maintaining the property. He also leads the post’s 18-member honor guard, which performs ceremonies in local cemeteries to honor deceased veterans on Memorial Day weekends. “I’ll really miss the place,” Staines said. Ralph Mozingo, from nearby Georges Valley, has been a social member of Post No. 9575 for 30 years. He remembers when, years ago, the post used to hire a SAM STITZER/For the Gazette
SUZANNE MOYER talks with VFW member Ray Young during the Potters Mills VFW Post’s final day of operation.
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PATRONS PLAY pool at the Potters Mills VFW Post on its final day of operation. The post is losing its building due to the relocation of U.S. Route 322.
band on Saturday nights before deer hunting season started. “The place was packed — standing room only,” he said. Mozingo praised the post’s charitable donations over the years. “People might say it’s only a bar, but it’s more than that. We give a lot of money to help people out. I’ll miss coming here.” Ray Young and Denny Wilt, both from the Spring Mills area, are longtime members. Both expressed sadness that the club was closing. “I’ll probably just stay home,” said Young. In a previous interview, post commander and Marine Corps veteran Walter Mayes said the post has 110 first-class members, who are veterans, and a home
association, consisting of about 200 social members, who use the club, but cannot hold office or vote in the organization. The post’s third branch is an auxiliary that was formerly called the ladies’ auxiliary, but is now open to men, too. Mayes said the bar and club are the post’s chief source of income, much of which goes to local charities and individuals who have suffered loss. He said the group donated more than $53,000 to local people in need over the past several years, and those donations will cease until the post is relocated. According to Mayes, the VFW post will still exist as long as it holds one meeting a month.
The Old Fort American Legion post has agreed to let the VFW hold those meetings in its facility temporarily at no charge. “The Smith-Sweetwood Post No. 9575 has provided 70 years of service to the Penns Valley community, with numerous amounts of money donations made to many organizations and scholarships to schools. The auxiliary has provided 67 years of services to the community. Some of the post’s services may come to an end, or smaller services may be provided to the community,” said auxiliary president Suzanne Moyer in a letter to the Gazette. For more information, call Mayes at (814) 364-1383.
Toastmasters aim to boost confidence, leadership skills CONNIE COUSINS
Connie Cousins covers a wide variety of events in Centre County for the Centre County Gazette. Email her at ccous67@gmail. com.
Distinguished Toastmaster Patti Thor notes that, “When we’re children, everyone encourages us to walk and talk. As soon as we master that, they say, ‘Be quiet, stop talking.’” Some people, according to Thor, never recover that ease in their speech. That’s where Toastmasters International can help. “I remember one woman who didn’t even want to speak her name when she first came,” Thor said. “It’s exciting to see people grow and become more comcontinue in Toastmas-
fortable as they ters.” Toastmasters International is a world leader in communication and leadership development, with more than 345,000 members. Toastmasters clubs operate in 142 countries. The State College area boasts four Toastmasters clubs. They encourage people to form new groups to grow the membership and allow more individuals to improve their ability to speak more
comfortably, communicate and “think on their feet.” Thor has held the rank of Distinguished Toastmaster since 2011. She had to give close to 50 speeches and serve in leadership roles in her club, Penn State Pingers, to earn that title. Thor is the Division C director. “Whether you are looking to advance your career or advocate for your favorite cause, better speaking and leadership skills will improve your chances of success,” said Thor. “Toastmasters Clubs offer members and guests a safe place to learn and practice with the help and support of senior members who give valuable and encouraging feedback. “It is a great way to boost your confidence and the audience will always be kind.” Toastmasters clubs provide a supportive environment, where everyone is growing and championing one another to better their performances, according to Thor. “Whether you are a seasoned professional or a petrified first-timer, you will be reassured with two to three things you did well and motivated with one or two areas in which you can improve.” Everyone works at his or her own pace on projects in the Toastmasters clubs. A typical meeting usually starts with an invocation and the word of the day. Then someone presents a humorous moment. Usually, there are two or three speakers per meeting and they have an evaluator assigned to them.
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PATTI THOR, in front, makes a presentation on Toastmasters. There is a portion of the meeting devoted to table topics where a “table topic master” asks a question and picks someone randomly to answer. This requires the answerer to think quickly and answer in one or two minutes. The District Toastmasters Conference will be held Friday, April 7, through Sunday, April 9, at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Centre in State College. The winner from the Saturday, March 18, Division C International Speech Contest and Evaluation Speech Contest will
complete on Saturday, April 8, at the district event. Winners there will go on to compete at the International Toastmasters Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, in August. Every Toastmaster’s journey begins with a single speech. “The most magical part of the Toastmasters journey is to witness each member build courage and competence,” said Thor. For more information, visit www.toastmasters.org.
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Youth acts scheduled for Happy Valley’s Got Talent Special to the Gazette STATE COLLEGE — Twenty-two local talented kids’ acts, including everything from a hula hoop dancer to an Elvis impersonator, will perform during the seventh annual “Happy Valley’s Got Talent” show Saturday, March 18. There will be two performances of the show, in its new format, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. at The State Theatre, 130 W. College Ave. This year, the show features only youth performers, and the competition and judging elements have been eliminated, according to a press release. Tickets for the show, presented by the J.B. Griffin Memorial Foundation, are $10 for the 2 p.m. matinee and $25 for the 7 p.m. show. A 7 p.m. show ticket and red carpet pre-show reception at Indigo, sponsored by Metzger Animal Hospital, is $50. The show is produced by local playwright and producer Jerry Sawyer and will be emceed by local radio host Jerry Valeri from Big Froggy 101 and Majic 99. All proceeds benefit Tides, a support program for grieving children and families. Tickets are available at The State Theatre box office by calling (814) 272-0606 or visiting thestatetheatre.org/happy-valleys-got-talent. The performers were chosen from more than 50 acts and nearly 100 kids who auditioned in February for the finalist spots. Originally patterned after the nationally televised show “America’s Got Talent,” the producers of Happy Valley’s Got Talent were so overwhelmed with the amount of talent at the auditions for the Kids’ Edition, they felt a change in the show’s format was necessary. Instead of the 12 contestants and four featured performers of the past six seasons, this year’s show will feature the top 20 acts. In order to bring the audience more entertainment, there will be no competition and no judging — since that takes away from the time allowed for the youngsters to showcase their talents. Prize money will be divided by all 20 acts. “We’re very excited to present this change in our structure,” said Suzanne Thompson, executive director of Tides. “We’ve done it the same for six years, and now with the special Kids’ Edition, it gives us a chance to re-think
Early childhood event set BELLEFONTE — The Bellefonte Area School District, preschool providers, childcare providers and others will host an early childhood and kindergarten event 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 18, at Faith United Methodist Church, 512 Hughes St. The event will feature information, character visits and raffles.
Clothing giveaway scheduled BELLEFONTE — St. John’s United Church of Christ, 145 W. Linn St. in Bellefonte, is giving away, for free, a large inventory of clothing in all sizes. The event takes place from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 18, and Saturday, March 25. The clothing is clean and gently used or new, according to a press release. All are welcome.
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and re-invigorate our efforts. “There are kids from over 15 different individual schools participating in this year’s show. The show’s primary purpose is to raise money for Tides and to increase awareness of our programs, so we’re looking for this broadening of our reach into the school districts in the center region to allow us to serve more families in need of our services.” All finalists were given the option of declining participation since the format change, Thompson noted, and all were happy to lend their talents for the good of the Tides program. “We received a lot of feedback, such as this comment made by a performer’s parents: ‘Given the new changes to this year’s show (which by the way ... we love!!) we would like to either decline the award for our daughter’s participation or accept the award and provide a donation to Tides,’” said Thompson. “This is not uncommon of past performers donating their winnings back to Tides.” The performers, their talents and schools are: ■ Catherine Reed, vocal, Benner Elementary School ■ Caleb Du, piano, Radio Park Elementary School ■ Charlotte Ohl, dance, Gray’s Woods Elementary School ■ Rainey Walker, vocal, Radio Park Elementary ■ Michael Robertson, dance, Young Scholars Charter School ■ Kaleb Brownson, vocal, Mount Nittany Middle School ■ Piper Mulley and Hannah Smith, vocals, Ferguson Elementary School and Gray’s Woods Elementary School ■ Hanah Weissmann, vocal and guitar, State College
Special to the Gazette STATE COLLEGE — Altrusa International of Centre County will hold its Centennial Celebration Dinner on Tuesday, April 4, at Celebration Hall, 2280 Commercial Blvd. The evening will include a history of Altrusa, both internationally and locally, as the club recognizes the partnerships and recipients of Altrusa action. The event includes a cash bar at 6 p.m. and dinner at 6:30. Dinner is $35 per person. Reservations are requested by Tuesday, March 21. For more information or to make reservations, call (814) 237-8981. Altrusa International Inc., organized in Nashville, Tenn., in 1917, was the first service organization for business and professional women. The organization now includes male members. The Altrusa Club of State College was chartered on Nov. 17, 1951. In July 1991, the club’s name was officially changed to Altrusa International of Centre County. Hundreds of local community members have become Altrusans over the 66 years of the Centre County club’s existence. Literacy has always been a strong focus of both Altrusa International and the Centre County club, according to a
WW II film to be shown BOALSBURG —The documentary, “You Enter Germany — Bloody Huertgen and the Siegfried Line,” will be shown at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, March 18, at the Pennsylvania Military Museum, 51 Boal Ave., Boalsburg. A donation is requested. From September 1944 to February 1945, 13 U.S. Army divisions fought for control of a 50- square-mile area of dense forest along the German border. It was the longest single battle in American history and largest defeat of the U.S. Army in Europe. This 2007 German production tells that story with veterans’ interviews and archival footage.
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AAUW to host discussion BELLEFONTE — AAUW State College is hosting a panel discussion, “Celebrating Women in Public Office,” at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, March 25, at the Bellefonte Art Museum. The public is welcome to attend. The event’s brunch will be followed by a panel discussion featuring State College Area School District board president Amber Concepcion, State College Mayor Elizabeth Goreham and Centre County Judge Katie Oliver. The gathering will recognize and celebrate all women who have pursued a path in public office, and aims to inspire those who may be considering it. There is no charge to attend, but space is limited. RSVPs are required and must be made to cbishop@ccysb. com by Monday, March 20. AAUW State College advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy and research. For more information, visit www.aauwstatecollege. org.
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press release from the club. Altrusans place an emphasis on assessing local community needs and taking action to help, according to the release. The Centre County club was instrumental in the founding of the State College Senior Citizens Center, developing the “Senior Citizens Guide to Benefits from Area Businesses,” providing caregiver workshops, and developing and distributing 5,000 copies of “Resources as We Grow Older.” Many of these projects have now been taken over by the County Area Agency on Aging. The local club also prepared the Human Service Directory for the Centre County Council for Human Services. Over the years, Altrusa Club has provided service and/ or financial support to the following agencies: Mid-State Literacy Council, Meals on Wheels, Keystone Legal Services, The AIDS Project, Family Health Services, Youth Service Bureau’s Juvenile Mentoring Program, Sight-Loss Support Groups, Interfaith Mission, Delta Young Women’s Center, Community Help Center, House of Care, Strawberry Fields Inc., Park Forest Day Nursery and Easter Seals of Central Pennsylvania. Centre County’s Altrusa club also has participated in the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life, United Way Day of Caring, the Walnut Spring Park cleanup, Clear Water Conservancy Millbrook Marsh, Trash to Treasure and the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts.
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The Avid Gardener: Cherry trees are a national treasure LORA GAUSS
“Loveliest of trees, the cherry now is hung with bloom along the bough.” — A.E. Housman
For many, the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C., sponsored each year by the National Park Service, heralds the beginning of spring. This year it will be a month-long celebration, held through Sunday, April 16. Fervor always builds as “watchers” report on peak bloom time for the stunning pink-blossomed Japanese cherry trees lining the tidal basin near the Potomac. This year, Avid gardener that peak is estimated to be SunLora Gauss lives in day, March 19, through Wednesday, Philipsburg. Email March 22, recent cold and snowy her at community@ centrecountygazette. weather permitting. A group of National Park Service com. sites describe the variety of events to be held. There is a pink tie party, parade, wide array of musical performances, blossom kite festival and fireworks, all to commemorate the 1912 gift of 3,000 cherry trees from Mayor Yukio Ozaki, of Tokyo, to the city of Washington, D.C.
ORIGINS
These same park sites trace the interesting and somewhat convoluted origins of the trees. Their arrival came about in part because of the persistence of one woman — Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore. She was a world traveler, writer, photographer, first female board member of the National Geographic Society and sometime diplomat, at a time when it was unpopular for women to be recognized for accomplishments outside of the home. It was after a first visit to Japan in 1885 that she began approaching the U.S. Army superintendent of the Office of Public Buildings and Grounds with a proposal that cherry trees be planted along the reclaimed Potomac waterfront. Her idea was dismissed for 24 years. Finally, in 1909, she decided to try to raise the money to purchase the trees by enlisting help from first lady Helen Herron Taft. Taft had lived in Japan and was also familiar with the beauty of these trees. She agreed to assist, and a day after Scidmore’s note arrived at the White House, a Japanese consul in New York, Kokichi Midzuno, suggested that 2,000 trees be gifted to the United States in the name of the city of Tokyo to celebrate the two countries’ friendship. On Dec. 10, those 2,000 cherry trees were shipped from Japan to Seattle, Wash., arriving in the nation’s capital on Jan. 6. However, by Jan. 19 the inspection teams from the Department of Agriculture discovered the trees were infested with insects and nematodes. To protect American growers, President Taft authorized them to be burned. Luckily, no diplomatic feelings were hurt, and a second donation, this time of 3,020 trees encompassing 12 varieties, was made. These were taken from Japan’s famous cherry tree collection along the bank of the Arakawa River in Adachi Ward, a suburb of Tokyo. This time, they were shipped from Seattle by insulated freight cars to protect against problems. On March 27, Helen Herron Taft and the Viscountess Iwa Chinda, wife of the Japanese ambassador, symbolically planted two Yoshino cherry trees on the northern bank of the tidal basin. This ceremony, attended by only a very few, was the event from which the National Cherry Blossom Festival sprang. By 1920, the remaining Yoshino trees were planted around the tidal basin, and the 11 other varieties were planted in East Potomac Park and on the White House grounds.
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■ 1938 — President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s plan to build the Thomas Jefferson Memorial was subverted by
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IN THIS March 24, 2016, file photo, cherry blossoms are in full bloom by the tidal basin in Washington, D.C., looking toward the Jefferson Memorial. what has become known as the Cherry Tree Rebellion. A group of high society women chained themselves together around one of the trees to stop workmen from clearing ground that would destroy some of the iconic trees. A compromise was reached. ■ 1941 — On Dec. 11, four cherry trees were cut down and messages carved in their trunks in suspected retaliation for the bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese. This bombing marked the beginning of the United States’ entry into World War II. For the rest of the war, the trees were referred to as “Oriental” flowering cherry trees. ■ 1952 — Japan’s famed cherry tree grove fell into decline during World War II, so the National Park Service shipped “budwood” from descendants of those same trees back to Tokyo to help restore it. ■ 1965 — An additional gift of 3,800 Yoshino trees from the Japanese government were planted on the grounds of the Washington Monument. This beautification was spearheaded by Lady Bird Johnson, wife of President Lyndon Baines Johnson. ■ 1997-2017 — Much work continues to be done to ensure that the genetic lineage of the original trees is preserved, both here and in Japan. Cuttings were taken from trees lining the National Mall and are being propagated at a nursery. We Accept Food Stamps, EBT, or SNAP Benefits 275 Main Street, Beech Creek, PA 570-927-0124
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For at least a thousand years, according to the Smithsonian Institution, the Japanese people have held cherry blossom parties with family, friends and colleagues, a tradition called “hanami,” or “watching blossoms.” Today, these parties are often popular at schools and offices, where they help people bond and meet new friends. Cherry trees are widespread in Japan, where their blossoms are exalted for their intrinsic beauty. They are called “sakura” and are symbolic of spring’s renewal, as well as its fleeting quality: a metaphor for life. Today, the Japanese flowering cherry serves as a reminder of not only the joy of ethereal spring beauty, but as an enduring emblem of continued goodwill between nations who were once at war.
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Old House Fair highlights historic preservation By CONNIE COUSINS correspondent@centrecountygazette.com
BELLEFONTE — The Bellefonte Historical and Cultural Association, the Centre County Historical Society and the American Philatelic Society are partnering to host the Old House Fair, Friday, April 28, and Saturday, April 29. Online registration has opened for event, which will take place at the American Philatelic Society, located in the rehabilitated Pennsylvania Match Factory, 100 Match Factory Place, Bellefonte. The Match Factory, once an abandoned industrial complex at the edge of downtown Bellefonte, embodies the benefits of preservation. The organizers have planned tours of this treasure for April 29, during the fair. The Old House Fair brings together homeowners with retailers, suppliers and other professionals in home improvement, historic preservation, renovation, interior furnishings and construction. It also provides a forum — featuring the Bellefonte National Register Historic District and its Victorian-built environment — for learning about new ideas, materials and techniques for rehabilitating, furnishing and maintaining an older building. Another reason for holding the Old House Fair, according to a press release from the Centre County Historical Society, is to help understand the historical treasures in our care as a first step in encouraging the improvement of these structures. The fair should inspire commitment to historic preservation as a pathway to economic revitalization through maintaining historic structures and a historic downtown, according to the release. “Friday will be a full day of professional sessions designed for architects, planners, attorneys, Realtors and municipal officials, yet of interest to all old house enthusiasts,” said Joseph Griffin, co-chairman of the event. From 5:30 to 8:15 p.m. on April 28, the fair’s planners will hold a reception and banquet. Keynote speaker Ed McMahon will present “The Secret of Successful Communities.” McMahon is an internationally known authority on historic preservation. He is affiliated with Urban Land Institute, a nonprofit research and education organization with offices in Washington, D.C., Hong Kong, London and Frankfurt.
A LOOK INSIDE the American Philatelic Center, which is located in the restored Match Factory in Bellefonte. April 29 will feature 21 presentations for homeowners and those interested in old house preservation, according to Mary Sorensen, co-chairman of the event. Some of those include: “Planning a Victorian Garden,” by Sorensen, CEO of Centre Furnace Mansion; a children’s program by Discovery Space; “Old Houses Up Close: A Walking Tour of Bellefonte Residences,” with Sue Hannegan;
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and “Researching Your Old House,” by Betsy Roman. Some of the other presentations involve bringing your building issue to an expert. For more information, visit www.centrehistory.org/ ohf. For questions or to register for any or all of the programs, contact Sorensen at (814) 234-4779 or Griffin at cbproduce@comcast.net.
Traditional powwow to celebrate community, culture Special to the Gazette STATE COLLEGE — The 13th annual New Faces of an Ancient People Traditional American Indian Powwow will be held Saturday, April 1, and Sunday, April 2, at Mount Nittany Middle School, 656 Brandywine Drive. The powwow is a free and open event that keeps American Indian traditions through family-oriented celebrations of community, culture and spirituality. The contemporary social gathering and celebration of community features American Indian drum music and songs, dance and foods, as well as American Indian vendors showcasing and selling their art and crafts. “Everyone, native or non-native, is welcome, and admission is free,” said powwow coordinator John Sanchez, a Ndeh Apache and an associate professor in Penn State’s College of Communications. In addition to watching traditional native dancing, there are times when non-natives are invited into the dance arena to share an inter-tribal dance.
More than 6,000 people attended the powwow last year, with many visiting the American Indian kitchen to sample buffalo burgers, fry bread and other American Indian foods. A traditional storyteller is also part of the powwow experience. The powwow will run from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. April 1 and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 2. There will be a free shuttle to the powwow from the HUB-Robeson Center at Penn State’s University Park campus every 30 minutes. The New Faces of an Ancient People Traditional American Indian Powwow is sponsored by Penn State with support from the College of Communications, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, College of Education, Schreyer Honors College, University Libraries, Penn State Alumni Association, Office of the Vice Provost for Educational Equity, Outreach and Online Education, Student Affairs and the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. For more information, visit www. powwow.psu.edu or contact Sanchez at apache@psu.edu.
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STATE COLLEGE — In 1927, Michael H. Lezzer and his cousins, Charlie and Lewis Sandri, started the Lezzer-Sandri Lumber and Farm Equipment Co. on State Street in Curwensville. In 1949, Lezzer branched out with his two sons, Maurice and Ken, taking the lumber portion of the business and naming it Lezzer Lumber Co. In 1971, following a devastating fire, Lezzer moved to a new location in Curwensville. It was then that the company began to evolve from a traditional lumber yard to a home center servicing builders and remodelers, according to a press release. During the last 90 years, the company has grown to include 11 retail stores, including a State College location, a truss manufacturing facility and three commercial door locations, servicing not only Pennsylvania but the surrounding states. In 2016, Lezzer Lumber was ranked as the 43rd largest lumber and building materials supplier in the U.S. by ProSales Magazine. Lezzer currently has 425 employees company-wide.
The Lezzer family and employees support food banks, fire departments, hospitals, civic organizations and underprivileged children. The company played a key role in the construction of the Alan Fairman Center, a community recreation facility located at the Curwensville Area High School. It also contributed to the Workforce Development and Technology Center at the Penn State DuBois Campus. And, it sponsors the Lezzer Lumber Football Classic, which features the top high school football prospects in central Pennsylvania. Lezzer Lumber is planning many events throughout the year in conjunction with its 90th anniversary, including contractor shows and open house events at many locations. “We would like to thank the generations of customers and friends who have trusted us to provide them with their building and home improvement materials and we look forward to serving in the future,” said Michael Lezzer, company CEO and third-generation family member.
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Warm winter threatens apple crop, expert warns Penn State News UNIVERSITY PARK — With just a few days until the official end of an unusually warm winter in Pennsylvania, the apple crop is in some jeopardy, warns a tree fruit specialist with Penn State Extension. Unseasonably warm temperatures in December and January and the warmest February on record in the state have advanced fruit tree bud development by about two weeks earlier than normal. That leaves them vulnerable to frost, said Richard Marini, professor of horticulture. “That’s bad news because if these trees bloom too early and we get a hard frost that kills flower buds, we could lose part of the crop,” Marini said. Apples are an important part of Pennsylvania’s agricultural industry. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the state ranks fourth in the country in apple production at more than 400 million pounds annually. The average date of the last frost in central Pennsylvania is about May 10, and in Adams County, in the southeastern part of the state — where most of the tree fruit is grown — the last frost date is April 11, Marini pointed out. And most apple trees in the state bloom at about the same time as the average last frost. “As a result, we usually have a chance of frost during bloom. For every day we bloom earlier than the average bloom date, the likelihood of a frost increases,” he said. “So, if we bloom two weeks earlier than normal, the probability of having a Youth acts, from page 16 ■ Wilhemina Guillard, dance, Delta Middle School ■ Isabelle Snyder and Fiona Mulley, vocal, Mount Nittany Middle School and homeschooled ■ Maxwell Giulian, State College In addition to ticket sales, the evening will raise additional funds for Tides
frost during bloom is greater than normal.” Right now, apple tree buds can probably withstand temperatures around 10 degrees Fahrenheit. At full bloom, the blossoms are usually killed by temperatures around 27 degrees. However, the temperature required to kill an open flower will vary depending on a number of conditions, such as how fast the temperature drops, the length of time the minimum temperature is maintained, the overall health of the tree, and the temperatures during the several days preceding the cold event. But apple trees usually produce many more flowers than necessary, Marini explained. Only about 5 percent of the blossoms are needed to have a good crop — so if a frost kills 80 percent of the flowers there is still a chance for a good crop. “Also, different buds on a tree do not bloom at the same time,” he said. “The earliest flowers may bloom about a week earlier than the latest flowers. Flowers at different stages of development have different critical temperatures. So a frost of 26 degrees may kill the most advanced flowers, but the less advanced flowers will survive.” A trend toward earlier blooming of fruit trees has become obvious to agricultural scientists. After at least five decades of apple tree bloom dates not varying by more than a few days, Marini believes something changed in the mid-1990s. Since then, blooming dates have become increasingly earlier and “erratic.” Commercial apple growers can’t do through an online auction with the help of Michael Dilliard Auction Co. Closing dates and a list of items, including trips, collectibles and local goods and services, can be found at the website www. dilliardauctions.com/auctions.html. Audience members will also have an opportunity to text to donate during and after the event by sending a dollar amount to (814) 283-4111.
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TO DEAL WITH earlier blooming causing frost vulnerability, apple producers can switch to growing varieties such as Rome Beauties, that bloom later. That variety blooms a week to 10 days later than the most popular varieties, Gala, Fuji and Honeycrisp. much about changing climatic conditions, Marini conceded, but there are a few things they can do. First, and foremost, they must not plant trees in low spots where cold air settles. And they can switch to growing varieties of apples, such as Rome Beauties, that bloom later. That variety blooms a week to 10 days later than the most popular varieties, Gala, Fuji and Honeycrisp. “Commercial apple growers are aware of this happening and they know that they used to be able to get away with planting on marginal sites, but not anymore,”
he said. “The growers are starting to buy new land with better air drainage to get away from frost. They have always planted trees on hillsides and hilltops, but marginal sites that used to be acceptable may not be in the future. They are planting all their trees at higher elevations.” Back to this spring’s frost danger to early blooming apple trees, Marini said a seasonably cold March might help a lot. “If we have a month of cooler-than-normal temperatures, then the bloom may be close to normal — so things can still change,” he said.
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Philipsburg
Cold Stream Dam project nears completion By G. KERRY WEBSTER kerry.ccgazette@gmail.com
PHILIPSBURG — A Department of Environmental Protection-mandated dam replacement project in Philipsburg is finally nearing completion. The Cold Stream Dam came under scrutiny by the DEP in 2009 because of integrity issues, and the state organization placed a requirement on the borough to fix the problems at the popular recreation site, or remove it altogether. The borough’s council, at that time, decided to embark on a large-scale project to replace the breast of the dam, as well as the spillway, to create a safer environment for the visiting public. Unfortunately, work change orders, proper permitting and other required paperwork took years to clear. Then, last spring, all the clerical work fell into place and a $2,059,089 contract was awarded to Charles J. Merlo Inc., of Mineral Springs, and the work began. Although the company’s equipment is still on site, Philipsburg Borough manager Joel Watson said the work is “basically finished,” except for a few
landscaping details and dredging, which is scheduled to occur later this year. “It took us a long time to get to this point and, now, we’re almost to the end of this project,” Watson said. “We’re in the process right now of getting the dredging permits.”
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Although a 1-acre sized area stretching from the location of the former beach to the other side of the dam, near state Route 322, will be dredged, he said there is no plan to allow swimming in the dam, which was a popular pastime for locals through the 1980s. “I don’t know if there will ever be swimming again at the dam,” he said. Watson said he expects the dredging to be complete, as well as the minor landscaping work around the new spillway, by mid-summer. “We’ve already been contacted by the state Fish and Boat Commission and they said they would stock the dam with trout for the first day,” said Watson. “There will be fishing there, but there will also be heavy
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COLD STREAM DAM will be stocked for fishing this summer, though heavy equipment will still be on site. Philipsburg Borough manager Joel Watson doubts the dam will be used for swimming again. equipment out there, so those heading out that way to fish need to be very, very careful.” The 7-acre dam was created in the 1800s for the logging industry. During the winter months, an ice house at the dam provided cold crystals to businesses throughout the Moshannon Valley. In the 1970s and
1980s, the dam was a popular recreation area for water sports enthusiasts. The dam was partially replaced in 1936 after flooding destroyed a portion of the structure. Watson said in the years since that replacement, repairs and maintenance at the site has been sporadic.
He said as long as there is still equipment at the site, visitors should be conscientious when walking in or visiting the area. “It may still cause a bit of an inconvenience for people who had previously used the park, but there are several other places in the area people can go to without worry of getting hurt,” said Watson.
Loans approved for bowling center, MVEMS ambulance By G. KERRY WEBSTER kerry.ccgazette@gmail.com
PHILIPSBURG — A local emergency service organization and a bowling center were recently beneficiaries of the Moshannon Valley Economic Development Partnership Revolving Loan Program. Loans were approved to Genna Ice ($100,000) for the purchase of what is now called Philipsburg Super Bowl and to Moshannon Valley Emergency Medical Services ($59,000) for a new ambulance. MVEMS used the funds to purchase a 2017 Chevy ambulance unit. The vehicle replaced a well-used 2008 Chevy, which was tendered as a trade. According to Shelly Tormey, MVEMS co-director, the emergency service provider responds to about 3,000 calls each year, and with the closest hospitals in State College, Altoona, Tyrone, Clearfield and DuBois, the miles pile on quickly, and so do the maintenance bills. “Our call numbers are definitely up,” said Tormey. “And, we’re not transporting patients to Philipsburg Hospital anymore. We’re traveling a lot longer distances for our transports, and a unit we used to keep for 10 years now only has a life of about five years. This unit was definitely needed.” The ambulance joins a fleet of three other units, all Fords. There is also an intercept vehicle, which is predominately used by MVEMS’ paramedics. “There’s no real reason why we didn’t go with a Ford,” said Tormey. “The Fords have been good to us. But, we just wanted to try something different I sup-
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YOUNG BOWLERS, from left, Kristen Lansberry, Hunter Schmoke and Adriana Petro, enjoyed a few frames of bowling at the Philipsburg Super Bowl on March 9. “Thrifty Thursdays” is a popular promotion at the Rush Township business. Pizza slices, soda and games of bowling cost $1 each on Thursdays. pose. We want to see if a Chevy lasts longer than the Fords.” The new ambulance came with a price tag of $150,000. That number was slightly offset by the trade-in value of the 2008 unit. Fortunately, the equipment from the old unit — which has a value of about $125,000 — was transferred into the new vehicle. “We know that MVEMS leadership is working hard to keep up with their fleet of vehicles and we are pleased to be able to assist them in that effort,” said Tom Scott, chairman of the MVEDP’s Revolving Loan Fund Committee. “We partnered with Juniata Valley Bank on the project and that is important as we always work to partner with area banks.”
MVEMS employs 45 individuals and relies on payments from Medicaid, Medicare and community contributions for its operation. “We’re in the midst of our annual membership drive now,” said Tormey. “And, of course, we’ll glady accept any and all donations.” MVEMS is located at 14 W. Locust St., Philipsburg. For more information, call (814) 342-3292.
SUPER BOWL PROPERTY
“The loan to Genna Ice was for the purchase of the Philipsburg Super Bowl property in the (Moshannon Valley Regional Business Park, Rush Township),” said Scott. “Genna Ice officials also secured financing through CNB Bank and the Pennsylvania
Industrial Development Authority. The reopening of the local bowling alley and indoor recreation facility has been terrific for the area.” The Moshannon Valley Superbowl was built in 2007 by local businessmen Jim Burns and Andy Coleman; however, bankruptcy forced the closure of the business in 2016. “To be honest, we were looking for more storage space when the bowling alley building was brought to our attention,” said Jake Genna, co-owner of Philipsburg Super Bowl and Genna Ice. Genna and business partner Paul Brimmeier said limited parking space at the Genna Ice building on Centre Street forced the pair to begin looking at other possibilities.
“We weren’t even thinking about buying a bowling alley. It wasn’t even on the radar,” said Genna. “But, after we got to looking at it, we thought we could make it work.” Brimmeier explained ice businesses in other communities normally have another business to bring in income during the cold winter months when ice isn’t in high demand. “We know a lot of other ice companies, but I think we are the first to also be involved with bowling,” said Brimmeier. Genna said since the Philipsburg Super Bowl was reopened in April 2016, business has been growing. “It was a little tough on us at first because we opened in the spring leading into the summer months,” said Genna. “Summer isn’t a good time for bowling. Bowling gets more popular as the weather gets colder.” Genna said the business did pick back up in November, and noted the lanes have been quite busy since. He said, though, he knows the warmer months are coming soon so the business has to come up with other ways to bring customers, and their money, into the business. “We’re offering free bowling for kids throughout the summer,” said Genna. “We have some specials going on for St. Patrick’s Day and there is a Bowl For Kids Sake event in April, as well as the Relay For Life fundraising event on April 1. We have the annual UMI car show scheduled for August, and a cornhole tournament scheduled for June. “We’re still coming up with some other ideas. We want to be Loans, Page 22
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Philipsburg: A community close to my heart G. KERRY WEBSTER
Last week, I had the opportunity to do something I haven’t done in 25 years. I got to eat cafeteria food, off of a cafeteria tray, in a middle school cafeteria. Pizza, pierogis and a kielbasa sandwich with sauerkraut. I was back in my old stomping grounds of Philipsburg to talk to some of the good folk there about the commuG. Kerry Webster is nity. For those who assistant editor of don’t know, I reportthe Centre County ed on Philipsburg Gazette. and the surrounding area as the editor of a 10,000-circulation weekly newspaper. Through that experience, I was able to make some good friends in the Moshannon Valley, and fortunately, on March 9, I was able to visit with some of my favorite people talking about their favorite things — the community. After a quick and unhealthy, yet tasty, breakfast at the local McDonald’s, I headed out. First stop was Cold Stream Dam. This has been, and always will be, one of my favorite places in Philipsburg. I am too young, if you can believe that, to remember when there was swimming at the
dam. But, I have tossed many a fishing line into it, as well as the streams leading into it, hoping to land that lunker. I never did. The breast of the dam was recently replaced and the spillway was redesigned, making the area safe again for the visiting public. The Fish and Boat Commission has already committed to stocking trout in the dam for the first day of the season. It will be nice to again drive by and see families along the shore, lines in, or picnicking or playing in the adjacent playground. There are plenty of hiking trails in the area as well. The dam is one of those little gems that everyone knows about, yet is little utilized. I hope with the new construction, more people will visit the park this summer. My adventure took me back into the downtown and I had the opportunity to stop at state Rep. Scott Conklin’s office. He wasn’t there, but I wasn’t planning on seeing him; I wanted to chat with Catherine Parko-Hayes. She has kept the representative straight since he took office. Parko-Hayes always seems to have the scoop. Maybe it’s because of her close ties with the community. After all, she was the P-O school board president for a number of years. She hears it all, and I was always glad to be her sounding board. Unfortunately, she didn’t have the “scoop” for me on that day, but the visit was well worth it. It was nice seeing her
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GAZETTE ASSISTANT EDITOR G. Kerry Webster takes a bite of a kielbasa sandwich during a visit to Philipsburg-Osceola Middle School. smile again. I took some time to visit some Front Street merchants. It was nice to hear Brandi McGarvey from Thieves’ Market and the Country Peddlers say that business was going well. “I think I had my best January ever this year,” she said.
McGarvey’s store includes more than 30 consignment businesses, and if you are looking for that unique gift, this is definitely the place to stop. From candles and jewelry to furniture and everyday use items, Thieves’ Market seems to have it all Community, Page 22
Changes have brightened outlook at P-O schools By G. KERRY WEBSTER
it in a way that’s productive for the P-O school district.”
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CHESTER HILL — In 2012, the Philipsburg-Osceola Area School District was in serious trouble. Bad money management had the district in financial difficulty. Struggles, personal and professional, between the administration and school board directors were routinely making headlines. And, student standardized testing scores were among the lowest in the state. Fast-forward to 2017 and it’s a different picture in Philipsburg-Osceola. A healthy bank account is allowing the district to pay cash for four high-dollar capital improvement projects this year. The administration team and board of directors have a healthy relationship. And, because of a revamped curriculum, student scores on standardized tests are on the rise. “To be honest, the main reason everything is going so well is because we all get along,” said Todd Jeffries, P-O school board member. “Five years ago, everyone was fighting over every little thing. The administration butted heads with the school board, and that had an effect on not only the administration and the board, but also on the staff and the students. “Now, we may have differing opinions on certain things, but there’s good communication between everyone,” Jeffries continued. “We sit down and figure out what’s best for our students. And, we do
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With standardized test scores sub-par across the board, district administration and school directors set to work revamping the curriculum, shortly after the 201324 academic year. A new curriculum was developed for language arts for students in grades kindergarten through sixth, and a new math curriculum was created for all students in grades kindergarten through 12th, replacing the Everyday Math and Chicago Math styles of learning. More consistency was also created in a new science curriculum for students in grades kindergarten through 12th, which now promotes hands-on learning and experiments. “We’re also going back to the basics at P-O,” said superintendent Gregg Paladina. “Vocabulary, spelling and handwriting are being taught consistently. And, word generation techniques are now used in grades six through eight.” He also noted P-O is preparing to create a new social studies curriculum for 2017-18. “We’ve definitely gotten stronger academically over the past few years,” said Paladina. “And, we have to credit a lot of that to the changes in the curriculum. A lot of the credit has to go to our wonderful teachers too. They seem to enjoy
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THE FACE of the Philipsburg-Osceola Area HIgh School will get an upgrade this summer as the district plans to repaint the red panels, shown here. According to P-O superintendent Gregg Paladina, the panels will be painted blue and contain the “P-O” logo.
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Community, from page 21 — and, a passionate and dedicated owner. McGarvey talked about the economy of Front Street and the direction she thinks it’s going. She said foot traffic has increased over the last few years, and already, her numbers are looking good as she enters the second quarter of 2017. My next stop wasn’t so encouraging. I visited Ron Rothrock at Rothrock’s Clothing on Front Street. The business has been a staple of the downtown community for 43 years. I was saddened by Rothrock’s take on the outlook for the downtown. “I’m just dead,” he said. “I haven’t had a customer yet today and I only had three yesterday. It’s about time I call it quits I think.” Saddened, yet not dismayed, I made a stop at Professional Satellite Repair. I was looking for Theresa Thompson to talk to her about her unique clothing store, Diva’s Bling Boutique. She was heading to the dentist when I stopped, but I was able to run into her significant other, Brian Hoopsick, owner of PSR. He said, like McGarvey, that he has noticed more foot traffic in the downtown community, and I was happy to hear that again. Although his business does have people coming in off the streets for electronic repair and such, the majority of his business is contracted. As my tummy started to growl, I made my way to the P-O Middle School, where I was able to sit down with Superintendent Gregg Paladina for an in-depth discussion on the state of the P-O school district, and I must say, I was impressed. When I attended P-O, I wasn’t interested in the politics of the school. I don’t even know who the superintendent was when I attended classes there. But, just listening to Paladina talk about the district showed me this man has a passion for his work, and a lot of care in his heart for the students that learn there. He explained the financial success of the school, as well as the academic successes and the facility improvement projects so desperately needed in the district. The visit with Paladina was enlightening, but my belly was still growling. It was time to head to the cafeteria. There, I was able to see students who came through the Little League. I umpire during the spring and early summer, so I get to know these kids pretty well. It was nice walking through the cafeteria, hearing the kids shout my name and raising my hand to slap “high fives” to the students I passed. I’ll see many of them soon on the baseball field again. After my yummy lunch, I made my way to the Moshannon Valley Economic Development Partnership where I met with Stan LaFuria, the executive director. I’ve known this man for nearly two decades, and every time we talk, there’s nothing but positive remarks that come from his mouth. He’s also a fan of the fight game, so when not talking economics, we can easily talk about fists and knees. He explained the economic situation of the area in detail, and I must say, I left that conversation with some high expectations for the future of the Philipsburg area. I can’t
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wait to watch as new businesses and industries decide to make the Moshannon Valley their home, as well as watch the existing businesses thrive. We have the tools. We have the workers. We have the will. My day ended with a stop at the Philipsburg Super Bowl, formerly the Moshannon Valley Super Bowl. I was able to talk with owners Paul Brimmeier and Jake Genna, and they told me of how they purchased the building simply for the need for space for their other business, Genna Ice. But, once they purchased the building, the dedication they put into their ice business, as well as the local beer distributor, transferred flawlessly into their bowling adventure. They have plans — big plans — for the bowling center. They don’t want to be known as a bowling alley, but rather a family bowling center, offering several of activities outside of bowling. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to make all the stops I wanted to. I wasn’t able to catch up with my good buddy Chuck Navasky, and I’m still kicking myself because I didn’t stop at the YMCA to talk to the most special lady in the world, Judy Sinclair. I wanted to visit my old elementary school in Osceola Mills and go see some of my friends in the local government offices, but time ran short on me. And, that’s OK. That just means I’ll have to figure out another day where I can spend some time in Philipsburg to talk to the good people of the community most close to my heart.
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MOSHANNON VALLEY Emergency Medical Services was recently approved for a $59,000 loan through the Moshannon Valley Economic Development Partnership’s Revolving Loan Fund Program. The funding helped offset the costs of a new Chevy ambulance, which was purchased for $150,000. Loans, from page 20
seen as more of a recreational center rather than just a place to come bowl.” In addition to 24 lanes for bowling, the center also offers a full-service restaurant and bar, known as Icehouse Bar and Grille. “We think we have a good variety of food on our menu,” said Brimmeier. “All our food is fresh, and we’re always adding to and changing the menu to accommodate our customers. We’re going to try a few new wing flavors and we recently added a few new burgers to the menu.” The Philipsburg Super Bowl is also open for breakfast on weekends, from 8 to 11 a.m. Visitors to the facility can also enjoy a game of billiards on one of two pool tables, play foosball or air-hockey, or spend some time in the center’s arcade. A large banquet facility, which can comfortably seat up to 50 individuals, is also available for birthday parties, baby showers, business meetings, etc. Catering for the banquet facility is available on site. The Philipsburg Super Bowl is open daily at 11 a.m., and at 8 a.m. on weekends. For more information, call (814) 342-6312 or visit www. philipsburgbowl.com.
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MARCH 16-22, 2017 Schools, from page 21 teaching these new curriculums, especially because they are seeing results.” And there is proof things are changing. The district was recently selected as a Silver School of Distinction by U.S. News and World Report and AP test scores are now three times the state average in performance. “I think the improved technology we’ve also incorporated has had a big impact in our academics,” said Paladina. “Students have laptops, tablets and all kinds of devices in the classrooms. In addition, all students in grades seven through nine will receive their own computer and case to use during the school year with our new one-toone initiative.” Paladina said students at P-O High School have blended opportunities to take a multitude of languages and coursework and have more dual enrollment opportunities. “I think feeding our kids well has an impact in the classroom as well,” said Paladina. “Our cafeteria is now being managed by Metz Culinary Management. We offer a variety of entrees daily: five at the elementary level and at least 10 at the senior high school and middle school. The food is good and healthy.”
FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS
The Philipsburg-Osceola Area School District no longer waits around for something to break to fix it, said Paladina. “That seemed to be a problem here a few years ago,” said Paladina. “It seemed the district was always playing catch-up on its capital projects. We don’t want to wait for something to go wrong. We want to be pro-active with our improvements to our facilities, and we’ve reached a level of success in that.” He said having good, quality facilities is a sign of a strong district, and something the entire community can take pride in. “When I was hired at P-O, my daughter and I attended the musical ‘Grease’ before I started work,” said Paladina. “We sat in chairs with duct tape holding them together and in a senior high auditorium that wasn’t up to standard. My first thought was ‘there is no pride here.’” He said the board and administration also saw the need for improvements, so the auditorium was repainted and seating was installed. Other improvements over the past four years include: ■ High school gymnasium upgrades with letter and P-O emblems to promote pride ■ Roofs redone district-wide ■ A new water heater at Osceola Mills Elementary School ■ LED outdoor lighting at the senior high school parking lot for safety and efficiency ■ New carpet and flooring in several classrooms across the district ■ Lockers at the middle school for all sixth-grade students ■ A new special education restroom nearing completion at the middle school “It seems like we’ve done a lot already, but we’re just scratching the surface,” said Paladina. He noted all the heating units and piping will be redone in the boiler room at OME this spring. The stadium project will begin in early summer and should end by September with a multipurpose area. The senior high will be painted closer to school colors this summer, with P-O emblems on the outside of the building. And, air conditioning will be installed in the senior high cafeteria. “The students and staff of our district should be proud of how things are progressing with our facilities,” said Paladina. “Things sure look a lot better now than they did five years ago.”
FINANCES
In 2012, the fund balance for the P-O school district was at $5 million. In 2017, that number is projected to be $10 million. “That’s with $4 million of cash moved to capital projects to fund our summer construction projects,” said Paladina. “With increasing pensions and salary costs, (business manager) Michael Conte, the board, the administration and I have worked together to be more money conscientious.” He said audit reviews have been sound every year. “Taxes have been raised only one time in seven years, which is rare in today’s educational environment,” said Paladina. “Taxes are not expected to increase in 2017, provided that we receive the same amount of funding from state and federal sources. We are 70 percent funded by external sources other than property tax.” Jeffries said he likes the direction of the school board and the administration. “We need to keep going like this,” he said. “Things are getting better and better at P-O every day, and I’m confident that students are getting a quality education. There are too many people to thank for all the success we’ve experienced, but lots of people definitely deserve the credit. We have a great team here at P-O.”
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State High boys keep rolling, face Butler By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com
STATE COLLEGE — The Butler Golden Tornadoes may only have finished in third place in the WPIAL 6A 1 Division, but they were just beginning to find their game as the regular season ended. Butler entered the WPIAL playoffs as the No. 7 seed, and they had no easy road ahead of them. First, it was Baldwin, which resulted in an upset, 71-62 win Feb. 22 at North Allegheny High School. Next, it was powerful Latrobe, at Penn Hills High on Feb. 25, and that turned out to be another surprise and another win, 70-64. In the semifinals, the Tornadoes faced Woodland Hills, another underdog team reaching for new heights. In an uncharacteristic game between two high-scoring teams, Butler outlasted the Wolverines, 54-36, and advanced to the WPIAL Final for the first time since 2000. The streak ended there, however, as No. 1 Pine Richland (241) won its second consecutive championship and entered the state playoffs as the D-7’s top seed. Butler earned the No. 2 seed. In the PIAA 6A first round, Butler squared off with another D-7 rival, Canon McMillan.
And in another close-to-the-vest contest, the Tornadoes prevailed again by a score of 51-46. The win sets up a second-round showdown with State College, an 82-71 winner over Woodland Hills in its PIAA opener. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 16, at the University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown. Butler is led by the outside-inside combination of 6-foot-5 star freshman point guard Ethan Morton and 6-6 senior forward Tyler Frederick. Morton is the team’s leader and high scorer — he tallied a total of 40 points against Woodland Hills and Pine Richland — and he is a threat from the outside or going to the basket. Frederick averages in double figures in points and rebounds (he had a double-double against Woodland), and he is the key to keeping Butler competitive inside against taller teams. State College will bring two major scoring threats into the game — senior Tommy Sekunda and junior Drew Friberg. The two have carried the Little Lions throughout much of the season, but in the latter stages and the playoffs, SC is seeing other players emerge as scoring threats and supplying needed balance to the offense. Eli Bokunewicz, Keaton Ellis,
Tommy Friberg, Ryan McNulty, Rian Scanlon and Max Benner have all made important contributions down the stretch, especially in games when Friberg and Sekunda are closely marked. Both State College and Butler are easily capable of going over 70 or even 80 points, but, as it is so often in the playoffs, the team that plays the best defense will have the advantage. And both teams are capable of that as well. At stake is a trip the state quarterfinals to face the winner of the Pine Richland against Allderdice (D-8-1) game.
STATE HIGH TOPS WOODLAND HILLS
The echoes of the SC’s first round PIAA loss to Carlisle in 2016 may still have been swirling around the BEA gym when the Little Lions took the floor against Woodland Hills in this year’s 6A opener March 11. They may even have gotten louder as Woodland Hills built double-digit first-half leads and then went ahead after halftime by as much as 16 points. This was not 2016, however, and this was not the same Little Lion team. Sekunda and his SC teammates made a pre-season goal that they would not falter State High, Page 27
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STATE HIGH senior Tommy Sekunda (33) takes the ball to the basket in the Little Lions’ 82-71 win over Woodland Hills on March 11.
Coach praises seniors as State High girls’ season ends By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com
WINGATE — Mount Lebanon guard Kate Sramac started making noise at just the right time in the PIAA first-round game against State College on March 10 at Bald Eagle Area High School. Sramac had a relatively quiet first half, but then the all-everything senior’s play on both ends of the court suddenly broke open what was a very close game. She scored eight points in the first three minutes of the second half — five of which came off steals she herself made — and sparked the Blue Devils to a 62-44 win over the Lady Little Lions. After the two teams struggled back and forth throughout the first two quarters, Sramac scored the first basket of the second half to put her team ahead by five, 27-22. Two minutes later, she nailed consecutive 3-pointers less than 20 seconds apart that gave the Devils their first double-digit lead of the night. Sramac, who finished with 21 points, had help from center McKenzie Bushee (10 points) and Alyssa Hyland (14), but it was her outburst that set Mount Lebanon on its way against the very game Little Lions. “I think Kate Sramac really turned it on,” Mount Lebanon coach Dori Oldaker said, “and really started catching her fire, which she really has.” State College, which qualified for the PIAA’s after winning a District 6 consolation round game against Mifflin County, matched the Devils basket for basket in the first 16 minutes. Behind by five
as the second quarter ran down, Taylor Love and Kayla Hawbaker scored to draw the Little Lions to within one point, 2322, but Bushee scored on a last-second tip-in and put ML ahead by three at the half. An untimely dry spell and two quick turnovers — along with Sramac’s baskets — began to unravel SC as the second half opened. By the time the third quarter ended, the Little Lions trailed by 12 points, 45-33. “Sramac’s a very good player,” State College head coach Chris Leazier said, “and can really get you backed up off the dribble and rise up for her pull-up jump shot — a lot of girls can’t do that — but I thought her points came a little too easily tonight, quite frankly, which can happen. She’s a good player.” State College didn’t go quietly, however. Led by Love, Hawbaker and high-scorer Maya Bokunewicz (17 points), SC made a mid-fourth quarter run. Bokunewicz scored twice sandwiched around a layup by Love that moved the Lions to within striking distance at 49-41. But then Sramac countered with a jumper, followed with baskets by Jamey Napoleon and Alyssa Hyland, and the Devils were back in control, 55-41. “Sometimes these runs go against you,” Leazier said, “and sometimes you make the run and separate yourself. It would be easy to look at this game and say the zone really bothered us and we couldn’t get the shots we wanted, and there’s some truth to that, but when you go on those droughts, the defense becomes so much tougher and they (Mount Lebanon) took
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STATE COLLEGE seniors Taylor Love (33) and Ellie Strauss (30) battle Mount Lebanon players for a rebound in the Lady Little Lions’ 62-44 loss March 10. advantage of that. I thought that was the difference.” Hawbaker made three free throws that cut it to 55-44, but that would be the closest SC would be able to get the rest of the game. Mount Lebanon scored the last seven points, setting the final score at a somewhat misleading 62-44. “We got it together a little bit in the second half,” Love said, “but not the best
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ending. We tried to keep going. We picked up our defense. We had a little bit of a lull in the third quarter, but we just wanted to fight to the end.” Mount Lebanon, now 19-6, will move into the second round of the PIAA playoffs and meet the No. 1 team from District 7, North Allegheny. Seniors, Page 28
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Port second, Urbas third in state wrestling finals By TODD IRWIN sports@centrecountygazette.com
HERSHEY — Bellefonte’s Brock Port made it to the finals of the PIAA Class AAA Championships on March 11 at Hershey’s Giant Center, something most high school wrestlers in the state can only dream of doing. That fact, though, didn’t take the sting out of his finals loss. After maneuvering his way through the tournament with some close wins at 145 pounds, including a 4-2 overtime win over Kiski Area’s Joey Blumer in the quarterfinals and a 2-1 victory over North Allegheny’s Jake Hinson in the semifinal, Port ran into a buzz saw in the finals. Hempfield’s Jarod Verkleeren rolled to a 16-5 major decision over Port in the finals. It was Port’s first loss of the season. “It tells you the caliber of kid it takes to beat Brock Port,” Bellefonte coach Mike Maney said. “(Verkleeren) is a world champion, so it isn’t just anyone who can beat Brock Port. He got some points early
on that kind of made us a little desperate. “He made the state finals of Pennsylvania wrestling,” Maney said. “It’s one of the best, if not the best, states for high school wrestling. It’s a great accomplishment in itself, and I know he’s disappointed, but as time goes on and he reflects a little bit, he’ll realize what a great accomplishment it is to make the state finals.” “He’s pretty good,” Port said of Verkleeren. “I’ve wrestled some pretty tough kids. Last year, (Penn Trafford three-time champion) Cam Coy was pretty tough. I’ve wrestled A.C. Headlee, who is pretty tough.” Port, a seventh-place medalist last year who finished 39-1 this season, reached the finals by avenging a previous loss to Hinkson. “I think I did pretty well,” Port said. “The finals, obviously, didn’t go the way I wanted. The semifinals was a rematch from my sophomore year. I lost 3-2 then, so that was good to get a little revenge, I guess. But it still wasn’t the tournament I wanted.”
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BELLEFONTE’S BROCK PORT, top, battles Jarod Verkleeren, of Hempfield, during the 145-pound state championship March 11 in Hershey. Verkleeren defeated Port 16-5. “He beat a Penn State recruit in the quarters,” Maney said, “and I think 145 is, if not the toughest, then one of the toughest weight classes here. It’s a credit again of making the state finals in that bracket. “It was a great season,” Maney said. “He had one loss, and it was to a world champion. Certainly, he should be proud.” Port will continue his wrestling career at Lock Haven University. “I’m looking forward to getting in the room and scrapping with the guys,” Port said. “I just want to keep getting better.”
URBAS, KOLENO, McCLENAHAN PLACE
State College’s breakout sophomore star Cole Urbas finished third at 182 pounds. His only loss of the tournament, and for this season, was to Bethel Park’s Nino Bonaccorsi, 7-0, in the semifinals. Bonaccorsi then lost to Nazareth’s Travis Stefanik, 4-3, in the finals. After the loss, Urbas recorded two
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STATE COLLEGE’S Cole Urbas, top, wrestles Drew Peck, of Chambersburg, for third place at 182 pounds in the PIAA Class AAA Championships on March 11. Urbas won the match 4-0.
shutouts, 7-0, over Penn Trafford’s Matt McGillick in the consolation semifinals and 4-0 over Chambersburg’s Drew Peck in the third-place bout. Urbas, who finished with a 32-1 record, had three shutouts in the tournament. “I couldn’t be prouder,” State College coach Ryan Cummins said. “He did a phenomenal job. He wrestled the best of his whole year here, and I’m really proud. He’s got plenty of time to come back and win it a couple times. Next year, there will be a target on his back.” Bald Eagle Area had two place winners in junior Seth Koleno and freshman star Gage McClenahan. Koleno took fifth at 138, while McClenehan was seventh at 145. Koleno (34-5) made it to the semifinals with decisions of 9-3 and 13-10, but he was beaten by Nazareth’s eventual champ Sammy Sasso by technical fall, 18-3 in 6:00, in the semis. Finals, Page 28
Nick Suriano ‘in’ as PSU sets sights on NCAA title By ANDY ELDER sports@centrecountygazette.com
UNIVERSITY PARK — When Penn State wrestling coach Cael Sanderson met the media March 13, it was no surprise when he said his Nittany Lions are all in for the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, which get under way Thursday, March 16. The exciting part for Penn State fans is the “all,” because that means Nick Suriano is a go. The freshman phenom 125-pounder injured his ankle Feb. 19 in the NWCA National Dual Championship win over Oklahoma State and didn’t compete in the Big Ten Championships. “He’s progressing along. It’s looking good,” Sanderson said. “He’s in. He’s in.” And, other than a few “nicks and bruises” from the Big Ten Tournament, the rest of the team is healthy and ready to contend for an NCAA championship. The Nittany Lions are vying for their second straight and sixth in seven years. Without the potential points that Suriano would have produced at the Big Ten tourney, Penn State finished as the runner-up to Ohio State. Sanderson said he doesn’t think that will have any bearing on the job at hand this weekend.
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“I don’t think so. I think the Big Ten tournament is different than the national tournament, which is different from the dual meets. We want to be at our best at every event. I don’t think we wrestled terribly at the Big Ten. We could’ve wrestled better at a couple weights. Ohio State wrestled great,” he said. “But, yeah, we want to win the national championship, right? That’s the goal. That’s the individual goal and that’s the team goal, and that’s the big picture. Not to take anything away from the Big Ten. We want to win the Big Ten as well. I don’t think it really changes much.” Penn State has positioned itself as the favorite among four teams likely to challenge for the team title with Oklahoma State, Ohio State and Iowa. Eight of nine Nittany Lions are seeded among the top five at their respective weights. Defending champion Zain Retherford (149) and returning runner-up Jason Nolf (157) are seeded No. 1. Returning runner-up, at 174, Bo Nickal (184) is seeded second. Suriano and Vincenzo Joseph (165) are No. 3 seeds. Mark Hall (174), Matt McCutcheon (197) and Nick Nevills (285) are seeded fifth. Jimmy Gulibon (141) is unseeded. “I think our guys got the seeds earned throughout the year. You’ve got to make the regular season count and L
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PENN STATE’S 125-pounder Nick Suriano, battling an ankle injury, will participate in the NCAA championships, coach Cael Sanderson said. “He’s in. He’s in,” Sanderson said March 13.
that’s one way you do it is by seeding the tournament correctly. So, I think we’re in decent shape. We’ve been in worse shape with matchups,” Sanderson said. “Regardless, it’s one match at a time. That’s what it takes to be successful. We don’t focus too much on our draws, but we do want to be aware and prepared obviously. Not over-prepared, but ready to go.”
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BONUS POINTS
During the Sanderson era, Penn State’s title runs have been distinguished by the Lions’ ability to stockpile bonus points. Suriano’s uncertain health status and Gulibon’s dismal Big Ten performance may put more of a premium on that ability. Suriano, Page 25
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With tourney loss, men look to 2017-18 By BEN JONES
East Lansing, with very few bright spots for the Nittany Lions. Payton Banks went 0-for-5 from the floor. Lamar Stevens’ 16 points on 7-of18 shooting were the only truly effective outing for Penn State and the majority of his points came in the second half. Mike Watkins followed up his outstanding performance March 8 with six points, five rebounds and just a single block. In truth, the March 9 result didn’t really matter. Penn State was lucky to have extended its season by a day to begin with, and the number of lessons learned this year have reached their max. It’s what happens in the next 365 days that will determine the direction of Penn State basketball, a program that has come far in the past five years but finds itself perpetually close, but not yet there. The team finished 15-18. There won’t be much room for error when the 2017-18 season begins, nor should there be. That being said, if Penn State’s already excellent freshmen continue their upward trend, there is no reason to think higher expectations can’t be met with better results. For now, it’s a matter of regrouping. The good news for fans is that Tony Carr, the leader of the young trio, seems content to continue what he has stared. “I knew when I came here this wasn’t going to be an overnight process of us just being one of the best teams in the Big Ten
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UNIVERSITY PARK — There isn’t much to unpack when it comes to Penn State’s lopsided 78-51 loss to Michigan State on March 9 in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament. For one, the Spartans shot 49 percent from the floor while Penn State hit just 29 percent, going 4-of-15 from beyond the arc. As such the game was never all that close after an early 5-5 tie. Michigan State plodded ahead and the Nittany Lions struggled to stay on track. By the time, Penn State’s 12-3 run late in the first half cut the Spartans’ lead to single digits it was almost too late. Michigan State responded in kind and took a 45-27 lead into the half assuring everyone that it was, in fact, too late. The second 20 minutes of play were more of the same. Where Penn State outworked and outplayed Michigan State in Philadelphia two months ago, this was a Spartans team rounding into its usual early March form, dominating the glass and executing a balanced offense. Sometimes the game isn’t complicated. The team that makes more shots wins, and that was really all it took March 9. By the game’s end, Michigan State had racked up 19 assists, 16 fast break points and 11 second-chance points. Every category was dominated by the team from
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PENN STATE’S Shep Garner, left, Terrence Samuel (5), Grant Hazle (22) and teammates walk off the court after falling in the Big Ten Tournament against Michigan State March 9. my first year,” Carr said prior to the tourney. “Everything is a process. You don’t just jump into something and make it in one day. “I knew coming in here it wasn’t going to be all roses and giggles. There were
going to be some tough times, and we were going to have to get through some things, but I would say that I’m definitely willing to put in the time and effort that this turns out the way we all want it to be.”
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of winning the title. Several Nittany Lions took that as a positive for the NCAAs. “I think a lot of guys on our team, including me, feel like they can wrestle better than they did at the Big Tens,” Nolf said. “I’m excited because I know that people are gonna be thinking that maybe this guy can beat this guy, but we’re gonna wrestle a lot better, so that’s probably not going to happen. I don’t think I contributed as much as I could. I could have gotten more bonus points in the finals.” Sanderson has said repeatedly, and McCutcheon echoed, that the team trains the entire year to peak over this three-day period. “It’s the best time of the year and we get to show what we’ve been working on all year. I think our team has a chance to do something special this weekend so I’m very excited,” he said. “Our long-term plan is to go out there and get better and peak at the end of the year. We’re still improving this week and getting better for things Thursday, Friday and Saturday.”
“The team has to fight for every point. We have guys who can score bonus points. They just have to be looking for it. We have guys who have to win big matches. That’s what it comes down to it, always has. Bonus points are huge, but big wins in the quarters and semifinals are bigger,” Sanderson said. Even with seven wrestlers scoring the bulk of its points at the Big Ten Tournament, Penn State fell just 10 points short
NCAA TOURNEY SEEDINGS
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PENN STATE coach Coquese Washington will lead the Lady Lions against Ohio on March 17 in the WNIT at the Bryce Jordan Center.
125: Nick Suriano (3) 141: Jimmy Gulibon (unseeded) 149: Zain Retherford (1) 157: Jason Nolf (1) 165: Vincenzo Joseph (3) 174: Mark Hall (5) 184: Bo Nickal (2) 197: Matt McCutcheon (5) 285: Nick Nevills (5)
Suriano, Page 27
Lady Lions to host Ohio in WNIT opener played at sites of host schools. The first round will kick off Wednesday, March 15, with the event culminating Saturday, April 1, with the championship game. For more information, visit www.womensnit.com.
UNIVERSITY PARK — For the first time since 2013-14, the Penn State Lady Lions will return to the national postseason after being selected for an at-large berth in the Women’s National Invitational Tournament. The Lady Lions (19-10) will make their third appearance in the WNIT in school history and will host Ohio University (229) in the first round of the event at 7 p.m. Friday, March 17, inside the Bryce Jordan Center, according to a release from Penn State Athletics. With Penn State’s selection to the WNIT, the program has bid to host the first four rounds of the event. For tickets, call (800) NITTANY or visit www.ticketmaster.com. The 64-team tournament is a single-elimination event with all games
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Despite loss, Raiders set tone for bright future By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com
WINGATE — Appearing in the PIAA 5A first-round game March 11 against Trinity was all about beginnings and endings for the Bellefonte girls’ basketball team. The last time the Red Raiders appeared in the state playoffs in 2009, it came at the end of a very successful run for Bellefonte girls’ basketball, and it would be a long eight years before the team returned again to statewide play. This year, even though the Raiders’ season came to an unceremonious close with a 67-22 loss to powerful Trinity, seemed to head coach Adam Gearhart like the possible beginning of another successful Raider surge. “When this program has turned all the way around,” Gearhart said, “we can look back and thank this group of seniors. They set the template for what I want. Fight, toughness, they battled it out and didn’t give up. “The future is real bright for us. We were young. We had three seniors, but I
started at least one freshman every game this year. Most of the year we had two freshmen in the lineup. We have good young players coming up, and when we look back we will say that this is the team that started it.” The result of the game at hand against Trinity, however, was not the way the Raiders hoped to finish their season. The Lady Hillers scored the first 13 points of the night before Bellefonte freshman Maddie Steiner broke the streak with a jump shot. Another six-point run, capped by Trinity All-State candidate Sierra Kotchman, rode the score up to 19-2 as the first quarter clock ran down. Steiner made it 19-5 with a 3-pointer in the final seconds, but the die had been cast. Trinity was on a roll — and a mission — and there was little the Raiders would be able to do to slow it down. When he was asked if Trinity was the best team Bellefonte faced this year, Gearhart answered immediately. “Without a doubt,” he said. “Their Raiders, Page 27
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BELLEFONTE GIRLS’ basketball coach Adam Gearheart, kneeling, said this year’s group of seniors set the tone for a bright future for the Red Raiders.
Big Ten tourney opener may be must win for Lions By BEN JONES StateCollege.com
UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State hockey finds itself in a tough position, as the Nittany Lions fell 3-2 and 4-0 in Ann Arbor to lowly Michigan in the final series of the regular season March 10 and 11. On March 10, the Nittany Lions lost 3-2 in the kind of game where Penn State likely feels as though it should have won, but — as it has before — paid for its own mistakes. On March 11, it was a barrage of 46 shots on net that went to show the value of quality over quantity. In addition, Penn State will look back on five empty power-play opportunities as the continuation of the Nittany Lions’ ongoing struggles on special teams. Despite relatively few offensive chances, Michigan made the most of what it got and had four goals to show for it. How much Penn State regrets an otherwise forgettable weekend in Ann Arbor remains to be seen. The Nittany Lions are tied for 12th (with Providence) in the PairWise, with at least one game in the Big Ten tournament to go. A somewhat up-
set-happy weekend across college hockey has reduced the rankings drop for the Nittany Lions for now. With the Big Ten Tournament starting Thursday, March 16, here are five thoughts as Penn State finished its regular season at 21-11-2:
IT GOT HARDER
It isn’t wrong to say Penn State’s second half of the season has been underwhelming given the white-hot start, but it would be unfair to suggest nothing changed. In the final 15 games of the year, Penn State faced 10 Top-20 teams, including Minnesota four times. The Nittany Lions, by and large, played well for most of Big Ten play and you could argue Penn State’s final loss to Minnesota was the Nittany Lions’ best performance of the year. All told, Penn State entered the final game of the regular season at No. 10 in winning percentage on the year. If anything, this season is a good lesson for Penn State fans that this isn’t football. The losses might hurt, but hockey’s season is a marathon and not a sprint. Are there games Penn State would like
back? For sure, but the results aren’t entirely a reflection of the performance. A 21-win season is the kind of thing most programs would be happy to average. Only 18 teams currently sit with a season win percentage above 60 percent.
outstanding as a freshman, but Penn State misses Kerr.
JUST BE SMART
Turnovers aren’t a stat that hockey keeps as a regular figure in the box score, but miscues have hurt Penn State as much as anything this year. Some of that is how hockey works — bad bounces and bad breaks — but the Nittany Lions are sometimes prone to getting in their own way, be that getting a little too fancy or just not playing as sharp as they can. That happens to any team, but in crunch time it only becomes magni-fied.
THE LITTLE THINGS
Penn State’s power play has to improve. Early in the year, the Nittany Lions were good for what felt like at least a goal a game up a man. Some of that comes down to the opponents, but good teams make the most of those chances. Since January, Penn State has been one of the worst on special teams. If Penn State makes the tournament and wants to go farther than getting through the door, that will have to change.
WIN AND IN
Penn State might sneak in without a win, but it’s looking like the first-round meeting in the Big Ten tourney is a playin game for the Nittany Lions. A victory might seal the deal, but a loss will undoubtedly make for a tense Selection Sunday. The opponent? Michigan. Puck drop is at 8 p.m. Thursday, March 16, in Detroit, and can be watched on the Big Ten Network.
KEVIN KERR
Simply put, Penn State misses Kevin Kerr on the defensive end. The fact he’s gone isn’t why the Nittany Lions are losing, but he makes the entire team better. As flashy as Denis Smirnov and Andrew Sturtz are, Kerr is equally as reliable on the defensive end. Kris Myllari has been
Penn State football: The Nittany Lions are oozing speed By MIKE POORMAN StateCollege.com
UNIVERSITY PARK — In 1994, Penn State’s offense seemingly scored at will — against Minnesota (56 points), Iowa (61), Rutgers (55), Ohio State (63) and Michigan State (59). It was the Nittany Lions’ most explosive offense ever. On their way to a 12-0 record and a Rose Bowl victory, they averaged 47 points and 513 yards per game, and 7.6 yards per play. That’s what happens when you have NFL first-round draft picks Ki-Jana Carter, Kerry Collins and Kyle Brady, as well as Bobby Engram and an offensive line that featured four future pros. Over the course of the 1994 regular season, on average it took that Penn State offense just two minutes and 14 seconds to score a touchdown (68) or a field goal (10). That’s fast. And anything but average. “But,” as ESPN College GameDay icon Lee Corso
would say, “not so fast, my friend.” Over the final 10 games of the 2016 season — after a big loss in The Big House to Michigan — Penn State’s offense matriculated down the field with even greater alacrity. During that fast and furious finishing streak, Penn State’s average scoring drive lasted all of two minutes and eight seconds, a hair better than the regular-season pace of that legendary 1994 team. Overall, for its 14 games in 2016, Penn State’s average scoring drive took just two minutes and 22 seconds.
SPEED KILLS
The 1994 squad scored with stunning quickness and efficiency. Seven out of 10 of its scoring drives were over in fewer than three minutes. Of that team’s 78 scoring drives, 21 (27 percent) were done in a minute or less, 39 (50 percent) lasted less than two minutes and 55 (70.5 percent) were done in 180 seconds or less. By comparison, 22 of Penn State’s 85 scoring drives (26 percent) in 2016 lasted less than a minute, 38 (45 percent)
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were under two minutes and 56 (66 percent) were over in less than three minutes. A steady diet of deep balls to the departed Chris Godwin and big plays by Saquon Barkley helped the Nittany Lions make fast work of Joe Moorhead’s offense. Barkley — who was timed in 4.31 seconds for 40 yards this offseason — was the ultimate closer. Seven times in 2016 Barkley scored on a run or reception of 25 yards or more (25, 40, 44, 45, 55, 79 and 81 yards) to end a PSU scoring drive in a minute or less. Nittany Lions’ quarterback Trace McSorley (who runs a 4.5 40), for one, wasn’t surprised. “You know, watching what Saquon can do with the ball in his hands, everything he does is impressive,” McSorley said prior to the Rose Bowl. “How fast he is, how quick and elusive he is, and the type of power of power he runs with.” Kind of like that Ki-Jana kid, who averaged 7.8 yards per carry for Penn State in 1994, with 23 TDs, on his way to being the No. 1 pick in the 1995 draft. Take Carter’s 83-yard TD run against Oregon in the 1995 Rose Bowl against Oregon, when he saw a crack on the right side of the line and raced to the end zone on his first touch and Penn State’s first play of its 38-20 victory over the Ducks. Football, Page 27
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State High, from page 23 again when they made it into the state tournament. “We lost here last year in the same game,” Sekunda said, “and didn’t want to let that happen again.” They didn’t. Sekunda led two second-half surges that eventually swamped Woodland Hills and vaulted State College into the second round after a physical 82-71 win over the Wolverines. It goes without saying that playing to join the final eight teams in Pennsylvania’s big-school bracket is heady stuff, but State College looks up to the challenge. The Lions won 21 games, against just four losses, took home the championship of the very competitive Mid-Penn Conference (more about that later) and won the first PIAA playoff game in the careers of head coach Joe Walker and every one of the Little Lions. That first PIAA win was in many ways indicative of the whole season for the Little Lions. Woodland Hills had just won its first playoff games in over 20 years, and to say the Wolverines were motivated for their first state tournament since the early 1990s would be a huge understatement. They put that motivation into action as well. Led by swingman Deonte Robertson (20 points) and guard Kenny Lee (17), Woodland broke out to early double-digit leads and were seemingly taking control by halftime by a score of 41-33. As it has through all kinds of adversity this season, State College stayed its Raiders, from page 26 quickness, their shooting, was phenomenal. We hadn’t seen anything like that all season.” Led by Kotchman, who finished with 19 points in the game, and forwards Aleyna Cappelli (18 points) and Riley Derubbo (15), Trinity kept the same pace in the second quarter. The Hillers began the period with a Football, from page 26 Makes you think of Barkley’s 79-yard highlighter 22 years later — to the day — on the same field, against USC.
PRACTICING SPEED MAKES PERFECT
The speed at which Penn State played in 2016 — and expects to continue in 2017, with Joe Moorhead’s offense under its belt for a full season — isn’t a surprise to McSorley. “We always try to get as much speed work in as we can” in practice, he said near the end of last season. “And then, Coach Moorhead always says, ‘Don’t let the speed of the game surprise you.’ Speed work in practice — getting as many full-speed reps, scout teams, giving you a full-speed look each and every day, that’s the best way you can prepare for it.” The Nittany Lions will be oozing speed
course. Slowly the Little Lions’ depth and explosiveness began to take their toll on the Wolverines. Early in the third quarter, Sekunda (game high 23 points), Drew Friberg (20), Tommy Friberg (12) and McNulty (6) led an 10-3 run that made it a game at 4443, but Woodland responded with a 10-0 streak of its own to go back up by 11, 5443. State College came back again, this time riding a hot streak by Sekunda, and finally drew within one point again, 66-65, midway through the fourth quarter. “For them (SC players) to expend the energy to come back (down 16),” State College head coach Joe Walker said, “and then to do it again in the fourth quarter was awesome. The resolve, the will to win, I am speechless in terms of how hard they wanted this, how much they wanted this.” After this comeback, there was no Woodland response, just State College baskets. In quick succession, Drew Friberg hit two 3-pointers and a follow-up, Ellis (5) completed a 3-point play, Sekunda scored on a drive and Benner (11) hit a jump shot. In a matter of three minutes, State College went from being down by a point to an 80-71 lead. In all, the Lions overwhelmed Woodland by a score of 31-8 in the fourth quarter. “We started playing our game again,” Sekunda said, “moving the ball, different guys stepped up, and Max Benner played a great game and was a big spark for us. “I started to hit a few. My stroke was off in the first quarter, and it was nice to see a couple go in and it helped us a little bit. So it was easy buckets, good shots, and 17-5 run and went into the locker room with a commanding 38-12 halftime lead. Bellefonte seniors Abbie Carr and Lauren Young, along with Steiner, were the only Raiders able to score in the first half. If it hadn’t been before, a 20-5 third quarter sealed the win for Trinity and sent it into the second round of the tournament against arch-rival and District 7’s No. 1 seed, Chartiers Valley. from almost every pore this season, despite the departure of Godwin (4.42 at the 2017 NFL Combine). They’ll have three wide receivers who possess sub-4.4 speed: senior Saaed Blacknall (4.34), who has added some solid bulk in the offseason; junior DeAndre Thompkins (4.39); and sophomore Brandon Polk (4.39), back after a redshirt season. Add in sophomores Juwan Johnson (4.45) and Irv Charles (4.5, at worst), and the Nittany Lions have a receiving corps that is big and speedy, complemented by the underneath skills of veteran DaeSean Hamilton, who needs just 19 catches to pass Deon Butler (179) as Penn State’s all-time receptions leader. Add tight end Mike Gesicki, who at 6-foot-6 and nearly 260 pounds can hammer out a 40 in the mid-4.40s. Running backs Miles Sanders and Mark Allen can both go under 4.5 as well.
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THE STATE HIGH bench celebrates in the Little Lions’ March 11 win over Woodland Hills. The Lions advanced to face Butler on March 16 in the PIAA second round. defense that got us back into the game.”
COMEBACK WINS
It wasn’t the first time SC won in this fashion. In just the last month of the season, the Lions completed comeback wins against Altoona (twice), Greater Johnstown and Central Dauphin. The Little Lions began the season 1-2 after losses to Math, Civics and Sciences from Philadelphia and C.D. East, but then SC went on a tear. There were only two other losses, at Carlisle and in a non-
Suriano, from page 25 Sanderson, as he has so many times, said the key to championships is keeping things as simple as possible, by taking a short, focused view and not being distracted by the long view. “If you want to be the national champion, well you have to go win the national tournament, right? You do that by winning one match at a time, scoring one point at a time and keeping things simple and just being yourself,” he said.
league contest against Williamsport. The Lions’ record since Jan. 6 is 14-1. That record would be impressive in almost any league, but SC plays in the MidPenn. If the first round of the PIAA’s this season is any indication, the league, and the Lions’ Colonial Division, is one of the toughest in the state. Four teams — Carlisle, Harrisburg, CD East and State College — from the Colonial won their first-round games, meaning that four of the final 16 teams left in 6A are from the same Mid-Penn division. That sounds simple enough. But how do you execute that? “It’s being consistent as a staff, I think. I think everything we do and say and what we tell them, what we expect or what we want to see out of them, they have to see the same qualities out of us. I think it’s just consistency,” Sanderson said. “I think it’s just focusing more on principles. As a coach, I try to focus more on principles — work ethic and gratitude and those things we talk about throughout the year. If you focus on principles, you have a better chance at being successful.”
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ST. JOSEPH’S Caleb Dowling wrestles Gabe Miller, of Pequea Valley, for third place in the 132-pound weight class. Miller defeated Dowling 8-2.
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STATE HIGH senior Kayla Hawbaker goes up for a shot between two Mount Lebanon defenders March 10. Seniors, from page 23
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE
State College ends its season with a 10-15 record, and the Lions will graduate seven seniors, including Love and Hawbaker. Nonetheless, Leazier sees a bright future for the SC girls, even though it will be difficult seeing his first senior class leave. “We will hit the reset button at some point,” he said. “We do think we got a lot of good experience for the younger players at the varsity level. Our junior varsity team was 15-5, so there’s a foundation there with the younger kids. “But this is a day when you are sad about losing the seniors. The absolute worst time to experience a coaching change is before your senior year. They (the seniors) really hung in there with us. When we experienced that seven-game losing streak in January, they could have said we’re out of here, but they didn’t. “So I’m very proud of the seniors. It was really fun to coach them, and I know that I am going to look back and be glad that they were my first senior class.”
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SETH KOLENO, top, of Bald Eagle Area, and Hempfield’s Luke Kemerer wrestle for fifth place at 138 pounds in the PIAA Class AAA Championships on March 11. Koleno defeated Kemerer 8-6 in the tiebreaker.
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Finals, from page 24 He was beaten by Upper Darby’s eventual third-place finisher Collin Cronin, 13-3, in the consolation semifinals, but he finished out the tournament with an 8-6 victory over Hempfield’s second-seeded Luke Kemerer in the fifth-place bout. McClenahan (33-7) opened with a 4-2 win over Big Spring’s Southcentral Regional champion Tucker Brough, but he was beaten by Verkleeren, 18-5, in the quarterfinals. He made it to the medal round with a 7-3 win over Garden Spot’s Connor Finkey, but he lost to Scranton’s William Evanitsky, 4-2, dropping him into the seventh-place bout. McClenahan won by forfeit over Penncrest’s Ryan Stocku for seventh. State College junior Ian Barr (160) went 1-2, while senior teammate Pete Haffner (220) and BEA junior Garrett Rigg (126) went 0-2.
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In the Class AA tournament, St. Joseph’s Academy’s freshman star Caleb Dowling (132) took fourth, and Penns Valley sophomore Baylor Shunk (106) finished seventh. Dowling (39-8) had two losses in the tournament, and they were both to Pequea Valley’s Gabe Miller, 5-3 in
overtime, in the quarterfinals and 8-2 in the third-place bout. Dowling got a big win in the consolation semifinals, 7-4, over Bishop McCort’s Carnell Andrews, who beat Dowling in the District 6 Tournament finals and Southwest Regional finals. Shunk went 4-2 in the tournament, opening with a 14-1 win over Noah Hunt of Warrior Run and then an 8-7 loss to Bishop McDevitt’s Nate Smith. He won two consolation bouts to make the medal round, and then he dropped a 5-4 decision to Wilson’s Elijah Bundro. Shunk beat Muncy’s second-seeded Jacob Blair, 5-2, in the seventh-place bout. “I feel pretty good,” Shunk said. “I knew it was a possibility coming in, but I knew it would be a long road and a lot of tough matches. But, I just kept my composure throughout the weekend and wrestled the best that I could.” “He’s a kid who works his butt off,” Penns Valley coach Joel Brinker said. “It’s hard for me to see how many kids can work as hard as him, so for him to get what he got, he earned every bit of it. You just love seeing a kid like him get what he got.” Penns Valley seniors Darren Yearick (120) and Jared Hurd (145) went 1-2 in the tournament. St. Joseph’s freshman Ethan Kauffman (106) and sophomore Jacob Powers (120), a Southwest Regional champion, went 0-2.
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Gre gram,” Sou Penn coach He had title, dom head after another three-and-out, ing out. Philipsburg coach Mike Mann PENN STATE’S BoP-O Nickal, left, shown in action against Wisconsin, was named Outstanding Wrestler at the Southern his poi best par rch thing.” “The und title. here (157), freshm Morgan McIntosh ey standout Paige Meily ma -po campus a bad thern Scuffle te’s Eddie Kliunique because in his jorconfident. is ore; that’s the dominant ma the 197 6-0 a a nt dras to hom , left, has received a ior o quarter and a 19-0 Raider lead. again after a Mountie punt, Gallsaid. “They came out Jaiden Boone went 75 yards with its and Sta we said. “We tackle non-stop in tic sop sen wh so a p. impr , prett fall kal as shi om kal ovement from her and y, but all set in Nic ion tech scholarship to play at Submitted photo a city, with a h- winning ing Oklah champ was almost n titles. Nic lfPenn first two years, when the Meily. 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He got ment,” Sanderson “She taught me kers stepped yard touchdown strike just bemerous tackles as he returned for tro thel. fiHe rstsco score “I think this is to. a very “He’s a guy ’s going to stop while Philipsburg-Osceola gets in. tha He confi- “M fenders a lot of skills (141) was eig t, right there, just play field hockey, at first, I didn’t want to to watch d of in con pushedfreakthis tourna s, the gym and inst Realbu but in the fore the quarter ended. the punt him,” 75 yards for Bellefondent Bellefonte football was kingame. me to work hard noJoe rest when Tyrone comesHe’ll to in Smith. learn from ed about Sanderson said. tournaBo Nickal (174) fortable there and not like wrestle steam,” have.freshman th, aga thework. “I think tha (157), end wa t for we It she No the t er the . gs. was and reas beca . tha to him on use of the I did want to play said sister competition, depth azing thin When the dust settled, the te’s third long touchdown of the Less than three minutes later, headamcoach Shannon Manning visit on the same night. lay waste and watch sly, but the people e mul,” said but shows the does some to watch. It kind of y. Retherford ng 5-0 with a fall g, Page 17 . ter player.” t class we hav t sol Wrestlin id ment, obviou. He’s fun to watch I that. He needs that. He’s a kid “He’s just a great kid, just his efMegaludis won second Morgan McIntosh , goi ing out or anythingMeillike that. On it’s made me a betEvery weigh whand a fun match in the third, but his o are jus senior field at 149 hnical falls, includrs n in the stands a relentless pace,” tiple wrestle itive. It’s awesome slowed dow and three tec ls win over Evan wrestles at the He fina in 1 and compet env(197) ent a, that when he wrestles a match fort, his attitude, his demeanor, Southern Scuffle title, dominat16all won titles. Nickal, who top of that, our strength program olin ironm said. By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH ing his t Sanderson of North Car to be in tha e all of those trainsports@centrecountygaze Henderson, ers in the first half tte.com train(including six by jor decision. room and havon was he’s frustrated, he his poise. Great leader. And he’s a TYRONEand ing Oklahoma State’s Eddie Klitop of thethe only in the touris really excellent. I would say it’s and a machamp Trude),gets built big betleads in both the forward Kody ing partners, that we have in the — In the end, the first and second quarters. Yet the rs tne No. Bran par 2 seeded West Warriors had to ch Warriors resto ing ter. That’s he needs. not sophomore; mara, 8-1. He went 5-0 withboard a after Kresovich 42-36 lead It’s settl red some what nament who wasn’t a No. 1 seed, a little found Riley Bechdel that’s the best part.” in the e for just abit of experience and a litBy MICHAEL D. KRESOVICH aspect of bala at the brea world of District k after threes by nce Gett 6 open for a 36-yard touchdown. The extra Clas ig correspondent@centrecountygazette.com Jones and cut s AA into tournament basketball. a 12-point West s beat Branch lead. point was blocked by the Rams. was almost as dominant To “We just starting v. 12, the Bill thing.” Nolf forfeit, two major decisions and was named Outstanding Wresof strength.” do it,athebad finding Trude atle bit ugh, on No score, 22-17, soWINGATE — It was all Rams during the tho Warr (Al iors (in es. The Rams quickly responded with a little prev the e bit more ailed over No. 15 second half),” Butt six gam Eagle Area, 74-7 Bald the exact sam erwo in their last 2, by rth in k annual tilt between Penns Valley and Bald an to said. touchdown toss of their own, when Blaine a epic Yor box-and-march “We nailwent t.) went 6-0 in his Retherford in going 5-0 on hisdecided until the Nickal decisions over the Nos. 13 andRipka 5 hauled inas biter that wasn tler, winning asrs.a fourth seed. one and came out McIntosh went 5-0 in cruising in New are d tha elersEagle ’t the Jets final two seconds in the with a triangle-a a Tobias throw from 40 have notice a sburgh Steele that the Ste i for a Area on Sept. 9. of playing time. After No. 1 seed nd-two, just tryin second half d for the Pitt ir own fate following ebody should kes out to mean is nat goo som k cin Tyro loo Bald Eagle Area returned home in hopes Cin yards out. them. And make ne g to confuse fell to No. 16 Penn It did not bria and No. l travel to rs needed was all this sha them work. to3 Penn the 174-pound way to the title at 157. He rolledBish in the country. control of the Conaway Jordan runnerto the 197-pound title. He had this sea What Camchampionship. galswrestlers r losing , the Steele and they wil ranked keeping its undefeated season alive. Ins Valley was beat The Rams led at the half, 19-6. “In the first half, n-rival Ben Lewisofsaid A week afte the Baltimore Ravens No. 6 seed, isio en op the by fs. he div McC No. (Tru as yof the ort, in 14 t de) pla West Branch was was basically stan stead, the Rams had other plans. s to Tobias came out of the locker room hot ing there wide open n agains the AFC ch Marvin Clevedon notic make crushing los up g a highAmong d showdowand and we were forge e at 3-12Beitz six e thatwins up astwo falls and thenbeinWes wrestling better and at 133. Zack (157) Bengals’ coa .”“Nico is seed meant littlethose thir two falls, a tech fall and a major e help to Jesse to com after the intermission, he foundtechnical Tristan n him.” were two tting abou e in which in this tournament. ism is Nagle was handed his first loss of a win and som t The win had elers were more tha t Branch would son — a gam e an “exorc the season, a 41-18 defeat, as head coach see what Lew Klinefelter for a 61-yard scoring strike. have to be on its The pattern of the the Ste f needed to havces aside, it’s easy to and it was technical yof After all, the land, and gam game held true decision a pla e —major after raining in his teamplaced falls, a decision two falls earning a 7-3 debetter. beat of the Eagles. some tough kids, Geno Morelli After a time-consuming drive before by the before edging fifthhalf. In the le favorite. (165) b-both referen in the second e not wonHe ic 13 hav ypt 3-po 17 third s nigh cal inter gal the quar t a comfortab whole other set of pro i— PAT s Apo for ter, a jumper by Ben but BEA neverthe t 14 of “My biggest fear came true tonight,” Eagles, Kresovich scampered into the end finished with 28 Trude, who about. The less fought back the they have los Paul Brown multiple double-di wns had a ing the imm points, gave Wes son, andsome from was talking(165) Nagle said. zone from 8 yards out to try to over keep in congit three SCH Bro e, t Bran decisions. One of-min those deficits througho cision Oklahoma State’s Joe lead kids. It seemed like elers intricky l with, includ Hammond Garett ranked at the four ch a 53-45 Brett Pfarr, of Minnesota, the 1990 sea The Eagles and ROTHDEUTfifth, ut the game. inst the Ste lems to dea head coach Mike Pettin tute mark. game since were right ther The Rams came into the contest wintention with the Rams. played aga 0. e of BEA spo ng hav e e rallie y in firi elthe ayb t d the — again, tying it at Ste desperate for their first win of the seafinal minute down by two poin nen ck (m in 200 games less, Tobias and the rest of the Rams the end3-2, season, the ter on three ts, with the came of the quar g quarterba ce it opened ina the semifinals riddled Kade Smith inoffense the final. Smith, who three real tricky kids wanted in placed and Moss a in- the final. yed thishad pointer by ball, and with chance to tiedecisions withDespite plahe injurya missinseventh Stadium sin an opening possession interor win outright. to keep the pedal down and not as) and an e the teams Andy Daltonson. In the fourth quar Jones (25 points). arred the Rams offense, led by Andrew It was suddenly ted in Las Veg The last tim Bengals’ quarterback ter, baskets by ception, allow the Eagles to climb back into it. 20, fight-m not outhe and top-ranked Krise, “Pfarr’s center Trendon of theknocked d out of a 33but Ben Trude up. is redshirting this season, is the question that the off this tournament, but he wrestled top three AAwhen (141) eighth. a guy you’ve got to linewas Ferguson gave ers knocke Tobias, was mighty impressive the entire first quarter That is just what they did. for a while, defense team se the s wou anot clo in Wes s ld her ry be gone after the t Branch nine-point lead It wa eler round. 2 and rned since. gals were 10thumb inju night. first Other than allowing a 2-yard touchand the Ste 1. pulled But baskets by in, 70-6 has not retu e, the Ben He got y thlisberger that, thehis sburgh m,Shifty But the Warr Brian Realbuto, of spar Cornell, son of legendary well. shots off “IRoe think right there, Gettig,a win. 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It did not look good for the Pittsburgh Steelers. A week after losing control of their own fate following a crushing loss to the Baltimore Ravens, the Steelers needed a win and some help to make the AFC playoffs. The win had to come at 3-12 Cleveland, and the Steelers were more than a comfortable favorite. After all, the Browns had a whole other set of problems to deal with, including the imminent firing of head coach Mike Pettine, a missing quarterback (maybe spotted in Las Vegas) and an injury-riddled lineup. It was close for a while, but Ben Roethlisberger and the Steeler defense were too much and Pittsburgh pulled away for a 28-12 win. The other foot that needed to fall was far more troubling. The Buffalo Bills had to upset the N.Y. Jets to eliminate them from playoff contention Pat Rothdeutsch is a sports writer for and allow the Steelers to qualify as the The Centre County No. 6 seed in the AFC. Gazette. Email him Surely, the Jets, needing just a victoat sports@ ry over the 7-9 Bills and former coach centrecounty Rex Ryan to clinch their first playoff gazette.com spot since 2010, would show up with their A-game. Wrong. Jets quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick threw three fourthquarter interceptions — on the final three Jet possessions — and the Bills held on for a 22-17 win in cold Orchard Park. The Bills won despite a depleted lineup that was missing numerous starters, including star running back LeSean McCoy, and despite coming into the game with four losses
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in their last six games. (Although, on Nov. 12, the Bills beat the Jets in New York by the exact same score, 22-17, so somebody should have noticed that.) What all this shakes out to mean is that the Steelers are in as the No. 6 seed, and they will travel to Cincinnati for a third showdown against the division-rival Bengals this season — a game in which Bengals’ coach Marvin Lewis said his team needed to have an “exorcism.” Apocalyptic references aside, it’s easy to see what Lewis was talking about. The Bengals have not won a playoff game since the 1990 season, and they have lost 14 of the 17 games they have played against the Steelers in Paul Brown Stadium since it opened in 2000. The last time the teams played this season, the Steelers knocked out Bengals’ quarterback Andy Dalton with a thumb injury in the first quarter of a 33-20, fight-marred win. Dalton has not returned since. Coming into that game, the Bengals were 10-2 and since, with replacement A.J. McCarron at the helm, they are 2-2. Besides the loss to the Steelers, Cincinnati lost at Denver, 20-17, and beat the 49ers, 24-14, and the Ravens, 24-16. Whether Dalton can return for the Steelers’ game is up in the air, but he is still in a cast and it seems unlikely that he could return by game time. Besides, McCarron has filled in capably. He has completed 79 of 119 passes (66 percent) for 854 yards and six touchdowns. Although he has averaged just 113 yards per game, he has been steadily improving with playing time. Against the Ravens in the season finale, the 6-foot-3, 210pound rookie was 17-27 for 160 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions. McCarron also has a solid supporting cast. Running backs Jeremy Hill (794) and Giovani Bernard (730) have combined for 1,524 yards rushing and 13 touchdowns. And, fifth-year wide out A.J. Green is having a stellar sea-
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DESPITE A TERRIBLE loss at Baltimore a few weeks ago, Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers are headed to the postseason.
son. He’s caught 86 passes for 1,297 yards and 10 touchdowns so far. In the two games against the Steelers, he caught a total of 17 passes for 250 yards and two touchdowns.
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THE COMPANY of “Rent,” which is coming to Eisenhower Auditorium on April 6. The award-winning musical follows the lives of seven artists struggling to follow their dreams.
‘Rent’ brings 20th anniversary tour to Penn State Bohème,” Jonathan Larson’s “Rent” follows an unforgettable year in the lives of seven artists struggling to follow their dreams without selling out. The show premiered off-Broadway at New York Theatre Workshop on Feb. 13, 1996, to ecstatic reviews and transferred
UNIVERSITY PARK — The Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning “Rent” returns to the stage locally in a 20th anniversary touring production at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 6, in Eisenhower Auditorium. A re-imagining of Puccini’s “La
Tyler’s Suite
to Broadway on April 29, 1996. “Rent” won the 1996 Tony for Best Musical, as well as the Pulitzer for Drama. It’s one of only five musicals to win both awards. Based on the original direction by Michael Greif (Tony and Drama Desk nominations for “Rent”), Evan Ensign restages
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Sunday, March 19, 2017
“Audacious, fearless” ~New York Times
3:00 PM
For Choir, Soloists, Violin, and Piano A new nine-piece choral movement dedicated to the memory of Tyler Clementi, a talented young musician who died by suicide after being bullied by his roommate during his first few weeks of college. Child Care available
State College Presbyterian Church 132 West Beaver Avenue State College www.scpresby.org (814)238-2422
“Cruely funny” ~Variety
In the confines of the theatre, it seems safe enough to howl at the antics of poor white trailer-trash siblings staging an intervention for the family hellion. But what if a poor black trailer-trash brood organized the same intervention for one of their own? Anyone have a problem with that?
Special Guest: Jane Clementi
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this 20th-anniversary tour. Marlies Yearby (Tony nomination for “Rent”) is the choreographer. For more information about the show, which includes adult language and situations, visit http://cpa.psu.edu/events/ rent or call (814) 863 0255.
March 21–April 1 ▪ Pavilion Theatre THE ATTIC AT THE STATE THEATRE
Evenings: $20 • Preview/Matinee: $18.50 Penn State Student (with valid PSU ID): $12.50 Opening Night Reception at the Pavilion, Fri, March 24: $30 (Does not include show ticket.)
Saturday, March 18, 2:00pm and 7:30pm Tickets: $12.00 (includes ticketing fee) Available at The State Theatre box office (814.272.0606) or www.thestatetheatre.org
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AROUND & IN TOWN
‘Logan’ defies expectations from comic book movie By BOB GARVER Special to the Gazette
After 17 years, Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart are saying goodbye to the “X-Men” roles of Wolverine and Professor Charles Xavier, respectively. And, I truly believe that this is it for them, though at first, I was skeptical. “Even if both characters die, they can do some hocus-pocus resurrection.” “The franchise is non-linear, so they can come back for some in-between films.” Those are both valid theories, but they don’t take into account that “Logan” is such a perfect end note that I don’t see the actors treating it as anything other than a grand finale. The film takes place a while after “Days of Future Past.” Apparently, the happy ending of that one was short-lived. Logan (a moniker, though not the given name, of Wolverine) is the last survivor of the X-Men after an unspecified catastrophe caused by an unhinged Xavier years before (which brings to mind “Manchester by the Sea,” of all things). He and remaining mutant Caliban (Stephen Merchant) take care of the aged professor at a discreet location in Mexico, while he makes a paltry living as a limo driver and spends his money on painkillers, as his Adamantium-based immortality is starting to wear off. Things are disrupted when Logan is tasked with taking a young girl named Laura (Dafne Keen) to a safe zone in Canada. Evil cyborg Donald Pierce (Boyd Holbrook) wants to find the girl first; he works for villainous mutant-harnesser Dr. Zander Rice (Richard E. Grant), who has
a Wolverine clone in his arsenal. (The villains are actually the weakest thing about this movie; Pierce is foiled at almost every turn, Rice is too non-threatening and the Wolverine clone is the kind of “met his match” gimmick that’s been done to death in this franchise.) Pierce and his men lay siege to the compound containing Xavier, so Logan is forced to take him on the journey with Laura. It sounds crazy that the ending to “X-Men” as we know it is a Wolverine/ Professor X/child road trip movie, but it’s pulled off magnificently. There’s a stop at a casino and a stop with a farming family and, along the way, the trio has great chemistry. The smaller scale really helps us understand these characters better than we ever have before (that is except for Laura, who we’re just meeting for the first time, but Keen more than holds her own with the veterans). This is the first time I’ve been able to fully appreciate them as human beings and not as live-action versions of toys and cartoons. Speaking of the characters not seeming like toys and cartoons, this is not a movie for kids. It’s rated R, and not just because of one or two choice scenes like that idiotic “Killing Joke” movie. It’s much more akin to say, “Deadpool.” I was worried about that film kicking off an era of gratuitous violence and needless profanity in comic book movies going for lazy shock value, but this film isn’t lazy about anything. It’s no surprise by now that Logan uses salty language (remember his “First Class” cameo?) and Charles sounds like it’s been part of his vocabulary this whole time. As for the violence, the main character’s
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to rely on its less-than-impressive conflict with the villains. But what led up to it was acting at its finest and what comes after it is … heartbreaking. Tears and X-Men shouldn’t go together, but it’ll come as no surprise, as the film
most notable attribute is that he has huge knives coming out of his knuckles. How was he anything but R-rated in the first place? “Logan” falters a bit around the 75 percent to 95 percent mark when we’re suddenly introduced to a bunch of undeveloped new characters and the film has
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‘HEART OF PENNSYLVANIA’
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Nittany Valley Benefit Dinner
WORK BY artist Beverly Klucher will be on display in the Community Gallery of the Bellefonte Art Museum for Centre County, 133 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte, through March 26. The exhibition is called “Heart of Pennsylvania.”
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AROUND & IN TOWN DakhaBrakha blends rhythmic chaos, world music beats Penn State News UNIVERSITY PARK — Folk-punkworld music quartet DakhaBrakha will transcend language barriers with a performance of the band’s self-described style of “ethno-chaos” in a performance at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 4, in Schwab Auditorium at Penn State. The Kiev, Ukraine-based group — featuring vocalist-musicians Olena Tsibulska, Iryna Kovalenko, Nina Garenetska and Marko Halanevych — performs traditional folk songs from its homeland, including the music of funeral and wedding rituals. But the multi-instrumentalists often incorporate Indian, Arabic, African, Russian and Australian instruments into their rhythmic, hypnotic and percussion-heavy performances.
“Every song has a traditional source,” Halanevych said in an interview with The (San Jose) Mercury News. “Some songs are changed very much with unusual arrangements, and some not so much.” The band, formed in 2004 by avant-garde theater director Vladyslav Troitskyi, stages its concerts with robust visual elements. The quartet’s name means “give/ take” in old Ukrainian. The quartet has performed an NPR Tiny Desk Concert and at various renowned indie-rock music festivals worldwide, including South by Southwest (Texas), Glastonbury (United Kingdom), Womadelaide (Australia) and Gogolfest (Ukraine). For more information, visit www.cpa. psu.edu/events/dakhabrakha or call (814) 863-0255.
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“Logan” is rated R for strong brutal violence and language throughout, and for brief nudity. Its running time is 137 minutes.
has already defied what you can expect from a comic book movie. I was never really onboard with that 11th-hour Oscar campaign for “Deadpool,” but if the studio does that with “Logan,” it might be onto something.
DAKHABRAKHA, formed in 2004 by avant-garde theater director Vladyslav Troitskyi, performs at 7:30 p.m. April 4 in Schwab Auditorium.
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MARCH 16-22, 2017
AROUND & IN TOWN
Performers announced for Spring Fest 2017 By STEVE CONNELLY StateCollege.com
BOALSBURG — Hip-hop artists Kirko Bangz and Post Malone are coming to Happy Valley on Thursday, April 20, for Spring Fest at Tussey Mountain. Tickets for the event start at $45 for general admission and $150 for VIP access. Kirko Bangz will take the Tussey Mountain Amphitheater stage at 8 p.m., while Post Malone goes on at 9 p.m. An act to be determined will be on stage at 7 p.m., according to the festival producer, ID Entertainment Kirko Bangz, best known for his 2011 Billboard Hot 100 single “Drank in My Cup,” released his first EP, “Playa Made,” last year. Post Malone returns to the area after opening for Fetty Wap at the Bryce Jordan Center in February 2016. With Billboard Hot 100 singles “Go Flex,” “Deja Vu” and “Congratulations,” the 21-year-old hip-hop star is best known for his debut single “White Iverson.”
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THE CENTER FOR Arts and Crafts at Penn State is offering summer art camps for children in first through ninth grades. Image via StateCollege.com
SPRING FEST is coming to Tussey Mountain on April 20.
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UNIVERSITY PARK — Registration is now open for the Penn State Center for Arts and Crafts’ 2017 summer arts camps on the University Park campus. Camps are offered for children in grades 1 through 9 and vary for each session and age group. A variety of themed camps are offered, including animals, architecture, under the sea, multicultural art, room décor, wheel-thrown pottery and more. The fee is $215 per camp. For children entering first and second grades and third through fifth grades, camp sessions are held Mondays through Fridays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Session 1 runs
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June 19-23, Session 2 runs June 26-30, Session 3 runs July 10-14, Session 4 runs July 17-21 and Session 5 runs July 24-28. For children entering sixth through ninth grades, camps are for two weeks, Mondays through Fridays, and are held from either 9 a.m. to noon or 1 to 4 p.m., unless otherwise noted. Session 1 runs June 19-30 and Session 3 runs July 10-21. Session 5 is one week, July 24-28, and will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lunch at the camps is supervised, and attendees must bring their own snacks, drinks and lunches. For more information or to register, visit http://studentaffairs.psu.edu/hub/craftcenter/camps.shtml. For questions, email craftcenter@psu.edu.
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AROUND & IN TOWN WHAT’S HAPPENING To be included in What’s Happening, submit your events by Wednesday one week prior to publication to community@centrecountygazette.com or mail information to The Centre County Gazette, ATTN: What’s Happening, 403 S. Allen St., State College, PA 16801.
ONGOING
Bookmobile — Centre County Library Bookmobile is a fully accessible library on wheels. Look for it in your community and join Miss Laura for story times, songs and fun. Visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Safety checks — Mount Nittany Health sponsors free car seat safety checks from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at its Boalsburg location, 3901 S. Atherton St., State College. Certified car seat safety educators will check to make sure car seats are installed correctly. Call (814) 466-7921. Book workshop — AAUW’s Used Book Workshop is open 6 to 8 p.m. Mondays and 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 176 Technology Drive in Boalsburg Technology Park, through March 18. During workshop hours, book donations may be made directly to the “AAUW Deliveries” door; blue donation bins are available at the driveway entrance for days the workshop is not open. Visit www.aauwstatecollege.org/booksale/ location.htm or call (814) 466-6041. Children’s activity — Literacy-enriching activities for toddlers featuring books and music are held from 10:30 to 11 a.m. every Monday at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Children’s activity — A story time featuring songs, rhymes, finger plays and crafts for kids ages 2 to 5 is held 10:30 to 11 a.m. every Monday at Centre Hall Area Branch Library, 109 W. Beryl St., Centre Hall. Performance — Visitors are welcome to view the Nittany Knights practice at 7:15 p.m. every Monday at South Hills School of Business and Technology, 480 Waupelani Drive, State College. Visit www.nittanyknights.org. Club — The Schlow Knitting Club meets at 5:30 p.m. every first and third Monday. Knitters of all skill levels are welcome. Visit www.schlowlibrary.org. Club — The Centre Region Model Investment Club meets from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. the second Monday of every month in the Mazza Room at the South Hills Business School, 480 Waupelani Drive, State College. Call (814) 234-8775 or contact cr20mic@aol.com. Support group — The Bellefonte chapter of the Compassionate Friends Support Group, for bereaved families and friends following the death of a child, holds a meeting from 7 to 8:30 p.m. the second Monday of every month at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 134 E. Bishop St., Bellefonte. Contact Peg Herbstritt at (814) 353-4526 or mherb162@gmail.com. Children’s activity — Children can improve reading skills by reading with Faolin, a trained therapy dog, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. every Tuesday at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Register for 20-minute sessions by calling (814) 355-1516 or visiting the library. Support group — A drug and alcohol support meeting for families struggling with loved ones’ addictions is held at 6:30 p.m. every Tuesday at Watermarke Church, 116 S. Spring St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 571-1240. Meeting — The Centre County Advisory Council to the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission holds a meeting the second Tuesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. in the State College Municipal Building, 243 S. Allen St., State College. Meetings can also be broadcast to laptops and iOS or Android devices, or participants can join by phone. Call (814) 689-9081. Meeting — The State College Sunrise Rotary Club meets every Wednesday at 7:15 a.m. at the Hotel State College, 100 W. College Ave., State College. Visit www. statecollegesunriserotary.org. Children’s activity — “Book Babies,” featuring interactive singing, reading and movement for babies 1 and younger, meets at 9:30 a.m. every Wednesday at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Children’s activity — A pre-K story time featuring developmentally appropriate stories, songs and rhymes is held at 10:30 a.m. every Wednesday at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Children’s activity — A story time featuring related activities and interaction with peers for preschool-aged children is held at 10:30 a.m. every Wednesday at Holt Memorial Library, 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Meetings — The Nittany Baptist Church holds master’s clubs for children ages 3 to 11 and small groups for teens and adults at 6:30 p.m. every Wednesday at the church, 3939 S. Atherton St, State College. Visit www. nittanybaptist.org. Support group — The Home Nursing Agency hosts a free grief support group from 2 to 3:30 p.m. the first and third Wednesday of every month at its Centre County office, 450 Windmere Drive, Suite 100, State College. Call (800) 445-6262. Healing circle — A healing circle will be held from 7:15 to 8:45 p.m. on the first Wednesday of every month
at Inspired Holistic Wellness, 111 S. Spring St., Bellefonte. Contact Beth Whitman at beth@inspiredholisticwellness. com or (814) 883-0957. Meeting — The Nittany Mineralogical Society meets at 6:45 p.m. for a social hour and 7:45 p.m. for the main program the third Wednesday of each month, except June, July and December, in Penn State’s Earth and Engineering Science Building. All are welcome to attend; parents must supervise minors. Visit www.nittanymineral.org. Thrift shop — The State College Woman’s Club Thrift Shop will be having “Open Thursdays” from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at 902 S. Allen St., State College. Call (814) 238-2322. Meeting — The Hooks and Needles Club for knitters meets from 1 to 2:30 p.m. every Thursday at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Children’s activity — A Lego club exploring block play and other activities that address topics in science, technology, engineering, art and math is held at 3:30 p.m. every Thursday at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Community meal — A free hot meal is served from 5 to 7 p.m. every Thursday at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church Community Cafe, 208 W. Foster Ave., State College. Children’s activity — Activities and presentations for children in grades kindergarten through sixth are held from 6 to 7 p.m. every Thursday at Holt Memorial Library, 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Meeting — The Nittany Valley Model Railroad Club meets every Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Old Gregg School, 106 School St., Spring Mills. Call (814) 422-7667. Meeting — The State College Toastmasters meet from 6 to 8 p.m. the first and third Thursday of each month at Mission Critical Partners, 690 Grays Woods Blvd., Port Matilda. Visit statecollegetoastmasters.toastmasters clubs.org. Meeting — PARSE meets at noon on the third Thursday of each month, except for June, July and August, at Hoss’s, 1459 N. Atherton St., State College. Meeting — Celebrate Recovery, a faith-based recovery program, meets at 6 p.m. every Friday at Freedom Life Church,113 Sunset Acres, Milesburg. Registration is not required and individuals are welcome to join at any time. Email restorationCR@freedomlife.tv or call (814)5711240. Pet adoption — Nittany Beagle Rescue holds an adoption event from 10 a.m. to noon every Saturday at Petco, 40 Colonnade Way, State College. Call (814) 692-4369. Pet adoption — A kitten and cat adoption event is held from 2 to 8:30 p.m. every Saturday at Petco, 40 Colonnade Way, State College. Call (814) 238-4758. Community sing — Rise Up Singing, a community singing group, meets from 4 to 6 p.m. the third Sunday of the month at the State College Friends Meeting, 611 E. Prospect St., State College.
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Activity — Penn Skates will hold public skating sessions from 6 to 9 p.m. every Friday through April 14. Admission is $9, or $6 with own skates. Call (814) 357-6898 or email vdench@pennskates.com. Support group — GriefShare, a free support group for anyone experiencing loss, will be offered at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Wednesdays, through April 19, at Bethel Church of the Nazarene, 3601 S. Atherton St., State College. Exhibition — “Unraveling the Threads of History,” featuring examples of 19th-century samplers from Centre County and afar, will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays, March 19 to Sept. 24, at Centre Furnace Mansion, 1001 E. College Ave. Visit www.centrehistory.org.
THURSDAY, MARCH 16
Fundraiser — A soup sale luncheon will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Howard United Methodist Church, 144 W. Main St., Howard. Cost is $6 for lunch or quarts of soup. Proceeds are designated for local missions. Call Patti Long at (814) 625-2182. Seminar — “Basic Principle of Addiction in Primary Care” will be presented by Dr. Timothy Derstine, of Centre Professionals LLC, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in Mount Nittany Medical Center’s Galen and Nancy Dreibelbis Auditorium. Contact Jessica Bird at jbird@mountnittany. org or (814) 234-6738. Class — A parents-to-be orientation will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. and 7:45 to 8:45 p.m. at Mount Nittany Medical Center, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. Contact Dianne Barben at dbarben@mountnittany.org or (814) 231-3132.
FRIDAY, MARCH 17
Dinner — A Lenten dinner will be held from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at Agape Hall at Good Shepherd Church, 867 Grays Woods Blvd., Port Matilda. This week’s menu features fish and chips. Dinners are $10 for adults and $5 for macaroni and cheese for kids. Tickets can be purchased at the door, and takeout is available. Call (814) 238-2110.
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Children’s activity — A yoga class geared toward elementary-aged children will be held from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Centre County Library & Historical Museum, 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Register at the circulation desk or call (814) 355-1516. Sale — A prom, bridal, designer and vintage trunk sale will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. at Our Lady of Victory Activity Center, 820 Westerly Parkway, State College. All proceeds benefit those in need in the community. Call (814) 8673131. Performance — “She’s Crazy: Mental Health and Other Myths,” will be presented at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the Attic at the State Theatre, 130 W. College Ave., State College. Tickets are $12. Visit www.janamariefoundation. org.
SUNDAY, MARCH 19
Fundraiser — A cash and gift card bingo sponsored by the Bellefonte Performing Arts Boosters will be held at 2 p.m., with doors and kitchen open at noon, at the Bellefonte Area High School cafeteria, 830 E. Bishop St., Bellefonte. Tickets are $20 in advance from any booster member and $25 at the door; four special games also will be held for $5 each or $15 for four. Proceeds benefit the performing arts trip in November. Concert — The DSCH Trio will perform a benefit concert for Hiwot House, a home for girls in Lalibela, Ethiopia, at 4 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Centre County, 780 Waupelani Drive, State College. Call (814)237-7605 or visit www.uufcc.com.
MONDAY, MARCH 20
Support group — A cancer survivors’ support group will meet from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Pink Zone Resource Center, Mount Nittany Medical Center, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. Contact Linda Lochbaum at (814) 238-6220.
TUESDAY, MARCH 21
Seminar — A youth mental health first aid program will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Ferguson Township Building, 3147 Research Drive, State College. Cost is $10 and registration is required. Email info@janamariefoundation.org. Presentation — A class on American Sign Language, “Speaking With Your Hands,” for home-schooled families in first through fourth grades, will be from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. at Centre Hall Area Branch Library, 109 W. Beryl St., Centre Hall. Registration required. Call (814) 364-2580. Family activity — Many types and levels of games will be available for family free play from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Meeting — “All About Irises,” presented by Beverly Lipski and sponsored by the Bellefonte Garden Club, will be held at 6:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 203 N. Spring St., Bellefonte. All are welcome; refreshments provided. Visit www.bellefontegardenclub.org. Presentation — A Joint Venture, a presentation on hip or knee replacement, will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. at Mount Nittany Medical Center, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. Contact Val Coakley at vcoakley@mountnittany. org or (814) 278-4810. Presentation — “Straight Talk for People Who Care About Kids — Love, Hate, Tolerate: The Puzzles of Sibling Relationships,” will be presented by Susan McHale from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Mount Nittany Middle School, 656 Brandywine Drive, State College. Visit www.scasd.org/ straighttalk. — Compiled by Gazette staff
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Dine-in or Take-Out $15.00 per person For more information, Call St. John’s Episcopal Church at 355-0497
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Video game store moving to Northland Center By GEOFF RUSHTON StateCollege.com
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DOLCE VITA DESSERTS is now located at 2490 Commercial Blvd. in State College.
Dolce Vita Desserts expands at new site By GEOFF RUSHTON StateCollege.com
STATE COLLEGE — Dolce Vita Desserts has moved to a larger location. The shop held a soft opening March 1, and continues to put finishing touches on its new storefront at 2490 Commercial Blvd. in College Township. A grand opening is scheduled for Friday, March 17. Owner Mary Hilliard first opened Dolce Vita Desserts in 2011 on Pike Street in Lemont. The new 4,000-square-foot location features indoor seating and an event rental room, according to a release from the
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.
Chamber of Business and Industry of Centre County. The shop also has expanded its menu to include fresh-roasted coffee, tea and breakfast items such as muffins and biscotti. As part of the grand opening, free samples will be available March 17 and Saturday, March 18, and the shop’s new party room will be open for children’s activities. The chamber will host a ribbon cutting at 8 a.m. March 17. Dolce Vita Desserts’ current hours are 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays, according to the bakery’s website, www. dvdesserts.com.
Linda A. Lovett to Merton Keith Bartlett and Patricia A. Bartlett, 333 Deer Creek Lane, $74,000. Far Hills LLC to Klaas Schildknegt and Susan Schildknegt, Far Hills Avenue, $122,500.
BURNSIDE TOWNSHIP
HARRIS TOWNSHIP
Kellie E. Kline to Keegan L. Musser and Jessica L. Musser, 1014 Boalsburg Pike, Boalsburg, $215,000. Susan Hanna and John D. Hanna to Scott E. Hanna and Kristen M. Hanna, 1105 Karen St., DuBois, $310,000.
COLLEGE TOWNSHIP
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP
FERGUSON TOWNSHIP
Sigrid M. Garmat and Richard B. Garmat to Robert M. Leicht and Alanna C. Leicht, 230 Treetops Drive, State College, $135,000.
Andrew W. Kolasa Estate, David A. Kolasa, co-executor, Linda K. Burd, co-executrix, Kevin M. Kolasa, co-executor, and Maureen S. Kolasa, co-executrix, to Jeffrey M. Urbanski, 317 Douglas Drive, State College, $202,000. Lillian A. Brewer by attorney to Osvaldo S. Rivera, 395 Douglas Drive, State College, $232,900.
PHILIPSBURG BOROUGH
Judith A. Sinclair to Allen W. Sinclair and Robert S. Sinclair, 217 N. Ninth St., Philipsburg, $1. Federal National Mortgage Associates and Fannie Mae to Mark Dubin, 218 S. Second St., Philipsburg, $36,775.
RUSH TOWNSHIP
Robert L. Livergood and Margaret J. Livergood to Donald E. Hockenbury II and Jacqueline R. Hockenbury, 140 Abner Lane, $40,000. Anthony J. Perry and Jennifer Perry to Anthony J. Perry, 102 Bucktail Lane, Moshannon, $1. Rosemary R. Balliett Estate, Manufacturers and Traders Trust Co. and Brookline Associates Limited Partners to Alyce R. Ritti, 305 Village Heights Drive, Unit 223, State College, $181,443.30. Thomas P. Bem to John D. Hanna and Susan Hanna, 120 Asbury Lane, State College, $375,000. Scott E. Hanna and Kristen Marie Hanna to Hannafield Holdings LLC, 135 Fairlawn Ave., State College, $160,000.
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CARTRIDGES GALORE will buy, sell and trade video games at its soon-to-open location in Northland Center.
DEED TRANSFERS
Diann McVey to Diann McVey Living Trust and Diann McVey, trustee, 752 W. Aaron Drive, State College, $1. Margaret Patt Biddle to Margaret Patt Biddle Revocable Trust, 1307 Vineyard Haven, State College, $1. Katherine H. Canich to Michael R. Canich Jr. and Katherine H. Canich, 1722 Princeton Drive, State College, $1. George S. Beechan and Georgette B. Beechan to George S. Beechan, Georgette Beechan, George S. Beechan Trust and Georgette B. Beechan, trustee, 2293 Oak Leaf Drive, State College, $1. Jacob J. Gummo, Heather Gummo and Heather Polk to Chelsea A. Kirby, 2480 Circleville Road, State College, $166,000.
RECORDED FEB. 20 TO FEB. 24 BENNER TOWNSHIP
FERGUSON TOWNSHIP — A video game store will be moving from a kiosk in the Nittany Mall to a permanent location in the Northland Center in Ferguson Township. Cartridges Galore, which buys, sells and trades video games for home consoles ranging from the original Nintendo Entertainment System up through current models of Xbox One and Playstation, expects to open in the middle of March at 233 Northland Center, according to a post on the store’s Facebook page. “If you liked our Nittany Mall setup over the last few months — you will love
Matthew T. Johnston and Lacie N. Johnston to Alba Erika Armenta and Courtney A. Zimmerman, 116 Best View Lane, Howard, $245,000.
MILESBURG BOROUGH
Russell C. Schindler Estate and Richard Schindler Jr. to Steven L. Stem and Lisa A. Stem, 169 Oklawaha St., Milesburg, $90,000.
PATTON TOWNSHIP
Sampurna Sattar to Sampurna Sattar and Aaron Paul Furgiuele, 1229 Ghaner Road, $1. Betty J. Rice to Debra A. Placky, 2179 N. Oak Lane, State College, $217,000. Nevin King and Audra King to Guodong Pank, 538 Brittany Drive, State College, $331,000.
the new spot,” the post said. “We will have a much bigger selection of games and systems offering thousands of games for sale from the original Nintendo all the way up through the new gen Xbox One and PS4. “Thanks to everyone from the State College area who has welcomed us into your community. We promise to deliver the highest quality video games, customer service and childhood nostalgia for years to come.” The new location for Cartridges Galore is next to Brother’s Pizza and was formerly home to, coincidentally, Cartridge World, a printer ink and toner retailer. Cartridges Galore has 10 locations in Pennsylvania, Maryland and West Virginia.
Norma June Yoder Estate, Gary C. Yoder, administrator, Janice-Ann K. Yoder, Cynthia L. Kozak, Steven M. Kozak, Pamela K. Mcguire, Pamela K. Harbottle and William S. Mcguire Sr. to Pamela K. Mcguire and William S. Mcguire Sr., 307 White Birch St., Philipsburg, $1. Edward P. Reiter to Edward P. Reiter, 1580 Black Moshannon Road, Philipsburg, $1. Arneda Sawtelle by attorney to Kenneth Smith, Ash Street, $3,900. Jean E. Harris and Kelly J. Foreman to Robert T. Belko and Barbara J. Belko, 113 Lochlomond Road, Philipsburg, $1.
SPRING TOWNSHIP
Joshua Bricker and Stephanie Bricker to Brian Paul Yatchik, 313 N. Vanessa Drive, Pleasant Gap, $179,000. Leslie Ross to Linda A. Lovett, 176 W. College Ave., State College, $195,000. Richard B. Hefty Sr., Richard B. Hefty Estate and Judith Ann Hefty, personal representative, to Matthew Dixon, 533 Blanchard St., Bellefonte, $1.
Jason J. Anderson and Cary A. Anderson to Jason J. Anderson, 256 Gwenedd Lane, Pleasant Gap, $1.
STATE COLLEGE BOROUGH
William H. Downey Jr. and Amy J. Downey to John E. Hoag Jr. and Deborah A.S. Hoag, 1343 Penfield Road, State College, $389,000. Margaret Patt Biddle to Margaret Patt Biddle Revocable Trust, 234 S. Barnard St., State College, $1. Christopher S. Picht and Victoria M. Picht to Whitney Polakowski, 803 Stratford Drive, State College, $150,000. 1015 Pugh LLC and Highland Holding Group Inc. to Highland Holding Group Inc., 1015 S. Pugh St., State College, $0. John C. Devine Estate and Patricia A. Ishler, executrix, to Patricia A. Ishler, 119 E. Whitehall Road, State College, $1. Shyam K. Verma and Suman Verma to Daofu Xu and Guangzhu Zhang, 710 S. Atherton St. No. 305, State College, $137,500.
SNOW SHOE BOROUGH
Kathleen I. Matthews to John Garrett, 403 W. Nectarine St., $165,000. Timothy J. McFarland and Candace McFarland to Craig Livergood and Cathy Livergood, 104 W. Park Ave., $1.
SNOW SHOE TOWNSHIP
John E. Sharpness Jr. to Ezra Beiler, 246 Little Wolf Road, $105,000. Ridge Road Joint Venture, William S. Shuey, Harry Whitehill, Budd Henry and Bud T. Henry to Charles W. Garrett and Judy E. Garrett, Repasky Road, $0.
TAYLOR TOWNSHIP
Steven L. Walk, Brian D. Walk and Joseph R. Walk to Matthew Dixon, 487 Nearhoof Lane, $75,000.
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C O L L E G E T O W N S H IP L A B O R E R /O P E R A T O R College T ownship is seek ing applicants for the position of L aborer/ Operator for the Public W ork s Department. T he primary j ob duties include work involving the maintenance of T ownship roads, bridges, park s, buildings, and eq uipment. Position req uires manual labor, eq uipment operation, and construction work in all weather conditions, including snow removal operations. Occasional overtime req uired. Applicants must have a high school diploma or eq uivalent plus three (3 ) years’ experience in construction and maintenance of roads; experience in the operation of heavy eq uipment and machinery; possess a valid Pennsylvania Commercial Drivers L icense Class A with air brak e endorsement or ability to obtain within six (6 ) months of date of hire. T his is a full- time, 4 0 - hour per week position. Salary is dependent upon qualifications and experience. College Township provides a full benefits pac age including health, dental, life, short- and long- term disability, and pension.
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L etter of interest and personal ré sumé to be submitted to: College T ownship, Attention: Public W ork s Director 1 4 8 1 East College Avenue, State College, PA 1 6 8 0 1 Phone: (8 1 4 ) 2 3 1 - 3 0 2 1 Email applications may be sent to gwilliams@ collegetownship.org Application Deadline: F riday, March 2 4 , 2 0 1 7 College T ownship is an Eq ual Opportunity Employer.
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C O L L E G E T O W N S H I P W A T E R U T I L I T Y /L A B O R E R - T E C H I I College T ownship is seek ing applicants for the position of W ater Utility/ L aborer- T ech I I for the Public W ork s Department. T he primary j ob duties include water distribution system maintenance, repairs, construction, and water work s operations. Position req uires manual labor, eq uipment operation, and construction work in all weather conditions. Occasional overtime req uired. Applicants must have a high school diploma or eq uivalent plus experience and k nowledge related to water utility construction, maintenance and operations. R eq uires a valid PA Commercial Driver’ s L icense, Class A with air brak e endorsement or ability to obtain within six (6 ) months of hire. T his is a full- time, 4 0 - hour per week position. Salary is dependent upon qualifications and experience. College Township provides a full benefits pack age, including health, dental, life, short- and long- term disability, and pension. L etter of interest and personal ré sumé to be submitted to: College T ownship, Attention: Public W ork s Director 1 4 8 1 East College Avenue, State College, PA 1 6 8 0 1 Phone: (8 1 4 ) 2 3 1 - 3 0 2 1 Email applications may be sent to gwilliams@ collegetownship.org Application Deadline: F riday, March 2 4 , 2 0 1 7 College T ownship is an Eq ual Opportunity Employer.
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