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28 / Renaissance Honoree of the Year From athletics to arts to community nonprofits, Kay Kustanbauter has always believed in people having the opportunity to feel good by giving • by Tracey M. Dooms

36 / Separation Anxieties For parents who go through divorce or separation, their number-one priority remains their children and making life for them as easy as possible within their new family dynamic • by Savita Iyer-Ahrestani

58 / It’s Not Just a Job, It’s a Family For decades, and generations, many Penn State students have worked at the Tavern Restaurant and discovered that a paycheck isn’t the only thing they take away with them • by Jenna Spinelle

64 / The Great Pumpkin — And All of Its Possibilities From pies and cookies to ales and home decorations, the famous squash is ready to make its annual appearance in the spotlight • by Aimee Morgan

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Treats and Tricks

Costumes are optional to experience both this time of year As people who know me know — and as I wrote about in this space a few years ago — Halloween isn’t exactly my favorite “holiday.” Be that as it may, I’ve decided to get into the spirit of things and look at some tricks and treats for Happy Valley this month.

Treat: Pegula Ice Arena. Might as well begin with one of the biggest treats this area has seen in quite some time. Thanks to Terry and Kim Pegula (and, of course, the persistent work of Joe Battista and others), the arena is set to open October 11 with Penn State’s men’s ice hockey team playing Army. Besides being a place to watch some of the best college hockey in the nation, the arena also will provide a state-of-the-art facility for the community to use, whether it’s figure skating, youth hockey, or other possibilities.

Treat: Fall/Halloween festivals. You can’t go a weekend here without some local farm or town having a fall- or Halloween-inspiring event.

Many offer the chance to pick up pumpkins for carving purposes, and apple cider, baked goods, and other treats are aplenty.

Trick: Weather. It seems like an ice or snowstorm has come our way over each of the past few Octobers. Last I checked, October is still considered the middle of fall. We shouldn’t be dealing with ice, snow, sleet, or anything related to winter at least until around Thanksgiving.

Treat: Charity events. Looking to help a good

cause? You’ll have plenty of chances to do that this month. Whether you’re talking about Centre County United Way’s Day of Caring on October 3 (when it seems like everyone who lives here takes time off to pitch in to help an organization), the Centre County Women’s Resource Center’s Step 2 Safety Race (October 6), the Walk to End Alzheimer’s (October 19), Mid-State Literacy Council’s Crossword Competition (October 30), Centre Volunteers in Medicine’s Battle of the Minds (October 30), or several other events.

Trick: Christmas in October. This is just a pet peeve of mine that I know will never change, but it would be nice to see stores hold off putting out Christmas decorations and promoting Christmas items until after Thanksgiving.

Trick: Referees for Michigan game. Actually, the cruel trick would be if the referees from the 2002 or 2005 Penn State football games against Michigan suddenly appeared and worked the October 12 homecoming clash (and homecoming is another treat, by the way) between the Nittany Lions and Wolverines.

Treat: Fall in this region. Personally, I love living here no matter the season. But seriously, is there any place better than Happy Valley in the fall — with football, the foliage, and the energy during these few months? Given all the treats it has, I think not.

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Nonstop to the Windy City The Centre County Airport Authority and University Park Airport announced that, starting January 7, United Airlines will begin twice-daily nonstop service between University Park Airport and Chicago O’Hare International Airport.

The United Express flights will be operated by ExpressJet using 50-seat regional jet aircraft.

“Nonstop service to Chicago O’Hare has long been a priority, and we are very excited that our community will now have daily service

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SCASD selects high school plan At a meeting in early September, the State College Area School District’s board of directors unanimously approved Concept D as the final concept for consideration for the high school.

The concept moves all academic classes to the south side of Westerly Parkway, while maintaining portions of the north building for interscholastic sports, community, and other school district uses.

“Concept D makes the most sense when looking at safety and security, flexibility for the educational model, less duplication of services, and a more contiguous campus for our students because of the more compact footprint,” board president Penni Fishbaine said in a press release.

The board also confirmed the May 20, 2014, referendum date, and approved the recommended budget limit of $115 million for the project. Although the board has indicated the total cost could be lower, the action was in support of not exceeding $115 million.

to O’Hare, which offers hundreds of domestic and international connections,” Bryan Rodgers, director of the University Park Airport, said in a press release. “This new scheduling option brings us closer to our goal of offering our travelers unparalleled convenience, comfort, reliability, and flexibility.”

James Meyer, director of the Centre County Airport Authority, added, “We are thrilled to add Chicago to our list of nonstop cities. Chicago is ranked number three among the top destination cities for passengers in this region, and it offers a convenient connecting city for westbound flights.”

Arnold Palmer speaks at the Village at Penn State.

Palmer introduces Village’s Palmer Park The Village at Penn State welcomed Arnold Palmer to introduce its newest project, the nation’s first Palmer Park, which is a planned multipurpose outdoor recreation area. The Village teamed with Arnold Palmer Design Co. and Liberty Lutheran to design the park. There is no timeline on the project.

The plan for the area includes a deluxe practice area with a 10,000 square-foot bentgrass putting green, chipping areas, and grass swales; a multipurpose lawn for croquet, lawn bowling, gatherings, and other activities; connected walkways and paths with areas for socializing, benches for relaxing, and wellness areas; unique water features that offer tranquility and ambiance; and a “town clock” as a central meeting spot and landmark for the park.

Executive director of the Village, Ellen Corbin, told the Daily Collegian, “Based on the trend toward more active lifestyles in retirement living, we conceived Palmer Park with the Arnold Palmer Design Company to bring a new level of outdoor recreation, socialization, and wellness to the Village at Penn State.” T&G

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People in the

Community Doug Anderson

Doug Anderson, who has served as dean of Penn State’s College of Communications since 1999, announced his retirement, effective June 30, 2014.

During his tenure, the college became the country’s largest nationally accredited mass communications program and enjoyed a period of unprecedented growth and success.

The 80 percent graduation rate in the college is the highest of any academic college at the university. The college also saw the creation of the John Curley Center for Sports Journalism, the Jim Jimirro Center for the Study of Media Influence, the Arthur W. Page Center for Integrity in Public Communication, and the Don Davis Program for Ethical Leadership.

“I feel blessed to have had the opportunity to work with so many talented faculty members, staff members, and students during my tenure here,” Anderson

said in a released statement. “Their combined efforts have made us what we have become.”

A national search will be conducted to find a successor to be in place on July 1, 2014.

O. Richard Bundy

Penn State Blue Band director Dr. O. Richard Bundy is one of 22 Penn State alumni who will be honored October 16 and given the title of Alumni Fellow, the highest award given by the Penn State Alumni Association.

The award recognizes alumni for their “outstanding professional accomplishments.”

Bundy, who graduated from Penn State in 1970 and earned his doctoral degree from the university in 1987, has been the director of the Blue Band since 1996. He has conducted ensembles and presented clinics across the United States and Canada. He is a member of the College Band Directors National Association.

Since 1973, more than 700 alumni have been received the title of Alumni Fellow. “The Alumni Fellow program showcases the significant contributions Penn Staters make to our nation and the world every day,” Penn State Alumni Association executive director Roger Williams said in a press release.

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Penn State senior John Urschel, a guard on the Nittany Lion football team, has been selected as one of 30 candidates for the Senior CLASS Award for college football. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must have notable achievements in four areas of excellence — community, classroom, character, and competition.

Urschel earned first-team All-Big Ten honors in 2012 and is on Watch Lists for the 2013 Outland Trophy and Lombardi Award. He owns a 4.0 grade-point average, and has earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mathematics over the past four years. He is working on a second master’s in math education. He has participated in Penn State Lift for Life, THON events, and the Relay for Life, and volunteered at the Special Olympics. T&G

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Q&A with Anne Ard, executive director of the Centre County Women’s Resource Center and honorary grand marshal for 2013 Penn State Homecoming

By Sarah Harteis In addition to serving as the executive director of the Centre County Wo m e n ’ s R e s o u r c e Center for 16 years, Anne Ard also has served as chair of the Centre County Domestic and Sexual Violence Task Force on the Criminal Justice Advisory Board.

Needless to say, she has been a leader on important issues in the local community, which is one reason why Penn State’s homecoming committee selected her as this year’s honorary grand marshal for homecoming.

Ard took time to talk with Town&Gown to discuss her honorary position as well as her service to Centre County.

T&G: How did you initially get involved with the Women’s Resource Center?

Ard: When I came to town 30 years ago, I offered to train volunteers to work on the hotline.

I had done hotline work before, so I got involved as a volunteer. After that, I was on the board and eventually became chair of the board. In the ’90s I did consulting, and then, when this position came open, it just felt like a good fit.

T&G: What does being named the honorary

grand marshal for Penn State’s homecoming this year mean to you?

Ard: Basically it’s recognition of the work the Women’s Resource Center has done. Particularly in the wake of the Sandusky scandal, the community really turned to us and to other nonprofits for leadership, and we were able to provide some support. It’s also cool for me personally because everyone in my family is a Penn Stater. But really, it is a testament to work of the Women’s Resource Center and how we were able to provide services and support for sexual and domestic violence victims over the years.

T&G: What message do you hope to get across to the students and the local community?

Ard: What I hope the community and students take away is the importance of giving back to the community. Sexual and domestic violence is an issue that impacts the community in horrible ways, and we need to continue to respond to it. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and this gives me an opportunity to remind everyone of the importance of these issues in our community.

T&G: What more do you hope to accomplish through the Women’s Resource Center?

Ard: I have a very grand vision. What we want to do is eliminate sexual and domestic violence. We will do that by working with kids, by providing services to victims, by working with other organizations, and by continuing to raise awareness. October 6 is our annual Steps to Safety 5K walk, and it is such a great example of how our community can come together to say No to violence.

T&G: What is it that drives you to make this community a better place?

Ard: Number one, I care about this community.

I have lived here for 30 years and my children have grown up here. I also care about this university. We want to be the best community and the best university — and that’s at the heart of it. I want to create a safe place for not just my daughter and my son but for everyone’s daughters and sons. T&G

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OCTOBER 1982 In “Winning the War at Penn State," Town&Gown interviewed four people who attended Penn State during the early 1940s as they recounted what it was like being at the university during World War II. Sylvia Morgenstern was a “Curtiss-Wright girl,” one of a specially selected group of women who had come to Penn State for intensive training in aeronautical engineering.

She remembered how she had passed a group of soldiers who were discussing a “G.I. party” that was to be held that night. “We thought that was a lovely idea,” she said. “Someone was making them welcome.

Then we discovered a ‘G.I. party’ meant a work detail.”

1991 Thanks to the American Philatelic Society, Penn State prepared to host the United Nations Stamp Expo this year. The expo came as the United Nations Postal Administration was celebrating its 40th anniversary, and Town&Gown wrote about it in “The UN Comes to PSU.” Part of the expo included the issuing of six stamps. Other than State College, New York City, Geneva, and Vienna were the only other places where the stamps were going to be first issued. American Philatelic Society executive directory Keith Wagner said, “This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for people in the State College area to attend a non-US first-day-of-issue ceremony.”

2009 The Renais s anc e Fun d celebrated its 40th year this year.

In “Opening a Door of Possibilities & Opportunities,” Town&Gown wrote on how the fund has helped students “achieve their college dreams.” Fund president Chuck Rohrbeck said he receives many thank-you notes from scholarship honorees. “Even though the scholarship isn’t a lot of money,” some thank-you notes, he said, “are so heartfelt. They are euphoric about how much it means to them.” T&G

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Beat It Japan’s Yamato drummers return to Eisenhower with anniversary concert

By John Mark Rafacz

Yamato offers everything you’d expect from a first-rate Japanese drumming troupe.

But that’s just for starters. The wildly entertaining group of mixed-gender Taiko musicians applies the theatrical exhibitionism of a rock ’n’ roll concert — seasoned with humor — to samurai-serious percussion playing in concerts that captivate audiences of all ages.

Named for the ancient word for Japan, Yamato makes its third appearance at the Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State as part of its 20th anniversary tour.

In its new show, Rojyoh — The Beat on the Road, coming November 12 to Eisenhower Auditorium, Yamato celebrates two decades of performing in 52 countries around the planet.

“Yamato presents Taiko drumming as physical theatre, with a mix of athleticism and showbiz,” writes a critic for The (London) Independent. “… They’re exuberant performers, leaping from drum to drum, flourishing drumsticks.”

The anniversary program features nine works created during the company’s 20 years of blending tradition and innovation. The show opens with “The Birth Place of Yamato” and includes “Strong Man,” a piece performed with a technique in which the drums are flat on their sides and struck horizontally; “The Concentrated Spirit,” an attempt to find focus in the age of endless distractions; “The Fire,” which pits two female drummers against a pair of male drummers in a number crackling with tension and speed; and “Drumming Like a Camel,” a 1998 work that’s become a cornerstone of Yamato concerts.

“The sheer physical strength and movement of the drummers was as impressive as the music, in what was a visually spectacular and highly entertaining show,” writes a reviewer for The (York, England) Press. “It is surprising to witness how the company draw out an amazing range of timbre and tempo from the drums, delivering captivating music which has both delicate beauty and heartthumping bass power.”

Masa Ogawa founded Yamato in 1993 in

Yamato returns to Eisenhower Auditorium November 12 as part of its 20th anniversary tour.

Nara, the ancient city credited as the birthplace of Japanese culture.

“Taiko is a musical instrument deeply familiar to every Japanese,” Ogawa writes. “Since the dawn of history, Taiko’s rich reverberations have filled people with inspiration and encouragement in a wide range of settings. Its unmistakable sound is still heard throughout Japan today.

To many Japanese people, the sonorous beat of Taiko is soothing, for it is the sound of Japan itself, resounding at Shinto rituals and festivals in every part of the nation.”

Although Yamato’s drummers are serious about percussion, they always convey to audiences that they’re enjoying themselves.

“We carry open, smiling faces into our performances,” Ogawa relates. “Here, men and women are equals on the stage. Our smiles are meant to tickle the serious side of a human being.”

A group that started out just wanting to perform one song at a local shrine’s small festival has blossomed into an international sensation that’s performed more than 2,600 times around the globe. T&G For information or tickets, 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.

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Borough’s latest recycling program turns those table scraps into mulch, compost

By Nadine Kofman

Good intentions don’t accomplish much.

My heart has spent decades flipping piles of waste into mulch.

Six months ago, salvation — in the form of the new borough food-recycling program — came to right-thinking (but not necessarily doing) State Collegians. We were saved from continuing to throw away egg shells, greasy pizza boxes, and moldy antique leftovers hiding at the back of our refrigerators.

Diligently, I checked the borough information sheet before trashing, say, used tissues or unsprayed (I learned later) pieces of paper towel. Any scrap that was once alive could make a full circle, joining the kitchen/yard waste headed for weekly pickup.

After moving out of the borough, I went back to ask about the chance of the program spreading, eventually being adopted by all of Centre County.

“There’s no reason that the whole county can’t get together” on this, says enthusiastic public-services manager Ed Holmes, who heads the borough recycling program — probably the first in the northeast. “I’m not aware of anywhere east of the Mississippi that offers curbside food-waste collection.”

Having been a conference attendee, Holmes (a backyard composter previously) looks forward to becoming a conference voice when this program is “transplanted” elsewhere.

Organics recycling — which, among other things, could be an answer to dwindling landfill space — was discussed after a 2002 Pennsylvania waste audit showing that 12 percent of landfill contents were edible, and, as such, were “easily compostable.”

Five county recycling leaders were among those who took a subsequent USDA-funded fact-finding trip to Germany and Austria in 2006: Mark Whitfield, borough public-works director; Joanne Shafer, Centre County recycling coordinator; Rick Stehouwer, Penn State pro-

In the Borough of State College, automated side-load trucks now pick up and empty new neighborhood rollout carts, including the ones containing residential food waste.

fessor of environmental soil science and the borough’s representative to the Centre County Recycling and Refuse authority board; Bob Graves, Penn State professor (now emeritus) of biological-agricultural engineering; and Nadine Davitt, who directs the university’s food-waste composting operation.

“Europe is doing a much better job of getting food waste out of the waste stream,” Holmes says.

The result was an expansion of the borough’s past recycling efforts.

In 2007, it began its clippings (“hedges, corn stalks, ornamental grasses, tomato vines”) program, having collected leaves since the 1970s, and grass cuttings for its former park mulchdistribution program since the mid-1990s, Holmes says. The borough’s food-recycling program began in 2010 as a limited (no meat, bones, or dairy products) pilot project in a couple of State College neighborhoods. The program went boroughwide to 3,600 residential homes this April.

“Let’s take measured steps,” Holmes says.

“We’re very excited about it, but we haven’t been through a winter yet.” After a few years, and with the addition of multifamily dwellings in about a year, “We’re expecting 1,100 tons a year of food waste.”

Cost is a consideration. All along, “the object was to not have it increase fees.”

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Generally, he says, hose off the carts or use a vinegar/water spray. Wrap the food scraps in newspaper or a paper bag; he suggests a cereal box.

The destination is four acres on the old borough landfill behind Wegmans. The scraps are put through a grinder and, mixed with leaves, form a long “windrow.” After a few weeks, the windrow is turned, then turned maybe four more times.

“Time, air, water, and appropriate feed stock” do their thing — “and we have a very nice compost,” Holmes says.

At any hour, from about May to October, borough residents can pick up bucketloads of the finished compost at 330 Osmond Street (no longer in a park). For 35-pound bags, visit the service facility weekdays from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.; for truckloads, call public works at (814) 234-7140.

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Covering the borough’s expenses (costlier trucks, thousands of residential curbside carts plus kitchen precart pails, along with reduced labor, fuel, and tipping fees), Holmes says, “We’ll save enough in seven years to pay for the program.”

Hearing about the program, township residents have phoned to ask if they’re included.

No, it’s only for borough residents.

Also called in are complaints by borough residents about their fetid castaways attracting insects. Keeping the carts clean will help, they’re told, and Holmes mentions extensive Web site information provided by Olympia, Washington, one of the many green propo-

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Getting It Right on Reading Work to improve literacy skills continues, and expands beyond the printed pages

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Amy Wilson believes adult illiteracy is a hidden issue that affects so many aspects of life in Centre County, and elsewhere.

“The need for education where people are acquiring skills — high skills in reading, writing, all those subject areas — is immense,” says Wilson, executive director of Mid-State Literacy Council in State College. “Everybody needs to care about literacy. It matters to our workforce, to our children’s futures, and to our nation.”

From July 2012 through June 2013, MidState Literacy Council served 331 adults who received instructions in reading, writing, math, and English. The organization is a nonprofit group providing adult education in areas of basic literacy, family literacy, and English as a second language to adults who need the basic communication skills to go about their everyday lives.

Most people who come to Mid-State have goals such as getting a job, keeping a job, passing a citizenship or TOFEL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) exam, or even being able to read to their children. Wilson says some adults come to Mid-State to learn skills to be able to help their children with their homework, to participate in their school events, and to talk to their children’s teachers.

According to proliteracy.org, 14 percent of adults older than 16 in the United States read at or below a fifth-grade level, and 29 percent read at an eighth-grade level.

Reading literacy isn’t the only area where some people may need help. Ellysa Stern Cahoy, assistant director of the Pennsylvania Center for the Book, and Penn State education and behavioral-sciences librarian, believes people need to be literate in other types of literacy, as well. The Pennsylvania

Mid-State Literacy Council offers several classes to help people with their reading and writing skills.

Center for the Book’s mission is to encourage literacy and a love for literature for all residents in Pennsylvania.

“One of the things that I’ve really worked on with the public libraries in this area is not even helping so much on basic reading literacy but on how residents develop technology literacies,” Cahoy says. “When you look at the workforce, you have to know how to read and write, but you also need to know how to use technology.”

To help spread the knowledge of information technology, the Digital Navigator Project was developed and implemented by Cahoy in collaboration with the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Altoona, Central Pennsylvania, and Johnstown public libraries.

Through the project, which began in 2011, Cahoy visited libraries and held workshops to provide librarians with digital literacy skills so they could be able to aid patrons with the use of the libraries’ digital equipment and provide digital ways for patrons to tell their stories. The four workshops in the Digital Navigator Project are: The Digital Camera, i-Pads and Apps,

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Personal Archives, and Digital Storytelling.

In July, Penn State hosted the first PA Forward Information Literacy Summit, where librarians from across the state met to discuss methods in information-literacy education.

“We talked about how we can all work together so users and learners at all ages can gain knowledge and find information to the best of their ability,” says Cahoy.

PA Forward is a Pennsylvania Library Association (PaLA) state initiative that supports libraries in helping Pennsylvanians improve their essential literacy skills. It focuses on five critical literacies: basic, information, civic and social, health, and financial.

For basic reading literacy, Mid-State offers a variety of classes, including a conversation and current-events class, an English-pronunciation class, an academic-English reading class, a citizenship test-preparation class, a grammar and vocabulary class, and more.

“People who come into our program are focused, have a targeted goal, and are willing to work hard to accomplish it,” says Wilson. “There are a lot of people here who are helping them to do that and achieve.”

Along with its classes, Mid-State offers one-on-one tutoring sessions with trained volunteers in the community. It matches a tutor with a student they can relate to, or a student who has something in common with the tutor.

Aaron Furgiuele, a tutor at Mid-State since March, volunteered because he was interested in language and culture for most of his life. He says volunteering at Mid-State gives him the opportunity to explore his language that he has taken for granted before volunteering.

One of the students he tutors, Idriss

Tchuinou, originally from Cameroon, came to the tutoring session with more than just problems understanding the English language — he needed help becoming familiar with the State College area and finding a job.

“The first thing I ask Idriss when he comes into a session is, ‘What do you need to work on?’,” says Furgiuele. “If I could sit down with him and solve something that had been hindering him from moving forward, in an hour, he is happy about that and can move forward.”

Furgiuele and Tchuinou did not just sit in a classroom and go over lessons. Furgiuele walked Tchuinou through downtown State College and showed him where important parts of the town were located. Furgiele also taught Tchuinou how to ask for a job application and complete one.

Tchuinou is now working at the Nittany Lion Inn and the Corner Room.

“In the beginning, I was frustrated and felt that Americans spoke very fast” he says.

“With time, I got more patient.”

Tchuinou goes to Mid-State three to four times a week to take a pronunciation class, an American-history class, and an American culture and manners class. He hopes to take the citizenship test-preparation class in the future and go back to college at Penn State.

In Cameroon, he went to college for five years and studied law. He aspires to get his master’s degree and specialize in business law.

Farheen Ashrafy, who took the citizenship test-preparation class at Mid-State in the past, is now tutoring others at the literacy council.

Before coming to America seven years ago, she and her family lived in Bangladesh. English was her second language there, so she did not

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need help at Mid-State in that area of study.

She recently taught one-on-one tutoring and a conversation class in the spring.

“Because English is my second language, I can also connect with them, at least that’s what I hope, and I understand we need to speak slower,” she says. “It’s great knowing I have a skill that I can put to use and make change.”

Along with teaching at Mid-State, she is studying supply chain and economics at Penn State. She says Mid-State gives her flexibility with her class schedule, and students are willing to meet her even at odd times.

According to Wilson, Mid-State has had 229 community members volunteer to tutor and teach this year. Tutors are available in the morning, afternoon, and evening. They can meet with a student as often as they need.

For students who want to take classes, a class can hold as little as four students or as many as 10, and they are often taught by two teachers. So, there is a lot of one-on-one attention, even if it is not a tutoring session.

“There are adult students in the classes who help other adult students,” says Wilson.

“It’s really a culture of everybody achieving together and building a better community, being a part of the community, being connected in the community, and it’s kind of the personal connection.”

Wilson not only is the executive director at Mid-State but she also teaches a workforce English class and a TOFEL class.

“I love doing it because you see everybody, myself included, growing in skills and abilities and helping others,” she says. “It’s kind of hard to describe the feeling that’s captured, but so much is accomplished. That’s what I like about it.” T&G Mid-State Literacy Council will hold its annual Crossword Competition at 7 p.m. October 30 at the Village at Penn State. For more information about Mid-State Literacy Council or the Crossword Competition, call (814) 238-1809 or visit www.mid-stateliteracycouncil.org.

For more information on the Pennsylvania Information Literacy Learning Community and the PA Forward initiative, visit www.paforward.org.

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From athletics to arts to community nonprofits, Kay Kustanbauter has always believed in people having the opportunity to feel good by giving

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K Kay Kustanbauter’s first visit to Beaver Stadium was as a member of the Bellefonte High School marching band on Band Day in the early 1960s. Back then, Penn State football games didn’t sell out, so the university invited local high school bands to attend games and play at halftime with the Blue Band. Thirteenyear-old Kay was thrilled to march onto the field with 5,000 other high school band members to form a giant “PSU.” Kustanbauter had no idea then that she would spend most of her career as executive director of the Nittany Lion Club, building support for student-athletes and developing a dedicated base of alumni and friends of intercollegiate athletics. That longtime passion for Penn State, as well as her commitment to off-campus community organizations, led to her recognition as the university’s 2013 Renaissance Fund honoree.

“She’s a great example of what Penn State’s all about and how we work together,” says George Henning Jr., president of the Renaissance Fund.

“She so well represents an outstanding person who gives back to the community however she can.”

Each year, the Renaissance Fund honors an individual or couple who, through a lifetime of service, has contributed greatly to the Penn State and State College communities. In its selection process, the fund’s board of directors seeks to recognize individuals who have deep local roots, close relationships with civic and university leaders, and a commitment to philanthropy.

On November 14, Kustanbauter will be honored at the 37th Renaissance Fund dinner.

The event raises money in the honoree’s name to endow Renaissance Fund scholarships, which are awarded to academically talented Penn State students who have great financial need. Since the fund’s inception in 1969, its endowment has grown to more than $10 million. During the 2012-13 academic year, 480 students received Renaissance scholarships totaling $690,632.

From dairy science to athletics

Kustanbauter began her Penn State career in 1965 right out of high school as a 17-year-old secretary in the department of dairy science. The same age as many of the college students, she formed connections with them that linger to this day.

“Dairy science was totally foreign to me,”

Kustanbauter at the Nittany Lion Shrine in 1978.

she recalls. “The kids showed me how to wash a cow and how to show a cow.”

In 1971, she joined Penn State’s athletics department as secretary for assistant athletic director Jim Tarman, whose office expanded the following year to include management of the Nittany Lion Club, which makes possible grant-in-aid support for student-athletes and provides operational support for all of the university’s intercollegiate teams. In 1980, she was named coordinator of the Nittany Lion Club and athletic public relations, and in 1989 she became the club’s executive director, a position she maintained for 16 years before retiring in 2005. During her tenure, the organization saw its annual donor base grow from 800 members to more than 20,000, now giving more than $22 million annually.

When she retired, football head coach Joe Paterno noted, “Every time I can recruit a new player and talk about how Penn State can help them out during their time here, it’s because Kay has done so much through the Nittany Lion Club to make it all possible. Whether our kids need scholarships or academic resources or new equipment, she has motivated our fans to support the programs, and all studentathletes owe Kay their thanks.”

From the beginning, Kustanbauter says, “I never minded asking people for money.” Growing up, she always sold the most magazines in the marching band and the most cookies in

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her Girl Scout troop. Her skills grew during her career with Penn State, although she downplays her sales skills. “I wasn’t a super salesman,” she says. “I had a super product. It was people being proud of Penn State.”

Kustanbauter’s fundamental philosophy of philanthropy is that the giver is actually the recipient. “If you give money to something, you get so much back,” she says. “In fundraising, you give people the opportunity to feel good.”

She compares the experience with Christmas, when she’s usually the last one to open her presents because she gets so much joy out of watching others open the gifts she chooses for them.

Her work with the Nittany Lion Club has earned her honors on both the national and the university levels. In 2000, she received the Fundraiser of the Year Award from the National Association of Athletic Development Directors as well as the Ridge Riley Lions Pride Award from Penn State’s Division of Development and Alumni Relations. That same year, Nittany Lion Club donors recognized her commitment by raising $250,000 to endow a

scholarship in her honor, which she dedicated to men’s basketball. At the time there were five full scholarships for the women’s program and none for the men’s. Her choice soon inspired two other people to endow two other scholarships for men’s basketball.

Kustanbauter herself has been a Nittany Lion Club member since the 1970s, and her support of Penn State is recognized with membership in the President’s Club, Atherton Society, and Mount Nittany Society. Over the years, she has contributed to numerous scholarships and building projects in addition to supporting Penn State Libraries and the College of Arts and Architecture.

“If I would have gone to college, I would have been in arts and architecture,” she says. She loves architecture, especially in historic Bellefonte, and helped design her own home in State College.

A “people-oriented” person

The “arts” part of arts and architecture is also near and dear to Kustanbauter. “I love theater, especially musical theater,” she says.

Kustanbauter, who was the executive director of the Nittany Lion Club for 16 years, gives a speech at the Nittany Lion Club Blue & White Luncheon in the early 1990s.

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Left, Kustanbauter with athletic director Jim Tarman at Beaver Stadium in 1986. Top, Kustanbauter with (from left) Joanne Josephson, Susann Keil, and Bev Vender at the 2011 Geri Reeve Open. Kustanbauter has played in the tournament for more than 20 years.

“Singing always makes me feel better.”

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A self-professed “people-oriented” person, Kustanbauter also is an organizer and a leader, qualities that helped build her career and continue to influence both her civic and private life. “She jumps into the things she’s involved in and takes them to heart,” Henning says.

Together with Sara Songer and Alice Clark, she built on her love of games to organize an annual games night for about 50 people who have fun playing croquet, speed Scrabble, Mexican Train dominoes, and other games as a benefit for local nonprofit organizations. She put together a Penn State trivia quiz to help engage the audience when she would speak to Penn State clubs and organizations on behalf of the Nittany Lion Club. An avid traveler who has been to all seven continents, she hosted a PSU alumni trip to Antarctica.

Although she officially retired eight years ago,

she doesn’t really view herself as retired. She still serves on the Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics committee in “For the Future: The Campaign for Penn State Students.” She volunteers at Mount Nittany Medical Center and at the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts. She serves on the boards of the Centre County Youth Service Bureau, Centre Foundation, Penn State Centre Stage, and the Penn State All-Sports Museum.

“Kay has been an exceptional YSB board member,” says Andrea Boyles, CEO of the Centre County Youth Service Bureau. “In addition to all the things we ask our members to do on a regular basis, Kay has opened her home over and over again to benefit YSB. She is the most amazing hostess and a real gift to YSB kids.”

Alfred Jones Jr. served with Kustanbauter on the Penn State Center for the Performing Arts Community Advisory Council and now works with her at the Centre Foundation, where he is executive director and she serves on the board.

“She knows everybody,” which is a great asset for a nonprofit organization that relies on fundraising, he says. He considers her that rare individual whose “heart is in the right place”

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Kustanbauter on a truck-driving trip to Florida in 1987. and also has the professional fundraising knowledge an organization needs.

When she’s not serving the Penn State or Centre County community, Kustanbauter devotes much of her time to her family: her sister, Bobbi Leitzell; nephews, Doug and his significant other, Missy Ricketts, and Duane and his wife, Sonya (each is a Penn State alum); and great-nieces Mackenzie and Morgan, ages 9 and 5. An avid golfer, she plays in Coquese’s Drive for the Centre County Women’s Resource Center and serves on the Mount Nittany Medical Center Golf Classic committee.

And, of course, she cheers on her Nittany Lions at Beaver Stadium — over the past 40 years, she has missed only one home game — to organize a surprise anniversary party for her parents that evening. At every game, she sees many of the Nittany Lion Club supporters whom she has worked with over the years, and who have become part of her Penn State family.

“The reason that people love her there so much is that she went out of her way to make people feel special,” according to Henning.

Despite her retirement, Kustanbauter continues to make this her mission, both on campus and in the community. T&G Tracey M. Dooms is a freelance writer in State College and a contributor to Town&Gown.

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For many parents who go through divorce or seperation, their number-one priority remains their children and making life for them as easy as possible within their new family dynamic

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Centrice Mulfinger is baking cookies — chocolate chip, gluten-free cookies — for her three children. She and her husband, Lucas, raise her daughter, Mavalynn McAfee, his son, Aidan Mulfinger (both of whom are their children from previous relationships), and their youngest son, Nevin Mulfinger. The family kitchen is where they inevitably end up hanging out for meals, bonding, and educational experiences.

“My husband and I have a ‘yours, mine, and ours’ household family,” Centrice, 29, says.

“We were married in 2010, and have raised our children together for almost seven years. We have strategically prioritized our family schedules, birthdays, and holiday celebrations, and facilitated the same family values for Mavalynn, Aidan, and Nevin, so our children feel equally loved and connected in our home.”

Theirs may not be a traditional family, but the Mulfingers promote and encourage family values that resonate with each of their three children and bind them so closely to one another that when Aidan and Mavalynn need to leave the Mulfinger house for their respective mother’s and father’s places, they’re extremely sad.

“I don’t get to spend a lot of time with my dad, and it’s really hard to leave,” 7-year-old Aidan says.

For Mavalynn, leaving both of her parents —

The Mulfinger family (from left) Nevin, Mavalynn McAfee, Centrice, Aidan, and Lucas.

she splits her time between her mom and dad — is hard, even if she knows she’ll see them again in a few days.

“When I am with one parent, I don’t want to leave that parent,” the 11-year-old says.

According to reports from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Vital Statistics System, the divorce rate in the United States, and in Pennsylvania, went down between 2000 and 2011. In Pennsylvania, the rate went from 3.1 to 2.8, while nationally it went from 8.2 to 6.8.

Still, those numbers do little to help children and parents who are dealing with divorce or separation.

Like many children whose parents are either divorced or separated, Aidan and Mavalynn have a complex schedule of days, dates, and times (Aidan’s is even more convoluted than Mavalynn’s, Mulfinger says) that determines how they will split their time between two homes.

It’s not an easy burden for a young child to bear, but both children would rather have it this way than any other way, they say. And that’s largely due to the Mulfingers’ decision to prioritize their children’s needs rather than their own, and focus on creating the most positive and supportive extended-family network possible for them.

Transitioning from home to home is very difficult for children, and even adjusting to simple things such as differing breakfast options in both houses can be a challenge to handle.

The bigger stuff is even more challenging, which is why Centrice believes it’s important for parents who are going to split up, or who are single or remarried, to first and foremost lay solid foundations that reduce stressful transitions, minimize coparenting conflicts, and increase a child’s paternal and maternal family-support network. She has spent countless hours, she says, conversing with Mavalynn’s father to make sure this happens so as to minimize the impact of parental separation.

The pair have done everything to ensure their daughter is always surrounded by family and that her transition from mother’s to father’s home is as seamless as possible.

Mavalynn’s grandparents on her father’s side were and still are heavily involved in her life, Centrice says. Their support through the years with everything from school pickups and

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drop-offs, dentist appointments, and spur-ofthe-moment babysitting has not only helped Mavalynn, who enjoys a loving and healthy relationship with all her grandparents (the parents of Lucas included), but also has been crucial to Centrice, allowing her to go ahead with whatever she needed to do in order to get ahead in life and make things better for herself and her children.

Lucas is equally committed to ensuring their family unit be as strong as possible.

“Being an active parent and an involved father to our three kids has been and is always an important goal of mine,” he says. “I think because of our dedication, our children are fortunate to have tons of memories with us as a family unit. … And maybe even more important is for them to see me, their father, pick them up from school and take them to appointments, independent of Mom or Stepmom, as I want [Aidan and Nevin] to someday be responsible

came here from New Jersey nine years ago and was a solo parent even before then, doesn’t have any family in the area. And although “my friends have, in a sense, become my family,” it has been and continues to be extremely difficult to manage everything solo, she says.

Not only can it get tough financially (“when you’re a solo parent and you have three kids, you have to make choices for everything from school shopping and who needs it the most to who can go for what summer camp,” Taylor says) and logistically, with her three kids — daughters Charmee (21) and Kaitrin (19) and son Tyrin (10) — on all different schedules and only one parent to pick them up and drop them off, it’s most difficult to make what she calls “life-altering decisions” on her own.

“Determining what’s best for each individual child when you have only yourself to bounce things off is very, very difficult,” she says. “You can run things by your friends only to a certain extent,

Taylor faces the challenge of making choices for herself and her three children.

but there comes a point where you really don’t want to wear people out and you just got to figure it out on your own. That’s really hard.”

Her children’s fathers have little or no input in those big decisions, she says, partly because of the physical distance between State College and New Jersey, where each lives, but also because “they’re not involved in their kids’ lives on a day-to-day basis, so it’s hard for their fathers to help make those decisions,” she says.

But despite the many odds that are stacked against single parents such as herself, she is still firmly committed to her children and continues to ensure that they have all the support they

and involved fathers, too, regardless of how their family structure may be.”

Soldiering forward solo Centrice and Lucas are fortunate to be able to continue to leverage off an established and dedicated family-support network, but for many divorced or separated parents and children, things are not that easy.

Lorraine Taylor, 43, office manager of the University Club in downtown State College, who

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need. Communication is of the essence, she says, and making sure to talk regularly to her children in order to listen to what they think and feel is a key priority in her life.

Taylor’s daughter, Charmee, a senior and theater major at Penn State, can vouch for the extra mile her mom has always traveled in order to be there for herself and her two siblings.

“It’s easy to look at our home and say we look like a great family, but that came with a lot of sacrifice,” she says. “My mom had to sacrifice a lot of things that many women wouldn’t have to sacrifice, but she always said, ‘The kids come first,’ so if we look and are happy, it’s because of her hard work, her blood and sweat and tears.”

State College offers great opportunities for children from single-parent or separated homes, Charmee says. It’s a very community-oriented town with lots of activities. However, it also is, by and large, Charmee says, a town where twoparent families are the norm. As such, it’s easy to think of that as an ideal, she says, particularly for small children, but “I realize now that coming from a single-parent family I have some skills that others may not have, that I have to be that much more resourceful if I want something in figuring out on my own how to get it. I really value those skills today,” she says.

And because Charmee is the oldest of her children, Taylor has often relied on her help and her input in vital family decisions.

“My mom does share a lot of life-altering things with me, which means that I feel heard and that my opinion is a huge part of the family, and that is a good thing,” Charmee says.

Being able to communicate openly with her mother is extremely important, she says, because ultimately, a truly successful family unit, no matter how it’s composed, “has the foundation of love and people who can openly communicate.”

Communication before the courts Of course, divorce and separation are often acrimonious and can result in a great deal of bitterness and rancor between couples that often impedes any kind of rational communication. But Centrice Mulfinger believes that for those couples who do have the good fortune of having a family network to rely on, it’s even more important to focus on communication, and parents who are splitting up should do their best to set aside any

hostilities as best they can in the interest of their children.

“It’s too easy to file a paper and say, ‘I am filing for full custody and that’s that,’ ” she says. “But that often doesn’t result in a positive outcome at all, and I believe that parents need to really think about facilitating options that are safe, practical, and beneficial to their children.”

Having a cordial relationship with Mavalynn’s father and his family was more important for Centrice, and ultimately more beneficial to Mavalynn, she says.

On the other hand, her current husband, Lucas, spent six years in the court to get “what he

“It’s too easy to file a paper and say, ‘I am filing for full custody and that’s that.’ But that often doesn’t result in a positive outcome at all, and I believe that parents need to really think about facilitating options that are safe, practical, and beneficial to their children.”

— Centrice Mulfinger has now with Aidan, which is 50/50, and it was expensive and horrible,” she says. “Thankfully, Aidan can now enjoy equal time with his father and mother, but it was a difficult battle for everyone, including Aidan. His dad was initially just like a babysitter to his infant son — a stranger who comes every other weekend to him from a home the court granted as a primary residence.”

Trying to help people avoid those kinds of situations, which, she says, don’t ultimately benefit anyone, is the main reason why Centrice set up her organization, Child Focused Family Centered. She facilities programs designed to provide support and develop specific skills that help divorced, separated, remarried, and never-married parents to better manage their coparent experiences through more effective communication that ultimately helps parents understand each other’s values and priorities, and how these can either positively or negatively impact their children.

“I have seen increased interest and response to the newest support-group programs for single parents, stepparents, and remarried parents,” she says. “The support-group programs are designed to provide a strong network for parents wishing

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Glick says good candidates for collaborative divorce are people who “are commited to the health of their children, are good parents together, and can have a decent enough communication around parenting.”

to learn about resources, information, and events that encourage participation in current activities related to their support network.”

To d a y, a n i n c r e a s i n g n u m b e r o f separating couples are keen on maintaining a positive and open communication with each other, and, according to State Collegebased Rana Glick, a licensed marriage and family therapist with advanced training as a divorce coach, the “collaborative divorce” approach is becoming much more popular.

This practice began about 15 years ago, she says, launched by two attorneys “who were sick of what they were doing,” and came up with an alternative model for divorce that brings together an interdisciplinary team of professionals — lawyers, mental-health professionals, financial specialists, and mediators — all of whom work together for a more peaceful and healthier outcome for families.

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The idea of a collaborative interdisciplinary team approach tunes out the legal noise and haranguing, and allows individual voices to be heard, particularly those of the children, Glick says.

Furthermore, the collaborative interdisciplinary team of specially trained professionals work together from the beginning to the end of each case, with the core attribute of transparency governing the nonadversarial process.

“Good candidates for collaborative divorce are people who are committed to the health of their children, are good parents together, and can have a decent enough communication around parenting,” she says. “They also have the desire and the intention to move forward without holding onto any emotional baggage. That doesn’t mean that they are not hurt and they are not angry as hell, but they have the capacity to master this challenging chapter of their lives.”

Ultimately, though, divorce is a legal procedure, and so is child custody, so every decision that’s taken by a divorcing couple has to get a legal stamp of approval.

If couples who are splitting up can have the important conversations early on in the process and, to the extent possible, outside of the courts, they will find it easier to manage things and avoid a lot of anger and disappointment, Centrice Mulfinger says, which will ultimately prove more beneficial overall to their families.

At the end of the day, Taylor says, “you need to know, as a parent, that beyond a shadow of a doubt you have done everything for your children to the best of your ability, based on the cards you’ve been dealt and the information and the resources that you have.” T&G Savita Iyer-Ahrestani is a freelance journalist who moved with her family to State College in August. She has worked as a full-time business journalist in New York, and, as a freelancer, has reported from both Europe and Asia. Her features on a variety of topics have appeared in many publications including Business Week, Vogue (Mumbai, India edition), and on CNN.com.

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By Judy Loy, ChFC®

The main goal of investment planning is to provide commonsense guidelines to allow investors and savers to make better decisions and to build their net worth. People are at various points in their lives and, therefore, are looking at different goals.

Here are some ideas to help move your financial planning to the next level.

Start by setting financial goals.

Just as individuals and families have different values, they also will have different financial goals. Typical large financial goals might include saving for a child’s college expenses, home ownership, or retirement.

Prioritizing is important. Two tips to help: You can borrow for college, but you can’t borrow for retirement. Also, buying a large home may be tempting, but think about how the monthly mortgage payment may restrict you from saving for other goals such as vacations or recreational activities.

Create an emergency savings.

Don’t confuse saving with investing. Saving is for short-term objectives or emergencies and is typically invested in assets that do not fluctuate in principal. The first step to financial literacy is to set up a savings account, money market account, or laddered CDs as a safety net. This safety net should be easily accessible and represent three to six months of expenses. This not only alleviates the need to take on credit-card debt or a home-equity loan to get through a rough period, but it also can help avoid pulling funds from long-term investments and derailing your long-term financial goals.

Pay yourself first. For many people, budgets are hard. Make investing easy and automatic by having money from your paycheck credited to your employer’s retirement plan, or deducted from your checking account and invested into an IRA or an investment such as a mutual fund. In this way, money comes out and gets invested before it’s spent elsewhere, creating an easy way to “pay yourself first.” Determine how much money you can save each month — this does not need to be a lot to start, it just needs to be a steady investment that becomes a habit of living. Make saving automatic and increase it at least annually.

Understand investment options and risks. Each type of investment has opportunity for generating a return on investment (ROI) as well as presenting various risks. A financial consultant can help you determine your risk tolerance for investing based on your personality, income, age, and lifestyle. For instance, a savings account at a bank or credit union has a low risk of loss since the funds are insured (up to $250,000), but you might get an ROI of only half a percent, if you are lucky. In contrast, purchasing stock can have a higher risk threshold (i.e., losing a percentage of your initial investment), but you would probably get a higher return over time, such as anywhere from six to 10 percent.

Here are some other investment options to consider: Certificates of Deposit. Called CDs, this investment, which is generally available from a bank or financial institution, offers a predetermined rate of return for a specific period of time. The risk is low, and CDs are typically FDIC insured for the principal, but the return also may be low, and not match inflation.

Common stocks. Also called individual securities or equities, stocks can have a high rate of return but also a high rate of risk since the stock value can change

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quickly based on the performance of the company that issues the stock. Shares of stock represent ownership in a corporation.

Mutual funds. Mutual funds are investments that pool together a group of stocks, bonds, or other investments such as Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). They are managed by an investment company that is skilled at analyzing market trends, stock performances, and other factors to create a portfolio of investments in the fund. The advantage of a mutual fund is that you are investing with many other investors and your investment is professionally managed. The risk of a mutual fund is determined by the investment holdings within the fund. Mutual funds are not guaranteed.

Annuities. There are various types of annuities: deferred, immediate, fixed, and variable. Each works differently and offers unique advantages. Basically, an annuity is an insurance product that guarantees the annuity holder a set amount of money each month for the rest of the person’s life, once the annuity has been locked

(annuitized). The downside is that once the investment is locked, the holder no longer owns the total value of the annuity. Fees can be particularly steep as well. There are many types of annuities and they are very complicated, so if you are interested in this type of investment vehicle, please talk to a financial advisor to get the full explanation.

There are times when an annuity is just the right investment for a client.

Bonds. Also called fixed income, a bond is an interest-bearing security that obligates the issuer to pay the bondholder a specified sum of

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Keep track of how your investments are performing.

Depending on the type of investments you have, you will want to monitor your investments at least quarterly to see how they are performing. Educate yourself about market trends, economic conditions, and individual investment performance.

Stocks have traditionally performed better than just about any other type of investment over time, but the key is to hold them long enough to see the stock increase in value.

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on their overall goals, risk tolerance, and investment choices. Keep in mind that many investment vehicles can have hidden charges. For instance, one of my clients recently asked me to review an annuity she owned. The yearly charges and fees were 3.65 percent, which tended to eat up any returns the annuity had produced.

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By Dan Aiello, CTFA, LPL Investment Advisor Representative Paying off your home and saving for retirement and college for the kids all at the same time can be a daunting task. There are many investment strategies to save for college, but here is a simple, affordable, and tax-efficient account to help meet your goal. Unlike the 529 prepaid tuition account, the 529 highereducation savings plan offers a greater degree of flexibility, investment options, and is the most common account families use in saving for their loved ones’ education.

A 529 higher-education plan is a tax-favored program operated by the state and designed to help families save for future college costs. While fees, fund options, expenses, and performances may vary state to state, as long as the plan satisfies Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code, federal tax law provides benefits for the owner (parent) and beneficiary (child).

For many parents, the 529 savings plan will supplement financial aid when paying college expenses. So the effect that a 529 savings plan has on the approval of financial aid is very important. The accumulated assets in the plan are considered the parents’, and accounted for in the “Expected Family Contribution” calculation of the financial-aid formula. This will better a student’s chances for receiving aid.

As little as $250 opens a 529 savings plan, and additional deposits can be as small as $25.

In general, the 2013 contributions are limited to $14,000 per year. Contributions can then be allocated to a variety of mutual funds across all asset classes similar to choices you may have in your 401k.

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By George Weidlein Having a will is important. It is even more important to have a will that works.

A will is executed on a certain future date and cannot foresee or provide for many events that might take place after its writing. Our obligations change as we move through life — children grow up, elders pass on, charitable and social commitments evolve. You need to look at your will every few years to be sure it is current with the life you are living today.

When you are young, your will should see the needs of a young family, especially the children. Selecting a guardian and providing sound financial management for the education and well-being of youngsters is a top priority. As children mature to young adults, many of these provisions are no longer necessary.

Other events in life have a direct effect on how you might manage your estate.

Inheritances, life estates, or other positive changes in fortune might require more sophisticated planning. This includes seeing that your assets are in your name so they can be distributed in accordance with your wishes.

Your will only directs what happens to items that belong to you. Those items must be in your name alone. Accounts in joint names, accounts in trust for others, and insurance policies and retirement accounts with named beneficiaries (other than your estate) are not controlled by a will.

Your will can provide for trusts that serve a variety of needs. For example,

a trust for an individual with special limitations might require specific language to protect benefits that the individual receives from government sources. This is a way to be sure a special-needs child or grandchild has necessary comforts without jeopardizing medical benefits.

Another trust under your will might protect assets for a professional having a high-liability job. Consider a son or daughter who is a doctor. The money you leave them in trust could not be attached by creditors or pledged against debts during their lifetime, ultimately arriving in the hands of grandchildren.

The biggest choice you have when making a will is the selection of an executor and/or trustee. Neither is an honorary position. Both involve highly responsible administrative tasks requiring timeliness, due diligence, accuracy, diplomacy, patience, and an understanding of the function. Your executor/trustee must follow the instructions in your will and administer the estate or trust accordingly.

Executors and trustees serve as agents of the court. The tasks they must perform include accountings, preparing inheritance and income-tax returns or reports, selling and administering real estate, and giving required notices to beneficiaries. Additional responsibilities involve investment selection and liquidation and other discretionary activity that may be required by the language in the will or other document.

Candidates for executor/trustee include individuals (family or friends) and corporations such as banks with fiduciary powers. Corporate executor/trustees make excellent selections for a variety of reasons.

They are local to the area, know what to do, and have excellent network connections to get it done in a timely and efficient manner.

They have no hard feelings, favorites, or agendas. Total costs of estate administration by a corporate executor are as low as or

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By Larry Mroz, CFP®, PNC Wealth Management Senior Wealth Planner Research suggests that retirement is one of the most stressful events in life. According to a recent PNC survey of 1,200 Americans, one reason may be because many believe they are unprepared financially to retire from their jobs and expect to stay in the workforce longer.

As scary as the thought may be, there are some practical steps that can be taken to assist individuals in planning their futures. Some are easy and some take some effort and commitment, but all are necessary to allow confidence that a comfortable retirement is possible.

In the PNC survey, about four in 10 (42 percent) consider themselves to be “Planners,” who believe they are on track in their retirement preparation.

About a third (35 percent), dubbed “Procrastinators,” recognize the need to prepare but acknowledge they put it off. A final group, tagged “Avoiders” (23 percent), admit they are well behind on their retirement planning.

The result is an almost three-year difference in expected retirement age when each group wants to retire. The “Planners” group expects to retire on average at 65.7 years while the “Avoiders” believe they have to retire at an average age of 68.2.

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Fee-only planning distinguishes itself by strictly adhering to a guideline of accepting no commission compensation from the sale of securities, insurance products, or referrals. Fee-only planners are compensated primarily in three ways: flat fees, percentage of assets under management, and hourly billing for specific tasks (there are hybrid billing variations for unusual situations).

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For patrons and staff members alike, the Tavern Restaurant in State College feels like a family. Since the restaurant opened in 1948, generations of Penn State students have come through its doors as servers, busboys, cashiers, and more, often returning as patrons once they leave the university.

Pat Daugherty and business partner Bill Tucker purchased the restaurant in 1980 from original owners John “Jace” O’Connor and Ralph Yeager. More than 30 years later, Daugherty remains its owner and oversees daily operations. He says the community among Tavern employees and patrons is unlike anything he’s ever seen.

“The kids who come through here are just amazing,” he says. “And our customers know they’re students, so they’re respectful of that.”

That atmosphere and a menu filled with classic dishes prepared daily makes the Tavern a staple for locals and out-of-towners alike.

The following stories are from just a few of the many people who have called the restaurant home over the years.

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A “happy accident” helped Cooper land a job at the Tavern when he was a Penn State student in 1970. He eventually had two sons who also worked at the restaurant when they were Penn State students.

“Our ‘Cheers’ ”

Terry Cooper came to University Park from Penn State Altoona in 1970 and happened into a job at the Tavern through a happy accident.

“Someone there thought I was someone whom they had met at a party, but I wasn’t,” he says. “I had a little bit of training but got myself up and running real quick.”

He worked at the Tavern until he graduated from Penn State in 1972. During his time there, he worked alongside Daugherty.

Cooper made his career as an engineer in the Boston area and retired to State College last year. All the while, he remained in contact with other waiters and visited the Tavern as often as he could.

“I still play golf at Toftrees with someone I worked with as a waiter way back when,” he says. “We always had tickets for football games and would always find a way to get to the Tavern when we came to town … it was like our ‘Cheers,’ so to speak.”

Cooper’s sons, Collin and Brandon, followed in his footsteps as Penn State students and Tavern employees. Collin worked there from 1999 to 2001, and Brandon from 2004 to 2006.

The Cooper family is one of many with multiple generations of Tavern employees. Daugherty says the restaurant’s atmosphere and loyal customers continue to make it a draw for Penn State students.

“I just had my first third-generation employee come in and apply for a job this year,” he says.

“It’s as much the co-workers as anything … kids who work here make friends for life.”

Brandon and Collin Cooper grew up hearing their dad talk about working at the Tavern and say the choice to work there themselves seemed like a no-brainer.

Collin now works as a manager at Apple.

Even though his job has nothing to do with food service, he says the Tavern helped him learn the value of customer service and time management.

“One of the questions I always ask people is if they have food-industry experience because, if they do, they’ll understand time prioritization,” he says. “As a server, I learned to realize what was important in the moment. It’s probably the job I can say I perfected the best.”

Brandon worked at a pizza shop during high school and inquired at several pizza places in State College when he attended Penn State before deciding on the Tavern. He says the restaurant’s commitment to customer service, even on the busiest football weekends, ultimately made the decision an easy one.

“They really understand that you have to do what you need to do to keep your clientele happy at all times,” he says. “If there’s an issue, they’re all a team and want to handle things as quickly as possible and quietly as possible. They really set up a nice environment that way.”

Like his dad, Brandon also found himself bonding with his fellow Tavern employees. He’s part of a Tavern alumni group on Facebook and attends “Tavern Reunion” weekends in State College whenever he can.

“It’s a chance to get to see everyone, kind of a like a high school or college reunion,” he says.

“It’s nice to be in contact with everybody and remind me that working at the Tavern allowed me to develop some really close friends.”

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War stories

Daugherty worked for Lou Berrena while he was a student at Penn State, and Berrena was the head of food-service operations at the HUB. When Berrena retired from the university, Daugherty had another job in mind for him.

“Pat approached me and said, ‘How about coming down and being my bartender?’ ” Berrena says. “I said I would do it for one year … the last thing on my mind at that time was being a bartender.”

That year turned into nearly two decades.

Berrena worked two to three nights per week at the Adam’s Apple and retired when he turned 80 in 2003. While bartending might not have been high on his list initially, he quickly realized it was a way to see his friends, and work without the responsibility that comes with being a manager.

“Lou is a people person and a professional in this business,” Daugherty says. “He and I both worked in the HUB together, and let’s just say that the teacher never quits teaching.”

Berrena says he was best known for his oldfashioneds and vodka martinis. He left the

more modern drinks to his younger co-workers and always worked to help make sure the bar was fully stocked on football weekends.

A World War II veteran, he shares a love of war history with Daugherty. Following the death of his first wife, Berrena and Daugherty traveled to Europe in the summer of 1997 to visit some of battlefields where Berrena fought, and the house in Italy where his father grew up.

Berrena’s son, Matt, himself a service member at the time, served as their guide.

“Pat knew more about the war than I did — and I fought in it,” Berrena says. “That trip will live with me the rest of my life. He’s a very good historian and a very good friend.”

The Pennsylvania Restaurant Association honored Berrena with its Distinguished Service Award in 1998. Daugherty and the Tavern staff nominated Berrena for the award but managed to keep it a surprise until they arrived in Harrisburg for the awards ceremony.

“He was trying to hide it from me and said we were going to Harrisburg for an agricultural thing with my son, Mike,” Berrena says. “I didn’t know anything about the award until we showed up and my whole family was waiting at the hotel in Harrisburg.”

Father’s footsteps

Berrena worked nearly two decades behind the bar at the Adam’s Apple.

Margaret Gray is part of another Tavern family. Her father, Peter Neely, worked at the restaurant during its early years in the 1950s.

Gray was born in State College and worked at the Tavern in 1978 and 1979 during her time as a Penn State student.

“My dad was one of the first maître d’s they had,” she says. “He was from Franklin, Pennsylvania, and so was Jace O’Connor, so they got along really well.”

Gray moved back to State College last year and now works as an associate director for Penn State’s Social Science Research Institute.

She and her husband, David, eat at the Tavern once or twice per month.

Though she didn’t work for Daugherty at the Tavern, she’s got-

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While she didn’t work for current owner Daugherty (left) when she worked at the Tavern, Gray has gotten to know him well, especially after she moved back to State College last year.

ten to know him and says he’s maintained many of the same traditions she remembers from the restaurant’s early days — including her favorite dish, chocolate almond cheesecake.

“There’s much that looks and feels as it always has,” Gray says. “They’ve kept some of the same recipes, and a lot of the prints and memorabilia and furniture are the same.”

Some things, however, have changed for the better over time.

“I remember Jace used to come and type the menu every day, and now it’s so much easier with word processing,” she says.

Another big change is the fact that women now work as servers. When Gray worked at the restaurant, women were employed only as cashiers and hostesses.

She can still recall her regular customers and the family atmosphere the Tavern created for them.

“The Tavern environment is very much a family environment,” she says. “I had my regulars who would come in once a week, or sometimes more often … it was nice to get to be part of their lives.”

“Team Tav”

Tara Branigan started working at the Tavern in 2006 at age 16 while a student at State College Area High School. She quickly found herself part of what she describes as “Team Tav,” and stayed through her graduation from Penn State.

“Every new person who comes is kind of enveloped into the group,” she says. “It’s like our

own little university within Penn State. I definitely feel like I spent the most time with the people I worked with at the Tavern.”

Branigan moved to Washington, DC, after graduation, but told Daugherty she should still be available for football weekends if he needed help. During the summer, she accepted a consulting position at Surge Business Development in State College and moved back to the area.

She says she’s excited to have the Tavern back in her life on a regular basis. She is particularly excited about the restaurant’s new brunch offering, which was an important meal for her in Washington.

Branigan followed in her older brother’s footsteps as a Tavern employee, and both ended up living in the apartments above the restaurant during their time as employees.

“I think it’s common for siblings and groups

Branigan, who started working at the Tavern when she was a student at State College Area High School, says the Tavern employees form their “own little university within Penn State.”

of family members to work there,” she says. “But eventually, all of the employees end up morphing into one giant family themselves.” T&G Jenna Spinelle is a freelance writer in State College. She works in Penn State’s Undergraduate Admissions Office and is an adjunct lecturer in the College of Communications.

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The Great Pumpkin — And All of

Its Possibilities

By Aimee Morgan

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Recently, I tried pumpkin pancakes for the first time at a quaint diner in Pittsburgh. It was the perfect pumpkin pancake, if there ever was one. It had me thinking about not only how delicious pumpkins are but also how many uses they have.

Pumpkins can be in your favorite soup, ravioli, or beer, or perhaps you like to relish the view of rows and rows of orange from a hayride at a local farm — and even take one home to carve some intricate design on and showcase it in front of your home.

However you enjoy pumpkins, Centre County has many options to explore just what this unique squash has to offer.

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For owner and head chef Sean Kelly of Kelly’s Steak and Seafood in Boalsburg, picking out the right pumpkin is important for his annual pumpkin bisque, served every November.

“Normally we try to rotate our seasonal soup pretty frequently, but the entire month of November we run the pumpkin bisque,” he says. “It’s a pretty ‘handsy’ soup to make. It takes a little while — there’s a lot more steps than a lot of our other soups, but the end result is definitely worth it.”

He explains that when you are picking out a pumpkin to bake with, you want to stay away from the big jack-o’-lantern pumpkins and go with smaller pumpkins that weigh around five pounds.

“Whenever you make your own pumpkin puree, what you want to do is cut the pumpkin horizontally — put the pumpkin on its side so the tops and bottoms are on its side.

And you want to preheat your oven to about 350 degrees. You want to scoop out all the insides, and save the seeds. Toasted pumpkin seeds are really good, and we put kosher salt on ours,” he says.

He explains that after scooping out all the “insides,” lay the pumpkins on a sheet pan cut-side down, and bake them in the oven for about 90 minutes.

“You should be able to feel that they’ve gotten pretty soft on the inside, and then you just scoop out all the ‘flesh, all the guts,’ and you just put it in a blender and puree it, and you have your pumpkin puree, and it’s all set to go,” he says.

He recommends adding traditional pumpkin-pie spices.

Kelly’s serves a butternut-squash ravioli from Fasta & Ravioli Co., with a sauce that includes some of the pumpkin puree leftover, and mixes it with a reduced garlic cream sauce. It is topped with a crème fraiche and some seasoned pecans. Kelly’s also carries pumpkin ale in bottles, and Oktoberfest beer on draft.

Way Fruit Farm in Port Matilda has been a family-owned and operated farm since 1826, and is a popular place for not only local produce but also for their fall festivals nearly every Saturday in October.

“During those festivals, you can get a free wagon ride to our pumpkin patches and pick your own pumpkin,” co-owner Megan Way Coopey says. “Our Way Café and Bakery offer pumpkin goodies all fall, including pumpkin cookies, pumpkin pie,

Way Fruit Farm has fall festivals nearly every Saturday in October. Visitors can get a free wagon ride to the farm’s pumpkin patch to pick their own pumpkins.

pumpkin log, pumpkin bread/muffins. Don’t forget to stop by and enjoy one of our freshbaked pumpkin donuts this fall, too!”

She says the farm has been growing pumpkins for more than 30 years, and explains the process of growing them.

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“Pumpkins are planted in the spring, around the beginning of April. Pumpkins can get mildew on their leaves, which can kill them if it’s really wet weather, but for the most part they are hardy, unless there’s a severe drought,” she says. “Pumpkins get bigger when there’s more rain, which means bigger jack-o’-lanterns — but heavier pumpkins to carry in from the field!”

Just as Kelly notes, Coopey says jack-o’lantern-type pumpkins are inedible except for the seeds.

“If you want to make a pie, you must buy a ‘pie pumpkin,’ usually smaller and freckled, because they have more meaty flesh and less seeds inside,” she says.

She finds it interesting that Mother Nature has her own way of helping to clean up their farm once the pumpkin season is over. Whitetailed deer like to kick open the old softer pumpkins and nibble the seeds inside.

She also explains how the farm, during the fall, helps out some people in need.

“Ten percent of all of our proceeds from our apple festivals in October are donated to the Rose of Sharon Orphanage in the Dominican Republic. My parents have been involved with this mission through their church for over 10 years,” she says.

Her parents travel to the Dominican Republic at least twice a year to deliver funds raised to continue construction/maintenance of the school and dormitories. The funds also help provide Christmas gifts, and food.

“We are only able to support this orphanage as much as we do because our local customers support us,” Coopey says.

• • • Harner Farm in State College, another local family-owned farm, has been in the Harner family since 1945. It has eight acres of pumpkins and gourds this year.

“Pumpkins are planted from seed sometime in June or early July. This year, with all the wet weather, it was a challenge to get in the fields, so we got delayed on some planting by three weeks,” says Chris Harner, whose parents, Dan and Pam Harner, now own the farm.

Chris says, depending on the variety, it can

Harner Farm has eight acres of pumpkins and gourds this year.

take 90 to 120 days from planting until you have a mature pumpkin, and explains how tough pumpkins can be to grow.

“Weather is the biggest challenge throughout the year. Too wet in the spring, like this year, too cool like it was in July, plants grow slower; excessive heat, the plant does not grow. If it’s too dry, the plants are under stress, grow poorly, and affect the size of the pumpkins. Hail can ruin the ride, or surface, of the pumpkin,” he says.

He adds that the farm has 100 acres, with 50 aces in fruit and the rest is divided up in other crops. The farm has hayrides, a corn maze, and a “haunted” store in the fall.

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The Arboretum at Penn State (2)

This year, the Arboretum at Penn State holds its third Pumpkin Festival October 13-19 with a primary focus on a community jack-o’-lantern contest.

On Sunday and Monday, October 13 and 14, they will distribute approximately 750 pumpkins free (first come/first served) to anyone who registers to enter the contest.

The Pumpkin Festival at the Arboretum at Penn State includes an annual jack-o’-lantern contest that is free to enter.

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Those who do not receive a pumpkin at the arboretum may still enter the contest by providing their own pumpkins, explains Kate Reeder, event and marketing coordinator for the Arboretum at Penn State.

“All of the arboretum staff participates in planning and conducting the festival. The director of horticulture arranges for the purchase of the pumpkins and organizes and oversees the volunteers and garden crew that stage the festival,” she says. “So far, we have invited experienced carvers to create jack-o’-lanterns to enhance the festival atmosphere in the gardens and to complement the seasonal displays.”

Last year, Penn State student Jaeyoung Choe, 19, heard about the arboretum’s pumpkin contest through his economics professor and thought it would be fun to give it a try. He placed third in the contest.

“It took me around two hours over a span of two days to carve it, and then an additional half-hour spent on touch-ups,” he says. “I opted to use clay-sculpting tools over a knife because I thought it would give me better precision. I also didn’t trust myself with a knife,

especially considering the fact that I’ve never carved a pumpkin before.

“Learning how to scoop out the seeds for the first time was definitely an interesting, albeit messy, experience. I wanted to carve the face of Adam Smith, the economist, so I played with depth and layers to make it look as realistic as possible. I don’t know if I succeeded in that regard, though. One of the people running the contest complimented me on my portrayal of President Obama.”

He says that while it first started out as a whim to earn some extra credit, “seeing all the lit-up pumpkins at night at the arboretum was really beautiful.”

Reeder says all entries must be brought to the gardens and registered on October 17-18.

Each person submitting one of the first 100 entries receives a gift certificate for the Penn State Berkey Creamery. Judging will be done by a panel of campus and community leaders.

The public can view the lighted-up entries 6 to 9 p.m. October 18 and 19. Light refreshments, such as popcorn, apples, and hot chocolate will be available for free from 4 to 8 p.m. on October 19.

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Mike Smith, head brewer at the Gamble Mill Restaurant and Microbrewery in Bellefonte, says pumpkins can be used in a lot of different styles of beers.

“The interesting thing for me with pumpkin beers is how the brewer executes it, and what the final product is like,” says Smith, who spent part of his career at Dogfish Head, which has its popular Punkin Ale. Smith started out as a home brewer in 2002, shortly after graduating from Penn State.

“That first batch was brewed with my brother as a Father’s Day gift for our dad. I continued to home brew for the next couple years and eventually decided to get a little more serious about it and go back to school for it,” he says.

Although the Gamble Mill won’t be brewing pumpkin ale this year, Smith won’t rule out brewing one in the future, and explains the process of brewing it.

“The process can vary a bit. It really depends on where in the process the brewer wants to use the pumpkin,” he says. “It is probably most commonly added to the mash

[mixture of hot water and malted grains, primarily barley]. It can cause some issues in the lautering process, which can be compared to straining the liquid out of the solids.”

He says the pumpkin can sometimes bind things up, making the straining very slow and difficult.

“This is highly dependent on how much pumpkin is used. Most brewers also add some spices to their pumpkin beer,” he says. “These would be the common pumpkin-pie spices (nutmeg, clove, cinnamon). The spices are typically added at the end of the boil.”

According to Smith, pumpkin brews can be light in color or really dark; they can be high or low in alcohol content, have differing degrees of bitterness, and different fermentation profiles.

“The options can really go on and on,” he says.

“The diversity and creativity of the brewers and their techniques are really some of the more exciting aspects of brewing with pumpkins.” 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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TACKLING GRIDIRON CONCUSSIONS

With football season in full swing and football injuries on the rise, national attention has been drawn to the number of concussions plaguing players. WPSU is featuring three productions on the topic this month, including FRONTLINE’s “League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis.”

In this special investigation, airing Tuesday, October 8, at 9 p.m., FRONTLINE joins prize-winning journalists Steve Fainaru and Mark Fainaru-Wada to reveal the hidden story of the NFL and brain injuries, drawn from their forthcoming book League of Denial. On Thursday, October 10, at 8 p.m., WPSU’s Conversations LIVE will tackle the topic, allowing viewers to join the conversation with its interactive setup. On Sunday, October 20, at 7 p.m., WPSU will air The Smartest Team: Making High School Football Safer, which will examine how young athletes can be better protected on the field.

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Bob Waggoner — chef, author, and TV host — will introduce Happy Valley to an extraordinary French-influenced Southern culinary experience at the 22nd Annual Connoisseur’s Dinner on Saturday, February 1, 2014. Patrons of the annual fundraising event for WPSU can preview Waggoner’s talents as season one of his new public television series, Sing for Your Supper with Bob Waggoner, will premiere on WPSU-TV on Saturday, October 5, at 1:30 p.m. The show takes place before a live audience on the stage of Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium as Waggoner demonstrates how to bring French cuisine to the everyday table. In each episode, Waggoner calls upon a guest from the audience to assist him, along with a sommelier, and a country music artist. As thanks, these musicians must then “sing for their supper.”

JAZZ@thePalmer

The final concert of this year’s Jazz@thePalmer concert series will feature a student ensemble from the Penn State School of Music under the direction of Dan Yoder. The group will perform in Palmer Lipcon Auditorium at the Palmer Museum of Art on Thursday, October 24, at 7:30 p.m. Seating is limited for this free concert; for ticket information, visit wpsu.org/jazzatthepalmer. Beginning in January, the concert series will be broadcast as part of the weekly WPSU Jazz program, Fridays at 10 p.m., on WPSU-FM.

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penn state diary Penn State University Archives (2)

The Sport of Scheduling Class registration used to be an action-packed adventure

By Lee Stout

I imagine many people think an archivist never throws anything away. Of course, weeding your home storage areas is dreary work, but every so often a treasure emerges. This one was from my wife’s freshman year at the Behrend campus in Erie. A simple postcard from the Dean of Student Affairs announced the registration schedule for winter term, 1966. This little time capsule took us back to an era when automation was gradually changing one of the traditional roles of the registrar.

The postcard divided the student body by term standing and alphabetical groupings. Students were then given a time slot to enter registration to sign up for that term’s classes. They should have already seen their academic advisors, planned a schedule, and obtained their preregistration materials, but once they entered the large room, it was every man and woman for themself.

Penn State’s registrar was one of the early adopters of IBM data-processing equipment. Beginning in the 1930s, punch-card machines, sorters, tabulating machines, and printers were used to juggle and track all sorts of information about students. These were not computers, of course, and there was no such thing as networking, let alone the Internet, but they streamlined procedures that previously had been done manually.

Behrend’s comparatively small number of students probably received personal attention from the staff and faculty who handled registration on that Friday, January 17, 1966. At University Park, however, it was a different matter. I was a thirdterm freshman that January, and our registration process lasted several days, with the action taking place in Rec Hall.

Just as at Behrend, we were assigned a time slot based on term standing and alphabetical grouping (these rotated every term out of

Above, students line up outside of Rec Hall to schedule classes for winter term. Inside, the arena floor, at times, “seemed more like a commodity trading floor than an academic exercise.”

fairness, so Ms. Adams didn’t always have the advantage over Mr. Zimmerman). That January, we stood out in the snow, lined up along the north side of Rec Hall, and waited our turn.

When the doors opened, we were ushered into a section of upper-level seating until the crowd before us seemed to be moving satisfactorily.

Then it began. We received our IBM-card packs with various directory-information cards and the pink number-six cards, each for a seat in a particular class section for which you had preregistered — assuming that there was room.

If your term standing was not high enough, you might have been bounced into a different section, perhaps at a less desirable time — say TuesdayThursday-Saturday at 8 a.m. Alternatively, your schedule might have become so conflicted that you were left with holes where courses should have

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been, meaning insufficient credits to keep you in full-time status.

If you were happy with your schedule, you received your matriculation card for the term, which was your pass to free student activities and sporting events, and you were out the door ready to start classes. However, if there was a problem, you were in the “arena” and no one could tell when you might emerge, or with what kind of schedule.

The arena occupied the entire main floor of Rec Hall and consisted of rings of tables with stations for every department’s classes. If you needed a different section of German 2, you headed for the table with the “German” sign hanging above it and waited in line until it was your turn to ask for what was available. If there was a number-six card left in the box for the section you wanted, then hallelujah! You’d completed another step in the quest for a workable schedule, and you could proceed on to the next desk.

Like Go Fish, you had to play the game. If the section you wanted was full, you could trade one section for another, choose a different German course, or give up German altogether. Others waited patiently to see if someone would give back a number-six card for the section they wanted.

Although hectic, time could float by in the arena for everyone, regardless of which side of the table you were on. Sometimes, it seemed more like a commodity trading floor than an academic exercise. Apocryphal tales of students stuck for hours, if not days, on the floor haunted those who entered the arena.

Eventually, however, you made the best schedule you could, turned in your cards, and left the building, wondering what those classes would be like. If they weren’t satisfactory, then you had 10 days to “drop-add” — basically repeating the same process, but now going building to building, tracking the elusive class section that would be just right.

In later years, improved computers, networking, and databases made it possible to register over the phone, and then online. The chaos of arena registration became only a memory, but for those who went through it, the experience became an indelible part of your years as a Penn State student. T&G Lee Stout is Librarian Emeritus, Special Collections for Penn State.

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Mark McLaughlin & Shaver’s Creek

Despite growing up a stone’s throw from Newark, N.J., Mark McLaughlin and his boyhood friends spent their free time on bikes and in fields and forests. When he realized he could study biology and then earn a living outdoors, he was hooked. With a bachelor’s degree in wildlife biology from the University of Vermont and a master’s in environmental education from Montclair State University, he signed on at Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center 20 years ago and has been director for about eight years.

Most people know Shaver’s Creek as a destination for birds of prey exhibits, nature programs, and the Fall Harvest Festival featuring the Children’s Halloween Trail (Oct. 26-27), but McLaughlin says the center’s “secret ingredient” is the Penn State students who get hands-on experience teaching about the natural world, enriching their academic careers and Penn State’s outreach programs for the community.

Founded in 1976, Shaver’s Creek is into its third generation of children learning about everything from reptiles to recycling (the environmental center has a zerowaste goal; a fall festival bringing in 2,000 visitors typically produces less than one garbage bag of trash). McLaughlin and his wife, Laurie, a Shaver’s Creek instructor, bring their own two kids, Brian and Sean, to the center. Mark is living his childhood dream: Looking at owls outside his office window and teaching children on discovery walks.

“I love seeing the school kids outside on their visits.”

The Penn State Bookstore thanks Mark McLaughlin and all faculty and staff who carry out the university’s mission every day.

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Coming to Bryce Jordan Center

October 3 OneRepublic TBA

5 The Great Insect Fair 10 a.m.

10 Bassnectar 7 p.m.

12 Penn State Tailgreat!: Michigan 2 p.m.

13 B.B. King 7:30 p.m.

14 Rod Stewart/Boz Scaggs 7 p.m.

17 Graduate & Professional School Week 1:30 p.m.

19 Nine Inch Nails 8 p.m.

22 Ag Career Day 9 a.m.

October 1 What’s Happening Deadline for submitting events for the December issue is October 31.

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The Nittany Valley Symphony opens its season performing Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with the State College Choral Society.

The Centre County United Way holds its Day of Caring.

11 The Pegula Ice Arena opens with Penn State’s men’s ice hockey team hosting Army.

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Columbus Day.

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Centre Region Parks & Rec holds its Halloween Costume Parade in downtown State College.

12 Penn State football hosts Michigan in its homecoming game.

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Rod Stewart visits the Bryce Jordan Center with Boz Scaggs.

Singer/ songwriters Mary Chapin Carpenter and Shawn Colvin perform at Eisenhower Auditorium.

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Umphrey's McGee returns to the State Theatre

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The Metropolitan Live in HD season continues at the State Theatre with Shostakovich’s The Nose.

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Halloween.

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Academics 18-19 – State College Area School District, no school K-12.

Children & Families 7, 14, 21, 28 – Saturday Stories Alive!, Schlow Centre Region Library, S.C., 11 a.m., www.schlowlibrary.org.

9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30 – Baby & Me Storytime, Schlow Centre Region Library, S.C., 9:30 a.m., www.schlowlibrary.org.

9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30 – Tales for Twos, Schlow Centre Region Library, S.C., 10:30 a.m., www.schlowlibrary.org.

11, 18, 25 – Everybody Storytime, Schlow Centre Region Library, S.C., 10:30 a.m., www.schlowlibrary.org.

11, 18, 25 – 3s, 4s, 5s Storytime, Schlow Centre Region Library, S.C., 9:30 a.m., www.schlowlibrary.org.

Classes & Lectures 1 – Central PA Civil War Round Table: “Battle of Chickamauga,” by Angie Atkinson, PA Military Museum, Boalsburg, 7 p.m., 861-0770.

1, 15 – “A Joint Venture,” a free class on hip and knee replacements, Mount Nittany Medical Center, S.C., 11 a.m. Oct. 1, 7 p.m. Oct. 15, 278-4810.

2 – The Art of Poetry: “Lottery Ticket,” by Heather Corbally Bryant, Palmer Museum of Art, PSU, 12:10 p.m., www.palmermuseum.psu.edu.

2 – “After Gettysburg: The Battle Dead & The Families They Left Behind,” by Carol Reardon, PA Military Museum, Boalsburg, 7:30 p.m., www.pamilmuseum.org.

4 – Penn State Forum Series: “The Life and Work of Andrew Wyeth,” by Victoria Browning Wyeth, Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, PSU, 11:30 a.m., pennstateforum.psu.edu.

10 – Research Unplugged: “Bullies and Bystanders: How to Prevent Harassment and Violence in Schools,” by Jolynn Carney and Richard Hazler, Schlow Centre Region Library, S.C., 12:30 p.m., www.schlowlibrary.org.

12 – Huddle with the Faculty: “Forever Young: The Aging Athlete,” by Matthew Silvis, Nittany Lion Inn, PSU, 9 a.m., alumni.psu.edu.

14 – “Flower Girls and Mountain Men: Postwar Prints in the Crosscurrents of Japanese Visual Culture,” by Bert Winther-Tamaki, Palmer Museum of Art, PSU, 4:30 p.m., www.palmermuseum.psu.edu.

14 – Introduction to the Ovulation Method of Natural Family Planning, Schlow Centre Region Library, S.C., 7 p.m., fertility.appreciation@gmail.com.

14 – “Obamacare & The Media,”

by Phil Galewitz, State Theatre, S.C., 7:30 p.m.

15 – “Crisis Communication: What to Do (and Not) When Things Go Wrong,” by Steven Fink, HUB Auditorium, PSU, 7 p.m.

17 – Research Unplugged: “American Treasures: Archaeology Meets ‘Reality’ TV” by Kirk French, Schlow Centre Region Library, S.C., 12:30 p.m., www.schlowlibrary.org.

17 – Family Medicine Seminar: Bronchial Thermoplasty, Mount Nittany Medical Center, S.C., 6:30 p.m., 234-6738.

18 – Gallery Talks: “The Specter of War: Philip Evergood’s End of Summer, 1942,”

by Joyce Robinson and Nina Santarelli, Palmer Museum of Art, PSU, 12:10 p.m., www.palmermuseum.psu.edu.

18 – Science Pub: “The Science of Beer,” State Theatre, S.C., 7 p.m., www.thestatetheatre.org.

24 – Research Unplugged: “Score! The Impact of Music in Hollywood Movies”

by Charles Youmans, Schlow Centre Region Library, S.C., 12:30 p.m., www.schlowlibrary.org.

25 – Penn State Forum Series: “The Digital Revolution: Transforming Higher Education,”

by Joel Myers, Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, PSU, 11:30 a.m., pennstateforum.psu.edu.

25 – Gallery Talks: “Uncanny Congruencies,”

by Micaela Amateau Amato, Palmer Museum of Art, PSU, 12:10 p.m., www.palmermuseum.psu.edu.

29 – Geek Speak, Schlow Centre Region Library, S.C., 7 p.m., www.schlowlibrary.org.

31 – Research Unplugged: “The Secret Lives of Bats: Why Bats Matter and How We Can Help Them,” by Michael Gannon and Doug Wentzel, Schlow Centre Region Library, S.C., 12:30 p.m., www.schlowlibrary.org.

Club Events 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 – S.C. Sunrise Rotary Club mtg., Hotel State College, S.C., 7:15 a.m., kfragola@psualum.com.

2, 16 – Outreach Toastmasters Meeting, 329 Bldg. Room 413, PSU, noon, kbs131@psu.edu.

3 – 148th PA Volunteer Infantry Civil War Reenactment Group mtg., Hoss’s Steak and Sea House, S.C., 7:30 p.m., 861-0770.

3, 10, 17, 24, 31 – State College Downtown Rotary mtg., Damon’s Grill & Sports Bar, S.C., noon, http://centrecounty.org/rotary/club/.

5, 12, 19, 26 – Go Club, Schlow Centre Region Library, 1:30 p.m., www.schlowlibrary.org.

7, 21 – Knitting Club, Schlow Centre Region Library, S.C., 6:30 p.m., www.schlowlibrary.org.

8 – Women’s Mid Day Connection Luncheon, Mountain View Country Club, Boalsburg, 11:45 a.m., 355-7615.

9 – Women’s Welcome Club of State College, Oakwood Presbyterian Church (not church affiliated), S.C., 7 p.m., www.womenswelcomeclub.org.

10, 24 – Embroidery Club, Schlow Centre Region Library, S.C., 6:30 p.m., www.schlowlibrary.org.

15 – Women’s Welcome Club of State College Coffee/Tea, Oakwood Presbyterian Church (not church affiliated), S.C., 8:30-11:30 a.m., www.womenswelcomeclub.org.

23 – Applique Club, Schlow Centre Region Library, S.C., 6 p.m., 237-0167.

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23 – State College Bird Club, Foxdale Village, S.C., 7 p.m., www.scbirdcl.org.

Community Associations & Development 2 – Entrepreneurial Women’s Expo, Celebration Hall, S.C., 7 a.m., www.ewesc.com.

3 – Borough of State College’s Lunch & Learn: Regional Planning, State College Borough Building, S.C., noon, www.statecollege.pa.us.

3 – CBICC Business After Hours hosted by The University Club, 331 W. College Ave., S.C. 5:30 p.m., 234-1829 or www.cbicc.org.

9 – CBICC Member Information Session, 200 Innovation Blvd. Ste. 150, S.C., 8:15 a.m., 234-1829 or www.cbicc.org.

10 – Centre County TRIAD meeting: Medicare Insurance Updates, Centre LifeLink EMS, S.C., 10 a.m., 237-8932 or 237-3130.

15 – Spring Creek Watershed Association mtg., Patton Township Mun. Bldg., S.C., 7:30 a.m., www.springcreekwatershed.org.

16 – CBICC Free Workshop, 200 Innovation Blvd.

Ste. 150, S.C., 8:30 a.m., 234-1829 or www.cbicc.org.

17 – CBICC Business After Hours hosted by the Hite Company, 1245 Benner Pike, S.C. 5:30 p.m., 234-1829 or www.cbicc.org.

23 – Patton Township Business Association Lunch, Patton Twp. Municipal Bldg., S.C., noon, 237-2822.

Exhibits Ongoing-December 8 – American Block and Burin: Wood Engravings 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-December 1 – Joanne Landis, Art Ally, HUB-Robeson Center, studentaffairs.psu. edu/hub/artgalleries/.

Ongoing-December 1 – School of Visual Arts Alumni Work from Faculty Collections, Robeson Gallery, PSU, studentaffairs.psu.edu/hub/artgalleries/.

Ongoing-December 8 – Crossing Borders: A Conversation, HUB Gallery, PSU, studentaffairs.psu.edu/hub/artgalleries/.

Ongoing-December 15 – Recent Acquisitions, Palmer Museum of Art, PSU, 10 a.m.4:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat., noon-4 p.m. Sun., www.palmermuseum.psu.edu.

Ongoing-December 15 – Uncanny Congruencies, Palmer Museum of Art, PSU, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat., noon-4 p.m. Sun., www.palmermuseum.psu.edu.

Ongoing-December 22 – A Common Canvas: Pennsylvania’s New Deal Post Office Murals, Centre Furnace Mansion, S.C., 1-4 p.m. Wed., Fri., & Sun. Ongoing-December 31 – Eat Well, Play Well, Discovery Space of Central PA, S.C., www.mydiscoveryspace.org.

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Ongoing-January 14 – Shawn Davis, Display Cases, HUB-Robeson Center, PSU, studentaffairs.psu.edu/hub/artgalleries/.

4 – Paper Views: 2000+ Art Made Since the State of the New Millennium, Palmer Museum of Art, PSU, 10 a.m., www.palmermuseum.psu.edu.

Health Care For schedule of blood drives visit www.cccredcross.org or www.givelife.org.

3 – The Children and Families with Type 1 Diabetes Support Group, Mount Nittany Medical Center, S.C., 6:30 p.m., 777-4664.

4 – Alzheimer’s/Dementia Support Group, Mount Nittany Dining Room at the Inn at Brookline, S.C., 1 p.m., 234-3141.

7 – Breast Cancer Support Group, Mount Nittany Medical Center, S.C., 5:30 p.m., 231-7005.

8 – Alzheimer’s/Dementia Support Group, Mount Nittany Dining Room at the Inn at Brookline, S.C., 6:30 p.m., 234-3141.

8 – Brain Injury Support Group, HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehab Hospital, Pleasant Gap, 7 p.m., 359-3421.

9 – The Diabetes Support Group, Centre Region Senior Center, S.C., 10:15 a.m., 231.7095.

9 – The Fertility Issues and Loss Support Group, Choices (2214 N. Atherton St.), S.C., 6:30 p.m., www.heartofcpa.org.

10 – The Diabetes Support Group, Mount Nittany Medical Center, S.C., 6 p.m., 231-3076.

13 – The Ostomy Support Group, Mount Nittany Medical Center, S.C., 2 p.m., 234-6195.

15 – Multiple Sclerosis Support Group, HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehab Hospital, Outpatient Entrance, Pleasant Gap, 6 p.m., 359-3421.

17 – Better Breathers Support Group, HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehab Hospital, Pleasant Gap, 2 p.m., 359-3421.

17 – 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.

21 – Cancer Survivor Support Group, Centre County United Way, S.C., 11:30 a.m., www.cancersurvive.org.

25 – Your Affordable Care Act Road Map, Celebration Hall, S.C., 8 a.m., 355-6716 or ssschuckers@centrecountypa.gov.

28 – Heart Failure Support Group, HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehab Hospital, Pleasant Gap, 4 p.m., 359-3421.

29 – Stroke Support Group, HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehab Hospital, Pleasant Gap, 4 p.m., 359-3421.

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Music 2 – Billy Bragg, State Theatre, S.C., 8 p.m., www.thestatetheatre.org.

3 – OneRepublic, BJC, PSU, TBA, www.bjc.psu.edu.

4 – PSU School of Music: Chamber Orchestra, Esber Recital Hall, PSU, 8 p.m., 863-1118.

5 – Nittany Valley Symphony presents “Beethoven’s Ninth,” Eisenhower Auditorium, PSU, 7:30 p.m., www.nvs.org.

5 – PSU School of Music: Fall Choral Collage, Pasquerilla Spiritual Center Worship Hall, PSU, 8 p.m., 863-1118.

6 – PSU School of Music: Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band, Eisenhower Auditorium, PSU, 4 p.m., 863-1118.

6 – Paint the Mill Pink: A Benefit Concert for the Centre County Breast Cancer Coalition, Gamble Mill Restaurant & Microbrewery, Bellefonte, 5 p.m., www.gamblemill.com.

9 – St. Lawrence String Quartet, Schwab Auditorium, PSU, 7:30 p.m., www.cpa.psu.edu.

10 – Bassnectar, BJC, PSU, 7 p.m., www.bjc.psu.edu.

10 – PSU School of Music: Philharmonic Orchestra, Eisenhower Auditorium, PSU, 8 p.m., 863-1118.

11 – NEEDTOBREATHE, State Theatre, S.C., 8:30 p.m., www.thestatetheatre.org.

13 – B.B. King, BJC, PSU, 7:30 p.m., www.bjc.psu.edu.

13 – PSU School of Music: Essence of Joy, Esber Recital Hall, PSU, 4 p.m., 863-1118.

13 – PSU School of Music: Dimensions in Jazz, Esber Recital Hall, PSU, 8 p.m., 863-1118.

14 – Rod Stewart/Boz Scaggs, BJC, PSU, 7 p.m., www.bjc.psu.edu.

15 – Patti Smith, Eisenhower Auditorium, PSU, 7:30 p.m., 800-ARTS-TIX. 16 – The Art of Music: Air Dynamics, Palmer Museum of Art, PSU, 12:10 p.m., www.palmermuseum.psu.edu.

17 – PSU School of Music: Percussion Ensemble I and Mallet Ensemble, Esber Recital Hall, PSU, 8 p.m., 863-1118.

19 – PSU School of Music: Men in Song, Esber Recital Hall, PSU, 10 a.m., 863-1118.

19 – Acoustic Brew: Beppe Gambetta, WPSU Studios, PSU, 7:30 p.m., www.acousticbrew.org.

19 – Mary Chapin Carpenter and Shawn Colvin, Eisenhower Auditorium, PSU, 7:30 p.m., www.cpa.psu.edu.

19 – Nine Inch Nails, BJC, PSU, 8 p.m., www.bjc.psu.edu.

20 – PSU School of Music: Flute Day, Esber Recital Hall, PSU, 9 a.m., 863-1118.

21 – Umphrey’s McGee, State Theatre, S.C., 9 p.m., www.thestatetheatre.org.

22 – Doc Severinsen and His Big Band, Eisenhower Auditorium, PSU, 7:30 p.m., www.cpa.psu.edu.

24 – Jazz at the Palmer: School of Music Student Jazz Group, Palmer Museum of Art, PSU, 7:30 p.m., www.palmermuseum.psu.edu.

28 – PSU School of Music: American Brass Quintet, Esber Recital Hall, PSU, 7 p.m., 863-1118.

28 – PSU School of Music: Raymond Mase and Kevin Cobb of the American Brass Quintet, 110 Music Building I, PSU 8:30 p.m., 863-1118.

28 – PSU School of Music: David Wakefield of the American Brass Quintet, 122 Music Building II, PSU, 8:30 p.m., 863-1118.

28 – PSU School of Music: Michael Powell and John D. Rojak of the American Brass Quintet, Esber Recital Hall, PSU, 8:30 p.m., 863-1118.

30 – American Brass Quintet, Schwab Auditorium, PSU, 7:30 p.m., www.cpa.psu.edu.

31 – PSU School of Music: Tubaween, Esber Recital Hall, PSU, 8 p.m., 863-1118.

Special Events 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 – Boalsburg Farmers’ Market, PA Military Museum, Boalsburg, 2 p.m., www.boalsburgfarmersmarket.com.

1, 8, 15, 22, 29 – State College Tuesday Farmer’s Market, Locust Lane, S.C., 11:30 a.m., www.statecollegefarmers.com.

2, 9, 16, 23, 30 – Lemont Farmers’ Market, Lemont Granary, Lemont, 2 p.m., www.lemontvillage.org.

3 – Centre County United Way’s Day of Caring, varied locations, all day, www.ccunitedway.org.

4-6 – Fly-In at Centre Hall, Centre Airpark, Centre Hall, www.eaa1327.org.

4-25 – Penn’s Cave Flashlight Tours, Penn’s Cave, Centre Hall, www.pennscave.com.

4-26 (Fri & Sat.) – Lincoln Caverns “Ghosts & Goblins," Lincoln Caverns, Huntingdon, lincolncaverns.com.

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4, 11, 18, 25 – State College Farmers’ Market, Locust Lane, S.C., 11:30 a.m., www.statecollegefarmers.com.

5 – Apple Cider Demonstration Day, Way Fruit Farm, Port Matilda, 9 a.m., www.wayfruitfarm.com.

5 – The Great Insect Fair, BJC, PSU, 10 a.m., www.bjc.psu.edu.

5-7 – Boalsburg Columbus Ball & Heritage Festival, Boalsburg, www.boalmuseum.com.

5-6 – Then & Now Living History Encampment, PA Military Museum, Boalsburg, 10 a.m., www.pamilmuseum.org.

5-12 – Penn State Homecoming, PSU, homecoming.psu.edu.

5, 12, 19, 26 – Bellefonte Farmers’ Market, Gamble Mill, Bellefonte, 8 a.m., www.buylocalpa.org.

5, 12, 19, 26 – Flea and Farmers’ Market, Grange Fairgrounds, Centre Hall, 8 a.m., centralpaflea.net.

5, 12, 19, 26 – Millheim Farmers’ Market, American Legion Pavilion, Millheim, 9 a.m., www.oldgreggschool.com.

5, 12, 19, 26 – North Atherton Farmers’ Market, Home Depot, S.C., 10 a.m., www.nathertonmarket.com.

6 – Step 2 Safety Race, Blue & White Courses, PSU, noon, ccwrc.org.

12-13 – Horticulture Show, Snider Ag Arena, PSU, 9 a.m., www.agsci.psu.edu.

12,19 – Fall Festival, Way Fruit Farm, Port Matilda, 9 a.m., www.wayfruitfarm.com.

16 – “Dark in the Park,” Stories Around the Campfire, Sunset Park, S.C., 7 p.m., www.crpr.org.

17 – Pink Zone at Penn State presents Ladies Night Out, Seven Mountains Wine Cellars, Spring Mills, 6:30 p.m., www.pennsylvaniapinkzone.org.

18-19 – Pumpkin Festival, Arboretum at Penn State, PSU, 6 p.m., www.arboretum.psu.edu.

19 – Walk to End Alzheimer’s, PA Military Museum, Boalsburg, 8:30 a.m., act.alz.org/ statecollege2013.

19 – Antique Fair, Bellefonte, 10 a.m., visitbellefonte.com.

19 – Punkin’ Chunkin’ Festival, Bald Eagle State Park, Howard, 10 a.m., www.howardfireco.com.

20 – Fall Festival & Halloween Parade, Talleyrand Park, Bellefonte, TBA, visitbellefonte.com.

20 – “Scarecrow — Stuff It,” Millbrook Marsh Nature Center, S.C., 2 p.m., www.crpr.org.

20 – Wines of Northern France, an educational wine tasting to benefit CACJ (Center for Alternatives in Community Justice), Centre Hall Grange, Centre Hall, 4 p.m., 234-1059.

20 – State College Crop Walk, Grace Lutheran Church, S.C., 2 p.m., 237-0676.

22 – Ag Career Day, BJC, PSU, 9 a.m., www.bjc.psu.edu.

25 – Housing Summit, Foxdale Village, S.C., 8:30 a.m., 380-9311.

26 – Harvest Fest, Mount Nittany Winery, Centre Hall, noon, www.mynittanywinery.com.

27 – State College Elks Children’s Fall Festival, Mountain View Country Club, Boalsburg, 2 p.m., 237-4086.

27 – Halloween Costume Parade, Burrowes St. & College Ave., S.C., 6:30 p.m., www.crpr.org.

30 – Battle of the Minds, Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, S.C., 5:30 p.m., www.cvim.net.

30 – Mid-State Literacy Council’s Crossword Competition, Village at Penn State, S.C., 7 p.m., www.mid-stateliteracycouncil.org.

31 – Trick-or-Treat Night in Centre Region, 6-8 p.m., www.crpr.org.

Sports For tickets to Penn State sporting events, visit www.gopsusports.com or call (814) 865-5555.

For area high school sporting events, call your local high school.

2 – PSU/St. Francis, men’s soccer, Jeffrey Field, PSU, 7 p.m.

5 – PSU/Northwestern, field hockey, PSU Field Hockey Complex, PSU, 1 p.m.

5 – PSU/Bucknell, softball, Beard Field, PSU, 3:30 p.m.

5-6 – PSU/Cleveland State, softball, Beard Field, PSU, 5:45 p.m. Sat. & 1:15 p.m. Sun. 6 – PSU/St. Francis, softball, Beard Field, PSU, 3:30 p.m.

9 – PSU/Minnesota, women’s volleyball, Rec Hall, PSU, 7:30 p.m.

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11 – PSU/Michigan, men’s soccer, Jeffrey Field, PSU, 8 p.m.

11 – PSU/Army, men’s ice hockey, Pegula Ice Arena, PSU, 8 p.m.

11 – PSU/Ohio State, field hockey, PSU Field Hockey Complex, PSU, 3 p.m.

12 – PSU/Michigan, football, Beaver Stadium, PSU, 5 p.m.

12 – PSU/Wisconsin, women’s volleyball, Rec Hall, PSU, 8:30 p.m.

13 – PSU/Michigan, women’s soccer, Jeffrey Field, PSU, 1 p.m.

17 – PSU/Ohio State, women’s soccer, Jeffrey Field, PSU, 3 p.m.

18 – PSU Nationals, cross country, Blue & White courses, PSU, TBA. 18-19 – PSU/Union, women’s ice hockey, Pegula Ice Arena, PSU, 7 p.m. Fri. & 2 p.m. Sat. 19 – PSU/Michigan State, field hockey, PSU Field Hockey Complex, PSU, noon.

20 – Tussey Mountainback 50-Mile Ultramarathon & Relay, Tussey Mountain, Boalsburg, 7 a.m., www.tusseymountainback.com.

20 – PSU/Illinois, women’s soccer, Jeffrey Field, PSU, noon.

23 – PSU/Ohio State, women’s volleyball, Rec Hall, PSU, 7 p.m.

25 – PSU/RIT, men’s ice hockey, Pegula Ice Arena, PSU, 7 p.m.

26 – PSU/Iowa, women’s volleyball, Rec Hall, PSU, 7 p.m.

26-27 – PSU/New Hampshire, women’s ice hockey, Pegula Ice Arena, PSU, 7 p.m. Sat. & 2 p.m. Sun. 27 – PSU/Northwestern, men’s soccer, Jeffrey Field, PSU, 1 p.m.

27 – PSU/Lock Haven, women’s basketball (exhibition), BJC, PSU, 2 p.m.

31-Nov. 1 – PSU/Robert Morris, women’s ice hockey, Pegula Ice Arena, PSU, 7 p.m.

Thurs. & 4 p.m. Fri.

Theater 1 – Banff Mountain Film Festival presents Radical Reels, State Theatre, S.C., 7 p.m., www.thestatetheatre.org.

1-10 – Penn State Centre Stage presents No Place To Be Somebody, Pavilion Theatre, PSU, 7:30 p.m. (2 p.m. matinee Oct. 5), theatre.psu.edu.

3 – Spirited Away, State Theatre, S.C., 4, 7:30 & 10 p.m., www.thestatetheatre.org.

4-5, 7-8 – Murph: The Protector, State Theatre, S.C., 7:30 & 10 p.m. Fri.-Sat., 4 & 7:30 p.m.

Mon., 7:30 p.m. Tues., www.thestatetheatre.org.

5 – Metropolitan Opera Live in HD presents Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, State Theatre, S.C., 1 p.m., www.thestatetheatre.org.

6 – Manhattan Short Film Festival, State Theatre, S.C., 3:30 & 6:30 p.m., www.thestatetheatre.org.

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Academics 18-19 – State College Area School District, no school K-12.

Children & Families 7, 14, 21, 28 – Saturday Stories Alive!, Schlow Centre Region Library, S.C., 11 a.m., www.schlowlibrary.org.

9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30 – Baby & Me Storytime, Schlow Centre Region Library, S.C., 9:30 a.m., www.schlowlibrary.org.

9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30 – Tales for Twos, Schlow Centre Region Library, S.C., 10:30 a.m., www.schlowlibrary.org.

11, 18, 25 – Everybody Storytime, Schlow Centre Region Library, S.C., 10:30 a.m., www.schlowlibrary.org.

11, 18, 25 – 3s, 4s, 5s Storytime, Schlow Centre Region Library, S.C., 9:30 a.m., www.schlowlibrary.org.

Classes & Lectures 1 – Central PA Civil War Round Table: “Battle of Chickamauga,” by Angie Atkinson, PA Military Museum, Boalsburg, 7 p.m., 861-0770.

1, 15 – “A Joint Venture,” a free class on hip and knee replacements, Mount Nittany Medical Center, S.C., 11 a.m. Oct. 1, 7 p.m. Oct. 15, 278-4810.

2 – The Art of Poetry: “Lottery Ticket,” by Heather Corbally Bryant, Palmer Museum of Art, PSU, 12:10 p.m., www.palmermuseum.psu.edu.

2 – “After Gettysburg: The Battle Dead & The Families They Left Behind,” by Carol Reardon, PA Military Museum, Boalsburg, 7:30 p.m., www.pamilmuseum.org.

4 – Penn State Forum Series: “The Life and Work of Andrew Wyeth,” by Victoria Browning Wyeth, Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, PSU, 11:30 a.m., pennstateforum.psu.edu.

10 – Research Unplugged: “Bullies and Bystanders: How to Prevent Harassment and Violence in Schools,” by Jolynn Carney and Richard Hazler, Schlow Centre Region Library, S.C., 12:30 p.m., www.schlowlibrary.org.

12 – Huddle with the Faculty: “Forever Young: The Aging Athlete,” by Matthew Silvis, Nittany Lion Inn, PSU, 9 a.m., alumni.psu.edu.

14 – “Flower Girls and Mountain Men: Postwar Prints in the Crosscurrents of Japanese Visual Culture,” by Bert Winther-Tamaki, Palmer Museum of Art, PSU, 4:30 p.m., www.palmermuseum.psu.edu.

14 – Introduction to the Ovulation Method of Natural Family Planning, Schlow Centre Region Library, S.C., 7 p.m., fertility.appreciation@gmail.com.

14 – “Obamacare & The Media,”

by Phil Galewitz, State Theatre, S.C., 7:30 p.m.

15 – “Crisis Communication: What to Do (and Not) When Things Go Wrong,” by Steven Fink, HUB Auditorium, PSU, 7 p.m.

17 – Research Unplugged: “American Treasures: Archaeology Meets ‘Reality’ TV” by Kirk French, Schlow Centre Region Library, S.C., 12:30 p.m., www.schlowlibrary.org.

17 – Family Medicine Seminar: Bronchial Thermoplasty, Mount Nittany Medical Center, S.C., 6:30 p.m., 234-6738.

18 – Gallery Talks: “The Specter of War: Philip Evergood’s End of Summer, 1942,”

by Joyce Robinson and Nina Santarelli, Palmer Museum of Art, PSU, 12:10 p.m., www.palmermuseum.psu.edu.

18 – Science Pub: “The Science of Beer,” State Theatre, S.C., 7 p.m., www.thestatetheatre.org.

24 – Research Unplugged: “Score! The Impact of Music in Hollywood Movies”

by Charles Youmans, Schlow Centre Region Library, S.C., 12:30 p.m., www.schlowlibrary.org.

25 – Penn State Forum Series: “The Digital Revolution: Transforming Higher Education,”

by Joel Myers, Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, PSU, 11:30 a.m., pennstateforum.psu.edu.

25 – Gallery Talks: “Uncanny Congruencies,”

by Micaela Amateau Amato, Palmer Museum of Art, PSU, 12:10 p.m., www.palmermuseum.psu.edu.

29 – Geek Speak, Schlow Centre Region Library, S.C., 7 p.m., www.schlowlibrary.org.

31 – Research Unplugged: “The Secret Lives of Bats: Why Bats Matter and How We Can Help Them,” by Michael Gannon and Doug Wentzel, Schlow Centre Region Library, S.C., 12:30 p.m., www.schlowlibrary.org.

Club Events 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 – S.C. Sunrise Rotary Club mtg., Hotel State College, S.C., 7:15 a.m., kfragola@psualum.com.

2, 16 – Outreach Toastmasters Meeting, 329 Bldg. Room 413, PSU, noon, kbs131@psu.edu.

3 – 148th PA Volunteer Infantry Civil War Reenactment Group mtg., Hoss’s Steak and Sea House, S.C., 7:30 p.m., 861-0770.

3, 10, 17, 24, 31 – State College Downtown Rotary mtg., Damon’s Grill & Sports Bar, S.C., noon, http://centrecounty.org/rotary/club/.

5, 12, 19, 26 – Go Club, Schlow Centre Region Library, 1:30 p.m., www.schlowlibrary.org.

7, 21 – Knitting Club, Schlow Centre Region Library, S.C., 6:30 p.m., www.schlowlibrary.org.

8 – Women’s Mid Day Connection Luncheon, Mountain View Country Club, Boalsburg, 11:45 a.m., 355-7615.

9 – Women’s Welcome Club of State College, Oakwood Presbyterian Church (not church affiliated), S.C., 7 p.m., www.womenswelcomeclub.org.

10, 24 – Embroidery Club, Schlow Centre Region Library, S.C., 6:30 p.m., www.schlowlibrary.org.

15 – Women’s Welcome Club of State College Coffee/Tea, Oakwood Presbyterian Church (not church affiliated), S.C., 8:30-11:30 a.m., www.womenswelcomeclub.org.

23 – Applique Club, Schlow Centre Region Library, S.C., 6 p.m., 237-0167.

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23 – State College Bird Club, Foxdale Village, S.C., 7 p.m., www.scbirdcl.org.

Community Associations & Development 2 – Entrepreneurial Women’s Expo, Celebration Hall, S.C., 7 a.m., www.ewesc.com.

3 – Borough of State College’s Lunch & Learn: Regional Planning, State College Borough Building, S.C., noon, www.statecollege.pa.us.

3 – CBICC Business After Hours hosted by The University Club, 331 W. College Ave., S.C. 5:30 p.m., 234-1829 or www.cbicc.org.

9 – CBICC Member Information Session, 200 Innovation Blvd. Ste. 150, S.C., 8:15 a.m., 234-1829 or www.cbicc.org.

10 – Centre County TRIAD meeting: Medicare Insurance Updates, Centre LifeLink EMS, S.C., 10 a.m., 237-8932 or 237-3130.

15 – Spring Creek Watershed Association mtg., Patton Township Mun. Bldg., S.C., 7:30 a.m., www.springcreekwatershed.org.

16 – CBICC Free Workshop, 200 Innovation Blvd.

Ste. 150, S.C., 8:30 a.m., 234-1829 or www.cbicc.org.

17 – CBICC Business After Hours hosted by the Hite Company, 1245 Benner Pike, S.C. 5:30 p.m., 234-1829 or www.cbicc.org.

23 – Patton Township Business Association Lunch, Patton Twp. Municipal Bldg., S.C., noon, 237-2822.

Exhibits Ongoing-December 8 – American Block and Burin: Wood Engravings 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-December 1 – Joanne Landis, Art Ally, HUB-Robeson Center, studentaffairs.psu. edu/hub/artgalleries/.

Ongoing-December 1 – School of Visual Arts Alumni Work from Faculty Collections, Robeson Gallery, PSU, studentaffairs.psu.edu/hub/artgalleries/.

Ongoing-December 8 – Crossing Borders: A Conversation, HUB Gallery, PSU, studentaffairs.psu.edu/hub/artgalleries/.

Ongoing-December 15 – Recent Acquisitions, Palmer Museum of Art, PSU, 10 a.m.4:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat., noon-4 p.m. Sun., www.palmermuseum.psu.edu.

Ongoing-December 15 – Uncanny Congruencies, Palmer Museum of Art, PSU, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat., noon-4 p.m. Sun., www.palmermuseum.psu.edu.

Ongoing-December 22 – A Common Canvas: Pennsylvania’s New Deal Post Office Murals, Centre Furnace Mansion, S.C., 1-4 p.m. Wed., Fri., & Sun. Ongoing-December 31 – Eat Well, Play Well, Discovery Space of Central PA, S.C., www.mydiscoveryspace.org.

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Ongoing-January 14 – Shawn Davis, Display Cases, HUB-Robeson Center, PSU, studentaffairs.psu.edu/hub/artgalleries/.

4 – Paper Views: 2000+ Art Made Since the State of the New Millennium, Palmer Museum of Art, PSU, 10 a.m., www.palmermuseum.psu.edu.

Health Care For schedule of blood drives visit www.cccredcross.org or www.givelife.org.

3 – The Children and Families with Type 1 Diabetes Support Group, Mount Nittany Medical Center, S.C., 6:30 p.m., 777-4664.

4 – Alzheimer’s/Dementia Support Group, Mount Nittany Dining Room at the Inn at Brookline, S.C., 1 p.m., 234-3141.

7 – Breast Cancer Support Group, Mount Nittany Medical Center, S.C., 5:30 p.m., 231-7005.

8 – Alzheimer’s/Dementia Support Group, Mount Nittany Dining Room at the Inn at Brookline, S.C., 6:30 p.m., 234-3141.

8 – Brain Injury Support Group, HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehab Hospital, Pleasant Gap, 7 p.m., 359-3421.

9 – The Diabetes Support Group, Centre Region Senior Center, S.C., 10:15 a.m., 231.7095.

9 – The Fertility Issues and Loss Support Group, Choices (2214 N. Atherton St.), S.C., 6:30 p.m., www.heartofcpa.org.

10 – The Diabetes Support Group, Mount Nittany Medical Center, S.C., 6 p.m., 231-3076.

13 – The Ostomy Support Group, Mount Nittany Medical Center, S.C., 2 p.m., 234-6195.

15 – Multiple Sclerosis Support Group, HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehab Hospital, Outpatient Entrance, Pleasant Gap, 6 p.m., 359-3421.

17 – Better Breathers Support Group, HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehab Hospital, Pleasant Gap, 2 p.m., 359-3421.

17 – 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.

21 – Cancer Survivor Support Group, Centre County United Way, S.C., 11:30 a.m., www.cancersurvive.org.

25 – Your Affordable Care Act Road Map, Celebration Hall, S.C., 8 a.m., 355-6716 or ssschuckers@centrecountypa.gov.

28 – Heart Failure Support Group, HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehab Hospital, Pleasant Gap, 4 p.m., 359-3421.

29 – Stroke Support Group, HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehab Hospital, Pleasant Gap, 4 p.m., 359-3421.

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Music 2 – Billy Bragg, State Theatre, S.C., 8 p.m., www.thestatetheatre.org.

3 – OneRepublic, BJC, PSU, TBA, www.bjc.psu.edu.

4 – PSU School of Music: Chamber Orchestra, Esber Recital Hall, PSU, 8 p.m., 863-1118.

5 – Nittany Valley Symphony presents “Beethoven’s Ninth,” Eisenhower Auditorium, PSU, 7:30 p.m., www.nvs.org.

5 – PSU School of Music: Fall Choral Collage, Pasquerilla Spiritual Center Worship Hall, PSU, 8 p.m., 863-1118.

6 – PSU School of Music: Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band, Eisenhower Auditorium, PSU, 4 p.m., 863-1118.

6 – Paint the Mill Pink: A Benefit Concert for the Centre County Breast Cancer Coalition, Gamble Mill Restaurant & Microbrewery, Bellefonte, 5 p.m., www.gamblemill.com.

9 – St. Lawrence String Quartet, Schwab Auditorium, PSU, 7:30 p.m., www.cpa.psu.edu.

10 – Bassnectar, BJC, PSU, 7 p.m., www.bjc.psu.edu.

10 – PSU School of Music: Philharmonic Orchestra, Eisenhower Auditorium, PSU, 8 p.m., 863-1118.

11 – NEEDTOBREATHE, State Theatre, S.C., 8:30 p.m., www.thestatetheatre.org.

13 – B.B. King, BJC, PSU, 7:30 p.m., www.bjc.psu.edu.

13 – PSU School of Music: Essence of Joy, Esber Recital Hall, PSU, 4 p.m., 863-1118.

13 – PSU School of Music: Dimensions in Jazz, Esber Recital Hall, PSU, 8 p.m., 863-1118.

14 – Rod Stewart/Boz Scaggs, BJC, PSU, 7 p.m., www.bjc.psu.edu.

15 – Patti Smith, Eisenhower Auditorium, PSU, 7:30 p.m., 800-ARTS-TIX. 16 – The Art of Music: Air Dynamics, Palmer Museum of Art, PSU, 12:10 p.m., www.palmermuseum.psu.edu.

17 – PSU School of Music: Percussion Ensemble I and Mallet Ensemble, Esber Recital Hall, PSU, 8 p.m., 863-1118.

19 – PSU School of Music: Men in Song, Esber Recital Hall, PSU, 10 a.m., 863-1118.

19 – Acoustic Brew: Beppe Gambetta, WPSU Studios, PSU, 7:30 p.m., www.acousticbrew.org.

19 – Mary Chapin Carpenter and Shawn Colvin, Eisenhower Auditorium, PSU, 7:30 p.m., www.cpa.psu.edu.

19 – Nine Inch Nails, BJC, PSU, 8 p.m., www.bjc.psu.edu.

20 – PSU School of Music: Flute Day, Esber Recital Hall, PSU, 9 a.m., 863-1118.

21 – Umphrey’s McGee, State Theatre, S.C., 9 p.m., www.thestatetheatre.org.

22 – Doc Severinsen and His Big Band, Eisenhower Auditorium, PSU, 7:30 p.m., www.cpa.psu.edu.

24 – Jazz at the Palmer: School of Music Student Jazz Group, Palmer Museum of Art, PSU, 7:30 p.m., www.palmermuseum.psu.edu.

28 – PSU School of Music: American Brass Quintet, Esber Recital Hall, PSU, 7 p.m., 863-1118.

28 – PSU School of Music: Raymond Mase and Kevin Cobb of the American Brass Quintet, 110 Music Building I, PSU 8:30 p.m., 863-1118.

28 – PSU School of Music: David Wakefield of the American Brass Quintet, 122 Music Building II, PSU, 8:30 p.m., 863-1118.

28 – PSU School of Music: Michael Powell and John D. Rojak of the American Brass Quintet, Esber Recital Hall, PSU, 8:30 p.m., 863-1118.

30 – American Brass Quintet, Schwab Auditorium, PSU, 7:30 p.m., www.cpa.psu.edu.

31 – PSU School of Music: Tubaween, Esber Recital Hall, PSU, 8 p.m., 863-1118.

Special Events 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 – Boalsburg Farmers’ Market, PA Military Museum, Boalsburg, 2 p.m., www.boalsburgfarmersmarket.com.

1, 8, 15, 22, 29 – State College Tuesday Farmer’s Market, Locust Lane, S.C., 11:30 a.m., www.statecollegefarmers.com.

2, 9, 16, 23, 30 – Lemont Farmers’ Market, Lemont Granary, Lemont, 2 p.m., www.lemontvillage.org.

3 – Centre County United Way’s Day of Caring, varied locations, all day, www.ccunitedway.org.

4-6 – Fly-In at Centre Hall, Centre Airpark, Centre Hall, www.eaa1327.org.

4-25 – Penn’s Cave Flashlight Tours, Penn’s Cave, Centre Hall, www.pennscave.com.

4-26 (Fri & Sat.) – Lincoln Caverns “Ghosts & Goblins," Lincoln Caverns, Huntingdon, lincolncaverns.com.

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4, 11, 18, 25 – State College Farmers’ Market, Locust Lane, S.C., 11:30 a.m., www.statecollegefarmers.com.

5 – Apple Cider Demonstration Day, Way Fruit Farm, Port Matilda, 9 a.m., www.wayfruitfarm.com.

5 – The Great Insect Fair, BJC, PSU, 10 a.m., www.bjc.psu.edu.

5-7 – Boalsburg Columbus Ball & Heritage Festival, Boalsburg, www.boalmuseum.com.

5-6 – Then & Now Living History Encampment, PA Military Museum, Boalsburg, 10 a.m., www.pamilmuseum.org.

5-12 – Penn State Homecoming, PSU, homecoming.psu.edu.

5, 12, 19, 26 – Bellefonte Farmers’ Market, Gamble Mill, Bellefonte, 8 a.m., www.buylocalpa.org.

5, 12, 19, 26 – Flea and Farmers’ Market, Grange Fairgrounds, Centre Hall, 8 a.m., centralpaflea.net.

5, 12, 19, 26 – Millheim Farmers’ Market, American Legion Pavilion, Millheim, 9 a.m., www.oldgreggschool.com.

5, 12, 19, 26 – North Atherton Farmers’ Market, Home Depot, S.C., 10 a.m., www.nathertonmarket.com.

6 – Step 2 Safety Race, Blue & White Courses, PSU, noon, ccwrc.org.

12-13 – Horticulture Show, Snider Ag Arena, PSU, 9 a.m., www.agsci.psu.edu.

12,19 – Fall Festival, Way Fruit Farm, Port Matilda, 9 a.m., www.wayfruitfarm.com.

16 – “Dark in the Park,” Stories Around the Campfire, Sunset Park, S.C., 7 p.m., www.crpr.org.

17 – Pink Zone at Penn State presents Ladies Night Out, Seven Mountains Wine Cellars, Spring Mills, 6:30 p.m., www.pennsylvaniapinkzone.org.

18-19 – Pumpkin Festival, Arboretum at Penn State, PSU, 6 p.m., www.arboretum.psu.edu.

19 – Walk to End Alzheimer’s, PA Military Museum, Boalsburg, 8:30 a.m., act.alz.org/ statecollege2013.

19 – Antique Fair, Bellefonte, 10 a.m., visitbellefonte.com.

19 – Punkin’ Chunkin’ Festival, Bald Eagle State Park, Howard, 10 a.m., www.howardfireco.com.

20 – Fall Festival & Halloween Parade, Talleyrand Park, Bellefonte, TBA, visitbellefonte.com.

20 – “Scarecrow — Stuff It,” Millbrook Marsh Nature Center, S.C., 2 p.m., www.crpr.org.

20 – Wines of Northern France, an educational wine tasting to benefit CACJ (Center for Alternatives in Community Justice), Centre Hall Grange, Centre Hall, 4 p.m., 234-1059.

20 – State College Crop Walk, Grace Lutheran Church, S.C., 2 p.m., 237-0676.

22 – Ag Career Day, BJC, PSU, 9 a.m., www.bjc.psu.edu.

25 – Housing Summit, Foxdale Village, S.C., 8:30 a.m., 380-9311.

26 – Harvest Fest, Mount Nittany Winery, Centre Hall, noon, www.mynittanywinery.com.

27 – State College Elks Children’s Fall Festival, Mountain View Country Club, Boalsburg, 2 p.m., 237-4086.

27 – Halloween Costume Parade, Burrowes St. & College Ave., S.C., 6:30 p.m., www.crpr.org.

30 – Battle of the Minds, Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, S.C., 5:30 p.m., www.cvim.net.

30 – Mid-State Literacy Council’s Crossword Competition, Village at Penn State, S.C., 7 p.m., www.mid-stateliteracycouncil.org.

31 – Trick-or-Treat Night in Centre Region, 6-8 p.m., www.crpr.org.

Sports For tickets to Penn State sporting events, visit www.gopsusports.com or call (814) 865-5555.

For area high school sporting events, call your local high school.

2 – PSU/St. Francis, men’s soccer, Jeffrey Field, PSU, 7 p.m.

5 – PSU/Northwestern, field hockey, PSU Field Hockey Complex, PSU, 1 p.m.

5 – PSU/Bucknell, softball, Beard Field, PSU, 3:30 p.m.

5-6 – PSU/Cleveland State, softball, Beard Field, PSU, 5:45 p.m. Sat. & 1:15 p.m. Sun. 6 – PSU/St. Francis, softball, Beard Field, PSU, 3:30 p.m.

9 – PSU/Minnesota, women’s volleyball, Rec Hall, PSU, 7:30 p.m.

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11 – PSU/Michigan, men’s soccer, Jeffrey Field, PSU, 8 p.m.

11 – PSU/Army, men’s ice hockey, Pegula Ice Arena, PSU, 8 p.m.

11 – PSU/Ohio State, field hockey, PSU Field Hockey Complex, PSU, 3 p.m.

12 – PSU/Michigan, football, Beaver Stadium, PSU, 5 p.m.

12 – PSU/Wisconsin, women’s volleyball, Rec Hall, PSU, 8:30 p.m.

13 – PSU/Michigan, women’s soccer, Jeffrey Field, PSU, 1 p.m.

17 – PSU/Ohio State, women’s soccer, Jeffrey Field, PSU, 3 p.m.

18 – PSU Nationals, cross country, Blue & White courses, PSU, TBA. 18-19 – PSU/Union, women’s ice hockey, Pegula Ice Arena, PSU, 7 p.m. Fri. & 2 p.m. Sat. 19 – PSU/Michigan State, field hockey, PSU Field Hockey Complex, PSU, noon.

20 – Tussey Mountainback 50-Mile Ultramarathon & Relay, Tussey Mountain, Boalsburg, 7 a.m., www.tusseymountainback.com.

20 – PSU/Illinois, women’s soccer, Jeffrey Field, PSU, noon.

23 – PSU/Ohio State, women’s volleyball, Rec Hall, PSU, 7 p.m.

25 – PSU/RIT, men’s ice hockey, Pegula Ice Arena, PSU, 7 p.m.

26 – PSU/Iowa, women’s volleyball, Rec Hall, PSU, 7 p.m.

26-27 – PSU/New Hampshire, women’s ice hockey, Pegula Ice Arena, PSU, 7 p.m. Sat. & 2 p.m. Sun. 27 – PSU/Northwestern, men’s soccer, Jeffrey Field, PSU, 1 p.m.

27 – PSU/Lock Haven, women’s basketball (exhibition), BJC, PSU, 2 p.m.

31-Nov. 1 – PSU/Robert Morris, women’s ice hockey, Pegula Ice Arena, PSU, 7 p.m.

Thurs. & 4 p.m. Fri.

Theater 1 – Banff Mountain Film Festival presents Radical Reels, State Theatre, S.C., 7 p.m., www.thestatetheatre.org.

1-10 – Penn State Centre Stage presents No Place To Be Somebody, Pavilion Theatre, PSU, 7:30 p.m. (2 p.m. matinee Oct. 5), theatre.psu.edu.

3 – Spirited Away, State Theatre, S.C., 4, 7:30 & 10 p.m., www.thestatetheatre.org.

4-5, 7-8 – Murph: The Protector, State Theatre, S.C., 7:30 & 10 p.m. Fri.-Sat., 4 & 7:30 p.m.

Mon., 7:30 p.m. Tues., www.thestatetheatre.org.

5 – Metropolitan Opera Live in HD presents Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, State Theatre, S.C., 1 p.m., www.thestatetheatre.org.

6 – Manhattan Short Film Festival, State Theatre, S.C., 3:30 & 6:30 p.m., www.thestatetheatre.org.

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8 – The American Place Theatre presents The Kite Runner, Schwab Auditorium, PSU, 7:30 p.m., www.cpa.psu.edu.

16-17, 19 – Funk It Up About Nothin’, Levels Night Club, S.C., TBA, theatre.psu.edu.

17-19 – Monty Python’s Spamalot, Mount Nittany Middle School Auditorium, S.C., 7:30 p.m.

Thurs. & Fri., 2 & 7:30 p.m. Sat., www.scctonline.org.

Murph: The Protector, a documentary film about Navy Seal and Penn State alum Michael Murphy, will be shown at the State Theatre October 4-8.

18 – Singing Onstage presents Urinetown, State Theatre, S.C., 7:30 p.m., www.thestatetheatre.org.

19 – Girl Rising, State Theatre, S.C., 3:30 p.m., www.thestatetheatre.org.

20 – Contemporary Play Reading Series: Clybourne Park, State Theatre, S.C., 7:30 p.m., www.thestatetheatre.org.

22 – Bo Burnham, State Theatre, S.C., 8 p.m., www.thestatetheatre.org.

23 – The Phantom of the Opera, State Theatre, S.C., 7:30 p.m., www.thestatetheatre.org.

24 – National Theatre Live presents Macbeth, State Theatre, S.C., 7 p.m., www.thestatetheatre.org.

25 – Voices of Uganda present After Kony: Staging Hope, State Theatre, S.C., 7:30 p.m., www.thestatetheatre.org.

26 – Metropolitan Opera Live in HD presents Shostakovich’s The Nose, State Theatre, S.C., 1 p.m., www.thestatetheatre.org.

28-30 – 20 Feet from Stardom, State Theatre, S.C., 4 & 7:30 p.m. Mon. & Wed., 7:30 p.m. Tues., www.thestatetheatre.org.

31 – National Theatre Live presents Frankenstein, State Theatre, S.C., 4 & 7:30 p.m., www.thestatetheatre.org.

31-Nov. 2 – Haunted Theatre, Pavilion Theatre, PSU, 7:30 p.m., theatre.psu.edu.

31-Nov. 3, 7-10 – The Next Stage presents Shirley Valentine, State Theatre, S.C., 8 p.m.

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HOUSTON Fr. elder 26-385 6-2, 224, Fr. Sr. 6-3, 232, Fr. Jr. 82 Brian Irvin Matt Lehman WR Fr. (14.5) 1 TD Left Cornerba 84 Kyle Baublitz RECEIVING Middle Lineback TE Sr. 16-196 (12.0) 28 Antonio Shane Wynn ck 40 Glenn 3 TD er 84 Matt Lehman 51-463 (9.1), Carson, 6-3, DT So. 23 LawrenceMarshall, 5-11, 188, 6 TD 33 Michael 235, Cody Latimer Jr. Barnett, 5-10, 85 B. Moseby-F TE Jr. Yancich, 6-2, Jr. 44-707 (16.1), 187, Jr. SCORING 233, Sr. 86 C.J. Olaniyanelder Sam Ficken 5 TD Kofi Hughes WR Jr. Safety 36-502 37 Mark Murphey, 86 Bryce Wilson DE So. Allen Robinson 62 pts. (10 FG, 32 PAT) 4 Adrian Cornerback Ted Bolser 35-377 (13.9), 3 TD 6-2, 36 206, Amos, Tim So. 87 Kyle Carter Bennett, 5-9, 6-0, 205, So. 48 pts. (8 TD) TE Fr. 39 Jesse Della (10.8), 2 TD 181, So. Matt McGloin 88 Tyrone TE Fr. 12 Stephon Valle, 6-1, 190, So. Smith 30 pts. (5 TD) Right Cornerba 89 Garry Gilliam 7 Brian Williams, DT So. Jesse James ck 3 Da’Quan Morris, 5-8, 186, Sr. 24 pts. (4 TD) 6-0, JESSE Davis, 5-10, 90 Sean Stanley 22 Kenny TE Jr. SCORING Mullen, 5-10, 185, So. 161, Fr. Stephen Houston 91 DaQuan JAMES 180, So. DE Sr. 74 pts. (12 Jones 10 Malcolm Free Safety TD) Mitch Ewald 93 James Terry DT Jr. SPECIAL TEAMS Willis, 5-11, 72 pts. (12 23 Ryan Keiser, 94 Evan Schwan FG, 36 PAT) 209, DT Sr. Shane Wynn CAMERON 6-1, 200, So. Jr. 36 pts. (6 TD) Kicker 95 Carl Nassib PENN STATE 16 Mitch DE Fr. Ewald, COFFMAN 96 Cody Castor Strong Safety 99 Nick Freeland,5-10, 173, Jr. DE Fr. 7 S. Obeng-A 6-0, 201, Sr. 141.3 97 Sam Ficken DT Sr. 27 Jake Fagano,gyapong, 5-10, 207, RUSHING/ INDIANA GAME 98 Anthony Jr. K 6-0, 206, Sr. 3.7 39 Erich Toth, Punter So. 138.2 PENN STATE RUSHING/ATT. 99 Austin Zettel 6-3, 190, Fr. DE Fr. 231-389-4 93 Nick Campos, Johnson SPECIALISTS 4.1 Evan Hailes DT Fr. 6-0, 182, Fr. PASSING TH 137.9 268.8 Jordan Kerner DT So. 267-428-8 Placekicker RUSHING/GAME INDIANA Long Snapper PASSING/GAME 97 Sam Ficken, Ind 91 Matt Dooley, Jamie Van 3.8 DE Fr. 244.0 410.1 6-3, 172, So. 293.2 Fleet RUSHING/ATT. 82 Sean Barrett, 6-4, 257, So. Iow TOTAL/GAME Mike Wallace 199-346-7 LB Sr. 6-6, 200, Fr. 5.2 5.3 431.4 Punter Nort PASSING CB Jr. 45 Alex Butterwo TOTAL/ATT. 207.0 179-292-5 rth, 5-10, 206, 28.0 39 Erich Toth, Holder Minn 5.6 PASSING/GAME SCORING/GAME Jr. 2 Cameron 6-3, 190, Fr. 344.9 Ohio Kick 201.8 31.2 Coffman, TOTAL/GAME 15 Alex Kenney, Returner 6-2, 191, So. Purdu 4.8 445.8 39 Jesse Della 6-0, 192, So. TOTAL/ATT. 1 Shane Wynn,Kick Return Valle, 6-1, 18.6 190, So. 5.8 5-7, 157, So. SCORING/GAME 6 Tevin Coleman, LAST Punt 6-1, 200, Fr. 37 Evan Lewis, Returner 32.2 Michig 39 Jesse Della 5-10, 174, Sr. Punt Return 14 Nick Stoner, Purdue Valle, 6-1, 6-1, 173, So. 190, So. 1 Shane Wiscon Wynn, 5-7, 157, So. Minnes Nebrask

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Come Home to The State www.thestatetheatre.org • (814) 272-0606 130 W. College Ave. • Downtown State College Metropolitan Opera Live HD - Eugene Onegin Saturday, October 5 | 1p The start of the opera season at The Met! Billy Bragg w/ Joe Purdy Wednesday, October 2 | 8p NEEDTOBREATHE “The Stomping Ground Tour” October 11 | 8:30p

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Love Story for the World to Celebrate More than 200 years ago, one marriage sparked Oktoberfest

By Sam Komlenic

Most beer aficionados will tell you why they love beer, and can rattle off the styles they really love. But only one beer style has its very roots entangled in love itself — Oktoberfest. Say its name and immediately visions of great tents filled with beer-drinking throngs spring to mind. Indeed, the Munich Oktoberfest is the world’s largest fair of any kind, attracting more than 6.5 million revelers each year who consume more than 7 million liters of beer, literally enough to float a small battleship!

The origins of this massive celebration go back to 1810, when Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria was married to Princess Therese on October 17, and the entire country was invited to the festivities. Barring the intervention of two World Wars and the occasional cholera epidemic, the party has continued unabated (though occasionally altered) ever since.

The dates were eventually moved to late September to take advantage of better weather, and the festival now closes each year on the first Sunday in October.

Those millions of revelers are mostly drinking a darker, stronger beer with a slightly sweeter body than the usual German lager, a style that has its origins in the physical limitations of brewing in times past. Prior to the advent of mechanical refrigeration, beer could be brewed only during the cooler months of the year, as summer temperatures encouraged the growth of destructive bacteria. The last brews of spring were destined to be served at Oktoberfest, and were brewed to a higher alcohol concentration to help them survive their subterranean slumber during the hotter months.

Because they were generally brewed in March, this style became known as Marzen beer, and is officially known as such today, though we tend to refer to it as Oktoberfest because of the wedding connection. The style virtually disappeared from this country during the ascent of the megabreweries during the ’60s and ’70s, but the advent of craft brewing has

Princess Therese’s wedding to Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria in 1810 began the tradition of Oktoberfest.

brought Oktoberfest back to American shores in a big way. Nearly every craft brewery, whether production brewery or brewpub, makes its own version of the style, an homage to the great German lager tradition.

They all basically hew to the same general recipe, using a greater proportion of darker, richer Munich and Vienna malts, and most are very lightly hopped, allowing those malts to show their sweet allure. The differences, as with most styles, come from tweaks to the malt mixture and the varieties of hops used, the selection of which has exploded in recent years. With modern brewing methods, lagers can be brewed year-round, yet they still take longer to mature than ales. Some things just can’t be compromised.

The end result will invariably be a deeper, stronger, more sustaining beer than the Germans are

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The Munich Oktoberfest is the world’s largest fair, of any kind, and attracts more than 6.5 million people.

generally noted for, one that must be consumed more carefully and in smaller quantities if one is to keep one’s wits about them. In fact, it’s an issue at the modern-day Munich Oktoberfest, in that 100 volunteer medical personnel per day are kept busy tending to those who are not prepared for the stronger kick imparted by Marzenbier.

One of the factors that encourage this problem in Germany will rarely be encountered here: serving size. Munich Oktoberfest serves its beer in one-liter mugs, more than a quart per serving! Your local brewpub or bar generally offers a 16 or 20-ounce standard pour, and some establishments will offer glasses as small as 10 ounces. Drink lightly and responsibly, and be sure to have a glass of water handy at all times.

Though most of the area’s brewpubs and bars will have an Oktoberfest or two on tap through the season, one establishment rises above the others during this time of year. The taproom at Olde New York, on East College Avenue in the Giant Plaza, will be featuring a number of genuine German Oktoberfest beers on draft that you can sample and compare to detect the differences that make each one unique.

The old-line German brands (Spaten, Paulaner, Hacker-Pschorr, etc.) are worth exploring to get a feel for the origins of the style, but then feel free to head off on a tangent and see what our local breweries have done to individualize their own versions.

Regardless of your venue of choice, take the time this fall to raise a glass of this most regal of lagers, in

honor of the couple who started it all. I think they’d be pleased at what their love helped to create.

Local brewing news • All three of our local breweries (Otto’s, State College; Elk Creek, Millheim; and Gamble Mill, Bellefonte) will feature an Oktoberfest Marzen this month. Do yourself a favor and order a glass! I’m confident that by the next “On Tap” column in December there will be even more local breweries offering new beers for you to explore and enjoy.

• Otto’s Pub and Brewery will be hosting a brewery collectibles show on Saturday, October 19, from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m., in conjunction with the Eastern Coast Breweriana Association. There will be dealers from far and wide displaying items for sale ranging from tap knobs and coasters to neon signs and lithographs. You can bring along any items you might have in your collection for appraisal at no charge, or to sell or trade. T&G Sam Komlenic, whose dad worked for a Pennsylvania brewery for 35 years, grew up immersed in the brewing business. He slung kegs at a distributor in State College while attending Penn State, and represented local beers as a salesman here during the 1990s. He has toured scores of breweries, large and small, from coast to coast. When he’s not writing about beer, he’s enjoying it with good friends!

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$30 per Person • The Nittany Lion Inn Assembly Room Wanda Crosby, Small Business Owner, Wiscoy

Wanda Crosby opened her business as an urban animal feed store, Wiscoy Pet Food Co, in 1990 with Hoss, the first of her many “store dogs”, who still holds a place of honor and recognition as a symbol of Wiscoy’s dedication to companion animals.Wiscoy has evolved into a comprehensive feed store accommodating all the species of our home and backyards. Wiscoy’s foundation is grounded from its original strong agricultural base to serve the animals we live with daily. In 2005, Wiscoy Pet Food Co. moved its location to Aaron Plaza and is now referred to as Wiscoy for Animals. Wanda grew up on her family’s dairy farm in Western New York. She graduated with degrees in Agricultural Business and Agricultural Economics.

Debbie Linnes, COO Mount Nittany Health System

Debbie Linnes, MHA, chief operating officer for Mount Nittany Health, drives the operational leadership for the Health System, its Medical Center and Physician Group to support the vision and mission of Mount Nittany Health. Linnes joined Mount Nittany Health in 2013 with an extensive background in healthcare executive leadership and success in system clinical integration, physician practice governance, regional market expansion, service line development, and excellence in quality and customer service.

Linnes obtained a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from St. Olaf College in Minnesota and a Master of Health Administration from the University of Southern California. She and her husband, Steve, live in State College and have three children.

Pam Hayes-Houldin, Certified Riding Instructor

Pam is a nationally certified master riding instructor for riders with disabilities and in addition to teaching 45 riders a week, she is the President of The Pennsylvania Council on Therapeutic Horsemanship. Pam moved to rural Huntingdon County in 1980 to raise her beautiful family, teaching horseback riding to riders with all Univerabilities and starting businesses with her husband Biff. She graduated from Robert Morris Univer sity in Pittsburgh and took advance Spanish classes from Duquesne University before heading off to the Universidad of Valencia in Spain. She then moved to New York City to take Inter-Disciplinary Studies at the New School for Social Research. She received an Honorary Doctorate of Science from Wilson College.

Reservations required, please call Amanda Dutrow at Kish Bank 861-4660 ext. 8213.

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Home D Pizzeria's wood-fired pork osso bucco with parmesan risotto, root vegetable sauce, and gremolata.

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Delivering on Delicious Home D Pizzeria shows off renovations and additions to menu

By Vilma Shu Danz

Wood-fired half-chicken with greyere potato tower, house vegetable, and roasted tomato-fennel jus.

Home D Pizzeria, with locations in State College and Bellefonte, underwent extensive renovations this year to update their dining rooms and to begin brewing their own microbrew beer. Doubling its seating capacity and revamping its menu, the State College location at 1820 South Atherton Street invites diners to come rediscover what made Home D’s traditionalstyle pizzas a Penn State tradition for almost 60 years. The new Robin Hood Brewery, located at Home D’s Bellefonte location at 1796 Zion Road, will begin brewing beer this month with hopes to showcase the new brews by the end of the year.

“In our State College location, we now have a total seating capacity of 320, two bars with 52 beer taps, a 400-bottle wine cabinet with a state-of-the-art winedispensing system, three dining rooms, outdoor-seating area with four fire pits, 27 HDTVs with all sports packages, two new espresso machines, a wood-fired oven, and a gelato machine coming from Italy,” explains Kelly Swisher, director of sales and marketing.

Home D Pizzeria was started by Frank “Fritz” DeFluri as a pizza delivery stand on Pugh Street in 1954. A rented sun porch attached to the back of Mabel Gentzel’s

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Wood-fired mussels with crusty house crafted artisanal bread.

frame house was the base of operations, and the stand served only plain and pepperoni pizzas. Old high-roofed vans used as delivery trucks would deliver their pizza pies to fraternities, dormitories, and homes. Home from the Korean War as a discharged Navy lieutenant commander, DeFluri was finishing his last two years of college to earn his business degree, and managed to successfully complete his studies while operating his pizza shop.

Over the years, the pizza shop expanded, and younger generations of DeFluris took over the business adding more items to the menu to include subs and strombolis.

In 1986, Home D moved to the South Atherton Street location in State College; the Bellefonte location opened in 2005.

Today, although the core business is still the traditional pizzas, subs, and strombolis, Home D Pizzeria is a full-service restaurant. The new updated menu includes wood-fired items such as icy bay mussels, a pork osso bucco, ironskillet gulf shrimp, and specialty pizzas.

“We make most of our food in a refrigerated prep room,” Swisher says. “Our breads, doughs, and desserts are made inhouse in our full-service bakery, and we just bought new pasta machines, so we are going to make our own fresh pastas!”

Sour cream apple tart (top) and molten dark chocolate baby cake.

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Chris Schell, head brewer at Robin Hood Brewing Company.

Another new feature this year is the gluten-free menu items, including pizza, pasta, and panzanella.

Add to that the addition of Home D brewing its own beer. According to the Brewers Association, an American trade group of more than 1,000 brewers concerned with the promotion of craft beer and home brewing, the total number of craft breweries operating in the United States is at 2,538 this year with another 1,605 in the planning stages.

“It’s a very exciting time for microbreweries and for customers to see where their beer is brewed,” says Home D head brewer Chris Schell.

“The great thing about this brewery is that it is just the right size, and in our current configuration, our output should be 350 to 400 barrels a year, and we can essentially double or triple that in the future, so we can brew our core brands but still have some new and unique specialty brews. Once we are operational, we are planning on serving an IPA, an English pale ale, a blonde ale, and perhaps a pumpkin beer.”

The beers will be available on tap at both locations. Swisher adds, “We have designated 12 taps at each restaurant for Robin Hood Brewing Company beer, but we will also serve other craft, domestic, and imported beers, including beers from local breweries as well as our full menu of liquor drinks, so there is something for everybody.”

Pub club memberships, growler programs, beer tastings, and merchandise are all in the planning stages.

Home D Pizzeria also does hassle-free fundraising where organizations no longer need to deliver the subs and pizzas. Instead, they are given redeemable cards representing the food item such as a pizza, cheesesteak, and hoagie and can be used at either Home D locations without

an expiration date.

For more information about Home D Pizzeria and the Robin Hood Brewery, visit www.homed pizzeria.com and www.robinhoodbrewingco.com.

For a special offer from Home D, visit www.townandgown.com. T&G

> Featured Selections < Hours of Operations (State College): Sunday-Thursday: 11 a.m-1 a.m.

Friday-Saturday: 11 a.m.-2 a.m.

Hours of Operations (Bellefonte): Sunday-Thursday: 11 a.m.-midnight Friday-Saturday: 11 a.m.-1 a.m.

Happy Hour (both locations): Monday-Friday, 5-7 p.m., half-priced mixed drinks (excludes specialty drinks).

Live Entertainment in State College Tuesday-Wednesday, 7-10 p.m.

Specials: Daily: Any pizza, any toppings for $9.99 after 9 p.m. Dine-in only.

Monday: Wing Night, 50-cent wings, 5 p.m. until close.

Tuesday: Giant Slice Day, one topping, $1.75 all day Wednesday-Thursday: Sicilian Slice Day, one topping, $1.75 all day Drop-off catering available. Check out the catering menu at www.homedpizzeria.com.

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Dining Out Full Course Dining 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. 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.

Bella Sicilia, 2782 Earlystown Road, Centre Hall, 364-2176. An Italian kitchen where food is prepared from scratch and with love! Featuring traditional recipes of pasta dishes, calzones, Stromboli’s, subs, salads, and extraordinary pizza! Try Bella Sicilia’s stuffed, Sicilian, Chicago, or 16 varieties of thin-crust specialty pies, including seafood pizza with shrimp, clams, calamari, mussels, and margherita sauce!

Take-out or enjoy our beautiful dining room, located in the back of our building. Feel free to bring your own beer and wine. Lunch buffet Mon.-Fri. Check us out on Facebook. AE, MC, V, MAC, D. 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.

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.

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.

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.

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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. 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.

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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. Herwig’s Austrian Bistro, “Where Bacon Is An Herb,” 132 W. College Ave., 272-0738. Located next to the State Theatre. Serving authentic Austrian home cooking in Central PA. Ranked #1 Ethnic Restaurant in State College for 7 years in a row. Eat-in, Take-Out, Catering. Gluten-free options available. Bacon-based dessert.

Homemade breads, BYO beer or wine all day. Sense of humor required. D, MAC, MC, V.

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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. 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. g rin te e Ca bl te la Si i n- va O A

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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.

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.

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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.

HOGS GALORE Locally raised Farm to table pork producer since 1979.

We have everything you crave for your Tailgate from pig roasts and pulled pork to smoked sausages and BBQ chicken. Catering and Tailgate packages available. Let us have it all ready for you for pick-up on game day.

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A true neighborhood hangout highly regarded for its popular and authentic New York-style wood-fired pizza and commitment to quality. Award-winning pizza. and Italian cuisine homemade with only the best and freshest ingredients.

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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.

Good Food Fast HUB Dining, HUB-Robeson Center, on campus, 865-7623. A Penn State tradition open to all! Eleven restaurants stocked with extraordinary variety: Starbucks, Chick-fil-A, Higher Grounds, HUB Subs, Mixed Greens, Burger King, Panda Express, Piccalilli’s, Sbarro, Sushi by Panda, Wild Cactus, and more! V, MC, LC. Meyer Dairy, 2390 S. Atherton Street, 237-1849.

A State College Classic! Meyer Dairy is the perfect choice for a quick, homemade lunch with fresh soups and sandwiches or treat yourself to your favorite flavor of ice cream or sundae at our ice cream parlor. Fresh milk from our own dairy cows (we do not inject our cows with BST), eggs, cheese, ice cream cakes, baked goods, and more! Plus, Meyer Dairy is the best place to pick up your Town&Gown magazine each month!

Westside Stadium Bar and Grill, 1301 W. College Ave., 308-8959, www.westsidestadium barandgrill.com. See what all the buzz is about at Westside Stadium. Opened in September 2010, State College’s newest hangout features mouthwatering onsite smoked pork and brisket sandwiches. Watch your favorite sports on 17 HDTVs. Happy Hour 5-7 p.m. Take-out and bottle shop. Outdoor seating available. D, V, MC. Full Bar.

Specialty Foods Hoag’s Catering/Celebration Hall, 2280 Commercial Blvd., State College, 238-0824, www.hoagscatering.com. Hoag’s Catering specializes in off-site catering, event rentals, and on-site events at Celebration Hall.

We do the work, you use the fork — large and small events.

Hogs Galore, 330 Enterprise Dr., Philipsburg, 342-7060, www.hogsgalore.com. Locally raised farm-to-table pork producer since 1979. Family owned and operated. Fresh and smoked meats on-site processing. Catering, BBQ restaurant, retail market, and wholesale meats. T&G

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Faith and Finance Vantage founder keeps company growing while maintaining perspective on life

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Robert Thomas is a seasoned investment advisor, a father of five, and a believer that faith is an important aspect of your life. He earned his bachelor of science and master’s degrees in business administration f r om P e n n S ta te . He h old s th e d e s i g n a ti o n of Chartered Financial Analyst, Certified F i n a n c i a l P l a n n e r, Certified Mutual Fund Specialist, and Accredited Investment Management Town&Gown founder Mimi Barash Coppersmith (left) talks with Robert Thomas at the Waffle Shop in State College.

Consultant. management world and the different types of His investment firm, Va n t a g e I n v e s t m e n t investments. I was there for two years and then Advisors LLC, headquartered in State College, has went back to Penn State to get my MBA from successfully grown in this community. The now1991 to 1993.

13-person team manages $850 million in assets.

Mimi: Did they recommend you get some The firm provides comprehensive asset management experience before you came back? and investment advisory services to clients that Robert: During my MBA, I interned with consist of individuals, trusts, qualified pension plans, Merrill Lynch, so I continued to emphasize my corporations, and nonprofit entities. desire and likeness of the investment field.

In addition, Thomas is involved in the founding of Mimi: When you first opened your doors, how St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy in Boalsburg. many years ago was that?

Town&Gown founder Mimi Barash Coppersmith Robert: In April 2000, I received the official sat down with Thomas at the Waffle Shop in State letter from the SEC indicating that we could do College to discuss the outlook of the economy, what business. to look for in an investment advisor or firm, and how Mimi: How much were you managing when much money is needed to start an investment portfolio you opened your doors? for retirement.

Robert: Zero. I had a card table, a phone, and Mimi: I was trying to remember when we first a pad of paper. met. How long have you been in State College? I Mimi: In your home? know you have two degrees from Penn State.

Robert: I decided not to do the home, but started Robert: I did my undergraduate degree in in an office at 315 South Allen Street. business at Penn State in 1989 and went to work Mimi: So, when did you reach your first million? in Boston for US Trust Company and State Robert: Pretty quick. I had connections and Street Bank. That’s where I got introduced into knew people, so I started making phone calls. And the investments and management. I was a trader I’m very thankful. People trusted me with regards for a mutual-fund manager. I would keep track of to their money, and I’ve had those clients since his cash, contributions, and distributions of that day one — and they are still clients today. fund. It really introduced me to the investment-

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Mimi: How old were you then?

Robert: I was 33. I left a very nice-paying job.

We had just built a house. My wife was expecting baby number three and I still remember her coming up to me and saying, “You do know what you’re doing, right?” And I said, “Yes, I do.” She just patted me and said OK. Mimi: What kind of hope can people with a chunk of money expect for safety and growth?

Robert: I’m very optimistic in regards to the market, the whole structure of the economy, and the banks. There’s always gonna be ups and down, and we’ve experienced that.

Mimi: We’re sitting here right now when the market is going wonderfully crazy. Why? Robert: I’m a firm believer, and I’ve told our clients that the economic fundamentals are in place. We’ve had low inflation and strong corporate earnings. Companies are sitting on close to $2 trillion in cash, as well as favorable valuations. The market’s not as expensive as compared to historical norms. Those factors have pointed to the stock market doing well.

So, even though you have some bumps and bruises and ups and downs, the stock market is still plugging forward. And those variables have not really changed. You see a rising interest-rate environment, but it’s still very low.

Mimi: Mortgages are still low.

Robert: They peaked up a little bit, but still well below five, and so we’re not seeing that issue. And then the Federal Reserve has helped out.

Mimi: Now what danger signals should the typical investor look for?

Robert: For big crashes. If you look back in the 2000 era, you look at what’s called the PE’s, valuation of the market. How expensive is the market — stock prices versus the earnings of these companies? When you look back in 2000, you had price-earning ratios up in the mid-40s, and then

we had the tech crash. In 2008, when we had the mortgage debacle — the PE’s were in the mid-20s.

Normal is 16, and today we’re sitting around 14, actually slightly below 14. So that’s a very good indicator for an investor to say the downside is not as much as it was in previous time frames. The biggest risk with investors, and I think these, in short terms, are the geopolitical issues we’re dealing with now, along with Syria or what’s going on in Washington, DC, with the funding of Obamacare, the debt-ceiling limits, raising taxes or not raising taxes. There’s no right and wrong. There’s just a difference of opinions. It simply causes some market volatility. I’m not concerned about that, it’s more short term in nature. You really want to look at the market fundamentals.

Mimi: A lot of people are in this field now — the management of portfolios and assets. What are the things that people should look for when trying to figure out who should manage their money and try to keep it as a studious thing, not anything personal.

Robert: As an investor looking to hire an investment advisor, I think there are a few things you should look at. One is if they will say, “I’m a firm believer in fee-based.” I don’t charge the client commissions to buy and sell investments.

There’s fee-based and commission-based. I’m a firm believer in the fee-based. It puts the advisor on the same side of the table as the client. They both want the portfolio to grow, and not to take unnecessary risks. Both want to keep internal expenses down and keep taxes down. Secondly is, in today’s world with the Internet you can easily look up your investment advisor’s background, and if there’s been any complaints against them.

As an investor I would say go and look at that on the SEC and different Web sites and find out the background of that investment planner. Thirdly, you need to look at the firm, too. Remember, you need to be wary of a firm with one guy or two guys

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doing everything — seeing clients, watching the investments, taking care of the reporting, balancing the portfolios, monitoring the investments, and taking care of client’s contributions. So, you need a firm that has a decent staff who can take care of the things that come up on a daily basis.

Mimi: I know in conversation with you that you have recently moved up on a list that quantifies and qualifies money managers throughout the country.

Tell me about that.

Robert: Financial Advisor magazine, which is the biggest magazine for the industry with regards to financial advisors — they do their annual rankings with the size of firms. A firm like mine, an RIA (Registered Investment Advisor), there’s about 11,000 to 11,500 firms like myself out there. We were just recently honored with being the 182nd largest in the country. They look at the size and the growth rates of the firms.

Mimi: What’s the most amount of money you have to have to go to a financial advisor like you to set up an account?

Robert: I disagree with the model when managers do minimums. I have to state something for requirements for the SEC, so it’s $25,000. It’s very low. There are a lot of managers who have a

$250,000, $1 million minimum. Some have $10 million minimums. I’m a firm believer that the smaller client with regards to the asset size needs just as much help as the guy that has $1 million.

Everybody has retirement-income planning whether you have $1 million, $5 million, $50,000, you’re gonna retire. We always have the big clients.

The $10 million, $20 million, $50 million clients.

We also have a bunch of $50,000. We would never turn someone away because of the amount of assets they have.

Mimi: I’d like to shift gears. You’re one of a group of small committed people who started St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy. Tell me how that got started in a few words?

Robert: We started the process six years ago with regards to meeting with the bishop and the Altoona/Johnstown dioceses about a Catholic high school here in the Centre Region in State College/Boalsburg area. We have a wonderful high school. I have one daughter who graduated from there and a son who is in the school now.

Mimi: What is the enrollment now?

Robert: The enrollment as of the beginning of September was 101. We just hired a new principal, and he’s fantastic. We have wonderful

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staff and faculty that are just premier in their fields. We are so lucky to have them. Our motto is “faith, leadership, service, and education.”

Mimi: And in the sports arena, this is the first year you’re doing football. What other sports do you offer?

Robert: As we continue to grow and continue to expand our extracurricular activity, which includes sports, we have football and we have a wonderful golf team, cross country, and girls’ volleyball. In the spring, we’ll have wrestling, baseball, and track and field. And definitely, in the wintertimes boys’ and girls’ basketball.

Mimi: How much religion is tied in?

Robert: The kids have theology class every day.

We have chapel each morning, and each class from freshman to senior has mass once a week, and then the school together has mass once a year. A priest, Father Matt from Our Lady of Victory, comes in.

He has an office there. He is there as much as he can, especially during certain times that the kids know. Whether you’re Catholic or non-Catholic, it’s important to have that faith and service.

Mimi: Now I’ll shift to another subject, because this also makes you unique. You have a big family!

And that’s all part of your faith as well.

Robert: Well, I think that it’s all part of the faith, but having five children has been a blessing, and my wife and I have thoroughly enjoyed having a large family. My wife does a wonderful job with regards to the schedule, between her calendar and letting me know. Obviously, I’m very busy at work.

I’m here in State College, but I have clients in 40 states now. Primarily in New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Washington, DC, and the mid-Atlantic area, so I have to travel.

Mimi: Well, we’re in an era when fathers are doing a better job of fathering. Does it ever bother you that you don’t have sufficient time to father as much as you’d like?

Robert: No, I do have sufficient time. I make sure I do. It’s a number-one priority above my business, actually, with regards to making sure that I’m at that baseball and football game. I’m at that recital or for dinner with the kids. I’m there to put the kids to bed. So, I really make sure that that’s the number-one priority for me.

Mimi: I want to thank you for sharing your thoughts. Good luck to you.

Robert: Thank you so much for your time. 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 first-place winners from the judged July meeting competition.

July Meeting First Place: Theme “Amish”

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“Storm Coming”

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“They were hurriedly pitching hay onto the wagon before the fast-approaching storm arrived. They were hoping to get as much loaded as possible. His wife had left the comfort of their home and helped load the wagon as quickly as possible. The brisk storm arrived but few minutes later, just as they safely reached their barn. This photo was taken with permission on Church Lane, Reedsville, on July 26, 2012.”

July Meeting First Place: Open Category “Variety Produce” by Linda Hale

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“During a recent kitchen remodeling, the renovator left a jar of screws. I thought it was the perfect jar since sauerkraut is similar to screws — if you stretch your imagination. I also enjoyed the fact that the label is from a local cannery. I saw a photo op, so I took the jar to the basement and exposed it with a flashlight for eight seconds. By narrowing the light beam and moving it around for different lengths of time I was able to create this effect.”

A copy of either 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. 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.

Visit www.statecollegephotoclub.org for more information about how to join.

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Plotting the Future of Landscaping PSU horticulture professor plants seeds of confidence in students

By Allison Giannotti

As a Penn State professor of horticultural botany, and program coordinator of landscape contracting, Dan Stearns relies on his rural upbringing, passion for plants, and architectural know-how to use plants to create pleasant spaces.

Stearns, 61, grew up on a dairy farm in Houserville before attending Penn State and graduating with a degree in landscape architecture.

“I think growing up on a farm had a lot to do with my career choice,” he says. “I always had an interest in working outside and construction, so landscape architecture was a nice combination of using plants and other materials in creative sorts of ways.”

After graduating from Penn State in 1973, Stearns worked for the Department of Transportation in New York before attending graduate school at North Carolina State for recreation-resource administration. With stints as a national-forest landscape architect in North Carolina and as the owner of a landscape design/build company in Massachusetts, he was drawn back to Penn State’s horticulture department in 1989 upon creation of its new landscape-contracting major.

“I heard that Penn State was hiring for someone to teach landscape contracting and I thought I would give it a shot — they haven’t kicked me out yet,” he says.

Stearns, now a seasoned teacher with a unique philosophy, teaches classes in landscape planning, planting design, construction surveying, landscape construction, and landscape estimating and bidding.

“My philosophy is that I can teach my students technologies that are current now but five years from now that technology will change,” he says.

“If I can teach students how to figure things out — how to learn, explore, and evaluate — then they’ll adapt to changes and be able to take that ability and become successful.”

With a penchant for helping students explore

Dan Stearns What do you like to do in your spare time? “Bicycling — both mountain biking and road biking.”

What is your favorite place to go on vacation? “I don’t know if I’ve ever been anywhere that I didn’t enjoy, but I’d say the New England coast because that’s my most recent trip.”

If you weren’t a professor, what would you be? “I’d be a landscape contractor. It’s the best career. I’d be working with plants and people, and doing things that make people happy.” their own ideas, Stearns lets this notion inform how he advises students in the Horticulture Club for its annual Horticulture Show. A club advisor since 1992, he says the students do everything from designing the show to building, staffing, and tearing it down. This year the club will host its 100th show October 12-13 in the Snider Agriculture Arena.

“Compared to other years, this year’s show is going to have more historical aspects to it based on the 100-year anniversary,” Stearns says. “It will still have landscape displays and lots of plants, but more information about the history of the show.”

The Horticulture Club started in 1909 as the Crab Apple Club. Stearns says, “The club and show were initially focused on fruits, vegetables, and flowers, but became much more landscape oriented with the addition of the landscape-contracting program.

“Landscape contracting has grown so dramatically, people just expect nice landscaping. Basically, we can’t do without horticulture.” T&G

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MLS-38483 $79,900

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405 Presqueisle st e

Philipsburg-Osceola

MLS-38772

$89,900

• 3 bed • 1.5 bath • modern oak kitchen • large deck • oversize garage

• 5 bed • 3.5 bath • multi level • 3 units fully rented • off street parking for six cars

320 Beech Bottom Road

7793 Diamond valley road

Bellefonte

MLS-38753

$419,900

Juniata Valley

MLS-39657

$209,000

• 3 bed • 2.5 bath • on cul-de-sac • 6 acres • wonderful detail throughout

• 3 bed • 1.5 bath • in-ground pool • wonderful detail throughout

48 Morris Road

140 Yarrow way

State College

MLS-38542 $309,900

• 3 bed • 1 bath • 7.3 acres • 2 car garage • renovated kitchen

Bellefonte

MLS-39786

$265,000

• 2 bed • 2 bath • upscale ranch condo • open floor plan with fireplace

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