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THE BROOKS FAMILY traveled from Lock Haven to pay tribute to cousin Barry Frazier and find his name on the Traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall recently on display at Penn State’s Innovation Park. The event was held in conjunction with the WPSU project “The Vietnam War: Telling the Pennsylvania Story.” For more, see pages 8 and 9.
MPO backs grant for roadwork By SEAN YODER syoder@centrecountygazette.com
It’s been described as a once-in-a-generation chance to do major work to the intersection between Interstate 99 and Interstate 80. On Sept. 26, the Centre County Metropolitan Planning Organization voted in support of committing $8 million in funds to the project if it and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation can secure a $45 million federal grant. That $45 million ask from the federal govern-
ment is roughly equivalent to the cost of a local access interchange to Interstate 80 that would replace the current Bellefonte interchange. However, the grant application is not just for that one project, but improvements to Jacksonville Road/Route 26 that would tie into the local interchange. These projects pave the way for “the last mile” between I-99 and I-80. As of now, there is no highspeed interchange between the two interstates, which federal standards would not allow on new MPO, Page 5
STATE COLLEGE — Blair County has one. So does Clinton County. Huntingdon County has one, too. Now, it’s Centre County’s turn. Thirteen of the county’s most prominent sports figures will be inducted into the first class of the newly formed Centre County Hall of Fame on Sunday, Oct. 15, at the Inaugural Honors Banquet, scheduled to take place at the Ramada State College Hotel and Conference Center. It will be the newest chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame. “This has been a long time coming, and we’re finally glad to get our first class in,” said chapter president Ronald Pifer. “We have had so many great athletes here, and they deserve the recognition. This is a great way to say good things about good people from Centre County.” Among those being inducted are former major league pitchers Myles Thomas and Monte Ward, grappling personas Thad Turner and Rich Lorenzo and gridiron star Bill Luther. “Centre County and Penn State have a rich tradition of sports,” said Pifer. “The individuals that will be inducted this weekend make up Hall of Fame, Page 7
INSIDE Thirteen of Centre County’s most prominent sports figures will be inducted into the first-ever class of the Centre County Sports Hall of fame. These inductees include Dave Adams (wrestling), Joe Hammaker (wrestling), Joe Humphreys (fishing), Denny Leathers (baseball), Rich Lorenzo (wrestling), Doug McDonald (media/press), Bruce Parkhill (basketball/soccer), Thad Turner (wrestling), Ward Whitehill (baseball), Bill Luther (football), Gene Wettstone (gymnastics), Myles Thomas (baseball) and Monte Ward (baseball). Read bios on pages 20 and 21.
Recycling center continues quest to improve tailgate waste By SEAN YODER syoder@centrecountygazette.com
STATE COLLEGE — Centre County Recycling and Refuse officials said they are working closely with Penn State to produce better results than the currently disastrous recycling efforts produced by football tailgates. The current plan calls for cans and bottles to all be bagged up separately from trash and left on the ground for crews from the physical plant to collect and transport to the Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority. It’s not working, because what some people are putting in the bags is contaminating the recyclable material at a rate far beyond the norm. Those blue bags that are handed out for free at tailgates are opened and sorted by human hands at the 253 Transfer Road recycling bay. Typically, there are five to 10 employees working the recycling conveyor belt, said Amy Schirf, education coordinator. Each is responsible for specific items that are picked out of everything that was put into the blue recycling bags. Police Blotter .......................... 2 Death Notices ........................ 6
The materials, once separated, are crushed and made into bales that are then transported to companies who will use them to make new materials. In practice, however, Centre County recycling has had a rough time working through the materials put into the recycling stream. After games, they’ve found foul items mixed in with recycling that should have just gone into regular clear trash bags, also provided at tailgates. Human hands don’t sort through the trash, or even touch it once it’s been loaded onto the truck and taken on the way to the center. That trash is compacted and eventually shipped to a landfill in Elk County. It might take two or three days to sort through the 28 tons of blue-bag material brought to the recycling center after each game. Schirf said the guys on the line have been dealing with dirty diapers, vomit, food, horse droppings and other materials that should never have been put in a blue bags. There’s always some waste with every recycling stream that needs to be sorted
Memorial Wall Photos ........... 8 Education ............................. 11
Health & Wellness ................ 12 Community .......................... 14
out. Schirf said ordinary recycling comes with about a 3 percent rate of contamination. Of course, that’s a different process, as the workers driving the recycling trucks sort at the curb and will avoid inappropriate materials and keep them from the line in the first place. But the materials brought from the tailgates for years have gone far beyond anything that even resembles normal. “There’s so much material up there,” Schirf said. “Every piece of trash also goes through. So even though our employees aren’t touching it ... it’s still going through. It’s on things. It’s on the bottles and it’s on the cans and it’s on everything.” Schirf has taken to Facebook to show the kinds of crazy things that find their way to the recycling stream. Those photos have garnered huge reactions, as have photos of trash-strewn fields outside of Beaver Stadium. She said she isn’t cherry-picking with those photos. She might only go down to the recycling conveyor belt for five Recycling, Page 4 Sports Hall of Fame ............. 20 Fall Home Improvement .... 29
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SHRIMP AND cigarette butts were among the items found in recycling bags from Penn State tailgating following the Akron game.
Sports .................................... 22 Fall Festivals ......................... 34
Business ................................ 37 Deeds .................................... 38
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Front and Centre P-O HELPS: Elementary students in Osceola Mills recently collected a wide variety of school supplies that will be sent to Houston classrooms affected by Hurricane Harvey through the Adopt a Classroom program. Page 11
AMONG THE BEST: Read profiles of all the first inductees for the Centre County Sports Hall of Fame. Gymnasts, wrestlers, baseball and football players, media and fishermen all make up this list of Centre County’s best. Page 20
HAINES AND HOUSING: Lori Haines was named the new executive director of the Centre County Housing Authority. Connie Cousins gives us a look at her 31year professional history in this week’s Centre County Spotlight. Page 14
AUTISM AND EPIGENETICS: Recent research has been focused on the interaction of genetic predisposition and the environment concerning autism spectrum disorder. Scientists believe both are likely a factor in ADS. Page 28
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Richard M. Morning, 22, of Altoona, faces charges of driving under the influence along East College Avenue at University Drive in State College Borough at 2:15 a.m. Sept. 3. Police said they pulled him over because of multiple traffic and equipment violations and found him to be intoxicated. qqq Police said they took a 26-year-old Rockford, Ill., man into custody after they believed him to be intoxicated when he crashed his commercial vehicle along Old Fort Road at Smith Drive in Potter Township at 7:32 p.m. Sept. 11. qqq Cristen Wetzel, 32, will face charges of driving under the influence and possession of drug paraphernalia after police said they arrested her at 4:33 p.m. Sept. 15
along Beech Creek Road at Uzzell Road in Snow Show Township. qqq Police arrested a 34-year-old Mingoville man for DUI after they found him to be intoxicated during a traffic stop along Axemann Road at Forge Road in Spring Township at 8:30 p.m. Sept. 17. qqq Someone opened up several credit cards in the name of a 29-year-old Aaronsburg, Haines Township, man, police said. The identity theft was reported at 2:42 p.m. Sept. 19. qqq Alexander J. Bernstein, 34, of New York, was arrested for driving under the influence and other drug-related charges after troopers stopped his car along Route 220 at South Eagle Valley Road in Boggs Township at 4:06 p.m. Sept. 20. qqq A 20-year-old woman reported to state police someone stole her phone from a location along Spruce Road in Snow Shoe Township at 3 a.m. Sept. 24. qqq A 45-year-old man was charged with terroristic threats after he pulled a gun on a 36-year-old woman at 520 Ward Road in Delmar Township, Tioga County, on Sept. 24. Police said the victim was able to escape the situation safely. qqq Adam Berenty, 42, and Tabitha Bilbay, 32, were both arrested in connection with an incident where police said Berenty pointed a BB gun at and threatened an 80-year-old man and 78-year-old woman along Hilltop Drive, Burnside Township, at 11:36 a.m. Sept. 27. Berenty will face simple assault and terroristic threat charges and Bilbay will face charges of harassment, disorderly conduct and a possession of drug paraphernalia. qqq Someone broke into a residence on Fox Gap Road, Haines Township, sometime between 6:10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sept. 27, police said. The resident reported missing a crossbow, Dell laptop with charging cord and two bags of loose change. qqq Miracle J. Good, 44, of Millheim, will face charges of simple assault and endangering the welfare of children after troopers said she got into a physical altercation with a 13-year-old boy, causing minor injuries at 9 a.m. Oct. 1 along Penn Street in Millheim. qqq Toby J. Chencharick, of Bellefonte, escaped injury when his vehicle struck a guardrail along Walnut Street near Slaughter House Road in Marion Township at 6:59 p.m. Oct. 2, according to police. qqq Police said the owner of a mountain bike found along Bull Run Road in Miles Police Blotter, Page 5
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Alpha Fire Company looks to bolster volunteers By GEOFF RUSHTON StateCollege.com
STATE COLLEGE — Volunteer fire companies around the country are facing challenges to recruitment and retention as older firefighters retire and younger ones see their time stretched thin. Alpha Fire Company is hoping to sustain and possibly increase its volunteer force over the next few years with a substantial increase in the stipends available for eligible firefighters. “The fire department is not in crisis ... but the reality is we have some weeds in the garden and if we don’t tend to those weeds in the coming years they’re going to emerge and be troublesome,” Centre Region fire director Steve Bair told College Township Council recently. The current full stipend is $570, which essentially functions as reimbursement for volunteers’ own out-of-pocket efforts. The proposed Centre Region Council of Governments budget for 2018 would increase that to $1,128. The Alpha proposal would increase that again in 2019 and 2020 to reach an annual stipend per eligible firefighter of $5,000. The department hopes to incentivize potential and current firefighters who would devote hours to the fire company but can’t because they work part-time jobs to supplement their income. “We’re losing volunteer hours to parttime employment,” Bair said. “We have
people who work part-time who would join the volunteer fire department if they could afford to do so, but, frankly, it’s not cheap to live here so these people need to put those available hours into a part-time job.” For 2018, the per capita cost for participating municipalities will be $16.55, well below the average of $40.80 for Pennsylvania volunteer fire companies. The per capita average for career, or paid, fire departments is $194.14. If the full stipend increase is implemented, per capita costs would still remain on par with or below peer averages. Bair said that historically in the United States and most places in the world, conditions eventually make an all-volunteer fire department impossible and departments go through a common progression. From all-volunteer they become mostly volunteer. That describes Alpha’s current situation, with some full- and part-time staff in support positions. Departments typically then transition to paid hours to offset volunteer losses followed by becoming career departments. Alpha will maintain a volunteer department for as long as is practical, and the increased stipend isn’t meant to shift that focus, Bair said. “Some people ask me how long can we have a volunteer fire department and the answer to that is, we can have a volunteer fire department as long as we have sufficient numbers of willing and capable
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TONY BERRENA, second assistant chief with Alpha Fire Company, fixes the holder bracket for a self-contained breathing apparatus on Engine 5-2 at the State College Borough station. Firefighters do the majority of the gear and truck maintenance themselves. people stepping up to do the job,” he said. “We’re very fortunate right now and we have a fair number of people that want to do this job, enjoy doing this job and serving the community in this capacity.” But the department does have some
looming challenges. The number of incidents Alpha responds to increases every year, with 1,307 in 2016, up from 1,193 in 2015. Meanwhile, the department’s Alpha, Page 5
Name selected for new elementary school at Houserville By GEOFF RUSHTON StateCollege.com
STATE COLLEGE — Sister schools Houserville Elementary and Lemont Elementary will merge in 2019 in a new building at the current Houserville site to form a single kindergarten through fifth-grade school. Now, that new school has a name. The State College Area School Board approved Spring Creek Elementary as the moniker for the new school. Principal Todd Dishong, who oversees both current schools, discussed potential names with parents, faculty and students at both buildings and Spring Creek received “overwhelming support,” according to a memo from Ed Poprik, director of physical plant.
Total square footage for the new school at the Houserville site is 71,342 square feet, with three classrooms per grade. The cost estimate is $20,651,474, and after PlanCon reimbursements and a state grant are applied, the district’s cost is estimated at $17,602,532. The district intends to close the K-2 Lemont Elementary. The building, which opened in 1938, could be repurposed or sold. If the district decides to sell the property it can do so by auction, sealed bids or private sale. Spring Creek Elementary is one of three elementary school construction and renovation projects expected to begin in January. Corl Street and Radio Park will both undergo substantial renovations and additions as well.
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Trial to be rescheduled for two charged with murder By GEOFF RUSHTON StateCollege.com
BELLEFONTE — The trial for two people accused of the murder of Penn State professor Ronald Bettig is being rescheduled. Jury selection had been slated for this week, with the trial set to commence Monday, Oct. 16. But the case has been continued until the December term, the Centre County Court Administrator’s Office confirmed. George G. Ishler Jr., 40, and Danelle R. Geier, 33, are accused of luring Bettig, of Lemont, to a Potter Township quarry where Ishler allegedly pushed the 56-yearold Bettig off a ledge, causing him to fall 80 feet. Investigators said Ishler and Geier believed they could profit from Bettig’s death. Both are charged with first-degree murder, third-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder, aggravated assault and tampering with evidence. The trial was postponed after Ishler’s attorney, Karen Muir, requested he undergo a mental health evaluation prior to trial. In her initial filing Sept. 25, Muir wrote that she was “concerned about the mental stability, health and welfare of Mr. Ishler based on a recent conversation.” Judge Thomas Kistler rejected that initial motion, stating that there was no prima facie showing of a need for a competency examination. In a motion for reconsideration, Muir argued that the prima facie showing is for
situations where the person charged or his attorney objects to the examination, which neither Ishler nor Muir did. Muir said she “is gravely concerned with whether Ishler is suffering from delusions, which he believes, which would severely hamper his ability to assist counsel at trial.” She wrote that the statements Ishler made to her are privileged, and to avoid pre-trial publicity of statements that would be inadmissible in court, she offered to share them with the court in camera. She added that Ishler is taking Paxil — which is prescribed for depression, anxiety or obsessive-compulsive disorder — and that he sleeps 12 to 14 hours a day “interrupted by nightmares and bad thoughts.” Because Ishler has been determined indigent by the county, Muir was seeking funds for the evaluation, otherwise she would have sought evaluation without court involvement then asked for a competency hearing if necessary. District Attorney Stacy Parks Miller responded that the defense misconstrued the statute for incompetency testing. The court may order an incompetency exam without hearing, but is not required to do so. Muir was obligated to show the request was reasonable and not a delay tactic, and she did not include the information in the motion for reconsideration in the initial motion even though it was presumably available. Kistler said he did not have enough information to grant or deny the request
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GEORGE ISHLER JR. leaves a preliminary hearing Aug. 31, 2016, at the Centre County Courthouse. and ordered a hearing this week, ultimately granting the request and pushing the trial back. Bettig, an assistant professor of communications at Penn State, was found at the bottom of a Potter Township quarry Aug. 17, 2016, two days after Ishler and Geier reported him missing. Geier allegedly admitted to police that she and Ishler had planned together to kill Bettig. In an interview with State Col-
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minutes on the Monday after a football game, and in that time she’s found some pretty weird and gross things, like steaks, huge handfuls of raw bacon and bottles of urine. After the initial posts of trash-strewn lawns near the stadium, Schirf said the tailgating areas were much cleaner after the home game with Indiana. But the recycling bags didn’t improve. Centre County doesn’t have a single-stream recycling unit like some major urban areas. These machines use blasts of air, lasers or magnets to help sort materials. There are very few human hands involved in the process. That’s not so here. Each bottle or can is touched by a human. Schirf said she and her colleagues realize tailgaters aren’t coming to the stadium to worry about sorting their trash properly. But recycling is the law, she said, and they’ve made it as easy as they can. “It could not even be on purpose,” she said. “They just don’t know.” She said she can do something about those who don’t know. For those who don’t care, she considers it a lost cause. Clear plastic trash bags and blue recycling bags are available all through the tailgating areas on giant rolls. They clearly say on them what should go where. Schirf said she’s tried to make it even easier: Just put bottles and cans in the blue bags, nothing else. Now, officials at the recycling center said they are working with Penn State to try to educate fans coming in to enjoy the game. There are about 50 ambassadors signed up already for the remainder of the home football games to hand out bags in every tailgating lot. One of the major efforts will be to educate student tailgaters, which Schirf said Penn State should be a big help with. Inside Beaver Stadium is a different story, she said. It’s here that there’s tight control about what can be brought into the stadium and even what kinds of containers are sold with food and drink items from vendors. She said the vast majority of recycling from the stadium is free and clear of contaminants, but such is the benefit of a closed, controlled system where fans are severely restricted on what they can bring inside. Schirf said it’s obvious the blue and clear bag system isn’t working in general when it comes to the tailgating areas, but they’ll have to continue with the plan for the rest of the year.
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Curley released from jail, under house arrest By GEOFF RUSHTON StateCollege.com
STATE COLLEGE — Former Penn State athletic director Tim Curley is out of jail after serving about two and a half months in the Centre County Correctional Facility. According to correctional facility records, and as first reported by PennLive.com, Curley was released Oct. 3 after reporting July 15 and serving 80 days. His sentence — after pleading guilty in March to a misdemeanor child endangerment charge stemming from the Jerry Sandusky scandal — was for three months in county jail. While serving his jail time, Curley was permitted work release for his job as a fundraising TIM CURLEY assistant with the nonprofit Team Ream Foundation. Curley now will be required to serve at least four months of home confinement followed by two years of probation. Like Curley, former Penn State senior vice president Gary Schultz pleaded guilty to a child endangerment charge for not reporting to child welfare authorities or law enforcement Mike McQueary’s 2001 account of seeing Sandusky with a boy in a locker room shower. Schultz was sentenced to two months of incarceration. Schultz also reported July 15 and was released Sept. 7. His sentence requires four months of house arrest followed by probation. Schultz, too, was allowed work release while serving jail time for his employment as a parttime financial consultant for Scott’s Landscaping. Former university president Graham Spanier went to trial and was convicted on the same charge as Curley and Schultz. He was found not guilty on felony charges of child endangerment and conspiracy. Spanier was sentenced to two months in jail followed by two months of house arrest. He is appealing his conviction and has not been required to report to jail pending resolution of the appeal. Police Blotter, from page 6 Township on Oct. 4 can claim it by contacting the Rockview barracks at (814) 355-7545, referencing incident number PA17-1074575. qqq One person was hurt in a crash involving two tractor-trailers at 7:02 p.m. Oct. 4 along Interstate 80 near mile marker 155.4 in Boggs Township, police said. Troopers reported Damian D. Ousounov, of Las Vegas, was traveling west behind Peter J. Soto, of Watertown, N.Y. Ousounov failed to adjust his speed and rear-ended Soto’s vehicle. Ousounov suffered minor injuries as a result of the crash. qqq Police said Paresh Patel, of Canfield, Ohio, was not hurt when he struck a deer with his minivan along Interstate 80 at mile marker 149 in Snow Shoe Township at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 4. qqq Trooper said they are investigating a report of disorderly conduct along Fourth Street in Snow Shoe Borough at 6:26 p.m. Oct. 5. Police didn’t elaborate on the investigation. qqq A 27-year-old Bellefonte woman was taken into custody after police said she was driving under the influence before a crash in the 2700 block of Zion Road, Walker Township, at 3:16 a.m. Oct. 6. qqq The driver of a Mazda 6 was taken into custody along Route 15 at Walnut Street in Howard Township after troopers said they found them to be intoxicated during a traffic stop at 8:20 p.m. Oct. 7. qqq A 37-year-old Pleasant Gap man told state police someone stole his kayak that was chained up on the south side of Colyer Lake in Potter Township sometime from Sept. 7 through Oct. 7. qqq Police said they are investigating an Oct. 7 crash in the 5300 block of North Eagle Valley Road as a DUI. Troopers said Lea A. Cassidy, 30, of Howard crashed her Ford Explorer at 2:34 a.m. Police did not provide other details. qqq Someone turned in iPod audio equipment for a vehicle at 2 p.m. Oct. 8 at North Water and Lamb streets in Bellefonte Borough. It can be claimed by contacting the Rockview barracks. — Compiled by Sean Yoder
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DRIVERS WAIT to exit Interstate 80 before turning onto Route 26. MPO, from page 1 construction in rural areas. PennDOT’s central office said it would be willing to commit the remaining approximately $145 million in funding for the high-speed interchange project, provided the federal grant comes through and local governments commit their portion of funding. Tom Zilla, principal transportation planner with Centre Region Planning, said asking for only $45 million represents a strong local and state commitment to the project, which can help with the highly competitive Infrastructure for Rebuilding America grant. They could ask for a much higher percentage, but few of the federal grants ever reach the full cap of 60 percent of total project costs. Zilla said the grant places a high priority on projects that will be ready to go to construction within 18 months of obligation of funds, and he said PennDOT has its ducks in a row as far as right-of-way and environmental permits. Those final 18 months, if the grant is approved for the project, will be used for final design and bidding. “These grant opportunities are fairly rare and they’re highly competitive,” he said. “This is a nationwide grant program.” The first year of funding authorization under the FASTLANE grant system, which is the INFRA predecessor, saw 212 projects nationwide competing for the grants in 2016. Only 17 were then recommended for funding. The MPO on Sept. 26 discussed some of the possible drawbacks from committing funds should the grant money from the U.S. Department of Transportation come through. The South Atherton Street project would be pushed back, it would reduce the money available for local bridges and other safety projects would be pushed back. Zilla pointed out that either way, PennDOT will have to do work on the 161 Bellefonte Exit from I-80. It is the only section of the I-80 that has not been totally rebuilt from Alpha, from page 3 non-student volunteers continue to age, with some retiring and some on restricted duty, typically meaning they are limited to driving. The company’s natural attrition has increased, lingering around 1.5 members per year before 2012 but increasing to 2.4 per year since then. Alpha also has seen a gradual increase in the number of firefighters whose volunteer hours decrease because they have taken on part-time jobs. About 6 percent of Alpha’s non-student volunteers now work a second job, having previously hovered around 3 percent. At least 35 percent of Penn State student volunteers work a part-time job in addition to school. Bair said the department’s research also has shown interest among part-time employees in the region who would become volunteer firefighters if they weren’t working second jobs. With volunteer hours stretched, that means fewer firefighters responding to more incidents. The median number of volunteer responses has decreased in each of the past three years. It’s also meant Alpha is able to attend fewer community events — 48 in 2016 compared to 65 in 2013. “We’d like to do those. It’s a great way to engage the community, but we have less time to do those,” Bair said. “This is bad for a volunteer fire department because this is what generates goodwill. It’s where you develop support for a fire department.” The proposed stipend of $5,000 is based on the average part-time hourly wage of $9.40 for cashiers and $11.21 for clerks in the Centre Region working 10 to 12 hours a week. “To be an incentive to give the fire department hours
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the ground up, and he said PennDOT typically does that every 40 or 50 years on all highways. If the grant does not come through and the project does not come together in the most ideal form, there will still need to be ramp safety improvements and the bridges carrying the I-80 mainline over Route 26 will need to be upgraded, costing tens of millions of dollars. If the high-speed interchange becomes a reality, the current interchange between I-80 and I-99 would be shut off to local traffic. I-99 and I-80 would be seamlessly connected where Jacksonville Road meets Route 26 and where traffic turns from Route 26 to I-80. Route 26 would go underneath the high-speed interchange. Then, about 3 miles north and east of the high-speed interchange would be a standard diamond local access interchange, where local traffic would enter and exit I-80. Planners said this represents not only measures that would fight congestion on this notoriously frustrating stretch of road, it would represent significant safety improvements and adherence to federal highway standards. The project is also gaining support from local businesses and organizations through the “Drive Forward” campaign, organized by the Chamber of Business and Industry of Centre County. CIBCC said in a press release stakeholders are backing the I-99 and I-80, as well as improvements to the Route 322 corridor between Potters Mills and State College. CBICC president and CEO Vern Squier said both projects have significant implications for the public, be they residents, commuters, students or visitors, and impact multiple business sectors. Local commitment and letters of support are typically requirements of such high-stakes grants and give applications an edge against the competition. CBICC will be launching a new website to support “Drive Forward” in the near future. you might give somewhere else, you have to be competitive with those somewhere-else hours,” Bair said. “The idea is to make the stipend competitive with a part-time job and that will hopefully get back some hours of people in the fire department who are working part-time jobs … and we can access new volunteers.” While the proposed budget is being considered by COG, Bair has discussed the idea at State College Borough and College Township council meetings, receiving a positive reception at both. He will present the proposal and background at upcoming Patton Township and Ferguson Township boards of supervisors meetings. Alpha has about 100 stipend-eligible members per year, meaning the end cost would add $500,000 to the COG budget. Eligibility is determined by a point system based on participation in incident response, training, meetings and other company services. The 2017 operating budget for Alpha is about $1.07 million, compared to an average of $6 million for a modest-sized career department. A stepped implementation has been proposed for the stipend to double each of the next three years, reaching $5,000 per eligible member in 2020, in order to ease the transition for municipalities. “If we act now we can ease into it over a couple of budget cycles,” Bair said.
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Death Notices JULIAN — Doris M. Hall died Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, at Mount Nittany Medical Center. She was 75. Arrangements were under the direction of Dean K. Wetzler Funeral Home, Milesburg. www.deankwetzlerfuneralhome.com PLEASANT GAP — Iris L.M. Franco, 96, died Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017, at Oaks at Pleasant Gap. Arrangements were under the direction of Mark D. Heintzelman Funeral and Cremation Service, State College. www.heintzelmanfuneralhome.com PORT MATILDA — John H. Bell died Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, at Mount Nittany Medical Center. He was 75. Arrangements were under the direction of Koch Funeral Home, State College. www.kochfuneralhome.com MILLHEIM — Glenn E. Miller II died Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, in Bedford County. He was 41. Arrangements were under the direction of Dean K. Wetzler Funeral Home, Milesburg. www.deankwetzlerfuneralhome.com REBERSBURG — Frances E. Bowersox, 87, died Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, at Centre Crest. Arrangements were under the direction of Steven R. Neff Funeral Home, Millheim. www.stevenrnefffuneralhome.com STATE COLLEGE — Joyce Burrell Holden, 83, died Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, at Juniper Village at Brookline. Arrangements were under the direction of Koch Funeral Home, State College. www.kochfuneralhome.com BELLEFONTE — Nancy A. Herlocher died Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, at home. She was 83. Arrangements were under the direction of Wetzler Funeral Service, Bellefonte. www.wetzlerfuneralhome.com STATE COLLEGE — Marcene Rose Twark died Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, at Geisinger Medical Center. She was 82. Arrangements were under the direction of Koch Funeral Home, State College. www.kochfuneralhome.com STATE COLLEGE — Jean Weller died Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. She was 89. Arrangements were under the direction of Koch Funeral Home, State College. www.kochfuneralhome.com PORT MATILDA — Connie Marie Stiver died Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017, at Mount Nittany Medical Center. She was 62. Arrangements were under the direction of Daughenbaugh Funeral Home, Snow Shoe. www.daughenbaughfuneralhome.com BELLEFONTE — Barbara G. Brown died Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017, at Mount Nittany Medical Center. She was 85. Arrangements were under the direction of Dean K. Wetzler Funeral Home, Milesburg. www.deankwetzlerfuneralhome.com
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Penn State task force recommends university-wide tobacco-free policy By ELISSA HILL StateCollege.com
UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State’s Smoke Free/Tobacco Free task force established in January has concluded its analysis and recommended making Penn State a tobacco-free university. President Eric Barron said he will review the report and hear feedback from faculty, staff and student organizations over the next few weeks. He will announce a final decision later this semester. Penn State would be the 11th Big Ten school to implement tobacco-free policies. The university has been looking into smoking on campus since 1982 when the first smoking policy was created. The University Park Undergraduate Association has been working to survey students on smoke-free or tobacco-free policies for the past few years and in 2016 voted to endorse a smoke-free policy. “The work of the task force is an example of the university’s commitment to advancing its plan to promote quality of life and inspire healthy behaviors and improvements in overall wellness for all of our community members and for those visiting our campuses,” said task force co-chairman Linda LaSalle, the director of health promotion and wellness in University Health Services. “If the recommendations are approved, Penn State will join more than 1,500 college campuses across the country with tobacco-free policies.” The task force’s recommendations report outlines seven key recommendations, including: ■ Smoking and tobacco should be prohibited on all campuses and at all university properties or facilities. The task force also recommends a ban on advertisement, distribution and sampling of tobacco products or tobacco merchandise. ■ Create an Office for a Smoke-Free/Tobacco-Free Penn State, which will be responsible for the implementation, coordination and assessment of the outcomes of this initiative. ■ Communicate the initiative in fall 2017, soft launch the policy in January and enforce the policy fully in fall 2018.
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SOON, PENN STATE may become the 11th Big Ten school to implement tobacco-free policies. An announcement about these policies will be issued later this semester. ■ Support any faculty, staff and students who are trying to stop using tobacco or nicotine products with free smoking and tobacco cessation programs. ■ Enforce the policy primarily through peer support and encouragement, only using supervisory oversight when necessary. ■ Communicate across the Penn State community to build understanding and adherence. ■ Work collaboratively with communities surrounding each campus to keep everyone informed of the initiative and to improve health. “Firstly, I want to thank the task force for their dedication, time and careful attention to this important issue as well as all those who provided their valuable insights and counsel to help shape the findings in this report,” Barron said in a press release. “The health consequences of tobacco-related products can be profound, and we take the well-being of our Penn State community seriously. We have the opportunity to make a fundamental shift in what it means to enhance health, and this is an opportunity to impact the Penn State community, today and in the future.”
Chilly but normal winter in the forecast, according to AccuWeather expert By GEOFF RUSHTON StateCollege.com
STATE COLLEGE — Last January and February saw unusual, and unexpected, mild temperatures in Central Pennsylvania, and while AccuWeather experts say weather patterns look similar to last winter, this year’s should see a return to normal. “We say a chilly winter compared to last year,” said Paul Pastelok, AccuWeather lead long-range forecaster. “If you’re forecasting close to normal temperatures for a three-month period, that’s generally going to give you a chilly winter (in Centre County). ... If you look at the forecast on paper, this is what it should be like around here.” The season likely will get off to a slow start. Pastelok said he is watching a couple of systems that could bring cold snaps in late October and mid-November, but otherwise, heading into December, temperatures should be above normal. “I can’t rule out one or two freakish storms here that we could get some colder weather or some snow, but to me it looks like your typical slow start and picking up as you get to the latter part of December and into January,” Pastelok said. Temperatures are expected to be a little below normal in January and around average in February. Compared to last year, which only saw one real cold snap in January, it will feel a bit chillier. But it’s not what Pastelok would call a cold winter, which would see average temperatures 3 or 4 degrees below normal.
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Snowfall, meanwhile is expected to be slightly above normal. With a weak La Niña in the Pacific, Pastelok said the northern branch of the jet stream tends to take over and bring systems out of Canada with 1- to 3-inch snowfalls. “I’m anticipating a slightly above-normal season for us,” Pastelok said, “just because we’re going to get a lot of nuisance systems for awhile and an occasional one or two big systems come up. And, that will go on through the mid and latter part of winter.” The coldest air is expected to settle in over the northern Plains and Rockies, which is typical with a weak La Niña. Those areas have already seen cold air and snow. “They’re getting a head start on winter and for us it’s another delay,” Pastelok said. Last year also saw a weak La Niña, and southern California got hit hard by storms, which is unusual, Pastelok explained. Normally, storms would hit farther north. So, while last year’s unusual movement of Pacific air combined with an upper high from the Southeast brought mild temperatures to the Northeast, Pastelok sees a return to normal this year. It doesn’t seem like it will be a particularly long winter though, much like this past winter which saw a quick warm up in April. “I don’t want to abandon too much from last year because the actual overall pattern is similar to last year except for a couple things,” Pastelok said. “I do see March with some pretty good chilly shots and potential for some snow and then April turns around and we get a shot of milder weather.”
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Gazette staff reports The League of Women Voters of Centre County will hold candidates’ nights for the 2017 general election on Thursday, Oct. 12, and Wednesday, Oct. 18, beginning at 7 p.m. at the State College Borough Municipal Building, 243 S. Allen St. in State College. Candidates in the following races are expected to attend: ■ Thursday, Oct. 12 Centre County Judge of the Court of Common Pleas Bellefonte Borough Council Bellefonte Area Board of School Directors ■ Wednesday, Oct. 18 Magisterial District Judge, District 49-02-01 State College Borough Mayor State College Borough Council Harris Township Board of Supervisors Patton Township Board of Supervisors State College Area Board of School Directors Ferguson Township Board of Supervisors The candidates will be given the opportunity to answer questions submitted by the audience. Both nights will be recorded by C-NET and will be available to view online at www.cnet1.org within 24 hours after the event. The programs also will be televised on C-NET Channel 7 at the following times: ■ Thursday, Oct. 12, candidates’ night — Tuesday, Oct. 17, at 8:30 p.m.; Wednesday, Oct. 18, at 5 a.m.; Saturday, Oct. 21, at 4 p.m. ■ Wednesday, Oct. 18, candidates’ night — Friday, Oct. 20, at 2 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 21, at noon; Sunday, Oct. 22, at 8 p.m.; Monday, Oct. 23, at 5 a.m. The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan organization that encourages informed and active participation of citizens in government and influences public policy through education and advocacy. Membership is open to both men and women, and members of the local league are automatically members of both the state and national League of Women Voters.
College Township Council approves hotel plans By GEOFF RUSHTON StateCollege.com
COLLEGE TOWNSHIP — Land development plans for a new hotel on Dreibelbis Street received approval recently from College Township Council. A 93-unit, approximately 22,000-square-foot hotel is planned for the site between Sam’s Club and the Stocker auto dealerships. The name of the hotel has not been identified. Penn Terra Engineering submitted the final land development plans to the township Aug. 21 and they were revised in September after review by the planning commission. The hotel, which also will include 500 square feet of meeting space and 112 parking spots, is planned to be developed on an 8.169-acre site. It will take up about 2 acres of the lot, with the rest reserved for future development. No plans have been proposed for other development on the site, which would require land development plan approvals by council. Access to the hotel property will be from the driveway that leads to Sam’s Club off of Dreibelbis Street. Stormwater from the site will flow to the existing Walmart basin. As part of the plans, the developer will contribute $12,847 for a future traffic signal at the intersection of Shiloh Road and Trout Road. It’s not the first time a hotel is been proposed for the site. In 2012, council approved plans for a 109-room Homewood Suites. The plan expired and the hotel was never developed.
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THE WALKER TOWNSHIP Fire Company gave a presentation at Marion Walker Elementary School in Hublersburg on Oct. 10 for Fire Prevention Week. Pictured, from left, are Keith and Chris Harter, from the fire company, and Karen Krisch, Marion Walker Elementary principal. All 371 children at the school attended the program, then got a chance to peek into the company’s trucks. Fire department members talked about general fire safety and covered the two themes of this year’s Fire Prevention Week: “two ways out” and “every second counts.” Hall of Fame, from page 1 the inaugural class, but there are so many more athletes, coaches and sports personalities that are deserving of this honor. It will just take time. We can only add so many each year. “Thirteen is a lot for an induction ceremony, but we felt we had a great group for the inaugural class, and we wanted our first inductions to be really special. I’m confident we’re going to achieve that.” According to Pifer, the idea of creating a Centre County Sports Hall of Fame originated about two years ago under the wings of Lloyd Rhoads, Dick Rhoads, John Wetzler and Pifer himself. “Some of our neighboring counties, like Blair and Clinton, have had halls of fame for several years,” said Pifer. “When we sat down to discuss it, we realized how important it is to shine some light on our great history of sports here in Centre County. That’s how it all got started. We did a lot of talking and a lot of thinking. I think we’re on the right path.” Pifer said immediately after the group formed, it solicited members of the community to become involved in the project. The numbers grew and grew, and at present time, more than 200 people from across the country jumped on board. “It was really neat to see how much people wanted to be involved in this project,” said Pifer. “Now, we have to make sure the enthusiasm remains high for the hall of fame.” Pifer said nominations for inclusion in the inaugural class came after nominees were suggested by the group. He said a vote was then taken and 13 individuals were selected to be inducted. “It’s a clear and simple process,” said Pifer. “We are a little heavy this year with 13 inductees, but I don’t think we’ll have that many moving forward. Having more than nine or so would just make for a long banquet and ceremony, and that’s not what we want. We want the evening to be enjoyable and memorable.” More than 300 people are scheduled to attend the ceremony. Tickets for the event are no longer available. To be included, and after being nominated, nominees
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Visitors flock to Vietnam Memorial Wall replica By SAM STITZER correspondent@centrecountygazette.com
STATE COLLEGE — The Vietnam Memorial Traveling Wall, a replica of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C., made a stop at Penn State’s Innovation Park following 14 months of planning and effort by local veterans and university personnel. Prior to being set up, the 24 sections of the wall, carried by truck, were escorted Oct. 4 from Bellefonte to Innovation Park by hundreds of motorcyclists, many of them Vietnam veterans. The sections were then assembled in a chevron shape, with a total length of about 250 feet, at the park. Starting Oct. 5, visitors were able to view the traveling memorial, which is about 80 percent the size of the original, in a grassy area next the Outreach Building. For four days, hundreds of people, many tearyeyed, showed up to honor and mourn the more than 58,000 military veterans killed in the Vietnam War whose names grace the wall. Some laid flowers at the foot of the memorial in their memory, and all received a sobering reminder of the horrors of the controversial conflict. An opening ceremony was held in a large tent beside the wall prior to its public opening. Vietnam veteran Brent Pasquinelli welcomed the capacity crowd, thanking event organizers for their efforts in bringing the wall to Penn State. He then introduced Penn State President Eric Barron, who began his
speech by asking all veterans present to stand and be recognized for their service. “It is fitting that we pay tribute to those who served in the military in this meaningful way,” he said. “Penn Staters have bravely served in the military dating back to the Civil War, and we have been recognized as a military-friendly school for as long as such recognition has been offered.” Barron said that Penn State has the largest ROTC program of any non-military institution nationwide. “When I look at the Vietnam veterans, those with us today, and those commemorated on the Vietnam Memorial Wall, I’m inspired and I’m grateful,” said Barron. “You answered our nation’s call to duty, and you have contributed immeasurably to the strength and character of our great country.” Pasquinelli spoke again, saying he believed that most in attendance had been affected in some way by the Vietnam War. “We have all waited a long time to heal,” he said, noting that 50 percent of the men represented on the wall were under the age of 22. Pasquinelli next introduced Capt. Ryan McCombie, an former navy SEAL and Vietnam War veteran, to the podium. McCombie spoke of the summer of 1967, known as the “summer of love.” “People from all over the country traveled to a relatively run-down part of San Francisco called Haight-Asbury. There was a kindness, a gentleness and there was love in the air,” he
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SALUTING A WREATH in honor of Air Force pilot Lewis Smith are retired Air Force Capt. Robert Booz, left, and retired Army Col. Vince Tedesco. Looking on is Debra Burger, the younger sister of Smith, whose plane was shot down in Laos in May 1968. Smith was declared MIA and his remains have never been recovered. said. “Everybody was welcome — everybody — except for the men and women in uniform. “Upon returning home, these draftees and volunteers were not welcome. Upon arriving at Travis Air Force Base or other ports of entry, the first matter of business was to get out of your uniform and into civilian clothes in order to avoid the confrontational mobs that hovered around these ports of entry.
“We were not welcome in the country we swore to protect,” McCombie said. “Now, 50 years since that summer of love, our citizenry has grown, learned and changed. Today, we welcome home again all our veterans, and we recognize the sacrifices they made. “This wall is more than a reminder of the ultimate sacrifice of 58,318 souls. It is an eternal reminder that our sons and
daughters who fight our wars are welcome and honored in our country always.” McCombie’s remarks received a standing ovation from the large crowd. As the opening ceremony closed, 50 Vietnam veterans entered the tent, led by a bagpipe player, to receive lapel pins commemorating the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the war.
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PICTURED, from left, are Centre County commissioners Michael Pipe, Mark Higgins and Steve Dershem presenting a wreath at the traveling memorial.
DESPITE THE wet weather, visitors came in waves Oct. 5-8 to take in the Vietnam Memorial Traveling Wall replica, erected at Innovation Park in State College.
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WHILE VISITING the wall, people placed flowers and mementos beneath the names of loved ones who were killed or reported missing during the Vietnam War. This reads, “Billie, I love & miss you every day.”
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VISITORS CAME to pay respects and view the Traveling Wall, a replica of the Vietnam Memorial, which was on display at Innovation Park in College Township, Oct. 5-8.
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A VISITOR lays a flower and snaps a photo at the foot of the memorial.
THE VIETNAM Memorial Wall replica as seen at night.
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HUNDREDS OF motorcycles escorted the truck carrying the Vietnam Memorial Traveling Wall as it made its way under the Shiloh Road bridge on Interstate 99 Oct. 4.
THE CLOSING ceremonies Oct. 8 were highlighted with a gun salute.
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Congress: Get to work and ban bump stocks
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Enough is enough By SCOTT CONKLIN State representative
Enough is enough! Pennsylvania is over three month into the new fiscal year and a plan to responsibly fund the 2OI7-18 budget has not been brought up for a vote in either chamber of the Pennsylvania General Assembly. While legislative leaders and the governor continue to negotiate a plan that relies on one-time budget gimmicks, gaming expansion and borrowing, proposals offered by rank and file members that generate revenues have been buried by legislative leaders and special interest groups. For example, a Republican member of the House of Representatives offered a proposal to tax natural gas extraction; however, the legislation has been stalled via political maneuvering. Since the Great Recession, revenues have lagged in Pennsylvania and the budget deficit continually grows. Pennsylvania has an abundant resource that other states tax, yet ours is continually harvested with very little compensation. It is clear to me that a bipartisan coalition of members support a fair tax on natural gas companies. Since 2O14, polling data has shown that a majority of Pennsylvanians favor a Marcellus Shale extraction tax. Despite overwhelming support by both legislators and their constituents, legislative leaders continue to obstruct the passage of a tax on natural gas while drillers turn Pennsylvania’s natural resource into massive profits.
By DR. G. TERRY MADONNA and DR. MICHAEL YOUNG
Yielding to intense and growing public pressure in the wake of the Las Vegas massacre, some congressional Republicans and the White House are cautiously signaling support for a ban on bump stocks, the add-ons that can transform a semi-automatic weapon into a virtual machine gun. Banning the devices would be a small, but important, development that could break years of gridlock and perhaps create a path forward for this nation to come together on ways to deal with growing gun violence. A week ago, most Americans didn’t know bump stocks existed. That changed when law enforcement officials found that Stephen Paddock had outfitted a dozen semi-automatic weapons with the devices, allowing him to unleash a cascade of gunfire that took 58 lives and injured nearly 500 concertgoers in a matter of minutes. Typically, only automatic weapons — still tightly regulated in the U.S. — would be capable of such high-speed destruction. But about a decade ago, a cheap workaround to those federal restrictions hit the market. Bump stocks are unregulated, aftermarket devices that harness a semi-automatic’s natural recoil to “bump” the trigger repeatedly, allowing a near-continuous stream of gunfire. What the weapon loses in accuracy, it gains in sheer volume, firing, according to some claims, 100 rounds of ammunition in as little as seven seconds. Incredibly, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms under President Barack Obama signed off on the devices in 2010, declaring them to be firearms parts not subject to regulation. The cheapest bump stocks now sell for as little as $100. Sellers knew the right button to push, with lures like this: “Want a machine gun but can’t afford the $20k buy-in? A bumpfire stock is just the ticket to getting the fun out of your AR-15 without breaking the law!” In a horrifying development, the Las Vegas attack set off a wave of demand, leaving manufacturers temporarily out of stock. Sensing vulnerability on this issue, the National Rifle Association’s CEO, Wayne La Pierre last week finally allowed that bump stocks “should be subject to additional regulations.” But he’s wrong. They should be banned, period. They serve no purpose for hunters and are banned as unsafe on many ranges — including the NRA’s own. Americans who want the killing to stop should also keep the pressure on Congress. There’s finally evidence that, despite all the naysayers, some progress on gun laws may be in sight.
It’s the quintessential “inside baseball” game among political aficionados: decennial reapportionment of legislative districts. The game itself is pretty simple to describe. A political party — be it Republicans or Democrats — gains control of a state legislature at the beginning of a new decade. Ideally they gain control of all three branches of government so no pesky spoilsports, such as governors, try to ruin the game. This is a game that requires no athletic ability at all, but it does require the fertile imagination and plodding persistence to turn out election district maps that maximize the congressional and state legislative seats your party will win while minimizing the seats of the opposition party. Still, some time-tested schemes are used to achieve this, including so-called “packing” and “cracking.” The first packs the voters of one party together; the second spreads them apart among districts unwinnable by the minority party. In recent decades, sophisticated technology driven software has reduced the gerrymander to a mathematical science. Better known as “gerrymandering,” the process itself was named after an 1812 Massachusetts governor, one Elbridge Gerry. Gerry presided over an early reapportionment so blatantly unfair, one of the districts was said to resemble a salamander — hence the portmanteau word “gerrymander.” Gerrymandering waxes and wanes as an issue in the United States, pushing itself into public awareness toward the beginning of each new decade, and then declining in public interest until the next decennial census approaches when it begins all over again.
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POLITICALLY UNCORRECTED Recently, it was resurrected as a national issue when the Supreme Court agreed in Gill v. Whitford to review a lower court federal ruling finding Wisconsin’s 2011 reapportionment of its legislative districts unconstitutional due to extreme gerrymandering. Coincidentally, a challenge to the Pennsylvania reapportionment of the state’s congressional districts in 2011 is now working its way through state courts with the Commonwealth Court hearing challenges to the constitutionality of the 2011 map. Pennsylvania is considered to be one of the 10 or so most gerrymandered states in the union along with such states as Ohio, Maryland, Texas and North Carolina (Pennsylvania now has elected 13 Republicans and five Democrats to Congress while Democrats have a registration edge of some 800, 000 active Democrats.) The significance of the U.S. Supreme Court hearing the Wisconsin case cannot be exaggerated. Heretofore, the justices have historically resisted hearing cases considered as “political” bearing on the separation of powers doctrine enshrined in the Constitution. These issues have not been deemed to be “justiciable,” meaning they are not appropriate within the court’s jurisdiction. More pointedly, the court wants to avoid the perception that it picks electoral winners and losers for partisan advantage. The last political redistricting case that did get a hearing was the Pennsylvania case Vieth v. Jubelirer challenging the constitutionality of the state’s 2001 reapportionment. In that case, the court held against the plaintiffs finding that there was no reasonable standard to
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judge where extreme gerrymandering had occurred. So, what has changed? One huge difference has been a proliferation of social science metrics that claim they can measure extreme gerrymandering. These include such techniques as the “efficiency gap” measurement, the “median-mean” ratio and others. If the justices find any of these proposed metrics capable of measuring extreme gerrymandering, the issue probably becomes justiciable, and the court may well find egregious instances of gerrymandering to be unconstitutional. But a second and probably more important change has happened since the Pennsylvania case, a change that has less to do with law and its standards and much to do with democracy, the right to vote and the political dysfunction seemingly pervading the nation. Gerrymandering is now eroding the foundation of our two-party system by threatening to end competitive elections. Equally important, blatant gerrymandering has deprived millions of voters from having any meaningful influence on the political process. We have now reached a point where only the Supreme Court can stop the madness that is weakening our democracy, destroying our unity and making a mockery of voting. The extreme partisan redistricting produced by gerrymandering is wrong, it is doing deep and sustained damage to American democracy, and it must stop. This column is jointly authored by Madonna and Young. Madonna is professor of Public Affairs at Franklin & Marshall College, and Young is a former professor of Politics and Public Affairs at Penn State University and managing partner of Michael Young Strategic Research.
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STUDENTS AT Osceola Mills Elementary School recently collected school supplies to send to Houston schools in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.
P-O elementary school students help hurricane victims Gazette staff reports OSCEOLA MILLS — Osceola Mills Elementary School is proving that philanthropists come in all sizes. Kindergarten through fourth-grade students recently pulled together and collected a wide range of school supplies for Houston classrooms affected by Hurricane Harvey. The mission of the Adopt a Classroom organization is to give teachers a hand and provide needed classroom materials so students can succeed. Students at OME are stepping up to the task. According to second-grade teacher Rachel Knepp, “I saw the Adopt a Classroom project on Facebook. It’s basically a way to match someone in need with someone who wants to help.” Aug. 29 was supposed to be the first day of school for hundreds of thousands of teachers, students and families in Houston. Instead of opening their doors to children excited for another year of learning, many schools have become uninhabitable and unsafe to enter. Fourth-grade students at Osceola Mills Elementary
understand the importance of pitching in and helping those in need. “We did this because all of their things got destroyed by the hurricane. Now they will have the supplies they need to learn,” said fourth-grader Anna Walker. When asked why participating in the Adopt A Classroom project was important, Lucas Emigh, another fourth-grader, said, “I know that if we got hit by a hurricane, they would do the same thing to help us.” Several packages were shipped to Carroll Elementary and St. Peter the Apostle Catholic School in Houston, where three classrooms of students will receive supplies ranging from backpacks and notebooks to tissues and paper towels. Teachers and students at Osceola Mills Elementary also showed their support for hurricane victims by donating money and supplies to sport their favorite hats in honor of the cause. For more information, visit www.adoptaclassroom. org.
Penns Valley graduate studies business abroad Gazette staff reports SELINSGROVE — Megan Duck, of Spring Mills, is one of 19 Susquehanna University students participating in the Sigmund Weis School of Business London Program during the fall 2017 semester. The program provides business students with an international experience, developing and expanding their learning capabilities and broadening their perspectives about possible careers. While abroad, students complete an internship based on their area of academic interest, as well as courses in operations management, quantitative methods for business, international business practice and management and organizational behavior.
They also tour businesses throughout Europe, from steel plants to investment banks. Courses are taught by Sigmund Weis School of Business faculty and by adjunct faculty from the London academic community. Duck is an accounting major in the Class of 2019. A 2015 graduate of Penns Valley High School, she is the daughter of Steven and Tina Duck. Susquehanna University is a selective, residential liberal arts college that provides a solid background in the liberal arts and sciences, as well as professional experiences. The university is recognized nationally for its commitment to off-campus study through the Global Opportunities program.
South Hills holds graduation ceremony Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — South Hills School of Business and Technology held a commencement ceremony for its September 2017 class at the Penn Stater Conference Center on Sept. 25. Presidents Hall was filled to capacity with family and friends who came to congratulate the 105 graduates as they crossed the stage to receive their specialized associate degrees. Recently employed graduates Zachary Hughes, an information technology major from the Lewistown campus, and Pyper Petersen, a graphic arts major from the State College campus, spoke during the ceremony about the transformations they went through as they faced personal hardships while students at South Hills. Both speakers thanked staff and classmates for the support they received throughout their time of study. Maralyn Mazza, co-founder of South Hills School, was in attendance at the commencement ceremony, which took place during the school’s 47th year in operation. Among the graduates was her grandson, Serafino Paul Mazza IV, son of South Hills’ president S. Paul Mazza III. Rich Fornicola, Centre County treasurer, was the event’s keynote speaker. He encouraged the graduates to carefully navigate their careers and lives, wishing them both success and significance.
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Abdulsamad joins Geisinger Gazette staff reports LEWISTOWN — Dr. Molham Abdulsamad has joined the Geisinger staff. A gastroenterologist, he will see patients in Lewistown at the Geisinger Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Center and in State College at the Gray’s Woods Outpatient Surgery and Endoscopy Center. Abdulsamad treats digestive disorders ranging from minor problems to serious chronic illnesses in the digestive system and will perform specialized techniques such as colonoscopy, endoscopy and ERCP. In practice for 10 years, Abdulsamad received his medical degree from Jordan University of Science and Technology. He is a recipient of the Physician Partners in Excellence Award from New York’s Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, where he also served as a gastroenterology fellow. Abdulsamad is a member of the American Gastroenterological Association. The Geisinger Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Center in Lewistown is located in the Electric Avenue Medical Center. The Gray’s Woods Outpatient Surgery and Endoscopy Center is located at 132 Abigail Lane in Port Matilda. For more information, call (717) 242-2531.
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Shoulder joint complexity can lead to injury, instability PAUL HERICKHOFF
The shoulder has greater range of motion than any other joint in the human body. This flexibility helps make it possible to throw a ball, lift a heavy weight, reach for a high shelf and much more. Unfortunately, the complexity of the shoulder joint also can lead to injury, chronic instability and pain. Each shoulder Dr. Paul Herickhoff joint is made up of is an orthopedic three bones — the surgeon with upper arm bone, the Penn State Sports shoulder blade and Medicine. the collarbone. Ligaments, tendons and muscles work together to keep the head of the upper arm bone, also known as the humerus, in the shoulder socket. Dislocation occurs when the humerus head pops out of the socket. This painful injury is most likely to occur in certain individuals: ■Young people, whose ligaments and tendons are the most elastic. ■Athletes who compete in sports such as football and basketball, where collisions with other players are common. ■Athletes whose sports — such as
swimming, tennis and volleyball — involve repetitive overhead movements that can stretch the shoulder ligaments. ■Weightlifters who overwork some muscles, but ignore smaller muscle groups that are important in shoulder stability, such as the rotator cuff. ■Anyone who has previously dislocated a shoulder. Another common cause of shoulder dislocation is a fall that occurs as part of everyday life, such as tumbling down a set of stairs or falling off a bike — anything that delivers a strong force to the shoulder.
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A dislocated shoulder can be extremely painful, so getting prompt medical attention is important. While waiting for treatment, a sling or splint can help keep the injured area stable. Only a certified athletic trainer or physician should attempt to move the humerus head back into the shoulder socket; if done incorrectly, this maneuver could damage surrounding soft tissues and nerves and increase the likelihood of future dislocations. At the emergency room, X-rays show whether any bones were broken, in addition to the dislocation. Pain relievers and muscle relaxants make the patient more comfortable when the bone is moved back into place. The severe pain of dislocation usually
resolves as soon as the manipulation is completed. The arm is placed in a sling to provide support and comfort during recovery. Although swelling and bruising are common, most patients feel almost back to normal just a few days after treatment. However, it’s important to follow-up with a primary care physician or orthopedic specialist in case further treatment is needed. Surgery might be recommended if a ligament or muscle was torn, or if the joint is permanently unstable, due to repeated dislocations or other injuries. Many surgeries of this type can be performed in a minimally invasive manner, with small incisions and use of an arthroscope to view and then repair the damage. Often, surgery can be performed on an outpatient basis. Even when surgery is not necessary, most patients benefit from physical therapy for four to six weeks after a shoulder dislocation. The goal is to restore full range of motion and stability, including strengthening the shoulder muscles.
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Housing Authority has new executive director By CONNIE COUSINS correspondent@centrecountygazette.com
STATE COLLEGE — Lori Haines, the new executive director of the Centre County Housing Authority, comes to Centre County with an unexpected 31-year professional history. “I never dreamed I would end up having a career in the field of housing, rental assistance and all it entails,” said Haines. Born in Mifflin County, she worked in a sewing factory immediately after high school in Lewistown. “I knew that LORI HAINES I didn’t want to stay there forever and began to explore other avenues. I took a civil service test and was placed on a list for jobs.” After starting as a clerk/typist, Haines wore many hats over the years for the Lancaster City Housing Authority. She worked in property management, was an accountant for 15 years and then was promoted to Section 8 program coordinator. She found herself with a department of seven and responsible for more than 1,000 rental properties. Haines decided to return to school as an adult and earned her bachelor’s de-
gree from Elizabethtown College. “I realized I needed to keep preparing myself for higher level work and opportunities,” said Haines. “I have also been passionate about the social service side of the work, although I am not a social worker. I try to maintain an upbeat attitude and bring that to my dealings with my team.” In January, Haines took another civil service test to apply for her present position, and she started her new job working for the Centre County Housing Authority on May 15. Her responsibilities include hiring, firing, training and fine-tuning programs that are being started or revised. “The board of directors approves the official policies of the housing authority,” said Haines. “The other important job of the board is to hire and fire the executive director. “The Department of Housing and Urban Development is the overseer of federal dollars released to subsidize our housing programs,” she explained, further noting that federal housing programs work through the appropriations of Congress and HUD. “They issue the payments that are used to keep our doors open, the lights turned on and the rents paid on behalf of others,” said Haines. “We serve 777 families and individuals in Centre County — 624 of these units are with private landlords through the Section 8 Housing Choice
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sharing within the department and, in one case, a retreat. Haines and her team have an event planned which will give attendees a chance to reflect, share, get to know each other better and enjoy time away. Haines is married and has two adult daughters. In her spare time, she likes to walk, hike, camp and enjoy the beauty of nature all around her. “Several times a week after work, I exercise my physical body by going to Power Train and Planet Fitness in State College,” said Haines. “I also like to read almost everything and anything I can get my hands on. I am an avid reader and learner. And, of course, I love my family and spending time with them at holidays, summer parties, picnics, reunions, etc.” It is easy to recognize Haines’ energy and enthusiasm when you meet her. She appears to have a great attitude regarding her work. “You need to cultivate a positive attitude. My job takes care of me, so I take care of it.”
Aaronsburg celebrates annual Dutch Fall Festival By SAM STITZER correspondent@centrecountygazette.com
AARONSBURG — On Oct. 7 and 8, the beautiful fall weather highlighted the colorful foliage and rural scenery of Aaronsburg, attracting visitors to the village’s annual Dutch Fall Festival. Attendees to the combination craft fair, folk festival and yard sale found 40 craft vendors lining Route 45. On the festival grounds, food stands were serving fall favor-
ites, including homemade soups, sticky rolls and fresh cider, and long lines were common. While folks waited, they could enjoy the sounds of live entertainment coming from a large tent on the grounds. Behind the Penns Valley Area Historical Museum, museum board members were selling their famous apple dumplings. Volunteers gather weeks in advance of the event to make nearly 1,500 of the treats, which have become a signature food at the festival. All proceeds from
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Penn State astronomers create telescope attachment Penn State News UNIVERSITY PARK — A new, low-cost attachment to telescopes allows previously unachievable precision in groundbased observations of exoplanets — planets beyond our solar system. With the new attachment, ground-based telescopes can produce measurements of light intensity that rival the highest quality photometric observations from space. Penn State astronomers, in close collaboration with the nanofabrication labs at RPC Photonics in Rochester, N.Y., created custom “beam-shaping” diffusers — carefully structured micro-optic devices that spread incoming light across an image — that are capable of minimizing distortions from the Earth’s atmosphere that can reduce the precision of groundbased observations. “This inexpensive technology delivers high photometric precision in observations of exoplanets as they transit — cross in front of — the bright stars that they orbit,” said Gudmundur Stefansson, graduate student at Penn State, NASA Earth and Space Science Fellow and lead author of the paper. “This technology is especially relevant considering the impending launch of NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite early in 2018. It is up to ground-based facilities to rapidly and reliably follow-up on candidate planets that are identified by TESS.” Diffusers are small pieces of glass that can be easily adapted to mount onto a variety of telescopes. Because of their low cost and adaptability, Stefansson believes that diffuser-assisted photometry will allow astronomers to make the most of the information from TESS, confirming new planet candidates from the ground.
“Beam-shaping diffusers are made using a precise nanofabrication process,” said Suvrath Mahadevan, associate professor of astronomy and astrophysics at Penn State and an author of the paper, “where a carefully designed surface pattern is precisely written on a plastic polymer on a glass surface or directly etched on the glass itself. The pattern consists of precise micro-scale structures, engineered to mold the varying light input from stars into a predefined broad and stable output shape spread over many pixels on the telescope camera.” The research team tested the new diffuser technology “on-sky” on the Hale telescope at Palomar Observatory in California, the 0.6m telescope at Davey Lab Observatory at Penn State, and the ARC 3.5m Telescope at Apache Point Observatory in New Mexico. In all cases, images produced with a diffuser were consistently more stable than those using conventional methods — they maintained a relatively consistent size, shape and intensity, which is integral in achieving highly precise measurements. Using a focused telescope without a diffuser produced images that fluctuate in size and intensity. A common method of “defocusing” the telescope — deliberately taking the image out of focus to spread out light — yielded higher photometric precision than focused observations, but still created images that fluctuated in size and intensity. “Diffused observations are by far the most stable,” said Ming Zhao, data scientist at The New York Times and former research associate at Penn State who led the diffuser effort at the 5m Hale telescope at Palomar. Telescope, Page 18
I was talking to my friend Jason and I randomly said, “Give me an idea for a food article,” as I often do to anyone who knows me. More often than not, folks throw out an idea and I run with it. Well, Jason said, “Fall desserts.” I’m sure he only picked desserts because he has a wicked sweet tooth. Even the best chefs and Ciara Semack is cooks struggle to the owner of The come up with dessert Blonde Bistro in recipes. Plus, it is fall Bellefonte. Her and every place and column appears everyone is doing fall every other week flavors. What original in the Gazette. thing could I come Contact her at ciara@semack.net. up with? My most important quality for a dish is ease of execution, and that it tastes good. So, I succumbed to the traditional fall flavor of pumpkin. The dessert I created is one you can make without a problem, and I’m pretty sure you might have almost everything in your cupboards to make this. The dessert is, essentially, a fall dump cake. If you don’t know what a dump cake is, I’ll fill you in. You get a pan and strategically dump everything in to that pan
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College Conversations: Books make a comeback on campus HEATHER RICKERGILBERT
During freshman orientation or in classrooms as the fall semester begins, colleges and universities have assigned a book as a common reading project “to start the conversation” and get students engaged in discussions about relevant and diverse topics. The choice of a book, usually made by a faculty committee, most often deals with contemporary themes such as technology, immigration, Dr. Heather international experiRicker-Gilbert is ences or race. an independent Possibly the most educational consultant. popular book chosen Email her at by a wide variety of collegegateways@ colleges this fall, incomcast.net. cluding Ohio State University, Bucknell University, Georgia State University, Loyola University of Maryland and Williams College, was “Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption.” The book’s author, lawyer Bryan Stevenson, describes his experiences defending the poor in the criminal justice system. Other popular choices for summer and fall freshmen reading have been: ■ “Hidden Figures: The Story of the African-American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race,” by Margot Lee Shetterly, was selected by The College of William and Mary, The University of Mary Washington and West Virginia University. ■ “The Other Wes Moore: One Name
Two Fates,” by Wes Moore, was the choice at Florida A&M University, Manhattanville College and Virginia Tech. ■ “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Laks,” by Rebecca Stout, was read by freshmen at Stephens Institute of Technology and Allegheny College. ■ This year, MIT selected “Americanah,” by Nigerian-American writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, which was the Penn State Reads selection in 2014. ■ In 2017, Penn State freshmen were asked to read and discuss the memoir “It’s What I Do: A Photographer’s Life of Love and War” by Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Lynsey Addario. ■ Both Elon College in North Carolina and The College of the Holy Cross in Massachusetts selected “Make Your Home Among Strangers,” by Jennine Capo Crucet, which is the story of a young first-generation Cuba-American woman attending a small liberal arts college. ■ Tulane University and North Carolina State selected “Between the World and Me,” by Ta-Nehisi Coates, about being black and male in America. ■ The University of Wisconsin selected New York Times bestseller “Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis,” by J.D. Vance, about working class whites in Appalachia. ■ Futuristic themes were also prominent. Gettysburg College asked freshmen to read “Station Eleven,” by Emily St. John Mandel, which depicts survivors navigating the end of civilization. Juniata College freshmen read “The Handmaid’s Tale,” by Margaret Atwood, a tale of “power, gender and religious politics” set in the Republic of Gilead after the overthrow of the U.S. government. ■ Not all books selected were contem-
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TODAY’S COLLEGE students aren’t just reaching for their tablet or laptop computer for casual reading. Books are making a comeback on campuses across America. porary. Students at Delaware Valley University in Doylestown read “1984,” written by George Orwell in 1949. At the University of Alaska, students read the 1995 novel “The Color of Water” by James McBride. Whether campus reading programs are called “first-year common book,” “campus reads,” “fresh reads,” “common reading experience” or “campus community reads,” approximately 40 percent of the 3,500 colleges and universities in the United States have established a freshman book program. These books are most often cross-disciplinary, and book authors
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Whole-brain map of inhibitory neurons reveals surprises Penn State News HERSHEY — Researchers at Penn State College of Medicine have collaborated on the first-ever quantitative whole-brain map of inhibitory interneurons in the mouse brain. These brain cells play a crucial role in regulating response to stimuli and have been widely implicated in many psychiatric conditions. The researchers found surprising differences in the number of inhibitory neurons both in various areas of the brain and in the brains of female and male mice. Neurons operating within the central nervous system can be roughly divided into two major cell types: excitatory and inhibitory neurons. Excitatory neurons are the main carriers of information, much like an accelerator in a car, while inhibitory neurons control the activity of excitatory neurons — like the car’s brake. Processing external stimuli and generating appropriate behavioral responses requires a fine balance between these excitatory and inhibitory neurons. Inhibitory neurons are critical for proper brain processing. For example, impairment of these brain cells has been linked to brain disorders including autism and schizophrenia. The density of inhibitory neurons in a brain region dictates their strength of inhibition. Until recently, scientists have assumed that different inhibitory neurons, which have different functions, are evenly distributed in the brain. But the study, led by Yongsoo Kim, assistant professor in the Department of Neural and Behavioral Sciences at Penn State College of Medicine, turned up a surprise. Kim used a new imaging and data analysis method he co-developed called the quantitative whole-brain, or qBrain, platform to count and map three mainly inhibitory neurons and four of their subtypes in intact mouse brains. He found different amounts of two main inhibitory interneurons, parvalbumin positive and somatostatin positive neurons, in the medial prefrontal
cortex, an area that’s involved with executive functions like planning and decision-making. In contrast, sensory brain regions had a more equal distribution of these interneurons. Somatostatin positive interneurons modulate input of sensory information to excitatory neurons. Parvalbumin positive interneurons, on the other hand, are like a final brake, controlling output from excitatory neurons. In Kim’s study, somatostatin positive interneurons far outnumbered the parvalbumin positive type in higher order cortical areas. The research was published in the journal Cell. “This provides new anatomical evidence to explain how high cognitive brain regions can basically compute all the information that’s coming from the sensory brain regions and make sense out of the external world,” Kim said. Kim and his collaborators also found differences between male and female mice in brain regions implicated in sexual dimorphisms. Despite males having larger brains by volume on average, females had greater numbers of inhibitory neurons throughout these regions. The only exception: Males had three-times more somatostatin positive interneurons in a brain region linked with ejaculation, possibly helping to finely control related function. The study is proof of concept that specific brain cells can now be imaged and quantified with cellular resolution in intact brains, allowing for the first cell-specific 3-D brain maps. In the future, this advance could allow scientists to study brain disorders in humans in a way that’s never been possible before. By comparing cell counts and locations in healthy and disordered brains, researchers may be able to pinpoint cell-specific disruption in psychiatric disease, target new therapeutics and measure if treatments are working. For now, the qBrain resource, which includes tables with cell counts and cell densities for more than 800 anatomical regions delineated by the Allen Mouse Brain Atlas, graphic visualizations of the
data in 3-D movies, 2-D flatmaps and serial section datasets are openly available at the group’s webportal, www.mouse. brainarchitecture.org/cellcounts/ost. Other researcher on this project were Pavel Osten, Kith Pradhan, Kannan Umadevi Venkataraju, Greg Fitzgerald, Mihail Bota, Partha Mitra and Z. Josh Huang, all at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.; Guangyu Robert Yang and Luis Carlos García del Molino, New York University; Keerthi Ram, IIT Madras, Chennai, India; Miao He, Fudan
University, Shanghai; Jesse Maurica Levine, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, N.Y.; and Xiao-Jing Wang, New York University and NYU Shanghai. This work was supported by NIH grants, Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative, STCSM grants, the Pennsylvania Department of Health Tobacco CURE Funds, Samuel J. and Joan B. Williamson Fellowship, Mathers Charitable Foundation H N Mahabala Chair Professorship and IIT Madras.
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Freedom Award nomination season now open Gazette staff reports WASHINGTON, D.C. — Members of the National Guard and reservists whose employers go above and beyond in support of their service are invited to nominate those employers for the 2018 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award. Master Sgt. Young Daniel Chambers’ employer provides full pay and benefits to service members for a period of military service up to 12 months. Maj. Thomas Dunn’s employer recognizes service member employees with award ceremonies and public press releases. Ensign Gamaliel Baer’s employer hosts dinners for deployed service members’ spouses at the firehouse and helps their families with household chores during deployments. These are stories from just a few of the employers who received the Department of Defense’s highest employer award. Of the more than 3,000 organizations nominated by their Guard and Reserve employees, just 15 became recipients in 2017. Nomination Season opened Oct. 1, and runs through Dec. 31. For more information about the Freedom Award, or for how to nominate your employer, visit www. FreedomAward.mil. Nominations for the Freedom Award must come from guard or reserve service members or their family members and be employed by the organizations they are nominating. The Freedom Award began in 1996 and is overseen by Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, a Department of Defense program. The award serves to recognize outstanding employers and draw attention to support from the employer community, and only 250 employers have received the award. More than 17,000 nominations have been received since 2011. For more information, visit www.esgr.mil.
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Telescope, from page 15 By shaping the output of light, the diffuser allows astronomers to overcome noise created by the Earth’s atmosphere. “The stable and smooth images delivered by diffusers are essential in minimizing the adverse effects of the turbulent atmosphere on our measurements, and in maximizing our precision,” said Zhao. “This technology works over a wide range of wavelengths, from the optical — visible by humans -- to the near infrared,” said Jason Wright, associate professor of astronomy and astrophysics at Penn State and an author of the paper. “As such, diffusers can be used for a wide range of exoplanet science. We can use them to precisely measure the times exoplanetary worlds transit their stars, which will help us measure their masses and compositions, and even find new planets in their systems; and we can use them to study the temperature structures of giant planets’ atmospheres.” The research team is already establishing collaborations to implement this technology on other telescopes around the world. “Our goal is to equip the broader exoplanet community with low-cost precision tools to deliver precise measurements to aid future observations in exoplanet science,” said Stefansson. In addition to Stefansson, Mahadevan, Zhao and Wright, the research team at Penn State includes graduate students Shubham Kanodia, Lea M. Z. Hagen and Leo J. Liu, undergraduate student Yiting Li and postdoctoral researchers Thomas Beatty and Paul Robertson. The diffuser development and research team also includes Leslie Hebb, assistant professor of physics at Hobart and William Smith Colleges; John Wisniewski, presidential professor and assistant professor of physics at the University of Oklahoma; Joseph Huehnerhoff, previous instrument engineer at the Apache Point Observatory 3.5m telescope, and now an opto-mechanical engineer at Hindsight Imaging Inc.; Brett Morris, graduate student at the University of Washington; Sam Halverson, NASA Sagan postdoctoral researcher at the University of Pennsylvania; Joseph O’Rourke, postdoctoral researcher at the California Institute of Technology; Heather Knutson, professor of astronomy at the California Institute of Technology; Suzanne Hawley, professor of astronomy at the University of Washington; Chad Bender, associate astronomer at the University of Arizona; Jack Dembicky, Candace Gray and Theodore Rudyk, telescope operating specialists at the Apache Point Observatory 3.5m telescope; Russet McMillan, manager of night operations at the Apache Point Observatory; and William Ketzeback, the Apache Point Observatory 3.5m chief telescope engineer. This research was funded by a Scialog grant from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement and supported by the Center for Exoplanets and Habitable Worlds, a Leifur Eiriksson Foundation Scholarship, the NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship Program, the National Science Foundation and the Penn State Astrobiology Research Center.
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New CIMP-3D co-director to expand polymer, composites research Penn State News UNIVERSITY PARK — As new co-director of Penn State’s Center for Innovative Materials Processing through Direct Digital Deposition, or CIMP-3D, Michael Hickner plans to use his background in polymer science and engineering to open new avenues of research. Hickner, Corning Faculty Fellow in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, sees polymers and polymer-based composites as a major growth area. “Just look at the new commercial aircraft from Boeing and Airbus that are made from composites, not to mention military aircraft,” Hickner said. “Even automotive companies are moving towards replacing metal with composites. That is all technology from polymer science. “We can fill an important niche at CIMP-3D by doing more research in polymers and composites that are ready for use in engineering applications. This will drive additive manufacturing technology forward as well as bring polymers to new applications in additive manufacturing.” Hickner aims to build a new lab capable of fabricating use-ready polymeric parts for automotive, defense, manufacturing, chemical and other industries. He also wants to bring together a team of scientists and engineers to address fundamental polymer science questions in additive manufacturing and apply that knowledge to real-world applications. “Polymeric parts are everywhere and CIMP-3D has a role to play in pushing this new technology,” Hickner said. “In addition to our strengths in metals and ceramics, building polymers expertise will allow us to cover a tremendous range of applications. “CIMP-3D is a leader in additive manufacturing and is already helping to remake the nation’s manufacturing industry. This new work in polymers just gives us another gear in an already stand-out enterprise.” Hickner is an associate professor of materials science and engineering in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. He also holds courtesy faculty appointments in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Department of Chemistry and serves as the associate director of the Materials Research Institute. Hickner’s interests include the formulation of advanced polymer systems, polymer synthesis and detailed molecular-based measurements of polymer properties, and he has recently worked in the development of improved polymers and polymeric-based composites for additive manufacturing. Prior to joining Penn State in 2007, he held a post-doctoral appointment and was promoted to the senior technical staff at Sandia National Laboratories. His awards include the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, Rustum and Della Roy Innovation in Materials Research Award, U.S. Navy Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award, Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award from Oak Ridge Associated Universities and U.S. Army Research Office Young Investigator Award. He has been awarded eight patents and is a member of the American Chemical Society, Materials Research Society and Electrochemical Society. His published research has been cited more than 14,000 times. Hickner received a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Michigan Technological University, and a master’s degree and doctorate in chemical engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Hickner succeeds Gary Messing, distinguished professor of ceramic science and engineering. Messing served as co-director for CIMP-3D for nearly four years and was instrumental in helping establish CIMP-3D’s initial strategic plan.
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St. Joe’s homecoming centers on service Gazette staff reports BOALSBURG — After playing its last four homecoming football games at Bishop Guilfoyle in Altoona, the St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy Wolves are energized to play this year’s matchup at Memorial Field in State College on Saturday, Oct. 14. But, prior to the game, students have been participating in a week of events. “Homecoming is a student-led activity,” said athletic director Chad Walsh, “and from the beginning, our students chose to center homecoming activities around a service project. This year’s project is the completion of an ongoing student-led initiative: fully funding the building of a well in Swaziland through the Thirst Project.” The Thirst Project fundraiser was adopted by students in 2016 and has the big goal of raising $12,000 to complete a well that will offer clean water to a community in the African nation. So far, $5,816 has been raised, and the students are hoping homecoming week will put them across the finish line. “To finish up the funding for the Thirst Project this year would be a huge accomplishment,” said junior Anna Aiello. “We can provide hundreds of thousands of people with clean drinking water and St. Joe’s would be the first high school in Pennsylvania to complete a well. This accomplishment would mean so much.” Before the football game, students and the school community will come together for a bonfire organized by the student council and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. “The students chose and organized the bonfire event, and they are extremely excited to see the game at Memorial Field,” Walsh said. “After years of traveling to BG, our students, families, fans and athletes are thrilled to see the Wolves play locally.
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Sports Hall of Fame Inaugural Induction DAVE ADAMS
JOE HUMPHREYS
Dave Adams began wrestling in 1947 as a seventh-grader. At Bellefonte Area High School, he participated on the varsity team for four years. His achievements include two state, three regional and four district championships. As a varsity athlete at Penn State University, he was an NCAA runner-up and an Eastern DAVE ADAMS Intercollegiate Wrestling Association champion. His competitive years were followed by 25 years of coaching at Boiling Springs High School, and collegiate coaching at Penn State, the United States Naval Academy and 13 years as the head coach at the University of Pittsburgh. Moving into administration, Adams had athletic director jobs at San Jose State University and the University of Akron. During this time, he was secretary and editor of the NCAA Rules Committee. Overall, he has been involved with the sport of wrestling for more than 65 years.
Joe Humphreys is a nationally known fly fisherman, conservationist, author and educator. Humphreys has been a fly fishing instructor to both common folks and VIPs for more 40 years. His pupils have included former President Jimmy Carter, former Vice President Richard Cheney, basketball coaching legend Bobby Knight, actor Liam Nee- JOE HUMPHREYS son and others. Humphreys has written many articles and books about the sport of fly fishing. He serves as a coach for the USA Youth Fly Fishing team and works closely with the Wounded Warrior program. For 19 years, Humphreys directed the angling program at Penn State University, providing an introduction and a foundation to young and old alike for a life-long enjoyment of the sport. Humphreys also is known as one of the individuals who worked to save Spring Creek and Thompson Run from pollution.
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Joe Hammaker is a legend in Pennsylvania wrestling circles. Already a member of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame (2006) and the Lock Haven University Wrestling Hall of Fame (2008), Hammaker had a great career as a competitor and coach. He was a two-time state JOE HAMMAKER champion in YMCA tournaments (outstanding wrestler) and twotime Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference champion, in 1956 and 1957. Hammaker placed fourth in the 1958 NCAA tourney. Hammaker turned Penns Valley into a wrestling power during his 14-year head coaching career. He had two undefeated seasons — 1962-63 and 196566. He was named twice as the District 6 Coach of the Year and his Rams were three-time winners of the tough Bald Eagle Nittany Christmas Tournament. His teams in the 1960s were dominant, and there is still no better role model for young athletes than Joe Hammaker. A member of the Penns Valley Hall of Fame, he has also served as president of the Centre Hall Borough Council.
Bellefonte native Denny Leathers’ baseball career spans more than 50 years, beginning with a state Little League championship in 1958. After high school, Leathers was signed by the Philadelphia Phillies. Between 1964 and 1968, he played four complete years of A and AA baseball before knee DENNY LEATHERS problems ended his professional career. He went on to play many years in the Centre County Baseball League, where he owns the all-time career records for home runs and RBIs. During Leathers’ 30-year high school coaching career, the Bellefonte Red Raiders amassed 396 wins, including seven Central Penn League titles, three District 6 AAA crowns and three deep postseason runs.
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RICH LORENZO WRESTLING
As head wrestling coach at Penn State University from 1978 to 1992 and assistant coach from 1968 to 1974, with a career record 188-64-9, Rich Lorenzo knows wrestling. His teams finished six times in the top five in the nation and won 11 Eastern Wrestling League championships and two national RICH LORENZO dual meet championships. Lorenzo coached 53 All-Americans and five national champions. He was a two-time National Coach of the Year and a six-time EWL Coach of the Year. In high school, Lorenzo was a New Jersey state runner-up at 141 pounds, and was a three-year varsity starter. In college, he was a three-year starter and was undefeated in dual meets his last two years. He was the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association champion, outstanding wrestler and the “Most Falls” winner his senior year. He also was an NCAA All-American, finishing fourth at 191 pounds. Lorenzo was inducted into the Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, EWL Hall of Fame and Pennsylvania Wrestling Coaches
Hall of Fame. The Penn State wrestling complex was named after him. Lorenzo was a founder of the Penn State Wrestling Club and co-executive director of the National Wrestling Coaches Association from 1993 to 1995.
BILL LUTHER FOOTBALL
Bill Luther was a legendary football coach at Bellefonte Area High School from 1952 to 1972, and holds the all-time record for football wins at Bellefonte with 107. Luther graduated from Osceola Mills High School in 1945 and was named All-State his junior and senior years. He was named the outstanding player in central BILL LUTHER Pennsylvania in 1944. He was offered a scholarship to Penn State by coach Bob Higgins. After his military service, Luther returned to Penn State, where he lettered for three years and was a starting running back for the Nittany Lions on the undefeated Cotton Bowl team of 1947. As Bellefonte head coach, he produced several All-State players and two All-American players, Jerry Shivery and Sam Nastase. He coached many major college players and won many coach-of-the-year awards.
DOUG McDONALD MEDIA AND PRESS
A 1958 Penn State graduate, Doug McDonald was hired in the advertising department of the Centre Daily Times. When the sports editor position opened, he landed that job and remained for 37 years. For years, it was a one-man department — except for students taking evening phone calls DOUG McDONALD for local scholastic, county or collegiate results — before hiring Ron Bracken in 1967. McDonald had never seen wrestling until he came to college, but there he fell in love with the sport and became a top wrestling writer in the state and country. He was twice honored by the Amateur Wrestling News with the prestigious Bob Dellinger Writer of the Year award. He has numerous state and national writing awards. His induction into the Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2004 was his last major award. McDonald has covered 31 NCAA wrestling tournaments, three Penn State University appearances in the College Baseball World Series and Penn State football at the Liberty, Gator, Orange and Sugar Bowl games.
BRUCE PARKHILL
BASKETBALL AND SOCCER
Bruce Parkhill was inducted into the College of William & Mary Hall of Fame in 2005, was a charter inductee in the Lock Haven University Hall of Fame in 2015 and was inducted into the West Branch Valley Chapter of the Pennsylvania State Hall of Fame in 2016. While at Lock Haven, Parkhill was a three-time Division I first BRUCE PARKHILL team All-East soccer player, and a two-time Division I All-American, as well as the top collegiate goalie in the U.S. in 1969. In basketball,
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Centre County Sports Hall of Fame Inaugural Induction he was a three-year All-Conference player, and an All-District player for one year. In track and field, he was a conference and district champion in the javelin event. Parkhill was the youngest Division I head basketball coach in the United States in 1977 at William and Mary and went undefeated in the conference during the 1982-83 season. Parkhill was named Eastern College Athletic Conference Coach of the Year and National Association of Basketball Coaches Southern Coach of the Year. During his stint as head coach of the Penn State basketball team, Parkhill earned five postseason bids and won the first conference championship in school history. He took the Lions to two NIT Final Fours and has five 20-plus winning seasons. He also was named Atlantic Ten Coach of the Year. At Ohio State University, Parkhill was head basketball coach from 2000 to 2002. During that time, he earned two NCAA bids, won a Big 10 co-championship and was a Big 10 Tournament champion.
MYLES THOMAS BASEBALL
Myles Thomas was born in October 1897 in State College and grew up on a farm near Bellefonte. He graduated from State College High School in 1917, and was a baseball star for Penn State. He later was a New York Yankee whom Babe Ruth used to call “Duck Eye.” On July 5, 1921, in his first MYLES THOMAS professional game in the minors, he threw a no-hitter for his Hartford team. He finished 1921 with nine wins and a 2.41 ERA. In 1923, he was sold to the Toronto Maple Leafs. In three seasons, he won 57 games. After the 1925 season, in which he was 28-8 with a 2.52 ERA, Myles was sold to the Yankees for $25,000. He made his major league debut on April 18 against the Washington Senators, pitching four innings in relief. On May 14, he pitched a complete game, winning 2-1 thanks to a Babe Ruth two-run homer. He finished 1926 at 6-6 with a 4.23 ERA and three complete games. In 1927, Thomas played the full season with the Yankees with the famous Murders’ Row, the team that is still considered to be the greatest of all time. Thomas’ teammates were Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Tony Lazzeri, Bob Shawkey and manager Miller Huggins. He finished the season with a 7-4 record, as the Yankees swept the Pittsburgh Pirates in the World Series. Besides his $6,500 salary, Thomas collected a World Series share of $5,592. Thomas pitched for the Yankees until June 15, 1929, when he was traded to the Senators. That year, he finished 7-8 with a 3.52 ERA. In mid-1930, he was sent down to the Newark Bears and played for 42-year-old player-manager Tris Speaker. In 1931 in Newark, he went 18-6, but being 33 years old, no calls came from the majors. He pitched in the minors through 1940. Thomas settled in Toledo, Ohio, where he lived until his death in 1963.
THAD TURNER
years and was head coach at Lehigh University for 18 years. At Lehigh, Turner had 14 top-10 team NCAA finishes and 43 All-Americans, and six of his wrestlers won nine NCAA championships. He was inducted into the Pennsylvania State Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1989 and was inducted into the Pennsylvania Wrestling Coaches Hall of Fame, also in 1989. He was inducted into the Lehigh University Athletics Hall of Fame in 1996. Turner was the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Coach of the Year in 1975 and 1988.
MONTE WARD BASEBALL
John Montgomery Ward, born in Bellefonte in 1860, attended the Bellefonte Academy. At 13, Ward was sent to Penn State and helped jump-start a baseball program. He is credited for developing the first curveball. By age 14, both his parents had died, so he worked as a traveling salesman. He later returned MONTE WARD to Bellefonte and played semipro before signing with the Providence Grays of the new National League. Ward was exclusively a pitcher in his first major league season, 1878, winning 22 games. The following two years, he also played outfield and third base. In 1879, the 19-year-old pitcher was 47-19 with 239 strikeouts, and led the Grays to the pennant. In 1880, he was 39-24 with 230 strikeouts. In 1880, Ward pitched the second perfect game in major league history, six days after Lee Richmond threw the first one. Another did not occur in the national league for 84 years, until Jim Bunning did it in 1964. Ward is still the youngest pitcher in major league history to throw a perfect game. In 1884, he injured his right arm running bases, ending his pitching days. Before his arm healed, he taught himself to throw left-handed, and played center field the rest of the year. With his arm recuperated, he became the everyday shortstop in 1885. While playing baseball, Ward graduated from Columbia Law School and led the formation of the first labor union in sports. He also earned a doctorate from Columbia in 1886. In 1887, he married stage actress Helen Dauvray. In 1888, the Giants won the NL, then a playoff now called the World Series, beating the St. Louis Browns of the American Association for the Dauvray Cup, named after Ward’s wife. In 1889, the Giants won their second straight World Series. Ward retired at 34 after the 1894 season with 2,104 hits and 540 stolen bases. He is the only man in major league history to win more than 100 games as a pitcher and collect more than 2,000 hits. Ward then entered the legal profession, representing players against the National League. Later, he was president and part-owner of the Boston Braves. In his final 25 years, Ward’s passion was golf. He won several championships around New York and played all over Europe. He competed regularly in the USGA Amateur Championship and finished second in 1903.
WRESTLING
Thad Turner graduated from Philipsburg-Osceola High School in 1957. He was runner-up in the regional wrestling finals to the eventual state champion. He lost only one dual meet. Turner attended Lehigh University from 1957 to 1961. He lost only one dual meet and had two ties at Lehigh, and was a runTHAD TURNER ner-up at nationals. Turner was the head coach at Phillipsburg High School in New Jersey for nine
Ward died March 4, 1925, in Augusta, Ga. He is buried in Long Island, N.Y. Ward was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown by the Veterans Committee in 1964.
GENE WETTSTONE GYMNASTICS
Gene Wettstone had a profound effect on the sport of gymnastics, both nationally and internationally. Wettstone coached gymnastics at Penn State University for 38 years, from 1939 to 1976, and served as head coach of the United States National Team from 1970 to 1976. He led his teams to nine NCAA Division I cham- GENE WETTSTONE pionships. Thirty-seven of Wettstone’s gymnasts won NCAA individual event golds. Wettstone served as head coach in 1948 and 1956 at the Olympic Games and served as team manager for the 1976 Olympic team. He was an Olympic Games judge in the 1952 and 1968 Olympics. He was voted NCAA Coach of the Year and is an honored member of the Helms Hall of Fame. Wettstone served on the United States Olympic Committee for 20 years, and for 18 years was on the NCAA Gymnastics Committee. Wettstone passed away at the age of 100.
WARD WHITEHILL BASEBALL
In the Centre County Baseball League, Ward Whitehill pitched and played first base. He later coached baseball from 1947 to 1990. Whitehill holds many Centre County League baseball records. While Whitehall played for Pleasant Gap they were the Tri-Valley champions. He played WARD WHITEHILL on the Clarence Mounties team, which won the Mid-Atlantic State Amateur Tournament, and was named to the All-State team. He played on many local teams, including a traveling team that played at Cooperstown and in Canada. At Bellefonte Area High School, Whitehill played baseball and football (All-State Tackle, All-Susquehanna Tackle and co-captain) and wrestled (third at districts). At Stevens Trade School, he participated in football, wrestling (National Preparatory School Wrestling champion) and track. He was president of the Varsity Club and served two terms as president of Pleasant Gap Rotary Club. Whitehill was a pitching coach at Lock Haven University under Gary Bartley.
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High School Football Week 8 A recap of last week’s games and a look into what to expect this week
Red Raiders continue their winning ways By PAT ROTHDEUTSCH sports@centrecountygazette.com
In Week 7 of high school football action in Centre County, Bellefonte kept up its winning ways, although Penns Valley had a plan that very well could have pulled off an upset. Speaking of upsets, if it can be called that, Cumberland Valley made big plays both on offense and defense and outlasted State College in Mechanicsburg, 36-21. It was the Little Lions’ first loss of the season. In Philipsburg, the Mounties ran into a Central Dragon team on the rebound, and at BEA the Eagles hung with Huntingdon for the first half before a torrent of touchdowns led to a 45-0 loss. And, St. Joseph’s Academy could not keep up with Halifax in a 40-7 loss. Week 8 games will be Friday, Oct. 13, except for SJCA on Saturday, Oct. 14, and here’s what’s lined up:
BELLEFONTE (6-1) AT CENTRAL (5-2) FRIDAY, OCT. 13
Yes, Central has lost two games — to Hollidaysburg, 20-10, in Week 1 and then (unbelievably) 42-2 to Chestnut Ridge in Week 5. That said, the Dragons have had a chance to reflect and refocus (and win big at P-O) since that loss to Chestnut Ridge and will be more than ready for a visit by the Raiders. Bellefonte had a bit of a taste of what it is like to be a frontrunner Oct. 6 against Penns Valley. The Rams were all in, and Bellefonte needed a strong fourth quarter to finally subdue them, 35-20, and keep their winning streak intact. Now, traveling to Central will be at an even more challenging level, and there is little doubt that the Dragons will be ready with their A-game. Despite the losses, Central is scoring at a 28 point-pergame clip and averages just under 400 yards of offense each time out. Junior Noah Muther and senior Preston Karstetter share the quarterback duties, and they have combined for 830 yards and five touchdowns so far. Muther also has added another 192 yards rushing. Senior Trysten Detwiler is the leading runner on the team, with an average of 138 yards per game and 12 touchdowns. Jared Smith is next with 305 yards and four scores, and 6-foot-5, 241-pound senior Austin Garner is the leading receiver with 186 yards and two touchdowns. Defensively, the Dragons play an aggressive style, with 46 tackles for loss, 25 sacks and eight interceptions. Except for the two losses, Central has not allowed more than 14 points, and that only happened once. For Bellefonte, this will be the most high-pressure situation so far, but the Raiders have shown amazing resilience and have owned the second half of every game this year. It will be important for the Raiders to weather the storm that Central will certainly create early on and keep this one close going into the fourth quarter. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. in Martinsburg.
CENTRAL DAUPHIN EAST (5-1) AT STATE COLLEGE (5-1) FRIDAY, OCT. 13
After last week, it would probably be best to hold off with the predictions about the Mid-Penn Commonwealth Confer-
ence. It sure looked like State College, Harrisburg and Cen-
tral Dauphin were on collision courses to decide the title winner, but that was before both SC and CD both lost Oct. 6. State College fell at Cumberland Valley, 36-20, and sister-school Central Dauphin East beat Central Dauphin, 35-31. Harrisburg, meanwhile, remained undefeated with an 82-3 (really) win over Chambersburg. CD East scored 15 unanswered points in the fourth quarter — both on touchdown passes from quarterback Kane Everson to receiver Terrance Danner — to complete the Panthers’ come-from-behind win. Central Dauphin was ahead, 31-21, going into the period, but Danner’s second score, with just a minute left to play, lifted CD East to the win. Now, with the Panthers coming to State College on Oct. 13, the standings have Harrisburg ahead with a 2-0 record in the conference (6-0 overall), with State College, Cumberland Valley, Central Dauphin and CD East all following at 2-1. No need then to explain much about the importance of this game to either the Panthers or the Little Lions. CD East rightfully joined the party with the win over the Rams and will be looking to keep pace with a win in State College. The Little Lions, on the other hand, are coming off a loss that didn’t sit well with them and will be prepared to turn it around against the surprising Panthers. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. at Memorial Field.
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LITTLE LION Tristan Lyons (20) bursts through the hole in this file photo from Sept. 8 during a game against Hollidaysburg. BALD EAGLE AREA (3-4) AT CLEARFIELD (4-3) FRIDAY, OCT. 13
It has been an unusual, up-anddown ride for the Clearfield Bison football team in 2017. After two stirring wins over DuBois and Penns Valley to open the season, there were losses to Central (42-14) and Huntingdon (45-27), a win at Central Mountain (49-10) and then a big loss to Bellefonte in Week 6 by a score of 55-28. Last week, the Bison were back on top with a one-sided win at home against Tyrone, 35-7. Wins and losses aside, Clearfield’s numbers are still impressive. The Bison put up 432 yards per game, 262 passing and 170 running, and are scoring 30 points each time out. Isaac Rumery is responsible for almost all of those passing yards, 1,573 total with 18 touchdowns, and he’s
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BALD EAGLE Area’s Gage McClenahan (22) break away from Penns Valley defenders during the Sept. 8 matchup.
also run for 315 yards and another five touchdowns. In the backfield with Rumery is Ty Bender, with 52 yards per game, and Brett Zattoni, with 43 yards per game. The leading receivers are Michah Heichel (563 yards, seven touchdowns), Spencer Graham (295 yards, four touchdowns) and Taye Lynch (283 yards, four touchdowns). In all, Clearfield has eight players with more than 250 all-purpose yards, led by Heichel and Bender. On defense, Clearfield has 27 tackles for loss, nine sacks and two interceptions. BEA has now lost its last four games after starting 3-0. Against Huntingdon on Oct. 6, the Eagles played even up with the Bearcats until mid-second quarter, but a 52yard touchdown pass from Andy Hudy to Jonathan Price opened the gates for Huntingdon. By halftime, it was 21-0, and then the Bearcats put the game away with 24 more in the third quarter. The final was 45-0, as the Huntingdon defense limited BEA to just 87 total yards from scrimmage. Clearfield, although slightly less consistent than Huntingdon, will present many of the same problems for the Eagles. BEA will be hoping to carry that defensive effort into the second half against the Bison and see what happens from there. Kickoff is at 7 p.m.
CHESTNUT RIDGE (6-1) AT PENNS VALLEY (2-5) FRIDAY, OCT. 13
Chestnut Ridge has been doing it all this season. The Lions are 6-1 and have only lost to powerful Musselman, W.Va., in Week 2, and since that game have been on a five-game winning streak. Chestnut Ridge averages 347 yards of offense per game — 201 running — and are scoring 37 points. In their current winning streak, the Lions lowest point total was 42, and that was in the incredible 42-2 victory over Central in Week 5. Quarterback Logan Hauk leads the team in both passing and running — 945 yards passing and 666 rushing — and along with running back Noah Dillow has totaled more than 1,000 yards on the ground. The CR offense in general is big, fast and, with a mobile Hauk in control, can put up points in bunches. Week 8, Page 24
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Barkley targets only help Nittany Lions By BEN JONES StateCollege.com
UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State’s offense is an interesting case study in staying the course and where that gets you. Take the Oct. 7 win over Northwestern. Penn State continued to struggle to run the ball between the tackles, and the Nittany Lions relied on an effective passing attack to move meaningful yards down the field. At one point, Saquon Barkley had a rushing touchdown to his name but no rushing yards. It is true that Barkley’s presence on the field is an asset even when he isn’t getting the ball. Northwestern and Indiana weren’t going to let Barkley beat them, so both teams were content to crash down and make him earn those yards the old-fashioned way. With Penn State’s offensive line struggling to win at the point of attack, the Northwestern Wildcats managed 12 tackles for a loss. The result is something of a philosophical crossroads when it comes to Barkley’s usage in Penn State’s offense. The read-passoption attack is fluid and changing, and the result of any given play is the outcome of a series of predetermined reads. Penn State isn’t a team that is going to call a play no matter how the defense lines up. That’s not how it works. But, should it? In reality, no. It’s unreasonable to assume Penn State can effectively operate two different
styles of offense, but the Nittany Lions’ win over Northwestern was an example of how relatively easy it has become for a determined defense to gum up the works with Barkley. “Beat us with the pass.” And Penn State has obliged. Even if Penn State can’t flip the switch between styles of offense, it seems reasonable to think the Nittany Lions can find a way to more purposefully get Barkley his receptions. If one assumes Penn State’s offensive line doesn’t drastically improve over the bye and Michigan and Ohio State’s defenses don’t drastically fall off, it seems that Northwestern and Indiana have given those teams a blueprint that Penn State will have trouble with. “I think we have enough things in the offense to get him the ball that, it’s just naturally going to happen,” head coach James Franklin said of Barkley after the win. “We’re not really in a situation where we have calls where we’re handing the ball off to him no matter what. It’s RPO. We’re reading those things. I do think we have some stuff that we have saved for the second half of the year that we haven’t showed a whole lot that I think will help us.” Joe Moorhead undoubtedly agrees with that assessment, and with another game of 30-plus points, it’s hard to argue with the results. But, consider this. In his career, Barkley has had seven games in which he has caught
TIM WEIGHT/For the Gazette
PENN STATE’S Heisman hopeful Saquon Barkley (26) isn’t just a threat carrying the ball. Opponents have learned he can catch passes, too. Through six games this season, Barkley has hauled in 29 receptions for 395 yards and two touchdowns. three or more passes. In those games, he averaged 63.7 yards per game and 12.38 yards a catch. Against Northwestern, he caught two passes, one a shovel pass. This season, Barkley has been exceptionally effective in the pass game. He has 29 catches on 32 targets for an average of 13.6
yards a catch and 1.33 targets a quarter. Take out the Iowa game, a 13-target, 12-catch clinic, and Barkley is averaging 0.95 targets a quarter in the five other games. That’s four a game, and maybe that’s enough. But as the competition gets tougher and tough, if Barkley can’t get his yards on the ground, four catch-
es a game might not be enough. And while the Nittany Lions can’t change their offense, and shouldn’t, finding more purposeful ways to get Barkley in space might go a long way, if for no other reason than he’s too good to be relegated to an effective distraction and if he can’t run it, this is the next best option.
PSU’s defense No. 1 in nation for points, turnovers By MIKE POORMAN StateCollege.com
In the latest NCAA major college football rankings released Oct. 8, Penn State’s defense is No. 1 in two major categories: fewest points allowed (9.0 per game) and most turnovers collected (17 overall, with eight fumbles and nine interceptions). Overall, halfway through their 6-0 season, the Nittany Lions are ranked in the NCAA’s Top 10 in 14 different categories. Seven are on defense, three on special teams, three for the overall team and one on offense. Individually, Penn State has five different players who rank in the Top 10 in a key statistical categories, led by Heisman candidate Saquon Barkley, who is near the top on four lists. Barkley dropped to No. 2 in the country for all-purpose yardage — a combination of rushing yards (649), receiving yards (395) and return yardage (258). Passing yards — Barkley has one toss, a 16-yarder for a touchdown to DaeSean Hamilton vs. Indiana — don’t count toward all-purpose yards. Barkley was held to just 84 yards Oct. 7 against Northwestern — 75 rushing on 16 carries (including a 53-yard TD) and 9 receiving on one catch. He is averaging 217 all-purpose yards per game. Rashard Penny, of San Diego State, is first (220.8 yard per game), while Stanford’s Bryce is third (209.8) and Maryland’s Ty Johnson (177.2) is fourth. Penn State finishes its regular-season schedule at Maryland on Saturday, Nov. 25. Barkley also ranks No. 6 in the country for total touchdowns, with nine (1 kick return, two received and six run, including two versus Northwestern); No. 7 for kickoff returns for a TD, with his 98-yarder for a score to open the game against Indiana; and No. 9 for kickoff return average, at 32.3 yards per return. Other top-ranked Penn State players are: ■ DeAndre Thompkins, wide receiver — No. 4 in punt return average (17.1 yards) and No. 4 for punt return touchdowns (a 61-yarder in the season opener against Akron). ■ Christian Campbell, cornerback — No. 8 in passes defended, with 1.7 per game. ■ Amani Oruwariye, cornerback —
No. 9 in interceptions, with three. He’s had a pick in each of the past two games, and the interception against Northwestern had special personal significance. He Tweeted after the game, “3 years ago today I lost my father (Alfred) ... I KNOW he was watching over me today.” ■ Trace McSorley, quarterback — No. 9 in points responsible for, with 102 this season. That’s on four runs and 13 TD passes. Against Northwestern, he had a 5-yard scoring run and a 10-yard touchdown pass to Tommy Stevens. Over the past two weeks, while defenses have keyed on Barkley — he’s had 36 carries for 131 yards, a 3.6-yard average — McSorley has upped his game. Against Indiana and Northwestern he was 47 for 70 (67.1 percent) for 560 yards passing, with three passing TDs and two running TDs and just one pick. His season completion percentage of 67.0 percent (130 of 194 for 1,597 yards) is a big jump from his 57.9 percent overall in 2016.
DEFENSE LEADS NATIONAL RANKINGS
Credit defensive coordinator Brent Pry and head coach James Franklin for the Nittany Lions’ defensive success, especially after the team finished the 2016 season by giving up 31 points to Wisconsin in the Big Ten title game and 52 to USC in the Rose Bowl. Franklin cut to the chase on following Penn State’s 31-7 win over Northwestern at Ryan Field in Evanston, Ill. — with the Wildcats’ TD coming with 102 seconds remaining — when summarizing the play of Pry’s defense: “… the most important thing,” said Franklin, “is that we keep people out of the end zone and we create turnovers.” Here’s where Penn State ranks in the Top 10 in 2017: ■ No. 1 — Scoring defense, 9.0 points per game Georgia is second (10.0), followed by Washington (10.2), Alabama (10.3) and Clemson (11.3). It’s not a coincidence that No. 3, 4 and 5 this year all made the College Football Playoffs last year, and Clemson and Alabama squared off in the title game, won by Clemson. ■ No. 1 — Turnovers gained, 17 in six games Defense, Page 25
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THE PENN STATE Nittany Lions’ defense leads all of Division I college football in two categories — fewest points allowed at 9.0 per game and most turnovers collected, at 17 overall with eight fumbles and nine interceptions.
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High School Sports Schedule
TAKING A SHOT
Oct. 12-18 BALD EAGLE AREA
Cross-country — Oct. 17, Mountain League Championships at Penns Valley Football — Oct. 13, at Clearfield Girls’ soccer — Oct. 16, at Tyrone; Oct, 18, at Bellefonte Boys’ soccer — Oct. 12, Clearfield; Oct. 14, at Juniata; Oct. 17, Tyrone; Oct. 18, Bellefonte
October 12-18, 2017 Week 8, from page 22 Penns Valley pushed Bellefonte to the limit Oct. 6 and was within one score deep into the final quarter. Bellefonte scored with less than a minute in the game to set the final score at 35-20, but the Raiders had to stop the Rams on a fourth-and-8 to wrap up the win. Now, the Rams will be faced with another challenge just as daunting with Chestnut Ridge. The Rams have just two wins so far, against Punxsutawney and P-O, but a win here and it will still be possible to finish at .500. But, it will take another maximum effort for the second week in a row. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. in Spring Mills.
BELLEFONTE
Boys’/girls’ cross-country — Oct. 17, Mountain League Championships at Penns Valley Football — Oct. 13, at Central Boys’ soccer — Oct. 12, Tyrone; Oct. 16, Central; Oct. 18, at BEA Girls’ soccer — Oct. 17, at Central; Oct. 18, BEA Girls’ volleyball — Oct. 12, at Penns Valley; Oct. 17, at Huntingdon
PENNS VALLEY
Cross-country — Oct. 17, Mountain League Championships Football — Oct. 13, Chestnut Ridge Girls’ soccer — Oct. 12, at Moshannon Valley; Oct. 17, Clearfield Boys’ soccer — Oct. 12, Huntingdon; Oct. 16, at Clearfield; Oct. 18, Tyrone Volleyball — Oct. 12, Bellefonte; Oct. 17, at Central
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PENN VALLEY’S Matthew Caldana (48) takes a handoff from Rams’ signal caller Justin Sands (15) in this photo from a game against Bald Eagle Area on Sept. 9.
PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA
Cross-country — Oct. 12, at Bellewood-Antis; Oct. 17, Mountain League Championships at Penns Valley Football — Oct. 13, at Huntingdon Girls’ soccer — Oct. 17, Huntingdon Boys’ soccer — Oct. 12, Central; Oct. 16, at Huntingdon; Oct. 18, Clearfield Girls’ volleyball — Oct. 12, at Central; Oct. 17, BEA
ST. JOSEPH’S ACADEMY
Cross-country — Oct. 14, Manhattan Invitational Football — Oct. 14, Columbia-Montour VoTech
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BELLEFONTE’S DANIEL CATCHMARK (33) looks to fire a shot during the Red Raiders’ 5-1 victory over Clearfield on Oct. 4.
Mountain View reports on club happenings By JOHN DIXON
STATE COLLEGE
Football — Oct. 13, Central Dauphin East Girls’/boys’ cross-country — Oct. 14, Mid-Penn Championships at Big Spring Field hockey — Oct. 16, at Greenwood Boys’ soccer — Oct. 14, Lewisburg; Oct. 17, at Central Dauphin Girls’ soccer — Oct. 14, Altoona; Oct. 16, Mifflin County; Oct. 17, Central Dauphin Volleyball — Oct. 17, at Carlisle
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BOALSBURG — Mountain View Country Club’s Bob Kidder released the results of the club’s Fall Open. The men’s net resulted in a first-place tie between the team of Kurt Kyle and Sam Alabarano and Josh Leitzell and Eric Toggart. Both teams posted rounds of 59. The men’s gross first-place winners, with a round of 63, was the team of Mike Gates and Chris Bahr. Second place was held by Matt Dougherty and Jim Pringle. carding a round of 66. The women’s net first-place winners were Geri Stonebraker and Patty Brackbill carding a round of 64, while the women’s gross first-place winners were the duo of Janine Andrews and Jeanne Fudrow, posting a score of 72. Kidder also reported from Mountain View that two members recorded holes-in-one. The first was on the par-3, 116-yard No. 6 by Carrie Packer, who used a 5-hybrid for the ace. Packer’s playing partners were Mike and Kathy Benedict and Tammy Viehdorfer. Packer also recorded an ace on No. 9, a 131-yard hole, on July 10 of this year. The second ace reported by Kidder came off the club of Jason McKinley, who recorded a hole-in-one on the par3, 167-yard hole using a 6-iron. It was McKinley’s third career ace and was witnessed by Flossie Dunlop and Jane McKinley. The club recently held its Red Tee Tournament, with the following results: ■ Gross division — first, Matt Dougherty, 65; second, Dave Ellenberger, 68; third, Mike Beresny, 71; fourth, tie, George McMurtry and Dave Soltesz, 73; and sixth, Zac Zidik, 74. ■ Net division — first, Bill Gates, 59; second, Matt Hagan, 60; third, Tyler Hughes, 61; fourth, Jim Pringle, 62; and fifth, tie, Doug Bartley and Scott Merrill, 63.
PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA (1-6) AT HUNTINGDON (7-0) FRIDAY, OCT. 13
Philipsburg-Osceola is coming out of an unenviable stretch of games against that included Bellefonte, Tyrone, Chestnut Ridge, Penns Valley and Tyrone. All losses — but there were some ups along the way and some hopeful signs, even in the 55-0 loss to Central on Oct. 6. It’s not over yet, however, for the Mountaineers. This week will be a trip to undefeated Huntingdon on Oct. 13, and the Bearcats have beaten everyone on that list except Central. They beat Clearfield instead. Huntingdon scores more than 30 points per game and averages more than 350 yards of offense, but the Bearcats really begin and probably end with just one player. Senior running back Ian Border has already racked up 1,000 yards rushing this season and scored 18 touchdowns. He ran for 277 yards and four touchdowns in the Clearfield win alone. Andy Hudy is the quarterback, and he has passed for 976 yards and 10 touchdowns when he does not hand it off to Border, so the Bearcats have nice balance in the backfield. On defense, Huntingdon has 47 tackles for loss, 22 sacks and 12 interceptions to go along with the four games in which the Bearcats held their opponent to 14 points or less. For P-O, the process is continuing. Central was clearly better, and the Mounties will again be concentrating on improvement and execution. Kickoff is at 7 p.m.
COLUMBIA-MONTOUR VO-TECH (1-6) AT ST. JOSEPH’S ACADEMY (0-5) SATURDAY, OCT. 14
Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech’s only win this season came against Cowanesque Valley (30-24) on Sept. 29, but otherwise CMVT has had a difficult time. There were big losses against Muncy, Nanticoke and Panther Valley, but the games against Bucktail and Montgomery were relatively competitive. Like St. Joe’s, Columbia-Montour’s size and small roster can be problematic, especially if there are injuries to top-line players. SJCA’s last outing was a 40-7 loss at Halifax on Oct. 6. The Wolves were down by just a touchdown going into the second quarter, but Halifax scored three touchdowns during that quarter that put the game away. CMVT doesn’t seem to have the firepower of Halifax, and St. Joe’s improving defense could keep this game close. Kickoff is at 5 p.m.
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PSU men’s hockey falls to Clarkson in season opener By MIKEY MANDARINO StateCollege.com
POTSDAM, N.Y. — No. 10 Penn State men’s hockey opened its season Oct. 6 with a 2-1 loss to Clarkson. Despite outshooting Clarkson 3921, Penn State nettled only one goal, a strike from sophomore Brandon Biro, on a power play in the second period. Kris Myllari and Nate Sucese each recorded an assist on that goal. Sophomore goaltender Peyton Jones made 19 saves for the Nittany Lions. Penn State’s season got off to a nightmare start in the early stages of the game. After a Nittany Lion turnover, Clarkson opened the scoring just 14 seconds in when Marly Quince gave his team a 1-0 lead. Following the goal, freshman defenseman Cole Hults took a hooking penalty to set up a Clarkson power play. Penn State’s penalty kill responded and did not let the Knights double their lead. The first period ended with the Nittany Lions trailing by a goal, but they generated most of the scoring chances during the first period. The second period got off to a much better start than the first. Penn State drew a slashing penalty less than a minute into the frame. The Nittany Lions could only create one shot on goal on this power play, and Defense, from page 23 This was a point of emphasis for Penn State through the offseason and summer practice. The Nittany Lions had just 21 turnovers gained in 14 games in 2016. ■ No. 1 — Winning percentage, 1.000 and a 6-0 record Thirteen FBS teams are undefeated. Penn State is on a 15-1 run, one of its best streaks since joining the Big Ten in 1993. PSU won 18 straight in 1993-1995. From mid-2006 through early 2009, it had a 19-1 run. ■ No. 1 — Blocked punts allowed, zero This is a big club; 99 other teams have not yet allowed a blocked punt. ■ No. 2 — Turnover margin, plus-2.0 per game A complementary ranking. Penn State’s defense has gained 17 turnovers, while the offense has coughed up only five (one lost fumble, four interceptions). Penn State’s plus-12 turnover margin for the season is tops in college football, tied with Alabama. South Florida is third, at plus-11. ■ No. 2 — Kickoff returns, 30.89 yards per return Barkley is ranked No. 9, with a 32.3 average on eight KRs, while Miles Sanders has one for 20 yards. ■ No. 3 — Red zone defense, 60 percent In 2017, Penn State’s opponents have made only 10 trips to the red zone and have scored on just six of them. ■ No. 3 — Fumbles recovered, eight Penn State has forced 10 fumbles and recovered eight, a very high recovery rate. In 2016, they were 11 of 22. Safety Marcus Allen and D-end Shaka Toney each have two forced fumbles; Toney had his second vs. Northwestern. Eight different players have recovered a fumble in 2017, including Ryan Buchholz on Oct. 8. Good insight here from linebacker Koa Farmer after the
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it was fended off by the Golden Knight defense. Clarkson goaltender Jake Kielly frustrated the Nittany Lion offense throughout the second period, denying everything Penn State brought at him. After the defensive struggle, both teams found goals midway through the second period. Clarkson doubled its lead with 6:36 left in the period, but Biro converted on the power play to cut the Golden Knights’ lead back down to one goal. Biro’s goal was assisted by fellow sophomores Myllari and Sucese. The second period ended just as the first did: Penn State trailing by a goal and in search of an equalizer as the next period began. In the third period, the Nittany Lions again drew an early penalty and went on the power play, but Kielly stood tall for the Golden Knights yet again. He denied shots from Denis Smirnov, Biro and Sucese to help his team kill the penalty and return to full strength. Penn State continued to pour on offensive pressure in the third period, but Kielly and the Golden Knights held firm throughout. The Nittany Lions pulled Peyton Jones to create a 6-on-5 scenario in the final two minutes, but it was not enough to complete the comeback. The Nittany Lions are back in action Saturday, Oct. 14, when they take on St. Lawrence at 7 p.m. Northwestern game: “We all really run to the ball well together. I think that makes us better and says a lot about the team speed.” ■ No. 5 — Team tackles for a loss, 8.5 per game Penn State’s defense swarms, and quick D-ends like Toney and Shareef Miller are tough to stop off the edge. Toney had two TFLs for 17 yards on Saturday. ■ No. 5 — Team passing efficiency, defense, 92.91 What this means: PSU is tough to pass against, especially deep. Teams are completing just 53.7 percent of their passes against Penn State, for 5.1 yards per attempt. Plus, the Nittany Lions have those nine picks. Northwestern’s QBs had an incredibly skimpy 16.1 rating against Campbell, who was targeted seven times and yielded just three catches, plus he had an interception. ■ No. 6 — Fumbles lost, one That’s everybody doing everything — pass, run, run after catch, PR, KR — while holding onto the football. Last season, Penn State lost 11 fumbles. ■ No. 8 — Fewest penalties per game, 4.0 Indicative of maturity, discipline, savvy and coaching, this shows Penn State is a veteran ball club. In 2016, Penn State had 7.2 penalties per game. ■ No. 9 — Passes intercepted, nine Oruwariye leads with three, followed by Grant Haley (two). Allen, Campbell, Troy Apke and Tariq Castro-Fields each have one. ■ No. 9 — Net punting, 42.37 yards Props here to punter Blake Gillikin and Penn State’s gunners. Gillikin is ranked No. 26 in the country, at 44.2 yards per punt, while the Nittany Lions are No. 14 at punt return defense, allowing just 1.29 yards per return — a total of 9 yards on only seven returns through the first six games. Crazy.
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PENN STATE’S Simone Lee became just the 27th player in program history to eclipse the 1,000 career-kill mark during an Oct. 6 match against Ohio State.
PSU women’s volleyball rallies past Ohio State By ETHAN KASALES StateCollege.com
COLUMBUS, Ohio — No. 3 Penn State women’s volleyball rallied back from a 2-1 deficit to top Ohio State in five sets (25-13, 23-25, 28-30, 25-9, 15-7) Oct. 6 at St. John Arena in Columbus. Simone Lee eclipsed 1,000 career kills in the victory, becoming only the 27th player in program history to accomplish the feat — hours before her birthday no less. Penn State showed outstanding resilience to bounce back from consecutive losses in the second and third set, outscoring the Buckeyes 40-16 down the stretch to win its fourth Big Ten match in a row. Haleigh Washington led the way offensively for Russ Rose’s Nittany Lions, tallying a match-high 20 kills. Lee nearly
matched her classmate’s output with 18 kills of her own, while Ali Frantti added 13 more. Abby Detering and Tori Gorrell chipped in six kills apiece and Heidi Thelen contributed four to round out the scoring for the Nittany Lions. Detering and Bryanna Weiskircher continued to split time at setter, with Weiskircher notching 31 assists to Detering’s 28. Kendall White paced Penn State’s defense with a matchhigh 19 digs. PSU middle blocker Haleigh Washington, a senior, was announced as the Player of the Match. The Colorado Springs, Colo., native posted a career-high 20 kills, eight blocks and two digs against the Buckeyes. The Nittany Lions (14-1, 4-1 Big Ten) head to College Park to face Maryland on Saturday, Oct. 14, at 7 p.m. in the Xfinity Center.
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2017 Schedules & Scores State College Little Lions (5-1) Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 21 Oct. 27 Nov. 4
Bellefonte Red Raiders (6-1)
State College 45, J.P. McCaskey 12 State College 55, Hollidaysburg 27 State College 56, Mifflin County 7 State College 62, Mechanicsburg 25 State College 70, Carlisle 14 Cumberland Valley 36, State College 21 CENTRAL DAUPHIN EAST 7 p.m. at Harrisburg 7 p.m. CHAMBERSBURG 7 p.m. at Central Dauphin 7 p.m.
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Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3
Philipsburg-Osceola 32, West Branch 14 Bald Eagle 48, Philipsburg-Osceola 0 Bellefonte 42, Philipsburg-Osceola 8 Tyrone 42, Philipsburg-Osceola 21 Chestnut Ridge 56, Philipsburg-Osceola 14 Penns Valley 48 Philipsburg-Osceola 24
Central 55, Philipsburg-Osceola 0
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Penns Valley 22, Punxsutawney 21 Clearfield 42, Penns Valley 12 Bald Eagle 33, Penns Valley 6 Central 51, Penns Valley 8 Huntingdon 56, Penns Valley 8
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Penns Valley 48 Philipsburg-Osceola 24
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Bellefonte 35, Penns Valley 20 CHESTNUT RIDGE at Tyrone at Cowanesque Valley
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Central Mountain Wildcats (0-6) Aug. 25 Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27
Aug. 25 Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27
Williamsport 34, Central Mountain 7 Hughesville 31, Central Mountain 13 Shikellamy 48, Central Mountain 7 Bellefonte 34, Central Mountain 31 Clearfield 49, Central Mountain 10 Mifflinburg 35, Central Mountain 28 SELINSGROVE 7 p.m. at Hollidaysburg 7 p.m. at Jersey Shore 7 p.m.
Bald Eagle 33, Troy 13 Bald Eagle 48, Philipsburg-Osceola 0 Bald Eagle 33, Penns Valley 6 Chestnut Ridge 43, Bald Eagle 6 Central 35, Bald Eagle 7 Tyrone 27, Bald Eagle 19 Huntingdon 45, Bald Eagle 0 at Clearfield 7 p.m. JERSEY SHORE 7 p.m. BELLEFONTE 7 p.m.
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Bucktail 12, St. Joseph’s 0
Sept. 1
Fairfield 41, St. Joseph’s 6
Sept. 8
Perkiomen 50, St. Joseph’s 21
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Bucktail 48, St. Joseph’s 27
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Bellefonte 17, Jersey Shore 13 Huntingdon 52, Bellefonte 31 Bellefonte 42, Philipsburg-Osceola 8 Bellefonte 34, Central Mountain 31 Bellefonte 49, Tyrone 14 Bellefonte 55, Clearfield 22 Bellefonte 35, Penns Valley 20 at Central 7 p.m. at Chestnut Ridge 7 p.m. at Bald Eagle Area 7 p.m.
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ALDEN HENRIE, of Snow Shoe, is shown paddling at the Oct. 7 National Championship Canoe Slalom event in Dickerson, Md.
Henrie paddles to top of 2017 U.S. Junior Team By DAVID KURTZ Special to the Gazette
DICKERSON, Md. — Kayaker Alden Henrie, of Snow Shoe, topped all the members of the 2017 U.S. Junior Team, as well as all the members of the 2017 U.S. U23 team, at the recent National Championships held on the Dickerson, Md., white water course. The 17-year-old paddled in the C-1 class in a singles canoe with a single-bladed paddle. His sixth-place standing was accomplished by scoring a better run of 129 seconds. The winner of this class was Casey Eichfeld, a threetime participant in World Olympic competition, whose score was 100.7 seconds. The silver medalist was Fabien LeFevre, of Washington, D.C., a transplant from France, with a 104.6 second score. U.S. Senior Team member Zach Lokken, of Durango, Colo., took third place in 106.7 seconds. Devin McEwan, son of Olympic silver medalist Jamie McEwan and mentor of Henrie, was fourth in 119.8, and Jordan Poffenberger, of Washington, D.C., finished fifth in 121.3 seconds. Henrie also competed in the men’s kayak class, finishing in 15th place with a score of 135.4 seconds. The winner of this class was LeFevre, who finished in 96.5 seconds. Henrie started paddling as an 8-year-old and continues as a member of the Mach One Slalom Team.
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Former PSU baller pens book Special to the Gazette STATE COLLEGE — “Called for Traveling,” a new book by former Penn State and pro basketball player Tyler Smith, is the story of a journey that spans four continents, seven countries and 12 teams over 11 hilarious and adventurous years. After playing his college ball at Penn State, Smith had a path in mind of where he wanted his pro basketball career to lead. Bringing his own toilet paper to away games, courts made of concrete and fully geared riot police at every stadium were not part of his original dream. Where were all the big contracts people talked about? Would he even have a job next season — or next week? And would he be playSubmitted photo ing for free this month because the team FORMER PENN STATER Tyler didn’t feel like paying Smith has written a book detailing him? his life as a hoops player on Reflecting on the highly unstable and professional international teams. unorthodox overseas lifestyle of a professional basketball player, Smith draws readers in quickly with his humor and ability to share his clever stories that seem outrageous, but are 100 percent true. His attitude and faith are tested relentlessly through bounced paychecks, injuries and the seemingly endless frustrating reality of people around him speaking languages he could not understand. From Italy to Japan to Uruguay, and even the NBA, the challenges and adventures only accelerated as Smith’s wife and kids were added to the overseas equation. Smith was a three-year starter on the men’s basketball team at Penn State and was an Academic All-American. He played a key role during Penn State’s run to the 2001 NCAA Sweet 16, when the Nittany Lions knocked off North Carolina en route to PSU’s best season in almost 50 years. Following his graduation from Penn State, he played professional basketball for 11 years in the United States and overseas. Smith lives in State College with his wife, Cara, and daughters Hannah, Lexi and Tori.
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ARTIST MATTHEW HALL’S works which will be displayed in the HUB-Robeson Galleries through Dec. 10.
Hall paintings to be exhibited Gazette staff reports UNIVERSITY PARK – The HUB-Robeson Galleries presents “Pre-Sentimental,” an exhibition of paintings by Matthew Hall, in Art Alley through Sunday, Dec. 10. Hall developed this body of work through the experience of adopting a new city and building a home, and what continues to resonate after it no longer feels new. The imagery and scenes are a meditation on how affinity builds attachment and the comfort derived from that sentimentality. Hall is a Philadelphia-based artist working with gestural drawing, books, text and works on paper. He earned
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his MFA in printmaking from Penn State in 2013 and his bachelor’s degree in ceramics from Alfred University in 2006. His work was named “Best in Show” in 2012 by juror Brook Seidlemann in “Homage: Past Influences” at the Target Art Gallery in Alexandria, Va. Hall participated in an artist residency at the Vermont Studio Center in June 2013 and designed the season graphics for the Salt Lake Acting Company from 2010 to 2015. He has been represented by 3rd Street Gallery in Philadelphia since 2014. For more information, call (814) 865-2563 or visit www. studentaffairs.psu.edu/hub/artgalleries.
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THE CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA Country Dance Association is hosting a Halloween-themed contra dance Oct. 20.
Halloween contra dance scheduled Special to the Gazette STATE COLLEGE — The public is invited to a Halloween contra dance from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 20, at the State College Friends School, 1900 University Drive, State College. Costumes are encouraged, but not required. The dance is sponsored by the Central Pennsylvania Country Dance Association as part of its 30th anniversary celebration. All of the dances will be taught. Beginners and experienced dancers are welcome. A partner is not needed, because in contra dances, people often change partners for each dance. Ted Crane, of Ithaca, N.Y., will call the dances to music by the Open Contra Dance Band. The music will include lively New England fiddle tunes, old-time music and Celtic jigs and reels. The dances are easy to learn. Many of the steps are similar to square dancing, and most are done in long lines of couples. Some of the dances use a square or a circle formation of couples. The emphasis of the dance is on socializing and having fun. For more information, call (814) 880-0338 or visit www. cpcdc.org.
Global Connections to offer ‘Portrait of Iraq’ Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — Global Connections is hosting a cultural luncheon designed to bring Arabic cuisine and tradition to State College. “A Portrait of Iraq” will take place from noon to 1:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13, at Mount Nittany United Methodist Church in State College. Guests will experience authentic Iraqi cuisine prepared by guest chef Liqaa Hamzah, who emigrated from Bagdad in 2011 during a time of violence and upheaval in her homeland. Today, as a U.S. citizen, Hamzah is an active member of the State College community, where she is a wife, mother and independent chef. She and her son, who is a student at State College High School, also will give a presentation offering an intimate portrait of the culture and traditions of their native land. Centre County is home to many diverse cultures. Enjoying authentic foreign cuisines is one of the best ways to learn about and connect with those from varying cultural backgrounds. Global Connections has been providing local opportunities to experience different cultures through food since 1996 via its Cultural Luncheon series. This program also offers a safe and welcoming space for local international community members to share their cuisines, traditions and stories. Global Connections is a nonprofit, community-based organization affiliated with the United Way of Centre County and Penn State. For more than 55 years, it has been promoting intercultural sharing and understanding and fostering a welcoming and inclusive community through service, education, advocacy and partnerships. For more information, visit www.gc-cc.org/events/ cultural-luncheons or call (814) 863-3927.
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CELLIST YO-YO MA and British pianist Kathryn Stott have collaborated on a number of Latin dance music projects, including the Grammy-winning releases “Soul of the Tango” and “Obrigado Brazil” and the 2015 release “Songs from the Arc of Life.”
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma, pianist Kathryn Stott collaborating at Eisenhower Penn State News UNIVERSITY PARK — Yo-Yo Ma will perform for the third time at Penn State, and this time he’s bringing company. The famed cellist will perform with British pianist Kathryn Stott, his longtime collaborator, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3, in Eisenhower Auditorium. Their program will include Igor Stravinsky’s “Suite Italienne,” Sergei Prokofiev’s Sonata in C Major for Cello and Piano, Op. 119, and Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Sonata in G minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 19. Ma, a former child prodigy, has recorded more than 100 albums and received 18 Grammy Awards. He also has won a long list of music and service awards, including the 2001 National Medal of Arts and a 2011 Presidential Medal of Freedom. He founded and recorded with the nonprofit collaborative Silk Road Ensemble. His most recent album, a collection of music by Johann Sebastian Bach, finds him performing in a trio with bassist Edgar Meyer and mandolinist Chris Thile. Stott’s career took off after being chosen as a finalist in the 1978 Leeds International Piano Competition. The solo and chamber musician is known for her adept translations of French composers and contemporary classical compositions. A number of composers have written specifically for her. She also has organized several major classical music festivals and series. She recently was appointed artistic director of the Australian Festival of Chamber Music, the largest event dedicated to the genre in the southern hemisphere. Ma and Stott met in the late 1970s, when she returned home after vacation. “I discovered a Chinese man in his underpants playing the cello,” Stott told The Guardian in 2008. “(He) had rented the flat via his agent for six weeks, not knowing anyone else would be living there. Luckily, we got along.” Since the two started performing together in 1984, “they’ve developed a wonderfully warm and mutually responsive musical partnership that has blossomed in
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performances that are both generous and incisive,” said a critic for NPR. Their numerous collaborations include a collection of Latin dance music (the Grammy-winning releases “Soul of the Tango” and “Obrigado Brazil”) and the 2015 release “Songs from the Arc of Life.” Section One and Two tickets for the Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State presentation — $90 and $80 for adults, $72 and $62 for University Park students and $73 and $63 for a those 18 and younger — are available online at www.cpa.psu.edu or by phone at (814) 863-0255 or (800) ARTS-TIX. Tickets also are available at three 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.) and Bryce Jordan Center (weekdays, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.). A grant from the University Park Student Fee Board makes Penn State student prices possible. Tom and Mary Ellen Litzinger are the lead sponsors of the performance. Sidney and Helen S. Friedman Endowment provides support. For more information, visit www.cpa.psu.edu/events/ ma-stott.
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AROUND & IN TOWN Regional happenings celebrate the season A closer look at some of the fall festivals and events in the area:
FRIDAY, OCT. 6, THROUGH SATURDAY, OCT. 28
34th annual Ghosts and Goblins Tours Lincoln Caverns, Huntingdon 6 to 9:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays Family tour, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays Enjoy three unique experiences — a new haunted house, haunted trail and haunted hayride — for the price of one. To purchase tickets, visit www.lincolncaverns.com.
FRIDAY, OCT. 6, THROUGH SATURDAY, OCT. 29
Spook Haven Haunted House 100 Danis St., Mill Hall 7 p.m. every Friday and Saturday A walk through this old abandoned mansion promises to leave visitors shaken and terrorized. For more information, visit www.spookhaven.com.
SATURDAY, OCT. 14, AND SATURDAY, OCT. 21
Way Fruit Farm’s Fall Festival 2355 Halfmoon Valley Road, Port Matilda 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Family-oriented event featuring the popular apple slingshot and a petting zoo, as well as craft vendors and free wagon rides to the pumpkin patch. For more information, visit www.wayfruitfarm.com.
FRIDAY, OCT. 13, AND SATURDAY, OCT. 14
The Arboretum at Penn State’s Pumpkin Festival 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday This event includes something for the whole family, including pumpkin carving and jack-o’-lantern judging and displays. For more information, visit www.arboretum.psu.edu.
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SPOOK HAVEN Haunted House in Mill Hall has plenty of scares for visitors. The house is open beginning at 7 p.m. each Friday and Saturday evening through Oct. 29. SATURDAY, OCT. 14
10th annual Cranberry Festival Black Moshannon State Park, Philipsburg Noon to 4 p.m. Activities at this festival include hiking to pick cranberries on the bog, making pinecone birdfeeders, Colonial candle-dipping and a hayride. There also will be some crafters at the event, which takes place near the Environmental Learning Center. Cost is $1 to participate.
SATURDAY, OCT. 14
17th annual Downtown State College Fall Festival Allen Street 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Activities for the whole family, including pumpkin decorating, amusement rides and a dessert contest. For more information, visit www.downtownstatecollege.com.
SATURDAY, OCT. 14
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A POPULAR Centre County fall event is the annual Punkin’ Chunkin’ Festival in Howard.
Fall Festival Talleyrand Park, Bellefonte 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hear ghost stories and music and enjoy delicious food. A Halloween parade takes place at 1:30 p.m. For more information, call (814) 355-2917. Happenings, Page 33
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Pumpkin Patch | Tumblebus | Fun House Games & Crafts sponsored by local organizations Happy Valley Dessert Contest | Food Trucks
Saturday, October 14th 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on S. Allen St.
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AROUND & IN TOWN Happenings, from page 32
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, OCT. 20 AND 21, AND FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, OCT. 27 AND 28
Haunted Camp Anderson Tyrone 6 p.m. A haunted house that goes through two buildings, a trail though haunted woods, a huge bonfire at camp and a haunted hay ride. The kitchen will be open. For more information, visit the Haunted Camp Anderson Facebook page.
SATURDAY, OCT. 21
Seventh annual Fall Festival and Pumpkin Chuckin’ Festival Bald Eagle State Park 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hosted by the Howard Fire Company, this annual event features craft and food vendors, bands, square dancing and a pie-eating contest. For more information, call (814) 5718303.
FRIDAY, OCT. 27, THROUGH SUNDAY, OCT. 29
Fall Foliage Train Rides and Halloween Train Rides Talleyrand Park, Bellefonte The Bellefonte Historical Railroad Society will be hosting the annual rides in a restored 1940s-era passenger train. For more information, visit www.bellefontetrain.org.
FRIDAY, OCT. 27, AND SATURDAY, OCT. 28
Haunted House at Murarik’s Motorsports 1410 E. Presqueisle St., Philipsburg This car dealership is transformed into a haunted house for a frightening weekend of fun. A charity will be selected to receive the donations generated by this event. For more information, call (814) 3423773 or visit www.hauntedhouse.murarik. com.
SATURDAY, OCT. 28
Philipsburg Harvest Festival Parade Downtown Philipsburg 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The vendors will open at 11 a.m., with the parade to follow at noon.
SATURDAY, OCT. 29
Annual Halloween Parade Bellefonte 12:30 to 4 p.m. Judging and parade formation starts at 12:30 p.m. at the Bellefonte Elementary School Parking Lot, with the parade taking off at 1 p.m. on North Allegheny Street toward the diamond. Following the parade, there will be awards, free apple cider, trick-or-treat bags and free pumpkins for children 12 and younger on the courthouse lawn, as well as downtown trickor-treating on Allegheny and High streets from 2 to 4 p.m. Happenings, Page 34
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A PAST Pumpkin Festival at the Penn State Arboretum featured jack-o’-lanterns and the night sky.
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AROUND & IN TOWN Happenings, from page 33
SUNDAY, OCT. 29
Halloween Costume Parade North Burrowes Street and West College Avenue, State College 7 p.m. Community members are invited to participate in or watch this annual family-fun event. Costume judging will take place at Memorial Field by the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity.
TUESDAY, OCT. 31
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HARVEST DAYS at Wheatfield Nursery in Centre Hall will feature a pumpkin decorating contest, as well as several other fall events, such as hayrides, a pumpkin launch and face painting.
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Official Trick-or-Treat Night 6 to 8 p.m. This time and date applies to the boroughs of State College and Bellefonte and the townships of College, Ferguson, Patton and Harris. Halfmoon Township’s trick-or-treat will take place from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, NOV. 11
Pleasant Gap Area Lioness Club Annual Fall Craft Show Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology, Bellefonte 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Features handmade crafts and holiday items, as well as a Chinese auction, lunch and bake sale items. For more information, call (814) 359-3127 or email lglucas2935@aol. com. — Compiled by Gazette staff
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A VENDOR’S pumpkins, squash and flowers add color to an otherwise dreary day at the Haines Township Dutch Fall Festival in Aaronsburg.
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Bookmobile — Centre County Library Bookmobile is a fully accessible library on wheels. Look for it in your community and join Miss Laura for story times, songs and fun. Visit www.centrecountylibrary.org. Safety checks — Free car seat safety checks are performed from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at Mount Nittany Health Boalsburg, 3901 S. Atherton St., State College. Call (814) 466-7921. Children’s activity — Literacy-enriching activities for toddlers featuring books and music are held from 10:30 to 11 a.m. every Monday at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Children’s activity — A story time featuring songs, rhymes, finger plays and crafts for kids ages 2 to 5 is held from 10:30 to 11 a.m. every Monday at Centre Hall Area Branch Library, 109 W. Beryl St., Centre Hall. Performance — Visitors are welcome to view the Nittany Knights practice at 7:15 p.m. every Monday at South Hills School of Business and Technology, 480 Waupelani Drive, State College. Visit www.nittanyknights.org. Club — The Schlow Knitting Club meets at 5:30 p.m. every first and third Monday. Knitters of all skill levels are welcome. Visit www.schlowlibrary.org. Club — The Centre Region Model Investment Club meets from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. the second Monday of every month in the Mazza Room at the South Hills Business School, 480 Waupelani Drive, State College. Call (814) 234-8775 or contact cr20mic@aol.com. Support group — The Bellefonte chapter of the Compassionate Friends Support Group, for bereaved families and friends following the death of a child, holds a meeting from 7 to 8:30 p.m. the second Monday of every month at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 134 E. Bishop St., Bellefonte. Contact Peg Herbstritt at (814) 353-4526 or mherb162@gmail.com. Market — The Boalsburg Farmer’s Market, featuring local fresh produce, cheeses, baked goods, meats and more, is open from 2 to 6 p.m. every Tuesday at the Boalsburg Military Museum park, 51 Boal Ave., Boalsburg. Children’s activity — Children can improve reading skills by reading with Faolin, a trained therapy dog, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. every Tuesday at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Register for 20-minute sessions by calling (814) 355-1516 or visiting the library. Support group — A drug and alcohol support meeting for families struggling with loved ones’ addictions is held at 6:30 p.m. every Tuesday at Watermarke Church, 116 S. Spring St., Bellefonte. Call (814) 571-1240. Meeting — The Centre County Advisory Council to the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission holds a meeting the second Tuesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. in the State College Municipal Building, 243 S. Allen St., State College. Meetings can also be broadcast to laptops and iOS or Android devices, or participants can join by phone. Call (814) 689-9081. Social — The Nittany Valley Writers Network holds a writers’ social every fourth Tuesday at from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Mad Mex in the Days Inn, State College. Support group — The Narcotics Anonymous “Open Arms” group meets at 8 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday at St. John’s United Church of Christ, 145 W. Linn St., Bellefonte. Meeting — The State College Sunrise Rotary Club meets every Wednesday at 7:15 a.m. at the Hotel State College, 100 W. College Ave., State College. Visit www. statecollegesunriserotary.org. Children’s activity — “Book Babies,” featuring interactive singing, reading and movement for babies 1 and younger, meets at 9:30 a.m. every Wednesday at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Children’s activity — A pre-K story time featuring developmentally appropriate stories, songs and rhymes is held at 10:30 a.m. every Wednesday at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Children’s activity — A story time featuring related activities and interaction with peers for preschool-aged children is held at 10:30 a.m. every Wednesday at Holt Memorial Library, 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Meetings — The Nittany Baptist Church holds master’s clubs for children ages 3 to 11 and small groups for teens and adults at 6:30 p.m. every Wednesday at the church, 3939 S. Atherton St, State College. Visit www. nittanybaptist.org. Healing circle — A healing circle will be held from 7:15 to 8:45 p.m. on the first Wednesday of every month at Inspired Holistic Wellness, 111 S. Spring St., Bellefonte. Contact Beth Whitman at beth@inspiredholisticwellness. com or (814) 883-0957. Meeting — The Nittany Mineralogical Society meets at 6:45 p.m. for a social hour and 7:45 p.m. for the main pro-
gram the third Wednesday of each month, except June, July and December, in Penn State’s Earth and Engineering Science Building. All are welcome to attend; parents must supervise minors. Visit www.nittanymineral.org. Thrift shop — The State College Woman’s Club Thrift Shop will be having “Open Thursdays” from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at 902 S. Allen St., State College. Call (814) 238-2322. Meeting — The Hooks and Needles Club for knitters meets from 1 to 2:30 p.m. every Thursday at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Children’s activity — A Lego club exploring block play and other activities that address topics in science, technology, engineering, art and math is held at 3:30 p.m. every Thursday at Centre County Library and Historical Museum, 200 Allegheny St., Bellefonte. Community meal — A free hot meal is served from 5 to 7 p.m. every Thursday at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church Community Cafe, 208 W. Foster Ave., State College. Children’s activity — Activities and presentations for children in grades kindergarten through sixth are held from 6 to 7 p.m. every Thursday at Holt Memorial Library, 17 N. Front St., Philipsburg. Meeting — The Nittany Valley Model Railroad Club meets every Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Old Gregg School, 106 School St., Spring Mills. Call (814) 422-7667. Meeting — The Centre Knitters Guild meets at 6:30 p.m. the first Thursday of the month at the Patton Township building, 100 Plaza Drive, State College. Meeting — The State College Toastmasters meet from 6 to 8 p.m. the first and third Thursday of each month at Mission Critical Partners, 690 Gray’s Woods Blvd., Port Matilda. Visit www.statecollege Meeting — PARSE meets at noon on the third Thursday of each month, except for June, July and August, at Hoss’s, 1459 N. Atherton St., State College. Pet adoption — Nittany Beagle Rescue holds an adoption event from 10 a.m. to noon every Saturday at Petco, 40 Colonnade Way, State College. Call (814) 692-4369. Pet adoption — A kitten and cat adoption event is held from 2 to 8:30 p.m. every Saturday at Petco, 40 Colonnade Way, State College. Call (814) 238-4758. Tours — Tours are offered 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays at Eagle Ironworks at Curtin Village, 251 Curtin Village Road, Howard. Visit www. curtinvillage.com. Community sing — Rise Up Singing, a community singing group, meets from 4 to 6 p.m. the third Sunday of the month at the State College Friends Meeting, 611 E. Prospect St., State College.
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Tours — Guided tours of Boal Mansion and Columbus Chapel will be held from 1:30 to 5 p.m., Tuesdays through Sundays through October, at Boal Mansion, 163 Boal Estate Drive, Boalsburg. Visit www.boalmuseum.com or call (814) 466-6210. Program — The Spring Creek Chapter of the Veterans Service Program assists veterans transitioning from military service to civilian life by involving fly fishing instruction from 1 to 5 p.m. on the second and fourth Sundays of each month through November. There is no charge, and all equipment, a license and lunch are provided.
THURSDAY, OCT. 12
Event — An opening reception for “Skinnydipping,” a two-person art exhibition will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Woskob Family Gallery, 146 S. Allen St., State College. Admission is free. Support group — A diabetes support group will meet from 6 to 7 p.m. at Mount Nittany Medical Center, Conference Rooms 1 and 2, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. Support group — The Altoona-Area Lyme Disease Support group will meet at 6:30 p.m. in the St. Rose of Lima Social Hall, 5519 Sixth Ave., Altoona. Call (814) 9347403. Class — A free parents-to-be class will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. at Mount Nittany Health Boalsburg, 3901 S. Atherton St., State College. Call (814) 466-7921.
FRIDAY, OCT. 13
Fundraiser — A fall yard and bake sale will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Curtin United Methodist Church, 305 Curtin Village Road, Howard. Fundraiser — A barbecue chicken dinner will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Ferguson Township Lions Club,
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state Route 45, Pine Grove Mills. Takeout is available. Call (814) 238-6695. Sports — The Penn State women’s ice hockey team will face Clarkson at 6 p.m. at Pegula Ice Arena. Performance — The Jazz Connection will perform from 6 to 8 p.m. at Big Spring Spirits, 1 Match Factory Place, Bellefonte. Admission is free. Event — The Central PA Observers will host a public skywatch from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., weather permitting, at Circleville Park, 200 Little Lion Drive, State College. Admission is free.
SATURDAY, OCT. 14
Fundraiser — A fall yard and bake sale will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Curtin United Methodist Church, 305 Curtin Village Road, Howard. Discussion — Sydni Goldman, a producer and reporter at Cornerstone Television Network, will offer a discussion at 9:15 a.m. at the Charis Church, 1300 Benner Pike, Suite C, State College. Admission is free. Event — The 18th annual Fall Festival, including Kids Day and the Community Resource Fair, will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the 200 block of Allen Street, State College. Event — The seventh annual WHVL car show will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Nittany Mall. Admission is free. Event — The annual Fall Festival and Halloween Parade will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Talleyrand Park, Bellefonte. Event — Free wine tasting and samples will be available from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Mount Nittany Vineyard and Winery. Admission is free. Call (814) 466-6373. Fundraiser — A soup and bake sale luncheon will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Howard United Methodist Church, 144 W. Main St., Howard. To order quarts of soup, call (814) 625-2182. Fundraiser — Snow Shoe Rails to Trails will host a free meal at noon and a raffle at 2 p.m. at Best Line Powersports, 2031 General Potter Highway, Centre Hall; top prize is a Polaris 570 RZR. Visit www.ssrt.org. Event — The 10th annual Cranberry Festival will be held from noon to 4 p.m. at Black Moshannon State Park. Admission is $1. Fundraiser — State College Elks Lodge 1600 will host a sock hop to benefit Centre County Women’s Resource Center and the State College Elks Charity Fund from 7 to 11 p.m. at Mountain View Country Club, Boalsburg. For tickets, call (814) 933-7981. Dance — A benefit Halloween Dance is scheduled from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the Slovak Club, 300 First Ave., Osceola Mills. Prizes will be awarded. All proceeds benefit Dustin Cowfer, who recently underwent a double lung transplant procedure.
SUNDAY, OCT. 15
Event — A pancake breakfast will be held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Good Shepherd Catholic Church, 867 Grays Woods Blvd., Port Matilda. Call (814) 321-4163.
MONDAY, OCT. 16
Support group — The Cancer Survivors’ Support Group will meet from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Pink Zone Resource Center, Mount Nittany Medical Center, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College.
TUESDAY, OCT. 17
Class — Learn about hip or knee replacement from 7 to 8 p.m. in Conference Room 1, 2 or 3, Mount Nittany Medical Center, 1800 E. Park Ave., State College. Admission is free. Call (814) 278-4810.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 18
Performance — Members of the Pennsylvania Quintet will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Eisenhower Chapel, 111 Pasquerilla Spiritual Center, University Park. Admission is free. — Compiled by Gazette staff
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RE/MAX Centre Realty has a new look Gazette staff reports STATE COLLEGE — New branding was unveiled to hundreds of franchise owners at the recently held RE/MAX Broker Owner Conference by RE/MAX co-CEOs Dave Liniger and Adam Contos. “Our new look better represents the enthusiastic entrepreneurs who comprise our network,” said Contos. “Great brands evolve and RE/MAX is no different. We believe the updated balloon and wordmark will help our agents grow their business and give them an even bigger competitive advantage in digital, social media and mobile marketing.” “At RE/MAX Centre Realty, we are excited to incorporate the new branding into our marketing tools,” said Kate Tosto, broker of record. “The new logo and refreshed wordmark will continue to enhance the great work our agents do in Centre County.” The iconic red, white and blue hot air balloon has been updated to be brighter, more modern and more appealing to the home buyers and sellers of today, while still being recognizable as RE/MAX. According to Pete Crowe, RE/MAX senior vice president of communications
and marketing, the responses of more than 20,000 consumers factored into the decision to embark on a brand refresh which is the first in the 44-year history of the real estate franchisor. “It’s a brand evolution, not a brand revolution,” said Crowe. “The subtle adjustments to the most powerful image in real estate was a natural next step across our residential, luxury and commercial brands.” Building on the 2016 launch of its “Sign of a RE/MAX Agent” campaign, the brand refresh continues to grow alongside current real estate trends. For the fourth straight year, the largest group of homebuyers are millennials, who compose 34 percent of buyers. “Buyers who are 36 years old and younger continue to purchase homes at a higher rate than other age groups,” said Crowe. “At the same time, real estate tools and technologies have drastically changed the way we help people buy and sell houses. The refreshed brand is a proactive move to continue to position RE/ MAX agents as industry leaders for the home buyers and sellers of today and tomorrow.” For more information, visit www.statecollegehomes.com.
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Financial aid applications are now online. Oct. 1 was the first day anyone expecting to apply for financial aid could access, complete and submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and the College Scholarship Service Profile. As you look ahead to paying for college, keep in mind that there are two types of financial aid awards. Need-based aid is based on financial Dr. Heather need determined by Ricker-Gilbert is the federal governan independent ment formula. Mereducational consultant. it-based aid is nonEmail her at need-based aid and collegegateways@ is determined by a comcast.net. set of criteria at individual colleges. The families with whom I work often ask me if they should apply for financial
aid, and I usually recommend that they do. But, let me offer some guidelines as to who should file the FAFSA and/or the CSS Profile: ■ Those wanting to receive need-based aid who believe they might qualify. ■ Those who think they may require financial aid at any point during their children’s undergraduate careers or who think their financial situations may change. ■ Those who want to receive federal direct subsidized or unsubsidized loans, which are student loans of $5,500 freshman year, $6,500 sophomore year and $7,500 in subsequent years. ■ Those who have large families or who expect to have two or more children in college at the same time. This significantly lowers the threshold for need-based eligibility. ■ Those applying for merit aid at institutions that require either the FAFSA or CSS Profile for consideration for merit/ scholarship awards. Some institutions award merit aid without the FAFSA.
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PENNSYLVANIA FURNACE native David Hampton and his design team were recently recognized for the work they put into the national Paperboard Packaging Alliance competition.
Local student’s team wins design award Special to the Gazette ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Four of eight student design teams from Rochester Institute of Technology that were entered in the national Paperboard Packaging Alliance competition were awarded top placements for excellence in design. Among the winning designs was one by David Hampton, of Pennsylvania Furnace, and his RIT team members. The teams were part of the alliance’s annual student design challenge and recognized recently at Pack Expo International, one of the largest trade shows for the packaging industry held in Las Vegas, Sept. 25-27. More than 60 entries from 13 collegiate teams were in the competition. Student teams were asked to design an interactive package for a fitness tracker that allows customers to try the product on before purchase and re-use it afterward to store the device.
Hampton’s team received special acknowledgements for Misfit DUO. Over the course of a semester, eight groups worked together on teams that resemble those found in the workplace. Coursework, and the challenge, provide the students with hands-on skills in project management, marketing and incorporating sustainable designs in product development. Rochester Institute of Technology is home to leading creators, entrepreneurs, innovators and researchers. Founded in 1829, RIT enrolls about 19,000 students in more than 200 career-oriented and professional programs, making it among the largest private universities in the U.S. The university is internationally recognized and ranked for academic leadership in business, computing, engineering, imaging science, liberal arts, sustainability and fine and applied arts.
Auction company announces sales Special to the Gazette STATE COLLEGE — Tammy Miller Auctions is offering multiple properties for sale in a ballroom setting at two auctions set for Centre and Blair counties. The process enables sellers to have multiple buyers view their properties, and allows buyers to choose from multiple properties in one location. On Wednesday, Nov. 1, a Centre County sale will be held at Mountain View Country Club, and on Wednesday, Nov. 8, the Blair County sale will be held at the Altoona Grand Hotel. Both sales will begin at 9 a.m. Properties available in the sale include an already-established development with
32-plus building lots available, a 10-plusacre approved development for 36 townhouses and eight duplexes, a 2-acre flat lot with mobile home beside a trout stream and a home in a great location with two rental opportunities. The company is looking for more properties to represent in both counties and soliciting potential buyers for the sales. The auction method of seller/buyer exchange is more than 5,000 years old. In recent years, this method of selling real estate has gained in popularity in the U.S. due to building the competitive market and removing cap limits on the sales price. For more information, visit www. tammymillerauctions.com.
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DEED TRANSFERS The following property transactions were compiled from information provided by the Centre County recorder of deeds Joseph Davidson. The Gazette is not responsible for typographical errors. The published information is believed to be accurate; however, the Gazette neither warrants nor accepts any liability or responsibility for inaccurate information.
RECORDED SEPT. 18-22, 2017 BELLEFONTE BOROUGH
Nathaniel W. Porter and Annette R. Porter to Meagan Olson, 230 E. Logan St., Bellefonte, $157,000 Cham M. Owens and Lydia N. Owens to Mark A. Hayes and Kathleen G. Hayes, 338 Reynolds Ave., Bellefonte, $200,000 Teresa J. Sackey, Teresa J. Davis and Bruce K. Davis by agent to Glenn A. Sacona and Janet L. Sacona, 332 E. High St., Bellefonte, $145,000
BENNER TOWNSHIP
Randall S. Moyer and Gina M. Moyer to Bradley E. Kersavage and Nancy R. Kersavage, 161 Osprey Lane, Bellefonte, $615,000 Far Hills LLC to George E. Mercer and Sherry L. Mercer, Far Hills Avenue, Bellefonte, $135,000
BOGGS TOWNSHIP
Tax Claim Bureau of Centre County, Dennis W. Miller and Marion I. Miller to Seneca Leandro View LLC, 197 Fetzertown Road, Bellefonte, $11,866.35
COLLEGE TOWNSHIP
Paul C. Kletchka and Dana C. Kletchka to Susan G. Strauss, 125 Grandview Road, State College, $320,000 Ruth M. Hewitt Estate and Marsha E. Hewitt, personal representative, to Marsha E. Hewitt, Mulberry Lane, Lemont, $1 J Monroe Associates LLC to Robert L. Summers and Karen A. Summers, $330,762.14 S&A Homes Inc. to Timothy I. Madden and Nancy J. Madden, 268 Wiltree Court, State College, $368,352 I-Regen LLC to Erik Graff and Bridget Graff, 157 Mansfield St., State College, $58,000 Chad M. Owens, Lydia N. Owens and Lydia N. Hayes to Chad M. Owens and Lydia N. Owens, Houserville Road, State College, $1
FERGUSON TOWNSHIP
Kristi N. Woodall to Chris Magent, 225 Madison St., State College, $242,500 Amos L. Harper Estate, Peggy Conrad, executrix, and A. Leroy Harper Estate to James F. Campbell and Ellen H. Campbell, 1245 Westerly Parkway, State College, $275,000 Amy B. Sanor, Amy S. Gavlock and Ryan M. Gavlock to Amy S. Gavlock and Ryan M. Gavlock, 2328 Quail Run Road, State College, $1 Mark E. Keene, Rosalie S. Keene and Rosalie S. Grove to Rosalie S. Grove, 1456 N. Foxpointe Drive, State College, $1
Gregory M. Brown and Rebecca Lantzy, 564 Shanelly Drive, Port Matilda, $1
HARRIS TOWNSHIP
Julie A. Hershbine and John T. Hershbine to Michael L. Johnson and Kennita L. Burns-Johnson, Misty Hill Drive, State College, $250,000 Christopher H. Turley and Kym Y. Turley to Howard J. Campbell III and Patrice D. Campbell, 140 Reuben Way, Boalsburg, $370,000 Gerald M. Beresny and Luann Beresny to Robert L. Rohrbaugh and Carola M. Rohrbaugh, 175 Beacon Circle, Boalsburg, $440,000
HUSTON TOWNSHIP
Stephen D. Seville to Calvin Seville and Linda Seville, 1949 Beaver Road, Julian, $1
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP
Howard E. Rupert and Denise Rupert to Howard E. and Denise Rupert Real Estate, Howard E. Rupert, trustee, and Denise Rupert, trustee, 187 Eagleville Road, Blanchard, $1 Howard E. Rupert and Denise Rupert to Howard E. and Denise Rupert Real Estate, Howard E. Rupert, trustee, and Denise Rupert, trustee, Eagleville Road, Blanchard, $1
MILESBURG BOROUGH
Cynthia A. Kunes and Joseph M. Krisch to Lane J. Kibe and Kimberly S. Rhoads, 207 Mill St., Milesburg, $165,000 David R. Summers to Chris A. Summers, 105 Limestone St., Milesburg, $1
MILLHEIM BOROUGH
Donald R. Pecht to Christopher J. Stein, Frazier Street, Millheim, $29,250 Marina E. Pusateri to Marina E. Pusateri, 120 W. Main St., Millheim, $1
PATTON TOWNSHIP
Mark A. Eveleth and Rebecca S. Eveleth to Brian P. Hoover and Marta A. Hoover, 345 Oakley Drive, State College, $289,000 Pinnacle Development LLC, Pinnacle Development 2 LLC and Gregory LLC to S&A Homes Inc., 1759 Woodledge Drive, State College, $75,000 Ann T. Crowley Estate and Elizabeth C. Watkins, executrix, to Benjamin T. Jones and Mackenzie E. Jones, 494 Westgate Drive, State College, $210,000
PENN TOWNSHIP
Kathryn M. Dougherty to Buddy L. Cowher and Beth A. Cowher, 209 Poe Valley Road, Millheim, $45,000
PHILIPSBURG BOROUGH
Flayhart Lane, Centre Hall, $1
RUSH TOWNSHIP
Helen J. Leskovansky to Helen M. Leskovansky, 315 Logan St., Philipsburg, $1 Henry Tulowitzki to Hearts for Homeless, 199 Chestnut St., Munson, $1 Krista C. Kahler, Krista C. Poppe and Ty W. Kahler to Martin J. Livingston, 1249 Phoenix Road, Philipsburg, $210,000
SPRING TOWNSHIP
Audrey L. Lynn Estate and Russell B. Yearick, executrix, to Jana L. Carson and Darren M. Vandyke, 106 Danielle Drive, Pleasant Gap, $174,000 David R. Lapp and Rachel A. Lapp to Brian T. Caldwell, 1515 Axemann Road, Bellefonte, $178,000 Marsha A. Shawver Estate and Michelle A. Peiffer, executrix, to Chad-Gene Miller, 111 Milmar Circle, Pleasant Gap, $38,000 Glenn R. Brooks to Montana Moyer, 266 E. College Ave., Pleasant Gap, $85,000 Centre County Vocational-Technical SC to Bald Eagle Area School District, Bellefonte Area School District and Penns Valley Area School District, 540 N. Harrison Road, Bellefonte, $1
STATE COLLEGE BOROUGH
David A. Skipper and Jill E. Skipper to Jill E. Skipper, 1060 Crabapple Drive, State College, $1 Bradley E. Kersavage and Nancy R. Kersavage to Bernard G. McCloskey Revocable Trust, Karen L. McCloskey Revocable Trust, Bernard G. McCloskey, trustee, and Karen L. McCloskey, trustee, 1333 S. Inverary Plaza, State College, $600,000 Temporary Housing Foundation Inc. to Jillian Rodgers, 1126 Center Lane, State College, $150,000 Megan J. Evans and Jane E. Rhoa to Megan J. Evans, 810 Stratford Drive, State College, $1 Judith A. Beese and Judith A. Moline to Dennis J. Moline and Judith A. Moline, 811 Wintergreen Circle, State College, $1 David R. Summers to Chris A. Summers, 330 E. Prospect Ave., State College, $1 Xiuyu Hu by attorney to Timothy A. Bieber and Deborah L. Bieber, 800 Stratford Drive, $140,000
SNOW SHOE TOWNSHIP
Wilbert E. Snyder Estate and Betty G. Shirk, executrix, to Betty G. Shirk, 120 Ponderosa Road, Pleasant Gap, $1 Barry Hauser and Barry F. Hauser to Ronald P. Chambers, Brenda S. Chambers, Cordes W. Chambers and Debra A. Chambers, 431 Beech Creek Road, Snow Shoe, $150,000 Jason J. Vaux, Danielle M. Vaux, James F. Vaux and Jenny E. Vaux to Harry E. Youtz, Diane K. Youtz and Jonathan H. Youtz, 161 Ferds Road, Snow Shoe, $175,000
UNION TOWNSHIP
Christopher J. Snare and Tiara L. Snare to Dana M. Walters, 2159 S. Eagle Valley Road, Julian, $145,000
Gary C. Gentzel and Charlene M. Gentzel to Ernest A. Auman and Bambi J. Auman, 100 South St., Spring Mills, 178,000 Mikhail F. Berezenko and Natalia Berezenko to Dylan J. Casner and Megan E. Casner, 134 Long St., Spring Mills, $186,000
Bonita K. Gillespie to Bonita K. Gillespie, 200 Water St., Philipsburg, $1 Dennis P. Weld to Clair A. Godissart and Eleanor M. Godissart, 315 N. 11th St., Philipsburg, $6,164.95 Andrew J. Belko Estate and Amy J. Belko, executrix, to Amy J. Belko, 201 School St., Philipsburg, $1
HALFMOON TOWNSHIP
POTTER TOWNSHIP
John W. Combs and Julie F. Combs to Andrew G. Combs, 119
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You can use the information from your 2016 tax return to complete the FAFSA and can retrieve that online with the IRS Retrieval Tool. ■ Approximately 350 mostly private colleges and universities also require submission of the CSS Profile. This can be accessed and submitted at https://cssprofile.collegeboard.org. A fee is required for the CSS Profile. ■ The deadline to submit these forms varies from college to college. For example, at Penn State, Feb. 15 is the deadline for “maximum financial aid consideration.” A growing number of colleges now have a Nov. 1 or Nov. 15 financial aid deadline for early decision and early action applicants. It is necessary to check each college website or financial aid office to be aware of financial aid deadlines. Missing deadlines can seriously impact a student’s eligibility for financial aid. To correctly begin the FAFSA, you need to know the following: ■ You will need to create two separate FAFSA ID numbers, one for the parent and one for the student. This ID
is like an electronic fingerprint, and each person wanting to access the FAFSA will need his or her own ID and password. It can be used again the following years. A worksheet to help families prepare to complete the FAFSA will be available online toward the end of October on the FAFSA website. ■ The methodology used by the federal government to determine the Expected Family Contribution, or EFC, is based on a calculation of the contributions from both the parents’ and student’s income and assets. Student assets are assessed more heavily than parents. The EFC is the amount of money toward tuition that a family is supposed to be able to pay. Thus, “financial need” is the difference between college costs and the EFC. If need is determined, you may receive an award package made up of one or more of the following: ■ Grants, which may be federal, state or institutional and do not have to be repaid. ■ Scholarships, which do not have to be repaid. ■ Loans, such as the Parent PLUS Loan, which must be repaid. ■ Federal Work/Study, which is money students earn for work on campus. It is paid directly to the student and does not have to be repaid. If you have specific questions about financial aid, visit a school’s website or call its student aid office. You may want to find out if the institution meets full or only partial financial need and what kind of scholarships are available. Now is your window of opportunity to complete the FAFSA and CSS Profile, so don’t put off applying for financial aid.
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FOOTBALL WEEKENDS BEAUTIFUL VACATION HOMES SLEEPS 2‑13 Enjoy PSU Football & beautiful Raystown Lake all in 1 wknd. Wildwood Chalet, Cottage & Lodge. easy, scenic 1 hr drive to Beaver Stadium. Pricing starts at $650. for the weekend. for more info & virtual tours go to (www.wildlodge.net) or Call (814) 571‑8799.
LARGE 3 BEDROOM 2 Story House 3 Bedroom House ‑ Pine Grove Mills 5 minutes from State College. $950 per month, a large 3 bedroom house. Available Now. Laundry space, front and back porch, carport and large yard. 151 W. Pine Grove Rd. and Kirk St. Lease for a year preserves $950 per month. Reconstructed from the original Ferguson family farm house. Two bathrooms, 1 upstairs, large Master bedroom. jdrley@juno.com 814‑632‑8341 mornings, evenings ‑ machine. More photos available (814) 632‑8341
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Computer Services
$175.00 for approx. 1 cord mixed $200.00 for oak $325.00 for full trailer load (app. 2 cords)mixed. $375.00 for full trailer load oak. ANY SIZE CUT ADDITIONAL FEE MAY APPLY 18 INCH STANDARD CALL 814‑364‑2007
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Machinery & Tools
20” saw chain, brand new, plus bar, plus re‑ sharpened chain, $25. Call(814) 867‑2594 2 BEDROOM / 1.5 BATHS Looking for someone to take over our lease for a 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath townhouse in Ferguson Township near Autumnwood Park. Rent is $960/ month and includes garbage, sewer, lawn care & snow removal. Cats ok. Available November 1, 2017. (814) 441‑5005
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100 Computer Repairs I have over 17 years of experience in repairing desktops, laptops and servers. I can easily remove viruses, spyware, and malware and get your PC back to top form. Please email Mike at mnap11@hotmail.com or call or text 814‑883‑4855
095 ROOM / APARTMENT Own room/bath. Share kitchen, living room area with one other. Fair pricing. Utilities included. Grad student/young professional male. Call 466‑7508 for consideration. Cata bus stop near address. This can be considered temp housing (between leases) (814) 466‑7508
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DOONEY & BURKE SHOULDER BAG $40.00 Dark green leather with tan and dark green on canvas of bag. Very cute! (412) 478‑6717
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HANDYMAN SERVICES
No job too small! Fall/Leaf Cleanup, Lawn Mowing, Gutters, Mulching, General Landscaping, Electrical, Carpentry, Plumbing, Power Washing, Driveway Sealing, Deck Stain & Painting
(814) 360-6860
Matt Walk’s Firewood Seasoned, Barkless, Oak Firewood. Cut to your length, Split, & Delivered. Year round sales on firewood. Call: Matt Walk (814)937‑3206
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SCHOOL OPENINGS
Bellefonte Area School District Go to www.basd.net, Human Resources, Employment Opp to view current postings.
Household Goods
METAL Glider, 64”, with cushions & cover, good condition, asking $25. Call (814) 466‑6410
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Miscellaneous For Sale
10” ELECTRIC CAR BUFFER / POLISHER 10” MVP brand adjustable electric car buffer / polisher in good condition, has carrying case, have 3 others, don’t need it, $10; Please call or text (814) 571‑4549,
2 Cyber Acoustics speakers and subwoofer for sale, asking $10/negotiable; please call or text (814)571‑4549 or call my landline @ (814) 353‑0760 FILING CABINETS: matched Hon, 4 drawer locking filing cabinets. $100.00 each. Call (814) 237‑3298 GENUINE Leather Lug‑ gage, 2 pieces, Sam‑ sonite Brand, asking $50. Call (814) 867‑2594 HP Office Jet 6600 Printer, works good, asking $50. Call (814) 364‑1088
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Autos For Sale
1994 DODGE Grand Caravan, 93,000 miles, no rust, asking $2,400. Call (814) 349‑5436 FLEA MARKET & MORE Flea Market, Craft Show, Bake sale, Soup sale, Chinese auction, and 50/50 Moshannon Community Center Saturday, October 21st 9:00 AM‑ 3:00 PM Benefits Moshannon Community Center 1351 W SYCAMORE RD, Moshannon, PA 16859 STATE COLLEGE 416 Homan Ave. Fri 10/13 & Sat 10/14: 9‑4. House‑ hold items, pictures frames, books, pet sup‑ plies, jewelry, electronics, snowblower, & more.
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Parts & Accessories For Sale
01 FOCUS RIGHT COMPOSITE Headlamp & Upper Grille ‑ $15.00 Right composite headlight assembly, fits ‘00‑02, $15; upper grille assembly, fits ‘00‑04, $10; off 2001 Ford Focus SE, some missing tabs but will still mount on easily, call / text (814) 571‑4549 or call (814) 353‑0760. Thanks.
2012 MAZADA 3 SPORT VERY GOOD CONDITION $8,500.00 FWD, V4, CD player, Satellite radio, A/C, heated seats, power locks/windows, GPS, Bluetooth, rear spoiler and much more. This vehicle is fully loaded (814) 933‑4725
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Trucks For Sale
2002 FORD RANGER $3,500 2002 4WD 4‑door extended cab Ford Ranger. Excellent interior: power door locks, power windows, power sunroof, tilt steering wheel, am/fm radio, cassette, cd, AC, cruise control and sliding rear window. Exterior: chrome running boards, sprayed on bed liner and bedrail caps. Needs quarter panels and surface rust on bed repaired. Excellent running condition, 125,000 miles with inspection good thru April 2018. (814) 933‑4730
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Boating Needs
Radison Sports Canoe. 1979. 14 ft, w/o rigger, seats, & paddles. With current registration, pow‑ ered, good through 3/31/2019. $300. (814) 236‑3978.
Full-Time Parks Caretaker III/Mechanic at Centre Region Parks and Recreation Centre Region Parks & Recreation (CRPR) seeks fulltime Parks Caretaker III/Mechanic for its Parks Maintenance Division. CRPR serves 5 municipalities and provides full-service community recreation programming, events, and facility management and operations. The full-time Parks Caretaker III/Mechanic provides hands-on support for all maintenance equipment and vehicles including routine and preventative maintenance, repairs, and troubleshooting, park maintenance including grounds, playgrounds, and restroom/building maintenance, as well as inventory management and record-keeping. Candidate should possess a high school diploma, min. of three yrs. in mechanical/small engine repairs and maintenance, and experience in general facility maintenance. A complete job description and instructions on how to apply are posted here: http://www.crpr.org/agency/ employ/employ-summary.html CRPR is an EOE. Deadline to apply for this position is Friday, October 20.
Men’s In‑Line Hockey Skates, size 8, Bower Brand, asking $40. Call (814) 867‑2594
Centre HomeCare, Inc., a VNA Health System agency and leading provider of home health, hospice and rehabilitative care, is looking for professional and clinical staff to join our growing team.
Physical Therapist - Part-time Part-time opportunity for a licensed Physical Therapist to provide care and treatment for patients in the comfort of their residence. Responsibilities include care evaluations, preparing individualized treatment plans, knowledge of physical therapy modalities and use of high-tech clinical equipment. One-year experience preferred and a current PA driver’s license is required. VNA Health System offers competitive compensation.
Now Hiring All Positions! Servers, Hosts, Dishwashers, Line Cooks, Prep Cooks Apply Within! 525 Benner Pike, State College
Open 7 Days a Week from 6am - 11pm
Contact or send resume to: Centre HomeCare, Inc. Attn: Vice President of Western Division 2437 Commercial Blvd., Suite 6 State College, PA 16801 Email: sprobert@vnahs.com EOE/F/M/V/H Phone: 817.237.7400
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The Centre County Gazette
October 12-18, 2017