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Volume 9, Issue 30
Geologist uses Mother Nature to heat and cool home, office
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FERGUSON TOWNSHIP — A local groundwater geologist is using the very substance he studies to heat and cool his building, with the help of newly installed solar panels. Todd Giddings, of Giddings & Associates in Ferguson Township, has been using geothermal technology to heat and cool his home for the last 40 years and his office for the last 30. In December, Giddings added solar panels on the southern-facing roof of the office building along Enterprise Drive. His June electric bill for the 10,000-square-foot office building was $120, after West Penn Power applied credits for electricity he sold back to the grid. Though alternative sources of energy grow ever more popular and governments pledge to reduce emissions — like Ferguson Township itself — Giddings has much experience in the field. In March, he presented at the International Ground Source Heat Pump Association meeting in Denver, where he said his photovoltaic solar and geothermal hybrid system was well-received.
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GROUNDWATER GEOLOGIST Todd Giddings has been using geothermal technology to heat and cool his home and office for decades. He said most people are familiar with the popular forms of alternative energy: solar and wind. Both require the right conditions. Solar panels need to face relatively south and not be in the shade, and they require a decent bit of space. Giddings said windmills aren’t a good in-
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vestment on the floor of Happy Valley. “There’s a third form of alternative energy that is not well-known, and that is geothermal energy, the heat that’s in the earth,” he said. Nature, Page 6
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BELLEFONTE — A $5 vehicle registration fee for Centre County residents will begin Oct. 1 to raise funding to repair 13 structurally deficient bridges. Approved at the May 9 Centre County Board of Commissioners meeting, the fee is projected to raise $2.5 million between now and 2022. Passed by a 2-1 margin, with commissioner Steve Dershem voting against, it’s a piece of a statewide repair project hoping to get in front of mounting transportation costs. “I want to be clear … we’re keeping our commitment to citizens and using this money for transportation (purposes),” Centre County Chairman Commissioner Michael Pipe said. The State Transportation Advisory Committee reported in 2010 that Pennsylvania’s transportation authority was underfunded by $3.5 billion. They also projected it could be underfunded by as much as $6.7 billion come 2020. Needing money to get ahead of the issue, Act 89 of 2013 was passed by Pennsylvania’s state legislature. In the bill, local governments were given the option of implementing this $5 fee to repair transportation infrastructure.
STATE COLLEGE — The owner of State College Framing Company said he and his assistant recently got to work on a rare, priceless gem: an original Michelangelo drawing. “It’s not an everyday thing, and certainly a very rare piece,” said John McQueary, SCFC’s owner. He said that while they didn’t see the artist’s signature or get a look at the provenance, the man who brought it in said a major auction house believes it to be authentic, and at the very least the paper on which it’s drawn is from the era. The owner’s name and location were withheld out of concerns for privacy and security. Among the best-known artists from the Renaissance, Michelangelo lived from 1475 to 1564. Some of his most famous works include his 17-foot-tall sculpture of David and his frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and the altar wall. Three weeks ago a man brought the drawing into the shop, with the intake handled by Jeff Muthersbaugh. Both he
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UNIVERSITY PARK — Cael Sanderson isn’t going anywhere any time soon, as Penn State athletic director Sandy Barbour announced a “long-term” contract extension for the 38-year-old head coach July 25 while in Chicago for Big Ten Media days. Penn State is not required to announce contract adjustments for head coaches for programs outside of football and both basketball programs, but Barbour took the time to alleviate any stresses CAEL SANDERSON the fan base might be feeling. Sanderson’s previous deal was signed in 2012 and expired in June. The exact terms of his new contract are unknown and very likely will stay that way publicly. “What Cael and our wrestling program have done is absolutely spectacular,” Barbour said. “There was never an issue. There was never a concern. It was a matter of getting to a right place.” Sanderson’s Nittany Lions have won six of the last seven NCAA national championships. On top of Penn State’s sheer team dominance on the mat, the program also counts 16 individual national champions since Sanderson arrived just ahead of the 2010 season.
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and McQueary worked on the framing. McQueary said he couldn’t be certain about the drawing’s authenticity, but the owner told him the paper was from the 15th or 16th century, which in itself was an experience. “That’s just neat,” McQueary said. “You’re touching something that’s existed for 400 or 500 years.” Some Michelangelo drawings have fetched millions of dollars, such as “The Risen Christ,” which sold at Christie’s for $12.3 million, a record for an old master drawing sold at auction, according to the New York Times. The Los Angeles Times reported a Michelangelo drawing of the holy family sold for $6.27 million to the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, also a record in 1993. McQueary said that while he took great care with the piece, he treated it like he would anything else brought into the shop, since the customer is already committing $150 to $400 to preserve the piece. “Whether it’s your Van Gogh poster or your kid’s portrait, we try to treat everything with the utmost respect,” he said. Framing, Page 6
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BOARD EXPANSION: The Wildlife for Everyone Foundation recently took measures to expand its board of directors to include four new faces. Page 12
CONVINCING LEAD: The Clarence County League baseball team took a 2-0 lead over Spring Mills in playoff action this past week. Page 20
SUMMER DINNER: Ciara Semack, The Blonde Cucina, is cooking up some Sizzling Summer Chicken, and she is sharing her recipe. Page 14
LEASE EXTENDED: The Art Alliance of Central Pennsylvania has extended its lease on its downtown gallery in State College. Page 26
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No injuries were reported in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Ross Hill and Penns Valley roads in Gregg Township at 4:38 p.m. July 18. Police said Spring Mills resident Gary Auman was at Ross Hill Road’s stop sign, attempting to turn east onto Penns Valley Road. Millheim resident David King was traveling west on Penns Valley Road. He told police he did not see Auman pull out until it was too late and struck his driver side door after trying to swerve. Auman was cited with disobeying traffic signs. Police were called to a two-vehicle crash on I-80 East, near mile-marker 139 in Rush Township, at 3:45 p.m. July 18. Latrobe resident Dean Watt and Brockport resident Kyle Melillo collided on the interstate. None of the four people in Melillo’s car were injured, but Watt was transported by EMS for a suspected minor injury.
and forced her head into the couch because of a dispute over the suspect’s phone. No injuries were suffered and charges are pending. A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for Aug. 9 in a heroin overdose case from 2015. Brent Page-Munro, of Snow Shoe, is being charged with drug delivery resulting in death and two counts of possession with intent to deliver. Page-Munro was arraigned by Judge Allen Sinclair on July 25. Bail was set at $100,000.
STATE POLICE AT PHILIPSBURG A Havertown woman, 33, was found in her car at East Prequeisle and South Front streets, Philipsburg, after police responded to a welfare check at 8:03 a.m. July 8. Upon approaching the car, police saw syringes on the back seat and searched the rest of the vehicle. They found 12 syringes total with evidence of drug use. Police have not filed charges.
Police arrested Molly Miller, 28, in Gregg Township at 11:16 a.m. June 21 for recklessly endangering another person, criminal mischief and disorderly conduct. Miller is accused of allowing two boys, ages 8 and 10, to indiscriminately fire off approximately 50 rounds with a .22-caliber rifle. Neighbors reported to police that bullets hit their residences and one reported two bullets had gone past his head.
State police identified a wanted man along Front Street in Philipsburg at 10:52 p.m. July 14. The suspect, a 33-year-old Philipsburg resident, was arrested because of outstanding warrants. During the arrest, police found a small amount of marijuana in the suspect’s pocket. Charges will be filed through Magisterial District Judge Allen Sinclair.
Police are investigating a potential violation of the firearms act at J&E Guns in Benner Township, which occurred at 4:59 p.m. March 2. A person known to police is being investigated for attempting to purchase a firearm while currently prohibited from doing so.
Along 322 East at the Port Matilda Exit in Worth Township, police stopped a 53-year-old Kittanning man at 6:56 p.m. July 18. Stopped for a traffic violation, police determined the driver was under the influence of alcohol. Charges are pending the official blood alcohol testing results.
A Rockview inmate is being investigated for spitting on a corrections officer at 8 p.m. July 16. The investigation is ongoing and a possible charge is aggravated harassment.
John E. Washington, 47, was arrested and accused at 2:22 p.m. July 9 of being a fugitive from the law. Washington is allegedly a wanted man in Missouri. Police found him along Route 220 in Worth Township and are holding him in the Centre County Jail.
Police responded to a two-vehicle crash on Old 220 Road at its intersection with First Avenue at 7:44 a.m. July 19. State College resident Walter Mahute entered the roadway from a parking lot and failed to yield the right of way to a passing Kia Sorento. The Sorento hit Mahute’s driver side door and both cars came to a stop on the roadway. Mahute was transported to Mount Nittany Medical Facility, where he later died from his injuries. Police investigated a report of physical abuse in the 300 block of Hublersburg Road in Walker Township at 11:07 p.m. July 18. Police said the suspect, a 45-yearold white male, grabbed the victim, 50,
Police responded to a theft that occurred sometime between July 1 and 18. A 90-year-old Philipsburg woman reported having her oxycontin tablets removed from their bottle. The accused is a known person to the victim. The investigation is ongoing. At the 100 block of North Second Street in Philipsburg, two white males engaged in a physical altercation over unknown reasons July 17. A 28-year-old Philipsburg man allegedly attacked a 34-year-old Winburne man. Police are still investigating. — Compiled by James Turchick
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MLK Plaza dedication set for Aug. 28 By JAMES TURCHICK correspondent@centrecountygazette.com
STATE COLLEGE — Fraser Street is now adorned with civil rights imagery, as the Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza moves ahead to its Monday, Aug. 28, dedication ceremony. But, the project ended up costing slightly more than the budgeted $642,000. Borough council approved increasing the cost of the project by about $127,000, after poorly timed elevator repairs in the Fraser Street Garage halted work on the plaza’s construction. The plaza winds around the garage, starting from Beaver Avenue, down Fraser Street and out to Kelly Alley behind it. One elevator is located on the Fraser Street side of the garage, facing the new Target, and was completed first. The elevator that caused problems is towards the back of the building, closer to Kelly Alley. A narrow walkway near the Chamber of Business and Industry of Centre County and Fasta Pasta had to be closed while the elevator was repaired, public service manager Ed Holmes said. This created a
lot of pedestrian traffic. Holmes said he was required to keep a safe walkway open for residents through the plaza’s worksite while the repairs took place. “We didn’t anticipate the elevator project to interfere with (the plaza), but it did,” he said. This inconvenience slowed construction of the plaza enough to convince Caliber Contracting Services to request extra time for its completion, Holmes added. CCS president Kevin McNulty told the council his company would need an extra month to complete the work, extending the completion date from May 31 to June 31. This extension caused the $127,000 price bump. For roughly $800,000, the plaza is a timeline of the Civil Rights movement, Holmes said. Seventeen commemorations serve as stops along a walk-through of the Civil Rights movement, with two pictures of King speaking at Penn State being the centerpiece, Holmes said. State College local Peter Morris said at a design meeting earlier this year that because this is named after King, it has to be special and not just designed to be a place
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A RENDERING of how State College’s Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza will look upon completion is pictured. to eat lunch. “The important thing for this plaza, for young people, is to teach them of his legacy, and for older people, it is a reminder of that,” Morris said. Borough council decided the MLK Plaza was the best use for the space after former mayor Bill Welch died. Borough manager Tom Fountaine said following Welch’s death in 2009, the council became interested in naming something
in the former mayor’s honor and did so with the municipal building’s front plaza. With honoring community leaders in their minds, the council became interested in and decided to dedicate a plot of land to Martin Luther King Jr., as well. This was something they had recognized a need for a long time ago, Fountaine said. On April 16, 2012, council formally passed Resolution 1066 to rename Fraser Plaza as the MLK Jr. Plaza.
Developers of Patton Crossing seek ‘downtown’ feel By GEOFF RUSHTON StateCollege.com
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PATTON TOWNSHIP — The proposed plan for the former Penn State Mobile Home Park site and adjacent properties on North Atherton Street would have a “downtown” feel, developers said at a recent Patton Township Board of Supervisors meeting. The mixed-use development on 30 acres of currently unused and undeveloped land is known as Patton Crossing and was first brought to the township in March. Since then, discussions have been ongoing between the group developing the property, 1752 North Atherton Associates, and the planning commission. “We looked at trying to create a town center where you live, work and play in the same area,” said Bob Poole, one of the partners in the development group. “This is somewhat of a downtown concept.” Plans call for a grocery store, hotel, mixed-use residential and commercial buildings and commercial and office buildings with a large central plaza. The plaza would be a focal point of the development, Poole said. “The concept of this plaza is where social activities would occur, where people would gather,” he said. “There would be a lot of eateries on the corner where you can sit outside. We have it laid out so you can block off this area and it can be used for festivals.” Currently planners and the developers are working on a new zoning overlay district that would allow the proposed uses. The first 150 feet of the land off of North Atherton Street is zoned commercial, with the rest zoned R-2 and R-3 for multi-family residential housing. “We don’t really have zoning regulations that quite address something like this,” Planning Commission member John O’Neill said. Because the township does not have a zoning district to permit a mix of residential and non-residential on a
large lot, planners are working on a model that would rezone the underlying land C-2 planned commercial with a new mixed-use overlay district 2 (MXD2) that would fit with the plans and would promote a mix of land uses and redevelopment of underused properties in the township. The overlay would allow for increased building heights. Current C-2 and R-3 height limits are 50 and 60 feet, but the overlay would allow for up to 80 feet. “There’s generally support for this because these higher heights would have greater setbacks from the front of the property ranging from 100 to 200 feet from the front,” O’Neill said. The 80-foot height limit, which could only be used on 10 percent of the site, would be more than 200 feet from the front of the property and would allow for the hotel and a landmark feature, currently designed to be a clock tower. Poole noted that the building heights rise moving toward the back of the property. Preliminary plans have a 130-room hotel with six stories, including 5,000 to 7,000 feet of conference space. Poole said the group has an agreement with a grocery store for another of the proposed buildings. The residential buildings would not be for student housing and would include about 400 units, with a mix of efficiencies, one- and two-bedroom apartments. The MXD2 would require 5 percent, or 20 units, to be inclusionary housing. Concept plans show a community center and swimming pool, as well as two one-story parking decks. Ara Kervandjian, another partner in 1752 North Atherton Associates, said an additional level could be added to each if a need was determined. He said in total the plans call for about 1,600 parking spaces on the site, with most of it near the rear of the property. The site would have pedestrian connectivity to near-
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by neighborhoods and parks. The site itself includes 2.1 acres of undeveloped park land which could be integrated into the development, O’Neill said. The MXD2 would require 2 percent of the land, or about .6 acres, to be public gathering space. Several residents of Park Lane, while generally supportive of the project, expressed concerns about traffic impact on their street and other Park Forest neighborhood streets. The development as currently designed would have access from North Atherton Street and Park Forest Avenue. Left turns from Park Forest Avenue to go north on North Atherton Street are no longer permitted, and residents are concerned that drivers coming from Patton Crossing would begin using Park Lane and other residential streets to navigate back on to North Atherton northbound. “My concern is that we’re taking commercial traffic and dumping it into a residential neighborhood,” said resident Lyn Pipenberg. The developers are currently conducting a traffic impact study that will inform decisions going forward, Poole said, adding that they had spoken with the project’s traffic engineer about looking into the possibility of realigning some intersecting streets. Supervisor George Downsbrough said the project and the traffic impact study provide potential for better access to North Atherton Street. Developers, Page 8
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PSU overhauls access to campus recreation buildings By GEOFF RUSHTON StateCollege.com
UNIVERSITY PARK — Access to Penn State campus recreation facilities at Rec Hall, McCoy Natatorium, IM Building and White Building will be further restricted this fall, and for community members who are not university students, faculty or staff — or married to one — the spaces will be mostly off limits. Following up on a preliminary announcement of changes to access for its campus recreation facilities in March, Penn State unveiled a further overhaul that offers a very limited number of annual passes for non-Penn State community members to use the buildings. The new membership program will offer limited, first-come, first-served community memberships available only to dues-paying members of the Penn State Alumni Association. Campus Recreation will sell 200 community memberships at an annual cost of $500 each to eligible individuals. An active membership will be required for anyone to use campus recreation buildings, even if they aren’t using the fitness centers. In the past, individuals could, for example, walk the indoor tracks or use open basketball and racquetball courts. Use of fitness centers had already required a membership. In March, Penn State rolled out a new plan that allowed community members to get free, temporary day passes to use the open areas of the facilities. Now, however, users must swipe a Penn State ID or membership
card to enter and will then have access to the fitness centers and other areas. A university news release said that future use of Rec Hall is being evaluated “and any changes will be determined within the next few months.” Until then, a membership will be required. As previously announced, no one under the age of 18 will be permitted unless that person is a fully enrolled Penn State student or attending an approved program such as lessons or sports camps. Faculty, staff and students will be able to purchase memberships for their spouses or partners at a cost of $95 per semester or $230 annually, including summer access. For faculty, staff and retirees, membership will cost $50 per month, $95 per semester or $230 annually. Students will see a significant change for the better, no longer needing to purchase a fitness center membership to use the facilities. Membership for full- and part-time students is included in the newly instituted Student Initiated Fee, a combination of the previous activities fee and facilities fee. With the new membership structure, patrons will be able to access the fitness centers at White Building, IM Building and Rec Hall, open areas of those buildings, most fitness classes and the McCoy Natatorium and outdoor pool. “Changing the way we structure memberships will ensure that we are able to offer the best recreational experience to our students and the campus community,” said Josh Davis, assistant director of membership services and outreach for
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THE IM BUILDING at Penn State is one of several recreation facilities that will see added restrictions this fall. Penn State Campus Recreation. “We have the opportunity to really enhance our offerings, while also making our facilities safer and more welcoming by introducing practices that have been standard at many of our peer institutions for years.” The university said the changes to access will allow it to better monitor traffic
in and out of the buildings, keeping them safe and in compliance with Penn State policies. The Freeh Report, commissioned in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky scandal, included among its recommendations tightening security and limiting access at campus recreational facilities.
In response to lawsuit, restaurant denies wrongdoing By GEOFF RUSHTON StateCollege.com
STATE COLLEGE — A State College restaurant has denied any wrongdoing in response to a federal lawsuit by former employees, and filed counterclaims against one of the plaintiffs, alleging fraud and misrepresentation. In a filing in U.S. Middle District Court on July 21, the attorney for Wings Over Happy Valley wrote that the restaurant never required delivery drivers to put a portion of their tips into a pool to be shared with kitchen workers. Jacob Wilson, Ty Carts, Lewis Grove, Colin Krieger and Branden Ronald filed a lawsuit in May against Wings Over Happy Valley and Steven C. Moreira, who they claim is the restaurant’s owner, seeking the return of wages they allege were taken from them and placed in an unlawful and unapproved “tipping pool.” They are seeking class-action designation for the lawsuit also filed “on behalf of all other similarly situated individuals,” which the lawsuit says may exceed 50 drivers who worked for the restaurant in the past three years. The Fair Labor Standards Act and Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act require employers to pay employees at least $7.25 per hour, except for tipped employees. Employers can pay tipped employees an hourly rate less than minimum wage if “all tips received by such employee have been retained by the employee.” The exception to that, according to the lawsuit, is an authorized tip pool, where employers can have employees share tips “among
employees who customarily and regularly receive tips.” The plaintiffs claim that Wings Over Happy Valley paid them less than minimum wage but required them to share 8 percent of their tips in a pool with kitchen workers, who would not customarily receive tips. They allege the tipping pool was employed for the defendants to “avoid their responsibility to pay their kitchen workers an appropriate wage.” They are seeking back pay, liquidated damages, monetary penalties and legal fees. Wings Over Happy Valley and Moreira denied the claims in a response filed July 21. There was a tip jar for kitchen workers, “but any contributions to that jar were made by the Delivery Drivers themselves and were entirely voluntary. At no time did Wings Over or Mr. Moreira withhold, take, or in any way place the Delivery Drivers’ tips into that jar,” according to the filing, which added that the plaintiffs were paid above minimum wage, including tips, at all times of their employment. The lawsuit claims that the plaintiffs believe the “tip pool” practice continues at the restaurant, but the defendants say that Wilson had been “informed in writing that the tip jar in question was voluntary, and therefore it is denied that Plaintiffs can possibly have any good faith ‘belief’ that Wings Over ‘continue[s] to require’ the alleged tip pooling.” Wings Over denied it was taking driver tips to supplement kitchen worker wages, saying that it paid its kitchen staff a start-
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STATE COLLEGE business Wings Over Happy Valley has denied wrongdoing in response to a federal lawsuit concerning tipping. ing wage between $9 and $10.50 an hour during the time period in question, which is over the minimum wage and above the market wage rate for comparable jobs, according to the response. The filing also denies that Moreira individually owns or operates Wings Over and did not personally employ the plaintiffs. The defendants asked the court to enter a judgment in their favor and award
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attorneys fees. Two of the plaintiffs were not primarily employed as delivery drivers, the restaurant says. Wilson was primarily the driver manager and Carts was also a shift manager, and both were paid in excess of minimum wage excluding tips when performing those duties, the filing states. Lawsuit, Page 8
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School board discusses Lemont Elementary options By GEOFF RUSHTON StateCollege.com
STATE COLLEGE — The State College Area School Board on July 24 held a required public hearing on the planned closing of Lemont Elementary. The K-2 school will merge with Houserville Elementary to form a single K-5 school in a new, 70,000-square-foot building to be constructed at the current Houserville site. The project is still in the design phase, with construction expected to be completed for the 2019-20 school year. Section 780 of the Pennsylvania Public School Code mandates a public hearing prior to the decision to close a school. During last year’s process of determining renovation and new construction options for Corl Street, Radio Park and Houserville elementary schools, the board decided to merge Lemont and Houserville, a proposal that dates to 1999. The school district could repurpose the building, which opened in 1938. If it decides to sell the property, solicitor Scott Etter said the district has three options: auction, sealed bids or private sale. In 2005, the district used sealed bids for the sale of the former Matternville Elementary School. In 2011, the former Boalsburg Elementary School, which closed with the opening of Mount Nittany Middle School, was sold to St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy in a private sale. The former College Heights Elementary School was sold to Penn State in 2015 in a
private sale. College Township does not have right of first refusal on school properties for sale, as State College does for schools in the borough. The board must wait at least three months following the public hearing to make a decision on the building, but it could be several years before a determination is made.
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The board voted to approve updated curricula for math, English language arts and health and physical education. Update curriculum for math is scheduled to begin for grades six through 12 this year and for elementary schools next year. The elementary school math curriculum update is in its first stage. Curriculum nights will be held during the fall at each elementary school, in conjunction with PTO meetings, to discuss the process and get parent feedback about their children’s experiences with math classes. A new comprehensive student assessment plan also was approved.
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The new State College Area High School project is currently 13 days behind schedule, but project manager Tim Jones told the board that the construction team is meeting to improve coordination among various contractors and address the issues that have caused the slow down. In preparation for the opening of class-
LEMONT ELEMENTARY was built in 1938 and currently has students in grades kindergarten through second. rooms in January, work this fall will include the front facade and parking lot on Westerly Parkway, the exterior wall for the main building hallway, the library, and interior work on classrooms and the career
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Death Notices HUBLERSBURG — Christopher Erik Rutkowski died Friday, July 14, 2017, at his home. He was 58. Arrangements were under the direction of Wetzler Funeral Service, Bellefonte. www.wetzlerfuneralhome.com PHILIPSBURG — Patricia A. 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 HOWARD — Peggy Ann 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 WINBURNE — Raymond B. “Butch” Oncea died Sunday, July 16, 2017, at his residence. He was 61. Arrangements were under the direction of BeezerHeath Funeral Home, Philipsburg. www.beezerheathfh.com BELLEFONTE — William O. O’Brien III died Tuesday, July 18, 2017, at Centre Crest, Bellefonte. He was 78. Arrangements were under the direction of Daughenbaugh Funeral Home, Snow Shoe. www.daughenbaughfuneralhome.com HOWARD — Russell L. Mahute died Tuesday, July 18, 2017, at Mount Nittany Medical Center. He was 77. Arrangements were under the direction of Dean K. Wetzler Funeral Home, Milesburg. www.deankwetzlerfuneralhome.com STATE COLLEGE — Walter L. Mahute died Wednesday, July 19, 2017, in Milesburg. He was 79. Arrangements were under the direction of Mark D. Heintzelman Funeral and Cremation Service, State College. www.heintzelmanfuneralhome.com
OBITUARY Lloyd G. Rogers March 28, 1928, to July 17, 2017 Lloyd G. Rogers, 89, of Zion, passed away on Monday July 17, 2017. He was born in Marion Township on March 28, 1928, a son of the late George and Edna Weight Rogers. He married the love of his life, Mildred Young on June 19, 1948. She resides at their home in Zion. Lloyd was a dairy farmer for many years as well as working at Titan/Cerro Brass for many years as a tool and die maker. He was a faithful member of the Emmanuel United Church of Christ in Jacksonville and served as superintendent for many of those years. He also served as treasurer for the Jacksonville Cemetery Association for many years. In his free time he enjoyed attending auctions, transporting his many Amish friends and neighbors, and he loved spending time with his family at the Rogers’ family camp. He was a member of the Marion Grange. Lloyd was a loving father to his five children, Robert J. ( Karen) of Bellefonte, Carl L. ( Edna) of Milroy, Rickey L. ( Jennie) of Pleasant Gap, Eileen J. (Hugh) Cramer of Mingoville, and Helen ( Mike ) Rogers-Koon of Bellefonte. He also leaves behind three brothers, G. Dean of Jacksonville, Paul of Bellefonte, and Harold of Nittany, and a sister, Ethel Lashbrook. His legacy will continue through his 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by numerous brothers and sisters. Memorial services celebrating his life will be held at the Emmanuel United Church Of Christ, Jacksonville Road, Howard, on Thursday, July 27, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. with pastors Cindy Killinger and Stephen Hicks officiating. Light refreshments and fellowship will precede the services from 6:00 p.m. until the time of service. Burial will be at the Jacksonville Cemetery at the families convenience. Memorial contributions may be made to the Emmanual U.C.C. P.O. Box 123, Howard, PA 16841 Online condolences may be made at www. kader-neff.com
CENTRE HALL — Dennis Marvin Lucas died Thursday, July 20, 2017, at his residence. He was 77. Arrangements were under the direction of Steven R. Neff Funeral Home, Millheim. www.stevenrnefffuneralhome.com
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STATE COLLEGE — Betty Weaver died Friday, July 21, 2017, at Juniper Village at Brookline. She was 80. Arrangements were under the direction of Koch Funeral Home, State College. www.kochfuneralhome.com. STATE COLLEGE — Billie Joan Mitchel died Friday, July 21, 2017, at home. She was 82. Arrangements were under the direction of Koch Funeral Home, State College. www.kochfuneralhome.com. BELLEFONTE — Elmer Wian died Sunday, July 23, 2017, at Centre Crest, Bellefonte. He was 90. Arrangements were under the direction of Wetzler Funeral Service, Bellefonte. www.wetzlerfuneralhome.com MILLHEIM — Gloria Louise Duck died Sunday, July 23, 2017, at Rolling Hills Manor. She was 66. Arrangements were under the direction of Steven R. Neff Funeral Home, Millheim. www.stevenrnefffuneralhome.com PORT MATILDA — James E. Bonsell Sr. died Sunday, July 23, 2017, at Mount Nittany Medical Center. He was 79. Arrangements were under the direction of Mark D. Heintzelman Funeral and Cremation Service, State College. www.heintzelmanfuneralhome.com
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JULY 27-AUGUST 2, 2017 Nature, from page 1 Giddings’ geothermal system is what’s known as an open-loop system that draws water from the aquifer, but all systems work basically the same way. The groundwater, which stays at a nice mean temperature of about 52 degrees year-round, is used to warm the office building in the winter and cool it in the summer. In the winter, the colder water is returned to the earth to be warmed again, and in the summer the hotter water is returned to the ground to cool. That takes energy, however, which is where photovoltaic panels come in. The panels on the building are wired together and generate direct current, with 600 to 950 volts coming off each of the four strings. Those wires flow into a small box called a combiner, which is located on the side of the building. The combiner performs its namesake function, and the next part of the process is an inverter, where Giddings said “the real magic” happens. There, the direct current is converted into alternating current. That then goes to a transformer, which steps the voltage down to about 208. Downstream from this is the West Penn Power meter, where workers will take readings on how much power the building draws from the grid and how much the solar panels sell back to the grid. He said his system — using the natural temperature of the earth and reducing his carbon footprint — sits well with him philosophically, but there are obvious economic benefits, too. What scares off most people, he said, are the large upfront costs, which he offset through federal tax credits that paid for about 30 percent of the system. Since it’s a commercial building, the investment provided for accelerated depreciation, which offsets taxable income. So, for the first five years of the system, the reduction in the electric bill only ranks as the third best reason for the installation of the panels, he said. The building, located at 3049 Enterprise Drive, was made to conserve resources. Designed by Fred Fernsler, now of Fernsler/Hutchinson Architects LLC, the building has a solar overhang to shade windows in the high afternoon sun, 6-inch deep walls for added insulation and double-paned glass windows with built-in slim shades and a coating to reflect infrared light. Giddings said Fernsler’s mechanical engineer designed the building around his wish to use geothermal technology. When Ferguson Township passed a resolution promising to reduce emissions to zero by 2050, Giddings applauded the plan and asked they consider his building as a model for future plans. Framing, from page 1 Anything the shop frames or repairs should be preserved for the next 200 or so years, and be able to be framed again without being damaged. State College Framing Company uses alpha cellulose paper or cotton rag, meant for the preservation of artwork. The glass and glaze has an ultraviolet light filter. The Michelangelo drawing was lightly hinged at the top with a minimum amount of rice paper, he said, which should pull off easily without damaging the artwork. McQueary said the State College area has many valuable pieces of art. “We’re fortunate here,” he said. “We have a nice museum in town. There are nice works of art. We have a university here and people travel all over the place.” He said, for example, there are many valuable textile pieces around that would sell for five figures. On July 20, SCFC worked on an original print by Ansel Adams, the popular American West photographer. And, the company recently worked on some mid-20th century Japanese woodblock prints, which weren’t outrageously valuable but demonstrated a traditional form of printmaking which comic book printing drew its process from. Registration, from page 1 Exempt from the fee are any government or municipal vehicles and any of Penn State’s vehicles. Disabled veterans also are exempt. The ordinance itself calls for retired persons earning less than $19,200 per year to be eligible for a flat $10 state registration fee for one vehicle. Earlier this year, Pipe said there are about 6,000 exempt vehicles in the county. Once enacted, the state Department of Transportation will collect the money and hand Centre County a check twice per year, in June and December, to use as needed. “I think we have two issues at play here. Centre County doesn’t own any bridges or roads, and I believe we have the highest fuel tax in the country. I don’t think this is part of our mission that we have roads and bridges,” Dershem said when the fee was approved.
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Dambly elected chair of Penn State Board of Trustees By GEOFF RUSHTON StateCollege.com
UNIVERSITY PARK — Mark Dambly was elected chairman of Penn State’s board of trustees at the board’s meeting July 21 on the campus of Penn State Harrisburg. Matthew Schuyler was elected vice chairman. Dambly was vice chairman for the past year. The president of Philadelphia-based real estate group Pennrose Properties, he was first appointed to the board by former Gov. Ed Rendell in 2010. With that term set to expire this year, Dambly was approved in May for a new term as a business and industry trustee after recommendation by a selection committee. He graduated from Penn State with a bachelor’s degree in real estate and insurance. Robert Capretto, a Penn State graduate and business owner appointed to the board by Gov. Tom Wolf in 2015, ran against Dambly for the chairman position. Dambly received 21 votes to Capretto’s 12, with one trustee abstaining. Schuyler ran unopposed for vice chairman. He was elected by the board as an at-large trustee in 2015. Schuyler is chief human resources officer of Hilton Worldwide and earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting from Penn State in 1987. Before the vote, Dambly was ques-
tioned about a past issue that recently resurfaced as it became known he would be a candidate for chairman. In 2012, Dambly was asked about his criminal history. WJAC-TV’s Gary Sinderson found court records showing that in 1979, Dambly pleaded guilty to a disorderly conduct charge stemming from a fight in downtown State College. Dambly was sentenced to five days in Centre County jail. But when asked about it on camera by Sinderson, Dambly responded, “I’m not aware of that.” In 2013, Dambly filed to have the case expunged. The issue came up in the days leading up to the election, and before the vote, trustee Anthony Lubrano asked Dambly to address it. “When I was young, I made some mistakes. I deeply regret those actions,” Dambly said. “It was certainly a low point in my life, which is of record. I have learned from those mistakes and have moved on to live a productive life, both personally and professionally. “I was fortunate to be elected as vice chair by my peers last year, and it is my hope that based on my experience and your experience with me and my presentation yesterday that I made to the group that I have earned your support. The university has many important things to focus on moving forward, many issues, and I am committed to addressing those
for the students of this university, and I stand ready to serve.” Trustee Ron Tribeck asked both candidates about how they would stop in-fighting and bridge the divide among some trustees. “I actually think we’ve made some progress,” Dambly said. “In the last couple of meetings, I have really felt a better vibe. I felt that we’ve had significantly more open dialogue. You have my commitment to extend an olive branch if that’s the appropriate phraseology, and I think you will see that in the construct of the committee structure. “But there needs to be, I think, appropriate dialogue. We can agree, we can disagree, but I think it needs to be appropriate. And I don’t think there is an easy answer... so I can’t say I am going to do this and that’s going to bring us all together. “... I think the last couple meetings I have seen an improvement. I would like to build on that momentum. You have my pledge to attempt to do that. But you also have my commitment that if folks don’t choose to participate constructively, then that’s going to be on them, and it’s not going to be on me.” In nominating Dambly, trustee Julie Anna Potts praised the leadership he has demonstrated during his time on the board. “Mark’s passion, leadership skills
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and experience position him perfectly to lead this board at this time, as we work in partnership with President (Eric) Barron and the administration to successfully guide this amazing institution,” she said. “Mark has demonstrated through his commitment to numerous board, leadership and Penn State service roles his energy and passion for all things Penn State.” Tom Poole, vice president for administration, was re-elected unanimously as board secretary.
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College Township warns of phone scam StateCollege.com staff reports COLLEGE TOWNSHIP — College Township officials are warning residents of a scam in which the caller is using a spoofed township phone number and asking for credit card information. The call will appear on caller ID as if it is coming from a College Township office, even though it actually is originating from a different phone number. The scam involves the caller claiming to be from the township and asking for credit card information for payments. An alert explained it is township policy not to ask for or receive credit card information by phone for any reason. Anyone who receives a call from someone claiming to be from College Township and requesting credit card or other payment information is asked to note the date and time and to contact the township at (814) 272-1088.
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StateCollege.com staff reports STATE COLLEGE — State College is looking for members for two borough committees. The Ad Hoc Action Sports Park Committee will work on several aspects for the proposed project, which is included in the 2018-22 Capital Improvement Plan approved by borough council earlier this month. Committee members will be responsible for developing criteria to be used in evaluating potential sites, engaging stakeholders during site selection and presenting a site selection to council. The action sports park could include facilities for skateboards, rollerblades, scooters and bicycles. Applications also are being accepted for the borough’s Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer Advisory Committee. Borough council established the committee with a resolution May 1 and its formation was coordinated by Mayor Elizabeth Goreham, borough manager Tom Fountaine and chairman of the Penn State President’s Commission on LGBTQ Equity, Borja Gutiérrez. The committee will develop a work plan for the next year, collaborate with civic agencies to develop the borough’s Pride event and related events, disseminate information to the LGBTQ community and encourage engagement in local issues, provide input to borough leadership and staff on issues that could impact the LGBTQ community and develop an annual report to be presented to borough council. Applications for both committees are due by Thursday, July 27.
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COLLEGE TOWNSHIP — A College Township man is facing felony strangulation and misdemeanor charges after a reported incident July 25. State College Police responded at about 7 a.m. to a Buchenhorst Road residence where a woman reported her boyfriend, Brian J. Cuteri, 36, had strangled and threatened to kill her, according to a criminal complaint. She told police he had left the residence in a vehicle and had weapons with him. The woman said that at about 6:45 a.m. she and Cuteri began arguing and that he became angry after she broke a pair of his sunglasses. Cuteri reportedly threw some of her clothes outside and broke her phone, then threw wooden clothes hangers at her, striking her in the stomach, shoulder, neck and back. She told police that when she tried to push Cuteri out of the house he grabbed her by the throat and pushed her onto the stairs, cutting off her airflow for 10 to 15 seconds, according to the complaint. He allegedly told her he was going to kill her. Police said that children who were in the residence tried to pull Cuteri off of her, at which point he released her and left. The woman had red marks around her neck and red marks and contusions on her stomach, back, shoulder and neck. According to the complaint, while police were speaking with the woman, Cuteri returned to the residence and was found to be in possession of multiple handguns, rifles and edged weapons. Cuteri was charged with strangulation, a second-degree felony, and misdemeanor counts of terroristic threats and simple assault. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 2.
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Potter Township to Martin named Centre State College doctor County director of build new sewage waives hearing financial management treatment plant on felony drug prescription charges Gazette staff reports
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POTTERS MILLS — Gov. Tom Wolf has announced the investment of $75 million for 23 drinking water, wastewater, storm water and non-point source projects across 20 counties, including Centre County, through the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority. “PENNVEST initiated its new fiscal year of funding by approving loans and grants for a wide variety of water quality improvement projects in all corners of the commonwealth,” said Wolf in a press release. “These projects and the environmental, economic development and public health benefits that they create will further our collective goal of a cleaner and safer place for our families to enjoy as well as my vision for a better Pennsylvania, both now and for years to come.” The funding comes from a combination of state funds approved by voters, federal grants to PENNVEST from the Environmental Protection Agency and recycled loan repayments from previous PENNVEST funding awards. In Centre County, Potter Township has received a $1,677,623 loan and a $1,378,094 grant to construct a 14,000-gallon-per-day sewage treatment plant and 3 1/2 miles of new force mains, as well as to install 57 new septic tanks. According to Matt Milliron, of the Centre County Planning and Community Development Office, the new sewage treatment plant will serve the village of Potters Mills and about 45 structures along Route 144 from Route 322 to Lower Georges Valley Road. Milliron said the plans call for leaving existing septic tanks in place to handle solids, and have only liquid waste piped to the new treatment plant. Milliron said some grant money from Centre County is available to help pay residents’ hookup fees. He said the exact location of the new plant will soon be determined, with construction expected to begin in the spring of 2018. Lawsuit, from page 4 Wings Over’s counterclaims are against Wilson, who the defendants say earned $15 an hour when he was acting as driver manager, and $6 an hour plus customer tips when acting as a delivery driver. “On many occasions, Mr. Wilson would falsely enter his time as though he were working as Driver Manager, when in reality Mr. Wilson was actually working as a Delivery Driver,” the counterclaims say, citing specific dates in 2015 and 2016 when Wilson allegedly clocked in as driver manager but reported tips as a driver. The defendants claim Wilson used the time tracking system to misrepresent the nature of his work and defraud the restaurant. Wings Over is seeking monetary and punitive damages along with attorneys’ fees in the counterclaim.
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BELLEFONTE — The Centre County Board of Commissioners recently announced the appointment of Thomas Martin as the Centre County director of financial management, effective Monday, July 31. Since 2004, Martin has worked in the Centre County Controller’s Office. He has been responsible for conducting audits of the various county departments as required by county code and has been instruTHOMAS MARTIN mental in the development and implementation of an internal audit schedule to assist and examine departments not covered by the code. He has assisted the county’s external, independent auditors in the preparation of the County’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, which has earned the Governmental Financial Officer’s Association Award for Outstanding Financial Reporting for more than a decade. Prior to joining Centre County government, Martin served for several years as the fiscal officer for the Centre County Housing Authority and also worked for a local publicly traded company where he held several financial positions. He holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and management from Lock Haven University. “We are looking forward to working with Tom in his new role. His knowledge of Centre County government, along with his extensive experience in financial management, will be a valuable asset in providing leadership in this important area,” said board Chairman Michael Pipe in a press release. Developers, from page 3
Pipenberg also said the site currently has a number of mature trees and she would like to see shade trees remain part of the property, both to match with the Park Forest neighborhood and to provide a comfortable atmosphere in the public gathering space. Supervisor Jeff Luck said that the township encourages developers to maintain as much of a forested area as possible, but state law prohibits making it a requirement. Dick Repsher, also a Park Forest resident, said he was not against the idea of having festivals, but asked if it was really a need for that development as such events would further impact traffic. Kervandjian responded that festivals were not necessarily a focal point of the development, but that the group is trying to extend the concept of a year-round town center with a downtown feel. No decisions have been made as of yet related to zoning and permitting, and last week’s meeting was an opportunity to gather information and start hearing from the public, Supervisor Elliot Abrams said.
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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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STATE COLLEGE — A State College doctor waived his preliminary hearing July 26 on charges that accuse him of prescribing pain medications and other drugs to a woman who was not his patient, but with whom he was having an affair. Dr. Kenneth L. Cherry, 58, was charged in June by the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General with six felony counts of prescribing a controlled substance outside the scope of his practice and six misdemeanor counts of failure to keep records of the distribution of controlled substances. The case will now move toward trial. The investigation began in May 2016 when CVS Pharmacy in State College contacted the Bureau of Narcotics Investigations about large amounts of controlled substances being prescribed to the woman by Cherry, an orthopedic surgeon with University Orthopedic Center. Investigators said they found that between 2014 and 2016 Cherry wrote 63 KENNETH prescriptions for the woman for oxyCHERRY codone, Percocet, fentanyl, Adderall, Xanax and Ativan. Cherry is no longer listed among the physicians on the UOC website. UOC staff reportedly told investigators that the woman had been a patient at UOC, but never a patient of Cherry’s, and that they had no documentation of her having office visits with him or prescriptions from him. Cherry reportedly told investigators in June 2016 that he wrote her prescriptions without keeping records because she had no insurance. According to court records, he said he realized the previous summer that she was asking for too much medication but did not want to “abandon” her. A week later, the woman told investigators that she had a sexual relationship with Cherry and that he would write prescriptions for the medications she wanted, according to the criminal complaint. She reportedly said that other doctors at UOC did not want to prescribe pain medications for her and did not know that Cherry was doing so. She said she never had a problem with insurance and that she used her insurance to pay for the prescriptions Cherry wrote for her, according to investigators. He allegedly would leave prescriptions for her to retrieve from his unlocked vehicle. In October, Cherry reportedly admitted to his relationship with the woman and said he tried to get her in to see pain management doctors, but they would not write prescriptions for her. He said that he believed she had legitimate pain issues and that he was trying to taper her off medication, but investigators said evidence showed she was receiving more. Cherry also allegedly said he had prescribed medication for other people who were not his patients, including sending Adderall prescriptions to a friend’s daughter. He believed he was doing “a good deed,” and did not keep records so that they would not be billed, according to the complaint.
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Mr. Tweets has been busy Mr. Tweets has been busy. Three days off to Paris again, where he and Melania shared a $1,000 per plate dinner with President and Mrs. Macron, whom the vulgar American determined to be in “great shape.” A tour of Paris culminated in a press conference where the vacuous one embarrassed our country yet again, declaring France was our oldest ally but “not too many people knew this.” The trip concluded in another pathologically epic handshake choreography at the airport, followed by multiple love-pats on the hand for his new and more politically astute man-crush. From Paris, Air Force One flew him directly to his New Jersey resort for another taxpayer-funded vacation. Back at the W.H., royal scepter in place, he decreed “Made in America Week,” as meaningless as all other proclamations. Not a single Trump family product is produced in the United States, not ball caps, T-shirts or T-gold-emblazoned towels, not a single dress or pair of shoes sold by Ivanka. Too much regulation, Spicey reports. Meanwhile, “Trumpcare,” produced and directed by Paul Ryan, and reintroduced in the Senate by the odious Mitch McConnell and a small band of guys, has failed, likely because of re-election issues for Republicans. The tweeter’s lies are epic, though the coward holds no accountability for his imaginary “great health care plan, that would provide better care, insure everyone, at a fraction of the cost.” He doesn’t know or understand the contents of anything he has signed, possibly revealing him to be the most intellectually lazy president in American history. Maybe he’s just not smart. Thinking himself manly, he sported a Stetson, toured farm equipment and sat his ample self down in a fire truck. All that was missing was the honorary badge and helmet. Beaming VP-daddy, witch hunter by night, looked on. Next week, he will ride the budget choo-choo, as Grover Norquist’s “monkey with working digits,” as his Republican collaborators attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act, with nothing to replace it but for the ultimate realization of a spiteful vendetta against President Obama and the American people who loved him. Sad. Marylouise Markle State College
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Turning the ‘county home’ into a ‘home for the county’ advocate for them if this happens?” I I started getting involved with thought. Centre Crest when my mother was I again was approached again a resident in 2002. She was in two about joining the board and I spent other local facilities prior to that, but several weeks struggling she was happiest at Centre with the decision, conCrest — and the care she revinced there was no way I ceived there was so much could do it. But, a question better. kept coming back to me. I learned quickly that “Who really knows what’s one reason why Centre going on day to day?” Crest was so special is due I said I would join the to the tireless efforts of the board. A week later, we Centre Crest Auxiliary. The had a meeting and we auxiliary is an all-volunteer shared what Centre Crest force that does everything meant to us. Apparently, from purchase wheelchairs I pleaded my case too efand pianos to man the fectively, because when phones and beauty parlor. the board elected officers I volunteered with the aux— and I still wondered to iliary, and my involvement myself why I was there — grew from there. I was voted in as board At the time, the residents president. wanted a garden, so Con- Betsy Boyer is Our first charge was nie Corl and I oversaw the president of the Centre Crest Board making Centre Crest fiproject. Before we started, of Directors. nancially stable, while we first had to speak with continuing to provide the great care the county commissioners because our residents were used to receiving. it was the county’s property. FortuAt the time, the nursing home was nately, they said “yes,” and that was operating at a loss, which was covthe beginning of my relationship deered by the county. But as a nonveloped with the commissioners. profit, we didn’t have that safety net, When the commissioners, in so we hired Complete Health Care 2013, began talks about transitioning Resources to manage the facility and Centre Crest from being run by the help us make a lot of hard decisions. county to being run by a nonprofThrough this process, we develit board, I was asked to be on that oped and implemented plans, the board. But, I turned them down beresults of which have allowed the facause I didn’t think I was qualified cility to operate in the black for three to serve. What did I know about runstraight years — saving the county ning a nonprofit? tax dollars. However, as the process unfoldNow that the business is stable, ed, I still attended the meetings to it’s time to invest back into the coununderstand what was going to hapty and our residents by building a pen to Centre Crest, because it connew home where we can offer our tinued to be very near and dear to my residents personalized care and conheart. After every hearing and every tinue to meet the changing demands meeting, I walked away wondering of the county’s population for deif anyone in the room really knew cades to come. the residents and the staff. “Who will
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The board is thrilled to finally announce that Centre Crest will soon have a home in a brand-new, 240bed, skilled nursing facility behind the former Starlite Drive-In Theatre. The state-of-the-art facility will offer traditional long-term care, as well as three specialty units that are in high demand for Centre County residents — a high-acuity unit, for patients with complex medical conditions; a secure memory care unit of which there are few in the area; and a shortterm rehabilitation unit. The 30-acre site also has room to expand and grow the facility in the future. Centre Crest was always known as the “county home,” but, today, our plans show we’re transforming it into a “home for the county.” While leaving our long-time home in Bellefonte was not an easy decision, we found it was the only way to offer larger rooms, more programming, enhanced food service and greater personalized care. The building itself is also an issue. While fully compliant today, the oldest portion of our current building is 78 years old and will not pass new building regulations as a nursing facility when the state begins enforcement in 2022. The cost to update the building would be extremely high and the updates would still not meet the needs of residents. Centre Crest has always been committed to providing a home to whomever needs skilled nursing care in Centre County, regardless of their income, and that will not change with our new building. My heart still beats for the residents and staff at Centre Crest. It’s very important to me that every county resident, no matter financial status, has an appropriate home and receives the best care possible when the time comes.
Memorial to veterans of terror war has merit By the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Military veterans of the war on terrorism deserve a memorial. Let’s hope they don’t have to wait as long for it as World War II veterans did theirs. Pittsburgher Andrew Brennan, an Army veteran who flew helicopters in Afghanistan, has been promoting the idea of a national memorial in Washington, D.C., for about three years. Significant obstacles remain. Funding is one of them, but that’s a worry for another day. First, Congress would have to waive a law that permits memorials to be built only 10 years or more after a war is concluded. The war on terror, however, is more nebulous than most. It’s a fight against a concept, a tactic used by non-state actors, not a foreign
power. It’s waged on many fronts, not two or three. Unlike other wars, such as World War II, it might never end. But that’s no reason to hold off giving veterans their due. The National WWII Memorial did not open until 2004, 59 years after the war’s end. Now, WWII veterans are dying at a rate of hundreds per day, and there’s a rush to get as many as possible to Washington to see the memorial while they’re still able to travel. The nonprofit Honor Flight Network has cobbled together money and planes to fly tens of thousands of them to Washington. Veterans of the war on terrorism shouldn’t have to wait until they are 80 or 90 to visit their memorial. They reported when called, putting duty before families, careers and convenience. Recognition of their sacrifices should be prompt, too.
Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Calif., is correct to point out that the 10-yearrule is intended to provide “historical context” to a war. The waiting period theoretically leads to a more fitting tribute. But 10 years is completely arbitrary; historians could provide even better context 20, 30 or 40 years afterward. While much about the war on terrorism remains unknown, the broad outlines are clear. That’s enough to get started. An unconventional war deserves an unconventional memorial, and this one should be built in a way that allows later chapters of the story to be added. Architects will find a way. Moving on a memorial now would be just thanks to veterans of the war on terrorism. It also might help to steel those of us on the home front.
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HEALTH & WELLNESS Pig testing may reduce chronic disease drug failures BY MATT SWAYNE Penn State News
UNIVERSITY PARK — Scientists may be able to minimize the failure rate of drugs for diseases linked to high-calorie diets, such as colon cancer and type 2 diabetes, if they test treatments using a pig model, according to an international team of researchers. In a study, researchers found that pigs, which have gut bacterial profiles and immune systems similar to humans, also maintain two distinct colonic stem cell populations — ASCL-2 and BMI-1. Mice lack colonic BMI-1 stem cells that play a critical role in how colon cancer forms — or carcinogenesis — and how material passes through the cell lining of the intestinal wall — or gut permeability. “Seven out of 10 deaths in the United States are due to chronic conditions,” said Jairam K.P. Vanamala, associate professor of food sciences, Penn State. “And, yet, we have a high failure rate for drugs and treatments in studies looking to alleviate those conditions. Treatments that work in mice, do not always work well in humans. We show that a pig model may be an alternative that can help lead to better treatments and food-based prevention and therapeutic strategies.” The researchers, who released their findings in Cancer Prevention Research Journal, published by the American Association of Cancer Research, used a visualization technique — immunofluorescence — to identify stem cells in the colon of pigs that were fed either a high calorie diet or a standard diet. They observed two types of stem cells — ASCL-2 positive and BMI-1 positive — in the pig colon, similar to the human system. “Mice models will continue to be important to study under certain conditions,” said Vanamala, who is also a faculty member at the Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute. “But, what we found is that the pig model has both a microbiome that is closer to the human microbiome and the intestinal physiology is, also, similar to humans.”
The gut microbiome refers to the 30-50 trillion or so bacteria that dwell in the gut. According to the researchers, stem cells, which can generate all types of intestinal cells, are typically located deep within tube-like crevices called crypts. However, when cells at the ends of the crypt are damaged, stem cells move up the crypt to help repair the damage. In pigs that consumed a high-calorie diet, the researchers found that the stem cells moved out of the protected base of the crypt and potentially exposed themselves to similar damage. In the case of pigs and humans, when cells are damaged, most likely only BMI-1 stem cells are activated and move up the crypt, say the researchers. “So, if we are studying colon crypts and looking at, for example, how cancer develops in mice, we are only taking one type of stem cells into the equation, not the interplay of both ASCL-2 and BMI-1,” said Vanamala. “We need to see how these stem cells are both working together to heal, or how they are damaged that leads to the development of colon cancer.” Vanamala suggests that BMI-1 stem cells may become cancerous if exposed while moving up the crypt to heal cells and are damaged by inflammation and toxins produced by eating a high-calorie diet. “A high-calorie diet means you may not be taking in a lot of fiber, which is an important food for the gut bacteria, and these gut bacteria devoid of any fiber may start eating away at the mucous and also start producing toxins, which causes inflammation to set in,” said Vanamala. “The stem cells that are working to repair this damage, then, are starting to move up the crypt toward the lumen where they may get exposed to toxins. Once they get damaged, the stem cell — because it lives a long time — can potentially become cancerous.” Vanamala added that one of the advantages of having human-relevant and agriculturally important animals model is that research at the intersection of agricultural and medical research can be
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PIGS AND HUMANS have similar colonic stem cell populations and microbiomes, according to Jairam K.P. Vanamala, who led a research effort to better understand those similarities. Using a pig model may help scientists more effectively test treatments for chronic diseases. strengthened to develop safe, affordable and evidence-based food approaches to counter the global epidemic of chronic diseases. As an example, he cited his previous research on baked purple potatoes that have compounds that help suppress chronic intestinal inflammation elevated from a high-calorie diet and stem cell proliferation, which are linked to both colitis and colon cancer. For the current study, the researchers fed eight pigs a high-calorie diet, which has 23 percent fat, and fed the control group of eight pigs a standard diet with 5 percent fat during a 13-week period. Vanamala worked with Venkata Charapelli, doctoral candidate, and Sridhar Radhakrishnan, former post-doctoral scholar, both in the Department of Food Science; Lavanya Reddivari, assistant professor
and research associate in the Department of Plant Science; Vijay-Kumar Matam, assistant professor, and Xia Xiao, graduate student, both in the Department of Nutritional Sciences; Qunhua Li, assistant professor, and Frank Shen, graduate student, both in the Department of Statistics, all of Penn State; Elisabeth Eriksson, doctoral candidate in biotechnology, applied nutrition and food chemistry at Lund University, Sweden; Vadiraja B. Bhat, senior applications scientist, Agilent Technologies; Sung Woo Kim, professor of animal science, University of North Carolina; and Rob Knight, professor of pediatrics, with an additional appointment in computer science, University of California. Approximately 40 percent of the cost of funding this work came from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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New action plan shines spotlight on COPD StatePoint.net Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a lung disease that afflicts millions of Americans, haunts families and frustrates doctors and researchers. It is now the third-leading cause of death in the United States, behind heart disease and cancer, costing Americans more than $32 billion a year. For those living with or affected by the disease, there is new hope, thanks to a recently unveiled COPD National Action Plan. Developed by patients, agencies and organizations under the stewardship of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, the plan shines a spotlight on the devastating physical and emotional toll the disease causes. “Not being able to catch your breath and fearing your next breath may not come is just like drowning,” said Grace Anne Dorney Koppel, president of the COPD Foundation and a longtime COPD patient. “It is frightening beyond words and feels very, very lonely.” Yet many with these symptoms tend to attribute them to something else: the common cold, old age, being out of shape. This lack of awareness delays diagnosis and treatment, worsening the condition and quality of life. Even mundane tasks — housework, bathing, dressing, walking — can feel onerous. That’s why the first goal of the plan is to empower patients and families to recognize COPD and get treated quickly. “I was diagnosed in 2001 and was told COPD is incurable,” said Dorney Koppel. “But that does not mean (it is) untreatable. Doctors need to teach patients the difference. I was given three to five years to live … 16 years ago.” Compounded with this misinformation is the idea that it’s exclusively a smoker’s disease mainly affecting men. While it most often affects people over 40 with a history of smoking, as many as 1 in 4 with COPD have never smoked. Long-term exposure to substances that irritate the lungs or a genetic predisposition called alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency also present as risk factors. What’s more, 56 percent of those diagnosed are women, and they die of COPD more than men. Unlike heart disease and cancer, COPD prevalence and deaths aren’t decreasing: 1 in 5 people over age 45 has it. “You know someone who has it. You may even have it and not know it,” said James P. Kiley, director of NHLBI’s Division of Lung Diseases. How can this trend be reversed? One key is improving the level of diagnosis. “Spirometry is a simple and inexpensive breathing test that can identify COPD,” said Dorney Koppel. Dr. MeiLan Han, medical director of the Women’s Respiratory Health Program at the University of Michigan,
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Wildlife for Everyone Foundation expands board Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — The Wildlife for Everyone Foundation, a nonprofit organization committed to wildlife conservation in Pennsylvania, recently elected four members to its board of directors. The incoming directors will serve three-year terms. Janet D. Nyce, of Elliottsburg, is returning to the board after a two-year hiatus. Nyce joined the board in 2004, serving as its president for three years. She retired from her family’s business, Nyce Crete Co. and Landis Block and Concrete, in 2000. An avid outdoorswoman and advocate for women and youth participation in the sport of shooting, Nyce has served in numerous leadership roles promoting pro-sportsmen’s positions and has served on multiple advisory councils for
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WOMEN WHO CARE THE 100 WOMEN Who Care Centre County recently presented a check for $4,600 to The Mommy Shoppe. The local nonprofit organization, which operates out of Houserville Methodist Church’s basement, collects new and gently used maternity, baby and children’s clothing and distributes it to families in need. Members of 100 Women Who Care Centre County make presentations for causes it supports, and a vote selects the local nonprofit to receive the donation. Each woman in the group then donates $100 toward the cause. The group’s next meeting, which is open to the public, will be held from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Aug. 8 at the Foxdale Community Meeting Room, State College. Submitted photo
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Constitution celebration set for Grange Park Gazette staff reports CENTRE HALL — The U.S. Constitution created a unique form of government and American democracy 230 years ago. The Constitution 230 Celebration will honor the governmental structure, responsibilities and rights created for the people from 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17, at the Grange Park grandstand area in Centre Hall. “Today, more than ever, it is important that our citizens understand our constitution. Our citizens are actively engaged in local, state and national government every day,” said committee chairman Keith Bierly, of Rebersburg, in a press release. “This is an opportunity for residents to come together and celebrate the responsibilities, rights and freedoms crafted by the Founding Fathers, along with founding
mothers, in the beginning of our nation.” The grassroots celebration showcases a constitutional village of exhibits, speakers and live music. The village will include children activities and educational displays on specific articles, amendments and current issues related to the preamble presented by local individuals and groups. Confirmed speakers are U.S. Sen. Bob Casey; Anne K. Ard, executive director of Centre County Women’s Resource Center; presidential historian Greg Ferro; and professor emeritus and actor Charles Dumas. The music program includes four bands — Miss Melanie and the Valley Rats, Jackie Brown and the Gill Street Band, Cone of Silence and Erin Condo and the Hoofties — as well as the Nittany Knights and Delta Program students with select songs from “Hamilton.” Tickets are $23 per family or group and can be purchased at www.constitution230.com or at the gate the day of the event. Constitution 230 Celebration is organized by a committee of bipartisan Centre County residents dedicated to the U.S. Constitution.
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GUIDED TOURS of the 1830 Roland Curtin Mansion will be offered during Children’s Day at Curtin Village Historical Site.
Children’s Day at Curtin Village slated for Aug. 5 Gazette staff reports HOWARD — Fun-filled activities and games for children ages 6 to 12 will be offered from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5, at Curtin Village Historical Site, 251 Curtin Village Road, Howard. Entry to the site is free. A variety of games will be available, and attendees can make hanky dolls, homemade toys and tin picture frames. The Bellefonte Historical Railroad Society will provide train rides. Children will be able to dress up to have their photos taken at the Colonial Theatre. Storytelling will be presented in the re-
stored log cabin at the Worker’s Village. Visitors also can take a guided tour of the 1830 Roland Curtin Mansion and the waterwheel-powered Eagle Ironworks furnace, which displays the carriage owned by Pennsylvania’s Civil War-era governor, Andrew Curtin, and antique farm machinery. Tours are $5 for ages 13 and older, $2 for ages 6 to 12 and free for ages 5 and younger. Tokens for free ice cream will be given to children 12 and younger. Visitors can buy lunch at the newly renovated Carriage House Kitchen and eat in the covered picnic pavilion. For more information, visit www.curtinvillage.com.
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Cathy Pomanti, of Hummelstown, is a principal in KPMG’s advisory services practice and the office managing principal for KPMG’s Harrisburg office. KPMG is an international firm offering audit, tax and advisory services. Pomanti has more than 30 years of experience in technology and management consulting. She has a background in IT project delivery and considerable project management experience, including all phases of the development process. Prior to re-joining KPMG in 2010, she was responsible for business and consulting firm Bearing Point’s state and local government and higher education practice in North America. Pomanti has served on KPMG’s board of directors and Bearing Point’s Executive Leadership Committee. Michael Harpster, of Tyrone, is director of sales and membership for HomeWaters Club, a private fly fishing club located in Spruce Creek. Harpster is responsible for sales and marketing, including the membership program, non-member offerings, charitable and fundraising programs and all member-related issues. Since joining HomeWaters 18 years ago, Harpster has been instrumental in developing programs that have helped more than 30 different nonprofit organizations
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It’s summer, it’s hot, you’re tired and you don’t want to cook. What do you do for dinner? Takeout again? Cereal? Or, do you simply not cook, hoping your kids didn’t notice dinner time came and went? I recently spoke to my friend, April, and we were both complaining about how we were hungry, but didn’t want to cook. We were both eating things that just didn’t cut it — my choice was a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, while April was having peanut butter pretzels. This made me think about creating an easy, refreshing dish that everyone would like. This is what I came up with, and it’s simple and kid-friendly. Plus, you do the cooking outside, instead of making your house hotter than it already is.
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UNIVERSITY PARK — India Scott was 5-years-old when a benign brain tumor resulted in her becoming blind in both eyes. As a high school student, she twice participated in Pennsylvania’s Summer Academy for Students Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired to help her become more independent as she prepared for college. This year, she will return to the academy as a resident assistant. “I want to help other participants after seeing myself and how independently I was able to care for myself during my freshman year of college,” Scott said. “A lot of participants come in very insecure, but when you leave, between the bonds and friendships you make and the amount of expertise and knowledge you gain, you are empowered.” The summer academy is a three-week intensive program that began on July 8 and continues through Thursday, Aug. 3, at the University Park campus. The academy focuses on enhancing independence skills for students transitioning to postsecondary education and is available at no cost to eligible high school students who anticipate attending college or technical or trade school after graduation. Scott, who recently completed her sophomore year at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, was an academy participant in both 2012 and 2014. The Johnstown-area native, who uses braille, can see outlines and has light sensitivity, but has no optimally functioning vision. Scott said she remembers colors and what things look like from before she lost her vision, and now she can visualize appearances when listening to people’s voices. The summer academy works with students to help develop skills needed for daily living activities, travel, self-advocacy and networking, career awareness, social interaction, utilizing technology and low-vision rehabilitation. Scott said learning how to navigate public transportation was particularly useful. She also said completing a team-building activity at the high ropes course at Stone Valley Recreation Center helped teach her how to face new challenges. “I got on the top story and was pretty convinced that I was going to die,” Scott said. “It was scary, but when I came down, it was something simple that helped teach me that if you can conquer something like that you can conquer anything.” Scott said the academy builds self-confidence. “Believe in your own ability, believe in other people and the ability to learn to trust,” Scott said. “Believe in what you can and cannot do, and that you’ll find your way.” The summer academy is offered through the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry’s Office of Vocational Rehabilitation and the Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services in partnership with the Department of Education’s Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network within the Bureau of Special Education, as well as Penn State’s College of Education and College of Health and Human Development in conjunction with Penn State Conferences and Institutes.
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Create a smoother Going global: St. Joe’s helping to back-to-school build water well in Swaziland village transition By TOMMY BUTLER
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Transitioning from an unstructured, relaxing, lazy summer day to the hustle and bustle of a traditional school day can be very trying for children and adolescents. To mitigate some of these difficulties, it is recommended that parents consider implementing three simple tips: Going to bed earlier This first tip is one that most parents are well aware of, but often struggle to implement. It is recommended that children begin to go to bed approximately one hour earlier per week so their bodies can adjust to their regular Jessica Dirsmith is school bedtime hours and routine. a certified school For example, if your child goes to psychologist. She bed at 10 p.m., then you will need practices in the two full weeks to transition to an 8 State College Area p.m. bedtime. School District and Increasing structure in the also teaches at Penn daily summer routine State. Use a planner or the family calendar and review plans for the upcoming summer days and weeks with your child. This will get your child acclimated to schedules and organization, which will be required once the return to school takes place. Talking to your child Review what the school day will look like with your child. Talk about the morning routine and after-school routine. Review what worked well for your child last year and discuss what could be further improved for the upcoming school year.
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BOALSBURG – St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy’s Service Club is working with the Thirst Project to help build a well in a Swaziland village. A year and a half ago, the club decided to take a leap forward from local service projects and search for a global cause the members could work with. After a lot of research, the club discovered the Thirst Project, whose mission is to help to build wells and latrines for Swaziland villages. Not only do the wells provide the basic necessity of water, but the latrines help to increase sanitation within the villages. Representatives were contacted by students and invited to the school to talk to the students about the water crisis. During the visit, the students learned that many women and children, mostly girls, spend between six and eight hours a day carrying water. “This is a problem that we don’t see directly, but when you learn about it it’s astounding,” said Shelly Mato, the club’s faculty adviser. “About a billion people in the world suffer from a lack of water.” On average, people in Swaziland carry 5 gallons of water, weighing about 44 pounds, nearly 4 miles a day. A new well would greatly reduce that amount of time. “It’s a way for us to be connected globally and to help with basic needs, but it also allows people to go to school,” said Mato. “Without the need to carry water, more children, especially women, will get to go to school.” It costs $12,000 for the Thirst Project to build a well, with 100 percent of donations going toward that construction. Each well could provide water to its village for 40 years.
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FOR TWO YEARS, St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy students have been holding fundraisers — including face painting, bake sales and other activities — to help build a water well for a village in Swaziland. The school’s fundraising effort is nearly half way to its goal, with just more than $5,800 raised already. The funds have been raised through various events, all planned by the students. The club’s members also designed and printed postcards requesting donations to send to family members. In the fall, the club plans on sending out postcards to local businesses they think might like to donate to the cause. “The club consists of 36 students, almost 25 percent of the student body,” said Mato. “They’ve come up with great ideas. We’re not completing this project quickly, but we’ve made a commitment and we’re going to finish it.” Mato and the club have set the end of this upcoming school year as their deadline. “The students have worked very hard on this fundraiser,” said Mato. “One of our students, Maggie Urban, has really spearheaded this project, and we want to finish it before she and her classmates graduate in the spring.” For more information about the Thirst Project, visit www.thirstproject.org. To check the status of St. Joe’s fundraising efforts, visit www.stjoeacad.org.
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PSU students travel to Sweden to compare HR, health policy practices
STAYING ORGANIZED is not easy. There might be occasional disarray, but making just a few small changes will help you reap the benefits of a more balanced life this back-to-school season.
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CENTRALIZE COMMUNICATION
Communication is key when it comes to organization. Stay in sync with your family by using a digital calendar. Smartphone apps, such as Hub, allow multiple users to share to-do and shopping lists, appointments, commitments and more. In addition, many apps have messaging capabilities to ensure users can share specific details and instructions and last-minute changes with one or more family members.
CREATE AN ORGANIZATION STATION
If your family prefers a physical calendar, incorporate it into a complete “home command station” in an area everyone passes, such as a nook in the kitchen or a corner in the family room. Build out the space as the central location for organization. Use chalkboard paint to create a
reusable messaging wall for daily assignments and appointments. Include a shelf or cubby with an inbox and outbox so permission slips, bills and important documents don’t get lost. Make this station even more useful by adding a dedicated space for children to do homework. Include a desk, computer, school supplies and a bright desk lamp. Encourage success by posting recent “wins” nearby, like that aced spelling test or artistic masterpiece. Utilize file cabinets, labeled folders or pouches to separate print materials and USB flash drives by subject, so homework can be handled with less stress.
UNIVERSITY PARK — A three-credit embedded course offered during “Maymester” afforded a dozen PSU students the opportunity to compare human resource and health policy concepts, ideologies and practices seen in the U.S. with those in Sweden. “The university likes to see interdisciplinary partnerships,” said Dr. Diane Spokus, of the College of Health and Human Development’s health policy and administration program. Spokus worked with Dr. Sunita Raghuram, of the School of Labor and Employment Relations, to present “The Swedish Experience” for undergraduate students interested in learning more about various approaches to both health management and work situations. Divided into two sections, the course began with a two-credit classroom segment before the one-credit portion, which
consisted of the Sweden trip. “The content of the two-credit portion included themes of Sweden’s institutions and culture, Sweden’s business context and HR management practices and their work practices and family life values, as well as workplace diversity,” Spokus said. The second segment lasted 10 days, during which students heard lectures and interacted with Swedish students. While in Gothenburg, the first stop of the trip, they visited the Volvo Group to learn about management structures and practices there. Other points of interest included an IKEA store, as well as the company’s home, located in central Sweden. Jonkoping University hosted the PSU students at this point, where again they got to interact with their Swedish counterparts. “Human resource representatives discussed the Swedish model of human resource management,” Spokus said. PSU, Page 19
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School can be a stressful place, from finding a seat at lunch to making new friends, but don’t let supplies be one of those stressors. Make life just a bit easier with the right supplies, so students
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hearsals, practices and other extracurricular activities, and moving about from class to class. Managing mobility is crucial toward alleviating physical stress. Use multifunctional tools that can help them carry less, such as notebook and binder combination that allows stu-
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Being organized can reduce so many headaches. Yet, somehow, it’s all too easy to let backpacks, lockers and even bedroom floors get messy. Use effective organizational tools to ensure assignments aren’t misplaced in the shuffle. Divide binders with well-labeled tabs and use storage pockets that fit into the binders to hold smaller school supplies.
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While most schools have a central library, individual classrooms also should have books on hand for students to thumb through during
breaks, study hall and quiet time. Opportunities to learn should be right at student’s fingertips, so consider advocating for a well-stocked bookshelf in every classroom that includes both fiction and non-fiction titles.
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“We found it particularly interesting that IKEA has a labor union representative on site, housed in their organization.” At the third destination, the Karolinska Institute, a medical university in Stockholm, the students learned about a variety of topics, including the Swedish Twin Studies, cardiovascular disease, sleep deprivation and physical and mental stress on women in the workplace. “Also, the Penn State students were required to give in-country presentations,” said Spokus. “They had to summarize what they learned and compare it with what they learned in the spring and also to explain if their expectations matched what they learned there.” Spokus said the experience provided students with a set of tools that will prove invaluable in their futures. “Many students end up working for global companies,” she said, “and if they understand practices in other countries, it makes them more competitive.” The collaboration will be available again in May 2018. Interested students can email Spokus at dms201@psu. edu.
date lab equipment? Is there enough equipment for every student? From Bunsen burners to microscopes, be sure the equipment-to-student ratio is one that can foster active, handson learning.
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Clarence shuts out Spring Mills to take 2-0 series lead By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com
SPRING MILLS — Clarence head coach Rob Gavlock had some concerns about his team’s offense after the long layoff before the top-seeded Mounties began the Centre County League playoffs. Turns out, it wasn’t much of a worry at all since the Clarence pitching staff so far has been stellar, to say the least. In fact, the pitchers are riding a 14-inning scoreless streak and have yet to give up a run in the playoffs. The latest Mountie gem was turned in by Brandon Barnyak in the second game of the semifinal series against Spring Mills on July 24. Clarence scored just two runs in the game, but Barnyak turned in a complete-game, two-hit shutout against the Braves at Penns Valley High School to take a 2-0 victory. The win gives the Mounties a commanding 2-0 lead in the best-of-five series, with a possible series-ending Game 3 set to be played in Clarence after press time. Ryan Guenot and Justin Taylor hit consecutive RBI doubles in the top of the fourth inning that gave Clarence a tworun advantage, and Barnyak, along with a flawless defense, took care of the rest. “I just came out here and did my best to keep runs off the board,” Barnyak said. “My curve ball was working really good and sometimes my two-seam was running off the plate, good for me. I tried to do the same thing I do every game. (Spring Mills)
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CLARENCE’S BRYCE GREENE slides into third base, past Spring Mills’ Cody Young, during the Mounties 2-0 victory over the Braves in County League playoff action July 25. are a good hitting team and I went out there and hit my spots.” Through the first three innings, Braves’ pitcher Rich Auman was just as effective as Barnyak. Neither team was able to get anything going until Clarence’s John Schall hit a one-out single in the fourth. Guenot followed with a line-drive double just inside the left field foul line that bounced all the way to the fence and allowed Schall to round the bases and score
the first run of the day. “Runner on first, I was looking to at least get a base hit,” Guenot said. “When I hit it, I had no doubt that it was a fair ball and when I saw Johnny rounding third I was pretty happy about it.” Taylor came to the plate next, and he lined a gapper to left-center field, easily scoring Guenot and giving Barnyak a tworun lead. The two runs “made me feel a lot bet-
ter,” said Barnyak, and it showed. He gave up just one more hit and allowed only four base runners — three on walks — the rest of the way. The Braves best chance to score came in the bottom of the fourth when Kevin Conklin singled and reached third base after a sacrifice bunt and a wild pitch. Barnyak, however, stranded Conklin (and Colton Treaster, who walked) by getting a pop-out and a grounder to end the inning. Barnyak then finished strong by retiring six of the last seven batters he faced, four on strikeouts. “Our hitting has been OK,” Gavlock said, “but it’s been our pitching that’s been getting us through all these games. That may have been our ninth or tenth shutout this year. “Barnyak, this is his first year pitching for us, and that was his fifth or sixth win. He has done very well for us.” Clarence will now go for a sweep at home tonight in Clarence, and the defending champion Mounties have all the momentum behind them. For the Braves, it is simply a matter of trying to generate some offense, which by no means will be an easy task. They have yet to push across a run in the series. “It just seems like these guys (the Mounties) are coming together as a team,” Gavlock said. “We’ve had a lot of success over the last two years — 41-3, I think — but I just think that right now, the kids want to come out and play ball. They are coming together right now, and it’s the best time to do it, in the playoffs.”
Spike Island ties up series with 2-1 win over Howard By TOMMY BUTLER sports@centrecountygazette.com
HOWARD — The Spike Island Pirates edged the Howard Hawks on July 25, winning 2-1. The win ties up the five-game semifinal series between the two teams in the Centre County League. The game started with pitching dominance, as both the Hawks’ Brian Pelka and Pirates’ Parker Watson mowed down each of their first eight batters. The Pirates struck first with a single off of Derek Shaw’s bat. With two outs in the top of the third inning, Shaw smacked a liner into right field. Pelka hit the next batter before Drew Bryan drove Shaw home with a single. The next batter popped out to end the inning. The Hawks lead off their half of the inning with a single from Luke Gardner, but failed to drive him in. At the end of the third inning, the Pirates were leading 1-0. First baseman Brandon Myers lead off the fourth inning with a towering home run down the right field foul line and into a tree. The go-ahead blast would prove to be just enough. The Pirates’ biggest test came in the bottom of the sixth. Clay Smith hit a single to lead off the inning. Jason Jones followed with a bloop to center field that
landed by the barest of margins ahead of a diving Matt McCamley. After advancing on a groundout, Gardner scored on Hunter Eminheizer’s sacrifice groundout to half the lead at 2-1. Watson and the Pirates got out of the jam after giving up another single with a pop up to short. “Parker pitched an absolute gem,” said Matt McCamley, Pirates’ captain and center fielder. “He pitched lights out. All his pitches were over the plate and really kept them off balance.” Both pitchers worked the full seven innings. Watson struck out four and gave up five hits while Pelka struck out five and allowed four hits and a hits bats men. After the game, McCamley spoke on the importance of this win for Spike Island. “We needed this win to get our morale back up,” said McCamley. “We were down the other day at our place and we just couldn’t capitalize with runners in scoring position. Today, I think we did a better job at that.” The third game of the series is scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday, July 27, at Spike Island’s field. Despite the win, the Pirates think they can improve for the next game. “I think we need to have better at-bats,” said McCamley. “I think we were chasing
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SPIKE ISLAND’S Brandon Myers trots around the bases after connecting with a solo home run during the Pirates’ 2-1 win over the Howard Hawks in Centre County League play July 25. pitches. (Pelka’s) curveball started over the plate and broke away and we kept chasing that. In the later innings, I think we put together better at-bats, worked the count a little bit more and I think that will
pay off a little bit on Thursday.” For the full Centre County Baseball League schedule and field locations, visit www.centrecountybaseball.wordpress. com.
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Season comes to close for SC Junior American Legion Gazette staff reports BERWICK — The run is over for the State College Junior American Legion Post 245 baseball team. On July 25, the team of 13- to 15-yearolds lost a 4-1 contest to Boyertown in the elimination bracket final of the Junior American League state tournament, effectively ending its 2017 season. The tournament, which was held in Berwick, saw State College open with a 3-2 win over Freemansburg. Kevin Kurzinger took the win on the mound for State College, and also helped himself at the plate with two singles. In Game 2, State College fell to Spring
City, 6-0. Kurzinger was saddled with the loss. Nathan Polo was hot at the plate, connecting on a single and a double. State College earned the right to the elimination game final with Boyertown after defeating Souderton 8-7 in Game 3. Noah Aungst was the game’s winning pitcher, and led the offense with three singles. Quincy Steidle and Colin Davis also contributed at the plate, with two singles each. The team captured the district title for the first time after defeating Beech Creek, 4-1, on July 16. The team finished the regular season with a 17-3 record.
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KADEN CLARK makes contact during Bellefonte Little League’s game with Hollidaysburg on July 19. Bellefonte lost the game 8-6 on a walk-off home run, ending their season.
Bellefonte Little League falls short in bid for Williamsburg By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com
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THE STATE COLLEGE Junior American Legion Post 245 baseball team recently captured the district title, following that up with play in the state tournament. Pictured, front row, from left, are Zack Eckley, Cole Pammer, Jake Hillard, Joe Nastasi, Colin Davis, Andrew Labosky and coach Kevin Laboksy. Back row, from left, are coach Brian Harpster, Bryn Schoonover, coach Jim Hillard, Mac Heim, Cam Pease, Nathan Polo, Oliver Smith, Noah Aungst, Kevin Kurzinger, Juman Sung, Josh Grella, Quincy Steidle and head coach Rick Hall.
BELLEFONTE — The Bellefonte Little League All-Stars hit numerous home runs under many different conditions during their hectic two-week run through the District 5 and Section 4 Little League tournaments. Unfortunately, the final home run in Bellefonte’s magical season was hit by its opponent. Hollidaysburg’s Ethan Stevenson hit a walk-off, three-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning that gave his Tigers an 8-6 victory and the Section 4 LL championship. Bellefonte came into that final inning ahead by two runs and on the verge of unbelievably taking both playoff tournaments coming through the losers’ brack-
et and beating the upper-bracket team twice. But Hollidaysburg scored a run earlier in the sixth to make it 6-5, and then Stevenson came to the plate with two-on, two-out and everything on the line. He took the count to 2-and-2 and then sailed the next pitch over the left-center field fence. The homer nailed down the S-4 title and put the Tigers into the Little League Pennsylvania State Championship Tournament. For Bellefonte, as difficult as this loss must have been, there was much to be proud of. The All-Stars stared down adversity and came back from behind many times during both weekends. In each tournament, the Bellefonte team played in the maximum number of elimination games, and it still played to just one pitch away from moving on to the next level.
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By JOHN DIXON sports@centrecountygazette.com
LEWISBURG — The North Central Pennsylvania Golf Association Junior Tour stopped at Bucknell Golf Club on July 24 for its fourth event of the year. A season-high 49 golfers took on the warm weather and fast greens, and the course proved to be challenging for most players. In the 18-Hole Advanced Division, William Knauth, of White Deer Golf Complex, led the flight of 12 for his second consecutive victory. Locally, William Adair, of Clinton Country Club, posted a round of John Dixon covers 43-39 – 82, while Payne McCartney, golf for The Centre of Nittany Country Club, carded a County Gazette. score of 50-44 – 94. Email him at The largest and most competitive sports@centre flight of the day was the 18-Hole Incountygazette.com. termediate Division, which consisted of 16 golfers. A three-way tie found Shawna Markle, of White Deer, Andrew Chyko, of Frosty Valley Country Club, and Will Orwig, of Lost Creek Golf Club, all carding rounds of 93. Clinton’s John Duda posted a round of 59-45 – 104. The Nine-Hole Advanced Division welcomed nine golfers and was closely contested, as the top seven golfers were all within five strokes of one another. Clinton’s Griffin Walizer fired a 46 for his first victory of the season, inching out Tee-To-Green Golf Center’s Ben Sohosky, who carded a 47. Kyle Beward, of Shade Mountain Golf Course, tied for third with the host club’s Sean Kelly, as both players shot rounds of 49. Eight golfers tested their skills in the Nine-Hole Intermediate Division, which was home to another close race at the top. Mac DeFazio, of Susquehanna Valley Country Club, carded a 55 to take the crown. In the Five-Hole Beginner Division, four golfers took their skills to the course to show that the future of the
game is bright. Karl Unger, of Tee-To-Green, brought home his second victory of the year, shooting a 26. Reese Walizer, of Clinton, came in second with a 27.
PHILIPSBURG ELKS HOLDS SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP
The Philipsburg Elks Lodge and Country Club held its senior championship July 22 and 23. In the Cubs 50-59 Gross Division, Dave Harper and Tom Dunsmore tied for first place, posting 78s. The Grizzlies’ 60-69 Gross Division winner was Doug Goss, who shot a 78; he has won the event nine times. The Polar Bear 70 and Over Gross Division was claimed by Ron Eiler, posting a round of 81. The winners for the Polar Bear 70 and Over Net Division were Charlie Duffy and Arnie Foradori, who tied while each posting a 72. The Ladies Pandas 50 and Over Net Division was won by Patty Rodgers, who shot a 78. The Cubs 50-59 Net Division was won by Jim Moskel, who carded a 67, and the Pandas Ladies 60 and Over Division gross winner was Dee Danko, with a 91.
NITTANY COUNTRY CLUB HOSTS MEMBER-MEMBER EVENT
The duo of Dave Myers and Greg Kight were the gross winners after carding a two-day score of 140 at the Nittany Country Club member-member event. They beat the team of Scott Gray and Tim Glunt by five shots. In third place was the duo of Ken Bean and Ken Lannan with a 156, followed by Matte McCartney and Mike Aument, posting a two-day score of 150. The net winners, posting a 36-hole score of 124, were Charlie Doland and Bill Foresman, with the duo of Mike Hoy and Marlan Bowersox following in second with 128. Two teams tied for third with a two-day total of 130: Irv Witonsky and Jim Berkey and Drew Curtin and Buzz Ort. Winning the women’s gross was the team of M.J. Boldin and Sally Fletcher, with a two-day total of 78. Following in second place was the duo of Karen Fisher and Donna Lannan, carding an 87. A single stroke was the difference in the women’s winners of the net group, with the team of Betty McKinley
and Diana Blazina edging Vonna Berkey and Nancy Witonsky, 71 to 72.
NCPGA ANNOUNCES RECENT MEN’S TOURNEY WINNERS
The NCPGA’s fifth men’s event recently was held at Bucknell Golf Club in Lewisburg. In the 50-59 age group, Mark Searer, of Lost Creek Golf Club, fired a stellar back nine of 32 for a 71 — and his second consecutive victory. Kevin Treese, of Mountain View Country Club, took the silver with an impressive 77. Fourteen golfers tested their skills in the 60-69 division, and the home course’s Tim Harpster had an even par 70, winning the overall medalist honors. Mountain View’s Paul Swanson came in second place with a 75, while Clinton Country Club’s Rick Everett followed closely behind with a round of 79. Terry Cooper, of Toftrees Golf Resort, had an 80 and Bill Fleckenstein, also of Mountain View, had an 86, allowing both to finish in the Top 10. In the 70-79 age group, Honey Run Golf Course’s Dale Bievenour bested the field of 20 for his second victory of the season, shooting a 72. Toftrees member Jerry Lauchle finished seventh, carding a round of 83. In the 80 and older age group, Bucknell’s Boyd Mertz came out on top with an 89 to take his second victory of the year. Pete Reasner, of White Deer Golf Club, the winner of the last three events, took silver shooting a 93.
ELKS TOURNAMENT BENEFITS STATE HOME SERVICE FUND
Philipsburg Elks Lodge and Country Club and Tyrone Elks Club recently held their annual Elks Home Service Tournament for the benefit of the Pennsylvania State Home Service Fund. Taking first place in the event, carding a round of 58, was the foursome of Greg Cowher, Bill Naugle, Paul Neidrick and Eric Wagner. The team of Pat Coval, Tony Kovaloski, Eddie Myers and Rich Rowles posted a round of 59 for second place. Lee Burns, Jeff Garman, Todd Lynn and Kevin Tomlinson finished third, shooting a score of 60. On-course prizes were won by Mike Kelleher.
Running back Barkley named to Doak Walker watch List By BEN JONES StateCollege.com
UNIVERSITY PARK — Junior running back Saquon Barkley is among the candidates selected to the watch list for the Doak Walker Award, which is awarded to the nation’s top running back. This is Barkley’s second watch list appearance this summer. He also has a berth on the list for the Maxwell Award, given to the national player of the year. Penn State’s lone Doak Walker Award winner was Larry Johnson in 2002. Ki-Jana Carter and Curtis Enis were finalists for the award in 1994 and 1997, respectively. The Doak Walker Award was created in 1989 to recognize the nation’s premier running back for his accomplishments on the field, achievement in the classroom and citizenship in the community. It is the only major collegiate football award that requires all candidates to be on schedule to graduate within one year of other students of the same classification. The award is presented annually by the SMU Athletic Forum. Nine different Nittany Lions have been named to preseason watch lists for national awards. In addition to Barkley, they include: Trace McSorley, junior, quarterback — Maxwell Award, Wuerffel Trophy (community service), Davey
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Spikes Notebook: Team settles into dubious role By JASON ROLLISON
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STATE COLLEGE — The State College Spikes have settled into a dubious role. The club is not lighting the New York Penn League on fire by any means, nor should it be considered an also-ran. The club’s 12-11 record in July almost can speak for itself, but a deeper look is more illuminating. In taking that longer look, some interesting contradictions reveal themselves. The Spikes are fourth out of 14 NYPL teams in batting average at a .253 clip. However, they have but 15 home runs on the season, good for 11th. They lead the NYPL in on-base percentage at .346, and they do actually translate those base runners into the most runs in the league with 173. However, they give them right back by allowing the third-most hits in the league at 315 along with a second-fromlast WHIP (walks and hits per innings pitched) rating of 1.46. The team’s best overall hitter — Evan Mendoza — carries a .327/.419/.475 slash line, but has enjoyed only one home run and 14 RBIs while batting from the third spot, a traditional run-producing locale. A 19th-round pick, Daniel Castano, leads the pitching staff with six wins and a 2.62 ERA, while mid-round pick Sam Tewes — who, admittedly, is working his way back from Tommy John surgery — has struggled to a 4.11 ERA.
All of it adds up to an 18-15 record, good enough for fourth-place in the sixteam Pinckney Division. At not quite the halfway point of the 2017 NYPL season, the Spikes are still searching for an identity. MLB Pipeline released its mid-season prospect ranking update, and the resulting Top 30 Cardinals’ rankings update finds the Spikes shut out of a high-ranking prospect. In the previous iteration of the ranking, outfielder Bryce Denton found himself at the No. 25 slot. He has fallen out of the rankings, perhaps due to an abysmal showing at the plate thus far in 2017. The 2015 second-round pick has struggled, posting a .222/.320/.300 slash line. While never projected to be a pure power threat, that slugging percentage of .300 is especially atrocious for what many believe will eventually be a middle-of-the-order bat of some kind. Denton has slugged just three extra-base hits in 90 at bats — two doubles and a lone home run — and carries a 30 percent strikeout rate. He can take a walk — 12 free passes for a 13.3 percent rate — but needs to start elevating the ball a bit more. He has a ground outs to air outs ratio of 1.27, showing an ugly propensity to keep it on the carpet. Chalk it up to growing pains for a young man who is still a teenager at 19 years old.
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Women’s Corner
New program offers support to working family caregivers Special to the Gazette ALTOONA — A new survey by Home Instead Inc., franchisor of the Home Instead Senior Care network, found that half of working female caregivers feel they have to choose between being a good employee and being a good daughter. In addition, 25 percent of working daughters report they find a workplace stigma in being a caregiver, and 23 percent have found that their supervisors are unsympathetic. In an effort to start a conversation about how working family caregivers can be better supported in the workplace, Home Instead Senior Care has launched a new public education program. It offers free resources to help working family caregivers feel empowered to talk to their employers about their needs, while also identifying caregiving support that may be available. The program also provides information to help employers understand what their employees want and need as caregivers, including caregiver-friendly business practices. “All too often we see working caregivers who feel they have to make a choice between their job and their aging loved one,” said Theresa Zurilla, owner of the Home Instead Senior Care office in Duncansville, in a press release. “Those caregivers often don’t know about the resources available or how to talk with their employer about their situation. That’s why Home Instead is committed to empowering family caregivers by letting them know that help is available – and by increasing employer awareness
of how important a supportive workplace environment is for caregiving employees.” Research shows that women are twice as likely as men to spend more than 30 hours a week on caregiving. According to the Society for Human Resource Management, working female caregivers average nearly double the amount of time caring for aging loved ones, compared to their male counterparts (9.1 hours a week vs. 5.7 hours). What’s more, many women are a part of the sandwich generation, caring for an aging parent or relative while also caring for their own children. According to Home Instead’s survey, 91percent of female caregivers report having had to take action to accommodate being an employee and a caregiver. The most common actions include taking paid time off, switching from full time to part time, avoiding certain responsibilities and turning down promotions. While women make up two-thirds of family caregivers, the solutions to addressing caregiving challenges in the workplace are gender-neutral. Drew Holzapfel, a convener with Respect a Caregiver’s Time, or ReACT, said that a significant issue facing all working family caregivers is often they don’t realize the benefits they may be eligible to receive from their employers. “Flexible time can have a stigma, and working caregivers might not know they can use FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act) for senior care, or they might not know how to access their EAP (Employee Assistance Program),” said Holzapfel. To help educate working family caregivers on these resources, www.daugh-
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“The hope is that by highlighting the struggles family caregivers experience, and providing solutions and tips they can implement in their home and work lives, we can help ensure they are happy and healthy in their work lives while also being able to provide their loved ones with the care they need,” said Ron Krasnansky, owner of the Home Instead Senior Care offices in Saxton and State College.
Post-menopausal osteoporosis: Is medication your only option? By EMILY SOUTHMAYD Special to the Gazette
UNIVERSITY PARK — Estrogen, one of the chief reproductive hormones in women, is a powerful signal affecting many systems in the body. One important function of estrogen is to prevent bone breakdown, and when estrogen levels decline sharply in women going through menopause, excess bone breakdown can lead women down the path to osteoporosis and increase the risk for fractures, particularly in the wrist, hip, pelvis and spine. Fractures, in turn, can greatly diminish mobility and quality of life. While pharmaceutical agents, such as hormone therapy and bisphosphonate drugs, are commonly prescribed to com-
bat post-menopausal bone loss, these come with a host of other side effects and are not suitable for everyone. Luckily, there may be other options, including some you can find right in your own grocery store. The Women’s Health and Exercise Laboratory at Penn State is conducting a study to examine the impact of one such alternative: dried plums (i.e. prunes). Dr. Mary Jane De Souza, the principal investigator of the Dried Plum and Bone Health Study, is a professor of kinesiology and physiology at Penn State and has a prolific research history in reproductive endocrinology and bone health in women. De Souza has worked closely with the California Dried Plum Board, the association sponsoring the study, to design Penn State photo
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function and, as we understand it, bone health.” The study aims to evaluate all of these potential mechanisms. “Osteoporosis is known as a silent disease because so many women have low bone density without knowing it until a fracture occurs, and then it is too late,” said De Souza. “Our goal is to educate women about their bone health and to offer an alternative to medication to prevent bone loss that can result in debilitating fractures.” The Women’s Health and Exercise Laboratory will continue recruiting participants for the study for the next two years. Eligibility criteria include: age 55 to 75, at least one year post-menopausal, generally healthy, non-smoking, not currently taking osteoporosis medication and willing to add dried plums to one’s daily diet. Women interested in participating can call (814) 863-4488 or email driedplum@ psu.edu.
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Schlow Library to host YA author Skype event Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — “The first thing you’re going to want to know about me is: Am I a boy, or am I a girl?” That’s how author Jeff Garvin opens his debut novel, “Symptoms of Being Human.” The book’s main character, Riley Cavanaugh, is a 16-year-old described as “Punk rock. Snarky. Rebellious. And gender fluid.” Riley starts an anonymous blog to deal with hostility from classmates and tension at home. When the blog goes viral, a storm of media attention threatens Riley’s anonymity. Garvin visits Schlow Centre Region Library via Skype from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19, in the Downsbrough
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self,” Doll said, “and that helps bring traffic to the gallery.” In addition to monthly shows featuring local artists, the gallery also sells cards created by members and is considering adding bin sales. The gallery is open Wednesdays, noon to 6 p.m.; Thursdays and Fridays, noon to 8 p.m.; Saturdays, noon to 9 p.m.; and Sundays, noon to 4 p.m. The Art Alliance grew out of an idea from the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts and is now 49 years old. It has a classroom in Lemont, which doubles as a short-term gallery seven times a year.
STATE COLLEGE — The Art Alliance of Central Pennsylvania has extended its lease on its downtown gallery in State College for one more year. “We are pleased with the reception we have received and with the location,” said Marie Doll, the Alliance’s executive director, in a press release. The gallery at 123 S. Fraser St. looks out onto the Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza and sits across from the Fraser Street Parking Garage. “The plaza is an attraction in and of it-
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BELLEFONTE — Paintings, photography and artifacts will capture the spirit of the American West in a new exhibit, Sunday, Aug. 6, through Sunday, Sept. 24, at the Bellefonte Art Museum, 133 N. Allegheny St. “Saddle Up: Art and Artifacts of the Old West” is the story of western expansion primarily during the second half of the 19th century. It’s the history of the pioneers moving across Native American lands, opening new frontiers and causing devastating changes to native life. It also is the stories of cowboys — of true grit vs. the romantic myth of the American cowboy. Landscape paintings and photographs document the
beauty of native lands, including dramatic scenes of majestic mountains and stark deserts. Artifacts serve to give a glimpse of trail life with saddles, blankets and spurs. There are even scenes from classic western movies such as “The Magnificent Seven” and “Tombstone.” The historic West became the home to people with a variety of customs, beliefs and ways of living. Even though exploring new lands and setting trails for future travelers is a thing of the past, the westward expansion has given way to a timeless legacy of adventure and exploration. Programming to accompany the exhibition includes music, storytelling and poetry. Richard Sleigh will play guitar and sing Sunday, Aug. 6, and Rowen Casey, of Nashville, will play the fiddle Sunday, Sept. 10.
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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 — Free car seat safety checks are performed from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at Mount Nittany Health Boalsburg, 3901 S. Atherton St., State College. 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. Market — The Boalsburg Farmer’s Market, featuring local fresh produce, cheeses, baked goods, meats and more, is open from 2 to 6 p.m. every Tuesday at the Boalsburg Military Museum park, 51 Boal Ave., Boalsburg. 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) 2382322. 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 Centre Knitters Guild meets at 6:30 p.m. the first Thursday of the month at the Patton Township building, 100 Plaza Drive, State College. 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) 6924369. 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.
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Event — The fourth round of Wing Fest 2017, with performances by Biscuit Jam and Velveeta, will take place from 5:30 to 10 p.m. at Tussey Mountain.
FRIDAY, JULY 28
Performance — Pure Cane Sugar will perform from 6 to 8 p.m. at Big Spring Spirits, 1 Match Factory Place, Bellefonte. There is no cost for admission. Event — Friday Night Live, hosted by Centre LGBTQA Support Network, will be held at 7 p.m. at Webster’s Bookstore & Café, 133 E. Beaver Ave., State College. Following a performance by Michelle Katz there will be an open mic. Visit www.centrelgbtqa.com. There is no cost for admission.
SATURDAY, JULY 29
Event — Naturalists John Smith and Joe Gyekis will demonstrate how to use their website, which integrates Google Maps, eBird and other ornithological data, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Rhoneymeade Arboretum and Sculpture Garden, 177 Rimmey Road, Centre Hall. There is no cost for admission. Event — A barbecue-themed sampling will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. at Tait Farm Harvest Shop, 1 Tait Farm Road, Centre Hall. There is no cost for admission. Event — A wine pairing dinner will be held at 5:30 p.m. on the patio at The Nittany Lion Inn, 200 W. Park Ave., State College. Call (814) 865-8590.
SUNDAY, JULY 30
Event — The Last Cruise Car and Motorcycle Show will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. in downtown State College. Participants are invited based on their success in other competitions and the quality of their vehicles. Event — Author Jen Delozier will host a launch party for her second book, “Storm Shelter,” from 2 to 4 p.m. at Webster’s Bookstore and Café, 133 E. Beaver Ave., State College. Activity — Centred Outdoors will offer a guided walk from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Millbrook Marsh Nature Center, 548 Puddintown Road, State College. There is no cost to participate. Performance — The free South Hills’ 2017 Music Picnic Series presents presents the Wagner Golstein Jazz Project 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 will face Auburn at 6:05 p.m. at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.
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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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Baseball — The State College Spikes will face Auburn at noon at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. Performance — The cast of “Beatlemania” will perform from 7 to 10 p.m. on Penn State’s Old Main Lawn. There is no cost to attend. Meeting — The Central PA Civil War Round Table, featuring Dr. Bruce Venter speaking on “Kill Jeff Davis,” will meet at 7 p.m. the Pennsylvania Military Museum auditorium, 51 Boal Ave., Boalsburg.
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Activity — Centred Outdoors will offer a guided walk from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Millbrook Marsh Nature Center, 548 Puddintown Road, State College. There is no cost to participate. — Compiled by Gazette staff
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Discipline vaults Penn Stater into future opportunities By JONATHAN MCVERRY Penn State News
UNIVERSITY PARK — When Hannah Mulhern is on the track, she can launch herself 13 feet, 6 inches into the air. This summer she is on a different track, and aiming much higher. Mulhern is a pole vaulter for the Penn State women’s track and field team. She also is an advertising/public relations major with a rigid work ethic that helps her succeed competitively and professionally. With one more season and school year to go before graduation, Mulhern has the bar set extra high. This summer she is interning at the Pittsburgh office of Burson-Marsteller, a global public relations and communications company. For 10 weeks, she is getting a firsthand look at life in one of the biggest PR agencies in the world. An Academic All-American who competes at the highest collegiate levels does not have a lot of free time, and that’s the way Mulhern likes it. She has to be smart with her calendar. During track and field season her schedule is structured out of necessity, and it helps her to maintain focus on all of the important things. “I wake up. I practice in the morning. I go to class. I practice in the afternoon. I study at night. I sleep,” Mulhern said of her in-season routine. “I get lost in the day. I know I only have so much time for each thing.” Mulhern got her start in communications 45 minutes southwest of the University Park campus in Altoona Area High School’s TV studio, where she edited video, wrote stories and helped host a morning show. Already a focused, competitive student-athlete, she found her way to Penn State for three reasons: academics, the large alumni network and Big Ten athletics. Mulhern said she is a people person and a strong communicator who likes to get to know others and tell stories. As an incoming Nittany Lion, she knew communications was the curriculum for her, but wasn’t sure which field. “I didn’t really know what PR was all about at the time, to be honest,” Mulhern said. “But people told me it was
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.
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Hannah E. Sidelinger and Hannah E. Yingling to Wendy L. Larson and Adam M. Abruzzini, 138 Haupt Ave., Bellefonte, $220,000 Alan Investments III LLC to Peter A. Serefine Jr. and Staisha Hancock, 212 E. High Street, Bellefonte, $52,000 Eric J. Luckie, Nicole R. Counsil and Nicole R. Luckie to Eric J. Luckie and Nicole R. Luckie, 328 E. Logan St., Bellefonte, $1
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Matilda A. Lockard to Daniel P. Watson Jr. and Jenny E. Watson, 1195 Buffalo Run Road, Bellefonte, $194,000 Jonathan J. Mortensen to Amy J. Steele and Seth J. Steele, 678 Buffalo Run Road, Bellefonte, $205,500
COLLEGE TOWNSHIP
Dangaia A. Sims and Ronald R. Sims to Charles N. Boynton and Heidi B. Dessecker, 128 Jefferson Ave., No. 100, State College, $200,000 Marylee C. Taylor to High Chaparral LLC, 830 Henszey St., State College, $237,000 Frank Molinaro and Kera A. Molinaro to Wayne A. Nevills and Kerri A. Nevills, 111 Lincoln Ave., State College, $200,000 Stearns Boal LP to Fang Wang and Fenghua Song, 185 Pepperberry Lane, State College, $121,700 Winnie S. Smith to Winnie S. Smith, William Price and Stuart Price, 322 Matilda Ave., Lemont, $1 Fieldstone Investors Group LLC to S&A Homes Inc., 136 Windrush Road, State College, $80,000 Donald C. Taylor Primary Residence, Linnette P Taylor, trustee, and Dawn Taylor-Klingler, trustee, to Kyle M. Rinaldi and Arianna Mischello, 280 Spring St., State College, $195,000 Raymond M. Mazzocchi and Lisa A. Mazzocchi to Robert T. Wilson and Melissa R. Wilson, 851 Oak Ridge Ave., Pine Grove Mills, $90,000 Philip I. Jury and Emily K. Jury by guardian to Lucas W. Vincent and Catherine W. Vincent, 316 Willow Ave., State College, $262,500 Caitlin E. Dennett, Caitlin D. Smith and Curtis F. Smith to Derek Hall and Meggie Hall, 111 Gibbons St., State College, $165,250 Gary Bontrager and Lisa Bontrager to Keisuke Hirano and Martha B. Few, 130 Wild Rose Way, State College, $690,000 Letwo Ventures LLC to Jack R. Schuster and Bonnie C. McDonald, 136 Gaslight Circle, Bellefonte, $77,500
something that I’d be good at. I took some intro courses and really enjoyed it.” Since then, Mulhern has been seeking out unique opportunities in the industry. Last summer, she interned with Luxuria Public Relations, a San Diego firm with two full-time employees. She said it was beneficial to see public relations from the viewpoint of a small “boutique agency,” and she gained vital experience while there. This summer, Mulhern wanted to go global. With the help of Mike Poorman, the director of alumni relations in the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications, who also teaches communications courses, she found Burson-Marsteller, which operates in more than 100 countries around the world. “I sat down with Mike and he asked me, ‘Where do you want to be this summer?’” Mulhern said. “The network was one of the reasons I came to Penn State, and he was a huge help.” Poorman connected Mulhern with Gina Richardson, director of consumer and brand marketing at Burson-Marsteller and a 2006 alumna of the College of Communications. Mulhern and Richardson talked on the phone and scheduled a time to meet over winter break. Mulhern drove to Pittsburgh and met with Richardson to discuss Burson-Marsteller and the internship opportunities there. She got advice about the industry and ways to make her resume stand out. Six months later, Mulhern was in Pittsburgh making pitches, connecting with media outlets and helping to organize campaigns. Starting at Luxuria was the perfect introduction, she said, and now getting experience with an array of clients all over the country has been incredible. “We really give interns an understanding of possibilities and where they can take them,” said Gillian Brennen, a 2009 Penn State alumna and the internship program supervisor at Burson-Marsteller. “Interns get real-life, onthe-job training scenarios … and we knew Hannah would knock it out of the park.” A few weeks in, Mulhern said she’s been enjoying seeing teams in action and creative minds working together toward a common goal. Brennen said interns finish
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HANNAH MULHERN appreciates the faculty and staff at Penn State’s Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications. They were part of a support network that helped her earn an internship with Burson-Marsteller in Pittsburgh. the summer having led a campaign from start to finish. This includes anticipating crises, organizing budgets and tackling day-to-day management. She said the public relations program at the Bellisario College prepares Penn State interns, as well as new alumni, by emphasizing the importance of writing and practical knowledge. “When you go through the program at Penn State, you become a tremendous writer,” she said. “There is a journalism component that is important. You learn about media pitches, real-life experiences.” This year’s event is set for Tuesday, Nov. 7, when Mulhern and her team hope to raise the bar even higher — something she always seems to do in order to challenge herself and maintain the mindset to push herself to greatness.
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Stephanie H. Gawlowicz and Johey T. Verfaille to Johey T. Verfaille, 109 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Centre Hall, $1
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Clint E. Weaver and Nina Weaver to Nina Weaver, 125 Sayers Hill Road, Howard, $1
FERGUSON TOWNSHIP
Kathleen M. Futcher to Ronald J. Smith and Margaret H. Smith, 927 Shellers Road, No. 3301, State College, $260,900 Leon S. Slear Estate and Geraldine L. Slear to Geraldine L. Slear, 156 N. Harvest Run Road, State College, $1 Changsheng Liu and Fei Gao to Michael J. Stedelin and Jennifer M. Stedelin, 697 Tanager Drive, State College, $385,000 Poole Family Limited Partnership to S&A Homes Inc., 115 Red Willow Road, State College, $69,900 Jeffrey R. Hahn and Kendra A. Hahn to Benjamin R. Paul and Jessica L. Paul, 209 Delaware Road, Penn Furnace, $236,500 Nicholas A. Reitz and Rebecca E. Reitz by agent to Stephen Tamborelli and Breanna Tamborelli, 1443 W. Park Hills Ave., State College, $270,500 Leon S. Slear by guardian and Geraldine L. Slear to Robert J. Neyhart and Patricia M. Neyhart, 156 N. Harvest Run Road, State College, $329,900
HALFMOON TOWNSHIP
Justin T. Knavel and Lynn A. Knavel to Ronald B. Wrye and Crisinda M. Wrye, 26 Pauls Lane, Port Matilda, $248,000 Nena M. Ellis to Erika P. Davis and James C. Davis, 128 Roland Drive, Port Matilda, $411,000 Sandra Peters and Sandra Podgurski to Rick L. Spicer and Suzi L. Spicer, Route SR-0550, Centre Hall, $65,000
HARRIS TOWNSHIP
Michelle L. Miller to Samara Norman and Benjamin Norman, 212 Cedar Run Road, Centre Hall, $349,000 Erla J. Jodon to Joseph M. Violi, 947 Tressler Lane, Boalsburg, $209,000
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP
Joel E. Young and Kristin M. Young to John R. Gradel and Brady D. Carnahan, 188 Bald Eagle Forest Road, Blanchard, $56,750 Kurt L. McKinney and Bridget M. McKinney to Rick D. Miller and Chris A. Miller, Sugar Camp Road, Millersburg, $65,000
MILESBURG BOROUGH
Timothy A. McClincy and Beth K. McClincy to Curtis F. Smith and Caitlin D. Smith, 208 Cove St., Bellefonte, $179,900
Steven L. Stem, Lisa A. Stem, David S. Struble Jr. and Brandi J. Struble to David S. Struble Jr., Brandi J. Struble, Lisa A. Stem and Steven L. Stem, 169 Oklawaha St., Milesburg, $0 Kimberly E. Hurley and Richard Hurley to Richard E. Newman and Carol L. Newman, 211 Smith St., Milesburg, $300,000 Karen L. Shirk-Wellar to Christopher J. Gilham and Dayna M. Gilham, 308 First St., Bellefonte, $224,750
MILLHEIM BOROUGH
Janet E. Smith, Janet E. Hochsprung and John J. Smith Jr. to Trevor R. Wengler and Lori J. DiFolco, 138 Penn St., Millheim, $185,000
PATTON TOWNSHIP
Rickey Spicer and Suzi Spicer to Matthew J. Heckman, 1067 Fox Hill Road, State College, $415,000 Myra J. Nypaver Estate, David M. Nypaver, co-executor, and Janice A. McCarthy, co-executrix, to Stephen E. Peterson and Tracey B. Peterson, 119 Red Adler Road, Port Matilda, $340,000 Paul Supko and Carol M. Supko to Jay C. Kisslak and Kristi J. Fernbaugh, 1107 Deerbrook Drive, Port Matilda, $439,500 James J. Karchner and Denise L. Karchner to Kim A. Lukens and Stephanie A. Lukens, 189 Hemlock Hill Road, State College, $110,000 S&A Homes Inc. to Scott H. Medina and Ashley L. Medina, 1710 Woodledge Drive, State College, $408,501 Paselli LLC to DCM LLC, 227 Strouse Ave., State College, $256,000 Saribelle LLC to DCM LLC, 231 Strouse Ave., State College, $129,000 Centre County Housing and Land Trust to Kera J. Kollman, 133 Woodycrest St., State College, $168,500
PENN TOWNSHIP
David K. Richardson and Joann L. Richardson to Joann L. Richardson, 140 Abbies Lane, Spring Mills, $1 Lisa A. Rebuck by agent to Robert L. Haney, 406 Coburn Road, Coburn, $1
PORT MATILDA BOROUGH
First National Bank of Pennsylvania to Camillo Properties, 100 S. High St., Port Matilda, $275,000
POTTER TOWNSHIP
Ronald J. Murphy and Katherine R. Murphy to Jeffrey J. Vones and Erica J. Vones, Lower Georges Valley Road, Centre Hall, $87,500
RUSH TOWNSHIP
John Showers, Lori H. Belko, Lynette Phillips and Ronnie L. Phillips Jr. to Adam J. Smith, 300 Walker St., Osceola Mills, $119,000 Tax Claim Bureau of Centre County, John E. Brelo by trustee and Sandra Brelo by trustee to Tonya Scott, 290 State St., Sandy Ridge, $1,000
Lergy A. Nearhood and Janet P. Nearhood to Ashley D. Martain, 508 Hemlock St., Phillipsburg, $104,900
SPRING TOWNSHIP
Matthew D. Truesdale and Erin Truesdale to Jeffery T. Smead, 146 S. Main St., Bellefonte, $178,600 Noelle R. Wagget to Wendy Miller, 135 Sunset Ave., Pleasant Gap, $143,000 Faye L. Zimmerman Estate and Carol L. Parkes, executrix, to Christian E. Bone and Bethany J. Bone, 157 Nittany St., Pleasant Gap, $156,000 Thelma M. Roadarmel by agent to Martha E. Hartle and Thomas S. Smith, 250 S. Harrison Road, Pleasant Gap, $93,000 Graymont Inc. to Graymont Inc., 205 S. Harrison Road, Pleasant Gap, $1 Amy L. Gaver to Elizabeth F. Gage, 941 W. Water St., Bellefonte, $125,000
STATE COLLEGE BOROUGH
Louisa Pacheco by agent and Luisa E. Pacheco by agent to Edward J. Kahler, Jennifer D. Kahler and Jackson J. Spielvogel, 1184 S. Atherton St., State College, $180,000 Kathleen C. Driehaus and Eileen M. Trauth to Sherry S. McCullough and John M. McCullough, 423 Ridge Ave., State College, $565,000 John L. Smith and Michelle Smith, executrix, to Grace Connection Associates LLC, 417 E. Beaver Ave., State College, $1 Seungjin Kim and Hyunjong Yoo to Paul Medvedev and Etya Amsalem, 1031 Amelia Ave., State College, $437,000 Grace B. Holderman Estate, Kenna H. Adatte, executrix, and Vinnie G. Holderman, executor, to Todd F. Keiser and Sacha D. Keiser, 626 Ridge Ave., State College, $1
TAYLOR TOWNSHIP
Alexis J. Crawford to Jon B. McGary and Ashley L. McGary, 144 Stewart Lane, Port Matilda, $281,450
UNION TOWNSHIP
Ernest G. Ammerman Estate, Ernest G. Ammerman, executor, Marcia L. Roberts and James G. Ammerman to Ammerman Farm LLC, 364 Ammerman Road, Oaks, $350,000
WALKER TOWNSHIP
Salvatore Cirri and Stephanie Cirri to Ermalinda A. McCarter and Michael J. McCarter, 207 Pebble Lane, Bellefonte, $129,000 John C. Weixel to David M. Weixel, 158 McMullen Road, State College, $1 David M. Weixel and Sharon I. Weixel to David M. Weixel and Sharon I. Weixel, 158 McMullen Road, State College, $1 Todd D. Sherman and Stephen Romine to Kayleen E. Notchick and Adam B. Czankner, 205 Riverstone Lane, Bellefonte, $137,000 — Compiled by James Turchick
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DOWNTOWN Graduate / Professional Condo $995.00 1Br/1Ba at Regency Square. 4th floor unit with balcony, facing campus. Excellent Location at the center of Downtown State College! Secure/keyed building with storage bin. Designated parking space included. Rent includes ALL UTILS except internet. (610) 517-0965
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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
Call 814-355-9774 Income Restrictions Apply
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.
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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
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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. (814) 325-2376
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Houses For Rent
$750.00 2BR SMALL 2 STORY HOUSE 105 NORTH RIDGE STREET, BELLEFONTE, PA 2 BEDBROOMS (ONE LARGE), 1 BATH, LIVING ROOM, DINING ROOM, KITCHEN, GAS HEAT. BASEMENT WITH LAUNDRY HOOK-UP, VERY SMALL YARD WITH PARKING ADJACENT TO HOUSE. NEAR COURTHOUSE AND CATA BUS STOP, IN HISTORIC DISTRICT. (814) 571-0328
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STATE COLLEGE OFFICE SPACE 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.
814 355-8500
OWN ROOM / BATH Share kitchen, living room area with one other. Fair pricing. Utilities included. Grad student / young professional male. Call 466-7508 for consideration. Cata bus stop near address. This can be considered temp housing (between leases) (814) 466-7508
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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
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SEMESTER PARKING Parking in church parking lot, 600 block of East Prospect Ave. Fall and Spring, $260, per semester. First Church of Christ, Scientist. Call Mike 814-237-8711 or email m7h@psu.edu. Reserve now! WHAT are you waiting for? Place your Gazette classified ad today. Phone 814-238-5051. WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE TO CAMPUS & DOWNTOWN Off street assigned parking available with flexible lease terms. (814) 234-1707
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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
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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
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Fuel & Firewood
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 FIREWOOD: Free cut oak for splitting. Park Hills. State College, PA Call (814) 237-4864
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Household Goods
SOFA: dark red in color, 70” long, excellent condition. $100.00 Call (814) 355-0674
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Musical & Stereo Equipment For Sale
Lowery Festival model M125 organ with Magic Genie feature. Bench included. Call (814) 378-5887 or (814) 577-6054.
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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
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Miscellaneous For Sale
Carestream 9000C 2D and 3D-CBCT with Ceph Brand:Carestream /Kodak Model:CS 9000C Includes: New Acquisition Computer Imaging Software 1yr Warranty The machine is working perfectly. Contact us for more details Reply via this email: m.infomed@aol.com (325) 453-7597 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 SNAPPER riding mower: 10hp, 30” cut. $125.00 Call (814) 321-1725
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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 TIRES: 14” - $5.00 each. Call (814) 867-2594
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FOR SALE:
4 Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac Tires P265/70 R16, less than 10,000 miles $500 or best offer call (814) 355-1243
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:
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.
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.
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
LPNs, DONs, RNs & Nurse Aides SENIOR SOCIAL CENTER For participants with dementia. Monday- Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Reasonable rates.
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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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Chemical Engineer (State College, PA) Troubleshoot manufacturing process, conduct development experiments. Bachelor in Chemical Engineering. CV to HR, Polymer Instrumentation & Consulting Services, Ltd., 2215 High Tech Rd, State College, PA 16803
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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PETE’S
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Thank You! We buy & sell excellent quality furniture. We can help you downsize one piece or an entire household! Call now to schedule an appointment.
522 Westerly Parkway • (814) 308-9592