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26 / Up, Up, and Away A ride in a hot-air balloon offers a special way to experience our region’s beauty • by Aimee Aiello
34 / A Day for the Young Each year the Arts Festival sets aside its first day for its Children and Youth Sidewalk Sale. It offers local kids a chance to have a fun learning experience as well as an opportunity to show off their creativity and skills • by Amy King
56 / Musical Passport From India to Ireland and many points in between, area musicians help bring alive various cultures from around the world for audiences to learn about and enjoy • by Jeffrey Federowicz
Special Section 41 / Pets of Happy Valley Town&Gown puts some of Centre County’s best friends in the spotlight in this special section On the Cover: Photo by Darren Weimert
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Those Days of Summer No matter how you define them, they are special indeed It was Nat King Cole who sang about “Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer.” Well on the latter two — hazy and crazy — he’s right on, but “lazy,” not so much anymore. Maybe it’s me, but these days, it seems our summer calendars are almost as booked as those in the spring, fall, and winter. That’s not necessarily a complaint, just an observation that there are more options and more opportunities now to do things during the “nonschool” months. Kids can enroll in camps of all kinds — sports, theater, nature, etc. Adults, hey! this is supposed to be a fun time for us, too, so we want to make sure we have plans for every weekend. Yes, these are outings and activities we thoroughly enjoy — but just sitting back and doing nothing, that doesn’t seem to be in our nature here. This month offers a prime example of that. We’re in the heart of summer, the temperatures will be rising, and, instead of “chilling out,” we get arts festivals, jazz festivals, bluegrass festivals, wing festivals, musical-theater festivals, car shows, and other offerings. How’s anyone supposed to relax when we want to try to do all that? You may need a vacation after the second week of this month when you have to decide on how much time you want to spend at Philipsburg Heritage Dates, the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, the People’s Choice Festival, and the Remington Ryde Bluegrass Festival. And, oh yeah, during that week you also
can help a great cause by attending and cheering on the Penn State football team at its annual Lift for Life event. And Town&Gown has another Experience Town and Gown event later in the month as well. On July 22, from 5 to 7 p.m., we’re inviting people to visit Centre County PAWS (1401 Trout Road in State College) to learn about pet ownership and pet adoption. Also, check out Town&Gown’s special Pets of Happy Valley section in this month’s issue. Besides the occasional family trip each summer, much of my childhood summers were spent at the local swimming pool or by the lake where my great-grandfather settled and raised his family. It doesn’t sound exciting, but I have plenty of great memories of spending time with family and friends while we swam, played whiffle ball, and just “chilled out.” I predict that this summer will contain its share of great memories as well. (Well, I know of one at least as my second child is due to be born any day as I write this.) They’ll definitely be different — maybe more exciting, certainly more exhausting — but they’ll be spent with family and friends. As long as that’s the case, who cares if the days of summer are lazy, hazy, or crazy? Those are just great days to remember.
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The 36-hour online event saw more than 4,100 gifts made to 82 nonprofits. Centre Foundation also provided $100,000 in matching funds, which was distributed based on the amount raised by each organization. In addition, the foundation also gave out $25,000 in prizes. “ We are thrilled that this event has once again been immensely successful for the participating nonprofits," Centre Foundation financial assistant Sarah Sciabica said. “ We continue to be amazed by the generosity and support this community has to offer."
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Penn State men’s basketball coach Patrick Chambers (left) jokes around with Tim Doyle of the Big Ten Network at this year’s Coaches vs. Cancer Golf Tournament.
CVC goes past $2 million The 17th annual Coaches vs. Cancer-Penn State Golf Tournament was held in late May and raised more than $100,000 in funds. The total, which marked the highest amount raised in three years, helped push CVC-Penn State’s total fundraising effort to more than $2 million since its inception in 1996. The money goes toward supporting the American Cancer Society and providing direct aid to individuals and families fighting the disease in the Centre Region. Nearly 300 golfers and 59 groups participated in the golf event. “I’m so proud to be a part of a community that continues to come together like this and show its generosity and support," Penn State head men’s basketball coach Patrick Chambers said. Nonprofits enjoy second Centre Gives campaign The second Centre Gives initiative organized by Centre Foundation raised more than $550,000 for local nonprofit organizations.
The Penn State Advanced Vehicle Team’s entry in the EcoCAR2 competition.
PSU team takes top honors The Penn State Advanced Vehicle Team finished first among 15 North American universities in Year Two of the EcoCAR2: Plugging into the Future competition. The competition took place over six days at the General Motors Desert Proving Ground in Yuma, Arizona, and a second round of judging by automotive industry experts in San Diego. The Penn State team impressed inspectors and other judges with its ethanol (E85) plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. The team was the first to pass safety and technical inspections, on-road safety evaluation, and several other events. The team also took home several individual event trophies, and brought home nearly $18,000 in prize money, which will go toward next year’s competition. Ec oCAR 2 is a three-y ear collegiate competition managed by Argonne National Laboratory and sponsored by General Motors and the US Department of Energy. Student engineers must redesign and re-engineer a GM-donated 2013 Chevrolet Malibu into a unique hybrid that increases gas mileage, decreases emissions, and maintains consumer acceptability. T&G
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Community Christine Nairn/ Ed Ruth
Penn State student-athletes Christine Nairn and Ed Ruth were named Penn State’s female and male athlete of the year, respectively. Nairn capped her career with the women’s soccer team by leading the Lions to the NCAA Championship game in 2012. She had a team-high 46 points with 17 goals and 12 assists. She was named Big Ten Midfielder of the Year. She finished her career second on the program’s alltime assists list with 41. Ru th won his second consecutive individual NCAA Wrestling Championship, this time at 184 pounds, while also helping the Lions win their third consective team
title. The junior went 33-0 in 2012-13 with 12 pins, four technical falls, and 10 majors. He was named the Big Ten Wrestler of the Year. Nairn and Ruth will be on the ballot for Big Ten Athletes of the Year.
Dr. Wendy Pardee
On June 24 Dr. Wendy Pardee became the new president and CEO of Skills of Central Pennsylvania Inc. She replaces Dr. David Rice, who is retiring. Pardee had served as chief financial officer for more than 14 years with Community Guidance Center, a private nonprofit outpatient mental-health clinic in Indiana, PA. She will work directly with the board of directors and Skills’ senior management staff to provide leadership to the organization and further the Skills mission. “The board is pleased to have found someone in Dr. Pardee whose experience, energy, and enthusiasm will take Skills in exciting new directions while maintaining the quality services we are known for and insist upon," Ann Stacey, chairwoman of the board of directors, said. Established in 1960, Skills of Central Pennsylvania serves 16 countries and provides a wide variety of services, primarily focused on supporting individuals with disabilties and mental illness so they can live self-determined lives.
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Q&A With Nicole Summers, executive director of FaithCentre By Sarah Harteis
Founded in 2003, FaithCentre in Bellefonte is celebrating its 10th anniversary this month. The organization is a faith-based nonprofit umbrella of programs, services, and facilities available to anyone. There are a thrift store and a food bank, and services such as the Emergency Relief program that assists families and individuals with short-term, unexpected emergencies. Nicole Summers has been FaithCentre’s director for more than five years and has taken on many roles for the organization. Fundraising, public relations, program development, and providing direct service to clients are just a few of the areas in which she has worked. She took some time to explain to Town&Gown what the organization is all about and how it affects the community in a positive way. T&G: How would you describe the significance of FaithCentre for the community? Summers: One of the FaithCentre’s friends wrote that “… for many of our neighbors, life without the FaithCentre would be far darker,
colder, lonelier … and even more brutal.” I think that is very true. The food bank and our other services help hundreds of people a year. T&G: How has FaithCentre changed over the years? Summers: It started as a small thrift store and emergency-aid program. Since 2003, we’ve added the food bank for the greater Bellefonte region, the pet-food pantry for Centre County, we’ve partnered with the Bellefonte Council of Churches to provide financial aid to local families, we’ve added a teaching kitchen, and we’ve become part of the Community Safety Net. ... When I started in 2007, about 300 people a month were using our food bank. In May 2013, that number was 826. T&G: What is your vision of future plans for FaithCentre? Summers: We actually just purchased a building to house our food bank. ... The thrift store will be staying at 110 West High Street, but as soon as renovations are complete, the food bank and the pet-food pantry will move to 131 South Allegheny Street. Our immediate future plans are concentrated on reorganizing our space to meet the need for services. T&G: In what ways can people volunteer to help? Summers: I think it is important for people to know that they don’t have to commit to helping every week or every month. An hour of time to help sort donations or stock shelves in the food pantry is always a huge help. ... And, with summer finally here, our food bank volunteers really appreciate donations of extra produce from people’s gardens. T&G: What has been your biggest challenge? Summers: For Centre County, right now, I feel homelessness is the most challenging issue. When a homeless person comes in asking for help, finding resources or shelter options for them is extremely difficult. With the FaithCentre specifically, the challenge is just keeping up with the growth. Sometimes I feel like I am racing to keep pace with the center. T&G
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Looking Back Centre County history through the pages of Town&Gown JULY 1979 “Grace and Ken Holderman: Show Stoppers” looked at the couple who sang and danced for alumni and townspeople for decades. Ken was an orphan, and he came to Penn State as a student in the fall of 1927. “I had no home, nowhere else to go,” he said. “From the time I entered Penn State, this was home to me.” Grace echoed her husband’s feelings. “We wouldn’t think of moving anywhere else. These people, this place … it’s family and we love it.” 1985 Penn State professor and poet Robert Lima wrote about his career and life in “ Writing from Dead Center.” He wrote about how he lived in New York City for 20 years before coming to Penn State and State College in 1967. He described how one local pundit had suggested that State College change its name to Dead Center because of its geographical location in the commonwealth. He wrote, “In my case, Dead Center functions as a metaphor which is meant to convey both my physical location in the center of the state and my situation as an individual writer expressing ideas from his personal dead center.”
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Friendship and Betrayal The best-selling novel The Kite Runner finds new life as one-man stage show By John Mark Rafacz
Khaled Hosseini, the physician turned bestselling author, spoke at Penn State’s Eisenhower Auditorium in 2010. Three years later, almost to the day, a stage adaptation of The Kite Runner, the Afghanistan native’s first novel, brings a poignant tale of friendship and betrayal to the university’s Schwab Auditorium on October 8. To point out that Hosseini’s novels have touched the lives of millions of people around the world would be an understatement. The Kite Runner (2003), adapted into an Oscar-nominated film in 2007, and A Thousand Splendid Suns (2007) are unforgettably emotional stories about some of the worst — and best — aspects of the human condition. The author’s May 2013 novel, And the Mountains Echoed, seems destined to join its predecessors in international acclaim. The Kite Runner concerns two boys — Amir, a privileged Pashtun, and Hassan, a Hazara servant — who live in Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital city. The American Place Theatre’s adaptation features a single actor, Sorab Wadia, and focuses on the original short story that Hosseini later expanded into the novel. Wadia, a native of India who lives in New York City, portrays eight characters in the one-hour verbatim performance gleaned from the first third of the book. It’s a heartbreaking chronicle of life in a society where severe class division colors even the closest of relationships. “I change character very quickly,” Wadia says. “Even when I started, that was my goal — to have a trigger to put me in the mood of the next person immediately because there’s no time to mess around.” Amir, the protagonist, is in some ways more than one character. During the course of the play, the actor must portray him at three separate ages. “All those three guys are one person, but three very different guys,” Wadia says. Adapted and directed by Wynn Handman and using original Afghani music, the play is part of the American Place Theatre’s acclaimed Literature to Life® series. “For many years we have brought the one-man, verbatim theater adaptation work of American
Sorab Wadia portrays eight characters in the American Place Theatre’s adaption of The Kite Runner.
Place Theatre, but strictly for our school audiences,” says Amy Dupain Vashaw, audience and programdevelopment director for the Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State. “This year we decided to opt for a public performance, as well as a school show, because we are presenting The Kite Runner. That’s a book in our community that’s been so resonate with so many book groups and others that we wanted to give everyone the chance to see this incredible … adaptation.” At the outset of the performance, a teaching artist shares context about the show and its setting. After the presentation, Wadia participates in a 15-minute discussion with interested audience members. The Kite Runner includes mature themes, so parental discretion is advised. T&G Tickets for The Kite Runner and more than two dozen other 2013-14 presentations are on sale to Center for the Performing Arts members, Choice (four or more events purchased together) buyers, and groups of 15 or more. Tickets go on sale to the public August 12. For tickets or information, visit www.cpa.psu.edu or phone (814) 863-0255. John Mark Rafacz is the editorial manager of the Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State. Jennifer Pencek, associate editor at the Center for the Performing Arts, contributed to this article.
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Blueberry Therapy From picking to eating, blueberries offer a variety of benefits for the mind and body By Aimee Morgan
It’s a warm July day with a slight breeze. You are walking through a field where you can hear the birds chirping above three acres of bushes that are heavy with plump, juicy, dark blueberries. This scene is one that you may experience when visiting one of the many blueberry farms across the region. And with July being National Blueberry Month, what better way to celebrate? Nina Krasinski, of Krasinski’s Blueberry Farm in Morrisdale, says many customers say that berry picking is very relaxing. “Some even refer to it as ‘blueberry therapy,’ ” she says. While the actual picking of blueberries may be good for the soul, the fruit itself is good for the body. Blueberries have very powerful antioxidants, helping to keep one’s health in check. The anthocyanin’s, which give the berries their blue color, are the primary active ingredient. “As antioxidants, they protect us from the free radical damage that can cause cancers,” says nutritionist Monica Montag, of BeWell Associates in State College. According to a University of Illinois study, eating as little as one-half cup of blueberries daily can block tumor cell growth. “This would include the blueberries in pie, or dried blueberries in trail mix. Anyone can do that,” adds Montag. Blueberries have multiple uses, as they can be canned, frozen, and dried, made into wine, syrup, and jelly, baked into cakes, pies, muffins, fruitcakes, and filled cookies, used for ice cream topping, and put in salads, zucchini bread, and chilled soups. “In recent years, we’ve been getting a lot of winemakers,” Krasinski says. Just as winemaking can be a chore, growing blueberries is no easy task. Although
Krasinski’s farm is open to the public for only about two months out of the year, growing blueberries is a year-round job, she says. “In the spring, we fertilize and mulch. In the summer, we control weeds, spray, and water. In the fall, we water and trim broken plants. And in the winter, we prune and burn brush. And our only pay comes during the time we are open,” she says. According to Krasinski, the plants bloom in May, and the blossoms are in clusters of tiny, white, trumpet-shaped flowers that have the sweet, heavy scent of roses — and bees play a very important role in pollinating them. “As the berries mature, they turn from green to white, then pink, purple, and finally blue. After which it’s best if they spend an additional week on the bush to develop their sweetness,” she says. She will tell you that weather plays an important role in their business because the plants need lots of water and sunshine to grow and ripen, and they need several months of frozen ground in the winter when they are dormant. “They also have very particular requirements in the soil they are grown in, preferring acidic conditions to neutral or alkaline,” she says.
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Last year, she says the blueberry season was very early, and this year it’s going to be about 10 days later than average, which makes it very hard to predict when the berries will be ready. “Everybody’s taste is different, but many people want to know which ones are the sweetest,” she says. “The ripest ones are the sweetest! The berry starts turning blue on the top first, and progresses towards the stem. It can look completely blue, but until the ring around the stem is dark blue instead of pinkish, the berry is not ripe.” Kelly Hoffheins, a registered dietician with Penn State Student Affairs University Health Services, explains that one of the first meals exchanged between Lewis and Clark and the Indians was venison that had wild blueberries pounded into the meat. “Health benefits of blueberries include being good sources of vitamin C and manganese. A one-cup serving of blueberries provides 25 percent daily value for vitamin C,” she says. According to Hoffheins, vitamin C helps with iron absorption and aids in a healthy immune system. Manganese is important for converting macronutrients such as proteins, carbohydrates, and fats into energy, as well as aiding in bone development. Both Hoffheins and Montag agree, to achieve the most health benefits from blueberries, they recommend eating the unsweetened fresh, frozen, or dried blueberries. “Antioxidants work to neutralize free radicals,” Hoffheins says. “Free radicals are molecules that are unstable and have been linked to the development of cancer, cardiovascular disease, and other age-related
Blueberry Recipes
From Nina Krasinski: Krasinski Blueberry Farm owner George Krasinski’s favorite recipe is “a smoothie consisting of vanilla, yogurt, milk, frozen blueberries, a frozen banana, a scoop of strawberry protein powder, a little vanilla, and sugar to taste, all whipped up together in a blender. It can substitute for a light meal.” From Kelly Hoffheins: “I have never had a problem eating them plain, but I will make blueberry pancakes for breakfast on occasion — especially if we have overnight visitors. They are always a hit. I find they are sweet enough without needing to add syrup. This is the recipe I use — it is from the White Pig Bed and Breakfast and Animal Sanctuary at Briar Creek Farm in central Virginia.” Serves about 6: 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour 1/4 cup sugar 2 Tbsp. baking powder 1/4 tsp. salt 2 cups unsweetened soymilk or almond milk 2 cups blueberries Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in large bowl. Slowly whisk in soymilk, adding more if necessary, for a smooth spreadable batter. Coat large skillet or griddle with cooking spray and heat over medium heat. Scoop 1/4 cup batter into hot pan, and sprinkle 2 Tbsp. blueberries. Cook 3-4 minutes, or until batter begins to bubble and cooked through and browned on both sides. Repeat with remaining batter and blueberries.
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conditions such as Alzheimer’s.” According to Montag, the antioxidants in blueberries can protect the brain, reverse agerelated memory loss, improve motor skills, and reduce the risk of a heart attack. She cites a Harvard School of Public Health study that was published in January that found that three servings of blueberries each week can reduce a woman’s risk of suffering a heart attack by 33 percent. “This may be due to the high antioxidant activity reducing plaque buildup and dilating arteries,” Montag says. She adds that blueberries have the lowest glycemic value of any fruit, and, by that fact alone, are a good choice for anyone concerned about blood-sugar control. “Eating blueberries is one easy way to prevent belly fat,” she says. A 2009 study by the University of Michigan Cardioprotection Research Lab linked blueberries with reduced abdominal fat, lower triglycerides and cholesterol (types of fat found in your blood), and improved fasting glucose (a measure of sugar in your blood) and insulin
sensitivity, which is how well cells respond to the action of insulin that helps sugar get into cells and be used for energy. Hoffheins recommends a half cup of fresh blueberries per day, or one-fourth cup cooked or dried. “I decided to get into this field because I have always been interested in the subject of nutrition and had a desire to help teach others about nutrition and help them improve their health,” she says. Montag has been a nutritionist for 25 years, and enjoys being what she calls a “health detective.” “We figure out how to solve people’s health problems by collecting lots of data through a careful interview and a health questionnaire, blood work, and sometimes functional testing,” she says. And one thing appears clear, health professionals have detected that enjoying those plump, juicy, dark blueberries can lead to a healthy life. T&G Aimee Morgan is a freelance writer in State College. She enjoys sharing the beauty of the town with friends, family, and her two dogs, Willy and Danny.
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11:30 a.m.: ..........Cone of Silence 1 p.m.: ..................Bet Williams 2:30 p.m.: ............Bookends 5 p.m.: ..................Marie as “Reba” (set 1) 7 p.m.: ..................Marie as “Reba” (set 2)
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A ride in a hot-air balloon offers a special way to experience ourJuly region 27 - Town&Gown 2013 ’s beauty
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How many times have you been driving to work on a beautiful sunny day and looked to the sky to see a bright, colorful hot-air balloon hovering over Happy Valley? Do you ever wonder who is in it, where they came from, and where they’re going to land? My coworker John and I recently had the opportunity to take flight in a hot-air balloon. For me, I would be crossing off a major item on my “bucket list.” This was exciting — however, I’m not one to take risks, so the idea of floating more than a thousand feet above the earth with no actual safety gear made me a bit apprehensive. Little did I know those feelings would change the minute the balloon began to rise. I started to coordinate our flight in early May through Kevin Witt, owner and pilot for The Sky’s The Limit, a hot-air balloon company in Lemont. I never thought that it would take almost three weeks to coordinate a date. We scheduled several potential flight dates, but over the course
of those three weeks the weather simply would not cooperate. If you live in Central Pennsylvania you know that the weather here can be difficult to plan around. I was starting to feel like this would never happen, but because Kevin is all about “safety first,” there was no way we were going to be taking off if the conditions were not perfect. On the day that everything finally came together, it was the perfect day! The winds were perfect, the temperature was perfect, and the sun was shining perfectly! We arrived at Kevin’s house at 5 a.m. He and his assistant, Bob Neiderer, did some initial testing by filling a small black balloon with helium, then letting it go to watch the direction it would float. The balloon’s flight pattern would determine our takeoff location. On the ride to the launch site, we asked Kevin questions, and he filled us in on many interesting facts about ballooning. We learned that the very first passengers in a hot-air balloon were actually a duck, a
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Before taking off in a hot-air balloon ride, plenty of preparation takes place. Opposite page, Kevin Witt (top left) plots out a course with his assistant, Bob Neiderer. The two then pull out the balloon, prepare the basket, and begin to fill the ballon with air. Finally, it’s time for takeoff!
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rooster, and and a sheep. That was in 1783, and the flight was about 15 minutes long. Today, Kevin’s flights last approximately an hour, and the flight pattern is always dependent on the winds. He takes nearly 85 to 100 flights per year, and his passengers have ranged in age from four to ninety-four. The most popular time of the year for a flight is in the fall. However, ballooning can be done during anytime of the year. Kevin will have been ballooning for nearly 20 years this fall. He knew he wanted to become a pilot from the time he took his first flight as a passenger. This required him to get a pilot’s licence and attend regular safety seminars. The balloon and the basket are inspected after every 100 hours of flying to make sure that all of the safety requirements are being met and the proper equipment is being used. What started as a supplemental business quickly grew, and Kevin now runs his hot-air balloon business on a full-time basis. For our launch, he picked an area located just outside of Linden Hall. Several land owners in this area have given him permission to launch
and land his balloon on their property. After the balloon is unloaded, a generating fan is used to fill it with air. The process went fairly quickly, and before I knew it, there before me was a bright, beautiful hot-air balloon — 70-feet tall and 55-feet wide. I could feel my anxiety rise as I climbed into the small basket, which was ornately decorated with brown leather trim and made from rattan, which is lightweight and flexible. Also in the basket were several propane tanks, so I could see that we had plenty of fuel! The basket is designed the way it is so that it can double as a flotation device should it be necessary to make an emergency water landing. Kevin fired up the propane burner and away we went. As the earth fell away from the balloon it was quiet, and the air was soft, almost pillowy. From the initial point of takeoff, my worries were left on the ground. It felt peaceful as we rose higher and higher until we were about 1,400 feet high and traveling at a speed of about 20 miles per hour. That sounds fast for a hot-air ballon,
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but there was no wind and the basket didn’t sway at all. The only sound came from the occational fiery blast from the propane burner. Looking straight out, the view was just beautiful and very serene. The rising sun mixed with the fog and covered Mount Nittany and the surrounding countryside with a soft sunny haze. Surprisingly, I had absolutly no fear of looking over the edge of the basket. The landscape looked kind of fake, like a miniature train set. I could see my house and very quickly picked out landmarks such as Beaver Stadium, the Penn State campus, and downtown State College. It was so relaxing that the time passed quickly and, before I knew it, nearly 45 minutes had passed. As we began to decend over Centre Hills Country Club we were close enough to the ground that we could yell, “Hi!” to people, and they could see us when we waved. Kevin kept in contact with Bob and gave him an idea of where we would be landing. Every flight is unique in that, depending on the winds, the launch and landing sites
are never the same. We ended up landing in a parking lot close to campus. Kevin threw Bob a drop line and he helped guide the balloon to the ground. Kevin gave us some instructions on how to help pack the balloon away — it completed our experience by being able to help put the balloon back into its bag and pack it up. We ended our morning on Kevin’s back deck. He talked more about the history of hot-air balloons and told us about an annual competition he participates in during Memorial Day weekend. He feels the best part about his job is the people he meets. He’s had marriage proposals take place during rides, and even an actual wedding! To honor our trip, he presented us with a certificate of “First Flight in a Hot Air Balloon,” and we toasted with champaign to a successful flight! I am proud to say that I am now an aeronaut! T&G For more information on taking a hot-air balloon ride, visit www.paballoonrides.com.
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Liam Jones (right) of State College, shown with his younger brother, Ryan, has been part of the Children and Youth Sidewalk Sale at the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts for the past three years. He decided to make rocket crafts after attending a summer camp based on rockets.
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A Day for the
Young
Each year the Arts Festival sets aside its first day for its Children and Youth Sidewalk Sale. It offers local kids a chance to have a fun learning experience as well as an opportunity to show off their creativity and skills
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By Amy King By Amy King
urning the calendar to July means several things for area residents. We mentally check items off our summer “to-do” lists — all the while adding more sights to see and incidentals we have to accomplish in the waning days. The majority then marvel — or plainly deny — at how quickly the first few weeks of summer have passed. Others know that football season, along with the accompanying tailgates and crowds, starts in just under two months. But, perhaps most importantly, we recognize that the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts is just mere days away. It’s when thousands of art lovers from across the country visit downtown State College for a long weekend of perusing, decision-making, and buying. One aspect of the festival that continues to grow and now serves as the celebratory kickoff to the event has been the Children and Youth Sidewalk Sale, held the Wednesday of festival week (this month it’s July 10). It features performances and artistic merchandise by children, ages eight to 18, for children — of any age. Sharon Frazier, volunteer chair of the Children and Youth Sidewalk Sale for the past 13
years, is an energetic advocate of this event. “My son was extremely involved [with the Children and Youth Sidewalk Sale] as a young artist for nine years, and I saw the benefits for him,” she says. “We believe in encouraging young artists and children in general.” Frazier recognizes many benefits for the participants — with the main one being a sense of pride and self-confidence. “There is such validation for children to see someone willing to spend money and acquire an item they made,” she says. “It’s a powerful, positive lesson for a child.” According to Frazier, this event is unique in America. “There are many reasons something of this caliber can work here,” she opines, but the main one is “the safety aspect of Centre County. It just wouldn’t be possible in a major metropolitan area.” She also lauds the support from local businesses, especially those found along the threeblock stretch — known as “the route” — where children, who live or have relatives who live in the counties of Blair, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Huntingdon, Mifflin, or Union, set up their booths. “The local banks are great at giving change
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for cash boxes, and many buildings are open for public use of their bathrooms or air conditioning. All of that makes this day possible,” Frazier says. The Children and Youth Sidewalk Sale has grown since its inception in the late 1970s. “There were around 135 artists when it first started,” Frazier shares, “and now we have over 200 participants — with no limit in sight.” Children are active in the sidewalk sale for a myriad of reasons, from learning the aspects of running a business to fostering their creative minds to striving to become serious artists to simply wanting to have fun.
Seifer will be showcasing her hand-knit materials at her fifth and final Children and Youth Sidewalk Sale this month.
Many sellers, such as Jessica Seifer of Altoona, have participated in successive years. Seifer, 18, is partaking in her fifth and final year of being a vendor at the Children and Youth Sidewalk Sale. What started as a joint home-schooling project in 2008 (with her sister, Danielle, 21), has grown to a profitable business (www.knitbyneedles.webs .com). Seifer’s craft includes hand-knit materials ranging from scarves, hats, and wrist warmers (fingerless gloves) to bracelets, dishrags, and her version of a Hacky Sack. “I have been creative since a young age and have always enjoyed doing arts and crafts,” she recollects. “I was taught to knit at the age of 10 by my mother, sister, and both of my grandmothers.” This family atmosphere has been a continual and constructive presence and has boded well for Seifer and her endeavors in the Children and
Youth Sidewalk Sale as well as other craft fairs in the surrounding communities. “Our family has been very supportive,” she says. “Our parents encouraged my sister and I to apply to more festivals as the years continued. They were, and still are, willing to drive us to the festivals, help out with setting up, and give us advice.” Although Seifer has created a serious enterprise, she still regards her trade with an air of fun and pure exuberance. “I do plan to attend college while continuing to attend craft festivals and sell our products online for as long as I can,” she explains, “but I view the craft as more of a hobby than a way of income.” As a seasoned contributor, she is happy to provide guidance, whether one is looking to make and grow a business or just attend a festival and give it a try. “It’s all about the experience,” she says. “When you have a customer come back and compliment your work, you’ll know it’s worth it. Above all, just have fun with it!” Ann Marie Paul, 12, of State College, partnered with her brother, Ezra, 10, last year to create “Laser Sabers” — pool noodles cut in half and decorated to resemble light sabers from Star Wars, a movie the Pauls love to watch and even reenact! When asked why they want to continue and try their hand at selling the same product for a second consecutive year, Ann Marie simply, yet enthusiastically, replies, “It’s just been so much fun!” The Pauls have been raised in an imaginative household, evidenced by their love of Legos and collaborative family projects such as building a tree fort in the backyard. Ann Marie and Ezra agree that these activities, along with assistance, financial and otherwise, from their parents, have aided in their inventive processes. Above all, their excitement at being involved in the Children and Youth Sidewalk Sale is apparent. “It’s a great learning experience,” Ann Marie says. “There is a sense of accomplishment that you’ve created something and made someone else happy.” Ezra thrives on the social aspects of attending the Children and Youth Sidewalk Sale. “I really like the selling and talking to customers” he says. “But I like the money most of all,” he adds with a gleam in his eye. Their mother, Susanna Paul, explains that, even though this is a pursuit that requires a large time commitment, she is behind her budding artists at all times.
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Ezra (left) and Ann Marie Paul are creating “Laser Sabers” again for this year’s Children and Youth Sidewalk Sale.
“Being part of this sale teaches them to separate the professional from the personal,” she says. “We talk about not taking it personally if someone walks away without buying the product. We’ve also had many conversations about price point and what is considered a reasonable price. There are many important teaching moments regarding both business and people skills. Above all, Ann Marie and Ezra have to cooperate as a team and learn to work together, how to bring out each other’s strengths.”
Marshall enjoys the business aspect of being a vendor at the sidewalk sale.
The creative facet is not always in the forefront when children are deciding whether or not to participate in the day. Take Alex Marshall, 10, of Port Matilda. He enjoys making his craft (bracelets and key chains fashioned out of paracord — a strong but lightweight nylon rope, useful particularly while camping or in the great outdoors) well enough, but he predominantly enjoys the business aspect of being a vendor. “Alex used to run ‘stores’ in our garage when he was younger,” Amy Milgrub Marshall, Alex’s mother, shares. “He has a business sense about him.” Because of this, Alex offers sage pieces of advice for any future vendors: set a goal and remain consistent. “If you start too late [making your product], it’s going to be hard to get them all complete with everything else you have to do,” he says. “Setting a goal and consistently making that number every day will help you in the end.” Milgrub Marshall is happy that her son has chosen to be a participant in the Children and Youth Sidewalk Sale, and comments on the importance of fostering the creative and entrepreneurial components of an event such as this. “I think it’s essential for children, especially at this age, to figure out what they’re interested in. They are exploring so many things simply by participating. It’s a great experience, and any child can benefit,” she says. “When Alex was old enough to be part of it and I suggested it to him, he was on board. Together we found something we thought kids his age would like and would
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be easy for him to make. We went into it pretty blind, but it was a good enough experience that he wants to do it again.” One of Alex’s highlights came from his physical presence at the sale. “I liked being there and having fun,” he recounts. “I liked the crowds, too. But only if they were at my table,” he quickly adds with a sly smile. And like any good businessperson, his profits from last year are still in the bank. Keeping it in the family is an important tradition for the Joneses. Liam Jones, 10, of State College, has been a vendor for the past three years. He became interested in the sale after seeing his older sisters participate — and their mother, Shannon, was a merchant when she was young. Liam decided on his rockets craft after attending a summer camp based on, not surprisingly, rockets. “I’m really interested in space,” he says, “and I love to build — especially Legos and Lego Mindstorms (customizable and programmable robots).” He is a realist when speaking of the challenges he faces as he prepares for the sale. “Building them is the worst part because it’s time consuming,” he says. “And making sure they will fly is hard. I have to make sure I have a quality product
and that I don’t rush.” Shannon Jones is encouraged by what Liam is learning during the process, acquiring life skills that will remain with him over the years. “Liam has an engineering mind, and this helps him work through problem-solving techniques. He compartmentalizes what he’s doing. He’s driven, efficient, well organized, and a good marketer. He really has a good head on his shoulders,” she says with praise. And as long as he continues to do well and enjoy the experience, he says he’ll continue participating. Each summer, some young artists such as Seifer will be taking part in their final sale because of age restrictions or other reasons, while others will be setting up booths for the first time in what they hope will turn into an annual summer tradition. Either way, as the day continues to grow in popularity, Susanna Paul emphasizes that it offers “a great chance for our community to showcase our children and all of their talents and gifts.” T&G Amy King is a contributor to Town&Gown, and teaches preschool at Grace Lutheran Preschool & Kindergarten. She lives in State College with her husband and three children.
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Pets of Happy Valley The Power of Pets
Some of Happy Valley’s notables know the influence a pet can have in the home By Tracey M. Dooms We recognize people such as Russ Rose and Stacy Parks Miller for their public roles, making news in their jobs as Penn State women’s volleyball head coach and Centre County district attorney, respectively. At home, though, a lot of their attention goes to their four-legged companions, who demand frequent walks, a comfy spot on the bed, and a good scratch behind the ears. Here are the stories of some notable locals and the pets who rule the roost at their homes.
Russ Rose & Sammy Growing up, Russ Rose’s family had Doberman pinschers. “I really enjoyed Dobermans, even though a lot of people have a stereotype that they’re attack dogs,” says Rose, who has led Penn State’s women’s volleyball team to five national titles over his 34-year career. His wife, Lori, had never had a
pet, though, so when they married, the couple decided to get a dog with a gentler image, and decided on a golden retriever. More than two decades later, the Roses share their home with their third golden, Sammy, named after baseball great Sammy Sosa. About four years ago, Russ and Lori were watching baseball on TV with their four sons. Their second golden had died recently, and Russ said, “Hey, if Sammy Sosa hits a home run, we’ll get a dog.” Sosa complied, and Sammy the puppy soon joined the family. “She’s a happy girl,” Rose says, adding that it’s great to have a four-legged companion who doesn’t know anything about volleyball. “She doesn’t care if we win or lose, as long as I take her out in the morning and give her a treat.”
David Krauth & Nova Dave Krauth, co-owner of Rotelli restaurant in State College, wanted a companion. He had done some charity work for Centre County PAWS, so he turned to the animal-rescue organization to find his new housemate. He connected with Nova, a Lab-chow mix who was then about eight-months old, at a PAWS event on campus. “She was just the sweetest, coolest dog,” he re-
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calls. “There was just no question at all.” Now 7 years old, Nova accompanies Krauth anywhere dogs are allowed. “She loves to be around people,” Krauth says. When they go hik-
Bob O’Donnell (left) and his son, Matthew, with Odie.
ing, she runs in and out of the creeks, enjoying the water — as long as she can stand in it. “She’s not a swimmer; she’s a stander.” Nova also is obsessed with chasing squirrels, and that’s OK with her owner. “I know she’ll never catch one,” he says. Krauth feels very lucky to have found such an “unbelievably sweet, gentle dog,” and he recommends a rescue to anyone considering getting a dog. “People should definitely at least go to PAWS or other places to see if any worthy dogs are there,” he says, “which there almost always are.” Robert O’Donnell & Odie Bob O’Donnell didn’t want to get a dog. As a busy school administrator (now superintendent of the State College Area School District), he questioned whether his family would be able to give a dog the time it deserved. “I was kind of the curmudgeon,” he says. “We had a two-year debate, and [I] lost at the end of the second year. It was a great loss.” Odie (named after both the family’s last name and the dog in the Garfield cartoons) the Havanese just turned four and “has brought a level
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of joy in the home that isn’t that different from the joy of children,” O’Donnell says. Odie loves playing tag and fetch with the three human children in the family — Matthew, 11; Sydney, 7; and Ryan, 4 — and he “shakes with excitement” when O’Donnell comes home from work each day. Having a dog in the family provides ongoing learning opportunities for the kids, O’Donnell says. Matt — who was chief lobbyist for getting a dog in the first place — learned that, just like kids like to go outside and play, so do dogs; Matt is responsible for walking Odie each morning before school. Sydney has sparked an ongoing discussion about “people food vs. dog food,” O’Donnell says. “She is still learning that, just because Odie enjoys food from her dinner plate, it does not mean that her food is good for his digestive system. This has unfortunately resulted in a firsthand learning experience for her — and Odie.” Erica Walsh & Peekay Penn State women’s soccer head coach Erica Walsh loved having dogs growing up, but her busy travel schedule kept her from being a pet owner as an adult — until 2007. That’s when a couple of her players were hiking on Mount Nittany, found a mother dog and puppy, and brought them “with their pitiful faces” to Walsh. The players kept the older dog, and their coach took in the 6-week-old puppy, arranging for a local dog trainer to take care of her when Walsh traveled with the team and to the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Given the puppy’s difficult start in life, Walsh named her after the protagonist in her favorite book, The Power of One, who fights his way out of poverty. Peekay the puppy grew to a whopping eight pounds and became a powerful influence for Walsh. “She brought a lot more routine in my life because I had to attend to her needs,” she says. “There were many days before where I would skip meals or run around after work.” When Walsh’s sister’s Jack Russell terrier passed away, the coach made the difficult decision to let Peekay fill that void and live with the family in Tennessee. “It just made all the sense in the world to put Peekay around kids,” she says. Peekay may have a new home, but when Walsh visits, she still “goes through the same excited behavior,” happy to see her first human “mom.”
Hahn with Cookie.
Donald Hahn & Cookie, Abby, & Skippy State College borough council president Don Hahn is allergic to cats and dogs, but that hasn’t stopped him from sharing his home with both. He and his wife, Cindy, have two cats, Skippy (13) and Abby (8), and a golden retriever, Cookie (5). “The first year we had Cookie, I had some pretty bad asthma attacks, but eventually I adjusted,” Hahn says. Hahn has had cats for 30 years, and he and his wife struggled with the decision to get a puppy, not sure if they would have the additional time dogs require for things such as going for walks. But they fell in love with young Cookie (her full name is Peanut Butter Cookie because as a puppy she was the same color as the snack), and today the dog is the one who gets top billing as Hahn’s Facebook profile photo. “Dogs are natural hams,” he says. “My cats tend to be camera shy, but the dog is just friendly and likes to have her picture taken.” Thanks to Cookie, Hahn gets more exercise as he takes the dog for walks around the neighborhood every day and greets neighbors along the way. “Cookie is the natural politician of the family,” says Hahn, who admits to having more of a “cat personality.” “Cookie loves meeting new people.”
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Parks Miller with Ace (left) and Poppy.
Stacy Parks Miller & Poppy & Ace Poppy the Chihuahua was a Valentine’s Day gift from district attorney Stacy Parks Miller’s now-ex-husband. Two years ago, Miller thought Poppy needed a companion, so she turned to Pets Come First and “fell in love instantly” with Ace, a Cairn terrier who had been abandoned at a kennel by a family who went on vacation and never came back for him. “I took him home for a weekend visit,” Parks
Miller says. “I barely got home and I said, ‘I’m keeping him.’ ” Today, 12-year-old Poppy spends her time “running the castle” from her perch on top of the couch, while “Ace the Wonder Dog,” who the vet says is around 5 years old, is “a bit of a sissy.” Miller says he loves to go in the water to play, but draws the line at getting his paws wet in the grass. Helping homeless dogs such as Ace is “one of my passions and one of my heartbreaks,” Miller says. “There are so many dogs without homes.” As district attorney, she has a long-term goal of strengthening the state’s animal-cruelty laws, which make animal cruelty a summary judgment for a first offense and a misdemeanor for the second. “[Pennsylvania is] at the bottom of the United States in terms of good, strong animal-cruelty laws,” says Miller, who wants to see the first offense be a misdemeanor and the second a felony. Just like children and the elderly, she says, animals “don’t have a voice, and they rely on us to protect them.” T&G Tracey M. Dooms is a freelance writer in State College and a contributor to Town&Gown.
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Pets of Happy Valley Perfect Matches Adopting a pet through a rescue facility is a thorough and potentially rewarding experience for both the owner and the animal By Rebekka Coakley Karen Hackett (left) and her husband, Michael Tribone, are celebrating one year of having Malachi in their home after they adopted him from Pets Come First.
Last July 5, Karen Hackett and her husband, Michael Tribone, brought Malachi, their white with a sesame-colored strip on his back husky/ spitz mix to his new home in Boalsburg. They first laid eyes on him on the Pets Come First Web site, and fell in love. They met him in person on July 1 and brought him home just a few days later. Before they adopted him, they learned that he had spent the first five years of his life confined by a chain. Karen and Michael were eager to show Malachi a new life filled with love, dedication, treats, and exercise. “It’s amazing what having a dog can do for your overall well-being,” Hackett says. “We get outside with him all the time, and Mike, who is Malachi’s primary walker, has lost nearly 40 pounds by walking Malachi three times a day. We’ve also met so many new people in our neighborhood and in the Boalsburg community!” Her husband couldn’t agree more. “Malachi has changed my life in incredible
ways,” he says. “He became a part of our life at a pivotal moment. I was transitioning from years and years of working nights and weekends for the wrong reasons to a more balanced and stable life. Even though I started graduate school not too long after we adopted Malachi, and the first six months were a challenge, he gave me focus. I had to be a calm, stable, and directed individual in order to be his leader and show him how to live within our lifestyle. I had to be present in that moment with him, and if I were at any time not focused or calm, he would recognize it — and, in many cases, correct it by a little nip and/or a look. It’s a great daily reminder to be calm and focused and enjoy the moment.” For some people, adopting a dog from a rescue shelter such as Pets Come First in Centre Hall or Centre County PAWS in State College has never been considered. Those looking for puppies or a specific breed may think they have to go to a pet store or a breeder, or find an ad online or in the newspa-
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per. But according to Christine Faust, director of development and marketing at PAWS, many shelters often have purebreds and even puppies. “However, older dogs — and cats — often are trained and offer much love and companionship,” she says. “I think some people are hesitant about adopting an older pet because of trainability issues, bad habits, etc. While this could be the case with certain animals, consistent training with an older dog can produce wonderful results.” Kathleen Kocher, a veterinarian at State College Veterinary Hospital, adds that a lot of shelter pets are there for economic reasons. “We constantly get pet owners that assume their shelter pet had been abused, but some animals are there for different reasons,” she says. “Pet owners develop allergies or are pet hoarders with good intentions that could not take care of all the animals they took in. Due to the economy, for the past seven years people have given up their pets for economic reasons. We tell pet owners that this is a lifetime commitment — they need to pay for food, licenses, grooming, and the vet. If it comes to choosing between putting food on
their table for kids or taking care of a pet, a lot of times the pets are given to a shelter.” Cheryl Sharer, a Pets Come First volunteer and board member, agrees.
“So many animals are abandoned, neglected, and abused, and they all deserve a wonderful quality of life — a happy and healthy life.” “Many times dogs are surrendered because of the people not understanding the need and behaviors of the dog, not because of abuse,” she says. “Other reasons include divorce, kids not caring for the animal, people finding it out in the woods, and more. The dogs are usually so grateful for love and attention, they thrive with new owners. I have been in the rescue business for years now, and I can tell you so many times people who adopt their dog tell me, ‘This is the
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Natalie (left) and Nate Kormanik enjoy some time with Jenna, whom their family adopted from PAWS in 2008.
best dog I have ever had.’ ” Roxann Kormanik of Zion says her family adopted Jenna, their collie mix, from PAWS in March 2008. Jenna was 3 months old when Kormanik and her family first met her at PAWS. Kormanik says she had no reservations about adopting a pet from a shelter — she had talked to her children about puppy mills and they had agreed to get their new family member from PAWS. “PAWS only knew Jenna’s mother was a short-haired collie mix, so they weren’t sure how big she would be — that made me a little concerned not knowing what her dad was,” Kormanik says, “but the whole family fell in love with her as soon as they saw her — and dogs just love you back. She’s such a kind-hearted pup, she just turned 5, she’s good with the kids, she had no issues with the cat, and now she, the cat, Jack, and our other dog, Sophie, all get along really well together.” Like with most pet rescues, PAWS allowed the Kormanik family to spend one-on-one time
with Jenna, and the Kormaniks also could bring in Jack (their only pet at the time of adoption), so he and Jenna could check each other out. “It’s so important that potential adopters realize that certain dogs or cats may not be the best fit for their family,” explains Faust. “Our volunteers spend a great deal of time talking to potential adopters about what their expectations are for a pet. If your schedule is very busy and it’s hard to take time for a walk, getting an active energetic dog isn’t going to be the best choice for you. A shy cat may not be the best choice if there’s a lot of commotion in your household. If you’re enamored of a ‘barky’ breed but live in an apartment, your neighbors may become very unhappy with you.” Adopting a dog from a shelter can be a turnoff for some people looking for pets because it is a very thorough process. But this process is important — it’s a way to let potential pet owners know they are responsible for another living being while making sure the pet and the adopters
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will make a good fit together. “Our adoption process is thorough. Our volunteer ‘adoption counselors’ ask potential adopters to fill out an application form if they are interested in adopting a cat or dog,” says Faust. “We ask and check for references and we also check with a potential adopters’ veterinarian. We want to make sure that a PAWS cat or dog is going to a good home and that the adopter and the animal are good for each other. It’s traumatic for the animal and for the adoptive family if a cat or dog has to be returned because it wasn’t a good fit. We really try to make sure that the animal and the family are well suited. So many cats and dogs are abandoned, found as strays, or surrendered because people ‘don’t have enough time for them.’ PAWS volunteers work very hard with potential adopters because we want the best outcome for both the family and the pet.” Hackett says she and her husband knew the wait for Malachi — while Pets Come First checked with their veterinarian and references — was well worth it. “I would absolutely recommend a rescue dog to family and friends. So many animals are
abandoned, neglected, and abused, and they all deserve a wonderful quality of life — a happy and healthy life,” she says. “Shelter dogs are so grateful for the opportunity to be in good homes. I would absolutely volunteer at a shelter, but if I did, I would probably have way too many animals in our home!” Tribone adds, “Each one has their own personality and it’s incredibly rewarding to be able to tap into that personality and open up new experiences. However, people need to understand that they require commitment and they aren’t something that you pick off of a shelf. Other dog owners gave me great advice when they told me to ‘just hang in there’ and ‘you gotta give it six months.’ It takes time to develop a strong bond and that level of trust. They also require mental as well as physical exercise. I definitely recommend that people look for animals that meet or exceed their current living arrangements and interests. Nothing gets your butt off of the couch like an animal who loves to be outside. And Malachi gives me that opportunity to get away from the computer screen and experience our beautiful surroundings.” T&G
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Pets of Happy Valley
The Healing Power of Pets
The animals we love also can become wonderful forms of therapy for people in need By Rebekka Coakley Carol Lake, resident at Hearthside Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, spends some time with Mozart.
When Melissa Rugh of Zion brought home her dog, Chloe, two years ago, she wasn’t sure how her family would react. But Chloe fell in love with her five daughters, they fell in love with her, and even her husband, Randy, became a big fan of the little Yorkshire terrier. “She’s a great source of entertainment for us,” says Melissa with a laugh. “She’s a big part of our lives and can always cheer us up.” While the Rugh family only recently realized how therapeutic having a dog can be for them, animals have been used to help humans in a variety of ways for a long time. Therapy Dogs Inc. is a national organization that helps pet owners train their pets so they can visit hospitals, special-needs centers, nursing homes, and schools and help bring smiles to people who can use some cheer. Mavis Stapleford of State College received her dog, Mozart, as a gift four years ago, the same day
her husband died. “My friend, not knowing what had happened, brought him to me and put him in my arms and asked if I would keep him because she already had two dogs and three cats,” she says. “I started to say, ‘No, I don’t want him,’ but what came out of my mouth, to my surprise, was ‘Yes.’ The two of us needed each other.” At 2 years old, Mozart, a miniature poodle mix, had been dropped off at a dog-grooming business and was never picked up. He had been treated badly, and Stapleford’s friend brought him to her. Stapleford says his personality at the age of 2 was so gentle and calm that many people she met encouraged her to enroll him in therapy-training classes. Stapleford, who lived in Waynesboro at the time, found a Therapy Dogs Inc. training program near Harrisburg, and she and Mozart set out to learn from each other and the program.
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Hands on Therapeutic Riding helps many children and others in need.
Today, the two keep busy in State College, visiting several nursing homes in the area, including Hearthside Rehabilitation and Nursing Center and Foxdale Village in State College, and Centre Crest in Bellefonte. “When we go into nursing homes, sometimes we visit people that can’t speak at all,” Stapleford says. “But when I put Mozart in their arms, they smile, and that’s a rewarding feeling. I feel like I am doing something worthwhile. He’s on the calendar at all three places, and I’ve been told the residents are happy when they know Mozart is on his way. I’ve even been told that some sleep better at night after he has come to see them. Everyone had a dog or cat when they were younger, and he brings back fond memories of their pets that they love to talk about with us.” She says that each nursing home has a list of residents who want to see Mozart, so they visit each person in his or her room, but sometimes people come down from their rooms to see him with a group. Mozart also has visited hospice patients and, before he moved to State College, he was in a reading program at a public library. Children would read to dogs, and the dogs would sit quietly and listen to the kids. Stapleford says she would love to enlist Mozart in a similar reading program in State College, but so far none of the libraries offer it. According the Center for Disease Control, there are many health benefits of having a pet. Pets can decrease blood pressure, cholesterol levels, triglyceride levels, and feelings of loneliness. But, as Stapleford puts it, just coming home to a wagging tail, wiggly body, and endless kisses makes anyone’s day brighter. Another kind of therapeutic animal trained
to work with people of all ages and with different needs are horses. Nancy Maier started Hands on Therapeutic Riding in Stormstown in 1997. She had been around horses her whole life, and was working in special education and early intervention at the time that she decided to combine her two passions. In the 1960s, when she was a kid, she worked at a stable that was operated by a disabled man — a double amputee. She says it never fazed any of the kids because he was great at his job and even better with horses. Working with him and learning about a 4-H therapeutic-riding program inspired her to begin her own nonprofit horsetherapy organization. Because of her 17-year career working with special-needs children, she had a lot of contacts — social workers, nonprofits, etc. — that helped her find her client base. Hands on Therapeutic Riding has 14 horses. A lot of them have been donated. Of those, eight are working, three are retired, two are in training, and one is a rescue that Maier is fostering with the hope of finding her a good home. Because her organization is completely nonprofit, she relies on volunteers in order for it to grow and succeed. She and her horses have been through arduous training, and now they work with Easter Seals, at-risk youth, kids and women who have been sexually abused, and children with autism, Down syndrome, and other special needs. “Horses are extremely intuitive, which makes them great for this,” she says. “They are very tuned into body language, and tuned into our emotions. They size you up and read you when you step into their barn. Horseback riding offers emotional and physical benefits.” T&G
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Pets of Happy Valley A Horse Isn’t Just a Horse
Special connections develop between owners and their equine friends By Karen Lambert The Black Stallion. National Velvet. Misty of Chincoteague. If it had a horse on the cover, I read it. I wanted to gallop bareback on the beach like Alec did on the black stallion. Horses are often described as majestic when in full flight, but they also can touch a person’s soul. I started learning how to ride when I was in sixth grade. Although it looked easy in the movies, I discovered it was difficult to remain balanced in the saddle while signaling the horse to walk, trot, or canter. Year round, I had weekly lessons and also rode other people’s horses. Lesson horses are well trained, however, they have moods, so they can still be challenging to ride. My leg and arm muscles became stronger, which helped me to control a horse’s direction and gait. In high school, I overheard another student say that riding a horse was easy; all you have to do is sit there. Well sure — if you think sitting on a 1,200-pound animal with a mind and feelings of its own and using only the strength of your legs and some reins connected to a piece of plastic or metal in its mouth; then, yes, it’s easy. In fact, any discipline of horseback riding is a sport where the rider needs to be mentally and physically fit. It will sound like a cliché, but riding a horse can be like riding the wind. It offers a sense of freedom that I haven’t found anywhere else in life. It’s exhilarating and therapeutic at the same time. Owning a horse is not like having a dog or a cat, in the respect that horses can live to be more than 30 years old, so it is an extreme investment of time and money. Just as most family cats and dogs are more than “pets,” horses are part teacher,
The author with her first horse, Mikey.
therapist, family member, and best friend. I love my dog just as much as my horse, but a horserider relationship requires a larger amount of trust and communication — similar to a relationship teammates have on athletic teams. Horses and riders need to trust, respect, and understand each other, otherwise an error could prove a trip to the doctor or the ER — for the rider. A 12-year-old black gelding named Mikey was the biggest Christmas present I received during my senior year of high school. After a stressful day at school, I could go to the barn, ride and jump Mikey, and then we’d go for a short walk down the trail. He listened when I had a bad day and cheered me up and made me laugh by reaching around and grabbing a carrot I had in the back pocket of my jeans. Several hours a week were spent brushing, saddling, riding, bathing, and spoiling my new friend. Mikey has been retired from his riding days for several years and now lives the high life of a pampered pet at a local farm. My next horse, Gus, was given to me by my trainer when he passed away. My trainer introduced me to Gus, his 7-year-old chestnut geld-
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ing that he had not ridden for three years. Gus’s personality was like a “big puppy,” as he never realized how big he was — the phrase “bull in a china shop” fit him well. Gus and I started off going back to basics together because, while I had riding skills, I did not have the knowledge to work with an untrained horse. As with friendships through school, over time we reached the point where he trusted me enough to respond to my natural aids (legs, hands, seat, and voice). Gus tested me every step of our beginning relationship, and I found myself on the ground many times, often in the blink of an eye. It was a love-hate relationship, and I often wondered if we would ever really come to understand one another. I called him names, vented about his unpredictable behavior to other riders, but I could never get really mad at him because he made me smile by unzipping, with his teeth, the coat I had on or rolling in the dirt every time after I gave him a bath. If you have ever given a child a bath and then five minutes later they wind up dirty again you know what I mean. He drove me crazy, often coming in from the pasture with nicks and scrapes, or without one of his steel shoes from playing with his equine friends. I am extremely thankful that I learned so much from Gus. My ability to “read” him improved — when he was confused, upset, nervous, or scared I had the skills to alter my riding style to suit his emotional needs. He wasn’t perfect, as he still had his moments when something (shadows, cornstalks blowing in the wind) would spook him. But together we also conquered jumps that were 3-feet high; athletically, it was like a walk in the park for him but a little daunting for me to trust him (and my own skills), but great fun nonetheless. Realizing how far we’d come together,
I can’t help but be grateful for the low points, since that made the highs that much better. In the Happy Valley area, there is a wide range of equestrian disciplines. These include English hunt seat, western, dressage, eventing, and carriage driving. Some stables may do more than one discipline, so do some research if you want to get involved. Here are a few names of local barns and their corresponding disciplines. English-hunt-seat stables include Almost Famous Farm, Stonefence Farm, and Jodon’s Stables. Quarter Line Farm teaches western riding. Dressage riding is taught at Wellshire Farm and Centre Stables. Riders interested in eventing can visit Tadpole Lane Farm. Carriage driving can be found at Central Pennsylvania Carriage and Driving. There also are several breed-specific farms such as Windward Farm, which trains and shows Morgan horses, or Pennwoods Percherons, which trains and shows draft horses in carriage driving. The Grange Fairgrounds are hosting more equestrian competitions during the year that visitors can enjoy watching, including some in July and August. Plus, each summer in early July a series of English Hunter and Jumper horse shows are held for 12 days at the Kocher Farm on Whitehall Road, and visitors are welcome to watch. My life has been enriched by interacting with horses. With all of the equestrian disciplines in the area, there are opportunities to experience the unique relationship with horses. As Winston Churchill said, “There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man.” T&G Karen Lambert lives in State College and is the young adult/reference librarian at Schlow Centre Region Library.
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P l ass a c i po us rt M From India to Ireland and many points in between, area musicians help bring alive various cultures from around the world for audiences to learn about and enjoy By Jeffrey Federowicz
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With each note, music can transport us to another place in time, to a different culture — or even to the windswept cliffs of Ireland shrouded in a mystical fog. Through the pyrotechnics, ragging drumbeats, and blaring trumpets, music can bring to life the rolling hills of the British Isles when brave soldiers on horseback fought in horrific battles for honor and hope. Music, specifically ethnic music, can weave together a rich tapestry that proclaims a nation’s history and heritage — its triumphs and tribulations. Its people. With the feverish playing of a sitar interweaving with the beckoning sound of an Indian tabla, music can take listeners to India on a journey to a crowded marketplace heady with the intoxicating scent of spices in wild, exotic hues. To bring those musical stories to life in vivid and dramatic detail, it takes a musician with the heart of a storyteller, the soul of a historian, and the emotion of a poet. In Centre County, those stories can be heard echoing through the great halls of learning, at community events, and even the occasional dive bar when the area’s musical ambassadors provide listeners with a Neela Yennawar of Raaga passport to ethnic culture, folklore, and history. And they accomplish this note by note. “With our music, the audience is taken into a journey that touches the heart and the soul. The music can be meditative at times and jubilant at others,” says Neela Yennawar, vocalist for Raaga, a musical group that celebrates the culture of India. “It is gratifying to be able to share the Indian music in the area, as most professional artists visit-
ing the country make it only to the big cities.” Raaga’s music reflects the varied influences on the Indian subcontinent, cutting across religions and social strata while borrowing heavily from ancient Hindu religious chants as well as Persian and other influences from varied parts of the world. With six performers, Raaga performs music that is filled with striking sounds and tones that are not typically heard in western styles since Indian music relies on microtones — notes in the spaces between other notes. The result gives the sound a distinctly different flavor allowing for subtle variations in the use of various notes in ways that can alter the mood created by a musical piece. Although there is structure, musicians who immerse themselves into this culturally rich music have the freedom for improvisation, which is central to the music, resulting in a performance that’s infused with the spirit, ideas, and imagination of the musician performing. The music, romantic to religious, is constructed so the listener can feel the emotion, the passion, and the beauty in the music without understanding a word. “I used to worry about how strange it might sound to someone who was never exposed to music of this kind before,” says Murali Haran, tabla player for Raaga. “I have since realized that people with certain musical inclinations, particularly those who are moved by the emotive, introspective, and aesthetic aspects of music as opposed to just the ‘catchiness’ of a tune, these people will be drawn to it even if they have never listened to it before. It is a delight for me to share such a beautiful Indian art form with people who may have had very little exposure to it in the past.” Limited exposure also may apply to the tabla, a percussion instrument composed of two drums, with one drum called the tabla or dayan, meaning
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right-hand side, while the second drum is called the dagga or bayan, meaning left-hand side. During a performance, most of the high-speed drumming takes place on the dayan, which is higher pitched and sweeter sounding, while the dagga is lower pitched and acts as the bass. In addition to the tabla, other instruments Raaga may perform with to create the wonders and history of India include the flute, harmonium, violin, sarangi, sarod, and sitar. In addition to performing occasionally around the area, including a recent performance at Schlow Centre Region Library, Raaga is planning a larger production to be held later this summer, giving area residents the opportunity to discover this historical music. “It’s not uncommon for a Hindu musician to sing in praise of Allah and a Muslim musician to sing or compose a piece of music in praise of Hindu gods,” Haran says. “There is also a certain unhurried aspect to Hindustani music performances that is very Indian, a combination of formality and informality. In India, a performance can go on for several hours. It is common to spontaneously burst into applause in the middle of a song, or for someone to say ‘Wah, kya baat hai’ [which means, ‘That was amazing!’] to a performer during a performance.” When it comes to enchanting music that captures the essence of a land and its culture, Celtic music excels at bringing the wonders of the Emerald Isle to people around the world. Locally, the all-female quintet Callanish provides Celtic-music aficionados with jovial jigs and reels that are infused with a wide range of emotions that tell the stories of sorrow and joy, grief and preservation. Formed in 2001, the band has undergone many changes, although the devotion to the music’s meaning remains the same. “Whether it’s at a session or playing in front of an audience, we are all partners traveling to the same place. Irish music is from a rural tradition of farming and fishing people, who got together to enjoy music and each other’s friendship,” says Patty Lambert, who provides the airy sounds of wooden flute, silver flute, whistle, and concertina for the group. “This was not as a performance but as another thread in their daily lives and as an accompaniment to social dancing. In like manner today, the tunes are taught by ear, one person to the other, and handed down.” Callanish’s combination of jigs, fast-moving reels, haunting airs, and rollicking songs from the lush hills and valleys of the British Isles can be heard around the area at numerous venues and
Murali Haran is a tabla player for Raaga.
events such as First Night State College and Bellefonte’s Victorian Christmas, in addition to performances across the state. A highpoint for Callanish occurred recently at the Community Arts Center in Williamsport where the group served as opening act for Women of Ireland. The band’s moniker, Callanish, pays homage to the Callanish Stones, a circle of standing stones on the Isle of Lewis, constructed around 2900 B.C. Legend has it the stones were originally giants that were turned to stone by Saint Kieran when they refused to convert to Christianity. About the music, Lambert says, “I love the variety of tone colors of the instruments such as the strings, winds, reeds, percussion, and the natural vocal style of telling stories as if speaking.” While Callanish is busy spinning reels, the Little German Band of State College is busy with polkas. In a world filled with diverse cultures and customs, German music conveys all of that and the heritage and dreams of its people. “People who hear the band for the first time, they get very excited about the German music. Most of the German music has a beat that creates energy, which causes people to dance and sing,” says the band’s manager, Vonnie Henninger. “The Germans like to sing, and most of their music has words. When the band plays for a group of Germans, they most always sing along with the band for the most familiar songs.” Composed of 25 regular members and 10 alumni players, the Little German Band of State College
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can trace its roots back to 1960 when several men from HRB-Singer formed a small band to play Christmas music on the streets of State College. Today, the band has become one of the most dedicated German bands in the Keystone State as well as the most colorful, thanks to their lederhosen and Miesbacher hats, each with a feather protruding from the side.
ally people cover their ears,” says Arno Vosk, a Williamsport resident and pipe major for the band. Composed of a dozen pipers and drummers, the Nittany Highland Pipe Band was founded in 1973 by several Penn State faculty members yearning to create a band that paid homage to one of the world’s most unusual and most difficult instruments to play, the bagpipe. “The bagpipe has a magical sound like no other instrument. It is, though, a peculiar instrument that plays in a world of its own. It isn’t even tuned to the same notes as the rest of the musical universe,” Vosk says. “Bagpipes were not played in Scotland before the fifteenth or sixteenth centuries. The original Scottish instrument was the harp. The bagpipe was originally a Mediterranean instrument, and there is a theory that it was settled in Scotland. Scottish troops were traditionally led into battle by pipers — a bit of a risky proposition for the musicians.”
The Little German Band has been performing for more than 50 years and has become one of the most dedicated German bands in Pennsylvania.
Over the years the band has performed in several states at community events, parades, Oktoberfests, and for such dignitaries as President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, at the Harpster Farm in Huntingdon County, and Pennsylvania Governor Raymond Shafer at his inauguration in 1967. “The Germans sing, swing, sway, dance, and have lots of fun,” Henninger says. “They are very connected to their heritage, and some music played by the band will make them cry.” While a few tears might be shed for a melancholy German tune, the Nittany Highland Pipe Band often evokes a wide range of emotions and reactions. “We get a lot of smiles and applause. Occasion-
The Nittany Highland Pipe Band formed 40 years ago and pays homage to the bagpipe.
Performing traditional Scottish- and Irish-pipe music, the pipers perform mostly in parades across Pennsylvania since their music is composed of marches. The band does perform a few standing concerts on various occasions.
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Through lyrics, regional instruments, or rousing marches, music can proclaim a lot about a nation and its people. Ethnic music also can inspire dancing, and that’s exactly what one area band hopes will happen during their performances. “Our style takes melodies from the Celtic and English traditions. These range from lively reels and jigs, through the distinctively Scottish Strathspey, which goes with a slow but very powerful style of dance,” says John Collins, piano player for the Celtic-inspired quartet Strath Hanna. “We play mostly Scottish and English music, primarily for dancing, and began performing together since 1995, when we started to play for dance parties for the State College Scottish Country Dance group. We’ve also played a lot for English country dancing, whose music we love a lot.” To highlight their tunes, some of which date back three centuries, the band uses a blend of instruments, including recorder, guitar, mandolin, bass, fiddle, and whistle. Its music evokes a free-spirited flair that brings to mind the rolling hills of Ireland and days filled with joy and song. “Quite a number of the tunes we play are associated with places, people, or have stories attached
to them, but it can be quite difficult to track down all the details since good tunes live on in musicians’ repertoires independently of their origins and culture,” Collins says. “One example is the tune ‘Little Brown Island in the Sea,’ which refers to the Isle of Lewis in the Hebrides in western Scotland. There appears to be an associated song in Gaelic that refers to emigration from Lewis to Canada in the 1920s.” Strath Hanna, like the other musical ambassadors in Centre County, are not simply providing some musical entertainment, they are sharing a culture and a country’s diverse heritage that can capture the imagination and instill a wanderlust desire. And those who attend the live performances are able to enjoy unique musical experiences. “When you hear music from Europe or other parts of the world, it shows you how different we all are,” says Carol Nelson of State College, a diehard Celtic-music fan who attends many of the ethnic-infused performances by area players, “yet how something as simple as music can unite us and provide some insight into another culture.” T&G Jeffrey Federowicz is a freelance journalist living in Central Pennsylvania.
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Explore Egypt and its rich history, mystery, fact, and fiction as NOVA and Secrets of the Dead team up for a night dedicated to Egyptian history. Starting with a re-airing of NOVA’s “Building Pharaoh’s Chariot” at 8 p.m., and followed by “Ultimate Tut,” a new Secrets of the Dead, the programs take a 21st-century-approach to ancient history, following new scientific research and presenting fresh insights into how Tutankhamen was buried, why his tomb was the only one to remain intact, and the enduring enigma around how he died.
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Abroad-Based Education Before becoming school’s first president, Evan Pugh learned a thing or two overseas
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By Lee Stout
Evan Pugh’s passport, which documents his time in Europe in the mid-nineteenth century, is preserved in Penn State’s archives.
Thinking of traveling abroad? Whether you’re going on a cruise or just crossing the bridge to see Niagara Falls from the Canadian side, you’ll need a passport. Our passports today are compact, digitally read, and essential for crossing any border. A recent visit to Germany reminded me of Evan Pugh’s time in Europe in the mid-nineteenth century. His passport is preserved in the University Archives, along with his notebooks, diaries, and correspondence. However, it bears little resemblance to today’s travel documents. There are currently more than 130 million US passports in use, and the formalities of acquiring one are very strict. A century and a half ago, it was a different story. Then, a passport document identified a traveler and attested to their nationality if they should encounter problems while visiting another country. With American independence, the State Department became responsible for issuing them to US citizens. Even so, passports were not generally required for foreign travel until 1918, when a photograph
of the person began to be included. Now, in our post-9/11 world, the e-passport has become a vital tool in ensuring national security. But what of Evan Pugh’s travels? He spent six years studying and working in Germany, France, and England between 1853 and 1859. He was likely one of the first Americans to undertake a European-university education with the intention of becoming a scientist. Pugh grew up a farmer’s son in Chester County, but he had a yen for bigger challenges. As a boy, being apprenticed to a blacksmith didn’t satisfy him. Starting in 1847, he attended an academy in upstate New York in which manual labor supplemented the cost of academic instruction. He followed this by teaching school and, simultaneously, operating the family farm. Even then he was offering laboratory and field work in chemistry, geology, and botany to his students. Pugh wanted more, however; he recognized that a career in the sciences would require learning new approaches to teaching and research not then available in America. He closed his school and sold his father’s farm to invest in a great undertaking — a European education in the sciences. He left America in 1853. Years later, when scientists reviewed his correspondence and journals, they remarked that the 25-year-old was mature beyond his years and as well prepared for this journey as any of his generation. After a little over a year at the University of Leipzig, he entered the university at Göttingen to continue his studies, and completed his doctoral dissertation under a pioneer organic chemist, Friedrich Wöhler. Pugh later moved on to Heidelberg to study in the gas-analysis laboratory of Robert Bunsen. He hiked the Harz Mountains, climbed peaks in Switzerland, and visited, in Munich, Justus von Liebig, who developed the modern laboratoryoriented teaching methods in chemistry that Pugh would introduce at the Farmers’ High School. He then went on to Paris, studying mechanics at the
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university there, before beginning experimental work at Rothamsted in England, the world’s first agricultural-research station. His definitive, twoyear study of the fixation of nitrogen by plants established his scientific reputation in both Europe and America by early 1859. Unlike today’s more formally defined educational programs, Pugh’s pilgrimage to the various academic centers was the norm then. Students sought out the professors who had the most to teach them in various subjects. There were few textbooks to read, and large personal libraries were an unaffordable luxury for someone like Pugh. One learned the most by reading the papers published in scientific periodicals, and by attending the lectures of the leading scholars, which students wrote down verbatim, often in shorthand so as not to miss a word. Pugh’s notebooks are full of Pitman-style shorthand, which few can read today. Fortunately, the most important notes would be translated from shorthand into a full text in “long hand.” Thus the notebook became a reference for all future work. It would include both lecture notes and the records of experiments performed at the scientist’s bench, where one solved problems through this new, rigorous “scientific method.” As Pugh moved between universities, he also paused to examine schools that taught agriculture. Combining what he read and heard in his courses with what he saw on his excursions, he wrote articles for Pennsylvania newspapers and agricultural periodicals. They were read by “intelligent farmers,” those who were open to the new idea of applying science to improve agricultural production. In many ways, he was preparing himself to become a leader of an agricultural college. His triumphal Rothamsted experiment earned him membership in the Royal Chemical Society and the American Philosophical Society. When he received the letter from Frederick Watts in early 1859, offering him the presidency of the Farmers’ High School of Pennsylvania, he immediately accepted. With $1,500 of German equipment for the new school’s chemistry laboratory, he returned to Pennsylvania and the little school surrounded by mountains to become its first president. T&G
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Carol Reardon: Leading the Charge Carol Reardon caught the Civil War bug by second grade, thanks to her father, an Army Reserve officer, and next-door neighbor, a War Between the States buff. She made her first trip to Gettysburg at age 10, Brownie camera and three rolls of film in hand. “I very quickly became a terror among my grade school teachers because I knew more about it than they did,” she recalls. Reardon is Penn State’s George Winfree Professor of American History and a scholar-inresidence of the university’s George and Ann Richards Civil War Era Center. With the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg this month, she’s been in great demand, from filming a C-SPAN 3 show on Gettysburg monuments to talking about the July 3 Pickett’s Charge reenactment on Pennsylvania Cable Network. Hot off the press is her book (co-authored with Tom Vossler) A Field Guide to Gettysburg. Although Reardon has led many Gettysburg tour groups — “I’ve had just about any audience you can imagine, from fifth-graders to the Pentagon” — she emphasizes that she’s not a “one-war wonder.” She considers herself a military historian, and one of her more recent works is Launch the Intruders, the story of a Vietnam War Naval attack squadron, and of squadron families back home. Still, this month, she’s all about Gettysburg. “The town’s excited. There’s a buzz around here.” The Penn State Bookstore thanks Carol Reardon and all faculty and staff who carry out the university’s mission every day.
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Popular Pollinators Wings in the Park celebrates the roles of bees, butterflies, and more By Samantha Hulings
Get your wings and antennae ready. Wings in the Park, an education event centered around the importance of pollinators, will once again celebrate the roles of bees, butterflies, and blossoms this summer. The fifth annual pollinator celebration takes place July 20 at the Snetsinger Butterfly Garden (SBG), a three-acre educational site located in Tudek Park in State College. Established seven years ago, the development of the SBG habitat has been the passion of Dr. Robert “Butterfly Bob” Snetsinger, professor emeritus of entomology at Penn State. The park, founded 17 years ago by the Robert Tudek family as a memorial to their son Tom Tudek, has allowed Snetsinger to share his passion for butterflies with the public. “The Tudek Park is unique in the sense that the Tudek Foundation has made it real special because they have some say so in what goes on in the park,” he says. “Tudek Park has been much more creative because of the Tudek Foundation.” Butterflies hold a special place in Snetsinger’s heart because of his daughter Clare’s love of the pollinators. Tom Tudek also had a passion for butterflies. Tom and Clare each passed away at the age of 17 — Clare from cancer and Tom from a motorcycle accident. According to Penn State Master Gardner Doug Ford, Clare and Tom’s love of butterflies is one of the many reasons the Tudeks donated part of the park to establish the butterfly habitat. He says the Tudek Trust stipulated that only 40 percent of the park may be utilized for sports facilities. The rest has to be used for other things, such as the butterfly habitat. In addition to the area for horses and a community garden area, an arboretum is currently being built in the park. Snetsinger’s wife, Wendy, says her husband worked on the garden’s creation on his own for quite some time, beginning with a large overgrown field in the center of the park. When Snetsinger first began planting the native plants such as the necessary milkweed for the butterfly habitat, he ran hoses from the park’s pavilion to water plants in the garden.
“Things have escalated now that the Master Gardeners and other groups are involved in transforming the vegetation,” he says. He says the more than 150 species of butterflies have their own caterpillar hosts, so he works to create the potential for habitat for other species of butterflies. As the garden is home to between 30 and 40 species, many different native plants species were needed. Once the Penn State Master Gardeners became involved, it became much easier to add to the garden. Pam Ford was the first Master Gardner to become involved with SBG and Dr. Snetsinger’s vision. She and her husband, Doug, quickly realized why Dr. Snetsinger’s passion for butterflies was so great. “One of the first things Bob did when I was an intern is he gave me a plant to take home, which I took home and planted. Then I got a caterpillar on it and I was so excited. I wanted more plants,” she says. This love, excitement, and discovery became the model for Wings in the Park, the brainchild of Pam Ford and Dr. Snetsinger. “There’s something that you tap into — whether it’s Wings in the Park or taking a plant home — that joy and discovery that we have as children that we lose as we get older and we forget about,” Ford says. “At Wings in the Park, where kids bring their parents, the kids are running around doing scavenger hunts and discovering. They are reminding their
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parents what it’s like to discover again. There are smiles everywhere.” The idea for the event and its name came from wings, both physically and metaphorically. “Wings is used a lot for support. Wings in the Park is just not the pollinators in the park that we are promoting, but all the people in the community who give all of us wings. More important, Bob took me under his wing when I was an intern who knew nothing,” Ford says. She says Wings in the Park looks to focus on celebrating the pollinators and what they do for plants, animals, and humans, while encouraging children and adults to discover. To do this, the Fords and the Snetsingers worked to include others in the Wings in the Park celebration. Local organizations such as Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center, Girl Scout troops, Center for Pollinator Research, and ClearWater Conservancy set up booths with various interactive exhibits. Area schools with SBG satellite gardens also attend the event to speak with the public about their gardens. Doug Ford says the day’s events kick off with the Pollinator Parade, where children, parents, and community members celebrate by dressing as their
favorite pollinators for a walk through the park. Many events focus on the educational entertainment of children, including meeting Dr. Snetsinger, a monarch release, scavenger hunts, a kids’ art show, informative exhibits and presentations, and a shutterbug picture booth. One of the most popular interactive exhibits that will be featured once again will be a pollinator picnic, which shows certain types of food that insects are responsible for bringing. A picnic without pollinators also displays what a picnic would look like without insects. “That’s something kids can relate to. Who doesn’t like to eat? Chocolate needs pollinators,” Pam Ford says. Doug Ford says the goal of Wings in the Park is to do for the public what Snetsinger did for them. “That’s the legacy, when one person can take something like that and influence hundreds and thousands of people,” he says. “We’re changing one backyard at a time.” T&G For more information about Snetsinger Butterfly Garden and its mission, visit snetsingerbutterflygarden.org. Samantha Hulings is a 2012 graduate of Penn State and a contributor to Town&Gown.
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Children & Families 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 – Discovery Tuesday!, Schlow Centre Region Library, S.C., 11 a.m., www.schlowlibrary.org. 5 – Movies on the Mountain: The Amazing Spiderman, Tussey Mountain, Boalsburg, 8 p.m., www.tusseymountain.com. 6 – Workshops for Children & Youth: “Magnificent Mezzotints and Magical Monoprints,” Palmer Museum of Art, PSU, 10:15 a.m., www.palmermuseum.psu.edu. 6 – Arts Connection at the State: Costume Design, State Theatre, S.C., 1 p.m., www.thestatetheatre.org. 6, 13, 20, 27 – Stories Alive!, Schlow Centre Region Library, S.C., 11 a.m., www.schlowlibrary .org. 13 – Arts Connection at the State: Taking the Fear Out of Musical Auditions, State Theatre, S.C., 1 p.m., www.thestatetheatre.org. 20 – Workshops for Children & Youth: “My Town: Special Spaces and Places in Central Pennsylvania,” Palmer Museum of Art, PSU, 10:15 a.m., www.palmermuseum.psu.edu. 26 – Movies on the Mountain: Wreck It Ralph, Tussey Mountain, Boalsburg, 8 p.m., www.tusseymountain.com. 27 – “Marsh Medley” Kid’s Concert, Millbrook Marsh Nature Center, S.C., 2 p.m., www.crpr.org.
Classes & Lectures 1 – Lunch & Learn: Recycling & Parking, State College Borough Building, S.C., noon, www.statecollegepa.us. 2 – Central PA Civil War Round Table: “Leadership at Gettysburg — Then and Now” by Captain David Willmann, PA Military Museum, Boalsburg, 7 p.m., 861-0770. 2, 16 – “A Joint Venture,” a free class on hip and knee replacements, Mount Nittany Medical Center, S.C., 11 a.m. July 2, 7 p.m. July 16, 278-4810. 8 – The CCPCH Brown Bag Lunch Series: Access to Health Care, Calvary Baptist Church, S.C., noon, kkassab@statecollegepa.us. 8-12, 15-19 – Senior High Studio, C. Barton McCann School of Art, Petersburg, 9 a.m., 667-2538 or www.mccannart.org.
12 – Gallery Talks: “From Your Town to Ours: Pennsylvania Prints from the O’Connor-Yeager Collection Revisited,” Palmer Museum of Art, PSU, 12:10 p.m., www.palmermuseum.psu.edu. 19, 26 – Gallery Talks: “Summer Is for Learning: Focus on the Collection,” Palmer Museum of Art, PSU, 12:10 p.m., www.palmermuseum.psu.edu. 22-Aug. 2 – Studio U, C. Barton McCann School of Art, Petersburg, 9 a.m., 667-2538 or www.mccannart.org. 23 – Introduction to the Ovulation Method of Natural Family Planning, Schlow Centre Region Library, S.C., 7 p.m., fertility.appreciation@gmail.com. 29-Aug. 2 – Middle School Studio, C. Barton McCann School of Art, Petersburg, 10 a.m., 667-2538 or www.mccannart.org.
Club Events 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 – S.C. Sunrise Rotary Club mtg., Hotel State College, S.C., 7:15 a.m., kfragola@psualum.com. 3, 17 – Outreach Toastmasters Meeting, The 329 Building, Room 413, PSU, noon, kbs131@psu.edu. 4 – 148th PA Volunteer Infantry Civil War Reenactment Group mtg., Hoss’s Steak and Sea House, S.C., 7:30 p.m., 861-0770. 4, 11, 18, 25 – S.C. Downtown Rotary mtg., Damon’s Grill & Sports Bar, S.C., noon, http://centrecounty.org/rotary/club/. 9 – Women’s Mid Day Connection Luncheon, Mountain View Country Club, Boalsburg, 11:45 a.m., 355-7615. 10 – Women’s Welcome Club of S.C., Oakwood Presbyterian Church, S.C., 7 p.m., www.womenswelcomeclub.org.
Community Associations & Development 11 – Centre County TRIAD meeting: Identity Theft, Senior Citizens Center, Centre Hall, 10 a.m., 237-3130. 16 – Spring Creek Watershed Association mtg., Patton Township Mun. Bldg., 7:30 a.m., www.springcreekwatershed.org. 18 – CBICC Business After Hours hosted by Home Delivery Pizza Pub, 1820 S. Atherton St., S.C. 5:30 p.m., 234-1829 or www.cbicc.org.
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25 – CBICC Business After Hours: PrePutt Party at Toftrees, Toftrees Golf Resort & Conference Center, S.C. 5:30 p.m., 234-1829 or www.cbicc.org. 26 – CBICC “Open for Business” Golf Tournament presented by MercedesBenz of State College, Toftrees Golf Resort & Conference Center, S.C., 8 a.m., 234-1829 or www.cbicc.org.
Exhibits Ongoing-14 – Images 2013: The Juried Exhibition of the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, HUB-Robeson Center, PSU. Ongoing-31 – Central Pennsylvania Waterways: Natural Beauty, Conservation, and Recreation, Bellefonte Art Museum of Centre County, Bellefonte, 1-4:30 p.m., Fri.-Sun., bellefontemuseum.org. Ongoing-Aug. 11 – From Your Town to Ours: Pennsylvania Prints from the O’Connor-Yeager Collection Revisited, Palmer Museum of Art, PSU, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat., noon-4 p.m. Sun., www.palmermuseum.psu.edu.
Ongoing-Aug. 11 – Suspended Contemplation: Drawings and Watercolors by Leon Kelly, Palmer Museum of Art, PSU, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat., noon-4 p.m. Sun., www.palmermuseum.psu.edu. Ongoing-Aug. 25 – La Manière Anglaise: Mezzotints from the Permanent Collection, Palmer Museum of Art, PSU, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat., noon-4 p.m. Sun., www.palmermuseum.psu.edu. Ongoing-Dec. 22 – A Community Canvas: Pennsylvania’s New Deal Post Office Murals, Centre Furnace Manson, S.C., 1-4 p.m., Wed., Fri., & Sun.
Health Care For schedule of blood drives visit www.cccredcross.org or www.givelife.org. 1 – Breast Cancer Support Group, Mount Nittany Medical Center, S.C., 5:30 p.m., 231-7005. 5, 9 – Alzheimer’s/Dementia Support Group, Mount Nittany Dining Room at the Inn at Brookline, S.C., 1 p.m. Fri., 6:30 p.m. Tues., 234-3141.
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9 – Brain Injury Support Group, HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehab Hospital, S.C., 7 p.m., 359-3421. 10 – The Fertility Issues and Loss Support Group, Choices (2214 N. Atherton St.), S.C., 6:30 p.m., www.heartofcpa.org. 11 – The Diabetes Support Group, Mount Nittany Medical Center, S.C., 6 p.m., 231.7095. 15 – Cancer Survivor Support Group, Centre County United Way, S.C., 11:30 a.m., www.cancersurvive.org. 16 – Multiple Sclerosis Support Group, HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehab Hospital, Outpatient Entrance, Pleasant Gap, 6 p.m., 359-3421. 18 – Better Breathers Support Group, HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehab Hospital, Pleasant Gap, 2 p.m., 359-3421. 18 – The free “Parents-to-Be: The HEIR & Parents Hospital Tour for Expectant Parents,” Mount Nittany Medical Center, S.C., 6:30 p.m., 231-3132. 22 – Heart Failure Support Group, HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehab Hospital, Pleasant Gap, 4 p.m., 359-3421. 30 – Stroke Support Group, HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehab Hospital, Pleasant Gap, 4 p.m., 359-3421.
Music 5 – Friday Concerts on the Lemont Village Green: John I. Thompson IV, 7:30 p.m., www.lemontvillage.org. 7 – South Hills Music Picnic Series: Deacons of Dixieland, South Hills School of Business & Technology, S.C., 5 p.m., 278-1990 or www.southhills.edu. 7 – Summer Sounds: Dan Stevens, Talleyrand Park Gazebo, Bellefonte, 7 p.m., www.bellefontearts.org. 11-14 – Remington Ryde Bluegrass Festival, Centre County Grange Fairgrounds, Centre Hall, www.remingtonryde.com. 12 – Friday Concerts on the Lemont Village Green: Overhead, 7:30 p.m., www.lemontvillage.org. 14 – Summer Sounds: Tussey Mountain Moonshiners, Talleyrand Park Gazebo, Bellefonte, 7 p.m., www.bellefontearts.org. 19 – “Music at the Marsh” Concert: Zack Maser, Millbrook Marsh Nature Center, S.C., 6:30 p.m., www.crpr.org. 19 – Friday Concerts on the Lemont Village Green: Ridge and Valley String Band, 7:30 p.m., www.lemontvillage.org. 21 – South Hills Music Picnic Series: State College Municipal Band, South Hills School of Business & Technology, S.C., 5 p.m., 278-1990 or www.southhills.edu. 21 – Summer Sounds: Jus-st Proclaim Singers, Talleyrand Park Gazebo, Bellefonte, 7 p.m., www.bellefontearts.org. 25 – Jazz@thePalmer: Benny Benack Trio, Lipcon Auditorium, Palmer Museum of Art, PSU, 7:30 p.m., wpsu.org/jazzatthepalmer. 26 – Friday Concerts on the Lemont Village Green: Uncle Steve and the Apartments, 7:30 p.m., www.lemontvillage.org. 26-27 – JazzPA Jazz Celebration, Bellefonte, www.jazzpa.com. 27 – Denny Hayes, Millbrook Marsh Nature Center, S.C., 2 p.m., www.crpr.org. 28 – South Hills Music Picnic Series: Jay T. Vonada Quartet, South Hills School of Business & Technology, S.C., 5 p.m., 278-1990 or www.southhills.edu. 28 – Summer Sounds: Tommy Wareham, Talleyrand Park Gazebo, Bellefonte, 7 p.m., www.bellefontearts.org.
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Special Events 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 – Boalsburg Farmers’ Market, PA Military Museum, Boalsburg, 2 p.m., www.boalsburgfarmersmarket.com 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 – State College Tuesday Farmers’ Market, Locust Lane, S.C., 11:30 a.m., www.statecollegefarmers.com. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 – Lemont Farmers’ Market, Lemont Granary, 2 p.m., www.lemontvillage.org. 4 – Central PA 4th Fest, BJC, PSU, 5 p.m., www.bjc.psu.edu. 5, 19, 26 – State College Farmers’ Market, Locust Lane, S.C., 11:30 a.m., www.statecollegefarmers.com. 6, 13, 20, 27 – Bellefonte Farmers’ Market, Gamble Mill, Bellefonte, 8 a.m., www.buylocalpa.org. 6, 13, 20, 27 – Millheim Farmers’ Market, American Legion Pavilion, Millheim, 9 a.m. 6, 13, 20, 27 – North Atherton Farmers’ Market, Home Depot, S.C., 10 a.m., www.nathertonmarket.com. 8 – Skills’ E.F. “Pat” Houser Golf Tournament, Toftrees Golf Resort & Conference Center, S.C., www.skillsofcentralpa.org.
9-14 – Philipsburg Heritage Days, Philipsburg, philipsburgheritagedays.com. 10-14 – Central PA Festival of the Arts, downtown State College & PSU campus, www.arts-festival.com. 10, 24 – BJC Summer BBQ, BJC, PSU, 11 a.m., www.bjc.psu.edu. 11-14 – People’s Choice Festival, PA Military Museum, Boalsburg, peopleschoicefestival.com. 12 – Lift for Life, PSU Lacrosse Field, PSU, 5 p.m., liftforlife.upliftingathletes.org. 16 – Learning Kitchen, Boalsburg Farmers’ Market, PA Military Museum, Boalsburg, 2 p.m., www.boalsburgfarmersmarket.com. 18-21 – Nita-nee Kennel Club — Happy Valley Cluster, Grange Fairgrounds, Centre Hall, www.grangefair.net. 18, 25 – WingFest, Tussey Mountain, Boalsburg, www.tusseymountain.com. 20 – WHVL-TV Toys for Tots Christmas in July Car Show, WHVL Studios, S.C., 10 a.m., 238-9485. 20 – Wings in the Park, Snetsinger Butterfly Garden, S.C., 10 a.m., www.snetsingerbutterflygarden.org. 20-21 – “Vietnam Revisited,” PA Military Museum, Boalsburg, 10 a.m., www.pamilmuseum.org.
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25 – CRPR Day Camp Carnival, Park Forest Middle School, S.C., 6 p.m., www.crpr.org. 27 – CRPR Splash, Pedal, & Dash, Welch Pool, S.C., 8 a.m., www.crpr.org. 27-28 – Central PA Shape-Note Singing, Progress Grange, Centre Hall, 10 a.m., www.statecollegesacredharp.com. 28 – Last Cruise Car & Motorcycle Show, downtown State College, noon, www.ccysb.com. 31 – Deadline for registering for The Foundation for Mount Nittany Medical Center Bridgearama, 237-0649 or 861-6449.
Sports For tickets to the State College Spikes, call 272-1711 or visit www.statecollegespikes.com. 2 – Spikes/Williamsport, Medlar Field at Lubrano Park, PSU, 7:05 p.m. 4-6 – Spikes/Batavia, Medlar Field at Lubrano Park, PSU, 1 p.m. Thurs., 7:05 p.m. Fri. & Sat. 7-9 – Spikes/Mahoning Valley, Medlar Field at Lubrano Park, PSU, 6:05 p.m. Sun., 7:05 p.m. Mon. & Tues. 17-19 – Spikes/Lowell, Medlar Field at Lubrano Park, PSU, 7:05 p.m. 20-22 – Spikes/Connecticut, Medlar Field at Lubrano Park, PSU, 7:05 p.m. Sat., 6:05 p.m. Sun., noon Mon. 26-27 – Spikes/Auburn, Medlar Field at Lubrano Park, PSU, 7:05 p.m. 30-Aug. 1 – Spikes/Tri-City, Medlar Field at Lubrano Park, PSU, 7:05 p.m.
10 – Young Playwrights Festival, State Theatre, S.C., 2 p.m., www.thestatetheatre.org. 10-13 – Nu Musical Theatre Summer Festival: A Hair Out of Place, Penn State Downtown Theatre Center, S.C., noon Wed., 3 & 7 p.m. Thurs.-Fri., 7 p.m. Sat., numusicals.psu.edu. 13 – The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged), State Theatre, S.C., 2 p.m., www.thestatetheatre.org. 17 – Read It, Watch It Series: The Land Before Time, State Theatre, S.C., 12:30 p.m., www.thestatetheatre.org. 18-28 – The Next Stage presents Freud’s Last Session, State Theatre, S.C., 8 p.m. Thurs.-Sat., 3 p.m. Sun. & July 27, www.thestatetheatre.org. 19-20, 26-27 – State College Community Theatre presents The Crucible, State Theatre, S.C., 8 p.m. Fri., 2 & 8 p.m. Sat., www.scctonline.org. 21 – Greats at The State Film Series: Duck Soup, State Theatre, S.C., 2 p.m., www.thestatetheatre.org. 24 – Read It, Watch It Series: Ramona and Beezus, State Theatre, S.C., 12:30 p.m., www.thestatetheatre.org. 24-Aug. 3 – Doubt: A Parable, Penn State Downtown Theatre Center, S.C., 7:30 p.m. Wed.-Thurs., 8 p.m. Fri. & Sat., 2 p.m. matinees July 31 & Aug. 3, www.theatre.psu.edu. 25 – Singing Onstage presents Annie Jr., State Theatre, S.C., 7:30 p.m. 17 – Read It, Watch It Series: Charlotte’s Web, State Theatre, S.C., 12:30 p.m., www.thestatetheatre.org. T&G
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1-3 – Broadway on Allen, Penn State Downtown Theatre Center, S.C., noon, www.theatre.psu.edu. 5, 12-13 – Your Cabernet/Our Cabernet, Penn State Downtown Theatre Center, S.C., 7 p.m. July 5, 10 p.m. July 12-13, www.theatre.psu.edu. 6 – Singing Onstage presents Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, State Theatre, S.C., 2 p.m., www.thestatetheatre.org. 9, 11-13 – Nu Musical Theatre Summer Festival: Bleeding Love, Penn State Downtown Theatre Center, S.C., noon Tues., 3 p.m. Thurs.-Sat., numusicals.psu.edu. 10 – Read It, Watch It Series: How to Eat Fried Worms, State Theatre, S.C., 12:30 p.m., www.thestatetheatre.org.
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Dry Rosés You Say? Yes, the popular summer wine has plenty of options for those who prefer a less sweet drink By Lucy Rogers
Summer is here, and there is no time of year better suited to enjoying a chilled dry rosé. While rosés still tend to suffer an association with white Zinfandel and wine coolers, dry rosés are slowly but steadily working their way into the public’s consciousness and carving out their own distinct identity. This is evidenced by the increasing number of dry rosé options that can now be found at the local state store, and demonstrates the huge variety of wines that fit into the rosé category. Our panel tasted several rosé wines, and what we found was a nice range of wines vary-
ing in style, color, and flavor profile. Not only were there subtle, crisp, acidic food-friendly wines of subdued, pale pink, or salmon color, there also were those that were slightly frizzante, as well as others that were deep-hued, full bodied, rich, round, and fruit forward. What this means is that there is most certainly a wine for every warm-weather occasion and wine-drinking palate. First, the food-friendly, Provençal-styled wines made with traditional Rhone grapes — most commonly Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre, and Cinsault. These wines of very pale color often exhibited a little barnyard/funk on the nose, and were more subtle in their flavors. Crisp and refreshing with significant acidity, these are your prepared salad/light summer-fare companions. La Vigneron de Grimaud Cuvee du Golfe de Saint Tropez, 2010 was so pale it was almost white, but what it lacked in color it made up for in crisp, bright flavor. This wine, while considered by some as uninspired, was predominantly citrus in flavor with lemon zest and pink grapefruit, making a nice pair with a garlic shrimp. Le Chant du Soleil Tavel 2010, a blend of Grenache, Clairette, Cinsault, and Syrah was deeper in color than is typical of the rosés of Provence, and had lots of great flavor, significant body, and good acidity. Tavel is a region in Provence where by law they can produce only rosé wines. They vary from year to year, but are usually a reliable summertime food wine, and this wine was no exception. In the same style as Provençal wines but from the other side of the world was Bonny Doon Vin Gris de Cigare Central Coast California 2011 (PLCB Code 39607, $14.99). The wine’s name is a play on the winery’s flagship Le Cigare Volant Rhone-style red wine, and this rosé is composed of a Rhone-grape blend of Grenache and Mourvedre but with white Rhone grapes Grenache Blanc and Roussanne thrown in as well. A little more full bodied than its French counterparts but still pale salmon in color, this wine offers a bit of Jolly Rancher watermelon, some vanilla, and a touch of rose flower but maintains its crisp acidity. Also from California came two pinot noir rosés — one from Sonoma County and one from Russian River Valley. Moshin Pinot Noir Rosé
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2010 was quite possibly the best pinot noir rosé I’ve ever had. Rich and well-balanced, it possessed a lot of the typical pinot noir notes — rose, cherry, earth — but in a lighter version of itself, yet it didn’t taste watered down or thin. We also had a Jean-Charles Boisset No. 8 Pinot Noir Rosé 2010 from the Russian River Valley. While this pinot rosé was good, it lost out when compared to the Moshin. By contrast, the Joseph Mellot Sincerite Pinot Noir Rosé 2012 Vin de Pays Loire Valley (PLCB code 38775, $9.99) was not readily identifiable as pinot noir, and, being from the Loire, one would expect it to be made of Cabernet Franc, the dominant red grape of the region. And the color was much lighter than the pinot noir rosés from California, leading us to believe that this was an-
other Rhone rosé — light color, citrus flavors, bright and acid, and not identifiable as pinot noir. Nonetheless, the cherry in the nose and the fresh fruit made it refreshing with blackened chicken. Storybook Mountain Vineyards Zin Gris Napa Valley 2011 (PLCB code 39943, $16.99) was a real departure. As one would expect of the Zinfandel grape, there was good rich color and lots of body, but the flavor of cranberry seemed not to mesh with the typical Zinfandel profile of pepper, spice, and berry jam. Still, it was an interesting wine and not really what one would expect of a rosé. Charles and Charles Syrah Rosé Columbia Valley Washington 2012 (PLCB 37198, $9.99) had strawberry, dust, Juicy Fruit, and Kool-Aid powder on the nose, yet the nose belied the taste of this wine. It was far more subtle than its bouquet suggested, and, with its bright, bready flavors with just a hint of berry, was elegantly reminiscent of blanc de noir from Champagne. This would be a great aperitif for a summer party, but also would dutifully serve with almost any food. Also from the Pacific Rim was A to Z Wineworks Rosé Oregon 2012 (PLCB 37164, $11.99), made from primarily Sangiovese. With aromas of wet dog, crayon, and strawberry, this limited-production wine had concentrated flavor and color with tropical fruit and watermelon notes, and a touch of spicy cinnamon in the finish. A great cocktail wine for a hot summer day with its nice mouthfeel and substantial body; rich but still has the right amount of balancing acidity, it also could go with some types of grilled fish or vegetables. With so many options available — there were many more at the store that we didn’t get to try — it’s easy to find the right wine for the right occasion when the thermometer starts to climb. Refreshing, unique, and affordable (rarely do you see them priced at more than $15), rosé will work at a summer garden party, a picnic in the park, or an evening grilling session. And their beautiful colors make even just pouring a glass after a long day of work feel like a celebration. T&G Lucy Rogers teaches wine classes and offers private wine tastings through Wines by the Class. She also is the event coordinator for Zola Catering.
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Turkish Delights Penn Kebab offers unique takeout tastes By Vilma Shu Danz
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Penn Kebab, located at 418 East College Avenue in State College, brings Turkish cuisine to Happy Valley. Opened in January 2012, the takeout eatery has catered to the late-night college crowd offering a unique selection of Turkish Yufka Kebabs (gyro/doner wraps), chicken and beef platters as well as vegetarian choices from falafels (fava and chickpea fritters) to a shepherd’s salad with feta cheese, cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, corn, carrots, and lettuce.
Co-owner Sait Satici was studying in Germany and working at a kebab eatery when he met Gizem, who was a State College native, also studying in Germany. The couple married and moved to Central Pennsylvania. Mustafa Dogru and his sister, Filiz, worked in concessions at carnivals in the Harrisburg and Altoona areas selling Turkish kebabs for several years when they partnered with Satici to open Penn Kebab in State College.
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of spices, and we do a combination of 30-percent lamb and 70-percent beef. Then, we roast it on a vertical rotating spit on an iron heating plate for two and a half hours, and some days we go through four 20-pound doners.” Since opening, Penn Kebab has become very popular with students. Sait says, “We would like to expand to a location where we can provide seating because many of our customers have suggested that to us, so we have been looking for a good place. But until then, we are a takeout place.” For more information on Penn Kebab or to view a menu, visit pennkebab.com. For a special offer from Penn Kebab, visit townandgown.com. T&G
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Beef Yufka kebab (gyro wrap) “When I was in Germany, there were a lot of American students who really loved Turkish food, so when we came here, we decided to open a takeout place for all the Penn State students who wanted to get something fresh and different to eat, especially late night!” says Sait. Most people don’t realize that Turkish food is a fusion of Central Asian, Middle Eastern, and Mediterranean cuisines. “What the Turks call ‘doner,’ the Arabs call ‘shamarma,’ the Indians call ‘kebab,’ and the Greeks call it ‘gyro,’ ” says Mustafa. “We marinade our 20-pound doner (meat cooked on a vertical spit) for 24 hours with our special blend
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The Dining Room at the Nittany Lion Inn, 200 W. Park Ave., 865-8590. Fine continental cuisine in a relaxed, gracious atmosphere. Casual attire acceptable. Private dining rooms available. AE, D, DC, MAC, MC, V. Full bar.
The Autoport, 1405 S. Atherton St., 237-7666, www.theautoport.com. The all new Autoport offers exceptional dining featuring local produce and an extensive wine list. Tapas menu and special events every week. Catering and private events available. Live music. AE, D, DC, MAC, MC, V. Full bar.
Down Under Steakhouse at Toftrees, One Country Club Lane, 234-8000, www.toftrees.com. A casual restaurant with unique dining featuring hearty appetizers, delicious entrees, fresh sandwiches and salads in a comfortable scenic atmosphere. Outdoor seating available. AE, D, DC, MAC, MC, V. Full bar.
bar bleu, 114. S Garner St., 237-0374, bar-bleu.com. Socializing and sports viewing awaits at bar bleu. Don’t miss a minute of the action on 22 true 1080i HDMI high-definition flat-screen monitors displaying the night’s college and pro matchups. The bar serves up 16 draft beers in addition to crafted cocktails, including the “Fishbowl,” concocted in its own 43-ounce tank! Pub fare featuring authentic Kansas City-style barbecue is smoked daily on-site. AE, D, DC, ID+, MC, V. Full bar.
Duffy’s Boalsburg Tavern, On the Diamond, Boalsburg, 466-6241. The Boalsburg Tavern offers a fine, intimate setting reminiscent of Colonial times. Dining for all occasions with formal and casual menus, daily dinner features, specials, and plenty of free parking. AE, MC, V. Full bar.
Carnegie House, corner of Cricklewood Dr. and Toftrees Ave., 234-2424. An exquisite boutique hotel offering fine dining in a relaxed yet gracious atmosphere. Serving lunch and dinner. Prix Fixe menu and à la carte menu selections now available. AAA Four Diamond Award recipient for lodging and fine dining. Reservations suggested. AE, MC, D, V. Full bar. Cozy Thai Bistro, 232 S. Allen St., 237-0139. A true authentic Thai restaurant offering casual and yet “cozy” family-friendly dining experience. Menu features wide selections of exotic Thai cuisine, both lunch and dinner (take-out available). BYO (wines & beer) is welcome after 5 p.m. AE, D, DC, MAC, MC, V. Damon’s Grill & Sports Bar, 1031 E. College Ave., 237-6300, damons.com. Just seconds from Beaver Stadium, locally owned and operated, Damon’s is the premiere place to watch sports and enjoy our extensive menu. Ribs, wings, burgers, steaks, apps, salads, and so much more. AE, D, MAC, MC, V, Full bar. The Deli Restaurant, 113 Hiester St., 237-5710, TheDeliRestaurant.com. Since 1973, The Deli has served up New York-style deli favorites on an American menu offering everything from comfort food to pub favorites, all made from scratch. Soups, breads, sauces, and awardwinning desserts are homemade here early in the morning folks. Look for its rotating menu of food-themed festivals throughout the year. AE, D, DC, LC, MC, V. Full bar.
Faccia Luna Pizzeria, 1229 S. Atherton St., 234-9000, www.faccialuna.com. A true neighborhood hangout, famous for authentic New York-style wood-fired pizzas and fresh, homemade It.alian cuisine. Seafood specialties, sumptuous salads, divine desserts, great service, and full bar. Outside seating available. Sorry, reservations not accepted. Dine-in, Take-out. MC/V. Galanga, 454 E. College Ave. 237-1718. Another great addition to Cozy Thai Bistro. Galanga by Cozy Thai offers a unique authentic Thai food featuring Northeastern Thai style cuisine. Vegetarian menu selection available. BYO (wines and beer) is welcome after 5 p.m. AE, D, DC, MAC, MC, V.
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Gamble Mill Restaurant & Microbrewery, 160 Dunlop St., Bellefonte; 355-7764. A true piece of Americana, dine and enjoy our in-house craft beers in a historic mill. Experience bold American flavors by exploring our casual pub menu or fine dining options. Six to seven beers of our craft beers on tap. Brewers Club, Growlers, outdoor seating, large private functions, catering. Lunch 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Dinner 5-9/10 p.m. Mon.-Sat. “Chalk Board Sunday’s” 4-8 p.m. All credit cards accepted. The Gardens Restaurant at The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd., Innovation Park, 863-5090. Dining is a treat for breakfast, lunch and dinner in The Gardens Restaurant, where sumptuous buffets and à la carte dining are our specialties. AE, CB, D, DC, MC, V. Full bar, beer. The Greek, 102 E. Clinton Ave., 308-8822, www.thegreekrestaurant.net. The Greek Restaurant is located behind Original Waffle Shop on North Atherton Street. Visit our Greek tavern and enjoy authentic Greek cuisine. Full service, BYOB. D, MC, V.
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Herwig’s Austrian Bistro, where bacon is an herb, 132 W. College Ave., herwigsaus trianbistro.com, 272-0738. Located next to the State Theatre. Austrian Home Cooking. Ranked #1 Ethnic Restaurant 5 years in a row. Eat-in, Take-Out, Catering, Franchising. BYO after 5 p.m., D, MC, V. Hi-Way Pizza, 1688 North Atherton St., 237-0375, HiWayPizza.com. The State College tradition for nearly 50 years, nobody does it better than Hi-Way! Offering more than 29 varieties of hand-spun pizzas made from scratch offer an endless combination of toppings. Its vodka “flaky” crust and red stuffed pizzas are simply a must have. Hi-Way’s menu rounds out with pasta dishes, calzones, grinders, salads, and other Italian specialties. Eat-in, Takeout, or Hi-Way delivery. AE, D, DC, LC, MC, V. Full bar. India Pavilion, 222 E. Calder Way, 237-3400. Large selection of vegetarian and nonvegetarian dishes from northern India. Lunch buffet offered daily. We offer catering for groups and private parties. AE, (call ahead.) D, MC, V.
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Inferno Brick Oven & Bar, 340 E. College Ave., 237-5718, InfernoBrickOvenBar.com. With a casual yet sophisticated atmosphere, Inferno is a place to see and be seen. A full-service bar boasts a unique specialty wine, beer, and cocktail menu. Foodies — Inferno offers a contemporary Neapolitan brick-oven experience featuring a focused menu of artisan pizzas and other modern-Italian plates. Lunch and dinner service transitions into night as a boutique nightclub with dance-floor lighting, club sound system, and the area’s most talented resident DJs. AE, D, MAC, MC, V. Full bar.
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Legends Pub at The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, 215 Innovation Blvd., Innovation Park, 863-5080. Unwind with beverages and a casual lounge menu. AE, D, MC, V. Full bar. Luna 2 Woodgrill & Bar, 2609 E. College Ave., 234-9009, www.luna-2.com. Wood-fired pizza, fresh pasta, wood-grilled BBQ ribs, seafood, burgers, and don’t forget to try the homemade meatloaf! Sumptuous salads and desserts. Full bar service. Outside seating. Sorry, no reservations accepted. Dine-In, Take-out. MC/V.
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Mario’s Italian Restaurant, 1272 North Atherton St., 234-4273, MariosItalianStateCollege.com. Fresh specialty dishes, pasta, sauces, hand-tossed pizzas, and rotisserie wood-grilled chicken all made from scratch are just a few reasons why Mario’s is authentically Italian! At the heart of it all is a specialty wood-fired pizza oven and rotisserie that imparts rustic flavors that can’t be beat! Mario’s loves wine, honored with six consecutive Wine Spectator awards and a wine list of more than 550 Italian selections. Mario’s even pours 12 rotating specialty bottles on its WineStation® state-of-the-art preservation system. Reservations and Walk-Ins welcome. AE, D, DC, LC, MC, V. Full bar. The Mt. Nittany Inn, 559 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, Centre Hall, 364-9363, mtnittanyinn.com. Perched high above Happy Valley at 1,809 feet, the Mt. Nittany Inn offers homemade soups, steaks, seafood, and pasta. Bar and banquet areas available. AE, CB, D, MAC, MC, V. Full Bar. Otto’s Pub & Brewery, 2235 N. Atherton Street, 867-6886, www.ottospubandbrewery.com. Our new location provides plenty of parking, great ales and lagers, full service bar, signature dishes made with local products in a family-friendly, casual atmosphere. AE, D, DC, LC MC, V, Full bar.
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The Tavern Restaurant, 220 E. College Ave., 238-6116. A unique gallery-in-a-restaurant preserving PA’s and Penn State’s past. Dinner at The Tavern is a Penn State tradition. Major credit cards accepted. Full bar. Whiskers at the Nittany Lion Inn, 200 W. Park Ave., 865-8580. Casual dining featuring soups, salads, sandwiches and University Creamery ice cream. Major credit cards accepted. Full bar. Zola New World Bistro, 324 W. College Ave., 237-8474. Zola combines comfortable, modern décor with exceptional service. Innovative, creative cuisine from seasonal menus served for lunch and dinner. Extensive award-winning wine list. Jazz and oysters in the bar on Fridays. Catering. AE, D, MC, V. Full bar.
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While Centre Region Parks and Recreation (CRPR) offers programs year-round, the summer months are especially busy with residents visiting the public swimming pools and parks. For Beth Lee, this month marks her 10th year as CRPR’s recreation supervisor for programs and special events. Besides handling the marketing and promotion for the organization, she oversees special events and a variety of summer day camps for kids CRPR offers. Lee took some time to talk with To w n & G o w n f o u n d e r M i m i Barash Coppersmith at the Auto- Mimi Barash Coppersmith (left) sits with Beth Lee at the Autoport. port in State College about how she and her husto have the slides and the splash-pad areas and band came to live and work in State College, the zero-depth entry. It makes it accessible for and all the opportunities CRPR provides to so many people. the area. Mimi: And it’s for all ages. Mimi: I thought since we were about to enBeth: Exactly. Each pool is a little bit difter the busiest time of the year for the Centre ferent, which is nice. So if you buy a pool Region Parks and Recreation that it might be pass, that allows you entry into both pools. a nice time to talk with the person who is sort And we specifically designed them to be a of the glue that keeps all the programs runlittle bit different, so it wasn’t the exact same ning. experience every time people went. PreBeth: Well I don’t know if I would go that schoolers and toddlers can enjoy the sprayfar — I’m the glue that helps to promote them. pad features and move around easily, and Mimi: Summer has to be your busiest time. parents don’t have to be afraid that they are Let’s start with the swimming program. Tell in too much water. And kids of all ages can me the unique pieces of that, and give me an enjoy the slides and the different attractions estimate of how many people you serve over that are in each pool. And there’s a lap pool the summer, roughly. for those adults that like lap swimming, and Beth: You know, that’s a great question. All maybe those people that want to come and I know is April 30 was our deadline for the distake a quick dip, they don’t have to be where count for resident season pool passes, and the some of the craziness is going on with a lot of front office staff was running around like crazy different kids. We really give that option to selling pool passes, so I think that’s a good inso many different ages. dicator that the pools and money that was inMimi: You went to school in Ohio? vested by all the municipalities to renew Park Beth: I did. I went to Bowling Green State Forest Pool and Welch Pool were so worth it University in Bowling Green, Ohio. to the community. It’s just been wonderful to Mimi: And how did you get here? have aquatic facilities like these in this area, Beth: My husband and I worked here from to be open to the public for anyone to enjoy, 1993 to 1995. We were interns at Shaver’s
Creek Environmental Center. We followed a previous boss [Mark McLaughlin] who came here who is now the director at Shaver’s Creek. We had been living in Colorado and we moved here. We were both working in environmental education that required a lot of moving around, lots of different experiences. We stayed here a couple of years and then headed out to Michigan and taught environmental education. Finally we settled back in Colorado in Grand Lake, which is on the western side of Rocky Mountain National Park, and then in the Fraser and Winter Park Area. And that’s where I got my first recreation job — a job with the Fraser Valley Metropolitan Recreation District — and I loved it, and I enjoyed being a part of the community. From there we moved quickly to Arizona — to Phoenix, where our son was born. Family was there, it was wonderful, it was warm, but it wasn’t us. It was too big of a city. We had gone from a tiny little mountain town to a city of a couple million. So Rod was offered a position at Shaver’s Creek as a full-time program director, and so we moved here. And right when we moved, the position at CRPR
opened up, and I applied and got the job. Mimi: I’m sitting here looking at the Centre Region Parks and Recreation Activity Guide for this summer. I had no idea, the scope of what you do. Beth: We really do! I mean Centre Region Parks and Recreation puts out a wide variety. I think we’re really lucky in this community to have an agency that reaches so many people with activities, events, and facilities. Mimi: Are you among the leaders in the commonwealth in terms of programming and structure? Do you set the tone? Beth: Well, I think it depends on each kind of agency and what the background is for the size of their population and everything. I know that Ron [Woodhead, director of CRPR] says that lots of people speak highly of the fact of how we work because we service five different municipalities. It’s working with many different elected officials, many different individuals who really have their municipalities’ best interest in mind. We are trying to make sure we please them, and we are also making sure we try to please the public. So I think the scope of what we do, in the area that we are,
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when you incorporate having almost 900 acres of park land and all the programs that we offer them in the guide, I think we are doing something right. Mimi: You’re a government agency and I instantly think about the limitations imposed by all these pieces that you have to keep happy. Tell me what kind of freedom you have in your operation. Do you have the feeling that nobody interferes with you, or do they interfere? Beth: I think we always need to be aware — with the programs we’re providing, the facilities we’re maintaining — that yes, we have a lot of people looking at us to say, “Hey these are our municipal tax dollars going to this.” So the staff wants to make sure the agency is working well. I don’t think it limits us in the amount of programs we offer or the scope of what we can look at. Can we offer hip-hop classes for youth? Yes. Can we offer water walking at the pool? Sure. Can we explore and explode the amount of programs we offer at Millbrook? You bet. I think as long as we are looking at those in a way that is responsible — covering their costs — and we’re not having to go back to
the municipalities every year to ask for large increases in their contributions, then I think they’re happy with that. I think in the scope of things, if the municipalities and the elected officials and the residents of the area weren’t happy and weren’t pleased with the job we were doing, we wouldn’t have two brand-new pools, we wouldn’t have 900 acres of park land, we wouldn’t have two regional parks that we just had the ground breaking for one of them. So I think those kinds of things help us to see that people are happy with what we do. But we need to make sure we are doing things the right way and we’re not just kind of flying by the seat of our pants. Mimi: So what exactly is your position at CRPR? Beth: So I am the recreation supervisor for programs and marketing. I handle the majority of the promotions, marketing, and advertising arrangements for the agency. Each supervisor has their own budgets, so they decide where and how they might want to advertise, and I coordinate that information. I also oversee eight weeks of summer day camp, our KidVenture and our Wee KidVenture camps, as
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well as two or three specialty camps and community special events. CRPR partners with Titan Fitness downtown, to offer a Martial Arts and Culture camp. It’s a wonderful program for the kids to become familiar with the sport of martial arts. We also have been partnering with the Nittany Valley Shakespeare Company on Shakespeare programs in the parks in the summer. Susan Riddiford Shedd is my contact there, and she and I have worked together for several years now to offer Camp Bill, a Shakespeare Theatre Camp held at Millbrook Marsh Nature Center. This summer we are adding a Page to Stage Theatre Camp, as well. Finally, we are partnering with Recreational Arts with two musical theater camps — Sound of Music and Mary Poppins. Mimi: When we think of parks and rec we think of physical training. Beth: It’s funny because there are so many aspects with parks and recreation. You’re right. We used to be the place where you went for soccer, volleyball, baseball, those kinds of things. Mimi: But those have all grown up and gone on their own.
Beth: They have. In this area we have had a lot of organizations that started their own soccer associations or softball leagues or other sports, that we have had to let go of those. Instead of trying to duplicate, we have given some of those things up to go in different directions, while also focusing on programs we have that are working. Mimi: And encourage them I’m sure. Beth: Exactly. We have many wonderful partnerships — Centre Soccer, Penn United, and State College Little League, just to name a few. We work with a lot of these organizations to assigning them field space, while they handle their specific programs. It’s kind of a shift for us I think, but it’s helped us to look into different things. Maybe it’s flag rugby or flag football, like the program we are going to cosponsor with the YMCA this fall. It’s helpful to give us different things to look at throughout the entire agency and continue to grow. Mimi: It’s really exciting. Beth: I would agree and hope the community does too. Whether it’s new programs at the Senior Center or all of the specialty camps that Molly Hetrick, nature center supervisor,
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runs through Millbrook Marsh Nature Center, which have more of a nature slant. So, kayak camps, canoe camps, geocaching camp, wetlands camp. She’s doing a new one this year called “Gross Outdoors Camp,” which I just think sounds wonderful. First and second graders can come, and they are going to get into everything you would think of to get gross and muddy and whatever in the natural word. So they may be in the streams picking up rocks, looking for water insects, or they might be in the mud digging up rocks. Mimi: For the camps, you want to charge enough to sustain yourself but you want to be affordable to all. Beth: Exactly. I believe we pride ourselves on being able to do that while offering quality programs. We do offer scholarships for various options — everything from pool passes all the way to programs. But yes, when we are looking at our programs we have program budget sheets that we go through as far as how much it’s going to be for staffing, for incidentals, for expenses, for facilities, for everything. And then trying to weigh that, that helps us decide how many we can take for programs and what’s
our minimum — what’s the lowest amount we can run with. And you know, there are so many organizations in this town that offer so much programming for kids. I always say that we used to be the only game in town — years ago we were it. But now we’re not. With the YMCA, with Penn State … and I think that even though that there is a lot offered, if the entities and agencies like us, like the YMCA, like Shaver’s Creek, we do try to keep up as much communication as possible to try and say, “We’re offering this too, but we’re not offering it at the same time.” Mimi: And the leadership of each of those organizations that you’ve mentioned is as dynamic and enthusiastic and caring as you. So it’s a wonderful opportunity to grow together. Beth: Exactly. Partnerships are so important. I mean anybody that is in a nonprofit organization understands the importance of partnerships. State College Lions Club has been one of our partners also as far as the Halloween Parade — they provide all of the gifts or the prizes that the kids get. You’re not talking for probably more than $5 or $10, but when
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you made your coolest costume ever and you’re 7 and you get that first- or second- or thirdplace award, you remember that. Same thing happens with the Rotary, with our 53 years we have been doing the Easter Egg Hunt — they provide the prize. It is sort of a hard thing, too — keeping up with doing all of this, and making sure we are providing great programs but also getting out there and thinking about working with other organizations. So it’s wonderful to be a part of this community or have these discussions like I’m having with you. Mimi: How old are your children now? Beth: They are 10 and 7. Mimi: Are they outdoor type? Beth: They are. Griffin is 10 and he is a huge soccer player, but he also is into cycling right now. Meredith is 7 and she is always on the move and loves the warmer summer weather. Our family, the first couple years that we were here, we spent many warmer weekends finding a new park to go to just to ex-
perience it. Part of it was my job to become familiar, but the other part was just to show our kids that there are so many fabulous parks and places around here, and just to be outside and have free play. Mimi: What didn’t I ask you that I should ask you? Beth: You know, I think my excitement of wanting to have lunch with you pretty much was just to increase the awareness of the Centre Region Parks and Recreation. We’ve been here for a long time, and we want to be here for the future. If the staff can go to bed each night knowing that we provide a memorable recreation experience for the majority of the population here, then that’s great. I mean, I enjoy watching people recreate, and I enjoy watching people in the park and parents being able to be outside with their kids, in all facets, whether you are being active or if you’re not. Mimi: It was great having lunch together. Beth: It was great. Thank you so much! T&G
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State College Photo Club’s Winning Photos The State College Photo Club provides photo enthusiasts with the opportunity to share their passion for photography with others and to provide an environment for learning and developing new skills. The club welcomes individuals from amateurs to professionals. One of the club’s activities is to hold a monthly competition. Town&Gown is pleased to present the winning images from the club’s competition. Shown this month are the annual winners from the 2012-13 monthly online competitions, as judged by Steve Manuel, an active photographer for Penn State sports who also teaches public relations and photojournalism in Penn State’s College of Communications.
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“Certainly not recommended, I took this photo while driving alongside the fox with my wife holding onto the steering wheel from her passenger seat — crazy tourist! In the rush, I didn’t realize what the fox was carrying until later when I realized the number of ground squirrels harvested — I would have loved to have seen how this was received at her den. The image was taken in the northwest area of Yellowstone National Park close to sunset.”
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“The photo was taken in our living room using natural light. I was trying to shoot a glamour shot with a local model and experimenting with a mirror and gold flake. The new mirror was distressed by grinding away parts of the back. The gold flake was attached using hair spray — which was a mistake. This was the last image that was possible because scrubbing the gold flake off was quite difficult and left the model’s face blotchy red.”
A copy of one of these photos may be obtained with a $75 contribution to the Salvation Army of Centre County. Contact Captain Charles Niedermeyer at (814) 861-1785 and let him know you would like this image. You can select any size up to 11-inches wide. The State College Photo Club meets on the third Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at Foxdale Village Auditorium. Guests and new members are always welcome.
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Nittany Lion football player Eric Shrive has proven to be a big success off the field with his Lift for Life efforts By Frank Bodani
Eric Shrive grew up in one of the larger extended families in West Scranton, one of 25 grandchildren. There was always someone to help, some fundraising effort to support, some cause to join. It began with his two older brothers’ sports teams (sub sales, pie sales, pizza sales) and with his mother, a teacher’s aide for special-education students. That led him to help with Special Olympics. But fundraising was an immediate niche. “I was going to sell the most candy bars,” he says. “It’s something I had a passion for. It’s something I’m pretty good at.” But who would have imagined that the elite national high school recruit, the five-star offensive tackle with his pick of universities, would make his most striking mark away from the field? Now, he is the president of Penn State’s chapter of Uplifting Athletes, a nonprofit organization raising funds and awareness for rare diseases. The Nittany Lions began their efforts in 2003, after former receiver Scott Shirley’s father was diagnosed with kidney cancer. Players then created Lift for Life, a weightlifting and extreme exercise competition held each July to help raise money to fight kidney cancer. This year’s event is July 12. Shrive has become the most dominant fundraiser for the cause. He has raised nearly $70,000 ($32,000 last year alone) and was voted the nation’s Uplifting Athletes Rare Disease Champion this past winter. This year figures to be his biggest effort yet. He organized a July 4th weekend fundraiser in Scranton in which participants paid $20 for food, drink, and music. His networking skills enabled him to acquire the building, have the tickets printed, and secure the entertainment. “My family always taught me to put needs of others before myself,” he says. “And the position I’m in as a Penn State football player, it’s a great position to be able give back to the community.” It all started his freshman year after attending a Lift for Life meeting led by then president Brett Brackett. Shrive raised a solid $3,500 that
Eric Shrive What kind of music do you listen to? “I like country music but listen to everything.” A favorite is the Zac Brown Band. Where would you like to travel to? “Ireland, because I have Irish heritage. I haven’t heard of anyone who has gone there and had a bad time.” first year, mostly reaching out to family members. Then, “my competitive side kicked in,” and not only did he challenge himself to raise more but also to help with the planning. He now is writing more than 200 letters a year seeking donations. And his efforts took on new meaning two years ago after an uncle close to him was diagnosed with kidney cancer. “It even pushed him harder,” says ys Shrive’s father, Dennis. “Then, it was right there with us. He saw a sense of urgency.” Since Penn State’s chapter of Uplifting Athletes was founded in 2003, it has raised more than $700,000 and is one of the largest annual donors to kidney-cancer research. Since Lift for Life was conceived, “six or seven treatments have been developed” to fight kidney cancer, Shrive says. Most importantly to him, his uncle, Marty King, is in remission. It all has a way of putting football in perspective, even for a big-time recruit at a big-time school who hasn’t been the star performer so many expected. He did develop into a key backup last season and is close to winning a starting spot now. “But what he’s doing off the field will probably take him farther in life than football will,” his father says. “It’s more than about just football, you know what I mean?” T&G Frank Bodani covers Penn State Football for the York Daily Record.
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