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Board approves changes to cut project costs By ALEXA LEWIS news@centrecountygazette.com
STATE COLLEGE — The cost of the State High project dropped by about $840,000 after the school district board approved several engineering change orders during a March 14 meeting. The project’s design team, which made the recommendation to the board, said the changes would not sacrifice functionality, aesthetic appearances or warranties to achieve savings, according to a press release. A bulk of the change orders included product substitutions and either material manufacturer or supplier changes. Of the more than $1 million in recommended cost reductions, about $240,000 called for concrete masonry units to replace either stone veneer or brick on exterior sections of the North and South buildings and ceramic wall tile inside the student success hub in the South Building. The board rejected two changes, which would have substituted the ceiling tile in the media center with an alternate product and some of the stone veneer in the South
Building with concrete. A 4-4 tie postponed a decision on changing the stone veneer on the Westerly Parkway side of the South Building to concrete. Many board members said they were concerned about reducing the aesthetic character and style of the South Building to save money. “I think it’ll make a fair degree of difference as far as the appearance of the exterior of the building, at a small percentage of the cost of the total project,” said board president Amber Concepcion. Board members Dan Duffy, Amy Bader and Gretchen Brandt also agreed that striving for a refined appearance has always been an important scope of the State High Project. “This is a physical representation of how our community values education, and it’s pretty clear that our community values education a lot and that’s why it overwhelmingly voted for the high school,” Brandt said, adding later, “It’ll be seen by so many people — it’ll be either enjoyed or endured.” Project, Page 5
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CHANGES COMING: State College Area School District offices currently housed in 131 W. Nittany Ave. will relocate to the Panorama Village building, once renovations are complete.
Great American Cleanup of PA springs into action By JANE MIENTKIEWICZ correspondent@centrecountygazette.com
ERIE — Now through Tuesday, May 31, communities in Pennsylvania will once again work together to keep the state trash-free — and beautiful. During the 2016 Great American Cleanup of PA, participants will pick up litter, clean illegal dump sites and work to beautify the community, whether it be through
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WORK BEGINS: The breast and spillway at Cold Stream Dam in Philipsburg will undergo some repair work next month. Last week, borough crew workers spent a few hours draining the runoff from the 7-acre dam. Pictured, below, is Dave McDonald. Supervising from above, from left, are Franklin Knepp and Philipsburg Borough manager Joel Watson.
Philipsburg dam project to begin in April By G. KERRY WEBSTER correspondent@centrecountygazette.com
PHILIPSBURG — A Philipsburg project nearly seven years in the making is finally getting under way. Beginning in April, work will commence on replacing the breast and spillway of Cold Stream Dam. The $2.3 million project was mandated by the state Department of Environmental Protection in 2009, and after several years Opinon .............................. 9 Health & Wellness ..... 10, 11
of acquiring the proper paperwork and permits, the work is set to begin. “This project has been on the books for several years and its nice to finally see things start taking shape,” said Philipsburg Borough manager Joel Watson. “The state said there were issues with our dam, and we can’t argue with them. They wanted this project done, so it has to be done.” Dam, Page 8
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planting new trees, painting or other jobs. “Connecting to the environment begins at home, so what better way to make a difference than to take part in or organize a local cleanup in your own neighborhood, park or school,” said Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Secretary John Quigley in a press release from Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful. Cleanup, Page 6
McCann does it all at Youth Service Bureau By CHRIS MORELLI
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STATE COLLEGE — There is no “S” on her chest and she doesn’t wear a cape, but make no mistake about it: Denise McCann is as close as they come to a modern-day Superwoman. The Pennsylvania Furnace resident is the mother of three boys and division director for the Centre County Youth Service Bureau. In her job, she oversees all of YSB’s communitybased programs — Big Brothers Big Sisters, youth centers, DENISE McCANN Community Profile ... 22, 23 Sports ......................... 24-29
CENTRE COUNTY SPOTLIGHT drug and alcohol prevention, gambling prevention, AmeriCorps and the ropes course. If it sounds like she wears a lot of hats, that’s because she does. “I supervise the staff that run those programs. I also do a lot of grant writing, statistics and reporting. It’s a lot of behindthe-scenes support things. I like it a lot,” McCann said as she sat in her office at YSB headquarters on West Aaron Drive in State College. McCann has been with YSB for more McCann, Page 8
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TAKING THE CHALLENGE: State College resident Tim Yosca recently competed in Steve Austin’s “Broken Skull Challenge,” which airs on the Country Music Television Network. Page 13
WE ALL SCREAM: Penn State’s Berkey Creamery recently re-opened after being closed for renovations. Gazette intern Jen Fabiano takes a closer look at the changes and its new look. Page 17
WHY WE FIGHT: The Pennsylvania Military Museum in Boalsburg reopened on March 12 with a screening of a movie by filmmaker Frank Capra. The film was released shortly after the start of World War II. Page 14
MEDAL MEN: Several Centre County wrestlers took home medals from the PIAA Wrestling Championships, which were held in Hershey over the weekend. Bald Eagle Area’s Josh Fye took home a fifth-place finish. Page 25
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Township at 1:04 a.m. on March 13 and authorities suspected he was driving under the influence. He was subsequently taken for a blood draw and charges are pending.
Police reported a 52-year-old man was found to be driving under the influence of alcohol following a routine traffic stop along state Route 150, near Marsh Creek Road in Liberty Township, at 8:30 p.m. on Feb. 26.
Police were dispatched to Old Fort Road in Potter Township at 1:44 a.m. on March 15 for a report of a suspicious vehicle. As a result, a 51-year-old Centre Hall woman was taken for a blood draw.
Police are investigating a report of harassment that occurred at the Bald Eagle High School at 12:28 p.m. on March 1. According to police, a 15-year-old Julian boy struck a student over food being thrown in the cafeteria.
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STATE POLICE PHILIPSBURG Troopers were dispatched to the Minit Mart in Philipsburg at 4:06 p.m. on Feb. 27 for a report of possible corruption of minors. Upon arrival, police discovered a 76-year-old Philipsburg man had committed the offense of corruption of minors and indecent assault on a 14-year-old Philipsburg girl. Charges were filed.
Authorities reported a 30-year-old man was found to be in possession of drug paraphernalia during the course of a traffic stop in the Dollar General parking lot in Boggs Township at 10:22 a.m. on March 2. Police reported a known person prepaid for $23.81 in gasoline at Homan’s General Store in Spring Mills at 1:24 p.m. on March 4, then pumped $32.78 worth of fuel into their vehicle and fled without paying the balance. Police are continuing to investigate.
Police reported someone unlawfully entered a North 11th Street, Philipsburg residence sometime between Feb. 28 and March 4 and removed a large sum of cash from a safe. Police are continuing to investigate. A 67-year-old Foreman Street, Rush Township resident reported to police someone damaged a motion light at her residence sometime between March 7 and 8. Police are continuing to investigate.
Charles Massey, of Mill Hall, was arrested on charges of driving under the influence following a routine traffic stop along Zion Road, near Black Walnut Body Works in Benner Township, at 6:27 p.m. on March 11.
Police were called to Puff Super Value in Philipsburg at 7:03 a.m. on March 9 for a reported retail theft. Police said 28-yearold Cody Husted, of Philipsburg, took a pack of cigars and left the store without paying. Police are continuing to investigate.
Minor injuries were reported in a twovehicle crash that occurred at 1:10 p.m. on March 12 on General Potter Highway in Potter Township. According to police, Ashley Parsons, of Watsontown, operating a 2003 Ford Windstar, pulled out from an intersection and into the path of a 2000 Peterbilt operated by Paul Plank, of Milesburg. A 3-year-old child in the Parsons vehicle suffered minor injuries. Charges of not obeying traffic control devices will be filed.
Charges of criminal trespassing and related charges were filed against 34-yearold Brian Lyncha after he made unlawful entry into a South Second Street, Philipsburg residence at 12:50 a.m. on March 10. Lyncha was taken into custody at the scene and transported to the Centre County Jail for arraignment.
Police reported an unidentified Bellefonte man was found to be under the influence of marijuana and in possession of a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia following a routine traffic stop along state Route 144 in Snow Shoe Township on March 12.
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Police were called to the 400 block of State Street in Rush Township to investigate a report of harassment. Police said a man and a juvenile boy entered into a verbal argument that turned physical when the man grabbed the boy. The investigation is continuing.
A 55-year-old Spring Mills man was stopped for a traffic violation along state Route 45, near Ross Hill Road, in Gregg
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Author’s childhood memories lead to oral histories book By GEENA GOOZDICH correspondent@centrecountygazette.com
UNIVERSITY PARK — Alysia Burton Steele, author of “Delta Jewels: In Search of My Grandmother’s Wisdom,” never planned on writing a book. What she did set out to do was embark on a mission to collect oral histories from women in the Mississippi Delta. This was to be a journey of self-discovery. The inspiration for this journey came when Steele first moved to Mississippi. She was suddenly reminded of her childhood and of her grandmother, the woman who had raised her. She had grown up in South Carolina and, being in the South again, she started to remember her childhood years. Steele spoke about this to an audience of engaged students and professors March 14 in the Carnegie Building on Penn State’s campus. She spoke of how she had started to see visions of her past, and as she was working as a photographer in Mississippi, she captured a picture so beautiful that she said she instantly felt the need to tell her grandmother about it. “I wanted to pick up the phone and call my grandmother and talk to her about what I was seeing and I couldn’t do it — she had died,” said Steele. “And then it really hit me.” Her grandmother had been gone for many years, but in this particular moment, all of those years of longing had come to a head. She took a moment to engage the students in the audience and asked them, “You ever have that feeling where you want to pick up the phone and talk to somebody and they’re no longer there?” The crowd was filled with nodding heads and a heavy silence. Steele said that she realized, as a journalist, she had all of these skills to record beautiful audio, visuals and stills
and that she could use them to pay it forward and interview other people’s grandmothers, since interviewing her own was no longer an option. “They say that when an elderly person dies a library burns down. I don’t want any more libraries to burn down. I want our history collected,” she said. Steele said her passion is telling stories, and this particular project was driven by a desire to pay homage ALYSIA BURTON to her African-American grandmothSTEELE er who grew up in the South. And, pay tribute she did. Steele collected accounts from more than 50 AfricanAmerican women for “Delta Jewels,” which has now been inducted into the Library of Congress. She spoke of starting the project. “So here I was, biracial, a Northerner — they like to call us Yankees down there; I’m not too fond of that — and I had to reach out to people.” She started with churches. She contacted pastors in the South and sought to speak to church mothers, the respected, elderly women who are in good standing in their churches and communities and have been chosen by their pastors to serve as mentors to younger women. At first, some of the women may have been reluctant to share their stories, but after sitting down with them for
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Kerry Benninghoff, — State Rep. are behind HARRISBURG House GOP colleagues his will investiR-Centre, and called PennSAVE that nd ways to fi a new initiative spending and gate state government dollars. accountability, save taxpayer stands for savings,a more than sevamid The initiative ciency. It comesin Harrisburg and Gov. value and effi stalemate the upcoming en-month budget budget address of recent GOP backlash. Tom Wolf’s received widespread billion budfiscal year that Wolf proposed a $33.3 bump a 10 percent plan On Feb. 9 spending — year. His get with increased GOP budget this increases to from the proposed in broad-based tax increasing billion meet the requires $3.6 disparities, the loomfix school funding services and confront costs of mandated $1.9 bilis to face a ing deficit. on tax alternative Wolf said the cit, which has implicationsto residefi services offered lion structural interest rates, rates, future loads. in take a pay cut dents and debt are asked to state gov“Before taxpayersmoney to Harrisburg, to taxpayers more order to send needs to be accountable ernment first Initiative, Page
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District High School Area The State College basketball teams boys’ and girls’ 6 Class AAAA captured the District wins over Altoona. with championships victories, the Little With their respective Lions advanced to Lady Lions and Little s 16, 17 the PIAA playoffs./Page
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MARCH 17-23, 2016
NCAA, Paterno estate argue over documents By GEOFF RUSHTON StateCollege.com
HARRISBURG — The NCAA says the estate of Joe Paterno should be required to turn over background documents from its critique of the Freeh Report in the same way the estate has sought information that led to the universitycommissioned report led by former FBI director Louis Freeh and his law firm. “What we have here is, in our view, a goose-and-gander situation,” NCAA lawyer Everett “Kip” Johnson told specially presiding Judge John Leete, of Potter County, in a hearing on March 11, the Associated Press reported. The Paterno estate, along with former Penn State football assistant coaches Jay Paterno and Bill Kenney, is suing the NCAA, its president, Mark Emmert, and Oregon State President Ed Ray. Ray as the NCAA’s executive committee chair in 2012 when the NCAA issued sanctions against Penn State in the wake of Freeh’s investigation and report on the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse case. The lawsuit, filed in 2013, claims commercial disparagement and defamation, citing the use of the Freeh Report in the NCAA’s consent decree for sanctions with Penn State, most of which was later repealed or ended early. The university is a nominal defendant in the case. The plaintiffs say the report and sanctions resulted in damage to commercial interests and values and harmed the former assistant coaches’ ability to find similar work. Paterno family lawyers said there are significant differences between the Freeh Report and the Paterno family’s critique by former Pennsylvania governor and U.S. attorney general Dick Thornburgh, former FBI profiler Jim Clemente and Johns Hopkins psychiatrist and sexual trauma expert Fred Berlin. Unlike the Freeh Report, for which Leete earlier ruled Freeh was not working as an attorney for the university, the Paterno response was led by and included consulting experts hired by the family’s legal team and therefore their background work is privileged, the family’s attorney said. “Publication does not open the door to confidential information,” Paterno family attorney Ashley Parrish said, according to the Associated Press. The Paterno estate’s critique of the Freeh Report concluded that the latter’s allegations of wrongdoing by Joe Paterno were unfounded and the investigation and reporting was flawed.
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port for pediatric cancer patients is billed as the world largest student-run philanthropy. Culminating with a 46-hour dance marathon in February at the Bryce Jordan Center, THON has raised more than $127 million since partnering with the Four Diamonds Fund and Penn State Hershey in 1977. Funds raised by THON offset the costs of treatment, provide patient, family and medical team support and aid pediatric cancer research. “The Penn State community once again stepped up to the plate and knocked it out of the park for the young people and families impacted by childhood cancer,” Benninghoff said. “It amazes me every year that students would work so hard and dance so tirelessly for people they, for the most part, don’t even know. What a wonderful example of goodness and true kindness.”
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College Township reviews solar energy ordinance By ALEXA LEWIS correspondent@centrecountygazette.com
STATE COLLEGE — Council reviewed an ordinance on March 3 that would allow township residents and business owners to install solar energy systems on their properties. But after residents told council they were concerned that the current proposal might be too restrictive, council unanimously voted to remand it back to the planning commission for further review. The ordinance would permit buildingand ground-mounted systems for accessory use in the township. While the proposal has fewer limitations for ground-mounted systems in commercial and industrial zones, the rules governing backyard units in single-family homes are more restrictive. As it is currently drafted, the proposal does not allow for ground-mounted systems in R-1 single family and village zoning districts, or any other single-family lot less than 1 acre, said township senior planner Mark Holdren. The ordinance would allow for primary-use systems, such as solar farms, but only in the industrial district. The township also included measures to reduce solar glare that occurs at times of the year when the sun is at lower angles. For primary-use system, the ordinance requires applicants complete a solar glare study to ensure the system would not exceed the threshold of 30 minutes of solar glare per day. For accessory use, the applicant would have to demonstrate that he or she has measured to limit the glare to the greatest extent possible. The township also considered other issues, including maximum heights of the systems, setbacks and tree preservation. These regulations come at a time when cost barriers to solar systems continue to
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WITH THE COSTS of solar technology dropping, more townships are implementing regulations to guide their use. College Township staff drafted an ordinance that council reviewed on March 3, but council unanimously remanded it after residents suggested improvements. recede. Township staff worked along side Penn State during the drafting process, as the university is now interested in installing a ground-mounted system on its medical campus and is also completing a study that will look at the potential for other solar systems across campus. “The prices are coming down and there are some federal incentives,” said Steve Maruszewski, the assistant vice president for Penn State’s physical plant. “The next obstacle is having a viable zoning ordinance that encourages it or allows it to happen.” But during the March 3 meeting, resi-
Local man pleads guilty to assaulting police officer By G. KERRY WEBSTER correspondent@centrecountygazette.com
BELLEFONTE — A Bellefonte man will spend the next ninth to 24 months in the Centre County Jail after entering guilty pleas in connection with a June 27, 2015, attack of a Bellefonte Borough police officer. Centre County District Attorney Stacey Parks Miller said 23-year-old Dalton Eicher was scheduled to be in front of a jury of his peers beginning March 14 on charges of aggravated assault, simple assault, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and public drunkeness. Eicher entered guilty pleas to all the charges except the aggravated assault charge, which was dismissed by the DA’s office. He entered the guilty pleas before Judge Thomas K. Kistler. In addition to the jail sentence, Eicher was also ordered to serve an additional five years of consecutive probation, abstain from the consumption of alcohol, undergo mandatory anger management counseling and perform 10 days of community service. Eicher will be officially sentenced by the court on Thursday, March 31. Project, from page 1 However, board member Penni Fishbaine, who said she supported accepting all the recommended change orders, reminded the board that project costs are already beyond the $115 million that the community voted for. “I feel we’re over budget, and I feel we should be responsible in bringing that in,” she said. Board member Scott Fozard said the $148,000 in cost savings that would result from using concrete instead of stone veneer on the exterior of the South Building could instead be used for supplies, space or “something that actually makes a difference.” Ed Poprik, director of physical plant, also outlined a new group of recommended change orders based on additional information from contractors.
According to the affidavit of probable cause, at about 7:20 p.m. on June 27, 2015, a highly intoxicated Eicher and two other men left a wedding reception at Lambert Hall and began running down Forge Road in Bellefonte. Police encountered the men and an officer attempted to make contact with Eicher. The defendant’s brother, Quinn, vandalized the officer’s police cruiser by breaking out the rear passenger window. Eicher attacked an officer by striking him three times in the face with a closed fist. Police said the officer attempted to restrain Eicher; however, the defendant continued to strike the officer in the face and chest. Once on the ground, Eicher continued to struggle until the officer used a taser gun to restrain him. Miller said Eicher is no stranger to the criminal justice system. She said in January of this year, he entered a guilty plea to a charge of driving under the influence, and two years ago, he entered guilty pleas on charges of possession of heroin and drug paraphernalia. “Violence towards police officers doing their jobs is never acceptable and has serious consequences,” said Parks Miller. Board members anticipate discussing this new group of items Monday, March 28, with a voting meeting set for Monday, April 18. The board also unanimously awarded several bids for the Panorama Village building project to low bidders. Now in its final phase, the project would convert the former elementary school, left vacant since the 2011 opening of the Mount Nittany Elementary School, into office space. When finished, the building will house all the school district administrative offices that are currently housed in the building at 131 W. Nittany Ave. School district staff recommended a selection of low bids in areas including mechanical and HVAC, mechanical, plumbing and electrical contracting that together totaled almost $1.5 million. “The bids were very favorable and close to projections,” said Poprik.
dents said that the current ordinance might be too stringent for single-family homeowners. Jason Grottini, of Envinity Inc., told council that Envinity has successfully installed ground-mounted systems with minimal solar glare on lots smaller than an acre. “For the Penn State Universities of the world it’s a great ordinance, but it’s not a great ordinance for the Joe and Jane homeowner of the world,” Grottini said. “I think you need to give some thought as to how to support residential solar with this ordinance while also catering to the needs of Penn State.”
He also said that the 3-foot setback requirement for systems is excessive and that 18 inches is a more reasonable buffer. He also suggested that staff draft multiple ordinances to address the various solar technologies. Other residents said limited roof space on single-family homes makes installing building-mounted systems impractical and not cost effective. “I live in a house with a beautifully south facing roof, so I’m all set,” said township resident Jim Martin, “but if my house was turned 90 degrees it wouldn’t be economical to put the solar panels on the roof.”
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MARCH 17-23, 2016
Students participate in Stock Market Challenge By JANE MIENTKIEWICZ correspondent@centrecountygazette.com
STATE COLLEGE — A chance to try investing $100,000 in the stock market without personal consequences is one that many would probably take. This opportunity is provided to high school students through the annual Centre County Stock Market Challenge Game. In the game, teams of three to five students, aided by an instructor, are given a hypothetical $100,000 to invest in stocks, bonds and mutual funds of their choosing. “A lot of the students, prior to this, only have a conceptual understanding of what a market is, what a stock is and how everything works together,” said Carolyn Shirk, vice president of EconomicsPennsylvania, which runs the game in Pennsylvania. The game is “designed to increase students’ understanding of the economy, markets, corporations, long-term investment options and more,” according to a press release from EconomicsPennsylvania. Bald Eagle, Penns Valley and State College high schools, St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy and Grace Prep High School are invited to participate this year. The game takes place online over 10 weeks, culminating in the final event held at Penn State University’s Smeal College of Business, in which the winner — whichever team finishes with the most money — is determined. “To me, it’s the same thing as learning how to drive a car in this room with a book, or actually getting in a car and trying it,” said Shirk. “It seems like it pulls it all to-
gether when they see, in a real-life simulation, how our world works.” Shirk, a former banker, has appreciated being able to see students develop the skills that they will use in their lives with real money and real consequences. “It has been amazing to see what happens when the kids understand what happened to their portfolio after 10 weeks.” Through the game, which is from the New York, NASDAQ and American stock exchanges, students can experience the risks and benefits involved in investing and “what you can learn by seeing your company that you buy do well, or to fail and ride the wave of the markets,” Shirk said. “It’s just a good life experience.” “By teaching students the fundamentals of saving and investing, we are preparing them for future success,” said Jean Galliano, senior vice president of the State College Division of Fulton Bank, a sponsor of the game, along with four other businesses. “This stock market simulation is a fun way to engage students and instill lifelong lessons about business, stocks and the economy, as well as personal finance.” While the national version of the game is open to students from fourth through 12th grade, locally it is only available to high schoolers, who are the highest concentration of players, said Shirk. “They’re about to rocket into real life so they have the greatest application where they’re soon going to need to save and invest their own 401(k),” said Shirk. “To use this hypothetically is so much better than doing it with their real retirement money.” For more information, visit www. economicspa.org or call (570) 975-5149.
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THE ST. JOE’S baseball squad has found a home at the Shaner Sports Complex. Pictured, from left, are SJCA trustee Rob Shearer, Deb Shearer, Shaner Corporation CEO Lance Shaner, SJCA trustee Rob Thomas and SJCA athletic director Chad Walsh.
St. Joe’s baseball squad finds a home By G. KERRY WEBSTER correspondent@centrecountygazette.com
BOALSBURG — The Wolves have found a home. Earlier this week, St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy announced it has entered into a partnership with Lance Shaner, CEO of The Shaner Corporation, and the State College Baseball Club to use the Shaner Sports Complex in Centre Hall as its home field for the 2016 varsity season. “This partnership will benefit our team by having a first-class facility to call its own,” said St. Joe’s athletic director Chad Walsh in a statement. The varsity baseball team was created last season and played all of its game at other high schools’ fields. “I know that Coach (Greg) Herman and and this year’s team are going to love putting their name on this amazing facility,” said Walsh. The tax-exempt State College Baseball
Club was also instrumental in securing the partnership. “I’m so grateful to Mr. Shaner, the State College Baseball Club and our board of trustees for making this partnership possible,” said Walsh. The Wolves are scheduled to play 10 home games this year, including the season opener on Wednesday, March 30, against Jersey Shore. Ground was officially broken at the 30-acre Shaner Sports Complex site off of Route 322 in Potter Township in July 1999. Over a five-year period, sponsors — including Lance and Ellen Shaner, of the Shaner Hotel Group, the American Legion Post 245, S&A Homes, Uni-Mart Inc., First Affiliated Insurance Group, Woodcraft Industries and PepsiCo Inc. — donated more than $1.1 million for the sports complex. Located across from the Harley-Davidson dealership, the state-of-the-art diamond sports facility has been the home to youth, high school and adult teams for practicing, games and tournaments.
Cleanup, from page 1 In 2015, volunteers cleared more than 6 million pounds of trash from 11,943 miles of roads, railroad tracks, trails, waterways and shorelines and 6,422 acres of parks and wetlands, according to the KPB release. Events registered through the Great American Cleanup of PA’s website can receive free cleaning supplies, including gloves, safety vests and trash bags from DEP and the state’s Department of Transportation, said Michelle Dunn, KPB’s program coordinator. Let’s Pick It Up PA will also be a part of the event, Saturday, April 16, through Monday, May 9, with a special focus day Saturday, April 23. Free or reduced trash disposal will be provided for registered events by participating landfills. Those involved in Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful have worked to remove more than 121 million pounds of litter since 1990. Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful is part of Keep America Beautiful, which was established in 1953 and, according to the KPB release, is the nation’s largest volunteer-based community action and education organization. “We are so grateful to our volunteers and sponsors who help make the Great American Cleanup of PA, Pennsylvania’s premier community improvement initiative, possible,” said Shannon Reiter, president of Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful. “This year, we hope to engage even more Pennsylvanians to come out between March and May to make their communities clean and beautiful.” The cleanup includes all 67 counties in Pennsylvania and, in 2015, involved 128,157 volunteers in 4,931 events. “The numbers have been growing pretty much every year,” said Dunn. For Dunn, the best part of being involved in the event has been seeing the community involvement. “The people that I’ve met are so concerned about their communities and are really out there doing the hard work, trying to improve their communities.” The impact of the event has been visible
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LAST YEAR, participants in the Great American Cleanup of PA collected more than 6 million pounds of trash from roads and parks. and positive in maintaining the natural beauty and integrity of the state. “A lot of the times, some of these illegal dump sites have been cleaned up, and once they’re cleaned up, are not returning,” said Dunn. “So, that’s been encouraging.” Dunn studied wildlife biology and natural science in school and has been happy to be involved in Pennsylvania’s natural upkeep. “Pennsylvania is a beautiful state and I wanted to do something to make a difference and help try and clean it up,” she said. “Litter is nobody’s problem; it’s everyone’s problem. So get out there and adopt a road and make a difference.” To register for an event or for more information, visit www.gacofpa.org. Questions can be addressed to Dunn at (877) 772-3673, extension 113, or mdunn@ keeppabeautiful.org.
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Budget impasse puts PSU extension programs in jeopardy By ALEXA LEWIS news@centrecountygazette.com
UNIVERSITY PARK — The impact of the now eight-month-long budget stalemate have been felt across the state, but the latest spat in the budget dispute is the 1,100 layoffs that loom over Penn State’s extensions programs. According to Richard Roush, dean of Penn State’s College of Agricultural Science, Penn State extension programs could close in May if the roughly $50 million in state appropriation is not restored. That includes 4-H clubs, Master Gardeners, animal research programs and 67 offices statewide. “It would be one thing if all agencies across the state got funding cut by 10 percent. This is a 100 percent cut,” Roush said. Back in December, Gov. Tom Wolf pushed forward about $24 billion in muchneeded emergency funding when he lineitem vetoed the GOP budget. But, he held up more than $6 billion of unappropriated funds and $500 million in university subsidies to keep the pressure on Republican lawmakers to pass the original November bipartisan agreement that helps close the deficit gap, which is estimated to reach almost $2 billion next fiscal year. The line-item veto to the Land Scrip Fund means a loss of $50.5 million for Penn State’s extension programs. Penn State has covered the costs for research and extension since last year, but Roush made it clear that it can no longer fill the deficit.
He said that layoff notices would go out Sunday, May 1, to the 1,100 people working for the extension. Closing the programs will impact 92,000 members and 9,500 volunteers, according to the College of Agricultural Sciences. According to Wolf’s press secretary, the governor supports the agriculture programs in the state, but is withholding the funding to ensure a balanced budget. At a press conference earlier in the week in Harrisburg, Rep. Martin Causer, R-Potter County, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, said he would introduce legislation to reinstate the money when the legislature returns to session in the second half of March. But that sounds a lot like when House Republicans failed to get a two-thirds vote on multiple resolutions that would release $578 million in funding to state-related universities after the holidays. House Democrats said they would not push forward those funds until a final budget package is passed with a revenue plan that includes a variety of tax increases designed to help reduce the structural deficit. But, if Wolf and his staff do not come to an agreement with the Republican-lead legislature soon, it could mean the end of a 150-year partnership between Penn State and state government. On March 2, Provost Nick Jones went before state senators and representatives urging them to restore funds and reminding them of the importance of the extension programs.
New preliminary hearing set in ethnic intimidation case By GEOFF RUSHTON StateCollege.com
BELLEFONTE — A Centre County judge has ordered a new preliminary hearing in the case of a Penn State student charged with felony ethnic intimidation, District Attorney Stacy Parks Miller said March 14. Nicholas Tavella, of Greensburg, was initially charged in December with ethnic intimidation, along with misdemeanor counts including making terroristic threats, simple assault, disorderly conduct, stalking and harassment. At a Dec. 9 hearing, Magisterial District Judge Allen Sinclair bound over the misdemeanor charges but dismissed the felony charges saying the prosecution did not es-
tablish that ethnic intimidation had been committed. Charges were refiled by Penn State Police on Dec. 14 and on March 14, President Judge Thomas Kistler agreed with the DA’s office that Sinclair had committed “an error of law,” as the alleged attack seemed to be motivated by the victim’s ethnicity. The new preliminary hearing has been set for Wednesday, March 23. According to an affidavit of probable cause, Tavella followed another student home “because of his skin color” and eventually grabbed him by the throat and said, “Don’t make me put a bullet in your chest.” Police said the student was walking from Park Hill Apartments toward Nittany Apartments.
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PENN STATE Executive Vice President and Provost Nicholas P. Jones, left, speaks at a March 2 press conference in Harrisburg urging lawmakers to release the funding to state-related universities. He is joined by Emily McDonald, president of Penn State’s University Park Undergraduate Association and Terry Ford, UPUA vice president. “It’s really with very heavy hearts that we put ourselves even in the position of planning for a phase-out of agricultural research and extension,” Jones said. “This is not something that any of us can remotely conceive given the length, depth and extent of the partnership that has existed between Penn State, the commonwealth,
Pennsylvania’s counties and the federal government.” Jones also said that if the extension program has to shut down, there is not really a way to regenerate it, as the employees in extension are highly specialized and in high demand. If they lose their jobs, they will most very quickly find jobs in other states.
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of Sandusky’s acts to avoid bad publicity. The report was used as the basis of the consent decree with Penn State. In the years since, however, the report has been subject to much criticism by those who say its conclusions are unsupported by facts. The NCAA ultimately rolled back most of the sanctions against Penn State, and earlier this year the most serious criminal charges against Curley, Schultz and Spanier — obstruction of justice and conspiracy — were dropped, as were perjury charges against Spanier and Schultz.
Leete did not make a ruling but expects to soon. Sandusky, a former Penn State assistant football coach, was charged in November 2011 and convicted in June 2012 on 45 counts related to child sexual abuse. He is serving a minimum 30-year sentence. The Freeh report was published in July 2012 and alleged Paterno, as well as former president Graham Spanier, vice president Gary Schultz and athletic director Tim Curley, concealed knowledge
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A PROJECT at the Cold Stream Dam in Philipsburg will be covered by a $2.2 million state Department of Community and Economic and Development grant. Dam, from page 1 According to borough secretary Shelly Walstrom, the majority of the costs will be covered through a $2.2 million state Department of Community and Economic and Development grant. The rest will come through a line of credit established by Philipsburg Borough and from a fund the borough created several years ago in anticipation of the project. The contract was awarded to Charles Merlo Inc., of Mineral Point. The company has already started to move equipment into the parking area adjacent to the Cold Stream Dam’s park. “The park will have to be closed off to the public during the project,� said Watson. “There will be lots of heavy equipment working out there and we don’t want anyone getting hurt. It’s best if we just close the park for a few months while the work is ongoing.� Watson said the work will include reconstructing the breast of the dam and regrading the earth slopes of the breast, as well as construction of a new spillway and bridge. “It’s going to look totally different than it has in the past,� said Watson.
Watson said the 7-acre dam was created in the 1800s for the logging industry. During the winter months, an ice house at the damn provided cold crystals to businesses throughout the Moshannon Valley. In the 1970s and 1980s, the dam was a popular recreation area for water sport enthusiasts. “I don’t know if there will ever be swimming again at the dam, but maybe someday,� said Watson. The dam was partially replaced in 1936 after flooding destroyed a portion of the structure. Watson said in the years since that replacement, repair and maintenance at the site has been sporadic. The project is expected to be completed by late fall. “It may cause a bit of an inconvenience for people who use the park, but there are several other parks and recreation places in the area where people can go for a few months,� said Watson. It was also noted the Cold Stream Dam and Recreation Area will not be a featured location for Philipsburg’s summer celebration — Heritage Days — in 2016. Historically, the dam area was used for Civil War reenactment camps, live music and the grand fireworks display.
than two decades now. She believes her on-the-job experiences have made her a better a supervisor. She passes on her knowledge to her staff, who in turn pass it on to those who they supervise. “It’s a different way of sharing my experience. The staff that I supervise ‌ they supervise a lot of staff. Helping them problem solve or helping them be good problem solvers is a focus,â€? said McCann. “I also try to take the burden off them. I do things like the paperwork, the reporting. Those things that are necessary, but not necessarily fun. Then, they can concentrate on direct service.â€? McCann will mark 25 years with YSB in September. She’s proud of her body of work and she’s especially proud of YSB’s role in the community and the lives of many area youth. The best thing about YSB? McCann believes it’s the fact that the organization helps so many different people from so many different walks of life. “We work with children from birth — sometimes prenatal — all the way through 21, and their families. There’s the community-based, the residential ‌ we work with kids in foster care, kids in group homes,â€? said McCann. “We help with parenting. We’re not just focusing on the kids, we’re focusing on the families as well.â€? McCann didn’t necessarily expect to end up working for a nonprofit. She wanted to be a teacher, she said. However, in her senior year of high school, she got involved with Big Brothers Big Sisters. “I loved it,â€? she said. Then, at Dickinson College, she joined the Big Brothers Big Sisters program during her freshman year and was hired to help coordinate the program during her remaining three years on campus. After college, McCann worked as a teacher at a private school. However, when she moved to State College for graduate school, she got involved with Big Brothers Big Sisters again. When she went to volunteer, she found out that the program had a job opening. “I said, ‘That is my dream job. That is
what I want to do; work with Big Brothers Big Sisters.’ “They didn’t even know if they were going to be able to fill the position because of funding. I decided to go to grad school part-time and keep my fingers crossed. I hoped I’d get the job and, obviously, you know the ending.� McCann took the passion that she had volunteering for Big Brothers Big Sisters and turned it into her life’s work. “They’ve put up with me for 25 years,� McCann said with a laugh. McCann said that YSB does special things in the community. But when it comes to her job, there’s something that makes it special. “It’s the people that I work with. There’s a genuine focus on family here. I’ve always been able to do my job and still be a mom and a parent. Those things are important to me. “We’re trying to teach people to be good parents and I haven’t had to sacrifice that.� While a great deal of her job keeps her in the office, McCann said that she really enjoys getting out and going˜ to some of the sites that YSB serves. “When do I get a chance to get to the sites, it’s not so much me interacting with the kids, but I get to watch them interact with staff. I love to hear some of their stories. That gives me joy and makes it easier to come and sit behind my desk. “When you have to write a grant that might be tedious, you remember why you’re doing it,� she said. McCann knows something about interacting with children. She is the mother of three boys — Conor, Alex and Aidan. She and her husband, Marc, have been married for more than 23 years. When she’s not at work, she enjoys working out, reading and watching her children’s sporting events. She and her family also foster orphaned kittens. McCann also enjoys traveling. Last year, she and her family visited Wisconsin, where she had lived until she was 12. “We were doing a trip out West and we took a pretty big detour and I got to see the house I grew up in and the elementary school. I hadn’t been there in 36 years,� she said. “I got to see one of my best childhood friends. It was very emotional.�
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U.S. must get out of Yemen conflict By Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Many Americans find it hard to understand why the United States is involved in a war in Yemen, the poorest country in the Middle East. In the face of criticism even from Democratic lawmakers, the best explanation from the Obama administration is that Saudi Arabia, a key U.S. ally, is threatened by the takeover in neighboring Yemen of Shiite rebels backed by Iran. At the other end of the conflict is an unelected Sunni government supported on the battlefield by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, which have been U.S. arms customers. The UAE lost a fighter-bomber over Yemen on Sunday; Bahrain lost a U.S. F-16 in December. There is no reason for the United States to have taken sides in this intra-Islamic war. Yemen’s former authoritarian president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, was pushed out in 2012 after decades in office by a combination of Saudi Arabia, Yemeni elements and the United States. He is now backed by a well-armed militia and is fighting alongside the Shiite Houthis. Al-Qaida and the Islamic State group are taking advantage of the chaos in the country to seize more territory. The Saudis themselves acknowledge that they have no endgame for the Yemen war. So far some 6,000 Yemenis are estimated to have been killed, including 3,000 civilians. Yemen never had much of an economy, and what little there was has been destroyed. An estimated 56 percent of its people are considered to be hungry. If Obama would like to end involvement in one of America’s Middle East wars before he leaves office next January, Yemen should be high on the list. It is a pathetically poor country, and the United States has no reason to add to its misery by selling bombs, drones and aircraft to Saudi Arabia to hurt the Yemenis.
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route in the country, it is one of the With no formal plans during Penn most heavily traveled and, in many State’s spring break, I decided at the places, congested highways in Amerlast minute to make the trip to South ica. When the final piece is finished Carolina. I figured a day in the car to through Pennsylvania and New Jerget there and one to get home was sey, Interstate 95 will be a straight worth it to spend some time with my route from Florida to Canada. Ackids who moved south last summer. cording to Wikipedia sourcing the My husband couldn’t leave because U.S. Census Bureau, there are only of work, so I decided to make the trip five areas on I-95 that are alone and take the oldest of completely rural. our two dogs along with me Translation: Hold on for the ride. to your hat on I-95. It is Twelve hours in a car with either a bumper-to-bumjust a canine companion ofper traffic jam or people fers time for observation and driving 70 mph with introspection. what feels like a yard of I packed the car the night space between each car. before and pulled out of I was passed by people the driveway at 5 a.m. I had going well over that and snacks, a phone charger, an got stuck behind people auxiliary cord and some blanin the passing lane who kets for my passenger. I also were barely going the took a cooler with Wegman’s speed limit. I got caught macaroni and cheese per rebetween a line of tractorquest from daughter No. 1. trailers and, at one point, Sometimes the experience Patty Kleban, almost had to drive into is about getting there. who writes for the grassy median to Even though I had my StateCollege.com, avoid a semi that pulled cellphone with my subscrip- is an instructor in front of me. The stretch tion music service app, I at Penn State, of road between D.C. and spent most of the time flip- mother of three and a community Richmond has to be the ping channels and listening volunteer. She is a worst and most clogged. to the radio. It’s funny how Penn State alumna Thankfully, on my way there always seems to be that who lives with her south, I missed the peak one song or songs that are family in Patton hours. On the way home, played over and over. I heard Township. Her I wasn’t quite as lucky. so much Adele on this trip views and opinions That older woman who — both coming and going — do not necessarily that for a brief second I won- reflect those of Penn was driving only 45 mph near Fayetteville created dered if she had passed away. State. a back-up that had a ripThe further south one goes, ple effect for miles after her. options for religious stations as well All along the way, I had my comas country music stations seem to panion who never made a sound and overtake popular music channels. My barely moved. friend Dorothea would be proud to Because of my dog, I made use of know that I spent some time listening the rest stops that are along the route. to NPR as well. Rest stops have restrooms, vending We’ve joked that to get to Hilton machines, picnic tables and dog walk Head, you “go to D.C. and turn right.” areas. Most even had the little bag It’s about eight hours straight on I-95 dispensers for picking up after your through Virginia, North Carolina, pet. It was neat to see people picnickpast South of the Border into South ing at one stop and frustrating to note Carolina and then just before Georthat I arrived just behind a bus full of gia, you head left to the coast. women at another. Several had attenInterstate 95 is an experience in dants keeping the areas clean. Rest itself. As the longest North-South
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areas are a great option although, as a woman traveling alone, I’m not sure I would make that decision after dark. I had my own version of the Wawa versus Sheetz debate when I was looking for gas or food or a break. Sheetz was inevitably the winner. I managed to avoid South of the Border, though. As Pedro says, “You never sausage a place.” In Santee, S.C., I happened upon Smith’s, a gas station and souvenir shop. Their billboards advertise boiled peanuts, 70 different kinds of fudge and pralines. They have a bake shop right next door as well. As I waited in line to pay for some bottled water, I overheard the woman behind the counter ask the customer in front of me if he wanted a warm one. I couldn’t figure out what she was offering until I saw behind her a pile of those infamous southern pralines — butter, sugar and pecans — like I had never seen before. I stepped up and said, “I’ll take one of those too.” She handed a warm, gooey, sugary delight and a paper towel “so you can eat it in the car.” I’m sure my dog wasn’t impressed with either my “oohs” and “aahs” as we headed back on the road or by my lack of willpower. To travel, as they say, is to take a journey into yourself. Spending that much time in the car gave me time to think. I thought about the semester and end-of-theyear activities. I thought about plans for the summer, the house, the yard and the future. I thought about family and friends. I thought about blessings and opportunities. I spent time just listening. Catching a flight to South Carolina via Savannah would have been much quicker and I could have avoided all of that time on the road. There are times in the future that I will probably make that decision. The freedom of the road, the options to stop and visit, and the time spent thinking and learning and experiencing these United States can also be a good time too.
Not a fair share for NSA By The Orange County Register American citizens’ eyes were opened by the awesome power, reach and constitutional violations of the surveillance activities carried out by the National Security Agency and other government agencies, as revealed by the documents leaked by Edward Snowden in 2013. Lately, we have discovered that the Obama administration is drawing up rules that will allow the NSA to share raw surveillance data with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other intelligence agencies without first applying any privacy protections. The NSA is supposed to focus bulk collection of phone calls, emails, text messages and other correspondences on international communications, but Americans may be swept up if an international call or message is to, from or about them. When such in-
formation is shared with other agencies, the NSA is supposed to first strip out Americans’ identifying information. Allowing agencies such as the FBI access to “pre-screened” data thus provides them a “backdoor” to search information without obtaining a warrant. “In short, domestic law enforcement officials now have access to huge troves of American communications, obtained without warrants, that they can use to put people in cages,” the ACLU of Massachusetts notes in a post on its PrivacySOS blog. “FBI agents don’t need to have any ‘national security’ related reason to plug your name, email address, phone number or other ‘selector’ into the NSA’s gargantuan data trove. ... That means information the NSA collects for purposes of so-called ‘national security’ will be used by police to lock up ordinary Americans for
routine crimes.” “It’s all another sobering reminder that any powers we grant to the federal government for the purpose of national security will inevitably be used just about everywhere else,” writes Radley Balko for the Washington Post. “And extraordinary powers we grant government in wartime rarely go away once the war is over. And, of course, the nifty thing for government agencies about a ‘war on terrorism’ is that it’s a war that will never formally end.” Government agencies have repeatedly proven that they cannot be trusted with our personal information. Their surveillance activities are characteristic of a police state and are not compatible with a free society. Congress must immediately put a halt to this government snooping, particularly domestic surveillance, to preserve what privacy we have left.
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HEALTH & WELLNESS
Lifestyle and luck both factors in a long, healthy life HERSHEY — More people may be living to 100 and beyond than ever before, but the real challenge is how to become one of them yourself, and how to care for an aging population. Dr. Noel H. Ballentine, director of geriatric health in the Division of General Internal Medicine at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, said although good genes help determine how long you live, other factors are less dependent on luck. Good nutrition and plenty of exercise are the top two ways to live a long and healthy life, and neither should come as a surprise. “Eating high-quality foods with lots of fruits and vegetables and controlling your weight are the things I spend most of my time talking about,” he said. “And there is lots of data showing that strength training helps even very old people do better.”
Ballentine suggests getting both nutrition and exercise habits under control while young, since it’s more difficult to implement weight-loss plans or exercise routines once you’re already in your 70s and beyond. The third factor is avoiding accidental injuries. “If you’re in your 60s or 70s and don’t have a lot of health issues, you have a better chance of losing your independence from an accidental injury than due to an illness,” Ballentine said. That means not standing on a chair to change a light fixture, climbing a 10-foot ladder to clean gutters or going out of the house when the ground is icy. “If you’re 40 years old and you fall, you probably won’t break your hip, but if you’re 70, there’s a good chance of very severe injury,” he said. Staying socially engaged is also increasingly noted as an important way to stay both mentally and physically healthy.
Free clinic opens in Tyrone TYRONE — Amidst clinical rotations and long days of studying, third-year Penn State College of Medicine students at the University Park Regional Campus are putting their education into practice in a new setting. They have spent the last several months preparing for LionCare Tyrone, a student-run free clinic, which opened its doors to the public March 5. “This is reminding me why I went to medical school in the first place — to help people who really need medical care,” said Clay Cooper, who is co-director of the student-run clinic that will offer free medical services with no insurance required. “There’s definitely a need for this type of service in Tyrone, and it’s an exciting op-
portunity to help start this from the ground up.” The clinic will be open the first Saturday of each month from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will treat acute care needs and general health and mental health needs, as well as offer work and driver’s physicals and blood pressure checks to adults over age 18. Child care will be provided during appointments. The clinic, a partnership between the College of Medicine University Park Regional Campus, Penn State College of Nursing and Tyrone Regional Health Network, operates out of the Tyrone Hospital Rural Health Clinic building.
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“Don’t become isolated,” Ballentine said. “If you live alone and don’t have much social contact, you’re more likely to degrade mentally and be less active and engaged.” Those who are more socially active are also more likely to be more physically active and eat healthier, he said. If depression does happen, recognizing the symptoms and getting treatment can ward off further problems. An aging population living longer could lay a heavy economic weight on society if not handled well, Ballentine said. Although tremendous progress has been made in the treatment of medical conditions such as coronary artery disease, stroke, high blood pressure and infectious diseases that used to take lives earlier, other conditions have stolen the limelight of concern. “Obesity, dementia and addictions are the biggest issues now,” Ballentine said.
Media focus on obesity is putting pressure on the food industry to make changes and help consumers become more aware of what they are eating, while the federal government has dedicated funds to dementia research. Addiction to narcotics and opiates has recently begun to be classified as a disease rather than a bad habit or lifestyle. Then there is the issue of health literacy — making sure patients understand what is going on medically with their minds and bodies. “Do you know what your pills are for and how to take them? Do you know how to figure out if a suggested treatment is right for you?” Ballentine said. He adds the medical community needs more training on managing an aging population: “There aren’t enough geriatricians to take care of them, so doctors of all specialties are going to have to care for them and recognize their special needs.”
Chiropractic care can help alleviate headaches ROY LOVE
Headaches are one of the most common neuromusculoskeletal pain syndromes. They can be mild, moderate or severe, and take on different forms, presentation and pain. The most common form of headache is a muscle tension headache. It is often caused by dysfunction in the cervical spine, upper cervical muscles or joints. Tissue pain from joints Dr. Roy Love owns of the upper neck, C1 and operates through C3, will refer Nittany Valley pain into the head, Chiropractic, which often causing subochas offices in State cipital muscle tenCollege and Centre sion and pain. This Hall. pain syndrome can be treated effectively by a chiropractor using trigger point work, traction, manipulation, exercise, stretching, physiological therapeutics and postural correction. If the headache does not resolve quickly with therapy, within two to four weeks, the
patient would be referred for specific massage therapy, acupuncture or to be evaluated by another medical specialist who treats headaches. With mixed migraine headaches, the most common form of migraine headaches, sufferers start with a muscle tension headache which gets misinterpreted by the brain and causes migraine symptoms of vasoconstriction and vasodilation of the blood vessels. These conditions also commonly can be effectively treated in a chiropractor’s office. Ameliorating the muscle tension headache often decreases the cause of the headaches. As a result, the patient’s tension headache does not evolve into a migraine and the person’s migraine headaches are relieved. Ask your doctor whether you should visit a chiropractor for your neck pain, headaches or migraines, or call directly, since most insurance plans cover chiropractic care. Findings are clear that these treatments should be tried prior to turning to pain medications. Headaches are one of the most rewarding conditions a chiropractor treats in his or her office because they respond well to care and often dramatically increases a patient’s quality of life.
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Mount Nittany’s ACE re-accreditation signifies gold standards in cardiac care AL ZODA
It has been just more than one year since Mount Nittany Medical Center first received full accreditation for our cardiac catheterization lab through Accreditation for Cardiovascular Excellence. Now, the lab has achieved ACE reaccrediation. ACE is sponsored by the American College of Cardiology and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Dr. Al Zoda is Interventions, the two medical director main organizations of the cardiac that determine and catheterization write the guidelines lab at the Mount for the types of proceNittany Medical dures Mount Nittany’s Center. cardiac catheterization lab performs. To receive this prestigious accreditation shows that we are meeting or
exceeding the gold standards in providing care with our program. The Mount Nittany Medical Center cardiac catheterization program began in 2007, and we have always been dedicated to providing the best possible service to the community. Through the hard work of the cardiac catheterization lab staff, nurses, technicians, physicians, administrators and dedicated cardiologists, we’ve put together a program of which we are very proud. A cardiac catheterization procedure is a general term for taking care of the heart through an artery in a patient’s wrist or in the leg. The procedure involves advancing a thin, plastic tube called a catheter up into the heart. Dye is then injected through the arteries to see if there are any blockages. We also use catheterization procedures to assess pressures inside the heart and the heart valves and heart function. These procedures fall into two categories: “diagnostic,” during which we are just obtaining information, and “interventional,” where we’re going to work on a
patient’s blocked artery. An interventional procedure may be performed in an acute setting, such as if someone is having a heart attack, or during a scheduled procedure, such as when someone has a chronic blockage that needs to be opened. The type of re-accreditation we achieved through ACE covers both diagnostic and interventional catheterizations, so it certainly required a lot of hard work, time and dedication from our staff. Just because we’ve achieved the accreditation, though, doesn’t mean our hard work is over. We actually have to work just as hard now to make sure that we continue to meet and exceed all of the quality components that ACE requires. Overall, patients should feel confident that the cardiac catheterization team at Mount Nittany Medical Center is fully trained and expertly skilled to care for them and their families. Mount Nittany Health Cardiology services are conveniently offered in State College, Mifflin County, Penns Valley and Lock Haven. To learn more, visit www.mount nittany.org/cardiology.
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PSU studio infuses English department with technology By KATIE BOHN Special to the Gazette
UNIVERSITY PARK — A graduate student sits with a laptop in the Penn State Digital English Studio, smoothing her skirt nervously as a group of faculty members appear on her screen through the BlueJeans videoconferencing service. As the interview begins, BlueJeans starts recording the interview. She takes a deep breath and answers the first question. Luckily, it doesn’t matter if she nails the questions this time. She’s participating in a practice interview, and the faculty interviewing her are members of Penn State’s Department of English in the College of the Liberal Arts. By recording the interview, she’ll be able to review how she did and make notes on how to improve. These mock interviews are just one of many services provided by the Penn State Digital English Studio, located on Penn State’s University Park campus. The studio supports a wide range of digital projects within the English department, including designing English courses for Penn State World Campus, helping graduate students and English lecturers as they earn Penn State’s Teaching with Technology certificate, and running the English department’s social media. Stuart Selber, associate professor of English and director of the studio, says that although the studio has many initiatives, they surround one common goal: helping graduate students and faculty succeed with the aid of information technology. “There are so many IT resources out there that sometimes faculty and graduate students don’t know the best way to make them work for specific purposes,” said Selber. “In the studio, we learn as much as we can about different technologies so we can show faculty and graduate students how they can get the
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AN INSTRUCTOR uses an iPad during a lesson in the Penn State Digital English Studio. most out of IT.” Last year, when Scott T. Smith, associate professor of English and director of undergraduate studies, wanted to revamp the English department’s website to reflect its current curriculum, he contacted the studio. “The English undergraduate degree now has four concentrations that students can specialize in, and we wanted to highlight that,” said Smith. “The studio staff made it a very collaborative experience — we definitely bounced ideas back and forth. The results are great.” Not only did studio staff redesign the website, they also produced five videos: one for the English major and one for each of the concentrations. Selber said keeping an updated and dynamic website is essential to attracting students and faculty and shouldn’t be overlooked. “We don’t see designing and updating a department’s website as an administrative task,” said
Honor roll announced STATE COLLEGE — Grace Prep High School in State College has announced its honor roll for the first semester of the 2015-16 school year. Students with a 3.5 grade point average or higher include: Brittany Anderson, Daniel Barron, Jake Cannizzaro, Bokai Chen, Abigael Fisher, Abigail Galliano, Lucy Hahm, Julia Hamilton, Anna Haris, Jonathan Jiang, Stephen Layng, Emma Marshall, Leah McElroy, Josh Mikhail, Carl Oelhaf, Sonja Loper, Emma Marshall, Jin Ho Park, Hannah Porter, Christian Jeremy Raymond, Joshua Rudy, Zachary Sechler, Noah Seidenberg, Laurel Shearer, Rebecca Tao, Maya Thaxton, Haley Wang, Nathan VanOuse, Connor Williams and Johnny Yao.
Selber. “We see it as intellectual work that shapes how people — including potential students — see our department and university. It’s a huge recruiting tool.” The studio also helps instructors inside the classroom. For example, there’s a stock of iPads available for instructors to borrow and use in their courses. “Traditionally, faculty are tethered to the front of a classroom, lecturing at a podium or flipping through slides for students to view,” said Selber. “But with an iPad, there are ways to free them up to move around the room and interact with students.” One such way is by using the app Doceri, which allows instructors to send images and other learning materials to the screen at the head of the class. Selber said this is particularly helpful in writing courses, where students benefit from actually writing and working with an instructor one-on-one instead of
listening to a lecture. “Writing students don’t learn from lectures, they learn from actually writing,” said Selber. “With an iPad and an app such as Doceri, the instructor can move around the room, working with students individually while also controlling what the entire class is seeing on the screen.” Selber said the instructor can also use an iPad to demonstrate key concepts while working with a student one-on-one by showing a video or a particularly helpful passage of text. Even with all these projects underway, Selber said there’s more down the pipeline for the studio. One is an initiative — partially funded by Education Technology Services in Penn State’s Information Technology Services — to help faculty transition to paperless grading using laptop and tablet devices. “One of the features of Penn State’s new learning management system, Canvas, is a tool
called SpeedGrader,” said Selber. “We’d like to see how it influences how instructors think about grading and how they respond to students and their assignments.” In addition to working closely with graduate students and faculty, the studio is working on finishing renovations on a physical space located in Burrowes Building that will offer more resources and walk-in hours when it opens later this spring. “The space will include highend computers, state-of-the-art software programs and a hightech recording room with professional-grade cameras, lighting, backdrops and sound-proofing,” said Leslie Mateer, a lecturer in English and digital education specialist in the studio. “This enables expert-quality recordings, like video interviews, podcasts and more.” Selber said it’s baffling that some people may still think of English as a subject that’s not as high-tech as science or engineering. “All facets of literacy depend on technology these days,” said Selber. “We read on our smartphones, write on our tablets and do research on our laptops. Technology is inseparable from literacy itself.” Mateer agrees. “Penn State has a world-class English department. And academia is becoming increasingly technology driven,” said Mateer. “So we’re here to support, sponsor and implement these technology-focused programs and initiatives.” While the physical studio space isn’t yet open, it will eventually offer staffed walk-in hours. Until then, the Digital English Studio staff are available to answer questions and work on projects. For more information, visit http://sites.psu.edu/digitalenglish/ or contact Selber at selber@ psu.edu.
BEA Tech Team members place first in regional computer competition CURWENSVILLE — The Bald Eagle Area Tech Team participated on March 9 in the Pennsylvania Regional Computer Competition, hosted by Central Intermediate Unit 10 at Curwensville Area High School. Several BEA students placed first in a variety of categories. They will participate in the Pennsylvania Computer Fair, Tuesday, May 24, at Dickinson College in Carlisle. In the animation category, “The Piano,” by Phoebe McClincy, Carissa Matthiesen, Lacey Geyer and Emily Jozefik, won first place. In the digital movie category, “Revenge of the Students,” by Austin Huyett, Luke Bloom and Carson Spence, took a first-place nod. In the web page design category, the team of Anton Fatula, Josh Bloom and Michael Maye also finished first. A second-place award went to Charlotte Harris for her logo design for PA Computer Fair 2017. Emily Trigg and Casey McClellan competed in the graphic art category with “Iilo Isle.” Shane Lambert and Michael Geyer also competed in the programming category with their “Environmental Memory Game.”
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LHU to host open house LOCK HAVEN — Lock Haven University will host an open house for prospective students beginning at 8:45 a.m. Saturday, March 19, at the school’s main campus. During the program, prospective students will learn more about majors, tour the campus and enjoy a complimentary lunch in Bentley Dining Hall. Some of the program highlights include the Student Life and Academic Fair and a question-and-answer session with current students. For more information or to register, visit www.lhup. edu/admissions/oh_reg.html or call (570) 484-2011.
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State College resident competes on reality show By JEN FABIANO correspondent@centrecountygazette.com
STATE COLLEGE — Tim Yosca, State College, competed on “Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Challenge,” which recently aired on the Country Music Television network. The show, hosted by retired pro wrestler Steve Austin, features eight different competitors each week. The competitors face off in three different challenges, with men being eliminated after each challenge. The last man standing gets the chance to compete in the Skullbuster. The competitor who completes the Skullbuster the fastest during the whole season will win $10,000. Yosca competed in three challenges on the show — drag race, pile up and splinter. He said that despite the major Los Angeles dry heat, he enjoyed filming the show and being treated like a television star. “You become completely deaf to the fact that there are cameras in your face,” said Yosca. Yosca said he went on the show after his brother became a fan of it and suggested he audition. He had followed Stone Cold Steve Austin’s career when he was a kid, so as a huge fan, he found meeting Austin to be very exciting. “Shaking his hand was like shaking a catcher’s mitt,” said Yosca, commenting on Austin’s enormous size. “In my mind, he’s the most famous wrestler of all time.” There is also a whole other dimension to why Yosca went on the show. As a research scientist at Penn State, Yosca is not like the typical competitor on the show. He said that he wanted to prove to the others on the show that he could keep up. “I am here to set the record straight,” Yosca said about his performance.
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TIM YOSCA recently was a competitor on “Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Challenge,” which airs on CMT. Yosca graduated form Susquehanna University and attended Penn State for his graduate degree. After he graduated in 2012 with his doctorate, he decided to stay at Penn State to participate in postdoctoral work. Yosca works
mostly in the lab researching enzymology. The episode aired March 6 on CMT. Watch the full episode at www.cmt.com to find out how far Yosca made it in the competition and if he has a shot at the $10,000.
Penns Valley hosts Academic Decathlon competition By SAM STITZER pennsvalley@centrecountygazette.com
SPRING MILLS — Nine Penns Valley High School students hosted and competed in the state finals of the Academic Decathlon, March 11 and 12 at the Ramada Inn in State College. The event, like its athletic counterpart, tests students in 10 different academic categories: science, music, mathematics, language and literature, art, speech, interview, economics, social science and history. The competition consists of seven multiple choice tests, two performance events (speech and interview) and a written essay. Fourteen schools from three regions in Pennsylvania competed at this event, which included students in grades nine through 12 from all achievement levels. Teams consist of a maximum of nine members divided into three divisions based on grade point average: Honors (3.75 to 4.0), Scholastic (3.0 to 3.74) and Varsity (up to 2.99). Each team member competes in all 10 events against other students in his or her division, and team scores are calculated using the top two overall individual scores from each team in all three divisions. Teams compete against other teams from similarly sized schools. Gold, silver and bronze medals are awarded for individual events, as well as for overall scores. The Penns Valley team was coached by teachers Sarah Farrant and Cory Zatek. “This is a rebuilding year for us,” said Zatek. “Seven out of nine members from last year’s team graduated last June.” Judges for the speech and interview portions are adult community members and some former decathlon participants. In addition to a prepared speech, each stu-
dent must present an impromptu speech on a subject given to them on the spot by the judges. They have just a few minutes to prepare the speech, which must last between one-and-a-half and two minutes. The Academic Decathlon follows a theme each year, with literature, history and music competitions containing questions relating to it. This year’s theme was India, and the students were required to read the 1954 novel “Nectar in a Sieve” by Indian author Kamala Markandaya. Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy, from Erie, won the competition and will advance to the national competition in Alaska. North Penn came in second and Souderton was third. The top small school, which will advance to online nationals, was Clarion-Limestone, which took fifth place overall. Penns Valley’s team of Sam Kupp, David Krum, Aubrey Feinour, Ayva Kunes, Hayden Smith, Joey Steffen, Jeremy Shawley, Harrison Burd and Burton Peese won second place in the small school division, and finished seventh overall. Kupp earned medals in eight of the 10 events and was Penns Valley’s highest scorer with 7,278 points out of a possible 10,000. He won a bronze medal in science, silver medals in art and math and gold medals in essay, literature, economics, social science and music. Krum earned silver medals in literature, social science and music, and a gold medal in math. Kunes earned bronze medals in science, social science and music, and a silver medal in literature. Peese earned bronze medals in literature and math. Burd earned a bronze medal in art, a silver medal in math and gold medals in economics, science and music. And Shawley earned bronze medals in speech and eco-
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A STUDENT is interviewed by judges during the state Academic Decathlon finals, which were recently held at the Ramada Inn in State College. nomics, silver medals in music, science and math, and gold medals in essay and social science. Farrant praised the Penns Valley team for their performance. “I’m happy with how well they’ve done,” she said. “The whole team mastered a significant amount of information about Indian history, art, music and literature, and we are proud of them for their hard work.” State Academic Decathlon director Michelle Schroeder praised the efforts of
all the competitors, noting that preparation for the competition is a year-round process. “The theme for next year has already been released, and some of these kids today are already reading the novel for next year,” she said. “It’s like conditioning for athletic sports — it’s year-round for them.” Schroeder noted the value of the Academic Decathlon experience to the students. “Everything they’re doing, studying and learning — no one can take that away from them. They’ll have it forever.”
Church to host ‘Around the World in Word and Song’ By LAUREL SANDERS Special to the Gazette
STATE COLLEGE — Grace Lutheran Church invites the public to an ecumenical event and concert, “Around the World in Word and Song: Christ Revealed in Music,” at 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 23, at 205 S. Garner St., State College. Musicians from 16 churches and several community organizations are participating in the event, which begins with an international-themed fellowship meal.
Activities follow at 6 p.m. and include poetry readings from around the globe; three large, walkable prayer labyrinths; a display of international crosses; a talk about Christianity around the world; and portable, sand and coloring labyrinths. The event culminates at 7 p.m. with prelude music and a one-hour concert featuring a 50-voice ecumenical choir and other performers. The concert will feature songs from five continents, from the Renaissance through contemporary times, portraying Jesus
from ancient prophecies through the Last Supper. The concert selections are woven together by the timeless plainchant singing of the Lord’s Prayer. A highlight is the exuberant Nigerian Christmas carol “Betelehemu,” arranged by Wendell Whalum and sung in Yoruba with cowbells and percussion. Other pieces being performed include South Korea’s “Come Now, O Prince of Peace” by candlelight; Donald Busarow’s setting of “On Jordan’s Bank the Baptist’s Cry,” based on a German carol;
Knut Nystedt’s “This Is My Beloved Son” from Norway; “Hosanna Filio David” from Spain; the American “Jesus Is a Rock in a Weary Land”; and England’s “If Ye Love Me, Keep My Commandments.” Additional pieces will be presented by a handbell choir, a youth choir and soloists. Admission is free. A freewill offering will benefit Interfaith Human Services and help to defray costs of the meal and concert. For more information, call (814) 2382478.
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Museum opens with screening of ‘Why We Fight’ By SAM STITZER pennsvalley@centrecountygazette.com
BOALSBURG — On March 12, the Pennsylvania Military Museum in Boalsburg opened for the season with a screening of four episodes from “Why We Fight,” a government-commissioned series of seven films directed by legendary filmmaker Frank Capra shortly after the outbreak of World War II. Capra, an Italian immigrant, was a well-known and respected film director before America became involved in the war. He directed blockbuster films such as “It Happened One Night,” “You Can’t Take It With You,” “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” “Meet John Doe” and others. Within four days after the Japanese attack on Dec. 7, 1941, at Pearl Harbor, Capra quit his successful directing career in Hollywood and received a commission as a major in the United States Army. He was then approached by Gen. George C. Marshall, the Army’s chief of staff, with a request to make the series of motivational films. The films have sometimes been characterized by critics as propaganda. “Propaganda, at the time when these came out, wasn’t as bad a word as what we think of it now,” said the museum’s educator, Joe Horvath. “Propaganda was just a word to describe this genre of advertising.” The films were made to generate a rousing call to patriotism that would explain to the American military and general public why the country was going off to war just 20 years after the end of the “war to end all wars,” World War I. Horvath compared radio, newspapers and movies in the 1940s to today’s smartphones and Internet social media. “This was how people got their information,” he said. “What Capra did was use the medium of theater and movies to get this message across about why we were fighting — which is exactly what Marshall wanted him to do — and he did a pretty good job.” The first film, “Prelude to War,” takes on a patriotic theme from its very first frame, with footage of marching soldiers and background music of military marching band music. The film details the Japanese invasion of Manchuria in 1931, and Benito Mussolini’s 1935 invasion of Ethiopia, citing these events as the beginnings of the war. Footage of speeches by the dictators and Disney-animated, blood-spattered maps showed the spread of aggression and illustrated the desire of axis power leaders to achieve their goal of eventual world domination. Capra
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Blonde Cucina: How to celebrate like the Irish
CIARA SEMACK
Ciara Semack is the owner of The Blonde Bistro in Bellefonte. Her column appears every other week in the Gazette. Contact her at ciara@semack.net.
Thursday, March 17, is St. Patrick’s Day, so let’s celebrate with a short history lesson followed by a great recipe. Held every year on the anniversary of St. Patrick’s death, the holiday honors Ireland’s patron saint. It was first celebrated in the American Colonies in 1737, organized by the Charitable Irish Society of Boston to recognize the Irish culture that so many Colonists had been separated from. Today’s celebrations have been greatly influenced by those of Irish heritage living in North America. Most celebrations include wearing green, going to parades and some drinking. People all over the globe celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, and cities and towns with large Irish-American communities have huge festivals and parades. On March 17, it’s no surprise to hear of people enjoying corned
beef, cabbage, some sort of potatoes and shepherd’s pie. Pubs and restaurants often feature green-dyed beverages. Many Irish-Americans are Catholic, and Lent restrictions are lifted on St. Patrick’s Day, allowing for drinking alcohol and eating meat. No wonder this holiday is largely associated with imbibing. March is a great month for soups and stews, so why not make one with an Irish flair? The whole family will love this recipe for corned beef and cabbage chowder. And, if you’re having a St. Patrick’s Day celebration, it will knock your guests’ green shamrock socks off.
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Start to finish: 40 minutes Servings: 6 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 large onion, minced 5 ounces matchstick carrots, shredded 3 cups potatoes, diced Salt and pepper to taste 1 tablespoon dried parsley 26 ounces beef broth 1 tablespoon minced garlic
AAUW State College celebrates 100 years with ‘HERstory’ discussion panel STATE COLLEGE — AAUW State College is celebrating its centennial year, and that celebration includes programs that honor every woman’s journey. To that end, the branch offers “HERstory: An Intergenerational Conversation of University Women Honoring Every Woman’s Journey.” The event will begin at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 29, with refreshments and networking in the Mann Assembly Room at the Penn State Pattee-Paterno Library. At 6:30 p.m., a panel discussion will be held in Foster Auditorium E-102. The program is co-sponsored by AAUW Penn State, Penn State Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, and two student groups, AAUW of Penn State and Triota.
Stories have been shared in every culture as a means of entertainment, education, cultural preservation and to instill moral values. A discussion moderated by women’s, gender and sexuality studies professor Alicia Decker will feature an intergenerational panel of university women, including a current undergraduate student, graduate student, faculty member and Penn state retiree. There is no charge to attend, and the public is welcome. For more information, visit www.aauwstatecollege.org/ events.html. AAUW State College Branch advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy and research.
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STATE COLLEGE — Contra Dance, sponsored by the Central Pennsylvania Country Dance Association, will host a dance from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Friday, March 18, at the State College Friends School, 1900 University Drive in State College. There will be live music. No partner is necessary. For more information, call (814) 880-0338 or visit https://sites.google.com/site/cpcdapublic/home.
STATE COLLEGE — The Red Run 5K will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 2, in State College. The relatively level course will begin at Grace Prep High School, 848 Science Park Road in State College, and wind through the Greenbriar neighborhood. Registration is $35. Prizes will be awarded to the top three finishers in male, female and student categories. All proceeds from the 5K support Grace Prep Student Enrichment. For more information or to register, visit www.raceentry.com/races/gp-red-run/2016/register.
Free ham dinner slated BELLEFONTE — A free community ham dinner will be held from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, March 20, in the Fellowship Hall at First Presbyterian Church, 203 N. Spring St. in Bellefonte. The event is open to the public. For more information, call (814) 355-4202.
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Renovated Berkey Creamery opens By JEN FABIANO correspondent@centrecountygazette.com
UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State Berkey Creamery reopened its doors recently after being closed for almost two months for store renovations. Though the store closed on Dec. 23, manager Jim Brown said that the renovation project has been underway for about nine months. According to Brown, the original renovation only planned for a floor replacement. The plans changed to a larger-scale renovation upon finding replacing the floor would require taking out many existing pieces of the creamery.
There are some changes that customers will notice right away when visiting the store. The new concrete terrazzo floor was installed with drains in various places in case of flooding. The old section containing the hot beverages was completely taken out to make room for an unobstructed shopping area. The entire store was painted and new cabinetry was installed. There also are some changes that aren’t as apparent to the untrained eye. The walk-in freezer and cooler boxes were completely redone. The cooler box was increased from six to seven doors and was made deeper so that it is easier to stock
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PENN STATE’S Berkey Creamery has re-opened following its recent renovation. The new store is more efficient.
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from the back. The doors of the freezer and cooler boxes were increased from 28 to 30 inches. Three doors were added to the freezer box, taking it from six to nine. According to Brown, the freezer and cooler area was increased by about 40 to 50 percent. The renovations also updated overall sanitation at the creamery. Brown said the creamery made the switch to stainless steel counter tops because they are easier to clean. The edges of the counter tops are raised so that no food spills onto the floor. And, all of the dispensing units were removed from above the counter top and relocated to the side of the cabinets for sanitation reasons. Brown said that since the reopening, customer feedback has been positive. One of the main goals of the renovation was to have separate sections where customers can browse for food, purchase their items and sit to enjoy their ice cream. The distinct sections clear up congestion for customers and make it easier to navigate the store. “Over the years the customer count has increased … and we noticed more and more that we needed to improve the efficiency,” said Brown. Though the January and February are typically the slowest times at the creamery, Brown said that being closed for almost two months did take a toll on the store. “I think we have our work cut out for us to – ADVERTISEMENT – play a little catch up.” SEE PAGE 34
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MARCH 17-23, 2016
Jersey Mike’s will donate to fund
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STATE COLLEGE — The Four Diamonds Fund is joining forces with three Jersey Mike’s Subs restaurants in State College and Lewisburg for the sixth annual “Month of Giving” fundraising campaign. During the month of March, customers can make a donation to Four Diamonds Fund at any of the three Jersey Mike’s restaurants. The campaign will culminate in Jersey Mike’s “Day of Giving” on Wednesday, March 30, when local Jersey Mike’s restaurants will donate 100 percent of the day’s sales — every single dollar that comes in — to Four Diamonds Fund. Throughout the country on Day of Giving, Jersey Mike’s locations will donate 100 percent of sales to more than 180 different charities including hospitals, youth organizations, food banks and more. “I would like to extend a personal invitation to you and your family to visit Jersey Mike’s Subs throughout the month of March, and especially on Day of Giving when 100 percent of sales — every penny — goes to help a great local cause,” said Peter Cancro, Jersey Mike’s founder and CEO, who started the company when he was only 17 years old. Last year’s Month of Giving campaign raised more than $3 million for 150 different charities nationwide. Since 2010, Jersey Mike’s locations throughout the country have raised nearly $14 million for worthy local charities and distributed more than 1.5 million free sub sandwiches to help numerous causes. For more information, visit www.jerseymikes.com/ mog. Submitted photo
DISTRICT DEPUTY Grand Master James A. O’Conner was on hand to present 50-year service awards to four members of State College Lodge No. 700 Free and Accepted Masons during their March meeting. Pictured, from left, are O’Conner, Kenneth Knott, Galen J. Mallory, Galen E. Dreibelbis, Gary B. Jewart and Brian A. Aynardi, worshipful master of the State College lodge.
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Fundraising dinner slated WINGATE — There will be a homemade ham and chicken pot pie, soup and bread dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, March 21, at the Bald Eagle Valley Community Church, located next to Wingate Elementary School. Meals are $9 for adults, $6 for students and $3 for children. Proceeds benefit the building fund. This will be the last meal of the season. For more information, call (814) 353-8870.
Second Winds to perform STATE COLLEGE — The Second Winds will perform from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday, March 24, at the American Ale House in State College. All proceeds from the $3 cover charge will be donated to Centre Volunteers in Medicine. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/thesecondwinds and www.soundcloud.com/the-second-winds.
Egg hunt, dinner planned BELLEFONTE — A community Easter egg hunt will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, March 19, at St. John’s United Church of Christ, 145 W. Linn St. in Bellefonte. Following the egg hunt, a free pasta dinner will be served beginning at 4:30 p.m. For more information, call (814) 355-9072.
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Spring is home-designing and decorating season CONNIE COUSINS
As the weather changes and spring arrives, many people focus on redecorating. Whether you are thinking of painting and rearranging furniture or a complete room makeover, the time is now. A look at “designers” on the web brought up a few who have websites, and Studio 216 Inc. was a lucky find. Studio 216 is the name of the business of designer Matthew Martinez. It is located at 164 Dorchester Lane in Bellefonte. Martinez has had his own business about a year. His plan is to establish a studio where clients can work with him, but he currently meets clients in Connie Cousins their homes. covers a wide Martinez graduated from Penn variety of events in State and worked in the business field Centre County for for many years. He returned to Penn the Centre County State to pursue a master’s of business Gazette. Email her administration, but “that wasn’t it for at ccous67@gmail. me, either,” he said. “It’s always been com. there, my interest in decorating, and finally I have realized that this is what I am passionate about.” The bulk of his designing is residential at this time, but he also is very good at office design. I met with Martinez at his partner’s dental office. Dr. Jason Stetson’s practice is located at 1019 Ghaner Road in Port Matilda, and it is called The Woods Family and Cosmetic Dentistry. “This office was a labor of love,” said Martinez. “Jason and I, his family and others worked to make it happen. We wanted to make this space feel comfortable and nonoffice. “We wanted art books, not magazines; sort of a relaxed comfortable feeling, with comfortable furniture. I did much of the framing myself on the artwork, although there are professionally done pieces, as well.” Martinez also designed another dental office’s interior. “Bellefonte Family Dentistry was my first endeavor on my absolute own,” Martinez said. “That was sort of my launching pad. Most of my work has come about through word of mouth. I learned a lot and was helped by a wonderful designer, Paula Cipar. She helped with obtaining the furniture and other things I did not yet have access to as we worked on the Woods Family Dentistry Office.” Martinez gave me a tour of Stetson’s dental office. The hallway gave me a feeling of passing under pillars and arches and the blue/gray tones were soothing and beautiful. Many of the chairs, tables and other items have a traditional, timeless feel that should never go out of style. Martinez also provides designing services for Caparella Furniture in Bellefonte. He had just returned from a seminar on furniture in Ohio at the time of our discussion. He would like to take more architectural courses to broaden his work base, and he appears to have a wonderful beginning to what will likely be a long successful career. My next interview was with Sherry Dershimer, who has
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MATTHEW MARTINEZ, of Studio 216 Inc., will meet clients in their homes to come up with personalized interior designs. been a designer and decorator for many years. When Dershimer and her husband returned to State College to live, they looked for a business that would see them involved in the community and serving a need. They established a store, Something Old, Something New, and ran it for 15 years. In the beginning, Dershimer was handling the antiques and her husband took care of the furniture buying. They wanted to provide high-end, quality furniture, but also carry the popular antiques. As time went by, she did a lot of selling, and began to take over the buying of the furniture. She learned a lot, she said, from Phyllis Copeland, of Copeland Furniture in Philadelphia. “I began to deal more with fabrics and draperies and added that service,” said Dershimer. “I love to handle the fabrics.” Dershimer has a special skill set that serves her well in advising homeowners, from newlyweds to older people. “There is a spirit to a home and a lot of people have lovely
things, but the feeling just isn’t ‘right’ somehow. Sometimes, it is a matter of rearranging a few pieces to provide just the hominess factor people are looking for.” The importance of good art also is something Dershimer appreciates and tries to teach. She provided a loft area in her store for several years to an artsy element of State College. Many of those artists may still be found at the Art Alliance in Lemont. “I try to educate young people, especially, on the importance of owning art pieces, not only to beautify their homes, but as an investment that can grow with time,” she explained. Dershimer’s decorating jobs have been many and varied. She has done some simple advice and rearranging and, at the other extreme, has spent up to two years on a large home. She likes to sit with the clients and get an idea of what they want their home to reflect — how they live, what they value. “I love my work,” she said. “I embrace my clients, love beautiful fabrics and try to teach the appreciation for beautiful art.” So what is your priority this spring? Can a designer help? There are many facets to design and decorating. The best interior designers incorporate an understanding of people’s behavior to create functional spaces and build environments.
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Bet on the blue for March Madness domination By JIM LITKE AP Sports Columnist
March is mad enough already, so let’s get the really bad NCAA Tournament news out of the way: Despite a huge, last-minute surge by fans on social media, Trump University did not make the field. Otherwise, Selection Sunday went pretty much according to script. The rest of the field turns out to pretty blue, too — though as we’ll argue in a moment, that’s rarely a bad thing. But first, let’s crunch some numbers. The 68 teams will play 67 games spread over four weeks, and for those of you tempted to take the favorites, remember that the crown has rarely rested so uneasy on the head of the king as it has throughout this season. Six teams were ranked No. 1 by The Associated Press. Looking at the whole Top 5 throughout the season, they suffered a head-scratching 37 losses combined, almost half to unranked opponents.
Double that sample to include the Top 10, and they racked up an all-time high 74 losses. Does this mean abandon the favorites? Far from it. Our Final Four teams will all be blue bloods, plenty familiar to even casual college basketball fans, as will most of the Elite Eight. By then, all the talk about parity and upsets will have been stilled. But before the reveal, let’s explain our methodology. Color. It could really be that simple (since those who can do the math are already pursuing careers in medicine or technology). Teams whose official colors are blue have won the most national championships (23) and finished second the most (20). If you want to stack the odds in your favor, bet on blue, even though the two best players in the game — Denzel Valentine, of Michigan State, and Buddy Hield, of Oklahoma — wear green and crimson.
The great thing about sticking with blue is it drops a bunch of squads from consideration — red gets rid of Oklahoma, pesky Utah, Maryland, Indiana and Wisconsin. Green says goodbye to Oregon, Miami, Notre Dame and Baylor. Orange likely means that Syracuse and Texas won’t win it all. The other great thing about sticking with blue is that it lets you further narrow your picks by cross-checking them against other questionable selection schemes. Let’s say you wanted to use academic rankings as a guide. There are traditional eggheads like Duke (which has its own shade, titled “Duke blue”), Virginia (navy) and long, long, long shot Yale. If you like to look for weird mascots, no problem. Carolina is fronted by a blue ram, Kansas by a blue jayhawk, Duke by a blue devil and Xavier has the best of them all — Blue Blob. Kentucky may not have its usual compliment of soon-to-be NBA picks, but it does have 5-foot-9 sophomore
guard Tyler Ulis, one of the most entertaining players in the game and a just weirdenough blue Wildcat at mascot. So, considering we’ve already mentioned most of the contenders, let’s cut to the highlights by bracket.
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From the top of the bracket, Kansas survives tough games against UConn and Cal — both blue, by the way — and from the bottom, Villanova — blue, too — meets the Jayhawks in the Elite Eight. In the final, Villanova coach Jay Wright goes home blue once again.
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Even without Green Bay, easily the greenest bracket in the tournament. Looks like a cakewalk for No. 1 Oregon or No. 2 Oklahoma, but Duke guard Grayson Allen forgoes tripping opponents, keeps NCAA, Page 21
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The No. 1 Tar Heels toughest challenge on the way to the Elite Eight will be Kentucky. No. 2 Xavier will get its test from West Virginia, but make it an all-blue regional final. Carolina coach Roy Williams will do his humblepie routine more than once on the road, but the sky will be blue for the Tar Heels all the way to the Final Four.
MIDWEST
If you’ve been reading this far, the gig is up. Put aside all that blue stuff you’ve slogged through so far and write in Michigan State and coach Tom Izzo as your winner. The No. 2-ranked Spartans are deep, talented, lockdown defenders when they’re pushed, and the best 3-point shooting team in the country. Valentine
is a proven commodity in big games and most versatile player in the tournament. Izzo might be the best coach.
FINAL FOUR
Kansas crushes Duke in one semifinal; Michigan State outmuscles Carolina in the other.
CHAMPIONSHIP
Michigan State already beat Kansas this season on a neutral floor. They do it again, 62-60 this time in Houston. Sure the Spartans wear green, but if you check Izzo’s collar, it’s as blue as they get. After they won their second straight Big Ten Conference tournament squeaker March 13 to lock up the league championship, Izzo was asked whether his team deserved a No. 1. He said, “You know what? I don’t care. I mean, look it, we can barely get through our Big Ten tournament, so how you gonna get through the national one? So I don’t care where we are. I really don’t.” By then, neither will anyone else.
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CENTRE HALL — About 13 miles east of State College, an almost perfectly rectangular land-locked tract of Penns Valley landscape sits at a northwest-to-southeast tilt along state Route 144. It’s the small borough of Centre Hall, about a mile long and a half-mile wide. It’s best known as the location of the Grange Fair, more formally known as the Centre County Grange Encampment and Fair. The fair, dating back to 1874, offers a deep historical thread of continuity for Centre Hall, a community that was once a center of commerce and manufacturing with stoves, field planters, buggies and more being built in the little community and a rail line coming through. There was a large hotel and a tavern in the 19th century, the latter where a reportedly excellent whiskey was made using Centre Hall’s famously pure spring water, according to lifelong resident and local private practice attorney LeDon Young. It achieved borough status in 1885. Centre Hall is no longer a business and manufacturing center and has become, as Young put it, “a commuter community,” but some things there haven’t changed much since the good old days. “Centre Hall is still the old-fashioned hometown,” said Young. “You can walk around and people still sit out on porches, wave and say ‘Hi,’ meet and greet at the post office when you go to get your mail. If someone is ill, casseroles appear. If someone passes, again, it’s about ‘What can we do? How can we help?’ “We look out for each other. We still have that sense of community.” Volunteer groups continue to play an important role in modern Centre Hall. “We have numerous civic organizations that are very active in the community,” said Young. “The Lions Club, Women’s Club, a Boy Scout troop and Girl Scout organization, three churches and my organization, Progress Grange, the local Grange, which was established in 1874.” Young is the current master of Progress Grange and has long been active in various civic organizations. But people in this little community are still conducting business, if on a smaller scale than was the case in centuries past. The approximately 1,220 residents refer cheekily to Center Hall’s “uptown” and its “downtown.” The “uptown” junction where Route 144, hereabouts sometimes called Pennsylvania Avenue, crosses state Centre Hall, Page 23
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Centre Hall, from page 22 Route 192, or Upper Brush Valley Road, is known locally as the Diamond or the business district. This northernmost end of town was the center of development historically where a large hotel, bank and drugstore were once, now existing as an apartment complex, Brother’s Pizza and Sweet Scoops ice cream and gelato place, respectively. The Centre Hall Area Branch Library is just a wee bit up Route 192 and The Keller House Bed and Breakfast, a newly renovated 1880s house with five guest rooms, is just a block off of the highway in the heart of uptown Centre Hall. A little further down Route 144 is Clearwater Swimming Pool Co.; Centre Hall Branch Library and Centre Hall Farm Store are just a few blocks away. Centre Hall’s “downtown” is on the southern end of the borough where Route 144 heads to an intersection with state Route 45. Mark D. Heintzelman Funeral and Cremation Services and the Whistle Stop Restaurant, located in the historic train station and featuring suitably locomotive décor, are two of the prominent downtown businesses. Centre Hall also has several churches, a fire company, a cou-
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ple of automotive garages, several independent hair salons and a number of businesses that have a Centre Hall address but are just outside the borough boundaries including medical clinics, insurance providers and another bedand-breakfast. What mostly brings people to visit Center Hall, though, is the Grange Fair. Held every year in the second half of August, the fair dates back to 1874 and is one of the relatively few remaining historical tenting fairs in the United States. The big event will be held this year Friday, Aug. 19, through Saturday, Aug. 27. It draws 200,000 people to Centre Hall, according to Young, and 1,000 tents are lined up on the fairgrounds for families with tenting rights that are handed down through generations. Others less fortunate must endure the slow progression of a waiting list in hopes of securing a coveted spot. “Grange Fair’s impact in the local economy is $2.3 million,” said Young. “It is an event for which the community is known throughout the nation and, I would say, the world. This year, we have an excellent entertainment lineup, all sorts of activities planned to engage everyone of all ages. We’ll have over 8,000 items on exhibit and 300 concessions,
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Centre County shines in Hershey
Several area wrestlers take home medals at PIAA Wrestling Championships By TODD IRWIN Special to the Gazette
HERSHEY — Bald Eagle Area 285-pounder Josh Fye went into the PIAA Class AAA Championships last weekend at the Giant Center in Hershey as one of the favorites to win a gold medal. That didn’t happen, as the senior ended up placing fifth after losing to Liberty’s eventual state champion, Andrew Gunning, in the quarterfinals. But, when he came down off of the medals stand March 12, Fye was in a good mood. “When it really comes down to it, I had fun,” Fye said. “I had some ups and downs, but that’s the sport of wrestling. I just went out there, did my best and had fun.” Three other Centre County wrestlers placed in the top seven in the two classifications. Fye’s sophomore teammate Seth Koleno took seventh at 132, and Bellefonte junior Brock Port finished seventh at 145. In Class AA, Penns Valley junior Darren Yearick placed sixth at 113. Fye entered the tournament with a 28-0 record after winning the Northwest regional. He won his first bout, 5-0, over Avon Grove’s Vincent Walls, but
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LIBERTY’S ANDREW GUNNING and Bald Eagle Area’s Joshua Fye compete in quarterfinal action at 285 pounds in the Class AAA PIAA wrestling championships in Hershey on March 11.
he dropped a 4-2 decision to the unbeaten Gunning. Gunning won two more times, including a 2-1 decision over Boyertown’s Tommy Killoran in the title bout. “Me and Gunning, the top two kids in the state, wrestled right off of the bat, and I lost,” Fye said. “I had to battle back. It takes a lot. You really want to win this tournament, and I hadn’t lost all year until that one. It was just heartbreaking.” Fye then survived a 3-2 ultimate tiebreaker win over LaSalle’s Vincenzo Pelusi in his first consolation bout. He followed with a 3-1 win over Cathedral Prep’s Kawuan DeBoe in a rematch of the Northwest final before losing to Bethlehem Catholic’s eventual fourth-placer, Niko Camacho, 5-2, in the consolation semifinal. He ended the tournament with a 2-0 win over Kiski’s Isaac Reid. “I think after the quarterfinal bout, he got things turned around and finished with a really good tournament,” BEA coach Steve Millward said. “Any time it’s a three-day tournament, and he comes out of here with four wins, that’s not too shabby. Wrestling, Page 27
Franklin addresses concerns at news conference By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com
UNIVERSITY PARK — A very strong case could be made that the real beginning of the college football season coincides with the beginning of spring practice. If that’s true, year three of Penn State football under the leadership of head coach James Franklin officially started with a press conference on March 13 discussing the opening of 2016’s spring practice. There is really no need to recount the ups and downs of the first two years of Franklin’s tenure — that’s been done over and over down to the minutest details — except to say that both were winning seasons, both ended with bowl games and both were encumbered with the remnants of the NCAA sanctions. Year 3 will begin without those encumbrances and with many changes. There is a new offensive coordinator, Joe Moorhead, a new defensive coordinator, Brent Pry, a new offensive line coach, Matt Limegrover, and a new safeties coach, Tim Banks. There will be a new quarterback (more on that later) a revamped defensive line, a semi-thin linebacker corps, new emphasis on special teams and big, fast skill people all over the roster. This being Penn State, there will also be high expectations. Some have said that Franklin, so far, has been a bit too publicly optimistic about his teams, and as a consequence, people expected more than those teams were capable of delivering. It was one of the major things Franklin addressed. “I think it’s been our biggest challenge,” Franklin said about dealing with expectations. “I think it’s still our challenge moving forward, because there’s still work to be done. I think it’s something when you’re at a place like Penn State, you have to embrace. I love the fact that we have such high expectations, I do. I love that. “You know, I think obviously me coming in in the opening press conference and even moving forward, I’ve heard from a number of people that I’ve been too positive. But I think there’s that fine line of, we have to build excitement for the direction of the program and we have to build excitement of where we’re going because we’re going there. There’s signs of it all over the place.
“But as fans and as coaches and as players, it doesn’t always happen at the rate we want it to happen. I think everything that we’ve been through over the last five years, everybody’s ready to get back, and I get that, and I appreciate that and I respect that and our players do and our coaches do, as well. “There’s so many signs and so many great things heading in the right direction for this program and getting back to the Penn State that everybody wants to see on Saturdays and everybody wants to see at the spring game.” When the talk got around to preparing for the new season, it’s no surprise that the offensive line took center stage. For two years, the O-line has been under the gun for a myriad of reasons, but the fact is that when Franklin and his staff arrived, there were just nine offensive linemen on scholarship. Now, there is a new coach in Limegrover, more players, bigger players, more experienced players and more coming in the summer. “So you’ve got six guys (Brian Gia, Wendy Laurent, Paris Palmer, Brendon Mahon, Derek Dowrey, Andrew Nelson) that all have a number of games of experience and reps,” Franklin said, “and then you’ve got Coach Limegrover, who has been an offensive coordinator I think for 16 years. I think the combination of those two things is going to bode very well for us. “And now, you have guys legitimately behind them working to take their job every single day at practice. I don’t think people understand the importance of competition at every single position throughout our program and really anywhere. When you’ve got a guy behind you at every position, that if you don’t come to work every single day, has a legitimate chance to take your job, that changes things. “We have more of that right now. We’ve got some guys that have now been kind of marinating and waiting for their time, and this spring is going to be very important. “I think what I can tell you is those guys that I started out first, those six guys that have played a lot of football, those guys I think now after the experience and the time in the weight room are much further along than where they have been the last two years. “The question mark now is: That next line, are they ready to truly fight for start-
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JAMES FRANKLIN addressed the media on March 14. Spring practice begins March 17. ing jobs or are they truly ready to be legitimate two-deep guys?” When Christian Hackenberg was injured in the TaxSlayer Bowl against Georgia, redshirt sophomore Trace McSorley got to see his first real action at quarterback for the Lions. He threw two touchdown passes, completed 14 of 27 passes and generally accounted very well for himself. But he’s not the guy yet. There will be two other quarterbacks in the running — Tommy Stevens and freshman Jake Zembiec — and Franklin was asked when he and Moorhead will choose who is going to run Penn State’s new spread offense. “Yeah, you know, I think you always would like to try to have your quarterback named as early as possible,” Franklin said, “so they can go into the summer and really take ahold of the team. “But I also, we don’t want to make that decision just because of that. We want to make sure we’re making the right decision, No. 1. And if that becomes obvious very early on, great. If it needs to go to summer camp, we’re willing to go to summer camp, and if it needs to be the first game, that
could be the case, as well. “I think it wouldn’t surprise me if that goes to camp, just as competitive as those two guys (McSorley and Stevens) have been with each other. And you never know what’s going to happen with a guy like Jake Zembiec, you just never know. It’s hard to keep him part of the equation right now because we haven’t seen him, but you never know. It wouldn’t surprise me if that goes to camp.” It was a wide-ranging press conference, and some of the other areas Franklin touched on were: ■ The installation of Moorhead’s new offense (“Going very well.”) ■ What’s next for Saquon Barkley (“I think it’s the knowledge. Physically, you look at his size and strength and speed numbers, they are good. They are as good as anywhere in the country, college, or I would even say, the NFL. His numbers are really good. He has the experience now. He’s played some football. He’s had some success. He’s met some challenges. I think that’s what’s next.”) Franklin, Page 26
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Putting the wraps on hoops season in Centre County By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com
It doesn’t seem right to allow the 201516 high school basketball season to move into the record books without a few final words about what turned out to be a very interesting and exciting four months. Some numbers about the year immediately jump off the page: two District 6 champions (State College boys and girls), three state tournament qualifiers, a 2,000point scorer (State High’s Kyla Irwin), a 1,000-point scorer (St. Joseph’s Stephen Beattie, the school’s first in history), three teams with a combined total of 59 wins and five teams altogether with winning records. Let’s start with the Penns Valley boys. Besides winning 20 out of 24 games and taking home their second-ever PIAA state playoff game win, the Rams accomplished something even more impressive this season. This was the 20th consecutive year in which Penns Valley finished with a winning record. The last time the Rams lost more than won was in 1996, and since then — under three different head coaches — they have had at least a .500 record in every season. Current head coach Terry Glunt has guided PV through the last nine of those years. During his tenure, Penns Valley has won 145 games, claimed a District 6 AA championship, qualified for the PIAA tournament four times and beat two teams in the state tournament — North Star and Kane. His teams have had an 18-win season, two 19-win seasons, and 2015-16 marked their first 20-win campaign. And, of course, all of his teams have kept the PV winning streak alive, and none did it more successfully than this one “It has been a lot of fun,” Glunt said. “I knew we would have a solid team, but I reserved judgment, because of all the seniors, to see what kind of dedication they had. But we got better and better as the season progressed and played in a lot of very meaningful games. “We have great kids who come from great families. It has always been a joy to coach basketball at Penns Valley.” It is extremely difficult to win 20 games in a high school season, but Centre County had two teams that did it this year.
The State College girls’ team also topped the 20-win mark with a final record of 20-4. Of the Lady Little Lions’ four losses, two of them came against two-time reigning state champion Cumberland Valley, a team that is presently on a quest for its third state title in a row. Other than that for SC, it was nearly all good. The team finished the regular season with a nine-game win streak and then took out Altoona, 52-27, to win the District 6 AAAA championship. The Lions qualified for the state tournament and found themselves in a firstround matchup against District 7’s Penn Hills. In a game as breathless as it was exciting, State College matched the frantic pace and intensity of Penn Hills all night and had a chance to win in the final seconds. It wasn’t to be, though, as Penn Hills held on for a 59-58 win that ended the Little Lions’ season. All season long, State College coach Bethany Irwin talked about the closeness and leadership abilities of her seniors— Kyla Irwin, Jessie Orndorff, Casey Witter and Abby Allen — and that held true through to the very end. All four of them were major contributors, in one way or another, all year. Teams could try to gang up on UConn recruit and 2,000-point scorer Kyla Irwin, but they couldn’t stop them all, and that balance was a difference maker in many games. Penns Valley’s girls’ team almost made it to 20 wins as well, but two very tough, very close playoff losses left the Lady Rams with a final record of 19-6. PV lost by a point, 34-33, to Marion Center in the District 6 semifinals, but in AA, D6 only qualified three teams for the state tournament. That meant the Rams had to beat Central Cambria to take the third seed from the district into states. But that game, like the Marion Center game, ended in another close loss that ended the Rams’ season. Don’t feel too bad, though, because PV graduates just two players — albeit good ones in Karli Ripka and Mackenzie Ironside — from a roster that includes 12 sophomores and freshmen. Looks like PV will be back. The State College boys met with a difficult end with a loss to Carlisle in the state tournament, but there were no seniors in that starting lineup. Look for SC to forego
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a high, cross-court pass that will surely go out of bounds. But it doesn’t. Instead, Noah Chambers, open underneath, takes the high pass and scores the winning basket for BEA. ■ Everywhere at once — Haylee Hayward, the Philipsburg-Osceola guard, had a 20-plus point-per-game average, a double-double almost every night and at least one triple-double. And, she stars in two other sports. ■ Best opening doubleheader — Actually, this was the only opening doubleheader: Bellefonte boys and girls against Penns Valley boys and girls at Rec Hall in early December. Great atmosphere and two great games. Would love to see more of these. ■ Glad you showed up — Abby Allen drains five 3-pointers, four in the first half, to spur the Lions to the D6 title against Altoona on Feb. 27. ■ NBA award — Bald Eagle Area boys, 93, Huntingdon, 88, on Dec. 18. If it had gone to overtime, that game would have been in the 100s.
the slow start next year and hit the ground running. There were also some wins for the Philipsburg-Osceola boys, along with improved numbers and young talent. After a very long winless streak, coach Matt Curtis is working on turning things around for the Mounties. St. Joe’s Academy had a fine season, finishing 15-10, but the Wolves would sure like to have the second half of the Portage D6 playoff game back. After taking a 15-9 first quarter lead, SJCA scored just 18 points the rest of the way and its season ended with a 49-33 loss. Still, that loss can’t taint the Wolves’ solid performance overall this season or the career milestones put up by Beattie. To wrap up, I’d like to add some completely arbitrary winners to some totally made-up categories. ■ Memorable ending — BEA is down a point to Bellefonte in its last game of the season with just seconds to play. Trey Butterworth takes the ball up the right sideline and, just over half court, unleashes
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MARCH 17-23, 2016 Wrestling, from page 25 â&#x20AC;&#x153;We just had to make sure we got far enough into the medal round to where he could get up on the podium. I think he did pretty well once he guaranteed himself a medal. Of course, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to see him score more points than have those one or two-point wins, but weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll take it at this level.â&#x20AC;? Fye finished his senior season with a 32-2 record and his career with more than 90 wins. That will be hard to replace next season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was our anchor at the end of our lineup,â&#x20AC;? Millward said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was pretty solid for us all year. I know itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not what he wanted, but sometimes you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get everything you want.â&#x20AC;? Fye will look for that elusive gold at the college level. He says he has committed to wrestle at Lock Haven University. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want to work toward an NCAA title,â&#x20AC;? Fye said with a smile. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think I can do it.â&#x20AC;? Koleno (31-8) lost his first bout, 3-2, to Council Rock Southâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Zack Trampe, who was 45-1 coming into Hershey before placing sixth. He came back with an 8-6 decision, a forfeit win and a 5-4 win over Central Dauphinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Andrew Wert that put him in the medal round. Kolenoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s run was stopped by Exeter Townshipâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Brett Kulp, 4-2, but he won his seventh-place bout, 4-3, over North Pennâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ryan Vulakh. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He had a fantastic tournament for a 10th-grader,â&#x20AC;? Millward said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even though he took a couple of losses, they were great bouts, and I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think it fazed him too much. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He has a real good attitude about wrestling, and the experience that he gained
THE CENTRE COUNTY GAZETTE just being able to wrestle and place at this tournament, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know if you can get that anywhere else. You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t simulate that in the room. You just have to be here to experience that, and he did a great job this weekend.â&#x20AC;? Port (37-3), the Northwest regional champ, won his first bout, 7-2, over Dieruffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ronald Nguyen for his 100th career victory, but he dropped a 2-1 heartbreaker to Council Rock Southâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eventual fourthplacer, Lucas Martoccio, in the quarterfinals. He reached the medal round with a 4-0 win over Franklin Regionalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ryan Krause, but he lost to Central Yorkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eventual thirdplacer, Dylan Chatterton, 7-2. In the seventh-place bout, he defeated Susquehanna Townshipâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Edmond Ruth, 5-2. Ruth is the freshman brother of former Penn State star Ed Ruth. Yearick opened the Class AA tournament by getting pinned by Williams Valleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eventual third-placer, Willy Girard, in 1:51. But he rebounded with a 2-0 win and a 3-1 win, and his 1-0 victory over Lewisburgâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Brian Friery put him in the medal round. Yearick (38-7) advanced to the consolation semifinals with a 4-3 win over Notre Dameâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Richie Markulics, but he was beaten by Girard again, 10-2. In the fifth-place bout, he dropped a 5-0 decision to Upper Dauphinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bronson Garber to finish 4-3 in the tournament. Other area wrestlers went either 1-2 or 0-2 in Hershey. State Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Adam Stover (113) and Philipsburg-Osceolaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dakota Weitoish (145) went 1-2, while P-Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bryce Bennett (126), Bellefonteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chase Gardner (152) and PVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jared Hurd (145) went 0-2.
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BO NICKAL, shown here wrestling against Oklahoma State, is one of three Penn State wrestlers with a top seed at the NCAA Wrestling Championships, which begin March 17 in New York City.
PSU wrestlers head to Big Apple with sights set on title By ANDY ELDER For The Gazette
UNIVERSITY PARK â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A fair share of Penn Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nine qualifiers to the 2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, scheduled for New Yorkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Madison Square Garden Thursday, March 17, through Saturday, March 19, have never been to the Big Apple. But if you think the Nittany Lions have planned trips to Times Square, the 9/11 Memorial or Central Park, think again. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to see Madison Square Garden,â&#x20AC;? Penn State coach Cael Sanderson said March 14 at the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s NCAA championships media day. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the plan and we want to see a lot of it.â&#x20AC;? For the Nittany Lions, this is a business trip, but not the usual detour to the New York Stock Exchange or Wall Street. It is, rather, for the business of winning the NCAA championship that eluded them last year after winning four in a row from 2011 through 2014. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t won a 2016 NCAA championship. None of these individuals have
won a championship, so we have a great opportunity to do something big and compete for a national title this week as a team and then individually as well,â&#x20AC;? Sanderson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These guys want to win the national championship. I think they put themselves in a great position to do that, but youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve gotta go do that.â&#x20AC;? Seven of the nine Nittany Lions have been seeded, including three at the top of their 33-man brackets. Penn Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s qualifiers include: â&#x2013; Senior Nico Megaludis (No. 3 seed at 125) â&#x2013; Senior Jordan Conaway (No. 5 seed at 133) â&#x2013; Junior Jimmy Gulibon (unseeded at 141) â&#x2013; Sophomore Zain Retherford (No. 1 seed at 149) â&#x2013; Freshman Jason Nolf (No. 3 seed at 157) â&#x2013; Junior Geno Morelli (unseeded at 165) PSU wrestlers, Page 29
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PENNS VALLEYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S Darren Yearick competes in the PIAA Class AA State Wrestling Championships in Hershey. Yearick placed sixth in the state at 113 pounds.
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MARCH 17-23, 2016
March Madness isn’t just for the NCAA PAT ROTHDEUTSCH
With the NCAA’s March Madness beginning today in earnest, it might be a good time to check out Pennsylvania’s high school version of basketball chaos — the PIAA State Basketball Tournament. Except for hard-core fans, local interest in the tournament usually wanes somewhat if the District 6 teams have been knocked out. But this year’s matchups going into the finals Friday, March 18, and Saturday, March 19, are definitely worth a closer look, especially in AAAA and AA. There are some great teams across the state that are going to be clashing head to Pat Rothdeutsch is head this week. a sports writer for District 6 has more AA schools than The Centre County Gazette. Email him any other, so that is a good place to begin. Unfortunately, there are no D6 at sports@ centrecounty teams left in either the girls’ or boys’ gazette.com bracket. Penns Valley, West Branch, Tyrone and Bellwood-Antis all qualified for the boys’ tournament, but Penns Valley was the only team to advance past the first round when the Rams beat Kane by 20 points. Bellwood lost to District 7’s Quaker Valley, Tyrone lost to Aliquippa, West Branch lost to West Middlesex. In a close game, West Middlesex then upset PV, but next up was Aliquippa and that did not go so well for West
Middlesex. The No. 1 seed out of D7, the Quips are still undefeated at 28-0 and and they cruised past WM, 50-20. Aliquippa just has No. 2 seed Lincoln Park standing in its way to the state final. Waiting there will be either District 3 Camp Hill or Philadelphia’s Mastery Charter. Either way, it looks like Aliquippa’s game to lose, but Camp Hill did beat the No. 1 team out of Philly, Conwell-Egan, to get to the semifinals. In boys AAAA, where State College was knocked out by Carlisle, four giants entered the semifinals — PlymouthWhitemarsh (1-1), Roman Catholic (12-1), Reading (3-1) and Allderdice (8-1). It’s been whispered all year that this might be Reading’s time, and the Red Knights did not disappoint when they beat Chester (1-2) in the quarterfinals, 73-64. But P-W is 28-1, Allderdice, 27-1, and Roman, 25-4. Whichever two survive the semifinals should cause some serious seismic activity at the Giant Center on March 19. There are some major collisions on the way in AAAA girls as well. State College nemesis Cumberland Valley has won the last two championships, and it finds itself back in the semifinals, this year against the No. 2 seed out of D7, North Allegheny. To get there, North Allegheny had to upset undefeated and No. 1 seed Norwin, which it did 5043, while CV took out old foe Central Dauphin by a score of 51-24. Back east, tournament veterans North Penn (27-3) and Cardinal O’Hara (25-3) will be at it to see who faces the survivor.
In AA girls, Bishop McCort is one of only two teams from District 6 still standing in the tournament (the other is Bishop Guilfoyle in A). McCort beat Neshannock, Greensburg Central Catholic and Our Lady of Sacred Heart to get to the semifinals where it will face off with North Star (272), the No. 1 seed from District 5. In the east, Neumann-Goretti, out of Philadelphia, has glided through so far and will meet Dunmore (26-2) in the semifinals. The rest of the tournament shapes up like this: ■ AAA boys’ semifinals — Imhotep Charter (12-4) vs. Neumann-Goretti (12-2) and Bishop McDevitt (3-1) vs. Mars (7-3). ■ A boys’ semifinals — Constitution (12-1) vs. Math, Civics, & Science (12-2) and Kennedy Catholic (10-1) vs. Sewickley Academy (7-2). ■ AAA girls’ semifinals — AB Wood (12-1) vs. Berks Catholic (3-2) and South Park (7-6) vs. Villa Maria (10-1). ■ A girls’ semifinals — Lourdes Regional (4-2) vs. Mahanoy Area (11-1) and Bishop Guilfoyle (6-3) vs. Cardinal Wuerl (7-2). Game times at the Giant Center in Hershey: ■ A girls — Saturday, March 19, noon ■ AA girls — Friday, March 18, 12:30 p.m. ■ AAA girls — Saturday, March 19, 6 p.m. ■ AAAA girls — Friday, March 18, 6 p.m. ■ A boys — Friday, March 18, 2 p.m. ■ AA boys — Saturday, March 19, 2 p.m. ■ AAA boys — Friday, March 18, 8 p.m. ■ AAAA boys — Saturday, March 19, 8 p.m.
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NCAA WRESTLING SEEDS 125:
No. 6 Jason Tsirtsis (Northwestern)
No. 12 Nate Jackson (Indiana)
No. 1 Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State)
No. 7 Jake Sueflohn (Nebraska)
No. 13 Alex Meyer (Iowa)
No. 2 Joey Dance (Virginia Tech)
No. 8 Evan Henderson (North Carolina)
No. 14 Nick Kee (Applachian State)
No. 3 Nico Megaludis (Penn State)
No. 9 Justin Oliver (Central Michigan)
No. 15 Brian Harvey (Army West Point)
No. 4 Thomas Gilman (Iowa)
No. 10 Michael DePalma (Kent State)
No. 16 Micah Barnes (Nebraska)
No. 5 Ryan Millhof (Oklahoma)
No. 11 Anthony Collica (Oklahoma State)
No. 6 Eddie Klimara (Oklahoma State)
No. 12 Geordan Martinez (Boise State)
No. 7 Darian Cruz (Lehigh)
No. 13 Matt Kraus (Arizona State)
No. 8 Barlow McGhee (Missouri)
No. 14 Mitch Finesilver (Duke)
No. 9 Dylan Peters (Northern Iowa)
No. 15 Dan Neff (Lock Haven)
No. 10 Connor Schram (Stanford)
No. 16 Pat Lugo (Edinboro)
No. 11 Ronnie Bresser (Oregon State)
No. 2 Sammy Brooks (Iowa) No. 3 Vic Avery (Edinboro) No. 4 Dominic Abounader (Michigan) No. 5 Zack Zavatsky (Virginia Tech) No. 6 Blake Stauffer (Arizona State) No. 7 T.J. Dudley (Nebraska)
No. 2 Tommy Gantt (NC State)
No. 8 Nolan Boyd (Oklahoma State)
No. 3 Jason Nolf (Penn State)
No. 9 Mathew Miller (Navy)
No. 4 Ian Miller (Kent State)
No. 10 Nathaniel Brown (Lehigh)
No. 5 Dylan Palacio (Cornell)
No. 11 Lorenzo Thomas (Penn)
133:
No. 6 Joe Smith (Oklahoma State)
No. 12 Hayden Zillmer (North Dakota State)
No. 1 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell)
No. 7 Cody Pack (South Dakota State)
No. 13 Pete Renda (NC State)
No. 2 Cory Clark (Iowa)
No. 8 Nick Brascetta (Virginia Tech)
No. 14 Willie Miklus (Missouri)
No. 3 Zane Richards (Illinois)
No. 9 Richie Lewis (Rutgers)
No. 15 Nicholas Gravina (Rutgers)
No. 4 Cody Brewer (Oklahoma)
No. 10 John Boyle (American)
No. 16 Matt McCutcheon (Penn State)
No. 5 Jordan Conaway (Penn State)
No. 11 Lucas Smith (Central Michigan)
No. 6 George DiCamillo (Virginia)
No. 12 Brian Murphy (Michigan)
No. 7 Eric Montoya (Nebraska)
No. 13 Edwin Cooper (Iowa)
No. 8 Earl Hall (Iowa State)
No. 14 Austin Matthews (Edinboro)
No. 9 Mack McGuire (Kent State)
No. 15 Chad Walsh (Rider)
No. 10 Johnni DiJulius (Ohio State)
No. 16 Markus Schiedel (Columbia)
No. 13 Tim Lambert (Nebraska) No. 14 Josh Rodriguez (North Dakota State) No. 15 David Terao (American) No. 16 Elijah Oliver (Indiana)
No. 11 Dom Forys (Pittsburgh)
197: No. 1 Morgan McIntosh (Penn State) No. 2 J’den Cox (Missouri) No. 3 Brett Pfarr (Minnesota) No. 4 Nathan Burak (Iowa) No. 5 Conner Hartmann (Duke)
165:
No. 6 Jared Haught (Virginia Tech)
No. 1 Alex Dieringer (Oklahoma State)
No. 7 Brett Harner (Princeton)
No. 2 Isaac Jordan (Wisconsin)
No. 8 Aaron Studebaker (Nebraska)
No. 3 Bo Jordan (Ohio State)
No. 9 Reuben Franklin (CSU Bakersfield)
No. 4 Daniel Lewis (Missouri)
No. 10 Max Huntley (Michigan)
No. 5 Max Rohskopf (NC State)
No. 11 Phil Wellington (Ohio)
141:
No. 6 Steven Rodrigues (Illinois)
No. 12 Michael Boykin (NC State)
No. 1 Dean Heil (Oklahoma State)
No. 7 Anthony Perrotti (Rutgers)
No. 13 Jake Smith (West Virginia)
No. 2 Joey McKenna (Stanford)
No. 8 Chad Welch (Purdue)
No. 14 Zach Nye (Virginia)
No. 3 Kevin Jack (NC State)
No. 9 Tanner Weatherman (Iowa State)
No. 15 Nathan Rotert (South Dakota State)
No. 4 Anthony Ashnault (Rutgers)
No. 10 Austin Wilson (Nebraska)
No. 16 Kyle Conel (Kent State)
No. 5 Matt Manley (Missouri)
No. 11 John Staudenmayer (North Carolina)
No. 6 Micah Jordan (Ohio State)
No. 12 Conor Brennan (Rider)
No. 7 Solomon Chishko (Virginia Tech)
No. 13 Jim Wilson (Stanford)
No. 8 Joey Ward (North Carolina)
No. 14 David McFadden (Virginia Tech)
No. 9 Rick Durso (Franklin & Marshall)
No. 15 Clark Glass (Oklahoma)
No. 10 Todd Preston (Harvard)
No. 16 Devon Gobbo (Harvard)
No. 12 Ryan Taylor (Wisconsin) No. 13 Cameron Kelly (Ohio) No. 14 Geoffrey Alexander (Maryland) No. 15 Josh Alber (Northern Iowa) No. 16 Anthony Giraldo (Rutgers)
No. 11 Tommy Thorn (Minnesota)
285: No. 1 Nick Gwiazdowski (NC State) No. 2 Kyle Snyder (Ohio State) No. 3 Ty Walz (Virginia Tech) No. 4 Austin Marsden (Oklahoma State) No. 5 Adam Coon (Michigan)
174:
No. 6 Denzel Dejournette (Appalachian State)
No. 1 Bo Nickal (Penn State)
No. 7 Amarveer Dhesi (Oregon State)
No. 2 Brian Realbuto (Cornell)
No. 8 Max Wessell (Lehigh)
No. 3 Blaise Butler (Missouri)
No. 9 Michael Kroells (Minnesota)
No. 4 Ethan Ramos (North Carolina)
No. 10 Joe Stolfi (Bucknell)
No. 5 Zac Brunson (Illinois)
No. 11 Sam Stoll (Iowa)
149:
No. 6 Bryce Hammond (CSU Bakersfield)
No. 12 Billy Smith (Rutgers)
No. 1 Zain Retherford (Penn State)
No. 7 Cody Walters (Ohio)
No. 13 Jared Johnson (Chattanooga)
No. 2 Brandon Sorensen (Iowa)
No. 8 Zach Epperly (Virginia Tech)
No. 14 Blaize Cabell (Northern Iowa)
No. 3 Lavion Mayes (Missouri)
No. 9 Chandler Rogers (Oklahoma State)
No. 15 Tanner Harms (Wyoming)
No. 4 Matt Cimato (Drexel)
No. 10 Mike Ottinger (Central Michigan)
No. 16 Nathan Butler (Stanford)
No. 5 Alex Pantaleo (Michigan)
No. 11 Myles Martin (Ohio State)
No. 12 Chris Mecate (Old Dominion) No. 13 Steve Bleise (Northern Illinois) No. 14 Bryce Meredith (Wyoming) No. 15 Brock Zacherl (Clarion) No. 16 Randy Cruz (Lehigh)
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■ Freshman Bo Nickal (No. 1 seed at 174) ■ Sophomore Matt McCutcheon (No. 16 seed at 184) ■ Senior Morgan McIntosh (No. 1 seed at 197) If Penn State wrestles to its seeds, it will be the favorite to win the team title. Several other teams, including Oklahoma State, Virginia Tech, Iowa, Ohio State, Cornell and N.C. State could contend, as well. How high or low a team’s wrestlers are seeded isn’t the most important factor, Sanderson said. “We’re not too worried about it. Everybody’s got some tough seeds for the most part because we’re in the national tournament. You have the 30 or so best guys at each weight in the country. You’re going to have tough matchups,” he said. “You want to be the national champion, you win five bouts. If you want to be an All-American, you usually have to win three bouts. … So I think it’s pretty straightforward. Some guys have maybe a tougher road than we’d like, but who knows? Maybe that’s a blessing. You just have to take advantage of whatever is in your path, or whatever is coming next.” As top seeds, Retherford, Nickal and McIntosh are the obvious favorites at their weights, to most. “It doesn’t matter. I don’t really think about that. It’s just kind of where you’re put on the bracket,” Nickal said. “Everybody has the same opportunity; it doesn’t matter if you’re first or last seed.” Retherford agreed. “It doesn’t matter, really. You have to show up and wrestle regardless of your seed,” he said. “I’m excited to wrestle. I looked to see where I was at. Everything can change so much you can’t really see who you’re going to have. I just focus on every match.” Nolf had been ranked No. 1 at 157 until he lost a rematch to Isaiah Martinez, of Illlinois, the defending NCAA champion who Nolf pinned in the dual meet, in the tiebreaker in the Big Ten final. Some wondered what effect that loss might have. “When Nolf loses, which is very rare obviously, he comes back at a higher level. He has been working on some things that he’d been getting slowed down in a little bit in matches, where guys are tying him up, so he’s making some adjustments,” Sanderson said. “So I think you’ll see even higher level, which is kinda scary, I think. A loss, certainly it stinks. No one likes to lose and it sucks, but I think it doesn’t hurt Nolf. He’s in great sprits and is confident and excited and energy is very high.” For his part, Nolf said it revealed some weaknesses he needed to address. “I don’t think I performed my best but I don’t think I performed my worst either. There were just a couple things that made a difference, finishing my shots. If I finish all the shots I was in I beat him by five points. I didn’t finish any of those shots and I was a little cautious when I was finishing some of those; I’m usually on the attack more. I think I was a little hesitant in that match and that’s what cost me. I’ll be ready next time,” he said. “I’m definitely using it to my benefit. There are some things that I need to work on and without that match I might not have known that I needed to work on them as much. I think that was a blessing in disguise. “No, I don’t really forget it. It still stings because I wanted to go undefeated and win four national titles and I still have that second goal in mind. I can’t go undefeated anymore, but I can win the rest of my matches. I think about that. I’ve been thinking about it a lot. I have to wrestle the way I wrestle, and I didn’t that match and that’s what cost me.” While Nolf is addressing cracks in his armor and preparing for another potential showdown with Martinez, two seniors are taking differing approaches to their last tournament in a Penn State singlet. “I’ve said before that I try not to think about the fact that it’s my last one. I’m trying to treat it like any other competition because I think if you start thinking about it and stressing over the fact that it’s your last tournament then it can mess with you,” McIntosh said. Conaway said he’s taken the opposite approach. “I’ve been thinking about it throughout the year. Coming off Big Tens, knowing I only have one more competition to wrestle in, it’s kind of depressing, but at the same
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Bald Eagle Valley Community United Methodist Church 141 Runville Road, Bellefonte Holy Thursday: 7 p.m. Easter Sunday: 6:30 a.m., 9 a.m.
Halfmoon Christian Fellowship Church 1776 Halfmoon Valley Road, Port Matilda Maundy Thursday: 7 p.m. Easter Sunday: 7:30 a.m, 9 a.m.
Bellefonte First Presbyterian Church 203 N. Spring St., Bellefonte Palm Sunday: 10:15 a.m. Maundy Thursday: 7 p.m. Good Friday: 7 p.m. Easter Sunday: 10:15 a.m.
Grace Lutheran Church 205 S. Garner St., State College Maundy Thursday: 7:30 p.m. Good Friday: 7:30 p.m. Easter Sunday: 6:30 a.m., 8 a.m., 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m.
Bethel Church of the Nazarene 3601 S. Atherton St., State College Easter Sunday: 10:45 a.m.
Good Shepherd Catholic Church 867 Gray’s Woods Blvd., Port Matilda Palm Sunday: 9 a.m., 11 a.m. Saturday service: 8:30 p.m. Easter Sunday: 9 a.m., 11 a.m.
Christ Community Church 200 Ellis Place, State College Palm Sunday: 9:30 a.m., 11:15 a.m. Good Friday: 7 p.m. Saturday service: 7 p.m. Easter Sunday: 9:30 a.m., 11:15 a.m., 6:30 p.m. Christ United Methodist Church 44 Highland Road, Bethel Park Easter Sunday: 7 a.m., 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m. at the Christian Life Center; 8:30 a.m., 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m. in the sanctuary Faith United Church of Christ 300 E. College Ave., State College Maundy Thursday: 7 p.m. Good Friday: noon Easter Sunday: 10:45 a.m. Faith Baptist Church 647 Valley Vista Drive, State College Good Friday: 7 p.m. Easter Sunday: sunrise service TBA, 10:15 a.m. Fellowship Bible Church 642 Lower Georges Valley Road, Spring Mills Good Friday: 7 p.m. Easter Sunday: 7 a.m., 9:30 a.m. Freedom Life 113 Sunset Acres, Milesburg Good Friday: 6 p.m. Easter Sunday: 9:30 a.m.
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church 851 N. Science Park Road, State College Maundy Thursday: 7 p.m. Good Friday: 7 p.m. Easter Sunday: 8 a.m., 10:30 a.m. Grace Baptist Church 3596 Penns Valley Road, Spring Mills Easter Sunday: 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m. Milesburg UMC 301 Turnpike St., Milesburg Easter Sunday: 10: 45 a.m. New Hope Lutheran Church 119 Cobblestone Court, Spring Mills Holy Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. Maundy Thursday: 6:30 p.m. Good Friday: 6:30 p.m. Easter Sunday: 6:45 a.m, 10:30 a.m. New Hope United Methodist Church 1089 E. College Ave., Bellefonte Easter Sunday: 7 a.m, 10 a.m.
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Runville United Methodist Charge 1216 Runville Road, Bellefonte Ash Wednesday: 7 p.m. at Pleasant Valley UMC, 1106 Fairview Road, Howard Good Friday: noon at Trinity UMC; 7 p.m. at Yarnell UMC, 808 Yarnell Road, Bellefonte Easter Sunrise service: 6:30 a.m. at Devils Elbow Road, Bellefonte Easter Sunday: 8 a.m., 11 a.m. at Runville UMC; 9 a.m. at Pleasant Valley UMC, 1106 Fairview Road, Howard; 10 a.m. at Yarnell UMC, 808 Yarnell Road, Bellefonte St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church 208 W. Foster Ave., State College Palm Sunday: 8 a.m, 10 a.m., 5 p.m. Maundy Thursday: 7 p.m. Good Friday: noon Easter Sunday: 9 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:15 a.m. St. James United Methodist Church 501 Main St., Coburn Easter Sunday: 9:15 a.m. St. John Lutheran Church 216 McAllister St., Bellefonte Palm Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Maundy Thursday: 6 p.m. Good Friday: 7:30 p.m. Easter Sunday: 6:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m. St. John Union Church 296 Ridge Road, Spring Mills Palm Sunday: 9 a.m. Holy Wednesday: 7:30 p.m. Maundy Thursday: 7:30 p.m. Good Friday: 7:30 p.m. Easter Sunday: 9 a.m. St. John’s United Church of Christ 145 W. Linn St., Bellefonte Maundy Thursday: 6:30 p.m. Easter Sunday: 10:30 a.m. St. John’s United Church of Christ 218 N. Church St., Boalsburg Easter Sunday: 7 a.m.
Park Forest Baptist Church 3030 Carnegie Drive, State College Good Friday: 7 p.m. Easter Sunday: 10:45 a.m. Park Forest Village United Methodist Church 1833 Park Forest Ave., State College Palm Sunday: 9:15 a.m. Holy Thursday: 7:30 p.m. Easter Sunday: 7:15 a.m., 9:15 a.m. Pleasant Gap United Methodist Church 179 S. Main St., Pleasant Gap Easter Sunday: 10:30 a.m. Puerta de Conexion 1Primera Iglesia Hispana 200 Ellis Place, State College Todos Los Domingo: 6:30 p.m.
St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church 301 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Centre Hall Passion Sunday: 8 a.m., 10:30 a.m. Maundy Thursday: 7 p.m. Good Friday: 7 p.m. Saturday service: 7:30 p.m. Easter Sunday: 7 a.m., 10:30 a.m. St. Mark Evangelical Lutheran 160 N. Main St., Pleasant Gap Holy Thursday: 6 p.m. Good Friday: 7 p.m. Services, Page 31
ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH BELLEFONTE
BELLEFONTE
120 West Lamb Street (At Allegheny)
PALM SUNDAY
MARCH 20
MORNING PRAYER ~ 7:45AM PALM LITURGY AND LOW MASS ~ 8:00AM PALM PROCESSION AND SOLEMN MASS ~ 10:00AM
MAUNDY THURSDAY ~ MARCH 24 SUNG MASS WITH WASHING OF THE FEET, PROCESSION TO THE ALTAR OF REPOSE AND STRIPPING OF THE ALTAR, 7:30PM
120 West Lamb Street (At Allegheny)
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Services, from page 30 St. Paul Lutheran Church 277 W. Pine Grove Mills Road, Pine Grove Mills Palm Sunday: 10:45 a.m. Maundy Thursday: 7 p.m. Good Friday: 7 p.m. Easter Sunday: 10:45 a.m. St. Paul’s United Methodist Church 250 E. College Ave., State College Easter Sunday: 6:30 a.m., 8 a.m., 9:15 a.m., 10:45 a.m. State College Alliance Church 1221 W. Whitehall Road, State College Good Friday: 7 p.m. Easter Sunday: 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m.
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University Baptist & Brethren Church 411 S. Burrowes St., State College Palm Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Easter Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Upper Spruce Creek Presbyterian Church 2620 Spruce Creek Road, Pennsylvania Furnace Palm Sunday: 10:30 a.m. Easter Sunday: 10:30 a.m. Zion Lutheran Church 105 Old Boalsburg Road, Boalsburg Maundy Thursday: 7 p.m. Good Friday: 7 p.m. Easter Sunday: 7 a.m., 10:15 a.m.
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State College Assembly of God 2201 University Drive Extension, State College Easter Sunday: 10 a.m.
Centre Hall Lions Club 153 E. Church St., Centre Hall Egg hunt at 1 p.m. for toddlers through sixth-graders; pizza and snacks provided. Old Gregg School 106 School St., Spring Mills Egg hunt at 10 a.m.; craft fair from 9 a.m. to noon.
State College Christian Church 234 Easterly Parkway, State College Easter Sunday: 9:15 a.m.
St. John Lutheran Church 216 N. McAlister St., Bellefonte Easter egg hunt and activities from 10 a.m. to noon.
State College Evangelical Free Church 1243 Blue Course Drive, State College Good Friday: 6 p.m. Easter Sunday: 10:30 a.m.
St. John’s United Church of Christ 145 W. Linn St., Bellefonte Egg hunt at 4 p.m.; free pasta dinner to follow.
State College Presbyterian Church 132 W. Beaver Ave., State College Palm Sunday: 9 a.m., 11:15 a.m. Maundy Thursday: 7:30 p.m. Good Friday: 7:30 p.m. Easter Sunday: 8 a.m., 9 a.m., 11:15 a.m.
Trinity United Methodist Church 128 W. Howard St., Bellefonte Egg hunt and Easter party at 4 p.m.
SATURDAY, MARCH 26
Historic Bellefonte Inc. Talleyrand Park, Bellefonte Activities beginning at 1 p.m.; egg hunt at 2 p.m. for children 12 years and younger, rain or shine.
Trinity Lutheran Church 2221 N. Oak Lane, State College Holy Wednesday: 7 p.m. Maundy Thursday: noon, 7 p.m. Good Friday: noon, 7 p.m. Saturday service: 5 p.m. Easter Sunday: 8:15 a.m., 10:45 a.m.
SUNDAY, MARCH 27
St. James United Methodist 501 Main St., Coburn Easter egg hunt following 9:15 Easter service.
Trinity United Church of Christ 104 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Centre Hall Easter Sunday: 10:45 a.m.
Zion Lutheran Church 305 N. Church St., Boalsburg Egg hunt at 9:15 a.m. at Blue Spring Park in conjunction with St. John’s United Church of Christ.
Trinity United Methodist Church 90 Trinity Lane, Woodward Easter Sunday: 6:30 a.m.
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Holy Week Worship Palm Sunday 9:00am Maundy Thursday 7:45pm Good Friday 7:45pm Easter 9:00am
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Easter Sunday Worship Service March 27 • 10:45am
Easter Sunday breakfast • 9:30am -10:30am Easter Egg Hunt • 12:15pm
March 23 Around the World in Word and Song: 5:00 Meal, 6:00 Activities, 7:00 Free Concert. March 24 Maundy Thursday Service 7:30 p.m. March 25 Good Friday (Tenebrae) Service 7:30 p.m. March 27 Sunrise Worship with Holy Communion 6:30 a.m. Easter Breakfast 7:30 a.m. Worship with Holy Communion 8:00 a.m. Festival Worship with Holy Communion 9:00 a.m. Festival Worship with Holy Communion 10:30 a.m. Casual, Alternative Worship with Holy Communion 6:00 p.m.
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Millbrook Marsh Nature Center Grades 6-8 Advance registration by March 31st
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Visual art on display at Figurative Exhibition By ANNE WALKER correspondent@centrecountygazette.com
LEMONT — The Figurative Exhibition, featuring the works of 48 of the area’s most talented visual artists, has opened at the Art Alliance of Central Pennsylvania, located on Pike Street in Lemont. The show runs through Sunday, March 20. Chuck Fong, who serves on the Art Alliance’s executive committee, chairs the show, while photographer Pat Little acted as juror. The styles, textures, colors and mediums that make up the show, which has more than 50 pieces of art, create a varied and complex exhibit. “This is always a good show due to the diversity,” said artist Mark Messenger. Messenger’s charcoal drawing of a nude female figure, like much of the displayed work, got its start in the Art Alliance’s Thursday evening figurative classes. The idea of the human form runs through the show. Each piece, whether realistic, expressionistic or abstract, focuses on the physical nature of humanity. Fong, a well-recognized local photographer, presents a 3-D piece he calls “Homage to Degas.” “It’s kind of like looking through a peephole,” said Fong. And, yes, the viewer looks through a peephole, after stepping on a ladder to properly see the piece. Fong’s piece took an honorable men-
tion, as did Tom Mickle’s untitled nude and Jim Mikkelson’s wood sculpture, “Monique.” Mikkelson’s cherry figure appears as though it emerges from a polished board, while Mickle used pastel and ink to depict his figure. “I did it fairly quickly,” Mickle said. “The oil pastels resist the ink. So, I used the pastels first and the ink becomes the background because it won’t go over the pastel.” Mickle’s daughter, Lee Mickle, also has a painting in the show. She painted her acrylic piece for a class at the Delta School and entered it into the exhibit. Her depiction of a seated figure, holding a viewing screen of some sort while surrounded by urban imagery, seems surreal and particularly sophisticated for a high school student. Photographer Linda Hale’s arresting black-and-white photo, “Crouching,” focuses on a female figure, eyes outlined in black and staring at the viewer while perched on a wooden stool. Hale said she used a single light source and a black background, which contribute to the definition and mood of the third-place photo. “I wanted something intense,” Hale said, “so she looks anxious, but not afraid. She’s in control of the situation.” An oil painting called “Café,” by David Charriere, won first place in the exhibit.
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ARTISTS EXHIBITING award-winning pieces at the Art Alliance’s new show include, from left, Tom Mickle, Linda Hale, Jim Mikkelsen, David Charriere, Chuck Fong and Gloria Plosky Scaltz. Taking second place was “1944” by Gloria Plosky Scaltz. Juror Little likely had a challenging task selecting winners from the rich offerings
seen in this show. It celebrates humanity in all manner of moods, shades and forms and has plenty to charm, intrigue and even puzzle viewers.
Local author’s book features state’s quilt trails ON MARCH 18, The State Theatre features The Machine, a band that pays homage to Pink Floyd.
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BELLEFONTE — When freelance writer and photographer R. Thomas Berner, of Bellefonte, was looking around for his next project, he discovered he had already found the beginning of it in his previous book, “Pennsylvania Barn Stories.” The result is the recently self-published “Pennsylvania Quilt Barns.” Berner’s new book contains photographs he took along five quilt trails, plus more of individual barns in locations ranging from Erie County to Susquehanna County to Lancaster County. And, he quickly points out, there are more quilt barns that he wasn’t able to track down in a reasonable time. The first one he photographed is in Potter County and appears in both books. The quilt blocks in Berner’s book have been painted by barn owners, volunteers, high school students, Amish women and even commercial shops. The Pennsylvania Grange offers workshops in painting quilt blocks and the quilt block on the cover of the book was painted by Berner’s wife, Paulette, at a Grange workshop in Centre County in 2015. A quilt barn is a barn on which the owner has hung a Quilt, Page 34
The Machine to perform at State Theatre STATE COLLEGE — The Machine, America’s top Pink Floyd show, will appear at 8 p.m. Friday, March 18, at The State Theatre. For 26 years, The Machine has forged a reputation of excellence, extending the legacy of Pink Floyd while creating another legacy all their own, selling out theaters, large clubs and casinos across North and Central America, Europe and Asia. They also have appeared at renowned music festivals, including Bonnaroo, Riverbend, Gathering of the Vibes, Buffalo’s Artpark and Germany’s Rock of Ages. Additionally, the quartet has shared the stage with full symphony orchestras, including the Atlanta, Detroit, Pittsburgh and San Diego symphonies. The New York-based band focuses on making every show an authentic experience, performing a diverse mix of Pink Floyd’s extensive 15-album repertoire complete with faithful renditions of popular hits and obscure gems. Roll-
ing Stone nagazine once said, “The Machine duplicates the sound and hits of Pink Floyd with chilling accuracy.” After an almost three-year absence from the band, singer/guitarist Joe Pascarell returned to The Machine in September 2015. Pascarell is one of the founding members of the band and performed with the group for 23 years. His ability to accurately sing both the Roger Waters and David Gilmour parts of Pink Floyd songs is uncanny. “We are ecstatic to have (Pascarell) back and we know his fans will want to welcome him at our fall shows,” said founding member and drummer Tahrah Cohen. With Pascarell resuming his duties on lead guitar and lead vocals, longtime member Ryan Ball resumed duties on bass guitar and vocals after taking on lead guitar. The ensemble also includes Scott Chasolen on keyboards and vocals. For more information, visit www.themachinelive.com.
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THIS IS one of the barns featured in R. Thomas Berner’s new book, “Pennsylvania Quilt Barns.”
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Center for the Performing Arts welcomes ‘The BFG’ UNIVERSITY PARK — The Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State will welcome Dallas Children’s Theater in a presentation of “The BFG (Big Friendly Giant)” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 8, in Eisenhower Auditorium. The family-friendly show, based on a book by Roald Dahl, is adapted for the stage by David Wood. Tickets may be purchased online at www.cpa.psu.edu or by phone at (814) 863-0255 or (800) ARTS-TIX. Tickets are also available at four State College locations: Eisenhower Auditorium, Penn State Downtown Theater Center, HUB-Robeson Center Information Desk and Bryce Jordan Center. For a young orphan “human bean,” the sight of a giant outside her window is terrifying. She fears for her life when he whisks her away to an enchanted land. But this Big Friendly Giant is not like other giants. The job of this larger-than-life vegetarian is to blow magical dreams into children’s bedrooms. Together, they embark on a quest to save England from the “gizzardgulping” giants who lack the BFG’s tender heart. The cheeky BFG ultimately shows that heroes can come in all sizes. The story of the BFG was Dahl’s personal favorite. On stage, his wacky tale comes to life with puppets and people creating a fantastical world of towering giants and magical adventures. Robyn Flatt and Dennis Vincent founded Dallas Children’s Theater, today the largest professional family theater in the southwestern United States, in 1984. The company offers 11 productions each season at its newly renovated Rosewood Center for Family Arts. The theater also includes a national touring company, theater academy and arts-in-education programs for schools in the Dallas area.
Audio description, which is especially helpful to patrons with sight loss, is available for the April 8 performance at no extra
charge to ticket holders. Kids Connections, which includes carbonation experiments by the Penn State
College of Agricultural Sciences Food Science Club and creative writing activities by America Reads, is free for ticket holders and takes place in Eisenhower one hour before the show. Due to space and time restrictions, Kids Connections participation is limited.
Roald Dahl extravaganza at Schlow Centre Region Library
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THE ROALD DAHL children’s book “The BFG” — Big Friendly Giant — comes to life in a stage production scheduled for April 8 at Eisenhower Auditorium.
Two free engagement events — a partnership among Schlow Centre Region Library, Discovery Space of Central Pennsylvania and the Center for the Performing Arts — are planned for Saturday, April 2, in Schlow, at the corner of Beaver Avenue and Allen Street in downtown State College. A BFG Costume Party will take place at 1:30 p.m. The event, recommended for children ages 2 to 12, allows participants to show off their ideas of the BFG. Participants also get a chance to win tickets to “The BFG” show at Eisenhower. Registration is not required. “Fizzy Science and the BFG,” at 2:30 p.m., will give participants a chance to make Frobscottle and other fabulously fizzy things with experts from Discovery Space. The event is recommended for children ages 6 to 12, registration is required and participation is limited to 30. For more information, visit www. schlowlibrary.org/events.
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Graduate Exhibition highlights students’ scholarly works UNIVERSITY PARK — Each year, the Graduate Exhibition showcases the musical and theatrical performances, cutting-edge research and visual arts of Penn State’s graduate students. This year’s exhibition opens with performances at 7 p.m. Friday, March 18, at Esber Recital Hall. On Sunday, March 20, poster and video presentations of research will be on display from 1 to 4 p.m. at Alumni and Heritage Halls in the HUB-Robeson Center. Also at the HUB-Robeson Center, visual arts displays, including sculptures, photography and paintings, will be set up in the Art Gallery from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 20. All events are free and open to the public. More than 200 graduate students are expected to present their work to the public, and more than 150 volunteers are entered as judges in the 31st annual Graduate Exhibition. Awards will be given to students whose presentations are judged best in the categories of arts and humanities, engineering, health and life sciences, performance, physical sciences and mathematics, social and behavioral sciences, and visual arts. Award winners will be announced Monday, March 21. The Graduate Exhibition celebrates research and creative scholarship, in all its aspects, as an essential and exciting part of graduate education at Penn State. Established in 1986, the event places special emphasis on communicating research and creative endeavor to a general audience and offers unique opportunities for professional development by challenging graduate students to present their work in clear, comprehensible terms to people outside their fields.
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UNIVERSITY PARK — Registration is now open for the Penn State Center for Arts & Crafts’ 2016 summer arts camps. Camps are offered for children ages 6 to 14 and vary for each session and age group. A variety of camp themes are offered, including wheelthrown pottery, drawing, acrylic and watercolor painting, multicultural art, mixed-media camps, theme-based camps and more. The fee is $215 per camp. For the 6 to 7 and 8 to 10 age groups, camps last for one week and run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Camp dates for these age groups are: Session 1, June 20 to 24; Session 2, June 27 to July 1; Session 3, July 11 to 15; Session 4, July 18 to 22; and Session 5, July 25 to 29. For the 11 to 14 age group, camps last for two weeks and run from either 9 a.m. to noon or 1 to 4 p.m., unless otherwise noted. Camp dates are: Session 1, June 20 to July 1; Session 3, July 11 to 22; and Session 5, July 25 to 29 (one week, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.). Lunch at the camps is supervised, and attendees must bring their own snacks, drinks and lunches. For additional information and to register, visit http:// studentaffairs.psu.edu/hub/craftcenter/camps.shtml. For more information, email craftcenter@psu.edu.
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THE PENN STATE Graduate Exhibition will be held March 18 and 20. It is free and open to the public. Quilt, from page 32 painted quilt block. The blocks range in size from 2 feet square to 12 feet square. The quilt barn movement began in 2001 when Donna Sue Groves created a quilt block and hung it on her barn in honor of her mother, a quilter. That act of intergenerational fealty became a movement and today quilt blocks are displayed on more than 7,000 barns and other buildings in the United States, according to Suzi Parron, the author, with Groves, of “Barn Quilts and the American Quilt Trail Movement.” In Pennsylvania, quilt trails are springing up around the state, mostly as a way of attracting tourists. Arts councils and other groups are leading the charge by recruiting residents to display blocks. Thanks to the Pennsylvania Grange, which has a trail of its own, individual barn owners are starting to hang quilt blocks. The trails in Berner’s book are located in Fulton, Lycoming, Bradford, Perry and Juniata counties.
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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 the website at www.centrecountylibrary.org for days and times. Meeting — Calvary Church hosts a Christian Recovery meeting every Monday from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at 1250 University Drive, State College. Visit www.liferecovery statecollege.com. 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 the second Monday of every month from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Mazza Room at the South Hills Business School, 480 Waupelani Drive, State College. Call (814) 2348775 or contact cr20mic@aol.com. Performance — The Nittany Knights perform at 7:15 every Monday night at South Hills School of Business and Technology, 480 Waupelani Drive, State College. Visit www.nittanyknights.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. Meeting — The Nittany Valley Model Railroad Club meets every Tuesday from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Old Gregg School, 106 School St., Spring Mills. Call (814) 422-7667. 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.state collegesunriserotary.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. Club — The Nittany Valley Writers Network meets from 7 to 8 a.m. every third Wednesday of the month at the Waffle Shop, 1610 W. College Ave., State College. Email nvwn@ yahoogroups.com. Community meal — A free hot meal is from 5 to 7 p.m. every Thursday at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church Community Cafe. Meeting — The State College Alliance Church hosts a Christian Recovery meeting every Friday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at 1221 W. White Road, State College. Visit www. liferecoverystatecollege.com.
LIMITED-TIME EVENTS
Children’s activity — There will be a preschool story time from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Mondays throughout March at the Centre Hall Area Branch Library, 109 W. Beryl St., Centre Hall. Visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Children’s activity — A variety of story time groups will be held throughout March at the Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Toddler story time will be held from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Mondays. Family story time will be held from 6:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays. Book Babies will be held from 9:30 to 10 a.m. Wednesdays. And, a preschool story time will be held from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Wednesdays. Visit www.centrecounty library.org. Children’s activity — A variety of story time groups will be held throughout March at Holt Memorial Library, 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. “Mother Goose on the Loose,” a baby story time group, will be held from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Tuesdays. Preschool story time will be held from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Wednesdays. There will also be elementary-level activities from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursdays. Visit www.centre countylibrary.org.
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Auditions — Auditions for State College Community Theatre’s upcoming productions “Blithe Spirit,” “The Drowsy Chaperone,” “The Heidi Chronicles” and “Disney’s High School Musical” will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. through Friday, March 18, at SCCT Backstage, 171 Technology Drive, Boalsburg. Visit www.scctonline.org/ auditions. Exhibit — “Art is EVERYWHERE, Art is EVERYONE” will be open through Monday, March 22, at the Huntingdon County Arts Council building, 212 Fourth St., Huntingdon. Visit www.huntingdoncountyarts.com. Exhibit — “Consciously Surreal: Photography, the Uncanny, and the Body” will be on display through Sunday, May 8, during operating hours at the Palmer Museum of Art, Curtin Road, University Park. Call (814) 865-7672. Exhibit — “From Dada to Dali: Surrealist Works on Paper” will be on display through Sunday, May 8, during operating hours at the Palmer Museum of Art, Curtin Road, University Park. Call (814) 865-7672.
UPCOMING THURSDAY, MARCH 17
Fundraiser — A soup luncheon will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Howard United Methodist Church, 144 Main St., Howard. Proceeds benefit the Howard Elementary School Summer Reading Program. Call (814) 625-2182 or (814) 625-2722. Community meal — A corned beef and cabbage dinner will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. at the New Hope United Methodist Church, 1089 E. College Ave., Bellefonte. Call (814) 359-9818. Movie — “The Good Dinosaur” will be shown a 5:30 p.m. at the Centre Hall Branch Library, 109 W. Beryl St., Centre Hall. Visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Concert — The Poe Valley Troubadours will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Elk Creek Café, 100 W. Main St., Millheim. Call (814) 349-8850 or visit www.elkcreekcafe.net.
FRIDAY, MARCH 18
Open house — A K-8 open house will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at State College Friends School, 1900 University Drive, State College. Visit www.scfriends.org. Concert — Celtica will perform from 6 to 8 p.m. at Big Spring Spirits, 198 Match Factory Place, Bellefonte. Visit www.bigspringspirits.com. Workshop — “Pattern Metal Jewelry Night Out” will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at The Makery, 209 W. Calder Way, State College. Visit www.themakerypa.com. Concert — Tribute band The Machine will cover music by Pink Floyd from 8 to 9 p.m. at The State Theatre, 130 W. College Ave., State College. Visit www.thestatetheatre.org.
SATURDAY, MARCH 19
Event — The Shamrock Shake Up Cheer Competition and Craft Show will be held at 8 a.m at Bellefonte Area High School, 830 E. Bishop Street, Bellefonte. Call (814) 308-9401. Open house — Lock Haven University will hold an open house for prospective students at 8:45 a.m. at the Lock Haven University Student Recreation Center, 401 N. Fairview Street, Lock Haven. Call (570) 484-2011. Event — The annual Old Gregg School Easter Egg Hunt and Spring Craft Fair will be held from 9 a.m. to noon at the Old Gregg School Community and Recreation Center, 106 School St., Spring Mills. Call (814) 422-0686 or visit www. oldgreggschool.org. Event — A community Easter egg hunt will be held at 10 a.m. at the New Hope Lutheran Church, 119 Cobblestone Court, Spring Mills. Call (814) 422-8417. Class — “iCloud Basics: Gadgets for Grown-ups” will be held from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Schlow Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. Registration is necessary. Visit www.schlowlibrary.org. Event — A community Easter egg hunt will be held at 4 p.m. at St. John’s United Church of Christ, 145 W. Linn St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-9072. Event — A free pasta dinner will be served at 4:30 p.m. at St. John’s United Church of Christ, 145 W. Linn St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-9072.
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Concert — Chris Rattie and the Brush Valley Rumblers will perform at 8 p.m. at Elk Creek Café, 100 W. Main St., Millheim. Call (814) 349-8850 or visit www.elkcreekcafe. net.
SUNDAY, MARCH 20
Fundraiser — An all-you-can-eat breakfast will be held from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Bellefonte Knights of Columbus Council Home, 315 Stoney Batter St., Bellefonte. Proceeds will benefit the Bellefonte Food Bank. Call (814) 355-4571. Event — The Welsh Society of Central Pennsylvania will hold its St. David’s Day Tea from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Mountain View Country Club, 100 Elks Club Road, Boalsburg. Call (814) 571-0883. Community meal — A free ham dinner will be served from noon to 2 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 203 N. Spring St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-4202.
MONDAY, MARCH 21
Community meal — A ham and chicken pot pie dinner will be served from 5 to 7 p.m. at Bald Eagle Valley Community United Methodist Church, 111 Runville Road, Bellefonte. Call (814) 353-8870. Workshop — Happy Valley Sip and Paint will hold an open workshop from 6 to 9 p.m. at Rony’s Place Restaurant Pizzeria, 276 W. College Ave., Bellefonte. Visit www. happyvalleysipandpaint.com. Concert — Penn State School of Music’s “Musica Nova” will be held from 8 to 9 p.m. at Esber Recital Hall, University Park. Visit www.music.psu.edu.
TUESDAY, MARCH 22
Lecture — “Opportunities in Small Business” will be presented by the Clinton County Economic Partnership at 12:30 p.m. at Lock Haven University, 401 N. Fairview Street, Lock Haven. Call (570) 4842274. Meeting — A public presentation by The Nature Conservancy about the Bald Eagle Area School District woodlands will be held at 6:30 p.m., at the Bald Eagle High School LGI Room, 751 S. Eagle Valley Road, Wingate. Call (814) 353-1413. Concert — The Nittany Valley Symphony will perform from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Eisenhower Auditorium, Eisenhower Road, University Park. Visit www.cpa.psu.edu. Concert — Penn State’s Flute Studio and Flute Choir will perform from 8 to 9 p.m. at Esber Recital Hall, University Park. Visit www.music.psu.edu.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23
Concert — An ecumenical meal and concert, “Around the World in Word and Song: Christ Revealed in Music” will begin at 5 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church, 205 S. Garner St., State College. Call (814) 238-2478. Meeting — The Central Pennsylvania Chapter of Showing Up for Racial Justice will hold its inaugural meeting from 7 to 8 p.m. at St. Peter’s United Church of Christ, 1795 W. College Ave., State College. Visit www.showing upforracialjustice.org. Performance — “Arctic Rhythms” will be presented by 2014 National Geographic Emerging Explorer Paul D. Miller, a.k.a. DJ Spooky, at 7:30 p.m. at Eisenhower Auditorium, Eisenhower Road, University Park. Visit www.cpa. psu.edu. — Compiled by Gazette staff
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Free public lecture to focus on advertising ethics UNIVERSITY PARK — A consultant who works with major companies and nonprofit organizations to help them align what they stand for with how they operate on a daily basis will visit Penn State to present the annual Don Davis Lecture in Advertising Ethics. Pamela Divinsky will present a free public lecture titled “What Do You Stand For? And, Does it Really Matter?” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 5, in Freeman Auditorium at the HUB-Robeson Center on the University Park campus. Under her direction, The Divinsky Group works with organizations to define and develop core strategies that strengthen their business, fortify their reputational equity, cultivate loyalty and ambassadorship, and drive material social impact.
Divinsky has industry expertise in health care, loyalty marketing, financial services, quick-service restaurants and social services. She has experience with brand and purpose development, business development, client relationship building, investigation and analysis, and strategic planning. She provides strategic and activation counsel for a variety of clients, including the Boys and Girls Clubs, the Canadian Cancer Society, HSBC, the Lung Association of Canada, Molson Coors, Tim Hortons, Wal-Mart and TD Bank Financial Group. Divinsky has been responsible for developing initiatives that have combated child poverty, created policy change on numerous health and social issues, developed sustainable supply chains, raised
awareness of racial and ethnic discrimination, and sparked local community activism. The lecture is made possible through the support of the late Donald W. Davis Jr., a Penn State alumnus who earned his journalism degree PAMELA in 1942 and later creDIVINSKY ated the program to honor the memory of his father, former Penn State professor Donald W. Davis Sr. The event is intended to perpetuate the ideals of ethics in advertising that the elder Davis maintained
throughout his professional and academic careers. Davis Sr. established the university’s advertising program in 1936. He also published his “Basic Text in Advertising,” which emphasized the “continuing fight for standards,” and exemplified his approach to advertising. He taught for 37 years, predominantly at Penn State, and under his leadership enrollment in advertising courses grew to be the largest in the country. Davis Jr., who died in 2010 at the age of 89, was the retired chairman and CEO of Stanley Works, one of the largest international manufacturers of builders’ hardware and tools. Under his leadership, Stanley grew to a Fortune 200 company with annual sales approaching $2 billion.
Companies smiling as emojis join marketing plans DAVID M. MASTOVICH
David M. Mastovich is president of MASSolutions Inc. For more information, visit www.mas solutions.biz.
Tell the truth: Do you use emojis at work? Most of you should have answered with a thumbs up. Seventy-six percent of American workers admit to using emojis in professional communication, according to a research study by mobile messaging company Cotap. Just about everyone (92 percent) said they use emojis communicating with friends and family. Wow. The emoji has come a long way. In 1963, State Life Assurance Company of Massachusetts
and Ohio’s Guarantee Mutual Company merged, creating anxiety among employees. Management hired advertising expert Harvey Ball to improve morale. He doodled a smiling yellow face as part of the company’s “Friendship Campaign” and handed out 100 smiley face pins to employees. Ball created one of the most iconic images of all time, yet only made $45 because he didn’t trademark it. The smiley face became a hippie symbol in the 1960s and ’70s, before the first digital incarnation was created at Carnegie Mellon University in 1982. Professor Scott Fahlman typed a colon and right parentheses (creating a sideways smiling face) on a university bulletin board to distinguish serious posts from jokes. Fifteen years later, a designer for a Japanese telecom carrier devised a character set, emojis, to bring emotional clarity to text messages. The messaging movement
State’s cooperative purchasing program to be discussed LEWISBURG — Business owners can learn how to compete for government contracts at a workshop on Pennsylvania’s cooperative purchasing program, “It’s Not Just Price,” set for 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 30, at the Union County Government Center, 155 N. 15th St. Businesses will get expert insight into how to work with more than 8,000 buyers comprised of local public and nonprofit agencies. These include local governments, local prisons, libraries, school districts, not-for-profit health facilities, fire and rescue companies and more. COSTARS, as the program is called, provides opportunities for hundreds of businesses of all sizes in all locations to compete for more than $575 million in government business. A key benefit of the COSTARS program is that it eliminates the bidding process. Public entities can negotiate with and buy directly from COSTARS-approved suppliers, keeping procurement dollars in the local economy. Businesses compete based on their features and benefits, not just on the lowest price. Some of the products and services local government and nonprofit entities are buying include: office, school and library supplies; software; foods; voting systems; toiletries; emergency responder supplies; playground equipment; water and wastewater treatment equipment; traffic equipment; medical supplies; groundskeeping maintenance; theater furniture; heavy equipment rental; and more. Bruce Beardsley, marketing manager of the COSTARS program, will be the featured speaker. He will cover program information, bidding opportunities, how to
become a COSTARS supplier, marketing tips and more. SEDA-COG’s Procurement Technical Assistance Center staff also will be at the seminar to assist businesses on how to become COSTARS suppliers. The center helps companies explore and compete in the local, state and federal government marketplace. For more information, visit www.seda-cog.org/ptac. A representative of the Bucknell University Small Business Development Center will participate in the program and will describe how the Bucknell SBDC helps businesses start and grow in Union, Northumberland, Montour, Perry, Juniata and Snyder counties. The SBDC is a partnership program of the U.S. Small Business Administration, the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development through the Partnership for Regional Economic Performance program, and 18 universities and colleges in Pennsylvania. The network of Pennsylvania SBDCs is the only nationally accredited program providing no-fee, one-on-one consulting and informational resources to empower new and existing businesses throughout the state. For more information, visit www.bucknell.edu/sbdc. Staff from the Innovative Manufacturers’ Center will attend, too. The IMC helps central Pennsylvania manufacturers tap into the most effective regional, state and national resources in order to innovate, grow and prosper. For more information, visit www.imcpa.com. The seminar is free, but registration is required. To register, visit http://ow.ly/ YWmeb. For more information, contact SEDA-COG’s Kristen Moyer at (570) 5244491 or kristen@seda-cog.org.
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really took off when Apple introduced the iPhone to Japan in 2008 and users demanded a way to use emojis. Unicode, the computer industry’s standard for characters, recognized emojis, which then were featured on devices throughout the world. Emojis are now showing up in marketing campaigns. You can order a pizza from Domino’s by tweeting a pizza emoji. Taco Bell campaigns feature taco emojis that customers can blend with other emojis. Anheuser-Busch, Coca-Cola, Starbucks and Disney paid Twitter more than $1 million for emoji-related ad campaigns tied to the Super Bowl. IHOP redesigned its logo in the style of emojis. Like any communication medium, emojis have drawbacks and limitations. Unclear intentions: Is that a tear drop or is it sweat? Ambiguity: Is that a grimace or Emojis, Page 38
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Vinhage named new director STATE COLLEGE — Interfaith Human Services recently announced the appointment of Wendy Vinhage as its new director. Vinhage is a graduate of the University of West Florida and Florida State University and brings a wealth of experience to the position, including co-chairing the organization’s Centre Sings committee. She served for four years at Skills of Central Pennsylvania, two years at the Juniata Valley Council of the Boy Scouts of America in Reedsville and two years volunteering with the State College Young Professionals. Vinhage also participates in 100 Women Who Care
and the Centre Foundation’s Annual Giving Circle. IHS, a registered nonprofit organization in Centre County, is a long-standing collaborative effort of faith communities whose purpose is to address many unmet social and economic needs for low-income residents. Since its founding in 1968, IHS has grown to include more than 30 faith communities in the county. Its provides veterans’ services, heating assistance programs, a displaced residents program, money management programs and other services designed to meet the basic human needs of Centre County residents.
“I’m proud to be able to lend my skills and experience to an organization that works tirelessly to help those in need,” said Vinhage. “Interfaith Human Services WENDY VINHAGE is a wonderful example of how communities of different faiths can come together to make a positive change in the lives of people facing serious challenges.”
MARCH 17-23, 2016 Emojis, from page 37 a smile? Confusion: Is it a yawn or a complaint? But emojis aren’t going away any time soon. Here are six reasons why: ■ Visual power — emojis are visually memorable ■ Simplicity — emojis are quick and easy to use ■ Emotional impact — emojis convey emotion more than text-only messages ■ Broad and targeted reach — just about everyone uses emojis, particularly the coveted millennial target market ■ Kinder negativity — emojis soften criticism ■ Science — scientists discovered that when people look at a smiley face online, the same parts of the brain used when looking at a human face are activated That being said, a face-to-face conversation is still the ideal communication approach. Stringing together a couple of coherent sentences in an email isn’t so bad either.
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DEED TRANSFERS The following property transactions were compiled from information provided by the Centre County recorder of deeds, Joseph Davidson. The Gazette is not responsible for typographical errors. The published information is believed to be accurate; however, the Gazette neither warrants nor accepts any liability or responsibility for inaccurate information.
RECORDED FEB. 22-26, 2016 BENNER TOWNSHIP
gess, 3020 Research Drive, State College, $1. Timothy R. Marshall and Lynne E. Marshall to Bryan D. Henry and Shirley A. Henry, 131 Thornridge Drive, Pennsylvania Furnace, $370,000. Paul A. Haris, Kathleen S. Haris and Kathleen Scott Havey to Paul A. Haris, 1653 N. Cherry Hill Road, State College, $56,454. Berks Homes LLC to Susan T. Evans and David L. Webster, 135 Rushcliffe St., State College, $327,122.73. Wayne Douglas Brown and Debbie S. Brown to Robert D. Jackson and Janette J. Jackson, 1408 Tadpole Road, Pennsylvania Furnace, $173,000.
Dale Kelley to National Residential Nominee Services, 301 Aster Ave., Bellefonte, $349,500. National Residential Nominee Services to Charles P. Maggi, 301 Aster Ave., Bellefonte, $338,000. James J. Collins and Julia Collins to Raymond J. Stolinas and Helen A. Stolinas, 551 Millgate Road, Bellefonte, $315,000.
HAINES TOWNSHIP
BOGGS TOWNSHIP
HALFMOON TOWNSHIP
Shirley D. Smoyer to Robert W. Lewis III and Debra L. Colpetzer, 758 Runville Road, Bellefonte, $140,000.
COLLEGE TOWNSHIP
Betty Jane VanGorder by agent and Betty J. VanGorder by agent to Howard B. Smith and Erika J. Smith, 1334 E. Branch Road, State College, $218,000. Bryan S. Minich by sheriff and Arsalan Ali by sheriff to Wilmington Trust, 323 Matilda Ave., Lemont, $8,748.12.
GREGG TOWNSHIP
Joseph A. Byler Jr. to Charles V. Mazza and Deborah Mazza, 402 Penns Cave Road, Spring Mills, $28,330. Charles V. Mazza and Deborah Mazza to Charles V. Mazza and Deborah Mazza, 402 Penns Cave Road, Spring Mills, $1. Joseph A. Byler Jr. to Joseph A. Byler Jr., 442 Penns Cave Road, Spring Mills, $1. Leotta Y. Long and Leotta M. Long to Hidden View Estates LLC, 104 Fourth St., Spring Mills, $360,000.
FERGUSON TOWNSHIP
Judith Burgess, Judy Burgess and Robert L. Burgess to Robert L. Burgess and Judy M. Bur-
Tanya E. Shaffer by sheriff and James E. Simons by sheriff to LSF8 Master Participation Trust, 343 W. Plum St., Aaronsburg, $4,791.02. HSBC Mortgage Services Inc. to Benjamin R. Lee and Margaret E. Lee, 11 Hemlock Drive, Port Matilda, $1. Lauren Lynn McBurney and Joel Patrick Catalano to Lauren Lynn McBurney and Joel Patrick Catalano, 157 Tow Hill Road, Port Matilda, $1.
HUSTON TOWNSHIP
Gretchen Cornwell to Aaron R. Cornwell and Tracy J. Cornwell, 353 Wagner Lane, Port Matilda, $1. Gretchen Cornwell to Gretchen Cornwell, 355 Wagner Lane, Port Matilda, $1. Aaron R. Cornwell and Tracy J. Cornwell to Aaron R. Cornwell and Tracy J. Cornwell, 353 Wagner Lane, Port Matilda, $1. Justin M. Kozak and Emilee S. Grupp to Daniel B. Grupp, 131 Jack Straw Road, Julian, $1.
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP
Earl Moore and Lois Moore to Lois Moore, 393 N. Beach St., Beech Creek, $1. Randall L. Askey estate, Michael H. Askey, co-administrator, and Michelle L. Askey, coadministratix, to Wayne L. Askey, Sawmill Road, Howard, $8,000.
PATTON TOWNSHIP
Karen Marie Peters and Donald R. Peters Jr.
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Gertrude E. Wheeland estate, Mills C. Wheeland Jr., co-executor, and Holly W. Gilliland, coexecutrix, to Kristian M. Bierly, East Blackhawk Road, Centre Hall, $22,000. Glenn E. Fetterolf estate and Gary A. Fetterolf, executor, to Forrest R. Rishel and Nichole M. Ault, 2704 Lower Brush Valley Road, Centre Hall, $185,000.
RUSH TOWNSHIP
Ronald Stockley and Margaret Stockley by attorney to Ronald Stockley, 327 Frank Road, Philipsburg, $1. Charlotte Ann Huber to U.S. Bank, 499 S. Centre St., Philipsburg, $6,000.
SNOW SHOE TOWNSHIP
Pamela Sue Koleno and Michael Licata, 121 Dairy St., Clarence, $88,000.
SPRING TOWNSHIP
Lola Mae Baney and Lola Mae Thompson to Lola Mae Thompson and Jeffrey M. Thompson, 271 Lower Coleville Road, Bellefonte, $1. Chester Defurio Jr. and Helen Carol Defurio to Daniel W. Kerlin and Jennifer L. Kerlin, 638 N. Harrison Road, Bellefonte, $265,000. Ronald B. Barr and Dawn M. Barr to Donna C. Smith, 268 Whitman Ave., Pleasant Gap, $72,000. Kimberly L. Labowski and Kyle L. Labowski to Ronald L. Smoyer II and Shirley D. Smoyer, 110 Faust Circle, Bellefonte, $202,500. Joseph Conklin to Joseph Conklin and Dana Conklin, 108 Melanie Lane, Pleasant Gap, $1.
STATE COLLEGE BOROUGH
John G. Kurgan and Andrea L. Kurgan to John G. Kurgan, 403 S. Allen St. No. 602, State College, $1. Duane F. Alwin and Linda A. Ray to Lin Lin and Xingyuan Fang, 516 E. Irvin Ave., State College, $590,000.
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John J. Mance and Jamie L. Mance to Jamie L. Mance, Two Mile Road, Howard, $1. — Compiled by Hailee Miller
Newman Chiropractic Clinic Mark A. Newman, DC 814 Willowbank St. Bellefonte, PA 16823 814-355-4889
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Secretary of Housing & Urban Development to Bank of America, 115 N. Centre St., Philipsburg, $1. Hazel R. France and William A. France Jr. to Robert G. Mann and Jessie M. Mann, 900 E. Presqueisle St., Philipsburg, $174,000. Judy Cox to Terry L. Fleck, Water Street, Philipsburg, $1. Pamela J. Warsing by sheriff and Pamela Warsing by sheriff to JP Morgan Chase Bank, 213 E. Maple St., Philipsburg, $5,341.79.
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Troy S. Dinges and Lori S. Dinges to Samuel B. King and Linda S. King, Tattletown Road, Aaronsburg, $300,000. Dustin R. Boob and Bethany N. Boob to Henry S. Beiler and Barbara L. Beiler, 123 Railroad St., Blanchard, $56,000.
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“WE COME TO YOU” Ed’s Mobile Service Lawn Mower Repair On All Brands S p ring tune up s done at your home! W ith O ver 4 0 years of technical exp erience
to National Residential Nominee Services, 444 Sierra Lane, State College, $254,900. National Residential Nominee Services to Jason P. Cottingham and Michelle E. Cottingham, 444 Sierra Lane, State College, $254,900. Abdoulamir Khanahmadi and Mahshid Khanahmadi to Stepan Aghakhanyan and Edita Aslanyan, 203 Fernwood Court, $182,500. Mario Bottausci and Fiorella Bottausci to Pier L. Bandini and Ingrid G. Bottausci, 807 Galen Drive, State College, $1. Campus Crest at State College LLC to HSRECampus Crest Via LLC, 850 Toftrees Ave., State College, $4,696,166.41. Campus Crest at State College II LLC to HSRE-Campus Crest Via LLC, Toftrees Ave., $1,500,000. Alison Weinschenk and Jeffrey J. Weinschenk to Alicia C. Dowd and Shelley R. Hough, 564 Lanceshire Lane, $380,000. Dorothy M. Cocolin estate, Dorothy Cocolin estate and Kenneth Cocolin, heir, to Federal National Mortgage Association, 124 Westminster Court, State College, $115,000. Hoi K. Suen and Barbara R. Suen to Jose L. Palacios and Vivian R. Palacios, 617 Marjorie Mae St., State College, $155,000. Gary B. Glenn and Suzanne W. Glenn to Kevin W. Snyder and Nicole F. Snyder, 346 Douglas Drive, State College, $263,000.
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DUPLEX FOR RENT IN STATE COLLEGE Wildfire anch GARAGE ACREAGE (wildfireranch.org) Beautiful 2 bedroom AND CITY WATER. is a stunning duplex for rent in the PRICED TO SELL horse ranch, Spring Good Hope Farms area ills, a he po er $45,000 of od or s through of State College 40’ by 64’ garage/shop their horses to heal Available May 1, 2016. in country setting people value from Total of all items fora sale must Lots of closets, depression an iety 1.1 flat acres. Cement dishwasher, central air, Local testimonies floor,200 amp service, be under $2,000 hr credit cash and a one car garage. coal furnace, 14’ and • Must ha e price o item or sale adClearfield Current rent is 12’ in doors. 814.422.0534 $975/month. • Cynthia un up to 6 lines or ee s County near Osceola Includes sewer, Mills. Not too far from trash, lawn & snow • ne ad per person town or Hospitals. Good access with • I AT A T (814)care. 207-5398 no dirt roads. (814) Pets, 339-7108 Real Estate, Rentals, Auctions, Financial, Services/Repairs. Garage Sales,
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TRUE MIXED SEASONED Powered by RealMatch HANDYMAN HARD WOOD FOR SERVICES SALE $150.00
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Snow removal, Painting, Electrical, Carpentry, Plumbing, Flooring, Driveway sealing, Mulching, Brush removal, Leaf blowing
Cut And Split Mixed Seasoned, Hardwoods, Varying Lengths From 14” To 18” Dried 3+ Months. READY TO BURN. DELIVERED $150.00 / CORD & RANKED $175.00. Call (717) 242-0316 or (717) 953-8573.
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AVAILABLE NOW @ MERIDIAN On College Ave SUBLET- available NOW -thru August. 2 BR/2Bath Male- $560.00 per month - share utilities Current two room mates with occupancy for 4. ON SITE LAUNDRY AND FITNESS CENTER! Walk to class- On Whiteloop Bus line. (717) 576-0109
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SPACIOUS 1 Bedroon Apt. In State College $1,200.00 This one bedroom Apartment is situated in the heart of the downtown.It contains large open plan living / dining area with floor to ceiling windows flooding the room with plenty of natural light.There’s a large double bedroom with built in wardrobes. (415) 663-7201
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BELLEFONTE DUPLEX Available Now Bellefonte.. Seibert Rd 2 Bedroom Duplex Immediate Availability Very Clean Nice Lot (walk to Spring Creek) 2 Person Maximum Occupancy No Pets/ No Smoking $825/Month Includes Sewer/ Water / Garbage Call 814-571-7187
SPRING SEMESTER $478/person Spring Semester rental now available. Rent entire townhome or roommate matching available. Rates starting at $478/person. Newly renovated furnished 3 bdrm units include washer/dryer, cable or internet, and a CATA bus pass. Call or come by today! (814) 235-1377
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FURNISHED ROOM W/ UTILITIES $390.00 Room furnished w/ Bed, Dresser, Med Refrigerator, T.V., Cable, Desk, Chair, Wireless Internet connection, Closet, Share bathroom and Kitchen. This room is in my Home in Boalsburg which is 3 miles from Down Town State College. Room Available May 1 2016 (814) 466-6770
NEW RENTING 50% OFF First Months Rent ROOMS FOR RENT AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY NOW ACCEPTING ALL APPLICATIONS!! Unique, private, professional housing available, all utilities included. Sign a one year lease now and receive 50% off your first months rent. LIMITED TIME OFFER Contact us for more information. Email us at uclubmanager@ gmail.com or visit our website at www.university clubstatecollege.com (814) 237-6576
PARKING Walking Distance To Campus & Downtown Parking Available daily, weekend, weekly, monthly, yearly rates. (814) 234-1707
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GRAPHIC DESIGNER Fast, economical, quality work. Flyers, resumes, brochures, ltrhds, bus. cards, labels, ads, forms, certificates, posters, newsltrs, catalogs, book/jacket designs, logos, menus, programs, invitations. CALLS ONLY, (814) 237-2024
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COMPUTER REPAIRS I have over 15 years of experience in repairing desktops, laptops and servers. I can easily remove viruses, spyware, and malware and get your PC back to top form. Please email Mike at mnap11@hotmail. com or Call 814-883-4855.
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NECK TIES: dozens of men’s silk neck ties. like new. $1.00 ea. Call (814) 466-7235
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Walks Firewood & Lawn Care Seasoned, Barkless, Oak Firewood. Cut to your length, Split, & Delivered. We sell our firewood year round. Dont hesitate to call. Call Now: Matthew R. Walk (814)937-3206
A SST. M A NA G E R FA I THCE NTRE THRI FT STORE Part-time person needed to work some evenings, F ridays, and most Saturdays in the F aithCentre store. Responsibilities include helping customers, running the cash register, organizing displays, and other duties. A background in retail preferred but not necessary. High School diploma or higher education, basic math, and computer skills req uired. Excellent communication skills a must.
Please send resume to Nic ole Summers, FaithCentre 110 W. High St., Bellefonte, PA 168 23 or email nsummers@ faithc entreinfo for more information.
Machinery & Tools
JOHN DEERE riding lawn mower model 160, 38” cut, metal frame, works well, $375.00 Call (814) 364-1963
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ALMOST new Kenmore washer & dryer, cost over $1,200 new selling for $600.00 (814) 364-1963
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TRIPLETS MARMOSET MONKEYS FOR ADOPTION $600.00 Tiny Male / Female Marmoset Monkeys Available ASAP! These lovely puppies are teacup size, they are extraordinarily gorgeous. No tear stains, little button noses, and baby doll faces.They need lots of love and affection, and are ready to go to a good home today. They are six weeks old and very tame and friendly and affectionate. Serious buyers text (770) 203-1986
DREXEL FRENCH PROVINCIAL BEDROOM SET $999.00 62” Triple Dresser with Mirror; 42” Dressing Table with stool; Full size bed frame with headboard - Easily converts to Queen size. $999.00 for entire Set! (814) 355-7946
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CAMPER: 30’ 5th wheel with slide out, excellent condition, sleeps 6 - 7, rear L shape kitchen, 2 couches, 5th wheel hitch and tripod included. $21,995 (814) 360-7360
HOUSES FOR SALE Master Lock Utility
& ATV Winch; $70.00 1500 lb pulling capacity, 12-volt DC, utility and ATV winch,Galvanized COUNTRY 5 min. steel cable with safety 2012 3373 Rls from town. This bdrnOpen hook, 3 Position remote Range 5thacre Wheel home sits on 1/2 control with 42in (1m) $27,000 with open living room, cable. Asking $70 obo. open range room, and 337 (814) 933-0502 dining 2012 excellent kitchen.rlsThree carcondition, gaall season area. insulation rage. Bellefonte package, 3firm. slide outs Asking $250,000 with toppers 18 ft. Ph. 814.222.3331. awning 2 recliners, table 4 chairs, air with heat pump, gas NEW WHEEL CHAIR furnace, electric and $1,250.00 gas combination fridge New Wheel Chair in and hot water tank. Excellent condition! (814) 590-7463 9000 Topaz 700lbs Max. Comes w/ seat belt & adjustable legs. 27 3/4 inch (seat) 131 Autos 39inch (wheel to wheel) For Sale 28 1/2 inch (back) 19 1/2 inch (closed). 1994 CADILLAC EldoCash only, contact by rado, pearl white touring email or phone. coupe. New tires & brake $1,250 OBO lines, runs good. $1,995. (Paid $2500) (814) 553-5599 (814) 933-0502
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Household Goods
SEARS metal air conditioner, approx 15,000 btu, works well. $200.00 Call (814) 364-1963
Campers & Tents For Sale
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COLLECTIONS Fossils Collected In PA 25 cents each. Doll china 25 cents each, sets $1 to $7. Old dolls $1 to $3 each, doll clothes $1 each, doll furniture $7 each. Metal dollhouses $10, plastic furniture 25 cents to $5 (some Renwal) 814-441-5610
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CRAFTSMANS 42”, 21hp, Briggs Straton riding mowing. $600.00 Call (814) 364-9440
OVER 37 MILLION JOB SEEKERS! 814-360-6860
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HARRY POTTER DVD’S $25.00 Four Harry Potter DVDs. (Six DVDs in all, two are doubles.) Three are still factory sealed, one viewed once. Prisoner of Azkaban, Chamber of Secrets, Sorcerer’s Stone, Goblet of Fire. All for $25. Phone calls only. NO EMAIL. (814) 237-2024
OPPORTUNITY TO OWN • RENT TO OWN
We can arrange “Rent To Own” on any property for sale by any broker, owner, bank or others. NEW HORIZONS REAL ESTATE CO. JOHN PETUCK • 814-355-8500
PE RSONA L CA RE A TTE ND A NT:
ProStat Healthcare is seeking a Personal Care Attendant to assist 20-40 hours per week on local home care cases.
Please c ontac t Chelsey at ( 8 14) 5 48 - 7 8 19 today!
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USED IHOME ID844 $80.00 Used IHome dual alarm clock radio for iPad, iPhone and iPod; charge or wake and sleep to either one, to a custom playlist, or to AM/FM radio. The sync button syncs the clock to your iPhone w/remote, Asking $80 obo (814) 933-0502
CLASSIFIED helpline: When your ad is published, specify the hours you can be reached. Some people never call back if they cannot reach you the first time
SUV For Sale
2005 SUZUKI XL-7 3.6L V6, 4X4, 94,000 miles, white exterior, beige interior, 3rd row seating, garage kept, very new cooper tires, excellent condition. $8,500 (814) 383-2113
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Motorcycles For Sale
2006 HARLEY Davidson, Electra Glide Classic, silver w/ blue pinstripe, radio & cd player, hard case luggage bag, 28,350 miles. $9,800. Call Gary (814) 357-0421
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2001 POLARIS 600 Edge $2,200. (814) 933-8709
NU RSI NG OPPORTU NI TI E S A T CE NTRE CRE ST Centre Crest is currently seeking individuals to j oin our growing Nursing team. We currently have openings available for F ull time and Part time Licensed Practical Nurses and Nursing Assistants. We have limited openings on all shifts for both F ull and Part time needs. We have recently increased our Shift Differentials for 2nd and 3rd shift. If you are committed, compassionate, out-going and have a desire to help others, we would like to meet you. We offer paid time off, 403B , and an opportunity to make a difference. Please stop in at 5 0 2 E ast Howard St., Bellefonte, PA 168 23 or v isit www.c entrec rest.org to c omplete an applic ation.
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