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JANUARY 27, 2012

Remembering JoePa A Celebration of Life.

YMCA Y MC CA AO OF FC CENTRE ENTRE COUNTY’S COUNT TY Y’S V ALENTINE’S DAY DAY VALENTINE’S D ADDY / DAUGHTER DAUGHTER D ANCES DADDY DANCES You are cordially invited to attend the YMCA of Centre County’s Daddy/Daughter Valentine’s Dance. Enjoy a day of dancing, crafts and sweet treats with your valentine! Pre-register online at www. ymcaofcentrecounty.org or stop by the front desk at either branch.

(Dads, grandfathers, grandfathers, uncles, or another special person in a young young girls lif life e ar are ew welcome elcome to bring her her.) .)

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“It’s hard to explain a giant in a few words. His contributions to the community, university, and thousands of individuals on campus and around the world will live on in the lives of those to whom he meant so much. Sorrowfully, that last chapter happened, but when the army of Penn State people has healed, they will never forget what a great legacy he leaves for all of us – an example of the way we should live our lives.”

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Letters to the Editor

Editor’s Prologue

Open Letter to Governor Corbett

By Sandi Biddle, managing editor Editor@CentreCountyGazette.com CCGazette@Hughes.net

Anything I could say has already been said.

Nothing I say or do can relieve the sorrow.

I can only hope we take Senator Corman’s advice to heart, “Even though we may have lost a great man, we must not lose the Paterno way – to have success with honor by building up individuals, communities, and institutions.�

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God bless you, Coach.

Rest in peace.

Dear Governor Corbett, Justice4PaKids has repeatedly called upon the House Judiciary Committee to hold hearings and vote on House Bills 832 and 878. House Bill 832 abolishes the statute of limitations for future criminal and civil child sex abuse cases. House Bill 878 provides for a one-time, two-year “window� for adult victims of childhood sexual abuse to access the justice system.

We have called upon the Speaker of the House to have these bills re-referred to another committee as Judiciary Chairman Ron Marsico has indicated he will not consider these bills. House Bills 832 and 878 were based on recommendations by two Philadelphia District Attorneys resulting from two grand jury investigations of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. More than 300 victims testiďŹ ed.

Our neighboring states have recognized the impact of child sex abuse, long before the Penn State/Jerry Sandusky scandal broke. Delaware passed its own Child Victims Voice Act and this week, New Jersey had Senate Bill 2405 scheduled to be voted but was tabled by the untimely death of a senator just minutes before the vote.

Please use the power of your oďŹƒce to inuence the movement of these bills out of the House Judiciary Committee so that they may be voted by the General Assembly. Passage of these critical Statutes of Limitation measures will greatly help to oset the shame of the Penn State travesty‌.and demonstrate that, like our neighbors, we truly care about providing justice for all victims of child sex abuse.

Thank you, The Coalition of Justice4PAkids

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Remembering JoePa A Celebration of Life. “The best college football coach out there. If you look at what he did – not just the football part of it, but the philanthropy and what he did for the campus, Penn State and Joe Paterno are synonymous.�

We would like to extend our sincere gratitude for the overwhelming support received for our son, Cole Surovec, following the unfortunate injury he sustained during a high school varsity wrestling match. He has been blessed with countless support and prayers from family, friends, teachers, and sta from both Bald Eagle Area and CPI, as well as the many wrestlers and fans from BEA and surrounding areas.

A special thank you to the Bald Eagle Area Wrestling Club, the wrestling coaches, and fellow BEA wrestlers. Throughout this experience, it became very clear how fortunate he is to be a part of the BEA wrestling family. Thank you for all of your support and prayers – they will continue to be appreciated throughout his lengthy recovery.

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Joe Paterno was a man revered for decades; both locally and nationally. He understood triumph as well as adversity. He was awarded the great responsibility of leading and guiding our young men. Our men of today are the men of tomorrow.

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The passing of Joe Paterno, like the passing of any man or woman, reminds me of how temporary and fragile our lives are here on earth. Whether famous or lowly, successful or poor, our time here comes to an end either way, and that can be sad. So for me, I set my sights beyond this temporal life with all its trappings.

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JANUARY 27, 2012

Centre County Schools Butterworth and Watters take office BEA's newest board members, who took office in December, are Mrs. Susan Butterworth, representing the Mountaintop Region, and Mr. Richard Watters, representing the East Bald Eagle Region.

Mrs. Butterworth is a 1990 graduate of Bald Eagle Area, born and raised on the Mountaintop where she still resides with her family. She is a proud mother of two, Brett (BEA Class of 2002) and Emily Butterworth (current senior at BEA).

She is an avid BEA basketball supporter and wife of the Boys Varsity Coach, Bill Butterworth. Mrs. Butterworth is employed by Penn State University Sue Butterworth where she is an administrative assistant for the Dean of Students at Penn State Law. She enjoys spending time with family and friends and being "Grammy" to one-year old Nolan.

Mr. Watters says that he is very excited to join such an outstanding team and hopes that his participation helps sustain the improvement curve that the district is now experiencing. He is a Western PA native, a resident of Centre County for all but four of the last thirty-three years, and has resided in Howard the past six years. His wife Lydia is a proud BEA graduate, and their sons, Dan and Ian, attend the BEA Senior and Middle High School. He has been a Little League officer, Rich Watters has been involved in PTA and Booster Club activities, and is currently involved in Boy Scouting. Mr. Watters states, "I'm sure that being a school board member will be a wonderful experience and I hope that members of our district feel free to contact me."

Middle School Teacher Places Second in Ocean Optics Photo & Video Contest

By Julie Miller

Bill Hughes, Park Forest Middle School Technical Education teacher, is the winner of the second prize in the Ocean Optics photo and video contest. With the help of Mike Bierly, Technology Education teacher, Bill wrote and directed, and enlisted the help of his students at Park Forest Middle School, to create a video, The Archaic Technology Blues, illustrating the need for Ocean Optics’ equipment to engage his tech-savvy students.

Ocean Optics is a large manufacturer of commercial spectrometers for universities and industry, and their annual contest deals with using their products.

The video can be seen at http://halmapr.com/news/oceanoptics/2012/01/12/ ocean-optics-announces-2011-video-and-photo-contest-winners/?utm_source= twitterfeed&utm_medium=facebook.

State High Students Awarded Keystone Degree

By Julie Miller

STATE COLLEGE – Three members of the State College Area High School FFA were awarded the Pennsylvania FFA Association Keystone Degree, this highest degree given at the state level. Nicole Wasson, Krystal Wasson, and Elaine Brown, State High students, received the award at the Pa. FFA Mid-winter Convention held at the Farm Show on January 9 from George Greig, PA Secretary of Agriculture.

Also at this convention, Ron and Candi Wasson, parents of Nicole and Krystal Wasson, received the Honorary Keystone Degree because three of their children have received their Keystone Degree. In 1997, their daughter LaTrisha also received her Keystone Degree.

Patricia Hartley, State High freshman, received the Freshman FFA Jacket Award at the convention. She submitted an essay about her FFA experience and her goals. She was one of 230 members who received jackets that were funded by agricultural businesses and organizations.

(photo courtesy of the PA Farm Show and Dept of Agriculture)

Photo (L-R): Nicole Wasson, Krystal Wasson, Elaine Brown, and George Greig, PA Secretary of Agriculture.

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Katy Livezey is student rep to BEA Board

By Taylor Shook Member of the Centre County 4-H Robotics Club

BEA Junior Katy Livezey is the student representative to the Board of Education for the 201112 school year. Katy is a junior and is active in National Honor Society, SADD, Student Government, and Spanish Club. Katy recently returned from completing missionary work in Uruguay and says, "It was a great experience and I would do it again in a heartbeat. The people were so nice and so happy with what they had! It showed me how much we take for granted. Our students don't always realize how lucky we have it. Some of the rural schools there were just small one-room buildings and we have a huge new school building."

Katy plans to become a medical doctor and travel to Africa to assist at her grandmother's family ministry.

On January 7, an amazing 24 FIRST Robotics teams met in Pittsburgh for the FIRST Robotics Kicko. This is largest number of teams ever attending the kicko to compete in the Pittsburgh region. Rookie teams are building their ďŹ rst robot and competing in their ďŹ rst FIRST competition – and the Centre County 4-H Robotics Club is proud to be one of the rookie teams.

At the kicko, we were assigned the game the robots would play. This year’s challenge is Rebound Rumble – where teams compete to get the most points, using the robot’s ability to balance on a teeter-tottering bridge.

Building a robot is a lot of hard work but also a lot of fun. The Centre County 4-H Fatal Error Robotics Group will meet three times a week, every week, for the next six weeks. At the end, the Robotics Team must ship our robot and await the day of the competition. The teams will compete for the number-one spot, which comes with an invitation to the National competition in St. Louis, MO. The Centre County 4-H Fatal Error Robotics Team’s goal for the competition is the “Rookie All Star Award!� This is the highest award a rookie team can receive. The prize for this award is an invitation to Nationals in St. Louis.

Now that the Centre County Robotics team has all of the materials, the team has broken into sub-groups to tackle the tasks of programming the winning robot. With teams of mechanical, electrical, and strategists, plus Web page, documentary, photos, and video, the Centre County Robotics team will tackle the requirements of the competition.

The Centre County 4-H Fatal Error Robotics Team is ready for the exciting journey, and looks forward to what is to come!

BEA Junior Katy Livezey

Student Awarded Scholarship by International Organization

By Joan Andrews

STATE COLLEGE – South Hills student, Danielle Cherry Meadows, of Pleasant Gap, was recently awarded a prestigious scholarship by the American Society of Echocardiography. ASE is the largest international professional organization for cardiac imaging, and is comprised of physicians, cardiac sonographers, nurses and scientists committed to excellence in cardiovascular ultrasound.

Meadows, a second-year Dean’s List student at South Hills School of Business & Technology, is receiving specialized cardiac training in the school’s Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program. She is currently working on her internship in the Heart & Vascular Lab at Hershey Medical Center.

ASE will hold its annual ScientiďŹ c Sessions Conference in Washington, D.C. this summer where Meadows and nine other students from across the country will be recognized for attaining the honorary Alan D. Waggoner Sonographer Student Scholarship.

The Centre County 4-H Fatal Error Robotics Team attended the kickoff and is now working on their robot, which will complete in the FIRST Robotics Pittsburgh regional competition this spring.

Reorganization Meeting Held At the December Bald Eagle Area Board of Education Reorganization Meeting, S. Thomas Letterman was appointed President for 2012; Jerey Turner was reappointed VP; and Timothy Nilson was reappointed PSBA representative. The district bid farewell to former Board President Shirley Dudish of Clarence and Board Member Thomas Bowes of Howard, who both decided not to run for reelection. Both Mrs. Dudish and Mr. Bowes served for 10 years.

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JANUARY 27, 2012

How YOU Can Help Red Cross Responds to Bellefonte Fire BELLEFONTE – American Red Cross volunteers are assisting one adult and three children displaced by a fire Tuesday, January 24 in the 300 block of E. Bishop St. in Bellfonte. The Red Cross assisted the family with food, shelter and clothing, and will follow-up to determine any additional disaster needs.

Help people affected by disasters by donating to the American Red Cross.

A financial gift supports the lifesaving mission of the American Red Cross in the community, across the country and around the world. Call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767). Contributions may be sent to the American Red Cross, P.O. Box 4624, Lancaster, PA 17604. Internet users can make a secure online contribution by visiting redcross.org or www.sqvalleyredcross.org.

Finding Home:

Finding Neighbors

By Cheryl Edwards

I’ve been wondering how to bring this little series to a close. I missed last week due to illness, also because I’ve told my biggest Bellefonte tales. Someone gave me a great concluding moment today (writing with hot cocoa in hand on Saturday after the snow arrived), but I’ll get there.

In the end, the reason Centre County feels like home is quite simple. It is cheesy to say but true nonetheless: It is the people. This is particularly dramatic after a four-year stint in Boston where I fell on the sidewalk more than once and no one seemed to notice. I don’t think they were purposeful in continuing to walk when I slipped, but they were plugged in to headphones and just failed to notice. During the week I spent in a full leg brace, people usually did offer a train seat when they noticed. They just didn’t always notice. There are good people everywhere, but there’s a level of commitment to being a community in our region that stands apart.

It’s really the smaller moments more than the big stories that make a place home. It is the friendly chatter of the cashier and the “Get Well” wishes when I’m buying a basket full of cold remedies. It is the fellow gym patrons who welcomed me back after a four-month absence with smiles and inquiries about how I was healing. It is the chatter in the physical therapy office about recovery and everything and anything else. It is the residents lining the street in the fall for a football parade, dressed in team colors and staking a spot an hour ahead even despite a heavily losing record.

And, today, as winter reminds us that it does still have some tricks up its sleeve, it is an anonymous neighbor and a driveway that was cleared while we hid under the covers with coffee and hot cocoa. Thank you, whoever you are, for the kindness. It was not necessary, but that makes it so much more lovely.

An additional thank you to The Gazette for letting me ramble, and to you for reading my musings. I look forward to growing in 2012, finding a job that lets me further my connection to the community (can I steal a moment to say “Hire Me!” to any Bellefonte or State College employer in need of a hard worker with a fondness for the written word?), and becoming part of what makes this region special.

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CATA Named Workplace Leader in Personal Finance Education One of just nine in the U.S. Contributed by CATA

STATE COLLEGE – The Centre Area Transportation Authority (CATA) announced that in recognition of its efforts to increase financial literacy within its workforce, it has received one of nine WLIFE (“Workplace Leader in Financial Education”) Awards granted this year by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).

CATA began its wellness initiative three years ago in an effort to trim healthcare costs. It quickly became clear that due to these difficult economic times and the required decision-making associated with CATA’s defined contribution retirement program, employees were undergoing increasing financial stress. To address this aspect of employee well-being, CATA incorporated financial literacy into its wellness program using educational tactics, including employee training sessions on financial topics and a voluntary 12-week, in-depth financial management program.

“We strongly believe that financial education should be part of any wellness program provided within an organization, and that it should be made available to all employees.” said CATA Human Resource Manager, Julie Hartley. “It’s an honor to be recognized at a national level for our efforts to help our employees make better financial decisions.”

The inaugural WLIFE award program generated more than 300 applications.

The nine winning organizations stood out because their financial education programs showed innovation, effective tactics, a significant scope in increasing employee financial wellness, and results. Other winners, representing corporate, not-for-profit and government sectors, include such large entities as American Express, Heritage Wealth Advisors, New York Presbyterian Hospital, and UA Healthcare.

FNB Hires Experienced Private Banker STATE COLLEGE – First National Bank of Pennsylvania, the largest subsidiary of F.N.B. Corporation (NYSE: FNB), announced the expansion of its Private Banking group, hiring Cindy Campbell as VP and Private Banker.

Based in State College, Campbell will support the loan and deposit needs of high networth clients in Clinton, Centre, Mifflin, Juniata, Blair and Huntingdon Counties. She will report to Edward Barben, Private Banking Team Leader.

Campbell has more than 30 years banking experience in consumer and commercial lending and residential mortgages. Prior to joining First National Bank, she served as Vice President for Kish Bank and M&T Bank, both in State College. She is a graduate of PBA Central Atlantic School of Banking at Bucknell Cindy Campbell University in Lewisburg, PA. Currently, she volunteers for the Centre County Youth Service Bureau and the Centre Volunteers in Medicine. Previously, she was a board member for the Centre County Youth Service Bureau and the State College Area Food Bank.

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Family Planning Services Still Available

BELLEFONTE/PHILIPSBURG – Although the Planned Parenthood office in the State College Medical Center has closed, Centre/Huntingdon Tapestry of Health continues to provide family planning services to students and residents of Centre County.

Centre/Huntingdon Tapestry of Health operates family planning offices in Bellefonte and Philipsburg. Both can accommodate former Planned Parenthood clients. Services include family planning counseling, birth control, pregnancy testing, emergency contraception, STD testing, and breast and cervical cancer screening.

Staffers will assist in determining eligibility for free services and applying for those services. Also most insurances are accepted.

The Philipsburg clinic is 220 North Front Street #2, (814) 342-6992. The Bellefonte clinic is at 240 Match Factory Place, Bellefonte, and can be reached via the X route of CATABUS. Appointments for Bellefonte can be made by calling (814) 355-5472. For more information, visit https://tapestryofhealth.com/ or call Patricia Fonzi at 1-877-743-1372 extension 3032.

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Book Babies: Reading, Rhyming, and Rhythm Article & photos by Amy Debach Confer

The Centre County library has a wonderful collection of books, magazines, CD’s, audio tapes, and videos, and offers computer access. They also offer several programs and contests. Recently, I took my three-month-old daughter to the Book Babies story time at the Centre County Library, where she was introduced to reading, rhyming, and rhythm.

Book Babies is a half-hour story, music, and social time geared for children from newborn to two years old. The story time runs from September through May and continues with the replacement of a summer reading program during the summer months to include all age groups. There is also a preschool story time which follows Book Babies. Both events are currently held on Wednesdays (Book Babies) at 9:30 a.m. and (Preschoolers) 10:30 a.m. at the library, in Bellefonte.

The day I took my daughter, Katie Nicholson, the Children’s Librarian at the Centre County Library, led the Book Babies story time in the children’s section of the library. The children and their mothers sat in a circle on the colorful rug of the newly remodeled library and happily listened to the stories.

Katie started out reading a few books then moved onto an interactive song. She then got out a tub full of wonderful instruments for the children to use during the songs. The sporadic sound of tam-

bourines, drums, maracas, and little voices filled the air. Katie read another book and finished the structured story time with a slower song to calm the children before socializing with the other children or playing with the wooden toys at the library.

When asked what the benefit of introducing instruments was, Katie explained that rhythm and music helps children read because it forms connections between rhythm and using language and can also help with hand-eye coordination.

Besides myself and my daughter, there were several other moms with children sitting in. Tracy Lavetan, has been participating in Book Babies for about two years, first with her son and now with her daughter Jadyn. Tracy brings her daughter “so she can socialize with the other children,” and added that Jadyn “really enjoys the singing and using the music instruments.”

Lora Price has been bringing her daughter, Rosie, for five months. Lora said that she brings Rosie, “For interaction with other kids her age and for the structure from listening.” She added, “It has been fun to see her interact more and learn” over the past few months.

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to choose what books she reads during the story time. There are book lists put out by the American Library Association, other libraries compile age-appropriate books for babies, there are journals of review for book ideas, and people interested in children’s literacy suggest books. Her personal three favorite books for children in the babies and toddler age group include It Looked like Spilt Milk by Charles Green Shaw, I Kissed the Baby by Mary Murphy, and Orange Pear Apple Bear by Emily Gravett.

I really enjoyed my time spent at the library for Book Babies. Even though my daughter is only three months old and the youngest of the group, she seemed interested in her surroundings and I helped her to clap hands and bounce to the rhythm of the stories. Hopefully this will help her become interested in reading and music at a younger age.

The librarians at the Centre County Library, in Bellefonte, invite newcomers to participate in the baby or preschool story time and urge anyone interested to visit the library or call. The library offers free help for those learning to use computers and can also assist with any information needed for projects or personal use.

Katie Nicholson, Children’s Librarian, reads a book during the “Book Babies” story time.

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Countdown to Kindergarten

By Ebun Adewumi

On Saturday February 4 Smart Start-Centre County will host its fifth annual Countdown to Kindergarten event at the Nittany Mall. The event, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in front of the JC Penny store, is geared towards families with children from ages three to five. It’s an opportunity for area parents to gather information and learn about resources that are needed before their child starts Kindergarten in the fall. The informational event is also to help parents prepare at home for Kindergarten.

While this is not a Kindergarten registration, the four area public school districts will have stations at the event that will have information about what is needed to register for Kindergarten. All local charter schools and private schools were invited to the event and some of them will have stations at the event also.

There will be service organizations that help families with children present as well. Some of them include the Child Development Family Council, CenClear (Head Start), and the Health Department who will talk about which vaccines are required for Kindergarten registration.

Parents are encouraged to bring their children. Kids will have the opportunity to take part in the 11 stations of health and nutritional activities during the event. Stations include playing volleyball, knocking down targets, areas where parents can read with their children, and an Imagination Station where they can play dress up.

Families of children who will be starting Kindergarten in the fall will receive a free “goodie” bag which includes a jump rope, a ball, a cookbook, a Berenstain Bears book, and a “Class of 2025” t-shirt. Ike the Spike from 10:30 to 11 a.m., and a few prize drawings. For more information visit www.smartstartcc.org or call (814) 238-0331.

Local Grange Profile: Baileyville Grange #1991

By Linda Roan, Grange Lecturer

BAILEYVILLE – The Grange was formed after the American Civil War to unite private citizens in improving the economic and social position of farmers, including rural mail and telephone systems.

Today Grangers provide service to agriculture and rural areas on a wide variety of issues, including economic development, education, family endeavors, and legislation. Centre County currently has 12 active Granges.

Baileyville Grange #1991, Pennsylvania Furnace, will celebrate its 78th anniversary in March. In 1933 Baileyville Grange reorganized out of the ashes of Leonard Grange #779 Rock Springs after the building was destroyed by fire in 1887.

Also in 1933 the Baileyville School closed, sending students to the new Ferguson Township School in Pine Grove Mills. The two-room school building in Baileyville was purchased by the community and converted into the Baileyville Community Hall which became the meeting place of many organizations over the years.

Baileyville Grange has used the building as their Grange Hall since 1934. In 2003 Washington Grange #157 in Pine Hall since 1874, merged with Baileyville Grange. Milestone memberships of 25, 50 and 75 years are recognized at their annual Oyster Dinner in March. Citizens of the Year are honored at their annual Corn Boil in August.

Members of Baileyville Grange offer a community Rabies Clinic in the spring and the community Halloween Party in the fall. They assist at the Fairbrook Easter Egg Hunt and collect for the Food Bank and Shoeboxes for Soldiers. Their Relay for Life Team is known for the pies and homemade soups they sell. Baileyville Grange gives to many worthy causes such as Centre Crest, Police Cadet Camp, FFA, and many local needs. It participates at the Grange Fair with a Grange exhibit and float. Members also participate at the county and state levels of the Grange.

Baileyville Grange meets the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the Baileyville Community Hall. Visit the Baileyville Grange Web site www.pagrange.org/Other_Granges/O1991.HTM

JANUARY 27, 2012

Hometown Entrepreneur William Pantle: Wave-It-Now Combination Seat Cushion/Hand Waver

By Brian E. Bassett

Bellefonte’s William “Bill” Pantle, MISC-PA Ltd., LLC, credits his daughter, Liz, with the original idea for the paw product. She suggested using the fourtoed Nittany Lion paw logo as the model for the combination seat cushion/hand waver that displays the trademarked name, Wave-It-Now. This unique design incorporates water-repellent, closed-cell foam with a smooth surface that accepts quality screen printing.

The prototype was cut from a back-packing sleeping pad, and spray painted through a pre-fabricated stencil. It was presented to Penn State Licensing, positively received; and the development process began.

Pantle enlisted Pat McCool of Printing And More Printing, a licensed manufacturer from Pleasant Gap, to serve as his mentor during the development process; and then as his PSU- and CLC-licensed manufacturer. McCool helped Bill to form a family LLC, name the product, and understand the myriad rules and regulations involved in WRT licensing and approval by PSU, the Athletic Department, and Collegiate Licensing Corporation.

Once the legal structure was in place, another lengthy, involved process began: searching for foam with the requisite properties, and finding a third-tier manufacturer to prepare the dies, cut the foam, and screen-print the product.

When complete, paws are shipped to PAMP where CLC decals are affixed, and the royalties and handling charges are paid.

The Wave-It-Now paw can be purchased in State College at The Family Clothesline and Lion’s Pride on College Avenue, and Kozee’s Emporium at the Nittany Mall; and in Bellefonte at A Little Off The Top hair salon on Bishop Street. Other sales outlets are being considered and contacted – however, the legal considerations required in some cases may delay approval.

Nittany Lion statue sports one of Pantle’s paws.

Bill is willing and anxious to work with interested vendors, as well as help colleges, high schools, and other community-based organizations with their fund-raising activities. Interested parties can contact him at billp@wave-it-now.com or (814) 383-2882.

Wave-It-Now cushions are available with or without the slit that enables hand insertion, and with a cut-out to facilitate easy carrying. The cut-out piece can be included with a key chain to use as a key fob.

The Lady Lions’ basketball team may receive “Pink Paws” for their Pink Zone game scheduled for February 26. The breast clinic at the Penn State Hershey Medical Center also expressed interest in this specialty product. Last year 50 pink paws were donated to the Pink Zone and were tossed into the crowd by the Lion.

Bill Pantle and his family hope to expand the Wave-It-Now market to include fund-raising and alumni chapters – and they are confident that the paw will enjoy expanded popularity and use in the coming year.

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Sometimes perseverance does pay off.

When I picked up A Peculiar Grace by Jeffrey Lent, I was intrigued by the comparisons of Lent to authors Cormac McCarthy, Pat Conroy, and William Faulkner. You have to agree that that is pretty heavy company to be in. The trouble is that Faulkner is very hard for me to read – his sentences tend to get too long.

The first chapters of A Peculiar Grace were very Faulknerish and I almost gave up. Soon the characters became so real to me that I would have felt disloyal to them not to finish their story.

Hewitt Pearce is in his early 40s. He lives very much alone in the family home in Vermont. He has little contact with other people and even the customers who are willing to pay for his brilliant pieces of custom ironwork are also willing to wait because he gives no guarantee of timing. In addition to his work, he is responsible for the art collection that his late father had left in the house and with a family secret.

His hermetic life changes with the arrival of Jessica, a troubled young woman and at the same time he learns the news that the love of his life, Emily, is now widowed.

The actual story line of the book is much more complicated then that, but what made this such an outstanding read turned out to be the style of the author. He covers the New York art scene in the 1940s, through commune life during the ’70s, and rural New England today.

Once I got into the author’s rhythm, I found myself rereading passages of description to savor the changing of the leaves in Vermont or the loneliness of the empty house.

I enjoy an author who can not only create main characters, but surround them with believable neighbors and friends. From Hewitt’s war-damaged friend to his strong Irish-American mother, these were real people.

The characters, the use of words, and the situations that are faced would make this a great read for discussion groups.

Personally I would add John Steinbeck, a personal favorite, to the above list of authors. Hewitt should become one of the fictional characters who stay in your mind for a long time. My perseverance means that I have found another author to add to my book shelves.

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Members of the Ferguson Township Garden Club presented Alan Sam, State College Borough Arborist, with a check for a park bench located in the recently established Westerly Parkway Wetland Education Center on January 13. (L to R): Rosalie Bloom-Brooks, Alan Sam, and Fran Nufer.

STATE COLLEGE – Verizon’s “Check Into Literacy” program awarded $5,000 to the Mid-State Literacy Council to support Mid-State Literacy Council’s new initiative, Reading and Technology for Life & Work.

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Pre-Plan Funeral & Cemetery Arrangements – Don’t Procrastinate!

By Brian E. Bassett

Regardless of the importance of reviewing and pre-planning the course of action our survivors must take following our death – too often, the plan is never formulated. Denial and procrastination usually triumph on the heels of an, “I’ll take care of that later.”

Deciding upon a course of action is a serious matter and should be handled sooner rather than later. A friend or family member’s death is fraught with logistical and emotional difficulties. It’s not a time to be saddled with additional, avoidable confusion and uncertainty.

Danielle Ardire, sales director for Centre County Memorial Park, located on Benner Pike near the Nittany Mall, was kind enough to share her insight into this commonly ignored planning necessity.

One important part of pre-planning is final-expense insurance. Forethought, a final-expense policy offered through CCMP, provides coverage for basic funeral expenses incurred by funeral services, flowers, obituary, viewing, memorial service, and transportation.

CCMP cemetery/burial arrangements comprise five main components: 1. Actual property/grave/space on the grounds; 2. The vault – the underground, outerburial container which houses the casket; 3. Opening and closing – interment fee for digging the grave, tent service, and reclosing the grave; 4. Memorialization – tombstone or monument; and 5. Casket – incorporating wood from poplar

to mahogany, or metal from 20-gauge steel to copper from $1,800 to $7,000 to satisfy personal preference.

To facilitate the task of pre-planning, CCMP offers the Family Planning Guide; a special 15-page organizational book for your household that details, “from A to Z,” what must be done when someone passes away. It houses information detailing funeral preferences, cemetery preferences, medical history, inclusion of or directions for finding important documents – your will, social-security contact information, veterans’ benefits; and information needed to prepare and procure a death certificate.

Centre County Memorial Park was founded in 1942 on the principle that “everybody is created equal.” All markers for memorials are flat bronze, with no varying grades or styles of tombstones to depict financial or social status.

CCMP is a perpetual-care cemetery; owners pay no annual fee. When a property is purchased, a portion of the money goes into a trust fund (the same fund began in 1942) that guarantees care and upkeep forever.

“To memorialize every life with dignity is what we’re all about,” Ardire explained. “The only way to ensure that is with pre-planning.”

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Elders Are Easy Targets for Scams

By Dianne Molvig

Five men wearing neon-orange vests over work clothes and carrying walkie-talkies appear at an elderly couple's door. They say they're city employees and need to check on the home's water and electrical systems. Two of the men go through the house making inspections, with the couple in tow. The others disperse. The couple later discovers the men absconded with jewelry, cash, and other valuables.

An elderly woman living alone relies on a handyman to take care of home-maintenance chores. She's visually impaired and has trouble writing his paychecks. He offers to help, and she accepts because she's come to trust him. After a few weeks, he adds a zero to make the $60 check into $600. More weeks pass, and he ups it to $6,000. The woman has no idea until she learns her checking account is depleted.

When we hear about such incidents, two reactions usually surface: What kind of lowlife targets elderly people? And how can elders get taken so easily? News reports of some scams – such as the rampant "Grandma, I'm in jail, send money now" ploy – surface again and again.

Why it happens We may never understand how some humans can be so despicable. But the root causes for elders succumbing to such schemes are more discernible, says Robert Blancato, national coordinator of the Elder Justice Coalition, Washington, D.C., and a board member and former president of the National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse, NY. He points out that the average victim of elder financial abuse is a woman, age 80 to 89, who lives alone, according to The MetLife Study of Elder Financial Abuse, issued in June 2011, which Blancato helped to write. "The victim has limited contact with the outside world," he says, "and when someone makes contact, the victim often welcomes it, simply to have some companionship."

The aging process itself makes elderly people more vulnerable, says Joseph Snyder, director of the Older Adult Protective Services Department of the Philadelphia Corporation for Aging. He cites, for instance, a Harvard economist's research showing that the typical person's ability to make astute financial decisions peaks at age 53, wanes with each passing year, and drops steeply after 70. Another researcher at the University of Iowa found that the normal

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Fear is another factor. "If you're an older person in America, you worry that Social Security won't be there for you or that you won't get your pension," Snyder explains. "Then you hear about something that promises you'll make a killing. Just look at all the bright people who fell for the Madoff scheme."

How much it happens Elder financial abuse takes many forms: outright theft of money or property, forged signatures, con games, telemarketing scams, investment fraud, getting an older person to sign over a deed to property, and more.

One of the most disturbing findings 34 percent of the perpetrators of elder financial abuse are well known to the elderly person. "Family members, friends, neighbors, clergy, bankers, cops ... they've all been perpetrators," Snyder says.

The annual financial loss to victims is estimated to be at least $2.9 billion, according to the MetLife study. But, Snyder points out, the study based its statistics and estimates on newsfeed articles – in other words, reported cases. Real financial losses are probably much higher.

Taking action Most states have laws with penalties against perpetrators of elder financial abuse. Another key piece is the Elder Justice Act, part of the Affordable Care Act more commonly known as the health-care reform law. It increases funding for adult protective services nationwide.

Citizen awareness is critical, too, so that cases get reported and investigated. One of the common signals of elder financial abuse is that the abuser cuts the elder off from outside contact. He isn't allowed to take phone calls. She gets no chance to speak up for herself. The abuser dominates and intimidates the elder.

"When you stop by to visit, you get shooed away," Duane says. "You're always told the elder is asleep or not feeling well. Those are common signs that abuse may be occurring."

If something seems amiss, report it to your local adult protective services agency, even anonymously.

Then someone will visit the elder. If the danger is more immediate, call the police and ask for a welfare check.

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"Gut feelings are underrated," Duane says. "Our guideline is that if you see a situation you wouldn't want your own mother to be in, make the call."

Elders need to be informed about elder financial abuse, the various forms it takes, and why they're at risk. They should be reminded to follow basic personal security practices, such as: • Not allowing unexpected visitors into your home. If someone claims to be from, say, the utility company, ask for identification or call to verify before letting the person inside.

• Doing thorough background checks on anyone you allow to live in your home or hire as a caregiver.

• Keeping your checkbook and valuables out of sight.

• Never giving out your Social Security number or other personal financial information.

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Retirement Planning – Already Retired?

By State Farm™ Employee Provided by State Farm Agent, George Stone

Even if you’re already enjoying retirement, you may still have questions about your savings and spending, or other to-do items on your planning list.

Review Income Sources When you’re retired, your goal is to maximize and protect your income sources so you can live comfortably and worry-free for the remainder of your life.

You may consider leaving a portion of your investments in a higher-risk, or aggressive, allocation adjusted for a longer timeline. In addition, you can place two to three years of expenses in a liquid account – such as an interest-bearing savings, checking or money market account – to help safeguard against market downturns. It may be worth a visit with a professional, who will review your asset allocation and re-determine your comfort with investment risk.

Of course, you need to decide when to begin receiving Social Security benefits. You can start drawing benefits as early as age 62, but you’ll receive more money each month if you wait until your U.S. government-deemed full retirement age. Your benefits will continue to increase until age 70.

If you haven’t yet filed for benefits, you can easily estimate how much you can expect from Social Security. Knowing your approximate benefit amount is essential if you’re planning to rely on it for retirement income.

Regardless of when you plan to begin drawing Social Security benefits, or what your full retirement age is, you must apply for Medicare three months before your 65th birthday to avoid delay in the start

of your Medicare Part B coverage. Keep in mind that you may also need a supplement plan to cover the gaps where Medicare falls short, as well as a prescription drug plan.

How Much Should I Spend?

One of the most common mistakes you can make is withdrawing too much money during your first few years of retirement. After all, you now have all the time in the world to do everything you’ve been planning. But while you may have saved the suggested 70 to 80 percent of your previous yearly income to live on, you certainly don’t want to overspend and risk running out of cash.

People are living longer than ever before, and therefore drawing on retirement savings for a longer period of time. A 2010 study by the Employee Benefit Research Institute found that 41 percent of Americans in the lowest pre-retirement income level will run short of money after 10 years of retirement.

After 20 years, 29 percent of people in the secondhighest income level will run out, as will 13 percent in the highest income level.

Consider putting together a realistic post-retirement budget, since you now know how much you need each month for housing, food, and hobbies, and for unplanned expenses, such as a lingering mortgage or other debt. You may find you need less, or more, than you anticipated pre-retirement. With your needs in hand, tailor a sensible plan specific to your needs and goals.

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if you’re finding retirement expensive. More and more retirees work during their golden years, either because they need the money to make ends meet or miss the structure a job provides. If you’re healthy enough to work, you may consider consulting or finding a part-time position in a new field.

If you’ve already started collecting Social Security, your benefits will be reduced $1 for every $2 you earn over the current earning limit until you reach your full retirement age. Good news, though: Once you hit your full retirement age, your benefits are recalculated, taking into account the months that benefits were withheld. Plus, you can then work as much as you want, with no earning limits.

Annuities can also help protect you against outliving your income. An annuity is a contract offered by an insurance company, which makes a series of payments to you in exchange for a single premium or series of premiums. These payments can continue for a defined length of time or an indefinite period, such as your lifetime. Deferred annuities begin at a set time in the future and help you accumulate money for future use.

Keep Planning Your future doesn’t end at retirement. Estate planning will help ensure you’ve protected your family’s interests as well as your own.

An estate plan involves the creation, conservation, and distribution of your property. Your estate plan may be a last will and testament, or it might also include life insurance, trusts, business-continuation plans, or charitable arrangements. Regardless, you should create an estate plan that pays estate expenses, including federal estate tax, provides your family members with income after you’re gone, and distributes your assets to family members and other heirs with the least amount of loss possible.

Estate planning is an ongoing process. Review your estate planning documents once a year, or when life changes necessitate it. Outdated and irrelevant documents may be as helpful to your loved ones as no documents at all.

Relax & Enjoy Remember, you’ve earned your retirement through years of hard work and savings. Enjoy this time in your life. But always be aware of the time that still lies ahead, and plan accordingly.

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Remembering JoePa A Celebration of Life.

Goodbye, Coach

By Matt Masullo Though I never played for the man, Joe Paterno will always be referred to as “Coach” by me.

It is out of sheer respect for what the man did for a University, a region, thousands of young men whose lives he touched as a coach and mentor; and a fan base that he will forever hold that title in my eyes. It’s hard to attempt to put into words the emotions that ran, and are still running through Central Pennsylvania, the country and even parts of the world with the news of the passing of Joseph Vincet Paterno on Sunday January 22, 2012. I won’t try and tackle that tall task.

I was fortunate enough to meet Coach Paterno on two occasions. Those two occasions for a kid who grew up watching and idolize Penn State play every Saturday, changed my outlook on the man. Seen as a living legend and a celebrity by many, Coach Paterno was just a typical guy from central Pennsylvania, who hailed from Brooklyn New York, who just happened to be one of the most famous people in the state. It isn’t every day that you get to talk with a living legend, or that he is so informal with you in conversation.

It was in April of 2008 that I first met Coach Paterno while observing a spring football practice at Holuba Hall. Coach Paterno came up to the group of gentlemen that I was with and introduced himself (as if we didn’t know who he was); a classic gentleman. He shook all of our hands and asked how we were doing and where we were from. When we all responded “Bellefonte”, he immediately asked if the liquor store was still across from the Moose on Spring Street. He then proceeded to tell us a story of a time when back in the day, the coaches used to exchange game film in person and would meet in Bellefonte to pick up tapes from opposing coaches. He said that he and the other coaches would always stop at the liquor store to pick up “some goodies” for the coaches meeting later that evening. We all just laughed. He then made sure to tell us as he walked off to practice that if we needed anything to let him know and to make ourselves at home. As he was walking away, we all noticed that he had his gray sweatshirt on backwards but no one said anything. How were we to say, “Excuse me Coach, your sweatshirt is on backwards?”

It is just one of those things that I will never forget.

As practice started, the 82-year old coach ambled through drills, even jumping in and coaching the defensive backs on how to tackle properly. For those who thought that Coach Paterno was just a figure head at Penn State, they are severely misguided. Yes, he was probably not involved in game planning on a weekly basis later in his career, but the man still knew football.

Last summer as I was walking back to my office on campus in early June, I noticed Coach Paterno on the other side of Park Avenue walking towards me. He happened to cross the street to the sidewalk that I was on and we crossed paths again. Ironically, he and I were the only two people out walking that afternoon at that given time on Park Avenue. As a fan and admirer I couldn’t just walk past him as if I didn’t notice him. I was like a teenage girl at a Justin Beiber concert (minus the screaming and crying) – I was in awe. I reached out my hand and said “Hi, Coach, how are you?” He gave me a firm handshake and said “I’m good ... just enjoying the weather before we get rain tomorrow.” This was a couple of weeks before he sat down with Mike Krzyzeswki for ESPN’s show Difference Makers” on campus. Paterno looked as healthy as ever and was strolling across campus that day as if he were a young man with not a care in the world.

He moved swiftly in our crossing of paths, not stopping for much longer than to shake my hand and exchange pleasantries.

Those two by chance meetings with Coach Paterno and myself rank right there behind the day I married my beautiful wife and the day our daughter was born. Coach Paterno had that kind of effect on a local kid from Bellefonte; and that came from just two extremely brief conversations. It sounds minuet that two brief exchanges had such an impact, but as a fan and an admirer of the man, those opportunities don’t come around very often. On Wednesday morning, I got to say goodbye to the man in person at one of the public viewings. With hundreds of people in line in front of and behind me that morning, I could only think of the impact that he had on those individuals, many of whom, he probably never met.

I can only imagine the impact he had on his family, players he coached and the hundreds of thousands other lives he undoubtedly touched.

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By Sandie Biddle The Boalsburg brothers were known for soccer and football, thanks, in part to their father Walter, an inductee in the National Soccer Hall of Fame. They played for Paterno’s Nittany Lions and were named All Americans. Each had careers with professional soccer and football teams after graduating Penn State in the ’70s, and both earned Super Bowl rings.

Now highly successful businessmen, they paused to pay tribute along with dozens of former Nittany Lions at Tuesday’s memorial service. They were happy to share their thoughts about the coach.

“We’ll miss him,” Matt said. He was a great asset to the community, on and off the field. He’s one of the best coaches I’ve played for.” No small praise considering Matt’s career with the Steelers, Giants, Browns, Eagles, 49ers, and Patriots. “He didn’t just pay lip service, he meant it when he urged players to strive to be better. He said, ‘No matter what you do, you’re either getting better or getting worse.’ He always demanded that you strive to get better- in everything you do.”

Chris remarked that the best thing about Tuesday was that so many old players got together.

“That’s what Joe would have liked, they we got together again, rather than coming because of him,” Chris said. “The longer I was away from him, the more I appreciated what he tried to do and how he did it. Try to do everything the best way you know how.”

Chris obviously followed Coach Paterno’s advice. He starred in the North American Soccer League and in the NFL with the Bengals and the Raiders.

“I heard a quote that says it best. I think it was Jimmy Cefalo, ‘Joe’s legacy is all the young men he put out into the world,’ said Chris Bahr. “His legacy is us.”

And a fine legacy Matt and Chris are – men of conviction and strong values who undoubtedly “pay it forward” to future generations.

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Remembrance by Brian Baney My first introduction to Joe Paterno personally was in 1978. I was at Rec Hall as a ball boy for the volleyball team and I went to the pay phone to call home for my ride.

I discovered I didn't have change to make the call. I saw a man walking down the corridor and conjured up the courage to ask for change for a dollar.

Joe stopped immediately and had his hand in his pocket for change before I could stop stuttering. His smile could have brightened the whole Rec Hall gymnasium. He gave me a dime for the call and shook my hand and asked my name.

I told him and he said, "Nice to meet you." I thanked him for the dime and we went our separate ways.

Now, my thoughts and prayers are with Joe and his loving family. Not the least of whom, is Sue Paterno. My first thought tonight as I was kissing my sweetie goodnight, was of Sue. My heart broke and a lump came to my throat, as I imagined her lying in bed, trying to sleep without the man of her dreams at her side. (photo by Brian Baney) I cannot imagine the emptiness she must feel. I pray for her health and well-being.

May God bless Sue and the entire Paterno family.

“He said, ‘No matter what you do, you’re either getting better or getting worse.’ He always demanded that you strive to get better – in everything you do.”

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Blackledge Shares His Thoughts about Coach Paterno

By Don Bedell Most Penn State fans know the name Todd Blackledge. Blackledge was the quarterback of Penn State’s 1982 National Championship team. He was a three-year starter at Penn State with an overall record of 31-5. He was recruited by Paterno out of North Canton Hoover High School in North Canton, Ohio.

Canton, by the way, also happens to be my hometown. My parents were friends with Todd’s parents, Ron and Linda, when Todd was a child. And that was my connection to Penn State long before I moved here. I can still remember when Penn State won that National Championship in 1982. I was in high school. Todd sent me an autographed picture. Although I never really knew Todd, other than talking to him a few times at events and functions back in Canton, he was my “Nittany Lion connection” when I moved here to Happy Valley. I could tell people that my mom and dad knew Todd when he was just a baby!

Todd was kind enough to speak with me this week on his way to State College for the funeral and memorial service, sharing his thoughts about his coach.

He remembers his first meeting with Joe Paterno at the Blackledge home during a recruiting visit. “It was a pretty significant experience,” he recalls. “The most meaningful part of that visit that I remember was that he was sitting in a recliner and he leaned forward and got on the edge of his seat and looked directly at me. He told me that he thought I was a quarterback that could lead him to a National Championship. I never forgot that and of course, four years later it came to fruition.” He said it was a big deal for him to have Paterno visit his home.

Growing up in Northeast Ohio myself, I asked Todd if it was a big deal for him in 1979 to leave the state of Ohio to come to Penn State and not attend an Ohio school. “It wasn’t such a big deal because I wasn’t necessarily saying ‘no’ to Ohio State. They didn’t pursue me as aggressively. I really never considered Ohio State. My dad was coaching at Kent State at the time, but we had both decided that it would be best for me to not go there. So, I really didn’t visit any schools in Ohio.”

During his four years at Penn State, Blackledge learned a lot from Paterno – not just football-related. “He taught me an awful lot. He taught me that you can win and compete at the highest level by doing things the right way and doing it with honor and integrity. And that’s the way he was. As much as anything, he was as fierce a competitor and loved the competition as much as anybody I’ve been around. The bigger the game, the more excited he was.”

One of his favorite Paterno sayings that he says he quotes often is, ‘Success is never final and failure is never fatal.’ Blackledge continued, “His consistency as a leader always stood out to me.

You always knew where you stood with him and what he expected of you and he never wavered on that. Whether it was the length of your hair. Whether it was wearing a coat and tie on the road. Whether it was how hard you practiced. Whatever it was, you just always knew where you stood. That consistency was part of his greatness.”

Blackledge remembers that National Championship year including the Nebraska game. It was their fourth win of the season, 27-24 over the Cornhuskers. It was also the first game to be played “under the lights” at Beaver Stadium. He says that they had portable lights brought in.

The team had a bye week and then traveled to Alabama which was their first and only lost that season.

“I remember the highs and lows. The thrill of that win (against Nebraska) and what that felt like and sitting in the locker room after losing in Alabama and what that felt like. And of course, the Georgia game (for the National Championship) was the culmination of everybody’s hard work.”

Penn State was ranked #2 at the end of the regular season with Georgia at #1. Penn State led the entire game and won 27-23. Blackledge adds, “It was a great end to a wonderful three years of playing quarterback there.”

Many have said that Paterno was so much more than “just a football coach” and Blackledge agrees. “He’ll be remembered in a lot of different ways and that will be determined by how people knew him. There are a lot of people who have commented on him over the last few months that don’t even know him. They know about him. They know what his record is. But, people that really knew him, played for him, coached with him, they’ll remember him in different ways. Certainly, from my perspective, he was way more than a football coach. He was an educator first and foremost. He was concerned about the total person, not just what you did for him on the football field, but what you were going to do for society after you left Penn State. He was a wellrounded man and tried to create that with his players and taught his players that football is not the only thing in life. Anyone who had personal contact with him, their lives were impacted in may ways more than just how to play the game of football.”

Blackledge was drafted seventh overall in the 1983 NFL Draft going to the Kansas City Chiefs. He played in Kansas City through 1987. After that, he played 1988-1989 with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Blackledge still resides in Canton, Ohio and is now a Football Analyst with ESPN/ABC.

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A Remembrance

By Sam Stitzer I never actually met Joe Paterno face to face. I never shook his hand and looked into his eyes through those thick glasses. Like many others, I saw him from a distance on the sidelines of Penn State football games, beginning in the fall of 1967, which was my first term as a Penn State University student. I was in the Blue Band, and of course we went to nearly all the games. Joe had been head coach for just one year back then, but had already established himself as a remarkably good coach, who was building a powerhouse team at Penn State.

That power peaked the following year as Joe led the Nittany Lions to an 11-0 record, capped with a heart-stopping victory in the January 1, 1969 Orange Bowl, when they defeated the Kansas Jayhawks 15-14 in the game’s final seconds on a two point conversion made possible by a penalty against Kansas for having twelve men on the field.

Shortly after returning to State college, Joe Paterno was named the American Football Coaches Association Coach of the Year for the 1968 season. There was a parade across campus and a rally in Rec Hall organized to honor Joe. I remember marching in that parade. It was cold and wet (it was January), but we didn’t mind because it was our coach who was being honored. I think it was at that moment that I realized that Joe Paterno was not just another football coach. He was someone special: a man well on his way to becoming a legend.

I saw Joe on the sidelines of many PSU Homecoming games when I returned to play in the Alumni Blue Band over the years. Seeing him sprint out onto the field always made me smile. I stood in awe of his boundless energy and enthusiasm, as well as his victories, his leadership, and his integrity.

And now, time has snatched Joe Paterno from our midst. His presence on the sidelines is gone forever, but his spirit and legacy will live on in the hearts of fans, players, and everyone connected to college football. To paraphrase the famous cheer: HE WAS ... PENN STATE!

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Fond Memories

By Roger Corey I began my Penn State journey in 1985. The radio station I worked at recorded the pre-game roundtable on Friday nights for broadcast the next day. I was the recording engineer. I was fortunate to get a double dose – working with both Joe and George Paterno. Through the years, I learned just how high the bar was raised at Penn State, and not just for Joe's football players. Joe seemed to be involved with so many facets of the University. He was everywhere!

He was so pleased to meet my wife, Shirley. “I'm glad she's Italian. That'll tame you!” he said.

He never forgot Shirley, and was tickled to get the news of our first grandchild. “You have a picture? You better! Let me see ... Ewww ... good thing he doesn't look like his mother!” He never forgot that ... and we laughed about that again 18 months later. "How is Owen? I'm ready to recruit him!"

PSU was playing in the Kickoff Classic at the Meadowlands. The team stayed across the Jersey Turnpike from Giants stadium. Saturday morning, about 6:30, George Paterno and I were going to walk off breakfast. "Hey, just hang on ...." Here came Joe with three cups of coffee. We walked for a while, Joe looked at me, nodded, and I knew he wanted some time alone with his brother. I excused myself, and watched Joe and George walk off toward Giants Stadium. I can still see that today. There's more mist, though ....

Roger Corey Broadcast Specialist Roger is part of the radio team for Penn State Football along with Steve Jones and Jack Ham. (photo by Fran Fisher)

I was saddened to hear of the passing of Joe Paterno. His long career at Penn State is unrivaled and his accomplishments as the winningest coach in major college football will certainly not be forgotten. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family.

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Joe Paterno: Always our coach, forever a Nittany Lion

By Les Barnhart This isn’t an article about anything other than the feelings of a lifelong Penn State fan that for 39 years knew no one other than Joe Paterno as the head coach of his beloved Nittany Lions’ football team. On a night this past November that neither I nor many others will forget, a group of men and women that I have never met determined that it was in the university’s best interest to “relieve Coach Paterno of his coaching duties”.

In doing so, those individuals, without speaking with the man that for more than six decades gave so much of himself back to the university, broke the hearts of Penn State fans all over the world. Truth be told, I am sure they broke Coach Paterno’s heart as well. Then again, I choose to believe that Joseph Vincent Paterno was at peace when he led his first charge out of the tunnel in heaven.

I don’t want to dwell on the anger or anything negative. Call it being naïve, ignorant or just being a fan; I really don’t care I just want to remember my Coach Paterno in the manner in which he will forever live in my heart.

As I sit here listening to the words that Coach Paterno has passed, I am unable to do much but cry. The love that so many of us have for a man that many of us may never have met will go on, much like JoePa’s legacy. I am left with memories of many years of spending Saturday afternoons in the fall either watching or listening to “Joe’s boys” battle on a football field somewhere.

Like a lot of others I cant say that I “met” Coach Paterno or that I was even friends with him.

But I can say that I loved the man with the thick glasses, black sneakers and sometimes surly attitude with the media. It would be as a member of the media that I would get the closest to the man that for so long was a legendary figure.

I vividly recall the first time that I covered Penn State and as a wide-eyed awe struck reporter, I went onto the field in the closing minutes of the game with notepad in hand…only to not write a thing down. I saw (and felt) the fans in a way that I had never before and after the game, there I stood as Coach Paterno left the field, just an arm’s length from me. Admittedly, I felt like a stalker as I wanted to reach out and hug him. Ok, I like to hug but it was JOE PATERNO! After that encounter I followed the throng of media to the media room where I was able to stand just a few feet from where Coach would talk about the game like so many times before. The difference this time was instead of listening on the radio or watching on TV, I was there. In person. With Coach Paterno. When he spoke that day, it was like he was speaking to me and me alone. And yes, I again forgot to write anything down except “Coach”.

I got better at my job and dealing with the fact that I got to do something that I had only dreamed of, cover Penn State football and Coach Paterno. The other funny story I have about him is standing outside the media room at FedEx Field in Washington last season after Penn State had played Indiana. I was leaning against the wall after the postgame press conference when Coach Paterno came out of the room and walked directly into me. There I stood, running through details of the story I would write later and suddenly, there he was in front of me. As I looked down at him, he was looking over his glasses at me before giving me a wry smile. I uttered, “Coach” before he stepped into the player’s locker room. I tried to follow but was denied, even after explaining that I thought that Coach and I had some sort of a moment just then. But at least I had taken notes that day.

The last time that I took notes at a postgame press conference was at what would be Coach Paterno’s last. As many of us stood in the media room following Penn State’s win over Illinois, one that allowed Coach Paterno to pass Eddie Robinson on the wins list, no one knew what would unfold in just a few short months. I still have those notes and will keep them as long as I can. There is nothing special about my notes but the same cannot be said about the man who spoke the words I wrote down.

I don’t know what it feel like next fall when my beloved Nittany Lions take the field knowing that Coach Paterno isn’t with us but rest assured he will be watching and he will be so dearly missed. I love you, Coach. And I miss you something awful.

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Jack Ham Says Paterno “Made an Impact”

By Don Bedell When you consider how Jack Ham ended up at Penn State playing football for Joe Paterno, it’s an incredible story – ending with Ham not only in the College Football Hall of Fame, but also in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He played from 1971 to 1982 for the Pittsburgh Steelers and was a four-time Super Bowl Champion.

Ham wasn’t recruited out of high school when he graduated in 1967 from Bishop McCort in Johnstown. So, he decided to go to Massanutten Military Academy in Virginia. His former high school teammate, Steve Smear, recommended Ham to Coach Paterno and he ended up receiving the last available scholarship that year at Penn State. Ham recalls his first meeting with Paterno in his office.

“The first thing he (Paterno) told me was, ‘You’re coming to Penn State on a football scholarship, but your education here is going to be the most important thing. And, if you cut class or you don’t keep your grades up, you’re going to spend a lot of time in this office.’ That was my first introduction to Joe Paterno.” Ham says that Paterno instilled in his players to ‘keep things in order.’ Meaning, first, it was education and then it was football.

Paterno took over as head coach in 1966, so Jack Ham was there in the early days of Joe’s coaching career. But, even early on, Ham says he had that ‘presence.’ He recalls, “He had a presence about him on the practice field. I think every player knew where Joe Paterno was on that field at all times. I remember him correcting a running back. I think it was Fran Ganter. He corrected him on a play and he (Paterno) had to be about 35 or 40 yards away from it.”

For someone that wasn’t even recruited to Penn State, Paterno saw something early on in Jack Ham. “Back then, freshmen couldn’t play on the varsity,” recalls Ham. “We had our own freshmen team. But in that first spring practice, Joe made me first team outside linebacker. It just completely changed my career because he had the confidence to put me on the first team in my first day of spring practice.” Ham also recalls the amount of preparation went into each game. He says that Paterno instilled in his players that football was fun when the team was well prepared.

Ham was blessed to play for two Hall of Fame coaches in Paterno and then Steelers Head Coach, Chuck Noll. He feels that the preparation he received playing for Paterno helped make it an easy transition to the NFL. “I think the biggest thing was the mental part of the game at Penn State. We did some things defensively – we played the Cover 2 defense way back then – and we did some complicated things. Those things were a good preparation vehicle for me to go from Penn State to Pittsburgh. You win or lose football games in the 3rd or 4th Quarter because someone makes a mental mistake and teams that don’t make those mental errors win football games. And that was something I was taught at Penn State.”

Penn State football fans can hear Jack Ham’s commentary each and every Saturday as he is now part of the radio broadcast team. Paterno even had a hand in that part of his career.

“That was Joe Paterno’s idea. When his brother George decided to retire, Joe thought it would be great transition if I was able to come in.” says Ham. It’s a special connection for him to his Alma Mater. And now he enjoys broadcasting games for players like Paul Posluszny, Sean Lee or NaVorro Bowman in their early years at Penn State and now see them having success in the NFL. His last conversation with Paterno was in December after the news of his lung cancer treatment had been made public. In typical Joe Paterno fashion, Ham says he didn’t want to talk about himself.

“He was asking how I’m doing and how my wife Joanne is doing because he knows her well.

It was more about what was going on with me and he would deflect things away from him. And that’s how the conversation really went. He was always like that. When he ended up being the all-time winning coach in college football, he almost felt uncomfortable with that and the comparisons with Bear Bryant. Joe Paterno wasn’t a guy to look back very often. He was always concerned with what was happening today and tomorrow.”

It has been said that Paterno was so much more than just a football coach and Jack Ham agrees.

When he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1988, Ham asked Paterno to be his presenter. “I asked him to be my presenter because there’s not anybody who did more for me in my life than Joe Paterno. He got me as an 18-year-old kid going in the right direction when I got to Penn State. I think his legacy will be his total body of work, the things that he has done and the lives he’s touched. That will be his legacy. And the negative side of the Sandusky thing will also be part of it. But you look at the total package of Joe Paterno. I think his dad (Paterno’s father) said it best when he said, ‘Whatever you do at Penn State as the coach, make sure you make an impact.’

I think the legacy of Joe Paterno is that he made an impact on so many people.”

This is a sad day and a tremendous loss for our community, our Commonwealth, and the entire Penn State family. There is no way to adequately express the impact Coach Paterno has had on all our lives. Coach Paterno selflessly invested his life in our community and the lives of young people.

However, even though we may have lost a great man, we must not lose the Paterno way – to have success with honor by building up individuals, communities, and institutions. My thoughts and prayers go out to the entire Paterno family at this difficult time.

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By Sandie Biddle On Thursday, January 26, after nearly a week of vigils, processions, services, and homecomings, the Bryce Jordan Center was packed for the last oďŹƒcial remembrance event for Coach Joseph Vincent Paterno. This public memorial service was “sold outâ€? minutes after the free tickets could be reserved. It was aired on local network television stations, so tens of thousands more could share the heart-felt advice and memories oered

by Joe’s biggest fans – his players, his family, and his friends. “One must wait until the evening to see how truly magniďŹ cent the day has been,â€? was oft-quoted by Paterno. Jay, his son and namesake, noted that his dad “just wasn’t that way.â€? That

he always looked forward to the next challenge, never looking back. However, he said, “Dad, your time has come. It is evening now. It is time to reect on the magniďŹ cent daylight of your life.â€?

Jimmy Cefalo made an impassioned speech about Joe’s real legacy – not 400 wins, not hall-of-famers, not championships or bowl games. Joe Paterno’s legacy is the men and women, players and students, coworkers and neighbors, who he mentored, inspired, helped, and urged to be their very best.

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“One Saturday I got a call from one the assistant coaches that Joe Paterno's glasses needed repaired right away because there was a game that afternoon and could I do it. I said, of course, and Joe showed up with glasses in hand. When he came in Joe asked me how I was and I said, ‘Just fine and how are you?’ Joe made me feel like he really cared when he asked ‘How are you?’ I’ve admired him very much over the years. I never charged him for the repairs and I could tell the coach was very appreciative of the time and effort I took to repair his glasses.�

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By Don Bedell Roger Duy was a center and guard and played for Penn State from 1986 to 1989. He lettered in his sophomore, junior and senior years. He was recruited by Joe Paterno out of Canton, Ohio in 1986. He was a member, in his ďŹ rst season, of the 1986 National Championship team. He was also on the team throughout the same four years that Jay Paterno played at Penn State. Roger’s twin brother Patrick was also recruited and played at Penn State as well.

He recalls what a special occasion it was to have Joe Paterno come calling. “A lot of coaches would come to the school and into the home, but when Coach Paterno showed up everyone stopped and everyone took notice because of his reputation and the way he conducted himself.â€? It was special for Duy to be part of the 1986 National Championship team. “It was deďŹ nitely a thrill. Watching the upper classmen, Shane Conlan, D.J. Dozier, those types of people, and how they conducted themselves – not just on the ďŹ eld, but o the ďŹ eld as well.

That’s the type of player that I wanted to be and the type of player that Coach Paterno recruited for his program.�

Unfortunately, he was also part of the 1988 team that was a disappointing 5-6. “We had both ends of the spectrum there.

But all in all, the type of people associated with the program‌ the coaches, the administrative sta and of course, the players that Coach Paterno recruited were what made my choice easy when picking Penn State and it’s something I deďŹ nitely don’t regret.â€?

The way that Coach Paterno remembered his former players and their families was something that always impressed Duy as well. About four or ďŹ ve years after he graduated from Penn State, Roger saw that Paterno was recruiting Derek Fox from Canton’s GlenOak High School and would be in town to see his game. Knowing that his former coach would be in town, Roger, along with his brother and father attended the game that night. “Of course, he (Paterno) was holding court and everybody was around him. We went up to him at halftime and he asked my dad how his daughter the nurse was doing. He remembered that my sister was going to nursing school. He meets how many people a year and how many families and he remembered that – not something about my brother or me – but it was about our sister. That’s a great example of how his mind was and how sharp he was.â€?

He also remembers another moment from his freshman year in High School playing basketball. They were playing against Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary High School and Paterno was at the game to recruit Frank Stams (who went on to attend Notre Dame). “He was holding court up in the bleachers and I think his back was to the game the whole time telling stories to all the guys around him. I remember him there and just the electricity that he generated when he was in the building.�

Duy also feels that Joe Paterno was so much more than a football coach. “He was concerned, number one, that you went to class. If you didn’t do it, you got in his dog house and believe me, that’s not what you want to be in. He wanted to make sure that you were prepared when you left there that you were a productive member of society. It was always funny if you were in the locker room or walking through the complex and you were wearing a baseball cap, you’d hear him screaming across the hall ‘Hats o in the house!’ He always made sure that you had your manners from the training table to the locker room.

He wanted to make sure that you knew how to conduct yourself o the ďŹ eld as well. If you came out of there after your 4 or 5 years, you could hold your head high because you’re a better man for it.â€?

As for how Paterno will be remembered, Duy says, “The best college football coach out there. If you look at what he did – not just the football part of it, but the philanthropy and what he did for the campus, Penn State and Joe Paterno are synonymous. The recent events are going to play out and be forgotten, but the contributions he made, along with his wife Sue, not just to football, but with the library and the donations, he’ll be remembered as the best college football coach of all time.â€?

Duy went on to the NFL after his time at Penn State. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the 1990 NFL Draft. He went on to play 12 seasons with the Jets and Pittsburgh Steelers. He is currently a Financial Advisor in Canton, Ohio.

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Eagle grapplers finish strong to fend off Little Lions

By Les Barnhart

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Just a reminder that with the all the sports going on in the county, its 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.

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.

In order to make the Centre County Gazette the paper of the people, I need you, the people to provide the best sports coverage around.

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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STATE COLLEGE — The Little Lions wrestling team has seen their share of struggles this season but through the first eight weight classes last Wednesday evening it looked like they would pick up a much needed win over Bald Eagle Area. Unfortunately for the Little Lions, there are fourteen weight classes and the Eagles are pretty darn good in the top end of them.

After Travis Giedroc was awarded a forfeit at 106lbs to start the dual meet, giving the Eagles a 6-0 lead, the Little Lions picked up wins in six of the next seven bouts including forfeits to Jake Owens at 145 and Zack Owens at 152.

At 113 and 120lbs, Mike Kauffman and Derek Horner picked up falls for State College to help build a 30-12 lead after eight bouts.

The Eagles would try to get things rolling at 138lbs when Matt Dillon picked up fall and gave the Eagles their first non-forfeit win of the evening. It would not be until Dustin Coakley’s fall at 160 though that the Eagles would show their mettle by winning six straight bouts. Three of the wins were by fall with Coakley, Jimmer Grieb (182) and Aaron Varner (195) hearing the mat slapped.

The Eagles would also receive three forfeits; Jake Taylor getting one at 170lbs and then the last two bouts of the night saw Nate Sharkey (220) and Ryan Hicks (285) having their hand raised.

For the Little Lions, Ty Millward picked up a 4-2 decision at 126lbs while Jake Haun followed suit with an 11-9 decision at 132lbs to round out the winners.

Bellefonte falls at home to St. Marys

By Les Barnhart

The visiting Dutchmen of St. Marys made the long trip to Bellefonte on Monday night but it seemed to be the Red Raiders that were suffering from “bus lag” as they came out of the game very slow. Bellefonte tallied just five points in the first quarter and followed that up with a slightly better seven in the second.

Meanwhile, St. Marys was putting distance between themselves and the Red Raiders as Bellefonte would fall, 53-40.

Trailing 20-12 at the break, the Red Raiders bounced back with 17 points in the third quarter but failed to make up any ground as St. Marys posted 18 points in the quarter. The fourth quarter didn’t allow the Red Raiders to close the gap as they slipped to 6-9 on the season.

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Eagles defend home court with thrilling overtime win

By Les Barnhart

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8-5 while the Rams saw their record slip to 6-5 with the loss.

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Jeff Koleno (13) helped lead Bald Eagle Area over the Rams.

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At the same time that the girls teams’ were settling their dierences in Spring Mills, the boys’ teams of Bald Eagle Area and Penns Valley were getting together in Wingate. In this game, they would need overtime to determine the winner. In that extra frame, the Eagles leaned on Dennis Fisher and he responded by scoring seven of the Eagles’ eight points in overtime as they would pull away for a 4238 win.

The way that the game started o it didn’t seem that overtime would be needed as the Eagles raced out to a lead before ending the ďŹ rst quarter with a 16-9 lead.

Penns Valley awoke in the second quarter led by Sam Snyder. Snyder and the Rams battled back and went to halftime trailing by just two. Snyder led the Rams with a game-high 19 points including two he drained from outside the arc.

The second half opened with both teams a bit sluggish. Perhaps they watched the boys’ elementary game that was played at halftime and produced a single crowd-thriller basket but whatever the reason, the teams would combine to score just 7 points in the third quarter.

Penns Valley outscored the Eagles in the ďŹ nal period to force the game into overtime.

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North Central District Hoop Shoot is Saturday, January 28

Lady Eagles continue to soar with sixth straight win

Philipsburg-Osceola’s Condo named to second Pro Bowl

Local finalists will compete

By Les Barnhart

By Les Barnhart

The Lady Eagles picked up a narrow 52-48 home win over visiting West Branch. The win came on a night that saw them struggle on the free throw line, connecting on just 35% (8 of 23) from the charity stripe. Bald Eagle Area got a standout game from Abby Gettig as she came up a rebound short of a double-double with her 13 points and 9 rebounds.

Lexi JoseďŹ k chipped in 9 points while Marissa Ward added 10 as the Lady Eagles improved to 9-2 and pushed their winning streak to six games.

Looking for some football this weekend? Want a reason to watch or even care about a game that so few seem to? The 2012 NFL Pro Bowl will be played this Sunday evening in Hawaii and Philipsburg-Osceola Mountie, Jon Condo, will be making his second appearance as the long snapper for the AFC team.

Condo, a Maryland graduate who now plays for the Oakland Raiders, also was named to the 2009 Pro Bowl. He has played in every game for the Raiders in the past ďŹ ve seasons after originally signing with the Dallas Cowboys as a free agent in 2005.

After a season with the Cowboys, Condo signed with the Raiders after the start of the 2006 season.

He spent time in training camp with the New England Patriots earlier in the 2006 season.

The Philipsburg native was the snapper for kicker Sebastian Janikowski’s NFL-record 63 yard ďŹ eld goal in the past season’s opening weekend.

The Bellefonte Elks Lodge Local Hoop Shoot Contest winners, Boys Ages 10 and 11 Category: Cooper Crunick, third place, Jacob Rudloff, first place, and Nick Fisher , second place.

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The Bellefonte Elks Lodge Local Hoop Shoot Girls 8 and 9 Category winners: Cassandra Poorman, third place, Maddie Tice, first place, and Lily Gardner, second place.

Bonus points critical in Rams’ loss to West Branch

By Les Barnhart

The Penns Valley Rams lost a 40-27 decision on the wrestling mat last Tuesday evening against visiting West Branch. The Rams dug themselves a hole with six straight losses to open the dual meet. Bonus points were critical in those losses of which one was a forfeit. Penns Valley responded by reeling o six straight wins of their own but unlike what West Branch had done, only three of the Rams’ wins produced bonus points. Those three victories were falls

by Penns Valley grapplers. West Branch (15-1) closed out the meet with decisions in the ďŹ nal two bouts.

Nate Brown (138), Cole Confer (152) and Matt Swartz (170) recorded the three falls for the Rams (9-7) while Seth Decker (145), Corey Hazel (160) and Mike Rogers (182) each picked up decisions for Penns Valley.

Red Raiders close out Warriors with late falls

By Les Barnhart

Bellefonte picked up a big road victory on the mat last Tuesday against Shikellamy as Tanner Day and Nick Shawley ended the dual meet with falls in the ďŹ nal two bouts to break what had been a 31-31 tie.

The Red Raiders moved their dual meet record to 42 with the 43-31 win.

The Warriors had taken the lead with a fall at 152lbs but gave those points right back to Bellefonte and saw the meet tied once again when Austin Phillips received a forfeit at 160 a match later. Day would give the Red Raiders the lead with his second period fall at 170. Shawley’s fall, came 1:20 into the ďŹ rst period and gave Bellefonte the win.

Leo Wortman also recorded a second period fall earlier in the meet at 145lbs. Tom Traxler recorded a 14-2 major decision at 120 while Cody Fisher picked up a 6-1 decision at 132. Nate Rosenberger and Garrett Poorman also received forfeits.

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Penns Valley claims two Junior High division titles WINGATE - The 7th and 8th grade Penns Valley Girls’ Junior High Basketball teams both won their respective divisions in the Bald Eagle Area Holiday Tournaments (A and B Divisions). The tournaments were held in December. Congratulations to both of the teams and coaches on a job well done!

Lady Eagles pick up road win over Penns Valley

By Les Barnhart

The Lady Eagles and Lady Rams met up on the hardwood last Wednesday in Spring Mills with Bald Eagle Area coming away with a decisive win, 50-36.

The Lady Eagles got balanced scoring from Kaitlyn Miller, Allie Simpson and Mary Pillot as they improved to 10-2 on the season. Miller had 12 points to lead the Lady Eagles while Simpson added 8 and Pillot had 7 points.

Turnovers were key in the game as they are in any game but this contest, the 30+that were committed

by Penns Valley proved to be too much to overcome especially against a team as talented at Bald Eagle Area.

The Lady Rams (3-9) also got balanced scoring from their team with Chelsea Emel netting 8 points while Megan Houser and Kelsey Boone scored 7 and 6 points respectively.

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State College drops two against CD East

Volunteer Opportunity

By Les Barnhart

Providing a safe and supportive environment for monitored custody exchanges and supervised visitation.

The Centre County Chid Access Center is looking for individuals interested in helping children and families. As a CAC volunteer, you will have the opportunity to meet new people and make a difference in our community. The Child Access Center offers a variety of flexible volunteer opportunities.

For more information, give us a call or visit our website!

Training classes will begin soon!

Contact Jamie or Lilly at the CCCAC: 814.548.0034, www.childaccesscenter.com

The State College basketball teams were in action last Tuesday against Central Dauphin East and both suffered the same fate as they both lost in a bid to their ninth game this season.

The Lady Little Lions were home with the Lady Panthers and actually held an 8-point halftime lead before CD East roared back in the second half to post a 54-49 win. State College saw their lead disappear with an 18-8 third quarter in favor of the Lady Panthers. Jenna Altomare paced the Lady Little Lions offense with 14 points while Taylor Allison added 9 in the loss as they slipped to 8-5 on the season.

The Little Lions dropped their second straight game on Tuesday as the Panthers jumped out early and took a 12-point lead into halftime. They pushed that lead out in the third quarter and even a 22-point fourth quarter for State College wasn’t enough to draw near as they fell 64-49. The loss dropped their record to 8-3.

Bald Eagle Area Teener League Registrations The Bald Eagle Area Teener League will be holding their registration for all players ages 13-16 on TUESDAY, JANUARY 31ST, 2012. Interested players can sign up at the BEA High School in the lobby at the new gym from 5 to 8 p.m. The cost is $75 for first player and $25 for each additional player. You can contact John Greene at 814-2807704 should you have any questions or concerns.

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State College Spikes Statement on the Passing of Joe Paterno STATE COLLEGE - The State College Spikes today announced the following statement regarding the passing of Coach Joe Paterno: The State College Spikes join the entire State College and Penn State community in expressing our deepest sadness regarding the passing of Coach Joe Paterno. We have treasured our friendship with the Paterno family and wish them comfort and strength as they grieve the loss of their beloved husband, father and grandfather.

The Spikes plan to reach out to the Paterno family at an appropriate time in the near future to plan a fitting tribute to Coach Paterno during our upcoming 2012 season.

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Prior experience in coaching Track and Field is preferred.

Please submit letter of interest, resume, application, and current Criminal Background (Act 34), Child Abuse History (Act 151) clearances along with current TB test result to: Bellefonte Area School District Human Resources Department 318 N. Allegheny Street Bellefonte, PA 16823 Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

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I generally start in shallow water, three to five feet deep, then work my way out into deeper water, fifteen to twenty feet deep. When trout are hungry, they will move around to find food.

I usually set up three tip-ups and two jigging rods.

By Eric Taylor-Schmidt Part One– for Trout

TIP-UP FISHING On the tip-ups, I will use some kind of bait – mealworms, wax worms, minnows, and Powerbait. With mealworms, wax worms, and minnows, I will put a small split-shot about a foot away from the hook on the line. With Powerbait, I put the split-shot on the line, right by the eye of the hook.

Put the sounding weight (a weight with a clip on it that helps you set the depth of the bait) on the hook and put it in the hole, so it goes to the bottom to help you measure the depth. Retrieve and remove the sounding weight. Using that measurement, set the hook on the tip-up, so it is about four inches off the bottom. Place several tip-ups at different spots to cover more water.

First thing you need for ice fishing is safe ice. I don’t go out on the ice until it is at least four inches thick. Ice thickness can vary on lakes and ponds. I don’t recommend ice fishing on rivers or streams because there can be thin spots anywhere with moving water.

In future articles, I will cover other fish species, but this time I will talk about my personal favorite – trout.

You will need: • Ice auger – six to eight inches is good for trout fishing.

• Ice strainer to clean out the holes • Bait that I like to bring is wax worms, mealworms, minnows and Powerbait.

• Assorted jigs, hooks and split-shot • Sounding weight and some small bobbers • Tip-ups and jigging rods • Five-gallon buckets with a lid to put some of your equipment in – You can sit on them when you fish.

• Coastguard-approved throw-able seat cushion and a rope • If you have a portable shelter to bring, it can make it easier to stay out all day.

I put everything on a sled to make it easier to get the equipment out on the ice. It helps to have a hydrographic map of the lake that shows depths. Trout like structure –sunken logs, stumps, drop offs, and large rocks that stick up off the bottom. Weed edges can be good at the start of the ice-fishing season. Later, when the ice has blocked out the sun for weeks and the weeds are dying, the trout seem to move to other structures. It is good to know the bottom of the lake, before the lake freezes over. The use of electronics can help find some of the structure and hot spots.

JIG FISHING I will pick a spot to set up the jigging rods. At this spot, I drill two holes about three feet apart, using one rod in each hole. On the rods, I will use jigs between 1/32-ounce and 1/4-ounce. There are many different styles on the market, so experiment to find your favorite. Chartreuse and orange are my favorite colors.

White, black, or green work sometimes. Try different colors until you find out what color they are hitting that day; it seems to change every day.

I tip the jig with some kind of bait – wax worm, mealworm or minnow. To set the depth of the jig, I use a sounding weight. Clip the weight to the jig and lower it to the bottom. I use a small bobber on the line, so the jig will be about four inches off the bottom. To work the jig, first I try raising it to about a foot off the bottom and lower it slowly while jigging it up and down. Then, when the bobber is on the water, I let it sit for a minute; then, do it again. Repeat until you get a strike. The other method I use is just jiggle it in place for about 15 seconds, then let it set for a minute; then, repeat.

After trying different colors and baits, if no action, I will move.

There seems to be three times during the day when the action is best: the first couple of hours after daybreak, around midday and the last couple of hours of daylight. Some days it seems like the action never stops and some days you pray for one strike.

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NFL Conference Championship Recap

By Matt Masullo

After two games decided by six total points, we will have a Super Bowl XLII rematch, pitting the New England Patriots and New York Giants against one another for the second time in four years.

Baltimore at New England “Wide Right” is commonly known in Buffalo as Scott Norwood’s missed 47-yard field goal at the end of Super Bowl XXV in 1991. “Wide Left” may be a fitting name for Billy Cundiff’s shanked 32-yard field goal with 11 seconds remaining in the AFC Championship game that would have tied the game and undoubtedly send the game into overtime with the New England Patriots. Cundiff’s kick was pulled left after he appeared to run onto the field late without taking his time to kick one of the, if not the most important field goals of his career and the Patriots hung on to advance to their fifth Super Bowl in 11 seasons with a 23-20 victory.

The Patriots have been widely known this season for their eye popping offensive numbers, but it was their defense that saved the day for them. Ton Brady threw for only 239 yards, along with two interceptions and zero touchdown passes. It was the first time in the last 36 games that Brady has been held without a touchdown pass. He did, however, score on a one-yard touchdown plunge that gave the Patriots the go ahead score in the fourth quarter. He also lost one of his top targets for an extended period of time when Rob Gronkowski rolled his ankle and left the game. Even with Gronk missing time, he still managed to lead the Pats in receiving yards. His counterpart, Aaron Hernandez led the team in receptions with seven.

The Patriots defense made two big plays that helped secure and win the game. Brand Spikes made a one-handed interception of Joe Flacco in the fourth quarter when the Ravens were driving into

Patriots territory and Sterling Moore made the play of the season, as Flacco appeared to hit Lee Evans for the game winning score on a beautiful back shoulder throw in the end zone. Moore broke the play up at the last second before Evans got both feet down to secure the catch. The play could have been reviewed, but the officials opted against that. That set up Cundiff two plays later to come in and try to send the game into overtime.

Cundiff ran onto the field with 15 seconds on the play clock after the rest of the field goal team was already on the field and setup. While rushing onto the field, the Ravens, who had a timeout, could have used it to give their kicker adequate time to setup for the kick that would send the game into overtime.

Ravens coach John Harbaugh opted against icing his own kicker and allowed him to rush the most crucial kick in the game. Rushing his kick, as Cundiff’s foot connected with the ball, he immediately dropped his head as the Patriots celebrated as the ball sailed past the goal post.

The last time the Patriots advanced to the Super Bowl, they were riding the high of an 18-game winning streak. That season, the Giants handed them their only loss in the biggest game of the season. This year, the Patriots are riding a ten-game winning streak. The last team to beat the Patriots this year; you guessed it – the New York Giants.

New York Giants at San Francisco When the New York Giants make a Super Bowl run, they tend to go on the road to do so. The Giants hosted a Wild Card playoff game against the Falcons this year before going to the number one seed Green Bay Packers last week. With their win at Lambeau Field, they advanced to the NFC Championship Game. That game was at Candlestick Park in San Francisco against the number two seed 49ers. In 2008, Lawrence Tynes kicked a game-winning over-

time field goal at Lambeua Field to send the G-Men to Super Bowl XLII. On Sunday, Tynes used some overtime magic again, drilling a 31-yard field goal in overtime to give the Giants a 20-17 win in the NFC Championship game.

It appeared early in the game that the 49ers had a hold on the game when Alex Smith hit Vernon Davis on a wheel route for a 73-yard scoring strike.

Eli Manning and the Giants marched back, when he answered that score with a six-yard pass to Bear Pascoe in the second quarter. Before the first half ended, Tynes kicked a 31-yard field goal to give the Giants a 10-7 lead.

In the third quarter, Smith again found Davis on a wheel route for a 28-yard score, giving the 49ers a 14-10 lead. Again, Manning would answer the Smith to Davis scoring strike, when he hit Mario Manningham for a 17-yard strike on a third and long play giving the Giants a 17-14 lead. David “Green” Akers would tie the game later in the fourth quarter with a 25-yard field goal. The game went to overtime, giving NFL fans their second look at the new overtime playoff rules this season. The Giants and 49ers traded possessions in the extra frame before the biggest play of the game occurred.

After getting the ball back, the Giants were forced to punt. Kyle Williams, who already had one special teams snafu that lead to a Giants score would fumble the Steve Weatherford punt, giving the Giants an extremely short field. After three Ahmad Bradshaw runs, Tynes came on to boot the G-Men to their second Super Bowl in four years.

The Giants have three Super Bowl victories and will be looking for their fourth in a rematch of the classic 2008 Super Bowl where Eli Manning found Plaxico Burress in the final minute to knock off the heavily favored Patriots.

Should you join Facebook?

Smiling is free and may in fact help you lose weight…this should help When I bought my Blackberry, I thought about the 30-year business I ran with 1800 employees, all without a cell phone that plays music, takes videos, pictures and communicates with Facebook and Twitter. I signed up under duress for Twitter and Facebook, so my seven kids, their spouses, 13 grandkids and 2 great grand kids could communicate with me in the modern way. I figured I could handle something as simple as Twitter with only 140 characters of space.

That was before one of my grandkids hooked me up for Tweeter, Tweetree, Twhirl, Twitterfon, Tweetie and Twittererific Tweetdeck, Twitpix and something that sends every message to my cell phone and every other program within the texting World.

My phone was beeping every three minutes with the details of everything except the bowel movements of the entire next generation. I am not ready to live like this. I keep my cell phone in the garage in my golf bag.

The kids bought me a GPS for my last birthday because they say I get lost every now and then when going over to the grocery store or library. I keep that in a box under my tool bench with the Blue tooth [it's red] phone I am supposed to use when I drive. I wore it once and was standing in line at Barnes and Noble talking to my wife and everyone in the nearest 50 yards was glaring at me. I had to take my hearing aid out to use it, and I got a little loud.

I mean the GPS looked pretty smart on my dash board, but the lady inside that gadget was the most annoying, rudest person I had run into in a long time.

Every 10 minutes, she would sarcastically say, "Re-calc-u-lating." You would think that she could be nicer. It was like she could barely tolerate me. She would let go with a deep sigh and then tell me to make a U-turn at the next light. Then if I made a right turn instead. Well, it was not a good relationship. When I get really lost now, I call my wife and tell her the name of the cross streets and while she is starting to develop the same tone as Gypsy, the GPS lady, at least she loves me.

To be perfectly frank, I am still trying to learn how to use the cordless phones in our house. We have had them for 4 years, but I still haven't figured out how I can lose three phones all at once and have to run around digging under chair cushions and checking bathrooms and the dirty laundry baskets when the phone

rings.

The world is just getting too complex for me. They even mess me up every time I go to the grocery store. You would think they could settle on something themselves but this sudden "Paper or Plastic?" every time I check out just knocks me for a loop. I bought some of those cloth reusable bags to avoid looking confused, but I never remember to take them in with me.

Now I toss it back to them. When they ask me, "Paper or Plastic?" I just say, "Doesn't matter to me. I am bi-sacksual." Then it's their turn to stare at me with a blank look. I was recently asked if I tweet. I answered, No, but I do toot a lot."

P.S. I know some of you are not over 50. So understand that us senior citizens don't need any more gadgets. The TV remote and the garage door remote are about all we can handle.

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1/27/12 – 2/2/12 American Ale House – Toftrees/State College 1/27 1/28 2/1 2/2

Tommy Wareham, 6pm-8pm & 9pm-12am Tommy Wareham, 8pm Tommy Wareham, 7:30pm Scott Mangene, 8pm-12am

The Autoport – S. Atherton St., State College 1/27 1/28

Kenna Corbett, 8pm Scott Mangene, 9pm

Bar Bleu – Downtown State College 1/27 1/28 2/2

Lowjack, 10:30pm Ted McCloskey & the Hi-Fis, 10:30pm Royal Benson, 10:30pm

The Brewery – Downtown State College 1/27 1/28 1/29 1/31 2/2

Brew Devils, 10pm Lowjack, 10:30pm Karaoke, 9:30pm Ken Volz, 10:30pm Emily’s Toybox, 10pm

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Wee ek kl ly ly Ent nt tert rta tainm nm ment Beautiful Music at Schlow Centre Region Library

By Wendy Klimek

STATE COLLEGE – Music fans of all ages are welcome to Penn State’s Music at Penn’s Woods new series of Chamber Music Concerts at Schlow Centre Region Library.

The first concert, Thursday, February 2 at 7 p.m., features the Lyons Family Ensemble, including Penn State Professor James Lyon and his talented family members on violin, viola, and cello.

The Lyons Family Ensemble has appeared at a variety of venues such as St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City, as well as touring extensively in Australia. This remarkable musical family will be joined for one piece on flute by Penn State’s Dr. Cathy Herrera.

The second concert, at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 12, will feature the Easterly Chamber Players on clarinet, flute, and harp. The final concert will take place on Saturday, May 5, with details to be announced.

All are welcome to these family-friendly musical events! All concerts are in Schlow Centre Region Library’s Downsbrough Community Room and are free and open to the public.

Café 210 West – Downtown State College 1/27 1/28

JR Mangan, 6pm My Hero Zero, 10:30pm Better Late, 7pm JR Mangan Band, 10:30pm

The Darkhorse Tavern – Downtown State College 1/27 1/28

AKA Total Whiteout, 10pm Dance, Aurora, 10pm

Elk Creek Café & Ale Works – Millheim 1/28 1/29 2/2

Miss Tess + the Bon Ton Parade, 8pm Hexagon, 4pm Pub Hang, 7:30pm

Gman – Downtown State College 1/27 1/28 1/29 1/31 2/1 2/2

DJ Boner, 10pm-2am DJ Cup Cake, 10pm-2am DJ Bobby V, 10pm-2am Tuesday, DJ Boner, 10pm-2am Team Trivia, 9pm-11pm Karaoke, 11pm-2am DJ Cup Cake, 10pm-2am

Governor’s Pub – Bellefonte 2/1 2/2

Bisquit Jam JT Blues

Inferno Brick Oven & Bar – Downtown State College 1/27 1/28 2/1 2/2

DJ Fuego, 10pm DJ Cashous Greg and Steve Acoustic DJ Remedy

Otto’s Pub & Brewery – N. Atherton St., State College 1/27 1/30 1/31 2/1 2/2

Miss Melanie and the Valley Rats, 9pm-11pm Wild Game Night, 5pm Pizza & Beer, 8pm Trivia, 8pm-10 Acoustic Music, 8pm-10pm Acoustic Thursdays with 18 Strings, 9pm-11pm

The Phyrst – Downtown State College 1/27 1/28 1/29 1/30 1/31 2/1 2/2

Dom and The Fig, 8pm-10pm Ted and The Hi Fi’s, 10:30pm- 2am Phyrst Phamily, 7:30pm- 9:30pm Velveeta, 10:30pm-2am 2Twenty2 Open Mic Night, 10pm- Midnight Lowjack, Midnight- 2am Table Ten The Nightcrawlers, 10:30pm Jason and Dan, 8pm-10pm Maxwell Strait, 10:30pm

Phillips Hotel – Downtown Philipsburg 1/28

swing-nova, 6:30-8:30pm

Pizza Mia – Bellefonte 1/27

Karaoke with Ken Yeaney

The Rathskeller – Downtown State College 1/27 1/28 2/2

Mr. Hand, 10:30pm Dave Joyce and the Long Barrels, 10:30pm Team Trivia, 7pm

The Saloon – Downtown State College 1/27 1/29 1/30 1/31 2/2

Velveeta, 10:30pm Atomic Supersonic, 10:30pm Smokin’ Karaoke, 10:30pm Broken, 10:30pm Table Ten, 10:30pm

Aliens Invade Junior High Article & photos by Sam Stitzer

The Penns Valley Junior High Drama Class presented a one act play titled Alienated, by Kenneth R. Preuss, on Monday, January 23. This play centers on Cammie, played by Ariana Krammes, a senior about to graduate from a typical small town high school. Cammie, the school yearbook editor, has long suspected that one of her classmates is really an extraterrestrial alien. Her main evidence is the appearance of a mysterious bright light in the sky, which has occurred every six years of their lives: the year they were born, kindergarten, sixth grade, and now is due to occur as the students finish twelfth grade. Cammie believes the light is some form of communication to the alleged alien from a home planet, or maybe a lurking mother ship. She is determined to expose the alien before the class graduates. With help from her best friend, Serena (Taylor Hettinger), she gathers the class of 24 students at the school on the night the light should appear.

Cammie presents her evidence to the group, which initiates a round of banter from the students who think Cammie must have a screw loose somewhere to think that one of them is an alien. When the mysterious light appears at exactly the time Cammie predicts, the banter turns to accusations, with each student pointing to another, claiming that he or she must be the alien.

The students run the gamut of high school personality types: there is the nerd, the artist, the know-it-all, the loner, the star athlete, the class president, the smart kid, the slacker, and a host of others. Some of the accusers claim that the kids who excel (star athlete, smart kid, class president, etc.) must have done so because they possess powers beyond normal kids, which must have come from some far advanced alien civilization.

Their banter is filled with sarcastic remarks and insult humor worthy of famed comedian Don Rickles. An underlying subplot with hints of romance between Brian (Brandon Witmer) and Katie (Kayla Palm) adds interest and humor to the performance.

As the play nears its end, Cammie decides that she will never find the real alien and gives up and leaves. But before exiting, she delivers a speech which contains the real message of this play: that every teenager at some time feels like an alien, alone and rejected in the complex world of high Cammie (Ariana Krammes), at right, talks to Serena (Taylor Hettinger) school society, and that these feelings are typical about her plans to find the alien among their classmates. and normal, and they won’t last long.

With Cammie safely out of sight and earshot, the students’ conversation reveals the surprise ending to the play – they are ALL aliens, and Cammie is the only one in the class who is NOT an alien! I have to admit, I didn’t see that coming. I was making my best guesses as to who the alien was, as if trying to figure out who the murderer was in an episode of Murder She Wrote.

The actors in this production gave good performances. Each took on the persona of their character, and projected it with believability, and that’s what acting is all about. Alienated was a great production with a good message, and it provided a good time for its audience. Congratulations to the Penns Valley Junior High Drama Class and to their teacher/director Sue Shirey for her great work with these talented kids.

Zeno’s Pub – Downtown State College 1/27

1/28 1/31 2/1 2/2

Ms. Melanie & the Valley Rats, 5pm AAA Blues Band, 7pm Spider Kelly, 10:30pm Pure Cane Sugar, 10:30pm Natalie Berrena, 11pm Andy Tolins Bluegrass Revue, 7pm Wilgus & Bishop & Waffles Belly Dancers, 7pm The Nightcrawlers, 10:30pm

Compiled by Abigail Miller

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 FREE in The Gazette, just e-mail your entertainment to ccgazette@hughes.net.

The entire cast takes a bow after a great performance!

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Drama Class Presents Romeo, You Idiot Article & photos by Sam Stitzer

The year was 1597. William Shakespeare published his latest work, a play titled Romeo and Juliet. The play about star-crossed lovers from feuding families was a hit in those times, in spite of its morbid plot, which ended with a stage filled with corpses. It wasn’t exactly the feel-good play of the year.

Fast forward to January 21, 2012. The Penns Valley High School Senior High Drama Class presented a play titled Romeo, You Idiot. This play, written by Tim Kochenderfer is a screwball spoof of Shakespeare’s original. The plot follows, more or less, the original, but with some notable exceptions. Instead of Verona, Italy in the 1500’s, Romeo You Idiot is set in Verona, Illinois, a Chicago suburb in the 1950s, and the Montagues and Capulets are rival gangster families.

Juliet’s father wants to marry her off to Count Paris, who in this play is a clone of the vampire Count Dracula. Lucas Kneller nailed the vampire persona, right up to the Bela Lugosi accent, often asking questions about bloodshed, and when asked why, replies “no reason.” He also dislikes daylight and crosses. Poor Paris meets his end when Romeo kills him in a fight with (what else?) a stake through the heart.

Romeo (Gino Nicosia) meets Juliet (Angelica Emel) at the Capulet Ball, and they fall in love. The play includes the famous balcony scene like Shakespeare’s original, but Romeo’s trip through the garden to Juliet’s balcony is fraught with snakes, thorns, poison ivy, and mousetraps. “Who puts mousetraps in a garden?” queries Romeo. The couple is secretly married by Friar Lawrence (Jimmy Brown) the next day.

Of course, with feuding families, one would expect to see fight scenes, and viewers of Romeo, You Idiot were given several well orchestrated rumbles (think West Side Story). Juliet’s cousin Tybalt stabs and kills Romeo’s friend Mercutio, then an outraged Romeo kills Tybalt. When Romeo tells Juliet of his actions, she says “I can’t stay mad at you, just don’t do it again!” This was typical of the offbeat humor of this unusual spoof.

When Juliet’s parents arrange for her to marry Count Paris, she fakes her death with a potion which induces a death-like coma for a day. When Romeo thinks she is dead, he buys poison to end his own despair, but it turns out that a scamming pharmacist sold him a vial of blue Gatorade instead of poison. This is fortunate because just then, Juliet wakes up and greets a very much alive Romeo.

The families reach a truce and become friends. Friar John (Tyler Cliber) breaks out a bottle of wine for a group toast to the happy occasion, and everyone is laughing, making for a happy ending. But…..the Friar realizes that instead of wine, he accidentally served a potion that makes everyone laugh uncontrollably…..and then die! As these words leave his mouth, the Montagues and Capulets hit the floor! It was an ending that Shakespeare probably never envisioned, but rather one of twisted humor which seemed to fit the mood of this play.

Drama teacher, Sue Shirey said that her class “is a young group, but they’re amazing!” Most of the class members are underclassmen, none with previous acting experience except junior Dakota Schrenkle. Jimmy Brown, the lone senior in the group, has spent all his life acting, or more correctly, re-enacting, as a member of Hampton’s Battery F Civil War reenactment group, but this was his first appearance on the Penns Valley stage. Jimmy stole several scenes as Friar Lawrence, with arms stretched skyward, tattling to God on Romeo for his sins, as if God didn’t already know. Sue Shirey recognized Jimmy, saying “It’s his first year in drama, and all I have to say is where have you been?”

Gino Nicosia and Angelica Emel gave excellent performances as Romeo and Juliet, with just the right mix of seriousness and silliness appropriate to a tragedy turned farce play. The supporting actors gave equally good performances, especially when you consider that this was the maiden voyage for almost the entire cast. Some jitters could be seen in the opening scenes, but as the play progressed, the cast relaxed, and seemed to enjoy themselves, and they conveyed their attitude to the audience, who by then was warming up to the screwball humor of this production.

At the play’s end, it was obvious that everyone in the auditorium had enjoyed a pleasant evening of theatrical fun. The folks in Penns Valley can look forward to many more enjoyable performances from this group of talented students.

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Chi Ro Singers Concert - free January 26 at 7 p.m.

Bald Eagle Valley Community UMC This choir of the Susquehanna Conference of the United Methodist Church includes 40 pastors under the direction of The Reverend John Dromazos.

Various styles of music will be presented, which includes classical, traditional, contemporary, folk, and folk-rock selections. The church is behind the Sheetz in Wingate. A freewill offering will be taken.

Heart of Gold The Music of Neil Young January 28 at 7 p.m.

The State Theatre The State Theatre presents Heart of Gold, the Music of Neil Young, to benefit Easter Seals and The State Theatre – January 28 at 7 p.m. There will also be a 5:30 p.m. VIP reception. Tickets are $45 Gold Circle, $35 Orchestra, $25 Balcony and $100 VIP, which includes the reception and an event ticket.

Heart of Gold is a fundraiser featuring an all-star lineup of local musical talents, performing the music of one of rock 'n roll's most prolific talent, Neil Young.

Symphonic Pops Concert Saturday, January 28 at 7:30 p.m.

Nittany Valley Symphony Eisenhower Auditorium The symphony presents a pops and light classical program including more of Maestro Jinbo’s “favorite things” including: What's Up at the Symphony?, a medley of classical tunes used in Warner Bros. cartoons; Suppé: Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna, used in the Warner Bros. cartoon Baton Bunny; Ponchielli: Dance of the Hours from La Gioconda, used in Disney's Fantasia; Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien, Op.4, Bernstein: Overture to Candide, Hayman: Pops Hoe-Down medley of folk fiddle tunes; Willson: The Music Man, Symphonic Impressions; and Norris: Here Come the Bands big band medley. For tickets, call (814) 863-0255 or 1-800-ARTSTIX. Sunday Afternoons at the Library - free January 29 at 2:30 p.m.

Centre County Library & Historical Museum The second in this year’s free concert series features Amanda Silliker, soprano and Svetlana Rodionova, piano.

Happy Birthday Mozart January 29 at 3 p.m.

Grand Ballroom, Ramada Inn, State College The Pennsylvania Centre Orchestra presents a season called “The Magic of Music – Happy Birthday Mozart.” On Sunday, January 29 at 3 p.m. at the Ramada Inn Grand Ballroom, the Pennsylvania Centre Orchestra treats you to the overture to The Magic Flute, arias from Mitridate, and The Marriage of Figaro with soprano Jennifer Trost. They will also perform Eine kleine Nachtmusik and the romantic Symphony Number 40 in G Minor under the baton of Maestro Douglas Meyer. Tickets are $29 and $19; table seating $75. All seating is reserved. Get tickets online at www.centreorchestra.org or call (814) 234-8313.

Chamber Music Concert - free February 2 at 7 p.m.

Schlow Centre Region Library Penn State’s Music at Penn’s Woods begins a new series of Chamber Music Concerts at Schlow Centre Region Library. The first concert, Thursday, February 2 at 7 p.m., features the Lyons Family Ensemble, including Penn State Professor James Lyon and his talented family members on violin, viola, and cello. This remarkable musical family will be joined for one piece on flute

by Penn State’s Dr. Cathy Herrera.

Humpty Dumpty is Missing February 3 & 4 at 7:30 p.m.

Bald Eagle Area Middle School The Bald Eagle Area Middle School Drama Club will present Humpty Dumpty is Missing on Friday, February 3 and Saturday, February 4 at 7:30 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Doors open at 7 p.m., with tickets available at the door. Adults $5; students and children $3.The public is welcome!

Romeo (Gino Nicosia) meets and falls in love with Juliet (Angelica Emel) at the Capulets masquerade ball.

Compiled by Sandie Biddle

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Red Cross Blood Drive Schedule JANUARY 30 - FEBRUARY 3 MON., JAN. 30 1:00-7:00

PSU/WEST HALLS, WARING COMMONS, BURROWES RD. **THON DRIVE

TUES., JAN. 31 10:00-4:00

RED CROSS DONOR CENTER, 135 S. PUGH ST., STATE COLLEGE

TUES., JAN. 31 9:00-3:00

CPI-CENTRAL PA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 540 N. HARRISON RD., PLEASANT GAP

TUES., JAN. 31 10:00-4:00

PSU/HUB - ALUMNI HALL, POLLOCK RD. **THON DRIVE

WED., FEB. 1 10:00-4:00

PSU/ STUCKEMAN FAMILY BUILDING, SHORTLIDGE RD. **THON DRIVE

THURS., FEB. 2 1:00-7:00

OLD FORT AMERICAN LEGION, 2829 PENNS VALLEY PIKE., CENTRE HALL

THURS., FEB. 2 10:00-4:00

PSU/HUB - ALUMNI HALL, POLLOCK RD. **THON DRIVE

FRI., FEB. 3 10:00-4:00

PSU/ HINTZ FAMILY ALUMNI CENTER, BURROWS RD. **THON DRIVE

JANUARY 27, 2012

Death Notices and Obituaries Michael Edward Heeman March 5, 1958 - January 25, 2012 Michael Edward Heeman entered into his haven of rest that God had prepared for him, to be greeted by his earthly father, Edward Franklin Heeman, and by his sister, Wendy Marie Heeman Tanner.

Born March 5, 1958, in Bellefonte, he was a son of the late Edward Franklin Heeman and Phyllis Heverly Heeman Irvin, who survives in Milesburg.

Michael was a 1976 graduate of Bellefonte Area High School. He was a painter and had worked for his father at Heeman Construction. He was affiliated with the Living Faith Church in Milesburg.

In addition to his mother, he is survived by one sister, Michele Annette Heeman of Snow Shoe, nieces and nephews, Wesley Edward Heeman of Howard, Katrina Ann Heeman of Snow Shoe, Kara Marie Heeman and Kassie Heeman both of Milesburg, brother-in-law, Keith A. Tanner of Franklin, and step-daughter, Amber D. Tanner of State College. He is also survived by numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, many, many friends, and his four soul mates: Tippy, Lady, Sassy, and Otis.

All services will be private and at the convenience of the family.

Arrangements are under the direction of Wetzler Funeral Service, Inc., Bellefonte.

Condolences may be sent to Phyllis Irvin, PO Box 6, 109 Water St., Milesburg, PA 16853 or online at www.wetzlerfuneralhome.com.

Tina Michele Wolfe November 29, 1956 - January 25, 2012 Tina Michele Wolfe, 55, of Centre Hall, passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2012, at Geisinger Medical Center. Born November 29, 1956, in Bellefonte, she was a daughter of Jennings and Betty (Bowersox) Wolfe, who survive in Millheim.

She was a 1974 graduate of Penns Valley High School and was employed at The Village at Penn State. She loved PSU football and Army football, and especially enjoyed fishing.

Tina served in the US Army as a Medical Supply Specialist. For her service she received the Army Service Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal Bronze Clasp with 2 Loops, Army Achievement Medal, and the Sharpshooter Qualification Badge.

Along with her parents, Tina is survived by her son, Ethan Wolfe of Centre Hall, sister, Tracy Wolfe of Bellefonte, brother, Adam Wolfe of Millheim, niece, Mackenzie Boyde of Bellefonte, and brother-inlaw, Timothy Boyde of Bellefonte.

All services will be private and at the convenience of the family.

Memorial contributions may be made to Pets Come First, Inc., 2451 General Potter Highway, Centre Hall, PA 16828.

Arrangements are under the direction of Wetzler Funeral Service, Inc., Bellefonte.

Online condolences may be made to the family at www.wetzlerfuneralhome.com

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

Friday, January 27 Environmental Learning Center Open House

Stop in at the Environmental Learning Center to look around at various mounts and educational displays. A park volunteer or staff member will be on hand to talk or share general information about Bald Eagle State Park. Open house is from 6 to 8 p.m.

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Ice Fishing Basics!

Are you looking for an interesting afternoon in the middle of winter? Learn the basic techniques and tackle involved with ice fishing. This is a great way to spend time outdoors in the winter. If there is insufficient ice, the program will be cancelled.

Meet at the Winter Launch. Course is from 2 to 3 p.m.

I just wanted to let you know that I'm very impressed with the quality of The Gazette and the thorough coverage you give to local news in the region.

Being in the Penns Valley area, I see Sam Stitzer everywhere, and I know that if he hears about something interesting going on, he'll be there and genuinely interested in the story. We get national/international news from the Web or NPR and their local coverage is scant. We make sure we pick up The Gazette every week locally. Keep up the good work; you're what a local newspaper should be!

Karl Leitzel

Centre County’s Community Newspaper

Friday and Saturday, January 27 & 28 Eat. LEED. Ski. Package

Join the Nature Inn at Bald Eagle to sample what the Park and Inn have to offer during this blustery season. An all inclusive, two-night stay is designed to introduce you to our sustainability efforts and outdoor pursuits. The weekend begins with an evening snowshoe trek and the next morning you can try your hands at cross country skiing. After skiing and maybe ice fishing, you can enjoy a locally sourced meal. Call the Nature Inn (814) 625-2879 to book your stay, or to receive more information.

Saturday, January 28, 2012 Solar Powered Adventure

Cynthia Berger and Bill Carlsen are the presenters about the adventure of a lifetime: a ten-month, 6,500-mile journey on a 19-century style solar powered canal boat. Cynthia and Bill will speak about this rewarding voyage as they take you along on this virtual tour. Program is free, but requires pre-registration by calling the Park Office. Meet at the Nature Inn Multi-purpose room. Presentation is from 6 to 7 p.m.

Sunday, January 29, 2012 Nature Inn Green Building Tour & Discussion

Join the Innkeeper for a tour of the Nature Inn including a de-tailed explanation of LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) and the major green building systems. Learn about geothermal heating and cooling, solar hotwater 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. Tour is from 10 to 11 a.m.

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WHAT’S HAPPENING? E-mail your organization’s events to editor@centrecountygazette. com.

Please have them in by Wednesday noon in order to be included in Friday’s edition.

Please see our Web site for the complete What’s Happening calendar, including additional future events.

Arts, Crafts & Sales January 27 & 28 – Indoor Garage & Bake Sale There is an indoor garage & bake sale at the State College Knights of Columbus Hall, 850 Stratford Drive, State College on Friday, January 27 and Saturday, January 28 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. both days. Food will be available.

January 28 – Free Coats The Buffalo Run United Methodist Charge Coat Ministry, on Route 550 at the crossroads of Buffalo Run Road and Rock Road, will be open to distribute free winter coats and accessories (hats, gloves, boots) from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. each Saturday through January 28. Call (814) 237-4707 or (814) 3552208 for more information.

February 4 – Trash to Treasure Winter Sale The Student United Way is sponsoring the winter Trash to Treasure sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, February 4, in 108 Fisher Hall (East Halls) on the University Park campus of Penn State. The sale is open to the public.

Admission is free. Parking is available in the East Parking Deck on Bigler Road.

There will be a large variety of items, such as clothing, furniture, and electronics. Proceeds donated to Centre County United Way partner agencies.

February 4 – Free Book Fair and Costless Closet The St Mark's Lutheran Church of Snydertown is holding a Free Book Fair and Costless Closet February 4 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free books, media, puzzles, games, CDs, DVDs, and gently used clean clothes. Bring an item for local food banks. Lunch and baked goods available all day for nominal charge. St Mark's Church is on Snydertown Road off of Route 64 between Hublersburg and Lamar. For info, (814) 383-4882

Dining & Take Out January 27 – Roast Beef Dinner There is a Roast Beef Dinner January 27 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at Faith United Methodist Church, 512 Hughes St., Bellefonte. Adults $8, children $4. All are welcome

January 27 – Spaghetti Dinner Grace Lutheran Church, corner of Garner and Beaver, downtown State College, is holding its fourth-annual Nicaragua Medical Mission Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser January 27 (snow 1/28) Meal includes fresh bread, side salad, a generous plate of spaghetti topped with meatballs (if desired) and dessert. Dinner is 5 to 7 p.m.; eat in or take out. Suggested donation $8 adult, $4 child.

Education & Life Matters January 28 – WWII Film When Trumpets Fade The Pennsylvania Military Museum presents another in their Cabin Fever Film Series Saturday, January 28. When Trumpets Fade is loosely based on the combat action of the 112th Infantry, PA National Guard in WWII. The 1998 HBO production follows the lives of four infantrymen as they struggle to stay alive in the hell of the Hurtgen Forest along the Siegfried Line in November 1944. (R rating for strong language and violence) Donation requested. Film at 2 p.m.; museum open noon to 4 p.m. The museum is on Business Route 322, Boalsburg.

February 2 – Genealogy Meeting On Thursday, February 2 at 7 p.m., the Centre County Genealogical Society will hold their monthly meeting at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints, 842 Whitehall Road, State College. Keri-Lynn Kendall will give an in-depth presentation about FamilySearch.org and how to get the most from it. All are welcome.

Fundraisers & Social Events January 27 – Love of Art & Chocolate ClearWater Conservancy is offering its delicious blend of chocolate, art, and music at the 13th annual For the Love of Art & Chocolate from 7 to 9:30 p.m. January 27 at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel. Proceeds advance ClearWater’s land and water conservation efforts. Tickets are $30, call (814) 237-0400 or e-mailing sarah@clearwaterconservancy.org. Tickets also sold at the door.

January 28 – Zumba Fitness Party for PAWS Join Centre County PAWS for a Zumba Fitness Party on Saturday, January 28 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at South Hills School of Business in State College. Tickets are $20 a person. All proceeds benefit PAWS. For more info, visit www.centrecountypaws.org.

January 29 – Democrat Potluck Party The Centre County Democratic Committee petition-signing, potluck party is Sunday January 29 at the Centre Hall Lions Club, 153 East Church Street. Meet Democratic candidates and elected officials. Doors open at 1 p.m.; event begins at 1:30 p.m. Bring a covered dish or dessert to share. Tableware

PAGE 27 and beverages provided. Supporter Ticket Donation $10. For info, visit www.CentreCountyDems.com or www.facebook.com/CentreCountyDems.

Kids’ Stuff January 28 – District Hoop Shoot Contest The Elks North Central District Hoop Shoot will be hosted by the Bellefonte Elks Lodge # 1094 January 28 at the Bellefonte High Gymnasium. Registration and practice from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., followed by the contest. Event is open to all winners or substitutes of prior Elks Local Lodge Hoop Shoot contests. The District Hoop Shoot chair is Dick Mulfinger, Bellefonte Elks (814) 355-2828.

February 2-5 – Winter Bible School A kids' event called Sky will be hosted at Liberty Baptist Church, Blanchard, from Thursday, February 2 to Sunday, February 5. Sky is a winter Bible school for children, using activities, song, games, and more. Hours are from 5:30 to 8 p.m. February 2, 3, and 4, with a free meal beginning at 5:30. On Sunday, February 5, the final session is from 9 to 11:30 a.m., with the closing program during the 10:15 worship service. Call (570) 962-2214 to pre-register.

Sky Winter VBS is for pre-school through sixth grade. All are welcome.

February 4 – Countdown to Kindergarten Families with three- to five-year-olds are invited to Countdown to Kindergarten February 4 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Nittany Mall - JC Penney Court.

Displays and information from: school districts, private kindergartens, and support agencies. The event features 10 fun activity stations for kids plus a free goodie bag for all children entering Kindergarten “Smart Start - Centre County.” Visit www.smartstartcc.org or call (814) 238-0331.

February 4 – Preschool & K Open House There’s an open house from 9 to 11 a.m. February 4 at Grace Lutheran Preschool & Kindergarten, 205 S. Garner Street in downtown State College.

Visit www.glcpa.org or call 238-8110 for details.

Competitions for Charity February 2 – Kickoff – March for Babies The kickoff for March for Babies is February 2 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. at Medlar Field-Spikes Stadium. Go to the Luxury Box Suite to pick up registration materials. On May 6, Sunday at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park, hundreds of families and business leaders will join together in the March of Dimes’ annual March for Babies, a four-mile walk. Visit marchforbabies.org or call (814) 696-9691 to sign up as an individual; corporate or family/friends team; or to donate.

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This Week’s CENTRE COUNTY LIBRARY ACTIVITIES Centre County Library/Bellefonte, Centre Hall, East Penns Valley, Holt/Philipsburg & Bookmobile CENTRE COUNTY LIBRARY BOOKMOBILE – Fully accessible library on wheels!

The Fall Schedule is now available. Check out our Web site for locations and hours. Stop by the library or your local Post Office for your copy. The Bookmobile travels to many communities reaching thousands of visitors each month. Look for it in your neighborhood.

Centre County Library/Bellefonte—call (814) 355-1516 for more information: Facebook: Centre-County-Library-and-Historical Museum Storytime programs meet Pa Learning Standards for Early Childhood Education USED BOOK SALE—Visit during regular operating hours for used books, video and music.

Friday, January 27 & Saturday, January 28 ADULT BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP—Join others who love to read and discuss what they liked and didn’t like about the particular book. Check out our website for title.

Wednesday, February 15 at 6:30 p.m.

AFTER SCHOOL ADVENTURES—Educational and fun crafts for kids 5 and over.

Thursday afternoons, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.

HOLIDAY CRAFT—Victorian Valentine Card Making – Choose from our ample supplies to create a special card for someone you love.

Saturday, February 11, 1 to 3 p.m.

FAMILY STORYTIME—Share stories, songs and rhymes with Miss Katie!

Saturday, February 11 at 10:30 a.m.

HOOKS AND NEEDLES—Bring your projects to share ideas and tips with others who love to knit!

Every Thursday 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.

PRE-SCHOOL STORYTIME—Stories and crafts especially for children under 5 years old with an adult.

Monday & Wednesday mornings at 10:30 a.m.

Tuesday afternoons at 1:30 p.m.

MOTHER GOOSE ON THE LOOSE—For children aged three and under and a favorite adult. Join us for a musical, rhyming adventure through the world of Mother Goose. This is a form of a baby lap-sit, with the focus being on rhythms, rhymes, music, and interaction between baby and adult. Mother Goose on the Loose aides in the development of both pre-reading and social skills. The program runs about 30 minutes. Stay after for fun with friends and educational playthings. Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.

January 31 BOOK BABY STORYTIMES—Stories for the “littlest ears” 0 to two years old with an adult.

Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m.

LEGO COLLECTING—Donate your gently used Lego blocks and figures, for a new program for K – 5, starting in the spring.

ADULT WINTER READING CLUB—Book Your Escape! Now through March, Read books, Get free stuff!

HISTORICAL MUSEUM—Discover history, indoors… on a cold winter’s day. Weekdays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

AND third Saturday of the month 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Holt Memorial Library/Philipsburg—call (814) 342-1987 for more information: Storytime programs meet Pa Learning Standards for Early Childhood Education MOTHER GOOSE ON THE LOOSE—For children aged three and under and a favorite adult. Join us for a musical, rhyming adventure through the world of Mother Goose. This is a form of a baby lap-sit, with the focus being on rhythms, rhymes, music, and interaction between baby and adult. Mother Goose on the Loose aides in the development of both pre-reading and social skills. The program runs about 30 minutes. Stay after for fun with friends and educational playthings. Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.

February 7, 14, 21 & 28 STORY-TIME PROGRAMS—For preschool-aged children with their adults. Come enjoy stories followed by related activities and interaction with some of your peers. Some crafts and activities involve parts or directions not suitable for children under three. Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. and Thursdays at 2 p.m.

February 1 & 2: Going to the Birds February 8 & 9: Valentine’s Day ELEMENTARY PROGRAMS—Activities for children in grades Kindergarten through six. There may be small parts or difficult instructions involved. Thursdays at 6 p.m.

February 9: Valentine’s Day Craft February 16: Birdfeeder’s Month Craft FAMILY PROGRAMS Presenters or activities geared towards the whole family. Come in and enjoy some quality family time! Thursdays at 6 p.m.

February 2: STEM Discovery Project – What’s better than science projects with the family?!

February 2: Arts Gala – Enjoy an evening of new art displays and entertainment provided by the students

of Philipsburg Osceola School District ADULT PROGRAMS February 13, 6 p.m. Adult Reader’s Circle – Come in and discuss what you are currently reading. A great place to get ideas of what you might enjoy reading next!

February 13, 6:30 p.m. Heart Healthy Cooking – Learn how to make simple changes in your kitchen to improve the health of your heart!

TABLET TECH—Get a new Kindle or IPad? Tablets are all the rage! Tips on purchasing, hands-on demos, and tips and tricks for getting the most out of your new device!

Monday, February 13, noon to 1 p.m.

DROP-IN GADGET CRASH COURSE—Have a question? One-on-one help with your e-readers, smart phones, tablets, digital cameras and other gadgets!

Monday, February 13, 1 to 2 p.m.

LEGO COLLECTING—Donate your gently used Lego blocks and figures, for a new program for K – 5, starting in the Spring.

ADULT WINTER READING CLUB—Book Your Escape! Now through March, Read books, Get free stuff!

East Penns Valley Branch Library at 225 E. Main Street in Millheim (Millheim Borough Building)—call (814) 349-5328 for more information: Storytime programs meet Pa Learning Standards for Early Childhood Education ADULT BOOK CLUB—Come together with others who have read and want to discuss The Year of Living Biblically by A.J. Jacobs Tuesday, February 14 at 12:30 p.m.

NEEDLES NIGHT AT THE LIBRARY – Bring any portable needles project you are working on and share ideas and tips with others.

Thursdays at 6 p.m.

TABLET TECH—G et a new Kindle or IPad? Tablets are all the rage! Tips on purchasing, hands-on demos and tips and tricks for getting the most out of your new device!

Tuesday, February 7, noon to 1 p.m.

DROP IN GADGET CRASH COURSE—H ave a question? One-on-one help with your e-readers, smart phones, tablets, digital cameras and other gadgets!

Tuesday, February 7, 1 to 2 p.m.

AFTER SCHOOL DROP IN CRAFT—Meet us for crafts and/or science experiments!

Cool fun for everyone.

Mondays in February, 3:30 to 5 p.m.

PRE-SCHOOL STORYTIME—Stories and crafts especially for children under five years old with an adult.

Monday mornings at 10:30 a.m.

Tuesday mornings at 1:30 p.m.

ADULT WINTER READING CLUB—Book Your Escape! Now through March, Read books, Get free stuff!

Centre Hall Area Branch Library—call (814) 364-2580 for more information: Storytime programs meet Pa Learning Standards for Early Childhood Education PENNS VALLEY KNITTERS—Enjoy an evening at the library sharing your ideas and tips with others who love to knit!

February 9 & 23 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

ADULT CRAFT NIGHT—Up-cycled Jewelry: Bring your outdated or mismatched jewelry to up-cycle into a new bracelet. Call to reserve your space.

Wednesday and Thursday, February 1 & 2 at 6:30 p.m.

TABLET TECH—Get a new Kindle or IPad? Tablets are all the rage! Tips on purchasing, hands-on demos and tips and tricks for getting the most out of your new device!

Thursday, February 9 from noon to 1 p.m.

DROP IN GADGET CRASH COURSE—Have a question? One-on-one help with your e-readers, smart phones, tablets, digital cameras and other gadgets!

Thursday, February 9 from 1 to 2 p.m.

AFTER SCHOOL DROP-IN CRAFT—Perfect after school educational science experiment and fun activities.

Wednesday afternoons at 3 p.m.

PRE-SCHOOL STORYTIME—Stories and crafts especially for children under five years old with an adult.

Thursday afternoons at 2:30 p.m.

LEGO COLLECTING—Donate your gently used Lego blocks and figures, for a new program for K – 5, starting in the Spring.

ADULT WINTER READING CLUB– Book Your Escape! Now through March, Read books, Get free stuff!

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