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Gambling expansion could bring casino to State College By SEAN YODER syoder@centrecountgazette.com
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CENTRE CREST announced plans to build a new nursing home in Centre County. Rooms for residents, like the one pictured, will be 100 square feet larger in the new building. Pictured, from left, are board members Richard Wisniewski, Larry Bickford, Bill Rockey, Carl Raup, Al Jones and Betsy Boyer, Centre Crest administrator Andrew Naugle and board member Tom Charles.
Centre Crest to relocate to College Township By JAMES TURCHICK correspondent@centrecountygazette.com
COLLEGE TOWNSHIP — Centre Crest Nursing Home’s board of directors announced July 18 plans to construct a new nursing home behind the former Starlite Drive-In Theatre. The new facility, located between East College Avenue and Benner Pike, will sit on 30
acres and be completed in 2020. It is projected to cost $39 million to build and will have 240 beds. The added acreage will provide more space for residents — who feel cramped in the current Bellefonte facility — and the staff, said board president Betsy Boyer. Centre Crest, Page 6
STATE COLLEGE — Casino and gaming expansions are at the heart of budget and funding talks between Pennsylvania’s branches of government. Some lawmakers hope to use gambling expansion in the state as a source of revenue for the $32 billion state budget that was passed June 30, but without a plan to pay for it. The negotiators in the talks say the budget is about $1.5 billion out of balance, according to The Associated Press. On July 17, state senators were called to Harrisburg for closed-door sessions and were in public session briefly July 18. They were released without action, except a bill providing a grant program for statewide 211, a callin system that provides health and human services information to state residents. Sen. Jake Corman, R-Bellefonte, said talks are continuing and proposals are being considered, but significant progress was not made early in the week. One of the proposals would be to allow for the 10 established casinos to build smaller satellite locations that would include slots and table games, and Corman said State College was being floated as a possible location. “It’s been suggested that State
“THERE IS talk of a location within the Centre Region but we have heard nothing official.” Tor Michaels
chief of staff, state Rep. Scott Conklin College would be a spot that somebody may want to locate one,” he said. He said he is trying to remain objective about casinos, despite previous apprehensions. “I’ve never been a gaming vote,” Corman said. “Having said that, I think a lot of the fears that many of us had when gaming first came into place have not come true. The casinos have operated as good corporate citizens, and as a form of entertainment it has not caused a lot of the social issues that many of us were concerned about. “So, as we look to possibly expand that entertainment to other areas of the state, I’m trying to be objective and see if there’s ways that it can be done in a responsible manner that can help some communities.” But, he also pointed out that the dominoes would have to fall in place for casino satellite expansions to be come a reality. Gambling, Page 6
Changing the world
FDA backs treatment that saved Emily Whitehead By G. KERRY WEBSTER editor@centrecountygazette.com
PHILIPSBURG — A miracle in the making since 2010 may save thousands of young lives should the Food and Drug Administration approve the first-ever treatment that genetically alters a patient’s own cells to fight cancer. That miracle is represented by 12-year-old Emily Whitehead, of Philipsburg. On July 12, Emily’s parents, Tom and Kari Whitehead, testified at a conference in Washington, D.C., to the life-saving treatment their daughter received. They wanted to tell their daughter’s story in an attempt to sway an FDA Police Blotter .................... 2 Death Notices .................. 6
panel to recommend the procedure for worldwide use. And, it worked. The panel approved the recommendation by a 10-0 margin. With the recommendation, which likely will be approved by the FDA, T-cell therapy, a form of immunotherapy, could be used in as soon as 60 days. “It was truly an amazing process and something I’ve been bugging them (the FDA) about for years,” said Tom Whitehead. “I wanted to speak at this hearing when the time came because I truly believe in the procedure. I’ve seen it work. When I was accepted to speak, it was truly one of the most inspirational moments in my life.” The FDA appointed a 10-member
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panel, composed of doctors and industry experts with no financial stake in the procedure. For an entire day, Tom Whitehead said these panelists were grilled by industry leaders concerning the treatment. There was also a period in which patients were able to talk to the panelists about the success they had with the treatment. Whitehead used his opportunity to tell the story of Emily, and how her continued strength and faith, coupled with this innovative procedure, overpowered the cancer cells in her body. He also discussed the importance of making the procedure accepted by the medical community worldwide, and how it Whitehead, Page 8
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JULY 20-26, 2017
Front and Centre OUTDOOR SAFETY: Drs. Jonathan Adams and Christopher Heron give their medical advice on how to stay safe while enjoying the outdoors this summer. Page 10
PHILIPSBURG HERITAGE: Philipsburg marked their Heritage Days celebrations with a two-hour parade, the 20th such celebration since the community turned 200 years old. Page 13
STUDENT LEADS: Student performers with Hidden Talent Community Theater will put on a production of the musical “Annie,” in a production run by those ages 10-18. Page 12
ROLLER DERBY: State College Area Roller Derby is gaining local popularity while moving up in national rankings. SCAR participants tell of their injuries, victories and community atmosphere Page 18
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Officers dispatched to a domestic call said they did not find any evidence of a dispute, but did locate firearms in the possession of a felon in the 200 block of South Allegheny Street in Bellefonte Borough on July 12. Police did not name the suspect, but said he was placed in the Centre County Jail on $15,000 bail. Police said they arrested a man for striking a woman during a dispute July 15 in the 400 block of Willowbank Street in Bellefonte Borough. He was placed in the Centre County Jail on $25,000 bail, but police did not identify him. Police said they arrested a man with outstanding warrants after finding him passed out on a bench in front of the Centre County Library along North Allegheny Street in Bellefonte at 9 a.m. July 16. Troopers said they were unable to awaken Patrick J. Woodring after arriving on scene, but identified him and found he had five outstanding warrants with the Centre County Sheriff’s Office. Police suspected Woodring was using a “one-pot” methamphetamine cooking method based on materials found on him at the time, and will face drug manufacturing charges. He was taken to the Centre County Jail. Bellefonte police were assisted by the State Police Clandestine Lab Response Team.
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STATE POLICE AT PHILIPSBURG Troopers said they are investigating an incident of terroristic threats made by a 22-year-old woman during a verbal altercation along East Spruce Street, Philipsburg Borough, at 3:30 a.m. June 25. Police did not name the victim or the accused.
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A 20-year-old man was arrested after police said he damaged three windows of a laundromat on Stone Street, Osceola Mills Borough, at 4:23 a.m. July 2. Police did not name the accused. Police said they arrested a 37-year-old man for driving under the influence after he was found to be intoxicated during a traffic stop at 1:41 a.m. July 2 at East Laurel and North Fourth streets, Philipsburg Borough. Police did not name the man.
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A 40-year-old Philipsburg woman was cited with disorderly conduct at 9 p.m. July 12 in an alley behind 216 N. Second St., Philipsburg Borough, after police said she used profane and obscene language and pulled down her pants.
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Nine Trail, Huston Township. Troopers cited Nicole L. Gass, 21, of Julian, and Tammy J. Beightol, 39, of Julian, with harassment. They said Gass struck Beightol in the face with an open hand, and Beightol shoved Gass to the ground.
STATE POLICE AT ROCKVIEW Police said Michael Lee, 26, of Lancaster, was found with heroin and needles during a traffic stop along East College Avenue at Bedrock Lane, Spring Township, at 7:37 p.m. June 30. Troopers said charges will be filed. Sabirr Breon, 21, and Ashley Caceras, 21, will face charges of possession of a small amount of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia after troopers said they were in possession of the drug along Interstate 99 at mile marker 83.4 in Spring Township at 9:33 a.m. July 4. William D. Weyer, 26, of Alexandria, was not hurt when he crashed his car into a tree along Penns Valley Road at Green Grove Road in Penn Township at 3:42 p.m. July 13. Troopers said Weyer was traveling west when his car crossed into the other lane and struck a tree head-on. His car sustained major damage. Police said they found a cellphone at the TA truck stop in Milesburg at 11:13 a.m. July 13. Troopers said they exhausted their efforts to locate the phone’s owner. The phone is a black Samsung Galaxy Core Prime with a shattered front screen, and the owner can call state police at Rockview at (814) 355-7545. Someone struck two mailboxes and fled the scene of the accident along Upper Georges Valley Road at Mountain Meadow Lane in Gregg Township at about 4:22 p.m. July 14, police said. Troopers said the vehicle veered off the north side of the road for unknown reasons and struck the two boxes. State police said they will charge a 40-year-old Lamar woman with driving under the influence after she was found to be intoxicated during a traffic stop along Walnut Street, Howard Borough, at 11 p.m. July 14. She was taken to Mount Nittany Medical Center, police said. A 29-year-old Beech Creek man will face charges of driving under the influence after state police said they found him to be intoxicated during a traffic stop along Greens Run Road, Howard Township, at 1:56 a.m. July 15. He was taken to the Centre County Jail.
A 15-year-old boy was cited with disorderly conduct for setting off firecrackers on North Front Street in Philipsburg Borough during Philipsburg Heritage Days on July 13, state police said.
Ricky Irwin, 42, will face charges of possession of suboxone and possession of drug paraphernalia after he was taken into custody in the 100 block of West Main Street, Millheim Borough, at 9:10 p.m. June 16, according to police.
State police said an altercation turned physical at 8:30 a.m. July 14 at 119 Catty
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Construction begins for new PSP barracks By SEAN YODER syoder@centrecountygazette.com
BENNER TOWNSHIP — Construction has started on the new state police barracks in Benner Township, the latest step in a plan to merge the barracks at Philipsburg and Milesburg — also known as Rockview. Some officials still are not happy and say they want to make sure a new coverage plan will not be worse than before a merger. Centre County commissioners sent their concerns to Gov. Tom Wolf’s office earlier this year, but never received an official reply. Commissioner Steve Dershem said July 18 he was disappointed they did not get some affirmation of what the county felt were legitimate concerns. “I just hope it doesn’t have a negative effect on citizens in outlying areas,” Dershem said. The crux of officials’ concerns has to do with response time, with worries that far-flung areas from the location of the new barracks at the Benner Commerce Park would see longer response times. Tor Michaels, chief of staff for Rep. Scott Conklin, RBellefonte, said the approach to have one barracks per county was “wrong-headed,” and the state should focus
on geographic boundaries, not county lines when considering barracks locations. “It sounds good on paper, but when you look at the logistics it makes no sense,” Michaels said. “Some of these counties are big.” He said concerns about response time have not been alleviated, and said troopers could see long delays if calling for backup to rural locations. In April, state police detailed their plans for coverage of eight different zones by the new Rockview barracks, and said troopers will have a mobile data terminal so they can stay on patrol throughout their shift, preventing them from having to return to the barracks. Police said there would be no reduction in the number of troopers. Ryan Tarkowski, a state police spokesman, confirmed again there would not be a reduction in the number of troopers or patrol zones changes. “When someone calls for help, it is likely that the trooper is responding from his or her patrol zone, not a barracks,” he said. “The patrol zones will not change. With advances in technology, troopers are spending less time at the station and more time in their assigned patrol zones.” The Philipsburg barracks will not have any uniformed troopers, but would house administrative staff and support personnel.
Tarkowski said the original plan called for the replacement of the Philipsburg barracks. “The existing Philipsburg location is no longer suitable to house a public-facing PSP station due to size, security and other limitations,” he said. “The original plan was to build a new station nearby in Philipsburg that would meet the department’s needs, but two separate RFPs failed to produce an acceptable response.” Sen. Jake Corman, R-Bellefonte, said July 18 the Philipsburg barracks was important to the community, as there were not many local police departments in that part of the Centre County. Still, he said it was a positive the barracks will not be completely closed and investigatory operations would still be conducted out of the station. “It’s not perfect by any stretch, but it’s better than having it closed completely,” Corman said. The cost of the lease at the new station will be $28,366 per month, or $340,402 per year. Hudson Companies is handling the construction. Police Blotter, from page 2 State police said a 24-year-old Centre Hall man was taken into custody for suspected driving under the influence at 2:07 a.m. July 16. Police did not release the suspect’s name, but said he was taken into custody and transported to the Centre County Jail. A Pleasant Gap woman suffered minor injuries when her car struck a guardrail along Walnut Street near Slaughterhouse Road in Marion Township on June 18, state police said. Troopers said Caitlyn A. Moore was traveling south at 7:10 p.m. when her car went off the right side if the road and struck the guardrail and some bushes before coming to a stop near a large rock. Howard EMS assisted police at the scene. Troopers charged Logan Fischer, 19, and Halie Horner, 18, with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia at South Eagle Valley Road and Sunset Acres in Boggs Township at 5:10 p.m. July 3, according to police. Sheena Hill, 34, of Mill Hall, will face a citation of harassment for an incident with a 47-year-old Bellefonte resident at 104 Davidson Road, Boggs Township, at 5:51 a.m. July 10, state police said. Ashley Daniels, 25, will face charges for possession of a small amount of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia after state police said she was found with the drugs and contraband along Interstate 80 near mile marker 153 in Boggs Township at 7:54 p.m. July 14. — Compiled by Sean Yoder
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CONSTRUCTION HAS begun on a new Pennsylvania State Police barracks in Benner Township. The barracks will house police personnel from the Philipsburg and Milesburg substations, which will combine into one unit.
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Conditional use permit OK’d for proposed high-rise By GEOFF RUSHTON StateCollege.com
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GAMBLE MILL in Bellefonte is back on the market after a Montana buyer backed out of purchasing the historic building.
Gamble Mill back on the market By SEAN YODER syoder@centrecountygazette.com
BELLEFONTE — Gamble Mill is back on the market as the potential buyer backed out after months of speculation on when the deal would close. Originally, Bellefonte Borough staff and council had expected the deal to close in late April, but even June came and went still not knowing if Marian Bradley, of Montana, would close on the deal. The end of June brought with it an expiration on a right of first denial on other parcels near Gamble Mill, located at 160 Dunlap St. Gay Dunne, council president, said July 17 during the regularly scheduled public meeting that the borough received notification the sale would not be happening. “She has decided not to pursue the purchase,” Dunne said. “That is the fact of the matter. We’re very sorry about that and we thank borough council for working so quickly to prepare all the documents with lightning speed. “So, the property is still on the market. The Gamble Mill is still on the market and certainly is still a very good anchor property, especially for the waterfront.”
Ralph Stewart, borough manager, said the parcel is good and ready to go, and that a Realtor involved from the beginning would be picking up where the deal left off. The former owners had spent years moving through bankruptcy proceedings and liquor license issues. The listing agent for the property with KBB, Derek Canova, said July 10 the seller’s paperwork was all in order and the deal was ready to go on their end. He said the borough had been extremely helpful in moving the deal along. Bradley did not answer a Gazette call to her mobile phone. The location also is referred to as Lamb Mill, Thomas Mill, Wagner Mill and Bellefonte Flouring Mill, according to its application to the National Register of Historic Places. The original construction was completed by William Lamb in 1786 and was destroyed by fire in 1892 and rebuilt two years later. It was last used for grinding grain in 1947. It received its certification on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. The new owners are expected to open a restaurant and microbrewery in the building, as had been the case in its last incarnation, until it closed in 2015.
STATE COLLEGE — State College Borough Council on July 17 approved the conditional use permit for The Residences at College and Atherton, marking the next step forward for the proposed 12-story high-rise downtown. The 455,000-square-foot mixed-use building has been under consideration since early this year and was the topic of three public hearings for the permit throughout the spring. It would occupy nearly the entire block of West College Avenue between South Burrowes Street and South Atherton Street, including the current sites of 312338 W. College Ave. and 109-113 S. Atherton St. The project, which would be built across from the new Metropolitan highrise, is being developed by Collegiate Development Group of St. Louis. The building will include 47,050 square feet for commercial use on the first two levels and 278,689 square feet for residential use on the upper levels, with 247 residential units accommodating 745 bedrooms. The units will be a mix of five, four, three and two bedrooms, with 34 inclusionary housing units. Plans also call for a 129,261-square-foot underground parking facility. Conditions of the permit require the developer to pay for the creation of an air quality monitoring station on borough property. During the public hearings, concerns were raised by local resident and environmental consultant Mark Huncik, among others, about the downdraft pollution from Penn State’s West Campus Steam Plant and how a building of the
proposed size could impact pollution at ground level. Reports from air quality experts commissioned by the developer concluded the air quality would remain within standards. Building step-backs, which have been incorporated into the latest designs, were required to reduce what council members felt was a monolithic appearance. The developer will be required to contribute to the cost of a proposed pedestrian control project to be built in coordination with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s improvement of the Atherton Street corridor. As part of the conditional use permit process, the project has already undergone the preliminary plan stage. Borough planning director Ed LeClear said that as the developers move toward submission of a final plan, they are required to conduct a traffic impact study. To have an appropriate traffic count, the borough requires the study be conducted when Penn State’s fall or spring semesters are in session. LeClear said he expects the developer will begin the study in September or October. The process will continue to unfold through the fall, LeClear said, though there is no timeline yet for when a final plan will be submitted. The site of the project currently includes West College Realty, 312 W. College Ave.; California Tortilla, 322 W. College Ave.; Zola Kitchen and Wine Bar, 324 W. College Ave.; Golden Wok, 332 W. College Ave.; and two houses. Those buildings will be demolished for construction of the high-rise, but they will remain for the foreseeable future until a final plan is approved.
20 years in the making: CPI accredited to award degrees By SEAN YODER syoder@centrecountygazette.com
PLEASANT GAP — The Central Pennsylvania Institute of Technology has become the second institution of its kind in the state to receive accreditation to award degrees. On July 14, CPI board members and administrators were joined by public officials to proudly tout their achievement, which was 20 years in the making at the CPI campus in Pleasant Gap. Starting with the new term on Tuesday, Aug. 22, CPI will begin holding classes for associate in specialized technology degrees in advanced manufacturing technology, health care management, heavy
diesel construction and natural gas compression. Hank Yeagley, a CPI and Penns Valley Area School District board member, said 20 years ago the school seemed on the verge of closure and a buyer for the building was already lined up. “We sat down and we said, ‘Are we going to close this school, or are we going to make something worthwhile out of it?’” he said. “Maintaining the status quo wasn’t going to work.” Yeagley and the two other operating committee members at the time laid out a strategic vision, with one of the goals the exploration of offering degrees. CPI, Page 7
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SC council approves Capital Improvement Plan By GEOFF RUSHTON StateCollege.com
STATE COLLEGE — State College Borough Council on July 17 approved the Capital Improvement Plan for 2018-22. The plan includes about $56 million in projects over the next five years, with $5.88 million in capital projects recommended for 2018. The CIP does not fund or approve any specific projects and acts as a blueprint for the coming years. A wide range of projects are included in the plan, such as building and infrastructure improvements, street work, highspeed Internet expansion and traffic signal improvements. But the hottest issue over the past year has been a proposed action sports park. The park remains in the plan, with no specific site mentioned. Orchard Park had been identified in June 2016 as the sole recommended site, but was removed two months later and council directed staff to review all possible options. Some neighborhood residents have been vocal throughout the year about their opposition to locating it at Orchard Park, or in any neighborhood park. Council member Evan Myers made a motion to amend the
CIP to remove any neighborhood park from consideration as the location for the action sports park, which could include facilities for skateboards, rollerblades, scooters and bicycles. The motion failed, 4-3. “The object was to have a small skate park in the borough, in a borough park, for borough residents’ children,” council member Theresa Lafer said. “This is supposed to be something in the neighborhood and there are plenty of people who have written and stood up here and said they think this would be wonderful for their kids and their grandchildren, including people from the Orchard Park neighborhood.” Lafer said there seems to be some misinformation about how large the park would be. She added that it is important the park be located in a neighborhood within walking and biking distance for the safety of the youth who would be utilizing it. Myers made a second motion, which also was voted down, to permanently remove Orchard Park from consideration. Though the motion failed, it still seems unlikely it will end up at that location. Council president Thomas Daubert said the probability of that happening seemed very
low. Lafer said if the neighborhood is vehemently against it, she will listen to the residents, but that the borough has many parks and there is bound to be one that is suitable for the action sports park. “It has been very, very saddening to see people tearing at each other’s throats over what was supposed to be a play place for children,” she said. The next step is for council to appoint an advisory committee to assist with site selection. That will probably occur within the next 30 days. Council will have final say over where the park is located. Public works director Deb Hoag said in June that the timeline calls for a final report and recommendations to council in December. In 2018, council would review the report, site selection and a conceptual design, and would begin identifying grant and external funding sources. The park, which is estimated to cost about $350,000, would be a general funds project, but would rely on private donations and grants. The project was first proposed to the Centre Region Council of Government Parks Capital Committee in 2013 by BMX legend and local resident Jamie Bestwick. State College
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AN ACTION PARK has been approved in the recently enacted Capitol Improvement Plan of State College Borough. Borough staff began looking into the project in 2014. For 2018, the biggest ticket items are street reconstruction and resurfacing, with $2 million proposed for reconstruction of Easterly Parkway from Pugh Street to Garner Street and $510,000 for street and alley resurfacing. Traffic signal and intersection safety improvements are included in the plan, with $530,000 proposed for 2018 and $2.185 million total over the five years. Sanitary sewer rehabilitation and replacement work is pro-
posed over the next five years, with $867,000 proposed for 2018 and $5.3 million total over five years. Further down the line, the borough expects to consider construction of a new parking structure in 2022 at an estimated cost of $16.5 million. A recent parking study anticipates the need for a new parking structure to meet the demands of the downtown, according to the CIP. Options could include funding by the borough, a public-private partnership or a private parking facility.
Mario’s restaurant closes, new HiWay Pizza planned By GEOFF RUSHTON StateCollege.com
STATE COLLEGE — Mario’s Italian Restaurant has closed after more than two decades at its North Atherton Street location, but the owners are planning a second location for one of their other establishments. Parent company Dante’s Restaurants and Nightlife announced the closure this week, saying that the decision came after a strategic review and plans to strengthen the company’s long-term growth. “We have come to the end of our current lease at Mario’s,” Dante’s director J.P. Mills said. “The lease renewal terms presented a significant rent increase and subsequent increases thereafter. We attempted negotiations to reach amicable terms, but unfortunately, we could not reach an agreement.” Formerly known as Mario & Luigi’s, the 1272 N. Atherton St. spot opened in the early 1990s as the restaurant’s second location. Dante’s founder Andy Zangrilli opened the original Mario & Luigi’s on Garner Street — where another Dante’s property, Bar Bleu, is now located — in the early 1970s. “We have enjoyed a long run at Mario’s and are fortunate to have so many loyal customers,” said director Jennifer Zangrilli. “We would like to thank them for their patronage and support and we invite
them to come say hello to us at our other locations.” All employees of Mario’s have been offered employment at other Dante’s establishments. The company said that scratch-made pastas, sauces and other Italian foods can still be found at its Inferno Brick Oven & Bar, 340 E. College Ave., and HiWay Pizza Pub, 1688 N. Atherton St. And fans of those foods will soon be able to find them at a new HiWay Pizza Pub location. In announcing Mario’s closing, the company also revealed its plans to open a new HiWay Pizza on West College Avenue. “We are super excited to have been working for the past few months on plans to update our HiWay Pizza Pub brand,” Mills said. “HiWay will be great place not just to watch sports and have a few drinks, but will have a restaurant section for families and kids. Enhancing the atmosphere and guest experience as well as expanding our food and drink menu is our focus, but don’t worry, the same great food that made HiWay a State College tradition will remain.” HiWay is the flagship brand for Dante’s, with the first location opened by Andy Zangrilli in 1963. Over the years it has had locations on East College Avenue (where Inferno is now) and Westerly Parkway, along with its current North Atherton Street location. “The closing of Mario’s gives us the
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MARIO’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT at 1272 N. Atherton St., State College, has closed. Parent company Dante’s Restaurant and Nightlife plan to open a new HiWay Pizza location on West College Avenue. ability to grow our HiWay brand and celebrate the pizza that our company was built on,” Mills said. “Building a new location from scratch will give us a clean canvas to present a new look for our HiWay Pub brand for years to come.”
Dante’s Restaurants and Nightlife locations include HiWay Pizza Pub, The Deli Restaurant and Z Bar, Liberty Craft House, Inferno Brick Oven & Bar, Bar Bleu, The Saloon and The Hopshop Beer Market.
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Local Death Notices BELLEFONTE — Nathan L. Bolich died Monday, July 10, 2017. He was 18. Arrangements were under the direction of Daughenbaugh Funeral Home, Centre Hall. www.daughenbaughfuneralhome.com
HUBLERSBURG — Christopher Erik Rutkowski died Friday, July 14, 2017. He was 58. Arrangements were under the direction of Wetzler Funeral Service, Bellefonte. www.wetzlerfuneralhome.com
MILESBURG — Sarah E. “Sally” Hommel died Tuesday, July 11, 2017, at her home. She was 74. Arrangements were under the direction of Daughenbaugh Funeral Home, Snow Shoe. www.daughenbaughfuneralhome.com
STATE COLLEGE — Eugene Shipman Lindstrom died Friday, July 14, 2017, at Foxdale Village Anthony House. He was 94. Arrangements were under the direction of Koch Funeral Home, State College. www.kochfuneralhome.com.
BELLEFONTE — Pauline N. Womer died Tuesday, July 11, 2017, at Centre Crest. She was 94. Arrangements were under the direction of Wetzler Funeral Service, Bellefonte. www.wetzlerfuneralhome.com FRESNO, CALIF. — Diana Jones-Bateman died Tuesday, July 11, 2017, at Blueberry Hill Care Home. She was 94. Arrangements were under the direction of Daughenbaugh Funeral Home, Snow Shoe. www.daughenbaughfuneralhome.com BELLEFONTE — Thomas Donald Meter Sr. died Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at Mount Nittany Medical Center. He was 57. Arrangements were under the direction of Wetzler Funeral Service, Bellefonte. www.wetzlerfuneralhome.com BELLEFONTE — Loren A. “Hoss” Alters died Thursday, July 13, 2017, at home. He was 65. Arrangements were under the direction of Wetzler Funeral Service, Bellefonte. www.wetzlerfuneralhome.com BELLEFONTE — Karla J. Miller died Thursday, July 13, 2017, at Mount Nittany Medical Center. She was 63. Arrangements were under the direction of Dean K. Wetzler Funeral Home, Milesburg. www.deankwetzlerfuneralhome.com MORRISDALE — Edith V. Mihalko died Thursday, July 13, 2017, at UPMC Altoona. She was 82. Arrangements were under the direction of Beezer-Heath Funeral Home, Philipsburg. www.beezerheathfh.com
CLARENCE — Clayton J. Cingle died Saturday, July 15, 2017. He was 22. Arrangements were under the direction of Daughenbaugh Funeral Home, Snow Shoe. www.daughenbaughfuneralhome.com BELLEFONTE — Robert H. Coble Sr. died Saturday, July 15, 2017, at Juniper Village, State College. He was 78. Arrangements were under the direction of Wetzler Funeral Service, Bellefonte. www.wetzlerfuneralhome.com PHILIPSBURG — Patricia Harper died Saturday, July 15, 2017, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. She was 76. Arrangements were under the direction of Beezer-Heath Funeral Home, Philipsburg. www.beezerheathfh.com CENTRE HALL — Jean L. Muthersbaugh died Sunday, July 16, 2017, at Mount Nittany Medical Center. She was 86. Arrangements were under the direction of Daughenbaugh Funeral Home, Centre Hall. www.daughenbaughfuneralhome.com HOWARD — Peggy A. Summers died Sunday, July 16, 2017, at Mount Nittany Medical Center. She was 72. Arrangements were under the direction of Wetzler Funeral Service, Bellefonte. www.wetzlerfuneralhome.com CENTRE HALL — Jean L. Muthersbaugh died Sunday, July 16,2017, at Mount Nittany Medical Center. She was 86. Arrangements were under the direction of Daughenbaugh Funeral Home, Centre Hall. www.daughenbaughfuneralhome.com
STATE COLLEGE — Edward Ronald Bogus died Friday, July 14, 2017, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington, Del. He was 76. Arrangements were under the direction of Koch Funeral Home, State College. www.kochfuneralhome.com.
WINBURNE — Raymond B. “Butch” Oncea died Sunday, July 16, 2017, at his residence. He was 61. Arrangements were under the direction of Beezer-Heath Funeral Home, Philipsburg. www.beezerheathfh.com
BELLEFONTE — Leslie L. Lutz died Friday, July 14, 2017, at Mount Nittany Medical Center. He was 64. Arrangements were under the direction of Mark D. Heintzelman Funeral and Cremation Service, State College. www.heintzelmanfuneralhome.com
STATE COLLEGE — B. Hagan King, 85, died Monday, July 17, 2017, at Juniper Village, State College. Arrangements were under the direction of Mark D. Heintzelman Funeral and Cremation Service, State College. www.heintzelmanfuneralhome.com
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“It’s difficult when we want to do a large event,” Boyer said. “We can’t fit everyone, so we have to do it multiple times and residents think they’re missing something when they’re not there.” The announcement — presented in the current event room, which is no bigger than a few schoolrooms long — comes as Centre Crest enters its fourth year. Parts of the current building are much older than the company inside of it, however. Boyer said some date to the 1930s. “It’s been exciting, interesting and challenging. We’d like to move onto the next step,” she said. The move comes as new regulations from the federal government will be in place in 2022. Those regulations will prevent Centre Crest from being “grandfathered in,” a way of avoiding certain housing code regulations because the building predates them. Understandably, code regulations for retirement homes are very strict, public relations manager Brad Groznik said. Centre County will claim the property when Centre Crest moves out, but what will become of it is unknown, he said. Andrew Naugle, Centre Crest administrator, explained the new building will house a 30-bed private wing with an outdoor courtyard, a 31-bed memory care unit and a 29-bed high acuity unit. The high acuity unit is for people stuck in the hospital with complex medical issues who want to get out, Naugle said. Vice president Larry Bickford told the audience construction will take 16 months and hopefully will start next summer. The new rooms will have an additional 100 square feet, and 66 private rooms are being built. The current building has only four private rooms. Bickford added prices may come down as methods finalize. It will be funded through private banks, government aid and an equity contribution from the board. The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 provides funding for nursing homes, among many other things. The facility will be accessible from East College Avenue when it’s completed, and from Benner Pike sometime in the future. “We’ve been working really hard for the past 20-months and we’ve all brought something to the table. What one didn’t have, the others did,” Boyer said. On Friday, Aug. 11, the board is hosting a charity golf tournament at the Penn State courses. They plan to educate anyone who attends on their plans for construction.
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ARTS ARE ALIVE IN THE CENTRE REGION
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THE CENTRAL Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts and the People’s Choice Festival brought thousands into State College and Boalsburg to view, purchase and discuss art. At left, children enjoy bubbles during Kids’ Day activities at the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts. At right, Tim Bradford demonstrates forging at the People’s Choice Festival. Bradford has attended the festival for 23 years, and he has been forging since the late 1980s. CPI, from page 4 “It’s been a huge effort, particularly over the last five years,� he said. Dr. Richard Makin, president of CPI, said it was a long process to get to this stage. First, staff and faculty had to develop the curriculum, find industry partners such as Case and Caterpillar/Ariel and select their textbooks and equipment, all prior to going before the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s Board of Private Licensed Schools. They then had to receive approval from the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges, which is recognized by the federal Department of Education. Makin said federal approval was critical, as students needed to be able to apply for federal
financial aid. CPI students entering the natural gas compression program will get another financial boost, as CAT/ Ariel has agreed to pay $7,500 of each student’s tuition. Caterpillar/Ariel is a joint venture between the two corporations to produce pressure pumping products for the natural gas industry. Todd Taylor, vice president for post-secondary education, said the effort required years of work and the staff had strong public official and industry representative support. In attendance July 14 at the announcement were Sen. Jake Corman, R-Bellefonte; Rep. Kerry Benninghoff, R-Bellefonte; Centre County Commissioner Steve Dershem; and a representative from Rep. Mike Hanna’s, D-Lock Haven, office.
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Whitehead, from page 1 would save thousands of young lives from deadly cancers. Whitehead said the most impactful moment of the speech came when Emily walked onto the stage to stand beside her father near the end. “I wasn’t sure if she was going to come up like that, but she has shown strength beyond any child I’ve ever known. I immediately broke down,” said Whitehead. “Of course, that’s the part the national news cameras captured.” He said the panel convened quickly after his speech, and within minutes, through an electronic tally, a unanimous 10-0 vote to approve the procedure for recommendation was announced. “I didn’t have any words,” Whitehead said. “I was truly speechless. Something that we worked so hard for was finally going to come true.” He said after the session, he enjoyed the company of several of the panelists over dinner and social time. He said one of the panelists, a pediatric oncologist, said, “This is the biggest thing I’ve ever seen happen in my lifetime.” Whitehead said, through discussions with industry professionals, the FDA accepts 98 percent of recommendations made by appointed panels. “We’re very proud of Emily for all she has gone through,
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In 2015, the Whiteheads officially established the Emily Whitehead Foundation, a nonprofit organization with a mission of raising awareness for pediatric cancer, as well as for raising funds to help grow the cancer-fighting T-cells. “It’s a very, very expensive procedure,” Tom Whitehead said. “Even now, it’s all still new and this kind of work and technology costs a lot of money. We want to help as many people as we can, so of course, that means we need to help raise a lot of money. Every little bit helps.” The foundation also serves as a home base for the knowledge the Whitehead family has gained along the way. And, it has created some important friendships. In its first year, the foundation raised more than $100,000, which was donated to grow more T-cells for cancer patients. In 2016, the foundation doubled its efforts and raised more than $200,000. Emily’s treatment gained worldwide attention, and her story has appeared in The New York Times, Forbes, PARENTS Magazine, the Stand-Up-to-Cancer Telethon, HBO Vice and the PBS documentary “Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies” by Ken Burns. A three-minute documentary about her treatment called “Fire With Fire,” by Academy Award-winning director Ross Kauffman, is available on YouTube. The Whiteheads continue to keep a busy schedule. Emily continues her studies at the Philipsburg-Osceola Middle School as a sixth-grader, while Tom is busy working as a lineman with Penelec. Kari Whitehead works in research at Penn State University. “We’re never sitting still for very long,” Tom Whitehead said. Tom and Kari Whitehead, and sometimes Emily, travel the country speaking at events and advocating research for pediatric cancers.
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Two days after testifying in Washington, the Whiteheads were back in their hometown for the annual Tee Off for T-cells Golf Tournament, held at the Philipsburg Elks Lodge and Country Club. With drenching rain showers impacting fairways and greens, golfers were limited to playing a nine-hole round of golf to support the Emily Whitehead Foundation. The event drew 92 golfers. Celebrities on hand included tournament host Jon Condo, the Oakland Raiders’ long-snapper and a Philipsburg native; State High and Penn State alumnus Nate Stupar of the New Orleans Saints; and former Nittany Lions Kerry McCoy, the University of Maryland’s wrestling head coach, and Austin Johnson, of the Tennessee Titans. With a nine-hole score of 28, the event was won by the foursome of Jason, Todd and Brandon McCliment and Matt Ammerman. Besides the golf outing, a silent auction was held with prizes that included a three-night stay at The Inn at Spanish Bay, one round at Pebble Beach (two people), one round at Spanish Bay (two people) and two tickets to any home Raiders game (excluding Dallas). The vacation packages were sponsored by the Oakland Raiders. Other prizes included stays at NIZUC Resort & Spa in Cancun, Mexico; a stay at a Myrtle Beach condo; and two World Series tickets, donated by MasterCard. Whitehead said Condo helped him come up with the idea of a golf tournament. “I want to use the power of being a National Football League football player to help raise awareness of such a heartbreaking disease that too many of our children experience,” Condo said. The tournament was sponsored by CNB Bank, Canuso, SIG, JJ Powell, Lee Industries, Veritas and First Energy Foundation. “We wanted to do something special in Philipsburg because of the fantastic support they have given Emily since her diagnosis and Jon Condo throughout his athletic career,” Whitehead said. A new event has been added to the foundation’s calendar with the inaugural Emily Whitehead Foundation Believe Ball, scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 28, at Valley Forge Casino Resort in King of Prussia. The event will bring together the children, families, physicians, researchers and others working to advance immunotherapy cancer research. For more information, visit www.emilywhitehead foundation.org. Gazette correspondent John Dixon contributed to this article.
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Video games: All play and no work By the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette A group of economists released a paper recently suggesting young men are working fewer hours because they are spending so much time playing video games. Video games might also help explain a study last month from Johns Hopkins University researchers who said today’s 19-year-old is as sedentary as a 60-year-old. Inactive lifestyles, obesity and the opioid epidemic have combined to end a streak of life expectancy increases. In 2015, the number dropped for the first time in two decades — from 78.9 to 78.8. Social media, phones, video games and TV are keeping people from being on their feet, from making friends and from being productive. The economists found that American men 21 to 30 were working 203 fewer hours a year than the same age group did in 2000. Part of that difference is because gaming and social isolation prevent some men from even entering the workforce. Some men, researchers believe, limit the amount of time they work so they can play games. All of this matters. Inactive lifestyles and poor diets are directly linked to increasing obesity rates, which correlate with the decline in life expectancy. Choosing social isolation or gaming over a fulfilling job or friendship deprives a person of support systems that could help when dealing with an addiction. And decreased productivity and unemployment prevent the economy from reaching peak efficiency, thereby hurting others who are fully engaged in the workforce. Americans need to get back to moving their bodies.
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Tim Curley and Gary Schultz reported to the Centre County Correctional Facility on July 15 to begin serving their sentences for child endangerment convictions. Curley, Penn State’s former athletic director, and Schultz, former senior vice president at the university, pleaded guilty earlier this year for their handling of a 2001 report about Patty Kleban, former assistant who writes for football coach StateCollege.com, Jerry Sandusky is an instructor at Penn State, with a boy in mother of three a locker room and a community shower. San- volunteer. She is a dusky would Penn State alumna be convicted who lives with her in 2012 of child family in Patton Township. Her sexual abuse. The third views and opinions university ad- do not necessarily reflect those of Penn ministrator to be State. charged in the Sandusky case, former Penn State President Graham Spanier, continues to fight his sentencing in court. When I saw the pictures of Curley and Schultz in yellow jail uniforms, I had an “ah-ha” moment. This whole, awful situation and the past six years of this case and its ripple effect on so many people have finally reached the stage of insanity. Does anyone really think that having these men in jail makes sense? It is important to note that I support the victims in this case and any and all survivors of sexual abuse. For many years, I worked in in-patient psychiatric hospitals. I saw and heard about the horrifying impact that abuse of any kind can have on children. There were nights then that I could not sleep because of their stories. In so many cases, I saw children and teens who not only suffered the
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abuse but were then repeatedly violated by the system (i.e., kids who tell are often removed from their homes while the perpetrators get to stay; horrific interrogations; sometimes having to testify in court in front of the perpetrators). I worked with adults who had not recovered from their childhood experiences. The emotional toll for the survivors is devastating. I also know that even for trained, mandated reporters, the process is uncomfortable and confusing, if not defined by uncertainty and “Am I sure?” In our rush to make sure that we react to the horrific crimes that took place in our community, did we overreact by sending these men to jail? We send people to jail or prison to send a message. First, we punish people for committing a crime (and to send the message to others that committing a crime means you “do the time”). Second, we remove people from society who are dangerous or at risk for committing additional crimes until they are deemed no longer so. Last, and probably where our society fails the most often, is that we hope somewhere along in the process, the prisoner will be rehabilitated and be able to return to society. Is there anyone who honestly believes that the three administrators in this case have not learned their lesson? Does anyone believe that any one of them is at risk for committing this crime again? No. If the comments following many of the articles about the administrators is any indication, people want someone to pay for the horrific crimes of Jerry Sandusky. I believe that person — Jerry Sandusky — is paying for his crimes, living his hell, alone, in his prison cell. So sending Tim Curley and Gary Schultz and possibly Graham Spanier to jail is really about vengeance. It means we get to show that we are holding them responsible for not telling the right people what Mike McQueary may or may not have told them and Coach Joe Paterno. It means we get to point to their pic-
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tures in those yellow jumpsuits and say that we hold them to the highest of standards of conduct, even though trained law enforcement and public welfare officials had initially, a few years earlier, found no case against Sandusky. It makes us feel better to think that sending them away will deter others from fumbling with decisions in an untenable, unimaginable situation that not only involves a skilled perpetrator but which falls outside of the purview of our personal and professional expertise. And when they pleaded guilty, as in the case of Curley and Schultz, we pretended it wasn’t to end, for them, what had become six years of guilt and second guessing, lost jobs and life works denigrated. We pretended it wasn’t about six years of damaged relationships and social standing. We pretended it wasn’t about their own medical and emotional stress but also that of their families and friends. We pretended it wasn’t a legal hedging of one’s bets on how a judge or jury might react to the remaining charge of endangering a child in what has become one of the most notorious and publicized cases in history. And so they are doing their time. They are doing their time despite having no previous criminal records. They each had decades of professional and community service as responsible citizens who contributed to our community and to Penn State. They may have made questionable decisions and possibly put people in danger. They have faced the consequences. Repeat offenders of domestic violence or driving under the influence who are walking the streets and driving their cars also put people in danger and we don’t see their pictures in jumpsuits on the front of every news site. We think about those people with clean records who are offered alternate sentencing and rehabilitation programs because we know they too have agonized and aren’t at risk for reoffending. Is justice really being served?
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HEALTH & WELLNESS Staying safe while enjoying the outdoors Penn State News
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As people enjoy summer and venture into the many parks and forests in and around Centre County, it is important to prepare for some of the more common problems that can make an outdoor adventure less enjoyable.
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A “SURVIVING STROKE” presentation was held July 11 at Mount Nittany Medical Center. Pictured, from left, are panelists Dr. Pete Roy, neurologist, Mount Nittany Physician Group; Ashley Kader, clinical coordinator, pharmacy, MNMC; Dr. Shwetha Gurram, Penn State College of Medicine; Susan Maynard, stroke coordinator, MNMC; K. Ann Probst, clinical care manager/chronic disease educator, Penn State Health; and Lance Kephart, director of pharmacy, HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehabilitation Hospital.
HealthSouth offers ‘Surviving Stroke’ series STATE COLLEGE — HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehabilitation Hospital’s free series, “Surviving Stroke,” recently completed one session and will offer two more: “Emergency Care and Hospitalization” from 5 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 3, and “Continuing the Journey of Recovery” from 5 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7. The presentations are being held at Mount Nittany Medical Center. The July event gave community members a chance to interact with local health care professionals and learn about stroke risk and prevention.
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“I have a friend who said her father has Glaucoma. What is it?”
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Glaucoma is a complicated eye disease. The most common type is when the pressure in your eyes is too high and, if not controlled, causes increased pressure and possible damage to the optic nerve. Other tests should be done including visual fields and optic nerve head scans to properly diagnose the disease. It can lead to loss of vision and possible blindness. There are many types of glaucoma and treatment can range from using eye drops daily to possible surgical procedures. Ask your eye doctor about Glaucoma at your next visit to learn more or please call me at my office.
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“Be prepared” is the Boy Scout motto, and it is one of the best ways to avoid pitfalls and make the most of any hiking or camping trip. Foodborne illness, unfortunately, is more common when spending time in the outdoors, most often occurring when food is inappropriately stored. Packing food safely can minimize foodborne disease and keep everyone happy: Pack each item in a tight, waterproof container, preferably in an insulated cooler. Keep raw foods separate from cooked items and store at appropriate temperatures. Along with food, clean water should be readily available for cooking and drinking. It can be carried on the trip, or by using any number of water purifying methods, such as boiling, chlorine tablets or specialized filtration.
Insects are a common pest which can plague people outdoors in the spring and summer. Mosquitoes, ticks and stinging insects are the most common offenders and can carry infectious diseases, such as West Nile virus and Lyme disease. Wear appropriate clothing to help prevent bites and stings:
long sleeves and pants can help keep insects from biting; light-colored clothing helps to spot ticks. Use an EPA-registered insect repellent for a safe and effective way to avoid bugs, as well. DEET, picaridin and oil of lemon eucalyptus are a few of the readily available agents that tell bugs to head somewhere else. Treat clothes with permethrin 0.05 percent to help keep ticks and other bugs at bay. Check for and remove ticks regularly and thoroughly after any outdoor activity to help drastically reduce the risk of Lyme disease.
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Although it’s easy to spend the day in the shade of the forest, unless you’re out of the sun from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. it’s good to protect against ultraviolet radiation. Whether the day is overcast or sunny, UV rays can cause skin cell inflammation, which can result in sunburn in the short-term and increased risk for skin cancer with repeated exposures. Avoiding exposure is the easiest way to prevent UV inflammation: Keep out of the sun at the brightest time of the day. Wear appropriate clothing for the activities planned. Use a sunscreen of at least SPF 15 to protect skin, especially on the nose and ears. Although enjoying the outdoors comes with several potential pitfalls, an understanding of safety and a little preparation helps prevent many of them. Centre County is a beautiful place no matter the season, and now is the time to get out and enjoy everything it has to offer.
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Female adolescents need earlier testing for iron deficiency Penn State News HERSHEY — Physicians should consider blood testing of female adolescents for iron deficiency within a few years of starting menses, according to two studies by Penn State College of Medicine researchers. The researchers used data from more than 6,000 women, 12 to 49 years old, who took part in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey between 2003 and 2010. As part of the survey, female participants had blood testing for iron deficiency as well as hemoglobin testing to identify anemia. Women are typically tested some time in their teens for anemia — the severe form of iron deficiency — using a quick and affordable hemoglobin test. However, iron deficiency can develop years before anemia and can be missed by hemoglobin testing alone. “If you think about your car, you have to run your gas tank all the way down before the red light goes on, and that’s similar to the way we’re screening for iron deficiency,” said Dr. Deepa L. Sekhar, a physician and associate professor of pediatrics. “We’re basically waiting until their red light goes on. You have to be really low on your iron storage before you’re going to flag as anemic.” Iron deficiency without anemia has been associated with lower standardized math scores, attention deficit disorder and restless leg syndrome in children and adolescents. Among iron deficient adolescent women there is a future risk of maternal iron deficiency and negative effects on infant health. Blood tests for iron deficiency without anemia have been developed but they are more costly and difficult to obtain in the doctor’s office compared to hemoglobin testing for anemia. Sekhar and colleagues hoped to determine risk factors for iron deficiency without anemia that could pinpoint which women could benefit most from this more costly testing. When the researchers analyzed the NHANES study data, 9 percent of females who were 12 to 21 years old had iron deficiency without anemia. The researchers then looked at potential iron deficiency risk factors in this group, including the age when they started menstruating, as well as their race and ethnicity, poverty status, food insecurity, tobacco or nicotine use, dietary information, body mass index and physical activity. All of these factors have been associated with iron deficiency anemia in women in prior studies. However, the only risk factor significantly associated with iron deficiency without anemia in young women in this study was having had a period for more than three years. The research was recently published in the journal PLOS ONE. In a second study, the researchers next looked at whether a specially developed questionnaire could better predict iron status. The questionnaire included questions on depression, poor attention and daytime sleepiness, all of which have been associated with iron deficiency or iron deficiency anemia, but were not captured in the prior NHANES analyses. This questionnaire was compared to the currently recommended four iron deficiency anemia-risk questions in the Bright Futures Adolescent Previsit Questionnaire, a
survey recommended for physician use by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Ninety-six female adolescents participated in this study, published in The Journal of Pediatrics. The Bright Futures questions alone did not predict iron deficiency or anemia. Yet, the researchers’ risk assessment questionnaire was equally poor. Taken together, the studies suggest that risk factors and assessments should not be used to determine which young women should receive testing for iron deficiency. “The questions aren’t predictive,” Sekhar said. “I think we need to establish the optimal timing for an objective assessment of adolescent iron deficiency and anemia.” Sekhar believes the appropriate age may be 16 years old, when most females will have been menstruating for at least three years. In addition to timing, further research will be needed to determine which blood test for iron deficiency without anemia, is accurate, cost-efficient and practical for routine doctor’s office use. This test should be given with hemoglobin testing to catch all young women on the spectrum of iron deficiency, Sekhar said. Iron deficiency can be corrected with dietary changes and supplementation. Other researchers on the study in PLOS ONE were Laura E. Murray-Kolb in the Department of Nutritional Sciences, Allen R. Kunselman in the Department of Public Health Sciences, Carol S. Weisman in the Departments of Public Health Sciences and Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Ian M. Paul in the Departments of Pediatrics and Public Health Sciences, all at Penn State. The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of
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IRON DEFICIENCY can be corrected with dietary changes and supplements. Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health funded this research. Murray-Kolb and Paul also worked on the study in The Journal of Pediatrics, along with Eric W. Schaefer, a biostatistician in the Department of Public Health Sciences. The Sackler Institute for Nutrition Science of The New York Academy of Sciences funded this research.
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Students create, lead community theater group By SAM STITZER correspondent@centrecountygazette.com
BELLEFONTE — A production of the Broadway musical “Annie” is coming to the Bellefonte High School auditorium Friday, July 28, and Saturday, July 29. The show is being produced by Hidden Talent Community Theater, a newly formed group of 10- to 18-year-old students from Bellefonte, Bald Eagle and Penns Valley high schools. Penns Valley student Zachary Floray and Bald Eagle Area student Halle Mitchell lead the group and serve as student directors. “It kind of just happened, because I had heard that SCCT (State College Community Theater) was not doing a show this summer, and I decided that I was going to put on my own show and do my own community theater,” said Floray. He and Mitchell created the Hidden Talent group as a 501c3 nonprofit organization. “You don’t really have to get permission, so much as to just file a lot of paperwork,” said Floray. Mitchell said that performers were recruited from the three schools in advance of the beginning of rehearsals. “We sent a lot
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KATIE GAVEK, second from left, as Annie, with other orphan girls, rehearses the song “It’s a Hard Knock Life” for the Hidden Talent Community Theater production of the musical “Annie.” The show will be presented at the Bellefonte High School auditorium July 28 and 29.
of advertising to the schools, targeting youth groups,” she said. The role of Annie will be played by 12-year-old Katie Gavek, of Centre Hall, with supporting characters portrayed by students from all the participating schools. Nicole Goodman, who has choreographed several musicals at Penns Valley, serves as choreographer for “Annie.” Costumes and props from Penns Valley High School are being used in the show, which will feature a pit orchestra composed of student and adult musicians. “There are a lot of talented youth instrumentalists in the area, and a lot of them are coming from Bellefonte and Penns Valley,” said Mitchell. Rehearsals began June 27, allowing just one month to put the show together. “It’s really coming together,” said Floray. “All of our cast is excellent. They step up to the plate, and they get what needs to be done done.” The group holds weekday evening rehearsals in the social hall of Grace United Methodist Church in Centre Hall. “Annie” is based on Harold Gray’s popular “Little Orphan Annie” comic strip, and debuted Theater group, Page 15
Library’s outdoor space gets ‘Garden Club’ treatment Special to the Gazette BELLEFONTE — What began as a discussion at a December Bellefonte Garden Club luncheon became a joint effort between club volunteers, the Centre County Library and Historical Museum and Penn State University to refresh the library’s landscaping and brighten another corner of Bellefonte’s historic downtown. At the club’s annual luncheon, library friend and Garden Club vice president Ann Sager suggested the club help the Centre County Library revitalize the look of the library’s main entrance with new landscaping. Centre County Library executive director Lisa Erickson agreed that its main branch, located at the busy intersection of North Allegheny and West Howard streets, could use a facelift to better reflect the colorful array of programming offered inside and attract even more foot traffic to the almost 80,000 patrons who visited last year. Sager and Wilda Stanfield, club publicity chairman, took on the challenge and started making phone calls. Rick Grazzini, of Garden Genetics, suggested talking to Dan Stearns, professor of landscape contracting in the College of Agricultural Sci-
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THE ENTRANCE to the Centre County Library and Historical Museum has an updated look thanks to the partnership of the library, Penn State University and the Bellefonte Garden Club. The groups completed several projects at the site this season.
tract with Brent Potter, of Landscape II, to slightly revise the plan to meet the club’s budget, order the plants and handle the installation. Meanwhile, Sager and Stanfield went shopping for new urns for the entrance.
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Parade highlights Heritage Days celebration By G. KERRY WEBSTER editor@centrecountygazette.com
PHILIPSBURG — For more than two hours on July 15, a procession of bands, fire trucks, youth sports teams, twirling girls and, of course, local politicians, wound through the streets of Philipsburg to the applause of thousands gathered for the 20th Grand Parade of the Heritage Days celebration. Everything from maps and can koozies to freezer pops and candy were thrown out to the crowds by generous parade participants. Leota Ostrom, 7, of Morrisdale, came with an empty grocery bag in hopes of
filling her candy bowl at home. By parade’s end, she had gathered enough for her, and her two sisters (Raena, 4, and Evee, 2) and brother (Rurik, 9 months), to have a hefty supply for weeks. They attended the parade with their mother, Melissa. “I like the bands,” Leota said. “I like the candy, too. I got a lot of it.” The Ostrom children were like many that afternoon, patiently waiting curbside for that next gift-throwing unit. And there were many. “This was the biggest and longest parade we’ve ever had,” said Heritage Days Committee chairman James Pollock. “We had great weather today, and a lot of peo-
ple came out. It was really nice to see how crowded the streets were, and they were treated to one of the best parades to date. It was a great day.” A special performance by the many marching drum and bugle groups concluded the parade. At the far end of Front Street, the musicians performed to an appreciative crowd. The Grand Parade highlighted five days of community celebration in Philipsburg. The event began 20 years ago when Philipsburg celebrated its bicentennial. Since then, it has grown to become an area favorite, providing a balanced mix of live entertainment, community-based booths and performances, as well as the staple of all community celebrations — food vendors. The annual Vespers Service and Awards ceremony, held July 11, started the momentum for the festival. There, several businesses and organizations were recognized for their longevity in the community, including Moshannon Lodge No. 391 of Free and Accepted Masons (150 years), First Evangelical Church (135 years), Hope Fire Company No. 2 (130 years), First Church of Christ (110 years), Rowland Theatre (100 years), JJ Powell Inc. (65 years) and Hi-Way Pizza (45 years). In addition, two individuals received community awards. Tammy Schnarrs, instrumental with
the Philipsburg Area Relay For Life, was given the Jean Fooks Legacy Award, and Laura Bordas, a community volunteer, accepted the Chairman’s Award. Following the ceremony, Front Street vendors opened and, for the rest of the week, delighted festivalgoers with a variety of food, crafts and fun. Each evening, the stage at the end of Front Street would grab the attention of the crowd as dozens of bands and performance groups entertained the throngs of people seated in lawn chairs or curbside. Performers included The Brand, Vision to None, Hitchcock Railway and IGNITE Youth Theatre. “We had a great lineup of entertainment this year, and we had pretty good weather,” said entertainment chairman Chuck Navasky. “We had a good variety of music and it was all good music for everyone. I’m sure we’re going to invite several of these performers back next year. Everyone did a wonderful job.” Normally, the Heritage Days celebrations wraps up with a grand fireworks display at Cold Stream Dam; however, for the second straight summer season, the dam area is closed due to construction. On July 16, vendors cleared Front Street to make way for the final event of the weekend, a car show. More than 60 cars were entered in the event.
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THE PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA High School marching band stomps down Second Street during the 20th Grand Parade of Philipsburg’s Heritage Days celebration.
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Inaugural children’s fair raises funds for Progress Grange By SAM STITZER correspondent@centrecountygazette.com
CENTRE HALL — The first Progress Grange Children’s Fair was held July 15 on the grounds of the Grange Hall in Centre Hall. The event was a new fundraiser for the Grange. It featured classic carnival-type games, including ball throw, ring toss and dime pitch, as well as a version of Plinko, the popular game from “The Price Is Right.” Youth and civic groups from the area shared displays about their organizations. Kathy and Lynn McCool represented Cub Scout Pack 88 from Millheim. They helped kids race Pinewood Derby cars on the pack’s official wooden track. Kathy McCool is the Scouts’ Nittany District membership chairman for Centre County. Centre County Dairy Princess Gretchen Little operated a stand with a roulette-type wheel for visitors to spin. Children won prizes after correctly answering dairy-related questions. Members of the Centre Hall Fire Company were on hand, too, showing off one of their trucks and answering questions about fire safety and firefighting. Sponsors for the Children’s Fair included American Legion posts from Millheim and Centre Hall and many Penns Valley area businesses. Grange members hope to make the fair an annual event.
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YOUTH AND civic groups set up games and displays for the Progress Grange Children’s Fair. This was the first year for the event.
Garden Club, from page 12 two matching planters, the library ended up with five cobalt blue ceramic planting urns that grace the entrance. Landscape II work crews came in June 10 and the project was finished in time for the public to enjoy the new space for summer. A few other items will be added this fall, with the planting of daffodil bulbs and other perennials. Some of the new plantings, including the new Japanese maple tree by the side windows, will continue to fill in their spaces and will look beautiful from outside and inside the library. “We are honored and grateful that the Bellefonte Garden Club offered their resources to create such a beautiful oasis at our front door,” Erickson said. “What a lovely reminder of what communities can do when individuals contribute their time, talent and hard work.” The Bellefonte Garden Club, founded in 1994, continues a tradition of an earlier Bellefonte Garden Club and operates under the umbrella of Historic Bellefonte Inc. The mission of the club is to promote gardening in the community, educate members in gardening and use plants and landscaping to beautify Bellefonte.
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JULY 20-26, 2017
Musicians serenade runners at Flutopia 5K By CONNIE COUSINS correspondent@centrecountygazette.com
STATE COLLEGE — Flutopia is back for a fifth year, and it’s guaranteed to be the most musical 5K in the area. The sounds of trombones, a flute choir, a fiddler, a jazz combo and other instruments have greeted runners and walkers in past years as they followed a beautiful route through Tudek Park. “The Flight of the Bumblebee” will be the starting musical piece when participants take off at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, July 29. There will be six performance sites along the 5K route. The Flutastic Fun Run, a 50-yard dash for kids younger than 10, will feature a trumpet fanfare to spur the children to stretch their strides. Dr. Cathy Collinge Herrera, a flute player from Juniata College’s Department of Music, started The Flutopia Initiative with the intent of supporting Center Volunteers in Medicine and Doctors Without Borders. At the same time, she wished to give local musicians exposure. “In 2012, I had several good friends travel to underdeveloped countries to assist with medical mission work, something I greatly admired,” said Herrera in an email. “While driving to Juniata College to teach my flute students one day, during that beautiful commute from State College, the realization that I could raise funds for those in need with my flute playing was born after much pondering and prayer. “The Flutopia Initiative (flutists inspiring musicians to change the world, one concert at a time) was the name for the project that came to mind.” The first Flutopia Initiative event was held in December 2012 at Robert M. Sides Family Music Center. Herrera said family friend Nicole Solano was able to make her logo idea come to life and a jazz composer David Morris produced the signature event piece, “Play It Forward.” Herrera next reached out to the Nittany Valley Running Club for its feedback regarding the creation of a fundraising race that would feature musicians performing around a 5K route. “I decided that the Flutopia 5K ... could be another way to support medical needs, locally for Centre Volunteers in Medicine and globally for Doctors Without Borders,” said Herrera. “The idea was especially dear to my heart, as it also serves as a personal tribute to my music-loving mother, and my father, who was a track and cross-country coach.” According to Sue Forster, development coordinator for CVIM, the event has raised more than $6,200 for CVIM. “Community events such as the Flutopia 5K are very important to CVIM,” said Forster, “not only for the money they raise, but also getting the word out that CVIM is here to help the uninsured in our community.” CVIM provides free medical and dental care to low-income adults. Many of the clients are working, but unable to afford any insurance. It is still possible to sign up on race day from 7:30 to 8:00 a.m. at Tudek Park pavilion, next to the tennis courts. Cost is $25 for adults and $10 for children younger than 10.
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The Spring Mills Fish and Game Association proposes to adopt comprehensive Bylaws. A series of membership meetings will be held at the Association’s offices located at 183 Penns Creek Road, Spring Mills, Pennsylvania 16875, to discuss, to suggest changes, if any, and to vote on the proposed Bylaws. The first meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 1, 2017, at 7:00 P.M., prevailing time, and the second meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 5, 2017, at 7:00 P.M., prevailing time. At the conclusion of the discussion at the meeting on September 5, 2017, the final version of the Bylaws will be presented for adoption by the members then in attendance. The full text of the proposed Bylaws, together with the Resolution underlying this matter, can be found at the Association’s official website at springmillsfishandgameassoc.org or by contacting Association representatives at (814) 349-5184. All members are encouraged to review the proposed Bylaws and to attend and exercise their rights to participate and vote on the Bylaws. Please direct any questions about this matter to Association representatives at (814) 349-5184.
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PATRIOTIC CEREMONY
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CAST MEMBERS read lines in preparation for the Hidden Talent Community Theater production of “Annie.” Theater group, from page 12
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BELLEFONTE ELKS LODGE officers and members participated in the annual Flag Day ceremony held at Talleyrand Park in Bellefonte. Pictured, front row, from left, are J.P. Gardner, Ray Holsing, Chris Shuey, Janice Watson and Becky Rock. Back row, from left, are Dale Moore, Jack Zimmerman, Neil Haagan and Bryson Haagan.
as a Broadway musical in 1977. It ran for six years and won a Tony Award for best musical. It spawned a Broadway revival in 1997, as well as several movie versions. In the musical, Annie is a young orphan girl who, in the depths of the 1930s, lives in a miserable orphanage run by the tyrannical Miss Hannigan. Her situation changes dramatically when she is selected to spend time at the residence of the wealthy munitions industrialist, Oliver Warbucks. Quickly, she charms the hearts of the household staff, and even the cold-heart-
ed Warbucks can’t help but learn to love this wonderful girl. He decides to help Annie find her long-lost parents by offering a reward if they would come to him and prove their identity. However, Miss Hannigan, her evil brother, Rooster, and a female accomplice plan to impersonate those people to get the reward for themselves, putting Annie in great danger. Three performances of “Annie” will be presented: 7:30 p.m. July 28 and 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. July 29. Tickets, which are $8 for adults and $5 for children 12 and younger, are available at the door and at www.showtixforu.com.
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Dog days of summer call for cool frozen treats By CONNIE COUSINS correspondent@centrecountygazette.com
Probably no phrase in the summer is more welcome or greeted with more cheers than “Let’s go for ice cream!” Who doesn’t love this frozen tasty treat? Of course, each person has a different vision of the favorite treat. Some prefer a cup, some prefer a cone and some prefer a bowl. One person prefers a soft-serve type, another wants a hand-dipped scoop — or two. When I was a kid, homemade ice cream was the treat for anyone’s birthday in the family. Of course, this required someone turning the handle of the churn, which was surrounded by ice and salt. It took long enough to achieve ice cream that arms got tired and people were called to take a turn, but it was so worth it. Today, we can choose from ice cream, gelato, sherbet, frozen custard and many other frozen confections. The differences have to do with butter fat content and air. What once was known as ice milk (which has less than 10 percent fat) is now labeled as low-fat ice cream. The low-fat
ice creams we currently buy are made smoother to the tongue and more tasteful with stabilizers and additives. Frozen custard doesn’t seem to be as popular lately, but that concoction must have more than 1.4 percent egg yolks to be called custard. Frozen yogurt is labeled regular, low-fat or nonfat depending on which yogurt is used. Some people say there is no difference between ice cream and gelato, but research shows there is. It has to do with the amount of fat, the air that is whipped into it and the temperature of the mixtures once they are stored. All ice cream types are mainly water, so there are ice crystals that form, and part of the challenge is making those crystals smaller and less apparent. Looking up the differences in the frozen treats we all love, I found a website that answered many questions. In an article by Max Falkowitz at www.sweets.seriouseats.com, he explained, “Using cream or milk places fat molecules between the water molecules and blocks the ice crystals. Sugar content affects the consistency also because the higher the sugar concentration, the lower the freezing point
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the traffic used to back up on Route 19. The traffic glut was a result of people traveling from Erie to Pittsburgh, especially on Sunday nights, as they headed home from fishing, boating or enjoying the beach at Presque Isle on Lake Erie. Sometimes, the cars were at such a standstill that people got out of their cars and bought ice cream cones and were back before the line moved. Now, the ice cream mix at the Howard Twin Kiss is a high-quality mix from Turkey Hill, according to owner Nancy Hendricks. She and her husband, Terry, have owned the Howard establishment since April. She helped in her mother’s restaurant, Viv and Bill’s, years ago and said she is enjoying this new endeavor. “We will be open until October,” Hendricks said. “The Twin Kiss here was started by Kate Brown, who had worked at one in State College and decided to obtain her own store. I believe we are the sixth owners.” Most Twin Kiss franchises started out as small buildings with just a walk-up or drive-in window. Eventually, the successful ones expanded their food offerings. Dog days, Page 17
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1320B E. College Ave. State College Sunday-Thursday, 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 10:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.
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119 E. Beaver Ave. State College (814) 231- 1366 Monday-Sunday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
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131 S. Garner St. State College (814) 234-4776 Sunday-Thursday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. (summer hours)
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2390 S. Atherton St. State College (814) 237-1849 Monday-Sunday, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
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Bellefonte LL took never-say-die approach By PAT ROTHDUETSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com
STATE COLLEGE — The Bellefonte Little League All-Stars had been here before. Twice. In two previous occasions this season, most recently in the District 5 tournament, Bellefonte fought its way through the loser’s bracket and defeated the upper-bracket team twice to claim the championship. Bellefonte had visions of doing it again after its 9-6 victory over Hollidaysburg in the LL Section 4 tournament at State College on July 18. Bellefonte lost its first game of the tournament July 15, 4-0 to Hollidaysburg, and then took elimination-game wins over Indiana and Red Land to earn a place in the S-4 finals. BLL needed to beat the Tigers twice, and it chalked up the first one thanks to the long ball. Kaden Clark hit a first-inning, threerun homer that gave Bellefonte an early lead, and then Dom Capperella lofted a grand slam in the fourth inning that put up four huge runs and which proved to be the winning hit in the game. Jake Corman added an RBI single in the fifth that completed the scoring for BLL while pitchers Capperella and Ethan Struble struggled, in the end successfully, to hold off Hollidaysburg and force a second championship game. That game was held June 19 and was played too late to be included in this edition of the Centre County Gazette. “They’ve been doing that (getting ahead early) pretty consistently,” Belle-
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BELLEFONTE CENTER FIELDER Ethan Struble settles under a fly ball during Bellefonte’s 9-6 victory over Hollidaysburg in the Section 4 Little League tournament. fonte coach Duane Grove said, “except for the last time we played Hollidaysburg. But then they tend to relax a little and you can’t do that against a team like this because they are a good team.” After Clark’s home run and another run scored on a wild pitch gave Bellefonte a 4-0 lead, Hollidaysburg began to chip
away. The Tigers scored two in the second inning on the first of Landon Perry’s two home runs and an RBI hit by Tucker Rossman. Perry homered again in the third to make the score 4-3 and put the momentum squarely behind Hollidaysburg. “I told them that we had to keep bat-
tling,” Grove said, “Score more runs. I’m never satisfied.” As if on cue, Bellefonte then loaded the bases on a single by Davis Corman and walks to Jake Corman and Alex Ebeling. That brought Caperella to the plate and he responded with a long home run over the center-field fence that made it 8-3 and bought Bellefonte some breathing room. That didn’t last long, unfortunately for BLL, because leadoff hitter Justin Wolfe came back with a three-run shot that put Hollidaysburg right back into the game at 8-6. Wolfe’s home run was the fifth one in the game. Struble, who came in to relieve Caperella, was shaken by Wolfe’s hit, but he was able to recover and get out of the inning without further damage (and with an intentional walk to Perry). Bellefonte added its final run after a double by Triston Woodring-Heckman and Jake Corman’s RBI hit to make it 9-6. Struble, now ahead by three runs, settled down a retired six of Hollidaysburg’s final seven batters to nail down the win. Perry was standing on deck with two outs and one on in the sixth, but Struble got Ethan Stevenson to ground out to end the game. “We don’t really have an ace,” Grove said. “We kind of just go with our gut. Struble did well, and he’s been doing well, but he just hasn’t had a chance to throw much in this tournament, and he does well when he gets in.” With the Pennsylvania State Little League Tournament looming, Bellefonte hoped that three was a charm.
Roller derby growing in popularity in State College Local SCAR league gaining in national rankings By TOMMY BUTLER sports@centrecountygazette.com
STATE COLLEGE — As a fan, watching a State College Area Roller Derby bout is an impressive experience. Strategies are set up on the fly, big hits are made and acrobatic moves are on display. As in any other sport, derby plays, known as “jams,” involve a great deal of in-the-moment thinking, teamwork and skill. According to SCAR skater Alicia Fischer, aka Little Foot (roller derby participants often use catchy nicknames), it’s incredibly rewarding. “When you’re actually out there playing you have such a sense of empowerment,” said Fischer, “especially when you lay a good hit. That feels really good. It feels like clockwork when you play with people you’ve worked with before and work really well with.” All of SCAR’s skaters believe the best thing about the league is the sense of community and the friendships they’ve made. “The community is great,” said Tina Letter — also known as Letter Havoc — SCAR’s marketing director and a skater. “I’d do anything for my league mates.” “(My favorite thing about SCAR is) the people and the community it gives me,” said Fischer. “I love the sport and I love watching the sport, but, honestly, I can post on Facebook, ‘Does anyone want to grab lunch?’ and 10 minutes later we have a time and a place. They’ve quickly be-
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STATE COLLEGE Area Roller Derby has been entertaining fans and building confidence for female athletes since 2010. Over the last seven years, the local league has expanded and climbed significantly in international rankings. come some of my closest friends in State College.” “My favorite thing is the camaraderie and community social aspect,” said Kyla “Kyssing Kaos” Maldonado, a captain for the Happy Valley Dolls. “That, combined with the competitive aspect, is just a really
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It’s a lot of fun and you’ll have 45 new best friends.” “Do it,” said Maldonado. “There’s nothing to regret, and if you decide that skating isn’t for you, there are still so many places that you can be a member of the community ... everyone is vital to our success.” Injuries are one of the most worrying factors in joining any sport. The difference with roller derby is that during every practice and every game, SCAR has volunteer EMTs from Centre LifeLink on-site. The EMTs aren’t always necessary, either, as injuries aren’t all that common in derby. New recruits go through training courses to make sure everyone knows how to take a fall and prevent injury. “When injuries do happen, the community aspect is really important,” said Maldonado. “We have a whole hospitality team that, if somebody is out for a while, we set up gift baskets for them. We encourage people to still stay involved. Everything goes beyond just the time on the track.”
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Since the league’s creation in October 2010 and the beginning of their membership with the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association in 2015, the A-team known as the Happy Valley Dolls has climbed the international rankings. SCAR, Page 21
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Spring Mills Braves overcome Lemont Ducks to tie series By TOMMY BUTLER sports@centrecountygazette.com
LEMONT — After falling to the Lemont Ducks in the first game of a three-game series, the Spring Mills Braves looked to tie the first round of playoffs July 18. Most of the seven-inning game went by quickly as Ducks pitcher Brian Egan and the Braves’ Tyler Myers duked it out. Through the first four innings, both pitchers were near even. Egan struck out four and allowed four runners, while Myers allowed five runners and struck out three. The Braves lurched ahead in the top of the fifth and never looked back. With one out, Egan let up two straight singles to center field, followed by a walk to load the bases. That would be the end of the day for him, as the Ducks replaced Egan with Kenny Craig. Craig struck out the first batter he faced. With two outs and the bases loaded, Micah Schrenkel came to bat. Already 1-2 on the day with a single and a ground out, Schrenkel unloaded on a pitch after a long at-bat, sending it past the diving glove of the Duck’s third baseman. Kevin Sweeley and Kevin Conklin came in to score as
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SPRING MILLS hurler Tyler Myers offers a pitch to a Lemont batter during a Centre County League playoff game July 18. Myers and the Braves won the contest, 2-0. Schrenkel slid into second. With runners on second and third and two out, Craig got Colton Treaster to fly out to center to end the inning, but the damage
was done. Myers stayed in for the Braves to complete the game and seal himself the win. In total, Myers faced eight base runners on five
hits and struck out three in the shutout. After the game, Schrenkel, who acts as the team’s manager and plays first base, was very
humble about his impact on the game. “One hit doesn’t do it,” said Schrenkel. “Everybody has to hit, the bases were loaded when I got my hit and it just works out that way. You can’t win with one person, everyone has to play. “Tyler (Myers) did wonderful, he made the pitches when he needed to and the defense made the play when they had to.” With the series knotted at one apiece, both teams will head back to Spring Mills at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 20, to determine who will advance to the second round of the playoffs. Looking forward to the decision-making game, Schrenkel and the Braves want to keep their offense going. “(Our plan is to) just keep hitting the ball,” said Schrenkel. “You have to hit the ball to win, that’s all it is. This league, with the wooden bats, it’s all low-scoring games and defense. You have to put the ball in play and see what happens.” Around the league, all of the higher-seeded teams won the second matches to tie up all three first-round series. The Howard Hawks outlasted the Pleasant Gap Peppers, 1-0, in eight innings, and the Spike Island Pirates dominated the Clarence Coyotes, 7-0.
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Penn State’s Cael Sanderson discusses gratitude By MIKE POORMAN StateCollege.com
UNIVERSITY PARK — “Cael.” Of Gaelic origin, it means “victorious people.” “El” is another word for a deity, a god. Of course. Right. Cael is also the one word that has dominated the collegiate wrestling world over the past two decades. There was Cael the Wrestler, who went 159-0 at Iowa State from 1999 to 2002, with four NCAA titles and season records of 39-0, 40-0, 40-0 and 40-0. Cael Sanderson is the only wrestler in NCAA history to never lose a bout over four years — the No. 2 achievement in college sports history, according to Sports Illustrated. (Surpassed only by Jesse Owens’ four world records in 45 minutes as an Ohio State Buckeye.) Then, there’s Cael the Gold Medalist, at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. That Cael was preceded by Cael Who Was on a Wheaties Box. And, now, and seemingly forever, there’s Cael the Coach. After three years as head coach at his alma mater, Cael Sanderson came to Penn State on April 17, 2009. Since then, his Nittany Lions have won six NCAA championships, the most recent this past spring, when five of his wrestlers made the finals. And, each won a national title, taking first in five consecutive bouts, from Zain Rutherford at 149 pounds to Bo Nickal at 184. Under Sanderson’s direction, Penn State has won six Big Ten titles and 103 of its last 117 matches, including the past 31 straight, dating back to Feb. 22, 2015. The numbers are remarkable. Mind-boggling. Numbing. But the statistics and the titles and the victories are not the true measure of Cael Sanderson. He would be the first to tell you that.
Not that he isn’t grateful for all his successes and blessings, which include a tight-knit family — his wife, Kelly; sons Tate and Teag; brothers Cody (a Penn State assistant), Cole and Cyler (a Big Ten champion at PSU); and parents, Debbie and Steve — and extends to his Penn State staff and wrestlers. In the days and weeks leading up to the following interview, I had the opportunity to chat with him a couple of times, off the record. We discussed John Wooden and Galatians and emotional discipline and life’s purposes and fatherhood and commitment and how doing your best is just not good enough. Not numbers. Not national championships. Not the move that earned him almost 200,000 YouTube views as an “ankle-picking machine.” Heck, we didn’t even talk about wrestling.
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StateCollege.com/Centre County Gazette: What’s your word? Sanderson: There are a lot of words that are important. But I do think the foundation for success is based on gratitude. Everything — peace of mind, happiness, getting the most out of what you have — springs off of the word “gratitude.” So let’s go with gratitude. SC.com/CCG: Are you saying for sports, or for life? Or, for the concentric circles of sports and life? Sanderson: I think they’re all the same. That’s the great thing about wrestling, right? It’s life in a microcosm. You learn what it takes and what it doesn’t take. Gratitude is right at the foundation of all things. That’s Biblical. So, what does gratitude mean? I’ve thought a lot about it, for years and years. It just means that you think less about yourself. If I’m grateful, I’m going to think less about myself and more about others,
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PENN STATE head wrestling coach Cael Sanderson looks on during a 2017 match against Stanford. and the opportunities I have. “You count your blessings and then you make your blessings count.” That’s not my quote, but it’s a powerful idea. It’s really important. True gratitude isn’t just if you win. True gratitude is based on all things — success and failure. If I’m truly grateful, I’m going to maintain that regardless of the outcome. Otherwise, it’s not gratitude. SC.com/CCG: How do you coach that? Sanderson: No. 1, the most important thing is just living it. Example is always the best teacher. You have to spend a lot of time introducing the concept, the idea and what it means. We talk about it all the time. I think for a lot of kids — and maybe it’s always been like this — it’s a foreign idea to them. Especially when you are a superstar athlete and everybody is kind of serving you and it’s about you. That’s instead of taking a
step back and saying, “Wow, look how blessed I am.” When you can take a step back and look at life like that, it can change your perspective. It takes the pressure off. You’re just trying to get the most out of yourself and the most out of the blessings that you have. SC.com/CCG: It takes the pressure off — don’t you want some pressure? Sanderson: We do want pressure. If you don’t have pressure on you, you’re not stretching, you’re not pushing yourself. But gratitude is remembering that, “I do want the pressure. I do want the opportunity to compete for a national championship. I’m grateful that I have this pressure right now because if there is pressure, it means I am not quite there yet.” Sanderson, Page 21
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“I GET two things out of roller derby,” said Tina Letter, SCAR’s director of marketing. “I gained a lot of confidence and I gained lifelong friends. ... SCAR helped me through a lot and helped me to consider myself an athlete.” SCAR, from page 18 At the moment, the Dolls are ranked 188 out of more than 400 teams, recently jumping more than 80 spots. The Dolls travel to various tournaments and competitions through WFTDA, alongside the league’s competitive B-team known as Plan B. Twice a year, the league of nearly 40 skaters splits in half and the two halves play each other. The two home teams are known as the Mount Nittany Mayhem and the Pennsyltucky Punishers. The Dolls and Plan B both host home games at Penn Skates. Full season schedules are available at www.scarderby.com.
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SCAR Derby is incredibly inclusive to anyone who might be interested in becoming a skater or volunteer. SCAR always is looking for more bench coaches. “We have a fantastic bench coach named Popp Rocks,” said Letter. “(Bench coaches) don’t skate, but they’re super dedicated and they really help the team with strategy.” Each team in the league can only hold 20 skaters on its roster at a time, but SCAR plans to add more home teams as the league grows, giving everyone interested in derby a chance to compete and grow as an athlete and as part of the derby community. Though only women are allowed to try out for the league as skaters, men are welcome to join as referees and officials. SCAR teaches the rules to anyone who is inter-
ested and no prior knowledge is necessary. For those who have never even skated, SCAR teaches every single step of the game during its “Fresh Meat” course. Nobody gets hit until they’ve learned how to take falls and feel they are ready. Letter joined SCAR in September 2014 with no prior knowledge of roller derby, but now has a passion for the league and the sport. “I get two things out of roller derby,” she said. “I gained a lot of confidence and I gained lifelong friends. “I went from never being on skates to playing on the top travel team. SCAR helped me through a lot and helped me to consider myself an athlete.” The league is comprised of skaters ages 18 to 55, though there is no maximum age cutoff. Members hold a wide array of jobs and come from a variety of backgrounds. Some of the skaters are high school physical educations teachers, college students, cancer researchers, moms, artists and even a U.S. Navy captain. Every skater chooses a derby name to go by during matches. SCAR is filled with great ones: Zombabe, Em Munition, Taylor so Swifty, Chew-ROCK-Ya, NanBearPig and Pinky Balboa are just a few. Recruitment for SCAR happens at twice a year for skaters, with an upcoming session being planned for the fall. Volunteers can join any time. For more information about SCAR Derby, visit www. scarderby.com or the group’s Facebook page, or email scarderby@gmail.com.
It makes you remember that, “Hey, this is what I wanted. When I was 5 or 6 years old, I was dreaming about this. And wow, now I’m here.” You can’t forget who you are and what you truly want. And, winning is what you really want to do. Gratitude helps you remember why you got into this to begin with. It’s not about being cool or winning for any other reason — like picking up Twitter followers or anything like that. Who cares about that? If you’re caring about those things, they will steer you away from your true goal. SC.com/CCG: It’s hard to talk about gratitude without mentioning humility. Sanderson: There’s no question that gratitude and humility go hand-in-hand. Those two terms are really going to help an individual become the best he can be. Because if you’re grateful, you’re humble. You’re always seeking a better way. You’re willing to be coached. That’s not a common trait. It’s not. I coach college wrestling and I have been in the sport my entire life. There’s a lot of different levels of “coachability.” Our best kids are the ones who buy in the most. The first thing I said is that, “Gratitude is thinking of yourself less.” That doesn’t mean you think less of yourself. That’s not my quote; I’m sure I read that somewhere. It means you think of others, you think about the team. I know when I was rolling through college I had a streak going and I wanted to win every match. But most of the time, I was thinking about the team. Get a pin or a tech fall for the team, you know? I grew up with a team mentality. My dad was our coach (at Wasatch High School, in Heber City, Utah) and I watched it, I saw it. The team winning is the most important thing. If I can add to that, it’s a different kind of pressure. It’s a positive. It doesn’t mean you’re not confident. Confidence comes from being prepared. Confidence also comes from gratitude and humility as well. SC.com/CCG: Gratitude may be perceived as being passive instead of aggressive. So some people may be surprised that “gratitude” is so important to you because wrestling is such an aggressive sport. Sanderson: But it makes sense to me. And I think it makes sense to most of the kids in our program. It makes sense to our kids who really, really want to be the best they can be, to be successful, to win championships. A lot of that comes from their upbringing, too. We need to get the right kind of kids who have a similar mentality. We’re not going to take a kid and change him. We can guide him a little bit. With great kids, you think of their parents and the people around them. Sanderson, Page 22
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LIFT FOR LIFE
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THE ANNUAL Lift for Life event was held at Holuba Hall on Penn State University’s campus July 15 to raise money for rare disease research through the group Uplifting Athletes. Pictured, at left, Mark Allen and Trace McSorley work to move a tire over the course. At right, Garrett Taylor gives a tug on a rope during a strength event. Although a fundraising amount total has not yet been announced, Lift for Life normally raises about $100,000 yearly. The event included weight lifting and other contests of strength, as well as a kids’ clinic instructed by head coach James Franklin. Sanderson, from page 21 You can help kids to realize that first and foremost they have choices. As (performance anxiety counselor and author) Bonnie Epstein would say, you’re responsible for everything you do, say, think and feel. You’re not a victim to your thoughts. It’s tough. Thoughts are tough. It’s a battle. It’s like a wrestling match in your head. But you can win those matches. Ultimately, we get to pick our attitude, we get to pick our perspective. We want to help them to understand that, that it’s their choice. When we go into a big match or go into a practice, they get to choose the attitude they bring. There’s great power in realizing that’s the truth. It’s hard to accept it, too. Because now there are not any excuses. It’s me. What I did, what I decided. We have a lot more power and control over our lives than we think. It’s consistency and making good decisions. It’s the small steps, where maybe we don’t see the consequences or the benefits over a short amount of time. Those little steps come from gratitude. In the long run, those things are the difference-makers — over months, a year, a lifetime. It’s those little things. And it all starts with our attitude. SC.com/CCG: Where does teaching these principles fit with coaching wrestlers and winning national championships? Sanderson: We want to win. And my job at Penn State is to win. If I want to keep my job, we have to have suc-
cess. But there are more important things. And doing things the right way — being honest, being consistent when things are both good and bad, where you stand — are more important. I get it. Everyone is going to say those things. It’s just a matter of do you actually do them? I think coaching is that you have to take your own advice. It’s really easy to sit up there and tell the kids, “You have to do this and that.” But then I don’t do it and our staff doesn’t do it. Well, Coach Cody (Sanderson) and Coach Casey (Cunningham) and Coach (Jake) Varner and I ... everything we ask our guys to do — I’m not going to run sprints with them any more — but as far as the attitude, being positive, enjoying the process, focusing on things outside of winning, we’re going to do those things. When we get to the national tournament, we’re the same. We’re going to be the same person we are today, the same person we are every day because we’re running on principles. And gratitude is a principle. Believing in effort is a principle. If you’re not centered on principles, you’re going to be all over the place. We’ve had a lot of success. We’ve been very fortunate and grateful. But regardless, win or lose, we’re going to be the same. We don’t get after our kids when they lose. We also don’t get out of control when they win. It’s their career. They’re the ones. It’s up to them. We just try to help them and provide a culture and environment for them to be the best that they can.
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Art scholar to discuss Duchamp theory By ANNE WALKER correspondent@centrecountygazette.com
BELLEFONTE — Bellefonte native Jill O’Connor has spent five years scrutinizing the work of one of the art world’s most enigmatic figures. As her master’s thesis, O’Connor has developed a theory that, according to her, no Marcel Duchamp scholar has yet asserted. O’Connor will share her ideas with the community at 8 p.m., Wednesday, July 26, at the Bellefonte Art Museum for Centre County, where she is an intern. Early in the 20th century, French conceptual artist Duchamp rattled the western relationship to art. “He wanted to make art that had an intellectual aspect,” O’Connor said, “and not just art that appealed to the eye.” Rather than creating the still life, landscape or figurative work of his contemporaries, Duchamp presented “readymade” (a phrase he coined) objects in unusual contexts. He maintained that the artist alone decided what qualified as art. “It just so happens he was breaking new ground,” said O’Connor. “He was not just some guy who stuck a urinal in an art show and called it art,” referencing one of Duchamp’s most startling pieces, “Fountain.” O’Connor’s thesis hinges on two masterpieces in particular, and how the seemingly unrelated works actually do, in her view, affect each other. Moreover, O’Connor makes her assertion through Duchamp’s cryptic concept of the “infra-thin.” She said, “Duchamp writes, ‘the possible, implying the becoming — the passage from one to the other takes place in the infra-thin.’” She applies this idea to two pieces, “The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even” (also called “The Large Glass”) and “Given: 1. The Waterfall, 2. The Illuminating Gas.” O’Connor’s presentation will feature visuals of each piece, with the details of each enlarged and isolated to facilitate her discussion. “The Large Glass,” constructed of bits of metal, wire and dust encased in two separate glass sections, depicts a form Duchamp called “The Bride” in the top section and what he called “malic” forms in the lower portion depicting the bachelors. “Given” also has two distinct sections. The first, a set of wooden doors imported from Spain, have peepholes. When the viewer looks through, they see a nude female form lying on its back. “No one was looking at these works through the lens of the infra-thin,” O’Connor said. Friends of the Schwerin State Gallery and Museum in Germany supported her research. “I was surprised that no one else had come up with the theory,” she said. “The more I researched, the more com-
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accessible vocabulary and detailed explanations can provide a solid introduction. “What he was doing was breaking new ground,” she said, “and in the process (he) became one of the most important and influential artists of the 20th century.” Her presentation deals with adult subject matter not suitable for those under 18.
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‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ gains momentum By BOB GARVER Special to the Gazette
For most of “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” I didn’t see why the movie was getting so much praise from critics. I didn’t like Tom Holland’s take on Peter Parker, aka Spider-Man. I was underwhelmed by the villain Vulture (Michael Keaton). I was annoyed by almost all of Peter’s friends and classmates. And, the action, development and conflicts were completely standard for the superhero genre. In fact, they were overly familiar, because we’ve had so many Spider-Man movies already and we have a good idea of how the character operates. Then, something happened around the two-thirds mark that added another dimension to the Spider-Man/Vulture feud. It completely turned me around, and from that point on, the film could do practically no wrong. Unfortunately, I don’t feel comfortable going into this twist out of concern for spoilers, but please know that I’m higher on this film than what I let on in the rest of this review.
My biggest problem with this movie is Tom Holland. He has a voice that sounds like he’s constantly whining, even when he’s happy. I know the justification is that kids his age tend to be whiny and he’s just making him “realistic,” but would it kill this movie to make its hero more tolerable so I wouldn’t wish his mouthless mask would impair his ability to speak? One compliment I will throw Holland is that he’s the one Peter Parker who can pass for a high school student. Sorry, Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield, I can tell you’re both past your college years. Yes, Peter Parker is a high school student again in this movie, even though there is plenty of source material where he’s an adult. We get the requisite gags where he has to juggle high school drama and his duties as Spider-Man. He’s not afraid to take on armed robbers, but he’s terrified of asking out his crush (Laura Harrier). He wants to impress Avengers leader Tony Stark, but he’s worried about letting down his Aunt May (Marissa Tomei). Spider-Man, Page 26
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Front and Centre to present ‘The Wizard of Oz’
By CONNIE COUSINS correspondent@centrecountygazette.com
Gazette staff reports CLEARFIELD — Audiences will be taken “Over the Rainbow” when Front and Centre Productions’ IGNITE Youth Theatre presents “The Wizard of Oz” at 7 p.m. Friday, July 28, and Saturday, July 29, and 2 p.m. Sunday, July 30. Due to construction at Philipsburg-Osceola Area High School, this year’s performances will be held at Clearfield Area High School IGNITE Youth Theatre takes pride in the range of school districts its participants hail from, including Bald Eagle, Clearfield, Curwensville, Glendale, Moshannon Valley, Philipsburg-Osceola, State College, West Branch and Young Scholars Charter School. There are 84 students, ages 4 to 18, in the show. Two “Wizard of Oz”-themed character tea parties will be held from 10:30 a.m. to noon and from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, July 22, at Pappy Jack’s Place, 213 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Children and their parents are invited to meet the characters from the show. Advanced general admission tickets for the shows, as well as tickets for the tea parties, are available online at www.frontandcentre.org.
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Spider-Man, from page 25 The high school storyline means we get high school stock characters: an awkward best friend (Jacob Batalon), a secretly jealous bully (Tony Revolori) and a rebellious weirdo (Zendaya). The movie gives these characters more than enough screen time to steal the show, but they ultimately add very little. I say, let’s have less of them and more of Oscar winner Tomei. She steals the movie with a two-and-a-half-word line at the end. Another problem with this movie is that Adrian Toomes, aka Vulture, is a weak villain for such an important chapter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This movie should have a super villain who wants to take over the world, or kill a mass of people, or at least settle a deeply personal dispute. Instead, we get junk salvager who sells weapons because the Avengers’ antics kept him from making an honest living. Stark could have solved this problem by writing him a check. He’s greedy and foolish, too. He has plenty of chances to quit while he’s ahead and he keeps pressing
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on even though his cover is blown. He’s not a bad character in terms of motivation or development, he’s just not ambitious or dangerous enough to be the primary antagonist. “Spider-Man: Homecoming” was on track for a oneand-a-half-star rating for roughly its first hour, but then Peter met up with his date for homecoming and suddenly everything improved: the characters became more interesting, the atmosphere became more tense, even the jokes got funnier. This is a movie where patience pays off. And, since this is a Marvel movie, you should also be patient enough to wait until the end of the credits. You’ll never laugh harder at a movie for ripping you off. ★★★ out of five stars. “Spider-Man: Homecoming” is rated PG-13 for sci-fi action violence, some language and brief suggestive comments. Its running time is 133 minutes. Contact Bob Garver at rrg251@nyu.edu.
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AROUND & IN TOWN WHAT’S HAPPENING To be included in What’s Happening, submit your events by Wednesday one week prior to publication to community@centrecountygazette.com or mail information to The Centre County Gazette, ATTN: What’s Happening, 403 S. Allen St., State College, PA 16801.
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Bookmobile — Centre County Library Bookmobile is a fully accessible library on wheels. Look for it in your community and join Miss Laura for story times, songs and fun. Visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Safety checks — Mount Nittany Health sponsors free car seat safety checks from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at its Boalsburg location, 3901 S. Atherton St., State College. Certified car seat safety educators will check to make sure car seats are installed correctly. Call (814) 466-7921. Children’s activity — Literacy-enriching activities for toddlers featuring books and music are held from 10:30 to 11 a.m. every Monday at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Children’s activity — A story time featuring songs, rhymes, finger plays and crafts for kids ages 2 to 5 is held from 10:30 to 11 a.m. every Monday at Centre Hall Area Branch Library, 109 W. Beryl St., Centre Hall. Performance — Visitors are welcome to view the Nittany Knights practice at 7:15 p.m. every Monday at South Hills School of Business and Technology, 480 Waupelani Drive, State College. Visit www.nittanyknights. org. Club — The Schlow Knitting Club meets at 5:30 p.m. every first and third Monday. Knitters of all skill levels are welcome. Visit www.schlowlibrary.org. Club — The Centre Region Model Investment Club meets from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. the second Monday of every month in the Mazza Room at the South Hills Business School, 480 Waupelani Drive, State College. Call (814) 234-8775 or contact cr20mic@aol.com. Support group — The Bellefonte chapter of the Compassionate Friends Support Group, for bereaved families and friends following the death of a child, holds a meeting from 7 to 8:30 p.m. the second Monday of every month at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 134 E. Bishop St., Bellefonte. Contact Peg Herbstritt at (814) 353-4526 or mherb162@gmail.com. Children’s activity — Children can improve reading skills by reading with Faolin, a trained therapy dog, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. every Tuesday at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Register for 20-minute sessions by calling (814) 355-1516 or visiting the library. Support group — A drug and alcohol support meeting for families struggling with loved ones’ addictions is held at 6:30 p.m. every Tuesday at Watermarke Church, 116 S. Spring St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 571-1240. Meeting — The Centre County Advisory Council to the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission holds a meeting the second Tuesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. in the State College Municipal Building, 243 S. Allen St., State College. Meetings can also be broadcast to laptops and iOS or Android devices, or participants can join by phone. Call (814) 689-9081. Support group — The Narcotics Anonymous “Open Arms” group meets at 8 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday at St. John’s United Church of Christ, 145 W. Linn St., Bellefonte. Meeting — The State College Sunrise Rotary Club meets every Wednesday at 7:15 a.m. at the Hotel State College, 100 W. College Ave., State College. Visit www. statecollegesunriserotary.org. Children’s activity — “Book Babies,” featuring interactive singing, reading and movement for babies 1 and younger, meets at 9:30 a.m. every Wednesday at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Children’s activity — A pre-K story time featuring developmentally appropriate stories, songs and rhymes is held at 10:30 a.m. every Wednesday at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Children’s activity — A story time featuring related activities and interaction with peers for preschool-aged children is held at 10:30 a.m. every Wednesday at Holt Memorial Library, 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Meetings — The Nittany Baptist Church holds master’s clubs for children ages 3 to 11 and small groups for teens and adults at 6:30 p.m. every Wednesday at the church, 3939 S. Atherton St, State College. Visit www. nittanybaptist.org. Healing circle — A healing circle will be held from 7:15 to 8:45 p.m. on the first Wednesday of every month at Inspired Holistic Wellness, 111 S. Spring St., Bellefonte. Contact Beth Whitman at beth@inspiredholisticwellness. com or (814) 883-0957. Meeting — The Nittany Mineralogical Society meets at 6:45 p.m. for a social hour and 7:45 p.m. for the main program the third Wednesday of each month, except June, July and December, in Penn State’s Earth and Engineering Science Building. All are welcome to attend; parents must supervise minors. Visit www.nittanymineral.org.
Thrift shop — The State College Woman’s Club Thrift Shop will be having “Open Thursdays” from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at 902 S. Allen St., State College. Call (814) 238-2322. Meeting — The Hooks and Needles Club for knitters meets from 1 to 2:30 p.m. every Thursday at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Children’s activity — A Lego club exploring block play and other activities that address topics in science, technology, engineering, art and math is held at 3:30 p.m. every Thursday at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Community meal — A free hot meal is served from 5 to 7 p.m. every Thursday at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church Community Cafe, 208 W. Foster Ave., State College. Children’s activity — Activities and presentations for children in grades kindergarten through sixth are held from 6 to 7 p.m. every Thursday at Holt Memorial Library, 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Meeting — The Nittany Valley Model Railroad Club meets every Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Old Gregg School, 106 School St., Spring Mills. Call (814) 422-7667. Meeting — The State College Toastmasters meet from 6 to 8 p.m. the first and third Thursday of each month at Mission Critical Partners, 690 Gray’s Woods Blvd., Port Matilda. Visit www.statecollege Meeting — PARSE meets at noon on the third Thursday of each month, except for June, July and August, at Hoss’s, 1459 N. Atherton St., State College. Meeting — Celebrate Recovery, a faith-based recovery program, meets at 6 p.m. every Friday at Freedom Life Church,113 Sunset Acres, Milesburg. Registration is not required and individuals are welcome to join at any time. Email restorationCR@freedomlife.tv or call (814) 571-1240. Pet adoption — Nittany Beagle Rescue holds an adoption event from 10 a.m. to noon every Saturday at Petco, 40 Colonnade Way, State College. Call (814) 692-4369. Pet adoption — A kitten and cat adoption event is held from 2 to 8:30 p.m. every Saturday at Petco, 40 Colonnade Way, State College. Call (814) 238-4758. Tours — Tours are offered 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays at Eagle Ironworks at Curtin Village, 251 Curtin Village Road, Howard. Visit www. curtinvillage.com. Community sing — Rise Up Singing, a community singing group, meets from 4 to 6 p.m. the third Sunday of the month at the State College Friends Meeting, 611 E. Prospect St., State College.
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Children’s activity — The Greater Buffalo Run Valley United Methodist Church will host stories, music, games, crafts and snacks from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Monday, July 24, through Thursday, July 27, at Continental Court Ministry Center, 126 Maple St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-2208. Book donations — AAUW State College is accepting books during its summer hours — 6 to 8 p.m. Mondays and 9 a.m. to noon Tuesdays and Fridays — at 176 Technology Drive, Boalsburg. Donations also may be made 24/7 at bins. Proceeds from the May 2018 book sale will advance equity for women and girls through local programs and scholarships. Exhibition — “Unraveling the Threads of History,” featuring examples of 19th-century samplers from Centre County and afar, will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays, through Sept. 24, at Centre Furnace Mansion, 1001 E. College Ave. Visit www. centrehistory.org. Tours — Guided tours of Boal Mansion and Columbus Chapel will be held from 1:30 to 5 p.m., Tuesdays through Sundays through October, at Boal Mansion, 163 Boal Estate Drive, Boalsburg. Visit www.boalmuseum.com or call (814) 466-6210. Program — The Spring Creek Chapter of the Veterans Service Program assists veterans transitioning from military service to civilian life by involving fly fishing instruction from 1 to 5 p.m. on the second and fourth Sundays of each month through November. There is no charge, and all equipment, a license and lunch are provided.
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Children’s activity — The Centre County Library in Bellefonte will host a free play group from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Performance — The Little Paris Trio will perform from 6 to 8 p.m. stage at Big Spirits, 1 Match Factory Place, Bellefonte. Admission is free. Lecture — A lecture concerning napalm and Agent Orange will be presented by retired Armstrong Industries chemist Dr. Ron Lenox at 6:30 p.m. at the Pennsylvania Military Museum, Boalsburg. Call (814) 466-6263. Movie — “Lego: Batman” will be shown as part of the Movie on the Mountain event at Tussey Mountain Amphitheater; gates open at 7:30 p.m., movie begins at 9 p.m. Admission is free.
SATURDAY, JULY 22
Lecture — Julie Decker of the Penn State College of Nursing will discuss “The Real China Beach: U.S. Army Nurses in Vietnam” at 10:30 a.m. at the Pennsylvania Military Museum, Boalsburg. Regular admission rates apply. Call (814) 466-6263. Event — A sampling of summer salsas will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. at Tait Farm Harvest Shop, Tait Road, Centre Hall. Admission is free. Call (814) 466-3411. Event — A community picnic and sing will take place 5 p.m. behind Fellowship Bible Church, 642 Lower Georges Valley Road, Spring Mills. Food and drinks will be provided; entertainment will be by The Colvalts and Jeremy Garner. All are welcome; admission is free.
SUNDAY, JULY 23
Giveaway — Wireless Made Simple will host its annual backpack giveaway from 1 to 4 p.m. at its two locations, 141 S. Allegheny St., Bellefonte, and 2901 E. College Ave., State College. Each backpack is brand new and includes a variety of school supplies. Activity — Centred Outdoors will host a free scenic walk from 2 to 5 p.m. at Poe Paddy State Park. Performance — The free South Hills’ 2017 Music Picnic Series will feature the State College Municipal Band beginning at 5 p.m. at South Hills’ main campus, 480 Waupelani Drive, State College. Attendees are encouraged to bring blankets, chairs and a picnic supper; refreshments also will be available for purchase. Music starts at 6 p.m. Free parking and restrooms are available. Call (814) 234-7755 or (814) 278-1990. Baseball — The State College Spikes host Mahoning Valley at 6:05 p.m. at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.
MONDAY, JULY 24
Baseball — The State College Spikes host Mahoning Valley at 7:05 p.m. at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.
TUESDAY, JULY 25
Training — Free one-on-one training and answers to technology-related questions will be available from 11 a.m. to noon at Holt Memorial Library, Front Street, Philipsburg. . Baseball — The State College Spikes host Mahoning Valley at 7:05 p.m. at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 26
Event — The third annual Bald Eagle Area alumni “Elder Eagle” picnic will be held at noon at Pavilion No. 4, Bald Eagle State Park. Attendees are asked to bring a covered dish to share, a beverage and a chair. Table service, paper products and water will be provided. A short business will follow the meal. Call (814) 625-2132. — Compiled by Gazette staff
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Hot dogs, ketchup, mustard — and marketing DAVID M. MASTOVICH
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Americans will eat more than 7 billion hot dogs from Memorial Day through Labor Day, with 150 million consumed on the Fourth of July holiday alone. We average about 70 hot dogs per person eaten each year. If you have one, do you top it with ketchup or mustard? According to a YouGov survey, the most popular condiment for hot dogs is mustard (72 percent) followed by ketchup (59 percent), onions (51 percent) and relish (47 percent). Age has a big impact on our choice. Seventy-three percent of 16-to-34-year-olds ate their hot dogs with ketchup, while only 41 percent of those 35 and older did. Makes sense. Kids love ketchup. Children have different taste buds than adults and notice bitter-tasting foods. Plus, cre-
ative commercials help create long-lasting habits — like adding ketchup to a hot dog. Remember the anticipation theme from the Heinz Ketchup classic commercials during the 1970s? But, sometimes one organization’s message hurts a complementary product. The National Hot Dog & Sausage Council’s Do’s and Don’ts of Hot Dog Etiquette surely caught the attention of ketchup companies with this one: “Don’t … use ketchup on your hot dog after the age of 18. Mustard, relish, onions, cheese and chili are acceptable.” Whether you like your hot dog with ketchup, mustard or some other way, you can benefit from these messaging do’s and don’ts: Do focus on creative promotions to tell your story. Just like the hot dog industry promotes National Hot Dog Month, you can promote your anniversary, new equipment, locations and hires in a creative way. Do make it about your target audiences. Why does it matter to them? Don’t miss opportunities to promote your uniqueness. Develop a content calendar to tell your story through-
DEED TRANSFERS The following property transactions were compiled from information provided by the Centre County recorder of deeds Joseph Davidson. The Gazette is not responsible for typographical errors. The published information is believed to be accurate; however, the Gazette neither warrants nor accepts any liability or responsibility for inaccurate information.
RECORDED JUNE 26-30 BELLEFONTE
Beatriz M. Osterried and Otto E. Osterried to Dennis Becke, 421 E. Bishop St., Bellefonte, $145,000
BENNER TOWNSHIP
Village of Nittany Glen LP to Sheryl A. Stout, 104 Gravel Hill Road, State College, $187,945 Continental Courts Joint Venture to Allen L. Strouse and Treva J. Deibler, Buffalo Run Road, Bellefonte, $1 John C. Decker, Cora T. Decker and Corazon T. Decker to Leslie A. Roberts and Paul S. Roberts, 660 Rock Road, Bellefonte, $228,500
BOGGS TOWNSHIP
84 Properties LLC to TEEJ Enterprises Limited Partnership, 150 Aqua Penn Drive, Centre Hall, $10 Eric J. Robb and Rachel M. Robb to Travis L. Park, 605 Market St., Bellefonte, $160,000
COLLEGE TOWNSHIP
S&A Homes Inc. to Conchita C. Godinez and Reynaldo Godinez, 110 Windrush Road, State College, $410,660 Steven M. Gaddis Jr. and Carrie N. Fox to Daniel T. Brockman, 3513 S. Atherton St., State College, $225,000
CURTIN TOWNSHIP
Sheila R. Breon, Shelia R. Weaver and Thomas J. Breon to Sheila R. Weaver, 100 Me Ma Lane, Howard, $1 James R. Ausherman and Jill H. Ausherman to Yubraj Acharya and Supriya Joshi, 104 Julian Drive, State College, $239,900 Wook J. Nam and Sunghyun Park to James R. Ausherman and Jill H. Ausherman, 126 Macduff Circle, State College, $427,000 Joyce D. Wilson to DarkoVranic and Erica Vranic, 109 Rhaubert Circle, State College, $250,000
FERGUSON TOWNSHIP
Benjamin D. Locke and Deanna L. Locke to Rustin D. Meyer and Hollie L. Meyer, 665 Herkshire Drive, State College, $329,000 Thomas Ciavarella and Marites Ciavarella to Thomas J. Ciavarelle and Marites D. Ciavarelle, 1271 Tadpole Road, Penn Furnace, $1 Xueyi Zhang and Mengzhao Gao to Xinghai Zhao and Qing Liu, 741 Partridge Lane, State College, $290,000 Gary R. Twoey and Kathleen D. Twoey to Kelly O. Rosinger and Asher Y. Rosinger, 109 S. Harvest Run Road, State College, $340,000 Jeffrey A. Thompson and Robin R. Thompson to Calvin B. Lin, 151 Rush-
cliffe St., State College, $445,000 David C. Koah and Jean L. Koah to Ryan T. Rosensteel and Danielle O. Rosensteel, 925 Breezewood Drive, State College, $407,000 Jian Yang and Chao Liu to Vaughn E. Whisker and Elizabeth N. Sechler, 2317 Autumnwood Drive, State College, $375,000 Lenna Neff and Verne Neff to Tracey Noel, 1943 Harvest Circle, State College, $209,900 Daniel L. Anderson and Julie B. Anderson to Gregory S. Larrimore and Lisa M. Larrimore, 1771 Circleville Road, State College, $268,000 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company to Vernon Davis and Daniel W. Scott, 376 Cogan Circle, Centre Hall, $198,984 Wayne G. Bickle, Kay E. Bickle and Kaye E. Bickle to Wayne G. Bickle, Kaye E. Bickle, Stuart W. Bickle, Richard L. Bickle and Terry A. Bickle, 1306 Harris St., State College, $1 Kathleen M. Mayberry and Steven Pierce to Daniel J. Anderson and Julie B. Anderson, 2337 Sagamore Drive, State College, $400,000 Ralph F. Brower estate and Joan H. Brower, executrix, to Ralph F. Brower Family Trust, Joan H. Brower, co-trustee, and Michael D. Brower, co-trustee, 1612 N. Atherton St., State College, $1 Pine Hall Development Company to Min Ding and Hong Lu, 1766 Old Gatesburg Road, State College, $338,000 Eric I. Gulley and Nancy A. Gulley to Todd C. Lajeunesse and Sara D. Lajeunesse, 2037 Autumnwood Drive, State College, $474,000 Don L. Hall and Marlene L. Hall to Stephen C. Wolf, 1231 E. Park Hills Ave., Madera, $257,000 Robert L. Rohrbaugh and Carola M. Rohrbaugh to Brandon M. Nelen, 1239 Circleville Road, Pine Grove Mills, $233,000 Runze Li and Yan Fang to Swaroop Ghosh and Soumita Roy, 1905 Autumnwood Drive, State College, $450,200
GREGG TOWNSHIP
Frederick D. Shingara and Daniel Shingara to Scott A. Baylets, 198 Lingle Valley Road, Spring Mills, $150,000 ALK-Abello Source Materials Inc. to Spring Mills Lab LLC, 1095 Upper Georges Valley Road, Spring Mills, $225,000 Paul T. Berkobin by sheriff to Branch Banking and Trust Company, Blue Ball Road, Gregg, $4,345.66
HALFMOON TOWNSHIP
Corey S. Dillon and Emily Dillon to Mark A. Paget and Kristina M. Paget, 125 Shanelly Drive, Port Matilda, $329,000 Donna Lynne and Ken Vaux to Bradley A. Kozlek and Christine M. Kozlek, 99 Indigo Lane, Port Matilda, $83,000 Robert J. Eberhart to Rachel A. Brennan, 27 Mahala St., Port Matilda, $400,000
HARRIS TOWNSHIP
Patricia Hubler to West Crest Properties LLC, 232 Belle Ave., Boalsburg, $71,000
out the year. Don’t make messaging, branding and PR decisions by committee. You’ll end up with a little bit of what each person wanted, and a lot of wasted advertising dollars. Don’t think your instincts are better than the full combination of listening to customers through marketing intel, brainstorming with your leadership team and using your instincts. So often, I see companies suffer because decisions made about marketing or messaging are made based on instincts. You think, “I know my market, I know my customers, I’ve done this for ‘X’ number of years.” If you’re still not sure about ketchup on your hot dog, consider this rant by Clint Eastwood, as Dirty Harry in “Sudden Impact,” relayed to a hot dog-eating detective: “Nah, this stuff isn’t getting to me — the shootings, the knifings, the beatings, old ladies being bashed in the head for their Social Security checks. Nah, that doesn’t bother me. But, you know what does bother me? You know what makes me really sick to my stomach? It’s watching you stuff your face with those hot dogs. Nobody, I mean nobody, puts ketchup on a hot dog.” Hey, Dirty Harry, I do from time to time.
LEARNING NEVER STOPS
Neal C. Cromarty and Amelia E. Cromarty to Waldenheim LLC, 120 W. Crestview Ave., State College, $568,000 Daryl L. Biberdorf and Dea L. Biberdorf to Michael T. Smitka and Karen P. Smitka, 613 Beaumont Drive, State College, $267,000 Debra D. Fisher, Richard J. Cyr and Richard Cyr to Gary R. Twoey and Kathleen D. Twoey, 229 E. Hubler Road, State College, $440,000
HOWARD TOWNSHIP
Robert L. Conway and Tamara Conway to Tamara Conway, Glenn Road, Howard, $1 Robert L. Conway and Tamara Conway to Tamara Conway, 214 Mill St., Howard, $1 Michael P. Graham and Darla J. Graham to Melody A. Newman, 2248 Old 220 Road, Howard, $15,000
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP
Jane A. Tressler to Jane A. Tressler and Kenneth W. Tressler, 155 Main St., Blanchard, $1 Anthony L. Serafini by sheriff and Mindy J. Serafini by sheriff to JP Morgan Chase Bank, 302 W. Hunter Run Road, Howard, $6,935.48
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DOUG MOERSCHBACHER, of Doug’s Rug Care in Pleasant Gap, recently attended the Fabric Pro Class held at Pembertons, a cleaning and restoration supply firm in McKeesport. Other attendees hailed from California, Utah, Texas, North Carolina, New Jersey, Massachusetts and West Virginia, as well as Pennsylvania.
MILES TOWNSHIP
Carole V. Ripka and Douglas L. Ripka to Carole V. Ripka Primary Residence and Carole V. Ripka, 5225 Brush Valley Road, Rebersburg, $1 Janet D. McClellan Estate, Mary M. Corl, executrix, Charles W. Comly III and Jessica Comly to Comly Properties, 208A Water St., Howard, $1
PATTON TOWNSHIP
Vaughn E. Whisker III and Elizabeth N. Sechler to Timothy A. Cooper and Lauren E. Cooper, 305 Ghaner Drive, State College, $235,000 Decibel Partners LP to Decimal Partners LP, Champion Road, State College, $1 Sunchul S. Hoo and Hi K. H. Hoo to Sunchul S. Hoo, 151 Lower Julian Pike, Port Matilda, $1 Habitat for Humanity of Greater Centre County to Sandra S. Baker, 141 Ghaner Drive, Pine Grove Mills, $44,919 Henry Wiegand and Joy M. Wiegand to Henry Wiegand, Joy M. Wiegand and Michael C. Wiegand, 258 Wooded Way, State College, $1 Thomas S. Yip and Teresa Yip to Kelly A. Burke Revocable Trust and John M. Clifford, 779 Galen Drive, State College, $181,000 Mark D. Fisher and Jennifer A. Fisher to Steele S. Nowlin and Verna L. Kale, 558 Melissa Lane, State College, $315,000 Gian C. Duffy and Susan Duffy to Jennifer S. Meengs and Allyson Sherlock, 114 Seymore Ave., Boalsburg, $230,000 Kevin C. Birmingham and Diane D. Birmingham to Christian Connell and Jennifer Connell, 118 Heiskel Drive, Port Matilda, $390,000 Michael Perez, Sheri D. Perez, Amanda Perez and Joshua Renoe to Francis G. Quinn and Patricia L. Quinn, 2006 Highland Drive, State College, $205,000 Deed Transfers, Page 30
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Deed Transfers, from page 29 Mark T. Greenberg and Christa Turksma to Sarah Rajtmajer and Frank G. Hillary, 178 Sandy Ridge Road, State College, $415,000
PENNSYLVANIA FURNACE
Steven D. Faust and Pamela K. Faust to Jason P. Bierly and Heather M. Bierly, Greenbriar Gap Road, Spring Mills, $94,000
PHILIPSBURG BOROUGH
Theodore F. Perks and Deborah L. Perks to Philipsburg Plumbing & Heating, 21 W. Maple St., Philipsburg, $197,000 Mary Swansegar to Kimberly A. Fetcenko, 406 Hampton Drive, Philipsburg, $1
POTTER TOWNSHIP
Dana L. Guyer and Jessica P. Welch to Dana L. Guyer, 377 Taylor Hill Road, Centre Hall, $1 Curtis A. Borden, Pranom C. Borden, Roselee R. Williams Revocable Trust and Roselee R. Williams, trustee, to Kathy J. Miller, 152 Robin Lane, Centre Hall, $240,000
RUSH TOWNSHIP
Beverly Moore to Jane Moore and James A. Moore Jr., 126 Brickyard Lane, Sandy Ridge, $1 Daniel R. Ludwig and Kathryn W. Ludwig to Shane Murarik and Sara R. Holden, 113 Oakwood Drive, Philipsburg, $269,500 Arlene J. Martin and Richard P. Martin to Arlene J. Martin and Richard P. Martin, 366 Spike Island Road, Osceola Mills, $1 Wilbur E. Gilham by agent, Lorraine Gilham by agent and Phoebe L. Gilham by agent to Nathan T. Tallman and Michael D. Black Jr., 1854 Port Matilda Highway, Philipsburg, $128,000
SPRING TOWNSHIP
S&A Homes Inc. to James Brennan Jr. and Kathleen Brennan, 155 Shady Hollow Drive, Pleasant Gap, $323,679
JULY 20-26, 2017
Hermosa S. David by attorney and Virginia T. David by attorney to Deborah Auman and Scott Auman, 104 Faust Circle, Bellefonte, $205,000 Robert M. Gruendler and Diana R. Gruendler to Kevin A. Freet and Kelly Freet, 139 Farmington Lane, Bellefonte, $280,000 Clint R. Wagner and April Praskovich to Clint R. Wagner and April Praskovich, 266 E. Fifth Ave., Bellefonte, $1 Donna Y. Hinds to Michael W. Hinds, 214 On The Hill Road, Pleasant Gap, $150,000 Louis A. Persic and Elfrieda M. Persic to Witherite Property Management Inc., 215 E. College Ave., Pleasant Gap, $220,000 David A. Vanbuskirk and Kimberly H. Vanbuskirk to John R. Hupman and Betty J. Hupman, 231 Gwenedd Lane, Bellefonte $277,000 Martin A. Nordberg and Evelyn M. Nordberg to Janet E. Smith and John J. Smith Jr., 214 Ringneck Drive, Bellefonte, $259,900 Megan L. Kobuck to YonadMerhazion and Anna Merhazion, 101 Faust Circle, Bellefonte, $193,000
Freeman, 616 E. College Ave., State College, $289,500 Betty S. Stanford to Betty S. Stanford Living Trust and Betty S. Stanford, trustee, 622 S. Fraser St., State College, $1 Travers Residuary Trust, Susan T. Geering, co-trustee, and David A. Baker, co-trustee, 255 E. Beaver Ave., No. 604, State College, $215,000 Jacqueline A. Stefkovich to Jennifer E. Baka and Stefan M. Lewellen, 209 Hillcrest Ave., State College, $480,000 Eileen C. Pearsall to Vincent J. Agresto and Natasha N. Tirko, 436 E. Hamilton Ave., State College, $479,000
STATE COLLEGE BOROUGH.
UNION TOWNSHIP
Steven W. Haffner and Amy S. Haffner to Martin Karduck, Shirley J. Karduck and Scott Karduck, 239 Crestmont Ave., Boalsburg, $206,000 James J. Jozefik, Margie A. Jozefik, James J. Jozefik Sr. and Margie A. Jozefik to James J. Jozefik Sr., 106 E. Sunset Ave., Snow Shoe, $1 Fraser Centre Residential LLC to Melissa Jean Hamood Revocable Trust and YasmainHamood, South Fraser Street, Hinsdale, $675,000 Gary H. Watson and Barbara A. Watson to Gary H. Watson, 902 Hart Circle, State College, $1 Christopher J. Deck and Kathy A. Deck to Yellow House Enterprises LLC, 815 S. Garner Street, State College, $250,000 Travers Residuary Trust, Susan T. Geering, co-trustee, and David A. Baker, co-trustee, to Calder Joint Venture, 255 E. Beaver Ave., State College, $67,500 Bret J. Buterbaugh and Marie M. Butterbaugh to Andrew G.
SNOW SHOE BOROUGH
Jean E. Haynes Estate, Elise Craigo, heir, Nancy Bjerky, heir, and unknown heirs to Wilmington Savings Fund Society and Christiana Trust, 301 S. Moshannon Ave., Snow Shoe, $1 Deborah J. Park to Michael Collar, 730 E. Sycamore Road, Snow Shoe, $425,000
Saratoga Partners LP to Eric L. Herrold, 301 E. Race St., Julian, $175,000 Bonnie J. Fisher to Rebecca A. Fetterolf, 1336 S. Eagle Valley Road, Julian, $295,000
WALKER TOWNSHIP
Veronica M. Sagett to Monic M. Heidenthal and Robert G. Heidenthal, 1152 Blue Spruce Drive, $1 Chad Haagen and Kathryn Haagen to Greggory A. Overturf and Morgan L. Overturf, 490 Hublersburg Road, Bellefonte, $165,000 William S. Weaver to Crystal J. Klase, 137 Betty Lane, Bellefonte, $1 Amy J. Brown, Amy J. Steele and Seth J. Steele to Michael P. Larson and Paul J. Welty Jr., 149 Jefferson Circle, Bellefonte, $359,000 — Compiled by James Turchick
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2 BED / 2 BATH APT. Above Panera 17 - 18 Term $2,705.00 GN Centre, above Panera Bread, corner of Beaver Avenue and Allen Street! The apartment is furnished with all utilities included, except internet. Can accommodate 4-5 people. Has access to a shared courtyard. Call (814) 238-1878
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SPRING BRAE APARTMENTS 1 & 2 Bedroom Affordable Apts. Now Accepting Applications Conveniently located in Bellefonte 1 year lease/ rent starts at $485.00
OVER 37 MILLION JOB SEEKERS! Go to www.MyJobConneXion.com or call 814-238-5051.
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Office Space For Rent
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Unfurnished Apartments
ONE BEDROOM APT. NEAR NITTANY MALL Suitable for one or two persons, no pets, non-smoking, $545 plus electric (heat), year lease Starting August 1, call 814-404-3516 between 9AM-9PM.
THE MERIDIAN ON COLLEGE AVE. $606.00 The Meridian still has a few fill spaces available! These are for a few of our female residents looking for roommates! $606.00 a month with the ret including; internet, water, sewer and trash! Call today! 814-231-9000 www.meridianon collegeavenue.com
Sign at The Meridian and get $300! The Meridian on College Avenue is offering $300.00 to the next 8 individuals who sign a lease with us for the 2017-2018 lease term!! Do NOT miss out on this opportunity! Call our office for a tour. 814-231-9000!
037 3 BEDROOM APT NEAR NITTANY MALL Upper level of duplex. Available August 1st. $675 per month plus electric (heat), water & trash included. Year lease, no pets. Off street parking. Call 814-404-3516 9AM - 8PM
Misc. Real Estate For Rent
STATE COLLEGE OFFICE SPACE
SEMESTER PARKING
If you are in or starting a business, then this is the place for you. With ready made offices and high speed Internet Access at your fingertips, this space will meet all of your needs.
Parking in church parking lot, 600 block of East Prospect Ave. Fall and Spring, $260, per semester. First Church of Christ, Scientist. Call Mike
Here is what our facility has to offer: 2000-3000 Square Feet of Prime Office Space to Rent Below Market Office Prices per Foot Experienced and Established Local Employers Convenient Access to Atherton Street and Route 322 Ready to Rent Offices Complete with Utilities and High Speed Internet Access.
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COZY 2 BEDROOM HOUSE 2 bed, 1 bath house, just remodeled and is fully furnished in Lemont, walking distance to local café and eateries, 5 minutes to Beaver stadium. No smoking, pet allow, by CATA bus stop Rent for Daily $125, Weekly $550, Monthly $1650, Football weekend $1100 (814) 571-3834 Mobile Homes For Rent
TWO car garage, TV room, breezeway, one acre lot, stove refrigerator, washer & dryer included. 12 miles form PSU. Call (814) 364-9695 or (814) 308-2101
Computer Repairs I have over 17 years of experience in repairing desktops, laptops and servers. I can easily remove viruses, spyware, and malware and get your PC back to top form. Please email Mike at mnap11@hotmail.com or call or text 814-883-4855
085 WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE TO CAMPUS & DOWNTOWN Off street assigned parking available with flexible lease terms. (814) 234-1707
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039 TOWNHOME FOR RENT W&D, 2.5 mi from PSU on W. Aaron Dr. Bus route to campus. Call 814.466.7821. Lv a msg.
814-237-8711 or email m7h@psu. edu. Reserve now!
(814) 325-2376
Income Restrictions Apply
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HOUSES FOR SALE
COUNTRY 5 min. from town. This 3 bdrn home sits on 1/2 acre with open living room, dining room, and kitchen. Three car garage. Bellefonte area. Asking $250,000 firm. Ph. 814.222.3331.
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Fuel & Firewood
Matt Walk’s Firewood
Call 814-355-9774
COUNTRY Living unique apartment, 1200 square ft. of open area, 2 bdr, loft , 10 miles west of State College, 2271 Westgatesburg Rd., no inside pets, $1050 mo. Call (814) 692-5288
GAZETTE
Phone 814-238-5051 classifieds@centrecountygazette.com
Call by Noon Monday to run Thursday. All ads must be pre-paid.
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Help Wanted
HELP WANTED Bald Eagle Area School District is accepting applications for a full-time custodian. Work schedule is WednesdaySunday, 2nd Shift. See District website www.beasd.org for more information. EOE
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Special Services
SENIOR SOCIAL CENTER For participants with dementia. Monday- Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Reasonable rates.
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Seasoned, Barkless, Oak Firewood. Cut to your length, Split, & Delivered. Year round sales on firewood. Call: Matt Walk (814)937-3206
OAK/MIXED WOOD FOR SALE $175.00 for approx. 1 cord mixed $200.00 for oak $325.00 for full trailer load (app. 2 cords) mixed. $375.00 for full trailer load oak. ANY SIZE CUT ADDITIONAL FEE MAY APPLY 18 INCH STANDARD CALL 814-364-2007
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Sports Equipment For Sale
BOALSBURG: Community of Liberty Hill off Rte 45 Commonwealth Dr., July 22nd 8am-1pm, Rain or Shine!, Something for Everyone!
12 GAUGE Shot Gun, Smith & Wesson Model 1000, semi-auto., 3 choke tubes, ventilated barrel, 2 sights, recoil pad, very nice wood, scribing on receiver, good cond., asking $400. Call (814) 355-1749
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Clothing
MEN’s Pants, 34X31 like new, 14 pairs at $2 a pair. Ladies size 7 black rubber boots, $5. (814) 238-4469
Miscellaneous For Sale
5 INCH TV/Radio, AC/ DC, & car cable, analog, $10. 3 CB radios, $50 for all 3 radios. Realistic FM tuner, $10. Morse code key, $10. (814) 238-4469
FOR SALE:
4 Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac Tires P265/70 R16, less than 10,000 miles $500 or best offer call (814) 355-1243
Work Wanted
TRUE HANDYMAN SERVICES
No job too small! Spring Cleanup, Lawn Mowing, Mulching, General Landscaping, Electrical, Carpentry, Plumbing, Power Washing, Driveway Sealing, Deck Stain & Painting
(814) 360-6860 PA104644
Why aren’t you here? LPNs, DONs, RNs & Nurse Aides Full-Time DONs Full-Time RNs, 12 hr. rotating shifts Full & Part-Time LPNs, evening & nights Full-Time Nurse Aides, evening shift Life is better in the Valley! Qualified candidates may respond to:
WANT A HOME!
Seeking to buy a home through Rent to Own? Call for details! NEW HORIZONS REAL ESTATE CO. JOHN PETUCK
814 355-8500
DRIVER NEEDED:
On Thursdays for magazine delivery in State College & surrounding area. Requires good driving record,valid license, insurance & dependable transportation. $10 per/hour + mileage
Call (814) 919-2135 to apply.
James Garrett, PHR
Valley View Retirement Community 4702 E. Main Street • Belleville, PA 17004 jgarrett@vvrconline.org (717) 935-2105 / Fax: (717) 935-5109 Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Miscellaneous For Sale
WESTERN SHOW SADDLE 16” TexTan show saddle, AQHA collection, Full Quarter horse bars, 7” gullet, good underneath, silver was replaced last year, well taken care of. asking $550. (814) 880-0922 FREE Montgomery Wards riding lawn mower, 18” bs, good for parts. Call (814) 364-1088 MEN’S Inline hockey skates Bauer brand, size 8, $50. Call between 5-9 p.m. (814) 867-2594 MICROWAVE Oven, $20. Large box of wooden picture frames, $25. (814) 238-4469 RADIO SHACK 300 channel home scanner, still in box, excellent cond. $100. obo. (814) 355-2739 SAMSONITE men’s genuine leather luggage. $50.00 (814) 867-2594 SINGER sewing machine: portable, tabletop, great condition, 10 stitch pattens, button holer, foot pedal & accessories. $70.00 firm. Call (303) 929-6214
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Parts & Accessories For Sale
2 MOTOR Automobile repair manuals, 1954 or 1957, $15 for both, excellent condition. Call (814) 355-2739
01 FOCUS RIGHT COMPOSITE Headlamp & Upper Grille - $15.00 Right composite headlight assembly, fits ‘00-02, $15; upper grille assembly, fits ‘00-04, $10; off 2001 Ford Focus SE, some missing tabs but will still mount on easily, call / text (814) 571-4549 or call (814) 353-0760. Thanks.
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Parts & Accessories For Sale
FOUR 245/65R/17 tires & wheels for Honda Ridgeline, very good condition, $50 each. (814) 321-4737 TIRES: 14” - $5.00 each. Call (814) 867-2594
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Autos For Sale
2008 TOYOTA MATRIX XR 2wd (auto) 4D wagon $6,500.00 Package 2 which includes: sunroof, air conditioning, ABS brakes, power windows and locks, power mirrors and cruise control, 1.8 L engine, 4 door, 16” alloy wheels, cloth seats, 6 CD player and radio. Has always been a non smoking. Call (814) 360-5390
2012 MAZDA 3 SPORT VERY GOOD CONDITION $11,000 FWD, V4, CD player, Satellite radio, A/C, heated seats, power locks/windows, GPS, Bluetooth, rear spoiler and much more. This vehicle is fully loaded! (814) 933-4725
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SUV For Sale
2004 ISUZU ASCENDER V8 4WD 142,700 miles, 3rd row seating, inspected through March 2018, new battery and alternator. lots of love left to give. $2500 OBO (814) 404-0109
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Motorcycles For Sale
HONDA VTX 1300T $5,250.00 Very good condition. Just inspected; almost new battery; Vance & Hines pipes; carburetor jet kit; saddlebags. Call (814) 808-6115
FULL-TIME TELLER • Reliance Bank is currently seeking an outgoing, dedicated individual to join our North Atherton Office team as a Full-Time Teller. • High School Diploma or equivalent is required, as well as 2+ years of strong Customer Service and /or Retail Sales experience. Prior experience working in a Teller role or in a banking environment is preferred. • We offer the opportunity to be part of a strong, friendly, community-focused organization, as well as a competitive salary and excellent benefits package. Together we’ll find a way! • If you have a commitment and personality to provide our customers with high-quality service, we’d love to hear from you! Please submit your application and resume via our online Careers website at: www.reliancebank.bank/careers • Reliance Bank is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
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THE CENTRE COUNTY GAZETTE
JULY 20-26, 2017
Thank You 2017 Volunteers! Executive Board Karl Libhart Executive Director
Kurt Weibel President
Board of Directors Kevin Barr Peter Chiarkis Pam Decker Ken Fohringer Charles R. Gable Lyn Gotwalt Pat Knobloch
Gary Mayhew Vice President
Lyn Gotwalt Secretary
Charles R. Gable Treasurer
Advisory Board Karl Libhart Matthew Lindenberg Michael Madeira Gary Mayhew Bradley Pike Paul Silvis Kurt Weibel
John Baker Dr. Eric Baron Bryce Boyer Alex Braunbeck Jeff Brown Eileen Christman Herb Combs Dave Dorman Marty Dreibelbis Barb Ettaro
Tamra Fatemi Deb Fohringer Tom Fountaine Tom Gallagher John Gardner Vikki Gearhart Denise Gladd David Gray Diane Grimm Phil Halleck
Wendy Henninger Marihelen Hower Al Karosas Rod Kirsh Sally Lenker Derek Leonard Bonnie Mayhew Lynn McCool Bill Mertens Grace Mulligan-Kurtz
Denny Myers Stewart Neff Bill Plant Bernie Punt Tony Riccardi Frank Savino Alan Schaffranek Rob Schmidt Lee Sheerin Steve Shelow
Nancy Silvis Amy Sinclair Laura Snider Rick Snyder Pam Soule John Stitzinger Steve Triebold Gary Way Rosetta Webster Lori Weibel
Lindsey Carmack Chuck Carroll Michael Ciancarelli Vickie Clauer Ashley Clauer Phil Clauer Sandy Confer Paul Confer Atticus Conklin Ken Corl Miranda Crater Crystal Crock Maggie Dagen Karen Davis Brian Decker Anita Ditz Stauffer Doug Tom Downey Elizabeth Downey Bobby Downey Suzi Downey Carrie Downey Robert Downey Ron Eaken Ryan Eby Camryn Eby Ben Eby Lizzie Eby Rod Egan Dave Eggler Jonathan Eirmann Joe Eirmann Gloria Eisenbraun Chuck Fong Doreen Fountain Caleb Foytack Liam Foytack Annie Foytack
Jason Foytack Ashley Frantz Nate Frey Missy Garvin Terry Garvin Phil Gehringer Cindy Gehringer Gloria Gladd Kari Godfrey Lyn Gotwalt Ted Graef Rita Graef James Graef Smith Greg Charlie Gudeman Ann Guss Lisa Hall Phil Halleck Nikki Hamilton Roberta Hardin Tara Harlos Rik Harris Jan Headings Rachelle Herman Charles Herr Duane Herr Richard Hillard Georgeanna Hillard Mike Himes Janis Himes Brad Holzapfel Bill Homan Bob Igo Kimberly Intorre Mike Jankowski Dave Jankowski Bryan Jensen Beth Jeziorski
Bob Jeziorski Can Julianto Barbie Kane Jimmy Kane Bernie Keisling Linda Keisling Andy Kissel John Knarr John Knepley Anni Ko Tim Kohler Cameron Kubalak J.D. Kubalak Steve Lachman Tara LaLonde Mark Leathers Tammy Leathers Mona Libhart Renee Lindenberg Ryan Lindenberg Amanda Lipski Alyssa Lipski Diane Lipski Andrew Lipski James Lohr Brian Macafee Kathy Matason Janis Mathewson Clarence Mathewson Kate McKinn Fisher Mike Robert Miller Shana Miller Ronald Miller Curtis Miller Ron Millward Rick Morehead Wendy Myers
Kevin Myers Russ Myers SSgt Tony Neiderer Annie Nelson John Nelson Kim Noel Valerie Noel Bob Noel Gary Oden Lara Oden Christine Ohl Amonn Ohl Katie Ombalski Kim Paley Michael Paley Donovan Paley Cassandra Paley JoAnn Parsons Ann Marie Paul Danielle Pelipesky Brandon Pile Darian Pletcher Jim Pringle Brenda Reeve Ted Reigh Miller Richard Jordan Rodriguez Chandler Rodriguez Tylor Rodriguez Destiny Rodriguez Diane Roher Doug Roher Ken Roth Keaton Roth Dawn Roussey Stewart Roy Carrie Ryan Shannon Saclyn
AJ Saclyn Ron Schall Jeff Schiesler Bernie Schockowitz Allison Schuster Hannah Schuster Emily Schuster Brandon Schuster Malia Scyoc Keagan Scyoc Niki Scyoc Richie Scyoc Jeff Seger David Sehatz Christopher Shannon Tori Shenk Jake Shilling Jenny Shirk Robert Shore Ed Sidwell Chad Smith Rich Smith Terri Smoyer Kevin Smoyer Shana Snyder Pam Soule Susan Steinike Dena Stewart Jerry Stewart Ray Stiver Donna Strouse Gary Struble Rose Struble Susan Sutherland Robert Sutherland Bob Taylor Cindy Teeters Mike Teeters
Jean Terrizzi Vincie Terrizzi Vince Terrizzi Bill Thomas CJ Tinsley Carolyn Todd Anne Trout Val Updegrove Maggie Urban Beth VanHorn Jim VanHorn Shraddha Venkatraman Chris Wahlmark Doug Walker Mary Walters Dana Walters Dean Walton Craig Watkins Rachel Weaver Skip Webster Jocelyn Wedlatte Mike Weitzel Geoff White Merrie-Margaret Whitehill Clarence Whitehill Lance Wilkinson Ronnie Williams Amber Williams Lisa Williams Mike Williams Stevie Williams Gary Williams Mitchell Wilson Alice Wilson Carole Womer Ramey Womer Madison Woodrow Brian Yangula Tanner Zaffuto
Volunteers 112th Air Operations Squadron -Air National Guard Isaiah Alters Jackie Alters Dave Alters Chris Alters Scott Anthony Ty Arbutiski Alex Arbutuski April Arbutuski Bill Arrowsmith Kathy Barr Robert Baumbach Nichole Beherce Heather Benigni David Benigni Rachael Bernier Connor Bernier Logan Bernier Kim Bernier Brandon Biddle Muse Bill Grigsby Bill Rich Billman Sarah Billman Will Bishop Ty Bishop Mike Boab Patrick Boab Biddle Brandan David Bressler Jeff Brown Kurtis Brown Ashley Butts Olivia Butz Harry Byerly Leeanne Carmack
2017 Central PA 4thFest proudly sponsored in part by:
Penn State Health • Friends of Jake Corman • McNees, Wallace, Nurick • Window World • Glenn O. Hawbaker Natase Equipment • Domino’s • Borough of State College • Bartell & Bartell • Galen Dreibelbis
Central PA July 4th, Inc. appreciates each and every volunteer. We apologize for incorrect spellings or omissions. For more information, visit www.4thfest.org/donations-sponsorship -or- contact Karl Libhart, Executive Director: CentralPA4thFest@gmail.com