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Editor’s Prologue

By Sandie Biddle, Managing editor editor@centrecountygazette.com

It’s official. It’s spring. The vernal equinox occurred last Sunday. But we didn’t need a calendar. Purple, lavender, white, and yellow crocus bloom, unfazed by icy flurries, attracting honeybees to the first sweet drink of spring. I’m getting event notices about 5K runs, picnics, nature walks, and plant sales. My eyes wander to cobwebs in the corner of my office, and dead sprigs of Russian sage and butterfly bushes out my window. The urge to clean seems to come with spring fever. Brighten up, organize, neaten the outdoors and in – a welcome preparation to beautiful weather and lively gatherings.

Our Spring Cleaning feature will give you inspiration. PennDOT reminds us of PA cleanup days. You could Adopt a Highway, as I have, and pick up the litter along a mile or two in time for Earth Day. (Did you notice that litterers seem to prefer Skoal, Mountain Dew, and Budweiser?) There’s a watershed cleanup day hosted by ClearWater Conservancy, too.

As for your own clean-up efforts, see time-saving tips from experts at Molly Maid and Room to Breathe. Pack up your outdated important papers for SPE Federal shred day, and your hazardous waste for Centre County Solid Waste’s drop off.

Also in this issue, a lot of entertainment. Sam attended a choral concert at Penns Valley schools and another at a local church. Don interviewed a member of the Kingston Trio, who’ll be appearing at the State Theatre next week, and Karen attended the auditions of Happy Valley’s Got Talent, spotlighting the 12 finalists chosen from nearly 70 entries.

Need something to do? Consult our huge What’s Happening calendar – so big we continue it on our Web site – and check out stories about the Pennsylvania Military Museum and Penn State’s Maple Syrup Festival. Help Penn State defeat Ohio State in a blood drive battle, learn how to control your pet’s weight, and mentor a child by baking with her.

Brian Bassett spotlights an exceptional Hometown Hero – a tireless, compassionate volunteer at the Women’s Resource Center. Keep those Hometown Hero suggestions coming!

This week, clean up! (Or not.) Next week, let’s get outdoors and prune, divide, plant, thin, aerate, and fertilize. Our Spring Lawn & Garden issue will include expert advice on water features from a local nursery and spring gardening preparation tips from a Penn State Master Gardener.

Send me photos of your gardening triumphs, your flower beds, veggies, vintage lilacs in bloom, great pumpkins, whatever. I’ve at least seven varieties of daffodils, eight colors of tulips, and five hues of columbine sprouting right now, and await their showy debuts. What wonderful season could we desire next? Why, trout season – and then football season (in the form of Blue White Weekend). Ain’t life grand in Happy Valley!

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If I Could Change the World to Make it a Better Place!

By Preston Bradley Bellefonte Elementary, Grade 4

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First, I would want to start cleaning the beaches so that animals don’t choke on all of that trash. I would recycle all of the trash that I find! And also, sea turtles mistake plastic bags for jellyfish which is a sea turtle’s favorite snack.

Also, I would want to help all of the animals that are in danger. I would help to make wildlife not as trashy. All of the trash can hurt the animals so I want to help them. I really care for animals, so it hurts for me to see that sweet animals are dying because their homes are being covered with trash.

I have seen on the computer that many animals are dying so I want to make a difference in the world to make it a better place! There are so many nice animals out there that don’t deserve to die.

I want everybody to see that I care and that I want to help! I am saying all of this from my heart! I will do all that I can to make this world a much better place! Remember to care for the world and you can make a huge difference in the world!

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Centre Count y Schools BEA Band Notes

Girl Scouts Hold Clothing Drive

Submitted by Rose Hoover

District Band Participants The following BEA students participated in District Band, February 9 to 12 at Clearfield High school.

(L to R, Top: Krista Biggans (clarinet 1 – also Region Band), Hannah Martin (percussion), Sara Bowling (alto saxophone 2), Shane Besong (percussion – also region band), Kyle Frost (alto saxophone 1), Tim Gleason (trombone 3 – also Region Band) and Cliff Smolko (cornet 1 – also district jazz band). (L to R Bottom): Jess Simcisko (French horn 4), Dale Haagen (alto clarinet), Evan Kim (cornet 3), and band instructor Mrs. Long.

County Band Participants The following BEA students participated in County Band held February 17 and 18 at the State College High School. (L to R Top): Dylan Woodring (trombone 1), Hannah Park (trombone 2), Kate Snyder (flute 2), Clarissa Woomer (alto saxophone 1), Dylan Bathurst (mallet percussion), Tim Hipple (alto saxophone 2), Instructor Mrs. Long, and Jessie Jenkins (trumpet 1); (L to R Bottom): Matt Blaylock (alto saxophone 2), Haley Giedroc (flute 1), Karina Bloom (piccolo), and Sarah Blaylock (trumpet 2).

WALKER TOWNSHIP – The Junior Girl Scout Troop 41411 from Walker Township in conjunction with Junior Girl Scout Megan Smith from Troop 40023 held a Winter Clothing drive to benefit the Buffalo Run Church Coat Ministry to earn their Bronze Star for Junior Girl Scouting.

As part of their project the girls made 18 scarves to donate and then collected 90 hats, 60 scarves, 101 gloves, and 145 coats.

The Girl Scouts had two donation sites: Marion Walker Elementary School and Faith United Methodist Church.

Donations were made in December and again in January.

The girls collected, helped sort and organize the donations.

The Buffalo Run Church Coat Ministry collects winter outerwear for distribution to needy families in the Centre County region as well as impoverished areas in major metropolitan areas in Pennsylvania.

To earn the Bronze Star for Junior Girl Scouting, the girls needed to take action on a community issue that the troop cares about, put the Girl Scout Promise and Law into action, and create a lasting change. The Girl Scouts would like to extend a special Thank You to everyone who helped make this project a success.

Brothers Selected to Play with U. S. Navy Band Congratulations to brothers Luke and Shane Besong of Bald Eagle Area for being selected to play with the U.S. Navy Band, on Wednesday, March 30 at Eisenhower Auditorium. Luke, who plays the alto saxophone, is a ninth grade student at the Bald Eagle High School. Shane is a senior and is a percussionist. Admission to the concert is free, but tickets are required. A maximum of four tickets per person may be picked up at the Eisenhower Auditorium Ticket Center during normal business hours.

The girls with their first donation of scarves and winter outerwear for Buffalo Run Church Coat Ministry. (Front row L to R) Emily Pugh, Lissi Przybys,Katie Mitchell, Makayla Regal, Back row: Jerry Dunkle, Deb and Jeff Corcelius (Church volunteers) and Emma Mesko.

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A sampling of scarves that the girls made. (Front row L to R) Kaylee Bryner, Katie Mitchell, Taylor Bumgarner, Makayla Regal. Back Row: Carolyn Seibel, Lissi Przybys, Emily Pugh and Emma Mesko.

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The girls with their donations at the Buffalo Run Church (Front row L to R): Katie Mitchell, Kaylee Bryner, Ryleigh Bryner of the Marion Walker Daisy Troop. Middle row: Lissi Przybys, Emily Pugh, Carolyn Seibel, Megan Smith. Back row: Georgiana Johnson, Patty Hillard (volunteers for the Buffalo Run Church Coat Ministry) and Emma Mesko.

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Centre Count y Schools Penns Valley Choruses Present Pops Concert

By Sam Stitzer

The Penns Valley High School Music Department presented a choral Pops Concert on Thursday, March 17, in the school auditorium. The concert featured the seventh- and eighth-grade chorus, and the high school chorus, as well as several solos and ensemble groups. Their repertoire was composed of popular music, past and present, rather than the more typical classical music fare heard in chorus concerts.

The concert was directed by Penns Valley choral director, Philip Stattel.

The seventh- and eighth-grade chorus was up first. This group of about 40 members opened the concert with a harmonious rendition of James Taylor’s 1972 classic, Fire and Rain. Their time machine jumped back another ten years with Runaround Sue, sung by the boys, and Pretty Little Angel Eyes. They performed a total of five songs, all done very well, bringing well deserved applause from the large audience in attendance.

Big applause was also garnered by Addie Harbaugh and Clarissa Keller as they sang a duet titled For Good, by Stephen Schwartz. The girls blended their voices well on this slow ballad.

The high school chorus, which filled the stage with more than 60 members, sang four numbers, including a 1954 Patti Page number called Steam Heat, which can only be described as being, well, steamy! It featured hissing sounds, mimicking the sound of old cast-iron radiators venting steam, and lyrics like “I’ve got ssssteam heat, but I need your love to keep away the cold.”

Bridget Canning stepped up to the microphone and gave a good performance on a solo titled I’m Not That Girl. Following Bridget, John Ott took the stage and gave a stellar instrumental guitar performance of Ocean, by John Butler.

This young man brought down the house! He sounded absolutely professional on what must be a difficult number, and he used no printed music in his performance. It was amazing!

The Gingersnaps, a four-man a cappella group, sang three numbers, all arranged by Jacob Smucker, one of their members. They opened with Lollipop, complete with the finger in the cheek “pop” sound by Eric Green, Next was Etta James’ classic ballad, At Last, in four-part harmony. They finished up by singing backup for chorus member Autumn Blaze, clad in tight leather pants and stiletto heels, singing Lady Gaga’s Poker Face. The audience reaction was lots of applause, cheers, and a few wolf whistles. It was an excellent performance by some very talented kids, and they had a ball doing it!

Eric Green softened the mood with a smooth performance of a piano solo titled So Close, by Alan Menken. Eric is a talented musical “triple threat,” being an excellent singer, pianist, and saxophonist.

The Chamber Choir, a subgroup of the full chorus, sang the Beatles’ In My Life, the Enya classic Orinoco Flow, and Trickle, Trickle, a Doo-Wop number originally done by a group called the Videos, and later covered by Manhattan Transfer.

Hannah Battdorf and Sarah Benfer sang the wistful Somewhere Out There, from the animated movie An American Tail, and Kylie Breon-Kuzior did a great job on I’ ll Stand By You, by Chrissie Hynde.

The full chorus returned for a four song finale, including I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow, with a folksy, bluegrass sound. The final number left the audience with words to live by in Put a Little Love in The Seventh & Eighth Grade Chorus opened Your Heart. the concert.

The evening was a tour de force of the musical talent that walks the halls at Penns Valley High. Congratulations to Philip Stattel and all the chorus members and accompanists who worked hard to make the Pops Concert a thoroughly enjoyable experience.

Addie Harbaugh and Clarissa Keller sang a duet.

The Gingersnaps (L to R), Zack Hegarty, Jacob Smucker, Eric Green, and Tyler Boone back up Autumn Blaze on Poker Face – a real crowd pleaser!

Bridget Canning sings I’m Not That Girl.

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By Toni Duchi

And Speaking of Fat Dogs (and Cats) . . .

If you read my last column, then you know I ended with advice about your dog’s weight.

Let me be clear. Your dog will die younger and will be more susceptible to disease if he is overweight. That’s the data on flies, mice, rats, monkeys, dogs, and humans.

Reducing calorie consumption extends an animal’s life.

A 14-year study by Ralston Purina with dogs concluded that a 25 percent reduction in food intake significantly increased the lifespan of dogs. It also found that dogs that are free-fed a dry kibble started developing arthritis at the age of two. Dogs kept lean did not begin to develop arthritic changes until they were eight or nine. At the conclusion of the study, results were just as dramatic: lean dogs died two years later and the muscle wasting associated with old age was also delayed two years.

Be clear, the studies show that it is “under-nutrition” not “malnutrition” that creates the benefit. One reason is because the more food we eat, the more metabolic waste products we produce. Some of the waste products are free oxygen, called free radicals, which damage cells. The fewer calories we consume, the fewer free radicals we produce.

So, consuming low-calorie, high-antioxidant content foods like vegetables and high quality proteins from fresh meats provide the most nutrition for the least amount of calories.

Grains provide the least amount of nutrition per calorie and yet when we look at many dog food bags, grains are the most prevalent!

More than half of the dogs in this country are overweight. Some dogs just will eat and eat, which could be from a variety of reasons. The bottom line is that you shouldn’t let them do it. Monitor what they eat and don’t allow free feeding.

Even if your dog is fat now, switching to a lower-calorie and reduced-carbohydrate diet may help him slim down and live longer.

Studies have shown that a restricted diet at any age can have health benefits. Keep in mind, though, that a hungry dog is not a happy dog and in fact can be quite pesky.

Also keep in mind that puppies and tiny dogs don’t do well on fasts, so that’s not the recommended way to restrict calories.

How much food does a dog need? There are many variables. For instance in cold weather climates in the winter, dogs need more food to generate more heat. Small dogs require less than large dogs. Each dog is

different so you need to find what volume of food keeps him lean without compromising nutrition. That’s the hard part. I have found that in general, most dog food companies recommend too much food.

My recommendation is that, on average, dogs need about 20 calories per pound of body weight per day to maintain their current weight. If you are trying to have your dog lose weight, back that up to about 17-18 calories per pound. Serve the calories in several meals per day (a least two). For instance, if your dog is five pounds, he will need about 150 calories each day. If he is 110 pounds, use about 1,500 to 1,800 calories per day. Keep in mind the variables of activity, etc. If it looks like your dog is getting fat, cut back on the calories.

Keep in mind that as a dog ages, they require fewer calories, just like people.

Beware of the big dog biscuit. Remember that many dog treats are made from high fats and lots of sugar that add a lot of calorie.

If you treat your dog every time he lifts his head, you’re going to have a fat dog. At least buy treats that are high quality. Read the ingredients carefully. Why not try baby carrots, bananas, veggies, or a bit of cheese as a treat.

This, of course, is where whole foods come in. Your dog will get much more nutrition from fewer calories if you feed him whole foods . . .but that’s yet another column!

Why not give this low-calorie treat recipe a try? My dogs jump the counter for these!

TUNA BROWNIES 2 small cans of tuna, drained (you could use sardines or salmon in this recipe too) 2 eggs 1 tsp garlic powder (you can also add kelp powder or other supplement here) 1.5 cups flour (any type; rice, whole wheat) Mix together all ingredients Press or roll onto a cookie sheet to about 1/4 inch thick Bake at 250 degrees for 30 minutes.

Cut into small squares.

Keep refrigerated or frozen Toni Duchi is President of the non-profit Nittany Greyhounds Adoption Center, manager of Rooo Valley boarding kennel, and author of “The Practical Hound: Better Choices for a Healthier Dog.” If you have questions for her or would like to give your feedback, contact her at tjduchi@aol.com.

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By Brian E. Bassett

Gael Mallouk grew up in California where she spent a lot of time in big cities like Berkley and San Francisco. About 18 years ago she and her husband, Tom, followed his work to Penn State University where he now teaches in the chemistry department.

“This is the smallest town in which I’ve ever lived, Gael mused.” “However, here with my work, family, and friends – my life is full.”

Mallouk is passionate and serious about helping people who are suffering from abuse of any kind. Her volunteer work with the Centre County Women’s Resource Center is two- part.

First: She is committed to the Centre with its amazing people who work there. “I’ll do anything they ask,” she said. Primarily, she listens on the phone and takes calls from people on the hot line.

“I take shifts to serve people who call in.

We’re still available 24 hours a day – evenings, weekends, and holidays when the staff isn’t there,” Gael explained.

The Center provides counseling, help, and shelter for victims and survivors of domestic violence or assault. Shelter is for women – in a safe place where they have an opportunity to establish goals and develop future plans. Services are available for men, women, and children. Anyone who experiences domestic violence can find the help they need.

Assault of any kind has a profound effect on one’s life. In years past, these problems were ignored, “kept secret,” or “kept in the family,” rather than openly addressed – and many an abused victim saw no way out of their dilemma.

Today that’s no longer the case. People can now talk about things that happened decades ago, or have been going on for decades; and come to understand that it’s not their fault.

When an individual can pick up the phone any time day or night, anonymously, and reach a sympathetic ear in their time of crisis – someone who’ll listen, give support and say, “I believe you and understand,” while offering a measure of choice and control to get them grounded – the resulting benefits are immeasurable.

Listening to people in crisis may not fix or change anything. However, providing critical information to help them make positive decisions is crucial to bringing about change. True, change can only come from within, when an individual is ready. But they must first be made aware of viable options or solutions to an existing problem.

“I personally believe that having this Resource Center is wonderful,” Gael said with feeling. “I feel lucky that I have a chance to work with it.”

Second: “We are an advocate for the victim through the Sexual Assault Response Team,” Gael said. The SART works in a sensitive manner out in the real world – to corroborate facts and evidence in the event that the victim opts for legal action. The SART stays physically close to the person and sees to their emotional and physical needs. It offers objective yet sensitive means of support, understanding that the response and subsequent needs of each victim is different.

“Abuse is everywhere,” Gael admonished.

Gael Mallouk “I admire anyone who is in trouble and makes the call to our hotline – because it is a very hard thing to do. But this is the place where victims are not judged. They will get real consideration and understanding; and information they need to make the tough choices that will change their life.”

When talking on the phone or at the hospital with the SART, individuals are encouraged to respect themselves and understand that they deserve respect from others. They are also reminded that whatever “respect” means to them, they should hold on to it and not be coerced in school, in social situations, at home, or anywhere – to do anything that would damage that respect.

Meredith “Dee” Hall, director of volunteer programs at the Resource Center, affirmed, “Gael has been a volunteer for the Centre County Women’s Resource Center since she completed our training class in February 2008. She has provided accompaniment during sexual assault responses, facilitated emergency Protection From Abuse orders and provided hundreds of hours of crisis counseling on our hotline at all times of the day and night. She is an invaluable resource, not only to our program and clients, but to her community, as well.”

Gael said that her favorite, deeply moving quote is one that Executive Director Anne Ard is fond of: “Hope has two beautiful daughters; their names are Anger and Courage. Anger at the way things are and Courage to see that they do not remain the way they are.”

“I believe that if it affects me this way, it may affect all who read it in the same way.

It makes me believe that you can change something no matter how dark and hopeless it seems to be; and I can be part of that change.

“I don’t do volunteer work to win awards,” Mallouk stated. “I’m rewarded every time I’m told, ‘Thank you, for what you give to the Center with your help and good work.’ That’s what’s important. I aspire to be compassionate and understanding – because I understand the problem from both sides. I am 100-percent committed to educate my friends and anyone who is interested enough to learn about the Women’s Resource Center and what it provides to those who need it.”

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Rivals Fight For Life: First-ever Blood Battle Against Ohio State

Westbound Detour on Route 322 Near Boalsburg

UNIVERSITY PARK – Right now, Penn State and Ohio The blood collected at Penn State helps to supply more State are competing off the field in a battle to save lives. The than 90 hospitals in the Great Alleghenies Region of the two universities are holding their first-ever blood battle, a American Red Cross, which serves parts of Pennsylvania, competition to see which school can collect the most blood Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio. The during the months of March and April. The winner will earn blood collected at Ohio State supplies hospitals in the Central bragging rights as the best collegiate blood donation program Ohio Region, which serves Columbus and 26 surrounding in the Big Ten and possibly the country! counties.

The Battle started March 21 and runs through April 27. The Penn State Student Red Penn State vs Ohio State Blood Battle Schedule Cross Club hopes to have about 1,700 people Rivals for Life come to donate for Penn State. During April, March 25 117 Mateer Building 10am-4pm campus blood drive refreshments include pizza provided by Zimmie’s and ice cream sandwiches March 25 Katz Building 11am-4pm from Happy Valley Freez.

March 31 HUB, Alumni Hall 10am-4pm

This isn’t just for students! Staff, faculty, April 4 Waring Commons West Halls 1pm-7pm townspeople, and anyone wanting to help with

April 6 124 Findlay, East Halls 1pm-7pm this life-saving cause can donate. These are the only criteria: To donate blood you need to be April 7 124 Findlay, East Halls 1pm-7pm in generally good health, at least 17 years old April 11 Brill Hall, Eastview Terrace 1pm-7pm (16-year-olds may donate in Pennsylvania with April 12 Redifer Common, South Halls 1pm-7pm a signed parental consent form), and weigh

April 13 Redifer Commons, South Halls 1pm-7pm at least 110 pounds. Donors with eligibility questions should call (866) 236-3276 or visit April 14 Warnock Commons, North Halls 1pm-7pm www.redcrossblood.org/donating-blood/ April 18 HUB, Alumni Hall 10am-4pm eligibility-requirements.

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Maple Syrup to Simmer at Shaver’s Creek UNIVERSITY PARK – The distinctive aroma of bubbling maple syrup will return to the woodlands around Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center as staff members prepare for the 26th annual Maple Harvest Festival, Saturday, March 26, and Sunday, March 27.

Visitors to the Maple Harvest Festival can learn how to tap trees, visit the Sugar Shack to see the sap being boiled down, and savor all-you-caneat pancakes, drenched in real maple syrup.

“We set up picnic tables in

our outdoor classroom,” says Mark McLaughlin, director of the Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center. “Everyone has a hearty breakfast, and they can then enjoy our costumed interpreters demonstrate sugaring techniques, watch our birds-of-prey and reptile shows, and listen to live music.”

Children can follow the Sugar Trail to learn about the history of maple syrup, how to identify and tap maple trees, and how colonial settlers collected the sap and turned it into syrup.

Native Americans showed

European colonists how to make maple syrup and maple sugar by tapping trees for the “sweet water” or sap that flowed in the early spring. Often the syrup was poured over griddle cakes or pancakes as a special treat.

The festival runs from 10:30 a.m. till 3 p.m. each day. Cost of the festival and the pancake breakfast is $5 for members of Shaver’s Creek Environmental center ($3 for children 6-11) and $10 for non-members ($6 for children 6 to 11). Complete information is available at www.ShaversCreek.org.

BOALSBURG – A westbound detour on Route 322 near Boalsburg went into effect Tuesday, March 22, as bridge repair work gets underway for 2011. The bridge is at the eastern end of the Route 322/State College Bypass. The detour is short and westbound drivers will exit Route 322 at Boalsburg, follow Route 3014 west (Business Route 322) onto Route 45 east, and then move back onto Route 322 using the westbound on-ramp. Eastbound drivers will not have a detour but will encounter a 14-foot lane restriction. The detour and 14-foot lane restriction will be in place three to four weeks.

Once the westbound detour and eastbound lane restriction are lifted, a 12-and-a-half foot lane restriction will be in place for both east and westbound traffic. This lane restriction will be removed in early May.

Work on this bridge includes bridge dam replacement.

This work is part of a contract to repair and preserve five bridges in Centre County. All work is weather dependent.

LTT Trucking LLC of North Bend is the contractor on this $1.1 million project.

Drivers are reminded to obey posted speed limits, use caution in construction zones, and always buckle up.

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CURTIN TOWNSHIP – PennDOT has restricted a small Centre County bridge on Route 1002 (Marsh Creek Road) in Curtin Township. The Romola Bridge is now restricted to one-lane, with traffic alternating turns across the bridge. The alternating traffic pattern is being enforced through a stop sign condition at each end of the bridge.

The lane restriction also places a12-foot width restriction on the bridge. Vehicles wider than the 12-foot restriction will need to follow a detour that uses Routes 1001, 150, 144, and 4007. Unless they exceed the width restriction, emergency vehicles and local deliveries can use the road and bridge.

The decision to restrict lane traffic on the bridge was the result of a recent inspection. The Romola Bridge spans Marsh Creek on Route 1002 about one-half mile south of the village of Romola. The Romola Bridge was built in 1933; is 36 feet long and carries an average of 270 vehicles per day. The restriction will remain in place until repairs can be made.

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Step in to Reading Month

By Kulsoom Khan

Schlow Library is celebrating Step in to Reading month declared by the Centre County Commission, which is a part of Pennsylvania’s 2011 One Book, Every Young Child literacy initiative. The program is targeted to kids from age three to six and encourages children to read in order to maximize success in school. There are 560,000 Pennsylvania children in the target age group and

many are in the state’s childcare facilities, Head Start programs, licensed preschools, or kindergartens.

The 2011 One Book, Every Young Child selection is Whose Shoes? A Shoe for Every Job

by Stephen R. Swinburne. In its first year, the One Book, Every Young Child program won the coveted, national John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award.

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The Verizon foundation is supporting the program with a $40,000 grant, which will provide a copy of Whose Shoes? A Shoe for Every Job to more than 15,000 Pennsylvania childcare facilities, licensed preschools, Head Start programs, and family literacy programs.

Other organizations who are involved with this initiative include: Pennsylvania

Public “Sporting Goods” & Real Estate Auction Saturday, April 23, 2011 – 8:30 AM

Complete Liquidation of Jodons Sporting Goods.

Department of Education, Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, Please Touch Museum, State Museum of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Library Association, Pennsylvania Center for the Book, Pennsylvania Association for the Education of Young Children, The Pennsylvania Child Care Association, PennSERVE, and HSLC/Access PA.

Public “2- Estate” Auction The Estate of Martin W. (Marty) Gettig of State College, PA. The Estate of Esther M. Gettig of State College, PA.

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Real Estate Located at: 4163 Penns Valley Road, Spring Mills, PA. 16875.

2 - Commercial Buildings selling as one deed.

Building#1: 2 story Retail Bldg with 2nd Floor Apt Option. Public Sewer, Private Well.

Building#2: Commercial Office Space, Private Well, Toilet, Public Sewer & Integral Garage & Currently rented month to month. Contact the Auctioneer for more Real Estate information No Firearms Will BE Sold At This Auction.

Selling Will be the Following: Old Military Helmet Collection, German, American and Others, Antique Cast Iron Cook Stove, Oak & wooden antique Glass display cabiets, Archery Supplies, Bullets, Powder, Reloading Supplies & Dies, New & Old Brass, Factory Ammunition, Tree Stands, Scents & Lures, Wildlife Mounts, Scopes, Mounts, Fletching equipment, and much more too numerous to mention.

Jodons Sporting Goods has been in business for over 35 years.

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1994 Chrysler LeBaron Convertible, Model Aircraft Collection of Gas Flyable wooden planes, New in box, Unassembled Plane Kits, Collection Of Wings, Fuselage’s, Propellers, Gas Engines, Wheels and more… Leather 3 Piece living room suit, Other Furniture, Household items, Antiques, Collectibles, Glassware, Hunting and Fishing items, Vintage Clothing, Furs, Costume Jewelry, Earrings, Broache pins, Necklaces, Lawn & Garden items, Metal and Wood Shop tools and much more…

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Making, Baking, Breaking: Reflections of a Bread Baker Bake with a Child for a Life-long Bond!

By Curtis Knepper

The conversation always starts with “How long have you been baking?” My entire life which is followed by “What got you started?” The short answer is Grandma Zelda.

As far back as I can remember, I can see the cookie jar in the walk-in pantry at grandma’s house. The pantry had dark scary shadows; the smells and those big plump raisinfilled cookies overcame any fears of monster spiders lurking in the dark.

Even after I married, Zelda still baked me pies with a C cut out of the crust for Curtis. I remember the flour, shortening, and salt in the kitchen. Unfortunately, grandma passed before I learned the secret of raisin cookies or Zelda’s piecrust.

Mom still tries to make Zelda’s cookies every year at Christmas, but they are just not the same.

My prized kitchen possession is grandma’s rolling pin.

Just recently, I found out that Zelda ran a boarding house.

Being children of the Great Depression, neither of my parents shares their difficult childhood memories. On dad’s side of the family, they lost the family farm and the boarding house on the other side.

I was fortunate enough to be unemployed at the time of the birth of my first grandchild, Kendel. I had the pleasure of the 2 and 6 a.m. feedings. Kendal loved to watch reruns of Iron Chef as she took her bottle.

Children love to help bake. Start them as soon as they can safety sit on the counter. Let them sprinkle and decorate cookies or, in my case, top their own pizza creations. Move up to the stool, standing next to you and with hand-on-hand assistance you can roll out pie dough, stretch out pizza dough, or shape dinner rolls. Dinner rolls are so versatile and they can take on so many shapes and forms.

There is an endless variety of rolls easy for children to master. They just beam when they sit the breadbasket on the table with their own creation.

At the first combined Knepper-Tumlin Thanksgiving, pap was given orders to bring blueberries because Kendal (age four) was making the pies for dessert. Why blueberries, nobody knows, or even where she heard of blueberry pie. But pies we did make in this old gentle southern family home – where they once thought only Sara Lee made pie.

Moms, I know you are stressed and there’s extra mess, but the rewards are forever. These will be special memories you will share long after they are grown and have left the nest.

Remember, your children are only on loan from God for a

short while. Grandparents, there is no reason why you cannot help inspire a young baker.

Refrigerator potato dough is excellent starter dough for children as dinner roll. It is fail proof and makes a tasty treat.

See Gold Medal Century of Success Cookbook – The Best Gold Medal Recipes of 100 Years, by Betty Crocker, 1979, General Mills as a recipe source. By mistake, I found upping the sugar to 1/3 cup makes a better dinner roll. The book has several shapes but the crescent roll is a great starter for children.

The Century of Success Cookbook is my all time favorite all-purpose beginner book. My copy is paperback edition and has been taped together many times and page 47 is missing.

Still, when the girls came home, they would say “Will you make us . . .” or send e-mails asking for the Danish Puff recipe.

One year we Curtis’s granddaughter Kendel searched on-line helps make pizza with her pap. used bookstores and we managed to get a copy of this book for each of our three daughters. Occasionally a copy comes available on eBay. My copy is a heavy card stock paperback but there is also a hardbound version.

My wife Louise did find page 47 and the book is complete again. But now she is crying her eyes out, reading the margin notes that the girls penciled in on their favorite recipes.

Oh yeah, Zelda’s rolling pin is my legacy for Kendal.

Happy Baking!

Curtis is happy to help anyone with bread baking questions, problems, or just swapping baking stories. He can be reached at moreaboutbread@gmail.com.

The Shoe Fits

By Kulsoom Khan

STATE COLLEGE – Shoes were the theme at Schlow Library Swinburne writes picture books, chapter books, and on Tuesday evening (3/22). Children’s author, Stephen Swin- both fiction and non-fiction. Many of his non-fiction books burne, author of Whose Shoes? and many other books, came to are about animals. He is currently working on a book about speak to local children. The sea turtles. Swinburne also talked about how he gets the ideas program also included some for his fiction stories from his own life. “Each one of us here singing, a “shoe party” where has our own story and we have to tell it in our own way.” kids tried on different types For example, Swinburne told the audience about how his of shoes. and a shoe cake. mother use to call him “Whiff” when he was a young boy and

Swinburne was born in how he had a friend named George, who could never keep London, England, but has himself clean, so she called him “Dirty George.” So when been in the United States Swinburne was writing his first novel, he went back to his for most of his life. He cur- childhood memories and the product was a book titled: Whiff rently resides in Vermont. He and Dirty George. studied biology and nature Swinburne said he is very glad that he has the opporin college, but then later tunity to be a children’s author. “I wake up where I live in discovered his passion for Vermont-the first thing I do is pinch myself. Steve, this is not writing stories for children. a dream; you’re an author – love this job.”

The book Whose Shoes? is about how different people who Stephen Swinburne do differauthor of Whose ent things or Shoes? and many have different other children’s books jobs wear difspeaks at Schlow ferent shoes.

Library For example, Sw inbu rne showed pictures of ballerina shoes, a soccer player’s shoes, and a firefighter’s shoes.

He also talked about how the theme of the book relates to his own life. “I’ve had many, many jobs in my life, so that means I’ve worn many, many different kinds of shoes,” he said.

The first job he ever had was being a newspaper delivery boy at the age of nine. He was also been a dishwasher, a bus boy, a waiter, a truck Schlow employees/volunteers sing and dance driver, and a park ranger to name a few. to Whose Shoes Will You Wear?

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Zelda’s Short Cake

Here is a great starter cake for children of any age.

Technically this is not bread, rather an heirloom recipe to honor my grandmother. We serve this as a warm dessert with sliced berries and milk plus the leftover cake makes a great quick breakfast. Note grandma’s original recipe did not call for salt. I actually throw all ingredients (except the topping) into a bowl and mix well by hand but I added modern weights and directions.

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Bake 30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

HELPING FAMILIES CLIMB ABOVE CANCER. ANNOUNCING A PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN WITH LOVED ONES FACING CANCER. CLIMB stands for Children’s Lives Include Moments of Bravery, and it provides a safe place for them to express the fears and other emotions they may be facing as their loved one goes through cancer. Sessions include activities, games and education to help children and their loved ones communicate better and become more comfortable with the cancer process.

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MARCH 25, 2011

What’s Happening?

Email your organization’s events to editor@centrecountygazette.com Please have them in by Wednesday noon in order to be included in Friday’s edition.

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Fridays through April 15 – Fish Fry Dinners, Warriors Mark Warriors Mark United Methodist Church, 1840 Centre Line Rd. is holding fish fry dinners from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. through April 15. Cost: $8/Adults, $4/Age five to10, Free/ Age four & under. The Warriors Mark UM Church is handicapped accessible. Questions, call the church office at (814) 632-6906.

Fridays through April 15 – Lenten Fish Dinner, Bellefonte During the Lenten season, St. John’s Catholic Church in Bellefonte will be offering seafood dinners, fish sandwiches and pizza to the public at St. John’s School Auditorium on E. Bishop Street. Dining hours are from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. each Friday during Lent through Friday, April 15. Dinners featured are fish ’n’ chips, fried haddock, baked tilapia, fried haddock sandwiches, fried shrimp, cheese pizza, macaroni & cheese, stewed tomatoes, coleslaw, and apple sauce. Desserts feature a variety of cakes and other baked goods. Prices: Adults $8; Children five-11 $4; age four and under free. The public is welcome. Carry-out is available.

Fridays through April 15 – Lenten Fish Dinner, State College The State College Knights of Columbus is holding a Lenten Fish Dinner at 850 Stratford Drive, State College. The dinners are every Friday thru April 15 – serving from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The menu includes: fish – breaded or plain, macaroni & cheese, stewed tomatoes, halushki, cole slaw, vegetable, rolls & butter, beverage, and dessert. Adults $9; ages six to 10 $5, age five and under free. Public welcomed.

Take outs available.

March 25 & 26 – Prom Attire Event All high school students in Centre County and beyond are invited to come choose from our selection of gently used or new prom attire and select what they need at no cost. It’s at Fairmount Avenue Elementary School cafeteria, 411 South Fraser Street, State College, March 25 from 3:30 to 8 p.m.; and March 26 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Students may also recycle a clean, previously worn prom item in exchange for other items. www.centreprom.org

March 25 – Make-A-Wish Gala The Lucky Seventh Annual AccuWeather.com Centre County Make-A-Wish Gala and Casino Night is March 25. Black-tie optional. Doors open 6 p.m. at the Penn Stater Presidents Hall for Casino Night. The evening also includes entertainment, silent and live auctions, and buffet dinner. Also a special auction of designer shoes! All proceeds benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Tickets are $100 each / $1,000 for a table of ten. For more information call (814) 466-7303 or visit www.wishgreaterpa.org.

March 25 – Bingo for Strawberry Fields Strawberry Fields, Inc. is hosting their 9th Annual Longaberger Basket & Vera Bradley Bingo event on March 25, at the Central PA Institute of Science & Technology in Pleasant Gap. Doors open at 5 p.m. with two early bird games starting at 6:30 p.m. and 20 regular games starting at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door for 20 games of bingo.

Fifteen-dollar tickets for eight special games can be purchased at the door. Call for tickets or information, (814) 234-6023.

Raffles, door prizes, food, desserts, and drinks will be on sale.

All monies raised will be used to support Strawberry Fields programs.

March 25 & 26 – ReStore Silent Auction Habitat for Humanity is holding its ReStore 2011 Anniversary Event March 25 and 26 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Silent auction featuring donated art and useable objects created with reused materials. Register to win door prizes. Also featuring, Greyt Bedazzlies by Sheena with original designed jewelry for sale. Proceeds from silent auction and 10 percent of jewelry sales will be donated to ReStore. Visit www.habitatgcc.org for more details. ReStore sells donated new & used building materials to the public. Proceeds support Habitat for Humanity of Greater Centre County.

March 26 – Pancake & Sausage Festival The State College Kiwanis is hosting a Pancake and Sausage Festival Saturday, March 26 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church, corner of Beaver and Garner, State College.

All-you-can-eat – adults $5 and children $3. This is a community fund-raiser with all proceeds going to their Youth Services project.

March 25 – Sign Up for Indoor Yard Sale The Boalsburg Ladies Auxiliary Fire Company’s annual indoor yard sale is April 8 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and April 9 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the fire hall. Table rental is available at $10 per table. Contact Rosie (814) 466-6855 or Pat at (814) 466-8712.

March 26 – Spring Bazaar A Spring Bazaar will be held at the Gregg Township Fire Hall in Spring Mills Saturday March 26 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Homemade soups $3/quart, hoagies $4.50, baked goods, and some crafts! It’s presented by the Gregg Township Fire Co. Auxiliary.

March 25 – Relay for Life Cash Bingo Lions Against Cancer is holding a Relay for Life cash bingo event Friday, March 25 at 7 p.m. at the Centre Hall Lions Club, 153 East Church Street. Tickets are $20 in advance; $25 at the door. Kitchen opens at 5:30 p.m.; bingo starts at 7 p.m. Twenty games, cash prizes, 50/50; and Chinese raffle. Contact Eunice Bowersox at (814) 364-9625 or Linda Poorman at (814) 364-9387.

March 26 – Singles’ Club Dances There’s a new dance in town! Central Pa. Singles Club, Inc., non- profit organization, is back with new locations. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The dances are from 7 p.m. until 11 p.m.

The fourth Saturday monthly starting on March 26, there is a dance at the Mill Hall Fire Company. The first Sunday of every month, starting April 3, it’s at the Northumberland American Legion Post 44 on Rt. 11 Northumberland. The second Sunday of the month starting April 10, there’s a dance at Milesburg Community Center. Call (570) 522-9609, (570) 473-8498 or (814) 625-2468. Join them for dancing, snacks, refreshments, music, and prizes and much more! Admission is $10.

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March 26 – Dinner Dance There will be a Dinner/Dance Saturday, March 26, 2011, 5:30 p.m. at the Columbia Fire Hall, Osceola Mills. Reservations by; Monday March 21. Call Sybal: (814) 765-4374, Irmagard (814) 238-7189, Ruby:(814) 378-7530 or Ruth (814) 342-3997 for details. Welcome couples, singles, friends, and especially seniors. Benefits Moshannon Valley Widow / Widower Support Group.

March 26 – Spaghetti Dinner A Spaghetti Dinner Memorial Benefit for Dusty Wert will be held March 26 at the Old Fort Legion Club #779. Dinner from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Karaoke at 7 p.m., auctions end at 9 p.m. Cost for dinner is $10; take out available. The benefit will help pay for Dusty’s illness-related expenses.

March 26 – Pig Stomach Supper There will be a public supper on March 26 at the Millheim Fire Hall, featuring all-you-can-eat pig stomach. It’s 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Cost is $10 for adults, $5 for children under age 12.

March 27 – Barber Shop Concert The Nittany Knights, singing barber shop style music, will be in concert on March 27, at 6 p.m. at the Runville United Methodist Church – 1204 Runville Rd, on Rte 144, approx.

3.5 miles north of the Sheetz store in Wingate. Contact Pastor Doug Mellott at (814) 353-8380 with questions.

March 27 - The Egg Hill Race The Rodney Myers Memorial Run Around Egg Hill 10-miler and Relay Race is Sunday, March 27 with registration at 1 p.m. and race starting at 2:30 p.m. The route begins at the Gregg Township Elementary School in Spring Mills and will follow scenic country roads around the mountain known as Egg Hill for a total of 10 miles, ending at the school. The race benefits the Penns Valley Area School District track and cross country programs. It is sanctioned by the Nittany Valley Running Club and sponsored by Runner’s World. Visit http://keleitzel.com/egghill/ for registration, route maps, and other information.

March 28 – Ham Pot Pie, Soup & Bread There will be a ham pot pie, soup and bread supper at Bald Eagle Valley Community UM Church from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

March 28. It’s the last one until fall! Cost is $8 for adults, $6 for students, and $3 for children. The church is behind Sheetz in Wingate, next to the elementary school. Proceeds benefit the building fund.

March 29 – Opening Artist Reception An Opening Reception for the new exhibit, “Willard Dominick Retrospective,� with works by Clearfield artist Willard Dominick, will be at the BHCA Gallery at the Gamble Mill on Tuesday, March 29, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Refreshments will be provided. All are invited. The Gallery is at the Gamble Mill Tavern, 160 Dunlap Street, Bellefonte. For further information, call (814) 383-0039. The exhibit is presented by the Bellefonte Historical and Cultural Association.

March 30 – Leadership Lecture Human Dimensions of Leadership will be presented at the Pennsylvania Military Museum in Boalsburg, March 30 at 7:30 p.m. Leadership is obviously a very important consideration for military officers; so much so that the human continued on next page —>

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MARCH 25, 2011 dimensions of leadership are an enduring theme of the curriculum of the U.S. Army War College. The speaker is Lt. Col. Ryan P. Heritage, USMC, who will define leadership at the strategic, operational, and tactical levels of war while focusing on the human characteristics and traits necessary to operate in today’s uncertain and complex environment. (814) 466-6263. Public invited, $$ donation accepted March 31 – Chicken & Waffle Lunch & Dinner The Pleasant Gap Rotary Club is holding a chicken and waffle dinner on March 31 at the Pleasant Gap Grange Hall, serving from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. All-you-caneat, adults $8, children under 12 $4. Take outs available.

April 2 & May 7 – Chicken Bar B Q The Logan Fire Co. #1 will be having Chicken Bar B Q’s April 2 and May 7 with selling starting around 10 a.m. until sold out. Half chickens will be $6 and meals will be $8. They will be held at 120 E Logan Street, Bellefonte, at the fire hall. April 2 – Spring Fling Rummage Sale The 14th Annual Spring Fling Rummage Sale will be Saturday, April 2, at the Penn State Ag Arena across from Beaver Stadium (corner of Park Ave. and Fox Hollow Road) State College. The Preview Sale ($5 admission) is from 7:30 a.m. to 8 a.m. with free admission from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Donations of good condition furniture, small appliances, housewares, children and adult clothes and shoes, toys and books, sporting goods, linens, lawn and garden items, holiday items, CDs and videos can be dropped off at the Ag Arena on Thursday, March 31 from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., and Friday, April 1, from 8 a.m. to noon. (No computers or TVs accepted) The sale benefits the Big Brothers Big Sisters program of the Youth Service Bureau. For more information, contact Jennifer Daniels at (814) 237-5731, ext. 101.

April 2 – Bellefonte Scholarship Dinner The Bellefonte Education Foundation will host its 10th Anniversary Scholarship Dinner honoring Teacher of the Year, Volunteer of the Year, and Hall of Fame recipients. Tickets (cost of $50) for the April 2, 6:30 p.m. dinner at Celebration Hall can be purchased from Connie McCulley: cjmac01@ msn.com or (814) 353-8109. Proceeds support scholarships awarded to Bellefonte Area School District students. Student art will be displayed. The Bellefonte High School Jazz Band and the String Ensemble will provide dinner music.

WWW.CENTRECOUNTYGAZETTE.COM April 3 – Salute to Military Child Family Fun Fair The Third Annual Salute to the Military Child Family Fun Fair will be held from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 3 at the Penn State Ag Arena. This free event is a celebration in recognition of April’s “Month of the Military Child� and is open to military families and the general public. Afternoon will include food, games, demonstrations, community information fair, and more! This event is coordinated by Penn State Extension’s “Operation: Military Kids� program in partnership with students from Penn State Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Management Class “Programming in Recreation and Leisure Services.�

April 4 – Watermarke Youth Spaghetti Dinner The Watermarke Youth will have a Spaghetti Dinner on Monday, April 4 from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Bald Eagle Area High School Cafeteria. Meals include spaghetti, meatballs, roll, salad, dessert, and drink. Cost for dinner is $7, take out available. All proceeds benefit missions, local families in need, and community events.

April 7 – Dining With Diabetes Mount Nittany Medical Center’s four-week series, Dining with Diabetes, will begin Thursday, April 7 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. It’s at Penns Valley Senior Center, 102 Leisure Lane, Madisonburg. For more information, call (814) 231.7095.

April 9 – Church Concert The Needhams from Murfreesboro, TN will perform at The Fellowship Bible Church Saturday, April 2 at 7 p.m. The church is at 642 Lower Georges Valley Road, Spring Mills.

For more information on the group, see www.theneedhams. com. Public is welcomed. A freewill offering will be taken.

April 9 – Community Walk Out of the Darkness, a suicide-prevention group, is holding its annual Community Walk to raise both awareness and money for suicide prevention. It’s April 9 at Medlar Field on the Penn State Campus, with registration at 11 a.m. and the walk starting at 1 p.m. A documentary, Toward Daylight, will be shown at 11:30 a.m. on the stadium’s large-screen before opening ceremony at noon. Contact Susan Kennedy, (814) 880-7100 or e-mail susank81@gmail.com.

PAGE 11 April 11 – Ladies BUNCO Night The Community Help Centre invites you to join them for their 6th Annual Ladies BUNCO Night – Monday, April 11th from 6 to 9PM at the Presidents Hall in the Penn Stater Conference Center. Advance Tickets are $30 and include hors d’oevres and door prizes. A silent auction and cash bar are also part of the evening’s festivities. For more information or to register for Ladies BUNCO night, visit The Community Help Center online at communityhelpcentre.com or call Bonnie Tatterson at (814) 234-8222.

April 13 – Spaghetti Dinner The State College Downtown Rotary Club’s 2011 Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser & Auction, is Wednesday April 13 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Mt. Nittany United Methodist Church, 1500 East Branch Road, State College. Tickets are $8 per adult and $4 per child. Takeout available; tickets can be purchased at the door. The dinner benefits local Rotary-funded charitable projects. Contact dabedell@comcast.net for details.

April 16 – Bluegrass Band On Saturday, April 16, the Pine Hall Bluegrass Band will present a concert of train songs at the Baileyville Grange Hall.

The concert is scheduled to start down the tracks at 7 p.m.

A $5 admission will benefit the Pine Hall Lutheran Church missions. Refreshments will be provided by the Grange ladies.

For more information call Ron Strapel (814) 692-5578 April 28 – Volunteer Recognition Dinner The 39th annual Centre County Council for Human Services Rose Cologne Volunteer Recognition Dinner will be held on Thursday, April 28 at the Elks Country Club, Boalsburg. The cash bar will open at 6 p.m. with dinner served at 7 p.m.

Each 2011 member agency of CCCHS is invited to name one volunteer to be honored at the dinner. A special table will be reserved for each organization. After the meal, a short tribute, to each volunteer will be read by Jeff and Cathy Brown, as he/ she is recognized. Cost of the dinner will be $22 per person.

Reservations need to be made with the agency honoring the volunteer. The CCCHS pays for the volunteer dinners. The CCCHS Ann Graybill Cook Volunteer of Distinction Award will be given for a person who has served the Council as a volunteer.

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If you have a less than perfect understanding of some of our most recent wars, may I make an unusual suggestion to you? Entertainer Bob Hope, with some help from Melville Shavelson, has written Don’t Shoot, It’s Only Me. This is a history of The United States at war through the eyes of someone who was there.

Bob Hope experienced battlefields from the South Pacific to the Persian Gulf. He had been shot at and bombed on in North Africa, Europe, and Vietnam. He was there at every vital point during the last half-century of America’s history. Mixed among the jokes in this book are vignettes of the

people and politics involved. He may have played down the danger that he

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was in, but never what the troops were facing.

Watching the televised USO shows, we had no idea how much danger was there for the cast and crew.

The book tells of several incidents where snipers got within shooting range of the stage. More than once he put himself at risk taking helicopter trips to get closer to the troops.

At every opportunity he did special shows for the men and women who were in military hospitals. Some of the most touching scenes in the book involve these visits.

I am old enough to appreciate the human interest stories about the public personalities and celebrities in the book. Bob Hope knew 10 presidents and though each of them was a target for his humor, his respect for each is

evident. His list of friends included some of the biggest names in entertainment. I particularly enjoyed his reminiscences of George Burns and Gracie Allen.

Bob Hope’s humor could take a dangerous turn. At a time when most of Hollywood was afraid of the McCarthy trials and their hunt for Communists, Hope was telling jokes about Senator McCarthy.

Don’t Shoot It’s Only Me is truly Bob Hope’s comedy history of the United States, but as it makes you laugh, it might also bring a tear to your eye for all of the brave men and women who have fought on the front lines for our country.

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Pennsylvania Military Museum Opens For 2011

By Sam Stitzer

BOALSBURG – The Pennsylvania Military Museum in Boalsburg opened for the 2011 season on Sunday, March 13, celebrating Charter Day. This day commemorates the granting of the charter from King Charles II to William Penn, which founded “Penn’s Woods� (Pennsylvania) in 1681. Admission to the museum was free for this event. A crowd of people took advantage of the free admission to visit the museum and enjoy the many exhibits displayed there.

The Pennsylvania Military Museum contains exhibits of historic weapons, such as soldiers’ rifles, machine guns, and naval cannons. Vehicular exhibits include Jeeps, ambulances, a WWI tank, and even a mobile kitchen. There are many other exhibits featuring war memorabilia, as well as three interesting and informative videos running

continuously.

Museum site administrator, Chuck Smith, said that, in about one month, the museum will feature a temporary exhibit dealing with religion in the military. It will explore religious and spiritual diversity and the role religion plays in the combat soldier’s life.

The museum is open Wednesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sundays from noon to 4 p.m. It is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. It can be reached at (814) 466-6263.

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Operator IRVIN has been amusing and instructing the good people of Bellefonte in telephonic science this week. An excellent line was in operation between this point and Snow Shoe on Wednesday and everything that was said at either end of the wire was distinctly heard. A music-box playing in Snow Shoe was plainly heard in Bellefonte.

The Democratic Watchman Newspaper – June 14, 1878

TERRIBLE RAILROAD ACCIDENT NEAR SNOW SHOE: One of the most terrible accidents it has ever been our lot to record occurred on the Bellefonte and Snow Shoe Railroad on Tuesday afternoon last. The train was crossing MILLER’S Spring Trestle, about six miles this side of Snow Shoe, on its way to Bellefonte and was about the middle of the structure when the whole concern gave way, and the train was precipitated into the gorge below, with a tremendous crash.

The trestle was about 650 feet long and 65 feet high, and about 550 feet of the trestle fell with the train.

There were only three passengers aboard, to wit: James S. SOMMERVILLE and his son, Harry, of this place and William HOLT, Esq., of Snow Shoe. Mr. SOMMERVILLE, was badly hurt about the head, face and breast, and his little boy had a leg broken. Mr. HOLT had both legs broken and was so badly injured that he died about eight o’clock the same evening.

William TEMPLE, the Engineer, stuck to his post like a hero until the falling train struck the ground below and blew the whistle as long as he was able. He was considerably hurt, but not dangerously. The fireman, Jacob RAPP, was found beneath the wreck and was so badly hurt that it is feared he cannot recover. R. O. HINTON, brakeman, was hurt some about the shoulders, to what extent we have not yet learned.

After the news of the accident reached Bellefonte, Drs. POTTER and HIBLER immediately hurried to the scene of the accident and did all in their power to mitigate the sufferings of the injured people. Messrs. HOLT, TEMPLE, RAPP, HINTON and NOLAN, were taken to Snow Shoe and Mr. SOMMERVILLE and son were brought to their home in Bellefonte. There was a large crowd of people gathered at the depot to see them taken from the train. They were carried home on lounges and many wore the expressions of sympathy

and commiseration that escaped from the lips of the crowd as they were conveyed through it.

The cause of the accident does not seem to be known as yet. A heavy freight train, the engine of which weighs ten tons more than the one attached to the train that fell, passed over the trestle about an hour previously and we are informed that great care has always been taken to keep the trestle in good repair. It is suggested however, that the heavy freight train strained the trestle to its utmost capacity and perhaps shoved it forward, this preparing the way for the awful accident that followed so soon after.

Strange to say the greater portion of the train remained on the track after it reached the ground. This is supposed to have been the result of the forward movement of the trestle in falling. It was a most terrible affair and we hope we may never be called upon to record such another.

About forty members of the Masonic Fraternity of Bellefonte and vicinity attended the funeral of William HOLT, Esq., yesterday, leaving Bellefonte at 7 and 11:30 a.m. and returning 6:30 p.m. The funeral was largely attended.

Mr. Daniel RHODES, Superintendent of the Bellefonte and Snow Shoe Railroad kindly placed a free special train at the disposal of the Bellefonte and Milesburg visitors. At a meeting of the Masonic Fraternity held at Snow Shoe immediately after the funeral – D. H. HASTING, Esq., in the chair. Colonel William SHORTLIDGE, Jack L. SPANGLER and D. S. KELLER, were appointed a committee to draft resolutions expressive of the obligations of the visitors to the Railroad management for the courteous treatment.

The Democratic Watchman Newspaper – October 11, 1878.

The Brockerhoff House was hung with crape this week, as a tribute of respect to the memory of the venerable Henry BROCKERHOFF, its owner, who died on Sunday night about 9 o’clock.

Cordes W. “Cordyâ€? Chambers III lives in Clarence. He’s a retired Corporal/Pennsylvania State Police, Troop “Sâ€? Milesburg, 1996 with 25 years service. He’s researched interesting bits of local history for more than 22 years, often sharing with Bellefonte Secrets. He is the author of eight Books, titled: The Mountaintop Thru Newspaper Accounts.Â

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Seventh Annual SPE FCU Community Shred Day STATE COLLEGE – Start cleaning out your file cabinets, office papers, and old boxes of receipts and tax forms. Mark you calendar for May 7 from 9 a.m. to noon, when SPE Federal Credit Union will safely and securely shred and dispose of your documents. The service is free to SPE members for the first 100 pounds, 20 cents a pound for non-members.

The shred site is SPE Federal Credit Union, 650 North Science Park Road, State College. That branch is not open for Saturday business, but will host Knisely Shredding for this community clean-up event.

Protect yourself! Destroy your personal or business documents safely and securely.

Knisely Shredding is a local, licensed, and bonded shredding company that will be on site at SPE FCU for your convenience. They ask that you remove clips and staples and take paper out of binders.

Items to consider shredding: • Financial Statements • Cancelled or Duplicate Checks • Employee Pay Stubs • Expired Identification Cards • Leases, Contracts, and Tax Forms

• Receipts and Bill Stubs • Expired and Unused Credit Cards

Also, donate items for the Centre Region Food Banks, including coffee and tea, dish and hand soap, sugar and sugar substitute, cooking oil and spray, mayo or Miracle Whip, toiletries, and baby items.

Did you know that when consumers wait to find fraud on paper statements it takes longer to detect and the losses are greater*, and that all shredded paper is baled at Knisely’s secure facility and transported to the end user who makes the recycled fiber into toilet tissue and paper towels.

You must present your SPE FCU member number with your materials to shred. You may shred up to 100 pounds of documents per member for free. Members will pay 20¢ per pound after the initial 100 pounds. Each member is responsible for lifting their own documents out of the vehicle and onto the scale to be weighed. Price per pound for nonmembers to shred is 20¢. *Source: Javelin Strategy and Research 2010 Identity Fraud Survey Report. Call (814) 237-5458 for more information,

Household Hazardous Waste Event Scheduled for April 29 & 30 Contributed by CCSWA

The Centre County Solid Waste Author- Although they collect most materiity will be holding a two-day special event als, there is a list of items they cannot take, to collect Household Hazardous Waste including latex paint, used motor oil, medica(HHW) from Centre County residents. Just tions, and alkaline batteries. Call the office if bring your HHW to their facility on April 29 you have a question regarding certain items. or 30, and they’ll take it off your hands free For additional information on the of charge. event, directions to the facility, or to inquire

Not sure if the material you have is con- what material will (or will not) be collected, sidered Household Hazardous Waste? HHW visit www.centrecountyrecycles.com, call is defined as any material containing ingre- (814) 238-7005 or (800) 605-6649, or dients that are corrosive, toxic, ignitable, or e-mail wasted5@uplink.net. reactive. Products such as oil-based paints, In addition, each vehicle will receive insecticides, chemicals, cleaners and a small tote made from recycled flammables contain potentially plastic bottles, perfect for hazardous ingredients and carrying lunch or other small HHW Event require special care when items. you dispose of them.

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MARCH 25, 2011

Spring Cleaning Tips from the Pros

By Sandie Biddle

These two ladies know cleaning. It’s what they do.

Lois Grose is the owner of the squeaky-clean Molly Maid franchise of Centre and Mifflin counties and Jessica Dolan is owner of Room To Breathe, an organizing guru extraordinaire. I’ve written about them both for quite a few years. Thanks, ladies, for sharing some of your trade secrets.

Jessica’s Top Three

Here are the top three rules to control the clutter from Jessica Dolan, Bringer of Order: 1. Live by the Love It, Use It, or Lose It Rule. If you don’t love something or use something on a regular basis, let it go to someone who will love it or use. (It’s okay to let go of gifts you received, but don’t like, too.)

2. One In, One Out. Starting today, for every item you bring into your home, one item must leave via trash, donation, or other giveaway. Once you are organized this will keep clutter to a minimum and give you time to do just as you please.

3. Fifteen minutes or less to total organization! Yes, 15 minutes is all it should take to put things back in a space if you have a good working system. Make sure you take a few minutes at the end of every day to put things back where they belong. Tip: it takes just as long to put something where it doesn’t belong as it does to put it where it does belong.

Lois’s Time-Savers:

Lois Grose, the cleaning lady’s cleaning lady, shares some of Molly Maid’s secrets: • Microfiber: Microfiber cloths are a must for cleaning and shining there are also

microfiber mops. When you are finished cleaning, just throw them in the washer (remember no bleach or fabric softener) and then into the dryer. You use very little product when you clean/dust with a microfiber so they really save you money.

• Green: Not all “green” products work the way you wish they would, but you should be patient when using any product. Spray it on and let it start to work on its own before you scrub or clean.

• Greasy cleanups: To clean kitchen counters, especially if you cook with oil, a little shot of Dawn dishwashing liquid in hot water cleans them up quickly.

• Vacuuming: Always vacuum any hard surface (i.e. tile, hardwood etc) before mopping. Otherwise you are just pushing the dirt around and then it will dry on the floor and build up.

• Quick Cleanups: Keep wipes in every bathroom and in the kitchen for a quick disinfect when you don’t have time to really clean.

Watershed Cleanup Day Scheduled for April 23 STATE COLLEGE – Help ClearWater Conservancy celebrate Earth Day by taking part in the 15th Annual Watershed Cleanup Day Saturday, April 23. From 8 a.m. to noon, individuals, families and groups will descend on sites throughout Centre County’s watersheds to clean up trash and litter. A picnic for volunteers will follow at noon at Millbrook Marsh Nature Center in State College.

Since 2007, Watershed Cleanup Day volunteers have removed more than 2,700

tons of waste from local streams, roadways, sinkholes, and illegal dumpsites.

To match up a volunteer group, organization, or family with a cleanup site or to become a corporate sponsor of Watershed Cleanup Day 2011, contact Water Resources Coordinator Nick Schipanski at 814-237-0400 or nick@clearwaterconservancy.org.

For more information, visit www.clearwaterconservancy.org.

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Volunteer for the Spring Cleanup Effort HARRISBURG – PennDOT is encouraging Pennsylvanians to help beautify the state through the Great American Cleanup of PA, which runs through May 31, acting PennDOT Secretary Barry J. Schoch, P.E., said today.

“Pennsylvania is very fortunate to have thousands of volunteers who turn out every year to clean up our communities and roadsides,� Schoch said. “These dedicated individuals help keep Pennsylvania beautiful and save taxpayers’ money with their efforts to clean up after careless people who litter.�

A listing of cleanup events, resources for organizing a cleanup, and other information about the effort is available online at www.gacofpa.org. Groups interested in adopting a section of highway are encouraged to contact their local PennDOT county maintenance office and ask for the Adopt-

A-Highway coordinator, or visit www.dot.state.pa.us.

More than 186,000 volunteers cleaned 19,373 miles of roads, trails, and shorelines in Pennsylvania during last year’s Great American Cleanup event, collecting 12 million pounds of trash. Of the cleanup’s totals, PennDOT’s Adopt-A-Highway program volunteers accounted for a record 12,278 miles cleaned with their efforts. These volunteers collected 3.7 million pounds of litter.

The 7,128 groups in the Adopt-A-Highway program, with their 130,730 volunteers, have two-year commitments and have adopted 16,475 roadway miles. PennDOT requires that Adopt-A-Highway volunteers complete four cleanups per year, and the groups are encouraged to join in the Great American Cleanup of PA. Emphasis is placed on yearly Pick

It Up PA days, which will run from April 16 to 30 this year.

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MARCH 25, 2011

Nittany Lions Takedown Field for First National Championship in 58 years Five Earn All-American status; Wright Becomes 22nd National Champion

By Les Barnhar

PHILADELPHIA- Two years ago Penn State shocked the wrestling world when they announced that Cael Sanderson was leaving Iowa State to head to University Park to coach the Nittany Lions. Expectations certainly were high for Sanderson and his coaching staff as they started molding the program into one that quickly again became a power in the collegiate ranks.

It wasn’t without hard work and dedication by the wrestlers within the program but on Saturday night in the Wells Fargo Arena, it all paid off as the Nittany Lions once again, perhaps less this time considering the season they had, shocked the wrestling world again as they claimed their first National Championship in 58 years.

The Nittany Lions had advanced eight wrestlers into the ten weight classes for the national tournament after ending Iowa’s run as Big Ten tournament champions just two weeks prior. Penn State would prove to be an even bigger thorn in the side of the Hawkeyes over-dramatic coach Tom Brands as

they would also end Iowa’s run as national champions.

Of the eight that advanced into the NCAA’s, three of them reached with the finals while five Nittany Lions were named All-Americans including Frank Molinaro at 149lbs, David Taylor at 157lbs and Quentin Wright at 184lbs, each of whom reached Coach Cael the finals at the respective weight Sanderson classes. Joining them as Alladdresses the Americans were Andrew Long crowd at Rec Hall. and Ed Ruth. Long finished 3rd at 133lbs while Ruth did likewise at 174lbs.

Quentin Wright capped off an incredible postseason that saw him go 9-0 and claim not only the Big Ten title but also become Centre County’s fifth and Bald Eagle Area’s first ever Division I National Champion. He is the 22nd National Champion for the program and the first since Phil Davis in 2008. Not bad work for a wrestler that went 12-6 in the regular season and entered the Big Ten tournament as the 8th seed and the NCAA tournament as the 9th seed.

Wright’s win in the finals came after both Molinaro and Taylor suffered disappointing losses in their championship bouts. Molinaro lost to Cornell’s Kyle Drake, 8-1 while Taylor was pinned by former Nittany Lion Bubba Jenkins.

Jenkins, who still considers himself at least in part a Nittany Lion, sure didn’t endear himself to many Penn State fans after his win when he threw his anklets in the air and shot them with imaginary finger “guns”.

The pressure was taken off the three finalists to score points for the team race when Ruth clinched the national title when he defeated Cornell’s Mack Lewnes, 6-2, in their third place match. Ruth had battled back from an apparent ankle injury in his quarterfinal bout on Friday that forced him to default the match and was awarded the Manuel Gorriaran Award for the most falls in the least amount of time.

Cameron Wade also was forced to default his quarterfinal match after he suffered an apparent knee injury. He would return to wrestle in the tournament but was unable to place in the top eight at heavyweight. Andrew Long recovered from a 6-4 loss to Boise State’s Andrew Hochstrasser in the semifinals and decisioned Scotti Sentes of Central Michigan, 7-5, to claim third place.

Not only the Nittany Lions seemed to enjoy the tournament being on the East Coast. A record 104,260 fans turned out for the tournament including nearly 18,000 (17,687) for the finals. The eastern teams responded likewise with Penn State winning the title and Cornell taking second place ahead of Iowa. American University, from Washington D.C. had a strong showing and finished fifth while Lehigh placed eighth.

Next year the tournament will be held in St. Louis and the defending champion Nittany Lions will look to send all ten of their wrestlers into the national tournament. Considering that only one of the eight that went this year was a senior (Brad Pataky) and they have strong recruits coming in the other two, the Nittany Lions may not be called Introducing defending champs but the National perhaps even favorites in Champion Nittany the tournament.

Lions at Rec Hall.

Bring in the Lions!!!

Frank Molinaro finished second at the NCAA Championships.

Freshman David Taylor finished second at the NCAA Championships.

The scoreboard at Rec Hall proclaims the news...

Quentin Wright addresses the crowd.

More smiles and talking to the crowd for the National Champion.

The National Championship trophy

Bald Eagle Area’s Quentin Wright Crowned National Champion

By Les Barnhart

For those who have watched him wrestle through the ranks of elementary through high school; the success that Quentin Wright has achieved on the mat may not come as a surprise. On Saturday night, the humble Penn State sophomore took that success to highest level that college wrestling has when he was crowned as the National Champion at 184lbs. On a night that his Nittany Lion team captured the National Championship, it was Wright that stood alone atop the podium but you would never know that by talking to the Bald Eagle Area graduate.

Wright becomes the 22nd national champion for the Penn State wrestling program and the first since 2008 when Phil Davis won the 197 lbs weight class. He increases the list of Centre County wrestlers to capture the crown to six. He joins State College’s Howard Johnston (1935) and Bellefonte’s Larry Fornicola (1955) who both won their titles at Penn State.

Current Cornell Head Coach and State College alum Rob Koll won his for North Carolina in 1988 while PhilipsburgOsceola’s Ed Harner took the crown in 1959 while wrestling for Lehigh. Wright is the first Division I National Champion

from Bald Eagle Area.

It has been said that people often learn more from the journey to the destination rather than what actually reaching it. That may very well apply to Wright’s season as he faced his share of setbacks including a separated shoulder suffered in the finals of the Nittany Lion Open that forced him out of the lineup for nearly two months. Even when he returned with a brace on his healing shoulder, he didn’t seem like the same wrestler. That was further evidenced when he closed the regular season with a three-match losing streak. He ended the regular season at 12-6.

The Big Ten tournament, the start of the postseason or “second season” as some refer to it as proved to be the point where Wright turned his season from perhaps forgettable to simply unforgettable. He entered the tournament as the eighth seed and proceeded to wade through his bracket to earn the title as well as being named as the Outstanding Wrestler for the tournament.

From there it was on to Philadelphia for the NCAA tournament where Wright was seeded ninth. Much like in the

Big Ten tournament, Wright tore through the higher seeds and after winning eight in-a-row, he stood facing the same opponent that Quentin Wright shows the defeated him in his crowd his championship opening match of the bracket. season against Lehigh.

Robert Hamlin, the second seed at 184lbs, beat Wright 4-3 in the team’s dual meet match but in the finals last Saturday night, it would be Wright that had his hand raised at the end of the match. Wright defeated his opponent, 5-2, picking up two takedowns and an escape in the second period. Hamlin’s points came on two escapes.

Congratulations Quentin on a fantastic season and while Bald Eagle Area fans, your friends and family know just how great you are, now the nation knows it too.

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Red Raider Track & Field Team Setting the Bar High

By Matt Masullo

Red on a daily basis. Miller attributes the team’s R a i d e r success to the will power of the athletes.

Track and “The student-athletes that are members of Field coach the team take on what we have with open Seth Miller arms. It is truly a testament to them and the has seen his kind of student-athletes that they are.” program As for the teams within the team, the go from girls return six letter winners from last an upstart program to a Mountain League year’s squad. Returning for the girls are contender during his two-year tenure as seniors Molly Cain, Sarah Dunmire, Teresa Head Coach, albeit without having an Engle and Katrina Shope as well as juniors on-site facility for his team to train at. The Miranda Boatman and Melissa Buchanan.

Red Raider Track and Field team can often Miller and his staff have a group of seniors be seen running up and down Bishop Street who lead by example and feel that as a team in rain, snow, sleet and hail preparing for can be very successful this season. Some girls their season. have been moved around to different events

Miller and his staff have to improvise in order to benefit the team, and have taken when it comes to preparing for meets. The the moves in stride. Miller and company team will travel to offsite facilities to do their will look to Molly Cain and fellow senior distance speed workouts, and do not have Kelly Heckman to lead the girls’ team this the luxury or practicing in their track spikes season.

Lady Raiders Continue to Reload

By Matt Masullo

Heading into the 2011 softball season, one would think the Lady Raider softball team has a target painted on their backs. They are the reigning PIAA Class AAA State Champions. They have gone from the hunter to the hunted, right?

Bellefonte Head Coach Gregg Kohlhepp says that a State Championship shouldn’t change the perception of his team. “With the tradition that we have had at Bellefonte over the years, I would think that most teams do not overlook us.

There is a standard to uphold with Bellefonte Softball, and that standard doesn’t change with graduation.”

Having lost several key members from its 2010 State Championship team, the Lady Raiders look to build on last year’s memorable season with their youth.

This year’s team will feature only five seniors, with the rest of the team composed of underclassmen. Last year’s senior team members left a lasting image on their teammates. “That graduating class had a lot of great qualities, but their on-field leadership may have been the most underappreciated aspect of their game. The loss of those six players only creates great opportunities for our players throughout the program.”

Kohlhepp said.

Of this year’s senior members, Raychel DeArmitt and Alexandra Stathes both return with pitching experience from last season. Coach Kohlhepp is excited to have two of his top pitchers back from last season. “We return two dynamic pitchers that were a tremendous force last year. The challenge for them will be mastering the position now at 43 feet.” Also returning are juniors Hannah Cooper and Jessica Gmerek who both bring talent behind the dish, as well as sophomore Erica DeVinney who made significant contributions last season as a freshman. Jillian Musser, Chrissy Tressler and Jessica Walizer also return having contributed in last season’s State Championship run.

The cupboard for the Lady Raiders appears to be full yet again. The cliché of “We don’t rebuild, we reload.” is very true when it comes to softball in Bellefonte. Dating back to 2000, the Lady Raiders have won ten District 6 Championships (missing out on only the 2008 season crown), three League Championships (05’, 09’ & 10’), two Western PA Regional Championships (02’ & 10’) and last season’s State Championship. Success in the softball program dates Kohlehepps’s tenure as Head Coach, but he has had a hand in coaching some of its more dynamic players.

The Lady Raiders have seen several players in recent memory continue their careers at the collegiate level, including all-time career hits leader Amanda Breon and current Bald Eagle Area Head Softball Coach Kayleen Sadisky at Bloomsburg, Mary Mckee at Shippensburg, Tara Frantz at Edinboro, Laura Caldwell and Danielle Gomola at St. Francis, Brittany Smith and Christina Stahes at Penn State Altoona and Erica Pooler at Lock Haven, just to name a few.

Kohlhepp credits his coaches as well as the Junior High and youth programs in the development of his players. “The credit goes to the Junior High program. We always strive to have quality coaches at that level, teaching the game and making it enjoyable for the girls at the same time. As the varsity coach, I respect everything that goes into softball at the 7th, 8th, and 9th grade levels. That is where I got my start. When the game is presented the right way and taught with passion and focused on teamwork, the result is not just good players but good people. That is what we foster, great people who play great softball.”

The Lady Raiders begin the 2011 season on March 25th at home in a showdown with Central Mountain. You could say it’s the beginning of their title defense, but not Kohlhepp.

“We have talked a lot about the reality that we are not defending a state championship. In fact, we are not defending anything. This is a brand new team with a lot of new opportunities for players to stand out and be remarkable.”

Good luck this season, Lady Raiders.

The boys team returns five letter winners; seniors Steve Bone, Ian Button and David Tanney, along with junior Quinn Eicher and sophomores Sean Gipson and Mitchell Smith. The coaching staff has high expectations for the boys’ team this season, and seniors Ian Button, David Tanney and Nate Shultz will look to lead by example in their final go round this spring.

Gone from last season are both teams’ top throwers. The Red Raiders also need to fill in some holes in the sprinting positions, which Miller is confident that his team can do with some of the individuals in the program. Miller, his staff, and his team have set the bar high this season. The Red Raiders open their season March 29th at Bald Eagle Area High School in a meet with the Bald Eagle, Central and Central Mountain.

Good luck this season, Raiders.

Bellefonte Boys Track & Field Returning Letter Winners

Red Raiders Look to Build on Veteran Leadership Quality over Quantity in the Valley

Bellefonte Girls Track & Field Returning Letter Winners

By Matt Masullo

The 2011 Red Raider Baseball team will be one that features a plethora of experience. The Raiders return ten letter winners from last year’s squad, including three-year letter winners Robert Gummo and Brandon Quay. Gummo and Quay both played at the varsity level as freshman and were part of the 2008 team that lost in the District Championship game. They were also key contributors on the 2009 District 6 Class AAA Championship team that fell just short of a State Championship. In addition to Gummo and Quay, 2010 MAC All-Stars Matt Watson and Eric Regel return for their senior seasons.

This year’s team will look to build on recent achievements of past seasons, and turn around a 5-13 season from a year ago.

Gone from last year’s team are Jordan Shainholz, Levi Knofsinger and T.J. Allen, Head Coach Denny Leathers smallest senior class to date. Leathers insists that the strength of the team this season is its veteran savvy. “I believe we return six players who got significant playing time last season. Anytime that you can return that many players who contributed the season before, it’s a good thing.” Leathers looks for Gummo, Quay, Watson and Regel to lead his veteran team this season.

“I tell the seniors all the time that they are coaches out there on the field.”

Senior Robert Gummo is the ace on the pitching staff, having pitched at the varsity level since his freshman season when he went 4-0. Gummo, who started seven games last year, finished last season with a 3-2 record. In addition to Gummo, Bellefonte returns six players with in-game pitching experience this season. The Red Raider pitching staff has been improving this offseason under the tutelage of newly acquired pitching coach Dan Fravel. Also back on Leathers staff are long-time assistant Mike Snyder, and John Clark.

Matt Watson returns for his third season at the varsity level, and can play any position in the infield if need be. Regel will see a majority of his playing time behind the plate and Quay will be counted on as the leader in the outfield, as well as seeing some time on the hill.

The Red Raiders hope to use their familiarity with one another and their wily veteran presence at the varsity level to their advantage when they open their season March 25th at Central Mountain.

Good luck this season, Raiders.

Just a reminder that with the all the sports going on in the county, it’s especially important that I get the input of all of you as I am bound to miss many of those who are deserving of recognition in their respective sports. No sport should go unnoticed or worse yet, unplayed. You can even submit your own name and deny it to your friends and teammates.

By Matt Masullo

It only takes nine players to field a softball team in high school athletics, but it’s always nice to have some depth on the bench. In the case of the Penns Valley girls Softball team, they will be relying on quality over quantity this season.

While the numbers may be down for the Lady Rams, the optimism in the Valley is extremely high. The Lady Rams return eight varsity letter winners from last year’s team, but only two are seniors (Tessa Deardorff and Janelle Welch –both three year letter winners). Penns Valley will enter the season with a roster of only 13 girls, but the seasoning that the returning lettermen received last season will only aid in their play this coming season.

The Lady Rams return junior Emily Weaver and sophomore Maggie Lynch in the circle this season, and both have been working extremely hard this offseason with the coaching staff. Clarrisa Keller will be taking her defensive prowess from second base to behind the plate. If need be, Keller can play anywhere in the field. Freshman Nicki Harbaugh can fill in behind the dish as well. Should Harbaugh end up catching, the Lady Rams would be young up the middle, as fellow freshmen Megan Houser and Ashley Struble appear to be pegged in at second base and short stop respectively.

The strength of this Penns Valley team, according to Head Coach Don Lucas, will be the senior duo of Deardorff and Welch. “Those two seniors have done everything that we have asked of them and more.” Welch and Deardorff will roam the outfield for the Lady Rams this season, accompanied by sophomore Morgan Royer.

Though the Lady Rams will feature a youthful team, Coach Lucas and his staff are excited about the opportunity to continue working with them. “With a young team, we will be taking baby steps for a short time, but I have no doubt that we will be getting into full stride very soon.”

The Lady Rams open their season on March 25 at home versus the Golden Eagles of Tyrone. Good luck this season, Lady Rams.

Attention Local Sports Fans, Parents and Athletes!!

Please feel free to contact me at my email address: sports@centrecountygazette.com regarding your sports story as well as a phone number where you can be reached if needed. You can also post your ideas for a story or a recap of your game on the Centre County Sports page on Facebook.

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Good luck to all you in your respective sports.

Hopefully I will run into you at a sporting event sometime and it will be you I will be covering.

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Pitching a plenty in Penns Valley

By Matt Masullo

If there is one thing that the Penns Valley Ram baseball team will not be lacking, it will be the amount of pitchers on their roster. Though the Rams enter the 2011 campaign with only three seniors on the roster, two of them are listed as pitchers (Ethan Thoms and Garret Zubler). Other pitchers on staff are Sam Snyder, Cody Luse, Dakota Butler, Max Blair and Tory Glossner.

Of the three seniors, all will be counted on this season for their veteran know-how. Thoms has shown a tremendous work ethic this offseason, according to Head Coach Chuck Romig. “He has the ability to be a pretty good left handed pitcher for us and has shown the desire to learn and improve.”

Zubler will see most of his playing time in the outfield, but will provide guidance on the hill as a closer and as a potential fill-in starter. The other senior is Dalton Bubb, who can play in the outfield or behind the plate.

The infield for the Rams is filled with healthy competition at each position. The competition is the hottest up the middle

at 2nd base and Short Stop. The infielders have all shown promise and the ability to hit, so finding the four starters in the group could be a difficult task for Coach Romig.

Junior Nigel Grandy will look to do most of the catching this season, but could be spelled by Butler or Bubb. If Grandy can command the field from behind the plate, he could set the tone for the team defensively.

The outfield will be lead by Zubler. Others vying for positions in the outfield are sophomores Max Bair, Logan Coursen and Hunter Raudabaugh. Bubb and Grandy can also fill in if need be.

Overall, the Rams have a promising young group of players. If the pitching can come along like Coach Romig anticipates that it will, the Rams could be a tough team to hang with this season. The Rams open their season at Tyrone against the Golden Eagles on March 25th.

Good luck this season Rams.

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MARCH 25, 2011

2011 Bald Eagle Area Softball Preview Lady Eagles Enter Season with New Coach and High Expectations

By Les Barnhart

Every team changes from year to year. Whether it be graduation or new players pushing their way into the lineup or perhaps the change happens on the bench. Such is the case for the Bald Eagle Area Lady Eagles softball team as they will open their season under new Head Coach Kayleen Sidisky. Sidisky, a former Bellefonte player, takes over for Dave Breon who resigned last summer after a very successful run with the Eagles. The roster she inherits is young but not without experience and talent. Playing in the shark tank of softball that is District 6, the leadership provided by the six seniors on the roster will be counted on to navigate what is always a tough schedule.

The six seniors for the Lady Eagles are Lily Glunt, Taylor Parson, Kelly Chambers, Kelsey Shaw, Amber McClure, and Melinda Mitchell. Coach Sidisky feels that each provides invaluable experience and talents. She also feels that they are “the base and heart” of the team. They will be expected to do a lot of special things this year and take the team as far as they can go.

Sidisky and her staff know they will have tough competition in the county but she states that they believe their striving for daily perfection and focusing on the process rather than the outcome will be their way to success.

In addition to the six seniors the Lady Eagles boast an extremely strong junior class as well as two very talented sophomores. The juniors include Cossondra (Sonj) Ross, Shawna Risely, Emily Peters, Carrie Barnyak, Taylor Kresovich, Tiffany Kolp and Chelsea Poorman.

Sophomores Lexi Josefik and Megan Dudish round out the roster.

Sidisky has high expectations for the underclassmen. She feels the juniors are very versatile and will be asked to play a lot in positions and roles they may not have played before. One of most important attributes for the junior class, she believes, is their versatility and willingness to perform in whatever role the coaching staff has asked of them. Josefik and Dudish also provide

Bellefonte Swims to Success at PIAA States

The Bellefonte Area High School Girls and Boys swimming teams competed at the PIAA State Swimming Championships on March 16th and 17th at Bucknell University. During the two day swim meet, Bellefonte swimmers broke three team records and set many personal or season best times.

Andrew Rosenberger stroked to a new team record in the Boys 100 yard Breaststroke with a time of 1:01.68. Rosenberger jumped from his 20th seed to tie for 13th place. That swim earned him the distinction of becoming Bellefonte’s first boy swimmer to swim in consolation finals. Rosenberger swam to a 16th place finish during the consolation finals, thus becoming All-State Honorable Mention in the 100 yard Breaststroke. Sophomore Isaac Thomas broke his own record in the Boys 500 yard Freestyle in 4:59.22. Thomas moved up five positions from 25th seed to earn the 21st fastest time in the state. For the girls, Katie Scordato paced the Lady Raiders on Wednesday by lowering her time in the 200 IM and shattering a four year old team record in the event by over 1.5 seconds with a 2:14.79 swim.

Other Bellefonte’s Girls swimmers that competed in the Girls PIAA events were Cydnei Crust, Katie Scordato, Gwen Lowery and Haley Pollick in the 200 Medley Relay.

They swam to a 22nd place finish with a 1:58.36, their second fastest time of the season. Cydnei Crust was 31st in the Girls 200 yard Freestyle with a time of 2:02.19. Gwen Lowery was 31st in the Girls 50 yard freestyle with a 26.01. Cydnei Crust was 31st place in the Girls 500yd Freestyle with a time of 5:30.95. Gwen Lowery was 29th in the Girls 100yd backstroke with a 1:03.29. Katie Scordato swam to a 21st place finish in the Girls 100yd Breaststroke in a time of 1:09.98.

Cydnei Crust, Katie Scordato, Gwen Lowery and Julie Ivicic were 22nd in the 400 Free Relay with a time of 3:49.59.

Scordato just missed qualifying for the consolation finals when she moved up eight positions from her original 25th seed to finish 17th.

Bellefonte Boys swimmers that competed in the Boys PIAA AA events were Jordan Newman, Grant Wilt, Andrew Rosenberger, and Thomas Forstmeier in the 200 medley relay. They swam to their second fastest time for the season with a time of 1:45.38. Isaac Thomas moved up one position in the Boys 200 yard freestyle by posting a 1:51.77. Andrew Rosenberger earned a 19th place finish in the 200 yard IM in a time of 2:04.62. Grant Wilt was 32nd in the 200 yard IM in 2:11.91. Jordan Newman jumped up one spot in the Boys 100 yard Backstroke in a time of 57.99 to earn 28th place. The Boys 400 yard Freestyle relay of Jordan Newman, Grant Wilt, Andrew Rosenberger, and Isaac Thomas swam to their second fastest time for the season in 3:27.03 and 21st overall.

The Girls and Boys teams recently completed identical 13-0 dual meet records for the season. Additionally, both teams were Mountain League Swimming Conference Team Champs with perfect 8-0 conference records. This is the second consecutive undefeated dual meet season for the Lady Raiders. The Boys have only had one loss in the past two years of dual meets. The Lady Raider swimmers were lead

by Senior Co-Captains Haley Pollick and Julie Ivicic. The Raider Boys were lead by tri-captains Caleb Thomas, Grant Wilt and Thomas Forstmeier. The Boys and Girls teams will hold a team award banquet on March 27, 2011 to recognize all of the team and individual accomplishments from this past season.

the team more versatility and will be asked to play different positions.

The Lady Eagles’ pitching staff has the coaches excited because Dudish and Ross both provide speed and options with multiple pitches. Having the option of the two pitchers is a great asset for any team to have. The pitchers should have a strong defense behind them starting with those who will be handling the pitches behind the plate. The Lady Eagles have a trio of catchers that will see action as Glunt, Josefik and Shawna Risely will handle those duties.

The Lady Eagles seem primed for a bounce-back season following a disappointing finish to the 2010 season. Sidisky believes the season will be an exciting one and knows her team and coaching staff is ready to get started. She thinks her Lady Eagles team is going to surprise some people with their style of play and will be “a unique team”. A success head coach needs strong coaches behind them and Sidisky’s is no different. She credits her staff with a ton of experience. That staff includes her father and sister (Len and Dee Sidisky) as well as her former teammate at Bellefonte and Bloomsburg, Coach Amanda Hamilton. She believes her staff will provide many different components to make this team effective.

For Bald Eagle Area to regain the swagger they have carried in recent years, they will need to adapt quickly to their new coaching staff. Coach Sidisky sees that happening already and notes that the girls are fierce competitors and if they continue to work hard and adapt they will have a successful season in 2011. With the likes of Penns Valley, Philipsburg-Osceola in the AA class as well as AAA class rival Bellefonte, the Lady Eagles will certainly be tested all season.

Good luck to the Lady Eagles this season.

Romanini Making a Splash for Edinboro at Championships

By Les Barnhart

Tony Romanini of Port Matilda and a freshman at Edinboro had a successful three days at the 2011 PSAC Championships which were held in February in Chambersburg, PA at Cumberland Valley High School.

On day two of the championships, he finished second in the 200-yard IM with an NCAA “B” qualifying and schoolrecord time of 1:53.41 to finish second. He also earned All-PSAC honors in the event.

He backed that up on the third day in the pool by earning All-PSAC honors in three events. In the 100-yard backstroke, Romanini finished third and earned an NCAA “B” qualifying time of 51.05. In the 200-yard medley relay, he and teammates Tom Mechling, Ryan Sestak and Darren Suroviec in finishing second with a time of 1:34.41, that time being just one onehundredth off the school record. The 800-yard freestyle relay team of Drew Sapp, Seth Dippold, Dave Fico and Romanini finished third in 6:58.43.

In Romanini’s final day in the water and having set a school record in the 200-yard IM on Friday night, the freshman swimmer broke another record by finishing second in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 1:53.93, an NCAA “B” qualifying time. He also earned his fifth All-PSAC honor with the runner-up finish. The 200-yard medley relay time trial team of Romanini, Mechling, Suroviec and Sestak set a school record with a time of 1:34.30 in the unscored event.

Information and photo courtesy of Edinboro University

2011 BEA Baseball Preview: Eagles Look to Have Armed Themselves for Baseball Season

By Les Barnhart

The baseball and softball fields around Wingate are always filled this time of year with teams getting ready for the season. With both the baseball and softball teams claiming PIAA state titles in recent years, a certain pressure to perform comes every time either program takes the field. The Eagles baseball team has been a dominant force in the District 6 AA field for some time having advanced to the District championship game four straight years from 2006-2009. They won the title in 2008 and 2009. Their PIAA championship came in 2007.

Jim Gardner enters his tenth year as Head Coach of the Eagles baseball team. Like so many other coaches, he is looking for players to replace those who have graduated. His job isn’t made easy as he will be looking to replace seven of the nine starters from a team that went 12-9 last season and lost in the opening round of the District 6 playoffs to PhilipsburgOsceola.

According to Gardner, he has doubts about filling those holes but shortly after open gym practice started those questions slowly started being answered. Now weather plays a factor in seeing what his team really has. With practices being relegated to the back gym at the high school on most nights, Gardner finds himself wearing not only the hat of a coach but also a motivator as he stresses to his team that sunny weather is coming and soon they will have dirt under their feet rather than a gym floor.

Gardner is very optimistic about this season based on the group he has returning from last year’s team as well as the new crop of players coming to the varsity level. He has indentified pitching as being strength for his team and with the stable of arms at his disposal; it’s easy to see why he feels that way.

Returning for the 2011 season are starting pitchers Justin

Taylor and Coleman Hoffman who are both seniors. They will be aided by junior transfer Michael Cowles.

Seniors Kyle Womer, Tyler Bennett and Daryle McKean provide leadership on the mound while underclassmen Jeff Koleno (junior) and Dylan Womer (sophomore) round out what Gardner calls perhaps “the deepest pitching staff they have ever had”.

Senior Kyle Granite looks to catch most of the time and will be spelled by sophomore Logan Reese as well as Cowles.

Providing glove support around the diamond will be another of the seniors, Adam Snook, at first. Seniors also occupy the other infield spots with Bennett and Hoffman sharing time at second, Lance Williamson at third and Justin Taylor in the hole at shortstop. The outfield spots will benefit from competition as they have eight players vying for playing time including seniors Josh Schall and Zach Sayers.

The biggest obstacle that faces the team right now is the weather. That fact was further driven home with the latest blast of wintry mix that hit Tuesday night. The other teams in the area are facing the same set of problems but once they get out on the field, this team appears to have the players to once again return to the District 6 championship game for a fifth time in the last six years. None of the current players were on the 2007 PIAA championship team but they know the tradition that exists in Bald Eagle Area and they are the next in line to add their own chapter to school history.

The Eagles coaching staff that will flank Gardner consists of assistants John Jones and Andy Bucha. Volunteer assistants are Doug Womer, Jake Boone, Mike Surovec, Mike Thompson, Tyler Womer and Luke Gardner.

Good luck to the Eagles baseball team this season.

Fletcher all Aces at Nittany with First Hole-in-One of Season From Scott Frey, PGA Professional at NCC

Sally Fletcher recorded Nittany Country Club’s first Hole in one of the 2011 golf season. Sally hit a hybrid on the 106 yard 8th hole on Thursday March 17th. Her ace was witnessed by Kay Zinsner. Congratulations Sally.

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Busch Sweeps at Bristol, Again

By Matt Masullo

Kyle Busch is one of Nascar’s better drivers. He is also one of its most controversial. However, it’s not because of using PED’s, signing a lucrative contract or forcing a trade to a different race team. Busch has a different style of racing than what most fans and drivers are used to. He comes across arrogant and egotistical, but deep down, he is just a fun loving kid who likes to win.

And win he does, especially at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Busch won the Jeff Byrd 500 on Sunday, and has won the last five races at Bristol dating back to a three-way sweep of the Truck series, Nationwide and Cup Series events last August.

Busch, who drives a Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing, dedicated the win to his cars manufacturer and its employees in Japan,

Bald Eagle Area Little League Softball Meeting

who are still recovering from a recent earthquake and tsunami.

Busch held off Carl Edwards and Jimmie Johnson, winning the race off pit road during the final pit stops of the race. With each ensuing restart, Busch pulled away from Edwards and Johnson, proving his dominance at a track in which he has been dominating for the past eight months.

Rounding out the top five were Matt Kenseth coming in fourth and Paul Menard in fifth. Daytona 500 winner Trevor Bayne, racing in his first Cup Series race since his 1st career victory, finished 34th. The Sprint Cup Series resumes this weekend in California, at the Auto Club 500.

The Bald Eagle Area Little League Softball will be holding their regular monthly meeting on SUNDAY, APRIL 10TH AT 6PM. The meeting will be held at the Bald Eagle Area High School CAFETERIA. Regular monthly meetings are held the second Sunday of each month at the Bald Eagle Area High School.

Those interested can check us out at our Eteamz league page at http://www.eteamz.

GROUP MEETINGS The Gazette will publish the regular meeting dates & times for all Centre County social & service groups, organizations, clubs, etc that has membership open to the public. To have yours listed send to editor@centrecountygazette.com or mail to Stott Publications, PO Box 129, Warriors Mark, Pa. 16877

Alzheimer’s Support Group is held the second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the Mount Nittany Dining Room at The Inn, Brookline. For more information, contact Anne Campbell, (814) 234-3141 or Janie Provan, (814) 235-2000.

Ancient Mystic Order of Samaritans meet the fourth Thursday every month at 7:30 p.m. at I.O.O.F. Hall, 756 N. Main St., Pleasant Gap. BEA Class of 1959 holds its monthly dinner on the first Thursday each month at 6 p.m. The location of the dinner changes each month. The April 7 location is the Cottage Restaurant, Mill Hall. For the location or information, call Joyce at (814) 383-4337.

BEA Class of 1964 holds its monthly breakfast on the fourth Saturday of each month at 9 a.m. at the Mt. Valley Diner in Wingate. Call Sue at (814) 625-2132.

BEA Class of 1965 holds its monthly dinner on the last Friday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at the Bellefonte Moose. Any questions call Bob at (814) 383-2151.

BEA Class of 1971 Save the date for your 40th Class Reunion, Saturday, August 6 at 6 p.m., at the Bellefonte VFW. For more information, visit the BEA Class of 1971 on Facebook.

Bellefonte Elks Lodge meetings are held on the second and fourth Mondays of each month at 7 p.m. at the Bellefonte Elks.

Bellefonte Encampment #72 and Ridgeley Canton #8 meet the second Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at Windmere Hall, 454 Rolling Ridge Drive, State College.

Bellefonte Kiwanis Club meets every Tuesday at the Moose Club on Spring Street at noon. For information on Kiwanis, contact Richard King, (814) 355-9606.

Bellefonte VFW Ladies Auxillary holds their monthly meeting on the second Wednesday of every month at the Post Home on Spring Street, Bellefonte. They meet at 7 p.m.

Bellefonte Sunrise Rotary Club meets every Friday at 7:30 a.m. at the Cafe on the Park at Talleyrand Park. Guests and visitors welcome. For more information on BSRC, contact Debbie Rowley (814) 880-9453.

Bible Study for Adults offers helpful and practical explanations from Ezekiel & Daniel. There is also a teen meeting (Games & God’s Word) with Pastor Jeremy. These take place at the Nittany Baptist Church just east of Boalsburg on Wednesday nights at 7 p.m. Call (814) 360-1601 for more info.

Breast Cancer Support Group meets the first Monday of each month from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. in Conference Room 4, Entrance B, Mt. Nittany Medical Center, State College.

Call Kristin Sides for information (814) 234-6175 or e-mail ksides@mountnittany.org.

The Central PA Civil War Round Table will meet Tuesday, April 5, for a dinner meeting at the Mt. Nittany United Methodist Church, 1500 E. Branch Road, in State College.

com/baldeaglearealittleleaguesoftball where additional information can be found on upcoming meetings as well as other league news.

This is an exciting new league and provides a new opportunity for the girls in the Bald Eagle Area School District. Please do what you can to be a part of the league.

“This will never be our league unless you are a part of it”

There will be a beef dinner with all the trimmings, dessert, and beverage beginning at 6 p.m. The program follows sometime after 7 p.m. Dinner reservations are necessary; contact Dale Benner, (814) 355-5184 or pappynnanab@verizon.net. Dinner is $10. Civil War Bucktail reenactor, Thomas Aaron, will speak on “The Pennsylvania Bucktails.” These soldier volunteers from northern PA distinguished themselves in battle and wore a deer tail on their hats. Mr. Aaron is a member of the 149th PA Bucktails, Company D, Civil War Reenactment group. Anyone interested in the Civil War is invited.

Centre County Association of School Retirees (CCASR) will hold an informal Dutch Treat luncheon on Tuesday, March 29 at 11:30 a.m. in the Mt. Nittany Inn. All members and their guests are invited. Reservations are encouraged, but not required, to Lnsconaway@verizon.net or Vidagates@ comcast.net.

Centre County Genealogical Society is hosting “Peeking into Pennsylvania’s Attic: Some Holdings of the Pennsylvania State Archives” on April 7 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Foxdale Village Auditorium, 500 E. Marylyn Avenue, State College. Jonathan Stayer will present an entertaining look at the varied holdings of the state archives with illustrations from state government branches and manuscript collections. Stayer is a reference archivist for the state. The presentation is free and open to the public.

Centre County Pomona Grange #13 will be hosting the annual Legislative Banquet, Saturday, March 26 at 6:30 p.m. at Logan Grange Hall in Pleasant Gap. Meet candidates running for public office in Centre County. Tickets are $12 which includes a Roast Beef Dinner. For more information contact George Witherite, (814) 387-4916 or Jack Bell (814) 359-2057.

Centre County Pomona Grange will be having Visitation Night, Monday, March 28 at 7 p.m. The meeting will be held at Halfmoon Grange in Stormstown with Logan Grange officers filling the chairs and Bald Eagle Grange providing the program. All members and guests are invited to attend.

Centre County Real Estate Investment Club meets the third Thursday of every month from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at 1609 N Atherton St. State College. For more information call (814) 280-5839. Topic for March 14: “Options Trading – continued.”

The Centre Crest Auxillary meets the fourth Monday of the month at 1:30 p.m. All are welcomed. Centre Crest Nursing Facility, 502 East Howard Street, Bellefonte, (814) 548-1140.

Centre Hall Lions Club meets the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. and the fourth Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Centre Hall Lions Club Building, 153 E. Church St. Centre Hall.

Centre Region Model Investment Club meets in the Mazza Room at South Hills Business School, 480 Waupelani Drive, State College from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on the second Monday of every month. Observe an interactive educational stock model investment club. Centre Region Model Investment Club is a project of the Central PA Chapter of Better Investing – the only club they know of in the Centre Region which has an investment club that is open to the public. For information call (814) 234-8775 or e-mail cr20mic@aol.com.

Diabetes Support Group meets the second Thursday of each month from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., conference rooms 1 & 2, Mount Nittany Medical Center, Entrance E, State College. Diabetes education classes are also held regularly. For info contact Certified Diabetes Educator Amy Leffard, RN, BSN, CDE, at (814) 231.7095 or aleffard@mountnittany.org.

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Elks Hoop Shoot Travels to District: Snyder Goes On to State A group of six youngsters from the State College Elks Lodge recently competed in the 2011 Elks Northcentral District Hoop Shoot at Tyrone.

Logan Snyder, competing in the Boys ages eight and nine group, won first place, and will now compete in the Pennsylvania Elks Hoop Shoot in State College.

Ferguson Township Garden Club is sponsoring the trip near Baltimore on May 7 – Lawdew Topiary Gardens Festival Bus tour. The festival features a rare-plant and garden-ornament sale. Departure is from Fullington Garage. Cost is $65. Registration is required. Call (814) 238-1923 or e-mail fran@psu. edu for additional details.

Grief Support Group meets the first Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. at Centre Crest. For additional info contact Anne Boal, Social Service Assistant, Centre Crest Nursing Facility, 502 East Howard Street, Bellefonte, (814) 548-1140 I.O.O.F. Centre Lodge #153 meets the first and third Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at I.O.O.F. Lodge Hall 756 North Main Street, Pleasant Gap. Keystone Guild of the Watchmakers Association of Pa. meets the second Tuesday of each month 1 p.m. at the Bull Pen Restaurant at the west end of Tyrone. Call George at (814) 238-1668.

Mount Nittany Medical Center Ostomy Support Group will meet Sunday, April 10 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Mount Nittany Medical Center, 1800 East Park Avenue, State College. For more information, call (814) 234-6195.

Nittany Mineral Society meets the third Wednesday of the month in Room 114 Auditorium of the Earth & Engineering Sciences (EES) Bldg on the west side of the Penn State Campus in State College. Agenda: 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

– social hour, refreshments in the lobby; 7:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.- free door prize drawings, announcements; 8 p.m. – speaker. Junior Rockhounds also meet on third Wednesdays, 6:45 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in Room 116 Earth & Engineering Sciences Building (during the social hour for the regular NMS meeting). Call (814) 867-6263 for details. Maps and directions are available through nittanymineral.org.

Parent Support Group for Children with Eating Disorders meets the second Tuesday of each month – April 12 – from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., at Mount Nittany Medical Center, State College. The mediators for the class are Nancy Campbell, LCC; Kristie Kaufman, MD; Jody Whipple, RD, LDN, CDE. Classes help children and parents to understand eating disorders. For info contact Kristie Kaufman at (814) 466-7921.

Spring Creek Watershed Association meets the third Tuesday of each month from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at the Patton Township Building. Most meetings feature a guest speaker with an expertise in watershed, water resource, or other conservation issues. The association promotes actions that protect and enhance the quality of life, environment, and the economy throughout the watershed while maintaining and improving the high quality of Spring Creek and its tributaries. All are welcomed. Visit springcreekwatershed.org for more information.

State College Downtown Rotary Club meets Thursdays at noon at Damon’s, East College Avenue, State College.

State College Elks Lodge holds its meetings on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the State College Elks Country Club.

State College Lions Club meets the first and third Thursday of the month at Damon’s of State College at 6 p.m.

Women’s Mid Day Connection luncheon is Tuesday, April 12 at 11:45 a.m. at the Elk’s Country Club, Boalsburg. For reservations and cancellations, call Margo at (814) 355-7615.

Zion MOPS & Beyond meets the first Thursday of each month at 3261 Zion Road Bellefonte from 9:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. and on the third Thursday of the month from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. First visit is free; $10 annual membership fee when you join.

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Weekly Entertainment

MARCH 25, 2011

Interview with The Kingston Trio

By Don Bedell

STATE COLLEGE – The Kingston Trio, a folk group with a history dating back to 1957, will make a tour stop to perform this week in State College. The group was founded by Bob Shane, Nick Reynolds and Dave Guard in 1957 and helped spark the folk revival of the late 1950s coming out of the North Beach section of San Francisco and spreading nationwide. The current line-up of the group features George Grove, Bill Zorn and Rick Dougherty. I recently spoke with George Grove by phone in Rochester, New York about the history of the group, his thoughts about today’s folk music and what we can expect at their upcoming local performance.

DB: Tell me what impact The Kingston Trio had on the music industry as a whole and how they set the stage for people like Bob Dylan and Joan Baez.

GG: In the late ’40s and early ’50s, there was a group called The Weavers with Pete Seeger and they had several hit songs like On Top Of Old Smokey and Goodnight Irene. So, they were probably the forerunners of what we would refer to as the folk movement. But, they ran afoul of the government and became a blacklisted entity. Then, into the mid to late 1950s, the music industry was affected by that. As far as recorded music, we didn’t really have a focus, we had Elvis Presley, a great artist, of course. Frank Sinatra was winding down his first career and hadn’t really kicked into his second.

Then, there were novelty songs out like The Flying Purple People Eater and My Little Nash Rambler. So, kids, especially at that time, didn’t have anything to grab hold of call it theirs. And, then in 1958, along comes The Kingston Trio with these three good-looking guys right out of college who had an insolent attitude in which was a bit of sarcasm and a bit of intellect.

And these wonderful old folk tunes and also some Broadway show tunes that created such and interest in the young people that they grabbed hold of it and ran with it – the kids in high school and the kids in college. As my son said many years ago, “Every generation embraces the music of its own era.”

So, in 1958, the music of that era became folk music and The Kingston Trio in particular. In their opinion, they weren’t “folk” singers. They sang an eclectic mix of music and considered themselves to be entertainers first. But, because they had such a wide-spread popularity, it did permit people like Bob Dylan, who were singing in coffeehouses in Greenwich Village, and Joan Baez and other people who grabbed hold of that mantle of “folk musician,” it did permit them to get on the scene and get record contracts and become popular. Of course, their talent carried them the rest of the way. That was

pretty much it, The Kingston Trio DB: Tell me what your audience opening the door simply because looks like today. Do you see people they were riding the wave of popuwho may have seen The Kingston larity from those high school and Trio back in the ’60s along with college kids. younger generations as well?

DB: The Kingston Trio has GG: In a word...yes. (laughs) The gone through several lineup changes audiences we have are really, priover the years, but you have been One of the groups credited for sparking marily, the same demographic that performing with the group since were fans of the group around 1960. the folk revival of the late 1950s and 1976 when you replaced Bill Zorn, early ’60s, The Kingston Trio, will bring I think that’s one of the reasons who then came back to the group in that we do so much work down their vocal harmonies to The State 2004 when founding member Bob in Florida. Those people are now Theatre Stage on Monday night.

Shane retired, correct? retired and have move down there.

GG: Yes, non-stop since 1976.

But, it’s interesting to see that their I guess I didn’t know what else to do with my life. (laughs) I grandkids have “discovered” The Kingston Trio. I guess they still wake up every morning thinking, “What am I going to go to their grandparents’ record bin and say, ‘What in the do when I have to get a real job?” But, to have Bill Zorn in the world is this thing? It’s gigantic. It’s 12 inches. You can see group is a real blessing. Bob Shane has such a powerful voice. the artwork. What is this?’ If they really delve into it, they’re He’s an iconic voice, not just in folk music but in American going to hear some records of some great jazz artists and folk musical history and such a vocal presence like that is almost artists. So, they’re making that discovery and coming to the impossible to replace. And yet, Bill Zorn has stepped in and concerts also. Our audiences, although they’re primarily older with his powerful presence he has had that impact. So, to people, I’d say 55 on up, we do have an eclectic mix of people have him back in the group accomplishes several things. Not 40 on down also. only do we have that vocal presence right there in the middle DB: What can people expect if they come out to see The that the Kingston Trio needs, but it also keeps the changes Kingston Trio on Monday night in State College? and the evolution of The Kingston Trio in the family because, GG: They’re going to hear everything that they want as you said, Bill was in The Kingston Trio back in the early to hear. It would not be a Kingston Trio performance if we ’70s. He left for 20 years and went over to England and had a didn’t include songs like Tom Dooley, Scotch and Soda, MTA, couple of hit songs with his brother over there and came back Tijuana Jail, The Reverend Mr. Black, Worried Man or Where into the fold seven years ago.

Have All The Flowers Gone? When our audience in State

DB: I know the two other founding members of The College comes to the concert, they’re going to hear all the old Kingston Trio have since passed away, but is Bob Shane still songs that they want to – both the chestnuts like Tom Dooley involved with the group? and the songs that weren’t programmed before. And they’ll

GG: Oh, completely involved! He is the owner of the hear a smattering of new stuff too. And our audiences usually name, The Kingston Trio. He is 77 years old, but he is still walk away saying, “Wow, that was better than I had hoped it the perpetual college sophomore. We get together with him would be!” And we say that of the audience too. “Wow, they as often as we can. Every time we have a contract, every time were better than we hoped they would be!” (laughs) Because we have a recording opportunity, anything that happens with it’s an energy that we all feed off of. The audience feeds off of The Kingston Trio, goes through Bob first. For instance, when our energy and we feed off of theirs. we’re deciding on a new song to learn, we always run it by The Kingston Trio performs at The State Theatre on Bob. And why wouldn’t you? Bob sold millions and millions Monday night (3/28). The show begins at 8 p.m. of records and sang some of the most iconic songs ever written and has that wonderful sense of what it is that makes a song READ MY COMPLETE INTERVIEW WITH GEORGE good. Why would we not want to use that experience? So, GROVE ON OUR WEBSITE. www.centrecountygazette.

Bob stays very active in the group. com

Church Sponsors Thiel College Choir Concert

By Sam Stitzer

followed suit. Several Korean students several European tours.

SPRING MILLS – On Thursday, The weather on March 10 was cold, windy, and it was helped the other members learn March 10 at 7 p.m., the New Hope Arirang, a Korean folk song, and raining hard enough to cause some local flooding. This Lutheran Church in Spring Mills a student from Kenya coached the probably kept concert attendance low, as the church was less presented a free concert by the Thiel members on the proper dialect for than half full; an unfortunate situation, as this was a truly College Choir. The choir is composed Jenga Imani Yako, by Israel Kagaruki, excellent performance. We thank the New Hope Lutheran of 32 members, who are all students at a rhythmic African number featuring Church for providing a great evening for those who braved the Thiel College – a small, private liberal percussion accompaniment by three deluge to attend. arts college in Greenville, western choir members.

Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1866, The audience favorite had to be and is affiliated with the Evangelical the spiritual, He Never Failed Me Lutheran Church in America. Thiel Yet, by Robert Ray. This was a is a co-educational institution, and educates students in the liberal arts Dr. Michael Bray conducts the Thiel rousing, hand-clapping, toe-tapping number that brought down and professional studies for service to College Choir the house! The concert finale society. was an arrangement of Beautiful

The choir is directed by Dr. Michael R. Bray, a native of South Dakota, who has held Savior. Dr. Bray invited several Thiel College alumni in teaching positions in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Minnesota, and the audience to join the choir and sing along. The alumni Colorado. He became the choir’s director in 1996. The choir’s included New Hope Lutheran Church Pastor Nathan Alumni joined the choir for accompanist is Kathryn A. Gray, an adjunct professor at Thiel Pyle (class of 1998), who was a member of the choir in his Beautiful Savior.

College, teaching organ and piano, as well as serving as the undergrad days.

Following the concert, Dr. Bray and choir president, organist for the First Presbyterian Church in Greenville.

Accompanist

The concert repertoire consisted of many classical sacred Rebecca Vestal, presented Pastor Pyle with a clock and a Kathryn Gray at songs from the Baroque period, as well as several pieces written travel mug emblazoned with Thiel College name. the piano Dr. Bray said the choir rehearses four days by contemporary composers. All were performed to perfec- tion. One number, titled Sanctus, by contemporary composer a week, for one hour each day. “There is no Craig Courtney, showcased the choir’s incredible dynamic music major at Thiel College,” he said. “These range and spot-on intonation in an a cappella format. are kids who just love to sing.”

After a brief pause, the Thiel College Chamber Singers, Most members have some high school a 13-member subgroup of the full choir, performed five chorus experience, but for some, this is their numbers, including Bogoroditse Djevo, an Estonian composi- first choir. The choir is touring in Pennsylvation, sung in Russian. An intermission followed, with the full nia, New Jersey, and New York states during choir returning to perform Soli Deo Gloria by Marty Haugen. their spring break, including a performance This number featured an audience sing along on two of its in the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in Dr. Bray (left), and Rebecca Choir members played verses.

New York City, which Dr. Bray described as Vestal (right) present Pastor percussion instruments

The choir membership’s diversity was evident with several “an otherworldly experience.” They have also Nathan Pyle with a clock and a on Jenga Imani Yako.

Asian and African-American members, and their repertoire presented concerts in other states, Canada, and travel mug.

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Auditions for Happy Valley’s Got Talent

By Karen Dabney

STATE COLLEGE – The future stars of Centre County will have a chance to shine at the first annual Happy Valley’s Got Talent competition. The contest benefits Tides, a support group for grieving children, teens, and their families.

Auditions will take place on Saturday, March 19 from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and Sunday, March 20 from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Indigo Night Club, 122 W. College Avenue, State College. There is no entry fee. All interested Central Pennsylvanians, ages 12 and older, are invited to participate. On April 2, finalists will compete to determine the winners of the Happy Valley’s Got Talent competition at the State Theatre, 130 W. College Avenue, State College, at 7 p.m.

The competition is open to anyone except bands and professional performers. “We’re trying to keep it simple, highly entertaining, and fast moving,” said event producer Jerry Sawyer. “With bands there’s a lot of set-up and take-down, and they tend to overpower individual performers. If there is a real interest from bands, we talked about doing a specific event catering to that group in the future.”

Individuals and groups of performers are welcome.

Sawyer said currently registered competitors include dance groups and a barbershop quartet. “We have entries from as far as Bellwood and Duncansville, so we’re expanding Happy Valley to include a lot of central Pennsylvania.”

Participants will compete in the appropriate age category for cash prizes. The Youth Division includes ages 12 to 15. The Junior Division is for ages 16 to 20, and the Senior Division is for ages 21 and older. The top four winners in each age group will perform in the Happy Valley’s Got Talent finals on April 2. The first place prize in each category is $200, second place is $100, and third place is $50. Honorable mentions will receive a certificate.

“We’ve got a great panel of judges, including Sue Paterno and radio personalities Jeff Brown (the BUS 93.7) and PJ Mullen (B94.5),” said Sawyer. “Everyone

has been very excited to chip in and help make this show a dynamic success.”

Participants can pre-register with entry forms available at www.tidesprogram.org or by contacting Sawyer at jvs3@psu. edu. Contest rules are also available on the Web site. Same day registration will be accepted if space is available.

During the final competition at the State Theatre, a Memory Wall will commemorate people’s loved ones. “Tides offers free programs, such as grief support, and so a successful fund-raiser will go a long way toward helping them to provide this wonderful service,” said stage manager Debbie Arnold.

The public is invited to cheer on participants on during the final competition at the State Theatre on April 2, and to watch history being made as the brightest rising stars of Central Pennsylvania are revealed. All proceeds from the $12 admission will benefit Tides, and T-shirts will also be available for purchase.

Tiffany Breon sings I Will Rise during auditions for Happy Valley’s Got Talent. She is one of 12 acts that will perform in the final competition April 2. Tickets are available at the State Theater box office or on line at www. thestatetheatre.org

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Live Entertainment Schedule 3/25/11 – 3/31/11

Bar Bleu – Downtown State College All Entertainment starts at 10:30pm 3/25 Lowjack 3/26 Ted McCloskey & The Hi-Fi’s 3/31 Royal Benson

The Saloon – Downtown State College All Entertainment starts at 10:30pm 3/25 Velveeta 3/26 Mr. Hand 3/27 Atomic Supersonic 3/28 Smokin’ Karaoke 3/29 Tuesday Jones 3/30 Broken 3/31 My Hero Zero

The Deli – Downtown State College

3/27 Tries Bien Ensemble – 11:30am-1:30pm 3/31 Domenick Swentosky

Inferno Brick Oven & Bar – Downtown State College 3/30 Greg & Jason Acoustic

Zeno’s Pub – Downtown State College 3/25

3/26 3/27 3/31

AAA Blues Band, 7pm The Nightcrawlers, 8:30pm Pure Cane Sugar, 9:30pm Kris Kehr, 9pm Wilgus & Bishop & Waffles, Belly Dancers & Black Coffee, 7pm

3/31

18 Strings, 9pm

3/25 3/26 3/30 3/31

Keena & Larry, 8:30pm Sky Top Blues, 9pm Stress Busters Karaoke Dance Party, 8pm Keith Randall (All Request Acoustic), 7:30pm

Otto’s Pub & Brewery – N. Atherton St., State College The Autoport – S. Atherton St., State College

Prospector’s Allegheny Rib Company – State College 3/29 Richard Benninghoff Table Magic, 6pm 3/31 Ken Volz, 10pm

Elk Creek Café & Ale Works – Millheim

3/26 Frog Holler, 8pm 3/27 Miss Tess & The Bon Ton Parade, 5pm 3/31 J Mac’s Contraband, 7:30pm

The Phyrst – Downtown State College 3/25 3/26 3/27 3/28 3/29 3/30 3/31

Ted McCloskey & The Hi-Fi’s, 10:30pm The Phyrst Phamily, 10pm Lowjack, 10:30pm Open Mic Night, 9pm Table Ten, 10:30pm The Nightcrawlers, 10:30pm Atlas Soundtrack, 8pm Maxwell Strait, 10:30pm

3/25 3/26 3/27 3/30 3/31

Tommy Wareham, 6pm & 9pm Dominic Swintosky, 8pm Ted & Molly, 8pm Tommy Wareham, 7:30pm Scott Mangene, 8pm

3/25 3/26 3/30 3/31

Sucker Punch AC Express The Ruth O’Brien Karaoke Show, 9pm Country Night w/ DJ Foxx, 10pm

American Ale House – Toftrees/State College

The Arena – Martin Street/State College

The Rathskeller – Downtown State College 3/25 Mr. Hand, 10:30pm 3/26 Table Ten, 10:30pm

The Darkhorse Tavern – Downtown State College 3/25 Pure Cane Sugar, 7:30pm

Public Domain, 10pm 3/26 Dave Joyce & The Slow Pitch Band, 10pm

Happy Valley’s Got Talent Finalists

On April 2, the State Theatre hosts the inaugural Happy Valley’s Got Talent contest, featuring these twelve finalists.

Youth Division Jessica Brown – vocalist – Cain’t Say No Tiffany Breon – vocalist – I Will Rise Madison Krieger – fiddle – Medley of Favorites Riley Roth – vocalist – Jesus Take the Wheel

Café 210 West – Downtown State College 3/25

3/26

JR, James & Natalie, 6pm JR and Natalie Band, 10:30pm Atlas Soudtrack’s CD Release Party with Felix & Fire Escape and Royal Benson, 9pm

Red Horse Tavern – Pleasant Gap

3/25 Stress Busters Karaoke by Rick LaPean, 9pm

Mountain Valley Diner – Wingate 3/29 Old Time Traditions, 6pm

Governor’s Pub – Bellefonte 3/30 Biscuit Jam, 6:30pm 3/31 JT Blues, 6:30pm

Pizza Mia – Bellefonte

3/25 Karaoke with Ken Yeaney, 6:30pm

The State Theatre – Downtown State College 3/25 26th Annual Graduate Exhibition, 7pm 3/27 National Theatre Live, 7pm 3/28 The Kingston Trio, 8pm

Junior Division

Bryce Jordan Center – University Park

Kyle Smith & Hilary Caldwell – vocal & guitar - Volcano Karlie Travis – dance - Paquita Variation Noah Connolly - drummer – Improv solo Avid Dance – dance - Any Other World

Acoustic Brew Concert Series – Center For Well-Being, Lemont

Senior Division Eric Ian Farmer – vocal w/guitar – Unapproachable (orig) Wild Pitch – barbershop - Anyone Here From Out of Town?

Benjamin Kim & Caroline Ryu - sax & piano – Over the Rainbow Jason Olcese – vocal w/guitar – original song

3/27 Elton John, 8pm 3/28 Yanni, 8pm 3/29 Lil’ Wayne, 7pm

3/26 Matt & Shannon Heaton, 7:30pm

Centre For The Performing Arts – Pasquerilla Spiritual

Center, University Park

3/29 Trio Mediaeval, 7:30pm

Schedules subject to change. Call the venue for details.

The Gazette is committed to providing you with a complete listing of upcoming Live Entertainment in Centre County. If your establishment provides Live Entertainment and would like to have your entertainment listed for FREE here in the Gazette, just e-mail your entertainment to sales@centrecountygazette.com.

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ATTENTION LOCAL MUSICIANS!!!

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Just send your band information — however big or small the news is — to The Gazette!

We will start a new feature called “Centre of the Music Scene” which will feature information about the local band scene in Centre County. Whether it’s country, rock, bluegrass, folk, jazz, rap — whatever — let us know what’s happening! We might even do a full-length feature about it!

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Make A Wish Gala

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Friday, March 25 at 6 p.m.

Penn Stater Presidents Hall It’s time for the Lucky Seventh Annual AccuWeather.com Centre County Make-A-Wish Gala and Casino Night!

Black-tie optional. Doors open 6 p.m. at the Penn Stater Presidents Hall for Casino Night. The evening also includes entertainment, silent and live auctions, and buffet dinner.

Also featuring a special auction of designer shoes! All proceeds benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Tickets are $100 each / $1,000 for a table of 10. For more information call 814-466-7303 or visit www.wishgreaterpa.org.

Irish Film & Cultural Festival

March 26, events beginning at 12:30 p.m.

Presented by The Penn State Irish Society Sponsored by Kildare’s Irish Pub The State Theatre In the first event of its kind, the Penn State Irish Society will host the Irish Film & Cultural Festival on March 26. The theme is “Music & Myth” and the day’s events will include four Irish films, children’s activities, readings, and Irish music and dancing. The movies will be screened in The State Theatre’s main theatre, while the upstairs studio space will be transformed into an Irish pub atmosphere, with entertainment ongoing throughout the day. Kildare’s will serve Irish pub fare, and The State Theatre will be importing specialty Irish brews for the occasion. Kildare’s Irish Pub will also be hosting Irish-themed events and specials throughout the day to benefit the cause. The selection of films are: The Secret of Roan Inish at 1 p.m.; Ondine at 4 p.m.; Once at 7 p.m., and The Commitments at 9:30 p.m. Cost: Festival Pass $15, $12 for Students & Seniors / Individual Film $8, $6 for Students & Seniors / The Secret of Roan Inish is FREE to Children 12 and Under

The Kingston Trio

March 28 at 8 p.m.

The State Theatre One of the original bands to introduce country music to American radiowaves, The Kingston Trio is performing March 28 at 8 p.m. at The State Theatre. Tickets are $45 for Gold Circle, $40 for Orchestra and $35 for Balcony seating. In honor of their accomplishments, The Kinston Trio received the 20ll Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award for their work in country music, adding a third addition to their collection. Fifty years after Tom Dooley shot to the top of the charts, the Trio is still on the road 30 weeks a year, bringing back all the great memories and making new ones. Purchase tickets at the Re/Max Box Office, located at 130 West College Avenue, weekdays from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. or Saturday from noon to 5 p.m.

Or call (814) 272-0606 during normal box office hours.

U.S. Navy Band Concert

March 30 at 7:30 p.m.

Eisenhower Auditorium On their exciting spring tour 2011, “The World’s Finest” appears in concert. Concert selections will range from music

by John Philip Sousa to Charles Ives.

THE ONE AND ONLY TOMMY DORSEY ORCHESTRA

The Mills Brothers

Saturday, April 2 at 7:30 p.m.

Bellefonte High School Auditorium The Bellefonte Historical and Cultural Association (BHCA) will sponsor the Mills Brothers in concert, Saturday night, April 2, at 7:30 p.m. at the Bellefonte High School Auditorium. Tickets will be $25 at the door. Tickets can be purchased ahead of time at both Woodring’s Floral Gardens in State College and Bellefonte, Plumb’s Drugs in Bellefonte, and the Train Station in Bellefonte.

Sunday Afternoons at the Library

April 3 at 2:30 p.m.

Rich Hirsch Jazz Quartet Centre County Library Rick Hirsch, Saxaphone; Mac Himes, guitar; Jeff Beck, bass; Kevin Lowe, drums. Sponsored by Bellefonte Historical and Cultural Association

FRIDAY, APRIL 29 AT 8PM TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE! www.StateTickets.org | (814) 272-0606 130 West College Ave. | Downtown State College

MARCH 25, 2011

Wisecrackers Comedy Club

Stand-up for PAWS Saturday, April 9 at 6 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

Elks Country Club, Boalsburg PAWS joins forces with Wisecrackers Comedy Club to STAND-UP for PAWS to present the 3rd Annual PAWS Comedy Club on Saturday, April 9 – two shows, at 6 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Headliner, Steve Shaffer, is a rising comedy star performing hundreds of gigs every year. And he’s also a class act- with no “blue” material. Shaffer has appeared on dozens of television shows including VH1’s Stand Up Spotlight, Comedy Central’s The A- List, FOX’s Comic Strip Live, Evening at the Improv, and NBC’s The Tonight Show.

Guests are invited to show up early to mingle and meet some the terrific PAWS dogs & cats. There will be 50/50 raffle tickets on sale. Tickets for the 6 p.m. show are $60 per person. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for gourmet hors d’oeuvres created by Chef Paul Kendeffy. Tickets for the 9:30 p.m. are $20 per person. Doors open at 9 p.m. Tickets are available at CentreCountyPAWS.org or at: North Atherton Waffle Shop, Designer’s Denn Salon & Spa, Dogwood Studio, and Lion & Cub Clothing Store.

Pennsylvania Chamber Orchestra

The Grand European Tour April 10 at 3 p.m.

Grace Lutheran Church The Pennsylvania Centre Chamber Orchestra concludes its 2010-2011 concert series and will include Bach’s Orchestra Suite No. 1 in C Major, Salieri’s Sinfonia Veneziana, and the highlight of the concert, Haydn’s Cello Concerto in C Major performed by world-renowned cellist Kim Cook, Professor of Cello at Penn State.

The orchestra will also perform Vivaldi’s Violin Concerto in G Minor accompanied by a group of more than 30 Young Suzuki Violinists. In the words of Music Director and Maestro Douglas Meyer, “We are going to take advantage of the excellent Baroque acoustics of Grace Lutheran Church with music of Bach, Vivaldi, Haydn, and Mozart’s so-called nemesis Antonio Salieri,” promising an exceptional afternoon of classical music along with the opportunity to appreciate a truly magnificent performance by Ms. Cook who has been hailed as “the superb American cellist.” Tickets are $10 to $29.

The Guy H. Rachau Memorial Scholarship Fund Concert

Sunday, April 10 from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

At the Penns Valley Area High School auditorium It is a free concert but we donations are accepted at the door.

The concert will include such bands as The Little German Band, The Coburn Brass, The Penns Valley Men’s Chorus, The Brush Valley Community Choir, past winners of the scholarship, and The Four Decades.

Music at the Boal Mansion

Music by Penn State School of Music Saturday, April 30 at 8 p.m.

A Centre county tradition for more than 30 years, Music at Boal Mansion is presented jointly by the Boal Mansion Museum and the Penn State School of Music and takes place on Saturday April 30 at 8 p.m. at the Boal Mansion, 163 Boal Estate Drive in Boalsburg. Tickets are $75 per person and benefit both historic preservation and Penn State University’s Music at Penn’s Woods in June. For reservations, contact the Boal Mansion Museum at (814) 466-6210 or office@boalmuseum.com. For details, access http://boalmuseum.com.

Sunday Afternoons at the Library

May 15 at 2:30 p.m.

From The Heart Centre County Library, Bellefonte Cathy Herrera & Carol Lindsay perform spontaneously improvised music on world flutes & percussion. Sponsored

by Bellefonte Historical and Cultural Association

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This Week’s

CENTRE COUNTY LIBRARY ACTIVITIES

Centre County Library/Bellefonte, Centre Hall, East Penns Valley, Holt/Philipsburg & Bookmobile All Centre County Library & Historical Museum locations (Bellefonte, East Penns Valley, Centre Hall, Holt/Philipsburg, Bookmobile): CREATE YOUR OWN STORY @ YOUR LIBRARY FOR NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK!

Centre County Library fans of all ages are invited to write a letter, essay, short story, or poem describing what they love about any location of the Centre County Library. Or, they can create any type of artwork that depicts their favorite aspect of any or all Centre County Library facilities.

Both written and artistic tributes must fit on a single 8” x 11” sheet of paper. Tributes can be submitted in hard copy to any location (CCL/Bellefonte, CCL Bookmobile, Centre Hall, East Penns Valley, Holt/Philipsburg) or e-mailed to nationallibraryweek@centrecountylibrary.org through April 16. All submissions will be displayed in a digital slide show at each location, as well as on the Centre County Library webpage, through the end of April. Submissions should include the creator’s first and last names, age and parent/legal guardian’s name (if under 18), contact information, and home library. Only first names, age (if under 18), and home library will be displayed on the digital slide show.

Materials will also be available at all library locations to create tributes from April 1 through April 16. For more information, contact nationallibraryweek@centrecountylibrary. org or call (814) 355-1516, x204 or x205.

Centre County Library/Bellefonte—call 355-1516 for more information: SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THE LIBRARY CONCERT—Rick Hirsch Jazz Quartet

Sunday, April 3 at 2:30pm in the Miller Room of the Centre County Library Museum Building BOOK BABIES—Stories and activities geared for kids up to two years old with a favorite adult in the Centre County Library in Bellefonte:

Wednesday, March 30 at 9:15am: “Dynamic Dinosaurs”—Explore prehistoric times with songs and stories about lovable dinosaurs.

STORYTIME—Stories and related activities geared for two- to six-year-olds with a favorite adult in the Centre County Library Kidzone in Bellefonte:

Wednesday, March 30 at 10:30am and 1:30pm: Explore prehistoric times with games, songs, and stories about lovable dinosaurs.

HOOKS & NEEDLES—Thursdays at 1:30 p.m. in the Centre County Library

March 31 USED BOOK/AV SALE—Hardcover books and DVDs/CDs for $1 each or six for $5, and paperback books and VHS or audiocassettes for 50 cents each or three for $1. Proceeds benefit the Centre County Library & Historical Museum.

Friday, March 25 and Saturday, March 26 during Library hours at the Centre County Library in Bellefonte Holt Memorial Library/Philipsburg—call 342-1987 for more information: MOTHER GOOSE ON THE LOOSE/BABY’S MORNING OUT—Rhythmic adventures through the world of Mother Goose for children under three years old interacting with a favorite adult focusing on rhymes and music on Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. Followed by informal fun with friends and educational toys:

March 29 at 10:30 a.m.

PRESCHOOL STORYTIME— Stories and related activities geared for two- to six-year-olds with a favorite adult:

Wednesday, March 30 at 10:30am and Thursday, March 31 at 2pm: Helping Others EARLY-OUT SCIENCE ACTIVITIES—Kindergarteners through sixth graders explore the worlds of science and math on Wednesdays from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Younger children may need adult assistance with some activities.

March 30 ELEMENTARY ACTIVITIES—Activities geared for school-aged kids; younger children may need adult assistance:

Thursday, March 31 at 6 p.m.—Spring Planting East Penns Valley Branch Library at 225 E. Main Street in Millheim (Millheim Borough Building)—call 349-5328 for more information: BOOK BABIES—stories and related activities for up to two-year-olds with a favorite adult:

March 28 at 10:15 a.m.: “It’s Raining, It’s Pouring”—April showers are on their way, so let’s read and sing about clouds and rain.

Monday, April 4 at 10:15 a.m.: “Laura’s Favorites”—Come and listen to some of Miss Laura’s favorite stories.

STORYTIMES—stories and related activities for two- to six-year-olds with a favorite adult:

Monday, March 28 at 11:15 a.m.: “Dynamic Dinosaurs”—Explore prehistoric times with games, songs, and stories about lovable dinosaurs.

Monday, April 4 at 11:15 a.m.: “Laura’s Favorites”—Come and listen to some of Miss Laura’s favorite stories, then create a bookmark for your own favorite stories.

MEET THE HONEY QUEEN—Bring the whole family to meet 2011 Pennsylvania Honey Queen Alyssa Fine as she tours the state sharing her love of beekeeping! Live bees will accompany Alyssa on her tour of libraries in Centre County.

Tuesday, April 12 at 6:30 p.m.

Centre Hall Area Branch Library—call 364-2580 for more information: BOOK BABIES—stories and related activities for up to two-year-olds with a favorite adult:

Thursday, March 31 at 1:30 p.m.: “Dynamic Dinosaurs”—Explore prehistoric times with games and stories about lovable dinosaurs.

STORYTIMES—stories and related activities for two- to six-year-olds with a favorite adult:

Friday, March 25 at 1:30 p.m.: “Dynamic Dinosaurs”—Explore prehistoric times with songs, games, and stories about lovable dinosaurs.

Friday, April 1 at 2:30 p.m.: “All Fools’ Day”—Come listen to silly stories about April Fools’ Day and play a prank or two!

ADULT CRAFT NIGHT: “Flowerpot Fun”—Decorate clay pots with chalkboard paint to hold herbs or transform it into a gumball machine. Materials provided; pre-registration recommended.

Wednesday, April 6 & Thursday, April 7 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

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Bald Eagle State Park

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Please call the Bald Eagle State Park Office for more information at 814-625-2775!

Thursday, March 31 Woodcock Trot Don’t miss out on this seasonal event. Woodcocks are dancing, singing, and breeding! You will explore this bird’s unique habits during a brief classroom presentation followed by an actual walk where we will attempt to watch this bird performing its courtship dance. Meet at the Environmental Learning Center. The program is from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Every Week in April Bird Walks Wake up to experience an unpredictable morning of bird watching. Become acquainted with the winged migrants that pass through Bald Eagle State Park.These walks are for novices and experts alike. Each week we will explore local hotspots to see what birds are passing through or have returned for the summer. Meet at the Park Office. Program runs Tuesdays, April 5, April 12, April 19 & April 26, from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Saturday, April 2 Nature Inn Green Building Tour and Discussion Join the Innkeeper for a tour of the Nature Inn including a detailed explanation of LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) and the major green building systems.

Learn about geothermal heating and cooling, solar hot-water heat generation, rainwater harvesting, native habitat restoration, and the use of rain gardens during this behind-the-scenes visit. Meet at the Nature Inn lobby. Program is from 11 a.m. to noon.

Red Cross Blood Drive Schedule MAR. 29 – MAR. 31

TUE, MAR. 29 10–4:00

RED CROSS DONOR CENTER, 135 S. PUGH ST., STATE COLLEGE Weis fresh baked donuts in the canteen!

TUE, MAR. 29 12:30–6:30

SNOW SHOE AMBULANCE BLDG., 492 W. SYCAMORE RD., SNOW SHOE Pizza Mia Pizza in the canteen!

THUR, MAR. 31 10–4:00

PSU/HUB, ALUMNI HALL, POLLOCK RD.

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Death Notices and Obituaries Pleasant Gap Emagene E. Gill, 78, of Pleasant Gap, passed away Saturday, March 19, 2011. She was born July 3, 1932, in Spring Township. Funeral services will be held Friday, March 25, 2011, at 11:00 am, at the funeral home with the Rev. Duane Bardo officiating. Burial will follow in the Pleasant Gap Lutheran Cemetery in Spring Township. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made in her name to the American Diabetes Association at 1701 North Beauregard Street, Alexandria, VA 22311. Arrangements under the direction of Wetzler Funeral Service, Inc. Bellefonte, PA.

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S=Seller B=Buyer T/M=Township/ Municipality S: Meyer, Danette B: Shadle, Debra J 151 Long St Spring Mills, PA 16875 $127,500.00 T/M: Gregg S: Miller, Kathryn P Miller, R Clair B: Miller, Kathryn P Miller, R Clair Cummins, Charles M Cummins, Theresa A 191 E Pine Grove Rd $1.00 T/M: Ferguson S: Penn Township Civic Club Inc B: Penn Township C Main St/SR 2012 $1.00 T/M: Penn S: Hutnh, Donny Phan, Vivian B: Phan, Vivian Pham, Henry 113 Lincoln Ave State College, PA 16801 $1.00 T/M: College S: Shahab, Ashraf by Att B: Chow, Lisa 1460 Blue Course Dr #16 State College, PA 16801 $209,000.00 T/M: Ferguson

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S: Price, Jonas G Price, Raquel A Kranch, Raquel A B: Hoover, Jared S Hoover, Jennifer S 1234 Cottonwood Ave State College, PA 16801 $304,000.00 T/M: College S: Korman, Thomas J Korman, Susan J B: Korman, Thomas J Korman, Susan J 130B Dobson Dr $1.00 T/M: Spring S: Heller, Rhonda L Estate Heller, Todd M Admr B: Patel, Jagrut Patel, Amishi 806 Stratford Dr $104,000.00 T/M: State College S: Auker, Bernard J Auker, Kenneth B: Auker, Bernard J 305 Snow Shoe Mountain Forest Rd $1.00 T/M: Snow Shoe S: Koren, Joseph Edward B: Koren, Edward Joseph 274 Spike Island Rd Osceola Mills, PA 16666 $1.00 T/M: Rush S: Eury, Clinton Edward Eury, Jennifer Lynn Driver, Jennifer Lynn B: Eury, Clinton Edward Eury, Jennifer Lynn 1050 W Water St Bellefonte, PA 16823 $1.00 T/M: Benner S: Grenoble Family Trust Auman, Jeanne M Tr Snyder, Ruth Ann Tr Hayward, Betty Jane Tr Summers, Bonnie Mae Tr Grenoble, Dickson E Tr Grenoble, Jacqueline E Tr B: Grenoble, Elijah E 252 E Pine Grove Rd $80,000.00 T/M: Ferguson

S: Walter F Burpo Revocable Living Trust Burpo, Carl J Tr Debonrepos, Mark R B: Burpo, Carl J 467 E High St $1.00 T/M: Bellefonte S: Pham, Chi Phan, Vivian B: Phan, Vivian Pham, Henry 113 Lincoln Ave State College, PA 16801 $1.00 T/M: College S: Bateman, Glenda L Ludick, Glenda B: Bateman, Glenda Bateman, Roy 305 Lyonstown Rd Bellefonte, PA 16823 $1.00 T/M: Spring S: Mitcheltree, Richard E B: Mitcheltree, Richard E Mitcheltree, Nancy L 349 Bomboy Rd Howard, PA 16841 $1.00 T/M: Howard S: Renz, Michael S Renz, William T B: Renz, Michael S 1953 Harvest Circle State College, PA 16803 $1.00 T/M: Ferguson S: Boob, Anthony R B: Styers, Jesse L Sampsel, Kimberly A 109 Railroad St Spring Mills, PA 16875 $42,000.00 T/M: Gregg S: Zettle, Betty A Zettle, Richard E B: Zettle, Jeffrey L Smith, Rita M Zettle, Beverly J Horner, Brenda J 290 Ridge Rd Spring Mills, PA 16875 $1.00 T/M: Gregg

S: Sypa, Susan A Estate Nowik, Barbara Extr Sypa, Michael J Jr B: Sypa, Michael J HJr Sypa, Stephen J Sypa, John A Sypa, Gregory J Sypa, Elizabeth A 171 Spike Island Rd Osceola Mills, PA 16666 $1.00 T/M: Rush S: Elder, Alsion L Bonsell, Alison L B: Bonsell, Alison L Bonsell, Matthew A 1098 Fowler Hollow Ln Port Matilda, PA 16870 $1.00 T/M: Taylor

S: Kirby, Stephen R Kirby, Meredith L T B: Fernsler, Julie T Fernsler, Gavin P 835 W Fairmont Ave State College, PA 16801 $490,000.00 T/M: State College

S: Divito, Battista Divito, Chiarina Divito, Domenick Jones, Carmela B: Divito, Battista Divito, Chiarina 120 Rhaubert Circle State College, PA 16801 $1.00 T/M: College

S: Gallagher, William J Gallagher, Christa J B: Kerstetter, Emma Lou 306 Pebble Ln $130,000.00 T/M: Walker

S: Hockenberry, Edward C Hockenberry, Norma J B: Hockenberry, Norma J 1075 Runville Rd Bellefonte, PA 16823 $1.00 T/M: Boggs S: Pinto, Roy C B: Rauch, Elaine E 112 Loch Lomond Rd $1.00 T/M: Rush

S: Dodd, John H Dodd, Alice L B: Dodd, John H Dodd, Alice L Upper Georges Valley Rd $1.00 T/M: Gregg

S: Centre Square Investment Trust Dunleavy, Matthew J Tr B: Ortiz, Mauro L 129 E Main St $22,000.00 T/M: Millheim

S: Beiler, Henry S Beiler, Barbara L B: Brown, Troy L 319 Beaver Dam Rd $1.00 T/M: Gregg

S: Horner, C Thomas B: Barn Brewing LP 137 Elmwood St $440,000.00 T/M: College S: Esch, Samuel K Esch, Barbara L B: Lauck, Christian C Lauck, Lori M 492 Benner Rd $499,000.00 T/M: Walker

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Bellefonte Historical and Cultural Association will host an Antiques and Collectibles sale to raise funds since there grant money was eliminated. Please consider making a donation of an item or two (or more) for the sale on May 13 and 14, which will be at 135 South Allegheny Street, Bellefonte. Please call Joann Knupp at (814) 222-1414 to pick up items or make arrangements to drop them off. Any vintage clothing, collectibles, antiques, or old furniture in good repair will be accepted.

The historic Centre Furnace Mansion, located at 1001 E. College Avenue in State College, is open to the public for free guided tours year-round on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The mansion is wheelchair accessible, and the grounds are open for exploring at any time.

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Taking Easter Egg Orders

The Milesburg Museum and Historical Society is taking orders for homemade Candy Easter Eggs – Peanut butter, coconut cream, and maple walnut. Cost is $9 a dozen.

Proceeds will help pay for museum maintenance. To order, call (814) 355-5670 or (814) 355-9647. You can also call and ask where and when the eggs will be sold between now and April 9.

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Foster Parent Banquet

On May 31, Centre County Children and Youth Services will be recognizing and honoring Centre County foster parents with their annual appreciation banquet – with awards, a dinner, a raffle, and speakers. Show your appreciation by offering a monetary donation or a gift card for a local restaurant, business. Donors will be given recognition at the banquet, in the Centre County Gazette and the CDT. Make your check payable to: Centre County Children and Youth Services, with Centre County CYS, Foster Parent Banquet in the memo line. Donations can be sent to: Family Intervention Crisis Services, Attn: Jordan Joyce, Foster Home Recruiter, 310 West Linn Street, Bellefonte, PA 16823.

Free Stop-Smoking Program

Centre Volunteers in Medicine (CVIM) will be offering a seven-week, eight-session, Freedom from Smoking smoking cessation program. This program is offered free of charge to any adult in Centre County. It begins April 6 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at CVIM, 2520 Green Tech Dr., Suite D State College. To register or for more information, call (814) 231-4043 and ask for Jennifer.

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Free Tax Help The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program offers free tax help to individuals and families with low to moderate income (generally $49,000 and below). IRS-certified volunteer preparers are available at various locations throughout the county to prepare basic tax returns. Unless otherwise indicated, sites will be open through April 16.

Schlow Library, PSU, Good Shepherd, and Holt Memorial Library sites are electronic-filing sites. The PSU site also offers educational resources and information on managing money. For more information call (814) 355-6816.

Looking for Pink Ribbon Stories

Tammy Miller, international speaker and author, is collecting your stories, thoughts, poems, and quotes for a new book, Pink Ribbon Stories: A Celebration of Life.

Submissions could be from anyone whose life has been touched by breast cancer – including survivors, family, friends, caregivers, medical personnel, etc. The book will be published in the summer of 2011, with proceeds going to the PA Breast Cancer Coalition. Submit your information to Tammy at: pinkribbonstories@ tammyspeaks.com. Attach Word documents (1,200 word max) or paste in the body of an e-mail. If you need assistance with the typing/telling of your story, e-mail for assistance. Deadline for all submissions is June 1, 2011. Any questions, please contact Tammy at tammy@tammyspeaks.com.

Ink Cartridge Recycling

Habitat for Humanity accepts laser cartridges, inkjet cartridges, laptops and cell phones for recycling – with proceeds benefiting their organization. Drop off Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at PrinterMech, 171 Technology Drive, Suite #100, Boalsburg, (814) 237-2790. Tell them it’s a donation for Habitat for Humanity. The Frame Factory also still accepts cartridges at 426 Westerly Parkway.

Youth Job Opportunities

Are you between the ages of 17-21 and no longer in school? If you need help finding and keeping a job, the CareerLink of Centre County may have an opportunity for you. Spring paid-work programs exist to help you get a foot in the door while you gain valuable work experience. It’s a difficult time for a young person to find a good job, but you don’t have to go it alone! Call Mary at (814) 272-5465 x 227 or stop in at the CareerLink, 1300 Benner Pike.

Free Dental & Vision Services for Kids

Give your kid a smile at Centre for Volunteers in Medicine’s Give Kids A Smile Day on April 29. Any child age three through 18 who is without dental or vision insurance can receive the care they need free of charge during this one day event. Call Centre Volunteers in Medicine at (814) 231-4043. Registration deadline is April 20.

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19” MAGNAVOX TV - Still has a great picture. Original remote (still working) included. Has AUX input in back. Great for a kid’s bedroom or a playroom - can hook up a video game to the AUX input. $25, Patton Township, Call (814) 8613352 ANTIQUE SCHOOL DESK - In great condition. Wood color is reddish with a black metal frame. Would make a great decorative or functional piece as a side table, $100, Patton Township, Call (814) 861-3352

FOR SALE PA L M Z 2 2 H A N D H E L D ORGANIZER - Comes with A/C Adapter, Software Installation CD, Original Box and Manuals. Still works fine.

Use this to keep contacts, daily schedule, appointments, to do lists, etc. Software allows you to sync the Palm with software on your computer. If you don’t have a smartphone this is a great way to stay organized electronically. It’s compact -- about the size of an iPhone. $50, Patton Township, Call (814) 861-3352 New Empire Direct Vent Natural Gas Wall Heater. Great for heating a room, cabin, greenhouse or shop. 10,000 BTU, $350; 15,000 BTU, $425, State College, (814) 883-0107 Tanning bed and treadmill, Lifestyle 2HP. step incline, programable speed treadmill $75.00 SunQuest Pro 16 bulb tanning bed used less that 50 hours $600.00 814-571-4040

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36” JVC D-Series Television - Beautiful picture. Works like brand new. Original working remote included. 2 AV Inputs + Component input. One of the AV Inputs is on the front panel which makes it convenient to hook up a video game, video camera, etc. This would be a nice TV for a Game Room or Rec Room. $125, Patton Township, Call (814) 8613352 Manuals: Haynes Dodge Caravan, Chrysler Town & Country, Plymouth Voyager, ’96-98, Haynes Volvo 740/760, ’82-88, Chilton Total Car Care, all Volvos, ’90-93, $8 ea./neg., 814-353-0760, Bellefonte

CASH PAID for Old Men’s and Women’s Clothing and Accessories from the 1800’s to 1980’s. Please call Lisa @ (814) 353-8586 Roland drafting plotter, WA N T E D model #GRX-300, older *CONSIGNORS WANTED* model, worked good before Sell your gently used children’s & being stored, incl. new colored maternity items & make $! pens, routing control boxes & www.justkidsresale.com Ph: 814-353-8159 cables, $75 obo, 814-234Register Now! Only 120 spots.

0868, State College Event: April 15th & 16th

2000 Dodge Dakota 4x4, 3.9 V6, auto, 158K, 8/11 insp., good tires, needs fender, minor mechanical & body repairs, $2,800, 814-5744473, State College

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Good shape. Asking $25,000 OBO. (814) 360-0000, Millheim.

INDOOR YARD SALE, April 1st and April 2nd, from 8:00am to 5:00pm at 117 Noll Street, Pleasant Gap.

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H E L P WA N T E D Exper ienced Landscape Technician. Possible Career O p p o r t u n i t y. P r i m a r i l y construction oriented, and be able to operate heavy equipment. Send resume to: Blackhawk Homestead Nursery, 389 Blackhawk Rd., Centre Hall, PA 16828.

East Penns Valley Library in Millheim is hiring a 20 hr/wk Library Assistant to conduct basic library duties, and children’s story times.

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