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As Centre County schools prepare for graduation, the Gazette honors area graduates with our annual “Senior Spotlights.” This week, students from Bellefonte, St. Joe’s and State College are recognized for their outstanding achievements./Page 16

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CURTAIN CALL: State College Area High School’s Robert Drafall is retiring after 19 years of teaching music at State High. He’s been a teacher for 36 years. Gazette correspondent Allison Lightner takes a look back at his career. Page 10

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SPRING MILLS — The Centre County YMCA will break ground on a new facility in the Penns Valley community of Spring Mills this summer, after identifying the need for another facility back in 2007. “This has been a part of the YMCA’s strategic plan for years,” said Howard Long, CEO and president of the organization. After two prior attempts to develop a new facility, the county’s YMCA is now planning to begin repurposing a building in Penns Valley starting in early July. The facility is set to open to members by January, Long said. It will occupy a 13,400-square-foot space offering a variety of programs including aerobic classes, spinning classes, senior and teen programs, preschool classes and summer day camps. The facility also will feature an aerobic studio, a child watch area, a community room, men’s and women’s locker rooms, a fitness room, a multipurpose room, a play area and office space. “This is a very small start, but a good start for us,” Long said. “It is a good first step.” He said the YMCA will consider the facility a program center, which is a facility that does not include a pool and a gymnasium as many YMCA’s offer. “We aren’t saying that it isn’t possible,” Long added. “It is something we could do down the road.”

FREEDOM ISN’T FREE: The Penns Valley Area paused to remember those who gave everything as Centre County celebrated Memorial Day on May 25. The Gazette’s Sam Stitzer covered the emotional day. Page 11 POETRY TIME: Abby Minor has helped a poetry writing group at the Salem Hill Assisted Living Facility. The project is funded by a grant from the Pennsylvania Council of the Arts. Page 14 GOLDEN GIRL: State College Area High School’s Veronika Karpenko captured first place in the Class AAA Triple Jump during the PIAA Track and Field Championships. Page 19

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EYE ON THE FUTURE: This site will be the new location of the YMCA in Spring Mills, expected to open in January 2016. Long said YMCAs are constantly evolving to better serve the community’s needs. Both Long and Mary DeArmitt, the YMCA of Centre County’s marking and communications director, said the community has sup-

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HEAD OF THE CLASS: Mary Miltenberger is a sixth-grade language arts teacher at Bellefonte Area Middle School. The mother of four has been a teacher for 15 years. By CHRIS MORELLI editor@centrecountygazette.com

BELLEFONTE — When students at Bellefonte Area Middle School need some inspiration, they need

to look no further than sixth-grade teacher Mary Miltenberger. Her career path was certainly not a smooth one. It had its share of bumps, twists and turns. As the wife of a former U.S. serviceman, she’s

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lived in more states — and countries — than she cares to remember. And while she always wanted to teach, she wound up in the classroom as a result of years and years of schooling. “I actually went back to school as a non-traditional student,” Miltenberger explained. “I went to high school and my dad was a steelworker. Girls didn’t go to college.” Miltenberger, 60, is originally from Bethlehem, Pa. She met her husband, Dan, in high school. As a military wife, she never knew where the next stop was. “We really traveled the world,” Miltenberger said. And when Miltenberger says world, she means it. She and her husband did two tours in Germany. In the United States, she lived in Alabama, Colorado, Louisiana, Maryland and Pennsylvania. All

BELLEFONTE — A conflict embroiling local lawyers, judges and the district attorney is growing even more heated because of a new appeal in the Pennsylvania Superior Court. As part of that appeal, a courthouse employee is now alleging that Court of Common Pleas Judge Bradley Lunsford and Centre County District Attorney Stacy Parks Miller texted each other in the courtroom about an ongoing trial in 2012. “During one of the recesses ... Judge Lunsford told me that he and the District Attorney were texting to each other during the four day trial,” reads an affidavit signed by former court reporter Maggie Miller. “Then (Lunsford) complained that through texts, Stacy Parks Miller was ‘bitching to him’ about the way Judges Lunsford handled some objections and how he was handling the trial.” Defense attorney Bernard Cantorna is now using that affidavit as part of an attempt to secure a new trial for Jalene McClure, who was convicted of aggravated assault of a minor last year. Cantorna unsuccessfully attempted to have Lunsford removed from the McClure case before her conviction, arguing that phone records showed Lunsford had texted Parks Miller many times over the course of the trial. He claimed this frequent contact biased the court against McClure.

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LEMONT — It was a close call for the Covaleski family. A fire raced through their backyard deck, spewing out heavy black smoke and intense heat that melted siding on their house, just a few feet away. The family was away from their Lemont home at the time, but an eagle-eyed neighbor spotted the fire and helped save the day. “I was downstairs watching the Pirates,” said Norm Brown, who lives next door. “My wife yells down and says, ‘There’s a lot of smoke coming from the back.’ And all of the sudden she goes, ‘Oh, there’s flames!’” Brown jumped into action and ran outside. “I took a look and that deck was completely engulfed,” he said. “I knocked on the door — no answer — so I just grabbed the garden hose and my wife called the fire company.” That was just before 6:30 p.m. on May 22. Within minutes, firefighters from the Alpha Fire Company were on the scene at 315 Whitehill St. Alpha fire chief Jeff Martin said a couple of lucky breaks kept the fire from causing even more damage. “Had the neighbor not been home — and the wind direction actually pushed the flames away from the house ... had no one called this in there’s a good chance this would have been involved a little more than it is,” he said. Centre Region Council of Governments Fire Director Steve Bair agreed the blaze could have easily been much worse. “That was not a fire to trifle with,” he said.

The deck, which was made out of a plastic-based composite material, was destroyed, along with some car tires. “(The fire damaged) the siding on the garage and the room above the garage, but we we checked the interior of the house and everything was good there,” said Martin. Homeowner Tom Covaleski and his wife were on their way home from a birthday party when they got a call about the fire. They were still about 20 minutes away, making for a long drive. The couple arrived to find firefighters mopping up and only minor damage to their home. “Oh, we’re really lucky,” said Covaleski. “The house is fine. So, we’re lucky. There’s some siding to replace.” Covaleski knew right away what had happened. “I have an outdoor fireplace and this morning I was doing work outside and I was burning a little bit of wood and when I left there were embers in the metal tray, but it’s, you know, it’s fire brick. We’ve had fire brick for two years and never had a problem. “I was at the point where we would usually go to sleep for the night when we had a fire out back. And the firemen think the wind swirled around, an ember came out and took it.” One dog was in the garage so firefighters brought him outside as a precaution. Two other dogs were inside the house but apparently were not in any danger. This fire reminded Martin of the fire that gutted a housing complex on Waupelani Drive nearly two years ago. That blaze was blamed on a charcoal grill that was left too close to a plastic railing. “Long story short,” said Martin, “make sure your grill is out before you leave.”

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STATE COLLEGE — A State College man will be spending a long time behind bars for his fifth drug-dealing conviction. Landare Hines, 38, was sentenced to eight to 16 years at a state correctional facility on May 21. He was reportedly caught with $10,000 worth of heroin last year. Hines was found guilty on three felony and three misdemeanor charges. According to prosecutors, police had enough evidence to arrest Hines after searching his home on March 28, 2014. Besides the heroin, police said they found a shoebox containing $1,630, empty gelatin capsules used to package heroin, a digital scale, multiple cell phones, grinders and a marijuana-smoking device. Hines moved to the State College Area in September 2013 with his girlfriend, who was a co-defendant. In March 2014, the Centre County Drug Task Force began working with a confidential informant to make several controlled

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purchases of heroin from a woman associated with the defendant, according to a news release. After several purchases, the police were directed to Hines’ neighborhood. They set up surveillance and witnessed Hines meeting up with the woman prior to another controlled

buy. Police officers said Hines was making runs to Harrisburg and New York to purchase large amounts of heroin and bring it back to State College to deal. In the news release, Centre County District Attorney Stacy Parks Miller said: “Since he refuses to make an honest living after multiple chances at reforming, it is increasingly clear that the community is only safe from him when he is off the street.”

Alumnus unveils Corbett’s involvement in Freeh selection By ZACH BERGER StateCollege.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — Another victory in alumnus Ryan Bagwell’s quest to unveil documents related to the Sandusky scandal brings new information to the light. It seems that former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett’s involvement goes deeper than urging the board to fire Joe Paterno, which ESPN the Magazine reported in 2012. A court ruling forced the state’s Department of Education to turn over an email exchange between Corbett’s Office of General Counsel and former trustee Ronald Tomalis to Bagwell and the Penn State Sunshine Fund, an organization that aims to unveil Sandusky-related documents. At

the time, Tomalis was an employee of the education department. The exchange shows Corbett’s counsel, namely second-in-command James Schultz, recommending a list of three potential candidates to lead the university’s investigation into now-convicted child sex abuser Jerry Sandusky. The list ranked former Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff first, followed by Louis Freeh, the former FBI director who was eventually chosen. The third and final name on the list is Kevin O’Connor, a former Justice Department official. “After internal deliberations, we find (those) individuals highly qualified to Corbett, Page 5

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Families flock to Boalsburg for Memorial Day festivities By ZACH BERGER StateCollege.com

BOALSBURG — After three eventful days of weekend celebration, Memorial Day finally came to town and, as always, the holiday made itself known in Boalsburg. Vendors lined the streets. The carnival was in full swing. Bands entertained the masses. Vintage cars were on display near the Military Museum. For just about anyone who lives in this area of central Pennsylvania, Memorial Day is a tradition. Many towns around the nation claim to be the birthplace of the holiday, but it’s not likely that they all do it as extravagantly as Boalsburg. If you walk down Main Street or Pine Street, you can find plenty of Centre region natives who have been coming to town on Memorial Day weekend for decades upon decades, first as children, then as parents and now as grandparents. The Juarez family is just getting started on forming that tradition, spending their first Memorial Day in Boalsburg. “We’re new to the area and we heard this is the place to be locally for the holiday because it’s the birthplace of Memorial Day,” said Briton Juarez. Her husband, Carlos Juarez, said the couple wanted to start the tradition of bring their kids to the Boalsburg activities each year. They had their young son Rowan with them, and while he didn’t have much to say, he was certainly soaking in the Memorial Day events in downtown Boalsburg. While taking Rowan to the carnival or the concert may be an exciting family experience, the Juarez family is cognizant of what this holiday truly means. “There are still a lot of things that people in the military do that we don’t even know about or realize,” said Carlos Juarez. “We do enjoy, because of their sacrifices, this freedom, so it’s a good opportunity to really recognize that families are sacrificing their time. It’s a good time to bond,

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BOALSBURG IS THE birthplace of Memorial Day. It hosted its 151st celebration on May 25. hopefully, as one nation.” Serving as a contrast to the Juarez family’s newcomer perspective to the Boalsburg events was the Ostrowskis. Mark and Joann Ostrowski both served in the Navy and come from families with military backgrounds, and they’ve been partaking in the Boalsburg festivities for many years. “It’s important to honor what people have gone before us and done, or we wouldn’t be standing here right now,” said Joann Ostrowski. “It’s in the blood and in

the family and we recognize that it’s a sacrifice.” Her husband added that they were primarily in town because their son is serving as a re-enactor, manning a cannon in the service, but he, too, feels strongly about what this holiday means. “Today’s a day to really think about fallen comrades,” Mark Ostrowski said. “We gratefully served in relative peacetime. I can’t imagine coming home and having served with men and women who would have fallen. There are those who pay the

ultimate price and it’s important to remember that freedom comes at a price.” And there’s no better place to recognize that sacrifice than Boalsburg, added Ostrwoski. “Here we are in central Pennsylvania and this is, granted, disputably, the birthplace of Memorial Day,” he said. “The fact that it’s a key component of who we are speaks volumes to the makeup of our community and the communities that comprise the Centre region here. It’s great heritage.”

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stepson, Scott Snyder. He, like his father and grandfather before him, served in the Air Force. “He lived through many courageous missions operated in foreign countries,” Brown said, rattling off a laundry list of overseas nations. When Snyder retired from the Air Force after two decades of service, he handed his retirement flag to Brown to honor his father. “His act of kindness to me was one of the powerful moments that shows love indeed transcends race, culture, family, life and even death,” she said. Mary Werdal, commander of American Legion Post 245, spoke briefly at the service. She provided some strong words and stressed the importance of the holiday. “We set aside Memorial Day each and every year to honor those who gave their lives in service to our country, defending and protecting our freedom,” she said. “May the ceremonies of today deepen our reverence for our departed friends and comrades.” “Let us renew our pledge of loyalty to our country, its flag and those currently serving here at home and abroad,” Werdal added. “Let us resolve by word and deed to emphasize the privilege and duty of patriotism.” The crowd was filled with veterans who

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STATE COLLEGE — Kathy Brown may have been born and raised in China, but she sounded like a true American at Pine Hall Cemetery service on May 24, and that’s because she is. The China native married Chris Brown, and with that marriage came her connection to a family with three generations of military service. She faced a crowd of about 50 people that day, telling the story of her late husband’s family at the American Legion Post 245 Memorial Day service. Brown’s fatherin-law, Bob Brown, served in the U.S. Air Force. “He was a man devoted to God, his country, community and family,” she said. “He was a loving husband to his dear wife of 55 years. In 1953, he had to come home to get married, so he swapped his duty with another airman. Unfortunately, this airman was killed in an airplane accident. That tragedy affected Bob profoundly.” He dedicated the rest of his life to public service, most notably serving as Watsontown’s mayor for 24 years. Brown was so loved by the town that it named a park after him. Kathy Brown then jumped two generations into the future, speaking about her

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A MEMORIAL DAY service at the Pine Hall Cemetery in State College paid tribute fallen servicemen. came to the cemetery to honor their fallen comrades. Among them was Lloyd Spearly, an 85-year-old Navy veteran. “War cost a lot of people a lot of lives,” Spearly said. “It’s definitely important to honor them. It’s good to honor the people

who have died for us to make this country what it is.” The poignant yet touching service concluded with a rifle company salute to the dead, followed by the traditional and familiar sound of a bugler playing taps.

Commissioners remove judges from county phone plan By MICHAEL MARTIN GARRETT

this mostly impacts area judges, who are technically state employees. This move comes as the county plans to appeal an out-of-county judge’s rulings in lawsuits from two county judges and the district attorney. All three are suing the county for allegedly releasing their county cellphone records illegally in response to Right-to-Know requests. Commissioner Chris Exarchos first proposed removing judges from the county’s

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BELLEFONTE — Starting in July, the Centre County government will no longer supply judges with cellphones. On May 26, the Centre County board of commissioners unanimously decided to force all non-county employees off the county’s cellular plan by Wednesday, July 1. County administrator Tim Boyde said

cellphone plan earlier this month. He and commissioner Steve Dershem both expressed concerns about continuing to pay for a courtesy that has led to multiple lawsuits against the county. Commissioner Michael Pipe said he didn’t want to disrupt the daily work of the county’s judges. He wanted to hear from Centre County President Judge Tom Kistler before making a decision. “I had a discussion with Judge Kistler on election night, and he indicated that he and the other judges had been looking at arrangements other than the county-funded system,” Boyde said on May 26. “We then got an email from him this morning indicating he was in favor of the proposal.” Boyde said the switch only applies to

cellphones, and that the county will continue providing computers and other office equipment. Exarchos estimated the change will reduce the county’s monthly phone bill by up to $400. The county currently pays about $100,000 each year on cellphone plans. As the county prepares to appeal a judge’s ruling in the three Right-to-Know lawsuits, another county employee has filed an appeal of his own. Dave Crowley, of the Centre County public defender’s office, requested access to the phone records for a common pleas judge, but the county rejected that request because of a judge’s order in the three Right-to-Know lawsuits.

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handle the representation,” Schultz said in the email. Records obtained by Bagwell last year showed that the only two candidates interviewed by Tomalis and trustee Ken Frazier for the job were Chertoff and Freeh. While it appears that the email from Corbett’s counsel was purely a recommendation, the board didn’t consider candidates outside of the governor’s short list. As Bagwell puts it, the candidates for TOM CORBETT Penn State’s internal investigation were “handpicked” by Corbett. “It’s hard to find a concrete link that the candidates were forced on the board, but the fact that the only two candidates they seriously considered were two of the three from Corbett’s list is fairly close,” Bagwell said. In addition to releasing the email, Bagwell asserted that Tomalis perjured himself in the court process leading to the court’s decision to grant the Right-to-Know request. In a court filing, Tomalis attempted to block the email’s release by claiming he never waived attorney-client privilege, which would make the exchange legally protected and confidential. “It’s well known that if you disclose confidential or privileged inforLOUIS FREEH mation between you and an attorney to a third party, that results in a waiver,” Bagwell said. “It’s very clear from these emails that Tomalis knew and was aware that he forwarded these emails to a third party, therefore privilege was waived.” What this means, in Bagwell’s opinion, is that Tomalis knowingly misled the court in the affidavit by claiming he never waived attorney-client privilege. “To put in an affidavit that he didn’t waive the privilege is where he perjured himself,” Bagwell said. “When you sign an affidavit, you swear under the penalty of perjury that the stuff you said is true.” Attempts to reach Tomalis for comment were unsuccessful. The state Department of Education had no comment on the court’s ruling.

those moves have made for some interesting stories, which she conveys to her students. “I’ve been to the real Cinderella castle. I was in Germany when the Berlin Wall came down,” she said. “I enjoy telling those stories to my students.” While she always wanted to have a career, her family came first. She had four children — all boys. But in the midst of raising a family, her husband told her it was time. “He said, ‘Mary, you have to go back to school. You love to read, you love to write.’ So I started going back to school at night. It took me 18 years to get my undergraduate degree — 17 military moves,” Miltenberger said. During those moves, Miltenberger raised her sons and chipped away at her degree. At Shippensburg University, she was a non-traditional student, readying herself for the next phase of her life. She was taking college courses at the same time two of her sons were. “They were in college and I was in college. It was interesting. I think I was the only one over 25 in most of my classes,” she said with a smile. “But I did it.” Miltenberger is a 1999 graduate of Shippensburg University. But the long list of moves was about to get longer. Her husband landed a job with Penn State’s ROTC, prompting the Miltenbergers’ next move. After relocating to Centre County, Miltenberger began substituting for the Bellefonte Area School District. The rest, as they say, is history. She started as a long-term substitute, teaching kindergarten at Bellefonte Elementary. Then, a spot opened up at Bellefonte Area Middle School. “On Friday, I was teaching kindergarten. On Monday, I was teaching sixth-grade language arts,” Miltenberger said. A long and winding road? You bet. But through it all, Miltenberger said she never thought about quitting. “I really try to instill that in the students. Don’t ever give up. Just hang in there,” she said. As a teacher, Miltenberger expects a lot from her students. She aims to inspire them at every turn. “I wanted to leave something. I wanted someone, somewhere, somehow to remember me for something that I’m doing right now,” she said. “When I was going to school, I thought, ‘I’ve just gotta hang in.’ I needed to be that role model for my children, too.”

Page 5 All of the schooling, all of the credits, all of the moves? Miltenberger said that she wouldn’t change a thing. “It was a lot of fun. I had a great ride through school. I met so many interesting people. We have friends all over the world,” Miltenberger said. Miltenberger’s classroom is a colorful one. Hundreds of decorations adorn the walls. In the corner, there is a host of Philadelphia sports items that remind her of her roots in Bethlehem. Make no mistake about it, Miltenberger loves what she does. At 60, she’s the oldest teacher at Bellefonte Area Middle School. She might be a language arts teacher, but she knows that age is just a number. “I love what I do. I love the children. I know they’re your children, but they’re mine for the day,” Miltenberger said. With another school year winding down, some teachers might ease up with summer right around the corner. Not Miltenberger. No way. She’s stepping on the gas pedal to get her students ready for seventh grade. How? “Well, they’re loving Shakespeare right now,” Miltenberger said matter-of-factly. As a teacher, she tells her students to look beyond the pages in their books. She urges them to “see the world.” “I always tell them, it’s a big world — go,” she said. “I had a parent stop me at a football game in the fall. He said that I had inspired his daughter to travel and see the world. I told him that I’d done my job.” As for teaching sixth grade, Miltenberger said it presents its own set of challenges. Adolescence can be a trying time for students, parents and teachers. “The technology can be a challenge,” she said. “I know it’s important, but they still need to be able to read and write. The good old No. 2 pencil and putting that to paper, I think oftentimes, is much better than being on that keyboard.” Still, she loves the age group. “They come in here and they’re so young,” she said. “Just to watch the growth — physically, mentally, intellectually, socially — it’s just tremendous.” Motherhood, she said, prepared her well for life in the classroom. “I was a mom before I was teacher,” she said. “They say that you don’t get into teaching for the money, and you don’t. You have to love what you do, and I really do love it.”

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Penn State condemns fraternity By MICHAEL MARTIN GARRETT StateCollege.com

STATE COLLEGE — For the next three years, Kappa Delta Rho is not a fraternity at Penn State. Penn State officials handed down their decision on Tuesday, withdrawing the fraternity chapter’s recognition and condemning some members for committing serious violations of the university code of conduct. Kappa Delta Rho made national headlines in March for allegedly hosting a private Facebook page with photos of nude, unconscious women and drug use. “The investigative report makes clear that some members of the KDR chapter promoted a culture of harassing behavior and degradation of women,” said Penn State Vice President of Student Affairs Damon Sims in a statement. “These are not acceptable actions within a student organization that is recognized and supported by Penn State.”  Although no charges have been filed in the ongoing criminal investigation, university leaders say some Kappa Delta Rho members sexually harassed women by repeatedly sharing degrading photos without their consent. This is in addition to problems including drug use, underage drinking and harassment of fraternity pledges. “Pledges also were made to create stories containing pornographic images and a ‘sex position of the day;’ members regularly posted embarrassing photos of women; used demeaning language to describe females; and cultivated a persistent climate of humiliation for several females,” Penn State concludes in a news release. Police began their investigation in March after a fraternity member came forward with the allegations. The media attention was sudden and intense as news vans swarmed State College. Protestors marched on the fraternity house and through town for weeks.

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KAPPA DELTA RHO has lost its chapter recognition for three years.

In response, Penn State President Eric Barron announced two special task forces. One is currently reviewing Greek life as a whole, while the other just revoked the KDR’s recognition by the university. Although Penn State recognizes that not every KDR member is responsible, certain individual fraternity members will face punishment from the Office of Student Conduct — which may include expulsion. Details of individual student conduct cases are not made public. The State College Police Department has repeatedly confirmed that officers are actively working on an ongoing investigation. Detectives involved with the case did not immediately respond when contacted for comment.

YMCA, from page 1 District acts as the area’s community center because there is no YMCA, said Nate Althouse, the district’s athletic director. He said the school district is happy to host the many after-school and youth programs, but, he said, “If any of our youth programs could find a home, it would free up some space for the school’s varsity sports programs.” According to Long, the district’s superintendent also told the YMCA that there was a need for an after-school program in the community. The Penns Valley location is already planning to offer such a program. Long said he is counting on 10 percent of the community to join, targeting specifically the Penns Valley area that has a population of just more than 12,000. There are two types of memberships that will be offered for the Penns Valley YMCA, DeArmitt said. These available memberships include an option that allows members to use only the Penns Valley facility and a membership that allows members to use the Penns Valley location as well as the State College, Bellefonte and Moshannon Valley facilities. Interested individuals can join the Penns Valley YMCA in the fall, DeArmitt said. The YMCA will also start the hiring process for full- and part-time staff in the fall, Long added. The YMCA of Centre County also provides financial assistance to eligible people, Long said. “We are not a fitness center,” he added. “We are a cause.” The YMCA does not provide transportation for members and, according to Jacqueline Sheader, a spokesperson for CATA, the bus company is not planning on extending service into Penns Valley in the near future. However, there are other YMCAs in Centre County located in State College, Bellefonte, Spring Mills and Philipsburg. The YMCA is also planning to build a sixth facility in the Bellefonte area, Long said, but the organization is still in the committee phase where it is determining what the facility will look like.

Affidavit, from page 1 Cantorna obtained Lunsford’s phone records in the McClure case through a Right-to-Know request submitted to the county. Centre County has since been sued by Parks Miller and two judges, claiming those records were released illegally. An out-of-county judge presiding over those cases has ruled against the county twice. Although Miller’s texting allegations do not stem from the McClure case, Cantorna says the new affidavit is “directly relevant to the independence of the trial court (and) the fundamental fairness of the proceedings.” But Bruce Castor, an attorney for Parks Miller, said otherwise. “The latest allegation is completely false, an outright lie,” Castor said in an email. “The press is being used, yet again, to generate headlines to hurt the reputation of the District Attorney, with an accusation that will never be proven.” Castor says the allegations of inappropriate texting are unprovable hearsay that won’t stand up in court. He says he expects the appeal to fail. Castor goes even further, accusing Cantorna of having a conflict of interest in the case. Castor points out that Cantorna shares office space with Centre County Solicitor Louis Glantz, who was involved in the decision to release the phone records to Cantorna and other attorneys. The two lawyers also work together at Happy Valley Settlement Services in addition to their roles at other law firms. Castor said he thinks the county conspired with Cantorna and other attorneys to release records and overturn convictions as part of a personally and politically motivated crusade against Parks Miller. Glantz has previously told StateCollege.com that he and Cantorna are not particularly close. He and other county officials have also repeatedly denied the existence of any conspiracy. Cantorna declined to comment when contacted by StateCollege.com.

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Jobs, economy still troubling By The Orange County Register The national unemployment rate ticked down slightly to 5.4 percent in April — a rate not seen since May 2008 — the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recently reported. While this is welcome news, government statistics mask economic troubles that continue to plague millions of Americans years after the end of the last recession. For starters, the widely reported “U-3” unemployment rate only includes those who are actively seeking employment. And more and more job-seekers are getting discouraged and giving up the job search altogether. This is why the unemployment rate has declined even as the civilian labor force participation rate has dropped significantly from its peak of 67.3 percent in 2000 to 62.8 percent today — hovering near a 37-year low. The broader U-6 measure of unemployment, which includes those who want to work but have gotten so discouraged by their unsuccessful job search that they have given up, and those who want to work full-time but have had to settle for part-time work, remains double the U-3 rate, at 10.8 percent. But even this does not provide the full unemployment picture. In 1994, the BLS stopped including long-term discouraged workers, who have been unemployed for more than a year, in its statistics. Reinserting this group would yield an unemployment rate of 23 percent, according to John Williams of ShadowStats.com. A Harris Poll conducted for Express Employment Professionals reveals the depths of would-be workers’ despair, finding that fully 40 percent of those unemployed have given up looking for work. For more than six years, increased government spending and the Federal Reserve’s quantitative easing and zero interest-rate policies have failed to restore prosperity, succeeding only in fostering more debt, reinflating the equity and housing bubbles for the next crash and destroying any incentives to save or eliminate malinvestments. Until these monetary and fiscal policies are reversed, expect more boom-and-bust business cycles, more erosion of lower- and middle-class wealth and more massaged government statistics.

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Senate race in Pa. attracts interest By DR. G. TERRY MADONNA and DR. MICHAEL YOUNG

U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa, is running for his first re-election since his victory in 2010, probably against Democrat Joe Sestak. It’s bound to be one of the most interesting U.S. Senate races of 2016. And one of the priciest. Total spending is likely to top the $50 million raised in 2012 in the costly Bob Casey (D) versus Tom Smith (R) Pennsylvania Senate contest. So, interesting and pricy — but what will make the race one of the most watched in the country are the political stakes. Toomey’s seat is likely to be one of a tiny handful that will determine whether Republicans continue to control the Senate. It’s close now, with 54 Republicans and 46 Democrats. A swing of five seats could throw control of the Senate to Democrats. Two crucial factors make that a distinct possibility: The election will be held in a presidential year, which usually brings out a larger Democratic vote; and Republicans have more than twice as many seats to defend (24) as the Democrats (10). Among the seats up in 2016, Larry Sabato’s widely consulted Crystal Ball rates five of them toss-ups. Toomey’s seat is one of them. Unsurprisingly, Pennsylvania Democrats are enthusiastic about the prospects of defeating Toomey. Toomey’s win in the 2010 midterm was a narrow two points, despite running in a year that a powerful Republican wave swept the state. Moreover, 2016 could be an even tougher task for him with a presidential race at the top of the ticket and thousands more core Democrats voting than did so in 2010. But Democratic enthusiasm might be quixotic. Some early polling shows Toomey with a double-digit lead over likely Democratic opponents. A squeaky-clean former businessman and former head of the Club for Growth organization, Toomey is very popular with free-market and antitax groups who are going to spend prolifically to re-elect him. Additionally, Toomey’s personal

style is neither confrontational nor provocative. His mild-mannered and low-key demeanor resonates well with the Pennsylvania electorate. Indeed, it is a style Republicans have won with for decades despite the substantial Democratic voter registration edge in the Keystone State. True, Toomey is solidly conservative in a state where voters in a presidential year tend to be center-left. Ideologically, he is not in sync with the average Pennsylvania voter. Were he to allow himself to be painted as a cultural warrior as, for example, former Republican Sen. Rick Santorum did, Toomey could quickly find himself in political quicksand in an election year when cultural issues could come to the fore.

POLITICALLY UNCORRECTED Toomey has largely, and artfully, avoided this. His cultural conservatism is not in doubt. But he has avoided the deeply divisive polarizing cultural fights some conservatives have embraced. On gun control, for example, he co-sponsored a universal gun background check law that found support on both sides of the aisle. His bipartisan approach extends to his Democratic counterpart, Bob Casey, working cooperatively on many Pennsylvania interests with Casey, despite their substantial ideological differences. This, too, is a tactic that has won for Pennsylvania Republicans for decades. Then there is the not so minor matter of finding a Democratic nominee who can beat him. That might seem easy in a state with about one million more Democrats than Republicans. It hasn’t been. At this late date, the Democratic field consists of only two putative Toomey opponents: Toomey’s 2010 opponent, Joe Sestak, a former congressman and Navy admiral; and Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski. Sestak lost to Toomey by only

2 percentage points, but Sestak’s maverick style and contempt for the Democratic establishment have alienated him from party leaders. Pawlowski, who had an abortive run for governor in 2012 cut short by poor fundraising, has undercut his appeal among many party leaders. Democrats are waiting for a candidate who can beat Toomey in the general election. It could be a long wait. The state’s recent electoral history gives the Democrats little consolation. In modern times, Republicans seeking Senate seats in presidential election years have done surprisingly well — despite huge voter registration deficits. Since the 1960s, six Republican U.S. Senate candidates have squeaked out narrow victories in presidential years, even while Democrats were winning the state in the presidential contest. Recent examples are Rick Santorum in 2000 and Arlen Specter in 2004. All in all, the case for Toomey winning a second term in 2016 is stronger than might be expected. In fact, despite the daunting challenge of running as a conservative in a blue state in a presidential year, Toomey’s chances look pretty good. This is partly due to his own skills as a politician, adroitly mixing an amiable style with his hard-edged conservative ideology. Even more, it is the consequence of opposition Democrats’ failure to recruit, organize and fund a candidate who can beat him. Toomey may ultimately lose in 2016 — and if he does that could mean the GOP loses control of the U.S. Senate. But if he does lose, state Democrats will have to beat him. Toomey won’t beat himself. This column is jointly authored by Madonna and Young. Madonna is professor of Public Affairs at Franklin & Marshall College, and Young is a former professor of Politics and Public Affairs at Penn State University and managing partner of Michael Young Strategic Research.

On Iraq and empty promises By the Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle It was just a short time ago that the Pentagon assured us that the terrorists of ISIS were on the run. Not to worry. A few days later, ISIS had overrun the key city of Ramadi, leaving bloody, smoldering bodies in its wake. Could the Obama administration possibly believe its own rhetoric? Or do we now officially have a Sovietstyle government that lies through its teeth to its people with no sense of irony or guilt? Whatever the case, Mr. Obama’s empty promise last fall to “degrade and destroy” ISIS rings even more hollow today. It has been a halfhearted effort at best, and the goals of the mightiest nation in the world have been routed yet again with the fall of Ramadi. In short, Barack Obama, having already lost the peace in Iraq, is now losing the war. It’s been sadly amusing to sit

back and watch the national media tie themselves into knots in the past several weeks trying to get Republican candidates to admit (since the Democrat candidate won’t speak) that going into Iraq some 12 years ago was a mistake. Where are the questions about the current state of affairs? Why aren’t the media obsessing over the Obama administration’s abject failure to “degrade and destroy” the 7th-century savages of ISIS? And why aren’t the talking heads tying themselves in knots asking if it was a mistake for President Obama to withdraw precipitously from Iraq? Where are the questions? Isn’t today’s situation, and what led directly to it, a little more relevant than asking “Knowing what we know today, would we have done what we did 12 years ago?” Even the liberal Washington Post waxed quizzical after the fall of Ramadi. In noting Mr. Obama’s rhetoric last fall of the ISIS threat to even

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Final bow: Choral director retires from State High By ALLISON LIGHTNER For the Gazette

STATE COLLEGE — When walking into room 38N at State College Area High School, you will notice risers that flip when stepped on, murals created by alumni and the many pictures and trophies that decorate the area Robert Drafall has called home for 19 years. Drafall, or “Dra,” as many students call him, has been inspiring students for years to pursue music in all types of fields and to live life to the fullest. His quirky warm-ups and incredible longevity and energy in rehearsals have been greatly admired. No matter how tired he was or what kind of difficult time he was going through, he was always excited to see his choirs. Drafall realized during his elementary years that he had a love of music and wanted to become a music teacher. His school and church choir influenced his decision to pursue music. And, according to Drafall, the public schools in Chicago he attended had outstanding music programs. He was a part of all the music groups offered at his high school and was an all-state clarinetist, but decided to become a teacher instead of a performer. Drafall mentioned that he had been teaching at Williamsport High School in 1995 when he just happened to have been offered a position at State High. It was a difficult decision to make, but looking back now, he said he is happy with his decision. The first day for every new teacher is stressful, and Drafall was no exception to this nervousness. “I probably prepared 20 hours for the first day of school,” said Drafall. “I worked very, very hard. Freshman choir and Theory I were the only things that existed when I started.” From two musical activities to 19 musical groups and classes, the SCASD music program has evolved under Drafall to become one of the best in the country. “I brought a very different vision for the department,”

said Drafall. “I felt very comfortable from the very start. It is important that teachers remain current, that they be cognizant of student needs and desires. The core of my vision has always been there.” Sarah Rito, a 1997 State High alumna and former choral student, described Drafall’s first year of teaching at SCAHS. “Mr. Drafall came in with a lot of ideas and, because he was new to the district, he accepted a lot of input that we had as students. It was exciting to be part of the decisions that were made. His relationship with students has changed with the culture at the school. He is very approachable and that certainly hasn’t changed,” said Rito. Throughout his many years of teaching, Drafall has touched the lives of his colleagues and students. Erin McQuay, a 2013 State High grad, was a part of the choral program from her freshman year through her senior year. “Mr. Drafall is one of the best teachers I’ve ever had, and one of the most inspiring individuals I’ve ever known. He has so much passion for what he does, and it’s contagious. It amazes me now how much trust he put into us as high school students,” said McQuay. For the next person who is handed the baton, Drafall offered some advice that he used when he came to teach at State High. “Respect the past, but change is good,” he said. “I hope they hire someone who has a tremendous respect for what has been happening, but brings to the job new opportunities”. Many of his alumni are planning on applying for the job, and they have replicated his teaching style, but Drafall hopes that they bring new passions to the table. Alison Geesey, a student teacher for State High choirs last year, was influenced by Drafall’s teaching style and his ability to relate to the students. “He always sets high expectations for his students, but never things beyond their reach. In my first year of teaching, I have been challenging myself to be as engaging and rewarding of a teacher as Mr. Drafall, and only hope that

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ROBERT DRAFALL is retiring from teaching music after 36 years, including 19 years at State College Area High School. someday I can become half of the teacher that he is,” said Geesey. After his busy 36 years of dedication to the choral community, Drafall is looking forward to just relaxing. “Waking up in the morning and wondering what day it is, then I will see what I miss most: the people,” Drafall said. “That’s what breathes life into me. It’s going to be weird being surrounded by people for 36 years, then not.” Allison Lightner is a senior at State College Area High School.

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GREGORY JOHNSON, a 2006 State College Area High School graduate, has received his doctorate degree with honors from the University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music. Johnson has appeared in concert and on recordings with jazz greats Curtis Fuller, Billy Taylor, Dick Oatts, Jay Anderson, Alan Pasqua, Peter Erskine and Bob Mintzer, and he has performed on stage with pop stars Robin Thicke, Barry Manilow and Debby Boone. As a composer, Johnson’s music has been heard and performed around the world in both jazz and classical contexts. Johnson has received numerous Downbeat Magazine recognitions, as well as a 2009 Yamaha Young Artist designation and a Kennedy Center Betty Carter Jazz Ahead fellowship. He has released three CDs, “Invisible,” “GJ3” and “City People,” and currently is on tour with the indie-pop band Saint Motel.

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Penns Valley honors veterans with Memorial Day services By SAM STITZER pennsvalley@centrecountygazette.com

SPRING MILLS — On the morning of May 25, more than 100 people from the Penns Valley area gathered at St. John’s Union Church in Farmers Mills for the church’s annual Memorial Day service. This event has been held every year for several decades. Attendees were issued flowers and small American flags, then they walked about 300 feet up the road to the gates of Union Cemetery. Flag bearer Tim Zerby, of Centre Hall, led the congregation, which ranged in age from toddlers to senior citizens, along a winding path through rows of graves in the hillside cemetery. There, they paused to place flowers on the veterans’ graves as they passed by. A brass choir of Penns Valley High School band members played sacred music during the procession. Zerby read a roll call of veterans buried in the cemetery, then church member Clair Jones addressed the crowd, reading the poem “A Veteran” by Lynn Carey. Carol Clark-Baney, a member of the Millheim American Legion, addressed the crowd, thanking veterans for their service and sacrifice. “The servicemen we come to honor today came from all walks of life, but they shared the same fundamental qualities: courage, pride, determination, selflessness, dedication to duty and integrity,” she said. “Let us give thanks to them today, and every day.” The cemetery service concluded with a 21-gun salute by a rifle squad from Millheim American Legion Post 444, a Civil War cannon firing by Jimmy Brown, of Hampton’s Battery F, and the playing of taps by trumpeter Abby Pierce. The service then continued in St. John’s sanctuary, which was filled by the crowd. It began with the singing of the national anthem, followed by congregational hymns, a reading by Martin Tobias titled “I Am Still the Same Old Flag,” and an anthem by the Union Church Choir. Guest speaker for the service was Jason D. Wert, of Centre Hall. Wert recognized Eagle Scout candidate Tim Breon, who recently completed a monument to six veterans buried in Union Cemetery without grave markers. “I’m sure the time and dedication that he, and those who helped him, put forth will be well regarded in this valley for some time, and it has enriched the cemetery” said Wert. Wert noted that when the Memorial Day tradition began after the Civil War, most families had either lost a member in the war, or knew another family who suffered a similar loss. “As time has gone on, we, the citizens of the United States, have become more distant from those personal services,” he said. “Today, families are much less likely to have a member of their family, or to know a family of one, who gave his life in service to our country.” Wert noted the tradition of placing the American flag at half staff on Memorial Day. “According to U.S. veterans, the flag is

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FLAG BEARER Tim Zerby leads a procession through Union Cemetery during the St. John’s Union Church Memorial Day service in Farmers Mills. to be raised briskly to the top of the staff, then solemnly lowered to the half-staff position, where is remains only until noon. It is raised to full staff for the remainder of the day,” he said. “The half-staff position remembers the more than 1 million men and women who gave their lives in service to our country. At noon, the memory is raised by the living, who resolve not to let their sacrifice be in vain, but to rise up in their stead and continue to fight for liberty and justice for all.” Wert quoted John Adams, who said: “I must study politics and war, that my sons may have the liberty to study mathematics and philosophy.” “We were successful in gaining that liberty,” Wert said. “By earning that freedom and liberty, we formed a great nation. “Memorial Day is for us to honor and remember those men and women who fell so we can have lives filled with liberty, peace and happiness,” said Wert. Following Wert’s remarks, the service concluded with a congregational hymn, a Memorial Day reading and the Lord’s Prayer. At 3 p.m., another Memorial Day service was held at the Lutheran and Reformed Cemetery on Church Street in Centre Hall.

‘Exploring the Armor’ exhibit featured at military museum

About 75 people gathered for this service organized by Pete Banholzer, the past commander of Old Fort American Legion Post 779. Banholzer welcomed the attendees and introduced the guest speaker, U.S. Rep. Glenn “G.T.” Thompson, R-Howard Township. In his remarks, Thompson cited a quote by Frederick Douglass, who once said: “Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are people who want crops without plowing up the ground. They want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the roar of its many waters. This struggle may be a moral one, or it may be a physical one, or it may be both, but it must be a struggle. Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.” “Today we honor those who have entered the struggle when duty called,” said Thompson. “They have sown the seeds of liberty on the fields of war, and we have reaped the bounty of freedom and liberty.” He referred to fallen soldiers as true American heroes who have made the ultimate sacrifice to provide their countrymen with the blessings of liberty and a free nation. Thompson noted the high rate of sui-

BOALSBURG — The Pennsylvania Military Museum in Boalsburg presents “Exploring the Armor” at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 6. Attendees are invited to take a tour of the outside tracked vehicles, including inside the crew compartments. The tour begins in the museum theater. Seating is limited, so reservations are required. Cost is $15, or $5 with a museum membership. For more information or to reserve a seat, email pmmfriendsbusmgr@gmail.com or call (814) 4666263.

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cide among today’s returning veterans, and advocated offering all available help to these veterans. “These brave men and women put their lives on the line every day in the service of our nation, and it is our responsibility to offer everything in our power to guarantee they return home safely, both physically and mentally,” he said. Thompson mentioned efforts to find the remains of several local Vietnam veterans who are missing in action. “Despite all the challenges, we will never give up until these soldiers are all returned home,” he said. Thompson urged all in attendance to honor all of America’s veterans. “It is my sincere hope that each one of us will take time this Memorial Day to honor our fallen soldiers and the new generation of heroes that equally deserve our respect, our gratitude and the promise of continued support,” he said. After Thompson’s address, the service concluded with Nate Summers, Post 779 chaplain and a Vietnam veteran, reading a roll call of local veterans who passed away since 2013, followed by a 21-gun salute by the newly formed firing squad from Post 779 and the playing of taps by bugler Ryan Johnson.

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CUB SCOUTS Alex Estright, left, and Teagan Weaver recently placed flags on veterans’ graves in the Lutheran and Reformed Cemetery in Centre Hall. The pack does this every year.

Centre Hall Cub Scouts replace worn flags on veterans’ graves By SAM STITZER pennsvalley@centrecountygazette.com

CENTRE HALL — Led by pack leaders Jesse Weaver and Danan Sharer, seven members of Cub Scout Pack 20 gathered on May 20 at the Lutheran and Reformed Cemetery on West Church Street, Centre Hall, to replace aging and worn American flags on the graves of U.S. armed services veterans. The Scouts were assisted by Pete Banholzer, the past

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Curtin Village historic site opens for tour season HOWARD — One of Centre County’s great hidden treasures — the Pennsylvania Historic Site of Eagle Ironworks at Curtin Village — will open its tour season on Saturday, May 30, and continue every weekend until Saturday, Oct. 24. The site is located 10 miles west of Bald Eagle State Park and 2 miles east of I-80’s Milesburg Exit 158. The historic site offers guided tours on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Sundays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., with the last tours beginning at 3 p.m. Admission for adults is $4 and for children 6 to 12 years is $1; children under 6 are free. Curtin Village played an important role in Centre County’s iron-making history from 1820, when Pleasant Furnace at Eagle Ironworks was built, until the furnace burned down in 1921. It was the last waterwheel-powered, cold-blast charcoal furnace in operation in the country. The furnace, ironmaster’s mansion and the nearby worker’s village were all owned and op-

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Seniors write poetry at assisted living facility By SAM STITZER pennsvalley@centrecountygazette.com

SPRING MILLS — Abby Minor holds a master’s of fine arts degree in creative writing and writes poetry. She took on a project, funded by a grant from the Pennsylvania Council of the Arts, leading a poetry writers group for residents of the Salem Hill Haven Assisted Living Facility near Spring Mills. For the past three years, Minor and the group have met once a week for 12 weeks in the spring and fall. The 12-person group met for this year’s final spring session on May 22, reading their poems aloud to each other. Their poetry also was published in a 46-page booklet dedicated to group member Inez Confer, who passed away earlier this year. Minor had everyone introduce themselves during the final session and share what they had learned from the weekly get-togethers. Members responded in a variety of ways, including acknowledging that poetry doesn’t have to be serious, but can be funny, and poetry doesn’t always have to rhyme. Minor said most of the poems are collaborations, with contributions coming from several members. At the sessions, many ideas are written on a whiteboard, then edited down to produce the final version. “The poem’s title is chosen last,” she said. Members of the group said they enjoyed the poetry-writing experience. The group’s only male member, 92-year-old Ralph Musick, said he enjoyed the fellowship of the group. “We had some laughter, we got serious, we had an hour and a half of time that went by faster than it does sometimes,” he said. “I just thought it was wonderful.” Many of the poems were based on fond memories of living in rural Penns Valley. Members who once lived in the Philadelphia and Lancaster areas also shared input, and one member who often vacationed near the Chesapeake Bay added her insights. Gretchen Hosterman composed “Praise for the Susquehanna River,” describing her experiences as a young girl

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LED BY ABBY MINOR, second from left, residents of the Salem Hill Haven Assisted Living Facility gathered to read poetry they composed during the past year in their poetry writers group. working at her aunt’s small gas station and general store along the river in Williamsport. Her poem spoke of helping children choose penny candy, waiting on customers and even pumping gasoline. She recalled the pungent odor of the gasoline and the smell of the river at night. She also mentioned watching boats on the river, and the sound of passing trains. “I think why I enjoyed it so much was because I always wanted to work in a grocery store,” said Hosterman. “That gave me the opportunity.” Hosterman also contributed to a poem titled “Ode to a Ball Canning Jar,” which described the experience of home canning fruits, jelly and vegetables. “For that one, we had a canning jar in the middle of the table, and we talked about what memories that brought up for us,” said Minor. Some of the poems took on a wistful, somewhat lamenting tone. “Postcard From the Coburn Railroad Station, 1930” described how Coburn was once a busy, thriving town. The poem described scenes of men unloading grain from

steam-powered trains, the sound of train whistles, the clickety-clack of the wheels on the rails and more. “One car never leaves the station without another train coming in” is a line from the poem. “I have a postcard where teams of horses are lined up all the way through Coburn to unload grain,” said Musick. “For the size of it (Coburn), it was really something.” Another poem, “I Hardly Recognize This Place Anymore,” alluded to some of the vast changes in local villages and in society. “It used to be I knew who lived in every house, but now I couldn’t tell you. It used to be horsedrawn milk carts, but now it’s computers.” Centre County Commissioner Michael Pipe stopped by during the session and read a poem from the booklet. Pipe, who moved to Millheim a year ago, appreciated the poetry’s vivid descriptions of life in Penns Valley decades ago. Minor said she hopes to expand her poetry project to the Centre Crest Home and the Senior Citizens Center in Bellefonte.

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CENTRE HALL â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Trinity United Church of Christ, 104 N. Pennsylvania Ave. in Centre Hall, will hold its Community Supper and Strawberry Shortcake Social from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10. Dinner food and desserts of strawberries with shortcake and ice cream will be available. For more information, call (814) 364-2120 or email trinucc@verizon.net.

PLEASANT GAP â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Pleasant Gap Ladies Auxiliary is hosting its second annual community yard sale from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, June 26, and Saturday, June 27, at the Pleasant Gap American Legion, 435 S. Main St. in Pleasant Gap. Proceeds from the tables will be donated to the Centre County Library. There will also be a concession stand with hot dogs, snacks, baked goods and refreshments. For more information, call (814) 571-7104.

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Class of 2015 Senior Profiles

As the six Centre County schools prepare for graduation, the Centre County Gazette spotlights area seniors. This week, we feature Bellefonte Area High School, St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy and State College Area High School. Coming next week: Bald Eagle Area High School, Penns Valley Area High School and Philipsburg-Osceola High School.

BRENNA ADAMS STATE COLLEGE AREA HIGH SCHOOL Centre County Gazette: What are you most looking forward to about graduating from high school? Brenna Adams: I’m really looking forward to the next chapter of my life. As much as I’ll miss high school, and the friends and memories that I’ve made along the way, I’m ready to see what comes next, take on new responsibilities and have new experiences. Gazette: Pick out a memorable event from high school. Why was it so memorable? Adams: My favorite memory from high school would have to be at the end of my junior year. There were only a few days left of high school, and the seniors already had their last day so we were the new “top dogs.” We made theme days like Fratboy Friday, ‘Merica Monday and Tailgate Tuesday. Then, on the last day, we all went to Spring Creek and had a cookout. It was so cool to see my entire class get together and really bond over finally being seniors.

PAGE BARNETT ST. JOSEPH’S CATHOLIC ACADEMY Centre County Gazette: What are you most looking forward to about graduating high school? Page Barnett: I’m looking forward to all the new and exciting possibilities that college has to offer like sports, dorms and organizations that you can’t find in high school. Gazette: Pick out a memorable event from high school. Why was it so memorable? Barnett: One moment that I distinctly remember from high school was at the beginning of this year when we had a fall festival and the entire school was split into eight teams and we competed against each other. I just remember looking around at all my friends and some of the lower class men who I didn’t know very well and thinking how impressive it was that the entire school could compete against everyone else while actually having fun. It was really wonderful to see the whole school supporting one another. Gazette: What are your plans after graduation? Barnett: After graduation I can’t wait to be a summer camp counselor at Camp

PATRICK SCORDATO BELLEFONTE AREA HIGH SCHOOL Centre County Gazette: What are you most looking forward to about graduating from high school? Patrick Scordato: All the opportunities throughout college and afterward is what I’m looking forward to most. I’m also excited to stay in touch and see what things my classmates end up doing. Gazette: Pick out a memorable event from high school. Why was it so memorable? Scordato: There are so many. For classes, AP U.S. History was a memorable one. The content was really interesting, and I enjoyed the way Mr. Martin taught the subject. Honors English ninth grade was a memorable class, too. My writing skills improved greatly over the course of the year, I enjoyed all the books we read and it was a fun class. In swimming, districts my freshman year was very memorable. We were in a tight team race against St. Mary’s for the district championship, and ended up pulling ahead in points and getting the championship. As a freshman, it was an awesome experience to watch the team step up in such intense moments. Swimming districts my senior year was also memorable. The team had many close seeded races, and in every single one the team rose to the occasion. We ended up winning the district championships, and it was a really nice way to end my career. In lacrosse, our win against Central Dauphin East my senior year is a game I’ll never forget. It was our last game of the

Gazette: What are your plans after graduation? Adams: I’m starting college this summer at Penn State, but between that, I’m going on a vacation to the beach with my friends, and my family is also going to Ireland for a week. BRENNA ADAMS Gazette: What is your area of interest? Adams: I actually am going into college with an undeclared major, but right now I’m seriously considering going into nutrition or food science. Gazette: Where do you see yourself in five years? In 10 years? Adams: In five years I see myself graduated college and going to grad school. In 10 years I see myself hopefully starting a family or traveling and experiencing new cultures. — Chris Morelli Krislund in Madisonburg. I have been going there for 13 years and this will be the first year that I will have the chance to be a counselor! Gazette: What is your area of interest? Barnett: I love science and chemistry and I hope to major in PAGE BARNETT chemical engineering in college. Gazette: Where are you going to college? Barnett: I’m attending Pennsylvania State University main campus in the fall. Gazette: Where do you see yourself in five years? In 10 years? Barnett: In five or 10 years I’d like to think that I will be a prominent chemical engineer and that I will be working in a job that I enjoy going to every day. I’m not quite sure what that will be yet, but I know that I am on the road to get there. If life has taught me anything, it is that anything can happen, so you just have to be prepared for everything else. — Chris Morelli season, and we went into it 0-11. The game went into overtime with Central Dauphin East having the momentum as they scored in the waning seconds of the fourth quarter to tie the game 3-3. The team persevered through some tough CD East PATRICK offensive attempts SCORDATO in overtime, and we ended up getting a goal to pull the victory out. It was great to see our hard work through the season pay off. Gazette: What are your plans after graduation? Scordato: I plan on attending the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Gazette: What is your area of interest? Scordato: I plan on majoring in geology. Geology really interested me through my school years, and the careers afterward also seem interesting. I enjoy history, writing and law, and I’m excited to capitalize on these interests during college, too. Gazette: Where do you see yourself in five years? In 10 years? Scordato: In five years, I hope to have graduated college, and have started getting a jump on my career dreams. In 10 years, I hope to be serving my community in some way, and hope to be continually helping people on a daily basis through service options while improving at my career. — Chris Morelli

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The Blonde Cucina: Throw a super graduation party I remember back when I graduated school — which actually wasn’t all that long ago — how many activities happened right before the actual ceremony. There were class trips, senior pictures, the selection of the proper outfit to wear under the cap and gown, a senior breakfast, the cleaning out of the locker, awards night, and, finally, what all students, parents, teachers and administrators were looking forward to: walking across the stage that final time. Nothing beats the smile you see on a student’s face when he or Ciara Semack is she gets that diploma, the owner of The turns around and yells, Blonde Bistro in “I did it, Mom!” Bellefonte. Her Speaking of mom, column appears every other week she’s trying to acin the Gazette. complish a lot during Contact her at all these events, and ciara@semack.net. she most likely wants to throw a great graduation party. Well, moms, I can help you out. You don’t need have this event catered; you can get all the glory, standing there with a smile on your face knowing you’re secretly “Super Mom.” Like I always say, don’t stress. Supplement your party with store-bought things, then use my tips and crowd-pleasing recipes to create the rest. Before we get to the food, though, there are some things that need addressed. First, make a list so you have a clear-cut idea of what’s ahead for you. ■ Who is invited to the party? Is this for family, friends or both? ■ Where will you be having the party? Are you having it at home, in the backyard or are you renting a pavilion? ■ What is the date and time of the party? Will it be on the weekend? Will it be an afternoon or evening event? ■ Are you going to need help the day of the party? How are you going to cook, decorate and get yourself ready? ■ Do you want or need decorations? Are you going all out, or is simple better? ■ What’s on your menu? Do you need to stick to things that can withstand the

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heat of the outdoors? These are the major questions that need addressed. You might also want to ask your soon-to-be graduate what treats he or she would like at the party. It may be as simple as “Mom, I want a red velvet cake” or “Mom, I’d really like your deviled eggs and pasta salad.” Now, for the food. As I’ve said in previous columns, and I’ll say it again and again, the grocery store is there to help you. They don’t make those vegetable platters and brownie platters and shrimp cocktail platters to make you feel bad — it’s to help you, not to mention keep you sane. No one will tell you to take off your “Super Mom” cape when they see these: They will commend you and see that you took an ordinary party and made it extraordinary! There are cheat sheets all over the Internet to help you determine how much you need to make sure there’s enough food for your guests. Simple rule of thumb: At parties like this, you need about 1.5 to 2 pounds of food per person. Each person might have up to two sandwiches, around four to five appetizers, three to four drink portions and one to two dessert portions. As for plates, figure two to three per person, as well as one to two cups and four napkins. And, don’t underestimate those folks who just drop by for 30 minutes — you need to assume they are going to eat, too. We don’t want you to run out of anything. When it comes to beverages, have soda and water in coolers with ice — people can help themselves and there’s no need to make sure the punch bowl is filled. For snacks, go to the store and get your chips and pretzels and, yes, I want you to buy that vegetable tray and any other tray that is going to make your life easier. Here are some recipes for an easy sandwich, a fruit salad, and a cute diploma cookie that will make you laugh because it’s so easy.

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Golden Girl

State College’s Karpenko captures gold at PIAA Track and Field Championships By PHILIP CMOR Special to the Gazette

SHIPPENSBURG — State College Area High School junior Veronika Karpenko might seem to be a pretty cool customer, but she’ll tell you that hasn’t always been the case. “Once you get nervous, everything goes downhill, at least for me. There’s a certain kind of nervous that really gets to me. So I have to work to calm that down,” Karpenko said. “Freshman year, even in dual meets, I was a nervous wreck. Last year, in the first meet, I would pace and did absolutely nothing and wasted all my energy for no reason.” So Karpenko had to get it together when she competed as the top seed in the girls Class AAA triple jump on May 23 at the PIAA Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University. “I was like, ‘Calm down. You’re fine. You’ve got this. You’re just here for a PR (personal record),’” she said. Karpenko was more right than she knew. The Lady Little Lion walked out of Seth Grove Stadium wearing a gold medal. While it didn’t quite match last year’s hardware haul, Centre County athletes still turned out several top-notch performances over the two-day meet. In addition to her triple jump gold, Karpenko won bronze on May 22 in the long jump. Teammate Megan Fry also produced a thirdplace finish in the pole vault. On the boys side, the distance runners made their mark. State’s 4x800 meter relay team broke the school record for the second straight year in taking third, and Little Lion anchor Alex Milligan finished fifth in the Class AAA 1600 run. Meanwhile, former State High runner Brian Hackman, now at Saint Joseph’s, placed fourth in the Class AA mile. “It felt really good. I tried not to imagine myself as first, even when I jumped my last jump because I was, like, maybe I didn’t see another 41,” Karpenko said of getting to stand at the top of the medal stand. “It felt so nice, because I just wanted it so badly. I practiced so hard, and my coach gave me all the confidence that I needed.” Karpenko jumped 40-11⁄4 to win the gold by a wide margin and earn a spot on the national honor roll. North Penn’s Uche Nogwugwu was second, her best distance 38-5. Karpenko wasn’t 100 percent sure she’d won, though, until the officials told her her distance at the end of the competition. “I’m definitely never confident about my jump, ever,” Karpenko said. “I always think I’m in last place. They weren’t always spinning (the distance board), so I couldn’t really see. I was trying to not become nervous. I was calming myself down.” As a sophomore, Karpenko was the bronze medalist in the event, jumping 39-0, although she said she was still fighting those butterflies. “Last year I was a wreck,” Karpenko said. Karpenko narrowly missed out on double gold. On Friday, she leaped 18-2 in the long jump on her first attempt in the finals in blustery cconditions. While that got her the bronze medal, it was only an inch shy of the winning distance belonging to Pocono Mountain East’s Khyasi Caldwell-Adams and it gave her a key dose of confidence heading into her better event. “It showed me that I didn’t have that nervousness anymore, and that I could handle everything and that I had what it took to be a state champion. It kind of set me up,” Karpenko said. “Last year, I didn’t even make finals, and this year I’m third at states. I think it’s great. I wish I would

have jumped a little longer and more towards my PR (18111⁄2). But I’m happy with this.” Getting to the 40-foot mark was a big goal for Karpenko. “It felt like I deserved to do it. I’ve wanted to do it since last year. It was my goal all last year at the state meet, and I didn’t get. Now I got it, and it feels so good,” Karpenko said. “It’s like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders. “At practice, my coach is always like ‘Wow,’ because it’s one step, usually, one step jump. He was like, ‘If that was a full approach, you would have gotten 40.’ It feels like I should have gotten this at a meet before. Now that I have it, I have something that feels real. I have something that feels like I can go forward to move on to the next level.” McDowell’s Sheena Gordon holds the PIAA Class AAA girls triple jump record at 42-101⁄4, which she did in 2002. That’s the next level on which Karpenko has her eyes. “Next year, I want to beat the record, and, hopefully, get first in both jumps,” Karpenko said. Fry tied for third with Northern’s Kennedy Shank in the pole vault on May 24, matching her seeded height of 12-0 before going out of the competition, but she’d come in looking for gold, too. “Obviously, I’m upset. Anyone would be upset when they had high expectations and it didn’t work out, but it was OK,” Fry said. “I’m happy about it. I came in wanting to win, obviously, like everyone else, but I’m happy with third.” Bishop McDevitt’s Tesia Kempski won the event with a vault of 12-9. The contest seemed to go on forever, lasting well past the 12:30 p.m. start time for the Class AA boys event, as 27 competitors made the initial height of 9-6 and 21 cleared at least 11-0. That left competitors with a lot of down time between each attempt. “It’s really hard. I just tried to focus on each individual bar at a certain time and not worry about making a certain height,” said Fry, who added that a headwind during her 12-6 jumps was another issue. Still, Fry felt positive about her season. “I am beyond happy with everything I’ve accomplished this season,” Fry said. “I had high goals coming into the season. It’s just great to be able to check them off.” The Little Lion 3200 relay of Eric Heatwole, Anthony Deglerris, Nick Feffer and Milligan only finished third, but its time of 7 minutes, 41.50 seconds broke the school record it set at last year’s state meet and made it onto the national honor roll. “I was coming down the home stretch, and I could see the clock was in the 30s. I didn’t even comprehend it,” Milligan said. “Then, when I finished, Anthony yelled out ‘41. Seven forty-one,’ and I fell right over. I couldn’t believe it.” In fact, the race was so competitive that seven teams cracked the national standard. Pennsbury was first at 7:38.42. Pennridge finished second, 7:40.56. Last year’s team won state gold with a time of 7:41.99. “We were looking to run a fast time. We were looking to get a top-three place. We just wanted to be competitive and get a decent place,” Deglerris said. “I guess the time just came along with it.” Heatwole found out pretty quickly that this wasn’t going to be a normal race. “Usually I don’t take out the pace too fast. I knew the pace was going out really fast when I was in dead last and I went out in 55. It’s usually 4 seconds slower,” Heatwole said. “But I knew if I stayed calm and some people started slowing down, I could really take off.” Feffer got Milligan in the baton is position to make history.

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STATE COLLEGE AREA High School’s Veronika Karpenko speaks with reporters after winning the Class AAA triple jump at the PIAA Track and Field Championships, which were held on May 22 and 23 at Shippensburg University.

“I knew it was fast. I was tired already after the 400 (-meter mark). I noticed the clock when I was coming down the home stretch, and it was at 2:50. I knew the race at that point was crazy, and I just had to get it home,” Feffer said. “I had no idea we were going that fast. I knew Eric split well, but you can’t really tell after that. I just said, ‘Well, I was in the same position in indoor states.’ I wanted a little better finish. I kept us as close as I could in the race,” Milligan said. “When I saw that time, I couldn’t believe it. I had no idea we were that fast.” In the trials, the Little Lions posted a time of 7:56.33, fourth in their heat and fourth overall. Milligan’s time in the open 1600 final was 4:17.08. On Friday, he won his preliminary race at 4:21.40. Hackman recorded a time of 4:19.51 in the 1600 finals. That was a little less than six seconds off the pace set by Beaver Falls’ Domenic Perretta. The time was a personal record and close to Hackman’s goal of 4:17. Hackman is the first PIAA track medalist in the history of the fledgling Catholic academy located in Boalsburg. “It was a pretty cool feeling just setting a tone for the athletic program going forward,” said Hackman, who will continue to run track and cross-country at Saint Francis University. In the preliminaries, Hackman dropped his time from districts by about nine seconds, finishing in 4:26.95 and placing third in his heat, as well as overall. Hackman credited the competition he faced during the season as helping to prepare him for the state meet. “It was definitely amazing (getting a medal),” Hackman said. “I remember when I was a sophomore at State College. I was like a 5:10 miler. I never even dreamed of getting to states. When I crossed the line fourth in the state with a sub-4:20 mile, it was amazing.” Several other county athletes came close to a medal. State College’s girls 400 relay qualified for the Class AAA Golden, Page 22

State High knocks off Altoona to capture D-6 Class AAAA title By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com

ALTOONA — It seems as if six and three are the magic numbers for State College against Altoona this season. Three weeks ago, on May 9, the Little Lions beat Altoona, 6-3, in the two teams’ first meeting of the season at Community Fields. State College did it again, by the same 6-3 score on May 26, but this time the stakes were far higher: the District 6 Class AAAA Championship game at People’s Natural Gas Field in Altoona. Though for a long while in this one, it didn’t look like State High would be able to make that six-run threshold until a justin-time four-run burst in the sixth inning overcame a 3-2 Altoona lead. The rally was

sparked with a lead-off double by Caleb Walls and a bases-loaded, two-run single by third baseman Chris Boal. Boal’s hit over the head of Altoona third baseman Elliot Mast gave SC the late lead and, along with RBI hits by Sam Plafcan and Brandon Raquet, lit the way to the Little Lions’ third consecutive D6, AAAA trophy. “Like Coach (Bill Tussey) always says and my dad always told me,” Boal said, “when the going gets tough and the bases are loaded, put the bat on the ball. Square the ball up, and it came down to we needed the runs, and it was an important run, and just like Coach Tussey says, I put the ball in play. “I hit it hard against the ground, and it took a big hop (over Mast), and then I moved up to second rounding first. So the

grass came in clutch for me a little bit.” Boal, Plafcan and Raquet broke up a tight game in which neither team could build a big advantage. State College took a first inning lead after a triple by Walls and a fielder’s choice ground-out by Chris Adams. Altoona tied it in the second, also on a fielder’s choice by first baseman Ben Foose, but Raquet’s first RBI of the game gave the lead back to the Lions, 2-1, in the third. Altoona launched a dangerous rally in the fourth inning. Foose and second baseman Devyn Carper both reached with oneout singles, and then lead-off hitter John McGinley drove them both in with a long double to center field. At this point, Oliver Daily relieved State College starter Kyle Peterson, and Daily

was able to prevent further damage by striking out Zach Helsel and getting Trenton Martin on a fly-out to left field. But the Mountian Lions had the lead, 3-2, and they held it until State College was down to its final six outs. “We had a little heart-to-heart after their two-run inning,” head coach Tussey said. “You know, relax, just play baseball. You have a beautiful park, a beautiful day, you have been playing baseball forever, so go have fun.” The fun started for the Lions when Walls led off the sixth with a gapper for a double. The hit seemed to energize the State College players, and, in quick succession, Adams followed with a single, Plafcan tied it, Tyler Hall walked and Boal came State High, Page 22

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Howard Hawks’ Pelka hasn’t slowed down with age By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com

PHILIPSBURG — Brian Pelka was finished with baseball. He had moved on from the minor leagues, enrolled at Lock Haven to finish his degree, and, frankly, had no ambition or plans to play any more. But his roommate in college played for Howard in the Centre County Baseball League, and he eventually talked the very hesitant Pelka into coming out for the team. That was 18 years ago. When Pelka joined the Hawks in that 1998 season, he had no inkling that he’d still be pitching for Howard all these years later. And, he certainly didn’t envision himself just one strike away from a no-hitter in his first start of the 2015 season. Eighteen years is a long time to be doing anything, much less performing as a highlevel athlete. Yet there he was, starting off his 18th year in the league with a 1-0, one-hit shutout over Spring Mills on May 12 — the 101st win of his career. To say that Brian Pelka and the county league have changed in that span of years is more than a little bit of an understatement. The league, without question, has changed, but the fact that Pelka is still taking the ball for Howard lends the CCBL a certain amout of stability that it needs right now. “I got out of the minor leagues in 1998,” Pelka said, “and my roommate was a Howard Hawk. He tried to get me to come out and I said, ‘I gave that up. I’m done. I don’t want to go back.’ But, he finally talked me into it, and I got back on the mound and fell in love all over again with pitching. “There was great camaraderie on the team, so that’s one of the things that’s kept me around — that feeling of team, like it’s a family.” Pelka was first drafted and signed by the Pirates in 1992 after graduating from

Philipsburg-Osceola and attending Allegheny Community College. “I got drafted my freshman year in the 18th round,” Pelka said. “I turned it down, and went back for my second year. Then before the next draft, Pittsburgh offered me a deal and I took it. So I reported to spring training in ’92 and that’s how I got started.” Pelka gave his all to pro baseball, but in the end, he decided it was time to go on to other things. “It was the real deal,” he said. “It was as if you got a preview when you watched movies like ‘Bull Durham.’ Ironically, that was very similar to what you saw, except it wasn’t a two-hour movie. It was 24/7 for four or five years.” From there, it was back to college at Lock Haven to finish his degree and into the county league to pitch. “In 1998, I think there were 13 teams in the league,” Pelka said. “I remember pitching against the State College Merchants, against Unionville; Milesburg was a big rivalry. Bellefonte had the Governors and the As. “It was a lot bigger, which led to more rivalries. There are still rivalries now, but not like there were back then.” And Pelka, just out of pro ball and in his mid 20s, no doubt heated up some of the Howard rivalries when he arrived on the scene. “My first maybe couple weeks throwing, it took me a while to get my arm back in shape,” he said. “In my second year, I actually found some of the velocity that I lost my last years in the minor leagues.” Along the way with Howard, there have been many high points for Pelka. All-Star games, including two at Penn State’s Medlar Field, two no-hitters, playoff successes and two appearances in the CCBL finals (both losses to Lemont), and what he called, “The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.” “When you’re playing, guys take it like life and death,” he said. “It’s real, the real deal, and real competition.”

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The biggest high came in his final start of the 2014 season when he won his 100th game in the CCBL. “I was proud to do that with the same team, with Howard,” Pelka said. “But, also to make it that long without getting line drived with one of those aluminum bats. I’ve had a couple close calls, but I’ve been lucky to stay healthy and it’s something I love to do and I’m going to do it as long as I can.” As far as being healthy, the same can not entirely be said for the CCBL in general right now. With 13 teams in 1998, and more in years previous to that, the league is down to six teams this year. The league, in fact, was set to begin 2015 with seven teams, but Blanchard was forced to drop out just two weeks before the season started. It was a jolt, and the league had to quickly revamp the schedule, but nonetheless, things have gotten off to a strong start. So far, there was Pelka’s one-hitter, a 13-strikeout performance by Philipsburg’s Parker Watson, and exciting wins by Clarence and Spring Mills. “It caught a lot of people off guard,” Pelka said about Blanchard’s withdrawal. “I guess they didn’t have enough numbers, and this is the first time since 1947 that they haven’t fielded a team. So that is a lot of history. “I hope we are as low as we are going to go with six teams. I hope it doesn’t go any lower than that, and I hope there is some kind of renaissance here. I know it’s hard because it’s a working man’s league. People have job and families and to find time is difficult.” Another change for the CCBL has already been reflected in the box scores. This year, everyone will be using wooden bats, as opposed to aluminum — a rule that has had its supporters and detractors. Pelko, being a pitcher, was a strong supporter. “People had strong feelings, one way or the other,” Pelka said. “I personally was in favor of it. I like it. I like pitching against wood. We don’t need these trampoline bats that produce these 500-foot shots. Pelka, Page 24

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P-Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s season ends in District 6 semifinals By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com

PHILIPSBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201D; They were there. Philipsburg had runners on second and third with one out in the second inning and in the fourth inning. The Lady Mounties again had second and third with one out in the sixth. They had the bases loaded with no outs in the seventh. Somehow â&#x20AC;&#x201D; fate, bad luck or just simple, good play by the Central Lady Dragons â&#x20AC;&#x201D; none of those runners crossed the plate for P-O. They were all stranded, one way or another, and the Mounties saw their near-heroic comeback effort fall one agonizing run short, 11-10, to No. 11 seed Central in the District 6 Class AA semifinal on May 21. Playing in a cool, light rain the entire afternoon, Central put up seven runs in the third inning, including a grand slam by third baseman Olivia Smith, and bolted out to a 9-1 lead. The Dragons gave three back in the P-O third, but they added another two in the fourth to make it 11-4 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; close to 10-run territory. But that was all. P-O freshman Morgan Thompson entered in relief and quieted the Dragon bats while the Mounties climbed their way back into the game until they pulled to within 11-10 in the bottom of the seventh. P-O rallied for four runs in the inning, and the bases were still loaded with no outs. But a strikeout, a pop-up and a screeching one-hopper to shortstop ended the game and began the Central celebration. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one for the books,â&#x20AC;? Philipsburg coach Jim Gonder said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With all the things that happened, we still had our chances at the end. We got some clutch hits from people, and we had them where we wanted them to be. But sometimes you get the bear, and sometimes the bear gets you. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not much more you can say.â&#x20AC;? Central began the game looking nothing like a No. 11. The Dragons led off the game with two runs in the first inning on a rare error by P-O and an RBI single by first baseman Jenna Berzansky. We Accept Food Stamps, EBT, or SNAP Benefits

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They also brought the Mounties back to the edge of tying or winning the game. Hayward led off the seventh with a home run, and it was 11-7. Showers followed with a single, and then Chelsea Henry and Jayde Burge both walked to load the bases. Hannah Thompson then drew a walk, Thal was hit by a pitch, Peck walked, and it was 11-10, bases loaded, no outs. Philipsburgâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s run ended here, though, when Bainey struck out and Burge flied out. Hayward was next, three for three in the game with a homer, and she hit a laser toward the shortstop. But Marissa Snyder backhanded it and easily threw for the force-out at third to end the game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Their pitcher made good pitches,â&#x20AC;? Gonder said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and that ball that Haylee (Hayward) hit, a foot in either direction, and who knows what happens? But they (Central) played an outstanding ball game and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m proud of my kids for coming back and having a chance to win the ball game.â&#x20AC;? The loss ended the Mountiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; season with an 18-3 record and one game short of qualifying for the state tournament. It was also the final game for the three seniors on the team â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Showers, Burge and Bainey. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was not where we wanted to end,â&#x20AC;? Gonder said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not where we envisioned ourselves being, but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m proud of their efforts and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m proud of their careers. I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say enough about Abby and Megan and Kenzie â&#x20AC;&#x201D; excellent careers.â&#x20AC;?

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Adult baseball players sought STATE COLLEGE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Adult baseball is alive and well in State College, but still looking for a few good men (or women). The 15th season is about to start. There are nine teams in a 28-plus division that plays on Sundays, and four teams in a 40-plus division that plays on weeknights. The leagues play at the State College Teener League fields and use wooden bats. There are opportunities for new players in both divisions. Visit www.centresluggers.com for more information about either division.

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Golden, from page 19 finals by running a 48.42 in the prelims to take second in its heat. In the finals, however, the Lady Little Lions false started, which kept them from receiving a medal. State’s Rachel Wylie was eliminated in the semifinals of the Class AAA 100 hurdles, where she ran a 15.04 to place sixth in her heat. In the preliminaries, she finished in 15.23. Teammate Jordan Rohrbach was knocked out there, timing 16.00. Penns Valley’s Destiny Andrus also got into the semifinals in the Class AA 100 meters. There, she crossed the finish line in 12.71, placing seventh in her heat. In Friday’s trials, she posted a time of 12.82. Penns Valley’s Gino Nicosia just missed

a medal in the Class AA boys 800, where his ninth-place time of 1:58.55 trailed eighthplace Matt Gross of Trinity by just twohundredths of a second — the top eight receive medals. He was sixth in his trials race, registering a time of 2:01.10. Some other local boys’ competitors: ■ Saint Joseph’s was 13th in its heat, running 9:16.51. ■ State College’s 400 relay was sixth in its heat with a 43.50. ■ Bald Eagle Area’s Nathan Styles completed the 400 dash in 52.31. That placed him fourth in his heat. ■ State’s 4x400 relay was second by four-hundredths of a second in its heat and just missed the finals. The Little Lions’ time was 4:21.58. ■ State College’s Lucas Gray and Griffin Thompson were unable to clear the open-

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ing height of 13-0 in the Class AAA pole vault. ■ In the Class AA 3200, Saint Joseph’s Eli Urban ran a 9:48.10. That put him in 15th place. ■ State College’s Matt Beyerle was 27th in the Class AAA 3200. He timed 9:52.94. ■ Penns Valley’s Collin Egelhoff was 15th in the Class AA discus. His best throw was measured at 130-2. ■ State College’s Erik Ebel was 22nd in the Class AAA javelin. He threw 154-2. Other area girls who competed but finished outside the medals included: ■ State College’s 4x800 relay was ninth in its heat, running 9:39.91. ■ Taylor Givens and Haley Crawford, of State College, ran a 12.65 and a 12.92, respectively, in their Class AAA 100 heats. Givens was fifth in her heat. Crawford was tied for sixth in hers.

■ Crawford also competed in the 200, where she was fifth in her heat at 26.00. ■ In the 1600, State’s Natasha Fedkina posted a 5:24.52, good for 12th in her heat. In the 800, she was ninth in her prelim race with a time of 2:20.68. ■ Penns Valley’s 4x100 time was 51.30. That had the Lady Rams fourth in their heat. ■ State’s Wylie and Rohrbach finished fifth and seventh, respectively, in their heats. Wylie timed 46.93, Rohrbach 47.49. ■ Penns Valley’s Destiny Andrus ran a 26.49 in the 200 dash preliminaries. That placed her sixth in her race. ■ State College’s Jordan Bair was 15th in the Class AAA shot put. Her top throw was 36-11⁄2. ■ In the Class AAA 3200, State College’s Sarah Almarzooqi was 31st, crossing the finish line in 11:39.04.

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MOTORCYCLE CLASSES M1. Antique (Any Bike 20 Years Old or Older—All Makes) . . . . Open M2. Sport/Sport Cruiser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Open M3. Cruiser (Other than Harley Davidson) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Open M4. Touring (Other than Harley Davidson) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Open M5. Stock Sportster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Open M6. Custom Sportster (2 or More Modifications) . . . . . . . . . .Open M7. Rubber Mount/Dyna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Open M8. Softails. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Open M9. Touring Harley Davidson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Open M10. Custom Harley Davidson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Open M11. Trike–Side Car, Pull Behind, Tri, Combo–Cycle. . All Makes M12. Victory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All Makes Open = All Years

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Ladies’ league announces fewest-putt contest winners UNIVERSTIY PARK — The Penn State Blue Course ladies’ league recently held its fewest-putts contest. First-flight winner for the nine-hole players was Connie McLaughlin, while Anne Fry was second. Second flight produced a first place tie by Herbie Pae and Julianne Sills. For the 18-hole players, first flight was won by Karen Krupa, while there was a tie for second between Maribel Lies and Genny Vanemon. Second flight produced a tie for first between Martha Agona and Joan Vincent, while Alice Saxion placed third. Third flight saw Linda Echard post a win, with Nanette McAtee in second.

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CENTRE HILLS MEN’S TOURNAMENT HELD

The Centre Hills Country Club recently held its Men’s President’s Cup Tournament using four sets of tees in blue, white, green and gold for the

event. Posting the winning score for the blue tees was Bill Martin with a 155. Andy Way was second, shooting a 157, while Rich Barrickman carded a 158 for third.

Winners for the white tees were Bill McFadden, with a 187, followed by Jim Miles at 189. From the green tees, Mike Musso carded a 156, while Jim Reeder had the longest drive. Jack Fulton won the gold tees by carding a 167, with Garry Moyer, at 177, coming in second.

RESULTS POSTED FOR CENTRE HILLS WOMEN

The Centre Hills Country Club recently held its Women’s Day event. In the nine-hole group, Debbie Dumars and Mary Lovette placed first, carding a 41, while Susie Friedman and Barbara Gross finished second by shooting a 43. Joyce Sipple and Jan Condon won the 18-hole group, carding a round of 66, while Rosemary Zoumas and Karen Shearer finished second, posting a round of 67.

DIXON AND BROWN CLAIM LUPTON MEMORIAL

The inimitable duo of Jim Dixon and Pat Brown won their fifth straight title — and ninth overall — of the threeday W. Carl Lupton Memorial Golf Tournament recently held at the Philipsburg Elks Country Club. Second place went to the last team to defeat the DixonBrown juggernaut, Nate Lucas and Bob Mitchell, who won the tourney in 2010. Scoot Nelson and Adam Timchak placed third. First-flight winners were Carter Fischer and Payton Guelich over the team of Jack Vesnesky and Jon Vesnesky, while Jim Gilham and Tom Dunsmore finished third. Second flight was won by A.J. Czap and Zack Czap over Larry

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Centre Sluggers offers baseball dreams to older players By TREY COCHRAN correspondent@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE — The Centre Sluggers men’s and women’s baseball league started this season’s play on May 17 at State College’s Teener League Field, but the 15-year-old group is still open for those interested in playing. The inexpensive league, which plays once a week, is still looking to add players to the four-monthlong season that ends with a championship game at Medlar Field in Lubrano Park in September. Centre Sluggers is a 28-and-over league that is reasonably competitive. “(The league) started back in 2001, and it was just to give guys that are beyond playing any other organized baseball a chance to play baseball again,” said Centre Sluggers president John Young, who has been involved with the group for its entire existence. For baseball enthusiasts older than 40 looking for less-competitive baseball, there is the Centre Hard Ballers. “The 40-and-over (league) is somewhat

affiliated with us, but it is organized separately and run separately from the 28-andover (league). We even have some people who play in both leagues,” said Young. The 40-and-over league has a separate Web page to register through, www.centrehardballers.com. Unlike the 28-and-over league, the Hard Ballers have no playoffs and they don’t even keep league standings. “We just come out and play every week and it is really just more to have fun,” said Young about the Hard Ballers league.

State High, from page 19 through with his big hit. Raquet added the sixth run with a single, and State High was ahead 6-3 going into the final inning. “We had to get runners on base,” Walls said. “We had to get something going, get a few runners on base and put some pressure on them, and that’s what we did. I knew he (Altoona pitcher Trentin Martin) had a good curve ball, but I was sitting on a fast ball because I knew I could handle it and I was able to put it the other way.” In the Altoona sixth, Daily retired the first two batters,

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The two leagues started out as a men’s senior baseball league, but now have evolved into local, independently run leagues. Centre Sluggers has grown to nine teams, while Centre Hard Ballers has four teams. According to Young, Centre Sluggers, “has certainly got more competitive over the years. The league has got much better and the pitching is much better and we have gone from using metal bats to wood bats.” Also, over time, the league has expand-

but he began to tire and walked the next two hitters. He was relieved by Bailey Ishler, who not only closed out the inning, but the game, by retiring the final four Altoona batters in order. “A new group of boys,” Tussey said, “and they set this as their goal, and it’s always tough. Give Altoona credit, they’re a heck of a ball club. We got some breaks today, and they didn’t. Very sweet win.” State College now advances to the PIAA Class AAAA playoffs with a play-in game against DuBois. The winner will advance to play the No. 2 seed from District 7 (WPIAL) on Monday, June 1.

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ed and allows teams and players from areas outside of State College. “Most (players) are from State College, but there are a few from Bellefonte, some from Tyrone, and a whole team that mostly all are from Altoona and another that comes from the Bedford area,” said Young. The league is still open for anyone 28 or older to join. Young urged those who are interested to come out and see a game. “Come see if it would be for you. And, if you think the skill level may be a little beyond what you would like too try and you’re over 40, I would say check out the over-40 division,” said Young. He also added that for those love baseball, it is a great way to meet new people from the area who have the same interest in America’s pastime. For those seeking a team, there are two options to get on one. “If you know someone, you can hook up with that team, or if you don’t, you can contact the league through the website. We (then) organize a draft so they can be picked up by teams that might need a few players,” said Young.

Pelka, from page 20 “I can’t remember anyone seriously being hurt, but it only takes once to change someone’s life. “If you are a good hitter with aluminum, you can make the switch to wood. Putting the bat on the ball is the same.” As far as the league is concerned, Pelka can forsee a bright future — if people get involved. “I don’t think the talent has changed,” he said. “I think the number of people willing to go the extra mile to do the legwork to run a team — that’s what’s changed. “I know there are players, and we need to get this league back up and strong again. I mean, the talent’s there, but we need people to run these teams. Hopefully, if we get the word out, the right kind of people will step up. This is a baseball-rich area.” As for 43-year-old Pelka’s future? “Year by year,” he said. “As long as I’m healthy and feel good, who knows?” After all, Phil Niekro pitched until he was 46, right? He threw a knuckleball, though, and there’s no indication that Pelka is working on adding that pitch to his game. Not yet, anyway.

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PSU alumnus crafts successful career as set decorator By JOEL WEE Special to the Gazette

WILMINGTON, N.C. — The wideranging world of television encompasses a multitude of interesting jobs, everything from the person who auditions actors to the person who selects on-screen graphics for the show-closing credits. In between, for any show, there are hundreds of people who bring the world of television to life. One of the most important in terms of creating a feel and a sense of authenticity is the set decorator, and one of the busier set decorators in the business is Matthew Sullivan, a Penn Stater who earned his bachelor’s degree in film-video in 1986. He decorated six seasons of the popular teen drama “One Tree Hill” and five seasons of “Dawson’s Creek.” Sullivan has also worked on many feature-length films, including “Flight of the Phoenix,” starring Dennis Quaid. Sullivan’s job requires abundant intricacy. He is in charge of everything that goes into a set. All the details down to the notes on a table in a laboratory, sheets on a bed, flora and fauna in a greenhouse or the posters on a teenage girl’s bedroom wall are his responsibility. He reports to the production designer, the head of the art department. On a television set, the production designer oversees everything ranging from construction, painting and decorating. Sullivan comes in to work his magic once the construction and painting team have built and colored the set. Couches, beds, tables, light furnishings and other items are all brought in by Sullivan to breathe life and character into the set. To decide what goes into a set and to be accurate, Sullivan and his staff turn to books and the Internet. “I love my job. I love the ability to cre-

ate environments,” Sullivan said. “I’m passionate about making sets that help the actors and director fully immerse themselves in the world of the script so that they can do their best work. It’s a collaborative effort.” If the crew is shooting on location, Sullivan is responsible for procuring everything the location doesn’t have. There is no fixed routine. “One day I’ll be creating Benjamin Franklin’s laboratory, another I’ll be making a hospital room or a bank from the 1970s,” he said. Sullivan recently finished working on season two of Fox’s supernatural drama “Sleepy Hollow.” The series is filmed in Wilmington, N.C., where Sullivan lives. He works on a freelance basis, an approach practiced by many other professionals in the film and television industry. Production companies are typically set up as limited liability corporations, established solely for the production of the film or TV project. When filming and post-production are complete, the companies are dissolved, and the employees move on to the next endeavor. “There are some full-time jobs at the studios and agencies but not many in production,” said Sullivan. Unlike other freelance jobs that see people juggle multiple projects, freelancing in television leaves no time for additional work. “Although temporary, it really is a full-time job. My crew and I work 12-hour days, five or six days a week. The workload is too demanding to take on additional freelance jobs simultaneously,” said Sullivan. A season typically consists of 13 to 22 episodes and, according to Sullivan, one episode can take between eight to 10 days to film. He is always on set to ensure the “world” he crafted meets his standards. At the end of each season or series, studio heads will reconsider the freelancers’

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PENN STATE alumnus Matthew Sullivan, inset, has decorated sets for TV shows such as teen drama “Dawson’s Creek” (including this bedroom), the darker “Sleepy Hollow” and major motion pictures. positions. Sullivan has always been asked to return. Sullivan, however, did not start his career in the film and television industry. After graduating in 1986, he moved to Wilmington because the film industry there was just beginning to bloom. He felt it would be easier to break into the industry in Wilmington. Still, he started working at a small magazine. “I wrote movie reviews and feature articles about the film industry. Each time I interviewed an industry professional I asked for help breaking into a job. Eventually, it clicked,” said Sullivan. Along with working in the art department, Sullivan has been writing his own screenplays and has come close to having some of his ideas produced. In the future, he hopes to work with some of Penn State’s distinguished alumni and former students in the entertainment field such

as Ty Burrell (’97 MFA) from ABC’s smashhit “Modern Family,” Keegan-Michael Key (’96 MFA) of Comedy Central’s “Key & Peele” and FX’s “Fargo,” and prolific writer-director Steven E. de Souza. When he is not on set, Sullivan enjoys spending time with his daughters, Pepper Ray, 4, and Eliza James, 2. They go to the beach often and snorkel. He is married to Carrie Sullivan, who, despite her husband’s industry credentials and extensive résumé, handled the interior decoration of their home. Although he graduated more than 25 years ago, Sullivan returns to Happy Valley regularly — especially during the football season. He is a season ticket holder at Beaver Stadium. “The ties you make at Penn State last a lifetime. The friends I met 25 years ago are in close contact,” Sullivan said. “We share our lives with each other.”

PSU School of Theatre to present array of summer performances STATE COLLEGE — The Penn State School of Theatre will present the 2015 Broadway On Allen series, in collaboration with FUSE Productions and the NU. Musical Theatre Festival, in the Penn State Downtown Theatre Center this summer. This season’s series includes FUSE’s Disney Tribute, Friday, June 10, through Sunday, June 12; sneak-peek performances of FUSE’s upcoming production of “Les Misérables,” Friday, June 17, through Sunday, June 19, and preview performances of the Penn State NU. Musical Theatre Festival’s 2015 season, Friday, June 24, through Sunday, June 26. All Broadway On Allen performances take place at noon and are free and open to the public. In addition, the NU. Musical Theatre Festival’s Cabernet and Cabaret performances will feature a salute to new musical theater works on Sunday, June 12. On Friday, July 3, special guest Nicole Johndrow will present her critically acclaimed show “Mixtape Confession: The Diary of a Teenage Optimist.” Both performances take place at 7 p.m. and are free and open to the public. Penn State’s acclaimed NU Musical Theatre Festival will then present new works in the Penn State Downtown Theatre Center during the Central PA Festival of the Arts, including: Neil Bartram and Brian Hill’s musical adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s novel “Something Wicked This Way Comes,” Monday, July 6, through Saturday, July 11, at 8 p.m.; Will Reynolds and Eric Price’s “Radioactive,” Wednesday, July 8, through Saturday, July 11, at 2 p.m.; and the double bill of Raymond Sage, Reynolds and Susan Russell’s “Seeking Flight” and “Women: Front and Centre,” developed by J. Austin Eyer and Beth Burrier, Wednesday, July 8, through Saturday, July 11, at 5 p.m. Admission to preview performances of “Something Wicked This Way Comes” on Monday, July 6, and Tuesday, July 7, is free and open to the public. All other performances of “Something Wicked This Way Comes,” as well as performances of “Radioactive” and the double bill of “Seeking Flight” and “Women: Front and Centre” will require an ArtsFest button for admission.

The world-premiere musical adaptation of “Something Wicked This Way Comes” comes to the NU. Musical Theatre Festival from Neil Bartram and Brian Hill, the writing team of the critically acclaimed “The Story of My Life” and “The Theory of Relativity.” For those who still dream and remember, for those yet to experience its hypnotic power, step inside — the show is about to begin. Cooger & Dark’s “Pandemonium Shadow Show” has come to Green Town, Ill., to destroy every life touched by its strange and sinister mystery. And, two boys will discover the secret of its smoke, mazes and mirrors; two friends who will soon know all too well the heavy cost of wishes … and the stuff of nightmares. With music by Reynolds and book and lyrics by Eric Price, “Radioactive” is the story of the most mysterious, magical and deadly element on the periodic table: radium. It’s also a love story — the love between the two scientists who discovered it, Marie and Pierre Curie. As the Curies work together to understand radioactivity and to isolate pure radium, they unlock a force that is both beautiful and frightening, that has the power to heal and the power to kill, and that changes our understanding of the universe forever. Conceived and written by Sage, with music by Reynolds and script development by Russell, “Seeking Flight” tells the story of one professor’s realization of the artist’s journey through a mid-life maze utilizing the words of America’s greatest playwright, Eugene O’Neill. This riveting work will be paired with “Women: Front and Centre,” a look at the role of women in contemporary musical theater developed by J. Austin Eyer and Beth Burrier. “We are thrilled to bring ‘Something Wicked This Way Comes,’ ‘Radioactive,’ ‘Seeking Flight’ and ‘Women: Front and Centre,’ and the Broadway On Allen and Cabernet and Cabaret series to the community” said Sage, artistic director of the NU. Musical Theatre Festival. “I can’t wait for our audiences to experience the remarkable talent of the artists who have created the compelling new works we are offering this season, as well as the incredibly talented performing artists who will bring these works to life.”

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THE POSTER FOR the 2015 Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts was designed by Penn State professor Lanny Sommese.

Arts festival releases poster STATE COLLEGE — The Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts has released its 2015 collectible poster. The 24-by-36-inch poster features the festival’s jester floating Mary Poppins-style against a blue sky. As he travels over a landscape of Central Pennsylvania mountains, Poster, Page 27

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Poster, from page 26 he leaves a contrail of musical notes in his wake. The poster is free and can be picked up at several local businesses, including: Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, 403 S. Allen St., Suite 205A, State College; Central Pennsylvania Convention and Visitors Bureau, 800 E. Park Ave., State College; HUBRobeson Center Desk, Penn State Campus; Hintz Family Alumni Center, Penn State Campus; Penn State Federal Credit Union, 1937 N. Atherton St., State College; and Juniata River Valley Visitors Bureau, 1 W. Market St., Lewistown. The poster for the 2015 festival was designed by Lanny Sommese. He is the Emeritus Professor of Graphic Design in the College of Arts and Architecture at Penn State, where he is also a Fellow of the Institute for Arts and Humanities. Sommese is an honorary member of The University and College Designers Association, and was selected as the Fellow of the AIGA

Philadelphia Chapter in 2010. For more than 30 years, Sommese has designed the colorful posters for the Arts Festival, a feat unrivaled in the festival industry. The entire collection of Sommese’s festival posters is on display in Penn State’s HUB-Robeson Center. This year’s poster was made possible by grant support from the Centre County Convention and Visitors’ Bureau and the Centre County commissioners. The festival receives state arts funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts. The festival will take place from Wednesday, July 8, to Sunday, July 12, in downtown State College and on the Penn State Campus. Children and Youth Day is July 8 and the festival’s well-known Sidewalk Sale and Exhibition opens on Thursday, July 9. For more information, visit www. arts-festival.com.

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SUMMERS BEST Music Fest is set for Saturday, June 6, in downtown State College. It features a variety of music acts as well as vendors.

Summers Best Music Fest set for June 6

STATE COLLEGE — Summers Best Music Fest returns for another year beginning at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 6, in downtown State College. The ninth annual music festival features great music from a variety of local and regional artists on three outdoor stages. Entertainment begins at 10:30 a.m. with the Happy Valley Cloggers and continues throughout the day with performances by Tyne and the Fastlyne, Cell 15, Eric Ian Farmer, Jackie Brown and the Gill Street Band and more. New this year is a national stage, featuring a musical performance by country artist Jo Dee Messina at 6 p.m. and a cookout with “Party Down South” cast members Tommy Theis, Kelsie Davenport and Hunter Robinson at 3 p.m. Tickets for these two events can be purchased at www.summersbestmusicfest. com The Kids Zone also returns this year featuring its own “Big Break” stage with

five young artists. In addition, activities for kids will be provided by Discovery Space, Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology, Home Depot, Tumblebus, Centre County Youth Service Bureau, Sylvan Learning Center, The Art Alliance and Ike the Spike. Also joining this year’s festival is the State College Rotary Clubs’ Ice Cream Festival, featuring six vendors. One ticket gets you a sample from each vendor. “What is better than being outside on a warm summer day in downtown State College enjoying a variety of talented bands, and having the all of the food and drink you could want only a few steps away?” said Downtown State College Improvement District executive director George Arnold. “It’s a great event to enjoy with family and friends.” Summers Best Music Fest is sponsored by the DSCID, Northwest Savings Bank, the Central Pennsylvania Convention and Visitors Bureau and Order Up.

UNIVERSITY PARK — Zedd will return to the Bryce Jordan Center at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 9. Born Anton Zaslavski, German producer Zedd, who performed at Penn State in 2013, branched out from progressive house, dubstep and classical music to produce “Clarity” in 2012. The album charted at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at No. 1 on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Songs. His hit “Break Free” peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs. He also won Best Dance Recording at the 56th Grammy Awards. Tickets are on sale now. Visit www.bjc.psu.edu/ ticket-information.

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Penn State recognizes local entrepreneur board of directors, head of the Chamber of Business and Industry of Centre County’s Entrepreneurship Committee and chairman of the board of New Leaf Initiative. He also has been a board member of nonprofit organizations such as Centre Volunteers in Medicine, American Red Cross and Discovery Space. Erdley is involved in Centre County’s entrepreneurial community, volunteering time to mentor others. To TODD ERDLEY foster networking and sharing of best practices, Erdley formed the Centre Region Entrepreneur Network in 2009, which has grown into a foundational part of the local entrepreneurial ecosystem.

STATE COLLEGE — Videon’s Todd Erdley received the 2015 Charles Lupton Volunteer Award from Penn State’s Division of Development and Alumni Relations. This annual award recognizes a Penn State graduate who provides outstanding volunteer service to the university and community organizations. Erdley earned both bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Penn State and has remained active with the university. He served on the College of Engineering’s Industrial and Professional Advisory Committee for six years and was recognized as the College’s Electrical Engineering Outstanding Alumnus in 2007. Currently, Erdley serves as vice chair of the Penn State Research Foundation. A native to the region, Erdley is active in a number of organizations in Penn State’s surrounding community. He is a member of Ben Franklin Technology Partners’

In working with entrepreneurs, Erdley identified an economic imbalance in Central Pennsylvania. Realizing this was due to the erosion of private industry, he initiated a movement called 3B33 that sets the goal of achieving 3 billion dollars in annual private economic output by the year 2033. This vision has become a widely adopted economic development initiative, supported by Penn State, the CBICC and more. “Receiving the Charles Lupton Volunteer Award is an honor,” Erdley said. “It reflects the acceptance of the community, enablement provided by Penn State, and support of my colleagues at Videon. Penn State has always been a part of my life, and it is important to me to make an impact by giving back to the university and to the surrounding community that I call home. Alumni support is part of what makes this university great.”

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The unofficial start of summer features plenty of special events in Centre County. Boalsbur g is widely recognized as the birthplace of Memorial Day. Find out where to go and what to do. Pages 19-22

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BUY FRESH, SHOP LOCAL: There are a variety of Farmer’s Markets in Centre County. Gazette columnis Connie Cousins checked t them out and breaks them down for our readers. Page 9 SPECIAL SCOUT: Eagle Scout candidate Tim Breon, of Troop 20 in Centre Hall, recently construct ed a permanent memoria l for those at unmarked graves in Union Cemetery in Farmers Mills. Page 11

AWARD WINNER: The College Community State Theatre will perform Tony Award winner “Vanya and Sasha and Masha and Spike.” play is being directed The by Philip Vonada. Page 25

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STATE COLLEGE — The State College Area High School renovation project broke ground on May 14 as the a mound of dirt outside first shovels dug into the After multiple speeches school. , board members the district administr ative and project design, teams, the president of student governme and the superintendent nt came before the audience of more than 200 people to each toss a shovel full of dirt. While the real construct ion begins within the next two to three weeks, the shovels the groundbreaking ceremony were a way at State College Area School District administrfor tors, teachers and astudents to celebrate of efforts behind the years State “This ceremony marks High project. a significant milestone toward realizing support the impressiv a resource that will e work of our students and teachers for many decades,” said ert O’Donnell, the RobGROUNDBREAKING MOMENT: superintendent of State College Area ALEXA LEWIS/For the Gazette The State College Area School District, during the project. Pictured, from speech at the event. his left, Robert O’Donnell, superintenHigh School recently broke ground on its renovation Pawelczyk, board member; dent; Laurel Zydney, board An $85 million referendu Penni Fishbaine, member member; Jim of the school board and Leous, vice president of vate the outdated buildings m vote to renopast board president; Jim the school board; Reilly on Westerly Parkway passed last May Ebbs, student representa student government president; with a 74 percent tive to the board and State Amber Concepcion, president public consensus. The State High member and past board of the school board; Ann High president; David Hutchinson aging facilities, improve Project will update McGlaughlin, board , board member; Dorothea Fozard, board member; safety and security, and enhance the Scott DeShong, State High Stahl, board member; Scott educational environm principal. according to Penni trict and will attend Fishbaine, a current ent, State High in the future. member of the school board “It allow for a much The project will and past board presimore controlled flow, dent. span over the next with the renovatio to three years. While 2.5 n allowing for more it is still in its design “I really like how munication between comprocess, all the safety has current plans teachers and students. considered,” said been The current design ” Laurel Martin, who art and athletic spaces, already include new three children who air-conditioned and dents to walk across of the school forces stuattend schools in the has heated classrooms, the street througho and a career and technical disut the day. Renovations, Page 5

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STATE COLLEGE — How do we prosper in an economy? That’s the unstable core tion that local financial quesexpert Daniel Nestlerode sets answer in his entertain out to ing new book “Get Rich: Or Get Out of My Way.” With his typical sense of humor and good cheer, Nestlerode outlines a CIVIC DUTY: Election workers pathway to financial security in Walker Township take and investlight across Centre County. a break to pose for a photo Submitted photo ment success. on Election Day, May 19. Voter turnout was The book begins with a set of chapters that create a foundation based upon self-know Submitted photo edge and a solid understan lding ON THE SHELVES: State of the markets. College By ALEXA LEWIS financial guru Dan Nestlerode “A savvy investor does not include minor correspondent@centrecoun has knows tygazette.com and nonwhat he knows and written a new book, “Get about 49 percent are affiliate parties, and knows what registered ReRich: Or 13,167 ballots he doesn’t know publican. were cast, according STATE COLLEGE Get Out of My Way.” or, in other — to words, a savvy investor percent of registered About 16 County Elections Office.the Centre The pace still felt slow knows voters cast at the 91 pline, along with his precincts ballots in the 2015 limits,” Jodi Neidig, in Nestlerod Centre County. the willingassistant director primary munice said. ness to take a risk. “Most people who Susan Venegoni, ipal election on May of Centre County invest never who has volunElections Office, 19, according consider this and as Commitment is key. teered at the 34th to Centre County officials. said the turnout this a result are precinct election cycle at best naive about “Any successful before the 2008 president since was normal. A total of 83,963 the voters regisial elecneeds to cut through investor and believe someone markets tion, said she remembe tered to vote in the About 51 percent of the media else can primary, which rs the long county votgarbage and get to predict the future.” ers are registered the root of Democrat and the matter. One has Financial success Election, Page 4 Opinion ................ to find the requires ............ 7 Farmer’s rigorous learning Health & Wellness and disci............ 8 EducationMarkets ............. 9 Community ............... Author, Page 4 ....................... 10 Memorial Day ........... 11-14 Sports ......................... 19-24 15-18 Arts & Entertain What’s Happening .... 26, 27 ment .... 25 Puzzles ............................ 28 Business ..................... 29, 30 Classified ................ ........ 31

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Funding awarded for housing complex PLEASANT GAP — An allocation of tax credits was awarded by the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency for the construction of Pleasant Hills Phase 2, an affordable housing complex in Pleasant Gap. The construction will bring much-needed affordable housing to Centre County, which is regularly recognized as one of the counties in the state with the greatest need for such housing. S&A Homes, a State College developer, will construct 20 two-bedroom units of 1,034 square feet and 20 three-bedroom units of 1,333 square feet. The entire development will have approximately 53,652 square feet of residential and common space. It will an income-restricted community where families must earn less than approximately $35,000 in annual income to be eligible. S&A Homes is a home-building company and developer of affordable housing in Pennsylvania. During the past 12 years, S&A has developed more than 700 units of family and senior housing, including several historic renovations. Construction will begin in spring 2016, with completion expected to be approximately 14 months later.

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CDL Drivers â&#x20AC;&#x201C; State College / Centre County Your futureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in great hands when you join the team of professionals at Advanced Disposal. Advanced Disposal is a fully integrated solid waste services company providing collection, transfer, recycling and disposal services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. We are looking for aggressive and proficient CDL Driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s at our hauling facility in our State College / Centre County, PA location.

If these words describe you, then you may be just what we are looking for! Registered Nurses We currently have various opportunities for energetic, team oriented Registered Nurses. Who have strong clinical skills, are a progressive RN and has management experience, but not required. Licensed Practical Nurses and Nursing Assistants We are currently seeking Part time LPNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for ALL SHIFTS. Additionally we have 2 Full Time LPN Nights positions available. We are currently seeking 3 Full Time Evening Nursing Assistants. We are also looking for Part Time Nursing Assistants, who wish to have the opportunity to join our team.

Qualifications include: â&#x20AC;˘ The successful candidate is required to drive a tandem, and or tri-axle type vehicle. â&#x20AC;˘ Requires repetitive heavy lifting, excellent driving skills, and a good safety record. â&#x20AC;˘ No over-night travel required. â&#x20AC;˘ Candidate must be well-organized, have a strong work ethic, have good communication skills, and be a service oriented team player. â&#x20AC;˘ It is required that all candidates have a CDL driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license, and a good driving record.

Centre Crest offers a competitive wage, benefits, 403B, and every other weekend off. Paid Holidays, Sick, Vacation and Personal time for part time employees. For more information contact Zachary Robinson, Human Resources Director. Centre Crest 502 East Howard Street, Bellefonte, PA 16823 Phone: 814-355-6777 Fax: 814-355-6999

To apply visit our website at www.advanceddisposal.com use location name: State College under the Careers Tab or stop in or call our office. To review and apply for any current open positions please stop at our office at: Advanced Disposal 2560 Clyde Avenue State College, PA 16801

Advanced Disposal offers a competitive salary and a complete benefits package including medical/dental/vision/life insurance; 401(k) plan with company match; Paid holidays and vacation; company provided uniforms and a generous boot allowance.

Advanced Disposal is an Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V, that valueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and recognizes the unique talents and potential of all employees and we are committed to a diverse drug-free workforce. Therefore, a post offer pre-employment drug screen and background check will be required.

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The Centre County Gazette

May 28-June 3, 2015