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4thFest 2016 draws successful turnout over holiday weekend By G. KERRY WEBSTER kwebster@centrecountygazette.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — Mother Nature played tricks on 4thFest goers this past weekend, but when it was time to send the rockets into the air, she dismissed the clouds and allowed for an enjoyable evening celebrating the country’s 240th birthday. “I think we had a great event this year,” said Karl Libhart, executive director of the 4thFest Committee. “Sure, we had a little rain and things were damp, but when it came time for the fireworks, there was just

a slight drizzle. People didn’t seem to mind at all.” Libhart said estimated crowd numbers were not yet available, but he feels this year’s event was one of the best attended in the celebration’s history. “We’re confident the numbers are going to be high, just by judging from the crowds we’ve seen,” said Libhart. “I think when we do put an estimate on the number of people who attended, it will be right up there with some of our best shows ever.” This year, the 4thFest was celebrated 4thFest, Page 6

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DAVID “THE BULLET” SMITH spent the holiday weekend bursting through the air, first during a State College Spikes baseball game and then at the Central PA 4thFest. He has performed more than 5,000 cannon shots around the world.

STATE COLLEGE — Joyce Haas, a Centre County resident and vice chairwoman of the Republican Party of Pennsylvania, has been appointed to represent the state on the Republican National Convention’s rules committee. The appointment was made at a meeting of the Keystone State’s delegation in Harrisburg in early June. In May, she was elected as an at-large delegate by the Republican Party of Pennsylvania. “I’m truly honored to be able to represent Pennsylvania on the rules committee,” said Haas. “I’m very fortunate to work with some great people and I’m looking forward to going to Cleveland and being part of a wonderful process.” The event will be held Monday, July 18, through Thursday, July 21, in Cleveland. It signifies the end of a presidential primary season and

the start of campaigning for a general election. According to Haas, the convention’s purpose is to nominate an official candidate in the upcoming JOYCE HAAS U.S. presidential election and to adopt the party platform and rules for the election cycle. She has attended six conventions in the past and this will be the second time working on the rules committee. She has also served on the platform committee four times and she co-chaired the convention on one other occasion with then-Gov. Tom Ridge. Rules committee members RNC, Page 6

Millbrook Marsh welcomes visitors with new native garden By ANNE WALKER correspondent@centrecountygazette.com

COLLEGE TOWNSHIP — The lazy days of summer have officially arrived. But, for two Centre County Parks and Recreation workers, the next few months mean plenty of excitement, energy and education. Mandy Maguffey, program coordinator, and Melissa Freed, supervisor, work as curators, guides, educators and proprietors of the Millbrook Marsh Nature CenOpinion ............................ 7 Health & Wellness ......... 8, 9

ter. Tucked away on Puddintown Road in College Township, the center sits on more than 60 idyllic acres dedicated to environmental appreciation. And, every season brings new features for park visitors to enjoy. “In 2015, we had over 13,000 visitors for our programs or facility rentals, not counting folks who just came and walked around,” said Freed. This summer, a pollinator garden and a new native garden offer chances for both

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learning and simple enjoyment. Additionally, both gardens give native wildlife protection and food, while enhancing the propagation of plant varieties so essential to a healthy ecosystem. After parking in the new lot along Puddintown Road, a few steps lead to the pollinator garden. A fence surrounds the garden, “to deter deer,” according to Maguffey. A makeshift gate allows entrance to the site. Healthy stands of spiderwort, echinaSports ......................... 20-24 Around & In Town .... 25, 26

cea, ninebark and elderberry keep company with anise hyssop and plenty of the milkweed, which is so vital to monarch butterfly populations. A trellis stands at the south side of the garden. “That was built by a Girl Scout and her father,” Freed said. Freed said volunteers planted the garden, using many donated materials. “Danielle Lanagan, from the Native Plant Millbrook Marsh, Page 4

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Man arrested for lewd behavior By GEOFF RUSHTON StateCollege.com

STATE COLLEGE — A Natrona Heights man is in Centre County jail after he was arrested for masturbating in the stands during the State College Spikes game against Brooklyn on June 30 at Medlar Field. Andrew John Vrana, 24, was arraigned July 1 on charges of open lewdness and

disorderly conduct and remanded to the Centre County Correctional Facility in lieu of $15,000 bail. Penn State Police arrested Vrana after others seated nearby noticed what he was doing and reported him to Medlar Field staff, according to the criminal complaint. A witness statement said he was seated Arrested, Page 4

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State College Area receives grants for projects By GEOFF RUSHTON StateCollege.com

STATE COLLEGE — As State College Area School District continues an accelerated review of its district-wide facilities master plan, focused on the future of four elementary schools, it has received the grants that in part spurred that accelerated timeline. The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development awarded the district two Alternative and Clean Energy grants totaling $3.8 million for potential elementary school projects. The grants reimburse school construction projects by up to 10 percent. The district was initially scheduled to begin its facilities master plan review in September and continue into 2017. However, the knowledge that four elementary school projects had not had major renovations in 50 years, combined with the opportunity to apply for the grants, provided the impetus to move up the timeline. The grants require significant construction progress by June 2018. Th district also needed to apply for funding through PlanCon, the Department of Education reim-

bursement program, by May 15 before the state enacted a moratorium on the program. Those applications are expected to result in $2.2 million to $2.4 million in potential reimbursement for two projects. Houserville and Radio Park were the designated projects in the ACE grant application because both would receive the largest reimbursements. Both projects would be built to LEED Gold certification. The district is not committed to specific, or any, projects by receiving the grants. If no construction is done, then the reimbursement simply would not occur. The facilities review is also looking at the future of Corl Street and Radio Park elementary schools, as well as considering consolidating Lemont Elementary with Houserville and repurposing the Lemont building. The review is considering building options and attendance area distributions. The design firm of Crabtree Rohrbaugh & Associates is working with district administration on the facilities master plan and decisions will not be made until the fall. Throughout the spring and summer,

the design team and district representatives have been holding community forums to discuss the process and receive public input. Upcoming forums are scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday, July 18, at Ferguson Township Elementary; Monday, Aug. 15, at Mount Nittany Elementary; and Monday, Sept. 19, at Mount Nittany Middle School According to the district, the options currently under consideration are:

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WorkKeys program seeks funding from commissioners By G. KERRY WEBSTER correspondent@centrecountygazette.com

BELLEFONTE — Inmates housed at the Centre County Correctional Facility have an opportunity to better prepare themselves for the workforce when they are released through the WorkKeys program. Jeffrey Hite, director of treatment at the facility, visited the Centre County commissioners’ weekly meeting July 5 to briefly explain the program, as well as to request funding to continue the program through the end of June 2017. “It’s a very rewarding program for the inmates,” said Hite. “Some just aren’t prepared to re-enter the workforce upon their release, but through this program, they have more skills and better qualifications employers are looking for.” The WorkKeys program tests an individual’s work skills and provides easy-tocomprehend results for employers looking to hire.

“We work hand in hand with CareerLink to provide the program,” said Hite. “Even if an inmate is released prior to the conclusion of the program, they can go to CareerLink and finish out the program. At the end, they are awarded a career readiness certificate. “I think this is important to the participating inmates, as they have reached a goal when they get their certificates. I had one inmate say to me, ‘This is the first certificate I ever received.’” According to Hite, the program was initiated in January, and offers four levels of completion — platinum, gold, silver and bronze. He said platinum certificate recipients completed the program with the highest efficiency. To date, 25 inmates have enrolled in the program and eight have tested out. Two individuals were rewarded goldlevel certificates, while six received silverlevel certificates. “This program is not just for inmates,”

said Commissioner Steve Dershem. “Through CareerLink, anyone can participate.” The contract between Central Intermediate Unit 10 and the county was placed on the consent agenda and will be voted on the next commissioners’ meeting. The contract total is $9,816. In other business, the commissioners: ■ Approved a contract addendum be-

tween the county and Atlantic Tomorrow’s Office, formerly Full Circle, for a statewide imaging contract previously approved on Dec. 2, 2015, under the former vendor name. The contract total is $5,138.83. ■ Announced a “Blueprint for Success” ceremony is scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, July 29, at the Mount Nittany United Methodist Church Social Room, 1500 E. Branch Road, Lemont.

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Blue-White Game attendees will have to pay to park in 2017

Millbrook Marsh, from page 1 Society, spearheaded the project and the Native Plant Society gave us a $250 grant.” A few steps outside the garden stands a bench covered with swirls of vibrant greens, indigo, crimson, violet and gold. Local artist June Ramsay painted the bench as part of the “Book Benches of State College” program. “This bench shows all the phases of a monarch butterfly’s life,” Maguffey said. Close inspection shows milkweed, the egg, caterpillar, pupa and a full-grown monarch. It includes other marsh denizens, including a red-winged blackbird, cattails, dragonflies, jewelweed and, of course, the waterway itself. Slightly north and west of the bench, the native plants garden grows in a shaded spot. This circular bed contains native ferns, bluebells, spicebush, bloodroot and twinleaf, just to name a few. “Native gardening isn’t as hard as some might think,” said Freed. And the two park naturalists have plenty of experience, tips and methods to share with anyone curious about it. Following a grassy path east, visitors can observe marsh activity from a boardwalk that winds through the park. Bathgate Spring Run and Thompson Run both flow through the marsh. They join Slab Cabin Run, which then empties into Spring Creek. The boardwalk acts as a sort of classroom, too. Frequently, groups of students will attend camps and other programs designed to educate and entertain. Programs include Knee-High Naturalists, Marsh Monday, Wetland Wednesday and Fantastic Flowers. The Millbrook Marsh website, www.crpr.org/millbrook/mmnc-menu. html, has more information. Back in March, Millbrook won a Green Park Award, granted by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and the Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Society. This grant recognized Millbrook’s

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MANDY MAGUFFEY and Melissa Freed work as curators, guides, educators and proprietors of the Millbrook Marsh Nature Center. dedication to education, stewardship, water protection and general environmental support. “It’s really exciting,” Freed said, “and it honors all the volunteers and everyone who played role in bringing this park where it is today.” From dawn to dusk, throughout the year, families, joggers, dog walkers, adventurers and those looking to relax can check out the gardens, observe the deer, herons, hawks and other wildlife that call the park home. Each season brings a new experience and each experience offers more education.

UNIVERSITY PARK — Citing growth in fan attendance and higher operational costs, Penn State announced June 30 that some fans will be required to pay for parking at the 2017 Blue-White Game. Fans arriving on game day who do not have 2016 season tickets and parking permits will be charged $20, cash only, to park at the game, which is set for Saturday, April 22. Day-of-game parking for nonseason ticket holders with RVs also will be $20. Season ticket holders with season parking permits will not be charged for parking. They’ll receive a Blue-White Game pass with their 2016 season tickets and parking permits. Blue-White Game parking will be in the preferred lots adjacent to the stadium.

RV permit holders will receive Blue-White game permits, but a charge of $60 will remain for all RVs to park overnight the Friday before the game. For most of the 65 years of the annual spring game, there has been no charge for parking. Admission to the game will remain free. The game annually costs Penn State’s Athletic Department more than $500,000, according to a press release. More than 650 staff and volunteers are in and around the stadium from early morning until the evening on game day. Staffing was reduced from about 700 this year to reduce expenses. University and Athletic Department staff spend more than 3,000 hours preparing for the game, according to the release. Expenses continue after the game as well, with cleanup inside and outside the stadium costing nearly $70,000.

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Penn State announces hiring UNIVERSITY PARK — Rachel Pell has been named associate vice president for news and media relations at Penn State. Pell comes to Penn State after serving as senior vice president, group manager at Ketchum Public Relations in New York City. As associate vice president, Pell will focus on developing and implementing the university’s external media and public relations strategies and direct the university’s internal communications. She will report directly to Lawrence Lokman, vice president for strategic communications. At Ketchum, Pell led public relations and marketing communications campaigns for national and international accounts, including Pfizer and Takeda Pharmaceuticals. “Rachel is the ideal person to help raise Penn State’s national and international profile as one of the world’s leading research universities,” said Lokman. “She brings a national and global focus to her work, and has deep experience across a range of communications disciplines needed to successfully position Penn State in the digital era. I couldn’t be more pleased to welcome Rachel back to State College.” “Working with patients and physicians for many years was so enriching because it provided an opportunity to make a difference,” said Pell, a State College native. “That same opportunity is what drew me back to Penn State — being able to make

a difference by amplifying the groundbreaking research and exciting work of our faculty, staff and students, and sharing with the world all of the incredible ways that Penn State is making a difference in people’s lives.” Pell brings a broad RACHEL PELL range of experience to Penn State, including issues and crisis management, national and international proactive media success, cause campaigns, team leadership and cross-team collaboration. She is also skilled at communicating research for lay and professional audiences, managing social media and digital communications efforts, and developing public relations campaigns that advance reputation metrics. Prior to joining Ketchum in 2004, Pell was an account supervisor at Weber Shandwick Worldwide in New York City, where she developed and executed public relations initiatives for various pharmaceutical and consumer health clients. She also served as a marketing and public relations assistant supervisor at WPSX-TV in State College from 1999 to 2000, where she supported PBS outreach programs for children and assisted in the station’s marketing and promotional strategies.

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in a crowd and seeing all of the young college girls around.” He said that was compounded by an unexpected text message from his ex-girlfriend. Vrana said that on three separate occasions during the game he rubbed his genitals through his shorts, but did not expose himself or put his hands inside his shorts. He said he did so, despite being aware that there were other people, including children, in his immediate area.

with his legs spread open and his feet on a safety rail while he “played with himself.” Vrana admitted to police that “he had been ‘playing with himself’ and knew he shouldn’t have been,” according to the court documents. He told police he had been “sexually excited” prior to the game and that “he became even more sexually excited being

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Researchers bring quantum computers closer to reality By GEOFF RUSHTON StateCollege.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — Quantum computing offers the promise of computers that could be millions of times more powerful than even the most potent of silicon microchipbased computers. They have, for years, been predicted as a potential revolutionary breakthrough in the types of calculations a computer can achieve that simply aren’t possible on the conventional computers we’re familiar with. The problem has been making it work. Quantum computers require the manipulation and precise control of atoms — as opposed to binary bits on a microchip. They require harnessing an enormous amount of power in a tiny space. But new research by a Penn State physicist and a team of graduate students brings useful quantum computing closer to reality. Professor David S. Weiss led the research, published in the current issue of the journal Science, which has devised a new way to pack more quantum computing power in a smaller space and with greater control than ever demonstrated before. “Our result is one of the many important developments that still are needed on the way to achieving quantum computers that will be useful for doing computations that are impossible to do today, with applications in cryptography for electronic data security and other computingintensive fields,” Weiss said. Using laser light and microwaves, the Penn State re-

searchers found they could precisely control the switching of individual quantum bits, or qubits, from one quantum state to another without altering the other atoms in a 3-D, cubic array. That means this technique shows how atoms can be used as the building blocks for circuits in quantum computing. To do this, Weiss’s team corralled quantum atoms into an orderly pattern by constructing a lattice of light beams to tap and hold the atoms in a cube arrangement of five stacked planes — imagine a sandwich that uses five slices of bread. The arrangement formed a pattern of locations for 125 atoms. Using crossed beams of laser light, they targeted individual atoms, shifting energy levels by twice as much as other atoms in the array, including those in the path of the beams on the way to the target. Bathing the entire array in microwaves, the state of the atom with shifted energy is changed, while the other atoms are not. Essential to quantum computing is a central feature of quantum mechanics called superposition. Unlike the bits in a classical computer that exist either as ones or zeros, qubits have the ability to exist in more than one state at a time. This ability to exist in multiple states simultaneously, with qubits working together as both memory and processor, means a quantum computer could be exponentially more powerful than classical computers, performing many computations at once while a conventional computer does one at a time.

“We have set more qubits into different, precise quantum superpositions at the same time than in any previous experimental system,” Weiss said. One way the researchers demonstrated the ability to change the state of individual atoms was by changing the states of selected atoms in three of the planes to draw the letters “P,” “S” and “U.” “We changed the quantum superposition of the ‘PSU’ atoms to be different from the quantum superposition of the other atoms in the array,” Weiss said. “We have a pretty high-fidelity system. We can do targeted selections with a reliability of about 99.7 percent, and we have a plan for making that more like 99.99 percent.” The other members of Weiss’s research team are Penn State graduate students Yang Wang, Aishwarya Kumar and Tsung-Yao Wu. The National Science Foundation funded the research.

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FIREWORKS EXPLODE over the Centre County sky on Monday, July 4. The Central PA 4thFest attracted thousands to State College. 4thFest, from page 1 over a two-day period because of the extended weekend. Libhart said opening activities a day early brought people who may not have attended otherwise. “It started a little slow on Sunday, but by 6:30 or so, the crowds really started to gather around the music stages. Then, when the Spikes game was over, it got really busy. “I’m guessing there were 100 to 200 people at each stage. It was impressive, to say the least.” According to Libhart, the committee not yet sure if it will make next year’s event a two-day celebration. “The main reason we had the event on Sunday was because of the long holiday weekend,” he said. “Before we can make a decision about doing it again next year, we’re going to need to look at the results financially, as well as attendance numbers. We also have to take into consideration the toll it takes on our volunteers. “We have a lot to look at before making that kind of decision.” A highlight of the event occurred on the morning of July 4. With the sun shining, more than 1,000 people participated in the Firecracker Run. This year, the committee added a longer 4-mile race to the already established 4K run. Libhart said more than 800 people registered ahead of time for the event and there were “300 to 400 walk-ups” the morning of the race. “We couldn’t be any more pleased with that,” he said. “I knew looking at the pre-registration numbers that it was

a good idea to add that longer race. The numbers we had sign up the morning before solidified that. “We’re definitely going to be running the longer race again next year.” Mother Nature complied fully throughout the day and the sun shined during the Parade of Heroes in downtown State College, as well as during the music and live performances scheduled throughout the day. The rain began in the early evening, but according to Libhart it did not affect the mood of those waiting for the sky to light up. “People were content to sit through the rain and drizzle to wait for the fireworks. Thankfully, when it was time to get the show going, it all stopped.” Cleanup began almost immediately after the final shell was launched. The committee’s first priority was to clean the litter from the nearby Penn State parking lots so they could be used by employees returning to work. On Tuesday, more than 70 people with public service obligations spread out over the adjacent fields to pick up debris from the exploded fireworks. “Everything will be finished up by Tuesday evening,” Libhart said. “And, if not, there will just be a little to do on Wednesday morning. We have the cleanup down to a science now.” The committee will now begin looking forward to next year’s event. Libhart said once it reviews financial and attendance numbers, it will be able to begin preparing for 4thFest 2017.

Police investigating armed robbery STATE COLLEGE — Ferguson Township Police are investigating a robbery with a handgun that happened on the Havershire Boulevard bike path July 1. A 26-year-old male said he was jogging on the bike path at 9:15 p.m. when he was confronted by another male who pointed a handgun at him. The suspect took the victim’s fanny pack and then struck the victim on the head with the gun, police said. The suspect fled on foot down the bike path toward Blue Course Drive. The fanny pack was found a short distance from the scene of the reported attack with all contents except cash.

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have been reviewing and modifying the rules of the Republican Party for the past three years. The convention’s rules committee will review these changes and propose final rules, as amended, for adoption by the convention. “There may be as many as six people who are opposing the rules now,” she said. “That’s not going to be enough to make any changes. I think they are going to pass as currently written.” As an appointed member of the rules committee, Haas, like the other 17 appointees, is required to vote for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. The other 54 delegates, who were selected by the people during the primary election, are not bound to the party’s candidate and can vote for whomever they choose. In total, there will be about 2,472 delegates at the convention and the winner must carry 1,237 votes (half of the total plus one) to claim victory. According to Haas, she is “99 percent sure” Trump will get the necessary votes. “Although these delegates don’t have to vote for Trump, when they ran for their positions, they said they would support the candidate who won in their congressional district or in Pennsylvania as a whole,” she said. “Like I said, they don’t necessarily have to vote for Trump, but here in Pennsylvania, he won all 67 counties. I’m suspecting that all of them will be committed to Donald Trump.” Haas’ support in the primary was not for the Trump campaign. Instead, she supported longtime personal friend Rick Santorum. “(Trump) did become my choice after Santorum dropped from the race,” she said. “My family is a very strong Donald Trump supporter, so it was natural for me to go that route.” She mentioned her daughter-in-law, who happens to be an Asian small-business owner. “She is in three groups everyone is saying Trump is not supportive of,” she said. “First, she’s a woman. Second, she’s Asian. And third, she’s a small business owner. But, she sees the positives Trump can bring to our country, and despite what many are saying, she’s still supporting who she feels is the best candidate.” Haas’ brother and her sister-in-law are friends with Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr. She said knowing, through her son, how Trump raised his children shows the kind of character he possesses, and said it’s truly a positive thing to take into consideration at election time. “He’s really a good family man,” said Haas. “And America is built on family. There’s definitely not a better choice out there.” When Haas travels to Cleveland for the convention, she said she will be seated near the male appointed delegate to the convention, Lawrence Tubbs, a Philadelphia attorney and the state’s GOP general counsel. “He’s a wonderful and smart attorney that knows the laws governing the convention,” she said. “I will feel wonderful being seated next to a man with so much knowledge and insight. I’m very confident about what we’re going to do in Cleveland, and how we’re going to do it.” She said she has visited 50 of Pennsylvania’s counties, and according to a press release dated June 8, she “has seen the massive surge in Republican enthusiasm.” “Pennsylvanians are excited at the opportunity to send Donald Trump to the White House, and I’m honored to have the privilege to help our Republican nominee have the best convention possible.” Haas is a graduate of Penn State, with degrees in English and speech communications. She has taught English and speech at both the high school and university levels. She has been active in politics since writing a master’s paper in the 1970s outlining the speaking role that the vice president plays in the national administration. Haas has worked statewide on campaigns for former President George H. W. Bush, Sen. Rick Santorum, Attorney General Mike Fisher, former President George W. Bush, Mitt Romney, Gov. Tom Corbett and many others during her years of service to the state’s Republican Party. She has been a member of the Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania since 1986 and served as co-chairman of the Central Pennsylvania Caucus from 1990 to 2006. Haas retired from U.S. Airways as a customer service agent and also served as a product specialist for the Ford Motor Company. She resides in State College with her husband, John C. Haas. The couple volunteers together in many community activities, including the Chamber of Business and Industry of Centre County and the Centre County United Way.

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The perceptions of membership somehow smaller for ourselves. We had stopped for gas, deep into We were in Stone Harbor, N.J., last North Carolina, on our way to Hilmonth for work. As we were walkton Head Island. I ran into grab some ing to find a place to eat breakfast, snacks and when I came out, my we passed by a guy who my husband husband was talking to a young man thought he recognized from State who was wearing a Penn State sweatCollege. As we were sitshirt and Penn State hat. He ting in the restaurant, that told us he was a student at same guy came in and sat Penn State’s Hazleton camdown with his family. After pus and was on his way to a while, the woman he was Florida. with got up to walk her As we got back in the car, grandchild around and she my husband and I remarked walked right by us. On her how the Penn State connecway back, she said “You are tion is so strong. We also from State College, right?” noted that if we saw that It turns out she was just same person in State Cola bit ahead of me in high lege or any of the surroundschool, her brother was in ing areas, we would never the graduating class behave reached out to chat. hind me, and our kids had Pittsburgh or Philadelphia? graduated from State High Maybe. Step outside the together. We had a lovely Pennsylvania border and Patty Kleban, conversation about what suddenly every Nittany Lion who writes for we’ve been doing since alum and student becomes StateCollege.com, is an instructor high school and what our “We are.” at Penn State, kids are up doing. Sadly, if Conversely, the farther mother of three we had actually seen her out we go from our home and a community and her family across the base, the less specific our volunteer. She is a restaurant at the Waffle characteristics need to be to Penn State alumna Shop or at Champs, we feel connected to others. If who lives with her would likely have not had you’ve ever traveled out of family in Patton that conversation. the country, it’s funny when Township. Her Distance can sometimes Americans find each other. views and opinions do not necessarily If you bump into someone reflect those of Penn break down barriers. It would feel awkward from Pennsylvania, it be- State. and weird to ask a kid in a comes all about the high Penn State sweatshirt at the Sheetz fives and making the connection. If on North Atherton if he is a Penn you ever actually see someone from State fan. In Fayetteville, N.C., it was your hometown, all sorts of barriers a conversation starter while away come down. from home. It’s human nature to seek to idenOur identification, sense of betify with others and make this world

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The decision by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to invite into its ranks 683 new members — its largest, most diverse class ever — earned the organization a somewhat less derisive Twitter hashtag, #OscarsNotSoWhite. But even though the group is 46 percent female and 41 percent people of color, those numbers will barely move the needle on the overall percentage of female and minority members in the academy, which is best known for nominating and selecting the Oscar winners each year. And the bigger problem in Hollywood remains the lack of diversity in the film and television industry as a whole. Until the industry makes a concerted effort to hire a more diverse roster of directors and writers, rethink casting decisions and trust the bankability of actors who are not white men, there will be a substantial imbalance. That said, the academy deserves some credit for enlarging its membership and pushing its boundaries — it literally scoured the globe for candidates — to bring in professionals from a wider array of backgrounds. Clearly they were out there. Many of the people invited have been doing well-regarded work for years. Lambasted for its overwhelming white male ranks, and flogged with #OscarsSoWhite tweets after going two straight years without nominating an actor of color for an Oscar, the academy took its mission to diversify seriously. This week’s invitations represent a strong step toward fulfilling the initiative President Cheryl Boone Isaacs (herself a black woman) announced in January to double the number of women and minorities in the academy by 2020. A more diverse group of professionals inside the academy could speed the pace of change in the industry in which they work. There’s still more for the academy to do — besides finding even more people of color — but let’s give it the award for most improved casting.

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longing and need to be a part of a group goes with us wherever we go. Making connections helps us adapt to our new location and enriches our experience. We reach out to others to stave off loneliness and isolation. We seek community in our new community. I have written on these pages in the past of my newly found community at the PYP Studio in State College. I go there for yoga and the mindful experience that the instructors provide but I also go for the shared time with others. I got to Hilton Head last week for vacation and was there for about an hour before I started seeking out my yoga spot. Sure enough, at the first class, I was welcomed, called by name and told that they look forward to seeing me while I’m visiting. Seeking connection. Seeking community. My husband laughed and said, “That happens on most golf courses too.” People sharing an interest in an activity but also looking for like-minded people to share some time with — regardless of the location. Wouldn’t it be great if we could somehow do that “reach out to strangers” in our hometowns too? Start conversations with strangers. Seek out what we have in common. Talk about our similarities and what links us to each other? Wouldn’t it be nice if we opened ourselves to learning about others and who they are and how we can connect even in our home towns? Regardless of where we go, we seek connections to others. It brings us a sense of home.

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The 2016 presidential race is so far down in the dumps that it counted as good news July 5 when a leading candidate found out she’s likely not going to get charged with a crime. Hooray for Democrat Hillary Clinton. Meanwhile, her leading opponent was still blaming the media (surprise!) for publicizing the blatant anti-Semitism behind a message he sent out on social media over the weekend. Good job, Republican Donald Trump. Finally, a former president looked like a politically blundering naïf late last week when he abruptly met with the U.S. official ultimately in charge of an investigation into his wife’s potentially criminal case. Welcome back to the 24-hour news cycle, Democrat Bill Clinton. America deserves better than these kinds of questionable behaviors by the two presumptive presidential nominees and a guy who once sat in

the White House. And yet, these events will change little in the 2016 race. Hillary Clinton is guilty of questionable behavior and hiding the full truth from the American people during the federal government’s investigation of her use of a personal email server to handle classified information. But she didn’t do enough wrong to merit being charged with a crime, FBI Director James Comey said. That’s the right call, and Clinton’s supporters will breathe a sigh of relief. However, Republicans and Trump will continue to seize on her bad judgment and the low level of trust many Americans have in Clinton. But bad judgment could be Trump’s middle name, based on the months-long string of mean-spirited, often off-base attacks he’s directed at his GOP opponents and, now, Hillary Clinton. His use of a tweet that featured a six-pointed star on top of cash and the words “most corrupt candidate

ever” about Clinton was essentially lifted from anti-Semitic sources. Trump lamely claimed his message showed a “sheriff’s” star. Oh, really? So he was implying that sheriffs are corrupt? Or maybe that sheriffs support Clinton? What utter nonsense for another guy mistrusted by many Americans. Democrats will rightfully pound away on this embarrassing behavior by Trump, though this incident will not shake the faith of his true believers. Finally, Bill Clinton briefly brought all sides together in condemning him for his short meeting with Attorney General Loretta Lynch at the Phoenix airport. Clinton’s actions were unseemly and stupid, given that Lynch’s office oversees the FBI. Voters still have to endure four more months of this dispiriting campaign before they select the next president. Maybe the last few days will represent the low point of this summer. But probably not.

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Early treatment key for beating testicular cancer HERSHEY — When women feel a lump in their breast, they usually seek medical attention within a few weeks. Yet men who notice something abnormal in a testicle typically don’t see a doctor for two to three months. “I think part of it is the macho man complex — that everything is fine,” said Dr. Jay Raman, chief of urology at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. “Then you add on top of that the fact that it is a sensitive area, and they may have some embarrassment about it.” Men who know about testicular cancer may also be freaked out by the idea that surgical removal of the affected testicle is the best way to cure the disease. “So they wait to see if it gets better on its own,” Raman said. “But sometimes they wait and wait until they’ve waited too long.” When found early and still confined to the testicle, testicular cancer is highly treatable and curable, with a 99 percent survival rate five years after diagnosis. It is also rather uncommon, with only about 9,000 new cases diagnosed in the U.S. each year. The problem is that the cancer develops by mutation of the germ cells, which are most active during prime reproductive years of 20 to 35, and men in that demographic are the least likely to seek medical attention for any reason. The risk factors — being Caucasian and having a history of a testicle that didn’t descend when younger — are not preventable, so the best way to combat them is to

be aware of the risk and symptoms. Raman recommends all men do regular testicular self-exams at least every six months. “What you are feeling for is that both testicles have the same contours — relatively smooth and soft, kind of the consistency of a hard-boiled egg or the palm of your hand,” he said. “If you notice anything firm, or lumps or bumps — something that is different on one side than the other — you should seek medical attention right away.” Testicular cancer is diagnosed through an office exam and ultrasound. If a mass is detected, a CT scan and blood work show whether the cancer is confined or has spread. An orchiectomy — removal of the testicle — is the most common treatment. If the cancer is confined, patients usually need only follow-up exams and blood work. Once it has spread, chemotherapy and radiation treatment may be necessary. “Probably one of the reasons the cure rate has gotten better in the past 20 to 30 years is that the chemotherapy drug regimens we have to treat it have improved significantly,” Raman said. Those who develop testicular cancer may find that it compromises the function of the healthy testicle, depressing fertility. Once the mass is removed, fertility improves. Men with only one testicle can typically have children without any problems. For those whose cancer has spread and need chemotherapy or radiation treat-

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EARLY DETECTION — followed immediately by treatment — is one of the keys to beating testicular cancer. ment, Raman often recommends banking sperm since those treatments can kill remaining germ cells and affect fertility.

Lead poisoning found in many sources STATE COLLEGE — The lead water crisis in Flint, Mich., has brought the harmful effects of lead exposure in both children and adults to everyone’s attention. Additionally, recent news coverage of a 2014 Pennsylvania Department of Health study released in October 2015 that reported that children in 18 cities in Pennsylvania had higher blood lead levels than Flint, has added to the concern. What’s important to note about the Pennsylvania Department of Health study, however, is that the high blood lead levels were from sources such as lead-based paint exposure from homes built before 1978 or old toys and furniture, not contaminated water. Other sources of lead exposure may include soil that has lead in it, dust and paint chips from old paint and

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DANVILLE — Children’s Miracle Network at Geisinger wrapped up its annual Celebration Weekend raising more than $2.6 million for Geisinger Janet Weis Children’s Hospital pediatric services. The total was announced at the close of the annual celebration broadcast, which serves as the culmination of year-round fundraising efforts. The Wilkes-Barre broadcast, airing on WYOU, collected $1,671,656 from corporate sponsors, community and employee groups and phone-in pledges. The JohnstownAltoona broadcast on WTAJ netted a total of $821,152, while the Binghamton, N.Y., broadcast on WBNG tallied $169,466. Donations stay in the region to help sick and injured children through programs, services and medical equipment. “The amount of support we continue to receive from our sponsors and the community is outstanding,” said Dr. Michael Ryan, chairman of Children’s Miracle Network at Geisinger. “Our Celebration Weekend events have expanded throughout the region, with events held in Danville, Forty Fort, Mount Pleasant, Tipton and Binghamton, N.Y. This year’s success will ensure that services and programs are available for local children in all these regions.” The 33-year grand total collected by Children’s Miracle Network at Geisinger reached $59,198,139. Donations still are being accepted online at www.donate.geisinger.org.

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Geisinger’s MyCode genomic study hits 100K recruits DANVILLE — Geisinger Health System recently marked a major milestone by announcing that 100,000 recruits have signed up for the health system’s major biobank and DNA sequencing study known as the MyCode Community Health Initiative. Launched in January 2014 in collaboration with the Regeneron Genetics Center, the MyCode Community Health Initiative originally set out to recruit 100,000 study participants. That target, however, was reached in only two years as the research program gained momentum much faster than expected. Health system officials chalk up that success to Geisinger patients and their stability in the region. “The people of Pennsylvania are incredible,” said Dr. David T. Feinberg, Geisinger president and CEO. “The families in our core markets are multi-generational and the population is incredibly stable, meaning they don’t move away from the area. When we ask to look into their genome, they tell us ‘yes’ based on trust and respect. And that plays directly into what’s happening when it comes to our success with genomics.” Geisinger researchers are now setting their sights on at least 250,000 participants, a goal that will render the Pennsylvania-based health system a global leader in large-scale genetic research. The information gleaned from the MyCode study will contribute to a broad range of research aimed at understanding, preventing or improving treatments for disease. “Our ultimate goal is to help improve

health care by finding ways to diagnose medical conditions earlier or before they appear and also find new treatments or medications to manage these diseases,” said Dr. David H. Ledbetter, Geisinger’s chief scientific officer. Geisinger’s study is also the largest in the United States that combines electronic health records linked to large-scale DNA sequencing data. “MyCode is not only one of the world’s largest genomic studies, it’s also the most comprehensive, with medical record data going back to 1996. Combining DNA sequence data with 20 years’ worth of medical records is groundbreaking,” said Ledbetter. Dr. Aris Baras and Dr. Alan Shuldiner, co-heads of the Regeneron Genetics Center, reinforced that Geisinger’s strong patient relationships and foresight in leading the electronic health record movement have been pivotal to the success of the collaboration. “Genetics has always been at the heart of Regeneron’s scientific approach, and the Geisinger collaboration has given us the resources to advance our research efforts even further. In just two years of partnership, we have made novel discoveries, confirmed long-held hypotheses and published in esteemed medical journals,” said Baras. “Most importantly, together we are advancing our shared mission of improving the lives of patients in need, and we look forward to continuing this work in the years to come,” said Shuldiner. Around the world, Iceland was one of

Ruffin named family and community medicine chair HERSHEY — Dr. Mack Ruffin IV will serve as the next chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Ruffin is the Dr. Max and Buena Lichter Research Professor of Family Medicine at the University of Michigan Health System. He brings 27 years of experience as a physician-scientist focused on improving health promotion and disease prevention in community-based primary care settings. “Dr. Ruffin has a unique perspective as an academic family medicine physician who is also a renowned leader in research relative to disease prevention and early detection, particularly cancer,” said Dr. A. Craig Hillemeier, dean of Penn State College of Medicine, chief executive officer of Penn State Health and Penn State’s senior vice president for health affairs. “I believe his vision for improving our delivery of family medicine, educating patients, providers and learners, engaging communities and generating new discoveries is the right vision for the future.” Ruffin earned his medical degree at the Medical College of Virginia and completed a family practice residency at Wake Forest Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C. He earned his master’s of public health in

epidemiology at the University of Minnesota while completing a research fellowship. His current appointments at the University of Michigan Medical School include professor, associate chair for research programs in the Department of MACK RUFFIN Family Medicine and member of the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. He leads and participates in numerous multi-institutional studies. Ruffin will succeed Dr. William Bird, who has served as interim chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine since July 2015, when Dr. James Herman was named dean of the School of Community Medicine at the University of Oklahoma-Tulsa. “It’s an honor to assume the post previously occupied by Dr. Herman, who was a mentor of mine when I was a resident at Wake Forest Medical Center,” Ruffin said. “One of my primary goals at Hershey will be to help grow the research enterprise, integrating new innovations into patient care and education.”

build this information into our patients’ electronic health record which allows us to practice anticipatory medicine,” said Feinberg. “Geisinger is uniquely poised for precision medicine. We’re the only organization taking a population health approach to genomics.” The Geisinger-Regeneron collaboration, part of the MyCode Community Health Initiative, is the largest whole exome-sequencing project in the U.S. linked to the electronic health record of a single, integrated health care delivery system. Geisinger’s genomic research program offers unique features, including: ■ An unusually stable population of three or more generations providing enhanced capabilities for longitudinal research studies. ■ Comprehensive electronic health information going back 20 years, enabling research to match gene variants (genotypes) with health symptoms/outcomes (phenotypes). ■ A full opt-in consenting process for participants that meets modern standards for biobanking and genomics. ■ Broad permission for recontact with an engaged patient-participant population. ■ A commitment to return of clinically actionable, sometimes life-saving, results to patients, their children and grandchildren. If you are a Geisinger patient and would like more information on participating in the study, email joinmycode@geisinger. edu or call (844) 798-1687.

the first to launch a large-scale genomic analysis of its population in the late 1990s, a study that maxed out at 140,000 participants. The United Kingdom also took a giant leap into genomic medicine with the 100,000 Genomes Project, launched in 2012. In the United States, President Barack Obama unveiled the Precision Medicine Initiative, a national research effort aimed at revolutionizing how we improve health and treat disease by building a national research cohort of one million or more U.S. participants in 2015. Launched with a $215 million investment in the president’s 2016 budget, precision medicine promises to accelerate biomedical discoveries and provide clinicians with new tools, knowledge and therapies to select which treatments will work best for which patients. The Geisinger-Regeneron MyCode collaboration is ahead of the federal initiative, having already sequenced the exomes — the portion of DNA that contains diseaserelated information — of more than 60,000 participants, providing validated results to those who show risk for specific disease. Currently, Geisinger is returning results to patients who are at risk for 27 conditions, including Lynch syndrome, which can result in a higher-than-normal chance of developing colorectal cancer, endometrial cancer and various other types of aggressive cancers at a young age, or familial hypercholesterolemia, which can cause heart attack and death at an early age. “When we receive these results, we

Holland appointed new director of neurology 2015, he was appointed clinical professor of medicine at The Commonwealth Medical College, Scranton, and as a clinical associate professor, internal medicine at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Holland is a memNEIL HOLLAND ber of the American Academy of Neurology, the American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine, the American College of Physician Executives and the AAN Palatucci Advocacy Leadership Class. Prior to joining Geisinger, he was section chief of neurology at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, N.J.

DANVILLE — Dr. Neil R. Holland has been named director of neurology for Geisinger Health System. He had been serving as interim director since 2015. A fellow of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine, Holland joined GHS in 2014 as an associate of neurology/neuromuscular medicine at Geisinger’s Neuroscience Institute and served as the system’s northeast regional director of neurology. He completed both a residency in neurology and a clinical neurophysiology fellowship at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and University School of Medicine, Baltimore. He also served an internship in internal medicine at York Hospital in 1998. Holland served on the faculty of Oklahoma State and Drexel universities. In

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Students earn second in international contest By JESSE WESTBROOK Special to the Gazette

UNIVERSITY PARK — A team of five Penn State geosciences graduate students finished in second place at the international Imperial Barrel Award competition, held June 17 and 18 in Calgary, Canada. This is the second year in a row that a Penn State team placed second in the contest, taking home the Selley Cup and $10,000. The students — Seyi Ajayi, James Neely, Nana Xu, Benjamin Madara and Martin Jimenez — competed against 10 other teams at the international level after winning first place in the Eastern Section of the IBA competition. Organized by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and the AAPG Foundation, the IBA program pits more than 100 university teams against each other in a rigorous exercise to assess the petroleum potential of a given geographic basin. Each team is given eight weeks to analyze a provided data set and then recommend a “drill” or “no drill” plan for future exploration based on prevailing technical and economic conditions.

WORKING WITH THEIR MENTORS

“Once we got the data set, which was from Australia’s Copper Basin, we spent a lot of our time working together in the lab to analyze the basin and then shape our presentation,” said Neely. Each team in the IBA competition is allowed to work with two industry mentors.

Penn State’s team worked with two geosciences alumni: Rick Abegg, who graduated with a bachelor of science degree in earth science in 1983 and now works at Chevron as a program characterization and definition team lead, and Tony Riccardi, who graduated with a doctorate in geosciences in 2007 and now works as a geologist for British Petroleum. “Rick and Tony volunteered so much of their time to help us clarify our presentation and solidify our argument,” said Neely. “The feedback they gave us was very beneficial.” The team also received guidance from its faculty mentor, Liz Hajek, assistant professor of geosciences at Penn State, who participated in the competition when she was a graduate student at the University of Wyoming. “Liz is basically our coach,” said Ajayi. “She knows what it takes to be successful in this competition, and she helped provide guidance to our approach to the dataset analysis and presentation.”

PRESENTING TO A PANEL OF INDUSTRY LEADERS

At both the regional and international competitions, the IBA competitors give a 25-minute presentation to a panel of highlevel industry executives from companies like Shell, Chevron and Schlumberger. “The key to the competition is taking all of the technical information that we’ve gathered and communicating it in a concise manner that everyone can under-

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PENN STATE geosciences graduate students placed second in the 2016 Imperial Barrel Award competition. Pictured, from left, are Ben Madara, Seyi Ajayi, Nana Xu, Martin Jimenez, Jamie Neely and the team’s faculty adviser, Liz Hajek, assistant professor of geosciences. stand,” Neely said. “I was very excited to know we had done it well enough to earn second place.” “I was very happy with the award. It was a great accomplishment considering how competitive the competition is,” said Ajayi.

CAREER-SHAPING EXPERIENCE

For many students, the IBA program offers insight into real-world applications in the field of geology.

“The IBA contest taught me the skills necessary to be successful in the oil and gas industry,” said Neely, “and I’m thankful to have that knowledge now.” For Ajayi, the program got him one step closer to a potential career. “The experience was incredible for me because I was exposed to what petroleum geologists actually do on a daily basis,” Ajayi said, “and it solidified my interest in working in the oil industry in the future.”

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BALD EAGLE AREA students competed at the Future Business Leaders of America State Leadership Conference in Hershey. The computer game and simulation team of Carson Spence, Mitchell Jenkins and Austin Huyett earned fourth place and the right to move on to the National Leadership Conference in Atlanta.

FOURTH- AND FIFTH-GRADERS from Bellefonte Elementary recently explored the classrooms and the buildings at CPI. Led by morning CPI students, the students were able to visit a variety of programs where they, among other things, hopped aboard a Case 330 articulating truck, viewed the underneath of a Kenworth W-900 diesel truck, decorated cookies, painted decals and operated a metal lathe. Here, diesel technology instructor John Fike and his student assistants talk with the visitors.

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Colyer celebrates Independence Day with parade By SAM STITZER pennsvalley@centrecountygazette.com

POTTER TOWNSHIP — If someone asks you what the Fourth of July is all about, you might respond with tales of the Declaration of Independence, the American Revolution and men with names such as Washington, Adams, Jefferson and Hamilton. Memories of huge parades with marching bands playing Sousa marches and flags flying high in the breeze, as well as spectacular displays of fireworks in the night sky, might also be shared. But underneath all the hoopla lies a grassroots patriotism that often manifests itself in more subtle ways. One of those ways is seen in the tiny village of Colyer every July Fourth for the last 20 years, as the community puts on its own parade and hosts a community picnic. The parade started in 1996, when five local men who owned antique tractors decided to drive their tractors, adorned with American flags, around the area to show them off. A tradition was born and, while the first parade reportedly had only a handful of watchers, it has grown steadily over the years and now attracts hundreds of community members and visitors. John Weaver, one of the five original tractor drivers who has worked every year since to set up the picnic during the parade, has decided to pass the torch. “I’ve never seen any of the parades,” he said. “It’s time to retire.” This year’s parade traced out a winding circuit of about 3 miles beginning and ending at the farm of Doug and Jane Mothersbaugh on Lake Road, near Colyer Lake. There were plenty of antique tractors, many of them beautifully restored, and some still in their “barn find” condition — rusty, but running. Antique and classic cars were featured, including several Pontiac Firebirds and a couple of Mustangs. Floats on farm wagons were towed by tractors, and two were adorned with banners saying “Colyer Lake — The Fish Awaken,”

THE COLYER Fourth of July parade descends a hill on Lake Road near its beginning at the Mothersbaugh farm. referring to the nearby recreation facility, which was refilled and opened last month after extensive repairs were made to its earthen dam. Following the parade, the Mothersbaugh farm became the site for a community picnic, where tables filled with residents and visitors who enjoyed hot dogs, pork barbecue and drinks supplied by

the parade committee. During the picnic, parade committee chairman Tom Kistler thanked everyone who helped organize and support the event, as about 150 people enjoyed a good meal and socializing. So, what’s the Fourth of July all about? If you come to Colyer, you’ll get your answer in the form of smiling, laughing, happy people enjoying and celebrating the free-

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doms that form the very heart of this nation. Tiny towns like Colyer, as well as the nation’s gleaming alabaster cities, pause on this day to honor the freedom we have which is still unheard of in much of the world, and we are forever grateful to those brave founding fathers who signed that famous declaration on a hot day in July 1776.

State College Elks Club serves community’s veterans By SAM STITZER pennsvalley@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE — The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks had its beginnings in 1868 as a social club for minstrel show performers. After the death of a member left his wife and children without income, the club took up additional service roles, and it has since evolved into a major American fraternal, charitable and service order with more than 850,000 members and 2,000 lodges nationwide. State College Elks Lodge No. 1600 has served citizens of the Centre County area with many benevolent programs, including scholarships, Christmas food and Toys for Tots distribution, an Easter egg hunt, Memorial Day services and many more for decades. According to Elks member Bob Kidder, the Veterans Service Committee of the State College Elks Lodge continues to examine ways it can serve veterans in the lodge’s service area and beyond. Under the leadership of Jack McKinley and Vernon Crawford, the committee continues to seek guidance from local veterans’ organizations, and then plan accordingly for service outreach. Kidder gave credit to Brian Querry, executive director of the Veterans Affairs Office of Centre County, for his help in recommending contact with the county’s Vet-

erans Assistance Fund leaders. This group is led by Bill Fleeger and Walter Mayes, and benefits many disabled veterans and widows. With Querry’s assistance, committee leaders also have established contact with the Hollidaysburg Veterans Home and will begin visits to veterans living there in the near future. Quarterly visits to the James E. Van Zandt Veterans Hospital in Altoona are regularly scheduled by the committee, too. Bingo games, singalongs, trips to Altoona Curve baseball games and Christmas parties are all part of the activities that take place throughout the year. The Veterans Service Committee also takes veterans from the Hearthside Rehabilitation Hospital to State College Spikes baseball games. An annual local Wounded Warriors in Action Foundation weekend outing, held jointly at Fox Gap Rod and Gun Club and Gravel Spring Hunting Lodge in eastern Centre County, features fishing, hunting and general outdoor activities enjoyed by a group of eight to 10 wounded veterans. The State College Elks Lodge is a major supporter of this event. Supporting the Elks as they organize programs for veterans are American Legion Post No. 867 of Pleasant Gap, Continental Real Estate Management and American Legion Keystone Post No. 444 of Millheim.

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THE STATE COLLEGE ELKS Veterans Service Committee coordinates a number of events for area veterans. Pictured, from left, are committee co-chair Vernon Crawford; Brian Querry, director of Centre County’s Office of Veterans Affairs; committee co-chair Jack McKinley; Bill Fleegle, president of the Veterans Assistance Fund; and Walter Mayes, treasurer of the Veterans Assistance Fund.

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The Avid Gardener: Secrets of spiders revealed LORA GAUSS

If simply seeing the word “spider” has already caused you to break out in a cold sweat, you’re not alone. Arachnophobia, the extreme or irrational fear of these creatures, is one of the oldest and most common phobias in Western culture. My son Tom is a case in point. He is now in his 30s, but continues to be extremely terrified by them. To him they are “creepy crawlies” and “don’t fit into the usual insect categories.” Movies like the 1990 film “Arachnophobia” haven’t helped. In that horror film a poisonous Venezuelan spider hitches a ride in a coffin that ends up Avid gardener in Jeff Daniels’ town. There, it begins a Lora Gauss lives in deadly infestation that kills hysterical Philipsburg. Email her at community@ residents. Even further back, in 1977, Woody centrecountygazette. com. Allen’s film comedy “Annie Hall” gave spiders no respect. Annie (Diane Keaton) asks Alvy (Allen) to eradicate a spider in her bathroom: Annie: “Don’t squish it after it’s dead. Just kill it and flush it down the toilet. Flush it a couple of times!” Alvy (emerging after unsuccessfully flailing at it in the shower with a tennis racquet): “There’s a spider in your bathroom the size of a Buick!” My son is right about one thing: Arachnids are different from insects. Insects have six legs and three main body parts; spiders have eight legs and two main body parts. They are also unique in that most have eight eyes and minute hairs on their lips for smelling and hearing. In many instances, their eyesight is not good. They also have spinnerets on the backs of their abdomens to spin a great variety of silky webs. Spiders live worldwide. The average life span is a year or two, but some tarantulas live for 30. There are about 40,000 known species, ranging in size from a dinner plate (Venezuela’s Goliath Bird Eater spider) to the point of a pencil (New Zealand’s Little Thief spider), with some even living under water. The United States has about 2,000 species and most are very shy creatures. The question arises whether native spiders are good to have in the garden. Emphatically, the answer is “yes!” They eat garden pests, specifically “flies and mosquitos that carry diseases, crickets, grasshoppers and other insects that eat plants that people grow for food,” according to the Penn State Extension web site. It has been estimated by a British arachnologist, also according to the extension, that a meadow may contain 2 million spiders and “the insects consumed in a year easily exceeds the weight of the entire population of England.” Spiders are helpful in other ways, too. The silk they

Open house, barbecue set MILESBURG — An open house and chicken barbecue will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 9, at the Milesburg Firehouse, 300 Catherine St. in Milesburg. Cost for the barbecue is $10 per meal and includes chicken, baked beans, macaroni salad and a roll. Tickets are available from members. The open house will include equipment displays, a rescue demonstration, a county command vehicle and more. Membership applications will be available during the event. For more information, call (814) 355-1130 or email milesburgfirecompany@gmail.com. We Accept Food Stamps, EBT, or SNAP Benefits 206 W High St. Bellefonte 814-548-6281

use to spin webs is some of the strongest natural fiber in the world. The Golden Orb web spider’s silk has been used by Uganda’s fishermen as fishing nets. It’s also been studied in space where spiders construct webs in zero gravity; these observations can assist in creating stronger construction materials. Spiders have also come to the attention of engineers and architects because their webs are “dynamic,” that is, built for movement and designed to absorb energy, important to protect against earthquakes. Furthermore, the silk of spiders, through the science of biotechnology and genetic engineering, is being replicated to make materials “with advanced properties like lightweight bullet-proof vests, medical sutures, and artificial ligaments.” And, the venom of arachnids is being studied by microbiologists for its promise in treating a wide variety of conditions and diseases, even cancer and Alzheimer’s. With all of the great things going for them, some people have a genuine fear response to spiders that may include “shortness of breath, increased heart rate, faintness, sweaty palms, and trembling.” There are various theories for this response, most unproven. One is that arachnophobia is a byproduct of urban life and a disconnect with nature. The response could have also been caused by a traumatic event. Another theory is that some people who love cleanliness are more than usually repelled by dirt and, by association, creatures like spiders, slugs, cockroaches and maggots. They have a strong dislike for insects in general (called entomophobia). Interestingly, the roots of this may go back as far as medieval Europe where, according to Paul Hillyard in “The Private Life of Spiders,” “the presence of spiders was connected with households infected by bubonic plague.” These homes of the dead and dying fell into neglect and spiders moved in “acting as tell-tale signs of infection.” It is felt that the phobia, which often starts in childhood, may have been passed on from generation to generation. Arachnophobia can be treated, however. This sometimes crippling phobia can be overcome by cognitive-behavioral therapy (gradual exposure to spiders with strong moral support) in a clinical setting. Another way to break free from it is to learn about spiders based on a true understanding, because fear often comes as a result of misinformation, and there are many myths. That said, a healthy degree of fear is rational for creatures that have eight legs, hairy bodies, may trap prey in webs and scuttle in dark places. There are some spiders of which to beware, especially two in Pennsylvania — the black widow and the brown recluse. It is wise to study pictures of these two, for both are venomous and bites can be painful and serious, with most occurring during summer months. The recluse bite is especially bad, with its cytotoxic venom causing necrosis, but biting usually only occurs

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THE BROWN recluse spider is a venomous spider found in Pennsylvania. But, it usually only bites when it feels threatened. when the spider feels threatened. If a bite by either of these spiders is suspected, it is important to try to collect the spider, if possible, and get medical attention promptly. Most spiders, thankfully, can be left to carry on — to provide food for birds and other wildlife and consume large numbers of pest insects. However, should it be necessary to remove them, try placing an open paper bag in front of the spider and using a rolled paper or other item to guide it into the bag. Fold down the top of the bag and relocate the spider to another locale. Another idea is to loosely wad a tissue and carefully pick up the spider to remove it. In many cultures it is thought unlucky to kill a spider. Hence the traditional English rhyme: “If you wish to live and thrive, Let the spider run alive.” Certainly, some cultures do value their existence. Chinese farmers have traditionally built small straw huts by the paddy-fields for spiders to winter over so they will be ready to attack crop-damaging insects in spring. Belgian brew makers have encouraged them to build webs around barrels in the brewery in order to control fruit flies, which would carry fermentation-ruining microorganisms. Though unloved by many, perhaps knowledge of the varied and important roles that spiders play will encourage a new tolerance of their place in the balance of nature. For more information on spiders, check out Hillyard’s “The Private Life of Spiders,” a comprehensive book with stunning photos of spiders. Or, visit the International Society of Arachnology’s website at www.arachnology.org.

Curtin UMC to hold VBS Mounted Games planned MILESBURG — “High Seas Expedition: Exploring the Mighty Love of God” Vacation Bible School will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday, July 17, through Thursday, July 21, at Curtin United Methodist Church, 305 Curtin Village Road in Howard. Registration will take place at 6 p.m. July 17. Thursday will feature a program and family picnic. For more information, contact Marty Lucas at (814) 355-7970.

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CENTRE HALL — The Mounted Games Across America will be held in Centre Hall again this year. The MGAA Nationals will be held Friday, July 8, through Sunday, July 10, at Grange Park. The Mid-Atlantic Games Series No. 5 will be held Friday, Sept. 24, and Saturday, Sept. 25, also at Grange Park. For more information, visit www.mountedgames.org.

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Bellefonte business celebrating 20 years is a true gem CONNIE COUSINS

BELLEFONTE — Creekside Rock and Gems, located at 110 N. Allegheny St. in Bellefonte, has been in business for 20 years and its owners, Luke and Kitty Laubscher, are still in love with rocks. “I started gathering stones with my grandmother in Michigan when I was a boy,” said Luke Laubscher. “Gradually, I took it a step farther and Connie Cousins learned to cut the covers a wide gems. I had tried to variety of events in take a class at Penn Centre County for State, but they were the Centre County all filled at the time. Gazette. Email her On one of my jobs, I at ccous67@gmail. became friends with a com. guy who said his father taught classes on stone cutting. What a lucky coincidence!” When Laubscher finally enrolled in a class to learn about cutting and faceting, he was already proficient. While the class was expected to cut a gemstone by the end of the course, Laubscher already had polished off seven by the end of the first week. At Creekside, the Laubschers provide affordable stones for children to purchase and those stones are tumbled, not cut. The tumbler device will do its job, but the operator must change the grit and clean between stages. It takes six weeks to complete a stone to the smooth shining examples that are popular with rock collectors.

Laubscher said he is still very much involved in collecting. He and his wife have taken many trips to Arizona, Colorado, Idaho and other states to dig for those special rocks with glints of red, gold or yellow that are so fascinating to gem hunters. “Pennsylvania has a lot of quartz, but you have to go out of state for rubies or emeralds,” said Laubscher. “I found a seven-carat lemon-colored opal in Idaho. You never know what you will find on a dig.” People visiting the store often ask about a Pennsylvania stone. “That would be the oolite stone,” Laubscher said. “Those can be found on the campus of Penn State and out in the fields.” The stone, whitish with flecks of a salt and pepper nature, can be seen featured in jewelry that he crafts. The couple bought the store following Laubscher’s retirement as an art teacher in the Bald Eagle Area School District. They were looking for a business when the current building became available. It was the answer to how to spend retirement for them. The Laubschers contend that their customers — many of whom are repeaters — are like family. Customers will call, all exited about a rock they have found. It may be valuable or of a color “perfect for a certain dress” and they leave with a new necklace. The stories Luke Laubscher provides are endless. He tells of a time that a customer found a large chunk of sand-encrusted chain and gold coins on a beach. The gold chain links were of a type hundreds of years old. At first, the customer wanted to have it broken apart, but he convinced her it was more valuable to keep it intact. It was X-

rayed and found to have many more links and coins inside the mass of sand and shells. Looking for shells or crystals? The store has rocks, fossils, Indian artifacts and quartz in types from A to Z. Many of the jewelry pieces in the store have been crafted by the Laubschers. Kitty Laubscher teaches wire-wrapping classes and has many samples in the store’s inventory. Laubscher also talked to me about faceting and how he can take a gem from raw to faceted in one day, for some, but others are more difficult and time-consuming. He described taking a 106-carat emerald down to 46 facets for the finished product. Faceting is precision work. “Fascinating,” I said, as he explained

the process, to which his wife quipped, “Which would come first, faceting or fascinating?” A little of both I think. In crafting the jewelry, Laubscher uses both silver and gold in his settings. Customers can also bring in stones and work with him to create designs. I don’t pretend to understand all the terms these rock hounds threw at me. I learned that chert is a sedimentary rock composed mostly of quartz and is a precursor to flint. With a black light, I learned about a stone’s ability to fluoresce or phosphoresce. If you are interested, stop by Creekside Rock and Gems to be educated and you may find that one-of-a-kind gem that dazzles you.

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HOME NURSING AGENCY Nurse-Family Partnership recently received a donation of more than 3,000 diapers and 2,000 wipes from the 2016 Leadership Centre County class. The Nurse-Family Partnership is a free home-visitation program in which nurses mentor income-eligible first-time mothers and provide education and support from early pregnancy through the child’s second birthday. “We are very thankful for this generous donation, which will allow us to provide diapers in emergency situations to our Nurse-Family Partnership families,” said Kim Bahnsen, NFP supervisor in Centre County. Pictured, from left, are Lisa Wandel, of Leadership Centre County; Bahnsen; Carrie Ryan, of LCC; Tammy Hughes, nurse home visitor; and Crystal Henry and Casey McClain, of LCC.

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Paper doll collection to be featured at antique store LESLEE ASBURY

There is nothing quite like the feeling of digging in a box of assorted papers and suddenly finding an exact replica of a favorite childhood toy — in my case, a paper doll. In the 1950s, how I loved rushing home from elementary school on Fridays — the day my mother would take the train to downtown Cleveland to shop. I would arrive home to find a new set of paper dolls on my bed waiting for me. The Collector’s Showcase at Apple Hill Antiques in State College features some of those and more of my beautiful sets this month. Paper dolls are 2-D figures with Leslee Asbury is an antiques enthusiast clothing that is cut out of paper or thin who collects paper card stock and held onto the dolls by dolls. folding tabs. The dolls may be a figure of a person, animal or inanimate object. The most popular paper dolls through the years have been those of women and children — many originating from royalty, opera, stage, screen, comics and television. Paper dolls have been used for advertising, appearing in magazines and newspapers, and have covered a variety of subjects and time periods. They have become highly sought-after collectibles, especially as vintage paper dolls become rarer due to the limited lifespan of paper objects. Today’s prices for mint uncut sets can be between $100 and $500 for a sought-after title. Paper dolls are still being created today, and many towns and cities host paper doll parties and conventions on a regular basis. I am thrilled that the 2017 National Paper Doll Convention is being held in Philadelphia in September. Modern paper dolls are actually descendants of the 18th-century jumping jack, or “pantin,”as it was known in France. These jointed-paper figures were used by adults as puppets to satirize the noble classes. By the mid-1700s, paper dolls with changeable wardrobes began appearing in fashion centers such as London, Paris and Berlin as advertisements to showcase latest

styles. The big breakthrough came in 1796 with the invention of lithography. This new printing method utilized flat limestone plates marked with oil or wax, allowing publishers to create larger runs of exquisitely detailed, hand-colored paper figures. A rare set dating back to the 1780s can be found on display in the Winterthur Museum. The earliest paper doll made specifically for children was produced in London in 1810, followed by the first American manufactured paper doll in 1812. Celebrity paper dolls joined the industry in the 1830s. In 1840, Godey’s Lady Book became one of the first magazines to include paper dolls, with many newspapers and journals to follow. The McLoughlin Brothers Company got its start in 1828 and would eventually become the largest paper doll manufacturer in the world. The company is credited with new color-printing techniques such as chromolithography, and “tabbing,” an ingenious use of paper tabs replacing sealing wax to hold outfits onto the dolls. Ultimately, the company was sold to Milton Bradley in the 1920s. Other successful companies producing paper doll sets included Merrill and Lowe, as well as Golden Company and Whitman, both of which are still in business. The 1930s through the 1950s can perhaps claim the title “Golden Age of Paper Dolls.” The dolls’ popularity during this era has never been equaled. In the early years of the “Golden Age,” paper doll sets sold for as little as 5 or 10 cents. Many little girls created their own paper dolls, or “catalog dolls,” made from discarded department-store catalogs. And, who doesn’t remember perhaps the best-known magazine paper doll in America, Betsy McCall, modeling fashions that could be made with McCall’s patterns? The popularity of paper dolls today is due in part to their link to fashion illustration, as many paper doll artists also worked for the garment industry from the 1950s through the 1970s. A couple of them were really big names, like Jim Howard, who was considered one of the top illustrators in the U.S., or David Wolfe, a top illustrator in Europe. For many years, the late Tom Tierney created more than 400 paper doll books, which sold more than 4 million copies. My prized paper doll collection numbers more than 300, and I am honored and privileged to have one of David

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LESLEE ASBURY’S paper doll collection will be on display throughout the month of July at Apple Hill Antiques in State College.

Wolfe’s original fashion portfolios of gowns featuring famous Hollywood starlets and Jacqueline Kennedy. The portfolio will be featured in the July display at Apple Hill Antiques.

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BELLEFONTE — The second annual Avery Milanese Cystic Fibrosis Bowling Tournament was held recently at Bellefonte Lanes, raising more than $1,200. More than 40 business provided items for an auction, and 86 people participated in the tourney. Ashley Heeman and Mike Drobeck won the tournament. Also placing were: Thomas and Jamie Delahoy, second place; Gene Brickley and Ricky Rogers, third place; Jim Kane and Ray McGhee, fourth place; Drew Betlyon and Kevin Devin, fifth place; Kacey Weyant and Dakota Bowman, sixth place; Noah and John Siegle, seventh place; and Delmer Dashem and Cordy Chambers, eighth place. Milanese participates in a Saturday morning youth bowling program at Bellefonte Lanes.

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THE RETIRED AND SENIOR Volunteer Program’s Pen Pal Program recently held its meet-and-greet events, where student pen pals met their senior pen pals. Registering adult pen pals at Port Matilda Elementary School are, from left, RSVP staff member Brenda Reeve and RSVP volunteers Patricia Kidder and Kay Boob.

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STATE COLLEGE — The State College Area High School Class of 1976 will hold its 40th reunion weekend Friday, Aug. 5, through Sunday, Aug. 7, at the State College Ramada Inn, Tussey Mountain and Tudek Park. For more information or to register, visit www.eventbrite.com/e/state-high-class-of-76-40th-class-reuniontickets-22979253566 or email jseamans01@comcast.net.

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GRANGE MEMBERS seek volunteer jobs where they can engage their hands and minds. Centre Crest recently was the recipient of Grange volunteer assistance.

Centre County Pomona Grange completes service project By PATRICIA BIRD

Centre Crest is a skilled nursing facility that is dedicated to providing medical care and inpatient services for both those needing a short recovery time after a hospital stay, injury or sudden illness or those needing extended care related to chronic disease management. Centre County Pomona Grange chose to make Centre Crest its community service project for 2016. Community granges make numerous donations and perform many community service projects. Some of these include purchasing Future Farmers of America jackets for students and sending home photos of servicemen and women to their families. Grange is known for giving back to the community. If you have a project that can be done with the use of hands and minds, contact your local Grange. It might be able to help.

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BELLEFONTE — What do you get when 11 Grange members gather on a dreary Saturday morning? Well, if you know anything about the Grange, you know that means the group is working together on some type of community service project. That’s exactly what happened recently when the group gathered at Kline Way Garden at Centre Crest Nursing Home in Bellefonte to paint the home’s outdoor furniture with a protective coating. The members of Centre County Pomona Grange No. 13, representing four of the community Granges, volunteered to not only paint the furniture but also to read to several shut-in residents. Manned with the current day’s newspaper, members read the headlines and any stories that the residents requested, then stayed to chat with them.

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AT A RECENT State College Elks Lodge function, longtime member Don Meyer was recognized for his 65 years of service, including as the lodge’s exalted ruler. Meyer, left, received a certificate from past exalted ruler Lisa Schroeder.

HONOR GUARD THE 2016 State Elks Hoop Shoot for youth ages 8 to 13 recently took place at the Bellefonte Area High School. Honor guard duties, including the Pledge of Allegiance, were performed by Milesburg Boy Scout Troop 42. Pictured, from left, are Jakob Team, Caleb Cain, Chad Weaver and Jeffrey Fry.

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Enjoying summer one scoop at a time By VINCENT CORSO correspondent@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE — With summer in full swing, nothing beats the heat quite like smooth, delicious ice cream. Here in Centre County, we are lucky to have one of the premier places in the state to get a scoop — Penn State’s Berkey Creamery. Some people in the area swear by the creamery, while others choose Meyer Dairy on South Atherton in State College, because they allow people to mix flavors of their handmade ice cream. Both places are great for summer treat, but there are many other places around the county to satisfy an ice cream craving, including some that offer a different take on the cool treat. In Centre Hall, Sweet Scoops Gelato serves up the Italian version of ice cream, along with frozen yogurt and Turkey Hill ice cream. Manager Tina Stevens stirs up to four different homemade flavors of gelato daily, along with making the shop’s homemade waffle cones. “We have so much fun making the gelato, and meeting all the people coming in. It’s fun to see people try the different flavors,” said Stevens. Stevens said a nice day trip is to head out to Penn’s Cave, not far up the road, and stop at Sweet Scoops on your way back. Stevens said that “gelato” is basically an Italian word for ice cream, and that in the United States it is made with less fat content, so it is healthier than traditional ice cream. But, she said the flavor is all there, and you can try samples if you are curious. And, if gelato isn’t your thing, there is soft-serve ice cream and frozen yogurt to go along with the large variety of toppings. Another twist on ice cream that is gaining in popularity because it is a healthier option is frozen yogurt. The crew at sweetFrog, located in the Northland Center on North Atherton Street, is serving it up by the ounceful. Frozen yogurt machines with different flavors cover the back wall and the self-serve style allows customers to choose as much or as little as they want. Customers’ creations are weighed when they are done adding their toppings, at a cost of 49 cents per ounce. Customers can choose from a variety of flavors and 70

YOU’LL SEE plenty of ice cream stands at fairs and festivals throughout Centre County this summer. different toppings. Supervisor Maddie Mitchell said this variety is what keep customers coming back for more. “We have a family-friendly environment, and it’s just a lot of fun to get to choose from all these flavors and toppings,” said Mitchell. She said that cookies-and-cream yogurt is probably

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their top seller. The shop also carries dairy-free options. Another great Centre County day trip is a ride out to Bald Eagle State Park with a stop at Twin Kiss Restaurant afterward. Offering a full grill menu, along with sundaes, shakes and cones, Twin Kiss is a local favorite sure to please.

Ice cream cones: The true origins story By KATE KELLY

THE TRUE STORY OF THE FIRST ICE CREAM CONE

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The ice cream cone is said to have originated at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis in 1904. But that leaves out an important part of history — the story of the cone inventor. The patent for cone-making was awarded to Italo Marchiony in 1903. Marchiony was a street vendor on Wall Street, where he sold lemon ices from a pushcart to brokers and runners. He had been working on a cone-making device since 1896 and filed for a patent in 1902. And there lies the mystery: If 95 percent of the sources I found credited the invention of the ice cream cone to a fellow named Ernest Hamwi at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, how were they explaining Marchiony as patent holder? As it turned out, the lore simply omitted Marchiony.

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Thanks to an article written by Marchiony’ daughter, Jane Marchiony Paretti, which was originally published by the Hoboken Historical Society, we have the full and complete answer. The story begins on Wall Street where Marchiony, a resident of Hoboken, N.J., worked as a pushcart vendor. (Marchiony arrived in this country as a “Marcioni,” but he or the fellow at Ellis Island Americanized the name to Marchiony.) Like many of his countrymen, Marchiony began selling ices from a pushcart. Some customers referred to these Italian vendors as “hokey-pokey men,” which derived from the vendors’ cries of “ecco un poco”— meaning “here’s a little.” To present a customer with an individual serving, the men used small glass dishes, which were to be given back to the vendor. But many of the Wall Street traders wandered off with their cups, or the cups fell and broke in transit. Marchiony was tired of the loss and breakage of the glasses, so he wanted to come up with an edible cup in which to serve the flavored ices.

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Beginning in 1896, Marchiony spent nights in the family kitchen experimenting with waffle-making. He found that if he folded the waffles into a cone while they were still warm they retained their shape as they cooled. At work, his new invention was a big hit — so much so that he realized he needed a way to produce cones more quickly. Making them by hand one at a time was laborious. “Father had a good head for mechanics as well as for business,” wrote Paretti, “so he adapted the design of the

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THE ICE CREAM CONE is nearly as important as the ice cream it holds. Cones were introduced to America in 1904. waffle iron to create a device into which batter could be poured and baked” in multiples. The mold he was working on allowed for cooking 10 cones at a time. By hinging it in the middle, there was a way to open the device to remove the fragile cups from inside. Marchiony was satisfied with his invention by 1902 and submitted the patent application. He received patent approval in 1903. On Wall Street, these sweet treats acquired the name “toots,” probably from tutti-frutti. (Marchiony may have sold some ices or ice cream with bits of nuts or fruit.) Cones, Page 17

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Frozen treats: A directory Baby’s Burgers & Shakes 131 S. Garner St., State College (814) 234-4776 Monday-Sunday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Bonfatto’s (spice cream) 205 Park Place, Bellefonte (814) 353-3330 Sunday-Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Cold Stone Creamery 321 E. Beaver Ave., State College (814) 272-6585 Monday-Sunday, 10:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Confer’s Market 2633 Lower Brush Valley Road, Centre Hall (814) 364-1201 Monday-Sunday, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Dairy Queen Grill&Chill 310 W. Aaron Drive, State College (814) 238-2731 Sunday-Thursday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Hot Dog House 745 Willowbank St., Bellefonte (814) 355-9910 Monday-Saturday, 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. Closed Sunday

Mountain Valley Diner (Sunset Ice Cream) 850 S. Eagle Valley Road, Wingate (814) 353-1221 Monday-Friday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Penn State Berkey Creamery 119 Food Science Building, University Park (814) 865-7535 Monday-Thursday, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.

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Rey Azteca (fried ice cream) 485 Benner Pike, State College Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday, noon to 9 p.m. Rita’s Water Ice of Happy Valley 119 E. Beaver Ave., State College (814) 231- 1366 Monday-Sunday, noon to 10 p.m. Sweet Scoops Gelato 237 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Centre Hall (814) 364-1141 Tuesday-Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday, noon to 9 p.m.

Ice Shack 104 N. Water St., Mill Hall (570) 726-4186 Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

sweetFrog 281 Northland Center, State College (814) 238-9500 Sunday-Thursday, noon to 9 p.m. Friday-Saturday, noon to 10 p.m.

Meyer Dairy Store 2390 S. Atherton St., State College (814) 237-1849 Monday-Sunday, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Twin Kiss 2495 N. Eagle Valley Road, Howard (814) 355-1322 Wednesday-Sunday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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cones were actually sold from a pushcart on Wall Street, however, these sweet treats gained wide exposure through the St. Louis Exposition. Other vendors at the fair began copying Marchiony, and people who enjoyed ice cream cones in St. Louis returned to their own communities with suggestions to their local ice cream stores as to a new way to sell ice cream.

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LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPOSITION’S CONES BECOME LEGENDARY

Fast forward to St. Louis in 1904. How did the legend of a vendor at the exhibition creating the first ice cream cones grow? Jane Marchiony Paretti has the answer: Marchiony was in St. Louis as an exhibitor. The legend, as it has been told, has been spun so that it became a story of a waffle vendor (Ernest Hamwi) who came to the rescue of an ice cream vendor who ran out of glass cups. The true story is that Marchiony was there selling his ice cream. He could easily make up fresh batches of ice cream each night, but he couldn’t keep up with demand for the waffle cups. So this is where the truth almost connects with the legend. Instead of Hamwi having the idea for using his waffles, Marchiony turned to Hamwi, who was selling zalabis (a Syrian cookie that is like a thin waffle) and asked that Hamwi roll some of the waffles while warm so that Marchiony could use them as cones. So there we have it: The first ice cream

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After the exposition, Italo Marchiony returned to Hoboken and established a cone-making factory. He also built up a fleet of street vendors who sold his ice cream cones. At one point, he had 45 street vendors in Manhattan. According to Paretti, Marchiony went on to create ice cream sandwiches. His factory made small cookies and sold them with ice cream inside. The Wall Street brokers were said to find ice cream sandwiches to be more dignified to eat than cones. Marchiony retired in 1938 and died in 1954. His ice cream brand was ultimately acquired by Schrafft’s.

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members of the Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union. Kid-friendly performances will also be plentiful at this year’s Arts Festival. The Nittany Dreamers Baton Corps will perform, as will with the State College Suzuki Program, which offers instruction in violin, viola, cello and piano. Students from Central Pennsylvania Mixed Martial Arts will be showing off their skills, as will students of Centre Dance and the Dance Academy, who will be demonstrating ballet, pointe, jazz and hip-hop. There will also be both solo and ensemble performances by talented young musicians and artists throughout the festival venue, playing different musical styles, including classical, jazz and folk music. Another program to be featured at Arts Festival this year is the Centre County Outstanding Young Woman. Bryant said that something new this year is the return of the National Marionette Theatre to the State Theatre after a threeyear hiatus. This year’s performance will be a production of “Sleeping Beauty.” What else can kids look forward to this year? Why, the always popular dumping buckets water feature, of course. “Who wouldn’t want to stand under a bucket — that may or may not empty on you when you think it’s going to empty — on a very hot day?” Bryant said. He added that the children’s festivities happen thanks to Sharon Frazier, who is chair of the Children and Youth Sidewalk Sale, and who has been involved since her own children exhibited in the sale. Bryant said the Children’s Day activities never disappoint in term of variety of activities or number of children who show up to participate. “The turnout for (Children’s Day) is great. There are more kids out there than you can shake a stick at. In terms of real numbers, it’s probably around 10,000, but that’s only my estimate and isn’t particularly scientific. I expect that I’ll once again be shocked by how many kids are out there. It’s great to see them coming out to the fest — probably with their own kids.”

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STATE COLLEGE — For the young and young at heart, the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts has a full slate of performers and activities that will entertain all ages of festivalgoers and budding young artists. From little ones to teens, and all ages in between, young people will have the chance to experience endless opportunities to unleash their creative potential at this year’s festival. “The most popular activity is the Children and Youth Sidewalk Sale, where kids sell the arts and crafts that they’ve made. In the neighborhood of 500 kids sign up. Not only are they artists, but they’re great shoppers, too,” said Rick Bryant, executive director of the Arts Festival. According to Bryant, the children’s sidewalk sale is a perfect way for boys and girls to explore their artistic potential and promotes creative expression for young people. He said that the sidewalk sale has historically been a centerpiece of Children and Youth Day, which always falls on the Wednesday of the festival, this year on July 13. Children and Youth Day features a variety of performances geared toward young people and arts-and-crafts workshops and demonstrations, and is capped by the Grand Procession through the festival. The sidewalk sale features the talent of artists ages 8 through 18. Eligibility requirements for these young artists are simply that they live in, or have relatives in, Blair, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Huntingdon, Mifflin and Union counties. Guidelines include that the creative pieces are not made from kits; do not have any depiction of weapons; do not have the sale of services, such as face painting or hair braiding, or the sale of food; and do not use trademarked characters. Only original work can be displayed. Young artists who meet these requirements will be part of the Grand Procession on Wednesday at 4 p.m., with the distribution of pieces beginning at 3:15 p.m. During the Grand Procession, the young artists will don giant papier-mâché creatures, including dragons, lions, fish and car-

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CHILDREN AND YOUTH DAY kicks off the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts on July 13. ousel animals, to name a few. The parade of artists and their creatures will go from Old Main Lawn, down Allen Street, to Sidney Friedman Park. Music for the procession will be provided by musicians from State College Area High School under the direction of Paul Leskowicz. Also directing the parade will be puppet master Phyllis Kipp and Jeff Miller, puppet master’s assistant. Aside from the Sidewalk Sale and Grand Procession, there is a multitude of other performances and activities specifically for the young and young at heart. “Children and Youth Day dates from the early 1970s. It’s not as old as the festival itself, but it’s pretty darned old. As with the rest of the festival, activities on Children and Youth Day come and go. The procession that ends the day started in the 1990s, and in the 2000s we’ve invited the police and fire departments to be there showing off a fire truck and so on. “In my years at the festival, the crowds on Children and Youth Day have certainly grown,” Bryant said. Children’s Day festivities include creative activities for youth

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members of Bilingualism Matters at Penn State will be on hand to help kids make paper animals representing different countries and cultures. The Penn State All Sports Museum and Penn State Public Broadcasting will be hosting other fun and educational kids’ activities on Old Main Lawn and, of course, no children’s event is complete without face painting. Children will have the chance to be part of the art process at different face painting stations throughout the festival. Children can get a glimpse of what it’s like to be a firefighter or police officer by meeting with local public safety personnel from the Alpha Fire Department and the State College Area Police Department. The staff from Centre Region Parks and Recreation will help to further unleash kids’ creative potential with Art in the Park. And, kids will have the chance to create their own pet rocks with the Art Alliance of Central Pennsylvania, as they can paint and embellish river stones. Another souvenir that kids can take with them is to design and create their own piggy bank with

hosted by The Palmer Museum of Art and other educational and civic organizations from the region on Old Main Lawn. Kids can create custom photo frames with jewels, buttons, ribbons and other media, then visit the “Still Moving: Photographs by Steve McCurry” exhibition at the Palmer Museum of Art. Additionally, STEM concepts will be connected to art on Old Main Lawn. Students, scientists and engineers will be on hand provide an array of activities for kids to create, discover, learn and have fun. Nittany Lion Inner Space Scientist Club will also be offering games, face painting and other activities. Animal lovers will get a chance to interact with the 4-H Puppy Raisers to learn how dogs become trained to assist the sightimpaired as seeing eye dogs, and for kids who love arts and crafts, there will be plenty of opportunities to get creative juices flowing through projects offered by the Center for Arts and Crafts at Penn State. Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center will have information available to teach young people about local wild fauna, and

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It began working a voice in especially did CentreBikecommunity could have local law as game, communi the the with night. After and minority people sit ernments so processes. It worked 6 p.m. that g bicycle CHRIS GANTER a street dance. ties. That made and try to road-planning cials and riders concernin It raised we’re planninglot in store for those note By G. KERRY WEBSTER offi bicyclists. up and take te.com going on. enforcement Base“We have a trecountygazet the laws governingto place bike racks kwebster@cen Major League kids figure out what’s safety and initiative by for coming.” acquired grantswith the intent of prothey will. Libhart This is a major make the sport fun again — In just a the ies money and And, come to that happen,” the crowd for STATE COLLEGE the communit ball. 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HOWARD — The players who took the field for the Philipsburg Spike Island Pirates on July 3 at Howard were far from the seasoned veterans that County League Baseball fans are accustomed to seeing. Because of the holiday weekend and other factors, the Pirates had to dig deep into their roster and showed up with just nine players, all young and all County League newbies. No matter. Philipsburg scored seven runs in the first three innings, pounded 14 hits and held on behind the pitching of 16-year old Gage Coudriet for a 9-6 victory over the Hawks on the final weekend of the CCBL regular season. Coudriet, who will be a junior next season on the PhilipsburgOsceola high school team, got off to a rough start against the veteran Howard team. He surrendered six runs in the first two innings — although just one was earned — but then began to find his confidence going into the third. Coudriet shut out Howard the rest of the way on five hits, and even though the Hawks put runners on base in every inning, they only mounted a serious threat in the sixth. Sparked with a go-ahead tworun hit by Derek Shaw and three hits by player-coach Brandon Quay, the Pirates rallied past Howard to a one-run lead after the third inning and then added single runs in the fifth and seventh to take a 9-6 lead. The runs were all that Coudriet needed. “I just knew I had to keep the ball off the plate a little bit more,” Coudriet said. “I was throw-

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PHILIPSBURG’S CAM DOMBLISKY connects during the Spike Island Pirates’ 9-6 win over the Howard Hawks in County League play July 3. ing them over the middle and I needed to hit my spots better and make better pitches. “It was around the third of fourth when I had my first quick inning that I knew I was kind of locked in there. And I knew that my defense would back me up. I wasn’t trying to over-power them, I was just trusting my guys and it worked out.” It was hardly a typical game defensively for either team, especially early. With the field hard, dry and bouncy, the Hawks and

Pirates combined for a total of eight errors in the first three innings alone. Philipsburg scored first with an unearned run in the first after an RBI single by Quay, but Howard struck back with four in the bottom of the inning. The Hawks strung together five hits around three costly Pirate errors in their first at-bat against Coudriet. Ty Womer, George Conklin and Wayne Haas all had RBI hits as Howard took an early 4-1 lead.

The Pirates quickly tied it in the second. Isaac Knepp, Coudriet, Shaw, Josh Earnest, Jessie Martin and Quay all hit safely in the inning as Spike Island tied the game a 4-4. Howard starter Dan Cole narrowly avoided an even bigger rally with a two-out, basesloaded strikeout to end the Pirate threat. Howard surged ahead again in the bottom of the inning when Brandon Gettig and Clay Smith both scored runs — again un-

earned — to give the Hawks a 6-4 lead. But that would be all for the Hawks. They wouldn’t get another run the rest of the afternoon against Coudriet and the Pirates. “We shored up some things defensively and got behind Gage on the mound,” Shaw said. “We believed in what he was doing and got the bats going later in the game. “After the second or third inning we got a couple hits, put a couple runs on the board and quit making the errors that were killing us in the first two innings.” Philipsburg seized the lead for good in the third inning. After an error, a hit and a walk loaded the bases, relief pitcher Ty Womer hit Brandon Grau with a pitch to force in a run. Shaw then followed with a single to left that scored two runs and put the Pirates ahead 7-6. Grau added to the lead with an RBI single in the fifth, and then Knepp finished the Pirates’ scoring with a seventh-inning double that scored Nate Kerlin with their ninth and final run of the game. “A bunch of our core veteran guys are on vacation,” Quay said, “but this crew here has been pretty much showing up for every game. Today they knew they had a big one and pulled it through.” Coudriet finished giving up six runs on 13 hits with five strike outs and just one walk. Only one of those runs was earned, however, and Coudriet did not allow a run after the second inning. “I showed up today without knowing who was going to pitch,” Quay said, “and I asked Gage, ‘How’s your arm feel,’ and he said, ‘Good.’ I said, ‘You’re going.’ “That was a great first impression, you know. I’m going to be happy to have him through the playoffs, that’s for sure.”

Clearfield tops State College in winner’s bracket semifinal By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com

CLEARFIELD — It is impossible to not immediately notice Clearfield Little League All Star pitcher Oliver Billotte. He stands all of 6-foot-2 and towers over each of his teammates and most of his coaches. When he gets to the mound, he’s even more imposing. He looks like he’s standing much closer to the plate than he actually is, and his hard, overhand pitches seem to come almost straight down at the hitters. For the State College 11-12 All Stars who traveled to Clearfield for the District 5 Winners’ Bracket Semifinal on July 5, facing Billotte’s fastballs was challenge enough. But when Clearfield gave Billotte four runs to work with in the second inning — and then three more in the third — it was almost too much to ask. Clearfield rode those runs, with the three-hit pitching of Billotte and reliever Karson Rumsky, to an 8-3 win over SC and a trip to the District 5 finals.

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With the win, Clearfield remained unbeaten in the tournament, and will face the winner of the Losers’ Bracket Semifinal on Saturday, July 9, in Clearfield. The winner of the Losers’ Bracket game, either State College, BEA or Penns Valley, will have to beat Clearfield twice to claim the championship. “We’ve had our history with State College,” Billotte said. “We played them before, and we came in here with a ton of confidence. We knew we could beat them, and we showed it.” The game shaped up as a pitchers’ duel between Billotte and State College starter Evan Martin, but that lasted just until the second inning. In that inning, Clearfield batted around and used three hits, a two-out error and a hit batter to post the first four runs in the game. The big hit was an RBI single by Karson Kline, but Martin avoided further damage when he struck out Billotte with two men on to finally end the inning. Clearfield, however, was at it again in the third. After Nick Demico singled and Ryan Gearhart walked to open the inning, Morgan Billotte singled to drive in Demico with one out. Ty Trexell then singled in Gearhard and Billotte to make it 7-0 and put Clearfield firmly in command of the game. “It (the runs) gave me a little bit more confidence when I went out there,” Billotte said. “I just went in there and did

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what I could and let my offense and defense work behind me.” Clearfield nearly closed out the game on the 10-run rule in the fourth, but, to its credit, State College began to struggle back. Clearfield went ahead 8-0 with an unearned run, but SC’s third reliever, Andre Marshall, pitched out of a bases-loaded jam to extend the game. Two things helped SC in the top of the fifth. First, it scored its first run on a one-out walk, a steal and an RBI hit by Sean Adams. Then Billotte reached his pitch-count maximum of 85 pitches, and he was replaced by Rumsky. Jake Gulley greeted Rumsky with an RBI double that made the score 8-2 and gave State College some muchneeded life. SC went on to load the bases with two outs, threatening to quickly get back into contention, but Rumsky gathered himself and got a big strikeout to end the threat. “I wanted to be a little more efficient there, especially when we went up by eight runs,” Clearfield coach Aaron Elensky said. “I think they (State College) had three hits, but look how many base runners they had. “They literally were one clutch hit away from this game going in a completely different direction. We were very fortunate to get the outs when we had to.” State College loaded the bases again in the sixth and scored when Rumsky walked Drew Moerschbacher to force in its third run. But Rumsky worked two more big strikeouts, and then got Juman Sung, with the bases still loaded, to fly out to center and end the game. “I didn’t know what to expect,” Elensky said. “When we got two, I was pretty happy. When we got more, even better yet. Especially the way Oliver (Billotte) is pitching now, I figured if we could get five runs, we’d be right there at the end of the game. But we got eight.”

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Skytop Mountain Classic starts July 22 JOHN DIXON

PORT MATILDA — The 2016 Skytop Mountain Classic, using the best ball of two low-gross 36hole total, will take place Friday, July 22, through Sunday, July 24, with tee times beginning at 8 a.m. Flights will be based on low handicap and prizes for low gross and net team score for each day will be rewarded. There will be an opJohn Dixon covers tional skins game and golf for The Centre shoot-out pool availCounty Gazette. able. The shoot-out Email him at will be held after comsports@centre countygazette.com. pletion of Sunday’s round, with winners of each flight competing in a net shoot-out for the overall champion. The cost of the event is $160 per player and includes prizes, lunch on Saturday and Sunday and a steak dinner Sunday. For more information, contact the pro shop at (814) 692-4249 or info@skytopgolf. com.

MEN’S MASTERS TOURNAMENT SET FOR MOUNTAIN VIEW

Mountain View Country Club hosts the 2016 Men’s Masters Tournament from Friday, Aug. 5, through Sunday, Aug. 7. The event will be a 36-hole best ball of partners, with gross and net divisions using 90 percent handicap. The cost of the event is $280 per team, with an optional $40 skins per team per day. Everyone is eligible for both gross and net divisions, but only a team can win the higher prize. There will also be a gold tee option for those who qualify. Gold-tee golfers will be eligible to play from thetees with the USGA recommended deduction and would not be eligible to participate in the skins portion of the event. The Ramada of State College will be offering a special room rate of $72, plus tax, for overnight guests. Call (814) 238-3001 before Friday, July 15, and mention code CG05MO to make reservations. The tourney’s entry fee includes a practice round on Friday (cart not included), carts for Saturday and Sunday, lunch on Saturday and Sunday, a tee gift and tournament prizes. Prizes will be presented at

the completion of Sunday’s round. Entries are limited to amateur men 16 or older with a USGA handicap. The prize payout is based on 50 teams for gross and net and will pay 33 percent of the field to the winning teams as follows: first place, $600; second place, $500; third place, $400; fourth place, $300; fifth place, $200; sixth place, $150; seventh place, $100; and eighth place, $50. For more information, contact the pro shop at (814) 466-7231.

COMING UP ACES

Using a pitching wedge, Randy Czekaj recently recorded a hole-in-one on the 110-yard No. 2 hole at Mountain View Country Club. The ace was Czekaj’s third hole-in-one. Playing partners, and witness to the ace, were Tom Bruce, Denny Bonson and Bill Frazier. Bob Lestochi recorded his first ace when he had a hole-in-one on the 150-yard hole No. 16 using a 5-iron to accomplish the feat. Witnesses were playing partners Steve Franks, Denny Fink and Byron Hummel.

MOUNTAIN VIEW ANNOUNCES WOMEN’S WEEKLY RESULTS

The Mountain View Country Club Women’s League recently conducted its weekly event with a game of blind partners. The winners of the event were Tracey Pletcher and Flossie Dunlop, with a team net score of 73. The club also hosted the women’s member-member better ball net score event with Judy Bechman and Christy Miller claiming first place with 65. Janine Andrews and Kathy Knechtel placed second, shooting a 68, while Bev Vender and Patty Brackbill were third with a round of 69. The on-course events were longest putt on No. 7, won by Donna Merrill; closest to the pin on No. 2, won by Sue Sheetz; and closest to the pin on No. 16 and longest drive No. 14 taken by Janine Fudrow.

INAUGURAL SPORTS HALL OF FAME TOURNEY SCHEDULED

The Centre County Sports Hall of Fame will hold its inaugural golf tournament Saturday, Oct. 15, at the Nittany Country Club in Mingoville, rain or shine. The field is limited to 64 golfers. A shotgun start will be used. Registration is at 8 a.m. and play will begin at 9 a.m. A lunch and awards ceremony will be held at the conclusion of play and refreshments will be available during the day.

There will be a post-tournament pig roast luncheon, the cost of which is included in the entry fee. Prizes include $10,000 for a holein-one. There will also be prizes for the longest drive and closest to the pin. Firstplace prize is a $200 pro shop credit, second place receives a $160 pro shop credit and third receives a $100 pro shop credit. Cost is $85 per player or $340 for a four-man team. That includes green fees, cart, food, tournament prizes and a raffle. Deadline for entries is Friday, Oct. 7, or until 64 golfers are registered. All golfers are welcome. Tournament officials will make foursomes for individuals and groups of three or fewer. Send entry checks made out to “Centre County Hall of Fame” to John Wetzler, 1026 Airport Road, Bellefonte, PA, 16823 or Bucky Quici, 208 Washington Ave., Bellefonte, PA, 16823. Please include a phone number on the check.

PHILIPSBURG ELKS HOSTS OSCEOLA MILLS OPEN

The Philipsburg Elks Country Club played host to the Osceola Mills Open as an added feature of the 94th annual Firemen’s Parade. The proceeds from the event will be donated to the Osceola Mills Historical Foundation. The event used a two best balls-of-four modified shamble with a 70 percent handicap. In a game of shamble, each player tees off and a player picks his best shot then plays his own ball from that spot. A modified shamble is where a player only does the shamble on par 4s and 5s and plays his own ball on the par 3s. Patty Rodgers carded a round of 58 to win the net division, followed by Drew Tocimak and Ron Eiler carding 59s. Rob Earnest and Rob Bressler tied for fourth shooting a 60. Winning the team net, carding a round 111, was the foursome of Gary Byron, Ron Eiler, Carter Fischer and Payton Guelich. Two groups were one shot back with a score of 112: Rob Bressler, Craig Danko, Dan Danko and Charles Diffy and Halle Herrington, Sandi Myers, Ryan Nartatez and Patty Rodgers. In fourth place, shooting a 115, was the group of Gabi Barnett, Andrew Mann, Nancy Moskel and Jon Whitman. In fifth place, shooting a 116, was the foursome of Chip Branthoover, John Harpster, Max Miller and Drew Tocimak. And last, but not least, finishing 25th and posting a score of

144, was the group of Tracy Branthoover, Callie Tocimak, Maureen Tocimak and Brian Wood. On-course prizes went to Georgiann Way, John Whitehead, Jack Vesnesky, Bob Smith, Payton Guelich and Tim Ronan.

RESULTS ANNOUNCED FOR BLUE COURSE LADIES EVENT

The Penn State Blue Course Ladies League held a five-club, 18-hole event recently with Maribel Lies winning over Nancy Rodgers and Genny Vanemon. Second-flight winner was Linda Echard, while Fiona Adams placed second. The nine-hole event had Sally Kennedy winning the first flight, while Connie McLaughlin finished second. Second-flight winner was Marge Johnson, with a three-way tie for second by Nancy Guild, Janet Black and Karen Wheeler. Third-flight winner was a tie by Linda Hood and Fran Cooley.

GIBBONS WINS PHILIPSBURG FLAG TOURNAMENT

The Philipsburg Elks Country Club held its Flag Tournament this past weekend, with Father John Gibbons winning the event by getting within 25 feet of the cup on hole No. 3. The premise of the event is that each player uses their handicap plus the course par and when the player hits that number shots for the day, they place their American flag in the ground. Max Miller was the tournament record holder in 2007, and holed out on hole No. 3. Larry Potter and Gabi Barnett were the defending champions. Finishing second was Jim Gilham, 9 feet from the No. 2 hole cup, while Bob Smith was third with 43 yards from the No. 2 hole cup. Fourth was Scott Nelson at 90 yards from the No. 2 hole cup, and Dick Wood was fifth at 101 yards from the No. 2 hole cup. Placing sixth, by placing his shot in hole No. 1, was Andy Reifer, while seventh was Mike Healey at 4 feet from the hole No. 1 cup. Terry Smith finished eighth at 5 feet from the hole No. 1 cup. Jarrod Wood placed ninth at 7 feet from the hole No. 1 cup and John Burns, at 21-feet from the hole No. 1 cup, finished 10th. The ladies flight was won by Sandi Myers, who got the ball in the hole on No. 18, while Tracy Branthoover finished second at 20 feet from the cup on No. 18.

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PENN STATE football players will use their muscle to raise funds for the rare disease community.

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Penn State football: Five things certain to happen in 2016 By BEN JONES StateCollege.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — Nothing in sports is an automatic. Nothing is for sure. But some things you can be pretty confident will happen. When it comes to Penn State football’s 2016 season, these are five things that have a pretty good chance of happening by the time it’s all said and done:

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Lift for Life set for July 16 By GEOFF RUSHTON StateCollege.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — Lift for Life, the annual fundraiser for the Penn State Uplifting Athletes chapter, will return for a 14th year Saturday, July 16. The signature event for Penn State football’s efforts to raise money to support the rare disease community will take place from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Lacrosse Field during the same weekend as the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts. Competitions include an obstacle course, sand bag stack, sled pull and push, shuttle run and a tug of war finale. More than 80 football team members will participate and will be available for an autograph session immediately after the event. A donation of $10 for adults and $5 for children is suggested to support the Penn State Chapter of Uplifting Athletes, with all proceeds benefiting support and research for those affected by rare diseases. The football team also will conduct a kids’ clinic from

11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and all players will be available for autographs and photos afterward. Cost to participate in the clinic is $15 per child and participants will receive a Lift for Life T-shirt. Penn State Police will have a patrol car on hand and Centre LifeLink EMS will have an ambulance for kids to explore. Defensive end Garrett Sickels was announced as president/director of operations for Penn State Uplifting Athletes in 2016. Uplifting Athletes originated at Penn State with the first Lift for Life in 2003. Penn State alumnus and former football player Scott Shirley, who lost his father to kidney cancer, went on to establish the nonprofit organization Uplifting Athletes in 2007. It has expanded to football programs in every major conference, with student-athletes having raised more than $400 million to support rare disease research and patient support. Penn State alone has raised $1.1 million, tallying $120,000 in 2015.

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With Joe Moorhead’s new-look offense an alleged mixture of speed, quickness and no-huddle attack, it might finally be the time that Penn State’s offense breaks the 1,000-play barrier for a season. All told, this isn’t an impossible task. The Nittany Lions have cracked the 900s three times since 2009, with the highest actually coming in Franklin’s first year at 948. If Penn State can keep the ball, move with it and take little time off the clock, that’s more possessions on the table. How many plays you run isn’t exactly indicative of how successful things actually are, but it could be a sign of things actually changing on the offensive side of the ball.

BARKLEY DOES IT AGAIN

Even with an exciting Miles Sanders in the backfield this season, Saquon Barkley seems poised to give Penn State its first back-to-back 1,000-yard rushing season since 201011. If healthy, and if he gets enough carries, Barkley could give the 2,000-yard barrier a run. Barkley putting up back-to-back 1,000-plus seasons would set him up for a third straight year hitting a grand, something that hasn’t happened since Evan Royster did it three years in a row from 2008-10.

HAMILTON BACK IN FORM

In 2015, DaeSean Hamilton was hardly a disappointment — his 45 receptions put him just 18 shy of what once was Penn State’s single-season receptions record before Allen Robinson blew that mark out of the water. (O.J. McDuffie and Bobby Engram’s 63-reception seasons were the benchmark for years before Robinson put up 77 and then 97 in 2012 and 2013.) So, to say Hamilton underwhelmed, would be a bit much. Even so, his production was cut nearly in half, going from his 82 receptions in 2014 to just those 45 last season. Some of that is the emergence of Chris Godwin and some of it was simply a struggling offensive unit. Regardless, Hamilton’s move into the slot position ought to open the door for more opportunities this year. While he may never hit the 82-reception mark again, it’s safe to say Hamilton will have a much bigger role than it may have felt like he did in 2015.

PUNTING WINS PENN STATE A GAME

For all he bad punts and issues on special teams Penn State has had the past few seasons, the introduction of scholarship punter Blake Gillikin into the picture might be the fix the Nittany Lions have needed. Certainly, punting has never won anyone a game by the action alone, but long consistent punts have been missing when Penn State has needed them most. At some point during the year Penn State is going to be winning late and have to punt, and finally one of those punts is going to give the Nittany Lions’ opponent just too much ground to make up in too little time.

PENN STATE FINALLY WINS IN NOVEMBER

The Nittany Lions have gone 2-6 under James Franklin during the month of November. This largely is the result of a backloaded schedule, but wins have been there to be had, all the same. With Iowa, Indiana, Rutgers and Michigan State all on the schedule for the final month of the regular season, it’s easy to see three of those games turning up as wins, and even a game against Michigan State could be winnable on Senior Da,y depending how the Spartans rebuild in 2016. Either way, Penn State finally has a winnable slate of games to close out the year with. If the Nittany Lions can start strong again, who knows what winning in November could do for a decent postseason trip.

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Phillies bats are coming to life at the right time PAT ROTHDEUTSCH

What is going on with the Phillies? Maybe they’re listening to that fan sitting behind home plate during their 8-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves on July 4. With the Phillies batting in the second inning, the guy started constantly chanting, “We want a hit; we want a hit,” from his seat in the second deck. Pat Rothdeutsch is He no doubt must a sports writer for have been a major anThe Centre County Gazette. Email him noyance to the people sitting around him, at sports@ centrecounty but apparently the gazette.com Phillies were listening. They responded with their biggest single inning of the season — seven runs on three doubles, a triple and two home runs. Cameron Rupp, Tommy Joseph and Peter Bourjos hit the doubles, and Cesar Hernandez gapped an RBI triple. Odubel Herrara hit his 10th homer of the season out in right-center field, and then Mikail Franco capped it all off with his 15th of the season over the left-field wall. The seven runs were all starting pitcher Jared Eickoff needed to pitch the team to its 38th win of the season and sixth in the last seven. Whoever that guy was, the Phillies should give him a large supply of throat lozenges and season tickets. Although, on second thought, that might not be entirely necessary. The genesis of the inning may actually have hap-

pened some two weeks ago when the Phillies’ bats began to turn from detriments into positives. For much of this season, the Phillies’ offense has been among the worst in baseball. The Phillies would scratch to score three or four runs, and if a team put up more than five against them, it was almost a sure win. That all has changed in the last 13 games. In that stretch, the Phillies have had 10 hits or more in 10 of those games and have hit for a team batting average of .321 — the best in the major leagues. On the final stop of their last road trip, the Phils swept the Diamondbacks and then they came home and took two of three from the World Series champion Kansas City Royals. The win against the Braves was Eickoff’s sixth of the season, against nine losses, and extended his streak of allowing three-orfewer runs to seven straight games. Even with all of that, there is no one around here getting overly excited. After all, the Phillies are still 12 games behind the Washington Nationals and in fourth place in the NL East. All involved know this is a rebuilding year with a very young team, and the development of the players takes precedent over anything else. Still, there is a positive vibe around this team and the whole organization that wasn’t there during the past few seasons. The Phillies minor leagues are being stocked with new talent — the team had the first pick in every round of the draft this year — and the combined record of all their minor league teams is among the best in all of baseball. The Lehigh Valley Ironpigs and the

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THE PHILLIES, despite a lack of big-name ballplayers, have been winning games as of late. Reading Phillies are especially potent teams. The Ironpigs are 48-37 and five games behind Scranton-Wilkes-Barre (Yankees) in the International League standings, and Reading is 60-24 and seven games ahead of the field in the Eastern League. Reading is one of the most powerful teams in the minors. The Phils are led by right-fielder Dylan Cozens’ 23 home runs and first-baseman Rhys Hoskins’ 22. Cozens and Hoskins have combined for 177 hits and 139 RBIs in a season that is just over half finished. It is almost impossible to talk to a major

league manager without hearing that the baseball season is very long and every team will have its ups and downs. That’s exactly what Phillies’ manager Pete MacKanin said about his team. And it’s true. The Phillies have had some miserable stretches to go with the present good one. Mackanin also said, however, that it’s nice that he doesn’t have to complain about the Phillies’ hitting any more. He seems to think that his team is turning the corner in that regard. Now, if the Phillies can only get that loud guy back in his seat for every game, this season could start to get interesting.

Pegula Ice Arena to host NHL preseason game By BEN JONES StateCollege.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State announced June 29 that Pegula Ice Arena will host an NHL preseason game for the first time when the Buffalo Sabres and Minnesota Wild play at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 26. A news release from the university said that beginning Monday, July 18, Penn State men’s hockey season ticket holders will be able to purchase tickets for the SabresWild matchup. The announcement comes a day after the Rochester (N.Y.) Democrat & Chronicle reported the Sabres had initially intended to play the preseason game at Rochester’s Blue Cross Arena, but that Sabres’ leadership felt the 61-year-old arena’s facilities were inadequate for an NHL contest. Sabres owner and Penn State alumnus Terry Pegula, with his wife, Kim, donated $102 million to Penn State for construction of the ice arena that now bears their surname, as well as for the establishment of a Division I men’s hockey program in 2010. “We look forward to being the first team to bring professional hockey to Penn State at Pegula Ice Arena,” Sabres president Russ Brandon said in a statement. “It will be a privilege for our organization to play in the state-of-the-art facility that Terry and Kim

Pegula envisioned.” Tickets for the game will range from $25 to $80 for Nittany Lion men’s hockey season ticket holders, Nittany Lion Club members and students and the public, if any tickets remain. Tickets will be available by the following schedule and procedures: ■ Hockey season ticket holders will have a right of first refusal for their season ticket seat locations Thursday, July 28, and Friday, July 29. ■ The pre-sale for Nittany Lion Club members and men’s hockey season ticket holders for all 2016-17 Penn State individual games will be Thursday, Aug. 4, through Monday, Aug. 8. Season ticket holders who want to purchase additional tickets for the NHL game can do so during the pre-sale. There will be a ticket limit for all games during the NLC pre-sale, with details to be announced. ■ Any remaining tickets for all 2016-17 Penn State games and the Buffalo-Minnesota game will go on sale to the general public Tuesday, Aug. 9. ■ Penn State student tickets for the NHL game will be $25. Details on the student season ticket sale for Penn State men’s hockey and the Sabres-Wild game will be announced later this summer. “We are thrilled to host the first of what we hope will be many NHL preseason

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Penn State alumni qualify for Olympics By StateCollege.com UNIVERSITY PARK — A pair of former Penn State track-and-field standouts have earned their spots in the Olympic Summer Games. Joe Kovacs and Darrell Hill both earned qualifying finishes in the shot put at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore., to punch their tickets to the games in Rio de Janeiro next month Kovacs, who narrowly missed winning a spot on the 2012 Olympic team, secured his spot on the 2016 squad with a best throw of 21.95 meters. The 2015 International Association of Athletics Federations world champion

in the event will make his first trip to the Olympics currently holding the world lead with a season best mark of 22.13 meters. Joining Kovacs in the men’s shot put is Penn State alumnus Darrell Hill. Hill, who finished second at the 2015 NCAA Championships, will make his Olympic debut in the event after a thirdplace finish July 1 with a best mark of 21.63 meters — a new lifetime best. Kovacs and Hill become the second and third Penn State Olympians in the event, joining C.J. Hunter who made back-toback appearances in the men’s shot put at the 1996 Atlanta and 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.

Penn State public football ticket sales begin July 13 By BEN JONES StateCollege.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State football’s public single-game ticket sales will begin Wednesday, July 13, at 10 a.m. Until then, fans can opt to purchase season tickets, PSU Pick ’Em plans and recent grad packages. Nittany Lion Club members can purchase single-game tickets now as part of their exclusive presale. All games, including the Penn State White Out game against Ohio State, will be available for purchase on a first-come, first-served basis. Variable pricing will once again be used again this year, with single-game tickets starting at $40 per person. To purchase tickets, fans can visit PSUnrivaled.com,

call (800) NITTANY (weekdays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.) or visit the Bryce Jordan Center ticket office (weekdays, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.). Fans are able to choose their own single game seats online by utilizing the Ticketmaster Interactive Seat Map. Advance parking for each home game can be purchased as part of the July 13 ticket sale, too. General parking purchased in advance is $15, while paying to park on game day when arriving to the general lots will cost $40. Fans are encouraged to purchase parking passes in advance to not only realize the savings, but to assist in smoother traffic and parking operations. Fans can purchase up to three advance single game parking passes per account, per game.

JULY 7-13, 2016

Rodriguez says Spikes are ready to roll JASON ROLLISON

State College Spikes manager Johnny Rodriguez believes his team is ready to roll. With an 8-2 record in its last 10 games, the club has given him every reason to think his hunch is right. “This team is a smart team. They were able to get everything in a rush,” Rodriguez said after the team’s 4-3 win July 1. He was referring to his belief that the first couple of Jason Rollison is a weeks in a New York Pittsburgh Pirates Penn League team’s commentator. season is akin to Email him spring training. at jason@ After dropping piratesbreakdown. three of their first five com. games, the Spikes rattled off six wins in a row, and kept that momentum going. The result is a 12-5 record through July 3, good for just one game off of the pace of the NYPL-leading Staten Island Yankees. Here are some more news and notes from the week in Spikes baseball, June 27 through July 3: ■ History was made June 30 as Ryan McCarvel became the first Spikes player to hit for the cycle. McCarvel went 4-for-5, with five RBIs as part of the feat, but for Rodriguez, the biggest challenge for McCarvel will be to gain consistency “He’s working real hard at it,” Rodriguez said. “He has shown that now. I’ve played him in six or seven straight days because it’s hard to take that bat out of the lineup. The key for him will be not worry about yesterday — good or bad — and to grind every day.” McCarvel’s slash line sits at .265/.379/.531, and he has already collected six doubles through the team’s first 17 games. The key for him to gain that muchsought-after consistency will be to lower

his strikeout rate, which currently sits at 35.3 percent. ■ Bryan Dobzanski has rounded into form as a legitimate starting pitcher for the Spikes. After becoming the first Spikes pitcher to last at least eight innings since 2007 back on June 28, Dobzanski followed it up with a six-inning, six-strikeout performance July 1. “Dobzanski doesn’t overpower you, but he makes you make soft contact,” Rodriguez told reporters after the July 1 start. “(Hitters) can’t barrel him up or center too much … so the players behind him also have to make plays.” Dobzanski was a 29th-round pick by the Cardinals in 2014. ■ It is clear to see that the Spikes’ offense is capable of carrying the club. Tommy Edman — who Rodriguez likens to a “smaller version of Ben Zobrist” — is now entrenched in the leadoff spot. Dylan Tice serves as a versatile top of the order option, and sluggers such as Vincent Jackson, Jeremy Martinez and McCarvel have done a great job in their respective roles. Stringing hits together is important for any baseball club, and when the Spikes get that chain moving they have the potential for some big offensive nights. Rodriguez seems apt to help things along by taking advantage of everything in the tool box. He has remained aggressive on the base paths with Edman and Jackson, and is not afraid to call for a bunt from Tice or others when needed. Prior to the season, Rodriguez told reporters that this team would do the little things needed to win games. That philosophy has been on full display during the season’s first two weeks. ■ Line of the Week — Starting pitcher Ronnie Williams turned in an excellent start on June 30 against Brooklyn (8.0 IP/6 hits/3 earned runs/10 K/1 BB). He threw 93 pitches — 63 for strikes – and showed great command of the strike zone throughout. Though still just 20 years old, Williams can take a leadership role on this staff via performances such as this one. And for that, he gets our Line of the Week.

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‘All Shook Up’ now on stage at The Barn BOALSBURG — “All Shook Up,” a musical comedy inspired by and featuring the songs of Elvis Presley, is running at Nittany Theatre at the Barn through Saturday, July 23. Directed and choreographed by Broadway performer and legendary area director Courtney Young, “All Shook Up” is a musical comedy that tells the story of a small-town girl who dreams of hitting the open road and the guitarplaying roustabout who brings romance, rebellion and rock ‘n’ roll into her life. With a cast of 19, “All Shook Up” features such Elvis Presley classics as “Heartbreak Hotel,” “Burning Love,” “Love Me Tender,” “Can’t Help Falling in Love,” “Jailhouse Rock,” “Blue Suede Shoes,” “A Little Less Conversation,” “Hound Dog,” “Don’t Be Cruel” and, of course, “All Shook Up.” “All Shook Up” could have been subtitled “Elvis Meets Shakespeare,” as it weaves Presley’s songs with the plot of William Shakespeare’s comedy “Twelfth Night.” A musical with a bang, the show tells a tale, set in the 1950s, of love, tolerance and laugh-out-loud gender-bending disguises. At the center of the show, Chad, an Elvis-inspired character, is a guitar-playing, motorcycle-driving roustabout who shows up in a small town and gets everybody, well, “all shook up.” When Natalie falls for the rebel, she disguises herself as a man in order to get closer to him, leading to hilarity, confusion and love. For Nittany Theatre’s production, Dave Saxe, the producing artistic director, teams with his favorite clutch of creative talents: Young as director/choreographer, Julie and Will Snyder as costume and set designers and Andy Saxe as lighting designer. The original production of “All Shook Up” opened at Broadway’s Palace Theatre in 2005.

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Central Pennsylvania’s most notorious doo-wop group will amuse crowds with humor and engaging tunes that brings back the popular songs of the ‘50s and ‘60s.

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Local romance author to hold book signing PHILIPSBURG — Local romance novelist Bethany M. Sefchick, of State College, will hold a book signing from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday, July 7, at Thieves Market on Front Street in Philipsburg. Thieves Market and the Country Peddlers will be hosting the signing in conjunction with their other Heritage Days events. Sefchick will be promoting her most recent release, the new Regency-era romance novel “The Kiss of a Rogue,” which is the eighth full-length novel in the popular “Tales From Seldon Park” series. “This novel is really a story of redemption,” Sefchick said. “I had a character that, through the course of previous books, I transformed from a nice guy into something of a playboy without really intending to do so. Fans truly came to dislike him, but I never did. After all, he was my creation. So, I decided that I needed to shake things up a bit and remake him back into the dashing hero he used to be. “Because that was my goal, I was also able to add in some humor to help the process along, something I can’t always do in my historical novels. This time, however, there is humor throughout. And hedgehogs. Lots of hedgehogs.” Sefchick, a former Emmy-award winning television producer, published her first novel in 2011. She is the author of more than 20 novels, novellas and short stories, including “Edge of Heaven,” “A Midsummer Night’s Delusion,” “Crossed

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THE COUNTRY BAND Rascal Flatts will perform in Happy Valley during Penn State homecoming weekend.

Rascal Flatts returning to Bryce Jordan Center Hearts” and “Christmas in Philipsburg,” a locally set modern holiday romance. Sefchick’s works are available on Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, Kobo, AllRomance.com, Google Play, Lulu.com and iBooks in Apple’s iTunes Store. Print versions are available at Thieves Market and at Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble. com.

UNIVERSITY PARK — Country music super group Rascal Flatts and special guest Chase Bryant will appear live in Happy Valley for the first time in six years as part of the group’s Rhythm & Roots Tour. The concert, which coincides with Penn State’s Homecoming weekend festivities, is set for 8:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, in the Bryce Jordan Center. Since their musical debut in 2000, Rascal Flatts has sold more than 22.5 million albums, 28 million digital downloads and delivered 15 No. 1 singles to the top of the charts. The most-awarded country group of

the past decade, Rascal Flatts remains one of the hottest-selling acts on tour in any genre, having sold more than 7 million concert tickets to date. Tickets go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Friday, July 8, at the Bryce Jordan Center, Eisenhower Auditorium, Penn State Downtown Theatre, www.ticketmaster.com or by phone at (800) 745-3000. Ticket prices will range from $45 to $82.50. Penn State University Park students can receive $25 off select tickets courtesy of the University Park Allocation Committee. The student pre-sale begins at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 7.

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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.

ONGOING

Bookmobile — Centre County Library Bookmobile is a fully accessible library on wheels. Look for it in your community and join Miss Laura for story times, songs and fun. Visit the website at www.centrecountylibrary.org for days and times. Open house — Rhoneymeade Sculpture Garden and Arboretum will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. every Sunday from May through October at 177 Rimmey Road, Centre Hall. Visit www.rhoneymeade.org. Meeting — Calvary Church hosts a Christian Recovery meeting every Monday from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at 1250 University Drive, State College. Visit www.life recoverystatecollege.com. Club — The Schlow Knitting Club meets at 5:30 p.m. every first and third Monday. Knitters of all skill levels are welcome. Visit www.schlowlibrary.org. Club — The Centre Region Model Investment Club meets the second Monday of every month from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Mazza Room at the South Hills Business School, 480 Waupelani Drive, State College. Call (814) 234-8775 or contact cr20mic@aol.com. Performance — The Nittany Knights perform at 7:15 p.m. every Monday at South Hills School of Business and Technology, 480 Waupelani Drive, State College. Visit www.nittanyknights.org Safety checks — Mount Nittany Health sponsors free car seat safety checks from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at its Boalsburg location, 3901 S. Atherton St., State College. Certified car seat safety educators will check to make sure car seats are installed correctly. Call (814) 466-7921. Meeting — The Nittany Valley Model Railroad Club meets every Tuesday from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Old Gregg School, 106 School St., Spring Mills. Call (814) 4227667. Meeting — The Centre County Advisory Council to the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission holds a meeting the second Tuesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. in the State College Municipal Building, 243 S. Allen St., State College. Meetings can also be broadcast to laptops and iOS or Android devices, or participants can join by phone. Call (814) 689-9081. Meeting — The State College Sunrise Rotary Club meets every Wednesday at 7:15 a.m. at the Hotel State College, 100 W. College Ave., State College. Visit www. statecollegesunriserotary.org. Support group — The Home Nursing Agency hosts a free grief support group from 2 to 3:30 p.m. the first and third Wednesday of every month at its Centre County office, 450 Windmere Drive, Suite 100, State College. Call (800) 445-6262. Club — The Nittany Valley Writers Network meets from 7 to 8 a.m. every third Wednesday of the month at the Waffle Shop, 1610 W. College Ave., State College. Email nvwn@yahoogroups.com. Community meal — A free hot meal is from 5 to 7 p.m. every Thursday at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church Community Cafe. Meeting — The State College Alliance Church hosts a Christian Recovery meeting every Friday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at 1221 W. White Road, State College. Visit www. liferecoverystatecollege.com. Meeting — The Nittany Baptist Chucrch will be conducting a series on “spiritual building” at 6:30 p.m. every Wednesday at Mount Nittany Residences, 201 Rolling Ridge Drive, State College. Visit www. nittanybaptist.org. Club — Bellefonte Community Children’s Garden Club will host “Ask a Gardener” from 6 to 8 p.m. every Wednesday through September behind the Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Visit www. bellefontegardenclub.org. Thrift shop — The State College Wom-

an’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.

LIMITED-TIME

Children’s activity — There will be a preschool story time from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Mondays throughout July at the Centre Hall Area Branch Library, 109 W. Beryl St., Centre Hall. Visit www.centrecounty library.org. Children’s activity — The Summer Reading Elementary Club will be meeting from 2 to 4 p.m. on Thursdays through July at the Centre Hall Area Branch Library, 109 W. Beryl St., Centre Hall. Visit www.centre countylibrary.org. Children’s activity — A variety of story time groups will be held throughout July at the Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Toddler story time will be held from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Mondays. Family story time will be held from 6:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays. Book Babies will be held from 9:30 to 10 a.m. Wednesdays. And, a preschool story time will be held from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Wednesdays. Visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Children’s activity — The Summer Reading Elementary Club will be meeting from 2 to 4 p.m. on Wednesdays through July at the Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Visit ww.centrecountylibrary.org. Children’s activity — Summer Reading STEM will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. on Tuesdays through July at the Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Visit ww.centrecountylibrary.org. Children’s activity — A variety of story time groups will be held throughout July at Holt Memorial Library, 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. “Mother Goose on the Loose,” a baby story time group, will be held from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Tuesdays. Preschool story time will be held from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Wednesdays. Visit www.centrecounty library.org. Children’s activity — The Summer Reading Elementary Club will be meeting from 6 to 7 p.m. on Thursdays through July at the Holt Memorial Library, 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Visit www.centrecounty library.org.

THURSDAY, JULY 7

Event — The Schlow Centre Region Library will be hosting “Wild About Reptiles!” at 2:30 p.m. at the Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. Call (814) 237-6236 or visit www.schlow library.org. Club — The Teens Comics Club will be meeting at 3:30 p.m. at the Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. Call (814) 237-6236 or visit www. shlowlibrary.org.

FRIDAY, JULY 8

Performance — The Royal Shakespeare Company will be performing Hamlet at 7 p.m. at the State Theatre, 130 W. College Ave., State college. Visit www.thestate theatre.org. Concert — The Puddintown Roots will be performing at 7:30 p.m. Lemont Village Green, 133 Mount Nittany Road, Lemont. Visit www.lemontvillage.org. Event — Tussey Mountain will be hosting “Movies on the Mountain: ‘Jurassic World’” at 8 p.m. at Tussey Mountain Amphitheater, 301 Bear Meadows Road, Boalsburg. Call (814) 466-6266 or visit www.tusseymountain.com.

SATURDAY, JULY 9

Event — There will be a open house/ chicken barbeque from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the firehouse, 300 Catherin St., Milesburg. Call (814) 355-1130. Festival — There will be a country music festival, “Concert at the Caves,” at 2 p.m. at Lincoln Caverns, 7708 William Penn Highway, Huntingdon. Call (814) 669-9253. Event — State College Spikes vs. Auburn will be hosting “Scratch ‘n’ Win Saturday” and a post-game “Kids Run the Bases” at 7:05 p.m. at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. Visit www.statecollegespikes.com.

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THE TEEN COMICS CLUB will meet at 3:30 p.m. July 7 at Schlow Library in downtown State College. SUNDAY, JULY 10

Class — Michael Weaver will be hosting a “Yin Yoga and Storytelling: The Lotus and the Wheel of Life” class at 4 p.m. at the Serenity Wellness Centre, 2011 Cato Ave., Suite 201, State College. Call (814) 206-7624 or visit www.serenitywellnesscentre.com. Event — State College Spikes vs. Auburn will be hosting Fireworks Night at 6:05 p.m. at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. Visit www.statecollegespikes.com.

MONDAY, JULY 11

Class — A cupboard door chalkboard craft will be featured at 1 p.m. at the Centre Region Senior Center at the Nittany Mall, 2901 E. College Ave. No. 814, State College. Call (814) 231-3076 or visit www.crpr.org. Sale — Stella & Dot Jewelry and LuLaRoe Clothing will be having a sale at 4

p.m. at the Happy Valley Winery, 576 S. Foxpointe, State College.

TUESDAY, JULY 12

Class — A “First Step of Starting a Business” class will take place at 9 a.m. in Room 243 at 200 Innovation Blvd., State College. Call (814) 863-4293 or visit www. sbdc.psu.edu.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 13

Event — A BJC barbecue will be held at 11 a.m. at the Bryce Jordan Center, State College. Visit www.bjc.psu.edu. Event —Movie Night Under the Stars will be held at 8:45 p.m. at Tudek Memorial Park, 400 Herman Drive, State College. Visit www.crpr.org. — Compiled by Gazette staff

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Start teaching financial literacy to children early

JUDY LOY

Any family with children knows that there is a large financial impact due to the cost of raising a child. From daycare and activities to a college education, expenses accumulate when adding a new member to the family. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s annual report on the “Cost of Raising a Child” estimates a baby born in 2013 will have an average cost through age 18 of $245,340 ($304,480 with projected inflation). That figure does not include college. For many parents, the financial impact doesn’t end at 18, either. Parents who start early showing Judy Loy is CEO at and teaching their children good fiNestlerode & nancial habits will help their children Loy Investment become confident about making smart Advisors, State financial decisions well into the future. College. She is a It’s prudent to teach children regular columnist money management starting at a for StateCollege. young age. You might want to let chilcom. dren earn money by doing odd jobs around the house or give them allowances for set weekly chores. How much allowance is appropriate? It depends on what you expect them to spend their money on. As children age, you may expect them to pay for items such

as movie tickets, video games, special sports equipment, cell phone charges or snacks. Consider giving the same amount on the same day each week and consider “raises” for children who manage money well. A piggy bank is all well and good, but as children get older, helping them open savings accounts can be a great learning experience. One way to assist children in understanding shortterm and long-term money goals is to have them see what money they need immediately and what should be saved for later. You can help them achieve that by having them write down their goals. Do they want to go to the movies this weekend, but save up for the family vacation or a hot new pair of sunglasses? Ask your children to write down their goals, what they will cost and how long it will take them to save what they need. If their goals are large, you might offer a match as an incentive. Helping your children understand spending money wisely can be facilitated by having them with you when making a major (or small) purchase. For instance, when car shopping, explain the difference between buying new or used and buying or leasing a vehicle. Just showing the drop in value after driving a new car off the car lot can be educational and eye opening. The difference between buying generic and name brands when grocery shopping can also be discussed, as well as coupons. Giving children an insight into everyday money decisions can help prepare them for life.

For older children earning income through a summer job or part-time work, looking at 529 or Roth IRAs may be beneficial. For example, if you or a grandparent has started a college account for a child, ask that child to contribute toward his or her long-term future. This will give the young person an understanding about investing and help demonstrate the enormous cost of higher education. A big question for parents is whether children should be trusted with credit cards. First of all, in most cases, an adult must cosign on a credit card for a person under 21. If you cosign, you are taking on legal liability for the debt and it will be on your credit report. It is a good idea to help your son or daughter get used to credit card debt and the need to pay off the amount each month and not to over extend. Initially, consider using a prepaid spending card or a card with a low credit limit to more easily control spending limits. Have an agreement with your child on how the bill gets paid and what will happen if it does not. Explain the structure of the credit card, the minimum payment (how long it takes to pay off a card only paying the minimum), the interest rate and credit limit. Make a habit of communicating with your child regularly on how to use the card sensibly, such as only for emergencies. Getting children started early on financial budgeting, saving and credit can lead to financial success later in life.

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STATE COLLEGE — When Hilton Worldwide announced plans for an electric vehicle charging program in partnership with Tesla and GE, Greg Rowell, general manager of Hilton Garden Inn State College, took notice. Rowell concluded that offering this new cutting-edge amenity for guests tied in perfectly with being a “green” hotel. The Hilton Garden Inn, located at 1221 E. College Ave., has a Tesla connector for charging Model S or Model X cars and a GE charging station with a universal J-1772 connector that can charge any type of electric vehicle. “We love being able to make the travel process easier for a growing number of our guests,” said Rowell. “Our goal is to support our guests in their travels no matter what technology they are using. “Providing hotel guests with even more choices to manage their environmental footprint is just one more way that Hilton is incorporating responsible business options into the guest experience.” The Hilton Garden Inn State College is a 103-room hotel managed by Hospitality Asset Management Company of State College. The company also recently opened the Comfort Inn PA Turnpike in Carlisle and will soon open the Hilton Garden Inn on the Indiana University of Pennsylvania campus. Both new properties are approved for the new charging stations,which will be available for guest use in the near future.

STATE COLLEGE — Paul Brown and Todd Erdley have worked together for 25 years, since Erdley started his first company. The pair will continue their partnership as Brown takes on the role of president of Videon Central. “I’m more strategic and like to focus on the big picture: long term strategy, large scale trends and big ideas” said CEO Erdley. “Paul has always complemented that with a focus on the details: closer-term problem solving, goals and tactics. He has deep knowledge of how every facet of Videon works. And, his new role as president acknowledges that focus and drive while empowering Paul to drive the company forward.” Brown was an intern at the first com-

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A CHARGING STATION, similar to the one shown here, are now available at the Hilton Garden Inn in State College. Electric vehicle sales have increased dramatically in the last few years as the number of affordable vehicle options have increased. Since 2010, more than 455,000 EVs have been sold in the U.S. and more than 49,000 in 2016 as of May, according to InsideEVs Monthly Scorecard.

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pany Erdley started. When that company disbanded, Brown joined Erdley in starting Videon Central. In Videon’s early days, Brown was a hardware engineer, quickly developing business responsibilities alongside technical ones. Since then, Brown has served as design engineer, general manager, chief product officer and executive vice president of the company. He also is a member of Videon’s board of directors. “It’s been a running joke to keep track of all the different titles I’ve held over the years,” said Brown. “That reflects how I’ve worked in many different areas within the company. As president, I look forward to bringing that company-wide knowledge together in a way that will serve all of Videon.”

DEED TRANSFERS The following property transactions were compiled from information provided by the Centre County recorder of deeds, Joseph Davidson. The Gazette is not responsible for typographical errors. The published information is believed to be accurate; however, the Gazette neither warrants nor accepts any liability or responsibility for inaccurate information.

Eric N. Doebler and Ronele G. Doebler to Daniel T. Regan, Kelli T. Regan, Michael A. Houser and Karen E. Houser, 147 Dorchester Lane, Bellefonte, $177,500. Mark A. Wolford by sheriff and Sandra K. Wolford by sheriff to Wells Fargo Bank, 268 Raymonds Lane, Bellefonte, $115,000.

RECORDED JUNE 13-17 BENNER TOWNSHIP

Maxine C. Gates to Karman M. Gates, 131 Bomboy Road, Howard, $1.

Robert J. Hohn to Andrew R. Patner, 657 Spring Creek Road, Bellefonte, $250,000.

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COLLEGE TOWNSHIP

Alda M. Timmerman by agent to Gretchen E. Young, 111 Winchester Court, State College, $211,000. Peter E. William and Nivin S. Kahlil to Anitha Raj, 160 Mccann Drive, State College, $384,900. Kurt Krombach and Carolyn Krombach to Gary W. Diefenbach and Joanne I. Diefenbach, 112 Wellington Drive, State College, $301,000. Beau W. Wellman, Mary B. Petkac and Mary B. Wellman to Nicholas Reichart and Samantha Harpster, 101 Roosevelt Ave., State College, $165,000. Jennifer M. Sian to Jared W. Matthews and Jennifer Ann Matthews, 1423 Houserville Road, State College, $226,667. Steve E. Brown and Mary N. Brown to David Highfield and Jennifer E. Glick, 1020 Greenbriar Drive, State College, $585,000. Lincoln Associates Joint Venture to Ira H. Schussheim and Daniel T. Schussheim, 261 Wiltree Court, $309,900. Eastern Communities LP and Fine Line Homes to Wallace H. Richardson Jr., 127 Washington Ave., State College, $260,900. Douglas G. Fritz, Suzanne M. Fritz, Gerald W. Fritz and Barbra A. Fritz to Douglas G. Fritz and Suzanne M. Fritz, 101 Buchanan Ave., State College, $10.

FERGUSON TOWNSHIP

Zhiwei Xie and Yixue Su to National Residental Nominee, 2495A Saratoga Drive, State College, $215,025. National Residental Nominee Services to Md Azizur Rahma Khan and Neharun Nesa, 2495A Saratoga Drive, State College, $215,025. Christian & Missionary Alliance Church and State College Christian & Missionary to State College Christian & Missionary, 1221 W. Whitehall Road, State College, $1. S&A Homes Inc, Johnson Farm Associates and Thomas F. Songer by attorney to Joonhwa Shin and Hee Young Yang, 190 Hawknest Road, State College, $338,704. Peter J. Shull and Kathleen V. Yurchak to Shawn T. Henderson and Laura J. Henderson, 1176 Cambridge Drive, State College, $396,000. Myron E. Sevic Jr. and Darla Sevick to Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Centre County and Ferguson Township, 825 W. Pine Grove Road, Pennsylvania Furnace, $182,890.50. Joan E. Donley to Michael L. Dennison and Rashelle E. Dennison, 2890 Tadpole Road, Pennsylvania Furnace, $183,000. John D. Reese and Jillian P. Reese to Matthew J. Limegrover and Ann M. Limegrover, 2405 Cobble Court, State College, $555,000. Gregory E. Dreibelbis and Dana A. Dreibelbis to Thomas Anthony Ambrosia, 111 Sunday Drive, State College, $386,120. Katherine J. Gates-Moore to Travis R. Pillen

and Leslie R. Pillen, 650 Breezewood Drive, State College, $346,000.

Benner and Christy M. Benner, 111 Sunset Drive, Howard, $139,900.

GREGG TOWNSHIP

MILESBURG BOROUGH

Charles D. Beierlein to Charles D. Bierlein and Lisa M. Bierlein, 111 Mulberry Lane, Julian, $1. Marcile F. Tressler by attorney to Russell E. Schleiden and Jeanne C. Schleiden, 130 Tressler Lane, Spring Mills, $590,000.

HARRIS TOWNSHIP

Jaideep Sood, Bhavna Sood and Promila Sood to Chase D. Kaniecki and Jennifer E. Kaniecki, 118 Ramsey Way, Boalsburg, $729,900. Curtis L. Parker Jr., C. Roy Parker, Terri L. Parker and Terri Lynn Parker to C. Roy Parker, trustee, and Terri Parker, trustee, 1378 Penfield Road, State College, $1. Eugene G. Williams Estate and Tony L. Moist, administrator, to Flora W. Marynak, 628 Outer Drive, State College, $1. KKBH Partnership to William West, 186 Kestrel Lane, Boalsburg, $186,515. Deborah R. Mckee, Deborah R. Korn and Daniel M. Mckee to Khalid M. Hasan and Amy L. Hasan, 100 Karen St., Boalsburg, $350,000. TOA PA IV LP to King-Ringgenberg Rev Property Trust, Elizabeth Maure King and Mary Edsel Ringgenberg Trustee, 185 Plymoth Circle, Boalsburg, $385,205.54 Sharon P. Shriver, Bradley M. Dunkin and Bradley M. Dunkin to Clinton D. Judy and Bethany A. Judy, 207 Kimport Ave., Boalsburg, $242,000. Mark D. Mclaren and Pamela A. Mclaren to Nathan Cromley and Kara Baer, 540 W. Main St., Boalsburg, $434,000. David F. Rebuck and Annette M. Rebuck to Robert C. Downs and Barbra L. Downs, 404 Beacon Circle, Boalsburg, $352,500. Ryan C. Ertsgaard and Lauren E. Ertsgaard to Terry L. Mclaughlin and Tina L. Mclaughlin, 308 W. Aaron Square, Aaronsburg, $115,000. GTW Associates to Stephen T. Tingley and Lisa K. Tingley, 124 Emma Court, Boalsburg, $59,500. Santina P. Dibert to Jon M. Nese and Gwen K. Nese, 114 Beacon Circle, Boalsburg, $355,000. HUSTON TOWNSHIP William T . Straw Jr. and Irene Straw to William T. Jr. and Irene Straw Trust, 155 Sharon Drive, Julian, $1. Paul S. Roberts and Leslie A. Roberts to Shelby N. Serafin and Logan A. Smith, 1051 Steele Hollow Road, Julian, $269,000.

LIBERTY TOWNSHIP

James B. Bitner and Sara F. Bitner to P&J Whitetails Inc., 6048 N. Eagle Valley Road, Howard, $20,000.

MARION TOWNSHIP

John L. Coder and Pam Coder to Greg L.

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RUSH TOWNSHIP

Theodore E. Kolbe Jr. and Susan K. Kolbe to Jennifer L. Gray and Francis R. Gray, 162 Richard St., Philipsburg, $143,000. Scott Bell by sheriff to Federal National Mortage Association, 101 Hemlock St., Philipsburg, $3,690.78

PATTON TOWNSHIP

Gary L. Kistner and Mary Kistner to Gary L. Kistner Revocable Living Trust, Mary M Kistner Revocable Living Trust, Mary M. Kistner, trustee, and Gary L. Kistner, trustee, 405 E. Springwood Place, Port Matilda, $1. Caitlyn P. Kelly and Jessica L. Ranck, 106 Haverford Circle, State College, $154,900. Aaron B. Snyder, Jennifer Snyder and Jennifer Kotch to Dennis Hsiech, 182 Ghaner Drive, State College, $238,000. Mitchell R. Henry and Cheryl L. Henry to Jeffrey C. Bowman and Beverly A. Bowman, 152 Barrens Court, Port Matilda, $361,000. Mirella C. Maggi to Kathyrn J. Kensinger, 954 Galen Drive, State College, $172,000. Mary Kathryn Corcoran to Jennifer Lowman, 3040 Carnegie Drive, State College, $222,000. Christopher D. Parker and Christy M. Milliken to Becky Barkman, 111 E. Alma Mater Court, State College, $270,000. Dirk Grupe and Kristen Berg to Max E. Scheeler II and Jamielyn Scheeler, 338 Oakley Drive, State College, $215,000. Glenn A. Wininger by sheriff to Bank of New York, 120 Hunter Wood Way, Port Matilda, $11,352.38. Wooded Hills to Christopher S. Picht and Victoria M. Indiverio Picht, 184 Hemlock Hill Road, $100,000.

SNOW SHOE TOWNSHIP

Steven M. Heverly and Deborah Ann Heverly to Matthew D. Stohrer Sr. and Amy S. Stohrer, 329 Snow Shoe Mountain Forest Road, Snow Shoe, $70,000.

SPRING TOWNSHIP

John M. Jackson and Amanda J. Jackson to Amanda J. Jackson, 118 Nittany St., Bellefonte, $1. Steven W. Harshbarger and Jamie B. Harshbarger to Gregory D. Murphy, 106 Squirrel Ridge Drive, Bellefonte, $269,900. Brian L. Winger and Elaine B. Winger to Denise E. Emmel, 110 Jenjo Drive, Bellefonte, $280,000. William G. Sweeley by sheriff and Renae F. Sweeley by sheriff to U.S. Bank, 270 Upper Coleville Road, Bellefonte, $6,381.89

STATE COLLEGE BOROUGH

John Q. Glasgow Sr. to John Q. Glasgow Sr., Robert J. Glasgow and Letitia A. Glasgow, 4945 Penns Valley Road, Spring Mills, $1. Thomas R. Knepp and Linda A. Knepp to Thomas R. Knepp and Linda A. Knepp, 190 Tunnel Road, State College, $1.

Denise C. Person and Glenn Sharpe to Ashwath Kumar C. Puttaswamygowda and Nivedita Nagachar, 811 Willard St., State College, $109,000. Russell W. Cooper and Huacong Liu to Russell W. Cooper, 522 E. Waring Ave., State College, $1. Karen V. Israelian and Marina Nikolaye Israelian to Karen V. Israelian and Marina Nikolaye Israelian, 806 Stratford Drive, State College, $1. TAYLOR TOWNSHIP Charles F. Nearhoof Sr. to Charles F. Nearhoof Sr. and Pamela Tonkay, 387 Nearhoof Lane, Port Matilda, $1.

PHILIPSBURG BOROUGH

WALKER TOWNSHIP

Matthew Vail to Matthew Vail and Melinda L. Vail, 113 Pebble Lane, Bellefonte, $1. Doreen K. Ferretti and Christopher J. Snyder to Jill C. Murtiff and Tyler J. Murtiff, 146 Landon Drive, Bellefonte, $305,000.

Lori L. Smith to Richard J. Payne and Susan Comly, 323 Spruce St., Philipsburg, $13,000.

POTTER TOWNSHIP

Gladys V. Jordan Estate, Ronald E. Jordan, administrator, and James Jordan to Ronald E. Jordan, 102 Jordan Lane, Centre Hall, $1. Edgar Bruce Leightley to Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Centre County and Potter Township, 2274 Upper Brush Valley Road, Centre Hall, $389,544.20 Bambi Jo Gates and Bambi Jo Homan to Bambi Homan and Bambi Gates, 372 Manor Road, Centre Hall, $1.

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Dylan Casner and Megan Casner to Dylan Casner and Megan Caser, 302 E. Plank Road, Port Matilda, $1.

Daria R. Rockey and Daria R. Rockey to Jonathan A. Rockey and Daria A. Rockey, 204 Serge St., Bellefonte, $10.

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Karen K. French, Lewis French II and Nacny Prough to Anthony Allen French, 224 Kelly Road, Port Matilda, $1. Dan Corey, Daniel P. Corey Sr. and Taryn N. Miller to Daniel P. Corey Sr. and Taryn N. Miller, 120 E. Mountain Road, Port Matilda, $1. — Compiled by Lana Bernhard

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3 bedroom, 1 bath close to downtown Quaint three bedroom, 1 bath apartment boasts a unique two-story floor plan. Close to downtown yet still offers enough distance to be away from the hustle and bustle. Washer and dryer included, off street parking included. Walking distance to camp. Each bedroom has a privacy lock for added safety and privacy. Please call for a showing. Graduate students and professionals only. 3 person occupancy available 8/6/16. 814-278-7700

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The Village at Penn State is expanding and looking for qualified individuals to fill the following positions: Certified Nursing Assistants These full-time positions ensure all residents are provided with a safe, clean environment that promotes resident rights and dignity as directed by the licensed nurse Must have a current A certificate

Centre Crest is seeking a Medical Records Director due to an advancement opportunity. he qualified candidate would be responsible for overseeing the HIM department and staff. Should possess knowledge and application of the current nternational lassification of Diseases coding appropriate to long term care. Working knowledge of electronic information systems used in long term care. Must possess supervisory and management experience, along with being organi ed he qualified candidate could possess but not required the egistered Health Information Technician degree. Please call or stop b y for more information, Centre Crest is located at 5 0 2 East Howard Street, Bellefonte, PA 1 6 8 2 3 or call us at 8 1 4 -3 5 5 -6 7 7 7 . Centre Crest is an Eq ual Op p ortunity Emp loy er ( M/ F/ D/ V)

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Country living 4 bedroom, 3 bath MUST SEE Large 2561 square foot home is nestled in a wooded setting just minutes from downtown State College. This house offers four bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, a large living room, eat-in kitchen, a separate dining room, sitting room and a full unfinished basement. Rent is $1700.00 per month plus utilities. Enjoy the warmth of your propane fire place in the cold winter months and relax on the deck enjoying the sounds of nature in the PA spring, summer and fall! 814-278-7700

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LIVING IN PARADISE: LOG-SIDED ROOM FOR RENT on horse ranch in Spring Mills - just 25 minutes from State College and PSU. Rent of $550/month INCLUDES ALL UTILITIES - electric, cable, internet, garbage, water, sewage. Fully furnished room holds a Queen-sized 4-Poster bed, end table, dresser, 36” TV hooked up to Dish top 120, High-speed Wi-fi, closet. Full bathroom and laundry room are 5 ft. away, shared bathroom with 2 other tenants who are not here more than they are here. You will have access anytime you wish to a 1,400 sq. ft. covered deck with stunning views, perfect for working on your laptop, relaxing and meditating or cooking on one of our charcoal grills. Call: 814.422.534, Cynthia.

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BRASS Chandelier, 6 lights, working cond., asking $25.00 Call (814) 574-6387 COFFEE Table with glass top, beautiful carved base, $100. Phone (814) 574-6387

Sofa/Couch in good condition Mid-Century Teak Wall Unit - Paul Cadovious Mid-Century teak wall unit. I don’t know much about Mid-Century furniture, but what I could find on-line, it looks like it could be a piece by Paul Cadovius. This wall unit is in very nice condition. There 3 marks on the bottom and lower face of one of the glass door pieces where it looks like someone lit a candle and it marked the piece. If you wish to see more pictures please ask. I am not an expert or collector of Mid-Century items. I do have the key. The cabinet with the textured front is 30.5” wide and 18.5”high and 14” deep The plain front cabinet is 31.5” wide 20.25 high and 15” deep The glass door units are 31.5” wide and 13.25” high and 9.5” deep 814-353-4226

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COUNTRY 5 min. from town. This 3 bdrn home sits on 1/2 acre with open living room, dining room, and kitchen. Three car garage. Bellefonte area. Asking $250,000 firm. Ph. 814.222.3331.

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Hoosier style Sellers Cabinet Beautiful antique hoosier style Seller’s cabinet. This beautiful piece of history will not last long. All hardware is in great condition with the “S”. Pull down to floor, flour sifter for easy filling. Spring loaded with fast pull back action. 70” tall x 48” wide, top is 12” deep, bottom is 24” deep. 814-353-4226

Set Of 8 Grand Prix Chairs W/ Grand Prix Table Beautiful Mid-Century Grand Prix Table and Chairs.. This set was designed by Arne Jacobsen for Frits Hansen. There are 7 wood finished chairs and one red chair. I was told the owners ordered it this way. There is also a drop leaf table which I can not find any markings on. The bottom of the chairs say By Fritz Hansen- Made in Denmark-1970. If you have any questions or require any more photos please ask. 814-353-4226

Nice sofa/couch in good condition from a non-smoking, non-pet house. It does NOT have a bed in it so it is NOT really heavy. Comes with two matching pillows. $100. Located just outside of State College. 814-880-0922

Wine BIGMAN Handle Chaise Recliner Rolled and padded arms. Banded base rail. Dimensions 45” W x 47” D x 49” H. Comes with new (never used) arm pads. Recliner was used very little. This recliner is in great shape with no damage and from a smoke-free home. $495 Hardly used. 610-588-1884

GUN Cabinet with drawers underneath, $100. (814) 355-1412 HONEYWELL Air purifier, air filtration system, works, Asking $20. Call (814) 574-6387

PATIO Furniture. 4 swivel chairs with table. Used very little, $200. Call (814) 383-2068

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EXERCISE Bike, good condition. $25. (814) 355-1412

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1940 ERA Running German Two-Dialed Electric Ceiling Clock with Control Panel $250 (814) 342-3709

LIKE New Furniture Moving Quilts, uused once, 26 available, $10 each or 3 for $25, Call (814) 355-2157

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1998 F150 Truck, 6 cylinder, standard trans., 2 wd, runs good, needs inspected, best offer over $500, Call (814) 692-8403

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PELICAN Canoe, 18ft, 800 lbs. capacity, includes the paddles, excellent condition, paid. $699 asking $399, Call (814) 625-2176

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STATE COLLEGE: 3 DR house, appliances , sanitation, sewage, w/d hook up, parking incl., yard, no pets, $ 800 mo + sec. (814) 765-1551 ext. 1125

2 Bedroom 1 1/2 Bath Home This great 2 bedroom 1 1/2 bath home features over 1440 square feet of living space, plus an additional room upstairs which can be turned into a den. Enjoy watching wildlife from your back porch or from all of the windows in the living room. This house offers a one car garage, and a partially finished basement, on a nice wooded lot. Rent is $1235.00 per month plus all utilities.

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Centre Crest is recruiting for an Assistant Director of Dining Services. This position will work in unison with the director to oversee dining service operations with a primary focus on production, menu enhancements, food procurement, with a strong oversight of dining services team. Candidate must be experienced in health care food production, culinary skills, menu management, procurement programs and cost containment. Strong knowledge of menu software programs, Microsoft EX CEL would be beneﬁcial osition requires leadership, e ibility with hours, and e cellent organi ational skills equirements include at least year e perience and F and DM preferred. Degrees in Culinary Service and F ood Service Hospitality and Management, may also be considered. For immed iate consid eration, p lease sub mit a resume with a cov er letter includ ing salary req uirements v ia email to zrob inson@ ltcmail.com. Centre Crest is an Eq ual Op p ortunity Emp loy er ( M/ F/ D/ V)

Controls Technician First Quality is looking for an experienced Controls Technician for our manufacturing facility located in Lock Haven, PA. The primary role of the Controls Technician is to troubleshoot, repair, replace and commission all electrical control devices including AC drives, DC drives, servo controllers, contactors, motors, breakers, solenoids, power supplies and indicator lights. es ons l ties lso nclu e o er tion l re rs on ll e u men n necess r ction o resolve issues.

osition ill train on days and e assigned a night tour once training is completed. The ideal candidate will possess the following skills: h school lom h ssoc es e ree n elec ron cs or e u len • 1-3 years industrial electrical experience. erson l com u er s lls nclu n s ec c con rols ro r mm n so re n s c e m l or rocess n n s re shee l c tions un men l no le e o elec r c l heor n r nc les o o er tion nce no le e o con roller se h r re n so re S n r no le e o ro uc s ec c tions u l re u remen s ro uction o ls e c enc and waste. oo n l tic l s lls n h ss s nce c n o er e ro uction e u men l o m e u c n ccur e elec r c l re rs us h e oo commun c tion s lls n e le o or ell n e m or en e en ronmen irst uality provides a safe, clean or environment ith e cellent ages and ene ts including onus and incentive programs, medical dental ene ts, plan ith company contri ution, recognition programs, and education assistance opportunities.

Please visit our website at . rst uality.com and follow the Careers lin to Loc aven o openings to apply for all open positions. E/O/E

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JULY 7-13, 2016