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The Penns Valley High School boys’ basketball team was bounced from the postseason at the hands of Ligonier Valley on Tuesday night. The Rams had a pair of players reach double figures, but it wasn’t enough./Page 18

February 21-27, 2013

Volume 5, Issue 8

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THON shatters fundraising record By BRITTANY SVOBODA community@centrecountygazette.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — THON volunteer efforts raised $12,374,034.46 for the fight against pediatric cancer on Sunday — more than $1 million than last year. A range of events and activities took place to keep each dancer’s morale up during the historic fundraiser. Many events included guest speakers who were most often head coaches of Penn State sports teams. Speeches consisted of inspirational messages, including feelings about THON and the efforts made by the dancers and various volunteers both that weekend and throughout the entire year. These were reciprocated with cheers and emotion by those on the floor and in the stands. In a gesture that began last week when he promised to donate $10 per student who attended the home game last Thursday against Iowa to THON, men’s basket-

ball head coach Patrick Chambers presented THON’s finance overall chairperson, Jen Stipa, with a check for $14,200. “You’re everything that’s right about Penn State,” Chambers said to those who came to the Bryce Jordan Center to kick off THON weekend. “We appreciate you for your sacrifice, for your time and for how proud you make us.” Jay Paterno spoke to a lively crowd Saturday afternoon about the audience supporting not only the dancers, but the Four Diamonds families and cancer patients as well. “You will beat cancer and you will be cured,” Paterno said, “and know that we are with you every step of the way. This weekend is the greatest event that happens on any college campus anywhere in the world.” He compared a dancer’s journey at

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PACKED HOUSE: Dancers, families and spectators filled the Bryce Jordan Center to capacity over the weekend as THON raised a record $12.3 million in the fight against pediatric cancer.

PSU football players host Four Diamonds children By SAMI HULINGS community@centrecountygazette.com

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ALL SMILES: Philipsburg’s Emily Whitehead, 7, returned to THON this weekend. Whitehead battled acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Whiteheads make triumphant return By BRITTANY SVOBODA community@centrecountygazette.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — After a year away, Emily, Tom and Kari Whitehead, a Four Diamonds Family from Philipsburg, made their return to THON. “It’s really wonderful to be back,” Kari, Emily’s mom, said. “It’s really meaningful to us this year because last year … we weren’t sure really if she would be able to see another THON again.” “It’s really overwhelming,” Tom, Emily’s dad, said. Emily, 7, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia,

the most common type of cancer found in children that affects blood and bone marrow, in May 2010. After she relapsed for the second time in February 2011, the Whitehead’s were referred to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia where Emily received an experimental treatment. “Having to tell Emily that she relapsed was tremendously difficult,” Kari said, “but telling her that she was going to miss THON weekend and all the other THON events that year was really heartbreaking.”

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UNIVERSITY PARK — Squeals of laughter and shining smiles filled the Lasch Football Building on Saturday, as the Penn State football team’s weight room became a makeshift playground for Four Diamonds Fund children and their families. Seventy Nittany Lions players helped to make the dreams of more than 30 Make-A-Wish pediatric cancer patients come true at the team’s annual Make-A-Wish event held during THON Weekend. The day began in the team’s meeting room, as players were divided up into random groups and assigned to a family, with whom they would spend the afternoon with. For Adam Gress, a senior offensive tackle, being able to spend time with the children and their families gave him an opportunity to take their minds off of the idea of cancer. “I know that a lot of these families are families that have had cancer affect their lives. I’ve had a personal experience in my family with it. Things like that I take to heart a lot more now, so I like to do whatever I can,” he said. “Everyone, all these people are such great people and they are

such great fans. I think just the experience of getting to know people who support you so much is what matters most.” After meeting with their assigned families, Gress and his teammates served as tour guides,

as the families were given a complete tour of the football building, with stops in the weight room and locker room. While in the weight room, the players

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SMALL TALK: Linebacker Drew Boyce, defensive tackle Derek Dowrey and linebacker Adam Cole spend time chatting with a THON child.

Community remembers McClure By CHRIS MORELLI editor@centrecountygazette.com

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FOUNDING FATHER: ClearWater Conservancy’s Jim McClure, pictured with Thomazine Shanahan, died earlier this week at 85. Opinion .............................. 7 Health & Wellness ......... 8, 9

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STATE COLLEGE — Family, friends, community leaders and colleagues paused to remember Jim McClure this week. McClure, the man behind ClearWater Conservancy, died on Monday at The Fairways in State College. He was 85. His daughter, Laurel McClure, remembered him as a father, first and foremost. “He was a great guy. I have great memories of him. He taught

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me how to hit a Whiffle ball in the backyard and how to paddle a canoe,” she said. “One time, he bought everyone in the house cross country skis. He loved doing things outdoors. He was happy as long as he was outside.” His life reflected that. McClure was born on July 16, 1927, in Decatur, Ill. He attended Cass Technical High in Detroit, where he studied art and design. He furthered his education at Black Mountain College in North Carolina. He came to State College and worked for the College

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of Agriculture, where he was the art editor for Ag Publications. He will be remembered, though, for being a founding member of the ClearWater Conservancy, which is dedicated to protecting the local watershed. McClure was the organization’s first president. “My memories of Jim go back 20 years when I started working for ClearWater and he really took me under his wing. That’s really when I started to get to know

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What’s Happening .... 25, 26 Group Meetings .............. 27

Business ..................... 29, 30 Classifieds ........................ 31

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Front and Centre FLIGHT OF FANCY: A State College man has been building and collecting model airplanes since he was a young boy. His collection includes thousands of pieces. Page 12 MOVING ON: A total of five Penns Valley High School wrestlers will move on to the regional meet, which is being held in Johnstown this weekend. Page 18 NEW TERMINOLOGY: The SPE Federal Credit Union has added Kasasa to its many services. According to SPE CEO Russell Brooks, Kasasa will provide a better banking experience. Page 29

RECORD WEEKEND: Take a look back at THON through the eyes of Gazette photographers Maureen Lockard and Tim Weight in the photo essay “THON 2013 — For The Kids.” Pages 16, 17

CORRECTION: In last week’s edition of The Gazette, Mount Nittany Medical Center’s Leanne Czekaj was identified as a cardiologist. She is a physician assistant.

CORRECTION POLICY The Centre County Gazette corrects errors as soon as they are brought to our attention. Please contact us at editor@centrecountygazette.com to report a correction.

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FEBRUARY 21-27, 2013 THON, from page 1 THON weekend to a journey up Mt. Everest, climaxing at the summit. “Dance for those who have been saved, dance for those who will be saved and also remember those that we could not save. Their lives, their stories compel you to dance your way to the summit of Everest,” Paterno said. “And when you’ve made it you will know what you’ve done and you will know what you’ve accomplished.” Hosting THON’s pep rally event Saturday night were women’s basketball head coach Coquese Washington, women’s soccer head coach Erica Walsh and men’s soccer head coach Bob Warming. The three addressed the full Bryce Jordan Center offering their support for all the dancers, families, volunteers and spectators before

THE CENTRE COUNTY GAZETTE the sports teams displayed their dance skills for the crowd. “You guys are making a difference in people’s lives,” Washington said of the various THON organizations’ and committees’ dancers and volunteers. “A big, serious, important difference.” Walsh shared with crowd a slogan she and her team abide by. “Play for those who came before you,” she said. “We can’t thank you enough for your support of this unbelievable philanthropy.” The final coach to speak to the crowd was head football coach Bill O’Brien early Sunday afternoon just several hours before the reveal. “I was here a year ago,” he said, “and I was a rookie.” O’Brien explained that he researched

PAGE 3 that is what we as a university, as a student body are all about, those four words.” At his 36th THON, Charles Millard was the last guest speaker of the weekend and imparted on the crowd his thoughts about THON during family hour on Sunday afternoon. “It’s great to be a part of it here,” he said. “It’s one in the world and we should all, you and ourselves, be really proud to be here.” The 708 dancers at the Bryce Jordan Center were awake and on their feet for 46 consecutive hours, showing support for the kids who have beat pediatric cancer, for the kids who are fighting to beat pediatric cancer and for the kids who unfortunately lost their battles.

and read a lot about THON before his speech this year, knowing he would be back. “I have to first say that the families and most importantly the children of the THON families that are here are a tremendous inspiration to us at Penn State,” O’Brien said. “Thank you very much.” He also said he read about Charles and Irma Millard, who founded the Four Diamonds Fund in 1927 after their son, Christopher, lost his battle with pediatric cancer. “I read about where the four diamonds came from. And to me, that’s what Penn State is all about, those four words: courage, wisdom, honesty and strength,” O’Brien said. “If there’s one thing that I’ve learned in the last year about Penn State is

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The Whiteheadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s made THON a goal, a reminder to keep persevering through the hard times. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That was part of what we talked to her about,â&#x20AC;? Tom said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;when she was really sick to keep fighting and get back to THON.â&#x20AC;? This year Emily, Tom and Kari returned to THON. The Whiteheadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s are a Four Diamonds family who has received financial aid and emotional support from the efforts of THON. Tom said that although medical coverage through the Four Diamonds Fund didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t transfer with his family to Philadelphia, they continued to receive help with food and boarding expenses. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Four Diamonds backed us up and helped us sleep at night because we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to worry (about money),â&#x20AC;? he said. Tom and Kari said they were concerned about Emily being able to attend THON this year right up until Friday morning. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were worried a fever or something could come up and make us miss it again,â&#x20AC;? Tom said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just so important to us as a family to be here and for her to see it,â&#x20AC;? Kari said. And this year is special because Emily is two years older than she was the first year the Whiteheadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attended THON, allowing Emily to participate in what happens on the floor with the dancers, said Kari. Emily said her favorite part of THON is the squirt gun fights. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Family hour,â&#x20AC;? Tom added, â&#x20AC;&#x153;is pretty special too.â&#x20AC;? This year, Tom, Kari and Emily spoke to the thousands in the Bryce Jordan Center during family hour about their personal experience with cancer, THON and being a Four Diamonds family. Tom and Kari described the struggles both they and Emily endured while staying in the hospital to receive treatment, but spoke warmly of the amount of care given to them by a variety of people, including nurses and doctors who graduated from Penn State and participated in THON as an undergrad. Tom and Kari also thanked the Public Relations Student Society of America committee. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Because of your support and inspira-

him,â&#x20AC;? said Jennifer Shuey, executive director of the ClearWater Conservancy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He really stressed the importance of water resources. He wanted everyone to take an active role in the community.â&#x20AC;? McClure led by example. In addition to his active role at ClearWater Conservancy, he served on the State College Borough Council for eight years. According to his daughter, he was passionate about art and design, political and civic engagement, especially on the local level. His passion, though, was environmental advocacy. Scot Chambers, a close family friend of the McClures, remembered Jim as a man who was passionate about protecting the community where we reside. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was always involved in one way or another. He started the ClearWater Conservancy for a number of reasons â&#x20AC;&#x201D; most of which had an environmental angle. Everyone had a huge amount of respect for Jim,â&#x20AC;? Chambers said. In addition to being a great family man and a champion of the environment, McClure also loved animals. According to Laurel, he always had one of his huskies with him â&#x20AC;&#x201D; even at work. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some of the earliest pictures I have are from when Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m 2- or 3-years-old and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m just surrounded by husky puppies. It seemed he always had litters of puppies,â&#x20AC;? she said with a laugh. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He took them with him everywhere, even when he went to work on campus. People used to tell stories that the dogs would to go the Creamery to beg for ice cream and then find their way back to his office.â&#x20AC;? His dogs â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Lobo and Juba â&#x20AC;&#x201D; were just one of his many passions. He loved to draw and began to sketch as a hobby. Some of his satirical cartoons â&#x20AC;&#x201D; most of which had an environmental theme â&#x20AC;&#x201D; made the pages of the local newspaper. He was instrumental in the development of the boroughâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sign ordinance and helped create and maintain the Centre Area Transportation Authority.

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THE WHITEHEADS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Kari, Tom and Emily â&#x20AC;&#x201D; made their triumphant return to THON this weekend at the Bryce Jordan Center. Emily is now in remission. tion,â&#x20AC;? Kari said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;we got to see Emily smile and dance again this weekend.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;We arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sure what will happen with Emily tomorrow, but weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve heard all of you say that someday we will dance in celebration,â&#x20AC;? Tom said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For our family with your help that say is today.â&#x20AC;? The Whiteheadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last influence upon THON 2013 during family hour came when Emily thanked the audience â&#x20AC;&#x153;for inspiring me and helping me get through my fight with cancer.â&#x20AC;? Emily, Kari said, is healthy and has been in remission for nine months.

FEBRUARY 21-27, 2013 He helped design the orange and white color scheme that CATA still employs today. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I think about it, he must have loved orange,â&#x20AC;? Laurel said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;because our house on Hamilton (Avenue) had a bright orange door.â&#x20AC;? According to Chambers, McClure was easy to spot. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was 6-foot-3, a real beanpole type â&#x20AC;Ś heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d wear wide-brimmed cowboy hats, ride his bike and run his huskies through town. He was well-known and was a wonderful representative of our community,â&#x20AC;? Chambers said. The ClearWater Conservancy broke new ground by fighting a group who was surreptitiously dumping garbage in a region in Franklin Township along Spruce Creek, spurring McClure to pen a cartoon with the caption â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re All in the Same Bathtub,â&#x20AC;? a reference to involvement in illegal rural dumping. His impact is still being felt today, according to State College Mayor Elizabeth Goreham. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He had an appreciation of our natural resources and he wanted to protect them. He showed his support of our community in so many different ways. He will be missed,â&#x20AC;? Goreham said. After retiring from Penn State and stepping away from the ClearWater Conservancy, McClure spent his latter years living in a farmhouse near Millbrook Marsh. He loved walking his dogs, according to Laurel. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He had inherited a couple of golden retrievers and he spent time with them at Millbrook Marsh,â&#x20AC;? she recalled. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He loved telling stories. He had a deep, resonant voice â&#x20AC;Ś he was a great story teller. He just loved nature and wanted to make the world a more livable place.â&#x20AC;? In accordance with McClureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wishes, there will be no funeral service. According to Laurel, the family hopes to arrange a memorial service to take place in early summer. In lieu of flowers, contributions in McClureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memory may be made to ClearWater Conservancy, 2555 N. Atherton St., State College, PA 16803.

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FEBRUARY 21-27, 2013 Children, from page 1 played with the children, by teaching them about the workout equipment. Freshman defensive tackle Derek Dowrey said though he knew of Make-A-Wish, he had never been involved with it before. After hearing about the football team’s event, he immediately signed up. “I saw an opportunity to hang out with a bunch of kids who wanted to hang out with me. I thought that was pretty cool that they looked up to me in that way,” he said. “I was excited at the opportunity to get to do this.” Like the Dowery, the children and their families are excited to have the opportunity to hang out and have a good time. Shayne Beecher said his son Charlie, now 29 months cancer-free, loves the event, as it has allowed him access to the Penn State football team that not everyone has. Beecher said because of the Make-A-Wish event, he and his family have been able to get to know recent graduate and former tackle Mike Farrell very well. “He’s been an idol to the kids, just a great guy because of all the

THE CENTRE COUNTY GAZETTE “It (THON) means celebration of life,” Shultz said. After stopping to lift weights with the team, Charlie, Eli and the other children were then taken to the team’s locker room for autographs, pictures and the highlight of the event, ice cream. For placekicker Same Ficken, this was the best part of the event. “A lot of people look up to us. In this case, it’s really special to them and really special to us,” he said. “Spending time with the kids, it really means a lot to this university.” Like Gress, Ficken enjoyed being able to take the children’s minds off of their treatments. “They are kids. They are supposed to be having fun. This gives them the opportunity to hang out with some pretty cool people. It’s a great experience for everyone involved.” Freshman linebacker Adam Cole agreed, saying that his goal was to help make the kids happy. Little did he know he would end up one of the happiest people in the room. “It’s amazing. It truly is,” he said. “They put a smile on your face.”

great things he did off the field in addition to just being a good football player,” he said. “As a dad, to get them to learn the importance of it’s not always about being a great athlete, it’s about being a good person and making good choices in life. Every one of these kids on the team do that.” Like Beecher, Matthew Schultz, appreciates the giving attitude of the Penn State football team. His 5-year-old son Eli, who just received his last treatment on Jan. 25, was experiencing his first Make-A-Wish event, as well as his first THON. Though Eli and his little brother Ari and little sister Brooke may not understand all the inner workings of football just yet, the three love anything related to Penn State. “It’s pretty great because they watch TV every once in a while. They are still little, so they think everything is Penn State football. They always look to Penn State football players,” Schultz said. After receiving his first posttreatment scan on Tuesday, Eli was giving a good bill of health just days before THON, giving his dad even more to be thankful for this year.

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MAX BEECHER watches as kicker Sam Ficken and safety Ryan Keiser help his little brother and Four Diamonds Fund child, Charlie, lift weights.

State College school board approves preliminary budget By LAURA NICHOLS StateCollege.com

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FEBRUARY 21-27, 2013

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SEVERAL STATE COLLEGE businesses are selling State Patty’s Day merchandise. The Family Clothesline on College Avenue has a window display of clothing and accessories.

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AT MCLANAHAN’S on College Avenue, there are several large displays devoted to State Patty’s Day merchandise.

Toned-down State Patty’s Day expected By BRITTANY SVOBODA community@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE — This year’s State Patty’s Day celebration, a Penn State student-created annual holiday, will see some new restrictions. Penn State’s Interfraternity Council (IFC) voted earlier this month to ban social functions on Feb. 22 and Feb. 23, mirroring last year’s restrictions. The Tavern Association of State College also announced in a press release Tuesday morning that most downtown bars and restaurants will not be serving alcohol to patrons on Feb. 23. This decision comes after several meetings between the Tavern Association and Penn State and State College Borough officials. The Partnership: Campus & Communi-

ty United Against Dangerous Drinking, which is comprised of university and local leaders, will be paying bars and restaurants a $5,000 subsidy to make up for lost business. “This new agreement should further diminish the destructive excess encouraged by State Patty's Day,” said Damon Sims, cochairman of The Partnership and Penn State’s vice president for Student Affairs, “and we could not be more grateful to these business leaders for their responsible action.” Student service organizations and clubs will facilitate “State Day of Service,” coordinated by the Council of LionHearts. This includes various volunteer projects that Penn State students can participate in instead of the usual State Patty’s weekend activities. “Multiple volunteer events have been

offered in years past,” said Jordan Rolon, vice president for communications for the Penn State IFC, “but this is the first year that the Penn State IFC is promoting a specific event that we want our members to be a part of.” Although downtown stores like The Family Clothesline and McLanahan’s have had T-shirts and other State Patty’s Day merchandise out for weeks, students might have a bit of a hard time finding places to wear them. Local law enforcement is also implementing more restrictions on underage drinking. The State College Police Department issued a statement earlier this week that anyone caught drinking who is underage will be arrested. Those who cannot pay their fines will be spending the night in jail, according to UPUA President Courtney Lennartz.

There will be no option to do volunteer service and have the charge removed from permanent records. The Mount Nittany Medical Center also issued a statement on its website Feb. 15 that urges revelers to use caution. “We are grateful that the community is helping to mitigate the effects of alcohol related events associated with State Patty’s Day by closing some bars, and scheduling alternative events,” said Nancy Mutch, administrative director for the medical center’s emergency department. In preparation for State Patty’s weekend, the hospital will staff extra nurses and will have extra physicians on-call, typical protocol for home Penn State football weekends according to the hospital’s website. For more information and to sign up go to http://volunteer. psu.edu.

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When things go bad in Russia, blame U.S. By Scripps Howard News Service If something bad happens in Russia, Russian officials have an instant explanation: It’s the United States’ fault. They must have standing instructions in the event of an unfortunate event: “Blame America first, and we’ll get around to the real explanation later.” The blame begins at the top: At the 2009 economic forum in Davos, Russian leader Vladimir Putin blamed the U.S. for the global economic slowdown. The demonstrations following Putin’s blatantly rigged election to the presidency in 2011: The work of U.S. agents acting under the orders of Hillary Clinton. In 2012, Russian space officials blamed a series of launch and satellite failures on “foreign sabotage,” making it clear that the foreigner was the United States. In 2010, a scientist in a think tank with close ties to the Kremlin blamed Russia’s drought and devastating wildfires on “American weather weapons.” The Russian navy’s initial explanation for the loss of the submarine Kursk and its crew of 118 in 2000 was due to either a torpedo from an American sub or a collision with an American sub. Subsequent investigations showed, as they so often did in post-Soviet Russia, that the sinking was due to carelessness, poor maintenance and obsolescent torpedoes. On Feb. 15, a meteor the size of a city bus flashed across the Ural Mountains and exploded in spectacular fashion miles up in the atmosphere not far from the city of Chelyabinsk, injuring, at first reports, about 1,000 people and shattering glass over a wide region. And whose fault was the great flash in the sky and the accompanying tremors from the explosion? The U.S., of course. “Those aren’t meteors falling; it’s the Americans testing new weapons,” explained Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party and one of Russia’s flakier lawmakers. Maybe we should take it as a compliment that the Russians have far greater faith than we do in our technical prowess and ability to influence events not only on the other side of the world but in outer space too.

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Penn State, you should be proud As I made the turn onto University Drive and headed for the Bryce Jordan Center, I could see the line in the distance. On Saturday night, there was a mass of people outside the BJC lined up in the bitter cold, just waiting to get inside. Pretty amazing when you consider that Carrie Underwood or Bruce Springsteen weren’t in town. No, the folks waiting in line Chris Morelli is the were there to see editor of the Centre the spectacle County Gazette. He known as THON. can be reached at The line, as it editor@centre turned out, countygazette.com snaked down Curtin Road, past Beaver Stadium and headed toward Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. Inside the BJC, there were no big-name acts, no one with a Grammy and no comedy act with a multi-million dollar film deal. Nope, inside there were just a bunch of everyday people — college students, alumni, parents, children and families — who came together for an amazing 46-hour dance marathon. THON has grown by leaps and bounds through the years. When I was a student at Penn State, it was

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held in Rec Hall. When it moved to the Jordan Center, many feared that the spirit of THON would get lost in the cavernous basketball building. As it turns out, nothing could be further from the truth. The lines were long, and early Sunday morning it was announced that the doors of the BJC would be locked for the remainder of THON. That may have angered some folks, especially those who came to Happy Valley — some from as far away as California — just to cheer on the dancers. But the fact that overflow crowds are coming to see what the spectacle is all about is a very good thing. Chances are that all of the people piling through the doors had donated or would donate to the cause. For The Kids? Indeed. One can argue that this year’s THON was the biggest event in the history of the Jordan Center. That’s quite a statement, but it’s probably true. Think hard. What’s been bigger? A concert? A basketball game? The only thing to compare it to is previous THONs. Somehow, someway, the event keeps topping itself. It did just that when this year’s total was revealed Sunday afternoon. $12,374,034.46. Take that in for a moment. More than $12 million was raised by Penn State students for the Four Diamonds Fund. By now you know that the Four Diamonds Fund helps kids who have cancer. Just when it seems the total is un-

beatable, Penn State students go above and beyond. This year, students didn’t just beat last year’s total – they shattered it. A record has been set. The bar has been raised. On Sunday at church, a speaker from the American Cancer Society asked how many people in the congregation had been affected by cancer. Nearly every hand went up. Watching a loved one suffer as a result of the incurable disease is gutwrenching and heartbreaking. I can’t even imagine having a child diagnosed with the disease. Or worse yet, watching a child die from it. THON is going to get bigger and bigger, and I have no doubt it will get better and better – for the sake of the families. There are so many stories out there, some heartbreaking, others triumphant. Take, for example, the story of Philipsburg’s Emily Whitehead. We first featured her in the Gazette last March, just before an Easter egg hunt that was being held in her honor. Emily missed the egg hunt because she was in Philadelphia, being treated for cancer. This weekend, she was at THON, smiling and celebrating with her friends and family. Hers is one of the triumphant stories, one of the happy endings. Keep on dancing, Penn State. We’ll see you in 2014.

Postal Service still gets stamp of approval Disclaimer: I won’t pretend that I can write in an entirely impartial manner about the United States Postal Service or hide my fond feelings for the P.O. After returning from World War II, my highschool-educated dad found a way off the farm and into the middle class by working as a letter carrier for 44 years. Before ZIP codes and motorized routes, he walked a city route of up to 12 miles daily, often carrying the legal limit of 35 pounds of John M. Crisp mail in his tan teaches English at leather satchel. Del Mar College in His shift alCorpus Christi, ways began early, Texas. His column in the gloom of is distributed by Scripps Howard night. News Service. Email In South him at jcrisp@ Texas, he was delmar.edu. spared from the snow, but the heat was staggering, and my earliest associations with the Postal Service include the indelible, hearty stench of starch and sweat as my dad reached the end of his appointed rounds. Furthermore, I grew up near the close of an era — not that long ago — when the average American home had neither a telephone nor a TV, and the Postal Service served as a depend-

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able physical and psychological connection to the outside world. Imagine! A 250-year-old system that is still able to deliver within a few days an envelope with a hastily scribbled address from any location in the nation to any other, from downtown New York City to the wilds of Montana, for only 46 cents. And the Postal Service does this at the rate of around 175 billion — that’s “billion,” with a “b” — pieces of mail per year, six days per week. Or maybe five. This month, the Postal Service announced plans to discontinue Saturday delivery, beginning in August. The postmaster general says this move will save the service about $2 billion per year. For all I know, this is a sound business decision, although when it was proposed in 1957, I remember my dad shrugging his shoulders and pointing out that you still have to take the extra mail out on Monday. Still, for citizens who maintain a nostalgic affection for the post office — or who depend on it for the regular, efficient and economical delivery of letters, packages and prescriptions drugs — it’s an ominous sign. In the face of reduced mail volume brought on by email, the Internet and competition from private delivery services that naturally focus on the most profitable low-hanging fruit, is it possible that the post office has begun the diminished-services death spiral that will result in its elimination? Before we write it off completely,

take a look at Jesse Lichtenstein’s “Do We Really Want to Live Without the Post Office?” in the February issue of Esquire. In more detail than I can manage here, Lichtenstein argues that even though the Postal Service doesn’t receive taxpayer money, many of its problems are the result of mandates by Congress that prevent it from operating more efficiently. But even if it could be run entirely like a business, would we want it to? The fact is, as electronic as our world has become, we’re still very fond of stuff, physical artifacts that can be held and handled, birthday presents and Valentine’s Day cards with real notes and signatures. Online shopping makes a lot of sense, but the actual, physical stuff has to get to you somehow. Of course, there are other ways to get it there. But free-market solutions will never be able to do what the Postal Service does — and, no doubt, what the Founding Fathers had in mind when they set it up as a “service,” rather than a profit center — which is to connect every citizen, rich and poor, to every other, no matter how remote, for the same egalitarian price. We have to be practical. But it’s hard to think of an institution that has done more to create and perfect our union or that serves as a better symbol for our finest democratic aspirations. It’s a mistake to assume that its demise is inevitable or desirable.

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THE MOUNT NITTANY Medical Center recently held its annual Charity Ball. The event was held to raise money for the planned Penn State Hershey/Mount Nittany Medical Center Family Medicine Residency Program.

Charity ball raises $125,000 for program From Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — The Foundation for Mount Nittany Medical Center held its 65th annual Charity Ball on Feb. 2 at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, and raised $125,000 for the planned Penn State Hershey/Mount Nittany Medical Center Family Medicine Residency Program. State College-based Penn State Hershey

Family Medicine physicians, Michael Flanagan and Kristen Grine, along with their committee, transformed the Penn Stater into a “Give My Regards to Broadway” themed New York City streetscape — complete with flower vendor and bicycle rickshaw — for the more than 470 guests. The event featured a silent auction, gift box raffle and a contest to guess which Broadway show introduced the costumes dis-

played by 10 mannequins found throughout the venue. Penn State Musical Theatre students performed several Broadway show tunes, and the Philadelphia-area band, Paris, entertained guests after dinner. Event sponsorships were once again at an all-time high. Top sponsors were the University Park Regional Campus of Penn State College of Medicine, construction management firm Alexander Building

The fine lines of nutrition Over the years we all have been bombarded with many helpful tips with regards to nutritional health. We’ve learned a great deal about many different diets, foods, supplements, olive oil or vegetable oil, wines, beer, fish, garlic, butter or margarine, egg beaters, egg whites, no carbs, low carbs, low fat, high protein, etc. Most nutrition is not about counting grams of this and calories from that, but what is done with these nutriChris Hartley is a ents at the chemchiropractor at ical level. So, let’s Nittany Valley answer or clear Chiropractic in State College. up some nutritional concepts. ■ The benefits of fish The reason for this rise in the awareness of fish consumption is for the valuable omega-3 fatty acids found in certain but not all fish. The beneficial fish includes: tuna, king

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salmon, Atlantic salmon, Pacific herring, anchovies, lake trout, mackerel, dogfish, sablefish, lake white fish and blue fish. The fish must not be farm raised (it robs the fish of omega-3). Fried fish does not count; if you spend the money to get a nice piece of Atlantic salmon and fry it, you rob and change the chemical aspect of the salmon. So, proper fish, environment and cooking style maximize the benefit. Butternuts and walnuts are a good source of omega-3s. ■ Olive oil is good for you Yes, if it is not used for frying. Frying changes the chemistry and makes it bad for you. Try grilling, poaching, broiling or frying in wine or water, then seasoning with olive oil. Replace the vegetable oil in salad dressings with olive oil. ■ Butter or margarine Butter is composed of short-chain fatty acids, which are used by the brain and heart for metabolism. Margarine is full of trans fatty acids and the byproducts of its metabolism is bad for the body. Now, that doesn’t mean a stick of butter a day. If used in moderation, butter is very beneficial for the body. ■ What about eggs? The best egg would be organic

eggs, which are high in omega-3’s. Egg Beaters or other fake eggs are bad for you. Eggs are not bad for you if in moderation. Two per day will not hurt and are a good source of protein and essential fatty acids. We’ll save the cholesterol myth for another time. ■ Diets Short and sweet “diets are horrible and dangerous.” Weight Watchers and Jenny Craig are not diets, they are lifestyle changes. Having healthy eating habits is the way to go. This is a lifestyle change and not a diet. ■ Carbohydrates Carbs are a must for our body to survive. Some will say it is just grains that are bad for you. To keep this short and to the point, limit your grains to whole wheat, not bleached, grains (but only one slice a day). Carbs are found in everything we eat, so you can’t avoid them. Just monitor the bad carbs. ■ Some good habits Spices are great for cooking (garlic, turmeric, onions, ginger, pepper, etc.). They are packed with anti-inflammatory chemicals and other nutrients. Replace soda with green tea, water and juice (your body will thank you).

Shaw joins Center for Wound Care From Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — Mount Nittany Health is pleased to announce the addition of Dr. Mark Shaw as director of Center for Wound Care. Shaw graduated from Albright College in Reading, with a Bachelor of Science, and went on to become a Doctor in Osteopathy from the College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery, Des Moines, Iowa. He is board certified in emergency medicine and is a Fellow of the Amer-

ican College of Emergency Physicians. Previously the medical director of Clearfield Hospital’s emergency department, Shaw also worked on a part-time basis as a physician adviser for United Health Systems Executive Health Resources and as a clinical instructor for both Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine and Lock Haven University. The Center for Wound Care provides state-of-the-art techniques to heal chronic wounds, such as those

caused by diabetes, trauma, infection and others. Our experienced woundcare professionals offer the most advanced wound-healing therapies, including hyperbaric oxygen therapy and advanced orthotics. The Center for Wound Care is located at 120 Radnor Road, Suite 100, State College. To schedule an appointment, call (814) 231-7868 or visit www.mount nittany.org for more information on wound services offered at Mount Nittany Health.

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Construction and architectural design firm FreemanWhite. Proceeds from this year’s Charity Ball support the development of a Penn State College of Medicine/Mount Nittany Medical Center Family Medicine Residency Program at Mount Nittany Medical Center, which will ultimately result in improved access to primary care physicians in central Pennsylvania.

Study links stress to child obesity From Gazette staff reports UNIVERSITY PARK — Children who overreact to stressors may be at risk of becoming overweight or obese, according to researchers at Penn State and Johns Hopkins University. “Our results suggest that some children who are at risk of becoming obese can be identified by their biological response to a stressor,” said Lori Francis, associate professor of biobehavioral health. “Ultimately, the goal is to help children manage stress in ways that promote health and reduce the risks associated with an over- or under-reactive stress response.” Francis and her colleagues — Douglas Granger, director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Salivary Bioscience Research at Johns Hopkins University, and Elizabeth Susman, Jean Phillips Shibley professor of biobehavioral health at Penn State — recruited 43 children ages 5 to 9 and their parents to participate in the study. To examine the children’s reactions to a stressor, the team used the Trier Social Stress Test for Children, which consists of a five-minute anticipation period followed by a 10-minute stress period. During the stress period, the children were asked to deliver a speech and perform a mathematics task. The team measured the children’s responses to these stressors by comparing the cortisol content of their saliva before and after the procedure. The researchers also measured the extent to which the children ate after saying they were not hungry using a protocol known as the Free Access Procedure. The team provided the children with lunch, asked them to indicate their hunger level and then gave them free access to generous portions of 10 snack foods, along with a variety of toys and activities. The children were told they could play or eat while the researchers were out of the room. The results appeared online in the December 2012 issue of the journal Appetite.

Free rides offered From Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — Through its “Road to Recovery” program, the American Cancer Society provides those with cancer free rides to and from their treatments and related medical appointments. A curbside to curbside program, trained volunteers pick patients up at their place of residency and bring them to where they are receiving treatment, and take them back home again. To arrange a free ride, call (800) 227-2345.

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STUDENTS AT the Young Scholars of Central PA held a celebration for Chinese New Year and International Mother Language Day on Feb. 13.

Central Pa. Charter School celebrates Chinese New Year From Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — More than 50 students, staff and parents participated in the Young Scholars of Central PA Charter School’s Chinese New Year and International Mother Language Day celebration, held Feb. 13 at the school.

The program featured a multi-cultural fashion show that exhibited clothing from 22 different countries, as well as a Korean Martial Arts Tang Soo demonstration and Chinese riddle games. The event also included Chinese, Spanish and Indian dances and performances.

Lock Haven to hold online graduate fair on Feb. 26 From Gazette staff reports LOCK HAVEN — Prospective students who are interested in learning more about Lock Haven University’s graduate programs are invited to the Virtual Graduate School Fair on Feb. 26. The Graduate School Fair, held in cooperation with 10 other Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education universities, will include information about Lock Haven University’s graduate programs at both the main and Clearfield campuses. Attendees will participate online to talk to school representatives, faculty and students. “The Virtual Graduate School Fair is a great way to connect with prospective students in a forum that is convenient to them,” said Jerry Falco, assistant director of graduate admissions at Lock Haven Uni-

versity. “Students may have their questions answered quickly, and they will have the opportunity to communicate with current graduate students and faculty.” Attendees may register by visiting www.lhup.edu and clicking on the graduate admissions section to access the virtual fair registration information. Lane Bower, a faculty member at Lock Haven University’s physician assistant program, said she is excited to participate in the Virtual Graduate Fair. “I enjoy getting to know prospective students and assisting them in making their candidacy as strong as possible,” she said. For more information about the Virtual Graduate Fair or the graduate programs offered at Lock Haven University’s campuses, contact Jerry Falco at (570) 484-3869 or jfalco@lhup.edu.

Penn State professor receives national honor From Gazette staff reports UNIVERSITY PARK — A professor in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences is among nearly two dozen individuals honored by the Weed Science Society of America for outstanding contributions to the field of weed science. William Curran, professor of weed science, received the Outstanding Extension Award for his statewide weed-management educational programs for agronomic crops. The award was presented during the society’s annual meeting, held recently in Baltimore. Curran has developed many educational materials and regularly speaks at statewide, regional and county meetings and workshops. His research focuses on herbicide evaluation, weed biology and ecology, integrated weed management, weed management in conservation tillage systems and managing weeds in organic crop production systems. “These honorees are true innovators from academia, government and private

industry who are making a significant mark on our profession through their research, teaching, publishing and outreach,” said Rodney Lym, president of the society. The Weed Science Society of America, a nonprofit scientific WILLIAM CURRAN society, was founded in 1956 to encourage and promote the development of knowledge concerning weeds and their impact on the environment. The society promotes research, education and extension outreach activities related to weeds, provides science-based information to the public and policy makers, fosters awareness of weeds and their impact on managed and natural ecosystems, and promotes cooperation among weed science organizations across the nation and around the world.

LOCK HAVEN — The Lock Haven University Foundation recently awarded $10,000 in “Student Success Grants,” special projects in spring 2013 that enhance student learning within the university. “These grants have a direct impact on student achievement and give us the opportunity to support projects that are directly aligned with our No. 1 strategic goal — student success,” said Donna Wilson, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs. “We are grateful for these contributions from the Lock Haven University Foundation.” Brett Everhart, professor of health and physical education, is among the awardees. His grant will be used to give health and physical education students access to research-based curricular and instructional materials, called SPARK-PE, to choose as resources when they plan lessons. The materials will serve as instructional guides for teachers to engage students in optimum amounts of physical activity while sequencing creative learning activities appropriately. Ted Nuttall, professor of biology, is also among the grant recipients. The Ruggedized Advanced Pathogen Identification Device is a portable instrument designed for the military that very rapidly identifies specific harmful bacteria and viruses through their unique DNA using real-time polymerase chain reaction. RAPID was donated to LHU in 2012 by Todd Ritter, an alumnus of LHU who

helped develop it. The Digital Disruptor Genie funded by this grant will be used to extract DNA from any source (bacteria, spores, etc.) for use in the device. The RAPID system will be integrated into the Advanced DNA Methods course taught in the spring of 2015. Additional faculty awardees were Amy Kutay and Barrie Overton, biology professors who submitted a joint proposal to purchase equipment for first-year biology and health science students to conduct hands-on molecular-based laboratory experiments. Associate Dean Marianne Hazel, the final grant awardee, was given funding to support the university’s annual Celebration of Scholarship event in April. Successful proposals demonstrated enhancement of student learning, clear and measurable outcomes and potential to affect the outcomes, as well as a feasible budget. “The foundation is pleased to have been able to collaborate with the university on providing these funds to the LHU faculty,” said Jim Gregory, president of the LHU Foundation board of directors. “Student success and faculty support are key components of the foundation’s mission at LHU.” Lock Haven University is a member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, the largest provider of higher education in the commonwealth. Its 14 universities offer more than 250 degrees and certificate programs in more than 120 areas of study. Nearly 500,000 system alumni live and work in Pennsylvania.

Penn State turf students place high in national competition From Gazette staff reports UNIVERSITY PARK — Three teams of Penn State students recently competed in the Sports Turf Managers Student Challenge, and two earned Top-3 finishes in their divisions. More than 40 collegiate teams competed in the event, held in January during the Sports Turf Managers Association conference in Daytona Beach, Fla. Tom Serensits, manager of the Center for Sports Surface Research at Penn State, helped prepare the students to compete. Team members represented both programs offered by Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences for students pursuing a career in the turfgrass industry. The Two-Year Division team was made up of students from Penn State’s two-year golf course turfgrass management program. The other two teams were comprised of students from the four-year turfgrass science major. The Two-Year Division team placed third, and one of the Four-Year Division teams placed second. “I am always happy to see our students do well,” said Andrew McNitt, professor of soil science, who coordinates the turfgrass science major and directs the Center for Sports Surface Research at Penn State. “They work hard to prepare for the competition and take it very seriously. Tom Serensits sets the tone and does a great job help-

ing the students prepare.” The second-place Four-Year Division team included senior turfgrass science majors Will McNeal, of York; Matt Harvey, of Reynoldsville; Tyler Patton, of Ellwood City; and Stephen King Jr., of St. Leonard, Md. “The competition is basically like a test,” said McNeal. “You and your team get a packet of papers including multiple choice, matching and short-answer questions, and you have 3-1/2 hours to finish it all.” The questions on the test cover topics such as math, turf nutrition, soil properties, plant morphology and biology, and pest management. McNeal explained that there is also a live identification portion requiring teams to identify grasses, diseases, mower and sprayer parts, insects and other related objects. “I hope the fact that we did so well will encourage other turf majors to join the team and participate in future competitions,” McNeal said. The Two-Year Division team included Ben Burrill, of Otley, England; Keenan Lilyquist, of Shoreview, Minn.; and Aaron Archambault, of Exeter, N.H.; who are all pursuing the two-year certificate. Ben Gotwalt, of Elizabethtown; Mike Scheyd, of Kensington, Conn.; Todd Pully, of Lewistown; and Jacob Leadbetter, of Corsica; also competed in the Four-Year Division.

Segall named STLE fellow From Gazette staff reports UNIVERSITY PARK — Albert Segall, professor of engineering science and mechanics at Penn State, has been named a fellow of the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE). Segall has been a member of the Penn State faculty since 2002. Before joining the university, he was a faculty member at Washington State Uni-

versity and director of engineering programs for its mechanical and manufacturing engineering department. Segall received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering in 1982, his master of science in engineering mechanics in 1986 and his doctorate in engineering science and mechanics in 1992, all from Penn State. He and other fellows will be recognized at the upcoming STLE annual meeting May 7 in Detroit.

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Food science major returns to France From Gazette staff reports UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State senior Meghan Kane visited France not once, but twice through programs offered by the College of Agricultural Sciences. A food science major with a minor in French, the Maple Glen native enrolled in an embedded course last year that focused on U.S. and French agricultural systems. This year she was asked to participate as a teaching assistant for the course. Kane and her fellow students spent two weeks learning firsthand in France after the fall semester was over. “The goal of the course was to examine the horticultural food science, farm-to-fork processes, marketing and manufacturing, and policy and legislation of each country,” Kane said. “The students learned about each of these aspects by focusing on four case studies on cheese, wine, strawberries and canola seed.” Her role was to teach students

basic French lessons before they arrived overseas. “I was a kind of liaison,” she said. “Before we left, I taught them things like how to introduce themselves and how to order food. My goal was to prepare them before they arrived so they would be able to get the most out of their experience.” Once they were in France, Kane helped translate and was a tour guide of sorts for the other students. During their two-week stay, Kane and the other students visited a research center, where they heard presentations explaining French perspectives on their own agrarian systems. They also took trips to the Kitchen Gardens and Castle at Versailles, as well as other museums and monuments around Paris. The class also visited the Rungis Market — the largest wholesale market in the world — stopped at an organic farm where they learned about French farming practices, and visited the Perrier and Vazart Coquant champagne houses.

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MEGHAN KANE will travel to France for a second time. This time, she will be a teaching assistant. “It was a great experience,” Kane said. “It was satisfying going back a second time because I got to see a lot that I hadn’t the first time. I just loved being able to practice my French and learn more about the culture.” For more information about the Food Science major, go to www.food science.psu.edu/majors.

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CPI STUDENTS recently participated in SkillsUSA District 7 Competitions in Clearfield and Jefferson counties against students from 14 other schools. Back row, from left, are, Lindsey Guisewhite; Kayla Henry; and Coura Fogleman, first place, health knowledge bowl; and Sunshine Zimmerman, second place, commercial baking; and front row, from left, Carley Wojtaszek, first place, restaurant service; and Meghan Storeman, first place, health knowledge bowl team. All first-place winners will advance to the state competition in Hershey in April.

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State College man brings aviation history to life By SAM STITZER pennsvalley@centrecountygazette.com

STATE COLLEGE — Like many young boys, Christian Bechdel began building plastic model airplanes when he was about 10 or 11 years old. He never stopped. Bechdel, now 51, lives in a State College apartment filled from floor to ceiling with his vast collection of model planes, some of which were built by Bechdel 40 years ago. Most are models of military aircraft of the World War II era, but some are from the post-war jet age, including his favorite jet, the B-58 Hustler bomber. A few World War I and between warsera biplanes dot his collection as well. He has three variations of the experimental Northrop flying wing bombers of the 1940s, including one that was fitted with dual counter-rotating propellers on each of its four engines. “A lot of people don’t even know that plane existed,” Bechdel said. Bechdel favors planes with unusual markings. He has several examples representing captured German fighters with American markings, and American fighters with German or Japanese markings. He plans to build model of a little known P-51 Mustang with markings of the Nationalist Chinese Air Force of the 1950s. Building model planes is not a particularly unusual hobby, but back around 1990, Bechdel decided to take an unusual step to increase the realism of his models. Since that time he has in-

stalled small electric motors in about half of his models to spin their tiny propellers. He uses motors, battery boxes, and tiny switches purchased from Radio Shack, and powers them with AA or AAA size batteries. The motors are glued into the models’ cowls, and the switches are hidden in landing gear bays whenever possible, so they are not noticeable. He has several multi-engine planes equipped with the motors, including a four-engine B17 bomber hanging from the ceiling with props spinning and a tiny light in the cockpit, perfectly mimicking a night bombing mission. Bechdel likes how the propellers spin at very realistic speeds, and when turned off, they spin down to a stop in a realistic fashion. “That’s what makes mine a little more unusual,” Bechdel said of the motorized models. For Bechdel, building models is much more than just gluing pieces together. He carefully paints and details his models, which are mostly in 1/48 or 1/72 scale, including the cockpit, pilot and crew figures, and the delicate canopy framing on a fingertipsize bubble of clear plastic. He applies camouflage finishes using a stretched out cotton ball as a brush, which produces realistic fuzzy edges between colors. Bechdel said that model kits have changed over the years. “They used to have moveable control surfaces and landing

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CHRISTIAN BECHDEL surveys some of his collection of model airplanes, Matchbox models and railroad memorabilia. gear, but most of them don’t have that any more,” he said. Bechdel paints his models using spray paint. He had used airbrushes in the past. “They were just too much trouble,” he said. Bechdel’s eclectic tastes go beyond model aircraft. He has

Dutchcot seeks second term as magisterial district judge From Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — Magisterial District Judge Leslie Dutchcot will seek reelection for a second term in District Court 49-2-01 which covers College, Ferguson, Halfmoon and Patton townships. Dutchcot was elected to this seat in 2007. She graduated cum laude from the University of Pittsburgh with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and graduated from Duquesne University School of Law in 2000. After law school, she was a law clerk to the Honorable Ronald E. Vican in Monroe County, and an Assistant District Attorney in Monroe County, as well. She is the current Magisterial District Judge in the Centre Region office and Of Counsel at Goodall & Yurchak, P.C. Dutchcot also instructs criminal law at the Justice and Safety Institute’s Deputy Sheriff Academy. She is a member of the Centre County Bar Association and the Pennsylvania Bar Association. She is active with the Special Court Judges Association of Pennsylvania and serves on the Association’s Redistricting Committee. Dutchcot was also invited to participate in the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts Weighted Caseload Study intended to analyze and compare caseload statistics in magisterial districts, judicial districts and classes of counties. With the cooperation of Centre County President Judge Thomas Kistler, Dutchcot was able to implement the Magisterial District Court Veterans Diversion Program in

the Centre County District Courts. Dutchcot completed Centre County Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training in January 2011 and is the only CIT-trained judge in the county. She presented a program covering the Magisterial District Court Veterans Diver- LESLIE DUTCHCOT sion Program to the January 2012 CIT training class. She is scheduled to present a Continuing Legal Education program on Crisis Intervention Training and the Veterans Diversion Program to the Centre County Bar Association in February. She was invited as a guest speaker at the K-9 Veteran’s Day celebration in March 2012. The Patton Township Business Association awarded Dutchcot its 2011 Excellence Award for her work as a counselor and board member of Centre County Law Enforcement Camp Cadet Inc. Dutchcot is a Leadership Centre County graduate and serves on the board of directors for State College Meals on Wheels. She volunteers for Centre County PAWS. She was also the recipient of the State College Jaycees Lawyer of the Year Award in 2005 and the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Everyday Leader Award in 2006. She resides in Ferguson Township with her husband, Art Entz.

Church offers Lenten meals From Gazette staff reports PLEASANT GAP — The community is invited to Lenten meals and worship service at St. Mark Evangelical Lutheran Church, 160 N. Main St. in Pleasant Gap.

The meals and services will be held on Feb. 20, 27, March 6, 13 and 20. Meal will be served at 6 p.m., with service to follow. Rev. Kevin Shock will lead the service. For more information, call the church office at (814) 359-2522.

amassed a nearly 8,000 piece collection of Matchbox models, including some very rare pieces. He owns many diecast car and truck models, including the ambulance from the “Ghostbusters” movies. His living room wall is adorned with railroading posters, and he has an original sign from

the Beech Creek railroad station. “I saw that sign at a yard sale and couldn’t believe it,” he said. Bechdel is originally from Beech Creek, where his family owned and operated a funeral home for many years. He has lived in State College for the last five years.

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CLOTHES MENTOR in State College held a “Girls Night Out” event on Feb. 11. The $5 entry fee was donated to Housing Transitions Inc. More than 70 women attended and more than $450 was raised for Housing Transitions. From left, HTI Housing case manager Colby Woodring and HTI board member Kathy Miglani.

Elks plan beach party fundraiser From Gazette staff reports BELLEFONTE — The Bellefonte Elks will host a Beach Party-themed fundraiser from 6 to 9 p.m. on April 6 at the Elks.

Tickets are $25 per person. Cost includes entertainment and buffet. For more information or to purchase tickets, call (814) 355-2828.

Easter Egg hunt set for March 23 From Gazette staff reports BOALSBURG — The State College Elks will host an Easter Egg Hunt for all Elks

member children and guests at noon on March 23 at Mountain View Country Club. For more information about the egg hunt, contact Mike Packard at (814) 777-2033.

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Valentine’s Day brings talk of love By ADRIANNE ROBBINS Special to The Gazette

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DINERS FILLED the Civic Center for a good cause.

East Penns Valley Library holds spaghetti dinner fundraiser By SAM STITZER pennsvalley@centrecountygazette.com

AARONSBURG — On Feb. 16, a spaghetti dinner fundraiser was held at the Aaronsburg Civic Center to benefit the East Penns Valley Library. The menu included spaghetti and meatballs, as well as salad, appetizers and desserts. The homemade desserts were donated by local residents, and the spaghetti was prepared by a group of volunteers from the community. The dinner followed a Valentine’s Day theme, with red placemats, candles and roses on the tables.

A new item of décor this year was wedding photos of local couples. Each table had the photos displayed on red paper stands made by Mary Hosterman. Most of the photos were 50 or more years old, with one dating to 1905. This idea came from one of the dinner organizers, Amy Niewinski. Some of the couples pictured in the photos were present at the dinner. Denise and Russell Hosterman, married almost 54 years, saw their wedding photo from June of 1959 on the table. When another diner asked them what the secret to a long marriage

was. Russell quipped: “We haven’t found out yet.” Another Hosterman couple, Orvil and Mary, sat by their wedding photo from 53 years ago. Both couples received many congratulations from other diners at the meal. The dinner was sponsored by the Friends of the East Penns Valley Library, and is an annual fundraiser for the library. A raffle for a flower arrangement donated by Long Lane Flower and Garden was also held at the dinner to raise funds for the library. The library is located in the Millheim Municipal Building on state Route 45.

Another Valentine’s Day has come and gone. I was fortunate to know at a very young age that love is celebrated each day in some way. As I got older and sat home on a few un-celebrated Valentine’s Days (typical teen angst moving to early 20s college-angst), I began to understand that Valentine’s Day (a public celebration of love) begins with us ... and then can be shared with many. Buddha said, “You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” I was grateful for this message and began to use it in my work. My work is youth and families. My work is teaching and love. How do you teach children that they deserve love, not just from you, but from themselves? Do we model the same message? I know at the YSB, we do this each day. We say, “Good Morning! Did you sleep well?” to our youth in care. We help them pick out a nice outfit. We make sure their homework is completed and done well. We send them off to school with a full stomach and a “Have a great day!” We talk calmly and show patience. We ask them their opinions and beliefs. We ask them what they want to do when they grow up. We encourage them to join clubs and activities. We teach them about healthy relationships and appropriate boundaries through our body language and how we react to each other. Most importantly, we love them unconditionally and accept them for who they are. In turn, they begin doing all of those things on their own. They start to ask themselves the same questions and begin to love themselves unconditionally and for who they are. Talk with your children (siblings, nieces, nephews, kids) about how they take care of (love) themselves. Take care of your selves and children — and enjoy watching them do the same! Adrianne Robbins is the director of Zerby Gap Familyworks, a part of the Centre County Youth Service Bureau.

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AT A RECENT ceremony at the Knights of Columbus Hall in State College, three Boy Scouts were promoted to Eagle Scouts. Pictured, from left, are Thomas Sicree, Hunter Thomas and Ben Meister.

3 gain Eagle Scout rank From Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — Thomas Sicree, Ben Meister and Hunter Thomas, members of Boy Scout Troop 83 in State College, recently earned the rank of Eagle Scout at a ceremony at the Knights of Columbus Hall in State College. Eagle Scout is the highest advancement rank that a Boy Scout can earn. According to scoutmaster Ron Sepich, approximately four percent of all Boy Scouts earn the Eagle Scout rank. To become an Eagle Scout, each candidate must earn 21 merit badges, hold one or more appropriate leadership positions within the troop, and successfully complete a service project that benefits a nonprofit organization or the community in general. Sicree, the son of Rebecca and Andrew Sicree, designed and constructed a rosary walk at Our Lady of Victory Catholic School for use by the school and the public, as his Eagle Scout service project. Sicree served his Troop as an assistant senior patrol

leader and patrol leader. Thomas, the son of Anne and Scott Thomas, designed and built a rest area outside of Grace Lutheran Church, consisting of a brick patio, two benches, and a planter box. The project took nearly 180 man hours to complete. He served as a senior patrol leader and quartermaster for Troop 83. Meister, son of Pam and Paul Meister, served his troop as troop guise guide and asssistant senior patrol leader. For his Eagle Scout service project, he weeded and mulched over 300 trees helping to restore a riparian buffer along Spring Creek at the Penn State Sheep Farm. Representatives from community service organizations, including John Kriner from the State College Elks and Dallas Lykens from the Nittany Leathernecks presented awards to these young men, in recognition of their outstanding achievements. Also in attendance and presenting awards were sheriff Denny Nau and Pennsylvania State Legislators Kerry Benninghoff and Scott Conklin.

Steve and Tammy Bennett, of Avis have announced the engagement of their daughter, Ashley Marissa Bennett to Tyler Scott Koser, son of Doug Koser, of McVeytown, and Susan Tice, of Spring Mills. Ashley is a 2008 graduate of the Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School. She received a bachelor’s degree in journalism with a minor in agricultural communications from Penn State University in 2011. She is employed as the assistant director of annual giving at Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove. She is also a parttime sales associate at the Woolrich Company Store in Woolrich. Tyler is a 2008 graduate of Penns Valley Area High School. He received a bachelor’s degree in health and physical education from Lock Haven University in 2012. He is employed by Sugar Valley Charter School in Loganton and at Champs Gym and Fitness in Shamokin Dam. The couple is planning a June 1, 2013, wedding at Saint Luke’s Catholic Church in Jersey Shore.

Birth Announcements AVELYN ELIZABETH HENRY Laurie Smith Henry and Neil Henry, of Bellefonte, are proud to announce the arrival of their daughter, Avelyn Elizabeth, born at 4:26 a.m. February 10, 2013 at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. Avelyn weighed 5 pounds 7 ounces and is 17.5 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Dennis and Susan Smith, of Bellefonte and the paternal grandparents are Gary and Darla Henry, of Rimersburg. To submit wedding, engagement or birth announcements send information to community@centrecountygazette.com or mail it to: The Centre County Gazette, Attn: Announcements, 403 S. Allen St., State College,

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Being in the right place at Pink Zone Charity brings community together to fight breast cancer, support survivors STATE COLLEGE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The lights are out but the floor is bright. All you see is pink. The color of breast cancer awareness, the color of strength, the color of survivorship. As I walked out onto the basketball court during halftime at the 2012 Pink Zone Lady Lions basketball game, I felt part of something enormous; a community of survivors and supporters. I had been to other WBCA Pink Zone games before, held annually at the Bryce Jordan Center, but last year was my first time attending as a survivor. During halftime all the breast cancer survivors are invited onto the floor to be recognized with songs, cheers and speeches. When I was called to the court, I proudly lined up, waiting to appear in front of the crowd, with hunMarjorie S. Miller is dreds of other breast cancer survivors. staff writer for The It was impossible not to notice I was Centre County probably the youngest survivor there, Gazette. Email her at the age of 27. Initially I felt a little at mmiller@centre sad: why was I here? I am young, countygazette.com. healthy and planning my wedding. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t belong here. But that feeling quickly disappeared. Seeing the other survivors gave me hope. There were women of all ages, and survivorship of varying numbers: some 20- or 30-year survivors, some still in treatment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nothing defines Pink Zone more than the survivors who attend year after year,â&#x20AC;? the Pennsylvania Pink Zone website states. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is an emotional game with a defining cause. The inspiration that the survivors provide to all in attendance â&#x20AC;&#x201D; including the Lady Lions â&#x20AC;&#x201D; is truly remarkable.â&#x20AC;? When I wrote â&#x20AC;&#x153;My pink ribbon,â&#x20AC;? a column that originally appeared in The Centre County Gazette last October for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I was overwhelmed by the response. I thought, and had hoped, people would read my story and be encouraged and inspired. I had hoped it would reach younger women, under age 40 and 30, who usually arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t addressed when we talk about breast cancer. But the actual response I got was far more powerful than I could have ever imaged. I got messages from friends and strangers, and was asked to make public speaking appearances, most recently at the Penn State men and womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Paint it Pinkâ&#x20AC;? gymnastics meet last month for breast cancer awareness and education. What I felt from that response was an even stronger sense of community. Proof that support comes in all forms, and is unwavering. Being out on the floor at last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pink Zone game as a survivor for the very first time let me know I was part of this whole community, in Happy Valley and beyond, that supports its breast cancer patients and survivors, and their families and friends. And itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the Pink Zone that brings that support home. Money raised during the Pink Zone game, and throughout year-long efforts, goes toward education, prevention, diagnosis and treatment. The money is placed in six different organizations, agencies and health care providers, for their fight against this disease that affects up to one in eight women in the United States: Mount Nittany Medical Center, Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute, the PA Breast Cancer Coalition, Kay Yow Cancer Fund, J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital and Lewistown Hospital. Because of the Pink Zone and its beneficiaries, we have a community of survivors. We have a sea of pink on the floor during halftime and in the stands. We have the pink hats and boas, and the lights and ribbons, which are not just worn for pride and strength, but to display the everyday fight. The fight that extends beyond the basketball

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Pink Zone game takes center stage From Gazette staff reports UNIVERSITY PARK â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Once again, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to turn the Bryce Jordan Center pink. When the Penn State womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball team hosts Michigan on Feb. 24, it will be a special afternoon at the BJC. The annual game â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which features both teams in pink uniforms â&#x20AC;&#x201D; will pay tribute to survivors of breast cancer as well as those who have lost their battle with the disease. A total of $3 from every single-game ticket sold will to the Pink Zone at Penn State fundraising efforts. There will be a pink silicone bracelet and glow necklace giveaway while supplies last. Last year, the Lady Lions donated a record $203,000 to breast cancer causes. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fundraising efforts will benefit the Mount Nittany Medical Center, Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute, Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition, the Kay Yow Cancer Fund, J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital and Lewistown Hospital. For more information on the Pink Zone at Penn State, visit the official Pink Zone website at www.pennsylvaniapinkzone.org.

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THE â&#x20AC;&#x153;PAINT IT PINKâ&#x20AC;? crowd turned out at a Penn State womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gymnastics meet earlier this year. game. The fight that becomes part of life. We must not forget why all of this is important. We must not forget the Pink Zone and its beneficiaries work every day, through numerous efforts, towards a cure. We must not forget that these hospiâ&#x20AC;&#x153;NOTHING DEFINES tals and organizations strive not only take care of and Pink Zone more than to cure breast cancer patients, the survivors who at- they make sure families and tend year after year. friends are supported, informed and comfortable. This is an emotional Because they know itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a game with a defining husband, wife, sister, brothmother or best friend cause. The inspiration er, bringing flowers or food, or that the survivors pro- simply holding a hand bevide to all in atten- fore surgery, that makes a huge difference. The Pink dance â&#x20AC;&#x201D; including the Zone and those agencies Lady Lions â&#x20AC;&#x201D; is truly and facilities know it is the whole picture that matters. remarkable.â&#x20AC;? The picture of support is multifaceted, just like the The Pennsylvania breast cancer patient. Pink Zone website Now in its seventh year, The Pink Zone brings together the community for the fight, for support and strength, and to strive to eradicate breast cancer. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the pink shirts, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the Lady Lions basketball game, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the care

and compassion. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s that one moment, when you walk out onto the floor, you know, maybe for the very first time since your diagnosis, that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in the right place. According to its website, the Pennsylvania Pink Zone and Penn State Lady Lion Basketball are a unified force in the fight against breast cancer on the court, across campus and within communities. The Pennsylvania Pink Zone promotes cancer awareness and empowers survivors through year-round efforts to raise funds critical in supporting vital breast cancer organizations, charities and facilities that focus on breast cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment. Through the support of sponsors and donors, and inspiring fundraising efforts for many of its beneficiaries, the Pennsylvania Pink Zone has distributed more than $577,000 in six years to support education, research and treatment in the field of breast cancer, according to the website. The Lady Lions will take on Michigan at 1 p.m. on Feb. 24 at the Bryce Jordan Center. For more information visit www.pennsylvaniapinkzone.org.

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Clockwise, from top left: The Penn State Blue Band rocked the stage on Saturday morning; the Penn State cheerleaders got participants fired up; dancers were decked out from head to toe in THON gear; dancers take a break to work at the craft table; dancers show the "diamond" sign on the floor of the BJC.

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Clockwise, from top left: Seniors Ella Keffer and Sonja Olsen, danced for Navy ROTC's THON group, Operation Blue and Gold; beach balls floated through the air; Penn State students donated their hair for "Locks of Love"; exercise groups kept the dancers on their feet and entertained; a young boy plays with a water gun on the floor of the BJC.

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Five Alive Penns Valley wrestlers advance to regional tournament By JOHN DIXON sports@centrecountygazette.com

ALTOONA — When the Penns Valley Rams wrestling contingent left Spring Mills early Saturday morning for its trip to the Altoona High School Fieldhouse for day two of the PIAA District 6 Class AA Wrestling Tournament, there had to be a high level of excitement in the vans. The 13-man squad — Penns Valley had no wrestler entered at 220 pounds — that the Rams began the tournament with had eight grapplers alive for medal contention. Penns Valley had five wrestling in the morning semifinal bouts and three remaining in the wrestlebacks. In the team race, the Rams sat in third place with 72 points behind leader West Branch (75) and second-place Cambria Heights (73). Unfortunately, that euphoria wouldn’t last as no Penns Valley grappler would step on the top step of the medal podium. The Rams lost two grapplers in the semifinals and then watched, as the three remaining wrestlers would fall in the finals. PV placed fifth in the team race scoring 131 points to champion West Branch’s 153. But with five wrestlers in each bracket advancing to the Southwest Regional Tournament in two weeks at the Cambria County War Memorial, Penns Valley would still be able to fill a van full of wrestlers for the trip to Johnstown. It will be the most grapplers the Rams have sent to regionals since five made the trek in 2006. After all, while it’s nice to be a district champ, the ultimate goal is to advance to the next level — regionals and then onto Hershey for the state championships. Mission accomplished for the Rams’ quintet. The Rams will send secondplace finishers junior Seth Decker (145), sophomore Corey Hazel

(160) and sophomore Mike Rogers (182) along with fourthplace finishers senior Cole Confer (152) and senior Maverick Swartz (195). West Branch’s Jason Bainey was named Coach of the Year while Forest Hills Cody Law was voted by the media as the tournament Outstanding Wrestler by posting falls in 54 seconds, 1:20 and 3:17 en route to the finals where he posted a 22-12 major decision over the Rams’ Hazel. Law has committed to wrestle for the Penn State Nittany Lions next season. “I’m digesting it all right now. It was a good day,” Brinker said. “On paper, we knew what we were up against here. We’re walking out with five guys going to Johnstown, so I’m pleased with that. You are kidding yourself if you don’t always want more kids. I’m happy with what we’ve got. “We wrestled to our seeds for the most part,” Brinker continued. “We would have liked to have some of our other seeds come through. In the finals we went against some tough kids. There are four state-place winners here and we went against two of them. It was a tough round. Drew Hurd (sophomore, 170 pounds) wrestled an outstanding tournament. For him to get what he got here, taking sixth, was a good, sound tournament.” In the finals at 145, Decker faced off against top-seeded Noah Tarr of Blairsville and dropped a tough 6-4 decision. Tarr built a 5-1 lead into the third period off the strength of a pair of takedowns. Decker responded with an escape and takedown in the third period to get within 5-4 but couldn’t muster the winning takedown. At 152 in the semifinals, Confer lost a 9-5 decision to topseeded Andrew Doak of Blairsville off the strength of four takedowns. In the third-place match against West Branch’s Luke Slippey, Confer trailed 3-0

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PENNS VALLEY’S Corey Hazel is headed to the regional meet this weekend. He is one of five Penns Valley wrestlers to advance after a strong showing at districts. into third period but came up short in the match when Slippey countered a reversal and takedown with a pair of escapes for the difference in the 5-4 setback. In the battle at 160 in the semifinals, Hazel won a 6-4 overtime match against BellwoodAntis’ Nick Torsell off a takedown for the difference. Hazel was called for a penalty point with 45 seconds remaining to send the match into OT. Hazel was then thumped 22-12 by Law in the finals by recording 10 takedowns in clinic-like fashion. At 182, Rogers manhandled Charles Hropovich of United, collecting a pair of takedowns, two reversals and two nearfalls for the win. Rogers then dropped a tough 8-5 decision in the finals to top-seeded Scott Thompson of Blairsville. Thompson entered

the tournament 8-0 due to recovering from a broken wrist suffered earlier in the season. Following a flurry of action in the first period, in which Thompson held a 5-4 lead off a reversal, escape and takedown, to a takedown and reversal for Rogers, a third-period escape and takedown by Thompson would be difference in the 8-5 win. At 195, the Rams’ Maverick Swartz dropped a tough 3-2 bout to Henry Schlosser of Penn Cambria, off the strength of a secondperiod reversal. Swartz had escapes in the second and one in the third period with 35 seconds to wrestle but couldn’t get the winning takedown. Swartz then beat Mitchell Lauer of Huntingdon, 3-1 in the wrestlebacks. He would then fall, 5-1, to Philip Kyle of Mount Union in the third-

place bout. “Curtis (Decker) wrestled well,” Brinker said of his 113pounder. “We’re a young team. I’m proud of the guys.” “They used to take three-fifths (of the guys) to regionals. We’re only taking the top four (to regionals, out of a 25-team field while in years past it was top five that advanced). That’s brutal to get guys out of here. Three of them are underclassmen. I can’t complain. At the beginning of the year, I knew we had potential. We’ve surpassed the potential I thought we had. The year, so far, is a success. The dual meet season where we posted a school record of 22-5 and a school-tying, third-place finish in the team duals we are satisfied and are going to build on that success and only get better.”

Ligonier Valley knocks Penns Valley out of postseason By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com

TYRONE — In high school basketball, size matters. That was demonstrated once again when Penns Valley Area and Ligonier Valley squared off in a first-round, District 6 Class AA playoff game at Tyrone on Tuesday night. Ligonier Valley, with five players on its roster 6-foot-5 or better, outsized, outmuscled, and finally outlasted smaller Penns Valley, 44-41, to advance into the second round of the tournament to play No. 2 seed Penn Cambria. Not that it was easy. The game was intense and physical, neither team was able to build a sizable lead, and both had chances to take control down the stretch. Penns Valley in fact had a one-point, 36-35, lead with 3:23 to play. But Ligonier Valley’s 6-7 Alec Bloom, 6-5 Zach Yeskey, 6-5 Jordan Jones, and 6-6 Micah Tennant controlled the paint. They combined to score 38 of LV’s 44 points and pull down a back-breaking 34 rebounds in the game. Just as important, perhaps, was their presence in the lane caused the Penns Valley shooters to alter their shots and caused many easy misses that the Rams would normally knock down, especially in the first half. “That happens when you face kids 6-6, 6-7,” Penns Valley coach Terry Glunt said, “there’s something always in the back of

your mind. It wasn’t for lack of trying. “It’s nice we had some opportunities to drain them in the second half, and we did get the lead. But they made the plays, got the ball inside. Take a look at their shot chart. It was a winning shot chart. “When you take a look at their games on film, they’ve taken a lot of outside shots. But when they look at our height, you don’t have to be a brain surgeon to want to pound the ball inside against us.” Bloom, Jones, and Yeskey got Legionier Valley off to an 11-4 first quarter lead, but PV’s Logan Johnson, who saw significant time spelling injured point guard Dalton Ulmanic, scored the first two of his 10 points to pull the Rams to within five, 11-6, at the end of the quarter. The second quarter followed the same script. Ligonier Valley threatened to pull away after baskets by Bloom and Yeskey, but scores by John Ott, Luke Weaver, and a gravity-defying layup by Ulmanic brought PV back to within three points at 16-13. Tennent scored though on a follow-up in the last seconds of the quarter to give LV an 18-13 lead going into the locker rooms. “We made a couple of adjustments (at halftime) to try to figure out what was working for us,” Glunt said. “A kid like (forward) Will Jackson just busted his butt again on their best offensive player, as he’s done. He’s played bigger kids all year and I thought he did great. “And Logan Johnson coming off the bench with 10 points was outstanding. Luke (Weaver) picked himself up and hit

some big shots. We’ve had steady play all year from Cam (Tobias), and Dalton Ulmanic played on one leg tonight. His ankle looked like it was having a baby, but I felt we had to go with him.” Johnson brought Penns Valley even closer with a three-pointer at the end of the third quarter that made the score 27-25. Then another three by Johnson and a follow-up by Jackson put PV ahead for the first time, 30-27. From there, the teams battled back and forth until Bloom’s threepoint play with two minutes to play gave LV some breathing room at 41-36. But then Ott nailed a three for Penns Valley, and after a free throw by Bloom, Tobias made it 42-41 with just 21 seconds to play. Bloom, however, was not done, and after LV broke the subsequent Ram press, he scored the decisive basket with just eight seconds to play. Tobias had a final chance for a tie, but his three-pointer bounced off the front of the rim as the final buzzer sounded. “It’s hard for me to recall when we had a fourth quarter lead and relinquished it,” Glunt said. “But they made plays down the stretch so you have to give credit to them. “I thought my kids battled incredibly hard. It was a battle all night, but no excuses. We left some shots out there in the first half that we’d like to get back. In the second half, we shot really well.” Bloom finished with 15 points for Ligonier Valley, Yeskey had 11, and Jones and Tennant each scored six. For Penns Valley,

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PENNS VALLEY’S Luke Weaver goes to the hoop strong with a pair of Ligonier Valley players defending him. Weaver scored 11, Johnson 10, Jackson had seven, and Ulmanic chipped in with six. “The first thing I wrote down when I was watching tape of these guys was, ‘we have to finish.’ I told my guys that today. “If we would have finished in the first half, we wouldn’t be finished. “It was an incredible year. These kids battled. They’re winners, and they are all back next year.”

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One and Done Tyrone bounces Philipsburg-Osceola in first round of D-6 Class AA playoffs By JON FLECK For The Gazette

HOLLIDAYSBURG — Coming off a 5-17 campaign a year ago, the PhilipsburgOsceola girls basketball team had two goals at the start of this season, double digit wins and a playoff berth. The Lady Mounties accomplished both, but the playoff experience was short-lived as Tyrone jumped out to a big early lead on its way to a 71-46 win in the opening round of the District 6 Class AA playoffs Monday at the Hollidaysburg Jr. High School gym. That’s exactly what the game was for the PO underclassmen — experience. “Starting the game, we tried to tell them to come out strong and be ready to play. When you have a point guard who’s a freshman and two sophomores, it’s tough for them to calm down and relax no matter how many times you tell them,” Philipsburg coach Doug Myers said. “That’s why we wanted to come here this year to make sure they get that feeling. The more they get that feeling, the easier it is to handle.” The district playoff experience is different for Tyrone this year as well. As a Class AAA team in 2011 and 2012, the Lady Eagles wrapped up the regular season and went right to the district championship game, where they lost to Hollidaysburg both times. The move to Class AA this season means Tyrone has to win three games just to reach the district finals. “There’s definitely a lot of hard competition to make the finals,” Tyrone junior Jordyn Swogger said. “As we move on, we’ll keep facing better teams. We have to be ready to play.” Sixth-seeded Tyrone did just that against Philipsburg and took full advantage of 14 PO turnovers to build a 24-point first half lead.

Tyrone jumped out to a 17-4 lead then ripped off 14 straight points in the middle part of the second quarter for a 34-10 advantage. After an Alexis Brooks bucket started the second quarter run, Nicole Gripp knocked down back-to-back 3-pointers. The 5-foot-8 senior then sandwiched a pair of hoops around a Swogger layup. Gripp finished with a game-high 20 points, 16 of which came in the first half. “She’s a great kid. A very unselfish player,” Myers said. “We were hoping to contain her some. We knew we wouldn’t stop her.” Four Lady Eagles broke double digits in all. Swogger scored 17 points, Finnley Christine had 14, and Brooks added 12. Morgan Taylor led Tyrone with eight rebounds. “I thought we came out pretty well in the first quarter, but then we got a little complacent,” Tyrone coach Luke Rhoades said. “Philipsburg was very, very aggressive all 32 minutes. We did not play with the same intensity as the game went one.” Two Lady Mounties scored in double digits. Alyssa Myers and Briana Rusnak each put in 13 points. Rusnak also grabbed eight rebounds. Haylee Hayward finished with eight points, and Abby Showers added seven. With the win, Tyrone advances to play third-seeded Westmont Hilltop in the quarterfinals Friday at a site and time to be announced. “AA is definitely very solid. To be the sixth seed with our record (17-6) gives you a good idea how deep AA is,” Rhoades said. Philipsburg’s season ends with twice as many wins from a year ago, 10-13. “I think we gained a lot of respect from the other teams in our league and teams throughout the area,” Myers said. “I’m proud of the girls and feel blessed to be their coach.”

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PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA’S Briana Rusnak drives to the hoop against Bellefonte in a game earlier this season.

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Penn State recruiting: A job well done When the NCAA announced its sanctions against the Penn State football team last year, by far the most damaging for the football program was the limit placed on the number of scholarships Penn State could offer to incoming players. The Nittany Lions are limited to 15 scholarships per year for a total of 65 for the entire team, and many of us imagined the worst about this. With only 60 scholarship players, how can Penn State compete with other teams who have their full complement of 85? Not only that, coupled with the four-year bowl ban, who would want to come to Penn State anyway? Penn State would get only 15 players per year, and those would be second-tier players at best. Jimmy Johnson even said that Penn State might not be better than an average Division 1-AA team. And certainly the top players who Pat Rothdeutsch covers Penn State committed before the sanctions were football for The announced — players like Christian Centre County Hackenberg, Adam Breneman, Garrett Gazette. E-mail Sickels, and Zayd Issah — would rehim at sports@ open their recruitment and find somecentrecounty where else to go. gazette.com Not so fast. That was all before Feb. 6, a day that made all those fears seem far overblown. That was the day that Penn State coach Bill O’Brien and his staff introduced the 2013 recruiting class. Amazingly, Hackenberg, Breneman, Sickels, and Issah still signed with Penn State, along with running back Richy Anderson, junior-college quarterback Tyler Ferguson, wide receiver DaeSean Hamilton, offensive lineman Brendon Mahon, and nine other recruits that would make up what O’Brien called, “definitely a smart team, a high-character team, a big, fast, physical football team that can play in all kinds of

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weather. I think we’ve done that with this recruiting class.” Hackenberg, a 6-foot-4, 215-pound quarterback from Virginia, is by all accounts the highest rated player in the class, with some services ranking him the No. 1 pro-style prospect in the country. But Breneman has also been rated the top tight end prospect in the country, and Hamilton, Sickels, Issah, and Mahon are also highly regarded. Ferguson, from California, was widely considered the second-best Juco quarterback available, and with this class, Penn State goes from having only one quarterback on its roster to having five: Steven Bench, Ferguson, Hackenberg, and preferred “run-ons” Jack Semour and Austin Whipple. There are also some sleepers in this class — players overlooked by other teams with big potential —who O’Brien would not immediately identify. “I’m not going to get into who those guys are,” he said. “I always go back to my last year in New England. We went to a Super Bowl with a roster filled with guys that probably didn’t have five stars. “Let’s think about it. Rob Gronkowski probably had five stars. Aaron Hernandez probably had five stars. (Wes) Welker didn’t have five stars. Danny Woodhead didn’t have five stars. “We had a right guard for many years in New England named Steve Neal, many people didn’t hear of him because he wrestled. He wrestled in college, then played pro football. “What I’m saying is, when we go out and do our system of recruiting, we try to find guys that fit our program. That’s what we did. There’s probably guys on that list that weren’t as highly recruited that we think are going to be good players.” So how did all of this happen? Obviously, this class reflects on the tremendous recruiting ability of O’Brien and his staff. It must have been almost impossibly difficult to keep this class together—and they did lose some highly-regarded players after the sanctions—but they deserve a tremendous amount of credit for pulling this off. “You have to give a ton of credit to our coaching staff,” O’Brien said. “We have a great staff of recruiters and coach-

es and teachers and family guys, then Billy Kavanaugh, who did a great job of organizing it all, a really sharp guy. You have to give those guys a lot of credit. “What we did was we found guys that came from good families, that were smart guys that we think are tough guys that we know are going to come here and go to class and be good in the community. “Time will tell about obviously how good they all end up being. You never really know until they actually start playing for you. “We’re excited about this class. “Sanction-wise, certainly we lost some kids because of sanctions. There’s no question about it. I’m not going to sit up here and tell you that the sanctions didn’t play a factor in some of the guys that we set out to recruit. “But at the end of the day, all I’m concerned about are the guys that are here.” There is also something else—coaching. There’s no question that these players closely watched what Penn State put on the field this year. They saw the improvement the team made, its resilience, and the aggressive offense and defense it played. They saw the wins at Iowa and Illinois, the close loss at Nebraska, the Ohio State game, and the emotional overtime win over Wisconsin on Senior day. They saw the kind of team they want to play for, and it’s kind of refreshing to know that there are players out there who still care about going to class, working hard, and earning what they get. What O’Brien said about the “run-ons’ could apply to this entire class. “There are many guys out there,” he said, “mostly Pennsylvania guys, but even some other guys from other states, that have grown up dreaming about playing at Penn State that have fantastic opportunities to go to other schools, fantastic schools, but they’ve chosen to come to Penn State because of Penn State. “So that says a lot about the tradition, the history of Penn State. The foundation that Coach Paterno started here and kept here for 50 years, we’re trying to keep that going. What it said to me today is this is a very good day for Penn State because of what it says about the university.”

Don’t laugh, but the NBA could work in western Pa. SHAWN CURTIS

Shawn Curtis covers Pittsburgh sports for the Centre County Gazette. Follow him on Twitter @shawncurtis430.

The NBA held its All-Star Weekend in Houston this past weekend. This has little local bearing for most sports fans in western Pennsylvania. Well, there is no NBA franchise in Pittsburgh and the nearest options reside in Cleveland, Washington and Philadelphia; cities which are home to bitter rivals to other Pittsburgh professional teams. So the reluctance to adopt a team as “local” is understood and justified. Then you get the common replies to why the NBA would never work in Pittsburgh. Reply 1: “It’s not blue-collar enough. The NBA is about superstars and not team play.” Well. Bear in mind that the Pittsburgh Penguins have two of the top five players in the world donning the black and Vegas gold. Most gripes originating from Pittsburgh about the NHL are based off of the logic that the league isn’t doing enough to let its

stars shine. Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin are stars. ... The plot thickens. Reply 2: “Pittsburgh just can’t support a fourth professional team.” This is the argument that holds the most weight and one that I partially believe. Times are tough. The money just wouldn’t be there for most fans/families to attend games for four major professional franchises. At the same time, TV ratings for the three teams Pittsburgh has under its banner now are exceptionally high. Even the Pirates. Plus if a winner is built, fans will find a way to the game as evidenced by the last two summers at PNC Park. Pittsburgh loves “new and shiny” and it loves a winner. Reply 3: “But they don’t play defense in the NBA.” Your average sports fan watches about 10 minutes of an NBA game, sees a couple of isolation plays and is convinced that the association is about one-on-one play, nonexistent defense and highlight-reel dunks. Check out the last decade of NBA champions and finalists. To get anywhere in the postseason, it helps to be one of the top defensive club out of the 30 in the NBA. To get to the NBA Finals, you almost have to be demonic on defense. Seeing as the Steelers still eat lunch based on their defensive reputation, a similar philosophy on the hardwood

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The Glass Eye: IOC needs to right its wrong DAVE GLASS

The Eye casts a harsh light on several subjects this week ... ■ We’ll lead off with the probable end of Olympic wrestling, a story that reeks of corruption, arrogance and laziness on all sides. The IOC’s decision to remove wrestling as a “core” sport — while leaving the likes of sailing, table tennis, and (most notably) modern pentathlon intact — is fraught with conflicts of interest. The most notable example: IOC member Juan Samaranch Jr. (Spain) was allowed to vote to drop wrestling (and save pentathlon) even though he sits on the executive board of the Modern Pentahlon Federation. Dave Glass is a There’s simply no question that the columnist for The IOC’s elitist board wanted to save the Centre County pentathlon, even though the modest Gazette. Email traditions and global reach of that Dave at buggysport pale in comparison to wrestling’s racer@verizon.net. rich history. Having said that, wrestling’s international body and the group most responsible for wrestling advocacy, FILA, clearly dropped the ball here. It seems that no one near the top of that organization took the threat to the sport seriously, and there was no organized effort to lobby the IOC against this action until it was done. The president of FILA resigned last week in response to this disaster. Look, we all know that wrestling’s popularity has been on the wane; even here in wrestling-rich Pennsylvania, most high school teams struggle to fill 14 weight classes, gyms aren’t packed like they were 30 years ago, and many kids would rather take up less demanding sports, or skip athletics altogether. However, on a global scale, wrestling is still both popular and thriving. In many parts of the world, including Iran, Turkey, and parts of southern Asia, wrestling is considered the national sport. 27 different countries have won 10 or more Olympic wrestling medals, and 57 countries have won at least one medal. Wrestling truly is a global sport, a sport with deep roots in all parts of the world and a sport that gets to the essence of athletics — fair, nonviolent competition. There are so many other Olympic sports/events that stand somewhere between outdated (pentathlon) and outright contrived (synchronized swimming? competitive walking??) that it seems impossible that the IOC would save them at wrestling’s expense — yet that’s where this appears to be headed. There’s still a chance wrestling can be saved for the 2020 games, but I think it’s unlikely that the IOC will reverse itself so quickly. ■ A quick look around the Western Conference of the NHL, since I didn’t get a chance to preview it ... the Blackhawks played Tuesday night with a chance to tie the alltime record for point streaks to start a season. Chicago was 12-0-3 as of Tuesday, and they show no signs of slowing

down. Not far behind are the Anaheim Ducks, the surprise of the league thus far, at 12-2-1. After those two, the conference standings are extremely compact (as expected in a shortened season) — there are eight teams with 16-19 points. Columbus is in last place as expected with only 10 points, but the defending champion LA Kings are the league’s biggest disappointment thus far — they are 5-6-2 and buried in the standings. Now, LA has played fewer games than any other team in the West, but they need to get on a serious hot streak just to contend for a playoff slot, and their popgun offense (30 goals in 13 games, worst in the West) is once again proving to be an issue. Frankly, aside from the Blackhawks and arguably the Ducks, the entire West is wide-open, with only the Blue Jackets and (most likely) the Flames truly out of contention. ■ In the East, the big disappointments have been the Flyers and Capitals. Philly has had a road-heavy schedule, like Pittsburgh ... but while the Pens have started 8-2 on the road, the Flyers are 3-8 away from home (and that includes Monday’s 7-0 drubbing of the Islanders). At 7-9-1, Philly is in 10th place — and worse, they have played the most games of any Eastern team, so their climb will be even tougher. The good news is that the East standings are even tighter than the West. Philly’s biggest problem has been goal prevention — they score 2.6 goals per game, but they allow 2.8 per game. The defensive corps has been inconsistent, but the real issue is in goal — Ilya Bryzgalov has been decent most of the year, but he has started 15 of 17 games because Philly has no acceptable backups. In a short, compressed season, backup goalies are crucial and I look for Philly to make a move soon to shore up both their defense and their backup goalie issues. Washington’s problems are deeper — they don’t score nearly enough, and their young tandem of goalies are both enduring some growing pains. Alex Ovechkin’s numbers are still down, and that’s an issue, but an even bigger problem is the complete lack of offensive depth — Mike Ribiero has 18 points and has been a great addition, but no one else has more than 11. The third and fourth lines offer virtually no offensive support, and Ovechkin can no longer carry a team like he did three years ago. Goalies Neuvirth and Holtby each have .888 save per-

centages, which is simply unacceptable in today’s NHL. The defense hasn’t been stellar, but I’ve seen enough of these goalies to know that the big issue is their inconsistency — way too many soft goals have been allowed already. While Philly still has a decent shot at the postseason, Washington is only 5-9-1 and is in last place — with onethird of the season gone, the odds are they’ve dug themselves a hole too big to crawl out of. ■ New Jersey has surprised me, but Montreal has to be the biggest surprise in the East — new coach Michel Therrien has turned that team around even faster than I exBUY ONE BURGER, pected. He has the Habs playing a fast, physical GET ONE brand of hockey, they are ALF RICE very much a tough team to play against right now. DINE IN OR CARRY OUT ONLY! ■ Meanwhile, the Pens OFFER EXPIRES 2/27/13 keep on rolling, at 11-5 they MUST PRESENT COUPON TO RECEIVE OFFER. lead the East and have the CANNOT BE COMBINED WITH OTHER OFFERS, INCLUDING best offense in the conferTWO FOR TUESDAY. ence. I’ll have a full review of WATCH FOR their strengths and weakWEEKLY OUR nesses in the next couple of SPECIALS! weeks. ONE COUPON PER CUSTOMER

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Nittany Notes: PSU spring sports teams off and running

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By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com

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THE NITTANY All Star Cheer and Dance Youth team recently competed at the Extreme Winter Open Championships in York. Team members include: Sydney Callenberger, Taylor Fallon, Eva Gates, Caoilin Hall, Taylor Henry, Mikayla Irvin, Skylar Kutruff, Michaela Mahon, Emma Mallison, Hayden Norvell, Katelyn Peachey, Lorelai Radzanowski, Julia Romero, Elsie Saulen, Erin Small, Kasey Trexler, and Ariana Wilford.

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UNIVERSITY PARK — It may not look or feel like spring outside, but with the Penn State spring sports teams already embarking on their seasons, nicer weather can’t be too far off. The Penn State baseball team began its season with a weekend series against Eastern Tennessee State. After taking the first game, 6-4, on Friday, the Nittany Lions dropped the final two games of the series, 8-3 on Saturday and 9-7 on Sunday. On Sunday, the Lions pounded out 12 hits, but ETSU raced out to a big early lead that Penn State could not overcome. Sophomore J.C. Coban smashed a ninth-inning home run to bring PSU to within two runs, but the Buccaneers were able to hold on for the win and took the series 2-1. Coban had three hits in the game for PSU, drove in two, and also scored two. Center fielder Steve Snyder and second baseman Luis Montesinos also recorded three hits for the Lions. East Tennessee took a 9-2 lead after a big 7-run fifth inning, and even though PSU scored five runs in the final three innings, the Lions came up short and suffered their second loss of the season. Penn State is next in action on Friday in Lynchburg,Virginia against Liberty University. The Penn State softball team began its season playing in the Troy Cox Classic at New Mexico State University. The Lady Lions dropped the first three games in the tournament, 10-2 to Colorado State, 10-2 to New Mexico State, and 14-3 to Texas Tech. The Lions came back, however, on Saturday night to record their first victory with a 10-2 decision over New Mexico and then recorded their second win on Sunday with a 10-2 win over Missouri-

Kansas City. Against UMKC, Penn State was led by Cassidy Bell and Macy Jones who both had three hits. Jones started the game on the mound for PSU, but after the Lions took a commanding 8-1 lead in the second inning, Jordan Wheatley took over and pitched the final four innings. Wheatley gave up one run on six hits and no bases on balls. Penn State next travels to Chapel Hill, N.C. for the Carolina Classic where they will take on George Washington and North Dakota State on Saturday and then Iowa State and North Carolina on Sunday. While the spring sports have started, the Penn State women’s basketball team is continuing its quest toward a secondstraight Big Ten championship. The Lady Lions increased their overall record to 21-3 and their Big Ten leading record to 11-1 with an 81-69 victory at Iowa on Feb. 14. Penn State next returns home with dates against Illinois on Wednesday night at Michigan on Sunday. The men’s team, meanwhile, continues to look for its first Big Ten win after a tough, close 79-71, loss to Michigan on Tuesday night. The Nittany Lions are not 8-17 overall and 0-13 in the Big Ten. Penn State will have another chance at a win tonight when they take on Illinois. After the Penn State wrestling team’s 22-16 loss at Iowa, the Nittany Lions have gotten back on track in a big way. They beat Illinois, Pitt, Ohio State, and Rider in consecutive victories and only the Ohio State match could be considered even remotely close at 29-18. Penn State, ranked No. 1 nationally, is now 12-1 overall, 7-1 in conference, and has only a trip to Rutgars on its schedule before the start of the Big Ten tournament on Mar. 9 at Illinois.

Blue-White Game to start at noon By BEN JONES StateCollege.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State fans will get their first glimpse at Bill O’Brien and the Nittany Lions on April 20, at noon the University announced. As in previous years here will be no admission or parking fee for the Blue-White Game. Stadium parking lots will open at 8 a.m. and stadium Gates A, B, C and E will open for fans at 10:30 a.m. An autograph session will not be held prior to the Blue White game but will likely be hosted sometime in the summer. The Nittany Lions faithful will get their first look at multiple quarterbacks as Penn State looks to replace Matt McGloin under Submitted photo

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Local sports briefs From Gazette staff reports

BEA softball to host ‘BAG’ bingo WINGATE — Bald Eagle Area Little League softball will host a ‘BAG’ bingo at 6 p.m. on March 9 at the Bald Eagle Area High School cafeteria. Prizes will consist of Vera Bradley and 31 bags along with a cash bag.

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U-6 players should register at centralnorthernpa.soccershots.org. U-8 and up should register at http://pabellefonte.sportsaffinity.com. Team assignments will be communicated at a parent’s meeting at 7 p.m. on March 12 at the Bellefonte Area Middle School. For more information, visit www.bellefontesoccer.com or call (814) 353-8159.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

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THE BEETHOVEN ORCHESTRA Bonn will perform at 7:30 p.m. on March 12 at Eisenhower Auditorium. The orchestra will perform a night of Beethoven’s works.

Orchestra to perform all-Beethoven program From Gazette staff reports UNIVERSITY PARK — As its name implies, Germany’s Beethoven Orchestra Bonn specializes in the music of Ludwig van Beethoven. Led by music director and conductor Stefan Blunier and featuring guest pianist Louis Lortie, the orchestra brings an all-Beethoven program, featuring the Symphony No. 5 in C minor at 7:30 p.m. on March 12 at Eisenhower Auditorium. Canadian Lortie, who studied with Beethoven specialist Dieter Weber and

American virtuoso Leon Fleisher, is celebrated for his interpretations of Beethoven compositions. He joins the ensemble to perform the Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major. Buy tickets online at www.cpa.psu.edu or by phone at (814) 863-0255. Outside the local calling area, dial 1-800-ARTS-TIX. Tickets are also available at four State College locations: Eisenhower Auditorium (weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.), Penn State Downtown Theatre Center (weekdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.), HUB-Robeson Center Information

Desk (weekdays 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.) and Bryce Jordan Center (weekdays 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.). A grant from the University Park Allocation Committee makes Penn State student prices possible. Founded more than a century ago, the orchestra has become a pillar of cultural life in Bonn and the surrounding region. In addition to symphony concerts, domestic and international tours, and recording, the ensemble serves as the official orchestra of the Bonn Opera House. This presentation is a component of the

Center for the Performing Arts Classical Music Project. With support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the project provides opportunities to engage students, faculty and the community with classical music artists and programs. The public is invited to observe a twohour master class featuring Lortie at 3 p.m. March 12 in Music Building I’s Esber Recital Hall. Christopher Guzman, classical pianist and assistant professor of music at Penn State, leads the session.

DVD review: ‘Flight’ delivers soaring morality tale By ROY MORRIS For The Gazette

From the very start of this movie we know without a doubt that Whip Whitaker — Denzel Washington, an ace veteran jet pilot — is both morally bankrupt and arrogantly selfish. He is certainly no hero. Yet, within no time at all, due to a catastrophic mechanical failure whilst inflight, he manages to turn an impossibly doomed jetliner from an unsurvivable crash to an almost damage-free crash landing, saving all but six of the 102 souls on board. Hailed as a hero by all, his arrogance is changed to self-loathing by his own realization that his drinking and drug taking has caught up with him and could be the end of his career. The applause by all is soon turned to questions and finger pointing. It is revealed that he did indeed have a high alcohol count and traces of drugs in his system, which could lead to a manslaughter charge. The hero is no more. Whitaker crosses paths with the drugaddicted and overdose-surviver Nicole, played to brilliant measure by British-born actress Kelly Reilly. A relationship develops that shows how two addicted people cope with the devastating aftermath of facing death under their own addictions. We see Whitaker fall further down — especially after witnessing the death of his girlfriend and fellow crew member, Katerina Marquez (Nadine Velazquez). At the same time, we see Nicole climb back up and we witness how they pull together through their shared but different degrees of grief. Dealing primarily with both his and her spiraling addictions and his subsequent self defense against the NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board), the film gets to the heart of this man’s despair very

quickly. Washington’s portrayal of self destruction and self loathing is nothing short of mesmerizing. He totally deserved of the Oscar nomination that he has received. It is the sixth nomination of his career; he has won two Oscars — best supporting actor in “Glory” (1988) and best actor in “Training Day” (2001). Director Robert Zemeckis is true hollywood royalty, with films such as “Forrest Gump” (1994) for which he won an Oscar, “Contact,” (1997) and “Castaway” (2000). Back in the 1980s, he was the man behind the blockbuster “Back to the future” trilogy (1985-90) and many other notable productions. He certainly has had an illustrious career. However, he has delivered a more personal film — a stark and unflinching look into the lives of the addicted. This one just happens to be set against the miraculous events of the crash. But it really is a look at the man that was and the man that now is. This is the first time that Zemeckis and Washington have worked together and it is a triumph without a shadow of a doubt. John Gatins’ script is, in my opinion, the other real star of this film. The unsettling revelations and the nervous stumbling towards its resolution makes for a brilliantly balanced and totally engrossing human story. Gatins, who has recieved his first Oscar nomination for this original screenplay, is also known for his previous scripts for films such as “Real Steel” (2011) and “Coach Carter” (2005) and a few others. But it is “Flight” that has catapulted him to Oscar heights and to the forefront of script writing circles in Hollywood. Rightfully so, his depth of characterization and emotional disclosure is startling, especially with his underlying religious connotations of self retribution and the facing of

ones own mortality. He has nailed it, pure and simple. There are some notable supporting actors worth a mention too, especially John Goodman as Whitaker’s friend and supplier, Harling Mays. In true John Goodman style, he brings startling reality to his character — a man of true passion in his friendship, regardless of how misguided he may be. He is there for the long haul to support and offer true solace to Whitaker. Don Cheadle as NTSB lawyer, Hugh Lang, plays things cool and collected — very much as would be expected of his character. Cheadle delivers convincingly and, though sometimes seemingly too cold, deliver he does. Another actor worth mentioning also is Bruce Greenwood as Charlie Anderson, another friend but also a work colleague of Whitaker’s. He, like Lang, remains cool and collected throughout whilst at the same time showing the emotional drain of watching Whitaker sink deeper and deeper into despair. One last small part I want to mention is the cancer sufferer that Whitaker and Nicole encounter in one of the most engrossing scenes in the movie. The three characters meet for the first time on a stairwell in a hospital. “The gaunt young man” as he is described in the credits, is played by up and coming star James Badge Dale. Look out for him in several big budget movies this year — “Iron Man 3,” “The Lone Ranger” and “World War Z”). This is a poignant and revelatory scene, it is obvious that he is terminally ill with cancer and, unlike the two main characters, does not have a second chance at life. It immediately brings into focus both their pointless self pity and moral insignificance next to this poor doomed young man. This whole movie is studded with this kind of moral posturing and, as such,

made me think about the important things, and what really matters in life — Zemeckis and Gatins designed it this way and have, in no uncertain terms, succeeded with what they set out to do. They deliver a movie that shows human failings and human triumphs and how closely they sit together. I recommend this film if you want a deep and thought-provoking story, that is well acted and well directed. Frivolous entertainment it is not. I give it five stars out of five for its “hit you in the face” drama. Roy Morris reviews movies for The Centre County Gazette.

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Thursday, Feb. 21 through Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013 AMERICAN ALE HOUSE, 821 CRICKLEWOOD DRIVE, STATE COLLEGE (814) 237-9701 Thursday, Feb. 21 Domenick Swentosky, 8 to 11 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22 Tommy Wareham, 6 to 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. to midnight Saturday, Feb. 23 Tommy Wareham, 8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24 Ted and Molly, 8 to 10 p.m. THE ARENA BAR & GRILL, 1521 MARTIN ST., STATE COLLEGE (814) 237-8833 Friday, Feb. 22 Ganister, 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 Screaming Ducks (anniversary show), 10:30 p.m. THE AUTOPORT, 1405 S. ATHERTON ST., STATE COLLEGE (814) 237-7666 Thursday, Feb. 21 Pure Cane Sugar, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22 RICK (Stressbuster), 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 Miss Melanie Trio, 9 p.m. BAR BLEU, 112 S. GARNER ST., STATE COLLEGE (814) 237-0374 Friday, Feb. 22 Lowjack, 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 Ted McCloskey & The Hi Fis, 10:30 p.m. CAFE 210 WEST, 210 W. COLLEGE AVE., STATE COLLEGE (814) 237-3449 Thursday, Feb. 21 Public Domain, 10:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22 TBA Saturday, Feb. 23 TBA THE BREWERY, 233 E. BEAVER AVE., STATE COLLEGE (814) 237-2892 Sunday, Feb. 24 Karaoke, 9:30 p.m. EDGES PUB AT TUSSEY MOUNTAIN, 341 BEAR MEADOWS ROAD, BOALSBURG (814) 466-6810 Friday, Feb. 22 Chip Lovett and Friends, 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 RT & Pauly (of Earthtones) & Bennett, 6 to 9 p.m. ELK CREEK CAFÉ AND ALEWORKS, 100 W. MAIN ST., MILLHEIM (814) 349-8850 Saturday, Feb. 23 Ted & The HiFi's, 8 p.m. THE GINGERBREAD MAN, 130 HEISTER ST., STATE COLLEGE (814) 237-0361 Thursday, Feb. 21 DJ Cup Cake, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Friday, Feb. 22 DJ Boner, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 DJ Cup Cake, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. GOVERNORS PUB, 211 W. HIGH ST., BELLEFONTE Thursday, Feb. 21 JT Blues, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20 Bisquit Jam, 6:30 p.m. INFERNO BRICK OVEN & BAR, 340 E. COLLEGE AVE., STATE COLLEGE (814) 237-5718 Thursday, Feb. 21 Eric Himan, 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22 DJ Fuego, 10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 DJ Cashous, 10 p.m. KILDARE’S IRISH PUB, 538 E. COLLEGE AVE., STATE COLLEGE (814) 272-0038 Thursday, Feb. 21 Live Acoustic OTTO’S PUB & BREWERY, 2286 N. ATHERTON ST., STATE COLLEGE (814) 867-OTTO Thursday, Feb. 21 Acoustic Music, 8 to 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22 Miss Melanie and The Valley Rats, 9 to 11 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20 Paul Brigman, 8 to 10 p.m. THE PHYRST, 111 E. BEAVER AVE., STATE COLLEGE Thursday, Feb. 21 Jason & Dan, 8 p.m., Maxwell Strait, 10:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. Friday, Feb. 22 Dom & the Fig, 8 to 10 p.m. Ted and the Hi-Fi's, 10:30 pm to 2 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 TBA Wednesday, Feb. 20 The Nightcrawlers, 10:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. THE RATHSKELLER, 108 S. PUGH ST., STATE COLLEGE (814) 237-3858 Thursday, Feb. 21 Team trivia, 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22 Mr. Hand, 10:30 p.m. THE SALOON, 101 HEISTER ST., STATE COLLEGE, (814) 234-0845 Thursday, Feb. 21 My Hero Zero, 10:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22 John and Chad, 8 to 10 p.m. Velveeta, 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 Mr. Hand, 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24 Lowjack, 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26 Shake Shake Shake, 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20 Hotdog Cart, 10:30 p.m. Z BAR AND THE DELI RESTAURANT, 113 HIESTER ST., STATE COLLEGE (814) 237-5710 Sunday, Feb. 24 Jazz Brunch with Jay Vonada, noon to 2 p.m. — Compiled by Marjorie S. Miller Schedules subject to change. Call the venue for details. The Centre County Gazette is committed to providing readers with a complete list of upcoming live entertainment in Centre County. If your establishment provides live entertainment and would like to have it listed free in The Gazette, simply email listings to mmiller@centrecountygazette.com.

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Eisenhower displays paintings by students From Gazette staff reports UNIVERSITY PARK — Paintings by four undergraduate students in Penn State’s School of Visual Arts Painting and Drawing Program are on display in the Eisenhower Auditorium Conference Room as part of an ongoing collaboration between the Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State and the School of Visual Arts. The spring semester 2013 exhibition is titled Faces and Figures. The paintings — all created in 2012 — are: ■ Limbo, a 60-by-90-inch oil on canvas by Josephine Seungah Lee; ■ Going to War, a 48-by-65-inch oil on canvas created by Ellie Skrzat;

■ Contortion, a 54-by-78-inch acrylic on bed sheet painted by Caitlin N. Golesh; ■ Untitled, a 126-by-58-inch acrylic, oil and spray paint on two adjoining canvases by Danny Ferrell. Graeme Sullivan, director of the School of Visual Arts, selected the paintings by the students, each of whom is a drawing/ painting major. The ongoing Eisenhower exhibits provide exposure for the creative works of Visual Arts students and faculty. The conference room is open to the public for Artistic Viewpoints and Kids Connections sessions one hour before most Center for the Performing Arts presentations at the auditorium on the corner of Eisenhower and Shortlidge roads.

Steve Martin coming to BJC From Gazette staff reports UNIVERSITY PARK — Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers featuring Edie Brickell will perform songs from their album “Love Has Come for You” at 7:30 p.m. on June 30 at the Bryce Jordan Center. The new collaboration is set for release on April 23 on Rounder Records. The tour will showcase new material performed by Martin and Brickell, along with the unique hybrid of bluegrass and comedy that Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers have been delighting audiences with at their

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sold-out, critically acclaimed shows. Reserved TheatreStyle tickets are on sale now at the Bryce Jordan Center, Eisenhower Auditorium, Penn State Downtown Theatre, Altoona Campus Ticket Outlet, online at Ticketmaster.com, or by phone (814) 8655555.

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

ONGOING Historical Museum and PA Room — Learn about the local history and genealogy with expert researchers at the Historical Museum and PA Room, 203 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. The hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16. Call (814) 3551516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Exhibit — “Stephen Althouse: Swords into Plowshares,” will be on display through March 31 at the Green Drake Gallery, 101 W. Main St., Millheim. Gallery hours are noon to 8 p.m. Thursday, noon to 9 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Call (814) 3492486, email greendrakeart@gmail.com or visit the website at greendrakeart.com. Exhibit — Centre County Historical Society will sponsor and exhibit, “Salmon Architecture Exhibit,” the home designs of architectural couple Cuthbert and Christine Salmon on display through Feb. 27 in the lobby, State College Municipal Building, 243 S. Allen St., State College. Exhibit hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call Megan Orient at (814) 2344779.

THURSDAY, FEB. 21 Storytime — Preschoolers can enjoy stories and songs at the Thursday Storytime from 10:30-10:50 a.m. at Discovery Space, 112 W. Foster Ave., Suite 1, State College. Story times are free with paid admission. Call (814) 234-0200 or email info@mydiscoveryspace.org. Science Adventures — Preschoolers ages 3-5 can work on science-themed activities with Science Adventures: Chemical Frenzy from 11-11:30 a.m. at Discovery Space, 112 W. Foster Ave., Suite 1, State College. Activities are free with paid admission. Call (814) 234-0200 or email info@mydiscoveryspace.org. Visit the website at mydiscoveryspace.org. Soup Sale Luncheon — A soup sale luncheon will be held on from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Howard United Methodist Church, 144 W. Main St., Howard. Lunch is $5 and a quart of soup is $5. Contact Patti Long at (814) 625-2182 or Helen Meyer at (814) 625-2722. Seminar — The Penn State School of Music percussion department will host a seminar “Beyond the Gig” with Danny Young from 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Room 128, Music Building II, University Park. Admission is free. Call (814) 863-0255 or visit www.music.psu.edu. Pink Out — Mount Nittany Health Pink Out event is a special pep rally in honor of the Pink Zone game, where attendees can shine a light in honor of themselves or a loved one during the pep rally. The doors open at 11:30 a.m. with the pep rally at noon in the Galen and Nancy Dreibelbis Auditorium, Entrance D, Mount Nittany Medical Center, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. Cost is $5 donation to the Pink Zone. To participate, please contact leeann.tripp@mountnittany.org or call (814) 234-6727 by Feb. 18. Lunch Concert — Bach’s Lunch: Saxophone Studio will be performing at 12:10 p.m. in Eisenhower Chapel, Pasquerilla Spiritual Center, University Park. Admission is free. Call (814) 863-0255 or visit www.music.psu.edu. Tablet Tech — Learn how to use that new tablet with a Tablet Tech class from 1-2 p.m. and 5-6 p.m. at Holt Memorial Library, 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. A selection of iPads and Kindle Fires will be available for a hands-on demonstration, as well as some tips for navigating your device. Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Hooks and Needles — Bring your projects to share ideas and tips with others who knit from 1-2:30 p.m. at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 3551516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Bookmobile — The Centre County Library’s Bookmobile will be located from 1:30-2:45 p.m. at Livonia Brush Valley Road, Miles Township. Program schedules are available on the bookmobile. All story time programs follow the Pennsylvania standards for early learning. Visit

www.centrecountylibrary.org. Drop in Gadget — A Drop in Gadget crash course is a one-on-one help for your e-readers, smartphones, tablets, digital cameras and other gadgets will be available from 2-3 p.m. and 6-7 p.m. at Holt Memorial Library, 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Preschool Storytime — Stories and crafts for preschool aged children will be held from 2-3 p.m. at Holt Memorial Library, 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. The theme is “Bird-lovers month celebration” Storytime programs meet Pennsylvania learning standards for early childhood education. Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Bookmobile — The Centre County Library’s Bookmobile will be located from 34:30 p.m. at Main Street, Rebersburg. Program schedules are available on the bookmobile. All story time programs follow the Pennsylvania standards for early learning. Visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Lego Club — Be creative with Lego blocks from 3:30-4:30 p.m. at Centre County Library & Historical Museum, 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Three sizes of brick will be available. For more information about how playing with Lego supports your child’s brain development, visit www.education.com/magazine/article/Po wer_of_Lego/. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. It’s Elementary — Activities and presentations designed for children in kindergarten through sixth grade will be held from 6-7 p.m. at Holt Memorial Library, 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Theme is “STEM — Science, Technology, Engineering and mathematics.” Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Tai Chi — Bruce Hutchinson, of the Hutchinson System, will be at the library to give a family demonstration of yoga and Tai Chi from 6-7 p.m. at Holt Memorial Library, 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Teen Night — Bring an old tee shirt, leather labels (from band of jeans) or mismatched jewelry and learn how to make new accessories from 6:30-8 p.m. at Centre Hall Branch Library, 109 W. Beryl St., Centre Hall. Call (814) 364-2580 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Parents-to-Be — The Parents -to-Be: The HEIR & Parents Hospital Tour for Expectant Parents will meet from 6:30-7:30 p.m. and 7:45-8:45 p.m. at Mount Nittany Medical Center, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. Contact Dianne Barben at dbarben@mountnittany.org or call (814) 2313132. Masterclass — A masterclass will be taught by Susan Kroeker, flute at 7:30 p.m. in Room 122, Music Building II, University Park. Call (814) 863-0255 or visit www.music.psu.edu. Love’s Labour’s Lost — Penn State Centre Stage will perform “Love’s Labour’s Lost” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pavilion Theatre, University Park. Tickets are available by phone at (814) 863-0255 or 1-800-ARTSTIX. Play — “The Last Five Years” starring A.J. Holmes and Carly Hughes, directed by Rob Schneider and Tim Hanson, music director will be performed at 8 p.m. at The State Theatre, 130 W. College Ave., State College. Call the box office at (814) 4667141, or the State Theatre’s box office at (814) 272-0606.

FRIDAY, FEB. 22 Line Dancing — The Centre Region Parks and Recreation will have line dancing at 10:50 a.m. at the Centre Region Senior Center, 131 S. Fraser St. No. 1, State College. No experience necessary or partners needed. Call (814) 231-3076. Adult Book Club — The group will read and discuss “Gone Girl” by Gillian Flynn from 1-2 p.m. at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Workshop — “Tuning Into the Angels” will be presented by Wayne Myers from 7-9 p.m. at Inspired Holistic Wellness, 107 S. Spring St., Bellefonte. Cost is $25 paid in advance with cash or check only. Space is limited. Call Beth Whitman for reservations at (814) 883-0957. Community Art Show — The Watermarke Community Art Show, featuring artists from Bellefonte and surrounding areas, will be held from 7-9 p.m. at the Wa-

termarke Outreach Centre, 114 S. Spring St., Bellefonte. Love’s Labour’s Lost — Penn State Centre Stage will perform “Love’s Labour’s Lost” at 7:30 p.m. at the Pavilion Theatre, University Park. Tickets are available by phone at (814) 863-0255 or 1-800-ARTSTIX. Philharmonic Orchestra — The Penn State School of Music will present Philharmonic Orchestra, Student Concert at 8 p.m. at Eisenhower Auditorium, University Park. Works to be performed by Bernstein, Stravinsky, Prokofiev and Rimsky-Korsakov. Tickets can be purchased at the Eisenhower Ticket Center (814) 863-0255 or 1-800-ARTS-TIX or online at www.cpa.psu.edu. Play — “The Last Five Years” starring A.J. Holmes and Carly Hughes, directed by Rob Schneider and Tim Hanson, music director will be performed at 8 p.m. at The State Theatre, 130 W. College Ave., State College. Call the box office at (814) 4667141, or the State Theatre’s box office at (814) 272-0606. Poetry — Fourth Friday Poetry, headed up by Margie and Carl Gaffron will be held at 8 p.m. at the Green Drake Gallery, 101 W. Main St., Millheim. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted. Light refreshments will be served. Email greendrakeart@gmail.com or call (814) 3492486.

SATURDAY, FEB. 23 Indoor Yard Sale — An indoor yard sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at New Hope Lutheran Church, 119 Cobblestone Court, Spring Mills. A soup, sandwich and bake sale will be held. Food will be available all day for eat in or take out. All proceeds support the food pantry. Call Jeanne at (814) 364-1245. Nature on Snowshoes — Explore the winter woods on snowshoes and see the animals that are out during the winter from 1-2 p.m. at the Environmental Learning Center, Bald Eagle State Park, 149 Main Park Rd., Howard. A limited number of snowshoes are available for adults and children. Preregistration is required. If there is no snow, a hike will be offered. Call (814) 625-2775. Community Art Show — The Watermarke Community Art Show, featuring artists from Bellefonte and surrounding areas, will be held from 1-4:30 p.m.at the Watermarke Outreach Centre, 114 S. Spring St., Bellefonte. Love’s Labour’s Lost — Penn State Centre Stage will perform “Love’s Labour’s Lost” at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the Pavilion Theatre, University Park. Tickets are available by phone at (814) 863-0255 or 1-800ARTS-TIX. Lenten Dinners — A Lenten seafood and pizza dinners will be served from 4-7 p.m. in the school auditorium, Saint John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 134 E. Bishop St., Bellefonte. Dinners include haddock, cod, shrimp, salmon or pizza along with vegetable, macaroni and cheese, stewed tomatoes, coleslaw, applesauce or fruit cocktail, roll and butter, beverage and dessert. Meals cost $8 for adults, $4 for children and free for children 4 and younger. Eat-in or take-out is available. Home delivery is available by calling (814) 933-9657 on Friday from 3-6 p.m. only. Call Joni Russell at (814) 355-3134. Recital — The Penn State School of Music will present a graduate recital: Jeff Kinsley, saxophone at 5 p.m. at Esber Recital Hall, Music Building I, University Park. Admission is free. Call (814) 863-0255 or visit www.music.psu.edu. Turkey Supper — A turkey supper will be served at 6 p.m. at the Pine Grove Presbyterian Church, 150 W. Pine Grove Road, Pine Grove Mills. Meals are $8 served family style. All proceeds benefit the local food bank. Call (814) 238-8801. Bon Jovi — Bon Jovi will perform as part of the “Because We Can” tour at 7:30 p.m. at the Bryce Jordan Center, University Park. Tickets can be purchased online at ticketmaster.com or call Ticketmaster to order by phone at 1-800-745-3000. Play — “The Last Five Years” starring A.J. Holmes and Carly Hughes, directed by Rob Schneider and Tim Hanson, music director will be performed at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. at The State Theatre, 130 W. College Ave., State College. Call the box office at (814) 466-7141, or the State Theatre’s box office at (814) 272-0606.

ral Family Planning Center of Central Pennsylvania will offer an hour-long Introduction to the Ovulation Method of Natural Family Planning at 2 pm in the Community Room, Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. Call Margaret Okere at (814) 238-0901. Natural Family Planning — An introduction to the ovulation method of natural family planning will be held from 2-3 p.m. in the Community Room, Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. Visit www.creightonmodel.com. Call (814) 238-0901 or email fertility.appreciation@gmail.com. Recital — The Penn State School of Music will present a Graduate Conducting Recital: David Hood at 2 p.m. at Esber Recital Hall, Music Building I, University Park. Admission is free. Call (814) 863-0255 or visit www.music.psu.edu. Musical — Author, Melinda Long’s “How I Became a Pirate” comes to the stage in an Omaha Theater Company musical production for children at 2 p.m. at Eisenhower Auditorium, University Park. Tickets can be purchased online or by phone at (814) 863-0255 or 1-800-ARTSTIX. Kids Connections, free for ticket holders, will hold a craft-centered, child-friendly activity, one hour before the show at Eisenhower Auditorium. Due to space and time restrictions, Kids Connections participation will be limited. Play — “The Last Five Years” starring A.J. Holmes and Carly Hughes, directed by Rob Schneider and Tim Hanson, music director will be performed at 3 p.m. at The State Theatre, 130 W. College Ave., State College. Call the box office at (814) 4667141, or the State Theatre’s box office at (814) 272-0606. Film Festival — A Jewish Film Festival presented by The State College Chapter of Hadassah will show “Footnote” at 3:30 p.m. and “From The Black You Make Color” at 7 p.m. in the Friedman Auditorium, The State Theatre, 130 W. College Ave., State College. The cost is $10 per film and benefits Hadassah Medical Organization. Call the box office at (814) 466-7141, or the State Theatre’s box office at (814) 272-0606. Recital — The Penn State School of Music will present a Senior Recital: Curtis Rainey, viola at 5 p.m. at Esber Recital Hall, Music Building I, University Park. Admission is free. Call (814) 863-0255 or visit www.music.psu.edu. Gala Dinner — Global Connections, a community non-profit United Way agency, will hold their biennial gala dinner, featuring a silent auction and international entertainment at 5:30 p.m. at Ramada Inn, 1450 S. Atherton St., State College. Competition — The Penn State School of Music will present a Scholarship Competition at 6:30 p.m. at Esber Recital Hall, Music Building I, University Park. Admission is free. Call (814) 863-0255 or visit www.music.psu.edu.

MONDAY, FEB. 25 Mission Central HUB — Bellefonte Area Mission Central HUB open at from 911 a.m. at the Trinity United Methodist Church, 128 W. Howard St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-9425. Bookmobile — The Centre County Library’s Bookmobile will be located from 9:15-10 a.m. at the Continental Court, 650 Maple Drive, Bellefonte. Program schedules are available on the bookmobile. All story time programs follow the Pennsylvania standards for early learning. Visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Preschool Storytime — Stories paired with songs, rhyme, puppet play, crafts or activities that are theme focused from 10:30-11 a.m. at East Penns Valley Area Branch Library, 225 E. Main St., Millheim. The theme is Miss Laura’s favorites. Storytime programs meet Pennsylvania learning standards for early childhood education. Call (814) 349-5328 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Toddler Storytime — Toddler Storytime include books, music and literacy enriching activities designed for children 18 months to 3 years old will be held from 10:30-11:15 a.m. at Centre County Library & Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Storytime programs meet Pennsylvania learning standards for early childhood education. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Preschool Storytime — Picture book stories, puppet play and crafts for children

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PAGE 26 What’s Happening , from page 25 will be available from 10:30-11:15 a.m. at Centre Hall Branch Library, 109 W. Beryl St., Centre Hall. The theme is Duplo. Storytime programs meet Pennsylvania learning standards for early childhood education. Call (814) 364-2580 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Bookmobile — The Centre County Library’s Bookmobile will be located from 10:30 a.m. to noon at Way Fruit Farm, 2355 Halfmoon Valley Road, Port Matilda. Program schedules are available on the bookmobile. All story time programs follow the Pennsylvania standards for early learning. Visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Line Dancing — The Centre Region Parks and Recreation will have line dancing at 10:50 a.m. at the Centre Region Senior Center, 131 S. Fraser St. No. 1, State College. No experience necessary or partners needed. Call (814) 231-3076. Bookmobile — The Centre County Library’s Bookmobile will be located from 1:15-3:15 p.m. at Port Matilda Baptist Church, 105 S. Main St., Port Matilda. Program schedules are available on the bookmobile. All story time programs follow the Pennsylvania standards for early learning. Visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Bookmobile — The Centre County Library’s Bookmobile will be located from 3:30-4 p.m. at Miles Trailer Park, Huston Township. Program schedules are available on the bookmobile. All story time programs follow the Pennsylvania standards for early learning. Bookmobile — The Centre County Library’s Bookmobile will be located from 4:15-4:45 p.m. at the Unionville Community Center, state Route 220, Unionville. Program schedules are available on the bookmobile. All story time programs follow the Pennsylvania standards for early learning. Visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Lecture — The Penn State School of Music will host a Presentation with Barry Green, “The Inner Game of Music” at 5 p.m. at Esber Recital Hall, Music Building I, University Park. Admission is free. Call (814) 863-0255 or visit www.music.psu. edu. Dinner — Homemade ham and chicken potpie, soup and bread dinner will be served from 5-7 p.m. at Bald Eagle Valley Community United Methodist Church, 111 Runville Road, Bellefonte. Dinners also include salad, beverage and dessert. Meals cost $9 for adults, $6 for students and $3 for children 12 and younger. Dinner benefits the church building fund. Call Jo Ann Sengle at (814) 355-2655 or the church at (814) 353-8870. Salon Evening — A Salon Evening, featuring the Brentano musicians introducing each of the movements of the Harp quartet, at 7 p.m. at The Nittany Lion Inn Board Room, University Park. Charles Youmans, associate professor of musicology at Penn State, moderates and lends insight. A question-and-answer session is included in the ninety-minute event. Studio — The Penn State School of Music will host a Percussion Studio at 8 p.m. at Esber Recital Hall, Music Building I, University Park. Admission is free. Call (814) 863-0255 or visit www.music.psu. edu.

TUESDAY, FEB. 26 Seniors Hiking Group — Enjoy a moderate hike in the great outdoors at 9 a.m. at various locations in and around State College. The hikes are free except for car pool donations. To register call (814) 231-3076 or visit www.crpr.org. Coffee Time — Bring a friend and savor that second cup of coffee and conversation from 9:30-11 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall, Howard United Methodist Church, West Main Street, Howard. Master Class — A Brentano master class for Penn State School of Music string students will be held at 10 a.m. in Music Building I Esber Recital Hall, University Park. Professor of Music James Lyon leads the two-hour session. Call (814) 863-0255 or visit www.music.psu.edu. Bookmobile — The Centre County Library’s Bookmobile will be located from 10 a.m. to noon at Pine Glen Fire Company, 1003 Pine Glen Road, Karthaus. Program schedules are available on the bookmobile. All story time programs follow the Pennsylvania standards for early learning. Visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Mother Goose On the Loose — Children ages 3 and younger and an adult can participate in a musical rhyming adventure through the world of Mother Goose from 10:30-11:30 a.m. at Holt Memorial Library, 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Story-

THE CENTRE COUNTY GAZETTE time programs meet Pennsylvania learning standards for early childhood education. Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centre countylibrary.org. Lecture — The Penn State School of Music will host a Presentation with Barry Green, “The Inner Game of Music” at noon at Esber Recital Hall, Music Building I, University Park. Admission is free. Call (814) 863-0255 or visit www.music.psu.edu. Preschool Storytime — Stories and crafts for children ages 3-6 will feature a transportation theme from 1:30-2:15 p.m. at Centre County Library & Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. The theme is birds of a feather. Storytime programs meet Pennsylvania learning standards for early childhood education. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org.

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(800) 745-3000, online at www.ticketmaster.com and at (814) 865-5555. Play — “The Last Five Years” starring A.J. Holmes and Carly Hughes, directed by Rob Schneider and Tim Hanson, music director will be performed at 8 p.m. at The State Theatre, 130 W. College Ave., State College. Call the box office at (814) 4667141, or the State Theatre’s box office at (814) 272-0606. Recital — The Penn State School of Music will host a DMA Recital: Caroline Ryu, piano at 8 p.m. in Room 122, Music Building II, University Park. Call (814) 8630255 or visit www.music.psu.edu. Ensemble — The Penn State School of Music will host a Symphonic Wind Ensemble featuring Timothy Deighton, viola, at 8 p.m. in Esber Recital Hall, Music Building I, University Park. Tickets can be purchased

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THE OMAHA THEATER Company musical production of author Melinda Long’s “How I Became a Pirate” will take the state at 2 p.m. at Eisenhower Auditorium, University Park. Tickets can be purchased online or by phone at (814) 863-0255 or 1-800-ARTS-TIX. Bookmobile — The Centre County Library’s Bookmobile will be located from 1:30-3:45 p.m. at Hall’s Market, 491 E. Sycamore Road, Snow Shoe. Program schedules are available on the bookmobile. All story time programs follow the Pennsylvania standards for early learning. Visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Fizz Bang Eureka — After-school educational science experiment and activities are available from 3-3:30 p.m. at East Penns Valley Area Branch Library, 225 E. Main St., Millheim. The Science of Snow is the theme. Call (814) 349-5328 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Bookmobile — The Centre County Library’s Bookmobile will be located from 4:15-5 p.m. at Boggs Township/Milesburg at the corner of Dell Street and Sparrow Drive. Program schedules are available on the bookmobile. All story time programs follow the Pennsylvania standards for early learning. Visit www.centrecountylibrary. org. Yoga Class — A gentle yoga class will be held from 5-6 p.m. at the Howard United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 144 W. Main St., Howard. The class is designed to have all flows on the floor. Gain flexibility and strength and leave feeling calm, open and rejuvenated. Cost is $10 for each class. Call Kathie at (814) 625-2852 or email at kathieb1@comcast.net. Yoga Class — A basics level yoga class will be held from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Howard United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 144 W. Main St., Howard. The class is intended for those who may have had some prior yoga experience. Gain flexibility and strength and leave feeling calm, open and rejuvenated. Cost is $10 for each class. Call Kathie at (814) 625-2852 or email at kathieb1@comcast.net. Line Dancing — The Centre Region Parks and Recreation will have line dancing at 7 p.m. at the Mt. Nittany Residence, 301 Rolling Ridge Drive, State College. No experience necessary or partners needed. Call (814) 231-3076. Model Railroad Club — Nittany Valley Model Railroad Club meets at 7 p.m. Old Gregg School, room 1A, 106 School St., Spring Mills. Call Fred at (814) 422-7667. Concert — Tiësto’s “Club Life College Invasion Tour” will perform at the Bryce Jordan Center, 127 University Drive, State College. Tiësto is an 18 and over show. Tickets may be purchased at the Bryce Jordan Center Box Office, Eisenhower, Downtown Theatre, at all Ticketmaster outlets, through Ticketmaster Charge by Phone at

at the Eisenhower Ticket Center (814) 8630255 or 1-800-ARTS-TIX or online at www.cpa.psu.edu.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 27 Book Babies Storytime — Books, music and language building activities to stimulate a child’s brain growth will be held from at 9:30-10 a.m. at Centre County Library & Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Storytime programs meet Pennsylvania learning standards for early childhood education. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centre countylibrary.org. Bookmobile — The Centre County Library’s Bookmobile will be located from 9:30-10:45 a.m. at Liberty Township. Program schedules are available on the bookmobile. All story time programs follow the Pennsylvania standards for early learning. Visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Preschool Storytime — Stories and crafts for preschool will be held from 10:30-11:30 a.m. at Holt Memorial Library, 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. The theme is happy birthday Dr. Seuss. Storytime programs meet Pennsylvania learning standards for early childhood education. Call (814) 342-1987 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Preschool Storytime — Stories and crafts for children ages 3-6 are available from 10:30-11:15 a.m. at Centre County Library & Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Storytime programs meet Pennsylvania learning standards for early childhood education. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Dental Health Storytime — A Dental Hygienist from Bellefonte Dental will join children for a talk about keeping teeth clean and healthy during a storytime from 10:30-11:15 a.m. at Centre County Library & Historical Museum, 200 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-1516 or visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Line Dancing — The Centre Region Parks and Recreation will have line dancing at 10:50 a.m. at the Centre Region Senior Center, 131 S. Fraser St., No. 1, State College. No experience necessary or partners needed. Call (814) 231-3076. Bookmobile — The Centre County Library’s Bookmobile will be located from 11-11:45 a.m. at the Borough Building, 146 Black St., Howard. Program schedules are available on the bookmobile. All story time programs follow the Pennsylvania standards for early learning. Visit www.centre-

countylibrary.org. Workshop — A novel-writing workshops will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 3-6 p.m. at Webster’s Bookstore Café, 133 E. Beaver Ave., State College. Email carolynturgeon@gmail.com or visit http:// carolynturgeon.com/workshops/. Meeting — The Patton Township Business Association will meet for lunch from noon to 1 p.m. at the Patton Township Municipal Building, 100 Patton Plaza, State College. Reservations are required. Email PankoWealthManagement@gmail.com or (814) 237-2822. Mission Central HUB — Bellefonte Area Mission Central HUB open at from 13 p.m. at the Trinity United Methodist Church, 128 W. Howard St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-9425. Diabetes Class — The Mount Nittany Medical Center will sponsor a “Life with Diabetes,” a four-day education series that teaches how to live with and manage your diabetes from 1-3:30 p.m. at 120 Radnor Road, State College. Call Heather Harpster at (814) 231-7194 or email at hharpster@mountnittany.org. Workshop — A Winter Watercolor Workshop with Jeff Mathison will be held from 1-5 p.m. at the Green Drake Gallery, 101 W. Main St., Millheim. The cost is $50 per person. To register email greendrakeart@ gmail.com or call (814) 349-2486. Bookmobile — The Centre County Library’s Bookmobile will be located from 1:15 to 2:15 p.m. in Walker Township at Nittany Valley Drive and Madison Avenue. Program schedules are available on the bookmobile. All story time programs follow the Pennsylvania standards for early learning. Visit www.centrecountylibrary. org. Science Adventures — Preschoolers ages 3-5 can work on science-themed activities with Science Adventures: Chemical Frenzy from 2-2:30 p.m. at Discovery Space, 112 W. Foster Ave., Suite 1, State College. Activities are free with paid admission. Call (814) 234-0200 or email info@mydiscoveryspace.org. Visit the website at mydiscoveryspace.org. Bookmobile — The Centre County Library’s Bookmobile will be located from 2:30 to 3:45 p.m. at the Hublersburg Inn, 449 Hublersburg Road, Howard. Program schedules are available on the bookmobile. All story time programs follow the Pennsylvania standards for early learning. Visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Lego/Duplo Club — Be creative with Duplo blocks from 3-3:30 p.m. at Centre Hall Branch Library, 109 W. Beryl St., Centre Hall. Children are encouraged to write a story or description of their projects to be displayed for two weeks. Call (814) 3642580 or visit www.centrecountylibrary. org. Zumba — New Hope United Methodist Church will sponsor a free Zumba class at 6 p.m. at Marion Walker Elementary School, 100 School Drive, Bellefonte. Call Amanda at (814) 321-4528. Lenten Meal and Worship — Lenten service and meals will be served at 6 p.m. with The Rev. Kevin Shock leading service after the meal at St. Mark Evangelical Lutheran Church, 160 N. Main St., Pleasant Gap. Call (814) 359-2522. String Quartet — Brentano String Quartet will perform in the second season of the Center for the Performing Arts threeyear presentation of the complete Beethoven string quartets at 7:30 p.m. in Schwab Auditorium, University Park. Tickets can be purchased online or by phone at (814) 863-0255 or 1-800-ARTS-TIX. An informal moderated discussion featuring Steinberg and Lee will be offered in Schwab one hour before the performance and is free for ticket holders. Play — “The Last Five Years” starring A.J. Holmes and Carly Hughes, directed by Rob Schneider and Tim Hanson, music director will be performed at 8 p.m. at The State Theatre, 130 W. College Ave., State College. Call the box office at (814) 4667141, or the State Theatre’s box office at (814) 272-0606. Recital — The Penn State School of Music will present a Graduate Recital: Hanni Zhang, piano at 8 p.m. at Esber Recital Hall, Music Building I, University Park. Admission is free. Call (814) 863-0255 or visit www.music.psu.edu. Concert — The Penn State School of Music will present Symphonic Band and Concert Band at 8 p.m. at Eisenhower Auditorium, University Park. Tickets can be purchased at the Eisenhower Ticket Center (814) 863-0255 or 1-800-ARTS-TIX or online at www.cpa.psu.edu. — Compiled by Gazette staff

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GROUP MEETINGS The Gazette will publish the regular meeting dates and times for all Centre County social and service groups, organizations, clubs, etc. that have membership open to the public. To be included in the weekly listing send information by Wednesday one week prior to publication to community@centrecountygazette.com or mail to: The Centre County Gazette, attn: Group Meetings, 403 S. Allen St., State College, PA 16801. Adult Bible Study and Kids Program offering practical help from the Bible and a fun and productive time for kids will meet 7 p.m. Wednesdays Nittany Baptist Church, 430 Mountain Back Road, Spring Mills. Call (814) 360-1601 or visit nittanybaptist.org. Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse — Men’s Support Group sponsored by The Centre County Women’s Resource Center from 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesdays. Call (814) 2375220 ext. 247, email edteam@ccwrc.org or visit ccwrc.org. Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse — Women’s Support Group sponsored by The Centre County Women’s Resource Center from 5:30-7 p.m. Wednesdays. Call (814) 237-5220 ext. 247, email edteam@ccwrc.org or visit ccwrc.org. ALIVE Teen Club meets at 6 p.m. Sundays at First Baptist Church, 539 Jacksonville Road, Bellefonte. Call (814) 3555678 or visit fbcbellefonte.org. Alzheimer’s and Dementia Support Groups will meet at 1 p.m. the first Friday of every month at the Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. Call (814) 2343141 or (814) 235-2000. Alzheimer’s and Dementia Support Groups will meet at 6:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month at the Mount Nittany Dining Room, The Inn at Brookline, 1930 Cliffside Drive, State College. Call (814) 234-3141 or (814) 235-2000. AWANA Club is at 6 p.m. every Sunday at the First Baptist Church, 539 Jacksonville Road, Bellefonte. Activities and Bible lessons will be held for children ages 3 through sixth grade. Materials provided. Call (814) 355-5678 or visit fbcbellefonte.org. Bald Eagle Grange No. 151 meets at 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of every month at the Grange Hall in Runville. Bald Eagle Watershed Association meets at 7 p.m. the fourth Wednesday at the Milesburg Borough Building, 416 Front St., Milesburg. Visit baldeaglewatershed.com. The Bald Eagle Area Class of 1959 meets at 6 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month for dinner. Location changes each month. Call Joyce at (814) 383-4337 or email ljt2342@embarqmail.com. Bald Eagle Area Class Of 1960 meets for lunch at 11:30 a.m. the third Thursday of every month at The Bestway Restaurant, 1023 N. Eagle Valley Road, Howard. Call Barb (814) 466-6027. Bald Eagle Area Class of 1964 meets for breakfast 9 a.m. the fourth Saturday of the month at the Bestway Restaurant, state Route 150, I-80 exit 158, Milesburg. Dinner will be at 5:30 p.m. on the third Friday of the month at the Bellefonte Moose, 125 N. Spring St., Bellefonte. Call Sue (814) 625-2132 or bea.1964@yahoo.com. Bald Eagle Area Class of 1965 meets for dinner at 5:30 p.m. the last Friday of each month, Bellefonte Moose, 125 N. Spring St., Bellefonte. Call Bob (814) 383-2151. Bellefonte High School Class of 1956 meets for dinner at 6 p.m. the second Friday of each month, Bellefonte Moose, 125 N. Spring St., Bellefonte. Call Kay (814) 359-2738. Bellefonte High School Class 1967 meets for breakfast at 8:30 a.m. the first Saturday of each month, Sunset West, 521 E. College Ave., Pleasant Gap. The location is subject to change. Call Vic (814) 360-1948. Bellefonte Elks Lodge meets 7 p.m. the second and fourth Mondays of each month, Bellefonte Elks, 120 W. High St., Bellefonte. Bellefonte Encampment No. 72 and Ridgeley Canton No. 8 meets 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month, Windmere Hall, 454 Rolling Ridge Drive, State College. Bellefonte Historical Railroad Society meets at 7 p.m. the first Monday of each month, Train Station, Talleyrand Park, Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-1053 or bellefontetrain.org. Bellefonte Kiwanis Club meets at noon Tuesdays at the Moose Club, 125 N. Spring St., Bellefonte. Call Richard King, (814) 355-9606 or email kings430elinn@yahoo.com. Bellefonte Sunrise Rotary Club meets 7:30 a.m. Fridays, Diamond Deli, 103 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Call Mary Jane Fisher (814) 355-5905. Bellefonte Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1600 meets 8 p.m. the second Thursday of every month, Post Home, Spring Street, Bellefonte. Bellefonte Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1600 Ladies Auxiliary meets 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of every month, Post Home, Spring Street, Bellefonte. Better Breathers Support Group meets 3:30 p.m. the third Thursday every month, HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehabilitation Hospital, 550 E. College Ave., Pleasant Gap. Call (814) 359-3421. Business Networking International meets 7 a.m. Thursdays, Celebration Hall, 2280 Commercial Blvd., State College. Members share ideas, contacts and business referrals. Fee is $10 for room and breakfast. Call Kelly Swisher (814) 2801656. Boy Scouts of America BSA Troop 66 meets at 7-8 p.m. every Tuesday at Pleasant Gap United Methodist Church, 179 S. Main St., Pleasant Gap. Email Scoutmaster Bill Weaver at standinten@aol.com. Brain Injury Support Group meets 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month, HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehabilitation Hospital, 550 E. College Ave., Pleasant Gap. Call (814) 359-3421. Breast Cancer Support Group meets 5:30-7 p.m. the first Monday of every month in the ground floor conference rooms, Mount Nittany Medical Center, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. If the first Monday of the month is a holiday, the meeting will be held on the second Monday of the month. Call Cheri (814) 231-7005.

Catholic Daughters of the Americas social begins at 6:30 p.m. and meets at 7 p.m. first Thursday of every month at St. John’s Catholic School auditorium, 134 E. Bishop St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 355-7730 or email jmoest@yahoo.com. Central Pennsylvania Holistic Wellness Group will meet to share and learn about many methods and techniques to support a holistic, homeopathic and spiritual life style from 6:30-8 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month at the Inspired Holistic Wellness, 107 S. Spring St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 883-0957 or visit meetup.com/Central-PA-HolisticWellness-Group/. Centre County Down Syndrome Society meets at 8 p.m., the third Monday of each month at Easter Seals, 383 Rolling Ridge Drive, State College. Email ccdssociety@ gmail.com or visit centrecountydownsyndrome.org. Centre County Greens meets at 7:15 p.m. the first Monday of every month at Webster’s Bookstore & Café, 133 E. Beaver Ave., State College. Centre County Real Estate Investment Club meets 7-9 p.m. the third Thursday of every month at RE/MAX Centre Realty, 1375 Martin St., State College. Call (814) 280-5839 or email len@decarmine.com. Visit centrecountyreiclub.org. Centre Hall Lions Club meets 6:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month and at 7 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of the month, Centre Hall Lions Club Building, 153 E. Church St., Centre Hall. Centre Line Riders — ABATE of Pennsylvania, Chapter 18 meet at noon the third Saturday of each month at the Centre Hall American Legion, 2928 Penns Valley Pike, Centre Hall. Centre Pieces Quilt Guild will meet from 7-9 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month (March through December) at the Mount Nittany Middle School Cafeteria, 656 Brandywine Drive, State College. Visit the web site at www.centrepiecesguild.org or call (814) 237-6009. Centre Region Model Investment Club meets at 6:30 p.m. on the second Monday of the month, Mazza Room, South Hills Business School, 480 Waupelani Drive, State College. Call (814) 234-8775 or email cr20mic@ aol.com. The Compassionate Friends Group meets from 7 p.m. the second Monday of each month at Bellefonte Middle School, TCF is a national non-profit support organization offering understanding, friendship, and hope to families following the death of a child of any age, from any cause. Contact Peg at (814) 355-9829 or Amanda at (814) 321-4528. Circle of Hope, a support group for special-needs children and families, will meet at 6 p.m. on Jan. 25 at Halfmoon Christian Fellowship Church, 1776 Halfmoon Valley Road, Port Matilda. Call Angie (814) 386-1826 or alavanish@live. com. FHA Center for Weight Management and Nutrition bariatric surgery support group will meet from 6-7 p.m. the third Thursday of each month at the Lewistown Hospital, Classroom 4, 400 Highland Ave., Lewistown. Call (717) 2427099 or visit myfamilyhealthassociates.com Girls of Bald Eagle Area High School Class of 1961 will meet at 11:30 a.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Mt. Valley Diner, 850 S. Eagle Valley Road, Wingate. Call (814) 355-3686. Halfmoon Garden Club meets at 1 p.m. the first Thursday of the month. Membership is open to Halfmoon Township residents. Call Alice McGregor (814) 692-7396, almcgregor@comcast.net or Susan Kennedy (814) 692-5556, susank81@gmail.com. Halfmoon Grange No. 290 meets 7:30 p.m. the first Monday of every month at the Grange Hall in Centennia. Call Diane (814) 692-4580. Hearing Loss Association of America meets 7 p.m. the second Monday of each month, Foxdale, 500 E. Marylyn Ave., State College. Learn the latest technology available for hearing loss. I.O.O.F. Centre Lodge #153 meets 7:30 p.m. the first and third Thursday of each month, I.O.O.F. Lodge Hall 756 N. Main St., Pleasant Gap. Junior Rockhounds meets 5 p.m. the third Wednesdays of each month, Room 121, Earth and Engineering Sciences Building, University Park. Call (814) 867-6263 or visit nittanymineral.org. Keystone Guild of the Watchmakers Association of Pa. meets 1 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month, Bull Pen Restaurant, Washington Avenue at First Street, Tyrone. Call George at (814) 238-1668. Ladies Grief Support Group meets 2 p.m. every second and fourth Tuesday at Living Faith Church, 113 Sunset Acres, Milesburg. Call Hazel at (814) 387-4952. Marion Grange 223 meets at 7 p.m. the second Thursday of every month at the Jacksonville Grange Hall. For more information, call Brenda at (814) 383-2796. The Milesburg Lions Club meets 7 p.m. first and third Tuesday every month, Milesburg Center across from UniMart. MOPS, Mothers of Preschoolers, sponsored by New Hope Church is designed to nurture every mother with children from pregnancy through kindergarten meets the first and third Thursdays of each month at The State College Evangelical Free Church, 1243 Blue Course Drive, State College. Childcare is provided for each monthly meeting. Visit statecollegemops. Multiple Sclerosis Support Group meets 6 p.m. every third Tuesday, HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehabilitation Hospital, Outpatient Entrance, 550 E. College Ave., Pleasant Gap. The support group is affiliated with the National MS Society. Call (814) 359-3421. National Alliance on Mental Illness meets 7 p.m. every second Tuesday at South Hills School, State College. June is the last meeting of the summer. Meetings will resume in September. Call Dave (814) 238-1983. The Neuropathy Support Group of Central Pennsylvania will meet at 2 p.m. the fourth Sunday at the Mount Nittany Medical Center, Conference room 3, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. Call David Brown at (814) 531-1024. Nittany Knights Barbershop Chorus meets 7:15 p.m.

every Monday, South Hills School, State College. Men who like to sing are welcome. Visit nittanyknights.org, or call Bill (814) 355-3557. Nittany Valley Model Railroad Club meets at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at Old Gregg School, room 1A, 106 School St., Spring Mills. Call Fred at (814) 422-7667. Nittany Mineral Society will hold a social at 6:30 p.m. and meet at 7:30 p.m. the third Wednesdays, Room 116 Auditorium of the Earth and Engineering Sciences Building, University Park. Call (814) 867-6263 or visit nittanymineral.org. Nittany Valley Woodturners meet from 7-9 p.m. every first Thursday, the woodworking shop, State College Area High School, South Building, 650 Westerly Parkway, State College. Email Reg@MarketValueSolutions.com or visit NittanyValleyWoodturners.org. The Nittany Valley Writers Network meets for an earlyrisers breakfast at 7 a.m. every third Wednesday, The Waffle Shop, 1610 W. College Ave., State College. The Nittany Valley Writers Network meets from 7-8:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month at Schlow Centre Region Library, 211 S. Allen St., State College. Parent Support Group for Children with Eating Disorders meets from 7-8 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month in Conference Room 3, Mount Nittany Medical Center, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. Call Kristie Kaufman (814) 4667921. Penns Valley Grange No. 158 meets 7:30 p.m. the second Thursday of every month, Grange Hall, Railroad Street, Spring Mills. Pleasant Gap Rotary Club meets at 6 p.m. every Thursday at the Oaks, 220 Rachel Drive, Pleasant Gap. Reiki group will meet from 6:30-8:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of every month at Inspired Holistic Wellness, 107 S. Spring St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 883-0957, email beth@inspiredholisticwellness.com or visit www.inspired holisticwellness.com. RSVP is appreciated. The Romans 12:2 Group meets from 7-8:30 p.m. Mondays at 204 W. High St., Bellefonte. The group is an addictions breakaway program sponsored by Lifegate Baptist Church is open to all who are suffering from any form of addiction as well as to family members that may be affected by the addict’s behavior. Call (814) 353-1942. Sacred Harp Singing meets from 7-8:30 a.m. the second and fourth Mondays at the University Mennonite Church, 1606 Norma St., State College. Visit StateCollegeSacredHarp.com. The Snow Shoe Lions Club meets at 6:30 p.m. on the first and fourth Wednesday of every month, at the Moshannon Community Center, State Rte. 144, Snow Shoe. Soroptimist International of Centre County will meet at 6 p.m. the first Monday of the month at the Atherton Hotel, 125 S. Atherton St., State College. Call (814) 234-0658 or email hjlaw11@aol.com. State College Area High School Class of ’65 meets for brunch at 10:30 a.m. the second Wednesday of each month at Way’s Fruit Market, 2355 Halfmoon Valley Road, Port Matilda. State College Downtown Rotary Club meets at noon on Thursdays at Damon’s, 1031 E. College Ave., State College. State College Elks Lodge meets 7:30 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at State College Elks Country Club 100 Elks Club Road, Boalsburg. State College Lions Club meets at 6:15 p.m. the first and third Thursdays of the month at Damon’s, 1031 E. College Ave., State College. State College Rotary Club meets 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Nittany Lion Inn, Faculty Staff Lounge, 200 W. Park Ave., University Park. State College Sunrise Rotary Club meets 7:15 a.m. Wednesdays, Hotel State College, 106 S. Allen St., State College, above The Corner Room. State College Weavers Guild meets from 7:30-9 p.m. on the third Thursday of the month, September through May. Meetings are held in members’ homes. Refreshments are served at 7 p.m. For meeting location visit the website at www.statecollegeweaversguild.weebly.com or call (814) 2347344. Support Group for Family & Friends of Childhood Sexual Abuse Survivors sponsored by The Centre County Women’s Resource Center from 5:30-7 p.m. Mondays. Call (814) 237-5220 ext. 247, email edteam@ccwrc.org or visit ccwrc.org. Stroke Support Group meets 4 p.m. last Tuesday of every month, (except August and December) at HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehabilitation Hospital, 550 E. College Ave., Pleasant Gap. Call (814) 359-3421. TRIAD, a public safety group for senior citizens, meets each second Thursday in various locations. Call Helen Evans, chair, (814) 237-8932. Trout Unlimited, a non-profit conservation organization, meets 7:30 p.m. every first Thursday, Comfort Suites Hotel, 132 Village Drive, State College. Walker Township #2007 will meet the second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at the Walker Township Building, 816 Nittany Valley Drive, Bellefonte. Weight Loss Challenge will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesdays at the Park Forest Baptist Church, 3030 Carnegie Drive, State College. Membership fee is $35. Call Darlene Foster at (814) 2388739 or email at rdf55@verizon.net. WiNGs, the Women’s Network Group for women entrepreneurs, will have a social from 8-8:30 a.m. and meet from 8:30-10:30 a.m., the third Wednesday of every month at the Patton Township conference room, 100 Patton Plaza, State College. Email membership@wngs.org or call (814) 360-1063. Women’s Welcome Club of State College meets 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of every month, Oakwood Presbyterian Church, 1865 Waddle Road, State College. Visit us on the web womenswelcomeclub.org or email wwcmembership@ gmail.com. — Compiled by Gazette staff

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PUZZLES 29. 7th Greek letter 30. Muslim people of NW China 31. Long tailed rodent 33. Yukon Territory 34. Curved shape 35. A gait faster than a walk 37. Not working 39. Ancient priest 41. Notated a musical work 43. Took a quick look 44. Aged coloration 46. Enrolls 47. Extended narrative poem 48. Angry 51. Write bad checks 52. A. Webber’s lyricist Tim 53. Any longer

Sudoku #1

23. Toto’s terrier breed 24. Whale ship captain 25. A single undivided entity 26. Short term memory 27. Charlotte’s author White

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14. Finished cloth border 15. Seize (obsolete) 16. Something on fire 18. Great peninsula of SW Asia 20. Suspenders (Br.) 21. Having a cheerless disposition

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19. “Taxi” actor 21. Fully developed 22. About ohms 26. Fissile sedimentary rock 28. Hair clasp 32. Men’s hairpiece 36. Stadium level 38. Serious plays 40. Tooth doctor (abbr.) 41. A line of verse 42. Chickpea plant species 43. A superior grade of black tea 44. High spirited, vivacious 45. W. Samoan capital 49. Social insect 50. Coloring substance 54. Mister

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CLUES ACROSS 1. Warning devices 7. Ancient Hebrew dry measure 11. 22nd state 12. A scheme or program 13. Belonging to inventor Whitney

55. A wild Asian goat 56. 3 dimensional sound system

Sudoku #2

Fun By The Numbers Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!

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SPE Federal Credit Union adds Kasasa services Initiative helps community banks and credit unions compete By HARRY ZIMBLER For The Gazette

STATE COLLEGE — Do you Kasasa? Do you even know what Kasasa is? A brand name that doesn’t have any specific meaning, Kasasa is a banking service that helps small community banks and credit unions compete effectively with large national and regional banking institutions. The SPE Federal Credit Union, headquartered on Science Park Road in State College, is the second organization in Pennsylvania to sign an agreement with Kasasa. Developed by BancVue, Kasasa offers a new way of banking for the 21st century. “BancVue is a company that works exclusively with community banks and credit unions,” stated Russell Brooks, SPE president and CEO. “It provides a better banking experience

for consumers.” Brooks explained that as banking fees continue to rise, smaller financial institutions are seeking ways to compete while holding the line against increased costs. “A consumer survey indicated that 59 percent of consumers said they would move to a credit union if they could receive the same levels of ser vice offered by larger banks,” Brooks said. Kasasa is a service that provides the back office and technological services that help credit unions and community banks stay up to date with modern conveniences. “We ask the consumer to do three things each month, in order to maintain their Kasasa services,” Brooks explained. “First, we ask them to have at least 12 point-of-sale debit card transactions. Second, we ask them to log into home banking at least once, and finally, we ask that they sign up for electronic statements.”

Brooks notes that Kasasa is member-focused. “And we don’t charge if they miss one of those three goals. We offer free checking, free bill pay and free VISA Debit Cards. We also do not have a minimum balance and high interRUSSELL BROOKS est. SPE Federal Credit Union currently has 11,000 members and every day more f them are signing up for Kasasa, Brooks said. “BancVue’s mission is to make it possible for little banks to compete with the big banks, and they will not do business with large banks. We ‘rent’ their capabilities. We pay a fee but our members do not. Our monthly fee is based on the number of uses.”

The services offered by Kasasa are as technologically advanced as any large banking institution. “Consumers deserve to wake up to happier days of banking and leave behind the nightmare of megabank fees and mistreatment. We are pleased to be the next in Pennsylvania to offer these unique products,” he said. SPE Federal Credit Union is offering two Kasasa financial products, including Kasasa Cash and Kasasa Saver. All Kasasa products are free, rewardbased accounts, with no minimum balance to earn the rewards, no monthly service fee, free online banking and nationwide ATM fee refunds. “Kasasa is opening people’s eyes to a new banking model where no sacrifices are necessary. It’s a win-win because account holders get innovative products and personalized service,” Brooks stated.

PSU hires athletics integrity officer Rebuilding an image From Gazette staff reports UNIVERSITY PARK — Julie Del Giorno, chief of staff at Moravian College and Moravian Theological Seminary in Bethlehem, has been named athletics integrity officer at Penn State. Del Giorno, whose position has been newly created, will be responsible for the development, implementation and oversight of policies and practices within the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics that ensure compliance and ethical conduct. She will begin work on a part-time basis in March and will commence fulltime work in her position on April 1. “Julie is an outstanding choice for this position,” said Penn State President Rodney Erickson. “As she begins her work here at Penn State, she will draw on more than two decades of experience in higher education and the U.S. military. Her track record of success in athletics oversight and operations, student affairs, logistics and institutional planning has given her valuable experience that will serve the university well.” Del Giorno’s position was created as part of the university’s work to fulfill the requirements of the Athletics Integrity Agreement entered into in August 2012 among the NCAA, the Big Ten and Penn State. The position will be in addition to the compliance officer already working within Intercollegiate Athletics. Del Giorno will oversee compliance with obligations of integrity, civility, ethics and institutional control. The

position is expected to report to the university-wide chief compliance officer, a position currently being filled by the University. Beginning in 2006, Del Giorno served JULIE DEL GIORNO as the senior administrator with athletic oversight for the Moravian College NCAA Division III Intercollegiate Athletics program, working to ensure compliance with NCAA rules and related institutional standards. She also served as the college’s chief of staff, with responsibilities for implementing administrative initiatives across the organization, as liaison to the Board of Trustees and served as the college’s Title IX coordinator, among other duties. “I am honored and humbled to be selected to serve as the first ever athletics integrity officer at Penn State,” Del Giorno said. “I will commit myself fully to the position and will work diligently to ensure that policies, procedures and practices are developed and implemented that will ensure Penn State’s compliance with the requirements set forth in the Athletics Integrity Agreement. I look forward to working in partnership with members of the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, to include student-athletes, and

with members of the faculty and staff on this critical work.” Previous to her time at Moravian College, Del Giorno served as interim vice president for student affairs at East Stroudsburg University, in East Stroudsburg, where she was responsible for providing leadership and guidance to the Division of Student Affairs and its programs. Also at East Stroudsburg, DelGiorno served as assistant to the president and academic coordinator for Intercollegiate Athletics. She has held coaching positions at the University of Central Arkansas, and coaching and administrative positions at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. From 1986 to 1995, Del Giorno served as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army, including tours of duty during combat operations in the Persian Gulf War and in Somalia. She is a recipient of the U.S. Army’s Bronze Star Medal. She earned a master of business administration degree from the University of Central Arkansas in 1998; a bachelor of science degree from the U.S. Military Academy in 1986; and is a 2000 graduate of the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators (NACWAA) / Higher Education Resource Services (HERS) Institute for Administrative Advancement. She maintains professional associations with the NACWAA and the National Association of Presidential Assistants in Higher Education (NAPAHE).

CEO: Penn State a great place to recruit From Gazette staff reports UNIVERSITY PARK — In his visit to the Penn State Smeal College of Business last week as part of the Executive Insights series, John B. Veihmeyer, chairman and CEO of KPMG in the U.S. and chairman across the Americas, affirmed Penn State’s importance to KPMG. “We take more students from Penn State than any other school we recruit from,” Veihmeyer told students at the Executive Insights event. “We want to bring as many of you as we possibly can.” Recruiting and developing great talent is what will sustain KPMG in

the future and differentiate the firm from its competitors, the CEO said. And, though KPMG is one of the Big Four accounting firms, those employment opportunities are not limited to accounting students — Penn Staters in general have a history of being successful at the firm. KPMG is “an incredibly diverse firm that needs a broader and broader set of people as we look to the future,” according to Veihmeyer. Last academic year, more than 85 Smeal students completed internships with KPMG or were hired to full-time roles with the firm. Veihmeyer has held a series of key leadership positions over his 35-year

career at KPMG and has been named one of the Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting by Accounting Today magazine. He is also active in philanthropy and speaks often on the importance of diversity as well as ethics and integrity in business leadership. Executive Insights is designed to complement the Smeal educational experience by bringing high-profile business leaders to the college to connect with students, faculty, staff and administrators. Past guests include more than 25 leaders from organizations such as Boeing, Dell, Deloitte, Johnson & Johnson, Kohl’s, Procter & Gamble, Verizon, and Tumi Holdings Inc.

CareerLink to offer customer service course From Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — PA CareerLink Centre County will offer a two-week

customer service course at the office, which is located along the Benner Pike in State College. The course will be held from 9:30

a.m. to noon beginning on March 4. The course is free. To register, stop by the CareerLink office or call (814) 272-5465.

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When someone we care about is criticized, it’s natural to defend that person. It’s understandable family and friends of Joe Paterno would want to defend the former Penn State football coach. Last week, the Paterno family released their report criticizing the Freeh Report, an independent investigation commissioned by the Penn State board and conducted by former FBI director Louis Freeh and his law firm. The Freeh report stated Paterno, former Penn State president Graham Spanier and administrators Tim Curley and Gary Schultz had known about allegations of child abuse. The Paterno family raised “serious and troubling” questions about the Freeh report’s findings including that there is no evidence supporting the allegation the football culture at Penn State had an impact on the situation. Sue Paterno, the deceased coach’s David M. Mastovich is wife, and son Jay Paterno appeared on president of numerous media outlets to discuss the MASSolutions Inc. report. For more ■ Sue Paterno called Sandusky’s information, go crimes “heartbreaking” and said she to massolutions.biz. prays for the victims. She also told Katie Couric “if the experts don’t know, how can we know?” about Sandusky’s behaviors. ■ On ESPN, Jay Paterno said the Freeh Report “is based on flimsy evidence at best ... he jumps to a lot of conclusions that just aren’t supported by facts.” ■ He also answered questions on his Dad’s statement about wishing he’d of done more by saying: “He said with the benefit of hindsight I wish I’d done more. I think knowing what he knew in 2001, he did what anybody else would do.” ■ Since Louis Freeh and his organization didn’t really have a national image prior to the case, they took the approach of issuing a statement rather than conducting interviews: “The self serving report the Paterno family released today does not change the facts established in the Freeh Report. I stand by our conclusion that four of the most powerful people at Penn State failed to protect against a child sexual predator harming children for over a decade.” Rebuilding an image after a scandal is a huge challenge. The general public tends to remember an overarching message. Changing the gut feel instincts of people by focusing on specifics or legal/technical requirements is particularly difficult. When President Clinton attempted to make his case during the Monica Lewinsky scandal that “it depends on what the definition of ‘is’ is,” it didn’t improve public perceptions and was met by a combination of disbelief and frustration by many. Jay’s comment that his dad “did what anybody else would do” isn’t going to change perceptions of those who think his dad should’ve done more. It’s difficult to decide when to kickoff a PR campaign to rehabilitate an image. Did the Paterno campaign begin too soon? Will rehashing the story have a positive or negative impact on public perceptions? In the end, it’s still a sad story and most people will probably maintain the same perception of the parties involved that they had prior to release of the Paterno Report, regardless of the PR efforts on both sides.

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RECORDED JAN. 28 THROUGH FEB. 1, 2013 BELLEFONTE Mabel R. Dolan Estate, Lorrie Frank by sheriff, Lorrie Pavlick by sheriff, Dan Dolan Jr. by sheriff and Debra Craig by sheriff to M&T Bank, 295 S. Potter St., $10,626. Alton L. Nevling Estate and Leah J. Davis executor to Shelley R. Miller, 357 E. Lamb St., $80,000.

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Dean F. Kauffman, Dean F. Kaufman and Gloria Kauffman to Dean F. Kauffman, Gloria Kauffman, Kathy Spicer and Tammie Burnaford, 1090 Runville Road, $1.

CENTRE HALL Erin L. Tressler, Erin L. Ridenour and Jadon G. Tressler to Carrie L. Swart, 105 Kelly St., $178,000.

COLLEGE TOWNSHIP Daniel J. Loht and Alana Loht to Lisa D. Faust and William E. Wagner Jr., 1440 Houserville Road, $182,994. Richard T. Chunko and Eveline M. Chunko to Jacob S. Stoltzfus and Sallie B. Stoltzfus, Shamrock Ave., $69,900. Lonnie Lee Nolan and Lonnie Stobert to Lonnie Lee Nolan, 114 Tug Circle, $1. Ronald A. Jager and Laurie T. Jager to Vincent C. McDonald and Loralee Swab and 117 Kennedy St., $255,000. Lipika D. Selmer-Larsen and Kimball Selmer-Larsen to Lindy G. Parsons and Antoinette C. Parsons, 335 Gerald St., $173,000. Grace DeLgado to Xiaochuan Hu and Xiawei Zhang, 1228 Cottonwood Ave., $357,500. Stephen A. Albert and Karen Lynn Albert to Stephen A. Albert, 384 Pike St., $1. Bryan Wilson and Johanna Talcott to Andrew J. Carey and Patricia K. Dimond, 2506 Buchenhorst Road, $167,000.

FERGUSON TOWNSHIP Todd Sowers and Margaret Peacock to Ryan W. Nordgren and Julie A. Nordgren, 2401 Pine Hurst Drive, $410,000. Allan J. Copeland Estate and Gail A. Copeland co-executrix and David R. Benjamin Sr. co-executor to Amy K. Huff, 749 Teal Lane, $226,000. S&A Homes Inc., Robert E. Poole, Don E. Haubert, Thomas F. Songer and WPSH Associates, to Patrick A. McClelland and Lisa A. McClelland, 2394 Longfellow Court, $455,127. Charles L. Greenland and Charlene L. Greenland to Charlene L. Greenland, 224 Val Verda Drive, $1. Lisa A. Hart to Lisa A. Hart and John M. McCullough, 410 Rosewood Circle, $1. S&A Homes Inc. to Curt E. Marshall and Christina K. Marshall, 1957 Autumnwood Circle, $455,345. Jerry F. Mikesell and Jacqueline M. Mikesell to Stonecraft Holdings LLC, 1393 N. Atherton St., $600,000.

William H. Culp to Jennifer L. Vivas, 125 Beagle Run Court, $1.

GREGG TOWNSHIP Nicole B. Roberts and Christopher A. Roberts to Christopher A. Roberts, 118 Watertower Lane, $1.

HALFMOON TOWNSHIP D. Michael Barr to D. Michael Barr and Barbara Swank Barr, 1901 Halfmoon Valley Road, $1. D. Michael Barr to D. Michael Barr and Barbara Swank Barr, Houtz Lane, $1. D. Michael Barr to D. Michael Barr and Barbara Swank Barr, 39 Barfarm Road, $1.

HARRIS TOWNSHIP James Edward Addleman Jr. to Duerr & Visnovsky Design & Construction, 106 W. Crestview Ave., $165,000. Rockey Ridge Partnership to HLP Holdings, 1045 Rockey Ridge Road, $1.

HOWARD BOROUGH Beulah M. Neff to Frank J. Wernet and Joanne M. Wernet, 370 Virginia St., $225,000.

LIBERTY TOWNSHIP April D. Haines and James H. Haines to James H. Haines Jr., 105 Willow Lane, $1. April D. Haines and James H. Haines to James H. Haines Jr., Liberty St., $1.

MILESBURG Dean E. McCloskey and Pamela G. McCloskey to Darlene J. Lucas, 305 Third St., $ 157,000. 21st Mortgage Corporation to Christopher E. McElyea and Anne Marie Tufo, 306 Third St., $145,000.

MILLHEIM David T. Brown and Cindy Lea Brown to Cindy Lea Brown, 157 Penn St., $1.

PATTON TOWNSHIP Matthew D. Wensel, Joanna S. Wensel and Janna E. Santilli to Joanna E. Santilli, 253 Ghaner Drive, $1. John E. Seymour, John C. Seymour and Kathy R. Seymour to John E. Seymour and Kathy R. Seymour, 652 Earl St., $1. John D. Floros and Patricia B. Floros to Jennifer B. Morris and Richard H. Morris, 26 S. Barkway Lane, $275,000.

PHILIPSBURG BOROUGH Dean Spanos and Linda Spanos to Dean Spanos and Linda Spanos, 601 E. Spruce St., $1. Edgar Lee English and Brenda L. English to Douglas G. Walker, 314 N. Centre St., $33,000. Ruth M. Long Estate, Ruth Long Estate and James R. Long executor to Ruth M. Long Estate, Ruth Long Estate , 1203 E. Presqueisle St., $1. Ruth M. Long Estate, Ruth Long Estate and James R. Long executor to Ruth M. Long Estate, Ruth Long Estate, Presqueisle St., $1. Ruth M. Long Estate, Ruth Long Estate and James R. Long executor to Ruth M. Long Estate, Ruth Long Estate , 1203 E. Presqueisle St., $1. Ruth M. Long Estate, Ruth Long Estate and James R. Long executor to Ruth M. Long Estate, Ruth Long Estate , Presqueisle St., $1. Ronald Barnett and Mary E. Barnett to Lisa A. McCamley, 328 Tenth St., $1.

POTTER TOWNSHIP Mae K. Decker by agent to Mae K. Decker and Lynn B. Decker, 123 Emery Road, $52,500.

RUSH TOWNSHIP Gary Lynn Cobb and Corinne Fagan to Corinne Fagan, 353 Frank Road, $1. Randy Bordas, Michelle Bordas, Helen Bordas, Mechele Bordas, Mechele Robinson and Daniel Robinson to Kenneth L. Frantz and Jennifer L. Frantz, 213 N. Front St., $27,500. US Bank and BSI Financial Services Inc. to Thomas Rodger and Colette M. Rodger, 114 Frank Drive, $94,500. Harry E. Beatty and Connie J. Beatty to Gregory A. Hughes, 318 Walnut St., $ 1. Harry E. Beatty and Connie J. Beatty to Rhonda J. Maines, 318 Walnut St., $1. Harry E. Beatty and Connie J. Beatty to Harry E. Beatty and Connie J. Beatty, 301 White Birch St., $1.

SNOW SHOE BOROUGH Gloria V. Patishnock Estate, Kristin Taylor executrix, Kristin M. Taylor executrix, Robert Patishnock, Shane Patishnock, Kimberly Wayne and Kristin Taylor to Kristin Taylor, 107 E. Park Ave., $1.

SNOW SHOE TOWNSHIP Douglas P. Wright and Rebecca J. Wright to Barney Peace and Laura L. Peace, 106 Norton Ridge Road, $45,000.

SPRING TOWNSHIP Barry J. Detwiler Jr. by sheriff and Mary Ann Hill by sheriff to Bank of New York Mellon, 197 Musser Lane, $8,425.72. Maude C. Young to Alyssa D. Poorman and Roger L. Poorman, 213 N. Main St., $125,000. David Josh Lincoln and Brandy M. Lincoln to William J. Burns and Terry M. Tenn, 860 Halfmoon St., $179,900. Mary Jo Livergood and Larry D. Livergood to Mary Jo Livergood and Larry D. Livergood, 184 S. Harrison Road, $1. Seth W. Cleaver to National Transfer Services LLC, 219 N. Vanessa Drive, $171,000. National Transfer Services LLC to Cheryl B. Keeler, 219 N. Vanessa Road, $171,000.

STATE COLLEGE BOROUGH Daniel E. Salter, Sharon F. Salter and Sharon L. Salter to Daniel E. Salter and Sharon F. Salter, 517 Royal Road, $1. Cynthia D. Marrara to John D. Hopkins and Jane E. Hopkins, 101 S. Atherton St., $135,000. Meredith Anne Chaney, Meredith A. Shubin and Andrew J. Shubin to Joshua M. Smith, 229 E. Mitchell Ave., $515,000. Matthew J. Waddell to Timothy L. Hoffman and Cynthia E. Hoffman, 935 C. W. Whitehall Road, $144,000. EFLU LLC to THWU LLC, 326 S. Allen St., $475,000. James F. Stermer to Abdullah I. Alhamdan, Nouf A. Alhamdan and Faras A. Alhamdan, 501 -333 S. Allen St., $260,000.

UNION TOWNSHIP Dean F. Kauffman, Dean F. Kaufman to Dean F. Kauffman, Gloria Kauffman, Nicholas Spicer and Joshua Spicer, 339 Kauffman Lane, $1.

WORTH TOWNSHIP D. Jeffrey Spackman and Chad W. Spackman to D. Jeffrey Spackman, Chad W. Spackman, Kathy S. Spackman, Beth A. Spackman, Dayton J. Spackman, Abbie E. Spackman, Eli J. Spackman, Emma K. Spackman, Laura M. Spackman, Caleb W. Spackman and Wyatt J. Spackman, 448 Spackman Lane, $1. — Compiled by Gazette staff

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DODGE Durango Limited, 2004, 103K miles, leather seats, 4.7L engine, 6 disc mp3 premium sound, 5 speed automatic, 3rd row seats, auto-dimming mirrors, ABS, Rear air conditioning w/heater, Automatic headlamps, Cruise Control, Fog lamps, Power Door Loc. $7,800. 814-238-4707

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TRANSIT, Level, Tripod & Stadia rod. $30 (814) 237-8821

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THE CENTRE COUNTY GAZETTE

FEBRUARY 21-27, 2013