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The Bald Eagle Area High School softball team got its season off to a flying start with a 10-0 win over Penns Valley in its season opener. The Lady Eagles dominated in the Centre County clash./Page 23
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Renovation projects at Memorial Field advance By GEOFF RUSHTON
rector Ed Poprik said is budgeted for in the State High Project’s soft costs, according to a release from the district. By a 7-2 vote the board approved the continuation of the Supplementary Property Tax Rebate Program. First introduced for 2015-16, the district has budgeted $100,000 for the program for 2016-17. The district had allocated $200,000 for the current year, but with participation leading to $62,000 in rebates to date, a smaller amount was determined to be adequate. The program provides tax relief for eligible households in the district and the maximum annual rebate is $650. To qualify, a resident must be a homeowner and household income cannot exceed $35,000 per year, with half of Social Security income excluded from the calculation. The claimant or his or her spouse must be 65 or older, a widow or widower 50 or older
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STATE COLLEGE — The State College Area School Board on March 28 approved an architectural firm for the next phase of the Memorial Field renovation projects. Weber Murphy Fox was selected as the design professional for plans to renovate Memorial Field’s locker room facilities and stands. The decision comes after a request for proposal was first approved for release in January. The board will receive a contract for approval at a future meeting. The board also approved low bids for asbestos removal from State College Area High School’s North and South buildings, to be completed over the summer. Bids were awarded to American Contracting Enterprises for the North Building and KLA Roofing & Construction for the South Building. Combined, the removal cost is $154,077, which district physical plant di-
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CHANGES COMING: State College’s Memorial Field will undergo another renovation, including upgrades to the locker room facilities and stands.
St. Joe’s finds new baseball facility By G. KERRY WEBSTER correspondent@centrecountygazette.com
BOALSBURG — The interest in baseball is definitely growing at St. Joseph’s Academy in Boalsburg. Two years ago, everything was in place for the Wolves to open their inaugural season. A schedule was established and uniforms were purchased. Unfortunately, there were only seven student athletes interested in playing. The season had to be canceled. Last season, the Wolves found themselves with a roster boasting 13 names. The team played a full season, finished with an even 8-8 record and was invited to play in the district playoffs. The program is continuing its growth in 2016. Head coach Greg Herman’s roster boasts 20 names now and there’s al-
ready talk of starting a junior varsity program in 2017. Perhaps most importantly, the Wolves have found a home. Last year, the team was granted permission to play its home games at the Shaner Sports Complex, and this season, the school has entered into a partnership with The Shaner Corporation and the State College Baseball Club to make the complex its full-time home. Herman and St. Joe’s athletic director Chad Walsh discussed the partnership with Centre County Gazette last week. “It is very important that the St. Joseph’s baseball program has a quality facility to play games and develop baseball players,” said Herman. “The baseball program strives to be a premier program that will attract scholarly Christian athletes. “The Shaner Sports Complex is a quality facility and the St. Joe’s, Page 5
IN LIKE A LAMB IT’S SPRING lambing season at Penn State’s agriculture facilities. On March 28, these lambs were born, happy, healthy and ready to keep their mom very busy. Exactly 100 healthy newborns arrived during spring lambing season. The facility is used to educate students in the College of Agriculture about breeding, feeding and overall management and care of the herd.
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DOG’S DAY: Nykky, a therapy dog in Centre County, is in need of surgery. Her owner, Debby Jones, has started a GoFundMe page for the popular Siberian husky.
Beloved dog in need of help for surgery By CHRIS MORELLI editor@centrecountygazette.com
BELLEFONTE — The Borough of Bellefonte doesn’t have an official mascot. If it did, a Siberian husky named Nykky would probably be it. Nykky is a therapy dog owned by Debby Jones, who works at the Faith Centre in Bellefonte. On most days, you can find Nykky with Jones inside the doors of the Faith Centre. And while Nykky is well-loved in the community, the soon-to-be 9-year-old husky needs some help. According to Jones, Nykky is in need of surgery to repair a torn ACL and meniscus in her right hind leg. The surgery is expected to cost between $4,000 and $6,000. With that in mind, Jones has set up a GoFundMe page. As of press time, the page has raised $1,200 toward the goal of $5,000. Dog, Page 5
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MISSION TRIP: Gazette columnist Connie Cousins has spent the last few weeks on a mission trip in Africa. There, she’s learned about the culture, the children and what makes school so special. Page 14
SUCCESS STORY: At PhilipsburgOsceola, the softball team has come to expect big things. Head coach Jim Gonder has his squad primed for another big season. Check out their season preview. Page 27
GARDENING 101: The Gazette introduces our Avid Gardener, Lora Gauss, who wrote her first column this week. She discusses gardening and why it’s therapeutic for your body and soul. Page 18
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Police received a report from a 50-yearold Centre Hall man who said his torch set was exchanged by a relative for auto parts on Feb. 20. The torch set was recovered and the victim did not wish to pursue prosecution. ❑❑❑ Robert J. Destefano, 27, and Lisa M. Destefano, 29, both of New York, were arrested for possession of marijuana following a routine traffic stop along Interstate 80 in Boggs Township at 5:21 p.m. on March 21, police said. ❑❑❑ Police reported Johannes Alexander, 43, of Florida, was found to be in possession of marijuana following a routine traffic stop along Interstate 80 in Snow Shoe Township at 10:35 a.m. on March 23. ❑❑❑ No injuries were reported in a single-vehicle crash that occurred at 10:47 p.m. on Sycamore Road in Snow Shoe Township. Police said Kimberly Billett, of Moshannon, was southbound and unable to stop for a tree that had fallen onto the roadway. ❑❑❑ Police reported a 30-year-old inmate at the State Correctional Institution at Rockview was found to be in possession of a homemade weapon at 10:25 a.m. on March 25. Police said the weapon was a toothbrush with a razor blade melted into the end of it. Police said the initial investigation revealed the inmate planned to utilize the weapon on a specific staff member. Police are continuing to investigate. ❑❑❑ Police reported a Spring Mills man was found to be under the influence of marijuana while driving on state Route 45 in Gregg Township on March 26. Police said the driver was also found to be in possession of paraphernalia. ❑❑❑ The driver was not hurt in a vehicle versus deer crash that occurred at 7:50 p.m. on March 27 along Earlystown Road in Potter Township. No further information was reported. ❑❑❑ Police are investigating a March 29 traffic stop along state Route 26 in College Township. Police said a 21-year-old Bellefonte man was stopped for a traffic viola-
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STATE POLICE PHILIPSBURG Police reported 31-year-old Sharon Moore, of Philipsburg, issued a check at Main Won in Philipsburg on Nov. 27, 2015 that was returned for non-sufficient funds. Charges of bad checks were filed. ❑❑❑ Police are investigating a reported of aggravated indecent assault involving a 49-year-old man, a 7-year-old girl and an 8-year-old girl. According to police, the incidents occurred between March 1 and 8 at a residence in Unionville Borough. This investigation is continuing. ❑❑❑ Police reported a 46-year-old Karthaus woman used a 24-year-old Philipsburg man’s credit card number to purchase Internet service at 8 a.m. on March 15. Police are continuing to investigate. ❑❑❑ Police reported a known juvenile pushed his 45-year-old mother at a Smith Road, Halfmoon Township, residence at 4 p.m. on March 21. The investigation is continuing. ❑❑❑ Authorities reported 50-year-old Jane Curley was cited with retail theft after she took approximately $5 worth of items from the Dollar General Store on Front Street in Philipsburg, then left the store without paying. Police said the items were collected and returned to the store. ❑❑❑ A cell phone was found at the intersection of Pine and 14th streets in Philipsburg at 12:15 on March 23. The owner can claim the phone by contacting police. ❑❑❑ An all-season Michelin tire was stolen from the front of a mobile home, located on Catty Nine Trail in Huston Township, sometime between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on March 25. The investigation is continuing. ❑❑❑ Police reported a 53-year-old man was arrested for driving under the influence following a routine traffic stop at the intersection of Railroad and Curtin streets in Rush Township at 3:21 a.m. on March 27. — Compiled by G. Kerry Webster
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Yeaple bikes more than 500 miles for charity By GEOFF RUSHTON StateCollege.com
STATE COLLEGE — Lewis Yeaple is an avid cyclist, and having been diagnosed with type one juvenile diabetes at the age of 4, he wanted to show others that the disease doesn’t need to hinder having an active lifestyle and pursuing activities they enjoy. So Yeaple, a State College Area High School senior, got on his bike March 24 and spent the rest of the weekend riding 515 miles, all while raising money for the American Diabetes Association. Along the way, he was joined by local cyclists who wanted to show their support. “The community really showed up and helped me throughout the way,” he said as his “500 in 5” ride came to an end at Mount Nittany Middle School March 28. “I couldn’t have done it without them.” Yeaple decided two years ago that he wanted to create an event to raise awareness and money for diabetics around the world. He created 500 in 5 as his graduation project and set up a Crowdrise page where supporters can donate. By the end of his ride, he had raised about $3,000, well beyond his initial goal of $1,000. “I wanted to show people, other diabetics, that they could go out and ride 500 miles,” he said. “Diabetes isn’t holding them back.” The ride began at 8:30 a.m. March 24 at the State High South Building and took two trips on the Martins Loop. March 25 began at the Pennsylvania Millitary Museum and
By HARRY ZIMBLER correspondent@centrecountygazette.com
UNIVERSITY PARK — Despite what you may think about the U.S. moon landing or the Space Shuttle program, we are living at the beginning of the space age, according to Michael Paul, team leader of the Penn State Lunar Lion initiative. Paul was joined by three members of his student team as they presented a look at the current status of the Lunar Lion program. Paul spoke at a meeting of the Rotary Club of Downtown State College. Initially, the Lunar Lion program was created to allow Penn State students to participate in the Google contest of landing — and returning — a mobile module on the surface of the moon.
took Yeaple on the 102-mile Century Loop. Strong headwinds that day made the second leg of the trip the most challenging, and support riders who joined him during the trip did what they could to shield Yeaple from the wind. Day Three took Yeaple through Spring Mills, Millheim and Rebersburg, then back and on to Mount Nittany Middle School to wrap up the day. On Day Four, he and fellow riders again took on the Century Loop and on the last day concluded the trip with a loop starting in Boalsburg and passing through Pine Grove Mills, State College and Lemont. About five to seven riders were with Yeaple at any given time, alternating to stay fresh while Yeaple endured the entire 500-plus miles. State High science teacher Jack Lyke, who kept a blog throughout the trip, said initially, support riders planned to stay in front of Yeaple to block winds and make sure he stayed as rested as possible. “What most of quickly realized is that Lewis is so strong that we needed to keep him behind us so he did not ‘rip our legs off’ (a term used when a crazy fast rider puts you to shame),” Lyke wrote. “So now we do just that, we block him from riding in the front so the pace stays manageable for the rest of us. And we really are along for Lewis’ ride. He is amazing.” It took considerable training in advance for Yeaple to be able to complete the 500-mile ride. He biked twice a day — once before school and once after on weekdays — for two hours at a time, putting in about 80 miles a day. But it was also the support of the local community that
The Lunar Lion team encountered enormous fundraising challenges. The estimated cost to safely land and return a lunar vehicle hovered near $25 million. As a consequence, the Penn State team has withdrawn from that contest. However, out of the contest, a new university space program and objective has emerged. Paul explained that Penn State brought together a group of six space age-related professionals to create a program dealing with aspects of technology development. “We want to create a flight mission to the moon,” Paul said. “Our students are developing and testing rocket engines and electronic systems. There are now classes as part of the Lunar Lion program. “I ask myself ‘What does it mean to be living at the beginning of the space age?’ I dream about it every night. Penn State students are changing the world.”
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LEWIS YEAPLE has biked more than 500 miles for the American Diabetes Association. helped him make it through. “This was all possible because of the community and I’m really thankful for it,” Yeaple said.
The Lunar Lion program will soon be moving into a new, larger lab. Paul said there, the program will meet with 30 students twice a week. Most of the students are part of the so-called millennial generation. Paul commented that regardless of what the news media says about millennials, he sees them as hardworking and dedicated students. “They are the most highly educated generation in history. They compulsively check with peers about ideas. They are risk takers who want to leave the world better than they found it.” Paul sees the Lunar Lion program as a workforce development issue. Space, Page 8
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Military, academic cords to debut at commencement By GEOFF RUSHTON StateCollege.com
UNIVERSITY PARK — For the first time, graduating Penn State students will be recognized for military service or academic achievement with honor cords to be worn over graduation gowns. Use of the honor cords will begin with spring 2016 commencement ceremonies, scheduled for Friday, May 6, through Sunday, May 8, university-wide. “An honor cord provides an outward sign to everyone in attendance that these particular students have excelled in the classroom or have served or are serving our nation with pride,” Penn State President Eric Barron said in a statement. “I think the addition of honor cords to our commencement ceremonies is a fitting tribute to the dedication and commitment our students have shown during their academic careers at Penn State. It’s a wonderful symbol of our best, and I am excited that this will be the first class to wear this well-deserved recognition.” Academic honor cords will recognize the top 12 percent of baccalaureate degree recipients in each academic college and at each Penn State campus. That represents about 1,900 students who graduate with academic honors annually.
Students earning “Highest Distinction” will wear blue and white cords. “High Distinction” will garner a blue cord and “Distinction” receives a white cord. Qualifying students will be notified by their college or campus. Distinction levels are determined by a student’s cumulative GPA at the end of the fall semester, but students who earn a higher level upon completion of final grades can contact their college or campus to receive the appropriate cord. Undergraduate and graduate students who have served, are serving or are commissioned in the United States military will receive red, white and blue honor cords. Eligible students include active duty, reserve and National Guard service members, veterans and graduates receiving a commission through Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) and official U.S. Armed Forces recruiting programs. Penn State faculty members who meet the eligibility criteria also may receive a military honor cord. Students who have been granted priority registration because of military status are automatically eligible and can pick up their cords from the Office of Veteran Programs. ROTC students can obtain them from their ROTC office. Those who have not been granted priority registration sta-
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ACADEMIC DISTINCTION and military honor cords will be provided to eligible students for spring 2016 commencement ceremonies. tus can visit Penn State’s Educational Equity website for instructions. Students at Penn State campuses can get their cords from their campuses’ Veterans Affairs de-
partment. World Campus students will receive them in the mail. The Penn State Alumni Association provided funding for the military honor cords.
Freeh files objections to Spanier lawsuit By GEOFF RUSHTON StateCollege.com
BELLEFONTE — Louis Freeh on March 28 filed in Centre County Court preliminary objections to former Penn State President Graham Spanier’s claims of tortious interference and defamation in his lawsuit against the former FBI director. Freeh was appointed by Penn State to investigate the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. In the objection filed on behalf of defendants Freeh, his law firm, Freeh Sporkin and Sullivan LLP, and his risk management firm, Freeh Group International Solutions, Freeh said Spanier’s claim of tortious interference is “premised solely on an April 12, 2012, email sent by Freeh,” to thenPenn State trustee Ronald Tomalis. In the email, sent three months before Freeh released his investigative report, Freeh was responding to a previous email
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from Tomalis, who had forwarded a news story that Spanier would be taking an unspecified position in federal government. Tomalis added the comment “Seems someone might not have done their homework.” Freeh replied, “Very interestLOUIS FREEH ing — we have done our job notifying the Federal prosecutors regarding the latest information.” Freeh’s objection stated “Spanier claims that this vague reference in a statement to unnamed federal prosecutors cost Spanier opportunities with unnamed federal government agencies in the undefined U.S. intelligence community and on an unnamed board of directors.”
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STATE COLLEGE — State College Borough has begun a 90-day trial of 20 singlespace “smart” parking meters and a multispace kiosk that accepts credit cards along College Avenue. The trial is another opportunity for visitors to pay for parking without needing coins. The borough in recent years has installed payment kiosks in parking lots and begun using the Parkmobile mobile payment app for on- and off-street parking. The smart meters allow drivers to use credit or debit cards, as well as coins, for payment directly at the meter. The multi-
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The objection goes on the say that Spanier provides no facts establishing a prospective job contract or Freeh’s motivation. It also stated that by the time Spanier added his claim of tortious interference to the suit against Freeh in February, the statute of limitations had expired. Spanier said he only became aware of the email in October 2015. Freeh also filed objections to Spanier’s claim that statements made by Freeh in the Freeh Report, during the July 2012 press conference announcing its findings and in a later statement were defamatory. Freeh’s report claimed that Spanier and others knew of a previous child sex abuse allegation against Sandusky and failed to report a subsequent allegation to authorities. Spanier was later indicted on charges of endangering welfare of a minor, failure to report suspected child abuse, perjury, obstruction of justice and conspiracy. The space kiosk also allows payment with cash. In a news release, the borough said the meters make parking revenue more efficient and help drivers avoid parking tickets. They also are easier to maintain and are designed to automatically call for repair if the meter is vandalized or malfunctions. The borough’s 2016 operating budget includes funding to replace old coin-operated on-street meters with smart meters. The trial period will help the Parking Department determine where single-space meters or multi-space kiosks work best in different locations in downtown State College. Signs are installed with the meters to show how to use them.
perjury, obstruction and conspiracy charges were thrown out earlier this year. Former Penn State vice president Gary Schultz, who had been charged earlier, also had the perjury, obstruction and conspiracy charges quashed, while former athletic director Tim Curley had obstruction and conspiracy charges quashed. In Freeh’s objection he said his statements about Spanier were only opinions about Spanier’s state of mind or conduct and the facts underlying those opinions are disclosed in his report. He also said Spanier is a public figure and that he has not shown Freeh’s statements with actual malice. The objection adds that evidence used in the report was also considered by the grand jury prior to Spanier’s indictment, and that a judge bound Spanier over for trial. “This evidence of probable cause renders Spanier unable to show actual malice as a matter of law.”
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Attorney General Kane hires solicitor general, an ex-DA with Cosby ties By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press
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GROUND WAS officially broken at the 30-acre Shaner Sports Complex site off of Route 322 in Potter Township in July 1999. Over a fiveyear 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 Pepsi Corp. donated more than $1.1 million for the complex. St. Joe’s, from page 1 professional atmosphere generated during games is unparalleled in local high school baseball. This gives our players, as well as visiting players, an awesome experience.” According to Walsh, the desire to make the Shaner Sports Complex the team’s home base came about after the team played a full season on its diamond in 2015. He said following the season, there were serious discussions for a more permanent solution to a home field, with the desire to make it happen at Shaner. Through those discussions, St. Joe’s was able to team up with Shaner and the State College Baseball Club to officially make the complex the Wolves’ home. Walsh said both fields at the complex, located off of Route 322 in Potter Township, are better than 90 percent of the fields the team will play on this year. “Having a home field with the amenities and playing surface that the facility offers will make for a great experience for our athletes and fans,” Walsh said. Although details of the contract are confidential, Walsh Dog, from page 1 “Basically, Nykky needs a total knee replacement,” Jones explained. “It’s expensive surgery, but something we need to have done because she’s walking on three legs right now.” Jones rescued Nykky when she was just 3 months old. Since then, the two have been inseparable. And while Jones loves Nykky, she believes that she’s an important part of the community. Jones said that she often takes Nykky to Centre Crest to put on a 45-minute “show” for the residents there. Typically, 12 to 15 residents watch as Nykky performs. “She just does different tricks for (the residents). I try to give back a little and they just love her there,” Jones said. Nykky also visits patients at the Community Services Group in State College. There, she helps patients who are suffering from psychological issues. “It’s a great program. She really interacts with the folks who are there. Within three to four minutes, she can tell who is having the worst day in the room because she’s sitting with them,” Jones said. Jones said that Nykky is a special dog. She rescued the Siberian husky — who was originally named Nakyta — from the Alaska Dog and Puppy Rescue in 2007 while visiting her parents. At the start, Jones just wanted the dog to keep her company. “I had lived (in Alaska) as a kid and I decided that I wanted a husky. They’re very loyal, very loving dogs. Nykky was the only one available while I was up there,” Jones explained. It didn’t take long for Jones to realize that Nykky was a talented dog. She quickly became more than just a companion. “I noticed right away that she could pick up on things. It’s hard to describe. She’s just a special dog,” Jones. Since the day she adopted her, she and Nykky have been close.
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said the entire program is excited about this opportunity and the relationship it has been able to build with Lance Shaner and the State College Baseball Club. The school and program, however, will be busy at the field. “Our team and volunteers will assist with maintenance and improvement projects where we are needed,” said Walsh. “The team and the school take pride in the fact that with some cooperation, the fields will remain the best in the area for our athletes.” There are possibilities for expansion, as well. “We are excited about the possibilities of expansion in use of the facilities,” said Walsh, “though nothing is set in stone at this point.” Walsh talked down the rumor of a future football stadium at the site. “Nothing like that has been planned, yet,” he said. “But, again, we are definitely excited to continue to build a partnership and we’re excited about what that partnership could bring.” The Wolves are scheduled to play 10 home games this year. “We’re inseparable,” Jones said. “She’s my lifeline. I can’t think of a better bond.” Jones said that many of the businesses in Bellefonte will have dog treats at the ready for Nykky. In fact, several downtown businesses have already contributed to the GoFundMe page. Toni Fetterman is a small business owner in Bellefonte. According to Fetterman, the community loves Nykky. “They really have embraced Nykky in a Submitted photo way that words cannot explain,” Fetterman NYKKY, a beloved Siberian husky, said. “Every (business) is in need of knee replacement around here has a spesurgery. cially marked container with treats inside just for Nykky. They have pictures in their store of the two of them together. There’s just so much love. She’s completely captured the hearts of everyone.” To learn more about Nykky or to donate, visit the GoFundMe page at www.gofundme.com/wcp39r84.
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HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s embattled attorney general hired as her second-in-command a former district attorney who has become a central figure in Bill Cosby’s criminal defense. Attorney General Kathleen Kane announced Tuesday she has created the position of solicitor general and filled it with Bruce Castor, a former district attorney and elected commissioner in the Philadelphia suburb of Montgomery County. Cosby’s lawyers have been trying to get a sex assault charge against him dismissed, including on the grounds that Castor gave Cosby a verbal immunity deal a decade ago. A judge threw out that claim last month, but the comedian’s lawyers appealed. Based on new evidence, Cosby was charged in December with sexually assaulting a former Temple University employee at his home in 2004. Castor, a Republican, will be paid a $150,000 salary and can maintain a private law practice on the side. He did not return phone messages seeking comment, and agency spokesman Chuck Ardo said he was busy becoming acclimated to the office. “She has come to the conclusion that adding that position will help make the office more efficient as the administration draws to a close,” Ardo said. Kane, a Democrat, is not seeking re-election this year as she awaits trial in August on charges she unlawfully leaked secret grand jury material to a newspaper and then lied about it under oath. Her term expires in January. In a pair of memos about the appointment that took effect March 21, Kane gave broad authority to Castor. She referred to him as her chief policy adviser and gave him power to make decisions on “law-related activities or law-related services.” Kane’s own ability to perform those tasks has been questioned since the state Supreme Court voted unanimously in September to suspend her law license. Kane was inspired to create the position by attorneys general in other states, who have solicitors general under them, Ardo said. Asked if Kane had any misgivings about Castor’s involvement in the Cosby case, Ardo said she believes Castor is “supremely qualified to fill the role she has chosen to put him in and believes that he is looking forward and not backward.” First Deputy Attorney General Bruce Beemer, who has been making law-related decisions during Kane’s suspension, will report to Castor, but will remain first in line of succession should Kane die or otherwise vacate the office, Kane said in a statement. Beemer in December joined three other senior lawyers with the office in testimony before a special panel considering possible removal of Kane by the Senate, a process that fell short of the required supermajority last month. Beemer spoke about concerns that Kane’s suspended license could affect cases and that Kane had not responded to a list of issues they raised to her in a letter. He said at that time there were unresolved questions about who had legal authority to make personnel decisions. Beemer also raised doubts in a January letter to a state senator about whether Kane was legally qualified to appoint an outside law firm to review her office’s emails. An implementation memo signed by Kane on Tuesday said Castor will ensure he does not learn who may have provided evidence against Kane to the Montgomery County district attorney’s office, which charged Kane. Castor “shall do everything within his power not to read or listen to any media accounts pertaining to the (Kane case), and shall immediately report to the attorney general if he inadvertently learns any detail of that matter from any source,” Kane wrote. The document did not explain why Castor was directed to avoid learning details about Kane’s criminal investigation, and Kane’s official spokesman could not explain it. Prosecutors say Kane engineered a leak in 2014 to a Philadelphia Daily News reporter about a years-old investigation into the then-head of the NAACP chapter in Philadelphia. The leak allegedly was an attempt to discredit
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MARCH 31-APRIL 6, 2016
April proclaimed ‘Sexual Assault Awareness Month’ By G. KERRY WEBSTER correspondent@centrecountygazette.com
BELLEFONTE — Statistics show that one in seven boys, and one in four girls, will be a victim of sexual assault by the time they reach the age of 18. To help curb the problem, the Centre County Commissioners, at the regular board meeting on March 29 adopted Proclamation No. 8 of the year, proclaiming April 2016 as “Sexual Assault Awareness Month.” Dawn McKee, of the Centre County Women’s Resource Center, was on hand to discuss an upcoming awareness event in the county seat. According to McKee, the Women’s Resource Center, along with several other local organizations such as the YMCA, Children and Youth Services and the Youth Service Bureau, will host an awareness event beginning at noon Friday, April 1, on the steps of the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte. In the case of inclement weather, the event will be held indoors, in Courtroom No. 1. According to McKee, the groups will recognize businesses, organizations and individuals who have made a difference in the youth and adult lives of people who have suffered as victims of sexual assault.
She said remarks will also be made by District Attorney Stacy Parks-Miller and Judge Katherine Oliver. McKee said residents of the county officially trained in the Darkness to Light Program will also be recognized. This program aims to lend support to victims of sexual assault victims. She said about 6,000 residents of the county have been trained through the program, including all the staff and faculty at Bald Eagle Area, Philipsburg-Osceola and Bellefonte school districts. The commissioners also passed two resolutions at the meeting, including one facilitating the change of billing dates on the 2016 county and municipal real estate tax bills for Rush Township and one acknowledging the matching partnerships between the county and Potter Township for the purchase of conservation easements in 2016. Four items on the consent agenda were approved, including: ■ A contract between the county and Mount Nittany Medical Center to provide sexual assault examination services at a cost of $200 per exam ■ A memorandum of understanding between the county, Centre County Agricultural Land Preservation Board and Halfmoon Township regarding the joint
purchase of agricultural conservation easements within Halfmoon Township ■ A Juvenile Court Judges’ Commission Grant-in-Aid Award notification in the amount of $104,043 for July 1, 2015, through Thursday, June 30 ■ A grant modification request between the county and the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency for a voluntary reduction of the award for the PCCD IP/RIP/DUI Court Grant from $132,435 to $118,029. PCCD has requested that grantees who do not expect to expand their entire award to voluntarily reduce their award amount so that funds can be transferred to other grantees with a demonstrated need for additional funds. The commissioners also approved several items to include for approval at the Tuesday, April 5, meeting, including: ■ A contract between the county and Ronald Gilligan for real estate auction services at a cost of $50 per sale ■ A contract between the county and Teleosoft Inc. for software maintenance of CountySuite for county civil processes. The contract total is $11,124 ■ A contract addendum between the county and Housing Transitions Inc. to amend the maximum reimbursement for the current contract to provide additional emergency housing assistance for drug
and alcohol clients. The contract total is $8,000 with 100 percent state funding ■ A Child Welfare Information Solution data-sharing agreement between the county and the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services for data collection from the county systems for state level data sharing and program coordination for child welfare services ■ A contract between the county and Community Integrations LLC to provide transportation services as requested by the county, primarily medical assistance transportation for outside the county. The monthly fee is $60 minimum for trips 40 miles and less, $2.30 per loaded mile, a $2.55 per loaded mile group rate and a five cents per mile annual increase ■ A contract between the county and Penn State University for an in-kind purchase of five 2012 Chevrolet Impala sedans at $10,340 each for a total of $51,700 ■ A contract addendum between the county and Lycoming County to provide housing for tenant inmates at a rate of $65 per day ■ A contract between the county and Paul J. Ford and Co. to perform an analysis of the Woodward Tower to determine if the structure can safely support an additional antenna without requiring structural modifications.
Senators express concerns with medical marijuana bill By The Associated Press HARRISBURG — Some key Senate backers of medical marijuana legalization are expressing concern about a marijuana bill passed by the House last week, raising the possibility of a delay in getting the drug into the hands of Pennsylvania patients suffering from conditions like cancer and epilepsy. Senate staff and lawyers found what they say are numerous flaws in the legislation passed by the House last week. Sen. Mike Folmer, R-Lebanon, who spon-
sored the initial bill that overwhelmingly passed the Senate last year, might press for changes and another vote by both chambers instead of agreeing to the House version and sending it to Gov. Tom Wolf for his signature. “This would be like giving a child a toy at Christmas but then not giving a battery to make it work,” Folmer’s chief of staff, Fred Sembach, told Philly.com in a story published Friday. “It’s too important to enact a bill into law that may not work.” The House voted 149-43 for legislation that would set standards for growers, dis-
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25 growers and processors, and as many as 50 dispensaries, which could each operate three locations. Folmer’s staff flagged what it said was imprecise language about the regulation of marijuana growers, processors and dispensers. Sen. Daylin Leach, D-Montgomery, the bill’s co-sponsor, said the House version would require that no marijuana dispensary operate within 1,000 feet of a school in Philadelphia. That would make it difficult Senators, Page 8
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Gov. Wolf vetoes legislation related to state budget package By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press
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BEN ALEXANDER, left, and Curtis Decker, discuss strategy for managing their portfolios as a part of the Centre County Stock Market Challenge Game. They are members of Eric Weaver’s personal finance class at Penns Valley Area High School.
Stock market game in full swing in Centre County schools By JANE MIENTKIEWICZ correspondent@centrecountygazette.com
STATE COLLEGE — Consistency is the current rule as the Centre County Stock Market Game finishes its fourth week. Students began the 10-week program with a theoretical $100,000 to invest in stocks and bonds of their choosing. Penns Valley Area Junior and Senior High Schools ended the first week in the lead with $102,397.78, followed by State College High School in second with $101,654.03 and Grace Prep High School in
third with $101,432.95. Since then, however, Grace Prep has taken over the lead, with State College in second and Bald Eagle High School in third. The schools have held these rankings for the past three weeks. Grace Prep has increased its total equity from $102,864.29 to $104,926.43 in the past three weeks. State College Area High School followed with an increase from $102,463.17 to $103,810.88 and Bald Eagle Area High School increased from $100,810.52 to $101,008.96 in the same time.
HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Wolf has vetoed legislation that passed along with the Pennsylvania budget, citing concerns about how it divides money for schools, borrows $2.5 billion, affects greenhouse gas emissions at power plants and regulates oil and gas drilling. The 101-page fiscal code bundles together a variety of items to implement the state budget. Wolf’s one-page letter to state representatives sent the bill back to the House. House Republican spokesman Steve Miskin said the veto was being reviewed and leaders were talking with their Senate colleagues to determine if they will take any action. He said no decision has been made about whether to seek to override Wolf’s veto. “There’s nothing new in the fiscal code and there are things the administration has agreed to previously,” Miskin said. “Also, some of their assumptions are just wrong, but we’re reviewing and will make decisions later.” Wolf said the legislation has a school funding distribution formula he considers one of the most unfair in the country and that bond borrowing was being expanded without addressing the state’s structural deficit. Jeff Sheridan, the governor’s spokesman, said last week the administration will pass out school subsidies “in the most appropriate manner possible, just as we did in December when the governor signed a partial general appropriations bill that was without an accompanying fiscal code because the Legislature did not pass one.” The provisions in the code regarding the state’s clean power plan would give the House and Senate each the ability to reject it before it goes to the federal government for its approval, Wolf told lawmakers in his letter. “This procedure not only permits an
improper one-house veto, but also calls for an unwarranted intrusion upon executive authority, and I will not assent to these legislative decisions,” Wolf wrote. He said the fiscal code also would invalidate oil and gas regulations related to TOM WOLF conventional drilling that have been in the works for more than two years. “This termination of the regulatory process would present a significant obstacle to (the Department of Environmental Protection)’s efforts to enhance environmental safeguards for conventional oil and gas development,” he told the House. “I do not consider this legislative proposal as being in the best interests of this commonwealth.” Senate Republican leaders said language included in the main budget bill spells out that $150 million of the spending plan requires the fiscal code to be enacted in order for Wolf to spend it. The budget bill became law just after midnight — but without a signature from the governor, who insists it does not balance and does nothing to close a large structural deficit. Wolf’s veto also eliminated $289 million that would have reimbursed school districts for construction and renovation, they said. “The governor has claimed to place money for schools above all else, but in the end it was not his priority, given his willingness to continually use his veto to cut millions of dollars from schools,” said Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman, RCentre. The Legislature’s reliance on the fiscal code, despite the state constitution’s requirement that laws be restricted to a Wolf, Page 8
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Business Spotlight: The Garden & Seafood Shack By SAMANTHA BASTRESS correspondent@centrecountygazette.com
CENTRE HALL — The Garden & Seafood Shack is a Centre Hall-based produce and seafood business owned by local farmers Tim and Amy Lake. Tim’s family has owned the farm for more than four decades, and the business is currently beginning its ninth year of operation. The Centre County Gazette recently sat down with the Lakes. Centre County Gazette : When did you start your business? Lake: We opened the produce business in 2008. CCG: Why did you decide to add seafood to your business in 2014? Lake: We added seafood, in a big part, because we missed O.W. Houts. Their seafood counter was like a candy store for adults. There’s nothing better than fresh scallops or steamed clams. CCG: Describe your business. Lake: We are a local, small produce farm that now addresses everyone’s hidden seafood addiction. The business grew from our large backyard garden. Our friends and neighbors got tired of us always giving them all of the extra vegetables, broccoli and zucchini, in particular. So we plant less broccoli and have diversified what we plant to cover everyone’s tastes. CCG: What produce do you offer? Lake: We offer almost all vegetables that can be grown in our area and a lot of local fruit. CCG: What seafood do you offer? Lake: We offer fresh and frozen seafood — wild caught when it is available. Good-quality, wild-caught seafood is hard to find. We try to find restaurant quality seafood so you can make fabulous meals at home. We have 18 varieties of fish, king crab legs, snow crab, raw and precooked shrimp, scallops, oysters, clams, alligator and more. CCG: Do you have any future expansion plans? Lake: Do you mean besides the 30 by 50 fully functional green house, and adding an additional 6 acres into production? Ha ha, let us recover from this one first. CCG: What are some benefits to your location in Penns Valley? Lake: Being in Centre Hall allows us to service the direct area, Lewistown and State College. Some of The Garden & Seafood Shack’s most popular harvests include their very own strawberries in June, tomatoes by the bushel in August and sweet corn in yellow, white and bicolor varieties. Other popular selections
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“Exploration of space is driving business and industry,� he said. “It has become a private enterprise, from spacecraft development to energy exploration.� Space technology is a hallmark of a developed nation. “Did you know that India now has a spacecraft in orbit around Mars? It’s important for economic and strategic reasons,� said Paul. “China has a rover on the moon. We are clearly at a pivot point in history. Every time we send a spacecraft out, we learn something. We are at the brink of a great adventure.�
THE GARDEN & Seafood Shack, located in Centre Hall, is a unique store. Owners Tim and Amy Lake carry everything from plants to seafood.
include herbs, carrots, lettuce and cabbage from the farm, and locally grown peaches, watermelons and berries. In addition to produce, the business also carries goods from several local producers, including Lost Hollow Honey and sauces and dressings from The Village Eatinghouse. The fresh and frozen seafood is delivered every Friday. The Garden & Seafood Shack is currently operating under winter hours, and is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays through Sundays. Summer hours will resume in early May, and the stand will be open weekdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends.
or a person with a disability 18 or older. Claimants also must have been awarded a rebate from the state property tax rebate program. “I think this is a worthwhile attempt at a program. I’ll continue to not vote in favor for this project solely because I’m not comfortable with the age requirement,� board member Scott Fozard said, adding that a “large portion of our community� cannot qualify. Business administrator Randy Brown said the program and its criteria were modeled after the state program so that local rebates can be processed quickly, as the state will have already determined eligibility. The board also approved district application for two Pennsylvania Alternative and Clean Energy Program grants for the Houserville and Radio Park elementary school construction projects. The grants would reimburse 10 percent of costs and commits the district to LEED Gold Certification for both projects, which will include renovations and additions.
two former state prosecutors and critics who oversaw the probe. It did not produce charges against the NAACP official. Kane has denied breaking the law and is fighting the charges in court. Castor was Montgomery County’s district attorney from 2000 to 2008 and served as a county commissioner from 2008 until January. He lost a race for another term as district attorney last year. Castor attended Lafayette College in Easton and Washington and Lee Law School in Virginia.
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single subject, has attracted the attention of state courts, most recently in December, when Commonwealth Court ruled against Senate leaders to say then-Gov. Tom Corbett, a Republican, properly used his line-item veto power in 2014 to blue-line the Legislature’s spending. Senate leaders of both parties filed a notice of appeal in January to the state Supreme Court. Pennsylvania’s fiscal year starts July 1, so the heart of the state’s annual budget season is just a few weeks away.
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Obama’s reaction on Brussels By JOHN M. CRISP
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President Obama caught some predictable flak from the political right for the way he reacted — or didn’t react — to the terrorist bombings in Brussels last week. Commentators and politicians complained that during his speech from Cuba he devoted only 51 seconds to the attacks. And then he went to a baseball game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Cuban national team. A couple of days later he was dancing the tango in Argentina. Maybe the so-called “optics” weren’t the best. But it’s worth noting that for many of Obama’s critics the middle ground between underreacting and overreacting is somewhere between nano-thin and non-existent. The course of action that he might have taken that would have found favor on the right is impossible to imagine. The Republican candidates for president had reactions of their own: Donald Trump ruffled a few Belgian feathers by saying that Brussels — failing to distinguish between the city and the recent attacks — used to be “a beautiful place with zero crime. And now it’s a disaster city. It’s a total disaster.” He used the occasion to reassert that he would close the Mexican border, ban all Muslims from entering our country and use waterboarding — and worse — on terror suspects. More ominously, he said that the attacks in Brussels are “just the beginning.” Ted Cruz called for law enforcement to patrol and secure Muslim neighborhoods — the neighborhoods of U.S. citizens, presumably — before they become radicalized. This is probably unconstitutional. John Kasich, the “moderate” among the three Republicans left standing, was more measured in his response. But like the other GOP candidates, he condemned Obama for not cutting his trip to Cuba short after 31 people were killed by terrorists in Brussels. Kasich said that if he were president, he would have left Cuba immediately. But, of course, Kasich, Trump and Cruz are unlikely to have ever made a trip to Cuba to begin with. That fact, plus their reactions to the terrorist attacks in Brussels, says about as much as we need to know about the stark contrast in leadership styles that the nation will have to choose between this November.
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Confounding Pluto: Photos fan debate Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The New Horizon spacecraft has definitely given humanity new perspectives on Pluto. Last July, the NASA spacecraft got as close as any object from Earth to a world once regarded as a planet, then unceremoniously demoted because of un-planetlike behavior. During the Lunar and Planetary conference in Texas this week, NASA unveiled many of the images that New Horizon beamed back to Earth last year. Far from being the frozen sphere of ice that many imagined it was, Pluto is revealed in these photos as a world with a number of stunning topographical features. New Horizon
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tropical region and an arctic region, though the temperatures for both are far colder than such places on Earth. One of New Horizon’s most intriguing discoveries is a vaguely heart-shaped region on the surface now called Tombaugh Regio. It was named for Clyde Tombaugh, the man who discovered Pluto in February 1930. Tombaugh would be pleased to see that his little world, now officially classified as a dwarf planet, continues to fascinate humans in ways that some full-fledged planets don’t. New Horizon gave NASA enough data to study for years, but if the preliminary photos are any indication of what’s to come, Pluto is always going to confound expectations.
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MARCH 31-APRIL 6, 2016
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Keeping ribosomes stuck may stop bacteria strain By MATT SWAYNE Special to the Gazette
UNIVERSITY PARK — Compounds that stop a cellular rescue operation for stuck ribosomes may bolster the nation’s defenses against biowarfare and bioterrorism, as well as create alternative antibiotics to handle increasingly resistant pathogens, according to a team of researchers. In a study of macrophages — white blood cells — from animals, researchers used two inhibitors — KKL-10 and KKL-40 — to stop the proliferation of Franscisella tularensis, bacteria that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control classifies as a tier 1 select agent because the strain is highly infective and easily spread, said Kenneth Keiler, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, Penn State. The compounds target ribosomes in the translation phase of the bacteria’s genetic process, he added. For bacteria to grow and proliferate, protein-generating ribosomes, like engines rolling down a track, must travel down the messenger RNA (mRNA) to translate additional proteins. However, when the ribosomes become stuck, the bacteria dispatches ribosome rescue factors — tmRNA, ArfA and ArfB — to free the ribosome. Keiler said that KKL-10 and KKL-40 were able to halt this rescue operation in the bacteria without damaging host cells. “At the beginning of the study, we identified compounds that block rescue of ribosomes that are stuck on mRNA, and these have antibiotic activity against a
number of pathogens that we can test in the lab,” said Keiler. “In this study, first, we wanted to test the compounds against a pathogen that is important for biodefense and we also wanted to make sure that these compounds would work inside eukaryotic cells.” Franscisella tularensis can cause fatalities in up to 60 percent of the cases if left untreated, said Girish Kirimanjeswara, assistant professor, veterinary and biomedical sciences, Penn State, who worked with Keiler. It was also stockpiled as a biowarfare agent during the Cold War. “In today’s world of terrorism, it is essential that we are well-prepared to defend ourselves and our military personnel against biowarfare agents,” said Kirimanjeswara. “In that regard, finding new targets and antibiotics against these agents is critical and our research shows that these compounds may be very attractive way to treat bacterial diseases.” After decades of using antibiotics to kill pathogens, more and more diseases have become resistant to conventional drugs and treatments, according to the researchers, who report their findings in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, currently available online. This has increased the urgency to find new drugs and new ways of stopping pathogens. “There are many pathogens that are resistant to all existing antibiotics — if you are infected with one of these totally resistant strains and show up in the clinic there’s nothing the doctors can do for you,” said Keiler. “If your immune system can
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TYLER GORALSKI, a graduate student studying biochemistry and molecular biology at Penn State, streaks out a bacteria sample at the Pell Laboratory for Advanced Biological Research. fight off the infection, you’ll survive and if it can’t, you die. It’s back to pre-1940s-era medicine. If we don’t develop new drugs and the resistant genes are going to continue to spread, more and more diseases will become untreatable.” He suggested that because the re-
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Follow some simple steps to ‘spring clean’ beauty routine LASHELLE KUHLMAN
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After a long winter, spring can feel like a breath of fresh air. To make the most of this refreshing new season and to help you look and feel your best, follow these simple steps to “spring clean” your skin and makeup routine: ■ If you set them aside during the winter months, get those sunscreen bottles back out. Check the expiration date to make sure your sunscreen is still safe to use. Protecting yourself from sun damage is important, and sunscreen should
be your first layer of defense. Even during cloudy days, sunscreen protects your skin. Remember, use it now and all throughout the year, so you will not have sun damage later. ■ Next, exfoliate your skin. Like using sunscreen, this is another thing you should be doing all year round, but with warmer days approaching, you will want to give your skin the attention it deserves. Ideally, you should also exfoliate your entire body, not just your face. Scrub those dead skin cells away and feel how soft and smooth your skin will be. You should choose an exfoliate that best suits your skin type. If you’re not sure which product is right for you, a licensed aesthetician can help you choose. A microdermabrasion treatment is another great option for maximum rejuvenation that helps slough away dead skin cells. Again, speak with your professional beauty
team to make sure this is appropriate for you. ■ While you’re thinking of it, spring clean your beauty bag, too. Purge any expired and outdated makeup items and replace them with some spring classics. Add a new shade of eye shadow, a bronzer to give you that summer glow, a spring lip gloss shade and new mascara, while you are at it. Remember, mascara should only be kept for about three months. ■ Now that you’ve cleaned up your beauty bag, it’s time to update your skin care products. You probably don’t need the intense moisturizer you have been using all winter anymore. Thick creams were appropriate for that time of year, but they may not be needed in the warmer months. Consult with a licensed aesthetician or a skin care professional; he or she can recommend appropriate product changes for you. Remember, choose a moisturizer that has sunscreen in it, too. Spring is in the air and it’s time for new beginnings. For more information, visit www.cosmetic.mountnittany.org or call (814) 2317878.
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J.C. Blair hires team of three urologists HUNTINGDON — J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital’s board of directors recently announced the appointment of urologists Dr. George B. Boline Jr., Dr. Frank C. D’Amico and Dr. Peter J. Tucker to its medical staff, and the opening of a new urology practice at J.C. Blair in Huntingdon. “The trio of urologists will add a much needed service to our patients and community,” said Jason Hawkins, J.C. Blair president and CEO. Boline, D’Amico and Tucker will see patients in Suite 1 at 820 Bryan Street on the hospital campus starting March 29 in the new J.C. Blair Urologic Care Center. They will also perform surgical procedures at J.C. Blair Hospital. GEORGE Boline has been practicing since 1993. BOLINE JR He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a diplomat of the National Board of Medical Examiners. A University of Scranton graduate, he earned his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He completed his internship in general surgery and residency in urology at The Pennsylvania State University Hershey Medical Center. He is a member of the American Urologic Association, American Medical Association, Urologic Association of Pennsylvania, American Association of Clinical Urology, Pennsylvania Medical Society and Dauphin County Medical Society.
D’Amico is a Juniata College graduate who earned his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He also completed his internship in general surgery and residency in urology at Penn State’s Hershey Medical FRANK D’AMICO Center. He is a member of the American Urologic Association, Pennsylvania Medical Society, Pennsylvania Urology Association and American Medical Association. He has been practicing since 1994. Tucker earned his bachelor of science degree in pharmacy from the University of Pittsburgh. He earned his medical degree from The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, where he also completed his residency. He is a diplomate of PETER TUCKER the American Board of Urology and National Board of Medical Examiners. He has been practicing since 1999. All three urologists are part of a larger group, Urology of Central PA Inc., with offices in Harrisburg and Camp Hill. They welcome patients in their new Huntingdon office on the campus of J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital. For more information, call (814) 6412380.
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The researchers carried out the study at Penn State’s Eva J. Pell Laboratory for Advanced Biological Studies. Research in the laboratory is centered on global food and health security with special emphasis on diagnosis, prevention and therapeutics against highly infectious diseases. Keiler and Kirimanjeswara worked with Tyler D. P. Goralski and Kalyan K. Dewan, graduate students, biochemical and molecular biology; John N. Alumasa, postdoctoral scholar, biochemical and molecular biology; Victoria Avanzato, former undergraduate student, immunology and infectious disease; David E. Place, former graduate student, veterinary and biomedical sciences; Rachel L. Markley, graduate student, immunology and infectious disease; and Bhuvana Katkere, postdoctoral scholar, veterinary and biomedical sciences; all of Penn State. They also worked with Seham M. Rabadi, graduate student, and Chandra Shekhar Bakshi, assistant professor of microbiology and immunology, both of the New York Medical College. The National Institutes of Health and The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences supported this work.
“One of the good things about our compounds is this is a new chemical, so it’s unrelated to any of the existing drugs, which means maybe there may not be enzymes out there to modify those drugs and inactivate them,” said Keiler. “Although we won’t know that until we get into the clinic.” Kirimanjeswara said that Franscisella tularensis is difficult to stop because it can survive both outside and inside the cell, as well as in different compartments of host cells. “This strategy allows bacteria to survive and escape from host immune responses, for example, within the host cells, and there are not many antibiotics that can target a bacterium in all these compartments. In that regard, these compounds were effective outside the cells, in the various stages of endocytic vesicles, and in the cytoplasm, making it a very attractive way to treat bacterial diseases.” The next steps for the research will be to experiment on delivery designs and to test the compounds in animals.
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Detection and treatment of aneurysms bring challenges HERSHEY — Whether an aneurysm appears as a ballooning and weakened artery in the brain or in the body’s biggest blood vessel, the aorta, the results can be serious — even deadly. Yet not all aneurysms are created equal. Cerebral and aortic aneurysms often occur for different reasons and require different treatments. Dr. Faisal Aziz, interim chief of vascular surgery at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, said aortic aneurysms have a strong genetic component and are more common among males. People who smoke and have a strong family history of aneurysms are at an increased risk for developing abdominal aortic aneurysms. “The first line of defense for this is the primary care doctor,” he said. “A physician should do a thorough physical examination and make sure there is no prominent pulse in the abdomen.” A diagnostic ultrasound is a noninvasive screening tool that picks up more than 90 percent of aortic aneurysms. Aziz said most that are detected do not require surgery. “The risk of rupture is directly correlated with the diameter of the aneurysm,” he said. “We do know that they tend to grow, so we recommend more frequent screenings. The frequency of screening is determined by the diameter of the aneurysm and other risk factors.” For larger ones, vascular surgeons can open the abdomen and remove the aneurysm. Minimally invasive options require only a stent placed through three or four small scars in the groin. The idea is to divert the blood flow away from the aneurysm so it shrinks and becomes functionally ineffective. “The majority of them are asymptomatic until they rupture,” Aziz said. “The sad part is that most people don’t even know they have them until that happens. That’s why catching them early is the key.” He said the majority of patients with a
ruptured aortic aneurysm don’t even make it to the hospital, and about 60 percent of those who do still die from bleeding more than their body can handle. In the brain, aneurysms tend to resemble a weak spot on a garden hose where the pressure of the water flowing through causes it to bulge out. They look like bubbles or blisters off the side of cerebral arteries. This type of aneurysm tends to develop over time. While smoking and high blood pressure are two of the biggest risk factors, some rare connective tissue disorders have been associated with development of brain aneurysms. Dr. Kevin Cockroft, neurosurgeon and co-director of the Penn State Hershey Stroke Center, said most cerebral aneurysms are found by chance on scans when a patient comes in with unrelated symptoms or complaints. Like aortic aneurysms, the size determines the treatment. “We have to decide whether the risk of fixing it is lower than the risk of a subsequent stroke,” he said. Cerebral aneurysms are rare enough that general screenings are not recommended unless a patient has a strong family history of aneurysms because most of those that do develop only have a 1 to 2 percent chance of rupture in any given year. When an aneurysm does rupture and bleed, patients typically describe the symptoms as “the worst headache of my life” along with nausea, vomiting and sensitivity to light. “They feel very sick,” Cockroft said. “They could be coming to the hospital with anything from a bad headache to a coma.” This type of stroke accounts for less than 5 percent of all strokes, but nearly half of those who experience one don’t survive. A third to half may end up disabled. Doctors can use a clip, a coil or meshlike tube called a flow diverter to clot off the bubble and prevent problems in the future.
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Marion-Walker hosts cultural event for kindergartners By CHERYL DeCUSATI Special to the Gazette
BELLEFONTE — What was gained from 78 kindergartners participating in the Kindergarten International Day at the Marion-Walker Elementary School cafeteria on March 18? A much better understanding and appreciation of ethnic and cultural diversity that extends beyond central Pennsylvania to countries — 24 total — all over the world. As kindergartners met international students and talked together, they shared commonalities of respect and goodwill. Penn State University Global Connections coordinator Sarah DuFour brought 21 international students to the Marion-Walker cafeteria to share their knowledge, through special games, flags, artifacts and other materials, of 12 different countries. Four kindergarten teachers — Patty Correll, Melissa Hockenberry, Jill Geyer and Cheryl DeCusati — created profiles of the other 12 countries the students learned about. Station activities and centers were manned by parents and high school volunteers. Kindergartners designed and tried on their own Kenyan masks. Children tried to get the Canadian hockey puck into the net. Others were Venetian gondoliers on a cardboard boat, taking passengers down
the canals while Italian music played in the background. Children made origami animals, flew paper planes and played Malaysian games. Printing names in Arabic was easy with the help of students from Saudia Arabia, and Chinese paintings were proudly displayed on the students’ forearms as they went from station to station. Children got seconds and thirds of pizza, pretzels, fortune cookies, chips and salsa, and tea with crumpets, courtesy of local businesses such as Bellefonte Wok, Philly Pretzel Factory and Brother’s Pizza. Lowe’s donated 100 paint sticks for the Kenyan masks, Carpet One of State College provided four large carpet rolls for making trees at the Egyptian archeological dig site, and Blonde Bistro contributed 100 bags to collect artwork and things made at the centers. The students will long remember the day they traveled all over the world, not just in their imaginations or through a book, but through interactions and conversations with international students. The children didn’t just make crafts, they made new friends, too, and learned about other people’s cultures in the process. DeCusati is a kindergarten teacher at Marion-Walker Elementary School.
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MARION-WALKER ELEMENTARY recently held Kindergarten International Day. Students had the opportunity to try a wide variety of activities, including a floor hockey game.
Animal science major honored UNIVERSITY PARK — A student in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences is among 100 “visionaries” being honored nationally through the Farm Credit 100 Fresh Perspectives search. Hattie Henderson was recognized by the program, which is aimed at identifying and honoring leaders who are changing rural communities and agriculture for the better. The senior animal science major from New Florence was among 100 honorees announced during a National Ag Day event at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. “Farm Credit has supported rural communities and agriculture for 100 years, and we appreciate the vision it takes to remain successful over time in agriculture and rapidly evolving, thriving rural industries,” said Darrell Curtis, AgChoice Farm Credit president and CEO. “We are proud to honor these area leaders who are helping to define the future of our community and the agriculture industry.” Selected by a panel of experts on rural matters, including Farm Credit leaders and others from around the agriculture industry, Henderson was included among “the best of the best” who are positively shaping what is next for rural communities and agriculture. Henderson is a farmer, farmhand and student who has teamed with her cousin to create a successful farming operation while changing the perceptions of women’s roles in agriculture and conventional agriculture’s role in our food system, according to Farm Credit. With the goal to farm full time and expand into new crops and new sales locations over the next five years, the cousins’ new farm stand operation will include produce, eggs and crafts from their farm, Farm Credit stated in a news release. The farm is fully conventional, and customers are invited to learn everything about how it’s operated to help them put a face to their food. “My goal is to create an innovative and cutting-edge farm on my family’s property that I can use to promote and educate,” said Henderson. “I want to show people that
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HATTIE HENDERSON is a farmer, farmhand and student who has teamed with her cousin to create a successful farming operation while changing the perceptions of women’s roles in agriculture and conventional agriculture’s role in our food system. farmers are not just old men in overalls on tractors, that conventional farming techniques are safe, and that farmers are people who care about the food they produce.” Henderson noted that she hopes their venture will inspire other young men and women to pursue their dreams and to be successful in the agriculture industry. “I think the future of agriculture is very promising, but there also will be a change in the faces of agriculture,” she said. “With an aging population of farmers, young people are coming into the industry, and more women and minorities will be stepping up and farming.” Farm Credit supports rural communities with credit and financial services. AgChoice is one of the nearly 80 Farm Credit organizations that are celebrating the future of rural communities and agriculture.
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South Hills announces dean’s list STATE COLLEGE — The South Hills School of Business and Technology recently released its honor roll for the winter term. Area residents named to the list at the State College campus were: Aaronsburg — Ashley Garbrick Beech Creek — Kylie Confer, Amanda Hassell Bellefonte — Bradley Antill, Bryan Butler, Melinda Cain, Steven Dannaker, Lauren Filipowicz, Donald Hackenberg II, Jeremiah Hall, Jessica Hall, Abram Haupt, George Hoffman, Joseph Hoffman, Jeffrey Lanning, Lauren Lewars, Courtney Lueth, Martin McGinley, Edwin McMillin, Julie Meleshenko, Michele Miller, Kelsey Moore, Chelsea Musser, Tanner Potter, Crystal Roan, Aaron Struble, Jenean Sunday, Angel Warner Boalsburg — Petr Kolonin, Erika Mall, Deiadra Shanley, Rachel Woll Centre Hall — Debra Cooper, Tyler Eberly, Kara Garnsey-Stoner, Marisa Heiser, Tangie Lyons, Lindsay McCornac, Amanda Rider, Denise Smith, Brittany Stoner, Cheyenne Swartz, Tanner Zaffuto Coburn — Asta Broskley Fleming — Ashleigh Turner Howard — Chelsea Lucas, Sheri McCloskey, Valarie Morgan Julian — Hunter Hall, Kourtney Vermillion, Justin Vining, Jessica Wellar Lemont — Elli McKenna, Natalie Torretti Milesburg — Brian Fayman, Joshua Torres Millheim — Makayla Luse Pennsylvania Furnace — Dawna Flasher Pine Grove Mills — Alexander Herr Pleasant Gap — Marshall Barto, Cheryl Keeler, Sherry Tallon Port Matilda — Nicholas Harrington, Elizabeth Neff, Nicholas Schreiner, Megan Sherwin, Ivan Sukovatitsyn, Valeriy Sukovatitsyn Rebersburg — Stephanie Kelley Snow Shoe — Erin Nilson Spring Mills — Cassidy Brown, Torrey Johnson, Dana Lee Philipsburg — Emily Ammerman, Brittany Boston, Lane Brion, Jammie Flood, Brianna Heichel, Logan Hollabaugh, Erica Long, Benjamin Lukens, Katelynn Luzier, Kali Morlock, Stephanie Pickett, Craig Ramage, Shannon Saltsman, Tiffany Smeal, Eric Steffan, Pamela Strickler State College — Diana Aronson, Hannah Atkins, Andrew Ball, Seth Caldwell, Jamie Camarata, Charles Campbell, Katelyn Crean, Kendra Dornisch, Timofey Dubovik, Kimberly Gascon, Ian Graham, Joshua Griffith, Brian Haverback, Kassie Heeman, Kayabrea Hood, Megan Houts, Corey Knight, Samuel Lee, Courtney Luepkes, Brooke Luzier, Dylan Martz, Serafino Mazza, James McElwain, Megan McClure, Megan Mejia, Shane Montgomery, Jing Nie, Kelly Rininger, Timothy Schafer, Sheldon Scott, Megan Sell, Robert Shore, Kulwinder Singh, Heather Sponsler, Lazer Stephenson, John Sumereau, Caryn Trexler, Sarah Woods, Ryan Yoder Danielle Jozefick, of Bellefonte, was awarded an associate in specialized business degree in graphic arts.
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STUDENTS AT Our Lady of Victory recently celebrated the nationwide Jared Box Project.
Students at OLV lift children’s spirits with Jared Boxes STATE COLLEGE — On March 18, faculty, staff, students and families of Our Lady of Victory Catholic School came together to assemble Jared Boxes, an annual project that honors the life of Jared McMullen. Jared was an OLV student who, at just 5 years old, fought a courageous battle with cancer. After Jared’s passing, Cindy Kolarik, a mother of OLV students at the time, was inspired to create the Jared Box Project to honor his memory and help his classmates cope with the loss. Now, Jared Boxes have been created nationwide, and OLV students assemble boxes every spring as a tribute to Jared. The school collected 246 boxes to benefit local children and their families. This year, the Jared Box project reached all 50 states, with more than 250,000 boxes having been made. To celebrate the long-standing success of the project, the school
was decorated with balloons representing each state. Following the preparation of boxes, child-life specialists came to take them to the hospital for distribution and to talk to the students about the children receiving the boxes. The boxes from OLV were distributed to children at Janet Weis Children’s Hospital in Danville, where Jared was treated. Mount Nittany Medical Center is kept supplied by many local Girl Scout troops, schools and, this year, the OLV CCD classes. “This project is a wonderful way to honor Jared’s memory,” said principal Samantha Weakland. “Over the years, we have received many heartfelt notes from families of the recipients. “Our students enjoy this project each and every year,” she added. “It’s a great opportunity for them to help local children who are struggling and to see the impact they’re making.”
Student earns scholarship from T. Howard Foundation UNIVERSITY PARK — A Penn State senior majoring in advertising was one of nine students nationally who earned a scholarship from the T. Howard Foundation as part of its program of merit-based grants. Dorisa Rodney, from Raritan, N.J., was eligible for the award as an alumna of the foundation’s internship program. Rodney, set to graduate from Penn State in May, completed a summer internship with NBCUniversal last year. Rodney was recognized at the THF Diversity Awards dinner March 23 in New York City. This spring semester, she has been part of the inaugural 12-member class of the Penn State Hollywood Program, with participants completing course work and internships in Los Angeles.
The T. Howard Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting and advancing diversity in the multimedia and entertainment industry. Named after cable and satellite technology visionary and Stanford UniverDORISA RODNEY sity professor Taylor Howard, the Washington, D.C., area-based association was founded in 1994 with the mission of preparing and training talented young students of color to become the next generation of industry leaders.
Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence seeking course designs UNIVERSITY PARK — The Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence at Penn State is currently accepting applications from full-time faculty for its free 2016 Course Design Academy. Do you have a new course to design? Have you wanted to redesign a course you’ve been teaching for a while? Consider applying to be a participant in the Course Design Academy, where you’ll spend five days over the summer designing your course in the company of other faculty members from across the university. As a participant in this highly interactive faculty learning community, you’ll apply principles of learning and assessment, as well as the latest research on teaching, to your specific course. Inspired
by the program, previous participants have collaborated on grant projects, presented at teaching conferences and given invited talks on teaching topics. You must be available the following dates for the academy: from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 10, through Friday, May 12, in University Park; time to be announced Wednesday, June 15, for online check-in; and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 13, for course presentation in University Park. Interested full-time faculty members can apply online at bit.ly/1RBzVow. The application deadline is Friday, April 8. More information can be found at www.schreyerinstitute.psu.edu/course designacademy.
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PI DAY was celebrated March 14 at Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology by indulging in a variety of scrumptious pies. Pictured, from left, are Ben Detwiler, precision machining instructor; Erin Gearhart, early childhood education instructor; and Mike Holtzinger, heavy equipment operations instructor. Mary Creeger, CPI substitute receptionist and attendance secretary, baked and donated the pies.
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Mission trip to orphanage is a dream come true CONNIE COUSINS
RWANDA — To be here in Africa is a dream realized. As a child, I heard missionaries at church speak of their experiences. Fascinated, I thought, “Someday I will go there.” This week, my someday happened. The Urukundo Home and Urukundo Learning Center in the Muhunga District of Rwanda is Arlene Brown’s effort of love. At first, Brown, origiConnie Cousins nally from Williamscovers a wide port, started collectvariety of events in ing children from the Centre County for streets and they lived the Centre County in her home. Over 10 Gazette. Email her years, with the help of at ccous67@gmail. church and commucom. nity groups from the U.S. and other countries, “Mama Arlene” established a home for vulnerable children and a school. Watching the children from the home and the community walking to school gave me a rush of excitement. These children want to come to school! The opening exercises with the teachers are outdoors and include singing, prayers and the national anthem of Rwanda. There are 54 children needing a safe haven who live at the home. The youngest are loved and cared for by the staff, older students are away at a boarding school for secondary education, and six are attending university. These young people are fortunate, as most Rwandans are educated only through sixth-grade.
Total enrollment of the Urukundo School is more than 400. It has grown as word has spread and more community residents have signed up their kids. Payment is on a sliding scale, with some scholarships donated. As I walk into the school gates, there are always two or three kids hanging on my arms, rattling off questions faster than I can answer. “Why did you come?” I explain that I wanted to see their country and learn about them. “Oh, yes, before you die,” said one little boy. All the kids give hugs and want to know everything about all the “muzungu,” or “white people.” Our team includes Carol Falke, of State College, who is on the American board of Hope Made Real, the charity behind the home and school, Kim Hershberger, Barb Stapleton and myself. Each of us brings a different set of skills to Rwanda. Falke was in development, Hershberger taught for many years at Radio Park, Stapleton is a retired librarian and I was a nurse anesthetist. One of my jobs has been to organize and check medications in compound’s clinic. It is where the children come with sore throats, coughs or a scraped knee. Today, I will go to a pharmacy with the young man who staffs the clinic to buy supplies from donated funds that were given to me for the school. The items I purchase will mostly be the over-the-counter things that would be in our medicine cabinets at home. I had the privilege to visit the birthing center to interview its midwife. I was accompanied by Anitha, a high school graduate from the home, and Olive, an assistant to the director of Urukundo Home.
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CHILDREN IN RWANDA celebrated Palm Sunday outside. A group of Centre County residents were there as part of a mission trip. We presented a gift to a new mother that included a receiving blanket, knitted hat and sweater, diapers and outfits for the new little girl. All the items were made by hand and donated by groups of knitters and sewers from Centre County. Everyone at the home is praying that running water will return soon. There is water for cooking from the water tank, but water in all the housing has stopped. Everyone copes well with this minor discomfort. Apparently, when there is a
shortage, the water company shuts it off to the community. We have had rain, and as this is the beginning of the rainy season, we have hope. In the meantime, we get our drinking water from a distilled supply and keep bottles with us. As I climb the hills each morning to walk with the kids to school, I am still amazed that I am actually in Africa. It has been an amazing experience to date, and I have five more days to absorb all that I can of Rwandan culture.
Centre Hall church brings DaVinci painting to life SAM STITZER
CENTRE HALL — On Good Friday, March 25, several members of Calvary Bible Church, located north of Centre Hall along Route 144, brought Leonardo DaVinci’s “The Last Supper” and the story it tells to life in a stunningly realistic reenactment. Even those who don’t know much about the world of art are almost certainly Sam Stitzer covers familiar with DaVinci’s Penns Valley for famous painting, a the Centre County large piece that covers Gazette. Email him an end wall of the dinat pennsvalley@ ing hall at the monascentrecounty tery of Santa Maria del gazette.com. Grazie in Milan, Italy, and has been seen and admired by millions over the centuries. DaVinci began working on it in 1495 and took several years to complete it. It depicts the Last Supper of Jesus and his disciples in an upper room in Jerusalem on the eve of Jesus’ crucifixion, and it specifically portrays the reaction given by each disciple when Jesus announced that one of them would betray him. All 12 disciples have different reactions to the news, showing various degrees of shock and anger. The curtain opened on Act I at Calvary Bible Church with the characters seated around a large table, striking the poses of their counterparts from the painting. The floodlighted set, built by church members, was quite realistic and lent a professional, theatrical look to the production.
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CALVARY BIBLE CHURCH members presented a reenactment of the Last Supper, based on Leonardo DaVinci’s famous painting of Jesus and his disciples. In the next act, the Last Supper — the origin of the Christian sacrament of Holy Communion — was skillfully reenacted by the players. When Jesus, portrayed by Tim Kalmbach, revealed that one of the 12 would betray him, the actors reacted with shock and disbelief. For the final act, a video was shown which graphically depicted Jesus’ crucifixion. Ken Foor, clad in full Roman soldier armor and carrying a sword, then took the stage portraying a Roman centurion who had guarded Jesus as he died on the cross.
The players were all clad in full period costumes, and most had beards. In turn, each acting disciple addressed the audience in soliloquy, giving biographical information and describing his actions as an apostle after the death and resurrection of Jesus. Especially moving was the testimony of Judas Iscariot, the betrayer of Jesus, played by the church’s pastor, Rick Gilbaugh. Audience members could easily see and hear Judas’ agony and remorse for what he had done for 30 pieces of silver. Ten champions!
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boilof boilers. Four and, facility, ■ The replacement used at the hospital is the ers are currently Wisniewski, inBy G. KERRY WEBSTER tygazette.com according to that were originally correspondent@centrecoun was constructed using two boilers Medithe facility the boilers have stalled when — Mount Nittany care old said although BELLEFONTE the health in 1972. He replacing the been serving since cal Center has been well-maintained, a more sufficient Region residents of the give MNMC meeting needs of Centre and the water boilers will this week’s the buildings 1972, and at way of heating Board of Commissioners, in Centre County announced $20 million used within. of a linear accelerator meet hospital brass ■ The purchase to even better of cancer patients. campus renovations for treatment of the cardiovascular and those needs. ■ The expansion originally constructed in many facets was “We are growing to keep up with eva drastic insuite. The suite be able since has seencardiovascular the hospital,” we want to in 2000, and going on at seeking and erything that’s crease in patients MNMC’s president floor. be paid through said Steve Brown, services. to the ground needs projects will there will be CEO. “These ■ Improvements attention Authority, and said particular area, which has the Hospital charge to the county. These Wisniewski is kitchen plan and now no additional be paid to the or improved since the to five-year our kitchproject are in them taken care of.” not been updated He said the serve bethe time to getto Rich Wisniewski, former building’s construction. designed to however, MNMC, five According day; en was originally president of 90 meals per 190 CFO and vice the agenda, including: tween 60 and show between 160 and on parkprojects are of a two-story recent counts and served each day. in good ■ The construction current parking prepared a are of meals side of facilities the our ing garage on will increase the number “I think all lot. The project by 300. parking spaces
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Penn State marks Sexual Assault Awareness Month
UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State is marking Sexual Assault Awareness month this April with a range of events and initiatives across the university that offer educational opportunities, focus attention on the issue and bring the community together to stop sexual misconduct. The month of events follows Sexual Violence Awareness Week during the last week in March. It comes as the university continues to work to prevent sexual misconduct, including through initiatives such as Stand for State. Jennifer Pencek, programming coordinator at the Center for Women Students, said the focus of Sexual Violence Awareness Week and Sexual Assault Awareness Month is to show people that they are not alone in dealing with the impact of sexual violence. “Support and resources are available, including confidential resources like the Center for Women Students, Counseling and Psychological Services and the Centre County Women’s Resource Center,” Pencek said. “Sexual violence absolutely is an issue that each and every person should make a priority to address. This is not a woman’s issue. It is not a man’s issue. This is everyone’s issue and all of our business. Through the diverse events at the end of March and in April, we want to shine the light on sexual violence and empower people to learn more about everything from healthy sexuality and supporting one another to ways to safely intervene to help other people.” The month is “a fantastic opportunity for us to engage people on an issue that affects far too many members of our community,” said Paul Apicella, Penn State’s Title XI coordinator. “Our hope is that the events that are planned throughout the month will address issues of sexual violence in an impactful way, so that we can continue to develop a campus culture that is aware of the dynamics of sexual violence and victimization, supportive of survivors, and intolerant toward the environmental factors that can allow these incidents to go unaddressed,” Apicella said. Upcoming events marking the week and month include: ■ A screening of “Pursuit of Truth,” 7 p.m. Thursday, March 31, at Waring Commons. The documentary tells the story of adult survivors of child sexual abuse seeking justice. Following the screening, the directors of the film will host a discussion with attendees. ■ A gala benefiting the Centre County Women’s Resource Center, 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 1, at Hintz Family Alumni Center. The event will benefit the Centre County Women’s Resource Center. One side of Hintz will have food and guest speakers, while the other side will feature a walk through a survivor’s experience with sexual assault. For more information on the screening or the gala, contact Shannon Rafferty at swr5317@psu.edu. ■ “Honoring Survival: Transforming the Spirit,” 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 5, at Memorial Lounge in the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center. Honor the strength and resiliency of survivors of sexual, emotional and physical violence and those who support them in their healing process. Jacklyn Friedman, a writer, performer and activist, will speak at and facilitate the event. Light refreshments will be served. ■ “What You Really, Really Want: Figuring Out What You Want From Sex and How to Get It!” 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 6, in the Garden Room of the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center. Friedman will lead a workshop on creating a sexual mission statement and philosophy and determining what healthy sexuality means to you. Both events featuring Friedman are sponsored by the
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STUDENTS AT Penn State offered their thoughts on taking a stand against sexual violence at the Stand for State launch event Jan. 26. Center for Women Students and Peers Helping Reaffirm, Educate and Empower. For more information or to RSVP for the workshop, email jlp35@psu.edu or call (814) 8632027. ■ Title IX workshop, 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 20, in Room 233B of the HUB-Robeson Center. Title IX coordinator Apicella and the Center for Women Students will host a workshop focused on consent, including how the university defines consent in the context of sexual activity. ■ Title IX workshop, 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 27, in Room 233B of the HUB-Robeson Center. Apicella will host a question-and-answer session, providing information about the university’s policies and procedures for addressing issues of sexual violence, as well as the resources and support services that are available to survivors. ■ Stand for State is planning three-hour training programs on bystander intervention at University Park’s HUB-Robeson Center. The programs will take place from 9 a.m to noon Thursday, April 7, in Room 233A; from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, April 11, in Room 129C; from 2:30 to 5:30 pm. Wednesday, April 13, in Room 129C; and from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday, April 20, in Room 129C. Attendees will learn the warning signs of sexual and relations violence, learn how to safely and effectively interrupt and defuse potentially risky situations, consider values in regards to personal responsibility to intervene, participate in group activities, and learn how everyday choices can contribute to creating a campus where safety is a priority. Students can sign up at www.signupgenius.com/ go/30e0b4aadaf2ca4f85-university. Those who attend will become Stand for State student ambassadors.
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Spelling Bee raises funds for literacy STATE COLLEGE — Word nerds and spelling enthusiasts unite. The 17th annual Ron and Mary Maxwell Community Spelling Bee will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 6, at Foxdale Retirement Village in State College. Proceeds from the event will benefit Mid-State Literacy Council’s adult literacy programs, which work to combat the 12 percent illiteracy rate in Centre and Clearfield counties. Unlike the nerve-wracking spelling bees that adults may remember from their youths, the Community Spelling Bee is focused on friendly competition. The event includes teams of two to three adults who may confer with their teammates prior to spelling. All spellers are able to use pen and paper as aids, and teams are only disqualified after their second misspelled word. Those who want to spell along but are unable to attend the event can watch the entire bee live on C-SPAN. The Mid-State Literacy Council is a nonprofit organization that has provided education services to adults in Centre and Clearfield counties since 1971. The council offers low-cost classes and one-on-one tutoring for adults learning reading, writing, math and English as a foreign language. During the 2014-15 program year, 225 trained volunteer tutors helped more than 300 students improve their literacy skills. Due to state budget cuts in 2011, Mid-State Literacy Council lost all government funding. “We have been working hard to recover from the funding loss,” said Amy Wilson, the council’s executive director. “Fundraisers like the spelling bee enable us to continue providing essential education services.” Mid-State Literacy Council is still looking for spellers, and participation in the bee is free. All spelling bee teams are sponsored by local businesses and community members committed to adult literacy. Barranquero Café, a new State College coffee shop serving Colombian coffee and food, is the event’s primary sponsor. For more information, visit www.mid-stateliteracycouncil.org or call (814) 238-1809.
Schlow Library brunch to recognize volunteers STATE COLLEGE — In honor of the upcoming National Volunteer Appreciation Week, Schlow Library will celebrate its 93 volunteers with an appreciation brunch Thursday, April 7. This event, sponsored by the Schlow Library Foundation, is an annual tradition with a new theme each year. This year, the theme is the Kentucky Derby. “Our volunteers do an incredible service to the community each and every day,” said Diane Schmidt, head of technical services and organizer of the appreciation brunch. “Without our reliable, hardworking volunteers helping behind the scenes, Schlow Library would look quite different.” In 2015, Schlow volunteers provided 7,363 hours of service to the library, the equivalent of 3.6 full-time employees. This marks an increase of 38 percent more volunteer hours than the previous year. At the brunch, volunteers who have reached certain milestones — including one who has spent 30 years with Schlow — will get special recognition. Each volunteer who worked more than 25 hours in 2015 will have a new book dedicated in his or her name and added to the Schlow collection.
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SERVICE AWARDS
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DISTRICT DEPUTY Grand Master James A. O’Connor was on hand at the Old Fort Lodge No. 537 Free and Accepted Masons meeting in Centre Hall to present 50-year service awards to Larry R. Emigh and Charles A. Smith, both past worshipful masters of the lodge. Pictured, from left, are Worshipful Master Mark A. Newman, Emigh, Smith and O’Connor.
‘Knight at the Races’ set Spaghetti dinner slated MILESBURG — The Bellefonte Knights of Columbus will be holding its annual “Knight at the Races” at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 9, at the Milesburg Community Center. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. and post time is 6:15 p.m. The family-friendly party will have more participants, new races and a treasure trove of auction items on which to spend winnings. Non-alcoholic beverages will be provided with the $5 admission fee. Food will be available for purchase, and there will be other games and giveaways for adults and kids. After the races, there will be an auction for donations from area businesses. For more information, email bellefonteknightsofcolumbus@gmail.com.
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The Avid Gardener: Digging in soil is therapeutic LORA GAUSS
“Gardening is not a rational act.” — Margaret Atwood
Do you consider yourself a seasoned gardener, surveying the perfectly manicured annual and perennial flower beds of your yard? Or are you more of a novice, struggling to plant a simple pot of red seed geraniums for the front porch? Wherever you fit in, including almost anywhere in between, you are certainly not alone since there is a broad continuum of garden knowledge and expertise. I identify more with the geranium planter. My later-in-life initiation Avid gardener into the garden world was about as Lora Gauss lives in subtle as Alice’s mind-blowing travels Philipsburg. Email her at community@ through the looking glass. Though I have always appreciated centrecountygazette. com. the lush, orderly appearance of the formal “professional” garden (think Longwood Gardens), I never felt the call of taming the wild landscape until I purchased a bed-and-breakfast in charming Victorian Bellefonte. There I was with an 1858 historic home and piece of the town’s history, and the birthplace of the noted sculptor George Grey Barnard, and not a clue about how to revive the yard to achieve the “curb” and guest appeal pictured in those glossy brochures. Fast forward nine years. Through much learning, as well as trial and error, I have made progress, but a picturesque and well-tended garden continues to be a rewarding but somewhat elusive goal. When should I prune that
forsythia? Why didn’t those pricey Martha Washington geraniums thrive? How do I get rid of those annoying, plant juice-robbing aphids on those heirloom roses? I’ve come to conclude the answer to all those questions is a combination of practicality (that garden sprayer is really expensive), common sense (if the weed torch is used it could ignite that mulch) and, most importantly, research (wow, there are some natural predators for those aphids; I might not need to do anything). Has it been worth the struggle? Definitely. The benefits of any form of gardening are huge. There is knowing you are helping to preserve the environment, while beautifying it, but there is also the slowly dawning realization that all flora and fauna enjoy a fragile place in our world. To celebrate them through the practice of digging in the soil is therapeutic for body and soul. How do I get started, you ask? Find some aspect of gardening that intrigues you. That spark. It could be growing veggies for your family, raising roses, attracting pollinators with native plants, helping others through horticulture therapy. Then immerse yourself by researching and talking to others online, attending programs, joining clubs or visiting stunning gardens near and far. These are all wonderful avenues to begin your gardening journey. Will all that happens on your garden exploration be rational? Will you ever have all the answers? I guarantee not, but it will be fun and challenging, and maybe even life-changing. So each week, I am going to bring up another interesting topic in this space that relates to gardening. I am no professional by any means, but I have seen and learned enough things — and made enough mistakes — that perhaps I can be of some help to you. See you next week!
Centre County’s cleanup event set for April 23 STATE COLLEGE — Individuals, families and groups can celebrate Earth Day and make an impact in the community by taking part in the 20th annual Watershed Cleanup Day, from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 23. Volunteers will descend on sites throughout Centre County’s watersheds to clean up trash and litter, and then celebrate together at a volunteer picnic at Spring Creek Park in State College. Since 1997, Watershed Cleanup Day volunteers have removed 5.8 million pounds of waste from local streams, roadways, sinkholes and illegal dumpsites. Led by ClearWater Conservancy and in partnership with the Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority and the local MS4 partners, Watershed Cleanup Day is supported by local contractors, heavy equipment operators, businesses and Centre County municipalities. In 2015, 380 volunteers helped to remove about 47 tons of trash from Centre County. To join the 2016 cleanup as a group, family or individual, sign up online at www.clearwaterconservancy.org. Volunteers can suggest a cleanup site or be assigned to a site, and all materials are provided.
Household hazardous waste collection scheduled STATE COLLEGE — The Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority will be holding its annual household hazardous waste collection event Friday, April 29, and Saturday, April 30. Items such as insecticides, weed killers, pool chemicals, cleaners, poisons, corrosives, oil-based paints, CFL bulbs and more, from households only, will be collected during the free event. For more information, visit www.centrecountyrecycles. org.
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Event gives homeowners ideas, inspiration By G. KERRY WEBSTER correspondent@centrecountygazette.com
UNIVERSITY PARK — With the start of spring already behind us, homeowners looking to build, renovate and remodel will find all they need to create or update their dream home at the 32nd annual Central Pennsylvania Home Show. The home show, presented by the Builders Association of Central Pennsylvania and Pennwood Home & Hearth, returns to the Bryce Jordan Center on the Penn State University Campus April 1-3. The home show not only features seminars, contests, door prizes and more than 130 exhibitors specializing in all aspects of home building and ownership, but it also provides visitors with opportunities to have all their home building or renovation questions answered, while allowing vendors, local contractors and nonprofit organizations to interact with the community on a different level. The show will be open Friday, April 1, from 3 to 8 p.m.; Saturday, April 2 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Sunday, April 3 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $6 per person and children ages 12 and under are admitted free. Also, there will be free parking courtesy of Moon Brothers Landscaping. Several seminars will be featured throughout the course of the weekend. The Seminar Series is presented by local industry professionals and is a great way to learn more while attending the home show. And, through the generous support of Select Security, all the seminars are free with paid admission to the show. The seminars will be presented on the concourse level of the show, allowing for more visitors to have access to these seminars. “As a technology driven company, we realize how quickly and completely things can change in the many sectors involving the home,” said Dan O’Connell of Select Security. “Select Security wanted to be sure that homeowners have the opportunity to learn about new technologies and products to make their lives easier and better. The best way we can think to help educate the community is to sponsor seminars by the experts from the Builder’s Association
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WHETHER YOU ARE planning to remodel your home or simply in need of a landscaper, the 2016 Home and Garden Show has what you’re looking for. of Central PA.” The seminars are as follows: ■ Friday, 4 p.m. — Going for Zero: An Introduction to Zero Energy Ready Homes by Envinity. Zero Energy Ready and Zero Energy Homes are attainable in Pennsylvania. This mini-seminar will help visitors understand how homes can achieve net zero energy through programs like DOE’s Zero Energy Ready Home. This is an introduction to the ZERO program, the requirements for certification and the benefits of joining the race to zero; ■ Friday, 5:30 p.m. — Creating a Healthy Home with GoodcoMechanical. The air inside a home can be 10 times higher in pol-
lutants than outside. This workshop will feature information and product solutions to improve the air quality in our homes. Discussions will center around air cleaners, filters, purifiers, ventilators and humidifiers; ■ Saturday, 11 a.m. — Upgrading Your Central Heating and Cooling System to Improve Comfort, Indoor Air Quality and to Save Money with Stanley C. Bierly. Discussion will be on available system choices (heat pump, geothermal, high-efficiency furnace or boiler), different fuels, exciting accessories and available rebates and tax credits; ■ Saturday, 12:30 p.m. — Mitsubishi
Electric Cooling and Heating with Goodco Mechanical. Learn about the Mitsubishi Electric cooling and heating ductless heat pumps and the revolutionary new h2i hyper-heat system that heat down to 13 degrees below zero without additional backup heating sources. ■ Saturday, 2 p.m. — What Was Once Trash Can Become a Treasure with the Central PA Institute of Science and Technology. This seminar will teach visitors ideas on re-purposing pallets for indoor/ outdoor furniture, wine racks, home signs, etc. Home Show, Page 22
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Home Show 2016 directory of exhibitors Green Horizon Landscape New Vibrations Audio & Video
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State College Design & Construction
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Clearwater Swimming Pool Co.
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Window World of Altoona and State College
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Frye/Moyer Sweeper & Sewing Center
Universal Settlement Services of PA
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Swartz Fire & Safety
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Bloomfield Nursery
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Bath Fitter
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Goodco Mechanical, Inc.
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Exterior Doors & Windows
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Kitchen Saver
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S&A Homes
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Beiler’s Roofing
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Mid-Atlantic Waterproofing
Bartlett Tree Experts
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Total Air Cleaning
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Stronghold Floors
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LeafFilter North of Pennsylvania, Inc.
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Top Notch General Construction
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Gilmore Construction
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Culligan
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Gutter Covers of Central PA
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Heeter’s Heating
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KR Communications
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Landscape II
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C&C Smith Custom Cabinets
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Lawnscape LTD
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Peachey Hardwood Flooring
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Pella Windows and Doors
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Confederation Log & Timber Frame of PA
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Kohlhepp’s Custom Counter Tops
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Renewal by Andersen of Central PA
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Cisney & O’Donnell
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Allegheny Mountain Hardwood Flooring
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CMP Energy
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Columbia Gas of PA
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Solarshield Remodelers
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Redmonds Complete Comfort
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EP Henry
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Bricks and Stones Supply
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Stoltzfus Storage Sheds
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Central PA Dock & Door
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ITG Construction
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First Energy’s Pennsylvania Utilities
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Mid-State Awning, Inc.
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Ehrlich Pest Control
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Scott’s Landscaping, Inc. & Wheatfield Nursery
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Remodelers Workshop
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Invisible Fence
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Select Security
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Fox Chapel Iron Works
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Green Mountain Energy
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Martin Water Conditioning
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K.S.M Log Homes
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Budget Blinds of Altoona/ State College
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KL Myer’s Heating & Cooling LLC
R.C. Bowman, Inc.
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First National Bank
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EK’s Vinyl Structures
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State Farm
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360 Painting
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Buffalo Valley Fence
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Boyer Refrigeration
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Glossner’s Concrete
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PA Basement Waterproofing/ Mold Erasers Concourse
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America’s Carpet Outlet
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Lewistown Cabinet Company Concourse
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State College Area School District
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Pool Nation
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WB 4 Construction LLC
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Jeff Tate Paving
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Allied Mechanical
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Fine Line Homes LP KitchenCraft
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Home Solutions
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Hearthstone Homes
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Annie Sloan Paints
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USDA Rural Development
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PBCI-Allen Mechanical & Electrical
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Silpada
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Sundance Vacations
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Nittany Valley Organics
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Gary Thull Pools, Inc
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Blue Mountain Hardwood Flooring
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Cutco Knives
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Custom Stone Interiors
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Brookside Homes
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Unlimited Treasures
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Jordan Essentials
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Magnolia and Vine
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Manco Contracting
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ADT Security
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Mid-State Seamless Gutter
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Pennwood Home and Hearth
Pinehurst Custom Homes
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Superior Plus Energy Services Concourse
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Vigilant Security
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Kish Bank
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Lorna Arocena Architect
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Kissinger Bigatel and Brower Realtors
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Bracken Waterproofing
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Poly Outdoor Furniture
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Window Perfections
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Penn Equipment
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Backyard Oasis
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THERE WILL BE plenty to see and do at the 2016 Home and Garden Show, which begins Friday, April 1, at the Bryce Jordan Center.
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Off to a Flying Start
Bald Eagle Area blasts Penns Valley in season opener, 10-0 By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com
MILESBURG — Because of a scheduling vagary, new Bald Eagle Area softball coach Don Lucas squared off with his old team, the Penns Valley Rams, in the opening game of 2016 for BEA on March 29 in Milesburg. If Lucas felt any awkwardness about eventually facing Penns Valley this season, he was able to take care of that right away. He was also able to take care of notching his first win as the Eagles’ coach. His players provided that when they ran off seven runs in the third inning on the way to a 10-0, six inning victory over the Lady Rams. Right fielder Megan Kresovich had three hits and three RBI, including a two-run single in the third, to lead the onslaught for the Eagles. Designated hitter Morgan Peters added two hits and two RBIs, while starting pitcher Moreta Dyke and freshman Zoey Surovec combined for a six-hit shutout on the mound. “I guess I would be remiss to say that it was a little awkward,” Lucas said, “But it was good seeing (Penns Valley coach) Tessa Deardorff leading the charge over there. “To be against a former team you coached, I guess the pressure was a little more for me. To say I wasn’t a little bit tense about it would be a lie. “But we put the ball in play,
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BALD EAGLE AREA’S Moreta Dyke delivers a pitch during a March 29 game with Penns Valley. Dyke and Zoey Surovec combined for a six hit shutout in the Lady Eagles’ 10-0 victory. made them make plays, and when you can do that, good things will happen. We have good foot speed that puts pressure on the defense, and that worked out well.” BEA got on the board in its first at bat of the season. After
PV pitcher Emma Kubalak struck out the first two batters, catcher Morgan Nyman reached with a clean single to right. Nyman immediately stole second base, and then came around to score on single by Olivia Andrews. Neither team threatened until
BEA sent up 11 batters and broke the game open with seven runs in its half of the third. Kresovich started the scoring with a tworun single, and then two hitters later, Peters followed with a tworun double that made the score 5-0.
The quick strikes by the Eagles seemed to rattle PV, and the Rams committed three errors that allowed three more runs to cross. Before Kubalak could get the final two outs, BEA held an 8-0 lead. “I was really excited,” Kresovich said. “I mean we have a lot of confidence in ourselves and I think we’ll do really well this year. “We just wanted to win this game, and we got that.” Now down by eight runs, Penns Valley threatened to get back into the game in the sixth. The Rams loaded the bases with one out on singles by Mackenna Lyons and Cassidy Stover and then a walk to Harley Hess. But Surovec got Dayna Brown to ground into a fielder’s choice force out at home, and then ended the threat with a fly out by Elizabeth Lingle-Brooks. BEA wasted little time in invoking the mercy rule in the bottom of the sixth. Andrews was hit by a pitch to lead off, Kresovich drove her in with a long triple in the gap to left-center field, and then Tobi Yarrison finished the win with an RBI double that drove in Kresovich. “Our gals played a great game,” Lucas said. “Coming in we knew we had good speed, and I like small-ball, so we’re going to put the ball down. Anytime defenses think you are going to do that, it opens up a whole lot of different things.”
Penn State softball squad sweeps Rutgers By DANIEL CORREA correspondent@centrecountygazette.com
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — The Penn State softball team completed a three-game series sweep of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights March 25 to March 27 in a conference showdown in Piscataway, N.J. Penn State won game one 12-8, won game two 4-1 in nine innings and won game three 12-1 in five innings. The Nittany Lions extended their winning streak to four with the win on March 27, tracing back to their 8-5 victory over Robert Morris on March 23. Penn State softball leveled back even to .500 on the regular season (14-14) and improved their road record to 4-5. The Nittany Lions have a 3-0-conference record with the sweep, as this series was their first conference event this season. In game one, Nittany Lion third baseman Shelby Miller had three RBI’s, while first baseman Macy Jones went 2 for 3 with two RBI’s, with one of the RBI’s being herself as she hit a solo homer in the first inning off of Rutgers starter Whitney Jones. Madison Seifert was the winning pitcher for Penn State, who improved her season record to 3-4. Seifert pitched 3.1 innings and allowed five earned runs on 11 hits, striking out two batters. Catcher Alyssa Vanderveer added two RBI’s in game one for Penn State, as she went deep for a 2-run homer in the seventh to put Penn State up 12-3. Penn State put up a four-spot in the seventh inning. Rutgers pushed five runs across in the bot-
tom half of the final inning of play, but it wasn’t enough as Penn State cruised to a series-opening 12-8 victory. In game two, Penn State beat Rutgers 4-1, but remained in a 1-1 tie with the Scarlet Knights, which forced the game into extra innings, where the game was decided in the ninth inning. Penn State scored three runs in the top of the ninth inning to break the tie and take a 4-1 lead. Rutgers could not respond in the bottom of the ninth, and the Nittany Lions went up 2-0 in the series. Pinch hitter Tori DuBois hit a clutch, go-ahead RBI single to centerfield in the ninth, which scored centerfielder Lexi Knief and gave Penn State a 2-1 lead. Reina Furuya followed that up in the next at-bat with an RBI bases-loaded walk to provide Penn State with an insurance run, putting them up 3-1. Macy Jones followed suit with an RBI bases-loaded walk, which scored right fielder Erin Pond to give Penn State a three-run, 4-1 lead. Marliana Laubach was the winning pitcher, leveling her record to 5-5 on the regular season. Laubach went the distance for Penn State, pitching all nine innings, striking out four and cruising her way to a complete game victory. The only blemish on her stat sheet was the lone second inning run she allowed, when Rutgers infielder Jordan Whitley stole home. In game three of the series, Penn State banged out 12 runs on a season-high 15 hits, and cruised to a 12-1 five-inning victory to complete the three-game sweep of
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THE PENN STATE softball team, shown here during a game earlier this season at Beard Field, swept a three-game series from Rutgers. Rutgers. Second baseman Molly Sorenson collected three hits, three RBI’s and two runs scored, while Shelby Miller had two hits, three RBI’s and three runs scored. The winning pitcher in game three was Madison Seifert, as she earned her second win of the series, pitching three shutout innings and
striking out five batters coming on in relief in the third inning for Penn State starter Jessica Cummings, who pitched the first two innings. Penn State will play a three-game conference series versus the Michigan State Spartans Friday, April 1 thru Sunday, April 3.
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Rebuilding a process for the Phillies PAT ROTHDEUTSCH
Fans going to opening day at Citizens Bank Park this season to check out the 2016 Phillies should make sure to invest in a program. This will not be the team they remember. When the Phillies named Matt Klentak as general manager last year and announced that the rebuilding process had finally begun in Pat Rothdeutsch is earnest, they were not a sports writer for kidding. The Centre County Gone are longGazette. Email him time stars Jimmy Rolat sports@ centrecounty lins, Cole Hamels, Ken gazette.com Giles, Chase Utley, and many others replaced by prospects who have mostly never played in the major leagues. Those prospects will get their chances this year with a team not expected to go very far and deep into deciding what its future will look like. That’s not to say all is lost. Many of the prospects acquired in trades for Hamels, Utley, Giles, et. al., are highly regarded and, added to the talent already there, have vastly improved the Phillies’ system. The team also has the first pick in this year’s draft, so there is help on the way. But Klentak is known for his patience, and he has said many times that he is not looking for short-term wins, but building for success over the long haul. The Phillies still have to play in 2016, however, and whether or not they have a successful season probably depends on who’s defining “successful.� Player development and building sound fundamentals will probably be just as important as wins and losses to manager Pete Mackannin. Right now, with opening day in Cincinnati on April 4 coming up quickly, here’s what the team looks like:
The outfield is full of question marks because of injuries to Aaron Atherr, Odubel Herrera, and Cody Ashe. Atherr, who has power and was projected to be at one of the corners, will miss most of the season with a wrist injury. Herrera, who hit .339 over his last 79 games last season, has a nagging finger injury but says he will be ready for opening day. And Ashe, who has been out of action due to an oblique injury, will have a chance to show what he can do because of the injury to Atherr, but he has to improve at the plate. That leaves Peter Bourios, an excellent defender, and Tyler Goeddel to take up the slack. Both have big upsides, and both will have the chance to prove they belong. Don’t look for a lot of power from these guys, but with everyone healthy, they should be excellent on defense. The infield has the Phillies’ last superstar, Ryan Howard, platooning at first base, and their next superstar, Mikael Franco, at third base. Howard, by all accounts, came into camp in shape and motivated, and if he can show that he can still produce at the plate, the hope is that he will interest an AL team to be its DH. Otherwise, he’ll play against right-handers, and Darrin Ruff will play against lefties. Ruff has some power and has shown improvement against right-handers, so everything will depend on how Howard can hit. Speedster Cesar Hernandez, .272 last season, will play second base and bat second, and Freddie Galvis will play shortstop. Galvis has potential, but he is inconsistent in the field and has mega-prospect J.P. Crawford right behind him playing for the Iron Pigs. Galvis will have to hit at least in the .280 range and cut down on his errors to keep that position. Veteran catcher Carlos Ruiz did not have a good 2015, and there a three top prospects pushing right behind him— Cameron Rupp, Andrew Knapp, and Jorge Alfaro. Ruiz will try to bounce back from
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PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES’ outfielder Odubel Herrera has battled a nagging finger injury this spring but is expected to be in the lineup on Opening Day. last season, as well as mentor the younger players. The Phillies starting rotation will have young, strong arms and some veterans who will all be out to prove themselves in one way or another. Aaron Nola, Jerad Eickhoff, Jeremy Hellickson, Charlie Morton, Vince Velasquez, and Adam Morgan are going to start the season, with Velasquez and Morgan fighting for the fifth spot. Nola and Eickhoff are young stars, while Hellickson and Morton are veteran looking to find success again with the Phillies. And Velasaquez, acquired after his rookie season in Houston last season, perhaps has the liveliest arm of all of them. Andrew Bailey and David Hernandez will fight in the bullpen for the closer’s job, with Jeanmar Gomez, Dalier Hinojosa, Brett Oberholtzer (possibly a starter as well), Daniel Stumpf, and Bobby Lafromboise all in the mix to make the team after
having good springs. Waiting in the wings, along with Crawford, are other prospects like outfielder Nick Williams, catchers Alfaro and Knapp, and pitchers Zach Elfin, Mark Appel, and Jake Thompson. All of them, and others, could see time in the majors depending on injuries, trades, or performance. All of that adds up to a team with more than its share of question marks, and people have noticed. The Phillies are generally picked to be among the worst teams in baseball and more than one outlet has them dead last. Yet things could go the other way for the Phillies, especially if players like Franco, Nola, and Herrera can build on their impressive starts in 2015. Whether that’s enough to keep this team out of the NL East cellar is yet to be seen, but for long-suffering Phillies fans, at least at this time of year there’s always hope.
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Liriano gets Opening Day nod for Bucs JASON ROLLISON
In doing what no Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher has done since Doug Drabek, Francisco Liriano will look to set the season off on the right foot on Sunday, April 3. Like Drabek, Liriano will be making his third consecutive Opening Day start for the club. In his previous two openers, the left hander is 0-0 with a 1.38 ERA and an eye-popping 17 strikeouts. Jason Rollison is a The announcePittsburgh Pirates ment for the team’s commentator. starter was made by Email him Clint Hurdle, who also at jason@ admitted that Gerrit piratesbreakdown. Cole’s readiness faccom. tored into the decision. In dealing with minor rib inflammation to start the year, Cole will not quite be ramped up far enough in time for the nationally televised tilt versus the Cardinals. While he may be receiving the 2016 honor by default, Liriano is certainly deserving. In his three years as a Pirate, he has turned his career around considerably. In posting a 35-25 record across 510 total innings, During that time he has averaged 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings, and has done well in regaining his control. Before connecting with pitching coach Ray Searage, the southpaw had four straight seasons in which he allowed five or more
walks per game. While he still is prone to giving up a free pass here and there — his walks per nine as a Pirate comes in at 3.8 — he compensates by being very good with runners in scoring position. In such a scenario, Liriano tightens up, holding opposing batters to a .298 on-base percentage, showing an ability to limit any damage his momentary lack of control may cause. With a slider that is considered to one of the best in the game, LIriano can fall back to relying on deception to get out of jams. In that way, he may profile as a prototypical ace, one who can pitch clean innings while still having the ability to buckle down when needed.
PIRATES SIGN FREESE
The Pirates bolstered their infield by signing free agent David Freese to a oneyear $3 million deal recently. He will man third base to start the season until incumbent Jung Ho Kang is fully healed. Freese will be well-known to many baseball fans as the MVP of the 2011 World Series, in which his game-winning walk off home run in Game 6 that kept the eventual champion St. Louis Cardinals alive. Freese is a right-handed hitting third baseman with a career .276 batting average. In his seven years, he has connected for 68 home runs and 348 RBI, with a career year coming in 2012 — a year that saw his first and to-date only All-Star appearance as he swatted high-water marks of 20 home runs and 79 RBI. Thought to be able to demand as much as $5 million per year on the free agent
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At Port Royal Speedway, the UFO Late Models kicked off their 2016 challenge in a clash of the late model series with Rochester Mills’ Gregg Satterlee prevailing in an action packed event for the $3,000 payday. In the UFO Semi-Late Model main, Rance Garlock took the lead from Eric Irvin and then held off Kyle Lee for the $1,000 victory. East Berlin’s Aaron Ott led the way in the 25-lap 410 sprint car main. Port Royal Speedway will present its first Camera & Autograph Night of the season Saturday, April 2, with racing slated for 6 p.m. For the purchase of a general admission ticket this week, fans will be permitted access to the pit area from 4 to 5 pm in order to meet their favorite drivers and take photos. Racing action includes the Weikert’s Livestock 410 sprints, Aumiller’s Insurance super late models and the kickoff of the 2016 River Valley Builders 305 sprint car series. Over at Lincoln Speedway NASCAR star Kasey Kahne showed ‘em how it’s done making a rare appearance in the Pigeon Hills,he made the most of his weekend off by leading every lap of Lincoln’s $5,000-to-win Spring Championship for 410 sprint cars. Lincoln Speedway switches to a 7 p.m. start time next weekend, Saturday, April 2nd, with the first three-division show of the season featuring the 410 Sprints, 358 Sprints, and Central PA Legends. Gates will open at 5 p.m. At Williams Grove Speedway Friday night Greg Hodnett claimed the checkers in the Sprint car division while Matt Cosner of Cumberland, Md., scored his first ever
STATE COLLEGE — A closer look at the State College Area High School boys’ volleyball team: Coach, years with the team — Kim-Li Kimel, 16th season. 2015 record — 10-7, District VI-IX-X champions. Key losses — Aaron Cymbor, Tyler Snyder, Peyton Stark and John Weakland. Returning letter winners — Gabe Avillion, Scott Tillotson, Noah Christie and Brandon Kuruzovich. Strengths — “We have a core group of returning seniors that will anchor our lineup. We’re looking at asking several players to become proficient in different positions and we feel that they are athletic enough to bridge some gaps in offense,” Kimel said. Concerns — “We’re always concerned about staying healthy and focused as the season progresses. We’re looking at developing some new systems that highlight our strengths, but we are early on in the process,” Kimel said. Outlook — Kimel is very optimistic once again. “We hope to advance every year into the PIAA rounds of the playoffs,” he said. Circle these dates — State High has several key matches, according to Kimel, “Central Dauphin and Cumberland Valley are big games for us,” he said.
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THE 2016 Philipsburg-Osceola High School softball team. Pictured, from left, are Jayde Burge, Shawna Lumadue, Kam Harris, Haylee Hayward, Annie Kost, Maggie Peck, Hannah Thompson, Chelsey Henry, Ally Fenton, Kendra Carns, Rachel Simpson, Kayleigh Taylor, Madison Lucas, Kylie Thal and Sadie Granville.
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PHILIPSBURG — A closer look at the 2016 Philipsburg-Osceola High School softball team: Coach — Jim Gonder, 34th year (598135) 2014-15 record — 19-3, Mountain League Champions; lost in second round of the playoffs to Central, 11-10 Graduated seniors — Abby Showers, McKenzie Burge, Megan Baney Returning players — Chelsey Henry (OF), Haylee Hayward (3B), Maggie Peck (P/1B), Kylie Thal (C), Jade Burge (OF), Hannah Thompson (SS), Shawna Lumadue (OF), Sadie Granville (2B) Outlook — After every successful softball season at Philipsburg-Osceola, the Mounties graduate stars who look nearly impossible to replace. Yet every new season, head coach Jim Gonder and his staff are able to put the puzzle back together, and P-O keeps bounding along. There is no reason to think that 2016 will be any different. P-O finished 19-3 last season, won the Mountain League with a perfect 14-0 record and finished a game away from another trip to the state tournament. Senior stars Abby Showers, Megan Baney and MaKenzie Burge moved on, but Philipsburg will return eight players from
that team — including six starters — and will also add a slew of promising newcomers. Topping the list of returnees is third baseman and four-year starter Haylee Hayward. Hayward has been a staple at the corner for P-O, and this year she will be taking on added leadership responsibilities for what will be a much younger team. “She (Hayward) has to be a good leader, and she will be,” Gonder said. “She is a good kid. Maggie (Peck) is also a good leader, and we also have returning senior Chelsea Henry.” Peck and freshman Kam Harris will handle the pitching, which Gonder thinks will be one of the strengths of the team. The concern, Gonder said, is like with any young team, the players will have to develop consistency on offense. “Our goal is to get better every day,” he said, “so that we’re hopefully playing our best softball in May. We have to make some decisions, and we are going to give some people chances. “I’m always positive. I’m always positive about their development, and they will get better.” Circle these dates — vs. Bald Eagle Area (Thursday, March 31); vs. Hollidaysburg (Friday, April 1); at Penns Valley (Tuesday, April 5); vs. Bellefonte (Friday, April 8); vs. Central (Monday, April 11)
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STATE COLLEGE — A closer look at the 2016 State College Area High School boys’ track and field squad: Coach, years with team — Steve Shisler, sixth season. 2015 record — 6-1. Key losses — Matt Beyerle, Eric Heatwole, Kyle Charney, Joe Moen, Tyler Smith, Matt Suchanec and Ryan Matviichuck. Returning letter winners — None. Key newcomers — Mitchell Etter, Stan Hamilton, Jake Hefkin, Craig Hilliard, Owen Isham, Luke Knipe, Chase Longnecker, Donovan Moses, Jeremy Thompson and Titus Thompson. Strengths — “The depth and experience of this team will be our strength. The
outdoor boys’ roster is in excess of 120 boys, and there is strength in numbers,” Shisler said. Concerns — “Daily focus and commitment of each student-athlete to the coaches instruction will be the key for each individual in achieving all they are capable of. State College is fortunate to have an outstanding coaching staff across all event areas. If our students-athletes follow and trust the coaches each day, our program will achieve great results,” Shishler said. Outlook — “This team has the potential to achieve another historic result during the outdoor season, if they commit to the daily process of being the best they can be,” Shishler said. Circle these dates — Shisler said all of the meets are key for a successful season.
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Experienced Lady Little Lions looking for more success By G. KERRY WEBSTER correspondent@centrecountygazette.com
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THE PENNS VALLEY varsity baseball team returns five letter winners to the diamond in 2016. Pictured, from left, are Jonathan Montresor, Corbin Woodring, Joseph Whitmer, Allen Cain and Chase Collison.
Penns Valley hardballers look for more wins with new coach By G. KERRY WEBSTER
STATE COLLEGE — A closer look at the 2016 State College Area High School softball team: Coach, years with team — Mike Harper, third season. 2015 record — 13-9. Key losses — Jess Henderson (P), Brenna Adams (2B), Corey Marfitt (SS) and Karli Nolan (P). Returning letter winners — Hannah Shields, Avery Cymbor, Jenna Peterson, Alyssa Shedlock, Abby Allen, Andrea Kling, Andrea Myers, Kayla Hawbaker and Jennie Ewton. Strengths — “The strength of this year’s team is our returning experience. We had such a young and varsity-inexperienced team last year, but we return most of our starters from last season, so that should provide us with some confidence as we start the season,” Harper said. Concerns — “Our depth is an issue. We ave some athletic players who are vying for playing time, including juniors Saede
starting rotation with a mix of hard throwers and off-speed pitchers. Offensively, we have a nice mix of left-handed and righthanded hitters. On defense, I am expecting solid play. We also have good team speed,” Bowersox said. Concerns — “We need to avoid injuries,” Bowersox said. Outlook — “The 2016 Penns Valley Rams varsity baseball team is a fearless, bulky group of athletes. They all have positive attitudes, are very team oriented and the athleticism will be seen in the weeks to come,” Bowersox said. Circle these dates — According to Bowersox, they’re all big. “All the games are key games towards the playoffs,” he said.
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SPRING MILLS — A closer look at the 2016 Penns Valley Area High School baseball team: Coach, years with team — Jon Bowersox, first. 2015 record — 6-12. Key losses — Davey Keller, Wyatt Sharp, L.J. Johnson, Logan Marcum, Colton Treaster, Kevin Sweeley, Hunter Ilgen and Ryan McElwee. Returning letter winners — Chase Collison, Corby Woodring, Allen Cain, Jon Montresor and Joe Whitmer. Strengths — “We have a pretty solid Racing, from page 25 Williams Grove feature win worth $2,000 after holding off last week’s winners Gregg Satterlee. Williams Grove Speedway will host the first race in the 2016 Yellow Breeches 500 series for the Lawrence Chevrolet 410
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THE LADY LITTLE LION varsity softball team returns nine letter winners to the diamond in 2016. Kneeling, from left, are Kayla Hawbaker, Alyssa Shedlock and Andrea Myers. Standing are Jenna Peterson, Abby Allen, Andrea Kling, Hannah Shields and Jennie Ewton. Avery Cymbor is absent from the photo.
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BOALSBURG — Last year, Pam Bair celebrated her 25th year as a small business owner. And, through those 25 years, her shop, A Basket Full, has evolved. When Bair started out, the shop was a small country store with an Americana theme. She had dreams of turning it into a craft store. But, though the store did carry some craft supplies and taught various classes, Bair realized that with the opening of craft retail chains, her store needed to be different. Using her creative style, she turned to the art of gift giving. She enjoyed the idea of helping people pick out the perfect gift for someone, and that is how her gift baskets developed. On request, Bair and other shop em-
ployees will help shoppers customize gift baskets, making them match the gift recipients’ unique tastes. At A Basket Full, the staff can even customize baskets to fit the gift giver’s price range. Bair’s store is ever-changing. With the help of the staff and the community, Bair has molded the store into what it is today — a gift shop, a gift basket workshop and a clothing and accessory boutique. “In the past 26 years, styles have changed and we evolved with them,” said Bair. The store now carries name brands such as Vera Bradley, Brighton and Crabtree & Evelyn. Bair is excited about the upscale clothing, jewelry and purses that the store offers. A wide array of Polish pottery pieces can also be found in the store. In 1999, Bair moved from her location on the Boalsburg Diamond to the current
home of her store, a historic house built in 1827 located on East Main Street. A boutique located inside an old house, it offers shoppers a unique experience. Each room displays a different theme, and even the kitchen is used to display the large array of gourmet food — including locally made items — the store carries. Though Bair is not planning on any more expansion, there is always a new project on her agenda. Currently, she is working on updating the website in order to make it more user-friendly. Though customers will not be able to make purchases online, the new site will allow shoppers to search through some of A Basket Full’s inventory. “We want to keep trying to offer what the customers want,” said Bair. For more information, visit www.basket-full.com.
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Philipsburg native pens children’s book By G. KERRY WEBSTER correspondent@centrecountygazette.com
PHILIPSBURG — A man with roots in the Philipsburg community has published his second children’s book, “The Sleepiest Thing in the World.” G. Quentin Mull’s newest story, which follows on the heels of his first children’s book, “Where Does God Live?” is now available at Amazon.com and through Tate Publishing’s website. Mull said that, like most creative endeavours, “The Sleepiest Thing in the World” was a work of spontaneity. “It was the summer of 2014 and my brother and his wife were preparing to have a child,” he said. “One day, I was a few hours into a rucksack hike and as
“The countless hours I spent in the Pennsylvania forests growing up gave me a strong sense of natural beauty, which is a recurring theme in my books. I would say no matter where I am, Centre County is my home and there is a piece of it that I carry with me everywhere.” After high school, Mull studied at Valley Forge Military College, Cornell and Pepperdine. Business has taken him to Los Angeles, Denver and Dallas, and currently he resides in Nashville, Tenn., where he runs a business manufacturing and marketing exercise products for Crossfit. “But, my passion has always been for writing,” he said. “Whether lyrics, poems or screenplays, the written word has always been my favorite past time and cherished release.”
Mull’s first published work was a novel, “The Aura.” He also wrote a self-help book, “Be Invincible: Five Steps to Elite Mental Toughness.” He said he plans to write three more children’s books in 2016, including “A Truck is Never Big Enough,” “The Alphabet of Outrageously Adorable Animals” and “Sometimes Soldiers are Sad,” which introduces children to PTSD. Mull was born at the former Centre Community Hospital in State College and lived in Philipsburg until graduating high school. His family has owned the 1813 Victorian farm house known as Halehurst in Philipsburg since his ancestor, R.C. Hale, purchased the property in the 1860s. “My roots in Centre County are pretty deep ones,” he said.
I paused on a hillside to rehydrate, I just thought, ‘Wouldn’t it be nice to have a bedtime story that put kids in a soothG. QUENTIN MULL ing meditative state?’ So, I literally started thinking of the sleepiest things I could think of — snoozing dogs, twinkling stars, chirping crickets.” Mull said he wrote the book in a single afternoon; however, he noted the editing and illustration process took several months. The book was officially released Feb. 2.
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THE BOOK “The Sleepiest Thing in the World” is the latest offering from author C. Quentin Mull.
School of Theatre alumni to present mentoring event UNIVERSITY PARK — Networking, mentoring, the chance to learn directly from professionals in your industry — it’s what all students want. And it’s what Penn State theater students will get, at the second annual “Behind the Curtain: A Backstage Pass to the Multidisciplinary Industry of Theatre,” Saturday, April 2, and Sunday, April 3, in the Theatre Building on the University Park campus. In connection with the Student Programming Association, Jackie Cruz, known for her role of Flaca in “Orange Is the New Black,” will give a keynote address about diversity in the entertainment industry at 3:15 p.m. Sunday, April 3, in the Playhouse Theatre. “Behind the Curtain,” presented by the School of Theatre Alumni Group, was started to provide Penn State theater students with the opportunity to connect with alumni and other professionals in the industry in an intimate setting. The event includes two days of workshops and masterclasses taught by actors, directors, designers, casting agents and other professionals who are currently in the trenches. Topics include auditioning for musical theater, scenic design, playwriting, working in Los Angeles, careers in arts administration and how to get an agent, among others. Mike Karns, a 2011 bachelor of fine arts
in theatre graduate and president of the School of Theatre Alumni Group, said one of the group’s primary goals is to create opportunities for alumni to not only connect with each other, but also with current students. “We hope to provide a conduit for students to better transition them into the real world after graduation,” he said. “By establishing these connections early, we hope to provide students with a stronger set of connections, as well as real world knowledge as they begin planning their careers.” According to Karns, “Behind the Curtain” is different from other mentoring opportunities because it’s a “concentrated” event with nearly 30 professionals spanning a myriad of theater professions. “Through the unique structure of the weekend, and our timing with the School of Theatre’s production of ‘Hair,’ we are able to have tangible conversations about challenges in the school setting, and opportunities after graduation,” said Karns. “Behind the Curtain” has been organized by the School of Theatre Alumni Group and student representatives Benjamin Nissen and Carolyn Quinn. The weekend-long event is sponsored by the Student Programming Association and
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CASTING DIRECTOR Allison Kirschner, a Penn State grad, speaks during last year’s “Behind the Curtain” event. The event is free and open to the public. For more details, visit the event’s Facebook page.
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‘Blood at the Root’ to have New York City premiere
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THE STATE COLLEGE Choral Society will close its 67th season at the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center at Penn State.
State College Choral Society to perform ‘Remembrance’ STATE COLLEGE — To close its 67th season, the State College Choral Society, under the direction of Dr. Russell Shelley, will present “Remembrance” at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 10, at the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center at Penn State University’s main campus. The centerpiece of the program will be the Pennsylvania premiere of Thomas Beveridge’s “Yizkor Requiem: A Quest for Spiritual Roots.” Completed in 1994, this work illustrates musically the common themes in the memorial services of both the Jewish and Catholic faiths. Beveridge describes his work as a “sacred bridge” between the two rituals, with the title of the work reflecting the first words of the Yizkor service and the requiem mass. The program will also include two familiar works, Felix Mendelssohn’s “Hear My Prayer” and Johannes Brahms’ “Alto Rhapsody.” The Choral Society will be joined by tenor/cantor Benjamin Warschawski, soprano Laura Choi Stuart and mezzo-soprano Heather Johnson, as well as a chamber orchestra. Beveridge will present a free pre-concert lecture at 3 p.m. Warschawski has been recognized worldwide for his talents in both operatic and cantorial realms. His ability to bring polished, classical style to his cantorial singing and rich, soulful emotion to the operatic stage has prompted many to dub him “this generation’s Richard Tucker.” He has performed for audiences worldwide in more than 20 leading operatic tenor roles, and he currently holds the position of chief cantor at the Ezra Habonim/The Niles Township Congregation in Chicago. Stuart is at home on the operatic, concert and recital stage. She has performed with Annapolis Opera, Opera North, Boston Lyric Opera, Opera Boston, Berkshire Opera Company and the Washington Savoyards. She was born in Germany and grew up in Carlisle, and has performed extensively in concert and chamber settings, both in traditional repertoire as well as in progressive works. Johnson has received critical acclaim for her work on both the opera and concert stage. She made her Metro-
politan Opera company debut in the 2011 Summer Recital Series, then returned in the 2012-13 season making her house debut as a flower maiden in “Parsifal.” During the 2013-14 season, Johnson returned to the Met for “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and sang the title role in Boston Lyric Opera’s new production of Jack Beeson’s “Lizzie Borden,” which she also performed at Tanglewood. She recently sang the role of Jo in Mark Adamo’s “Little Women” at Madison Opera in February. Beveridge has had a distinguished career in music and has been recognized for his multifaceted abilities as a singer, oboist, keyboard player, composer, arranger, teacher and conductor. He attended Harvard College and did vocal study at the Longy School of Music. He also studied composition and conducting in France with Nadia Boulanger. He is a prolific composer and arranger, and many of this more than 700 compositions and arrangements have been published. Beveridge has received distinguished commissions from Harvard University, Harvard Divinity School, Union Theological Seminary and more, and his works have been recorded on numerous labels. He currently is the artistic director of the New Dominion Chorale, artistic director of the National Men’s Chorus and director of music at Western Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C. This performance is being co-sponsored by Mimi Barash Coppersmith and Barbara R. Palmer, with additional support from the Central Pennsylvania Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Centre County Board of Commissioners. The State College Choral Society is one of the largest and most-established community arts organizations in Centre County. From its inception in 1949 as a small singing group performing Bach choruses, the ensemble has grown to nearly 140 volunteer members who perform in two to five classical choral concerts each performance season. Tickets are available at the door, online at www.scchoralsociety.org or by calling (814) 404-9223.
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April 12–23, 2016 Pavilion Theatre
UNIVERSITY PARK — The international award-winning “Blood at the Root,” which the Penn State School of Theatre commissioned for its master of fine arts acting class of 2014, will have its New York City premiere at the National Black Theatre, Wednesday, April 20, through Sunday, May 15. Written by Dominique Morisseau and directed by Steve Broadnax, head of the MFA acting program, the play, inspired by the story of six black Louisiana teenagers charged with attempted murder, won the Kennedy Center’s Hip Hop Theater Creator Award and has been honored at Australia’s Adelaide Fringe Festival, Scotland’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe and South Africa’s Grahamstown Arts Festival. During the 2013-14 academic year, the MFA actors took “Blood at the Root” to Penn State commonwealth campuses and have continued to perform the play nationally and internationally. The New York City premiere of “Blood at the Root” is co-presented by the National Black Theatre and Hi-ARTS. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www. nationalblacktheatre.org/#!blood-at-the-root/ryejq
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THE AWARD-WINNING “Blood at the Root” is directed by Penn State professor Steve Broadnax.
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‘Viennese Ball’ culmination of School of Music study series UNIVERSITY PARK — To culminate its yearlong focus on the relationship of music and dance, the Penn State School of Music will host “A Celebration of Viennese Music and Dance,” highlighted by a “A Viennese Ball” at 10 p.m. Saturday, April 2, in the HUB-Robeson Center. In the week leading up to the ball, the school will present two lectures/demonstrations on 19thcentury dance practices and dance music of 19th-century Vienna. All events are free and open to the public. From 5 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 29, in 114 Theatre Building, Pi Kappa Lambda guest lecturer and dancer Dan Calloway will present “19th-Century Dancing in Vienna: From Scandal to Enduring International Sensation.” Calloway is a dual fellow in the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing. His presentation will include discussion and demonstration with particular emphasis on Viennese waltzes and polkas. He will also contrast these historic dance practices with contemporary choreography and movement. Volunteer dancers are encouraged to participate.
From 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Friday, April 1, in Esber Recital Hall, Penn State professor of music theory Eric McKee will present “Prelude to a Ball: Viennese Music and Dance,” a lecture/demonstration on the dance music of 19th-century Vienna during the School of Music’s Common Hour. He will be joined by dancers and a chamber orchestra conducted by Benjamin Firer, School of Music alumnus. Those in attendance will learn about an important but rarely emphasized repertoire of Western art music, and also enjoy a preview of the music and dance that will take place at the Viennese Ball the following evening. At 10 p.m. Saturday, April 2, “A Viennese Ball” will be held in Heritage Hall of the HUB-Robeson Center. The ball is cosponsored by the Zeta Iota Chapter of Pi Kappa Lambda and the Penn State Ballroom Dance Club. A chamber orchestra of Penn State students, conducted by Firer, will provide the music, consisting mainly of 19th-century Viennese waltzes and polkas. Attendees are encouraged to dress
State College Choral Society presents
remembrance Sunday, April 10 4:00 p.m. Pasquerilla Spiritual Center
Mendelssohn Hear My Prayer Brahms Alto Rhapsody Beveridge Yizkor Requiem - Pennsylvania Premiere -
Pre-Concert Lecture by Composer Thomas Beveridge at 3:00 p.m.
Tickets - $20 Adult $10 Student
Call 814.404.9223
visit scchoralsociety.org Concert Co-Sponsors Mimi Barash Coppersmith & Barbara R Palmer funding provided through a grant made possible by the CPCVB and the Centre County Board of Commissioners
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“A VIENNESE BALL” will be held at 10 p.m. April 2, in the HUB-Robeson Center. Lectures and demonstrations will lead up to the gala. formally and “grand entrances” will be arranged for participating dancers. These events are supported by the Penn State School of Music, the Institute for the Arts and Humanities and Pi Kappa Lambda National. Assistance is provided by the Penn State chapters of Sigma Alpha Iota and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the Penn State Society of Music Theory and Musicology and the Classical Music Ambassador Leaders.
“A Celebration of Viennese Music and Dance” supports the 2015-16 School of Music theme, “Music and Dance: Exploring Connections Between Two Art Forms,” a yearlong series of performances, classes and presentations that focus on the relationship between music and human movement. For more information, contact Steve Hopkins, associate professor of music, at soh10@psu.edu.
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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.centre countylibrary.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.life recoverystatecollege.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) 234-8775 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) 4227667. Meeting — The Centre County Advisory Council to the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission holds a meeting the second Tuesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. in the State College Municipal Building, 243 S. Allen St., State College. Meetings can also be broadcast to laptops and iOS or Android devices, or participants can join by phone. Call (814) 689-9081. Meeting — The State College Sunrise Rotary Club meets every Wednesday at 7:15 a.m. at the Hotel State College, 100 W. College Ave., State College. Visit www. statecollegesunriserotary.org. What’s Happening, Page 35
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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 provided 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 April 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 April 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.centrecountylibrary. org. Children’s activity — A variety of story time groups will be held throughout April 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.centrecountylibrary.org. Open house — Rhoneymeade Sculpture Garden & Arboretum will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. every Sunday in April at 177 Rimmey Road, Centre Hall. Visit www. rhoneymeade.org. Exhibit — The Juniata College Museum of Art will present its Senior Capstone Show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays and from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturdays, Thursday, March 31, through Saturday, April 9, at the Juniata College Museum of Art, 1700 Moore St., Huntingdon. Visit www.juniata.edu. Event — A traditional American Indian powwow and craft fair will be held from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, April 2, and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 3, at Mount Nittany Middle School, 656 Brandywine Drive, State College. Visit www.comm.psu.edu/powwow. Performance — Penn State Center Stage will present “Hair” at 7:30 p.m. through Friday, April 8, and at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 9, at Penn State Downtown Theatre Center, 146 S. Allen St., State College. Visit www. thatre.psu.edu. 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) 8657672. 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.
Building, Pollock Road, University Park. Call (814) 8652000. Lecture — “Research Unplugged: Pharmacy in the Forest” will be presented by Eric Burkhart, plant science program director at Penn State’s Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at the Schlow Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. Visit www.schlowlibrary. org Concert — Strait & Miller will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Elk Creek Café, 100 W. Main St., Millheim. Call (814) 3498850 or visit www.elkcreekcafe.net. Performance — Moscow Festival Ballet’s “The Sleeping Beauty” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. at the Eisenhower Auditorium, Eisenhower Road, University Park. Visit www. cpa.psu.edu.
FRIDAY, APRIL 1
Lecture — “Illusions, Tricks, and Deceptions: An April Fools’ Gallery Talk” will be presented by Dana Carlisle, curator of education, from noon to 1 p.m. at the Palmer Museum of Art, Curtin Road, University Park. Call (814) 865-7672. Movie — A free showing of “Jodorowsky’s Dune” will be held at 1 p.m. at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Visit www. centrecountylibrary.org.
SATURDAY, APRIL 2
Children’s activity — “Merry-Go Golf” will be held from 9 a.m. to noon at the Penn State Golf Courses, 1523 W. College Ave., State College. Call (814) 865-4653. Community meal — A chicken dinner will begin at 10 a.m. at Logan Fire Company No. 1, 120 E. Howard St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-3100. Children’s activity — “World Stories Alive” will be held at 11 a.m. at Schlow Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. This week’s theme is China. Visit www.schlowlibrary.org. Event — A used book sale will be held by the Friends of the Library from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Holt Memorial Library, 17 N. Front St. in Philipsburg. Proceeds benefit Holt Memorial Library. Visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Performance — Giacomo Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” will be presented live from The Metropolitan Opera from 12:55 to 1:55 p.m. at The State Theatre, 130 W. College Ave., State College. Visit www.thestatetheatre.org. Event — A 5K “Run With the Law” will be held at 3 p.m. to benefit the Center for Alternatives in Community Justice Location, 200 S. Allen St., State College Date. Visit www. cacj.us/events, or call (814) 234-1059.
SUNDAY, APRIL 3
Fundraiser — A bingo night will be held at 12:30 p.m. to benefit Relay for Life at the Milesburg Community Center, 101 Mill Street, Milesburg. Call (814) 357-5852. Children’s activity — “Musical Magic: Strings, Science, and Sound” will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. in the Driebelbis Auditorium at Mount Nittany Medical Center, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. Visit www.mydiscoveryspace.org. Performance — “Truth & Reconciliation” will be performed from 2 to 4 p.m. at at Esber Recital Hall, University Park. Visit www.music.psu.edu. Concert —The Capitol Quartet, with Penn State faculty saxophonist David Stambler, will perform at 3 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Centre County, 780 Waupelani Drive Extension, State College. Call (814) 2377605 or visit www.uufcc.com. Concert — Guitarist Larry Keel will perform at 5 p.m. at Elk Creek Café, 100 W. Main St., Millheim. Call (814) 3498850 or visit www.elkcreekcafe.net.
UPCOMING THURSDAY, MARCH 31
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6
Open house — “A Day at the Hills” will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at South Hills School of Business & Technology’s State College, Altoona and Lewistown campuses. Visit www.southhills.edu or call (888) 282-7427. Event — The 2016 Undergraduate Exhibition will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the HUB-Robeson Center, University Park. Visit www.undergrad.psu.edu. Lecture — “The Art of Poetry: Lisa Sewell” will be presented from noon to 1 p.m. at the Palmer Museum of Art, Curtin Road, University Park. Call (814) 865-7672. Event — The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive from 1 to 7 p.m. in Penn State University’s East Campus Halls, University Park. Call (814) 865-0975. Fundraiser — The Mid-State Literacy Council will hold its 17th annual Ron & Mary Maxwell Community Spelling Bee at 6 p.m. at Foxdale Village, 500 E. Marylyn Ave., State College. Proceeds will benefit literacy programs. Visit www.mid-stateliteracycouncil.org. Lecture — “The Mexican Border War” will be presented by Maj. Gen. John Stevens from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Pennsylvania Military Museum, 51 Boal Ave., Boalsburg. Visit www.pamilmuseum.org. — Compiled by Gazette staff
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Dangel named senior VP STATE COLLEGE — Arthur J. Dangel Jr. is the new senior vice president and director of trust services at Kish Bank. “Art is a strong and welcome addition to our wealth management team,” said William P. Hayes, chairman, president and CEO of Kish Bank and Kish Bancorp. “He brings experience and expertise in the management and delivery of sophisticated fiduciary and investment management services to higher net worth clients.” Dangel will work closely with Wade Curry, who leads Kish Financial Solutions, a subsidiary company that provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals and businesses in the region, and Kayelene Sunderland, who is responsible for wealth management and trust administration. Robert McMinn, executive vice president and general counsel, will continue to have overall responsibility for Kish’s Wealth Management Division. “I’m excited to work with the leadership team at Kish to grow the corporation’s
trust services in the market,” said Dangel. “My principle office will be in State College, but I also look forward to working with clients in Mifflin and Huntingdon counties. “Kish’s commitment to personalized financial services of ARTHUR the highest quality DANGEL JR. makes it a very attractive place to work.” Dangel joins Kish after serving at First National Bank of Pennsylvania. He is a graduate of Penn State and holds an MBA from the Smeal College of Business at Penn State. Active in the community, he serves on the Centre County Natural Gas Task Force, is a member of the board of the Presbyterian Senior Living Foundation and is allocation committee chairperson for the Centre County United Way.
Brand perceptions can make a difference in performance By ANDY ELDER Special to the Gazette
UNIVERSITY PARK — While superior craftsmanship in a product can contribute to enhanced performance, a forthcoming paper co-authored by Lisa Bolton, professor of marketing and Frank and Mary Jean Smeal Research Fellow at the Penn State Smeal College of Business, reveals that merely believing a product to be better can also improve results. Bolton and her fellow researchers (each of whom obtained his or her doctorate in
marketing from Penn State), Frank Germann, from the University of Notre Dame and Aaron Garvey, from the University of Kentucky, conducted multiple experiments to determine whether brand perception can cause a performance effect. Their paper, “Performance Brand Placebos: How Brands Improve Performance and Consumers Take the Credit,” will appear in the April issue of the Journal of Consumer Research. “We did not specifically elaborate on Brand, Page 38
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C-Suite Leadership Symposium set for April 1
LOCK HAVEN — The inaugural C-Suite Leadership Symposium will take place from 9 a.m. to noon Friday, April 1, in the Greenburg Auditorium, located in the Willis Health Professions Building on the campus of Lock Haven University. The Lock Haven University College of Business, Information Systems, and Human Services will be hosting this conversation between local company executives, LHU Business Hall of Fame members and LHU faculty. The event will feature three 18-minute “TED-like” presentations with facilitated questions from the audience.
The three nationally known speakers include Margery Krevsky (Dosey), president and CEO of Production Plus-The Talent Shop; Robert Lomison, president of Letum Inc.; and Stephen Tweed, CEO of Leading Home Care. They will explore proven principles for recruiting, selecting, developing and retaining talented individuals at the executive and managerial levels. Following the symposium, participants are invited to attend the LHU Business Hall of Fame induction luncheon. To register for the event, contact Lucas Fanning at (570) 484-2169. For more information, visit www.lhup.edu/2016TALK.
AmeriServ promotes Infield JOHNSTOWN — AmeriServ Bank has announced that Jack Infield, of the Centre County region, has been promoted to regional president of Blair and Centre counties. Infield joined AmeriServ in 2013 as regional president of Centre County and has been responsible for overseeing the bank’s business development in the area. His responsibilities have now expanded to include Blair County. A lifelong resident of Centre County, Infield holds a master’s degree in athletic administration and business from Penn State University. He has more than 35 years of experience in the banking industry. Infield is very active within the community. In the past year he served as president of the Centre County Industrial Develop-
ment Authority and the Centre County General Authority and president of the board of the Child Advocacy Center. He also serves on the board of directors for the Centre County YMCA, the Penn State Renaissance Foundation, the Centre JACK INFIELD Foundation and other organizations. AmeriServ is a community bank headquartered in Johnstown. It is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol ASRV. The company has total assets of $1.1 billion and currently operates 17 community banking offices in five counties.
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Thrivent Financial named a ‘World’s Most Ethical’ leader BELLEFONTE — Thrivent Financial has been recognized again by the Ethisphere Institute, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices, as a 2016 World’s Most Ethical Company. Locally, Thrivent is represented by financial consultant Randy Reeder, of Bellefonte. The World’s Most Ethical Companies designation recognizes organizations that have had an impact on the way business is conducted through fostering a culture of ethics and transparency. For five years, Thrivent’s commitment to operating with ethical business standards and practices has been highlighted by this honor. This continued recognition ensures long-term value to members, employees, suppliers, regulators and investors. Thrivent is one of only six financial services companies honored this year. “For the last five years, Thrivent has been honored to be named a World’s Most Ethical Company,” said Brad Hewitt, CEO of Thrivent Financial. “As we serve our members and carry out what it means to be an ethical company through our actions and business practices, we are pleased
to be recognized as leaders in setting a standard that we hope will continue to develop and gain a deep foothold within the business community.” “Thrivent lives out its mission every day in the ways they manage their business, interact with their members, invest in their communities and engage with their employees,” said Timothy Erblich, Ethisphere’s CEO. “Their robust programs and great community involvement are to be commended. Congratulations to everyone at Thrivent for being recognized as a 2016 World’s Most Ethical Company.” The World’s Most Ethical Company assessment is based upon the Ethisphere Institute’s Ethics Quotient framework, which assesses an organization’s performance. The information collected generates scores in five categories: ethics and compliance program (35 percent), corporate citizenship and responsibility (20 percent), culture of ethics (20 percent), governance (15 percent) and leadership, innovation and reputation (10 percent). The full list of the 2016 World’s Most Ethical Companies can be found at http://ethisphere.com/worlds-most-ethical/wme-honorees.
MARCH 31-APRIL 6, 2016 Brand, from page 37 the brand name or point out its high quality, but the brand name label was salient,” Bolton said. “We pre-tested the brand names to determine which brands were spontaneously perceived as stronger or weaker performance brands in our samples.” In one experiment, researchers invited participants to take part in a market research study about a new, prototype golf putter. One group of participants believed they were using a Nike putter. Those in another group were provided with no brand information about the putter. Those who thought they were using the Nike putter needed significantly fewer attempts to putt the golf ball into the hole (approximately a 20 percent improvement). The results indicated to the researchers that strong performance brands can elicit a placebo effect that objectively improves outcomes in an athletic context. In another experiment, participants were told they would be wearing a pair of foam earplugs to minimize distractions and improve concentration while completing a math test. Half of the participants believed the earplugs were made by 3M and the other half received no brand information about the plugs. Those who thought they were wearing 3M earplugs answered significantly more questions correctly. The experiment also revealed that the performance brand works by boosting self-esteem, which lowers performance anxiety and in turn leads to better outcomes.
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 MARCH 7-11, 2016 BELLEFONTE BOROUGH
Marks Repairs and Property Preservation to James R. Boscaino III, East Cherry Lane, Bellefonte, $5,550. Marks Repairs and Property Preservation to Marks Repairs and Property Preservation, 216 E. High St. No. 216-218, Bellefonte, $1. James R. Boscaino III to James R. Boscaino III, East Cherry Lane, Bellefonte, $1.
BENNER TOWNSHIP
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to Bellefonte Management LLC, 119 Cambridge Lane, Bellefonte, $150,000. Berks Construction Co. Inc. and Berks Homes to Joanna R. Bosch, 124 Barrington Lane, Bellefonte, $205,220.
COLLEGE TOWNSHIP
Stearns Boal LP to Richard H. Rider and Vicki J. Rider, 120 Meadowsweet Drive, State College, $126,000. Randy S. Bricker and Kathy R. Bricker to Royal Farragut Smith and Marissa Lynn LeonardSmith, 156 Creekside Drive, $210,000. Billy Brewer by attorney and Norma J. Brewer by attorney to Norma J. Brewer Trust and Andrew B. Havens, trustee, 135 Willow Ave., State College, $1.
CURTIN TOWNSHIP
Seth T. Holderman and Joshua W. Holderman
to Watkins Family Revocable Trust, Carl A. Watkins, trustee, and Carol L. Watkins, trustee, Summit Hill Road, $180,000.
FERGUSON TOWNSHIP
Digna Diana Gonzalez Revocable Trust and Digna Denise Dager, trustee, to Desiree Howell and Kyle Gilpin, 1121A W. Aaron Drive, State College, $148,800. Danny R. Harner and Pamela M. Harner to Christopher S. Harner, 2191 W. Whitehall Road, State College, $1.
HAINES TOWNSHIP
Ridge Construction Company to Stephanie Luke, Scenic Drive, Aaronsburg, $10,000.
HALFMOON TOWNSHIP
Karol Pitts estate and Charles W. Pitts Jr. to Charles W. Pitts Jr., 40 Randall Road, Port Matilda, $1. LSF9 Master Participation Trust to Mollieann Craig, 27 Donna Circle, Port Matilda, $160,000.
HARRIS TOWNSHIP
David P. Fink, Elizabeth G. Fink and Elizabeth Perez to Elizabeth Perez, 145 Kimport Ave., Boalsburg, $1.
HOWARD TOWNSHIP
Maxine C. Gates to Stacey R. Flick and Kimberly D. Flick, Bullit Run Road, Howard, $1.
HUSTON TOWNSHIP
CitiFinancial Servicing LLC to Zephaniah Thull and Kelsey Thull, 1470 Railroad Ave., Julian, $33,000.
MARION TOWNSHIP
Timothy S. Flick and Robin E. Flick to Timothy S. Flick, 4250 Jacksonville Road, Howard, $1. Lion Country Builders Inc. to Ryan T. Scanlan
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American Legion Post 444 to Keystone Post 444 Inc., West Main Street, Millheim, $1.
PATTON TOWNSHIP
Aaron J. Simpson and Nicole J. Simpson to Ashley N. Reichelderfer and Kyle T. Hartman, 5156 W. Buffalo Run Road, Port Matilda, $142,500. Paul H. Silvis to Michael D. Hawbaker and Melissa H. Hawbaker, Grand Teton Lane, State College, $300,000. Michael G. Pepperney and Helen S. Pepperney to James J. Karchner and Denise L. Karchner, 177 Hemlock Hill Road, $205,220.
PENN TOWNSHIP
John Lee Byler and Suzanne Melissa Byler to Jesse L. Peachey and Sarah L. Peachey, 4862 Penns Valley Road, Spring Mills, $415,000.
POTTER TOWNSHIP
Ann F. Hetrick, Nancy E. Kearns, Robert A. Kearns Jr. and Colleen G. Dunkelberger to Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, 137 Kearns Road, Spring Mills, $1. Charles D. Brecht and Debra Kay Brecht to Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department
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RUSH TOWNSHIP
John A. Decker, Joyce A. Kanour, Joyce A. Kitko, Timothy A. Decker and Crown Prince Investments to Chris Foley and Holly Foley, corner of Linnwood and Rockwood drives, Philipsburg, $12,000. Angela M. Lucas to Mark A. Emigh, 277 Sleepy Hollow Road, Philipsburg, $143,450.
SPRING TOWNSHIP
Laurie B. Kile to Brianna Asaro and James A. Asaro, 305 Greenbrook Drive, Pleasant Gap, $164,000. Wilbur D. Wellar, Barbara E. Wellar and Hilda L. Michael to Wilbur D. Wellar, Greens Valley Road, Centre Hall, $1. Pleasant Hills Housing Phase II LP to Pleasant Hills Housing Phase II LP, Melanie Lane, Pleasant Gap, $10.
STATE COLLEGE BOROUGH
Colony SC LLC to CA Student Living State College Property LLC, 532 E. College Ave., $7,770,000. Lynn T. Kozlowski and Kathryn A. Wagner to William Downey and Sean Downey, 802 Stratford Drive No. 14, State College, $140,000.
WALKER TOWNSHIP
James T. Bell and Erin M. Bell to Matthew Sarchet, 106 Pebble Lane, Bellefonte, $144,300. Alexander M. Henderson to Brad Alan Smith and Tiffany W. Smith, 211 Archers Glen Circle, Bellefonte, $269,000. George A. Oldt and Gloria A. Oldt to Brian C. Storm and Heather A. Storm, 1663 E. College Ave., Bellefonte, $173,000. — Compiled by Hailee Miller
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