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Gardner ready to face challenges as new SCPD chief By G. KERRY WEBSTER kwebster@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE — The State College Police Department has challenges ahead as the population in the Centre Region, as well as the enrollment at Penn State University, continues to balloon. Priding itself on being a community-oriented police department for the past two decades, the SCPD needs to continue to adapt to the changes in the community, while maintaining a strong relationship with the university. John F. Gardner, assistant chief of the SCPD, feels he has the local experience necessary to carry the police department into the future, and on Aug. 1, borough council showed their confidence in him, tabbing him as the next chief of the police department. His appointment will be effective Thursday, Sept. 1.

Gardner discussed the work that lies ahead in his new position during a press conference in council chambers the day after his appointment. “Policing in a college town, especially State College, is not for everyone,” said the 26-year veteran of the force. “Maturation is a process, and most 18- to 23-yearolds aren’t there yet. We have to hire people who don’t overreact when they respond to calls or when they deal with young people. That’s one of the major challenges that we face here right now.” Gardner explained the police department uses a rigorous training and testing program to find the special individuals that make a good fit for the communityminded policing approach. He said the department is currently Gardner, Page 5

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GOING FOR GOLD: Former Penn State fencer Monica Aksamit has her eyes on a medal at the Summer Olympic Games in Rio, which begin Aug. 5.

Former Lion ready for Rio By CHRIS MORELLI editor@centrecountygazette.com

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NEW CHIEF: John F. Gardner is the new chief of the State College Borough Police Department. He will take over his new role Sept. 1.

UNIVERSITY PARK — The moment Monica Aksamit has waited for her entire life is almost here. The former Penn State fencer is in Rio for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, which begin Friday, Aug. 5. For the intense 26-year-old, the Olympics have been a lifelong dream. Is she excited? You bet. “On a scale of 1 to 10, I’d say that I’m probably at 100 in terms of excitement,” Aksamit said, shortly after arriving in Rio. “I’m excited about the entire experience, but I’m probably looking forward to meeting the world’s best athletes, as well as watching them compete.” Aksamit knows a thing or two about the world’s best athletes. After all, she’s one of them. She’s been putting in extra work as she readied for the Olympics, training pretty much non-stop. During the

stretch before Rio, Aksamit trained in both Germany and in the U.S. at the Manhattan Fencing Center. “Lately, I’ve been training a minimum of once a day, five days a week, up to a maximum of twice a day five days a week. It depends on whether or not we’ve had a tournament coming up or not,” she said. The training sessions typically last five to eight hours. Aksamit, of Matawan, N.J., spent some of her childhood living with grandparents in Poland, and has been fencing since she was 9. “I have been fencing for 17 years now. I started at a PolishAmerican fencing club after the fencing coach talked my mom into bringing me in to try out. (I was) in love with it from day one,” she said. Aksamit, Page 6

OFF TO RIO: For more on Penn State Olympic athletes, see story on Page 6

Marijuana possession no longer a misdemeanor in State College By GEOFF RUSHTON StateCollege.com

STATE COLLEGE — Possession of a small amount of marijuana within State College Borough will now be a summary offense, rather than a misdemeanor, following approval of an ordinance by borough council Aug. 1. Council voted 5-2 for the ordinance, which treats possession of a small amount of marijuana — 30 grams or less of marijuana or eight grams or less of hashish — much like an open container violation. Individuals in possession of or smoking marijuana would be issued a non-traffic citation, rather than Police blotter .................... 2 Opinion ............................ 9

receiving a misdemeanor criminal charge. Possession results in a $250 citation and smoking a $350 citation. Parents of individuals under the age of 18 who are cited would be notified. If a possession charge is made in connection with other misdemeanors or felonies, it cannot be separated out as an ordinance violation and as a matter of law would also be charged as a misdemeanor. The ordinance goes into effect once signed by Mayor Elizabeth Goreham. Borough staff had advised council not to adopt the ordinance, citing significant enforcement issues. On Marijuana, Page 8

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PENALTIES LESSENED: State College Borough Council voted Aug. 1 to lessen penalties associated with possession of a small amount of marijuana.

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OUT AND ABOUT: The Pokemon Go craze has people getting off their couches and getting outside. That’s a good thing, according to Mount Nittany Medical Center’s Craig Collison. Page 10

CHAMPIONS, AGAIN: The Clarence Mounties took down the Howard Hawks, 5-1, in the County League Finals. It was the Mounties’ second title in three seasons. Page 25

CLASSIC CARS: The 32nd annual Last Cruise was held on Allen Street in downtown State College on July 31. The popular event raised money for the Centre County Youth Service Bureau. Page 13

ALL IN THIS TOGETHER: The Disney Channel classic “High School Musical” will be staged at the State Theatre from Thursday, Aug. 11, through Sunday, Aug. 14. Page 31

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PHILIPSBURG STATE POLICE Police were called to Orchard Road in Halfmoon Township at 7:51 a.m. June 14 to investigate a reported computer-hacking incident. Police said a 55-year-old Port Matilda woman received an email from a family member that involved a 60-year-old Philipsburg man, and she felt the man was the originator of the electronic message. Police are continuing to investigate. qqq A 58-year-old Tyrone man reported to police someone forced entry into his hunting club on Wills Hollow Road, Worth Township, sometime between July 11 and

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27 and damaged a lock on the kitchen door. Police are continuing to investigate. qqq State parole members conducted a home contact visit with a 31-year-old Julian man at his home on Beaver Road, Huston Township, at 11:30 a.m. July 15. Authorities said they discovered drugs, drug paraphernalia and brass knuckles. Charges are pending. qqq Police report a 14-year-old Osceola Mills boy attempted to shoot his 9-yearold sister with an air soft gun after an argument at 6 p.m. July 19 at a State Street, Rush Township, home. The 14-year-old was detained by Centre County juvenile probation officers. qqq Authorities investigated a simple assault incident that occurred at a Sunnyside Hollow Road, Worth Township, residence July 26 and 27. Police said a 37-year-old Port Matilda man and a 50-year-old Port Matilda woman engaged in a verbal altercation that turned physical. Police said the man threw a chair at the woman, causing swelling to her arm. He also bruised her arm during a domestic dispute the previous day. The man was arraigned on charges of simple assault by District Magistrate Kelley Gillette-Walker and lodged in the Centre County Jail in lieu of $5,000 straight bail. qqq A 48-year-old West Middlesex man reported to police that someone threw a rock at his vehicle while it was on West Presqueisle Street at 8:35 p.m. July 26. The projectile damaged the paint on the vehicle. Police have a juvenile suspect in the matter. qqq Police were called to state Route 322, just west of Interstate 99 southbound, in Worth Township at 11:48 p.m. July 29 to investigate a single-vehicle crash. Police said Eric Neff, 21, of Tyrone, was westbound at a high rate of speed when he lost control of his 2004 Hyundai Tiburon. The vehicle struck the guiderail, spun back across the roadway and struck the other guardrail before coming to rest. While investigating, authorities determined Neff was under the influence of alcohol. Charges were filed and he was placed in the Centre County Jail. qqq Authorities were dispatched to the Geisinger Medical Center in Rush Township at 1:41 p.m. on July 29 to investigate a report of a theft. Police said a known 37-year-old Madera man attempted to steal two butterfly needles and seven tourniquets. After being confronted by an employee, the man removed the items, dropped them to the floor and ran. The investigation is continuing. — Compiled by Gazette staff

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Weaver-Gates sentenced to 2-4 years in prison By G. KERRY WEBSTER kwebster@centrecountygazette.com

BELLEFONTE — A former beauty pageant queen was sentenced to two to four years in state prison followed by five years of probation after a judge accepted a guilty plea to theft charges in a case where she admitted to deceiving the community into donated funds through a fake cancer scheme. Brandi L. Weaver-Gates, 24, of State College, was sentenced before Judge Thomas K. Kistler in the Centre County Court of Common Pleas on July 26. Her charges included felony theft by deception and receiving stolen property. “This was the ultimate betrayal of our giving community and those people who actually battle cancer and their loved ones,” said Centre County District Attorney Stacey Parks Miller. “She actually stole

that time and money from giving people who were actually suffering from cancer, some of who lived near her and have since passed. “I only hope this singular incident by a selfish person will not dampen Centre countians endless BRANDI capacity for helping WEAVER-GATES those in need.” According to state police at Rockview, the investigation into Weaver-Gates began in late 2015 after suspicion arose concerning the cancer fundraising she was actively pursuing. She told friends and family she was receiving treatment for chronic lymphocytic leukemia at a number of different hospitals, includ-

ing Geisinger, John Hopkins, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Weinberg Cancer Center. Police said Weaver-Gates continued her charade over the course of two years, going as far as shaving her head and having friends and family members drive her to receive treatments. According to authorities, when taken to these “treatment appointments,” WeaverGates would wandered around the halls of the hospitals, then pretend she underwent treatments. Police said she used a wheelchair at times and had people carry her over the finish line of a race as she pretended to be fatigued from the cancer. She posted the moment using social media. Residents raised money through doorto-door campaigns and held fundraisers to benefit her suspected affliction. According to Park-Miller, the official

investigation began in November 2015 after several people close to Weaver-Gates began to grow suspicious of her cancer after she demanded to take treatments alone and maintain a bank account in her name, where all donated funds were deposited. When asked about the treatments, Parks-Miller said Weaver-Gates didn’t know the name of her physicians. She said people also noticed Gates-Weaver’s hair would grow back after shaving her head. Authorities contacted the hospitals where Weaver-Gates claimed to be getting treatment; however, there was no record of her treatments or being a patient at any of the facilities. According to Parks-Miller, it is estimated Weaver-Gates stole more than $30,000 from friends, family and members of the community and defrauded more than 150 people.

Pa. DOC reassigns dog handler, supervisor By GEOFF RUSHTON StateCollege.com

STATE COLLEGE — The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections has reassigned a dog handler and his supervisor to noncanine duties following an investigation into the death of a drug interdiction dog that was left locked in a hot car earlier this month at the State Correctional InstituteRockview in Benner Township. Corrections Secretary John Wetzel announced in a news release July 28 that the two individuals had been removed from the Drug Interdiction Unit following an internal investigation by the department’s Office of Special Investigations and Intelligence. An internal review will be conducted to determine if any disciplinary action will be taken. The trainer was previously identified as Sgt. Chris Holland, who has been with the department for nine years, but his super-

visor was only identified as a captain. A senior corrections officer with military K-9 experience has been assigned to lead the Drug Interdiction Unit. “While the investigation concluded that this was not an intentional act and we recognize that those involved are devastated by what happened — as all of us are — this does not excuse the outcome,” said Wetzel. “Therefore, I have moved both individuals out of the unit and we will let the disciplinary process take its course.” Totti, a 2-year-old yellow labrador retriever, was left in the car for nearly three hours July 7 following a training exercise. “(Totti) was unconscious but alive when he was discovered,” the news release said. “First aid was rendered at the scene and he was rushed to an area veterinarian. Despite the emergency treatment, Totti died several hours later from a heat-related seizure while in veterinary care.”

The Centre County District Attorney’s office is investigating Totti’s death. “The DOC is fully cooperating with the Centre County District Attorney’s Office and is providing the investigative report, along with any additional information requested, to the DA’s office and to the Pennsylvania State Police,” the news release stated. The investigative report also made several recommendations, which the DOC is evaluating. They include: ■ Updating position descriptions to specifically reflect the duties and responsibilities of employees while working and training at the department’s K-9 training academy. ■ Reviewing the Drug Interdiction Unit policy to address specific responsibilities for staff assigned to the K-9 training academy. ■ Reviewing the Drug Interdiction Unit policy to address specific responsibility

and care of unassigned dogs while kept at the K-9 training academy, including the transporting and holding of dogs in vehicles The department also is examining the purchase of heat alarm equipment for K-9 vehicles “in order to help prevent a similar situation from happening in the future.” The Drug Interdiction Unit is part of the department’s Security Division and is, in part, responsible for detecting narcotics in the state prisons. This was the first incident of its kind since the unit was established in 1995. The unit has 20 handlers and 22 dogs. A department spokeswoman previously said Totti had been with the department for about five weeks and was in training to replace an older dog in the unit. Dogs and their handlers have regular mandatory training at a central boot camp and at Rockview. The dog and handler teams work all across the state.

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Former paralegal sues Centre County DA By GEOFF RUSHTON StateCollege.com

BELLEFONTE — A former paralegal in the Centre County District Attorney’s Office has filed a lawsuit against DA Stacy Parks Miller and the county alleging retaliation, defamation, false public statements, abuse of process and invasion of privacy. Michelle Shutt filed the suit in U.S. Middle District Court on July 29 through her attorney, Kathleen Yurchak. The lawsuit stems from the legal battle that has unfolded beginning with a fake bail order for an informant as part of an investigation of an alleged murder plot against a former assistant DA by a Centre County Correctional Facility inmate in 2013. Shutt had worked in the DA’s office since June 2012 and resigned in January 2014. Later that year, Shutt alleged to Philip Masorti, an attorney with her new employer, Masorti Law Group, that in 2013 she had witnessed Parks Miller forge the name of Centre County Judge Pamela Ruest on a fake bail order for an informant in the murder plot investigation. Masorti filed a

complaint that made its way to Bellefonte Police, who later executed a search warrant at Parks Miller’s office in January 2015. The Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General took over the investigation and a statewide grand jury STACY ultimately brought no PARKS MILLER charges against Parks Miller. Ruest said she could not recall if she had signed the order, and two handwriting experts concluded the signature belonged to Ruest. Parks Miller later filed a federal civil suit against Shutt, several local defense attorneys, Ruest, the county and county commissioners and administrators. Judge Matthew Brann dismissed most of the claims, including those against Shutt, in May, though Parks Miller is still pursuing illegal search and seizure claims against the county, two former administrators, current commissioner Steve Dershem

and former commissioner Chris Exarchos. The DA alleges that the county defendants coerced Bellefonte Police to resume an investigation and seek the search warrant after the case had already been turned over to the OAG. Yurchak wrote in the complaint that Parks Miller’s own lawsuit was retaliation against Shutt for exercising her constitutional rights in signing an affidavit alleging the DA had forged Ruest’s signature and in testifying to the grand jury. Yurchak also said the DA’s statements to the media — including StateCollege.com, the Centre Daily Times, WJAC-TV,WTAJ-TV and others — during a press conference following the release of the grand jury’s report were defamatory and meant to intimidate. Yurchak wrote that Parks Miller called Shutt “a liar,” alleged that Shutt had committed several crimes (“She is a felon.”), and that she had withheld information about why she left her previous employer when applying for a position in the DA’s office. In her lawsuit, Parks Miller alleged that Shutt had stolen emails, which Brann dis-

missed because the emails in question had been widely disseminated by Parks Miller. Yurchak wrote that those statements about Shutt were false, and that Parks Miller had defamed Shutt because she allegedly knew them to be false. “The decision to make public statements against Shutt and to file suit against Shutt because she exercised her First Amendment rights was a conscious choice by Parks Miller that deprived Shutt, under color of state law, of Shutt’s constitutional right to speak freely under the First Amendment … ,” Yurchak wrote. Yurchak also claimed that Parks Miller’s civil suit against Shutt was abuse of process because it was initiated “solely to harass and embarrass Shutt and to interfere with her livelihood.” Because Parks Miller was a county official “at all times relevant to this lawsuit,” Centre County is also a defendant in Shutt’s lawsuit. Shutt is seeking from the county and Parks Miller compensatory damages and costs of litigation for both Parks Miller’s suit and her own lawsuit. She is also seeking punitive damages from Parks Miller.

County seeking grant funding for Zika virus By G. KERRY WEBSTER kwebster@centrecountygazette.com

BELLEFONTE — The Zika virus has found its way to the United States, and now Centre County is taking initial steps to begin monitoring the local mosquito populations just in case the virus reaches Pennsylvania. According to Matt Milliron, Centre County’s senior planner, a grant through the state Department of Environmental Protection has become available for surveillance, control and education in regards to mosquitos and the Zika virus. Centre County commissioners will seek

a grant in the amount of $16,524.28 for the project. “We already have the surveillance part of this under way,” said Milliron. “On July 1, we set out traps designed specifically to capture the types of mosquitos the (Centre for Disease Control) believe are the main carriers of the virus.” Milliron said the planning office has been setting the traps out several evenings each week, and thus far has not produced any Aedes albopictus or Aedes aegypti bugs. “We haven’t caught anything yet, but we will continue trapping into October,” he said. For control, the grant will help the

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county treat the breeding grounds of mosquitos, which is designed to kill the insect’s larvae. Milliron said if populations become too high, pesticides will be used in the affected areas; however, he noted the planning office wants to stay away from the use of pesticides as much as possible. He said the educational part of the program will teach county residents how to prevent areas around their homes from attracting a mosquito population, which includes the treatment or complete removal of standing water on properties. “This program mirrors our West Nile Virus program,” commented Milliron. “And, there will be a lot of overlap.” Milliron said county residents don’t

need to be too concerned about contracting the Zika virus soon. In other business, the commissioners: ■ Proclaimed Wednesday, Sept. 7, as Grace Lutheran Preschool and Kindergarten Recognition Day ■ Approved a liquid fuels payment in the amount of $19,000 to Port Matilda Borough for street paving ■ Approved a memorandum of understanding for the final land development plan for the University Park Airport’s Pennsylvania State Police hangar, to be located at the airport in Benner Township.

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CARLISLE — When Pennsylvania’s cigarette tax went up by a buck per pack Aug. 1, it gave smokers one more reason to quit or cross the border. The tax, now $2.60, will push the price of a pack above $7, the largest single increase on the state’s smokers since Pennsylvania first imposed a cigarette excise tax in 1935. For Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf and the Republicancontrolled Legislature, it was the biggest step so far toward addressing a long-term deficit that has badly damaged Pennsylvania’s credit rating. Brent Johnson, a construction handyman and pack-aday smoker from suburban Harrisburg, said he wouldn’t change the habit that costs him $6.84 per pack. “It is what it is,” Johnson said. “I used to live in New York, so I’m used to paying $7, $8, $9 per pack.” Still, Johnson isn’t happy about it. It isn’t right to target smokers, he said, when lawmakers have other options to balance the budget. “They’re taking someone’s habit and they’re taking advantage of it,” Johnson said while finishing a cigarette on a downtown Carlisle sidewalk. “They could have put casinos in airports and been done with it.” The House passed a wide-ranging bill in June to expand gambling in Pennsylvania that included allowing casinostyle gambling parlors in airports, but it stalled in the Senate. Supporters had touted it as a way to pump up state tax collections, alongside a cigarette tax increase. On Monday, Aug. 1, Pennsylvania’s roughly 14,400 licensed cigarette retailers will boost the price of cigarettes, if they haven’t already. The increase will make Pennsylvania’s tax the 10thhighest in the nation, up from a tie with Ohio and Delaware at 23rd highest. It could also make Pennsylvania the top state in tax revenue collections from cigarettes, according to data from the Washington-based Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids.

The per-pack cigarette tax in Philadelphia will be $4.60, counting a $2 per-pack tax added in Philadelphia in 2014 to help fund the city’s schools. Cigarette taxes could be going up elsewhere, too. Petitions are seeking to put higher cigarette taxes on the fall ballot in California, Colorado, Missouri and North Dakota. Pennsylvania’s Department of Revenue estimates that the higher tax will generate another $425 million a year for the state treasury. Meanwhile, it estimated that cigarette sales will decline 9 percent, due to both the tax increase and an increase in the minimum retailer markup from 6 percent to 7 percent in the same law. Smokers who live along Pennsylvania’s borders will now have another excuse to make a one-stop run to a border state for cheaper gas and beer. Pennsylvania’s gas tax is the nation’s highest, thanks to a 2013 transportation funding bill, while takeout beer remains largely the province of distributors and bars in Pennsylvania. “Now you add another major product to the list with cigarettes,” said Alex Baloga, vice president of external relations for the Harrisburg-based Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association. “You’re potentially buying cheap alcohol, tobacco and gas somewhere else.” An April survey of 200 tobacco retailers for the association found that 83 percent believe the new tobacco taxes would hurt their business. More than half said that tobacco sales are very important to their bottom line and that higher tobacco taxes would require them to slash payroll. Dawn Alonzo, 37, has smoked for 20 years, and the higher tax is one more reason now for her to keep trying to quit. The Carlisle resident has tried to quit for the past year, at the urging of her children, and she has set Aug. 31 — her grandmother’s birthday — as her drop-dead day to stop. That means that, at least for a month, she’ll pay an extra $1 per day or so. “For right now until I can slowly wean myself off,” Alonzo said, “I’ll have to make do.”

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STATE COLLEGE — Gene Weller has long been known for his community service in Centre County. Recently, his service and role as an Allstate insurance agent benefited the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Weller, a State College resident with an Allstate office on North Atherton Street, presented the organization with a $1,000 grant as part of The Allstate Foundation’s “Agency Helping Hands in the Community” program, according to a release from the foundation. Weller regularly participates in Bike MS, a two-day, 100-mile fundraiser, as a member of his daughter’s team, Melissa’s Stampede. His daughter was diagnosed with MS four years ago. Her team has raised more than $65,000 for the Multiple Sclerosis Society. “The Agency Helping Hands in the Community program is a powerful way for Allstate agents to get involved with their local nonprofits and partner with them in mak-

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UNVIERSITY PARK — Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences will work with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture to develop policies and procedures to guide research projects for industrial hemp. Gov. Tom Wolf signed into law last week Act 192, which will allow the state agriculture department and colleges and universities to grow hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) for research. Industrial hemp is unlike marijuana in that it has reduced levels of THC, significantly decreasing or eliminating any of THC’s intoxicating, psychoactive effects. The federal 2014 Farm Bill allowed for universities and state agricultural departments to grow industrial hemp in research pilot programs, and the new state law could give Pennsylvania entry into a growing industry. “William Penn himself was an advocate of hemp growth, and in 1863, one of the first laws passed by the General Assembly in Pennsylvania was a law to encourage every farmer to grow hemp,” Wolf said upon signing the law. “The U.S. industrial hemp industry has been estimated at over $500 million in annual retail sales and is still growing. Supporting this industry in Pennsylvania is a smart investment in the commonwealth’s economy.” The new Pennsylvania law creates an Agricultural Pilot Program for the study of the growth, cultivation and marketing of industrial hemp. It may only be grown by the state agriculture department or higher education institute, and only on sites that

are certified by the agriculture department. “The ability to grow industrial hemp could benefit farmers in Pennsylvania by allowing them to diversify their crop bases,” said Gary Thompson, Penn State College of Ag Sciences associate dean for research and graduate education, in a news release. “Our research in the Agricultural Pilot Program could help farmers to be more successful if and when the law allows them to grow industrial hemp for profit.” Industrial hemp can grow without much land and and can be used in making “products such as paper, clothing, biodegradable plastics, paint, insulation, biofuel, food and animal feed,” according to Penn State. Thompson will begin work with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture to develop guidelines for growing industrial hemp for research in Pennsylvania. “As a land-grant university, it is Penn State’s duty to help Pennsylvania’s farmers succeed,” Thompson said. “There is potential in industrial hemp for a value-added crop to be grown in the state. We look forward to investigating this potential and to working with farmers to face the challenges of the future.” Penn State Professor of Agronomy Greg Roth said farmers have an opportunity to apply modern perspectives to a crop which was first cultivated thousands of years ago. “That modern perspective,” he said, “includes, for example, knowledge of how best to grow the crop in Pennsylvania’s climate and landscape, what varieties might perform best here and what yields can be expected when the crop is grown under both conventional and organic practices.”

engaged in the process of hiring the next generation of police officers for State College. He also said the department needs to become more diverse, so the agency is a “true reflection” of the community it serves. “While we have attempted many strategies to recruit and hire a more diverse work force for years now, we have not been successful,” he said. “We must work hard to be successful and we can begin by focusing on the recommendations provided by the Task Force on Policing and Community of Color Report.” Also during the press conference, Gardner discussed the importance of community-oriented policing and building on existing partnership already established in the police department, as well as building new ones; fairness, accountability and transparency within the department; and the importance of officer safety. He also took time to thank several groups, organizations and individuals for their support in his career. He had a few special words for out-going police chief Tom King, who has been chief of the SCPD since 1993. “Chief King, you set the bar extremely high for this department and this community and I aspire to do likewise,” he said. Gardner fielded just a few questions from the press that gathered in council’s chamber’s. One particular question held relevance after the borough council, the evening before, voted to decriminalize possession of a small amount of marijuana in the borough. He was asked his thoughts the decision. “I haven’t really given it much thought,” he said, “and for me to comment any further on it right now probably wouldn’t be wise.” He did say, however, the eye of the law extends past local government. “I do know we have state laws that govern that. We are certainly going to view it as any other tool we have in our toolbox,” he said. “I guess we just sit back and wait and see where this leads us.” Gardner was introduced at the press conference by State College Borough manager Tom Fountaine. Fountaine said the process to seek out a new chief began four months ago and three candidates showed the highest potential; however, in the end, the council’s nod went to Gardner. “This was a difficult choice, but only because all three candidates are such strong and capable leaders,” said Fountaine. “The three candidates for chief of police all exemplified the characteristics that we seek in a leader for the police department and I thank them for their passion and desire to serve and lead the State College Police Department.” Gardner joined the SCPD in 1990 after holding the position of chief juvenile probation officer in Clearfield County for seven years. He worked through the ranks, serving as a police officer, detective, corporal, sergeant, lieutenant, captain and assistant chief. He has served in several capacities within the department as a patrol officer, field training officer, bike patrol officer, background investigator and in a number of supervisory roles. He is also active in the community as a volunteer with the Special Olympics and with the United Way, as a youth coach and as a member of a committee to provide safety and security input for the State College Area School District High School Building project. Gardner’s wife, Jody, attended the press conference. They have two children, Joshua and Jordan.

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Record 20 Penn Staters participating in Olympics UNIVERSITY PARK — A school-record 20 Penn Staters are gearing up to represent their school and four countries at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. Opening ceremonies for the Games of the XXXI Olympiad are Friday, Aug. 5, and the closing ceremonies are Sunday, Aug. 21. Not including the 1980 Olympics in Moscow, where 65 countries did not participate, Penn State has sent athletes to each Olympic Games since 1948, a streak of 17 consecutive Games. Penn State sent a then-school record 17 competitors and coaches to the 2012 Olympic Games in London. The 2016 Nittany Lion contingent consists of 18 competitors in nine sports, including both male and female competitors in fencing and volleyball, an assistant coach in men’s volleyball and a coach in women’s basketball, for a total of 10 sports with Penn State representation. Fifteen former Penn State student-athletes and one current student-athlete will compete in Rio, two former student-athletes will be coaching and two Penn State students who were not student-athletes also will be competing. Fifteen Penn Staters will represent the

United States and three will represent Mexico, with one each from Ireland and Japan. Five Penn Staters, including four former student-athletes, are returning after also competing in the 2012 Olympics: Matt Anderson (men’s volleyball), Miles Chamley-Watson (men’s fencing), Christa (Harmotto) Dietzen (women’s volleyball), Daniel Gomez-Tanamachi (men’s fencing, Mexico) and Bobby Lea (men’s cycling). Lea, who graduated from Penn State Lehigh Valley, is participating in his third consecutive Olympic Games. In addition, Alisha Glass is a member of the 2016 U.S. women’s volleyball squad after serving as an alternate on the team in 2012. In addition to the above contingent, Penn State also will be represented in Rio by the following student-athlete competitors: Monica Aksamit (women’s fencing), Carlos Guerra (men’s volleyball, Mexico), Darrell Hill (men’s track and field), Max Holt (men’s volleyball), Joe Kovacs (men’s track and field), Ali Krieger (women’s soccer), Frank Molinaro (wrestling), Alyssa Naeher (women’s soccer), Aaron Russell (men’s volleyball), Shane Ryan (men’s

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coach, pretty well. I also fell in love with Penn State when I attended a fencing summer camp there.” Her time at the university, she said, helped in many ways to prepare her for Rio. “NCAAs are said to be the hardest tournament by several Olympians, so I’d like to think that being able to handle that pressure and stress has helped me prepare for the Olympics.” Although Aksamit was a natural — even as a child — that didn’t mean she was Olympic material. However, she started to dream about performing at the highest level at a young age. “I didn’t always have the dream, but the dream began when I was 14, watching my now-Olympic teammate Mariel Zagunus win her first gold medal in the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece.” Physically, Aksamit believes she is in the best shape of her life. At 26, she’s been dedicated to one thing — fencing. There’s no more balancing her classwork with her time in the gym. That has paid dividends.

college or university. The Nittany Lions’ two members on the U.S. women’s volleyball squad are second-highest of any college and the pair of Penn Staters on the U.S. women’s soccer team are tied for third-highest among all colleges and universities. The complete Team USA roster for Rio is to be announced. Penn State competitors have won 28 medals, including five gold-medal efforts, from its 93 previous Olympians. Five Penn State alumni earned medals at the 2012 Olympic Games. Harmotto and Hodge were part of the silver medal-winning U.S. women’s volleyball team, which lost in the gold medal match to Brazil. In women’s soccer, Erin McLeod and Carmelina Moscato earned bronze medals as Canada defeated France in the bronze medal match. Natalie Dell, a 2007 graduate and member of the club-level Penn State rowing squad, helped Team U.S.A. earn a bronze medal in the women’s quadruple sculls in 2012. Suzie McConnell is the last Penn Stater to capture a gold medal, earning the medal as a member of the 1988 U.S. women’s basketball team. McConnell also took home bronze at the 1992 games.

“Physically, I’ve made sure that I’m strong by doing strength training. I’ve made sure that my endurance is solid by doing interval training at the gym, as well as fencing footwork. And I’ve worked on my agility.” However, as any athlete knows, there’s more to winning than physical strength. Mentally, Aksamit has prepared, too. “I’ve been working on my memtal game for over a year now with my sports psychologist, Dr. Doug Gardner.” She’s also been working with her personal coach, Yury Gelman. Now, Aksamit has her sights set on a medal at Rio. She knows it won’t be easy, so she speaks carefully when talking about goals. “I’m really not trying to set any other goals aside from doing everything that I can on the strip. I don’t want to walk out of the venue knowing that I could have done more,” she said. “Medal or not, I want to be able to say that I did everything in my power for that result.”

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Regardless of vote, Americans see division By MATT SEDENSKY AP National Writer

NEW YORK — Neither Hillary Clinton nor Donald Trump is seen as likely to unify the U.S. if elected, but pessimism about the Republican candidate is far greater, according to a poll released Aug. 1 that reflects deep division in the country. The survey from The Associated PressNORC Center for Public Affairs Research found 73 percent of Americans believe Trump will further divide the country, compared with 43 percent saying that about Clinton. While only about one-third of people believe Clinton’s election would bring unity, that’s still double the figure for Trump — 34 percent compared with 17 percent. Even among Republicans, just 38 percent saw their nominee as generating more national unity. Overall, the poll painted a portrait of a stunningly fractured country. Some 85 percent of people regard the nation as more politically divided than in the past; 80 percent view Americans as being greatly divided on the most important values. “It’s just not a pleasant time in the country,” said James Robertson, a Civil

War historian at Virginia Tech. “The time is so unstable, it’s impossible to see the future.” Seeing parallels to the 1850s and the lead-up to war, Robertson assessed this as the second-most divisive time in U.S. history. The climate, he said, is even worse than in the 1960s, because of the almost complete inability for lawmakers to find consensus and the tendency for minor disagreements to boil into huge rifts. Asked to identify the main thing that divides Americans, one in four survey respondents cited political interests or values. Eighteen percent named economic interests or values; 14 percent said race and racism. Separately, big majorities faulted the news media and elected officials as putting too much focus on divisions. And what unites Americans? Freedom and liberty are the top unifiers, cited by 16 percent of respondents. Perhaps reflective of the string of shootings and other painful recent events, 10 percent named crises or tragedies, making those the second-most cited unifiers. Those were followed by patriotism, fighting terrorism and other responses. A slim majority, 52 percent, said America’s best days have passed. Those with

favorable views of Clinton were far more likely to express optimism that the country’s best days are ahead than those with favorable views of Trump, 61 percent versus 39 percent. David Raif, a 35-year-old preacher in Lansdowne, Pa., reflected the feelings of many respondents, who view both candidates as leading the U.S. to more division. He typically votes Republican but believes Trump’s character and tendency to attack others inherently lead to greater splits. Clinton’s personality, he believes, has more potential at unifying the country, but he sees her liberal policies as ultimately ending up dividing people, too. Neither candidate, he said, is driven by principles. “Leadership with a lack of principles will lead the country down a road that will be more and more divisive,” Raif said. The AP-NORC poll of 1,008 adults was conducted June 23-27 — before the political conventions — using a sample drawn from NORC’s probability-based AmeriSpeak panel, which is designed to be representative of the U.S. population. The margin of sampling error for all respondents is plus or minus 4.1 percentage points. Some questions were asked of only half

Penn State researcher awarded grant to study Zika transmission By BEN MANNING UNIVERSITY PARK — The Zika virus is appearing more frequently in the United States, including a locally transmitted outbreak in Florida, and people are concerned. Now the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a Penn State researcher a grant to test whether common American mosquitoes can carry the virus. Currently, the U.S. medical community is aware of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus, two non-native mosquito species that can transmit the virus. The NIH has awarded a two-year grant of $432,000 to Associate Professor of Entomology and Disease Epidemiology Jason Rasgon, who with his research team will start testing additional mosquitoes that are native to the U.S. for their ability to transmit Zika. This grant is one of only two proposals currently funded under the NIH Rapid Assessment of Zika Virus Complications request for applications.

“Many of the mosquito vectors we are investigating are found in Pennsylvania,” said Rasgon. “Results from our research will allow the state to target their control efforts effectively, as different mosquito species have different biologies and must be controlled by different methods. For example, at the moment, Pennsylvania is worried about Aedes albopictus as a potential Zika vector in some parts of the state. However, the distribution of albopictus is fairly restricted in Pennsylvania. If our research indicates that Culex (for example) is a potential vector, then Zika control efforts need to be dramatically expanded and different methods used.” Rasgon’s research will lay the foundation to study the interaction of Zika virus in native mosquito hosts, work that is of particular importance now that Zika virus is being locally transmitted in the continental U.S. However, he said that Pennsylvanians should not panic over news reports about Zika. “Ultimately, the results of our research will make the people of Pennsylvania safer,” said Rasgon.

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Morrroni found guilty on drug charges By G. KERRY WEBSTER kwebster@centrecountygazette.com.

BELLEFONTE — After a one-day trial, a Centre County jury found Jacob Morroni, 29, of Erie, guilty on a variety of drug charges, including felony possession with intent to deliver. According to Trooper Kevin Reese of the Pennsylvania State Police, a concerned resident contacted police on Sept. 14, 2014, stating Morroni was involved with the sales of bath salts. Police began an investigation, and after getting a tip Morroni was going to conduct a drug deal, authorities stopped him. While searching him, they discovered several baggies of bath salts and synthetic marijuana, as

well as a cell phone, rolling papers, a straw and brass knuckles. After deliberating for less than two hours, the jury returned guilty verdicts on charges of possession with intent to deliver, criminal use of a communication facility, two counts of possession of a controlled substance, use/possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of an offensive weapon. Sentencing is scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 30, before Judge Katherine V. Oliver. “Drug dealers need to understand that if they spread poison in our community, they will be caught and held accountable,” said Centre County District Attorney Stacy Parks Miller.

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State College named one of 10 best places for entrepreneurs By GEOFF RUSHTON StateCollege.com

STATE COLLEGE — Livability.com has named State College No. 10 on its Best Cities for Entrepreneurs 2016, which analyzed 17 economic indicators for more than 2,200 cities, as well as including the city’s livability measure, which accounts for 45 factors such as economic, demographic and infrastructure data. “Available to entrepreneurs in the State College region are organizations like the Centre Region Entrepreneur Network and the New Leaf Initiative,” the ranking stated. “In addition, Penn State University has startup assistance offerings such as TechCelerator@State College and Lion Launch Pad.” Penn State, the borough and community partners have ramped up efforts to encourage local entrepreneurship and business development over the past two years. The centerpiece of that — not directly mentioned in the Livability.com ranking — has been Invent Penn State, an initiative to spur economic development while helping students succeed professionally through collaboration between Penn State and local communities on entrepreneurshipfocused programs. In the State College Area, that effort has built on the work of organizations like New Leaf, the Chamber of Business and Industry Centre County, TechCelerator, Lion LaunchPad and Penn State’s Small Business Development Center to develop new initiatives. In March, Happy Valley LaunchBox opened its doors on South Allen Street. The entrepreneur space provides selected companies a 10-week business startup program and up to nine months of work space, along with professional consulting and mentorship from area entrepreneurs, Penn State faculty and alumni. Happy Valley LaunchBox also offers walk-in information desk service during weekday business hours for startup resources both inside Penn State and in the local community. Staff also help connect business with potential investors. “I see many students who leave here and go to a place like Silicon Valley and have to live in a crummy place and eat ramen noodles,” Barron said at the opening of LaunchBox. “This is an opportunity to come from Penn State into our community, create your company with the support of the community, and to realize that your university and community are here to help you be successful.” CBICC recently launched CBICC Connect “to connect the business community with the next generation of leaders to create a vibrant local economy.” Part of that has been a new mentorship program for established business leaders in the local community to offer their insight and experience to young professionals.

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INVENT PENN STATE is one of several organizations that make State College a great place for entrepreneurs.

In the last year, Penn State SBDC helped start 29 new businesses and assisted 159 new clients. TechCelerator, meanwhile, offers a 10-week Business Startup Boot Camp for a half dozen entrepreneurial efforts and awards one $10,000 at its conclusion. New Leaf Initiative is an ongoing effort that provides shared to inspire collaborative ideas and innovation and guide those ideas to the resources needed to become a reality. Livability’s economic measures for the new ranking include: “growth in businesses and employees from 20112015; the city’s unemployment rate; the number of venture capital deals in the past 10 years; the city’s business tax rate; how much funding business owners received from SBA and 7(a) loans; the percentage of college-educated locals; the accessibility to high-speed broadband; projected household income growth between 2015-2020; and how much money residents spend within their community, as opposed to outside of it.” Boulder, Colo., was ranked as the No. 1 best city for entrepreneurs. No other Pennsylvania communities made the top 50 list.

Ferguson Twp. invites resident input By GEOFF RUSHTON StateCollege.com

FERGUSON TOWNSHIP — As Ferguson Township prepares to update the township strategic plan, first adopted in 2006, the board of supervisors is inviting residents to provide input through a series of three focus groups. Led by facilitator Peter Marshall, focus groups will be held for each of the township’s three wards: ■ Ward 1, Thursday, Aug. 4, Baileyville Grange, 210 Deibler Road, 6:30 to 8 p.m. ■ Ward 2, Tuesday, Aug. 9, Ferguson Township Municipal Building, Main Meeting Room, 3147 Research Drive, 6:30 to 8 p.m. ■ Ward 3, Wednesday, Aug. 10, Quality Inn, 1274 N. Atherton St., 6:30 to 8 p.m. Residents do not need to attend the group for the ward in which they live and may attend the meeting most con-

venient for them. The strategic plan update will help guide township staff on goals for the future. The plan is updated periodically with new objectives based on township priorities. It was last updated in 2013. Prior to the scheduling of the focus groups, 66 residents completed a survey about the strategic plan, with questions asking: ■ What do you envision will be our biggest challenge in next five years? ■ How should the township invest tax dollars in conservation and sustainability? ■ What services does the township provide that it can improve upon? ■ What do you like best about living in Ferguson Township? ■ How should Ferguson Township promote economic development?

AUGUST 4-10, 2016 Marijuana, from page 1 the University Park campus, possession will continue being enforced as a misdemeanor under state law — regardless of which municipality the offense occurs in. The state law will continue to apply in College and Harris Townships, where State College Police have jurisdiction, as well as Ferguson and Patton townships. “I know there will be some issues with it and the townships have not yet followed our lead on it, but I sincerely hope that they will,” Councilman Jesse Barlow said. Councilwoman Theresa Lafer expressed concern over the confusion that may result for Penn State students. “When they’re told State College Borough will not charge them criminally and it’s OK, they may find out the university comes down on them and there goes that scholarship anyway, or that they do not happen to be sitting in State College — they’re sitting in Ferguson Township … A lot of young men and women … do not live in this region and don’t have the knowledge of those fine lines whether it’s State College or Ferguson Township or College Township” Council heard from several Penn State students who spoke in support of the measure, and students spoke in favor it at meetings in May as well after it was first introduced during public comment by student Luis Rolfo in March. They noted that students convicted of drug offenses face loss of federal student aid. Police Chief Tom King, however, noted that in 2015, State College had 13 total cases to which the new ordinance would have applied. Of those, only four were Penn State students. In contrast, King previously said that in 2015, Penn State Police charged 164 individuals for possession of a small amount of marijuana. Parts of the Penn State campus are located within five municipalities (State College and College, Ferguson, Benner and Patton townships), but aside from the confusion that would result in charging possession on one part of campus differently from another, the university cited other reasons for continuing to enforce state and federal law. A letter from Michael DiRaimo, Penn State vice president for government and community relations, to the borough explained that, as a university, Penn State is required to adhere to federal law, and as a federal contractor it “is required to implement a drug-free workplace program that prohibits the possession of controlled substances, including marijuana, on property owned, leased, or controlled by the university.” DiRaimo also stated that Penn State must remain in compliance with the Drug-Free Schools and Community Act requiring any institution receiving federal financial aid to have a program to prevent possession of drugs by students and employees. “Enforcement of any local ordinance that is not in complete alignment with these requirements places the university at risk of losing federal research funding and student financial aid,” DiRaimo wrote. Councilman Evan Myers said he hoped Penn State would find a way to support the measure. “We need to serve as an example,” Myers said before the vote. “Penn State’s position that they can’t do this … I think they should find a way to do this. Penn State needs to get on the side of students and the community, not always figure out reasons why they can’t do things.” King noted another potential issue, explaining most possession cases possession results in Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition, a program that avoids a record of conviction with the ability to have charges expunged after one year, though at an average cost of $1,199, plus attorneys’ fees. A summary offense, including a summary charge for marijuana possession, remains on an individual’s record and can be found in public dockets as a marijuana offense for five years. “One of the concerns I want to watch for is we don’t have someone with a record for five years instead of one,” King said. “It’s an unintended consequence we should be cautious of.”

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Epic solar flight marks new era By the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The Solar Impulse 2 has landed. More than a year after beginning its 25,000-mile trek around the world using only the sun as a fuel source, Solar Impulse 2 has returned to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, the country where its historic flight began. This is a big deal. For the first time ever, a two-pilot team was able to circle the globe without using a drop of fossil fuel. The 5,070-pound solar-powered aircraft with a 236-foot wingspan was piloted by Solar Impulse 2 chairman Bertrand Piccard and co-pilot Andre Borschberg taking turns for long solo stretches. Though it is a monumental technological breakthrough, it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come easy for the pilots. The trip, which achieved average flight speeds of 28 to 56 mph, was delayed for nine months after the aircraftâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 17,248 solar cells were damaged during a flight from Japan to Hawaii. Still, Solar Impulse racked up 500 flight hours and glided across four continents, three seas and two oceans. Some of its stops included China, India, Japan, Myanmar, Egypt, southern Europe and the United States. The strategic breakthrough that this technology represents is undeniable. Clean, renewable energy in the form of sunshine that canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be metered has provided fuel for a flight around the world for the first time in human history. This is an innovation in energy that has implications going forward for every sector of modern industrial society. It isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t too much of an exaggeration to say that Solar Impulse has ushered in a new era. As solar and other non-renewable technology matures, so will the speed and capacity of planes and other modes of transportation to travel the globe without polluting. The days of fossil fuel as a staple of transportation are numbered thanks to the year long flight of Solar Impulse.

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Parks and Recreation (CRPR) overA long time community contribusees more than 1,000 acres of parks tor, Bestwick explains his and recreation land, playmotivation. grounds and parks, specialty â&#x20AC;&#x153;To have a place for the facilities such as disc golf non-stick and ball team courses and bocce courts, sports participants to entwo community pools, and gage in both a creative enprograms that range from vironment and a park dessoccer programs for todignated for all sports brings dlers and their parents to equalityâ&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With adult flag football leagues. full participation from the They serve residents in community on both sides, I Patton, Ferguson, College, feel we can achieve a comand Harris townships and promise of maintaining a State College Borough. Speparkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s natural beauty with cial events like the annual the addition of a tastefully Halloween parade and the respectful action sports community Easter egg hunt park.â&#x20AC;? have served local residents Patty Kleban, There are some misfor decades. There is the who writes for conceptions about action CRPR senior center, located StateCollege.com, is an instructor parks and their users that at the Nittany Mall, which at Penn State, often dissuade communiprovides a place for older mother of three ties from including action residents to gather and so- and a community parks in their parks. Who cialize with others. volunteer. She is a are the kids who particiMillbrook Marsh, CRPRâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Penn State alumna pate in action sports? Renature and environmental who lives with her search on youth sports education center located off family in Patton indicates that about 70 of Puddintown Road, was Township. Her percent of kids will drop recognized by the Pennsyl- views and opinions do not necessarily vania Department of Con- reflect those of Penn out of organized sports by the time they are 13 years servation and Natural Re- State. old. Many of those kids are sources as the recipient of turned off by the team competition, the 2016 Green Award for outstandcoaches and the insanity of adults in ing environmental education proyouth sports in todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s culture. Dropgramming, diversity in park usage ping out of team sports doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean and in restoration of the national enthat those kids donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to â&#x20AC;&#x201D; or vironment. donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to â&#x20AC;&#x201D; be active and athletIf a group of citizens has its way, ic. Some are drawn to more individuour area would get a new and excital sports like biking or skateboarding. ing recreation feature to augment When we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t provide them a the amazing scope of community place to participate in those activirecreation opportunities â&#x20AC;&#x201D; an action ties, kids are forced to ride on streets sports park. or sidewalks or on private property. What is an action sports park? AcAs a result, the kids are â&#x20AC;&#x153;criminaltion sports include activities such as izedâ&#x20AC;? when they are cited for ridskateboarding, scootering and biking downtown or jumping steps on ing. Many action sports parks inPenn Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campus. That process clude features that allow crossover; starts the labeling and, perhaps, the elements can be used for a variety of self-identification of those kids as different sports. counter-cultural. In fact, the kids who Communities across the United want to challenge themselves with States and Europe have observed exa skateboard or with a bike are colcitement around their community lectively no more criminal than the action parks. Our neighbors down kids who play Little League or youth the road in Lewisburg built the largest soccer. In fact, many of the kids who multi-generational targeted park in participate in organized sports also the United States. That park includes engage in action sports. the largest public action sports park I ran into a neighbor at Wegmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in Pennsylvania as well as a commulast week and the subject of the park nity pool, exercise stations geared tocame up. She pointed at her 11-yearward older adults, picnic pavilions, old son and said with a smile, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I guess a dog park and other facilities such heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of the criminals who would as an interpretive nature trail. It is in be using the park.â&#x20AC;? One study found use almost year round from dawn to that vandalism at action sports parks dusk. The park draws not only memis rare and, when it does occur, it is bers of the local community but acoften not at the hands of the action tion sports riders from around the sports athletes. These kids are excited region as well. to have the opportunity to play. Action parks offer the opportunity There is also the stereotype that to participate in what some call â&#x20AC;&#x153;nonaction sports bring noise. Many astraditionalâ&#x20AC;? sports in a safe and acsume that the noise we hear when cessible setting. someone flies by us on their skateThe efforts to bring in an action board on the sidewalk (with its cracks sports park are being led by Laureand changing surfaces) will be magus Award winner, BMX gold record nified in a neighborhood skatepark, holder and local businessman, Jamie especially when there is more than Bestwick. Bestwick, one of the top one person doing it. 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search completed by Skate Park Association International, a park designed with the right materials means the equipment doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make as much noise. Depending on the design materials, the volume inside the parks when in use was just a bit over the decibel level of a lawnmower. However, in almost all of the parks tested, ambient sound from the park was almost negligible from 100 feet away â&#x20AC;&#x201D; regardless of the design material â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and was similar in volume to people playing on a community basketball court or in a childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s playground. There are also concerns about injuries. Because of similar misconceptions about the sport, many assume that kids get hurt more often. According to various studies on sports injuries, youth basketball, football and soccer rank higher than action sports in terms of the ratio of injuries to the numbers of participants. So whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the downside? Getting people to understand the potential demand. It should be noted that the Centre Region has an action sports park at Tussey Mountainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s All Season Resort in Boalsburg. Built in cooperation with Centre Region Parks and Recreation many years ago, the park at Tussey is now a commercial entity. They had input in design from the world-renowned experts at Woodward Camp and the features were recently upgraded. In his younger years, my son was a year round user of Tussey with both summer skate and season ski passes. Unfortunately, before he and his buddies got their driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s licenses, it meant finding someone to drive them out to Boalsburg. A season pass for unlimited use of the skate park at Tussey for 2016 is $199. A day pass is $10. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m willing to bet that a new park downtown would also help Tusseyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s numbers. Because of the proposed location at Orchard Park in the borough of State College, the next step in the discussion goes to borough council. There will be a meeting to discuss the issue as part of the overall public hearing on the boroughâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposed 2017-2021 Capital Improvement Plan 7 p.m. on Monday in council chambers at the State College Municipal Building. People are encouraged to attend and participate in the discussion. In my opinion, this conversation has implications for all of the Centre Region and not just the borough. Our community needs to come together to find the best location for this much needed recreation opportunity. An action sports park that is easily accessible for kids and families and is near to bike and bus routes can offer another exciting recreation and exercise option for our community. According to Bestwick, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The opportunity to work with the community to develop an action sports park project that takes our children, enthusiasts and families away from the dangers of playing and riding our streets is essential to the growth and safety of the town.â&#x20AC;?

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AUGUST 4-10, 2016

HEALTH & WELLNESS

Can Pokémon Go make you healthier? CRAIG COLLISON

STATE COLLEGE — The Pokémon Go phenomenon has been sweeping the nation, including here in Centre County. Pokémon Go is a smartphone game that uses a player’s location to catch Pokémon, or “pocket monsters,” and is based on the popular video game from the late 1990s. It’s not hard to go for a walk in the park or drive down the Dr. Craig H. street and see players Collison is a walking around with pediatrician with their smartphones in Mount Nittany front of them. Physician Group. With all of the Visit www. screen-time limitamountnittany.org/ tions that parents are pediatrics. warned about, should you let your child play the game? It’s hard to deny one overwhelming positive of the game — millions of players are spending more time being physically and socially active. Instead of sitting on the couch playing a video game, your child has

the ability to be a part of the virtual reality as he or she hunts elusive Pokémon characters, loads up on supplies at Pokéstops or visits Pokémon gyms to challenge other players. As a parent, the main cause of concern is the safety of your child. If your child plays Pokémon Go, remind him that it is very important to be aware of his surroundings. News outlets across the nation have reported on players getting hurt because they weren’t watching where they were walking. Additionally, if your child is submersed in his game, he may not be aware of other people around him. This can leave your child vulnerable. Your child also needs to be sure to stay on public property, such as a park, and not wander onto people’s private property. Also, you should be aware that the app collects personal information from users. The initial version could access users’ Google accounts. While that issue has been fixed, the app still collects information on your child’s location, birthdate, email address, Internet history and more. While I’m sure the Pokémon Go craze will die down at some point, take advantage of the opportunity to spend time together as a family and move more.

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Rural Pennsylvania suffers from oral health issues KELLY BRAUN

Great disparities in oral health care delivery, services and oral health status exist among rural Pennsylvanians. Significant barriers to care include financial, geographic, social and cultural components, as well as a serious oral health provider shortage and poor distribution, as demonstrated by the high numbers of Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas identified in the state. Research has shown the important role of oral health in overall physical health. Poor oral health is often linked to other systemic conditions. Furthermore, a lack of access to preventive and routine dental care for Kelly Braun, a underserved populations can result registered dental in dental conditions requiring costly hygienist, serves as emergency dental treatment. the dental delivery Good oral health can improve an systems coordinator at the Pennsylvania individual’s quality of life by reducing the risk of other ailments such as heart Office of Rural disease, preventing possible facial disHealth. figurement, increasing adequate nutrition and limiting missed school or work hours. A lack of access to oral health services is a critical health issue for rural areas of Pennsylvania and, just as disparities exist in certain disease categories of physical health, similar disparities exist for oral health. Rural residents tend to face more barriers. According to 2010 U.S. Census data, there are 48 rural counties in Pennsylvania, which are home to 27 percent of the state’s residents. While more than one-quarter of the state’s population resides in rural areas, only about 20 percent of dentists practice in rural areas. This further compounds workforce

shortages in rural communities. Rural counties average about 36 dentists per 100,000 residents; urban counties have an average of 55 dentists per 100,000 residents. The 2011 Pew Center on the States report card gave Pennsylvania a rating of “D” for oral health, an improvement from the 2010 failing grade. Children are particularly vulnerable when it comes to access to dental care. According to the 2015 Pennsylvania Oral Health Needs Assessment, cavities remain significant among Pennsylvania’s children in both urban and rural areas. Childhood caries is the top chronic childhood disease, five times more prevalent than asthma. Cavity rates show a steady increase with age. There is also a significant variation across geographic areas in the state. The percentage of Pennsylvania’s 6- to 8-year-olds with untreated cavities was, on a statewide average, 6 percent higher than the Healthy People 2010 objectives. Regionally, the northwest district of the state has significantly higher rates of both cavities and untreated cavities, particularly among 6- to 8-year-olds. Statewide, the rate of children’s annual dental visits was 87 percent. Children who did not visit the dentist had higher rates of untreated cavities than those children who had a dental visit in the previous 12 months (39 percent versus 18 percent, respectively). Children in households with an annual income of less than $20,000 are three times more likely to have untreated cavities than children in households with an annual income of more than $100,000. This statistic is particularly troubling as a significant economic gradient seems to exist for cavities, suggesting that access to preventive and restorative dental care, as well as effective oral health education, is lacking for children from low-income families in both urban and rural areas. According to the 2014 Pennsylvania Department of Health’s Pulse of Pennsylvania’s Dentist and Dental Hygienist Workforce report, 23 percent of practicing dentists

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improve include increasing the number of school-based dental programs for high-risk areas, increasing the number of children on Medical Assistance receiving dental care, increasing the number of Medical Assistanceparticipating providers, increasing the number of general dentists who will see children at age 1, as recommended by the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, and increasing access to fluoridated water supplies. Preventive services are also important. For example, sealants are low-cost preventive coatings that are placed on permanent molars and reduce the risk of dental caries. Dental sealants can be applied in public health settings and may be applied by a dental hygienist without the supervision of a dentist. Pennsylvania also lags behind other states in water fluoridation. While about 85 percent of the state’s residents receive their water from a community water source, only about 50 percent of the state’s residents have access to fluoridated water. Counties and municipalities continue to remove the fluoride from their water systems citing cost and infrastructure as rationale. Effective oral care in rural Pennsylvania requires enhanced access to prevention, screening and treatment services in dental offices, primary care medical offices and in public health settings. Additional education of communities and patients, medical and dental providers will be key in reducing oral health disparities.

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AUGUST 4-10, 2016

PSU mathematics education graduates praised By JIM CARLSON Special to the Gazette

UNIVERSITY PARK — Administrators at Caroline County Public Schools on Maryland’s Eastern Shore are not the first to endorse the practice of hiring Penn State College of Education graduates, they are simply the latest. Within the past 12 months, that school district has placed on its payroll four mathematics teachers from the curriculum and instruction program. Kellie Rizzo, Lauren Pace and Elizabeth Tumpa taught last year, while Amanda Potter is set to begin this fall. “Teachers from the Penn State program have a good knowledge of research-based best practices for teaching mathematics and demonstrate proficiency in analysis of student work to make data-driven instructional decision,’’ said Melissa Mulligan, the supervisor of instruction for the school district. Rose Mary Zbiek, department head of curriculum and instruction and a professor of mathematics, said the mathematics program at Penn State has a reputation for preparing mathematically competent students who are “pedagogically savvy’’ and committed to their students’ learning. “Both our field supervisors and school administrators tell me that our students not only have the academic preparation to be good teachers but also have the expectation and preparation to use what they know and stay focused on what their secondary school students are learning and doing,’’ Zbiek said. “This shared community around secondary school students’ learning motivates all of us to be the best educators we can be and to live daily the joy of teaching mathematics.’’

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The educational background with which students depart Penn State leads to a belief and assurance that success in the job market will follow suit. Rizzo is a mathematics teacher at Colonel Richardson High School in Federalsburg, within Caroline County Public Schools. She was confident her education would lead to a job quickly after graduation in 2015. “I felt that I had a very strong education in mathematics that would KELLIE RIZZO allow me to teach any subject a school would ask of me,’’ Rizzo said. “The pedagogy education I received also prepared me very well to answer questions about my teaching style. “I also felt that my student teaching experience was very beneficial. I feel that our student teaching experiences at Penn State and the observation process that is in place is very beneficial to first-year teachers. Going into my interviews I was able to give examples of how I improved based on constructive criticisms and was very much able to identify strengths and weaknesses in my teaching,’’ she said. The strengths far outweighed any weaknesses, according to Mulligan. “Kellie, Lauren and Liz have been an excellent addition to the (Caroline County Public Schools) math team,’’ she said. “In addition to their enthusiasm about teaching, their eagerness to learn and grow in the profession will have the greatest impact on the students in Caroline County. These three women have demonstrated a dedication to meeting the needs of all of our students,’’ Mulligan said.

Statements about student success are exactly what Zbiek likes to hear. “We prepare teachers to be real, to be smart and to know that their students are the reason why they enter the classroom,’’ she said. “The Penn State mathematics education community comes together around not faculty or Penn State students but around K-12 students — the learners who give our daily work meaning.’’ Rizzo said she appreciated the network of colleagues she built while at Penn State. “Going through classes in a cohort allowed me to become very close with other prospective high school math teachers,’’ she said. “We still talk very often about our experiences and turn to each other when we have a question or need advice. “I also feel very confident that if I ever needed to, I could reach out to any College of Education professor for advice, letters of recommendation, or anything else that may come up in the course of my career. I feel that all of the professors in the College of Education want their graduates to succeed and will do anything they can to help make that happen,’’ Rizzo said. Daily learning is a staple in any instructional program but the College of Education focus is on the future, according to Zbiek. “We prepare teachers not simply to succeed here on campus but to be ready to do good things on a daily basis with their students, now and in the years to come,’’ she said. The College of Education recently received a grant to fund mathematics education scholarships for 15 students over a three-year period and allow them to complete their last two years of college tuition-free.

BEA BLOOMS

LOCK HAVEN — Five members of the Lock Haven University faculty have been promoted for the 2016-2017 academic year. Jason Bronner, Dr. Stephen Hicks and Dr. Barrie Overton are now full professors. Dr. Katherine Ely and Dr. Steven Granich are now associate professors. The promotions were made after a lengthy evaluation process and were conducted in compliance with the faculty collective bargaining agreement and the LHU promotion policy. There are four faculty academic ranks at LHU: instructor, assistant professor, associate professor and full professor. An appointment or promotion is based on the faculty member’s credentials, professional expertise and contribution to the university’s mission. “On behalf of the entire Lock Haven University community, I want to congratulate all those who were recently promoted and extend best wishes for continued success,” said Lock Haven University President Michael Fiorentino Jr. “We have high-quality faculty who prepare our students to unlock their professional passions upon graduation from Lock Haven University and prepare them for their career endeavors.”

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COMMUNITY

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FarmFest draws crowds to Grange Fairgrounds By SAM STITZER pennsvalley@centrecountygazette.com

CENTRE HALL — The fifth annual Pennsylvania Organic FarmFest was held on the Grange Fairgrounds in Centre Hall on July 29 and 30. This event is sponsored annually by Spring Mills-based Pennsylvania Certified Organics, an organization that certifies organic farms. The festival celebrates organic farming and sustainable agriculture. FarmFest featured indoor displays by numerous organizations and vendors oriented toward organic farming, organic foods and sustainable agriculture. It also featured a variety of activities, including live music, a petting zoo, seminars and guest speakers, headlined by Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding. FarmFest attendance has grown steadily since its inception and, this year, a crowd estimated to be around 5,000 people came to the event. A popular feature during FarmFest was the Wool Village, organized by Kim Bierly, who operates Main Street Yarn in Rebersburg. The village, located in one of the Grange exhibit buildings, showcased 14 vendors, featured fiber demonstrations and had space for fiber enthusiasts to sit and work on their current projects. Jeri Robinson-Lawrence and her

daughter Irina came up from Landisville representing Flying Fibers, a shop which features a variety of yarns from several sheep, including some rare breed Wensleydale sheep and Leicester Longwool sheep they raise on their farm. They also sell raw wool for those who prefer to spin their own yarns. Ann Taylor, from the Bald Eagle Valley Alpaca Ranch in Julian, displayed alpaca yarn, as well as a line of soaps, teddy bears and knitted socks from Peru. Mary Lou Andrews, of Spring Mills, demonstrated hand-cranked circular knitting machines, made in New Zealand, which use a circular array of more than 80 needles to knit a seamless tube to form socks. She showed how raising half the needles for several turns will bend the tube 90 degrees to form the sock’s heel. Bierly was pleased with the many participants in the Wool Village, as well as its popularity with visitors. “It’s grown a little bit every year,” she said. Outside the buildings were several vendors, including Heidi K. Owens Hart from the Wild Mountain Thyme Company in Wellsboro, which makes Pure Hart Soaps. Hart was attending FarmFest for the first time. She bills herself as a “soap maker and goat herder,” since she uses goat milk in her soap formulas. She also markets a line of hand and body lotions.

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ORGANIC FOOD vendors did a brisk business during the Organic FarmFest in Centre Hall. Sophie Curley represented the CR Mountain Ranch in Tyrone, which specializes in free-range chicken eggs. She said her chickens roam freely on the entire property, and find most of their own

food, especially insects. This diet produces eggs with more protein than those fed with grain-based commercial food. She said she sells the eggs at co-ops and a shopping center in Altoona.

State College hosts ‘best of the best’ car show and cruise By SAM STITZER pennsvalley@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE — The 32nd annual Last Cruise car show was held in downtown State College on July 31. Spectators jammed South Allen Street to view about 70 vehicles which were included in the invitational “best of the best” show. Vehicles were judged in several categories, and spectators also voted for their favorite vehicle for a dollar. The event raises funds for the Centre County Youth Services Bureau through business sponsorships and fan voting. Spectators were treated to a wide variety of beautiful vehicles at the show. Antiques, classics, muscle cars, race cars, sports cars, hot rods, pickup trucks and motorcycles were all on display. Among the sports cars was a bright red 1954 Chevrolet Corvette convertible owned by Gene and Linda Castrovillo, of Central City. The Castrovillos and their son Anthony spent 16 months restoring the classic car, powered by Chevy’s venerable “blue flame” six-cylinder engine. The Castrovillos took the car to a show sponsored by the National Corvette Restorers Society in Warwick, R.I., where the car was autographed by 91-year-old Chauncey Williams. Williams was an industrial designer/draftsman hired by General Motors in 1952 to make a scale drawing of a clay model for “Project Opel,” which was the name of the secret two-seater sports car project, later named the Corvette. Another bright red, attention-grabbing convertible shown was a 1962 Buick Special, owned by Don Magas, of Indiana, Pa. The rare Buick featured a matching red top and fender skirts, and it drew a crowd of admirers. Introduced in 1961, the Buick Special was marketed to compete with

other compact cars such as the Ford Falcon, Chevy Corvair and Plymouth Valiant. The name “Special” was used on various Buicks dating back to the 1930s. Richard and Lois Carl, from Millmont, brought their 1963 Corvette coupe to the show. This car featured the split rear window, which was used on Corvettes only for that year. A 327-cubic-inch V8 with a four-speed manual transmission powers the metallic blue coupe. Richard Carl said the car came from Puerto Rico, “mostly in pieces,” and was restored to showroom condition over a four-year period. Drawing much attention among the hot rods was a low-slung 1929 Ford Model A sedan shown by Don Leitzell, of Beech Creek. The Model A features a chopped top, and sits on a lowered and stretched frame with a shortened 1932 Ford grille shell. Power is from a Chevy 350 V-8 with external exhaust headers. The glossy gray finish is accented with red wheels and “dog dish” hubcaps, mounted in classic wide whitewall tires. Leitzell found the car at RK Motorsports in Charlotte, N.C. Taking the best-of-show award was a 1958 Chevy Impala convertible owned by Bob Gunder, and the crowd favorite award was given to Ronald Ruggiero for his 1959 Cadillac four-door hardtop. The Last Cruise originated in the 1980s, when local radio DJs Wendy Williams and Kevin Nelson urged their listeners to come to State College for one last legal cruise on Beaver and College avenues before a new anti-cruising ordinance took effect. They expected a few cars to show up, but were shocked to find hundreds of cars inching through town in what Williams described in a 2010 interview as “gridlock on College and Beaver avenues as far as you could see, and police on every corner.” A

Public skywatch set STATE COLLEGE — There will be a free public skywatch from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 12, at Tudek Park, 400 Herman Drive in State College, weather permitting. Tudek Park is across Martin Street from the back entrance of Giant and Weis markets. During the event, those attending will have an opportunity to view the night sky through telescopes. Telescopes are provided, but those attending are welcome to bring their own. The Central PA Observers are a State College community-based, amateur astronomy club founded in 1997. Skywatches are presented by the Central PA Observers and co-sponsored by Centre Region Parks and Recreation. For more information, visit www.cpoclub.org/ skywatches or email Mike at mjr211@psu.edu.

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GENE AND LINDA CASTROVILLO and their son Anthony restored this 1954 Corvette over a 16month period. tradition was born that night, and the next year an afternoon car show was added in the downtown area. The show’s location and format have changed over the years, and it has now become the “best of the best” show. Following the car show, vehicles from the show as well as hot rods, muscle cars,

antiques and classics from around the area took to the streets of State College for some cruising. The ban is lifted once a year for this event. Waving and cheering spectators greeted drivers as they rumbled and roared down Beaver and College avenues, once again reviving the tradition of “cruisin’ the block.”

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The Blonde Cucina: Beach snacks to keep everyone happy CIARA SEMACK

There are a few things you need to consider when you are getting ready to spend a day at the beach. One thing, for sure, is that there will be sand everywhere — and I mean everywhere. Not to mention that you’ll be taking some of that sand home with you. Another thing that needs to be considered is, no matter who goes with you, with all the sun and fun you will need tons of water and everyone will be hungry. So, having said that, snacks are an absolute must when you’re planning your day at the beach. If you go to places such as Ocean Ciara Semack is City, Md., or Wildwood, N.J., you can the owner of The purchase snacks and meals from conBlonde Bistro in cession stands and boardwalk venBellefonte. Her dors, but those tend to be pricey and column appears have minimal nutritional value. If you every other week go to beaches like those in the Outer in the Gazette. Banks of North Carolina that don’t Contact her at ciara@semack.net. have boardwalks, you’ll have to make your own snacks and bring them with you. But, what do you take or make that will stand up to the heat and will be a crowd pleaser? With some creative planning, you can make everyone happy, keep your spending in check and not spend too much time in the kitchen. One of my absolute favorite things to make, no matter the time of year, is trail mixes or snack mixes. They all have tones of flavor, please everyone and go a long way. You can make them as you please and even make them as healthful as you’d like, too. You can use things like dried fruit, nuts, seeds, crackers, pretzels, cereal pieces — you name it.

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When making your trail mix or snack mix masterpiece, you don’t want to go overboard on items like crackers, salted nuts and pretzels. These are things you can use, but the salt and the texture of these items will make your crew even thirstier. Also, make sure to put your mixes in single-serve bags or containers — something that can be resealed to keep out those pesky seagulls and sand.

NUTTY FRUIT TRAIL MIX

Start to finish: 30 minutes Servings: about 7 1/4 cup of each of the following: walnut halves pecan halves almonds cashews dried cranberries dried apricots banana chips raisins dried strawberries Preheat oven to 350 F. Toss the nuts with a pinch of sea salt and spread on a foil-lined baking sheet. Toast for 10 minutes until golden, stirring halfway through to prevent over toasting or burning. Let the nuts cool completely. Mix the nuts with the dried fruit.

BEACHGOER MIX

Start to finish: 3 hours, 10 minutes 9 cups Chex-type cereal (I use half rice squares and half corn squares) 1 cup butter snap pretzels 1 cup Cheerios-type toasted oat cereal 1 cup mini saltine crackers 1 cup broken garlic bagel chip pieces

1 cup of mini cheese crackers 1 cup peanuts 6 tablespoons butter, melted and hot 1 tablespoon seasoned salt 1/4 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce 1 teaspoon garlic powder Put the first seven ingredients into a slow cooker. In a separate bowl, whisk together butter and all dry and liquid seasonings. Slowly spoon or drizzle the sauce evenly over the top of the mix. Toss for about one minute, or until the mixture is evenly combined. Cover with a dish towel to collect condensation, place slow cooker lid on and set the heat to low for three hours. Stir every 35 to 45 minutes to prevent burning. Spread the mixture on brown paper bags in an even layer until it cools to room temperature. If you need other snacks because you’re going to be on the beach multiple days, you can also make your own popcorn. Whether you realize it or not, popcorn is healthy, or rather it can be. It is a whole grain food that can be low in fat, too. Making it is an air popper is best, but if you don’t have one you can get “healthy” microwavable popcorn or if you make it on the stove, using just a small amount of canola oil. You can take your popcorn from ordinary to extraordinary with seasonings, but don’t use butter when headed to the beach. It will be sticky and up the calorie count. Use things such as dill weed, Parmesan cheese or any sort of dry seasoning you and your fellow beachgoers like. There’s also nothing wrong with grabbing bananas, apples, whole-grain pretzels, granola bars and, as I always say, let the store help you. These are all easy to pack, relatively healthy and will keep you at the beach longer.

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THE SUNFLOWERS at Penn’s Cave were in full bloom this weekend, attracting both tourists and local visitors.

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THE BELLEFONTE ELKS Lodge No. 1094 recently held its Soccer Shoot Banquet at the Bellefonte Elks Club. Local Soccer Shoot winners were recognized and received a certificate and soccer ball. Picture with Elks leading knight Chris Schuey and exalted ruler Debbie Markle Shelow are, front row, U-8 girls winner Alicia Spotts and U-10 boys winner Logan Proctor and, back row, U-10 girls winner Asta Spotts and U-14 boys winner Gabriel Koller. Missing from the photo are U-8 boys winner Paul Hacker, U-12 boys winner Ty Cronin, U-12 girls winner Alex Hacker and U-14 girls winner Alina Watson.

Class reunion planned 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 various sites in State College. For more information or to register, visit www.eventbrite.com/e/state-high-class-of-76-40th-class-reuniontickets-22979253566 or contact jseamans01@comcast.net.

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JOE SHECKLER, of Bellefonte, is a newly minted Eagle Scout. He’s pictured with his parents, Linda and Joel Sheckler.

Sheckler receives Eagle Scout Award STATE COLLEGE — Joseph M. Sheckler, of Bellefonte Boy Scout Troop 370, recently received his Eagle Scout Award at a ceremony conducted at Celebration Hall on June 26. He is the son of Joel and Linda Sheckler, of Bellefonte, and graduated from Bellefonte Area High School in June. He will attend Penn State ‘s Altoona Campus in the fall. During his tenure in Troop 370, Scheckler earned 34 merit badges under the leadership of former Scoutmaster Mike Kunes and current Scoutmaster Todd Holden. Also, he served in leadership positions as patrol leader, assistant patrol leader, quartermaster and librarian. Scheckler’s Eagle Scout service project focused on building a raised vegetable bed at the faculty entrance to the Bellefonte Area High School for the benefit of the agricultural students, and improvement of the faculty entrance to the school. Presenters at the ceremony included state Rep. Kerry Benninghoff, U. S. Rep. Glenn Thompson, Nittany Leathernecks’ C. E. Whitehill, Bellefonte Area High School service project coordinator Myken Poorman and Bellefonte Elks’ Steve Dershem.

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• PUBLIC NOTICE • PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION OF PENNSYLVANIA The following are true and correct copies of joint resolutions of the General Assembly regarding amendments to the Constitution of Pennsylvania that were proposed in the General Assembly during the 2015 session. The proposed amendments were agreed to by a majority of the members elected to the Senate and the House of Representatives. Pursuant to Article XI, Section 1 of the Constitution, the Secretary of the Commonwealth has caused the proposed amendments to be published here. Were any of these proposed amendments to be agreed to by a majority of the Senators and Representatives elected to the General Assembly at the November 8, 2016 General Election, the proposed amendments so approved would be published again and then submitted to the qualified electors of Pennsylvania for approval. If approved by a majority of the electors voting on it, the corresponding amendment becomes part of the Constitution.

the required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first primary, general or municipal election which meets the requirements of and is in conformance with section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and which occurs at least three months after the proposed constitutional amendment is passed by the General Assembly. Section 3. Upon ratification by the electors, the General Assembly shall enact legislation to implement this constitutional amendment so that it applies for the first time to the first session of the General Assembly which begins after the 2020 reapportionment. ——————

Those parts of the joint resolutions that appear in BOLD PRINT are the words of the Constitution that are proposed by the General Assembly for addition or deletion. If an amendment were approved, the words UNDERLINED would be added to the Constitution and the words in BRACKETS (e.g. [Constitution]) would be deleted. The unbolded words would remain unchanged in the Constitution.

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, further providing for exemptions and special provisions.

Anyone who needs help reading this advertisement or needs the text of the proposed amendments in an alternative format may call or write the Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Commissions, Elections and Legislation, Room 210 North Office Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120, 1-877-868-3772, ra-BCEL@pa.gov.

That section 2(b)(vi) of Article VIII be amended to read:

Pedro A. Cortés, Secretary of the Commonwealth —————— Joint Resolution 2016-1 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, reducing the size of the General Assembly. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby resolves as follows: Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI: That section 16 of Article II be amended to read: § 16. Legislative districts. The Commonwealth shall be divided into 50 senatorial and [203] 151 representative districts, which shall be composed of compact and contiguous territory as nearly equal in population as practicable. Each senatorial district shall elect one Senator, and each representative district one Representative. Unless absolutely necessary no county, city, incorporated town, borough, township or ward shall be divided in forming either a senatorial or representative district. Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of this proposed constitutional amendment. (b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit

Joint Resolution 2016-2

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby resolves as follows: Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with the provisions of Article XI:

§ 2. Exemptions and special provisions. *** (b) The General Assembly may, by law: ***

—————— Joint Resolution 2016-3 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in taxation and finance, further providing for exemptions and special provisions. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby resolves as follows: Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI: That section 2(b) of Article VIII be amended by adding a paragraph to read: § 2. Exemptions and special provisions. *** (b) The General Assembly may, by law: *** (vii) Permit a city of the first class to impose taxes for the benefit of the city of the first class on real estate used for business purposes at a tax rate that exceeds the tax rate applicable to other real estate, in accordance with the following: (A) So long as a rate variance is in effect, the combined rate of taxes on real estate used for business purposes imposed by the city of the first class or authorized by the city of the first class for its school district shall not vary by more than fifteen percent from the combined rate of taxes on other real estate imposed or authorized by the city of the first class.

(vi) Authorize local taxing authorities to exclude from taxation an amount based on the assessed value of homestead property. The exclusions authorized by this clause shall not exceed [one-half of the median assessed value of all] 100% of the assessed value of each homestead property within a local taxing jurisdiction. A local taxing authority may not increase the millage rate of its tax on real property to pay for these exclusions.

(B) The General Assembly shall require the city of the first class to reduce the aggregate revenue from other taxes imposed for the benefit of the city of the first class both on businesses and any wage and net profits tax by the amount of any real estate tax revenues attributable to the variance.

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Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of this proposed constitutional amendment. (b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first primary, general or municipal election which meets the requirements of and is in conformance with section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and which occurs at least three months after the proposed constitutional amendment is passed by the General Assembly.

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(b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first primary, general or municipal election which meets the requirements of and is in conformance with section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and which occurs at least three months after the proposed constitutional amendment is passed by the General Assembly.

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Festival set for Sept. 24 MILESBURG — The Milesburg Museum and Historical Society Apple Harvest Festival and Car, Truck and Motorcyle Show will be held on Market Street in Milesburg on Saturday, Sept. 24. Registration for vehicles will be accepted from 8:30 a.m. to noon. Breakfast will be served from 8 to 10 a.m. There will be apple dumplings, homemade baked good, a luncheon with homemade soups, entertainment and car show awards. The museum will be open to the public. For more information, call (814) 355-9647.

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Canoe access now available next to Milesburg Community Building MILESBURG — The Bald Eagle Watershed Association recently completed a canoe-access project on the streambank adjacent to the Milesburg Community Building. This section of Bald Eagle Creek, just below the confluence with Spring Creek, has long been a favorite entry point for boaters and anglers. However, the previous access was rough, steep and dangerous, posing serious challenges for recreational users. With the assistance of the Centre County Conservation District, BEWA applied for and received a grant from the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy through its Canoe Access Development Fund to build a safer, much-improved entrance to the stream. An all-volunteer crew created a switch back approach, stabilizing the area with rock and soil. Under the direction of BEWA member Ed Bowman and with the assistance of Bald Eagle Area and Penn State students and the Canoe Club of Centre County, the core volunteer group removed the invasive plants that were overunning the bank. Erosion and sediment controls were put in place and the bank was planted with native shrubs, trees and herbaceous plants. The Canoe Club of Centre County also donated two benches for the site. The two groups have now turned their attention to the access at the Curtin Bridge in Boggs Township. Vol-

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A FORMERLY STEEP and dangerous boating access point on the Bald Eagle Creek has been rehabbed by area volunteers. unteers from the Canoe Club once again cleared invasive plants. Boggs Township personnel repaired the potholes in the parking lot and resurfaced the entire area. They also helped to install the ramp down to the stream. In the fall, the groups will plant some native trees and shrubs at the top of the access.

Boot camp for kids set Veterans lunch planned BOALSBURG — The Pennsylvania Military Museum is hosting its sixth annual Boot Camp for Kids on Saturday, Aug. 6, on the grounds of the museum in Boalsburg. Children between ages 8 and 13 can participate in a series of activities staffed by a team of service veterans that simulate the rigors of military discipline, teamwork and attention to detail. For more information, contact Joe Horvath at (814) 4666263 or jhorvath@pa.gov.

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BOALSBURG — The State College Elks Lodge No. 1600 will sponsor a Veterans Day luncheon at Mountain View Country Club at noon Friday, Nov. 11. Veterans will dine for free. Dan and Gala will entertain following the luncheon. For more information or to register for the luncheon, contact Jack McKinley at (814) 238-2724 or Vernon Crawford at (814) 880-0211.

Annual social to be held STATE COLLEGE — The Women’s Welcome Club of State College will hold its annual social at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 10, at the Oakwood Presbyterian Church, 1865 Waddle Road in State College. For more information, email wwcmembership@gmail. com.

• PUBLIC NOTICE • PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF PENNSYLVANIA

The following is a true and correct copy of a joint resolution of the General Assembly of Pennsylvania proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Pennsylvania. Consistent with the procedures prescribed by Article XI, Section 1 of the Constitution, the General Assembly first proposed the amendment during the 2013 session and approved it for a second time during the 2015 session of the legislature. As required by Article XI, Section 1 of the Constitution and statutory law, the Secretary of the Commonwealth caused the proposed amendment to be advertised in 2014 and 2016.

Pursuant to the original joint resolutions, the proposed amendment was to be submitted to the electors of Pennsylvania at the General Primary to be held on April 26, 2016. However, on April 12, 2016, the General Assembly passed H.R. 783, a concurrent resolution that directed the Secretary of the Commonwealth to remove the proposed amendment from the General Primary ballot and to place the proposed amendment on the General Election ballot in November 2016. The Secretary of the Commonwealth, therefore, has once again caused the proposed amendment to be published here, in anticipation of the General Election. In accordance with the mandate of H.R. 783, the Secretary of the Commonwealth will submit the proposed amendment to the electors of Pennsylvania in the form of a ballot question at the General Election to be held on November 8, 2016. If a ballot question is approved by a majority of electors voting on it, the corresponding amendment becomes part of the Constitution. Those parts of the joint resolution that appear in BOLD PRINT are the words of the Constitution that are proposed by the General Assembly for addition or deletion. If an amendment were approved, the words UNDERLINED would be added to the Constitution and the words in BRACKETS (e.g., [Constitution]) would be deleted. The unbolded words would remain unchanged in the Constitution. Following the proposed amendment is the text of the question that will be placed on the ballot. Below the question is a “Plain English Statement” prepared by the Office of Attorney General, and published as required by law, indicating the purpose, limitations and effects of the ballot question upon the people of this Commonwealth. Anyone who needs help reading this advertisement or who needs the text of the proposed amendment in an alternative format may call or write the Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Commissions, Elections and Legislation, Room 210 North Office Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120, (717) 787-5280, ra-BCEL@pa.gov. Pedro A. Cortés, Secretary of the Commonwealth ——————

JOINT RESOLUTION 2015-1

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, further providing for compensation and retirement of justices, judges and justices of the peace. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby resolves as follows: Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI: That section 16(b) of Article V be amended to read: § 16. Compensation and retirement of justices, judges and justices of the peace. *** (b) Justices, judges and justices of the peace shall be retired on the last day of the calendar year in which they attain the age of [70] 75 years. Former and retired justices, judges and justices of the peace shall receive such compensation as shall be provided by law. Except as provided by law, no salary, retirement benefit or other compensation, present or deferred, shall be paid to any justice, judge or justice of the peace who, under section 18 or under Article VI, is suspended, removed or barred from holding judicial office for conviction of a felony or misconduct in office or conduct which prejudices the proper administration of justice or brings the judicial office into disrepute. *** Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of this proposed constitutional amendment. (b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first primary, general or municipal election which meets the requirements of and is in conformance with section

1 of Article XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and which occurs at least three months after the proposed constitutional amendment is passed by the General Assembly. —————— PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT AMENDING THE MANDATORY JUDICIAL RETIREMENT AGE Ballot Question Shall the Pennsylvania Constitution be amended to require that justices of the Supreme Court, judges, and magisterial district judges be retired on the last day of the calendar year in which they attain the age of 75 years? Plain English Statement of the Office of Attorney General The purpose of the ballot question is to amend the Pennsylvania Constitution to require that justices, judges and justices of the peace (known as magisterial district judges) be retired on the last day of the calendar year in which they attain the age of 75 years. Presently, the Pennsylvania Constitution provides that justices, judges and justices of the peace be retired on the last day of the calendar year in which they attain the age of 70 years. Justices of the peace are currently referred to as magisterial district judges. If the ballot question were to be approved, justices, judges and magisterial district judges would be retired on the last day of the calendar year in which they attain the age of 75 years rather than the last day of the calendar year in which they attain the age of 70 years. This amendment to the mandatory retirement age would be applicable to all judges and justices in the Commonwealth, including the justices of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, judges of the Commonwealth Court, Superior Court, county courts of common pleas, community courts, municipal courts in the City of Philadelphia, and magisterial district judges. The ballot question is limited in that it would not amend any other provisions of the Pennsylvania Constitution related to the qualification, election, tenure, or compensation of the justices, judges or magisterial district judges. The effect of the ballot question would be to allow all justices, judges, and magisterial district judges to remain in office until the last day of the calendar year in which they attain the age of 75 years. This would permit all justices, judges, and magisterial district judges to serve an additional five years beyond the current required retirement age.

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LIFESTYLES

Staying active includes physical activity, socializing By JODI MORELLI correspondent@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE — Staying active is a healthy way of life for people of all ages. The word active means much more than going to the gym. In addition to being physically active, it means being socially engaged — participating in clubs and groups, volunteering, spending time with friends. This, in turn, leads to better physical health, as social engagement is strongly correlated to physical activity, according to research. The benefits of individuals remaining active as they age are hard to ignore. Staying active positively impacts physical, mental and emotional health for everyone from preschoolers to the elderly. In fact, maintaining an active lifestyle is essential to quality of life as people get older. Research has shown that older adults can gain a lot by moving. Even moderate exercise and physical activity can improve the health of seniors. Independence is a primary benefit that comes along with remaining active into the senior years. Physical activity builds strength, improves balance and flexibility — all skills that are necessary for daily living. Routine things such as light household chores, and even getting showered and dressed, require a certain amount of strength, balance and flexibility. This means that older people who consistently are moving and doing activities to enhance those skills are more likely to be able to remain independent longer. Research has established that, in addition to improving mental alertness and acuity, older adults who make exercise and physical activity a regular part of their daily lives are doing their part to prevent certain health conditions, such as diabetes, and they are also improving their cardiovascular health. For some seniors, physical activity may be difficult due to pain or physical limitations. Those individuals can contact a local gym and talk with a personal trainer about how to make certain adjustments or accommodations to their fitness routine. When it comes to older people choosing physical activities that are right for them, it is recommended that people find activities that they enjoy and that build on their interests. Walking, swimming, yoga, aerobics and golf are all popular activities. However, it’s important to recognize the importance

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THERE ARE many benefits, including mental and emotional, to staying active as we age. of other hobbies, such as painting and gardening, which can be just as beneficial to the overall well-being of older individuals. Older individuals can visit www.centrecountypa.gov to get contact information for senior centers in the county and to see what wellness programs are available. Also, Centre Region Parks and Recreation offers a calendar that provides information on a variety of activities, including art classes and hiking groups.

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Such activities can provide numerous benefits, ranging from physical to emotional to social wellness. Regardless of the type of activity, it is vitally important for older individuals to remain socially engaged and physically active as they age. Research has shown time and time again the many benefits of fitness to one’s overall health, which can result in fewer trips to the doctor, slowing in the progression of disease, reducing the amount of medication needs and making health setbacks less debilitating.

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Hot and cold of growing old

It’s not your imagination: Summers feel hotter and winters feel colder By CHERIE WINNER

SWEATING THE DETAILS

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UNIVERSITY PARK — When the first heat wave of summer arrives, a grim tally will start: The number of people who die as a result. According to the Centers for Disease Control, we can expect high temperatures to kill nearly 700 people each year in the U.S., most of them over 70 years of age. The vast majority won’t die of heat stroke, heat exhaustion or dehydration. They will die of heart-related problems, including heart attacks and heart failure. The reason, said Penn State physiologist Larry Kenney, holder of the Noll Chair in Human Performance and professor of physiology and kinesiology, is that we cool ourselves largely by pumping more blood to the skin, where the heat it carries can be lost to the environment. During hot weather, the increase in blood flow to the skin is huge, up to 20 times as much as in cooler weather. Even at rest, if we’re very hot, we may be pumping nearly two gallons of blood to our skin every minute. That creates a strain on the heart that can be a particular problem for older people, as their hearts work harder trying to pump more blood to the skin. To make matters worse, the blood vessels in older skin don’t dilate as well as the vessels in the skin of younger people. They can’t accommodate the greater flow and can’t return as much blood to the heart. “It’s kind of a double-whammy,” said Kenney. “Older adults don’t pump as much blood to the skin, but the left ventricle is still trying to contract very forcefully to do that. So, in some older individuals who have heart failure, who had had a heart attack or who just have a weak left ventricle, all of a sudden they’re putting much more stress on the heart”— sometimes with disastrous results.

Kenney has worked on the effects of age on temperature regulation since 1983, when he received his first National Institutes of Health grant for the research. Initially he focused on sweating. “There was an old notion that as people age, sweat glands actually atrophy and don’t function anymore— that the elderly don’t produce as much sweat. That would lead to less evaporative cooling,” he said. His lab found that while we do tend to sweat less as we age, that’s only partly due to age-related changes in the glands. It’s also due to changes in our activities. “Sweating as a means of thermoregulation is much more affected by aerobic fitness level, how acclimated you are to the heat, how well hydrated you are, whether you have a sedentary lifestyle, etc.” he said — things that often accompany aging but are not directly caused by aging. Those early studies showed, however, that the ability to lose heat through our skin is directly related to age. “While sweating is not always directly related to how old we are, the ability to constrict and dilate the blood vessels in the skin really is,” said Kenney. “So for the past 15 years or so, we’ve focused on that aspect of temperature regulation.”

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Human skin responds rapidly and precisely to changes in both heat and cold, with tiny vessels called arterioles dilating or constricting to help dissipate heat or conserve it. The mechanisms that allow humans to achieve this precise control, and the magnitude of changes in skin blood flow, set us apart from our nearest relatives as much as walking upright and having opposable thumbs. “It’s a uniquely human system,” said Kenney. “There’s not any other animal that regulates their skin blood flow the

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A VOLUNTEER relaxes and catches up on her reading while researchers test how blood vessels in her skin respond to various treatments. way humans do.” Some other mammals change the flow of blood to their skin, but by completely different mechanisms and often only in certain parts of the body. Rats control blood flow to their tails; rabbits change blood flow to their ears. But only humans increase skin blood flow over their whole bodies, and by such a large amount. The rise in skin blood flow can be so dramatic that it increases the diameter of our limbs enough that Kenney can measure it with a strain gauge wrapped around a forearm. “It’s very subtle,” he said. “It’s in the fractions of a percent change in circumference of the strain gauge — but the more blood that flows to that forearm, the more the strain gauge stretches.” In recent years, his lab has turned to laser techniques to more precisely measure blood flow in the skin. With laser Doppler flowmetry, a researcher shines a laser into an area of skin about the diameter of a pencil. Red blood cells flowing through tiny vessels there reflect the light. The amount of change in the reflection indicates how many red blood cells are moving through the area. Another technique, laser speckle imaging, uses dots, or speckles, of reflected laser light to show relative changes in blood flow across a larger area of skin — an

entire hand or foot, for example. “All pictures are made of speckles,” Kenney said — think of pixels on a computer screen. “If it’s a biological tissue, those speckles move and change, and they change with blood flow.” He uses a special camera to track that movement in real time. In the resulting images, the speckles are color-coded to indicate how many of them were moving in each portion of the image. Areas of dilation (more flow) show up bright red and yellow, while areas where the vessels were constricted (less flow) are a calm dark blue.

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Because these large changes in skin blood flow and the molecular mechanisms that control them are unique to humans, Kenney can’t use mice or other lab animals for his studies. He relies on human volunteers willing to be heated up or cooled down while exercising or going through other experimental approaches. For his experiments, the “older” category starts at age 65; some of his volunteers are in their 90s. Volunteers often recline or sit, and can watch movies (comedies, mostly), read or just hang out — unless they’re in one of the Hot, Page 24

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Opportunities abound for over-50 learners CONNIE COUSINS

In Centre County, the “mature living” group is mostly active and involved. If you are part of this age group and new to the area, looking for some activities to do alone or with a spouse, partner or friend, here are a couple of suggestions: ■ The Centre County Historical Society, which receives funding through grants from the CenConnie Cousins tral Pennsylvania Concovers a wide vention and Visitors variety of events in Bureau and the PennCentre County for sylvania Historical and the Centre County Museum Commission, Gazette. Email her holds many events at ccous67@gmail. throughout the year. com. Joining the CCHS will give you a heads-up on all its events, as well as opportunities to serve the community. CCHS is always looking for volunteers. You can help to keep the beautiful grounds and gardens weed-free and groomed. You can help at Christmas when they hold a wonderful “Christmas in the Mansion” sale. (Just being there in the old mansion, so beautifully decked out for Christmas, puts everyone in a holiday mood.) The society offers lectures throughout the year that are of interest to history buffs and ordinary people who like to learn and enjoy. “Music Under the Sycamore” is a summer party that takes place from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 21, at the Centre Furnace Mansion, which is on the National Register of Historic Places. Bring your picnic blankets and lawn chairs and settle down for an afternoon of good food and the music of Pure Cane Sugar. The historic sycamore tree will provide

its shade and add a hint of nostalgia to the day. For this summer party, make reservations at www.centrehistory.org or call (814) 234-4779. Cost is $25 per person or $10 per person for CCHS members. Proceeds will benefit the historical society and its efforts to maintain this special piece of history, dating from the heyday of the charcoal iron ore industry in Centre County. ■ Osher Lifelong Learning Institute of Penn State is the source of many learning and enjoyable activities for persons over 50. OLLI is a volunteer-driven membership organization. You can join and then sign up for one of three sessions of classes and activities. Imagine no tests, no grades and just learning for the joy of learning. There are nearly 300 offerings in the OLLI catalogue of classes. The spring and fall semesters are 10 weeks long and the summer is six weeks. A session may include one class or up to 12 on a single topic over the semester. Classes are held around the area at a variety of venues. OLLI also is available to the residents of The Oaks at Pleasant Gap, Foxdale Village, Juniper Village at Brookline, Liberty Hill and Village Heights and in locations in Bellefonte and State College. Not only can you take courses through OLLI, you can also travel with OLLI. There are one-day trips and longer ones that provide exciting sights and a chance to make new friends. Judy Malick, chairman of the Leadership Council for OLLI said, “We try to do a day trip a month, except for January and February. Aug. 10, for instance, we have planned a trip to Latrobe and Greensburg. We are calling it ‘Monks, Museums and Mr. Rogers.’” Malick explained that the group will visit a grist mill on the grounds of St. Vincent College in Latrobe and the McCarl Coverlet Gallery, which is also nearby. The Fred Rogers Center has all manner of memorabilia from “Mr. Rogers’ Neighbor-

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ence a few goose bumps as you learn the legends associated with Penns Valley.” In December, for a Christmas treat, OLLI will travel to Lancaster to the National Christmas Center and the Rainbow Theatre for a Christmas production to round out the 2016 slate of travel treats. The April 2017 Holland River Cruise has many people signed up already, with just a few spots remaining. Passengers on this river cruise will travel to Brussels and reach Amsterdam to thrill to the fields of tulips. Already planned is the October 2017 excursion to England, Scotland and Wales. As noted, with OLLI you can always experience a new activity, learn a new skill or make a new friend. For information, visit http://sites.psu. edu/olli.

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Volunteering is a way for seniors to remain active By JODI MORELLI correspondent@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE — Helping others isn’t just beneficial for the people being helped. Research shows that volunteering is just as good for the soul of those doing the helping. In fact, as people get older, volunteering is key in helping retirees feel socially engaged, fostering relationships and allowing them to feel like they are a healthy and vital part of society. Sharing a lifetime of experience with others can allow seniors to help others in many ways — from mentoring and tutoring young people to helping others with life skills or offering companionship and care. We count on volunteers in many ways. Seniors help us as tutors, mentors, cooking meals, completing handyman tasks, teaching life skills and (by serving as) board members,” said Andrea Fisher, CEO of the Youth Service Bureau in State College, which relies on retired volunteers to help in different roles with many of the agency’s programs. According to research from the Corporation of National and Community Service, besides the intrinsic rewards of helping others, volunteering promotes good physical, mental and emotional health and helps individuals pursue their passions in retirement. Fisher said this research holds true for local retirees who have found a way to give back to their community through a variety of opportunities, like those mentioned above. More specifically, older individuals have found opportunities to share their own life experiences through volunteering by serving as mentors — or “bigs” — to young people in the agency’s Big Brothers Big Sisters program. While older volunteers are a relatively small segment of the overall volunteer base, she said they serve a critically important purpose.

“Someone recently told me that the secret to retirement was having friends of all ages ... that makes a lot of sense. For us, it’s critically important that our kids have exposure to multiple generations.” She explained that the benefits to both the “bigs” and “littles” are huge. For the “littles,” having an older volunteer can offer a perspective that their own parents might not even be able to provide. An older person can fill a different role for a younger person — a role that can be extremely valuable. And for the volunteer, it’s so important to keep both mind and body active. Spending time with a young person in a mentor role can help an older person in both of those respects. Studies show that volunteering can help to promote healthy physical activity, can prevent isolation and depression in older people and be an overall protective factor in improving mental health. Additionally, volunteering can help change the way that people think about and view older adults, and it can help bridge the generation gap — particularly in programs in which retirees are working directly with young people. Although recruiting volunteers of any age group to help with service opportunities can be a challenge, oftentimes older people are seeking out volunteer opportunities in order to work on a project or share a passion that they now have the time to pursue. It’s important to realize that seniors in this day and age are retiring earlier, living longer and are generally more physically healthy than previous generations. They are seeking out volunteer opportunities that seem like a good fit between their own interests and the needs and expectations of the organization. With all the recruitment tools out there, Fisher said the best recruitment tool for this age group still is word of mouth. “Much of our recruiting is word of mouth. We also utilize publications focused on seniors like senior living editions,” she said. However, she said that if someone gives

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There is a need for this age group to volunteer locally, she said, and whatever the person’s interests, there is likely an opportunity just waiting for him or her. No matter what opportunity a senior might choose, one thing is for sure: It will result in physical, social and psychological benefits, along with a sense of fulfillment that comes from knowing that sharing unique skills and a lifetime of experience can help make life better for others.

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Protecting your digital assets and why it matters By JULIEANNE STEINBACHER Special to the Gazette

If you are like me, access to technology makes each day easier, more efficient and a lot more interesting than I could have imagined. And, yes, I will admit there is a bit of dependency. I do depend on my computer and my smartphone to keep up with news as soon as it happens; to Google the answers to all my questions; to shop, pay bills and bank online; to stay connected with family and with old and new friends. When I am able to see pictures of adventures and life posted on a Facebook wall, it gives me an immediate and happy sense of being part of another’s moment in real time. Paying bills online, Internet shopping and doing my banking at home at midnight gives me a sense of pure freedom. But, there is another side to this use of technology that we have to talk about — digital assets. Digital assets describe a wide variety of content contained in digital form in an online environment. Assets like photos, social dialogue, notices or videos posted to sites like Twitter, LinkedIn, You Tube, Facebook or email accounts, as well as the content of personal financial accounts, carry value whether it is sentimental or monetary. If you are a person who uses social media, or who has online accounts, think about this: What happens to all that online information if you become incapacitated by illness or injury, or when you die?

A recent experience at our law firm drove home the need to be proactive in protecting digital assets. When a friend who was not nearly old enough died unexpectedly, her family contacted our law firm to help. One of the most challenging issues was the fact that no one in her family could take charge of her Facebook account or her credit card account. No one knew the passwords or the pin numbers, and the systems in place made it impossible to reset. It was a nightmare for them during a very stressful time. Our firm advises all our estate and long-term care planning clients to appoint a power of attorney that is responsible for their digital assets, and to also include language in their will that appoints an online executor to provide for the disposition of their digital assets. As a result, our estate administration team has been very successful in using these documents that appoint a person responsible for digital assets to successfully protect those assets in a seamless way. Like any power of attorney, special thought needs to go into choosing the best person to be responsible for your online information or to act as your online executor. This person should be technologically savvy and experienced in programs where you have an online presence, and you need to outline your wishes in a detailed way. Digital asset protection has become an important part of the estate and long-term care planning process. For more information about protecting your digital assets, contact Steinbacher, Goodall & Yurchak at (800) 3518334.

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Plenty of health benefits to staying active during senior years Like most people, you’ve probably heard that physical activity and exercise are good for you. In fact, being physically active on a regular basis is one of the healthiest things you can do for yourself. Studies have shown that exercise provides many health benefits and that older adults can gain a lot by staying physically active. Even moderate exercise and physical activity can improve the health of people who are frail or who have diseases that accompany aging. Being physically active can also help you stay strong and fit enough to keep doing the things you like to do as you get

older. Making exercise and physical activity a regular part of your life can improve your health and help you maintain your independence as you age.

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Regular physical activity and exercise are important to the physical and mental health of almost everyone, including older adults. Staying physically active and exercising regularly can produce long-term health benefits and even improve health for some older people who already have diseases and disabilities. That’s why health experts say that older adults should aim to be as active as possible.

BEING INACTIVE CAN BE RISKY

Although exercise and physical activity are among the healthiest things you can do for yourself, some older adults are reluctant to exercise. Some are afraid that exercise will be too hard or that physical activity will harm them. Others might think they have to join a gym or have special equipment. Yet, studies show that “taking it easy” is risky. For the most part, when older people lose their ability to do things on their own, it doesn’t happen just because they’ve aged. It’s usually because they’re not active. Lack of physical activity also can lead to

more visits to the doctor, more hospitalizations and more use of medicines for a variety of illnesses.

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Scientists have found that staying physically active and exercising regularly can help prevent or delay many diseases and disabilities. In some cases, exercise is an effective treatment for many chronic conditions. For example, studies show that people with arthritis, heart disease or diabetes benefit from regular exercise. Exercise also Active, Page 23

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Create a plan to ‘age in place’ in your home By DAWN DEHAAS Special to The Gazette

Family dinners, birthday parties and holidays — more than likely you could fill endless photo albums with the memories that live in your home. Your home is where your memories are, and where you want to stay. As you age, it can become more challenging to stay in the place you call home. But there are resources available to help you stay right where you raised your firstborn or celebrated that special wedding anniversary. According to an AARP survey, more than 80 percent of seniors wish to remain at home for the rest of their lives. “Aging in place” is a term that has been used across the health care spectrum; it simply means having the tools necessary to live out your years wherever you call home. This takes planning and research, but it can be done. In fact, studies have shown that staying in your home can reduce depression in older adults as well as reduce disorientation, especially in those suffering from dementia.

KEY AREAS TO EVALUATE

There is a lot to think about if you and your spouse plan to remain in your home. The following are a few key areas to evaluate when researching and planning for aging in place: ■ Housing Is your home accessible should you or your spouse need a wheelchair or other assistive device? ■ Your health and wellness What are, or will be, the needs for you and your spouse as you age? What types of health care services do you expect you will need to remain at home? ■ Personal finances How will you pay for any expenses associated with possible home renovation and health care? ■ Transportation If you are no longer able to drive, how

will you get to the grocery store, medical appointments, etc.? ■ Community and social interaction It’s important to stay socially engaged in your community and with your friends. This helps with your physical and social well-being. What are your plans to continue to do so?

WHERE DO I START? WHO DO I CALL?

As you consider these key areas for aging in place, there are resources available to assist you in making the right decision for your situation. When it comes to housing, there are many home builders who specialize in home modifications. Such modifications might include widening doorways, lowering cabinets or adding a ramp to a home entrance. A recent survey conducted by the National Association of Home Builders showed that 75 percent of remodeling companies reported an increase in work generated by aging in place. So, where do you find certified service providers to remodel your home? A great place to start is www.ageinplace.org, or you can visit Oasis Showrooms, a Pleasant Gap company, at www.oasisshowrooms. com. Your health will also play a crucial part in your ability to remain in your home. First, you will want to think about the type of services you may need. Do you need someone to get groceries for you, take you to appointments and provide some personal care? Then you will want to look for a professional caregiver. Additionally, you may need all of those services along with medical care such as medication management, wound care and catheter hygiene. If this is the case, you will want to hire a home health or private duty nursing company. Consider contacting companies such as Comfort Keepers, at (814) 861-1600 or www. comfortkeepers.com, or BrightStar Care at (814) 826-3200. Both of these local companies provide private duty nursing services as well as professional caregivers. You can find additional resources at

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JUNIPER VILLAGE’S recent book sale was a fundraiser for Centre County Womens’ Resource Center.

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Juniper Village hosts book sale STATE COLLEGE — On July 21, Juniper Village at Brookline Wellspring Memory Care hosted a book sale to benefit the Women’s Resource Center in State College. The fundraiser was planned to highlight Juniper’s theme for July, “Stand in Integrity With Volunteerism.” Over the last year, Juniper Village team members collected more than 300 books spanning a wide array of interests, including bestsellers, mysteries, biographies, cookbooks, classics, how-to-guides and books for children. With the help of Juniper team members and interns, a

summer bookstore was set up on the front lawn of Wellspring Memory Care. Community members and Juniper residents enjoyed searching through the inventory to find hidden gems that piqued their reading interests. “The book sale is a wonderful way to connect our residents and community while supporting a great cause,” said Liz Plozner-Chalfa, Wellspring executive director. The event was a success, raising $200 for the local Women’s Resource Center, which provides support to women, men, and children who are victims of domestic and dating violence.

Centre County PAWS visits Juniper Village STATE COLLEGE — Centre County PAWS recently started bringing local animals who need homes to visit the residents of Juniper Village at Brookline Skilled Nursing. The visits will occur two times per month with a variety of animals. The hope is that, in joining together with PAWS, both the pets and the residents will receive valuable socialization time as they snuggle and play, and the residents, families and associates of Brookline will know when the pets are on the activities calendar so they can meet the animals and hopefully help in finding loving homes for adoption. Pet therapy has many benefits for the senior generation. The act of petting causes an automatic relaxation response that can lower blood pressure and improve cardiovascular health. The movement can also increase joint movement, maintain motor skills and provide motivation to move more, stretch further and exercise longer. The visiting animals can lift spirits, lessen depression, decrease the feeling of isolation and provide comfort. And, the group enjoying the pet visit can share past memories and stories of their favorite pets, which increases communication and socialization. For more information on the benefits of pet therapy, visit www.pawsforpeople.org.

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Regular, moderate physical activity can help manage stress and improve your mood. And, being active on a regular basis may help reduce feelings of depression. Studies also suggest that exercise can improve or maintain some aspects of cognitive function, such as your ability to shift quickly between tasks, planning an activity and ignoring irrelevant information. For more on cognitive function and exercise, see “Do Exercise and Physical Activity Protect the Brain?” from Go4Life. Some people may wonder what the difference is between physical activity and exercise. Physical activities are activities that get your body moving, such as gardening, walking the dog and taking the stairs instead of the elevator. Exercise is a form of physical activity that is specifically planned, structured and repetitive, such as weight training, tai chi or an aerobics class. Including both in your life will provide you with health benefits that can help you feel better and enjoy life more as you age. — Content courtesy Penn State Hershey

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Hot, from page 18 studies looking at how well they dissipate heat generated by exercise. In that case, they sit or recline on a clinical bed outfitted with pedals, something like a recumbent bicycle, or walk or jog on a treadmill. In some experiments, the subjects breathe through an apparatus that allows Kenney’s team to measure cardiac output at the same time they measure skin blood flow. The researchers most often make that measurement on the inner surface of the forearm. They place on the skin a small donut-shaped device that can heat or cool just the dime-sized area inside the ring. Kenney can then use one of the laser techniques to measure the blood flood in that area. He can also infuse small amounts of a test substance just under the skin, to see how the substance affects flow and determine what molecules are involved in the process. Volunteers can have up to six rings set up on their arm at one time. That allows Kenney to compare blood flow under different treatments in the same part of the body, at the same time, in the same volunteer. “That’s important, because if we compare my blood flow to yours, we don’t know if a difference we see is because of the drug or just inherent variability in the way you and I respond,” he said. “In our experiments, everybody serves as their own control.” Some experiments take place in two environmental chambers in Noll Laboratory that were specially built to study responses to environmental conditions. Each room has two layers of walls, one a couple of

inches inside the other. Air that has been heated or cooled, humidified or dried, flows down from pores in the ceiling and back up through the space between the side walls, keeping the room at a constant temperature and humidity, with no hot or cold spots. Kenney can even add sunmimicking lamps or make it “rain” inside the rooms. “The range of temperature in here goes from about 40 degrees Fahrenheit to about 165 degrees Fahrenheit,” he said. “We can also change the humidity from very dry to very humid, so we can simulate an Arizona day or a Florida day.” In other experiments, volunteers wear a water-perfused suit, a Lycra outfit that resembles scuba wear. It’s the same kind of suit worn by astronauts and fighter pilots to help them stay at a comfortable and safe temperature. Sewn into the suit is a network of narrow tubing. During an experiment, cold or warm water is pumped through the tubing to lower or raise the volunteer’s body temperature. A zippered flap in the suit gives researchers access to the skin on the forearm so they can measure blood flow under various conditions.

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AUGUST 4-10, 2016 to constrict, which in turn makes us less able to stay warm in cold weather. As we get older, winters feel colder. Fortunately, we have easy ways to compensate: Turn up the heat, put on warmer clothing, drink hot tea or cocoa. Even if cold snaps make us more uncomfortable as we age, they are not as likely to kill us as heat waves are. Kenney said the ability of older people to cope with high temperatures will become even more important in coming years because of increasing numbers of elderly people — “over 80” is the fastest-growing demographic group in the world — and the rising temperatures associated with climate change. “The effect on human health isn’t so much that the average temperature on Earth is going up by a degree or a fraction of a degree every decade or so,” said Kenney. “The real danger is that when the average temperature shifts, so do the extremes. An increase in global temperature is associated with more frequent heat waves and more severe heat waves, and there’s a lot of evidence showing that that’s happening.” Almost every summer in the past decade has brought at least one exceptionally deadly heat wave somewhere in the world. One of the worst hit Europe in 2003, during the hottest summer recorded in more than 400 years. Health officials reported that it caused 70,000 deaths, nearly 15,000 in Paris alone. Again, most of the victims were elderly. Kenney’s work on thermoregulation has led him so deep into the details of how fine vessels dilate and contract that its significance now reaches beyond people’s ability survive a heat wave. “It really plays into vascular health in general,” said Kenney. “We’re now using the skin circulation as a model for studying what’s going to happen to the coronary arteries, what’s going to happen to the carotids, what’s going to happen to those bigger, more important vessels later on in life — because the changes we see in the skin precede and mimic things that happen with cardiovascular disease.”

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Clarence captures County League title By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com

CLARENCE — It wasn’t the offensive onslaught the Clarence Mounties were used to, but it was enough. Enough to prevail 5-1 against the very game Howard Hawks and bring home their second Centre County Baseball League championship in three years. Although it took a mid-game hitting discussion to get things going and finally put up some offense. After being held mostly in check through the first two games of the series, Clarence was bursting at the seams to somehow break out against the Hawks’ stubborn pitching. Game 3 at home on Aug. 2, with the championship in sight, would be a good time, but it wasn’t happening against Hawk ace Brian Pelka. Through the first four innings, the Mounties had just one run and were locked in another low-scoring battle. Something needed to happen. “As you saw through the whole series, we weren’t hitting the ball like we did in the regular season or even in the semis,” Clarence coach Rob Gavlock said. “Brian Kochic was the one who talked to the hitters to make a few adjustments. “We started taking the ball to the opposite field, and that was what we needed to do. Score a couple runs just to chip away. “That was the sign of a really good team, what we did tonight, and the leadership of Kochic.”

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MEMBERS OF the Clarence Mounties celebrate after winning the County League title on Aug. 2. Clarence pushed across an unearned run in the first inning on two errors and an RBI single by Justin Taylor. But Howard tied it in the fourth after a single by Dan Cole scored Brandon Gettig, and it was a new game at 1-1. Then Clarence hit bottom when Pelka

struck out the side in the bottom of the fourth. It was time for Kochic and the Clarence hitters to get together. “Going into the fifth inning, we were struggling a little bit,” center fielder Ryan McNamara said. “Pelka was keeping the

ball down and keeping us off balance. He was pitching a great game. “We got together before the inning and talked and we wanted to change our approach at the plate. Maybe shoot the ball the other way and put it a little more in play and that’s what we did. “I think that talk was a real game changer there.” McNamara was the one who benefited the most from the change. He doubled in the go-ahead run in the fifth and then singled in the Mounties’ fifth run in the sixth. Probst and Bryce Greene also had RBI hits as Clarence bunched together eight hits in the fifth and sixth innings and scored four runs. All the while, Taylor was on the mound, and he kept Howard off the board while his team built the 5-1 lead. “Hats off to them (Howard),” Taylor said. “What a series. We were unable to do what we wanted to do, but we found ways to win. We scratched a couple across (today), and then all of a sudden we broke it open. That’s what good ball teams do.” After Taylor was given the lead, he took no chances. He set the Hawks down in order in the sixth with a ground out and two strikeouts and then, after a one-out walk in the seventh, he fanned the final two batters to claim the title for the Mounties. “In 2014, we put it together there with a championship,” McNamara said, “and with the team we had this year, we were confident in what we were doing. To get back here to the finals and cap it off with another championship feels great.”

State College Spikes just keep on winning By JOSE RUIZ correspondent@centrecountygazette.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — The Spikes’ incredible start to the season continued with another productive weekend. It won an important series against its division rivals Williamsport to keep a two-game lead in the division and continued its dominance by adding another victory July 31 against West Virginia. The Spikes are still the best team overall in the New York Penn league. Winning an important series against your immediate division rivals and not falling into the trap game of losing to a team like West Virginia the next night was key during its impressive run. On July 28, the Spikes headed to Williamsport, where they squeezed a narrow 2-1 win against the Crosscutters, despite Williamsport striking first. State College rallied in the fourth when Jeremy Martinez hit a run-scoring ground-rule double to tie the game. The Spikes finally took the lead in the fifth when Tommy Edman launched his third homer

of the season. After that, the Spikes’ bullpen was able to hold the lead and give the Spikes the victory. The second game of the series was in State College and the Spikes were also able to score a win, but this time with more comfort room, winning 9-2. The Spikes scored a lot early and never looked back. Edman continued his incredible batting form, going 2-for-4, while Elier Rodriguez sent a fastball into the right-field bleachers for a threerun homer, his second of the season. In the last game of the series, the Crosscutters denied the Spikes the sweep, 5-1. Williamsport scored four runs in the top of the first inning to give it a lead and they never looked back. Edman would homer in the next half inning but that was all the offense spikes could generate . “We had been swinging it pretty well,” Edman said. “Today was just one of those days where we squared up on a lot of balls, it seemed like, but just hit it right at guys.” Winning, Page 29

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THE STATE COLLEGE Spikes have had plenty of reasons to smile during the 2016 New York Penn League season.

Spikes make their case for inclusion in All-Star Game By JASON ROLLISON correspondent@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE — The New York Penn League will hold its annual All-Star activities Monday, Aug. 15, and Tuesday, Aug. 16. This year’s game will be hosted by Hudson Valley. Several State College Spikes can easily make excellent claims for a spot in the game. Shortstop and second baseman Tommy Edman likely has the best case. His OPS, or on-base percentage plus slugging, of .895 ranks fourth in the league. With 21 RBIs and a .292 batting average backed by stellar defense, Edman is an all-around force at the plate and in the field. If run production is the chief criteria, then Ryan McCarvel’s five home runs and

25 RBIs — good for fifth in the NYPL — would have him in the game, though his .231 batting average and .711 OPS may ding his chances. The same goes for Vince Jackson. The third-best base stealer in the league, with 12, checks in with 22 RBIs and 53 total bases, but also carries lower peripherals. On the bump, the Spikes’ best choice for an All-Star nod — Ronnie Williams — has moved on to the Peoria Chiefs. The remaining candidates would have a tough road to making the game, as Carson Cross’ 3.47 ERA leads the Spikes. Brady Bowen has been a steady presence in the bullpen, with a 2.29 ERA and 1.07 WHIP (walks and hits divided by innings pitched) across 19.2 innings. If he accumulates enough innings to qualify before the game, he, too, could be a selection.

Regardless of any potential All-Star nominations, manager Johnny Rodriguez has handled his squad with flying colors, leading them to the best record in the NYPL, despite a rotating cast.

SPIKES PLAYERS CONTINUE TO BE PROMOTED

Promotions continue to take a toll on the Spikes, and another round of call-ups has hit the team hard. In addition to Williams, pitcher John Kilichowski and third baseman Matt Davis made the jump to the Peoria Chiefs over the past week. Williams had a fantastic 2016 with the Spikes. The 2014 second-round draft pick ended his 2016 season in State College with a 2.72 ERA and 0.95 WHIP. At times, Williams showed excellent strikeout abil-

ity — most notably in a 10K performance on June 30 — and had an excellent GO/ AO (groundouts divided by all outs) ratio of 1.36. Kilichowski carries less of a pedigree than Williams, but turned in a fine stint with the Spikes nonetheless. In five games — four starts — with the club, Kilichowski had a sparking 0.92 ERA and 1.32 WHIP. Opponents hit just .214 against him. Control was an issue at times — Kilichowski gave up 11 walks in 19.2 innings — but he had a knack for getting out of jams, showing a mental toughness that likely played a factor in his promotion.

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Mystery ace: Brown doesn’t see hole-in-one JOHN DIXON

John Dixon covers golf for The Centre County Gazette. Email him at sports@centre countygazette.com.

STATE COLLEGE — State College resident Linda Brown recently had the thrill of a lifetime that every golfer dreams about. Trouble is, Brown never saw the ball go in the hole for her first hole-in-one while playing the Toftrees Golf Resort. A long-time Toftrees member, Brown used a 4-hybrid on the 125yard uphill hole No. 6 to record her first ace. Playing partners were fellow Toftrees members Gail and Michael Rosenberg. With the pin on No. 6 tucked in behind the right side sand bunkers, the golfers did not see the ball go in and were searching for it. On a busy Sunday morning, Michael Rosenberg said, “Let’s keep moving along,” and went over to the pin to remove the flag. There, he discovered Brown’s ball in the hole.

MOUNTAIN VIEW HOLDS MEN’S SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP

Mountain View Country Club held its 36-hole gross and net format Men’s Senior Club Championship recently. The overall gross champion was Jim Bierly, posting a two-round score of 145, while the overall net champion recording a score of 127 was Rick Ennis. The 50-59 age group winners were gross Steve Kirby, 149, and net winner Bill Gates, posting a 136. In the 60-69 age group, the gross winner was Gary Mcmanus, with a 150, and net winner Mark Eckley, posting a 129. The 70plus age group gross winners were Mike Williams, carding a 160, and net winner Joe Slenker, shooting a 132.

NCPGA JUNIOR EVENT RESULTS ANNOUNCED

A North Central Pennsylvania Golf Association junior event, held recently at the Tyoga Country Club in Wellsboro with 23 players across five divisions competing, narrowly escaped the rain. William Knauth, of White Deer Golf Club, won his fourth Division I Advanced title on tour by playing the front nine just 2-over-par, including six pars, on the front side to pave the way to a 78. Tanner Adriance, of River Valley Country Club, gave Knauth a scare on the back nine, playing 1-under par, but finished with an 81. However, Adriance managed to can an eagle on the 14th hole. Locally, Daniel Zimmerman, of Nittany Country Club, carded a round of 43-43 86 to finish in fourth place. In the 18-hole Division 1 Intermediate group, Taynton Repard, of Tyoga, defeated Nate Ewing, of White Deer, by one stroke with a 90. Repard followed a 44 on the front nine with a 46 on the backside. Clinton Country Club’s Bradley Strouse posted a round of 47-52 99 for fourth, while Devin Heverly finished fifth with a 55-48 103 Michael Maslanka, of Glenmaura National Golf Club, shooting a 39 on the front nine, won the Division II Advanced Nine-Hole. Division II Intermediate winner was Belles Springs Golf Club’s Griffin Walizer, posting a round of 60 for the best score in the Nine-Hole Division. In the Five-Hole Division, Reese Walizer, of Belles Springs, recorded a score of 43 to win the division.

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The Centre Hills women’s golfers recently held their Memorial Tournament, with Lisa Campbell carding a 79 to

win the 18-hole low-gross event. Marilyn Mitinger finished second with an 80, Susan Pysher carded an 82 for third and B.J. Hale had 87 for fourth. Low-net winner was Jan Condon, posting a 59, followed by Harriet Wecker’s 62 for second and a tie for third between Anne Kepler, Marty Snider and Sandy Herniman, all with 63s. The nine-hole low-gross winner was Linda Kilareski, with a 47, followed by Cindy Hall with a 51 and Annette Rohrbeck shooting 56. The nine-hole low-net had Debbie Dumars shooting a 33 for the title, while Susie Friedman was second with a 35 and Barb McKeehen third with a 37.

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FISH OPEN PRO-AM PLAYED AT PHILIPSBURG ELKS

The annual Fish Open Pro-Am was recently played at the Philipsburg Elks Country Club, drawing several golf professionals and amateurs to the event. Highlighting the event was the recording of three holesin-one, along with the rarest shot in golf, a double eagle, or “albatross,” when a player scores 3-under par on an individual hole. Making the rare albatross shot on the par-5, 461-yard hole was Belles Springs golf professional Judd Caruso. The holed-in-one were made by Jack Vesnesky and Craig Bradley on the par-3, 130-yard No. 4 hole, and Josh Norris, on the par-3, 130-yard No. 13 hole. In the 21-year history of the event, 11 holes-in-one have been recorded. Tying for the top spot in the Net Division was P.J. Chieppor, of Bent Creek Country Club, and Rodney Mellott, of Great Cove Golf Club, each carding a round of 65. Three golfers tied for third ,posting a score of 66: Tony Nastase, of Nittany Country Club, and Fred Lucas and Arnie Foradori, of Phililipsburg. Six golfers followed with a score of 67 for sixth place: Max Miller, Ryan Dobo, Tim Ronan and Jarrod Benton, all of Philipsburg; Ron Gilligan, of Pennsylvania Furnace; and Kevin Walker, of Burnham. There was also a tie for first place in the Gross Division with Garrett Bastardi, Mountain View Country Club, and Trent Miller, Belles Springs, carding rounds of 67. A trio followed with 68s for third place: Adam Timchak, Philipsburg; Judd Caruso, Belles Springs; and Clayton Shadeck, Clearfield Country Club. Philipsburg’s Doug Goss carded a 69 for sixth place, while Scott Frey, of Nittany Country Club, and Mike Macionsky, of Scotch Valley Country Club, tied for seventh with 70s. Winning the team Net Division was the foursome of Scott Frey, Gary Anderson, Nate Frey and Bill Sieg, shooting a round of 121. Second place, with a 122, was Fred Lucas, John Musser, Nastase and Sam Nastase. Third place was Paul Fischer, Kevin Walker, Ron Gilligan and Chris Moyer, with a 123. Fourth place, carding a 124, was the team of John Frank, Cary Yoder, Bob Smith and Andy Timchak. Three teams tied for fifth with a 127: Ryan Bender, Ryan Scaife, Dan Nelson and Tyler Singer; Al Herr, Andy Reifer, Tim Ronan and Chris Sherkel; and Carter Fischer, Jack Vesnesky, Jon Vesnesky and Payton Guelich. The team Gross Division winner, with a 132, was the foursome of Chad Gearhart, Josh Norris, Clayton Hetrick and David Lilly. Second place belonged to Craig Bradley,

Cole Pavlishin, Joe Hanna and Peter Chieppor, shooting a 133. Two teams tied for third, while carding a score of 134, in Jarrod Benton, Ryan Dobo, Adam Timchak and Scott Nelson and the foursome of Garrett Bastardi, Chris Snyder, Cody Ceccato and Dane Young. Finishing fifth was the group of Nate Lucas, Josh Muir, Bob Mitchell and Ray McMullen, posting a 137. Craig Bradley, Josh Norris, Carter Fischer, Rodney Mellott, Larry Miles, Adam Timchak and Doug Goss won oncourse prizes.

TOP SEED WINS SECOND NCPGA MATCH PLAY TITLE

William Knauth won his second straight NCPGA Match Play Invitational. The tournament was recently held at the White Deer Golf Complex in Montgomery. Knauth, the No. 1 seed, received a bye in the first round and was never in trouble in any round of play at his home course. He defeated Roman Reeder, of Susquehanna Valley Country Club, in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals. Playing the No. 4 seed, Morgan Sohosky, of Tee-toGreen Golf Center, took off after the third hole and never looked back. On the back nine, Knauth made three birdies to secure his victory on Hole No. 14 up six with four holes to play. Knauth’s semifinal match was similar to the quarterfinals. He took the lead on the second hole, and never lost the lead again. Of the 15 holes Knauth played, half were birdies and his only misstep was a bogey on No. 12 en route to a 4-and-3 win. In the “beatens” bracket, Daniel Zimmerman, of Nittany Country Club, was the overall champion. Zimmerman’s tournament hit a bump in the first round when he played Morgan Sohosky. Zimmerman managed to bounce back and win three matches in a row to take home the prize. Zimmerman’s third round was highlighted by a surge on holes No. 3 through 7 where he went from an even match to 4-up. Zimmerman slid slightly but was able to capitalize on an error by William Adair, of Clinton Country Club, when his tee shot carried into the woods. Zimmerman won that matchup 3-and-2. In the championship round, Zimmerman never quite ran away with it, staying within reach of Nate Ewing, of White Deer, at 3-up. The deciding factor was holes No. 16 and 17, where Zimmerman went from a square match to winning 2-and-1.

MEMORIAL CLASSIC PLAYED AT PHILIPSBURG ELKS

The Philipsburg Elks Country Club recently held its annual Memorial Tournament, which is played in honor of club members who have passed away. There was a three-way tie for first place in the Net Division by the teams of Art Weiotish and Greg Baughman, Jack Vesnesky and Jon Vesnesky, and Lee Martell and Dave Harper. Fourth-place winners were Bob Mitchell and Ray McMullen, fifth place wen to Jim Moskel and Girard Kasubick, and there was a sixth-place tie between Denny Rodgers and Rob Earnest and Jared Anderson and Terry Smith. The Gross Division came down to a one-hole playoff where Pat Brown and Carter Fischer defeated Nate Lucas and Matt Johnson. The duo of Josh Muir and Payton Guelich placed third, followed by Jeff Herr and Al Herr in fourth, Adam Timchak and Scott Nelson in fifth, and Andrew Mann and Hayden Hayward in sixth. Georgiann Way and Gabi Barnett won the Ladies’ Gross Division, while Gerry McCully and Mollie Neidrick won the Ladies’ Net Division.

Penn State hoops: Freshmen seem to pass eye test By BEN JONES StateCollege.com

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Steelers look to get over the hump in 2016 PAT ROTHDEUTSCH

combined for 1,463 yards rushing and 14 touchdowns, and both are excellent receivers out of the backfield and tough blockers. Wide receiver Antonio Brown had one of the best seasons of any NFL receiver in history in 2015. He caught 136 passes for 1,834 yards and 10 touchdowns after catching 129 balls for 1,698 yards in his rookie season. On the other side, the Steelers will be hurt by the suspension of Martavis Bryant, but the team drafted Sammy Coates last season and Demarcus Ayers from Houston in 2016 to help fill in for Bryant. Tight end Heath Miller retired, but free-agent Ladarius Green, a big player who has the ability to get down the field, was signed to take his place. The offensive line under coach Mike Munchak is solid and getting better, and it includes two All-Pros in Pouncey and fourth-year guard David DeCastro. The Steelers’ defense slipped a bit under new coordinator Keith Butler, ranking 21st in the league in total defense, but all was not bad. They were fifth in the league against the rush and third in sacks. But the pass defense was ranked 30th in the league, and this is the area that has seen the most rebuilding in the offseason. Four of the top six secondary players will not return in 2016, but the Steelers drafted Artie Burns from Miami and Sean Davis out of Maryland with their first two picks in the 2016 draft. Both players project to have significant roles — if not starting roles — this season alongside Senquez Golson (back from injury), William Gay and Mike Mitchell. The front seven, led by big-time playmaker Ryan Shazier, is young, athletic and aggressive. Look for this group to cause offenses even more problems that last season, especially of the D-backfield begins to improve. With kicker Suisham hurt, the Steelers turned to Chris Boswell, and Boswell performed far beyond expectations. He converted 36 of 39 field goal attempts (92 percent), and he made all seven in the playoffs. The two will battle it out in the preseason for the starting job. In all, the Steelers are a team with few weaknesses coming off a successful season despite a raft of injuries to topline players. It’s just speculation what they can do without the injuries, but hopes (and expectations) are very high. The schedule includes all four teams from the NFC East, and two of those teams — Washington and Philadelphia —

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers were that close last year. Even though quarterback Ben Roethlisberger played with a sore shoulder and was just back from a major injury, the Steelers took the eventual champion Denver Broncos to the wire. A disappointing late fumble led to a 23-16 loss to the Broncos in the Divisional Playoffs, but the Steelers finished with a 10-6 regular season and a memorable 18-16 victory over the Bengals in the Wild Card round. In the world of NFL football, however, that is all ancient history. At the rate that pro football teams turn over Pat Rothdeutsch is their rosters and free agents move a sports writer for from team to team, whatever hapThe Centre County Gazette. Email him pened last season, especially for the top teams, correlates less and less with at sports@ centrecounty what will happen this season. Teams gazette.com move up — or down — farther and more quickly than ever. The Steelers, year in and year out, have been one of the teams that has defied that trend, and they are looking to continue that in 2016. In fact, right now with camps opening and the preseason yet to begin, Pittsburgh looks to be better than it was last season. And maybe even better than anyone else. For this team, it all starts with Roethlisberger. The 34-year-old veteran had arguably one of his best seasons ever in 2015, despite missing five starts because of two injuries. He completed 319 of 469 passes for 3,958 yards and 21 touchdowns. The Steeler offense he led ranked third in the NFL in total offense, third in passing offense and tied for fourth in scoring. That was all done while playing through injuries to Roethlisberger, All-Pro center Maurkice Pouncey, kicker Shaun Suisham, All-Pro running back Le’Veon Bell and starting left offensive tackle Kelvin Beachum. There’s no indication that Big Ben’s injury problems are any kind of trend, and he looks primed for another monster season. He certainly has the tools around him to do it. Bell returns to the backfield along with DeAngelo Williams, who took over so capably in Bell’s absence. The pair

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McSorley ready for next step, even if it means less hitting By BEN JONES StateCollege.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — Trace McSorley likes hitting people. Which is bit curious, considering he’s a quarterback. But if you watch the tape, it starts to make sense. An AllState defensive back in high school, McSorley has never been one to shy away from lowering the shoulder and handing out some pain. “That was just kind of one of the first things I fell in love with in football in general was the contact,” McSorley said earlier this summer, weeks away from training camp. “My dad was a defensive player when he played, so something he instilled in me as a kid growing up playing was the contact, so it was just one of the first things I fell in love with.” McSorley is the odds-on favorite to take over the starting quarterback from Christian Hackenberg, perhaps one of the most-hit, most-sacked and generally attacked quarterbacks in all of college football. From one guy who watched his body contort in every possible and impossible shape, to a guy who has spent a good portion of his football career intentionally crashing into other people. “I think it can help,” McSorley said of his affinity for hitting. “But it’s something you’ve got to be smart about, knowing when you’ve got to take the hit, if you’re trying to gain an extra yard and you’ve already got the first down then might not be worth it. “Then again, if it’s third-and-1, that’s a different situation. If there’s a huge dude bearing down on you, eh, maybe you don’t want to do that. It comes naturally, and preparing and a lot of that comes from the coaching staff, understanding down and distance.” Adjusting and learning hasn’t just applied to McSorley’s penchant for contact — nearly everything has changed. He has gone from the likely quarterback of Penn State’s future to the all-but-official starter for the present. The result is a brighter light to stand in, a new offense to learn and far more responsibilities to manage. Like answering the same questions over and over again. Which has to be frustrating, right? “Sometimes,” he said with a laugh. “I just feel like I’m repeating myself, so I try to find new ways to word the answer, but it ends up coming out the same way.” It will come with time. That kind of pressure pales in comparison to the challenges that lie ahead. Replacing Hackenberg is no small task, albeit their vastly different styles of play will render comparisons far less meaningful. Nevertheless, there’s a

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TRACE McSORLEY enjoys playing quarterback. He just misses hitting the opponent.

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Maryland product picks PSU By BEN JONES StateCollege.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — After nearly three months without a commitment on the recruiting trail, Penn State’s momentum appears to be back in full swing as the Nittany Lions landed three-star receiver Cameron Sullivan-Brown on July 29. Sullivan-Brown is rated the top receiving prospect in Maryland by the 247 Network’s composite rankings. He joins Sean Clifford as the only true offensive weapons in the recruiting class, which includes Clifford at quarterback and three more future Nittany Lions along the offensive front. On the scales, Sullivan-Brown comes Submitted photo

in at 6-foot-1, 180 pounds. He had offers from programs such as Maryland, Rutgers, Wisconsin and Stanford. There now have been four commitments in the past couple of weeks for James Franklin and his staff. Penn State is coming off a recent recruiting trail upset, as safety Derrek Pitts tabbed the Nittany Lions instead of the heavily favored instate West Virginia Mountaineers. Also on board during the recent recruiting surge are linebacker Brelin Faison-Walden and safety Jonathan Sutherland. Penn State’s 2017 haul is currently 12 players deep and nationally ranked 22nd by the 247 Network and fifth best in the Big Ten by the same outlet.

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Wendler and Henrie score at Winni Slalom By DAVID KURTZ For the Gazette

Canoers Chuck Wendler, of Phillipsburg, and Alden Henrie, of Snow Shoe, had outstanding scores at the Winni Slalom held on the Winnipesaukee River in Northfield, N.H., recently. Wendler won the Open Canoe Masters Short Class with a score of 257 seconds, and repeated this win in the Open Canoe Medium Class with a score of 258 seconds. Henrie won both Kayak and Singles Canoe junior classes with equally good times of 152 and 156 seconds, respectively. He was third in the Open Canoe Short Class, with a score of 185.7 seconds. Henrie’s scores were impressive when looking at the overall youth and adult men’s scores in those classes. His 156 SinWinning, from page 25 Williamsport sits in second place, just two games behind the Spikes, in the Pinckney Division. The series win was huge for State College, but the Spikes don’t want to dwell on it. “It’s not just important to take the series,” Elier Rodriguez said. “Every day you’ve got to come out, think day by day, you’ve got to win today, win today, win today. Every day you want to win because you never know, end of the season some team might get hot you might lose some games.” That mentality was shown in their July 31 game when the Spikes took control of the game versus West Virginia. In a night where the Spikes wore special pink uniforms and were shorthanded, they beat the Black Bears 5-3.

gles Canoe score was beaten only by adult paddler Bill Hearn, of Fitchburg, Mass., who scored a 149.8-second run. All other adult scores showed slower times. Henrie’s 152-second Kayak score was beaten only by Silas Treadway, of Stratford, Vt., who won the Men’s Kayak Class in 147 seconds, and by one 151-second run by Ted Stiles, of Peterborough, N.H. In Open Canoe, Henrie’s 185.7-second time was beaten by John Kazmierczyk, who owns the Millbrook Boat Company of Richmond, N.H., who scored a better time of 171 seconds, and by Brendan Moore, of Portsmouth, N.H., who finished in 183.7 seconds. Henrie is currently headed for two top paddling events, the Open Boat National Championships in Wausau, Wisc., and the Age Group Nationals at the new paddling arena in Oklahoma City, Okla. The Spikes were down two runs until Elier Rodriguez came up big with the bases loaded, clearing them with a double to give the Spikes the lead that the bullpen didn’t let go. “That is our strength,” manager Johnny Rodriguez said of his bullpen. “Whether its one guy or another, we’re going to stand behind them and give 100 percent and work hard,” Elier Rodriguez said about the bullpen. “We trust all of them.” With a little over a month left in the season, if the Spikes continue having successes like this weekend they could enter the playoffs as the No. 1 seed. If their offense is still at its best when the playoffs begin and the bullpen can help them keep leads, getting the title becomes a realistic achievement for this team.

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RYAN McCARVEL has definitely made his case to be a New York Penn League All-Star. Spikes, from page 25 season Top 100/Top 30-by-team prospect rankings last week, and former Spikes outfielder Harrison Bader clocked in as the Cardinal’s third overall prospect. Bader also squeaked into the Top 100 as No. 100 overall. His ascension in the Cardinals’ rankings leaves him as the top position player prospect in the system.

Bader reached the Triple-A level in 2016, and is slashing .274/.354/.397 in 23 games for Memphis. Previously, Bader played in 73 games for Springfield at Double A, and notched 13 home runs and 33 RBIs. While a 2016 September call to the majors is not out of the realm of possibility, a 2017 MLB debut is more likely for the right-hand-hitting outfielder.

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THE HAILSTORM 14U fastpitch softball team recently went 6-0 and took first place in the 20th Firecracker Softball Tournament. Pictured, front row, from left, are Lily Gardner, Lexi Rogers, Hanna Lauck, Maddie Tice and Kendra Bumgardner. Back row, from left, are Taylor Kerr, Makenna Port, Ryah Thompson, Ryleigh Cain, Jaelyn Smith and Kaylah Thompson. Not pictured: Coaches Rich Rogers, Terry Bumgardner, Chris Lauck, Doug Tice and Roger Port. Hoops, from page 26 Of course, ask coach Pat Chambers about these freshmen and he’s optimistic, but perhaps expectedly cautious about acting like the national title is just a formality. “Man, they’re setting a very high bar,” Chambers said with a laugh upon hearing what Reaves and Garner had to say about their new teammates. “And that’s good. We do, we have some depth, we have some talent, we have some skill, guys are working hard. Nobody wants to give up an inch.

But we still have a long, long way to go. We have a lot of things to iron out.” In the end, it won’t be for a few more months before anyone has an idea of what these freshmen truly look like. And, truth be told, the moment they finally all hit the court together could be one of the bigger moments on Penn State’s athletic calendar this year. Does it lead anywhere in 2016? That remains to be seen, but nobody is holding back when it comes to praising the potential this team has, even if it’s still maybe a year from actually reaching it.

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SCCT to stage ‘High School Musical’ By ANNE WALKER

ters. Everyone has experienced feelings of uncertainty, insecurity and alienation that come with the high school years. Actors have the task of recalling and presenting those emotions with their presentation. “You can’t be afraid to be silly,” Whitesell said, when discussing how she interprets her character. Auriemma’s character, Troy, has spent most of his high school years playing basketball and doing what his coach and teammates expect of him. But once he becomes involved in drama, he can be his more-authentic self. “He’s a really sweet perseon,” said Auriemma, “but he covers that up. Once he starts spending time with Gabriella, he can be who he really is instead of the jock everyone expects.” The in-depth character exploration, Auriemma said, will please fans of the Disney film “This show brings out the back stories and inner emotions of the characters that you saw in the film and maybe wanted to learn more about. It shows details not seen through watching the movie.” “The audiences should really have fun and enjoy this,” said Whitesell. “We want them to see the joy we put into it and take that joy home with them.”

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Featuring catchy songs and a simple message, Disney’s “High School Musical” will be presented by the State College Community Theatre Thursday, Aug. 11, through Sunday, Aug. 14, at The State Theatre in downtown State College. “’We’re All in This Together’ is one of the main songs of the show,” said director Jennifer Krempa, “and that’s the message of the show.” The musical, which started out as 2006 Disney Channel teen romance film, follows the plights of basketball player Troy, played by Austen Auriemma, and shy brainiac Gabriella, played by Kaitlyn Whitesell, as they both step out of their comfort zones to audition for the school play. Other cast members include Emma Holderman as Sharpay, Devon Tighe as Ryan and Matt Shaffer as Coach Bolton. “This cast is ridiculously talented,” said Krempa. She worked with Whitesell in 2012 when SCCT performed “James and the Giant Peach.” Watching the 18-year-old now “is a really special experience.” Krempa said that Whitesell has a beautiful voice and a com-

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DISNEY’S “High School Musical” explores teen romance and the insecurity of the high school years. State College Community Theatre presents the show beginning Aug. 11. pelling manner onstage. “She’s never overstated.” Auriemma, 20, studies music at Penn State. He has appeared

with SCCT in “Jekyll and Hyde,” as well as “The Wedding Singer.” “Austen’s a really strong tenor,” said Krempa, “and you

can’t help but listen.” Auriemma and Whitesell have worked hard at bringing their own experiences to their charac-

Bellefonte Art Museum to showcase Cuban art

BELLEFONTE — Beginning Sunday, Aug. 7, the Bellefonte Art Museum for Centre County is hosting a collection of original prints and paintings from the studio of a Cuban family of artists, including a father, son and three grandchildren. Carlos Rene Aguilera Tamayo is the main force in this show, and though his father has passed away, he now guides his family who continue to create, paint and print. The family is dedicated to perpetuating the tradition of graphic art printing in Cuba. The Aguilera family have shown works in New York, the Dominican Republic, Europe and Latin America. The works are stylistically diverse, reflecting both the social issues and the beauty of the colorful region of the world the artists call home. Using a sur-

realistic style, the paintings are filled with action and excitement and are created around strong themes and stunning images, especially a recurring bear. The exhibition is made up of a collection of works borrowed from the artists and from private art collections. Laurie Beasley, who is based in Chicago, returns to the Bellefonte Art Museum as guest curator of the exhibition. She has been worked with the museum in the past, curating the very popular Haitian metal art works exhibit. Cuba has long been recognized as a place of extraordinary artistic production, and this show will be the first time for many visitors to experience the art of the island. Aguilera Tamayo will be the guest of the museum for one week before the opening and at the opening. He will help to hang

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‘Chow Time’: Civilian Conservation Corps revisited By CONNIE COUSINS correspondent@centrecountygazette.com

To listen to Bill Marcum, the local historian of the Civilian Conservation Corps, is to hear history come alive. He speaks enthusiastically of the CCC, which ran from 1933 until 1941. “It’s Chow Time” is the theme of a program featuring Marcum, scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 14, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Poe Valley State Park. Enjoy a free lunch featuring real menu items from authentic CCC recipes and menu boards. The program is sponsored by the Centre County Historical Society, partnered with the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. If you are too young to have heard about the CCC or have forgotten, there are several important facts to understand: ■ President Franklin D. Roosevelt combined an interest in conservation with the need to create jobs for out-of-work Americans in the 1930s and he initiated the CCC. ■ Unemployed single young men were put to work “in the woods” as Roosevelt envisioned. ■ The CCC built roads, bridges and dams, including the one at Poe Valley State Park, and planted thousands of trees. The CCC constructed sturdy, attractive tourist cabins at many state parks that remain intact today. ■ A semi-military system administered the camps. The camps were complete with mess halls and officers’ quarters. The camp commander woke the workers with reveille at 6 a.m. and roll call. There was daily inspection of the barracks by a camp officer, and the bunks, footlockers and clothing gear had to be in precise order.

■ Whistles blew the men to their work site. ■ Retreat was the end-of-the-day lineup and the flag lowering. ■ A foreman was in charge of a 30-man crew. ■ Lunch each day was a bologna sandwich, a peanut butter and jam sandwich and a piece of fruit at the CCC camp in Bloomfield, N.M., according to an account, “Daily Life in a C.C.C. Camp” by Paul Matthews. ■ More than 2.5 million young men were part of the CCC camps. Marcum said his interest in the CCC grew because his grandfather was a senior foreman at the Poe Valley camp. While growing up, Marcum heard many a story about life in the CCC. “I have so many documents, facts and figures,” said Marcum. “I can tell you the date and time that the very first water went over the dam at Poe Valley.” After his grandfather died, Marcum found many documents and photos among his belongings. Marcum has saved them and added to the collection. For 14 years in the 1980s, alumni from the camps and their guests held reunions, but the events died out after awhile. Then, a few years ago, a group of people from Aaronsburg initiated the reunions again. These get-togethers are different from the earlier gatherings, with tents set up at the original CCC camp site, 2 miles from Poe Valley Park. Park manager Tracy Zupich will give a welcome at 10:30 a.m. to the attendees on Aug. 14. An introduction of veterans will follow. Property owner Jack Yarnell and Marcum will speak about the CCC Company 1333, Camp S-63. At 11:35 a.m., Paul Fagely, of the De-

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IN THIS undated photo, members of the Civilian Conservation Corps prepare for chow time following some hard labor. partment of Conservation and Natural Resources, will share wih attendees a brief history of Camp S-62 Penn Roosevelt. Lunch will follow, after which more activities, including Marcum’s history of Camp S-63 and a showing of a Camp S-63 motion picture dated July 1936, will be held. Ample time to walk the grounds will be available and, to round out the afternoon, a visit to CCC-constructed Fire Tower Watchers Cabin is scheduled. Marcum said the reunion will be completely different this time. “Having people walk the lane that the men walked for chow is one feature,” he said. “Sharing a meal that is a replica of on served in the camp is another.” Marcum, a construction engineer, is writing a book about some of the camp’s stories. “The men made $30 a month in the camps, but most of it was sent home by the government,” said Marcum. The men

kept $8 of it for candy and other items they could buy at a post exchange, according to an account in the Matthews book. Another story is that of Martin Filchock, a cartoonist who worked at the camp. He has the distinction of being the oldest person with a continually running cartoon. His death at age 100, in 2012, saw the end of his characters, including the Headless Horseman, C.C. Kid, Obo Ossie and others. For 40 years he drew the “Check and Recheck” puzzle for Highlights For Children magazine. “We are not living in tough times — not like those folks in the Depression,” said Marcum. “That is why the CCC was attractive to so many young men. “I hope that many people will want to learn more about this period of history and what went on in Poe Valley.” To register for the free lunch, email info @centrecountyhistory.org or call (814) 234-4779.

Nittany Knights to perform Aug. 7 STATE COLLEGE — The Nittany Knights and A Capella Chorus will perform at 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 7, at the South Hills School of Business and Technology, 480 Waupelani Drive in State College. The Knights will perform with their new director, Graham Sanders, and special guests. These free outdoor concerts are held rain or shine at South Hills’ main campus.

Attendees are encouraged to bring blankets, chairs and a picnic supper. Refreshments and light picnic fare available for purchase. Grounds open at 5 p.m.; music starts at 6 p.m. and lasts until 7:30 p.m. Free parking and restrooms are available. For more information, call (814) 2347755 or (814) 278-1990.

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AROUND & IN TOWN Preserving the past

Visual Resources Center curates digital art database By RACHEL GARMAN Special to the Gazette

UNIVERSITY PARK — In his early years at Penn State, Craig Zabel spent many hours amidst wooden cataloging cabinets containing drawers full of photographic slides. With nimble fingers and unwavering focus, Zabel — an associate professor and head of Penn State’s Department of Art History — would rake through rows of 35 mm slides for the perfect image to add to his lesson plan, a quest that was never truly over. “Teaching art history is a lot of hunting and pecking,” Zabel said. “I’m always in search of that better image or better way to explain things in my lessons.” Although Zabel enjoys the nostalgia of shuffling through slides, the process can be time consuming and limited. But thanks to digitization efforts by the department’s Visual Resources Center, Zabel now explores the library’s images right from his computer. Founded in the mid-1960s as the photographic slide library, the VRC on the second floor of Borland Building maintains a digital collection of arts and architecture images ranging in subject from ancient Chinese pottery to the most recent works of contemporary art. At its peak, the library housed more than 350,000 35 mm slides, a collection that has since decreased to approximately 200,000 after the center’s shift to digitization in 1999. According to Carolyn Lucarelli, the center’s curator, the digitization of the slide collection sprung out of a need to catalog and organize the library’s large volume of images. “Back in the old days, everything was typed on a typewriter and none of that information was stored,” Lucarelli said. “So the first step was to create a database to house the metadata — the identifying information for each image — and as the years went by, the images themselves were scanned and added as well.” This process has resulted in a collection of more than 80,000 high-resolution images, which are available to anyone with a current Penn State user ID and password thanks to a partnership with the University Libraries’ Digital Collections. “We’ve been able to reach so many more people through the digital images,” Lucarelli said. “The great thing about digital is it doesn’t require someone to actually come in and pull a physical slide.” The VRC has also worked with the Palmer Museum of Art to scan and input data for more than 7,000 works from current collections as well as past exhibitions, a catalog that is available to anyone with access to the Internet. “We’ve been uploading the Palmer Museum of Art exhibitions with the images and labels as they appeared at the physical exhibition,” Lucarelli said. “So it will hopefully become an archive of every exhibition that comes through the museum.” In addition to scanning and inputting data, the center’s staff also manages the quality of scanned images — checking for color errors and any other visible signs of deterioration. Currently, this responsibility falls to Andrea Middleton, a graduate student studying art history and an assistant with the VRC. Middleton spends her days at the center scanning images from books and slides and using Adobe Photoshop to preserve the integrity of the visual resources. “Sometimes the slides are so old that the color has changed, so I scan and color correct them to take any blemishes out of the photo,” Middleton said.

CAROLYN LUCARELLI examines a 35 mm slide from Penn State’s Department of Art History. For Middleton, aside from the opportunity to view a variety of art history images she might not have seen elsewhere, working with the VRC has given her the chance to be part of the preservation of visual culture. “I think it’s important we keep our images up to date on the latest software because, eventually, no one is going to have slide projectors anymore,” Middleton said. “We need to continue updating our images with technology so we don’t lose them in the future.” This shift toward digitization has also changed the way faculty members teach art history. According to Lucarelli, because the online image database is searchable, it’s easier than ever before for faculty members like Zabel to find and download the resources they need. “It took some time to convince faculty over the years, but now everybody in our department is teaching with digital images,” Lucarelli said. “I think they realized they can be so much more creative in their presentations since they’ve got an open range to really do anything.” Previously, faculty members needed to reserve slides in the hope that no one else was using them, a concern that, according to Zabel, has since resolved thanks to the digital collection. “One of the great benefits of digital images versus slides is that the digital images are infinite,” Zabel said. “Anywhere from four to a thousand people can use the same image on the same day — something that wasn’t possible with a limited amount of traditional slides.” And while Zabel still fondly remembers leafing through drawers of slides, the endless opportunities of the digital collection are a welcome resource in his continuing search for that next perfect image.

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AUGUST 4-10, 2016

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Nittany Con announces new location for 2016

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STATE COLLEGE — Nittany Con recently announced that Central Pennsylvania’s premier family-friendly comic book convention will be held at a new location in 2016. After three successful years in Milesburg, the event has grown beyond its former venue and will now be headquartered at the Ramada State College Hotel and Conference Center, 1450 S. Atherton St, in State College. Nittany Con will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25, and will feature a cosplay contest, comics from the 1940s to present, and exhibitors with toys, collectibles, statues and original art. Comic book illustrators and creators from Marvel, D.C. Comics and independent studios will meet with fans to share their work. Founded in 2013 by Ken Feduniewicz, a Marvel comic book artist and resident of Huntingdon, Nittany Con is an opportunity for artists and fans from the Central Pennsylvania region and beyond to come together in celebration of their love of comic books, superheroes and science fiction. Feduniewicz passed in 2015, but it was his wish that Nittany Con continue. This year’s event will feature a silent auction in his memory, with proceeds going to his estate. Nittany Con sponsors include Happy Valley Custom T’s, Schlow Centre Region Library and Jake’s Cards and Games, all located in State College. Tickets are $5 at the door, with free admission for children younger than 5. “We’re excited about the location and believe it will allow us to reach an even larger audience than in past years,” said Jason Lenox, Nittany Con co-director and illustrator. “Nittany Con has expanded beyond our original expectations and we’re happy to see that the Central Pennsylvania region is embracing us.” For more information, visit www.nittanycon.com.

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THE POPULAR State College band Urban Fusion performed during the People’s Choice Festival of Pennsylvania Arts and Crafts on July 15 in Boalsburg.

Graphic design student enjoys dream internship UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State Graphic Design student Ashley Turcheck had her dream become reality when she snagged a summer internship at Michael Kors in New York City. Turcheck, who will graduate in May 2017, has long been a fan of Michael Kors and says she has loved fashion since she was a kid. At Penn State, Turcheck juggles her rigorous academic schedule with membership in the Blue Band, where she plays trombone and serves as graphic design chair. Below, she shares her experience interning in the visual merchandising department at Michael Kors’ New York headquarters. I have always had an undying love for fashion since I was a kid, so this made narrowing down where I wanted to intern for the summer very easy. I wanted to dive head first into the industry that I had been following so closely for years and live in the incredible fast-paced city that only seemed like a fantasy coming from rural Pennsylvania. Combining my passions for graphic design and fashion was the obvious route for me, and I wanted an experience where I would not only learn more about design in the “real world,” but also about all the different facets behind an international fashion company. Michael Kors had been a brand I had come to revere, especially after seeing the man himself on “Project Runway” for years — the show that admittedly played a hand in my fascination with New York and everything that goes on in fashion. While applying for internships at the beginning of the spring 2016 semester, I took the chance with Michael Kors. It was one of the first couple of companies to which I applied. I honestly was not expecting any response. So, when I received an email requesting an interview with the visual merchandising team in April, I was surprised, ecstatic and pretty much everything in between. Visual merchandising is the strategic combination of design and retail to create the best experience for customers and

the best outcome for the company. This can involve store design, deciding which products to display and the best way to display them, window design, store signage, fixture construction, floor sets, etc. As a visual merchandising intern, I primarily work with the wholesale division, deciding how to merchandise all of the department stores nationwide, including Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s, Bon Ton, Dillard’s, Lord & Taylor, Belk and even Michael Kors shops on military bases, cruise ships and in airports. This requires working with the specific buys for each store and their limited space, and coming up with creative ways to display and sell the products. A lot of work goes into making these decisions. I have single-handedly had to pull hundreds of samples and have conducted product photo shoots so that they can be used in the monthly directives for the stores. I have had to become very familiar with buys and the individual products, down to their names, their materials and their colors (there is a very distinct difference between white and ecru). All of these factors go into deciding which handbags are featured on a wall versus a table, or which shoes go on the lower tier of a table versus the upper tier. I have been able to spend extensive time in all four of Michael Kors’ beautiful showrooms with product that won’t even hit the racks until the holidays, and I get to attend monthly walk-throughs at the biggest department stores in New York City (including the famous Herald Square Macy’s on 34th Street) to see my work implemented firsthand in the Michael Kors shops. I have also been exposed to visual merchandising for the stand-alone Michael Kors stores all over the world, allowing me to see the entire process behind extravagant window displays and campaigns for something that will not be seen for another year. One of the most interesting things is hearing the feedback from the company CEO Michael Kors himself about the decisions made for the stores.

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AROUND & IN TOWN WHAT’S HAPPENING To be included in What’s Happening, submit your events by Wednesday one week prior to publication to community@centrecountygazette.com or mail information to The Centre County Gazette, ATTN: What’s Happening, 403 S. Allen St., State College, PA 16801.

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Bookmobile — Centre County Library Bookmobile is a fully accessible library on wheels. Look for it in your community and join Miss Laura for story times, songs and fun. Visit 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 through October at 177 Rimmey Road, Centre Hall. Visit www.rhoneymeade.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. 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. Book workshop — AAUW has moved its Used Book Workshop to a new facility at 176 Technology Drive in Boalsburg Technology Park, accessible via Discovery Drive off Route 322 East from State College. The workshop is staffed 6 to 9 p.m. Mondays and 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays. During workshop hours, book donors are asked to bring donations to the door and ring the bell for assistance. Blue donation bins are available at the driveway entrance for days the workshop is not open. 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) 2348775 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 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) 422-7667. 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. 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. 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.statecollege sunriserotary.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 — 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. Meeting — The Nittany Baptist Church 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. Thrift shop — The State College Woman’s Club Thrift Shop will be having “Open Thursdays” from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at 902 S. Allen St., State College. Call (814) 2382322. Community meal — A free hot meal is served 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.

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Exhibits — The Bellefonte Art Museum for Centre County, 133 N. Allegheny St. in Bellefonte, hosts a number of exhibits this month, including “Cuban Art, A Family Workshop,” Windows on the World Gallery, Friday, Aug. 5, through Sunday, Sept. 25. From Friday, Aug. 5, through Sunday, Aug. 28, the following artists will be displaying works: Beverly Klucher, Sieg Gallery; Marty Edmunds and Mary Haight, Tea Room Gallery; Peg Panasiti, “Farm to Table,” Community Gallery; Barbara Brown, Photography Gallery; Nancy Brassington, Christine Clancy, Holly Fritchman and Barb Pennypacker, Print Gallery. Call (814) 3554280 or visit www.bellefontemuseum.org. Camp — Artistic Horizon, located at 219 S. Patterson St. in State College, is looking for children in kindergarten through 12th grade to participate in “The Wizard of Oz” theater camp in August. Call Michele at (814) 234-3441 or visit https://artistichorizon.org/summer-camps. Family activity — Join Miss Kathleen for evening story times for families with preschoolers and their siblings from 6:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays in August at Centre County Library, 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Listen to stories, sing and rhyme and end with craft for the whole family. Nonfiction companion books will be on display to encourage further reading on the varying themes. (No program Tuesday, Aug. 16.) Children’s activity — Join Miss Kathleen for interactive singing, reading, movement and bubbles during the Book Babies program from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Wednesdays at Centre County Library, 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Stick around after to play and interact with other families. Stories vary from week to week and are especially for babies up to 1 year old. (No program Wednesday, Aug. 17.) Children’s activity — Join Miss Laura for books, music and literacy-enriching activities Wednesdays in August at Centre County Library, 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. These activities are especially designed for preschool-aged children. The themes are: “Bears and Berries,” Aug. 10; “Summer,” Aug. 24; and “Fair Fun,” Aug. 31. (No program Wednesday, Aug. 17.) Children’s activity — Join Miss Laura for books, music and literacy-enriching activities especially designed for toddlers Mondays in August at Centre County Library, 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. After story time, stick around and meet other parents and caregivers of babies and toddlers. The themes are: “Bears and Berries,” Aug. 8; “Summer,” Aug. 22; and “Fair Fun,” Aug. 29. (No program Monday, Aug. 15.)

THURSDAY, AUG. 4

Event — Wingfest will be held at 5:30 p.m. at Tussey Mountain, 341 Bear Meadows Road, Boalsburg. Wings, music and a great summertime atmosphere. Visit www. tusseymountain.com/wingfest.

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SUNDAY, AUG. 7

Event — South Hills School of Business and Technology will hold a free music picnic at 6 p.m. at 480 Waupelani Drive, State College, featuring the music of The Nittany Knights and A Capella Chorus. Attendees are encouraged to bring blankets, chairs and a picnic supper; refreshments and light picnic fare are available for purchase. Grounds open at 5 p.m., music starts at 6 p.m. and lasts until 7:30 p.m. Free parking and restrooms are available. Call (814) 234-7755 or (814) 278- 1990.

MONDAY, AUG. 8

Meeting — HEART Fertility Issues and Loss Support Group will hold a meeting for women who have experienced fertility issues and/or pregnancy loss. The meeting will be held at CHOICES, 2214 N. Atherton St., State College at 6 p.m. Visit www.heartofcpa.org or email info@ heartofcpa.org.

Reunion — State College Area High School’s Class of 1976 will be holding its 40th reunion weekend. Visit www. eventbrite.com or contact jseamans01@comcast.net. Concert — Kenneth Baxter performs during the free Friday concert on the Lemont Village Green at 7:30 p.m. Picnickers are welcome; Food for Thought truck will be on hand.

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Event — A car/truck/bike show will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Faith Alive Fellowship, 4394 Penns Valley Road, Spring Mills. This is a youth group event, with food, trophies and door prizes. Call (814) 571-7768. Sale — A downtown sidewalk sale will be held on Allen Street from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. This sale is an opportunity to save on end-of-season merchandise while enjoying live music and a fun atmosphere. Camp — The Pennsylvania Military Museum is hosting its sixth annual Boot Camp for Kids from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the museum, 51 Boal Ave., Boalsburg. Girls and boys between the ages of 8 and 13 will participate in a series of activities staffed by a team of prior service veterans, simulating the rigors of military discipline, teamwork and attention to detail. Call (814) 466-6263 or visit www. pamilmuseum.org. Event — Family Discovery Day in the Garden will be held at noon at Bellefonte Community Children’s Garden, 203 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Children can play matching games, hunt for critters, watch squiggly-wriggly worms at work, take home magic bean seeds and talk to a beekeeper. This event lasts for two hours and is free.

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Concert — Beatlemania will perform from 7 to 10 p.m. on Old Main Lawn. This is a free event, and those attending should bring their own lawn chairs or blankets. Event — The State College Spikes will host West Virginia at 7:05 p.m. at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. Come and enjoy $2 Walking Taco Tuesday. Event — The Women’s Welcome Club of State College will hold its annual social at 7 p.m. at Oakwood Presbyterian Church, 1865 Waddle Road, State College. Email wwcmembership@gmail.com. Event — The State College Spikes will host West Virginia at 7:05 p.m. at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. Celebrate National S’mores Day with the Spikes and come enjoy half-craft Wednesday. Movie — A kids’ movie matinee featuring “Rio” will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. in the community room of the Centre County Library, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Snacks will be provided. — Compiled by Gazette staff

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Sites with interactive browsing history engaging to users By MATT SWAYNE Special to the Gazette

UNIVERSITY PARK — A website with search and interaction history can be just as engaging as chatting with an online human agent, or robot helper, according to Penn State researchers. In a study, users of an online movie database site that offered a list of past interactions considered the site just as responsive as one that offered chatbot or human helpers, said S. Shyam Sundar, Distinguished Professor of Communications and co-director of the Media Effects Research Laboratory. He added that businesses that design their websites with this type of history could generate the same level of user absorption as sites with robot and human chat, but without the big budget. “Highly interactive browsing history can give the user this back-and-forth sense of dialogue that is almost the same as talking with an attentive customer agent,” said Sundar. “With clever design, you can give the sense of a conversation and the flow of information and that could translate to higher user engagement.” Browsing history can show users what pages they have recently visited. Search history — which automatically populates the search field with former web searchers and possible search terms — also can create a sense that a conversation is taking place. This is considered contingency, or the feeling that the action of a system is in response to the user’s input. “When you go to Google, for example, and just type in a few words, it automatically fills out a number of possible search options based on your past searching,” said Sundar. “It’s a way of communicating that it might know where you are going with your search. That’s another way of conveying contingency by the system.”

The researchers, who report their findings in the current issue of Communication Research, suggested that it was this feeling of contingency, not perception of interactivity on the website, that promoted more user engagement. Participants rated the sites with a live chat system as more interactive, but this perception did not affect their attitudes toward the site, according to Sundar. “What mattered more is their perception of contingency,” he said. The findings indicate that interaction history could enhance intelligent assistants, such as Apple’s Siri and Amazon’s Echo, that are becoming more available on smart phones and in homes. “If Siri, for example, could tell you a little bit about your interaction history with her, some of the clunkiness in the chat could be overcome because it makes for more of a conversation between the user and the device,” said Sundar. More than just looking and sounding like a human, devices should convey to users that they are listening, he added. “The most human thing that a machine can do is show that it is listening to you,” said Sundar. The researchers recruited 110 participants ages 18 to 45 for the study. They were divided into one of five different conditions, including low interactivity, medium interactivity and high interactivity, as well as chatbot and human chat conditions that were added to the high interactivity condition. The low interactivity site had no interaction history. The medium interactivity condition featured two most recently browsed and searched movies, while the high interactivity site had a complete list of recently searched and browsed movies. Researchers asked participants to recommend two movies to be screened at a

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PSU expands professional masters and graduate certificate offerings UNIVERSITY PARK — To better serve the needs of professionals at various stages of their careers and to create more opportunities for resource sharing and collaboration, the Penn State Smeal College of Business has consolidated administrative support for multiple current and forthcoming professional graduate academic offerings within a new Office of Professional Graduate Programs. Associate dean Brian Cameron is leading the unit, which will support three master of business administration offerings, including the college’s residential MBA program, the Philadelphia-based executive MBA and the new Smeal-led Penn State online MBA. Areas such as program design and development, admissions, career and student services and other functions will be coordinated across a portfolio of programs. The office also has administrative responsibilities for a new one-year master of professional studies in management and organizational leadership, as well as other current and forthcoming masters programs and graduate certificates in areas such as business analytics, marketing

analytics, corporate accounting and corporate innovation and entrepreneurship. “Our office reorganization and rebranding reflects Smeal’s efforts to meet market changes and demands for these types of programs,” Cameron said. “The launch of the MMOL and the Smeal-led Penn State online MBA are just two examples. In the next several years we will be unveiling several other initiatives, including partnerships with other academic units across Penn State.” As part of the office reorganization, Stacey Dorang Peeler has transitioned from director of admissions for Smeal’s resident MBA program to managing director of the Smealled online MBA. Mike Waldhier will assume the role of MBA director of admissions. Janet Duck, assistant professor of management at Penn State Harrisburg, will be the faculty director of the online MBA with Glen Kreiner, associate professor of management at Smeal, as the faculty chair. Clinical professor of finance Lou Gattis, who is the faculty director of the resident MBA program, will also serve as faculty director of the executive MBA program.

SPE announces new board members STATE COLLEGE — SPE Federal Credit Union recently appointed four local business leaders to its board of directors. Mark Bamat was born and raised in State College, graduating from State College Area High School in 2006. He received a bachelor’s degree from Johnson & Wales University and worked for the majority of his career in hospitality operations. Now the vice president of GB Accounting Services, Bamat is an active member of the State College Downtown Rotary Club, State College Young Professionals and the Chamber of Business and Industry of Centre County. Gloria Carbaugh has worked for more than 20 years at Huntingdon Fiberglass Products Inc., most recently as human resources manager. She has a bachelor’s degree in business management and is an avid golfer. Carbaugh is active within the Huntingdon community, serving on a number of boards, including Southern Alleghenies Workforce Development and Employment and Training Inc. She also chairs the personnel committee at her church and is a big sister with Big Brothers Big Sisters.

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Jay Muir graduated from Juniata College with a business degree. A licensed public accountant, he has owned his accounting practice in Huntingdon County since 1960. In addition to serving on the SPE board, Muir serves on the Huntingdon Borough Zoning Hearing Board, is chairman of the Huntingdon Borough Water and Sewer Authority and is active with Huntingdon County Business and Industry. Angela D. Thompson started a business in 1997 that included home-painted original artwork and handcrafted candles. Today, Thompson’s Candle Co. sells to independent retailers, distributors and mass merchants all over the U.S. and Canada. Her primary roles include CEO, product designer and inventory analyst. In addition to the candle factory, Thompson and her husband, John, operate Gage Mansion Bed and Breakfast in Huntingdon. Thompson is active in the Huntingdon community, serving as a board member for Huntingdon Landmarks Inc. and as the marketing committee chairman for Huntingdon Boomtown.

vertising, University of Texas; Hyang-Sook Kim, assistant professor of mass communication and communication studies, Towson University, and Haiyan Jia, postdoctoral scholar in information sciences and technology, Penn State, also worked with Sundar. The National Science Foundation supported this work.

Sales workshop set CHAMBERSBURG — “Selling to the Government: The First Steps,” a SEDA-Council of Government workshop about doing business with local, state and federal government entitites, will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, Aug. 11, at the Franklin County Area Development Corporation, 1900 Wayne Road in Chambersburg. Topics will include: how the government buys goods and services; certifications and registrations necessary to sell to local, state and federal governments; how government agencies advertise their opportunities; locating subcontracting opportunities with government “prime” contractors; and understanding the sales process. The small business specialist from Letterkenny Army Depot will be on hand to meet attendees. Registration is required and can be completed online at http://ow.ly/hjPX3021aG4. For more information, contact SEDA-COG’s Kristen Moyer at (570) 524-4491 or lristen@seda-cog.org.

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Wagner named to leadership institute Penn State Smeal ranked No. 1 in supply chain grad, undergrad education UNIVERSITY PARK — Gartner Inc. has again ranked the Penn State Smeal College of Business No. 1 in supply chain graduate and undergraduate education. Gartner’s report indicates that Penn State undergraduate education scored among the top two schools as an industry value leader, which tend to have large, externally facing supply chain centers and strong internship participation with big companies. Smeal’s Center for Supply Chain Research is a leader in research, executive education, benchmarking and sponsorship. Penn State also ranked among the top three schools in program scope, which takes

into account a diverse, balanced program based on the Gartner Supply Chain Talent Attribute Model. In graduate education, Penn State Smeal received the highest scores in both program scope and industry value. “Our commitment to excellence in supply chain education is realized through our world-class faculty and our connections to industry through CSCR,” said Nicholas C. Petruzzi, chair of the Department of Supply Chain and Information Systems. “These No. 1 rankings are a welcomed affirmation of both the rigor and the relevance of our state-of-the-art curriculum.”

of Pennsylvania, Scranton, and Lisa M. Benzie, of Navitsky, Olson and Wisneski LLP, Harrisburg. Both Ghilardi and Benzie have served in a number of PBA leadership roles, including terms on the PBA board of governors. To apply for BLI, candidates had to demonstrate leadership ability, commit to attendance and participation in the required events, be currently licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania, be a PBA member, and be 38 years old or younger or have practiced for five or fewer years. The BLI was originally developed in 1995 to strengthen the PBA’s ongoing efforts to recruit and develop leaders of the association.

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Bar Association president Sara A. Austin has named 12 Pennsylvania lawyers, including Centre County’s Dr. Jennifer K. Wagner, to the 2016-17 class of the association’s Bar Leadership Institute. “We recognize the importance of investing in young attorneys, helping them connect and form relationships with more seasoned members, promoting opportunities to share expertise throughout the state and learn more about the varied paths to leadership within the PBA,” said Austin. This year’s BLI co-chairs are Melinda C. Ghilardi, of the Office of the Federal Public Defender-Middle District

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

RECORDED JULY 11-15 BELLEFONTE BOROUGH

Sarah E. Osman Estate and Cathy M. Young, executrix, to Cam D. Capurso and Elizabeth A. Capurso, 215 E. Burrows St., Bellefonte, $93,000. Cynthia L. Galbraith and Jay A. Galbraith to Gary G. Wilt and Shirley J. Wilt, 240 S. Monroe St., Bellefonte, $146,000. Janet Smith to Donald J. Fagerty, 356 S. Spring St., Bellefonte, $45,000.

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David R. Bliss and Martha J. Bliss to Laura Anderson and Timothy Sellers, 132 Mountain Creek Lane, Bellefonte, $146,000. Shirley W. McClellan Estate, Keith L. McClellan and Kimberly S. McClellan to Cody Ritchey, 231 Armgast Road, Bellefonte, $190,000.

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Eric L. Dreibelbis, Abby L. Dreibelbis and Abby L. Thornton to Jared D. Burrows and Megan E. McAlpine, 133 E. Allison St., Centre Hall, $189,716. Charles S. Hosterman Jr. and David A. Hosterman, executive, to Richard Hosterman and Sheree Hosterman, 112 N. Schaeffer Ave., Centre Hall, $1.

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Richard L. Gordon Estate and Nancy E. Gordon, personal representative, to Nancy E. Gordon, 214 Horizon Drive, State College, $1. Barbra H. Saxton, Scott W. Hahn and Fred K. Hahn to William J. Saxton and Barbra H. Saxton, 1633 Hawthorn Drive, State College, $1. Timothy A. Craul to Brian Godish, 2505 Buchenhorst Road, State College, $189,900. Michael A. Thompson and Lauren Steinberg to Lauren Steinberg, 641 Matilda Ave., Lemont, $1.

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S&A Homes Inc, WPSH Associates, Don E. Haubert by attorney, Thomas F. Songer by attorney and Robert E. Poole to Brian R. McCleary and Chastity L. McCleary, 1381 Sconsett Way, State College, $175,000. Thistlewood Associates to Randall L. McEntaffer and Jennifer McEntaffer, 110 Meadowview Drive, State College, $97,000. Andrew W. Garban to HBS Real Estate LLC, 2305 Circleville Road, State College, $128,000. Stephen W. Brown and Nicole R. Brown to Peter B. St. Andrews and Ashley E. Henning, 130 Sycamore Drive, State College, $220,000. Jason T. Arnold and Tarah N. Arnold to Sean B. O’Donnell and Caitlin K. O’Donnell, 2260 Red Oak Lane, State College, $479,000. Stephen E. Miller and Sarah E. Miller to Ron Siegel and Juyeon Kim, 1317 Ridge Master Drive, State College, $605,000. Jeffrey M. Shanahan and Tara M. Shanahan to Barbra L. Bridendolph, 1964 Harvest Circle, State College, $268,000. Maureen A. Macleer to Channa C. Reddy and Ursharani C. Reddy, 3222 Shellers Bend, No. 201, State College, $365,000.

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Robert A. Denner and Ann Marie Denner to Ted B. Schultz and Kristi A. Schultz, 257 Lutz Lane, Port Matilda, $355,000. Danielle C. Delcorso to Danielle C. Delcorso and Shawn J. Neidig, 94 Cornfield Lane, Port Matilda, $1. William D. Knisley and Becky R. Trate to Robert W. Ovitz, 61 Cedar Ridge Road, Port Matilda, $480,000.

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Shaun A. Mills and Rachel T. Mills to Sirva Relocation Credit LLC, 267 Oakwood Ave., State College, $139,900. Sirva Relocation Credit LLC to May Lee, 267 Oakwood Ave., State College, $139,900. Steven W. Garner and Taylor C. Garner to Sarah Root, 360 Ghaner Drive, State College, $223,000. Robert J. Deak Living Trust and Robert J. Deak, trustee, to Alan S. Miller and Theresa M. Miller, 1819 Woodledge Drive, State College, $395,000. Harry E. Houtz and Janet M. Houtz to Harry E. Houtz and Janet E. Houtz Revocable Living Trust, Harry E. Houtz, trustee, and Janet M. Houtz, trustee, 342 Strouse Ave., State College, $1. Benjamin T. Adams to Elena V. Sineva and Mikhail A. Sinev, 2113 N. Oak Lane, State College, $219,750. Charles P. Eck and Paula B. Eck to Daniel John Larson, 123 Saraway, Port Matilda, $519,000.

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Richard G. Swails and Louise E. Sandmeyer to Melissa M. Deines, 1340 Sandpiper Drive, State College, $315,000. William J. Kenney, Kathryn B. Kenney, Joseph L. Kenney, Matthew S. Kenney, Jacqueline M. Kenney and Jacqueline M. Kenny to William J. Gault, Ann M. Gault, Ryan B. Gault and William Jos Gault, 445 E. Foster, State College, $299,000. James H. Meyer and Michelle M. Abrams to James H. Meyer and Melisa Sue Meyer, 1327 Old Boalsburg Road, State College, $1. Urban Village LLC to Karch LLC, 833 W. College Ave., State College, $2,445,000.

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Diana L. Frazier to Thomas J. Ebersole and Maryanna L. Ebersole, 614 Mountain Stone Road, Bellefonte, $140,000.

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Thomas E. Mitchell and Laurice C. Mitchell to Peter R. Allison and Kristin E. Von Wald, 142 Greyhound Lane, Port Matilda, $430,000. — Compiled by Lana Bernhard

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Darlene D. Bellissimo to Stephen P. Miceli, 122 Skyview Drive, Bellefonte, $234,000. Koltay Homes Inc. to John A. Leiter and Rhonda R. Leiter, 198 Rosewood Cove, Bellefonte, $271,936 Richard W. Swanger Jr. and Carrie J. Swanger to Corey M. Robinson and Danielle N. Lidgett, 742 N. Harrison Road, Bellefonte, $199,900. Brockerhoff Acquistion Group Inc to Gary Wilt, 126 Wiltshire Drive, Bellefonte, $1. Brockerhoff Acquistion Group Inc to Gary Wilt, 119 Wiltshire Drive, Bellefonte, $1.

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Charlene S. Martin and Charlene S. Richardson to Robert C. Standford, Donna M. Stanford, Donald P. Thompson and Jessica L. Thompson, 294 Lucas Ridge Road, Snow Shoe, $165,000.

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Donald R. Boob by attorney to Byrd M. Futhey, 112 Mill St., Millheim, $167,500.

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Daniel W. Herr and Dawn M. Herr to Christian J. Herr, Glenda D. Herr, Daniel W. Herr and Dawn M. Herr, 6103 Penns Valley Road, Millheim, $1.

Timothy J. McFarland and Candace McFarland to Craig Livergood and Cathy Livergood, 104 W. Park Ave., Snow Shoe, $169,000.

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Marcile A. Tressler by attorney and Marcile A. Fisher Tressler by attorney to Sam H. Chaar, 1022 Outer Drive, State College, $305,000. GTW Associates to Jeffrey T. Stetson and Marlene Stetson, 465 Homestead Lane, Boalsburg, $74,500. KBBh Partnership to Christopher Coates, 180 Kestrel Lane, Boalsburg, $218,103.

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David L. Emery Sr. to Darrell Joseph, 4317 Jacksonville Road, Howard, $67,500.

Thomas S. Douthit, Audrey W. Douthit and Douthit Family Revocable Trust to Ravi Patel and Deanna Patel, 225 Chesnut St., Spring Mills, $385,000. Jean L. Muthersbaugh by agent and Jean Louise Muthersbaugh by attorney to Jacob Muthersbaugh, 364 Taylor Hill Road, Centre Hall, $1. Merrill H. Duck Estate, Tina M. Parada, Lawrence L. Parada and Norman L. Duck to Elam G. Stolzfus, Elsie B. Stolzfus, Daniel F. Stolzfus and Malinda Stolzfus, 454 Manor Road, Centre Hall, $70,000.

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University Dr. Walking distance to campus On Bus Route Private Room/AC 1 1/2 bath Quiet Neighborhood N O T I C E of F A I R H O U S I N G O F F I C E R Lower level is my home and C O M PL A I N T PR O C E S S f or office Large Balcony C entre C ou nty and B el l ef onte B orou gh Shared use of: Kitchen/ Важная информация о соблюдении прав потенциальных арендаторов жилья. Если вам Bathrooms/Laundry/ необходим перевод документов, пожалуйста, обращайтесь в отдел кадров Центрального Living Room района (the Centre County Human Resources Office) по телефону 814-355-6748, или по This will not be a place адресу: комната 344, Willowbank Building, Bellefonte, PA for friends and parties. I work from home. Quiet Th is notice will serv e to adv ise th e residents of Centre County and B ellef onte B oroug h th at is necessary. th e f ollowing actions, if b ased on race, color, sex , national orig in, relig ion, f amilial status Wi-FI Furnished with: Full size ( f amilies with ch ildren) , or h andicap ( disab ility) are proh ib ited b y Title VI I I of th e Civ il Rig h ts bed/dresser/lamp/AC Act of 19 68 ( F ederal F air Housing Law) and th e Pennsylv ania Human Relations Act adds unit/small side table th e additional protected classes of ag e and ancestry are considered discriminatory: Close to downtown. EVERYTHING Included • Ref using to sell or rent to, deal or neg otiate with any persons. in Rent (except if you • Discriminating on terms or conditions f or b uying or renting h ousing . want your own TV in • Discriminating b y adv ertising th at h ousing is only av ailab le to persons of a certain race, your room color, relig ion, sex , national orig in, f amilial status, h andicap ( disab ility) , ag e or ancestry. TV in LR MUST AGREE to clean• Denying th at h ousing is av ailab le f or inspection, sale or rent wh en it really is av ailab le. ing shared areas • oc busting or pro t, persua ing owners to se or rent b te ing them that minorit I’m a chill person. I am g roups are mov ing into th e neig h b orh ood. from State College. 48 • en ing or ma ing i erent terms or con itions or home oans b nancia institutions. yrs old/young • Denying to anyone th e use of or participation in any real estate serv ices, multiple listing Serious inquiries only serv ices, or oth er f acilities related to th e selling or renting of h ousing . Text or.call if.interested and I’ll send.pics Total Rent $575/mo. I f you’ re a person with a disab ility and req uire a reasonab le accommodation or if you’ re One months security imite ng ish ro cient an re uire a ocument trans ation, p ease contact the entre deposit ount uman esources ce at 14- 4 , oom 4 i owban ui ing, Available Aug 20 possiB ellef onte, PA. bly sooner No.pets resi ents are hereb noti e that in a arsha is esignate as Fair ousing cer Will go fast! LOCATION f or Centre County and th at any resident th at b eliev es th at th ey h av e b een discriminated and price are excellent. against un er an o the above con itions ma e a comp aint with the Fair ousing NO PETS

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REAL ESTATE PACKAGE For Rent:

4 Weeks 8 Lines + Photo Duplex in Bellefonte, 3 bedrooms, bath, living room, dining room, kitchen. Full basement and attic. Call 814-355-3439, leave message.

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TRIM CARPENTER • Health & Dental • Vacation & Flex Days • 401K Retirement

www.FineLineHomes.com

Applications Accepted 1426 Benner Pike, State College Email: jobs@ finelinehomes.com

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Clothing

14 PAIR Men’s dress pants size 34 X 31, all like new, $1.00 pair. (814) 238-4469

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Household Goods

2 GERMAN Barenther & Co. children’s plates with clowns on ea. plate. Dishwasher safe. Collectors item. Excellent condition. $20. (814) 861-5566 BEAUTIFUL Solid Oak Table, 46” round, 18 in. leaf, includes 4 chairs, $350, Call (410) 599-6833 BRASS Chandelier, 6 lights, working cond., asking $25.00 Call (814) 574-6387

INSURANCE INSPECTOR: Independent contractor COFFEE Table with to perform & assist glass top, beautiful carinsurance underwriting ved base, $100. Phone surveys in Centre, Clin(814) 574-6387 ton & Blair County. MIB develops this informaHONEYWELL Air purifier, tion from on-site inspecair filtration system, tions of residential, works, Asking $20. Call commercial and agricul(814) 574-6387 5 min. turalCOUNTRY properties. ComPortable from town. This 3 bdrn SYLVANIA mercial underwriting homeexperience sits on 1/2 aacre Room A/C, 8,000 btu, survey room, brand new still in box, plus.with open Part living time position. dining room, and asking $225. Call (814) Resume to: car ga- 548-7404 Please leave kitchen. Three m.wagner@mibinc rage. Bellefonte area. message .com Asking $250,000 firm. 109 Miscellaneous Ph. 814.222.3331. For Sale

HOUSES FOR SALE

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Special Services

TRUE HANDYMAN SERVICES No job too small!

Spring Cleanup, Lawns Mowed, Mulch, General Landscaping, Electrical, Carpentry, Plumbing, Power Washing, Driveway Sealing, Deck Stain & Painting.

814-360-6860 PA104644

Open Positions Part Time/Full Time Cooks 6:30 am-3 pm and 3 pm-7 pm shifts available

Greenhills Village Call 880-4549 or 880-7829 Part-Time Staff Member Positions CentrePeace, Inc. is seeking 1 or 2 new part-time staff members who can help us help others. Skills Needed: • Great Customer Service • Ability to Supervise Trainees • Pickup & Delivery Truck Driving • Knowledge of Centre County • Furniture Moving Hourly rate commensurate with experience. Contact by calling 814-353-9081, or pick up an application at 3047 Benner Pike, Bellefonte.

HELP WANTED L ook ing f or more pay? Look no more. W e prov ide you with an ex ceptional training prog ram th at rewards you with a raise at th e completion of each lev el. Th at’ s up to 3 raises in your rst ear e a so o er great promotion opportunities, flexib e sche u ing, pai vacation, bene ts an a 401 savings p an.

C ook s and D ish w ash ers Stop b : C rac k er B arrel 2 1 5 C ol onnade B l v d. S tate C ol l ege, PA 1 6 8 0 3 r ca : ( 8 1 4 ) 2 3 8 - 3 4 1 4 www.crac erbare .com C rac k er B arrel O l d C ou ntry S tore EO E

1940 ERA Running German Two-Dialed Electric Ceiling Clock with Control Panel $250 (814) 342-3709 36” WALNUT Shelve with quilt hanging bar, $39. Excellent condition. (814) 861-5566 BUYING your Turquoise Jewelry. (814) 933-0122 EARTHWAY Broadcast Fertilizer Speader - $5 Lakewook Electric Radiator Heater - $10 Card table - $4 Forest green throw wall hanger 4 x 54 - $4 Uncle Sam wooden status’s - FREE Christmas lights - $5 Call 814-359-2571 after 5:30 pm E-Z UP Side walls (4) four, 10’X10’ tent. In original package, never used. $70. (814) 861-5566

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Campers & Tents For Sale

1988 WILDERNESS Cimmaron, 37ft., 5th wheel, sleeps 6, nice condition, asking $2800 obo. Call (570) 295-0579

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Autos For Sale

2003 Ford Explorer for 2.5k We are leaving the country at the end of the month and would like to sell our 2003 Ford Explorer. 114,000 miles, good condition, new brake pads, ball bearings, and alternator. Asking price 2.5 k. 814-308-9256

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Boating Needs

CANOE Pkg- 18’ grumman, 70’s aira, heavy duty, aluminum canoe, Minnekota tolling motor w/mount, paddles (4), anchors, PSD (6), seat cushions, tie pads, etc. $600. (814) 238-8186 SNARK Sea devil, 12’ long, 250 lbs capacity, mainsail & jib, garage kept. Asking $875 OBO. Call 717-756-1702

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