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May 11-17, 2017
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PRIMARY
CLEARING DEBRIS
Election
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County DA race offers contrasting styles By G. KERRY WEBSTER editor@centrecountygazette.com
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MILES TOWNSHIP crews worked to remove many downed tree limbs from a storm on May 1 in the Rebersburg area.
Cleanup efforts continue after May 1 storm rips through area By SEAN YODER and SAM STITZER syoder@centrecountygazette.com
Centre County residents and municipalities are still cleaning up from the recent storm that brought sustained winds, heavy rains and a confirmed tornado. Jeff Wharran, Centre County Emergency Management Agency director, said municipalities quickly finished their cleanup to get roads reopened in the days following the storm. According to Wharran, as of May 5, the majority of residents had their power restored, and only a few power problems lingered into May 8.
He said the storm damage likely will not reach the levels required for state or federal reimbursement. Wharran did not have an estimate of the dollar amount for the damage. Only one injury was reported to county officials. A Rebersburg man was hurt when his garage collapsed. Wharran said by phone May 10 he was notified the man has returned from the hospital. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation District 2 reported five roads closed for a brief period of time in the county, including Route 53 near Philipsburg, which flooded again on the night
By SEAN YODER BELLEFONTE — Centre County Commissioners passed an ordinance on a 2-1 vote May 9 mandating an additional $5 registration fee on all vehicles, with revenue to go toward repairing structurally deficient bridges and other transportation projects. Commissioners Michael Pipe and Mark Higgins voted in favor of Ordinance No. 2 of 2017 and Steve Dershem voted against. The county hopes to generate nearly $600,000 that will be used on some of the 58 bridges — 13 of them being deemed structurally deficient — maintained by municipalities. According to the commissioners, the county doles out an average of Police Blotter ..................... 2 Opinion ........................... 10
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Judge candidates discuss duties ahead By SEAN YODER syoder@centrecountygazette.com
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$5 registration fee approved syoder@centrecountygazette.com
The 2017 political race gaining the most attention in Centre County is for district attorney. Democrat Stacy Parks Miller has held the position for the past seven years, but this year she is being challenged by local attorney Bernie Cantorna. With the primary elecSTACY PARKS BERNIE tion right around the corner MILLER CANTORNA on Tuesday, May 16, both candidates are wrapping up their campaigns. Their campaign styles could not differ more. The Cantorna campaign began by collecting signatures for petitions to appear on the ballot. Events such as a coffee open house in
$184,842.67 in liquid fuels money to area municipalities, but receives an average of $1,008,010.24 in applications for those funds. Act 89 of 2013 gives counties in Pennsylvania the authority to impose a $5 fee on all non-exempt vehicles. Exempt vehicles are any government and municipal vehicles, and that also applies to vehicles owned by Penn State. Disabled veterans are among those exempt, and the ordinance itself calls for retired persons earning less than $19,200 per year to be eligible for a flat $10 state registration fee for one vehicle. Pipe said there were about 6,000 exempt vehicles in the county.
“CENTRE COUNTY doesn’t own any bridges or roads, and I believe we have the highest fuel tax in the country. I don’t think this is part of our mission that we have roads and bridges.”
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Health & Wellness ........... 11 Community ..................... 14
Adult Health & Lifestyle . 22 Sports ............................... 27
Commissioner Steve Dershem,
who voted against the registration fee
BELLEFONTE — A vacancy for judge opened up in the Centre County Court of Common Pleas, the 49th judicial district, when President Judge Thomas Kistler decided not to run for re-election. He served on the bench for 20 years. The president judge position RON BRIAN will past to Judge Pamela Ruest. McGLAUGHLIN MARSHALL Two candidates, Ron McGlaughlin and Brian Marshall, have entered the race for judge, and both have cross-filed. Common pleas judges serve 10-year terms and are technically state employees. As of Jan. 1, the salary of a common pleas judge is $178,868. Judge candidates, Page 6
MORE PRIMARY ELECTION COVERAGE INSIDE: n Several magistrate candidates talk vacant district court position, Page 4 n Questions and Answers with the district attorney candidate, Page 7 n Revisit the State College mayor candidate questions, Page 18 n Know where to vote? See the listing of polling locations, Page 19
Family Matters ................ 33 Mother’s Day ................... 37
Around & In Town .......... 40 What’s Happening .......... 42
Puzzles ............................. 44 Business ........................... 45
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Front and Centre VOLUNTEERS RECOGNIZED: Mount Nittany Health recently honored 61 individuals for their volunteer efforts across the system. Page 11
SENIOR EXPO: The Annual Senior Health and Life Expo will prepare local residents for their Golden Years. Dozens of vendors will participate. Page 22
DONATING FLIES: The Penn State Flyfishing Club recently donated $200 worth of hand-tied flies to benefit the Western PA Chapter of Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing. Page 14
UPSET WIN: The PhilipsburgOsceola Mountie hardballers stopped a 5-game winning streak of the Huntingdon Bearcats with an 8-1 upset win May 8. Page 27
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Bellefonte woman were charged with harassment following an incident that occurred at 2:05 p.m. May 6 at a residence along Valentine Hill Road, Benner Township. qqq A 31-year-old Bellefonte man was taken into custody for suspicion of DUI following a routine traffic stop by police at 12:16 a.m. May 6 along Moose Run Road, Boggs Township. qqq Police reported a 50-year-old Bellefonte woman was taken into custody for suspicion of DUI following a routine traffic stop on the off ramp to Moose Run Road in Boggs Township at 10:32 p.m. May 6. qqq A black and pink striped bag containing clothing was found along Interstate 99 North, at Mile Marker 84 in Marion Township at 4 p.m. May 7. The owner can claim the item by contacting police at (814) 3557545.
STATE POLICE AT PHILIPSBURG No injuries were reported in a single-vehicle crash that occurred on Cassanova Road in Rush Township at 1 a.m. April 29. Police said Gary Corman, of Morrisdale, failed to negotiate a left-hand turn in his 1999 Chevrolet. The vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree. Corman was cited for not driving at a safe speed. qqq Police were called to Ulrich Road in Huston Township at 2 a.m. May 1 to investigate a single-vehicle crash. Police said Richard Angellotti, of Julian, failed to negotiate a right-hand turn in his 2017 Chevrolet truck. The vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree. Angellotti was cited for not driving on roadways laned for traffic. qqq Police reported a juvenile took an iPhone from another juvenile and struck it on a wall, causing damage to the glass screen. The incident occurred May 3 at New Life Center in Philipsburg. qqq Authorities reported a known member of Reliance Fire Company in Philipsburg made numerous purchases of gasoline for his personal vehicle using the company’s credit card, which he was unauthorized to do. Police said he used the card on several occasions between May 12, 2016, and March 31. Police are continuing to investigate. — Compiled by G. Kerry Webster
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ordinance, saying he has not supported it from the beginning. “I think we have two issues at play here,” Dershem said. “Centre County doesn’t own any bridges or roads, and I believe we have the highest fuel tax in the country. I don’t think STEVE DERSHEM this is part of our mission that we have roads and bridges.”
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Eight more PSU fraternity members appear in court By TRAVIS JOHNSON Associated Press
BELLEFONTE — Eight more members of a Penn State University fraternity made their first court appearance May 9 and were released on bail to await trial on charges stemming from the death of a pledge after an alcohol-fueled hazing ritual. A Pennsylvania judge arraigned the defendants and set bail at $50,000, but they did not have to post any money. The members of Beta Theta Pi face a range of charges. Ten other fraternity members who face more serious charges were arraigned May 5. Five of the defendants in court May 9 are accused of evidence tampering. Two are accused of hazing, alcohol law violations and reckless endangerment. The lawyer for Joseph Ems Jr., 20, who faces only a reckless endangerment charge, called it a tragic and sad case and expressed condolences the family of victim Timothy Piazza, a 19-year-old engineering student from Lebanon, N.J. “It’s important to remember as tragic as this case is, my client’s a wonderful young man that’s never been in trouble,” said Ems’ attorney, William Brennan. “I think as the facts shake out, my client hopefully will be in a position to be extricated from this troubling case.”
Piazza died less than two days after falling and hitting his head several times after a pledge acceptance ceremony at the fraternity house in February. A grand jury said security camera footage captured events inside the house that night, including pledges being ordered to guzzle alcohol quickly after the ceremony. Piazza appeared to become inebriated and fell facefirst down a flight of basement steps before midnight. The footage shows that Piazza fell repeatedly as the evening progressed, the jury wrote. Fraternity brothers made half-hearted and even counterproductive efforts to help him, and when one member strongly advocated for summoning help, he was shoved into a wall and told to leave, the report said. Piazza apparently fell down the steps again early the next morning but was not discovered until about 10 a.m. Someone called 911 some 40 minutes later. Piazza later died as a result of severe head injuries and suffered other injuries that included internal bleeding from a shattered spleen. The university on March 30 issued a permanent ban on Beta Theta Pi, which was once regarded as a model fraternity. The school found what it called a “persistent pattern” of excessive drinking, drug use and hazing. The fraternity also has been charged in Piazza’s death.
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THIS OCT. 31, 2014, photo shows Timothy Piazza, center, with his parents Evelyn Piazza, left, and James Piazza, during Hunterdon Central Regional High School football’s “Senior Night” at the high school’s stadium in Flemington, N.J.
Local students plant tree in recognition of Arbor Day State College named a Tree City USA for 33rd year StateCollege.com STATE COLLEGE — State College has been recognized as a Tree City USA by The Arbor Day Foundation for the 33rd consecutive year. To receive the designation, a community must meet
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EASTERLY PARKWAY Elementary students Patrick Leous, left, son of Jim and Gloria Leous, and Gracie Stafford, daughter of Chad and Leslie Stafford, helped shovel dirt around a newly planted Autumn Blaze maple tree on the school playground May 8. Behind them are Autumn Busbee, left, an environmental stewardship AmeriCorps member, and Alan Sam, State College Borough municipal arborist.
four standards. They include establishing a tree board or department that is legally responsible for taking care of all trees on municipal property, a community tree care ordinance, a community forestry program with an annual budget of at least $2 per capita and an Arbor Day observance and proclamation. On May 8, students at Easterly Parkway Elementary in State College helped to plant an Autumn Blaze maple, just a week after storms damaged a tree on the playground. Mayor Elizabeth Goreham read a proclamation dedicating May 8 as the official observance of Arbor Day in the Borough of State College. She said the borough was committed to the work of the Shade Tree Commission, and to maintaining and planting trees in every part of State College. She was joined by State College municipal arborist Alan Sam; Tim Cole, a forester with the state Bureau of Forestry; and Autumn Busbee, an environmental stewardship member with AmeriCorps. “Everyone benefits when elected officials, volunteers and committed citizens in communities make smart investments in urban forests,” said Matt Harris, chief executive of The Arbor Day Foundation, in a statement. “Trees bring shade to our homes and beauty to our neighborhoods, along with numerous economic, social and environmental benefits. We congratulate State College on its 33 years of commitment to this program.” The program is sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service and the National Association of State Foresters. A community applying for the designation sends an application for review to the state forester, who then forwards it to The Arbor Day Foundation. Communities awarded the designation receive a plaque, flag and community entrance signs. “State College continues to be a leader in urban forestry through its tree planting, maintenance and information education programs,” said Alan Sam, borough arborist. “Residents of the borough should be proud of their
strong support of the tree program, which has resulted in many beautiful tree lined streets.” Ferguson Township was recently awarded Tree City USA status for the first time. Harris Township and Philipsburg also hold the designation in Centre County. Centre County Gazette staff writer Sean Yoder contributed to this report.
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May 11-17, 2017
7 candidates seek to fill vacant magistrate seat By G. KERRY WEBSTER editor@centrecountygazette.com
STATE COLLEGE — Seven candidates will appear on the May 16 primary election ballot for judge of Magisterial District Court 49-02-01. The office has been vacant since Leslie Dutchcot resigned in November 2015. It is located at 1524 W. College Ave. and serves College Township voting districts north and west and the townships of Ferguson, Halfmoon and Patton. Candidates seeking to win placement on the November ballot include Robert H. Bascom Jr., Justin G. Bish, Louis R. Lombardi, Casey McClain, Kristin Scipione, Robert W. Stewart and Dave White. All have cross-filed as Republicans and Democrats. The Gazette reached out via email to the candidates to discuss their views on the district magistrate position. A response was not received from Scipione. The responses below are in the order they were received by the Gazette.
DAVE WHITE
White has 31 years of service to the community as a State College police officer, retiring this year from the warrant and traffic unit as a master police officer. He was a DARE instructor at Our Lady of Victory Catholic School and the State College Area School District. He has a master’s degree in public administration from Penn State and taught as an adjunct professor in Penn State’s College of Liberal Arts. White resides in Ferguson Township with his wife, Linda, and they have a daughter, Lauren, and son, Michael. CCG: Why do you want to be a district judge at Magisterial Court No. 49-02-01? DW: Being a magisterial district judge is an honor to serve the community. I want to continue to serve, just as I have for the past three decades as a State College police officer. A district judge is a part of their community that works with residents to resolve problems and minor disputes. I have lived in Patton and Ferguson townships for 32 years and intend to have an open court for those to stop in and receive the information they need to address their concerns. One should be able to come to court with-
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out great legal expenses and I will be a district judge to effectively match those before the court with the services they need to best resolve their case. I’m for those still learning to become responsible members of our community — alternative dispositions for those who made a mistake in judgment and have never been in trouble and community service for minor infractions and focused referral services for those in crisis. My master’s degree in public administration gives me the knowledge to effectively administer court services to the public and be the district judge our community needs. CCG: What life experiences will you bring to the bench if elected? DW: There is no better experience to be a judge on the bench than that of being a police officer. Many say police officers make the best district judges because of the amount of time they spend helping people. The continuous training I received over the years of being a police officer is unmatched to deal with so many different types of problems: traffic, criminal, civil issues and court procedures. The district judge is the first court contact for the public and needs to be knowledgeable and experienced and use common sense decisions to bridge those gaps between attorneys, police and the people. I bring all of this to the bench and more through my own life experiences. My wife and I have raised two children within our community. I am a family man with family values, married for over 25 years. Life experience as a Boy Scout, lifeguard, athlete, musician, college student, teacher, husband, father, coach and police officer, as well as a rich background of hard work, responsibility, integrity and professionalism — what you would expect in a fair and balanced district judge making decisions on the bench. I am committed and experienced to serve as magisterial district judge. CCG: What makes you the best candidate for the position of district judge? DW: Looking at Centre County’s minor judiciary of magisterial district judges, past and present, five have been former police officers and all excellent examples of what a district judge should be. I am cut from that same cloth: training, experience and knowledge. I have more than 30 years of courtroom experience as a police officer and I have more district court experience than any other candidate. In district court, it is the police officer who prosecutes the case on behalf of the commonwealth. I treat everyone with respect. I am experienced in court procedures, case law, warrant service, bail arguments and arraignments. As a traffic and warrant officer with the police department, I have specialist training in those areas and have been used as a resource by current district and common pleas judges. My educational background in administration of justice and public administration makes me unique: a blend of management, law and policing background. I am the
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Stewart is a lifelong resident of Centre County and a former Pennsylvania constable. A 2007 graduate of Leadership Centre County, he is currently a small-business owner who takes pride in bringing businesses and jobs to Centre County. Stewart has been previously certified by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania on two occasions to serve as magisterial district judge. He has been married to Jerilinn Stewart for more than 20 years and together they have two children: Ashley, a biology/ pre-med major at Wofford College in South Carolina, and Alex, a junior at State College Area High School. CCG: Why do you want to be a district judge at Magisterial Court No. 49-02-01? RS: The magisterial district court is often called the front door to the court system, where contract disputes, landlord/tenant conflicts and tort claims are settled and minor criminal offenses are decided. After serving as a constable directly out of this office, I see a tremendous opportunity for the district judge to serve the community by establishing several programs. Most importantly, I would create a program similar to the veterans court program designed to recognize individuals at the early stages of the criminal justice process who may be suffering from mental health issues and/or drug or alcohol abuse. By partnering with local agencies, this program could really make a difference by getting individuals the treatment they need and keeping them out of the court system — better for the individual, better for their family and better for the community. In 2015, there were approximately 3,000 summary traffic citations and 400 civil complaints filed at this district court office. I believe that communication, or the lack thereof, is the number one reason civil cases end up in court. I would establish a voluntary mediation program where litigants come together and take ownership in the outcome, thereby saving them time and money. CCG: What life experiences will you bring to the bench if elected? RS: I’m a lifelong resident of Centre County, a former Pennsylvania state constable and currently a small-business owner who takes pride in bringing businesses and jobs to Centre County. My life experiences have given me the opportunity to work with and help people from all walks of life, which would help me be a fair and compassionate district judge. Public service runs in my family: My father served as a justice of the peace and College Township councilman; my twin brother, Ralph, currently serves as Bellefonte borough manager; and my mother retired from Centre County Domestic Relations. I have worked with every aspect of our local community, including the district court system, police department, zoning, planning commission and council. Having been responsible for decisions that affect other people’s lives for more than 30 years, I understand not every decision is black or white. Every situation is different, and I look forward to the problem-solving aspect of the district court. CCG: What makes you the best candidate for the position of district judge? RS: I will bring family values, a strong work ethic and a full-time commitment to the district court system. I have concrete ideas for establishing a veterans’ court-type program for summary offenses and mediation programs for civil cases. I would continue the Youth Offenders Program/Youth Aid Panel for first time offenders who show Magistrate, Page 5
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May 11-17, 2017 Magistrate, from page 4 a willingness to take responsibility for their actions. I will offer a common sense practical application of the law. I bring to the table a lot of relevant life experience, including being a lifelong resident of Centre County, a small-business owner, a former Pennsylvania constable, certified by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania twice to serve as a magisterial district judge and involved in charitable organizations including State College Elks, PAWS, Children’s Miracle Network, Meals on Wheels and the Salvation Army.
LOUIS LOMBARDI
Lombardi is a native Pennsylvanian and graduated from Penn State University in 1986. Shortly thereafter, he joined the New York City Police Department and rose quickly to the rank of captain. While a police officer, he studied at the Brooklyn Law School and graduated cum laude in 1998. He has practiced law ever since. In 2008, he retired from the NYPD and returned to State College with his wife to start a family and raise three girls. He started a second career as a law instructor teaching at South Hills School of Business and Technology. CCG: Why do you want to be a district judge at Magisterial Court No. 49-02-01? LL: In order to make our community as great as it can be, we all need to find ways to serve it. State College is a great community; I care about it and I want to serve it. I also care about people and believe that everyone deserves a fair shake. I want to ensure that our community remains a place where people have faith in their judiciary and know that justice will be served. As a captain in the New York City Police Department, a practicing attorney and law instructor — as a husband, father and active member of our community — I have developed the knowledge, skill and ability needed to be a good district judge, which I believe is the best way I can serve our community. CCG: What life experiences will you bring to the bench if elected? LL: In addition to the knowledge of the law, a district magistrate needs to have an open mind, independence and a deep understanding of people. I have the knowledge of both civil and criminal law; just as important, however, are my decades of experience with many different kinds of people, in good situations and tragic ones. I was an NYPD beat cop, a police supervisor and a captain during the attack on our country on Sept. 11, 2001. I have been a lawyer for 20 years and am now a teacher of law. Above all, I am a husband and a father and an active member of our community. In all of these roles, in New York and here, I have looked for ways to use my skills to help people and to make sure that everyone is fairly treated. My varied experiences have deepened my understanding and my compassion, have sharpened my listening skills and have also strengthened my independence. I have a genuine love for the law because it is the law that allows us to live together — it is not static, it responds to who we are and elevates our society. CCG: What makes you the best candidate for the position of district judge? LL: The position of district magistrate requires both a criminal and civil background; I have 30 years of experience in both. As a retired police captain, a practicing attorney and law instructor, I not only meet the requirements, I bring significant experience to all facets of the position: overseeing police; reviewing search warrants for their legal sufficiency; assessing domestic abuse, as well as drug addiction and drug-related criminal cases; addressing all civil matters, including domestic and landlord/tenant disputes and other contract and business issues; and appearing in district through appellate courts. I have the knowledge, skill and ability to execute the responsibilities and duties of district magistrate and to think out of the box. Above all, I am independent, which is essential to being an effective, trusted judge. Vote for me on May 16.
JUSTIN BISH
Bish graduated from Penn State University with a bachelor of arts degree in labor employment relations. He received his law degree from Penn State Dickinson School of Law and is currently an attorney in the McQuaide Blasko Litigation Practice Group, where he practices in a diverse array of complex litigation and veterans law. Bish also is an artillery officer in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. He was the co-founder of the Penn State Law Veterans and Servicemembers Legal Clinic and serves the community as the State College American Legion judge advocate and PSU Army ROTC Alumni Interest Group vice president. CCG: Why do you want to be a district judge at Magisterial Court No. 49-02-01? JB: First and foremost, I want to ensure that every person that appears before me has a fair opportunity to be heard. I also believe we need a new perspective brought to the community leadership table from someone who wants to look at ways to continue to improve our judicial system. This is not a retirement job or change in careers to me. I do not want to just sit on the bench and rule on cases as they come before me. I want to also spend my time working with members of
The Centre County Gazette the community in constantly looking at ways to improve the administration of the court. I want to evaluate our use of technology and finds ways to increase efficiency for litigants and law enforcement. I want to explore creating a centralized minor judiciary veterans court with fellow district judges. I want to be certain that when community service is an option for a minor crime, that community service is served here in our community and not in another state. We need a district judge who will be more than just a decision-maker; we need a decision-maker that is also a leader. CCG: What life experiences will you bring to the bench if elected? JB: I understand our community members, but also have the legal education necessary to succeed in this position. I didn’t come from a family of judges or lawyers. I grew up in a working-class family like most of our neighbors. My mother is a nurse and my father operated heavy equipment. My brother is a member of the law enforcement community and my sister-in-law is an elementary school teacher. We value hard work and dedication to the community. I joined the military to serve my fellow neighbors and fight for the freedoms we enjoy every day. After commissioning as an Army officer, I attended law school while serving in a number of assignments leading soldiers in the Army National Guard. In that service, I recognized my fellow brothers- and sisters-in-arms were in need of quality legal representation, but had nowhere to turn. I decided something needed to be done and built a team to create Penn State’s Veterans and Servicemembers Legal Clinic to assist our nation’s finest in their legal challenges. I promise as the next district judge, I will be a voice for the community and always look at ways to improve the judicial process. CCG: What makes you the best candidate for the position of district judge? JB: I believe my combination of military service and legal experience as a litigation attorney uniquely qualifies me to handle every case that would come before a district judge and understand the citizens I serve. I have practiced in district courts and common pleas courts across the commonwealth. My current practice includes litigating landlord-tenant disputes, contractual disputes, property damage claims and minor criminal citations. Additionally, I am a legal advocate for veterans and current military personnel in an array of legal issues that face our community’s finest. Before all of that, I had prior legal experience serving the Ohio attorney general, Montgomery County district attorney and writing opinions for court of common pleas judges. I have experience in every aspect of cases that appear before a district judge and an attitude that we can always seek ways for improvement in how business is conducted.
ROBERT BASCOM
Bascom graduated from Rutgers University and earned his juris doctorate at Widener University School of Law. He has been a practicing attorney for 25 years, including four as the senior deputy public defender in Dauphin County. He is admitted to all the Pennsylvania and federal courts and a graduate of National Criminal Defense College. Bascom is the owner of Tussey Settlement, a legal instructor with the Pennsylvania Sheriffs Academy and a faculty member at Widener University School of Law. He is a graduate of Leadership Centre County and a past member of Centre County Drug and Alcohol Planning Council. He volunteers with Mid Penn Legal Services and is the chairman and board member of the College Township Zoning Hearing Board, as well as a member of Pennsylvania Criminal Defense Lawyers. CCG: Why do you want to be a district judge at Magisterial Court No. 49-02-01? RB: I believe that for too long we have been losing confidence in the judicial system in Centre County. I want to increase the public’s confidence in the judicial system by providing those who appear in the courtroom with a fair and impartial hearing using my experience to make decisions based on the law and common sense. I have been reviewed by my peers and rated as having high legal ability and demonstrating the highest professional and ethical standards. It is these qualities, along with my diverse experience, that will help me make the correct decisions as your next district judge. CCG: What life experiences will you bring to the bench if elected? RB: Serving on the bench, I will bring my legal education and 25 years of working as an attorney. Over the past 25 years, I have had extensive appearances before district justices and other state and federal courts. I currently run my own law firm, in addition to Tussey Settlement Inc., a company that helps people in the settlement process of buying a home. I am a graduate of the National Criminal Defense College, taught at Widener University training law students to be trial lawyers, and was on the board of directors for the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Locally, I have worked with various organizations, nonprofits and boards, such as the College Township Zoning Hearing Board, the Centre County Drug and Alcohol Planning Council, and I am a graduate of Leadership Centre County. In addition to my legal experience, I currently live on a family farm and I hold a Class A commercial driver’s license. CCG: What makes you the best candidate for the position of district judge?
Page 5 RB: I am the candidate with the most experience. I graduated law school in 1992 and for the last 25 years have worked as an attorney. I have prosecuted and defended criminal cases and my civil law experience includes the cases that will come before the magistrate. I am currently admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania and the federal courts and have had extensive appearances before the district courts of Centre County and other counties. I started my legal career with the Dauphin County Public Defender’s Office before moving to State College where I worked with S. Paul Mazza and Charles Schneider in a firm now known as The Mazza Law Group. I currently am practicing law on my own in what I would describe as a general law practice.
CASEY MCCLAIN
McClain graduated from Penn State in 1999 and Pittsburgh Law in 2002. For 14 years, he has been a trial lawyer in the public defender’s office. He helped create the Indigent Criminal Justice Practicum at PSU Law and has been an adjunct professor at the law school with this practicum the past four years. He also serves as a guest judge with the law school. McClain is a Leadership Centre County graduate and serves on the Criminal Justice Advisory Board. His wife, Lucy, is a program director at Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center. They live with their son in Park Forest. CCG: Why do you want to be a district judge at Magisterial Court No. 49-02-01? CM: I have tremendous courtroom experience and the character to match. I am stepping up to be a leader in the legal profession — to give back to the community by ensuring that every case that comes before me is decided upon with legal expertise, wisdom, integrity and an open mind. I’ve dedicated my career to serving Centre County in the legal profession and this opportunity would allow me to continue to protect people’s rights, continue to enrich lives and continue to find ways to be a source of positive influence that benefits all of us. CCG: What life experiences will you bring to the bench if elected? CM: As the son of two proud Penn State alums, I graduated from Penn State in 1999. From there, my roots to the area were established and after law school I returned to build a career and a family. My 14-year career as a public defender in Centre County was shaped by a myriad of life experiences. In my younger years, I worked deli counter jobs, stood watch on a 900-foot cargo ship sailing the Pacific Ocean and interned as a prosecutor convicting criminals at jury trials. But it is with certainty that my career as a public defender has given me the greatest satisfaction and fulfillment. Being a public defender means that I am appointed to represent a diverse array of citizens, from those with higher education to those who can barely read or write. No one is discriminated against and every one of them deserves a voice. It is my job to find a way to communicate effectively so that each individual has an opportunity to be heard in court. My ability and experience supporting and listening to each of my clients, regardless of their background, is a crucial skill that I bring to the bench. CCG: What makes you the best candidate for the position of district judge? CM: There are two critical aspects to being a judge. The first is to get the legal decision correct. For 14 years, I’ve served Centre County defending people’s rights as a public defender and trial lawyer. For my entire career, I have been in court on a daily basis. As an adjunct professor I reflect on my career skills to prepare law students to be trial lawyers. I’ve also been hired by the PSU Nursing Department to train nurses of sexual assault survivors to become expert witnesses in a courtroom. When it comes to knowledge and application of the law, I have the most experience. The second aspect is doing the job with integrity. In 2014, after a decade into my career, I was honored as the first recipient of the John R. Miller Jr. Civility Award by the local bar association and judiciary. Of all the lawyers in the county, I was recognized for my commitment to the highest ideals of civility, collegiality, candor and dedication to client needs while maintaining the highest professional standards. These are qualities I embody each day and will bring to the bench in order to best serve our community.
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DA candidates, from page 1 Millheim, a meet-and-greet at Webster’s Bookstore in State College and a fundraising "Breakfast with Bernie" in College Township drew a lot of attention. The campaign also participated in State College Borough Democrats’ and Centre County Democrats’ petition events. After he received the necessary petitions, and then some, Cantorna began attending events and shaking hands. A "Women for Bernie" event was held at New Leaf Initiative and "Wings with Bernie" was held at the Hublersburg Inn. He held meet-and-greet events at Duffy’s Tavern in Boalsburg and Happy Valley Winery, and a "Coffee with Bernie" at Cool Beans in Bellefonte. “Bernie has personally knocked on doors in Rebersburg, Millheim, Centre Hall, Spring Mills, State College, Snow Shoe, Clarence and Patton and Ferguson townships,” said Dianne Gregg, Cantorna’s campaign manager. “He’ll be getting out to Philipsburg, Harris, College and Halfmoon townships by midweek. We have volunteers knocking on doors around the county.” “The response has been positive,” Cantorna said. “The citizens of Centre County have been gracious and welcoming. This has been an enjoyable experience.” On Friday, May 12, a wrap-up and thank you party will be held for all volunteers of the campaign at the Boalsburg Fire Company.
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RON MCGLAUGHLIN
McGlaughlin lives in Harris Township with his wife, Ann. They have two children: Alec, who is a lieutenant junior grade in the U.S. Navy and Naval Academy graduate, and Caitlin, who is in her third year at the Naval Academy. Originally from Huntingdon County, McGlaughlin began practicing law in Centre County in 1987 after receiving his undergraduate degree from Susquehanna University, his juris doctor from Northern Ohio Law School, clerking for a common pleas court judge in Mifflin County and practicing in Philadelphia for 11⁄2 years. He is a former president of the Centre County Bar Association, having served in the position in 2012 and 2013. He currently practices at Stover-McGlaughlin and said he has handled many family law and criminal cases, the two most common types to come before a common pleas judge. “In 30 years you see a lot, and you do a lot, so the experience gives you familiarity with the cases and patterns,” he said. Even though no two cases are exactly the same, he said, he believes his experience has given him a feel for
Parks Miller has been in the courtroom, judges’ chambers and with crime victims and their families for the majority of the campaign season. She said she has not had time for door-to-door campaigning. “Working for the people does not end at 5 p.m. or exclude weekends,” Parks Miller said. “Recent big cases have limited my time to visit with constituents in person. My primary duty is doing this job right for victims.” Parks Miller said when she has been able to get out, she has attended several events, including numerous breakfast engagements and the recent Pomona Grange dinner. She said she received “very positive feedback and support” for her re-election campaign. “People expressed sincere gratitude for the work we have accomplished in the last seven years improving the DA’s office, fighting crime, locking up murderers, child abusers, drug dealers, rapists and battling drugs and protecting the community with our initiative and education,” said Parks Miller.
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Cantorna and Parks Miller are no strangers to one another. They have battled, her as a prosecutor and he as a defense attorney, several times in the courtroom. In 2015, Parks Miller and her staff were accused of being corrupt by Cantorna and a handful of other lawyers. After months of legal battles, a grand jury eventually
what he would encounter as a judge, both in his trial experience and time clerking in Mifflin County. Since there will be a docket waiting for the newly-elected judge and Kistler is leaving with 20 years of experience, he said it was important that someone with experience be ready to go from day one. With Centre County’s drug court set to debut in the fall, McGlaughlin said it’s important to ensure the right people are making their way through the system. That means people who need help, he said, and aren’t just selling drugs for profit. “What you’re trying to do is get people help so you don’t have recidivism,” he said. “Relapsing will happen … but you want a system in place to help people deal with their problem.” McGlaughlin said it was important to remember that candidates for judge are cross-filed. “Being a judge isn’t about politics, it’s about doing what’s right.”
BRIAN MARSHALL
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May 11-17, 2017 acquitted Parks Miller of all charges; however, he raised the topic again when he announced his candidacy for DA. During his press conference, Cantorna said the DA’s office has lost its integrity and its ability to work with other offices within the county. He also talked about the public mistrust of Parks Miller, referencing corruption allegations. Parks Miller fired back immediately, issuing a press release denouncing Cantorna’s experience for the position while reiterating that she was cleared of any wrongdoing by a state court. In just a few days, the campaigning will conclude for both Democrats when the polls officially open, on Tuesday, May 16. “This election must be about qualifications to do this job right, period,” said Parks Miller. “This is a calling for me and I have much more work to do for our community as crime evolves. I am asking for your vote on May 16 so I may continue to keep our families safe and maintain our standard of living.” “We need a district attorney who will put the interests of Centre County first, who will protect the public and at the same time work in partnership with the community and law enforcement to solve the challenges that face us,” said Cantorna. “I humbly ask the voters for their support.”
cum laude graduate of Penn State’s Dickinson School of Law. Marshall returned to Clearfield to begin his legal career. He continues to volunteer in that community, including recent efforts to revitalize the community pool. For the last 13 years, Marshall has been practicing at Miller, Kistler & Campbell. He said his career has brought him experience in both civil and criminal cases, with a focus on family law in recent years. Marshall said his continuing training sets him apart from other attorneys, having received a certified public accountant license, becoming a trained mediator and a designation as a certified divorce financial analyst. He is currently the president of the Centre County Bar Association. Marshall said the expected drug court due in the fall “will be a great resource for Centre County, and I expect it to be as successful in reducing recidivism as the DUI court that was established in 2010.” He said the tiered methodology to punishment will provide an array of options for those who repeatedly show up in court for drug offenses. Marshall said it was important to differentiate between addicts and those bringing drugs into the community, and that the latter should not be tolerated in Centre County. Those who are addicted, Marshall said, should be held accountable when they don’t meet the expectations that have been set by the court, but that the justice should deploy what resources it can to get them help and break the cycle of addiction. “I believe that I have the right mix of experience and specialized training and an excellent temperament to serve as judge,” Marshall said. “I am well positioned to use the knowledge and skills that I have acquired through my specialized training to benefit parties in court, particularly in family law cases, which make up a significant portion of a judge’s work.”
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Cantorna, Parks Miller discuss DA issues By G. KERRY WEBSTER editor@centrecountygazette.com
The race for Centre County’s district attorney will most likely be decided Tuesday, May 16, as incumbent Stacy Parks Miller is challenged by local lawyer Bernie Cantorna. Both attorneys appear on the primary election ballot as Democratic candidates. Both seek sole placement on that side of the ballot for the general election in November. The Gazette recently reached out to both candidates to discuss their views on various topics affecting county residents. Their responses are below, in the order they were received from the candidates.
BERNIE CANTORNA, CHALLENGER, DEMOCRAT
Cantorna is a partner in Bryant & Cantorna P.C., with more than two and a half decades of experience, including 18 years in Centre County. A native of Chicago, he also is a senior staff member at the Trial Lawyer’s College. Prior to moving to Centre County, he was a clinical professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School for five years, after serving as a Wisconsin public defender for three. He attended the University of Wisconsin Law School. He has been married to his wife, Margherita, for 28 years. They have two daughters, Elena and Gabriella. CCG: What is the biggest challenge facing the district attorney’s office and how do you plan to address it? BC: The biggest challenge facing the district attorney’s office is a need for professionalism and leadership. The DA’s office lost 46 employees in the last seven years, a turnover rate of more than 300 percent. During two previous DA administrations, (seven years) only three employees left. This loss of institutional knowledge negatively affects the productivity of the office, compromises the quality of services provided to crime victims and our community, costs valuable resources and undermines the relationship with law enforcement. Relationships between county government officials, judges and the DA’s office also have suffered. Due to several costly lawsuits filed by the DA against other public officials, the ability of the DA’s office to work in partnership with county officials has been damaged. This vote is the public’s chance to review the DA’s job performance. If I am hired as DA, I will take seriously the responsibility of professional leadership. I am committed to rebuilding a positive work environment to retain staff and will rebuild productive working relationships with the community and with our county officials, including the county commissioners, judges and police chiefs. I will stay focused on effectively and professionally addressing the issues facing the county, creating a safer community. CCG: How important is transparency in the DA’s office and what can you do to strengthen community relations? BC: Transparency in government is fundamental to holding elected officials accountable. The public has a fundamental right to know. Secret grand juries, unaccounted spending of drug forfeiture money and destruction of records frustrates accountability and erodes public trust. Transparency is embodied in Pennsylvania’s Right to Know Law, protecting the public’s right to be informed. My opponent has appealed her lawsuit to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to block the public’s right to information regarding controversial phone and texting records. If I am elected, my office will always act to protect the integrity of ongoing investigations, while at the same time promptly providing records that the public has a right to see, following both the spirit and letter of the law I will seek partnerships with the community, university and advocacy groups to address issues facing our community. I will ask for ideas on how to spend drug forfeiture money to fight the opioid crisis and will keep the public informed as to how we are spending that money. Grand juries will be used sparingly, if at all. I will never use grand juries for political purposes or as a tool to keep information secret that is a matter of public concern CCG: What can the DA’s office do to best address the opioid problem in Centre County? BC: The opioid crisis requires a comprehensive smarton-crime community response. The DA’s office must collaborate with law enforcement, experts and the community to create a plan that actually works. We need a comprehensive approach that holds criminals accountable, while addressing the underlying causes of the crisis — the addictions of individual offenders. Dealers must be aggressively prosecuted to send the message not to come here. At the same time, local people who become addicted need access to treatment so they can
Parks Miller earned her bachelor of science degree in marketing from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1991 and her juris doctorate degree from Duquesne University. She has twice been elected district attorney of Centre County, and has also served as first assistant district attorney and deputy coroner. She has 23 years of criminal investigative and prosecutorial experience as a supervisor and “hands-on” prosecutor. She tried her first homicide case in 1998 and has prosecuted 19,000 total cases since 2010. She has reworked the sexual and domestic violence protocols in the county and is a founding member of the Child Advocacy Center. CCG: What is the biggest challenge facing the district attorney’s office and how do you plan to address it? SPM: An effective DA must effectively address many challenges at once to keep our community safe. Continuing to effectively address growing violent crime is a top challenge and priority. Reading the news, we can see that crime is becoming more brazen and violent. In our changing world, a good DA must discern the dangerous people from the petty criminals and target dangerous criminals to keep them from hurting more of our families. We do this by being tough on the right crimes while giving deserving non-violent, low-level offenders second chances and no record. This balance makes for a safe, prosperous community. The heroin crisis is a huge focus because it drives other crimes — burglaries, robberies — and lives are literally being lost. Sexual assaults and domestic violence remain priorities with new protocols. Crimes against children and the elderly, vulnerable populations require special prosecution skills. We have task force approaches to these crimes to bring team resources together to get justice for them. We believe that all children have a right to be safe and happy. Safety is the first duty of government, and our office takes that duty very seriously. Twenty-three years of prosecution experience helps me do the job right.
CCG: How important is transparency in the DA’s office and what can you do to strengthen community relations? SPM: Very important. It builds accountability and trust with the public. But so is winning cases with convictions that stick. Arrest and search warrants, guilty pleas, trials, sentencing, appeals and probation/parole violations are all open to the public, and community outreach to victims is something we are very proud of. We helped more than 1,200 victims last year alone. Balancing the need to keep the public informed against the confidentiality needs of investigations, victims and witnesses, and avoiding stigmatizing people investigated and then cleared, is critical to getting cooperation in the solving of crimes. Some secrecy is necessary in law enforcement until someone is arrested. That is how we win cases and make sure convictions stick. We need witnesses and cooperation to win cases. Mere suspicion of being involved in a crime can ruin a person’s reputation, ability to work and raise a family. Of course, when evidence is there, the public needs to know when we charge and prosecute someone and why. Fairness and balance are key. We always strived to keep the public and press well informed and will continue to do so. It takes the experience I have to know how to strike the correct balance between these important considerations. CCG: What can the DA’s office do to best address the opioid problem in Centre County? SPM: We responded to this scourge by developing and implementing a strong multi-pronged attack. We raised public education on the issue of safe storage, use and disposal of medications. My office obtained and installed medication drop boxes at police stations to diminish supply. So far we have collected a staggering 800 pounds. I am a founding member of HOPE — Heroin Opioid Prevention and Education coalition. We hosted five large, public seminars on the topic. Victims of opioid abuse need treatment. I am a founding member of our new drug court, a court that will provide intensive treatment to high-risk addicts. I will help fund that court with money my office has seized from drug dealers. We will continue to make treatment for addiction, when warranted, part of any sentencing outcome. We will continue to aggressively pursue those who prey off our residents, dealing drugs, poisoning them. Many of the people pushing this stuff are not addicts, but predators ruining lives, sometimes taking them. Knowing, from experience, how to beat back drug epidemics (bath salts) is important to handling this. Dealing with these issues firsthand, year-after-year, provides me with real experience needed to best fight our county’s opioid issues. CCG: What makes you the best candidate for the position of district attorney? SPM: Experience, pure and simple. As DA, I put victims and protecting the community first. My prosecution career has spanned over 23 years. I learned my craft from the ground up, under the supervision of someone who is now a judge, starting with speeding tickets, convicting my first murderer in 1999. Being DA is a highly specialized craft, a personal calling for real DAs. Practicing civil law does not qualify you to be DA anymore than being a foot doctor makes you a brain surgeon. Criminals, their associates and relatives, and those paid by criminals, thus are our natural adversaries. I accept as the highest endorsement that these folks would rather I was not in office. Running a law enforcement agency is what I do, and unlike DAs in many larger counties, I take into court myself the most difficult and serious cases we have. I’m proud of my team, and of our record, which I would stack up against any prosecutor’s office in the state. Being DA is no calling for “on-the-job training.” For how many victims would suffer while the new DA was “learning” how to be a prosecutor? What if the victim were your family member?
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recover and return to our community. Specialty courts like drug courts work because they address the roots of the problems that lead to crime. They hold offenders accountable for their crimes, mandate treatment and reduce the likelihood of recidivism. But prosecutions and drug courts are not enough. Prevention and education must become a priority. I will lead an initiative to engage county officials, addiction experts and the community in projects that educate on the realities of opioid addiction, working with middle and high school resource officers to teach students about the real life consequences of heroin and opioid abuse. Currently, we have in excess of $800,000 in drug forfeiture money that could be used for prevention programs. CCG: What makes you the best candidate for the position of district attorney? BC: I am a criminal defense lawyer and trial lawyer with 27 years of experience. I began my career as a public defender and clinical professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School. For the last 18 years, my practice has focused on representing victims in civil court and criminal defense. I have handled over 1,800 criminal cases. I am a trial lawyer who knows how to tell victims’ stories, prove them in court and seek justice from judges and juries. A district attorney does not just try cases. The DA is also responsible for hiring and training lawyers, most of them fresh out of law school. I have been teaching lawyers and third-year law students how to try cases for over 20 years. I have the ability to train, mentor and retain these young lawyers. Before I attended law school, I was a certified public accountant. I have the skill set to manage budgets and ensure that county tax payer money is spent wisely. I have the management and people skills to ensure a positive working relationship with county government and staff. These skill sets uniquely qualify me for the position of district attorney.
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Commissioners hope to be SCASD proposed budget includes tax hike proactive in anticipation By GEOFF RUSHTON StateCollege.com
STATE COLLEGE — State College Area School Board on May 8 approved a proposed 2017-18 budget with a 1.55 percent tax increase. The budget, which has been under development since September, will be discussed at a board Finance and Audit Committee meeting Thursday, May 18, and a public budget hearing Monday, June 5. A final vote for the board to adopt the budget is scheduled for Monday, June 12. The proposed tax increase is lower than the increases of the past two years. Those years saw increases 5.49 percent and 4.32 percent because of debt service for the State High project. This year’s increase is also below the state’s Act 1 index for maximum allowable increase of 2.25 percent. The budget includes a millage rate of 44.1468, an additional tax of $49 for the average taxpayer with an assessed property value of $72,239.
Last year the increase was $130 and in 2015-16 it was $157. The increase will result in about $1.5 million in additional revenue, without which district administrators said they would not recommend program changes and would keep 11 full-time positions unfilled. Total revenues in the budget are $150,229,761, including an anticipated $27,427,944 from the state and $1,145,000 from the federal government. Total expenses and fund balance transfers are $149,935,521. The budget includes an increase of $3,117,634 to continue current programming, with $583,798 also allocated for additional programming resources. That additional program funding will support a psychologist, elementary school principal, development of the International Baccalaureate Program, IT systems programmer and development of curriculum in a hybrid or online format. About two-thirds of the budget expenses are dedicated to salary and benefits.
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BELLEFONTE — The Centre County Board of Commissioners discussed the 2017-18 proposed state budget at its May 9 meeting. The commissioners reported on the latest possible cuts in state funding using House Bill 218, the House of Representative’s proposed budget for 20172018 passed April 4, as a model. Commissioner Michael Pipe said that while it was not time to panic yet about less funding for services, he said identifying how the county’s coffers would be affected by possible cuts was a good starting point for dialogue with state representatives and senators. Commissioner Steve Dershem commented there was still a long way to go in the three-way debate between the House, Senate and Gov. Tom Wolf’s office. The state budget deadline is technically Friday, June 30, but legislators and governors can enter a standoff, creating a months-long budget impasse that can leave schools, municipalities and state departments guessing at anticipated funding. According to numbers compiled by county staff and analysis from the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania, the county could stand to see 100 percent state cuts in funding in the amounts of: ■ $114,046 to juvenile probation ■ $125,000 to adult probation ■ $142,029 to intermediate punishment programs ■ $12,552 to senior judge reimbursement
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■ $75,000 to court interpreter county grants Commissioner Mark Higgins said the first three programs on the list help save taxpayer dollars in the long run by keeping people from being imprisoned. “So it seems to me that this is very pennywise and pound foolish that the state is cutting areas that return $7 to the taxpayers for every dollar spent,” he said, referring to probation and intermediate punishment services. Partial, 15 percent cuts from HB 218 would amount to: ■ $28,000 to county court reimbursement ■ $3,000 to juror cost reimbursement ■ $13,000 to the Human Services Development Fund ■ $53,000 to Homeless Assistance ■ $100,000 to Mental Health Services The commissioners could vote as early as next week on a resolution urging the Legislature to reconsider such cuts. Higgins said the $5 registration fee would be especially needed if HB 218 were to become law, since Pennsylvania Emergency Management’s promise of a local match to federal funds to fix Purdue Mountain Road, which was damaged by flooding, would disappear under the House’s proposed budget. In other news, the commissioners approved the publication of a request for bids for the Emergency Watershed Protection flood work that will remove debris and stabilize streams, due to the Bald Eagle Valley flood that occurred in October.
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Cleanup, from page 1 of May 5 and was reopened at 2:30 a.m. May 6. Ferguson and Harris townships were among those municipalities that scheduled special brush pickup events in the wake of the storm.
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Amy Farkas, Harris Township manager, said her municipality received help from Halfmoon and Patton townships and State College Borough the day after the storm. For 24 hours, no one in the township had power, Farkas said, but the community rallied to help each other. She said what stuck out to her and others in the municipality was “how kind everyone was. We saw a great display of community.� Farkas said people were out with chainsaws and checking on each other to make sure everyone was OK. She said she did not hear of any injuries. A special brush collection event was scheduled for the week of May 8 and another for the week beginning Monday, May 15. At that time, residents in Ferguson Township can put brush out on the curb, with the usual stipulations for township brush pickup. Dave Modricker, Ferguson Township public works director, said by the evening of May 2 mostly everything was cleaned up from public roads and property. He likened the event to that of a heavy snowfall in terms of manpower usage. Modricker said some township employees were out in the early morning of May 2 and the full crew was working by 6 a.m.
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Fighting opioid abuse should be bipartisan By the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Democrats and Republicans find very little to agree on these days in a toxic and bitterly partisan Congress. But a number of recent studies gives them every reason to work together on the nation’s opioid abuse epidemic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had previously estimated that 91 Americans a day die from opioid abuse and another 30 are treated in emergency rooms. But a CDC researcher this spring examined death records in Minnesota and found a large number of deaths that were likely caused by opioids were not reported as opioid-related. Instead, in many of the cases, the deaths were reported as pneumonia or another secondary condition. The CDC said opioid overdoses and dependence cost the public sector $23 billion a year (a third of that attributable to crime) and the private sector more than $55 billion because of lost productivity and health care costs. More than 80,000 people are incarcerated because of opioid-related crimes. Researchers at Emory University found that a 10 percent increase in the treatment rate resulted in a 3 percent decrease in larceny theft and a 4 percent to 9 percent decrease in aggravated assaults. Even simpler, it was discovered that for every $1 spent on treatment, $3 was saved on criminal losses. Nationally, President Donald Trump has formed an opioid abuse task force, and his budget calls for an increase of $500 million over 2016 spending levels to address the epidemic. That is, however, just a proposal. The numbers can go up or down, depending on what lawmakers can agree upon. But one thing is clear: This epidemic affects Democrats and Republicans, and this battle provides an opportunity to finally work together on a public health challenge the nation can’t afford to lose.
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Judicial system must run its course in the “fun” because of the stories As a parent and a faculty member, and tales of “when I was a pledge.” I almost vomited as I read it. It’s an age group in which most of A group of young men, purporttheir minds haven’t developed to the edly bound together through the extent that good judgment is always bonds of fraternity membership, a function of their decision-makseemingly plan and execute an iniing. And it’s a developmental age in tiation ritual that makes the movie which “it won’t happen to “Animal House” look like me” is the prevailing lens pre-school. through which we view We learned in a grand risk and other injurious jury presentment that behaviors. through messaging apps You can read all about and text messages (some it in the grand jury preof which were deleted sentment. and then retrieved by law But, it is important to enforcement) the Beta note, the grand jury preTheta Pi brothers planned sentment recommendand purchased excessive ing charges against Beta amounts of beer and liquor. Theta Pi fraternity and 18 Stations for drinking, much Penn State students relike an obstacle course, lated to Timothy Piazza’s were then set up for the inideath and its aftermath tiation ritual. Based on their provides us with only one own experiences as pledges, Patty Kleban, side of the story. In Pennthese young men allegedly who writes for sylvania, the grand jury set up a night of hazing that StateCollege.com, is used by prosecutors to ultimately ends in the death is an instructor at Penn State, show a group of citizens of Timothy Piazza. what the government has The horror of so many mother of three and a community to say about a case and young men not only facil- volunteer. She is a to ask if the grand jury itating the inebriation — Penn State alumna believes there is enough forcing it, as it is described who lives with her to bring formal charges in the presentment — but family in Patton against those accused. the alleged lack of response Township. Her In other words, no trial and delay in seeking med- views and opinions has taken place. No crimical help is frankly some of do not necessarily the most self-serving be- reflect those of Penn inal defense has been offered. The toughest part havior that I have ever read State. about reading the grand about. The thought of that jury presentment is that those who young man, desperately in need of have been charged with crimes remedical help, enduring hours of pain lated to the death of Timothy Piazza and the reported bad decisions by are innocent until proven guilty. The his so-called friends have kept me grand jury does not make that deciawake at nights. Who will be next if sion. we as a community don’t stop this? In fact, the release of the grand I don’t know these particular stujury presentment means that people dents but I know so many of them. like me who have read it could posI’ve had them in my classes. I’ve seen sibly be excluded from sitting on an the consequences that pledging and eventual trial jury because we have “Hell Week” have on grades and acbeen so strongly and emotionally ademic performance and even their impacted by the details outlined in mental health. These are often young the presentment. people who don’t have the capacity We saw in the Sandusky case to fully understand long-term consethat information in a grand jury quences, who won’t say no because presentment can be misinterpreted belonging to something is more imor misleading. Mike McQueary, for portant. There’s sometimes pressure instance, has testified in later cases from family members to take part
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that the presentment did not accurately reflect exactly what he testified to the grand jury. We also learned the date of the incident witnessed by McQueary was off by a year in the presentment. The release of a grand jury presentment can fuel the publicity around a trial and enrage the public. Everyone, including me, is talking about the Beta Theta Pi incident in outrage. University administrators have called the allegations “heart-wrenching and incomprehensible,” and “sickening and difficult to understand.” But not one of the men in question has yet had the opportunity to defend himself. As much as I want justice for what happened to Timothy Piazza, shouldn’t we wait to let the justice system do its job? We may find out that the decisions and the actions that night were as horrific as the charges outlined in the presentment. We may find out that it was worse than is outlined in the presentment. Those charged must, however, be given the chance to tell their side of the story. As a parent, my heart breaks for the Piazza family. I believe that if the young men in this case were as reckless and as cruel as the grand jury presentment outlines, there should be swift justice and there should be serious and long-impacting consequences. The Piazzas will never get their son back. Participating in a stupid fraternity initiation should never result in death. Someone needs to be held accountable. However, making a rush to judgment or stomping on the rights of the defendants doesn’t undo the horrible events of that night. It may only serve to get them off on a technicality. Timothy Piazza and his family deserve a thorough investigation. Anyone who contributed to his death must receive full and just punishment. Let’s have faith that the court system will take care of that.
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Health & Wellness Mount Nittany Health honors volunteers Special to the Gazette STATE COLLEGE — Mount Nittany Health hosted its annual volunteer recognition luncheon April 26, honoring the 621 individuals who provide more than 60,000 hours of service in a number of patient-related and ancillary capacities across the system. “Families come to us in times of joy, sorrow and the unknown,” Meredith Thompson, director of volunteer resources at Mount Nittany Health, said in a press release. “They quickly learn that the mere sight of a blue smock is one of comfort, compassion and understanding. Week after week, our volunteers come in providing selfless dedication, not knowing what the shift may bring. I know I speak for many when I say, thank you.” In addition to honoring all volunteers, a special aspect of this event is the announcement of teen volunteer scholarship recipients. To receive this award, students must be graduating in 2017 from a local high school, must have completed a minimum of 200 hours of distinguished volunteer service with Mount Nittany Health, and must be pursuing a career in health care from an accredited institution.
This year’s winners are Crystal Dahm and Katherine Kim. Dahm has been volunteering since June 2014, logging 210 hours to date. Currently a patient floor and Nittany Grill volunteer, she became a volunteer with Mount Nittany Health to gain exposure to a hospital environment. She wanted to observe what a career in medicine might look like, learning that she not only enjoys the environment, but also helping those in need. Dahm plans to attend Boston College. Logging 329 hours to date, Kim has been volunteering in the Nittany Grill and patient floors since January 2013. She first realized medicine was for her when she began spending time with patients. Of her experiences as a volunteer, Kim recalls her most memorable one of a patient thanking her for making her day better. Kim plans to attend Carnegie Mellon University. Mount Nittany Health commended these students and all volunteers for their dedication and service to help make the people of the region healthier. For more information about volunteer services at Mount Nittany Health, visit www.mountnittany.org.
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TEEN VOLUNTEERS Crystal Dahm, left, and Katherine Kim recently received scholarships from Mount Nittany Health.
PSU to study animal-assisted therapy for abused children By KRISTIE AUMAN-BAUER Penn State News
UNIVERSITY PARK — Animals have been used in therapy for decades to assist with a person’s physical, emotional and social well-being, to reduce anxiety and to facilitate healing. Until recently, however, there has been little scientific evidence to show the effectiveness of animals in these treatments. Penn State researchers were recently awarded a Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development grant to learn more about animal-assisted therapy in childabuse situations. Principal investigator Brian Allen, a co-funded faculty member at Penn State’s Child Maltreatment Solutions Network and assistant professor of pediatrics and psychiatry, and his team will be analyzing the effectiveness of integrating animals
into Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. “TF-CBT is a structured, 12-session treatment for children who have experienced maltreatment such as physical or sexual abuse or exposure to inter-partner violence,” Allen explained. “During the treatment, the child is gradually exposed to their memories and thoughts related to their maltreatment. We are examining whether animal-assisted therapy may improve treatment outcomes reduce patient dropout, and/or improve the process for children during sessions.” Some believe the presence of animals allows children to better cope with distress and thereby allow for greater discussion of traumatic memories, as well as improve the rapport between the child and clinician. “For these reasons, nearly one-third of mental health clinicians serving maltreated children reported being somewhat
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Preventive measures, education key to back pain relief By RUTH SNYDER Special to the Gazette
How many of you were shoveling the 15 inches of snow we had in March? How many of you have started planting your garden, or maybe started a renovation project, such as painting? Many of these tasks require a repetitive or twisting movement for a long duration of time. This could lead to overuse of your back and could lead to back pain. On the first day that we had the 15 inches of snow, shoveling was not too bad, because the snow was light and fluffy and easy. But, once the snow started to drift, what a difference. It was a lot heavier, plus the temperature outside was very cold. I had to go inside three times during shoveling to warm up. The weight of the snow and the cold lead to the potential for back injury. Muscles are not warmed up, and shovelers are lifting and twisting at the same time. This creates a torsion on the spine and muscles, especially when repetitively lifting in one direction. When working in the garden, the repeated bending over, hoeing with a scuffle hoe or even pulling weeds can cause back strain and misalignment of the spine. Other home improvement projects that require repeated motion, such as painting or even spring cleaning on a ladder, could lead to back strain as well.
Another motion that could lead to back pain is sweeping with a broom or vacuum. So, how do you prevent back injury? Keeping a back healthy and strong is similar to a four-sided building. When all four sides of a building are strong it can stand in place, and if one side of the building is weak it can still maintain structure. But, when two or more sides are weak, the building will fall down. Your back is supported the same way. Your abdominal muscles are on the front side, your oblique muscles on your right and left sides and your back muscles on your posterior side. Therefore, if you have a weak back and abdominal muscles, it could lead to back pain. Or, if your oblique muscles are weak, that could lead to back pain, too. Maintaining strong abdominals and obliques are important to preventing back pain or injury. Another reason you can have back pain is poor flexibility in your back or hamstrings, the muscles in the back of your legs. To check for hamstring flexibility, stand and see how far you can reach to touch your toes. If you have good flexibility in that direction, you still may have poor flexibility in your back. One way to check your back flexibility is by keeping your feet flat on the floor and squatting down without lifting your heels. If you have a hard time squatting deep, or if your heels come off the floor, then your back is not as flexible
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Honor nurses during ‘National Nurses Week’ SUSAN ROBEL
Nursing has come a long way since Florence Nightingale began the first nursing school in 1860. This time-honored profession now transcends traditional bedside care, with nurses serving as the foundation of the entire health care team. Today, nurses lead groundbreaking research, develop sophisticated medical applications and advocate for improved health care policy. But at its root, the focus of nursing will always be the same: providing compassionate care. During National Nurses Week, which runs through Friday, May 12, nurses are being honored for Susan Robel is their commitment to caring. Nurses executive vice bravely dedicate themselves to a lifepresident and time of learning, listening and lendchief nursing and ing their talent and expertise whenpatient experience ever people are in need. The nurses I officer at Geisinger work with are among the most loyal, Health System. dependable and caring people that you will ever meet, and I am proud to call them my friends and colleagues. Nursing is the most personally rewarding and heartfelt profession. Families in our community and across the nation rely on nurses to carry them through their most challenging moments, and nurses are always there to serve. I encourage young adults who are interested in making positive differences in people’s lives, every day, to consider careers in nursing. During National Nurses Week, express your appreciation to the nurses who are currently serving on the front lines of health care. Nurses are central to the teams that deliver the lifesaving care and compassion our communities need and deserve. Therapy, from page 11 “We will compare the groups and measure outcomes such as the improvement of post-traumatic stress, along with reductions in depression, anxiety and behavioral problems,” Allen said. “Our ultimate goal is to determine if animals enhance or weaken the effects of TF-CBT.” Researchers will also look into other factors, including therapy retention rates, child and care-giver satisfaction ratings and how often treatments were missed or shortened due to the animal being unavailable or disruptive. Additionally, the therapy animals will be assessed for stress as a result of them being present during treatment. The research team will be working with Nancy Dreschel, instructor of small-animal science at Penn State, who is an expert on the assessment of stress response in dogs. Researchers will measure animal stress by assessing saliva cortisol levels in the therapy animals along with behavioral responses. Cortisol is a hormone that becomes elevated in the saliva during times of conflict or stress. “This study will be the first to address animal-assisted therapy for the treatment of maltreated children along with determining the impact of participation on the animals,” said Allen. In the future, Allen would like to expand the study to include a larger group of children to further investigate animal-assisted therapy on TF-CBT and the impacts on the children and animals in the sessions. The Child Maltreatment Solutions Network is a part of the Social Science Research Institute at Penn State.
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Back pain, from page 12 Start without holding a weight, then hold a weight above your head, either in front or behind. Start with 20 repetitions. Increase repetitions, then weights. ■ Seated or standing abdominal flexion is an exercise that can be performed using slings at a lat machine. Perform with a weight that you can do for at least 20 repetitions. ■ The seated knee tuck is performed y sitting near the edge of a bench and bring your knees in toward your chest. Start with 20 repetitions, then add ankle weights for 20 repetitions.
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■ Forward back extensions are to be performed with proper equipment. Perform with no weight, then add weight for 20 repetitions.
■ The deadlift is performed with a barbell. It is advised to work with an experienced trainer on proper form and technique. When done correctly, the exercise will not only increase back strength, but also hamstring flexibility. It is recommended that you work your back and hamstrings twice a week; your abdominal and oblique muscles can be trained almost every day. Keep in mind that, when working on your back, it is important to work with a trainer who knows which exercises are beneficial for your individual strengths and goals. Consistency in training these muscles year round is the most important preventative measure in reducing the risk of back pain and injury next time you shovel, work in the garden or start any new home improvement project. Ruth Snyder is co-owner of Transfitness Personal Training in Spring Mills.
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AAUW State College prepares for used book sale Special to the Gazette UNIVERSITY PARK — The 56th annual AAUW State College Used Book Sale will be held Saturday, May 13, through Tuesday, May 16, at the Penn State Snider Ag Arena, across from Beaver Stadium and the Central Pennsylvania Convention and Visitor’s Bureau. The sale runs from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. To stay in compliance with Penn State safety regulations, the sale must limit the total number of people in the arena at any one given time to 450. The event is happening because of book donations from the community. AAUW State College members have worked since last July — when it moved into its new facility in the Boalsburg Technology Park — sorting and pricing the books for the four-day sale. More than 250,000 books will be available for purchase. This year’s selection, sorted into 30 categories, includes children’s books, fiction, biographies, newer text books, collectors, sports, hobbies, history, mysteries and more. One exclusive offering of books this year is a large number of Penn State “LaVie” yearbooks, which were donated
by the Penn State Alumni Association. The yearbooks — nearly 200 surplus copies from the association’s archives — date back to 1892, just two years after the first “LaVie” was published. The book sale is the economic engine that supports the AAUW mission to advance equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy and research. Almost all of the sale proceeds are distributed locally, through community grants to local organizations that in some way reflect AAUW’s mission to advance equity for women and girls, and through scholarships to local returning adult women students. Only cash or checks will be accepted. An ATM located across the street at the Central Pennsylvania Convention and Visitor’s Bureau. Shoppers are asked to bring grocery bags to fill while shopping. To provide full access to exits in the event of an emergency, the sale perimeter may not be used by customers for temporary storage. All books will be priced at half off May 15, and May 16 will be Bag Day, where customers can fill their own grocery bags for $7 each. For more information, visit www. aauwstatecollege.org/booksale.html.
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WITH 250,000 BOOKS for sale, this event is thought to be the largest used book sale in Pennsylvania. Books are high quality, sorted into 30-plus categories and individually priced.
Student group continues tradition By CONNIE COUSINS correspondent@centrecountygazette.com
PSU fly fishing club donates hand-tied flies Special to the Gazette
BELLEFONTE — Bellefonte Area High School’s Senior Institute students, with the help of two teachers, are hosting a dinner from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 12, at Faith United Methodist Church, 512 Hughes St., Bellefonte. This dinner benefits Kathy Drysdale, who is facing cancer for the second time. The bills for cancer treatments and procedures often reach thousands of dollars. Each year, the Senior Institute class chooses someone with a medical need to raise money for. Bellefonte juniors apply for the class, and spend their senior years doing the fundraising. The class combines English, art and charity work. Jessica Lloyd, an English teacher, has been working with the Senior Institute students for six years. Her co-teacher is Heather Fry, who teaches art at Bellefonte and is in her first year of instructing the Senior Institute. So far this year, the class sold baked goods, raising
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BELLEFONTE HIGH SCHOOL Senior Institute students held a team-building exercise at Millbrook Marsh in November.
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A DINNER to benefit Kathy Drysdale, left, pictured with her son Dereck Lively II, is scheduled for May 12 at Faith United Methodist Church in Bellefonte. Drysdale is facing cancer for a second time. $700, held a dog-friendly 5K to add $2,000 to the coffers, and sponsored a Go Fund Me page for Drysdale, which collected $1,800. The Friday dinner promises a picnic theme and will include hot dogs, hamburgers, a choice of sides and drinks. Cost is $8 for adults and $5 for ages 12 and younger. The event also will feature live music and auction items. “The community has been wonderful, and all our food and prizes are donated,” said Lloyd. “We are so fortunate to have the Bellefonte businesses support us in our fundraising.” Lloyd also expressed her appreciation for the generosity of Faith UMC in allowing the Senior Institute to use the facility for their dinners. Two men do much of the preparation and serving at the church. “If it were not for Pete Mason and Jim McClure, we would not know what we were doing in the kitchen,” said Lloyd. “Their abilities, but even more their calm and patient demeanors, serve as good examples to the students.”
UNIVERSITY PARK — The Pennsylvania State University Fly Fishing Club completed a service project April 20, creating more than $200 dollars worth of hand-tied flies. The flies will be donated to the Western Pennsylvania Chapter of Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing. The initiative was started by club member Richard Novak to provide flies for the group’s Kettle Creek Outing this spring. PHWFF is dedicated to the physical and emotional rehabilitation of disabled active military service personnel and disabled veterans through fly fishing and associated activities, including education and outings. Fly fishing, Page 17
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Local Toastmasters club produces a star
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I met Jingyi Luo on a rainy, cool spring day. This lovely, articulate young woman was so interesting, I could have stayed all afternoon with her. Luo came to State College in 2014 to support her husband while he finished his doctorate in earth sciences. I had been told that she had learned much of her English in the last two years, and had joined the Toastmasters Club to help with that. But, Luo had so much more to share with me. First, she presented me with her curriculum vitae and several papers covering her early life and backConnie Cousins ground. I could scarcely think of a covers a wide question for her that she had not alvariety of events in ready covered in her preparation for Centre County for our meeting. I will attempt to allow the Centre County you to meet Luo through her own Gazette. Email her words. at ccous67@gmail. “My hometown is Jingtai, which com. was a small and rural town in Gansu province in the northwest part of China,” wrote Luo. “My hometown is near to a desert. It is dry and sandy, but the most warm and beautiful memory for me is there. My husband and I were classmates from high school. We went to the same university. Its name is the University of Science and Technology of China. It is a well-known university and I got my Ph.D. degree there in chemical engineering. “During my Ph.D. time, I published four first-author papers besides some other co-authored ones. One of my first-author papers was honored (as) ‘one of the most influential international papers in China,’ and one year later, the work was recognized as ‘an outstanding contribution to the quality of the journal’ by (the) Journal of Membrane Science.” Luo said that she learned English from middle school, but because of the education test system, they didn’t pay attention to listening and speaking. She feels she really learned the understanding and speaking during the last year and a half. Like many people who come to this country, Luo had a time of excitement, followed by great loneliness. While her husband was doing his academic work, she had to rely on him to drive her everywhere and to help with other things. She found it easier to stay home than to venture
out where she would have to understand others, and make them understand her. Finally, after about a year, she forced herself to go out, attend English classes and meet more people. She began to feel less depressed, but then suffered a blow. Luo was found to have a tumor the size of a ping-pong ball below her pituitary gland. Although it turned out to be benign, she still had to go through many tests, find doctors and endure surgery and recovery. “My husband was again having to take care of me, cook, do laundry and many things that were new to him,” said Luo. “I decided that I would go out to stand with my feet and share his burden after the long-time recovery.” Luo got to know Toastmasters through a friend who is an English tutor. “As I stepped into the meeting room of Pingers Toastmasters at OLV Activity Center, I remember the meeting had already started,” said Luo. “I slipped into the room and sat quietly at the very back of the room. Then, I found almost everyone there took turns to step in front of audiences to say something freely in some organized ways. Some were longer, and some were shorter.” By the time Luo was invited to speak, she was ready and stepped to the front of the assembly. “I was already infected and had a desire to say something. I made a big stride to the platform and shook hands firmly with the Table Topics Toastmasters, plus a big smile — I guess I must look a little stupid at that time, who knows — but no one ever judged me. I can’t remember what I said, but all what I remembered was the warm applause and kind smile from everyone.” After she became a member of Penn State Pingers at the end of 2015, she never stopped, going from the ice breaker to the 10th speech. Over time, she finished the Competent Communication Manual, which helped her club build toward the goal of President’s Distinguished Club, according to Luo. “In the beginning of 2017, I was encouraged by the leaders of the club to take the International Speech Contest based on my trip to Niagara Falls. I got second place within our club, first place in Area 22 and third place in Division C. During the contest process, I also got to know the excellent Toastmasters from other clubs and
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JINGYI LUO, pictured at Longwood Gardens, has found success with the Penn State Pingers Toastmasters group. got warm approval and encouragement after my contest,” said Luo in her written essay. Luo’s speech on Niagara Falls, “The Best Reward of Life,” is a heartfelt and descriptive piece on both the emotional experience and physical reaction to the beauty and power of the falls. She agreed to allow me to share some of it: “My heart was pounding, just as it had when we first arrived in America as our boat approached Horseshoe Falls — the Canadian part of Niagara Falls. Toastmasters, Page 20
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Local ensemble to play at library May 14 Gazette staff reports The Curtin Street Chamber Players will perform at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 14, at the Centre County Library and Historical Museum in Bellefonte. The event is part of the “Sunday Afternoons at the Library” chamber music series. Barry and Susan Kroeker moved from State College to Curtin Street in Bellefonte in 2015, and were immediately excited
to become involved in the musical life of their new town. They formed the group with their son, Kurt, and musician friends Mark Weaver and Tricia and Carly Andriaccio. The ensemble specializes in classical music, but also enjoys performing an eclectic repertoire of audience-pleasing Broadway selections and light popular tunes. Admission to the event is free.
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JIANG MING snapped the above photo, which was selected as CATA’s “In Transit” contest winner. The picture will be featured on the cover of the 2017 Ride Guide.
CATA ‘In Transit’ photo contest winners named STATE COLLEGE — The Centre Area Transportation Authority launched its fifth annual “In Transit” photo contest in mid-March. CATA riders and the general public were encouraged to submit their own CATA-themed photography. By the deadline of April 28, a total of 77 photos had been submitted. Entries were narrowed to three finalists by CATA representatives, and online
voting determined the grand prize winner was a photo by Jiang Ming. Ming’s work will be featured on the cover of the Fall 2017 Ride Guide, and he will receive a $100 Amazon.com gift card. First- and second-place submissions can be viewed on the CATA website, www. catabus.com. All submissions currently are available for viewing on the CATABUS Facebook page.
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DAVE WHITE Magisterial District Judge
Educated, Experienced, and Committed. He has over 31 years of courtroom experience from his time as a State College Police Officer. Dave White was educated at Penn State and gained both a Master’s Degree in Public Administration & a Bachelor’s Degree in Administration of Justice. Above all, he’s a family man dedicated to his community. Master Police Officer Past President of the State College Police Association Adjunct Professor at Penn State University “I will provide firm, fair, and balanced judicial services that are administered with respect.”
Dave White & His Family From Left to Right
Linda, Dave, Lauren, Mike Paid for by Friends to Elect Dave White District Judge
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THE CURTIN STREET Chamber Players will perform at the Centre County Library Historical Museum in Bellefonte.
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The Centre County Gazette
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Unique Eagle Scout project introduced by local youth Special to the Gazette STATE COLLEGE — Ethan Bishop, a member of State College Boy Scout Troop 40, has an unconventional Eagle Scout project — an awareness campaign. Bishop wants every community service organization and potential community volunteer in Centre County to know about the website JustServe.org. His awareness campaign helps solve a problem: Many citizens in the community want to lend a helping hand, but don’t know where to start. JustServe.org is a nationwide, nonprofit website provided at no cost by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It helps connect potential community volunteers with humanitarian service projects nearby. Nonprofit service organizations, churches, schools and government offices can use JustServe.org to post volunteer needs, and community members can use it to search for ways to serve given their circumstances and interests. “I’d love to see every citizen create a JustServe.org account or download the JustServe app, so they’ll be notified as new community service needs arise near them,” Bishop said. “And, if you’re an organization with volunteer needs, you can click the big green Submit a Project button. It’s easy.”
Unlike many Eagle Scout projects that are focused around a single service event, Bishop’s awareness campaign has been a long-term endeavor. “I could have organized an event like a blood drive or helping at the food pantry. You’ll see many important projects like that posted on JustServe.org,” he said. “My hope is that my awareness campaign will facilitate many such projects.” ETHAN BISHOP A sophomore at State College Area High School High, Bishop started the awareness campaign last fall. “Over the past several months, I’ve organized mailings to many service organizations and government officials in Centre County. I attended and organized volunteers at community service fairs to demonstrate JustServe.org to service organizations,” he said. “I also organized a team to get the word out using posters at schools and on social media. I’ve seen an increase in projects posted and volunteer accounts created on JustServe.org, but I’d love to see much more.” Patrese Huff, who volunteers with Wendell Williams as
local JustServe.org representatives, has been supervising Bishop’s project. “Ethan has done a great job in leading this effort to inform the community about Just Serve,” said Huff. “We really appreciate those who have worked to let community organizations, as well as volunteers, know about this digital place where they can connect.” Bishop’s offer to help get the word out was perfectly timed. Just Serve just arrived in Centre County last fall. “We hope that as more organizations and volunteers find out about Just Serve, this tool will be used by many in accomplishing great good,” said Huff. “We live in a wonderfully community-minded place. An army of volunteers quietly works together every day. There’s a unity that comes when we serve together, and lots of people each doing a little bit can make a huge impact. Ethan’s project itself is an example of that.” Bishop is excited about the project because of the many benefits he sees coming from it. “Organizations will get volunteers they need, volunteers will have a central place to search for service opportunities, and the community as a whole will benefit as volunteers work side by side, develop mutual respect and understanding and enjoy serving together,” he said. For more information, visit www.justserve.org.
Young Scholars School to receive recycled content bench Special to the Gazette STATE COLLEGE — In recognition of Earth Day, Giant Food Stores and Martin’s Food Markets donated 25 benches made from recycled plastic bags to Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful’s Litter Free School Zone Program. The donations are part of the stores’ ongoing Bags to Benches initiative. Participating schools within stores’ service regions were eligible to receive a bench, and Young Scholars of Central Pennsylvania Charter School was selected to receive one. The bench will be placed near the school’s wetland area.
“The staff and students of Young Scholars are excited to receive a bench made of recycled plastic bags,” said Frank Ayata, business manager at YSCP. “It is a great way to teach environmental responsibility and, at the same time, thank our students who work to keep our school grounds free of litter through the Litter Free School Zone Program. “The bench will serve as a reminder that materials that would otherwise be thrown away as trash can be turned into new products. Recycling benefits our school, community and the environment. We thank Giant/Martin’s Food Stores for the opportunity to participate in their
Bags to Benches program.” “As part of being a responsible retailer, Giant had set a goal of diverting 90 percent of waste going into landfills through the expansion of recycling and food waste reduction programs,” said Tom Lenkevich, Giant president. “We ask our customers to bring their plastic bags to any store and place in the recycling bins found near the front entrances to we can recycle even more grocery bags into benches.” It takes about 10,000 plastic bags to make one park bench. Since 1997, more than 1,500 benches have been donated to local fire departments, churches, schools, townships, parks and playgrounds.
“The Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Litter Free School Zone program encourages community leadership, responsibility and a respect for the environment and the world around them,” said Shannon Reiter, president of Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful. “The recycled content benches from Giant and Martin’s is an appropriate way to bring Litter Free School Zone cleanups, recycling and educational activities full circle.” For more information about participating in the Litter Free School Zone, contact Stephanie Larson at slarson@keeppabeautiful.org or (724) 836-4121, extension 104.
United Way hires advancement specialist Special to the Gazette
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MEMBERS OF the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity at Penn State spent April 9 cleaning the historic Graysville Cemetery.
Graysville Cemetery benefits from volunteer work Special to the Gazette
PINE GROVE MILLS — Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity at Penn State conducted its seventh annual volunteer cleanup of the Graysville Cemetery on April 29. The cemetery is located on Cemetery Road in the village of Graysville, 8 miles west of Pine Grove Mills along Route 45. This historic cemetery is often referred to as the “best kept secret in the area,” being nestled atop the hill behind the Fly fishing, from page 14 The Kettle Creek outing is sponsored by PHWFF and the Kettle Creek Watershed Association. The event is made possible by donations, including food and equipment, from community members. Tying flies is a delicate and time-consuming process. The members of the Penn State Fly Fishing Club spent several hours creating high-quality flies. The
Upper Spruce Creek Presbyterian Church in a peaceful setting. The oldest marked grave in the cemetery dates to 1720, 12 years before George Washington’s birth. Veterans from all wars, dating back to the Revolutionary War, are interred at the 20acre site. In 2011, the brothers of Phi Kappa Psi assisted members of the cemetery board of directors and area volunteers in the annual daylong cleanup and have volunteered every year since. group plans to continue collecting flies from club members at meetings to fill more fly boxes to donate. Those interested in joining the Penn State Fly Fishing club can contact Austin Dando at akd5242@psu.edu. The club meets weekly from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Agricultural Science Building on the Penn State campus. Meetings consist of fly-tying sessions, semester socials, fly-fishing trip planning and community service project planning.
STATE COLLEGE — Centre County United Way has announced that Monica Wright will join the organization as an advancement specialist. Within this role, she will work with current and new donors. “I am enthusiastic to be a member of the CCUW family, where I remain committed to promoting our mission to positively impact the global quality of life for our neighbors here in Centre County,” said Wright. Wright has extensive fundraising experience in the Centre Region. She has been a local political campaign adviser and fundraiser, served on this year’s Mount Nittany Medical Centre Charity Ball committee, has been a fundraising committee chair for the Centre County Youth Service Bureau and has served
on the J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital Gala committee. She currently is a PAWS board of directors nominee and has assisted the group in developing its Comedy Club, Fur Ball, PAWS for Cocktails and PAWS Bingo fundraisers. Wright received an honorable discharge from the Army Reserves and has worked as a school psychologist in Muhlenberg County Schools in Kentucky and as an adjunct lecturer in the Department of Communications at the Penn State. “Her extensive experience in statistics, data analysis and data management is an asset to our organization as we continue to develop our donor-focused, data based, fundraising strategies,” said Tammy Gentzel, CCUW executive director. “We are excited to have Monica join our team.”
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Four candidates seek State College mayor seat
PRIMARY
Election
2017
Editor’s note: In case you missed it last week, here are profiles of the four candidates running for State College Borough mayor in the May 16 primary.
DONALD HAHN, DEMOCRAT
CCG: How has the rapid growth of the borough affected the community and what measures do you think are best to manage it? DH: State College is a great place to live. However, occupying only 4 square miles, State College already has a higher population density than Pittsburgh, Harrisburg and almost all other Pennsylvania cities. Sustainability, rather than growth, should be the borough’s primary focus. Five of Pennsylvania’s 10 largest cities — Pittsburgh, Reading, Scranton, Harrisburg and Altoona — have declared themselves to be financially distressed under Act 47 because they were unable to sustain the growth they experienced. In those cities, high legacy costs and low property values have led to budget shortfalls, cuts in essential services and higher tax rates. Fortunately, State College maintains an excellent bond rating, its taxes are considerably lower than those of comparable Pennsylvania cities, and our staff provides excellent municipal services at a reasonable cost. However, we must be careful about using growth to address fiscal issues. Prudent zoning is an important tool to help manage growth. In addition, in order to maintain our quality of life, we need to preserve our neighborhoods through a combination of zoning protection, ordinance enforcement and owner-occupied housing initiatives. CCG: How would you characterize the state of the relationship between the borough and the university, and how can it be strengthened? DH: Penn State University is an excellent employment center, a great education center and the rock upon which State College was founded. In turn, State College has been a great place for Penn State students to learn, an excellent place for its professors, administrators and staff to live, to work and to raise their families, and a wonderful place to which its alumni return. However, the steady growth in Penn State enrollment without associated increases in campus housing brings constant pressure to our community. Rental costs increase for Penn State students, affordable housing initiatives become increasingly difficult and pressures upon our neighborhoods mount. These factors threaten to undermine the very attractiveness of Penn State and State College as a great learning environment. The university and the borough need to manage their mutual growth responsibly and sustainably. Frequent, frank and respectful communications between Penn State, State College, their students and their neighbors are essential. People of good will, from all sides, need to communicate with each other to produce solutions and to prevent those with special financial and political interests from turning the occasional imprudent acts of some into an unmanageable, mutually self-destructive cycle of distrust. CCG: What makes you the best candidate for the position of mayor of State College? DH: Having served on borough council, as council president and on the board of the Pennsylvania Municipal League, I have the knowledge and experience to be an effective mayor. However, this election is not only about experience. It is also about the future. At a time when diversity, the environment and education are under unprecedented attack in Washington, D.C., our next mayor must be ready to redefine the role of the office. Our community needs an advocate who is not afraid to become political. The next mayor must be ready to challenge Harrisburg and Washington when it decreases the quality of services for its citizens for the sake of lower taxes, when it micromanages local governments at a time when innovation and creativity are needed, and when it lowers its commitment to the environment in the face of climate change. State College is a community with tremendous goodwill. However, we cannot afford to be complacent in our comfortable isolation. State College needs to promote the value and advantages of progressive good government statewide and nationwide. I am ready and able to represent State College as its mayor and to advocate for its values.
JANET ENGEMAN, DEMOCRAT
CCG: How has the rapid growth of the borough affected the community, and what measures do you think are best to manage it? JE: The rapid growth of State College has stressed the community. The land area of State College is finite and largely developed, so essentially the only way to go is up. The
effect of the construction of large tall buildings designed specifically for students will have an effect on traffic, parking, pedestrian safety, term housing options and spillover into the surrounding traditional neighborhoods. Students are grouped into crowded spaces with nowhere to go for social activities but out. Since the latest batch of structures — the Metropolitan, the Rise, the Residences and the building that will occupy the site of the former Canyon Pizza — are essentially expensive dorms with token commercial space, they are not suitable for young professional and workforce housing. This may have long-term ramifications if they ever need to be used as living space for other demographics ranging from young families to retirees. The best way to manage this is to mandate truly mixeduse buildings, containing a variety of apartment-type spaces for businesses and offices and on-site inclusionary housing. Rigorously enforcing current zoning in the CID is the place to start. Reexamining current ordinances should be the next step to prevent campus creep into the downtown. CCG: How would you characterize the state of the relationship between the borough and the university, and how can it be strengthened? JE: The relationship between the borough and the university is a symbiotic one. Neither can fully function without the other. That being said, I think we are in danger of the relationship becoming less symbiotic and perhaps more parasitic. The university has increasingly imposed its housing, social and alcohol issues on the town. Not enough dorm space on campus? No problem. Encourage the town to provide more housing, either in the form of big new dorm-like structures or student housing in the neighborhoods. No place to party on campus? The town is full of frats and party houses. Dry campus? No problem. There are plenty of bars downtown. In my opinion, there needs to be a serious reexamination of the way the problems of the university become the problems of the community. A more active dialogue between community and university leaders needs to be established and cultivated to address and find constructive solutions to these issues. CCG: What makes you the best candidate for the position of mayor of State College? JE: Since my election to borough council, through my participation in council meetings and Council of Government meetings, I have learned about the inner workings of local government. This experience has led me to believe that I would be able to provide more to our community as the face of the borough in the capacity of mayor than I do as a member of council. I believe I have the outgoing personality, professional background and skills in economics, development, management, communication and outreach that will enable me to collaborate effectively with other members of our greater community, advocate for the interests of our neighborhoods and all of our citizens, and to network constructively with the university and other regional governmental agencies. I want to bring my best to the position for the benefit of us all.
CATHERINE DAULER, DEMOCRAT
CCG: How has the rapid growth of the borough affected the community. and what measures do you think are best to manage it? CD: The visible changes and pressures of development are a challenge to the community. Residents advocate for preservation of our neighborhoods, neighborhood schools and the historic fabric of our borough. Others recognize the importance of maintaining the vitality of our downtown as the region’s urban core. Maintaining the quality of life and sustaining our tax base concern all of us. The State College Borough’s comprehensive zoning update is essential for helping us plan for the future. Based on previous policy documents. including the State College Neighborhood Plan, the Downtown Plan, the State College Strategic Plan and others, the update will ensure a more user-friendly document that will eliminate inconsistencies and use modern best practices in zoning. Now is the time for the community to take advantage of the many opportunities during the process to make their voices heard. CCG: How would you characterize the state of the relationship between the borough and the university, and how can it be strengthened? CD: My experience as a member of the National League of Cities University Community Council has provided opportunities to hear about challenges other communities in the country face when they have a college or university as a neighbor. Experiences vary, but much of what is mentioned is familiar. On balance, State College benefits from a good working relationship with the university administration. There is dialogue and an effort to work together on issues that affect us all. The collaboration to continually enhance our quality of life may not always be evident to everyone, but it does exist. A few examples include Penn State’s decision to locate their Launch Box downtown, providing incentives for innovation and a destination for students, their support to address the activities that accompany the student-initiated St. Patty’s Day, and police services during major events that attract thousands of visitors to our town. How can the relationship be strengthened? By con-
tinuing to maintain good communication and to remember that we all share in the well being of our great community. CCG: What makes you the best candidate for the position of mayor of State College? CD: My experience as a council member, a long-time resident of State College, a homeowner, community volunteer and neighborhood advocate, and as a believer in the importance of local government, has me prepared me for a new role in State College government. Public service has been a great joy for me, confirming what I knew all along — local government is essential and important for building communities, helping us share in common causes, transcending our differences, for a better life for us all. My commitment to shaping a promising future for State College includes good strategic decisions shared in partnership with Penn State and local businesses, as well as continuing to advocate with our representatives in Harrisburg to find additional revenue-enhancing alternatives for local government. In these challenging times, we must not forget the importance of remaining a welcoming safe community. As mayor, I pledge to promote civility, transparency, equity and inclusion in all aspects of our civic life.
MICHAEL BLACK, DEMOCRAT
CCG: How has the rapid growth of the borough affected the community, and what measures do you think are best to manage it? MB: State College has enjoyed steady growth since our founding. We are a learned and diverse community where families have decided to settle down to live, work, learn and play for more than 160 years. During the last 20 years, State College has experienced another surge in population growth, putting pressure on our open spaces, existing buildings, utilities and basic infrastructure. We are seeing a piqued local and national interest in development and business opportunities, as we’ve been identified as the fastest growing metro area in the state. This presents a challenge, but also a great opportunity. State College residents value a walkable and an easily accessible village lifestyle. We live in a wonderfully diverse community filled with the young energy of students, the buzz of healthy families and the seasoned wisdom of elder residents. State College should enhance and protect our charm while leveraging it to increase innovative economic opportunities, increased housing for young professionals and diverse cultural experiences. We should invest in our residential, commercial, and student centers that will allow more small businesses to start and thrive right here. CCG: How would you characterize the state of the relationship between the borough and the university, and how can it be strengthened? MB: The Borough of State College and Penn State University have mutually benefited from a particularly complex relationship for more than 160 years. The complexity involves hundreds of people making decisions daily that affect both small groups and the population at large. As the university and borough grow, the people involved in these decisions come and go. With exponential levels of complexity, it’s no wonder that stress to this relationship exists. It should be noted that both the borough and the university are independent entities and permitted to make autonomous decisions. However, the dynamic is one as such that when alignment of goals, activities and talent occur, both the borough and university’s best interests are protected. As your mayor, I will work tirelessly to facilitate open and transparent conversations of partnerships between the borough and the university. CCG: What makes you the best candidate for the position of mayor of State College? MB: I came to State College as a graduate student studying higher education 25 years ago. I soon fell in love with the community and the borough. I met my wife, Tonya, here and we decided to start a family. I run my own small business in the borough, Tonya is a public school teacher and my son, Lake, is finishing up sixth grade at Delta school. As part of my lifestyle, I serve committees, boards and youth sports programs. I want to be your mayor because I want to give back to the community that has given my family so much. As a resident, I see the importance of preserving and enhancing our neighborhoods and green spaces. I’ve started and successfully grown a small business right here in State College. I want to help others do the same. As a former student and current resident, I understand the importance of improving community relations and will be a champion for inclusivity among all residents. State College is a wonderful community because we bring people together from all walks of life. This borough has been my home for more than 25 years, and it would be an honor to serve as mayor.
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NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION
In accordance with the provisions of the Act of 1937, P.L. 1333, the Centre County Board of Elections hereby provides notice that a Municipal Primary will be held on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., prevailing time. Qualified electors may cast ballots for the following offices, at the following polling places: JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE OF THE COMMONWEALTH COURT JUDGE OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS DISTRICT ATTORNEY JURY COMMISSIONER
DISTRICT JUDGE MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT - 49-2-01 MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT - 49-3-03 MAYOR COUNCILMAN SUPERVISOR
AUDITOR TAX COLLECTOR CONSTABLE – FOUR YR. INTERIM WHERE APPLICABLE SCHOOL DIRECTORS JUDGE OF ELECTION INSPECTOR OF ELECTION
POLLING PLACES This is to inform the individuals of Centre County that some polling places have been judged inaccessible to the elderly and handicapped and that such elector may contact the County Board of Elections (814-355-6703) to determine if they are assigned to an inaccessible polling place. [This notice is published according to the Federal Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act (P.L. 98-435) and the term inaccessible is used in conjunction with that Act and not the Americans with Disabilities Act.] A Telecommunication Device (TDD) is provided for hearing/ speech impaired by calling 1-800-654-5984 and requesting to speak to the Bureau of Commissions, Elections and Legislation at 1-717-787-5280. BOROUGHS 1. Bellefonte North Logan Fire Hall, 120 E. Howard St. (Main Entrance) 2. Bellefonte Northeast Crestside Terrace, 602 East Howard St. (Main Entrance) 3. Bellefonte South Lambert Hall, Corner of Forge Road & Blanchard St. 4. Bellefonte Southeast Faith United Methodist Church, 512 Hughes St. Back Entrance, Room 51 5. Bellefonte West First Presbyterian Church 203 N. Spring St Fellowship Hall 6. Centre Hall Centre Hall Fire Hall, 207 N. Pennsylvania Ave. Side Entrance 7. Howard Howard Fire Hall, 14 Walnut Street 8. Milesburg Milesburg Community Center, 101 Mill Street Front Entrance 9. Millheim Millheim Fire Hall, 103 & 105 North St. 10. Philipsburg 1st Ward Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, 400 S. Fourth St. Parish Hall 11. Philipsburg 2nd Ward First Lutheran Church 215 E. Laurel St Social Room 12. Philipsburg 3rd Ward Moshannon Valley YMCA, 113 N 14th St. 13. Port Matilda Port Matilda Fire Hall, 102 E Plank Rd Use kitchen entrance 14. Snow Shoe Snow Shoe Borough Building, 106 Railroad Street 15. Rush North Central Christian & Missionary Alliance Church, 313 Hemlock Street 16. State College North Church of Christ, 405 Hillcrest Ave., Martin Terrace Basement Social Room 17. State College Northeast *NEW LOCATION* Quality Inn 1274 N. Atherton St State College Meeting Room 18. State College Northwest Unity Church of Jesus Christ, 140 N. Gill St. Multi Purpose Room 19. State College South 1 Knights of Columbus, 850 Stratford Drive 20. State College South 2 Foxdale Village Community Building, 500 E. Marylyn Ave. Main entrance on ground floor 21. State College Southeast Grace Fellowship/Young Kwang Korean Church, 1107 William St. (Corner of William & Easterly Pkwy) Sanctuary
22. State College South Central 1 Knights of Columbus, 850 Stratford Drive 23. State College South Central 2 Grace Fellowship/Young Kwang Korean Church, 1107 William St. (Corner of William & Easterly Pkwy) Sanctuary 24. State College East 1 HUB-Robeson Center Room 134 Pollock Rd., University Park 25. State College East 2 HUB-Robeson Center Room 134 Pollock Rd., University Park 26. State College East 3 Friends Meetinghouse, 611 East Prospect Avenue Social Room’s Main Entrance 27. State College East 4 HUB-Robeson Center Room 134 Pollock Rd., University Park 28. State College East Central 1 St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 250 E. College Ave. Social Room 29. State College East Central 2 State College Borough Building, 243 S. Allen Street 2nd floor 30. State College East Central 3 Friends Meetinghouse, 611 E. Prospect Avenue Social Room’s Main Entrance 31. State College West 1 Holy Trinity Orthodox Church 119 S. Sparks Street Rear Entrance 32. State College West 2 Our Lady of Victory Activity Center, Gardiner Hall (Social Hall) 820 Westerly Parkway (enter off Westerly Pky., use main entrance)
41. College North Houserville United Methodist Church, 1320 Houserville Rd. Side Entrance 42. College South Juniper Village, 1900 Cliffside Dr. Main Lobby 43. College East Mount Nittany United Methodist Church, 1500 E Branch Rd. (Lemont) Side Door Facing Parking Lot 44-1. College West College Township Municipal Building, 1481 East College Avenue
38. Boggs East ABC Associated Builders/ Contractors 898 North Eagle Valley Road, Milesburg I 80 & Route 150 (Across from Subway) 39. Boggs West Boggs Township Community Building, 1290 Runville Rd., Bellefonte (Front entrance) Along SR-144 in Runville 40. Burnside Pine Glen United Methodist Church, 104 N. Main Street, Pine Glen Karthaus
58. Howard Howard Township Supervisors Building, 151 Township Building Road Off SR-150 59. Huston Huston Township Community Center, 1190 Allegheny Street Julian (Off SR-220)
61. Marion Marion Township Municipal Building, 4337 Jacksonville Road Jacksonville
46. Curtin South Curtin Township Building, 351 Orviston Mountain Road Howard
62. Miles East Miles Township Fire Hall, 102 Broad Street, Rebersburg
47. Ferguson North 1 Ferguson Township Building, 3147 Research Dr Meeting Room 48. Ferguson North 2 Elmcroft of State College 150 Farmstead Ln Music Room 49. Ferguson Northeast 1 *NEW LOCATION* The Heights of State College 201 Northwick Blvd Club House 50. Ferguson Northeast 2 Mike’s Video and Appliance, 1515 N. Atherton St. Main Entrance
52. Ferguson West Fairbrook United Methodist Church 4201 W. Whitehall Rd PA Furnace
37. Benner South Remodeler’s Workshop 105 Stonecrest Dr
78. Spring North Spring Township Building, 1309 Blanchard Street (Irish Hollow Rd. and Blanchard Street)
45. Curtin North Orviston Bible Church, 75 Main St Orviston
34. State College West Central 2 CBICC (the previous Senior Center), 131 S. Fraser St, Suite 1
36. Benner North Benner Township Building, 1224 Buffalo Run Rd. Front Entrance
57. Harris West Boalsburg Fire Hall Pine Street Boalsburg
60. Liberty Faith Baptist Church 143 Liberty St Blanchard Use lower level entry
51. Ferguson East Ferguson Township Lions Park, 424 W. Pine Grove Rd. Pine Grove Mills.
TOWNSHIPS
77. Snow Shoe West New Community Center, 1351 W. Sycamore Road Moshannon
44-2. College West PSU HUB-Robeson Center Room 134 Pollock Rd., University Park
33. State College West Central 1 HUB-Robeson Center Room 134 Pollock Rd., University Park
35. Unionville Unionville Borough Building, 221 Allegheny St. Off SR-504
56. Harris East Zion Lutheran Church 304 N. Church St Boalsburg
88. Ferguson North 3 State College Evangelical Free Church 1243 Blue Course Drive 89. Ferguson West Central Videon Central 2171 Sandy Dr State College Conference Room 91. Ferguson North Central Stepping Stones Community Church 848 Science Park Rd, State College Main Entrance 53. Gregg Penns Valley EMS 106 Ross Hill Rd. Spring Mills 54. Haines Civic Club Building, 319 W. Aaron Square, Aaronsburg 55. Halfmoon Proper Halfmoon Township Municipal Bldg. 100 Municipal Ln, Port Matilda – Main Entrance 90. Halfmoon East Central Halfmoon Christian Fellowship Church 1776 Halfmoon Valley Rd Port Matilda Main Entrance
79. Spring South Pleasant Gap United Methodist Church, 179 S. Main Street 80. Spring West Election House, 198 Lower Coleville Road Next to railroad tracks 86. Spring East First Baptist Church 539 Jacksonville Rd Bellefonte Fellowship Hall 87. Spring Southwest The Oaks 200 Rachel Drive, Pleasant Gap The Court Community Room
63. Miles West Madisonburg Civic Center, 134 Madisonburg Pike
81. Taylor *NEW LOCATION* Marrara’s Mountain Lodge 2797 S. Mountain Rd Port Matilda, PA 16870
64. Patton North 1 Patton Township Building, 100 Patton Plaza State College
82. Union Unionville/Union Twp. Community Building, 107 Mechanics Street
65. Patton North 2 Good Shepherd Catholic Church 867 Grays Woods Blvd State College
83. Walker East Walker Township Fire Hall, 125 Firehouse Lane, Hublersburg (Off Hublersburg Road)
66. Patton South 1 Park Forest Village United Methodist Church, 1833 Park Forest Ave. 67. Patton South 2 Oakwood Presbyterian Church, 1865 Waddle Rd. (Parking lot on Strouse Avenue) 68. Patton South 3 Park Forest Baptist Church, 3030 Carnegie Drive 69. Penn St. James United Methodist Church, Main Street Coburn – Front Entrance/ramp 70. Potter North Centre Hall Lions Club, 153 E. Church St. (SR-192) 71. Potter South Potter Township Supervisors Building, 124 Short Road Off Old Fort Road 72. Rush North Rush Township Supervisors Building, 150 N. Richard Street Philipsburg 73. Rush South Mountain Top Fire Hall, 392 State Street Sandy Ridge (SR-970) 74. Rush East Election Building, Munson, 3621 Casanova Road Munson 75. Rush West First Church of Christ, 1445 Tyrone Pike Philipsburg 76. Snow Shoe East Snow Shoe Township Building, 268 Oldside Rd. Clarence
84. Walker West Walker Township Municipal Building, 816 Nittany Valley Drive, Bellefonte (corner of SR-64 and Back Road, west of Mingoville) 85. Worth Sportsmen Association Building, 8413 S. Eagle Valley Road Port Matilda (SR-220) Change in polling location effective for the May 16, 2017, Municipal Primary: 17. State College NE FROM: Comfort Suites TO: Quality Inn 1274 N. Atherton St State College 49. Ferguson NE-1 FROM: Park Crest Terrace Rental Center TO: The Heights of State College 201 Northwick Blvd Club House 81. Taylor Twp FROM: Fowler Grove Building TO: Marrara’s Mountain Lodge 2797 S. Mountain Rd Port Matilda, PA 16870 POLLS ARE OPEN 7:00 A.M. TO 8:00 P.M. PREVAILING TIME CENTRE COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS Keith Bierly, Chair Joseph L. Davidson Suzette Sims ATTEST: Margaret Gray, Director of Administrative Services Joyce E. McKinley, Director of Elections 05/16/17
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Children’s Fair Students navigate kayaking lesson tradition continues in Bellefonte Special to the Gazette
Special to the Gazette BELLEFONTE — Since 1949, the families of Bellefonte have celebrated the end of the school year with the Children’s Fair. Always the first Saturday in June, this one-day event features food, games, activities and entertainment for the whole family, and raises money for the community’s parks. This year, the fair, sponsored by the Bellefonte Sunrise Rotary Club, will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 3, at Curtin and Armor streets. The food provided at the fair is a cooperative activity. Local churches sell Canyon Pizza and lemonade and operate the Create-a-Cookie booth. The Fine Arts Booster Club from Bellefonte High School sells hot dogs and hamburgers. Danny Miller’s shaved ice, Dave King’s funnel cakes, Scott’s roasting and Kiwanis Club ice cream also are available for purchase. Bellefonte High School students will assist with the fair’s setup and operate the games. State Sen. Jake Corman, R-Bellefonte, will sponsor the moon bounce attraction. New additions this year include booth displays by Lincoln Caverns and the Pennsylvania Fish Commission. The entertainment anchors a part of Curtin Street, with shows from many local talent groups. This year’s performers include American Raiders Baton Corp, Tir Na Nag Irish Step Dancers, Bellefonte Community Band and a special guest from the State College Spikes. The Master Gardeners of Centre County and the Bellefonte Garden Club will be present to offer interesting items for the parents attending the fair. All of the proceeds from the fair are used to improve the children’s facilities at Bellefonte parks. To date, BSRC has been able to help the borough add playground equipment at the Teener League Park, help the YMCA put a new slide in at the borough swimming pool and install a new playground in Governors Park. Rotary committee members said this will be the second year the group is campaigning to raise money for what it hopes will be handicap-accessible playground equipment. For more information, visit the Bellefonte Sunrise Rotary Club page on Facebook.
BELLEFONTE — The Mach One Slalom team, led by coach Dave Kurtz, recently hosted 121 fourth- and fifthgrade students from Bellefonte Elementary School to provide an introductory lesson on whitewater kayaking. The idea came up when Douglas Bates, a physical education teacher at BES, challenged his student teacher, Conor Kollar, to create a unique activity that involved the community. The two contacted Kurtz, an experienced kayaker and Bellefonte enthusiast, to see if he would be interested in instructing the elementary school students over a three-day period. The Mach One Slalom team jumped at the opportunity to introduce the students to the sport it is so passionate about. The activity was made possible with the help of several teachers from the school, including Erin Cerneska, Rebecca Hitchings, Michael Laskowski, Lauren Whitman and Heather Bathurst, as well as principal Karen Krisch and parent volunteer Christine Dermota. Several experienced kayakers, including Kelly Harchak and her daughter Ava, Sarah Mosier and Chad Maurer, also helped to ensure student safety in the water. Each day, several of the leaders and all the volunteers took on the task of getting 40 students per day into kayaks and, one-by-one, taking them safely down the stream. Each student was fitted with a life preserver and helmet and given instruction on how to hold a paddle to be effective. Kayaks were placed at the top of the middle stretch of the course at the Sunnyside Paddling Park in Bellefonte.
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A BELLEFONTE student makes his way over the drop at the Sunnyside Paddling Park. When the captain of the ship was properly seated in the kayak, the adventure started. While the run was exciting for the students, the experience was pretty routine for a Class I stretch of moving water with a single 1-foot drop near the end. Safety boaters were present, with only a small amount of activity. After the introduction, participating students continued to show their excitement and were eager to continue practicing the sport. Some even discussed how they wanted to come back that evening for another lesson. In the days following, several students followed through and have since started kayaking with Kurtz.
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AS PART OF Leadership Centre County’s Environment Day, the Class of 2017 recently toured the Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority. Pictured is the Leadership Centre County class as they finish their tour and board the CATA bus to head to their next stop.
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by little, the huge water curtain of the waterfall came into view. The water gushed down powerfully from 50 meter’s high. I was moved by the huge U-shaped, light green water curtain. “At this point, the thunderous sound and dancing droplets reached their peak. I had to squint my eyes, and try hard to see through the flying water to the majestic fall
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beyond. Then a dreamlike rainbow appeared. Our minds and hearts were filled with this stunning image.” Luo went on to describe the Bridal Veil Falls on the American side. As she wound up her beautiful description, a couple of sentences drew a parallel from the experience at the falls to the experience of coming to America. “We felt proud that we had stepped out of our comfort zone bravely to experience the grandeur and power of Niagara Falls — one of the amazing wonders of the world. We felt like we had when we challenged ourselves only three years ago to come to America, instead of holding back and staying in our home country. “We were obsessed with the beauty of this new country, a feeling that was mirrored in the experience of the great falls. The hurt of being away from our families was like the hurt of assaulting water lashing at our faces. From time to time, because of the language barrier, culture shock and career frustrations, our hearts would also rain and get drenched as thousands of water droplets flying and crying inside of us without control. “Once in a while, we got lost and stranded because we couldn’t get our direction clearly from the mist,” Luo continued. “However, we’ve learned even though the journey of life can be tough, and the way to one’s destination may be rocky, just keep moving on and seeking out who you really are even through the worst moments. “The rainbows come after the rainstorms. Embrace those obstacles and fight for your life bravely. Life will be smiling at you with your big ‘rainbow’—the best reward of life.” Luo and her husband will be leaving for Knoxville, Tenn., soon. Her husband will begin a new position there. And, she takes with her an impressive list of accomplishments, including her Toastmasters experience. She has a bright future ahead in whatever she chooses to do.
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Pletcher voted Miss Bellefonte Gazette staff reports
BELLEFONTE — Sierra Pletcher was voted Miss Bellefonte by Bellefonte Area School District teachers and staff during the spring junior prom, held April 22. Students apply by listing their GPA and describing their community activity and involvements. All eligible students must carry an 85 percent scholastic average to participate. Voting is based on character, poise, appearance and scholastic achievements. Pletcher will now compete in the Pennsylvania Fall Flaming Foliage Competition in Renovo. The winner and runner-up will receive scholarships.
SIERRA PLETCHER, left, recently was voted Miss Bellefonte by school faculty and staff. She is pictured with runner-up Kaylee Dreese.
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THE STATE COLLEGE Elks Lodge recently celebrated Easter with a visit from the Easter bunny. More than 75 children, parents and grandparents participated in the breakfast and egg hunt, held at Mountain View Country Club. Pictured, with Elks member Shelly Wike as the bunny, are Kennette Watson, left, and her daughters Tessa and Taylinn.
Credit unions host financial fair Special to the Gazette
BOALSBURG — Four credit unions based in Centre County, along with other credit union professionals and local business partners, participated in the third annual Financial Reality Fair on May 2. Despite a power outage, more than 120 students from St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy in Boalsburg attended the event, which was held at the school. Students were asked to make financial decisions as if they were entering the real world as independent adults, using cho-
sen work careers and an assigned starting salary. Financial Reality Fairs are practical exercises in personal financial management and help prepare students for living on their own as adults. Living choices, including housing, transportation, food and clothing, insurance, entertainment and other categories, are made to fit within a realistic budget. After making choices, each participating student visited with financial counselors, who reviewed the budgets and advised of needed changes when expenses exceeded income.
First on the ballot. First in experience. Promises Kept. In 2009, Stacy promised reform of a failing District Attorney’s Office. Stacy has delivered. Her team has handled over 19,000 investigations and prosecutions. Her DA career spans 23 years. Victims First. Stacy and her team have set the gold standard for child abuse cases, sexual and domestic violence prosecutions, animal abuse cases, and violent crimes. She locks up violent criminals to keep us safe and offers first-time offenders diversionary programs. Experience you can trust. Stacy personally tries cases and has convicted five murderers and numerous violent offenders. Crime victimization is a scary, life changing experience. Victims deserve a fearless and experienced DA fighting for them. No DA should practice on victims! Paid for by Citizens to Elect Stacy Parks Miller for DA
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Stacy’s Qualifications ★ Seven successful years as Centre County’s Chief Law Enforcement Officer - 19,000 cases handled ★ The only prosecutor in this race. Her criminal law career spans two decades ★ Twenty three years of courtroom and high stakes trial experience ★ Former First Assistant DA. Stacy locked up her first murderer in 1999 ★ Founder and Board Member, Centre County Children’s Advocacy Center ★ Founding member of HOPE (Heroin Opioid Prevention Education Coalition) ★ Founding Member, Centre County Drug Court ★ Member, Centre County Criminal Justice Advisory Board ★ Member, Centre County Re-entry Coalition ★ Former Deputy Coroner ★ Former shareholder: Miller, Kistler, Campbell
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Result: First degree murder conviction, life sentence. Stacy is the ONLY PROSECUTOR in this race. She has dedicated her career to the pursuit of justice and protection of victims.
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Annual expo helps plan for the years ahead By G. KERRY WEBSTER editor@centrecountygazette.com
STATE COLLEGE — Everyone gets older. It’s inevitable. For those entering their senior years, the questions can come hard and fast. Who will provide insurance? How will banking and financials be handled? Is a nursing facility a future option? How about home health care? Answers to these questions and many others can be found at the annual Adult Health and Lifestyle Expo, scheduled for 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, May 18, at the Nittany Mall in State College. “As people get older, they have to start planning the new and coming aspects of the lives,” said Polly Welch, general manager, Nittany Mall. “This expo provides a one-stop shop for that, and more.”
For the past 27 years, service providers and vendors of goods aimed at the aging population have set up shop in the mall during the expo. Welch said this year more than 60 vendors are expected to attend. “We’re going to have just about everything people need to prepare themselves for what’s ahead,” said Welch. “We’ll have people from banking, the travel industry and information related to health issues. There’s going to be something available for everyone.” Although geared to the 55-plus population, Welch admitted the attendance at the expo has shifted since she took over as mall general manager five years ago. “What we’re seeing now is a lot of people ages 45-plus attending,” she said. “I want people to know that when we’re talking about planning ahead, we’re not
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COMMUNITY MEMBERS visited the Adult Health and Lifestyles Expo last year. Many vendors will return in 2017.
just talking about 20 or even 40 years from now. We’re also talking about tomorrow and next week. A lot of people don’t know where to find the answers they need as they get older, and the younger people are starting to ask questions early.” She said visitors to the event are encouraged to visit the many different vendors and determine their plan for the next stage of their lives’. “We’re going on our 28th year, and people keep coming back,” said Welch. “It’s a testament to the great vendors, and more importantly, the wonderful information and help they provide. We’re lucky we have each and everyone.” Welch said several vendors return year after year, including the county’s Office of Aging department and the state Depart-
ment of Transportation, which co-sponsors the event with Geriatrics Interest Network. She said vendors who made their first appearance at the 2016 event have committed to return in 2017. “It’s not only informative, but it’s also a good time,” said Welch. “It’s enjoyable walking around and talking with all the people. There’s a wonderful social aspect to it.” In addition to visiting the vendors, Welch said visitors also are welcome to enjoy live entertainment, which will be provided during the entire event. The popular Zoomba exercise group returns again this year for a senior-geared exercise performance at 9 a.m.; the Silver Spurs, a Expo, Page 26
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Do you find it difficult to maintain healthy eating habits? Remember that small changes, made over time, can add up. Whether you’re planning meals to prepare at home or making selections when dining out, it’s crucial to find a healthy eating style that you can maintain. “To make lasting, healthful changes to your eating habits, it’s important to start small,” said registered dietitian nutritionist and Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics spokesperson Caroline Passerrello. “Registered dietitian nutritionists can help you develop personalized solutions that will keep you healthy and allow you to still enjoy your favorite foods throughout your entire life.” Passerrello offers these simple ways you can improve your dietary habits. ■ Choose healthier options when cooking at home. “Eating a variety of healthful foods across and within all food groups helps reduce the risk of preventable, lifestyle-related chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and obesity,” said Passerrello. “Eat more vegetables, fruits, whole grains, fat-free or lowfat dairy, lean proteins and oils.”
■ Find healthful options when dining out. “Finding healthful options at restaurants is easier today than it ever has been,” said Passerrello. “Most restaurants offer healthful options. Look for items that are steamed or roasted, and ask for sauce, dressing and cheese on the side. To-go boxes can help control portions. Eat half your meal at the restaurant and take the other half home.” ■ Set a good example for your children. Parents are the most important role models for their children. “Modeling healthful eating habits starts in the kitchen,” Passerrello said. “Involving your kids in the cooking with age-appropriate tasks, serving balanced meals with a variety of nutrient-rich foods and enjoying dinner together as often as possible are among the many things you can do to help your family be mindful of their eating habits.” ■ Consult a registered dietitian nutritionist. “A healthy lifestyle is much more than choosing to eat more fruits and vegetables. While that is important, it’s also essential to make informed food choices Eating, Page 24
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Meet your retirement income goals with these saving tips Most Americans care about enjoying a financially comfortable retirement, yet almost two in five people express concerns over whether they will have enough money to live the lifestyle they want, according to new research on savers from Greenwald & Associates and CANNEX. It’s never too early to plan, and now is a good time to understand the value of financial advice and how such investments as an annuity with guaranteed lifetime income can help to meet your retirement income needs. To help, Lincoln Financial Group offers consumers tips for setting oneself up for income in retirement. ■ Diversify your retirement portfolio to help create income certainty. This may include transitioning a portion of the savings you’ve built through an employer-sponsored retirement plan — like a 401(k) — and other savings vehicles into a dependable income stream, such as an annuity. “Now more than ever, savers should consider solutions that offer guaranteed lifetime income to further diversify their portfolios and help them reach retirement income goals,” said Brian Kroll, head of annuity solutions at Lincoln Financial Group. ■ The majority of people age 65 and older will need some form of long-term care, which can amount to a tidy sum. However, having long-term care insurance can help guarantee that you will have the resources to pay for such medical expenses as they arise, while protecting the savings and income you’ve worked so hard to build. ■ Consult with a financial adviser, who can point you toward retirement solutions that may help provide income certainty and financial protection.
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AS AMERICANS become older, it becomes more important to understand the value of financial advice. “Today’s savers face longer lifespans and less access to pensions,” said Kroll. “Safety nets like Social Security can no longer be relied on as a sole source of income in retirement.” Creating a well-rounded retirement income plan and guarding your savings against risk can help toward a comfortable retirement. A qualified adviser can help you make these preparations knowledgeably and with confidence.
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Back to basics: The lost art of writing things down In this digital age, you may go days without using a pen and paper, but there are many reasons to skip the devices and stick to writing things down. From staying organized to planning your week to tracking career growth, here are a few things to take note of when it comes to taking notes. ■ Taking notes in longhand can help you retain more information, suggests a study from Princeton and UCLA, as taking notes makes you more likely to process the information and reframe it in your own words. Not only that, your notepad is likely to contain fewer distractions than your laptop, tablet or phone. ■ Look professional and stay organized at your next interview or meeting. Taking notes will make you look engaged and interested in what is happening, and a professional planner and/ or notebook are must-have workplace accessories. ■ Making comments in your notebook or planner helps you become the publisher of your story, capturing your life’s moments along the way. These are tools that help you look back on events in a tangible way. ■ Rid yourself of the ever-present stress that comes with a busy life. Seeing everything written down will give you a sense of control. You will feel confident in knowing you have it all set, and keeping a record of your tasks in one location gives you an easy, organized way to get a grasp on your days.
■ Using a planner to track your schedule can actually help you find missing time. You will have a better grasp on what is coming up and may even see a break that leaves you time to schedule dinner with a friend, try that new recipe you’ve been craving, or time to search for that special birthday present you need for the party this weekend. ■ Increase productivity by maximizing the 24 hours that you have. Seeing everything on paper will help you plan and prioritize. Having “scheduled downtime” can help you to know when to go full steam ahead and when to take a break and unwind for a bit. ■ Tracking in one place can also help prevent committing to things you can’t do. Wall calendars for the house are a great tracking tool for multiple schedules, helping day-to-day tasks run smoothly. ■ Whether you’re planning a wedding or a work conference, a planner is among the most important assets you can use to aid your efforts, helping you keep track of all the details, large and small. Find a favorite pen and a favorite planner, and get back to basics. It may have been a little while since you relied on paper, but you may find that writing things down helps you keep better track of all of life’s little details and makes you the publisher of your own story. — Courtesy of StatePoint.net
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Humor offers numerous health benefits, improves lives You’ve probably heard the old adage, “Laughter is the best medicine.” Well, there’s some truth to that. The Mayo Clinic cites a number of health benefits from laughter, such as pain relief, stress relief and an improved immune system. Indeed, this concept is being applied in a number of ways. In medical care, doctors are even prescribing laughter as medicine in a treatment known as laughter therapy. Charities are also getting in on the fun. In the world of philanthropy, light-hearted, comedic fun is helping children in poverty. The best part? Anyone can get involved. From now until Saturday, June 3, red noses are available at all Walgreens
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May 11-17, 2017
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Mounties scratch Bearcats’ win streak with 8-1 upset By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com
PHILIPSBURG — The imposing Huntingdon baseball team came into Philipsburg on May 8 riding a five-game winning streak and looking for its second win of the season over the Mounties. In fact, the Bearcats hadn’t even given up a run since April 25 — 24 innings with three consecutive shutouts — and they were looking to close the gap on Mountain League leading Central. But all of that came to a thudding end when Philipsburg scored eight unanswered runs and walked away with a putting-it-all-together 8-1 victory over HHS. First, the Mounties ended the Huntingdon scoreless streak with two runs in the bottom of the second inning to take an early 2-1 lead. Then they took care of the winning streak with a combination of senior Cam Domblisky’s pitching, an opportunistic defense and an efficient 10-hit attack. Domblisky turned in a complete-game six hitter, giving up no earned runs, striking out four and walking none. Trey Shaw hit a two-run, sixth-inning double, Landon McDonald had three hits, and the D turned two rally-killing double plays along the way. In all, it was a playoff-ready effort by P-O, as well as its 10th win of the season against six losses. “It was a team effort, I thought,� Philipsburg coach Doug Sankey said. “We worked hard against (Huntingdon pitcher Jared) Showalter. He’s a really good pitcher,
as good as we’ve seen. I thought the key for us early was just to work counts, get his pitch count up. I thought we did really good the first time through the order, 2-2, 3-2, a couple walks. Not chasing pitches out of the zone. So I was really pleased with that.� After Huntingdon scored an unearned run in the second — the result of P-O’s only error in the game — the Mounties nicked Showalter for two runs in the bottom of the inning. Gage Coutriet walked, Brandon Kephart singled and Hunter Ammerman reached on a fielder’s choice. Logan Williamson drove in the first run on a sacrifice fly, and following a single by Landon McDonald, Keegan Soltis drove in the second run on an RBI ground out. Although it wasn’t apparent at the time, those two runs would be all that Domblisky would need. “We knew they were a good team,� Domblisky said, “and I knew they were all good hitters. I just needed to locate my pitches and let the offense do their work. I didn’t have my best strikeout stuff, so I let them put the ball in play and let my fielders make plays. Good to know they can play like that.� Domblisky’s fielders made three plays that turned away possible Huntingdon rallies. In the fifth, with P-O ahead 4-1, Soltis threw out Huntingdon’s Alex Mykut at the plate with two on for the second out of the inning. Domblisky got Landon Fisher to fly out to end that threat. Mounties, Page 30
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PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA hurler Cam Domblisky fires a pitch during the Mounties’ 8-1 victory over the visiting Bearcats.
State High softball gains playoff momentum with win By TOMMY BUTLER sports@centrecountygazette.com
STATE COLLEGE — As senior shortstop Kayla Hawbaker reeled in the final out May 9, the State High softball team snapped its three-game losing streak, defeating Carlisle 15-10. The win brought the team’s record to 6-12, with two regular season games left to play. Both teams had huge sixth innings. Carlisle brought the game within one run on four runs before State College battled back with six of their own to seal the lead. Senior catcher Avery Cymbor paced the Little Lions’ offense going 3-for-4, notching two doubles and driving in three. Cymbor’s fellow seniors, Hawbaker and Andrea Kling, also tallied three RBIs. Hawbaker rounded the bases twice while Kling did once. As a team, the Little Lions put 21 players on the base paths with 15 hits and six walks. “We don’t have a winning record like we would like to, so we wanted to get as many wins as possible going into
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May 11-17, 2017
Bellefonte comes up short in showdown with Central By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com
BELLEFONTE — It is not surprising that the run-in of Mountain League powers Bellefonte and Central on May 9 would come down to an eye-to-eye confrontation between Central pitcher Dylan Claycomb and Bellefonte’s Tara Baney. Although what happened was probably inevitable, as far as showdowns go, it was a major disappointment. Baney came to the plate to face Claycomb in the bottom of the seventh inning with two outs, two runners on base and representing the tying run in the game. Baney had already tripled off the fence in center field and homered in previous at bats, so the Raider faithful had visions of a tie game after just one swing of the bat. Claycomb and the Central coaches apparently had the same visions. They instructed catcher Tierney Fernandes set up far outside and Baney was intentionally walked. The strategy — loading the bases and bringing the winning run to the plate — may not have been by the book, but it worked. Bellefonte did push across a run, but Claycomb wrapped up the big 5-3 Dragon win with a game-ending strikeout. Central had seemingly done enough in the sixth inning when Fernandes and DH Cameryn Feathers both homered to give the Scarlet Dragons a 5-1 lead.
But Bellefonte wouldn’t go away. Baney homered, then the Raiders gave themselves a shot with the last-chance rally that, unfortunately, fell just short. “Tara (Baney) does everything for us,” Bellefonte coach Fred Caldwell said. “She is our leader, the heart of the team. She does everything she can. I’m sure she’s more disappointed than anybody on the field right now. That’s Tara.” With the two teams battling for the top spot in the league — just a half game separates them — the game was intense throughout. There were only nine total hits, but there were three home runs and Baney’s triple. Central opened the scoring in the first inning with a run without a hit. Lead-off hitter Olivia Smith walked, hustled to third base on a fielder’s choice and scored on a ground-out RBI by Ashley Negley. Baney got that back immediately. She tripled leading off for the Raiders and scored on a grounder by Alexis Wetzler to tie it at 1-1. The Dragons chipped away with a run in the third and an unearned one in the fourth to go ahead 3-1. Then, in the top of the sixth, Central added the two runs that would eventually be the winners. Fernandes led off the inning with a long home run over the left-center field wall to make the score 4-1. Feathers followed one out later, and Central took a four-run lead with just six outs remaining for Bellefonte.
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LADY RED RAIDER Taylor Kerr slides in safely during Bellefonte’s 15-10 loss to perennial power Central on May 9. The Raiders, however, were far from putting away their equipment. “I was very proud of them (the players),” Caldwell said. “I told them that all I want as a coach is for them to put us in a position to win, and they did. They came back, scored a run or two, and that’s all you can ask as a coach.” Those two runs came on Baney’s home run in the sixth — a line drive just over the wall in left — and on a bases-loaded walk to Wetzler in the seventh. That walk made it 5-3 with the bases still loaded, but Claycomb got a called third
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State High volleyball season winds down By TOMMY BUTLER sports@centrecountygazette.com
STATE COLLEGE — May 8 was the final home game of the regular season for the State College boys’ volleyball team. The Little Lions fell to Cambridge Springs in straight sets, but didn’t go down without a fight. State High came out of the gates swinging hard, but dropped a six-kill lead toward the end of the first set to end 2527. The Cambridge Springs comeback launched them into a dominant second set win of 13-25. The final set was the most interesting, as State High came back from a five-kill deficit to extend the match before falling 29-31. Benjamin Krantweiss made his varsity debut, racking up seven digs and two aces as the starting libero. Nate Reinart had a solid game as well, pacing the team with 10 kills and three blocks. Both setters, Patrick McNutt and Ryan Kustaborder, did well to manage the game, tallying 12 and 10 assists respectively. The junior varsity team was also defeated in straight sets, 24-26 and 18-25. Heading into the final match of the regular season on May 10 the team had a 2-13 record. Just looking at the record doesn’t tell the full story, however. The Little Lions had some competitive matches against some of the best teams in the state over the course of the season. With team captain Joe McCracken the only senior on the team, it was clear there would be a lot of teachable moments
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STATE COLLEGE Area High School boys’ volleyball players huddle up to discuss strategy during their straight-set loss to Cambridge Springs on May 8.
throughout for the young squad. The inexperience caused many lineup shakeups, as head coach Kim-Li Kimel tried to find the right pieces. Nearing the end of the season, Kimel is becoming more and more confident in the future of the program. “To date, I would say this match is the most consistent we’ve seen them and that’s good for them, they recognize that, too,” Kimel said. “That’s where you want to be, mentally, heading into any playoff opportunity you might have.” Kimel also reflected on her squad’s improvements throughout the year. “Because we’re so young, we are seeing a lot of movement along the skill-set arc, which is good,” she said. “But they’re missing that honing that comes with experience. We’re seeing a lot of movement along that experience arc, which is even better.” With a combined roster that consists of seven freshmen, 13 sophomores, three juniors and one senior, the inexperience will cause the team to struggle. The playing time the younger players are getting on a roster like this drastically raises the ceiling in the coming years. That’s how Kimel sees it, too, for the playoffs and beyond. “We’re hoping to put ourselves in a position to be able to win districts, probably against Altoona, and then we’ll play until they kick us off the court,” she said. “Then we will set the springboard for next season.” The Little Lions were scheduled to play their final regular season game May 10 at Fort LeBoeuf.
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NITTANY LION outfielder Mason Nadeau leaps at the warning track to make a play during Penn State’s 14-1 loss against Minnesota on May 6.
Gophers come up golden with sweeps against Nittany Lions By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com
UNIVERSITY PARK — College softball and baseball are generally thought to be the domain of warmer weather schools, but apparently no one told the University of Minnesota. Both the Golden Gophers’ softball and baseball teams are solid, well-rounded teams with national aspirations, a fact both Penn State teams recently found out. The Nittany Lion softball team so far has won 22 games, some against very good competition, but in this series, the Lions were no match for Minnesota. Minnesota, now 51-3, 22-1 in the Big Ten and No. 4 nationally, swept three games against Penn State by scores of 11-1, 14-1 and 10-1. None of the games went the regulation seven innings. The May 7 game was typical of the series. After falling behind by a run, Minnesota rallied for 10 unanswered runs in the second, third and fourth innings. The Gophers had 10 hits in the game, and pitchers Sara Groenewegen (27-2) and Tori Finucane combined on a one-hitter with nine strikeouts and no walks.
Penn State’s only hit came on a lead-off home run by center fielder Rebecca Ziegler. With its regular season now completed, Penn State (No. 12) was scheduled to take on No. 5-seeded Nebraska in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament. The Nittany Lion baseball team did not have much success against the Gophers (29-15) either. After a close 6-5 loss May 5 in the series opener, during which PSU almost erased a four-run, ninth-inning deficit, Minnesota brought out its bats. The Gophers won the final two games by a combined 29-5, winning May 6, 17-1, and May 7 by a score of 12-4. Third baseman Willie Burger had four hits and two RBIs for the Lions in the series final, but Penn State fell behind 11-0 before breaking through with a run in the fifth inning. The Nittany Lions, now 14-32 and 2-15 in the conference, still have seven games remaining on their regular season schedule. On Friday, May 12, they will be in Bloomington for a three-game series with Indiana, then they will return home for a non-league game with Villanova and a three-game conference set with Nebraska.
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Nittany Lions add another European skater to recruiting haul By BEN JONES StateCollege.com
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KEEGAN SOLTIS, P-O’s third baseman, tags out Huntingdon’s Darius Werner during the Mounties’ 8-1 upset win. Mounties, from page 27 In the sixth, after the Mounties had added another run, Huntingdon again put two on with one out. This time, Seth Baney grounded sharply to short, and shortstop Logan Williamson and second baseman Josh Earnest turned a textbook double play that ended the inning. The same combination did it again in the seventh, with two on and no outs, and essentially wrapped up the victory for the Mounties. “They (the double plays) were both pretty big,” Domblisky said, “because they (the Bearcats) were getting on a little roll there. Then, Logan (Williamson) and Snoop (Earnest), probably the best combination I can think of. I just needed to bear down, throw strikes and let my fielders do the work. I thought that if I could get one on the ground, I could get out of the inning.” Meanwhile, Earnest and Micah Martin each had an
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RBI in the fourth, McDonald’s third hit drove one in the fifth, and catcher Shaw’s no-out, two-run double in the sixth gave Domblisky more than enough to close out Huntingdon. “That was really good for Trey (Shaw),” Sankey said. “He came up twice with guys on and got out, and he was really frustrated. But he played great defensively today, throwing that kid out and shutting down their running game. So that double was good for Trey. He needed that.” With two games remaining on the regular season schedule, the win positions the Mounties for a favorable seed in the coming District 6 playoffs, something that they are looking forward to. “I know in the beginning of the season we struggled a little bit,” Domblisky said, “but now we’re starting to bring it together just in time for playoffs. I think we’re rolling along pretty good. It’s always exciting for seniors to make it to the playoffs.”
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PSU’s Lazo named Big Ten Attack Player of the Year By MIKEY MANDARINO StateCollege.com
UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State women’s lacrosse senior Steph Lazo was named the Big Ten’s Attack Player of the Year, the conference announced recently. The Stevensville, Md., native scored 82 points this season, including 39 goals. Her 82 points and 43 assists both led Penn State and ranked 16th and 20th in the nation, respectively. Additionally, her 39 goals ranked third among the Nittany Lions, only behind junior Katie O’Donnell (54) and sophomore Madison Carter (60). Lazo’s 2016-17 season was her best as a Nittany Lion, topping her previous career high of 71 points, which she reached last season with 34 goals and 37 assists as a junior. The team begins its chase for a national title Sunday, May 14, at Penn State Lacrosse Field, when the fourth-seeded Nittany Lions face the winner of the Friday, May 12, game between James Madison and Louisville.
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UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State hockey’s Finnish connection was strengthened even more May 7 as forward Aarne Talvitie verbally committed to play for the Nittany Lions. Talvitie is the eighth member of Penn State’s 2018-19 recruiting haul and hails from the same town as current Nittany Lion defenseman Erik Autio. This news comes on the heels of Autio’s brother verbally committing April 25. Penn State is quickly becoming a second home for Espoo, Finland, hockey prospects. While playing for the under-20 Espoo Blues, Taivitie managed 37 totals points from a 13-goal, 24-assist output. According to the NHL Central Scouting database, he is the 58th best European prospect. College hockey’s recruiting landscape generally does not lend itself well to overall rankings as clear cut as those of basketball or football. That being said, Penn State continues to land solid commitments in classes for the next several recruiting cycles.
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State High, from page 27 Nearing the end of the season, the team has the playoffs in their sights. “We’re shooting to come out with wins in the next two games, which would ride a little more momentum,” said Schaper. “We’ve gone through five pitchers, with four of them pretty much being hurt, with two back today and another one back Thursday. So, things are starting to mesh.” State College Softball is scheduled to take on Cedar Cliff on Thursday, May 11, before the first round of the Mid Penn Championships on Tuesday, May 16.
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Golfers jazz up their games with fun challenges JOHN DIXON
Most golfers understand some of the terminology of the game, but many probably don’t know what “Cats and Dogs,” “Snake,” “Skins” or “Bingo-Bango-Bongo” refer to in a friendly game on the course. Philipsburg’s Raymond “Bud” O’Brien shares some of the hundreds of games golfers play to make their rounds more John Dixon covers interesting: golf for The Centre ■ Stroke Play County Gazette. The winner of a Email him at match or compesports@centre tition is the player countygazette.com. who used the least number of strokes, after handicap deduction, to complete the course. ■ Match Play A head-to-head competition in which each hole is won, lost or halved. The winner is whoever won the most holes. A winning score of “3 and 2” means that the winner won by three holes with two left to play. The highest score possible is “10 and 8.” ■ 1-2-3 Best Ball This is a competition format for four-person teams. Each player on the team plays his or her own ball throughout the round. On each hole, a predetermined number for the lower score is used. On the first hole, the lowest score among the four players counts as the team score. On the second hole, the two lowest scores become the team score. On the third hole, the three lowest scores become the team score. On the fourth hole, it’s back to the one lowest score, and so on throughout the round. This game is a
good way to keep all the players involved in the fate of the team. ■ Four-Man Cha Cha Cha Each member of the team plays his or her ball throughout, but a three-hole rotation exists for determining how many scores are used to create the team score. On the first hole (“cha”), the one low ball counts as the team score. On the second hole (“cha cha”), the two low balls count as the team score. On the third hole (“cha cha cha”), the three low balls count as the team score. The rotation starts over on the fourth hole. ■ Press This increases an already agreed bet upon the result of a match once it has started. When one player presses, he or she is starting the second bet or “pressing the bet.” The second bet is usually for the same amount as the original bet. Players can agree to use presses with any type of match, but the “Nassau” is the “home” of the press. ■ Hammer A golfer may call out “hammer” at any time on the hole doubling the bet for that hole. The other player must immediately accept and play the hole or concede the bet at the last amount. “Hammer” may be called out multiple times, but not by the same person consecutively. ■ Skins A skins game pits players in a type of match play in which each hole has a set value (usually in money or points). The player who wins the hole is said to win the “skins,” and whatever that skin is worth. Skins games are often more dramatic than standard match play because holes are not halved. When players tie on a given hole, the value of that hole is carried over and added to the value of the following hole. The more ties, the greater the value of the skin and the bigger the eventual payoff. ■ Snake This golf betting game bites the mem-
ber of the foursome who has most recently three-putted and gives each player a point. Players may agree to accumulate three-putts, and the last player to threeputt gives each player the accumulated total. ■ Cats and Dogs The single lowest score per hole (“cat”) wins a point from each player. The single highest score per hole (“dog”) gives a point to every player. ■ Bingo-Bango-Bongo This is a points-based game that can be played by any number of players. In the game, three types of achievements are rewarded with a point. The first player in a group to get his ball on the green gets a point (“bingo”). The player in the group whose ball is closest to the pin once all balls are on the green gets a point (“bango”). And, the player in the group who is first to hole out gets a point (“bongo”). Points are added up at the end of the game, and high points win. The game gives weaker players a chance to earn points, because what matters is being first at something. The next time you are having a friendly match on the links, give one of these games a try.
SKYTOP MOUNTAIN GOLF CLUB HOSTS SPRING INVITATIONAL
The Skytop Mountain Golf Club in Port Matilda will hold its 2017 Spring Invitational on Saturday, May 13, and Sunday, May 14, with the first tee time scheduled for 10 a.m. The cost for the event is $100 per player and includes two rounds of golf with cart, prizes and lunch both days of the event. The format is one best ball of two gross of 36 holes. Flights will be based off low handicap. Prizes for low gross and net team score each day will be awarded. There also will be an optional skins game ($20 cash) and shootout ($50 cash) available.
The shootout will take place after completion of the second day’s round, with winners of each flight competing in a net shootout to determine the overall champion. To register, contact the Skytop Mountain Golf Club pro shop at (814) 692-4249 or info@skytopgolf.com.
CHRISTIAN GOLF LEAGUE BEGINS AT SKYTOP
The Christian Golf League started May 10 at the Skytop Mountain Golf Course. The league will involve a one-time entry fee of $40 per player. There is also an optional hole-in-one/eagle cash pot for an additional $5 each week. The cost for a non-member is $21 with a cart, or $11 to walk. The format will be a nine-hole, four-person scramble. The top five teams each week will be awarded with points. The top five teams after regular season will advance to the playoffs. The playoff format changes to a four-person true, alternate shot format, played over two weeks. The low 18-hole total of the two weeks will be crowned CGL champions. Substitute players may be used, but no more than three per team and one player from the original team must be in the foursome. In the playoffs, only one substitute is permitted per team. A team can participate with fewer than four players, but the extra shot(s) will be rotated through the group. All players will tee off at 5:30 p.m. from their assigned holes. Upon completion of the round, scorecards must be signed and attested and turned into the pro shop. The pro shop will keep ongoing point totals and email out results and the next week’s hole assignments. The regular season will run every Wednesday through Aug. 16. Aug. 23 and 30 are the playoff days, with an end-ofseason party and prizes awarded Aug. 30.
Coaches Caravan set to travel state for fifth time By MIKE POORMAN StateCollege.com
After a year’s hiatus, Penn State’s Coaches Caravan is back. For the fifth time since the spring of 2012, Penn State’s head football coach will hit the road to drum up support for the Nittany Lions. After a Big Ten championship and an 11-3 record last season, the band will no doubt be loud and the bandwagon overflowing. James Franklin faced a much easier task in York on May 8 for the kickoff of Caravan ‘17 than Bill O’Brien did more than five years ago, on April 30, 2012, when the caravan had its first stop in Philadelphia. O’Brien had yet to coach a game, and the NCAA had yet to levy its sanctions. But the program was obviously in peril. Hence, an 18-stop meandering goodwill tour that extended from Richmond, Va., to Buffalo, N.Y., was concocted. O’Brien, using a PowerPoint that reiterated the long-held principles of Penn State and wearing a tie he cursed about daily, saved the day. Now, five years and a somewhat improbable and still underappreciated five consecutive winning seasons later, Franklin will headline a much truncated tour this week. Seven stops in four days, but all in the commonwealth. (That’s nothing compared to the 2014 tour, which Franklin undertook before even coaching a game at PSU. It covered 17 stops — four states plus Washington, D.C. — and a belly full of pork roll sandwiches at his beloved Rudy’s Tavern in East Stroudsburg.) This week will be a post-Rose Bowl parade, full of flowery messages and devoid of thorny questions. And, deservedly so. However, if Franklin and company had undertaken the task last year (after backto-back 7-6 seasons), the reception at caravan cocktail receptions would not have been like the applause that will greet him this week. With applause also comes a time to pause. To understand where the 2017 caravan is going, it’s also important to re-
member where it’s been. So with a tip of the hat to the yearby-year recordkeeping of former PSU sports public relations whiz kid Tony Mancuso (now with the New York Jets), here’s a primer of the caravan’s first four years, with a quick JAMES FRANKLIN overview of Year 5. ■ 2012 Headliner: Bill O’Brien Days on the road: 11 Stops: 18 — Philadelphia (two), Baltimore, Washington, D.C., Richmond, Va., Harrisburg, Hazleton, Lehigh Valley, Woodbridge, N.J., New York City, Hartford, Conn., Scranton, Altoona, Pittsburgh, Youngstown, Ohio, Cleveland, Erie and Buffalo, N.Y. States: seven, plus Washington, D.C. Miles traveled: 1,968 Announced attendance: 5,000 Caravan coaching companions: Beth Alford-Sullivan (track and field), Josh Brandwene (women’s ice hockey), Patrick Chambers (men’s basketball), Dave Joyner (athletic director), Guy Gadowsky (men’s hockey), Char Morett-Curtiss (field hockey), Greg Nye (men’s golf), Mark Pavlik (men’s volleyball), Russ Rose (women’s volleyball), Denise St. Pierre (women’s golf) and Coquese Washington (women’s basketball) Quotable: The title of O’Brien’s PowerPoint presentation was “A Championship Program On and Off The Field,” as one slide identified the four cornerstones of his program: academics, football, respect and integrity. “What is important to me is that the foundation of this program stays,” O’Brien said. “What built this program, what people believed in, this program will never change, and it’s built on four cornerstones.” ■ 2013 Headliner: Bill O’Brien Days on the road: six Stops: 12 — Reading, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., Lancaster, Harrisburg, Williamsport, Allentown, New
York City, Scranton, DuBois and Pittsburgh States: three, plus Washington, D.C. Miles traveled: 1,471 Announced attendance: 4,345 Caravan coaching companions: Chambers, Morett-Curtiss, Joyner, Pavlik, Rose and Cael Sanderson (wrestling) Quotable: O’Brien was talking about the NCAA-sanctioned sentence handed down to Penn State — it led to many runon sentences and his strategy for dealing with fewer scholarships: “Including today, our assistant coaches have been on the road recruiting for the past six days. They’ve been in 160 different schools. Most of those schools have been in Pennsylvania. Primarily, we are looking for guys from Pennsylvania that are good students and who are good football players and who understand that the opportunity they have at Penn State right now is a very unique one. It is huge for us. “We have to do a great job of recruiting them, first of all, then we have to do a great job of explaining to them that nothing can be promised. We can’t promise you a scholarship down the road here. This is all about you coming to school here and you potentially have a role on this team and being a run-on for four years or for five years.” ■ 2014 Headliner: James Franklin Days on the road: nine Stops: 17 — State College, York, Hershey, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., Uniontown, Pittsburgh, Valley Forge, Philadelphia, Scranton, Whippany, N.J., New York City, Williamsport, Wilkes-Barre, East Stroudsburg, Bethlehem and Erie States: four, plus Washington, D.C. Miles traveled: 2,186 Announced attendance: 6,000 Caravan coaching companions: John Donovan (football), Gadowsky, Josh Gattis (football), Herb Hand (football), Charles Huff (football), Joyner, Amanda Lehotak (softball), Morett-Curtiss, Pavlik, Brent Pry (football), Ricky Rahne (football), Rose, Sanderson, Bob Shoop (football), Terry Smith (football), Sean Spencer (football), Erica (Walsh) Dambach (women’s soccer), Bob Warming (men’s soccer)
and Washington Quotable: “I made a comment earlier, and I think people took it out of context,” Franklin said, “but we’re going to treat New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, D.C. and northern Virginia as in-state areas for us in terms of the attention that we put on it. You take a six-hour radius of campus, that’s what we’re going to treat as in-state. Then we’ll go other places to recruit nationally to do what we have to do to put our roster together. We’re going to approach it as in-state.” ■ 2015 Headliner: James Franklin Stops: 12 — Harrisburg, Lancaster, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Altoona, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Langhorne, New York City, Parsippany, N.J., Allentown and Wilkes-Barre States: four, plus Washington, D.C. Miles traveled: 1,300 Announced attendance: 2,500 Caravan coaching companions: Sandy Barbour (athletic director), Chambers, Donovan, Gadowsky, Gattis, Huff, Pry, St. Pierre, Rahne, Rose, Sanderson, Smith and Spencer Quotable: Athletic director Sandy Barbour addressed the future of Beaver Stadium while she was on the caravan: “It’s pretty clear to me that we need to put together a plan to address a whole lot of issues in Beaver Stadium. Obviously Beaver Stadium is historic, it’s a wonderful place where Penn State family gather 107 strong on Saturday afternoons. But whether it be for working aspects of what we do, like the press box, or fan amenities and the fan experience, there’s lots we need to address. And the only way to do that is systematically and to develop a master plan.” ■ 2016 — no tour ■ 2017 Headliner: James Franklin Days on the road: four Stops: seven — York, Valley Forge, Hazleton, Middletown, Pittsburgh, Altoona and Williamsport States: one Caravan coaching companions: Barbour, Randy Jepson (men’s gymnastics), Tim Murphy (swimming/diving), St. Pierre, Dambach and Washington.
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Wrestling withyou the tprotold the Pen le bit of homore win, ted togegame a litt stra eanor, e’s jus ther Bellefonte made it 19-0 befru as the ended. “H Nolf dem THE BELLEFONTE Area High School football team celebrates with the Luther Trophy following a 45-7 win over s “He’s not real happy with his “I don’t even know what to Nittany Lion Wrestling Club and with not Senior Nico Megaludis (125 h.” into just about every position he’ his pounds), sop hman Jason the It’s ngt e, ond other reand ds. cruits and the curr work. ising fres he nee atthe n his sec ttle bit of stre in cruat t, his attitud leader. And he’s a fore end of the quarter when, wh wo ent “We have to learn to tackle,” for 5-0 t’s s team STAT nt udi Tha E erford (149), an Bo Nickal (174) for Philipsburg-Osceola Rogers Stadium on Sept. 9. we COLL ice skating, ter. EGE Area High Scho dinner and hang Megal Intosh shown t.” Mc se. Great gram,” Sou Penn State head coach coaches, theNickal Nittany Lion Wrestitle, domina e. He hadsay t par after another P-ONickal, three-and-out, ol field hock ing Philipsburg coach Mike Mann PENN STATE’S Bo left, inabout action against Wisconsin, was named Outstanding Wrestler at the Southern his poi besour out. rch thing.” “The (157), freshm Morga ey performance, but he did Zain. I just mention his for sure,” Nickal pounds), sophomore Zain Rethstandout Paige -pound titl a here n McIntosh campus could be in,” said. a bad his ma thern Scuffle te’s Eddie Kliuniqfinals in jorconfident. ue beca is ore; that’s the dom ma nt coaches, the 197 6-0 Meily a ina use nt dras to hom , ior o left, quarter and a 19-0 Raider lead. again after a Mountie punt, Gallsaid. “They came out Jaiden Boone went 75 yards with its and Sta we said. “We tackle non-stop in tic has sop sen wh so a p. impr , recei prett fall kal as shi om ovement from her ved a scholarship to and y, but all set in Nic ion tech Nickal Submitted a city, h- winning ing Oklah champ was almost 5-0 with a theNolfPenn n titles. Cael play at The University first two years, when the Meily. Theand two falls, Iathink ing fifton Except for Bryan’s pick-6 as” saidpractice, ishaw covered 59 yards the first they planned the und Mountie puntrefor the Raiders’ Sanderson it doesn’t -po tling Club and mybeing teammates 5-0 on his 215-then . He went told (197) all wo champ team was year-old in the tour-(149), we two Sports academicssay before edg to the 174 , s more wrestle against aol very kid name and smile. I’m excitPenn State d in going told is posi ns and erford freshman Jason Nolf 7-27. “Imy“The would just com- of Pennsylvania. photo mara, 8-1 win tionetranslate play y d in the hear rolled the decision andNetit started, Bellefonte owned the “She tough time he Itouched the ball and very I don’t think theyota planned on se six Minnes third play of than 50 yards to tthe game. scho I don’t as Retherfor e at 157. He Scuffle. (Fink) also did major decisio of Phila was the onl wasn’t a No. 1 seed, decision on UPe ed a huge role in tt Pfarr, of Among tho s, a major decision delphia. “I wasn’t sure I titl comment on the Quakersthink forfeit, two r the Nos. 13 and 5 o nn,” Meily said ranked Bre second quarter as well. gave the Raiders an early 13-0 takingl.their foot off the gas.” headthey in the first quarter alone. (Bellefonte) to opportunity of atten and then wanted to be com way to the coac State was get ove you to wrestle a lot. get h Colleen had ng Wres-Sports nament wh Outstandi . “It impossibl technical fall isions. One of those ding an Ivy Leagfortable ntry. isions Network. toYou to hnical falls a play the fina pared e her, Fink dec cou for ed tec in in Joe Smith. He’ll learn from ed about him,” Sanderson said. work. got , (157), freshman Bo Nickal (174) but dea me large the there and not like freaked univ 3-2 to two after ’ve Quarterback Gardner scored lead. It didn’t take Bellefonte long in 7-3 A 74-yard pick-6 by Dylan Depass have a drive in the fi rst half at part dec ersit ue rs up watc in the 17-year-o up the opy over any other stle portunity to get ning seed. was nam a guy you and three semifinals ’s put a After games and tournam hing her play many cision. “I thin ld’s the third university,” said ranked wre de-or Meily, who an education from s before ear a State’s Joe in the “Pfarrto g as a fourth ng better and on awhat 1-yard sneak, P-O was then forced to know punt its on He the’s gas. quarter comall. either runs k It camein it was two fall(125 nerionals. was non-stop nsitrich ents I realized how natfoot mainly nked goodjust has such tler, winnin naway was run s, “He’s not happy with his “I again don’t even to Stephen Nittany Club theand played for Senior co is wrestliMegaludis school and a Coach real decisioLion into about every position you top-ra “NiNico Oklahom terested I was gh kid hone Fink’s off to win o the State ColindWrestling sty also be able gh and abou ckethe beat second , wh that. needs that. He’s a kid Kutches intercepted a Dan —aafter its secondkid, three- just P-O’s fi.rst possession ended in a just “He’s great his efMegaludis won pleted scoring for thehis Raiders. and senior Morgan McIntosh interceptions or kickoffs or lege Blue in playing.” t herHe ing out that. On and t some tou cision over to playlike interestback Jordan Co Lions Field hock field der He’s tou a very in me ey.” or anything final. Smith the when he kno to, of Cornell, in a ten ter. He bea s. It seemed like Hoc Beitz (157) and the the k key bet Meil con how prog in e Club Zac y’s ’s ram . is titl sister, Taylor Meil Slogosky pass and returned it for and-out in a row — and this time punt,ky, Kreger took a handoff on years. P-O’s only score in the game , whatever. It was runs at UPe Smith too. He seasonour up at 133 i (165)pounds), nn,”rough.” in However both placed y, is currently Brian Realbu7 decisio said Meily. tricRaiders’ e tricky kid l tricky kidsZain n. as well, finals performance, but he did for five Zain. I just his lNickal coaches, for sure,” shsay sophomore Retha freshman at the could be, she in,” Nickal som was adm shirting this of Southern young The he’s reathe a touchdown (one of three The pickthe Raiders didn’t have to line mention play fromabout came next for Bellefonte 5) d to finifort, 14- on a pick-6 Meily, a a is red legendary ittedly notsaid. fifth that when he wrestles his attitude, his demeanor, Scuffle title, dominatUniversity of Dela (197) all won Nickal, who ee rea -yeargame r, harsecond top of that, our strength program peri-this one ways Geno Morell Ha highmatch icking d thrtitles. ond (16 ble son coac altwo as roll stle hono ed am t inter had mm h r has wre whe scr ald firs prov ested roll he ware d re he imt her ed student, was in field hockey. , she plays field goo 6s in the game), and Gardnerthe team y theBryan thatrecovered up at scrimmage at all. That’s scrimmage darted 75 yards byiall Josh 74 is a non-league at Cen- initially recruited . muchgreatly andcontest fun Smith. ment, but saidand fifth, Garet h and Kade Moss n “Espec “My sister has reall by and inter derson in theSept. ch mo quarter. Hens. com- hockey for the Blue this tourna coach John mu wrestle a faye very tough kid name and I smile. veryhe’s excitpast16, told the Penn State Sports Netll. He erford freshman Jason Nolf ent year get ested in Lats off and wo “I would being connected with Kreger because Jaiden Boone brokeI’m nu- And around and deon,” San yardstin the second en he ysay wboy tralhe’s Mountain on Friday, s has played ajust d weMountie wh tte Colle a 30-21 against stlepast that ing placed sev hthwas got his sho Sanin She and frustrated, he gets wre s back Eddie his poise. Great leader. a forthreea 36Oklahoma ge before betthe(149), only theCotourreco role. was theexcellent. Ihugewould saytaugit’s ods, it doesn’ n thaState’s rd, which is It wa derson . the Quakers step is really red of the organKlireason, well. He champ “She yard touchdown strike just bemerous tackles as he returned for tro thel. fiHe rstsco score “I think t.this is to. a very “He’s a guy ’s going to stop while Philipsburg-Osceola gets in. tha ht me a lot of ped ment,” He confi- “M fenders (141) was eig t, right there, just play field hockey, at first, I didn’t want to to watch d of in con skills and pushedfreakthis tourna s, the gym inst Realbu but in the fore the quarter ended. the punt him,” 75 yards for Bellefondent Bellefonte football team,” was kingame. me to work hard noJoe rest when Tyrone comesHe’ll to in Smith. learn from ed about Sanderson said. work. aga tourna(157), Bo Nickal (174) fortable there and not like wrestle s5-0 have.freshman th, He the “I think tha nament end wa t for we It she No the t er the . gs. was and reas beca . tha ter. That’s what he needs. It’s not sophomore; that’s the best part.” mara, 8-1. went with a to who wasn’t a No. 1 seed, him on use of the a little bit and apetit litI didof said sister com depth wanexperience azing thin When the dust settled, the te’s third long touchdown of the Less than three minutes later, headamcoach Shannon Manning visit on the same night. t to play,” said lay waste and watch sly, but the people ion, but e mulshows the does some to watch. It kind of y. Retherford ng 5-0 with a fall g, Page 17 . ter player.” t class we hav t sol Wrestlin id ment, obviou. He’s fun to watch He needs that. He’s a kid “He’s great kid, just his efMegaludis won second senior Morgan McIntosh , goi ing or anythingMeillike that. On it’s made me a betEvery weigh whand 149 fun match d, but Ihis atwo o are jusnamed includ field atOutstanding athat. bad thing.” Nolfjust wasaalmost as dominant forfeit, major Wresrs was tle bitout of strength.” n in the thir decisions and ss pace,” in the stands a relentle hnical falls, tiple wrestle itive. It’s awesome slowed dow and three tec ls win over Evan wrestles at the He fina in 1 and compet env(197) ent a, that when he wrestles a match fort, his attitude, his demeanor, Southern Scuffle title, dominat16all won Nickal, who top of that, our strength program olin ironm winning said. By PAT ROTHDEUT ing his t Nickal went 6-0 in ershis march as Retherford in going 5-0 on his decisions over the Nos. 13 and 5 as titles. aoffourth North Car seed. McIntosh went 5-0 in cruising Sanderson SCH trainto be in tha etler, sports@centrecountygaze all of those Henderson, in the first half tte.com train(including six by jor decision. room and havon was and he’s frustrated, he his poise. leader. Androlled he’s a TYROto ing Oklahoma Eddie Klitop of thethe only in the tourisforwthe really excellent. Ititle. would it’s and a machamp Trude),gets ard Kody built big betthe championship. way to theGreat title at 157. He ranked wrestlersState’s in the country. Conaway was runnerleads in both the to 197-pound Hesay had ing partners, that weJordan NE — have in the In the174-pound first and second quarters. Yet the end, the No. 2 seed rs tne Bran par Warriors had to ch Warriors resto ing edhe Westneeds. ter. That’s not sophomore; mara, He went 5-0 with a after Kresovich 42-36 lead It’s settl red some what nament who wasn’t a little board found Riley Bechdel that’s the best part.” in the Among e for just abit of experience and a litBy MICHAEL D. KRESOVICH aspectsix at the break after three of balawins those were two up two technical falls and then ketball.worl “Nico8-1. is t wrestling better and up at 133. Zack Beitza No. (157)1 seed, and two falls, a tech fall and a major d of District 6 Clas nce Gett s by open for a 36-yard touchdown. The extra ig correspondent@centrecountygazette.com Jone cut s AA into s and tournament basa 12-point West Bills bea Branch point was blocked by the Rams. was almost as dominant To “We just starting leadbit a bad thing.” Nolf forfeit, decisions and was named Wres. Nov. 12, the two tle of strength.” so major , on dotechnical finding it, the Warriors prev falls, a major before earning a 7-3 de- Eagle Area some kids, 22-17, beat Geno Morelli Outstanding (165) both placed before edging fifth(Althoughbetter. re,He (in thedecision a little bit more WINGATE — It was all tough Rams during the The Ramstwo quickly falls responded with a ailed over No. 15 second half),” Butt Trudedecision six games. ct same sco , 74-72, in an epic Bald erworth said. “We in their last k by the exa decisions annual tilt between Penns Valley 13 and Bald to a his touchdown tossas of their own, when Blaine box-and-march nailwent t.) went 6-0 in Retherford in going 5-0 on his over the Nos. and 5 biter that wasn tler, winning as seed. decided until the Nickal one and came out McIntosh went 5-0 in cruising in New Yor e noticed tha are rs.a fourth rsEagle ele Jets ele Ste ’t the Ste final and three decisions. One of those cision over Oklahoma State’s Joe rgh some tricky kids. It seemed like in fifth, Garett Hammond (165) the Area on Sept. 9. with ranked Ripka hauled in a Tobias throw from 40 the two hav t a sbu second halfBrett Pfarr, of Minnesota, seconds of playing tha a triangle-and-t a After No. 1 seed i for Bald d for the Pitt ir own fate following ebody should kes out to mean is wo, time nat goo just som k . cin tryin Tyro loo Eagle Area returned home in hopes Cin yards out. them. And make ne g to confuse ded was at fell to No. 16 Penn travel to It did not bria and No. lranked all this sha seathem work. to3 Penn the 174-pound championship. way tointhe title at 157. He rolled wrestlers intricky the country. control of the Conaway Jordan to the 197-pound title. He had thisof Steelers nee Wh runnerCamthe they wil r losing keeping its undefeated season alive. Ins Valley was The Rams Smith led at the half, 19-6. l Bengalsthree decisions came semifinals the final. Smith, who he had real kids in “In the first half, placed seventh Moss Ravens, the fs. and Kade 3-2, in the final. . 6 seed, and n-riva ore A week afte beaten by in Bishop McC No isio said tim the is he div Bal No. (Tru as yof Lew the ort, the in 14 t de) pla West Branch was was basically stan stead, the Rams had other plans. s to Tobias came out of the locker room hot ing there wide open n agains the AFC ch Marvin Clevebeing a highAmong don notic make crushing los up d showdowand and we were forge e at 3-12Beitz six two e thatwins were up two falls and then wrestling better at 133. Zack (157) Bengals’ coa .”“Nico is seed meant littlethose thir two falls, a tech fall and agot major e help to Jesse Nagle was handed his fi rst loss of and to com after the intermission, as he foundtechnical Tristan this season, ” tting e in which when he knocked top-ranked in this tournament. off him. is redshirting is the this tournament, but he wrestled re than win had (141) was eighth. ism abou is “Pfarr’s a guy you’ve to gam mo orc a win and som t a The Wes Lew re “ex — t at we Bran an son e ch would have a 41-18 defeat, as head coach see wh the season, Klinefelter for a 61-yard scoring strike. Steelers The pattern of the to be on its gam f needed to havces aside, it’s easy to er all, the and it was technical yof d, and the game held true decision a pla e —major after raining in his teamplaced orite. Aft falls, a decision two falls earning a 7-3 debetter. beat of the Eagles. some tough kids, wonHe Geno Morelli (165) After a time-consuming drive before by the before edging fifthhalf. In the referen in the seco e not table fav prob-both ic 13 of for hav ypt 3-po 17 third s nd nigh Brian Realbuto, of Cornell, in a much-heralded son of legendary well. He got his shots off and won set cal inter “Ilan think that, right there, just gal the quar t er beat to win the nationals. He’s a a com — PAT s Apo for the ter, a jumper by but BEA neverthe “My biggest fear came true tonight,” Eagles, Kresovich scampered into the end e lost 14 of ifinished with 28 a whole oth ut. The Ben hav Trud abo imm y less had s e, the foug the who ing wn mult wn ht ing and poin Bro talk iple back from ts, gave West Bran doub son, was Paul Nagle said. le-digit three zone from 8 yards out to try to over keep in conh, includ Hammond SCH Bro and decisions. One of-min those deficits througho cision Oklahoma State’s Joe lead some kids. It seemed like elers intricky fifth, Garett tine, ranked at the four ch a 53-45 Brett Pfarr, of Minnesota, deal witdepth the 1990 sea ce(165) The Eagles ROTHDEUT ut the inst the Ste tournament,” lems to rollicking decision. Cowboy coach John Smith. ch Mike Pet tute mark. Sanderson shows the we have. game. title contender. He’s tough and game sin were right ther 14-7 The Rams came into the contest wintention with the Rams. e played aga this of head coa (maybthat BEA spo ng hav e e rallie y in firi elthe t d 0. the — again, tying it at Ste desperate for their first win of the seafinal minute down by two poin nen ck in 200 games less, Tobias and the rest of the Rams the end3-2, season, the ter on three ts, with the came of the quar g quarterba ce it opened in the semifinals riddled Kade Smith inoffense three real tricky kids wanted in placed and Moss a sinseventh sin in- the final. too. He’s a very yed thishad poinperiball, and withDespite plahe ter by Jones (25 poin a mis ce to tiedecisions an injurywith a first Stadiummul“Especially the two a the guyfinal. thatSmith, when who hechanIt was an opening possession interor win Every weight class we have to keep the“He’s pedal down and not he’s real tricky, as) and outright. e the teams said.Andy Daltonson. ts). In the fourth quarter, arred the Rams offense, led by Andrew ted in Las Veg The last tim Bengals’ quarterback suddenly not out ception, baskets by Krise allow the Eagles to climb back into it. 20, fight-m and top-ranked Ben center Trendon of theknocked d out of a 33, “Pfarr’s Trude up. he is redshirting this season, is the question that the off this tournament, but he wrestled top three AAwhen (141) eighth. a guyhard you’ve got to linewas while, but t quarter Ferguson gavegood ers knocke Tobias, was mighty impressive the entire theThat is justwrestles, firs what they did. for awho team e se ods, it doesn’t get much more fun the the gym’s going to stop Retherford lay waste to s tiple wrestlers are just solid wou anot clo ens in scrambler, to finish Wes s ld her ry be gone after the t Branch nine-point lead It wa eler def round. 2 and rned since. gals were 10thumb inju night. first Other than allowing a 2-yard touchand the Ste 1. pulled But baskets by in, 70-6 has not retu e, the Ben He hel y thlisberger that, thehis sburgh Roethink m,Shifty But the Warr Brian Realbuto, of spar Cornell, much-heralded son the of legendary well. got shots off won right there, Gettig,a win. Dalton just beat to win thesaid. nationals. He’s a power back Takoda Bubband opened down run from Dubbs,watch the stingy Rams’ Jones and iorwatch ch and Pitt defense rose o that gam field ron at the to that. It was back and him. Not tourna149, 5-0 with a fall and “Icompetitive. It’s awesome ked A.J. Ond at on,” Sanderson yet another tgoing tothan the occasion turned away er i los were too mu 12 win. Coming int A.J. McCar at nat Eagl up the scoring spree for the Rams after he ent defense locked down the Eagles offense cin e and three com em Cin ebac fall lac BEA attempts. First 11-4 run to mak to h rep Steelers, time an ay for a 28- depth center Jason Jone Ravens,56 yards, shreddingSanderson e the score 74-7 k, this , a shot s to the since, wit through the over the course Cowboy of the evening. rollicking 14-7 decision. t that neededthat coach John this we by and thedashed contender. He’s tough and s. Then 14, tournament,” ffalo 2 withtitle than one minute ides the los the other fooenvironment another one just Bes forth, against ment, obviously, but Smith. the peoplefinal three technical falls, includtoshows be awinThefarthe that in.have. the more 49ers, 24“Morgan wrestled well. He by Jones. And Realbuto. ing. The Bu ileft. He ly, afterand t and are 2-2 Eagle defense to put the Rams ahead, 7-0. Tobias, continuing his record-breaking an out-of-bound elim more troubl 17, and bea After Trude miss s play with six seco s Photo touchdowns to e is up remaining, seni N.Y. Jets towe E/APmore Denver, 20ed the front end he’s real tricky, too. He’s a very Rams did not have any problems night, threw two WAN nds or guar “Especially the first two peri“He’s a guy that when he said. upset theclass Everywa weight mulSteelers’ gam The tion have RON SCHfor one, BEA took d BranTIM of a one-andtenthose t con for the thathe s had tohave don f ly rn Bill boun Gett 16. does some amazing things. It was in the stands. He’s fun to watch. over ing his 16-1 finals win over Evan yof ike WEIGHT/For the Gazette room and all of trainig’s retu was kind of in control. He scored ced 24with fi nding end zone on their following pla unl Ben close out the game. jump , off 57 seconds rema the back of the rim er from the seems ks ago lton can Eagles had three ining. 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Family Matters
Kids & Summer CRPR pools offer variety for the hot summer 130,000 people visited Welch and Park Forest pools in 2016 By G. KERRY WEBSTER editor@centrecountygazette.com
STATE COLLEGE — Centre Region residents seeking relief from the heat of summer have two local options for public swimming pools. Although similar, they both have unique aspects, making either a great choice for summer recreation. Out on Westerly Parkway, the William L. Welch Community Swimming Pool rests prominently near the roadside, abutting the State College Area High School campus. This large, leisurely pool offers visitors plenty of what’s expected at a public pool, such as areas sectioned off for lap swimmers, a diving board area, waterslides and a play area for children. The expansive area is dotted with sun-blocking umbrellas, protecting the seating areas
where swimmers seek refuge from the harmful rays or just want to grab a slice a pizza or an ice cream treat. “People, especially the kids and teenagers, enjoy the waterslides at Welch,” said Roth. “It’s one of the features of the pool that make it a popular place. A few miles away, tucked in the wooded area of Park Forest, lies the Park Forest Community Swimming Pool. With much less hustle and bustle than at the Westerly Parkway facility, this facility offers what Centre Region Parks and Recreation Authority aquatics supervisor Todd Roth called a “different kind of experience. “Both pools are wonderfully maintained and great places to visit,” said Roth. “It just depends what you are looking for. Each pool creates its own, unique experiences.” For example, he said families with small children tend
to lean toward the Park Forest pool because there’s a small kiddie pool that is separated from the main pool. The separate pool at Welch is for lap swimmers only. “I think parents like the idea of having a small pool so they can easily watch their children,” said Roth. “And, it definitely works that way in Park Forest.” Both pools offer a variety of summer programs including swimming lessons and pool-party type events. They each have their own swim teams. “Although we’re under the same operation, there is a little competition there,” said Roth. “But it’s good, friendly, healthy competition.” The contrasting styles of the pools have kept people interested in a day when computer and electronic activity dominate many facets of young lives. Public swimming pools also have lost attendance numbers to home pool owners, which number more now than ever. Last year, more than 130,000 people visited CRPR pools. “We knew we had to keep ahead of the curb,” said Roth. “We added more interactive features at the pools to make them more attractable to the public.” CRPR, Page 35
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May 11-17, 2017
Focus is on entertainment at Robert Kepler Memorial Pool By G. KERRY WEBSTER editor@centrecountygazette.com
BELLEFONTE — The Robert Kepler Memorial Pool in Bellefonte saw an upswing in attendance in 2016. That’s because there was an upswing of activity at the popular summer cool-off spot in Governors Park. The 2017 activity schedule is full again, and according to Steve Greecher, aquatics/youth program director with Centre County YMCA, he hopes it once again translates to a lot of gate admissions this summer season. “The schedule is jam packed,” said Greecher. “From the day we open until we close on Aug. 22, we have something going on every week. It’s going to be a great year at Kepler Pool.”
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Last year, events such as Movie Night, Cookout Night on the Grill and Splash Hops proved to be popular, which helped see the pool bring more visitors than any other year in recent memory. “It was easily our best year in a long time,” said Greecher. “And, I think being proactive and more aggressive with programming really helped push the events we had at the pool. People really enjoyed themselves at the events.” This season’s schedule will kick off with the annual School to Pool event, celebrating the final academic days of the year with a refreshing dip in the cool, crisp water of Kepler. It is scheduled for Wednesday, June 7, and visitors can enjoy a $1 admission fee, as well as $1 Pizza Mia pizza. “The kickoff event is always well attended,” said Greecher. “We’re hoping we have a good weather day, because, of course, at the pool, everything is dependent on the weather.” The pool is open daily, from noon to 7 p.m. through Friday, Aug. 25. There is a $5 daily admission fee, and $3 for children ages 2 and younger. Seasonal family, adult and children’s passes also are available. The admission fee is $3 for all special events. The Robert Kepler Memorial is managed by the YMCA of Centre County for the Nittany Valley Joint Recreational Authority. For more information, call (814) 355-5551 or visit www.ymcaofcentrecounty.org.
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ROBERT KEPLER Memorial Pool at Governor’s Park in Bellefonte, maintained by the YMCA, will soon be ready to open for the summer.
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Millheim Pool to open Memorial Day weekend Gazette staff reports MILLHEIM — The pool at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Park in Millheim, more commonly known as the Millheim Pool, was built by volunteers in 1970 to provide the families of Penns Valley a safe place to go for summer recreation. The 5-acre park is owned by the Millheim Lions Club and maintained by the volunteer Penns Valley Park and Recreation Association Inc. “Our tentative opening day is going to be on Memorial Day, May 29,” said Lynn McCool, the pool’s assistant manager. “We’re hoping for great weather, as we do every day during the summer.” The pool is the home of the Penns Valley Penguins Swim Team, as well as and the location for many summer programs, including swimming lessons, water aerobics, wrestling camp, dinner and movie nights, sand volleyball, scuba and the Millheim Pool Sprint Triathlon. The pool has a six-lane, 25-yard pool with an attached diving well, bathhouses with showers and concessions. The park is home to the public pool, as well as four large pavilions available to rent, playground equipment, a basket-
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CRPR, from page 33 A climbing wall was recently added at Welch Pool, and an inflatable obstacle course was purchased this year for use at both pools. “We know we have to continue to offer new things for people to do,” said Roth. “Of course, the cool water will always attract people, but we just need to contin-
ue to offer something more … something interesting.” Roth said CRPR will continue to seek ways to enhance the customer experience at each pool. Both are scheduled to open Sunday, May 27, according to Roth. “The pools look great,” he said. “We’re getting them cleaned up and filled with water. We’re going to be all ready to go.” For more information, visit www.crpr. org.
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CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES are big hit during the summer at the Millheim Pool. ball court, horseshoe pits and a regulation sand volleyball court along Elk Creek. For more information, visit www. millheimpool.com.
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THE PARK FOREST Swimming Pool, along School Drive in State College, will open soon.
Science Park and Mountain Top pools ready for season By G. KERRY WEBSTER
“School lets out June 5, so we’ve been thinking about going earlier,” Nastase said. “We’re excited for the 2017 swimming season. I wish we could open now.” New features at the pool this year include a sliding board, which the facility has gone without for several years, a new staff of lifeguards and a pavilion, which was a result of a special phone call. “I got the call about two months ago from Fred Thompson, who spent a few
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SNOW SHOW — Visitors to the Mountain Top Area Swimming Pool in Snow Shoe will have some new features to enjoy. The pool, in its 48th season serving the public, officially opens Saturday, June 10, however, according to pool committee president Jennifer Nastase, the gates could swing open earlier.
years as a child in Snow Shoe, and he enjoyed using the pool,” said Nastase. “It was so wonderful to hear from someone who still cares about the local swimming pool.” His donation will fund the construction of the Fred Thompson and Family Memorial Pavilion. During a typical, warm summer afternoon, Nastase said between 40 and 50 people visit the pool. She fears, though,
those numbers may decline, as a popular transport program to the pool is in danger this year. She said for the past several years, the pool, the Bald Eagle Area School District and a local busing company had an agreement to bus district children to the pool during the summer months. She said the bus company is removing itself from the Pools, Page 36
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Bald Eagle State Park beach to be smoke free in 2017 Gazette staff reports HARRSIBURG — Visitors to state parks, including one here in Centre County, will find more beaches designated as “smoke-free” this summer, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn recently announced. Responding to visitor requests and support, DCNR is implementing smoking controls at 16 new swimming beaches with their traditional Memorial Day opening, Monday, May 29. The pilot “smoke-free” program has expanded this year to include 39 of 54 swimming beaches across Pennsylvania. New state park “smoke-free beaches” will be established this season at Bald Eagle, as well as: Beltzville, Carbon County; Chapman, Warren County; Canoe Creek, Blair County; Greenwood Furnace, Huntingdon County; Hickory Run, Luzerne County; Little Pine, Lycoming County; Moraine (Lakeview Beach), Butler County; Ole Bull, Potter County; Poe Valley, Centre County; Prince Gallitzin (Muskrat Beach), Cambria County; Pymatuning, (Jamestown Campground and Linesville beaches), Craw-
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ford County; Promised Land (Main Beach), Pike County; Tobyhanna, Monroe County; and Tuscarora, Schuylkill County. “This expansion is directly in line with the state parks’ primary mission — provide opportunities for enjoying healthful outdoor recreation and serve as outdoor classrooms for environmental education,” Dunn said. “It was an ongoing bid to gauge the pulse of the public that led our Bureau of State Parks to expand its ‘smoke-free beach’ locations. From the outset of this program in May 2013, beach restrictions consistently have been hailed by visitors for significantly improving air quality and reducing cigarette-butt litter. “Success of our initial goals, as well as feedback from park visitors across the state, encouraged us to again expand the ‘smoke-free beach’ areas this season.” In 2016, 12 state parks initiated new smoke-free beaches. They were: Hills Creek, Tioga County; Lyman Run, Potter County; R.B. Winter, Union; Presque Isle, Erie; Pymatuning, Crawford, Laurel Hill, Somerset County; Whipple Dam, Huntingdon County; Gifford Pinchot, York County; Cowans Gap, Fulton County; Gouldsboro, Monroe County; Ricketts Glen, Luzerne County; and Worlds End, Sullivan. Surveys, feedback to park managerial staff and reservation information all played a key role in the department’s decision to continue expanding smoking restrictions. Smoking constraints at designated parks eliminate smoking on beaches and swimming areas.
For visitors who smoke and still want to use these beaches, designated areas adjacent to the beach are provided. The restriction includes cigarettes, pipes, cigars and the increasingly popular e-cigarettes. Staff at newly affected parks have been preparing for the change by purchasing and installing butt disposal units, installing new signs, establishing designated smoking areas with seating and informing park user and support groups. For more information, visit www.dcnr.pa.gov. Pools, from page 35 arrangement, putting the program in jeopardy. “I hope we can find a solution to this,” she said. “Those kids really enjoyed coming to the pool here. It was really the only thing many of them had to do all summer.” The pool is open daily from noon to 6 p.m. Nastase said those hours may change depending on the weather. Seasonal passes are available for families and singles, and daily passes are available, too. For more information, visit the Mountain Top Swimming Pool’s page on Facebook.
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Rain may have ruined the work party on May 6, but better weather is set for the coming days as the Science Park and Recreation Authority has rescheduled its Lenda-Hand Day for Saturday, May 13. The official opening day of the pool is Saturday, May 27. Volunteers for the member-owned, member-operated pool will be primarily cleaning the pool house, since a landscaping service has been hired to handle most of the work. All those who choose to lend a hand are asked to bring personal protection, such as gloves. Beverages will be provided. The pool is open daily, beginning at noon Mondays through Thursdays, and at 11:30 a.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. An early lap swim is scheduled each Tuesday and Thursday from 6 to 7 a.m. and an adult swim is scheduled daily from 3 to 3:30 p.m. Throughout the summer, SPRA offers both group and private swimming lessons. The lessons are open to any SPRA member, with groups targeted toward children of all skill levels, ages and abilities. Lessons are divided into sessions, and each session includes eight lessons. Lessons run from 10:45 to 11:30 a.m. Private lessons also are available.
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The Avid Gardener: Visit a family farm with mom LORA GAUSS
“Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” — Marcel Proust
The women in our lives do bring us boundless joy, so it is only fitting that we celebrate them with love and appreciation during Mother’s Day season. Avid gardener How did the pracLora Gauss lives in tice of honoring Philipsburg. Email mothers originate? her at community@ centrecountygazette. According to National Geographic, it can com. be traced back to the 1850s. At that time, a woman from West Virginia named Ann Reeves Jarvis held Mother’s Day work clubs to help with the improvement of sanitary conditions and infant mortality. These groups also found themselves tending to wounded soldiers during the Civil War, from 1861 to 1865. After the conflict, Mother’s Friendship Day picnics and other related events were held to reunite families that had been divided during the war; in short, to work for peace. At that time, no formal celebration was federally recognized. Fast forward to 1913 when Anna Jarvis, her daughter, campaigned successfully to have Congress and President Woodrow Wilson officially designate the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day. The rest, as they say, is history, with Mother’s Day now a time set aside to recognize all maternal bonds and mothers’ contributions. While, as a mother, I have been given many wonderful presents over the years, I believe the most memorable are those that continue to give. With that in mind, I suggest a visit to a great local farm in May. There are two I personally have come to greatly admire, both with deep family roots in the region and a respect for the land. These are places I now often frequent, not just for the great plants, produce, gifts and food, but for the cordial, personable people who work them, who are never too busy to answer a question or help with a selection.
WAY FRUIT FARM
The first of these is Way Fruit Farm, www.wayfruitfarm.com, in Port Matilda,
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near Stormstown. Six generations of the Way family have lived and worked this farm from land purchased by Robert and Martha Way in 1826. Their first commercial apple trees were planted in 1872, made up of 1,000 trees gifted to Robert A. Way and Lucretia Fisher upon their wedding. Photographs of the successive owners grace the café and are fun to peruse. Today, Megan and Jason Coopey and Brooks and Sharon Way, Megan Coopey’s parents, all co-own the farm. They produce and sell 21 varieties of apples, as well as peaches, plums, pears, sweet corn, pumpkins, strawberries, cherries, blueberries and apricots. They sponsor seasonal fruit picking, offer many local foods and pantry items, have a café with yummy homemade foods (cauliflower cheddar soup and apple walnut pie are my two favorites), and feature a deli, bakery and country craft gift shop. There also are many festivals at Way Fruit Farm, including an apple blossom, apple cider and fall festival, among others. These events provide wonderful places to bring family and friends for things such as wagon rides and craft vendors, or just soaking up country ambiance.
TAIT FARM
The second wonderful local farm is Tait Farm, www.taitfarmfoods.com, located in Centre Hall. According to the website, Marion and Elton Tait were Penn State graduates who were working for the agricultural extension when they purchased what they considered to be their “hobby farm” in 1950. Originally, the couple started with a “pick-your-own raspberry, apple, Christmas tree and Bassett hound farm.” Today, the farm has grown to encompass 10 acres of certified vegetables and fruits, as well as a greenhouse. The greenhouse serves a Community Supported Agriculture program known as Community Harvest. It provides shares of in-season vegetables to those families who sign up as shareholders. There also are healthy flowering plants of many varieties and organic vegetable seedlings offered through the growing season, as well as pots and other supplies. One of the highlights of Tait Farm is the Harvest Shop. It features local foods — 50 specialty items, including the famous Shrub beverages — as well as beautifully crafted artisan gifts for the garden or kitchen. I have stopped many times in the shop to pick up a custom basket or lovely planter to take as a hostess gift and chatted with owner Kim Tait.
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TREAT MOM to the bounty of offerings available at a local farm. Additionally, Tait Farm offers many seasonal activities, which are advertised on its website. Upcoming events include the Gardener’s Open House from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 6, and a “Bee Friendly” gardening workshop Saturday, May 20. Tait Farm also is onsite at other festivals, such as the Centre Furnace Mansion Plant Celebration and at the diamond in Boalsburg on Memorial Day weekend. The farm’s offerings are always a delight to the senses.
MASTER GARDENER PLANT SALE
On a related note, if someone on your Mother’s Day list would like to soak up some gardening how-to or purchase hearty vegetables and other types of plants, the place to be is the Centre County Master Gardener’s annual plant sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 20, at the Penn State Ag Progress Days site.
This is a major event for the Master Gardeners, so they are proud to pull out all the stops — especially offering their expertise and advice to the public. There will be thousands of plants of all types, as well as free talks by plant experts on various topics — gardening, herbal teas, “hugelkulture,” problems with purple loosestrife and the art of bonsai — at staggered times throughout the day. Throw in the silent auction, Garden Garage Sale and a tour of the nearby Pasto Agricultural Museum, and the day will be complete. For more information, visit www.extension.psu.edu/centre/ programs/master-gardener/mastergardener-plant-sale. These fabulous farms, as well as premier plant sale event, offer wonderful ways to entertain and delight favorite women this Mother’s Day season, no matter what their gardening interests and expertise.
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A perfect Mother’s Day in three simple steps It’s the things she seems to do so effortlessly that make a mom special. The encouraging words at the perfect time. The small affectionate gesture when you need it most. The thoughtful advice that only she could provide. This Mother’s Day, follow these three simple steps to show mom how much you love her and appreciate all that she does:
SHARE A KIND WORD
She is the one who always reminded you to say “thank you.” This Mother’s Day, show her you were listening and put pen to paper and capture a few words from the heart. Whether it’s a beautiful card or a simple heartfelt letter, your mother will treasure the personalized sentiment.
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THE CREATIVE writing group “Mindful Moms” meets monthly at The Makery on West Calder Way in State College to give women an outlet for their creative talents. The group was created by Katie O’Hara Krebs, left, and Carolyne Meehan.
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Jewelry is a popular way to express love and admiration, making it an ideal Mother’s Day gift. If you’re not sure where to start, a trusted jeweler can help you find something mom is sure to treasure. This Mother’s Day, you can celebrate the most important milestones of the past year with a piece of jewelry. “Giving jewelry is important on Mother’s Day, because jewelry is a timeless gift that has generational meaning and value,” said Monteca Confer, manager of Confer’s Jewelers in Bellefonte. “When you give mom a candle, flowers or a gift certificate, it’s here one day and gone the next. When you give your mom a piece of jewelry representing your thanks and your love, she can wear it forever and cherish it for a lifetime. “With jewelry, the next generation can enjoy it and remember mom wearing it, and becomes a sentimental bridge across time. Plus, jewelry is a gift that mom does not have to do anything with, like cooking, cleaning or planting ... she only has to enjoy its beauty.”
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Howard couple featured at Mother’s Day performance By SEAN YODER syoder@centrecountygazette.com
STATE COLLEGE — A husband and wife trumpet duo will be featured as a part of the State College Municipal Band’s Mother’s Day performance Sunday, May 14, at Mount Nittany Middle School. Bill Fatula and Gro Torsethagen are well known among the ranks of the municipal band. Not only have they been playing in it for years, it’s also where they met. Torsethagen, originally of Trondheim, Norway, came to the area as a visiting graduate student at Penn State in 1994 and was invited to join the band, in which Fatula already had been playing. As the two tell it, Torsethagen wanted to speak to one of the band’s trumpet players about purchasing a new instrument. Fatula quickly volunteered and offered his own cornet until she could purchase a new horn. About 10 months later, the two began dating. There were married four years later on
Dec. 11, 1998. The two have lived in Howard for the past 21 years and have one son, Anton, who is an aspiring musician. He is a sophomore at Bald Eagle Area High School. Fatula also has three daughters from a previous marriage and three granddaughters and three grandsons. Torsethagen currently teaches online biology and environmental science courses for Penn State and Maryland University College. Fatula is a senior analyst at Supelco. On Mother’s Day, they will be playing Vivaldi’s “Concerto for Two Trumpets.” Also on the schedule from the State College Area Municipal Band are Tchaikovsky’s “Dances from the Oprichnik,” Perry Grainger’s arrangement of “Irish Tune from County Derry” and a rendition of “Shepherd’s Hey,” Holst’s “Juniper,” “If Thou be Near,” a Bach chorale, Sousa’s “Hands Across the Sea” and “Symphonic Gershwin.” The performance will begin at 3 p.m. Carnations for mothers will be provided.
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Centre County seniors’ artwork on display Special to the Gazette
piece of work, assisting the young artists in seeing their work more clearly and giving them advice for how they may be able to improve. Students with work in the show include: ■ State College Area School District — Nick Brooks, Lena Nyblade, Thomas Braustetter, Aubry McElrath, Hannah Lewis, Lydia Woolen, Tracey Lui, Grant Donaghia, Julia Ma, Hanna Hu, Jessica R. and Sofi Skidgel. ■ Bellefonte Area School District — Wylan McCullough, Brinsley Blair, Sarah Bryan and Alex Spangler . ■ Philipsburg-Osceola Area School District — Matt Bordas, Tristin Croyle, Jessica Eason, Alexis Hynd and Dorian Socoski. ■ Bald Eagle Area School District — Madison Roan, Destiny Brower, Carson Spence, Caleigh Poorman, Alan Heaton, Shania Moore, Curtis Clouser, Savannah Elder, Allison Hess, Hannah Hemphill, Trisha Schaffer and Colton Lucas. ■ Penns Valley Area School District — Sheri Bowersox, Abigail Thorn, Abigail DeVall, Hailee Wingard, Christine Addis, Taylor Hettinger and Ayva Kunes.
BELLEFONTE — Residents are invited to Bellefonte Art Museum’s Windows Gallery to witness the artistic talent of seniors from the county’s five school districts. The “Class of 2017 Art Show: The Future of Art in Centre County” exhibit runs through Sunday, May 28. Each year, the museum invites 12thgrade artists to show their work in the gallery. The experience provides the students with a show in the main display space of a museum, and serves to launch them into further art-related challenges. “As a community museum, this is one of the most important shows we mount each year,” said Pat House, director of the museum. “We want our student artists to know we value and care about them and their work, and we wish them all the best as they pursue further studies and training in art and other fields.” The museum also distributes scholarships of $50 to three students featured in the show. A panel of local artists will determine the winners. The panel also is charged with writing critiques of each
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DOZENS OF pieces of art produced by county high school seniors will be on display throughout May at the Bellefonte Art Museum. Sarah Bryan, of Bellefonte High School, created the work on the left. On the right is a piece by Jessica Eason, of Philipsburg-Osceola Area High School.
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Featuring • Thousands of plants for sale • Local native plant vendors • Dr. Bill Lamont’s presentation on using plasticulture, drip irrigation, row covers, and low tunnels (11:00 a.m.) • Master Gardener presentations on various horticultural topics (10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.) • Silent auction and garage sale • Tours and hands-on programs at the Pasto Ag Museum
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AROUND & IN TOWN Allegria Ensemble to educate Best, Ray receive 2017 youth on classical music Distinguished Service award Special to the Gazette
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STATE COLLEGE — The Allegria Ensemble will present “How to Listen to Classical Music,” on Monday, May 22, at Young Scholars of Central Pennsylvania Charter School and Wednesday, May 24, at Our Lady of Victory Catholic School. The musicians, oboist Robyn Dixon Costa, cellist Jon Dexter and violinist Debbie Trudeau, will share what to expect at a classical chamber music concert, includ-
UNIVERSITY PARK — The Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State has named Patricia Best and Thomas Ray as its 2017 Distinguished Service Award winners. “Patricia and Tom are exemplary patrons, donors and advocates for the performing arts,” said George Trudeau, center director. “They attend many performances each season and often bring friends to share with them the joy of live performances.” Upon meeting 30 years ago, Best said, she and Ray were pleased to discover a mutual appreciation of theater and jazz. That interest led the Ferguson Township couple to sponsor jazz performances at the Center for the Performing Arts, as well as to become center members at the Leadership Circle and Jazz Train levels. In the past two seasons, they have sponsored performances by the Maria Schneider Orchestra and the Bria Skonberg Quintet. They have also signed up to sponsor a concert by a jazz vocalist in the coming season. “We are pleased to join with so many others in supporting the ongoing development of opportunities for Penn State and our community to have the special access to the arts that the Center for the Performing Arts provides every year,” Best said. Best worked for State College Area School District for more than 30 years and rose through the ranks from teacher to guidance counselor to administrative professional. She retired in 2009 after 10 years as the school district’s superintendent, during which time she was an avid supporter of arts education. She served as president of Leadership Centre County, was a chairman and a board member of the Chamber of Business and Industry of Centre County, and was on the board of the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts. She also was
IF YOU GO WHO: The Allegria Ensemble WHAT: “How to Listen to Classical Music” WHEN and WHERE: 8:45 to 11:20 a.m., Monday, May 22, at Young Scholars of Central Pennsylvania Charter School and 12:50 to 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 24, at Our Lady of Victory Catholic School WHY: ■ To acquaint young listeners with the variety of styles heard at a “classical” concert ■ To whet the appetite of young people to attend live classical concerts ■ To demonstrate the living connection of music “in person,” compared to an engineered recording that is always the same ■ To promote cultural literacy about the vast array of music that is part of our heritage
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THE ALLEGRIA ENSEMBLE will offer two local classical music discussions in May. ing etiquette, the role of the performer as interpreter of the composer’s intentions, the emotional effect of music, compositional structure, the composer’s inspiration and the collaborative process of a live performance. Within the program of two- to four-minute minute pieces, the musical styles span four centuries and include contemporary compositions. The musicians take turns introducing each selection and touch on history, math, geography and social skills with visual demonstrations, audience participation and question-and-answer time. This program is funded in part by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and the Music Performance Trust Fund of the American Federation of Musicians.
Sidewinder 10K evens playing field by age, gender Special to the Gazette STATE COLLEGE — When the spring weather gets mild, local footraces spring up like wild onions. But one upcoming event in the area has a unique twist, as the race’s results and awards are adjusted for both age and gender to level the playing field. On Saturday, May 13, area runners will meet at Whipple Dam State Park to take part in the Beidleheimer Sidewinder 10K. Besides the adjusted results, the event features a chartered bus ride along the unpaved road course to the starting line and a net elevation loss (meaning more downhill than uphill terrain). The event also offers standard race perks, such as technical race shirts, trophies and postrace party subs from Subway. There is also a team competition
option, for which five or more runners choose a team name and all run the full distance. Now in its 14th year, the Sidewinder 10K is one of six races known as the Tussey Teasers series, held in spring and early summer in Rothrock State Forest. Scheduled from February through June, the Teasers are designed to help runners experience the scenic, hilly and winding roads of the forest. Nikki Nahmod, a Penn State graduate student and full-time employee in biobehavioral health, has been running the series. “I was interested in the Tussey Teasers because I enjoy small, local runs, especially ones on trails instead of busy roads,” she said. Sidewinder, Page 42
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a president of the Penn State College of Education Alumni Society Board and received the 2009 Penn State Renaissance Award for service to the university and community. She served as a member of the Center for the Performing Arts Community Advisory Council from 2008 to 2014. Best serves as vice chair of the Mount Nittany Health System Board. In addition, she is a member of the Children’s Advocacy Center of Centre County and Discovery Space Children’s Science Museum boards. Ray worked at Raytheon in a variety of capacities, including 29 years in business development. He retired in 2007 after more than 39 years of service. Best and Ray are supporters of Green Drake Gallery and Arts Center in Millheim. They also established, through the Centre County Community Foundation, a State College Area School District endowment to support annual faculty grants for instructional innovation. They travel extensively and tend to incorporate live music, theater and dance into their experiences. They’ve taken tango lessons in Buenos Aires, enrolled in a week of seminars and performances with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra at Chautauqua Institution in New York, and sat witness to some of the world’s top vocalists at La Scala opera house in Milan. They also return annually to New Orleans to hear the region’s notable jazz, Cajun and zydeco music. “The arts have been part of human history from its earliest ages through drawings, stories, songs, pottery, dance, plays and musical instruments,” Best said. “So, the question for us is not ‘Why invest in the arts?’ but ‘How could we not?’” The Distinguished Service Award has been given annually since 1996. For more information about the Center for the Performing Arts, visit www.cpa. psu.edu.
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22nd Annual Plant Celebration and Garden Sale The Centre Furnace Mansion Saturday, May 13 9 am to 2 pm 9am –2pm
• Art Exhibitions: Celebrate Art & Plants in the Mansion Artwork by artist Nicole Packard, member of the Art Alliance of Central PA
• Ask a Master Gardener Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Centre County will answer questions, Identify and evaluate plant samples. 10am –1 2pm
• Plant activity for children ages 2–12, free while supplies last.
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AROUND & IN TOWN Reviewer spreads amore for ‘Latin Lover’ cast By BOB GARVER Special to the Gazette
I’m surprised by which movie I’m reviewing this week. The social media thriller “The Circle” was supposed to be the big winner among new releases at the weekend box office. The film boasted big stars in Emma Watson and Tom Hanks and a release on more than 3,000 screens. But, not only did the film lose the weekend to “How to Be a Latin Lover” on just more than 1,000 screens, it lost to the Indian epic “Baahubali 2” on fewer than 500. It was an ugly race, and all three new releases lost to another weekend of “The Fate of the Furious,” but in the end it was “How to Be a Latin Lover” that was estimated to have lost the least. The film stars Eugenio Derbez as Maximo, a man who could be considered a professional Latin lover if he weren’t so determined to not be considered a “professional” anything. His father worked himself to death, so Maximo’s goal in life is to never have to work at all. He enjoys the spoils of being the husband of a rich old bag, until she decides she wants somebody younger. He’s expelled from his life of luxury and
is forced to move in with his estranged sister Sara (Salma Hayek) and her son Hugo (Raphael Alejandro). Sara doesn’t share Maximo’s anti-work ethic and strives to prevent him from being a bad influence on Hugo. Hugo strives to get the attention of a classmate (Mckenna Grace). And, Maximo strives to find another rich old bat to take care of him. The three goals intersect when Maximo notices that Hugo’s crush has a rich grandmother (Raquel Welch), who would make the perfect conquest. He decides that the best way to get her attention would be for Hugo to get the attention of her granddaughter. And with that, he teaches Hugo all of his tricks for seducing women, all of which are sexist and most of which depend on the women being lustful. Along the way, there’s the requisite storyline about Maximo initially just using his sister and nephew for his own sleazy gain, but over time coming to love them. The humor in the movie is uneven. Maximo goes through a number of embarrassing episodes intended to make you laugh at him getting comeuppance for being such a jerk. Most of these gags fall flat, but, oddly, the movie is much funnier when bad things happen to much less-deserving targets. I should be mad at the
Committee approves recital hall addition and renovations at University Park Penn State News UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State Board of Trustees Committee on Finance, Business and Capital Planning recommended the final plan approval and expenditure of funds for a recital hall addition and renovations to Music I building. The existing Esber Recital Hall in the School of Music, part of the College of Arts and Architecture, has substandard acoustics and the mechanical systems are aged and create excessive noise. In addition, the School of Music has outgrown its ensemble rehearsal spaces, and its largest ensembles are crowded into spaces that are not suitable acoustically or physically for these groups. The school currently serves 325 enrolled music majors, plus an additional 2,000 students who enroll each semester in courses designed to fulfill general education requirements. The project includes renovation of Esber Recital Hall into a large ensemble rehearsal space with a 400-seat recital hall added to the east side of the building, offering an excellent acoustic environment for rehearsals and recitals. The seating in the new hall will be arranged in what is known as “vineyard seating,” allowing the audience to surround the musicians for a more intimate performance experience. This seating style also capitalizes on
the natural circular distribution of sound waves, producing high-quality recital acoustics for performers in the School of Music. The proposed $25.5 million Esber Recital Hall renovation will provide additional space for performances and rehearsals, as well as updates to public and storage spaces. The work will also address issues with acoustics, excessive noise and old mechanical systems. “We are thrilled to begin this much-needed renovation and construction project that will improve and expand facilities for our talented students and world-class faculty in the School of Music,” said Barbara Korner, dean of the College of Arts and Architecture. “This project will not only provide additional space for performances and rehearsals, but ensure those spaces have appropriate acoustics for musicians and audience members alike. These new facilities will better reflect the quality of the School of Music’s excellent programs, students and faculty.” Other improvements include updates to patron support spaces, the creation of preparation areas for performers and storage facilities, a new ticket and lobby space for the public, and the replacement of the HVAC building systems. Exterior work will include outdoor gathering spaces, landscaping and sidewalks.
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movie for being so mean-spirited at times, but it knows how to draw laughs from the most horrific events. There’s not much that’s funny or memorable about the scripted dialogue (rambling from a pair of villains played by Rob Riggle and Rob Huebel is especially painful), but there’s a lot to like about the way the three main characters play off each other in simpler moments. The strength of the movie is in the flatout charm of Hayek, Alejandro, Kristen Bell, as a fro-yo server with a houseful of cats, and Derbez, as the hero who starts off as a louse but will win you over by the film’s end. “How to Be a Latin Lover” is the kind of breakout hit that can send its star soaring through the power rankings in Hollywood. Eugenio Derbez was already somewhat on that level thanks to success in 2013’s “Instructions Not Included,” but this movie is officially in English and even more accessible. HH out of five stars. “How to Be a Latin Lover” is rated PG-13 for crude humor, sexual references and gestures, and for brief nudity. Its running time is 115 minutes. Contact Bob Garver at rrg251@nyu.edu. Sidewinder, from page 41 The day of the race, runners will meet at Whipple Dam and be bussed at 9:30 a.m. to the starting line for the 10 a.m. start. Registration is available at www. imathlete.com/events/sidewinder2017, and at Whipple Dam the morning of the race. Runners can participate just for themselves, or use the series as preparation to take part in the Tussey Mountainback 50-Mile Relay and Ultramarathon, which will take place on the same forest roads Sunday, Oct. 8. “The Tussey Teasers series is an ideal way for runners to experience parts of the Mountainback course in a low-key format with friends,” said Mike Casper, director of the Tussey Mountainback. Each run in the series showcases one or more segments of the 12-leg relay, covering a distance that varies between 6.2 and 13.1 miles. The Tussey Teasers series will continue through June at various locations in Ro-
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THE FILM “How to Be a Latin Lover” has won the hearts of many moviegoers. throck State Forest. Participation in the series is free, except for the Sidewinder race. A series schedule with distances, start times, meeting locations and driving directions is available at http://tussey mountainback.com/events/tusseyteasers. Information about the relay and ultramarathon event is available at www. tusseymountainback.com. Proceeds from the Mountainback’s 2017 events support the Jana Marie Foundation, which has the goal of empowering young people, especially young women, to make positive choices, practice self-respect and maintain healthy relationships by providing opportunities for personal growth and creative expression. For information about the Jana Marie Foundation, visit www.janamariefoundation. org. The Central Pennsylvania Convention and Visitors Bureau is a major sponsor of the Mountainback event. For more information, call (814) 2385918 or email info@tusseymountainback. com.
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Bookmobile — Centre County Library Bookmobile is a fully accessible library on wheels. Look for it in your community and join Miss Laura for story times, songs and fun. Visit www.centrecountylibrary. org. Safety checks — Mount Nittany Health sponsors free car seat safety checks from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at its Boalsburg location, 3901 S. Atherton St., State College. Certified car seat safety educators will check to make sure car seats are installed correctly. Call (814) 466-7921. Children’s activity — Literacy-enriching activities for toddlers featuring books and music are held from 10:30 to 11 a.m. every Monday at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Children’s activity — A story time featuring songs, rhymes, finger plays and crafts for kids ages 2 to 5 is held 10:30 to 11 a.m. every Monday at Centre Hall Area Branch Library, 109 W. Beryl St., Centre Hall. Performance — Visitors are welcome
to view the Nittany Knights practice at 7:15 p.m. every Monday at South Hills School of Business and Technology, 480 Waupelani Drive, State College. Visit www.nittanyknights.org. Club — The Schlow Knitting Club meets at 5:30 p.m. every first and third Monday. Knitters of all skill levels are welcome. Visit www.schlowlibrary.org. Club — The Centre Region Model Investment Club meets from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. the second Monday of every month in the Mazza Room at the South Hills Business School, 480 Waupelani Drive, State College. Call (814) 234-8775 or contact cr20mic@aol.com. Support group — The Bellefonte chapter of the Compassionate Friends Support Group, for bereaved families and friends following the death of a child, holds a meeting from 7 to 8:30 p.m. the second Monday of every month at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 134 E. Bishop St., Bellefonte. Contact Peg Herbstritt at (814) 353-4526 or mherb162@gmail. com. Children’s activity — Children can improve reading skills by reading with Faolin, a trained therapy dog, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. every Tuesday at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Register for 20-minute sessions by calling (814) 355-1516 or visiting the library. What’s Happening, Page 43
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AROUND & IN TOWN What’s Happening, from page 42 Support group — A drug and alcohol support meeting for families struggling with loved ones’ addictions is held at 6:30 p.m. every Tuesday at Watermarke Church, 116 S. Spring St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 571-1240. Meeting — The Centre County Advisory Council to the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission holds a meeting the second Tuesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. in the State College Municipal Building, 243 S. Allen St., State College. Meetings can also be broadcast to laptops and iOS or Android devices, or participants can join by phone. Call (814) 689-9081. Meeting — The State College Sunrise Rotary Club meets every Wednesday at 7:15 a.m. at the Hotel State College, 100 W. College Ave., State College. Visit www. statecollegesunriserotary.org. Children’s activity — “Book Babies,” featuring interactive singing, reading and movement for babies 1 and younger, meets at 9:30 a.m. every Wednesday at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Children’s activity — A pre-K story time featuring developmentally appropriate stories, songs and rhymes is held at 10:30 a.m. every Wednesday at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Children’s activity — A story time featuring related activities and interaction with peers for preschool-aged children is held at 10:30 a.m. every Wednesday at Holt Memorial Library, 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Meetings — The Nittany Baptist Church holds master’s clubs for children ages 3 to 11 and small groups for teens and adults at 6:30 p.m. every Wednesday at the church, 3939 S. Atherton St, State College. Visit www. nittanybaptist.org. Healing circle — A healing circle will be held from 7:15 to 8:45 p.m. on the first Wednesday of every month at Inspired Holistic Wellness, 111 S. Spring St., Bellefonte. Contact Beth Whitman at beth@inspiredholisticwellness. com or (814) 883-0957. Meeting — The Nittany Mineralogical Society meets at 6:45 p.m. for a social hour and 7:45 p.m. for the main program the third Wednesday of each month, except June, July and December, in Penn State’s Earth and Engineering Science Building. All are welcome to attend; parents must supervise minors. Visit www.nittanymineral.org. Thrift shop — The State College Woman’s Club Thrift Shop will be having “Open Thursdays” from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at 902 S. Allen St., State College. Call (814) 238-2322. Meeting — The Hooks and Needles Club for knitters meets from 1 to 2:30 p.m. every Thursday at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Children’s activity — A Lego club exploring block play and other activities that address topics in science, technology, engineering, art and math is held at 3:30 p.m. every Thursday at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Community meal — A free hot meal is served from 5 to 7 p.m. every Thursday at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church Community Cafe, 208 W. Foster Ave., State College. Children’s activity — Activities and presentations for children in grades kindergarten through sixth are held from 6 to 7 p.m. every Thursday at Holt Memorial Library, 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Meeting — The Nittany Valley Model Railroad Club meets every Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Old Gregg School, 106 School St., Spring Mills. Call (814) 422-7667. Meeting — The State College Toastmasters meet from 6 to 8 p.m. the first and third Thursday of each month at Mission Critical Partners, 690 Gray’s Woods Blvd., Port Matilda. Visit www.statecollegetoastmasters.toastmasters clubs.org. Meeting — PARSE meets at noon on the third Thursday of each month, except for June, July and August, at Hoss’s, 1459 N. Atherton St., State College. Meeting — Celebrate Recovery, a faith-based recovery program, meets at 6 p.m. every Friday at Freedom Life Church,113 Sunset Acres, Milesburg. Registration is not required and individuals are welcome to join at any time. Email restorationCR@freedomlife.tv or call (814)5711240.
20th Anniversary Celebration Featuring the Following:
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Pet adoption — Nittany Beagle Rescue holds an adoption event from 10 a.m. to noon every Saturday at Petco, 40 Colonnade Way, State College. Call (814) 692-4369. Pet adoption — A kitten and cat adoption event is held from 2 to 8:30 p.m. every Saturday at Petco, 40 Colonnade Way, State College. Call (814) 238-4758. Community sing — Rise Up Singing, a community singing group, meets from 4 to 6 p.m. the third Sunday of the month at the State College Friends Meeting, 611 E. Prospect St., State College.
News” at noon at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Children’s activity — Pokémon-related activities will be held from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Dinner — A ham potpie dinner will be held from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at New Hope Lutheran Church of Spring Mills, 119 Cobblestone Court. The meal can be eaten at the church, or takeout is available.
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Adult program — Free financial planning reviews are being offered by Trinity Wealth Group from noon to 4 p.m. Mondays in April and May at the Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 574-3209. Children’s activity — STEM Pillars Program, hands-on STEM learning with a scientist or engineer, for parents and children ages 6 to 10 working together, will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays in May (except May 16) at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Space is limited and registration is required; call (814) 355-1516. Support group — Life After Loss, an educational support group for those experiencing a loss through death, will be held from noon to 2:30 p.m. on six Sundays, May 7 and 21 and June 4, 11, 18 and 25, at Howard UMC, 144 Main St., Howard. Contact Craig Rose at (814) 933-7333 or craigqr@yahoo.com. Exhibition — “Unraveling the Threads of History,” featuring examples of 19th-century samplers from Centre County and afar, will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays, through Sept. 24, at Centre Furnace Mansion, 1001 E. College Ave. Visit www. centrehistory.org. Tours — Guided tours of Boal Mansion and Columbus Chapel will be held from 1:30 to 5 p.m., Tuesdays through Sundays, May through October, at Boal Mansion, 163 Boal Estate Drive, Boalsburg. Visit www.boalmuseum. com or call (814) 466-6210
THURSDAY, MAY 11
Support group — A diabetes support group led by a certified diabetes educator will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. at Mount Nittany Medical Center, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. Class — A free parents-to-be class will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. at Mount Nittany Health–Boalsburg, 3901 S. Atherton St. Call (814) 466-7921.
SATURDAY, MAY 13
Sale — Lemont Village Association’s annual plant sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the Village Green in Lemont. Benefits the Lemont Village Association Granary Project. Visit www.lemontvillage.org or call Sue Smith at (814) 238-1288. Sale — The Gregg Township Fire Company will hold a soup and hoagie sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the fire hall in Spring Mills. Call Marsha Bailey at (814) 422-8596 or Kay Guisewite at (814) 422-8608. Sale — The 56th annual AAUW State College Used Book Sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Penn State Snider Ag Arena. Only cash or checks are accepted; proceeds fund local projects and scholarships for women and girls. Visit www.aauwstatecollege.org/booksale. html. Presentation — Robbin Zirkle, information services librarian, will discuss “Headline or Hoax? Decoding Fake
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Support Group For Widows May 16 • May 23 • May 30 • June 6 7pm at Grace United Church of Christ 118 Two Steeples Lane • Spring Mills
A support group for widows is being offered on Tuesdays. Both Recent and long-term widows are welcome. Pastor Leigh Pick will be the facilitator. For More Information, Call:
(814) 422-8075
MOTHER'S DAY SALE! 50% OFF STOREWIDE
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(INCLUDES BOUTIQUE) THU. 5/11, FRI. 5/12 & SAT. 5/13
Sale — The 56th annual AAUW State College Used Book Sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Penn State Snider Ag Arena. Only cash or checks are accepted; proceeds fund local projects and scholarships for women and girls. Visit www.aauwstatecollege.org/booksale. html. Event — A Mother’s Day high tea will be held at 4 p.m. at Boal Mansion, 163 Boal Estate Drive, Boalsburg. Cost is $38, which includes tour. Reservations required; call (814) 276 0129.
MONDAY, MAY 15
Sale — The 56th annual AAUW State College Used Book Sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Penn State Snider Ag Arena. Only cash or checks are accepted; proceeds fund local projects and scholarships for women and girls. Visit www.aauwstatecollege.org/booksale.html. Support group — A cancer survivors support group meeting, featuring a discussion on clinical trials, will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Pink Zone Resource Center at Mount Nittany Medical Center, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. Call (814) 238-6220. Activity — Beginning or experienced crocheters and knitters will meet to learn new skills and socialize with fellow needle-workers from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Holt Memorial Library, 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg.
TUESDAY, MAY 16
Sale — The 56th annual AAUW State College Used Book Sale’s Bag Day ($7 per bag) will be held from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Penn State Snider Ag Arena. Only cash or checks are accepted; proceeds fund local projects and scholarships for women and girls. Visit www. aauwstatecollege.org/booksale.html. Home-school activity — Home-school students in first through fourth grades are invited to “Rocks Rock” from 1:30 to 3 p.m., at Centre Hall Area Branch Library, 109 W. Beryl St. in Centre Hall. Registration required; call (814) 364-2580. Presentation — Learn about hip or knee replacement from 7 to 8 p.m. at Mount Nittany Medical Center, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. Email Val Coakley at vcoakley@ mountnittany.org, or call (814) 278-4810.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 17
Children’s activity — Block building for babies and toddlers, with their favorite adults, will be held from 11 a.m. to noon at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Book discussion — Discussion of “The People of the Book” by Geraldine Brooks will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. — Compiled by Gazette staff
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Restek employees roll up their sleeves to donate blood Special to the Gazette BELLEFONTE — On March 13, when Winter Storm Stella was about to dump more than a foot of snow on Central Pennsylvania, Restek feared it would be forced to cancel its blood drive the following day. However, in close collaboration with the Red Cross, Restek was able to reschedule the event just two days later — and employees rallied to collect 25 units, which can save as many as 75 lives. “I never should have panicked because
I work with exceptional people who do exceptional things every day,” said A.J. Saclyn, a sales territory manager at Restek and the company’s blood drive coordinator. Every two months for the last 16 years, Restek has held a blood drive with the American Red Cross, with an average of 30 people donating each time. That translates to 180 units per year, making Restek the top business blood drive sponsor in Centre County. In recognition of this achievement, the Mid-Central Pennsylvania Chapter of the
Local firm updates data tool Special to the Gazette PHILIPSBURG — TMMData, creator of the flexible data integration and data preparation platform Foundation, unveiled new single-screen views of the platform’s core data management functionalities designed to make self-service data access, blending, preparation and visualization simple for business users. Foundation’s Flow, Fix and Flare tools have been redesigned to allow any user to seamlessly and quickly complete data manipulations in a single tool interface, democratizing data analysis across enterprises, the company said in a press release. “We’re empowering virtually any member of any team in an organization to use data to improve processes, drive decision-making and, ultimately ,impact bottom lines,” said Bob Selfridge, TMMData founder and CEO. “Foundation’s new single-screen tools make data processes that used to require the help of database ana-
lysts not just possible, but easy and quick for any business user to complete via our self-service, single-screen Flow, Fix and Flare tools.” Foundation’s platform enables organizations, including Comcast, FedEx, Blue Cross Blue Shield and Penn State University, to address strategic data challenges and maximize organizational efficiency by automating the process of accessing, aggregating, enriching and managing data from any source. Its newly redesigned tools further simplify data management processes by creating a one-stop self-service interface where users of varying technical abilities can complete data work without switching between multiple platforms and interfaces, the company said. The platform also features Form and File tools, which assist enterprises with data entry and governance, and data storage and management. For more information, visit www. tmmdata.com.
American Red Cross awarded Restek with its Business Partnership Award this year. “This was a no-brainer for me; they are truly amazing,” said Laura Merritt, donor recruitment representative for the Greater Alleghenies Blood Region of the American Red Cross. “They’re my No. 1 business in terms of blood drives and collections in this area. The donors are so loyal — they always pull together and have a great drive.” Carrie Sprout, a product manager at Restek, first brought the Red Cross to Restek for a blood drive in 2001. Saclyn
took over the program two years ago with ambitions to grow it even more. When Saclyn turned 55 last year, he encouraged 55 donors — nearly twice the regular amount of a Restek blood drive — to step up and donate. This year, in honor of winning the Business Partnership Award, the bar was raised to 60 donors for Restek’s May 17 blood drive, and again, employees and their families rose to the challenge, with 64 potential donors already having filled every scheduled slot. For more information, visit www. restek.com.
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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 APRIL 17-21 BELLEFONTE
Mia C. Parise to Raymond L. Winslow and Jessica R. Winslow, 1043 E. High St., Bellefonte, $199,000. Bellefonte Borough and Bellefonte Area Industrial Development Authority to Bellefonte Borough, 129 Dunlap St., Bellefonte, $1. Brian T. Shay and Peggy A. Shay to Elisabeth A. Pfahl, 337 E. Lamb St., Bellefonte, $121,000.
BENNER TOWNSHIP
Bosak Construction to Ralph Spearly Construction, 513 Kristina Circle, State College, $60,000. Far Hills LLC to Travis J. Henry and Heather J. Henry, 159 Hancock Road, Bellefonte, $155,000. Kevin M. Conklin and Calie N. Dang to Staci Horner and Paul Horner, 285 Crestview Drive, Bellefonte, $397,000. Michael J. Farrell, Elena R. Farrell, Michael T. Farrell by agent and James D. Farrell by agent to James A. Bleil and Lorelei E. Bleil, 131 Exeter Lane, Bellefonte, $199,900. Berks Homes LLC to Evan B. Smith and Rachel R. Smith, 127 Barrington Lane, Bellefonte, $199,457. Berks Homes LLC to Mark D. Hesser and Antoinette L. Hesser, 141 Tow Hill Road, Port Matilda, $175,475. Brian M. Deffenbaugh and Mia C. Parise, 124 Dorchester Lane, Bellefonte, $205,000. Berks Homes LLC to Keith A. Brooks and Ann W. Brooks, 137 Barrington Lane, Bellefonte, $209,730.
COLLEGE TOWNSHIP
John Washington Smithwick and Eric Ann Hoffa Smithwick to Alexander L. Fattal, 325 Trout Road, State College, $329,900. Feng Cheng and Kuang-Hua Hseieh to Kevin M. Conklin and Calie N. Dang, 437 Hunter Ave., State College, $676,000. Brandall Investments LP to Michael C. O’Brien and Maryellen O’Brien, 150 Matilda Ave., State College, $298,000. Bridget A. Ciolkosz and Zachary E. Ciolkosz to Christopher S. Hoehling and Morgan R. Beard, 329 Creekside Drive, State College, $252,500.
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DEED TRANSFERS
Catherine Svabek to Mark E. Barnoff and Anita Borge, 109 Creekside Drive, State College, $179,200. P. Blair Pfahl Jr. and Elisabeth A. Pfahl to Joanne E. Shafer, 924 Mulberry Lane, State College, $180,000.
FERGUSON TOWNSHIP
Sandra J. Bergen to Macgregor A.G. Fraser and Galit K. Fraser, 11267 Rosemont Drive, State College, $355,000. David Price and Elizabeth Price to David Alan Price, Elizabeth Rose Price to Robert Lee Price, 107 W. Aaron Drive, State College, $1. Gerald Lynn Adams Estate, G. Lynn Adams Estate, Gerald Adams Estate and Rebecca L. Romig, executrix, to Williams Adams Trust and Rebecca L. Romig, 207 Val Vereda Drive, State College, $1. Edward F. Owens and Christina W. Owens to Qingling Ni, 1460 Blue Course Drive, State College, $259,000.
HAINES TOWNSHIP
Sarah E. Depasquale and Ann T. Docken to Sarah E. Depasquale and James L. Baughman, 148 Fiedler Road, Millheim, $1.
HALFMOON TOWNSHIP
Adaline M. Stine Estate, Barron L. Steine, co-executor, Maureen L. Homan, co-executor, and Carolyn M. Illjes to Barron L. Steine, Maureen L. Homan and Carolyn M. Illjes, 8784 State Route 44, Port Matilda, $1. Barron L. Stine, Lynn D. Stine, Carolyn M. Illjes and Theodore F. Illjes to Maureen L. Homan, 8784 State Route 44, Port Matida, $50,000. Keith Adams Investments LLC to John A. H. Ruiz and Melissa L. Ruiz, 200 Shanelly Drive, Port Matilda, $404,000.
HARRIS TOWNSHIP
C. Merle Tischler and Nancy M. Tischler to Eric D. Dove Jr. and Kayla M. Dove, 1007 Karen St., State College, $215,000. TOA PAV IV LP to Nathaniel L. Parks Jr. and Diane M. Parks, 258 Beacon Circle, Boalsburg, $426,586. Lee J. Hutchinson and Ann E. Kahn to Nathan J. Hutchinson and Mary C. Hutchinson, 209 S. Academy St., Boalsburg, $280,000.
HUSTON TOWNSHIP
Clayton Cole Wellar to Nicholas C. Wellar, 554 Moose Run Road, Bellefonte, $1.
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP
Jill Y. Manley and Jill Y. Bechdel to Jill Y. Bechdel, 249 Mountain Top Road, Howard, $1. Thelma Bowes to Robert J. Malcotti III, 20
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Wilts Lane, State College, $8,000. Gregory E. Severino and Eva M. Severino to Joseph D. Carter and Ruth A. Carter, 195 Rapp Road, Blanchard, $218,000. Donald L. Moore, Brooke A. Moore and Brooke A. Hosterman to Jason A. Caris to Emily M. Hoy, 121 S. Mountain Road, Blanchard, $92,000.
POTTER TOWNSHIP
MILLHEIM BOROUGH
Raymond H. Pezalski and Cynthia A. Pezalski to Matthew T. Foster and Chelsea J. Foster, 654 Lochlomond Road, Philipsburg, $135,000. Deborah H. Nearhoof and Charles F. Nearhoof to Curtis Myers, 140 Campys Lane, Philipsburg, $151,750. Navasky Real Estate LLC to Allen E. Good and Nicole L. Good, 815 Tyrone Pike, Philipsburg, $155,400. Sondra Sprock and Paul G. McCloskey to Paul G. McCloskey, 320 Walnut St., Philipsburg, $1. Marvin L. Johnston and Peggy J. Johnston to C&M Foster Properties, 473 S. Centre St., Philipsburg, $47,000.
Rebecca A. Fetterolf to Kent Knisley and Kathy S. Pettet, 130 Main St., Millheim, $190,000.
PATTON TOWNSHIP
Copper Beech Townhome Community 18 LLC, Matthew Stainbrooke and Tuesdae Stainbrooke, 696 E. Oakwood Ave., State College, $270,000. Linda D. Barry to Mario R. Lopez-Urzua and Claudia M. Shaw, 1914 Waddle Road, State College, $150,000. Larry S. Popovitch II and Colleen A. Williams to Larry S. Popovitch II, 20 Wilts Lane, State College, $1. Sandra King and Andrew King to Andrew King, 209 Shadow Hawk Lane, State College, $1. Thomas G. Cali, Esther A. Cali, Meghan A. Cali, Brian T. Cali and Matthew J. Cali to Meghan A. Cali, Brian T. Cali and Matthew J. Cali, 342 Fifth Ave., State College, $1. Andy B. Sharp and Kristen Stahl Sharp to Andy B. Sharp, 120 Wildernest Lane, State College, $1.
MARION TOWNSHIP
Matthew D. Wensel and Bridget E. Wensel to Donald L. Moore and Brooke A. Moore, 150 Terra Vista St., Howard, $196,500. Sylvester F. De Paulo Revocable Trust, Slyvester F. De Paulo, trustee, and Geraldine M. De Paulo, trustee, to David E. Stoltzfus and Anna R. Stoltzfus, 950 Hubler Ridge Road, Howard, $420,000.
PHILIPSBURG BOROUGH
Lori Palmieri to Stephen Shedlock, 550 Brittany Drive, Philipsburg, $22,000. John R. Carfley and Ruth Ann Carfley to Peter J. Carfley and Lindsay M. Carfley, 222 E. Presquesule St., Philipsburg, $45,000. John R. Carfley to Peter J. Carfley and Lindsay M. Carfley, 216 E. Presquesule St., Philipsburg, $35,000. Michele W. Moslak and Darrin S. Moslak to Jon T. Koot and Sarah R. Koot, 312 N. Fourth St., Philipsburg, $90,000.
PORT MATILDA BOROUGH
Alisha R. Urbanik and Ian M. Urbanik to Ian M. Urbanik, 209 S. High St., Port Matilda, $1.
Valley Business Associates LP, Salvatore L Nicosia Jr. and Pauline R. Nicosia to Scott K. Warnick, Mary Lou Warnick and Kelsey N. Karpinksi, 158 Clearview Drive, Ridgway, $56,000.
RUSH TOWNSHIP
SPRING TOWNSHIP
Matthew J. McCarthy and Patricia-Anne M. McCarthy to John E. McNitt and Kristen A. McNitt, 98 Landon Drive, Bellefonte, $339,000. Carol L. Thomas, Gary G. Wilt, William E. Thomas and Shirley J. Wilt to Stauffer Rental Properties 1 LLC, 106 Yarnell Road, Bellefonte, $190,000. David Elaine Stitt and Karen Louise Stitt to Slava Kachkovskiy and Kristina Kachkovisky, 203 Jonathan Lane, Bellefonte, $45,000. Timothy Scott Port, Russel L. Port and Joan M. Port to Timothy Scott Port and Heide Anne Port, 195 Portico Way, Bellefonte, $1.
STATE COLLEGE BOROUGH.
Arnold M. Kring and Melinda Kay Kring, 80835 Stratford Drive, State College, $1. Barbra P. Marder Estate, David S. Marder, co-Executor, Steven B. Pincus, co-Executor, and Susanne Marder Pincus to Devin Mathias and Tiffany Beckwit Mathais, 1332 S. Pugh St., State College, $264,000.
TAYLOR TOWNSHIP
Paul D. Walker, Donna D. Walker and Donna K. Walker to Donald P. Walker, 798 Gardner Lane, Tyrone, $1. Tyrone Rod and Gun Club to Bruce A. Thomas, 5647 Tyrone Pike, Tyrone, $60,000.
WALKER TOWNSHIP
Susan E. Packer to Gregory A. Butts and Shawnie K. Butts, 792 Nittany Valley Drive, Bellefonte, $30,000. — Compiled by Lana Bernhard
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Beautiful Home for Sale, Greentree Neighboorhood $349,000.00 Beautiful family home for sale directly across from Orchard Park, in the pleasant, family oriented Greentree neighborhood. 3 Bdr, 2.5 bath home, kitchen dining room, dining room, living room, den, fenced in backyard, big windows, back and front porch, 2 car garage. Corl Elem school, SC High School, Welch Pool, Weis all in easy walking distance. 1.5 mile from downtown. http://www.kw.com/ homes‑for‑sale/ 16801/PA/ State‑College/ 1101‑Bayberry‑ Drive/3yd‑ KW‑4429_ 50098.html 814‑753‑2365
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2 BDRM Apt, Milesburg, 2nd floor, available now. (814) 441‑3537
Summer Sublet for Toftrees Apartment ‑ $1,000.00 / offer
1 bedroom apartment located at Toftrees area. Available May 20th until August 10th. 3rd floor with Patio, fully renovated Kitchen with microwave, Carpet, air conditioner and W/D in unit. Lease ends: August 10th. Rent is $1000/month (for 3 months) 732‑372‑5061
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Now Leasing For Summer 2017‑ $499.00 All rooms are fully furnished with a bed/frame, dresser, desk/chair, night stand, mirror, and closet. All rooms are private bedrooms with shared bathrooms in a 39 room private social club. The electric, heat, and water are all included in your rental payment. Short term rental rates begin at $900 per month and will vary based the lease term. All one year (10+ month) leases begin at $499 per month? (a savings of nearly $400)?. We typically rent to Graduate students, professors and faculty of Penn State, and on occasion Seniors whom are over the age of 21 years. If you feel that you may fit these requirements we would be happy to schedule a showing Monday ‑ Friday 9:00 am until 5:00 pm during office hours. We also offer many other complimentary amenities such as free whole house Wi‑Fi, a large 72” flat screen television in the dining hall for resident use, a small kitchenette, on site washer and dryer, a smoke free building, quiet study areas and lounge, and a social membership which includes access to the many social activities hosted by the University Club. You may complete the application and submit for approval along with a photo copy of your passport or drivers license and deposit. Please copy and paste the link below into your browser to complete this form and use coupon code SPECIAL50 to receive 50% off the security deposit. https://form.jotform. us/uclubmanager/ Res‑Mem‑ ApplicationDeposit (room shown is a Junior Renovated room which starts at $599) 814‑237‑6576 DON’T miss out on the latest news and local happenings. Read The Centre County Gazette every week.
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Sublet at the Bryn ‑ $564.00
I’m looking to sublet my spot in a four bedroom apartment at The Bryn (previously Nittany Crossing). The lease is for the whole year, starting on August 20th. It offers the following: ‑Fully Furnished ‑Private bedroom (with a shared bathroom between one other resident) ‑Kitchen with dishwasher, stove and cooktop, refrigerator, and microwave ‑Washer and dryer inside the apartment ‑Ground floor placement ‑Located on corner of the unit As a community, The Bryn offers: ‑10 minute bus ride to campus (buses come every 20 minutes) ‑Bus pass included (N, NV, V, VE, and VN routes) ‑Clubhouse with gym, computers, printer, coffee bar, pool table, and swimming pool ‑Other amenities include a basketball, sand volleyball, and tennis courts ‑Ample parking for residents and guests (covered parking is available) ‑Within walking distance to Walmart and other shopping centers All utilities (water, sewer, trash, cable, and high‑speed internet) are included in the rent (excluding electric and gas). The rent listed ($564) is for one bedroom. 814‑528‑2313
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COUNTRY 5 min. from town. This 3 bdrn home sits on 1/2 acre with open living room, dining room, and kitchen. Three car garage. Bellefonte area. Asking $250,000 firm. Ph. 814.222.3331.
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Sublet Summer 2beds Housing at Heights ‑ $715.00 715/month for each bed. We are going to lease our apartment (both 2 bedroom) for the summer months. We are at the second floor. We are going to leave on May 7th so you don’t need to pay the May’s renting fee. The last day for move out is Aug.1. 408‑887‑5245
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Wynwood House Personal Care Homes
State College Office Space
Secluded Home in the Woods
If you are in or starting a business, then this is the place for you. With ready made offices and high speed Internet Access at your fingertips, this space will meet all of your needs. Here is what our facility has to offer: 2000‑3000 Square Feet of Prime Office Space to Rent Below Market Office Prices per Foot Experienced and Established Local Employers Convenient Access to Atherton Street and Route 322 Ready to Rent Offices Complete with Utilities and High Speed Internet Access
2‑story stone cabin, approximately 1200 square feet, two bedrooms, one bath, 10 minutes from State College. First floor large kitchen and living room, second floor two bedrooms, bathroom, walk‑in closet. Located on 11 acres near Shingletown reservoir just off Mountain Road.
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Oil hot water heat, washer and dryer, well water, septic. Newly renovated, $1200 per month. 814‑880‑9000
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Beautiful office Bellefonte rent include utilities $500.00 Beautiful, partially furnished, office space for rent in downtown Historic Bellefonte. 1st Floor walk up is perfect for therapist, chiropractor, small office (1300 sq ft). A therapist, church, and start up non‑profit have used space. 814‑571‑2813
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$750 2br ‑ Small 2‑Story House 105 NORTH RIDGE STREET, BELLEFONTE, PA — 2 BEDBROOMS (ONE LARGE), 1 BATH, LIVING ROOM, DINING ROOM, KITCHEN, GAS HEAT. BASEMENT WITH LAUNDRY HOOK‑UP, VERY SMALL YARD WITH PARKING ADJACENT TO HOUSE. NEAR COURTHOUSE AND CATA BUS STOP — HISTORIC DISTRICT OF BELLEFONTE. RENT:$750 A MONTH. 1 YEAR LEASE WITH REFERENCES. 1 MONTH SECURITY DEPOSIT REQUIRED.
Avail Imm. 3 bdrm 2 1/2 bath townhouse $1,350.00 Avail. Immed. 3 bdrm 2 1/2 bath w/d hook‑up 1 car garage townhouse at Amberleigh 10‑15 mins to PSU Call (814) 571‑0067 for appointment or more information. 814‑571‑0067
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55” TV, FREE to anyone, must have own transpor‑ tation & helpers, Call (814) 237‑2124
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FRIGIDAIRE Heavy duty chest freezer, 9 cubic ft, 2 large storage baskets, Excellent condition. $100. (814) 861‑5566 or email pataboston1@comcast. net
109 FEMALE Senior Citizen w/small well trained dog, looking for 2 bdr apt. with no stairs & all appliances and parking space, Call (814) 548‑7838
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6 FT York Rake, 3 point hitch, like new, asking $450, Call Don at (814) 364‑9773
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TOY HAULER Camper 2009 Raptor Velocity, 300 MP, 5th wheel, many ex‑ tras, 19,500. Phone 814‑880‑5659
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Full time for optometry office in the Village of Boalsburg. Experience required. Salary negotiable. Reply to 2017opticiansearch@gmail.com
Wanted: Part-time Preschool Staff Christian preschool seeks lead teachers and aides. Teachers require bachelor degree in elementary education or early childhood. Starts late August.
Send cover letter and resume to: Grace Lutheran Preschool & Kindergarten, 205 S. Garner, State College, PA 16801 or glpk@glcpa.org by May 15.
Centre HomeCare, Inc., a VNA Health System agency and leading provider of home health, hospice and rehabilitative care, is looking for professional, clinical staff to join our growing team. CLINICAL ADMINISTRATOR - BSN, REGISTERED NURSE Full-time opportunity for a Registered Nurse to join our management team. BSN required. Position will report directly to the Vice President, Western Division. Responsibilities include: oversight of home health/patient care services; plan, direct, coordinate and evaluate home health/patient care services; develop administrative and clinical policies, procedures and guidelines consistent with Federal & State regulatory agencies. Management experience in home health or related organization preferred. Full time positions are benefits eligible. VNA Health System offers competitive compensation. Contact or send resume to: Centre HomeCare, Inc. Attn: Vice President—Western Division 2437 Commercial Blvd., Suite 6 State College, PA 16801 814.237.7400 or email: sprobert@vnahs.com EOE/F/M/V/H
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